THE GRATIA DAILY J3ETS ; MONDAY , DECEMBER 30 , ] , S 5. 5
I Pulse of Western Progress.
"In nil probability last season's ruth to
tile gold fields of tlio Yukon river will bo
repeated this year. Already the moil prac-
tlcnbl > route to the mines Is being discussed ,
the. Astoria Chamber of Commerce having
Uamcil Mr. M. J , Klnney ns n committee of
Dno to look Into the possibility of securing
R government appropriation to bo expended
on tlio deepening of ths main channel of the
IVukon tit Ita mouth.
"Mr. Klnney , It appears , advocated the
developing trade between Astoria and the
lYukon , " nld a former Alaskan to a reporter
on tlm Portland.Tehgrnm.
"A communication to an Astoria paper
Hint x the project to bo unfeasible and urges
the building of a wagon road over the Clill-
coot pais that the 'traveler may drive ov rte
to the navigable waters of tha Yukon In five
Jioun , stepping there on board tlio river
Btoamer. '
"It lu evident the correspondent Is ac
quainted with tlio delta of the Yukon , but
Ills knowledge of tin Chllccot trail and the
lieadwators of the Yukon Is wo fully lax.
wlillo thcro Is no feat of mountain roadmnlc-
ing that modern engineering cannot conquer ,
the building of a wagon road from the headwaters -
waters of the Chllcoot rlv r over the divide
to the head of Lake Lebargo would bo nn un
dertaking only equalled by the Canadian Pa
cific's wcrk on ceita n sections of Its road run-
nlng nlong the Frnscr river.
"Still the correspondent Is right In the
main. The only practicable route by which
to enter the Yukon country Is by the Chll-
cool pass , If time Is to be considered the
CMGIICC which It Is of mining In Interior
.AUHka. Instead , however , of attempting an
nlmost Impossible wagon road , what Is needed
is n government appropriation wherewith
to so widen nnd Improve the present trnll
over the divide ns to make It practicable
for pack mules. With a double train of
thejo animals , the supplies necessary for
a population four times that at present pee
pling "the Yukon could bs packed In during
the open season nnd with n track nnd push
cni at the White Horse rapids' portage
the delivery of the goods and provisions at
I'orty-Mlto creelc nnd other camps would
bo fnr moro certain than by attempting to
mnk ; the mouth of the river the regular
route.
"Thcro would be llttlo UM of river steam
boats on the chain of three Inkcs which
form the headquarters of the Yukon , for
the rapids commence n rhort distance down
the river after leaving the lakes. What Is
needed Is n towboat nnd barges. The latter
may bo handled from the shore by lines ,
nnd swung In at the portage , even as the
miners work their bateaus In the present
descent of the river. Below the rapids
freight could bo placed aboard a Dteamer. "
WYOMING RKSORCES.
Several Important discoveries have been
made In the Hurlvllle region In the past
low weeks which will add largely to the
varied and wonderful resources of that camp ,
ays the Cheyenne Sun-Leader. A vein of
asbestos has recently been found nnd located
within n mile and a half of Falrbank. The
vein opens at the surface at least a foot
wldo nnd Increases In width as development
work progresses. It can bo traced a long
distance , nnd there seems to be no question
ns to the nmount and vnluo of tlio ore.
Specimens already mined from the surface
show n boantlful , threaded fibre of true min
eral silk , the only substance known that Is
indestructible by flre. Mr. Charles Freder
ick of Whalcn valley has Just begun to un
cover a deposit of manganese ores a few
miles north of the famous Good Fortune and
Blue nird Iron mines. This Is one of the
most valuable discoveries ever made In the
district , and If the body of ore proves to be
as extensive as appearances now Indicate ,
will excite Interest all over the country
wherever Iron nnd steel operations are
carried on. The work on this claim has
Just begun. The ore Is black nnd Is found
In nodules and bunches In a clay and sandy
deposit. But little manganese can bo found
in this country , most of It being Imported
from Germany. It Is an absolutely neces
sary clement In the production of Bessemer
nnd steel , nnd will bo at once utilized In the
iron Industries of Itartvlllo and the whol *
Kocky mountain region. Messrs. Stein and
Iouk , who reside In Whalon valley , hnvo re
cently made a most unique discovery near
their ranch of n rock formation called "trl-
poll. " It Is n soft , white stone of fin : > grain ,
resembling chalk , and Is used In various man-
ufoctures for cleansing , blenching , polishing ,
etc. , ns well ns In the production of soaps ,
nxlo grease nnd other compounds. The chip
dump nlonn Is worth $20 per ton , whlb hero
an Immense deposit Is found which can be
easily cut Into largo blocks nnd used In Its
pure , native state.
