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FIRM FOR SIZE.

Il cultivation, under good fence; produces
finely; good buildings excellent timber, water,
orchard, etc. Healthy location, right on Mobile
& Ohio Railroad, one mile from KentOn Station,
in Gibson county well adapted to farming and
stock raising. Terms, reasonable. For further
particulars, apply to or address
sep29 SIN b. +. HARRIS, Kenton, Tenn.
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Tax Payers.

TNHE TAXPAYERS OF DAVIDSON County
are requested TO come forward Immediately
and pay their taxes, or they will find themselves
waited on by an officer who win claim commits
sOns and costs. A word 10 the wise "a sufficient.
X. CALDWELL,
BY JOHN TAYLOR,
nOv22 tildeci0 Deputy Collector.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-22

THE Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Advertiser says it is conceded on all
sides that the income tax law will be re-
pealed the coming winter. What will
Grant do with his army of assessors and
cOllectors9 @
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ADJUSTMENTS.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
A Rare Chance for Investment.

A GOOD HOUSE IN EDGEFIELD, NEW
n ly enclosed, containing ten rooms, on a Lot
100x20O feet, with stable, cistern, ETC., all in ex
cellent condition, for 50, 800, one half cash.
ARLINGTON, FARRAR q WEAKLY.
oe19 till Oc14 10
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ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

HAVING QUALIFIED AS ADMINISTRA-
/ tor Of the estate Of B. L. Failer, deceased
this is TO give notice % all persons indebted 10
said estate TO come forward and settle, and those
having claims TO present the same within the
time prescribed by law, or they will be forever
barred. JOHN WHORLEY,
Nov. II, 1871. MOVIE II Administrator.
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On Saturday, the 25th day of
November, 1871,

At y O'Clock NJ, the following described Lot of
Ground, lying in the 9th Civil District of said
county, and belonging 10 the "Petway Heirs"
tO-wit Bounded on the north by a sixty foot
avenue, the west by the lands of Wash Pet
way, on the south by the lands of L. p. Hagan,
and on the east by the lands of Mrs. NJ. L. Fer
riss,' containing seven acres, and known as Lot
No. % in the ''Old Petway Tract" Minimum
price, twenty-five dollars per acre.
TERMS.-One-fOurth cash; the balance in six
months, with notes and security and lien re-
tanned. w. G. EWIN, Clerk.
now, 1898
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For Exchange.

MOST BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY
n Residence in Edgeteld, with improvements
unsurpassed, worth $4,000, for a small Falsn,
worth $1,000 or Sc 900.
ARLINGTON, FARRAR q WEAKLEY, Agts,
movie till ocl4, T2 30 n. College street.
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In the German Parliament the PROPOSE
ton to pay salaries TO members of that body
was defeated recently by large vote. If
our Congress were to adopt similar rule,
it would greatly improve its morale.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-22

"NoT, we hope Mr.. Speaker Blaine will
do no such thing. Judge Kelley is insanely
and unehangeably wrong on the tariff ques-
ton, and he would take advantage of his
position as chairman of Ways and Means
to raise a needless Issue with all who are not
willing to cOncede everything to the coal
and iron interest of Pennsylvania.
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Administrator, Nnfice

HAVING. QUALIFIED AS ADBfINISTRA-
IL tors Of G. W. Charlton, deed, we hereby
notify all parties having claims against said es-
debted to the same are requested 70 cOme for
ward and settle nc once, or tha same win be
barred i. q L. CHARLTON.
now dIaW4t Administrators
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-22

Coz. JOHN W. FoBNEY is imploring
Speaker Blaine to appoint Judge Kelley, of
Philadelphia, to the craftsmanship of the
Committee of Ways and Means in the
Congress soon to. assemble. The st. Louis
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COUNTY COURT SALES.
COUNTY COURT SALE.


