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General sierehandise.

BAGS-The business worthy OF note. CaIeutta,
June and July 7@D7l4c; Wool Bags. 35t938c.
SAL S0DA-English Is now quoted at 81 40 q
ctl, a decline OF Zoe.
CANNED FRUITs-Fnture deliveries OF the COM
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Chicago Markets.

321sc. Hides-131sc Copper-Lake. s13 10. Tin
Spot. $40. Lead-DomeStIc, 81 2212. Iren-$l4
PetroIeun-June, 7015c.
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OAKLAND HOTELS.

TUBES HOTEL, OAKLAND-THE FINEST AND
most cOmmOdious family and tourist hotel IN
California, occupying fun square: frstcaSS ia all
It's appointments. my6 in Turf eL
L ELSEX HOUSE: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
II IT, X. WRIGHT, late OF Santa Anal; popular
family hotel; large grounds; fine table; terms Tel
sGHa0ie. Cor Tweuty-fourth ST. and Telegraph ave.
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Dressed Pork and Lamb lower. No other
Changes The market is sufficiently supplied with
all kinds. Wholesale rates from saughterers 10
dealers as follows:
BEEF-ChOice, 6Iac: first quality. 51a95c; sec
ond quality, SC; third 10. 4G412c.
NEAL-Large, 5@16c; small Calves. 697c
NUT ON-WetherS. &c: Ewes 712c
SPRING LAMB-S@9c p 10.
PORK-Live Hogs. 515Isc % for heavy hart
granted and 51sQ5 4c for light average do; stock
Hogs, 4 12G43sc = ID; dressed do, IN 98c g D..
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Wood Market.
San Francisc Meat Market.

Posts quotable at &c each: Redwood. IS so
2 cord: Oak, rough, S7G97 rs; do, peeled, SO 5OI
Pine. So 80 2 cord; Railroad Ties. 30@40c apiece.
TANBARk-GroundD bark, $24 e ton.
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SHTPPIsG INTELLFGE CO.
For Late Shipping Intelligence See Eig'tis fage.
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II /.

Gerald felt indignant, but had no fears for
the future. 1t was some mistake which
would easily be explained away. But the
whole of the next day passed and he was
not summoned before any authority. He
attempted to communicate with the jaleT,
but this official either could not or would
not understand him, and persisted in a rigid
silence each time lie brought in the prison
er's coarse food. By this time the Petrol
must be on its way out of the Baltic. What
would be thought on board? At last, on
the second day, he was taken before trbu-
nal consisting of the military Governors of
the place. To Gerald's surprise the princi-
pal Judge was known to him. 1t was Count
Loris Astrakoff! The public were not adj
mitted. the proceedings being conducted in
Russian were a mystery to the prisoner.
He was allowed an interpreter and CLEANED
the fact that he was accused Of being con-
nect-d with Nihilistic plots.
Prisoner, what have you to say in your
defense?" he was asked.
That l am personally known to you,
Count Astrakoff, as British off er; that
do not recognize this courts authority over
me, and / demand to be set free and sent
back to England"
But Astrakoff refused to communicate
with him save through an interpreter.
"The PreSidentof this court has no knOwl-
edge of the Prisoner Lyle What was your
business in the house of LadislaS Olinski?
MERELY private and personal visit"
"But you had never been there before
during your stay in Riga"
My movements are well known, it seems.
No, had not been there"
And you deserted your ship by SWIM
ming TO the shore in order to keep your ap-
pOintment there2"
mo, did not. l met with an accident"
you admit having delivered a letter at
Olins kTs h0use?"
No answer. Gerald feels he has been
foolish in becoming party to his friends
intrigue; but wishes, if possible not to be-
tray them.
1T has been proved that you left such a
letter. You were aware that it was Of a
reasonable and nihilistic character?"
Certainly not"
Several witnesses are called, and there is
much elaboration, at the end of which the
sentence Of the court is communicated to
Lyle. He is condemned to penal serYitude
in the Siberian mines!
MY Godl' he cried, his high courage
shaken at last, supporting himself by the
table In front Of him, for he feels as though
it must ali be terrible nightmare This
is some jest / am British subject Where
is your evidence? You have no right to
sentence me-"
81 have authority for what do" said
Astrakof, and l am responsible to no one
save my master, the Gar"
ITO be continued
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7 OTIS N TIE FINES TRACT on FRUITVALE
J. for sale terms 10 suit purchasers: several
fine houses being built on the tract, only few min
uIes from local trains. DAVID RUTHERFORD,
A6S Ninth s. oakland. ap29 limo
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EXCHANGE

