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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
weeks. A well-known Kansas City elevator

tu,o weeks A well-known Kansas CITY elevator
authority said Kansas and Oklahoma had lost
10 70 30 per cent in the last ten days. The
trada was much impressed by the fact that
farmers were not offering new wheat TO arrive
THAT husiness at this time is usually at Il.
height The fact that there Is practically none
IF II makes 1t look as If the farmer was dis.
satisfied with the price or else saw some sens
QUO trouble with his crop prospects. ST. I-ouin
had only eight of new wheat, compared
with forty-two Monday. Shorts were the buyers
to-day Kaufman led them all, covering prob,
ab,v 1000 600 TO 100000 bushels through the
houses which he uses here. Patten covered Z
line. Other shorts took in wheat. The selling
was nv holders Champln, Comstock and
others The market before the close developed
into a good-sized one Cearances were $4,000
bushels The seaboard reported forty loads for
exnort Receipts were light. only thirty-two
cars in the Northwest and only two here
At the primary points there were only $1,000
bushels wheat compared with 1SS,0O0 bushela
last year.
Corn advanced a little over cent. and held
most Of IT, II was in sympathy with wheat Gov.
ering by shorts and some complaints Of the
weather and crop. There was little rain West on
the map this morning but an unsettled cond-
ton was predicted everywhere for to-day and
tomorrow September opened at 321s cents.
sold between 317sG32 and 331s cents, and closed
a. 3o7h cents Receipts were 316 cars. with 4l5
estimated for Thursday. Liverpool kQhd
higher. Seaboard clearances were $4,000 BUSH
els Samples were I'D higher. The shipping de-
nand WAS as slow as ever. Shorts the best
buvers After IN. advance started the bull
crowd helped things along Patten and Frazier
took in their short lines. They were the best
sellers on Tuesday.
Oats did almost well as corn. July was up
IL cents at one time Sept rber up u cent
The close was only u cent under the top-July
OF. cents and September 20A cents. There was
a little Improvement in the shipping demand:
about 300 900 bushels sold within the last two
DAYS Receipts were 1913 cars. with 200 esti-
mated for Thursday. Clearances were 10000
bushels Samples were AQ& cent higher. Shorts
were the best buyers Patten probably leading.
rho forecast Of unsettled weather was the fac
TOR Oats should have clear weather now untn
harvest.
Provisions were steady. off a trtfe early be-
cause Of large hog receipts. but recovering at
tho rtndup There was some selling OF lard
through brokers by Armour and moderate buy
ing Of product by Cudahy. Ii was not big
trade There were $4,000 hogs with $4,000 esti-
mated for Thursday. Prices were D cents lower
SHIPMENTS were fair. 2sOO.OOO pounds meat and
994 900 pounds lard.
On the curb puts on September wheat were
67x cents calls 70 cents. Puts on September
corn 32i51326s cents. calls 33is cents
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49, =. ,ha Exchange was taken, the result
hs,ng q large majority in favor OF Closing U"
SATURDAY AZ we'll as the next MONDAY t"e
t,ourth The Produce and Cotton fNchahse'
,uo or three DAYS ago decided to close on SAL
urdav and the Consolidated STOCK anu re''o
leurn Exchange. II is thought. VIII io"o" '''0
saue course The Coffee Exchange VIII remain
open on saturday Wy
KANSAS CITY GAS GOLD BONDS q W.
sel,eman & Co.. in conjunction WIN tue 10.
National Bank Of Philadelphia, offer at ioi anu
accrued interest 81 225,00O Kansas CITY ''no'
c. Cornnanv Z per cent first mortgage SINKING
fund twenty-fve-year gold bonds CGuarahtS
rr,,st Cornpany. OF New-York, and JULIUS o.
u,al.h or Ct Louis. trustees) being part OF
,o,a, authorized issue OF $5.O0O.OOO OF "hich
a 5o5 600 have already been sold. while sl'-0o'
900 will remain In the hands OF the "u"' '-''''
Trust COMPANY. Of New-York. to be lssueu a'
not less than par for future extensions OF oe'
terments.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO REORGANi-
