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RESTAURANT AND RE AIDING
ROOMS.
"AVING just opened at No. 500, Penn.
-AA syvania avenue, near the foot Of Capitol Hill
new Restaurant, am prepared to furnish refresh
ments in the most recherche style The Bar is sup
piled with the best Liquors; and to see one Of my
juleps is refreshing but to taste it don't mention it
y As to food, Oysters and Game of all kinds in sea-
son will always be on hand prepared to suit the tastes
of the most fastidious.
Cigars and Tobacco of the best brands, as well as
Pipes, so exhilerating after a julep ~
Reading Room, with the latest papers, will fur
nish the current news
Long experience in the business encourages me to
promise general satisfaction to my friends and all
who may favor me with a call
ap 29-2m r. NJ A. FENWICK.
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"PRO BONO PUBLICO.

NIB J. c. Devereux is a Commissioner OF th'
Court of Claims feb 2S--dn
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Examination at West Point commences to-day
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WILMINGTON N. o., June l8, 1854.
To persons who have have had the sight Of their
eyes 50 impaired as to requhe the use Of GLASSES,
would recommend Mr. John Tobias as q suitable per.
son from whom to obtain such Glasses as they may
require as he has suited me with pair Of Specacles
for far and near sight My sight has been impaired
very much by service Of years in the Post Office
Department, which berth required me to be on duty
from II o'clock at night till after day, during which
.ime used but one light.
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BlpnrrnRp. Nc. Feb. 9Th, 1856

FRIENp CowNN. Permit me 10 occupy n
place in your paper once more, Tor the pur-
pose of reviewing unique production said
TO cmanate from the pm OF ; l.. BJyntOn.
Allow me 60 suggest that the dcSire Of Mr..
H., 10 have his article appear without sg-
nature, leaves room for suspicion that he had
som, missivings as 10 its untruthiuln'Ss, or
that the dJcum INT was not n true develop
mcnt of his own profandity of thought. Bat
giving him the credit OF such conglomera-
ton OF evasion and sophisn without clerical
aId, We will not envy our misguided friend,
all the liurels he has Won by such an cxhi-
bitten of himself and interesting family con-
nexipn. Now lee ms show ichdf has been
stlt,Sl and lrhere il came from. lst. In a
note - Mr.. Hlincs, | charged him with
stating s' that when Rev. MIR. Wilson, from
st. Catharines, called at my house 20 get
funds 20, the fugitives, he found me splitting
wood ut INV doOr-that | refused 10 noted
him-that treatsd him very cayalierly' 81
which Mr.. llaines replied al did make the
sta, m N: in substance ifno: in the words
given"
Again, in note 10 Mr.. Gould / charged
HIN with saying that - when Rev. MIR. vii.
son callsd ON ms to g,t help for fugitiyc- that
tr9'ed man HneN.iy, that l was sphttng
Wool NJ my uoOrTsha, 1 reiuseI 10 ho .,'
HIM, &c, 10 Wnlch hr' Vs. repnes- Inc
iHe'de'H 10 when you teler' was rela'ed 70
by m, "a another friend" Both admit they
said. what they were charged with saying.
30 LAT 'nen vac ',ins pam ii a..
Mr. nalnes ana Hir. oo M M wy
wno'' ana an,'r ea'nS nom hI j.. n -, Ia =.
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A. A Court of Probate held at $50, within and
fT the county VI York, on the fr>i Monday IN
Frbrhsp, IN the year IL our L'rd eighteen hun.
died aud ify.six. BY the Hon. Joseph 7. Nye,
JuiRe Ut said Coun.
I'M the petition oi Charlotte Paker, Administra.
" Irix VI the estate Of Samuel X. Baker, late 81
Saco. ~ laid county. Deceased, representing that
he perroasl e-iaie of said drcessed 10 r,a sun.
eieni 10 pay the jnst debts which he o we'd Ut the
time u hi. death by the sum VI two hundred do!'
lar, and PRAYING for license TO sell and convey
- much VI the real e-iae al raid Deceased a. may
he peessssry lot the pavIneuI Of aid debts snd
incidental charges , siso, having prrented her
ncrount Of administrator &c the estate OF said De.
cea.rd. iF allowance, also, having presented
her petition, ss widow of aid Jescasej, lvf al.
L,wsnce oul VI The personal -riaie Of said de-
ceased.
0rDERrp, That The petitioner give notice there.
~ a. Tie hrhs II laid deceased an,l To all persns
Interested In said esinir, by Causing y copy OF
thu order 10 he published three weeks successive.
" " the Union and Eastern Journal, printed 81
BidJelori. In rsid County, that they may appear
1t n Probate Court Ia be b~ld n, B'ddefofd, ~
sad County, 90 the irsi Monday In March
ueIi, at Ten OF the clock IN the forenoon, and
shew csnse, u any they we, why the prayer o.
said pstition .bouli nat be gnntrd.
9 Attest, JOSHUA HEnsicK, kegister
A true copy Attest, JvsnuA hksRiek, hrS's.er.
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- The Senior Editor of the Albany At
las, which is the leading SOit-paper Of the
State Of New York, says, in reference to
the course taken at the late Soft Convention
at Syracuse, in gong over to slavery;
1.-The differences and deductions Of the
Address, (if we rightly appreciate them,)
and the authoritative declarations OF the res
Olutions adopted by the Convention, may be
in accordance with the precepts Of DemOc-
rlcy hut in our judgement II is the De-
mOcrdcy Of Circumstances, not the DENoCRA-
CY OF FRINcIPLE-a Democracy which
squares it, sentiments and actions 10 the
exigencies Of the hour, the day, and the oc-
casiOn, and not by the eternal principles of
truth and Justice. And when we view the
readiness with which many gentlemen es-
chew their convictions Of right in the pur-
suit Of some temporr expediency-wt en-
we behold tho wide spread yenality which
prevails among public men--whcn we see
the readiness with which the hand of power
is raised in behalf Of injustice and OpprcSs-
ion, whilst il is palsied in defence Of equali-
" and patriOtism-we cannot help from ex-
claiming with the great apostle of D6moc-
ncy-' tremble for my country when re
member that God Is Just
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EERrARY 8,


