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The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
FARM FOR SALE.

NOR SALE, only three miles from the enterpris
Il ing town of Aver, which is situated 80 miles
from Boston on the Hoosac Tunnel Line of Railroad.
also the Portland & Rochester connect here Abomt
one hundred traius daily, 20 stores markets.
hotels. 16 manufacturing establishments a weekly
newspaper, churches, spacious town hall 8 null
lie schools Of a high grade. Beng almost wholly a
manufacturing and Tailroading town and an excel
lent market. Thirty eight acres of very strong pro
ducing land, well devided, cuts 20 tons of hay by
with stone wall and watered by YER failing water
two story house painted and blinded, 10 rooms,
barns one 3Oxi5 enc 30x40 with two sheds, build
minutes walk to nice Village, Price $4,000. only
$500 down. Send for the Real Estate Advocate
which describes this and 200 other farms. It is Free
ABEL L. LAWTON & CO.,
au29dlms Aver Mass
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
CLAIRVOYANT.
MADAME N. s. MADDOX, the

MADAME q, MADDOX, the celebrated
w Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress. can
now located at No. Mechanic St., where she can be
consulted by all who wish to make her a call
Madame M. has had large experience in tell
ing fortunes, searching out lost, hidden or stolen
treasures, &C., and was never known to be at fault
Do not miss this opportunity Of consulting the great
est fortuneteler ofthe age. Per entering ntoany
new business profession, the ucting of which
they do not understand, will find it to their adyan-
tage to pay her visit She foretel the destiny
of friends in any part of the world and describe then
perfectly. She also describes all manner of disease
that flesh is heir to, and gives medicine for the
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels since she was
seven years old.
Good testimonials given If desired.
Terms, Gents $l.00; Ladies 80 cents. Office hours
from A. NJ. to 9P. Nj. noadt
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House Lot For Sale.

ON Turner'S Island, containing 1850 feet; near p.
~ S. & P. R R. Buildings. Will be sold cheap
Tor cash. Inquire of S. L. CARLTON.
Atty at Law,
AUS 1870 Middle st. Portland dim
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
For Sale or To Let.

BOARDING House with Livery and Boarding
ID Stable attached, situated near the head of
Green street, and known as SmalIs stable, together
with about 5000 square feet OF Land
est country trade of any place in the city and will be
sold low and ON very liberal terms of payment if sp-
piled for soon, ii not sold will be leased to respon-
sble party for term OF years. For particulars ap-
ply to G. d. SMALL, Cornish, Me-,
or JOHN c. PROCTOR
sep6d3w 93 Exchange Street,
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

yGVHE attention of shippers of freight at Portland
L. is called to the new arrangement of freight
trains on Maine Central Il, r., TO take effect APRIL
I'd, 1877.
Freight for Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor,
and Belfast received at freight house before s. 80
P. NJ, will be forwarded day, and will be ready
for early delivery at destination next morning
PAYSON TUCKER, Superintendent
March 31st. 1877. ap2dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Small House For Sale.

"A NEAT II story house, six rooms, good cellar, Sc
n bago. Lot 33x60. Situated between Congress
ana Cum berland SITS. Price $500, terms cash
Apply to +. q. Patterson, Dealer in Real Estate
au2l 3794 CONGRESS Street. diff
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
For Sale.

A FIRST-CLASS three-story Brick House, on
"A Free st. with all the modern improvements
gas sebago bath room, first and second story sup
piled with hot and cold water; all in perfect or
der Inquire OF JOHN. @. Proctor, 90 Exchange
SUreet. Ju30dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
PORTLAND &WORCESTER LINE
Portland & Rochester Il. Ii.
JUNE III, 1877,
JUNE m, 1877,

