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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
W. W, 8ANDKKS, 1'ublUher.
NEMAHA, NEBRASKA.
THE COURTING.
Once there WR3 a maiden fair,
A many years ago,
With laughing eyes and misty hair,
A many years ago;
-And when the golden sun had fled
Beyond tho hills and day was dead,
Unto her door a bravo youth aped,
A many years ago.
-Adown tho winding lanes they strayed,
A many years ago,
While Cupid on their heart Btrlngs played,
A many years ago;
And moonlit wcro the summer sides,
And lovcllght glistened In their eyes,
.And earth to them was paradise,
A many years ago.
He told the story new, yet old,
A many years ago;
Tho sweetest story ever told,
A many years ago. '
Ho kissed her on her downy cheelc,
Jlcr blushos warm played hldo and dock,
IFor love of him she could not speak,
A many years ago.
Tho maiden fair and gallant awaln,
A many years ago,
Husband and wife at last became,
A many years ago.
Hut not each other did they wed.
She wedded a man whoso wlfo was dead,
lie wedded another maid Instead,
A many years ago.
Boston Globe.
BESIEGED IN A CRATER.
IJY II. AIjAN CIjAUKH.
The adventure I nm about to relate
occurred in the summer of 1S80, a time
when the Apaches those virulent
scourges of the southwestern border
still dominated the lives and happiness
of pioneers in that section. In July of
the year mentioned, a party of live
Jfobort Winston, Joe linker, Clyde Har
ris, Jeff Ilinmun and the writer left
the Bio Grande valley bound on n pros
pecting1 trip into the Zuni country, of
whose extensive mineral wealth wc had
Jicard some dazzling rumors.
Our party had been prospecting to
gether for more than n year long
enough to get well acquainted with one
another, and for each member to the
outfit to ascertain that his pnrtners
could be trusted in almost any emer
gency that might nrise.
Baker, Harris and I were original
ly from the cast; but Winston and Hln
inan were Texans both splendid speci
mens of the modern frontiersman.
They were crack shots with rifle and pis--tol;
could ride "anythin' that growed
ha'r," ns Ilinninn expressed it; and
they were thoroughly versed in plains
craft and Indian warfare.
Before we left the ltlo Grande we
heard considerable talk of attacks hav
ing been made by raiding parties of
Apaches on the scattering settlers in
the Salt river district; but such rumors
-were very current in New Mexico and
Arizona at that time, and we paid but
little attention to them, starting as soon
.as our preparations were complete.
Nothing worthy of note occurred dur
ing the first ten days of our journey.
Game was not very plentiful, but we
mannged to get enough to supply us
with fresh meat; we found an abund
ance of grass and Avnter for the horses;
no signs of Indians had been seen; and,
tnkimr nil together, we felt that our
lucky star was in the aseendnnt.
"Any of you fellers ever been to the
Snlt hike?" inquired Winston, ns we
.squatted at supper one evening.
"I was there about three years ago,"
Harris replied. "It's about 30 miles
west of Salt Lake City, and as desolate
a place ns you ever saw."
"I guess that nin't the one I menn,"
corrected Winston. "There's one over
3iere, nbout ten miles to the northwest,
that can knock the spots olt any Utah
lake when it conies to desolateness."
In response to our inquiries, he de
scribed the lake ns occupying the bot
tom of n deep and almost circular rocky
"basin, the sides of which were so preci
pitous that there was only one place
down which n horseman could descend.
The bottom of the lake, he explained,
was covered with a crust of salt, from
Fix inches to a foot in thickness.
"But the queerest part of it nil is the
crater. It stands at one side of the big
Inke, an' forms a part of the shore.
When you get to the rim of it you find
yourself standin' on the edge of a big
funnel-shaped hole, nboutSOO feet deep;
nn' right down nt the bottom of that is
. little lake, so deep nobody has ever
found a bottom to it."
Our curiosity was strongly excited,
.and before wo turned in for the night
it wns unanimously decided to pay a
lisit to the strange lake next day.
Sunrise found us in the saddle, nnd
.n toilsome ride of two hours' duration
'brought us to the object of our senrch.
