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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
HUGE IRRIGATION DAM.
ROCK B4RR4GE ACROSS NARROW
CANYON IN MOUNTAINS OF
WYOMING.
Government Works Will Store Flood
Waters For FERTILIZATION OF One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Des-
crt Acres.

A quarter of century ago tue
home of the buffalo, ana later a cat
lie and sheep pasture, with an occl-
sional ranch house, the Big Horn
Basin In Wyoming is now the scene of
n great activity incident to the build
ing of one of the largest of the govern
ment irrigation works, Some years
ago Colonel Cody, better known az
Buffalo Bill, made survey OF the
Shoshone canyon, and IN connection
with General Miles, projected a com
pany to construct dam ana irflghte
some 10000 acres. The necessary cap
itoi however was not forthcoming and
when the national irrigation law was
nassed the government took up the
proposition. and u large party OF en-
pineers has since been employed on
the preliminaries of a great work OF
desert reclamation.
Tho Shoshone River dashes down
narrow canyon, with Jagged ana per-
pendicuIar walls. ana az It's narrow
est point the government has begun
the construction of the highest dam
ever built. 1t will cement together
the two canyon walls for 2io feet
above the stream bed, and its founda.
tion will 20 below the water line ST
feet additional down 10 the soiid bed
rock. The stream, where passes
between these granite canyon waits, -
but e. feet wide, and the dam VIII
form a great lake of 5000 acres, WIN
n watershed of 1850 square miles,
and storing enough water to irrigate
15O 900 acres through seven miles OF
14-foot tunnels bored In the solid
rock.
Little Chance For Land Grabbing.
This will cost about sos an acre to
be paid back to the government by
settlers, under the business-like pro.
visions of the irrigation law. The lana
flood and then boiling over great rocks
itself Is free under the homestead act,
and has been reserved by Secretary
Hitchcock from entry under the
Desert and other lazy blaws not requir',
ing actual residence and home-build-'
ing.
Few such picturesque and wildly
beautiful scenes can be found as this
Shoshone canyon. The river is n sue
cession of foaming, rushing rapids, the
water coursing along in deep green
food, and then boiling over great rocks
and boulders in white surge. only
for few hours each day can the sun
| find its way to the bottom of this
Ideeply-cut gorge, the mountain sides
| towering into the clouds two and three
| thousand feet. From above the dam
site as one looks down at the engin-
GERS working on the foundations,
directly underneath, they appear like
mimic men,
Giant Forces Of Nature.
This Shoshone canyon and Its sur
rounding mountains, are one of
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
Will Wed for Love Only.

Princess Victoria of England. the
only unmarried daughter of King Ed
ward, declares that if she marries at
all it will be for love. She is thirty
seven years old, and for twenty years
has refused to consider every marriage
proposal suggested by her father, the
King.
''If I marry, 1t will be to the man Of
my choice she is reported to have
said. Father, mother. and govern
ment shall not choose for me. 1 will
love the man l marry. If ever marry"
This bold declaration by the daughter
of king has shocked royal ana aristo-
cratic circles all over Europe, but it
has been read with delight by the
English people, and it appeals equally
to Americans.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
THE PIRATES SCHOONER

racy in fitting his schooner Car
mencita in violation of the sealing
laws, he was arrested at Victoria Brit
dsh Columbia. The Department of State
recelved a telegram announcing the ar
rest of crew made up of men said
to be
.,"As choice band of pirates and cut
throats as ever manned a pirate craft
since the days of Captain Kidd"
MacLean'S home has ever been on
the sea; he knows no life but that on
the deep blue and he finds no enjoy
ment on shore. He has been rover
and not freight carrier, and any dare
devil enterprise at sea that needed a
strong arm could find an adherent in
Captain MacLean, whether in search
OF pirate treasure, running contra
band cargo or illegally poaching for
seals found him the man; he has had
experience in all MacLean's ship, the
Carmencita, was formerly the Jenny
Thelin, built in 1869, when speed and
not carrying capacity was desired.
Poacring for Seals.
What the rakish looking schooner
did prior to 1894 had nothing to do
with MacLean's operations, but it was
alleged in April, 1904, that the schooner
was chartered and QUILTED for poach-
ing cruise among the rookeries of the
far north. The Russo-Japanese war be-
ing then uppermost IN the minds of the
two nations concerned, it was consid.
cred by the poachers that they would
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
Huge Precious Stones.

