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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The Greeley (ColorAdo) Sun mentions
The return of George Barnes and W..
Hotchkiss, two distinguished Black Hill
ere. I'm the same company that came out
With Mr.. Barnes was . Mr.. le Roy, of
Laramie, who is . correspondent of IN
Omaha paper. This gentleman has been
travelling over the county and collecting
information. He says that ct least 1873
people have been killed and wounded BY
Indians on the routes leading to the
Black Hills. sixty men are killed and
missing on the road between Laramie and
Custer. One party Of thirty meu and sew
eral women and children, who started on
the Sidney trail, were III massacred. An
other party of six men with several wo-
men. conveying train Of -four, were kill
ed north of Custer, on the Fort Pierre
route. In several instances between
Cheyenne and Custer tho eutire clothing
of men was found BY the roadside, while
the bodies were discovered several miles
sway and horribly mutilated. Much Of
this bloody work was done By young In.
dams. but there are numerous white out.
laws who arc improving the opportunity
TO kill and plumber. These facts are sup.
pressed 1t Cheyenne and other Quitting
pointA but they sre well substantiated
nevertheless.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
uITNTER'S EXPEDrT1ON :
.p.n OUTLOOK FOR TIE
GOLD SEEKERS
Fort RENo. WYoMING,
io"- Nay -, 169& !

Fort Reno. WYoMIneSc'
Nay n, 1e7&e j.
Ep1rop IxpsrExDENr: r;,
We arrived here yesterday, anu .s;. y" =,
leave in . tew minutes. l seno 'n'' Nv =,
nav Of Fort Fe.terman By one OF OF, o1'
narty Who is going to that place. ~.
have seen no indians as yet. some ~
already regreteny having left Montana =
We expect to strike the heaav ss.a W. y
N orth Cheyenne within threedays' w. -.
have r. :. f. found scarcely color Of gold dnce
70 i.ft he Big Horn. We failed 70 1a,ss
+. color on Goose creek. In fact no ex-
ner;enoed miner would look for eo'o on
snv Of these streams east of the Big Horn
river below the mountains. and It 10 'm'
possible to get into the mountains oe.e :.
the latter part Of the summer on account
of the snow. :.r
Nothing happening. We hope 70 .!l.ss
in Whitewood in ten days. After leaving
this road we shall have to select nc"
ona for at least one hundred miles.
Will write you again from the m'nes'
Yours, etc.,
W. LOGAN.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

An Entire Family Murderet
by the Savages.
Especial Correspondence Independent. ]
Fort LARAMIE, May 24th, 1876