Trains will run as follows
E. Wg"zWH- Leave Portland at y.30 n. na.,
LIS $50 and $50 p. m.
1870 A. m. Accommodation for Worcester. Ar
rIves at Rochester at 9.55 a. M, connecting with
Eastern and Boston s. Maine Railroads.) At
Nashua 11.47 a. M, Lowell 1918 .. M,
B0ston .15 p. M, Aver junction 1910 p.
M, Fifchburg 1.25 p. M, and Worcester
at 2.10 p. M, connecting with trains South and
West.
HIS r. WI. Steamboat Express through to
meets at Rochester for Dover and Great
Falls, at Epping for Manchester and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
burg and the West via HOOsac Tunnel
Line, at Worcester with Boston g Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
.Boston & Philadelphia Express Lne' for
philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ingtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New York, at 600 a. m.
$50 r. M. Mixed Train for Rochester.
$40 r. M. Local for Gorham.
Trains leave Rochester ar TOO *l1.25 and tt1.45 a.
M, arriving in Portland at 9.35 a. m, *1.2O and
1910 p m.
Leave Gorham 500 q. M, arriving at Portland $40
a. m.
MIXED.
Steamboat Express stops only at Springvale, AL
fred, SacO River, Gorham, Saccarappa and West
brook making close connection with through trains
of Maine Central and Grand Trunk Railroads.
de4dtf j. M. LINT, Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Eastern Railroad,
JUNE IN, 1877.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for scarbQr0'. sacO, Biddeford, KEN
nebunk, Wells, North Berwick, Soafh
Berwick, Conway Junction, clio 4,
kittery. Portsmouth,, Newburyport,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Bost0n at
S.45 a.. M, arriving in Boston at 90 p. M.
Saco, Biddeford, Kenuebunk, Kiltery.
Portsmouth, Hamptons, Newbury port,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston AT
l,30 and D 80 p. Train leaving at 1.SO
p. M arrives in Boston in time to connect with
Sound steamer lines for New York Train leay-
leaving at $50 D. M arrives in Boston in time to
connect with 10 p. m. train for New York.
600 y. m. BiddefOrd comOdating train.
Returning, leave Biddeford at 500 a. m.
Might Express with Sleeping Car, for
Boston al 2.I5 IA, m.. every day except
Mondays1
RETURNING,
leave Boston at 30 and S.A5 a M, 4 q 80
and 700 p. M, connecting with Maine
Central and e. Il N. A. Railway for
80. JObn and Halifax. Pullman Sleeping
Car attached.
Through Tickets to all Points South and West af
owest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for seats and
Berths at Ticket Once.
ju11dtf A. P. ROCKWELL. President.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Dwelling House For Sale.

TUOUSE No, 100 State St., containing 70 rooms
Ill bath room, and all modern improvements
Lot contains than 5000 feet. Terms Reasonable
small amount down. balance on mortgage At ner
cent, For particulars enquire Of f. e. Uphsmp ~ 7
Exchange ST.; or Peleg Barker, Ill st ate St.
sep20 d2w#
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REAL ESTATE.

MON Nv to loan on first class Real Estate
MO1N H n Security, in Portland or vi
entity Rents collected, taxes paid, &c on Cam
mission. Apply to f. G. PATTERSON, Dealer in
Real Estate 1874 Congress Street. no1Sdtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
SmnIi House for Sale.

