The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31
THE JUNE MAGAZINES.
Scribner's Monthly.

The best illustrated article in Scribner's for
; Jnne is N. p. Sanford's entertaining account
of "The Ascent of Mount Hayden" on the
Upper Yellowstone, away on the border line
between Dacotah and Oregon. Mr.. Sanford
accompanied DIR. Hayden's U. s. Geological
July last and in the paper before us gives
vivid account of his adventures, with numcr-
GUS admirable illustrations, Among the won
dcrs he describes are the mammoth hot
springs Or geysers of Gardiner river, with an
incident:
One evening Mcssrs. Spencer and Iamp,
DESTROYS of testing the cleansing qualities OF
the hot springs, attempted To wash flannel
overshirt belonging to the former in their
boiling waters. After carefully soaping the
garment, they committed it to one of the
least active cauldrons in the basin, when, to
their establishment, the water in the spring
suddenly receded carrying the shirt out of
sight Curiosity led them the next morning
to revisit the spring, which proved to be Il
geyscr of considerable force; and as they
stood in mute establishment upon the edge,
and gaZcd down its corrugated Sides listen
ing to the gurglng and spluttering of the wa,
ter and the Ominous intonations from beneath
an eruption suddenly took place, which pro.
jectcd the missing shirt, amid column OF
water and vapor, to the height of 70 feet
into the air, and in its descent il was caught
upon one of the numerous siliciOus projec-
lions which surrounded the edge of the crater,
and recovered.
In this sterile region, hundreds of miles
away from any human habitation, nature has
yet kindly guarded against the need of starv-
alton. "Growing in great protusion all around
our camp" the narrative continues
" we were delighted TO find those articles of
food so much priced by the lndians-thc ca
mas and yamph roots. The camas is both
-four and potatoes for several wandering ma
tons; and it is found in the most barren and
desolate regions in greatest quantity. The ca
mas is Il small round root, not unlike an onion
in appearance. 1t is sweet to the taste, full of
gluten, and very satisfying to II hungry man.
The Indians have Il mode of preparing 1t
which makes it very rclishable. In hole OF
a foot in depth, and six feet in diameter, FROM
which the turf has been carefully removed,
they build fire for the purpose of heating
the exposed earth,suriace, while in another
fire, at the same time, they heat a sufficient
ter the heating process is completed, the roots
are spread over the bottom of the hole, cover
ed with the turf, the heated rock spread above,
a fire built upon them, and the process of
cooking produces about the same change in
the camas that is produced by roasting in cot
fee. 1t also preserves it in Il suitable form
for ready use"
4 very good likeness and readable biogra.
80 niy ,yb. two
illustrated article on the railroad postal scrv-
ice; and another on Cornell University fol
low Gen. Walker, superintendent of the
late census, contributes IA curious paper on
the relative increase by births of the Ameri.
can Irish and American Germans. Professor
Wise, the acronaut, combatS the received the
DRY of the tides; and there is an interesting
account of visit to the Pope, in whom so
his precarious state of health:
Plus IN. rises at six in the morning, alone
and without aid from a chamberlain, in spite
OF his extreme old ,age. Having performed
his meditation, he rings for his chamberlain,
who watches in Il room adjoining his, and
proceeds 10 read his mass in the pontifcal
chapel, assisted by his Grand Almoner, Mgr
dc Merode, Archbishop of Mitylene, and his
sacristan, Mgr. Marincllc. Archbishop of Por-
phyry. quarter of an hour later he takes
IA light meal, receives Cardinal Antonelli,
opens his letters, gives audiences. Al half
past eleven or at midday his promenade be-
gins AT two o'clock he dimes, eating little
and drinking Bordeaux wine, which the sis
terhood of St Joseph of Bordeaux send him.
lie rests himself until about four on an extern
sion chair. Then he receives the cardinals, the
religious orders; studies the matters submit
ted TO him. At seven the official receptions
are opened until nine O'Clock; he goes TO bed
at half past ten or eleven O'Clock. lie no Ion.
ger leaves the Vatican; this impressionable
pontiff, who used TO love the acclamations of