Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA , NEBRASKA , OCTOBER , 1891H3UPPLEMJEV.T.
PLUCKTAKESTHE PERSIMMON.
Invincible Energy Compels Unwilling Nature
to Yield Her Treasures.
A 'RIVER . BUD STUDDED WITH GUTTERING GOLD.
The Sugar Beet Industry in Utah Mining Activity in Montana
" „ Development In the Black Hills A Panorama of Pro
gressive Life in the Northwest Sum
mary oT the Week's News.
( o Hock Tlnttnin ,
Mining enterprise is not bulked by nnlurn
unit apparently unsurtnuuntublu obatnclcs
Mountains Imvo boon penetrated and vnlloyi
uprootoil In sonrcb of inilncral wcaltb , but 1
rojnnlnoil for Galtforiila to Inaugurate ntu
onrry to successful cotnplotlon what ii pruo
nbly the mou extensive mining scbonic cvc
undcrtaUon In tills country.
I-'catbor river mines rank atnonf , ' tbo rich
est gold producers in California. Tlioy wort
worked In the cnrly llftios and fortunes real
ized. IJut llko scores of others they were a [ > -
parcntly exhausted or left to other hand :
nnd Improved methods. Recently two com
panics were organized , witb nniiilo capital
to ilovolop tliut portion of tbo river tjed tlin
bad not bcuii oiioralcd on.
. ' .PIl'H ' portion of tlio Foatla-r river Kouphi
to bo worked was In a narrow canyon hnrdl.v
ncccaslDio to n footmnn. To reach it roads
bail to bo constructed nt a largo expense ,
buildinRs erected nnd tools and inacblncri
provided. It was determined to build n rocli
nnd crib dam , and the poles with winch these
cribs had to be built were cut nearly twenlj
miles up In the Sierras and tlontod down the
rouKti and diuiKorous channel under greal
dinicultics.
Owing to the ileop and stronR current ol
tbo river nt the head of the CSoldon Outt
mine no work on tbo cribs could bo dent
until July , when hundreds of man were put
to work nnd the dnm rushed ahead with
great rapidity. 1 be grout Hume , 00 feet wide
nnd y.UUO fcot lonir , was completed nnd the
numps quickly lipgcd , bat cro tbo channel
could bo drained of its seepage water early
and sovcro rnlns set in , the river became a
raging torrent almost In a slnglo day and the
dam crumbled to pieces In the Hood , the
flume was washed uway and tbo whole labor
for a season was irretrievably lost.
The company , nothing daunted , sot to
work early the following spring to put things
In shape , but the Inch water continued so
late that tbo summer was well ndvanccd before
fore much could bo accomplished. During
thbt suimnnr , however , n second dam was
built and every precaution was taken to
Inako it stand during tiio winter , something
Unknown in river inlnmp. On tbo I'.lth of
August. Ib'JO , tbo lluino was completed and
the water turned into It. Now came the difll-
culty of pumping dry the ancient channel ,
of building n foot dam nnd n subliumo and of
Itripping the dncp gravel Hint covered tbo
pay streak near the bed rock. Before all
tins could bo done early rains sot in and the
mine was again Hooded so that it was inipos-
klulo to dry it before winter camo.
This season the big ilutno was extended so
ns to innko It . ( ,000 fcot long , nnd thj ? added
to ttio great canal maiios nearly two miles of
fiver bed to work. Five China pumps were
lot to work In the ono inlno. and that mine Is
drained dry , while the hydraulic elevator is
rapidly draining the water from the other. It
Is thought that the pay gruvcl will average
from six to ton feet doon and about eighty
feet in width. The celebrated Capo claim
nveraged WOO per lineal foot , nnd nt this
rate the CoKlen Oato mine would return Its
uwncrs $1,0,10,000. It is believed that the
Whole section of the two miles of rlvor bed
will pay well to work , and tbo company In
tends to build n timber nnd rock dam ilmt
Will last for twenty or thirty years.
Tlm history of these minus Is full ot inter
est. 1'oatbcr river was tlio richest goli
bearing clinnnol Known in mining history.
Orovhto , on Its bank , became the third town
In California during the early mining period.
Its annual output for yearn added many mil.
lions to tiio circulating medium of the world.
Its banks and bars , its flats and channels all
yielded the precious inotal. Where the rivoi
could bo turned vast treasures were ob
tained. In Its bed were located tlio famous
Bailer , Capo , Wbllo Hock nnd Union Cape
mines. From the Capo in a single day iiOUO ! ,
was taken , and ono' pan of the auriferous
gravel yielded fittO.
In IS.'i" when the Capo claim was worked
it being a portion of what H now Known ns
tlio Golden cluinnol the expense were
II70.US5 , while iiSO,000 ! was uaid in divi
dends. In IbM , when the Union Capo WAS
worked , the expenses were ? 1GOUIK , ) , and ,
tnouirh only n few days of mining were ob
tained previous to the rains , yet 250,000 was
taken from the bed of tbo stream.
The bed of the rlvor during tboso lone
years tias boon lllled to some extent with
idlckcns and gravel , and to remove this h a
hugo umiortnltiiiir , but In no other manner
could the rich pay streak near the bed of the
rlvor bo reached. This gravel must all bo removed -
moved nnd the bedrock itself thoroughly
cleaned nnd scraped , for on this ground has
been found the largest quantity of gold In all
river minus.
W KAI/i'H IN ) A 1 1 0.
0.r
Now niul Old Mines r Kxt-ccit-
inu'y '
The eastern section of Idaho promises tc
equal , If not surpass , any other section of the
itato In mineral wcaltb. Considerable ox-
citcmont has been occasioned by tlio dis
covery of oxtonslvo and valuable gold , silver
Biul copper quartz mines at I'ocatollo , ono of
the leading towns In southeastern Idaho.
Ono of the citizens tlioro , whjla digging n
cellar , found seine rock which provou quite
rich In gold. The nowa spread rayully and
soon hundreds of eager men were at work
with pick and shovel with the result of find-
lug largo bodies of rich isold , silver and
copper-bearing nro right m the heart
of the town. Assays of the ere show
that in runs from $100 to MOO n ton frco mill
ing. A company with quiton heavy backing
wut organl/od at once and work -on the pros'-
pects will bo pushed vigorously. Thu town
Is full of mlnliu' mou from nil sections of the
country , nnd nil speak favorably of tUo llnd
nnd the outlook.
Following close upon the discovery nt
Pocatullo came tbo rcmarkablo find , or
rather rotlud of n veritable bonanza Icdgo of
gold quartz In the old liolso b.isln. U calls
to mind tbo oarty luinlngdaysof Idaho , when
fortunes were nuido In n day and everybody
had moro gold dust than they know what to
with. In those curly days , soniotlino In I Sill
or IMiT , a man named Hunch wits working
some rich placer claims on Ophlr crcolc in the
basin. It was thought pretty good then
tp get from SM ( o $ M to the pan ,
niul us Hunch worked inong ho
became curious to know whcro nil this gold
cnnto from , Ho followed the 'Sign" up Hit'
creek mid finally struck the lodge on tUo
mountain sldo , taking sumo rich upnclnions.