yEyHE IA story No. 10 Mayo street, six rooms seba-
90 excellent cellar. Lot about 3GxllO. Price
only $500. Apply to F. g. PATTERSON, 37ss Con-
gress st, sep1ld2W
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
AUBUBN'
Kim House, Court. ST. w. y. 81 A. Young
AUGUSTA.
Augusta HOusc, State ST., M Whithd
Ffspriesof'
BATH.
Hath Hotel, @. M. Piummer, ProrrsessR
BOLSTER'S MILLS.
Hancock House, Nh. Hancock, Proprie-
BOSTON.
Parker House. School So. HI. ID. Parker&
Co., PrOprietors.
81. james Hotel-J. Il. Crocker, prepri
etor.
Fremont House, fremont ss.-Caapin,
ssurney d. Go. Proprietors.
BRUfssWRCK, ME.
r: & X. Dining Rooms, w. e.. Field,
CORNEsR.
Cornish House, M. b. Davis, Proprietor
DAMARISCOTTA MILLS.
samoset House, Trask Bros. Proprietor
DANvILLE JUNCTION.
Clark's Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail.
way Depot, M. w. Clark, Proprietor
DEXTER.
Merchants Exchange Hotel, Dexter, Me-
w. g. M drill, Proprietor.
ELLSWORTH.
City Motes.-N. I'll. Higgins & sons, Props
MALLOwELL.
HallowelI House. HaIlOweil, HI, @. Blake,
HIRAM.
xt. Cutler kasase,-airar, asston, Pro
LEWISTON
DeWi.I Ho"ss, Quinby a. Murch, Pro-
LIMERICK.
Limerick Esonse,-D 9. Eogg, Proprietor
LHNCOGNvELLE.
Beach House, sincolnyille. II. e. Phillips,
Proprietor.
LETTEETGN, " Ii.
shmyers siaaei, EK, L. Ehayer, - rse%sesoa
Eastern kEotes.-E. L. sto1dard. xares.
MILL BREDGE.
Atlantic Honse, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pre-
PrIetOr.
E0RKxDGE WOCA.
snAnforsh Rouse, Id. Daafcrth. Prog sfca9
--------
NORTH STRATEIgsD n. In.
willard House, a. y. Bailey 81 Go.
prietorss
FEAA,s ISLAND.
Union Hs0use-W. Il. SOnes. Proprietor.
PAnIs HILL.
Hubbard Hotel. III. Hubbard, Presrsesrr
PHILLIPS.
Barden House, Samuel Farmer, Propri.
etor.
sMOWMEGAN.
Turner House, w. G. Heseiton. PrsDri.
et0r.
PORTLAND.
Adams House, Temple ST. A. =. Allen
Perry's Hotel, a1s Federal si.S. q. Perry
Proprietor.
CITY HoteJ, Cor. Congress and Green ST.
J. X. maresn, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, q. M. Shaw & Son. pro-
prietOrs.
Preble House, Congress st. Gibson dsCo.,
RroprietOrs.
st. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and pIuus
SITS. G. X. Ward, Proprietor.
U. .. Hetel, - junction. of G congress ana. %ss
erai SITS. Timothy WoicotI, Pr0urieror.
WEST NEWFIELD.
West Newfield House, II, G. HoImeros,
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
House for Sale,

n Western part of city, New House containing
ffice. au9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
DODD,s
BATES a. LOCRE.

Newspaper Advertising Agenta,
"a Pink ROW, NEW YORK.
j. II. BATES, late OF DR. LOCKE. O Locke q
;. M. Pettengill d 90. JONES' Toledo Blade
Send for list of 100 choice newspapers.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Horse for Sale,

A GOOD Family Horse, kind, hardy and ex-
= cellent driver. Will be sold cheap. Apply at
septlodtf % EXCHANGE STREET,
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
For Sale 2

The new and thoroughly built
house Ellsworth st. Very pleas
antly situated; i'm the heaithiest
part of the city. The best bargain
I'm The market this season.
Apply OH the premises.
j. kS. AVERIEL.
july31 DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

NWV AyIoHII0 DUH CdIHtS,
FNHREE months old; pure blOoded; for sale
a Il cheap. Inquire at No. Adams Court, or No.
% Exchange Street. septsdtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
For Sale.

60 New Cottage House on Lincoln Street at
Ei; Woodford's Corner, Deering, within three min
- utes walk of Horse Cars Nine finished rooms
painted and papered in the latest STYLE marble fire
frames, furnaces and green blinds, &c Lot IS BY a.
everything complete. j. PERKINS,
JuIzdtt 4S9 Congress Street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Oak Shin Timber For Sale
Two AYRSHIRE RuU Calves.

GARGO of Sch, Laurel, now landing at Union
~ wharf, LOT sale by CURTIS & DAVIS,
septfdlm 80 Commercial st,
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
WANTS..
Wanted.

