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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21
Bsleher.

doLp HILL. July 20. l~s7s.-.Lnmes NsD-
iaad.. President. The north incline has
reached . depth OF lao foet below the 270o
level, having been sunk IL feet during the
week. Our progress In sinking was some.
what slow the past week. on account OF
fastening the connection with Crown
Point. This connection was made wednes'
day morning. and 10 now furnishing. .
good circulation Of air all through the
bottom Of the mino. The 27G0 station 10
being cut and timbered and will 10 com.
plsted In two weeks. From this station 4
south lateral drift on the west side OF the
ledge has been started and will 10 con.
tinued to the south line. II 10 In to-day 8
feet. Work ON crosscut No. I. on the 1880
level has been resumed and u 10 now In %
feet. % feet having been added during the
past Ave days. This crosscut 10 being u
due east from the station aud it, face 70.
day shows very iins-lookiug quartz. All
other work In aud about the mine 10 going
on satisfactorily and our machinery u In
good order. W. II. SMITH, Supt.
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The Z urssrs.

The distribution Of prizes and social
given BY the Virginia Turn Versin last
evening. was . grand social success, IS
was to have bssn expected. After the
regular prises had been distributed the
silver tea service Of six pieces VA drawn
for, and 1876 was the lucky number.
Mrs.. Martha A. Snow Of Gold Hill held
16l and took the second prize. the third
prize fell to the lot Of the holder OF the
ticket numbered 81. The occasion ended
With . dance. which lastsd until after
midnight.
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Gould CARR.

VIRGINIA Crrr. July 90. ISL. X.
DsrSro~, Secretary: On the l7oo level We
have been engaged the past weak. cutting
out . station for the raise In No. 3 cross.
cut east. In the incline the iS-inch pump
column and rods (from the l700 10 the
1901 have been hoisted 70 the surface. On
top w are stripping and disseminating the
pumping machinery. The Joint shaft was
sunk ten feet during the past week. Owing
to the heavy how Of watsr encountered no
sinking has been done since Thursday.
H. n. PRxoyxl, supt. b
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CsIi0rnia

VIRGINIA CrrY. July -. 1870. p.
Gordo., Secretary: There have been ex-
trscted the past week s7s tons Of ore. On
the $50 level the joint west crosscut has
hem extended a feet; total length. 40
feat. The rock 10 somewhat harder than
at the last report. On Thursday LAS the
water in the @. 4 @. was turned inso we
main line Of pipes leading 70 the sutro
tunnel. and va are o moving me old
pumps. pumprods and columns, prepare
tory TO putting in the double line OF pumps
up TO the 1900 tank station. This WORK
will require some four weeks 70 compists:
During that time the water viii be handled
by donkey pumps and bolstins tanks. we
are also s~xcsvsting . pit for . balance bob
at this station.
W. H. PATTON, supt.
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RAvaEe.

VIRGINIA CIrY, July Il. lS7e.-E. B.
Hsime,. Sscrstary On Wednesday morn.
ing last We resumed pumping from the
1000, throwing the water with our donkey
pumps through the lightning drift into the
Combination shaft. We also increased the
speed Of our main pump, pumping through
the 1910 into the Sutro Tunnel. The main
pump has since then been Idle SO hours.
connecting lower pumps 70 the 2loo and
connecting bslance-bobs. We expect 10
have the 2i0O drained to-day. Tho water
stands at present $50 feet below the 1000.
All our pumps and machinery working
with ease. n. @. GILLETTE. Supt.
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UlAh.

VIRGINIA Orr, July 10, l87o.-0ssrss G.
Praa, Secretary. On Tuesday last We
encountered moro water In the tank sta
tiop, 40 feet from the bottom Of the In.
cline, since which time work has bean dis
continued at that point. Good progress 10
being made In sxcavstins the bob station.
coo feet down from the top Of shs incline.
The contract u let for The balance bob,
and whom completed will b put In place.
also the standing pump. Altar which time
the water can be easily handled and work
resumed. W. D. SHxrPx1D. Sup't.
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silver Hill.

