Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-11
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ever advanced in the United States /.
being perfected near Yuma, in this ter.
ritory. The canal is now being built
and will bo la6 miles in length, 12U feet
in width. and 12 In depth. The water
will be taken out of the east bank ol
the Colorado River and wi give ferll.
ity to millions of acres OF land hereto.
fore belonging to the arid waste known
as the Colorado Desert. An immense
volume of water comes down the Colo
RADIO River at all times Of the year, and
there is no necessity OF dams or reser.
voirs to hold q reserve, yet notwith.
standing the advantages, no attem pit
has ever been made to use it for irriga.
tion purposes. Tho land is now COW
cred with u waste OF cactus and sage
brush, but everywhere water touches
it is peculiarly fertile, and especially
Is 1t adapted to the raising of tropical
fruits. The Sonora orange has been
tried successfully, and though 1t does
not grow well in Southern California,
thousands OF acres will be planted here.
The 'rrigatio project is in the hands
OF capitalists from Denver and san
Francisco. and the numter OF men at
work upon the canal now will complete
it within year. The water will not
run part of the time, as in other canals,
but all the time, and it will practically
amount to changing the course of part
OF the river. from which branch bitches
will lead. The scope OF country to be
covered by 1t is 1e6 miles long and ten
in width.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Tho steam
- ~ -i.- - .-..i-h ...i.aa frAn. ,h-.
Arctic, brings the news OF tbo destruc-
tion Of the whaling bark Helen Mar,
Captain Thaxter, and the loss OF thirty
five OF her crew. Only five OF the yes
men were saved. TN October q. while
the Helen Mar was engaged IN cutting
in a whale, in latitude II. 20 north.
longitude 16. 30 west, she was crushed
In the ice. The ice came in q rush and
without warning The vessel and The
boats were :crushed to splinters, and
the officers and men had no time 10
lower the boats and get away. Tho
fifth mate, Ward, boat steercr, Cook
Ccey Kershaw and two sailors were the
only ones saved They clung TO the
main mast as it went over on the ice.
I he rest Of the crew, including Captain
ThaXter, were either crushed to death
or drowned. For forty-ei2ht hours the
five men clung to the mast and was fin
ally taken off by the steam whalcr
Ocea. The Bejuga brought down with
her the cook and Il Japanese sailor of
the Mar. The two others remained on
the Ocea and one went on the whaier
Reindeer. The Helen Mar had taken
five whales before her destruction. ard
was owned bv Wright Rowen & Co. Of
this city. William Robertson, the chief
officer OF the whaler. +. A. Barstow
and John Gallagher OF the Thayter died
In the Arctic.
SAN Francisco special Poverty and
the desertion of her hus nd drove Mrs
J. johnson to xiii her fiftecn-year- old
son, Gustave. and then commit suicide.
The deed was done Monday, but the
bodies were not found fos several days,
when neig hbors we're Mortified to dis
cover their decomposing remains. ],
seems johnson, who was carpenter,
boy was not bright and could not help
his mother. She sold or pawned every
thing she had. and then decided on
death. She allowed her boy TO 20 To
sleep and then shot him ~ he lay il,
bed. Then she went to her own room,
and put two bullets in her head She
left several letters in wojish. one nd
dressed to her husband, NJ. johnson.
1853 East Thirtv-first Street. New \ ork.
KANSAS CRY special: Gen. Miles
passed through here, having completed
his annual inspection OF the Indian res
ervations. In an interview he stated
that the condition OF Affairs was salts.
factory everywhere excepting among
the Cheycnnes and ArapahoeS The
latter tribes he expects 10 20 on the
war path unless steps are taken imu,e-
diatcly to relieve them from threatened
starvation. Since their reservation was
opened TO settlement, their ignorance
Of agriculture, com bined with the puOl
character Of the soil and with tho di in
ciination OF the Indian to work. has re-
suited In bringing them to . condition
verging upon starvation.
DuLurH special Sheriff Sharvy
seized passenger train on tho Eastern
Minnesota Railroad to satisfy . judg
mcnt oi $4,000 In favor OF John j.
Moran. Engine No los, six coaches
buffet car and baggage cars were
captured The company borrowed
coaches Of the Northern Pacific. Sc
cured IN engine Of the Terminal Com
pany snd got the train started 10 st
Paul Two hours later. Moran secured
iurics received while In tho employ.
appesled and Morgan got judgment fol
$i3. 600 ~ tho second trial. Tho inter
est brings the amount to 4l5,OO0
AhDAoRF, + r.. special: A Llood,
6ght occurred on the Santa Fe tral.