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The Lamar register., 1898-07-06
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IN aIe a TNtasr Prowprs cuunty. Colo, ms
rtea natfre ii intention e maze prtnt on his
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hefS,tS tEe EesisteY ard Receiver ht Lltoir,
f..,ta gn Thursday the asth day ~! July lata'
I Ne usrue> the following witnesses {" btesgf
die ,f,g,4flt frrfrnti ion and reclamation q sara
land l.. NJ Narkham, :. \, WILSON,. ". -.
f{fitid ana s. y Cooper. all Of Lamar, tpiu.
$3.50 W. A. huERlul, Register
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Are you Troubled with Dyspepsia?

sr -. 90 not neglect until il Is too late this
Ra ITSn4ly ~ flddtpg yourself OF this tfpu-
ba5, ~, 1 tenner's Dyspepsia Cure. as tire
iB5jy..s,,@ pl'esi Y simply 10Y Dyspepsia and
sgrC.55p W.. ibis Is preparation iong and
~ sss5s,inllE used ia private practlce by one
Is M .ia 'seiea best Qualified physicians who
toUs IL psra authority on all medical ques-
@' money viii be refunded BY
/. II, MYERS.
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TIMBER CULTURE final. PROOF NOTICE
FOR PUBLICAuoN.
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MAY =, isl6.
NOTICE h hereby nivpn that ID. u. Moore tsse
~ 81 fhe heiis Of William ". Auoro
has ficsi notice If intention 20 make finAl proof
before Register and Receiver ~ their utfiee in
Lamar. Colorado. on W Weoiugsdny. the l3th day
of july, Isiss tiniiaer culture Application No.
ts.a. for the W 4 NV ! s4d W sWk Of Section
s;h r. ~.
ne naines a. ssituesse-. :. 3. Cline and iaines
Cline. of tiFauatia, colorado, g.. ". Yeats. %
Coolidge, Kansas, aud David Barnes. Of Lamar,
Colorado.
ifig ". 4. MRnmLI.. Rcgistsr-
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NOTICE.
oFFItT; op d
Tue FoRr Lros CANAL Co.

TIE Fogr LroS CANAL Co.
Las AStaas, Coto.. Jitns is, Iasis.
pCBLlC NOTICE is herahy aisen that pnr
sn2nt "a the assessment made ON the 6th
day Of beoenher, A. b., ISL 81 lsc per alIagf.
rpan all siarehpitierz Ia the Port Lyon Canal
et'ii'tnny and IA acrtfstnnce With afticle III of
t,e - laws y said COMPANY for the evliectiaal
OF deiiagueut assessi inents, /. Frank kreytlili
serFetarg II said canal Son pany, Will On the
iFi4 day Of July 4, D.. isis, al 10 O'Clock a. M,
at she uiiice Of tho eurufaiiy 10 Las Anfras.
tioietade offer a. inoiie sale 70 the highest aud
best hisider log cash the following shares %
stock N The FORT Iiou Gaifsi company: the
sa,i stock having been declared larfeitsi IS tie
eninphtsy and ordered "a be sold fnr failure uf
The various awnars 70 pay assceuirutF tiIcrson:
The snie ogners having been notified tn writing
- tlln lad tl1y % May \. -. tss. a. their iast
knoNgn losfuitAee address. pf such dcllnqueuSy .
iiie Enleput due aud demanding payment
thereof.
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pFsEIfr LAM FIS SAL PROOF NgTleEFoR
PUBLICATION.
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z-0Tff,f. !. herci,y siSen slat Wilism k Riley.
Nv II sirauada PrvVpgs cnurtys talprasin, liiss
BLESS rntter - Intention tsiuasn rtopt oi VI
r-A sg t rss VI tap, 2 =, r., g W. ettt y Ai.-
fssf.srp tlsa NoGi-tes Bui hecelYe1 ~ Lamar =
CoIf n, f3firssiny tia essh ,iay - july. ls,ss.
H. EayTas ~. fellusEtns witprsses To- profe
tiie eDaspale istitat3op and fcriainntt1H oi SAD
i1lis ts5sffre4 u. tiifapns Carlton. tu.r-s v. .
WA MfsEILL. Resisier.
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DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
UsIIED STATES I4Asn oFvtcE.
LAM ~. NlLn.. Lnnn u. Les.

