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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
NO TARIFF MEASURES
To be Brought Up in the Senate
During This Session.
THE CLOSURE RULE DEFEATED.

A Democrat Caucus Decides II Inexpe-
dient-A joint Resolution Presented in
the House to Limit the Presidency to
One Term.
WAsH1NGToy, Dec AT the close of
yesterday Democratic caucus Senator
Faulkner tho secretary, gave out the fol-
lowing The Democratic caucus directed
the steering committee to prepare an
order of business which would present for
the consideration of the senate the follow
ing subjects of logislation
A bankruptcy bin; bill for the CON
struction of the Nicaragua canal; cur
rency bill; bills for the admission of Arl-
zona and New Mexico; a bill involving the
interests of the Indian Tcrritoryi for the
consideration of the joint resolution OF the
house of representatives for the electlon Oh
United States senators by the people, and
such other measures including the appro.
priation bills, as the steering committee
may deem important.
That in their report to the caucus the
Steering committee" shall provide the
order in which the above subjects of lcgis-
lation shall be considered.
The caucus was in session from o'clock
was devoted to the discussion of the first
proposition OF Senator Daniel instructing
the committee on rules to bring in an
amendment FOR q closure and the speeches
were at times very spirited. Senators Vest,
Villas Berry and George made speeches
favorable to the proposition, while Sena-
tors German, Morgan, Palmer, Harris,
Pugh and others opposed it with vigor
and warmth
The protest against the proposed change
was so general that when a vote was taken
no one considered it necessary to ask for
the ayes and nays.
With the closure provision defeated the
friends Of the tariff bill gave up the fight,
considering it unnecessary to make any
attempt to revive their consideration in
view of the opposition of a majority of the
Republicans, and because of the fact that
any determined opposition under the pres
ent rules would insure their defeat. Hence
it is that those bills do not appear in the
official list of bills to be presented for the
consideration of the senate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

Said TO Have been Secured by the Men
who Carried on the Iron safe Of the
Express Messenger Passengers Wore
Not NIolested.
Fort WORTH Tex, Dec 7--Thc cast
bound Texas and Pacific passenger train
was held up ut trr-flc seven miles west
of here last evening The train was stopped
just as the engine and express ear had
crossed, the passenger coaches coming To
a standstill on the trostlo where the pas
scngers had no opportunity of getting out
if they were so inclined, which they were
not, but only busted themselves i'm con-
Cealing their valuables Several shots were
fired from the front end of the train and
the passengers were warned to keep their
heads i'm the windows.
The train was detained ten or fifteen
minutes, during which time those who
caught a glimpse of the party ON the other
side Of the trustle saw three masked men
with guns marching the engineer and
trainmen in and out of the baggage car.
When they finished their work the rob
bers made the engineer back the train over
the trestle, and while it was crossing dis
appeared in "a thick forest.
In one respect the robbery was remark
| able, and sets "a precedent The iron safe
of the messenger was thrown from the car
| and carried Off. 1t is learned from authori-
| tative sources that upwards of 100000
was recured The robbery is one Of the
| most daring ON record.
The train was stopped at the water tank;
! one man boarded it and covered the on
| gineer and fireman while the other two
| looted the express car. Mr. j. B. Berry, of
/ Dallas, who was a passenger on the train,
| said:
"The whole procedure did not occupy
| twelve minutes. A quarter of q mile east
| of BenbrooS three masked men held up
| the train. lido not know how they did IT,
The first thing knew the engineer threw
| the air brake. After the train stopped
! heard a shot and i'm about five minutes
heard another Then [ heard that the rob
! bers broke into the express car, but moth
| ing could Doe learned from the officials as
to the extent of the robbery, The robbery
was so quietly conducted that the pus
sengers were not badly awed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

LIBERTY, n. Y, Dec. 7-Smallpox is
spreading through sullivan county rap.
idly Cases have been discovered at Cen
treyille Fallsburg and Woodbourne, as
well as in this village. All the houses
where even suspects reside have been quar-
antined The disease is believed to have
been spread by a physician of Woodbourne,
who is said TO have treated a genuine
smallpox case as chicken pox.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