Weird and ghnstly are the only terms
which properly describe the scene thnt
,greeted our eyes as we reined in our
panting horses. At our feet lay an
enormous bnsin of perhaps 1,000 acres
in extent and some 70 or SO feet in depth,
its precipitous sides garnished with
masses of volcanic rock, some of them
so grotesque in shape ns to appear al
most unearthly. At the bottom of the
liusln, nnd occupying the greater part
of its area, slumbered a lnke of dazzling
whiteness its shores encrusted with
curious formations of salt, from which
the sun's rays were reflected in glitter
ing light.
On the enstern shore, nbout a hnlf
.mile from where we stood, an enormous
mourn, tn shape like an inverted wash
bowl, towered to n height of 5200 feet or
more; nnd this we nt once recognized ns
tho crater of which Winston hnd spoken.
Dark nnd orblddlng it renred its
mighty shape, like an outcast from thr
Infernal regions; its grim aspect seem
ing to accentuate the awful silence that
brooded over the scene.
"They say the Apaches, Nnvajos nnd
Zunis have a superstition about the cra
ter," whispered Winston, owed into
something like reverence by the sub
lime picture of desolation sprend out
before us. "They imagine nn evil spirit
lives in the little lake at the bottom; an'
that he emits thunder an' lightnin'
whenever he gets mad ot anybody. I've
henr'd they won't kill even a white man
in the basin."
"I'd like to see tho place where nn
Apache wouldn't kill a white man, or a
white woman, cither," Hinman growled.
"They'll knock out the brains ol a
child in its mother's arms, an' sculp a
parson in camp-mcetln', if they get a
chance. An', as for superstitions, I'd
rather trust to my Winchester than to
any superstition, even if it's the best
manufactured."
Guided by Winston, wc rode down the
steep trail that led to the bottom of the
basin, and established our enmp near
a little spring thut bubbled out of the
rocks opposite to the crater. It was the
only fresh water in the vicinity, but
there were no signs to indicate that it
had lately been visited by inou or beast.
Filling our canteens, and watering the
horses, we were ready to commence tho
ascent of the crater.
It took at least ten minutes to con
quer the ascent, though we traveled up
a path whose well-worn surface in
dicated that mnny others before us had
Invaded the precincts of the spirit of
the mound. Perhaps the path was made
by some by-goue race, who toiled up it
with oll'erings intended to placate the
animosity of the powerful being who
wns supposed to dwell in the depths of
the lake.
Arrived at the summit we at once
saw that Winston's description had not
been overdrawn. At our feet yawned
a great funnel-shaped hole, at the bot
tom of which twinkled a minnturelakc,
its hue of brightest emerald contrast
ing strangely with the dark scoria of
the crater's sides.
With many turns and twists, nnd
much unavoidable sliding, we descended
to the shore of the hike, and seating our
selves on fragments of lava, spent half
an hour in endeavoring to account for
the presence of such a jewel in so in
congruous n setting.
"They say tho wnter is so thick with
salt thnt a feller can't sink in it," re
marked Winston.
"Did you ever test it?" I asked.
"No, sir-reel You couldn't hire me to
go swimmin' in such a hole as that. I'd
be nfcard that spirit 'ud grab me by the
feet and pull iue down. There's never
been no bottom found in the center."
The rest of us hnd no such scruples,
however, nnd, dolling our clothes, we
were soon splashing about In the briny
clement.
It gave me a grewsome feeling to
swim across the fathomless nbyss in the
center. Its rngged circumference, seen
distinctly mnny feet below the sufnee,
suggested the ravenous jnws and gap
ing maw of a monster of the Cyclopean
world, lying in wait for whatever un
wary creature might1 venture into us
vicinity. I caught myself wondering
how I should feel if some mighty force
were suddenly to seize nnd drag me
downward; and I had almost succeeded
in working myself into a state of genu
ine fright, when a shout from the rim
of the crater diverted my thoughts into
u more sensible channel.
After watching our aquatic sports
for a few minutes Winston hnd ascended
to the crest of the mound, where 1 now
caught sight of him lying flat on the
inner edge of the crater and excitedly
gesticulating to us. To scramble into
our clothes was the work of a few mo
ments, and we climbed up the steep to
his side.
He did not wait for us to ask for an ex
planation of his cnll. Pointing to the
bluffs on the northern side of the bnsin.
he ejaculated the single word: "Look!"
leaving us to observe and draw our own
conclusions from what we saw.
cried Baker, who was the ilrst to glance
in the indicated direction.
