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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-01

st, Louis, September 80 heat-Lower;
No. red cash elevator and September
65lz; track 67lldG79.; December So May
6sls No. hard 66d6s. Corn-Easy; No 2
cash 56Ia track 56lAd57; September 5Sla;
December 8sIs; May 3s1s. Oats--Lower;
Ne > cash 2Sa track 2olad3OA; septem,
her 2D December 277s: May 2s5s; No. ,
white So Pork-lower; jobbiug 1B. -
ior new. 1873 for cid. Flour-Dulli
red winter patents g. 25d3 30; extra
fancy and straight o5d3 20; clear
. sod2 80. Corn meal-Steady. 2 90. Bran
steady; sacked east track 6sd69. Hay
Steady; timothy S.O0d12 so. prairie I. 1o'g
o so Whisky-Steady J., 50, Iron cotton
Irvine O. Dry salt meats-Boxed, steady
extra shorts and clear ribs II 62la; short
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reaction 70 ASK. but prices soon advanced
again with the top price at 46 Inc ciose
was IksiA higher at 4o&n49S' tSeceip'S
a40 cars OF OF contract grade. ~
OATS were dull and about stendy. ine
feature was the liberal receipts WITH
moor grading. The weather was unfavora-
ble FOR the movement. which was rallg
ing factor The close was Signify lowsr
than Yesterdays FINAL figures. Decemnane7r
opened unchanged at 30ls sold down 10 ooV55g2'
but rallied to 30TSd3l ana CLOSED 1sBi%
lower at 30Ssd30al. Receipts 80 cars
Provisions onened easier. with mucn jan
vary nork for sale Outsiders were the
hest BUYERS with commission houses sen
era January pork closed " lower az
is 10: January lower NJ 500 ana Jan
uary ribs ~ lower at 500. 400
Estimated receipts tomorrow; Wneht ~
cars: corn 90 cars; oats 100 cars; hogs Z4'-
Cash quotations were as follows;
Fiour-Quiet and steady.
Wheat-No. 5 6S1I2. ~o,-e
CornNNo. 2 56@5S; No. 2 yellow 5ed5s,,,
Oats-No. 2 2Sa4429l4; No. 3 white @S@0o'
F FggwSSd - I l .251s No Northwest
Ness pork-Per barrel l6. 1915. 20.
Lard--Per 100 pounds IL 4Odlll OF:
Short rib sides Loose 10. SeldlO. 80.
Dry sailed shoulders--Boxed 9. 25d9. 80;
Short clear sides-Bo1ed II l212Cdll S'52'
Whisky-Bass Of high wines ] 80
Ciover-Contract grade . 90
on the produce exchange today the nu(I.
Ter market was firm, creamery 16aZ2tt
dairy 1562o. Cheese-Steady. 1O12nll12.
Eggs-steady, 2Vta201a; loss on, gases re-
turned.
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NEW FORT WORTH MARKET
HELPS WESTERN DEVELOP MENT
Stock TO Be Fed on Kaffir Corn, Milo
Maize, Sorghum and Cotton Seed
Meal-The ST. Louis Market.
Tic Colorado stockman says:

