Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1882, Page 1

1 " 74 / v /, w . Tetrre A MAHA DAILY BEE ROMANTIO YELLOWSTONE. A River Which Goéurses Through the Most Magnifi- ceut Scenery on the Oontinent, z Amethyst Mountaine, Glitter- ing Oascades, Steaming Springs, and Mountains of Metal. ‘Ic-ull- About the Resouroces and Wealth of Montana. Corrospondence Bt. Paul Ploneer Press, April 165, — g snows and unnum- bered springs of the majestic moun. tain region, whose supernal heights, rpetual clouds and bound by et frosts, are the grand tow surmounting the great reservoir of the continent, which gives birth to its three mightiest river systems, the Yel- ¥ G3tone takes its source. * ¥ From a distance of 100 miles this great river flows through a region fin. equalled upon the surface of the globe in the wild grandeur and beauty of its scenery and the wierd attractions of its anomalous physical character: tics. Commencing at its outset we find a lake comprisiug an area 300 miles square, nearly as large as St. Claire, and situated at an altitude of 8,000 . feet above ‘the level of the sea, a height which may perh: be more fully compre- hended m we reflect that a bird leaving” its shores and continuing across the continentat that exact dis- tance ‘lhmm the ocean would uonfrh;-r alpove the snow capped summit of Mt. V?:-hingwn, and trom some of the ks ‘of the majestic Cascade and I(‘;:““ d'Alene ranges would ve quite invisible. This lake is surrounded by rugged mountains, the dark verdure of whose evergreen forests and the sombre coloring. of whose naked brown slopes delightfully contrast with the deep blue of its waters, Up- on its beach layers of many hued wa- worn pebbles and long stretches of silver sand alternate with masses of mineral secretions deposited by sub- siding springs and extinct geysers, which here and there encroach upon its margin, POOLS OF BOILING WATER bubble up upon its shores, or some- times through upheavals of mines deposits in the midst of its frigid ‘bosom, 80 that the fishermon anglin, upon its banks may cast the captur trout into one of these natural caul- drons of boiling water, and cook it without the necessity of removing it from the hook. Trout and yling in oountless mbers-abound within its clear, still , and upon its tranquil surface TH b w&m fowl of gvory kind ./ Swn to northern latitudes have Ndeir summer habitat. Two hours’ - ride from the lake is the head of the o | canyon of the Yellowstone and commencement of its great falls. In the first the river plunges down in a foaming, turbulent cascade, 140 ! feet, in a second 1t takes a giant lea] 4 of 390 feet. Itis impossible for the g | oy imagination to picture the solemn £~ beauty and sublimity of this mighty scene, On either side stupendous walls y ?&;und in a sheer declevity of 2,000 feetrto the bed of the narrow, solitary river, which flows dark and voiceless 1n thejdismal shadows of the gray rocks whick imprison it. Scarcely 200 yards separate the walls of this im- ense chasm, “‘Following the river upon its course wenty-five miles we reach THE AMETHYIST MOUNTAINS, a fairy land of natural marvels, whose wonderful petrifications of animal and | vegetable forms and infinite variety of | crystal of rare luster and beauty yield not only wonder and delight to the ordinary student of nature, but afford = unrivalled opportunities for geologi- cal research and study. On one peak of this chain, at the very verge of an inaccessible cliff of sandstone, stands ' the petrified forest, a collection of ‘: what was once grand old monarchs of ., the wood, the worn and rugged trunks and withered branches now turned to o /dstone, The plain at the foou of pse mountains over which the rail passes is dotted with a n‘fiq of pretty little o8, and these are constantly filled with thousands of aquatic birds of every kind. Lying to the west of this region hut a few miles are the geyser basins, that mystic land of natural marvels, which has not its parallel in the known world, Of its weird and wondrous attractions noth- ing need now be said, as the public has of late been made familliar with it by frequent and exhaustive de- scription, and from the published guide bhooks, now easily accessible everywhere, full information can be obtained as to its most noteworthy and interesting features, the most convenient and direct routes for reaching it, ete. But to the east of this portion of the great river there is . AN IMMENSE MOUNTAINOUS AREA, isolated from the conventional route of the tourist, a part of which is des. tined to be known to the world as an important mining section, and within primitive wilds and fastnesses may be seen some of the grandest and most picturesque of American moun- tain scenery. Leaving the east fork of the Yel- Jowstone, the route to the mining camp at the head of Soda Butte creek liee through a wilderness of primeval -n.