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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
General ButterfeId Sinking.

FISHKILL LANDING, N. Y, July 12.-Dr. Murdock, the physician who is attending General Daniel Butterfield at his summer home in Cold Spring, says that for the last ten days the general has been very weak and unable to leave his bed without assistance and that he real iEes that the end is drawing near.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12

for after the tempest ceased Mir Wheel CT pulled himself out of the debris, badly scared but not hurt. The shock produced by the crash when the light ming collided with the pole was heard all over the neighborhood, and many came around to inquire what damage had been done.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
SIGHTED WRECKED BOAT.
Captain and Several Men Were Taken
 From Wrecked Vessel.

New York. July 12-The Morgan line steamer Fl Rio, Captain Mason, arrived this morning from New Or leans and reported that on July 9, in latitude 25.50, longitude S4.5S, she fell in with the wrecked brig L. r. Nun son. from Mobile, for Sagua. and took off Captain c. A. Watt and seven men. The next day a Key pilot boat was sighted. Captain Watt, his mate and three seamen were transferred to the pilot boat. which was bound home. The other three men were brought to this port The L. F. Munson was built at East Machias in 1871 and hailed from New York.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
Jamaica Laborers III Treated.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 12.-The government of Jamaica has issued an or- der against the further emigration of Jamaican laborers to Ecuador to work on the Gnayaquil-Q Quito railroad, which is being constructed by the Mcdonald syndicate This action is taken in conse- quence Of the reported ill treatment of Jamaican laborers at the hands of the American contractors. It is believed that Barbados will probably take similar step. One thousand West Indian labor CTS are at present employed in Ecpador SD the construction of this railroad.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
osweco Machinists Returp.

OSWEGO, N. Y, July 12.-After a strike of nearly two months duration the nacbinists have returned to work at the 0swego Machine works. The terms are mutually agreeable, but not made public. A number of machinists have returned to work at Kingsford's at the old rate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
WANTS ITS MONEY BACK.
Suit Against the United States by
 South Carolina.


 New York, July 12-The state of South Carolina has brought suit in the court of claims for a return of all the internal taxes paid to the United States since the adoption Of the state d1spen- sary law of 1893. says a Washington despatch to the Press. The case will not be heard until October. The ques- tion thus brought forward is based on a recent supreme court decision sus- taining the constitutionality of the dis pensary law of South Carolina. That law was held to be a general exercise of the police power of the state. It is claimed in the petition that the federal tax on each dispenser is direct inter- ference of federal authority with the state in the exercise of its police pow CTS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
Hot Tn Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, July 12.-After enjoy ing comparatively cool weather for week Louisville is again sweltering under the hottest weather of the season, the weather bureau thermometer at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon registering 102 de-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
afA1oR=GENERAL DoYLE DEAD.

Buffalo. July 12.-Major- General Peter c. Doyle. who has been in ill health for, several months, died early this morning at Farnham. Erie coun- fy. N- F.. where he has been staying since his recent return from Cali fornia. General Doyle, besides being prominent fin the National Guard of the etate of New York was well known es f1e general northern freight agent o< the Lehish Valley Railway Co
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
To Investigate Bnyonne Mosquitoes

NEW YORK, July 12.-Professor John B. Smith of the New Jersey state agricultural department has asked the board of health at Bayonne to furnish him with a bottle of live mosquitoes to be gathered in Bayonne. Professor Smith has a theory that the insects spread malaria, and he is seeking a way to localize and exterminate them. He claims that the mosquitoes differ in each locality, and he wants samples of every breed in New Jersey.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
striIxe neclared OR.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July 12.--At , meeting last night of machinists the ptrike at the Newport News shipyards gns declared of by unanimous vote,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

Cincinnati, July 12.-The strike of thf machinists in this city has been declare ed off. It is not given out what thf terms were which ended the strike
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12

PRESIDENTS FURNITURE SOLD.
 Oakland. Cal, July 12-The furni- ture and household effects of former President Carlos Ezeta of Salvador have been sold at public auction to sat isfy the claim of a money lender.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-12

Timothy Laddin who worked for Jos eph Beaumont of Middlebury, to-day while cutting wood made gash in his foot He was taken to the office of Dr Russell where the injury was attended
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02
Raoaenbanosl nad Der sarfet.