DY VIRTUE OF DECREE OF THE
ID County Court of Davidson County, made at
It's September Term. 1871, in the above cause,
will sell at public auction ON the premises,
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REDTSVRTC1TNG TUE sT,ATE

As there seems TO be doubt in the minds
of some of the members of the. General As
sembly as to the proper time for making
a new appOrtionment of members of that
body, we publish the following, which is
Section of Article II of the new Constitu-
ton:
Gan enumeration Of the qualified voters,
and and an apportionment of the Represen-
tatiEes in the General Assembly, shall be
made in the year one thousand eight ku7e-
bred and sepenty-one, and within every sub
sequent ten years
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LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
RAILROAD.

fF4Esz1s0.
~ "a HMEs1kEEI
kOW41I q K ~ w III
TRAINS RUIZ To AND FROM NASH
/ vile as follows:
LEAVE. (PfOv. IL, 1871. ARRIVE.
$40 AN. S:15 AN.
go Pm. 400 pm.
~ Trains connect at Louisville for st. Louis
and all points North, East and West.
~ Mail Boats leaving Louisville at 10 An.
and Pm. arrive at Cincinnati in time to con-
meet with early trains for the East.
~ Passenger from Gallatin and points South
arriving at Nashville at S:15 have until 400
Pm. in which to attend TO business before return
ing.
~ For Through Tickets, Passage Checks and
information as TO Sleeping Cars, Through Con
nectiOns, ETC.. apply at Office Nashville City
Transfer Co., under Maxwell House, and at De
pot Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Nash
vile. ALBERT FINK,
iy2 " General Superintendent.
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TlHE Cincinnati Commercial (Radical)
directs Grants attention to the Ku-Klux in
Indiana, and says "If it has become his
duty to keep the peace in all the States, he
must look to Southern Indiana"
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Second night of Victor Hugos Tragic Drama,
In three
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MICHAEL VAUGHN, Solicitor for Complainant.
nOyl5 1aW4t
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THE rumor that General John B Gordon
10 tho new departure" Democratic candi
date for Governor If Georgia originated
with the Atlanta True Ceorgi"n. 1t il an
derstt,,d, however, that General Gordon la.
no sympathy with the Democratic ''ncw
departure" and would not accept the n"mi
nation If offered him by any party There
ore numlrr uf Democratic gentlemen v l.'
orc spoken Of" for tn: of1ae when Gov.
Bullock's term expires. The most pr'mi.
nent Ut these are Hon. Thomas Ilardeman.
IT Macon, cx member Of Congress llS5S GO);
General A. i Wright. * pr sident Of the
Georgia Senate. AMI now editor 1T tue Al
gusta Cnromicle and Sentinel; General A.
Il. Lswton. Of Savannah. * QunrternastcI
General Of the Confederate army. and n
prominent lawyer; and General Alfred Il
Colquitt. cx member Of Congress temp
Pierce). and now president of the Georgia
State Agricultural Society. The pr't'abisit,
IL that the last named candidate will be tn
fsvori,e with The Democrats Of Georgia. II.
II large planter, and generally esteemed. y
prominent aud q alous member of the Meth
odist Church. and widely know" for hi
charity and bcncvolcnce. lie II u Sn III
shc late Hon. Walter 7. Coiqui,t. dis,,n
guIshcd No lawyer AID politician.
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ANOTHER tremendous engineering opera
ton 10 u I've commenced Immediately. W.
allute TO the construction of y railr,ad tun
mel under the English Channel. tetwreI,
England and France. The Board If Engin.
ecrs appointed to examine and report up','
the several schemes recommended. hxs
decided to accep, that Of Th'mc de- Ga'nond
The tunnel will be commenced on the
French side. ut Dieppe. and on the English
Ut Newhaven. The estimated cost will In
about 90, 00O. 900. and the time required fo,
iss completion, six years, 70 that the Who'll.
will he In running order in 1877. The c.'urs.
selected is far from being ~ nsrrUw ~ thu
Straits OF Dover. but the current ~ moi