vi
Especial Correspondence Independent
Fort LARAMIE, May 94th, 1876.
The news has just reached here of d
terrible massacre on Cottonwood creek, IN
the Black Hilis. An entire family, con-
sisting of . man. bis write and I'VE chill
iren, we're murdered BY Sioux on the 10th
inst They were ON their way from Chey-
emo to Rapids City, The mans name was
Pullum, and no was originally from Ne.
bsasla City. j
The entire country ID overrun with In.
dians. and the troops pay no attention to
them. There b battalion Of cavalry a.
this post, and although tie Indiaas are
killing and numbering almost In sight Of
The fost they have never been on = scout
The fact Il. both officers and men ere
afraid to g6 out. The road from THE
|paacs to Custer City b utterly impassable.
4 b believed here that Crooks expedi.
|tioo viii prove faslurs. He may do very
well 70 aghs ApacheaI hut heknews seah
Ing abost Tie Sioux. hswas to havs lsfs
post KsssAsy s6u the leth, but has sot
|oeoe Jet Il b just ~ leass hi possible
lthak - viii 6ad sScasse not to - = On.
~ thsss = my Aahtiae = - dans ID III
tew6er nvss copntry. 0ibses asd Csseet
wv MS y de 4 ss..l aE
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Pueblo is building . 90, 900 school
house. Colorado beats the world on pub
lie school buildings snd churchers, In pro.
portion to the sge and population of her
towns and citics Denver has one that
cost 81, 900. and four built 1t IN outlay
Of from fourteen to twenty thousand each.
Central has one costing $9O. 600. besides Z
private academy nearly as expensive. The
Black Hawk public school edifice cost
tlO, 900, that of Golden $4,000, George
town $17.OOo, Boul 'er $4,000, Greeley
go 900; and other places can boast Of pro
porfionste Iiberality IN this direction. -
Rocky Mountain Herald.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The cars on the Southern Pacific rail-
road will be running from San Francisco
to Los Angeles by the fourth OF July
next.
RIP. Hosmer. Secretary Of the Anna
zon and Glasgow mines. is missing. The
President Of the companies admits that he
has left his accounts in q bad shape. and
it 10 rumored he is dcfau'ter to the
amount OF several thousand dollars.
c. P. Henderson, formerly of Nspa,
eomm,tte suicide in Mendocino county,
last week, by taking poison. Cause, DO
mcs'ic trouble.
It il reported in San Diego, that pro-
nunciamento in favor of Diez is likely to
be made at San Rafael, Lower California,
in few day,
The Salinas Index reports the discov-
|ery of valuable quicksilver mines on the
boundary, line between Monterey anc
Fresno cOuDties.
A new industry Is likely 10 be develop
led in Plumas, California. in the shape of
. mine of mica, discovered during the late
winter, on one of the branches Of Indian
Icfeek. abote Genesce Valley.
A certificate of the capital stock of thu
hale and Norcross Mining Company was
filed Monday. The original capital was
s., 1000 ,OOO, divided INTO 10000 shares of
$500 each. The new capital is. 81, zoo, 600
divided into $4,000 shares of 500 each.
/ Thirty seeven locations have been made
lin Pyramid Lake Mining District.
The Atlas furnace at Eureka turned out
Jon the 18th of May 400 bars of bullion.
The Sentinel says that 1t 10 the largest
Irun ever made by single furnace in tina,
lIdistrict.
d There were shipped by the Virginia 4
-lTruckeo Railrosdg during the past TWEEN
slty-four hours. to the different mills OF
8 the Carson river, eighty four car loads b
nIore. :
The citizens of Elko are about to or
9 |ganise five department. A ffst-clas.
J. fire engine 10 to be purchased, and othc
J. lprecautions used to protect their owl
= tomn from fire.
: The Sutio Independent says that ii,
: california Mil Company will soon begi,
slthe erection OF $3.50, 900 tailings mill o.
!. the site Of the Gould s Curry mill. tn
''lood walls of the latter, which are stil
lstanding in q good state of preservation
viii be used for the new structure.
i A pious father entered Virginia Cit
i. saloon with = horsewhip one night ID.
a week, and found his son playing euchrs
!. He tanned the young mans jacket an
" lseat him LONE, and then cat down an
Il finished the game himself >...4fe fa
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

~, ~. ner,on tainted At The opening
and that was man. -
RI. police and employees make aoo'o
IN mn, constantly about the buildings
Lonefellow is said to have been un''''
70 oht1n seat on the platform.
~. r..t.ur.uts proved wholly made
,.... = meet the demands upon them.
No man can get an 'de. Of th: e1p 'e'.
.,a ~ .n MI ~ surrounding life in les than
= vhole week of active. methodical 'aoo''
RI. Exhibition fails only In the I'M
,,.r.;tv Of its success That 10. II SUI.
800, necessity. It ID like marry the TO-
roman, she was al that we hsa e1pe'''''
and more too.
A train of cars Of the narrow go.s ss
railroad which passes oyer the spsco ~.
the opening ceremonies was se'neo " ~ -.
,.s,ea vho were ever and anon driven ou.
"rd their places taken by new crooo "
the same sex. r,,,i.
! rrnis woman, the wife of TINS
,,ercl,.nt. drew large crowds anu ne.
costume. perhaps. still more tnao nel
ey o'* The golden cuffs on her ankles
. .e... remnants Of old chains OF slavery,
were what the American ladies' seemco ~
.dmire more than anything else.
There were said to be over ,ooo'uU
....ns.,a in Ph,iadelphis, on Monoay
r;cht and the hotels were Literally pscn
- Even tho great Globe Hotel, win
49, KIM rooms. was full. The Un'teo
states Hotel cotted guests in all the cor,
,;dors. and the West End Hotel s.owso
away the Colonel James Pullman e'"a'o'
lin its psrlors.
The first Of privileged ones to arrive
we're the $50 fair creatures OF the " onen .
COMMITTEES. each Of whom was aoorneo
with a beau,iful!bright star OF silver pen
|dert from a clasp containing the Initials
of their organization, .
II was not meant to be significant OF the
restoration of good will between the
North and soath, perhaps. but was sog.
eestiye, nevertheless, that . men nameo
lDixey formed the procession which was
led by the President Grant.
The marines and seau1en of the navy
Yards yery effectuslly, and the country
troops. with their horse-tail hemlets ana
he.vv wagon horses, rode into the CITY
from distant villages, travelling oe1ore
daylight.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
The Coming Report.
WASHINGTON. May Is