1 L Carson, Santa Rosa
- G Monroe, Ashland
| Il q Deane, California
A Il Erskine Il w, Alta
IT Daley. Kansas City
w A Brevard, Kansas Cy
Miss } Murray, Eureka
Nv j Grade, salt Lake
W j Waltage. MINI
~ ii Williams, Los Ang
I ID Mckenzie, GuerneyIIle
VI Cullen, California
Mrs Allen & chm, Tulare
W A Evers. Santa ana
lC i Ali, Los Angeles
j Chettie. DuuCans Mills
| VI Gilren II W, Los Ang
lC Gilbon Jr, Los Ang
10 b Fulton, Maxwell
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w Fl VERIFIED. MADEIRA

w Fl VERIFIED. MADEIRA
Is X Prince. Alvaviile
j Is Zumwalt IL ". Tulare
w o Writ, Council Bluffs
w 7 Burke, ST Helena
u Haines, Capay
j Connolly. Marysville
q J Land0, Oakland
Il L Fischer, Chicago
+ w Hunkley, Oakland
y & Hanscom. Sn AndreaS
+ 7 futile, Auburn
w S Graham, Auburn
j II McDOugall & W, Cal
L McDougall, Salinas
+ McCOilum, Salinas
n o Anderson, San Pedro
X G Weigatman. MarySvil
z h de Mill Jr, Detroit
J A Rice d W. Ventura
J NJ Cumming, Mexico
4 White. jacksonville
& w Grail, Los GatoS
+ NJ Manasse & fy, Napa
K Wear, Salinas
A 7 = Wauton, sta Cruz
II w West, Santa Cruz
w Stirling, Castroviiie
j Pfeiffer Il W. San Jose
II T Tenney, Martinez
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates of Departure From san Francisco.
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COX TO S5l0-t4O) FINE LOIS ~ LuRIN,
u 90 fronting on Harmon. Fairview. Black
stone Lowell and Baker St; excellent drainage;
close 10 the depO. Of the Berseey hall-hour local
trains block from depot Cali foTnja and Nevada
r T., now Santa Fe system; sold on easy terms;
apply 10 the owner for prices and catalogue. IL L.
" ELCH, - kearny ST. :, r; Office hours, bet IL
and ]. apll II
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- ~ y " az haA N0AfO
j Trumbull, lquique
$ 7 Hatfield q IS, Sac
G A Steiner, ST Helena
7 Il Spe ncer, san Jose
w Is Piss. Sonoma
II Il Gale, st Louis
l. Ralche, New York
DR. Mayer, Sutter Greek
r NJ Hoffman,, California
A G X ely, Rockford
Rev Barnett & w, London
Miss Peterson, London
W Z DenSiow Il W, n Y
Mrs Hewitt, New York
Miss ID L Edge, NewYork
Miss Pulor, san Jose
NJ iss e Pulor. San Jose
j i Hamburger, Chicago
g h aTnett, Virginia
X n Bartlett, Virginia
w ii Smothingor, Galesbg
w Temple * W, London
w A Downs. New York
G Perchi3l. New York
I Is Bunting. Santa Cruz
q ID Lout0uette & W, Or
ID j Jackson. Nevada
i b Dubois. Denver
ID + WOrrick. Chicago
{ j PenrQse ~ W, Philade
Miss + Bingham. Pa
Miss Augenbaugh, Ia
Miss Hams, Pa
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
RUSS HOUSE.

