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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
Authorship by Proxy

Philaoelphia Post.
There is an amusing story of a woman
Of title who found 1t difficult to under
stand journalistic methods whe. she first
encountered them The sister of We'll
known and eccentric Scotch peer was
travelling in Japan and the far East
when she received cable dispatch from
accept G for series travel articles ?"
The woman was pleased, and replied by
cabie that she would send Copy" in a
when the paper withdrew from its offer.
cabnng her; No need to send COPY"
Digniled silence seemed the only way
70 treat Such unbusinesslike methods.
o parcel OF newspapers and read with as
toEshment several spirited and gossipy
articles or the far East. written, it was
ipciosing a handsome check accompanies
the parcel there might have been aeon
siderable row.
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LITTLE CHANGE IN WHEAT
I
RALLIED ON SATURDAY AND TONE
OF THE MARKET WAS
STRONGER
7--T-
IETHARGY IN ALL STOCKS
eyi ri
So
I'D
Last Week Saw Little or No Activity,
and Trading WasdConfned Prfn-
cipaIIy to 3SDeciaIties-Un-
exampIed buIIness.

neat remained fairly steady all last
week and In the siEOidays the decline was
only a quarter of a cent On Mondav
the market rallied and showed Some
promise OF strength, due to; good exnort
'i,leIiIana' put iater'cthis strength was
IoSt on good crop. reports and lower
. cables. On the whole, though only a
@iracttonaF decline took place the tone
IS stronger and on Saturday wheat clos
ca nrn, much tfrfner in fact than a wcel,
80 CORN.
Corn was steady all last week, within
narrow limits, but the prevailing weak
ness In the wheat market during the ear
HSr part OF The week was not without its
erect and corn moved In sympathy
herewith. Good crop reports had a
rather depressing effect, as also on
wheat, but the closing quotations on
saturday were firm; Cereals all rallied
IN the latter part of the week and ali
or them closed stronger than thev did
a week back Uiu
STOCK MARKET.
The stock market for the week was
dull and inert throughout. With the ex
ceptIon of two or three brief rallies the
market was exceptionally inactive and
trading seemed to be confined to three
or four stocks in. which change of
yaiue could be reasonably expected. On
Saturday the holiday in England EYER
cisco depressing effect and trading was
very light. The more mercurIaI sneciaI2
ties had wider sfaHge of activity but
even these seemed 10 be held bv the
lethargy which marked the entire weeks
operations. N
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DULL IN BERLIN.
Boerse Was Inactive, and Brokers
Talked of Shorter Hours

1hIiAeu or shorter Hours,
BERLIN, Aug 5.-The boerse last week
was so inactive that brokers actually dis
cussed the feasibility of shorter hours.
whose securities are handled hero onJI9
I'VE could be quoted yesterday. The
week recorded a slight rise in imneriaI
ana Prussian loans and Chinese loans
elso rose several points. The German
ASIatic bank in Berlin has received
Shanghai cable to the effect that tbe
last installment for the September coI1-
pons of Chinese four and a halls will he
promptly paid. " Al NC
The continued failure of the command
erS OIL Ine alIled forces In China to select
commander-in-chief depressed fhe
boerse all the week Another denressfney
FACTOR was the renewed evidence Of WAL
ness In the iron situation On the iror
boerse at Dusseldorf. bar iron was oIot-
gu at ten marks lower. and there were
or 2,OO0 tons of Alabama iron sold af the
Sllesian works was SO marks. to he de-
Hvered in Hamburg in November. The
sale was much commented upon cousfns
loWer prices. Stlesian establishments re-
toat poor BUSINESS in piping sheets, as
the result OF American competition, The
wire mills there have restricted thair
output, and pig iron stocks show an al
d1tional increase.
In the money market there was LITTLE
business last week. but rates were soma-
what changeable. Private discount reach
ca as per cent yesterday upon heavy Of
leflnSS OF Russian paper. Foreign eX-
change rates remain unfavorable hut
thus far no gold has been taken from the
Reichsbank for export
Many branches of the textile industry
report a slaekening business. Chemnifz
mad good business with the United
States and the July reports show that
the exports from Germany doubled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
DULUTH.

