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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWa FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. 189a

THOSE INTERNATIONAL FENCING BOUTS. K*i« rnele Sam and Johnny Spaniard! Enter Russia and John Rail. (Chicago, Record.]

*rh*T Aro of the Greatest Interest to Geoloftnts and Arehaeoloalsts— Thnne In Madison County to . he Opened at Last.

to The IivliajWLpoU* News.] tvUlo. Iftd.. August 19.—Dr. Willof Anderson, a well-known of ancijaeoiogry and geology, has mode a special study of the prehistoric mounds of the State and their builders. "The Indiana mounda,” he says, “are WOO, all told, in number. They may not be so nusnero*!* as those In Ohio, which number 16,000, or posathiy as striking at a first glance as those In Illinois and other States down the Mississippi valley, but in tracing the appearance and disappearance of the tnound-h udders, and studying thetr methods and their ways, at long range, the Indiana mouulo are probably the most Interesting of the prehistoric works in the country, and there is none more Interesting, or more rich in archflPologioaJ and geological Interest than those which we aro on today. The study of this branch of science has become meet Important In recent years, and it has come to a point where the mounds have been grouped Into six different divisions, and all of them are

found in Indiana.

"The Madison county mounds it 'e difficult to class between the temple and the saorlfictail. They probably belonged to the previous division, and on them were burned the ft ref of many years’ devotion. The sepulchral were used for the interment of dead, and In them the skeletons of the prehistoric races are found in a standing position, swathed in crude materials of cloth and bark. The observation mounds are found along the Ohio, In striking prominence. Along the Indiof the Ohio, for Sxty miles

from a point begtnnlng at ElUabeth City, near the Ohio line, are eighteen of thee© observation mounds, from the top of which sentinels could signal sentinels on the next nearest mounds, and thus keep In touch over the entire stretch of sixty miles. They rise to a hlght of forty feet in some Instances. Effigy Mounds. "In a few sections of Indiana and In Ohio,' Kansas, Illinois. Minnesota and Wisconsin are found a series of effigy mounds which follow the contour of snakes and beasts which existed In prehistoric periods. The most wonderful of this class Is in Lancaster county, Ohio— a great snake mound over three hundred yards In length, with its head perfect and Its tall still plainly marked. The habitation mounds are found in very few sections. The temple and sacrificial mounds to which the Madisou county group belong are difficult to separate. In exploring, burnt clay, ashes, charcoal and bones of animals and humans are often found in both. The temple mound is generally one great dome, the sacrificial something on the order of those here—a mound within a circle, or surrounded by smaller mounds, with a promontory in the center. ' "Here for ages the people evidently burnt their sacrifices, and after each sacrifice probably put a layer of clay over the burnt offering. This repeated day after day, or month after month, resulted In the promontories which we find to exist on the top of each of thee© central mounds. The people were either sunworshipers or made offerings to a special w vag evidently to this class that the Madison county mounds belonged. In the northern part of the State and in Michigan we find still another kind of Ir * r<1 * n mounds, w jth their ganjens isld out on every ride, but there is evidence that these gardens were laid out by races, following the mound-bulld-ers, who used the deserted mounds as a central grounds and laid out their gardens and farms, ranging from one to three hundred acres, on and around them. Then in other sections are found the •hell mounds, which bear evidence that the mound-builders had great fetes and festivals where they gathered and for many days lived on oysters, clams and shell fish, discarding the shells In one great pile. Some of these mounds eomposed entirely of these shells measure 30° yards and are several feet In bight. Around the few habltatlon-moundii are evidences of agricultural advancement. Origin of the Race. “Whence came and whence went this race? Were they a wandering tribe’ When did they exist? They are Questions to ffhich no definite answer can b« given, m the glacial deposits in Vermont and other Staten, which came down from the northeast, stone arrowheads and axes, such as are found In the mounds, are often discovered, tending to the belief that the mound-builders existed prior to the glacial epoch. The Madison county mounds are among those lying farthest northeast, and those In Wisconsin and Minnesota mark the northern boundary. If I were to express my opinion, I should say that the builders were, an unknown race of people, whoae existence and origin can not be accounted for, certainly not on the theory that they come over from Asia via the Bering straits. They had their origin in the noribeast, and pasaed down across the country, coming through the Mississippi valley and slowly working acroaw and down It. probably taking ages in Us transverse from the northeast to the southwest, blending then into the Toltecs, which made their appearance ih Mexico and built wonderful cities in probably the seventh century. "Later they were driven out by another branch of the 'mound-builders working down through the west, and blending Into the Asteos. which went to the section of Mexico near the present Olty of Mexico, and there built tho wonderful cities which remain to-day. The Toltecs passed on down through Central America, where there are evidences of their handiwork In pre-historlc works,and thence down through the northern 8outh American countries, and finally were existing In Peru and Chill and known as the pre-Incas and the Incas, when the Spaniards invaded and crushed them out. . ’ The Evolution of Man. •“Those who study the gradual evolution Of the mounds from Shis point in Indiana to the great cities of pre-Lncartol period In Peru, tracing ttvem down from State to State* aind them in through Mexico and Central and South America, noting the slew evolution which probably took centuries to complete, from which the •nounds In this section of the hemisphere evolved Into the great city of Pachacamhc on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Peru, can hot tail to ore in it the gradual evolution of tpan When they had progressed into Mexico and reached the Toitoc period they had reached the point of building roads, cultivating oottou and malse and weaving fabric*. They had computed the solar year as eighteen months ami twenty days, and added five days to each year and every ftfTb’-trwo jears added twelve days, which made ttatr calculation almost the same as it

