, 1875-10-24

gold bearing bond WAS the remedy 70 the pfed
ent tlghtDess in currency
After tho lecture, Judge Stiles and other
criticised it.
LOCAL LETTERS.
| TIE WHEELER EXPEDITION.
To The Editor Al The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Oct 23.-Mr. William H. Ridoin !. O
Division No. 2, Colorado section Of the Wheeler
Exploring Expedition, arrived in this city from
Las Vegas, New Mexico. yesterday, en- route fol
New York. This party, OF which First Lieuten-
ant C. G: Morrison. Sixth Cavalry, is in charge,
left Pueblo, Col. June H. and travelled ogor
| 1000 round miles in less than four months, also
surveying an area OF many thousand square
miles more. Moving south from Pueblo, The
explorers crossed the Rocky Mountains by the
way Of tho Sanere dol Crieto Pass, and proceeded
| to Fort Garland, where the work OF the survey
was begun. Thence they passed through the
cauoue of tho Los Pinos. the Concjos,
| and the Chama, occupying all pron1i-
nent Eouutaius, including Blaine's and
Banded Peaks, two Of the highest in the San
| Juan range, from which the drainage-areas Of
| tho rivers Of these canous were netted in the
meshcs Of tho ;rianEles, which neither the
smallest brook nor tao falntest trail can escape.
1t WAS so early in the season, and such difficulties
were met from swollen streams, forest fires ig-
ulk6A " kA6 AIu iucltluS SDVH6. bHAt ~
Was impossible to complete the work here, and
it wAa decided to return later in the summer
This region abouuds with the most beautiful
valleys, clothed in luxu1iant vegetation, and the
game. too, is very numerous, consisting
OF black, cinnamon and grizzly bear, deer,
entered section Of country which is destitute
OF vegetation and contains no permanent waters
n srea Of 80 miles. The only signs Of life are
! innumerable reptiles, and the cactus, sage-hush,
nt-1 -fyv1 r&r F-x+ 1n+n
striking the rainy season. and obtained = scant
supply Of water from pools. The whole region
is broken bY mountains, sandstone, and sand
stone clay formations. called mesas in the
Spanish. their rocky snes being preclpitous and
brilliantly colored, while the tops are perfectly
fiat. 1t rivals, il it does not excel, the Ycl-
lowstone region in it's varied geological WON
ders. and though it is 80 barren now it
is plentifuliy strewn With the ruins OF Aztec
towns, showing that 1t must have once been e1-
tensiyely populated 'fhreo weeks we're indus
tEionely occupied in the desert, and then the
party entered Arizona By the way Of Washington
Pass in the Tunt Cha or Chasca range and made
for Fort Defiance. The most valuable data,
geological, meteorological, and astronomical. and
specimens Of natural history aud Aztec relics
were obtained A two days. march from Def
ance brought the expedition to Fort Wingate.
with the whole train OF pack-nules in such q
condition Of soreness aud exhaustion that they
could not proceed farther. Fresh animals were
spent in the Zuni Mountains among
their craters aad lava-beds. and wonderfully
fertile valleys; on Mount Taylor, one Of the
highest peaks in New Mexico; Ii the Valley Of
the Rio G1ande aud tue Placer and Manzana
Noun tains. The main camp was constantly sub
divided into three working detachmeuts, one OF
which, in Charge OF Mr. Clark the toposrapher,
went north and completed the work left undona
in.the San Juan range. Astronomical obse1va-
tions wore also taken by Lieut.. Morrison at all
important points. The three parties forming the
Colorado section will meet at Fort Lyon, South
ern Colorado, to husband about Nov. 20 and it ia
believed that the results Of the seasons work
will provo unusually important to eeographers
and others concerned in scientific explorations.
r.
CB1cAGoU.
10 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-I was surprised the other
dag in looking over large geography published
in London by Emanuel Bowen, in l747, to find
very accurate map of this Northwestern country.
on which find Chicagou correctly located, and
our river With its north and south branches, st.
Joseph River IN Michigan mud at the southern
end Of the lake ind located the Will de Peteonat~
amies, The Illinois River is correct with the
lake where Peoria Ii located, but instead Of Peo~
ria is 10 Fort d'Miamis. The Mascoutens seemed |
to occupy the territory north of the
Illinois River, and the Illinois Indians
south. The 1oquois River is the same Is
no" but the Kankakee Was called Teakiki. 4.
the junction Of the Mississippi and Kaskaquias
{Kaskaska) was Fort de Cbartres The Wabash
WAS called Oubacke OF St. jerome River. St.
Louis Was not mentioned, but at GaleDa Was
tho River a Ia Mine and Mine d'plomb. Mack
NAV was called Machilmak1nac, and opposite
on the Northern Peninsula was - Fort ct mis-
sion detrllte." The Detroit River WAS correctly
located and spelled. Saginaw Bay was Bay OF
saqulnam, and Green Bay WAS Bay dee Puans. |
The history and description OF different parts OF
The United States was worry full aud interesting. |
A scrap from Pennsylvania ia amusing to read at
this date. It Is as follows:
Fish: Sturgeon. herrtngs, eels smelts, aud perch
Ehe latter are caught in Delaware Bay, and in tho
SeoVe 1ns tresnss oesers c1ab cookies. and
1eAd and other fish not worth to be particularly men,
oned. As to the trade Of Pennsylvania with respect
% Europe and Ame1ca, the case, according the best
lccouuts VIC have, stnnds thus Their merchandise
'onaats Of horses. pipe slaves, pork beet, and fish,
alted and bsrreled up SKINS and furs and iii sorte
atTboee is:Ands West 1ndles> and other places rum
uRar nolasses silver, negroes, salt, and w1ne aud
linds hardware tools and toys. They have also some
ice but no great quantities, and little tobacco Of tho
Eorst sort Their trade with the 1nd,,ns consists but
n few articles. They Of the natives chiefly
Ens and turs Of their wild beasts for which they give
hem clothing. arms. ammunition. rum, and other
pirite til return. This well other Northern Col
mics has also cAndesune trade with the Spaniarda
pon the coast OF Terra FerA northern part Of South
Ametca}, furnishing them with European goods and
for which theJ receive chiefly dollars in
eturn and they also trade to the bays Of Honduras
nd champeachy for logwood. But, after ALL It must
'e admitted that Pennsylvania has saple commodi-
nor hase the inhabitants ever set up sny manufac-
ure Of their own.
G. 4. CHAMBERS. !
WHY GO ALONE.
p tie Editor of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Oct. 81 do not ask my wife to At
end lectures with ma any more. go alone.
md WHY? For the simple but important REASON
bat our public halls ara so imperfectly veutilat-
d that instead OF having comfort in good
eat where the lecturer can be seen and heard.
baH becnEna 4 rosi4i,ra t,-:-.