e In the Senate Of the United States, q
proposition to give 900 cords of wood to the
poor of the District, fell beneath the blight
Ing influence Of strict construction. The
Central American question was discussed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, has the floor
to-day.
House. or REPREsENTATrEs.-The resolu-
ton declaring Mr.. Glossbrcnner Sergeant-at-
Arms was adOpted-lO3 against 9S.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution declar-
ing Nathan Darling doorkecper ofthc House.
Adopted-ll9 against IS. Il
Mr.. Campbell, of Pa, offered resolu-
ton declaring Robt. Morris Postmaster
Adopted-lOS against o..
The rules of the last House were adopted
until otherwise ordered.
On notion of Mr.. Wheeler, there was
ordered to be paid out of the contingent
fund 10 John w. Forney, late Clerk, who
presided ever the House during the disor-
ganization, So per day in addition to his
regular salary, from Dec. Sd to Feb. 4th.
Mr.. Bingham offered resolution declar-
ing U. Toilet, of Columbus, printer to the
House, pending which the House adjourned.
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Ala Court nj Prvbsis held si Ssco, within and
Coz the County OF York. on the irsi Moadsy u
February, in The year OF our Loni, eighteen hun
dred and fiiy~ix, Wy the Honorable Joseph T.
Me-, Judge Of aid Court: w cdt lcfW =.
I'm the petition Of Annsh Hancock. Adminisira.
" ,rx OF the estate Of lssac Hsncock, late Of
Buxton, in ,a,d county, deceased, rrpseseniins
that the persoaal esisie VI said decessed u not
sufficient to pay ib- Just debts which bs Owed 81
The time of his death by the sun u six hundred
dollars. and praying tor q license to cell On. con-
yry 90 much of the real e,stc Of said decess-d a.
may be nssessary Tor the payment OF laid debts
aud Incidental charges slso, her petition Joe IN
allowance Out Of the personal cstaie Of said do
erased. "a
OspEsrp, Thai,he petitioner give notice there.
of to the hrirs OF SAID deceased snd 10 oil pesons
lniersied in said rssir, by causing copy Of this
order 10 be published three weeks succrs-yriy IN
the Uuon aud Eastern Journal, printed ri Bldde-
i;sd In said county, that they may appear NJ q
Probate Court 10 lie held at Biddeiued, IN said
Co,iniy, on the first Monday Of March next. a
ten Of the clock 10 the iorenoou, and shew cause,
Il any thry have, why the prayer OF said pe,ition
should not DO granted
o Affect, JOSHUA HERRicx, Register.
A true copy-Attr,t. JOSHUA hrHRicK. Register.
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4 THrG IN ENGLAND. A noted English
turi-gamster or better ON races by the name
Of Palmer, has recently been discovered to
be the pcrpetntor of the most atrOcious Sc
ries Of murders by poison, This Palmer
has been what DeQuincy would call an am-
ateur in murder for some years past. IL is
now thought that he caused the d,ath Of the
celebrated Lord George Bentinck, who fell
dead Few years ago and who was a noted
patron Of the turf. Palmcr's first victim
was his wiie's mother, upon who's, death he
came to considerable sum in right of his
wife. The next was Mr.. Duffy, CON-
mercial traveller, who was buried in well
in Palmer's garden. The third WIS his own
wife, whose life he had insured in three dif
ferent Offices for 1900 pounds sterling
After his wife followed his brother, WHOSE
life he had also got insured for % $50
pounds. Ills brothers death aroused sus-
pieion, which was strengthened by his at
Tempt 20 insure the life Of his servant, one
Bates, for 5000 pounds. The murder Tor
which he was finally arrested was done upon
Mr.. John II. Cook, an associate Of Palmer +
on the turf. From Cooks poke, book he
got 1000 pounds. All the above sums were
devoted to betting on races.
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DR srost's LOUD cArHIKrIc. Somebody says that
the American. consume more medicine than any Other
nation In the world. and the assertion 10 undoubtedly
true fOr, besiies supporting an army Of physicians
"regulars" and ''quaeks"-we swallow every Kind Of
nOsun that Is put into the Market matter whether
It from wise fool. There are however.
several standard medicines, which, the longer they are
used, the more popular they become and among this
number knOs % none th't well enjoys the conf
.ence Of the public as Dr. Stones Liquid catharfie-
Il Is particularly recommended Zoe rheumatism, neu
raga pain. in the head, side stomach, and the various
prevalent diseases Of the summer and autumn months
and especially 10 II usei r the eradication Of humors
frOm the hlocd.-xne. c,til,n, Lorsn 4seop2
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W,suryoroy. Feb. 3. 1856. Mr.. Banks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1856. Mr.. Banks
success is borne with becoming moderation
by his friends. Two votes more, and think
three, were in reserve. There is no exul-
tation, and no spirit Of prescription for past
differences. The House will be organized
with liberal justice to oil interests, and
proper respect to the sentiment which is that
Of the asccrtaincd majority; but ut the
same time with every consideration to the
South IN the selection Of their best men, 10
Ear as the minority is fairly entitled to ,asp-
rtsentation on all important Committees
The organization will demonstrate how
shamefully Mr.. Banks has been misreprcsent-
ed, and will react upon the propagators OF
such calumnies.-N Y. Tribune.
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81 At the session of the Court Of Pro-
bate for York County, held at Saco, Febru-
airy 4th, Joshua Herrick, the newly appoint
ed Register, in place of Francis Bacon, re-
moved, entered upon the duties of the Office,
the old incumbent giving way under protest
Mr.. Bacon will bring the question Of title
before the Supreme Court without delay.
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DIVIDENDS. 1.-The Pcpperell Manufacture
ing Company has declared u scml-annual div
idend of SIG per share a per cent on S4OO
paid in,) payable on demand.
The Lconia Manufacturing Company
have declared dividend of 2per cent ESQ
per share), payable ON demand.
The Great Falls Manufacturing Company
have declared dividend OLA per cent ($S
per sharc), payable Feb. 4th."
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MINNESOTA,

