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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-12

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ssrc<so9 s-~ns-
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-, & the CI'y .:1sls, Liscola- Do
..s. NcCeHan- 7S-sls-
e..v-n. .saz les to~as an '~o es'1n. .es
~ ave Lizcslz =9-soi a.s'S ~
r. S.. /. el.iused hy 5000 HA.5srfs.
r.. .ro1n P-s,nsyiVxn1a ssS. Al H'--
,,.i1- ruAi.-s:y sar lsae IN
800 y. s.-Thore Az l.r-e l Hsoo
~.;,. ere4 ,,o.StcE slectsoa- The h'"- 'A1
=, exceed 49.Osso - the hS7'' 'Se,
cl,.ss. Nss. s.-llIna's sTEes u'O1
-.;,r,.v a =. 900. Jnianss;s have "-s"
=. I.,.h brancIsrs q the L~e-'s--''i'r' -''G
g.sc Of three Cstn<rr>-Esea-
-I,.,,rol,- give Linoulh 1000 nsas~''s'
ii ~. SIT no, les than 5000"
-. frosn Michigan Indicate | mon
majority Of 1900 p.,
1r,ro,, gave 900 DemoeTaiIe- fAr''A, re-
-. s,o,, o eouatiss In ke1tueky. eAesl1-
80 JrfgerScn. give L;ncoln go H.ajor'iy the
ne,nocra,. probably carried the state
NJ. eos Lincoln with increased ma
ia towns in New Hampshire gives LIN
.,,r % .3s5: Mcclellan 2o.:ei. The
State gives Lincoln $4,000 majority nome
,sc towns in Massachusetts, give Lincoln
90 ooo: Mcclellan, 36,73l. Boston gives
Lin coin 5000 maj
., towns in Connecticut give Lincoln L.
O59 maj. o,ooo,.;.
Ehod. Island, 5000 Union.
In New Jersey one county gives 81 l H.
;on Union gain OF l 900 in the State.
W.r vland IS stated to have gone Union.
Have returns from Delaware which has
oonc Union. Wilmington gave 500 Union
majority, a gain of 500: G. 1.,;.
Union ticket elected in Mo. st. LOUIS
A0OO Union, home vote.
Iowa gives larger Union majority than
last year. Unionists carrying every Congress
s;onal district and both branches OF the Leg
islature. ,.,1
in Wisconsin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-12
NOTICE.

TIME copartnership in the Banking Business
heretofore existing between Eugene Kelly of
the City Of New York, and Joseph a. DonohOc,
VIM q. Ralston, and Ralph 9. Fretz, ofSan Fran
cisco under the firm name of EUGENE KELLY
l. CO., New York, and DONOlIOE, RALSTON 4
CO., San Francisco, will cease on the irst day Of
July, 1864, Eugene Kelly and Joseph A. Donohoc
withdrawing from the copartnership.
The business will be settled in New York by
Eugene Kelly, and in San Francisco by VIM C..
Ralston and Il. s. Frctz.
Dcposltors arc requested to hand in their books
for settlement Mt the banking house of Donohoc,
Rals}on l. Co.
ENGENE KELLY
TPer ]. A. Donohoe, Attorney, I
JOSEPH A. DONOHOE,
WIN. q. RALSTON,
b II. s. FRETZ.
San Francisco, June 43, 1864.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-12

