davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah-posten., 1893-10-17

FEB os OUeriIele bar f~Orityrret 5aape Oers8 egsn os an:
bre5 6remtio. &t ~ior6smus en- Sell er iaa let - at til.
give ben ct uaniteLigere; men bultst bar pei BET fsrit,
GGrO, % buitet itemnlsr pei bsOit opsrsns mso ct 6isrtt
iOm bit, 6arnp?" sr
6anny iOrblsu fun, nOsle Gte6Iitte; en- uol6iOm Rgs
itelie %arbetOeOe bsn6e5 Sial; bun Oil0e tale, men tunOe
life anbne 9Rberue.
Seq fan og raa tiIgipe big, " idgoe BUN enosIig, "tbl
b%UOrIsOes tan ie5 ueI anOet Seq fan beaer life opbSre
at elite Dig men bnOe O5 besse, f0su ou bar ut ida
itr 6~lp9tigbeo oine 6selier. bet fan ie5 life, % oct
bsr eu itts tIase Ouer. Gag Gin 6ribsO, geOrs, Sisr
msO ben, bOaO Ou uI. LAB Chen pie, bpor Dit gaIs eus
oeIis %iuIOerl"
"Gu siuer mig 9iu. 5annp!' uSbroO geors mes tins
OrenOe gGite. Tiger lie Oius Orb Bet iumne iOm: Rsis
meO Cub, GeOr9, % naar Ou tommsr tjIbasc ira bin
isrite Cur, bOIOer nj grguup."
"Siit life, @sOrs!" iparsos 6dnng blasisnoe roo,
"be ul i9s: 5eis neo Cub, GeOrg, baaoe benns %
fsre @anse! llnOui9 irsmior alt lite at 'ommt gerps
relie usO bsnSe, Tom bar Iast zig meaem bit os nit
Serte, % finoer on enoeIig eftsr itrsns FrspeIie -
at one 6SIeller life bar mere emo ct WtaaI. iaa opiss
mig isien oa, men life fSr; tbi at latte siGrIisbep,
saar bel ssiuinSt; men at u%oiette ben isien, toter Gib."
"giu, 6anup, IOe bet sr u%nnIist, at ies M tan faa
bit esfte, iua Dor. bpaS ieI for at b~sroIise big % iors
iase al Din 6rpst. aster at forstase misl Seq oil sisre
omtrsnt bet iamme Soriss meo init 9ierte, JON @asorens
Decorah-posten., 1893-10-17

9plpanori | Sibet. s en- nplis uo'
fummen 8os beitrioer ben befjenbte
5rsten Isabella 8iibop ben i 3ibei
6erItenbe 9Olpunori. Sun ben elbie
ssn glitter fig, Os bans Suitru ta9er
ale fine Suosre til "unore WRub."
SpItemet fumes life at mebfgre no9eu
3isbarmoni. gsrnene err lpbioe, %
Suitruerne fer meo 5orast paa Chs
formiabeben / Gutopas as~teitabelise
2ip.~
Decorah-posten., 1893-10-17

g RnShn(t al San Claire.
~. otuIDoit NaiS., fjeber Selp
aae Sorter S%foespirfe al Sanofjos
bere oa faser ~faaoant Setattne
Tor Sano oct famine iom 2outant.
&c 4pertis fement paa noite Sioe.
420.4
Decorah-posten., 1893-10-17
s .;:';s'''.'' IvER LARSEN. " ,'''s 5.s..
scmp imo eiter Yropcr al pore mDe Sjoletoier.
Sil SnOfj0bsyriS.