Some wonderful marble quarries have been
un-nrthed nt Kalrbank. A Urge portion of
the strata stands upright and splits naturally
into slabs of varying thicknesses with
straight , smooth cleavage , so that It can bo
easily mined and worked. The marble Is
fine grained and takes n handsome polish.
In addition to pink and white shades , It Is
also found In purple and black colors.
LEADVILI.E PROGUKS3.
Lat week the Leadvllle Herald-Democrat
Issued an elaborate Ice Palace nnd Crystal
Carnival number , In which the mining stn-
tlstlca of the camp appear. The following
table gives the total production from the
Leadvlllo district or ere during 1895. Net
tons of ere produced , 391,710 ; ounces of gold
produced. 100.-119.29 ; ounces of silver pro
duced , 13,530,773 ; pounds of lead produced ,
02.471,070 ; pounds of copiicr produced , 4,584-
006 ; pounds of zinc produced , 126,500. The
total value of this Is $13.318,774 , which Is
an Increase of over $3,000,000 , over 1894.
The grand total of Lendvllle's output slnco
1871) ) Is $209,703,222. From official statements
the labor of the camp Is as follows : Miners.
2,710 ; smelter hands , SOO ; ore haulers and
teamsters , 300 ; total , 3,810 ; Increase over
1894. 7S5.
Among the properties mentioned na having
come to the front as producers during 1S95
are the Pacado , Delglum. Mahala. Holm.
Northern nnd Coronado. The Mnhala prop
erty was one of the greatest producer * during
1894 , but the slopes cf ere gave out early In
the year , nnd the management has been en
gaged In prospect work over since nt the 900-
foot level. Early In November at a depth of
1,000 feet , they encountered nn Immense
body of galena ore , which has opened up an
entirely now and virgin territory. This rich
Btrlko has enabled the Mahala to produce
slnco November 2,500 tons of high grade
ere , and the probabilities are that It will
continue Its production for an Indefinite
period.
A complete history of the famous nelgtum
property , owned and operated by Postmarter
J , 8. Stotesbury , lu given for the first time.
This property has been worked by Mr.
Stotcsbnry and others for a number of years
and the postmaster has practically been kept
a poor man on account of hit failure to strike
any ore. but he felt certain that It would bo
found by persistent efforts , nnd continued
work under the most discouraging clrcmn-
rtances. In the latter part of August In
dication ? of a very rich ere body were dis
covered , during October and November this
ore body rapidly Increased In size , and at
the first of the year Mr. Stotesbury finds bis
bank account Increased $100,000.
STHUCIC OIL.
Summcrland has made a big stride for
ward. A flowing well , the first In the re
gion , has been struck by Solomon Kaiser of
Santa Mai In , who came on the ground only
n few weeks since , says n Santa Barbara
dlppalch to the San Francisco Call , to sink
fifty wells on lots purchased by the company
which he represents. At a depth of 212 feet
the drill pierced the bituminous shale and oil
poured out of the four-Inch pipe nt a height
of two feet nbovo the ground. This U the
flrrt flowing well In Smnmerland.
It has been the custom to sink from 100
to 200 feet below the surface and raise the
oil to the surface by engine power. The new
well In which such Important results have
been achieved Is situated on the bluff near the
railroad , In the direction of Ortega station.
It Is In the near vicinity of many pumped
wells. It Is probable that this discovery will
lead prospectors In that direction , and that
the ground around Orlega will ssbn be covered
with derricks. Meantime Summcrland Is
going fast ahead.
