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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05

about their experiences. Usually they
do not They have other fish to fry
They are orchid hunters. gold prospect
ors. diamond seeks or government Off
Gals engaged in deIimiting boundaries be-
tween the various republics and colonies
of South America.
Three months, six months. year. per-
haps three years after they left the last
settlement on the fringe of the unknown,
half of them return, tanned. hagGard.
half starved, fever stricken. The rest
have been lost in the jungle, to perish
miserably of hunger, and thirst; or are
drowned in the rapids of some mighty
river, or killed by histile Indians, jaguars,
A. sting rays The South American ex-
plore lives in the midst of alarms, and
there are a thousand ways in which ne
may meet a sudden and violent death.
Use survivors always tell the same
story
we have seen some wonderful things.
but they were not even the thousandth
part of that which lies beyond. We climb
ed such and such a mountain. assembled
such and such a river. wdwelt among
such and such tribe but we heard
of other mountains, other rivers, other
tribes far stranger and more interesting
in the remoter regions to which we could
not penetrate"
Take. for example. the immense range
( of unknown mountains which runs along
the hiuterIand of the tree Guianas-
The best known of these so-called in
accessible mountains is undoubtedly Ror-
a nd Of Trip ar
a well-knowu explorer of Venezuela Co
lombia. and the Guianas. Since the
Spectator for April 1877, wrote, VIII no
I one explore Roraima and bring us back
the tidings which it has been waiting,
these thousands OF years to give US? the
mountain has been assembled and the Sc
crets of its summit laid bare. TO the
Quelch- Mcconnell expedition is due the
honor of having performed the most val
, liable scientific work in the exploration
of this Interesting mountain.
Considering that Roraima is only one
of the whole series Of such masses. the
existence of some of which may not even
be suspected. we can form some idea of
what remains to be done in the explora-
ton of this little known part of South
America. When we consider. moreover.
that the SUBMITS of these mountains are
plateaus isolated from the surrounding
country during countless ages, we can
not help thinking that each of them must
be field of absorbing interest TO the
naturalist and botanist."
Andre himself, in 1891, tried in vain to
scale the mighty heights OF Mount An:e-
ha, on the River Merevsri. in Venezuela
This mountain has never been climbed,
nor have its companions. Mount Arichi
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05

, about the country in large nUmberss hunt-
! ing in packs and attacking any animals.
including human beings. that crossed
their path. The Germans asserted that the
only way to escape from these beastss
was TO get into running water, where
they would not follow you"
Mr. Ouelehs expedition was undertak-
en- on behaif Of the British Museum He
discovered several small mammals hith-
erto unknown 10 science. including new
kind of guinea pig and a new adouri, an
animal of the rabbit tribe. He also dis
covered a number OF new orchids Of Won
derful beauty. But what have found.
he told his friends. lis nothing when
compared with that which remains unais-
covered in those regions They are an in
exhaustive mine for the botanist. the 20
oIogist and the anthropologist"
UNKNOWN BRAZIL.
The great republic of Brazil. with its
area of nearly three and a quarter mil
Hon OF square niles-almost as big as
| that OF the United States-is largely un-
! explored. Its very boundary line is in dis
! pute with most of the ten eonterminous
republics and colonies.
The vast valley of the Amazon and its
anflents. az well as those Of many other
great Brazilian rivers. are practically IN
known. In the Royal Biographical So
cietys' rooms In London there Is a ser
les of outline maps showing the unexplcr-
cd and explored parts Of the world. The
former are black and the latter white.
These maps represent the central part Of
South America as the least known sec
/ ton of any continent. big black blotch
indicates the Amazon river basin. Mar
row. white lines run through here and
/ there, showing where explorers have JOUR
neyed UP the rivers. They have rot been
I able 10 penetrate overland 10 any consid-
era5ie distance and discover the myster
les OF over million square miles Of Jun
gle and mountain.
| Who can tell what s-crets the untrod-
, den forests hold2 There Is room In them
for a half dozen Inca empires. There
may be new beasts. like the okapi recent
| Il discovered by Sir Harry Johnstono IN
Central Africa. and the great sioth found
by Mr.. He.keth Prichsrd in Terra dei
Fuego the other day. Certainly there is
boundIess wealth in minerals and fores,
products when once the country Ia opened
UP and developed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05

