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^.flOi'the United States E
§jWrin§ Corps, ou". the-Ohio.
Wore and but'ltttle fd>".
ba.S-ap—piurn'o your rod—all right
' shoulders his r
> 'transit to take. :
s collage- graduate'who'goes into
conSd-ei
m-.through-- with perfect
, plain 'sailing. ' He wilt
:. :■
. his work.
^iret,;
t tliick briar patch
o clear a path. Th.
!"*jra'day'
";-ng-::the- side of a steep- h!!l and
'■'/-.cUcaily walk the entire : distant
■-....-. fooc Th.) third day he Uu.rrii to
:tr: his i:i--:".::-.•.-,■:•- -aI.-.Ti !.■'..-. l':-.-:--.-r:-, .
nvrzb frr.-n: the uokl -'--..: i:e hv:
.,* about all control of thorn. Hut tt
. ouly'itho '.>:-,-.r-_-.:;:ig. He must become cai-
. i -Ibus'.l'to do-;?, irate farmers, hoys, hogs,
- r<-hUrtre.n. br.:uv, blackberry vines and a!l|
of had weaithe-i
.-Je^'ii'ko-.&njoy a. lunch, of hardTboiledj
.-.'!. and .:":■! co fee or col.
for.'
Tin i
country,'- through der.se und
" '.sides, over swampy ground,
_ nu^eto. .:■-'
i A.,. So ft Snap Th
1 ure-tiertUy, a! survey Is a heaitifulj
* of work; but.in reality it is hard,
•errm.arf- bright-spots In
""lie. The m»n refm
-. night.
V^o/sit .around the. fire, light theirl
* r^-spipes-and "swap yarns." ' Theyj
'•-•ipbust in-health.-. They ,-risej
jid-^reejrn
erots;- - To them
'"" aos.-i,;--wU.l iLninii'-i-i. all becomej
;nas! -.Theyi-.-ltn truth, get nead
;t.-.*i«-«»» -and/If makes them bet-.l
....: M" '".
lyi'-rriorriing- IksXotc the dawn}
when the- moon and the stars'!
vswa^y-. the . Iwatchm.ia- goes'
Y..tlW quarter• beat, an.d. with.his
"Pv'boys.fcJ ,tjm* :for ^breakfast,"
ho rjyn.:-V The..-„• tumble- lout,
• "$ vSocni; the. cook playa a,
-J'thlfc ttwr-with th&- broom
^»?-tB.e.;;f*eakfaet'beU and
mtJ'tBr^lKSR' morning niciX
"&. j5kj!» awl tastru,-
sVii"';-.. and\the-
-■--Hit, ray*
1: r.>. -he ,
the^lfllXr
Ji:-.:ti; ..---made - t ^.-.gate-tne-e-.m-
tents of their lunch "baskets. Sloineti:
they fare well, often—ami -.-. ■. >-..-!■«■. to
greater number of times,---:-,. '.■■:■ slice ; o
"bosom," soir.s hr-.-.i.i nr.-j el--;- so—ore! a
..bottio of1 coiJ co.'Ire co:r.:,;e:ta tiK
'." JJrJer'llest After Dinner. -
Dinner over, work is continued u:ui
darkness compels then,, to stop The return to the .boat, supper, a few goo.;
piref'-'is, sorr.o g»l » or:--:.. ,.--. ;.:..; u,;..
day is ended. - :
At the present time the United Slates.
Goverr.r.n.:::'. Is conducting n.-i i:apoi-.ant
survey o! the Ohio river iron. Pi".-..-bur;.;
-.0 ir.iriotta. This survey is r.reo-\~:.>ory
to the rjuiMlr.r; of locks an,; C::-~: Mos. 1,
i and 5, for which J
la'.-.-il. v
ill, by th'
last session of Congress.
The surveying party cot
members, and-is under the command of
R. K. Jones, a distinguished englne-or •
!tha Vnitefl St.v.-js vrvl-.-c TZr.ier him are
M-.-ssrs. Sproen. M--:Crew, a local- engineer
of much not-.-; Harris, M-jo.-'s ar.d Mohl-
hope, all eiifjln.-rs r. ' -r.---.-i ability. - Mr.-
Hazelton is clerk of tl-e exj..-. l:--:on.
The pa.-::o:i a.-.j di--:-.'.-.: into transit, ;.;-.•"!•
sounding- parties,- and contain ajfbut
iv: rr
each. -
:able cju.-irtf: beat furr.lshes :
norm for -he met., while ;;-.? rnited'.State-
st.-iii.-T .-.i:;; :.; ;:,, : ■:, -.ra::::-orting-'th.
dift-.-rcr.-t p.-'-rr/es an-; s:.pni;cs and towinj
■th-: .r-iarter boat.- . -•* ■'"• ■ •
; .The work In .the field is at once >Mec
In Che .iraf H:,- room ,.-: :hn i;-.r.;'. t:':us" in.