Prior to the discovery of the South
African diamond few months ago,
weighing in the neighborhood Of a
pound and half the largest perfect
diamond in the world was that which
was exhibited in Paris, having a value
of one million dollars. This was the
most valuable stone in the world; the
largest and best ruby in existence IS
owned in London, and Is valued at
$4,000. 1t has no parallel. even in
the Crown Jewels, and it Is related
that 1t was once carried all the way to
st. Petersburg for the Car to have a
look at. The largest and most beauti-
full cat's-eve in existence WEIGHS one
hundred and seventy carats and Is in
sured for 10000 rupees. The biggest
emerald In the world weighs 1880
carats, and Is In the Imperial Jewel
Office In Vienna.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

of his men to run up the flag" The
Stars and Stripes we're hoisted and
Big Alec" as he is known, yelled out.
Now fire and be id to you" The
revenue cutter dipped its flag thrice
and turned away. Several times this
bold navigator has had set-tos with gov
eminent authorities. but short time
ago the Carmencita made raid on the
copper islands and had brush with
the revenue patrol, one of the crew be-
ing wounded and sent to Seattle, Wash,
for treatment.
The attention of Mexico having been
called to the illegal acts of the Car
mencita's crew. that government on
November l, 1904, cancelled the Mex
lean registry. With this taken away
from him, MacLean had the name of
the schooner changed to the Acapulco.
1t is understood that when he dropped
into Drake Bay for supplies he had
only 100 skins on board taken from
the sealing preserves of the Arctic so
that government officials have suspect
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

not be in position to guard their in
terests, and a raid on the Russian seal.
ing islands was the real object of the
cruise Great Britain, Canada and the
United States have an agreement to
prevent pelagic sealing. so that appar-
emily to protect the ships owner from
prosecution under either United States
or British laws. the ships name was
changed to Carmencita and registry
papers taken out in Mexico.
Thirty Devils at Beck and Call.
On May she headed for the north
ern islands, MaeI.ean sitting aft, thirty
reckless dare-devils forward and cases
Of repeating rifles and ammunition in
the captains cabin. She had cleared
for Victoria for a cargo, but instead
sailed for the little islands in the Ber-
ing Sea, where it was understood a
new rookery was discovered.
Captain MacLean has had a varied
experience with the authorities, not
only on the Carmencita, but on other
vessels of which he was master. At
one time a revenue cutter annoyed him
by demanding that his papers be sent
on board for examination. Upon his
refusal the revenue officers threatened
to open fire on him.
Invoked the Stars and Stripes.
MacLean hearing this, ordered one
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA.
UNDER CZAR'S RECENT MANI
FESTO, LAST ABSOLUTE NON
ARCHY DISAPPEARS.
The New Empire Promises to Be
Regime of Constitutional Liberty
and Representation-Vietory of the
People Widely Celebrated.

