THE OKAIIA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JUNE 24 , 1895 ,
Gold Fields More Accessible by a
Nbw Eoute Through Cook's ' Inlot.
SHORTER DISTANCE AND MILDER REGION
Caution to V'ortans Huntcri Sections
Slriurn with Donoi of Unfurttmnte I'rns-
jitctorn I.ur fl Cnttlo Urndn AiMircd
\ > y the ICIKhorn'B I.lnn o ( lliiorvolrt.
"Now , however , there l a better way of
tapping tlic wealth of our wild northern
territory , and Hint Is being sought by bands
of miners from all along the coast , " said a
miner Just returned from Aliska In fpeaklng
to a reporter ot tlio San I'ranclico Call. "This
la up Cnok's Inlet its far as Turnagaln bay ,
or Arm as wo call It up there , and tlic Knlk
rl\cr. It Is easy to get transportation up
tlio Inlet , although there Is no means yet of
taking machinery or other heavy parapher
nalia which might be used In developing the
rich mines which are to bo located oil along
tlio northern shores of the Uilot and Inland
lor one Knows not how many miles. The
weather , too , U very mild In comparison
with that of the Yukon route From the Knlk
river down along Turnagaln Arm gold Is very
plentiful , nnd It the proper machinery could
only bs taken to the upot and these rich deposits
posits could bo worked , there would bo un
told millions In It.
"Smfico mining and plncer work farther
up have been proving very profitable of late
Bomo pockets have been found which turned
out metal ot the purest kind I know one
man , Handill , from Montana , who cleaned up
$7,000 In one season.
"The greatest mistake which many pros
pectora make Is that they do not go properly
prepared to prosectte | their work. They seem
to forget that In entering upon the journey
Into Alaska they are shutting themselves oft
from the world.
"When supplies1 run short they cannot
send down to some convenient camp for fresl
supplies. Their plans must bo arranged be
fore they start , and In reckoning upon their
supply of provisions according to their stay
they must even take Into consideration the
possibilities of disaster or accident. Their life
may depend upon this precaution
"Tho country In some parts Is a graveyard
for the bones of miners and prospectors who
liavo given up the battle for fortune , over
come by hardships some from the severity
„ of the weather , and others from starvation.
Many of these have succumbed while they
had a fortune In their possession and were
neoklng to find their way to the coast or
some natlvo shelter.
"There are many who wander Inland dur
ing the open season , and In their eager
search forget the llmo and are overtaken by
the snow and Ice. Sometimes the natives ,
who are disposed to be friendly , will rescue
one of thcso and keep him over the winter
and he will return to friends who had given
him up for dead. In the majority ot cases
those lost are gone forever. In the Chlgmlt
mountains , northwestward of the Inlet , there
are many treacherous places for prospectors
Two seasons ago the bodies * bf two prospect
ors wore found there. They had got lost In
a snowstorm nnd succumbed to exposure.
Among tholr possessions the finders of the
bodies discovered over $20,000 In gold. "
A FINE CATTLE nOUTE.
News comes from the country beyond Belle
rourche , In Wyoming , that the reservoirs
built there this season by file Elkhorn rail
way nro full of water and will supply drink
at all times of the year to the cattle driven
In to that road. Through the construction of
these reservoirs , says the Cheyenne Tribune ,
U Is assurtd that largo shipments of cattle
that would have otherwise gene to the North
ern Pacific road and Chicago will come to the
Elkliorn and South Omaha , beginning with
this year. The reservoirs are built adjacent
to the main streams nnd beside the cattle
trails. They are doubly valuable to the
cittlemen of that Important grazing region
for driving In as well as for shipping out.
Large shipments of cattle from Arl/ona , New
Mexico and Texas , which have passed through
Cheyenne , have been unloaded this year In the
cattle country beyond IJello rourche , and
after feeding two years there will bo blilppoj
out as beeves to the South Omaha and Chicago
cage markets.
The cattle country tributary to the Elkhorn
was never In f > o fine condition for water or
Brass. Everything Is favorable to largo and
early shipments and cattle will begin coming
Into South Omaha several weeKs earlier than
usual. The cattle have grown fat wonderfully
In the last six 'veeks. The whole northern
range in Wyoming was never In so good
condition as now. Alfalfa stands as high as
a calf's back already , potatoes will be abun
dant and small grain will jleld largely. The
hills are declared this summer to have more
miners and more legitimate prospectors than
ever before In their history.
TO OPEN ASPHALT LANDS.
The Indian division ot the Interior depart
ment has for some time been wrestling with
various problems in connection with the al
lotment of lands to the Uncompahgro Ute
Indians In Utah. U was soon discovered
that after all these Indians had been settled
upon the territory set apart for them In Utah ,
there would 'still ' bo a largo tract of land
remaining unoccupied , says a Washington illa-
jiatch to the Denver Times. A great many
jieoplo In western Colorado and In Utah
wished tills land opened to settlement or
entry , but the officials of the department at
flrst did not deslro to do this.
After considering the matter , however ,
they have como to the conclusion that as
this land cannot be allotted to the Indians ,
ns the Uncompahgros have already received
their full allotment and the land Is also not
Lfta. Bgrlcultural , that certain portions of It might
just as well be thrown open to entry. Several
largo tracts ot this reservation are known
to ha rich In deposits ot asphalt , which has
come to ba such an Important factor In etreet
paving , and It Is also believed that there are
deposits of minerals of different kinds.
The secretary of the Interior has decided
to recommend to the president that a proc
lamation bo Issued opening about 40,000 acres
of their reservation to settlement , or rather
to entry , as the land U said to bo valueless
except for its asphalt and mineral products
No date has jet been fixed on for opening
this land to entry , and the matter has not
been brought to the attention of the presi
dent at all. Some action will bo taken , how
ever , In a very short time. The land to be
thus disposed of lies In the northeast corner
of the reservation.
