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THE OMAHA DAILY BFK ; MONDAY , MAY 21 , 189-1 , , ?
ROMANCE OF A TEXAS JUNE
Its Operators Attacked and Killed by In
dians So onty Tears Ago ,
CLEW FOUND IN MEXICAN ARCHIVES
' ' Out nuit Opera-
I'otil a M to lie 1'iitnppil
limn llrpun Anoir l-'iihulouft Strike
la Iho Pnornmn Group News
of tlio West.
The IJessoincr Development company ot
Ban Anlonlo oxvns one nt the most remarka
ble anil Interesting mining properties that
Is probably to be found In the state of
Texas at the present day , says the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat. This property
consists of nn old Spanish working which
Is noon to bo extensively explored , ar
rangements for carrying on the work now
being In progress. This property Is nllu-
atcd about ten miles from the town ot Llano ,
In the county of that name , H has a very
wonderful history , some of which Is tra
ditional , but much of It lias been verified by
Investigation Into the old Spanish archives ,
where documents bearing on the existence
and the productiveness of the mint ! were
brought to light ,
The mine was being extensively worked
In the year 1823 , as Is shown by a letter
written In that year by the superintendent
of thu property to the governor of this
Mexican state , asking that the worklngmen
at the mines bo furnished with military pro
tection , ns the Inillaim were becoming trou
blesome and It "was fuarcd that tljcy would
bo attacked and killed. This letter Is still
on fllo among the government papers at
Monterey , Mex. , and was found there a
few years ago liy Prof. W. H. Von Stcoru-
wltz , a well known geologist of
Austin , Tex. It Is not known whether
the military protection asked for was
furnished , but it Is supposed that
the reciucst was uot promptly granted ,
as thu unfortunate minors met with the fate
which their foreman had predicted for them.
Many years later a party ot the early set
tlers of that section of tfie state stumbled
upon the old mine. There was one shaft
apparent on the surface , and lying at the
mouth of this shaft were five skeletons of
men , one of which had an arrow protruding
from the skull , plainly showing that they
had met their death at the hands of the
Indians. Tills discovery , was made some
time In the ' 70's , and there were , even at
that late date , a great many Indians In the
section around the mine , but all of those
Interviewed on the 'subject claimed to know
nothing of the skeletons or the abandoned
In 'addition to these skeletons there were
found the ruins of three smelting furnaces ,
which were of a largo capacity , and from
the Immense piles of slag surrounding them
. It was evident that they had treated a large
I/ ' amount of precious ore. The finding of
r the skoletono was evidence that the mine
was being worked at the time the massacre
occurred , and that the ore body had not
given out and the mine been abandoned , as
was the case with nearly all the old Span
ish mines , the ruins of which dot the
mountnlnout ) regions of southwest Texas and
Mexico. That the mine- was a rich ono Is
so stated in the letter on file at Monterey.
" " mine In that
It Is called an "olmagrcs"
letter , which Is a Spanish expression for
a mlno that contains a rich lead of prec
ious motul covered with n body of Iron.
After acquiring the property upon which
this mlno Is located Manager Wooloy vis
ited the place In company with another
gentleman , with the view of making a
casual exploration of the workings. The
ruins of the furnaces are still to bo seen ,
and growing at the mouth of the shaft Is
n hackberry tree nearly three feet In di
ameter. Colonel Wooley lot his companion
down Into the shaft by means of a rope ,
and at the depth of sixty feet the body of
iron was .found and the single shaft sep
arated into two shafts , ono being sunk on
each side of the body of Iron , which is
about fifteen feet across. These two shafts
were explored to a depth , of sixty feet , when
further progrcsa was prevented by the
"damp" or gas which gathered In the holes
during the long years of Inactivity. The
explorer was compelled to return to the
surface , and further investigation was given
up for the tlmo being. It was found that
the workers of the mlno had followed the
vein of mineral alt the way down , and it Is
considered almost certain that they were
Btill working on It , and taking out largo
quantities of rich ore , at the time their
lirogress was ended by the massacre of the
Indians.
The Spaniards at that early day carried
on their mining operations in a crude man
ner and only worked the best prospects
and took out that ore which was most
easily secured. In view of this fact It is
believed by Manager Wooley that there Is
much valuable ere In the mlno , oven If it
had been pretty well worked out by the
Spaniards , and It may bo that a bonanza
awaits further development of the prop
erty , as there is a tradition , known to al
most every one In southwest Texas and
Mexico , that there Is a lost Spanish mlno
of wonderful richness situated in the vicin
ity of what Is now the town of Llano , Tux.
Manager Wooley stated to the Globe-Demo
crat correspondent that ho does not bc-
llovo this to be the long-lost mine , but he
thinks a thorough exploration may reveal
a very rich body of ere , which will bring his
company handsome returns. The foul air
or gas Is to bo pumped out ot the mine and
the exploration work continued.