if to-day.

'‘Though the aeocrwl branch—the Astro#—dM not arrive m Mexico until the twelfth century, and expired with Montesmn* in 161*. they had gone through practically the same evolution and the remains of their wonderful ciMea arc still rivals to those of chs Egyptian*. Roth hold to the sacrifices, both worshiped a duKy. When the Inca* reached South America and built the cky Cuxxo, in Peru, and passed over tho Andes and reached Lake Titicaca, U.9(X) foot above the sea level, they were surprised to find a anoadorfpl city called Pachocamae, a name meaning 'Creator of the world.' Hare this almost forgo«*n race found reh>ains of wonderful sepukbers and tmas mammoth as thirty feat in » and eighteen feat In width The came, ruled ami disappeared. ► hast, and all that is left is a

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many of their ways, many of their ornaments. It is a strange coincidence that In the United States, Mexico and South America there are each, three divisions; In the first the mound-buildens, Indians, Caucasians; In the eecond Toltecs, A*tec«, Caucasians; In the latter the pre-Inca-rial builders, the Incas and the Caucasians. Therefore, in being the farthest northeast the mounds of Indiana and Ohio have special importance. “The Madison county mounds, which are known as the Indiana mounds by archaeologists, are eight in number. They occupy a promontory seventy-five feet above the river bed. All have a remarkable formation and all are alike. The central mound la 400 feet in diameter. It is surrounded by a circle ten feet In hlght, and on the inside of this circular Inclosure is a fifteen-foot ditch. It is wide enough for two teams to drive abreast on the bottom. From It the Inner mound arises and comes to a point about two feet higher than the surrounding circle. The circle is wide enough on the top for three teams to drive, and there are many old trees and stumps, showing that it is centuries old. There Is a thirty-foot approach from the outside to the Inner mound, the entrance being a cut in the outer circle mound. ‘At the apex of the inner mound there Is a dome, and excavations made on one of the smaller mounds one night show that there are bones and burnt clay underneath. The Bronnenbergs, who have owned them, have not permitted explorations, and but little is known of the contents. The 8t. Louis persons will open them for scientific research. Except for the entrance to the Inner mound, the design followed Is exactly that which Saturn presents when viewed through a telescope. To the south of the great mound are four slightly smaller ones, and to the north are three more.’’ - —o Men’s Snn Umbrellas.

[Nsw York Herald.]

Women kind have not a monopoly of summer novelties. There is a unique article In the exclusive shops for men that hae been having quite a run during the hot season. Already It has been spoken of as a capital idea. It Is a man’s sun umbrella, and there is likelihood that It

will prove a decided boon.

Any umbrella can, of course, be used for protection from the sun, and would, perhaps, do in an emergency. But as women find parasols ■useful and a distinct article of attire, quite separate from the umbrella devoted to rain, so dowi the masculine stm umbrella have Its niche. The wonder Is -that such a thing was never thought of and actually made

before. >

These sun umbrellas are much smaller and lighter than those men usually carry. Their general shape Is quite different; the riba have a twist to them, and the umbrella bows when It Is held open. Closed, Ik rolls up very small, and is no more ito carry than am ordinary cane. The stick and handle are of wood, exceedingly light in both color an<V weight bamboo being probably the most popular

tneteruu.