NEW COAST HAILItOAD
Eureka will soon have direct railway com-
miunlcatlon with San Francisco. A short
line Is to bo built at once , connecting that
city with the terminus of the Northern Pa
cific Coast railroad at Grant's Pass A bonus
for the construction ot the road has beer
raised , says the San Francisco Call , and the
rights of way have already been secured
"Tho chief drawback to the development
of Kureka's resources , " said Frank N. Page ,
a merchant and leading business man of thai
city , "has been the lack of railway communi
cation with the outside world Wo have a
local road seventy-five miles long , which con.
liects us with the Interior , but heretofore
our only outlet has been by steamer The
northern terminus ot the North Pacific Coasi
road Is within fifty miles of our city , bul
the way Is a hard ono for railroad bulUIng
To moot the difficulties , however , wo have
railed a cash bonus of $60,000 and socurot !
all the necessary rights of way and ter
mlnal facilities , and work will begin at onco. '
SETTLERS IN TROUBLE.
By the location of a boundary line slxtj
settlers are found to bo located on the Rosebud -
bud reservation. This Is the serious condl | .
ton ! ot affairs that exists In Gregory county
a condition that may result In a blood ]
yi
clash between the settlers and the Indians
says a Chamberlain dispatch to the Seu ! ;
Tails Argtis-LeaJer. Up to February 10 , 1S90
Gregory county wss a part of the Sioux res
orvatlon , but on that day was Included In tin
31,000,000 acres relinquished by the Slou :
and thrown open to white settlement , Thi
soil In that section Is first-class , and It wu
not long until practically every acre of wha
wag supposed to ba the ceded land In tha
county was located upn by a tquattor. Tin
survey would have been made several year
ago 1'ad It not been for a dispute betweei
South Dakota and Nebraska as to the loca
tlon ot the boundary line , A few month
ego. however , the dispute was settled , and i
contract was made by the government fo
the survey. Consternation was created amoni
the settlers when It was found that the llni
between the county and the Indian laqd
was much farther cart then had been sup
posed , and In consequence about sixty of
the squatter * find that they are located on
land which itlll belongs to the Indians. They
had already put In a crop ot course , and they
are all at sen a , to what action the govern
ment will tike with regard to them. As
most bf the settlers are poor , It will be a
great hardship to them If they are compelled
to move at once and thus lose their crops.
To prevent this the squatters have held a
meeting and petitioned the government au
thorities to permit them to remain where
they arc until their crops are harvested.
STRUCK IT niCII.
A strike was made a few days ago that
has made a $100,000 property out of a pros
pect on which four poor fellows , subsisting
on salt pork , beans and flour , have been
tolling hard and faithfully for more than a
year , says the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
This was on the Huth , which Is situated
about half a mile from the Slocan Star. The
owners are the McVlegh brothers , McNeil
and Clark. For over n year they * have been
working on a tunnel , following a streak of
ore , and the other day they struck a four-
foot body of solid ere that runs 375 ouncss of
silver to the ton The owners have tolled
almost day and night nnd suffered many pri
vations , and they deserve the good fortune
that their perseverance has brought them.
The Huth ought to make them all Independ
ent.
STAMPEDE AT LEAD.
Reports Indicate that there Is no abatement
In the stampede of prospectors from the up
per Illack Hills mining camps to the head
waters of Hapld creek , where a rich gold
strike Is reported to have been made , says
a Deadwood special to the Sioux Falls Argus-
Lader. On the day the stampede com
menced a few weeks ago there was not a
saddle horse to be had In the town of Lead ,
and although Interested parties tried to keep
the matter qul ° t , excitement ran high. A
few days preceding the stampede a few men
made a mysterious trip to a place between
Llttlo P.apld and Castle creeks , where one
of the men had prevlou ly been led to be
lieve there was rich ore. They brought back
ere that assayed $374 to the ton. The fol
lowing morning at 2 o'clock they started out
again for tha scene of their lucky find. But
no amount of darkness or scenery can cover
a $374 strike , and before daylight parties of
prospectors with lanterns had started In all
directions. Prospsctors are now said to be
swarming llko bees all over that portion
of the Black Hills country looking for ores
that assay high enough to pay for mining.
THE NEW INDIAN.
Judge J. II. Burns , the favorite lawyer
among the Sioux Indians , 1ms recently made
a trip to Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies ,
says the St. Paul Pioneer Press , where ho
attended Eomo Important councils of the
rods. He says the condition of the Dakota
Indian Is fast Improving. Some restless and
lawless chnr.icteis are continually airing
their supposed grievances , but they are
largely In the minority and are being
calmed down by the agents and steady-going
reds. The worst of these fellows are expelled -
polled from the reservation. Judge Burns
says the Indians are getting the Idea that
they must sooner or later become s lf-sup-
portlng , and are taking a philosophical view
of the situation and are going to farming
and stock raisins at onco. They have be
come so patriotic that at Rosebud agency
the Indians will have a celebration on July
4 , which the Indians call "Big Sunday. "
Judge Burns has accepted an Invitation to
deliver the oration on that occasion , and he
says fully 0,000 Indians w 111 be thcro to cele
brate.
NEBRASKA.
Norfolk has five school buildings and
twenty-two teachers.
Richardson county has paid out $315 for
wolf scalps since January 1.
The German Baptists will hold their an
nual state convention at Beatrice commencing
Juno 27.
A ninety-foot bridge over tlie Middle branch
In Otoo county was swept away by the recent
freshets.
Ran Frazler , a Wayne stockman , fell
thirty-live feet from the top of his windmill.
He will recover.
A farmer named nines living southwest of
Stella harvested his vvhe-at on Juno 11. He
claims to lead the procession In Nebraska.
Two boys , each about 1C years of age , have
disappeared from their homes at Liberty.
Their names are Ernest McCarr and Mar
shall Dick.
Richard Woods , a Nellgh college student ,
was drowned In the Elkhorn river. Ills com
panions witnessed his struggles , but thought
he was fooling.
W. Packwood opened up a general merchan
dise store nt Brunswick , did a. rushing busi
ness for three weeks and then skipped with
out notifying his creditors.
Robert Mullen , 17 ye > ars old , living nt Page ,
was accidentally tliot in the leg by a com
panion. The bono was so badly shattered that
amputation v.'as necessary ,
John O'Sulllvan , the 10-year-old son of
D P. O'Sulllvan of O'Neill , caught his leg In
a wagon wheel vvlillo returning from a ball
game. Ho will bo a crlpplo for life.
Citizens of West Point are Indignant be
cause the Postofflce department at Washing
ton has decided to maka the name of the
town ono word and call It Westpolnt.
