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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04

,o new YORK. December S.-Cotton steady al
l,2Nal2Sc; futures strong. Flour in iail
demand receipts 10000 barrels: sunerin NJ
western and State S. 0Oa5 65; common 10 GOOD
~ Ioa6 %; good to choice SIS 95aT 75 White
wheat extra IS Seas 25; extra Ohio As SOs
Z 90; st. Louis IS 75aS 90; Minnesota patent
81 OOaS g. Wheat more active; receipts
SO9ooo bushels; nngraded spring ST. 20al 10
rejected 81 20; No. spring ST. S4ai SGII
No. 2 spring 81 Ss14al 40; No. / 81 49IIa1 Is
Hhgraded red 81 SOA 4SH; No. 8 do ST. 40;
No. 81 49Aal oO1Si No. l, 81 90: steamer
NO. 81 49H mixed winter 81 4G1Ial Al; un.
graded amber 81 44al Al; No. amber 81 iSH
NO: 81 40Aa1 90: ungraded white 81 4OXa
4SH; No. 2 red December, sales POS, odd
bushels ut 81 491Sat 50IS; January, sales ali.
900 bushels at 81 5Sal 5l%; January by cental
sales 10000 bushels at 81 SIX; february,
sales AZ OOo bushels at 81 90. Rye quiet hi
firm: No. Western 0la92c. Corn, moderately
active; receipts $4,000 bushels; unrraded
6laG2c; No. 8, sac; steamer Coo; No. B
81 7sa62c; No. Q white 65HaG6c: uncraIled
65&c; No. 2 December 81 Nc; January 32c
Oats more active; receipts 28,0OO bushels
western mixed 471Sa50c white western 1874
SO$c' Hay strong at tOa55c. Hops quiet
aud weak; yearling false; eastern and
western S6aiSc; New York State 3;ai5c,
Cotlec firm; Rio cargoes "A IIal5IEc; lob lots
l4hal9Ac. Sugar dull fair to good refining
sNa9>Sc; Molasses quiet and unchanged !:
New Orleans SGa45c. Rice steady. TalIow
S'sa7c. ko!in unchanged. Turpentine
ilrlner at 4lha49c Eggs dull western iSa
SEc. Leather dull; hcmlock sole 2sa3lc.
Mo9l III good demand at full prices; domes.
NC ieeces 42a57 Nc pulled 25a55c; unwashell
lSa30c; Texas l7aS5c, Pork strong. mess
Sl2 Scale IS. Beef firm; extra mes iii (Cla
II GO. Cutmeats firm; long clear 81 20; short
clear Make. Lard, demand active: prime
steam 81 ". Butter dull and heavy; western
lIaSgc. Cheese quiet; western Sa1Sc. Whisky
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04

PHILADELPHIA December a.-Flour firm;
Minnesota extra family, medium, So o5a6 Is:
good SO 90; choice fancy so Is; Minnesota
patent process IS 90. Rye flour IS 81 Ia
%. Wheat IN good demand; western re.
leeted, track, 81 491f: No. Q red, elevator,
81 4Gal 48II; No. 2 red December 81 AZ bid'
81 4S asked; January sl6OH bid, $l5lX ask.
ed February 81 s. bid, 81 OAK asked. Corn
n tatr demand; old western sail LINKED. track,
GQc bid; new $780, sail mixed, December, 5Dc
bid, coo asked January 5OHc bid, 66c asked
FEBRUARY Coo bid, coke asked. Oats firm
western rejected 43c; mixed 4Sa4SSc: white
45a46c, Provisions in fair demand. Mess beef
$lS 90; mess pork $l8 5OllI 90; smoked
hams lOailc; picked S3%a9c. Lard 75EaSc.
Butter quiet; creamery extra 3laS5c; New
York and Bradford county, Pa, extra Sol
sc Western Reserve extra 25a27c. Eggs firm
western 22a2SC, Cheese dull; creamery l2X
iSci good llal2c Whisky firm; western
Pl II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04
RAILROAD BoSDs-Flm and generally
higher, the Erie Issues leading the Improve.

