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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02

Special Correspondence Post-Intelligencsr
NOME, July i2-Pending decisive news
from the creeks of known promise In sh's
district the country attracting the gem
eral attention Of mining men IL that trib
utary to the Kougarok river. Fully Loo
men. outntted for two or three months,
have left Nome In the last two weeks Tor
KouEarok. Hardly an hour passes night
or day. that small pack train or well
provisioned boat does not make start
from here for the new district. ahput
which no one seems to know a great deal
but OF which almost anyone can give
aluring hints.
From the most reliable news obtainnhle
II would seem that the Kougarok offers
to the Brospector a vast. UNEMPLOYED coun-
try with plenty OF room for new locatiosss
The Kougarok is tributary Of the
Kusetreim river which in turn feeds a
series of small lakes at the head OF Grant
ley harbor. Port Clarence For severs;
years men of long standing In this rart
OF Alaska claim to have known OF placer
deposits there. so the recent rumors OF
big strike have not come ne n surprise.
just what the big strike is, or its exnr.
location. is not to he definitely fixed. II Is
a mannerism one soon learns In this covn-
try to wave the hand over three points of
the compass and say grandly some fei-
lows have struck II or In there"
Taken IN connection with the Golden
wave fSik fpuIs uknoWn. inianu. DlNCpN-
cry. Anaconda and New Eldorado ais
tricts, the koIgarok may be said to con-
stitu{e the vast interior mineral country
which forms the great arch of a semi
circle behind Nome. II IL practically I'M
explored save for the Inland and Big
Four districts. which are said 10 have
Yielded prospects of high promise.
Through all this interior country Is \
great chain of rivers and creeks and the
prospector's trouble In there is said to lie
not In under but In oversupply az water.
The natural gate 10 the district or dis
tricts r. Port Clarence and II IL by that
arm of Boring sea that majority of tn 40
joining In the present rush are going. An
other route hes by way of the Fish river
which heads up In the Big Four. Golden
Gate, Inland and New Eldorado.
II the stories now current In Nome arc
correct the area Of virgin territory TO be
covered by prospectors IN the interior IA
all but unlimited and compensation win BE-
found there for the many who have been
disappointed n finding the country radiat-
ing In all directions from Nome staked.
Pack animals are the most convenient
means OF transporting outfits across Tire
interior country. according to men who
have returned from there
The frst discoveries we're reported from
Harris creek. a tributary OF the Kougarok.
Pike and Snow creeks have prospe, TED
well. as has Idaho. which runs into tho
kuSetreim a few miles below the mouth
OF Kougarok. Rosamond creek, emptyuiy
into the Kusetreim q few miles above
kougnrok, Is also encouraging.
CHARLES r. BURNETT.
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BRIEF NEWS OF THE CREEKS.
Coed Results Follow wherever IL II
Possible for work 60 De
Done.

Special Correspondence Post-TntelIirrrcer
NOME, July 2.-The only creeks on
which there has been any development
so far this season are Anvil and Dexter.
the balance of the work under way being
chiefly In the nature OF prospecting and
opening up. News from the mines and
mines TO be Is but fragmentAry and win
continue 10 be so until the rainy season
opens them up. What r. 80 far known
here. and Il Is the basis az the camps
future hopes. Is summed ~ briefly a.
Anvil creek-A So nugget Is reported TO
have been turned up with a pick ON
Iindebrrgs No, ! above. The lower part
OF the claim II turning out remarkably
rich. Very little work Is nov IN progress
on Nos. z 8. and 10. though they are all
prepared Tor sluicing when II rains
been found on - and H. Strikes o. 81
90 the pan and 800 a day To the man are
reported on benches on Nugget creek and
Nakkila gaieh, which run in's the main
or six feet to bedrock. wsfh two and a
half feet OF pay dirt. A score or more
men are working there with rockers
water being packed up the Hill from be-
low.
Dexter creek.-The ground everywhere
promises TO be rich az cream. especially
toward the mouth. The creek bed Is dry
but many men manage to work rockers
BY carrying up water from Nome river
The bench claim above No. II Is turning
out extremely rich They are nov down
not yet reached every inch has been pay
dirt.
GLACIER creek Snow Kuich and Boulder
are showing good prospects
solomon river and trfbutarien--tsonsid-
cradle work IL being done On No. I
Manila crrek a bedrock drain and dam
have been pss 90 and eight men are at
work sluictnx On Jerome creek three
men are rrcking oSf, work L. also being
Done on Nos and Y On No . bedrock
has not been rN.ehes on Shovel creek
rrNs cleanup % sss Three rnen are
woriAnx also on No. 9 Shovel West
creek running into shovel about I've
miles from IS mouth, y said 20 be turn
ms. cut One. Good pay has been struck On
Hnrrah Is showing good resulss. A rich
saiena ledge Outcro7s for about twenty
feet on No. iiG NurrAh. A Blk dredger
u about 20 operate on the Solornun river
bars ard smaller steam plant y At work
about, three miles this side % Jerome
creek In a sand bar on No. ] solomon a
81 s nugget was picked ~ recently. The
whole country Ia s1u Of prexpecsors
Topkuk-MlrtuE on the Beach r. practi-
cally over Perhaps twenty steam and
esrt that has been washed and rewasafed
Miners have been restrained from work
Ing IN the tundra under the Indian VII
iAge at Topkuk- The village site covers
ground supposed 20 be very rich
CHARLES T. BURNETT.
DELEGATES from 18th representative
district cd commissioner district. are re-
questei to meet at Dfiler hotel, Aug ?
r NJ. HANSON Chairman
CHAs- S. CARPENTER, Secretary
FT.ORAScE MARVIN. seattIe's noted
prophecies Hotel Victoria
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cuLoRoF0RMED AND ROnBED.
nota work of Criminals In semt-
Darkness Of NeUe.