IN GTyEcr N0vIWUrH IS I87l.

sBgeseurar fruIFA Irr-a grarrrE,rF TOR
ar9T f5sgg- T--rN,, -rsI-ai rrNTt 10
'l-6tor. grgtfrr1o5. NJ, = 51flti, 5arI5tf9I1S.
A5,e1193|a5 @5e,Heasn5 @ Aas599 s5 ans WeaIhery
For New Yorr and prna6aIrb15 fVs ms.
w M M Gcg -5S -g b. p n IoL SGaNs6e'
ak A. rn and 2.57 p. rp. WIZ
s9[ ,5,L "4l,s HAygn, Wy Elttston
5iTCIye "a O M s MI 55E = - p, q, 'o'IS "NN
7or prrtegte, 1g-T-1,1 t5io-sra r.rts ava
the yysst IA "a yp and ; r. = % ~ ms ''-N
For Belvldare Delaware Water CAP ara
stroude5urg, 5Ot m, &5l p. M.
For LampertVlllg auu trenton, 10 o. m,
Eor LL9knaalocA o,V4, vlo a. m e'1'i o'11 In.
OF LtLNCN anu GeheF" o'ut' t.lo o. N oAs
Eor Auburn glo O. m DIT p. ~,
tOfjeeleaNlltei LeFlstohA Anu Beaver @ehooNi
hoe o, 4.s l-,f' p |n
For stuchtCh Hla Lumber Yard 6,N, 765
9l5. o. m.. " t' 3.5I 52l p. no.
For silver Brook junction, -Audenried Ano
Hazlet0n o ui, '3s, 10 d. 10 49, 2o'i o21 and
ror Scrantor, o,O4. 0l5, 3. No., 9.5i ana 5.2z
p 20.
For hazleurooE Jeadoi Drliton ana Freelanoi
ohl, Eas1 sl5 q, M., l24s, z1I, ~ p. u.
Tor Ashland G'rtrdyillc and Lost Creek, i.i8I
40, 9i8, logo 2. M 100 i4o, 4lo, 6s5 p. m.
For Raven Kun CerTalal Mount CErme sno
snamokiur 9lS, ll.li q. mr 1872 a2O, s22, 9.l5
p. o..
FOR YEtesville, Park Place MshEuov City and
Delano. 500 78g, gI5 llO5 4 m., l24s, 2.5T
S -. sos, 1858 p. m
Il IS m i55. Is6 $50 p. m., and arrive i2 al AZ
SL=uar doah 81 6.Oi, 8.l5 o. m, l2.48, PSI, b27
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
The on Trust in Texas.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 7.-Referring to the
indictments against Rockefeller and others
1t may be stated that the name the Stan
dard Oil company goes by in Texas is the
Waters-Pierce Oil company. 1t has COM
plete monopoly of every drop sold in Texas,
and has had for a score of years. Several
efforts have been made to start an opposi-
tion, but so powerful is the concern that it
quickly consumed them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
THE GING MURDER MYSTERY
Harry t. Hayward Under Arrest, Charged
with the Crime.

M1NNEApoL1s, Dec. 7.--Thc Catherine
Cinty murder mystery is still uusolvcd. A
torn noto found i'm her waste basket has
beer portiollv fitted together. ON which the
words 81 viii NOT marry vou'' are discern
i,Ia Thps, words lend confirmation TO
the theory tbot the decd WIS one of passion
or ieo1orsv rather than of robbery. and
tbot fine r,opc,, ON bcr u.r-ou nt the time
of tbr murder. estimated at fuuy sIOOjO.
was taIen MS an afrprthouebt to obscure
+t,, ,,,,,+i,, r,,,. tl,o do.l
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
Armenian Notables Imprisoned.

TIFLIs, Dec. 7.-An Armenian journal
states that the governor of Bitlis recently
sent circular letter to the Armenian no
tables commanding them to sign an address
to the sultan declaring that the reported
Turkish excesses in the Sassoun district
We're unfounded, The notables declined
to sign such an address, whereupon eight
of them Mere thrown into prison.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey, fair; northwest winds, becoming vari-
able For Delaware fair and warmer; vari.
able winds becoming south. Increasing
cloudiness with showers will probably oc,
cur in the lake region, and the weather
will be fair in all the other districts
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
schaerer Not in the Game.