SILVER HILL NINE, July 10, l879.-W.
E. Dean, Secretary. Last Saturday even.
ing our pump-rod broke again opposite
the offset connecting the rod with the bob.
At the same time we were putting In .
new cylinder and otherwise repairing our
hosting engine. which prevented anything
being done to replace the broken rod until
Wednesday noon. The engine Is working
we'll and the repairs on the rod and Offset
nearly completed. the work on the Same
being done in . most substantial amer
The water 10 now above the 900 level and
rising slowly.
n. G. HILLrER, Sup't.
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BulIion.

GOLD HILL. July 81, ls79.-J. ". BraIsu,
Secretary. In repairing our shaft. - men.
toned In my last report, we found the re-
pairs necessary to be made more extensive
than we anticipated. and have not yet COM
Melted them. There still remain . few
sets Of timbers to replace with new ones
before the shaft will DO In good order.
This will occupy two or three days time,
when we will DO able TO resume sinking In
the vinze from the also level, and a. we
expect to have everything In good order
by that time good progress will be made.
But little work has been done at this point
since my last report.
E. A. SCHULTZ, supt.
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Haxican.

VIRGINIA err, July 10, 1870. Z.
Weller, Presidot: On our 2l0o level the
hosting engine IL In position at tho joint
Ophir Winze ON our south line. The dow
Of water intcrferes materially with our
sinking, but is easily handled BY the don.
key pump. On our 1000 level the work OF
timberiug the station for the joint Union
Consolidated winze on our north line will
DO completed during the coming week.
We shail then place the hosting engine In
position and commence sinking.
W. H. PATTON, 6upt.
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Nice Sight.

II does the eyes Of everybody good 10
look In on All. Cahen at his family store.
opposite the Maynard Block. Main
street. In addition to his large. choice
and fresh stock Of family groceries, hs
has oil the fruits OF the Coast, and .
tempting display they make. too. Cshsn
IL q public bensIactor and deserves we'll
OF the community. He keeps barley.
hay, oats, bran, -four. meal, crockery,
glassware, wines. liquors, cigars, fsh.
poultry and vegetables, and sells all In
lots TO suit, cheap for cash. aud delivers
the goods FREQ OF charge {; and II any
can do nor for a community 10
should be glad to soc him ct IL.
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North Romans. and KI.usry.

VIRGINIA CIrY, July 10. 1872 ". w.
S,st.on. Secretary: The station at the 400
level is now completed and the lateral
drifts, north and south, ran 10 feet. Sink
ing Of the main shaft will be resumed this
evening. The north lateral drift, on the
800 level, has been advanced "a feet, show.
ing some punches Of fair ore. The Flow.
cry drift south has been run 20 feet, and
the crosscut advanced a feet, showing no
change. The upraise, or the first level
north, has been advanced is feet In very
hard rock. Everything is working nicely
In and about the mine.
d. II. JACKSON, Supt.
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KrLrp hi rur OAls.-The remains ID

KILLED N TIE 0Als.-Ths remains OF
Q mar named James Duffy we're found
yesterday about IS miles east Of Whine.
nuccs. on the railroad track. On his
person was found an honorable dis.
charge from Company Z. Eighth United
States Cavalry. dated Nov. IS. 1869.
He had evidently bssn run over BY the
cars, a. be was manelsd vssy badly.
The Coroner Of Humboldt county took
charge Of the rsnsas.-Rms Journal,
Juy 10,
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Fire 10 sasre.

On Saturday morning. says the sutro
Indepmdut, at about ! o'clock . IRE
broke out in the residence OF Edward
Lovsry. on Florence avenue. and soon
snvslopsd that building in flames. The
Pioneer Bakery. adjoining. belonging
to Henry Mauser. and BY him occupied
- restaurant. bakery and dwelling
houss. and by @. Franck 90 shos-shop
and residence. next caught. and was
completely demolishsd. with nearly
everything in IL.
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srocK REPOsT.
MORNING.