"There's just 10 of 'em," snid Harris.
"If they are hostiles nnd discover us"
"Discover us!" interrupted Iiinmnn.
"How can they help discoverin' us when
they'll strike our 'sign' the minute they
start down in to the basin ?" ,
"If they failed to see our 'sign,' they
couldn't very well overlook that bunch
of saddled bosses standin' at the foot of
the hill," said Winston, nrising and
starting down the path at a rapid pace.
"We can't afford to let 'em get the
outfit," he said, as we overtook him at
the bottom; "so we'll just lead the
bosses to the bottom of the crater, and'
find standin' room for 'em on the in
side." The suggestion was adopted. Mount
ing our horses, we drove the pack ani
mals to the bottom of the ascent, and
sent them nil up the winding path at a
pace that must have astonished them,
since heretofore they hnd good reason
to regard us ns men merciful to their
bensts,
Securing the horses to blocks of lava
on the inner slope, which afforded a
somewhat precarious footing for them,
we again centered our uttcutlou upou
the causes of our disquietude, They
were riding along nt the same slow trot
ns when first s,een, and were now within
100 yards of the trail leading down to
the bnsin, which it was evidently their
intention to enter.
"Ten dollnrs to ono they sec our trail
ocfore they get to it," said Winston, his
frontier recklessness prompting him
to gamblo even on . such desperate
chances as thoso of the present mo
ment. The- words were scarcely uttered,
when the leading warrior, spurring his
pony suddenly forwnrd, bent low in tho
Bnddlo and scrutinized the ground be
fore him. lie was Immediately joined
by his comrades, and we hnd the felic
ity of seeing ourselves tracked by a
band of human bloodhounds, whose
keen eyes never falter on a trail, and
who seldom fail to run their prey to
earth.
"I'd have won my bet, anyhow," said
Winston, commencing to slip cartridges
into tho magazine of his Winchester.
All doubt as to the warlike mission of
our visitors was removed ns they de
scended Into the basin and followed our
trail toward the spring, at a long, swing
ing slope. The absence of women, chil
dren and dogs, their painted faces and
the "fighting trim" of their scanty hu
bllimcnts, procluimlng them a wnr party
of Apnchcs, while the conlldence with
which they ndvanced unquestionably
indicated thnt they had already gath
ered from the trail nn approximate idea
of our numbers and character.
Arrived at the spring, several of them
knelt and quenched their thirst, the
others scanning the summit of the
crater in a questioning way that clearly
showed their knowledge of our where
abouts. They seemed to consult together for
a few minutes, nnd one of them finally
stepped out ctf the group and ndvanced
to tho foot of our stronghold, holding
his hands nbove his head with the palms
to the front, as a sign of his amicable in
tentions. "Buenns dias, amlgos!" he hailed In
Spanish, with which language the south-
wnstnrn Indians are generally con-'
versant.
"They know we're here, an' wc might
aB well talk to 'em," snid Hinman.
No one objecting, he rose to his feet
nnd answered tho salutation of the
dusky herald in the tongue In which it
was given.
"Buenns dias! Que quierc listed?"
(Good-morning! What do you want?)
I understood Spanish sulliciently well
to enable me to follow the conversation
that ensued, and 1 knew enough of In
diau diplomacy not to he particularly
surprised by the herald's propositions
on. behalf of his very hospitable com
patriots. These involved nothing les3
than the turning over of our horses nnd
arms, anil tue giving up oi our pcrsuus
to as bloodthirsty a band of cutthroats
ns eter harried the defenseless citizens
of the border. The Indian prefers arti
fice to fighting in his efforts to discom
fort his enemy, nnd this band was only
following the instincts of their craft.
"If 1113' fnends will only come down,"
he said, "they shall be entertained like
chiefs. The hearts of the Apaches are
full of love for our white friends, and
we would like to take them by the
hand."
"Yes, nnd you'd like to tnkc us by the
hnir, too, which you've forgotten to
mention," said llininan, with a snort
of disgust.
"Now, Senor Apache, you travel back
to your compatriots, and tell them that
we're a kind of n solitary outfit that
don't believe in promiscuous handshak
ing, nor have we any desire to be
tieated as big chiefs. Vamos!"
