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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-12-26
THE PRESIDENT ON INDIAN
AFFAIRS.

While this question mas been q
cause OF trouble and embarrassment
mom the infancy of the government,
il was but recently that any efforts
have been made for It's solution at
once serious, determined, consistent
and promising success. 1t has been
easier to resort to convenient make
shifts for tiding over the temporary
difficulties than to grapple with the
great permanent problem, the easier
course has almost invariably been
pursued. 1t was natural at a time
when the national territory seemed
almost illimitable and contained
many millions of acres far south OF
the bounds of civilized settlement
that a policy should havs been ini-
ciatcd which, more than ought else,
has been the fruitful source Of our
endian complications.
refer of course to the policy OF
DEALING with the various tribes as
separate naionalities, of regulating
them by treaty stipulations to tho
occupancy of immense reservations
in the West, and of encouraging
them to live undisturbed by any
earnest and we'll directed effort tC
bring them under the influences OF
civilization. The unsatisfactory re-
suits which have sprung from this
policy are apparent to all. As tho
white settlement has crowded the
hoMer, the Indians sometimes con.
tcntcdly and sometimes against
protest have been transferred tC
other hunting grounds, from which
tbey have again dislodged whenever
1cir new found homes have beer
desired by the adventurous settlers
Bhcsc removals and the frontier col
hsions by which they &ave Otter
been preceded have led to freQucnt
and disastrous conflicts between the
races. 1t is prolitlcss to discuss here
which of them has been chiefly re
sponsible for the disturbances, whose
recital occupies SO large Il space up,
On the pages of our history. We
have to deal with the appalling fact
that although thousands of hives
have becn sacrificed and hundreds
at nillions of dollars expended il
the attempt to solve the Indian
problem, it had until within the past
tcw years seemed scarcely ncIrer 8
solution than it was half Il century
ago. But the government has Of late
been cautiously and steadily feeling
its way to the adoption of policy
which. has already produced graft
Wing results, and which, in my
Judgment, is likely, if congress anc
the executive accord in its support
'orelicve us eHe long from the dill
cultias which have hitherto beset u,
tor the success of the efforts whicl
aIc now making to introduce among
the Indians the customs and plm
suits of civilized life and gradully
absorb them into the mass of oul
citizens sharing their rights anC
holden to their responsibilities. Ny
suggestions IN this respect will be
chiefly such as have been already
called to the attention of congress
and have received to some extent
It's consideration.
First, recommend the passage
of an act making the laws OF the
various States and territories appli-
cable to the reservations within their
borders, and extending the laws OF
ahe State of Arkansas TO the portion
81 the b1dian Territory NOT occu-
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28
George Eliots Ronola.

a timely interest Is given. by
the death of the author, To the new
edition of her masterpiece, ROmo-
la, just issued by the American
Book Exchange. New York. 1t
shows her work at the best and
strongest. aud at the same time
gives the reader the opportunity TO
acquire lasting familiarity with
the scenes of medieval Italy. Ii
Is one of. the few really great his
torical novels of the world. Ii Is
issued In handy and beautiful form
extra cloth binding, simple but
rare elegance and taste iu design.
aud like the other issues Of the
literary revolution its cost * al
most nominal. viz. 35 cents. Ii Is
one of a series intended 10 form a
library of classic fiction, which will
include one representative aud
characteristic work of each of the
great authors who have won last
ing fame in the realm of fiction
Life l. toe short and too full oI
work 10 permit the reading of all
that is beautiful and valuable IN
those creations of the Imagination
but even very busy people can iu,
time 10 read one book bv each O.
the score of authors who hav,
won immortal fame and place IL
the affections of the people. No
to be acquainted with them l. L,
be Ignorant Of much that j. mos
important and most interesting II
/ the history of nations and of men
Not To possess them Is 10 be de
i prived of most faithful and profit
able sources Of enjoyment. Anon.
those issued or nearly ready ar,
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28

Mr. Thielson informs the Walia-
Nslla Statesman that work on the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany's road across the Blue mountains
would bo prosecuted with vigor as
soon - the weather moderated The
road, he SAYS, will follow the Umatills
river, passing within the corporate
limits Of ,he city nf Pendietsn. Ii
J. expected that over two millions oi
dollars viii be expended ia that coun-
try within the next year Jr two.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28

