HE BELIEVES ANDREEIS SAFE IN THE NORTH.

Brother of the IntrepidExplorer Confident

Party Still Lives.

HIS ELABORATE THEORIES INEAVOR OE THEIR PRESERVATION.

They Have Probably Landed at Some Pointin the Unknown North?Will

Not Abandon HopeTill Autumn.

?-A RNBT ANDREE, brother of theexplorer, 8. A. Andree, believesthat his brother Is still aliveand thut he will be heard from

I?by the latter part of the com-ing summer. Ernst Andree la

thoroughly acquainted with his brother'splans and is better able to dlsoues theprobable fate of the polar expedition thanany other living scientist. He has made? study of the movements of the north-ern ire park, of aerial currents in thatlatitude, and of the known bodies of landin proximity to the pole. He assistedthe explorer in designing. equipping andtesting th£ balloon in which fl. A. Andreeand two companions started from Norwayfor the north pole July 11, 1897. A notedated July 18, 1897, was brought back bya carrier pigeon four days after the startwas made. No word has been receivedsince from the party.

Ernest Andree advances the theory thatthe balloon wan blown about by conflict-ing current* of air and finally set downat a point from which It would take theparty three arctic Hummers to reach theneighborhood of Hudson bay.

"I expect to hear from my brother dur-ing the comlnK summer or autumn," saysErnst Andrer, "hut In case he does not

return by that time t must admit thatthe chances of his being seen alive again?re very slim."

Merr Andree scouts the Idea that theballoon has been wrecked, and asertsthat the party could travel In It witheven more safety than In sledges. Tt wasput together, he says, without regard toexpense, and every precaution possiblewas taken to make It absolutely rntfe andable to resist a violent shock. More-over, In the water the balloon was almostas manageable as a boat. In case alanding had been made In the water, HerrAndree argues that It would not havebeen necessary to reach shore for a longtime, unless the party chose. Therewould have been much danger In crossingthe Ice on foot If that should have beennecessary, Herr Andree believes, but verylittle either In the balloon or In the cur-rents of air. The balloon either encoun-tered winds hlowlng directly toward thesouth, and all winds there blow south,or else It was caught In a zlg-xag cur-rent. In tho tlrst case. It would havebeen carried to some point on the landfrom whero the party could have beenbeard from within a short time. ButIf the machine had been at the mercy oftig-sag winds It would undoubtedly havebeen carried to a point from which be -

tween two and three years would be re-quired for the journey back to civiliza-tion Herr Andree believes thut thishas happened, and points out that there1s positive proof that the balloon did notmeet conflicting air currents withinthirty-six hours after It started. Know-ing this. Ernst Andree declares that hohad not expected to hear from hisbrother until late last fall or some timeduring the coming summer. The partywas provisioned for nine months. Thisstore was ample to supply them untilthey reached the 30th degree of latitude,no matter where they landed. Belowthe 30th degree the country Is well aup-plled with game, and the exploring partycarried plent> of guns ami ammunitionto kill It Had the wind which prevailedat the time the start was made continuedfor three days the balloon would havebeen blown to some of the expected points

The party carried several buoys whichthey expected to throw out one at a timeas they paused each degree of latitude.Ituoy Nn 1 wa» never heard from No. 2was thrown overboard at 11 o'clock on thesame morning that the start was made,an I wa» afterward picked up on the coastof Ireland (hie large buoy whloh wasto have l»en thrown Into the water whinthe northernmost point expected had tx-enreadied was found on the north shoreof Kin* Karriand One curious thingabout this t'lioy, and one whlth h«u< tie. ntaken I Ijidl .He that the musthave been wleaked. Is that the screwfastening of the message receptacle wasmissing when tu. buoy w&a picked u;vThis s.-r.-w waj. securely fn.. tenet tn tliclop of the i» wade. and Herr Andreaargues thai In ~im of « wi. K the screwwould h*vi* <hmi fastnne. 1 on. iiH It nimtha\ ta>en ordinarily when the buoy hung<onJ*rture.« that. hivlMK reache, 1 acertain point. the Iwrty des|>alredof getting further and prepared tothrow tlu* buoy overt*xird in adjustingthe the luoy wu* accidentally

