davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chspped Hands, Chilblsins,
Corns and sll Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box. For
sale at Logan 4 Co.'S
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
B. & O. Excursion

Via. Pittsburg, to Fortress Monroe, Wash.
ington City and Norfolk, Va, Wednesday
July Sth, 1885. Round trip from Wheeling
Sll.50. Tickets good returning 80 days
from date of sale; good to stop off anywhere
Excursion train leaves Wheeling at sos
Eastern standard time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

1857 Pnfcs amounting ma
Application for ntes TO clubs should BE- m,d, 49,
10 the once Of che Company In New Orle.p, ~
For further ipforms ton write clearly. siyin, IN
address POSTAL NOTES, E,pc; aopss ~
dem or New York Exchange in ordinary ,,,,.
Currency by express (all sums Of s. and ups,rs.,
our expense) Addressed DArPAlS,
New Orleans, Ia
or n. A. DAUPHIN.
GOT Seventh st., Washington, II. q
Make p. o. Money Orden payable and .ldr.
Registered Letters TO
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orlea.. La
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

The prizes are all valuable, and it only
costs q triHe to find out how lucky you are
At the Chaplne street rink tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
A Walking Skeleton,

Mr.. E. Springer, OF Mechanicsburg, Pa,
writes: Il was afflicted with lung fever
and sbscess on lungs, and reduced to q
walking skeleton. Got a free trial bottle OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
which did me so much good that bought q
dollar bottle. After using three bottles,
found myself again a man, completely re-
stored to health, with hearty appetite, and
q gain in flesh of 48 pounds"
Call at Logan L Co.'S Drug Store and
get free trial bottle of this certain cure for
al Lung Diseases. Large bottles $l.00.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
Must he Sold for Cash.

A large consignment of wall papers, car.
pets, oil cloths, window blinds made up
ready to hang, etc, at Nos. 2Ol9 and 2O2l
Main street. John Roemer, Agent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

Cone early and avoid the rush. Your
last opportunity fora chance in the hand
some prizes at the Chapline street rink TO-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
TURTLE SOUP at Louis Schwalb's to night

Cone early and avoid the rush. Your
last opportunity for chance in the hand
some prizes at the ChapEne street rink to-
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

HORSE racing, prize shooting, three leg
ged race, doughnut race sack race, on the
Fair Grounds July 4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
The Supreme Bench.

ATLANTA, Sept. q, iSs4.-From experience think
g. s. s. very valuable rmedy for Gu eneous disea.
,es, and at the same time an inyigorAting tonic.
JAMES JACKSON, Chief Justice Of ia
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
AT CHARLESTON

Tho Rssprn will continue to give the new sas
mating from the CAPITAL afrsr the rcmsvL
Charleston just tho same heretofore, % that ss9
citizen Wishing 70 know what Il uanspirius at u
sxAr OF GovIIHnHHT mua continue 10 Ais u
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

DoS'T forget the grand drawing at the
Chapline street rink tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

EvERDoDY is invited to attend the grand
picnic of the Maennerchor, Beethoven and
Mozart Singing Societies on the New State
Fair Grounds July 4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
Turtle SOUP at Louis Schwslb's tonight.
Rnoklen,s Arnica saIye.

You may be the lucky one at the Chap
line street rink to night. Who knows?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

PR1zE shooting on the Fair Grounds
-1lV 4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
Nail Feedera Meeting.

unIn you want 10 hire help a small advertise
Ebiu ment in The REGISTER viii do IT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
Gather indications.

", July -l:30 g. m.-For
GALLEY and Tennessee, fair
.sgveat.,s, winds becoming varisbl stationary
temperature except in the upper Ohio
valley slightly warmer.
For, the lower lake region, slightly
warmer fair weather, northerly winds be-
coming variable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
SPORTING SPRAY.

DoS'T forget the grand drawing at the
ChapEne street rink tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

nave just received O new
old Speetaeles.
COZ ~U8B,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
TIE SANE FOOTING

The finest horss racing this season takes
place at the Maennerchor, Beethoven and
Mozart picnic July 4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

The prizes are all valuable, and it only
costs triae to find out how lucky you are
at the Chapline street rink tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
JcAl INTELLIGENCE.
The Weather,

The Weather
wing shows the range of the mer-
Sterday as observed by c. Schnepf,
set street druggist: o. m, 81,
>; 3 p. m, "; p. m, 81. The
his morning at 1874 and sets at
vening. The days length is
d / minute. The moon rises
this evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

ws1ry sufferer from Eheu-
matism, Heuraigis, Weak
and Sore Lung, Coughs and
Colds, Weak Back, Veal
Stomach and Bowels, Dys-
pepeia, Female weakness,
n the Loins and Back, try
over the pit Of the 6tomaek,
Ague Palns, Bilious Cole
! protscs tbs sJstsa Iron
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
WHEELING, June 80. 1885.

