, 1870-07-12


the dark appearance which the heavy pine for
csts give them. and reliable authority places
the amount Of land in that section which Is
thus covered at several thousand square miles.
This timber may be cut and the logs run down
the NiobraIa, Grand, md other rivers tribu-
na:s;, tary To-. the 10 missouri as soon -as it il
Indians are in possession OF it,
and go determined ore they to protect the
land which they still regard as theirs that none
OF it can be used at present. These hills arc
known also to bo exceedingly ricl in mineral
deposits, aud Is Manifest Destiny never more
clearly pointed ont any one thing as inoyitable
than that many EesrA can not e1apse before
some means will bo deylsed to mako this .Ee-
gion available to the ''pale faces"
Another building material which havc not
mentioned is the chalk rock. This il found u
immense and inoxhaustiblo bods Ill tho bluffs
bordering upon the river, and MANY houses
l,nve been built OF it. It IL 10 soft that it may
casllr be sawed out with the ordinary cEoss-cut
eaw into my desired shape, and DO made
to present very much the appearance Of mar
bic. At short distance away being nearly
the same COLOR blush white, with streaks
Of darker hue. It is not sufficiently substan-
tial for very large buildings, but fol ordinary
dwellings and for cellar walls, It seems to an
sWer the purpose admirably, while the cost is
said to be no greater, if al much, as a frame
building. At present, it seems to be the busi-
LESS VI AO particular oDU 10 f1fthfEy 1t OF pre-
pare it for use, and rs any ono may quarry and
use it ne he chooses. tho cost varies according
to tho facilities which man may have Tor
doing tho work himself OF getting it done by
others Of but sllglt experience in working
with it.
good deal OF attention here; and If politics
may he set down AZ uncertain in the States, it
is especially 80 in the Territories. With the
chief officials appointed by the government,
the equabble over the Offices which are in the
hands Of the people is frequently very lively,
especially when it is considered that the popu-
lation IL constantly changing, and between tho
old settlers and politicians and the new adven-
taroIa there IL an opportunity offered Tor the
display Of !arge amount Of strategom, to call
| it BY NJ Norsa name The Republicans being
/ quito largely in The aacendency ito chief object
.. u, OF course, to secure tho support OF that
party. During the time Of the johnson de-
| feelion several movements and combinations
were made by different politicians, and the
original party appears to hare been lost
| eight OF for q short time by some persons
WHO were previously, and still claim to be,
Republicans. 1t becomes an interesting ques-
| tiun with Bome Of them, therefore, to decide
| Just who it is who has been tho trueat friend
to the party itself. and who has now the best
asking tho support Of tho Republicans. Tho
position Of delegate in Congress IL regarded
ae an important one, especial1;; at this Time,
when the deyelon..-..lnt Of tho Territory de-
pends 10 much upon the railroads which arc
i contemplated, and which aru seeking for land
grants, to say nothing Of other matters Of in
terest. Each section naturally desires to have
that al especial benefit may be derived from
some ras railzoaas a. should ID be % put unaet der
/ way speedily. Until about month ago. the
question aB to who the delegate should be was
but slightly canvassed Tho present member,
BIZ. s, I. SpiuI, former Secretary of the Terri
| tory, naturally stood a fair chance,
from his position, and the fact that he Vas
serving first Term, Of getting the nomination.
Colonel G. G. Moodey, Of Yanktou, ,sas also
spoken Of o. an available man, but in the
| main the Republicans do not gaem to have
settea t uRsn ls1a any particular Psrsq9 Within
Leigh, Of Bon Homme, who preceded Mr.
splnk zs delegate, being elected as Republi-
can, but who went on on the johnson tangent
and had Of late been supposed to synn"'.. Era
Hitl tie Democrats, has be"- making feas an e1.
,.a essansls active ss 1or the nomination. Hs
80, IL fact, seems to be moro in his &C.
tiylsy than in anything else, since he has
beea everything at times, and nothing
lons, N this short time ho has
Eutteeded in creating q large amount Of noise,
owing, to some extent, no doubt, to the fact
that be has won the more noisy portion Of the
party to his Rupport. 1t has been urged in his
faEor that he could do more than anybody else
IN washington, even Il he had not been tho
has even been Baid that he Was one OF the
few .persons Mho co1lld at tho same
time manage Alr. johnson so AZ to eet
man Nominated, as,d then 4.msuacer Con.
greEs 60 AZ to get him confirmed! On sstur-
day 1ls opponents called meeting for that
evening, by means Of hand-bill circulated.
Tho DuIleigh men had become 60 confident al
their strength that they determined to take
Il ne meeting INTO their OVID hands and run it,
Ibis project they were, to some extent. anc-
cesa atul Ia doing, but theydid not prevent those
pho e2,te,1a the meoting from making them
sele.s heard ~, ~rvo tho noise af and
confusion, both before and a,sf tile gentle
man Who called the meeting to order and notu-
1nateu the Chairman undertook to adjourn IL
At ne end OF his speech, without any regard
to the Chairman who was behind him. 1 havo
seen grcat many noisy meetings in nv time.
Out never one which Eor general confusion e..
eeeoed THIS one. II was kept up until after II
9 clock, and in the end everybody wlohad nny-
thing to say succeeded in esying it. The pres-
cnt indica ations are that Mr. BuTleieh's friends
made nothing for him by the movement, "a
many persons Of influence hare Eince come out
openly against him who before took no actire
part either way, and III an earnest Of their in-
tentiona Instituted, on Monday. = stock compx- |
uy with capital Of $1,000 to purchase ms
[er'al for newspaper. and set it On foot |
ut once, the other paper hc5o
having for somo reason become IN ardent eup- |
porter Of Slr. Burleigh. The stockhollefs !
number twelve, al Of whom are nopublicana
y character and influence including Judge
Erencl. and Judge Brookings, Major Hanson,
Il nal0 stone, Mr. hnEsbury, and othera, whose
ability, and influence arc uudoubt-
q. THIS amount will purchase IN outfit for
newspaper. It has been put in charge OF
1e9srs: q; W. hingHbuEy, Of this place, and
:. :. y. balke5; Of Fesmillion, both OF whom
re stockholders, have been for sometime
esidents Of the Territory, and who haven
Spe1ience in the business, both here and in
lc East: They started to Chicago this morn
1G TOT the pu1poee OF buying an entire outfit,
power3 and job presses, and
: me hrst OF August expect to present thB
ist number Of the 3anhton Press, as another
laettatlon OF Western enterprise and energy
Meanttme tho convention to nominate
andidate, which was expected to como off
arly IN August, has been postponed by tho
e!ntoris1 Committee until September. This
II give hlr. Sphinx time to show hirneelf to
Is constituents after the adjournment Of
ong1ess, and will give tho people chance to
loronghly discuss the matter and come to an
The Democrats arc hoping to
able TO take advantage of tho situation, and !
nominating one Of their strongest men
1cceed in electing him. Il this project. how :
'er, they will certainly be defeated, and I
'a4 be deceived il the Republicans are either
light mapping, or If any considerable number
them play into the hands Of tho Democracy
loet any circumstances. ".