ATION-Speyer & Co.. Kuhn, Loeo q ~ d''N
Shower Brothers. Of London. referring 10 the
nior FOR the REORGANIZATION OF the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad Company. for the carrying ou' -
which they have undertaken to act as req sum
cation managers request holders OF seoui '',e'
affected by the reorganization 10 uepo'''
same promptly with the Mercantile Irus. Co'"-
pany. The Advisory Committee invites holuei ,
Of the securities OF the lines leased by the Da'"-
more and Ohio Railroad Company TO give 'iei''
the amount Of their holdings. stating no" tieS
are held
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The ConsoioA'eu
Ice Company Of New-York has declared qu"'
terly dividend Of III per cent on the prefer eN
stock payable on July 10 lS9S transfer 49, JV"5
win close on July until July IL The Uhl'eu
States Mortgage and Trust Company wiz p"y
dividends on a number of securities. Hst VI
which will be found in another colurh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Outside SECURITIES Market dun and
steadv Standard OF closed at 43S9440 against
43S414O on Tuesday Last prices 81 other prom
,nent issues were Brooklyn Elevated stock,
when issued. 28q24: preferred. 571 Brooklyn
CITY Railroad 21l4213; Glucose common. 4Si48
4ss.; preferred. 1929. q lO3h. Standard Gas com
mon. 1859 40; preferred l52Q l57 Mutual Gas.
34503IO: Amsterdam Gas common, 3Sn32h :;
preferred. 75Hq16
BROOKLYN RAPID rRANsIT.-Brooklyn
Rap.d Transit earnings increased on Wednesday
50 go over the corresponding day last year
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The Emgrant In
dustrial Savings Bank VIII pay interest for the
six and three months ending June 30 at the rate
Of 80 per cent per lnnum on deposits up 10
81 900 The New-York Savings Bank has or
dered that interest be credited to depositors July
at the rate Of ! per cent per annum on all
sums from So to $1,000 The Continental Ma
tional Bank has declared a semi-anrual dividend
OF 3 per cent. payable July 8. The Ninth Ma
tional Bank has declared a dividend Of per
cent payable July |.
GENERAL ELECTRIC sETTLEMENT.-It is
reported tina. the differences between the pre-
ferred and common stockholders Of the General
Electric have been settled privately. 1t is pro-
posed. It is said to reduce both classes Of stock
40 per cent In par value. and to pay all the
back dividends the preferred stock in cash
The common stock. after the reduction in par
value will be placed on g per cent dividend
paying basis The company. 1t is said. has the
cash on hand to pay the deferred dividends on
the preferred and TO begin quarterly payments
on the common. Its business already engaged
is said TO be sufficient to keep Its works running
for year without the addition Of another order.
EXCHANGES TO CLOSE SATURDAY.-The
Governing Committee OF the Stock Exchange
at a special meeting yesterday afternoon de-
cided to close the Exchange from Friday after
noon until next Tuesday morning. 1t is I'M
derstood that the vote was close one. Earlier
IN the day an informal vote OF members on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. June 70 (SpeciaD. wheat bull
for the first time practically since the Letter
failure had OF his sort Of days. Prices
here up cents to 2Ia cents. and closed
without much reaction. The June closed at
1914 cents compared with II cents Tuesday:
the July touched 73% cents. and closed at 73A
cents. s"ptember opened at 66% cents. sold be-
tween 6; cents and 60 cents. and closed at
6SN cents. December continued to keep Y cent
premium o'rr September. There was a sudden
change in the news. Liverpool was nd to lid
higher. Paris was steady. Crop news was bad
from every direction even Paris reported ex-
cessive rains through France and considerable
damage from rust There a flood OF mes
sases from st. Louis and Kansas City touching
upon deterioratio IN in the Southwest In the last
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changed. India Council bills In LONDON -
11-16d.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

