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The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25

rolled over and over with its pack on.
1t was dark before we made camp.
The next morning we found the ami
NAL dead. 1t was horse belonging to
George Q. Cannon then mere boy.
Nov, 9th. We have no feed for our
animals and they look bad. To-day as we
continued down the canyon, it began to
widen and the travelling Is much better.
| Soon we came where Indians had
raised corn, beans and squashes, also
wheat. The corn was standing minus
the ears. Passing on we came to another
Indian farm and camped. The standing
fodder offorded good feed for our animals.
The next day we passed a wickeup,
the Indians fled at our approach, leaving,
to all appearance, everything behind.
At evening we camped i'm cottonwood
grove and the leaves were almost per-
fectly green, showing there had been no
than November.
Wednesday Nov. 9TH. Some of the
men went head to see what the country
was like while the camp made only a
short journey and awaited for the men
who, when they returned, reported that
the water sinks shoat distance below,
and as far as they had been there was no
more sign OF water that the country
was broken and sandy. We gave the
name "Farm Creek" to this creek.
Nov. 9Th. While at breakfast we were
overtaken by six men with pack animals
and they say that the whole train of
wagons had concluded to follow on after
us, leaving CAPTAIN Hunt to go his own
way. Filling our canteens we followed
down the creek short distance, then
tnrned and travled westward over sand
hills and at night camped in the dry bed
of creek. The day had been hot and
every canteen was empty. Men dug in
the sand for water but found none.
One of captain Smiths men came up
to where Brother Rich and men was and
offered to pay fifty dollars for drink of
water. There was none for sale. The
next morning we followed up the bed of
the creek, in north course, towards
some mountains. with hopes of finding
water, while the sun appeared to come
down upon US hotter than ever. Some
become almost crazy with thirst. filled
my mouth with bullets, chewing them to
create moisture, and, to some extent,
found relief.
to be continued
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25

A rugged farmer stalked into the sanctum
with big whip under his arm.
Bo you the editor?" al am" was the
half apprehonsive reply.
Here's two dollars-send mo your paper.
for hfe." he said.
You see," he went on, "cur daughter was
sick and like to die; she dropped and grew
weak and pale, had headaches, no appetite,
back ached, hands and feet like ice, couldn't
sleep, hacked with cough, and we thought she
had consumption. No medicine helped hsr
until she tried that DR.. Pierce's Favorfte Pre-
scription mentioned In your paper, when she
began to mend In no time and is now well and
handsome a. rose-put me down as life
subscriber"
Now the editor is looking for another scare.
Tho medicine has cured Thousands afflicted a.
was the farmers daughter. restoring the fe-
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In plain enyelope) enclose ten cents, in gtAmpe,
to WoRLD'e DIsPRNsARY MEDICAL ASsooIA.
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The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25

Phoenix-like she has arisen from
the dust and debris of disappeared
and forgotten Lewiston.
The year Of 1895 was essentially
a mining year. The hills around
Butte yielded immensely; Cripple
Creek greatly increased her output;
extensive and wonderful rich finds
were made in Nevada, but by far
the most important development
of the year in the whole mining
region of the West has been the
wonderful growth Of Mercur. The
story of Mereur reads more like a
romance than fact Twenty
years ago the camp, then Lewiston,
was quite prosperous as silver
camp, and had population of
about 1000 people. Two mines
were extensively worked and
paid several hundred thousand
dollars in dividends. They finally
failed to yield a profit in COM
parison to other camps. and
the place was deserted, work
only having been done in
desnltory way until in 1891, when
a company of Nebraska people who
has no experience in mining,
bought a Merour mine and began
a series of discouraging tests to
mill the refractory ores with which
the camp abonds. To the surprise
of all, their researches were re-
warded and a future undreamed of
opened up for the camp, and within
the past year, upon the identical
site of the deserted Lewiston, has
arisen q city as if by magic, that to-
day contains 100 people, half doz-
en- paying mines. at the head OF
which stands the Mercur with a re-
cord of $3.50, 600 in dividends at the
rate OF $4,000 q month, after
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25
Personal Experience.

