THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MONDAY , < TANUAttY 20. 1SDG. n
Pulse of Western Progress.
A year from now there will be at lead forty
largo artesian wells lu Ilrule county , South
Dakota. The mignltude of thcso ntlts will bo
more readily understood , says a Chamberlain
dispatch to the Sioux Fall ? Argus-Leidcr ,
when It Is stated that each of them Is capable
of forcing water through fifteen miles of
ditches , the ditches being of large size and the
streams rapidly flowing brook * . This would
moan something like COO miles ot running'
water. At the end of each of these ditches
largo lakes have been formed by the surplus -
plus water. These lakes are now scattered
all over the prairie throughout the county ,
and as their existence Is Independent ot nat
ural rainfall they become permanent feat
ures and are of no small benefit to vegetation
In providing heavy dews during the growing
season.
Thorough tests of the great artesian well
struck in this city a few days ago , have
now been made , and tha estimate ot the
flow already given Is found to have been
very conservative. The well throws the
eight-Inch stream to a height ot twelve feet
above the top of the pipe. During the test
this stream was reduced to two Inches and
tbo pressure of the well forced ! the water tea
a height ot 1C2 feet. The pressure ot the
well Is found to bo 101 pounds to the square
Inch , and the flow Is 4,350 gallons per minute.
This would bo 261,000 gallons per hour , or
6,204,000 gallons for each twenty-tour hours.
Reduced to barrels. It would bo n total ot
slightly more than 112,363 barrels every
twenty-four hours. This will glvo to the
reader but a slight Idea of the flow of this
J' | mammoth well. It greatly exceeds In volume
if , of flow any other well , aside from the mill
| f well ( also In this city ) , in the northwest ,
and Is todjy the greatest controlled ar
tesian well In the United States , with the
possible exception of a twelve-Inch well at
St. Augustine , Fla. The gusher Is located on
i "ti4 the bank of a creek which flows through the
Ijl city , emptying Into the Missouri river. Usu-
( VI ally the crock 1 * dry at thls.scason ot the year ,
but now , with the water from the now well
flowing into It , the former creek Is a fair-
sized river. The well Is 690 feet deep , and
la very securely constructed. Eight-Inch
plpo extends all the way to the bottom , and
a ten-Inch casing extends down 310 feet.
GUNNISON GOLD.
Commissioner Harry Lee ot the state min
ing bureau returned from tbo Gumilson min
ing region , where he vlslteJ the Vulcan camp
nnd made o. trip through the Vulcan mine ,
says the Rocky Mountain News. The com
missioner Is greatly Impressed with the rich
ness of the mlno and the region , and says
If the property were at Crlpplo Creek it
would set miners wild. " "
"The ore , said he ,
"runs all the way from $10 to $3,000 to the
ton , and Is a puzzle to the most experienced
mining man. The vein la very large. It
ranges from country rock through soft , light
material to translucent and opallzed quartz.
The Vulcan Is a shipper and It operated con
tinuously will make the district widely
known nt an eaily day.
"At Spencer there Is n great deal of
| ; A- activity. On Mineral Hill there l a claim
' " * which la now In eight feet of ere and gives
a cleanup of $16 to $19 on the plates. I
was told that 300 tons of ere sent to Gllpln
county gave $19 to the ton , nnd 150 tons
sent to Telluride gave $16 to the ton A
. twenty-stamp mill Is being put In , and be-
I ' , f ° ro the end of the Bummer n mill of 100
'l . > stamps will bo In operation.
" 1 saw a piece of ore taken from a depth
, V of sixty feet near the old camp of Wlllard
that absolutely sparkled with gold. The vein
I , \ 'was three Inches wide at the start and now
contains fourteen Inches of solid ore. "
I- Mr. Lee says he thought he was acquainted
with the Gunnlson region , but the wealth
that is coming into view shows him that ho
has a great doa.1 to learn of this remarkable
gold district.
RICH STRIKE ON THE BLUE.
TMs entire district was thrown Into a state
ol excitement over the reports ot a big gold
discovery on the Blue river , in the Blue
range , about thlrty-flvo miles north of hero ,
says a Graham , N. M. , dispatch to the San
Francisco Examiner. That the reports are
well founded is evident from the fact that
those coming from the scene of excitement
bring samples of gold-bearing rock which run
from | 2 to | 500 pop ton. Some Colorado
miners have been working quietly in this
range for t'everal months nnd now have a
largo amount of ere ready for shipment. They
are coming In to secure animals to pack the
ore out.
At the first Intimation that a strlko had
been made In that section all available pack
oulmnlu were pressed Into sorvl ) and every
.man who could shouldon a pack la searching
for the "Blue , " giving all the camps a dc-
sorted appoarancc. The old-timers claim
that placer gold was found In great quantities
I- In the Blue river several years ago , but that
the claims were abandoned on account of
Indian hostilities , which cxlcted at that tlmo ,
and ot late no attention has been paid to
Ii that section. This strlko is In a mountainous
country and can only be reached by oiage
from Silver City nnd from hereby horso.
i COLORADO STONE ( JUAJtRIES.