&mu-, for the most part a dense % forest, hemmed in on either side 10y majestic mountains, on most of ¢ vehose summits the foot of man has ) wgever trod, whose gray old rocks are ~iarked by the silver thread of myriad * aautiful little cascades flowing from . the melting snows, i Here is a veritable sportsman’s par- adiso, for the wood is filled with ~elk " aud imk-uuh deor, pliessania aud Wr grouse, every little lake covs b, 1 Ml kinds of squatic fowl, and ol H streams filled with trout. At head of Boda Batte creek, between the sources of Clark's Fork and Stimking river, near the east boundary of the national park, THE TOWER FALLS, only rivalled in height and beanty by the Bridal Vail of l‘ha Yosemite val- ley of California. Passing over a suc- cesnion of thickly-wuud Mlll:n:ray flats and rocky gorges we reach Gard- ner's river, and croseing its foam- ing torrent pass out of the National park. ¢ Five miles above the crossing are the mammoth hot springs on Gard- ner’s river, tho largest mineral springs in the world, clouds of vapor arising from which are plainly visitle from the bridge. From a point near here the Gallatin mountain can be seen, at the base of which the Gallatin river, one of the main tributaries of the Missouri, takes its rise, agrim and frowning old monastery, its towering summit lost amid the clouds, wnd its rugged slopes clothed in tual snows. From here also, on the dis- tant horizon, the famous Glass moun- tain can be dimly discerned, so called from a sort of glass, known as obsidian, of which it is chiefly composed, interesting nak only because: of its anomalo reological formation, but from .being historical ground and associated with a number of legends and traditions of Indian origin, i It was near the mammotl hot springs that the tamous Evart§ was found after having been lost for ghirty- seven days in this vast solitudey dur- ing which time he subsisted on *this- tle roots and grasshoppers ! Beyond Gardner’s river the road passes for a considerable disfance along the dizzy brow of a narrow! can- yon, bounded on either, side by cliffs of towering and overhanging xocks, through which the river rushes with frightful velocity, hissing, seething, ard bursting into clouds of mist and spray over enormous boulders which haye fallen into Its bed from the heights above, ] 1t forms a scene of impressive gran- deur, and as we stand upon the brist- ling crags and gaze down upon the madly rushing waters far below a part of the view afforded from the Table rock at Niagara is vividly brouglit to mind. Near this place stands one of the mountain kings, a peak pro- nounced by Prof. Hayden to be one of the loftiest in this part of the range, its summit being 12,000 foet @bove she water and nearly 5,000 feet above the level of the river which flows at its base. Descending again into the valley, w2 enter & region 1n which, in some laces, desolation reigns supreme, ‘egetation sometimes almost ceasee, the road leads across barren and rocky flate, with only here and there the pale green leaves of the gnarled and withered brush, and the inevita- ble prickly pears, to relieve the gloomy tinge which the peculiar reddish col- ‘or of the soil everywhere lends to the landscape.. The country here often seems to partake of the nature of the Man- ,u'ht ‘Terrds, oth.:Hl 145: ofty hills, through wi the great river finds its way, sre and ster- ile; though its immediate banks are at intervals fringed with a low and stunt- P | ed growth of cottonwood, which, by their evident struggle for existence rather add to than relieve the general' air of desolation, As we go on, however, the char- acter ot both the upland and valley lands gradually improves, one of the noticeable changes being in the much more pleantiful growth of sage and the extraordinary height and size to which it here attains, being magni- fied from a shrub to a tree, which grows in little groves like minature forests of oaks. From Emigrant gulch to the lower canyon of the Yel- lowstone, on both sides of the river, there is a fine stock range, upon which thousands of cattle and horses browse in plertiful and fat abund- ance, Emigrant gulch, the most import- ant placer mines of the Yellowstone region, lies on the east side of the river, in rugged,broken hills, and the great