DULUTH, MINI, Aug. 4-The absence
or cables and the delivery in other mar
kets was responsible for very light trad
ing here: 1t opened unchanged at 76Ac,
sold at TIC at 1882, at 7G7sc at 9.37, attic
at 1925. at 76alc at 1885 and closed at
1890. Cash sales were 5000 bu at 1sc
over September Wheat-No. hard,
cash cash, 791sc; to arrive, 1870; August. 1890;
september, 1850; December, 79hc; No. /
northern, cash., 77bc; to arrive, The;
August, Tic; September, 1850; Deem
Der; 77Bc; No. 2 northern, 753sc; No 8
spring ,12%ec; oats, 23A@231ac; rye, 4Sc:
sDGarley: 5sg4lc; flax. spot, Si.S6; 10 arrive,
November, A.2S; corn, S71sc Car Inspec-
t1on-Wheat, As; corn 3: rye, z; flax, 5.
Receipts-W heat. 1905 blu; corn, 3.3S7bu
rye, f4S bu Shipments-Wheat, 275, 073 bu 4:
cats, 1,750 bu; flax, 1886 blu.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
Isn't War just AwfuIt

Baltimore American
The hard worked humorist sat at his
desk, and without the slightest apparent
effort he dashed this off:
why do you Pekin here?" asked Isl
Ann of the Russian general, who was re-
hood.
Because am going to Taku," was the
fierce reply.
Yet such things as these were not
mentioned among the horrors of war dis
cussed at The Hague conference.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

]. Lynch to KATRINA Guth. It's %
and 70. Chute Bros div No. 1.... $500
Kathrina Guth to II. Mueller, Its q
and %, Chute Bros div No L.. 500
Emma Pusch to William c. Erick-
son. W " 1t II, blk Q, Leech's add. 80
II. d. Towle and wife to o. H
Ames, II e.. blk Z, Mackubin &
MarshalPs add observation-disclosures. 1900
O: III. Ames to E. p Sanboru. II q.
blk 7, Mackubin & MarshalPs add. LOO
p. M. Ware to ]. A. Walsh 1t g. blk
2, ]; e. stout's second add. -. 1900
blk 2, Michel & Robertson's add. 500
j. r. Walsh to e. NJ Ware. 1t IS,
blk TO- Woodland Park add. ......... $50
Matilda Reimers and husband to ~
A. Hanson, part Its %. %. 80. 81
and 92 COx's First add. ............ 500
Catherine Hensel ct al. to c. Buss-
larger. Its and 5. Chute Bros
div No ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LOCO
Total ten deeds .................. s1G,1lO
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HOGS.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ...........I $50
"A week ago .........-.-...-......-... .3f4
A year ago ........................... $40
Quotations: Mixed and butchers. $520ll
$50; good to prime heavy, $510Q5.20;
500. so; pigs and skips, $4.2594.50.
Market opened sc lower and closed
steady at the early advance Demand
good at the lower prices, and trading ac-
tive Light hogs sold at $5.2O@530. and
heavy, $5.1505.20 Bulk, IS. 15@5.25. Pack
ers sold steady at A.7O. Receipts were
more than double the corresponding day
q year ago. Representative Sa les:
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indication of improvement. Rands having
risen half u point.
AS tomorrow is a bank holiday the
stock exchange will be closed Money
fluctuated considerably during the week.
but closed firm until Tuesday to 312 per
cent, for week at 31@, and on the three
months bills, 43s041a.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Aug. 4.-Receipts at
the Union stock yards today (estimated)
were: Cattle. so: calves, %; hogs, $50;
sheep, 10; cars, r.
Official receipts Friday: Cattle, 1872;
calves. 10; hogs, $780, sheep. "a; cars, IA.
Receipts thus far in August. compared
with the same period in August, 1899, are
as follows:
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WAS FAIRLY STRONG.
Stock Market Firm Considering
Small Volume of business Done

