. St. Nicholas [serial] . engines rose white in the night air, and theruddy glare of the fire colored the arching linesof water that the steamboat poured into theburning building. There s a sort of likeness in this operation,said Uncle Dick, to hydraulic mining. At 503 Monotony Dam, in California, I have seen abigger stream than all those put together; and,when the full head of water was turned on, itwould eat into the side of a hill and wash outthe pay-gravel by the ton. Tom, being greatly interested by this remark,was about to ask for an explanation of themethods of hydraulic mining, when hi
. St. Nicholas [serial] . engines rose white in the night air, and theruddy glare of the fire colored the arching linesof water that the steamboat poured into theburning building. There s a sort of likeness in this operation,said Uncle Dick, to hydraulic mining. At 503 Monotony Dam, in California, I have seen abigger stream than all those put together; and,when the full head of water was turned on, itwould eat into the side of a hill and wash outthe pay-gravel by the ton. Tom, being greatly interested by this remark,was about to ask for an explanation of themethods of hydraulic mining, when his uncleturned to him suddenly. Tom, he said hastily, come to think of it,that s the way you may get at that buriedtreasure of yours. How-? asked Tom. We 11 turn on a stream of water and washthe guineas out of that bank of rubbish. I vedone a good many odd things in my life, firstand last, but I confess it will be a novel experi-ence to try hydraulic mining for gold right herein the streets of New York ! (To be continued.). OT long ago a littleGerman boy in Prus-sia was making a collection of rare postage-stamps, but had failed to obtain any of thosequeer-looking stamps of Afghanistan, with atigers head roughly outlined upon them, knownas the Cabul stamps of the reign of Shere Ali. Ameer Shere Ali was the first to introduce post-age-stamps in the city of Cabul, and when hewas dethroned by the British in 1879, a quantityof these stamps were seized by Sir Louis Cavag-nari who was English Resident at the court ofAmeer Yakoob Khan. Cavagnari was slain inthe same year, and Yakoob Khan was sent a 504 A TIGER S HEAD FROM CABUL. state prisoner to India, where he was intrusted to The ex-Ameer was pleased by the letter, andthe care of an English officer; and Cabul stamps a selection of Cabul stamps was sent by anof the reign of Shere Ali became rare. Only early mail, with a letter written by the Englisha limited number came into the European and officer, explaining that his Highness the e
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