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Iron County register., 1886-11-04
NOT AN EARTHQUAKE.

A Remarkable Landslide Involving an
Area of Two Square Miles.
The United States Geological Survey
has learned from Mr.. c.. w. Cross, en-
gagged in field-work at Denver, Col, the
part culars of a remarkable landslide
near Cimarron, Gunnison County, which
was described in the local papers as an
earthquake. Prof. Farnham, OF the
Nebraska State Normal School, who
chanced to be in the neighbornood, had
personally visited the scene of the sup
posed earthquake; annd when he called
upon Mr.. Cross, and described the ap-
pearance of the region, the assures
formed, etc, the latter inferred that
serious disturbance must have occurred
along the line of faulting on the west
side of the Trident mesa, indicated on
the Hayden maps. AS soon as practi-
cable. Mr.. Cross went to Cimarron. He
found the locality about nine miles
south of that town, on the east side
of the west fork of the Clmarron
river. Between the two forks of the
Cimarron is mesa capped by eruptive
rock, the valleys on either side being
eroded out of cretaceous rocks, appar-
emily the clays of the Colorado group.
The area involved exten is from the
base of the cliffs of eruptive rock form
ing the top of the mesa, down the slopes
toward the valley bottom, nearly to the
edge of the belt of timber. Such a
crumpling of the surface had taken
place throwing down forests in mex
tricable confusion, pushing the ground
up into ridges, and leaving tissure-like
depressiOns-that the assumption by
untechnical persons of an earthquake
as the cause was not surprising; but,
after Il two-davs' examination, Mr..
Cross satisfied himself that there had
been no earthquake, but a remarkable
landslide, involving an area of nearly
two square mi,us. it was evident that
the surface of the ground had be-
come loosened from the underlying
clay beds, probably in con-
sequence of the sepage of water.
and that a movement of the area, start
ing at it's upper end, had been thereby
instituted in the direction of the mesa.
The lower portion having moved less,
or not at ali, the ground there had been
most thoroughly ridged, fissured, COM
pressed and overlapped, in such man
ner that trees had been overthrown,
little ponds drained and new one;
formed, and the courses of small
streams changed. Ranchmen living
near by had preceived no tremor or
other evidence of earthquake disturb
ance, nor could they tell when the
movement took place: but they agreed
in saying that the rainfall had been un,
usually heavy Evidences were found
of similar land-slides of earlier date, at
various places along the valley, and it
seems clear that such slides must have
played an important part in shaping out
the valley depression. n.--Science
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
STATE NOTICES.
Significant Phrases Inscribed in tho Seals
of the Different States.

Significant Phrases Inscribed in tho Seals
of the Different States.
Arkansas-Regnant populi, "The
people rule" California-Eureka,. II
have found it." Colorado-Nil sine
numine, Nothing can be done with
out Divine aid.'' Connecticut-Qu
transtulit sustinet, 'He who brought
us over sustains u.s." Delaware-"Lib-
erty and independence" Fiorida-''In
God is our trust Georgia-"Wisdom,
justice and moderation" Illinois
Estate Sovereignty, National Union"
Indiana has no motto. lowa-''Our
liberties we prize, our rights we will
maintain Kansas -Ad astra per
aspera, ITO the stars through difficult
ties" Kentucky-"United we stand,
divided we fall" Louisiana-"Jus-
tice. union and confidence" Maine
Dirigo, 81 direct" Maryland-C Cres-
cite ct multiplicamini, .sIncrease and
multiply" Observation-Disclosures petit
placidam sub libertate quietum, by
the sword she seeks placid rest in lib
erty, or Conquors peace"
Michigan Tueber, and 81 qu@-
ris peninsulam amanam cir
cumspice-.I will defend;" IF you
seek pleasant peninsula. look around
you'' Minnesota-L'E Etroile du Nord,
1.-The Star OF the North" Missouri
Salus populi suprema lex esto. Let
the welfare of the people be the SUI
preme law Mississippi has no mot
to. Nebraska-''Equality before the
law" New Hampshire has no motto.
New Jersey-'Liberty and Independ--
ence.' New York-Excelsior, High.
er" North Carolina has no motto.
Nevada-Volens ct potens-"Willing
and able" Ohio-lmperium in, im-
perio. IAN empire in an empire.
Oregon-Alis velat propriis, '.She flies,
with her own wings" pennyslvanis
-"Virtue, liberty and independence.
Rhode Island--'.Hope." South Caro-
lima Animis opibusque parati. Ready
in will and deed" Tennessee-"Agri-
culture, Commerce" Texas has no
motto. Vermont - Freedom and,
unity Virginia-Sic semper tyrannis.
so always with tyrants." West
Virginia - Montani semper liberi.
"Mountaineers are always free.H Wis
consin-Civilitas successit barbarum..
1.-The civilized man succeeds the bar
barous. - Toledo Blade.
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
Execution by Electricity.