q y marry q W, san Jose
J. H Boggs, Lakeport
/ & Steele. Pescadero
w Me Feeley, Tombstone
J J Monty, Tom bstone
J Popham, CalaYeraS
K Chatten, Visalia
Mrs German. Copperopols
Mrs J. j Jackson, Yisalia
4 M kahm. Woodland
II Is Adair & W, Pescadero
q w Haight, Siege
j M Thomas, San Jose
j Weiss, Redwood City
6 l. Hunt. Elk Grove
J Duffy, Elk Grove
M n Carter, California
J Ball. Big Trees
w ii Morris. Santa Rosa
g S Alfred. S Luis Obispo
ID Loughery, San l. Obispo
A A Currie, Cayucos
Il Wear, Salinas
Il w Wayne IL w. L Lake
Il G Cummings, San Jose
G Dickey, WoodYille
Mrs Roy, Arizona
Miss Roy, Arizona
X Sterling, CaStroville
J + WhitsOn, Selma
g Simmons, San Jose
A b Schany, New York
j w Fitzgerald, Summit
w Il Faulkner, Midway
S l. Rowland, Port Costa
j Weir, California
w hinsey, Qu!neey
w q Green Il W, Lodi
A G Livingstone, Sonora
+ A Guernsey, Linden
Mrs McDair, Plumas
j Il Phillips, Nevada
Ii Levitt, Lincoln
+ ID Stewart, SlsSon
Mrs T. II Perry, Sage
w II Boyd. Stewards Pit
w Paul & W N Almaden
J q Hamilton Il ", Cal
j McCiiSh x W. Heaidsbrg
) \ StTaube * W. Fresno
q Richardson. Ventura
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I'M SIUU DOWNs 2-SIUkf HOUSES OF
~ 8 rooms; $1,000, house and lot, 25X1I0; $1,000,
house and lot, 5OIl50. all on easy terms. and all
Situated in the most desirable part OF Alameda;
also chO &c corner lots in all parts Of town. MRS
l. H. CHANDLER d CO., Masonic Building,
1879 PAX 81. Alameda. mY9 II
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TUESDAY, May II.
stmr Coos Bay. Leland. Wilmington; G0odall,
Perkins Il Co.
stmr Los Angeles. Hannah, Eureka; GoodaIl, Per
kins Il co.
Scar Eureka wiTschu.eit, Cooks Inlet; G W Hume
& Co.
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The Erie Wreck Investigation.

CLEVELAND, o., July 7.-There was
important testimony today before Coro-
ner Sherman, who is investigating the
Erie wreck ut Ravenna. Gar Inspector
Scanned, of Kent. testified that the
freight train left Kent almost immedi
ately after the passenger train had pulled
out and that when the freight was under
way the express was not more than 200
feet ahead of it. The speed recorder on
the freight locomotive showed that the
train ran the first three miles at the rate
of twenty miles per hour, the fourth at
twenty eight miles, and the fifth and
sixth at the rate of thirty miles per
hour, and when the collision occurred it
was going twenty miles an hour. Barney
Dyer, watchman at the crossing about
that when the freight passed
more than mile away
this testimony, it is said, shows that the
freight had encrcached at least three
minutes on the time of the express,
which was running late with heavy
train. The freight had orders to run
thirty miles an hour, five miles faster
than schedule time The testimony to
large extent exonerates Fred Boynton,
fagman, as it shows that he had not suf.
ficient time to flag the freight far
enough back to stop it. A story sent out
from Pittsbur9 last night about twelve
passengers being unaccounted for is en-
phatically denied by Conductor Boyn.
ton. who, with his son, fagman, testi-
fed before the coroner.
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He Repented Late.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, July 3.-William
FL. Best. the bigamist, was sentenced by
Judge Moore in the court of sessions,
to two years and eleven months in the
penitentiary. Best, who is 25 years old
and bookkeeper, is of medium size
and of rather prepossessine appearance.
Although q young man, his matrimonial
career has been long and somewhat
varied. His first wife was Eleanor
Petit, whom he married on May %,
1884. She bore him four children and
then he deserted her. He became
boarder in a family Of the name of
Jones in Brooklyn, and in less than six
weeks married their daughter. Miss
Ella A. Jones was the name of his SEQ
ond wife. The marriage took place on
Feb. 1, 1890. Best had child by Miss
Jones and then deserted her. BE ent
to Chicago and made arrangements for
another matrimonial alliance, when the
police stepped in and arrested him.
His arrest was made on May 2s last, and
he was Immediately taken to Brooklyn
and arraigned on a charge Of bigamy,
both of his wives appearing against
him. He pleaded guilty. When ar
raigned for sentence he said: II realize
that have done wrong and am sorry
for it. The remainder of my life shall
be devoted to rectifying the wrong"
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The Stnte of Trade.

