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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

sity The latter has a national repu.
tation as a geologist and paleologist,
and added much to the pleasure of the
company by his description of the diff
ferent formations they examined All
OF the above gentlemen eNeTted them
selves to the utmost to make the trip
a pleasant one to their guests, and we
believe have the assurance that their
efforts were fully appreciated.
The train only moved in the day
time. The first night was spent in
Cheyenne. After breakfast Wednes-
day morning the whole crowd found
seats in the observation car, which
was pushed in front of the engine,
with Superintendent Parkes private
car between them, and prepared them.
selves ito be shown"
Heretofore one OF the most difficult
pieces of track on the entire line was
that between Cheyenne and Laramie.
Cheyenne has an elevation OF $3.50
feet above sea level. Sherman, thirty
three miles west, the top of the divide.
and the highest point between Omaha
and Ogden, has an elevation OF S,247
feet. This made rise of 1900 feet
in thirty-three miles. an average grade
of sixty-six feet to the mile, while the
maximum was over eighty eight feet.
Although even this is less than that
encountered by any other railroad
crossing the mountains, still II. is a
pretty stiff climb, and a large number
of extra engines were kept constantly
employed in helping trains over the
hill. AS will be seen by the map ac.
companying this article, a very large
part of this line was entirely rebuilt.
The work required the handling and
moving OF 5000 900 cubic yards of
Sherman gravel and 1000 900 cubic
yards OF hard granite rock. and the
boring of a tunnel 800 feet long. To
the average reader these figures con-
yey but little meaning. Some idea of
the immensely of the work may, how.
ever, be obtained when one is told that
there are three fills within a single
mile of track which contain enough
rock and disintegrated granite to bal
last the New York Central road from
New York to Chicago Some idea OF
the cost may also be realized when
we are told that the contractors who
| bored the tunnel received a bonus of
| Sl6O,OOO more than the contract called
for, because they completed the work
several months earlier than was
specified in the contract AS result
of all this change the grade has been
reduced to forty-three feet to the mile.
An engine that before required a
helper to haul twenty freight cars
over the hill can now pull forty with.
out help. The saving in fuel, in wages
and in repair Of rolling stock is pro-
| digious.
Like changes. with grade revisions.
have been made between Howell and
Hutton's station. Lookout station and
Medicine Bow, Hanna and Dana.
Cooper's Lake and Lookout, Walcott
/ and Fort Steele, Rawlins and Upton.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

A case was recently before Judge
Case of Hartford, in which a bicycle
rider brought suit to recover damages
for injuries sustained by being thrown
from his machine by the attack OF the
defendants dog. Judge Case found for
the plaintiff. but, as the latter had
been riding on the sidewalk at the
time of the injury, he had this to say
in his memorandum: THE question
here is whether the dog was really re-
sponsible for the mischief and directly
caused 1t. l think he was and did,
and that under our statute, which
throws considerable responsibility
upon dog owners. the defendant is liza
bic. My personal sympathies are with
any self-respecting dog in his efforts
to keep bicycle riders where they be-
long, in the street. and I believe he
should be accorded some latitude in his
methods. but Mr.. Hulburt's dog went
tDs far"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

time immemorial. been the refuge OF
outlaws and bandits. The legend sub
sisted for some days, and ex-
cited a new interest in life In Cor
sica, and quite large demand for
copies OF Colombia" But a converse
ton which / had with the JUICE dim
struction who had investigated the
case proved that 1t was, after all, as
ne expressed II, a crime vulgaire, and
not, as we had hoped, crime corse
We afterward had the satisfaction of
seeing the malefactor led in chains
between two mounted policemen on
his way into Ajaccio, whereas, the ira
ditional bandit would have been fed
and supplied with powder and shot by
the country people, who would have
rather gone to the stake than betrayed
his hiding place to the authorities.
Here and there vendetta may still lin
ger In the island, but It has now be-
come means OF attracting the tour
list, who is invited to buy bloodthlrsty-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