A Leipzig engineer recently pro-
posed to employ electricity as sub
stitute for the guillotine and the rope,
and Swiss sdvant now advocates, its
employment for the iniliotion of light
err forms of corporal punishment H.
Henri Roget, of Geneva. proposes to
replace the schoolmaster's rod by an
electric machine; the punishment to
consist of certain number Of sparks
from it of greater or less intensity ac-
cording to the gravity of the, offense.
The particular advantage which he
claims for this system is that 1t neither
leaves mark on the skin nor o legacy
of doleful souvenirs behind ID. as the
rod does. The pain does not survive
the actual moment of mfliction. II
will, however. be open TO the advocates
of fiagellation to retort that the per-
sistence of the painful impressions
produced by the application of tho
rod, so far from constituting an obiec-
ton to the existing system, Is one OF its
greatest recommendations Mall
Gazette
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
ALASkA'S CAPITAL.
Evidence of the Antiquity OF Sftk1, Once
Called New ArchangeI.

Evidence OF the Antiquity OF Sttk1, Once
Called New Archangel.
1t is a grassy and messy town that
gathers about the Russian chapel. All
of the old houses were built to last, as
they are likely to do, for many genera
tons to come. They are log houses
all the public buildings, the once
fashionable officers club, and many of
the residences-solid square brown logs
laid one upon another until you come
to the roof Sometimes the logs are
claphoarded without and they are all
lathed and plastered within. The floors
are solid and the stairs also, and the
wonder is how the town can ever go to
ruin-save by fire--for wood doesn't
rot in Alaska, but VIII lie in logs ex-
posed to all the changes of the seasons
for an indefinite period. / saw in
wood back of the town an immense
log. 1t was in the primeval forest, and
below it were layers of other logs lying
crosswise and IN confusion. / know
not how far below me was the solid
earth, for mats of thick moss and deep
beds of dead leaves filled the hollows
between the logs; but this log, nearly
three feet in diameter, was above
them all, and out of it-from a seed no
doubt imbedded in the bark-had sprung
a tree that is to-day as great in girth as
the log that lies PROSTATE beneath its
roots. These mighty roots have clasped
that log in an everlasting embrace and
struck down into the soil below. You
can conjecture how long the log has
been lying there in that tangle of mighty
roots-yct the log is to-day as sound
bit of timber as one is likely to find any
where
Alaska is buried under forests like
thcse-I mean that part of it which is
not still cased in ice and snow. A late
official gave me out of his cabinet a relic
of the past. 1t is stone pestle, rudely
but symme;rically hewn-evidently the
work of the aborigines. The pestle,
with several stone implements of domes-
tic utility, was found by party of pros
pectors who had dug under the roots of
a giant tree. Eleven feet beneath the
surface. directly under the tree and sur
rounded by gigantic roots, this pestle,
together with others of a similar char
acter, and with mortars and various
utensils, were scattered through the soil.
Most of the collection went to the Smith
sonian Institute, and perhaps Their
origin and history may be some day
coniiectured. How many ages more. [
wonder, will be required to develop the
resources of this vast out-of-door coun-
try? When the tardy darkness fell upon
Sitka-toward m:dnight-the town was
hardly more silent than it had been
throug ghout the day. A few lights were
twinkling in distant windows, a few In
dams were prowling about, the water
rippled along the winding shore. and
from time to time, as the fresh gusts
blew in from the sea, some sleepless
bird sailing over us on shadow wings
uttered a half-smothered cry that startled
the listener. Then, indeed, old Sitka,
which was once called New Archangel,
seemed but relic Of the past, whose
vague, romantic history will probably
never be fully known charles Warren
Stodoldrd, IN San Francisco Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
sAucY DICK.