WARRINGTON, Nay IL
The subcommittee on the Emma mine
Aave made draught cf the report. The
opinion given will not fail to carry con-
victfon to tho hearts Of every reader In
oseds inning In ~ severest manner the
csadoes OF 6chenck for ea&sging II sper-
ulnsivs entcTprise. resulting in de(taudtng
IL people Of tho country with whom We
80 a. the must friendly ternas. The State
Department has been asked " 8ehsnok =
stu nisistsr, drawing pay. It -. the
cogna,illee win demand biz immediate n
noval, end II this u not made acceptance
Of, he Sseigaation win be regarded - he'd.
A. IN shs caee Of Belknap. Schencks
coanssls 40 urging the comm!ttesto maize
. favoeobls report.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Gen. T. L. Rosser, H. H. Bracket AMI
n. n. Fuller needn't wait till the cows
come home. They have been awarded .
Government contract for supplying seven
e the frontier pos.s, including Forts Lin
coin. Buford, Totten and Shaw. with beef,
end The U. s. As thereabouis are pick
ing their teeth in authorization of ia~dA'
STEAKS and juicy roasts. They'll get 'em
too. Tho contractors hope 10 lose moth
ing by the job.-[Pioneer- Press and 1ri-
hnne
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

A corrsspondeat ina long letter review
INK the political sltaation, writes %,
"Whae can yos ny Of Z man who was
ones . candidate for tho o1lce Of Prsel.
deaf Of these GATED States, whe dare not
now ct foot IN yssnce, ~ b y ar
rested - sharper and swisdlesf" W.
ca tsuthfaliy end feasjssaly ssy dat Il
we wsrs him, We wouldn't see foes q
FSsnce, - long . t1as seaas q eoelios
cootinued. 13F
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
Methodist Conference.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nay 10.
In lie Methodist Episcopal Conference
to-day, Fiske, from the committee to
which was referred the communication
from the n. E. Church, South. presented
{ resolution that in order to remove oil
ob6tscles to formal frxtci unity between the
Two churches, the Board of B'shops be
directed to sppoist . committee Of three
ministers and two laymen to meet SINH.
lar committee authorixrd By the n. e.
Church, South. AID sdjust all di@cnltIea
The ssaolstion was adopted.
J. n. Reid was elected corresponding
Secretary.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The Tribunshs Washington special ~
summing that Don Cameroa's nominatjon
was the selling price Of Pesnsylvania's
vote ibr Conkling, inquiries: Can the I'd
gentleman deliver the goodsf Many
Peunsylvsnis politicians say he can't.
Den b senerally regarded - gentleman
OF rsmaskable executive ability. but other.
wise has little = secommend him for Tie
plaea. Othee1 claim that biz miemaoaee.
ment Of The Northern Central Railroad
ELECTED vote OF ceasare from The bsa I'd
of directors.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The people of Colorado will vote upon
he adoption or rejection of the State Con-
ssion framed BY the State convention q
Denver, In December lest, On the 61t day
Of fully pexk
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
Troops On the March.
M OREYHxxE, My II.

Tks lAst two companies OF the Second
Cavalry Tor Crooks expedition left for
Fort Russsll this morning.. All viii csoss
The Fives = Font Laramie, marching up
the aoeth side 10 Fstterman, 70 b Joined
, The troops which leave the railroad q
Medjdos Bow, lhs whole foeos reaching
ysttarmas ssbost Wednesday morning.
whea, Csl Rsya1 of The Third cavalry
viii tsks eomnasd under Crook of tt
entise fbeca A the ART haleisg plaos
49, night, 6ve deasstisas oocssssd. III
aen taklng thair hosses.s s
NJ Aldssnes Nelaoa end J. D. Hay,
Of In Hlys lrrived tre0 ~ Black atlla
10 day. and pepyst nsetisg RAyoesd' Z
ontlt % Indian cysek. shes ss6agsG b I
hos light With ~. ladisas. Ths lnafaal
ssccesaed II capfsrieg thirty .avs head u
saoek, When ivy vsas ariv~ ~
.&&a+s.a err
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
Blaine Jubllont.
NEW YORK. Nav u.