Our inhospitable reception of the mes
senger was the signal for hostilities to
commence. No sooner had he com
municated the result of his mission to
the band, than three of them drove the
ponies up the trail to the mesa, where
they could graze secure from our fire;
tin others taking shelter among the
locks that lined the sides of the basin.
Wc could easily have killed some of the
ponies, but we hnd no desire to injure
dumb brutes; nnd, hesiucs, we preferred
to have the first overt act come from the
enemy.
We had not long Uj wnit. Ilnrris in
cautiously exposed his head for a mo
ment; keen eyes were searching the
crest of the mound; tlie crack of a dozen
rifles awoke the echoes of the basin, and
he dodged buck with a bullet holo
through his hat that evidenced the skill
of nn Apache marksman.
"How about your superstition?"
growled Ilinmun, as he commenced to
arrange lumps of lava into a sort of
breastwork on the crest in front of him.
"The spirit ain't commenced to spit
out fire yet," Winston replied, tapping
the butt, of his Winchester In a sugges
tive way.
So far wc had not pulled a trigger, and
finding us so undemonstrative, our foes
gradually grew careless of their person
al safety. They commenced to expose
themselves in the most tempting wny,
openly passing from one rock to another
in a spirit of bravndo thnt presaged nn
epidemic of sudden mortalities in the
band should it continue. Wc were only
waiting for enough of the bnnd to show
themselves to make simultaneous tar
gets for each man's aim, and the chance
soon materialized.
Four of them soon stepped out from
behind their shelters, and commenced
a disgusting scries of unties for our edifi
cation. Wc Improved the opportunity:
our rifles spoke simultaneously; and
two of them measured their lengths on
tho sand, while nnother scrambled to
cover with n halting motion thnt Indi
cated n serious weakness In one of hl.i
extremities.
After this lesson no further active hos
tilities were indulged In by cither side.
Wo wcro careful to keep well under
cover; they eonunnnded the water sup
ply, nnd we were willing to piny a wait
ing game.
When the sun dipped below the hori
zon wo separated, taking stations nt
such points around the crest ns would
best enable us to command the entire
outer circle of ascent. The horses were
secured anew, and we settled down to
a night of anxious alertness.
Several hours passed without inci
dent, the only sounds breaking the
deathlike stillness of the scene being
the uneasy stamping nnd pawing of the
horses us they endeavored to achieve a
more comfortable footing on the steep
slope of tho inner side. Old Barney, the
mule that carried our blasting outfit,
was particularly restive, and I was
strongly tempted to lend him up to the
ci est and secure him there for the night,
A disinclination to lend a mule loaded
with explosives up n dangerous ascent
in the darkness prompted mo moro
strongly to lenvc him where ho wns,
however, nnd I contented myself with
slipping down to him and ascertain
ing that he was securely tied.
The atmosphere had been very heavy
and sultry nil the afternoon, nnd 1 was
not surprised to see the heavens giving
every Indication of a storm before mid
night, which augured 111 for the securi
ty of our position, as it would enable
the Apaches to scale the mound with
but little dnnger of detection.
The advent of tho tempest wns Boon
after heralded by a vivid flash that
illuinlnntcd the bnsin beneath ns
though an enormous nrc light had sud
denly been turned upon it, followed
by a chorus of reverberations thnt
voiced the intentions of the rnurky
henvens. I took ndvantngc of tho light
to senrch the ground benenth me, nnd
I wns sure that I detected several dark
figures about mldwny of the slope.
Tn n few minutes the rain began to
descend in a saturating torrent that
resembled a mininture cloudburst, and
tho side of the crater wns converted
Into a wntershed, down which Innumer
able tiny st renins trickled to tho lnke
below. FInshes of lightning of daz
zling brilliancy were followed by crash
ing peals of thunder that seemed to
shako tho universe, while tho impact
of the raindrops on the lnke resembled
the steady roar of some mighty cat
aract. Suddenly that Intuitive consciousness
as certain as ocular knowledge Itself
of the presence of some other humnn
being near me. warned me to be on my
gunrd. Itising slowly to my feet, I
wnited for tho next flush as a double
medium of enlightenment.
It enme. nnd with It a stinging pnln In
my shoulder nnd the bear-like hug of
n pair of sinewy nrms nbout my body
thnt told only too plainly the nature of
the crisis.