The Btone quarries have contributed their
full share to the general output of Colorado
during the year of 1803 , and the prospects for
the greater advancement ot this Industry In
1800 are said to Bo very encouraging. No
new quarries of importance have been opened ,
says the Denver News , but thoio in oper
ation are sufficient for all needs for years
to come , and , In fact , are practically inex
haustible. Something entirely new In the
way of grnnlto In Colorado was the dls- ]
covery near Sallda of n black granite , which
is said to bo a very superior stone- for mon
umental purposes. This granite Is sus
ceptible of a very high polish and Its ap
pearance Is rather unique. It Is of no
utility , however , for building purposes , being
too hard to work. The railroads unloaded
3,880 carloads of granite and othar stone In
Denver during the year , about SO per cent
of which was used by Denver contractors.
Of the pink granite brought In from Platte
canyon quarries , 250 carloads were for
warded to Omaha and were used In the con
struction of the new government building at
that place. The entire superstructure of
this building , which wilt cost $800,000 , will
ba of Platte canyon granite. Mr. Alkcn , su-
porvlolng architect for the government ,
stated that this stone Is equal to any that
ho ever saw , nnd spoke In very compli
mentary terms of the Denver contractors.
Of thd total number of carloads of stone
received at Denver during the year , con
tributions were made by the various quar
ries about as follows : Arklus , 1IG ; Stout ,
425 ; Platte canyon , 400 ; Qunnlson , 100 ;
I
IN TIII3 WINTIll ! SI5ASO.V
And Tor out-door occtiiiatluns our wool
felt boots with ruhbur overshoes at
$8,60 for the combination can't bo
beaten nntl for street , store or ofllce
wear \vo have u upcclnl drive on $1.50
calf , cork solo anil enameled men's
shoes thnt wo offer Monday for $ ; j.OO.
You'll bo sure of wnnu , dry 'feet with n
pair of 'em ,
I
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 Farnam
Lyons , 1,125 , and Glenwood nnd other quar
ries on the line of the Midland railway , 1.600 ,
The year's product Is estimated to bo worth
| C3G:00.
C3G:00.LAND
LAND FOIl HOMESTEADERS.
The United States land office at Los
Angelas baa been besieged with Inquiries re
garding n certain tract of government land
close to Santa Barbara , nnj open to entry ,
which was described In the Call several
weeks ago , says a Santa Barbara dlrpntch
to the San Francisco Call. The call corre
spondent visited this liind , and Is prepared to
j ppoak authentically ot Its character. It Is
situated on the top of the Santa Yncz range ,
at an ulovallon of. 1,600 or 2,500 feet. A
half mlli ) from Its eastern boundary arc ex
cellent roads leading down Into the valley ,
and while It Is true * that a considerable
quantity of the land li "on cdgo , " consisting
of steep and rocky hillsides or abrupt
gulches , and that there are other barren
and stony tracts , a considerable quantity
Is Invol or lightly rolling , with deep , rich
toll. No other rnngo Intervenes between It
and the ocean , and the view from all points
la picturesque and beautiful In the extreme.
There ere many springs of water , although
to supply a large population It would be
noco ary or deslrablo for settlers to com
bine. The frost rnrcly touches hero ; the land
la exposed to the sunshine and the cltmato
the jcar around Is delightful. In fact the
summit of the Santa Ynez will at no dis
tant day be known ns n great sanitarium.
There \s \ a rich growth of oak and chaparral
on the tract. In every 160 acres there are
from two or three to forty or fifty acres
of the best tillable land suitable for growing
any variety of vegetables. Olives would thrive
almost anywhere.
The drawbacks ) to settlement ere the lack
of connection with a ro.id , the need of do-
\oloplng a water supply , the altltudo ( which
latter lias Its compensations ) , and the dis
tance from Rotllcmcnts. No ono should go
upon It without being prepared to make the
necessary Improvements and to wall several
juars for an Income from the propelty.
THE DAKOTAS.
A lot of German farmers near Scotland
hcvo formed a stock company and will go
Into the creamery business In the spring ,
They already liavo 300 cows nnd will In
crease the number. Another creamery pro
ject Is talked of.
There will In nil probability bo a special
election held In Faulk county POIIIO time In
March to give the people nn opportunity to
vote on the proposition of the county Invest
ing In artesian well digging outfits to be
leased to the farmers tor sinking wells for
stock and Irrigation purposes ,
The Castnlcn steam flour mill has found a
use for the Russian thistle. They use the
tMstle for fuel in running the engine , and
claim they arc cheap nnd make a good flro.
They pay farmers $1.50 for n load weighing
about a ton , nnd burn on nn average two
tons a day. They use the thistle with wood.
The Indians at. Lower Drulo agency have
received thirteen carloads of wagons and two
carloads of harness , and during the past few
days largo numbers of them have been haul
ing the wagons and other freight to the
agency from Chamberlain. There are 350
wagons In the lot , and they will bo dis
tributed among the Indians.
DM. Parkhurst and Duller , the eminent
Now York divines , have written South Da
kota clergymen protesting against the pro
posed bull fight In Nowlln county. A Deadwood -
wood dispatch having stated that the bull
flght was to bo for the purpose of obtaining
funds to build a church , letters of protest
are pouring In from the clergy throughout
the cast.
The stockholders of the Southern South
Dakota Fair association held a meeting at
Scotland and elected a now board of direc
tors. It was the unanimous expression that
they would have a fair this year. This as
sociation Is In good c&ndltlon financially.
The grounds are valued at $8.000 , with an in
debtedness of only $2.000. This will be the
inxth annual exhibition.
