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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-28
LEAVES CON. MERCUR.
Geo. Edwards Quits Big Mercur Nine
During Present Week.

George y. Edwards, who has been
connected with the Consolidated Mefcur
mine since 1894 has rendered his resig-
nation as general superintendent, which
takes effect on oct, /. As to his sue
cessor, Manager George H. Dern stated
this morning that for the present at
least the position win remain vacant
and that the mine and mill foremen
viii report direct 10 him Heretofore
they have reported to Mr.. Edwards,
whose supervision extended over both
the mine and mill.
The mine will continue In charge of
Foreman NJ. l.. Teal and the mill under
the direction Of Foreman c. w. For
field.
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10 lower cables. a break In corn and a
large Russian shipment December $50
S3l.
l}uttor-Receipts. 1889 packages. Steudy.
State dairy. l5N20. creamery, l6d2in.
Eggs Receipts, $500 packages. Strong.
Western. iiW2i.
Sugar-Raw firm. Fair refining. 39,;
centrifugal 90 test. 1912; molasses SUI
gar 5-32 Refined * firm, crushed. 5 .50
powdered, 500; Granulated 400
COffeo-ste ndy; No, Rio. 5-l6.
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Mining Claims Transferred,

Special Correspondence
Provo, Sept 2S-A deed to an undl-
ylded one-eighth interest In the fol-
lowing mining claims IN American Fork
mining district and all rights and eX-
pectations Of acquiring a three-sixteenth
interest in the Kalamazoo mining claim,
Gom G. d. Hanks Of American Fork TO
Meorse Tying, OF Victory. Texas, has
been filed with the county recorded.
The claims are the Forester, the Mer-
rill, the Tying and the Harriet, The
consideration named Is $500
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RETuRNEp M1ss1oNARIrs-

Have you a friend or acquaintance
in your former field OF labor, 10 whom
YOU would Ike to send copy OF the
Semi-Weokly News? II so. take I'D
vantage of our special offer. made 10
aid the great missionary work. We
send the paper one year TO any point
In the United Statcs Canada or Nexi.
co az half price. $500. This does not
apply to points whe.e there are regu-
lar wards or stakes, Foreign postage
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5 MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS

viii not take long to accumulate a 10
or 20 days supply at the smelter, which
Is the amount wanted before the copper
furnace Is blown in. Wagon scales
have been put IN at each mine. the ore
being hauled from mine 90 railroad by
the ton. II Is unloadod at the large bed
Just south OF the copper furnace. The
big ore bins will be filed just as soon
as connection Is made with the trestle.
Next week sinking viii be resumed
at the Wine from the 400 leyel'of the
O. X. This is now down 40 feet, and as
water has been struck small pump
viii be installed.
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OMAHA.

South Omaha sept 2S-Cattlc-Re.
ceipts. 200. Market slow; 10 cents lower.
Nauye steers, &Nt.tO; cows and heifers
o.-on W, western steers, 3 .2jul,j0. Texas
steers 2@N3,j, cows ana hcifers. ava
o,So' Sann,fs L'o42 %, stockers ana feed.
eIs, 4''oHi.n, calves, 3.O0fi5,OO, bulls
stays, etc, l.1ju2.5O
,Hogs-Rgoepts. 800. Market steady.
HSaNyl o.Wd'n1i mixed, 5.tjM5.iO, light
9'.on9. No. p'gs. a.CJp5.Gji bulk OF sales,
heep-Roccipts. 10000. Market 10 cents
lower Fed muuons, S.G0n3Sj, wethers
3. V4j,D owes 2l0d3.,0; common and
stockers, 2 ANa. Do. lambs. A.lOll4. 40.
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nEOULAR CALL SALES.