Southerners have discovered
that smooth, strong and pliable
parchment can he manufactured
from the palmetto of Florida and
other southern states. The parch-
ment can be washed. rubbed aud
handled Just like cloth, and the
writing will not be efaced. Ii
can be cheaply manufactured. aud
Is likely to come into general use
for conveyances. land office re-
ceipIs. etc. As much as 80 per
cent oi the weight Of palmetto can
be utilized i'm paper making.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28

Scott's Ivanhoe, Bulwer's Pompeii,
Irving's KEickerbocker, Cooper's
Mohicans, Tom. Brown at Rugby,
Adventures Of Don Quixote and
Uards, a romance Of Ancient
Egypt. Full catalogue OF stand
ard publications will be sent en
request, by the American Book
Exchange. tribune building, New
Nork
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28
PERSON

We predict the time will when all friends subscribers
and every reasonable will purchase their Household
of CHARLES HElLBORN, Main Street. Astoria opposite Masonic
hall building He sells superior article Carpets Elegant
Furniture, Folding Chairs Cape May Patent Rockers HandsoE
Chamber Sets, Paror Suits Rugs Picture Frames Brackets
everything beray gives YOU what
buy and never loses
Always remember HEI B)fN'S Furniture Main
Street, opposite Masonic Hail
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28
Wheat GrOuing-New Method.

The farmers Of this coast, who
have a traditional love for wheat
growing, will soon be brought face
to face with "A problem which has
troubled the farmers Of England
ever since America became
great grain exporter. Good farm
ing has enabled the En~lishman,
In ordinary seasons. to raise a larger
number OF bushels per acre than
his American rival. but the aSvau-
tage OF cheap and unlimited acres,
and the opening up OF vast tracts
Of great fertility in this country,
have brought the price 80 low that
abe English farmer finds wheat
growing unprofi;able. The Amer
can farmers. a. "a rule. have not
kept pace with their English
brethren ia high-class farming.
Major Hallett. In aa article IN an
ERglish magazine ou .'Wheat-helds
at Home, proposes "A method to
make England independent Of
foreign supplies OF wheat. 1t
looks reasonable enough or the
face of it to at least Justify a care
fnl and inexpensive experiment
His plan is to double the crop BY
a change in the mode of cultIva-
ten. He asserts that the wheat
plant does not reach its proper
development when the seed is
sowm too thick. There are as
many heads from one bushel Of
seed 10 the acre as from two bush
els. When 4 grain of wheat Is
put into the ground and allowed
ample room. the youHg plant sends
out branches which strike into the
ground. and from them numerous
stalks grow up, each producing
more grain in the mead than are
ever found when the single
seed il 80 crowded that II can
produce only single stalk.
By a calculation which 1t Is un-
necessary To follow through ITS
details. he comes 10 the conclusion
that tbe grains of wheat should he
planted nine inches apart, and that
this system would double the yield
per acre. SHOULD IL be found true,
a machine can easily be arranged
TO distribute the seed In the proper
quantity. The sowing should be
done early enough to give the
plant chance te send out its
branches aud rootlets ia the way
indicated above. An experiment
might be tried with hand planting
by any farmer who desires to test
the system. Measure a plot oI
ground 80 feet each way; it vii
contain loss square feet, or jsst
Ome-fortieth of an acre Mark u
into divisions nine inches square
OF which there will be 1886. or 4-
TO each side. Then put IN th,
1886 grains OF wheat, and if th'
crop amounts To one bushel &"
more l40 bushels or upward to th,
acre. Major Hallett's theory vii
be justified. Who will try the eI
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28
Thsmas c. Wales, Bostc

Thomas c. Wales, IA Boston
merchant. who died there the other
day, aged -, failed in 1887, and
settled with his creditors for 30
cents on the dollar. In 1859,
after some years Of prosperity, he
paid the remaining 30 per cent. of
their principal to his creditors, and
in 1866 he paid the interest oi
twenty-five years on that principal.
An instance Of this kind Is SO rare
that il deserves To bo recorded.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28
Proposed Search for the Jeanette