Do not fail to maze your preparations for
the picnic July on the New Fair Grounds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
Index 70 New Advertisements

ost-Gold speetacles.
sfeady Enar 10y ment Cor ladies.
Oiyidend-PeabodY Insurance Company
sJuIy Bills-ssSgs6n Davenport.
Mel ms Cora Killer.
white ana fahcy Vssts-Dr 6sV1dling & Co.
-4ezers-0eolW. JohnSon's sons
~hariestsu- Steamer Chancellor.
.-Furaished Room.
ly n the Park. 80,
ERR. H List.
First Page.
I'm va
t-5O,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

A VERY enjoyable day can can be spent
on the new Fair Grounds July 4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
CONSUMPTION.

ihs,s peat;ys y.say z. ths .hsvs ai.sas; y
long standing hsys os0 cured Indeed, 9 arons r
ny taith IN % snesey that yfil sszp TWU Bon.
TLD Hkkk1 togsthsr VIII svALuZHLETRRLT.
ns9 ~ = - g. - ~ AseG. en- sxyRa
DELxsLooUHmrx d ~ Y9s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

Ths nap alone viii b ssat 70 any stdos H
oenh.
The REsnfEs may b Esss 10 ono sddrss -
Whatever other paper 10 subscnbed 'or, " shssss
the money 70 sooompaDy the order Invariably.
y. u. TANBY,
General Manager
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

lpnyion Sales advertised in THE REGISTER bring
RuGIlulI lots Of good buyers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
AdYica to Mothers.

Coll Your house II you want to by adyei Using In
Jul The REGISTER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

~-.~snny BoSrdsrs can To secured by adve-tisin,
ei in TIE DAILY and SuHnAY REsIsT rs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01
pRY GOODS.

And We think Il has reached the wonderful low prices
Times seem to be improNi aud soon prices will
advance Therefore ne would kindly suggest to you
hat now II good chance 70
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

WI III TIE REsnrxs
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
THE CHOLERA.
some Very Intelligent Observations on a..
Recent Eavagcs.

some Very Intelligent Observations on ~.
Recent Eavagcs.
WAsHivGToS. October u. A final report.
dated October !, describing the gradual
subsidenco OF the cholera AZ Marseilles aud
Ionlon, and It's Disappearance from both,
has been received by the So Sccretary Of State
from United States Consul Frank II Mason.
The most fatal day n Mnrsciles wns tho
2lst of Au-ust, with n death record Of
six y-uine; hat Of Toulon was the ~ Of
August, on which late forty two deaths
were recorded. The Aubsidence of tho
scourge has been gradual, and tho
deaths now occurring nre nearly
oh among the fugifives vino have
returned 30 their hom without due pro-
caution ia resp ct TO ventilation aud disin-
fection or have bccn imprudent iu their
diet or habits. The epidemic Of 1876 bad
claimcd in Mnrscilies. from its outbreak
down 20 the date of the report 230 vic
Tins. This is an uuusunlly fatal record for
second years. visitation az Marsrilics.
the mortality Of the secondary outbreaks
having been uuiufOrulv less than half that
~ the preceding summer. n ia N
pleasure 20 be nLle 20 close the
record ~ the epidemic without iuciu1iug
nmoug ita victims the name ~ any citizau
~ the United States This if the moro
gratifying ia that the ualady wss par
ticulnriy Ia its earlier stage fatal 20 for
eigrers. notably "glish and Scnudina-
yinns. Two American vessels were ina port
during the early and most fatal stage Of
the epidemic. There were in all on both
ssels nine cases, including both cap
f4ius, ~ ncut1 cholera darrhen
q Insoi mason saws that he presc, ihed
tn remedy of Dr. Valentine. n New York.
with more than ordinarily good results
lts formula iB tincture of rhuharb. ten
parts: lnndnnum sydeuham, four parts:
cainphor, oue-haif part; syrup Of ether,
nifty parts, syrup ~ bitter orange peel.
hltv parts; ono teaspOonful iu n ittis
water and repeat until symptoms cease.
Hc adds: 'it is doIhtfui whether final
st1tistics wiz show that any substantial
progress has been made in treating tho
most malignant forms n Tho disease. or
That the proportion ~ deaths 90 cases have
been reduced 80 much hs ! per cent. by ali
the experience of these two souber wears.
Fhe cns effective treatment Tor Asinffc
rnoicrn is - avoid t." Mr Mason. who
hos trnvsly remained rt his post through
two epilnmice. is highly commended for
h.a "telliyeut reports by the Department.
of State.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKES.
Houses Rocked ~ ina Great s'orn-Peo.
pie Frightened.