As an outcome OF the tremendous
agitation which has been shaking Rus
STA to the very core, the Gar has sur
rendered and has granted rights
which if consummated, will result in
civil liberty.
1t seemed for time as though the
history of the French revolution would
be repeated; that tie aristocracy and
the bureaucracy driving ahead In
their arrogance and self esteem, would
fail to recognize the overwhelming
force of the volcano of public senti-
ment surrounding them, and by Their
refusal to recognize conditions, plunge
the whole empire into civil war ana
anarchy. But the handwriting ON the
wall was recognized and the Car
compelled to practically capitulate his
imperial throne. True, promises are
thus, far more in evidence than fulfill
ment. but Count White has apparently
been made the real Russian leader and
much is hoped and expected in the
way of peaceful reform.
In old Russia, the Russia of last
century, of last year, of last week, the
Gar was all powerful. Russia was
The policies of the government were
created and enforced by the Car and
his Grand Dukes.
Popular representation was fragile
promise Free speech was under the
ban; freedom Of the press was I'M
known. Even all private mail was
subject to censorship. The prisons
were filed with political offenders.
Imagine casting a man into United
States prison because his political acts
were not relished by the government!
A system of public espionage fol-
lowed every mans move.
Old Russia was divided into two
classes, the nobility and practical
slaves
Education of the masses was worse
than a farce.
What is promised for Russia?
The abolition of the rule of the Ro-
MANOR House.
Freedom of speech guaranteed and
freedom of person inviolable.
A limited monarchy similar to that
of England with a guarantee of popu-
lar government, with cabinet respon-
sible to the people, and with suffrage
made almost universal. and with provi-
sion for a representative parliament
and for q general educational system.
hC iiSht VI SOlPuS LttOS-
nized and the freedom of the press
assured.
Following the Cars imperial mani
festo outlining the proposed regime of
liberty, all Russia celebrated. In st.
Petersburg and Moscow the day was
one such as the Russians never before
had seen. The Slavic people, who dur
ing the long war just closed and the
anxious period preceding the an
nouncement Of the new era of consti-
tutionalism, seemed self restrained
gloomy and apathetic gave themselves
fully to the exuberance of the mo-
ment and spent the entire day in pa
rades and assemblies which for the
first time in the history of Russia were
freely permitted.
1t was stated as significant omen
that after fortnight of gloomy and
depressing weather symbolic of the
days of the great strike. the sun shone
out brightly on the date of the Cars
manifesto, bright and radiant In
dian-summer day.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
A Giant Fire Cracker.


been worn and polished away.
a Giant Fire Cracker.
Watching the government engineers
cutting road along the side of the
canyon for the transportation of sup
plies to build the dam-G000O barrels
of cement alone will be needed--the
writer observed the explosion OF big
charge of dynamite, which burst with
a roar, echoing up and down the can
yon with deafening reverberations.
immediately an oblong granite rock of
some $50 tons weight was torn from
Its base and hurled down into the river
a hundred feet below. Skaters OF
rock flew In all directions, and great
splash of water rose like geyser out
or the black depths Of the canyon
Yet this huge block of granite was
but a baby addition to the family OF
boulders which had been detached by
more giant forces Of nature, and
thrown into the river bed A few
hours before we had crawled directly
under this rock in our canyon "expior-
alton" Returning, we were fain to
accept the assistance of one OF the
read builders in getting across this
place. looking down the while into the
river boiling below among the rocks.
The engineering credit for this
great project with its great dam.
its enormous spillways, its noun.
tain road building and its miles OF
canals and huge tunnels bored
through the solid rock Is due To
Jeremiah Ahern "a government dis
trict engineer who, almost cut off from
the outside world. has taken UP his
residence for several years in this wild
canyon. once fastness of the Sho-
shone Indians.
The Government Irrigation Program
What does all this great irrigation
work of the government throughout
the west signify? Simply that the
nation has decided to use the money
derived from the sale Of western
pubic lands 10 make its desert soil Of
value. and furnish many home-buiId
ing opportunities. II means that
many men will find employment In
the construction of dams and canals
In every western community. and that
hnally. as the works are completed
one by one, new farm homes will be
established. adding to the nations
wealth .and balancing our population
now inclined cityward.
For thousand years longer this
splendid dam site would likely stand
IDLE before private capital would de-
velop 1t to its magnificent full capac-
ity, for the difficulties In the way of
the engineers are many and unknown;
but the government win meet all OBJ
sfacles and overcome them, and finally
tnrn over TO a thousand farmers a
perfect Job of engineering, compare
Bile to the great works of the Peru
Wan Incas, the Egyptian Rameses or
the British engineers of INDIAN en-
during monument for all time to the
wisdom OF the present generation of
America.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
DRESS REFORM FOR TOMEN.
Advocate of Practical Walking and
Working Garb-ReiiefF From
Heavy Skirts.
Dr Cora Smith Eaton. of Minneap-