as a pigeons egg. 1t makes an abso-
lutely perfect ballast for a railroad.
as 1t will not blow away nor slip and
slide. but packs into a solid. homo
geneous mass. II is gradually coming
into use also for paving city streets.
Denver has several so paved. Omaha
is experimenting with II, and recently
an expert from far-off Buffalo visited
the deposits for the purpose OF deter
mining whether IL would stand trans
portation SO great distance as to
that city.
Wednesday night was passed at
Rawlins. and on Thursday the train
got as far west as Spring Valley. The
principal stops were made at Rock
Springs and Green River. At the
former place are worked the most ex-
tensive coal mines in the West. Be
tween two and three hundred car.
loads day are shipped out the year
around. The company were taken
through one of the larger mines and
saw for themselves how the thing was
done. A short stop was also made at
Fish Cut, little west of Green River,
where there are wonderful fossil beds.
1t was here Professor Marsh OF Yale
college made his principal discoveries.
Near this point Is one OF the most re-
markable cuts on the entire line, the
whole race OF a mountain having been
sliced off to get room for the track.
AS noted above. Thursday night was
passed at Spring Valley, a new town
that has sprung up at the eastern end
OF the Aspen mountain tunnel. This
tunnel Is not yet completed, the head.
lngs being about 500 feet apart, but
both ends were visited by the party
on Friday morning. This tunnel Is
the most expensive improvement on
the entire line. and its completion will
save a greater distance than any
other. 1t Is a very remarkable tunnel
in many respects. In fact ID Is claimed
by the railroad officials to be the most
daring piece of railroad engineering
ever attempted on this continent
They make this claim on account of
the difficulties encountered In prose-
cutting the work. 1t was supposed the
mountain through which the tunnel
passes was of ordinary granite and
the contract was let on this basis. Il
has proven, however, to be a veritable
museum OF wonders, each OF which
taxed to the utmost the ingenuity of
the contractors. The first serious diff.
ficulty was huge mass OF moving
shale, struck within 500 feet of the
western entrance to the tunnel. This
shale when exposed to the air swelled
up like sponge, and it's expansive
power was simply irresistible. Great
oregon timbers twelve inches square
set as close together as they would
stand were snapped off like pipestems.
1t was impossible to brace them SO
they would hold. The floor of the tun-
mel would sometimes bulge UP four
feet in single night. II was finally
found necessary to replace the tim.
bers with heavy steel beams, and be.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
DENVER TO SALT LAHE CITY
VIA THE UNION PACIFIC RY.

Green River and Bryan. lie Roy and
Evanston. Altogether there have been
built 156 miles of absolutely new
track, there has been a saving OF
thirty-one miles in distance and the
grade has been reduced to forty-three
feet to the mile.
All of Wednesday was spent in ex-
amining the improvements between
Cheyenne and Rawlins. OF especial
interest to all was the powerful steam
shovel which was at work on Sherman
hill filling long train OF freight cars
with the wonderful disinteerated
granite with which that region
abounds. Nearly cubic yard would
be taken at one scoop. and a freight
car would be filled every two minutes.
This disintegrated granite is wonder
full material. II is not rotten rock. as
some may suppose. but live. bright
granite with sharp edges. II has sim
ply been subjected by nature to an
enormous crushing and grinding force.
which has broken 1t in bits varying in
size from small shot to pieces as large
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
woNngarut cow .noRsE
We" Jersey AEsin In tlas VIA eu.
1hinx Abeasm4l

Veterinarians are interested !ssa|
10 freak cow-h0rs~. zhicA b d n
possession ~ Mr.. William & HsE Il
EiiEahsshport. n J. AZ ars saas|
Tho animal looks IIsc a maiv q i
rFai size. but ON approaching " N
quarters tho formation u a coz i y
rorsrsa tn tho hip bonss. Wild n
level With the backbone she nsaEsx|
zaS inches from one hip nons y \
u'hcr. The mare has natural sAsa1a
aud head. but when travelling ~ \
peculiar stride Of the cos
The animal has attracted nusA q
teution. and several ciFcas msa =
rndravored to buy her The naE q
got over the ground IN lively tstaf
while not appearing 20 b gcszs &
In the stall the animal cheers BE- =
az does a COW or null. and u saxss
closely many Of the attributes q Z
bovine can be observed whsa nsr
ing flies her motion Is the ns4
tina, Of n COW. She can gallop. ~ T.
clumsy fashion only.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