Leaving Capt. Hunt and his train of
wagons, the packers pushed on in adj
vance keeping the Spanish trail until we
reached the present sight of Hamlin,
near the Mountain Medows. Here all
hands decided to leave the Spanish trail
and make a cutoff and be in the mines
In 80 lays while to keep the Spanish
trail we should only reach Lower Cali
fornia by that time snd then we would
nave to travel up the country hundreds
ofmiles to reach the diggings.
1t was now Nov. LIST. Leaving the
Spanish trail we turned back short dis
lance and then struck almost due west
course with no guide. Soon heBvy
shower of rain was upon us and the
the ground in little while became 80
soft that it was with great difficulty that
Our animals could travel. Rain was cold
and oGr mules and horses shivering and
ourselves wet to the hide. At last We
came to some rocks, that afforded shelter
from the storm, these we gave the name
Rocks of Refuge" Wood was handy
and plenty. Fires were soon made and
AGeneral drying off ensued, and cooks
lost no time in preparing for the inner
man, OF which believe we did ample
Justice. The next day we crossed over
the rim of the Great Basin and down a
narrow, rocky canyon, the sides of the
mountains were almost solid mass Ofrock
and perpendicular at that, and to think
OF Climbing with our animals was out of
tne question. We passed over one place
where If an animal had made one false
step, he would Of plunged q hundred
ieet without any possibility of saving
ilIe; and another place we had to help
our snimals by putting ropes around
tneir necks and men to pull them up o.
steep barrier Of rocks. One fell and
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25
p O Is r Is "
What will the New Year Bring,
BY FRANK b. WEIGH.

BY FRANK b. WEIGH.
The old year fades into the past,
With all its Joys and sorrows,
With all its barren yesterdays
And all it's bright to-morrows;
Some hearts regret its hasty flight,
Some gladly speed the parting
Which banishes the sad old year,
SO Joyous at its starting.
We bid the dying year good-by
And turn, with hopes reyiving,
To greet the New Year coming in
With promises eniivening,
And as we lay aside the past
In gladness or in sorrow,
We reach out to the time to come
And of the future borrow.
What will the New Year bring to us
Is veal or woe awaiting?
Will fortune smile in kindly way
or she be berating?
Could we but renb the veil of time
And see beyond the presant,
What would our longing eyes behold,
A prospect dark or pleasent9
All, it were we'll would we but take
The days as they are given,
And make each one stepping stone
To raise us up to Heaven;
Instead we waste the precious hours
In blind and fruitless hoping,
The while we in an aimless way
For sordid gain are cropping.
The coming year will surely bring
Us what soccer we merit;
So If we fail to reap success
We've but to grin and bear it.
For what we sow that shall we reap,
Such is the law unbending
Which rules our lives from day to day
Beginning unto endingss
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25
SATURDAY, JANUARY rs, 1896.
ST. GEORGE POST OFFICE.

The mail from the north arrives every day except
Tuesday.
The mail from Pine Valley and the South arrives
every Tuesday and Saturday and leaves on Mon.
day and Friday.
The office is open from a. m. to = d. m. every
day except Sundays and holidays when it 10 open
from to S p. m.
Money order and Registry department open from
s a. m, to S p. m.
JOHN PYMM, Postmaster.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25

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The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-01-25
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlains Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, they
arejust what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge
For sale by j. r. Michels.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09