“Summery” is the chief effect of these sun umbrellas. Not only are the handles cool-looking and agreegbte to the eye, but the covering appropriate for hot weather. Very light weight rilk is used, and the favorite colors are to be green. H^k’ n laok ana br,>wn ' M any of these umbrellas are covered In stripes, two harmonising shades of bhe color used being alternated. By this method the ©ye 1* somewhat relieved from the glare, and the artistic effect of the umbrella Itself Is much better. o Can’t Translate "Get There.” [Boston Transcript.] “What gives me most trouble,” said a. foreign military attache, “Is trying to translate your American language into English first and then Into my own language, so as to give my government a correct understanding of the spirit and character of your soldiers. I find the phrase ’get there/ for example, difficult. When I saw your infantry going forward against the opposing troops In the forts and tntrenchments, I said to the officer with me that the Infantry should not attempt such a movement without artillery. 'You’re right,’ he told me, ‘but the boys will get there.’ At night, when we were all so hungry, I ventured to Inquire If a further movement were contemplated till your army was provisioned Then the officers, who were gentlemanly, all laughed and said the army would think about rations when they ’got there.’ The second day we met many of your wounded men coming back as we were going forward. When the colonel asked them about the fighting so many times I heard them say: ‘We got there/ And afterward alss I heard those wordr very often. Butlt is so difficult for me to explain so my own people will understand it, what nature of tactics Is ‘get there/ “ 1 'O 1 '■■■ First Women’s Club In G«rmany. [Springfield (Mass.) JtepuDucan.J Germany's first women’s club was founded In Berlin on April SI. this year, and Its quarters were formally opened May 8. The Englishwoman's Review gives the following account, translated from the Frauenbewegung: “For two years a circle of women have worked Incessantly in collecting money, and in spreading the Idea, and now they have succeeded in establishing this dwelling, where members will have reading and writing rooms at their disposal, a comfortable tea-room, a large and pleasant dining-room with a terrace walk leading to a shady garden, invite conversation and social Intercourse. The house Is Just fitted for comfortable and social club life. Frau Gehelmrath von Leyden, Frau Qehelmrath von Friedenthal. Frau von Witt, Frau Dr. Oppenhelm. Frauleln Papprltx form a provisional committee until the autumn, when a committee will be elected «t a general meeting. These women, with many others, are the founders of the club, and have worked Incessantly to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles which stood in the way of such an under-

taking/'

FwredMy’s Little Effort. [Chicago Tribune.] "This is ono I thought up myself,” «*ld Fa-eddy. “When is a—haw! haw!—when la a gui le not a guideT' CboHy went Into a severe mental

struggle and finally gave It up. "When It’s a waiiwoad gu . ■ Fwxtkiy. “Ho! Ho! Ho! He! He!”

iwuad guide/’ sold

Reflected os the Coart’s Knowledge. [Chicago News.] "That’s too bad about Dobbins being sent to jail for contempt of court. \Vh*t did he do?" “He got off the word ‘ratiocination/ and then started to explain to the judge what it meant.” Strengthening the Ties. [Chisago Tribune ] The presence of a Chicago girl in the vice-regal palace of India will do much toward .strengthening those ties already drawn closely together by the eonsumpAn Exception Noted. [Chicago Record.] "Is Blanche modest about her literary success?"

OLD SPANISH ARISTOCRACY

SOME OF THE DONS’ NAMES DATE BACK OVER 2,<HH) YEARS.

Spanish Grandees More PlenttCnl Than Kentucky Colonels—Tracing Back to the Basques and Goths —Inflnence Upon Spain.