Seq ttlbDOer bele nit Eager al StoOler Og
StO, Gables @OOOS, 0rD @oObs % %gtOtiOns,
Seipelrp og gSirODm Sbaoes til SnOfjubspris.
Seq agter at Opbore tleO ben Sla95 garer paa
"1be 6air." 9tt fan Dc iifre 0em @ObttjDb.
9ette er Siben, ba GnbUer bebgOer StotDt, %
ben TiO tonnler ogiaa, at man trGtger beilige
fite, lllDre lllOertleOer % 6oierp. Seq bar
ct fort Splag at pGlge blalbt. Oct iGlges til
SnOfjpbspris. 6Or piOere Splpsling benuell:
Der mani fig til "Ibe 6air," 1913 Water Street
0ecorab, Soma. j. 7. RELF.
Decorah-posten., 1893-10-17

reiic, 3e oa? iusoe ban, ban beo Olau
8ratteoalen.
vi ltaI til unoeoal. Gar pi luust
igieu?
gei, bet ligaer Der itrar borte.
vi bar nltian life en- balu Wtit III?
iaBoe ui, % 10.
Rel gu, Te bar life uogen balu 0iil,
iagoe ban meo ltUr 8eitemtbeo.
Gnonu ct SiDttc bar 8eieu Hem;
men iaa tOm ri til ct Stp'fc, iom Dor
iGroi9t, 90 IN pr9atig Bel oar bet.
gseore u%uoeoal, buor 8ror min, S.
rnno, Dor, lager lise n%coeufpr SeIeH,
% bet bar ri9tis en- Iaelig % toicli9
8naro at ieti!. Seq tunoe 8pot lift at
b. Der, tGnttc jsa.
Ssrnuo % Sisne er Ogiaa uel tile
ireos Der, % be bar alori9 lGn9tet tiI'
ba9e TT 5Drcscol, Tiger be.
Sisue fom ub, ba bun iaa os, % en-
Iteoe os oeltummen.
8i par bare iaapibt inc / 3agliQs
ltIen % bilite paa 5plteuc, iaa iiuloe
ri Op / Seoitcituen / sperlte Gta9e.
Der LITE ies mig iGroeles sOot, for
jog er iaa sIao / bet iotioe, Sammels
oagie. 90 Der bar alt | ben itse, gomle
Stilen.
Seq Iutter osiaa bette 8reu neo at
iOrtple liot ON 6presbal. 6srit mun
jeg bebe on limb ltDlbnin9 for at bisie
8reue tommer uoset ure9elmasist -
men Der or iaa man9t at gigre, o9 baaee
ieg o9 Son bar u9ret u%iriite. Nu trOr
jeg bet Itul soa re9elmGsii9ere, bar oI
Selien.
Gu er Sorn % Se 9oot | Sls, for
ct pppcrll9t 9jer9in9speir Far ri baut.
so % 8Orn bIep Der mer eno NtiOoeis.
aar, euoa bet bar iaa tgrt Ell 3io poa
5criommeren. 8oteterne bltoer irroes
les fore, met "ubruseli9 tore, iom
ban in9oe Slao &eittareu. Weu, oes.
oHrre, ices 9erraaboenbeo pao benz
Ilere Steoer, iaalebes / Sp~Otli9rano.
8orti 2aaroal ltal Rauooen bore tent
meli9 fem. Seq tror be Ouer bele ZEE
lemarten fl iaaoan benimoo ct Mios
oelsanr. Te9net tom beloi9uis iaa tics
Zig, at Bet retteoe pan meget. 5or Grs
empel borti 2aaroal paa 3riiGt, Der
bar @rn8iet aibrGubt, oo ben paulise
Glaattetio tom. Nten He9net 9loroe
rent 8%ibuuoere. GiterIetten bleo ian
ri9elis, at Sgm9u9oeu bleO ium ct bra
Wiooelsnar. 0ette %fortalte aamle Dot
tor 8atte mig; jeg trai BAN og 6rucn
Der ON 9agen neoe paa Giar.
gH begBnoer Soft at 9raue 9oteter
for NlUor, % iiut 8eir bar ri. Mtuu
Ter bog 3esn til at Soften meIoer fig
litepel. 2guItogen er III Iiprangt meo
rgbe, guile, brune 8lnoe, % Der Os Del
faloer 2suet al; Naturen be9Dnoer al
oeoe bet 9appe, iom ital oatfe oOer
Marfen mob 8iutertuloen. Soft ipaaf
Ell tioli9 SeIt, iioen ui bar bapt IA
COB, uarm en- CONNER.
6piten ct 10 liot triit; men bet CT
9Dot at t9nte paa, at mat bar fuloe
9aber til at mobItaa @interens @Gloe
meb.
Gn @pbeO er: 8jsr9ulf Sspei ital
siite Zig meb en- Sente, iom tieuer paa
gpre 8eum, 9lnne Solitil fra graaoul.
8 Se9tnubs9r9no itol p9re 3pritue
M 25oe Septbr.
@Qe, lpm arbeioer meo "3ecorab,
Soften" og leier ben, bilies penli9it fra
mig os Son. Sep oel!
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
rArkrr NIL NntrS.