New YORK, July s.-Everything
waits for the crops, and it is thereof of
first Importance that the crop pros.
poets have never been more uniformly
satisfactory at this seas on than they are
now. In other respects the general out
look in the main is unchanged While
the volume of business represented by
the clearing house exchanges outside Of
New York is about per cent less for
the month than the last year, there is
prevailing confidence in speedy re-
covery and expansion Of trade Reports
from interior cities show fair but in
many respects waiting trade
The sales of wool at New York, Boe-
ton, Philadelphia ana Chicago for this
year, thus far aggregate 133, 144, 1876
pounds, against 124,3 ,o5s pounds last
year, with some increase in domestic
but larger increase in foreign.
Trade in breadstuffs has not been
specially active, though wheat declined
below 81 per bushel, rising little
again within the past few days, and
oats are also slightly stronger, and
cotton is unchanged, Notwithstanding
the improved crop reports. The ex-
ports of domestic products from New
York in June exceed last years by
about 50, 600, 600. and the course of the
market favors heavy movement in
breadstuffs.
During the past week the treasury
has paid out only as much money az It
has taken in, though the disbursements
for July have not yet been reckoned
out. Failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days
number 237, as compared with total Of
234 last week. For the corresponding
week last year the figures we're only 199.
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NO. IS;
A Deadly Canoe Duel.

ALaoNAc, Mich, July 3-George
Sepner, whose Indian name is Swift
Arrow, and Robert Cunning, whose In.
dian name is Guide of the Woods, both
belong to the Walpole Island Indian
reservation. The pair came here with a
canoeload of cherries. the first of the
season. and having disposed of them
got drunk on the proceeds. They soon
staggered to their canoe hitched to
dock and both got in. Cunning, who
was not so drunk as Sepner, started to
paddle, with Sepner drunk in the bot
tom of the canoe. He had not taken
twenty sweeps when he conceived the
idea that Sepner was shamming to avoid
work and he ordered him tohelp paddle.
They talked long and loud, attracting
crowd, the canoe in the meantime drift
ing into the river. Cunning hit Sepner
with a paddle and the other Immediately
got up with the intention of Draining
his companion as he threatened. Both
were wild, aud struck at each other with
their paddles, Cunning getting out in
the head that laid his scalp open. and
Sepner faring no better. An immense
crowd had gathered on the shore to
watch the fight. Finally Cunning hit
Sepner tremendous whack on the
head with the paddle, knocking him
into the river and tipping over the ca.
noe. The crowd saw Spencer sink to
rise no more, and Cunning struck out
for the canoe. Whether weak from loss
Of blood or too drunk to swim is not
clear, but he was never seen again.
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WRECK SENSATION.
Officials of the st. Paul Road
Ferreting Out a Most Fiend-
ish Attempt of
Train Wrecking Near Lansing,
Ia, on the Fourth of
July.
The Johnson MOnyhan Light
weight Fight Awarded to
MOnyhan.
Important Testimony in the
Erie Wreck Investigation
duplicating Trainmen.
SOujh HOmaetaka Nina at Ganfa
South HOmestake Mine at Santa
Fe on Fire Several
SuffOcated.