TO PRESERVE MANGOS.
A movement has been Instituted In southern
Colorado to Imvo thu region known as the
Mancos set apart as a national park , and
petitions are being circulated and freely
signed and will bo forwarded to congress ,
asking that body to pass the necessary enacl-
mont. The object of this request , says the
Salt Lake News , Is to bccur. protection of
the region which contains the most Interest
ing cliff-dwellers' habitations to bo found In
the United States. That district Is being
stripped of prehistoric relics by visitors and
curiosity hunters , and those who Ilvo In that
vicinity want n stop put to such proceedings
and to Imvo the district preserved as a field
for archaeological research and the retention
of the cliff-dwellers' habitations and re-
inalus.
In the Mancos were obtained the most
wonderful results of archaeological explora
tion that havu been secured In the United
States. The district Includes almost the
whole of Montczuma county , Colorado , part
of Sau Juan county , Utah , and reaches Into
Arizona and New Mexico. The principal
sections are the Mancos , McElmo and MOM-
tezuma canons. Of the latter , the chief
portion Is in Utah. The Mancos and Mc
Elmo rivers and Montczuma creek are all
tributaries of San Juan river , and unite with
It close to the southeast corner of Utah. As
the number of inhabitants increases in that
section , the ruins will become more acces
sible and their preservation will afford op
portunity for Interesting and thorough in-
1 vestlgatlon.
Ono of the first cliff houses discovered In
the Mancos Is over CQO feet from the bottom
of the canon. In a nlcho of the mountain
wall. Vivo hundred feet of the ascent to
this aerial dwelling Is comparatively easy ,
but the remaining 100 feet has to be made
up an almost perpendicular cliff In the face
of the rock. There on a ledge ten feet wide
and twenty foot In length Is located a two-
story house , with three rooms on the ground
floor. There is n reservoir for water ,
reached from the window by .descending on a
Bcrles of cedar pegs about a foot apart.
The workmanship of the structure is of a
superior order , the perpendiculars being
true ones and the angles carefully squared.
The rooms are smoothly plastered with u
thin layer of cement , colored a deep
maroon , whtlo a whlto band eight Inches
wiilo ims been painted around tbo room
at both door and celling. This Is a
Bampla ot the buildings which are to bo
found In great variety of size and form , some
bolng circular , some square , with all the
combinations of shape rendered necessary
by the situation In which they were built.
Some of thorn occupy positions the Inac
cessibility of which Is a wonder when con
sidered as places of residence for human
beings. Besides these dwellings there are
remarkable watch towers , circular and
square , burial places , cave fortresses , etc. ,
In profuslbu.
These curious structures line the McKlmo
nd Montczuma canons as well as the Man-
cos. They are also found plentifully along
the San Juan , those In UUU bains not less
remarkable end Interesting thin Uios fur
ther pjjf In Utah have been found mor
buriil places than elsewhere In the dlstrlci
some of the remains therein being remark
nbly WMI preserved. White with most c
theic there can be traced a resemblance t
the modern .Maquis Indians , yet there hav
been discovered the types of a race ot Ugh
oomplexloned people whoso occupancy of th
In n < l antedated that ot the cliff dwellers. I
the movement for protecting the Mancos I
successful , It Is possible that at no mo futur
day a thordugh Investigation will reveal tea
turcs that nlll be of great historic value.
EXCITKMKNT IN MONTANA.
It Is a well known fact that many year
ago Silas ICIes discovered gold In payln
quantities at a point about fifty miles fror
Glasgow , says the Anaconda Standard. Th
Indians were so numerous at that time th.i
Kles was driven nw.iy and some say lie wa
killed by the redskins. At all events , trap
purs anJ hunters have spent years In search
In * for theio mines without success.
Lnst January S. n. Alexander , one ot th
oldest miners In the country , In crossing th
bad lands , discovered gravel that bore trace
of gold. He tested the ground and foum
that It gave from three to eighteen colors t
the pan. He built a shack , came to Olasgov
for ( lour and bacon and then secretly re
turned to his discovery , where ho has workei
slnco with gratifying results from a financla
point ot view , Alexander was dlscoverei
while at work by cowboys and at last wai
forced to admit that he had struck rich pa ]
ground.