The mill will commence running a
night crew very soon if arrangements
can bemade for securing logs.
Bingham is laying oil with q sore
hand.
J, 0. Cameron was struck with n
cant hook while turning down last
week, but is not seriously hurt.
The clerk expected from Utah has
not arrived, 81 Miss Fraslcr is taking
care of the books in satisfactory
manner.
The school is getting along nicely
under the wNtchhIl care of Miss Josie
Hansbury
There is talk of organizing Il Sunday
school, to be held in the school house
here.
James English has moved his family
up to this place
The tram-car, had to lay or last
Saturday on account Of the rain. The
track is very steep, and when wet they
cannot be held.
Blackberries are in full bloom and
there is prospects Of an abundant crop.
l. c. L.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
An Old Time Conductor.

We had a conductor named William
Ford, who was the most pompous and
imposing man ever saw. He was no
good, and the boys called him Windy
Bill or the sly, but the hardest of them
dared not say anything less than Mr..
Ford to his face. He was q big man,
&nd dressed in the best broadcloth and
walked about as if the earth belonged to
him. One day he walked into the Office
at a station where my wife and little
boy were sitting in the waiting room.
As he passed through every one made
room for him or tried to show him at
tention. Ny little boy watched him
quietly till he disappeared, and then he
whispered to his mother, Ma. was that
God?-Locomotiye Engineer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
CosmonnlItnn ConkinC.

There is belief current that what.
ever can lie procured for money can be
had in Il city, especially if it is any,
thing to eat. The people who flock here
from every part Of the country are apt,
sooner or later, TO import their native
dishes, and to make them acceptable to
Castronomic New York.
New England, no matter how lightly
her cooking may be estimated, has had
notable success of this kind. Baked
beans, pumpkin pie and Boston brown
bread are with us. The western man
and his pork are known and appreciated.
The Frenchman, the Irishman. the Eng
hshman, the German and the Italian
can 90 into any restaurant and find his
national food.-New York Evening Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

For unadulterated cheek the men
building the telephone line, or rather
the man in charge of il takes the entire
bakery. Monday they commenced
work ut the corner Of Second street
and the state road, 10y cutting lot of
limbs from 4 big oak in the street,
then they went into Grant Evans
yard aud chopped about one-third OF
the limbs from big oak that extended
over the fence into the street. They
let the limbs fall on the fence, and
then lett them there. They then pro-
ceeded through Button and Reynolds
fields cutting the fence wires and leav-
ing them down. They need hauling
up with round turn, aud they will
probably get it, rs Grant has his ire
aroused and proposes to see if people
can enter anyone's premises and chop
down the shade trees. We suggest to
the road supervisors to see that they
do not touch an oak tree on their way
through the valley, and if they under
take it, arrest the whole lot. The men
are, in a sense not to blame working
under orders, but they should not obey
an order that renders them liable TO
arrest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
Aood River Glacier.
HooDRIvER, Or JUNE il, 1873.
0UR PRIrI7E OPINION