Rev c. G Alnrs, L ,i,or of the Minnesota Re.
publican, will lecture III the Free VIII Baptist
Chuph, Temple ST SSco, On Saturday Evening.
Feb. 9th, al 7 O'Clock un the West, IN general,
and Mlnne-u,s In particular, including is climate.
>u,l, atirac.ions kr Settlers, PLY steal Rrsour~s.
Fn,n,i,r Lille aud Indian Manners, tUaeihrr with
such other into iilaiiva ~ hour wears residence
III extensive acquaintance prepares him 10 give.
Que,Ii,ils checriully answered.. Adniili.n,e, leu
Cenis.
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From lsitp from DAVID MoRoAx, Of ns Bay State
Mills, Laureate.

Ihad hut very little faith In the Spanish Lustrai,
knosing thai t,,r is much imposition In the shape
AZ IIIr Rsstoratives !" hut Concluded TO try H.
.rconi bottle had most plentiful GRIP, which entire
y realized the deu virtues Of the spanish Lustrai
Nv rr.iencs 10 q. No. Is Bay state Iorporaton, Law.
reoce, whrre can be seen at any time.
pr.-e, Is c-ui. pr box. aud >uld by the Agent.
]. Dinsinose S $50, General Agents, Skowbegsu
Maine
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State Legislature.