The wise stroke of policy which secured
to the little village the location of the power
house for the new electric road , which Is
to connect Santa Barbara with Carpcntcrla , la
bound to become a considerable factor In the
district's advancement. The engine house Is
now built nnd the machinery will soon bo
up. The fuel will be Summerland oil , nnd a
largo portion of the electric power generated
will bo npplled toward pumping the wells
owned by the electric road company , as well
as others throughout the oil field.
ULACK HILLS MINES.
Stnte Mine Inspector Sampson Jeffery has
submitted to Governor Sheldon his report
for the year ending December 1 , nnd It
contains a great deal of Information In re
gard to the- mining section of the stats , says
a Pierre special to the Minneapolis Tribune.
He presents a detailed statement of the
condition of each of the various mines
with n description of the formation In each ,
nnd suggests Improvements In mining meth
ods which would. In his estimation , add
largely to the gold production In that sec
tion. In conclusion be says :
"It will be noticed there are 1,703 men
employed this year. n& against 1,280 last
yenr , nnd It will also bo noticed that
this Increase Is shown by , first , the Increase
In number of men employed by the older
and larger companies , and , second , by the
now properties opened up and placed on n
paying basis. The cause Is not obscure , I r
The increased facilities for transporting the |
ore and the increased smelting capacity
both contribute to make It so.
"Aa will bo shown later the gold produc
lion for this district , barely beginning to
bo developed. Is nearly $3,000.000 for the
year , an Increase of $1,500,000 over 1894
Many now properties , producing a high grade
of refractory ore In paying quantities , have
been found and opened up nnd regularl >
worked. "
The report ends with a statement showing
the sold production of the various mines
In tons of product nnd value of the same
and places the estimate of gold production
for the next year at $7,000.000 , which esti
mate Is based on the number of new mines
opened and the Increased capacity of the
mills and smelters.
the others In the tot , and so the Powells
cannot come out behind on any shipments.
Kach buyer oh the Island Is given the nanio
of the man. from whom the horses are pur
chased , and can then , If he desires , wrlto
nnd find out If he has been fairly dealt
with. The commission Is small , but It gives
them n nice margin of profit during the year
and enables them to count on the trade aa a
regular thing. "
VALUAHLK MINCHAL DEPOSITS.
About four miles east of Soldier's Sum
m t , In I'tih county , ( hero has I > EOI : dl c vered
a vein of mineral which for the want of amore
moro scientific term or name Is locally called
elnter-ozokerlte. This commodity lt > com
ixwd of 40 per ont olaterltc and GO rer cent
ozokerite , says the Silt Lake Herald , nnd Is
classd with other hydro-carbons , but owing
to chemical action , It Is a different nrtlcle
from anything yet discovered. It can bo
usii for nearly everything that claterlto can
be used for , and Is soluble In oils. It makes
the very best bald as Japin and Is suitable
for Insulators for Icctrl&al purposes. It
nlsD makes a fine enamel paint nnd varnish ,
nnd as a substance for a black paint has
no equal , ns It provides Its own bxly and
retains Its luster.
Thla commodity exists In fissure vein for
mation. The cliltns are eaylly ncceslble ,
with plenty of wood and water In the Im-
mcdlato vicinity. The vein Is twenty Inches
In width nnd has been developed by a shaft
for a depth of ninety feet. Don C. Ilobblns
has a bond on the property nnd Is Interest
ing outoldo capital In Its further develop
ment.
Klater-ozokcrlto has a commercial vnluo
of about $100 per ton. The discovery Is a
moat Important one.
NKUHASKA.
Work will be commenced nt ones on the
new flouring mill nt Humboldt.
The IJloomfleld Monitor , edited by W. A.
Ncedham , recently celebrated Its fifth birth
day.
day.State
State Senator Mlghell of Hamilton county
Is holding back 10,000 bushels of corn for
higher prices.
The Syracuse cob pipe factory will have
to be enlnrged In order to fill orders. The
capacity of the plant will be doubled.