DIR. Cora Smith Eaton, of Minueap-
oils. Mimi, beneNes that many Ot the
aches and Ills from which women
suffer are the direct result of the
clothes they wear She says that in
her professional capacity she tries to
Impress upon her women patrons the
need of dress reform Not the old
time hideous bloomer costume of
years ago." laughed the doctor. but
a rational, sensible and beautiful
adaptation of our clothes to our
needs"
"And what are our needs" was
asked.
Normal, unrestricted movement; a
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

prosperous homes for themselves and
families, and raise an annual product
OF couple or three million dollars.
In the canyon proper the great
forces of nature have wrought won
derfully. Enormous granite boulders
have detached themselves from the
mountains and rolled down thousands
of feet. crashing their hundreds and
thousands of tons into the rocky
gorge. Here the river continually
plays upon them, searching out the
seams and splitting them up, and
wearing them away and polishing
them smooth.
The Rock Pile of the World.
In the canyons middle. below the
dam site, the jungle of rocks In the
harrow river bed appears as though a
thousand blasts of giant powder had
rent the mountain sides and tunbled
every rugged projection into the
depths below. There Is no dirt or
sand in this river bed; everything Ia
rock The imperishable granite, gray,
pink, and vari-coored, oldest of the
geological formations, made by the
welding of various substances when
the globe was a molten mass; the
later limestones and black volcanic
rocks, congiomerates also melted by
great heat, the hard red sandstone aud
its white and brown contemporaries,
formed from the grlndings of other
rocks subjected TO enormous pressure.
and lastly the geyserites and sulphur
rocks. soft and honeyeombed, the re-
suit of ceaseless spoutings of steam
and hot water from the earth's bowels
all are found In wonderful profu-
sion.
Below the canyon where the river
runs more peacefully, all these forma-
tons are represented In the huge beds
OF eobble stones and smaller boulders
over Which the water plays. The cob
blestoncs were themselves once Jagged
rocks, detached by wind. water. frost
and sun from their mountain bases,
and rolled and ground by river force
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

natures great handiworks. MI has
been cut out by the silver stream,
rushing in its bed below. For count
less ages II has eaten its way THROUGH
granite and limestone, wearing. wear
ing, wearing away. For centuries and
ages il has flowed ceaselessly and
likewise uselessly on its way to join
the flood of the Missouri; now II is 10
be harnessed and made to produce for
man. A thousand farmers will make
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

ed that the great amount of money dis
played on that occasion must have
come elsewhere than from the fund de-
rived from the sale of skins. The gov
eminent agents believe that several
men now under indictment in the West
in connection with this poaching trip
furnished the funds.
Always Eluded the Law.
MacLean's movements were conduct
ed so cleverly that he could never be
held until now; he always made the
technicalities of the law cover his op-
erations, but the Department of Justice
has been gathering evidence through
the personal direction of Chief Wilkie
of the Secret Service and it was this
evidence that led to his indictment
in San Francisco short time ago. So
now the piratical course of Captain
Alexander MacLean seems at IN end
and the stern hand of the law holds
him in its grip. 1t remains to be seen
whether his luck will again serve him
in good stead and enable him to sail
away to the great white silence"
where the treasured fur-bearing ami
mails are found, or whether the govern
ment's evidence will be strong enough
to shackle him.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

order. though really a modification
of the Empire.
1t is a delight to watch the doctor
move about in her brisk, energetic
way. Her body, sensibly clothed,
and beautifully poised, with that fine,
straight line beloved of physical cul-
tr-'r $. from tho head TO the heels. is
responsive to the many demands Of
her busy life. 1t would be impossible
for her to accomplish her work, she
says. hampered by the usual style Of
dress.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
LIKE A PIRATE OF OLD.
ALEXANDER MAGICIAN ROAMED
THE SEA IN SWIFT SCHOONER.
Accompanied by Thirty Reckless
Buccaneers He Defied Governments
and Gunboats-Now in Tolls of the
Law.
There's never a law of God or man

Captain Alexander MacLean, as bold
rover as ever lived during the priv
altering days when pirate ships lay
waiting in the pathway of Spanish gal
Icons, will roam the sea no more. That
is, he will not sail the deep in that
free handed manner which made him
the object of search by United States
and British authorities. A few weeks
ago, under an indictment for conspi-
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
Favoritc Among Cigar Markets.