IRIS MORNING.
ASS ophir. IS. IS b5
6l0 Mexican. 23k, 23t, a. 2ia
as Gould 4 Curry, ga, 81
80 Best + Belcher, la
$40 California, 4 90, IS
IT'S Savage. i3S. i3t
295 Cen. Virginia, 4 IS, 4 10, IL
80 Potosi. 1 IS
30 Hale 4 N~orcross. 49,
80 Chollar. ca, 6S
is3 Grown Point. 4 10. 465
IFS Ysllsw Jacket. t&S, l+f
1910 Imperial. I IS, IL
20 Ksntuck.
AS Bslcher. 4 60
20 Conndsncs. l0S
40 Sierra Nevada. 80. 39S
$50 Bullion. 81. 81
leo E~xohequer. 81, oS
lao Ovsrman.
635 Justice. I %. ~
10 BEG. Belcher. u
ll60 ALA. 7k,7I. 8 b3o, ~ $50. ~
~ b5
$50 Unisn Con-. IS
100 Lady Bryan. SOC. TIC
30 Julia. s IS. 81
400 Caledonia. a.. 2 IS
800 Silver Hill. ~. ~
ITO Challenge, 2 So, 10
275 New York. 45c. t0c
ITO Occidental. CSC. 900
as Lady Washington Con-. I 10. lsS
100 Kossuth. i5e
800 Andes. SOC
100 Europa. 25c
100 South Potosi, Sc
AIS Ward. IL
70 Scorpion. I G5. I 20
90 LsviAthAn. 500
400 Trojan. sc. i0c
500 Benton Con-. s. So. 81 b.. "a
$50 Con. Dorado, I s.
li5o Plowsry. SOC
600 North BONANZA, I 10. ~. | Is
7sS Msckay. I IS. I 40
600 South Utah. i0c
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-21

doLD HILL July 10, 1872 David
Wilder, Secretary, The northeast drift,
third station, has bean advanced 10 feet
and timbered 20 feet through quartz and
porphyry. Uprsiss from east drift has
been extended 81 feet through low-grsds
ore; total length, "a feet. West drift from
north drift above second station has been
extended and timbsred a feet through
quartz and porphyry; total length. IS
feet. ALbEhr LAcKEr, supt.
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ns.arsars. i.ss Evs.i.x

PHI Mcpherson. Miss J Mansfield. Irene
Caldwell. Rev p II Aanogue. Rev Father
Nulty. J = Eagsn. d J Mcmillan. d Nc
MILAN. d Mcdonald. Geo II w~intorburn.
A sutro. c J Tilden, sA Chapman. r n
Tilden. J Z Byrne. J p Cavalier. J q Rule.
q = Hoffman. X Perkins, 8 q Porteous,
RIA Campbell. Thos Nevin. Geo H Hall.
II T Bailey. Lottie Howard. &C Chapman.
Chas L Andrews. Miss Nelson. l. G Bach.
elder. Miss u = Maronie. Mrs J Thomas.
Miss = Caldwell.
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Hale Z NoreroAa.

VIRGINIA CITY. July 81. is79.-Jod r.
Lishmer. Sserstary: The water has been
lowered so feet since my last report and 10
now 40 feet below the 1000 station. Our
pumps have made I0.4s5 strokes. an aver.
age speed Of 4.sk per minute. The stop
z aggregate 20 hours and 40 minutes.
Repairs to the shaft are completed.
PHILIP DEIDEsHEIxKR, Supt.
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Yellow Jacket.