The Table Itock Creamery company ab-
torbed the butter plants at Humboldt , Falls
City , Crab Orchard , all In Nebraska , nnd
the ono nt Hanover , Kan.
J. M. Coleman , living near Nellgh , had his
arm crushed so badly In a runaway nccldent
that It had to be amputated. One of the
horsea was Injured so badly that It had to bo
killed.
Ono of the encouraging rumors afloat In
northeastern Nebraska Is to the effect that
the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad will bo extended from Ilartlngton to
Yankton next spring.
A big wolf hunt took place near Bower last
week. The lines were six miles apart and 170
men participated. The drlvo resulted In the
killing of thirteen wolves , twenty-nine Jack
rnbblts and eighteen cotton tails.
An additional telegraph line has been extended -
tended from Norfolk to Verdlgro , giving the
town * along the Crelghton branch direct
communication with Omaha , Instead of hav
ing to relay at Norfolk as heretofore.
The oldest son of Perry Frcel held n half
pound of powder In his hands. The powder
was accidentally Ignited and the boy's hands
wjra badly burned before the blaze could
bo extinguished. The powder was a total
loss.
loss.Tho
The mid-winter meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture will ba held at Lincoln Jan
uary 21. At this meeting1 there will be
exhibited samples of this year's crop of
corn , for which liberal premiums are of-
Miss Clara Hamer of Aurora was badly
burned while attempting to encourage a
reluctant kitchen flre with the kerosene
can. Her clothing was burned oft from her
waist down , but she will recover from her
Injuries.
August Schneider and William Kumni , two
Cumlng county farmers who recently wen
to Mississippi to enjoy the llfo pictured b >
the eloquent advertisements , have returnee
to stay. They say they would not exchange
eighty acres of Cumlng county soil for 2,000
acres of Mississippi land.
According to the Norfolk Journal there
seems to bo a change In the order of things
at the beet sugar factory. Boots that wore
refused a month ago are now being taken
aw fast ns they can be- shipped in at a price
slightly above $5 per ton. The demand for
sugar Is Increasing and the factory is bard
pushed to fill orders.
The citizens of Dodge are Interested In a
rumor that the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Hallroad company will move Its depot
half a mlle cast of town In order to play
even with the people there who have com
menced damage suits against the company.
The town was burned last fall and the citi
zens who lost their property have gone Into
court to attempt to provo that the conflagra
tion was started by sparks from one of the
company's engines.
IOWA.
The Congregatlonallsts of Oakland have
dedicated a new church costing $0,000.
Tom Orr , Jr. , was shot In his left arm by a
masked assailant , who evidently was on rob
bery bent.
Mrs. Michael J. Boomer of Jonesvllle
dropped dead from heart disease as ehe was
ontsrlng a church.
Charles W. Bundy of Laporto committed
suicide by hanging. He 'left no written ex
planation of his rash net.
John Pruden nt Fort Dodge was mulcted
'or $10 nnd costs for brutally assaulting Ills
crippled 11-year-old brother.
Mrs. II. Blair was awarded a divorce from
icr husband and $5,000 alimony after a sen
sational trial at Fort Dodgo.
Dan Cook of Waterloo punctured his foot
with th9 tlno of a pltchfark. Blood poisoning
followed and he died a week later.
Rock Rapids lias a new weekly newspaper
called the Lyons County Record , with Leon-
PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT.
JQ.
51US1O IIATII ITS CIIAUMS
It has Its price It has Its terms for
cither of which there's no better place to
go than ours Everything from n Jews-
harp to a piano a Klmball , the lowest
priced , highest grade piano made wo
trade It , rent It or bell It on the easiest
kind of terms , Have yon seen our dis
play of Now Year's cards.
A. Hospe jr
, , ,
aud Art. 1613 Douglas St
DUDOIS' GOLD CAMP.