Der Siibsn RuBlanbs bent ala
n@rportbufen" fir iunse Rufinneu,
bic BON bort mad Der Siirtei gebra6t
perben, UNI fir bobe YrstIe an Be
TELLER" abgelisfert ipsrosn. @erbres
9erti4e asentsn reiien fortpdbrenO
i'm SnHsrn RuBlanos lumber, nm friz
i9e r8aare", fpeSieG 8lOnOinen, bic
bon ben Siirtsn beOur5ugt perben,
uu~f5utaufen. Dieter Sage tpurbe Elm
FOLDER asent nit flint reijenben MGos
den i'm alter ben 16 Bis 10 Sabren
in &onituntinopel absefaBt. Ginem
rufii9en @ebeimpoIi3iitsn, Ger elm i'm
Sufen Dor aHter liegenOes S9iff Be-
iu9te, fielen bic biibTGen Mdbden, bi.
Der qgent fir feline Sdpeitern auss
CAB, iofort auf, uno er erItdttets Qns
5eige. Ra9 Idnserem @erbDr itente es
ii6 6erdus, baB man bic MGo9en lire
ipriinsIi4 fir Elm Sbehasr 5beater
dn~gctporben bate. SR Ooeiia dber
erbieIten ie bic Witt9eilung, TAB bic
Sruppe nd6 Der Surtei .psitergsretIt
ipdre, ipobin aud ie benz Qgsnten fol-
gen miibtsn, unO 5tpar sessn bobe ga
ge. Sc gelang absr, fpis bsrsits err
ipdbnt, bic Utdb4en gu befreisu, ebt
lie Der SGuferin in bic Sinoe ficlen.
GspDbnli9 bringt ma bic peri6lepps
ten WGoden, 1penn Ts erIt einmaG in
&onItdntinopel iino, in bas aiiatiIGt
8iertel. uno bamit 1T ibre Spur boil
itdnois %perloren, faqs es ibnen ni9t
geIingt, gu entflisbsn. Bon ben @ua
nu3en nit 4~rsusaugen berpa9t, tper.
ben lie bur9 Sunser, srauiame Be.
bdnolung ooef gIGn5snos @erIpre6un.
gen in irsenb einem perrufenen SauIt
gefii9tg semadt. SGufig audi fperoer
bic Mdb4en brett elmer SGnblerir
Sussfiibrt, bic ite bann an perI6ieoent
Sarems OsrGubert. Sn .a~onifantino.
pei 9tebt es 5tpei poltomm.n prganil
iirte Bureaus fir Mdb4snbanbeI, BIZ
Der tiirtif4en POliSei s.nau 6etannt
iinb; es bentt aber tetn Menid baran
segen bieie a%lppelbubsn einSiI9reitsn
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02
6Ii6 tttt 8lee.
Gpu Gaul Rertbeimer.

SD aebe bierbldtterigen &les fu,
9en!!" rief zines Cages i'm Mai Der
Sans unb begab ii9 auf bic ReiIe.
Senn pierblGttriser &lee bebeutet. pie
Sober friib3eitis erFdbrt, bas Slid,
unb barnaa iu9en idOn bic &inber.
limb er lief geientten Sauptes, obne
bes Weses gu u4ten. bur9 5eIo, Gar
ten unb DieIen - an bieIem Morsen
uno on ben pislen, bic ibm folsten.
limb i'm nG9iten Sabr, tuum bdB bas
erite @riin berportrud. fling er. ge@
beimnibOpa selpdt, bic Wdnberung
DON Reuem an, treua unb qusr unO
na9 alien Seiten, bic au9en INNER
na6 benz 8lee su 9ooen gebeftet.
9p9 pom ben eigeniinnigen bier
runoen 8lGttern fano Sans leioer nur
ipenig. 9enn stpii6en Dem Slee uno
Inn i'm bliibts 10 8ielerlei, bds INNER
ipieber ben Bid bes &naben bon ben
buntlen @liidsbIGttern gu anoern,
fr06ti9eren Sdrben lentte. aaein uEz
Ter Sans, Der inapii9en tii4tig bers
ongelpa4ien mar, CAB trob Der pieIen
GnttGuI6ungsn bas SUDDEN ni9t duf,
pbfpobl er balb unter ben &umeruoer,
bic Iolden Wuni9 I%eItener iii6lteu,
ieiner IeltIamen 8orliebe 1uegen Sans
Der Harr uno SrGumeIpinner bieB.
Sp6 iisbe, INNER mebr frat bic Ins
fdngs nur tinoiIde 2uit. i'm &lee nd9
etlpds permeintli9 Soitbarem gu fpGs
ben, Dor benz e~riteren 8eitreben Suriid,
nit ben pflanSeH pertrauter gu tperz
ben unb ibrs bunte Mannigfdltigteit
Ie~lbitftGnbig Su %ertennen. uno aus
bisIem neugierisen @rtennenpuIen err
tpuds baIb Die reinIte 2ernbegieroe an
ben Sisrli9en 9flun3eneebiIben. an
ibrem Werben, Si6entfalten uno Wies
berberIhpinben. limb ipGter, oa er
INNER me6r berdnpu9s, uno nit ibm
5uglei9 bic Sreuos an ben pflan5en,
tparb sr nit bislen nod tiefer betannt.
@r fpuBte iebt ni6t Bios Ndmen uno
9attuns elmer ieben, er psritano nun
aud bic 9eiebe, bic bieie 5arte WeIt
ni6t mitbsr bslerri6en ala uIes bars
iiber unb barunter Webenoe, 0enn
9ans bate Iid aud aamGblig ben
Bid binauf5ui9Iagen sepDbnen mill
fen.
So fpurb enoIi6 aus Dem 8naben,
Der Iu9sub na9 benz Slid i'm &lee
seluufen tpar, elm gdnser Munn, Der
in Der Natur forfdt uno bic Ratur
nm ibrer ielbit ipilen liebt. 90 bat
sr bod auf feline art Rs9t bebalten
unb has Slid in ben 8lumen sefuns
ben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02
Mu6 Gin @nuf6.
Gin Rdrdsn BON 2. Soei.