- 1VS0681 ~ ~ II ~ LIT G(LS
SWELLING,
006oaos, ~.
TITS vas oa< sf TIE vors; css~s ever reosrS-
H ed He ssx ess~ys Eesrsy HtkGrx -
rts ess~ h~s esrss-< has ffirz1s. sssrAhsrs ss1
s&yssriass, and esxa ssse~ q the Meds~.l fs<sity
o~e II sA~ Pr~<<<sors. lIr- H. $ Sxvrss. vhs
vss called - s~< hln - . sssE-ea. not - p-s-
srrshe- fsrxsbiy Ezpres~~a st,h ske ks-
Dartssss C~r.fsse frsFrrties es tins hedsris<
thaz Ne has .dsYsee n iaas hss psir.ss practice,
- ven - sAe cslLsss and Hs=vfrALs-
Csxcrxy.rs, chic, F~b. Is. lass
Nessrs. A l. SrosELL 4 Co.
GKxrlsnrx-f vii With greaf pleasure give
M sessinosv .s 10 What roar SAESAPARfLLA
and STILLiNGis. az Blood and Liver Syrvp,
has done fsr SoDe three Aa1 half years
siaee, I vas attacked with q Scre(siess Hksss
.S->,ls-y, which ~as attended byShe most excrs-
eiaiisg pains |, tried various remedies, and had
tvo Of the hes; physicians in the eity-one Of
them . Professor In an old School Medical Cob
lese-asA they Fssi>d 10 sure - ssy Rei..f.
vas 20 rcduced that vas confined TO my bed for
over three months. ! had nosk THAN 4 poxEx
arSxrxe rLcrss on my legs, from which took
from time 10 time, more than one hundred pieces
Of bone. Ny friends had given up all Hores Of
my Recovery was in this condition when
commenced the use Of your BLOOD AND
LIVER SYRUP. have used altogether
some two dozen bottles Of it. am now able to
attend TO my business, and my legs fave become
80 strong that ! walk without any dificulty-snd
Asre entirely yeeo, cred my health.
Yours truly,
MARTIN ROBBINS, IN
Residence on Eighth street, between Mound ano
John, No. 32l: or at place Of business, with
Brown / Villette, No. 4, east Fourth street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-12

He UDERSIGNED, CALLING ATTENTION
to the above card, give notice that on and after
the day Of July next they will continue the business
Of the above coparnershp without interruption, at the
old banking house Of Donohoc Raston & Co., in this
city, under the firm name of FRETZ & RAI.STON,
and in New York through the agency Of Messrs.
LEES & WALLER, No. SO Pine Street; and that on
and after the 9Th day Of July next they together with
D. o. Mills, J. b. Thomas, Louis McLane, Asa T.
Lawton, VIM. f. Barron, Thomas Bell, Jno. o. Earl,
VIM. Morris. ]. Whitney, j., o. F. 0ifan, A. Pope,
Herman Mchcls Friedrich Billings, George II. Howard,
H. F. Tcschemachrr, A. Haywood, Moses Ellis, A.
B. McCreary, II. NJ. Jcssup, Samuel knight. A. e.
Henry, J. C. Wilmcrding and VIM. Alvoid Of San
Francisco, and Jacob korn Of Portland, Oregon, hav-
ing become for that purpose duly incorporated under
the lave "f this State, will the business ri
banking in all Of its various branches at the place
and through the agency aud upon the basis Of
Gold and Silver Currency, undcr. the name Of
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA.
d. o. MILLS and wM. c. RALSTON will be
charged with the Management Of the business Of the
Corporation. wM. G. RALSTON,
f. s. fkETZ.
San Francisco, June Is. 1864.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-12

UOB soEK-Po<sers. Bills, frpvs.~ses, eis
Oh aose on shsss pssi~e nj the c1s~~ ~ the
wAsulxCTvx STANDARD
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11

and determination On our part will make
il dominant. ............
FISCAL AFPAlRs OF THE REBEL GOVERNMENT.
From the Richmond Sentinel, NOV.A
The complaints which are daily heard
in regard to the delay in the settlement Of
accounts and claims against the OOnfed-
crate Statea are no doubt caused by the
interference of the military authorities
with the employees Of the executive de.
partments. The clerks, instead of being
kept at their desks, are sent to "the 'front.'
whenever it 10 imagined their services in
the field are necessary, and consequently
the public business is neglected, to the
great injury of both public and private in
teFssts.
What becomes of the accounts Of dis.
bursing officers and agents, to whom large
amounts of public funds have been en-
trusted2 Will not the immunity from an
examination of these accounts, afforded by
the suspension of departmental business,
operate as an incentive, in some cases, to
an improper, if not fraudulent expenditure
of public money! We called the attention
of Congress, at its last session, to the fact
that many accounts have remained unex-
amined since the FIRST year of the war
Now, it is obvious that large sums of mo-
ney are constantly being issued without
the possibility of holding the disbursing
agents TO that strict accountability which
is usual in all well regulated governments.
The subject is one of so much importance,
in every point of view, that it will doubt
less receive the prompt consideration of
Congress at the next session.
REBEL SOLDIERS SUFFERING FROM THE wASr
OF PAY.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Nov. (.
We have received a very touching state
ment, showing the inconvenience which
the soldiers are suffering from want of their
deferred pay. We can only offer in excuse
the extraordinary interruptions to which
the civil employees of the government have
been exposed to during the campaign now
closing. Il may we'll be doubted on the
evidence of the letter before us, whether
the soldiers in the field would not have
been better aided by attention to their
wants than by the occasional military ser
vices of few clerks. However that may
be, we trust that very speedily the brave
men who have endured the shock of the
campaign of 1864 will have
every dollar of their pay.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11
RATIONAL MEDICINE.