Eeastern papers are suggesting
that an expedition be sent north
early IN the coming summer to
search for the Jeanette. Lieu
tenant Schwatka To take command
of it. II Is thought that the gov
ernmcnt will aid such an enter
prise which would unite the scien-
tific purposes of the Jeannette eN-
pedition with its search for that
vessel. The Herald favors such
an expedition, of course, and would
contribute largely toward it, out
ft. Holding the theory that the
.Jeannettc J. safe. II SAYS Of the
proposed effort for her relief: 1t
is important If such an expedition
is To be sent into the Arctic seas.
that preparations should be imme-
diately commenced. In the absenc"
Of any information frors the Aneri-
can Arctic expedition the ablest
gengraphers can but surmise what
has happened, and 40 means for
communicating them should be
neglected. Unless a steamer,
thoroughly fitted to battle with the
ice. well manned and oficered.
can be dispatched Ia the early
part Of next summer il will prob
ably be- too late to do anything IN
this direction. The Jeanette is
now passing her second winter in
the polar regions, whittier she went
provisiomcd for three years. But
the second winter, as ali
Arctic travellers report. l. a
severe strain on those exposed
to it, greatly reducing their
strength. depressing the most
buoyant spirits and developing
disease in the weaker part OF the
crew. Whatever success NAV
have attended the Jeanette. and
whatever vista Of promise lies be-
fore her at the close of August
next. her commander will not be
able to follow il up unless rein
forced by fresh men, nor will he
venture to spend a third wiRter in
the high iatitudes. Ii was the
fatal error of Sir John Franklin "a
remain too long IN the frozen
wilderness. from which the enerva-
tion of his men precluded retreat
an error which. in the sad light
of his fate. every competent polar
explorer will shun. Could reliei
vessel he sent next summer To the
Jeanette and Overtake her. If heI
exploratory work demanded more
time an exchange of crews as faI
as desirable might be effected. and
the relief vessel return home while
the JeaRnette might pursue her
voyage another year at least
There is still time enough left Il
fit out an expedition which might
communicate next summer via
Behring strait with the Arctic
steamer if the government authOri
ties now take the matter IN hand
Even should such an expedition
miss the object of its search its ia
vestigatiOns in the polar BASH
would have their value, and what
ever duty the government owes Il
the expedition already IN the IA
north would be fulfilled"
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-28

The owners IF the Seattle Daily
Post have purchased a lot for SO, 900,
and intend erecting thereon three
story. stone, freproof building IN which
that journal will be published.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12

but certainly does not show well for
his iudnment. Some are holding out
for higher figures, and others object
to selling at any price. Thus miser=
able little shsnties jut against stately
blocks, and open spaces mar the
beauty OF a whole street OF course,
q man has the right to improve his
property or not, as be prefers; to lease
his land for long time or short, or let
il remain idle. as best plesses him,
but We believe public sentiment is
against these obstructionists; and
while that public sentiment osunot
control, direct or even urge in the
matter with effectiveness, it can ex-
ercise an influence that will not be at
Rll beneficial to those who refuse to
keep step with the age. We're 1t not
for the manner 10 which much of
the land on the main and adjoining
streets is held, the central part OF the
city would soon present a much i'm
proved appearance, Nv fine blocks
would take the place OF little wooden
shanties, and the ragged, irregular
yay of hail1ing be done away with.
we wish q different spirit would come
over those who stand in the way of
advancement, a spirit that would
either permit them to keep up with
the times or fall back out of sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
The New Railroad from Granger

Car load after car load of rails
passes through Green River on their
way to Granger, to be used on the
new road. ScraperS, with other
material necessary for grading, are
all in quantity at Granger station,
and work will be commenced about
the first of May. Messrs. Stevens s.
Collins-the former from Omaha
have the contract for building the
road, and sub-let the work, with the
exception of tunnelling, which they
will do themselves. 1t is said it will
take year and a half to finish the
tunnel near the coal mines, but the
company intend building a Zig-ZagI
or 81" track over the hill until such
time as the tunnel is completed. On
dit that the Bell Bros. have sold out
all interests in their coal claims to
the L. 2. Railroad company for
$4,000, and that this company has
employed them as prospectOrs along
the proposed route of the new rail-
road. Other claim holders expect to
make sales, and the opposition
between the rival railroad COM
panies viii no doubt advance prices.
The U. p. company had quite a
number of watchmen on the field, |
but no difficulty has occurred, and !
there is little chance of any trouble
unless the G. 2. try to over-reach !
what is right and introduce force to !
acquire coal lands. Four hundred /
wagons and teams have been /
chartered in Nebraska, while nearly 1
the same number have been engaged .
in Utah. There will be work for
hundreds of men and bright times
on Hams Fork predict lively times
for Green RiYer.-Green River,
Wyo) Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
The Railroad Break.

