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The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
System Of fIrriSatiOn In India

There are four systems of irrigation prac.
ticed in India-the canal or chanuel system,
the tank or reservoir system, the inun,iating
system and the well system. The great ex.
tent OF the country, its typographical feat.
ures, its eu"rmsus population and the vol
uine of its large rivers permit and require
canals of length and section surprising be.
You'd all comparison any to he found else.
where, unless it be in the single instance of
the Imperial Canal in China The Gange,
Canal, for instance, is All artificial river. 1t
is intended to CARY nearly 1000 cubic fee, of
water per second. It's depth is ten feet aud
its width l70 feet in its upper part Includ-
ing its principal branches it is 900 miles in
length, and it is intended to irriyate 800.
900 acres of land Its original capital cost
was about 100000, not interest or other
charges, In the United States the same work
would cost 800 e00O 900.
Many of the larger canals have been con-
structed for navigation as well as irrigation,
the toll collected from freight and PASSENGER
traffic forming one of the regular items of
the annual reports. Tremendous engineer
ing teats had tn be performed at the head of
some of the big canals, where the usng-s
and other streams We're tapped at the foot OF
the Himalayas. To carry the canal through
certain districts the trucks of mou;aiu tor
rents had To be crossed in many Instances
Sometimes the torrents had I. be diverted in
other directions and sometime, provided
with broad channels of masonry to carry
them peacefully over the bed nf the canal.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Neuralgia Csnse> Mach insanity.

The highest medical suthnfities Of Europe
sn5 America have receuTlr decided Ihst a
lsrce percentage of cases OF INSANITY is cansei
bv the eRcrHTIauRS lIaIas OF NsaralCla Of the
hesd and t.re, If any member of your iRnsi-
lr sui1rrs This tSrTneator, induce ihrru 10 try
RalInrd's Snow LiHl.srat- Oae application
sill Rffard immediate relic; aai y"a SiIl ~--,a
he rii 81 n dangerous and tWrm-ati y, as>es>e,
RAl}4ri'> Snow LiHin-Hr is the mry>t l,-ne-
traiIsg Littim.nJ Surwa. II positively cHrrs
Rh-nnari,In ane Back. C"ntr-eiei Mus
rl-s, Old Sares Corus, Ruaiag-. csc. Ii pea
etra'e- nul opens HPthe pore, drawing sill
p"isnnon, matter 10 the surfaee, restoring sni
prnIn,tiur n natural circulation of the blood
through the diseAsrd parts. Sold by /. n.
McMurray-
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Specimen Cases.

: H Clifford. New CAssel. Wis. u.
t-aBbI>i vita Sea-=icss AMI R5cumzIi,m,
his s5ssuaei us. dtsa-ri--~i. his liver wss
NzrSsei to Al alarming ,l-Sr-e. SPpeiiie fell
sSsy, sai h- Uss terribly r-iueed in fsh
Nzi ssrezs1h- Thr-e bJJlIe, Of Electric
Bitter cared him
EiEarl S7-ps-ri, Harrisburg, H.. had a
raaniu. sore on br- l-- Vt eight year. stand.
log. Used ihre- h1gJie= Of Elrs-tric Bi,;ers
sud seven boxe. OF BuekIen's Arnica Saiye,
and his ler is sound and ~elI. John Speaker
Catawlra, o., had five large fever sores Oh
his leg. doctor. said he wH- incuTahle. One
One bo,tle Electric Birters and one box
Burklen's Arnica Salv- cured him entirely
Sold at Latham & Williams and /. VI. llc
nnrrays' Drug Stores.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
The PicknIcker

Now tugs the basket to the train,
The picknieker, and waits
And mops and mnps his brow sgain
About the depot gates.
Still clisgs he to the same old myth
And still ss best he can
Makes dollars peace for trespsss with
The sturdy hnshsnimsn
Still will he hnnt the csr;er snake,
Still try to climb tree.
Still intimate sNousistsnce make
With the big humble bee.
Still in the cleaning seek the town,
Stun-, scratched sni nearly done,
Burned to blister or brown,
Still call the process fun"
-TSFc-ob .TsR-,a-.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Men Who Have Died This Year.

