Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-10-01

work or Surveying Lands for Them
They Do Not Take Kindly TO Farm
fnE-The Tobacco Crop-sIgnal Sta.
tlons.
WASHINGTON, September r30.-Information
received here from the Commission sent to
Utah to distribute the $35O,OOO appropri-
ated for the Ute Indians show that the
work OF surveying the lands which are to
be divided in severalty among them is pro-
gressing quite satisfactorily; also the pre-
parations for irrigation, by which the In
dians are to be tran sformed into agricul-
turalistS. The Ute Indians, when they first
settled on the lands il the Territory, had
the promise that the Government would
irrigate the lands and allot them in seyor.
airy. This promise has not been very
promptly fulfilled, and il is said that unless
the work Is got in shape at once the Indians
can be depended on to
60 ON the WRrpath.
There are about 1000 of them, and aside
from the mere question of keeping faith, it
IS policy TO try TO get them into a peaceful
frame OF mind and keep them so. They do
not take very kindly TO the question of
farming, yet they have among them raised
tNo or three thousand bushels of wheat this
year. anu SSGIn likclN lO Ulake something
of suCceSs Of agriculture and stock rails
ing II given encouragement
The indications regarding the tobacco
crop OF the country are more favorable than
they were month ago. Then reports from
Connecticut and other New England States
tobacco sections, and likewise from
The Tobacco Regions
OF Pennsylvania, were not favorable. Now,
however, IL is learned that the Virginia
and North Carolina crops are likely to be
very valuable, and the North Carolina
bright tobacco" is reported the finest crop
ever grown in the State. The growth OF
this industry in the mountain regions of
North Carolina in the past few years is very
remarkable, the mountain lands which
were not considered worth paying taxes on
before their value as tobacco lands was
known, now bringing from 50 to $40 per
acre.
Great regret is felt here over the failure
OF the effort 10 reach Lieut.. Greedy at his
signal station At Lady Franklin Bay. He
has heen there nearly a year already and
the record of observations made during
that time would not only be very valuable
in itself but is desiredt o be used in con-
nection with those from the other stations
in the
international CireumpOIar Chain.
There are twelve Of these stations, which
have been opened by the various nations.
on the list parallel, or Is nearly so as pos
sible. Two of them are occupied by the
United States, two by Russia, one by
England and Canada, one each by
Germany, Austria, and Holland, Swe-
den, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
They extend in a circle round the pole and
average about 700 miles apart, though IN
one or two cases the distance is somewhat
above that. The work of the observers is
to take the observations hourly. each day,
and the field Of observation embraces all
the phenomena of Arctic meteorology,
terrestrial magnetism, auroral displays and
astronomical events with a number OF
optional investigations. 1t is expected
that these observations will result in much
new information of an exact and valuable
nature regarding the Arctic regions.