Tho Trick He Had Of Splashing and Fright
ening the Cat-His Lady Visitor.
..Saucy Dick" I think hear some
one say: pray, who and what IS hes
Well, that is just what I am going to
tell YOU. He was only little. bright
yellow canary bird. We called him
s.Saucy Dick" because of the saucy
way he had of turning up his head,
first on one side. then on the other, and
looking at us in such pert manner,
whenever we gathered around his cage.
as if he were trying TO count, and see
how many of us there were. he was
very cunning, mischievous bird. and
it would take up more time and space
than have to give, to tell you one
half his cunning tricks. but his great
est delight was in sprinkling the cat
Pussy was in the habit of lying down
directly underneath Dicks cage to take
her morning nap, and the little fellow
soon discovered that when he took his
bath and sprinkled few drops OF wa
ter on the floor the cat would run.
Then he began to take delight in 1t.
and no natter how many times he had
bathed, or at what time of day the cat
would come and lie down, Dick would
90 immediately into his bathing-dish
and begin to dash and splash about,
peeping over every few minutes to see
if the cat was still thel. =, and then go
ing back, until he had succeeded at
last in making her run. Then in the
most comical and cunning manner he
would peer through the bars at
his vanquished foe with an unmis-
taxable look of triumph. If there
was no water in his dish he
would make such a fuss about IL that
mamma would be compelled to give
him some in order to quiet him. One
day a lady called to see mamma, and
happened to take a seat quite near to
Dicks cage. Dick eyed her moment,
and then hoped into his dish and be-
gan to splash, which attracted the
lady's attention. Mamma told her
about his naughty trick of splashing
the cat. and added: 81 do verify be-
lieve he is trying to do the same to
YOU" The lady scarcely believed that
bird could be so intelligent, but
asked mamma to give him some water,
for she wanted to see what he would
do. Mamma did so, and he dashed
and splashed about till soon there was
not drop left, stopping every little
while to look at the lady and see if there.
were any indications of moving on her
part, and then going back to his dish
with renewed vigor. But the lady did
not move. She only laughed and shook
her finger at him, and said: "Now.
you naughty bird, is that the way you
treat your visitorsP I'm not gong to
run from you like the cat, for my dress
and shawl are thick and can stand
good deal of splashing." Then she
asked mamma to give him more water.
for she 'swanted to see the fun out"
she said. Mamma very reluctantly
filled his dish the third time, when he
made such vigorous splashing that
he not only wet the lady completely.
but the floor and furniture all around
him, and she was compelled to move.
or have her new bonnet ruined. Then
with what a saucy self-satistied air did
that bird look at her, with look that
seemed to say: "Aha, You had to move
at last -"-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

An Interesting law Point Which Excite-
the People of Arlsmns.,w.
An appeal in a rather peculiar case
has just gone before the Supreme Court
of Arkansaw. John Bogworth, who for
many years lived in the village of Rip
vile, Washington County, Ark, came
to Little Rock some time ago and enter
ed into bu usiness. Recently he went
back to his native village, having re-
placed his slouch hat for a rather high
crowned Derby. When the companions
of his youth saw him wearing the hat
they provided themselves with bean
shooters and began to shoot holes
through it. Finally. one buck-shot,
ranging trife too low, plowed a fur
row across the top of Johns head.
Bogworth had the fellow arragned be-
fore justice of the peace
''Is this the hat you wore9" the JUS
tice asked.
Eyes, sir"
''And the buck shot that made this
hole is the one that plowed you, eh?"
Eyes, your honor"
Tha justice, after few moments re-
Election, said: '.It is the opinion of this
court that the plaintiff in this case laid
himself liable. and that if he had not
pulled his hat down so far. the buck
shot would have simply gone through
the hat without hitting him.
An appeal to the Circuit Court re-
suited in confirmation of the decision
of the court below, and then an appeal
to the Supreme Court was taken. The
final result is awaited with much in.
Iterest.-1ArkansdaU IrdUeler.
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
dwelling of Bartholdi's Colossal
Statue at New York.
A Gala Day in the Metropolis
A Parade With 10000 Sol
diers and Civilians i'm Line,
Reviewed By the President, Mem
bers Of His Cabinet and
Our French Visitors.
The Naval Parade, Ceremonies of the ISL
and and Final Winding Up With
Grand Pyrotechnic DispIay-The
Statue and Its Dimensions.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-The rain, which
hours, did not cease until about daylight
this morning. The sky did not clear,
however, and the thousands of anxious
sightseers who began to pour into the
streets at an early hour meta damp, fog
gy atmosphere, which threatened a re-
newal of rain at any moment.
The storm greatly interfered with
the work on Bedloe's Island yesterday,
but as little was left to do, it
did noe matter very much whether it
rained or not. The workmen tore down
the old, narrow steps that led up the en-
bankment and replaced them with a
wider and more substantial stairway.
They also laid broad wooden walk lead
ing to the ground entrance 10 the front
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

