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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

- AWSON. Yukon Territory. June
24.-Buckle on your shoulders
- the wings Of your Imagination
and come with me for a 500-mile trip
on the headwaters Of the Yukon. With
IN the past Is days I have made most
OF the journey on foot, on rail and on
steamer. and can point out the sights
as we go. We begin in the coast
range Of mountains only Is miles from
the Pacific ocean
Here the river has one Of its sources.
II starts as a trickling stream Of icy
cold water and winds its way down the
NILS and pourS into Lake Bennett. We
take the White Pass railway and ride %
miles along the east shore Of that Ia Ike
10 Caribou, and thence an hour or so
farther to the town Of White Horse.
rs q are now at the head of the steam
navigation OF the mighty river, and can
sail for more than 2O00 miles o where
il pOurs into Bering sea. not far from
The Arctic ocean
Yukon Great Stream.
But before we take ship at White
Horse let US look at the size OF the Yu-
kon- The river is one of the largest of
the world There are only four on the
North American continent that surpass
il in length and i'm the area Of the basin
u drains. These are the Mississippi
missouri. which rises FAR up in the
Rockies and is lost IT. the Mexican gulf:
the nnipeE-Nelson that begius with
the Saska tcheWan in southern Canada
and pours its waters into Hudson's BAY.
the Mackenzie that flows TO the north
and empties into the Arctic ocean. and
the St Lawrence the doWnsDOut which
carries the waters Of the great lakes
into the Atlantic.
The length Of the Yukon. from the
source Of its longest tributary 70 Der
ing sea. is as great as the distance
from Boston to salt Lake City, and the
navigable streams which flow into il.
If Joined together would make a canal
reach as Ear as from Seattle 20 Shan--
hal
The volume OF lac Yukon is about
hale Ia a. the St T.avv-cnce and two
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

thirds that OF the Mississippi Missouri
TX Is three times as long as the Rhine
500 miles longer than the Danube, and
OF Just the same length as the Volga.
The basin OF the Mississip Missouri
takes in One-third Of the United States.
and the basin of the Yukon has an
area equal TO One-tenth or one-eleventh
Of all the lands under the American
flag.
Reminds One Of the Mississippi.
The navigation OF the Yukon com
pares IN its difficulties with that OF
the Mississippi. IT makes you think Of
Mark Twain's description Of the great
river, which he knew so well as a pilot
lie said IF you will peel an apple in
one long pairing and throw il over your
mead, the shape II viii have when il
falls on the floor viii represent the
ordinary curves Of the river" We
shall find this true OF the upper Yu-
kOn- The stream winds about Ike a
snake. It narrows and widens. Now il
is only few hundred feet from bank
70 bank, and now almost a lake. The
river is full Of sandbanks and there are
rocky canyons through which the boat
shoots, almost grazing the cliffs.
Our snip is the little steamer Sell
KIRK II IS Of only 500 tons and il
draws but four or five feet of water
Nevertheless, il is so well managed that
II twists and turns with the current
believe i could turn in its own length,
for at times 10 swings q bout as though
on a pivot. Now the pilot throws the
boat across the stream and lets the cur
rent 90 the work. and now shoots IL
tnrousn the rapids, putting on steam
TO make the paddles 90 faster.
In addition 10 the boat itself we have
q great barge TO care for. The most OF
the freight which goes down the Yu-
kon IS carried on barges which are
pushed along in front Of the steamers.
Uses Wood as Fuel.
The Selkirk burns wood and We ston
several times day TO take on this
fueL Great piles OF cord wood have
been stacked up on the banks and
this is wheeled in barrows over gang
plank TO the steamer
IN many of,the places the only dwell
inE % The cabin Of the wood chopper.
VINO supplies the shin ~ So rntIcb y
cord The pUrser measures the amount
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

