Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-18

A movement has been started by citi-
zens of Minnesota to make a national
park at the sources of the Mississippi
river. As the primeva forests in the
borders of the United States are rapidly
decreasing, owing to the operations of
lumbermen, it is felt that it will not be
long before the people will have no
means of knowing how old America look
ed in its original state. The regions
around the headwaters of the Mississippi
now constitute about all of the original
dense woodlands left. The place has an
other attraction in being the home of
the Indians whom Longfelow rendered
celebrated in his poem. "Hiawatha."
These red men arc living there in about
the same way they did centuries ago,
and while they are harmless, their wild
ways are an interesting relic of the past.
William Charles Harris a soldier of
Great Britain, and an American citizea,
died at his home in Nevada, Story Coun
ty, Iowa, a few days ago in his seven
tieth year He was born at Bristol, Eng,
Nov. =, 1880. ran away TO sea at IA, was
two years a sailor, ten years a soldier,
five years an American plainsman and
pioneer, and thirty-eight years a peace
full Iowa farmer. His most famous ex-
plot was riding in the immortal charge
of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, and
although he passed unscathed from that
trying ordeal. he was fourteen times
wounded in battle, and carried in his
head silver quarter. which had replac
ed bits of skull broken by a bayonet.
:-:
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Reicke of Califor-
mia are in charge of signal station on
the brow Of a lofty peak in the Sierra
Nevada mountains. where they keep a
sharp lookout. field glass in hand, for
fires which might break out in the snow
sheds that skirt the railroad through the
rocky wilds. If small flame should pass
unnoticed for an hour the whole chain
of sheds might be consumed and the
tracks endangered. The woman watches
by day and Aer husband by night.
The first authentic discovery Of traces
of a prehistoric race in Alaska was made
recently by prospectors in the foothills
Of Mount St Elias. A copper mine was
unearthed which had been worked ages
ago Kettles. tools, spear-heads and 9th
er articles. made in a crude manner from
copper. were found.
During the siege Of Pekin the members /
Of the diplomatic corps and the mission
aries who were shut up Ia the British |
embassy ate eighty mules.
workmen digging a ditch near Round |
Prairie. in Logan County. Ohio. have I'M
covered one OF the finest and best pre- |
served mastodoa skeletons yet found in
that State. Unfortunately they damaged |
one Of the enormous tusks before they !
knew what it was. The tusk i 3 feet |
in diameter At the socket end
Salt water Is held 10 be much more
effective than fresh water IN putting out |
fires. A system II piping IS nov being |
placed in the Brooklyn navy yard. b. |
which water from the harbor viii be car
RED ~ gravity through a large main 10 |
an electric power house.
An election BET Of steer against $50 |
coffin j. recorded in Kansas. In Indiana /
il Is unlawful - bet "a an election. ard /
the peualsy fer 50 doing Is 10 pay sum l
49, 49, --5m the amount bet to one tsyice |
3 -reaf rs the school fund.
Kennek1E. posFatfee n Jackson /
County. kan wliea has just heep dis
confused Is the government. was preali- /
neat * stage ssatloa N the Old over
land route II tie iafeF s9S It was nasr
ID after chief q be Kiekapoo Indians,
and has been listed among posfofflces II 1
the United stssss Tor more than ify |
yeaEs. ,