Henry Clews and E. B. Harper. Roswell
z. Flower, Cooper & Hewitt, ID.
Willis James, Cash, Levi F. Nor
ton, w. E. Conner & Co., S. V. White,
Cyrus w. Field, Tiffany & Co., Joseph
". Drexel, C.. N. Bliss, VIM. Rockefeller,
VIM. H. Webb and Thurber, Whyland &
Co. The failure of Congress to provide
money for fitting display OF fireworks
on the occasion of the unveiling OF the
great statue led Mr.. Clews and the other
gentlemen named to agree to furnish the
necessary money provided the displays be
given by James Pain, of Manhattan Beach,
under the direction of the New York
World. When Mr.. Pain was spoken to
in regard to the matter he generously Of
fered to double whatever sum was raised
by the patriotic friends of the statue and
give programme that would fully real
iZe their expectations. The ground had
been gone over by an agent of Mr.. Pain,
and no trouble or expense was spared to
make the displays the grandest
ever witnessed in this country. The vast
materials for the fireworks had been spe-
cially prepared for this occasion by Mr..
Pain, and several new effects in pyfo-
technics were introduced. The displays
were begun with the lighting of the great
torch for the first time, and were given
simultaneously on Liberty and Govern
or's islands, including some sixty sepa-
rate pyrotechnic pieces. With slight va
riations the fireworks were the same on
Liberty island and in front of old Castle
William, on Governors island, and
were set off by maroon signals from the
statue. The displays were largely
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

called Mail street, into Park Row under
the triumphal arch in front of the World
Office, and back into Broadway. This de-
tour was more in order to pay a compli-
ment to the enterprise of the World, in
raising the sum necessary for raising
Bartholdi's great work.
From Park Row the route was again
down Broadway to Courtlandt street and
Maiden Lane, where most of the mill
tary, turning to right or left, made their
way to the river.
The head of the procession reached the
City Hall at noon. At the same time,
the chimes of Trinity Church could be
heard PLAYING National airs of France
and America.
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Secretary Bayard, drove to the reviewing
stand at Madison square. He was fol-
lowed by Secretaries Whitney, Villas and
Lamar and Colonel Lamont.
After leaving Broadway at Cortlandt
street and Maiden Lane, nearly all the
military and civic companies made their
way homeward.
at this hour hour Gals p. ny. the
procession is still vending its way past
the United Press office, 1S7 Broadway,
having been over an hour in progress.
All the vessels in North river are gaily
decorated with flags, the Great Atlantic
liners being particularly noticeable as
they lay at their docks, one mass OF color
aloft.
The naval parade, which forms another
marked feature of the day, was set for
one O'Clock. The sound of the prepa-
raiory gun, which should nave been fired
at :45 p. m, was not heard until one
O'Clock, and there was considerable delay
in getting the vessels which were to take
part into line. Twenty minutes later the
signal for the start was given, and the
vessels moved slowly in double line from
Forty fifth street down North river, past
fleet of war vessels, toward Liberty
Island. This procession was in charge
OF Lieutenant-C Commander Rich, and con-
sisted of two divisions. The first division
was headed by the United States coast
survey steamer Gedney, and consisted of
all the larger vessels. The second dlvi-
sions consisted of tugs and miscellane-
Gus craft of all descriptions. The YES
sells presented beautiful sight as they
steamed down the Hudson. On reaching
Liberty Island, they passed astern of the
man. of-war anchored below the island
then up between them and the island, till
they came to abreast of the statue head
on tide, where they remained at anchor
until the end of the ceremonies at tset
nOint
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
Work ON the Broadway unf

Work on the Broadway under
ground railway will be commenced in
the fall and completed in two or three
years. A new road w II be constructed
under Broadway, from curb to curb. A
brick wall, with iron pillars on each
side, will be the only wall of separation
between the front cellars and the new
road. and a correspondent thinks it will
not take long for the owner of a corner
store at one of the underground stations
to see that store there will pay him
better than u coal cellar.-N. T. 1rib-
aE2e.
Iron County register., 1886-11-04
statue. IN

GEN.CHAs. P. sTONE.toward Staten Island.
The yards and rigging were manned
by sailors, and the marines were drawn
up on the decks along the bulwarks.
Brilliant calcium lights burned from the
extremities of the yards and fore ard aft
ON deck, while the men stationed in the
rigging and along the decks were supplied
with colored fire. The displays on the
men, Of war took place at intervals.
General Schofield had given orders for
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