gs giebt in iebem Sabr cine Stunbe
Der @rfiquns, in Der bas @si9id
ben 8Ini9en Der MsnI6en @epdbr
ihentt. Dann bieie Stunoe e%intri!t,
ipeib ib freili6 nidt an5ugeben; tpiiBz
tie i'd es. 10 piirbe es nit mir unb
man6em Qnberen gang anbers beite1t
iein. Dor g(lem pini6ts i9 -. bod
bus 9ebOrt pi9t 9ierber. @iner Der
pielen 9eferptfenben - ibrs 3a6t
1T 2e9ion - ertldrte mir, oab bieie
Stunbs in ipGter Ra6t ober pielmebr
am friiben Wprsen. einSutreten pfIsse.
tpenn hi. Meiiten fdon our Rubs gee
gcngen ooer nod ntdt erlpaft Iinb.
8ielei6t bat ct 8e9t. Mir allers
btngs 1T es nod ME selunsen, I'M
retten augenblid bes Ser5ens Diins
Idle a%us5uIpreden, 10 pisle ipGts
Stunben i'd aud barpb Idun mad
seblieben bin.
Sn elmer Stunbe mars alIo, ib
tuetB ni6t, in tpel9er; Serr 4mann
lab nod in ieiner S9reibitube unb
bltdte balo in iein 9eI9dftsbu9, balo
pieber mibmutbig bur6s sSeniter na6
g~eseniiber, mo 9err gemann, Der ben
glei9en SanoeI trieb, berIelben Sbdz
tigteit pblag.
PlOblid trait cine 2i9tgeItalt in bic
Stube. Qmunn fubr eri9redt SuIamz
men, bod balo fabts er iif unb frdate:
rWer iinb Ste2 Wus puIen Siee
sd bin Der 8pte Der grfiiuunq
unb eri9eiae in bieIer %eripGblten
Stunbe nur uusnabmstpeiIe benz einen
unb benz unbern Meni9sntinbe. 8inz
Idle Dir @ttpas. es iOa in GrfiGung
geben."
8erbliifft fub Qmdnn Elm @eilhen
Dor ii6 bin, bunn fruste er plDbli6
tpieoer. mas sr ale @ei9dftsrsiienOe,
bic bel ibm Doripra4en. gu frugen
pflegte:
r8aren sic f6pn Bel Dem briiz
benz" 9absi mics er nit benz 0au=
men Ieiner 2inten gum 5eniter bin=
aus.
.Sa, aud Bel Serrn 9emunn mar
i6 i9on," ~untportete bic 2idtgeftaIt
nit feinem 2d6eln.
nNun, mas bat er Iih serpiinI9t?"
mGisentli9 Iplte i'd es nidt oerrcs
then, cud i'd min es Dir Iassn. Gr
fragte mid, Oh i6 aud gu Dir ginge.
uno als i9 bic 5rage beiabte, bu
piinidte er ii9 bas 0Oppelte bon
Dem. mas 9u Dir piinI6en lpiirbeit."
sol" rief amann mad turSem
lteberlegen aus. moann piinIds i6
mir, uuf einem auge blinb gu lpers
benz"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02
Der na@Oentltdje Trte.
Ron @. 2infe.