The news was brought to Glasgow and at
old tlmo stampede resulted. The mines an
located on Uox creek , and the thorougl
search ot the country resulted In the finding
of an old shack. Parts of firearms , and crei
the holes dug by old man Kles and thi
scenes of the lattcr's operations ore now be
ing Inspected by hundreds of anxious people
The country around the country is belni
taken up for miles and the stampede Is grow
ing dally , while the excitement Is intensi
and a thousand and one rumors are lloatlnj
around regarding the richness ot the dls
covcrles , The Inhabitants of the newly foum
mines have named the camp Alexander Clt ]
In honor ot the discoverer , and many dins
gow merchants have already ) established
branch houses that are 'doing a rushing bust
necs.
necs.There are nleo rumors current that the
whole thing Is a huge fake , but a convcrsa
tlon with several reliable men who hav (
visited the new camp gives assurance thai
there Is every reason to believe that a largi
section of the country Is rich In gold , nm
all that Is needed to work the claims suc
cessfully Is an abundance of water , whlcti
can bo secured from Dox creek , n good sized
stream. Mr. Alexander Is looked upon as c
cool and conservative man , with largo ex
perience , nml-ho claims that he can , and has
made as high as $12 per day without golns
to bedrock. A number of miners are now
opening up Alexander's claim and If the re
sults are satisfactory the work on adjacent
properties will bo pushed with vigor.
Meantime the people are flocking In from
every direction and the country wll be thor
oughly prospected for the first time.
WORKING FINE GOLD.
The four Mile Gulch Placer Mining com
pany , says the Uawllns Republican. Is running
full force day and night shifts and Is mov
ing about 800 yards a day , and this , consider
ing the amount of ground they work In a day ,
makes pretty good pay.
This company has the new Ilurlap process
and Is very highly pleased with It. Mr.
Hlnman says that this process will save 90
par cent of the gold , while the old rlllle pro
cess will only save about 30 per cent of the
Four Mile gold.
The process in operation works from the
watr running through perforated Iron pipes
In the main flume onto two Inclined plandJ
Which pitch It td a central flume running
at right angles with the main flume , and
having very light grade , and along this
flume are arranged sixteen sluice boxes with
lateral flumes running Into them. In the
bottom of the boxes Is placed the common
burlap cloth which catches all the fine ? gold.
The company runs twoi days , then takes the
cloth out and washes It thoroughly In a vat ,
and drains off the water : then the block
sand and mineral from the burlap Is run
through an amalgamator.
WILL GET A ROAD.
For several years citizens of Fort Collins
have been struggling to have a good wagon
road built from that town Into the North
park , soys the Express. Their desires are
soon to bo realized , for the road will be
ready for travel on or before July 1. The
enterprise Is ono of largo Importance to
Fort Collins , as well as to residents of the
North park , and will turn the traffic from
that section of Colorado toward the com
mercial town of the upper Cache la Poudre
valley. Hitherto , on account ot the topography
graphy of the country , the business of the
North park region has always centered at
Laramle , on the Union Pacific. Hereafter
It will canter at Fort Collins.
AN EXPERIMENTAL COLONY.
Several leading officials of great labor or
ganizations resident In New York and Chicago
cage , have arrived hero on their way to
Mercode , In the San Joaquln valley , to ex
amine land thereabouts and establish a col
ony , says the San Francisco Chronicle. The
colony is to bo composed of eastern people
entirely. It Is the Intention to purchase
2,500 acres ot fruit land and establish 103
families on it. Each family Is to have
twenty acres for farming purposes , besides
a house and a garden place In the village ,
which it is expected to build in the center
of the 2,500 acres.
The officials are William C. Pomoroy , gen
eral organizer of the American Federation
of Labor ; H. M. Madden , president of the
Illinois State Federation ot Labor ; John
Nlco. president ot the Hotel and Res
taurant Employes National alliance ; John
Jafforey , secretary of the Delvldere , III. ,
Federated Labor union. The latter repre
sents 700 skilled .workmen of the sewing
factory there , now closed down.
The olllcials will bo present at the Mid
winter fair and examine the exhibits from
the Mercedo section.
ALMOST PURE METAL.
The Owyheo county papsrs report a
fabulously rich strike has been made in the
Poorman group of mines , near Silver City ,
of which the Avalanche says : "Tho ere Is
found In the face of the north Oso drift of
the Hello Peck tunnel. The pay streak has
btion very rich for the entire distance but
has now widened out and Is nearly pure
metal. It assays thousands of dollars per
ton. The ere Is not on the wall. Last
week the east wall was cut , disclosing fully
a foot of the ere equally as good as the
other. This gives them about eighteen
Inches of a very high grade gold oro. The
Poorman will outrival Its early production.
The streak is literally lousy with gold. The
management considers It to be the same
chute as that cut in No. 3 several years
slnco and known as the Sommercamp chute.
The latter yielded some $50,000 from a very
small piece of ground. The present strike
Is about 200 feet deeper , and the vein Is
from four to eight feet In width.
WYOMING'S FISH IlATCHEUY.