unsightly caves upon its banks, long'stretchies of denuded bed rock, and interminable strings” of . sluices' and flumes, attest the paying returns of the diggings past and present. Trail creek draius a of the divide which separates the Gallatin and Yellowatone basins, and empties into the latter, immediately above the lower canyon, Its bottom contains some excellent lands, and a number of ranches have been taken in the vicimty, The lower canyon, the por- tal of the Yellowstone, presents some wild and picturesque scenery, the river tearing through confined rocky walls, and the road through the great gorge winding along rugged slopes, pine clad ridges and beneath jutting crags. THE MOST IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS of the upper valley are the bottoms of Big and Little Timber creeks, the haustible quantities. Much of the 1and of this region could be made ductive by means of thorough irrig tion; and when this is accomplished the agricultural area can be in e ten fold. Bome of the soil of the dis- trict which appears sterile and useloss, with water can be made wondrously productive, as has been froquently tested in a small way. j allwater on the south side THE CLARK'S FORK MINES are situated. They are southwest of Hart mountain, and are distant about 100 miles from the Big Horn moun- tains. Daring the Sioux war of 1876 the smoke of the Indian signal fires were plainly seen from the highest points in the vicinity. Since the discovery of these mines each succeeding year has disclosed more and more of the enormous wealth of the district, but only during the past year have the facts hecome gen- erally known and recognized. 'The mountaiu sides of the distriet are cov- ered with a thick growth of pine and fir as far up as the timber line ex- tends, 11,5600 feet above sea level, be- yond which point trees will not grow. Above shoot up the bald snowy peaks of rocks, among which some of the the lodes are situated. The ores are generally low grade, 8o far as yet tested, but rich s have been ob- tained from float specimens, and there is every reason to believe that other lodes exist in the vicinity rich in both gold and silver. That which distinguishes the camp from other mineral sections is the quantity of the surface ‘‘slides’’ and deposits. Fine fissure veins have also been found in eeveral instances. The only conditions necessary to the de- velopment and successtul working of the mines is a quick and cheap means of transportation, and the establish- ment of local smelting works. Dur- ing the summer of 1876 a Bozeman company erected a smelter at the head of Soda Butte creek, but the un- avoidable small capacity of the ma- chinery used has been found totally inadequate to the wants of the dis- trict, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, happily now far advanced within the borders of Montana, wiil afford the needed outlet and enable the miners to ship their ore and the smelters their bullion to eastern and foreign markets, The passage of the Crow bill has a momentous bearing upon the immediate future of the Clark's Fork mines. The retrocession of the lands included in the bill will give to the people of the Yellowstone valley an additional tributary area of 6,000 uare miles, containing in its limits all the elements essential to substan- tial growth and prosperity, and opens to the country one of the grandest mineral sections of which our conti- nent can boast. Oapital which has 1ong been ready to develop the leads, and erect adequ- ate smelting and reduction machinery, has hesitated to venture upon so un- certain an enterprise, under the past state of affairs, and the development of this productive district has been The | retarded h all th ""P" throug] ese years A FEW BQUALID SAVAGES, who were never known to visit this region, were regarded by the govern- ment as its sovereign owners. From the summits of the mountains surrounding the head of Soda Butte creek mugnificent views may be ob- tained.. Here and there are beautiful little lakes buried in the solitude of the upper mountain regions, whose quiet bosoms reflect towering cliffs and crags of granite and stately pines and firs, upon all sides high peaks rierce the sky aud snow fieldn glitter ike lakes of molten silver, and tumb- ling down through gorges in cascades and cataracts are the myriad streams of crystal waters which find their sinu- ous course to the plains below, where the great rivers, the arteries of the continent, begin their majestic flow to the sea. Parks, their grassy carpets bedeck- ed with flowers, mountain