Into tln* waiter tWore the *ortwhad been fastened aunln Kven If awrock had br< it Imminent Herr Andreaconjfotur** that there would have lieenplenty of tlmo for preparing a mossiitr

An <i> tha territory In whl-h the tml-loon 1a rvlt' H i" \ndrte fl«urts that Itmust have been several hundred mile* Indlani- iir In that case he believe* that the*M»I rore spent there the winter of «»Ttn the ".rrip* of !S9S the> would, acroi |.

In* to i»lan« have slartetl towar.l themagnet', i»>lr >r Hulsoiia buy Even Iflhe\ bud 1 iiveled UP fa*t a* Nnnscu Mthe> would have !\u25a0«><* n ohHjinl tt» ?* .* n Jthe wiuU - f >)u!te a distance fr >mthe |H>le The winter of W» would haioWet' passed t a i»>lot fur r »rthA g'>"d portion Then of a sea-*on'« traveling » ill hi\\ e remain- It>#fi"'» the iwrti omll rra.li twttlsft i\>-lomH i and c\>m mimical e with olvlltiai onShout the ;«*rt* Ml have trave. lfa*t qui NaiihTl >ll aide to ,ii>. the ex-pier, i> tv>uld not I*> heard frotu untillate In the autumn "f

Thl* l« the theory of Krn.*t Anlree

lloosrt etl tin I ouriiitr.

Gov Rouaevelt write* In the May StNut . .if .j. tUtles » » t t nndIn tr.r »oung American. A boy need* hothphysical an I moral courage, he sa>*Neither can take the pla,, of the otherWhen boy* become men they wilt flnl outthat there ire some soldier* ver> brave luthe Arid who have proved t im |.l andworthier n« politician* ant nine polltl-, Una who show an entire reading t,i

take thai f< an. a»n .mo re«i».n<il»lUUestn civil affairs hit wh,\ lack the lightingedge when txposott to phy.-lcal danger In, ach with soldier* and poUtkianastatesman. and even leas lotw the pt>»-neashin of the couruae of the soldier ioesnot excuse th. la. k of ooura*f in thestatesmanrt. and even hs* ,ioe* the t;,i«

?oaslon Of coutaat' In th, st»u«man <\u25a0*-

cuae ahrinklna "U t'. lit 1.1 . .illll> Nu»,UUa Ui At. jual ad Ui>u \>i IH}.4, A MI-

THE SEATTLE POST-iNTELLIt.ENTER, SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1900.

A Few Figures

Tell the Story

OF HOW

THE POST-INTELLIGENCERGROWING EVERY DAY.

EYleap« and bounds Seattle has sprung Into pnbllc no-

tice, until Its rapid growth and unparalleled pros-

pects as one of the great ports of the world are

topics of conversation and discussion everywhere.

In the large cities Seattle la a familiar word, and

in every hamlet, throughout the length and breadth of the

land, the famed city through which flows the wealth of Arctic

gold is a name to excite absorbing interest. In June. 1889,

when the business portion of Seattle was burned to the ground,

the name was so little Known that telegraph operators, whose

knowledge of places is unusually thorough, oftentimes made

the dispatchet announce that "Zattle" had been destroyed; and

the city was sufficiently described by stating it was way out

in Washington." Today throngs of people gathered from the

uttermost parts of the earth crowd the streets, and few indeed

are there anywhere In the western world who are not intimate-

ly acquainted with the city's remarkable progress. The condi-

tions and facts leading up to this growth need not be enumer-

ated. Buffice to say, that the people of the city, ever alert and

vigorous, have not neglected their opportunities, for day by

rlav they and the city of which all are proud are achieving

greatness.

week are placed side by side. By this method, the paper for

the first Sunday In April. I8f»!>, is compared with the paper for

the first Sunday In April 1900. and so on through the month,

and the results with a single exception show an increase in

columns of advertising matter throughout the month. The

only exception is the first Friday in the month, when the

total for 1899 was 46.25. and the corresponding total for 1900

was 45.50, a decrease of only .75. The increase was on

the first Sunday In the month when the figures were: 1899,

105 columns; 1900, 148 columns; an increase of 18 columna.