The colorado StoCkindn says
There is so much feed being raised in
this section of the state, and It is being
offered at such low prices that quite Il
number of our stockmen are figuring on
feeding lunches of cattle here this winter,
as an experiment in connection with the
new Fort Worth market.
One of our leading stocbmen remarked
yesterday that the establishment of the
new packing houses at Fort Worth and the
development of market there means much
more for West Texas than the average man
is capable Of compromising on such short
notice. He said ii would require about
three years to demonstrate the benefits that
are to accrue Ia consequence Of this enter
PRISE right here Mt our very doors, and
the situation was one THAT would produce
al. immediate revolution In the cattle bust
III s. OF this section.
he said IL was an est lblshed fact that
forags crops could be produced here prac-
ticaliy every year, and that experiments
had estal lishCd tie fact tina: crushed halIlr
corn and milo maize are Just as good as
Indian corn as a finishing feed for cattle
Both these crops are produced here annual
~ Ia large quantities, but these crops Of the
past could only be regarded as experiments
Indicative OF what Is to follow. Iney are to
be grown 10 prcdigious quantities hereafter,
ana are To become TO West Texas what the
corn crop is To Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Mis-
souri, ana other feeding StGtes
Cattle are to be fed and finished in West
Texas by the thousands On Kaffir corn, milo
lnaize, sorghum and cotton seed meal saw
ing 10 their owners the immense prodts
heretofore pockcted by the feeders of the
East, who have come down into this sec
tion, bought our cattle. shipped them to
their farms at heavy expense aud fed them
on corn, finishing them for the Eastern mar
kets With much pront to themselves through
the operation. Feed lots are coming 10
West Texas and the cattle are to be fl-
ishcd for market right where they are
produced, and then marketed right re
az cur doors without the heavy expense
OF shtpping 50 far TO Eastern markets, and
without the attendant heavy shrinkage that
would attend such shipments In other
words. West Texas Is TO have the same adj.
vantage az nearby market as is enjoyed
by the feeders OF the East
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MONEY
SECRETARY SHAW'S PLANS
AIDED THE SPEcULATORS.
Money on Call Was High but Confidence
Was Restored--Stooks Re1ained
Some Of the Losses.

New York September 3o.-The losses sus-
tained In prices Of stocks yesterday, which
reached practically panic proportions, were
more than wiped out today, There were
remaining traces OF feyerishness In today's
trading as the spasmodlc recovery at the
opening showed, but as the day progressed
the trading settled down into growing
buying movement which became very ac-
tive In the hnal dealings and the close
was accordingly buoyant. The measures
OF relief for the money market offered by
the secretary Of the treasury were the
primary cause OF the sudden reversal Of
sentiment, but well defined rumors Of set
Element Of the coal strike assisted the buoy
ant outburst at the close, the coalers taking
the lead OF the excitedly rising market
The money market showed none OF the ex-
ctssiye stringency Of yesterday, but rates
for call loans went as high as 10 per cent
IN the forenoon, In spite OF the relief at
hand. Preparations for the October l dis
Uur8ements were complicating factor, hut
uuring the afternoon the forces of relief
market. Apparently the necessary prepara-
lions for the October payments also had
been completed. Call loan rates fell away
rapidly and helped the very buoyant tone
towards the close 1t has been very per-
sistently p4aintained that the stringency OF
the speculative horizon and the only draw.
Uack to the upward trend of prices Of
securities, IL was but natural therefore
that the news Of the quite drastic meas
ures proposed by the secretary of the treas
uiy for the release OF surplus government
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KANSAS CITY SALES.
lSnnrinl IN Tho pn.t

stock Yards, Kansas City, September
~ The following sales OF Texas and Ter.
ritory cattle were made here today: Clnbe
burnette, Addingtun. - steers, lOt
pounds, 20. Isl steers. 093 pounds. $50
i. Il Jones, Addington. "a steers, te{5
pounds, 3.5$. L. c. Towe. Addington. sd
steers, i4S pounds. . 70; II steers, $50
pounds, 30. w. ]. Orndorn, wanu. %
steers. SO pounds. 30: 6s steers, ii2S
pounds, 80; Is steers. 1896 pounds 90.
W. T. Sullivan, Wann. 2s cows. $50
pounds, sos. o. r. +. Kingley, Jacks.
horo "a steers, fi5 pounds. . .; AZ steers
- pounds 90. NJ. D. Low. Jacksboro
~ steers. IA hounds . 30. Newt AZ
kinson, Jacksboro. is steers. $50 ponnds
20 First National bank. Davis, is
steers, rs pounds 2 20 Nj. L. Mertz'
ibslslh. so steers, $40 pounds. $50. f. IL
hogers. onanah IS steers 46i pounds. as.
~ steers i6f mounds. . 80 J W. Reecker
Nuah luf steers, 6S7 pounds / 81, "a
steers, IJS pounds 20 j. II HongS'
s isn Niles; 20 steers. III pounds. 2.s5; 50
s nn,,rS. 4Sy hounds. ? 80; Is steers, 25g
pounas' 80 Frank We're. Checotah. *
etcefs' $50 pounds. s. 50; t33 steers, 90
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Following we're the ruling prlees.
New Orleans


