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tenuoo ~ called 70 your request, respect.
!ng tne oSevaooa Of the sun. 0u11tude Tor
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from the hundrsds WHO aFs daily observing
M win accu!ate instFumeatA i b6ae,
cannot speak from actual observation, for !
have no Instrument suitajle 10 take his a.
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uOUNTAlx RASsRs. " a0NTAMA.,

In the recent issue Of he Hiess~, II.
"Ool W. W. d Lazy with ~ following
/" statemeut relative 70 the altitude Of some
'sof TIE psincipal towns Of xonlans. He
''leas b $50 let above tie level Of thoseel
"Feet Benton 5000 feet, Vi1ginie City 3, 100
"fees, Deer Lodge 4. 900 feet, Missou1h $500
"feek The height II the Rocky Noun.
tains, q the eoutbssn boundary of Non.
81 ana, where they intesDect with tbs Rocky
Range, b 1000 feet The height Of The
Snowy Raage, q . point thirty miles est
"of Junction esstion. b 10000 fest The
attitudes Of the pr0mine1t mountain passes
"are % follows: Occur D. Alenc PasA In Bit.
Ter Root Mountains, Z, 100 feet; Lewis D
"Clark's Pass, IN Rocky mountains, ey6O0
fleet; Cadottet Pas, In Rocky Mountains,
900 fest; nullan Pas, In Rocky Noun.
" tains. 600 feet '"--rihi ~ FL ......S
We arc little surprised to 80 omitted
from this The Dssr Lodge Pass, with which
Col do Lacy b familiar and which, IL W
reoollect azight he recommended - he
best for Tie l,ns OF The N. r. r r M
Johnson, G. E, sfthe Ca.asld party stated,
1T 10 the most wonderful Hdanlain P,es
I have seen on the continent" and WAS sur
prised 20 little attention had been directed
toit i d therefore prominent" pass.
The lowest cited above, in the Rocky Noun.
tains Is GOO feet The altitude Of Deer
Lodge il 4, 80 feet The River at Milots
70 about 400 feet higher-the summit of the
Fass 40 feet higher than that making the
altitude 5000 feet, or 90 feet lower than
any pass cited. The ascent from the valley
IL $50 feet In mine miles. In no place does
the grade per mile exceed % feet on the
south and IS feet on the North. Al the n.
r. r. r win probably DO located through
this Pass the present summer, 1t IL perhaps
worthy Of mention. .t,ls Gru# ~r~a
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win return In the spring and preside over
his establishment Most Of the buildings
in progress evince degree Of neatness and
taste that u in itself worthy Of remark.
Thus, Rocker city, and her aister towns,
Butte and Silver Bow, are looking forward
70 . peQepeeous futn1c, and that their palm.
lest days arc yet TO come Il admitted BY Ill
who know the extent and durability Of the
mines. '7i %.fHaaf s." J.B.
Rocker CITY. Il r., xaseh II, lsgo Tees "a
ID SlsD11s1ssSSsssvss
The Fight ON the Mal-ias.
0Jssa' osrraepssss.ss r. Seer~e.. assr;.
dsR, Hancock, Dszro6Ti1Sd and Baker.
y The 6olllers ". The Indian RIM.
r0sseral Sheridan 10 General sherman1
HxADQU1s MussARY DIVISION o. 1ns MnsounA
Chicago, lninoiA February q. 1o7Q {
General y: 7: s4ss%an. Commanding o. q Army.
osxsaALI have yor Telegram of Tho 9eth Instant,
asd win naks Tie nsosssay reports and furnish yoa
en- Tie faes IN ths ease % soon - Coloaea Bakers ~
port h rsceivsd. Colo1sl Baker could not MAKE out
his report st Fort shaw, ~ - was obliged - return
Immediately 70 Fort Falls to get shelter for bis horses
Ind men.
les that Nr. Vincent Colycs 70 out again IN SEN
satoua letter. Why did be not mention that Co,oDcl
Baker had captured over ono hundred women and
ehidren7 This he suppressed in order to do injus-
tes % that Officer BY dsosiving the kindhearsed pub
lie and 70 further the end ol The Cd Indian sinG.
doubtless in whose interest be 10 writing. f'I
So far the Wild Indians arc concerned, the prob
len 10 bc decided IT, who shan be killed the whites
o. ths Inllians1 They can take their choice.