Of course the Sunday editions show high water mark in

advertising. In April. 1899, the lowest figures were on the

second Sunday, when the total was 92.93 columns, and the

highest on the fourth Sunday, when the total was 107. In

April, 1900, the lowest was 120.15, and the highest 148.

Passing from the consideration of the dally issue to the

Suhday paper, which in itself is a good index of development,

some Interesting facts are disclosed. The smallest edition in

April, 1899, was 30 pages, and the largest 32; while in April,

1900, the smallest edition was 36 pages, and the largest 40.

There was an increase in number of pages in favor of 1900

amounting to 32. At the same time the number of advertising

columns increased 173.95, and the number of reading columns

increased 51.10. In only one Instance was there a decrease in

the quantity of reading matter, on the first Sunday of themonth, and the decrease then was only one column. The high-

est increase was on the fifth Sunday, April 29. 1900, when

there were 25.50 more columns than appeared in the corres-ponding Issue of the previous year.

To keep pace with this tremendous expansive movement

has required the exercise of energy and intelligence in a high

degree. Even in the city itself there are people who, perhaps,

do not fully appreciate the marvelous advance made by the

community In which they live; yet in general it is understood

that no place In the United States is bounding and throbbing

with life like Seattle. It Is as though Aladdin had rubbed the

lamp and commanded that, the city grow.

It is, then, with a special feeling of pride that the Post-

Intelligencer Is able to demonstrate that this newspaper is

keeping in the forefront of progress; that at all times it has

been in the lead, urging the people to take advantage of the

The merp question of quantity of matter, however, la not

the most notable feature of improvement in the Sunday paper.

During the year the Sunday supplement has gone ahead sur-

prisingly, and has made noteworthy advances toward a high

literary standard. A year ago the exchanges were drawn on

APRIL, 1899, COMPARED WITH APRIL, 1900.Number of Pages. Columns of Advertising.

Day of the Week? 1899.- 1900. Inc. 1900. 1899. 1900. Inc. 1900:

SUNDAY 30 36 6 105 148 43Monday 12 10 ?2 37.15 41.25 4.10Tuesday 12 11 2 42.50 52.10 9.60Wednesday 14 14 ... 43.30 50.35 7.05Thursday 12 14 2 43.80 54.35 10.55Friday 14 12 ?2 46.25 45.50 ?.75Saturday 13 14 2 46.25 53.45 7.20

SUNDAY 30 36 6 92.95 126.75 33.80Monday 12 \ 10 ?2 : 36.60 40.20 3.60Tuesday 14 It ... 48.25 49.60 1.45Wednesday 14 14 ... 46.50 56.90 10.40Thursday 14 11 ...

4(5.25 56.65 10.40Friday 14 14 ... i 48.20 58.75 10.55Saturday 14 14 ... 44.80 59.70 14.90SUNDAY 30 36 6 98.50 137 39.50Monday | 12 12 ... 36.95 40 3.05Tuesday 12 14 2 45.65 52.20 6.55Wednesday 11 14 ... 16.65 52.75 6.10Thursday 12 14 2 46.35 54.10 7.75Friday 14 12 ?2 45.15 46.40 1.25Saturday 1 1 14 ... 46.35 55.45 9.10SUNDAY 32 36 4 107 120.15 13.15Monday 12 12 ... : 36.85 40.15 3.30Tuesday 12 12 ... 40.90 50.40 9.5<»Wednesday 12 14 ?2 44.60 48.90 4.30Thursday 12 1 1 ?2 42 55.90 13.90Friday 12 12 ... 40.40 47.40 7Saturday 12 14 2 43.20 53 9.80SUNDAY 30 40 10 93.30 137.80 44.50?Monday 12 12 ... 32 42.40 10.40