No business of any general interest to thu
section. has been transacted in either branch
of our Legislature since our last issue. Mat
,ers of special interest have occupied the at-
tention of both branches, the details oil
which would not interest our readers, and
we therefore omit them. -
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e Slavery, all admit, is an evil ; bnt "a
it exists, il should be treated as o great NOR
al queetion.-Dmorat.
"Should be treated ms great moral ques-
ton just like the Rum question! Why
not make moral question of theft, murder,
poligimy, and of all the sins forbidden by
the decalogue. There is us much reason for
this as for treating Slavery as great moral
question. Slavery is a political, as well as
a moral evil, and for political evils there
should be political remedies.
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NNJNNNOONN~>JNONDr~||> |S>N~N>0DNS~~'~f
In this city. Ellen, daughter Of widow Sally wey-
mouth aged Year, mos. .-...-.
In Portland, at the residence OF her son. Ms. Sarah,
vie Of the late Isaac Deeng, late Of buxton, aged u
years mos.
In ssco, 9Th Inst, George Henry Leighton, aged 10
years mas.
In Alfred on Tuesday morning last, very suddenly,
Mrs. A. Drew, wife Of linn. Isaac r. Drew.
In Portsmouth, Mr.. Charles Walker, aged %, Tor
meriyefP.
In York, Jan. 27th, widow Bcwker, aged %.
Iu weis Jan. 3lst, Mrs. Angeline N. Clark, vie OF
Daniel Clark of Wells, and daughter Of j. X. Marsha,
Of Springfield. Mass California papers please COPY
Moulton, aged A. .s 80 E.
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T,BLEAux VivANr. This exhibition, got
up by the ladies of our City, for the benefit
of the poor, was very fully attended, and
passed OFF to the entire satisfaction Of all
nresent.
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AkswERs. AZ
To Enigma No. 6-Dagwi RurAL lErILLi'
essckR. AUousrA, MAisE. Answered by Ella
w. Boz, Oman NJ j.; L. Lane; Ms. Hannah
Pos; w. n, 8. Thonss, j.. .Ftr. 60
To Question In our lasi.-30S, 10 lr
I05
nv II. II. Rrapdon.
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BRIGHTON MARKET, Jar. ~.

At Market, SIS Beef Cattle, Isso Sheep, and so
Swine.
Bsu clrrls.-we qaote extra IS IS as ST. nrst
quality, 81 IS rs SECOND quality, 81 % al - |,
third quality, 80 70.
Cows ASp CALvks.-s Sales from ga 10 Is,
sHkEr- Sales IRON g. 90 10 90.
swIxs.-At retaIl run 10 loc.
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SHOULD HAVE DONE so BEFORE. Governor
Wells, 50 the Advertiser of Tuesday declares,
and it says the information is derived from
a source which would be likely to prove cor
rect, intends to submit the question Of his
right to appoint certain officers, SherifIs, &C.,
to the Judges of the Supreme judicial Court.
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nOsrON MARKEr, Fer, 4.

fancy. 80 90 extra, 50 IS to 10 o. 0enesee Extra,
$40 :, 70 n %.
Gslrs--Sauihsrn Yello~ Corn 10 selling at tios. Oats
40 SOC. Rye, In lots. u IS
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n We call the attention Of our readers,
TO the Advertisement, in this paper, Of a
Free Anti-Slayery Lecture.
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MELODE0NSl
a n &'H ". SMITH'6

B. ", q u. W. bUk416p
Celebrsied Meiodeous, 90 loag and favonbsy
known 70 the musical VOID. have bsen ssedsrcd
s,iII more desirable by their new method Of esss-
;sx, and 6r which the LAT premium was kivea
over al competition, 1T the recent Nstioaai VAR;
Orders trom any part Of the country o. wodd,
srot direct 10 the msnusciory In Bostoo, with cash
., ,s:issetosy r~fsvsucs, oil b prompaiy atie.d.
ed to, end 10 faithfully execuiedss u The .pense:
were prtseut, or employed IN agent TO seiect, snd
"a as reasonable terms. Each inssrumeai war
lntcd, 49, Lgr.. t.t-i Hus
PRICES FROM sls TO $500.
Persons who wish TO hire Melodeops with
view Of purchasing nj the end Of the year, can
have the rent credited rs par P.ymsni o. ihe nef'
chase moaey FACTORY g WARE hoohS'
AT Washington Street. Boston, 1ass.
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de not only denounces the people OF Kansas
for their practical illustration of the primer
Piles of the Kansas bill, in taking steps for
the organization of State government, but
he even declares that they should submit TO
laws passed by legislature elected by the
Missouri border rufHsns. Sec his message.
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For Sale.
800 Coat Makers Wanted.
Piano Perte lnstruetisu.

