Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-06

hand was about to be thrust into the hole to draw them
out ne emnoas rattle Of this dreaded reptile would be
instantly heard, warning the intruder of the danger he
MAS about % incur little white burrowing owl also
tx emcsara) is frequently found taking up his abode
10 She me domci and this strange association of rep
tile N ana beast seem to live together In perfect har
mony - peace have never personally seen the owl
thus heeed but have been assured of the fact from
many various, and SO credible that cannot
douh$ The whirr Of the rattlesnake have heard fire.
quen1 ten the attempt made to invade these holes
and oDen at length became afraid to approach them
for 0 HErpose"
$f GAME BEEF AND AN INDIANS APPETITE.
hesh Of o fat bualo-cow is perhaps the best beef
tha4 eaten wholly free from the rank flavor which
fat Of the male, it is at juicy, tender,
4i6QA md very digestible; added to which it has
go zsv which renders it far superior to the very best
bee@f the States It may, in fact be not improperly
deaomilkted game beg,s
xAis Vas The first time that any Of my mess had par
takeQ Of that famous dsh, the hump, and the quantity
Of was the best proof Of the intense relish With
was enjoyed This and the tongue. tender-loln
bsss and marrew bones, considered the choice psr
Of the carcase and where the animals plenty
parts TAKEN the residue being left the ground for
the wolves Some idea may be formed of the great di
gestbty Of this species of food well of the
nous quantities devoured at single meal from the fact
that the regular daily allowance ration for
poye in the Fur Companys service is eight pounds the
whole Of which is often consumed 1t is true however,
that old mountaneer seldom eats any thing ese If
he get cup of strong Coffee with plenty Of sugar
happy and content feeling the either of
bread or vegetables
subsequently meeting with Indian encampment of
Sioux "the whole band halted about o'clock the
bank Of the river but several of the old and the chief
CT the village continued with until noon halt.
invited the latter to lunch with which he did to his
tire satisfaction devouring much meat as the whole
beside; and afterwards espied him I'D at one
of the messes of the men, earnestly engaged in laying
in an additional supply if he had not eaten for week
The Indian, in fact, from his wandering habits and
certain mode of existence acquires the faculty of laying
in, when opportunity offers ITSELF store of food against
the fast that may follow thus approxmatng the instincts
Of other wild denzens of the forest"
MAINE coFFINs oUTDoNE
g witnessed the Pacific Springs instance of no
little ingenuity the part of some emigrant. Imme
datey alongside of the road what purported to be
grave, prepared with than usual care having
headboard which painted the and age of the
deceased the time of his DEATH and the part of the
try from which he afterwards ascertaned that
this only to conceal the fact that the grave in
stead Of containing the mortal remains of human being
had been made safe receptacle for divers casks brandy
which the could carry further He afterwards
sold his liquor to traders further on who by his
description Of its locality found it without difficulty"
A PARTY OF INDIAN woMES
The valley Of Ogdens Creek, Ogden's Hole, las
places of this kind in the nomenclature of this country
called has long been the rendezvous of the Northwest
Company account of its fine range for stock in the
winter and has been the scene Of many merry reunion
Of the hardy trappers and traders of the mountains Its
streams formerly full of beaver but these have,
believe, entirely disappeared Some few antelope were
bounding the green, but the appearance Of fresh
Indian signs accounted for their scarcity
"Durng our ride through the valley suddenly
on party Of eight ten Indian and girls each
with basket on her back gathering for their
winters provision They Of the class Of sroot-dg
gers or the guide called them, snakediggers The
instant they discovered immediate and precptate
fight took place. could all the remonsrancss Of the
guide, who called loudly after them in their language
induce then to halt for q single moment. Those who
were too ccse 70 escape by running hid themselves in
the bushes and grass eectuay that in less time than
it has taken to narrae the circumstance only two Of them
were TO be SEEN These we're couple of girls Of twelve
thirteen years of age who with their baskets Cling
at their backs set off at their utmost speed for the noun
tains, and continued to long could them
without stopping, or so much as turning their heads to
look behind them The whole party was entirely naked
After they had disappeared, we came riding
two girls Of sixteen seventeen who had cached be-
hind large fallen tree They started up, gazed upon
US for moment, waved to us to continue journey,
and then fed with rapdity that carried them be-
yond our sight"
reconnaissance around Great Salt Lake was found to
be attended with peculiar difficulties chiefly from the
absence of water-n for distance of seventy
miles and the soil for the most part found irremedi
ably barren and unproductive gstening with salt like
surface Of in dry weather. and suddenly converted
into mud rather mortar in wet This was the scene
Of of Fremonts hardshps The difficulties occur
on the west side OF the lake upon the east the
ture grounds and mountain settlements Of the Mormon
population.
In another paper shall notice Captain Sansburys
impressions Of this singular people, in connexon with the
interesting volume Of his associate in the expedition
Lieut. j. w. Gunnson who has written freely of the pre-
sent condition and prospects of the Latter Day Saints
Meanwhile commend Capt Stansburys volume rs n
full satisfactory and much desired Of the geo.
graphy the geological and other peculiarties of the
region His style is simple and unpretendng but il is
correct and manly, and weary Of il. In the
scientific departments he has the aid Of Professor Spencer
+. Baird and Professor Haldeman, Charles Grard and
Titan r. Peele in the classification and descriptions Of
the animal world Prof Torrey contributes to the botany
Prof Hall to the geology and Dr. L. d. Gales analyses
such Of the mineral waters survived the hazards Of
the journey. The meteorological observations were faith
fully kept and recorded Two excellent maps OF large
size calculated to be Of great the emgrant ac
company the volume furnishing the by the forts
and the liberal range Of envrons of the Mormon city with
exact detail. The engravings are numerous and from
well chosen points Of observation but they have from
want Of berality-of which traces in the other
portions Of the volume, which thoroughly well printed
from other cause fallen into inefficient hands
They are many Of them, inefficient specimens Of ho-
graphy.
The ROMANCE OF TRADE-Lundy Foot, the celebrated
snuff manufacturer Of Dublin, originally kept small
tobacconists shop at Limerick Ireland One night his
house, which was uninsured burnt to the ground
As he contemplated the smoking ruins on the following
morning in state bordering despair some Of the
poor nehbors cropping among the embers for what they
could ind, stumbled upon several cansters Of
sumed but halfbaked snuff, which they tried and found
SO grateful TO their noses that they loaded their wastcoa
pockets with the spoil.
Iundy Foot reused from his simmer % Ian,b initiated