eminent had sent them. years before, to
explore the country and introduce civiliza-
ton among the Mascusi Indians. But the
Indians uncivilized them instead. They
had taken native wives. renounced all
their prospects OF advancement under the
Brazilian government, turned their backs
forever on civilization. and were content
eddy leading the peaceful, pastoral life
Of the Indians.
These men spoke of some strange
beasts which they called the Warskabra
tigers They said these tigers roamed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05

trated alone to the settlements Of the
Macusi Indians in the UNEMPLOYED kanaku
Mountains on the borderland between
British Guiana and Brazil.
II thought ! was the first white man
who had ever visited that region, said
Mr. Quelch to his friends in Georgetown
on his return, but ! found couple OF
Germans settled on what is regarded as
the British side OF the frontier, although
the Brazilians claim the territory as be-
longing TO their republic.
They told us that the Brazilian gov
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THE LATE PROFESSOR mom MsEn

'cOpyrisllt. ise. ~ waiiam Thorp)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED.
Story Told by James Montgomery
Who Was Found Unconscious.

At $50 o'clock this morning, Officer
Johnston found a man named James
Montgomery between Third and Fourth
West on Second South streets. lying on
the ground unconscious and with a big
cash IN his head just over the left eve.
The man had been drinking heavily all
night and Il Is believed that he fell
down, striking his head on a sharp
rock. Montgomery declares. however,
that he was knocked down and robbed
Of SIS. lie refused 10 make any state
ment except that he was robbed and
that he knew the robber and would
settle with him later He was locked
up In the foul hole beneath the station
and allowed TO remain there with no
medical attention undl TAILOR Klmbafl
came down. The latter al once recog-
nized the fact that Montgomery was
badly hurt and promptly sent for city
Physician Stewart VINO dressed the
wound. II required five stitches 70
close Il up.
Sergeant Roberts said he saw the
man last night and that Re told him 10
go home before he got himself into
trouble. Montgomery started on. but
continued his drinking With the result
already stated. He will hssSe TO answer
10 the charge OF drunkenness.
This is a great town" he said "A
man gets Knocked down and robbed
and then the police arrest him and lock
him up on the charge Of being drunk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29

But knew that had seen q vision"
said the Prophet and knew that God
knew II, and could not deny IT,
Joseph smith said the speaker. was
anything but coward or a hypOcrite
and he maintained his testimony to the
last. III You want TO know why Joseph
and Hyrum were killed that's the rea.
son. because they would not deny OF re.
pudate what they had spoken, what
they had seen and heard II was the
beginning OF the greatest upheayal the
mightiest revolution IN religious mat
ters that the world had seen. II meant
the shatterlng Of religious idols, aud
when that first vision was given there
were within It the seeds OF one OF the
greatest revelations that God ever gave
TO mau;it reiterated and emphasized the
ancient truth that the God who created
man In His own image Is In the likeness
and the form Of man.
"Morm0niHm has struck many blows
al false Christianity, but none more
telling than those in relation TO the
personality Of Gcd, and the just reward
ing OF an men according to their works.
1t saves all men except the sons OF per-
dtion but II saves them according 90
their merits and IN different degrees,
In the many mansions of the Father.
"Mormonlsm' is only Christianity In It's
primitive and pure form, restored Cos
pei not another Gospel and Joseph
Smith is the head or president Of this
last dlspensatIon, occupying position
like unto that Of Adam. Enoch, Noah
or Abraham with reference to their re-
spectiye dlspensations They an had
this same Gospel II comes now TO
gather up the scattered remnants, TO
call all men unto repentance and to
usher In the millennium. II cannot COM
promise With error Its mission Is to
reform and make men perfect II has
no war vita humanity. II may rebuke
the liar and the hypocrlte but II hates
no man, rs-4 would do good unto al.
The speaker closed with an earnest
testimony Of Joseph's prophetic calling
and the divinity OF the work he was the
instrument in the hands Of God in es-
tablishlng
The choir sang the anthem;
The Mountain Of the Lords House"
Benedicton was pronounced by Elder
Henry Z, Richards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
HITCH IN THE
SAN PEDRO DEAL

