The Colorado Desert A Land of Gems and Inland Sea
The Colorado Desert in California is described as an inland sea former ocean bed with gemlike sand grains, carbonate springs, and mirages. Explorers note 126 degree heat, shifting dune hills, and pebbled shores of quartz, garnet, and carnelian. The recent Gila River flood recollects Blake’s 1855 warning that Colorado overflow may refill the ancient lake briefly before drying again.
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Colorado Desert
Department of Agriculture
United States
Painted Desert
Arizona
Death Valley
Jornado del Muerto
Valley of Death
Sahara
Gilbert Thompson
Geological Survey
del Muerto
Neptune
Seidlitz
California
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Gulf of California
Gulf
Colorado River
Colorado
William G. Blake
Gila River
Boston Transcript
Clever Diamond Smuggling Tale From a Shipboard Scheme
A passenger on a steamship smuggled diamonds by hiding them in a skye terrier’s fat after buying them in London. He fed the dog until ashore then shot it at home to recover the stones, justifying the harm by noting high tariffs. The tale, from Jewelers Weekly, illustrates daring evasion.
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London
New York
Custom House
Jeweler’s Weekly
Whistling Animals in the Mountains Near Port Townsend
The travelers describe a sunlit grass country above the Quilcene Dungeness region, encounter whistling dogs or mountain beavers, and camp at Stone Camp at 5,450 feet. They note elk chatter, a dog and owner Mr. Ransom, and observe winter burrows, fur potential, and cold dawns after late-night camping by Sentinel rock.
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Whatcom
Charlie
Campbell
Mr. Ransom
Dungeness
Port Townsend
Sentinel Rock
Pork as Core of Chinese Meat Diet Explored
An article discusses how pork dominates Chinese cuisine and is processed by butchers who fillet bones, cut into uniform portions, and offer salted, smoked, roasted, or semi dried products with nut oil. It notes pork as analogous to beef for Albion and highlights the butcher’s expertise.
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Albion's Isle
Hungry Celestial Feasts on Roasted Pork During Walk
A New York Press note describes Hungry Celestial dipping a five cent piece into a long strip of roasted pork and eating it with evident relish as he strolls along.
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Celestial
New York Press
Dried Heads From the Amazon in a Washington Star Report
The Washington Star describes two dried human heads from the upper Amazon. Natives sever heads, remove skin, sew lips airtight with coarse twine, fill with hot gravel to shrink, then hang the trophies by long hair and taunt them during festivities.
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National Museum
Amazon
Andes
Washington Star
Rapping Insects Demonstrate Nocturnal Taps
A Paris chemist Mr. A Rossignol sent two insects in a glass tube showing their tapping behavior. They stood on opposite sides of a heavy wrapping paper piece about ten centimetres apart and tapped about six strokes per second in a see saw motion. The insects replied to each other, illustrating natural rhythmic tapping.
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A. Rossignol
Paris
la Nature
Alaska Fish Wealth and Native Fishing Traditions
A government ichthyologist describes Alaska’s diverse fishes from candlefish fat used as candles to king salmon migrating 1200 miles to spawn. He details native fishing methods, drying practices, and the steam of salmon supplies for winter, along with whaling for white whales and the role of fish in Eskimo life.
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Alaska
Washington Star
Yukon
New England
Pacific
Gold Dollars Scarcer Since Abolition of Gold Coinage
The act abolishing gold dollar coinage was approved September 25, 1800. Silver dollars and paper currency were deemed adequate for small payments, ending the gold dollar era. Mint records show most gold dollars were struck in Philadelphia, with New Orleans and San Francisco producing smaller shares. Some rare dates fetch premiums at auction.
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Congress
Philadelphia
Coij
New Orleans
San Francisco
Dahlonega
Charlotte
N. C
Earier
From Labor to Leadership in History
A New York Recorder piece notes how many famous leaders began in humble trades. It cites Palmer, Lincoln, Johnson, Garfield, Gould, Rockefeller, Corning, Stone, Douglas and others, arguing work and industry forge ability more than chosen field.
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Senator Palmer
Illinois
President Lincoln
President Johnson
Tennessee
President Garfield
Jay Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Erastus Corning
Albany
Pia
Stone
Iowa
Secon
Stephen A. Douglas
New York Recorder
Drifting Bottles and Ocean Drift Data
A report on sealed bottles cast into the Atlantic shows long drift records from 1837 to 1890. It notes a bottle found after 5450 days and others drifting across vast distances, urging continued Hydrographic Office publication and public cooperation to expand ocean drift data.
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Atlantic
Hydrographic Office
Good Lemonade Instructions for a Bright Summer Drink
A household guide describes making lemonade using three lemons to one orange, a half cup of sugar, and a third cup of strawberry juice. Add crushed ice and stir with iced water to finish.
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