Hut as quartz mining was little thought or in
those days , while the placer claims yielded
no abundantly , the matter was dropped and
no further attention paid to It until this sum
mer. An old prospector named Maluui , to
whom Hunch spoke years ago of 1m quartz
llnd , concluded to go on u prospecting tour.
Ilo called on Hunch , brought up the long-
forgotten story of yuars ago , nnd asked him
whether tm thought ho could llnd tbo old
ledgo. Ho said ho was sum bo could , "If
you cm , , " siUa Mukan , "our fortunes nro
wado. " 1'rocoodlng toxutbor , after u care
ful acarch of homo day Ktboy struck tbo ledge.
The vein is ten feet wide us far ns they have
Keno Into it. Tliuy have cut tno ludgu at n
depth of I''O foot and find ere that Is lltmxllv
"
specked with gold. It is fabulously rich" .
Specimens brobghl to this city are pronounced
by old time mining men the rlcfnosl they ever
iiiw. Kxlonstvo preparations are making to
work the mino. This find has revived much
interest in on old scheme , that met with
much favor taoru n fuw years ugo , to search
for the rich ledges known to be tbo source of
the fabulous rich placer mines of the basin.
I'urllvs a ru organizing , and tbu search will
bo renewed.
The chief topic of conversation In mining
circle ! , apart from these now llnds Is tbo re
cent biitu of tbo Flint mines and mill , in
Owyhco county , to an eastern syndicate for
KJOO.OOO. Mr. Leech bought them a few
months ago , uml introduced a now system of
milling tbo low crude ores that has proved
very .lucecsjful. He sold out , making I-'KK-
(00 on the dual Other prominent mining
I mon from abroad are visiting South Moun
I tain with n view of developing tbo mine ;
I there on the plan Inaugurated by Mr. Leech
. The ores nro all low grade , but they cau b (
bundled with profit on this plan.
In the Kovcn Devils section development
work Is being pushed with vigor In nil the
mines In tbo vicinity of the old I'eacock ,
Ono mine , the Copper Key , owned by Boston
capitalists , is making n line showing. A
fifty foot shaft has ooen sunk nnd the work
will continue till a depth of 100 feet la
reached. Kverything bids fair for a busy
season next year.
Tlio principal mine of Wardnor In North
Idaho is closed down pending nn Injunction
suit now being tried before .ludgo Uoutty of
tbo United States district court. A largo
amount of money is involved In the suit.
' ijTuTAH.
An Important Kntcrpnso Started at
l.ohl.
Industry nnd thrift are characteristics of
tbo Mormon peoplo. Long before the rail
road bad pouotratod the Salt Lake valley ,
manufacturing industries bad boon inaugur
ated and the followers of Brigham Young
were rendered to n largo extent Independent
of the outsldo world. Thcso industries have
multiplied rapidly , nnd , with tbo infusion of
gentile activity , bavo grown to llourishiuir
proportions.
The boot sugar factory recently put in op
eration at Lchi ranks second in slzo In tbo
country. It Is a massive brick and stone
building , tbroo stories in height , and with
its Humorous butrcsscs conveys nn Impres
sion of durability and strength.
The company was organized in 1SS9 , nnd
capltali/.cd at $1,000,000. Work on tbo build
ing began iii November , IS'JJ. Half n million
dollars wore expended to date on the plant.
The main building is ISO feet long , nnd has an
average width of SI feet. The unnox , which
contains tbo bolters , bone-black bouse nnd
limo kiln , is 180 feet long and about 40 feet
wide. Both ot these largo bnlldinirs are sub
stantially built of brick , 'llioro are six beet
sheds , . .Oilx''l feet , with a capacity for 1-1,000
tons of beets. Tno company bus erected
a boarding bouse , which is 0x05 ,
with an nnnnx 24x00 , mid fur
nishes nccomountions forilfty people. There
arc four pulp -silos , ISO feet long , \l\ feet wide
nnn 10 fcot deep. The coal bins are -13 by
250 feet. These figures thro.v considerable
light on the magnitude of the enterprise to
the average mind. The water supply of the
factory h the lake , fed tiy natural springs ,
with n capacity of 4,000,000 gallons in twenty-
four hours. Besides this there are eight ar
tesian woils , from sixty to 13,1 feet deep ,
which furnish soft , pure wntor and bavo n
capacity of 500 gadons per minute.
In an interview with a reporter of the Ir
rigation ago , tbo general manager of the fac
tory said : "Tbo product of tbo factory this
year will bo from 4,000,000 to O.OOO.HOO pounds
of the very best quality of irranulnted suirar.
Wo made application to the internal revenue
ofllco for 7UOO,000 pounds , so ns to bo en
tirely safe , but that is tnoro than wo expect
to produce Irom the first year's crop. Ilero-
after we expect to run the factory from Au
gust 15 to February 1 , nnd In that event
may produce ns lijgh ns 8,000,000 pounds. Wo
calculate , however , that our average pro
duct , when the business is fully establlstied ,
will bo about 7,000,000 pounds annually. You
ask mo about our market. Wo shall culti
vate first of course the homo market , and expect
poct to dispose of this year's product princl-
pallv in Utab. Wo shall send suunr ns far
north as I'ocatollo and ns far cast as J.env6r )
if thu railroads accord us reasonable rates.
Wo have abundant assurances of our ability
to dispose of the entire product from the
factory. Wo have already received a good
many orders , and I assure" you that the sale
i > f our goods is the least of our troubles , 1
have guaranteed that tbo quality shall bo
equal to the best now sold hero , which now
comes exclusively from California. Wo ex
pect to have sugar ready for the market by
October iOth or 20th.
THU OJtlSAT NOKTI1KUN.
The Fifth Continental Line Progress
ing ll-iplilly.
In the Blackfoot Indian reservation , close
up against tbo northern boundary line of
Montana , the tracklayers are at work.ou the
extension of the Great Northern railroad.
Three thousand men under intolllerent direc
tion bavo been vigorously pushing the work
all summer ; the summit of tbo Hookies has
been reached , and when spring opens tbo
workmen will begin to lay the track on the
western slope. Within eighteen months
from the present time tbcro will bo a now
transcontinental line open uud ready for
business between St. I'uul and Iuluth and
1'UROt Sound.
The Great Northern railroad , as it is now
called , oa.vs tlio St. Louis Republic , was for
merly the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba
road , which was itself the successor of the
St. I'uul .t Pacific , n corporation which ,
when it emerged from the bands of n ro-
celvor some twelve or II f teen years ago , was
discovered to havn become tlio property of
James .1. 1IIII , then a coal and wood dealer
living In St. Paul , witb moderate moans nnd
Unbounded ambition.
The Northern Pncllle road was passing
through bankruptcy when Mr. Hill b"camo
the owner of the St. Paul & Pacillc , and per
haps bo was tbo only man In tbo northwest
wno then dreamed of such a thing as making
that road a rival of tbo older corporation ,
which , notwithstanding Its enormous land
grant , bad npparontly failed In its effort to
build through to the 1'nclllo. Without gov
ernment aid Mr. Hill1 ! ) railroad lias boon built
to painllel the Northern Pacific from .St.
Paul to the summit of the Kocky Mountains ,
and , although the lines are 200 miles and
more apart , they will bo active competitors
for tralllc.