brooks, ponded by beaver dams, springs burst- ing out of deep recesses and winding Sweet Grass and the Stillwater. The valley of Shield’s river contains some good land, but the country drained by it is chiefly valuable for “its pine timber, of which there are great quantities in vhe lofty hills at its head. The Big and Little Timber crecks and the Sweet Grass derive their principal sources from the crgay mountains, A plateau of unbroken table lands separates them from the Musselshell, and the whole arca drained by them is a vast pasturo rich in bunch and buffalo grassus | INear the Porcupine Butte on the upper Bweet Grass, there is a tract of five farming lands, a valuable dis- tinguishivg feature of which 1s the number of living springs found throughout its extent. Their cold crystal waters burst up from the level prairie, and flowing over the surround- ing surface, irrigate considerable dis- tricts. This part of the basin is gen- erally notable for 1ts pine timber and grazing lands, the arable portions be- nfi confined to the somewhat narrow valleys of the tributaries. In the hills upon the south side limestone abounds, and cosl can be found everywhere throughout the bad lands in inex- over floors of sand, somber pine for- eats, huge black musses crowded with clouds, heights and depths, snow fields, forests ane rock-lands, are blended into one grand scene, once viewed not soon to be forgotten, On the left bank of Soda Butte creek about three miles above its mouth, stands the remarkable forma- tion from which it derives its name. It consists of a lofty cone-shaped mound, composed of a grayish white sybstance, containing a variety of minerals, among which can be distin- guished by colors and taste, soda, sul- phur and alum. On its summit is a cra- ter-like depression, perforated with a number of irregular shaped holes leading into cavernous depths below, as indicated by deep and reverberat- ing echoes, and there is no possibility of doubt that this great heap is the enduring menument of a giant geyser, extinct, perhaps, thousands of years ago, At its base a small mineral spring issues, with a temperature of about ninety degrees Fahrenheit, SDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1882, stone of commerce, are found in vari- ous places, the residium of ancient springs whose fountains have long lfncn become exhausted From the summit of & low range of bluffs near here a magnificent view ean be ob- tained of the grand canon of the Yel- lows*one, and near its mouth A FINE REOION, at its source being rich in timber and mineral, and its valley containing some splendid lands. On the north side, opposite its mouth, is a broad rich bottom, nearly all oceu= pied by actual wsettlers, The road from here leads over broken hills to the upper end of the great Clark's Fork bottom, THE CLARK'S FORK BOTTOM, 80 called, is forty miles in length by five milea in width. and contains about 130,000 acres of alluvial land, besides a broad area of arable bench Iands, formed by the acoumulated de« tritus eroded from the hills which gn« close it. Here may be seen the pecu- liar terraced formation, so oh: iatic of the Milk river and Marias re- gions of the northern part of the ter- ritory, which mark in their the counti gradations the waves of the sediment-| a deposits. Near the east- agx end of the bottom an immense wall divides the bench from the bottom lands, the deep, rich soil of the uplands extending back 1n gradually elovated layers until blend- | go ed with the broken and denuded foot hills of the bluffs. The bottom along the river is composed of a light,sandy loam, mingled with vegetable re- mains, while the tracts bordering the besches contain more clay and are rich in silicates. The low lands arve covered with a thick carpet of buffalo grass and meadow blue-joint, the up- lands with several varieties of bunch grass, The banks and islands of the river are heavily clothed with cottonwood timber of exoellent quality, and upon the ru; slopes and broken, ravines of the bluffs pine and cedar grow in abundance. On the south side the bluffs approach the shores of the river and are covered thickly with bunch grass, affording excellent pasturage. THE CLARK'S FORK, one ot the chief affluents of the upper Yellowstone, taking its rise amid the snow peaks of the main chain, and tlowing through a grand region, rich in mineral, agricultural and pastoral resources, empties into the Yellow- stone, opposite & point near the center of the bottom. Near its head are the mines on Soda Butte creek, and on its tributaries other promsing mines