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The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-01-04

is 1850 feet long and 1870 fee
above tide water, and thqBozemar
tunnel is $500 &cflong and Stands
at an elevation %f 1890 feet. Th.
highest point on the road barely
exceeds 5, 900 feet and is 1900 feet
lower than Sherman on the Unior
Pacific. The construction of the
Clark's Fork division over the CGul
d'Alenc mountains is attended with
many and serious difficulties. AL.
though the steepest grade does not
exceed 50 feet to the mile, the gorge
through which the river runs is SO
narrow that a large amount of tres
tle-work and heavy rock cutting
have been necessary to secure a
footing for the rails. In places the
road rises to an elevation of 100 and
even 200 feet above the river, barely
clinging to the mountain sides.
The work of construction proceeds
as rapidly as possible, however, and
for miles in advance of the track
gangs of Cinnamon and Irishmen
swarm along the line preparing the
road-bed.
For the purpose of managing ho-
mogeneously the Oregon and Nor
thern Pacific railroads and retain
ing the control of both properties,
Willard and his friends organized
the Oregon Transcontinental COM
pany with an authorized capital of
s5O,OOO,0OO, of which s3O,OOO,OOO
has been paid in and S1O,OOO;OOO
more has been called for recently.
This company owns a controlling
interest in both the Oregon railway
and navigation company and the
Northern Pacific and is building for
the latter road various branch lines
into the grain districts of Minneso-
ia, Dakota and Washington, which
will be leased to the Northern Pa
cific and ultimately become parts
Of it. The Oregon Improvement
company is another corporation
with s5,OOO,O 900 capital owned large
ly in Boston, which has bought
out the Pacific Coast Steamship
company of San Francisco and is
steamers to Vancouver and
Alaska. The same company is en-
gagged in large land operations in
eastern Washington, owns and car
ries on several coal mines and will
perhaps build some short lines of
railroad. Other associated compa-
MES have been formed for managing
the extensive terminal facilities of
the railroad and steamboat lines at
Portland and other kindred purpo-
ses. The entire system of railroad,
steamship and Improvement COM
panies recognizes it's head and front
in Henry Willard, who now seems
10 hold this great northwestern ter
ritory completely in his power to
make or mar. So far his policy has
been to make, and there is reason
% hope that such it will continue to
De. He is not an ordinary railroad
King, but q man of broad and lib
eral views, of great cnthusiams, of
generous impulses and high purpo-
'es. If he is able to retain his pow
n in this country and wields it
wisely and conscientiously no man
n America has greater opportuni-
les for good. He is in fact now
.egarded here in the nature of a
oenetactor, since he has secured for
he country the railroad facilities
which it has so long needed, and
las also done many generous things
or Portland and other communities
n Oregon entirely outside Of his
business operations.-[Springf
Republican.
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PRICE TEN: CENTS

by the patches of vegetation grow
ing in places on the gentler slopes,
by the evergreen trees clinging here
and there along the walls or crown
ing the platter-topped towers, and
by the broad pools in which the
river lazily whirls and rests, be-
tween the succession of cascades
down which it dashes a mass Of
snowy-spray, SO shrunken to the
naked eye by the enormous depth
that it often seems a mere silver
thread strung with emeralds.
1t is the splendor of the autumn
woods, no longer evanascent and to
be swept away by the first breath
of winter, but fixed in rock and
lasting as the earth itself, or the
glory Of the most gorgesus sunrise
and the most splendid sunsets, not
to be overpowered but to be made
more resplendent by the full blaze
Of day, not to vanish amid the
shades of night but to appear fresh
every morning, and transcendently
glorious the whole of every day, till
the mountains shall disappear and
time shall cease. 1t seems as in
mere wantonness, Nature, in this
unihabitable wilderness, had de-
termined to make limitless in ex-
tent and lasting as the
FALLS AND CASCADES OF TOWER
CREEK,
which, near the foot Of the Grand
Canyon, dash out from among Jag
ged pinnacles and massive towers
of almost black amygdaloidal lava
and leap down 156 feet, making a
most unique cataract. So sharply
cut are some of the pinnacles and
towers that one can scarcely believe
that they have not been chiseled by
man.
Tower Creek empties into the
Yellowstone about 200 yards below
Tower Fall, and opposite its mouth,
high up on the east wall of the
Grand Canyon, is a fine exposure Of
basaltic columns, similar to the
Giants Causeway and Fingal's
Cave. A few miles east Of here, on
the East Fork Of the Yellowstone,
Is Specimen or Amethyst noun
tain, where may be seen a cliff from
l 900 to 1900 high, full of petrifed
erees, standing one above another.
Here are dug up countless interest
ing and beautiful fossils and crys-
talizations, including amethysts
broken out of the petrified stumps
and trunks Of trees.
HOT SPRINGS OF GARDENERS
RIVER.
The springs, hundreds in num-
Der, vary in size and temperature
like those of the geyser basins; and
their waters, though seeming the
very perfection Of transparency,
carry in solution great quantities OF
calcitc, which deposits in forms of
exquisite dclicacy and rarest beauty
up on the steep slopes Of
White Mountain, terrace above ter
race of curved and scalloped rims
Of glistening stone, much of it white,
but much of it, also, brilliantly col
ored with yellow, and green, and
scarlet, and crimson, and orange,
md pink, and cream, and lavander,
and purple and brown, while the
water, in all the deepest pools is of
The richest blue, and in the shallow
ones colorless and perfect in trans
parency, SO that the steep noun
tain-side, over many acres, seems
covered with most cunningly-
wrought marble bath-tubs, always
overhowing, and adorned within
md without with mosaics, and set
with rare gems. But one other
similar cluster of springs is known
N the world, and that is in the
northeastern islands of New Zea-
and.-GStIahorne's New West.
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Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte, whose
death at Washington is daily ex-
pected, is a granddaughter OF
Daniel Webster, and has been dis
tinguished in social circles as the
best dressed lady in the United
States.
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TnE pienic q Me Saxon VIM Do held to-day.
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Tue natural Gas Company,