II begins TO look as though the meet
Ing OF stockholders OF the San Pedro
Los Angeles 4 Salt Lake railroad,
which was scheduled to take place In
Salt Lake on Wednesday morning, will
be adjourned without any ratification
Of the transfer OF the Oregon Short
Line holdings south OF Salt Lake to the
Clark road
II was confidently expected that a
number Of circulars would issue from
Oregon Short Line headquarters along
the lines Of those sent out by the Union
Pacific when the segregation occurred
In 1897. No circulars have as yet seen
the light Of day and officials when asked
this morning regarding the matter
smiled In a dubious manner and stated
that they were waiting for advlces from
New York in the matter.
While there is no doubt expressed re-
garding the ultimate outcome OF the
meeting on Broadway, at the same time
II Is patent that there Is a hitch in the
proposed program. From a semi.officlal
source IL Is learned that the money
which was TO have been paid over by
w. A. Clark and associates a week ago
TO the Hartman representatives has
not as yet changed hands, and that
matters are still In statu quo.
One gentleman who is IN touch with
the situation this morning said. 1T
would not surprise me In the least II Il
would be month yet before the trans.
fer was made"
II is understood that the matter OF the
transfer Of certain rolling stock accom-.
panylng the right Of way Is one OF The
stumbling blocks that is holding up the
deal temporarily
The road was 10 have changed hands
at midnight tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
SEEN AND HEARD AT SALTAIR
ON SATURDAYEVENINIC

interest on part OF stranger spurs on
speaker 10 other remarkable personal
"reminiscences During the recital a
supornumary suggests that THE Only
Three Cent secure a contract 10 adj
yertIsc Il certain brand Of pills, known
us Mormon Bishop" Great hllarity
verdict however arrived az that 1--WE
would be run out Of town II we did"
prygoOds man way over TO north
gets his party safely Into row boat and
then nearly breaks blood vessel ne
hc attempts TO row away without first
unhitching the painter attached 10 the
Cambria.l
Agorized voice comes down the wind
oh l have lost my diamond rings.
llnsympathetlc member of Amelia
Bingham cOmpany-That's old Frances;
| don't think the press agent viii stand
for that, Try something more original.
Frances Ring-Oh, but | have party
proceeds to dig in sand for missing
jewels. Five minutes later shout OF
trlnmph announces that rings have been
found)
Tart feminine voice quarter OF mile
TO sonth-lf YOU would only try to float
Julia, the water would rise (Huge lady
Of uncertain age, bur as jolly as a sand
boy subsidies and the lake promptly
rises.
Gentleman with red face and built
on the Pat Lannan model-Now IL they
would only sell beer out here this would
be paradise.
Very thin man. 300 yards to south
suddenly disappears. Before the life
savers can reach him he gets his head
opt Of water and says something that
creates an abnormal evaporation OF the
lake. Fond mother with two young
daughters says, How shameful
Sympathzlng friends in chorus--suck
your finger and then stick 1t in your
eve.
The Martyr-Alnt this h. thought
Young man wearing sun hat and
glassea-Yes the water Is very strong,
sir. Think Of Il. II is composed OF s6
per cent sode chloride and so per cent
alkali
Tho Martyr-where does the water
come in?
strains OF orchestra come down the
breeze Stampede for dressing room
amid cries OF Don't eat all the lunch"
Say, old MAJ, / have got a bottle in
my dressing ROOM" ITS too bad there
are no fish in the lake" and other
trite remarks. More conversation ali
Gown the line In the dressing rooms
but not necessarily for publication.
Arrival OF the train bearing the last
edllon or the Deseret News with the
glad tidings that the rate 10 Saltair
ha1 heen cut clean In half.
Chorus-Good good. You bet we will
como out next week.
(Damsel in the washerwoman sleeves
anu picture nat removes arm OF young
athlete iroro her waist at approach OF
the Eaycsdropper)
Climax. Curtain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
IMAGINARY DROWNING.
Joe Ensensperger's Thrilling Expert
ence In Utah Lake.