have been partially opened. On Clark’s Fork bottom there are al- ready thirty-five farms, all under ex- cellent cultivation, and large numbere of cattle and horses roam upon the great ranges surrounding 1t. Hundley's, Young’s Point, Canyon Creek and Coulson are somfiul, the latter being a lively little hamlet, commanding the eastern outlet of the valley. P, W. McAdow hss here a hrga store, and near by a saw mill, and a fine farm containing about 300 acres phn:i‘d cultivated w, uponhwfleit a » was goed sen- son. Tbmrd:orn acific ratlroad will cross the Yellowstone at the east- ern end of Clark's Fork bottom, and two miles east of THE NEW CITY OF BILLINGS, which is to be located here. Strange as it may appear, the bench lands have thus far been found to be more fruitful than the bottoms under natural conditions, and upon them in many places three tons of hay have been cut to the acre, while the appar- entl'{ more moist lands near the river yielded in no single instance half that quantity. Limestone and coal of good quality abound in inexhaustible quantities in the surrounding balls, and indications of valuable mineral deposits have been found in various places. Mr. Ed. Fawkes, last sum- mer, disccvered a small crevice of galena and silver bearing ore within five miles of Coulson, and though not in sufficient quantities to justify work- ing, it is an encouraging ‘surface indi- cation of what deeper and more thor- ough exglontiom may develop. Upon the south side of this river is THE CROW RESERVATION, This reservation extended, before the recent retrocession of .its western portion, from the eastern bases of the Rocky mountains to a meridian line intersecting the Yellowstone twenty miles west of the Rosebud, and from the mid-channel of the Yellowstone to the Wyoming line, an extent of territory larger than that of the state of Pennsylvania. It is undouhtedly the finest portion of the Yellowstone, and has within its yast area the ele. ments of a future empire, Its timber, water and grasses are of the best quality. 1Its valleys are broad and fertile, and the mountain districts are covered with pine and cedars, and are rich in mineral. Amid its hills and gulches the THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Yosterday's Proceedings in the Senate and House. Improvement of the Mississip- pi the Principal Subject of Congressional Work, The House Territories Commit- tee Report Againat the Ad- mission of Dakota, Miscellancous Notes of a National Charaocter. CONGRESS, National Ass ciated Press. 4 PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE, AstiNaroN, April 18.—Mr. Gar teported favorably from the judi- ‘committeo the resolution inquir- | whether retired officers could lly hold office under the govern- . Johnston presented a resolu- (ueating thé president to trans cprrespondence with Spain in relative to citizens condemned th in Cuba. memorial from & railroad com- of Louisiana favoring improve- its of the Mississippi river by the system, was presented. i communication was received the president recommending a ippi river improvement com- ion and the appropriation of 8 ,000 for purposes appertaining to. The Chinese bill, as passed by the hxmterdl , was to-day ordered printed and referred to tho committee on foreign relations. 4 The consideration of the bill for the vement of the navigation of the ippi and Missouri rivers was led. . Harris delivered a prepared h, in which he declared that the r of the general government to copstruct and control the improve- ments necessary to make a great naional outlet to the sea could not be enged. He pointed the necessity foe the work being proceeded with at onoe. 9 At the conclusion of Mr, Harrison's , Mr. Kellogg made some re- matks on the necessity of expending money for the cuntinuance of the leveesystem or closing the gaps. PROCEREDINGS IN THE HOUSE. ‘Thecommittees on territories agreed rt the bill for a government in and against the admission of to A joint resolution passed appro- ing 465,000 to make good the iency in public printing. The Utah contest was taken up. The bill to ratify the ment with the Crow Indians for the sale of portion of their reservation in Mon- | to [ tana for the use of ‘the Northern Pa- eidic road was passed. OCAPITAL NOTES. National Associaled Press. CABINET MEETING, WasamNGroN, D. O., April 18— All members, mcluding Chandler and Teller, were present at the cabinet meeting to-day. The session lasted two hours, much routine business be- ing done. THE PRESIDENT, The president and children will vo to Annapolis, Md., to-morrow morn- ing aud will spend the day there. While there they will t the grave of the president's father-in-law, the late Admiral Heiandon, Florence, the comedian, called on the president to consult ubout the con- sulship to Copenhagen, The Avengers, National Associated Press. f Arcrison, Kan., April 18.