aearly - strung nor the water ~ deep: w.
are far from despairing "f succ .ssfu' ter
mipation To the l"ng talked 1T Is,hn.us ii
Darien canal. Natural obstacles give WI,
before the fire of ans intellect ~ rcsdil,
- tie SHOWS melt beneath the ardent .sncc,
Of the Commercial Xerald.
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TINS Kou I MOOR The following story
il told concerning the K"h-i mHr. captured
In India: The KOh n,mr WAS captured in
thi. cheap way: In lS40 that well known
Diamond lss sme part 1T Tie sp'il Ut the
Anglo. Indian army IN the conquest and an.
mtxa,ion If the Punj"b. aud tring then
estimated Mt 81. 2JO. OO0. there was great y,y
over sucl, y prize Without consulting the
army. Lord Cough and Sir Charles Napier,
in command. aud~ci''usly presented the gren,
diamond I" Quee" Victoria. In the name "f
the tnmbatants. Il was not the General =
right I" rob the army Ivy 's>t"wi"g the
yr. siesl If it, spills 1T war upon the Quren.
nor ought the to have accepted 1t without
seeing ,hs: the soldiers hal i,ec,' paid for it,
rom that time the Indian army have 10,
received shilling f"r their capture 1T the
Kohl moor, and Victoria Inns retained the
gem ~ her own lrrsonal property. instead
If placing II among the Crow" jewels t's
longing to the British nation.
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pRosrEcTs OF IDAHO The l.ialm Stntes
MN says: IAN things considered. We ",sy
safe ~ claim for the E''ld and silver mining
region ar.a,nd Owyiee the title 1T the live.
Hest mining camp in tho country. As gtxxl
y hsr,sneicr - We know 1T Il, show the Il. .
gree of pr,~p-ri,y IT such . place, 10 ,l,..
state 1T the non prs'ucting I~'r,i"" 1T the
community. When this Glars strike rsml,
and spread their tricks, they Immediately
srt the bl.x,d to flowing. II there il amy
hi's'd there. II there II none, they ANN
take wings a. other climcs. Gambling.
saloon keeping. and nmusements In general.
bring the m"ney in sight. and appear !" give
I, lively circulation. Accounting IL this ,s's'.
Owy h'~ IL the msSt lively place In the
mountains. There things are honrish,ng
there. The scs,im'ny ut many WIN have
been there II that they hsv~ not seen ,,
much money !" sigh. - they have there.
since the nu-h times. The sr'rts are in
high fts'l,er. the ssknn keeuers link amil.
Ing and happy. and everything TINT enter
,sina and amuses u lihrally srmunesa'ed.
sev~al hundred men arc employed In The
mines around. and they Ill ct their psy.
They sre generally public spirited enough
tn nut Il Ill into immediate circulation
Besides this, there ars largo su,na 1t nsonry
now being ir,,ught In fnm strnad for the
Development 1t the mines. the mist a
which eoes into immcsli~se circulation
When ~ add 10 the asnsssnt which d.ss
mt come IL eight, but which Il sank b
thrifty individuals " sent nut IT the coun,
try. W ~ justified In the assertion ahov,
made, that Owyhee h the livrliess camp II
the country. And the beausy Of Il y thai 4
lasts Ill ths yrar aud b liable . keep Up fol
long tims.
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"PUr HEADoN IIIM."-A correspondent,
OF the Pr,videuce Lvursa! attempts u show
the origin Of the cant phrase. Pm. head
on him" In 1853. b. Gays. he WAS oorporsl
Of the tirss rrlief On certain cavalry picket,
and In posting his men heard from the CIR
porsl of tho relief then IN past, queer
story. 70 the effect ihst the sentinel on one
Of the posss. which happened 70 ~ near m
old grave. had ucen horribly persurbed By
the appearance before him, In ehe dad hour
Of night. Of man on horselack without =
head. 10 Jones. the man whom ths Jssr
ssss corporal correspondent was - station
q this psss. tho taio was daily tolj, ''and
then" adds The correspondent. link ont fos
the man on h0sseOsck without any head ..nl'
Jones WINS juys firing up biz ''bsiar wnd"
Scr company. and replied bcswssn whiah
well puff. II : man tpa6. ps6l % hnsss.
hock puff without any hsad ~ (p16l,
copss around me lpaff. pu6. pa6,. ~ ps'
> bad oo bim."
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4 Live JuIawl Barred with IT. Dea4
Neither.

