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'nt Fr OYAL RANGES RALPH; BY WELDON J. COBB. CHAPTER X. TUB MOJlOO CAMP. Tho spot bv the river to which the two scouts hud come 'was, Indeed, as they supposed — tho general camping place of the Modoc and Sioux savages. Within an hour after tliolr arrival tho banks of tho stream wore lined with cnmp-flros and wigwams, and tho war paint of the Indians and tho general bustle and activity told that somo move ment of Importance was meditated by the blood-thirsty hordes It was destined that Ranger Ralph should soon learn all tho plans of the Indians ud their renegade whlto allies, and that no should be plunged Into ac tive contest within a very slyirt time. When he so summarily sprang Into the tree whore Darrel had been com pelled to Icavo him, h$ lost sight of his companion amid tho excitoincut of tho hour. lie saw tho Indians scour the vicinity, secure tho horses, and lead them away; and then all became still in his Immedi ate neighborhood. “Thorc’s"a perfect nest of them around here," he muttered, grimly. "It’s going to be no easy task to escape. I wonder what has becomo of young Qrey? Ho Isn't any too familiar with this kind of work. The Indians seem to be starling out on some kind of an expedition, and while I’m In tho corral of tholr camps I Intend to find out what It la” Ranger Ralph was an expert scout, and was thoroughly familiar with fron tier tactics of craft and warfare. lie descended from the tree and began to reconnolter his position. lie made out that tho main camp of tt^-lndlans was directly across and down the stream a little distance. Making sure that he was unobsorvo I, the scout forded and swam tho river, landod on tho opposite bank and then gradually and stealthily began approach ing tho camp of the Modocs. He at last galnod a point of osplonago most favorable to Ills plans, a small knoll of bushus and stunted troes en abling h m to completely survey the camp and Its Inmates. “Shadow Snake’s bund, 1 ' ho muttered courornodly, as his oyos swept tho sceno; “and in war-paint, too. It moans troublo for the settlements Ha! It Is us I thought! Despanl lias come to his old friends Then tho girl Inez must bo here also." Tho scout's faro darkened and he rrownnd ominously as he recognized, ns Darrel bad dono, tho form of Dyko Des- pard In the throng about tho campliro. As ho dlscornod tho number or Ids on- em os and roallzed tho hazards of up- proaclng them any nearer, ho rnlloctod Jooply. lie was plunged deep In h s modlta- tlons, when tho sound of a familiar voice near at hand startlud him and enchained his attention. “Dospard,” he raurtnurod oxcltodly; “and Hanlon Is with him." It was Indeed tho outlaw loader and h s chief associate. They paused In a careless stroll from the camp and sat down on a log near tho vory spot whoro tho scout was se creted. Tho latter thrilled with the koonest satisfaction at this op|>ortunlty of over hearing tho plans of his enouilos. “You wanted to see mu alonu?" woro Hanlon's first words. “Yes." “What about?” ‘Our own affairs; wo’vo got among friends, but 1 ain’t satisfied. ” “Why not?” “I’m uneasy. Tho old chief Shadow Snake is reckless snd revengeful; and If ho should Buspoot us ” “About the girl?” askad Townor. “White Fawn—yes.” “How ran he?” “Should ho meet any of tho Nos Forces reservation Indians he wuuld learn of our treachery. ” “How?” “They would tell him that tho girl never reached thorn.” “That’s truo. * “So. whatever wo do, wo must act' quickly.” “l<ut wo agreed to accompany Shadow Snaku on the raid on the emigrant tral it ” “No; I gavo him the Information of Its whoroahoute—that I* all." “Hut he expects us to go with him.” “We will have* to disappoint him. Here we are safe from pursuit from the vigilantes. That Is why I camo hern. ” “What do you propose to do?” “To remove the girl down the valley to-night.” “Alono?” “No. You ami ono of tho others will take hor away from here about midnight. I will remain with Vance and guldo the Modocs across the country to the train, and rejoin you lator. ” “Anil tho rest of our band?" “Are at Hamon’s Bend. I will send them forward to moot you. Go to tho old rendezvous and wait for me. You see, tbo Snake agrees to divide llb- Brally for my share In tho present vent ure Once I get that, I will louve the samp, for be will soon find out about White Fawn.” “And then?” quoriod Danton. “We will carry out our plan to find the hermit who lias Inei Tracey's fortune, secure It, and, leaving the boys to tbuir own