DR. THOMAS j. RISHER WOULD
IL respectfully inform the citizens OF Wheeling
aud vicinity that he has permanently located In
this city for tbs practice Of Medicine upon the Ra
tiouaI or Eclectic Syatem. He has been engaged In
the practice Of his profession for number OF years.
and has been eminsntly successful in the treatment
of all varieties Of diseases both acute Aud chronic
Dr. K, rs heretofore, VIII devote a good share OF
his time and attention to the ofal chronic
diseases of both sexes, such Consumption and all
varieties Of Lung Diseases all Diseases The Throat
CatArrh, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, Mercurial
and Nervous Diseases, rheumatism, Scrofula, every
variety OF Blood aud Skin Diseases Epil0pSy, Tumos
wens, Spinal Affections, Diseases OF the Kidneys
and Bladder, Heart Affections, Diseases of the Eye
aud Ear, &c. Those peculiar to Remale5, viz In
hammatoTy Diseases OF the Uterus, Painful lTregu-
IaritieS LSucoTThea ProlapSus Uteri, and all Ner-
VouS Diseases to which they are subject. Diseases
of Children carefully and nationally treated. Med.
icines mild reliable and agreeable.
All communications strictly confidential. Might
calls cheeTfuly and promptly answered.
E~Ohioe and residence one door west Of Louis
AblfnE's Hotel, Third street, near Reed KERfes
Drug Store, Centre Wheeling, W. Va, ONCE hours
from A. II. to0P.M
REFERENoES
Prof. B. p. Payne, SteubeuViile, Ohio.
DR. w d. Me1reEoF, .''
DIR. G. Arnold, Cambridge, Ohio.
Prof. O. II. cleveland. cincinnati Ohio.
DIR. O. A. Melchimer, Van Vert,
ied-1ydGw
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11

Rebel Finances. n~
Idterestin5 Letter from the former Assistant
Secretary Of the Rebel Treasury on the
Payment of The Public Debt.
P,o,,, tho Ars,sta obronTcla
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11
FRANKLIN PuPNEcip

PREsFox County, IVA, AnEust 26, 1854.
~ O.RIrZqERALD, Seitou a PitzReraId, Vim,
L. R Fitzgerald, Wn. a. FItzgerald, a. ". IitEs
gerald and A. g Campbell. m
These gentlemen Formerly resided near Fork
Mountain, Nelson county, Virginia. Thsy paased
through the lines, went to Belmont county Ohios
worked there for some time; then lett aud went 70
Franklin Furnace, Preston county, West Virginia,
where they sttn remain. They have learned that
their hmiiIes have lately came through the lines
and went to Ohio IN search Of them. Their nAnIes
are as follows L
Matilda Pit1gerald, Judy fitzgerald, Layina RitS-
gerald. Sophia FItzgeFAd, susAnah fitzgerald Sc.
fnantha FifSEeraId, Elisabeth Rit8gerAtdt Elisabeth
J. Campbell, Mary Jane weaver and Emily Cody.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11
G. SLACK, Senator 7th Dist.
W. 8, DUNBAR, u. II. D.
JOHN u. PHELPaS1 PreG Senate

~omes one door south Of KramsFs hotel.
Main street -s ll 5 -
Ladies WiShins 70 consult the Or. (R they prefer
can call at room No. 50, Grant House, and Mrs
Lee will take pleasure In accompanying them 70
the ohiee- Can be found n the Grant House ~
night. AuEa2dkW
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11
A CARD.