sIocKs-The market was strong and buoy,
ant during the greater portion Of the day and
tue tone Of speculation was much steadiel
than for some time past. A very firm feeling
prevailed throughout the morning and dur.
Ing the early part Of the afternoon under
heavy purchases, In which coal shares were
The most Congpiclous. Prices advanced stealI.
" until an improvement OF u 10 ~ per cent,
was established, the latter Nashville, CbAtta.
nooga and St Louis. which sold up from BOX
To a. Shortly before the close the bears
made raid and put prices down u TO 2 per
cent. In the general list and az per cent, In
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific. But In the
iinal dealings the market recovered It's firm.
ness aud closing quotations showed recovery
Of u to lH per cent. There Is much specula.
ton as 70 the posi- tiOn OF the leading opera.
tons and Interviewing seems 10 be the order OF
tle day. keene says he has not share OF
Erie, and thinks Vanderbilt stocks TOO high,
Vanderbilt declares that he does not own and
never has owned share OF Erie, but ex.
presses confidence in Lake Shore and New
York Central, while Rufus Hatch pins His
faith upon government bonds, wheat and cot.
ton and advises outsiders tosteer clear OF what
hestyles the "chromOs."
Tue transactions aggregated $4,000 shares.
~ which u, 600 were Erie, 1900 Lake Shore,
5000 Northwestern, 1900 81. Paul, 1900
l.ackawanna, 10000 New Jersey Central, b, 600
Delaware and Hudson, $500 Michigan Cen.
tral. 5000 O., o. & !. e., 5000 Hannibal and
St Joseph, $1,000 Ohio aud Mississippi, G.OOO
Western Union, 1000 Pacific Mail. 81 GOO
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific, 10000 Kansas
and Texas, 400 Louisville and Nashyille
5000 Indianapolis, Cincinnati and LAFAYETTE
anu SOU st. Louis and San Francisco,
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Magnitude Of the Davis Islsnd Dam-Im-
mense observation-disclosures OF Men
Employed.
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WOOL GROWING IN WEST VIRGINIA,



December Let, 1879. !
Editors lntclliEeueer
YourreCent letter making inquiries ~
70 sheep industry in this county is to hand,
and in reply can soy there has been an
increased interest taken In sheep hus'
bandry in Jackson county Of late years.
Very few Of the worthless stock that were
kept some years ago, and allowed to go
wild in woods, and GRUB for living
can be found here now. The so.called
spennyroyal' or woods stock" has either
been disposed Of or undergone rapid
improvement by the use OF the various
improved breeds that are being introduc.
ed from Ohio, Kentucky aud Mason coun.
y. Sheep are no longer allowed to run at
large, TO be exposed TO dogs, burs and all
manner Of hardships, but are being better
cared Tor, and are found to be profitable.
From careful estimate made from such
reports and statistics as could be procured
lind that there are 422, 62O acres Of land
In jackson county and q population OF
about 1900. The number Of sheep, nc.
cording to the last assessment, was O,4S2.
We have, 1t seems, one inhabitAnt to a
little over thirty acres Of land, and one
sheep to every two Inhabitants, and one
sheep to %! acres Of land. Now let us
see how near we come to supplying the
home demand for wool alone. II Is est.
mated that every inhabitant requires Al
pounds Of manufactured wool for cloth.
ing. With q population OF 1900 we
would require 0S, 900 pounds OF manuiac.
tured wool, which would require g., 900
sheep Tor It's production. The figures
show that we need over $4,000 more sheep
than we now have TO produce sufficient
amount Of wool Tor home consumption,
The past year we imported over $4,000
worth OF manufactured wool, over home
production. Tosupply home demand we
want one sheep to about IS acres OF land.
Now, were we to double this number we
would only then have one sheep to little
over six acres, and when we consider that
Brooke county can support one sheep TO
q acres, and that five sheep can be kept
on one acre, 1t does not look like there was
much dangerot our becoming overstocked
There Is about one sheep to 4Sl acres OF
land in West Virginia, about one inhabi.
$3.50 " tAo ohlh0 huluDeE Vi HCGeb anu |
about one sheep for each inhabitant. The
value OF wool produced in the State in |
1878 was about 500, 900, and according to |
the above estimate the valde of imports
over home production was over s., OO6, 900. |
This shows that there Is no danger OF
an oyer.produCtion OF wool and mutton
in West Virginia, while the population is
increasing SO rapidly and while our soil |
and climate are better adapted to the bust.
ness, and ourland cheaper. We can with.
out q doubt produce better and cheaper
article OF wool and mutton than they can
elsewhere, where land is dear, farms small
and disease prevalent.
To keep side by side with other States
in the business OF sheep husbandry the
sheep breeders and wool growers should |
DO organized into proper association and |
through it endeavor-to make West Vir.
ginia not only keep pace with other
States, but take the lead as a wool grow
ing State. A. D. HOPKINS.
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GnInln.