Development work on the various prop
erties In nnd around Dubols Is progressing
with great zeal. The Dubols tunnel Is now
In the mountain 230 feet , and Is being pushei
ns fast1 as It Is possible , says a late special
to the Denver News. The rock In the breast
of the tunnel Is very hard , and progress
Is consequently slow. Yesterday some very
valuable rock was discovered In the tunnel ,
Intermixed with spar and hornblende. The
party driving the tunnel remarks : "The
rock Is the richest struck In this camp , nnd 1
have worked In some very rich ore here. "
The prevailing opinion Is that the owners
of the Dubols lode have ono of the best In
the district , and it will undoubtedly develop
Into a paying mine.
Around camp llio prospects are bright for
Dubolrt being ono'of the busiest nnd best
paying camps of the state. Many old pros
pectors who left the camp last spring when
the mill nt Spsnccr shut down , nro now
returning nnd occupying tholr old quarters.
The ten-stamp mill at Spencer Is pounding
away , having ere sufficient to keep It going
steadily.
HOUSES TO HONOLULU.
"Ono of the latest enterprises of tha Pa
cific northwest is the shipping of horses to
Honolulu , " said a cattleman recently to a
reporter on the Portland Oregonlan.
"I do not bcllove it hi generally known
that such a business Is being done , nnd pcr-
tinps If there were too many at It the trade
would ) not bs ns good. The business was
stnrted by the Powell brothers of North
Yalclma , Wash. In a small way ths brothers
have been shipping horses to Honolulu for
several years. They buy the nnlmals prin
cipally In eastern Oregon.
"An average" of 500 horses per year has
been sent by them to Honolulu and other
towns on the several Sandwich , Islands ,
making n teal of about 5,000 animals they
have sold to the Kanakas. No large ship
ments nro made , usually ono or two cars
nt n tlmo , but they keep them going steadily
nnd have a regular business worked up nmong
the Islanders. These horses nre mostly sold
to the planters , whoso lands are too valuable
for sugar cano , and such products to allow
the raising of hay nnd feed necessary In
raising horses by breeding. L , G. Powell
does nil the buying , and his brother does
the selling on the Islands. Their plan has
always been to keep themselves advertised
all through tha Islands ns horse commission
dealers. The member of the firm who does
the Honolulu end of the business takes or
ders from the planters for so ninny teams
of work horses , the prospective buyers de
scribing as exactly ns prsslbla the kind of
nnlmals wanted. Those orders are sent to
the broth or nt North Yuklma , who puts them
on I'no books of the- firm , and when ho stes
n horse which will fill any of Llio orders , he
buys It and keeps It until enough others
ire secured to make a shipment. The
liorses nro then put on shipboard , and carried
to the Islands. The buyers here coma and
take the animals , paying the cost of pur
chase hero , plus Hio cost of transportation
and $10 commission. If nny bars ? dies en-
route , his cost Is charged up pro rata against
Jinx's H.VAMKI , ii.vTinn : SIIOKS
For every day wear there Isn't n bet
ter shoo they are always polished-oven
at the worst a rng and sweet oil once
n week will make them BO that yon can
see your rellectlon on them They are
waterproof your feet are always dry
and they last as long us any shoo you
can liny price § 1. .
Drexel Shoe Co.
1419 Farnam.
ard Brown and F. L. Harris as editors.
3. L. Hnyno will Inaugurate the now year
at Slbloy by starting a now papr , which
10 has already christened the Herald ,
James Edwnrd Hnle is undsr arrest at
Slbley for manufacturing blowholes In a
sifo in Armln Shell's onice. A confederate
escaped.
Dennis Qulnn , a prominent farmer living
near Webster City , fell from a wagon load
of corn nnd was Instantly killed. Ills neck
vas broken.
A Carrel citizen , with n grudge against
hs postmaster contrncteJ.
the habit of orna-
nentlns his breath with a combination of bad
vhisky and onlona before Intruding his face
n the general delivery window. The post
master deoMncJ to wait on him until his
WI5XT I.IICK TUB WINI1- >
Tlioso KOX ( lltl-tho big bargain Is the
l"o sox wo liavun't sot n pair of BOX In
tlio house worth less than ' . ' "c so yon
can Jiuljw for yourself the other prices
nro lOc 2Su i6c ! nil absolutely fant
colors anil seamless tana niul blacks
12 pairs for n dollar the 15c sox are-
Sold so many we're taking them out of
the window.