For five painful minutes yesterday
Joe Enzensperger swan in three feet
Of water In Utah lake. Enzenspereer
mas not made water a particular study
hence 1t was that when he came in
contact with the liquid he made siren
uous EFFORTS TO get out again. Those
VINO Witnessed the tragedy" say that
,he agonlsing look on Joe's face will
haunt them to their dying day. He
realiy thought he was drowning, and
ior brlef spell all his past NE passed
oeiore MN IN mental review. IL was
nara TO dle thus, right In sight Of the
pig demlJ0hn reposlng snugly in the
bottom OF the boat He made a last
despairlng effort TO reach the boat and
ihen somebody yelled, Stand up, Joe.
Joe stood 40 and found that he had
Deem swimming for his life In three and
half feet Of water What Enzen-
sperger said Is neither here nor there.
but he scrambled into the boat event
ually and from oil accounts he was
slighly cross for some time.
II was bright and early Yesterday
morning when the party started out
nom salt Lake for a days fishing
Among those who vacated their cots
were, Lee Ransohofi, Frank Shlrer A
H. Jacobs. an unknown, EnzensperRer
and his son Frank Upon arriving al
Provo they were met by County RE-
cOrder Felix Bachman. who escorted
the pilgrims 70 the shore OF Utah lake
where brigham Madsen was awaiting
with the necessary boats and Impedia.
menta, After embarking the party got
was playing with q fish, Enzensperger
stumbled over a bait can and went
headlong hurting into thu lake. A thrill
OF horror ran through those on board
as the Nagio cry man overheard" is.
sued from their pallid lips They
elutched az the thwarts as the boat
rocked recklessiy and the waters arose
and Hooded the landscape Suddenly
from the very midst Of the maelstrom
appeared the bald head Of Joe. Then
the res, OF him came up with rush
Ike unto a dolphin In pursuit Of a fly-
ing iish5 Joe swan. as though a shark
was tickling HIS toes with his snout.
\ regular geyser spouted from his
mouth and his eyes became CLASSY with
the fixed stare OF drowning man. The
fish dashed the water into foam In their
frantic efforts TO yacate the horrifying
scene. The look on the face OF the
leyiathian changed from horror TO re-
solve as Madsen. broke into shrek OF
laughter, He swan az he never swan
before
II am drowning, man. throw me a
rope" pleaded the painting man as hes
got ria Of han a bucket OF water
igaln.
Then II was that Madsen said
Stand uu," and Joe stood w, walked
to the boat and sat down In Il with
an emphasis calculated TO strain the
structure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29

be found to be very low Mercantile
stock and trade fixtures IN Salt Lake
City are conseryatiyely estimated to pe
worth over slg.OOOO00, based on the
amount OF insurance carried, yet their
assessed valuation IL S52O7i92. II then
the valuation placed on tangible per
sonal property il low. much too low IN
fact. II IL not difficult to understand
the conditions With reference to the In
tangible portion. With reference to
our method OF taxing personal proper
~. the report OF the Ohio tax commiS-
sion for 1893 seems IN point. II must
be perfectly apparent TO any one whip
viii take the trouble to examine con-
ditlons. that while IN the country coun-
ties where the assessor Is personally
acquainted with the circumstances OF
the taxpayer and knows his wealth,
taxation on intangible property is per-
haps feasible. 1t Is In the city coun-
ties TO very considerable extent
tax upon tangible property only II
is confidently believed that no appre-
clable part OF the tangible property
existing In the city counties Is reached
by our method OF taxation. Il is the
country counties which pay the taxes
upon personal property
Fully one half OF the property OF q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
Valuation

