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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1879)
THE WEST SHORE. September, 1879. PRK.SCOTT, ARIZONA. We give a picture of 1'rescott, the capital si Aricona, taken tomo yoara ago, more for the purpoae of allowing tho general feature of the surroundings than to delineate the city aa it it. The growth of tho city ia ipuitc rapid, and thii fact mutt be borne in mind when examining the illustration: 1'reacott waa thua named in honor of the eminent American writer, and standard authority ukjii A.teo and Spanish-American hiatiiry. The site thus selected ia near the in teraci tiou of the 34th purallel of latitude with the II 2th of longitudo The ttreeta all run with the cardinal points of tho compass. A like excellence of judgment was shown by its founder in naming the streets after persons identillod with the former or present history of the Territory, auch as Montexuina, Cortex, Mar ina, Alarcon, ("oronada, Whipple, Aubrey, l.eroux, Walker, l.uid, etc. Its broad itMMI reach out from a central plar.a, giving ample sides almost to their tops till the still night with that low, soughing wind-music that has such an indescribable though melancholy charm The sunrise ami sunset, esimoially the latter, drape the t ill ridges and high peaks in a variety of striking hues, while the deep, serrated aides ol the range lend .lee,, .hailows wherewith to tone the picture. In the midst of them, clue to the ground, broods the peaceful town. A niiv-iii iiim n.KKK relates that when he "used to tend store at Syracuse, the old man came round one day, and says he: 'Itoya, the one who sells the moat lietweru now and Christ, maa gets a vest pattern as a present.' Maybe we did uot work for that vest pattern! I tell you there were some tall stones told in praise ol goods just about that time, but the tallest talker, and tho one who had the moat cheek, waa a certain Jonah Squires, who roomed with me. He con Id 1 ,1.0 a dollar out of a man's pocket when he had only intended to spend a IMMtj and the ladies bird bleas you ' they just handed ot er their Kcket honks to him ami 375 MKTKOIts AM) Mr'.rKOHlC PHKNOMKNA. When ohn era band together to watch awry iUartar of the sky, and In keep on the lookout through the whole night, the number of umlaut that present Ihemselvs la vary great. Ill this way It has been ascertained thai upward of 011 the average, which are coiispicuoiis enough to be sr. 11 without instruments, come a it hio the view n( the observers stationed al one locality. Anil it la computed that telescopic no t. . ia uiiiit he about 41) to Ml lino as union oua aa those visible to the naked eye. Theeo result may lie obtaineil from uhterva tions msile at one alatnui; hut when concerted ibeerv atioiia are carried on at different alalloiia several other (acta of intereet com to light. My simultaneous nlaservatnuis at distant stations, II has Ui 11 discovered that the lughl oi meteors ah..,, the surface of the earth usually rangee (rum r.ll down to '.II miles, the aterage hlghl being alhiut till iiulesi that the direction ol their flight ia toward the earth, either in a vertical or in a sloping direction, and that their speed In A '. .'aT. M aX...- I atW3sWWHIa . ' ',"5mrOV'J i & - ,H ' ' . BXri t fV . ". i'iT rn ksi i 1 1 r, Till: AI'ITAI. OF ARUONi I'.i i . and avoiding that density of struclui and population which so jeopardize the sanitary coudition of many of our large cities. The building ire of atone, brick, and pine. The vicinity of I'rtacott "Ion amide fa cilitiea for grilling purposes. The bill and mountain aides, far up to the pine aud cedar l It, are covarsd with the bunch graaa usotto or black grama. The soil is more moist than to th south or north. It is arid and daaolate in both directions to soma extent Sheep do better in the vicinity of the Hdl Williams mountains, portions ol tin Km I 'olorado ( hiouito, the famous San Francisco mountain and the vicinitv of Mineral I'ark and th Hulapata than in the immediate m mil) ol I'raaoolt. Thereabout the rattle range ar k'H and ranches are iOite tdsnty Timber pin m plasty, cedar and dwarf oak to eosn tent -i found evwywber This portion ..( Aruona and north of it will be the ebirf source of timber eupplt . Tb flora and timber ( the ncighliorhwid are d. idodly too ol the temperate leoe. As kt tlU the altitude, there is a clear, cold, gray ton in tb alreoepbere, which lead a peculiar ! arm of i la own to tb surrounding landaoap. Tb great pin which clothe the mountain let Mm do what he likasl. On night Jonah oki in, up with 'Ity J: old fellow, if you think that atu's got cotton In It, I'll bring down the sheep that it waa cut from and make Imu own his owu wool. 1 won't wear out, other , wore a pair of pants of that stuff for live years, and they ar aa mmt now aa when I Ml MM them on Take it at thirty eenta, ami I'll aey ou il n't owe me anything. Kh, too ilear ' Will, call it in.l) eight cent. Whal d'ye sa) ' Shall I tear It ' All right, its a bargain I leal Jonah's hand playing abuul lb l drlothes for an maUttt, then rip, tear. nl ...in. i lung or nth. r, ami I hid my head un.ler the blanket, perfectly oonsulaed with laughter, and MM lhst Jonah hail lorn the beet sheet from Mf to ltt.im. When I awoke Mil morning I found that tb back of my night shirt was split Ir un tail to liar band.'' Kiatraoor I'arfav fireproof pf ) be made, ar. inbng I.. lb l'karmltkt .sfeatr, from a poll' naurting one part of vegetable nber. two parts of abeVs, 110 part ol MM. I J part of alum. Tb ink is mad from' U parte ol gtW'biU, 0 part of copal varntak. : 5 part, ol copper aa. SO parts tiaetare tJ eetgsll., and a eufnewot liiiaaUty of lavllfu carina. rims! caeea lie between .HI ami AO nulsa a i. lid We thus arrive al the conclusion that visible meteors are phmioMna of our own alimw.i.re, ami aa the atmosphere rear he a hi lit, al in.ei. of I Ml mllse, ami is, therefor, but a thin him over so vaet a genie aa lb. earth, it la nhvinoe that the tiw lelors al any one place can so only a very small portion of lb meteor which darl al"Ul through all parte of this envelope. Altar making alb.aam-e lor this, we am furies! MsnaV bide that in, I.e.r Iban as P. ISal.lsa) ol Lodie pea dally Into lb earth's atmosphere, ol wbnh about ;,MI.UUI ar Urge enough to he seen wtlb lbs naked eye on a clear eight an I in the ahane ol the neei 'eoefcsr lUhmt Mmtk As Albany girl waa fnghleaxd lain sense! .. ... by a Wa band, ami died. CsenaJI; lb. rceulu ol each leflielioae ar nasi fatal, but tend t.. produce bad language and iasai.il) f'.rt v an repairs thai a call sboubl no be mora then fifteen annate Tbi rub dna pfal) t" uewspepet off! ee Kdllor doa'l hav anything els to do kul rseelte vMNm.