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VOL. XXVI--NO. 46.
JACKSONVILLE, OKEGOJ, NOVEMBER 19, -1SSL
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
P. P. PRIM,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Jacksonville, Ogn.,
Will practice in all Uic Courts of the
SUtc. Office in Mrs. McCully'8 build
Ins, corner of California and Fifth streets.
DR. GEO. KAHLER,
pHYSICIAN AND SURGEOH,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
Office TH-" city Drug" Store.-residence in
war of the Court House.
Q. II. AIKEN, M. D.,
DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
rfACKSONVILLK, OREGON.
WOSct opposite T. J. It Jan's tton.
J. VT. ROBINSON, M. D-,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Jacksonville, Ogn.
Ofllce in Mrs. Ganung's building, Califor.
nia street. All calls promptly attended
to day or night-
MARTIN' VRUXMAN, M. D.
DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
Office up-stairs in Orth's brick,
denec on California street.
Rcsi-
P.JACK.M. D.,
niIY8ICIAN AKUSURGEON,
(Formerly of Glasgow, Scotland.)
APPLE GATE, OREGON.
Office and Drug Store at the Drake farm
on Applegate light miles West of Jack
tonville. Letters csm lie addressed either
EfcsnrnHo or Applegate.
- E. n.AUrKNHlETII,
a TTORNEY- AT -'X A Zr.
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
(Tilt rractu. in .11 tlc Gnirl. f the SI. I., rrnmj.1
J-Omce in OrtWs brick building.
li. F. DOWKLL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Jacksonville, oregon.
AlUnulness pUe.4UmTlin.I.wl!l receive r"mt
ittimtUn. 43-ipeclal .ttenliuu glren to clleo
tins.
WILL. JACKSON,
NTIST,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
D
TEETH KXtt ACTED AT A I.I.
bur. LlilRbiiiK B '
Imtnlntercl.if Jrlre.l,fur which extra
"chrc t ill I" made.
OSes nd resldmco en corner ol v.aiiiurni nu
Fifth itrnetl.
A. C. OIBBS.
L. B. 6TKARNI,
GIBBS & STEARNS,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS,
Rooo2 and 4 Strowbridge's Building,
TOUTLAND, OREGON.
rill practice In nUOcnrtief Record in the St.le of
tlctll.r attention lo hnlne In Fe.1erel 0nri.
1ST. t,. COON. M. D..
iWSTCIAN AND SURGEON,
Jnck.ontlllc, Oreson.
Bringing with him the experience or
thirty ycars's continuous practice, in
liis profession as Physician and Sur
geon, tenders Ills services to the people
of Jackonville and public in general.
Special attention given lo all Chronic
Diseases, ns well as those peculiar to
Females. ,
N. D. For the present all orders may be
left with D. II. Feathers at his Singer
machine office on California street.
- -- jB .-r Ifillll .TTT ltrm
United States Hotel
Announc ement.
Mruinme. ITolt. nronrietrcss of the U. S,
Hotel, Jacksonville, respectfully invites
public attention in general to the fact that
she keeps a No. 1 house in every particu
lar firswtlass tables and bed-rooms and all
accommoilations to maKo uic iimci mc
most superior one in Southern Oregon.
Madame Holt has adopted the lowest
scale of prices, so as to enable her num.
erous friends on the Pacific Coast to share
her comforts and pleasure.
The following price-list has been adopt.
,i. wirttj-lnea hml room, with first-class
tabic (or single person) $2 00 per day;
Single bed room, with excellent table, (for
single person) $1 00 per day; one eood
meal, superior to any that can be hart m
nn r,(v finest lunch, at any time, (day
or night) 25c.; n cup of coffee,, -with ex
cellent bread and butter, at any time, (day
or night) 12Kc MADAME BOLT.
Jactwaville May 14, 1881.
THE U. S. MOTEL,
Cor. 3d and California Sts.,
Jacksonville - - Ogn,
JANE JIOLT, Proprietress.
O. & O. Stage House.
FIRST-GLASS
AT ALL HOURS.
ROOMS TO LET BY THE "DAY,
WEEK.OnjtfONTH..