GoLp HILL. July al. 1S79.-Msreer 0tsy.
Secretary: The new shaft 10 down 1857
feet. 1911 feet having been added during
the past week. The north winze 10 now
rs feet on the slope below the $500 level.
The west crosscut from the south lateral
drift. $500 level. 10 In IL feet. The work
OF sinking has been suspended until the
donkey engine IL repaired.
!. L. JAxEs. supt.
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ExeheQssR

GOLD HILL. July II. 1871 N. BrassH.
Secretary ;. No work has been done OF the
main north drift on the 2i00 level since
last report. owing to the breaking
down Of the blower engine. We will mot
b able 10 do anything before the middle
Of The weak, - Il will taks three or four
days TO put everything In proper ordsS.
=. 4. 6cxutIx, 6ups
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nanarsurea aaiursisy EyeaInE.

DR. To Yet. o II La Grange. p II Wand.
@ W Avery. II Kenealy. W Alperson. II
Fricks. r II Allen. J W Plant. p Lswren-
son. II L Bragg, W N R~urkhaltsr. II W
Dudley. d Z Mccarthy. Dan. O'Connsll
and wife. J White. D L Brown. . II Pow
ell. W woodburn and wife, Miss d Van
Sickle, p b Dexter. Miss y Parkinson.
Mrs II II Clark and daughter. Mrs : ID
Nolan and son. W 8 Bender. J q McCar-
thy, Miss 0rabner.
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Yesterday Morsins.

W NcQue. u T Weir. p Mcdonald. E
Lane. J Hsffon. + Quicken, Edourd Re-
msnji. Miss Emma Thunton, ] Foley. ]
d Mallon. Miss @ Smart, Mrs Dsnning.
Miss Dsnning. p Floyd. W W Dodge, +
smith. W Mcpherson and daughter. n
smart. J n DUFF. Chas q verdallet. Capt
John Kelly.
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ARRIVES. snss aes.s.s.

" Mason. W n Little. J Hunt and wife,
Q Harris. Mrs @ J Calbert. Mrs. Duncan.
Mary r Miller. T b Gray. FL Miller. J
Biimann. J Eddy. Mrs Jenkin. Mrs p II
Humbert. J q Holmes, 7 McClintock.
Mrs Lambert, N Holmes. + II Mcdowell.
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YELLOW JACKET MEETING.
REPoRrs OF sUrERINrENDESr
AND SECRETARY.

xiecHon OF Trustees The Work
Done in che Nine During n
Past Year-rho New Engine
Gables Receipts aud Disburss'
meats = Total Cost OF the New
Shaft - Cost per Foot = Assthly
Average or siukiuY, csc.
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Of the mine, and o diagram showing the
progress Of work In the shaft from its
commencement To the present date.
Yours respectfully.
I. E. JAMES, Supt.
%sEcRErAnY's o