Bismarck used to boast that in his
fifty years he had smoked over 100000
cigars. In later years he was seldom
without his immense meerschaum.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

The most costly church of its size.
in America. is in the quaint old town
of ST. Augustine. Fla.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-10-07
CLIMATE IN MANCHtRI4.
1t Plays a Prominent Part in the
Fortunes OF War.

The climate of Manchuria plays an
important role in the war between
Russia and Japan. Up to the present
we have had but little precise Informal
ton upon this point. NJ. ]. Ross has
lately given the Scientific American in
dications as to the climate of that re-
gion and the character of the different
seasons. He states that in the months
of March and April there are strong
southwest winds which bring with
them heat and moisture. At the end
of March the winter season ends. The
undersoil is still frozen at this time,
but the ground can be worked for agri-
culture. April appears to be the only
month of spring. At the end of this
month the sowing of wheat commences.
Summer begins in May, and at the end
of June or the beginning of July the
wheat is cut. Up to the end of June
rain is rare and the sky is generally
clear, while cloudy weather is an eX-
ception. The heat reaches Il maximum
at the end of July and first part of
August. Afterward come heavy rains
or storms. 1t often rains for several
days and nights without stopping. The
sui Is StlIul ttSl tliu
dations are frequent.
September is the harvest month,
while October gives some of the finest
weather of the year. At this time the
climate is agreeable during the day and
the sky is clear, with bracing air, while
vegetation is ut its height. At the end
of the month the first night froSts be-
gin to appear, and i'll November tie
cold weather commences and keeps up
until March. At MuEden the temper
allure sometimes reaches very low de-
gree. During the day, however, the
cold is not excessive. and sometimes in
the middle of the winter the suns rays
become very warm, on account of the
southcrly position of that locality. The
maximum temperature of summer is
100. / deg. i. About ten months of the
year are dry for the most part, and the
excessive wet season only occurs dur
ing a month or SO. At NiuchWang. on
the north shore of the gulf of Lao
tung. the mean winter temperature is
10 deg. T., and the mean fo, the sum
mer, us deg. The mean annual tenn
pcratmc is III de-. +. The russian
maritime provinces have very low
mean annual temperature. At Nladiv-
ostock the average for the winter is
1912 deg. f.. and tor the summer ii is
only 39.9 deg. +.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-10-07
goth Century Empire Building.

Great as is the power of war in the
building of an empire-and the jap
ancse-Russian war will probably make
great nation of Japan-there is an
even greater force at work in the
world that will in the end decide the
fates of peoples. This is the power of
one nation to absorb the individuals
rather than to wipe out or swallow
another government. The Twentieth
Century will probably witness the
greatest Capitalization of peoples
under vast empires, that the world
has seen since the days of
Roman greatness. When the cen
fury ends, the outlook is that there
will be q half dozen first nations,
created by assimilation instead of war.
Japan will be one, with its influence
felt throughout Eastern Asia, Russia
will. of course, advance, Germany will
probably have absorbed Austria. The
Latin races of Southern Europe may
have combined for sclf-protection.
England will go on empire building,
and the United States will have
spread over the continent, and maybe
two continents, besides having alb
sorbed vast numbers of peoples from
all countries Of the earth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-10-07

of western mines; ut another time he
has been down on his uppCrs: again he
has been engaged in Il big dairying pro-
j"cr in Virginia; ut other times h" has
dabblcd again in Western mines and
has run an Eastern mule farm.
Retiring from the Senate last spring
he was again once more poor man.
and with lis advanced years it WAS
presumed by the unknoWning ones he
would sink into obscurity but like
some others, bill Stewart has never
known when he was down and out,
and he Immediately started forth a.
gain in the battle of life with the
purpose TO again rebuild his fortunes
The chances are more than even that
he will although he is nearly four
score years.
The Senator expects to reap a pro-
ftable harvest from the various legal
matters arising out of the vast new
gold fields which have been discovered
in Nevada. He is an expert on min
ming law and has at least the preced-
ent established of having received in
former years fortune as single fee.
Not Crushed by Failure.
Whatever may be said about the
Senator politically, his bittcrcSt
enemies will not deny that the physi-
cal makeup of the man is marvellous
to the last degree and that his courage
is splendid. He is of the type that