, 1873-06-01


y In the Operzand Monthly for June, Henry De
= Groot tells the story OF the Comstock Lode,
which was once bought for an old and bob-tai1ed
1ndinn pony and drink Of whisky, and sold
within a year for more than 81 ,000, ,000.. Ita
yield Of bullion last year Was SIG, 600, ,000-
The hodocs are the subject OF the eighth Of
Stephen Powers papers On the Indians ct Cali
fornia. He po1traya them aa rather "childish,
indo1ent, ordinarily good-natured race. but
*reacheruus st bottom, sullen when angered,
End notorious for keeping Punic faith. Their
bravery nobody can dispute.
Tho Squau Matilda, often mentioned In the dis
patches Of the CHIEF mediatoz1, is woman Of
no mean capacy. Living with an American, ahe keeps
end whenever not occupied with her household
che t. busy over her pencil and paper. She hns vol
1dn"7 0Ss 5o 81 s5ets9s , partly sops but
american, IN Enedshman, German, . ohinaman,
rec ana her heads wonderfully correct and
graphic. II she nad received educston, enjoyed
he Wos nSs n s s
world Aadlda ia 3 woman Of q strong, dark fsce.
ghering eyes, allow and deliberate in Speech and OF
IN iron ~13,s good type of her rnca,"
"Ah, for one day, for one hour" cries Mr.
Powers, of George Crook The blood Of those
poor murdered women aud children lies not
more upon the b1oody-minded Modocs than it
does upon the wtetched, BIabbering, paltering
policy that let them loose. What the ModocS
dous th1ashing that one brave man gives anoth-
er, and which they can understand after that
impartial jqstlce-no s"indling, no foolery, no
There is the usual profusion OF stories and
poet1y,-among the latter some verses By
Josquin Miller, and of the former is the last
part Of "one Of the Argonauts of 1s49, i" q paper
written in narrative style to meet what Calfor-
ecnrs on OF Bret
The special feature Of the number is An article
BY the Hon. Amasa Walker On "The Monetary
Interests OF California" It covers much the
same ground as his address before the San Fran
cisco Chamber Of Commerce, but is meant to be
very much more thorough and comprehensive.
It's topics are agriculture, mining interests, COM
me1ce, manufactures, and the monetary interests
OF California, discussing at great length the
currency question, the introduction OF green-
backs on the Pacific Coast, and the gold monop-
oily.
Kansas Magazine.
In the Kansas Magazine for June, F. Hawn
writes Of tho influence of forests upon
climate, - natter which, he s:yB, " involves the
value Of large portion Of the great western
slope OF the Valley Of the Mississippi, with
territory large enough to create an Empire, NTH
Ill the natural or physical resources to sustain
millions of prosperous and happy people. And
finally it must solve the vital interests and des-
tiny Of large portion OF the civilized world"
" Budd MoAllister'a Partner" is terrific |
story of Texan gambling.
In :" Flower Hunting on the Neosho," Mary |
P. Wright tells. with graceful mixture Of ]
poetry and playfulnese, great deal about the |
(1orn Of KAnaas~
". Il. smallwood treats Of "The Industrial
Classes )" and Mary D. Tenney holds that the
place OF "Women in Future Politics " will be to ]
mise men who shall be 80 just aud liberal that
hey shall nsed no arguments to convince them |
II women's rights. In this way they mAy rea-
'onnbly hope to lift politics out OF THAR present
Mira
Qtnar a1ticles TIE: "Wha1ee Willy By Ed