The Winchester Times makes very fun
extracts from the speech Of Colonel Co
watdin In response to the toast. THE
Press" delivered at the recent banquet
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. OF Baltimore. Among these
extracts Is the following:
Gentlemen OF this association. let me
ask. Do you not owe your commercial
Importance. in a measure. TO the enter
prise of the great newspapers OF your
city? ! think you do. The first lesson
which true journalism should teach a
community is patriotism In the general
term. and loyalty to home and freside.
1t Is this that enables the country news
paper or the journal OF the town and city
to withstand the mighty force OF the
great metropolitan journals. We must
stand by the home paper for our homes
sake"
In introducing the extracts our Win
chester contemporary says:
There is no one better qualified 10
speak OF the press than Mr.. Cowardin,
for. in our opinion, there Is no better
newspaper in the country than the Dis
patch. of which Mr.. Cowardin Is the mas
ter spirit.
conservative without timidlty: aggres-
slve without violence: fair in its estimate
OF men and things, IT has deselvedly
wide and increasing influence. AS a
newsgatherer and a digester OF news II
has few equals. and II has acquired the
art OF tipping off the irrelevant and Civ
ing the thing that people want to know
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
the Dfspatch's Efforts

Richmond, Va, February Z, lo0
To the Editor OF the Dispatch
Your efforts to inspire interest In or
ganization for the development OF Rich
mond Industrial enterprises have been
read with great interest by the writer.
and, no doubt by many others. The idea
suggests itself that If every person having
what appears to them good idea in TINS
direction. wers to incorporate the same in
a letter and send you, much good might
thereby result. As II is, more energetic
Industrial spirit we need here, even 10
aggressiveness. Following this line or
thought, the following is submitted az ono
of the many possibilities appearing practi-
cable to the writer:
Suppose a dozen years or so ago the
convicts had been kept hard at work dur
ing dry periods excavating two channels,
saw not less than 100 feet wide, each,
and 10 or more feet deep. placing this
rough rock thus excavated as retaining
material to make a continuous section,
say. two blocks wide. from the Free
bridge to the Mayo bridge, thus giving
seven full city blocks In length and, say
two blocks, in width, with suitable streets,
to accommodate industrial establishments
located thereon. To such are not ia
miiiar with such improvements Ii may look
at first like wild proposition, but a visit
to Boston Will show a number or square
miles thus redeemed, at a cost far greater,
as the stone and much OF the filing ma
terial required transportation twenty
miles or more. 1t Is also we'll understood
by engineers familiar with this class Of
work that the sediment from river like
the James would deposit between such re-
tanning walls an enormous quantity or eN-
cellent filling, and soon become solid
ground up TO the high-water mark.
IL appears perfectly practical to the
writer that union depot for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and Southern railway
might be located on this section, affording
also unlimited freight facilities. and thus
avoid ALI street obstruction; as well as
ample space for industrial establishments,
with track connection; also possessing the
| advantage OF ample water from the river
for steam purposes.
II this be true twelve years ago. " ap-
1 pears equally true that something Of this
kind might be started now.
In this connection. II also seems practi-
cable following the same line OF thought
that il the Chesapeake and Ohio were "a
construct a double-track solid roadway
| IN the centre Of the river from opposite
the Tredegar Works. il would not only be
improving the city by deepening the river
out OF which TO construct its roadway. but
would also benefit the company by saving
repairs and renewals incident to long
trestling, as now proposed.
other suggestions have occurred TO the
writer, which would be gladly submitted
II the same are worthy of space in youi
valuable journal W.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
Literary Notes.

