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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Remarkable Showing by Bureau In Its
First Quarter Century-lts
ESC0nOmic Value.

The first quarter century Of the United
States geological survey has been finished,
ard to celebrate IL there has been pub
llshed a small volume containing a conf
plete report OF all that has been done by
TINS branch of the government service
during Its life. 1t presents a remarkab BILE
showing. says Youths Companion.
complete topographic map Of more
than fourth of the country, almost L.
100000 square miles, has already been
made and published in the familiar atlas
sheets, engraved from copper, in three
colors. There are 1927 of these sheets. and
as they show the exact contour of the
surface and the flow of all waters they
have been of incalculable value to towns
and cities in providing water supplies. to
railways In finding new routes and to
states and counties in planning highways.
MANY INTERESTING DISCOVERIES.
Nearly 100000 square miles of territory
has been surveyed for it's geologic forma-
ton and sheets ISSUED showing the nature
of the soil and tho underlying rocks and
tho mineral resources of the country.
| These sheets are issued IN more than 100
folios. which contain also the topographic
sheets of the same section. structural and
l
formation and decriptive texts. A hun
dred more folios are in preparation. To-
| ecther with this geologic survey work
there has been carried on an investigation
of rocks in various stages of formation.
ana of gcyscr and volcanic action. The
laboratories of the department have made
many interesting iscoveries in this con-
nection.
The photographic branch has for fifteen
years recorded the discharges of all the
important rivers. and for lessor periods
those OF the chief tributaries all over the
country assembled and studied the re-
suits. and compared them with the rain
fail as shown Ivy the weather bureau.
The physical characteristics Of the river
basins have been studied. and the posi-
|bilties of water power in many unde-
vcloped sections shown. Many large pow
ers have been developed because of the
reports made by this department. The TO-
clamation part Of this branch has located
many fno sites for reservoirs for irri-
CATION. These sites have been withdrawn
from sale pending their use for water
storage. Much Of the land available for
irrigation has also been surveyed
FACTS ABOUT TIMBER.
The division of geography and forestry
mas mad" Il detailed examination of no.
GRO square miles. classifying the lands az
forested with stand and kind of TIMBER
grazing. desert and cultivable. and has
prepared final reports showing the char
actcr and amount of the timber, with
facts valuable for the preservation and
economic use of it.
Perhaps the greatest value of the work
as yet shown. says the National Geo
graphic Magazine. is in the actual geo.
logic survey. The facts shown with re-
gard to the nature of strata and the
whole lay of mineral beds have re-
suited in tho introduction of new mining
methods. and have enabled engineers to
get ut the mineral by much more econ
omical methods
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
dogs at the camp.

dogs at tho camp.
The President has been assigned three
horses belonging to Tom Waggoner and
like number belonging TO Mr.. Burnett
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
HOW MIR. FCSSLEIGH ANSWERED.
THE TELEPHONE

Mr.. Fussesh had "A telephone in his
residence, nut as it is principally used
by Mrs. Fussleish and by her many
trends 1t is perhaps natural that she
and they should identify the instrument
solely with Mrs. Fusseigh. says the
"Woman's Home Companion"
Not long ago. being alone in the house.
Mr. f'ussloi9h answered the phone VIXEN
1t rang violently at about the hour of
nine. The following conversation cnsued:
'Hello,"
"Well?'
NO"
Il mean, is this Mrs. russeish's
'phone?"
1T is not. Tho ownership lies with the
telephone company
''iia, ha! That's pretty good. But tell
me seriously, is this Mrs. Fusslegh's
housc?'
Really I can't say. Until lately I
thought not. but as every one else seems
to think il is, perhaps | am, after all.
quite mistaken
you're great joker. aren't YOU?
Kindly tell Inc whether Miss Fussleigh
is there"
"Shc is not"
"WhO is this talking?"
This? Oh, this is only Mrs. Fussleigh's
husband, the father of Miss Fussleigh.
the man who lives ut Mrs Fussleigh's
house. and occasionally does odd crrands
for Mrs. Fusslcieh. She got him with the
house. you Know
ooh. she did, did she?"
Sure thing"
Pretty tough on Mrs. Fussleigh, isn't
ito"
Whcreupon Mr.. Fusslegh hung up the
receiver, and determined to give orders
the following day for the removal of the
phone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
FACTS ABOUT TIMBER.
The division of geography and forestry
as made a detailed examination of 10 :