, [Pittsburg Dispatch.] It Is related that a young guard, having neglected to pay the usual salute to a Spanish duke at the court of Madrid, excused himself by saying that he did not know the offended nobleman’s rank. “My friend,” replied hia grace, “the safe rule Is to assume that everybody in the palace who looks like a monkey Is a grandee of the first class.” But for the startling frankne«p»of the duke—which seems qnlte the reverse of Spanish—nothing could be more characteristic than this anecdote, true or false. At one stroke It displays the Inordinate pride of pedigree which makes Spanish grandees more plentiful than Kentucky colonels, and exposes the utter worthlessness of the stock. The truth Is, the Spanish are a thoroughly mongrel race, and their conceit of themselves amazes us. Their country has probably been oftener overrun and conquered than any other territory of equal extent In Europe. Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal, Visigoth end,Moor have aH successfully made It thedr stamping ground, to say nothing of the more peaceful invasion of the thrifty but bitterly hated Jews, and the effect of all this upon the pure “Castilian blood,” whatever that may be, Is indelibly stamped on eevry really Spanish face. But playing the gentleman hae been called “'the endemic tEsease of Spain.” and the national vanity is something grotesque. One of their historians seriously advanced the -theory that the first Inhabitants of the country ‘‘arrived by air,” eo Impressed was he by their superhuman qualities that nothing short of a descent from the sky could account for them. A subsequent historian, however. after a long and grave discussion of the question, finally announced hie opinion that "they more probably came by land." After this we need not be astonished that the Spanish claim to possess the oldest famlHes in Europe. The surprising circumstance is that the claim Is not wholly without foundation. Their family names can In some cases be traced back to an incredibly remote period, though It must not be assumed that the original blood exists In any degree of purity. Hoase of Pacheco. Probably the most ancient family In Spain is the house of Pacheco, whose estates are not far from Car tela, now called Cartaya, In Andalusia. Plutarch tells us that when Crassus fied from Italy he concealed himself for eight months in Xlmena, near Carteia, in caves belonging to a Spanish gentleman named Paciccus. Cicero also mentions this generous Spaniard, and there can be no doubt that he was one of the ancestors of the Pacheco family, whose name Is obviously derived from him, and who still own the caves. This carries them back about 2.000 years, to a period antedating the Christian era; but It Is possible to trace the Hne much further. The name is clearly of Phoenician origin, being ultimately derived from “pataicol,” the word by which the Tyrians designated the carved figure-heads of their galleys. The identification Is made complete by the fact that the Phoenicians were the founders of Carteia. as of Cadis In the same province. That adds another 1,000 years or so to the Pacheco pedigree. Think of it—a landed estate remaining in the possession of the same family for 3.000 years. This is doubtless the most wonderful family tree in the world, and unusually well authenticated. The Pachecos may well be pardoned for taking pride in it, though it roots in rather unsavory soil at last, for the great original Pacheco was evidently a Tyrian freebooter. Names that trace back to the Carthaginian occupation in the time of Hanni- ?. re al *° found - * Lnd title of Hannroal s own clan, Barca, Is perpetuated Ba 5 cl * 8 J and Garcias, well-known families of Andalusia. Tnere are also several names of Roman antecedents—as Ponce and Cano—In Latin Pontius and Camus. A Spanish gentleman bearing lat i? r *? ftn \ e , wa *, a Phonal friend of the poet Martial—all of which seems to bring antiquity very neftr-ln Spain. The t i le raatte f l*. »he has never J?®:**** f , rom antiquity. Roman and Carthaginian methods persist, like the names. "The Gothic of Spain.” The Spanish, however, are inclined to look back to the Goths as “the purest fountain of nobility.” This certainly seems a strange perversion of sentiment, for, of all the barbarian* that came down from the north to lay waste Roman civilisation with fire and sword, the Goths, with their cousins, the Vandals, were the most Irredeemably villainous. From them unhappy Spain has derived much of her intolerance and hiuotry, and that atrocious system of legalised justice which found its final expression in the Inquisition; also, the crass and conceited ignorance, and the almost Oriental Inparity for truth, which are so promIVZnl in all her utterances. And these Goths were no extraordinary heroes with the MB,, »uP,* n f- Incwmpetency which 8 f* ndants are manifesting to-day. they lost to the Moors in an etght months' campaign a supremacy to regain orSSlct j^Hphruse ^ otll * c of ®Pain” is the To a rank outrider it would seem that ^ Ve tb * honto th *l r , Pedigrees run easily traceable. The Basques represent the original population of the Spanish ‘ 8 the mountato* of ,\ r J $5, raan y way, rhe> rem nd us of the Welsh They have the same simplicity of life and the samo really lustlhable pride of b .Ah for their Mood is the purest In Spain if tnat counts for anything. Like the Welsh, ajso, they have, to a considerable extent, n alntained their ancient language—one of the strangest which survive upon the earth, bearing no resemblance to any other spoken in Europe Tsese Basque families, for the mow part’ bear names which appear to, be g»ogrsphlcal la their origin, as Ugarte.

ugh it Is found more or tne world. The termination

meaning “between waters”’ Zubia, “the bridge”; Ibarra, “the valley”—a style which reminds us of our American Indians, althou less all over “ex,” so common in Spanish names, is Basque, and signifies “son.” as Perez, son of Peter, exactly like our own Petersea o NEW S PA TER STAMPS.