Daly-west, at $500; So att Ss'7bi D
at 1870. shares sold As.
Lower Mammoth, 100 at o. 200 al eii
100 at, b6ls. Shares sold, 40
Star Consolidated 100 at "a 900 at
1914 900 at 33% 1000 at "a b 80. Shares
sold, 5000.
Joe Bowers, 500 at Ia
Malta Washington, 1000 Mt 3,
New York Bonanza. 100 at 26i 300 at
rs. Shares sold, 1000.
Tetro, 2,i0O at 3Sh 500 at 49,
OPEN BOARD SALES.
Carisa, 4OO at Is.
DaIy. 100 at 200; 100 alta 2.O2 Shares
sold, 200.
May Day 900 at S%,
Yankee Con. 100 at As, 100 at 40
Shares sold, 200.
REHABILITATION.
Shares, Value.
Regular call ..... .....iS.2G5 S5,lS50O
open board ......,... ...ll,SOO 6ibbO
t, .-..t. tg oas kr eqt "a
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City Sept 2S-Cattlc- Recclpts
5000 Including 1900 Texans, Weak 10 Is
cents lower Native steers, i.OOa5 20,
Texas cows, l.lOu2l5, native COWS and
hellers l,'JNlI; stockers and feeders.
2.5UptN; bulls l.JJa8.W; calves. 2NNtG61
western steers 2iOqi5O; western cows,
ll55i2 90
Hogs Receipts 5000 Market steady to
weak Bulk of sales, j.gOpG.05. heavy
o.@Ha6iOi packers j.gJa6.6; medium
Cos, pigs, J,oJN5.W
sheep Receipts 1900 Market weak
Mu(tons, 2'WHt,Wi lambs, 2.gOuj.5O; range
Nethcrs, 2,2Hj.1, ewes. 2, 2j03.5O.
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Visited Mineral Mountain.

Broker H. b Cole returned yesterday
from trip to Idaho. lie visited the
Mineral Mountain district where the
Namra Mining company is Installing a
new b-stamp mill. Milton l.. Ogleshy
Of this city is the engineer having
charge Of the work The latter re-
turned to the city with Mr.. Cole.
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MUSIC TEACHERS

All who desire to consult the list
OF the representative professors and
music teachers Of Salt Lake should
read the Musicians Directory" In
the Saturday "Ncws."
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HAVE you THE CHURCH WoREsg
No Latter-day sah is home should
be without q set OF the standard
Church publications on the center
tables or IN the library. Send for the
new free catalogue. Deseret News Book
Store, Salt Lake city. Utah.
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PRODUCE

Cash: Whnt-No 2 rcd. 70a79la, No. 3
red, "QiS'2. $50. hard winter, 16di9; No
hard winter l5U1y; No. / northern
spring. $3.50 80 2 northern spring. Sjii
81, No, 8 spring. fiaS1,
Eorn-Nu 3 toIbit. No. 3. i5HdB
Oats-No. 2, 3ji.0}6. No. 3, e64fioCib
Close, Wheat September, i6i4 old 7Gi,
@ils December 'libdl7, old, n; MAY,
NbNNii.
d, Corn september, i5a,; December, $50
40, May ila..
t,,,sepysmbct 3CsGsGi, December.
Pork September. l1i0: October. li.75.
January 1850; May, l262is.
.Lard-SeptembCr 1885, October, 7.7S;
November t2'; December, 7,O0; January.
lNbs-Septgmher $50; October Qe5.
January. 6.5g4, May, G.75.
Rye September 70, December, 50.
ElaK-C0sh. northwest l.Ol
Timothy September 10.
Glover l0.i2
Barley-Cash, lj0GQ
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CHICAGO WHEAT.


Chicago Sept 2S--Whoat opened weak.
FIRST hour December sofa up to 7lls.
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AT TUE MAJESTIC.
Fifty Tons Per nay Being Hauled from
Old Hickory TO kmelter Bins.

The Majestic company this week COM
menced regular ore hauling for the cop
per furnace. the first shipment being
made from the Old Hickory, says the
Milford Times Al present a Seton car
Is being loaded every day at the Hick-
Dry siding, some OF the ore coming
from the dumps and some from the
slopes. Next week shipments by rail-
VIII commence from the o. Is, and 1t
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WOOL.
sr. LOUIS.