The break in the railroad has
been hard blow to Blackfoot. a
large amount of freight was en-
route here, many thousand pounds
of which has been stopped at Ogden
and shipped to Kelton. The pas
senger travel to Wood River had
just begun to be quite extensive,
many of whom have gone the other
route. Many of our citizens have
found fault because the train did
not run between here and Dillon,
there being a train and locomotive
here that could have been used for
that purpose, and there is no trouble
with this PORTO of the road. Many
who are somewhat acquainted with
the country say any one should have
known that there would be trouble
at that point and always will be so
long as the track is allowed to re-
main where it is; that during the
past summer the track for about
four or five miles should have been
raised from two to three feet. The
cost of doing so would have been
much less than the break has been
to the railroad company. The loss
to BlackfoOt will be thousands of
dollars. There are now camped
within three miles of this city teams
sufficient to transport 800 tons of
freight, and the delay will cause
them to lose one trip, which alone
would amount to from $1,000
to $4,000, and if the break
continues that amount of
freight bound this way, will
be stopped at Ogden and taken to
Kelton. Our merchants too have
large stocks of goods On the road
suitable for the spring trade, which.
if delayed much longer, the payment
for the same will become due, and
the goods will have to be held over
for another season. 1t is TO be
hoped something will be done to get
trains through soon. The warm
weather we are now having contin-
ues to melt the snow in the noun
tains, of which there is large
amount, there is consequently no
hope for the water lowering for sew
eral weeks yet, but on the contrary,
1t will continue to iSe.-BlackfOOt
Register.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
MINING NOTES.

From the Southern Utah Times:
The ore body on the sixth level in
the Carbonate, is proving up splen-
didly and sinking to further depth,
is still being prosecuted. The con-
centrating works are running night
and day, turning out from six to
seven tons of pure concentrations.
The work of Strengthening up,
and driving the croSScut on three
still continues, forty feet of high
grade ore having been gone through
already. a 21S OF. assay was made
from the face of the crosscut, and
some ore found has given the almost
unprecedented assay of so per cent.
lead and 200 or. silver. Present
prospects are most flattering. The
company shipped eleven car loads
of their own and three cars of the
Frisco Company's bullion this week.
Articles of incorporation have
been filed in the Office of the secre-
tary of state in New York, by 4. p.
X. Stafford, Ex-Governor of Arizona,
Colonel J. J. Dunno, late of Nevada,
A. II. Cragin, ex-United States SEN
ator from New Hampshire, j. w.
Hinkley, of the New York Graphic,
and others, for the purpose of pur-
chasing and working the Cerro.
GordO, Minnesota, and five other
mining locations at Frisco, Utah
Territory. These mining properties,
now negotiating, cover the notable
Cerro Gordo silver hill, near the
celebrated Horn Silver Mine in
Utah, and are chiefly
owned by R. P. Derickson and E. L.
Wood, of Chicago, Ill.
The shaft that is being sunk on |
the North Horn Silver property is
now down between thirty and forty |
feet, all in low grade ore, and the in
for the opening of good |
mine are regarded with much favor
by those who have visited the prop
erty. Four men are at work at this
point. The north end of the prop
erty is being operated by two men,
md we are informed that the tunnel
S under ground about twelve feet,
ind the vein is expected to be inter
iected in few days, when the tun-
lei will turn and follow its course.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
!. ATEST TFLEGKAMN.
That Wedding.

Vienna, 11.-Early this morning the
following telegram was cabled from
New York to Baron Haamerler,
minister of foreign affairs, Austria,
by the Austrian consul at New York,
Theodore Lavemiere, who with a
number of Austrian and Belgian
residents of that city celebrated
with a banquet the wedding of the
youthful princess and prince. For
merly Austrian Hungarians sub
jects, now citizens of the United
States and residents of this city, in
view of manifesting their faith in
the ability and desire of the crown
prince in using his great power to
benefit the people he is destined
one day to rule, met at a banquet to
celebrate his wedding with the
grand daughter of the most con-
of European monarcbs,
and to commemorate the event, have
formed an association for the pro-
lection of emigrants from Austria
and Hungary.
At the wedding of Prince Rudolph
and Princess Stephanie, the music
was by the court band, directed by
Johann Strauss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12