DR. r.. H LEE-PHYSIoIAN, SURGEON
~ AND oOOU0HER-thAnkful for past fAvors
would respectfully inform his friends and the public
generally that he Is still doing business at his old
stand Main street, the SuspenEfon Bridge,
where he will oe happy to attend TO any business
IN aus nnS attsnSa "a Dr iaS ~
OF the Ecletic Medical Institute Of oinoinnati and
has been Variously engaged in the practice of his
profession for the last fourteen tYears Dr. Lee 10
now prepared with all the necessary apparatus for
the Medical application Of Electricity In the treat
ment of Chronic diseases, to which he would invite
the special attention of the afflicted So perfect II
the @HeAlIng Art" OF the present day CAs pEactced
by Eclectcs that few need despair OfreceVtng per.
Special attention given to diseases OF women and
children. All AlIcOmmunicatinnl strictly confidential
Our practice Il safe certain and prompt, leaving
mercuriAI faint In the system, but cleansing reno
VAting and streng the general system, acting
in unison With NAturG's unerTing law.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11

AT NJ AA9Zl AAA1A gAa6Ao
CHornbTOok's Buildingl
GW-Opeu for Students day and evening.
rTVHE purpose Of this Institution I. 70 instruct
,1tch goVeTn the correct tFAnaaetion Of peeuniaTY
b11inesS and in Acoountautlhip snditS eoneomtAntI
BOOK-KEEPING,
u.rfDDed Of ItI absurd VuFbiAgo and ancient pTO-
Hxity and intrieaey, and adaPlSa % tho modeIa mII
mode Of doing busino1l, especially 10 the Onttea
state . the IssdinE suhiOet OTatIeutOl IL LAVE
which are a. exact, unorEing aud nee from eEeep-
tton a tho1s Of nafuIO and cOmpTisod In very lee
Iords are 6rst made familiar 20 the Studsnt. Who
who h then conducted thTOagh aegurse Of practical
THTiefV Sf forins tiII he thGs acquires mastery "
the an which enables him u apply tt With facility
70 any kind Of buHinesI-
A WRITING SCHOOL
q open day and evening, attended By both ladies
epd weutIeIaen where Without entsTinE for the fEl
course, . good hand-WritiHs can be obtained tna
x" ARITHMETIC,
and its duplication 70 all manner OI
C0UNEING-HOUSB CALCULATIONS
receive the attention their primary imPoTtanes de-
mands. The student will be made eequainted vita
tending greatly 20 the AbbFeTiAtion u his work.
mere L open 70 the student also . eOuuoOf
BUSINESS SCIENCE
comprising Political Economy, Commercial Law ana
Of sInfnsnt BusinesS Men IN regard 20 the bes
methods Of conducting busino.s Sleeo.Iinlly An
inSfT1cfionI in the above subjects are IntsEspOE
I'd Wfth maKtmI and tneuleAfiOns tanding 70 th
f1rmaffou Of hiEh character ~ u1eu aud etttLSu8-
Fh0 coaFss of InstruetiOa = fntSndod % be
eomprehenaiVo and thorough - tilht Of any OF the
Commercial Colleges while the expense 70 the sta-
dent Il much lols-
IIH. bezs leave 70 refer thoss 70 whom he is
uuknoVrn 20 the odIesrs Of the banks tn Whsolilg
and Bridgeport, and especially 70 his studenEs-
TERMS, &C.
For the full oouESS above, in1ieAtads Including the
re9uisite blank books for BOOk-kssDiag the charge
4 2aO, payable entering me tims Usually re-
0urei ioF the course l. from tW0 70 three mJalhs;
but the student is not limited 10 dmo-he mAy
remain e. long, and rotaFn OllSn, he PIoaSos-
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WILLIE, Wlsl ", De. az. 1s6s

WHKRLIN5, WEsT Va, Dec. 4th, 1858.
10 all tchom 4 may eORecyR: We, the UNDER
signed members Of the West Virginia Legislature +,
take pleasure In saying that We have known Or +.
Richard II. Leo many yeaTB previous % the break
ing ont Of the Rebellion, successful and eueT-
getc practitioner OF Medicine (Otthe Bolectio School
both in KanAWhA county Va and Gala county
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-01
Talk With Rebel Pickets.