CHICAGO, Dec. For the fourth time,
Ives overwhelmed Schaefcr last night,
running GOO while his opponent gathered
up 3sS The total score is now: Ives, . 400;
Schaefer, ,48l Ives broke the balk limo
record of 33l points twice during the night,
making 1874 and 353. Aside from this last
run Of Ives Schacler played the better bill
lizards, He Lad @ good lead, and was put
ting up good game when Ives settled
matters by making his big run
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
Christians lIassaored in Corea.

LYONS, Dec THE Missions Catholi-
ques has received a letter from Mgr. Mutel,
addressed from Seoul the capital of Corea,
announcing that all the French mission
aries in Corea after great hardships have
succeeded in reaching Seoul The letter
adds that all the Christian villages in
Corea have been pillaged and burned, and
that numbers of native Christians have
been massaCred.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
strIkInr Arnlnst nan Hnnrs, Mnrl,.

FRosTBURG, Nd. Dec, T. Forty men
employed by the Frostburg Gas company
went ON a strike against working ten hours
a day Most of the men were miners who
failed to get work in the mines after the
strike last summer, and had worked two
days for the gas company at ditch making
for new pipes. They received Sl25 for
working nine hours a day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
San Another Kined by Football.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Word has been
received here of the death of Stewart Ora
vens, aged 2l years, at the Culver military
academy at Maxinkukee, Cravens' death
resulted from an injury received in game
Of football IN this city three weeks ago be-
tween the cadets of Culver academy and
the Indianapolis high school.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE appropria-
tions committee received from the treasury
department the estimates required to carry
the income tax provision of the tariff bill
into effect for the remainder of the present
fiscal year beginning Jan. l, 1898. The es-
Inmates for the collection of the tax until
July /, 1895, aggregate S24500
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
PhlIadelphia Cloallmalsers ON strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. -Four hundred
oloakmakers employed by Strawbridge &
Clothier went on strike rather than sub
nit to a reduction of wages. They have
been receiving seventy-fve cents and 81 per
garment, but were notified be the mama
ger Of the department that hereafter they
would receive but fifty and seventy-five
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07

PARIS, Dec IN. Henry Houssaye, the
French historian and critic, was yesterday
elected member Of the Academic Fran
caise. Emile Zola, who was also can
didate for membership, did not receive .
single vote.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
judge Denny WIN Contest.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec 7.--Judge George
Denny, Jr has served notice Of contest
on Hon, w. c. Owens. Judge Denny
charges fraud in both the registration and
election. This Is the first official notice of
a contest vet served.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.


NEW York, Dec. 6.-In the first fifteen
minutes on the Stock Exchange today $4,000
shares of sugar stock changed hands, and at
noon the sales had reached l01, 500 shares ithe
total for the day being l5j2OO, The clique of
insiders controlled the market and If IL were
their desire to shake out the stock of the other
holders they succeeded admirably Closing
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
soHuYLKILL DIyIsIoH.

