The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-05-22
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Tucsss. Ut. Saturday. -
March ls,iss7.
From Wilmington, California, by way Of
Anaheim and Temecula. we entered All.
Fzona at Fort Yuma. The reported dis.
;ances foot up two hundred aud ninety-one
miles, but II is quite three hundred. Fully
one hundred miles.of il is q desert, much Of,
which must equalihe great Sahara. liz por.
tons OF this nothing grows but scattered
clamps OF mescat, cactus, or chemisal, and
Frequently, when the winds rise. The whole
area is one vast sand storm We eacoun.
tered only occasional whirlwinds, that car.
Iried the sand un-in vast spirals. that look
ed. IN the distance. like columns Of smoke
from great fires. But SAUDI storm had
ragged only few days before, and anatlfer
followed day or two after we gut into
Yuma. We were rather curious 10 see
one, but our curiosity was fully stated by
The experience of an hour or two. The
wind gradually lreshened until about noon,
and then, mounting Ia gale, whirled ia
like slnoom from the southwest nlf
dark. The next day Il repeated itsrli.
out with "a increase ol slnlence and though
4 abaled then. its effects stilI followed Us
tao days more. as ~e j.arneyed up The
CHA. II hegan, With the sun shining hot,
40 an almost cloudless skg. and at its heigh,
nbscured everything With The thick SAID
that tlled The air. aud penetrated to every
lcranuy.
The ~hoie desert seemed 70 BE- rplified,
and 10 be sweeping 10 on The wing. Of die
Wind The ky became laird aud threaten.
ms; ,ne landscape took yellosish. hery
glare The atmosphere became hot. suifc.
oat'ns. oppressive. doubt mach III the
regular slmaoms Of the great Sahara are
much, 4 AM. worse than these terrible
sanI storms Of the California desert. Ira.
'elers VIM encounter them have TO s,o,
It'll. and u they are lar froa wstsr, ATE
lost. Col. CrIitenden. 1T the 5si infantry,
ahom We saw at For, Yuma. WAS driainei
twn days By such storm, ~nra ca route
from Wilmington. aud nj. men saff.reI
greatly.
TsE SrsRKp Boo. Every gardrssr
knows that this - mpst destructive IA
sect y mrlua. cucunbcr and other youns
vines. sometimes Ia,asging the crvp .er,-
"u.iy. Mn. remedies have been sugscs-
ed. some u them no douot g0od ia Their
way, bal troublesome. Nav we have tried
iar several Years alotller. wh,eh aa, proved
With " complete success. In-lrad sf
aiming 10 dive away tue insect b, SCOT,
ashe, &c, We pet u. or rather i.rntshcd a
with 1000 better than Young neIsn and Gu.
cum1er plant. We ss1 arsand each hill
a the time Of each piaat.ng a leo rad,sh
seeS, aud cnmisg up about the same tine
the top. supply posture lar the bug which
u much Prsiers - the siae.. Lettuce will
also answer. bat the radlsh is rather liked
the 6-st. While our vines are unlesrhsd
by making this little provision to- Il. the
youas r'dish top. are completeIy perlorat.
ed. We Can recommend the rcmrsi, With
eohndenee. GS@aiow, Telegraph.
Ia removing th. deal soldiers, bo,li.
10 Tie new crneters north Of vicksbarg.
nne peiritied body va, exhumeJ lrom a
,andDar thai had been long time under
water. Not only wer, the lace. hair. whi,.
kers, &c. perfectly natural. but ever
part q the uniform "a csp,aiRs.) although
one mss Of stone. was perfect. n, name
&c mtrk Gould be fpaad On il. lth,d been
yers large dpe looking nan - great
was lts seight that IL came near sinking
The skin 20 taxing II ashore.
II i reported in Philadelphia that ten
Iron-slads now at League Island. worth
seven millions " dollars, are 10 he fitted
cat aud semitic Russia in payment for the
Northwest ietritory.
Gen sehoael i.appaint,ng the Board of
RegislrAiionin Virginia. and. finding Il i,a.
possible 70 sane districts 4, obtain loyal N
white men. !, detailing army officers and
'ther non resident, Tor such localities. i
4 rioi took place 10 Richmand recently,
serious 70 attract Gen. Sche.
ns'as presence, aud require a company OF
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