A GOOD reliable man (Mschinist preferred with
"A a few hundred dollars capital, to take an in
terest IN manufacture g BUSINESS The best OPEN
ing IN inns STATE Apply to A. d, BLACK, No. 1853
Oxford St., Portland, Me. sep20d3ts
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

hae1 is hereby given that the subscriber has
poeh uuly appointed Executrix of the will of
JONATHAN JOHNSON late Of Fa1montb
in the County of Cumberland dooooaad 80 h.
.ahen upon herself that trust as the law i1ees All
ceaed yeg demands the Of said de-
payment to '''ieu upon 10 make
Falmouth, June 10Th 1877 SAT- L1ecug CURRY
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, JUNE III. Is77.

Passenger Trains leave Portland for BAN
gor, Dexter, Belfast and Waferviile at
LILO and II. 20 p. m.
For skowhegan at Ito, LIS and 11.2O p. m.
For Augusta, HalloweIl. Gardine.i and
m.
For Rockland and all stations on Knox q Lin
coin R. R., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
SIS a. m. and Ito p. m.
For Bath at 6.15 a. M, ITO and SIS p. m.
For Pennington, Monmouth, winthrop,
keadfield, West Waterville and Water
vile via Lewiston at LIS p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
For Lewiston and Auburn,

Passenger Trains leave at LIS p. m. and 5.1O
p. m. The train leaving at 11.20 p m, also has a
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
oufn, WintDrop ana w aierxhie. Inc llZt
p. m. tram is the Night Express Train with Pull
man Sleeping Car attached, which makes close con-
nection at Bangor for all stations on the Bangor
& Pscataquis. and Z. q N A. Railway, and for
H0Ulfon, Woodstock, 81 Andrews, St.
steDhen, So. JShD and Halifax
The 615 train from Portland connects at Rock
land on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with
Str, Ulysses for Wa. Desert and Sullivan.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S.35 and
$40 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast. Skowhegan, Pennington, K. & L. R. R.,
and all intermediate stations at 1.20 and % D. M
The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X. & L.
r. r. at 5.25 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at 200 a. IN.
PAYSoN TUCKER, .Sup't.
Portland. June IL, 1877. ju11df
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
Grand Trunk r.. IL. of Canada.

sssssssssssE1 On and after MONDAY, June is, 1877,
VI trains will run as follows:
Express for Auburn and Lewiston at 100 a. m.
Express for Gorham, Montreal and West, at a. m
Express for Auburn ana Lewiston at LIS D. m.
Mail train 200 p. m stopping at all stations to
Island Pond) connecting with night mail train
for Quebec, Montreal and the West.
Express train for Auburn and Lewiston 8 Is p. m.
For Gorham-Passengers for Gorham can take the
DIS p m. Express connecting with mixed train at
Lewiston Jet for Gorham.
Trains will arrive as follows:
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at $50 q. N
Mixed from Gorham at 1000 a. m.
nR-PasseDgers from Gorham can take the Express
at Lewiston junction, arriving in Portland at $50 a.
m.
Mail from Montreal, Quebec and West at 12.45 pm.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at LOO o. m.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at 5.15 p. m
Express from Montreal and West 7.05 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

A FEW good men can find pleasant rooms with
"A board, at 80 BROWN ST.
myN diff
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
BOARD.
Board Wanted
ROarders Wanted,

A handsomely furnished room, with or without
IA board. Address
sepl9d3t* P.O BOX 1877
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

"A pp1can!'s last experience was five wears in
"A Gents Furnishing Store. Has had previous
experiences OF some four years each in Notions and
Country Stores. Could influence seae beal trade.
reference given. Address G. E., No. 15s Exchange
o%' Fortand. sspfd2ws
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
w anted.
Baker Wanted.
Situation Wanted.

A FIRST-CLASS Loaf Bread Baker is wanted
- 80 at W. z. CONES Steam Bakery, % and 81
Pearl Street, Portland. sest15dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
TO LET.
TO Vpf.