NOVEMBER ls, 1894.
TrSins will leave Shenandoah after the above
Castle st. oiSir, Pottsville, O Hamburg, ResdinE
pottstown, Phoanixvtlle, NorristoWn and Phil
AdelphiA Broad street stAtion) at 500 and l1l46
q. m. and 4:l5 p. m. on week days For Potts
Vile and intermediate stations o;10A. m.
SUNDAYS,
For WiggAns, Gilberton, FrAckville, New
Castle, st, Clair, PottsVille At $500. o:4Q q. m
and S:t0 p. m, For Hamburg, Reading, Potts
town, PhnniIville, Norristown, PhilAdelphia
Gte;00, 9i4O a. m $40 p n
I04OA "a. and 1874, 500, 7;42 and l0i27 p. m
Sundays, ll;lS =. N. and 40 p, a,
Leave PottsYille for Shenandoah a. 1915
II;tsG. 10, and 4:4O, 7;lb and 1000 o, M SundRyt
tt 1910 a. m. and 5:lb p. m.
Leave PhilAdelphiA BROAD street stLtionl for
Shenandoah At b 81 and 80 m 10 and ii
10 week days. On SundAye leave Lt so . m.
Leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
FOR NEW YORK.
For New York Express week dEvs,
81 20, 4O6, 80, Is, o so, 83, 8 90 So 10 80,
9ihS a9 csT sns a y y m m Ir ~ noon u q SLjm "a
dining carr, 20, 4, 3, g. o 80, 71S, IL, 10 m
il % night Sunda, 8, 3 20, 4O5 45O, sis, sI2,
dining caTj, % Qimited Al e., %. 6so, 80, o.
7l8, sl2 l0O0p M IL Of night.
Express for Boston, without change, II q m,
weekdays, and so m daily.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
For baltimore And WAsningtop ~ so, 81,
slo Gs 4 is 4 81 Fl az s. Limited d1piDl
ite6. dining carr, 5 S. dining carl oi7, 81 IS,
dining carl, 40, dining carr p m and l2 0S
night week days. Sundays, so, 7 20, 8 10, IL Is,
lIB8am, 44l, 555 dining carl, 8 IS dining
earl, 40(dining carl m and ~ 0s night.
Leave MarKet street Ferry, Philadelphia
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
Express, 8 so m, 10, 90 and 90 pm week
DAYS Sundays, Express, As and 45 N.
FOR Cape May, Anglesea, Wildwood and
Holly Beach, express, a. M, 4 % m week
DAYS. Sunday, . % a m.
For Sea Isle City, Ocean City ana Avalon,
Express, % q M, 4 % p N week days. Sun
days, 90 IN.
For sOmers Point, express, 8 30, q NJ, 4 90 p
S. "a. PRHyosT, X. WOOD,
Genl hGnaEsf Cont PaBHg'r Al (
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH

Leave New York via Philadelphia, weekday
800 .. m, 30, 400, 7SO p, m, l2.lb night. 81
day, 500 p. N.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week6Gy
A30, 80 a. M, l,lO, 4.8O o. M
/ Leave Philadelphia Reading Termina
week DAYS, 42O 8.35, 1000 a. M, and 80
b.2 ll.80 p. N. Sunday, ll.3O p. m,
Lesv57i3eading, week days, lob, 7lO, l0.0o,i 55
O. m, o So, 757 p NJ Sunday, l35, 3. 10
Leave POttsville, week days, 2.S5, 740 q. "a
1880, 6,l2 p. M Sunday, 2.85 4. N.
Leave TBmauue, week days, BIS, $50, II o .
M, 1,20, 7,15, 0,2s p, M Sunday, 8.lS =, M,
Leave HahAnoy City, week Gays, S.4h, e3l
ll.47 q. m, l5l, 7S9, s.54 p. m. Sunday, 45
q. no.
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week DAYS, s.4h 4 20,
$50 e37, 1853 o.. M 1888, 203, $40, 62o7t8 10 10
Q. m. Sunday, 40, 400 q. m,
Leave WilliamBport, week days, 742 1910
q. o. 8 S5, Ills .. m. Sunday, Ills p. N.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf
and South Street Wharf for Atlantic City.
Week -Days--EXpress, 800, a. m, zoo 400,
500 p. m. Accommodation, 800 a. M. 5,46
Express 500, 1000 a. m. Accom-
uodation, 500 a. m. and 4.30 p. m
Returning, leave Atlantic City, depot, corner
Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
Days-EXpress, 7.35, $40 a. m. and
400 ard $50 p. IA. Accom- mediation, Sl5 a. m e,
and 4.82 p. m.
Sundsy-Exr ress, 400, 7SO p. m. AooOmmo
Qation, 7 Is a. m, and Is p. m.
ParlOr cars on all express trains.
Q. g, HANCOCK, Gen. Pass AKt
PhilAdelphiR p
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
THREE TRAIN ROBBERS.
They Make O Big Haul on the Texas
and Pacific Road.
A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