Considerable discussion was heard yester.
day OF the proposition OF the Natural Gas
Lighting ana Heating Company. The general
opinion seemed to be that Council ought to
giant the company the right OF wsy through
the streets for its pipes,i II II would be satisfied
with such q granton the condition that the
city reserve the right to enter the same terri
tory for the ga g purpose,
A reporter OF the ISrELLIsEsoER saw
one OF the c%orporators OF the Natural
Gas Heating Company, who laid; I'm sur
prised 10 hear that ali effort WIS made TO IT,
isot the ordinance on the spot, without con,
sideration, but tue best judgment of Council
reasSerted itself, aud We have no resSon to
complain OF the disposition made OF the ordi.
nance. l suppose that we shall have a hear.
ing before the Committee on Ordinances and
II we cannot make a convincing presentstion
OF the case that will be the eud OF II. Yol
observe that we leave 1t to Council TO fix tue
time limit OF the grant, and We do not ask for
the privilege OF the whole city. More than
that, | am able to say for myself and ut
least one other oorporaior thSt we would be
willing 10 go ahead with the pr0riSo that tae
Gas TRUSTEES may at any time ent.r upon the
,aule territory for the came purpose. There
would then always be n possible competitor,
and we should not have . monopoly that
could Cypress without minding It's business,
| don't know what will come mi OF all this,
but we shall not be unhappy II Council grants
us nothing, though l do not think that that
would DO the best thing for the people,"
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ALINK wIrH II rAsr
Parted by the Death or an ola Resident
of This Section.

of This Section.
Mr.. Horton J. Howard died at his home Ia
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, last Saturday, aged up
wards OF eighty years. Mr. Howard was q f0i-
mer resident OF this vicinity and lesyes many
family connections hereabouts, but hss r.
sided In Iowa for nearly a third Of 4 century.
He was the grandfather Of Stanton II.
Howard, Esq, the well known architect Of
this CITY, aud a brother OF Mrs. Dr.. Ut.
Aflsck,s OF Bridgeport He married a sister
OF DR.. Bates. sr., Of this city, by whom be
had n large family Of children. After her
death he married Miss Eliza Woods. asis ell
in-law OF the late Judge b. 8. Owen, Of 81.
Clairsyille. He was long & citizen OF 81.
Clairsyille, where be published Tor several
years the Belmont journal, and Afterwards itG
successor The GromiCe He also published
other periodicals, literary, philanthropic sud
abolittonist, aud printed numerous BOOKS.
For the greater part OF the time he
was engaged in the publishing business
he was associated with Judge Cowe:,
and most OF the school ~booGs4lsed in the
Ohio schools In the thirties and early In the
foltles bore the imprint Of Howard u Cowen
on the title . the firm being then almost
as prominent IN the school book publication
business as Van Antwerp, Bragg d. Co., OF
Cine nnali, now are. Among the school
books printed were the Cobb series OF read.
ers, printed under the copyright Of the
author, sylyanus Cobb, sr. Many religious
works, especially those OF a CO troversial nA.
ture, and the leading law books, were also
issued from their pr,ss. which was widely
famous In Its day.
After removing to Iowa Mr.. Howard was
again engaged In publishing II weekly paper,
and held local ttiiGes OF trust. LaIterly,
however, bis health has completely failed,
aad for be past ten years lie has been a cot
firmed invalid. HIS wife and most OF his
children survive him, q son now being u
resident OF this city.
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The Hancock County Robbery.