There are some among the r10dcj>
of this paper, who imagine that we an,
directly accountable to thom for oul
opinions, beliefs and acts, aud who in.
innate that the weight Of their dis
pleasure will fall on Us, even 10 the eN,
tent Of stopping their subscriptions,
n I'd firing this bubhliug fountain OF
news back through the post Office "un-
claimed and infused This would
truly he a sad state of affairs, that
nNJhing but sublime christian spirit
could execute or enjoy such conduct
might cause us to get hungry enough
To eat humble pie, fed to us 10y the
forgiViug hands of the uuco good, and
swear we liked it, II might ruin our
credit here, and our hope hereafter,
1t might forsooth, convince Us
against our will' of the error Of our
ways, and cause us to turn hypocrito
and pretend to be something that We
are not, until the benign smiles of the
readers aforesaid, again ilumiued the
thorny pathway OF our journalistic
career, 1t might do all these, and
more, but it wont. 1t wont for sew
ertl reasons In the first place we are
not built that way. In the second
place, we prefer our freedom of speech,
freedom of opinion, and liberty to
think, believe, and act AS our couSci-
elce dictates, TO the good will of any
man, or any set of men. We prefer
the commendatiom of our own conSci-
ence, to the doubtful honor of being
praised by self opinionated bigots, or
fanatical zealuts made mad with their
own mouthings. We know that Il
hundred or 50 years ago the fagot and
the stake would have rewarded us for
these utterances, but the fagot and the
stake are baniShed; though the fanat-
ical zeal to use them still exists, We
lived, and moved, and had eur being,
wore store clothes, smoked good cigars,
and associated with respectable peo-
pie long before we were honoved with
the patronage of the aforesaid, uuco
good, and will probably continue to do
SO, after they have given lis the grand
shake. We were horn Tiee, we intend
remaining so. We have our own be-
hats and opinious, on religious rs well
as other matters; and whether they
are right or wrong, we are not nc
ccountable to anyone in Hood River,
or out OF it, for them; whether it be
pope, preacher, or atheist. This is one
of our private opinions publically ex-
pressed, and those who feel offended
at it know the way to the Office Our
receipt book is ready, and if SO be it
pleases the public to stop every sub
scription to this independent sheet, we
can promise as the last one goes and
the collection is taken up, to sing the
doxology and be dismissed, but we will
go out-a man. Exchanges are re-
quested to file this away in ease an OBJ
ituary is necessary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
An Old Fort Abandoned.

Fort Marcy. established at Santa Fe,
n. NJ, when that territory came to the
United States by conquest in 1916 has
been abandoned The fort marks a
place where soldiers have been stationed,
more or less continuously, for more than
300 years. Near TO the fort is a ceme-
terry, in which lie the bodies of more
than 500 soldiers, some of whom fell in
battle or yielded to disease or hardship.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

During the Eighteenth century. to sat.
isfy the demands of enthusiastic anna
teurs, large business Of coun: erfeiting
antique intaglios and canoes was de-
veloped This was assisted by forging
the signatures Of classic artists.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

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,I,,,a ,na rn,l t,r ,,,Hn,, ult..o,
=, Indians is ,r,in n,,c ond wi,h us
ui. ns,n,,ont tnn i,n,r, ,,,,,r.nl
vin.,m, ,hu,h s,u,yhnt ,nlorr,l
.n,l, r,r,oi, ,ra mill, with linn
snncIor +, thrp,v,, ~ ina,r, nr inr,
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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
Substantial improvements.

Mr.. y. R. Byrkett is preparing to
make substantial improvements on
his White Salmon ranch. He has or
dered 5000 feet of lumber for building
a barn, and in this will make six silos.
His jersey cattle recently brought from
Ohio take kindly to their new sur
roundings, and will add materially to
the fame of the Byrkett dairy. Mr.
Byrkett tells us he will plant 10 acres
with corn as soon as the water goes
down, for use in the silos.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

Olugor and Bone, proprictoN of th,
Uig Red Barn, la addition to their liv.
cry and stage business, are handling
grain, chop t,ed aud hay They ar,
also agents for the Knapp Buuell n Co.
machucry Balm wagons hnoks hug.
gics wludmills aud pumps, oliver
tMO Wd steel ploWs; garden cultlva.
tors, ploWs and hurrows; and will sell
their Mt Hood coHvhcs, hurksund bug.
yics, uoW In usc, in ordrr to open in
the swiug with 0u rutiro new outllt,
Call and price their goods,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
ThR LarCnSt Bible.