CHICAGO, December s.-Flour in good
demand and prices q shade higher; extra
e "a; 2oae W; NJ $S7Sa7 90; patent SO 0Oa9 90.
81 26xal 81; No. 2 Chicago spring 81 81
cash 81 20 january; 81 q u February: No. 5,
81 II rejected SIC. Corn active. Arm and
higher at 4eNC cash; 4O3Ec January; 46Xc
May Oats strong and higher at S35Sc cash;
SSAc January; S7Nc May. Rye 6uoyant
and stronger at 7ic Barley steady and un.
changed: Flax seed lower; prime 81 40a1 80.
Dressed hogs 6a69<c Pork excited and hirh.
or at $lS % cash; 81 75al2 90 December
slS 171SalS 20 January; $lS SIX February
Lard strong and higher at 81 62H cash; 81 Is
january; 81 17Ha7 so February. Bull
meats, strong and higher at 81 5Oa(i 5Oa0 90
Whisky In good demand and prices shade
higher.
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TOLEDO. December S.-wheat IRREGULAR
amber Michigan spot 81 So; No. 2 red spoi
and December 81 S59G january 81 SIX; FEB,
ruary 81 40; No. amber Illinois ST SIS. Corn
steady; high mixed, new, 42c; No. 2 spot, new,
4iNc; December A xC; May Axe. Oats firm;
No. SGc; do May 4Oc. Clover seed dull
prime held at Is 20, IS 10 bid. Dressed hogs
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ClscnKATl, December S.-Cotton strong at
Ike. Flour arm at 90 0Oa8 25S7 90. Wheat
strong at 81 2Sal 81, Corn active, Arm and
higher at 4la4lc. Oats strong al S5as7c. rive
firm at 8aS7e Barley quiet at 9Sa05c. PORK
firm at SlS 30. Lard firm, higher and stronp
at q 60a7 10. Bulk meats and bacon ouieI
and unchanged. Green meats, demand fail
and market hrm; shoulders Axe; sides Ojlc
hams Sasxc Whisky In good demand a
81 10. Butter dull and dropping choic,
Western Reserve 2Sa25ci prime do 2Oa29c
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NEW YoRk. December S.-Cotton goods /,
less active demand, but the stocks are unusl
ally light and prices very firm. Omega lick
inSs arc advanced. Prints are In moderate
demand. Robes and solids continue scarce
Gtnghams and dress goods are in fair reouesl
and itrni. Mems wear woOlans, llannels and
blankets are fairly active and very firm.
Foreign goods arc quiet,
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THE LABOR EMPLOYED.

The pay rolls in the Government Office
at Davis Island dam show the expense for
labor 10 have been the largest part OF the
cost thus far Of the work. Going back no
further than May LIST, 1879, when the
busiest part Of the work began, We ascer-
tain hat the employees Of Uncle Sam here
eoualed in number those Of many Of our
larger manufacturing establishments
From May LIST to October 18th there was
an average OF about 800 men employed in
the various departments-includin the
quarry, and during part Of that time!there
we're $50 men on the pay rolls. At the
last mentioned date operations at the
quarries were suspended, and the force
reduced 10 100 men. The appropriation
was being 80 rapidly reduced that 1t was
found the wisest plan to concentrate all
the efforts at the dam, the quarry work
being far enough advanced 10 admit oil
that. When the recent coal rise came the
force was somewhat further reduced,
workmen being permitted to 30 down the
river, and at the beginning OF this month
the body was reduced to IS men, the pres.
emit number, which, as already indicated
will in few days be still further reduced
to 20 men.
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saturdaY, pecemhlr 6. la7a.