The death roll Of 1891 viii be unprer-ieaf-
ed should the rate Of The 5-st .i1 week, le
main'ain-d to the esd of the year Already
the list Of great nsm-s inclnd-s ranc-oft Ssd
ki--lak- among hi>rarisu- Emma Ahsstt
and Celin- Msntaiaud among queens Of the
stage; N-issnni-r. Won Marrkr and J--r;s
H"Ent-s among painters S-cr-ta-r of ~.
Treasury Window. ex-S-rreisry nf the l,r-
terror Stuart and Charles Bradtsuch au11nc
staresmen; General Sherman and Admiral
Porter among military leaders: King Knla-
kaus Of Hawaii. and Abasl Rnbman Khan,
smeer nf AfrhsuisiSn. anc rul--s: Baron
Hausrasnn, the r-constructnr Of Paris; Leo
D-iibe., the French eonr"~e- Hssi ruIaers
Others Of scarcely less iams-CzBsiasrri
TTT,.y S1--
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The editor # the Grand JHneiiss- -SrsrE.
s@-ms qa'te juhilsnt over fruit p--.r.-;. IN
his county and sIeo s,St-s That rwo Hz5IIf.a
fruit tires hsv. b-en planted Ia N-sN eauntr
this SEASON. We are certainly glsd 20 l-sr1
rhst our sister county !. ining well. ~
when We coTne to coHpsre N-sa county With
Delts. il is no where. The very lowest e~ti-
mate put npnn the number of trees planted
in this county this spriag is considerably
over three millions up to this date. and
more to fellow
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The longest bridge in the world is the Lion
Bridge near Sangang, in China. 1t extends
five and one quarter miles over an area the
stone arches. The railway is seventy fee,
above the water and is inclosed in an iron
network. A marble lion twenty zone feet
long rests On the crown Of each pillar. The
bridge was bnilt at the command If the Fm.
per-r Kieng Long. who abdcated in 1886 on
ncrount of Old ace
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Workmen are just finishing what is claim
ed will he the long st board iepce in the
c"nntry. 1t surrounds J. o. stuyvesnnts
new deer park at tranquility, n. j., and
will be when completed twelve miles long.
The sawmill at Allamuchy has been running
continually cutting ont the boards. The
fence is ten feet high, and is made Of hemloc
an 'nch and a half thick. It will cost
$4,000,
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Notice for Fabrication.
LAND OFFICE AT MoxTnosr, ccto. ,

LANDOFFICE AT MoSTRosY, Coto,
Feb. 2sth 1891
Notice IL hereby given that tic following
named settler has ied notice nf his intention To
make final proof IN support uf his claim. and
that said proof will be made before George W
Henry. County Judge .S-ofiicio Clerk Of County
Court mt beta. Colorado. OF April 10, 1891 Viz (:
Frank F1att. ~. y. M. 5ss. rit Series for The
southeast Y southwest 4 section II. northeast,
northwest Z section 20. township 81, n. X. 10 W.
n. ". r. NJ.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land. viz Milton X. We'ch
of Della. Colo. William Miller and Minor Free
land VI Brown, Colo. Jules Fisher NJ Delta Colo.
". H. STEELE. Register.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The famous Valley Forge camping
grounds, made up of hills nud valleys to the
extent ofnearIv two hundred acres. where
Washington's army starved and froze during
the winter Of f777.7s. is offered for sale.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The greatest density ofpopulation is In the
nrea which has from forty To fifty inches Of
rainfall. On either side, Us the rainfall In.
crenses or decraases-the maximum Of the
country being above seventy inches and the
minimum below ten inches-the population
diininislies.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The highest place in tn. regularly inbabit.
I'd Is stated to he the Buddhist monastery,
Ha'ne, in Tibet, which is about is, 600 fent
above sen level. The next highest Is Callers.
q railway station in Peru. which Is located
at Ia hight Of 5,635 feet. Near itat the same
level, railway tunnel 3.s47 feet in length is
being driven through the mountains.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