A special 10 an exchange contsins the fol.
lowing additional particulars Of the arrest OF
alleged robbers in Hancock county, as the ri.
suit OF investigations madstY Detective Bur:
nett. some ACCOUNT Of WHICH was given yes.
terjsy; For the past two weeks Mr.. Ali W.
Burnett, OF the Charleston Detective Agen,
cy, hiss been playing the school boy game
upon some Of the unsuspeotir & Hancockon.
ians OF Graut district and appeared there
among them under the role ola fisherman.
His stay was short in town, and soon he was
among the parties be was after. and. then he
was q fisherman hunting bait. Not long after
this he was ingratialed into the good
graces vt the very parties he suspected, and
on Monday Sheriff Swaney started on q mil.
sion into Grant district armed with q capias
Menks and a mau by the name OF
Thorn, acc lsed OF The crime Of burglary and
attempted murder. The" burglary and al.
tempted murder was committed some two
months ago, when about midnight, three
men broke into the residence OF James ALI.
son, living about three miles from the East
Liverpool ferry landing, on the Fairyiew
road, and ait1r beating the old man with
sand bsg, until lie was almost extinct, they
left him for dead, and then went through
the house, taking some 800 or $500. Up 10
the present lime there had bsen no arrests,
yet II was Whispered about that these very
parties were suspected, hut no assurance
could be based upon the suspicion, Burnett
got on the trail, and no time has been rott In
his attempt TO unearth the mystery. Yester.
day evening the Sheriff arrived at the county
seat with the parties named, and the neIt
term Of court will show pP a eFiminstcsse q
considerable magnitude
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-26
A BOOMING TOWN,
IMpAoNlNe AT NEW cuMsraLANo.
Industrial .ud Commercial prOsrsn-AS.w Baul.
wool Aad Crop sOtss-E,srytAlpr the ToWa
Needs bet Railroad - Some Other
Towns Ia the ylelnItJ-RallrOad News.

Correspondence Of he IReiiOeacer. I
Ne C%uNBERlSD. July 25.-Within the
past two years tbiI toWn has been enjoying
quites boom in needed Improvements. and
at present is growing more rapidly than at
any previous time. Capt. John Porter has
completed remodeling the Etna brick works,
and has made It as fine q works OF 1t, kind as
can be found anywhere in the country.
McMahon, Porter & Co., after trebliug the ca.
pAci,y OF their awe pips works, are now
building seven now dwelling houses for their
workmenI and intend building seven more
during the year.
Postmaster Beebont is erecting a neat bust.
ness and dwelling house opposite the present
Postofice. When completed hs will remove
the PUstoffce TO his new building, A new
bank, the nrs! and only one Of which Han.
cock county can boast, will also occupy a
room In this building This Will be a great
conVenienoe, as the banking business OF the
county has heretofore been transacted at
points several miles distant. The stock.
holders aie Hon. John A. Cam Jbell, Messrs,
L. b. Smith, John Campbell, u. ] Smith,
JOAN Porter and probably oilers. Their in.
tentlon Is 10 run 1t fra time as a savings
bank, and iaally, II the business win Justify,
" change II into a National bnk. Several
other enterprises are talked Of, but have de-
veloped nothing tangible.
The crops throughout the country are said
TO be up to the average except wheat. The
wool growers are not satises. with ne pres,
ent prise az woe, although q considerable
quantity has been disposed OF recently. Mr..
A. 4. Freshwater has bought and stored here
about 23,OOo pounds. The p loo was from 80
to SO cent?.
Visitors have been numerous here this month
and the town Is evidently becoming noted as
ing visitors here are the Mitsss Libbie and
Title McKennon and their sister, Mira. Rich,
ardson. &
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-26

The Waynesburg, Pa, Republican Contains
the following notice OF an OH resident OF this
city now on q visit TO Waynesburg friends (:
Mi. Elijah Day, OF Wheeling, W. Va, has
been In town since last Thursday on a visit
TO relatives. leaving yesterday for Morgan-
town, where he will visit Tor u week and re.
turn home by the wav OF WaynesburR. Mr..
Day is now past the Ssh mile stone and IL
one OF the old land marks OF both WaynEt.
burg and Wheeling. Hespent his single life
when q young mar principally In Wsynes.
burg, and rode deputy Constable IN the
county 20 years ago when he was but fifteen
or sixteen years ofage, In the heigh dsysot
VIM. Hunter, Z q and made returns OF ser.
vice Of writs II that Justice and hasa distinct
recollection OF the Squire and his wife. II
Is quite interesting q hear Mr.. Day relate
SINE Of his experiences while making his
trips over the county and following the COW
paths. He took up his residence in Wheel
ing when that place was a town Of but Co.'s
inhabitants and has seen It grow TO q city Of
10000. Except being bent under the weight
OF time he looks the man Of 10 aud Is active
on foot and clear and sprightly in mind as a
hov
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nENfIoS.
News and Gossip In Reference to Various
People. |