bsslnnlugat 10 O'Clock a. NJ sell at public auction, al
the front door Of the Court House Of Ohio county In
the ctyol wheeling all those three several parcels oil
land, conveyed 10 said n. Zimmer BY W. Marshall by
deed dated July Q, 1870, and Of record In deGd book
81, page aGJ-hO hrst, beginning for the same ut It's
$40 W l3If poles; y IS WI &s.lO0 poles TO Honey
road sliw 10 $G-loO poles; n II W TO the liver
thence up the river 10 Z IS l6-OO poles to the be-
ginning containing one aero and S5X poles tho sec.
Ond, adjoining the hrst, beginning o. AtAke In the
n S5W W feat aud n 26I< i 10 feet TO the begin.
ming; and The thid, being all the coal underlying
the following described tract beginning At the north
east corner Of the DIST named rSet and running g
l4G rods n S21f Al rods; y 80 3GIS rods; 3 45k
W 70 rods; n ]Sf ", with the division line to east
de Of arst named trapt; thence 10 10 70100 rods
to the begiDulng, containing 81 acres, more or less
With all the privileges o. mining all o. said coal
Also, the parcel Of land conveyed BY WIN. A.
schilrer and vile to s4id N, thinner by deed dated
Februaryi, 1874, and Qi record In said records, In
deed look O., page $50, beginning al stake In the
CoTuer oil fence and the county road running from
Wheeling TO Wellseurgi. thence : s. = 100 feet, 5g<
" l2S teGt, "a " 70 feet add 81 3 100 feet to the
bcSlnnlug bat from this land Is excepted 50 much a
has been taken Tor the use y the new county road
and Of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad Company There Is also excepted 80 much
Of said land as was conveyed BY said thinner to the
p, W. and X. 3, r. Co. by deed dated February !,
iSs. and recorded In deed box 9, Page 26l; and l.l
IsrsIsi u deed dated JSnSsry Sssls7i, and record
cd In deed book GO, page al.
At the same time and place, viii iOll two Goa
Wagons, four Horses, one bank Mule iEe bank CaES
together With Ill the shutes, Platforms, Screens and
other property used In Operating the coal privileges
| above named.
All tie above property ID situate In Ohio county
AtOut Gneshali mllB north Of the "rop NIL, )" ant
directly OH the Ohio River. On the Iald land ar
four ng houses, with necessary outbulldIngs, ant
an OpeH Cal hank Ia successful operation, With a6Ou
IS acres q solid coal remaining.
TRIMS OF SALE-POr the personal property caSh
Apd for the other property, one third and As muel
mora % the purchaser may elect In cash, and the bal
Ance In equal pAYI;ents II one and two years witt
interest from day Of sale the puI 70 give note
with approved personal security for the deferred pay
mens, and the same to DO further secured by deed
trust on the property sold.
J, C HRRyEy, AuStiOaser. pOSwis
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Trains leaving Columbus at $40 P. N. AMI A m ~
Ss All 1ay through Chicago express !O4yel CouipbI,
except sunday, at 5.IO p n, with Sesnin9 81
pestLa a, arriving In Chicago nj 7sO np1t morning.
Ticket Once, ColunibuS. A''sU u Union Depot
,k IuinAnh Palace Drawing Room SlecpInr Ctr,
FSaSen Tt5hT nns change from obeayio East 70
Cincinnati, LouIIvillC, IndISnSrot ard n I an,s
$40, through Tickets Baggage Chor Eicapnr CIR
y 1n and ny lnrihcr Information. SnSiT
a0n Sw' 81, a. hEiIEYiLLE, Tckel Assent Il PA
Ticket oGeC, under McIus iGass, WbTsliSS ~ "''y
D. W. CALDWELL.
". l., o'ER!EN, >V'N""a'' "
min esnl PHSs' arc Ticket Agent Columbus, O.
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new ORLEANS, December 3.-Cotton strong
middling ike; low do II Nc; good 0rdinaFy
il%c. Net receipts $3.50 bales; gross 6,SS(
bales. Exports to Great Britain $3.50 bales
France 3, OH bales; coastwise 9G9 bales, Sale,
10000 bales; stock 23S, 200 bales.
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NEw ORLEANS, December 3.--CoiIee strong,
Rio cargoeS,, ordinary TO prime, llai7X
Sugar In good demand; inferior 5l5a5Nc; In
lcrioor to good common 0aB1c; common Il
good common 69sa7Ac yellow clarified 81
SIC. MolasScs quiet and weak common a
aye; centrifugal 25aS?c; fermenting 25a3lc
tair SOaSla. Rice quiet but firm; Louisiana
ordinary 10 choice B9Ea7Xc,
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NEW YORK, December s.-Metals-NIanu.
tactured copper quiet but steady; new sheet.
Ing $2s 0O ingot lake $2l 5Oa22 %. Pig Iron
dull; Scotch $23 6Oa27 co.. American I'D CO.
z 90; Russia sheeting $l32 5. Nails. cut s. 10;
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East LIBRRrY. December S.--CAFrts-Re.
ceipts to-day 62l head, all for this market :
total for Two days ITO head Of through and
1904 head VI local. The supply has been
good, also the demand with prices a llttlS
frmer to-day than yesterday or Monday,
All sold out except late arrivals. A few buy.
ers are STILL with Us, who will clear ali out
tomorrow, as they are inclined TO buy.
HoGs-ReCeipts TO day 5,ll5 head Total for
two days l040O head. Workers s. iOa5 90.
Philadelphia 81 SOa4 40.
sHEEP-llecelptS to-day 400 head total for
two days $40 head. Selling ut IS OOul 70,
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
L REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue Of deed OF trust maIlc by wlllltm h.
STEELE 10 the undersigned rs trustee, dated the 2ist
dec Of the County Court oil Ohio county, West VIr-
ginia In Deed Of Trust Book No. u, page 49, will
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CincInnaii Hog s,orLo,