In front of Col. Woodforirs pickets, south
side of Knoxville, during the siege, eonver
sation sprung up between one of ours and 4
rebel picket. As related BY Col. Leve, o.
the 1lth Kentucky cavalry, it ran as fol.
lows
Halo there, Yank, have you got a chew
of tobacco?
Yes-lay down your shooting iron and
will mine, and meet YOU half way.
! The next moment they we've together. III
earnest conversation, sitting on the ground
as socially as any two friends.
Reb-Got anything to eat over there in
Knoxville?
Yankee-Anything to eat? Yes more n
We know what to do with. Plenty-full "a
tions for thirty days.
Reb-Do you have sugar and coffee over
there?
Yankee Yes, we've plenty; but Gen
Burnside, not knowing what may happen, is
issuing only half rations now. Why, set
here quitting Lis hand in MS pocket and
hauling out handful of parched Coffee, YOU
see We carry it with US.
The rebels eyes stuck cut with astonish
ment.
Reb-Have you got any cavalry over
there?
/ Yankee-Now, friend, that is hardly fair
question, but I'll answer it the best l know
how. was at Corinth, Murfreesboro anG
Perryville, but did not see as many cavalry
as We have in Knoxville.
Reb-Why, you astonish me. We thought
you We're all on quarter rations, and would
be starved into Surrender in a day or two.
Iankee-Not BIT of it we can stay here
as long as you did at Nicksburg, and have
good beef steak and hot rolls every morning
for breakfast.
After more of the same sort, the two part
ed, the rebel satisfied that there wa. a slim
prospect of starving the Yankee army into
surrender.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-01
Death Of a Christian Hero.

Gen. n. B. Sanders, who was wounded in
one of the late battles in East Tennessee,
and died soon after, was kentuckian who
graduated at West Point in 1856. He was
wounded in e. close hand-to-hand fsh. with
the enemy. After bis wound had been ex-
amined, the general asked, TEL me, doctor
if my wound is mortal?" The doctor replied,
" Sanders, it is q fearful wound, and mortal.
| am very sorry 10 say it, my dear fellow
but the odds are against YOU" The general
calmly replied, Well, | am not afraid to
die; have made up my mind upon that
subject. | have done my duty, and have
served my country as well as | could" He
fingered until the next day, remaining per-
fecily conscious during the whole time
During the morning he explained certain
symptoms to the doctor, and asked him what
they meant. The doctor replied, General
You are dying" "lf that be So" he said
Il would like to see a clergyman" The
Rev. Mr.. Hayden, chaplain of the post, was
sent for, who came, and in the presence Of
Gen. Burnside, with some of his staff, Capt
Harris, classmate, and several others, he
was baptized. 1T was always the desire OF
my friends that should be baptized" hi
said. The minister then joined in ferveni
prayer, Gen. Burnside and all present rever
emily kneeling beside the bed of the dying
hero. 1t was scene never to be forgotten
He shook hands with his chief who STOOD
tearfully over him, as if 10th to witness ths
flight of the brave spirit. While prepara-
tions were making to administer to him the
sacrament, his spirit took its flight. In tht
beautiful words Of DIR. Jackson, "heSent tc
sleep like child Thus passed away one
of the brayes.. and ons of the most unas
suming men whom God has raised up tc
battle in the cause of good government.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-01