The new feeding system recently adopted
at the hatchery by Fish Commissioner
Schnltger is proving a great success , so
much so that he has decided to continue It
In the future , as its many advantages have
already been manifest , says the Laramlo Re
publican.
The now departure consists In feeding the
young tlsh with a conglomeration ot liver ,
ground as fine as meal , and a certain
quantity of sweet milk. It Is said the fish
take to their now feed in a voracious man
ner , so much so that not a remnant ot their
meal Is allowed to bo loft In the troughs ,
and therefore the danger ot having the
water In the troughs befouled by decaying
food Is entirely alleviated.
Shipments of flsh for Laramlo and Albany
counties commence now , and It Is learned
that the county commissioners of this
county will put a largo proportion of their
allowance this season In the waters of the
Dig and Little Laramlo rivers and In the
Centennial valley streams.
Forty troughs now being utilized at the
hatchery contain on an average 25,000 trout
each , so that the supply on hand far distri
bution amounts to nearly 1,000,000 flsh.
niG LARAMIK PLACKRS.
Kxcltement at Dodge City still continues
nt fever heat. Tlieru are now over 3,000
'icrej ' of rich placer ground located. Over
eighty persons have located claims In the
past month and the > river on both sides Is
claimed for a distance of fifteen miles , wrltcj
x correspondent to the Laramle Republican ,
An export ! from Denver pronounce * the
ground rich and animates the pay at from
(2 ( to $5 per yard. As bedrock has not yet
been reached by any of the locators , there
can bo no estimate of the pay at the botttom.
As high as 300 colon to the pan have bovn
obtained.
The Dodge City Placer Mining company
u&s 920 acnM .located. Tliey have com
menced work on the ditch , which will li
completed by the last of this month. Th
ditch will carry four cubic feet per seconc
The company has several gold saving ma
chines In view , but have not yet decide
what kind they will purchase , but will dc
cldo on one by the time the ditch Is com
pleted.
Gold has been found on the Dig Duck 1
paying quantities , but so far as known n
ground has been located , all the rush seem
Ing to head for the river.
The Iron Mountain Placer Mining com
pauy will commence work on Its ground a
once. Six hundred and eighty acres hav
been located by this company. A turbln
wheel to hoist water will bo put In nn
sluicing will begin as POOH as possible
Great activity Is being malf ° stcd In all dl
rcctlons In the new placer fields and worl
on most of the claims will bo In full bias
long before snow flics next fall.
NEW COAST OUTLET.
A new railroad scheme designed to conncc
Salt Lake City with Lei Angeles and Sal
Diego Is taking definite shape here , say
a Salt Lake special to the San Franclsci
Examiner. Tlvj San Pete Valley Ratlwa ;
company , now operating a , narrow-guagi
line from Nephl to MantI , about forty mile
In length , have called a stockholders' meet
Ing for the purpose of changing the by
laws of the company by designating Sal
Lake City and a point on the Utah-Ncvadi
Una as the termini ot the road.
President Bruback asserts that the com
pany means business ; that his road will b
broad gauged and that dirt will fly durlni
the present season. The San Pete valley ha
been under the control of English capitalists
but has recently changed hands , and th
present backers are said to command un
limited resources. The more powerful com
petltors of the road have recently refuset
to handle Its business for the purpose o
freezing It out , and It Is forced to seek at
outlet or go out of business.
H Is supposed that the first move will hi
an extension northward to Salt Lake , to hi
followed by n line to the southwest. Thi
proposed route taps the extensive coal am
Iron fields of southwestern Utah , besides coa
beds In the San Pete valley. When the roai
reaches the Utah-Nevada line It will be ar
easy matter to connect with the Nevada
Southern , now being built northward from t
point on the Atlantic and Pacific In Arizona
HIDDEN TREASURE IN MEXICO.
Eighty laborers trom the villages of Cuac
tanaya and San Miguel Auauyado and tin
hacienda ot Japa are making excavations
to unearth the $5,000,000 In gold long sup
posed to be burled near this city , and traces
of which have lately been discovered , says c
Tnlusc.i ( Mex. ) dispatch to the Denver News
Following Indications of previous workings
evidently made by human agency years ago ,
bones are being found as the digging pro
gresses. Twenty soldiers under the command
of Alparez Cavasezo are keeping order nml
preventing conflicts between the contestants.
The work is being pushed under the direction
of Eliza Orteja , the representative of the
city council of Lerma , and Mr. Pedro
Zunlga , who represents tnc government ol
the state of Mexico.
