, 1881-08-08
Veterinary Skill BaffIed by the
Cattle. Disease in Nova
Scotia.
Serious Injury Of q Bravo Engi'
necr Who Refuses to Desert
. His Post.
Difficulties III tho Work or Surveying Tho
Murray Day md Trent Valley
Canals.
Discovery Of Long-Lost ohild-sayiugs'
Bank Statistics -eoaroitv Of Blaok-
Walnut-News 1tems,


6ptttat Dispasct to The CAttaan tribune.
OTTAWA. AtiR. mir. llubrLt19c, Chief E.i-
glnecr uf the Murray hay nnd Trout Wiley
Cnt,nis, has arrived III tho city nii business With
tho department Of l,ui'wnyB md CanalE. Con-
Siderable progress hna heuh tnnttc On bnt!i tl1e
surveys unlrr his eh,srRc. 1hc location surveys
t,f lllu Murray liny EnlNls Will very shortly no
completed, md It will thon 10 for tho l}erart-
r,ent 10 decide whcl Of tho two routes sur.
yrycl will bu selected. tine rolito proceeds to
wctcr's iuy ai,d tho other to 1'rcsHnu Isle. Al
tho Inception ur tho Murray 1lay schemc tho
r',l,tc tu wcllcr.s bay was considered tho best,
bit slnco thon circumstances ha*c HI ohanac,l
3i sneo foaes ~ Tseso H S Is sas se
u n'nk!nE exploratory s!!rvcysa,a taking lsvsla
Il Iar 'r'Ss 'Sc y; ro, 'd yslay 'is%s S.i rets na
wy Of wlst Is ~, kuowi, Hs ths oil
with tssS { ssy hs ss0f sss sss, * s r sa osS s
ter'N,rt,'lsh. and S.i Lake, s..d hays aire."ly
working from lieclys Faiis to Chsoim's iiappr.s
H!nrn tho l'rst survey and report WIS n,adn by
H. a rariy ,t ty years MR. 2. Is
FOLLOW, tho ro!ito laiti owr by him. When ho
1nntle h!s exploration tho co,,itry was to y Krcat
thiekly populated il,at L. folow his ro,i.o would
nccussiiatr gotnF through 80 much private prt'.
stGst sfy at @s sn ssps'fc capSaor nnS ,s2" s
Which would IL estruyc't ,eft wcrs ,IH sho ris"rs
dlI1llncl up 1T thls point rs proposed by llntrsf.
,1Iacoverc.t. which ntsltl curry tho canal laek Ut
tho mills TT t,tlt tlce. III lnRuy uther places
tue surveying PARTIES hnva boon Uo1Iucd tD STIR.
nt,uve. Thu surveys cnnnnt bu completed ths
eeRfUfl. ail It Ia probAhD thnt tito engfHp1r vii!
bv directed to cOnne his attention ltlH ycAr ta
tho intro difficult portions OF tho route. Tho
l!oriool or potcrshorol,glt und from MatcEo-
tluuk t}ny tn l4NkD Huron. The prospects for
ptnGtcable rsIutu for tho Whulo ctnnl Mre, huw-
ever, tn1ch bettor than WIS 9xpcototl.
NOVA SCOTIA CATTLE DISEASE.
NfuSrEr:AL, Aug. CDR. 3fe1sachern, who was
associated With DR.. 'rhayur " Washington III
Investigating tho alleged catttu dscnsu IN NorA
Scotia, wus Interviewed by II reporter yeetcrtny
with viosy IL lcnru moro about tho t!iseaso
which has tiroruilcslfor sotnN years In certain
pnrts Of Novn Scotia. nr. Seliacorll Hcomci
rnthor rotlcont lit giving any Information ntout
tho character Of tho disease. bit acknowledged
that It was tho sane dlstoMpcr which led tho
Government TO send ll!n1 to oxnnltlo altl ro-
port 1n It ueuriy two yenrs nxO, Thu dfseaao
seems 10 nrlsu from local cntlses. a,ld Is very
frtul III itH chnrnctcr, Sometimes I'LL Tho cnttu
onc fartn fatl victims. while Iollu nt tho ca.sta
IN tho alnmentu Vicinity !re At ali ctrectesl; 1t
tins I,revhtlcd moro or lcsa III the vicinity OF fc-
tnu fnr over thirty yents. Yet. Bo far, II hnt
bni!lcu tho skill Ut veterinary SURGEONS to !lnd
nltt tho enlse or prescribe an GiIcetua rr1ncly.
watever may l.o tho locnl cnss ttIera ls 10 dam
yer Of Its sprtnlilnK to nthor parts Of tho pnin.
| i'm. Evl'lcnty tic Gorerntncnt should tNkD
Immediate stepa to tnta out tho truo % ca,!so Of Of
| ndOpteh. FOR ity oarly eradication from oyGry
part of thu Dominion.