Prof. Won Noorden. chief physician OF
the city hospitals, Frankfort, Germany,
has accepted al invitation to lecture at
tho University of the City OF New York
in October.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13

1t Is said the Duchess OF Devonshre
is very democratic with her domestic SER
wants. often reading aloud to them. and
does not hesitate to ask her guests to ald
her sometimes by the exercise of their
musical talents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
SidcShowS Arc UrrOfitatlc.

PORTLAND, July 1.-Two of the
largest attractions on The Trail at the
Lewis and Clark Centennial eXposi.
.iou have ceased operations. 1t is al
legged that the shows have been operat-
Ing under heavy financial loss, owing
to the refusal of the exposition man
agemeut to permit The Trail to open
on Sundays, and that owing to the
stipulated bonus of - per cent. OF the
gross receipts collected by the fair
management. it was impossible TO con.
duet IA profitable session.
1t is said that unless the exposition
management recinds its Suuday-cloS.
ing order that many other attractions
on the amusement street will be shut
down. There is some talk of a com.
promise in the matter and it is said
that the first step IL this direction was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
The Latest In Crop Savers.


bbtt' utci
Three kisses and a hug to a mar
who shocked the most wheat in a day,
two kisses and a hug to the second
champion and a plain kiss to the
third. is the savorv crop.saving
scheme of the daughter of a Kansas
farmer, who has set the pace in that
novel state. A Saline county agri.
culturist awoke one morning recently
to find the sky threatening his crop.
1t just had to be shocked before rain
came. Hands were scarce aud not
disposed to hustle. His girl came to
the farmers rescue. The boys were
assembled in the wheat field and the
plan proposed. They greeted the
promise with cheers. Such work had
never been seen in that section and
although the staid may consider the
entire proceeding shocking, such
kissing and hugging as the winners
got was unparalleled as we'll, for $1,000
was the value Of the crop. The son Of
a neutrality-suspicious. her sweetheart
got the first prize. Imported hands
from the east, college boys working
through the summer, reaped second
and third prizes. So it was not so
bad after all. She certainly would
have given her sweetheart his portion
and college boys on the farm as a
rule will not permit themselves to be
neglected. 1t is so romantic to earn
ones living in the interim of deep iu-
tellectual wrestle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Invented the Automatic Gun,

Hiram Maxim was once asked how
he came to think of the idea of the au.
tomato gun that made him wealthy
and his name famous. "The idea was
kicked into me-" he replied. "Soon
after the end of the civil al I was in.
duced to fire one of the old.fashioned
Springfield rifles. There vas tremen.
dous energy in the recoil and my
shoulder was so sore afterward that l
set about finding some way to utilize
the s%uperhuous power" The British
government ordered the first gun, slip.
ulating that it should not weigh more
than 100 pounds, and that 1t should
fire 400 In one minute and 600 rounds
in two minutes. Mr.. Maxim furnished
an engine of death weighing forty
pounds and capable Of firing 600 car
tridges within one minute.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Many Welsh Miners.EntOmb ed.

CARDIFF, Wales, July ll.-An ex.
plosion OF fire damp in number two
pit of the United National colliery
company. at Wattstown, in the
Rhondda valley, the center Of the
great Welsh coal fields, this morning,
is believed to have resulted in the loss
Of at least 12O lives.
The explosion was followed immedi.
ately by the beIching of clouds OF
smoke and dust from the pit shaft In
which $50 men were working. The
force OF the explosion wrecked the
machinery at the mouth of the pit. All
communication with the doomed mer
in this direction is completely shu,
of. Number one shaft, adjoining,
has ordinarily afforded connection
with number two. The 800 men in
number one, and the few who escaped
from number two, were drawn up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Accused Of Land Frauds.