Still further north of the Great Northern ,
tbo Canadian Pacltlo line has been completed ,
so that there will soon bo four transconti
nental IhiiH , pxcluslvoof tbo Canadian Pn-
cltlc , competing tor business between tbo
grunt hutos nnd the const.
The now line will have , when it Is ready
for business , u very great advantage over its
competitors in the matter of gradients , but
porbaiM this advantage has not been sufll-
cientlv considered bv tno railroad managers
who will have to reckon with Mr. Hill's rep
resentatives in the rate-making associations
very soon. Mnro than ono newspaper nniu-
graph has been Heating around lately to the
effect that the ( .treat Northern will reach tbo
summit of the Kocky mountains with u maxi
mum grade of 1 per cent to the mllo. This
statement has not been generally credited ,
but it is , nevertheless , u fact , and it means
Hint nn engine on tbo Great Northern will bo
ivblo to pull moro than twice as manv loaded
cars over the mountains ns an engine of
equal pouor will be able to pull on any other
Pacific road. Everything else has been
subordinated to this end in building the road ,
and In order to secure low grades unusually
deep am' ' expensive cuts have been excavated ,
high bildgos have been built or n dotcur has
been majo wherever It was necessary to
keep ibo maximum grade down to fi'j.bi ) fcot
to tiio mile. It Is struugn that the last Pacific
railroad built should have bueti ublo to secure
this advantage.
A OiLiiHlATI2I > CASK.
The Itlnlno Olvoroo Contest in South
Dakota Count ) .
According to reports from Sioux Falls , the
famous dlvorco center of the west , James G.
Illaluo , Jr. , will not allow his wife's iult for
dlvorco to go by default. Through bis attor
neys hu bus tiled an answer to his wife's peti
tion , denying that tbe plalutlir has in good
faith been a resident of South Dakota for a
period of uiucty days preceding tbo com
mencement of the action , nnd nlloges Urn
she came to tnU state for the solo purpose o
commencing the suit. Ha denial that ho dc
sertcd tbo plaintiff nnd .claims tbo snli
plaintiff deserted defendant on September A
1888 , wilfully nnd wrongfully leaving ulu
and hU home. Ho denies that \\o \ \ has rofusoi
to support the child , nnd says ho.ls no\V , nm
over has been ready nnd willing so to do. II
denies that for the past year ho baa ncglcctci
to provide for tno plaintiff , and denies thn
ho has compelled the plaintiff to llro on tb
charity of rolntlvos.
In conclusion , the defendant prays that tin
plaintiff's complaint bo dlsmlsse'd at her cos
nnd that H decree bo entered giving to tin
defendant the custody of tbo child ,
Tbo answer was Signed and * worn to bj
the defendant September I ) , 1SD1.
Tbo petition of Mary Novlns Ulalno re
cites that sbo was married to young Illainoli
tbo city of Now York , September 0,18SU , ntii
that for n period of moro than ninety any :
preceding the notion sbo tins been n resident
of tbo state. The Issue of tbo marriage is r
son , James G. Blaiiio III. , aged It years. wh (
is now under tbo care nnd support of tbt
mother. On tbo 17th of October , ISS nsthi
plaintiff alleged , the defendant disregarded
the solemnity of the marriage vow and wil
fully deserted tbo plaintiff , and has since
continued to desert and abandon hur ; thai
for moro than a , year past the defendant ha
failed t o support Ibo plaintiff and her child ,
although able so to do , having nn annual in
come of $2,001) ) ; that the defendant Is liot 111
to have the custody of the child. The com'
piuinnut asks for n decrco of dlvorco , for the
custody of the child , for an nward of a sulll-
clent sum to pay the costs of the action , and
for such alimony us to the court may seem
proper and Just.
The case will como up for trial in Dead'
wood next. February. It is worthy of note
that Judge Carland of MoMartln & Carland ,
attorneys for Mr. Blalne , is u democrat ,
whiioJudgo Palmorof Palmer & Hedge , at
torney for Mrs. Blalne , is a republican , both
of them having been on tbo bench of the
Sioux Falls district , and both of thorn bclnp
prominent party mon. Tbo case , it may be
hero mentioned , is to bo tried before Judge
Thomas , the only democratic Judge in Soutli
Dakota.
TilK ANACOXDA.
The Grout Montana Plant to Ho Put In
Opcrat on A 'iin.
Marcus Daly's return to Montana has hi'
fused considerable activity In mining circles.
The immense mines of the Anaconda com
pany , of which ho is general manager , have
been Ullo for nearly n year. Tbo works at
Anaconda , employing from 2,000 to ! l,000 men ,
have also been idle , almo-it paralyzing tbo
business interests of the town and seriously
affecting Butto. Mr. Daly now gives assur
ances that will send Joy to tbo homos of Ullo
men. In conversation with a reporter , ho
said : l'l bellovo that the wcrks will resume
oporatlons within ton days. Tlioro may bo
some bitch in the arrangements and wo may
all bo disappointed , but it Is my opinion that
tbo programme will bo carried out as I have
just told you. Wo are prepared at this end
of iho line to begin operations at any time
and on short notice. Things bavo been drag
ging terribly in tbo oast. Several puoplo con
nected witb the Union Pacillc railroad bavo
been off on western trips , but I understand
Mr. Clark Is in Now York , and if ha and his
people settle down to details which were
practically agreed upon on before 1 loft New
York , the works can start , up pretty soon-
and i think the Union Pacific people are
ready to agree to what has been talked up. "
Mr. Daly ngnic says that a great many people
ple and newspapers that have pretended to
know so much about the Anaconda company
have not boon on tbo Inside ns accurately as
their expressions of opinion might Indicate.
It is admitted that stops were taken to dis
pose ot u portion of the stock , and that seine
may yet bo sold in Now York , but it is staled
that there isn't n dollar of it on tbo market ,
and that a stock deal has nothing to do with
the starting of the works , auyway. A fair
arrangement of freight rates Is the point at
Issue , and Mr. Daly thinks that an adjust
ment Is near at hand.
HT11ICS 01TJIK GUOXVLIilt.
A Montana Dispenser Inui ; iirnt'os ' a
Uo oi-in.
A saloonkeeper at Anaconda , Mont. , who ,
according to the Standard , seems to possess
at once a line sense of morality nnd a highly
developed spirit of enterprise , has equipped
his place of business with an innovation de
signed to facilitate the working of tbo
growler by children without exposing the lit
tle ones to tbo dangers which , hu admit ? ,
they must necessarily encounter whenever
they enter Ins or any other sa
loon. This liquor dealer has cut n hole In his
wall by means of which communication is es
tablished but ween children nml the bar
tender , a boll being provided for the little
folks to jingle whenever tlioy bavo business
with that personage. The saloonkeeper as
sures all fathers and mothers in the commun
ity that they can send their boys and girls to
bis place after beer or other bovcrugos with
perfect safety so far as the children nro
concerned und-with the blessed assurance
of rccoh ing peed measure and n su
perior quality of iirt'iclc. The personal con
tact of the saloon is something abhorrent ,
but tbo personal contact of children with tlio
goods sold in saloons is something innocent
of nil barm and , on the whole , bonellcial to
their moral and intellectual development.
The saloonkeeper might go a stop farther
nnd instruct Ids bartenders to repeat a verso
of scripture or sing n hymn through tbo hoia
In tbo wall ns the wants of Ibo little cus
tomers nro supplied. The possibilities of
good which the saloon may diffuse in this
nnd similar ways hiivo not yet been ex
hausted.