TO Let.
A GOOD tenement in house No. 1872 Federal st,
"A corner of Pearl. Sebago and modern improve
ments. Enquire on the premises. sep2Od1w*
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21
LOST AND FOUND.
IS Reward /!

EFT, on the 18th inst, in the Cars, on the Maine
~ Central r. r., at the Transfer Station or port
land Depot, PAISLEY shawl The finder Will
receive the above reward by exercising il TO
sep2Odlw REV.. N. MARSH, Cornish, Me.
, 1877-06-19

took from poor, fsmthing 1ndiant; and the Eho-
shones do not brK for food unless they arc hungry
How differently thingh are managed BY the ARMY
Suppose the soldiers wese starving for rstfone,-
do Jou thInk that any. military man would, tsy
tIons 70 the raflrosd. snd AK them ptease 70 let
The poor soldier have aomething 10 eat The army.
Il M., t!me Of p.see; !. never xithoa. suPplles:.
DE eEeuse fot It. Army yfrcicht-eontsacsA sre not
given 10 irfesponsl lbe men In Washington, bat the
naHernnaatefa Department pa.a the frctyhfs,
fasf1ad and All: t'kfa ths freight IT this railroad
terminus, ships II on wagon trains when necessary.
and holds the contractor III not shippcd in Gov.
eminent waRons) .pcrfonally responsible foT tts
prompt delivery. Why cannot tbs Indian Depart.
fnent do the same? Why should contracts bs let to
cover railroad trantportat!on! Why mol psy tho
freight 10 the railroad deliver the cnods II tic In-
dian Agent AZ IL terminus. md hold him reeponsf.
bic. ~ nrrnr o}flceTs are, for tis shipment 10 ~
1nal dest!nat3opf
J. an, mol arguing In favor Of turning over the
Indian 1inreau TO tho War Department: know. a.
does every army Officer. and every Intelligent man
outside of this Indian ftfER that II won1d 10 every
WAY Improve the condition Of tho Indiana; but
stnt1Ee ~ tAy there Il not oltcsf in tic army
who wnuld mol be sorry 10 see the ehsn2t made.
()ne word In behalf Of tbs elaine Of tho sho.
shones n tbs best treatment tho whttea can Etre
them. They have been at peAcc for Gfscen years
or more. They have been hrm fEfends OF tha
whites. In Ill OF Gen. Crooks campaign In the
Eat they have rendered vn1nAbte services, having
proved Trustworthy alIies, good soldiera, and hrm
tf1cndA. Gun1uoNk
, 1877-06-19
MARINE NEWS.


TnoroIp. Ont, June ia veste1 named the
ses Gu'l this morning carried awsy both OF the
head.gates Of Lock II on tho wefIand Canal
Navigation will be resumed Tomorrow night
BrrTaLo, n. r., June 1s.-vesatls passing
Wetiand Canal the last forty eight honrs:
wcstwasd-rrop City Of Toledo, osdensbnrs TO
Chicago; prop City Of New York. Qgdensburg to
Duluth: prop Granite State. t,t:denehot2 10 TOTE.
90: hsrks Gsssl:, Collin: D.y 70 !sg9mnsy; s..
Thcsola to I,sisy ,s;onn.a; Trinidad, oswsge e .
Wind. Darlington to b'ask Rtvef; Ontario. Code
i& Ea..safd"Frops o % 'usE atma aanroe, Toledo To
Montreal; Clinton. Bay CITY 70 K,ngtton; 1arks
t9n: Len,.s. Cleveland to rotsnto: Gyae, D.y
Ktngston; ethrs Wavs Crest. MARY, and Port
Stanley, Cleveland to Toronto; l.. scaton and
and Maeqn..s. M Cleveland to Kingston;b + Anntelopc
qlcnlfcr, Bsy City to kingston;. u. J. Wilcox,
Alpcua to Clhyton; Montsna, Totedo 10 Clayton;
Clesred-schfs Eliza spry, coal TO Chieago, !, 100
tons. DQc. No additional charters.
Ffe3ghts firm.
, 1877-06-19
D-sonth, gentls; weather ana.
NAVIGATION NOTES.

