This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... S. Goss.--Colonel N. S. Goss fell dead of heart disease, at Neosho Falls, -where he was visiting friends, on the 10th of March, 1891. He was an old resident of Kansas, a man of business and fortune, and an ornithologist of rare attainments, the passion of whose life was the study and collection of birds. In his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... S. Goss.--Colonel N. S. Goss fell dead of heart disease, at Neosho Falls, -where he was visiting friends, on the 10th of March, 1891. He was an old resident of Kansas, a man of business and fortune, and an ornithologist of rare attainments, the passion of whose life was the study and collection of birds. In his pursuit he ranged from Labrador to Guatemala, and on his death left to the State the fine collection of birds, all mounted and arranged by himself, which is preserved in the State Capitol at Topeka, and is known as the "Goss Ornithological Collection.' The last work of Colonel Goss' life was the publication of the Birds of Kansas, a work of great value, embodying the labors and personal observations of years, and standing alone in the Kansas literature of its class. 352. Relief for Russia..--The settlers from Russia, located in Ellis county, in view of the great famine prevailing in the districts of Russia from whence they came, sent $10,000 to the suffering, and an agent to bring a party of over 300 families of their countrypeople to Kansas. Colonel N. S. Goss. 353. Demand for the Cherokee Strip.--The opening of the Cherokee Strip was demanded, and large meetings were held at Arkansas City, and at other points on the border. The excitement, however, did not approach the Oklahoma boom in its proportions. 354. Rain Making1.--The autumn of 1891 witnessed the appearance in Kansas of the "rain makers." A party known as Melbourne, the rain maker, made arrangements with the authorities of the Sherman county fair to produce rain from the clouds, but unfortunately for the test, a heavy rain had commenced prior to the arrival of the rain maker, and continued to fall to the depth of an inch. Later, a fine shower was produced, or claimed, through...
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Good. No Dj. Book 12 mo, hardcover, name on inside cover, back hinge cracked and slight wear to corners, slight cock to spine else good. Edited and Revised by Henrietta V. Race, 1909. Decorative beige cloth stamped in black. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Index. 403 pp.