CINCINNATI, December 3.-Hogs easier,
owing to heavy receipts, and In good demand:
common 81 tOa4 10; light 81 l5al As; packing
p SOa4 40; butchers 81 70a4 so. Receipts
%, 6S5 head shipments none.
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Is oil over, particularly asthe firm Of W,
II. Brown 4 Co., the most determined OPP
ponents Of the dam, have purchased
nearly half q mile Of frontage for q land
ing Just above the work.
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TRUSTEES SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE

BY virtue Of deed Of trust made by Ludwig VII.
helm, trustee, j. r Brockhart and Louise, his wife
t. mo rs trustee. dated July d. 1916 recorded In Deed
o. Trul: Book No page l. ID the ONCE Of the Clerk
Of the County Court Ot Ohio county, West Virginia,
l will on
Saturday, the 20th day of December, 1879,
Commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ ut the front door Of
the Court House Of Ohio county sell public auction
the following described properly, to.wit:
a eeftlin lot or parsel Of ground lying and being
situated 10 the city Of Wheeling Beginning At
stone and stake NJ tho southwest corner u the line Of
John Mcclure, 10 deed made by John Mcclure and
wife 70 Robert Marshall dated October list, 1885 re-
corded In Book q, page l30 running WeAt by north
slxty-hVe feet 70 stone, thence north sixty eight
Ieet 70 stone, theuee west seVeny-Seyen feet 10
stone on the continuation Of Market street So-callod
thence along said street seventy feet 10 the begn-
ming, together with all the improvements thereon
and thereto belonging.
tellsye the title to be perfect, but will convey
only the title vested In me by said deed Of trust.
TRRNS OP SALE 0ne-thInl and more II the pur-
chaser 70 elect In each day Of SALE the balance In
Two equal install lment NJ SIX and twelve months me-
gottable notes bearing interest 10 10 given and the
title retained until payment Is made 10 full.
W. II. Caldwell, Trustee.
". J. ". CoWpEN, Solicitor. novi5
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The total amountof appropriations to
this work, since the first sum was set apart
in 1876, Is S325,00O. Inasmuch as our
statements concerning the progress OF the
work have referred almost entirely to the
period between May LIST and the present
It is but fair to say that the amount ex.
pended in that period has been but about
$4,000. There remains at the present
time in the appropriation about $1,000.
Lieut.. Mahan was questioned with refer
ence to the bill introduced in Congress
yesterday by Major Errett, asking for an
appropriation oiS75, 900. BE said ths OBJ
lject Of this was to have that amount to
Tide over until the river and harbor bill
would be passed, which would probably
beflelayed until about the last oil the SOS.
sion, as was the case last year. 1t was
Ihoped To commence operations early In
the spring, to which end the obtaining oil
this money was matter OF much import.
ance. Lieut.. 1Iahan did not know what
amount was recommended by Col. Merrill
TO be appropriated this year Tor this work,
hut did not think 1t would exceed $500
loco. II that amount Is obtained and the
S75, 900 secured to commence operations
the the concrete foundations for the rest Of