The Express Washington special xys
Blaine Is juoilant over the Western news,
and bits friends declare that Nebraska and
Minneeota viii follow In the lead OF llh,
nois Tor him. Every Republican Slate
west OF Indiana, indeed, is now claimed
scf Blaine. Grant sticks to Oonklihg,
but only the Norton combination can
eave him. s4N4
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Two nen in Colorado were recently
thrown from buggy on the summit Of :
mountain, and rolled and tumbled down
three hundred feet, and strange to ssy
were not seriously injured by the fall.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

A Fort Laramie dispatch of the 10th
says: 1t 10 understood here that Gen
Crook has ordered the troops now on the
Yellowstone to move directly to the forks
Of Powder river, where ne will form .
junction with them, and the combined
force will move upon the Indiana.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Specials from twelve places, represent
ing nearly the whole OF Kansas, show the
wheat crop to be universally better than
ever before and At least 20 per cent, ~
erage moro than last year. About 10 per
csnt. of last years crop is on hand. The
preparations for corn planting shows that
there will be q much lsrger acreage, prob
ably g per cent, than last year. Planting
= late.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The Omaha Herald says, BY way Of II.
lustrating Sioux Oity enterprise: Sioux
City Is buildinx . railroad to Oregon, with
heanches % connect with Tho moon.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Blaine seems to be the fayorite of the
Republicans a. their standard. bearer IN
the approaching Presidential campaign,
and Tilden leads the Democratic hosts.
There may be Great Unknown, how.
ever, that will supplant each OF the pres.
ent popular asp,rants. Such seems to be
3l. Blaine's only fear.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The first Bamber of the Black HiIls
Weekly Miner. under date of April e9th,
msde its appearance At Custer City with
she name of ]. Q. Adams Brinslsy -
o6itOf.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

A veteran X 1872 tine other day shvt-
"a 70 walk from Utica, N. Y, to the
Philadelphia Centnnial. He evidently
- mCee pluck them money.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The almost impossible condition of the
road between Fort Benton and Helena,
rendered 80 by the late storms, and On
insufficient number Of trains, are causing
delay in the transportation Of freight
Overland, and . large amount has accu.
mulated 1t the head Of navigation.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Yesterday nearly seven tliohsSnd dol.
!a1s 10 gold dust was purchased Ct tho
hanks. Ovsf one half Of it-or q. 600
VI. the result Of .lase weeks cle.n. mn af
snow shea The minirk In that xuich 4
oeaog psoeecatsd undss mofe iayol.hle
caecamseeneas thah for several seasons
past. aid ~ ssturas ~ ,nueuaIlv 3.
remuistative.- 1ndspendent
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

On ,hs b1nd 10 asn.ss cs.A.. g. !,
~ noainasisas % Edwasds pislreeor,
g = Minister % 1rsland. NeDosan
Csmerea g h War Seesslsey. ~
ssoetasy Tan T. b Atsorney oeaes.l
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

WeU0s ~ -
= VS. sunoss6 yesterday hat III
fte1idess reeeivsd . sabas diepeteA 1soo
LOodeo, sa1e0ooiog ~ 1oaah u ~
city. Sunday night se ~ ln1aas cAil1 a
has daaeAaer, Ma 6sstosia
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
Pioneers e Assemble.

The pioaeers Of the territorial days III
California, viii assemble at Gen tennial
Hall, Philadelphia, Sept Q. The Jav
being the 18th anniversary OF the admisA
sion that Of State into the Union.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

The daily attendance Of visitors TO the
Centennial Exposition is from &,OoO 20
% 900 persona
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
The farmers in Colombo age nsbtol
war on the grasshoppers.

The President has Ten0mtnased Aerr''
C.. Page o. United Sates Attorney fos
Mootnra,
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02
New Hampshire Republican
Convention.

CoNCoRp, N. H.. May "A.
The Republican State convention met
here to-day. The resolutions leave the
delegates uhinstructed and untramelled,
only requiring them to use their best eff
forts to secure the nomination of candi-
dates whose names will inspire confidence
and enthusiasm, and whose election in
November will be an unfalliDg assurance
to the country of pure and efficient ad
minlstration. Iris Colby. Nathan c White,
C. H. Burns and Dani.l Hall were elected
delegates.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-02

Subscriptions may be sent to ]. H. Ev
ans, Fort Benton. or U. 3. Consul q
WianeneQ.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-21
Language of Flowers.

The language of flowers, which is Pc
culiar to the Turkish harems, owes it's
celebrity wholly to Lady Wortley Mon
tague; it was she who introduced it
into Europe. The Persian personifies
the rose, and makes it the mistress of
the nightingale, to whom, IN the re-
turn of spring, he tells his armorous
pains. The Hindo dedicates flowers to
his divinity, whose various attributes
they represent TO his imagination; but
it is in Turkey alone, and in the harems
that we find this mysterious language,
to which there exists nothing similar
among the other Oriental nations.
There, tho language of flowers is mere
" the amusement of the secluded fair
ones, and knowledge of it can only be
acquired from the slaves Of the harem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-21
Operations at He'll Gate.