Another rich strike la reported from the
Contra ! hills , this time at the head of Castle
creek1 , in the cement beds , where It Is
claimed a ledge of cement has been found
In which nuggets as largo as beans are Im
bedded and so rich that good wages may
bo made with a pan nnd mortar. In early
daya Castle creek produced a large amount
of placer gold and It was at < lrst thought
that the recent discovery was simply placer
E"ld cemented In a was-h mate-rial , forming
n conglomerate. Dut such Is not the cise
ns the ere is solid and appears to bo a vorti
cal formation.
Prospectors are lively and
the country for miles around has been staked
off and located.
COLORADO. '
Great excitement prevails at Douldcr over
the gold strike reported at Walker's ranch
on South Boulder creek. It Is reported to be
a very rich strike and many miners nnd
prospectors have left for the place.
Dr. T. J.
Reed , a prominent miner of Cole
rado Springs , Is authority for the statement
that what Is supposed to bo the south end
, ° , In'lene'ldence ' mine has been found
south of the Yankee Jim claim , on the prop
erty owned by Josepb C. Helm of Denver.
The Poverty gulch country , at the head
of Spring gulch , Is receiving a great amount
of prospecting. This locality contains the
greatest amount of porphyry In any part of
the Geese creek district. The Immense crater
Just south of Stoney park contains distinct
, . of a" lmmcnso body of ere in the
n AnSftrJU ? f006,11 ? nwde on a now location
on McQulety hill , crossing tbo American
Belle ground , Is significant of a new Impor
tance to bo given to HID nysoclatlon of the
porphyry sheets with both contact and
flsstiro veins , says the Durango Herald. Per
tions of the ore In the now find ran well and
cstlmated " 'at ' the value will exceed
trn * > .
0.Tho
The camp of West Greek Is forging ahead.
The ,
people experienced a number of pleasant
SN ? ± " bV" ° dl vcry of gold In three
. , C" ' an ( B " '
covering of w
n rich vein of porphyry by the
ttatp t' ' ? ' ! " > "Tlor- Now s also cWes
" lias
hodv fPn"hTyler oponcd nn Immcnso
Wer , , | ; - < le ere I" "o Niagara at
There Is considerable excitement
In Boul
der county over the
reported rich strike in
tbo Ruby at Ward. R. A. Duncan , the
E.B0rn0tirnt ? n'"g ' i"an a .personal fr ° m tllat oxamlna dltrlct'
tlon ot the- reported strlko and found It
genuine. In the 200-foot level , Mr. Duncan
reports that there Is a body of ere over
feet wide and of a high grade class of smelt.
Ing oro. The Ruby Is locatoj on ono of the
strongest veins In the district and can be
traced for a distance of three miles , and
i
t i PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT.
PU1XCULV PIANOS
Prospective plnuo purchasers ponder-
In } ; for pointers will flnd profitable
pleasure In possessing n perfect Klinball
pliuio. On payments rented traded
or sold on terms that uro yours.
A. Hospe , jr ,
Ulnslc nud 4rt. 1513 Douglas St.
upon It nro located such well known prop
erties as the Milwaukee , Silent Friend ,
White and others which hare produced much
surface mill ores , but the Harrisons have
derclopod the lluby Into a first-class prop
erty and the strlko Is expected to stir up
things in that vicinity.
In the North Star lode , owned by Mrs.
Anna Smoot , the workmen struck rich ga
lena ore that will run up Into the hundrcdn
of dollars In gold to tbo ton. This Is the
claim that Mra Smoot prospected for nnd
discovered nnd staked by herself , nnd has
hired the work of development done so far ,
nnd the present Indications nro that she will
i from this Umo forward receive plenty ot
, money from the property to pay nil expenses
and also have a flno largo bank account.
Saveral prospecting parties left LoveUnd
for Camp Carter and the Crystal mountain
mining district , and more are preparing to
gD in a few days. Several now discoveries
have been made and confidences among
miners Is growing stronger that both camps
will have a bom ns soon as spring opens
up. A mill run obtained a few days ago
from a two-foot vein of ore within eoven
feet of the surface gave $18 per ton. Several
pros'pecto are being developed , which Improve
In depth.
A report from Georgetown says Edward
Ugan , owner of the Lafo Tenco mine , a re
cent discovery In Cascade district , has dis
covered a vein ot ere only ono Inch In thick
ness nt present , but measuring one-half
Inch pure gold , A test made ot some ot the
quartz returned $900 to the ton. The only
wcrk done on tbo property Is a shaft or dis
covery nineteen feet In depth. The vein
In the floor ot the shaft Is Increasing In
thickness as further depth Is obtained , and
It bids fair to bo the greatest nnd made In
this county for years.
WYOMING.
Buffalo Is enjoying an old fashtonsd mining
fever.
A flouring mill will b ; orectej nt Dayton In
the spring.
.Over 100 claims were Jumped In the Bald
mountain district New Year's day.
A mining expert has been examining the
coppsr prospects north of llawltns , and make *
n very favorable report.
A now coal mine has been opened near
Saratoga. The vein is about elglit feet In
height and the coal Is of excellent quality.
A number of men are at work building
cabins on the road from Sheridan to Bald
mountain for the convenience" ef parties goIng -
Ing to and from the mines.