kpoh u &hiits ~
Sonnsr9Iana, 9Iiitbsn5aubsr. @os
selidng.
auf etnem Uffentlifen Spielplabe
Sog Elm fleiner, ettpds iiber brei Sabre
alter &nirps nit finbli4er Seftisteit
an Der 9anb Ieiner 8pnns.
mo ptlit 9u benn bin, SriBs
9sn9"
r2enten!" antfportete Der 9Ieine
unb blidte nit sI~dnSenbsn &us.n na4
elmer 8dnt.
9dfslnb gins bic Bonnie nit benz
3leinen biniiber. 9ieier erbpb fid auf
ben 3eben unb itreideIte sartIi9 be
Ddnsen zines baIbiGbrisen tIeiHen
Wdb6ens. fpelhes auf benz S4oobe
ieiner Ddrterin fab. Die beibsn Riuz
Der ld4ten sliidlih. unb aud bic
Wdrterinnen ludten.
mSriB6en!"
mas ipu i92"
rDu pilIt bus 2euden tpObl NAL
beiratben9"
5riBdsn idiitteIte ben &opf.
r&uHn mid ratben.1
rRein, SriB4en, beirutben lit sez
meint. 60 tpis es popu unb DIANA
9etban baben, ipona9 man bann ims
mer 5uIammen bleiben tdnn."
r46!"
limb 5riBfen peridnt in tiefes Rads
benten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

Sonnenslans. @oseliuns. 8dfers
fummsn. Dalbessriin. Picnic. PfGns
berfpiel.
rQlfo, Serr Doctor SriB @altber
bat SrGulsin Selene 8ebring gu fill
FEM" erTdOq elm nit untsrbriidtem
Baden gesebenes llrtbeiI. 3agbaft,
t~lopfenben Ser5ens eins Der 0elins
qusnt bin, UNI feline f4tpere Siibne gu
fsiiten.
ySrGulein 8ebring -"
Gender ladte ibn an.
,Die fdiidtern sic inb. WeiR
friiberes &inbermGbten erSGblte mir
INNER BON etneR 0reiidbrieen. Der
mar mutbtser ols Sic"
Run Ia6te Srib ebenfaus unb tibte
fs auf ben Munb. @s bausrte etrpas
IGnser. als bies fonft bel PfGnberIpiez
len iiblid lit.
Guf benz Rd66auietpege gingen lie
arm in arm unb 10 lanefam, baB fie
binter ben 2lnberen suriidblisben.
r2s,fsn," frdste GriB ploBltf,
pbne iebes Radbenten, rpouen Sic
mein Weib tperben9"
r9epiB! Sd bGtte rie einen @nbe'
rem gsnommen!"
limb. iubelnb, bic Siamuntentrppfen
Der SbrGnen in ibren blauen Iugen,
Iant 2enten in feline geDffneten Irme.
60 bielten fie fid umI4lungen, dber
man bDrte bon ibnen tein @ort. sic
paren pObl geibe in tiefss Na6benfen
~Deriunten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02
satswierts eneIanoerinnea.

Sn @nglanb 1T sesenpdrtis Oas SGs
tofpiren cine Der perbreitetiten Nober.
Wan lam bod ni9t INNER an Siios
afritd benten pbsr pielmsbr: man
bentt isbt in anberer WsiIe baran.
8iele Der eleganteiteu unb bstanutsItsn
9amen Der 2pnboner 9eIsnf6uft gee
b0ren iebt gu ben beitsn auRoinnsn
zines SGtppirtinitlers, Der ibnen bic
Saut (bepOrsust tperoen bic arme uno
bic S9ultsrn) in unbsrgGnsli9sr
DeiTe nit benz Rumen unb benz 9ilbs
niFe bes 9elisbten Siert; baSu fommt
nod oas Datum bes Sugss, an BEN sr
binaus3pg in ben mGnnermorbenoen
&rieg, unb irgenb eine IpmbpliI6e
3eidnung, etpu elm bon 2iebsspfeilsn
6ur9bobrtes Sers ober sfpei psrz
f9lunssns Sdnbe. Man Iugt, bab bic
.bIen 9amen, bic Iid in oisIsr Weii.
Seihnen laHen, elm tpubres Wartprtum
bur9maden mif.n, .be bic tleinen
Dunbeu bsilen~
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

los bic S9adteI Dffnet, oper tptro Der
9onbpn ibr birectiDnslos ins @eiidt
fprinsen unb bort gum llsberfluB sers
ptdben2 limb mas ipirb bdnn Der 2obn
bes erfinberiI6en 9ebers fsin9
Ra. bas ssbt uns ia eigentli9 ni9ts
an, aber = absr es gibt eben Geute, be-
men nidt gu beIfen If, DEFENDERS bon
ter Sprte, tie niht .ale" ptrb!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

