Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-21

THE SHOWS OF THE POLAR REGIONS
Through this part of the Arctic and sub
Arctic regions, reaching from north Hud-
sons bay to the nearest channels of the
Arctic ocean and beyond, snow does not fall
very heavily during the winter time proper;
and it is claimed by the EsquimauX that ex-
cept the spring and autumn snoWs-for
which they have special names-nO snow
falls at all during any other time of the
year. That is, these distinct fall and spring
SHOWS are separated by the summer on one
side, with the snow off the ground and ice
Offthe lakes, and by the winter on the other,
with the ground constantly covered with
snow, but of uniformly average depth.
During the winter time every gale and
storm blows the loose drifting snow around,
and a polar traveller out of doors, on such
day, might we'll think that a furious snow
storm was raging around him but, say the
Esquimaux, it is only the drifting snow that
fell the autumn before, and for which they
have a distinct name (nioshoh) separate
from that of the snow itself (ap-poo or ap-
poot. These drifting banks accumulate at
various points, freezing together, and the
wind packs them as hard as marble; but
they are built up at the expense ofthe snow
at other places, and keep the average depth
quite uniform, and that depth not anyways
up in their imaginations.
In these portions Of the Arctic where |
have spent most Of my time, the snow was
quite appreciably less in average depth than
in many portions of the United States
where l have spent different winters. l
believe I do not eXaggerate when say that
a railroad could be built from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, along the Arctic coast of
North America, and it would be bothered
less by snow than we have often seen on the
Union Pacific railroad and connecting lines
running through the middle of the United
States and nearer the equator than the pole.
Certainly this would be the case in regard
to amount of snow, although the texture Of
it would be quite different, for in the Arctic
regions it is frozen by the intense cold and
packed by the glacial gales until it is SEEM
ingly half way on the road to being pure
stone, and a foot of which might obstruct a
railroad train more than the deepest bank
in the temperate zones.-Chicago Times.
A STORY OF THE WARRIOR the number
of men engaged, the battle Of Hartville,
Tenn, during the war between the States,
was perhaps one OF the most desperate strug-
giles of the war. Two companies of Gener
al Hansom's brigade and a portion of Gen
eral Floyd's command were ptted against
the command of General John A. Logan,
late candidate for Vice-P President. So far
as numbers were concerned, the conflict was
an unequal one, the Federals far outnum
bering the Confederates. The "rebs" were
victorious, taking more prisoners than there
were men in their command. Among 9TH
er Kentucky boys who took part in the bat
tie, were H. G.. Payne and his brother, Mr..
Lewis D. Payne, of Fayette county. When
the Federals were routed, General Logan
was the last to leave the field. He was hot
ly pursued and scores of shots were fired at
his retreating form, and when he saw that
he would either be killed or captured, he
threw himself from his horse, and laying
himself on the ground, face downward,
"possomed" death. The two Paynes were
together, and seeing him fall, and recogniz-
ing him as an officer Of high rank, they has
tiy dismounted, took his sword and papers,
and remounting their horses, Joined again
the pursuing party. Returning from the
chase, the Paynes looked for the fallen Off
Ger, and found that he had either been re-
moved or gone away Of his own accord.
When the papers were examined, it was
found that the officer who had so cleverly
escaped was no other than General John A.
Logan. The papers and the sword were
turned over to General Hanson.
This is true story, which in the great
volume of war literature has never before
found place. The Payne brothers are still
living in this county, and are among our
most honOred and respected citizens.-Ler-
ington (Ky.) Press.