taken with a 10-foot pole The cost is
80 or ; j. and down stream. the Selkirk
burns about one cord an hour. In COM
ing back against the current the con
sumption Is often four times as much.
The wood is largely spruce trees from
there 10 six inches in diameter. The
logs are sawed and split. and carefully
piled Many Of the little islands we
pass are covered with the stumps OF
trees cut for the steamers. but most Of
the wood stations are on the mainland
the cutting having been done on the
banks or IN the valleys back from the
The scenery OF the YGu-zon abounds in
strange features Our whole trip is
thoruSh the wilderness. We seem to
nave joined the army Of early explorers
ana 70 be steaminS through a new
Except at the wood piles where We
take on our fuel there are no signs of
ire and we ride for miles seeing only
an indian tent or a cabin The coun-
Try mas not been touched since Colum-
DuS landed on the West Indies islands.
II is much the same as it was when the
cave jewellers, the ancestors Of the Is
stone.
have seen most Of the great rivers
OF the world, the Rhine. the Danube, the
Folga. the Nile. the Lambesi, the Yang
SIC and the Hoang Ho. / know the
HUDSON, the Mississippi. the Gauges the
Indus and the Irrawaddi, as well as
the Amazon and the Parana and many
other streams Of more or less fame No
where else have / seen scenery like
mat OF the Yukon It is Of its own
kind.
Much Of the country is semi desert,
ana much is as green as the valley of
the Nile. Here the hills. slOping almost
precipitously back from the green fast
flowing river. are wrinkled with dry
waterways filled with low forests.
There IS a series Of benches rising one
over the other making great terraces
from the edge of the stream 10 the tops
Of the mountains.
Much OF the valley has been filled
with silt and the Yukon has changed
its course like the Yellow river Of
China cutting out new channels and
tearing up and THROWING Gown Islands.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

through which II flows. ana the islands
are in every stage OF formation Here
they are sandbars as bare as the desert
Of Sahara there they are busted with
the green Of their first vegetation 4
little farther on are patches or land
surrounded by water with pushes as
high as your waist and farther stin
islands covered with forest Each IS
land has its own shade OF green from
the fresh hue OF the first sprouts OF
the wheat fields TO the dark green
mixed with silver OF the woods Of Nor
way and Sweden.
Not a few Of the islands are spotted
with flowers. Some from which the
woods have been cut for the steamers
are covered with fireWeed and o.
mighty quilt OF delicate pink rises out
Of the water. the black stumps upon il
standing out like knots on the sur
face. such islands are more gorgeous
than the flower beds OF Holland
And then the mountains and valleys
I'm places there are low hills bordering
the Yukon and behind them mountains
that are covered with -rass. and still
farther on peaks clad IN their SilVery
garments OF perpetual snow At one
place Tar back from the river. rising
out OF park Of the Ereeuest OF green.
are rocky formations which look like
castles. as clean cut and symmetrical
as any to be seen on the banks OF the
Rhine and down in the river itself are
other great rocks more terrible than
that on which the Lorelei sat and sang
TO the destruction OF the sailors be
meath. one such formation is known
as The Five Fingers ID consists of
five mighty masses OF reddish brown
rock that rise 20 the height of a six
story house-right iu the channel
through which the steamers must 90.
sun Rises Before = 4. VI.
We make our trip down this part OF
the river between ! and o'clock in the
morning. when. at this time of the
year. the sun is just rising. The cur
rent is swift and it takes careful pilot
ing. The ship must 20 just right or il
viii be dashed TO pieces against the
great rocks The captain guided the
barge Of cattle to the heart OF the
channel. He puts the barge and tia
steamer right in the heart OF the cur
rent and We shot down between two
OF these mighty fingers Of rock with
a rush into the rapids below As we
pass II seems as though the rocks are
not more than three feet away on each
side OF our steamer.
a little farther on we ride under
precipices OF sand that extend straight
up from the water as though they We're
cut by a knife, and the strata are as
regular as those OF a layer cake The
cliffs rise 10 the height OF the Wash
inEtou monument They seem to be
made OF volcanic ash or glacial clay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

is a horseshoe nailed over the door. and
rifle stands on the porch at the side.
On the wall at the back Of the hut a
dog harness hangs 70 a pes The skin
Of freshly killed bear is tackled ID
on one SIDE. and the remains Of "a bbfc
t!1ins lie here and there on the ground
The cabin itself is not more thar
cich- feet in height II has earth
banked up about the foundation It Is
made c. logs well chinked. and there q.
a weatherstripping Of bagging nailed
20 the doOrpOsrs- The door is frame
wOrS- filled in with sections Of con-
denSed milk boxes for panels Enter
ing we find that the cabin consists OF
two rooms One is a kitchen, and the
other the living room and bedroom,
combined Three rude cots. made OF
poles. and covered with blankets form
the beds There are some benches for
seats and knOcked-up table stands
under the window Clothes OF the own
ers hang from the walls OF lie upon the
floor The kitchen has a stove and a
table The latter is covered with IN
washed dishes There IS a guitar on
the shelf near the stove and a pack OF
cards OF a ledge in the logs The
whole is by no means inviting but I
doubt not il is a fair type Of the home
OF the prOspectOrs and WoOdmen
throughout the whole region.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Little Bobbie $ Pa
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