Probability that Collectors ■ will Soon be Able to Get Canceled Ones. [New York Sun.] Collectors of postage stamps, or “philatelists/' as tney now call themselves, will probably have an opportunity at an early day to gain possession of the coveted and somewhat rare newspaper and periodical stamps at nominal prices. Their use was discontinued on July 1. and orders have just been issued to postmasters throughout the country to return the stocks on hand to the Postofflce Department. It is said in the order that the officials are considering the advisability of offering them for sale to collectors and others, although nothing definite has yet been decided on. The average citizen probably doesn’t know that such stamps are In existence, nor does he care three straws whether they are sold, burned, or given away. But stamp collectors will hall the news as second In Importance only to the Dewey and the Schley-Sampson victories. The roads leading to the prized stamps heretofore have been lined with mines planted by the postal authorities. The impossibility of stamping newspapers and other second-class matter, mailed In bulk at pound rates, is obvious. Before the war between the States It was the custom for postmasters to deliver papers to subscribers and render bills to them every three months. The very natural result of this was that a large quantity of the second-class matter passing through the malls escaped the postage, as imprisonment for debt was a thing of the past and the bad-dem collector a thing of the future. In 1866 some one devised the plan of printing newspaper and periodical stamps of the denominations of 6, 10 and 26 cents. These were sold to publishers and enabled them to deposit their papers on trains with the route agents, it being Impracticable to pay the money. The scheme -proved unsatisfactory, however, and was abandoned in 1869. In 1874 a law was passed by Congress reviving the use of stamps In a different way. At that time the postage on newspapers was 2 cents a pound for those published weekly or oftener and 3 cents for other periodical publications. Receipts for the amounts paid were given to the publishers, and newspaper and periodical stamps equal to the amount were affixed to the stub and canceled by the postmaster. At the end of each quarter the stub was transmitted to the Auditor, who checked up the account to see that every stamp issued to the postmaster was accounted for. If one of any denomination was lost or misplaced, a most rigid search was instituted, and the department refused to be comforted by a tender of the face value of the stamp. Under no pretext were postmasters to allow these stamps to get out of their possession. The department attached as much value to them after being canceled as if they never had been used. The reason for this was that if allowed to go Into the hands of outsiders it would be an easy matter for a postmaster who might be short in his accounts, or wished to perpetrate a fraud on the Government, to buy very cheaply a canceled stamp, say of $100 denomination, from a collector who had secured it at a small price. This could be affixed to the stub and no one be any the wiser as to who canceled It or when it was done. Yet he would receive full credit for the amount. Some years ago the returned stubs were not so carefully guarded at the Postofflce Department, and a number of them were stolen. In this way a quantity of the bits of precious paper found its way Into the hands of stamp dealers and collectors. An effort was made to force all persons having the stamps to turn them over to the postal authorities, but the courts ruled against the department, there being no evidence that improper methods were resorted to in obtaining possession, even though their sale was positively prohibited. By robberies of postofflees, and in one way and another, quite a number of the stamps have fallen Into the hands of collectors, although they are still sought by those interested. During the last twenty-four years the numbers of varieties of denominations of these newspaper stamps have varied, qnlte a large number being necessary to complete a collection. A few years ago the number was reduced to twelve, and th.s series was in use up to July 1 of thle year. They were the 1. 2, 6, 10. 25 and 50cent, and the $2, $5. $10, $20; $50 and $100 stamps. The denominations from 1 to 10 cents. Inclusive, are of the same design. The numerals in the upper corners are of equal size In the 1, 2 and 5-cent stamps, while those In the 10-cent stamp are condensed. so as to fill the same space that is given to the others, besides being slightly different In style. Those in the 1 and 5-cent denominations are shaded dark in the lower half; those of the 2 and 10-cent stamps are white faced. All of these stamps bear an engraving of the statue of America by Crawford, which surmounts the dome of the Capitol, which Washington, the same subject as that on the lower denominations of the old series, except that the presentation is in full face Instead of three-quarters. The words “U. S. Postage” ai the top of the stamps are in white block letters on an arched line and the words “Newspapers” on the left and "Periodicals” on the right are in vertical lines. The denominations/€it the bottom are in white Roman letted, and there is a foliate ornamentation In the lower corners. The upper border line of tne 25 and 50cent stamps is broken by two indentations, separating that border Into three equal parts, and the side inscriptions follow a curved line on a scroll. The figure on the stamps Is that of As trees. The dimensions of the stamps below the $2 denomination are 27-32 by 1% inches. Those from $2 up are of the same size as the stamps of the retired series—15-16 by 1%. The $2, $5. $10. $20, $50 and $100 denominations bear the figures respectively of Victory. Clio. Vesta, Peace, Commerce and .the Indian. Since the use of stamps was abandoned, publishers and news agents get their receipts as before, but the postofflce authorities have not decided on a plan for keeping & check on postmasters. Several plans are under consideration, however. o The Kind of Bird. [Detroit Journal.] / Tue party with the long hair and starving family, not to mention lesser symptoms of the literary bent, was less servile than usual. “How about my poem?” he brusquely demanded. - “She’s a bird,” replied the conductor cf the magazine. “What kind of a bird?” persisted the man of letters, thoroughly aroused. And the other, saying nothing, merely indicated with a gesture, the pigeonhole above his desk.