THE FEDENfL IIDH4h''
THE TREASURY STATEMEN1'-iHe u"''
Washington statement. covering actual re'u''
Of two DAYS ago compared With the last preceo-
-, a,o,o-,a,, gives the following balances
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.Erdividerd ilA per cent.
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

CT. ejaculation "a intensely dull at present.
snecial movements furnish the only note"oI'"S
business and outside OF very rev issues '"eio
% practically nothing doing. The Doho uePai'
-. T. moro animated; in fact, railroad bonds
90. dea,, IN on a comparatively large volume OF
business and as a reflection or the investment
situation show strength in business cohui'o"s
md confidence among investors ana 'he c"a
o.,or,s,,cs ~ stock trading denote SOUND
speculative position. After TUESDAY sonio"" ia"
ran,a decline It was thought in some quarters
that Yesterdays market would witness iui
thor setback in values. but the actual course
:, t.. axb,h,ted neither weakness nor liquida-
, In the absence Of actual disturbing news
o.. market appears proof against any DECIDED
a,,,s on speculative operations Except IN a
,.u, enaculative specialtes the supply OF noatihs
.,o,Io 10 small holdings being in the possession
y, ,oonlc who apparently do not intend 70 SELL
tn. approach Of a double holiday the oesih-
ming Of the new taxes that aHec' wan
stree. and the coming battle In cuba are Hiiiu-
ences restraining speculative enthusiasm /" 'N7
stock market. The new taxes may prove re-
s;raint upon stock speculation Tor ume' pu.
nobody need give serious thought to the paihiui
remarks Of many brokers who appear 10 'hinh
that the Stock Exchange. as result Vi t'ie
taxes will have to go out OF business IL Is not
,,r,,kslv that In case the taxes prove UNJUST
Congress viii modify them. As long as the
countrv's business continues prosperous holders
of stocks need not worry over war taxes Nor
10 there any occasion for uneasiness over crop
prospects and railroad earnings Crop-daniaee
reports now coming TO hand should be received
with caution, while II should be remembered that
current railroad earnings compare well with per
,ods Of heavy increases last year. So far earn
ires have been exceptionally good. The Granger
roads earned more than their dividends IN the
escal vsar now closing and there Is no legiti-
mate reason why their stocks should be thought
less favorably OF at present than re" months
ago.
Rock Island sold ex-dividend 1lA per cent
ves,erdav and closed at net gain or = per
car+ ar 961h The general railroad list was neg
,acted and like Tuesday. special movements in
a few stocks supplied the bulk OF the Gay pusi-
mass Rock Island St Paul and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit ware leaders among railway shares. and
American Tobacco and Sugar Refining in the In
dustr,al list Pullman Palace Car stock was
again a strong feature: also Peoples Gas Trad
ing was dull throughout the day. but prices were
generally higher. with small net gains at the
close Sugar Refining made net advance OF
2 per cent Texas and Pacific was strong, IN
sympathy with the movement In the income
bonds sales of which amounted in par value
N S739 900 at net gain Of rs per cent The
demand for the bonds was due in great part &c
the belief that a payment Of ~ or 3 per cen'
would soon be made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

.sl6o 723 500 sl"'i d 80 M
Ne, silver. ..... ll.09..O2l ll,t3teoD - e. oof
Net U s notes 90. S724l6 $3.50 peo 90 s7a
Net Treas notes. 22S.o37 z'S4s'A4o liz -
cash
outstanding Ger . .,o,.- eso Yno sa1619I
tlhcAter .e219Sl 6I2 s2looo''ooo Inc "
Deposits In Ma $500. n. =. o01QOl2
., co.. oos 90. ,2.0 .es 2o7 Inc 81 2s5. 2o9
,., q, i.aS Go az 2Os rs Dec SsS $50
Actl cash bal sle4 1894 sle1 2'o AZ inc ''i-'
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs re
ceipts reported from Washington, 5000, III
ternal revenue receipts 1868. 600. and the mlscei
laneous receipts. S225 III; total Government re-
ceipts for the day. Sl,86lOs4; expendi'9aapeos'
1851 OOO Receipts for the month 10 date, GOV
34S 04S: expenditures s46.64S,OOO excess OF eA
penditures SIS 900 952. Receipts for the e nsca'
wear TO date S4O1 349. ST.; expenditures; sf1I
III 1O5: excess OF expenditures, $40S2l.Zoo. re
ceipts OF National bank notes for redemption TO-
day. S23S. 7S2.
SJTB-TREA SURY.-The Sub.Treasury Was a
debtor at the Clearing House S56Z'ooo. LIS me-
loss on balance was S5S333S made up by loss
in coin OF Sal, 5S3 and loss In currency Oh
SAL 755 To-days operations includeo' I'VE
CENTS 81 $50 1O4: payments, IS 90 a. lesuI
ing in a general balance of S1299l ~. consist
ing of SOB. 5S4 14S coin and S2o32'oi1 cur
rency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
Following are the posted rates of the leading
drawers Of foreign exchange:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New Orleans -
Commercial 25c. premium bank. 81 premium.
Charleston-Buy par; selling. &c. premium.
San FrancscO-Sight Tie. telegraph, 2Oc.
Cincinnati over counter. 5Oc. premium: be-
tween banks. par. Boston-Par. Savannah
Buying. i6c discount: selling. Lice premium.
Chlcago-4Oc. premium. St Louis-50c pre-
MUM
BANK CLEARINGS.-New -York-Exchangcs
1924 739 1853; balances. 1874 9l6. Chicago-Ex-
changes. Sl11139 1886: balances $2O2l 40 Bal
timore-Exchanges. S3753 T9s; balances. S54S.-
800 Observation-Disclosures S13 .56s ,6s1 bal
ances 81 s57. 45l Observation-Disclosures. S16.672-
SIT; balances. 81. 567 $50.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET--Call rate in
London per cent. Ope market discount rate
IN per cent for short and 3-l661$4 per cent
for long bills Berlin discount rate 35s per cent;
Paris. ~ per cent Paris exchange or London
% francs % centimes. Berlin exchange on Lon
DON 20 marks 3913 pfennings
EUROPEAN SECURITIES.-Brit consols,
Iii 5-l6 for money and Ills for the account
French rentes 102 francs 52M centlmes. Span
fsh per cents In London. 33Ss declined q
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 81; Lisbon 79
Buenos Ayres. 1850 Rome, 1OT1c.
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver. 59Ac
against J91%c. on Tuesday. Mexican silver col-
lars. 45xc. Bar silver in London. q 5-1Gd.. IN
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market inactive
Final quotations follow:


RAILROAD BONDS.-Market moderately &C
tive and irregular at small final changes Total
sales amounted in par value 10 sZIoNp
against S2649,Vo0 Tuesday. The more I'M
portant dealings were in the Atchison issues
baltimore and ohio issues, Chesapeake and ONO
aus and cons0 - Erie prior is. Fort Worth
ard Denver City hrsts. Louisville and Nashville
unified As Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis
consols Northorn Pacific prior is. Peoria ana
Eastern firsts. leading As. St Louis and iron
Mountain 5s san Antonio and Arkansas Pass
As Texas and Pacific seconds. Union Pacihc is.
Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf first receipts
Wabash seconds. Austin and Northwestern
hrsts Rock Island As Mexican international is,
St Louis ard San Francisco general 3s and
Southern Railway IS.
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OUTSIDE SECURITY MARKET.

NEW YORK STREET RAILROADS.
bonds
,Reportsi b. c. Hu1sen * Co. 10. ." "@'fs"'
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BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.

1900 Alb g. 5 Con 1s .l23is
800 Am Spirits Gs... - =
1900 Am ToD Scrip. "3+
1000 A G q p LIST Refs 90
e6sg Atch Top * . +
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATFs.-Money CALL IL per cent.
with exceptions at IL per cent Time money
Q per cent for sixty days. 2H per cent for three
months per cent for four months. and Base
per cent for six months Commercial paper
rates were 3Q3I2 per cent for the best names for
three and four months. and 3l344 per cent for
longer periods
FOREIGN EXCHANCE.-Market dull and
firm Actual closing rates follow:
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sex dividend.

sEx dividend
TRrsT AND SURETY COMPANIES.
,p..o-,.a nv Clinton Gilbert. No. Wail-st.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. June %. p. m.-The market for
American securities ruled Irregular win pear
ish undertone and without decided feature. l"'
closing tone was quiet but steady. and the de-
mand neglected Last prices were. Atchlson.
1874; Canadian Pacihc. s3s; - FauI' I'I -
Illinois Central. 1919. Louisville and Nashville.
h3it. Mexican Central new As. CIV; New-Nork
Central. 119s.. Erie. 1871 Pennsylvania. 59'a;
Beading. 9a.: Erie FIRST preferred. 80. Mexican
ordinary 2OI. and Grand Trunk. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
SECTRITTES AT Auction.

The following securities were SOLO yes'e'u rudy
=, ovc,,on q. the New-York Real Estate Sales
room nv Adrian II Muller & Som
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STOCKS DULL AND STRONG.
BOND MARKET MORE AC1I Vh'

.,v,c,r AXIOM RUNS TO sPECIALTIEs-
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac,ive
.~cur,ties and net changes from TUESDAY '@s'
cuotations were follows;
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11

u the prestige q the United states
Is % be- maintained the men who roast
81 the swo Indians 10 death should be
punished. The s@mino1e9 must not be
permitted to bsliers that such f4endish
acts can be perpesrated b. citizens %
the United stafee with inpuniiy. The
murder u whites vii: not be tolerated.
hut the Ualtef states is not entering
into a competition With sayages to de-
terrnine which can commit the most
fiightsul outrage.
Not a word need DC sad in defense az
the man who killed the woman. There
can be no question but that he should
have been arrested. tried. convicted and
hanged. That !s the function Of gov
eminent. aud that method marks the
distinction between civilization ard
haFbarism. The inquiry is all the more
necessary because one OF the naen who
~ s burned at the stake was not pres
ent at the scene Of the murder, and the
story Of his confession comes from
source not entitled tn cfedence without
corroborative testimony. The report of
the lynehing was based upon the state
faents OF those who participated In the
iynching. ana the talk about there being
conspiracy to murder a large number
Of whites is based upon too dubious a
do ~ Id
an attempt to work up public sentiment
and Justify the hldeous crime.
The character Of men who were en-
gagged In the roasting alive Of human be-
ings Is not such as could be claimed for
a very high order Of citizen. without
knowing who the eulprits were IL may
not be fair 10 describe them as belong
nag to the lowest order Of white men.
bat these familiar Nith The class to be
found In the nelghhorhood Of Indian
settlements would want something
more than their bare word even against
an Indian
II Is bad enough Ia have any kiad of
lynehing. ard We do not seek To find
excuses for those who in this state
and for that reason should know better
took the lsw into their own hands:
hat hanging ls the punishment for muir
der and the purpose of the law Is that
when any one commits murder he shall
be hanged The lynchers In the indian
territory were not actuatad by "A desire
70 sce the law carried ont They were
hloodthirwty lot, who lot the brute In
their nature ron riot and acted precise-
~ az savage Indians might have ben
expected O. act had the position Of the
parties been reversed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11
The Future of the Northwest,
F'rou IA January Harner,