An Old Time "Miller.
Mathlas Hoes , an old time prospector , lead
ing a small Mexican burro , upon which wus
packed a complete minor's outllt consisting
of tent , picks , nxo , gold pan and a small can
of giant powder , mndo his appearance In tbo
streets of Walla Walla ono day last week.
Ho wus a curio In ovor.v respect and attract
ed n great deal of attention as bo came down
Main street loading bis animal and carrying
an old pattern 45-cullbro Sharp's rlllo upon
his shoulder. Mr. Uoos has been a prospector
twenty-three years nnd there nro but few
mining sections on this coast he has not vis
ited , from Arizona to British Columbia. lie
spent two years in tbo Olympia ranee , and
states ns his opinion tbo largest copper de
posit in the United States will bo located in
tbo Olymplns , whho iron and coal are found
there In nbundanco. Ho wus In tbo Olympia
rnngo when Lieutenant O'Neill mauo his
tour of ulscovery through those mountains.
Mr. Koos entered the Olymplas by wny of
the Ducklcbort and came out by the wnv of
tno Big Qullllsim. On tbo Big Quilllslm be
states ho found good gold bearing floats , but
was unublu to strike miy loads of this miner
al. Other minerals were found in nbun-
[ tanco. Ho predicts thu future of the Olym
pia range , but at present tlioro Is no way to
market the ore. Consequently there nra few
claims being located. Air. Koos Is beading
for tbo placer diguing of Salmon river.
IN Tim HILLS.
Tlio Haiti Mountain Dmtrlut Showing
Up Well.
A report from the Bald Mountain district
states that recently n strlko of an entirely
now body of ere was made In the Golden lie-
ward mine , snys the Hapld City Republican.
It has since been developed suftlclently to
show a vertical vein from six to eight foot
ivhio botweea well doIInod sluto ami por-
jibry walls. Tbo ere from this ledge assays
from Si1) to $50 in gold per ton , Tim strlko is
Important , for thu reason that It will proba
bly upset all previous belief * that there was
nothing but blanket veins In tbo Bald Moun
tain district. The Golden Howard has boon
operating on blanket veins , producing for the
past few months an uvorugo of & 0.000 per
month. Though thr-io separata blanket veins
are shown , It was generally conceded that
they would be worked out m the course of
six or eight years. So it was with other
properties in ( ho district , until ( bis latest
itrUo demonstrated there are vertical as
well as Hat veins , ana that , thoiMfore , the re
sources of tbo district are practically luox-
uaustlble.
Cleared t'p ' uu Old aiyHtcry.
In September , 1831 , A. llaller , an old resi
dent of La Grande , Ore. , for ten years , wont
Into the mountains on a hunting expedition ,
expecting to bo gone a week. At about the
Dxpirutlouof that time bis dogs returned
looking lean nud hungry , and hli homo was
found with the saddle turned under tbo body
Search parties were organized and a thorouxl
patrol of the mountains for twenty mlle :
bnck was Instituted , but although bis cam
was discovered , no tracaof Hnller was found
As ho wus worth some property nn ndmlnls
trntor was appointed nnd tno ostuto dlstrlb
tited to the different bolrs. Ono day las
wr.ek n hunter crossing Ladd crook , abou
fifteen miles from La Grnndo , discovered i
human skeleton covered with what once ha <
been n suit of clotbc.s. A watch , keys nm
otbcr articles found In the clothing ostnb
lishcd beyond n doubt tbo fact that it was th
long missed Hallor.
CCIIBIIN of Utah.
The census ofllcwbns made public n bullc
tin showing the population of Utah by mine
civil divisions. Tlio population of the torrl
lory , ns returned In 1SSO , was 113,939. Undo
the eleventh census tbo population , ns returned
turned , Is 207lKr , an increase of (1:1,1)42 , o :
1-1.42 per cent. Of'tbo twenty-five countlc :
In tbo territory six ahow decreases , some o
which are c.Vuscd by changes in county lines
Since 1SSO the following changes linvo takoi
place : Gnrfleld county was formed In ISS'
from parts of Iromand Kane ; Grand count )
in IbUO , from parts of ISmory ; part of KIIIH
county was annexed to Washington In 1SS2
The largest Incronso In urban population ,
ttia bulletin snyaj is found in Salt Lak >
City nnd Opden , bofh of which linvo mon
than doubled thclrpopulatlon siuco 1880 , It
Salt Lake City nn increase of 21,07(1 ( , or 11.1) ) .
per cent , and in Ogdcn an Increase of SS20 ,
or 145.U3 per cent , has taken place during tlu
decade.
\Vyomlnir.
A survey shows Elk mountain to bo 11,000
fcot high.
A third vein nf coal eight foot thick wa <
struck Thursday at Sundance at tbo depth ol
372 feet.
An entire herd of cattle was sold at Sundance -
dance last week and the price received was
? 20 per bead.
A contract has boon lot for the survey of
the Green river basin in Sweotwator and
Uinta counties.
In Sheridan county 500 bushels of onts
have boon threshed from ton acres that hail
never bocn Irrigated.
Lurnmio offers n valuable land bonus tc
any capitalist who will build n combination
hotel and theater to cost S75.000.
Chc.yenno Is to have n ICcoloy Institute. II
it succeeds in Cheyenne the clllcacy of the
euro will bo beyond question ,
Two Nugent sisters nr.d Fr. Nugent , re'
ccntly stationed nt Cheyenne , are reporto d
to bo heirs to an estate in Ireland valued at
5M.OOO.
The great soda works near Laramie , oper
ations in which were about to begin , have
bcc-n paralyzed by the removal of the branch
road connecting tnu Soda lake with Lar-
nmic.
Gillette , the terminus of tbo buffalo exten
sion of tbo Burlington , is ton weeks old , has
400 inhabitant' ' , a band , twenty saloons nr.d
gambling houses and cornur lots have sold as
high as $ 'iOO. '
Itcproscntatives of a Cblcaso syndicate are
quietly securing control of the extensive
asbestos fields in central Wyoming. Agents
\Vith headquarters at Cusper are buying op
tions for sixty days with privilege of exten
sion for the .sumo loncth of time , carrying tbo
the deals well into next spring. Thcso as
bestos deposits have been carefully examined
by exports anil their worth is assured. Casper -
per people are greatly elated over their pros
pects in this direction.
South Dakota.
Ore taken from tbo now ICnife Blade mine
assays $24 per ton.
The School of mines nt Kapid City began
its fall term last week.
Workmen on Ibo Casey hotel iu Deadwood
are idle waiting for back pay.
C. F. Potter , freight conductor on Iho Bur
lington , was killed eighteen miles from Deadwood -
wood last week.
The locality of tbo now and valuable dis
covery is situated about two miles from the
town of Bear Gulch , and bids fair , from all
reports , to bo the richest llnd over discov
ered in the BlaekMills.
> The BurlhmtorAns a largo force of engi
neers under ehar&lfof Cnlof Engineer Knslgn
running-a line frofm Englewood in the direc
tion of Bald Mountain. The road will bo
standard gauco and narrow gauge trackage
will also bo laid. '
Tno sub-contracts on tbo line of tbo Dead
wood & Western railroad have boon lot with
the exception of some fractions reserved for
the employment < of those who liiiish their
contracts. There ivlll bo 127 bridges and
300,000 fcot of trestle work.