It the treasure be finally discovered G pet
cent of it will go to the village of San
Miguel and a portion to the village of Coxl-
tayra. The excitement Is Increasing through
the fact that a door communicating with
three tunnels has been reached , and It Is be
lieved that the money is lying In these tun
nels.
nels.The gold Is a part of a creat booty secured
from Mexican treasury houses centuries ago
by the Spanish Invaders. The tradition on
the matter Is that all records of burial ot
treasure were lost in the vicissitudes of
adventures In the new world. The location
of the burled treasure has long been pros
pected for unsuccessfully , and the outcome
of the pending excavations Is being' watched
with breathless interest by the surrounding
country.
NEBRASKA.
There Is talk of building a system of
water works at Sterling , and a committee
of citizens Is investigating the subject.
A rolling stone tumbled against Charles
Crawford of Pawnee City ami broke several
ribs besides doing considerable damage to
tils anatomy.
David K. Hull , a resident of Rule until
recently , was killed at Alton , 111. , by a heavy
piece of timber falling on him while he was
lielplng build a bridge.
Dave Tate , an old time Texas cowboy , who
lias lived In the neighborhood of Gordon
tor the last ten years , was arrested the
other day by the sheriff on the charge of
iiavlng murdered John Musfelt , "who was
killed about flve weeks ago In the southern
part of Sheridan county in a mysterious
nanner.
The women of Beatrice have started a
crusade against beer by distributing tracts
: olllng of the dire consequences ot indulging
n the beverage. The leaflets are dhtrlbufod
n the barber shops , and will probably prove
less harmful than the flashy literature usu
ally found In tonsorlal parlors. They may
not prove as attractive to the youth.
The hired girl-In ono of the leading
families at Blair donned a suit belonging
to her employer the other night and has
not been seen since she glided down the
street In the direction of the depot. She
left all her own clothes as a slight remem
brance to those who were left behind to
mourn her departure.
T. W. Day of Rising City , a student In the
aw department at Ann Arbor , has been
chosen to represent the Michigan university
at the convention of republican clubs at
Denver next month. Thus do Nebraska
boys carry off the honors wherever they go.
The Blair canning factory will handle
nothing but sweet corn this year , but It
will put up a bis supply of that staple.
The suit brought by Mrs. Rauber of Ne
braska City against the estate of the late
Paul Schmlnke for property valued at $1,000
HIS been dismissed , as It was shown by the
evidence that the woman had never had any
right or title to the property In question.
It has developed that Mr. Schmlnke had at
one time , out of the goodness of his heart ,
offered to present Mrs. Rauber with the
real estate In question , but for some reason
jest known to herself she refused to ac
cept It.
THE DAKOTAS.
The Washington Times says geese , ducks ,
brant and crane are more numerous this
season than any year since 1883. Some
farmers say his Is a sure sign of a good
crop.
The same day has been selected for an en
campment of state militia at Jamestown
and Grand Army of the Republic at Splnt-
vood lake , twelve miles distant , causing
nuch disappointment.
At an oratorlal contest hold at Mtlbank
recently the prize was won by Miss Emma
Vandorlmded , a young Sioux Indian girl
from Slsseton agency. There were six con-
cstanta who had previously won silver
ncdals In similar contests.
A survey Is in progress and there Is a.
veil defined opinion that there will be n
railroad built from Canton north before
nany months , and a connection north at
Granite or the Minnesota system would give
Canton all the advantages now enjoyed by
Sioux Falls , The road north from Canton
vlll bo built sooner than the most sanguine
expect.
Chaska , the Santee Indian who was once
he husband of Cara Belle Fellows , but who
low resides with a squaw at Santee , was In
Yunkton last week selling Indian relics.
Jhaska wears long , black hair , which gives
its aquiline face an Oscar Wlldlsh oxpres-
lon , but otherwise he Is a plain , umuliiltcr-
ated , soap-hating , dog-loving , seinl-clvlllzod ,
oxoy son o' the wild and woolly west. He
peaks fair English , brags ot being Chaska
and toes In with an abandon which la only
a cordial distaste for work. Chaaka sold
its relics and went back to Santee.
COLORADO.
An Important coal find Is reported at
ting.
ting.Warm
Warm days on the western slope are
naklng the Grand river boom.
Assays ot gold ore In the vicinity of
'aimer lake show good results.
The Bimetallic smelter at Lcadvllle is
tow running at full capacity , employing 17C
nen.
nen.Thousands
Thousands upon thousands of prune trees
mvo been planted In Grand valley this
prlng.
Many prospectors are going Into the hill *
rein Crested Uutto and a busy season is
ooked for.
The McKarlanda of Central City are erect-
ng a 10-stamp mill to treat the ere of the
teform mine , Pine Creek camp , eight mllas
roiu Central.