from the January Harper 5.
II is a safe prediction that of whatever
prosperity is III store for the United States
larger relative share will fan 10 this
rev Northwest, for il IS yet in lis infancy
Of development. In 1850 the total acre
age of Minnesota farms. improved and
unlmprosed. was 1868 sod, leaving at
least 29l00.oJ0 acres Of fertile sou still
unoccupied. The farms Of the two Da-
ko.as. including their unimproyed acre
age, embrace oniy 1900 900 Of the 20 900. =
90 acres in these states, most Of which
is arabic. Not q 1.-THE Of the mineral
wealth Of the mountain states has been
developed Alaska. reached by numer-
GUS steamship ines. from Seattle. Ia
coma and Portland. with its boundless
wealth Of auriferous rivers and mount
aims, is an outpost Of this Northwest
belt.
arge areas OF fertile but arid land In
Montana. Washington and Northwestern
Dakota now useful only as pastures for
cattle ana sheep. may easily be converted
into fruitful fields by a scientific system
Of Irrigation. for which nature affords
abundant facilities in the mountain
streams and In the artesiau basins which
undeflie the Dakota plains. The areas
adapted 70 agriculture in other sections
Of The Emitted States are 50 largely or
cupied hat immigration viii be turned
loeforce 10 these broad expanaes Of for
tile plain and valley I'm the new NORTH
west And lie would not be too SAN
eujne prophet who, taking into View all
the progressive forces ia operation ID this
field. should estimate its probable popu-
letion At 1860 0G0 I'm 1910
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11
DIkES ALONG THE SkAGfT.

IRE question CT prosection against the
continually recurring and devastating
freshets IS now being ag.tatea in the
skaglE valley. We have had two with
=. re last same number OF months ana
az them much higher than ever befor.
known Both OF these overf3wsd mos.
or the lands within the limits q. the
d3kes. The present diking system Is COW
nearly universally looked upon as a fail
TIRE. The water OF the river in fact
now overfows much more OF the lands.
and higher. than before the construction
OF d!kes at al The dixie simply sets the
river On edge. when before II spread over
a surface OF miles IN extent and through
snnuuerable sioughs In its course 10 fha
sea during such freShss periods Most
Of these sioughs now beng Closed by en-
banknents in dlking the river. the water
is confined in two narrow channels until
il breaks over. In periods OF sudden
rises il has been fully proven that il Is
impossible 10 confins the great body OF
water into these two narrow river chan
nels.
The most practical remedy proposed is
10 open a wide channel west 10 the sea
from the river at a point at or near
Avon, Or in the vicinity % Sterling From
the former point il Is but four miles 20
tide water, whereas by the way the river
now flows it Is some twelve miles 10 the
Sound. In former years before diklng
became general the large surplus Of the
water during freshet periods followed this
course. This Improvement could be
made. IL Is estimated. at a cost OF about
% cents Per acre O. the land benefited
thereby.
This valley being one of the most de-
sirab3e agricultural sections IN the coun-
try very great deal OF expense in the
way of aiking in Its lands has been in
Cured to prevent these commonly recur-
ring losses from the periodic foods, and
just AT the present tine the matter OF the
most practicable method OF attaining
such end is being given unusual attention
IL thar section.
These freshets. II occurring In the win
ter season, are not an unmixed evil. They
leave upon the land overlooked a deposit
Of the richest form OF mud or sediment
airy matter that IS OF very large benefi.
TO the SOIL ara obviate the necessity
OF the application OF fertilizers. In fact
the worid-beatng records of the grass
and grain fields OF this valley are due
10 the beneficial effects OF the mud de-
posts of these overfows; the soil Itself,
indeed. having been built up Of this sedi-
mentary matter brought down by the
river. j. T.. CASS.
Ssagit City. Wash, Jan. S, 1S3S.