Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-27

PROPULSION. "A 1OOt-Qlll Iarm Is never
burned up by the drought. 1t is sure
to have springs or running water on
it, and it is always more picturesque
than the flat farms of the valleys.
There will be no need of buying
water for irrigation, because that
will 60 with the land. Such farms,
however, require more hard work
for their cultivation; the steep hill
sides are never so easy to get over
with the pillow, reaper and wagon, as
are the valley lands.
WYOMING.
Horse-stealing is prevalent in
Wyoming.
Cheyenne takes pride in its mate
rial Improvements this season.
1t Is claimed that the re-opening
Of the road from Cheyenne to Boze-
man means the re-occupati0n, by
the government, of a vast extent Of
country now virtually In the pos
session of the Sioux, the re-establish-
ment of military posts, and a COM
plete system of mail service.
Above the snow-line of the Wind
river chain of the Rocky Noun
tains, vast beds of fossil oysters
have recently been discovered, and
rs an evidence that they were not
lifted from the sea by q violent up
heaval, the strata where they rest is
undisturbed, and the beds r inva-
riably in the exact position where
they grew in the ancient ocean.
Mr.. S. B. Reed has arrived at
Laramie from the Snake river
country. He told a reporter of the
Independent that the Ute Indians
were threatening to drive out the
settlers. He says the Indians came
to his house several times, in his
absence, and ordered his wife and
children to leave, for if they stayed 1t
would be at their peril. MIR. Reed
came to ask the governor to take
immediate steps to compel the Utes
to retire to their reservation. He
fears that a collision will be-
tween the Indians and the settlers
before he can secure assistance.
UTAH.
Cock-fghting is becoming a ia
vorite amusement at Salt Lake
City.
The mechanics of Salt Lake are
organizing their respective trades
INTO no narrative aSSnaiafinnS
Ann Eliza Young is about to re-
turn to Salt Lake, and after a short
stay will proceed on a lecturing tour
in Nevada and California.
Articles of incorporation have
been signed and filed with the audi
tor of public accounts, for a rail-
road from Coalville to Salt Lake
City.
1t Is said that Brigham Young has
given up trying to establish the Or
der of Enoch in Salt Lake City
The effort to consolidate and save
the ward organizations by forming
one branch is said to be a signal
failure,
Postal lars will be inaugurated on
the Utah Northern Railroad on the
LIST of July. Route Agents have been
appointed to take charge of mail
matters between Ogden and Frank
lin; and after the date mentioned,
all through and intermediate mails
for Northern Utah, Eastern Idaho
and Montana, will be conveyed
over that line.
The general election Of the Terri
tory takes place on the first Monday
in August, when the voters of the
respective counties will have to
choose their officers, and also elect
members Of the Legislative Assem-
bly,, and a delegate to Congress. In
addition to those formerly elected.
probate judges will hereafter be
chosen by the people as provided by
a law of last winter.
CALIFORNIA.
The emigrant arrivals overland
since April LIST, 1874, aggregate over
10000. 1t took 76 trains to tranport
them.
Several old copper mines at Cop
per City, Shasta county, have re-
Gently been relocated, and work be-
gun thereon, with excellent pros
poets.
From everygrain growing county,
says the Sacramento Bee, there is
now a demand for labor; and on
thousands of fields the grain will
have to be allowed to stand until
hands can be procured to cut it.
The tobacco crop of Gilroy has
leaf enough to until the new crop
comes in, which it is expected will
be much superior to the last, as the
experience of the past season will
enable them to make Improvements
in the curing process. This enter
prise is of immense benefit to the
town, the company paying out
$4,000 a month for wages of en-
plOyes.
A hitherto unknown industry
manufacturing fine-tOOth combs
from the cactus-is talked of at San
Diego. An "eminent scientist" a v
it can be done.
Owing to the brisk rivalry among
the second-class hotels of Sacrament
to, emigrants are taken from the
cars, given a dinner and conveyed
back again for twenty-five cents i'm
greenbacks.
Newlan's chair factory at Forrest
vile, Solano county, is i'm full tide of
successful operation. Twelve men
are steadily employed in the shops,
and over 100 chairs are manufactu-
red daily.
a worm resembling the tobacco
worm has made its appearance in
many portions of Napa valleys in
great numbers. In cornfielGs it
pays its entire attention to the wild
weeds in the fence corners, preferring
the wire weed and alflare. In the
it has attacked it does not
feed on the old vine, but goes after
the young ones, eating every leaf
and the buds at the top Of the
not touching the punches Of
Considerable alarm is felt
by the vineyardists.
DIR. QuxanO, Gan eminent chem
st and botanist from Paris" is in
Diego examining the klein COO.