NOTICE Is hereby Riyed that Eva +. Cunning
N ham of Denver, Colo. has filed notice o.
intention to mHlse proof hey dosert-ianG
claim No, q, for the swA sec ! & WI nN sec
II = sseA mel scc n. tssi es SFanEe 42vi 6th e NJ
before the kcsister and Receiver at Lamar,
Cello, un fiiuTsdhy the 18th DAY Of July, isiS
she names the following vitnesres TO prove
land W. q. Riley. Granada. Colo. j. =. Mc-
uoSell, n. Gonley, ". foker. all Of Holly, Colo.
l1-iG9 w A. MERRILL Register.
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CITY onciaIs.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

oRnEST CHaPrsk. No. .. r. A. M.-stated
Convocations Ist and 5rd " McfnesGays.
a. j. HoTTKL. II. p.
L. WIKI MARKHAM, Secretary.
A. z. & a. M.--LANkR LopoR No. go, meetson
the first and third Saturday evening q each
mantl. W. q. GouLD, W. A.
C.G. LYScH. Secretary.
1, o. Q. F.-LAMAR LQpsE No. so meets every
Tuesday, at p. N. AZ Bcfnhersi Of this lodge
and all visiting brothers of the oroer arc cordi-
ally invited 10 attend. j. g. BorD, y. O..
a. VAN DEusES. Sec.
wOODMEN oFcTHE HEwoRLD.-LAnARC CANP
No. % meets tho last Saturday in every month
at p. m. Visiting neiehhols arc always wei
come. L. 4. FILIouD. VIC.
4. VAN DEusEN. Clerk.
X. o. n. M.-LAmAR TEST No. IS meets atthe
Masonic hall the last Wednesday 10 each month.
All knights invited to attend reviews.
c.M. LEE, r. k.
THE IANAH FIHE DKPARTNKsr meets at the
Hose House the frst Tuesday in each
mouth at y WILLIS WILSON. Chief.
JoE 4. LAwLEsa, Sec.
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DESERT I.kSbFINAL rauoF -N0TrC EFoE
PUBLICATION
Il. Lisp oHuc1. i.suAe, c5ta.
Juss ~, iss

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~ = L-1rssr FIs1gfs rsaaty- ts'sp5a'if, has
liral edsa-s ~ latrrt 81 Seiise picel ga ~
sis.ss. lznH slaifa Nt tl, for tHt soc, l.. esd
cas- r55s atill ras tfs -. ., ts,Ia. > ~ A.
= ash L li iusf1st tta Register Hua hfl' lNlsr
Sd g.spar. goln-s Ql 4l5fralas tii1 +,-h. DAY p
Inis. les
So nsffus tha faiiapiuE .rT,esses 70 prove
sic -ieIf lts jt5is-ssien aud FtsH1stign q -ai1
faaH < W5 fsFSJslN ~. g. tsoufL. = A. hs tiHsu
and 4 81. Natklalr, aN gi issgiAr, g!n,
ne "A 81 A. NEugttt- RS'g5ster.
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2ss 81 Lorated upon IS of sets sec.
n s MS OF neit SEQ. So-2s-iB.
Assessment S43,3l. Int. and
cost OF sale SIG, Total /. as 90
elb 5i5 Located upon MS Of ne sec.
la Is MI OF nwA SEQ. 2g-22-46.
Assessment SAG Int, aud
cost OF aale s2.l3. Total -. 3 10
IS 40 Located upon nwH see g-22-
- Assessment $3.50. Int.
and cost Of sale Sz.SL Total 81 IL
q ot6 Located upon neE sec 2y-22-
81. Assessment Si.05. Int
and cost Of sale SI.6O Total G5
" 129 Located npun ssit OF SEX
sec. 81 g. sif OF swi4 sec. y
2z7l.- Assessment Si.l5. Int.
and cost Of sale sI.T0. Total So
iu 5iI Located uponnis of sell sec.
- 4 MI of sNh sec. 2JE2I-t6.
Assessnsent S2l.60. Int. aud
cost Of sale ss-ls. Total -. % 70
The above shares of stock viii be sold subject
10 ar unpaid assessments that may have heen
leSied by any Of the predecessors Of this COM
pany npoa the Watof rights represented by these
certificates OF stock.
By order Of tho board Of directors.
FRANK kItE3BGLI.. Scerota
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-GRANADA sOCIETIEs.