HUNTING THE WHITE SHEEP BIG GAME IN ALASKA BAGGED BY A WHITE MAN.

Mr. Malterner's Trip to Cook’s Inlet and Hts Adventure* in Search of the Rare and Wary Animals of Northwestern Mountains.

Canton. N. Y„ August 10.—There Is probably no man In America who has hunted over more ground or pursued more different kinds of big game than Mr. Silas N. Malterner, whose home is in this little Adirondack town, though most of his time Is spent In following the trails of the wild Northwest. Malterner is a huntsman of the old school, who has followed the chase for more than twenty-five years, purely for love of It. He has just returned from a trio to Cook’s inlet, Alaska, undertaken a year ago. in search of the white sheep erf that country, which no white man had ever before succeeded in bagging. It was during a trip through Oregon that Malterner heard of the famous Alaskan white sheep. Coming to him through the Indians, the stories at first appeared to have but little foundation, and nine persons out of ten would have passed them over as legendary, an example of the fertile "big talk” of the northern red men. Not so with Mr Malterner; the pros-

fro-ra which the Indian meM we would probably have the dhenoa of getUog a shot at them.* Wishing to hunt atone. I asked Dyche and the guide to go on before, and I would make for a uoirrf some forty rods to my right, where it seemed to me a shot could be obtained. Five minutes later I beard the report of the Indian's gun; this was followed by half a dosen more, and, looking/over the cliff, along the dangerous edge of Which I was climbing, I could see a sheep roiling headlong down the steep declivity. Half «n hour later I came on a herd of the animals grazing among the rocks a thousand feet below. In order to get % better view and satisfy my curiosity f unswung my glass, and. lying flat on the ground, watched the animals for five or ten minutes. Then I started on once more, following the narrow path along the face of the cliff. This, my first experience In the hunting grounds of the A.askan sheep, was the moat dangerous I had ever encountered. So steep and sMppery was the path I followed that It became necessary to remove my shoes, and in many places where the cliff fell In a sheer descent of 3,000 feet at my very elbow, I crawled along on hands and knees, dragging my rifle after me. Slow Progress. To add to the danger of the situation the rocks which I .was forced to clutch for support crumbled beneatn my hands. At times a bank of fog would sweep down from the mountain top, completely enveloping me; then nothing was to be done but to exercise patience, for with one’s eyes blinded by the dense mist, step might be In the right direction, or. what was more probable, over a precipice. But when the shadows lifted, a view was slowly materialized which would have made any enthusiastic lover of nature wild with admiration—and what a nature this! Its beauty and glory derived from icy crags, a limitless stretch of country, aand the fantastic effects of the rolling mists, as they seemed to touch now here, now there the towering

HUNTING THE WHITE SHEEP.