CHICAGO, July "a sensational train
wrecking is being investigated by the
officials Of the st. Paul road. A wreck
occurred near Lansing Ia, July 4, and
has up to this time escaped publication.
A prisoner was taken into custody at
Lansing and officials are on the track OF
his confederates. The McGregor pass
enger train, bound for Sioux City,
heavily filled with passengers, when
near Lansing struck an obstruction
piled upon the rail and the engine was
hurled over the bank into the Missis.
sippi River. Fortunately the cars re.
mained on the rails Engineer Charles
Todd giving up his life to save the pass.
engers. Todds fireman jumped and
was saved. Todd felt his engine going,
but he remained to set the air brakes.
shut off the steam and opened the sand
valves to make the wheels hold so that
the cars might stay on the rails. He
went down with the engine. His first
question when rescued from the ruins of
the engine, badly scalded and writhing
in agony, was: care any of the passen-
gers hurt7" Upon receiving negative
answer from the passengers who crowded
about him. Todd smiled and said:
We'll, this glorious Fourth we are
having. am afraid I had too many
fireworks. Todd died shortly after
wards. The perpetrators are said to be
farmers boys. The one under arrest is
only IL years of age.
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Another Heir Turns In.

New YORK, July ga petition call
ing on the administrator of the estate
OF the late Augustus B. Sanford for a
quarter share of that estate for the ben
eft of John A. Barnes, alleged to be a
nephew and next of kin, will be filed
before Surrogate Ransom today. Mr..
Sanford died in 1882, and letters of a.l-
mlnistration were issued in November,
1883, he having died intestate and un-
married. His next of kin were Mrs
Campbell and Mrs Josephine II Good
win, sister. j. Sanford, brother, and
). A. Barnes, otherwise known as An
thony Barnes, whose place of residence
was said to be unknown when the letter
OF administration were granted. Barnes
was the only child of another sister of
the testator long since dead. Advertise.
ments were printed calling for him as
an heir to the estate, without success.
Since that time the estate, which
is valued at between $4,000 and
$55,0O0 has remained undivided,
and was about to be dis.
tributed among the heirs when Mr..
Barnes suddenly appeared and served
notice of his claim upon the administra-
tors In an affidavit made in support of
his claim, Barnes says that he was born
in this city, and is now 81 years of age;
that his fathers name is Alexander
Barnes, and that he resides at g. Union
Street, Unionhill. N. J. Shortly after
his twelfth birthday he and Frank Man
ming ran away to Philadelphia where
commenced the roaming life of both
boys. Since that he hos worked in Los
Angeles, Cal, two towns in Old Mexico,
and Fort Union. N. NJ. Leadyille, Kan.
sas City, Chicago. st. Louis and Fort
Wayne, where he was taken sick and
cared for in the hospital kept by the
Sisters of Charity for seven weeks.
From there he went to Pittsburg, Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, and finally to Fred.
ericksburg, Nd, where one day he
picked up copy Of New York paper
containing an advertisement for the
heirs of Gustavus E. Sanford He i'm.
mediately started for this city and made
claim to his share of the estate.
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American Tin Plate.

LONDON, July 3.-The Times, refer
ring to the fact that eighty delegates
from the tin plate working districts OF
Wales are going to the United States in
order to inquire into the prospects Of
profitable employment there, and to the
statement made that American agents in
London are buying the latest improve
ments in tin plate machines, as we'll as
offering double wages to tin plate work
ers, says:
Should the delegates report favora.
bly, upon the prospects for tin plate
workers in the United States it is not
unlikely that there will be so large an
exodus to America as to lead to great
portion of the trade hitherto monopo.
lized by Wales being transferred to
America. Hitherto the idea has been
that it is impossible to manufacture tin
plates in America owing to atmospheric
conditions, but tin plate makers who
accompanied the Iron and Steel Insti-
tute delegates to America reported that
there was nothing except the want of
skilled labor to prevent the successful
manufacture of tin plate in America. I"
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Walkcd Out of the "p.n.v