AZ. a A. M.-GHANADA LopSE No. 70 meets
satuartay niehts on or before each full moon
aud two weeks thereafter.
G. L. MoPHEHsos. .sec'y.
ery saturday night
j. L. MtrEm1p. soe'y.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
PLUCKY PREACHERS
In the Klondyke Lose Their Church
Miners Came to Rescue.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The Presby-
terian board of home missions has just
word from its two Klondyke
missionaries, Revs. Young and Nc
Even, who have at present a monop-
oily in dispensing Christianity to the
miners.
Rev. Mr.. Young's letter is dated
Dec. and is from Klondyke City. He
says they sprayed and hustled" and
raised $3.50, for which they leased a
building from q saloon keeper until
May is. They got some of the money
by letting second rooms they did not
need. But there were troubles ahead.
On the 21st of November one of the
dodgers came home filled with whisky,
Although candles were worth s1.5l
apiece he lighted one and then kicked
it over. The building was burned to
the ground.
The pluck had aroused the enthusi-
asm of the miners, however, and gold
was forthcoming in paying quantities
Mr.. Young argued for and won the
Observance OF Sunday in camp and
the "opera House," which had beer
used for other purposes on that day
| is now the church.
Mr.. Young says grub is very scarce
bat does not mention starvation. 81,
reports no trouble in making pastora
calls with the thermometer 40 degrees
I! below zero.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
SUFFERING In CUBA.
Appeal for Financial Aid to Relieve
the Distress Local Contributions
Should be Made to Captain
Plunkett.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, JET
FERsoN CITY, No., January 10, 1s9s.--
Recent authoritative reports confirm
the appalling condition of suffering,
famine and death in Cuba. Infirm
men, women, and helpless little child
rem are starving by thousands. We
earnestly appeal to the firesides OF
peace and plenty for immediate cash
donations to mitigate the intense suf-
fering of our stricken neighbors.
Brig. Gen. Milton Moore, New York
Life Building, Kansas City, will re-
ceive all contributions.
Colonel Edwin Batdorf, ,1st Infantry,
80 Turner Building, st. Louis; Colonel
VIM. K. Caffee, End Infantry, Garth
age; Colonel George P. Gross, 3rd In.
fantry, I'LL Grand Ave, Kansas City /;
Colonel Joseph A. Corby, ,4th Infantry
st. Joseph; Captain Frank M. Rum
bold, Battery "A," Century Building,
st. Louis; Captain Chris. Klingman,
Battery "B," 2225 Grove street, Kan
sas City; Captain Geo. L. Elston, JEFF
ferson City; Captain d. H. Harris,
Fulton, and Captain ]. w. Plum
kett, Mexico, of the 1st battalion un-
attached, are appointed comrittee
to solicit cash subscriptions, and will
forward same with names of contribu-
tors to General Milton Moore a.
promptly as possible.
With the approval of the Governor.
M. F. BELL,
Adjutant-Ge General.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Words of Commentator.