WASHINGTON, October i4-Dispatchcs
from various points in Virginia confirm the
reports of an earthquake shock Friday
night letter from Charlottesville says:
Intelligence from Louisa, Fluva' ma.
Campbell, and from every district Of thi,
county, concurs in placing the time of the
hrst shock at half-past n O'Clock =. NJ. The
s1ock was. s.evidcutlY greater here than at
any other point from which information has
been received. In Charlottesville houses
rocked as In n great storm; windows.
stoves and dishes rnttled furiouslv'
vases were shaken from mantels in sornc
cssSs, and everything generally so we'll
shnhcn thnt people were aroused
from their slumbers aud sprang out OF bed
nnd ran 10 the windows 10 sec what was
wrong. One gentleman, who had not re-
ured, walked across his floor during the
luaking, and AYERS that his house rocked
80 violently that he experienced tho same
difficulty that one has in waking on tho
cars while they are Ia motion. The shocks,
ior there wcro two, were accompnn nied bv
n fumhltng noise which could be n arl Tor
some time after the quaking ceased, aud
which was mistaken hy some Tor thunder
a. great many people were very baily
frightened" At Warrenton the shock was
distinctly felt IL wakcncd persons from
their sleep and ratified windows Three
distinct shocks were felt i'm Lvnchhurg be-
tween IL and - O'Clock Friday night 4
loud tumbling sound preceded each shock
me direction OF the disturbance wns du.
north and south. Tho shock was also felt
IN ceriain parts OF Richmond, but the vi
urntlons were very slight. AdViccs from
other points west aud south OF Richmond
report slight shocks. At stanton the shock
vas very perceptible, continuing over half
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
Almnsf a Rinf

COLUMBUS, o., October 1G.-Shortly after
noon to-day some rattle Drained persons
hung out an immense "bloody shirt" across
tho street in front OF the Democratic head .
quarters. II bore the words, "New South 4"
New North, +" and "a New Deal: the Last
of the Bloody Shirt" The shirt was an
immense affair. il was about twenty feet
long and ten feet wide, with sleeves six
feet lcng. Grent daubs Of red were spattered
over the breast in imitation OF blood A.
hrst the banner created great deal
OF amusement, but about . o'clock a num-
Der OF old soldiers went in a BODY TO the
headquarters and dcmnnde i'm tho n me Of
the u. A. X. that the bloody emblem be
taken down. As Chairman Powell waa not
present at the time, no attention was paid
70 the request A few minutes later a re-
quest was received from Governor Hoa ilv
asking that the banner Toe taken down at
once. Before this could be done however. "a
large crowd had collected. and Just ns the
lanitor began % loosen the ropes a number
OF mon rushed forward and. Selling the
banner, carried IL off. They brought In back
III few minutes. saturated with coal oil
~ was then burned I'm front OF the head
quarters amid the shouts Of those prt sent
10 witness the movements. There were a
number otpcrsous In the crowd who seemed
desirous Of sackiug the headquarters and
many threats were made, but the wise
couns OF Jaw abiding men OF both parties
prevailed and the crowd dispersed
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
A Dreadful Slaht.

FARGO, OAK, October 1.-the news has
just reached here that the wife and child
OF Stth Stauuton perished iu prairie 6re
IN Barnes County, thirty miles from here
Saturday. The FIRE started from a thresh-
ing-machine on the Lessar farm while the
men had left IL for dinner. Mr. Staunton.
who was some distance from his house. two
miles from the origin OF the fire, was bare
~ able 90 reach there before the flames
and thought 10 too late 90 save the build
ings. He took one little child under ench
arm and told his wife 20 follow with the
oldest one. Soon looking back. be saw his
wife and child cnveloped in flames. Mrs
Stauniop perished there, and the child
was so badly burned that il died the next
day. The fire parted at the house aud left
u untouched. A few thousand bushels Of
wheat and harm or two burned. AZ tho
same time another fire n few miles west
destroyed some fifteen thousand bushels of
wheat on the farm Of ~ Y. Townley, and
the house md buildings OF Ed. &. Booth
and much other property Of other parties
Tue total losses from FIRE in Barnes County
this season are put al 500. 900.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
PERSONAL ANo rMpeRsoNaL.
Rate. OF Advcrti-inr.

