New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-31
The TRIBUNE.


The TRIBUNE.
SINGULAR SALT DgposlroRY.-An officer of the
United States Dragons, writing from Washlte
river to the Cincinnati Gazette, August 5th, gives
the following statement of the Salt Plain of the
pralrics.
About 200 miles from Fort Gibson we came
TO the Great Salt Plain. This was one object OF
our Journey, and the sight was truly gratiiylhe
The bed OF the river the Nescutunga} was WI
dcned, being near six miles in width ana zen II
length the river running by one slde OF It.
small channel IN the sand. while this upper
plain throughout was covered by crust OF sa,'
as white AZ snow. We approached 1t through
sand hills and when within tour or flVe miles 0!
i, the main looked like an immense salt lake
which Rad dried up and left the salt IN Its bea'
w. fo,6 the salt TO have local origin; 1t comes
- tho river in a creek which is very salt MS
o,ereo,,s the plain and leaves the water TO crys
t.I;,o IN the surface. Heavy rains VIII WASH
tbo calf away: but the overflow from the creek
sar,,oe ~ the same time to bring moro salt water
f,r crvstal;zation At this point we FIRST began 70
Within two days Journey of the Great Salt
p,o;n ve came to the Salt Rock, as 1t Is called.
We Gound it to be in the bed of the Scmlrone,
cream south of the one the Great Plain Is on
and is an immense spring of salt water rising al
the base Of a high clay hill and bos up over
space Of $50 acres, crystalzlng as last as !,
reaches the surface forming a rock OF salt all
over the cove SO hard that we broke one mattocA
In vain attempts to get mass OF II. ne iioics
where the water comes out are lined with salt as
far down as the arm could reach.
TRADE IN GUAxo MsNvRE.-The Greenock Ad-
vertiscr has the following paragraph relating 10 an
expedition to the Southern seas IN search OF richcs
in the shape of manure for the soil
For some time past kind of secret expedition has oeeG
,nc ont AZ this port and the vessels that have already saeo
arc under sealed orders which not TO be opened ut M
ships have reacheda given latitude and LONGITUDE M
line In pite of the secrecy that has been oosef'eu
now becoming we'll known that the expedition has sailed Tor
an island said be somewhere 10 the east OF lhe
Good Hope and the speculation likely to be not ony
lucrative one those engaged IN IT, Out WI" Oh oe '.e
benefit to the agrcuturast well as TO the shPPs
commercial interests Of the country II is SAID tlat the ISL
aud in question contains Guano of richer description 'hs
snv hitherto known Several vessels have already sad
from This nor, with implements Of description ana
moses boats constructed for the purpose Ell carrying the car
60 frcm the shore the ships, VIZ: rShnen
Els pickaces Sc. number OF other SHIPS all OF iaee
buhen are about TO follow In London and Lerpooi YES
, are fitting out for the destination but the Cyle
shippers have had the start and We trust WI" dement, o "
As the price of Guano at present about TIA per 'o e
Spectators Did laf make excellent hng oil IT, aS w
viii have the cargo for the taking We understand the spec
uatos are two mercantile firms IN Glasgow, who nave cha'-
tered the vessels
NJ ATTEMPTED SUIclDE.-1he Dover Gazette
r,y,: We learn that Andrew Howard, the unfortunate
vounr man who confined the Jail in this town. Tor the
murder of Miss Phoebe Hanson, few weeks ago at hoces
Ter has made several unsuccessful attempts TO commit s
eide since his confinement On tuesday last ne
came very near being successful III hanging "'h'' " "
found life was nearly extinct.
Ten, n, mgr House. ON THE IsLAND.-Ihc
Christian utegencer Of last week contains article sta
Ting tina, the Oldest house Manhattan Island me mp
rnaDson house at Kips Bay Thryhftb street. between
First and Secoud Avenues. 1t built by Jacoous mp
in 1885, aud rebuilt in 1885 The house Is now occuP'eu
and owned By one of the Kip family
Ponr LEON, FA-A large meeting of the cltl-
-en, (says the Gazette Extra of Port Leon ST Marks aud
vicinity have decided change the location oil that place iof
greater security and have selected site Tor town about
miles farther up the st. Marks rNe Spot en'! "
from inundation.
Snow SToRM-Therc were several inches OF
snow at Buffalo the 18th instant The Gazette says :
1--WE had snow more less in months out of twelve
commencing on the LIST Of Oct 1874 thing which has not
occurred III this region before for many years
MILWAUKEE MARBLE.-Mr. Alfred Orendorf
living On the road leading from Milwaukee TO Fort du Lac
about thirty miles distant from the former place has discov
cred on his premises fine quarry oil marble
PRuss1AN SETTLEMENT IN WESTERN NEW
YoRx--A company of Prussans numbering some SIX or
eight hundred have purchased large tracto land upon
Tonawanda Crock for the purpose Of forming colony 1t
is situated about midway between the and the Of
Pendeton, Niagara comfy.
DECREASE OF EMIGRATION. This year ~, 744
migrants have arrived Quebec Last year 500 arrived
Against this ysaI 1885.
u On Saturday last Capt. Oliver Harding,
one Of the respectable citizens left his residence go
company with several neChbors search OF deranged
Having discovered her. he was leading her home
with another neighbor when he suddenly fell III the high
way aud utterng groan expired He III usual health
labored on his farm Friday and Saturday He was 90
years Of age. Barre Gazette
Oy The consumption Of coffee III the United
States in 1884, was 100 200 2l7 lbs for population oil
II 900 O0O in the United Kingdom the consumption
90 66 lbs for population OF oC00 600 being an aver
age consumption of pound per head III England and SIX
pounds per head in the United States
10 The ST. Louis Ariel of the 10Th says We
eCr., hear that passenger who standing on the hu
,,cane dsck OF the La Sale when the Nodawsy arrived last
evening was precip,ated in tbs conclusion of the
boats upon the lower guards of the Nodaway and instantly
killed.
~ The amount of lard exported from New
Orleans during the past year, ending the first OF Septe
Der was 1877 0GO kegs or this quantity 800 ooo Kegs have
been taken for European markets the greater part oil winch
TO FrNhce.
Sales at the Stock Exchange, Oct. 80.
$4,000 u IS, 81. ll5' 81 shrs n Canal IS;
1000 OHIO 6s go. 49,. 95i SO do Farmers Loan p !