the river wall could be put in and the wal
perhaps completed during the coming
, summer. II the whole amount needed
for the work were appropriated at once
he could guarantee the completion Of the
whole work In two seasons.
IND 'oy OPPOSITION.
at suppose you don't anticipate any re
! nauei cnnosition 70 the APPROPRIATION
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Saturday, ppcenhar Iath. l8za.

Commencing At 10 o'clock 4. NJ sell at the front door
Of the Court House Of said county Oertun tract Of
road and the creek about ave met cast Of the city Of
Wheeling and about six hundred yards from the
iIOrnbroOk Park, commonly known Us tho STEELE
tarm, containing thirty acres, more or less This
property Is one Ot the most VaIAbie pieces Of land In
the county being well adapted to both building and
gardening purposes. Those seeking for building 10 a.
lions in the country will 10 we'll 70 examine this pro-
perty before the day Of sale. For mora particular
Of the location and boundaries Of this land
reference Is made TO the deed under which this sale Is
advertised.
TERNs or SALE :-ono-thIrd Of the purchase
money, and rs much moro rs the purchaser may
elect TO pay In cash. the balance 10 two equal pay
mcnts, at six and twelve months, with interest from
day OF sale, purchaser giving notes secured by deed
| Of trust for deferred plymcniA
The title to this property Is believed 10 be perfect
butseng Il trustee shall convey only such title u
Is vested In me by said deed Of trust.
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YIckA illustrated FLORAL Guide.

A beautiful work Of 100 pages, One Colortd Flower
best Flowers and Vegetable With price Of Seeds and
how to grow them. An for Five Cent Stamp Issued
Nov. goth. In English or German. Niek's lllustrlt'
81 Monthly Maga1ine-S2 Pages, Colored Plate ID
81 % year; Five Copies for s. co. Specimen mum
berS sent for ten cents three trial copies for Is cents
Address JAMES WICK, Rochester, N. Y.
nhla
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g PFP met q ). s9 ss Ohio son2sc LIaleed
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AN IDEA OF EXTENT.

The extent Of these operations from the
mere presentation OF the above facts and
figures can scarcely be grasped in full.
The masonry is 50 massive, and the excav-
ating work has been SO great, that it is
scarcely possible to appreciate either fully.
Perhaps better idea will be gained by the
presentation Of few figures OF a different
character. For instance, during several
Of the busiest months OF the summer the
freight paid the railroad company on stone
from the quarry at Baden to Davis Island
dam, ranged from $500 to 5000 per month.
This, too, beside the fact that much OF the
stone used was transported by river on the
Government flats.
Another notable instance that might be
given with reference to this point Is the
matter OF cement used. For the filling in
OF the excavations 1900 barrels were pur.
chased at first; then 5000, and then 500;
and altogether over 10000 barrels oil con-
crete have been used in the different de-
partments OF operations.
During the months of July, August and
September the total expenditures averaged
s., 900 per day. The pay rolls from May /
to November amounted to So 153 Is.