A concentrating plant for the treatment of
ores from those mines will bo orcctod in
Bear Gulch befora many weeks pass by. Mr.
John Johnson , a largo stockholuor , has been
so notified , and also informed that work is to
commcnco at once. The buildIntr of this
plant will prove beyond question that the
richest tin ere in the Black Hills is in tbo
Nigger Hill section.
lilutio.
Twenty-six acres ot wheat near Ketchum
threshed 5''S ' bushels , while eight acres of
barley on tbo same farm gave251 bushels.
During the month of September twenty-
four cars , carrying S12)05 ! ) pounds of ore ,
were shipped trom Hailoy. The total wolght
of tbo ere in freight during tbo same period
was I,00i.y7. ; " > pounds.
Kootonni county , in northern Idaho , Is de
veloping rapidly. Her vacant lands are being
settled , new towns are springing up line
magic , her promising prospects nro being developed -
velopod Into rich mines and now lines of rail
road are crossing her territory.
At present no ere is being sent out of tbo
Seven Devils mining district , because of the
utter lack of transportation. Last vear It
was sent on pack trains ! for almost n hundred
miles to Wolsor on tlio Union Pacillc , but
oven this means has been abandoned this sea
son.
Twcnty-thrco : DOU bnvo realized 5200,000
out of prospects in the immediate viclnltv of
Muban , Idaho , slnco 1837. Tboso men all
carried their outfits into tbo country Two
of them mndo $ 10,000 each , and iho others
smaller sums. The properties thov sold are
now worth nearly L'1,000,000. Of" the sum
icceivcd by the wospcctors about $20,000
were received tor property south of tlio river ,
fbO.OOJ from Hunter Hill , nnd a majority of
the bnlanco from tbo Chloride Hill group of
ulnos.
Montana.
A company bos been organized to build n
smelter in Boulder.
Six mining companies In Montana paid
$ .100,000 m dividends during September.
Minors nro Invading the Blackfoot resorva-
ion , nnd tbo Indian police propose to drive
them out. Trouble is feared.
Tbo largo concentrator at Great Fulls is
leariug completion. The raaiblnorv is being
nit in place. Two hundred men wi'll be om-
iloycd.
The Great Northern railway contemplates
.bo cxpondlturo ol about $ IOOJ.OOO on the
Montana Central branch of thu road between
inw and next prlng , snys thoJDo/omun
Chronicle. The road runs from Great Fulls
lo Helena and Butto.
Kd. Ulslng found iho largest nugget of
gold ovnr taken Trom n Montana placer
nine. The lind weighed $3I5 ! < ) , and was
tukon from a tributary of Snowshoe gulch ,
icar Deer Lodge. It laid about a toot nbov o
bedrock , twelve feet from the surface.
Doaplto the efforts of her people and tbo
nduconicuts offered , it Is probubla Helena
vlll not bo chosen as the place nf mooting of
no next convention of the National Teacher -
or * ' Association , It is said tbo executive
committee is dlvlJoJ between Seuttlo and
Saratoga.
Helena is still In a picnic over tbo paving
question. After dismissing tbo matter all
umtncr the required vote of the council was
Inally secured , nnd tbo contracts for paving
Main street have- boon lot. The kickers ,
lowover , are by no moans silenced , and nn
njunction Is nuxt'In order to stop work until
he courts buvo coat an englo eye over ibo
situation.
Tbo Bertha mine , located near Virginia
Jlty , was recently old to New Vorli parties
for125,000. lt-li stated that the average
fold of tbo ere worked has been about $18 to
ho ton , Tbo company Is now actively en
gaged In tbo development of iho property ,
and is making arrangements to put u pro-
auction works toUxi run by electricity of u
capacity of forty tons per day.
The now concentrator for the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating com-
> any Is to bo llnbhej by January 1 , next. U
vlll stand by tbo side of ( bo ono started up
ttst May. When completed Ibo two will
bauulo 1,000 ton * of ere every twenty-four
hours , nnd will bo the largest plant for r
diictlon of gnlcnn ere on the continent. I
will require clgnt hundred to ono ( hmmttu
inon'Ifi various capacities to kcop this iiu
mcnso plant In operation , nml eight bundrci
to nmo hundred in nnd about the mino.
Ol-OJIOIl.
Oregon tins tilted out ffi\ \ exhibition trail
which will innko a tour of tbo cast.
Tiio Catholics will croct n largo brld
school house for the education nf tbo Indian1
on tbo Umnrilln reservation. Work will b <
begun as soon ns possible.
J. W. Johnson , n Portland lunatic , cut of
his right band nnd Justified himself in hi :
self inutilntlon bv saying , "UoM ordered bin
( o do It. "
The grain fleet from Kuropo Is arriving nl
Portland. The warehouses nro crowdci
with wheat and the fleet of vessels coming
to carry it away Is larger than over known nl
Portland.
Tno tanks of Umntllln county hnvo ? 1,030-
fMX ) on deposit , wbllo the county this ycni
produced $250 for every man , woman inn
child within her borders. This Is a record
tbntnny county might bo proud of.
Linns Busbnell , an old pioneer who hn <
lived in Douglas county since lsr > l , died in
his homo in North Ten Mlle Monday , Octo
bar f > , aged 7tl years. The deceased lcavo.it
wlfo and nine sons and daughter ? , all ol
whom , snvo the two youugost , uro miu'rlcii
and bavo families.
\VnHliiiifiIon.
Seattle Is jumping to the front ns n divorce
center.
Olympln bonds .to tbo amount of 5115,030
voro sold at.2 per cent premium.
Tbo corner stone of tbo Pacific Lutheran
university was laid at Tacoma on the fith
The government is making determined efforts -
forts to break up tnu smuggling gangs on tbt
sound.
The Tacoma Smelting and Kcflnlng works
shipped 4,250 bars of bullion , valued nt
$05,040 , during September.
'The artesian well nt Farmlngton Is down
135 feet , nnd tbo water la running over the
top of tbo pipe two nnd one-hull feet above
tbo surface at the rate of 500 gallons per
hour. Tbo flow increases ns iho tiolo goes
down.
'iho total valuation of property In Seattle
"
for the purposes of taxation in "l Ol is newfound
found to bo 541,007,105. The tux levy Is 4 < < ;
mills , nnd the result should bo $200,732.21.
Out of this 873,1150 Is needed lor interest on
tbo bonded debt , leaving S127'i82 for current
expenses to tlio end of the year.
The chances for tto development of a vcrv
rich gold and silver district ton lo fifteen
miles beyond D idwood in the Bear valley
section , are very good. The mines discovered
there by the Bunch brothers and Hugh Gard
ner nro exceedingly rich. But llko all the
mines in central Idaho cau only be reached
by pack trail.
California.
David Skerry , a pioneer of MS , suicided at
Son Joso.
Tbo total value of property at S&n Joselis
placed nt Sn,472,2S.- ) .
Sacramento's ' Chinatown was completely
wiped out by firebugs.
The weekly pay-roll of tbo China bcet-
.iiigar factory is from $2,500 to ? 3,000.