Since 1854 at least eight hundred men. women and
children have been murdered within tho limits Of my
present command in the most nendish manner; the
msn usualy scaped and nutated their private parts
eut on and placed in their mouths women ravishsd
sometimes fifty and sixty times in succession, then
killed and scaped sticks stuck into their persons be-
fore and after death. have myself converted with
one woman who, while some months gone in pseg.
nancy ravished over thirty times excessively BY
different Indians become insenslbe TO three times
durin this fearful ordeal; and each time recover
ing consciousness autsly appealing for mercy. not
for hsrself for her unborn child. Aso another wo-
man, ravished With more fearful brutality over hfty
times ths ass Indiaa ieking the point Of his sahrs
iate the pssou Of The wosan. ooaA give the nanss
q tAsss voan vsEs Il not for dsaioaey. f'r
Il wosd appear NJ. vincent Colyss wants this work
y % d. sseioa thsss two cases especially because
hey eans under " sws pessesal exasisaGioa. ana
IN xivs tAaa - example q vtaE be- eoesrsl 70
HUNDREDS q othsn. .~sts.s.... 81.
TAs oh Isdiaa ing has again Get itss3 q work to
est posssssIoa q Iadia aairA % that ths Treasury
en- u nese sseesssfay plsaasoA: aad ~ psistiag
- sssa!asi.g tsroefs &c eosn.sy sIs,.ess q Dc
estign. Tkess specinsas have bsea seat 70 ne e.
est!y and yoa en- from them better judge q their
fsn. General. very respectfully. yoar osr .ervt
~ lStgnedJ ~ r. b. SHERIDAN.
I 4tt# An~A
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iag Q OuSsa ot Ce1eaiaa1saGA ono laamo
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Pass 40 feet higher than making the
altitude 5000 feet, or 90 feet lower than
any pass cited. The ascent from the valley
10 40 feet In mine miles. In no place does
the grade per mile exceed % feet on the
south and IS feet on the north. Az the N.
p. r. r win probably be located through
this Pass the present summer, it 10 perhaps
worthy Of mention. .t,lG g2ruU &c..
the Glover FO0T APPEARS.
In behalf oe the NEW -thoueh not 70
sseT sed pos;s e = [ "a sS ssess
that so4 z No lose,s ila - nov iev: thas 20 ny!
NocsI;E:s. = q io.sss isdsps.: Z polite but
foot 1t last eppsan 70 the editorial 'suh ll0."-Is
The above announcement, In % far q Il
relates to this paper. y utterly false. II
intended 70 extort from 10 Z counter charge
thaa The ka64pas1sss b anything, Il e . fail.
use We submit our articles 10 the intelli.
gssoe d on sssdefA Tbsy ne probably
coaseas sceossIdr then Without Che assiss-
anos Of = contemporary Of such surprising
astutensls thatit cannot convey - ideas In
ths Ensli,h lensu.ee. tia truA. ve neaEs
no anneah "a Ia nreiudicss ar na,,i,liti,e
Of any party, Or creed, or nationality,
nor Do W purposs % doiaE. TAase Who have
willing ean tot such bait, No referred 70
our cotenporasy. We doubt not We have
written, dine and again, that not approved
~ many Of our readers. There y, every
reaeoa . bsaSeve. ws Win do q many Times
asaia So, 4 ihs 1a6psa6 sss had TIE nob's
perpoec IN Wv o. 'adoans any paf'ons %
o'soosusss .. .'oo ~ \. g -. 5000 !.
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70 ,oue larrer co.empoe,rrv. Ii W eheerf.llv
oeeesds iashilsy 70 cope a.sessstslly xish
~ iaAslIecesal siaas vhe sppeos rup ~
political hash Of thas paper. II aaythiag IN.
ss0oA TO- stirred Mn %. ~ may Mn
keep his hassess q. Tor Ne ars liable 70 sin
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mssss VIII IS, app.oyal q ~, ssd . a..
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We publish to day tho eorrcspondsncss md
reports of the commanding officer bearing
on the recent fight on tho Marias. No In
dian fight since Sand Creek hes elected %
much attention cast and west Tho jour.
mas of the Indian country commend H.
krr's campaign: those not In tlbs Ipdlan
country generally condemn. Il illustrates
the different views writer's will take fIuu
having knowledge Of facts. and from not
having it The citizens At nighlsad 0ulch
wsrc the drst 10 formally endens Baker.
They have been followed By the citizens Of
Helena, Dozsman, and Diamond, setting
forth the condition Of aftairs and tho proper
policy to be pursusd In protecting life and
maintsniugpcaee Tho Ischsymal ssfussoos
Of the Indian Ring, and well meaning but
ignorant philsnthrophists, have bedewed Ne
pavemcnts OF the Capital. With . few cxcep.
lions, among which W notice The Chicago
Rsst and Journal. the press Of the east joins
them Sheridan and Sherman stand man.
fully BY their subordinatcs The fight o.
the Narias 10 the issue that will decide
whether We ars 70 have peaoe that can only
b acquired - Baker has acquired It, or .
repetition of the massacrts, powder tssaaies.
plunderings and supssnacy q NE -Iadian
Ring. Sheridan Gays '.Dnvss Baker,: ths
St Joe Aersld Of Tie 10Th says ''coIossl H.