Albert Cahn ,
Men's Furnisher , 1322 Faruara
brcJth wan fumigated/ / The cltln appealed
to the postmaster general at Washington ,
but after duo Investigation , the * postmntor
was upheld , '
S. K. Emory , n farmw > living near Cropton ,
shot hlnwelf In the , head , fatally , In order
to eseap * certain death from a cancer. Ho
wao 63 yfflrs old ,
A llttlo C-yenr-old"ihughter ! of C. 13. Cook
wns nceldentAlly shot In the abdomen by a
member of the family who was carelessly
handling a revolver , The wound (9 ( serious ,
but not fatal.
L. A. Krlgboum. editor of a socUty paper
at Waterloo , hap b cnpharged with obtain
ing money under falo igtcnsea Ho dis
appeared before n warrant tor his arrei't
could bo served.
Mrs. Anna Wilson , a comfortable widow
of Creston , sued Henry Mcdrnw for $500 for
the support of a child of which she alleged
ho was the father. He evaded the damages
by marrying the widow.
An emery wheel In a Davenport foundry
burst. One of the flying pieces struck Jerry
Wleckhorst nnd knocked him over backward
on n heap of Iron. His neck was broken
and he was dead when picked up.
The 2-year-old child of Mrs. Ida Ilrlgps
picked up a cookie which had been satu
rated with "Hough on Ilata" and left In n
closet. The Uttl ? one died In tplte of the
untiring efforts of the physicians to save It.
Mrs. Frank Hull , wife of a farmer living
near Sergeant Illuffs , caught her hand In
a \\olf trap one afternoon. She was held a
prisoner until the next night , nnd when
discovered was nearly dtad from exposure
and exhaustion.
A young man from the western part of the
state began a course In the college nt Fny-
ette a few weeks ago. Ho became so homesick -
sick that finally his mind gave nny. Ho
Is now temporarily Insane and Is bslng cared
for at his home.
Tha State university at Iowa City has
been presented with two white Arctic sheep ,
the only specimens of their kind In the
United Stntes or Europe. They were cor
ralled ou Herschel Island by a missionary ,
who formerly lived In town.
The banking firm of Tewksbury & Plngrey
nt Lstor has passed Into the hands of an
assignee. It9 statement showy loans nnd
discounts amounting to $63,090 , deposits
$15,000 , liabilities $45,000 and clear real es
tate valued at $ S,000. The assignee believes
that every creditor will bo paid In full.
Tha Christmas celebration at LahrrUlo
terminated In almost a tragedy. The church
was crowded nnd to add to the Interest of
the entertainment nn Imitation log cabin had
been built on the platform. During the ex
ercises It caught flro and was entirely con
sumed , together with several hundred del
lars' worth of presents. Twenty-five chil
dren behind the cabin , were unable to s-
capo and had to b rescued through a rear
window.
THE DAKOTAS.
A stnto Immigration convention has been
called to meet at Mitchell January 15 and 16.
Secretary Dushnall of the South Dakota
Dairymen's association baa nearly completed
the program for the annual meeting , which
will be held In Huron , January 21 to 23.
State Mine Inspector Sampson , In his an
nual report to the governor , places the gold
output for South Dakota at $3,500,000 for
1894 , $5,000,000 for 1895. and estimates the
output for 1S96 at $7,000,000.
The sheepmen of Clark county , South Da
kota , are considerably alarmed over the ap-
psaranco cf scab In many of the flocks , and
are petitioning thei county commlssbners for
the appointment of an Inspector.
An Immense flaw of water was struck In
ths new artesian well of the Chamberlain
Electrlo Light company. It had been In
tended to clear away an obstruction at the
bottom casing with dynamite , but the well
unexpectedly cleared Itself , nnd since then
the flow has been stJadlly Increasing , with a
certainty that It will * bo ono of the best
artesian wells In the northwest.