? NAY not be hoam much between
now & eleckshun. sed Pa 10 Ma
\ last mite. The party needs me.
The Probishun party needs you.
guess. sed 1Ia- Wer did you git that
idee in yure he'd. thai you wud so on the
stump
sum the boys has been bleeding
with me. sed pa Old George Gay sed
he tIot I ought 10 so out & saiv the
party The good old G. o. P. needs
orators. PUblick speaking is my middel
naim. sed Pa
I knew always that YOU weren't tung-
tied. sed Ma. but newer knew you
I cud git up in q hall anyWare & draw
crowd Of grown peepul, & I don't
know IL now sed Ma. i guess you had
better Bide a Wee. sed Ma
BY no means. sed Pa I wud be in
deed a poor patriot. Pa sed. II I left
nv country's uOablest party in the
. lurch wen il needs me You & little
BObbie will be proud OF me wen you
see me pointing with pride & viewing
with alarm. sed Pa
7 hoop you doant make yureself rec
diklus. sed Ma- That is what 1 am
afrade Of.
Thare is no feer Of that. sed Pa. When
I git up on the platform K dee-nOuncs
all them min-- uns Of Greed that is put
tins crown of nettles on the brow OF
Mankind. sed Pa the whole country viii
be ringing for me
Moar likely a patrol wagon will be
ringing for you Insted, sed Ma Why
. I'm the wurld can't YOU attend to yure
own bizuess affairs
A pstryot shud think OF his own
bizuess second x the bizness Of Colum-
bia first. sed a
Wen did YOU gi- TO be so patryotick.
sed Ma. wanted you to march in the
preparedness parade & You sed you
were too fat. Wich was true enuff.
goodness knows. Ma sed. but you mite
have marched few blocks at leest
Wen are you going to start on this
grate cchine-tset Of yures. sed Ma
Wen the Cdmpane warns up. sed Pa
Wait tin yo1 hear me handing it to
the Mummy Powers witch has this coun-
try in their Shiny Tenuikals sed Pa
You meeu tertaccIes- Sed Ma
] meeu Tenlikals, sed Pa. il is a ten
nikal eXpresshun for claws
You mail- me lsff. sed Ma.
You newer talk me at my true worth.
Seu Pa II YOU had ever took me az
my true worth vol wud be a proud wife.
To ] had took YOU at your true worth.
sed Ma. ] wud have been a old maid
now. maybe. Wont YOU let me help
you 20 a littel dinner. deerest luv2 IL
is Citing cold a orator shud be well
nurrished. sed Ma
You wait & see. sed Pa. Thecountry
VIII talk me moar seerius than you do.
wen 1 sit out on the platform. We shall
see.
Poor. deer hubby. sed Ma am
afrade it is this hot Wether going TO
yure he'd IL is a good thing Mister
Cicero isn't living now, sed Ma; you
wud git his job away from him Bob
bic sed Ma you have "a crate father.
You ought 10 be prOuder than the
Hughes boy. sed Ma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

Vow we pass through gOrges of silt
where the sand wallis rise above us to
the height OF a 20-story office build
ing; and now swing around beds where
We seem 10 be walled in b. the cut
tings made by the water.
How Nature Builds the Earth.
You can see how Mother Nature
builds up the earth. The hills are COM
posed Of earth washings- The soil is
soft and from year 10 year the shaggy
teeth OF old Father Time have been
gouginE long burrows out OF their
sides These burrows have caught the
moisture. forests Of small evergreens
nave grown up in them and the land
Scape for miles looks rs though IL had
been plowed by the gods. and drilled
in with these crops or green trees.
This makes the country look when
seen from q distance. as though il We're
cultivated There is a scanty grass
between the patches OF forests. and the
whole IS like mighty farm planted by
the genii of the far north
The scenery changes from time TO
time we 20 down the river. Here
the banks are almost fiat and covered
with bushes There on the opposite
sides they are of bare sandy glacial
aliuviaL AT times the earth is so fri
able that % rolls down in avalanches
and a blast from our steam whistle
will start the sand flowing It makes
one think Of the loess cliffs on the
plains Of north China Those cliffs
contain some OF the richest fertiliziug
matter on earth. and their dust carried
by the wind enriches the country upon
which ir drops rs the silt from the
Abyssinian highlands enriches the
Nile
Soil Il Dead.
The soil from the upper Yukon Is
poorer than that which surrounds the
Dead sea at the lower end of the Jor-
dan. r. lacks fertilizing qualities and
some o. it rests on a bed OF prehistoric
ice. which carries OFF the rainfall,
leaving no moisture for plant life The
glacial ice is seldom more than three
feet under the surface The rain sinks
through the sand and then flows off in
streams. II is as though the land was
laid down on plates Of smooth copper
tilted toward the valleys TO carry the
rain straight TO the rivers At least
that is the opinion Of a geological eX-
per who belongs 10 our party He
tells me the clouds give the region
only 30 or L. inches OF water per year
and that the rainfall is about like that
OF California in the neighborhood of
Los Angeles. and also that 65 per cent
OF the water that falls finds its way
TO the streams
Builds Up and Tears Down.
Much of our way down the Yukon is
il and out among islands. The stream
is always tearing down the land
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
A Remarkable Woman
Mr.. Mercy Warren. Revolution
AIRY Character. First Person
To Advise Separation
Prom England.
by MADIrOr- c. PETERS.
Copyright 1915 by Madison c
Peters)