Miss Shiflcil. of Attention. Pa.
for year and half has slept twenty
hours every day. She d the picture -
health. fiHsbHrgh Post
Stanley. the explorer. says that
when You can not whip nor buy an
African King you can scare him out of
his boots with ghost story
The only daughter of Ex-Bankcr
Fish u so devoted 10 him that she pre-
fcrs prison life with her father to free
dom without him ~ I Sun.
Prof Hunt an rronaut. who made
q balloon ascension 40 Omaha recently.
descended in Crescent Lake. going nm
der the water 10 the depth of twenty
seven feet
A lady OF Brunswick. Ga. has a
bed the feathers 81 which were picked
from a nock Of geese during the Revo-
lutionary War The feathers are lust
as soft and downy a. ever.
The brother Of Budd Dobie. tho
famous jockey. has applied for
divorce. Budd himself - divorced.
the father Of the two is separated from
the mother, and their only sister "a liv-
Ing apart from her husband - Chicago
Tribune.
Modieska puts hor earnings into
real estate. She has her own dwelling
In every civilized country. aud some of
these cdiiices are famous for their achi-
tcctural beauty Her California ranch
comprises five hundred acres Of good
land. ~ Y. Hcraid
Matthew Walker. of Ncy Center
Vile. Chester County. Pa. has elgrcly
recovered from broken mock. sus-
tanned by being thrown from n wagon.
Physicians said his lfo could NOT bo
saved, but slowly the injury healed
iisclf and now SIR. Walker has com.
pleto use Of his neck Hartford Cour.
mt
Probably the strongest man in
Georgia is Blacksmith Boasee. ~
MaNcys. He is about sis feet. ten
inches tall and raise, aud holds oui
straight with ono hand for one minuis
"a hundred and -twenty-ponud anvil he
also holds ont horizontally by one
spoke q large cartwhecl. AtiqHia Con
sinufiOR
The economy of living AZ New VII
lnge. y. y, h illustrated ln the exucr
encc al Rev. Ot.s Holmes. now eighty
three years old. who receives two hun
dred dollars year for his services. but
manages 20 live upon that and what he
says be has saved from the same salary
for the past eighteen years dfaHy
J0urnai
Abraham Perry. colOrcd man.
who died NJ Harrisburg at the age ~
eight-eight. was famous as the insured
Of great many graveyard insurance
policies. AZ one time thcre was one
hundred and fifty th ,usand dollars of
speculative insurance ON his life. flo
was expected To- die az any time. but hs
survived all the grave yard companies.
-- IhHadciphfa Press.
Thomas Emsley. who died recent
" IN Yorkshire. England. left one be-
quest 81 thirty thousand dollars. one
ot fifteen thousand dollars. one of ten
thousand dollars. five OF i've thousand
doliars each. nine Of two thousand i've
hundred dollars and tive ri one thou
sand one hundred and twenty-five dol.
lars each 10 various educational and
charitable institutions. with no regard
whatever 20 sect az party.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
~ LlTTLe NONSENSE. "

Clerk What do you say? A
shovel engineer on che railway You
mean "a civil engineer She oh. I
dessay you are right. sor irs him
that shoyels coal Into the engine ~.
J. NaN
These backwoOdsmeu have bet
Ter time ihan any one suppOses. bat T
should think they would get tired n
living on one thing al the while
10 what DO you rcfer,'' Chops "-
R0ehetier PosLErprea
Judge Prisoner. have you ever
been sentenced bsf0rc2" Prisoner
Much DOL gcd for your honor friend
ly ingniry Abonf "a couple n vears
ago your honor had the goodness 20
give me twelve months f. Fliegsnds
Binffcr
London has regularly incorporat-
90 assoc alton. che object of which is
fhe protection of The butterfly Tho
society should also encourage fhc bak-
ing ~ the 5uckwheaf cake which 1c-
cording to che old joke. makes The bur
fer ~. H0rvffovp Heratf
a catastrophe Going into d~r
good. store to fIrt with the saiesiad. .e..
and meeting vDur wife. uho takes ad-
vsnfage 20 the s.fnat.on 1y peruadiug
you to look at those lovely nk dress
patterns. (which sre 20 cheap Won
know hotfau Irfstcrtpt
essay DarriuEcr. have con beard
uf Nrem aFt iatf inrenHDny $40
d d.dr snoH he had any err.rs .r
.hat WAY What has o. invented
"if t insf wsrferfaf BE- E. destined
tH mrkf complete revolution
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
MARRIED HIS MOTHER.