News and Gossip IN Reference TO Various
People. .
Misses Il Ia aud Kate King, OF Little Wash
ington, are visiting lrie- DIS in the city.
Sheriff j. W. Cooper, OF Brooke county,
was al the State House on business yesterday.
Mr.. Ed. Tlngls leaves today for Lon svillel
and FROM there will go 50 Montana 10 Join nil
father.
Ms. Archie Hupp and child are spending
the summer st the EiSt End House, West
Alexander.
Mr.. Sam B. Harrison, OF the Mcclure
House, has returned from q nine days visit
TO Somerset, Pa.
Miss Annie Carson entertained a number
OF her friends ut her home OH Thir'y-:hird
street last evening.
Mrs.. John McCraoken and daughter Miss
Mary, OF Steubsnville, are the guests OF Mrs.
A. ii. Adams, OF Fifteenth street
Col. VIM. Exley is still the guardian angel
Of the Eclipse fishing club. He sent word
to his friends that he shonld stay in camp
and steal corn until the first frost.
Capt II, A. Theaksr, OF the U. s. A., at
Fort Macintosh, Texas, who has been visiting
Mr.. Cracraft. Of the Auditors Office, for the
past week, left for the east yesterday, accom-,
panied by his family.
A. X. Leonard, OF Petersburg, II. 3. WI.
son and wife OF Grafton, J. +. Flood, Of
S,eubenville, James F. MARBLE, OF Wel!sburg.
c. G. Kennedy, Of ClarksburG, and John r.
Hogan; Of Waynesbnrg, are registered at the
Mcclure House, -
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Do NOT fail to attendthe Picnic othe SeasO,
at the New Fair Grounds to-day.


Don't forget that this is positively the last
week that the Traders 4 Importers Tea
Company will give presents with their tea
and coffee,
The Traders & Importers Tea Company,
with q determination to keep their patrons
well supplies with presents as fast as their
tea and coffee was purchased, have to-day
added $500 to theiF already liberal stock OF
presents, the greater portion OF which will b.
watches, diamonds and cash. This il one OF
The secrets OF their great success, their deter,
mInation to be liberal. They are bound to
keep the good wi | OF their customers and
OF their profits among them.
Remember such opportunities do not last
always and that this Is positively thelAs week
they will distribute presents In Wheeling,
and that the most valuable presents are going
fast, Lose no time In putting IN your orders,
either In person or by mail. Look out tor
club rateL These may be used 70 the ad.
vantage Of local or outside buyers and the
goods, with presents, will be promptly fur
niShed to all parts In the United States and
Canada, at the rate OF 81 q ran, q cans for IS,
l2 caus for $40, % cans for $40. as cans forS6l.
II you don't need the large quantities alone
combine With your ~neighbor and thus secure
the reduced rates. Every can, whether sold
singly or by the quantity, will oontsln o
present.
The following Is q partial list OF those who
received valuable presents: VIM. Mann,
Martins Ferry, stem. winding and ttsm.set.
ting watch, $lbt Charley Brewster, from
Wellsburg, / npd in can OF lea ladies chate.
laine watch. $ls; James Wolford, $40 In 81.
yer; VIM. Crane, - gold piece; Joseph ShtI.
ard, SO In gold; Samuel Muniord, $35 IN
creeubacks Mr., Helen AdamS, country,
found In tea, SO In Ereenback,; Thos. speer,
Martins Ferry, IS In silver; Mrs. Willisms,
OF steubenyilIe, found In a'can Of tea go In
gold; Sarah Simons, milliner, Newark, so In
.gseenbacks; Mary Dugaa, Bellai.e, $40 In sil:
yeI: Josephine Culvert, Psrkersburg, ktO in
gold; Henry shuman, Pittsburgh 4 Clsve:
land railroad, $40 gold piece In can Of coffee;
Jane Thompson, No. l2 Alley Fifteen dia.
ring, go Thos. Burke, Centre Wheel.
ing, stem.Winding and stem.setting watch;
John Beuter, saloon, Ills Market street,
stem. winding and ttsm'seIting watch,
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steamboat squibs and MisseiIaneou
LeYee G0slIp,