NNSASA1lOit rOlESs
CHrrA0o. The yachts Ina and Mamie arc 10 havs
eons alight repairs made In 1fi1era tf1y.dock....
The schF Thomas fIortctt h having new mast
put In at Millcf't...T The north wind which tprang
up 70 suddenly yesterday noon drove The water
from the lake Into the river 40 rapidly ~ to tauke
Il 10 nse two feet In very short time. When tho
blow WAS over the water receded almost "a fast a.
It ro+e....Ths prop skylatk will hare her brtktn
cylinder repaired to-dsJ 1.-The stmr Riverside
makes I landing ut the South Haven pier. The
dredging OF tha channel into the hasbor Is pro-
g1ess'ng faptly md will soon b ready fnt nsc...
Capt J. f. Gilmore, OF the achs MarJ copeIv,
now lying In osdnsty in the river, between Dear
born snd s.ata streets, took his dead son twho
c1dentallI ahns himtelt Saturday. to hla home st
Dexter, N. X. Sunday evening.
OTHER Pos7s. GRIND 11sver man has invent
iooding oi resser carrying gssln. Capt Britson
viii tnn hie new propeller hetween Chicago. Hoi-
land. and ssneataek The t.+n. ii. &. Paine is
v.ter thls summer The tar While swan les s" It
Ksssmanvila ia possession Of butcher d SON Of
sss y cae.so xs 1ss :sh, e Il, H0a
fss. Mfss"ssa.; ssa;{:
made her trl.l trip....The .ehr Magma Charts. 1t
Detroit, xheh. y !. ptohab,s .'1i = e Ka.ope.
peeled q b oi:1.d hy tss iort s.it ot nest wssk
En- yne nds"1 L wnsos se.. e ssA9 rso 9eo
for call from the csnsd. Midland Railway -.
Geotfs cSupneis G q wsssd,sos aHnossess the
boat Of the reason to leave for those ports. sho
~ ~ Advertised 70 iea.s Wtnd.or last evcning.:.
Minnie Battle were tho lrst vessels to fnter snd
are now undergoing repairs. t}ther tcssefa arc
waiing tleif su'u. Tho size Of ths dock Il 3oo BY
, 1877-06-19


Some lew months at,o paragraph appeared
In these columns containing short description
Of an aer0lite which was then and IL still Ii, tho
possession Of TIN Nev. Or. Woui, Of thts ct.y.
Little was known at the time about tie history
Of this curiosity further than that It had been
from time !mEnemurat ln tha possession Of tbs
Indians frcquentInx the Saskatchewan Valley,
1t Is doubtful whether Il will ever he known tho
exact tins this mysterious visitor rraChcd tht
earth, ~ tho event Ia too long past 10 be pre-
eeryea In tho memory of my one nur living.
The following particulars, however, taken fro,n
letter addressed by thu Her. John Macleod OF
3iorleyville, to the Raw. Dr.. Woods, can be re-
lied on: "As 10 the nleteuric stone, have nut
met with any ons who saw It fail, asd my
impression "a that this occurred previous
to the memory OF those now living. The local.
ity In which It was found and from whence 1t
wAs taken ls about 10 niles southeast Of Vic
toria, Saskatchewan, and near battle River.
The native 1ndians looked upon The Fc-wRh-
bish, Or Iron u they termed it. a. something
supernatural, aud a. Anch reycEepccd It. Parents
made offerings At Its shrino for tho Life and
prosperity OF their httle ones; travel
era for tha suacsss at their Journey; war
parties 10 tnaure III possib'e) thr victory over
their encinics and TO aid In stealing hotkcs.
They alao lald their tobacco and other stufI upon
tts altar. Great attractive poxeF was attrii,.
utcl 10 Ii for the bringing ot thu hutIalo and
the animals TO It's vicinity; anl Is ut evidence
OF this the more Bupcrstttfous now say that on
account Of tts removal tbs buffalo have entirely
left TINT part Of tho coulItry."