PORTLAND, July 1l.-By the testi-
mony Of several witnesses more links
were welded by the government in the
chain of evidence by which it is striv.
ing to bind Congressman John Newton
Williamson, DR.. Van Gesner and
Marion r. Biggs to the crime of 81.
formation of perjury.
Today's testimony revealed more OF
the hand OF the congressman. The
witnesses told Of Williamson's know.
ledge of their purpose of taking up
land for unlawful purposes. They
told Of ations in which the con.
gresham took part, OF meetings in the
woods, of his writing down the num-
Der Of pieces of land upon which they
were to file and of his participation in
a conference in which Van Gesner's
offer of the contents Of a newspaper
article was discussed. This was the
clipping from The Oregonian referred
to early in the trial regarding Secre-
tary Hitchcock's intended crusade
against land frauds and at which the
p~lotters are said to have become
alarmed.
The government dragged from the
unwilling witnesses admissions Of
their own guilt in perjury, as to their
intention of using the land filed on for
their own exclusive use and benefit.
and the extracted admission that there
was an agreement between them and
Williamson, Van Gesner and Biggs
Ina they would receive $500 upon final
proof or Il bonus of $1o for perjuring
themselves and violating the land
laws of the nation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

could tell it in an entertaining way.
The greed OF gain, the love of popu.
larity and the fear of unpopularity.
never found place in his mind. He
won the esteem of all who knew him.
and those who knew him best will re.
we're his memory most. He carried
with him the bearing of roy atty, but
back of it was the democratic spirit
which made him as approachable by
the lowliest citizen as by the highest.
SIN his private relations of hus.
band, father and friend, he was one of
the most loyal of men | have ever
known. If this part of his life could
be spoken and the atfectionate kind.
ness in his home could be whispered
across his grave it would make an an.
them sweeter than any the public ear
has ever heard"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
UNHAPPY RUSSIA.
Her Troubles At Home Intensity Desire To
Make Peace With japan.

Moscow. July 1l.--Major Genera
Count ~Shouvalotf, project of polio.
here, and formerly attached TO thu
ministry OF the interior, was assassi
mated this morning while receiving
petitions. One Of the petitioners drew
a revolver and fired five times at the
project. who fell dead. The assassin
was arrested but has not been ideuti.
fed.
The assassin waited in the ante.
room OF the prefecture until the other
petitioners had been received, aud
then. entering the audience room, he
a advanced toward Count Shouvalotf
firing five shots at close range. The
bullets passed through the body of the
project.
WARSAW, July ll.--These bloody
encounters between troops and strik-
ing shoemakers, in which about tweu-
ty persons were killed or wounded,
occurred today. The strikers were
marching through the city from house
to house, demanding the lowering Of
rents by 20 per cent. Many proprie.
tors. out of fear, complied with the de.
mands of the strikers.
LONDON, July IL. The Morning
Post from private sources gives an
account Of the recent outbreak at Ii.
bau, according to which the first naval
mutiny led to % men being condemned
TO death provoked still more serious
signs Of mutiny, whereapon the post
ordered the executions to
be stopped and appealed to St. Peters
burg for Instructions. The govern.
replied that all the mutineers
must be shot and q shooting party
was formed, but when the order to fire
was given the firing squad turned and
fired on the officers instead Of ~ the
m%utineers and a dozen off,
fell dead.
Other troops, including Cossacks.
the account says, ere summoned, and
a serious conflict developed in which
between 20 and 80 Cossacks were killed
before the mutiny was quelled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
taken today when the exposition man.
agement reduced the evening admis.
sion price to p cents.
Milwaukee Officials Indicted.

MILWAUKEE. July 1l.-Sixty.seven
indictments. against % individuals,
most of whom are former county Off
cials, we're handed down by the Mil.
waukee county grand jury late today,
in the municipal court. Probing by
the jury still goes on, the term rot ex.
piring until September l.. Today's
batch of true bills added to the 3S re-
turned q few days ago makes a total
Of los thus far, with the expectation
that further probing will result in
many more indictments being brought
in later on.
Nearly all the indictments charge
bribery IN the sun of $50, the amounts,
it Is alleged, having been paid to
present or former county officials in
connection with the awarding of coun-
~ contracts for the erection of an ad.
dition to the county hospital several
years ago. Many of the indictments
are the result Of confessions of Otto
Seidel, Jr., and Edward F. Strauss,
former members of the county board.
Fred e. Schultz, a newspaper man,
is indicted on one count, charged with
offering a bride of $50 to Herman J..
Pomrening, a member of the state as.
sembly in 1901, to vote against the
primary election bill. Pomrening is
indicted, charged with accepting the
bride.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Military Convicts Escape.