We doubt II a more sumptuously
equipped train ever lett Denver than
that which pulled out of the Union
depot Tuesday evening. July Esd, con
tanning about fifty newspaper men,
mostly from eastern cities. who had
been invited by the Union Pacific rail-
way to be their guests on trip from
Denver to Salt Lake City and return.
with the special object Of noting the
improvements recently completed and
in progress along that line. The train
consisted of three Pullman sleepers,
a dining car and the private car of
General Passenger Agent Lomax. AT
Cheyenne the next morning there was
added an observation car and the pri-
vate car of Superintendent Parke. AS
thus composed the train was carried
unbroken to Salt Lake City. Accom-
panying the party there were, in ad-
dition to Mr.. LomaX and Mr.. Parke,
Mr. Griffin. the general agent of the
company at Denver. Mr.. barlow, the
advertising agent OF the road, and
Professor Knight of Wyoming univer-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
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rhis reaas Man Properly n
. Greet Cu.tn.. -


. Greek Customer
II In the course OF your -.
gentle reader. you should !
yourself in the Greeiea yilla..
copoulo. IS miles out OF A,ns.
as you value your cellbacy--,,
possessed Of that pleasing 800, ,ar
pick up any handkerchisfs vA,ss
may see lying on the groana
OF breach OF promise. which -
Ing tried In the Greeian capl,., "
be a warning 10 ali baehelo,s I. ~
tend visiting Hellas withon,
ON, The plaintiff In this su,, |,
markably good-looking youps
VINO demands that a young ~.
tai stranger to her until reesr,s
who never asked her hand h II.
In bis life, should become h., M
or pay her heavy damages !,
iase OF Marcopoulo there IA
custom which has the force I, 4,
certain holidays the Fillaee,, =.
on the village green. and a. u
easlons any unmarried woms,
thinks II is about time ~
herself husband drops No. NJ.
chief has all the binding fo,r. I,
ensagement Now. the fair ~
IN this suit made ap her mia
ago that the boys in NafcoDos'.
rather backward about som,..
ward. and her chances az n,,,'
weFegraiually slipping way !, ~
her good looks. So SHE Went !, N n
lage green on the next halIA..
dropped her handkerchief TNs..
pehed TO oe u strange youth 4 4. II
iase that day who vas ho ~
Withthe local euhtoms. Theyltis,-s
fought shy OF the handksyrsl., n
the nnsuspeeting stranger plsk.S \ n
Ihen the villagers sci 40 a ~, NJ
aud brought 10 him blasAIbr -
whom he had never seen 1900. N
nouneing 10 him that She 40 4, h
turr Wits. Naturally he was s,,s.s...
aud could only marmur. '-rAa n
sudden" Partially recovering \, A.
posture. he inquired II be ul.s. N
Just why the young lady waa y /. NJ
future Slfe. Tie said he vas 49,. g..
20 marry yet. and. in tas, 80
with thanks Ba, the Ylllagtu a
plainsd their ancient custom 4 M
and tho young lady dsclafsa .Aa N
would marry her o. she wgsia l,.
the reason Ehy. The yoans nss ssn
by Pailas Athena tina, he wcssi Il.
her further" fFss. and made NJ ss.,
from the village. But tbs rsrl VA VI
on marrying. and the perroeal am
isoua ~ the tnaa in thc case sus. n
b. considered. So she broarhs n y
breach o. promise and Il ID lAsu1A.l n
VIII win her case. and the ySsss ID
Dc forced 10 rithrF marry hsf d I'D
through the moss - New Yofk g.sx
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
TREAsURERS OF OLD.
BEING uNEARrHeD IN THE
FAR EAST.
NE Mosaic Floor Recently Dag Up In
I.ru,alem = Peculiar Drawing that
Toll OF Historical Events Ages AEo,
when Christianity Was Young.
Jerusalem Lottery