Said TO Have Been Secured by the Men
who Carried on the Iron Safe Of the
Express VI Messenger Passengers Wore
Not Molested.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-07
BEADING
RAU ROAD SYSTEM


Trains lesve Shenandoah as f0lowsi
For New York via Philadelphia, week ds7.
9.lO, SIS, 7.20, am, so, 2,55 5.55 pm. Sunda
BIO, g. n, For New York vic MapGf Chuul
week days, 5.25,7 % O. m,, l2.3Si 2,i5 p. M
For Reading and Philadelphia week oay'
E.l0, 525 no, o. M. 1882, s.55, 555 p m Sur
dav, 2.lO, q. no.
For Pottsville, week days, 2lO, T2O, o. N,
1889, 2bi, 5.5b p. n. Sunday, 2lO q, m.
For TBmGQua ana MabanOy City, week dRyg
$40, SIS, T2O, a, M, 1892, Z55, 5.55 p. Ii. Sur
Day, 2.l0, a. m.
week days, 3,25, ll.SO =. m, 1856 72) p. m
For MahGnoy Plane, week days, RlO, s.g5, + y
40 ll.3O 8. m, 1882, 1875, 255, $50, ~, 35
q. m. Sunday, 2lU, BPS, 3. m,
For Ashland and Shsmokin, week days, 8@t
g2o, 118O 3. m, 1856, 72), 9.85 p. 10 surdRy
82l a, N.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West
b, o. r. R. through trains leave Readin
Terminal Philadelphia. (P. & r. r. r. 81 2l
g55, II. 20 a. m, 848, 7.27, p. M, Sunds~ 3 %
7.65 H. % a. m, 348, ~ p. m. Add tiona
t'sirs from 2i'h and hastnut streets station
week days, l4j Al, % p. m. Sundays, l.S5
Q q p. m. "
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23

until the wood dividing the saw from
where the wedges al be made to
force the tree, with all its great
weight, to lean in the direction it is
to fall. The tree is toppled over, and
so exact is the choppers work and
calculation that almost invariably
the falling trunk drives the stake
aimed at when the operations were
begun. Any error in the fall of the
tree is likely to the tree to
break and cost the lumberman more
than a choppers wages for a month
-S125.
The virgin forests are so densely
timbered that, if cleared at once,
there would not be room enough ON
the ground for the tree trunks. Peel
ers" follow the choppers. With long
steel bars, hattened on one end, they
pry off the thick bark and burn it.
Then comes the crosscut saw man.
who cuts the tree into logs. These
are transported to the mill by rail,
cut into boards and shipped to mar
ket. Redwood is so free from resin.
Gus matter that it will not burn east
ly, and when fired it chars. The i'm
munity from fire Of towns built of
redwood lumberis remarkable. Large
CONGREGATIONS are unknown. This
lumber shrinks so little it is used by
builders in a green state. The beauty
of the wood for finishing consists in
its curly face and also a birdseye
grain
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
The Most Attractive Route for Travellers for
the Summer Season.

The magnificent. exclusively passenger
steel steamship, North West. running in
connection with the Great Northern rail-
way. will start from Duluth every Friday
at 4 D. M. for SAINT Ste. Marie, Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo, affording tourists
and travellers a charming trip over the
Great Lakes in a floating palace. which is
acknowledged to be a marvel OF marine
architecture. Her length is s feet and
width forty-four feet, the stateroom, dining
room, saloons and smoking room are su-
perbly appointed. There are also 136 first
class cabins fitted up will every known con-
venience for comfort. Her motive power
consists of two quadruple expansion en-
gines, 1000 horse power. There are dis
tributed throughout the ship 1,500 incan-
descent lamps, 6 more than are used on
the Atlantic liner "Campania," and she
carries a search light al 10000 candle
power.
Passengers lea wing Great Falls Wednes-
days on the Atlantic Express at I:45 p. M,
reach Duluth in ample time to make the
transfer to the steamship.
For rates, diagrams, berths and all in
formation, apply at the Great Northern
ticket office, No. 6 North Main street.
C. W. PITTs.
WM. HARDER, City Ticket Agent.
Gen'l Agent. Helena, Mont
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
Executors Sale of Real Estate.