After the bridal party pxrook nfa sua,pt.
uo'iS banquet younger brother of the bride
got up and said solemnly, raising his glass" /"
Ladie" and gentlemen have to propose a
toas'. which, however, must be drunk stand.
ing. Please take your glasses and rise up. y
IRE guests, although somewhat bewildered.
did so. "Now," said the young .capegraoe,
III yon will remain ,tandios for few min.
stes III Gnd out who has i,sea siaiug On nv
slorcpips hst"-- 1Sr4s SVtirgs,
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Florida wid"wer is devoting himself tn a
peculiar and lif. long revenge. Some years
ago his wife fell overheard in Jupiter Iul.t
and was eaten by sharks. Since then III. he
reav-I husband has spent all his time IN ~"
waters of the inlet, aud. up to date has xii ed
300 sharks. He proposes to follow them
until lie dies.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

As early 3. the campag, in Spain. in 1867
In support Of Peter the Cruel and also in
the following reign of Richard II, the Eng.
lish soldier appears to have been In white
and with a red cross of St. George on his
breast and back. In 1861 there !. evidence
"f red being adopted for small number
at least, when a contingent for the srmy oi
the king maker fthe Earl Of Wawick) was
sent from Rye dressed in red coats
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

1t has been suggested by a number of old
soldiers in the county that May Both, Dec..
ration Day. be observed by old comrades in
this county. Let all soldiers, AZ well as all
others take hold at once and pefect arrange
ments for the Observance Of this day.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

From present prospects, fruit by the train
load will be shipped from this county to all
eastern and western markets. Delta county
is fast gainiug reputation as the banner
fruit county Of Col orado, aud this sea.on
will certainly con vince all who have hereto.
fore been skep'raI on this print. We make
the statement that DeI'a county takes the
laurels. both in fruit rasinc nnd agriculture
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

When milk is first drawn from a healthy
cow not microbe can can be discoyrred in
u. After two hours there are 25 900 mi
crobcs to the pint, Int they fortunately hap.
pen to be peaceablr and we'll disposed
microbes, and won't do any hurt unless
vinegar is drank on tnp of the milk.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The strike in the Pennsylvania coke re.
Rions is said to he the most disasterous in all
the history Of coal mining. The cost
of the disturbance so far Is said 10 be 81 800.
900. "f which over millien represents the
wages of the IA, 900 miners.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

King Humbert manifested great indigna.
ion oyer the slaying of the Mafas at New
Orleans. But sinse that little efinir he has
manifested no special anxicty'to snye others
Of his ssbjects ofa similar character from n
similar fate. He has made no effort to stop
immigration from mis- ell.ruled Kingdom to
this lawless Repubiic-Er.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

For every dollar England sends to tn.
mies'onery work in Africa -he ship. gallon
OF rrm to the same district. For every mis-.
siohary she sends she ship, 200 barrels of
rum. For every one convert che makes she
makes 800 drunknrds. An English religious
Journal says so, and it wouldn't look well for
American paper To dispu,e it.-Detrou Free
Press
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

An English woman resident In Syria re.
ports the discovery of bedstead mad. Of
yold and silver and inlaid with precious
stonsr. An inscription upon it-in Engiish
characters states that it belonged to Elearnpr
Queen Of England. The bcd.tead was dis
covered In cave and is supposed to have
been placed there for security when Edward
len the ssst.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Bacal~n. Arnica Saive.

The best salre ia the world for cuts, bruises
Is, sores, ulcers, Salt Rheum, fever sores,
te1ier, chapp-d hands, chilblsius, corus and
al skin ernptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
10 gave perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price IS cts, per box. For sale by
LATHAM 4 WIILIkNs and |. NJ. McNUR-
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

There are 100000 old Union soldiers Of
the war still living, aud the census bureau
wants the name and record Of every one OF
then, to place upon the "roll of homer" now
iu course of preparation.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT MoNrRosE, Colo.