Special Correspondence Post-fntellixsncer
NOME. July ia---Iserey st~tson and
Frank Wilson were chiorosorm~d
and rotbed OF N.ioc and 500 respect-
lively IN their tent about mile
and half down the beach from
Nome last Sunday night The robbers
ueri chioroform. and 40 snunaly ala
the victims slaep that Stetsons inoney
belt was removed emptied and returned
without disturbing him Ia the least
A number % smaller rehheries have
been reported. the thieves working for
the most part among the tents
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The local postorfice received yesterday
two Of the largest Nome mall shipments
yet recorded. The weight % tbs snip
nacrts was but = little over ss fspanas.
with some % the Alaska and Eastern
malls sent out. The mail received from
Ncrnr however consists almost snttrs-
ly ~ letters % whisn the shipment lust
arrived cnntstnea s5,eo
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The Post-Intslligencsr has secured the
exclusive right for Washington TO Rand,
McSaIiy A Co.'S latest folder map Of
CANA and Asia These may hs secured
a; Post-Infslligencer business offices at
10 cents each.
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DAYS OF NAITNG At NOME.
Many Causes Delay the Settle
ment of Conditions.
PREPARATIONS roa BUSINESS,

Bai1dfag Operations Are Lively nnd
Storage Facilities for Freight
Being Rapidly Prepared-Pest-
once Regulations ORA wing Away
ing From Some of the Creeks.
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me Post-fntsIligencer has secured the
exclusive right For Washington to Rand
MeSally a Co.'S latest folder map III
china and Asia These may be secured
at Poxt-frteiiigencer business offices 4
10 cents each.
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BRAyE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach. liver and kidney troubles a.
wen women, and all feel the results IN k<s %
appetite roisons in the blood. baekachs. nervous
ness. headache and tired Nstiess. rundown feenns
But there's need TO feel like that j. w Sara-
ner. Of IdariIle Ind SAYS. Electric Btsers are
inst the thing for man when he don't care whether
ne Hives or dies. II gave me new strength AND sce1
appetite can eat anything. and have ne"
lease On nfe." Only &c. at
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
Every bottle guaranteed
A KEEN CLEAR BRAIN.
Your best feelings your social position or business
sSsss depend aIxri5 on ths perfect acton = sc1r
Stomach and Liver. Dr. Kings yex Lie Pfns gise
increased strength. Rsn. clear brain. high amui-
ton A Sc box viii make you feel HE new De-
ing Sold by
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
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New Map. OF china.

The Poss-inteiiigencer has secured this
exclusive right for Washington 10 RAM.
McNaly 4 Co.'S latest folder map o,
China and Asia These may Be secure4s
ST Post-Intelhseneer business offices a;
10 cents each.
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RAIN GOD REFUSES FAVOR.
Lack of Water Prevents Mining
Activity at Nome.
JUDGE Noy.s TO HOLD COURT.

Special Session Was TO Begin In Lat
ter Part of JuIy-Wui Divide Dis
trict Into Precincts and Appoint
commissioners Over Each--Miuers
want Nome Incorporated . Mu-
nfcfpalfty-Nnny Are Leaving.
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RUSH 70 THE KOUAR0k.
Thousand Men Leave Nome for
the New Diggings.
RICH PROSPECTS REPORTED.

