The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-06-11


very hpe collection.
Before starting out 10 take bis position
wiih the railroad eonirsctors. be hsa ist
some Of bis books and geological spec'
nens With friend si Portland. de ~'sh
cd to announce bic good lack 10 bic friend
aud aIso 10 &c, The rest Of bis specimens
.nd a. be rode slong be framed 10 his
mind ,he telegram be should send
He sfterwsrd said thAt be felt mach
piq ued TO dnd tbs, news Of such impou
snce could be compressed into - lev
words - these.
Going to Columbis. S-nd rest Of outfis
Remen bcr Idaho grapite.
Even the last three words, be bed 10
.ckno~ ledge. were supe,huous. @ be
knew that bis friend would never consider
hi. outfit" complete without those grsn'
iie specimsns; but be .hcnsht be might
a. well make the message ten words long.
sin ce it did no, cost any more.
II WAS yearly ,eu o'clock ~beo he reach
ed Builionville. Dismouptipg before tue
telegraph ofice. he wss chserined 10 hnd
i, had been closed almost 40 hour. lie
had forgotten tha. the office closed stnine
O'Clock.
He made some inquiIi for the opera
tor bat could not nnd him. Having s''
ready taken so much trouble In the mat
Ter. and having 80 little time for his pre-
psrs,ions. be resolved to ride up the line
Ave miles to Whitewater. where be knew
the operator slept 10 the oiiioe' ano
would ee, up II need be. TO send 'ele'
gram.
He had no potion what an excitement
his conduct had caused iu Bullionviiie'
Groups Of men began to gather upon 'ne
s,reet corners. and the story WAS rapidly
told that the contractors agent had JUST
come up from the engineers camp WIN
anne very important news. aud that he
had ridden all the way up to "n"o"s'e'
TO save few hours delay.
Morris found the operator still up when
he reached Whitewater. Taking blank.
he proceeded to write ont his message
The worp,oIt pen furnished for the pup
Ie ron yenience msds bad blot upon the
sr,t blank. Crunpling it. be tossed 1t out
Of the window, and took smother.
A man standing in. the shadow oil tue
building reached out aud picked 1t up. ~
was the snterprising editor of the Echo'
who was on his track.
As Morris galloped back through bu''
iouvils, an scquaintance. whom Mofri'
was surprised to see up 30 late stepped
out and hailed hin.
We hear you're goingto m'vs At last
said the man.
Morris was TO weary to bs pleased @
their iuteres. in bis college prospects.
Yes, he said, shortly, l am going to ool'
umbi this year.
How are You eoiusP was the next que
tion.
Why, by rail, OF coursel Morris said.
Columbia is pretty near the salt wator
aint in
Salt ws.erp Well, within two or thre
miles, guess.
He was tired and in no mood for furthe
talk, so he rode away.
Boys. said the questioner, triumphant
", to . group at the hotel, gue's inon
OF you will dispute that the road Is goinl
to be built now.
Before morning the report had gon
through the town that the road was to D
pushed westward 81 once through Builiol
vile 10 the mouth OF the Columbia River
Morris had said so.
IfMorris had made bis accustomed VII
i, to the town next day. instead Of goio
down the river in quest Of geolog'cA spe'
linens. he would have hardly known Bull
iouyille. Activity and excitement had 10
en- the place Of listlessness. Men wei
busy stalking out lots, aud others wei
buying and selling real estate 10 the stor'
and on the corners. Lumber. brick On
buildipg stone had advanced fifty cen
in price. while wages Of mechanics had
creased threefoId.
II Improyissd real estate gofices had bet
opeoed iu y j.z,n places and we're doif
a tbriyiax business though not. u mo
, be aduiued, q cash business, for mon'
! was "a scarce in town as ever.
Meanwhile, the cause OF all this excit
, ment was collecting specimens aud mskii
notes OF the various geological strata u
/ teen miles sway. Abont noon he went
Q search Of . feed OF oats for his horse, Ai
had 10 call .. several ranches before he
Q tanned 1t.
{. Soon after this he mel the stage Goa
4 coming up sud as usual without pa
g sengtrs
Pro.ptciiu' ssked the driver
4 Yes, said Morris. l fud wonderfully n
ground 10 this valley.
!. He VAS speskiug geoiosicslly, Tor
Q bsd picked up the tooth Of an extinct
/ nal that very day.
q That's what I've beeo preaching Tor ni
}. onto seven years. said the diver and W
y on.
/ Ia the Z ,bo extra appeared the folio
,e ing paragraph.
Full particulars regarding the new
,eIopmeu, in railrosd circles are not
his sniips ob.sin.ble inA'much I"
contractors ss.nt is a. present dovn
70 river looking over the soit. snh ooyl
8 M ,he srsiu 10 ths. neishborbood.
% oetsoas wno have met him. however
10 b. axpre..sd himself in glowing terms
TO From iLs, tine The "b'on proceed
ID vuboot much fss,r.iut No rnmof
" TOO Wild 10 b. credilsd. R'ports ssrs
e. ,b., immsp.e railroad buildings you'd