- Rinbermunb: gapa: rRit
Deiner lebtsn Genfur bin i9 dber
gur ni6t 3ufrisben, emil" ~0as
babe i'd benz 2ebrer aud seiagt, aber
er ppIte ie ia nidt umi9reiben."
= Wobern. 6rau: r@eibt 9u
nod, uuf bieIer 8ant baben mir uns
efpige 2iebe unb Sreue geI6boren9~-
Mdnn: n@epiBl Wer bate bas
bamals eebddt. Dab mir rns beiT
ratben NJ ii -oenl"
Setru9tune g. @bemdnn eis
ner 4antippe: nDat muB id bod form
mtIerublider Ssrl finb, penn meine
DIE bic before 9dIfte uon uns
bseoe is!- .5a
auf benz MastenbdIG.
9ame: rNein !Serr, tpenn Sic mid
nidt in Rube lufen, idreie i9." Serr:
~Mds benn2" DAME: n&eIner, Sett!'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

Mit parfiim ssIdpdnserte SaaIs
luft. SelIe, Sarte MdO4sntleiber;
taOellps fdpurSe SinslingsrDde;
ipeibieioeue &raoatten, pirbelnOe
Yaare. San5muiit.
Run cine pauIe.
nS4ube, SriB." fuste elm iuneer
Munn gu einem bibiden, f9lanten
a6tSebnjdbrigen, rurn bios nod Der
Ban, unb bann bat bic tpunoeri9One
SansItunbsnseit Elm Gnbs."
.2eiber," beitGtiste Srib un6 blidte
mad einem liebrei5enben WiGbden bon
etpa fiinfSebn Sabren biniiber.
rNatiirli9 muBt 9u Selene 8ebs
ring gum Bali einluben," bsmertte Der
erfte Sprefer, ~SRr babt ia itets Sus
fammsn getan5t."
mSeIbtperftdnolid!" rief SriB.
rMer ipeib. pb Sbr nidt nod NAL
eemeinidm burf's sauSe 2eben tanSen
perbet!!" meinte Der 4nbere ld6eln6.
Grib ~dnttportete nidt, dber er bers
iant in elm tiefes RadOenten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

Raubs, aber friIbe auft. Deiber,
bider S9nsstsppi4. Sdlitti4uhs
balm.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1901-05-02

@uf Der sIibsrnbsn SlGde berridt
reyes 2ebsn unb Sreiben. Die beIten
2Gufer tparen Elm stipa stpOlfidbriser
Auartaner unb cine nie6li9s. neuls
jdbrise Sdilerin Der b0bersn SO9ters
f9uk. sic tparen beute beinabe ims
mer 5uIammen gelaufen.
am abenb iagte elm Sdmerab:
rSrtb, Su pirit 2:n9en 8ebrins
pobl NAL 6eiratben2"
nDeib i'd ni9t!" mar bic miirriI9e
Gntsegnun9.
9tber uuf benz Seimpese perfant
Srib in tiefes Ra4oenten.
Imperial press., 1901-05-25

first revelation of the immensity of the enterprise. Such a means of trans portation was novelty undreamed of, and never did the Republic of Mexico, in which territory the canal runs, wit ness crowd of men so enthusiastic as these over the construction work that had been done. And that the dignified moulders of public opion can play was shown in the shouts and laughter as the procession assumed the proportions of regatta, with the occupants of every boat urging their oarsmen to take the lead. At the west end of the canal half an hour was interestingly spent in climbing over the excavator and watching the enormous machine
 scooping up the water soaked earth at
 the rate of two cubic yards every half minute. Many members of the party had seen similar operations before,
 but to be in Mexico watching the movements of an American machine working the beginning of the realiz- ation of the dream, 'reclaiming the
Imperial press., 1901-05-25

broken stretch of level plain, relieved only by the mesquit and sage brush
 indigenous to the soil. For half day the company whirled away over what had long been supposed to be unprod-
 uctive sands, but which proved upon examination to be ideal soil, fine and rich, absolutely free from sand or gravel, needing only the magic touch of water to produce vegetable life of the greatest vigor. This so-called desert is the bed of what was once the ocean at the delta of the Colorado river, which for years deposited it's loads of sediment until by the curious processes of nature the river cut"its channel to the Gulf if Mexico and damned the in- let of the ocean forever. The result of this evolution is a plain 30 by so miles
 in area with soil 400 feet deep of the richest soluble materials from the gorge which is now the Grand Canon of the Colorado. To the northwest could be seen the dazzling white bed of the Salton sea, where desolation exists
Imperial press., 1901-05-25