''kssS expedition Ne bloody nasaanss, a.d
nothing elss, and thsts lees deserves 70 b
''eaahiered for he conlsck Without know.
"ing anything al,ost To nas peesoaally.
''from ~ tl,s socosnts q ~ eoadscs which
:"'havs thus fae eoms - ~, Ne 1eel vas.
"sanssd In branding Nm . . hloed.thinty
Coward and : diagsaos - - nintasy 80
"vies os The oountsy. ne Arsglad . laasn
"shas ~ spuducs bse visvsd u Waahiae,
"to0.~ shza q .s,-..q,, r. .s a51.ss., ,,;la.t b
NJ. CsyanaaGA - ~ Ahampisaeef -
sealpiag-kpiSs hight sallaatly = ~ 2sQess
With Observation-Disclosures troaGlv AoalAal
hin, svsa earssat e Calisssnia, lsaliae
he yan. How Il WIN ed b not elsae; bsl
oss Ting sssas dsaa1iasd, ~ ~ pgo
jee>sd tsaas6se 9 ~ ladiaa B1sUsa y ~
Var Dspazsaseat viii ~ y aade VI
bsspsak sessasivs p1sss,als1l u - lsse1s 20
sspesh, = tbsy Slvs ~ eoal1sos S11al
history q tAis mseA dloe11 tupitk 80
IA - -.
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Look ont for Pisgaa massacre romancss.
ahouttbass timea The latest story winds
up with the assertion that on account of the
saad ma9aAcss, ths ilndian Bureau should
ma b transfesTsd 70 the War Department
-Oajaaoo Rhsk 6lA gea s4g#
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The average wages paid 70 farm labor
crs In 1850. according to the report Of the
department Of Agriculture, was $25 IS with.
out board, and )15 50 With board. The ~.
erage wages for the different sections of the
country IN 1eoe and IN 1850 were - follows
In 1eeo-Eassssn States, 90 30; Middle
States, 30 o. Western States, @sS o.;
Southern States, 90; California, as u.
The Rates Of wages h 1850 wese . follows
Eastern seatse, - &C. Middle States, %.
IL Western States, ~ d; Southern States,
90 q: California, 1l00A ~ aa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-27
7HF cosY or WARs

Wars a.C costly Tie war TO put dow
the rebellion cost more than 5000 00u
oO9,he Auaro-prussiau was 81 1868 coz
$3.50, 900 ,010; the Crmean war 10 ls5.
si,e00,0p0; the Italian war q 500 600
The loss OF life on account OF these war
was not less than 1000 and this doe
not include lie scores and scores OF thou
sands who were crippled for life, and 9th
er thousands " hose lives were shoriene'
by disease contracted ia the service. Th
present Franco. Prussiau wsr II Is est
mated has already cost France more thai
81 400 900. and ibis estimate does not h.
clude the snoi mus losses arising from tie
suspension Of Industry The prodaclio
Of France Is estimated at $3.50 per head
This gives for population Of 100000
total ct 81 ,A40,0O,0o0. Il Is safe TO g.
simaie that sl iou, O0, 600 Of this is lost b
the war. SO that II peace should nov
coma, ihe loss 10 FfHce would nut In les
than s2.60o.U00 But Prussia aill dc
mnnn ati indemnify 81 iOt Tess tnHn ~
5O0.000.0u0 more, increasing he loss &
81 COO, 600 ,000, Add 10 this The existing
national debt If France amounting 70 ~
COO GOO, eco, and some idea inay be iorne
ii tie magnitude Of the pecnuiary calam
itv that France must safer. The loss
life from wounds aud sickness IN IT,
Freneb and prussiau armies VIII probabl
not fall short OF 2O0, coo men. War Is, 10
deed, horrible, sud 50 far AZ France J
concerned j, win probably require fift,
years to repair the damage inflicted upol
her. Aud an this sacfiac Of life aud treas
urc has eohe from tho ambition Of on
man to strengthen his dynasty aud en-
large its powers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-27

The prospect Of repairing he broken
atlantic cable grows daily smaller.
while the probability Of losing before
long all telegraphic communication
with Europe as steadily increases -
The managers of the Atlantic cable
company announce that, although az.
temple are still maki 10 repair the
breaks, they despair Of eing success.