Dr. W , P , Wlmmer has Just returned from
Montana with 8,000 sheep , which ho will
cross to Ills ran go on Lance creek as soon
as the tco Is safe to make the venture. He
was accompanied on his trip by other par-
tics , who purchased 2,000 head , the whole
herd being shipped by rail to Bismarck and
driven across country from there , the herd
being separated nt.Fprost City. The price
paid for the sheep was $2 per head , nnd It
was necessary to work atong about 150 miles
of the' Yellowstone river to secure the num
ber of sheep they desired.
It Is given out that the Homostake Mining
company , which has been operating at the
head of Gold nun , near Deadwood , has de
termined to build four mills of 250 stamps
each , to be located ou Whltowood creek , Just
above the city. The plans for these mills
have Just been submitted to the directors at
the company's ofllce , In San Francisco , nnd
hnvo been accepted. There are now four
largo stamp mills In operation on the Home-
stake and nssoclated mines , nnd two others ,
the Caledonia and Desmet , nro undergoing re
pairs and will bo started soon. The develop ,
ments made on these mines during the past
seventeen years provo that the ere supply is
practically Inexhaustible. The vein , or deposit -
posit , Is GOO feet In width and at a depth of
940 feet grows richer and shows no sign of
"pinching" out.
COLORADO.
The 140 hunters who went out after rab-
1COO Lamar succeeded in shooting only
Mineral hill , the eruptive portion of the
Crlpplo Creek district. Is showing era worth
$300 per ton ,
A very flno strike of rich sylvanlto ore
? ad ? \1 \ Ll mll ° ' The Btrlko
in H
d'e era of the Bhaftwhlch Is
ICO feet
In Cripple Creek district Joseph Frank
has added a new shipper to the lln In the
nigl , on the east slope of Uattlo mountain.
suipm"lt
larly dove-loped. Now finds ar of flue nregu looking
ere are common nnd local surveyors make
most 1 * encouraging reports as to the pros-
Work Is being actively pushed by the
Bonanza Cripple Creek Gold Mining com
pany on two of their claima on Straub
nountaln , the Violet and Garland. A nlnoty-
slx foot shaft on the latter has opened up
a tliree-foot vein giving
average
assay re
turns of $29 to the ton.
, .f tl10 Bhaft ln the R'o '
, Idaho Springs , a smelting streak
of ere worth $60 a tow and mill dirt worth
$10 Is showing. The shaft Is down 240 feet
and at 310 feet thosa In charge expect to find
an era chute which was passed through
by an adjoining- company In crosa cutting.
In the official report of the great Ana
conda Copper company the following occurs-
It might be Injudicious to state the exact
cost of producing copper , but I feel satis-
led that It s less than that of any other of
ho larger copper companies. This Is due
o ths recovery at , reasonable expense of
liver and gold contained In the pig copper
by electrolytic refining For the year 1895
JOH.V.VV RUT YOUR OU.\
Oet It of nn nnd you'll save big money
ti ? : t llobort rllie , $1.00- 1 Iti-inlngtoii
action rllloJ2) ( ) , $2.flo-u $ ( l Wnrnnnt ac
tion rlllo Ctl > ) . $ a.75-n Winchester re
peating rlllo ( > } , § 10.l)0-a ) Winchester
ropt-atlng rlllo ( „ ' , US.ll ) , ? ll,8J-n (
Winchester repeating rlllu ( JOSli151)0) ) ) ,
$ l-J.18 nii Improved King nlr gun. SSo.
( tolmnbhi Metal Tollsli ,
Mall orders tilled.
Cross Gun Co. ,
Sporting Goods. 116 S. IBtiiSt.
the Anaconda silver product will probably
be over 6,500,000 ounces fine , and over 22,000
ounces of fine gold , I think the Anncomla
produces moro sliver than nny other com-
pnny In the world except the Broken Illlb
proprietary. "
WYOMING.
Tlilrty-flvo ranches have been taken up
In the Big Horn basin , near Marquette ,
recently.
Thf water works at Casper are over half
completed , the reservoir Is completed and
halt of the pipe laid.