The above table shows that each year
the per cent OF intangible personal pro-
perty such as bonds money, mortgages
and solvent credits decreases and the
burden Is correspondngly increased on
the tangle portion For the five years
the total personal property returned
averages about 81 per cent OF the total
valuation of the realty II Is generally
agreed by economic writer's that the
aggregate true value OF personal pro-
perry is ordinarily about equal to the
real estate. The figures given
above would therefore indicate
that personal property Is very
largely withheld from taxation In
this city. The amount OF money
returned for taxation. In any one OF
the past five years Is less than per
cent of the deposits in the banks Of the
city at the time the valuation Is taken.
The above statement Is true with ref
erence 10 the average deposits for the
year.
LOAN BUSINESS.
One company In the city doing a large
loan business and handling Il Is re-
puted, at least thirty thousand dollacs
OF their own money so skllfully man
ipulate figures In making their report
to the assessor that they have only sSlS
subject to taxation. herewith append
the report verbatim;
1.-The amount Of money on
hand or In transit ".,.,.s $50. 90
2-The amount of funds In
the hands Of other banks.
brokers, or others subject
10 urhtt ..,,,. E, ,s........S b,OlI %
3--The amount OF bills re-
cevable. discounted or
purchased, and other cred
its due or 10 become due
and amounts receivable 80. Is, 205. IS
i--All other property, etc 49,. 100000
------
Total .... .........., .,ss. 572.56
Aggregate amount Of all
utposlts .'''.' - q, ,..,.' ,'',.t,,,...
e,--The amount Of all ac-
counts payable other than
current deposits .. ...,,..., SI75i.25
-
Total for taxation ,.,....s 1851
II the assessor has any means OF YER
Tying the returns similar to the above,
and he has, then, perhaps, the law ac-
oompllshes its purpose, but most OF
these statements are taken on faith.
The present law makes It possible for
private banking concerns to pay on Just
such sums as they see ut.
One OF the leading banks Of the city
ny ita statement shows an unvIdIded
surplus OF 81, 1890. This is added to
the par value Of the capital stock which
ls S25C, 900 making total OF s212.-
1920. For assessment purposes its
doomed value or 20 per cent OF the
more than par in the open markeishould
vided surplus and stock that Is worth
more than par Is the open market should
be assessed at 70 per cent OF It par
value Is beyond comprehension Of your
investigator II might be contended
that the above discount represents law
ful deductions, but. II that is the case.
then the statement OF the bank should
show what they are
PERSONAL ESTATE.
So these illustrations might be con-
tlnued through the various Items OF
personal estate, and valuations would
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-29
SHEEP SUAB.
Dr. q. Z. HlckOI of Salt Lake Trying
10 Stamp It Out In Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June 80 Or George
S Hickox, OF Salt Lake chief Of the
Inspectors force OF the United states
bureau Of animal industry west Of the
Missouri river Is taking vigorous mea-
sures 20 stamp out sheep scah. which Is
aamingly prevalent In various parts
Of Wyoming Dr. Hickox has gone to
Rawlins, the center Of the worst infect
ed region. and II government inspectors
VIII be employed 90 take charge OF the
dipping, under the instruction formu-
las of the bureau OF animal industry.
Dr. HlckOX says that 10 per cent of the
sheep IN Wyoming are affected. which
Is probably a larger percentage than in
any other state or territory, and Is the
more unprecedented from the fact that
Wyoming has always maintained a rep
utati0n for the healthful condition OF rs
sheep herds.