Iui TIL next June, when the weather be.
comes again permanently favorable -
Meanwhile the French cab i over
.fuwded with t. egrams for Europe
which can only e transmitted with
Z eat difficulty and ve y s owly. This
cable has for months been suffering
from a serious defect near the eastern
end and was only scd. while the 9th
er lines were working, for transmitting
messages westward Now that il i
the ouly ne ouree. this effect has 10 be
rcmrdied by the use Of an unusually
heavy battery al this end IAN opeta.
ton which has already impaired what
lcctriclaus usll the conductivity of
The wire aud threst tens before long 10
destiny i Ag raw ting az il formerly
was TO be dependent upon steamer re.
ports Tor our European news. return
y that ~ ten would he almost intaler.
able now that Eve years experience
has accustomed newspaper readers 10
expect daily rep rs from London nd
Berlin as re- ularly as from New York
and Washington
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Positive and trustworthy news Of a
recent military operations in France is
still very scaniy although of rumols
aud speculations we have our full share
to-day BurJcai Kin such a case
good autlority-giyes credcnce 70 the
report that the prussians have occu-
pied Tours, but 10 decisive seems to
have occurred there or elsewhere in
Il at rcgi n, as yet Fr,n northern
France a number of minor engagements
with 40 special advantage b. either
side, arr reported, but the German at.
tack on Hayre does not yet occur, al
tho gh they are again said to be ap.
preaching that city IN large force Tie
situation around Paris re ans IN.
changed, except that the Republicans
are steadily increasing the strength of
their iuycSti force be World cor
respondent reports that Gen. Ducrot
has already left tie city by balloon "a
thing which i was limited he intended
soon e. de-, the OF er day, but the
news cannot be considered favorable L
the prospects Of Paris. Inside the
city, his military ability and the conf
dence reposed IN him by the besiegcd
have cen worth thousands Of men t.
the Psrisians trausierreD to new
field oi operations outside, he can
hardly be expected t. accomplish more
for the French cause, while the loss Of
such q trusted commander must exert
depressing influence on The bcsieged
city,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-27

Wild cat reported % tag moaa
t.ins g. Hago. aaa star.s
-ot5f $50 CONVEX. SIS sfe alrsaas
numbered a. BE 6u,s oi lbt revival q
netbf Ccaier Daily meyt.ugs ae 1g
belA
-BnHleVaro q holding enthusiastic
tcWpemnee meetings Eighty seven meo
signed ne pledge oae night maRy s.
hem moderate dH.tkea
There arc numerous complaints 1T
mallosanco mbdc agliusy Vermont posi-.
aastsrs 0d mail agents.
Coal has heen discovered on Iear,
Liue's farm Ia Benson, but whether tie
vain i lhics enough 70 pay Cor work.
ing, & not certain
William Wiyks Of Pawle, has caught
seventy ouc faxc. iu ono irlp within Il
space oftirce feet also eleven ,kmk.. ten
crows and wculs one raous lie sass
the Trap Is MT worth over tlyc cents.
Mis-, Brock ii West Barnet has ne.
covered 5000 damages and Gusts nom
the passumsic Rulrosd Company for IT,.
jnrics received by railroad accident last
March. The injuries II Miss Brock were
Il the spine, and % seri ,us that She Is,
up 10 the present time, confined 10 her
bed
Leslie Knight Of Sholbnro, has a boz
six years old that weighs over 100 los; he
is said to be the biggest boy Of bis years
IN the State.
st Johnsbnrry boasts Of thirty-three
persons who have reached the ripe Old
age Of eighty years and over OF this
number sixteen are ladies.
Over two hundred persons were az
comodatcd with meals at the Eagle Din.
ing Saloon, Rutland, Yesterday. There
seems 10 be no difficulty ii providing
meals for travellers and boardcrs 20 nr.
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Maufbrsifr Journal.
LLE.nLL l..-MaEL. -


IS Aoa8u 81 Ere y Us timt
Ae3 sf1saza ahrR scT maHy 81,
f NEST au sgi.ae8 msa rt1sste8
1slef stsu a Hff aas BARRED lss uees
4 was tas os efT 81 3 as2e3 ne8fui .,
vii gfesahIE ss fs-tallt
sas mt Lea ssaaeals SEES sp ons
q a aastonet - Harvard College EEL
vrss - pissisg keg q pasdef au8sr
Touuaaitly - eus uas iHjae8 bpt
ssnkenea uaa tefm ie 3fmmi ihst fhl
ratsah themselves tea3 hsrs 5tsa sfti
btaftamai8 b ti elpiasgn
Tiers i Or trasp tlsi Prank i
Blair nH efasihs ssasol heH Ni.