Under authority of an order of sal,
granted by the District Court of the Tenth
Judicial district of the State of Montana
in and for the county of Fergus, dated
June 26, 1884, in the matter OF the estat,
IF John Toombs, deceased, / will sell al
private sale subject to coniirmation by
said court, the following described real es
tate, to wit:
Lot eleven, and the eas st hall of lot twelve
in block Il IL in the town oil Lewistown
Fergus county, Montana, and the hote
buildings and improvements thereon.
Lots one and TWO in the said block B II
ia the said town of Lewistown. and the
stable and improvements thereon.
Lots five and six in the said block h Il
in the said town of Lewistown, and the
building and improvements thereon.
All of block six in Janeaux addition to
the said town of Lewistown.
All of section twenty-ei,ht in TOWNSHIP
Is north of range Is east, in said Fergus
county, Montana.
The said sale will be made on or after
the first day of September. 1894, and bids
in writing will be received at the law office
of Cort 4 Worden Lewistown, Montana.
Terms of sale: Ten per cent of purchase
money at time of sale, balance on confirm
alton Of sale by the said District court.
Dated August 13, 1891.
WA. Horror.
Executor of the VIII of John Toombs, de
erased.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
Putting New Legs on Her.

Grant Whistlar, passenger agent of
the Graham q Morton steamers, tells
a pretty strong story. but he declares
II is true.
One day the City of Chicago, on
her way into the harbor of st. Joe,
anne near colliding with a smaller
boat. She came so neal that half a
dozen of her tenders were scraped of,
and the carpenters were busy putting
new ones in their places while the
hustlers were rushing the customary
load of berries aboard. Two farmers
came up to the big boat and looked
her over admiringly.
That's the ship that will carry us
over to Chicago" said one of them.
Yes, and she'll take us over in a
mighty little time" said the other.
Il heard she came over in four hours
this morning"
She'll go back in less time than
that. Look at the new legs they are
putting on her." was the first farm
er's response.-Chicago Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
TELLING BIG REDWOOD TREES.
Expert judgment Required In THROWN
the Huge California Giants.

Expert Judgment Required In Throwing
the Huge California Giants.
One of the most remarkable tim
Der belts in the world stands in Hum
boldt and Mendocino counties of this
state, says a California exchange. 1t
embraces 4.l25 square miles, con
tanning 1872, 0OO, 600, 900 feet of timber.
With the aid of the microscope scien-
fists have found the age of some of
these trees to he nearly 5000 years.
Some of the fallen trees have re
manned where they fell from 500 to
1000 years, so it is estimated, with
scarcely any deterioration of the
wood. Eastern tourists i'll Califor-
MIA know little of these redwoods
lSequoia sempervirens). They usual
ly see the few mammoth redwoods
of Calaveras (SequOia gigantea), and
go home and tell eastern friends
about this disappearing tribe of
giants.
The lumber redwoods Of Humboldt
4 less talked about, yet n of its
trees will yield over 100, 600 feet of
boards and fill a freight train with
logs. Telling these trees. which are
$50 to $50 feet high, Is a fine art ac-
quired only by the most expert chop
per. This man must have excellent
judgment as to the lean of the tree
and its other peculiarities which may
affect the direction of the fall. He
drives a stake 100 or $50 feet from
the base of the tree and prepares a
level bed i'll a direct line from base
to stake. On that line the tree must
fall. An AK kerr or cut is then made
in the trunk On the side the tree is to
fall. The apex of the obtuse trian
gle made by this kerr points exactly
at the distant stake. The tree is cut
one third through with the ak.
On the other side of the tree, oppo
site the AK kerr, a saw is started.
This is done by boring two holes hor-
izQntally and driving the wooden pins
on which the IL to 90 foot saw rests
until the kerr is sufficiently deep to
steady the saw. Broad, thin iron
wedges are driven in after the saw to
prevent the doomed tree from pinch
ing it. At each end of this saw "ears"
are bolted on, which can be removed
and saw withdrawn in case of trouble.
%s=eG srs made to follow the saw