NHHNNiai 10 me IpNNsl
New Orleans, La, September 3o.--Trad-
Ing in rough rice was active today, with the
market very steady. The large bulk OF
the business WAS In Honduras lines. and
top grades Of these are being well held.
Japans are stil coming forward sparingly
and threshng Is being seriously ham
pered by the continued wet weather Such
supplies as are matchmaking are. for the
most part, In anything but satisfactory
condition. Clean rice was again active and
steady. with top iiues Of head held for
olsc, No receipts from country mills were
reported Receipts, 391S sacks OF rough
and no clean. Sales, 5Tt7 pockets OF clean
and 1881 sacks OF rough, OF which 1918
sacks we're Honduras and 01o sacks do
nestle japan
Clean rice Honduras active; head 4at6n
6ss stralghts 30AH screenings 2d2A; No.
AA@A Japan active. Head Slk8Ai
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

clear 70. 121h. Bacon--Boxed, steady; extra
shorts and clear ribs u 6212;, short clear yea,
corn ~ OOO: oats II 600. Shipments-Flour
1900; wheat 10000; corn 4l,Q0oi oats
$1,000
Kansas City, September 3o.--wheat-Sep,
ternber 6s December 63% cash No nard
S7G6s; No. 2 red 66d671a. Corn--September
5s15; December S5&; cash No. 2 mixed ~;
No white 524 Oats-No. white so
3215 Recelpts-Wheat $1,000; corn 15Oo;
oats II 600 Shipments-Wheat So6OO; corn
64OO; oats 11,000.
New York, September 90.-Wheat-Re'
ceipts 10000; exports 124oo0; steady; No
2 red 73is elevator and l844sGf3iS L. Q. ..
10. i hard 7els f. o. b. afloat. Options
Firm.
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ST. tbs SALES.
(Spec o TIE Post }

National Stock Yards. st, Louis, Septem..
her 80. The following sales of Texas and
Territory cattle were made here today
steers A 90. NaYlor & Jones. Leliaetta, |.
T. 753-pounds cows. 3.55, j. W. VIII
fans, Big Springs. Texas. calves, 10. 70.
NJ j. Riggs 3 Co., Odessa. Texas. calves,
10 90 o. fallen. Talidena. 1. T., $40
pound steers. 3 25: 949- pound steers, g.. 90.
w T. McCampbell. Davidson, Kan, 143-
pound COWS, AS, S. D. Wood, Leliaetta,
Weatherford, Texas. 559-Dound mixed, LIS.
c. w. Morgan Wichita Falls, Texas, 500
pound cows $50. A, J. Evans Wichita
Falls, Texas. 100 pound cows $50. j. w.
IIigue. Eastlaud. Texas. 6s0-pound cows
and helfers. 2.05. One thousand Texans;
a little lower.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, September 30.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1920 natives, $500 Texans, $50 ma
tlves and $50 Texas calves; market lower,
choice export and dress beef steers 100
dT.90; fair to good 4.4oG6.95; stockers
and feeders . 50Cd4.50; Western fed steers
4,10d5.OO; Texas and Indian steers 3.T5
M450 Texas COWS l.S5Gi3.05 native
cows 1.256c4. 40; native heifers 2.25Gi4. 90;
calves 100000 Hogs-Receipts 1900;
market 15d20 lower; heavy I, 20lI7 35; light
G0od7 40; pigs 6.25G720. Sheep--Receipts
10000; steady; native lambs 3 20Cd4. 10;
Western lambs 3,00d4.75; native wethers
295M4,00; Western wethers 26Otd3.90; fed
ewes 2.90d3S5; Texas clipped yearlings
2.7Ud3.90, Texas clipped sheep 2.75Gi3 20;
st0ckers aud feeders 2.O0a3.Oo.
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81. Louis, September 3o-Cattle- Receipts
steady. Native shipping and export steers
8 00d1 30; dressed beef and butcher steers
q l1d1 %; steers under 1000 pounds 3 5O6
and heifers .. 25G5. 90: Gamers 5O(I2. rs:
bulls 1904 90; calves 3 0Ofi6. rs; Texas
and Indian steers 2.J0Gi4. so; cows and
nelters 4Od3. 10. Hogs-Receipts 5000
Market lOc lower. Pigs and lights @ 906
Z 70; packers Z. 1897 40: butchers I 25I
f.6o. SheeD-Receipts 1000 Marker
strong. Native muttons 2 9564 90; lambs
stockers 1.50td3 %; Texas 3. 256s. 10. ~
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cHICAGo

