The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-04

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which are often found at the base adjoin-
ed to mica slate. The lower regions are
marty, and covered with forests, which
disappear in the region Of eternal snow,
and from the alluvial soils, which lead the
shadows and beds of the rivers, gold is
now plentifally extracted by washing.
There are in the Altai and Ural noun
tains, not only rich veins of gold, but lead
and garnets. tourmalines, topazes, ame-
thysts, aquamarines, and the finest eme-
raids. On the coast Of the Caspian Sea
are hills, which contain abundance of fos-
sill shells, and strata Of gypsum and rock
salt. Coal in large quantities is found in
the chain of Donetz, and in the govern
ment of Karkotf.. -b.
A HORSE CHAuNrER.-A loafer being
brought up before one Of the London
Courts, the Judge demanded,
what is your trader
+ "A horse chaunter, my lord.
"a what? horse chaunter, why, what's
that!
Wy, my lord, amt you up to that ere
trader
i require you to explain yourself
Vel, my lord,' said he, i goes round
among the livery stables, they all on 'em
knows me, and ven / sees gen man bar
gaining for an 'orse, | just steps up like a
tee.total stranger, an ses l, vel that's a
rare 'un, I'll be bound, ses l, he's got the
beautifullest 'ead and neck as / ever seed,
ses |, only look at IL open nostrils, he's
got Wind like no-go-motive. Ill be
bound he'll travel hundred miles a day
and never vunce think ont, them's the
kind of legs vat never fails. Vel, this
tickles the gen'man. and he ses to imself,
that ere 'onest countryman' s rale judge
of 'orse, so please you my lord, he buys
i'm and trots off. Vel, then l goes up to
the man vat keeps the stable, and | axes
i'm, vel vat are you going to stand for
that ere chaunt, and he give me half a
sovereign; vel, that's vat | call 'orse
chanting, my lord, there's rale little arm
in't--,her good many sorts un us,
some chaunts canals, and some chaunts
rail roads,
Bill JOHNSON has equipped four row.
ing boats Of extraordinary speed and
manned them with from eight to ten men
each, all armed to the teeth. It's sup.
posed that he will again make his rem
devious in some of the g Thousand ISL
ands,' whence he will commit depreda-
tons on vessels navigating those waters,
or on the shores of the St. Lawrence as
opportunity may offer. The Quebec
Mercury says, that the fitting of this
piratical squadron was carried on al
French creek, no one offering to inter
fere with the buccanier or showing the
least inclination to interrupt his opera
tons.
The New York Gazette thus speaks
of Mr. Stephens, the successor of Mr. Leg.
gett 1--WE learn that the President has
! appointed John Stephens, Esq. to the
! diplomatic agency to Guatemala, in place
of Mr. Legget, deceased. We doubt no
that the appointment will be generally
concurred in as very good one. MI
Stephens is the gentleman whose name
has recently been good deal talked abou
in the newspapers in connection with the
agency to England and Holland on the
part of the State, but he is much better
known to his countrymen as the author
of several volumes of most interesting
travels in the east. He is an amiablt
and excellent young man, and if this ap
pointment will be agreeable to him, we
are gratiied that he has received it.
i ITEMS.
ANGLING ExrRAoRDrNARY.-They
have commenced angling for shark:
in Charleston, S. G. and the spor
], promises to be successful. The Charles
/ ton Courier says '.that one Of the cit
liens of that place caught two sTigeI
Sharks off the wharves a few after
Moons since"
/ Growth OF Wooo.-1t has beer
ascertained that wood increases in tht
. following proportion; the first year a:
: i, the second as 4, the third as 8, The
fourth as Is, the fifth as %, the sixth
as 80, the seventh as 40, the eighth al
81, the ninth as 70, and the tenth a
. 90.
! From this it is concluded that woot
!, ought never to be cut till it is in thu
tenth year Gifts growth. Blob. Phys
: Econ.
: The Bangor Wing says that the a
: mount Of lumber surveyed and sol'
there since the opening Of the river
six weeks ago, is. 14,99O,964 feet
1 This, it adds, is beyond the calcula
tions Of the most sanguine.
!. The steamer Empire, Pencil mas
!. ter was sunk on Sunday Cd inst. ii