A syndicate composed , ot eastern capitalists
Is to Invest $200,000 In the Four-Mile placers
If satisfactory arrangements can bs made
with the prefent owners of the. property.
A ditch Just nbovo Glenrock , on the north
side of the Platte river , which has been
building for the past tlijee years , Is com
pleted. This ditch will cover about 2,000
acres ot land.
The Converse county Irrigation ditches are
being enlarged nnd Imrpoved. In La 1'rele
county especially Is this true. The Table
mountain ditch Is being Improved by the
construction of two tunnels , aggregating GOO
feet In length. The successful results of the
Powell reservoir has Induced the farmers to
build some more , nnd It Is altogether prob-
nblo that several new reservoirs will be
constructed the coming spring.
OREGON.
Hops have been Belling in G rvals at from
2 % to 4 cents.
Mongolian pheasants are destroying a great
deal of the winter wheat in Clackamas
county.
Green grass , four inches high. Is reported
In the deep canyons at the mouth of the
Deschutcs river. The sheep are enjoying It.
A correspondent of the Albany Democrat
says the people at Brownsville are beginning
to make gardens and prepare for summer
time.
Tlio schools at Cove , In Union county ,
have been closed for am Indefinite period on
account of the prevalence , of scarlet fever in
that community. '
The steamer Grey Eagle surprised the In
habitants of Jefferson by making a run up
the Santlam river to that city. This was
the first time the putt ot a steamboat had
been heard at Jefferson since 1SS2.
A move is on foot to open a trail from
Foster to the Quartzvlllo mines. The res
idents In t'io vicinity of Sweet Home have
subscribed 400 days' work , and the business
men ot Lebanon have agreed to do their
share toward completing the enterprise ,
Charles Green , ono of the Johnson creek
miners , has Invented a floating power for
hoisting water that will probably revolution
ize hydraulic mining. A model was exhibited
In operation that gave evidence of success.
Several business men were Invited-out to see
the machine operate , and were highly pleased.
A rich flnd Is reported In the Sanger min
ing district , In Union county. After run
ning a tunnel ISO feet on the claim known as
the Amelia , an cighteen-lnch ledge ot free
milling ore was struck that averages $10 n
ton In gold. The ledge Is well defined , and
the ere Is of the same general character ns
other Sanger quartz.
Word has reached Eugene from a private
source , says the Register , that Sampson McConnell -
Connell of Eugene , who has been prospectIng -
Ing In the Jackson county district for the
past eighteen months , has struck a pocket
from which Ii3 1ms taken $10,000. On mak
ing the find ho eald nothing to any ono , and
kept quietly at work until ho had cleared
the pocket and had banked the metal.
WASHINGTON.
Wheat Is quoted at 40 cento a bushel loose
and 42 sacked at Ellonsburg.
The Spokane flouring mills produced last
year CCS.OOO barrels ot flour , against 333,250
barrels for 1891.
Tacoma has a Schlatter. Ho Is a priest
of the Puyallup Indian trlbo and is said to
perform marvelous cures.
The Jam in Arlcansaw creek , in Cowlltz
county , has been broken , and 1,500,000 feet
of logs nro being run out.
C. J. Cornfortli , a young Clielan rancher ,
Is arranging to bring tn a carload of thor
oughbred shorthorns from his old home In
tlio east.
Falrhavon has a fish-smoking establish
ment , whore thousands of boxes of herring
are smoked. Ono ( Inn In Portland has sent
an order for 10,000 boxes.
Fourteen additional nail machines arrived
from the cast for the nail works at Sultan.
There are flve different sizes , but all are
designed for making omall nails. The works
have been operated overtime for some weeks
to keep up with orders.
The other day , nt.thc mills of the North
western Lumber company In Hoqulam , was
cut a stick 119 feet long and twenty-two
equaro. It was n beautiful pleco of
timber , without knot or blemish. This fa
thn longest piece of timber over cut on
Gray's harbor. It will be used as a mast
for the whooner Volunteer.
Herbert Adams , chief engineer on the
Point Lomi , was In Montcsano , having the
papers drawn by which ho transferred a three-
! xteentlis Interest in an Alaska gold mine ,
for which he receives $14,000 , Four yearn
n < ; o Mr. Adams and another gentleman In-
vi- red $ SO each In the mine , with the- above
i milt , hlu partner selling for $20,000.
Tlicro la a movement to ocuro a govern-
inunt station In Washington for testing the
timbers of the Pacific coast. The Washing
ton Chapter of Architects suggests having
tha machinery placed In the State university
building at Seattle. The tests would be made
under government supervision and all re-
prta would bear the Impress ot United
SUU-S oftlclals.
The Paclflo Coast Milling com
pany of Falrhaven has again begun -
gun operating Us saw mill , which
has been clojad two months and prac
tically rebuilt In consequence ot the effects
of a boiler explosion. Ao reconstructed , the
mill Is greatly Improved , cutting 100,000
shliigloa and 00,000 feet of lumber dally
and employing ninety men ,
The Skaglt river Is as high at Mount
Vernon as It was at any tlmo during the
flood two years ngo , although not much damage -
ago ap yet has been dpne , owing to better
dikes and energetic action on the part of
the cltlzeno. The most ( erloui damage is
along the Great Northern railway In the
vicinity of Fir , whore COO feet of track In
washed out and the land lc three feet under
water.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Crab apples In Montana this year were
bolter money-maker * than standard apploi ,
and Montana craba have become ao popular
In the east th-jt It Is ilmposslb1e to meet the
demnnd for them.