District Forms Part 81 . Great semi-
Lying Behind the Beach Camp
Has Been Partially Explored and
Said TO Hold Great Amount OF
Wealth fer the Placer Miners.
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DIR SHAW. dentist, removed to SIC
Burke building.
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SALE commences at a M today NJ
stone Sanford a Lanes. Silks ard dress
goods from Mcleod & Co. stock al
about half price
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FOR more than nifty years the ia
nous Jesse Moore whfskey has been the
standard brand % the world.
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MoONsToSE Rings. August birthstone.
w III. Finck, Jeweler. SIC Second ave-
nue.
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FTDRAScE MARVIN. seattle's noted
prophecies Hotel Victoria
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far the greater portion running towards
quantity OF the black sand in which This
d1stnct Abounds. and find that IL win ali
pay to work. Prospecting for quartz
mines IN this country Is in its infancy
ana the fact that the samples I have
tested must all. be either aoat or taken
from Z very shallow depth, makes the
possibilities OF quartz mining ali the more
far distant when we wifi zee a lode mi-i-
Ing excitement in this country OF little
less magnitude than the placer excitement
mat Drought so many people here this
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DELEGATES from 18Th representative
district cd commissioner OSTRICH, are re-
questei to meet at Dfiler hotel. Aug ?
az a m. sharp
r NJ HANSON, Chairman
CHAs- S. CARPENTER. Secretary.
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0corge A. Shea, 3 miner Of Shovel creek,
Few days since brought 70 Nome twenty
seven ounces of as fine gold as was eve-
Il. 1t was taken from the Breade claim.
The gold In very coarse and for the most
part nat and contains many nuggets rang
Ing from q to a. 1t assayed SO to the
ounce or 70 cents more than the Anvil
creek dust. Mr.. Shea says No. 3 West
creek. Bonanza district. which IL just ue-
ing opened up, on the FIRST days shovel
ing averaged SO to the man, which Is
considered. under the circumstances. a
good showing
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Ire gold IN the tundra IL ssill q subject
~ discussion. Last winter little could h~
ssne because ~ hack ~ fusl 10 prox@cui :
spring hy Macarthur, Hermsns a Ca near
~ meath Ut Anvil cre@k & h SAID m -
pen THO most successful -Four holes
pave been sunk 10 bedrock. the de~pcst
s ssa.x ,orsy,sssa, rect rrosp.cts we're
" a thif,y-eixhs-foo holr Mere srr ee
set ef ray was feand with pans rvs .
n'nF as high as NM Quite 4 furnr was
snksn ant and this WAS washed = few says
sTe Nth such satisf.esnrv resuls~ lisa
We ennnany have decided Ia fuliy de-
N~tsr Ts claims this summer and wtnte~
- srest IL their faith Ia the tnpdra
hnMis fhat rerently the company has nur
ssna r,.,re . sz9sn w property rsyins
e sAsd ev Crorge 7. Howard, man
@sef fnr Macarthur. Hesmanz ca. thai a
!, swIr 20 feature of tho RAY dirt i the
Y fha black sand These have excited the
sitenttnn Of Charles II. Lsae who IL h :.
.nk Assafs made 70 drsarulne their value
gvnersily believed by those who haVs,
20 % river has bern struck. srhs tun.
sra near rcpkuk at Rfun CITY Is now
Ano~n 20 be rich
Or CAheil Whthr0a uhn xer. u,c,
oas ef the early heats ana Is now asxayer
~ kenorSl MANAGER 81 the Alaska Bank
N and safe Deposit Company. has mad
he eNcefent assays from unartx and
,s SAND In an interview published IN
81, am simply assonished at the result
n. fNeA was most unpromistnE In an.
anee In fac, IL was OF a character
la N the states ! would not have
thought 81 wasting an assay upon: Yet
o,"y one OF the fifteen samples tested fah
"a 70 show values. The n0orest ran unfeY
eeaiAr. and the best so to the ton. by
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Recorder Thomas COMMIT, OF Topkuk
creek for $4,000 Ryan creek. In the
rsuc district n also beginning to show
up we'll. On Discovery claim recently
three pans yielded 5.
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tuition Is becoming unmistakably aprar-
ent on the streets ot Nome. asrsa.s
the government for tree transportation
or reduced rates and pubic spirited men
are taking up the problem % caring Tor
the improvtaent with great earnestnesS.
The idle and fntigens ones here can he
counted not by hundreds but by thou
sands What 20 DO to relieve the city
~ ia noxerty-stricken burden II a live
nrotiem that must be solved very quick
iy. or most disastrous results may follow,
Anee Meme In not yet an incorporated
which can be drawn upon In this emer-
senrv and the merchants viii probably
have 10 70 down into their pockets.
The se ereess W the sesinninrs Of The rainy
xeason would bring great relief 20 the
city "a II would draw on q large part o.
the surplus pornlsee ara give hanlrsas
me smallpox scare h ahafing. the num-
Der Of cases being confined 70 hess ipan
a score t'neasiness on this head was
revived somewhat July T. hy the dis
cawrry OF a plmxue-etrtckeu victim ~ ore
% the pubic hath houses lie y w ~
Carlton said 60 ~ Seaitlslte who came
here vita Skaxwa., Dawson and ~
Michael This case may cause the estah-
nshmeus by Gen isandsil - quarantine
81 Michael against Nome, Every pre-
caution Is s~irg taken 80 stamp oat THO
disease. and there Nrc no serious ap4re-
tensions felt that VI VII spread much
further.
from S.sattiA wsth Judge Nayc. and party
aboard has caused activity among local
legal sights. and a more alert step IA to
De noted on the part % the numerous
PARTIES who are Involved In litigation As
almost every other man Oh the streets Is
a contestant over either real estate or
mining pruGeFty the arrival o. the court
has created quite an impression The
settlement % titles has been anxiousiy
looked forward 10 and Judge Noycs
movements will ~ % chief Interest," IN
Nome untn lenSe6-for rsin comes TO d3-
vide the honor.
CHARLES p BURNETT
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/ KEEN CLEAR BRAIN.

STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co
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~, No. }, below Anvil. two weeks ago.
Tits claim has been opened up for the
the Frat time. The gold IL almost uni
Mr. IAuritRen - only employing six men
Mt present. owing to lack Of water.
He expccts To materially increase the
number. however. II rain comes.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08

Three carloads of peaches we're ship
ped from Wyoming Monday.
The Methodist Church at Glasgow
was struck by lightning on Monday
night, several hundred dollars dam
age being done.
Tenters on the Brandywine Summit
grounds were scared Monday evening
by one of the most severe of recent
storms that have visited that neighbor-
hood. Trees were blown down and
many tents were flooded with water.
At Dover yesterday the Ann NJ.
Gregory farm, on the road from Dover
to Cheswold, was bought at Sheriff s
sale by County Treasurer Pennill En-
erson for $3.50.
David W. Elkinton, of New Castle
and w. W. Naudain, of MiddletOwn,
have announced themselves as candi-
dates for the office of collector of GUS
toms, now held by DR.. W. H. Cooper.
DR.. Cooper's term expires December
"a next and his successor will be
named by President Mckinley for a
term of four years.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
CHESWOLD.
Many Visitors to Camden Camp on Sunday
Shipments OF Fruit-Personal and
Social Mention.

Special Correspondence to the Times
CHEswoLD, Aug. 6.-Apples, canta-
loupes and a few peaches are being
shipped from Cheswold.
John Gilsennew, of Dinah's Corner,
has opened in the Collins Block, a
confectionery and tobacco store.
Cheswold is said to have been largely
represented at Camden Camp last Sun
day evening to hear the musical concert.
1t is thought very large number of
people from Cheswold and vicinity will
go to Atlantic City by the excursion
by rail to-day.
In the absence of Miss Venie Ford,
our Epworth League organist, on a
two weeks visit to her uncle, Rev.
Walter Ford, near Dulaney's, the two
Sunday evening League services have
been creditably filled by Miss Ethel
Hardcastle, young beginner.
PersOual.-Mrs. Mary Johnson and
Mrs. Ella Phillips, of Five Points, Wis
tied the bedside of Mother Boyce"
and other Cheswold friends, one day
last week.-Mrs.. Maggie Graham, of
Washington, D. c., is also visitor to
Mother Boyce, who is in feeble health
Mrs. E. NJ. Emerson received last
Saturday, notice of the death of her
only sister, Mrs. Eliza Northrup, liv-
ing in North Dakota. Because of fee
BILE health and great distance apart, the
two had not looked into each others
face for about twenty-five years.-Mr.
Mr.. H. r. Loose and family, and Mrs.
DIR. J. R. Smith, and daughter, Mar
garet, are tenting for the period of ten
days at the Hammock. Miss Mary
Ransom, of Smyrna, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Lille Bishop at
CHERRY Lawn" and Mrs. James
Legar have been visitors for a few
days to their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Luff, Wyoming, where they have been
convenient to camp.-Mr. John Moore
returned on Monday from few day
pleasure trip. REX.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
KENTON.
Camp Meetings and Excursions the Source
of Pleasant Pastimes for Many Ia
this Viciuity-PersonaI
and Social.
REX.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times
KENToN, Aug. 8.-Sudlersville Camp
was the mecca of g large number of
Kenton people last Sunday, besides
those who availed themselves of the
bright and beautiful day to drive to
Camden Camp. The exit of so many
people made the church services slimly
attended.
]. I. Stevens, residing near town, is
the first we have heard to ship con-
signment of grapes to the city markets.
Last Friday the Str. G.. F. Brady, of
Smyrna, took for him a shipment OF
the champion" variety.
Kenton people turned out to a more
or less degree this morning, for days
outing at Woodland Beach.
Howard Griffin, of Kenton, has been
chosen principal of Camden public
