The progressive farmer and the cotton plant. [volume], September 05, 1905, Page 11, Image 11

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PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PIAOT.
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Jay, September 5, 1905.
i lctmip and its " white and
contemporaries, formed from
r;n,1iiiL's of other rocks subject
'i m .-normous pressure, and lastly.
i ..vprites and sulphur rocks
oft honey-combed, the result oi
sDOiitincs of steam and hot
...I ..t tVom the earth's bowels all
J ',nml in wonderful profusion.
fii'low the canyon where the river
rnr more peacefully, ail tnese ior-
..it;,,ns are represented m the huge
of eohhle-s tones and smaller
j.milVrs over which the water plays.
Thr i'i'liMo-s tones were themselves
?ri -t l rocks, detached by wind
wateri frost and sun from their moun
tain lase and rolled and ground by
rJvpr force until all their sharp cor-
ners have been worn and polished
away.
A Giant Fire Cracker.
Watching" the Government enpri-
imv cutting a road along1 the side
of the canyon for the transporta
tion of supplies to build the dam
CiUMio barrels of cement alone will
l o needed I observed the explosion
of a big charge of dynamite, which
burst with a roar echoing up and
down the canyon with deafening
rev( rb rations. Immediately an ob
long granite rock of some 150 tons
weight was torn from its base and
hurled down into the river a hundred
feet below. Shatters of rock flew in
ail directions and a great splash of
water rose like a geyser out of the
Mack depths of the canyon into the
sunlight in a majestic water spray.
Yet this hure block of granite was
but a baby addition to the family of
boulders which had been detached by
the more giant forces of nature and
thrown into the river-bed. A few
hours before I had crawled directly
under this rock in my canyon "explo
ration." Returning I was fain to
accept the assistance of one of the
road-builders in getting across this
place, looking down the while into
the river boiling below among the
rocks.
''If you slip, you can. get out a
quarter of a mile down stream," re
marked one of the dynamiters cheer
fully, a? I passed "my camera over
and was inching across this slippery
six feet, clinging to the canyon side.
The engineering credit for this
ereat project with its great dam, its
enormous spillways, its mountain
road-building and its miles of canals
and huge tunnels bored through the
polid rock, is due to Jeremiah Ahem,
a Government district engineer who,
almost cut off from the outside world,
has takon up his residence for several
years in this wild canyon, once a fast
nf of tho Shoshone Indians.
National Irrigation.
"V hat does all this great irrigation
work of the Government throughout
the West signify? Simply that the
nation has wisely decided to use the
money derived from the sale of West
ern public lands to make its desert
soil of value and furnish many home
wnMing opportunities. It means
that many men wll find employment
ln tno construction of dams and
canals in every Western community,
and that, finally, as the works are
eonirkted, one by one, new farm
homes wiH be established, adding to
the nation's wealth and balancing
population now inclined city
ward. r a thousand years longer this
V 1 ,lam site would likely stand
le before private capital would de
itV'f U s.niaPnificent full capac
tjf' !n difficulties in the way of
en-moors are many and un
aKi" ; thc Gvernment will mee
fn ii'taek's :md overcome them and
f'r ( tnrn over to a thousand farm
tinV t. 1VniYian Incas, the Egyp-
r T?( r thG JBri.tish
"i inoia, an enduring monu
ment for all time to the wisdom of
the present generation of Americans.
uui JiljiilOTT MITCHELL.
How the Postmaster Helped.
The postmaster of Dayton, O., sent
out the following to the patrons of
the rural route:
A few practical suggestions to our
friends and patrons of the rural
routes :
1. You will be doing the carriers
a favor and the service a benefit by
stamping your mail; thus avoiding
unenecessary delay.
2. If you have no stamps, wrap the
exact amount in paper and pin the
same to your letter.
3. Before placing your mail box in
position consult your carrier, who
will gladly assist you in selecting the
best location.
4. Mail boxes ought to have five
feet of clear space from bottom of
box to the ground, excepting where
they have a top lid, in which case
four and one-half feet will do. All
boxes having a top lid should be set
so that the lid will stay up when
raised. Avoid having nails or bolts
on the inside of your mail boxes.
Face them toward the road, and have
them extend two-thirds over the post.
Boxes with top lids should be attach
ed to face of post.
5. When addressing a letter do not
write the name above the middle of
the envelope. Under the name write
the number of the route to which ad
dressed, and follow the same with the
city and State. Karnes are often
blurred by placing them too near the
top of the letter, as it is in that part
of the envelope that the impression
of the potsmark is placed.
0. Always place the stamp on the
upper right hand corner. Whenever
the route number is not known to the
sender, it would be a great help to
the postal clerks and carrier to men
tion the particular road on which the
person lives to whom the letter is ad
dressed, thus making the name of the
road take the place of streets.
7. Mail boxes are for the use of
mail matter only.
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