Phoenix , A. T. , is' tA have new gas
plant to furnish ( del gfis for cooking nnd
power purposes. , , . , ,
The Woodland wqqlei\.mlt | is running day
nnd night , having cpntracts on hand amount
ing to over $30,000. ' "
By the census of ' 1SJ5 the population of
1,09 Angeles county wni 101,451 , and at the
present tlmo It Is variously estimated from
140,000 to 175.000. _ . _
Colonel Boyle ho7 > been making n fresh
lot ot ns ? ys Trom Mr. Ely's claim at Como ,
Nev , Ho finds that the vein Mr. Ely has
dlpcovcrcJ averages in value fully $ COO per
ton , 75 per cent being gold.
Joseph Sauvo hni' struck a bonanza In
Pine Nut , Nev. , Irt'tho'shapo of a two-foot
ledge , situated about a mlle south ot the
Anderson ranch. The boys from the camp
say that gold can bo e > een In the rock with
the naked eye , nnd plenty ot It ,
A lady writes the Carson Appeal trom
Truckeo that some tlmo ago a man named
Pat McNulty had ccal oil poured over him by
two nien and was then set aflrc. Ho has
since died In the hospital ot his Injuries. She
further writes that owing to the fact that
the parties Implicated were In high society
circles the local paper refused to mention It.
If her statements are true n murder has been
committed under the most outrageous clr-
ctur.stnnces. and the perpetrators of this out
rage should bo legally tried for the act. The
correspondent sends the names of the two
men , but they are withheld for further par
ticulars.
Mr. E. II. Lewis , the Chicago capitalist , is
about to launch a boat on Snake river that
will bo the biggest thing of Its kind afloat.
It is a veritable floating mining camp. In
order to form some IJea of the structure It
Is only necessary to enumerate a few things
that It carries. First , there is an Immense
stationary engine and boiler , which together
weigh upwards of 24,000 pounds ; then some
dredge.5 nnd cranes and pumps ot all sizes
and descriptions. On the boat Is n good sized
boarvllng and lodging house Intended to accommodate -
commodato anywhere from twenty to fifty
miners. This mechanical battery will move
up and down the Snake river , working the
channel nnd banks for cold.
An estimate gathered from the Wells-
Fargo agencies , and the mint receipts shows
that the Nevada output of precious metals
for the year will bo In the neighborhood of
$4,000,000 , which is $500.000 larger than the
output of 1891. Much of the output of Ne
vada's gold mines Is not recorded in this
state , but goes to the Sclby smelter works.
Some lo taken over the mountains by wngon
transportation nnd does not over go through
the express olllce. The recent gold discov
eries at Buckeye , Pine Nut nnd Dayton
promise to add many millions to the future
gold output. This means a magnificent gold
mining revival In this state , which will give
Nevada moie solid prosperity during the
year 1696 than It has had for the past ten
years.
HKCIiM1 DHiCilNGS.
American IluliiN UN Interc-Ntliifir nn
Tlioxu of Ancient Troy.
President Brlnton delivered the annual nd-
drcss before the Philadelphia Numismatic
and Antiquarian society on "Results of Re
cent Diggings , " referring to the most im
portant excavations that have been made
during the half year In the Interests of
archaeology In various parts of the world.
Dr. Brlnton spoke of the latest explora
tions at Troy , snys the Philadelphia Tele
graph. Dr. Schllcmann did not live to com
plete his Investigates. , Through the gen
erosity of his widow and certain German
savants , excavations hdvc been continued
during the past year byiBr. Dorpfeld.
They prove that Dr. Schllemaun was mis
taken in many of Ills conclusions regarding
Troy. Ho regarded the * second city as the
Homeric one ; but their explorations show
It was tha fourth city , a city. Indeed , much
larger than Dr. Schl'emann had any. Idea of ,
that was the Troy of the epic. It may bo
concluded from the , worjc that Troy existed
as a contemporary city with Argos , Mycenae
and Tlryns. and was destroyed about the
time that Homer and the others claim for it ;
that It was destroyed by tribes sweeping
down from the north , .th'e Trojan war being
but'a slight episode1 in ( hat migration.
> Speaking of Babylfcnia/ho said the Investi
gations of the Department , of Archaeology
of the University of Pennsylvania may be
regarded as the leading discovery of the
last year in Assyria , referring to the ex
cavations at Nlffcr , an ancient site slightly
southeast of the site , or supposed site , of
the city ot Babylon. A year or so ago the
clylhders seemed to Indicate the explorers
had reached the slto of the flrst Sargon ,
3500 to 3700 B. C.
They came then to a solid pavement , upon
which were placed the foundations of the
temple of Sargon. Last year , digging
through this pavement , another city was
found , in which the cylinders carry back
recorded history 500 to 700 years farther , so
that wo can now trace Babylonian history
to 4300 or 4500 B. C.
As to diggings In the new world , on the
occasion of the Congress of Americanists ,
hold by Invitation of the Mexican govern
ment in the City of Mexico in the fall of
last year , the government , desiring to fur-
n'sh something of Interest to the congress ,
upon the euggcstlon of certain Mexican an
tiquaries "mado a series of excavations at
Teotlh'iaoan. The ruins hero are regarded
as the most extensive and remarkable lu
America.