SacVamonto squandered $10,000 In n futile
attempt to strike natural gas.
The vast irrigating system opened in Per
n's valley , San Diego county , Cal. , brings
100,000 acres of heretofore worthless lund
under cultivation.
The oil wells in Ventura county are now
producing largely. A union company formed
by four small companies , turns out 500 bar-
ro's daily , and it has driven twenty-five new
wells during the year.
The now oil well at Conliuco , Tularo
"
county , Is down 3(10 ( foot , with"a flow of
twenty barrels a day. The company is ar-
rnntrfnir to bore , ten wells 1,500 foot deep in
different localities. The wells will be ten
inches in diameter.
The California State Board of Trade is
authority for tne statement that California
shipped east during the year 1SIJ ! 4IJti44,752 ! :
pounds of vegetables alone. This includes
potatoes , onions , peas , beans , etc. This is
2,402 train loads of ton cars each.
The wheat exports for the first three
months of tbo cereal year have been ex
tremely noav.v , reaching 4aa3,3Uj : centals ,
against 2,495,370 contain for the sumo period
last year. Tlio total for September was
Ii52i ; > : t0 centals. The price has averaged
i0 ! cents per cental better tboii last
year. Tbo Hour shipments " this year are the
best in many years , For this cereal year
they nro 30i,3'J3 barrels , and the total for tbo
nine months is 800,413 barrels , valued at
S4,102,21)3. ) Thirty-seven vessels cleared from
San Francisco with wheat , barley and flour ,
in Septomuer.
A Point to Kimploycra.
A clerk in a Texas store informed
his employer Unit his fainter was going
to get married and 'that ho wanted n
furlough of forty-eight hours to attend
the wedding , which was to take place
out in the country somewhere , says
Texas Sittings. The merchant could
not well nparo the services of the young
man for that length of time , but I'inally
consented to lot him go on condition
that ho would return promptlyat the
expiration of two days.
"As soon as my fortv-eight hours are
up I'll bo hack'said , the young man
hurrying off to catch tlio train. And
that was the last ins employer saw of
him for six solid days , when ho came in ,
gripsack in hand and a beaming smile
on his face remarking :
"Mack on timo. "
' Hack lime ! " roared
on the exasper
ated employer. "Do you call six days
forty-eight hours ? ' '
"Of course I do. What else do you
call it1
"Have you lost the use of your mental
faculties , or are you trying sir , to take
unwarranted liberties with mo ? "
"Why , "I am surprised ! I told you 1
wanted forty-eight hours of recreation ,
didn't 1 ? ! )
"Certainly , nnd I gave It to you ? "
"Just so. And 1 work in the store
eight hours a day. cioa't I ? "
"Of coin-so. "
"Well , cjghl into forty-eight goes six
mos , and I've been gone oiirht hours a
t'ny for six days ; eo you see I'm on
dime. If there is ono thing I know bol-
Itor than anothorU is how to bo on hand
at the appointed hour "
A I'ollupiiiiin as u Moral Tonolior.
A 7-year-old boy was in nn tip-town
police station yesterday for being ono of
a gang of small hoys who had broken
into a store and stolen a lot of things ,
Bays the Now York Sun. The police
captain himself happened to be in the
room , and. noticing the youth and in
nocent looks of tlio prisoner , decided
Hint ho would glvo him u fatherly talk
ing to and lot him go. So , seating him
self and drawing the child close up lo
his knees , he began :
"My little son , you go to school , don't
you ? "
'Yos , Blr. "
"And you go to church , too , don't
you ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Ann don't you go to Sunday school ,
too , every Sunday ? "
"Yon , sir. "
"Well , what do you lonrn at Sunday
school ? Don't you learn to bo good
boy ? "
"Vos , sir. "
"And not to tell lies ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"And not to steal ? "
' ' sir. * '
'Yost , .
"Not to do any of those bad , bad
things , but on the contrary to ho a * > up-
port to your poor widowed mother to
bo u good , honest boy ? "
"Yos , sir. "
Uy this time the boy was whimpering ,
nnd the policeman told himself that as
an exhorter and teacher of morals hu
was a holwlng success.
"Well , " ho concluded , reaching the
climax of his argument , "why in h I
nnd d n don't you try to bo good ,
then ? "
t
Tbo latest suiting * are In rough woven
lacklustre cloths , and even wool trouterliiB *
have como to bo tbo vogue ,
SOME NEWS OF THE CHAM ) ARIIH
Washington hm nlrcuity begun propnrnllon
nnd plans for Iliu twenty-mill nntionnl mi
ciuiiintont | of inn Orixnd Army. Kxoci
utlvunnil Invitation cominlttcflit linvo hoc
appointed , which nro onlnntod with Hi
worn of devising detailed pliuu.
Alnmily tlioro li a demand for the sorvlco1
of nt least a committee on quarters. Inqul
riesnro coming In from Grand Army post
nil over the country asking for liifornmlloi
in rvtrnnl to quarter * . A number of commit
tees representing posts linvo already vlnltot
( hu city nml huvu secured qnurlors. In uilill
( Ion ( huro tire numi'rous ollior ilninUit Whirl
require time to perfect , uiul It is rocognlm
( lint nn curly start I * calculated to fnclhtnti
thonrrangcmcnt.
Tlint lit'ttur I'1 ' ! ' ! ) ! ) ! Iliinii1.
Atljutnnt Cluncrnl Dnltnu Is n chnrinlni
story ichor , says the Boston Globe. Ilo I :
tlio lift ) of tiny social clrclo hn happen ! ) to on
tcr. Ho tins n fuml of amusing aneoJotos nl
ways nt command , and can keep u company
In good humor for hours nt n timo.
It Is not often that ho drops Into rotninis
eencoa , however , but when no does so , am
relates choice bits of humor or pathos fron
his army experience , hu Is sura of atlontlvt
mid appreciative listeners.
In the army ho was familiarly known a1
"Hob. " nml was n favorite of oftk-ars niul
men nliko. Ilo is strongly attached to Ills
old conirndcs-in-nrms , and despite his usual
jovial disposition the death of one ot thoin nl-
ways Oils him with sadness , and brings tc
mind a host of fond recollections.
The other day ho received news of the
death of his old commander , the captain ol
the company In which ho served as liouten-
nnt. The general's eye moistened as ho
dwelt once moro In retrospect upon tlie
tented Held , mid his memory recalled one
af teranol her ol the men with whom ho had
so mueii in common.
"Ab ! " ho said , "tho men of that company
were splendid fellows to get along with , and
in action they would light like very dovils.
In fact , 1 bomotiincs thought they ( might too
well , for they wore reluctant to give up oven
after an engagement was ended. I can never
forget them and whenever 1 hear the name
ol ono of tin-in it invariably suggests sotno
incident of camp life or battle.
"Onu poor tellow particularly Impressed
hlmsi'lf indelibly upon my mind. His name
was liobort McCuIly. McCully was u waif
mid had bien taken from some cliaritahlo in
stitution and taught n trade by u benevolent
citizen ol the town in which ho resided. Ho
was young , not more limn li ) years of age ,
mid , unlortunatoly , could neither read nor
write. This hicl. of education om harassed
him considerably , since he was dependent en
tirely upon the uood olllces of otliers both to
write miit read nis letters for him.