It Is asserted that the Plattsmouth school
board declined to re-engago one of Its female
school teachers because tlho young woman
wore bloomers while riding her bicycle.
A worklngman had his arm cut off at the
shoulder while working with a railroad bridge
gang In Plerto county. Ho has three mother
less children to support and Is very poor.
Whllo getting breakfast the other morning
Mrs. Charles Mayolt of Decatur found a two-
foot-long rattlesnake celled up In her pantry.
The reptllo was killed before It could escape.
The Pawnee City band of forty-four pieces
and the Pacific Hose Company band of Grand I
Island , thirty-two pieces , have been engaged 1
to furnish muslo at tlio state fair In Omaha.
Joseph Jlndra , n prominent Bohemian
farmer living In Big Blue precinct , Saline
county , went to bed apparently In good 1
health. Ho was found dead in bed the next t
morning.
T. O. Ferguson of Stella sold 301 acres of
land last week , Ell Knapp buying 144 acres
of unimproved land at $3 > per acre. John
Nell paid $50 per acre for 100 acres , while the
remaining 80 acres sold for $10 per acre.
Hubert claims to be the only town In the
state that lias no marshal , no police , justice
of the peace or constable. No saloons are
licensed , and none of the churches can afford
a preacher. And yet there Is no lawbreuklng ,
Whittling played a curious prank at De
Witt. The bolt struck a windmill near the
residence of A. T. Williams and was switched
oft by a clothesline. The current followed the
line to the house and shocked the Inmates i ,
but not seriously.
Henry Hennlngs , a farmer living neai
Louisville , was run over and Instantly kllleO
by a Rock Island passenger train. His little
C-year-old daughter who with
, was him al
the time of the accident , was seriously In
jured , but will recover.
The Fremont Flslj Protective association
has organized a vigorous campaign against
the pot fishers who violate the game laws ol
the state. It offers a reward of $25 for evl-
denco that will lead to the conviction of any
person using a selno within twenty miles ol
Fremont.
Johnnie Houseclilld , a Syracuse lad , 12 years
old , picked up a loaded shell and begai
pounding It with an open jackknlfe. Twt
Lincoln doctors picked the fractured pieces ol
his skull out of his brain and sowed up t
deep gash In his cheek , and with good lucl
ho will soon bo around again.
A Gage county justice of the peace Is
mixed up over a case in which Edward JeAin-
son signed a written contract to marry on *
girl and then married another girl the satni
day. The first girl brought suit to compe
him to fulfill his contract and the justice be
fore whom suit was brought does not knovi
exactly what to do In the premises.
IOWA
_ The corner stone of Davenport's new city
hall has been laid ,
>
y A foot brldgo will be constructed acres :
, the Mississippi at Dyersvllle
x John Stevens of Fayotte county was tram
pled to death by a vicious bull.
The grasshoppers have appeared at lowi
Falls , but are doing no damage.
Pocahontas county has in five years In
creased her population from 9,553 to 12,455
Sioux City will show 8,000 less Inhabitant
by the census of 1S35 than In the census o
Frsnk Wright of Perry took a drink o
raw alcohol and died from Us effects In fivi
minutes.
Roy Fisher , a Clinton saloon man , grlovei
so much over mulct law complications tha
be committed pulclde.
Lost Nation Is all torn up over the fact tha
one of Its citizens named Foist choked am
clubbed his 19-year-old son nearly to deatl
snd then turned htm out ot doors , threaten
ing to kill him It be ever showed hit face In
the house again.
A tramp named Ed McOovcrn was killed at
Vlnton while trying to swing onto the brake
beam ot a moving train ,
Eddie Bendlxon , 11 year * old , was ( truck
by a Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern
train and fatally Injured ,
The assessed valuation of Calhoun county
Is $3,751,519. This Is estimated to be about
one-fourth the annual valuation ,
Ex-Auditor Johnson , a defaulting official
from Muscatlne , has been located In Honolulu ,
where bo Is running a news stand.
James Allison , GS years old and a pioneer
citizen of Clinton , was drowned In the Mis
sissippi by the capsizing of a skiff.
Joseph Rice died at Odebolt at the ago ot
07. Hn was born In France and was In
Grouchy's corps In the battle of Waterloo.
It Is estimated that 1C,000 people attended
the state firemen's tournament at Vlnton
Forty-two flro companies participated In the
contests.
Mason City has commenced a war on the
gamblers and gambling devices ot that town
The nlcket-ln-the-slot machines have been
confiscated.
Two sons of Joseph Trease of Kellogg , 7
and 11 5 cars old , played with an old shot
gun until It was discharged The youngast
boy was Instantly killed
Edward Lomeke of Webster City , reputed
to be one of the wealthiest men of western
Iowa , has been arrested on the charge of
starving his team to death.
E. M. Brink of Tlpton has sued W. M
Knott of that city for plander , placing the
damages at $5,000 Knott had accused Brink ,
who Is mayor of Tlpton , of many dishonest
practices.
Mark Rlpley at Lake City dived from a
steamboat Into shillow water Ills head
struck the bottom with so much force that
complete paralysis ensued and he died the
next day *
Elmer Swartz , a 14-year-old boy , has been
arrested In Tama county for throwing ties on
the Chicago Great Western railroad track ,
causing a wreck which resulted In the death
of a tramp
H. C. Wheeler of Sac county Is ono of
Iowa's leading farmers. He operates 10,000
acres of Improved lands , and rays It pays
He has this season 4,200 acres ot corn and
1,100 acres of oats.
Mrs. Fred Jonlauk , an aged widow woman
at Tiffin , committed suicide by hanging her
self to a post In her cellar. Her mind be
came unbalanced wince the death of her hus
band three years ago.
Mr and Mrs Holler of Montlcello have not
been living on friendly terms for some time
Tha other day he met her on the street and
attempted to shoot her. He failed , the bullet
only wounding himself.
A young woman In Hardln county has en
tered Into a contract with the government
to carry the malls between Cottage nnd Iowa
Falls , twenty miles , three times every week.
