Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-11
but few years when the tribes on the plains would become so decimated that they would
 be compelled to come into the settlements to keep alive''

During the first two weeks of this winters
 harvest up the Hudson more ice was gathered 1 than during the whole of last winter. 1h' l Kingston Freeman states that the Knicker- | booker and other large companies have only about half of their houses filled, but if the 1 present temperature prevails for a fortnight | longer, every ice-house along the river from | Albany to Marlborough will be filled with excellent ice. Beginning with Catskill and ending at Marlborough the capacity of the ice-houses and the amount of ice housed at the intervening points named are said to be as follows: CatslziIl, capacity, 116, ,O0O tons amount housed, 50, 500 tons. West Camp, capacity, 195,OO0 tons nothing of account harvested. Barrytown, capacity, 90,O00 tonss harvested, 2,50O tons. Flatbush, ca- pacity, 50,000 tons; harvested, about 20, GOO tons. Evesport, capacity, 20, 900 tons, which is about all harvested. Glasco, capacity, about 55,OOO tons; harvested, 15,O00 tons. Rondout and vicinity, capacity about 100, 900 tons; harvested about 25, ,Oo0. Rhinecliff, capacity, 60, 900 tons harvesting now under way. West Park, capacity. 5O,- 900 tons, 5000 tons housed. Port Ewen and Esopus, capacity, about 16O,O0O tons; har- vesting now being done. Marlborough, ca pacity about g, GOO tons; preparations about completed for harvesting. At present there are said to be about 5000 men and boys and ]. 800 horses at work on the ice of the river, and an estimate made places the harvest, when completed, at ?, 1900, 900 tons. In 1878 the total quantity housed was 1, ,49s ,500 tons i; in 1879, 2,O61, ,500 tons, and last winter only 150,O00 tons. These 2,500.O00 tons, which it is supposed will make this years crop, can be taken from a surface of 2, 800 acres
 The collapse of the Hyde estate bubble ought to be useful lesson to those in this country who have been induced to believe that there is a large amount of property in England which belongs to them and which they can get by spending enough time and money. It was told that after going through the court of chancery, which cost about one hundred million dollars, there was still left of the Hyde estate three hundred and fifty million dollars. This was the tale related by ex- Governor Army of New Mexico, who had made personal investigation in England and whose story confirmed the previous reports, which were, however, less definite and less splendid, of an immense fortune awaiting the Hyde heirs. Though Governor Army told 8 fattering tale, to which the Hyde associates gave full credence, he did not succeed in re- taining their confidence in other respects, and some of the Ohio Hydes sent to London last summer another agent, lawyer of Gin
 cinnati, who was determined to get to the bottom of the business. He found every lawyer and official absolutely incredulous as to the existence of the alleged Hyde fund, but he was resolved to explore for himself. He did so, and his report is: ''The whole field was untrodden. I found it a labyrinth which I was compelled to explore in dark ness and ignorance, without compass and with Instructions and confusion on every side. I did explore it, nevertheless, and now that have done so, I am reluctantly and re- gretfully forced to admit that all they told me was entirely correct, and that my search was unproftable, although not useless After weeks of conscientious and assiduous labor, under the most trying circumstances, have thoroughly satisfied myself that there is no fund in the Bank of England or the court of chancery in the name of Hyde, or belonging by descent to any members of the various Hyde associations" " Honest and capable in vestigators would probably come to a similar conclusion concerning other ''great unclaimed estates'' in England which excite the eupidity of A oJo