MaN 9Th, 1891.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support nf his claim. and
Al said mo viii I've made before kegi, ter ur
Re e.ver AT Honuo e. Colo. on .iupe ls 1891 viz I.
BARBARA BROOKS.
n. :. No. 6, Ute Sares f5r the cIS sek swI
sell. sec. 20, tsp. 81. II. ". and lot i. See
l.fvp 20, II. r. II, W.
He ames stle following Witnesses to prove his
continuous re,iienre upon. and cultivation f
M"ntr,>e County Cole, David X. B1il.y, Jessie
\. COM. A." rev J. HarrI,. uf Delta. Delta
Csuu.s ColUrLlu.
w. H. STEELE. Register
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The Denver Times Of = recent issue gave a
very creditable write up" of the state Of
Colorado. Delta county received a csmpli-
ment for which it's citizens extend thanks to
the Timer man.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The Pueblo Press claim. that too little At.
ten'ion is now being given " the question NJ
the free coinage of silver IL is matter
that certainly should never drop out Of ns.
ticc In Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

SALARY S25 per week. Nant-d-Gpod
Agents to sell our general line of merchandise
y" p-,liling. Ahnve salary will be paid to
Give" agents. For further information, Gd-
dress Chicago General Supply Co. l7S West
Van Buren, ST. Chicago Ills
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The western congress, which met in Den
yer on the 18th, WAS grand sfnir in paint OF
numbers. Delegates were present from al.
most every commercial organization in the
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

DO YOU WANT to save from 20 tn 50
cents every dollar you spend? Ii So
ing Illustrations and prices of rylhiNc
manufactured in the United States. AT manu-
facturers' prices. 10000 illustrations, all
lines represented Catalogue mailed free an
application. Address Chicago General sup.
ply Co. l7S West Van Buren, ST., Chicago,
lis.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Statistics ju.t published show that alcohol.
Ism, lunacy and crime are increasing at an
alarming rate In France. In Paris lunncy
has increased IS per cent within seventeen
yeaYa
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The Colorado Editorial Association, while
visiting in different parts of the state during
the peach harvest, will receive warm wei.
come II they tarry "A while in Delta. We
have the banner fruit country this side of tile
range, and can supply the wants OF all hungry
editors. Come aud take look 1T our beau-
tiful orchards; we liav. the best in the state.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
Bath House.

j. W. Bnuldin has fitted up a bath
house in connection with his barber
shop. Call and see him; next door to
Conklin Bros.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

According tn the Chinese guessing" the
world is nearly eight million years old. Rut
30 far no one has i1ed the e1sc. date of the
beginning Of things.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

There is q man in Indiana who takes
thirty.two newspapers, and you might as
we'll try to ride whirlwind on side saddle
as to attempt to impose OIL that man.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Chinch bugs, dry weather, etc, are said to
be damaging wheat fields in Kansas, Poor
Kansas it always gets into the "ru.',
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

10000 HON. for the young woman at.
tending the Peabody Normal college is soon
to be erected in Nashville; Tenn, by the
trustees Of the University of Nashville.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Its said that the only Jewish daily news.
paper in the world Unpublished in St. Peters.
burg.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Forest fires are now raging in several of
the eastern states, and considerable damage
has already been done to large tracts of
timber lands
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Washington is the only city of n quarter O
q million inhabitants in the Union that ha
no factory girls
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Pennsylvania suffered considerable from
frost which prevailed in the eastern states
during last week. Fruits Of all kinds were
more or less injured.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

4 rai!rnad is to be constructed between
Russia and China in the near future.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

1t is aunouac-d that work on the Stat,
ditch near Grand Junction is to he pushe,
'.from the word go.''
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Utah, Arizona and Okiahoma, 1t is report.
ed, will apply for admission to the Union az
states at the next session Of congress.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Statistics complied by the factory inspector
Of Baden show that the mortality among
the children of cigar makers is as l. gh as 48
per cent.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