?May 1. 1h99; April 3d, 1900,

preßent. and pointing to the marvelous certainties of the days

that are to beThere is an old saying that figures do not lie, and certain

it is that figures when carrectly analyted and interpreted, havean eloquence not met with In any other kind of factß. For thisreason It has been deemed advisable by the Host-lutelligencer

to place before its readers certatn statistics marking thegrowth of this newspaper along with the growth of the Pacific

Northwest. A comparison has been made between the pages

of the pnper for April, 1&99, and April, 1900, and there has beenfound a gratifying increase, both in the amount of advertising

matter and In the slxe of the paper. At the same tlmo, themanagement has endeavored as nearly as possible to maintainthe equipoise between advertising matter and reading matter,

so that the patrons of the paper have been, lu fact, the gaiuer.

in April. IK&9. for example, the total advertising space was1 57S f>o columns, and in April, 1900. it was 1.900 columus. Thedifference In favor of the month just passed Is therefore, 321.50columns, which, divided by 30, the number of days in themonth, shows an average increase per day of more than tencolumns; that Is to say. the amount of advertising matter inea, h Issue of the Post-Intelligencer is larger by a page and ahalf than last year

During the period just named in 1599, there were 14 issuesof 12 pages. It of 14. 4of 30 and lof 32 During April, 1900,there were 2 issues of 10 pages. 7 of 12, 16 of 14, 4 of 36 andj of 40. Comparing the number of pages for the two periods,it was found that only in four issues was there a decrease,while in all other issues there wis an increase running fromtwo to ten pages a total increase in pages for April, 1900. ofthirty.

For the benefit of those readers who may wish to foilow-the comparison, there is submitted herewith a tabulated state-ment, in which the figures for the corresponding days of the

heavily for matter of doubtful value, judged by the present

standards, and the artistic arrangement was not all that couldbe desired. The quantity of original contributions in thecolumns was at a minimum.

At present there is an average of more than 34 columnsof paid matter In each issue of the Sunday paper, and it Is all

of the highest grade. Especial attention has !>eeii given to

the development of local features and to the encouragement

of contributions from this state. During April, 1900, therewere some noteworthy articles of this class, for example theaccount of the stampede to the northern gold fields under th«? aption "What the Great Cape Nome Rush Means to Seattle."

One article of especial merit was devoted to the transpacific

cable routes. Still another was an account of a visit to theOlympic mountains, and another the story of the gold fields ofthe Koyukuk.

The Sunday paper is always In touch with current events;

for example, it gave promptly the story of John W. Gates and

'tis manipulation of American Steel and Wire, and it also out-

lined a timely article 011 the proposed Increase in the Americannavy, due to the nation's advance as one of the great powers

of the world. Matter is selected with a view to supplying thedemands of all kinds of readers. There Is always somethingto attract people who enjoy humor fiction always has a place,the book page ts intrusted to competent reviewers, and a re-

cent addltlou to the paper has been a page of stories and pux-

xles calculated to instruct and amuse the little folks.Writers of national and international reputation contributeregularly to the columns of the Sunday paper, for example.

Mrs Kate I'pson Clark is furnishing it with a serial entitledThe Blackberry King," and such writers as Major Arthur

Griffiths, who wrote the entertaining series on "Famous Brit-ish Regiments," are also regular contributors.