Chicago September 30-Cattle.- Receip+s
1000, including 1900 Westerns: steadvs
good TO prime steers 7.50ds50; poor to
@5,Oo: cows 1.5Od45O; heifers p aSSIS n,
eea Gb1 .25g2.50; bulls 2.OO674 50; calves
5000 90; Texas fed steers 3.0Oi4. IS:
M1t ser steers 3.b0G6,O0 Hogs--Receipts
44Sa,etg, market lower; good TO choice heavy
s;35d' IoOi light 720l77e0; buIk 7.S56i7 ~
sheep-Receipts 5000; market 10 10 TX
soWet, SoSd to % choice wethers 3.25d3. "a:
g5,SO' native lambs 3.5Oa5. 10. Wasfern
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BITTER AND EGGS

ST. Louis. September az; :.
Steady; chickens and SPICE psiir..
9aIlO; ducks ~; geese sIa ,es7ia
creamery 1sd23l5; dairy ~
Steady. 20. an -rers-bse
New York, September 49,. ~. saa "a
02s2 packages; steady; e.aaV Wesisz
VaLi9. avcfage best, @zgasrci
died 51M23: refrigerated ivsaa--ggss-
Kansas City, September ~
17la.
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WV oRLEANs LlvE sTocK.


Nev Orll.II11"l W ne T0stl
ortfn Vrleans, September 3O-The New
n nSiht, With s,ircity Of fat steers fst
SaIhes and warnings An ovar.snnniv ~
colyse anq nss,ters exists, also Of ordinary
strike and the dhculty 81 ey rescbIn % tne
snpnI,edda fd Hogs scarce; sheep butchers
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a.ow mld.,.sA Sales ,......,1,OOc
New Orleans--Spots closed steady, prices
unchanged, stock 1O5, b. bales.
Low ord &c 1916 M,ddlng 800. 81
ordinnry......7N Good mid S 1t.iG
Good ord INK Mid fair 9
Low mid S SIG Sales .J,50O
New YorkSpots closed quiet, prices Ac
down stock ~. GSi bnles
Good ord. ....TA Good mid 20 3.lB
Low mid ......s1s Mil fair .....0 11.lB
Middliug ...SJs sales 43S3
iiyerrool-S closed quiet, prices un-
changed; sales 5000 bales, OF which $500
were American; export aud speculation 500
bales; imNorts T0O0 bales. OF which $500
were American
Ordinary. ..4 1882 Middling ...41 1915
Good ord. ,-...4 % e Good mid ....5 1-32
Low mid. $50, a 2T.32 Mid fair 100 b-16
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. septemlpser, Il. sDsq
strong: omen kettle 2lac5s 81. ~ yelg,
centrifugal $685. ieeDttit,sls-sss, ~ ~
4as; seconds 1915 ~. MeiessN
t4fugaI 56l15: new syrup * suri5
New York. September gsiheif
FIRM; fair refining &c; ceatiass,,si-f'
81: molasses sugar "a. hs
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PLANS FOR FEEDING CATTLE.

mounds. Z. As: 80 steers. TAO pounds, 2,S5,
Harrison Bros. Pauls Valley, 30 steers,
steers. 1902 pounds, APO; 2s steers, $50
pounds 8 90.
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coFFEE.

New York. September ms (
Rio quiet; No. Z Invoice Lars e
Cordova Sally. Cote, ~ ~ hsn
points up. sales. 22.o~ .sf i
5 05d5 10: December 2, ea' n
5. beQ5. 55; May Sos; JUN
gust 5 SIS.
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stralghts 3M to S9s; screenings . to 29s; No.
* 70 . Actual sales Pass.
Rough Honduras steady at . oo9
100 with actual sales OF T5d4 90
Japan steady at .. 1893. 90 with actual
sales ut 3.00613. so
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New York Money.