SAN FRANCISCO. July Is. = Two
military convicts, a negro and q
white man, attacked their guard a,
Fort Mason, felled him to the ground
with a rake, and Selling his rifle, bea,
him into insensibility with the bayo'
net and then made their escape.
McNurray, the white man, who j.
under a teu.year sentence to Alcatraz,
was captured by Lieutenant Macarthur.
son Of General Macarthur. The negro.
whose name is Shepard, is still Il,
large and the police are hunting TO,
him. Guard Miutzuer, who had charge
of the convicts. i. in Fort Mason hos
pital, The surgeons have grave doubt:
Of his %cOVer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

never failed to get the kind of deci'
sions he needed at critical times. were
likely to be called.
sit was plain that these two eminen,
opponents of high finance and sub.
limited craftsmanship must hang to.
gether or take long chances Of hang.
ing separately. They didn't waste
any time deciding to stick together.
BY SO doing they will incidentally
stick everybody else in the state"
Announcement of this new deal in
Montana politics is made in a Butte
dispatch to the Washington Post, to
this effect:
"Senator W. A. Clark and F. Au.
gustus Heinze have formed a new po-
litical alliance. The alliance has just
been concluded aud both Mr.. Heinze
and Mr.. Clark have started their sep.
arate ways for a trip to Europe. The
new combine is preliminary to next
years campaign in Montana, when
Mr.. Clark wants to return to the
United states senate, and MIR. HelnZe
wants a legislature and friendly Judges
on the district and supreme court
benches.
"When Senator Clark was elected to
the senate he was then In alliance with
Heinze against the Amalgamated Cop
per company, but immedi ately after
his election he turned against Heinze
and allied himself with the Stand ard
Oil and Amalgamated interests, since
which time the Clark and Heinze in.
terests have been hostile to each other.
In Butte, Heinze is supreme political
ly, and without a delegation from
Butte the control of the next legisla-
ture in the interest Of Clark's can.
didacy is questionable. Without
Clark's support from the outside coun-
ties, Heinze would not stand much
show of getting a hearing before the
or Of electing friendly
judges. The facts of the new alliance
are confirmed by the managing editor
OF Clark's newspaper, who has retired
because of it,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters Of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
If TRUE.

Another illustration Of the truth
that ''politics makes strange bedfel-
lows" appears in the more or less
authentic announcement that Senator
w. A. Clark and MIR. HeinZe have
formed m alliance. At various times
within the past few years the Clark
interests have denounced Heinze as
a political pirate, while the Heinz
henchmen have referred to Clark as
the great corruptionist in Montana
politics: but now, according to news.
paper gossip, these fine specimens Of
political purity have buried the Ratchet
and propose to work together for their
mutual benefit.
News of the alleged Clark-Heinze
alliance has reached Washington, and
the Times of that city gives the matter
this comment:
"This newcs political organization
in Montana, OF which report is brought
by dispatches from Helena. is in the
most literal sense a copper.riveted.
copper-bOttomed trust. According to
report, HeiuZe and Clark have once
more got together, for the cheerful
purpose of parceling out the political
spells of the state. Heinzc is to have
the courts aud such interest in the leg.
islature as may be necessary to furthe,
his purposes, aud Clark is to have the
legislature for senatorial purposes.
The Amalgamated Copper company
and the people of Montana are to be
given what is known in Butte IA tn,
kibosh, and in Anaconda as the hun.
key.dunk.
"Heiuze used to be at war with
Clark, aud Clark was in partnership
with Amalgamated. Then Heinze wen,
into politics and Amalgama,ed got OF
the toboggan. Heinze vent up while
Amalgamated went to looping the
loop, leaping the gap, doing the high
dive, and other spectacular ''stuuts'
that rather dazed folks. Clark dis.
covered that he had options on losing
his toga unless he could make peac,
with Heinze. and Heinze found tina,
the options on his personally con
Quoted judicial system, by which ht
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
Broken orr Short.