HES MERCY WARREN. the most
M remarkable woman who lived
4 = in the revolutionary period.
was the sister of James Otis. immortal
lied by his eIoquence in ehalf OF the
coIonists against British oppression
and his determined opposition to the
'writs of assistance" in ISL Her
husband. James Warren. in 1872 took
a leading part in the establishment OF
the committees Of correspondence for
the different colonies. in 1775 became
president Of the Massachusetts, pAovin-
cial congress, paymaster to the CONT
mental army while IL was at Cambridge
and after the adoption OF the Mass
achusetts state constitution was for
several years speaker Of the house
Mercy Warren whose life story il
the history Of the American revolution.
was born in Barnstable. Mass. Sept. Is.
1925 in times when the colonies were
stauuch in their adherence to the Ing
lish crown She lived through all the
states or alienation an rebellion until
the battle Of yorktown and the sur
render Of CORVALLIS made the new
republic an assured certainty.
Mercy Warren was an ardent patriot.
How ardenJly she espOused the cause
Of her country how deeply her feel
ings were enlisted appears in her cor
respOndence with Samue. and John
am others who asked her opinion in
political matters and acSuOWledged the
eXcellency OF her Judgment Gen.
Knox wrote her, 4 shall be haupv 10
receive your counsels from time 70
time" When she failed 70 write 10
John Adams he wrote asking the rea-
son why The correspondence OF John
-tdafls ana Mercy warren was pub
lished by the Massachusetts, Historical
society. in 1873 Her house at Ply
mouth was the resort Of great men and
- uHmrra . p
revolution and aft P its outbreak. She
says by the Plymouth fireside were
many political plans originated, dis
cussed and disested-"
She wrote dramatic and satirfcal
poems against the ROyalists, which
were included in her volume OF
Poems. Dramatic and Miscellaneous
She published in three valumes in 1905
the first complete History OF the Rise,
Progress and Termination Of the Amer
lean Revolution. Interspersed with
Biographical Political and Moral OBJ
serFarlOns- powerful delineation OF
a great period, a history which ex-
hlDlts her as a writer far in advance
o. her age Its sound Judgment and
careful research with its clear and
vigorous style gaze it high and last
ing value.
Mercy Warren was the first to sug-
gest the doctrines Of Inherent
Rights which was at once accepted by
our 1orefarners as the common prop
erty OF all mankind and she was the
first person 10 advise separation from
the mother country. long before the
first drumbeat sounded the march OF
republicanism- Her letters to the
Adams are documentary proofs that
she made them the fearless advocates
OF independence.
RouchefOucalt in his Travels in the
United States. speaking Of her eX-
tenslve and varied readinA says sci
dom has a woman IN any age acquired
such ascendenCy by mere force OF a
powerful intellect. and her Influence
continued through life"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
Steamboating On Upper Yukon Recalls
Early Days In Navigating Mississippi
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1918. by Frank
G. Carpenter.1

o.
R N
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

TEE naualyazy
ms sunburned little perfume
that green finger
hands lie wordvaybued
with the jngeous stalks the field
! all the world O
He watches the big lazy white clouds against the deep blue sky they
hold away, rola and rehap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

Much of our way down the Yukon is
ia and out among islands. The stream
is always tearing down the land
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

? MAY not be hoam much between
now & eIsckshun. sed Pa 10 Ma
4 last mite. The party needs me.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-13