Prices Very BSodorate.
rVTi NEW HOTEL
BUILDING BE-
Wing completed lor occupancy.
thc un
dersign cd takes pleasure in announcing
that wo arc prepared to entertain the trav
eling public No pains will be spared lo
provide for the comfort of our guests and
to make them feel at home with us. The
most modern improvements have been in
troduced, and the accommodations of the
United States will not lag behind the best
appointed inland hotel on this coast. Our
tables will n!w.i3's bo supplied with the
best the market affords and served in the
best st3-lc by a corps ot obliging waiters.
The beds and bedding are all new and
fitted up in the inot comfortable style,
suited to the accommodation of single oc
cupants or families. JANE HOLT.
Jacksonville, March 5, 18S1.
ASHLAND
Livery, Sale & Fcctl Stable
Main St., Ashland.
pHE UNDERSIGNED TAKES pleas
L urc in announcing that he has pur
chased these stables and will keep con
stantly on baud the very best
SADDLE miUSK. HUGUIKS AND
C.VRKIVGUS,
And can fumuh niy customers with a tip
lop turnout at any time.
IIOKSKS RO.lRI:i
On reasonable terms, and given the best
attention. Horses bought and sold and
satisfaction guaranteed in all my trans-
acliaa?.. .. HENRY NORTON.
TcI3 ASHLAND
Woolen Mai.ufacturing Co,
Take pleasure in announcing that they now
have on hand, a full and select stock of
!I8K0K1S A53 K5l0EKVP
Made of the very best
NATIVE WOOL
And of which they will dispose at
reasonable rates.
very
Orders irom a distance will receive
prompt attention. Send them in and give
our goods a trial.
Ashland Wooi.kn M'f'o Co.
LUMBER, LUMBER
THOMAS' SAW MILL
AT THE MEADOWS.
TS NOV FULLY PREPARED TO FtR
JL nish the market w ith every description
ot lumber of a superiorquality. Thlsmill
is new throughout and furnished with the
latest and moslimprovcdmachinery,thcrc
by ensuring the speedy fulfillment of all
orders at most reasonable prices. Bills
sawed to order with dispatch.
2?"Give me a trial and I will prove
what I say, for satisfaction is guaranteed
in every case. JESSE B. THOMAS.
Table Rock, September 3d, 1870.
MM AMD L1MKVILLE
II.F.Philtipa : : : : Proprietor.
T AM NOW RUNNING A DAILY LINK
1 between the above points, leaving Ash
land with coach on Mondays, Vcdnesdays
and Fridays, returning next day. On
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each
week a buck-board will start from Ashland
returning on the following day.
PAKE, (cachivny) SS.OO.
Connection made at Linkville with
hacks from Lakeview.
Criterion Billiard Saloon!
CALIFORNIA ST.,
James p. BIcUaniel, Prop.
nnniS popular resort, under new man
1 agement, is furnishing the best brands
ot liquors, wines and cigars. The reading
table is supplied with Eastern periodicals
and leading papers of the Coast. Give me
a call.
Wagon Road Proposals.
Sealed nronosals will be received by me
at Waldo. Oregon, for building the Cres
cent City wagon road. Contracts for one
mile and upwards will bo let; bids to be
sent to me in care of Chas. Decker, at
Waldo, Oregon.
H. GASQUET.
T. G. REAMES.
, .E. E. REAMES.
REAAIESBROS.,
California ST.,
Jacksonville, - - - Oregon,
AHEAD AS USUAL ! !
BY ADOPTING
-' -
A CASH BASIS !!
THE GREATEST REDUCTION
IN PRICES
-AND TnE
LARGEST STOCK
-OF
GENERAL HERCHASDISE !
THE
GREATEST VARSETY
TO SELECT FRB1I IX
Any On Store in Southern
I
Oregon or Ixcrtliem
California.
ALL FOR CASH !!
OUR STOCK CONSIjO.F.-
iLL& WINTER DRY-GOODS,
FANCY GOODS,
LADIES' DRE?S GOODS. CASHMERES,
AND DIAGONALS, SILKS. AND
SATINS, nOOTd & fcllOES,
CLOTHING. ETC,,
LADIES' CAL, BIADE CLOAKS
WE GALL THE ATTENTION OF THE
ludi'f to the fact Unit wo have now
on hand tho lnrprt aud best pnlectnl ni-ort-ment
if L 1)IK3' DRES.S GOODS and FAN
CY GOODS ol orery description in South
ern Oregon, and we will henceforth make
tills line or goads onr speciality aud sell
thcra at
Cheaper than the Cheapest.