One of the most notable and best apprei lated additions to

ar& who will taits a blow without return-I tng It l» a contemptlUe creature, but, aft-

er all, he is hardly is contemptible a-* thej boy who dares not sian.l up 'or what he

deem® right against the sneer* of his com-. p«uUons who are themselves wrong. Ridi-* MH jk ju. w* *mam ?

wickedness, and It is s-metlmes incom-prehensible how (food and brave boys will

l be Influenced by the Jeers of as-sociates who ha\e no one qual'ty thatcall* for respect, but who affect to lauarh

! at the very traits which ought to ov pe--1 Ult uioj* Xor firiCs*

There is no need to be A prig. There IS[ no need for a hoy to preach about his

own good conduct and virtue. If he docs: ' he will make himself offensive an 1 ridku-i lous. But there is urgent need that he

j should practice decency; that he shouidi to* ijiii* «UMX umUi-

ful, gentle an 1 tender, a* well a» bruv#.If he fin onre get to a proprr under-standing of thin**, he will have a Tarmore hearty contempt for th« bov whohatf begun a course of faebta <iist»ipa'. <*u.

j or who is untruthful, or me«tn. »r disfron- .| »*s\, or cruel, than this buy «uvi la*- |

Statement Compiled From the Books of the Post-Intelligencer, Indicating aSteady and Substantial Growth.

Has Put on

Seven-League

Boots

the Sunday Post-Intelligencer Is a department of book re-view? and literary criticism. Of this a gentleman competentto Judge the matter on its literary merits and familiar with

the opinions of our readers, said recently that the literary de-partment of the Post-Intelligencer is unapproached by that ofany other paper on the Pacific Coast. The comparison may be

extended eastward to the Atlantic; for In no newspaper pub-

lished west of the great cities of the east will there be founda higher literary standard or a more critical or unfailingly ac-curate literary judgment.

Special attention has been given to the organization of

those departments that are of particular interest to women.Aside from the vast volume of social news gathered, the wo-man's page carries the latest information and ideas of the

day upon fashions, styles and household interests. The selec-tion of this matter from the best and most costly sources, itsartistic arrangement nnd grouping and its adaptation to local

needs are the subject of constant care and study. An open let-ter to women, on subjects of interest to them, written especial-

ly and exclusively for the Post-Intelligencer, is a feature of

each Sunday issue. The conversational style of this article,covering, wealth of ideas and practical suggestions that stimul-

ate thought and react upon life, has made it Immensely pop-

ular, and thousands of our readers wait weekly for the latest

word from Prudence Wintergreen.

Not the leant of the improvements of 1900 over 1R99 la theperfection of half-tone work. The difficulties of reproducing

an ordinary photograph on ordinary news paper printed by a

fast press, can scarcely be comprehended by the public. Suf-

fice it to say that a defect in any one of the half dozen pro-

cesses before the illustration is turned out, will result in itsbeing a failure. That these difficulties have all been over-come by the Post-Intelligencer, is evident by a glance at any

of its editions, particularly the issue of May 6, in which the

Figures Showing the Re-markable Advance of the

Sunday Post-Intelligencer.

MONTH OF APRIL. 1899.No. Page?. Cols. Arlvt. Col?. Heading.

First Sunday 30 105 105S"cond Sundav 110 92.95 117.05T'nrd Sunday 30 98. 50 111.50Fourth Sunday 32 107 117Fiflli Sunday .10 93.30 ll(i.70

MONTH OF APRIL, 1900.No. Page?. COIA, Advt. Cols. Heading.

First Sunday 3(5 148 104Second Sunday 3(5 186.75 125.25Third Sunday 36 137 115Fourth Sunday 36 120.15 131.85Fifth Sunday

'

40 137.80 142.20

CAIN OF APRIL, 1900. OVER APRIL, 1899.No. Pages. Coin. Advt. Col#. Reading.

First Sunday .? 6 43 ?1Socond Sunday 6 33.80 8.25Thir.i Sunday 6 39.50 3.60"oi.i'.h Sunday 4 13.15 14.85Fifth Sunday 10 44.50 25.50

Totals 32 173.95 51.10

half tone work »a* unsurpassed. With the development ofthe art department, line work has also advanced, and the news-paper now contains elaborate Illustrations executed by thor-ough artist*.