GER. First Infantry. I@ granted leave uf
abscncc upon being relieved from treat
mcnt ~ Fort Ea!ard, N Al. until date af
sailing frr Hawaii
Orders ~ ro.. - relating XVI First
Lieutenant vii lam NJ. West Ir..
Fourth Cavalry. rrr amended. Lrrrftu.
and West Viii sail from San Francisco
about july ,. Captain James J. Walsh
ordnance department. tu ~lu Antonio.
Chaplain Milton n. Be-bc i- assigned tl
Twelfth Cavalry. Chaplain John g..
Rockford. coast artillery corps. % Tenth
Infantry. effective jung I'll
Transfers aud aS~ilumcnts: Major
Charles y. Haeadorn. Twcnfv third %
Fifth Infantry. June n. Captain Richard
IN. nv walker. Tive th ~ Ninth Cavalry.
! ne ~: George = Pritcbard IT.. Tenth
fo Fifteenth Civalrr. June 80. Theodore
II. Tatlnr. Fifth WV Fourth Cavalry.
June y: Aubrey Lippiaeott. Thirteenth
io Fourth Cavalry. Juno n: Gny Cu~h
man. Eleventh nv Fifteenth NJ Cavalry.
june n: .Iohr p. Srho-ffrl. Eleventh ~
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Bugle
N s

Private Allcyn IVY II company ha- been
playing with the Point Isabel team and
ha~ been making \ hi- with the seaside
fans.
Corporal John- " y company suffered
an accident Yesterday. breaking hi- left
arm.
Lieutenant Herr w C company ha~ put
mp several handsome prizes which will be-
shot tor by the company.
Private Jacobs of vi troop had hi- car
drums bursted on the target range Tues
day. An operation may he necessary.
The wife vi First Sergeant Welker WITT
+ troop has arrived from san Antonio.
Private McDerrnott has been appointed
art.hcer NJ Company III.
Sergeant IIagor WI II company ha- beer
detailed To the Eighth Infantry. stationed
in the Philippine Islands. and H. awaiting
orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-13
Tried Various Kidney
Remedies But Only One
Proved Reliable

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ing testimonials ot people who had been
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BY the use OF DR.. kilmer'> Swamp-Root.
- | decided 10 try il and | know I owe my
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cerely hope my words viii be the mean, of
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Very truly yours.
II. j. FENSTERMAkER.
liAl Roycroft Avenue. Lakewood. Ohio.
Personally appeared before me this 18th
day of October. 1915. Il. !. Fen-iermater.
who subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same j. true In sub
stance and IN fact.
WM. j. KLOTZBACH.
Notary Public.
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LOCAL GAME is
AGAINST WINDS
INFANTRY AND BROWNS FIGHT OUT
NINE INNINGS IN HIGH WINDS
AND CLOUDS or DUST.

III \ game marked by errors ana heavy
hitting. the Fourth Infantry Riilemeu de
featcd the Brownsville Browns at Font
Brown Wednesday afternoon IN \ score
Of : to 3. But for the fact that the
Browns irfcld made several costly bobblp.
IN the first inning, thereby allowing the
infantry to score three runs, the game
might have had 4 different result.
Fcdcrolf. or the slab for the Browns.
pitched n good brand of bah, and in addi-
ton 10 that did good work with the stick.
getting three hits out of five trips IN the
plate. The Browns secured n total If
eleven hits in the game. while the Riflemcn
made seven hit-.
Heavy winds from Che coast made il DIFF
fcult TO Judge high ball-. made more DIFF
ficuit by clouds of dust chasing across the
bi- campus. The game was interesting
only from ono standpoint. the batting.
THE Browns went In I'd the game three
players short. and Tiled IN from PLAYERS
on the Texas launch team.
The score Il II T.
kIiiymcn ....... 300 O0l 120-1 z =
Browns ........ 600 OI0 100 III 4
Battories-Fourth Infantry. Nichols and
IIiahee; Browns. Federolf and Corpus.
Umpire. Johnson.
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Army ORDERS.

second Lieutenant Thornr Dequcl Dr..
and Second Lieutenant LcRiSlK Under
hill VIII sail from san Francisco abafi
July ;. orders If Feb. , counirrmanied
Second Lieutenant Thomas Cafron
Tw~cntr-th;rd Infantry. relieved II For
Lcavenworth. effective May y. to Join
his regiment.
Captain Roy p. Harper. Twelfth Cav
airy. t. Columbus. y. u a. acting cnar
termaster. Captain Brady O. Euttencut
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