General Horace Porter has written
volume OF personal "reminiscences OF Gene
raj Grant during the war, which the
Century Company will publish. General
Porter was staff officer and intimate
friend OF Grant The work Will be pup
lished first as a serial, and viii be elabo-
rately illustrated with portraits. reproduc-
tions of famous pictures. and new and
original drawings.
Among Houghton, Mifiin & Co.'s an
nouncements are "visions and Service"
dIscourses by Bishop Lawrence. OF Mas
sachusetts; "Bayard Taylor" by A. ii.
Smith in the American Men Of Letters
series; Joan Of Arc" a historical work,
by Francis c. Lowell; and 1.-THE Spirit
in Literature and Life" by the Rev. DR..
Coyle.
The New York Sun OF last Sunday con-
talns three-column review, by Major
w. Hazeltine. Of Mr. Philip A. Bruces
Economic History OF Virginia in the
Seventeenth Century" Mir. Hazeltine
thinks that this book may be fairly
termed unique. from the viewpoint OF
exhaustive research in its particular neid'
and looks forward 10 another book IN
continuation OF the subject, from the
same author.
Stephen Crane is the name OF new
asprant for literary honors, who Is stalk
ing about, attracting attention by the
device OF bizarre writing. He has pub
lished one or two novels. which we have
not seen, and which have excited COM
ment. 1.-THE Red Badge OF Courage Is
the title Of his latest work, which, the
London Saturday Review describes as
1.-THE most realistic description ever pub
lished Of modern war from the purely
subjective standpoint OF a private soldier
Mr.. Cranes poetry appears to be modelled
after Walt Whitman's. Some OF 1t that
we have seen is fearfully and wonder
fully made.
The first number OF the Savoy has APP
peared In London. IL Is In the style OF
the Yellow Book. and appears to be on
offshoot Of that quarterly. the contributors
10 both publications being largely the
same.
NJ. Anatole France has just been elected
10 the vacant seat In the French Academy
and so NJ. lola has been turned down
once more.
The manuscript Of short story IN
prose. written by Tennyson at the age OF
II, has been unearthed, and will be In
corporated by Lord rennyson In his
biography Of his father. 1t is sufficiently
authenticated, as Ii was given by the
Poet Laureate to Miss Jane Yonge who
was for many years governess In the
Tennyson family. "Mungos the Ameri-
can" is the title OF the story which shows
how Mungo found a sword and after
wards how 1t came to the possession Of
the right owner, after the space Of two
yeais" The odd thing about the manu-
script i that II should have been thought
worthy OF being preserved BY the poet
Most Of such juvenile productions find
their way into the fire few years after
wards.
The Bookman for February is an In
teresting issue OF an always interesting
publication. Ian Maclaren's Kate
| Carnegie" IL continued. and there ars
| articles on Marcel Provost. . new French
| writer Of fiction; Mr.. z. l. Codkin and
! hts book. Reflections and Comments"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
rur MILITARY BILLS.

Tbere must be some malign innuence
AZ work 10 disturb the volunteer MIL
tary organisation OF our State. A batcn
~ hostile and absurd bills were
offered at the last session OF the Leg,s'
lature. and met with the fate they de-
served: now comes another batch aftel
the same order. IL rs shame that inc
time OF our legislators. for which inc
State pays 20 dearly. should be taken
I'M In the consideration OF propositions
which are the emanation OF vndict'e'
ness. spleen. or disappointment. and
for which their advocates can advance
no good reasons TO show that they should
become laws.
The bin now before the General As
by to change the complexion Oh Wv
Military Board cannot be defenueu .'
any ground. AS at present consu''
the hoard is the most Impartial ina
could be desired. The members arc
military men, save enc, ana INC e
Constitution puts this ore into eo""-
Dental ,etatlons with the Governor "no
,s the Commander-in-Cniei. i".s' ye
c-+s have no especial commands MS
-. pr,.,dier-Ceneral, who con" xrr-
on tho volunteers OF the state - sub
a,n,a The proposed change "osnands.
et,,,,t. officers of different "a 10 mar
who would naturally be in''
TALLY. ,os OF the bill
Many Oh 'n tbet the Military
seem TO Dehe' ,.ytion Of the quarter
go and ordnance SUI - .Ysl 60
master az" BY the United states Gov
10 'ne and they have charged par
ernmen. ,be distribution Of these stores
uan'y the Military Board; whereas.
board has nothing to do with SUCH
ss 49, That distribution Is solely
IN the hands Of the Governor, who we
doubt not does his work well. The bill
has no merit in 1t. as our legislators
will and II they but give the question
due consideration.
II has been said. and 1t would seem
10 he true. that in all these bills, there
is an unseen hand, with but one aim ana
object and this is the getting rid OF two
of the best officers we have in our state
militia-viz., the Adiutant- General, and the
Assistant Inspector General. Assuming
that this is the case. it Is. TO say the
least. unfair to our State that the time
of her lawmakers should be so tr11ed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09