Most women would rather be loved
than trusted.
Hope is the one thing you can,
bunko the average man out Of.
1t is just as easy to find fault with a
tallow candle as an electric light.
Many a mar dosen't know what he
is talking about until it Is too late.
just because his wife uses a little
powder is no excuse for a man com
ing home half shot.
No IN can tell whether a hat is
becoming to her or not until she as
certaius the price.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

Fine Book and JOB Printing 4 spe'
al the RIVER PRESS o.tce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
lie Was An Easy Mark.

SPOKANE, July l3.-Joseph Schafer,
Il German giving his age as % years.
notified the police early this morning
that he had been robbed Of 81, 600 by a
woman, with whom he had only yes
tcrday come from Butte to Spokane,
for the purpose of being married here.
According to Schafer's story, as
told the police, he and the wOman had
become acquainted in Butte only u
few days ago. The only name by
which he hew her was Nellie. her last
name soundiu: something like Birch
or Burke, he is no, certain what II Is.
She was Il cook in u boarding house
in Butte, the name of the house also
being unknown to him, but he says II
is the first boarding house on Copper
street, near Main street.
Itrn IlnnL- anl I,h !, .inSIn ~ "a Sl1t .
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
TRIBUTES TO COLONEL SANDERS.

There have been many eloquent
tributes to the character OF the late
Colonel w. +. Sanders, but that de.
@livered by DR.. Sloan at the funeral
services of the departed pioneer was
probably the most touching and i'm.
pressive. DR.. Sloau's remarks on
this occasion we're in part as follows:
"Whoever by heroic acts stamps his
character upon the pillars Of the l.e
in which he lives cannot be forgotten.
Though wrapped in the shroud OF death
he will live in the affections OF the
present and in the gratitude OF future
generations.
"Today we pay willing tribute to one
OF the Oldest, ablest and best of the
peoples representative men. He has
been an active promoter of all that
c%onserves the highest interest of our
state from ito earliest aud during its
critical history and exciting events.
He contributed his great gifts and un.
selfish patriotism to the maintenance
of law and order. He was a natural
born politician, but never polite.
Ends which could not be reached
by other mean than open honesty
never found an advocate in Colonel
Sanders. He al a stranger to
craft aud graft, except to condemn
them with all the righteous indigna.
ton his high ideals Of citizenship
spoke words to conceal his thoughts.
He never learned the art OF battery.
No man ever more thoroughly de-
spised moral cowardice, or held in
greater contempt any act which saw.
ored of sham, Or had even the ap.
pearance of double dealing.
He has passed across the river we
cali Death into the unexplored exist
ence to which We all hasten, without
being rewarded in this life as we be.
lieve his merits deserved. He repre-.
sents that class of men who are cruci-
fled before they are crowned. Politi'
cally speaking at least, he was a mar
tyr and others stepped in to enjoy the
victories won by his courage and
strength. He may have been severe,
for he never tlinched from uttering his
thoughts. With him it was never a
question of majorities. He was not
afraid to vote alone. He incurred
enmitie- and provoked resen,ments.
We cannot stand by his grave and
say, Here lies Il man who never had
an enemy But this We can say:
That whatever resentment he pro.
voked was that which an enemy would
hind Il fortress or took advantage OF
deceit.
ut Is Il commendable trait in our
civilization and Christian spirit tina,
at death we bury mans faults and
try to cherish his virtues, but it would
be still more c~ommendable If we could
overlook more faults while men live
and be less sparing OF our praise when
they die. While it is a sweet and
beautiful tribute to bring our flowers
and spice, like Mary, to the tomb. i,
would make this life a little easier &c
bear if more OF the lowers of human
kindness and appreciation were given
us while we are living.
Colonel Sanders was neither d
dreamer 0 Il s~eutimentalist, but ht
had high ideals. He had no duplicity
no indirection and no diplomacy. He
did not swim under water.
Ills amor IVES his honest thought,
And simple Truth his utmost skill
Like all healthy minds, he was full
Of good cheer and sunshine. He al.