(JeruSalem Letter.
Former discoveries OF fragments OF
mosaic pavements in Jerusalem. Pales'
tine and its neighborhood have besn
eclipsed by recent lind which Is most
elaborate and exquisite in design and
execution, and which is also In state
OF almost perfect preservation, the coll
ors OF the mosalcs in their artistic
combinations being as bright and errec-
tive as the day the work was finished.
A few weeks since the owner OF a
little property In small Jewish coll
ony just outside the Damascus gate, in
digging a ditch In his yard. came upon
some mosaic work at about four feet
below the surface which. when uneoy-
cred as far as permitted by the streets
bounding the excavation ON two sides
and the wall ot house ON the third.
disclosed the ancient mosaic pavement
which the illustration shows Further
excavations await the order OF the
Turkish government, whose officials
have taken the sta Ia hand. and which
may SOW the pavement 10 extend some
what further in length on one side.
The patter would indicate that the
complete width at one end has been
uncovered This mosaic door Is about
220 PAGES west northwest Of the Da-
mascus gate The part already I'M
covered Is about IS feet in length BY
II In breadth The upper and larger
part OF the pavement IS composed OF
an exquisite design. including central
panel surrounded BY an elaborate
frame. The panel has Its chief figure.
representation OF Orphsus. In a sit
ting posture and playing upon an IL
strlnged harp. Grouped within the
panel are animals and birds. Including
a serpent and a salauaudsr which tat.
ter two are To an attitude OF conflict In
tho lower right'hand coraef is the
horned and Eaat-looted figure OF the
God Pan With his pan pipes under his
left ARM ana hla right hand out
stretched. and beneath IL hare. la
the other lover corner Is a Csntaur.
with his hand over his mouth The
posture Of these animals aad figures
suggests that they are enirAaced wlth
the music Of this harp Of OrphSuM,
Green branches on tbs white back.
ground, lntsrspcraed here and shrrr.
given an added brightness and beauty
to this central design Ia the elaborate
work Of the vide frame surrounding
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

The custom Of boys wearing siri
in China IL thus popularity enpiaisN
the Chinese. The boy IL The GO Il
blessing that heaven can sesa
spirits like boy babies i 4 na's|
that they should. everybody llks -
Very often. II the boy babies ~ !
watched closely. the spirits she
constantly around grab 40 ~
watched boy babe and carry bin =
their home. Girl babies are nO' =.
blessings and the spirits cars no
for them. The earring is ? -
ornament. and the spirits knos -
SO the Chinese mothers have "
Of their boy babes pierced ana y
huge earrings When the spIAs
around looking for boys they ~
the earrings and be fooled Into "
Ing the boys are girls and wiz Wv
and not trouble them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
THE MOSAIC FLOOR

this panel are wrought medallion. {,
leaf-encIosed wreaths. IL in all. con.
tanning representations ~ fruits. AMI.
mails. and birds, with symbolic human
heads In the four corners. each lookinv
towards the center. where Orphsus ut,s
beneath this main part OF tho 49,
bnt wrought In with It so IA to form
an harmonious whole. are two rows =,
designs. there being three in zach rou
The first row Ia composed Of the.
panels the central one containing two
female figures in Byzantine dreas wt,h
column standing between them. and
creek name written alongstde ~
each In poor orthography and stvIe ~
character The lettering auggsa,. ,ha
reverse side Of the Byzantine coins IN
either aide OF this central panel IL an.
other, containing each stone which
protrudes above the surface and snv.
gests tombs beneath. The lov.r rn.,
IL OF three medalllons. each con,nIr
ing figure. the right-hand ons =,
hunter with spear. running: the con.
tral one OF lion. and the left hand ono
OF leopard both bounding away
The work Is assigned to not aar,,or
than the Fourth century. and nossih,,
as late as the Seventh. The deslgns
seem purely pagan and classical Thsxa
Is little. II anything. to indicate !.
christian origin. There may be !
nimbus about the heads of the fom,,a
hgures. but 1t is as likely to reprasen,
the dressing of the hair or no dss,anas
10 throw the faces into better relief
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

The loss to the country by forest
fires, largely preventable, has been es-
timated at s50,0OO.OOO every year. In
regions where wood and water are
abundant the tendency is to take them
for granted and forget all about them.
But without cheap lumber our indus
trial development would have been Sc
riously retarded. And agriculture de-
mands water. All through great parts
of the West the people are coming to
see that on forestry and irrigation to-
gether depends their future prosperity
Vice President Roosevelt has called
this the greatest internal question OF
the day
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
An Unian. Indu.,rx.

An unique industry is followed n,
Atlantic City. ] was passing along
the board walk there not long ago and
! saw a sign which read as follows.
children carefully cared for; Ave
cents per hour" The man who man,
aged the enterprise had several assist
ants and was doing thriving bust
ness. Many tired mothers left their
children with him while they took a
bath, and nurses sometimes shift their
responsibility at the rate OF five cent,
an Washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04
8. pun.ssn ANA III. uor...,..