OF the intended statue. Another plaster
statue four times as large as the first, and
a third one, of the full dimensions OF the
finished work were made. The last
model had to be made in sections, and
wooden framework was constructed on
which the plaster was spread. When
these sections were completed, wooden
models were used, exact copies OF the
plaster in size and modelling. These
were carefully cut out by hand, and in
them were shaped the hammered brass
work which forms the outside of the
statue. Eighty-eight tons of brass were
used in the structure, and the entire
weight of the statue is 100000 pounds.
in 1876 NJ. Bartholdi, with the extended
right arm of the statue-the first part
that was competed-came to America
and placed the arm and torch i'll
the Centennial Exhibition at Phlla-
dcIphia, whence it was subsequently
removed to Madison Square, New
York. In February, 1877, Congress set
apart Liberty Island for the statue,
and committee Was chosen with
William NJ. Evarts at its head. Inc
face and head OF the statue was COM
pleted in 1878, when it was placed in the
French Exposition, and OH July Z, 1880, the
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

-Philadelphia is the home of a very
mean church organist. He is all bent
with age. and the other day at the we'd
ding of an antique Philadelphia belle
whom he knew many years before, he
astonished everybody by playing a fam
TASTE on the air. when You and Wero
Young. .''-PAstadelphia CoX
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

goddess.
Retween and O'Clock all thorough
fares showed signs of unusual activity.
All trains were crowded to their utmost
capacity with people hurrying to advanta-
geous points to view the grand procession.
In the vicinity of Fifth avenue and
Fifty seventh street, the point at which
the procession was to form, all was hustle
and commotion as early as eight O'Clock.
Civic and military companies arrived
faster than they could be assigned to their
proper places.
At few minutes past ten O'Clock the
head of the column began to move down
Fifth avenue, led by the Fifth United
States Artillery and Military Band. Then
followed the United States Naval brigade,
United States Army brigade, Second reg.
iment New Jersey National Guard and a
detachment of Massachusetts volunteer
militia. These composed the first divi-
sion.
The second division was led by Gill
more's famous band. Then followed the
First Brigade, N. G. S. N. Y, acting as
escort to the French column. The
French column contained the Societe
-Coimarienne; Union AlSacienne; SOciete
Alsace-LoI aine; Mardi Gras Association;
7Socete De Philanthropic; Union Chorale
De Newarks; Union Franchise, of Eliza
beth; LIE Prevyame, of Boston; l.
Anutie, of New York; LIE Societe Cul-
iuaire Cosmopo!ite; l. Helvetienue; l.
Alliance and l. UDion Fraternelle.
Then came another fine band of music,
which was followed by nearly a dozen
more French societies. Behind the
Frenchmen came the United States
Judges and other high officials of the
Uni ed States in carriages, and Governors
OF States and Territories and other high
dignntaries, also in carriages, who brought
up the rear of the second division.
The third division was headed by
Sheriff Grant as marshal, and was COM
prised of mayors of cities; battalion
of Philadelphia police; Brooklyn police ;
veterans of the war of 1872; veterans of
the Mexican war, and the military order
of the Loyal Legion.
The fourth, fifth and sixth divisions
were composed of military organizations
Then came the educational divisions: ther
more military; Washington's carriage
drawn by niue horses, escorted by the
Continental Guard of Washington, anC
the old Washington Continental Guard
mounted. Fircmen, Knights of Pythias
and other organizations all helped tt
make up the other four divisions.
As this brilliant column passed dowl
Filth avenue it was received by the enor
nous crowds, which fiaDked 1t on eltheI
sidr with mighty cheers
AS the procession approached the re
viewing stand at Madison Square, wher'
President Cleveland and members OF hi
Cab net were in waiting, slight drizzl'
of rain began falling, not enough, how
ever, to disturb the crowd or spoil tn
spectacle.
After passing through Madison Squar'
the column moved on down Fifth Avenu
to Washington Square, where it turne'
into Broadway, thence dcwn Broadwa
So the open space behind the post Office
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

a file of one hundred
soldiers to be drawn
up at intervals of a
few yards along the
water front facing
the Battery. They
were supplied with
torches filed with
colored lights, and ats
a signal from the stats
ue ON Liberty Island
they were all lighted,
Iron County register., 1886-11-04

aerial and were Wis.,
ible from all parts of
the harbor, although
the best positions
were the Battery and
Brooklyn Bridge, or
from the decks of eX-
curSion steamers
midway between the
two islands. The war
ships we've anchored
about Liberty Island,
the French men-of
war on The north and
the American squad