To ihe gpiilli'm"n we will hay, if you want
V No. 1 SUIT OF CLOTHES you "mn?t go
to Rcnmes Bro. to buy them a we claim to
Imve the best ftTOCK OF CLOTHING ia
Jackson county aud will allow noue to un
dersell us.
These goinli were all purchacd by a mom
her ol nnr firm from FIRST CLAS.S Home?
ir Sau Francifco and New York, and wr will
warrant every article and "fill thein as cheap
for cash as asy house in thr coanty.
Vfe also keep on baud a lull slock of
GROCERIES,
IlARDWAnE, Cutlery, Glassware,
CROCKERY.
A FULL LINE OF ASOLANI) GOODS
FA'AJI AND FREIGHT WAGONS
Plows, Gang Plows & Sulky Plows
' In fact everything from the finest needle
to a threshing-machine. Give us n call
nnd judge for yourselves as to our capucit)
of furnishing coods as above.
The way to mnke money is to pave it.
To j'ave it buy cheap To buy cheap pay
CASH for joar goods nnd buv of
RKAMKS BROS.
DAVID LnifJ,
AND DEALER IN
corona- TsnasazKrcs.
COFFINS FURNISHED ON THE
shortest notice and cheaper than at any
other establishment in Southern Oregon.
Furniture of all kinds kept on hand or
made to order.
nHUIDCiLEGE
AND fj
ZPi. CTJIjT'
REV. L L. ROGERS, A. .MfTresidcnt,
Piofessorof Ancient and IModem Lan
guages, Mental and Moral'Philosophy.
REV. LaDRU ROYAL, 'M., Vice
President and Profcssbrjfif'J Higher
Malhematics'and NaturarScieneej
JJRtJ. 4.Rocc?En5wtCJ-Tcacher
of Elocution, Principal of Preparatory
Department. v ,
3IISS A. VEBER Teacher of Instru
mental Music
MI-S KaTE T1IORNTOH, Assistant
Teacher.
Bzpensos.
TUITION r-?G a month, 13 a quarter
40 a year, One scholar three ycars,or
three, in same family, one year $100. In
strumental music or voice culture, $5 a
month. Vocal music in class, ?3. a quar
ter. Board, $350 a week. Rooms or cot
tages for self-boarding, $2 to $5 a month.
Tuition in all cases payable in advance in
cash or acceptable notes.
Coursos of Study.
Course in English Language and Litera
ture. Reading, Elocution, Euglish'Cram
mar, English Analysis and Parsing, Eng
lish Composition, English Literature,
Rhetoric, Ancient History, Mediaeval His
tory Modern History.
Business College. -Arithmetic, Book
keeping, Banking, Civil Government.Coni
merciai Law, International Law, Political
Economy, Algebra, Geometry, English
Grammar andRhetoric.
Course of Latin. Latin Grammar, Latin
Reading, Caesar's Commentaries, Virgil,
Cicero's Orations, Livy, Tacitusr Cicero de
Ofiiciis.
Course in Greek. Greek Grammar,
Greek Header, Anabasis, Greek Testament,
Memorabilia, Homer, LTeroditus, Demos
thenes' Orations.
Course in Mathematics. Arithmetic, Al
gebra, Geomctray, Trigonometry, Survey
ing, Mechanics, Acoustics and.uptics, As
tronomy. " I
Course in Modem Languages. French
Grammar, French Reader, Corrine. Ra
cine, German Grammar, German Reader,
uoetlie, scuillcr.
Course in Natural Science. Geography,
Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology,
Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemis
try, Mincrology, Geology.
Course in Mental and "Moral Philosophy.
Ethics, Psychology, Logic, Esthetics,
.11 oral I'luiosopny, uicism, nutters Anal.
-. . l.rLaian Evidences. W
Arithmetic, Urography, Pliygjwn Geogra
phy, Physiology,' Algebra. Moloay, Geom
"try, Rhetoric, "Natural Pliilosoplry. Bot
any, Ancient History, Modern History,
Chemistry, Astronomy, Mcntnl Philosophy,
civil Government, Book-keeping. English
Literature, Evidences of Christianity, Ped
agogics. Usual College Deorees Co.ifekreu.
Colleso C3.lorxcl.s-.
The Fall Tenn begins Thursday, Sep
tember 1, 1881.
Viuter Tenn commences Thursday.