81 Louis, Sept. -Wool-Easy medl-
UNI; territory and territory mediums II
glS. fine medium. 1911; fine l5ul6.
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Ma6i ny VI g Il!0! GRA MNE
RIO GpANDE WtolsstNs1Ns
Current Time Table.
In effect June 2lst. 1903.
LEAVE sALrLaKr CRY

LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY.
NO, 6-For Grand Jiincl.an ben.
yer and points cast ..,...,,,,, $3.50 m.
ny s-For Provo, Grand juno
NJ f ana points east,.,,;",,... Si5 pm.
NO 9-For Provo. Grand june
n ton and points cast"".,.,,,. $40 D m.
Lent, Provo. Manti, Marysvale
ana intermediate polnts........ 500 a m
NO. S-For Provo, Payson. Eure-
N ka Z, End inteGSnledlo,e points, !. 500 pm.
mediate points ......,..........,. $40 p. m.
10 FOR ogden and the west. II; b5 .. m.
10 i-Eor ogden and the wost,. t;tb =. m.
~ ,o1 or y, ogden ana the west. :. $50 a. m.
NO, lO2-For Park City and all
intermediate ponts ...",...... SIS m.
ARRIVE SALT LAKE ciTTi
No. i2-From ogden and all In.
termediate points ......,,...... 90S a. m.
No, 6-From Provo, Grand June
, tion and the east .......,,:",... $40 am.
ton and the east .,,..,........... 1885 u. IN.
No. 3-From Provo. Grand juno
y, ton and the east ,..,A,",,....1la5 D. m.
No: 9-From Provo. Bingham,
Heber. Marysvale and interme-
date points ..,,""......,"..,.. 500 p. m
10 o-From Ogden ana the west $3.50 q. m.
10 from 0gden ana the west 3:l5 p m.
10 from ognen ana the west $40 D. m.
PROVO and intermediate points 1000 a m.
No. 10i-From Park Clty.,,...... SIS D m.
Perfect Dining Car Service.
Ticket Oince. 1903 w Second South St.
Postoffice Corner. Phone pos
la lTNTON.
Gen Agt Dent.
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New York, Sent -wheat-Rocelpts
u6,WV bushels Heavy on liquidation due
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LIVERPOOL.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Liverpool Sept %.-Close; Wheat-O,.
tober. ts 2Ad, December. 6s Sad.
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--...---.----a----.--.-
Stocks.

TopAY,s QUOTATIONS.
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THE CRIPPLE CREEK STRIKE.

Forenoon totals -, .,l5,O65 s5,ssl.5O
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-11-25
OTHER PEOPLE'S,SAYINGS
Interesting experiences OF yourselves and
friends.