The Star-Time * says that all the car-
ranters In the Grand valley about Grand
unctlou are busy , which Indicates a large
amount of building is going oil. The con-
if
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' .1119 IT must have noticed the great difference iti our prices as shown in the > if
* * fc * > Ljf
li tit
windows , as compared with our own prices of a few months ago or
with any other prices of the present time. It is caused by our un- fijjj §
doubted conpulsion to quit business. Clothing was never sacrificed 'jjjjjjt
J/XA *
so'fearfully , nor were you ever able to buy furnishings of all kinds at J
such ridiculous prices ,
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PERCALE SHIRTS , 7Sc.
We are closing all the percale and madras All the rest of the $12 to $20
shirts at 7Cc , that ore worth as high ns
Cheviot and
Jl.GO. They have collars and cuffs attached
or detached to suit your notion. Besides 75c
Cassimere
\\lll give you a necktie tor nothing.
NECKTIE& . IOC.
Wo Imvo a big lot of Wilson Bros' , bows
In almost every color made In the latest
style , and sold all over town for S5c. Wo lOc we sold for $8 last week go now at
close the lot at lOc a tie ,
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BOYS' 2-PIECE SUITS , 750.
If wo wero. not going to quit business yon
would have to pay $3.00 for this same sulL
IP A good line of styles yet at 7Cc. Ages , 4 to 75c
14 years.
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m SUSPENDERS , IOC.
All the Wilson Bros , and wire buckle sus-
pendera that we used to sell for 25c go now lOc
for lOc
Closing Out 13th and Farnam ,
Granh'o Western's stockyards
structlon of the Rio
the demand for mechanics
yards will Increase
chanics , t , . . . . , , _
at random
stamp mill
Smuggler-Union ,
The
dom , near Tellurldo.ii In operation , treatIng -
Ing 110 tons a day. > n
It Is reported that -the Awnteum-Junlata
' . A new battery
at Aspen is about to .stdrt'up.
tery of boilers has been , ordered.
Is In Denver with
T P Cole ot Durnngo
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out
richest specimens ever taken
district. The chunk
La Plata
of The
- and Is about one-half
weighs fifty poundsand
pure silver.
Another rich strike has been made in
Burn ? Timber gulch. La Plata mining district
claim. The ore Is
Uragdou
below the
trict ,
free milling and Is by far the richest yet
discovered in this gulch.
M Pennock of Diamond Peak came In
the other day with a very fine specimen
and one-half
weighed nineteen
of copper. It
pounds and Is a solid ball of pure copper.
He says he found it near Diamond Peak
and thinks ho can find the main lead.
Mrs. Olive Wright was In Castle Rock
the other day having Incorporation papers
recorded. The name of the , company is
Somerset Resort and Land association. It
is composed entirely of ladles und has a
capital stock of ? 100,000 Land has been
secured In Somerset park , which adjoins
Perry park , as the scene of operations. Ar
rangements are being made to make It one
In the
resorts
summer
of the most pleasant
state.
state.Tho 'Laramle Republican Vreports that
Messrs. Whlttingham and Smith , who are
working a claim In the Morgan district ,
near the Emma G mine , received certifi
cates of assays trom ore taken from their
prospect , which was rich beyond expecta
tion. A sample assayed by Prof. Knight
of the university showed twenty ounces
of gold valued at $400 , 331 ounces of silver ,
valued at $20S.C4 , and 67'A per cent of lead ,
the whole running $055.87 to the ton.
The discoveries ot gold near the mouth
of Dinicult creek have caused a great amount
of prospecting In that district , but BO far
nothing of very great value has been found.
That gold exists there In paying quantity
Is believed by almost all who have visited
the section , and a number are determined
to find it. Several claims have been lo
cated that give promise of becoming valuable
with a small amount of work , but as yet ,
beyond the setting of discovery stakes , llt-
tla has been done.
done.WYOMING.
WYOMING.
The Rock Spring , Lowlston and Lander
stage route was formally opened last week.
The citizens of Buffalo are agitating the
subject of building a passable road over the
mountain from that place to the basin.
Fishermen say that there Is every Indi
cation that the streams will bo full of trout
when the fishing season opens on the first
ot next month.
It is reported a colonization company will
locate between 400 and BOO families on the
Big Horn river , near the mouth of Fifteen
Mile creek , this summer.
Prof. NIswander of the agricultural college -
lego at Laramle is experimenting with for
age plants. They arq kVibwn as the Spurry
and flat pas and are "grown In Michigan
and Germany. It Is bollered that they will
survive hero. Experiments are also being
made with several kinds of vegetables.
The Cheyenne Leader'states that during
the shipping season the Union Pacific will
run special trains to bo known as the Union
Pacific wool special iservice. According to
the plan now mapped out , the service will
consist of two solid wool'trains each week.
These will be sent tliroufih to Boston direct ,
and the saving In the 'plotter of handling
the consignment will b ? , , great Inducement
to shippers. The trains Will be made up at
Green River with oars- brought In from
Utah and Idaho points' .
