, 1874-06-20
~ SEQ you have @ voll. IL tho wntor pure ?"
yes Or, and no only havo to dig "a to 20

"Yes, sif, and wo only havo to dig IA to 20
fsns fsSt 70 6''' Tho streams arc '''ar ind n'''f
~, THE. FUEL QUESTION.
what do you do for full ~
"WoIl, tilat Ia pretty aorlous question, Mis-
ttor hut wo hone to got oyor It. ihe river-bot-
pooulc are planting good t,oat. It IL pity to
cut down tho llne cottonwood groves that fino
our streams but thcro In no hofp for It now, AZ
sho pooplc, In winter, must havo wood. Tho
with foroat, but 1t generally holongs to tho Gov-
crnnlcns. Wo can got coal for 81 por ton, but
no havc no suitable atovos in which to burn It.
ln titne Bupposo VIC shall have to buy timber up
ase a right for four or ayo yoars yet there being
plenty On tho bottoms ind, after that, wo shall
toal instead Of rood."
Have you over pronpeotod for coal?"
Not much. but liear follow over on Cct1ar
has found It, and ,nat1 up tho Loup in boring q
vol, 'sent through small yosn.s think I know
where thore In COIL, and would like to show It
70 tue toVornplent officers, If they will keep
tInR tG asfoS 20 o 3 g 1o"n Chaps from having any
FRONTIER nryo.
po,,' are thoao Paul Town chnps that SOON to
.".,What, s1istor! don't you know thom :"
"Why, they aro perhaps tho darudost sot Won
ever put TWO eyes Oh, md what tricks they aIn't
n, 70 assert worth tluding out Ut nIl. They hayo
run tho country in debs oyor. $4,000 In two
ye;Ma, snn, @ q thoy have luci thoy. will have
scars;"
r. :" VOL. that ts what we would all like TO know.
soma 30. % nay one thing, and some another. They
WY thaY build briaScH md roads ant1 improye
f,lo county with it,-hut nobody believes that.
Every yonr they nwcar ttloy must hnyc now as-
5sossnoutn, aud awear thoy can't get along with
teep; but what becomes Of tho money, nobody
-.
g3es."
J" In new counties lko these, whore thora aro
fno brtdgeH. ronds or public improvements, tho
expenses aro a. necessarily worry hoavy at Arat,"
BETTER" W. A'"
c..nIa, "Mave se,y you ooart-Houso or Jail In the
Ing Mo ss bnS tha s Rsn Town chaps ha7o been try
"What particular, thing did the Paul Town
chaps do tint you dlsliked most; mean what,
H. yoIr 1a 5adEm0n H tho very worst thing they
''Neil, sir, 80 far ns nm concerned, Ihatod that
bridge buslness most. You soe there used to ba
q bridge Just down thoro over tho Loup, and tho
noou washed it out, md tho Paul Town fellows
% never you'd robuiid it. They have laid out d
seat, aud aro building o new bridEs thero over
the Loup,. ut o cost Of $4,000. Tho crossing
ought to be hore, Mister; it il the natural
plhco Tor the bridge; but now tltey
have put 1t down thore, 70
US to throw travel through their informal town,
md they arc looking for n nearer road to Grand
Island. 80 as to cut lib of here. I toll yo,t.
nllster. tho cafryings on OF thom Paul Town fel-
lows is ridiculous, and tho people amt a-goin'
to stand 1t much (onger" o.
aee they aro q lad aet, and, If moot any
OF them. and know them to belong to tho ring,
"iti give tiie'n pieco OF my mind"
know them why, you couldn't holm but
know them tic moment you Ret eyes on them
II You SEQ chap with d plug hat, who wears
onlfskin cts boots, has on . boiled alirt, store.
Town Gimp hos euro to boopg to the ring, and
will talk Kind O knowin and slicAery-liko at you"
Thanking my friend for tho information ho
bad given mo, and promising to keep d good
lookout for tho RUG chaps. and not be taken in
by thom, GOT cut for paul Town,
AARON Amour,