Instantly recovering from the ef
fects of -the knife thrust nnd the sur
prise. 1 made n mighty effort that freed
me from the grasp of my enemy, nnd,
springing backward, I grasped my
heavy rifle by the barrel and endeav
ored to bent him to the earth with it.
Hound nnd round we circled In tho
dnrkness, the constantly recurring
flnshes revenllng to me the demoniacal
visage of n brawny Apache brave as
he danced just without the dendly
sweep of the gun. The blood wns flow
ing from the wound In my shoulder,
nnd a creeping numbness began to In
vade my entire body, warning me that
my powers of defense were rapidly
wnnlng.
Suddenly a volume of light seemed
to leap out of the heart of the little
lake at the bottom of the funnel-shnpcd
hole; the mass of lnva benenth my feet
trembled nnd shook ns though stirred
by an earthquake, nil accompanied by
a deafening roar that hushed even the
tumult of the storm. I wns hurled to
the ground as though prostrated by
the hand of n giunt, my head coming
Into violent contnet with a lump of lnva
In the fall, which deprived me of con
sciousness. When my senses returned nnother
day had dawned, and I found myself tho
center of nn anxious group, from which
none seemed to be lucking. I wns
lying beside tie little spring, and from
the surfeit of moisture in my hnir I
concluded that some of its product had
been recently applied to my aching
cranium.
"We've been waiting for you to wnke
up, so you could help us to hunt up tho
fragments of old Barney," said Hin
man. as I opened my eyes.
"Where arc the Apaches?" I asked.
"Gone! The evil spirit, In the shape
of our blasting outfit, spit thunder an'
lightnin' at 'em, nn' they 'pulled it' for
the hills as fast as their ponies could
travel."
Ah nenrly aB wo could ascertain the
foots the restive Barney had nt last
lipoken the rone with which he was teth
ered, nnd, in endeavoring to ascend or
descend the crater, hnd missed his foot
ing nnd been precipitated down the
slope, exploding his load in the fall
just in time to save me from the knife
of the Apache.
The knife wound In my shoulder soon
hcnled, but 1 never see the scar with
out being reminded how opportunely
the spirit of the crater spoke to pre
serve me from a more dendly applica
tion of the steel. Frank Leslie's Week
THE WORK OF CONORESS.
Condensed Proceedings or thoHcnmto and
llouno In Itxtrn Hcssloii.
TltN tariff bill wnsroportcd tr 'bo scnato on
tho 4th by tho Tinnnco committed nnd Sonntof
Aldrlch (K. I.) announced that ho would cnll It
up on tho 18th. Tho f roo homo&tcnd bill wns
pnssod by a voto of 43 yeas to 1 1 nays. Tho
sundry civil appropriation bill wm then taken
up and tho Item appropriating $,i'3.1,:ti3 for con
tinuing tho Improvement of U? Mississippi
rlvcr wns mndo Immediately available. .Tho
houso wns not In session.
Tin: sennto rofusod on tho 61h to rnttfy tho
goncrnl nrbltrntlon trcnty between tho United
Ktntcs nnd Great Ilrltntn negotiated by Sco'ro
tnry Olnoy and Sir Julian Pnunccfoto, tho voto
being 43 yens to !M nays, four nfflrmutlvo votes
less than tho majority of two-thirds required
by tho Bennto rules for tho rntlllcatloa of a
tronty. Senator Mills (Tex.) raivdo a strong ap
pcnl nimlust ratifying tho ngrooment, denounc
ing tho conduct of Knglnnd In tho Gra)co
Turldsh wnr. Tho remainder of tho dobnto
wns ot n running chnrnotor. Senator Doboo
(ICy.), ltlncltburn'fl successor, was Bworn In
and the sundry olvll bill taken up, an amend
ment appropriating 950.000 for the Improvement
ot Pearl harbor, Hnwnll, bolng ngrocd to....
Tho houso was not la hossIou.
In tho Hcnuto on tho 0th Sonntor Hncon (Go.)
introduced a resolution doproentlng wnr and
declaring that tho policy of tho United Stnto.s
wns fnvornblo to arbitration and Inviting all
other nations to multo n corresponding declara
tion. Tho sundry civil bill was afterwards
ttvUeu up nnd nikssod, nf Uir a dobnto nn Provi
dent Cleveland's ordor crcuttng extonslvo for
est reservations. Tho Rcnnto thou adjourned
until the 10th.... Tho houso eommlttoo on rules
roportcd a resolution providing thnt tho houso
shall moot on Mondays and Thursdays until
further notion. Tim domoorats and populists
wcro solidly nrrnyod against tho republicans on
tho resolution, but It was adopted by a voto of
101 to 83. Mr. King (Utah) tried to got a reso
lution considered for tho annexation ot Hawaii,
but ho was laughed nt and tho houso adjourned
until tho 10th.