plans, go Bast and enjoy our wealth. ” . The old scout looked grim as ho over heard the plans of tho conspirators. lie knew now how to act, If he could evade the savages and follow on tho trail of Ilospard's mon. The two men left tho spot and re turned to the camp, and Ranger Ralph began to determine buw he wuuld make a detour and roach a point down the valley where he might intercept Hos- pard’s men, who would Icavo for the bandit rendezvous that night. lie began to cautiously work Ills way back to the river,* believing escape by that avenue more easy than by the land. He crept from thicket to thicket and from covert to covert, gradually noarlug tbo stream, and meeting with none of his enemies. At last bo came to a point whoro he paused in dismay. Since bo had last been there a campfire bad been built by a ipUe coterie of savages, directly In his uuurso to the river. HTent oil all a%fa aaeape fa that dl Won, and nothing but a bold dash aa an open space, or a alow and perilous re treat br the way be bad come would ■vail him. * He resolved on the former coarse, even hoping that by • sudden ran across tbo place he might gain the river nnper- celved. With a spring he broke from the thicket and started across the open space. A series of loud, alarmed yslls from th6 Are told that he was discovered. Within ten fout of a thicket where tho horses of the Modocs were grazing, Ranger Ralph's foot caught In a trailing rope Ho fell heavily. Tho next moment a soon of dusky warriors wom upon him. Ranger Ralph was a prisoner In tho hands of hls most morclless enemies CM Al'TEIi” XL Till: MCAI'I. Ranger Ralph mode a desporato re sistance against his savago captors, but struggled valuty in tholr Iron grasp as they boro him towards their camp lire with yolls of triumph. Thu demonstration aeon drew a large throng to the spot, aod the scoot, se curely bound, was tied against a tree, tho cynosure of many murderous oyos auil tho object of the Jeers and Insulte of hls victorious foes. A grim look came over the old ranger * face as be saw tho Modoc chieftain, Shadow Snake, approach tho spot With hlin were hls renegade allies, Dyke Despanl and Jim Danton. The outlaw leader starts I, and then stared In mute Wonderment at the man lie had endeavored to kill at Ton Spot two nights previous. “Ranger Ralph!” ejaculated Danton, with a savago scowL "He bears a charmed life." The eyes of the Modoo chlof kindled with satlsllnd hate as ho recognized an enemy who had more than once crossed hls trail to hls sorlous disadvantage. “Tho Ranger Is a spy,” he hissed. “What brings him horo?” The scout was silent. "Yes; he has boon trying to Incite tho pale faces to attack the tribes,” said Danton. “llo Is a dangerous enemy. ” “Hot him dlo before wo leave boro at another snn,” ordered tho Snako brio 11 y to tho Indians about him. Tho old scout did not spook Into hls mind camo a memory of what ho had overheard Dospard and Danto# say about tbo daughter of the old chief. lie resolved to bring this tntolllgonro to thu knowledge of Shadow Snako, but tho opportunity was not yet presented. llo formed a plan to son the chief alone, whon Despard and Danton would not be near to dony hls statements or silence him. For over an hour ho remained secured to the tree watching the savagoa, who paid no further attention to him -for thu present. In somo way they hiul secured a keg of liquor, and ware Intently engaged in disposing of It as rapidly as possible. The old scout know from exporlonco that as soon as tho Indians were light ing drunk pioy would pay attention to him. 110 ronallod hls many bnttlos with the tribe, und knew that they were full of animosity und hatred toward him. To Ills surprlso, howo.cr, whon they had finished the liquor the majority of thorn staggered from tho camp, entirely Ignoring Ills prusonuo. Only a few sleeping Inobriutos now guarded tho prlsonur. Tho scout endeavored to freo himself, but wus not ublo to break the bonds that seen red III III. 111 a few minutes tbo Indians returned with a second keg of whisky, from tho direction of tho main camp. They were all, or nearly ull of them, very much Into.xl.