"This work was usually performed for him
by ono of his friends , a noii-commtssioneil
olllcer ; hut ono day when his friend was
away on leave , mid ho was anxious to send a
letter home , ho secured the services of
another inemoor of the company.
"As I was sitting in my tent'l heard n rap
on the tcnt-uolR , and , looking up , saw Mc
Cully standing respectfully at the entrance.
Ho had received n letter from' home , and
wanted mo to read it for him. I took tno
letter and gloncing over it saw that it was
from a friend of nls benefactor , u gentleman
who had been almost equally kind to him.
It contained the most sovcro denunciation 1
over read of n man In my llto.
" 'You scoundrel , ' it began , 'what ' do you
mean by insulting my daughter in such n
manner after all I have done for youf
"And then it wont on calling him an un
grateful rascal , reminding him of his numblo
origin and llnally eiitlod by forbidding
him over to wnto another letter to the
family or to sot his foot in the house should
Ho ever return from the war.
" 1 conclnued not to read the entire loiter
to MeCully , but after give him a slight
Idea of its contents , oskcd him who wrote the
last letter ho sent homo for him. lie gnvo
mo the name of the man.
" 'Did ho read it to you ! ' I asked.
" 'Yes , ' ho replied.
" 'Did yon tell him to write anything in
sulting or anything you woulu have reason
to be ashnniudof i'
"Ho replied emphatically that ho did not. a
" 'Then , ' said I , 'keep quiet nnd say noth
ing to any ono about having received 'i letter
from homo , and we'll investigate this mat
ter.
ter."After ho loft mo I immediately wrote to
his friends at homo and requested thorn to
send mo the letter they had received. The
request was complied with , and in Hue time
the letter was in my hands. 1 will not tell
you what It contained. Of all vulgar ,
obsccno and Insulting epistles it was
the meanest and most insolent 1 had ever
read.
"To make the matter worse It concluded by
saying , ' 1 have lenrno.l to write since I have
boon in the army , and tnko the opportunity
to write my first letter to yon. '
"I sent for AlcCully and read the letter to
him. A more indignant man you never saw ,
Ho almost fainted from anger and astonish
ment. He swore ho would kill at sight the
man who had played such a dastardly mean
trick on him.
" 1 succeeded in calming him , however , and
assured him that the man should be pun
ished. And inv promise was kept. When
the man was bhown the letter ho acknow
ledged his guilt , but said ho only did it as
a joko. It didn't seem so much of a jolco
before I got through with him. But let that
pass.
"My Ilrst thought was to set matters right
with the young lady to whom the letter had
been sent. An explanation to her father re
stored the lad to the former esteem and con
fidence of the family. After that All-Cully
was the most faithful nnd loyal friend I hud
In the company. Ho sought every oppor
tunity to do me a favor , and was never hap
pier than when I illowcd him lode mo .soino
slight personal service. Ono day he came to
me ami said that t > o had determined to lonrn
to read nnd write , nnd asked if 1 would teach
him. 1 readily consented , and every night ,
though it was not strictly in accordance with
military discipline , 1 allowed him the use of
my tent that ho might be by hlmsoll to study.
Ho mndo croat progress , mid It was not
many months Uoforo ho could write.Vhcii
ho found that ho could write his name ho almost -
most jumped through the top of the tent In
the oxtrnvacancoof his loy , His grutltudo
apparently know no. ' bounds.
"Shortly after this wo went Into action.
It was the battle of Hpottsylvnnla. U'bilo
the light was the hottest , and I was moving
r.bout civlug ordcis to the won , I felt mysel
caught by the heel. Supposing that my foot *
had 'caught in .soino of the underbrush , 1 me
chanically stooped down , without looking
around , to disentangle it. As 1 did so , l foil
a hand clutching my nnklo. 1 looked and
there on the ground , gazing up ut mo , was
poor AlcCnlly. Jlls face was as white as
marble , and one of his legs had been shot
off. i
"Loltlng up In my fnco ho fnintly gapped :
" 'I ' thank you ! I thank your nnd then
lell over on his side , dead ,
"Tno ground for n distance of fifty feet
was red with u wldo streak of blood from the
lilnco where ho had lint fallen , and from
which ho had crawled to reach mo.
"I have witnessed many harrowing scenes
in army life , but nothlnir more touching than
ihat. I think of It frequently , mid often in
: ho night , when I awaku , I HCOIII to boo In
ho darkness the wl'lto face of poor , honest ,
rnlthful AlcCully , just as ho looked up at mo
.linn , mid hoar his dying words of gratl-
.ude. " .
Camp Flro
"Now that the war U over , nnd peace has
ipreud her white wings ovnr this broad lund
ifours , wo will soon bo mustoroi out , " said
ho general at the camp llro. "It Is sad to
eciill familiar faces and recollections of
lomrades tried and true , who do not return
vith us. They gave their lives for their
'ountry. mid now sit around their camp Urea
m the other shore.
Do you rouiombor young C. of the Ohio
mtery I
Atltosaeaho niado the best hot with a
lannou that I can recall during my four
oars' somco.
Ho was only n stripling of a boy , not over
wcnty , mid looking still younger. Ho wus
hen a lieutenant , commanding n section of
wo guns , attached to our brigade tomporar-
ly. As wo stood In line wu could see with
lurKlimo * a division of confederate Infantry
tdvuncliik In line of battle ; In fro'it of tlm
ntor the comnmndlui , ' general riding on
hu typical wlilto home , moro often beard of
n war than seen , as most pruaonl oftlcors
irofor moro subdued colon ,
"The ground win butnmocky , and the line
would thniirir | | ( inUroljr mnl ( linn wm
vlow nielli n tlifr nmrrhml nrnr UIH tic t'k
r i. c. nt UiAl ( lliUni'0 nHtimlttitiy in perfect
order MI ! on vlow. I Judu'tf limy Mfr
mlle away , \ lum youn ( ' . ordered ilin Him *
nnr * to try ( hum with Minll , Mlicll nflor
fdioll wont Mirlnklnif on Its mlMlmi of dcntli ,
Omt paused over and nnothor foil iliorl , nmj
thu cimti'ilcriiten t'linin stimdli.v on
"With each Mici'codliiK tiii'ntro to phtnt a
shell whcro It would do the most good , IOUHK
( . ' . buoainn moro nnd innrti oti'ltnl , Klrt ho
throw his i-ip on Ilio ground , ( hen his wml.
nnd , llnully jumnlntf fr.mi hli hnrniv Im tlnn\r
Ills Kiiatuimicrs fro.u hU iliotildci' * . mid ,
nmlilsiiho laughter of nil Maudlin ; nroumf.
hn almod the gun. Tlm * hnil llrcil struck
thOk'ronnd mid imploded directly hcncntli
the white IIOIMO , mid both hn nnd
( ho rldor disappeared in n cloud of imolto
mid diir.1. The ndvmicln ( > rnlutim halted
mid was thrown Into hnmodlatu cnnfuMon ,
\Vhnthorliwansupnrlor.-iltlll or H rlmnco
shot , I novcr knew. 1'oorC , lie wns
with us on 'tho nmroh to the sea. ' fteuv l-'ott
McAllister the column was halted liv % oma
obstructloi. in fnnit. Ho unit I rode forwnni
to nscortmn the cndso. Tlio ilrit. shot fired
from a reuel battery commanding the ronil
teen off his head , as neatly its If uitu n
saber. "
"Tho worst frlghtcnrd men I over saw , "
said the linigo with an nminod urosslon | > of
conntenmico. "was nt Pen Uldge , when wo
wore attacked by the federal troops. For n
bo.ly Horvnnt I hud a strapping negro boy.