Mercer 0tsy. Secretary. presented the
following full and interesting report for
the year ending June 30, table Of cost
OF construction OF the new shaft, re-
capitulation Of the work and expendi.
lures Of former years, tho average cost
OF the shaft per foot and average rate OF
sinking per month:
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On. ANDERSON. . member Of the Ns-
tional Guard. won The fancy vipins.rod
offered yesterday byHaskins a. the sars.
hsld rsnee, With . soors Of IS In ten
ahots. Ia. Boyle OF he Emmett Guard
also made -, but Wa. deisetsd under
Crssdmoor rules. Captain y. O. Lord
made - points.
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In answer to "subscribsr." With 70.
gard TO the previous bullion product Of
this mine, ws give below the following
record Of ore output, bullion product
and past dividends:
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,s es :oIIs9ins rl.ssS aoedsi f..s. "a. ~.
ospss srHulis Hsrcot; ysst's Olive iL .sSsss
O-bsmpierons. Anchois Psss Isun~ s
sr.n5.si.rtiss Wishing 70 buy n iot. e cd.
"a :ssi oe dsiivsey, may fnd u 70 VI ~.
vssssss % esii IN, sxamins ~ eooes ~ u.
gee SsoS & SSsiivsisd fsss Of eharss.
v ,LxrNRY.
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the new hosting engine. the same to be
delivered In San Francisco In December
OF this year. It became necessary TO
erect this hosting engine II mining
operations were to be continued. since
the present, or perhaps any gesrod hoist
ing machinery, would be unsafe under
the strain necessarily imposed upon II
In raising loads from the depths now
reached BY the Yellow Jacket mine.
For tho reason that our present hoist.
ing gear vas overtssked and subject to
frequent hrsskagss, IL was found to DO
necessary to relieve Il In some way.
Accordingly. I placed . double l0Il2.
inch donkey engine on the $500 level,
driven by compressed air, to do the work
below that level. With this engine all
the rock excavated from the bottom
Of the shait, a. we'll % that from the
drifts bslow the $500, 10 raised In . self.
dumping skeet 10 the dump station ct
the $500 level.
Water comes In the shaft each month
TO the amount Of $40 tuns, collected Ut
the tank at the 1850 level, and 2s2 tuns
between that level and the bottom OF the
shaft. but mainly from the bottom. The
same amount OF water - last year II
being pumped by the Belcher and Crown
Point companies, and ct the same price
OF $500 Der month. Nearly all OF the
water raised by the Bslchsr and Crown
Point pumps comes from the old mine
above our 1000 level. The sum total OF
the water raised at this time from the
shaft amounts TO bat 1921 tuns or
295 .2o4 gallons per month.
A convenient ofios with freproof
vault has bssn constructed at the now
shaft.
Attached to this report viii Be- found
. map Of the $500 and 2S00.foot levels
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Nxsosa ORR, SECRETARY.
0oLp HILL. Nevada, June %, isfs.
CONSTRUCTION COST OF ssw sEASr raon JUNE
". 1873, TO JUAE 81. 1879.
Per cent. Of
Total Cost.
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oh! N.Y.; !; !; !: ! ]; !: ];
Side or Lotns, q
BACk!" J; ;:! E.: .: 8; s !: |: :

HUNTS REM.
kDY purely
Vegetable. and 10
used blythe sdvics
Of Physicians. 10
has stood the test
Of time for thirty
years. and the ut
most reliance MAJ
be placed 10 II
ONE TRIAL WILL
oosvucs roy. &
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19

Fourth Of July Celebration.

The arrangements for : grand
Fourth Of Fully celebration At Little
Falls are hvorably progressing. Last
Friday evening meeting was held
and oenmittees selected, and every
thing put in working order. Hon. j.
Simmons went to St. Paul yesterday
to secure : speaker and Asbrass band.
a purse win be made up for the horse
races, and entries for tho races will
probably be: Free. go that il will not
cost a man anything 70 get beat.
Foot and sackeraces will also senliven
the occasion. The Hook and Ladder
Company will have charge Of refresh
ment stands. As the programme has
not yet been completed, We. will defer
a detailed statement of The doines I'M
til next week, but will state that. the
means Of entertainment will be numer-
GUS and interesting, and everybody in
the county ought to have the pleasure
of attending. There will be a. grand
ball at the Vasaly House in the even.
ing. d" ~"E% '"*-,. = >";ae,s,
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From the Sank Centre Herald.
We begin to hear some complaints
about potato bugs being at work.
John Riley, Of Raymond, lost two
of his fingers the other day by the
bursting Of a gun which he discharged
at some ducks.
During thunder storm last Sum
day evening the house of Warren j..
Weeks, six miles west Of this village,
in the town Of Ashley, was struck by
The rod received the
stroke, but the current of electricity
was so heavy that it could not conduct
it to the ground and it ran all over the
house. MIR. and Mrs. Weeks were
both severely shocked but sustained
no serious injury. 49,.
Mr.. J. I. Bell, while blowing on
his farm few days ago.. near the mar
gin Of FAIRY Lake, turned up stone
hammer weighing about twelve pounds.
The implement is supposed to have be-
louged to the Mound Builders, who,
it is supposed, occupied the land about
eight centuries ago, and is only one Of
many traces Of this long extinct race
frequently found in this vicinity which
bear unmistakable evidence of the
work of man, prominent among which
is Kandota Mound near where MIR.
Bell unearthed this quaint eledge ham,
mer. The finding Of this ancient rel
ic has awakened spirit of imvestiga>
ton in the people Of this section, and
the excavation Of Kandota Mound is
seriously talked Of, provided the own
er will consent to the enterprise. Who
can tell what wonderful things lie bu>
ried in that curious mound which rises
so abruptly upon the level plain!
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19