New York September 80. -Money on cill
Arm at 2M20 per cent closed offered at .
per cent Prime mercantile paper 8 per
cent; sterling exchange easy, with act,li
business in bankers bills at 4 IS 6J1l
days; rosted rates 4 sltd4 .s415 and 4 sBgs;
commercial bills 4. S2lsll4 S2Ts Bar silver
CON; Mexican dollars 30. Government
bonds steady; State bonds inactive; rail
rond bonds strong
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fNSW OltS0hSi FSOS " SbSS o9SftlSt
1880 last year.
Yesterdays cotton market was not ex-
citing, but inherently stroag. Indeed. the
logic OF events gave an advantage to the
bull and the TACT that an important docu.
ment from the agricultural bureau is i'm
pending caused a greater reserve on the
part OF bears after reading Of the week
Is crop bulletin. The movement came
forth again IN all its hugeness and, OF
course, the burden OF such a pressure had
Its enect in staying the speculative hand.
The magnitude ot eSports. however, was
equal to the influence derived from re-
eeipts and private cables from the other
side Of the Atlantic stated that English
spinners were Just beginning TO buy, while
continental spinners are really becoming
uneasy Operations on the New York stock
exchange assumed more stable form and
the appearance OF the secretary of the
treasury OF the United States at that cen
ter TO provide means for relieving the
stringency caused such wave of con-
hdcnce that money was offered on nos,
mai basis.
Under these conditions there was ready
support from the bnllsh side. The wealth
er news nerved some action on the part
OF shorts" as adrlces from many por-
lions OF the belt stated a favorable change
had occurred for the good of the crop.
But the official weekly bulletin was little
less than relteraton of conditions that
must bring a short output rhe summary
stated.
Reports OF injury from rain to open
cotton are very general throughout the belt
with the exception of tie Uarohuas and
portions of Texas and sprouting ana rot
ting In bolls are largely reported, especial.
~ in the central district. Picking, though
much interfered vita, is well advanced and
Is nearing completion In some districts.
Late cotton In Central and Northern Texas
is making rapid growth, but viii not ma.
ture unless frosts are unusually late aud
under these conditions u light top crop
may also be gathered In Alabama A dne
crop OF Sea Island cotton is promised On
South Carolina"
A report from the New York Journal
of Commerce confirmed deplorable accounts
Of the situation given before in that paper
With additional damage to the prospects
for later growth aud the grade Of cot
ton already In the field as a result OF
heavy rains These advices served Ia
change the effect of the weather reports
FOR the day and bears were restrained
from any important Invasion. The way
was opened for the scnlper 10 reap a com
Portable harvest and IL mag be said that
the opportunity was seized. The interior
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london Money.

London. September 3o-Consols for
money % BIG; consols for the account
(November) SO DIG. Bar silver quiet
% 0.16d per ounce. Money 2j20l3 per cent;
short and three months bills 3l4 per cent.
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able and that the grade OF the crop not
harvested viii suffer materially. Some Seal
ers look FOR falling of In the arrivals OF
ferlor stock with change In prices 10
correspond There has been no weakening
IN demand and sales were Of moderate vol
uue.
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difference sl.o77 57o2s 4ls,2e1
RICE.
Fear that Grade Of Product win Suffer
from Recent Rains.

Receipts Of rough were somewhat heav.
Ter In the local rice market yesterday and
may be regarded as very favorable con
sidering the weather that has prevailed late
". While II is yet too early 70 make anv
estimates Of the damage done to the crop
by recent rains the opinion prevails Ia
some quarters that 1t has been consider.
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New York Futures.
Liverpool Futures.