There are two pyramids , ono of the sun
end the other designated as that of the
moon. Operations were commenced along
side of one of those pyramids , when It was
found that. Instead of striking the base of
the structure , the explorers found Its con
tinuation , showing that the edifice had been
partly burled , nnd extended far baneath the
covered sides were found to be covered
with stucco painted with symbolic designs In
brilliant colors.
From the account given by Prof. Fred-
crick Starr of Chicago , It would appear that
a great mass of earth had been deposited
around tha pyramid by the hand of man.
Wo have here another buried city , surpassing
In extent the wildest fancy.
Again , In Cliania , In northeastern Guate
mala , a coffee planter from 'Hamburg
named Uleseldorf has been examining the
many mounds which exist In that district.
Some of the results of his work were
brought before the society at Its last meet-
Ing. Ho discovered remains of a people of
the highest type , comprising a number of
painted bases , now in the museum at Berlin.
Referring In conclusion to the work of
Mr. Mercer In Yucatan , which , he stated ,
had been carried on at great personal eacrl-
flces of labor and health , Dr. Brlnton said
that he had brought back results of great
importance In the line of history. Ho had
clearly established that the Mayaa brought
their culture to the peninsula , but we are
not obliged to say that he found the true
culture-layers In which tha earliest man In
Yucatan must have existed. Wo must look
for those on the const joe In the shell heaps.
Salvation Oil hasicnrod many of rhouma-
tlwrt when other remedies failed. I'rlco 25c.
Another notable ganip animal of the north
west la said to bo fast traveling the road to
extinction that the 'buffalo went. The big
horn , one of the gre-afest attractions to
sportsmen hunting In the Canadian north
west , la being indiscriminately tOaughterod
by the Indians , becai3V'of | ' the high prices
now paid for heads Jand' nets of horns. The
matter was brought- the attention of the
Natural History EocirtyAof ( British Columbia
last week , and the VcCldty has appointed a
committee to wcurb1' proper protection for
the animals. It la t'aunbat very few rums
have been seen thhpyoari The Indians have
been slaughtering the animals In bands , re
moving the hides 'onD horns and leaving
the carcasses. Two : or 'threo ' yeara of such
slaughter as is now cuing on will , it Is said ,
causa the extinction of the bighorn ,
Dewltt'a Little Early Rtiors cure indiges
tion and bad breath ,
Wlmt C uIII They Ilnve 8iiMi > criMl f
Chicago Tribune : The overworked bank
cashier who was lu ne d of a vacation had
written to an agent of a steamship line to
this effect :
"I am thinking of taking a trip to Central
or Southern America , Plwee acquaint mo
with particulars relative to rates cf fare , etc. ,
to and from the var'ou ports tieually visited
by tourists at this season of the year , "
The answer came by telegraph :
" ( Private and confidential ) . One of our
steamships will leave for Honduras next
Wedne day. Shortest and quickest way out
of the country. "
One Minute Cough Cure Is a popular remedy
( or croup. Safe for children and adulta.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
An Enthusiast Mirrora What the Putnro
Has in Store ,
ASTONISHING DEVELOPMENTS PREDICTED
Advance of Klcotrlcltr Durlnff the
1'nM Your llnllroml Sliced
xlntr tlic Idle 1'ower
ot the Tlilcn.
An electrical engineer ot Philadelphia , with
A boundless confidence In the possibilities
of his profession , takes the developments
of the past as a mirror ot the future anil
confides in the Philadelphia Times a sum
mary ot his conclusions. Says ho :
"The wonders wrought through electricity
are , though great enough tobe called as
tounding , nurely to bo compared to the
opening of the first pages of a book , and
a book which unfolds such startling facts
that they teat the credulity of the reader. "
Continuing , the electrician sn'td : "It Is still
within the memory of many living , when
thd world opened Its tycs and mouths In
profound amazement , when Prof. Morse dem
onstrated the fact that words and messages
could be telegraphed from ono place to an
other with lightning-Ilk ? rapidity. It Is but
n few years plneb when burglar alarms were
Introduced to thwart the actions of criminals
bent on housa plundering ,
"It remained , however , for Edison , a tele
graph operator , to bring the matter Into
practical shape , so that the unknown , subtle
and mysterious power might bo measured In
volts and nmprrcs. The possibilities , yea ,
the probabilities of the future In the line of
electric advancement , are so great that to
contemplate them Is enough to make one's
htnd whirl with astonishment and awe.