November 24, 1881.
Spring Term begins Thursday, March 2,
1882.
BEADY FOR BUSINESS.
THE JACKSONVILLE STEM
FLOURING MILL
Commenced Manufacturing the best of
Hour on
JiOV.UY, Sri'T. 20, 1880.
Vc arc prepared to do all kiuds of Cus
tom Work, in the way of exchange offloirr
for wheat, chopping feed and grinding
corn. Vc have superior machinery for
manufacturing Hour and we ftjcl safe in
saying that we can do better work than
any mill in Rogue River Valley.
In exchange, wc will givo ,for good,
clean wheat. 3G lbs. of Hour and 9 lbs. of
mixed feed for each bushel.
Mckenzie & foudray,
Proprietors.
ti
NEW SABBLEILSKOP,
T
Jacksonville, Ogn)
: . .;-" Asm
Thomas J. KenneyErop.
T
t
HAVING OPENED OUT A NEV
saddler shop in Langell's building,
opposite Masonic Hall, I 'am fully pre
pared to do any work in my line with
promptness and dispatch. "Will keep on
hand a good assortment of saddles, bridles,
harness, bus, spurs, etc None but the
best California leather used. Job worL a
speciilty and prices to suit the times.
CTGivc me a trial.
T J. KENNKY.
Jacksonville, July 10, 1881.
ros. SALE.
A House and Lot for sale in Jackson
ville. Lot is about an acre land and in
good cultivation and newly fenced, with
number of fruit trees. The house is new,
20x28, IK story, three rooms below and
two up stairs bcsioes mere is a oarn anci
hen house, and the best well water in the
town of Jacksonville. For further par
ticulars inquire of Frank Krause.
KNABE PMJS0S
"For beauty of tone, touch nnd action,
I have never seen their equal."
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG.
"The Knabe'' is absolutely the best
piano made
A. L. BANCROFT & Co.
721 Market Street, s.F.
Sole Agents for Jlhe Pacific Coast.
Wi
hL.
Free to Everybody!
A Beautiful Book'for the Asking!
By applying personally at the nearest
Office OfTHE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.
(or by postal card if at a distance) any
adult person will be presented with a
beautifully illustrated copy of a New
Book entitled
GENIUS REWARDED,
OR THE
Story of the Sewing Machine
containing a handsome and costly steel
engraving frontispiece: also, 28 finely en
graved wood cuts, and bound in an elab
orate blue and gold lithographed cover.
No charge whatever is made for this hand
some book, which can be obtained only by
application at the branch and subordinate
offices of The Singer Manufacturing Co.
The Singer JJamifactnrin; Co. .
Principal Office, 34 Union cquare,
New York.
111RSAL COPYING CO.
OF SAN FRANCISCO
P. WERTZ,
Agent.
The undersigned having taken the Agen
cy Irom the Universal Copying Co., of
San Francisco for their celebrated India
Ink, Herlin Finish, Cra-on, Pastil and Oil
portraits is now prepared to have pictures
copied and enlarged on short notice and at
reasonable prices in the finest, and most
durable styles known to the art. Pictures
will be enlarged in India Ink and water
colors an size from 8x10 to life size, and
in Crayon, Pastil or Oil from 20x24 to
25x30 inches. All pictures enlarged, un
less otherwise ordered, will be furnished
with elegant black walnut frames and fine
gold beveled mats, and glass. Having bad
considerable experience in taking orders
for copying and enlarging I flatter myself
that I can give satisfaction in every case
where orders are entrusted to my care,
and good originals to copy from are fur
nished. F. WERTZ.
"0" B. P08TEL,
The Popular Barber
AND
HA1S nCi'
in
NEUBER'S BUILDING,
OPPOSITE
THE POST-OFFICE.
Jacksonville, Dec. 11, 1877.
CARL BROWN,
Carpenter, Joiner tfc Undertaker,
Jacksonville, Ogn.
HAVING RENTED Ed. "mith's old
stand, and procured a good supply
of lumber of all kinds, lam now prepared
to execute every description ot work in
my line, plain and ornamental, with dis
patch and at very reasonable rates, satis
faction guaranteed in every instance.
"Undertaking a specially. I will
keep on baud a" supply of ready-made
colllns.
Give me a trial and judge for yourself.
.CARL BR'iVN.
Jacksonville, June 29, 1881.