ing that they would vet live to regret the
part they had taken in this rebellion, and
would see the time when the old Union
would be restored, and the flag of our coun-
try wave over the very ground occupied by
his scaffold."
This made deep impression on the minds
of those who listened, and l often afterwards
heard it spoken of in terms of the highest
admiration. When he ceased the signal was
given and the traps fell Five or ly remain
ed dangling in the air; for two of the seven,
Campbell and Slavens. being very heavy
men, broke the ropes and fell to the ground
inSensible. In short time they recovered
and asked for drink of water, which was
given them. They then requested an hour
to pray before entering the future world
which lay so dark and near before them
This last was Indignantly refused, and as
soon as the ropes could be adjusted, they
were again turned off. The whole proceed
ing, from beginning to end, was marked with
the most revolving haste. They seemed to
wish, by thus afording no time to prepare
for death, to murder soul and body both.
Even the worst criminals in our country are
allowed some weeks to ask for Gods mercy,
before they are thrust into his presence; but
our poor boys, whose only crime was loving
and trying to serve their country, were not
allowed one moment Lieut.. PitteRgers'
Book.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-01
FoH THE CALEDoNIAS.
TIE SOLDIERS PRAYER.

Bring me away from the camp. my mother;
-. lrug away from the camp
Nrc'r worn and weary I'm wasting away
iik the mist on the mountain i'll beautiful day.
r.. -uch j. my life i'll it, morning bright
!" ra-s 70 soon 10 the shades OF nigh:s.
''.".i Hr away from the strife. my mother:
NJ ., '''- IL" away from the strife,
=. NJ '' have listened 10 TIE cannon's peal,
w ~ ~, '"' "i the drum and the cashing of steel
=, '"E nave toileh with the true and the brave,
Wy nag ~ o'"''atn my country to save.
L"' me I.r III ,l,r m nome of my childhood mother:
~, @ NV uiu III ''' "'in" of my childhood:
" here loved oh'r may li.grr around nv he'd
AID pillow 70 gently my acLfn,, haa5
= they watch III deep -orow each nontiu,, hrea.f
.A"t l. iost III the struggle rrtwAt lie and death
here i light bevond the river, rothcr
.here j. light beyond the river.
Where loved oEes are waiting 70 wt.ccroa r,o.,
ne dark waters tina; bear me to Il heavenIy shors
% the Home where the spirit will rest il ptaca
W LeIe sickness and sorrow forever Will Cease
B.'ak gently, most gently the tidings, my moher.
Ft"ak gently, most gently the tidings,
That viii make the kind heart of my father 80 sad
lArt one he has loved should so early be called
IL The daGk hroud of death, from which mortal c,
ave
a -'rmen' SO fitting his rest in the grave.
!! oa 'oil Of, while longer, my moher;
..'' on little while longer
..r rlo'i- may seem oft to DER shadow thy way,
"a -.it from thy vision the bright beams Of dav
,'' 'op" on my mother in Him who can save,
anu cheer thy dark pathway to thy rest in the grave
'.'' >. Johnsbury, Dec 81 1893. G..
: a'her in the Army.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-01
A Great Waterfall.

A detachment of troops recently scouting
in the valley Of the Snake cr Lew. frrt =
: 20, { Ia. "A
covered q waterfall which, il is saio, is ell
titled to the distinction of being called the
greatest in the world. The entire volume
OF Snake river pCurs over sheer prec;pice
one hundred and ninety-eight feet high, th;r-
ty-eight feet higher than Niagara. Snake
river is full as large as the Niagara, and the
cascade is one solid sheet or body. The To-
cslity of this immense waterfall is near the
point heretofore designated as the Great
Shoshone or Salmon falls of that river, but
they have always been enveloped Il mystery
For hundreds Of miles across the great plain
Snake river flows through canon, with ver-
teal walls hundreds Of feet high. II is only
at long intervals that salient points are found
by which The river can be reached. The
road crosses from point TO point cf the bends
only approaching close to the river where
there Is chance to descend for water. From
these facts very few, if any, of the tens of
thousands of adventures that have crossed
the plains ever locked upon the great falls.
The late discoveries report beside the main
cataract many others of less hight, varying
from twenty 10 fifty feet each, near by. Some
day they will be visited by the tourist ard
pleasure-seeker,and looked upon as frequently
and familiarly as Niagara is to day; and il
Will be admitted that, with the siupendous
grandeur of their surroundings, they are as
far beyond Niagara as Niagara now excels
the balance of the world.