The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-29
GREAT BRITAIN.

r.. a N kSSFL HALF AS LONG AGAEN-tAS TIE
t'GREAr EAsrERN, p AN: official report
has been published of 10 river steam vessel
belonging to the Oriental Iniand Steam
Company, and intended To- navigate the
sbaliaw rtvers of fhe East which nnSscss.
- t' r,,,i; 80 ;ast;I;. ,,arsst IN, H.
g S y ~ .,s,,.s NV so ~, ~
ss.s - o ~. aesssi s5ttl sue
1850 ss ~ $500 : n.y. y. ,
s+l A''tt r. 10 49, ,L, = .ss s ~
,,~..', ro.sal ~ tra;n vas fa,ea i 4 ' Is
sasify manaGeahle and attained i salts.
facsory rate az spced: and lie soccess
4nlges the jp,uortaiit problem how 10 car.
~ a very iarre. cargo On 4 yety small
tiraugLt 81 water arainst a rand stream
Th, train consists az n steamer and five
barges 81 tho collective Ieprth ~ 900
fett INT tIiese l,oFges instead .of bsino
to,ye1 nsI,bder ike. common ljarres are
ieiIIei IA t,,,,, another ~ cirfnlaF io;ntS.
like !: hinge. 60 that thew constitute one
long 5fleyif,ls yess,a win o6nly ore. how
and ono. stern, The n,trbose Of this ar.
ranre,nent. n Ia obtain the necessary dis.
rlacen{p6t Win small resistance ANA with.
amt ffie Fi&t IN dayna5tc shonla .thes5s vessel
dc. aground and all these conditions. are
rG'ectratIr folfiIIed hv Tho nrPan9e,pcnts
at,outed !: The train il 3f feet broad. and
I Feet aegpS nv . 's,s.sass.. - -.-..t@. e il
feet.it vail CARRY. about 1000 tons ol
cargo. Sueh"a vessel is greatly needed
At the present moment TO carry up rail
way material III lnt:ia, aad % bring down
cotton; flax, and other articles OF sGticnl.
tilral produce. ~ IT.: =
a NEE BRrEb OF SnfrP.-- A report
Ehas lately been made TO the SoeiDty Of
AectimatI6n Of Animals In London. Of q
aey breed Of sheen. or at least ai,inlals
resembling sheep, except in size, found III
countries adjacent 10 the PaRiaiih. These
|. a4thlials prs called Purfk Sheep, and arr
| the most diRiinatiYe of the oriS family. The
| kill crown ones being not larger than
ganliis ofa Few weeks Old: The Putih
sheel. has small bones, a ffesby carcase
Md he nation is excellent; and yield:
three faouads d year of very quo wool
| The. ewes generally give Two lambs &
year. 1fhe great advantage Of this over
other breeds is It's domestic habits--.litiRe
around the cottages as. quiet as: a houst
dog, aud feeding upon all sorts Of waste
garbage, scraps Of fruit, vegetables
Ecrumbs of bread, shreds that are fro
/ queutly wasted; eating them from til,
hands Of any one who offers, 1t isthought
that the Purik Sheep would be suited K
Is u a II.
the climate OF England, and exaett!
adapted to the waAts:o OF many eottagers
If so, it would also suit many IN America
1t would be great obleet 10 get an am
mai TO consum? the Kitchen garbage, les
Objectionable than tue hog, and the Hest
OF which world shord a more wholesome
food: TO the common people, too many Q
whom hive, so far as meat Is concerned
almost exclusively upon pork II Is snl'
]poscd that this ktud q sheep would maxi
rather Interesting pets, OF which children
wonEd be particularly fond; and We aP
prove of anything that wonId be likely Il
iispiace worthless dogs ia their affections
and at the same hme add TO their happi
ness. S,- .'' =. -.
I Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort
on the occasion Of their visit to Coburg
FsaHeaa spfl 81 ,OOo HORNS 70 the poo
/. OF the town and 9o9 HORNS 20 the poo
lof the eountry;gn1 haye also granted iV'
IhoFins to the hoG S ochS t a. Aenstaal