From the Anoka Union.
Last Sunday morning, at about 8
o'clock, John A. Palmer, Mr.. Eddy
and son Fred, went down to the river
near Reed & Sherwood's mill. The
son undressed and went in bathing.
After he had been in some time Palm>
er proposed to the boy (who was not
a very good swlmmer) that he attempt
to swim the river, promising him that
if he couldn't do it he would help him
out. The boy attempted the feat, and
when nearly across cried for help.
Mr.. Palmer, being an expert swimmer
jumped into the river, swan to where
the boy was and caught hold of him,
when to the establishment of the lads
father, who was standing on the river
bank, let 60 his hold and sank. See>
ing this, Mr.. Eddy threw out some
plank to his son, who catching hold of
them was rescued. Poor Palmer rose
and Mr.. Eddy succeeded in putting
some planks within his reach, and
begged of him to catch hold, but Palm
er seemed to have lost all control Of
his senses and sank to rise no more
alive. He was subject to heart dis.
ease and it is supposed that he suffered
an attack while in the water.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19
Early Times.

The following letter taken from the
st. Anthony Express Of Nov. 1, 1856,
will be read by the old settlers of this
county with considerable interest.
r " Little Falls, October "a, 1856.
Messrs Editors; .:...
- Having just returned from tour
Of exploration in the country around
the head waters Of Long Prairie river,
Lake Cottan and Long Prairie Lake,
and also that bordering CD apd in the
vicinity Of Otter Tail, with your per-
mission 7 will give through Your COLI
umns few statements concerning that
portion Of our territory. 80: $685..
Our object was to survey route for
road from Little Falls to Otter Tail
Lake. And I need but add that we
found good, practicable and direct
route between the two places. Thirty
five or forty miles Immediately west of
Little Falls we also found one Of the
most beautiful farming countries I
have seen in Minnesota. This lies
around Lake jCottan and Long Prairie
Lake, the former being some twelve
miles long and four in width, and the
latter eight miles long and four wide,
both lying east northeast and west
southwest. The landthere isa black
loan, well sprinkled with limestone.
It's surface is generally rolling, but
often a beautiful level, and is dotted
with 1oWlauds, or meadows, just pro-
portionate enough for good farms, so
that if the country was we'll settled it
would be plentifully supplied with
good hay And, indeed, the prairie
itself furnishes grass that would be
equal to many meadow I have seen
along the Mississippi. Oak groves
are scattered through the prairie, and
generally around them are little lakes
watering the country well. The Long
Prairie River, Lake Cottan and Long
Prairie Lake border upon the prairie
and the timbered land !; the timber
being high, large oak, and not the
low, burr oak usually found in such
places. So thatsvood water, meadow
and good farming land are all associ-
.ated together il one rich, beautiful
prospec sight that Is not always
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19
The State Fair.

The Pioneer Press of Sunday last
CONTAINS lengthy article on the State
Fair question. The Pioneer Press is
of the opinion that in view of the poor
facilities for getting to and from the
State Fair grounds, the probability
that the Minneapolis Fair would be
much the better one, and the certainty
that State FAIR would result in heavy
peculiarly loss, the project of having
one had better be-. abandoned. But
the Globe says as follows -
+ 'ttn spite of all this preconcerted
movement on the part Of Bill King to
use his Minneapolis paper {printed in
St. PauD to destroy the State Fair,
We can assure the public that State
Fair will be held as proposed and that
it will have the cordial support and
sympathy of the people Of. this city.
1t is not to be St. Paul Fair, but a
State exhibition, which St. Paul well
comes, and the people Of. Minnesota
will see to it that their Fair is made
worthy of this great agricultural
State.'