singular Event That Lcd to Nntri-
monial Aliinnrc Of Son and Mother.
NEW NoRK, October A.-About twenty
years ago Amasa Turner aud Samantha
Wardle were married near Amherst, Mass.
Miss Wardle was scarcely sixteen nt the
time. A son was born some months after
ward. While he was still an infant Turner
got divorce from his vifo aud took HIS
child with him 10 Mexico, aud finally to
California, where he remnined until he died.
His divorced wife married a Sylvester
6oodle. of Camden. y. J. He died soon
utter, leaving her quite fortune. She has
been living Ia this city for several years
and recently met Harrison Turner, of San
francisco. Neither knew the relationship
then existing between them. and as Mrs.
6oodle had retained her youth and beauty,
they were eventually married. Their true
position was revealed 10 them only "A fow
days ago. Tho effect was terrible Their
friends quickly hurried one OF them OF to
South America aud tho other 10 Europe.
ana every possible effort Is being mhdo 20
hush the matter up.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
A Chlld,s Awful Fate

MONTREAL, October 10. 49, Yests rday
morning. MS the wife Of Jean Baptiste
Eomilly. a farmer ia ST. Vincent Depaul. n
viilnge about ten miles from Montreal. was
feeding her fowls, while her chill J.. aged
two years was playing around. suddenly a
large bald -headed eagle swooped down and
bore the little one of in its tnlons. The
chili screamed and extended It's arms 20
its mother, who was beside herself with
men al agony. tut was p1werlesv - render
assistance. The screams Of the child
how ever. attracted the neighh hors, who.
win shotguus, pursued tho oagle. The
bird was seen 90 altght with It's prev upon
the roof Of "a barn "a mile distant Lifting
up its head, with ono powerful stroke it
drove It's beak into the child's head and
ther b"gan IN. horrid feast. At the near
up onch OF the ueighbors, who were firing
guns 10 trighten it, the eagle took fight.
len .ng the child behind. when the body
was recovered life was extinct. The skull
was split In two and part had Deen de-
vOurcd.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-10-22
a GREAT JOURNEY.
an Exploration OF Alaska Heretofore Con-
sidcrcd AN Impossible Peat


CHICAGO. October l5-General Nelson 4.
miles, who Is in the city, received telc-
gram yesterday from Lieutenant Henry +.
Allen, of the Second cavalry. stating that
he had arrived safely az San Francisco,
after his Alaska explorations, having COM
pleted journey through the regions OF tho
Tar north, which, in the opinion OF General
Miles, eNcclled all explorations ON the
American continent since Lewis and CLARK
and the worlds record since I.ivinrstone.
Lieutenant Allen left Sitka last February
and lourneyed 60 the north of the Cop
per River, which he followed until he
reached The Great Alaskan range OF noun-
tains. These he crossed on snowshoes 90
the head OF the Teunah River, in itself a
marvellous accomplishment. For zoo or 500
miles he followed the Tennnh until IL
emptied into the Yukon, the great river OF
the north. 20 It's mouth. a distance OF gOO
or 900 miles more. Upon the completion
OF MS great journey Lieutenant Allen re-
paired TO Fort Michel, on the Bering Strait,
nnd returned on the steamer Corwin
Ihe exploration OF the Tennah and
ukon Rivers has been the ambition OF ex-
piorers long before Alaska came into pos.
session OF the United States, but the Rus
SLAMS tailed each time 10 was attempted.
since then several explorations by Amer
icon officers have ended in failure, until
among the army officers on tho Pacific
coast the feat came 10 bc considered well
nigh impossible. Lieutenant Aliens COM
pnnlons were sergeant and an officer OF
the signal corps, together with Indians
WhOm he persuaded 10 iOin him