Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-17
Letter From DakOta.


al in NiIsiail, this hiss b,en notable winter.
S0cw has covered OIL: ptlias sinoo Or. Is, to
the depth of , or ) fee, rem ielog lrive diff
ealt q: sill tiucs. sometimes imprs lbls.
81. tbs hcaviosi loss sill faI. upon c1t:Io meo.
Sheep 10 Northern Dakota havo boen almost
extcrmiOated, Tey!s cst;!a SHARED The same
fate, AID even the hardy "ds!veb" wao learned
70 "1utlo" for themselves amid tho snow
drifts Of Mon:auc. p.k,ts, sud Wyoming hav,
he'd hard struggle for existence. Ordinarily,
Tho Western o,t!le keep rolling fat oil through
the wiutcr season, but tho frigidity of lSS0-Sl
proved too much ir them. Some dealers say
not moro than 10 per cent. will outIive the cold
weather in NloutaDs IS per coo.. will servive
10 Dakota. Strange as it msy appear, our loss
sill cot DO nearly So heavy as 10 Nebraska,
demonstrating the fact that Dakota and Wyom.
ing ere the finest cattle rauges in tho world.
| Most SEASONS between turning out 10 tho fall
| and rCupd!og up 10 tho spring per cent moro
| than covers all losses. Duiiog the late cod
spell these poor brutes cGu'd be traced for
miles across the plains by tho blood that came
from their laceratcd muzzles. caused ty their
| attempting to reach the dry but nutritious
grasses that lay covered With from two to six
| feet OF loo and snow. Stock msn ore, however,
| once more i0bllant OF the thsW We arc now en-
jOyiDg. a Swiss acquaintance Of miuo told mo
that this winter ho prayed for tho first timo 10
his life, not for hlmsalf D1. for bis herd of
| 10 600 cattle. that not even when shot srd uu
horssd BY Moshy's men, when be dragged him
sell down Virginia ravioe. had he thought OF
duplication, but this internal winter had proven
| Inn for Ri ~ j
Northwestern road, leading 10 tho Hills, 10.
orciiabo quantities of snow have fallen. In
soma places tho tops Of tho telegraph poles gro
| Just visible. Travel has been suspended nearly
two months. AID between Pierre and Tracy,
where neitbcr trains DOR supplies could retci,
| the inhabitants have been compelled to tear up
| tho road ties for fuel. Lumber, furniture,
and even buildings shared tho same fate.
The Uaion Pacific road being we'll supplied
| with snow sheds has kept open ell winter.
| On the G. N. w. T. 4. 1CCO men have been
kept busy oil winter on the western end of the
| lne shoVelIng snow but apparently with little
elect. This road and the st. Paul and Nil
wsukeo road from the Missouri river will run
parallel to each other until the cattle ranges of
| Montana are reached. They are rival cor pors.
| tons w.th unlimited capital, and have for their
objective point the Pacific coast. Mex! year
this town will be in connection with two gres.
| IutuEC tialS lOCLeS. FOR years 10
come these roads will have To rely upon the cat
tie trade alone, and yet they ere boldly striking
! into the almost illlmitable wilderness of tho
Northwest. Railroad enterprise in the West is
| something truly marvellous. It is the outlet for
tho millions of unemployed capital, and what.
ever may be tne result OF the venture, it will
ss:uredly be the means of developing the rich
est and most profitable grazing lands in Ameri-
| ca. II is known fact that east.going trains on
The U. T: Il. 4. IN the main 60 empty, but the
| Y. L. belt Ct country is not near go rich as
| Southern Dskota and Central Wyoming; hence
| these Northern roads have one great advantage,
| That OF running through fertile country
| In addition. to The roads mentioned, arrange
ments have jost been completed Tor building .
LEGAL road ~ miles in length, from Desdwood to
The hay Creek coal beds in Wyoming The
Innos around Deadwood consume fuel amount
Ing to what represents 10000 tons of coal, 10
that the fuel question is assuming great inpor-
| tsnco, the solution of which can ONLY ba &C.
| compllshed ty an abundant supply of coal.
| Wyoming coal is nelthor anthracite nor bitumi.
lou', but psrtakes Of the character of bolh,
| burning easily and emitting bright fame.
Thousands of acres Of tbeae lands are on Ire and
| judging from appearances combustion has been
| gong on for hundreds OF years, thereby forming
The celebrated bad lands" that in some locsli.
ties extend 100 miles on stretch. Wyoming
in the near future will doubtless be known as
the Pennsylvania Of the West, for it is from her
borders must be taken tho coal for which in
coming ears the States Of Iowa aid Nebraska
and the grta! Empire of Dakota will find abao-
| lU:o need. pAKOTA,
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. --Th, fellow
| ing is cir, ced list OF appointments uads by
the Bltimtr, Annual CSrrre. C, ol The II. i
Chulcb Souh:
WaSni0zcn DisIric!-J. s. Garlutr, Pre-
siding Elder. -Aiexandris, j. A. Kro; Falls
Nhutch, =. B. Snirh; Fairfax, Collins DENNY:
DcaInsvil!e, g. I. Williams Lst sburg, j. W.
| Deity; Hamilton. N. uead-L, II. Crorshav,
surcraumtrny; Hilsboro'. w. r. Striugtr'
J. PottelfeId Louaouo. G. Ii. Waugh, S. W.
| lladdawsy; Piedmont and Linden, l.. NJ. Lyle
-oDo to be supplied, +. II. Richey, eup'd;
Wa!roniou. W. g. Hammond; Fauquier, j.
n. Wcof; Occ;quar, q. Mauzy; Sudoy, j.
J. Maxaell; Prince William Mis5ioD, L.
Saith; Stafford, Il. ii. Herry.-ono to DO sup
piled fredericksburg, w. X. Boyle.
Winchester Disrict-J. H. Armstrong, Pre-
| sldIoR Elder. --Wincbester Stntiop, j. w.
ShosG; Winchester circuit, A. A. p. Neel;
CedatViile o. g. B,al; Front Royal, l.. II.
Jcnes; Warren, j. Ii. Davidson; Berryyilic,
| f. A. Sirotber; Bruoetown, J. w. Wolfe, w.
). HCdklD; Martinsburg, j. Landstrcel; Berke.
| ley, L. A. Mercer Charlcstown, Z. Ii. Wits.
ncri Frederick Mission. j. Ii. Temple; Jeffer.
son, }. y. Tackott, Il i. Hetrick; Blue Ridge
Mission to be supplied.
BALTIMORE AND ONO Stock JUMPS UP TO
AN UNPRECEDENTED FIGURE.-There was a
decided sir 10 Baltimore yesterday over
az sdvarco in The value of tho shares Ct tho
Baltimore aud Ohio r. r. Go. to 203-an uu-
pFec2deaod figure. The hiehes. point ever
reached before was 1876. according 10 the cfIicial
record OF the Stock Board, though 1877 was
paid the ssue day, after tho adjournment of
tho Exchange. This was some months ago.
Last week the Stock dropped from about i95
to 1917 for moment, when tho news of the
purchase OF the Philadelphia. Wilmington aud
was first received. but imms diately it reacted to
1884, and.bas since then been dull and steady at
the nominal figures 100 bid 195 asked On
Tuesday AZ shares we're bought at 1914, l95,
1851 and 1864, the price closing ct l95 bid.
ftstnrday mnrninu ahornc hrnuobt 1ocl a.