OREGON.
The Crooked river' , lemming very high
and doing much dan\aggj
Mcdford school boysi'-hava a band with
Principal Narregan as lekUer.
For the sixth time the Oregon Pacific
property Is offered for sale , the advertise
ment Appearing la the Corvallls Times.
Gold has been discovered on the streets
ot Umatllla. Sixteen or eighteen men are
busily engaged digging for the precious
metal.
The Grant county court Is being petitioned
for a bounty on squirrels by largo numbers
ot farmers , who find themselves unable to
cope with the pests.
Lake county has a mining excitement.
The Wllow Ranch mines are developing
finely , and strong hopes of a rich strike In
that section are entertained ,
Four stalwart Bannock Indians ore at
Pundleton to arrange with the Umatlllas for
a meeting with the Bannocks beyond Hunt-
Ington. The two trlbei will assemble at tu
appointed place , have a good tlmo together ,
and trafllc In horses , blankets and finery.
Baker City Is negotiating with an eastern
party looking to the erection of a flouring
mill. The mill will bo of fifty barrels ca
pacity per day , and will be operated by
steam.
Nolln sheep raisers have three cars stand
ing at their warehouses to be loaded with wool
for the Pendleton scouring mill. Between
60,000 and 75,000 pounds of wool will be
shipped from Nolln to Pendleton.
Five placer claims , giving work to thirteen
men , are being worked in the Ochoco mines.
There Is an abundance of waer and n lot of
dirt will bo moved this season. Several
men are also working on the quartz mines.
Louis Slsley has sold his Connor Creek
placer mines for the sum ot $60,000 , with
a payment of $2,500 down. These mines
are just below the Connor Creek mines in
which a rich pocket was recently un
earthed.
E. Gllllam , the Umatllla county stock Inspector
specter , has been Inspecting sheep In the
western part of the county , and finds little
scab prevailing. Generally sheep are in
fine condition , and It has been the best
lambing season , for ten years past.
They have just finished shearing the last
of Charles Cunningham's band of thorough
bred sheep. About 18,000 head were
sheared , and they averaged twelve and one-
half pounds. Three of the thoroughbred
bucks yielded thirty-five pounds each.
A portion of a largo bamboo pole , cut
with Oriental hieroglyphics , and likely the
relic of some Chinese or Japanese ship
wreck , was" found In the drift along the
rocky cliffs of No Kearney by some No-
halem fishers the other day. The piece was
25 feet long and 9 Inches through at the
butt.
butt.Henry
Henry Wllklns of Clem , Gllllam county ,
contracted a lot of beef cattle to Lacey
Bros. , on February 10 , at 3 cents. They
have been fed slnco on chopped wheat.
They have just shipped forty-two head.
They averaged 1,224 pounds each. Mr. Wll
klns figures that ho realized as much as
75 cents per bushel for his wheat.
C. E. Hosklns of Sprlngbrook , Yumhlll
county has been very busy for a few days
packing twelve tons of dried prunes' , which
ho sold a few days ago at an average price
of about 5 cents per pound. "That seems
low for first class dried prunes , " says n
local chronicler , "but where Is & wheat
raiser that has done any better the past sea
son ? "
Prlnevlllo was visited by a cyclone on a
small scale , though of sufficient velocity to
overturn the boll tower , a structure sixty
feet high , which was built last summer.
The wind came from the southeast and ap
peared to have an upward suck. When
the wind struck the tower It seemed to lift
it about two feet oft the ground and then
gently laid It over toward the north , across
the planer flume , breaking the latter badly.
R. M , Garrett , superintendent of the Golden
den Eagle mine on Applegate , brought to
Ashland , In the shape of amalgam , the re
sult of the test run of eighty-five tons of
rock from the mine. H was retorted and re-
flned by Assayer G. W. Johnson , and the re
sult was a handhomo gold brick weighing
ninety-six and one-halt ounces and worth
$1,603.05. It has since been exhibited at
the Bank of Ashland.
WASHINGTON.
Some Fatrhaven coal has been sent to the
Mare Island navy yard to bo tested.
The Snohomlsh creamery has started up.
It has a capacity ot 2,000 pounds of jnlllc an
hour.
hour.When
When they bore a well at Dayton , 100 of
the ICO feet to water goes through solid
rock.
rock.Tho
The Shoalwatcr bay mill Is running full
blast on an order ot 400,000 feet of lumber
for Tahlta.
A deposit of silica In a pure state has
been fpund In considerable quantities on the
Touchel river.
Some timbers 108x2x2 feet are being
sawed at Hoqulam for China. Their length
beats the local record.
Ellensburg Is shipping several car loads
of timothy to tlm sound cities every week.
It Is said to be a choice article.