Her name Is Minnie Whiting
The wages of coal miners throughout the
southern Iowa district have b ° en cut from
70 cents per ton to 60 cents per ton. There
will bo no strike , the miners being compelled
to accept the reduction or go without bread
Phillip Helschman , an ex-confederate vet
eran living at Grlnnell , Invited sixty Grand
Army of the Republic veterans with their
families to assist him In celebrating the an
niversary of his release from a federal prison.
The unique affair was a social success.
Mrs Everett of Dubuque Is 77 years old ,
but her age did not prevent her from being
convicted and sentenced to eight months'
Imprisonment In the state penitentiary for
the crime of abortion. She Is a professional
nnd has already served ono term for the same
crime.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A starch factory Is likely to bo established
at Melletto In the near future.
The cltl/ens of Lead have just voted bonds
to erect a $31,000 school building.
A new find Is reported to have been made ,
midway between Custcr and Keystone , on
Iron creek. Assays show the ore to run
more than $300 per ton In gold.
As soon as the new hoist at the Holy Ter
ror Is finished work on the mine will be re
sumed. About forty men will be employed
In the mine and mill , and the force gradually
Increased as room Is made.
A patron of the Mollelte creamery has "four
cows whose milk test Is seven-eighths pound
of butter fat per 100 pounds of milk. Tills
Is but slightly lower than the very best re
sults obtained from the prize cow at the late
Columbian exposition.
Within a half mile of the city limits nt
Lead has been discovered a body of ore which
runs from $50 to $ .JOO per ton , and from pres
ent estimates will produce several million" of
dollars. One mine , the "Golden Crown , " has
been producing upv.ard of $1,000 per clay
for four months , anl is scarcely opened up
yet.
yet.Tho
The Northwestern Colonization company of
Chicago Is preparing to place a largo number
of sheep and cattle in South Dakota the
coming year. The proposed plan Is to send
new settlers onto abandoned lands held by
loan companies and to furnish them stock
on the share plan , the company claiming to
have very favorable arrangements with the
loan companies.
Residents ot the ceded Sioux lands who
live along the mall and stage route from
Chamberlain to Rapid City are protesting
against the roor service furnlshoJ. It Is
alleged that the stages run very Irregular ,
greatly Inconveniencing the 1,000 or more
people who are dependent upon the line for
communication with the outside world. The
line Is 210 nillej In length.
The fact that the waters of the Missouri I
river are falling leads old river men In the
vicinity of Chamberlain to believe that the
recent high water was not the so-called June
rise , but was caused by rains along the up-
per portion of the river. Those acquainted I
with the vagaries of the Big Muddy believe i
also that when the June rise does come It t
will bo of unusual volume.
Davlson county now claims the largest ar-
teslan well In the Missouri valley basin. Ira
Frazer has been putting down a well on his
ranch In Badger township. He had only
gene 200 feet when an enormous flaw was
struck. Competent judges say that the well ,
which Is only six Inches In diameter , flowed
20,000 barrels the first day. Land for several
miles around Frazer's place Is more or loss
under water.
COLORADO.
During the month of May Crcedo camp
shipped 393 carloads ot ore , or nealy 5,000
tons.
, tons.The
The Huerfano tin ore Is not likely , for a
joar or two at least , to affect the world's
product.
On the south sldo of Halm's peak a num
ber of veins have been found this year , from
one of whlcfli a fifteen-pound sample yielded
$10 per ton In gold
At the Victor celebration July 4 a purse
of $500 will bo given to the best rock-drUllnp
team. Nearly every mining camp In the state
will bo represented In the entries
Thomaj L. Davis , an experienced miner
has purchased some land at Newcastle and IE
going to bora for gas and petroleum. He
thinks of boring not less than 1,000 feet.
One of Gllpln county's old-time producers
tha Gunnell property , is again a regular de
positor at the Denver branch mint , Its re
sults averaging 4001 ounces In gold per week
Water was struck In the artesian well al
Lamar at the depth of 194 feet , the watei
rising to within elx Inches of the top of UK
pipe. Tlio city has determined to go deepei
In the hope ol striking a bettor flow.
The Calliope mill , at St. Mary's lake
Yankee Hill district. Is running a largo bed )
of ore from the Baxter mine. Tim mill li
kept running day and night. Previous test !
of the ore gave returns of $100 per cord It
gold.
gold.Tho
The Kansas at Gwynella will ship 100 torn
of ere as fast as It can ba hauled from tin
mine to the cars. The ere was taken down Ir
ten days and will run from $40 to $100 pel
ton , The Kansas will be a permanent ship
per , as the ore blocked , out cannot bo takei
down In a year.
Mines at Spencer and vicinity are belnj
developed and showing well , In fact , through
out the belt , from the North Fork to thi
Chochetopa , a distance of forty miles , every
thing Is looking fine , and will prove to b
one of the greatest gold bslta In the stati
of Colorado.
Manager J. "W. Dean for the White Rive
Valley railroad , accompanied by D. R. Menko
representing a New York syndicate of cap
Itallsts , viewed the proposed route last week
Through the local attorney for the road It 1
announced that a Garden City , Kan. , banl
has guaranteed the Interest on the bonds fo
the road for two years. Mr. Dean insist
that the work -will ba commenced wlthli
sixty days. The line Is fifty-two miles long
and Is to be completfjjjjjoforo snow comes.
The artesian wcllatRocky Ford Is now
down CCS feet nnd thtrinoney subscribed Is
about exhausted. At this depth they struck
n tody of oil , whlcH'proves to be of good
quality. The necessary [ funds for the com
pletion of the well Wilt soon bo raised and
the work continued. " '
Mr. C. E. Frazer , clvncr of the Cora M
mine at Duncan , haf bqyn working two men
for the past two cr tltree weeks. At about
ton feet In depth trie men struck eight to
twelve Inches of laid , lying bstween the piy
streak and the walU Not thinking It worth
anything , they werp throwing It over the
dump. Mr. Frazer , while looking over tlv
work , picked up soirlc of the talc. Taking I'
down to the cabin/ / where ho had a gold
pan , his surprise was went when ho discov
ered , after panning.about a handful of the
stuff , that ho had nearly 25 cents In gold In
the bottom of the pan ' Mr Frazer Is now
carefully sacking evety-pound of the talc.
WYOMING.
It Is stated there are over 150 men In
Unlta county who have two or more wives.
