Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-18
AMID DRIFTING SANDS.
sTRANcE SCENES AMONG THE st4iFy.
ING DUNES CT nEsbAska-


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100. ~, -
Dug ~ us WssA-
a sssTzns cearfyy.
r.. 49,, ,-.,,,- q
r.-.@.., 49, 80. 80. = -.
~e7ss - ~ sputn' ssefs Sneres
" eAen ~ifm mat blows whfried Up into :
ccniea' reak Wy the wind 81 to-day only b
Blown osst into = long, low drift By that Of
tomorrow. Hessd alsat bither ard thffber.
Ike srso,s Sy every rasssv, t.rs<-,s-s,.ess ~
dimes have .srs,z.-. ,.,,<..~.-,,. .~s-..-.-..
.sx n. ~ y -
60 TO- - 7 - q - Z $50
=, 60 s.ss,<.-,- ss -. -
~-.is ,-.<..,.,.s,. - - - se 80 ,.'-y
80. ~. -. 49,, - : - =.
n1es,srr r,..~s -rss-..- -. -. -
vbfle go ~ . go. ...-..-4 ;. 8. -
.tiI I;s m. $3.50, ~ - 81
fny fr,Ix $780, r.,y,,, ,,.,...,s. -
$500 ..,r,,.~v
~. s.,,,s h;ri. $50.
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400. ~ 800 -. ..f,<-,.x.,.s -.
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1, $500 - - 49,. 4, 49,. - -
- .s,.d<,- 49, ss1 49, -
st.adc~ bsls ,r.x NJ. ~ - - -
n ~. r~rt 80 -, -. -. =. -
tss1r1 q go -.,,,-x 49,, - .,.r 80.
- a. ,,fIss 81 ~ 80 - ,ssS-. w
s,s,,<y ~. hsl,s =, ~. s.'s.s -
teg,y-ss ~ ,-t,;.h r. ,-.i --.,,s.- 80 r
: sin czlr, 0ctot-s- -. = T,-..-,, :.
vfnd 'nl,t /. c,o,s +. s;-s.. liz -
over sr,d aru,,-, ,,s s,ii- r. - 49,. -
s.rrued n - s, IN. ~, ~ - 49,
higher .bsn ,be s,fs,e~- +, .<sn,e., = = r
c,s,Id - &c.. ~ - ~, is.,ss -.
biilsxsct f1r4x - t,f.~ - 80 -.
e.cb I;te I'll ~. .st.s-. s.rt - !. a.;
ea,,i.i,s-,I.~ .bs5r- q - - - =
furrtar 81 ts1E. - =, 49,. -
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stad[,uv ,.-,,.,.-s ,,,,,;-,~, - -
sbadr.xz-b.B s,,.a,-- ~ -. r.
sh.dcxx ,av tficl s,.d rs,,lsr 80 - =
- .r,r,,s 60. "a -. - =.
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to,,ried ~. ,s,,Isr.rs rsy.,iarT 80 -.
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. .r,cevv ~ ,yrv,,gt,, ,sxia;r~ e., r. -.
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thep II was strsnce r1;o,.e I.e~zsde~sr1 r
r.. s;iecc. nj ,ss1ls,irs-. - :. Ss 80
tSsn rS,,,y I;t,Ia Ist-a T.s,.-- ..-.---,-
ef<.si,,~ = -f,f, 49, livt- - -.
x;nEi-,y lor-e- .,,d 49, -b,,s 80 -,
re- hszf.ar an; h;g+,.-
500 I;rtle <iss-srrs r .,.,,s -
c,,s,r,,e az the .u,e,rr-s 4 L..s $3.50 -
~ ~, ~ os,e !. fss hIgss a~v;,,- -, =,
With ruild sy,rr,-;za 1T tl,s. fsrr go
vas yo;rv ~ y.t tier, s;t+-r-- 80 =.