October. q 4p-50s Feb.Aiar .....4.41-4es
oct.Nov .....4, 45s Mar-Apr 4 Alb
Nov-Dec. - Alb Apr May "a as
pec,lan, ....4 42-43s May June "a ais
Jan-Feb. ....4. i2s
b bid; : selling
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Nemphis, Tenn. September 80. oil. car
lead lots per gallon, primo crude. IS; on
Grade nominal: prime summer yellow, 81
On summer yellow, nominal: choice c,ok-
Ing summer yellow .ess tAan carl 4ad LOIS
nominal. Prime meal n 90; OF, nominal.
New Orleans. September Sc Cotton seed
nt-I'rlmc refined, In barrels, SO: on renne,I
IN barrels, So; prime crude. loose, 29dI29A
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Houston-Spots closed steady, prices an
changedi stock 1910 bales; sales Iooi.
DaIIy InterIor Movement.


The following are the closing quotations
fur cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets. together with the closing Of mid.
ding yesterday. with sales todayi
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ooTToN SEQ PRopucTs.

F. o. b. mill Texas Interior points ac.
cOrding to location. Per Gallon
Prime crude oil. loose IS M
Prime summer yellow oil 81 III
Linters, according to quality O2H6f OS
Per ton.
Prime cotton seed meal, =. S2l 80 a2S 90
Prime cotton seed cake. "a IS @24 as
For OCTOBER s.-..+......., 81 so ii
quotations on prime Gotten seed me II
and prime cotton seed cake are for delivery
at GalN cston
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ESTIMATES FOR TO-DAY;
Houston, 10000 to 1900 asainst
ti,4s5 last year.
New Orleans, 1000 to 5000 against
to,e5o last year.
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BULLISH CROP LITERATURE
AND CONFIDENT BUYING.
Better Condition OF the Money Market
Had SaIutary Effect---chanoe for
Scalper--Liverpoo Changes.
AT THE CLOSE.

AT THE CLOSE:
Liverpool, to ~ points higher.
New York, 8 to 8 points higher.
New Orleans, to 4 points higher.
SPOTS:
Liverpool, unchanged.
New York, 1-Sc lower.
Elsewhere, unchanged.
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COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The range Of prices At New Eofk and
New orleans for active months was as for
The Conservative, 1902-05-08
INCIDENTS OF WESTERN HISTORY.
An Early Voyage Up the Missouri.


as, say, some of those places i'll Green
land now are whose names are occa-
sionally brought to our notice in con-
nection with the travels of arctic ex-
plorers. Those who set forth thence to
voyage into the unknown interior of the
continent, did so with almost as much
uncertainty as do Peary and his CO.
laborers, when they cast loose from the
last habitation of men and start across
land and water in the direction of the
pole. This is not an exaggerated state
ment. An up-river excursion required
almost as much preparation, and quite
as much ambition and spirit, as an
ocean voyage 1t is worth our while to
gain an appreciation of this fact, in
order correctly to estimate the work of
the last century in the west.
Fortunately many logs and journals
were kept of these voyages, and prob
ably as many of them are preserved
still as have perished. One Of the most
interesting is the record kept by Henry
M. Breckenridge of Lisa's expedition of
1911. We will quote some short pas
sages from this Journal to illustrate the
nature of river travel in the very be-
ginning, and to give such of our readers
as are interested his observations on the
landmarks of this stretch of the river,
as they were known to the men of
ninety years ago.
Breckenridge was well-educated and
bright young fellow from Pittsburg,
who, educated for the law, came to
Louisiana" as everything west of the
rivers was still called, in 1910, with the
intention of practicing his profession.
The wonders of the frontier world,
however, had charms too great to be re-
sisted. 1t was several years before he
settled down in St. Louis and opened
his law office; much to the distress, we
are given to understand, of his
ambitious father back in Pennsyl-
vania. What became of Breckenridge
in later life the writer of this does not
know; but he is one of the pleasant
figures of the earliest west, and has left
behind some valuable writings, of which
Mr.. Irving made free use in his time.
Breckenridge secured passage in the
spring of 1911 with the expedition
which the Missouri Fur Company was
despatching under Manuel Lisa. He
speaks of Lisa in terms of the warmest
admiration; indeed, the ability and
achievements of this Spanish French
man are rated very highly by the his
torians of today.-The company was in
bad way at this time; the term for
which it was formed had nearly run
out, Andrew Henry had disappeared
somewhere across the mountains, the
Blackfeet and Sioux were on the ram
page, and everything looked dark. ''The