pect, vague though It was, of being the first white man to secure a specimen of su rare an animal, appealed to his love of adventure. Two facts rewarded his inquiries among the Indians and the few whites who had heard something conceminer the subject. The first was that the white sheep were to be found only in the mountain fastnesses of Alaska, in the neighborhood of Cook’s Inlet, a region so difficult of access that even the natives themselves seldom hunted them. The second fact was that, although seen by a Government official (Prof. Balias) during his trip to Cook’s inlet, not a. single specimen of the animal had been obtained for mounting, not did any of tbe existing natural histories contain a comprehensive account of this peculiar variety of mountain-climber. Favored by Fortnne. Resolved to obtain one or more of the sheep, or to prove tholr existence but another of the many Indian fables, Malterner hastened to Sitka preparatory to pushing further north into the mountains of Alaska. Fortune favored him at the outset, for, in Sitka he found Prof. L. L. Dyche, of the Kansas State University, who had heard of the white sheep, and had gone to Alaska to obtain, if possible, a specimen for his collection. Joining forces, the two proceeded northward to Cook s inlet. The success which attended their efforts la told by Mr. Malterner in the following sitory. the notes of which he made while on the trip: On the tenth day after our departure from Sitka, on the steamship Dora, we reached Tyonic. 760 miles north, and situated upon the Turnagain arm of Cook’s inlet. Here we embarked In a fishing sloop for Knlk station, a solitary trading post 125 miles southeast from Tyonic and lying near the base of the mountains in which, we were informed. the sheep were to bofmrnd. Remaining for two days at Kntk we procured the servlets of an Indian guide, and. taking such “f* were required for the expedition embarked in his canoe for our the plain lying at the base of the Knlk Hpifteen miles from the station we put in shore that we might pitch our tent for thright, and on the following morning begin the tramp ^r 088 the mountains beyond. Through my glass the elevation appeared plainly before me. a range of somber mountains, covered with patches of.snow and Ice seamed with fissures, rock ridges and belts of timber. The Timber Line. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when, having tramped for hours through the tall grass of the level plain, over aggressive rocks and treacherous depressions, we reached the Umber Hne which ran parallel with the base of tfie mountain as far as the eye could reach. We were completely used up by the exertions of the day. and at Dyche’s suggestion that we go into camp I threw down my fif-teen-pound pack -with a sigh of relief. Not so our Indian guide. He pointed out to us that yet another two-hour tramp was necessary to bring up to a point whence the feeding ground of the sheep might be easily reached In the morning, it being our purpose to gain a position as far up the mountain as possible, so that, at daybreak, we could begin the hunt without miles of walking and climbing before us. Making our way through the belt of timber, we continued climbing upward, the slope becoming more and more precipitlous until it lay at an angle of 45 degrees. The Indian's two hours stretched themselves into double that number and It was close upon darkness when we reached a small plateau, less than fifteen feet square, but which afforded sufficient room for a slecplngplace. As we rounded bhe rook which flanked the edge of this shelf, a clatter far up the mountain drew our attention. Looking in the direction from which the noise cam© I aaiw a score of white animals running along the rocky ridges 1,060 feet above our beads, they were the famous sheep of the Knlk mountains, who gazed for a moment upon us in alarm, then, taking to their legs vanished among the distant bowlder*. Fall of Snow. Exhausted by the day's tramp, I slept soundly untH morning to awake stiff with the cold, for the wind pierced my blanket like a knife and the first light revealed the mountain side. 500 feet above, covered by a thin layer of snow which had fallen during the night. Arousing my companions, I set about making preparation* for ascending to the spot where we had seen the sheep on the previous evening. Dispatching a hasty breakfast, we started on & tiresome climb of 3,000 feet, which brought us wicnln sight of the quarry, but so far away were they still, that K was 9 o’clock before we reached a rocky ledge