A year ago the paper was "thrown together," so to speak,and hut little attention was given to the artiatlc results. Ad-vertisements were so plated as oftentimes to preclude the car-rying out of a pleasing arrangement of reading matter, hutat present, entire pages are at the disposal of the Sundayeditor, and there is always a striving to present each as anartistic whole. At the same time, advantage Is taken of 14

knowledge of type fa«e* and sixe* In expressing ideas. In lastweek's Issue, out of 79 columns of reading matter in the magaline stction. seven full pages were given over exclusively toreading matter, and In that part of the paper there were .17Illustrations, of which IX were line drawings and 15 half-tones.

The foregoing figures and the conclusions adduced fromthem form a conservative statement of fact*, for the Sundaypaper has lately l>een advancing with a< < elerated speed. Forexample, here arc comparisons taken from the issue of May7, 1899. and the issue of May 6. 1900:

IBBUB OK MAY 7. 1899: Thirty pages; 42 columns ofreading matter in magazine section < pp. 21-30), Including 7lolumr. taken up by ?'Symposium of Heiected Miscellany," theonly page without advertisements. Illustration* 10 (line 9,half-tone 1).

ISSUE OF MAY 6, 1900 Forty pages. 79 column* of read-ing matter in magazine section 1pp. 25-40»; 7 full pages excluslvely reading matter; illustrations 33 (line lfc, half-tone16K

On the whole, the I'ost Intelligencer, both In Its dally andSunday editions, has made a very substation*] advance duringthe year. In fail, the Post-Intelligencer has put on seven-league boot*.

lows an i».«air.,y. In rMurn. fasl for MmThe vary fart that The bojr ahoul I V*manly and to holi hla own. that h.\u25a0 h.'Uld lii nahameit if. aiatimlt to Imllyldfwitnuut Inatant retaliation, nboulil. In re-turn, ni«k.- him aMiur any fvtu ut liuUt-uic, crusigr ut KiUuit/.

NEW SHEATHING fORSHIPS Of THE HAVT.

Innovation Tried on theCruiser Chesapeake

at Annapolis.

CADETS' PRACTICt VtSSRFITTED WIThATRIWm

New Method of Protecting the Bott«n «fthe Ship Arouses Such Intend

Among Marine Men inAmerica and Abroad.

CA "K na^"! academy prMtacrulsor Chesapeake Is not atoZTthe only national vessel built hthe last twenty year* whsfi,

,JL dependent upon sails for'

pulsion. but i.« the £aship in the service to hatfe her immcrs«isteel hull covered with wood, and that Inturn protected by copper, to Recur* ft,srei't Mdv.yitaKe of it clean bottom, wMejmade the early vessels famous tor awby their ability to make lonf voyig,without frequent recourse to drytoekand at the same time retain the stiutitt.news provided by the modern iteel CM.structlon.

The essential difference between the bat-torn of the Chesapeake and the under,water bodies of the composite Ptunboata&fthe Annapolis-Marietta class, built foeryears ago, lie* In the fact that the gi».boats had no Inner "akin" of steel plat*the wooden planking in them being it.tached directly to the lrames, while tl*Chesapeake was practically a triple hullThe composite construction had the die.advantage of extreme flexibility with ua*equal adaptation to changes of tempera,ture, making the gunboats prone to leak.

The chief difficulty encountered In tinChesapeake was due to th* shortenmhyof her builders, who have been notably va*fortunate with all their naval contteflti,After applying the wooden protection totho Chesapeake's steel hull and launchingher. the builders, having no docking factl-ties to enable them to fasten on the cop*per protection, were compelled to seatthe ship to the Boston navyyard for c<«hpletion. Here it was discovered that theplanking had not been closely applied ornicely fitted, ami that it allowed water toleak in between the two "skins," therebyendangering the life of the vessel threat*electrolytic action. Chief ConstruaiitHichborn, whose earnest advocacy ofsheathing led to the adoption of the a|a»

tem in this country, as well as to Its pee*

larlty abroad, readily devised a method ofremedying this defect by Injecting a flltftftfcomposition into the spaces, and the vae»sel has now been completed at Boston Misent to Annapolis for the use of the cadet!at the academy.