The NEW Gar is making a good
beginning, as his father did, in HE
treatment Of the poor people. Alex
ander IL. liberated many millions OF
serfs, and while he did not make
them absolutely happy he made them
free and much happier than ihsy
had been. Now Alexander III.
Issues an ukase lessening the rent
charges on land payments of $780,
600 peasants. remitting accumulated
arrears, and providing for the pur-
chase by than Of small holdings.
The one thing that the Czsr
should do to make himself loved
and popular ruler is the exchange OF
the sutocrstio for a constitutional
government in which the people will
have q voice in the affairs OF state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
H0TFL ARRiV aLF
May IL. 1881.
VALLEV HousE

May IL. 1881.
VALLEY HOUSE.
SOldene Comic Opera Company; G e
MitchenOr, w Williams, j II Kelley,
Stockton; E Fountain, K Curtis, Frisco:
K Porter, B w briggs, Jordan; II e
Dickinson, Deadwood; w Teas, New
York; j Townsend, A D Anderson, Mrs
E Bolt and children, Ogden; + Edwards,
Nevada F b Wilcox, Bullionbille; W
Wshstsr and wife, Nephi; A Z Thomas,
Kansas; j Van Curtis, wife and child
England; Mrs G Wall and daughter,
Leuisville.
CLIFF HOUSE
j Mcbride, Mrs Stone, Park City; w
II Vsnslstine and wife, Lewiston; S II
Simmons, Provo; j knight, Cheyenne;
I Murphy, a Stuart Silver Reef
wBTR HuUsB.
Soldene Opera Troupe; N 8 Mclean,
Pleasant Green; } Merrill, Summit; Il
Gibbons, Colonel Wilder, F Mount,
D Ross, w Ross, Bingham; J B Rooster.
sugar House Ward; G Mickwell, JF
Sanders, Ogden; w Bracken, Rush
Lake; w McGregor, j Rutherford, w
Howart Pittsburg; Mrs Brown, Ogden;
G Atkins, Tooele; F Stanley, Cincin-
natl
WALKER HOUSE
S Wheeler, n Webster, VIC Joy,
A Silus, New York; 6 K Stearns, Raw
tucke,, r /; j Hanra, DAnville, Iowa;
Madame Soldene, Z Marshall, England;
G S Graves, Buffalo; Loui. Ballenberg,
Chit; V q Samuel, st Louis; s Cave,
Terrace; W BeeLs, Ogden; W Pesse,
San Francisco; g Chalmers, Stockton,
Cal; Q Fl Pratt, St Joe; A II Wilson,
Omaha; E a Clement, Rochester, N Y;
G B Sherwood, NJ Conrad, Chicago; E
j Wright. Nephi.
CONTINENTAL HOTEL
H Tribe, Ogden; j II Morton, Bing-
ham; n II Quirk, Miss Doughe.y, g
Driscull, Silver Reef, Miss r Mason,
Misses / and NJ Clyde, w Bissell,
Springville; A Dur kley, Am Fork; j
Msckay, c S Hslford, England; E ]
Leighton, Chicago; A Matthews, San
Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12

THE SENATE has confirmed General
Longstreet q. s. marshal OF Georgia.
The hsppiest and best provided for
men since the war are those who
fought against the Union and were
afterwards the speediest in professions
of repentance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC
LIGHT.

Families can now ORDER BY TELE-
PHONE any of our numerous brands of
Wines, Liquors and Cigars necessary for
Home Consumption.
The thirsty public are hereby invited
to reslizs practically the sensation of par
taking, under the dazzling rays of the
ELECTRIC LIGHT, all our delicious
Summer beverages, at the Occidental
tUER & MURPHY. PROPS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
JULES SALOON
No. 135 Main Street.

No. 135 Main Street.
Acknowledged to be as neat and coy
retreat as the city affords. l will
endeavor to keep as Good az Article in
my Line as can be had elsewhere. Her
mitage Whisky a speciality. Try my
Fair Exchange and Ls Corona Cigars.
J.E. CLASBEY, Prop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
Silks 1! Silks Silks!

Don't fail to call at f. Auerbach
q Bros before purchasing your
Silks, Satins and Dress Goods. New
and Elegant Novelties. Summer
Silks IN endless variety at f. Auer-
bach & Bros New Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12

THE SENATE has been prompt in it's
confirmation of the nomination of
Judge Emerson as associate justice Of
Utah. There was no opposition to
his honor's confirmation.