The silver lance., 1899-09-01
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lane
Exchange Table.

Washed Prom the Rich Deposits on The Lane
Exchange Table.
Some men see all things as individuals,
others see things only in groups, while
he with the really great mind separates
such an individual as he wishes to study
and makes all else back ground. The
power to do this is genius.-Selected.
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Is it not ridiculous that Colorado
could elect one hundred men who would
go down to Denver and spend ninety
days in doing absolutely nothing but
draw their salariesr 1t is the result OF
fusion, when no party is responsible for
anything that happens.-Gunnison Tri-
bune.
l used to be fond Of those sayings which
told
So much in a space very small:
That birds OF fsathrr go fiocking to-
gether
heard. 1t seemed best OF all.
But I've taken my proverbs repentantly
down
That one shall be wipod from the list
Since Dick Croker is found coming plac-
idly 'round
As an anti -imperialist
l don't contradict, but I sigh as 1 gaze
On the maxim which once was go fine
In sadness turn from the page where
men learn
All the wisdom OF life in line.
When anyone quotes that old adage to
me.
That adage SO cherished OF yore,
With care -shadowed brow shall sigh
and say: "How
Washington Star.
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Throughout the entire west the plan
Of construc ucting reservoirs, to be under
national control in which to store food
water for irrigation is universally ap-
proved. No more necessitous nor bene-
fetal work can employ the attention Of
the Western delegations in Congress than
comprehensive plan Of irrigation for
the western states. The annual appro-
priations by Congress for the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors in the east
and the Pacific coast are not more strict
ly within the scope and province Of
Congress nor more far-reaching and GER
tain in their beneficial results than would
be appropriations for national storage
reservoirs for the impounding Of torren-
tial and flood waters in the Sierra Nevada
and Rocky mountains. Many Of the
most conscientious and far sighted men
in the ives. are now advocating a govern
ment system OF leasing the public arid
lands at a nominal land rental for pas
turage and farm purposes. and employ
ing the revenues for state irrigation
works and other mprovements.--Lo
Angeles Times.
In Bath, Maine, recently, two five
masted schooners were launched, and the
local papers made a good deal Of ado
about it. The announcement gives land
lubbers in the shadow Of the Rocky
mountains some new ideas. The impress
sion has always been that a schooner
was a small craft. Those fve-masters
were of $500 tons burden each. 1t seems
that they are an increase Of one mast
over a famous four master that was built
last year, or the year before. The infer
enco is among lands men, Of course, that
New England genius has discovered tnat
the best way to build big sail l-ship is to
build it on the schooner model; that is
they are fore and ALTERS, and they have
certain advantages. One is. they are
great runners; the second is, they are
very safe; the third is, they do not draw
a great depth of water in proportion to
their size; the fourth is that they are
easily loaded and unloaded, and that
they are more easily handled of a lee
shore than a square-rigged ship. They
will be q good style Of ship to run be-
tween San Francisco and Manila when
peace is established over there, and the
cheap products Of the islands have to be
carried away at the lowest possible
fraigbt r.taa -CuH TnLe Trfbuue