euu. pea q Senate uale unes
b. has leafnsl AAem suee BE- aas
eahdldaif hr ~ YIe pge..5oy wt
fear lbc natssu p5i resolve bps small ben
at ffou hls rgsus.
auta Apns has tbsaej 50 SCALA Tbs
dms he i b5Hug pfef viia ipdigHa1io.
becsuss Pie,idrla luarel hes Included
A.t naas 81 81 proclamation 81 general
amnesty lle lalms ilal be- lias nolhi8,
10 Is psfaoued ier especially BIZ ma
who be- nos dome s lBhe q ile gpo,
deeds Sc Mexieo lbst sold Santa, b.
himself
NATIVES Il SgW England Rad their ID
eeredapfs celebrated sF04tfsihefs DaA
b. bis dlunsr AZ New Yort lac, weck
~ meal wiiieA lasis luto the small hour
81 she sight can be called a diner fwep
b speeches we're made IS seeIttiry Rob-
esou, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gen sher
man aud others
Two siates viii seek admission into a.
sis,efbood u lle present session Of Con-
gres Colorado. which came very neal
being sdlniti,d Two years ago, aud New
Mexico, under slso name Of Lincoln, J
il also probable that the Indian Teritor
will be daily ofgauized aud The dusl,y rae
have a representative 10 Congress for Ia
6rsi time.
The bridge acfoss Tie East River frou
New York 10 brooklyn is likely 20 PROV
hHcd fact, the caisson having been sue
eeufnIiy laid Tie bridge when con
pIcted will change the whole system o
travel, for the nullltndes who now GROVE
The Jerry boats.
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EEKknE y KEgtlER

hufisH8 3 sitbeat tottl Al ieasi
iaeY are a.. elpse8 8 ~ present ard
tsish hau & eamr shout A eampas
500 g tse Hsnats gace wpui roasa -
q sc hgtels ED taasAf ard draak
igpeTs g. iiir expires pgrpase n eam
Bl&sH.ae " SHE landlords ssr tHlatlaE
she iaw Taey uerf complained af an3
anea acem ting o the programme. sense
z thu most iuaueatial usen O. hutaBd
ocar supporters ~ TIE hutei ucnt Is
futtie a o. aad askcd that ihe con
poEi1r staalt he discharged from tsclr
enpluy which they. four Ia Hambs /.
fsiasej 60 a.
ihe Aglal keepers claiming that q
afsi 49, hatel cannot Re tuu without
she sa'e IL hquun 81 al Is 4 ihat Il
a.d noi be profitable. signed 81 a.
gfeeneut with . penalty 10 $500 that
they would close their houses on N0n-
Us aad veuld not open ihum again
without tie consent u he whole -four
eriiagly the servants at the hostel
sefe aA discharged a the boatders
otl6ei ihst they could 40 longer he
accommodated These 4re tile facts "a
The case - ar a. We can learn them
Il both parties bid ont il will he a
great Inconvenience 70 the travelling
public and 81 injury % the business Of
,atland
Private individuals cannot accommo
moaate travellers ~ n without TAX
~ OF licCuse ard Il no one can be
1aud & un a h0tel without the aid Of
iqnor and the temperance party are
determined that nono shall be ran with
iqu0 travellers must be left cut 10 the
colo COT the present.
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80 sl4 poNLsao $3.50


The last campaign against Lee did
ot show tie ruling trait. II Gen.
irant character 10 any better light
han his course IN relation to the pur-
chase Of San Domingo. II is evident
bat tie is thoroughly convinced Of the
Importance Of the measure. and Is fully
determined ~ eight il OF on that
inc II II takes all winter.
~ the last session Of Congress he
advocated IL with as much force as was
rumpat BILE with the dignity Of mis- office,
1nt his efforts met with cool refusal
reiusal on the part Of Congress. Not
discouraged he urges the mattor W th
lew zeal 10 bis last message, and Con.
gress begins 90 feel the force Of his per
sistency, aud the Senate have already
'oied 70 appoint commissio ers who
shall investigate the condition of the
Stand, and the probable effect Is ac.
iulsition will have on the prosperity Of
our GO ntry
There was little difficulty in getting
Congress to vote $1,000, 900 fos the
purchase Of Alaska 10 please Seward,
md i would seem that the Gem Of
y 9 Antilles is an infii itely more vain.
'ble acquisition titan that cold aud bar.
en- region. At all ever Is we ave Mrs.
iral Is word for ii that 'the General is
: very obstinate man, and he will
Keep hammeling away until the thing
Is accomplished