Active brains are at work , the best Inventive
skill Is uigagcd In planning to meet neces
sity. I have looked Into the matter and with
the past as n criterion , I can readily see some
ot the Improvements that the future will un
fold. "
When asked what he expected to eec he
replied : "I would rather keep the matter
to myself , for I know my Ideas will be
laughed at and held up to ridicule , yet as you
Insist I will tell you what 1 think will come
to pass. In ths near future when electricity
has full sweep our railroads will all have to
\i2 \ elevated so that there will bo no crossing
them by persons or vehicles. Then one may
start from Philadelphia after breakfast and
bs shot ovsr to New York In tlmo to do a
morning's work , como back for his dinner ,
return to New York , and In the evening
whlspsr through the all connecting telephone
and tell his wife not to expect him homo
for an hour later than his usual tlm ? , as he
lias to meet a friend In Washington and ac
company him to Chicago before returning
home. Why. sir , you will be able to step
on a train here in the morning , fly acres
to San Francisco , spend several hours viewIng -
Ing the wonders ot tha Yosemlto val
ley , take lunch In Duluth on
your return and get back homo In
tlmo to make a deposit In your bank before
It closes. Go , yes , Indeed , It will soon be
go. Indeed. In matters pertaining to house
hold affairs the same advancement will bs
seen. One will bo able not only while sit
ting In his library or lying on his bed to
touch a button nnd turn on n light , or rcgu-
late the temperature of the house , but can
also indicate to the butcher , milkman , grocer
or baker what Is needed for the day's sup
ply of food. Ho can also , by simply touchIng -
Ing a button , have his morning newspaper
sent through tubes , nnd from the village
tavern have his morning "oyo opsner" sent
direct without the trouble of his going after
it. There will bo no need of heavy clothIng -
Ing when these things come , overcoats nnd
heavy wraps will bo relegated to the past ,
for they will bo supplanted by thin garments
of finely woven wire and asbestos , which ,
being charged with electricity , , will retain a
glowing warmth in the coldest weather for
forty-eight hours. So thoroughly will every
thing be charged with the subtle fluid that
men , women and children will be compelled
to wear rubber soled shoes to prevent their
being fatally shocked whllo walking the
streets.
THE ELECTRIC GLIDE.
"I use the term walking when I should
have said gliding , for wo will then glldo In
stead of walk. A novel attachment to carry
in ono's pocket will put a 'gait on him' that
would astonish our record-holding sprinter ?
of thp present day. Just now there Is con
siderable talk of pneumatic soled shoes.
Theho will never become popular until the
pocket electric motor Is Introduced. Then
the air-cushioned shoe soles will become n
necessity. In my calculations , or predic
tions , whichever you please to call them , 1
can readily ses what is approaching , and as
sure you , sir , that the crowning glories of
the electric ngs will surpass those of all
other ages. Take , for Instance , our war
ships and the latest improved Instruments of
destruction to bo used on land. Thpy , not
withstanding their Immense co t , will fade
Into Insignificance when compared to what
will be brought Into uss by electricity.
Imnglna for a moment an electric torpedo
charged nnd ready for action , with nothing
required but the touching of a button to set
It In motion. Then see it flying through the
air at the rate of ninety miles a second ,
guiding Itself by a nicely arranged attach
ment toward the target , and by the. . force of
tto blow exploding with the force of 10,000
steam boilers , penetrating , shivering and
tearing Into shreds the thickest of our mod
ern steel armor plating. Perhaps you have
scan a carpenter with apparent eass shove
hlu plane over a board and the thin shavings
curl over his hand. Well , that will e'vo '
you a faint Idea of how the electro-charged
bombshells I have just mentioned would
curl up the steel plating on modern gun
boats.
" 1 believe If wo should live to s'e the first
quarter of 'tho twentieth century , and
neither of us would ba old men If we should ,
wo would be able to take an aerial trolley
rldo to the north pole , stop nnd dine on
Gieeninnd's Icy mountains , study the habits
of the dwellers In that long-sought region
and get bnclc home In tlmo to take our
families to an electric concert.
"Steam will bj no more thought of then
than Is the antiquated tinder box , which
our good grandmothers used to fuss and
fret over In manufacturing sparks enough
to set lire to a sulphur-covsred etlek before
they could t'tart a fire with which to cook
breakfast. Water will also bo relegated ,
so far as washing Is concerned , Into the
realm of uselessnccs. A cake of lc ? , brought
by express from the Arctic region , and a
blest from nn electric tap will Instantly re
move all dirt , and us quickly dry , fold and
Iron th garments.
LOOK OUT FOR FIRE.
"Tnko a tpade , turn up a small quantity
of soil , hold a portion In your hand , hold
It to yonr rar , thtn Knell It. You Trill ib
serve flrst a slight motion , litar n faint
sound as ot th moving of dlsinut timber
and already notice the odor of lint 1)3
you know that the fore s held in yuur hnnd
are from electricity ; thnt the earth tor
three fct deep Is alive with the unseen
potter and forms < h > stcfet of vogMahl" life ?
Waves ot electricity are constantly patMlng
through the soil to unseen billows , thus
keeping th toll from souring , as the bil
lows of the occnn kefp the wal rs from
becoming stagnant. To dcmonstr.it ? this
fact , go to some rock-bound pool , dip out
a quantity of the polluted water , phc * It
In a bottle , cork and t aside fcr a hort
time. Then take the bottle into a dark
rccm , shake the bottle , draw out the cork ,
and you will ses tiny forks of blue light
ning shoot out from ths bottle , and It you
keep perfectly quiet you will hear faint
muttcrlngs like thunder. This conies from
the flint-like rocks preventing the unbroken
flow of ele-ctrlclty through the soil nnd from
the lr becoming ch.uj ; d and emptying It
self Into the water.
"Electricity , ns Is being' gradually shown ,
Is flre the fire of friction , If you will , the
first knoun by the Inhabitants ot our glob- ! .