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The tone of the
stock exchange this week was remark
ably firm, considering the small amount
money: The assassination of King Hum
bert, the attack upon the Shah of Persia
the. death of the Duke of SAKE Coburg
and the issue of exehequer bonds were
all adverse factors; but they were prob-
ably counterbalanced by the encouraging
news from China and by the belief thar
the end Of the war in South Africa is a
last In sight.
Americans were the strongest feature;
OF the market. The only change of Sc1-
portance was in Union Pacific shares.
which rose 2 points, Other American Sc
eHyflues We're up only fractionally, or
'Affaes We're depfessed, but there is some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
W. W. Price to Emil Erlandson. "

w. W. Price to Emil GRANDSON, W
" 1t !, c. Weides sub n blk
81. Arlington Hills ................... s12
A Peterson and wife to Frances ].
Cornell, 1t IS. blk 10. Mackubin Sc
Marshalis add OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
H. f. Sanborn and wife to 70. p.
Senborn, It ). blk 8. Portland add. 1859
Eunice d. Sanborn to r.. y. Sanborn,
Its g and 8. Warmers rear, part
Days sub Blk 2. s. 3. & r. add. &C
E. 2. Sanborn and wife 70 Harriet s.
Cogswell, 1t 5. blk 8, Portland add.
Its /. 2, 3, 4 and 5, blk r or blks
E and ID Boulevard add, and It's
and g. Warmers rear, part Days
sub. blk 2, S. B. e II. add. 100
]. Grabowskl and wife TO Bertha
Iwanoski, 1t 5. blk 6, Robertson g.
Van Ettens add. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Total. six deeds ...................s7,3 2
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BONDS.

U. .2a,w. l.. reg .1031aI do Is ....... 0OY
DO coup .103H N. Y. c. lists 108
do Is. 100 N. ]. G. gen. .i23
90 IS, reg ....l09A N p. gen. Be-. 65Ls
do n. As reg 1925 NY c ISof st Is 4a iS71s
90 n: 4s. coup 1925 N. e. w. con. IS 97H
90 oid As. reg ll0h Or. Nav. lists 100
do old fs, coup115M do As .....,...f 02al
do 5s, coup. =. 113 do consoI 5s 119t1
ID. Of G. 65s. ..122 Reading gen a. ~
Atch., gen. As. .10lh lR. G. w fsts 9sT
do ait 4s;..... 81 st.L. & IM.c.5s 1907
Cah; 80. Zds. -l0s14l St.L. & ST. e IS 121
C.. q O. 4as..... 99A st. Paul .i6ii:
G. & n. con. Is i4 iO DDS do = FISTS I,o,,
30 40 3 f. d. 5s. l22 So. Pac. ST.. 1854
IN. Term. 4s. w? SO. Ry 6s ... 1OsR
Toii 30. So. , ga s: r. & T. 6s 72h
-. % r. u. lists. l02 T. & p. lists. nflBS
ETC - e., S S5% do 2ds ......,56
F.W. e D.C.1sts II Wabash tsts i9e
Gen. Electric 5s115 do Dds i6Itl
Iowa Cent. 1sts.113 w 8 40 III "
T.C,,P q Glsts 7Ok Wis Cent. 4s. ST.
J.: q N. uni. 4s. 9SA Va Cenfuriee s9sI
M, X. & T. Ids Ct W o. oIBunT
WEEKLY BANK sTATEMENT- New
York. Aug. 4-The weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes. sur
plus resrves. increase. 81 COS. 600: loans IN
ere, %5s6,2O0; specie. increase s2.1SS.-
600: legal tenders. increase. 81 $50 2n0: de-
posts. increase. $500 801: circulation. in
crease 81. 03S 07O The banks now hold
$29.l44,S75 in excess OF the requirements
of the 25 per cent rule
TREASURY STATEMENT w ahiI,g-
ton. Aug. 4.-Today's statement Of - IS
uly balances. exclusive of gold ~ -vas.
shows: Available cash balance S;y662 :
08t Gold. 80 O97 947
NEW YORK MONEY--New York. Aug
1.-THE imports Of sDecle this week Wore
$I2.S47 goM. and s62S. 1913 silver. The i'm
ports Of dry goods and merchandise were
valued at S,591 ,54. Exports OF gold ana
silver from this port to oil countries fof.
this week aggregated S1.S31, 255 silver bars
and coin. and $1,000 gold
MINNEAPOLIS MONEY-Minneapol polls
Aug. New York exchange Saturday:
Selling rate 4Oc premium, buying rate
par; Chicago exchange. selling rate soc
premium, buying rate par; London docu-
mentary. 81 93%.
BANK CLEARINGs.
St Paul, 1851 .815.
Minneapolis, 81. 633 222
New York $121 734, 245
Boston, 500 III 021
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PRODUCE AND FRUIT.