\\tiosoduty It was to look nftur my blankat.4
nml rations , mid , norro-lliii * , ho was forever
crawling intosonu- of the way plnco to
sloop , .lust as wo were nxpoctlng the iidvnnci )
the federals opened llro on us at rather closa
rango.ViMvciuonthoHklrtnish line , ami
in a moment our men wore deployed In battla
array. Just as the llring bcitau to grow
heavy 1 heard n piorclngi yell and saw my
negro boy Hying along between the lines.
Every stop would have measured 15 fcot , and
every time his foot struck the ground ho
would yell 'Oh , Lord ! ' Inud enough to bo
heard in both camps. With him ho had my
blankets nnd ration ? , mul at every jump ho
\\onld lenvo n portion of uiio or tno other in
his wake. As far as 1 could see him ho was
going lilto n frightened deer , and long nfto
ho wn.i out of sight 1 could hoar him veil , lla
had been sleeping exactly inldwnv botwoou
the lines when the battle opened , and it la
not surprising that ho was 'scaroil. Two
weeks elapsed before ho returned to camp ,
but ho conld never be induced to talk of his
1'oa KIdgo experience. "
"Out in Kentucky , " chimed In the Captain
" 1 witnessed a peculiar occurrence which
illustrates the uncertainty of human life.Vo \
wore marching through an 0(1011 ( stretch of
farming country , nnd at the distance , M
nfti-rwanl ascertained actual
by measure
ment , of more than a mile wo espied n rebel
soldier sneaking along ochind : hedge fence.
With us was a detachment of sharp-shooters ,
mid one of them , Jmt for the fun of the
thing , as ho expressed it , took a shot at the
Johnny. 1 { dslng his rillo to his shoulder , ho
glanced quickly along tlio barrel and llred.
Thuro was n distinct interval of several seconds
ends and wo saw I ho rebel leap into the air
and fall to the ground. When wo vouchee !
the spot ho was sionu dead , having becu shot
through the head. "
1 at Seventeen.
My first nn.'o.tiiiwith } Henry \Vuril
codior was in the curly part of May ,
18HO. Ho wits u clnssinnto of : i brothel'
of mine , in Am hurst cello o , ami very
clo o frioiulH. The two worn just out o'f
Uioir freshman your wlio-n , together
with another cull ego classmate , thoV
walked from Amhorat to my father H
house at west Sutloii for their sprlnff
vacation , writes Mrs. Henry Ward
Heeohor in the first paper on "Mr.
lioei.'hur a ? T Know Him , " in
the October Ladles' Homo .luurni
al. At that time younjr JSoerhofr
was not quite J7 years old ,
bi t so young and boyish wag his HM
pearancothatnoono would have thought
him moro than 15 an aje } wlion boys nro
usually awkward and painfully ha'shful ,
J''or ' tiiat reason my family feared wo
might not bo able to entertain or make
the young man comfortable. Hut awk
ward ho never was , and his roguish
mouth , his laughing , merry eyes , hia
quaint humor , nnd his quick rc-pni'too
soon dispelled all such anxiety.
IJoforo the first evening lie spoilt at
our house hail passed , none of the family
felt him to be a stranger.
My father was absent with some of hifl
patients when the young men arrived ,
but rolurned in the evening when all
were laughing heartily at some story
Henry had just told. Father .stood in
the doorway tall , dignified and some
what Htorn , at micii n tumult. When. .
aware of his presence , my brother at
oneo introduced his classmates.
Little by liltlo tlio fame snbtlo inllu-
QIICOS which had pervaded the whole
uveiiing's enjoyment , stole over father's
face , and long before it was time to ro-
Lire , they wore tolling mirth-provoking
stories as choot fully as if they were
boys together.
When at length the "good nights"
ivcro exchanged I loft father and
mother by the lire 1 made some prepa
rations for breakfast.
As 1 returned to the room father was
saying :
"Well , ho is stnnrtl Ho'll make hia
mirk in the world if ho lives. "
"Who , father ? " J asked.
"Why , that young Uocuhor. "
Such was Henry Ward Heocher when
[ first saw him ; and , tnith to toll , ha
vas not remarkable for his beauty.
Mow He IlliiHli'att'il "In I'oHltion.
lie Bottled back in his easy chair , put
lis feet on a foot rest , lit u elgar , and
or live minutes lot the mnoko curl up
iround his head. Ho was a picture ot
lomfort , ays the Chicago Tribune.
Then his wife interrupted his mcdita
Ions.
" ( loorgo , you're gutting la/.y , she said.
lie shook his head.
"Hut when wo wore engaged , " she
> orsistod , "you were as active as any
nan 1 over saw. Whv , you were al-
vays getting up excursions , and you
ve'ro the life of every party. ' '
Hu pulled out a llltlo whilT of sinoko
md nodded his acnuiosreni'o.
"What's the matterr1" she asked.
He took another pulT at bin cigar anil
hen said :
"Ever Bee a man try to catch a train ? "
"Why , yes , ' ' slio replied in mirpribo.
"Kvor see ono rush on to the station
ilatform just as the train fiboincd nl-
uost goneV' '
"Certainly I have. "
" ( iota pretty lively inovo on him ,
.idn'tlio ? "
"Why , yes ; ho ran the entire length
f the platform as fastas ho could , lint ,
"
j'jorgo -
"Yi-K , ho just barely caught it. Ho "
"Hut ho caught it ? "
"Of courbo ho did. But , ( iuorgo ,
ou'ro straying "
"Did ho keep right on running ' in-
urruptod ( leorge.
' Certainly not. Ho .settled down In
eat and made liiiiuolf as comfortable aa
lossihlu ; got a palm leaf Ian , and five
linutos later hcomod porfoetly con-
unfed and happy. "
"Well ? "
"Well , what of itV"
"Do ' you expect mo to keep on ruu-
\\liy Ilo Q ill Din Olimvli.
Ono ovonlng , after u hard dav'b loll ,
nys Smith , Gray & CO.'H Monthly ,
leorgo returned homo and found hla
, 'ifo weeping. Ho iiKjuirod tlio rauso
; ir the "uheddlng of tears , " and was in-
jrmod that hla "motliorinlaw'who
, 'aa of the orthodox Imrbod-wiro kind )
ras danguroiisly ill , lioorge , qu . 'li awn
ash , ran to hur room , and wln-n uiio
aw ( icorgo cho looked uji at him with
iulo face and haggard foaturos. and
aid In boft aniUyinpathutic tones
"lloorgo , doaicat , I fear I Hhnll have
u leave you noun ; wo have alwnjN boon
nml frii-iulM tugi tlHjr , ( ioorgo. and t
ioiii MM m to ID' i-t > DU in lnmvon
'i * . . > M-I > aft- i iliHtHhodiud , ( .corgo
a hi.u-o ihL-n ntuppi'd going to church.