.r,d -u,gyx c,vo+e 90 49, =, ~. -.
vhara sfrr.d izv scztrers-i .5,.. t.,,,s - -
a. tI.-sa hr,ffslces haIf t.,r;.-5 i, -. go
r;th t1..;r x,ira srscrr.I Ir.,ks,,s- zs,,,,s -
hI~rL bc,-,,s IN - - ss-.9--S-.s -
shed,xs And SI-1ce
Mv,n,v seo.,.5 nth ber xs..s Ev,-;a.s ~ 81.
sand rsrcbiny tba vrr,lf 49, -
n Seemed a. II c,u,ld f...l re sifsr-.s +,
y,rss-s,I aoxn ali e-rr,rd n vasevu-~wh.rs
wondered bo.r far i1-,, ~. 49,. ~ ~,
Art tS,s r,e,isas If the vz,-lt v-s-S,,- -
tzsfa5 <roka ard Il ..,,,r,l,e.s 10 !, -.
fr,rn behind tn. rarr s.,,S i,,,a-r-,-,, -
one ,rnsaen II STRANGE sS,s< ds..-, z;la,,a
.ri a. tts si,ado,,z ,.,.r,4 -v..s,slT, -, -.
hills the whoa s,en4 beams ra;rd 7,
sae,,,a.i IL ia q ,ahvr1v,sk ~ ss.,5,,-.
-Ss,,4 +, .r,r,r,y .t.. sh.,,,.-s ~ s;l.r,.a-,
srsduaflx- I b.eyz, 10 dorts xSzeEer -
( tho directions or wbethsr rhera IS s,,.,
.h5rey AZ f,frsr-icr, rr distance ss-s~ s,,.ar,,
and mora shadows ard a d..aS baaxv ii
rz,ns< raiuf,l siIsrce T vzor,sa-r.i is+5z-,
WAS ever any sound herr. or f<-f1r ther,
xzs-.ha s5laoce xas brors, hr 49, =,
ssrdh5l cranes fyin- oxa- =, far sr.r.-s n a.
.hax lo.ol-s., ts,r ii-rle. mora -hs,, x-s-. -
tne farming of ts,-ir wings earns rlsar ar
5;~.;,-- T-ha- l7-4i. t,---,--s,.-z-.- - e.,
I ont Of the next shadow touar. r. s-,n a.,
3 ssn-<i r. Wv slozlv .ro,,r., .-,r.az.- M
.nd the e,,xoe.s vr-rs in wis. ar,r...-.i q, -,
wut,Jd h. a rather frui1Iess r,r,-Sr,i. ard ~.
( srtplores t,,uud=d swxv Joosing =, big--s,
I thar rabbits a they disapu.sars.i arpor,e -,
( hills and shadows
I Tbere was no limit 10 the vjew-hiils sn<
E shadows shadows and hin. a. far - rf,e -
Z e,w,ld res..h-ani far bevo1d L. sff,
nrilss Tn tha aaS- h..f,-.. r.,. faz-ila -o,,,--
I was eD,sxsnterei. almost as Jar 1, the 49,
I The sand hills stres.hs,i array Ias1 r7jtsS =,
/ the south. don't know how lar "a ts+ r,,-ti
iii was NOT above two miles u IL. line r..
tx-.n Nebraska and Dakass and h.sxn,.
( this. xss tl,a rrsst S5.a,x Inf.isr, r.,.-vafsor
4 reaching away 4, tn. north sInaos- an nils
/ r. made little difference how far t sans ~
,arls.i this Nv villa .y.i nn5ntsli-a.
/ whether If vas desert or fertile Main
/ Ter, nils IN thA sos,rh Vas .b< Niohrs-
riyer-a small stream roIlsnr aIonz thruugi
/ the sand between low hints and CONSTANT
/ growing smaller instead Of Larger On trs va
IN the Missouri Well III. tows7t rs had
mora than 100 mills To he west II sans $
/ lar-e As AZ its mouth tseSwt-en heinz sxal
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