Butter-Steady and in active demand
receipts light. Greanieries extras. 1S12c:
hrsts, TIC. Daiiaes, hand separator
171zc; extras, 161k9f7c. Ladies. extras, ii
ecdS 6ee pacSM1ng stock l$e' and aot,ua
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06

Via "The MiIwauIee's" New. Train.
You can leave Minneapolis 1850 D. m.
ana st. Paul u:25 p. m. (every night
and arrive Milwaukee 10:45 a. M. and
Chicago Loo p; m. Fine sieepers and
coaches through to Chicago.
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G.. a. R.-Thirty-Fourth National En-
campment at Chicago, Aug. ~
Sent l. 1000.

Commencing Aug. 25th, tho Chicago
Great Western Railway, the road that
has always proved itself the friend OF
the old soldier" will sell excursion tick
cts to Chicago at
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP,
Giving a fine opportunity to see at its
hest the great Western metropolis or
the shores Of Lake Michigan. President
McKinley will attend this encampment.
The tickets will be on sale Aug. % TO
9ofn and good to return Sept lst with
privilege es extension to Sept. 30 on pay
ment OF 80 cents). For further informa-
ton Inquire ci j. p Elmer, G. A. 2. D.,
Corner Fifth ami Robert streets, st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
CATTLE.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today .(estirnated) ........ rs
Meeh aso .''''''..''........'.... Isl
Quotations.: Choice butcher cows and
heifers, s3.75694. rs; fair to good, $2S5G53. 60;
thin. cows and Gamers, $2Q2.15; choice
butcher steers. $4.75@5. rs: fair to good,
S425@4 60: fat bulls, $S.25@3.5O; bologna
bulls, $2.15GI310; veal calves, So 5000 so;
good to choice stock cows and heifers,
$2.75QS00; fair to good S2.5JGO2 rs;
common and tailings. $202.40; ileifGr
calves, $2.50603; good to choice stockers
and feeders. So. 10000; fair to good. So. CO0
3.2i common and tailings, $2.5O02 80; steer
calves, $325Gl3.S0; stock and feeding bulls,
s5.75@63; stays and oxen, $304; mixers ard
springers, S250D40.
Receipts light Butcher offerings in
cluded some common Western steers that
realized good price, quality considered.
Fat stock cattle in demand, and yards
entirely cleared Of this class Common
stuff very slow sale at low prices, with
quite little left over and unsold.
Representative sales:
RTyfnh
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CattIe 4oes Sheen

1OteSio 4t6 Oot 10
Among the shippers on the market
Weston, bayfield,; c. Jones, F. Gibbons
West Concord; A. Biedsteen, Hermon; E.
Depue, E. Cove, Madelia; F. White Chas-
ka; Commercial bank, Dawson; Ryan &
Hoban, Waterville; s. l.. Glasbell Rush
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
h1elts and Molds euartz.

A Frenchman named Dufour claims
to have found O way OF melting and
molding quartz like glass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06

The following table shows the roads
over which Fridays receipts came in and
the number Of loads hauled by each:
Cattle Hogs Sheen Mixed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06

VIA THE sstlnnn;See'S" New Train
aud ST., Panl 11.25 D. m (eYery night,
aud arrive Milwaukee 10.s5 a. m. and {. hi
cago 1:co p. m. Fine sleepers and coach5M
through 10 Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
sTOCK QUOTATIONS..