—A spec- ial sayn it is positively known Frank James is at thg head of the move- ment which has for its aim the exter- mination of all parties whose names are associated with the death ot his brother Jesse; It is learned Frank passed through Atchison last Friday oing southwest, having with him four persons, and that on the same day Mrs, James went te Kansas Yesterday Frank and party returne The new gang will be composed of material taken from the country which produced Polk Wells, Bill Nor- ris, Jim Dougherty, John Pomeroy y. d, and others, These death avengers are backed by the entire constituency of Jesse James, Horse Thief Arrosted. Bpecia Dispatch to Tur Brx, Davip Ciry, Neb., April 18.—A young man named A, G, Clapp, son presence of the wild hop, the grape and the plum tree would 1ndicate it to be within the fruit zone, and in many laces in the main valley of the ellowstone the strong, vigorous whose waters are nauseating both in taste and smell. They are, however, known to possess valuablo medicinal gropertiel which the lTadians of the anuock, Shoshone and some other tribes have long understood, as 1t is said it was for many years a tradi- tional custom with them to resort an- nually to the spring, for the purpose of using the waters as a cure for sad- dle sores, etc.; upon their bodies, Abont fifteen miles from the mouth of Soda butte, the trail skirting the base of the Amathyst mountains, we reach the mainYellowstone just above its junction with the east fork, and cross by meons of asubrtantial bridge owned and kept as a toll bridge by one of the early pioneers of this re- gion, Here the atmosphere becomes 80 redolent of sulphur, and the waters 80 impregnated by it, that the aborig- inal idea which fixes the dwelling place near at hand seems not altogeth- er an unreasonable superstition. Num- berless springs contatning this salt ex- ist in the vicinity, and extensive de- posits of the same in « singularly pure state, very much resembling the brim. growth of timber, brush and native grasses promise the possibility of the successful cultivation of crops with- out irrigation. Through its eastern ?ortinn the Big Horn flows from the ar away snow peaks of the moun- tains, from whence it derives its name, its beautiful virgin valley offering thousands of fertile acres to the hus- of an old and well-known citizen living near Ashland, was arrested to- day near Brainord and taken to Plattsmouth by the sheriff of Cass county for stealing & team and wagon near Ashland, The Ferds. Natlonal Press. Kansas Ciry, Mo,, April 18.—Chas, and Robt. Ford, the slayers of the outlaw Jesse James, arrived here this evening from St. Joseph. Robt, Ford bandman, and its bordering hills clad with forests of pine and cedar, and succulent bunch grass, This great region, when thrown open to settlement, which must be soon, will be tributary to the new city, and altogether no point upon the great lines to-day enjoys so splen- did a future as the coming” metropolis of Billings, A, H, Hersey, e ————— Refused the Demand. National Associated Press. Crycisnami, April 18,—The boss carpenters this afternoon resolved to refuse the demand of the men for an increase of wages and a general is feared: Latest designs in Jowelry at A & Bowen's, L np.l;wthu&:?n a8 8000 as released was ro arrested by an officer from Ray county charge with complicity in the killing of Wood Hite, & cousin of Jesss James, and will proceed to Ray county in the morning, whore it is expected he will be admitted to bail Dorsey National Assoctated Fros. Wasminaron, D, C., April 18, —Ex- Benator Dorsey voluntarily appeared in court and Judge Wylie ordered the forfeiture of bail sct aside. e Jennie Cramer’'s Murderers. Natioaal Assoclated ¥rom. New Youk, Conn., April 18,—The trial of Walter and James Malloy an Blanche Douglass for the murder of Jennie Cramer began to-dsy. All the prisoners were prosent. Four jury- men were selected out of thirty-four examined. It is belioved the whole panel will be exhausted and another summoned before a full jury is ob- tained. Young Lady Fatally Stabbed. National Associated Press. Cuicaco, April 18.