The notion that the horseshoe !. !.
projection against evil is M oldJa.
the nils. There is a legend tina, ,Ss
devil one day asked 81. pnna,aa ' ane
was noted for his skill In ahos,ns
horses, TO shoe his single hoof" nun
s.an' knowing who his customer was
tied him tightly to the wall ana 49, aas'
ceeded with the Job. but purposslv p ~,
the devil to 50 much pain Inn, ~ ~. put
60 Tor mercy. The saint at last cnn
scented to release him on condl,,on , ,pa.
ne never would enter place who're nv
saw horseshoe Displayed ''' ne
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

Captain Smiley, OF the Fifteenth
regiment. U. S. A., returned recently
from the Philippines, where he was on
the staff of General j, c. Bates, was
recently telling Of his visit to the sui
tan of the Sulus at his island capital.
The sultan. the day | saw him, said
the captain, wore a dress suit with
out collar or cuffs. For headgear, he
had skull cap. on the front of which
is little man. with no more strik
ing personality than is given him by
his costume. When standing he hard
ly comes above the elbow of the aver
age American"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

tween the steel and the walls on all
sides to make thick backing OF Port.
land cement. The bore of this part oil
the tunnel was also changed to an egg
shape form. as being best able to re,
sist pressure. This shale extended
for 700 feet. and increased the cost OF
the tunnel by hundreds OF thousands
of dollars. The visitors were shown
five-acre lot which was covered over
thick with the broken and twisted
beams taken from this part OF the tun'
mel
Soon after the shale had been
passed through a large flow OF water
was encountered, and as in this end
of the tunnel the grade Is toward the
breast. an expensive pumping plant
had to be installed.
The next obstacle was a strong vein
OF oil, accompanied by dangerous
gases. Notwithstanding the utmost
precautions, several serious eAplo-
sions have already occurred. 1t gath,
ers in dense clouds along the roof OF
the tunnel, where spark struck by a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

Prince zu Loewenstein, president of
the German Catholic Union, has I'M
dertaken systematic campaign
against duelling. He has therefore
drawn UP a statement, to which he
has obtained us signatures among his
own friends and acquaintance. The
prince declares that the number of sig
natures would already be incompar-
ably larger if officers of the active
army thought they could publish their
real views without imperilling their
military position.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

looking knives and daggera. bearing
such choice inscriptions as Vendetta
Corsa; morte al nemico" ("death to
the enemy; or. even still more grew.
some: va diritto al cuore del nem-
leo eco straight TO the heart OF the
enemy"). These choice weapons form.
together with gourds engraved with
portraits OF Napoleon. or The negro's
mead, which Ia the Corsican crest. the
stable Industry Of Aiaccio.-westmin-
ster Review.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

Jewelry stealing under cover Of ac-
complished skill in dentistry is the lat
est device of Partisan rascaldom. Its
practitioner is an ingenious and ele-
giant young man OF 26 named Pssteur.
who operated by preference among
ladies of a certain class. One OF these
whom he met some weeks ago com
planned Of toothache, which he under
took to cure, and did so effectually.
This cure obtained him many patients,
upon whom he operated at their own
residences. After his visits articles of
jewelry were missed. and complaints
were made to the police, but they were
quite unable to obtain any clue to the
eulprit, until the other day one Of his
victims accidentally saw him in a cafe
and promptly gave information which
occurred his arrest.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

No trees grow anywhere on the
coasts OF western or northern Alaska.
and yet these shores for thousands of
miles and the islands OF Bering sea
are strewn with immense quantities OF
driftwood, in places piled high on the
beach. bearing good testimony to the
work OF the rivers. This drift Is the
salvation of the Eskimo. furnishing
him with fuel and material for houses.
boats and sleds. The entire northeast
ern half Of Boring sea Is very shoal,
less than 500 feet in depth, while the
southwestern half is 1900 feet deep.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

The Vatican, the largest palace in
the world, will soon receive another
addition to Its bulk. which will bring
up the number OF its rooms to 10000.
The Pope has decided to erect three
new buildings. One, containing 800
rooms. will be used to house the pill
grims coming to Rome, while the
other two, which will be much smaller,
VIII be added to the Vatican Museum.
In the last mentioned buildings will
be placed all the artistic offerings that
Leo XIII. has received during his Pom
tificate.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-09-04

The coal mines In Japan now yield
some 100000 tons annually. of which
more than three-fourths hail from the
mines at the island Of Kiau-siu. In
she year 1899 the exports Of coal from
Japan amounted to 2.5OO.O0o tons, the
rest being consumed at home for rail-
ways. steamers and factories Private
individuals hardly use coal at all In
Japan. From Sors Of Kiau-siu
the export we're about
double wha .ey mad cen four years
prey'cusly Most of the Goals go to
Chira aud Hong Kong.