The Hopkins Saw-mili
SITUATED ON
JACKASS CREEK,
Torry and Liadlej
Proprietors,
Has been fitted up in first-class order
and the lessees are prepared to furnish all
kinds of lumber on the shortest notice.
All kinds of lumber sold as cheap as the
cheapest and all orders filled promptly.
All kinds of country produc." taken in
exchange for lumber.
SETTLE UP .
The undersigned wants an immedi itc
settlement with those owing him either by
note or book account. From those who
are not able to settle with cash he will
take grain at the highest market price.
settlement must "he made at once and those
indebted will take notice and call on
JOHN ORTII.
roll SALi'.
r HAVE 2.J.000 first-class bricks for sale,
1 which I will also trade at S10 per
thousand for grain at the following rates:
Wheat, 7a cents per ousiiei : uariey, ou cis;
and oats at 50 cents. JOHN ORTII.
h.lTmur:i:6n
Forwarding and Commis
sion Merchant,
2S2.oisoT3-ci.3rs5 Oregon.
All business entrusted to my care will
receive prompt attention. The shipment
of wool, hides, flour etc.. made a specialty,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
A .NOLL IDEA OF l-EUFhCTlW.
Old Parson Quigly, who was, in
days lang-syne, settled in Whotleville,
was an original. He was of that
stock of clergymen of which the in
satia'te scythe of Time has cut down
almost the last. Tho religious society
over which he presided was his society,
and in 'all things spiritual, us well as in
many things temporal, his word was
law. He was an upright man benevo
lent and k nil of heart; and as his dai
ly life squared with his teaching, his
people were quite willing thai he
should have his way.
It was the Parson's custom at the
close of his sermon, to extend to his
hearers the privilege of asking any
question or questions that might be
appr prmte, and pertinent to the sub
ject of the discourse. On certain oc
casion he took for the subject of his
homily, the Perfection of God's Works;
and he went on in his own quaint and
impressive manner, to declarp the abso
lute perfection of all the handiwark of
the Great Supreme, and he presented
the example to his hearers for them to
follow as nearly as they could. At
tho conclusion of the discourse he ex
tended the usual invitation: If any
were present who wished to question
him touching the subject-matter of the
sermon, he would be glad to listen.
Hardly had the words of invitation
dropped from the preacher's mouth,
when up rose a shoemaker of the vil
lage a graceless fellow, who came to
church not oftener than twice or thrice
in a year, and who scotFed at religion
in all its forms. He was a man sadly
deformed, bearing the misfortune of a
buck terribly humped. In fact his
shoulders projected above the top of
his head.
'Look here. Parson," he demanded
malevolently, "do you mean to say
that all God's works are perfect '
"Certainly," was the mild, but em
phatic response. -
TJ. jjjsiiPil-JL"--..::?-)
stepping upon a footstool, so that his
deformity might be apparrent to all,
and looking around with an expression
of grim triumph upon his homely face,
"what d'ye think of me for a piece of
God's handiwork!"
Parson Quigly looked down upon
the man, and with just the least bit of
humor pervading the solemn benignity
of his countenance, he replied,
"I think, my friend, that you are
the most perfecthumpback I ever saw 1"
The shoemaker settled down out of
sight, and no more questions were
asked.
Jliijor hanscr nml (lie Mule-Wliarkrr.
Major Sanger, who is known in mil
itary slang as a "bantam" was return
ing one day recently from Bismark to
Fort Lincoln, which is across the river,
and the ambulance in which he was
tiding was nelayed by a team and wag
on driven by one of the class known
as mule-whackers in this section. The
driver nf the ambulance and the mule
whacker got in a wordy altercation,
and Major Sanger became very indig
nant at what he believed to be imper
tinent language and unwarranted in
terference in his journey. He jumped
from the ambulance, a Tom Thumb in
size but a Goliah in fury, and ex
claimed:
"Get that wagon out of the way.
The mule-wbacker looked at him
quizzically and asked:
"Who the devil are youl"
' "I am Major Sanger, of the army,
sir, and I want you to get that wagon
out of the way."
The mule-whacker ejected a mouth
full of tobacco into the road nnd re
marked: "Do you know what I will do with
you, Major Sanger, of the army, sir, if
you don't make less noise with your
mouthl"
'What will you dot" inquired the
major, looking as large and fierce as
pas-iible.