4 German lady living IN Manchester.
England, possesses what Is supposed to
be the largest Bible, in one volume. in
the world. 1t is an heirloom, 200 years
old. with pages two feet long and but
little less in width, and at the head Of
each page is Il line in red ink which
translated reads, This is history
Mechanical News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
0ut Of Sight.

The travelling public are now full
alive to the fact that the Chicago, Union
Pacific and Northwestern line offers
the very best accommodations to the
public from and to Chicago, Omaha
and intermediate points, not only du-
ring the worlds fair, but all the year
around,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

\ year or more ago one of cur sub
scribers sent a poem to this office for
publication. We generally fight shy
of the metrical system of writing, but
on this particular occasion we gave the
poem "a local habitatioH" in our col
umns. We were not careful in the
proof reading, and were satisfied with
the punctuation, which was in part
corrected by the comrositor brother
:. B. Blythe. Soon afterwards the
author of the poem called on us, and
condemned the punctuation, us well
as the editor, and stopped his paper,
We thought no more of the matter
until day or so ago, when in looking
over the file, we came across the lang
syne forgotten poem, and discovered
that the author had a kick coming,
The poem was concerning the Column
bia river, and one line read thus:
NO smile on thy stern cold features"
As it came from the hands
of the compositor and appeared
in our columns it read:
mo smile on thy stern, cold features"
There was nothing but comma but
it got there Just the same.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
"WOrld'S Fair Travellers viii Have It."

The public demand through service
when travelling. 1t is old-fashioned to
change cars. On the through solid
vestibule trains of the Chicago, Union
Pacific and Northwestern Line, from
or 10 Chicago, Omaha and intermediate
points, there is no change. This is the
finest and fastest road.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

lfthe OrcgoRian has any respect
for lis readers it will fire the dam
phool who prepares its Washing
ION dispatches. Since Cleveland's
Inauguration that correspondent has
not told the truth or made correct
guess on any subject. The readers of
The OregOajda expect to have the dis
patches, at leas. half way correct, and
as they can not get them, many are
subscribing Tor the San Francisco
papers. Ii the great only doesn't fire
that brainless dude and put news
paper man on in his place it will
shortly discover u falling off in its
country subscription list.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The principal causes of death in one
year in New York city were: Pnen-
monia, 5,S17; consumption, 5,1GO; diar-
rhpal diseases, 1856: Bright's disease,
2,jO3; heart disease, :, ,2S7; violence, /, ,957;
bronchitis, 1884; diphtheria, 1853;
scarlet fever, 1921; influenza, S3S.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The medical fraternity of the state
met at The Dalles Tuesday, it being
the Goth annual reunion. The meet
ing was not we'll attended, the reason
being that, to reach it the delegates
from Southern Oregon aud down the
Columbia had to pass through Port
land, a thing they will not do.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
NOTICE.
5. LASD OFFICE, J
OREGON CITY, OREGON. =
Nav Inn I-gE

Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Alphonsp VI, Barrett, against Thomas r.
Hope, for abandoning his homestead entry
No. 9l6s. dated April l3, lsgl, upon the y Of
n W = section l3 township , n range e. " m
in wasco county Oregon, with a view to the
hereby summoned to appear at this Off!cc on
the 5Oth day of June lSGat 70 o'clock q. m, to
respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
j. T. Appcrson, Register.
Peter Iuquci, Receiver.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17
GOOD ROBBERS.