—A singular as- sault occurred last night in the town of Burritt, near Roekford, Telle Androws, a very poxul.r young lady, being fatal- ly stabbed twenty-two times, without warning or apparent cause by John Sullivan, a young farmer who was escorting her home. - Shipherd. National Associated Pross. Wasninatos, D. C., April 18,—W. H. Hurlbut will testify in the Ship- herd matter on Thuraday morning, Shipherd said he and Whitelaw Reid had been friends and correspon- dents seventeen years. All efforts to gain from Shipherd the name of his company failed. He said he had written to “’nlknr Blaine merely as attorney for clients, Had held conversation with W. E. Chand- ler, but refused to state the nature of it, s After repeated failures to get an- swors from witness, Mr. Deuster, who had been examining, moved to discharge witness. The chairman said he would hold the question in abey- ance, until he could consider the pow- ers of the committee in such cases and adjourned until Thursday. THE NORTHERN LIGHT. Something About Auroral Displays and Their Causes. Erom vatious parts of the country come reports of the appearance of a brilliant aurora, mostly in ‘the shape of a corona. The aurora is a luminous appear- ance frequently seen near the horizon as a diffuse light like the morning twilight, whenco it has received ity name. In the northern hemisphere it is usually termed ‘‘aurora borealis, because it is chiefly seen in the north, In the southern hemisphere it is call- ed ‘‘aurora australis,” but each of them , with greater propriety, be called ‘‘aurora polaris,” or polar light, Auroras exhibit an infinite variety of appearances, of which the corona presents lumincus beams sheoting up, sometimes from nearly every part of the horizon, and converge to a point a little south of the zenith, forming a quivering canopy of flames. When complete, the sky resembles a fiery dome and the crown appears to rest upon variegated fiery pillars, which are frequently iraversed by waves or flashes of light. Auroras are frequently observed simultaneously over r%o portions of the globe: The one of August 25, 1859, was seen over more than 140 dey of longitnde from OCalifornia tern Europejand from Jamaics, n the south, to an unknown distance in British on the north. The extent of the t aurors hasnot yet bepn fully ascertained, but seems to have been very Auroras exert a remarkable influ- ence upon the wires of the electric telegraph. During the prevalence of auroras the telegragh lines generally become unmanageable. The aurora develops electric currents upon the wires, and hence results a motion of the telegraph instrument similar to that which is employed in telegraph- ing, and the movement, being fro- quent and irregular, generally renders it im ible to transmit intelligible ligna‘):u During several remarkable auroras, however, the currents of electricity on the telegraph wires have been so steady and powerful that they have been used for telegraph purposes as a substitute for a volcanio battery. This, it appears from telegraphic re- ports, has been done in this instance on the lines connecting Chicago and Omaha, Chicago and New York and Chicago and Milwaukee, The aurora at Omaha was rather faint ana indistinct, nxcept at inter- vals between 10 p, m. and midnight, As stated at the U. B. sigaal office, it appeared in altitude 50 deg,, azimuth 110 to 200 deg., in vertical beams of pale yellow or straw color, Auroral beams are simply illumined spaces caused by the flow of electricity through the upper regions of the at. mosphere, Auroras never occur within the tropics. Permanent Organization, At a meeting of the Omaha Hod Carriers Protective Union on Satur- day evening, April 15th, a perman- ent organization was effected for tho protection of Hod Carriers and mortar makers, \hn;j'l little in- torest has been taken in this as yet, by hod carriers and iortar men, whose duty it is to support this organ- ization. The next meeting will be at the Bricklayer's hall, Martin's block, corner of Fourteenth and Douglas streets at 7:30 p. m. Al nod carriers and mortar makers are requested to attend. The bricklayers and plaster- ers are respectfully invited to attend, (Siguned) M. W. Cor, Sec. e - OChange of Time, The through 8t. Paul train of the “Omaha & Bt. Paul Short Line'"— Sioux Oity route—now leaves Coun- cil Bluffs transfer depot at 7:30 p. m., Chicago time, Omaha passengers connect with this train by taking the 6 o'clock dummy instead of the 0 o'clock, as heretofore, g This train runs daily, Sundays in- cluded, and the entire train, with Pullman palace sleeping coaches at- tached, runs through to St. Paul without change, arriving at 8t. Paul the following noon. s s L Parties wishing Carrisges or Bug- gies will do well to examine Lininger & Motcalf Co.’s large stock before buying. m&e&w-1w RAUGHT "A TOWN WIPED QUT. A Destructive Oyolone in Kantag and Missouri, The Town of Brownaville Over- taken by the Destroy- ing BElement. Demolishing Hverything in it and Burying All the Peo- ple in the Debris. eiatbosnt Another Town Considerably Shaken Up By the Wind. National Associated Pross. Kansas Crry, April 18.