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Show . 9 HE THE ENCHANTED MESA ;',rT'T, I pot-hol- es' e. Wheat King Gracefully Gratifies Cariosity of Two Country Dealer. From Chicago Chronicle: Many a man In Chicago now envies Joseph Letter and wishes that he had had the foresight and capital sufficient to permit him to embark In a vast wheat deal. And it might seem that such men have good reason to be envious because the young wheat king appears to be In good favor with Dame Fortune at the present time. But with all the advantages of a knowledge of power, a generously large bank account and other things which Mr. Lelter has gained there have come certain disadvantages. Chief among these are the cranks and curious individuals without number who have apparently come to the conclusion that Joseph Letter must have a warm place In his heart for each and every, one of themi. Men and women with every ' kind of scheme throng his offices In the Board of Trade building and beseech him to aid them in enterprises ranging from putting a perpetual motion machine on the market to establishing a Theosophlst mission among the Fljls. To all of these propositions Mr. Lelter usually turns a deaf ear, but last week he was the recipient of a request so unique In its character that he weakened and made an answer in the affirmative. He was seated In his office at the time and as It was just after luncheon he was in a very amiable frame of mind. A broker came into the private office and said after a brief apology for Intruding: "Joe, I have a proposition that may strike you as being rather odd, but I am going to put It to you just the same. I have a couple of country grain dealers down' In my office who have asked me if It could not be arranged so that they could just come up and take a look at you as you sit In your office. They wont talk to you and you need not say a word to them. Just let them look at you. It will do them a world of good to be able to go back to their home town and tell their neighbors that they saw you. Will you do It? Well, that is an odd proposition, replied Mr. Letter,. but I suppose that It wont haft me any to be looked at The Bring them up. broker, with a relieved expression on his face, hurried to the elevator and scon reappeared with two typical count try wheat buyers in tow. The men were ushered Into Mr. Letters puter office and proceeded to gratify their curiosity concerning the appearance of the leader of the bulls by gazing at him through a glass partition. In a few seconds they expressed their satisfaction and retired while the object of their curiosity turned again to his work as If nothing had happened. .. . well-kno- OURS A MIXED RACET n, sand-dun- es The American Hare Trace of Many Other Nationalities. Not all Americans are Even In the south, where the propor-Tn- g tIon f People drawn from that source Is greatest, there are strong infusions of French, Irish and Scotch-Iris- h blood, says the Syracuse Standard. In the west are extensive German, Irish and Scandinavian populations. In the east a vast Irish population, a large Canadian French element and an Immense number of Germans. Even what n is called the stock is mixed with Dutch, Huguenot and Scottish contributions. When this country has fighting to do she does not look to one race among her pepole, but to all, and her foreign relations cannot be planted on the affinities of or any other ethnic element When we have cleared our minds of error, prejudice and Injustice, enabling ourselves to understand what Americanism means how It la not the predominance of any race or religion we shall perceive the exact worth and character of. the friendship subslsitlng between Great Britain and the United States. There is a com mon language; there Is a common law; there are many common political Ideas; there are common Interests in trade, so that the prosperity of the one Is more or less Intertwined with the prosperity of the other; and, lastly, both are free states, having an active, educated public Intelligence, peculiarly responsive to the appeals of a universal humanity. Anglo-Saxo- I p, - COB WANTED TO SEE LeITER. F, W. Hodge of the Ethnological bureau, wrltea for the current number of the Century an account of hla Ascent of the Enchanted Meaa," made laBt The Mr. Hodge aaya: September. had been rocky floor of the mesa-to- p avept and carved and swept again by the of centuries since the ancients of the fleeting forms we saw on the roofs in the moonlight of the night before had descended the ladder-tra- il In the early morn of that fateful day. Although the afternoon was still 1 oung, I at once saw that the remaining hours of daylight would not suffice for a thorough examination of the summit. Directing the two Lagunas below to gather together our blankets, and a sufficient supply of provisions for a couple of meals, a reconnolssance was begun, and In a few moments a anfragment of greatly weather-wor- n cient pottery was picked up. The storm of the previous day, which drove the Indians from their religious ceremonies, and gave birth to the glittering little pools in the verdant valley below, afforded facilities for observation on the summit that otherwise would not have been possible. Here and there In the rocky floor had been eroded by wind and rain, and were now filled with water; but nowhere else on the entire summit bad Over the the rain found resting-placbrink it had poured in scores of cataracts, carrying with It stones and such earth as it managed to gather from the scanty store yet remaining, was once covered with a The mesa-to- p rich vegetation, plnyons and cefairly dars predominating; but most of these now stand gaunt and bare, or lie prone and decaying on the bleak surface, their means of subsistence having been ..ilong washed away. A few dozen more storms, and the others must inevitably perish. But the examination of the surface of Katslmo was not essential to a determination of the fact that It was formerly mantled with a thick stratum of earth; the talus had already told the story that on the very site of their village the Inhabitants of Katz! mo had an abundance of material with which to make the balls of adobe mud described by one of the Spanish chroniclers of the sixteenth century. The last remnants of their houses, together with the fragments of their household utensils, save such as we found, passed over the brink generations ago; but one may still find an abundance of the latter scattered through the detritus up the which In places is plied half-wa- y mesa sides. We built a huge fire around one of the gaunt specters that stood about us with outstretched arms; soon there was a mighty blaze, and a shout of approval reached us from the two Lagunas below. The next mornMajor Pradt In mak- ing, while aiding I was not a aurvey ofThe mesa-toa little surprised to find three Acoma Indians among us.