The Mineral argus., 1883-08-23
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trict. No buffalo, deer, elk, antelope,
r mountain sheen are to be killed be-
ween the first of January and the first
4 September of each year. and at no
her tune shall they be killed to obtain
heir hides or to ship their carcasses Il
II the territory.
Charles Dudley Warner remarks that
lug ust, Notwithstanding its robust
iame, is q sort of fabby, watering-pla
nofN sit is fy time, it is do g-days
imk Y y Irritation time. 1t is a period
Il genital ~listlessness and indecision. II
said 10 be very difficult in August
o make up the mind either to accept
lin or reject him. And worse still it Is
mt to be the latter part of the month
,efore he makes up his mindt to propose.
indeed, to speak of making up the mind
At all in August is nearly absurd, for
here IL no mind to make up"
At C~alaveras, Cal, a short time ago,
4 Frenchman, while haying, was bitten
by a tarantula. 1t is supposed that in
pitching hay into a cart the tarantula
fell off the hay into the inside Of his
shirt, which was unbuttoned at the
front at the time. He felt something
crawling on his person., but before he
could get his hand in to find out what it
was the creature had bitten him twice
on the left side. He Immediately strip
ned off his shirt and succeeded in killing
he dangerous intruder without being
bipped again. In less than fifteen sec
binds from the time he was bitten his
Nhole side turned As black as a piece of
roal, and he was unable to walk. His
eompanions took him to the house, neal
by, and by applying brandy internally
Ind externally, succeeded in saving
bis life.
Around GAINESVILLE, Fla, the raising
Ind shipping Of the turbine squash has
become an industry. 1t finds a ready sale
n Boston and is used almost exclusively
or making pies. In shape it resembles
turbine wheel, whence it takes its
Aame. 1t has the color Of the pumpkin
md looks like a kershaw, but is finer
Ind of more delicate flavor. The vines
bear heavily, and continue bearing until
bout the first of August, The prices
barry from 81 so to S per barrel.
Col. E. A. Calkins, of the Milwaukee
sunday Telegraph has been out to Den
Der, attending the Grand Army reunion.
In an interview, he says: "By the way,
II the close OF the war, l was offered the
business and editorial management of a
Newspaper in Denver, which is now
making from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.,
but i; was then a ten days journey by
|tage from the Missouri river to Denver,
indians often infested the route. and
he Pacific railroad appeared like an i'm
Practicable dream. So l did not CO."
The City Of Denver, Col, is go high up
q the mountains-7,OOO feet above the
evel Of the ssa-that housekeepers find
~ificulty in cooking meat and vegetables
" boiling. The atmosphere is so light
bat water bOils at a temperature
DO low to thoroughly cook ONE
kinds of food. While strangers COM
plain much of the thinness of the at
hosphere. old settlers are not much
N0essed, and children bornand raised
here seem not to suffer Inconvenience
any way. They race up and down
be sideso of the mountains at full speed
fithout finding any difficulty in breath
n2. Their lungs are large enough to
PIE in ali the air, light as it is, that
hey require.
Red Fish Lake, on the summit Of a
fountain range in Idaho, which had an
pea Of several miles and was many
Ethoms in depth, has dropped through
be bottom. 1t was 1000 feet above
be level of the sea, and surrounded by
ense forests, which rendered it a de-
ghtful resort in summer for camping,
shing and boating parties. When the
departure took place is not known. The
nfrounding formation is granite and
nestone, and an immense assure has
pened, whether caused by separation
p settling Of the earth's surface OF from
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the lake is dry, and presents the ap
~earance of q deep gorge or valley on
be summit ofthe mountains. This lake
Jas always contained millions of red fish
bad been a favorite resort for bear, deer
hd other game. Where the fish went
is as much q mystery as where the
Iater went.