From IL Hko Isdspendeue. loeh.
Quite large hand Ut Indians have s'een
camptd for some time past on the lx't'om
Land just above the Denver bridge During
their stay In that vicinity y"uny squaw
was taken dangerously i'll. which all the
poundings and n,anipala'ions 1T their Metli
cine Man failed I" bring mack again I"
health. and >hr Gradually sank sa'a me day
last week .bc gave up the g''ost ssts wss
called home I" the happy hunting geoant's
If her fathers This squ"w was ""f"rtu
natcly the n"hl'cr If u psIxx,sc about four
month. old. and according IL custom among
the tril~. ih's little scion IT the rare 1T no
Iii. re-. men must nls., share the fate 1T it,
,nnr mother and ie hurried with her in the
same grave We learn fr'm source en-
titled I" credit. that this par, 1T the PRO
gra,nmc WAS carried nut I" the letter. and
tt- child. alive and kicking, was plac'4l -"
the Indy 1T i,s deal parent AMI the - cl'nls
IT the valley" piled asr've them both. S"c:'
a,rx.ious ,,ar'mriiy should not have .'cen
permitted. and had !, come to the ears of tn,
authorities in time. would undoubtedly have
been prevented. Parties c'sniza"t IT ~hs'
Was IL le done with the child. offered t25
f"r the little one, but were refused, and in
an after rff.rt to save It were tU, late, the
living aud the dead having been buried dur
ing their absence.
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A ish mystery II troubling Council Bluffs
Spoon Lake. q placid sheet 1T water near
that city. has never tween known 10 c"niain
nsh It" any extent" until recently. when it,
waters not only swar.ned with myriads "t
hnny monsters. hut the surrounding shore.
are alive with Dish. They have come IN such
enormous numhcrs that the waves wash
shem high snd dry On the shore where they
lie knee deep. dead and lusrrfying Thu
6sh trade In Omaha and Council Bluffs has
become pmdisious. The 6~h Seem to h.
greatly as,Onisl,ed at their new surround.
ings, AID stick their hends frs,m the vat. Z
and open their mouths M II they wanted sir
A little by takes d.. b''ard and ~sdes int,
the water and in ten minutes throv "u, ~
many Dish ~ wagon tsn curry varying IN
weight from two 10 i've pounds. People
who lave lived In the neiKhb,Thnxi soI
yaars declare the phenomenon unpr.c. dent
ed, and vsrious wild theories "re put forth
in expls, a,mn. The pre-. alcnt belici h tl,a,
the swarm, came Int" the lake l,y = subtrr
ssncan passage, during the late storm. whih
. few venerable "bs~rvcrs contend that thu
Missouri ovs,6owed i,s Tanks and d.sxl.d
The lake with cxt6sh and perch.
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A cont,i u.or to the r. 7. Ladpsnf1H
gives the foll,wing tketchy account ut
Thomas Carlylc's study:
Entering his study you lind nothing !"
the place where you expected It. "D"n
Qnixote." with Ill ito windmills. mixed mp
with Ds,ctor Dick on the ''ssrrsments. "
Mark Twain's jumping Frog" and Car
nM.h on the "At,rilusca." Passing acr'ss
the rom. y"u stumble against the manu-
script of his last lecture. or put your f'~t in
piece Of pie that has fallc" of the end 1T
the writing table. You mistake his essay
IN tho ''C'.wrnican System for b'o'ting
paper Many Of his tnst kinks are 's.rcf'
"f the binding. and in attempting I" replace
the covers. ''Ilutiibras' gets the c'vcr that
i,elnngs to Barnes on the ''Acis 1T the Apps.
Ties" An earthquake in the rrnn would l'c
more apt I" improve than unac't'". There
srs mnrks where the inkstnnd letnmr un
stable and male n handwriting q" the wall
tha, even Daniel could M, have interpreted.
II. son,c fatal day. the wife "r lm',sckcr,"r
come In while the occupant II abss'"', To
''clesr up," damage IL done that takes
weeks IL r'rsir: For many days the quea.
ton Is: "Whrrc are NY pens? Who has tho
concordance? What on earth hat lnc,me ut
the dic,ionsryl Where II the paper cus'e'e'
Work i imreded, patience h's'. engage
mcn,s arc broken. hs~uxe 1t WAS not under.
s,.r,d that 1.-The study" il . part vt the
stud. n,s life. aud that you might as we'll
ny ,n change the kruckles to the inside ut
the hand. "r sct the eyes in the middle ct
the forehead. ~ ~ make the man "f whom
We spts.k keep his pm "n the rack. "r his