-ated, anil straggling along with thorn were sevurui other sav ages from a different camp. Ono of these attracted tho ranger's attention by Ins hulpless ami rooting condition. As tho savages plaeod the keg on tho ground and began tb drink from It, tills Indian stretched himself out on tile green sward us if to sleep. Ills hand almost touched tho form of the captive scout, and the latter looked somewhat startled as ho observed that, unporcoivou by bis companions lie bad drawn a knife which bo hold half con cealed In hls hand. Tho Indian appeared to be drawing nearer and nearer to tho scout, mid IInaily stealthily draw tho kenu blade of tbo knlfo over the withes which secured lluugor Ralph to tho troo. The next momeut the lariat that held the rungor’s form captive was also cut Hanger Ralph wus relieved of his bands “Don’t move yet!” The scout started as Ids strange friend uttered tho words In a low, cau tious tone of voice. “Darrel Groyl" ho muttered, In amaze ment. “How did you conio horo?" “Nover mind now, but act quickly. Those Indians are so drunk they will not notice you. Make no suspicious move while I talk with you, and warn ino if any of them seem to notice us or come this way. ” Darrol lay with Ids back turned to tho Indians, who were perhaps toil feet dis tant. The old scout kept his eye upon them and listened Intently us Darrel resumed tile conversation In cautious tones. “There Is ono way to. es'iipo safoly,” ho said. “You must follow that.* “Where?" “To tho east. Once across tho rlvor, strlko to tho north and you are safe from ambush, for tho savages are In tending to move south and are camped in that direction ” “How did you come here—this, disguise —wore you not afraid?" “I risked it, and luck has favored mo. " “You cannot long continue It,” re marked tho scout. “Why not?” “You cannot speak a word of tho Mo doc languago. ” “That Is why I pretended to be Intoxi cated. ” “You cannot keep up that pretense all night. ” “I don’t oxpeetto." “What then?" “To And tho girl and escape with her. ” “To-night?" “Yes. ” Ranger Ralph looked serloua The inexperience of hls young friend, ho feared, would load him into troublo. So far, however, Darrel hail outrivaled himself in bis tactics of dealing with the Indians “I have marked out a course of ac tion.” said Darrel, confidently, “and I expect to carry it out successfully. You know what the-o rod fiends modltato?” “Tiio attack on tbo omlgrant train?” “Yes. From what I havo hoard, they Intond moving at once. Tho train should be warned. You can do that” 'an % f cannot r. a them tn tfmet* “Ton can with a gone. In a leer ml nates I will stagger to the corral aid have a horse ready for you. Then yju moat ride as fast as possible to tbo trail and give the warning of the proposed attack. * “I fear that I leave you In danger. • •No; I am safe for the present, and I believe I shall succeed lo rescuing Inez," replied Darrel. The young scont arose to hli feet and reeled toward the thicket where tha horses wero kept, a minute lator. The savages gathered around th| camp fire were too much occupied If drinking to notice hie absence. Ranger Ralph wall and thon allowed theodt ropes to fall the ground. • Then he (tote quiei'y to the tblokoL “Quick! Here Is the horse and thei Is a rule and amall arms (trapped to saddlo ” “Then It’s one of Despard’s horses?" •J’reliably. Lose no time. Cross th stream and keep to the north of th camp. • Thu old acont sprang Into the saddle and a minute later tho horso was cross ing tho river. No ono seemed to -have noticed hls escape, and ho made a wide deton r of the camp and then directed the steed toward tho distant omlgrant trail. He chose a lonely road, evading what he believed would bo tho course pursuod by tho Modocs. . Twice ho nearly ran Into a party of horsemen, and tho discovory made him very anxious. “It cannot be posslblo that the In dians have started on tho war trail al ready,” ho muttered, concornodly. Suddenly, an hour later, the sound of shooting some distance ahead alarmed him. Ho hastened toward the spot. As ho emerged from tho woods a sight met hls vision that thrilled him to tho keenost oxcltomont. Ranger Ralph was too lato with hls warning. The emigrant train had already boon attacked by the alllod Modocs and Sioux, and tho wagons were now the econo of an animated contest. Tbo rod demons wero pillaging and burning and killing, while the shrieks of tho unfortunate emigrants echoed on every sldo. “Too lato to warn and savo them!” ejaculated Ranger Ralph, grimly; “but not too late to holp thorn against tholr murdered Ioob.” Ho directed tho horso into the thick est of the conflict as ho spoko and, rifle In hand, determined to sell his life dear ly In protecting tho llvos and property of tho Imperiled emigrants. It was a brief and sanguinary battle. Tho Modocs and Sioux and tholr rene gade allies wero superior in numbers to tho