■Eurlne- a protr
I error "and also "mak'rg
c, work as it pi-oprresses.
- Tho permanent -Improv
-' a.-;- r.c = ;'b:o
check: tor th(
mtof theOhlt
.- " -'.-: ■•■-.;. :.. = frler.Js of ::
. not think that their gooi v\
. tlo-j mi::--, end—this, is but th
The river Is cs.paV.-le- of improv
to Cairo. Flarnest.v continuo
what is needed for the benefit
well-
Da'.-lr Islar:! look, a short t:
.oi?r of. Baldraore, new I
w «„^.-»v of -no OhlrM
iho United St!
river, was the hero of rather an exciting
. Incident. ' i '.:■ .
";•: '. condu"-.i:-.s a delicate piece of
i work in the look—rating the
ind dischs
; .the
i a skiff which;
the c
i the 1
e: lock and around by puile;
moved the skiff down
e bow taking readings
eter suspended li
rent i
1 the t
"All '
>. sunk :;: :h<- ^re .-. I. ■:. -;o!p :.■■■•„;■* :- ko
^-•■: = IOer?:- -■ ::•"■: ■ ■ . . :k ■' ■:.■ 1
a. deep t'.-cno!) n:usc t-. .: :g before t--;
;an be placed In the proper position.
At one of {):■■: - - :.- :. :.:~.rks the :;roi:r.
:i--ed th:
how like a grave It w;!S. So the boys
-* up a irnn.-m.:::;, u.nicg the name of
no oil the l.-vinr; v.-'.-om thoy expected
3 be the n.-x: one at the bench;
When complete.! :In. mor.u-.iert reacU
DAX DA'.TSOX, '
..They went or v.-i:h -.l-.eir !ii:i, chucklir -..-
to themselves ai,"■-.- it. Hut when the:
had reached the next ceSeotion point
they wore ('li.imayixi to see :h.i .chic' o'
the survey go down their line, stop at
their monument, and carefully ir.-n-pec: 11.
They had expected to make quite a .1'':-
oil it, but when they had returned tr-
-;c boat that night they w.i-s str.irg-.t-'..
IK MARVEL GIVEN MUCH
' CREDIT BY NORTH -SIDEF.
Vamous Essayist Was One of ti\
;.■.-:-■ Expert;-, Called Here to Lay
Out Allegheny Parks.
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mi
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;. Ik :
Marvel, the
■a
Haven, Conn.. Tuesday nisht. Is :
lo' many old N-n-.l, Side residents; the fact f
that to the author was partly due the [ :
credit for the beautiful downtown park3»
on that side of the river. >. ■!•.':'.-:, - ?
In the late sixties: when it was decided*'"
by Allegheny councils that the ground -^
i'
th them
A. .dark>.£loml. appeared on -the. horizon
and quickly overspread the sky wl bout
disturbing the workers in tae lei si. Suddenly' it rained and hailed, to such immense- quantities that even the "o dest
Inhabitants" of Davis-Island, were- compelled to hold their peace, -.:-' -;
The men in the skiff seized the oar^:.
and vigorously pulled for-tho.-, lock walL
- But. the skiff -would not mofi on. laoh-.
faster.^' A,t last tt dawned upoa their; that
they -were" Ued\to the- rope fore aaid aiU-^j
and- could not go one bit faster thaC the-'
engine--, .The.''-'man from: Baltimore -Btood :
-up In: the skiar-.aiLd frantically' seerohed '
his: pockets.-for.Ms: knife,, but a».. uck
wouldihave !a>it" was' hi ths pocket o his
other trousers". , There .was no help f or-
Itl-.-iThey rrruat simply ait down,, get wet.
aweai and wait until the sklflt reached tbe
star-end ot the look.,-
'': ■ The' rain.: and, - hail continued: to' potrr;'
dtuwTi-and thorcAighly-.drenched thain At
last'It became'too much for-'-the.•aaslsts-, _
cried.. "lefa^ju-mP: W
andr/keeit. OFf-^ai oyi*;' he. >e»tv anOT
■■^^'..^.wwiw^j/-. 3. J
x the-
Til:
ideas embodying th,. plan of: a., hoi
square four blocks long on the" inside
-wore used with few changes. -,'.','■
Biographical sketches of Ik Marvel omit
the fact that .he"took great pleasure in
gardening, and its different branches, fils
late home,. "Marvelwocd," is considered
to have more, beautiful surroundings than
any private.: residence in. r