Rev. James Bradley, of Mexico, who
represents Audrain county in the
Legislature, has made arrangements
for ministerial work this year which
will prevent his acceptance of re-elec-
ton to the General Assembly. We
regret to hear this, for Mr.. Bradley
was one of the most intelligent and
faithful Representatives in the last
Legislature. He made no buster or
display, but was well informed, watch
full, earnest and conscientious, and
always at his post guarding the inter-
ests of his county and of the state at
large. He was not a man who would
sacrifice the interests of the whole
com mon wealth for little sectional
or factional advantage, but believed
that man could be honest and be q
gentleman in politics as in other
things, and practiced what he
preached.
Mr.. Bradley was not like some peo-
pie, even In the Legislature, who
think that Representative should be,
like hound pup, mostly all mouth,
and use that organ to the exclusion
Of all others. He seldom spoke more
than few minutes at a time, but he
always stood up for the right, and his
words and his influence had weight.
II we 60 to the Fortieth Assembly, We
shall mics Mr.. Bradley with his ster-
ling manhood and faithful service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS.

TAGUs COVE, ALBEMARLE ISLAND,
Dec. 9, 1s97.-Dear Folks: Once more
I take my pen in hand to notify you
OF the Whereabouts and doings of
wandering scientific expedition in the
South seas. Last night just We were
finishing our thirty fifth ignana for the
day brigantine rugged war ship hove
in sight, and in less than an hour was
securely anchored within q couple
of hundred yards Of as in an old time
crater.
The sea has washed In one side and
it now forms an excellent anchorage.
The war ship was attended by tor
pedo destroyer. just have been I'm
terrupted by q visit from Captain Of
virago, the torpedo destroyer, doctor
and First Lieut.. Fl. III. 8. Leander,
the war ship. 1t carries, or has al
present, 315 men. The officers exam
ined with much curiosity the tortoise,
ignanas, bird skins, ETC., with which
we are laden. The English language,
'sas she is spokeu BY athorouRh Eng.
lish Jacktar, is . great revelation to
an American who seldomscomes In
contact with . freshly imported Eng
lishman. We could hardly understand
many Of their sayings. The officers
were very interesting, inquiring about
things inteliigently. Asked II We col
ieeted the wood that had been cut fol
firewood by the sailors.
Mr.. Harris has been invited over q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
MRS. N. BLUM DEAD.
Passed Away After a Short Illness
Was Paralyzed on Saturday
Night and Did Not
Rally.

On last Thursday morning Mrs.
M. Blum, aged SO years, died as the
result Of q stroke of paralysis re-
ceived Saturday night.
Mrs. Blum was born In Nansen,
France, and with her brother, ,Alexan-
der Lewis, moved to New York, while
yet young lady. From New York
she moved to Louisville and later to
st. Louis, where she married Mr.. M.
Blum. About 1851 they moved to
Florrisant, where they resided until
1875, when they moved to this city.
There were no children born to this
union, but Mrs. Blum's stepchildren,
Gabe and Mrs. ]. Blum, soon regard
ed her as mother and are deeply
be.eaved by her death. All of Mrs.
Blum's direct relatives in this coun-
try are dead, with the exception oi
Mrs. A. A. David, q niece, of New
York, who will arrive tonight or to-
morrow. sH"t. H r-
Mrs. Blum was q conscientious
member OF the Jewish Congregation
and has led good life, in which she
has cast shafts of light In the lives oi
many of her fellow creatures.
Sunday morning the remains, ac-
companied by relatives, were con-
veyed to St. Louis and laid to rest in
the Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Rev. DIR,
Messing, OF that city, conducted
serviees from the Cemetery Chapel
The LEDGER extends sympathy to
the sorrowing relatives. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Priceless Pain