Sontag and Evans the California
bandits, who robbed an express train
near Nisalia last year and then fed to
the mountains, are ut last in jail
Their case is peculiar in the remarka-
bic boldness of both men. While
sheritis and marshals were after them
they boldly visited their homes in Vi
salia at least twice and perhaps oftener
On one of their visits they killed a
deputy sheriff and escaped to the
mountains without trouble. Altogeth-
er nearly dozen murders have been
committed by them within the past
year. \ few days ago, however, the
inevitable end came, Sontag being
both severely wounded and captured.
Sontag will probably die, but Evans
may recover TO terminate his career on
the gallows. The bold bad bandit cuts
a high swell in dime romances, but in
real life he is classed very properly as
"a dangerous animal, and put out of the
way accordingly. After months of
defiance TO the law the end of the
game has come, and the end is death.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The announcement that Dan Muir
ply had been appointed I. :, District
Attorney followed closely upon the
statement by the OrCqoaiau'S Salaried
liar in Washington that he had been
sat upon hy the president, At the
same time the announcement was
made that I, :. Black was appointed
collector of customs, and Henry Grady
|. : marshal. There are but few inn.
portant offices in the state to be filled
and the matter is losing, in fact has
lost most of its interest
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The floors OF the old Ford ,theater
building at Washington, which was
used by the pension division of the
surgeon generals Office, fell about 10
O'Clock last Friday morning, carrying
down scores OF men who were at work
in the building. Twenty-four were
killed outright and a large number
were injured. The accident was
caused by excavations being made for
an electric hight plant, but the general
unsoundness Of the building was well
known. 1t was in this building that
President Lincoln was assassinated,
and the superstitious may find SUBJ
ject for their consideration in the
1act that the accident occurred the day
the brother of the assassin was being
buried twenty-eight years afterward.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The summer solstiCe has about been
reached, and yet the weather makes
wraps and overcoats preferable 70 fans
aud hSmmocks. The summer bids
fair to he all early spring aud late fall,
but as 1t is just the thing for u large
wheat crop no fault should he found,
Three weeks moro of cool weather. and
freedom from east winds and the wheat
cropot Eastern Oregon will hc safe,
1t will also be n rcmarkaoly large one,
and the Lord knows we need il.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-17

The princess EuMlic has visited the
Whtto.hog city on the southern shores
of lake Michigan, has been rendered n
reception 10y Mrs, Pot Palmer pvrti,
dent OF the board of lady managers,
had fine carpets laid in the street to
keep her royal feet from the plebeiNu
earth, permitted her hand TO ho kissed
10y Mayor Harrison, filled the news.
papers with columns of ariStocaUc
slush, that has made all intelligent
Americans tired, made joyous the
hearts ot ChiCago's select 100 thousand
and is ready to 80 homo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13

New York Treasury Appointments.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed Albert
E. Matthews Of Pine Bluff. Ark. and
Wing Choo Foo Of New York Chinese in
spectorL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-13
FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
California VIII Have the HighesS
Overflow Dem fa the World.
Eror b.. Ga
From the San Francisco Call.

Staniiaus county. Cal. will have the high
est overflow dam in the world in about
sixty days. 1t is called the La Grange dam.
and is being constructed for the Modesto
and Turlock irrigation districts Its loca-
ton is in the canyon OF the Tuolumne river,
three miles from the town OF La Grange.
Work on the project was commenced In
June. 1891, and has been prosecuted con-
tinuously since. A force of 200 men has
been employed on the work. the total cost
of which viii be 100000.
The La Grange will be 500 feet long ON
top. the plan being curved on a radius OF
800 feet. Its maximum height above the
foundation will be l27 feet inches The
front face of the wall is made to conform
10 the curve described by the water In
overlooking. and to defect II into the basin
in front OF the dam.
and is a model OF solidity. Huge rocks.
weighing from six to ten tons were first
laid on the bottom. All their projecting
pieces Were cut on, and a fiat but rough
surface was prepared for the lower bed
Before being placed in the bottom all
stones, whatever their size. were scrubbed
and subjected TO the action Of numerous
jets of water under the pressure OF IS feet.
The dam will distribute water over a ter
ritory embracing 216,OO0 acres. The Turlock
district comprises about lyS,000 and the Mo-
desta district ssWG acres. The water will
fiow over the dam into two bitches One
will be thirty miles long and 100 feet wide
feet wide. The waters Of the Tuolumne
river will be banked up by the dam in the
rocky canyon. lake viii thus be formed
four miles long and q half mile wide.