come thick and fast but | look
for a bigger rush next spring
than ever"
Miss Marguerite DAILY: | am
very busy working onmy annual
school report. You know ehis is
a two months Job, the county is
SO large. y:
VIM. Wilkinson: 81 like my
work in the Bismarck land Of
flee first rate but there is not
nearly SO much filing going on
there as at Minot."
Jow Devine: "Well, just came
up to Minot from the ranch and
disposing Of some life insurance.
| just fixed Major Murphy up on
another policy. l have the Sc
curity Mutual for the state"
John Fahey, Of the land office:
eve had 700 filings last month
and this month so far more than
400. l believe the number of
filings this month will exceed the
number in October. Mos OF the
people ore fling in Williams
county,"
f. R. Johnson: II an trying
to buy out the Optic but in case
Mcclure does not sell will put
in another plant here. have a
list already in the Twin Cities
and will start another daily in
that case" BUT HE WON'T.
Marshall Mcclure: "You tell
the people that l have not sold
out to E. R. johnson OF the Flax
ton Eagle and do not intend to.
| think he was trying to run a
grand stand play on me, but it
didn't work. The deal is all off
with him and told him SO ten
minutes ago."
Attorny Gjertsen, Bowbells:.
"Who says those men who Of
fered to go on the Mattisons
bonds are not good? Why Jens
Peterson, the merchant is worth
$4,000, Jens O. Hovlund is
worth $15,OOO and Ola Swenson
is worth $40, 600"
Chief Of Police Kimball: II
have just come from the land Of
fee where have had the painful
duty Of ejecting the grafters.
There are a lot of fellows who do
not pretend to have an office
who hang around the land Of
flee and bother those that 20
there to file. The land Office con-
cluded that they were notneeded
and notified me to keep them
out"
Peter Fugelso: II do not know
when the present postoftice quar-
ters will be moved, but hope it
will be very soon. Our work is
increasing and we need a great
deal more room especially for
hanging up the mail sacks. We
can hang up only seven sacks
and We ought to have room for
at least twenty. The postoffice
is second class now and is paying
we'll. There is only one first class
Office in the state-at Fargo. II
believe"
J. c. Hoff: / was interested in
the creamery business in Minot a |
few years ago and we made it |
pay. We can do so again. Wei
we're at that time getting milk
from $50 COWS. We sent wagons
in the country for the milk. Ed. |
Rebrs d who was in the business
with me, took charge of it after
we had run the creamery two
seasons, and ran it the third him
self. The creamery needed a
larger churn and some other fix
lures and he did not care to
spend the necessary amount.
We shipped our butter clear to|
New York and got two cents
more a pound than we did here.
The farmers got it into their
heads that there was more money !
raising stock than selling milk |
and o016 fho;y. +u,<, wow o11c eel
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
NEWS IN BRIEF

Two hundred cases OF yellow fever
exist at Linares, Mexico.
The st. Joseph Daily News and Even
ing Press have consolidated.
The Frontier county, Nebraska. fair
was held last week and was "A success.
Henry l.. Oxpard will move his stock
farm from Lexington, Ky, to Napa
Valley, Cal.
Thomas Hardy, a travelling mar for
a Grinnell, Ia. firm has mysteriously
disappeared from Boise, Idaho.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Fairbury
are Kicking. The chickenthief industry
Is too prosperous TO suit them.
William Burrow, a farmer residing
six miles east OF Elk Creek. lost part
of one thumb In a feed grinder.
Free delivery OF mail will be estab-
lished at Fairbury December |, with
three carriers and one substitute.
The Ouray, Col. miners. after a hot
and bitter fight. have decided that the
mill men should not strike for an eight
hour day.
Three hundred and fifty members of
j~ourneymen tailors' union struck at
Cleveland to enforce recognition of
their union.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
CltlmAtum to Stea ,uers

The dock and common council. COM
posed Of all the labor unions that
work on the New Orleans. La,
whArves, delivered an ultimatum to
the agents of the leyland and Head
lines OF steamships to the effect that
IL the sum of $262.5O which had been
paid to sailors last week for the load
ing Of cotton during the 'longshore-
mems strike, was not handed over to
the every labor union on
the river front would walk out at that
time. The agents of the lines decided
not to pay this sum unless the screw
men would remove the limit under
which they now load only 100 bales of
cotton, loose, per day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
JOKE ON CHAUNcET pEPEW.
Described Himself to EnsIishman Who
Knew Him Well.