"rf a price can be placed on pain, Mothers
Friend is worth its weight in gold as an aHevi-
ator NY wife suffered more In ten minutes with
either Of her other two children than she did al
four bottiesof Mothers Friend 1t is blessing
to any one expecting to become mother" says
q customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Druggist,
of Carn1i, III, to the Bradheld Regulator
Company, of Atlanta, Ga, the proprie-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
Friend" This successful remedy is not
one of the many internal medicines ad-
vertised to do unreasonable things, but q
scientifically prepared 1iniment especially
effective in adding strength and elasticity
to those parts of woman's organism which
bear the seyerest strains of childbirth.
The liniment may Be used at any and
all times during pregnancy up to the
very hour of confinement. The earlier II
IL begun, and the longer used, the more
perfect will be the result, but it has beer
used during the last month only with
great benefit and success.
II mot only shortens labor and lessen.
the pain attending it. but greatly dinin
ishes the danger to life OF both mothe1
and child, and leaves the mother In con
dition more favorable to speedy recovery
Mothers Friend !" is sold by druggist.
at $I.oo, or sent by express on receipt q
price.
Valuable book for women, Befors
Baby Is Born" sent free on application
the eaanfIElD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
NO NAIL SINCE AUGUST.
Miners Pay One Dollar q Letter in the
Wllds of Alaska.

TACOMA, WASH, Jan. 19.-Dawson
City has received no regular mail
since last August. Both American
and Canadian miners there believe
their respective Governments have
forgotten them, SO far as mail facili-
ties are concerned. Many Of the min.
ers have paid 81 per letter at Dawson
to have mail brought out to relatives
and friends. Generally this has beer
carried through to the sound cities
though one or two parties report thai
some of this mail was discarded By
the carriers, and it Is to be found scat
tered along the upper Yukon and
lakeR
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Three Distinct Conclusions.

The following item is handed the
LEDGER for publications:
Rev. w. B. Palmore, editor Of the
Christian Advocate, writing from CO.
lumbus, Ohio, says: "We reached this
stirring capital Of Ohio few minutes
after the first ballot was taken for
United States Senator. Before the
day was ended we arrived at three
very distinct and definite conclusions.
First, the dangers and disadvantages
of having State capitals in large COM
mercial cities. Second, that United
States Senators should be elected by
the people direct and not by Legis!a-
lures. Third, that the power OF the
saloon has grown to such alarming
proportions az to imperii the very
genius and perpetuity Of popular gov
aPnmant -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Property Moving.

Last Thursday afternoon q deal
was made by which T. A. Powell re-
linquishsd the ownership Of piece
of property, facing on Jefferson Street
and Just south of the City Hall prop
erty, to T. B. Hit for e1, 900 consider
alton. The piece of ground is Ss feet
front and go feet deep and will prove
a valuable investment for Mr.. Hit.
T. A. Powell had owned the property
but twenty days, having bought 1t
from VIM. Biggere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27

Hon. GEO. W. TRIGa, editor of the
Richmond (Mo.) Conserrator and
Pfesident Of the Missouri Press Asso-
dation, has a right to be proud Of the
vinier meeting just held IN Kansas
nty. 1t was by all odds one of the
most successful business meetings of
he Association ever held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27

LIZ Kansas City the other day a court
unulled a divorce granted to Henry
Hghnote, and in consequence Henry
pw. finds himself with two wives on
b hands. The second Mrs. Highnote,
W feel sure, will create discord in
hat family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Rheumatism.

Is 4 blood disease and only blood rene
dy can cure It. So many people make
the mistake of taking remedies which
at best are only tonics and cannot possi-
bly, reach their trouble. Mr.. Asa Smith,
Greencast1e, Indiana, says: sfFor years
have suffered with Seiatic Rheuma-
tism, which thebest physicians were un-
able to relieve. I took many patent
medicines but they did not seem to
reach my trouble. I gradually grew
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27

ELsEwHERE In the LEDGER will be
|bund an appeal from the Adjutant
Generals Office of Missouri for finan-
III help for the suffering populace Of
ouba, which should be given a prompt
nsponse. Contributions should be
hsde to Capt. ]. w. PIunkett, of this
skv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Heeds q Warning to Move,

MACON, Mo-, Jan. 2l.-Monday
twenty farmers rode up to the house
of Joshua Hooserach in Sheibyville
and committee OF three entered the
house. After short conference the
company rode away. The farmers
felt that one Of their neighbors had
been grossly wronged and this was q
warning to the offending party.
Hooserach and his children left Mon
day night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