A weed-killing machine of homo Invention
and manufacture Is being watched with con
siderable Interest at Walla Walla.
A marriage license has been Issued at
Tacoma to Olympla Bob , aged 82 , and Nancy
Santiago , aged 70. The two are well known
Puyallup Indians.
The Rowe Milling company has Its mill
building1 nearly completed at the mouth of
the Kllckltat , and will have the machinery
In place and bo cutting out lumber In about
a month.
The Walla Walla county commissioners
have under advisement a long petition from
fifty residents of Wallula and vicinity , ask
ing that a tract ot some 8,000 acres near
there be set asldo as an Irrigation district.
The proposed canal will leave the Walla
Walla river nine miles above Wnllula.
The Blalnc saw mills arc again running
full force , notwithstanding there are fully
9,000,000 shingles on hand because of the
Great Northern strike. About half the
Isensce logs have been converted Intc
shingles.
Pullman college has projected an Inter
state collegiate oratorical contest. The
only Oregon Institutions Invited to partici
pate are those at Eugene and Forest Grovo.
The plan Is to Include Oregon , Washington
and Idaho.
Lev ! Ankeny of Walla Walla has secured
for the Pullman college as his donation to
j the collection a female elk and calf to go
along with the male elk presented by the
state. He says they cannot bo brought to
the college before next December.
It Is estimated tnaf there have boon
planted about 200,000 fruit trees in Thurs-
ton county during the past twelve months ,
and the majority of these trees are Italian
prunes , demonstrating ( fiat there Is little
fear of an overproduction of that staple.
The hills east of Baker City for a fals-
tnnco of many miles are being gene over
by prospectors In search of gold veins , while
the many locations made last fall are now
being Movelopcd with most favorable pros
pects. Now strikes are being made dally.
Port Blakoley has a sensation. The
schooner Alcalde , now there , has aboard the
captain's daughter , a very pretty young lady.
On board is a Chinese cook who possesses
about $2,000. It is said the captain Insists
that his daugh r should marry the China
man , and to force her to yield , had her con
fined to her btaterooni. Captain Olsen was
called upon by the mlllmen of Blakcley and
given some wholesome advice.
During the nwnth of April there were
made at the jute mill of the penitentiary
179,316 grain bags , and 2,350 wool bags , forty
Inches wide and ninety Inches long. There
are now on hand subject to sale , 900,000
grain bags and 1,065 wool bags , three and
one-half pounds each , 500 ore , and 1,908 oat
sacks. Besides the above , there is on hand
0,880 pounds of fleece twine and 10,753 yards
of hop cloth. There were also baled 10,000
sacks. The number of looms In operation
Is seventy , and number of convicts em
ployed 248.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A good vein of asphalt has been discov
ered near Rich Hill , Mo. , by prospectors.
Thirty thousand sheep have been driven
Into San Bernardino county , California , en-
route to Inyo. .
A San Francisco man has been in and
about Carson , NQV. , for the past week , ami
has bought up $4,000 worth of hay In that
section , wlilch has sent the price to $11 per
ton.
Noting the shipments of American hay to
Europe the Eddy , N. M. , Argus Is of the
opinion that u blilp load of first class I'ccoa
valley alfalfa , piopcrly baled , would bring a
Email fortune to the owner.
The Nnvajo Indians , us soon ns the weather
gets warm In the spring , gather their best
ponies and leave the reservation for the
ostensible purpose ot hunting deer and ante
lope. When they return they bring with
them bunches of uliccp numbering anywhere
from fifty to 500.
Oranges at the grove of the Arizona Im
provement company near Phoenix are now
as largo as marbles. The blossoms are
now all gone , staying but a few days. The
trees were late In blossoming , but havu
since made up for the deluy In the rapidity
with which the fruit Is forming , The crop
next Hearon will bo phenomenal In quantity.
The report of County Superintendent Ny-
meyer , embodied In the report of the terri
torial superintendent for 1893 , shows that
Kddy county , N , M. , had twelve school dis
tricts and seventeen teachcra , with un en
rollment of 605 scholars and an average
dully attendance of 481. The tcliolasllc
population was 898. The school fund
amounted to $28,892.50.
The people ot Southern California , says Ut3
Phoenix , Ariz. , Herald , may not like it , but
they are now forced to admit the fact that
the Salt river valley Is u better country than
their own. There will bo rscolvcd at
Phoenix from Los Angeles within the next
week the first shipment ot Ktcck for pas.uro ,
U will consist of eighty-four cars ot horses ,
cattle and shesp.
Nf hen Baby waa oIcVro gave her Cantoris.
When she was a Child , slio cried for Caitorla ,
When the became Miss , she dun ? to Oastorla.
When the liJ Children , she gave them CXutorU.
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