advantages OF Municipal Commissions
Now Is the Time to Go TO WORK 10
Bring New Manufactures Here Az
yaptaees of Richmond az site for the
Battle Abbey OF the South EFFORTS 70
Extend the Culture OF Bright Tobacco
etc.
The truth is that. beginning with the
IS; OF January last and continuing 10
this date. with few intervals, the fich-
mond papers have been uncommonly ac-
tive. earnest, united. and enthusiastic
I'm their efforts 10 develop our indus
tries and bring new factories. new popI-
lat.on, and new capital here. without
knowing II. perhaps r. W. =. has be-
come infected with the zeal that has
dominated our press this year, and 20
comes forward with the proposition that
the newspapers haven't done their duty.
Editors Of may years service all know
that 1t is not uncommon for readers
to come to them suggesting articles OF
the tenor of those that she editors have
recently written and published. The
thing strikes the reader as good; he coils
1t over In his mind for a day or two
and likes It better and better; ten be
gees TO the editor with 1t In the form Of
a suggestion" Something Ike this
seems TO have occurred with our cores
pendent.
But 1t may be that we VI the
press haven't done our duty as wei as
we could have done IL. or as well as we
would have done it had the business
community enthusiastically seconded our
efforts.
Consider what a squirting we would have
gotten had X. w. 7. and his associates
oreanized an association with a fair
amount Of paid up capital to bring new
factories here, and another 10 develop
the water-power of the James river anu
another to ensure a first-class state ia''
or exposition this fall and had az
pointed committee TO importune ~
authorities to make Richmohu
and grander by annexing Mane"es' mo,
Now here are four great supJe e.
which the papers have been ~
a long time That the business '"s' ."'
.o,,as'.ha, a,ded TO promote these plans
$50, deny but have they gone 10
vi w. Win vim; have they shown any
araat zeal: have they set their old men
and their young men, employers ana
- 10 labor in 1.-THE Atlanta
a,,,--baye they hustled? II Richmond
T. not greater than she is, are they free
,roy, blame? Is there no room here
for their united energy and enterprise?
The newspapers are criticised every day
in the year. Their sins of omission
ar commission are seldom overlooked
Rarely indeed is 1t that we retort;
but in this case we could not Tor
bear. The temptation was too great.
However, we would not have 1t un-
derstood that we are tired of doing
for Richmond. Not at all. On the con-
trary we expect to do more to advertise
her this year than ever before. What
is more, we hope 10 see our business
men as united and eager as We are TO
forward every good enterprise The
newspapers can "shell the woods but
following upon that. If we wish for com
plete victory, should be an advance all
along the fine by a compact body OF en-
thusiastic businessmen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09

since Benny's Buried His Boen-
MY stocks at par" cries Tommy -
with Harrison retired. .
It looks to me as nominee
cinch acquired" ulu -
with Joyous thrill Protection
claims with Benny out me good
The pr,ze IS mine. Now fail ,"
nartlsans, and shout'
ro9e,ber-"Hooray, Hoossy
Now SWEEP Ding gloom.
Doubts npss1"e
- rd,dS
AS mo State.
sssnny's burned his boom"
old pards thrown up the
What! - Zones Lewis latrant carol.
oa,se(is free for Platt and me, and
Inc 6erfiowing barrel.'
from the West. uproars with zest,
"Since Ben has spiked his guns.
1he vote of fate proclaims elate. the
buns 1owas sons"
Omnes-"So tune the band!
TO sweep the land.
/ own the only broom;
No doubt but 1
VIII scoop the pie
Since Bennys burned his boom"
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09

The farmer that blooms in the Senate,
ira Ia,
Is quite a ridiculous case.
Especially IL he's the thing, ira la,
His barnyard resources to sling. ira la.
Right out through the gap in his face;
Which is why we proclaim this advisory
tenet,
First filter the farmers you send to the
Senate
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
Eu1nlmenf.

Footpad presenting revolver as he haits
pedestrian): I'll take your watch. II you
please!
Pedestrian: Goodness. gracious! 1 set
out with the idea that ] was pressed for
time, but had no idea 1t was so awfully
imperatiye.