A YOUNG LADY, thoroughly acquainted with
"A Piano Forte mu.ic, H. d,-iSsus az obtaining .
class Enquire al Ihe klI,r VI The Unioa.
RiJIefool, Nav. -, 1888. ifaS
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HOLLOWAYE PILLS!
WHY ARE WE SlCKf

.ss. 4. s s:.: Il: :. .:.,s Il; = III
are specially aAsyksd v tks reli<f a ths WEAK, ne
NERv0UA he bklicAfx and he lMBIBh, o. 81
eiines. sgss, s.xss, and coaslitasas rrsesssw Ne.
iovay personaiy % psntends tLs nansfAssass q ~
nedenss In ths Unitsd sAses, and o6srs thsa V ~
and solishseosd pssps, q Ne bsss rsasdy - vssA
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No FEMALE yong o. OIL should Be without ILLS esls-
braied msiIclae IL cerrscu and regulates bs noasAy
courses st all PERIODS acting In many cAsss uks
u 10 also tho b-ss AMI safest medicine thai can b uvse
10 ChIldvn Of IN aees, and DC any complaint soos>
qusntly no family should b Without L.
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General Debility. III Health.

Many Of the noss dsspste Qsvsnnenn havs epsnsA
their Custna Ieases W Tho iatrotsctioa Of hsss ra
that they mar b<oDns the nsdtons OF the nassssC
Lesrpoi Co-gss admit thai ills mediens 70 ~ esss
remedy ever knosn fs psrssus % ds,cats balm. 60
where the systrn has besn ,npalr, Ne invtsssssg
,.-.,..t,.. 49, An a. IRA 'r~Urk
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> IRON s., no $500.

"Les ,h,ss vhss nov Who sevsr wrote bsiers, ;.
And thsss vho always vrute, nov vrtis The nsrs."
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Oyspepsia and Liver CsnpIaists.

Nearly half the human rscs have taken 49, Pm
Il has sssn proved In al pats Oft vord, Aaa seA-
ing has been oand equal 10 them In cases OF dsosSss
of The li-er, dyspepsA. and stomach oompaAAns ges
ally. fhey soon give healthy tone 10 thsss osya.s
however much dsrsngsd, and When I'll e<AR essss
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These Pile purity The Bleed.

Thsss hnoas hrs ere sxpesssty esootesa eps'
Gle On Tie Stomach, IL liver. tks thosys " sses,
IN their fupctIoos purfyinr The binod, the y nan-
Air m me-. md ana furins dsssss In ~ 10 iounA
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Answered by II. II. Bragdon
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

Blddefbri, Jan. 81, 1885.
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! JONATHAN TUCK. P.-i,nssten
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-23
SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS.

The territory belonging to the United States
is of such vast extent, that much of it is I'M
known ground. Something, however, Is do
ing every year in exploring the extensive
plains, the lofty mountain ranges, the wilder
ncsscs, and river courses developing new
wonders in the mighty West and adding great
Iy to our stock of fuseful information. Of this
we have abundant evidence in the recently
published Report of Capt. n. a. Humphreys,
of the Typographical Engineers, upon the
progress of the Pacific Explorations anG sur
veys, to ascertain the most practical and eco
nomical route for railroad from the Mssis-
sippi to the Pacific Ocean. The best route
was found to be on the 23d parallel, which
traverscs the great Colorado desert for 132
miles. The officers of the survey made the
discovery that this desert was the delta of the
river and was lower than that stream, which
could be turned into it for irrigation, and thus
convert 500 square miles of barren land in
to fruitful soil.
The want of water has hitherto been great
obstacle to an inland route TO the Pacific
The surveying officers have devoted much at
tention to the obtaining of an adequate sup
y.
was found that a good common wagon road
could be constructed from the Rio Grande
down the San Pedro and Gila, and across the
Colorado desert, and which could be supplied
with water from common wells. Another
party, under Capt. Pope, were charged to
sink an artesian well on the Llano Estacado--
an arid desert. They commenced operations
| in the latter part Of May, last year, and at a
| depth Of $50 feet water was reached, but Il
| onIy rosc 20 feet. The boring was continued.
and 500 feet OF tubing Gall that the corps had, }
,cos used. About the middle of the month Of
Septenber at Go feet, another powerful sup
pIv Of water was reached. 1t rose 800 feet in
a few minutes, when unexpectedly the marty
clay below the tubing cayed in and stopped
;ts flow. 1t was attempted to remove the ac'
cumulation of water, by mud pumps, but aftei
\ rontinuous labor Of twelve days and nights