Furnished by Charles H F. Smith e.
Co. members of the New York Stock ex-
change, Pioneer Press building, who have
Closing prices are bid
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Farmers National Congress, Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, Aug. 21-31,
J0nA

For this Important meeting. so vital
50 the agricultural interests Of the coun-
Try, the Chicago Great Western Ry. Will
or Aus: IS and l9th, sell through excur.
return Sept. 2otn. at ono fare Plus 500
Tor the round trip. Fer further infor-
nation inquire OF. 8. p. Elmer, G. A. P.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
*Loss.

LOSS.
Receipts thus far in 1900, compared with
the same period in 1899, are as follows:
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Total for today (cstimated) ........... Is
A week ago 26
"A year ago ........................... :.
Quotations: Butcher sheep, thin kill
choice fat. 50. 5000: stock sheep, So. SOFAS:
feeding sheep. $2.75G3. 25; stock and feed
ing lambs, common to good, S303. 25; good
to choice. $3-2594: butcher lambs. COM
mon to medium, 1904 so: good to choice.
$4.5OQ5 so; bucks, $202.7
Receipts very light. Prices steady on
all kinds. Yards cleared of everything.
Representative sales:
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22


against molestation from without.
When e our o!49on opponents mt are unable to de;
back upon the assertion that it is destiny,
and insist that we must submit to it, no
cepts and our principles of government
| This is a complacent philosophy It OBJ
literates the distinction between right and
wrong and makes individuals and nations
! the helpless victims of circumstances.
vertebrate, who, lacking the courage to
| for supporting it. Washington said that the
destiny Of the republican form of gov:
Ss Tas dssR mot nay staksd
definition Of destiny from the republican
definition, The republicans say that this
nation IS in the hands of destiny; Wash
ington believed that not only the destiny
| of our own nation. but the destiny of the
republican ISI 1a159 form Of government through
destiny of this republic Isl IS in the % hands as Of
here rests the hops Of h1man
| ity. No exterior force can disturb this
republic, and no foreign influence should
has stofs fSs
| one has authority to declare, but each in
diyidual has his own idea Of the nations
| we'll as to himself to contribute as best he
to the sn q tat mssio9
debt OF gratitude which I owe to my coun-
! trymen for the honors which they have 80
generously Sestoxed TOW upon me- bpt sirs
Office for which the convention has named
me, or to spend the remainder of my days
and my nrnoss al aid p
realizing the high ideals of those whose
wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought
this republic Into existence. .%95sf
| can conceive OF q national 6osfinv S11r.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

public applying In practice and proclaim
ing to the world the self-evident proposl.
ton: that all men are created equal; tndt
they are endowed with inalienabie rights:
that governments are instituted among
men to secure these rights; that govern
ments derive their just powers from ine
consent of the governed. Behold repnp!ic
in which civil and religious liberty stimI, l;at
lates all to earnest endeavor and IN Wnicn
the law restraints every hand uplifted ior a
neighbor's injury-a republic IN Wn!cn
every citizen is a sovereign, but IN wn1cn
no one cares to wear crown. Behold a
republic standing erect while empires az III
around are bowed beneath ;s the WeishSt se1Soea OF
flag is loved while other flags are only
feared. Behold a republic increa sing II, In
population, in wealth, in strength and In
Influence, solving the problems Of eiyiiizai liza
versal brotherhood--.a republic which len
shakes thrones and dissolvess aristocracies
by its silent example and gives light and
Inspiration to those who sit in darkness:
Behold a republic gradually but surely
becoming the supreme moral factor in the
worids progress, and the accepted arpiter
history, like the path of the just, lis as
the shining light that shineth more and
more into the perfect day."
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
puNGHNr PARAGRAPHS.