Nearly all the gypsum deposits south of
Laramlo have been secured by a Denver
concern.
A large number of Colorado miners have
recently begun work In the mining district
west of Laramlc
Peter Gorgon of Buffalo , who struck n gold
lead at the head of French creek last winter ,
has recehod assays of the oie from Denver
returning $200 to the ton in gold.
Manager McCalmont of Casper says the
Pennsylvania company will put down a well
every thirty days , and will Increase their
drilling capacity with the continued demand
for oil.
A very valuable coal mine near Hani's
Fork , In Unlta county , has been discovered.
The co.il Is what has long been sought but
not heretofore found In tills locality , that Is
a good cooking coal.
An electric railway Is projected between
Saratoga and Wolcott station , on the line of
the Union Pacific railway , a distance of
twenty-two miles. A roadway has been
graded for part of the distance
At a public meeting It was deeded to sink
a 500-foot well near Green River to search
for oil , gas or coal Subscriptions were re
ceived at the meeting for $1,18. ) to start the
work , which will cost $1,800 to complete.
The coal prospect being opened up by Mr.
Richie , sr , just above the Fort Sanders
shaft , Is now down twenty feet. Flvo men
are working steadily on the new claim and
are making good progress sinking through
the cap rock. The prospect Is about sixteen
feet higher than the one first discovered.
J. M. Wilson returned to Douglas from his
western trip says he purchased G.OOO head
of sheep for the Plitte valley people , and
left them on Snake river , In Idaho , enroutc
He says there are 100,000 Oregon and Wash
ington sheep now on the trail , about 30,000
of which are bound fur various localities
In this -state.
The Berlin Canhl company has surveyed a
ditch from Shell creek with which It Is pro
posed to Irrigate and reclaim about 150,000
acres ot land located along the Big Horn
river and Shell and Nowool creeks. The
contract for constructing the canal has been
let to a Sheridan firm of contractors and will
be pushed vigorously for the remainder of
the season.
The Rhode Island Syndicate company has
consummated Its deal for the purchase of
1,500 acres of placer grounds In the Fourmlle
country. The purchase price was $45,200. In
addition to using water for mining purposes
the company will Irrigate 10,000 acres ol
excellent agricultural land for the purpose ol
Immediate colonization The construction ol
the Irrigation works will give employment
to 200 teams and 300nten
Trouble between sheepmen and cattlemen
of the northern Utnla county ranges Is looket
for when the cattlemen1 begin driving their
stock to tlio railroad fop shipment. The cat
tlemen have drawn certain 1 nes , beyoni
which the sheepmen have been forbidden to
range their flocks."While these boundaries
have been observed by the sheepmen , they
claim the right to restrict other portions ot
the range to theln own , use As It Is im
possible for cattle owners to reach the rail
road without driving across these ranges , and
as the sheopmen declare they w.ll not allow
It to be done , a serious controversy over the
matter Is Inovltablp
OREGON.
The people of Th6 Dalles are working hard
for a road from that cjty to Fossil
A bonus of $3,000 lias been raised at Co-
burg to secure a flouring mill at that point.
Prof. Kenematz of Coqullle has 10,000 silk
worms that he expects soon to bo ready for
business
It Is estimated that 480,000 pounds of wool
v.IH ba taken from Wallowa's 00,000 sheep
this season.
The old Corvallls foundry has been re
opened and engines , sawmill and farm ma
chinery will be made theie.
Ono of the events of the reunion of pioneers
neers at Roseburg will be a realistic repre
sentation of the battle of Table Rock
The citizens of Hoseburg are agitating the
question of the early construction of the
Roseburg , Coos Bay & Eastern railroad.
H is claimed that 7,000 young cattle have
been taken out of the Willamette valley
during ho winter and spring of an average
value of $10.
Definite arrangements have been made be
tween William D. Humbert and the owners
of the Ashland woolen mills by which the
mills will be started up1 within a month.
Van B. DeLashmutt and A. W. Frazlor of
Portland were In the Helix country looking
for a suitable 5.000-acro tract of land on
which to colonbo thirty California families.
Telephone poles have been distributed by
the Blue Mountain Telephone and Telegraph
company to Uklah , and It Is expected to
have the line completed to that point by
July 1.
The silica mines near Mosler are being
developed and shipments nro made very fro-
quently to the east. The product Is of a very
flno grade and Is used In making first qual
ity glass and porcelain.
U Is reported In Grant's Pass that Ell
Taylor recently found on Powell's creek a
fourteen-pound nugget In one place , and a
thirty-one-pound nugget In another , the two
assaying $8,500. The people In Grant's Pass
are accordingly excited.
The president of the Pioneer association of
Douglas county , although past three score
years , lias accepted a challenge to run a
foot race at the reunion. The prize offered
Is a pewter plato and spoon brought across
the plains In the early 40s.
Lake county's wool clip this year will be
considerably over 1,000,000 pounds. Several
sheepmen sheared as high as 40,000 pounds.
If this 1,000,000 pounds of wool could be
sold at a fair figure , the sheepmen of Luke
county would be on tholr feet again.
The new creamery at Tlllamook Is re
ceiving 8,000 pounds of milk a day. Its ca
pacity Is 9,000 pounds. The milk Is made
Into cheese every day , and about three tons
of cheese Is made each week. Ordinarily
ten pounds of milk make one pound of
cheese.
The woolen mills at Waterloo are running
, steadily , with about twenty-five hands. New
hands are being put to work as fast as they
can learn , and the number will be Increased
to sixty In a few ulays. An electric light
plant will be put In soon , and the mills run
both night and day. , ,
WASHINGTON.
The Rltzvllle cream'6ry Is now In actual
operation.
Rye flour Is getting t'o bo quite a source ol
revenue at Ellensbuj-g. .
Yakima county has 78,000 sheep , an increase
of 16,000 over last , yea- .
There are 76,309 ashtep In Yakima county
this year. In 1894 there were 61,377.
A raft , containing 250,000 feet of hemlocli
logs , Is ready at Gray's rlvor for towing tc
the Oregon City pulp mills.
The Montana jack' ' rabbit has taken the
place of the large White-tall rabbltt at Walla
Walla , anil Is repArtci ) to bo doing grcal
damage to gardens anil fruit trees.