hooks "F the n.Nr. or the l'l0tting paper
straight in the portfolio.
Tie stutli" is part Of the mental devel
"pment. y" moi blame IMAM for the style
If his literary apartments, any more tina"
you would for the cnlor If his hair "r the
shape ut his n"se. If Hobbies carry his
study with him. and his pen and his ink
horn in tue top of his cane. 50 1T him carry
them.
If IIamar,inc can heat cs,mp0se while
walking his park. paper aud pencil in hand.
~ r., him ramblc. IT Robert Hall thinks
easiest when lying fiat on his hack, let him
be pros,rn,c II Salmns'us writes hs. sur.
rounded by children. let kn~c on him the
whsle nursery. d. not criticise Charles
Dickens because he threw sll his study win
dows wide open and tho shades up. 1t may
fade the carpets. hut it will pour sunshine
into the herrts 81 million readers. II
Thomas Carlyle ci''x'se Ia cal around an
ink s,ntter-d table G"~thc and Schiller and
Jean Paul Friedrich Rictcr. and .iissect the
.hanas of the ~ rid with plain g'x'se quill.
~ t'c it. The lNrrs on M "x's head are no,
more certainly part "f the OK than Thomas
carlyIe's study and all Its appointments are
part 1T Thomas. Carlyle. The sxzrlir will
have soft fur. and the lion shaggy hide
and the snnesum snneeoru~ Il the students
cu,iclc.
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But little apprehension II felt "f y vista
y.ar. though II will pr'lally follow tie
general course tina. marked l,s progress hall
century ago. In 1921 It visited persi".
Arab. and Asia Minor. at which last nam. d
place II paused for sesss'n. In 1922 il up.
y~ared in Russia, and in 1881 spread over
mos, of Central Europe. arriving in Env-
land IN Oc,.',sr If that year. II APPEARED
ut Mantr. 81. Canada. June 10. 1852. and "n
tive 3ist vt the same month passed over Ia
New York. Prom thence it spread u PHI.
stielphi.. Albany. R.s:hester. Baltimore.
Bys,ou, Washington. Cincinnati aid New
Orleans It revisited the United States in
1854 and lS4S. and Was prevalent again ~ y
scourge ~ late - 1850, since which time j,
INNS not pu, In m appearance - IN epidemic
In the United States. although It ~ss he.
Iicved by many to have established itself
here permanently ~ m epidem,cs,l dises. .
The recent appearance Ut ch0lers Ii Ea-
rips has created great alarm. and carried a
thousands IT peDpls who were unprrp.r.1l
for its attacks II t,cgsn iis cOursr in R0 .
III in Drcesnber 1850, aud In the course It
that u,4,ash appeared at M"sCow. IN July
sud August. 1870. il spread widely in the
southeastern districts IT Russia in Euu,ps.
and shrDughout the Autumn Il was more Vt
less prevalent IN many Russian ports Ut the
Bjsck Sea On the 29'h Ut August. 1870.
tho spidsaic bsuke out IL 81. Petersburg,
and fs0m thsi date 10 ths 0sh instant there
he'd Leen ma less than 5 10 css<s Ut the
disease IN thsl city. Ut whom !. 20 had died.
On The nh Ut July there were ~ casgs r..
p0rted y b under tssatn,ent. The rpitiensiC
y now psevalens m0se u iess It various parts
Wesa. C<niral and Eat Russia, IN EunH,s.
i ~ AN cg0asssl Into 0efinany. and few
cAss ~ 5gplsssI i, have occurred y Hull,
England. whess h was taken By 0sssnss b.
German esniyrants. % their way " lhs
United e,sssA Timsiy quarantine ssxsls
lions 20 bslng sdSpasd 10e shs p,ss u New
York. which win b tmi,aisd by III The
maraiins cities Ut - AtlAalic and Gulf
c,asss. % psevsss ~ introdsesiOn Of the
disesss II II sbosd. dsspsss ihsss pgscsu.
sioas. nasks IL app+araacs II IT, Eass. -
m1ss tassity askiGss 4 hsss - the aalnp.hs
u sigtl saniaafy syu1sa, I'D lsavs thsrssl
J - ~ Tin = ~ p6yolsio0A-G = Oh
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Troy has steamhnat vss. and To street.
leading 10 the docks b pickssed By runners
Of the rival hosts. WIN sccnss yna Thus;
why. The Haacox h NM. Sow; tbs I'D
bugs win ~ ynu up II Jun goiu hsr. Hssvt
the bnas To- yna; shs ruis ths wafer Hike I
ash, and repnssa you II state so,sms y grand
- dsal palscss = There dry sp IN that. !"
rssOsss ~ runner fns ~ Haacox; "shl
Nevessink easIies only lan.bslchsss md
slaaghs1s-Aosss sessls; N shrAlss psopll
travel o. ~ Bsscux fare ssly - eesis;
kive - . tg1oA ~ ~ mae1sE.~
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800 REWARD, 1900.