schools to succeed Prof A. s. Griffith.
There were sixteen applications for the
position.
Prof. E. NJ. Noble, a teacher in
Swarthmore Preparatory School, has
been elected principal of Denton High
School. Professor Noble taught al
Kenton, Del, before going to Swarth.
more. He is a son of Mr.. Clement
Noble, who lives near Denton.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Hilyard, Mr.. anC
Mrs. S. NJ. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. james
Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Bull, Miss
Dora HAZEL, Miss Cora Fredericks
and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan took
advantage of the excursion to Atlantic
City, n. j., this morning. The train
was made up at Dover and will give ex
cursionists along the line, several
hours at this famous seaside resort
returning this evening.
Personalities NJ. V. Purse returned
to Brooklyn on Monday.-Mrs. J. p
Walker and son, Carle, are visitin:
friends at Perryville, Md. They wer
accompanied by Mrs. Francis Green
well.-Mrs. Alice Moore, of Whining
ton, is visiting Mrs. J. NJ. Walker
MIR. and Mrs. L. H. Walker made fly
ing visit to Philadelphia. Misses Ber
tina and Henrietta Bailey, also Miss
Bessie Johns, spent several DAYS a
Sudlersville. ST.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
A Minister'S Good Work.

81 had a severe attack of bilious
collie, got a bottle of Chamberlain S
Collc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
took two doses and was entirely
cured" says Rev. A. A. Power of
Emporia, Kan. "My neighbor across
the street was sick for over a week, had
two or three bottles of medicine from
the doctor. He used them for three or
four days without relief, then called in
another doctor who treated him for
some days and gave him no relief, so
discharged him. L went over to see
him the next morning. He said his
bowels were in terrible fix, that they
had been running off so long that it
was almost bloody fux. 1 asked him
if he had tried Chamberlain S Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he
said, No. L went home and brought
him my bottle and gave him one dose;
told him to take another dose in fifteen
or twenty minutes if he did not find
relief, but he took no more and was
entirely cured. l think it the best
medicine l have ever tried" For sale
by Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna; t. L.
Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

William B. Usilton. editor of the Kent
Ne1s, has sold his farm of 3O7 acres on
Chester river, to Captain C. r. Atkinson for
$3.50
Attendance in Merrick's woods near Sud
lersville, was estimated at three thousand.
The services were of an interesting charac-
ter.
Professor E. NJ. Noble, professor in
the Swarthmore Preparatory School, has
been elected principal of Denton High
School.
Captain Andrew Woodall, who owns
more than thirty farms in Cecil and Kent
counties, Maryland, will, it is reported,
harvest more than 100 900 bushels of wheat
this season.
The Will of Daniel Scott. of Hartford
County just filed for probate, bequeathes
an $4,000 farm to his housekeeper, Mary
Jane Kelly and the rest of his property,
valued at S19O,OOO to his daughter, Mrs.
Amanda w. Caldwell, of Baltimore
This is the way an Eastern paper sizes it
title to the Garden Spot" by producing
the best crops of any part of the State for
the least labor expended. Aside from the
product of farm and garden, the bays are
giving up abundance of soft crabs, fine fish
and clans. Surely We are Gods own peo-
pie.
Solomon Roberts, the trusted colored ser
want of OthO H. Williams, who resides at
the Hermitage" on Chester ri 'er, was muir
dered on the Hermitage" farm Friday
night week by some unknown person.
His body was found several days after bur-
led in a straw stack with the skull crushed.
| The wound was inflicted by a blunt instru-
ment. The scalp was cut on the left side
the wound being about five inches long
and reaching the bone. This cut was evi-
IDENTIFY made by a sharp instrument.