The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01

n. l. Hammond, lately Of tiIis place,
who was reported killed BY the Utes in
Colorado. has been heard from, He wa
not killed, - reported. The circumst.n-
oes which gave rise to the report were de-
tailed BY him in letter lately received bv
his mother in Bardstown, XIV.
1t appears that Mr.. Hammond ~,
w MI party OF miness Prospecting I" :. c eSa
white River country. One day IN tne
suddenly attacked By large .Gey were
S Gians Inc %lnsn scats cd In v ~ an
heels up fcothi ,h.n oo .. VOC, 70 oh a..
"eie nrer at him. de feIi 70 ths .,o onoss
SrePt out o. sight amongst the rocks
and bushes. Ill his comrades escsped md
found their way to Orc City. AZ some of
them saw Mr.. Hammond fall, and a. he
did not rejoin the company before thew Re-
turned to the mining camps, the impres.
sion that he was killed vas accepted m a
fact and 20 reported. Alter Mr., Hammond
had laid in concealment several hours. an
Indian came passing near with q ponv
He shot the Indian. secured the pouy. md
after hard ride of over $50 miles Through
. mountainous wilderness succseded In
reaching Silver Cliff, where he vss .t.v.
ing at the time his letter was written.
Yesterday Milton Michaels. residing m
the Cullison place. near this station bronoht
down lordly grsy eagle with his shotgun.
Its wings, when spread, measured an fest
six inches from tip to tip, and il onlv
lacked . few ounces of Weighing t.n
pounds. 1t lived some time sfter ia can
ture, but when by-stander held mn h..
lore Id "suu:9szing eye" . silver dollar
OF the new coinage, the result seemed to be
greater than it could bear, and it soon
gave the dying Zap.
hugh shannon has just moved into his
new house at Lenape. As it il cosy com
modious building, it il IN ornament to
Lenape, and joy doubles to Mr.. Shan
non and his worthy lady. Mr.. Shannon
with kis partner, Horace levitt are doinv
. brick trade in the general merchs ndi.s
and stock and grain line, 1t Leuspa. ;
Mr.. A. p. WateEs of Loring, while lstslv
out on . book-canvaasiDg tour. saw =
curious formation at the house of farmer
near White church, Wyandotte county. II
was section of trunk of tree which by
.oms mysosfious chemistry Of nature had
been converted into solid stone. Win |
INIT discovered, it vas lying buried two O, |
lire tsee deep in the earth. The petrifca-
lion w. perfect. bat the grain ibre and /
bark OF the Tree were q clearly defined O.
sver.
1t seems to me il would b Q GOOD thine
ecientists wooid direct their efforts to the
nd OF stealing this secret from nature-ths
of woody 6hes into stone, It il
eported that scotch chemist has dis.
covered . process BY which diamonds IN
e produced By artificial neanssSuppoee be
Ne. VIII the world b any the better Tor
{! Men cannot eat dismouds or -,
hem except for vain ostentatiou. Thev
ne not necessary in the productiou of NV
hing that cootributs substantially "a tbs
'elfars Of the human r,cs. Rut ths co.-I
'er.ioo Of wood into stone. could ma
'foce:s . suooeofully carried On, would
What help il would b to farmses II H.
tenn Of feacing alosei
IesterdaZ received from M. Wit ,
\ Alton Of Topeka Who simply wanted to |
nov ny nmt and eeeo0d choice for Presi.
- and We rsadsnt Of this politically
1 answered IN this visor TIE thru
.ndidato De2 pro@insatly discussed In ,
:spuhlieaA circles = Blaine, 0r.nt aid ,
hsrman. prefer Blaine. Kansas de-k
I'VE: rscogzitioa Tor her stalvart Rspub.
.cansa, sad name John ]. I.gals for Z
But 4 TIE people n THAR majesty and I
1gtA would me- up in revolt against al /
- party segine. aad With detesnina-I
throw Oh ths sAaekles which beak. !,
llroad. lad and saoek Joking si,NI
oecpoiin ass Eiveting upon IT,,
'eeid uniee upoa any aroag fsaflsD hon
: ma. With . platform aauine ID .
's9 eq1al riehs and peivilago e alI, ;
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