steamboat Squibs anu MissaIIapeoui
Leyee Gos.ip,
The Clifton passed up with empty bricl
boats.
The regular packets were all on timc yet
terday aud did a rushing business.
Surveyor Beach has had his office In th,
Custom House handsomely refurnished' anl
reprinted,
The river continued to rise yesterday, Last
evening the depth Of water in the channel
was feet 0 inches and still rising.
The Barnard having been thoroughly over,
hauled and repaired was yesterday taken %
the docks and'is now ready for basine.f,
The O 10 passed up at3 A. N. with a fai,
trip. This elegant independent pacItt will
pass down Friday morning. She il ably
bommBDded and DESERVES to be popular, .
The Abner 6'Neal will not nut In an An.
pearance at the levee To-day, having been al,
gagged to take an excursion party from sten,
6snville to Browns Island. Yesterd y tbe
'0'Neal brought a large excursion party IA
this city FROM s!eub n
Mrs. George Miller, Ms. Harry Jones and
Mrs. John Hamilton, OF this city, made the
rouud trip on the Qaio TO Cincinnati and
They were delighted with their trip, ana
speak 10 the most i1attering terms OF the coui.
tesy and kindIsss OF oSpL LsVlsou, CLERK
Jones and Pilot Holloway They pronounce
the Ohio one Of the best boats on the river
for q pleasure tip.
GAlRO, July 2s.-Rivsr u feet 8 inohs, and
falling.
EyASsyrLsr, IxD., July 49, River 0 feet .
and stationary,
CtSctSSGrT, o, July a5.-River IL ftet and
weather fer aud pleasant,
Pr nuRoH, JAY "a -Riyer 4 feet 4 incheS
and rising; weather clear add pleRSant.
LOUISVILLE, July Or yer falling slowly,
with u feet 7 Inches in the canal and 4 feetT
inches on the falls.
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There has long been a feeling among the
amateur artists Of Wheeling, who are nu-
mefous, especially among the ladies, that
there ought 10 be some place In the city, as
there Is in every other city. where paintings
and art works could be displayed to advaN-
tage, bnt until now this want has not bee1
satisfied. Mr.. J.. II Kirk has now enlarged
and improved his store at 1910 Main street,
and arranged thetpace and lighting especially
10 meet this demand. On Friday and Satuf-
DIV he will have a grand opening. on which
occasion there will be on exhibition at bis
store q number Of productions o tlOcal talent.
His stock OF fine engrAyings and art goods In
general Is also worth q special visit, and those
having any taste at all In that direction
should not fail 10 call tomorrow or next
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CITY nATrFRs.
Brief Notes ON Cnrrent Events Of Minor
Interest.

Brief Notes on CnFfenE Gtehtb VI
Interest.
ioSE usrrlsge license was Issued yesterday.
s~rEuBESy1LE is to have Bafuum August 10.
A coLoRKp campmeeting Is to be held ut
BaroesVille, commencing to-day.
The excursion from stsubenville yesterday
brought . large number Of pretty girls TO the
city.
ARour thirty-aye members OF Holiday
Post. d. A, r., OF this city, left last evening
for Columbus TO attend the big soldiers' Re
union.
"swoPE'' KNoxE, Of this city, and Hell, OF
Bellairt, hay tiDAlly made arrangements ior
n three mile sculling race over tue belIAife
Courss August II, for $500 a side.
THK police have commenced u warfare
agains! stray dogs and those with ugly dls'
toundlsnd yesterday, and officer Mule Khied
a mongrel that weighed ITO pounds.
Boy named Roach was arralgned before
Squire Arkle last night accused Of an a.;
tempt 10 stab q Mrs. Miller. Both he and
Inc woman were required 10 give bond in
the sum OF 800 10 keep the peace for one
year. -,
-Four deeds were yasterday admttteu 70
record BY Clerk Hook, which transfer To
o c. Or The interests OF the other members
Of the family and heirs Of Alexander On, de
ceased, In q tract OF IuG acres OF land IN Fri
adelphia district.
THE store and dwelling Of Levi Baldwin,
at Clarington, OHIO, was burned TueSisy
forenoon. The fire resulted from a defective
ie. Insurance 81, 200; loss S | LOCO to $1,000
| The house was occupied by two families, q
| store aed saddles shop.
MONDAY morning Misses Mamie Cain and
Tonic BuIthe started from their homes 10
Little Washington to walk 10 this city. IL
tending TO stop at several places between
here and Washington 10 visit friends. They
each carry q small valise.