Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-19
ur,A GAZETTE l. VIRGINIA ADVERTISE
Saratoga.
ELI PERKINS ON HACKMEN.

The old carriagcmcu who crowd the street
in front of Congress Hall have an idea that
they possess a hereditary right to the hack
stand It's always So iu the morning and Sc
in ,bc afternoon for spau OF horses over TO the
Lake. Let new man from the country come
in once aud try to let his carriage, and see how
quick Garrison AID Adams will make 1t hot tor
him. 1t has been tried. Mr. Burgess, from
Noosac Falls, tried it.
The other day shrewd young tellow-this
same Nlr. Burgess, who uwnS nice carriage
and an eight thousand dollar farm to back it up
thought he'd come In between haying and
corn-huskiug and make few dollars Oft OF the
rich Saratogians. lie is gritty fellow, and
having few Thousand dollars to BACK him. he
isa hard case to manage. 1t required study
aud diplomacy. At last it was made up that
whenever this new 'carpet-bag' hackman was
seen talking with customer, the old hackmeu,
TO the manor boru, were to rush up and
beat down the price. They knew Burgess was
headstrong and set in his way, aud would be
the last man who would submit to being
'.beaten down." These are the colloqulcs that
went on for several days: ;,
ON give you nice ride around the lake,
sir for SIX dollars, sir, says Mr. Burgess.
Here I've got nice carriage for four dol
lars, SIR chimes in Coggswell, to- manor
born fellow, as he rushes up, whip in hand.
cunly continues Mr.. Burgess.
But IN goiog to scud to the lake on an er-
rand. any way, sir, and l'll take you for two
dollars. Get right iu, Interrupts the practical
Joker, Coggswell, opening the door OF the back,
and spreading his arms out to push the victim
"Thcu, sir, I'll take you for dollar. won't
be run ont by these fellows, continues Mr..
burgess, Indignantly.
Very Well, you can 90 with him. says
Cosg>we!l, very indignantly. as Mr.. Burgess
cIscs the hack door aud starts oft on his dollar
tnp. ;,
As the Coggswcll returns to the crowd Of old
ha<kweu, whiStllug, they all ask
"Wcil, Cogg, did You fix i'm =? How much? p
''Wall, | should say did Takes 'im Tor
dollar clear around the lake and m darned
SONY dlIu' make him take bim fol nothing.
Tomorrow LII make him pay man to ride
with lm.
The result was that Mr. BURGESS carriage
grew sccdier aud seedier, and his pocketbook
thinner and thinner, till Yesterday, when he
returned sorrOwtuly back to his Hoosac
tlrm-a mere skeleton OF his former self.
And now there are some people 10 Saratoga
who It'll tax Of our boasted Ame clvlllza-
llun
InE SNAKE RIVER REGIoN-It is stated in
the >x'hauuua report of the Uuited States Gee
logical Survey of the Territories by f. V. Hay
den, Ini,cd States Geologist, that there is per
hal> 10 more unknown or interesting gcograph
zeal region 10 America than the different
branches Of the Snake river and the Madison,
the great water divide of the Continent. The
maps now iu progress of construction will almost
entirely change the geography OF this wonder
in!lcsiou. Within a radius OF ten miles may
bc found the sources Of three Of the largest rivers
in America. The general elevation Is from
seven thousand to eight thousand feet above
the sea, while the mountains, whose eternal
SHOWS form the sources OF these great rivers,
rise 20 Il height often thousand to twelve thons
and feet. Flowing northward are the numcr-
Gus branches of the Missouri, Yellowstone and
Wind rivers, which all eventually unite 10 one
mighty stream, the Missouri. 10 the south
are the branches of Green river, which, uniting
with the Colorado, finally empties into the Gulf
Of California, while south and west flow the
branches OF Snake river, which uniting with the
Columbia, pour their vast volume OF water into
the Pacific. The exploration OF this remarka-
bic water divide proves that the Madison fork
has It's source n small lake not hitherto noted
10 any map, and that the socalled Madison
lake belongs entirely on the Pacific slope. This
latter lake was found to be about twelve miles
long and eight miles wide. From this body Of
water flows stream nearly Que hundred feet
Wide, aud which, after distance OF about i've
h!es empt,es iuto a second lake which Is four
miles long aud one and a-half miles wide The
io'mer OF these lakes ives named Shoshone, and
Tie latter lake Lewis, in honor OF the great
li9necr explorer of the Northwest AT the
V'ler eDd Of Lake Shoshone new gcyser basin
was discovered, with from seveutyhve to one
"4AFe, springs, many of them geysers OF con-
>4v.aoe power. ln some respects these springs
tTs'G regarded more interesting than those 10
fishole basin.
ite divide between the Yellowstone Lake
AI'l Lake Lewis was found to be about fifty feet
a'oyc the former and TWO husdred feet above
i"c 'a'el. This low ridge on the the great water
lN'ae OF the Continent has doubtless given rise
to The story OF the Two Oceans rivers aud suoh
ilh'ed maps. FROM the summit of the
mountain the scope of vision embraced ra-
,i uls OF one hundred aud fifty miles. within
"hch tour hundred and seventy mountain
iTaNs worthy OF name could be distinctly OBJ
~Nvl' The area that could be swept by the
~ from this point could not have been less
,' ,"'a nifty thousand square miles, embracing
ortly variety Of graud and beautiful scenery
,,.sM Iytn'an and valley probably without a
,"'''cl ,"i gu the Continent, Ten large lakes
n = several smaller ones were embraced
n, we View aud the entire Yellowstone park
~, spread out under the eye. 10 the east the
,aa aa river and Big Horn ranges, with the
G"'t'ai submits of Frenout's, Union ard
a ,l.rt Peaks, bounded the view Ga the north
u .,i aeNowStone range, with Emigrauts peak
q ,,,, many OF the loltiest mountains in Mon
81 n,'a ,". We're clear seen TO the west the uu-
"a N'', Fa!seS comprisedi in what are called the
81 t'-, '4,'h river mountains of Idaho formed the
81 n,n., 1on OF vl>on in that direction, while the
A ,a, 1a'''nS uear Fort Hall and the Wasatch
VI s' completed the mighty auphitheatre.
J., ~ W teuarkabIe view embraced large portion
81 ,i,, ",yonmg Montana Idaho and Utah Ter.
81 gna g"s About forty small streams, which
s scrr ,a "oo iorm the upper part of Suake river
81 eyirI IIiein'y 'ty examined. The party then pro-