The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-26

take the fugitive ana explain aatters
but BE never caught mp. Reaching she
cleared land beyond the stream jae horse
man spisd Tom going across tha Hsid with
the speed of AN antelope. As me ugi-
tive IeaCcI che fence On the far side the
snake became detached. and fell 30 the
ground. but Tom never noticed that
Coming in sigai OF he horne Tom began
t' shout at The top Of his voice: Snake,
>--Ee, Snake Out OF the house came
and ch.I5rou 10 see the cause Of the
O.. Jrtancc. Just as his better half
reached tbe GATE Tom tried TO run
through. Finding his way barred hy he
purity frame Of h.z spouse he attempted
10 dive under her outstretched arms.
when "a weii-directed blow from her Est
sent MIN 20 ,he grass. There Ee lay Lick
Ing like mule colt and tearing up great
punches Of sod with his fingers. said his
wife:
Land sakcs, Tom Efuia; what's ailia'
yer. What in the name Of common
. sense do yer mean by comm home ia ;lis
. way. yeliin like outo q Yah11 IDiune.'
Between sasns he could only inurraur:
snake: Snake, snake, on. take EN-
F offer ne. safry; he's eatin' me yit."
Yer. blamed fool Whsr's any szlsee o.,
F she asEsd.
Looking around and not seeing the ser
pent he yelled louder than ever. "Oh.
L2wdy' Oh Lardy, Wuzs and vussl
sairy. I've got EN- shore send fer the
dortCr, Sairy. 1T was shorely the reptile
in the licker,"
And the cistll5ry saw hlu no mere ar
ter that
The United States Geological Survey
has just ISSUED the first OF series Of
three map sheets which viii cover the
region in California extending from
san Diego TO Santa Barbara including
the adjacent mountain ranges. and win
form a map OF the whole southern por-
tion Of the State.
Sheet No. 1. which is nov out. is com
piles from tWenty-threc atlas sheets OF
the UuiteS States Geological Surrey. 1t
. comprises within its limits the san Ca
briel Timber Land Reserve. the San Der
IardiEo Forest Reserve. the T-abueo
. Canyon Forest Reserve. and parts Of the
San Jacinto. Pine Mountain. and zaca
Lake Forest Reserves. Il contains all
OF Orange county. the greater part Of
Los Angeles county. and portions Of Riv-
ersidc and San Bernardino counties. IT
includes all OF what may be termed the
Great Valley Of southern California. ex-
tending from Los Angeles to the vincity
OF San Bernardino as wei as the noun
tains which are the source OF the waters
that irrigate its orchards and farms
These map sheets. which are listed by
the Geological Survey az 70 cents each.
are tventy-one by thirty-three inches.
and are drawn on a scale OF about four
miles to the inch; tie relief Of the coun-
Try is shown by contour lines.
Among the Treasury Departments
most ambitious young men is undoubtedly
Mr.. P. J. Kilkenny. who is doing clerical
I work in the Office Of Mr. Rldgely.
/ Comptroller Of the Currency. Mr. Kill
| kenny entered the Treasury service when
/ Mr. Dawes entered upon his Guties IS
. Comptroller. Like M Dawes. Mr.. XII
kenny IS from Chicago. and is a hustler
in the fullest sense OF the word He IS
one Of the best shorthand men in the
/ Treasury service. and is at present taking
a course in law at the Georgetown Uni
3 versity.
Mr. Kilkenny's forensic abilities are
. pronounced. and his classmates rank hin
among the best debaters. He is witty.
keen. and has a strong vein Of bumor. and
his many friends predict for him a bright
future.
Recent photographic work Of the United
States Geological Survey in New Mexico.
under the charge Of Mr.. =. 4. Harroun.
has brought 10 light facts Of Importance
to that Territory, among them an esti-
mate OF the serious loss OF water in the
! southern course OF the Rio Grande. The
Rio Grande is one Of the most important
streams in New Mexico. and is relied
upon TO furnish water for extensive irri
I cation. made necessary by the aridity Of
. the climate. The Investigations Of the
. Geological Survey have shown that a
much larger quantity OF water in this
stream than was supposed is anDgaIIy
/ lost by seepage in the wide. sandy be5.
/ in which the river flows through the
! southern part Of the Territory. So great
was his loss found 10 be that 80 900
/ acres more OF land could be irrigated. il
/ is estimated by diverting water from the
! river In central New Mexico above the
I point OF loss, than VIII be possible fur
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