Just how the final touches were put uj*l

the Chesapeake's hull are bMIshown by tho following rxtfMfrom the official report submitted isAdmiral Hichborn by Constructor H attar.

The vessel was docked March 10, and (fee

bottom was immedately tapped. Thetutmlamount of water whlcl> flowed front hbhind the sheathing was about twenty-lvegallons, eighteen gallons coming frwi tfce

starboard and the remainder fMta'ffteport side. The water leakage Was notquite as salty as Halt water, and wasstrongly Impregnated with flavor of fart*and turpentine, which was doubtleaa at*sorbed from the yellow pine wheat hint.After the bottom had been carefully clean-ed and inspected several holes were bWadthrough the sheathing for the lnjecttsa

of the red lead putty. It wae not llnfre-quently found that twelve or ttfteiaquarts of putty could be Injected Into oeehole before the pressure was twaitfpounds, and there was no marked Ito*from adjacent holes. The total amount efmaterials used was 15.450 pounds, about IIper cent, of which was wanted. Forty

pumps were used, and the entire bottNlarea of about 7.W0 square feet was treats!in eighty hours.

A section of the sheathing about thraefeet long was cut out of the ntsrfooardside about ten feet above the keel, in er*

der to ascertain the efficiency of the In-jecting process. It was discovered thaithe board under this section had originallybeen Improperly fitted, and a thin pi**

about two Inches wide and six Inches lonihad been placed under the butt t" mako

the outer surface fair. This mrthod I*4left quite a large cavity between th«plank hue. which contained very little of

the original putty. The putty Injected Sithis docking, however, had completely Bibed all parts of the cavity. After the plaaM

had all been driven and calked, the innerbottom was searched, but no efNt"calking or 1.-(Meetings was discovered. Twbottom wa - then "payed" with a miltareof crude turpentine and tar, after wW®*

tarred felt was tacked to thi »heathla<.and the whole lx>ttom was finally covirsdwith the sheathing copper The welgfrisof the materials used are as foileWWHheathlng copper, 14,721 pounds;

metal -beathlne. l.fem pound**; tarredl.lufi pounds; t«r, I.2QD pounds, «;mdet urjga*

tine. »:*< (rounds; total. Is*. 17H pounds Therewere 2,!*.%H sheets of the sheathing coppaf

laid.

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\iiliii' la tliirr 'I linn «l«adrnpl»4.I'.very mule Mi.ro left enough "> *?*

i.irrlin n knife of aom« «ort.I* ii Imi imc, sometime* « krla HSfJJe,ir» *h*i>el like th" triadel of th* <**",

fashioned T<r k. ! riknrcti, and are lAg ?**

little FV>r liuslne** they nro a f'<ol ***

ii iiHif lon* hihl very heavy. with » T*f"L? !«. A kill may lie wavy nil «l» «*?

\u25a0ir two ..f -I.l'll* .r only at Mth«* ?

Hnm« "f them lire very niif'y *

laid with silver In fantftsll' <le**n*.earveil with Ivory or wood htndt*®tli»- ni-iiki't i-f Jolo th'« '\u25a0 rmi ars *

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mil rame altinx Prlie*» -kvwarl \u25a0 n steamer lay*.

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?I* of t:». iiiao are .?trme-l

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th. F.i lower* of the two lato* »Ik> LtXweapon* There are perhap* 1( " «*"

laj.il. anil euih on* i- worth I**

I** w.l*ht In Mlver If »\u25a0 knife has *f»*»

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i ,i nuai !ru|ili»l.?Osewr Kin* P*f In ASn*\+* »

Mi.ileru Mi.ilea luild *nr|e»l ares**.

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