LITTLE hocK, Ark, July &c. A
Gatford, the notorious ex- Warden of the
notorious Coal Hill Penitentiary camp,
is again at large, having effected suo
oessful escape late last night. Gafford,
who was sentenced to the Penitentiary
on Dec. IA. 1888, was very i'm.
portant individual all during the State
canvass that resulted in Engles' nomi-
nation for Governor. His cruel trent.
ment of the convicts intrusted to him,
with the apparent knowledge and con
sent of the administration, was the
cause of bitter and very severe criticism,
and was made the leading issue of the
campaign that year. In April, 1883,
three convicts were brutally murdered
in the camp. The crimes were discov.
cred. and the Coroner's investigation re-
vealed the most narrowing details.
Meantime Gafford escaped, and in the
mountain fastnt So of his native State
Alabama, for time he successfully
eluded the officers. At last, however. lie
Was arrested on a reward and brought
back. On trial he pleaded not guilty,
and owing to insutliciency of testimony
was convicted only of murder in the
second degree. He was quite young
man and the court i'm
posed light sentence. only five Years,
more than half Of which had expired.
The discovery of Gufford's crimes at
GOAL Hill brought about an investiga
tlon by tho board of penitentiury COM
mlssioners, which lasted several weeks
Gatford was acting MS clerk i'll the office
at the penitentiary. Recently his at.
torney, Col Arch McKt nnon, of Clarks-
vile, made strong but fruit'ess effort
to secure his pardon. The lessees con-
sldered the ex-warden's services more
valuable as an office clerk than other.
wise, and he was accordingly installed
in the position. He gave satisfaction
presumably, but when he learned of the
failure of the governor to grant him
pardon he grew restless, and thoughts
of liberty filled his brain. True he had
the privileges of trusty, and was fairly
we'll treated. but he longed to walk from
the scenes Of his terrible crime and
away from striped suits and armed
guards. He is known to have had
money with which to defray his ex-
penses, and so he planned escape. Lit.
tie or no difficulty was experienced in
executing his plans, as all he had to do
was to quietly walk away and not re.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
An In,er.tu,c Commission Decision.

New YORK, July 5.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission, in an opinion
from Commissioner Morrison, has de-
cided the case of the james & Mayer
Buggy 90. against the Cincinnati.
New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
Co. the Western & Atlantic Rail.
way Co. and the Georgia Railroad
Co. in favor Of complainant.
Carriers may accept the same rates
for longer and shorter distances, provi-
ded they do not subject any particular
person or locality, or any particular
description of traffic, to any unreasona-
BILE advantage.
Goods shipped from Cincinnati to
points in Georgia are interstate traffic,
and all the roads forming part of the
line over which such goods are carried
to destination are engaged in interstate
commerce. and subject to the act to reg
ulate commerce.
Neither the roads together nor any
one of them can evade the fourth Sec
tion of that statute by declaring that, as
to traffic destined to certain stations on
the terminal road. it is local carrier.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
The Salon Lake l,ise.

Los ANGELES, CAL. July 5.-No new
features about Salton Lake. A dispatch
from the railroad agent seys: "Water
has raised one and one-half inches in
the past twenty-four hours, and is much
fresher. Since the source of the water
has been definitely solved as coming
from the Colorado river by way of the
New river, and the fact that the railroad
track is in no danger, interest has sub.
sided and all that can be done is await
developments.
At first it was believed by most we'll
informed people around here that it
came from a river from whence pre-
vious overaows have come several times
during the past thirty years, but the
steadily increasing volume of water in
the face of the fall of the river has
caused a change of opinion, and now in
spite of all the reports to the contrary.
which have been sent from Yuma and
other places. it is generally believed the
flood must have its source in the gulf
high tide. in which case it might easily
break down the slender barriers of sand
which stands between it and
its old bed. Should this theory
be correct, it is evident we
are now witnessing one of the most in
teresting geographical changes which
has taken place on this continent The
increase in area of the gulf itself would
be Of small importance compared with
the great modification in climate which
this inland sea causes Not the leas,
remarkable feature of this phenomenal
occurrence is the great difficulty of Oh.
tanning authentic information as the
water is too shollow for navigation and
too deep to ride or drive throughlwhiie
the frightful heat makes it an act OF
great danger to venture away from the
water and shade.