Doctor-"Mr. Biff, aren't you going
to settle my bill?" Mr.. Biff-"Why.
yes, doctor; you've been eight years
piling it up on me, and feel entitled
to eight years to pay it in.'-lndian-
apolis Journal.
Proud of His Own Work.-"What an
egotistical thing this composer must
be- 'What makes you think so"
''Why, look; he has had Fine printed
in several places on this piece OF music
of his s.'-Philadelphia Bulletin.
One of Them.-'A Chicago man has
gained the power of speech by trying
to commit suicide" remarked MRS.
Beechwood. ''That must be one OF the
kill-or-cure remedies" added Mr..
Beechwood. - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Do people ever get entirely over it?
An Atchison woman of Is recently in
herited a little money, and the first
person she made sure was informed OF
the news was an SO-year-old man who
had Tilted, her when she was Is. - At
Gibson Globe.
Nd1c, DSohSA ASA = .
something fine. It's The Battle of Wa
terloo,' by Van Dyke" Markley-"Is
it really? I thought Van Dyke died
before the battle occurred" Art Deal
er-"Er-so he did. But-er-you see,
this is one of his posthumous paint
ings." s."-Philadelphia Press.
II can recommend the traction cars
ashealth restorers," said the lean man.
II got in one this afternoon and in a
half hours ride increased my weight
considerably" "How do you account
for it?" "Well, for one thing, ten
dered the conductor a two-dollar bill
and received bushel of coin in ex-
change" philadelphia North Amer
lean.
At the Boarding-House.-The con-
versation had assumed literary vein
when the dressmaker entered. The
drug clerk wishing to draw her into
the discussion, asked: "What do you
think of Excelsior Miss Stitcher?"
"Oh, my!" she said; Excelsior is out
of date long ago. Braided wire is the
favorite now" AS no one knew who
wrote Braided Wire, the conversation
went back to 'Quo Vadis. s."-Baltimore
American.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
AMERICAN ATTRACTIONS.
Comparison Between the Scenic
Beauties of Switzerland
and Colorado.

Switzerland, "the playground of Eu
rope" is visited annually by over
$4,000 American tourists and invalids.
Why?
While the Alps have isolated peaks
such as Mont Blanc G5,7S1 feet), and
the Matterhorn (14,S36 feet), the mean
elevation of the highest Alpine chain
is from only 5000 to 5000 feet. Colo
RADIO possesses nure than 100 peaks
over 13,500 feet in altitude, of which
no fewer than IS peaks range from
$4,000 feet upward. In the whole of
Europe, there are not over IL mountain
peaks of note.
The highest village in Europe is
Ayers Platz in Switzerland (7,500 feet);
the highest inha bited point in Europe
is the Hospice of St. Bernard in
Switzerland (s,200 feet). In Colorado
the mining town of Leadville, with
$4,000 inha bitants, is 10000 feet above
sea level; other mining camps are
still higher and some gold and silver
mines are worked at an altitude of
over $4,000 feet.
The highest wagon road in Europe
is said to be the Stelvio road in
Switzerland (9,17o feet). In Colorado
the railroads cross the crest of the
feet), Marshall Pass (10.S52 feet) and
Tennessee Pass (10,433). Switzerland
does not possess, even in the famous
st. Gothard line, any railroad en-
gineering surprising, if equaling,
these. There are wagon roads over
numerous passes in Colorado ranging
from $4,000 feet upwards, the highest
being Mosquito Pass (13,7o0 feet).
In Switzerland the cog-railroad from
Vitznau to the summit of the Rigi
Kuhn (5,9OO feet) has a length of four
and half miles. in which the ascent
is 4,072 feet. In Colorado the cog-rail-
road from Manitou to the summit of
Pixies Peak (14,147 feet) has length
of eight and three-quarters miles, in
which the ascent is 800 feet, or an
average of S46 feet per mile, the maxi
mum grade being 1890 feet.
One class of Switzerland's finest
scenery is along the Via Mala, the
Schyn Pass and Urnerloch. In Colo
rado, the Canon of the Arkansas with
the Royal Gorge, the Black Canon of
the Gunnison, the Canon of the Rio
de las Animas. the Canon of the
Grand river, and others, are all much
longer, quite as grand as and more
varied in chracter than the best
passes in Switzerland. The walls of
the Canons of the Grand river, the
Gunnison and the Arkansas rise to a
sheer height of more than 1000 feet.
AS Colorado can be reached by at
least one railroad-the Burlington in
one night from either Chicago or St.
Louis, it is hard to understand whv
more Americans do not travel west
instead of east in search of health and
pleasure.