emigrants, wno were surrounded, drtvon back, and butchered mercilessly. Tho bravo old scout saw tho horso ho redo shot down and himself wonndod; be dragged his form to a covered wagon, and crept into it for safety and conceal- mcno, Thom as tho blood oozed from a terrible wound In the breast, Ranger Ralph sank Into a blank lethargy of Insensibility. When bo awolco It was brood daylight. Tim wagon was moving, and he pocred cautiously forth from a pile of hay In the bottom of tho vohiulo. lie was weak ami In pain, and almost helpless; but ho made out hls situation at a glnnco Rebind tbo wagon on horseback wore half a dozen mon, doubtloss another por tion of llesi nrd's band. Driving thu vohlclo was Jim Danton, and tbo scout doubted not but that tboy wore proceeding to thu outlaw rendez vous ut Lone Canyon. So fur, evidently, hls presonco In tho wagon hud not been discovered; lie knew that bo was In a position of groat peril, and that affairs wore fast assuming a shape most favorable to the plans of Dyko Despanl. |TO HR UONTISDRD.J From Cradl.y Heath. Recently a deputation of women wont from Cradley Heath, in England—a place whoro women are employed at hoavy work In forging chains—to I.on- , don, to protest against tho passage by | Parliament of an act which proposed to prohibit tho use by women of a heavy forging Implement known as tha “Oliver.” They objectod to tho passage of tho bill on tbo ground that It would doprlvo thorn of employment. At London tboy were questioned at length upon tbo manner of their em ployment by tbo Home Secretary—an olllcor whoso position In tho British Gov ernment Is much tho samo as tha Secre tary of <ho Interior ol this country. > Between Mr. Matthews, the Secretary, I and tho chain-woman tho following dla- logue took p'aco: Mr. Matthews—And what Is tho pro- clso nature of tho employment in which you are onga Chain-woman (breaking In)—I doan’t want my work takon awaay from mo! i Mr. Matthews (blandly)—l’ardon mo, that is not quite tho point on which I de sire Information. If you will please ox- I plain to mo tho nature of tho operation In which Chain-woman (firm though flustered, and determined to got out what sho had corns all the way to London to say)—It never dono mo no harm, sir! | Mr. Matthews—Rut, my good woman, If you will suspend your observations ’ long enough to communicate soma Idea | Chain-woman—I llkos tho 'navy work, ! sir; an’ I says, Let each ono do what : tlioy can I Tho interview procooded In this unsat isfactory way until a questioner waa found who could talk to tho chalu- womon In tholr own language. ^ TRY ^ CANDY CATHARTIC 10c. 25c. 50c. ALL DRUGGISTS.' Prayer* fur (lain. I have hoard my fathor say that tn tho days of hls oarly manhood, which dates back to more than a contury, In a season of protracted drought it was a cuBtom for the deacons of the church situated In tho old town of East Wind sor to call togothor the membors on a week day and put up petitions for rain. And he has assured me that these meet ings woro always followod by rain. Ha failed to toll me Just how sixth. Among thoso always In attendance was a man of the name of Fotwino, one wonder fully gifted In prayer. My father called to mind somo of tho pious man's earnest expressions, such as “Send down tha ralj, O Lord! not in torrents but In co pious [oic| effusions " On an occasion of extraordinary and prolonged drought he put hls petitions nearly In the form of a demand. Rain they must have, rain they would bavo, and they could not do without It Realizing that he bad goes too far in that direction, he qualified his demands by saying, “O Lord! we d. not wish to dictate, but only to advise." —Hartford Time*. WIT AND HUMOR. Up-to-D«tt Jskes and Witticism* Pram th* Comic Papcrr TAKE fOtlll CHOICE. Brave Dewey in the dead of night Sailed past the fortress of Oavite. And when he reached Manila Bay, Beyond the gunB of Cavite, He sank the bonsted Spanish fleet, And then he silenoed Fort Cavite. The situation is one of gravity Unless ho tikes and holds Fort Cevito. OOOD REASON. Dimploton—Do you know, old man, I don’t spend so much money now as I did before I was married. Von Blumer—How’s that. ’’Woll, I don’t have it to spond.” HEB APPROPRIATE TITLE. "Mcrtie has a scora of men in love with her, and sba is engaged to most of them.” "Yes. Isn’t it awful ? She calls them her reconcentrados." DREAM LIFE AND BEAL LIFE, "If the shoe fits, why, keep it on.” He spoke not Hneeringly, but earnest ly- "No, indeed !” hotly replied the lady. "Show