Chauncey Depew is not above tell
ing a story at his W. expense. His
latest of that kind is of travelling on an
English railroad during his recent trip
abroad with Mrs. Depew. In the same
little compartment with them was a
dull looking Britisher to whom Chaun-
cey told a story, saying as he finished
II: That is the way that American
Fellow Depew tells IT," The English
man asked; What does this Depcw
look like"" MY dear said the SEM
tor, turning TO his wife. what does
Depew look like every much such
a looking man as you are, ! imagine"
Surely. madam remarked the Eng
lishman, with a gesture of sad expos
tuiat'on. you don't do your husband
Justice Later the senator discovered
that the Englishman knew him all tho
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
FOREIGN NEWS

London-It is rumored that the Earl
OF Hatsbury. the lord high chancellor.
will resign owing to poor health, and
that Attorney General Ffnlay will sue
ceed him.
Lenberg, Austria-A newspaper here
says It is reported that the plans for
the army mobilization at Galicia have
been stolen from the cavalry headquar.
ters at this place.
Santiago. Chili-The national festivi-
ties on the occasion OF the anniversary
OF the Chilean declaration OF indepen.
dence, September IS, 1910, passed of
quietly. There were the usual cere-
monies and scenes of enthusiasm.
Havre. France-Van Fleet Saddler.
described as an American tourist,
while riding in al automobile down a
steep street in the town OF Bilbece.
lost control of his machine and collided
with the sidewalk. Saddler and his
wife were pitched out. Saddler's knee
was broken and his face badly injured
and Mrs. Saddler sustained some con-
tusions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
Problems Are Prepared.

The board of officers composed OF
General c. G.. G. Carr. Colonel X. II. K
I.oughsborough. Sixth infantry; Major
Smith, s. Leach, corps OF engineers:
Major w. II. Coffin. field artillery; Sec
ond Lieutenant +. W. Clark. field artil-
lery. which convened at TT. Riley,
Tuesday to prepare problems to be exc
cuted by the troops at the maneuvers,
has concluded its labors and the Off
GERS have returned to their stations.
The townships to the north and south
of the reservation. especially the lat
ter, have been well covered by the
board, which leads to the conclusion
that several of the problems cover a
considerable scope of ground and re-
quire more than one day in execution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
Will Stay In GERMANY.

Prof Edward w. Scripture, direct
or 81 the psychological laboratory at
Yale, Will not return there with the
new year but will remain in Germany.
where ne Is pursuing special re-.
searches in several branches of Ian.
snage study, especially phonetics, fol.
lowing lines he had begun in his stu
dent years al I.eipsic and Zurich and
IN his experimental work at Clark uni.
VersilI oi Worcester. Charles Hub.
pard Judd for several years assistant
IN experimental psychology at Yale
Is mentioned as his probable suo
CeSSOr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
EXPERTS TO VISIT LINCOLN
English Educators Will Inspect the
State University.

State university.
A Boston word has been received re-
sarding the itinerary of English edu-
cational experts who are to be brought
to the United States next month by
Alfred Mosely. a millionaire merchant
of London. They will arrive in New
York about October II from Southamp-
ton and will visit all the technical
schools, colleges and universities and
investigate many OF the best public
school systems throughout the coun-
Try. Among other places to be visited
are the Nebraska state university, the
public schools Of Omaha, Lincoln,
Kansas City and st. Louis, Tulane uni
versity. the University of Texas, Colo
state university and others through the
west. besides. of course, Harvard, Yale,
Pennsylvania, Cornell and Chicago
universities. Among the noted educa-
tors included in the party of thirty
three are the Bishop Of Coventry, Har-
ry Coward, president Of the national
teachers union; Professor Finlay,
Dublin university; Professor Frank
land, Birmingham university; Rev. A.
w. Jepson, member of London school
school board: Prof. Magnus MacLean
OF the Glasgow technical college; Prof.
John Rhys of Oxford; Professor Rip
per, University college, Sheffield, and
others,
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
(OLLIDES With CAR
Lincoln Traction Motor Kills
Harold Whyman
BOYS LIFE CRUSHED OUT
High sciooi student Gets Into n Jam at
street Intersection and Loses Com
troll Of Ills BIcycie--Death Was
Accidental Other News Notes