The farmers In the vicinity of Farming-
ton will either construct frultdryers or con
tract to have their fruit dried on commUslor
thlo season. Fruit trees give promise of t
large yield.
The quassia works at Puyallup have started
F- sixty-four tons ot quassia logs having jusl
arrived from South America by way of Liver
pool and New York , having been 150 day ;
on the way.
The shipments of fruit and vegetables by
the Northern Pacific Express company alom
since May 29 from Walla Walla to easterr
points have averaged 450 boxes per day , am
are continually Increasing.
Astorlans have purchased the old cannerj
building at Port Angeles , and are putting It
the necessary machinery for canning salmoi
the present season , If the experiment prorfi :
successful the plant will bo enlarged and
operated rgularly.
The land commissioner has conflrmci ) the
decision ot the land ofllca at Olympla , holding
that n large tract ot land on Mineral creek ,
near Nlsqtially , Is more valuable for Its min
erals than for Us timber.
The Gray's Hnrbor Commercial company's
mill at Cosmopolta has shipped five cars of
fruit boxes to W-ilh Walla nnd U now filling
a contract for the San Francisco market for
240,000 boxes for cinncd goods.
Sheriff Stlnson Is on the trait ot 50,000 shncp
that are being driven Into and through Kit-
tltas county from without the state , for the
purpose ot collecting the tax provided by the
last legislature on migratory stock. The law
provides that In case ot refusal to pay the
assessment a levy and ! sale ot the stock maybe
bo peremptorily made.
The story Is told In Kent that a largo Iran
flywheel , weighing 500 pounds , fell on John-
nlo Hamstod , who lives about two mile3 from
Kent , and that Mrs Byron Gulbnrson , n
little woman , without giving thought to the
wheel's weight , came to the rescue , and llftel
the wheel as though It wcro wooJ. Johnnh
will live , and strong men are w enduring 1 jv
rs. Gulberson did It.
The Puyillup Indian commission has re-
olvcd many applications to purchase Indian
nils In ten-acre tracts The applicants siy
icy want smnll farms They represent they
re uniblo to buy forty acres of land In ono
leco In order to accommodate the ° e who
ant the ten-aero pieces , the commissioners
ave made application to the department to
o allowed to subdivide the lands Into tracts
' . the size named
A bitter light Is on between the oattlemt-n
nd sheepmen along the valley of th Snake
ver , In the southwestern part of Whltnun
ounty. They have burned each other's hay
nd set flro to the cabin of A Housen , nearly
rematlng him before he could e capo. The
tockmen are said to have formed a vigilante
omtnltteo for the purpose of exterminating
II the sheep on the range , and driving the
ords out of tlio country.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Grading began last week on the Marlcopa
Phoenix railroad extension between Tempo
nd Mesa
Canners and packers nt San Jose nro pay-
is 7 and S cents a pound for first-class
loyal Anne cherries on the tree.
Thirty-seven horses vvcro fctarved and
rozen to death in the foothills of the Santa
ruz during the recent snow storm.
A big mountain lion has been discovered In
cave near Spadra , Los Angeles county , and
ovcral efforts to shoot the beast have
illed.
The west channel section of the Augua
'rla dam , near Phoenix , Ariz , Is now one-
alt completed. The entire work will be Un
shed by fall.
There Is some advantage In sometimes
elng a girl At Blsbce , Ariz , a g rl has just
eon arrested for hoi so stealing , and will be
rled by the courts
Riverside , by an almost unanimous vote ,
as ordered bonds to the amount of $130,000 ,
f which $90000 was for streets and roads
nd $40,000 for nn electric plant.
There are several deposits of plumbago In
.yon county , Nevada , one of which Is so
uro that lead pencils can be made out ot the
rude material , without any refining.
The Yuma Indian reservation will be sur-
eyed for the purpose of opening It to settle-
lent The Colorado River Inlgatlon com-
any's canal passes through this property.
Atlantic and Pjclflc railroad officials have
et a contract to make 1,250,000 brick , with
vhlch to build a roundhouse , machine and
tlacksmlth and engine house at Wlnslow ,
irlz.
Injunctions are being gotten out to close up
he oil business of Los Angeles , as it is
lalmed the oil region covers a part of ths
Ity containing several thousand residents ,
nd It Is claimed to constitute a public nuls-
nce.
Sixty barrels of assorted wines were shipped
rom one Cloverdale colony to Switzerland
The fact that California wlno Is meeting
vlth favor in a country that borders on one
if the greatest wine sections In the world
peaks volumes.
Charles Cowles and W. Millar have discov
ered an Immense deposit of onyx bplow
Yuma , In Sonora , Mexico. The onyx Is said
.0 be most beautiful , when polished , In Ins-
: er , texture and grain , and far superior In
quality to that taken from the O'Nell m'ne In
Yavapal county.
Arizona Is about to solve the problem of
domestic service , commonly called hired help
An Indian school , where Indian girls nro
taught domcbtle service In all its branches ,
was established some three or four years
ago , and many of the girls are now ready for
service In families.
A remarkable floral novelty has been de
veloped in ths garden of George P. Tebhets
at Santa Barbara. A largo larkspur pUnt
lias put forth simultaneously red. white and
: > luo blossoms , on separate spikes , but from
.ho same root. Such a floral freak has never
jeforo been known.
The poison weed In the vicinity of Heart
nountaln , Montana , is more numerous than
isual this spring. John Chapman reports
laving found fifty-two head of cattle bear-
ng his brand that were killed from eating
, he stuff Many more were killed In this
manner that have not yet been found.
John McGregor has reached Hamilton , al-
nest dead , after a long tramp from the Clearwater -
water country , In Montana , where ho left his
, wo companions , John Shcehan and Ed
Wheeler dead They went to the Clearwatcr
country lat summer , hunting and prospect-
ng. Their supplies failed them In the win
ter , and after much suffering two of the party
succumbed.
Nearly 200 representative citizens of the
Occur d'Aleio country. In Idaho , have Joined
n signing a petition to the mine owners , pray-
ng that operations bo resumed on the mines
n that district. Should this petition bo an
swered and the mines operated It means a
reduction of 50 cents per day for each miner.