- They were by no means friendly at first; for, having seen our fire the night before, they had come to the top by means of our ladders to learn the cause of this unusual burst of flame from their ancestral home site, and to oust the Intruders from the height. The leader, who was the war chief of the tribe, and asked our business, a medicine-maWe told him. The natives became Interested, and said that their people had feared we were after their land. Being assured we had no desire to make our future home on their dry or dried mesas, but that we were merely looking for pottery fragments, the chief expressed serious doubt that any relics could be found, Inasmuch as many ages had passed since his people lived on the great table, and he believed all evidences of former occupancy had been swept or washed away, The Interest of the three Indians was quite apparent when I showed them the fragment of pottery picked up by Major Pradt the evening before, and they manifested no unwillingness to search for other potsherds when I made the suggestion. They were engaged In this quest only a short while when they returned with several fragments of extremely ancient, greatly worn earthena porware, a large projectile-poin- t, tion of a shell bracelet, and parts of d two grooved stone axes, all with age, and still moist from contact with the ground. Thoroughly satisfied with the outcome, I decided to bring the work to a close as soon as ns fba eluded. TRACES OP HABITATION FOUND ON TOP OF KATZIMO. Mr. Hodp Found a Few Shard and fitona Weapon, bat the Kocky Mea-to- p 11a Been Swept Hare by Many V Storm. DIVERS ESCAPE A SHARK, t,0l!,pU of the general turea of the mesaa summit were storm-demo- NO. 27 AMERICAN FORK, UTAlty SATURDAY. JUNE 4, 1898. VOL. V. I Anglo-Saxo- Anglo-America- lichen-flecke- ! n. . Me WlwFf fee riqrUllaf Aspartate BoSUt Africa WatoM. Durban Letter In the Gape Argus: One of the local dlvera named Batten, has experienced a shokana a narrow escape. He had been4 engaged to recover a few heavy rails which had fallen overboard between a steamer and the main wharf. The rails were found, and one had been hauled to thej surface, when Batten perceived a young) shark swimming around him. Having, omitted to arm himself with the usual diver's knife. Batten moved to the) boat and secured a weapon, Intending-- : to stab the shark If opportunity pro--! On descending to thej sented Itself. bottom again, however. Batten did not! see the prowling monster, and pro-- ! ceeded to the rails which remained to; be hoisted. He was about to attack! the next rail when, to his surprise andl alarm, he noticed a huge shark, ap-- j proxlmately sixteen feet long, lying right across the rails. The diver was! In a quandary, because retreat from such a monster was exceedingly dangerous, while open hostilities with the knife would have been almost sulcldal, not only on account of the size of thej shark, but on account of Its being llt-- j erally sheathed with barnacles. Further, although the shark lay almost motionless, not a single rail could bej touched without disturbing It With a view to frightening the shark Batten1 suddenly released all the air contained In his suit, which act caused a cloud of. bubbles to rise from the escape valve. The shark did not budge, and when the suit had refilled Batten made several feints as if to stab his enemy, but again without the desired effect. Then the monster made his first move. Stead-- , lly he rolled over on bis back, showing a long white belly, ahd opened and shut an enormous mouth framed with rows of ivory white sawlike teeth. Batten wisely watted for no more, but dipped the escape valve, causing him to rise1 rapidly to the surface. He lost no time In scrambling up the .ladder Into the! boat out of harms way. A number of people spent a great part of the afternoon In endeavoring to hook the shark;' various kinds of tried, but, without success.' balCfr . f You were Acquainted with' Our System You Could Understand Why Mens Shoes, Ladies Shoes, Childrens Shoes. Cheaper than any House in the World. 0 EVERY CONCEIVABLE STYLE AND SH APE. RUBBERS FOR YOUNG AND OLD. EVERYTHING IN THE SHOE LINE. a Ladies' Oxford Ties and Slippers for Dress and Comfort. T gr ,y-nT-R- BOOTS, BIEE HvCEOSTS STTOBS. BIBB ' STRUCK IT QUITE RICH. Jim Warren and HI Friend Had Phef nomenal X.nek. IdaIn the Among early prospectors ho was Jim Warren, whb In 1862 started out from Florence on his own account After two or three days he camped on the stream now known as Warrens creek and began pannihg out The result was encouraging, and when the assay was announced sixteen men went to Investigate the new find. The expedition hastened to Warren creek you want to save money, send tor our booklet, it will and staked out the Warren meadows for themselves and their friends. Eight Free for the Asking. men were sent back to Florence for explain every thing. Sent provisions, tbe rest remaining to work the claims. While the eight men were gone some of those who remained discovered better diggings at Summit Flat, obtaining from 82 to $4 to the pan. The claims at Warren meadows were abandoned and new claims staked out on the new field When the men returned from Florence with the provisions they were followed by about 600 miners, who suspected that rich dirt had been found and swarmed along Warren creek and its tributaries The making rich finds everywhere. original locators were extremely for tunate In the Summit Flat diggings.. Two men, named Besse and Osgood worked together and rocked out 100 ounces the first day and forty ounces during the next forenoon. The assay at office had Just been established Boise, and these 140 ounces of dust were the .first receipts of the office. The gold was found to be worth $14 an ounce, the net returns of the two meq for a day and a half being 81.900. In IN three weeks that party of sixteen men M NCFCTUKERS OF AND PXALEQS had taken out from their claims on Summit Flat 20,000 ounces of gold. 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