"I'll set a mousetrap and catch you,
Major Sanger, of the army, sir, and
give you to my puppy to play with."
An anonymous donation of .1000
has been made to the Church Mission
nrj Societv for sending a missionary
to the Mackenzie river and the shores
of the Polar Sen.
The wife is tlm sun of tho social
hVSteni. Unless sue aiiraci, meru i-
nothing to keep havy bodies, like
, husbands, from flying otf to space.
Yol.lfi SIA.I AFUAID Of HIS WORK.
No, my dear young man, this "jour
ney of life" does not lie all the -way
through verdant valleys and flowery
meadows. The way is not thronged
with generous hearted friends and rich
uncles ready to die and leave you their
money. ,
It is not attvajB bright with the su'n
light of pleasure. You will not find a
bed of roses to recline on every timo
you aro weary. Don't expect it, or
you will very likely be disappoiritecL
You will find that about the .time the
path gets past the school houso it
switches oflf into some rather rough
country. You will very probably find
some rough hills to climb and some
deep gullies to cross. The briara will
tear vour nice clothes and tho stones
will wear out your fino boots, and you.
will have blistered heels and stone
bruises in plenty before you get
through.
You will find storms too slovms
that will snatch you bald-headed, as
like as not, or powder your hair with
the white dust of the highway.
There is only one way to avoid all
this. That is to sit down, a whining
beggar by the wayside, despised and
self-despising. But if you aro going
through, you must brace yourself up
for hard climbing. You will find
plenty of roses by the way, but they
grow among thorns, and if you would
gather them you must not be afraid of
a fow scratches. There are plenty b
pura springs and cool fountains too,
bat they flow from the mountain side
and you must climb to them.
All the fruits worth having aro near
the tops of the trees. You can have
your game suppers and your qqail on
toast too, but the game is wild, and
and the birds roost high, and you can't
put salt on their tails to catch them.
You can have all this, we say, bat just
as like ns not when you get it you'll
have no teethito chewit with,-.so yo
V An ... i.-.. 'thn, nlnmuml nr lit
Xds, young" ..mn, tho. glaciers, of Hfef
are hard to climb and you 11 novrr
make the trip without a guide. The
name of the guide is "Work." Tia
yourseif to him, young man, and he'll
pull you through all right. He(is
rough and rugged, ns all mountaineero
are, but don't be afraid of him on that
account. Don't despise his homely
garments. He is a brave, true-hcartd
fellow, who has led thousands safely
through, and will do the same for you,
if you trust him. Greenfield Repub
lican.
Tin: vai.m.v or ui:atii.
Thr I"ntc of Immigrant
mi tit
on It Burning
The Valley of Death, a spot almost
as terrible as the prophet's valley of
dry bones, lies just north of the old
Mormon road to California a region
30 miles long by 30 broad, and sur
rounded, except at two point, by
inaccessible mountains. It i totally
devoid of water and vegetation, and
the shadow of a bird or wild beast
never darkens its white, glaring sandf.
The Kansas Pacific railroad engineers
discovered it, and some papers, which
show .bt t'u t e of the "lost Montgomery
(rum, uhuli came south from Salt
Like hi lfriU, guided by a jiarmon.
When near Death valley, some came
to the conclusion that tne mormon
knew nothing of tho' country, so they
appointed one of4their numbuDe'aJer,;
and broke ofLironi.their party. The.
leader turned due west and so with
the people and wagons and the flocks,
he traveled three days, and then de
scended into tho broad valley, whose
treacherous m'rrage promised water.
They reached the center, but only the
white sands, bounded by scorching
peaks, met their gaze. Anu around
the valley they wandered, and one by
one the men meu, ana me pnuuuR
flocks strecned themselves in death
under the hot sun. The children, cry
ing for water, died at their mother's
breasts, and with swollen tongues and
burning vitals, the mothers followed.
Vn'On after wagon was abandontd,
and strong men tottered nnd raved and
died. After a week's wandering, a
dozen survivors found somo water in
the hollow of a mountain. It lasted
but a short time, when all perished
but to, who escaped out of the vol-
i.y and followed tne trail ot their
former companions. Eighty-seven fs.nv
llies, with hundreds of animals, perish-
ed here, and now, after 22 years,
the
wagons stand Rtui compie-, mo nua
woikH hikI tires aro bright, and the
shriveled skeletons lie side by side.
Mining Press.
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