peaks, again sinking Into the gloomy depths below. To the north, about sev-enty-five miles distant, lay the Alaskan range sparkling In a coating of ic* and snow. To the south rolled the great rock ridges over which I had climbed, interspersed with patches of green and white. My enthusiasm was somewhat danrpened by the constant watchfulness I was obliged to exercise with regard to falling rocks, which clattered about on all sides. At on© point in the path I heard a tremendoc® crushing Just above, and glancing up saw a small bowlder the size of a bushel basket coming directly toward me with the speed of an express train. I had only time to thrust the butt of my gun Into the snow and. holding to the barrel with on© hand, bend my body as far &a possible In the opposite direction. So ctoee cam© the rock that it shot through the space between the rifle and myself, whizzing as it paased like a mini© bullet. The Summit. After an hour of this perilous scrambling and climbing, I reached the summit of the mountain, and th© sight of nine sheep quietly feeding about half a mil© below renewed my strength and seal in their pursuit. With the aid of my glass I saw they were slowly working toward me. Moving in my turn slowly so as to meet them, I soon crouched behind a point of rock and awaited their approach. In half an hour, the herd came within rifle shot and I could see that there were a ram, six ewes and two lambs. I had resolved to bag a ram for myself and Dyche had expressed a desire to obtain a lamb and a ewe for his collection. The distance between the sheep and myself seemed to be only about a hundred yards; so I feH.reasonably certain of knocking over three or four before they could get out of range. Drawing a careful sight on the ram, I fired; without waiting to note the result, I threw a fresh cartridge Into the barrel and drew bead on a fat ewe before the report of my first shot had ceased to echo among Che distant'crags. A third followed the second as quickly as I could work the lever or my rifle! Looking over the rock I saw the herd coming toward me on the run. The ewe and lamb had fallen, but the old ram, although apparently badly wounded, was clambering over the rocks, shaking his huge horns, and swaying unsteadily from side to side. Fearing to lose him I shot again, when he lurched forward and went down the steep descent, rolling over and over in his struggle to regain a footing. Bleeding Feet. Haring brought down my game, I mentally congratulated myself that my worst troubles were over, but the mistake was soon apparent. The excitement of the hunt passing. I awoke to the consciousness of stinging pain In my feet, which were bleeding from a dozen cuts, for I had been obliged to remove my shoes In order to follow the sheep with any degree of safety. Making my way painfully over the sharp and ragged rocks, I slid down a hundred or more yards to the place where lay the bodies of the ewe and lamb, and putting aside the rifle made a careful examination of my booty, wishing to see In what respect the animals for which I had traveled so many miles differed from others of their kind. I found that the white sheep of Alaska bear a striking resemblance to the big helmed sheep of the Rockies, except that the hair is of a pure white, of a fine silky texture, and from six to eight inches In length. Leaving the animals, I went in search of the old ram, and found him & hundred feet further down the mountain side. During his struggles he had wedged himself between two rocks and lay wtth his feet in the air, haring l>een shot through the shoulder and neck. It did not require a second glance to assure me that I had secured a splendid specimen. The old fellow must have been the leader of the herd. He was much larger than the ewe. weighing about 1» pounds. In every way except as to the hair, he resembled the mountain sheep, even in the size and shape of his horns, the color of his eyes and the general shape and contour of limbs and body. Homeward Round. My work was finished, the day waned, and it was little to my mind to be caught alone In the gathering night of that bleak and desolate region. I soon left the sheep just as they were, to make my way back to camp with all possible speed. Regaining the spot where I had left my shoes, I replaced them and ’ began the difficult and tortuous return to the plateau where we had passed the previous night. Arriving at the camp I found Professor Dyche and the Indian eating their supper of biscuit, coffee and the meat of a ewe, which the guide had brought down. He had secured the ewe and a ram. while Dyche had brought down a good-sized lamb, at which he proudly pointed. I allowed them the gratification of their pride until my hunger was satisfied, finding the meat of the ewe of as fine a flavor as I had ever tasted. After listening to a description

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of their hunt, which closely resembled my own. I asked them to go with me at daybreak and help secure the bodies of the three sheep I had left on the mountain side. ,] Returning on th© following morning I removed the hides of the sheep and, taking as much of the meat as we could carry, we retraced our steps to the camp. Carefully packing the heads and skins we lost no time In returning to our first camp on the shore of the Knlk river, whence we embarked in the Indian’s canoe for the trading station, fifteen miles below. A few days spent at the post.huntIng and fishing in the neighborhood, concluded my sojourn at Cook’s inlet, and, laden with my booty, I returned by steamer to Sitka. Twenty years of my life have been passed in hunting and traveling through the west, up the Mackenzie river and through the Yukon district, but I do not hesitate to say that never In my experience have I come upon a more dangerous locality to the hunter, or a more difficult place of access than the rallying grounds of the white sheep of Cook’s inlet v F. K. SCRIBNER. Cans© of Delay. [Cleveland Plain-Dealer.] "Billson’s got a new play mapped out. He’s going to bring In the sinking of the Merrimac and the fall of Morro Castle. But he can’t open up until after the base1>aU season.” " ’Cause whv?” "Cause he can’t get nobody but baseball umpires to play the Spanish part.”

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