Harland Whyman, the siXteen-year-
old son Of Charles Whyman. general
manager of the American Home Invest
ment association ri Lincoln. Neb., was
struck by a street car. while at the In
tersection of o and Fourteenth streets,
at 2:2O O'Clock Monday afternoon and
fatally injured. dying a few minutes
later at the city hospital. to which place
he was removed Immediately after the
accident.
Young Whyman was riding south on
Fourteenth street at a rather rapid rate
on a bicycle. AS he approached the in
tersection a team stopped for water
at the drinking fountain. Whyman
swerved to avoid the team and while
his attention was thus attracted his
wheel struck the tracks OF the street
car line.
Car No. 212, With Arthur Gallup as
motorman and William Kulaa. conduct
or, was going east ut the time. The
car struck Whyman, throwing him to
the pavement, and the front wheels OF
the truck passed over his head before
the motorman could bring the car to a
standstill.
DNStdiiutIS lnliiItNld'tIy uSh' W
the scene Of the accident and removed
young Whyman from beneath the
wheels. It was found that the skull
had been fractured and brains and
blood oozed from a CHASTITY wound on
the head, scattering the wheels of the
motor and the pavement for several
feet around. Life was not extinct and
Whyman was hurried to the hospital,
where he died a few minutes later in
the operating room
Young Whyman was a high school
student, having attended the school for
three years, Charles Whyman. the faith
er of the victim, who was in Stewart
Neb., on business, was notified. Mrs
Whyman was absent from home, but
WAS notified Of the accident at the resi-,
dence Of friends In the Potvin block
just a block from the scene of the
accident.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
ARMY ~DESERTIONS.
General Macarthur Discusses Them In
His Annual Report.

His Annual Report.
General Macarthur. commanding the
department of California in his an
nual report, discusses at length the
question OF desertion, OF which there
were 1,344 cases in his department dur
ing the past fiscal year. He confesses
his inability to understand why SO
many men resort TO this means Of sep
arating from the service, adding:
"As a matter of fact the American
soldier is so well provided in respect
Of all his material necessities and his
personal rights are 80 carefully safe
guarded In respect of all matters Of
discipline that a conclusion arises
spontaneously In the minds of eXper-
fenced investigators to the effect that
descrtion. to a large extent. Is incident
al to human nature. rather than an
expression of specific defects in a mil
itary system, and as such is not within
the scope of ordinary methods Of pun
tive control.
IN the light Of past experience and
OF present conditions It seems apparent
must accept assertions as a necessary
evil unless enlightened public opinion
can be induced to realize that 1t is not
only inimical as il affects the army as
a separate organization, but in remote
consequences Is n menace to the sta
bility of our institutions. through the
%corrupting effect on the military ideals
Of the population that must furnish
the improvised troops, on which the
republic must always rely in time OF
war"
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
Perform Great Swimming Feat.

Two Corey Island life guards. Ed.
ward Fuller and Philip Fay, last week
swan the distance between the bat.
terry seawall and the beach front at
Coney Island, a feat which has not
been attempted in more than ten
years. The men finished close, Fuller
winning by six yards, after swimming
with the tide Ave hours and fifty min
utes. 1t was the first completed race
over the course since Johnson, the
famous English swimmer and
wrestler, made the distance in six
hours and Ave minutes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-25
LONG RIDE FOR TROOPER.
Oklahoma to West Point Covered II
ThlrtH-nIne DAYS.

Trooper Davis of the Eighth United
States cavalry has reached West
Point. being the first Of a detachment
of twelve troopers who started from
Oklahoma thirty-nine days age on a
test ride of 1000 miles. The men were
allowed to eat and sleep when they
pleased, relays of horses being pro-
vided every thirty miles. the object or
the ride being to cover the distance
in the shortest practicable time.
Davis. being the lightest man of the
party, led his comrades at the start
and thus had the advantage of get
ting the pick of mounts at the relay
stations. Davis weighed 1871 pounds
when he started and now weighs 1OS
POUNDS. He was very tired. but happy
to think he had broken the record for
the distance. which is forty-fve days.
The ride is one of several taken to
test the stamina of men and horses.
made at the suggestion OF General
Young, the new chief of staff.