—A special to The Journal from Marshall, Saline cnunt‘{, says that a destructive cyclone passed through the county thres miles south of that place this afternoon at 4:30. A number of farm houses were completely demolished and several persons badly injured. The damage to fences, barns, etc., was great. The cyclone struck the town of Browhaville, on the Sedalia and Lex- ington branch of the Missouri Pacific railway, and, it is reported, totally wrecked the place, Ten dead bodies have been taken from the debris, and itis believed more will be found. Among the killed was the operator at the station. Theonly two names of the dead attainable are James Miller and Perry Wilson. il bk g The Red River Rise. [National Asmociated Pross. Granp Forks, Dak., April18,—The Red river is still rising, and has reach- ed a_height above low water mark of 41} feet, The townis yet high and dry, the damage being confined to the flun below the city. A brewery has been flooded, and several thousand diNars worth of beer and malt de- siroyed. Some apprehensions are felt for the railroad bridge as the water touches the bottom and ice gorges are imminent. St. ViNoeNt, Minn., April 18.— The Red river is 38 feot above low water mark and still rising at the rate of 2 inches per hour. The lower flats are nearly covered, The bridge at Emerson, Manitoba, is nearly gone out and two spans are completely de- stroyed. Great efforts to save the rest of the bridge are being made. There is graat excitement. Miners’ Wages Troubles. !MWL. Yoruastows, Ohio April 18.—A special to the News-Register from the l\‘d’;’un' Ridge coal district sys the miners held a meeting last nignt and decided to continue work at 10 cents reduction, but this morning recon- sdered their action and all came out, awaiting the action of the convention DR S i e ‘owners that an advance of 10 oents will be asked after Monday next, of this vicinity lisve chosen are or for summer trade, as the mlneg nn:’ iron workers are'both wanting advances on a falling market. - Fires. National Associated Pross. Provipence, R. L, April 18— Jones & McMartin's zinc works in East Providence were destroyed by fire, Loss, $10,000. The fire was caused by sparks from a passing loco- motive. ) Portsmourn, N. H., April 18,— The Farragut House at Rye Beach was partially destroyed by fire this morning. It will be rebuilt. Loss unknown. —— Foreign News. National Aseociatod Press Loxpox, April 18,—The charges of fraud against the Marquis of Huntley have been withdrawn, the prosecutors and director of public prosecution having become satisfied with his lord- ship's explanation that he had no in- tention to act dishonestly, The TPudhoe colliery in.the county of Durham ison fire, and one hun- dred men are imprisoned in the mine, e i Ceding a Canal. Natlonal Assoclated Pross. SrmNerieL, I, April 18,.—The house committee on canals to-day ugreed, hy a vote of 100 to 2, to re- port to the house the Whiting bill already passed by the senate ceding the Illinois and Michigan canal to the United States, The biil prevides for ceding the canal virtuslly, without conditions. Decapitated by the Cars, National Assoclated Prees. Kansas Ciry, April 18, —Barney P, Malley, employed in the Chicago & Alton stone quarry, near Grain Val- ley station, 17 miles southeast of this city, while walking on_the track this afternoon, was struck by the express train, run over, and his head severed from his bod, Mail For the Rodgers. Nationa) Assoclated Press, ‘Wasningron, D, C., April 18,— The navy department gives notice that persons desiring to send wail to persons on board the Rodgers should address it in care of the Alaska com- mercial company, 310 Sansome street, San Francisco, to reach thers before May 1st. e ——— Absconded: National Assoclated Pross. Kansas Crry, April 18.-—Aaron Sollibion, assistant book-keeper for Kendall & Emery, wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, absconded to-day with $400 of the firm’s money. Obituary. Natloual Associated Fross. Peasopy, Mass,, April 18,—Gen~ eral W, Hutton is dead. CINCINNATI, I;Agl;“lf 18.—Colonel J, Dodd, ex-member cf congress 'Y minent citizen of this gity, died at olumbus this afternoon.