No contract has yet been made for
the explosives to be used at Hell Gate.
At Flood Rock, operations have been
suspended, probably from lack of
funds. Although no definite time has
been fixed for the final blast, the ex-
plosion must take place before cool
weather, as nitro-glycerine compounds
freeze at comparatively high temper
allure and their effectiveness will be
impaired if there is too much delay.
AS illustrating thepeculiarities of rend-
rock, or giant powder, the mannfactur-
er few days ago bored into a stump
of a green apple tree, put half of car
fridge into the bottom, the broken end
upward, and filed the opening to the
surface with black powder, then plug
ging the hole. The only effect of an ex-
plosion was to blow out the plug, the
cartride remaining as before. The plug
was again driven in, fuse inserted,
and the stump blown to fragments. It
is quite possible that the rcnd-rock car
tridges found scattered on Bergen Hill
were thrown there by the explosion Of
the magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-21
accompany the expedition, the project
may be Of greater magnitude than will
appear at the first glance
How the OYSTER Grows.

Mr.. Frank auckland, who conveys
instruction more agreeably than any
naturalist of the day, thus explains the
manner in which the oyster builds his
shell: "The body Of an oyster is a
poor, weak thing apparently incapa-
BILE Of doing anything at all. Yet what
marvellous house an oyster builds
around his delicate frame When an
oyster is first born he is very simple.
delicate dot, as it were, and yet he is
born with two shells upon him. For
some unknown reason, he always fixes
himself on his round shell, never by
his fiat shell. And being once fixed, he
begins to grow; but he only grows in
summer. Inspect an oyster-shell close
ly, and it will be seen that it is marked
with distinct lines. AS the rings we OBJ
serve in the section of the trunk of q
tree denote years of growth, so do the
markings on an oyster-shell tell us how
many years he has passed in his "bed"
at the bottom Of the sea. Suppose the
oyster under inspection was born June
Is, 1870, he would 60 on growing up to
the first line we see well marked.
He would then stop for the
winter. In summer, 1871, he would
more than double his size. In 1873 and
1874 he would again go On building, till
he was dredged up in the middle Of his
work in 1875; SO that he is plainly five
and a half years old. The way in which
an oyster grows his shell is pretty
sight. have watched it frequently.
The beard of an oyster is not only his
breathing organ. e., his lungs-but
also his feeding organ, by which he con-
veys the food to his complicated no outh
with its four lips. When the warm,
calm days of June come, the oyster opens
his shell, and, by means of his beard,
begins building an additional story to
his home. This he does by depositing
very fine particles of carbonate of lime,
TIL at last they form a substance as thin
as silver-paper, and exceedingly fragile.
Then he adds more and more, till at last
the new shell is as hard as the old shell.
When oysters are growing their shells,
they must be handled very carefully,
as the new growth Of shell will cut like
broken glass, and a wound on the fng-
er from an oyster-shell is often very
dangerous"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-21
Interesting to Rifiemen.

Rihemen says the Pail Mall Gazette.
will be glad to hear that there is at
least reasonable prospect of the in
PRODUCTION of an instrument by means
of which the ranges of distant objects
can be determined with rapidity and
accuracy. Captain Poste has designed
an apparatus for this purpose, which
is so promising that trial has been ac-
corded by the war Office authorities.
POste's macrometer," as it is called,
consists of two mirrors, disposed some
what similarly to the mirrors of a
marine sextant, the observations also
being taken much in the same way.
The movable mirror, however, is fixed
to an arm, on which are marked the
several distances, from twenty to 1000
yards. The arm moves over peculiar
curve placed on a part of the instru-
ment called the fan, and indicates the
distances answering to any given in
clination of the mirror. The arm,
moreover, is fitted with a slide, so as to
be capable Of being set to my length Of
base, and this base may either be meas
ured by chain or may be paced, the
slide being set to the line marked
yards " or "paces," as the case may
be. The result is given in yards. When
it is required to make an observation,
two men take up positions SO as to
form a triangle with the object the dis
lance of which it is desirable to ascer-
tain. One Of the two observers, by
means of an optical square, places
himself so as to be set at right angles
with the distant object and the second
observer, by whom the macrometer it.
self is used. The time taken by this
system is so short that the distance of
moving objects can easily be ascertain
ed with very great accuracy. When the
object to be measured is stationary,
the error has been found to be less than
one per cent.