Look at an are lamp and tie , ? Its combined
pparks fts they ( m" from the carbons so
swiftly that they are taken for a regular
fliuuo ot the eye-bedazzllMK light. In the
ngcs to como the charge of clccti Icily will
k cp on accumulating , until some commo
tion of the earth will cause It to Ignite ,
when , In the twinkling of an eye , our world ,
with all It contains , will bo curapt and con
sumed by a conflagration that will startle ,
If not frighten , the Inhabitants ot other
plinets ns they look down upon the flaming
mass and see It burn up one of the greatest
works of the Almighty's cratlon. "
SPEED ON RAILROADS.
Henry S. Maxim , the well known Inventor ,
writing In Casslor's Magazine , says : "I see
no rearou why wo might not expect to double
the speed of steam-driving Mllroad trains.
Ordinary electric trains should travel nt the
rate of ninety to 100 miles nn hour , and cx-
prciva trains at , say , 120 ; but In order to do
this It would be. necessary to 9 > construct
the cirrlageo as to enable them to pass
through the. nlr without any great rcrlptanc ? .
The train should bo pointed at both ends.
and have the appearance of being all In one
piece ; even the wheels and axle trees would
have to b ? boxed In. I nnd In my experi
ments that atmospheric okln friction on a
smooth surface Is so very small that It noc3s
not be considered as a factor at all , but
the power required to drive a rough or Ir
regular body through the nlr Is very great.
Electricity could , of course , be advan
tageously employed en existing roads , but
It special roads were to bo constructed a
comparatively cheap line could be employed ,
nnd oa the electrical train would bo vastly
lighter than the steam train , extensive grad
ing and tunneling would not be necessary.
The line might follow approximately the
contour of the country.
In the steam-drlvon train great power Is
required to enable It to mount even a plight
gradient , and all this energy Is wasted In
lie.it and friction on the brakes In descend
ing the next grade. The extra amount of
? nergy consumed by nn electrically driven
train mounting a gradient could again be
utlllzeJl In descending the next gradient , be
cause the descending train , moving nt a high
velocity , instead of having Its spsed checked
3y the UDU of brakes , could turn a switch
n such a dtrectln as to convert the motors
.hemslvea into generators , which would
actually send a current Into the line which
would bo available for the use of other
trains. Tho'storing of energy developed by
a descending train has always been a de
sideratum ; It Is quite impracticable to use It
with steam-driven trains , while It is a slm-
ib matter in trains driven by a cable or
jy electricity.
ELECTRIC ADVANCES IN 1805.
Referring to electric developments during
ho past year , Mr. Maxim says : First and
oramost among the features of electrical ad-
nnce In 1895 must bo considered the new
conditions established on the steam rail
roads by an agency which some believe des-
Incd In a few years to banish the steam
ocomotlvo from the face of the earth. '
Valuable work , too , was done hi "electri
fying" water powers , and a stimulus was
tfiven tn Idndrtvl work.
Incidental to power transmission is nl-
vays the question of distribution , and it is
noteworthy that 1895 raw the use of elec-
rlelty on the Erie canal close to Niagara ,
> y means ot "electric mules , " or motors
hauling boats along , from stout lines on
poles , thus abandoning the cruder method
of using the- trolley system and attaching
the motor to a propeller which churns up
the water and chews up the bank. The
writer bellsves that the equipment of the
whole Erie canal will swiftly follow , sec
tion by section. Under "distribution" also
may bo Included the work being done In the
equipment of mills , factories and machine
shops with electric power , the motors dis
placing all other agencies and being run
from a central power house. A long list
could bo glvon of the establishments thus
fitted up during the last twelve months.
Another form of the use of electric cur
rent In large bulk during 1S95 has been Its
application to the arts of moiallurgy nnd ;
chemistry. Aside from the wcrk In
aluminum and carborundum at Niagara
Falls which was already familiar on a
Emaller scale we see the production of cal
cium carbide in large quantities by means
of electric current turned loose on a mix
ture of lima and coke. When water Is
brought Into contact with the calcium car
bide , wo got the new acetylene gas , which
has such a brlll'ant flame and such nn
abominable odor , and with which , It is said ,
the whole business of gas making Is to bo
revolutionized. This material is reported
also , to open up , for easy production , a long
range of other good things In chemistry , nnd
stsps were taken last year to manufacture
It In large , quantities.
Ill ( ) 111 I'll TlIllUH
People overlooked the Importance of perma
nently beneficial effects nnd were satisfied
with transient action ; hut now that It Is
generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently cure habitual constipation , well-
informed people will not buy other laxatives ,
which act for a time , but finally Injure the
system. _
Old Hickory.
Some very good stories , not recently In
print , If ever , were brought out nt several
of the celebrations on the 8th of January.
Among these Id this ono , showing the in
domitable will of Andrew Jackson :
Jiirt after his death a whig friend of his
met an old family servant and began asking
him a few questions about his late master.
"Do you think , " ho said , "that the gen
eral has gone to heaven ? "
" 'Deed , I dunne , sah ; dat Jls' depen's. "
"Depends on what ? "
" Js' ! depen'e , Bah , on. of do gen'al wanted
to go , sah , er not , " said the old darkey ,
with supreme confidence In the general. "lif
ho wanted to go , sail , ho am dali , aho' ; an'
ef ho didn't , he ain't , sail. "
Piles of people have piles , but Dowltt'e
Witch Hazel Salvo will cure them.
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