Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-09

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DIR. A. c. White. State oeo.o of |
Iowa. and Prof. .Hinriehs. f'
Chemistry and Minsraloey 70 W
g.. rr,,ysrs;,r. are ,,ow in Daoaqee Oh
;s.,on. tho result, OF when VIA
ss''"'a -, xalue to miners. smo.ters ana |
P'o'e leaned in the lead mines. Prct. |
.,r;,,;cbs viii examine the mines tor the
n,rDose Of getting the success'on o. m'n-
~ "a, uses 10 connection with invests
..a,;oo. of mineral matters ID other portions
Of ,b, STATE; to inquire into methods
smeltins mineral, nd 70 collect speeiuensf
Of the progress j. every stsse Of It's spx'
alton, with The object Of determining wbeih-
CT improvements may be made in She meth
ods Of smelling. and in regard TO the
amount Of silver eouesinsd 10 tho mineral
Dr. White iuteAds 70 collect statistical
infornasioa 10 regard TO the products Of
the mime. ssd 70 gaia tssormssson - 70 the
number and productiveness Of the mises
opened ssnes his lest annual report be
win assist Prof. Iliurichs in his inysstisA-l
ttons.
When The DUBUQUE lead mines have bsen
attended to, DR.. White will proceed 10 the
Iowa coal Aelds, with the object OF complet.
ing his sxaminatios Of them. When the
ponds and streams have subsidized sufficient
Is. he will go TO the northern part Of the
State, where no will spend considerable
time In the examination Of the peat boys
which exist there. The Doctor is Of the
opinion that enough Of peat Is 10 that pors
ton Of the State to supply n very large pop
ula,ion with fue, for many years TO come.
PgouiA 4 r. I. r. R.-The Peoria pa
pers scem 10 opposc the project Of having
the proposed road ftsu Rock leland east,
connect with the 9. b. / Y. road u Coles
burg, - Was suagested in lcttss recently
published in THE paper. This 10 psrsscsl,
natural on the pert Of Peoris. and We have
no objection 10 their looking after their owl
insesssts in the locating and building Of tn
soad. Neither have We any desire to eppcs'
them. All We want At this point IL anoths
through route to the Eastern market J
We can get il moro readily By conncctin
with the G. Is. 4 Z. road at Galesburg, Is
matter Of course we shall favor that poin'
Being the terminus Of the road We fave
those way places that give US the road Ii
soonas: and on The most favorable terms.
The Commissioners have opened the sui
scsiption books at Peoria, aud q cths
points, but with what success We are una
hle to learn. Our committee will. psobabl
in q measure, await the result there, al
though quite number Of shares have
ready been taken, and others stand ready
put their name. down for seapcctnb
amounts.
WASHINGTON kilograms predic, that u
present session Of Congress will last not
exceed ten days. This prediction Ia bas'
IN the resolution that M business hut T
construction shall be touched. The numb
Of new reconstruction bills introduced ,
the first Jay was eig, 1t. n, .ith this besi,
mig, the 10th Congress shall be able
pass a rcconstruc.ion bill in ten dsys,i W
40 what it's predecessor took more than I,
months TO accomplish.
Busr SgAroRr.-In proportion to
sze, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, IL the bn>
est aport ia the world. The annual e
ports ere about $40 400. 900 the impor
nearly M much the manufactures a
worth nearly s2o, oco. 900 the real esta
amounts TO about SIS. ooo, 900, and the ca
value OF the land. buildings and movab
property Of the city Is about 5000, 0GO. 90
although assessed for taxation at only $s
10000.
"PisnY"--A statement is going Il
rounds Of the newspapers to the effect tn
alaks larger than Lake Superior exists
British America, the knowledge Of whi'
has been carefully kept from the world b
the Hudson Bay Company. This Lake
called Ncepignon. and sbounds with isl
snd its shores With game and fur snimali
II Is said to lie north Of Lake Superior.
FIGHT occurred on The 2Slh ultimo,
DAnville. North Csrc,iua, between the q.
Burial Corps aud body of negroes, In wiis
pistols and brickbats were freely used. I'll
Burial Corps WAS Driven out Of town. Tv
men were wounded on eAch side.
RATHER LArE.-Ths Sandwich Islander
are about to erect a monument in honor
Captain Cook. ass slight sAtonsment f
the conduct Of their forcfathers in essn
hin.
N~sraGes BY 1Adlans In Tcxns
A letter from Texss states the Iud,ar
have adopted . new method cG treatis:
their male white prisousrs--ths, Of skin
ming them alive Durtng the last mont
some three thousand head Of cattle intende
for Fort Sumner, in New Mexico, were for
IDLY seized and driven OF by either South
srn Camanches Or kickspoos, and tn,
one a. the unfortunate hcrdess we ate,
ward found With hs bead cenplesely .eves
ed and his BODY skinned down ~ the vais
hA Hk.A A. n.