A new twelve inch steel gun has been com
pleted at Troy New York, which is expected
10 have a range of more than ten miles
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The overflow of the Ri" Grande river ha.
csused considerable damage to farm propert,
near El Paso, Texas.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The expense of firing shot from one of
the Italian ironclads is placed at $500.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Awealthy Australian who died recently left
$4,000. small portion of his wealth to found
g school in housekeeping for girls
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Jewish ipm mlgratien to the port Of New
York ranges from 5000 to 1o. 900 per month.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Six new states will be represented in the
electoral college. at the next presidential
election, casting a total vote of -.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

writer in the Womsns Journal saws
that the mind of a woman progresses more
rapidly than that of man,
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The mining excitement at Aspen is still ol
, the boom. and stock is changing hands al
most daily.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

Nine thousand emigrants left Hamburg
for New York last week.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The bodies of three petrifed women were
recently found in a Cincinnati cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

An Ohio prii ter fell dead as his wife was
asking him to go to church.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

A number of bodies victims of snowslides,
which occurred during the early spring in
the mountains are now being recovered.
The Delta independent., 1891-05-14

The eight hour strike is "stiIl on"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-14
IN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.

IT is said that the ape and the camel
are the only quadrupeds which cannot
swim.
A FLEA can jump over a barrier five
hundred times his own height. At that
rate man could jump over wall
nearly mile high.
THE distance OF the horizon is gov
erned by the height Of the eye above the
earth or sea. On the sea, with the eye
at height OF five feet, the distance
would be three miles; at sixty feet in
,eight, ten miles.--Scientific American.
UNCLE SAM does not offer much en-
couragement in the way Of remunera-
tion to men Of science in the govern
ment employ. No matter how able q
scientist may be the maximum salary
ne can receive is $1,000 year, and it Is
frequently never $1,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-14
AN EGYPTIAN FIND.


1y 5000 Years Discovered In q Pit.
A discovery was lately made in the
metropolis of Thebes second only in i'm.
portancc to the discovery of the royal
mummies at Dehr-el-Bahari by M. Mas
pero in 1881. About half a mile from
Dehr-el-Bahari, says the London Aca-
deny, pit has been found containing
several hundred magnificent mummies.
These, like the royal mummies, had
evidently been removed from the tombs
and concealed in this receptacle, as a
precaution, by the servants of the
priests, probably at the same time and
for the same reasons which caused the
royal mummies to be placed in the recep-
tacle where they were found by M. Mas
pero. This removal is believed by M.
Maspero to have taken place in the
reign of Aauputh, son of Shasang, of
the twenty-second dynasty (circa 968
B. C.).
The coffins hitherto found all belong
to the twenty-frst dynasty, and are
those of the priests of Ra-Amun and
their families. The pit is forty-fve
feet in depth, at the bottom of which
IRE two corridors filled with coffins and
treasures of every description. In the
lower corridor-which as yet has only
been cxplored-it is computed that there
are some two hundred coffins, and the
second corridor is believed to be not
less extensive.
The shaft is forty-five feet deep, its
mouth is about twelve feet in diameter,
and its sides are of rough limestone.
One of M. Grebauts native assistants,
who was experimenting the work of
hauling up the mummy cases, told me
that he had been the first actually TO
enter the corridor where the mummies
and treasures lie. The shaft had then
been eXcnvated only as deep as the
mouth Of the corridor, and he crept in
on his hands and knees and stood in
what he describes as being like palace
OF enchantment.
The corridor, he said, is some ten or
twelve feet high and two hundred and
fifty feet long. 1t runs in n northerly
direction from the shaft toward the
Thcban hill. At the end there is a
short corridor branching from it at
right angles, and ut some height above
the floor at the end is the entrance to a
second very long corridor, full of treas
ures, which hns been sealed up for the
present by M. Grebaut.
Groups of mummies arc placed at in
tervals in families. The number in
each group varies from two to six or
seven-father, mother and children
and around them, exquisitcly arranged,
are vases, models of houses, models of
dahabichs, cases and boxes full of
ushabtis, statuettes, and every conceiv.
able treasure Of ancient Egypt. With
out even n speck of dust upon them,
this profusion of treasures had remained
unlocked at by any eye for nearly three
thousand years. He said that photo
graphs had been taken of the place in
its undisturbed state, which he declared
to be that Of perfectly kept and we'll
arranged museum.
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