The companies running boarding houses have
agreed to reduce the board and lodgings from
$7 to $5 per week , which In the end amounts
to a reduction In wages of $1 50 per week.
I'm AllUnitrung _ ,
the remark of many a nervous Individual
He or she will soon cease to talk that way
after beginning and persisting In a course of
Hosteller's. Stomach Bitters. Nothing like It
to renew strength and appetite and good
digestion. It checks the Inroads of malaria ,
and remedies liver complaint , constipation ,
dyspepsia , rheumatism and kidney disorder
It Is In every sense a great household remedy
o
AWAITING THE BESUBBEC1ION.
Clnclnuntl PorfcctlonliM IVntclilng to Sec
TliPlr MrBnluh Ill o
In a Cincinnati cemetery , day and night , In
all weathers , since the 25th of last month
there has been some member of the seel
known as Perfectionists watching by the
grave of Mrs. Hannah E Martin , who foi
twelve years and until her death was con
sidered by her followers to bo their Messiah
Her grave Is being watched that the Perfec
tionists may have a credible witness to re
port her resurrection and translation In ;
chariot of flre , In which event they hav <
absolute faith. Her successor ns leader o
the Perfectionists Is her sister , Mrs. John C
Brooke , who once disputed the leadership
with Mrs Mirtln and was even proclalmec
the leader ot the sect , but the superior mtnta
force of Mrs. Martin enabled her to regati
her leadership , which has been of an ex
traordlnary character.
Some time ago Dr. Edgar C. Beall , cdlto ;
of the Phrenological Journal , was In Cln
clnnatl There his professional services wen
engaged by a person who merely gave bin
the time and place for an appointment bu
did not mention the names ct the person :
whose characters I.e was engage 1 to delineate
In keeping his appointment he wont to i
rather handsome , old-fashioned suburbai
residence , where he met , without Introduc
tlon , a number of men and women. He hai
been In the company but a short time whet
ho recognized In one of the women Mrs
Martin , who at that time was considered l > ;
the Perfectionists to be Jehovah's earth ! ;
representative. Later , recognizing Mrs i
Brooke , he was more than ordinarily In
terested In his studies of these two am ii
preserved notes of their characters as delineated
lineated by his phrenological observations ii i
He was seen recently by a New York Sui
reporter and gave some Interesting account
ot the two women
According to him , Mrs. Martin's follower
are people above the average of Intelligence
and several ot them have been educated I
the learned professions Mrs. Martin rule
absolutely , was for years believed to hav
communication with God through the angoli
and to hold the destinies of mankind In ho
power. As the aect did DO open proiclytln ,
its exact tenets ro not known. Dr. Heall
said that In his convcmtloni with the leader
nd many of her followers ho found tholr Ian-
gunge , when speaking : of their belief , so vo'lcd '
n mysticism ns not to be easily compre
hensible. As nearly as ho could determine
ho teachings of Mrs. Martin Included In part
ho beliefs ot the Thcosophlsts , ot Sncdcn-
bnrn , of Jacob Boehme , and ot the modern
Christian Scientists. In the efforts made * by
the residents ot Walnut Hill , n fashionable
inburb of Cincinnati , to expel the Perfeotlon
"Is from that iHghborhood , It was trcquontly
charged that tree love was Included In UioU-
radices. On the other hand , It Is claimed
by the Perfectionists tint celibacy Is Imposed
and enforced by the teaching ! ) of Mrs Martin
Mrs. Martin herself deserted her husband at
the tlmo of her first Interest In the sect , and
on that account ho subsequently secured a
illvorcc.
Dr Heall describes the as jet unresurrftcd
Messiah of the Pcrfecttonlils as having been
a icmnrKiblo subject from a temperamental
p In' of vlpw She was a small woman , with
black Inlr and eyes , a twc'ity-one-lnch head ,
\ very Inteii'c organization , "flno as the hair-
s'irlni ; of a witch " As the doctor delineated
her character phrenological ! ) ' , she was ex
ceedingly ambitious and the possessor of an
uncommon amount of will power and persist
ence She was fluent In l.er speech to the
joint of loquaciousness. Thcro was
nothing In her mental makeup sug
gesting the eccentricity which Is usually
suppo'ed to bo a characteristic , certainly of
the founders , If not of the followurt , of mystic
sects. She had a rci enable and feminine
love for children and of the opposite < cx. and
as the doctor judged her from his study , wis
not a woman who would Include In her re
ligious teachings anything In the nature of
free love She would have been more likely
to cmphaslro a very opposite tciehlng Her
firmness always phrenologlcally ppeaklng
was something almost phenomenal. She was
litralstctit and had a very strong love of ap
probation. She showed no evidence ) of very
great rovercnco or exceptionally strong faith
"If you know anything about brain forma
tion , you may observe , " says the doctor ,
"from her forehead thaf aho was a woman
wliio could glvo up her orthodox beliefs and
form new ones easily. The symmctilcal lower
forehead Indicates ready memory , developed
perteptlves , nnd judgment of details The
symmetrically arched eyebrows denote a
sense of order nnd color. The subordinate
development of the upper forehead shows her
not to have been profound In her philosophy "
The new leader , Mrs. Brcoke. Is unllko the
lito leader in many Impoitunt respects As
lr ) Beall observed her befoie ho made a
detailed delineation of her character , he saw
tliat In the presence of her aggressive bister
she was quiet and reticent. Mrs. Brooito has
what the export describes as a "typical re
ligious head " The superior portions of her
brain nro dev eloped in almost perfect sym
metry.
