| Show THE wheeler expedition the wheeler exploring expedition sent out last spring to examine the country between the pacific railroad at elko and southeastern arizona has completed tta its labors but the results of the expedition will not be properly known until communicated to the pub pubs t lie lle by the public publication stion of the official report at washington we have learned enough however to satisfy us ua that a large amount of valuable and inter interesting esling efting information has been obtained the expedition examined the raphy of a district about seventy five miles wide and six hundred fong iong thirteen main topographical points were determined precise aj y and many minor points approximately the country from elko to the colorado was found not nol unfavorable for railroad purposes in arizona a considerable district occupied by hostile apaches was examined and its topography communicated to general crook the mines along the route were carefully inspected and a large largo kaaa of information of an industrial indu atrial character collected the great canon of the colorado was ascended for sixty five miles from its mouth the photographer was kept coustant constantly emp employed loyod and has obtained views of all the prominent places the san diego union says gays that when the results of the labors labor of the photographers are given to the public a sensation will be created for among the scenes he hai portray portrayed od by the ald aid ef the camera are some of the most moat grand and striking conceivable the report of the mineralogist on the mining resources of the territory of arizona will show that the mineral wealth of that country hns has not been overestimated the new silver bilven mines recently discovered in the pinal final mountains were examined and dr homman gives it aa his hia opinion that they are unequaled by any mines yet discovered on this continent the expedition will undoubtedly result in throwing more light on the history of the mysterious aztec race many ruins never before heard of ware were dIscover discovered od by the explorers and sketches and photographs of them made and their surroundings carefully noted tho the report of lieutenant wheeler when ready will only be equalled equal led by a descriptive book from the pen of dr hoffman Ho flEman the former will possess statistics and information invaluable to the student and the latter will ie be plea piea pleasing slag to the lover of stories of strange adventure in an almost unknown country scientific press 0 TRADE tailors are now satisfied that they cannot dress on our r people more cheaply than those we have at home and if chicago grocers and traders are ed that the trade of this city la Is not to be reckoned as belonging to them it is yeli yeii certain that they have not let go their seizure of the trado trade of E eastern astern nevada and of all ali allot of utah chicago is some 1600 miles mites from ogden while san francisco eran Pran cisco isbit la but miles from it but wo we are assured that chicago has four or five customers in and draws three to fiyo civo dollars from utah where san francisco eran Pran cisco gelsone get sone we will bo be told that greenbacks green backs and longer credits have much if not all to do w with ith this but buch sueh an assertion is not true both are against us but the difference in dl distance tace and cost of laying down the goods from the east mora mone than neu nen neutralizes tra lizes an any Y advantage which chicago derives derived in this matter the tho true secret of Chi cagos success in borders extending tena tend 16 1 6 afir her trae game tha zia so tia far fb beyond yo d ile lle her lorex borders bordera lies lie in the simple kimple fact that that city goes after it and san francisco does not this going after trade and customers instead of waiting at home for both to come to her is one of the great secrets of chica gos marvellous marcellous marv ellous growth and greatness and is also one of the means by which san fran ciscon growth must be stimulated and aided aided our merchants and their employed emp loyes are not now so BO overwhelmed with home trade that they cannot find time to make a searching for trade through utah idaho and montana once or twice a year utah should receive their special attention for utah is growing to positive greatness in mineral wealth and has long been celebrated for agricultural develop develops ment it is not at all improbable that utah mav within ten years take from the head bead of nevada N eva daher ller iler silver bliver silvery y and from california her golden crown the ore of utah lb ib la 13 not like that of colorado and like much of nevadas and Cali calf fornias locked up in ia base metals the embrace of which is hard to be opened but it seems to be easily mined and easily separated from the baser materials in which it it is found salt lake city has already a population of and has villages towns and agricultural and mining districts dependent on it it is ia calculated that the city will have loo inhabitants within five years and that atah utah will then have havo a population of to Is the trade of such a territory which naturally belongs to us to be added to that which chicago now so justly boasts that she has seized we are now far behind in the race nace indeed we can hardly be ba said to be competitors in it at all can we not in this case afford to send canvassers out even though the orders taken and net profits derived do not for the first nive nire months appear to warrant the exertion and outlay upon our answers to these questions t ons now most important nay vast future trade and commerce depend we e want no business grooves formed through which the trade of utah shall be poured into chicago dippers attai atta california redemption OV OF MUTILATED cubre CURRE T or cy the who secretary of the treasury in a letter to some parties in new york says that mutilated burrene currency my bo be exchanged for new now notes prior to the counts count ing of the old notes on the following con editions dit ions the parties desiring to exchange must transmit their money to the united states treasurer and place in deposit at tile the treasury department an amount of bonds equivalent thereto they will then be entitled to draw on the local or sub treasurer for the amount of ofner new note sany deficiency found on counting the old notes to ie be made good by them washington star |