CHATHAM ISLAND, GALAPAGOS
ARCHIPELAGO, October 8, 1897
DEAR FOLKS: 1 suppose you are
waiting anxiously to hear from the
Frank Blake Webster Scientific Ex-
pedItion which is cruising about in
the South Pacific Ocean. This letter
is written to aliay your anxiety some
what, though know it will not fully
calm your fears when you gaze at the
map and SEQ how near the equator we
are and think of the intense heat of a
scorching sun in the middle of a tropi-
cal summer.
/ used to think of the tropics the
same way, but don't do 1t any more.
Though it is now the middle of sum-
mer here, a coat is a very comfortable
article of apparel from p. m. till we
60 to bed, especially il we are sailing
The days are usually cloudy about the
islands, the tops being covered with
fog all day and not infrequently q
misty rain falls during the night ol
morning. Temperature is very even
being about 6s or 20 degrees in the
morning. II the sun Is shining and nc
wind it is rather warm, but we are
usually aboard by IL m. and thus es-
cape the heat.
Starting from San Francisco we
made one thousand miles the first five
days; fine winds, etc. More or lest
light winds after that, though We go'
down here in 35 days. 1 only missed
two meals on account of not caring te
eat, but one of the party for the first
eight days didn't eat much more thar
1 could at one meal and began to loot
thin, poor, woe-begone and sick. i
began to look serious, but he finally
recovered and is now fattening mp Al
a rapid rate. He is from Rhode Islant
and on one of the islands we anchored
at we had an experience which ha
caused him to be very careful whithe
he wonders when ashore. The islam,
is about 2 miles by 4, the north hal
lava whilst the south half is wooded
It reminds one of an exaggerated
adobe field recently plowed; no vege
tation, but everything is black rocks
The wooded side of the island is GOV
cred with scattered trees and brush!
tracts, though everything Is rocks
We went in the boat at q. M, col
lecting to where the lava joins tn
| wooded part of the island, and her
we separated. He went out into tn
brush one-,aif or three-quarters OF
mile and instead of turning back Il
the boat he turned about and wander
ed around until he did not know Il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
Cruise In The South Seas.
A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION OF A.
PARTY OF NATURALIsTs
TO THE TROPICS.
Letters From An Enthusiastic Young
Member Of the Expedition to
His Friends, the Glen
denins, of This
City.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo. Jan. 20.-The following
letters were not written for publica-
tion, but think they would not be
uninteresting to many of the readers
of the LEDGER, especially the younger
ones. have known the writer-who
is now an enthusiastic young natural
ist-since he was q small school boy.
His home is In the little village of
Berryessa, four miles northeast of
San Jose, in the matchless valley of
Santa CLARA, Cal, where spent a
greater part Of my life. Last year he
found the nest of q small bird un-
known to naturalists, and received
fifty dollars for the two small eggs
that were in it.
He was engaged rs taxidermist to
60 to the Galapagos islands with a
party OF eastern scientists, who left
San Francisco early last spring, and
these letters are the first and only
ones received from him since he
sailed away on the great sun down sea.
/ have seen the tortoise, or Galapagos
terrapin, that he 80 graphically de-
scribes. 1t Is q queer beast, gran
niverous, feeding alone on vegetation
and never goes near the water. In
1s65 schooner was sent down to
those islands from Sacramento and
returned late in the fall with full
cargo of terrapins. Half of the ter
rapins were put on pasture fifteen
miles below the city and fattened for
the San Francisco market. The Iarg-
est one in the lot weighed fifteen
hundred pounds. afterward saw two
of them in Washington market, San
Francisco, that tipped the beam at
1 900 and 1 400 pounds. I have seen
one of these terrapins walk along with
two men on his back with as much
ease as horse would carry the same
load.
They are perfectly harmless and
when approached hiss like a snake,
shut themselves mp like clam and
allow themselves to be carried any
where without struggle. They are
found in no other part of the world
and the question to be answered by
our scientists is: "Where did they
come from9" w. W. CLENDENIN.