= TRAYED Or stolen FROM Pioneer City, N. r., Aug.
Citah the fl ewing t.rcrib.A hOrrcs:
on n q HutDu ntlss.. ~ nansr - Szxudc<a l. 6.
am' G. Il. .Ml 1T HIP years OIL
One Dark Ramn horse. heavy name and tail, Il
hi .ts high. hra,de.i &. H. left hip; ycars odd
cine Che-tGut S0rrei hOIs.. about l3k hands high,
branded Nth triangle "n left shouldel and C. H. N
l. Il hip anO"t 10 !tara DID,
One -bit n gray hOis~. 1sx hands high, branded
W. F. X 60. Oh left shoulder: 10 yc,rs old.
All the ahOv: were newly shod all arUund.
One Is,y horse, one white Icy; white spot o. face
NO brand.
U, hundred dollars reward will be Paid far tis n.
1T the a.vs hOrser ~ etahlee at Pioneer q
Der, Ledge, $900 fer their return and the arrest
aud convc ti.n u the tibet. II ets,lrn.
GILMEK + SALISBURY.
Deer Lodge. Sept. let, le7l-lk
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|tn' @orth'aTrst,
Frontier Life On ihe Northern fxe1hc
Baysrd Taylor writes t:

Baysrd Taylor writes:
After fifteen miles of afternoon heat and
dust We reached Oak Port, . Temporary
camp Of gamblers and Anony'nas. wl''se
tents and ehantics are only anchored there
until they ascertain the precise point where
the Northern Pacific Rmd will cross the
Red River. Then they intend I" f"nnd /"
town-a Farodolis Or Kcnopols-and f"ur.
ish on vice until sterncr civilization drives
then, away. Our drivers got their REVIEWERS
In readiness before reaching the place. and
some Of our party did the same I had
none, and, ryorcovcr. I knew fnm expert
ence that the class is not very dangerous
In fact, I had scarcely stepped within the
circlo Of curious and suspicious c"untcn"n.
oes. than vas recognized by the keeper Of
. saloon. and received \ prcscn, Of cigars.
Ouc Of the hangers on Of the place Ind hi"
car fastened 10 bis head with c"urt.plas'rr
-probsbly the antagonist IT the man whom
We had teen in Macaulayville. with = sim
liar ear THIS bsrlnrOus biting and chew.
ing of the features l9lOnrs only IL the
Anglo. Saxon savage. y h" l. fur more brutal
than the Indian he curses.
Tho North Pacific Il 81 will r'arh Red
River before the close Of this year. ard from
this time on It will hardly he able I" "n'ru"
settlement. ..ftrr its first hundred miles "f
forest and swamp II lnsscs through region
wholly beautiful and fertile, and " clims
constantly improving in temperature Til"
Ct. Paul and Pacific Road will also rearh
Breckenridge IN September, and may lr *
tended within two or three years I" Pcm"in"
and Fort Garry. For some hundred OF miles
both to the westward aud nor,hward, there
10 No greater difficulty 1T construction tia"
in the Platte ~, 4 Humboldt Valleys.