The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-09-14
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
HUGE RESERVOIRS IN THE WEST.

A report has been made to the
Secretary of the Interior, by the di.
rector of the Geological Survey OF
the progress made during the month
of July in the survey for the irrl.
| CATION and reclamation of the arid
lands of the west. The total area
surveyed was 1850 square miles.
operations being continued in Cal.
ifornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana
and Nevada. One field party in
California commenced a thorough
survey of Clear Lake with a view
to ascertain it's capabilities as res
ervoir site, and ascertain the best
means of storing water and apply
ing it to lands below it's outlet
Bonner Lake, near Truckee, Nevada,
is being surveyed. 1t is the opin-
ion that by the construction of a
dam two miles below the lakes out
let a large body of water can be
stored at very moderate cost. A
careful survey was made of large
reservoir site which seems practical
BILE by the construction of a dam in
the Rio Grande river near El Paso.
This project, the report says, is one
of profound interest, and perhaps
will involve international questions.
SON OF AN AUSTRIAN COUNT.
Chicago business men have re-
Gently been made the victims of
embellishments, the motive for
which it is hard to see, as it was
not lack of means, but seems to
have been simply an instance of
total depravity." Max Jacobson,
one of the cleverest Of European
sharpers, was arrested in Chicago
few days ago for extensive emhez-
elements from the Fidelity ana Cas-
ualty Company, whose western
business he had charge of. Jacob
son, who has been in the employ Of
the, company nearly year, came
to them with excellent recommen-
dations. But it has been discov-
cred that as forger and confidence
man be is well known in London,
and that just before being employed
by the above named company, he
had been released from the Joliet
penitentiary after serving a four
years. termfor forgery. His 'excel-
lent recommendations" were found
to be all clever forgeries. Jacob
sons father resides in Vienna, Aus
tria, and bears the title of Count.
He is one of the wealthiest Of Aus
TRAN bankers, and has always been
perfectly willing to provide his son
with all the money he wanted. I'm
til this last crime he has been kept
in entire ignorance of the character
and dishonesty of his son. When
jacobson was arrested he admitted
much that was charged against him,
but when he heard that his father
knew of the matter, he became al
most frantic Il have been a bad
man," he said, shut my father has
never known of it. Now that he
does | shall never 60 to trial. l
will be a dead man before that time
comes" The amount of the en-
bezzlement will run far into the
thousands, although the exac.
amount is not yet known.
WHAT GOOD DID IT DO?
Steve Brodie went over the Horse
shoe fall at Niagara last Saturday
morning, in rubber suit. Last
week we gave an account of Car
Isle Graham's foolish risk of lite
by going over the same place in a
barrel, but he has been outdone in
fool-hardiness by Brodie, who took
the fearful voyage protected by moth
ing but rubber suit. Brodie left
his hotel at o'clock in the morn
ing and prepared for his trip, by
stripping off his clothing and pad
ding his entire body with cotton
batting. Over this he put his rub
Der suit, which was inflated to fifty
two inches around the waist, and
seventy inches around the chest.
The head covering was also inflated
and two steel bands protected the
body. At half past five Brodie took
a paddle in his hand and entered
the water. He soon was caught by
the current and waved the paddle
wildly. A few seconds later he was
shot across the center of the Horse
shoe fall with lightning rapidity
over the outside of one IF the fall
ing volumes of water and was quick
ly buried from view in the mist and
foam. 1t was nearly two minutes
before he appeared on the surface,
and with the aid of friend who
swan out 200 feet with a rope which
he had fastened to the steel around
Brodle's waist, he was quickly
drawn ashore. Brodie was entirely
insensible and blood was streaming
from his nose and ears. His friends
applied brandy and ammonia, and
after twenty minutes were rewarded
by seeing him begin to SILVER and
throw his hands about. He soon
recovered entire consciousness. and