Farewell lliuiquct to lluynrd.
London, May 8. Tho farewell ban
quet given yesterday ovonlng by the
American society in London to Mr.
Bayard, former ambassador of tho
United States, was attended by '270
guests. The company included Am
bassador Hay, Mrs. liny and all tho
members of tho American embassy, tho
lord bishop of Loudon, Baron Hussull,
of Klllowen, thu lord chief justlcu and
many other noted Englishmen. But
thero was a notable ubsonco of tho ma
jority of thu best-known Americana re
siding n London.
Tim Tlbbo "Will llrokon.
Union-, Mo., May 10. Tho circuit
court of Franklin county has boon oc
cupied tho last six days with tho Tlbbo
will case. It was decided in favor of
Anton Tlbbo, who had suod to break
his father's will, which had given one
half of his estate, amounting to about
8515,000, to tho Evangelical Lutheran
church. Henry Tibbo, tho maker of
tho will, was tho inventor of tho Mis
souri corncob pipe aud lived in Wash
ington, Mo.
Largo Import of Mexican Cuttle.
Kansas Citv, Mo., May 10. Tho im
portation of cattle into tho United
States from Mexico, us shown by there
port of Albert Dean, in chargo of tho
bureau of animal industry of tho de
partment of agriculture at Kansas
City, was greater during April than
over before in the history of tho cattle
trade. March greatly exceeded in num
ber tho importations and previous
month, but was beaten by April by
over 7,000 head.
Improved Mull Delivery.
Wabhinotox, May 10. A vigorous
policy of extending mall facilities for
thu suburbs of tho large cities, as far
as possible, by both steam and cleotrio
cars, lias been adopted by Second As
sistant Postmuster-Uoiierni Shallen
berger. Many of tho big cities will bo
given material additional servico for
tho outlying districts if the citizens of
those points co-operate with tho depart
ment to make it a success.
Cull Forced to Withdraw.
Tai.t.kiiabskk, Flu., May 8. Call wa3
withdrawn in tho ruco for United.
States senator and J. N. C. Stockton, a
Jacksonville banker and supporter of
Call, was placed in nomination. Tho
result of tho ballot yesterday was
Chiplcy, 517; Stockton, !)J); Uaney, 20;
Hocker, !3; Burford, 1. Chipley's
friends havo driven Call from tho race
and hope soon to elect Chiplcy.
Six Victims of (Juthrlo Flood.
Gutiimk, Ok., May 7. No traco has
been found of tho following persons,
all colored, who are supposed to have
been drowned in tho Hood: Francis
Mooro, Frank Miles, a drayman;
Mrs. George Watts, and Vinnlo Dab
ney, a 14-year-old boy. Thoso, to
gether with Mrs. Charles Huilln and
George Owens, whose bodies were re
covered, make tho death list six.
Mr. IiibuUh Kldo of tho Story.
ATCirisox, Kan., May 10. -John J.
Ingalls says that ho refused to deliver
nn address boforo tho literary societies
of Central college, Fayette, Mo., bo
causo ono member of the faculty ob
jected to him on account of his open
lotter to Bishop McCabo in regard to
prize fight reporting, aud that ho was
not told that lie was not wanted. Cen
tral college is a Methodist institution.
1
Itri-onumiiuls Collins' Imponcluiieii.
TAM.AiiASHUK.Fla., May 8. Tljo joint
committee of the legislature that has
been investigating Stato Treasurer C.
B. Collins, with reference to his deal
ings with tho defunct Merchants' na
tional bunk, of Ocala, will submit a re
port recommending that Collins be im
peached. Tho report will show a short
age of over S50.000.
Mississippi Ilreiiks All Uncords.
Ni:w Om.KANS. Mav 10. Thy river
last night brolco all its own records and
is expected scon to be two foot abovo
all previous high water, but it will
find tho defenses quito well prepared
each weak levee hivying been braced.
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