The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-16

Mclaughlin alone, they would mar
civilization on the Columbia, and not
a fur-trading post Then they could
oppose your civilization there. That
iss what he breaches Simpson
breaches otherwise Simpson loses
Oregon to England, it may be-
'Then you think there is a chance
Of trouble between our country and
England, out there?'
He smiled. ut iss not chance,
but certainty" he said 1T wass
only agreed last night England viii
march this summer 700 men up the
Peace river. In the fall they will be
across the Rockies, Sol They can
take boats easily down the streams to
Oregon You ask IL there will be
troubles. tell you. yess.
What time can England make
with her brigades. west-bound my
friend? | asked him casually He an
swered with gratifying scientific pre-
cision
From Edmonton to Fort Colville,
west of the Rockies. it hass been done
in six weeks, and five days, by sir
George himself. From Fort Colville
down 1t iss easy by boats. 1t takes
the voyageur three months to cross,
or four months. 1t would take troops
twice that long or more, For you IN
the states you can so faster. And
ah my friend, II ISIS worth the race,
that Oregon. Believe me, 1t ISIS full
Of bugs--of new bugs; 12 news species
I haf discovered and named. 1t iss
something's Of honor, iss 1t notT'
what you say interests me very
much, sir" said. "T am only an
American trader. knocking around TO
see the world little bit, You seem
to have been engaged in some scien-
titic pursuit in that country"
''Yess," he said. "Mein own govern
ment and mein own university they
send me to this country TO do what
hass not been done am insecto-
logger. Shall show you my bugs OF
Oregon? You shall see them yess?
Come with me to my hotel. You shall
see many bugs, such as science hass
not yet known
| was willing enough to go with
him; and true to his word he did show
me such quantities OF carefully pre-
pared and classified insects as had
not dreamed our own country offered.
Twelve new species!" he said, with
pride. "Mcin own country viii git
me honor for this. Five years spend
Now go back home.
'I shall not tell you what nickname
they gif me in Oregon" he added,
smiling; "but my real name iss VOL
fran Won Rittenhofen. Berlin. 1t wass
last my home. Tell me. you go soon
to Oregon?"
"That is very possible" answered; /;
and this time at least spoke the
truth. 1--WE are bound in opposite di-
rections, but If you are sailing for
Europe this spring, you would save
time and gain comfort by starting
from New York. 1t would give us
great pleasure II we could welcome
so distinguished a scientist In Wash
ington.'
No, am not yet distinguished
Only shall | be distinguished when
have shown my II new species tc
mein own university"
"But 1t would give me pleasure also
to show you Washington. You shoult
see also the government Of those
backwoodsmen who arc crowding ou
to Oregon. Would you not like t
travel with me in America 30 far al
that?"
He shook his head doubtfully. per
haps make mistake to come by th'
St. Lawrence? 1t would be shorter Il
20 by New York? Well, ! hat N
hurry. / think 1t over yess.'
But tell me, where did you get tha
leetle thing?" he asked me again pres
emily, taking up in his hand the II
dian clasp.
q traded for 1t among the Crow II
dams"
"You know what It iss, eh?"
NO, except that II Is Indian made
lie scanned the round disks car
| fully. "Wait!" he exclaimed.
show you something's
He reached for my pencil, DIRE
| toward him piece of paper, takin
] from his pocket meantime bit
string. Using the latter for radiu
j he drew a circle on the piece OF pape
| Now look what dol" he said,
] I bent over curiously. "See, | draw
straight line through the circle.
9 vide II in half, 80. | divide 1t In ha
y once more, and make point Now
shorten my string, one.half. On ea'
side of my long line make me a hs
circle -only half way round on q
=, opposite sides. So, now, what | q
"a eh? You understand him."
:. shook my head He pointed
n turn to the rude ornamentation in {
,a she'll clasp. declare that then
could see resemblance between I
two designs!
1T is curious" I said.
:, "Mein Gott, II iss more than GU
~ Gus. II iss wonderful haf two An
~ zonias collected by my own han
g. g. and IL species Of my own discove
- - yess, in butterflies alone That
ha much? Listen. It iss notings! HI
~ iss the discovery"
"a He took q pace or two excited
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