me something two sizes smnller.” COOL. "This is the fourth time you have asked me to marry you,” said Miss Cayenne, rather impatiently. “How often do yon wish me to refuse you ?” “Well,” replied Willie Wishington, "I think throe times quite sufllcient." THE INSTRUMENT. Simmons—Is tliia new song of yours written for the piano ? Timmins—It can lie sung to the piano, of course, but it wns written for the stereopticon. A IlELinEIlATE PURPOSE. "Rafferty," said Mr. Dolan, “Oi’m sorry to hear ye’vo been foightin'. But ns long as ye was in it why didn’t yez ind it sooner be hittin’ ’im on the solar plexus.” “Oi Fought iv it. But Oi preferred ty spar fur 'is head. Oi wanted ty lave the mark where 'is friends could »oe it." BIASED OPINION. Perry Patettic—I see they’re talkin’ about stoppin’ the copper cents. Wayworn Watson—I didn't know a copper had any sense to be stopped. NO DOUBT ABOUT HIS POWER. "Thero is no doubt that Dr. Fourth" ly is a powerful preacher. Have you ever heard him ?” ‘‘No I have never had an opportu nity to do so as yet, ” ' ’You ought to eome around some time, by nil means. I know you’d be impressed. Why, upon Severn! oc casions I have noticod even the mem bers of the choir listening to him. 1 ’ MARVELOUS MAGNANIMITY. Ned—Jack nnd Tom were bitter rivals for tho bund of MiBs Gotrox, and now .Tnok says he is willing to let by-gones bo by-gonos and bo friends again. Ted—Yes; Jack won the girl. DIVIDED INTEREST. "What’s the latest ?” eagerly in quired tbo mnu with the flag on the lapel of bis coat, who had just come up. "No game—rain," answered one of the men standing near the bulletin board. AWED. "Have yon road Rudyard Kipling’s latest poem ?” "Yes; it’s great, isn’t it ?” “Wonderful I Do you know what it means ?” "No; do you ?” “No. Whnt a genius be is 1” RECKLESS DARING. “Colonel," the beautiful girl naked, "what wns the bravest deed you ever did?” "Let me think a moment,” the old warrior nnswered. “Oh, yes 1 Once while conversing with n Boston girl, I deliberately said ‘I done it.’ ’’ UNREASONABLE, QUITE I He—You say the detective was positively insulting ? She—Yes; he was. “What did he say to you ?” "He asked me if I knew anything about the case." "Naturally.” “And then be said ho only had a minute to spare, and for mo to tell him all I knew, ” his wife's precaution. "MoGuflln thinks he has more bad luck than any man living.” “Any spocinl instnuoo ?” “Yes; if he happens to have a coun terfeit half dollar it is always the one his wife picks out to leave in his pooket. ” usually, at least. "What is a prophet, Uncle Jim ?” “A prophet ? Ho is a person who is always surprised at the way things turn out. ” THEY’VE nEARD PROM DEWF.Y. “Thore’s a report, Grumpy, that the Spaniards are off New York. ” “Of course they are, and they know enough to keep offi” DEFINITE. “Is it far from here to the next town ?” asked a tourist of a nntive of the soil iu the backwoods of Mis souri. "Well, it ain’t so very fer nor it ain’t so very nigh, and yit it ain't ns nigh as it might be if it wn’n’t so fer as it is. Still, it'd be fertber if it wa'nt so nigh, so I reckon one might say it wns betwixt an’ between fer an' nigh.” NEW POST OFFICE LAW. As the Cqionol viciously tore up the bulk of his mail and threw it into the waste-basket, be remarked: “There is one commouplaoe inter dict that I would like to see inscribed on the wulls of our Post Office, ” “What is that ?” inquired a friend. "Post no bills 1” w as the reply. ON A STIIANOE SORT OF STEED. The wheelman mounted his horse. He looked around at his fellow caval rymen. There wns a helpless uir to his gaze. “Trot," roared the drillmaster. Tho wheelman fumbled wildly in the air. "What are you doing there, No. 4 T” roared the drillmaster. "F-feeling for the handlebar," shrieked the uuhnppy man as he pitched headforemost onto the tau- bark. Mortality In the Seminole War. The only experience the United States army has ever had In tropical warfure was In Florida, from 1835 to 1842—the seven years’ war with the Seminole Indians. While the conditions there were much more favorable than they are In Cuba, the mortality from disease was enormous in comparison to the number of men employed. The re cords show that there were altogether 7,-1(H) troops engaged (luring the seven years’ fighting against a total of about 8,000 Indians, of whom 1,504 were men, 1,357 women and 003 children. Tho war was carried on in a manner simi lar to that between the Spaniards and the Cubans. The Indians would never consent to a stand-up fight unless they had a great advantage, but lay in am bush and attacked the soldiers in the dark whenever they could do so with out exposing their own lives. They lived on the country, the native fruits, roots, vegetables and gaihe, while the soldiers were required to carry supplies with them and were thus handicapped and retarded in their movements. It took seven years to subdue the savages and there \fras no peace unti. they were practically exterminated. At the end of seven years the fighting men were re duced to about three hundred, and they were hidden in the evergladoe. During these seven years out of the 7.