Hanlon's heading was unmistakable on account of the great dredger which lay at the mouth of the canal like a huge hog with its snout roofing around in the mud. Here the editors were met by the genius of many enterprises, George Chaffey, ,ruddy-faced and genial and in his white linens and East In- dian hat decidedly reminiscent of an English army officer in the Orient. As the chief hydraulic engineer for the California Development Company, MT. Chaffey had established his camp on the line of the canal few rods from river, just inside the Mexican line, and there entertained his guests for half an hour with the refreshments that especially appeal to newspaper men.
 In the canal were several small row
 boats manned by powerful, statuesque Indians, which were soon filled with the editors ready for five mile trip down the canal to view the enormous steam excavator at work. This trip was the
Imperial press., 1901-05-25

desert," was as unique as it was in- spring.
 Wednesday morning the private car of the excursionists was sidetracked at Flowingwell, where four-horse stages were taken when breakfast had been finished. Now the travellers were upon the famous Colorado desert, known the world over as barren waste of mystery and death, where dozens of the adventurous spirits of the early days lost their lives in their endeavors to traverse the miles of level plain, burning with the rays of the sun fo- cused hundred feet or more below the level of the sea. Fifty miles to the south could be seen the Cocopah mount aims in Mexico, with Signal mountain standing guard. Westward lay the San Jacinto range, with snow-capped Mt. San Jacinto, merging into the Chuckawalla spur of the San Bernar- dino range OH the north. Eastward the eye met the sky line over an un-
Imperial press., 1901-05-25

In these early days of the twentieth century we will need invent new words of encomium for men who make many blades of grass grow where none grew before as is now being done on the great Colorado desert by several companies. This article will have to do with trip of inspection to the works of the California Development Company and the Imperial Land Company in the southeastern part of San Diego county by party of dozen newspaper men as guests of the companies mentioned.
 The start was made onMonday, April 9th, from Los Angeles, when the party took possession of a luxuriously ap- pointed Pullman car and was whisked away through the orchards and fields of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties towards the land of the lizard and cactus. That night there was en- tertainment fo.' the gentlemen in see ing the sights of Yuma, AT. by elect ric lights, under the escort of a dele gation of citizens.
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in a superiative degree.

in superiative degree.
 Prepared to suffer with the heat the party of editors were agreeably sur prised to feel the cool breeze in their faces from the Gulf of California. As the sun rose in the heavens there was the interesting phenomena of mirages in every direction, fascinating in it's illusive effects. Beautiful lakes dotted with tree-covered islands and fringed with low forests seemed to be on every side, changing constantly as the stages rolled along towards the new town of Imperial which was reached in precise time for the dinner which had been prepared.
 At this embryo town of few build ings, some of wood, others of canvas, Mrs w. Ferguson is the presiding genius, as manager of the Imperial Land Company. He is man of much experince in large affairs and has several towns to his credit in the cen tral part of the state. Conservant and fluent, he is delightful conversation
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PROCLAIMED FROM
 THE SUN"
"COIOradO Desert Will Soon Be
 no More"

The above is the appropriate caption under which Irwin H. Rice, of the Western Graphic, of Los Angeles, writes of the Imperial country. The following extracts are from MT. Rice's article:
 It has been said with poetic sent iment that the man who causes two blades of grass to grow ahere but one grew before is benefactor to his kind. He is greater in the universe than the warrior or the solon and his works live after him even until the end of time.
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alist and impresses one with his ear nestness and fairness which he pres ents the advantages of his company's enterprise. The afternoon was profit ably passed in learning of the plans and operations of the seversl associat- ed companies from MT. Ferguson and in inspecting the soil.
 The objects and relations of the con- panies operating in this regon are as follows: The California Development Company is the corporation which has undertaken and is within one month of completing the herculean task of conveying large stream of water from the Colorado river 60 miles through Mexican territory to the national boundary line, where it will be deliver cd to the distributing canal systems of the various water companies. That no complication may ever arise with the Mexican government the company has not only official franchises, but
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