"She reminded me when 1 first saw her , "
sild Dr Beall. "of all the celebrated re
ligious characters In history , so far as I have
been by leal or Ideal portraits made familiar
with tholr heads Her reverence and faith
are large , noticeably so In contrast with her
slater , and her moral development Is excep
tionally great also. She has a largo endow
ment of all the social qualities Her back
head measurement nnd all her facial signs of
character agree In betokening a greixt deal
of affection. Lcok nt her full lips and round ,
laigo eyes. Intellectually her forehead Is
pretty well developed Her features , as you
BCO , are comparatively h avy , and show a
lack of activity. She Is , I should say , dom
inated by affection and religious sentiments ,
whllo Mrs Martin was dominated by ambl
tlon and perceptive Intellect. "
The reporter asked Dr. Beall about his
general observations of the members of the
sect whom tills affection-dominated woman
Is to rule Dr. Belli replied that the men
for the most part wcro amiable , quiet , and
unobtrusive. There were not many strong
individualities among them , yet there were
some exceptionally strong and fine characters
The women Impressed the doctor generally
In a manner which made him doubt the
stories he had heard regarding the abandon
ment of Llie family ties by the adult mem
bers. Since the death of Mrs Martin , Mrs
Brooke Is no longer known by any proper
name. Llko her sister , she will be spoken
of In and out of her presence as "bhe. " It
remains to be seen whether the lesser nm-
bltlon nnd greater reverence will permit her
to set up the claim made by Mrs. Martin , to
bo the daughter of God
A good appetltte and refreshing sleep are
essential to health of mind and body , and
these are given by Hood's Sarsaparllla.
lliillllnc ; tlio iMo < nillo
The time of the year Is arriving when
many people are keenly Interested in any
measure that will lead to the circumvention
of the pestilent mosquito. An American
agricultural expert finds that a film of kero
sene oil on the water tanks near his house
has rid It ot mosquitoes. Kerosene , smeared
on the face and hands , Is qulto eitecthe in
keeping the Insects at bay An Indian Jour
nal vouches for the castor-oil plant as one
of the best protections against mosquitoes
In Egypt It Is planted about the houses
to drive the Insects away. In towns the
young plants can always bo had In pots ,
and they can bo p'aced ' about the house for
a day or two. Alter that they must bo put
out In the fresh air , for the plant loves
the sun. But with two sets of pots , ono
for service within doors nnd the other re
couping , the plan can bo worked perfectly.
In tropical countries the ordinary belief Is
that the mosquitoes are killed by a poison
that Is to bo found on the lower side of
the leaf , but If a dozen leaves nro placed
about a room that swarms with the infects
they will disappear without leaving any
dead ones lying about.
To the young face Pozzonl's Complexion
Powder gives fiesher charms , to the old , re
newed youth. Try It.
ODD EFFECT OF HEAT.
People frojtrntml by 1 llnve Tool llodlc *
nnd Moljt Skin.
That o marked coolnrM of the bou > ,
al.ould bo n , recogntrt-d sign of litat cxhnus.
tlcms seems llko nwigpiise , but Is really
sober , scientific fact. 1'ooplo who work In
ov crhrntf d room ! on hot days , whether
their bruins or muscles nro occupied , suffer
from headache , prostration nnd nervous
collapse. Tlio temperature of the bod/ .
which should be 93 mid ft fraction , sinks tq
M or 03 , nnd the skin Is cool , palo and
moist.
In c.ifcs of heat oxhnusllon stimulants
aic > ftcely applied to quicken the circulation
Ijtndi lestoit' nervous power. IFl > r this
l > i-rpo c nothing equals Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey. which is Kept on hand by vvork-
es : In olllces , fnctoilcs , hoj > t. laundries
wherever men and women with n living ta
earn must toll on In hent.
Our Amorli'.ui summer Is an awful drain
on the \ltal force. To sustain the Ilngglnfj
energy during the ton Id weeks , Duffy's
Pure Malt \VhlsKcy Is of the greatest possi
ble benellt. nnd for that reason Is highly ,
Vilred by the Rrcat body of honest , self-
tespcctliiK worUliiir people It Is an nrtlcl *
for the home Its purity nnd acknowl
edged mollclnal value mnke It a trensmi
In the f.xmlly. especially In the hot months ,
when , In cases of emergency , the prompt
use of the superb stimulant may avert dis
aster.
The New
Old Drugs
AND PROPnlKTAUY ARTICLES
Such ns jou sco ndvertlsed. a
Munvon's Hornedlcs * . > *
IJlack Tonic- ,
lllpan's Tnbules ,
Faultless Pepsin Chips.
H VMMONO'S ANIMAL HXTHACTSt
Plnaud's Perfumes , .
New Synthetical Chemicals ,
Mother's Frlcml ,
Mallory's Catarrh Cure ,
Lund's Columbian Soap ,
Kdtson's ObclBity rills.
All the new things , ns well us the old.
ran bo found nt our more. IK YOU
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ACHII-XE PHILION
In lila dirJitE nml pcrlloui exhibitions every
cvenliiii next wcU ,
LADIES' AND CHILDIIEN'S MATINEES
Wednesday and Satunliy
tHE SPIRAL TOWER
Tight rope , globe walking nnd pyrotech
nic display. No description can do this
wcndertul novelty Justice.
The Iloyal Moorish Troupe of Arabs
Admission to the grounds us usual only
Ot , umpliithuer , 15e.
> rsft
for infants and Children.
, DO YOU ECrtOW that rangorlo ,
Batemon's Drops , Godfroy'a Cordial , mauy bo-callul Soothing Syrups , nnd
most remedies for children ore composed of opium or morphlno t
Do Yon Know that opium end inorpldoo are stupefy ing narcotic poisons T
Po Yon Know that In most countries dniggUits are not permitted to sell narcotics >
Without labeling them polbons 1
Do Yon Know that you should not permit any medlctao to bo given your child
Unless you or your physician know of w hat It U composed I
Po Yon Know that Costorla Is a purely vegetable preparation , and that a list of
ts Ingredients Is published with ovcry bottle 1
Po You Know that Catorla Is the prescription of the famous Dr. Gamucl Pitcher.
That It has bocn In use for nearly thirty years , and that more Castoria b now told than
it all other remedies for children combined f
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n Po Yon Know that the Patent Office Department of the United BUteo , and of
t other countries , have Issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word
s
I. " Custoria " and Its formula , nnd that to Imitate them Is n state prison offense t
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n Po Yon Know that one of the reasons for granting this government protection was
because Cftstorla had been proven to bo absolutely Imrmlois ?
d
n Do Yon Know that 35 average doses of Castorla are furnished for 35
i.y i.y cents , or one cent a dose 7
y , Po You Know that when possessed of this perfect preparation , your children maybe
i- bo kept well , and that you may have unbroken rest 1
id
i- "Well , those things are worth knowing. They are focta.
n The fnc-almllo
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