-IOO troops employed 1,531 died— twenty-three sailors and forty-two marines—the remainder being officers and soldiers of the regular army. Of this number only fifty-eight were kill ed in battle, 314 died of wounds, and 1,259 of malarial diseases. I As a result of the Indian war there are now on the pension roles 0,001 per sons, of whom 2,373 are survivors and 4,288 widows. They receive an aver age of $800,000 a year In pensions, and since 1803 have been paid $3,243,708. The total amount thus far paid by the. government for pensions growing out of the Florida war will exceed $53,000,- 000.—Chicago Record. resting Children's Eyes. An examination of some twenty-five elementary schools in London was made recently by the authorities, 8,125 children being subjected to certain simple tests of vision, nnd of these It turned out that just under 40 per cent, were possessed of normal vision in both eyes,‘and between two thousand and three thousand of those of defec tive vision were most carefully exam ined. The basis governing such ex amination waa the combination pre sented to the eye of refracting agen cies, the lens, cornea, etc., which focus the visible rays of light upon the re tina—a nervous, sensitive screen at the back of the eye, corresponding to the sensitive plate upon which the photo grapher obtains his negative. In nor mal vision, rays coming from a distant object arc focused exactly upon the retina, while for near objects the eye exerts Its power of accommodation, by which the refractive strength of the lens is increased. The common opti cal defects, all of which result In im paired vision in a lesser or greater de gree, are of three kinds. Thus, in cases of myopia, or short sight, either the eyeball Is too long or the refractory combination is too strong, with the re sult that the image falls, not on the retina, but some little distance in front of it; second, in cases of hypermetro- pia, the eyeball is too short, or the re fractive combination too weak, with the result that the image is formed be hind the retina; and in cases of astig matism the surface of me cornea is not truly spherical, the curve of two axes at right angles to each other being dif ferent. British Army Doctors. The new rules as to hospital sto; \ pages will throw upon the army med j cal officers a responsibility which, ai cording to the manner In which it excerciBed, will conduce much to the popularity or otherwise in the barrac | room. The old rule has been that an man in hospital not suffering from ii juries received on duty has been thi any man in hospital not suffering froi Injuries received on duty has been pi on hospital stoppages of 7d a day. 1 future, however, half of this sum wl be remitted on the certificate of tt doctor that tne man’s sickness has bee contracted as the direct clrcumstanci as to be beyond his own control. Her Indeed, Is a problem In eitlology. Whe a man Is laid up with k cold, a pleuris or an attack of rheumatism, after hard field day or sentry duty in ba weather, is the doctor to allow h medical Imagination to wandeT bac to possible causes and give Tommy A kins the benefit of tho doubt, or is 1 sternly to refuse to certify to what l cannot be sure of, and so give the rati payer the benefit of the fact that it I impossible in • many cases to certil why a man has become ill Long Distance Transmission Plant- Ten thousand horse power will transmitted 110 miles to San Francis if the plans of a company, of whi Prince Poniatowsky la said to be t head, are completed, says Engineerl News. It is proposed to utilize t water now running to waste on t western slope of the Sierra Neva Mountains In Alpine, Amador and Cl veras Counties, constructing a syst( of canals and a power plant. T transmission line at one place w cross San Francisco Bay with a sp about 325 feet above the water. 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