The new North-west., 1872-04-20
The Scene III the Devastation.

Lone Pine. which. nrr,rding to previ"u
dispatches. has been the theatre If the -
vcrc-t devastation ly the artl,qunkc. is
snail village ~ I"y" County. cighteer
miles south "f Independence II ~ ~.
'rad,n-.plare "I mining district "f III.
same name. otherwise known as the Ccrr
Cord" District. and could probably not
numI"r 800 persons. all told. 1t contained
u hotel. three "r four stores for general
merchandise. two l,rcwrrics, two livery
stables. sal'"'ns. etc. The mining district
is a'aM, fifty miles IN lc"y,h Ivy al",n, six il.
width. and Is said I" c"n,ain great uun,ln {
"f gold "nd silver hearing Iolcs. generally
IT great richness. Water il exceedingly
groves "f i'i""" and juniper. on the a j..
cent f'",>hil!s and mountains. The county
should properly i"long Z" Nevada. as il lies
wholly on the eastern side "f The Sierra
Nrva''S mountains. l'cing east "t Tm'a,c
| county. br,wcrI, Mono aud San BERNARD i'm :,
ard its territory is ,r.vrrs.r, hy three ranges
OF mountains. the lmyu. the Pnrnrnint. and
| the Ar,m"y'na There is bu, little la"d tit
for tillngc. except u narrow s'rip imm"dia,c.
" along Owens river. the vail. ys being
generally dry aud alkaline. AID much "f
| the water iml'r.g,a,cd with chloride "f
soda $" rs :" l~ unfit ("r use The crlel'ra
| ted region known ms deaths Valley"
probably the most fnrOrn and des''Iatr
nAf an lhss l.. tl,i.
county. and from all accounts. is well w,r.
thy its name. II j. 4GO feet hcl ~ s.;. level.
having wiilr'ui doubt once lmcn the bed Of
4 vast lake. the waters nf wl,icl, were heavi.
ly charged with salt and soda. which, now
incrusts u larry" portion Of the surface i0 the
depth "fs.'vcral inches. The valley is almost
drsiitI,c "f any traces "f vegetation. and
the only sign Of animal life to bc seen is
swarm's "f countless n,yria.ls Of smrll black
G"a's. which greatly annoy the traveller.
entering his eyes. ears AMI nose. their a.
lacks hr,"g lsrsis,cn, and their sting pccu.
iiarly irritating The heat IL the basin is
Intense and ";Mndurnhc. ranging through.
out the sumner from ITO to 14O degrees du.
ring the day. The f'r'iddi"g cIa's..'rris.
tics Of the country. u" less than its remote.
ness and difficulty of access. have prevented
the settlement and development Of l"y"
County. despite the ricl, mineral tr assures
with which it xlr,unls. The population,
McG.,,"ing ~ the last census. y ~ 1856. If
which over 200 we're Indian aud c,h,rrd. !
Its area l. 4 $50 s4lnarc miles. and the a..
s"s-'ri value "f its property WAS $2js, lG7 in
1860 -C"N
THROAT AND LUNG DISEASES Most of
the threat and lung 'lis' s.rs. wI'cn Indirect.
" ha.l iO consumption. are Mra.s,,nc.l ly /
sheer tMielCss,css. A delicate woman often
sits far iwp or three hours in u crowded.
I il.sicr "r church. brcathing M almost l,hcrc
tainted Ivy the exlla!ntm'ns tr,in III: lungs Uf
hundreds If other people. her system is tx.
lIatstr.l. her skin u excited by unwODt.d
action and when she leaves ihc building sn.l
goes ou, into the cold mr. her hl.x.l il sud.
denly driven to the interior Uf the body and
then ci,sues more ar less permanent CON.
:.csiiOn Or Inflammation 1T some Of the in.
lcrnal Organs-usually the air ,utes in or
|eading I" the lungs. This pr''ccss being
repeated many uine~. chr'nic bronchitis
Is finally established in pcrsDns otherwise
healthy. and lite is ever after rendered mis-.
rrxl'lc by this peri"lical "verheating and
sudden chilling If the lKdy. even IT the
more dangerous mslsdy. consumption does
MT interfere, and put the abused b'xly int"
Inc grave.
GERMANY AND FRANcE.-Thc Prussi"n
Government has notified the French Gov
rrnmcnt that It will accept nm x"'icipat.Ty
symen, ~ tue sum II 40 millions of francs
due on the fourth halt miIlari.
Mls4' n discount 1T five PER cent.
! hc Frs'W'h government will. therefore. NJ
'Hce pay This rum. thus saving ~ millions
II francs and having no further payD,ent "
make until the lot IT March. 1871.