The refinery at Cnspsr pays out over $150
per day In wages and will at once proceed
to double the capacity of the plant.
The Irrigation company of which Buffalo
Bill Is president now has seventy teams
nnd 100 men at work on the canal which
will Irrigate lands In the Stlnklngvvater river
valley.
The Agricultural college trustees will at
once maka n selection of lands to fill the
donation provided by congrew of 90,000 acres
for the ur.j nud maintenance of the Agricul
tural college.
Mr. It. Douglin has recently discovered n
free gold vein on the head of Sand creek , In
Carbon county , which yields' , mill run , $28
per ton In gold. Mr. Douglas will nt once
erect a mill on hU nw property.
The etockmen of Snr.Uoga , Carbon county ,
are considering the feasibility of forming n
stcck nsioclatUn , claiming the association
now In existence nnd pnld by tha state does
not properly protect their Interests.
The coal has been exhausted In Xo. 4
mine at Itock Springs and the mlno shut
down. This will not affect the output of
coal from Hock Springs , however , ns other
mines , now Idl ? . will be stnrted up.
The Grnng r Ditch company will construct
n large ditch In the Pass creek country In
Sheridan county , In the spring. The surveys
have already been mafia and work will com
mence as soon ns the weather will allow.
The Messrs. Dodge , who have been pros
pecting In the Big Larnmlo placers , exhibited
In Lnramlo a few days slnco a gold button
worth $1.65 , which wan extracted frcm three
yards of dirt. They claim that there Is
plenty of ground on the Ulg Laramle uiai
will go to $2 prr yard.
The Albany Placer company has Just com
pleted 2,000 feet of bsdrock sluices and Is
ready to operate on n large scale ns soon
ns spring opens. While cutting thosa
sluices , they crossed the old channel of
Douglas creek. The channel Is forty feet
wldo and shows very rich lu placer gold.
Charles A. Cryslcr , vice president of the
Hocky Range Gold company , has Just re
turned from Independence mountain , says. '
the Laramlo Republican , where he located
about 6,000 aert-s of placer ground. The
water rights have been secured nnd work
will begin In a few daya The llocky Hang ?
Gold company Is a Chicago corporation , with
ample means , and there is no doubt of the
active prosecution of the development work.
Independence mountain , near North Park ,
on the line of Colorado nnd Wyoming , is
soon to be the scene of gold placer mining
on a large scale. This district has long
been known ns n rich placer field , but the
lack of sufllctent water at hand has pre
vented gold seekers of limited means from
working the ground. A Denver t > yndlcato
has recently purchased and located n large
gold bearing tract nnd will bring water
from n mountain lake In the vicinity. Gold
Is found nt the very top of the mountain
and all along Its yldes to the foot hills , the
dirt running from 25 cents to $5 per cubic
yard.
OREGON.
Fort Orford has Just completed the con
struction of a school house. The funds were
raised by popular subscription.
Almost every available spot of gold-bearing
black sand along the Curry county bench will
bo worked during the present winter.
A now railroad brldgj Is being built across
Hood river. It Is about scventy-flvo feet
below the old bridge , and takes a sharp curve
out of the road at that point.
The farmers of Wallowa have placed on the
market this fall about 4,000 head of hogs ,
which , at the prevailing low prices , have
realized the owners about $15,000.
J. W. Hedford , while on Willow creek re
cently , says the Arlington Record , saw n per
fect mirage. The landscape and buildings
were plainly reflected In the clear atmosphere
above the horizon. i
Joseph Gaston has sold forty acres of the
lake near Gaston , to two Portland men , who
will try Its adaptability for growing onions
and sugar bojts. The lake Is drained by a
big ditch to the Tualatin river and overflows
In high water.
C. A. Stephens nnd M. C. Inman killed
n large panther , the other day , at NotI , In
Lane county. They were out hunting when
their dogs struck the animal's trail , and ,
after following It about five miles , the animal
treed and they shot It. It measured fight
feet from tip to tip , and was a fine speci
men.
men.A
A wood war Is on In The Dalles , which
promises to bo a brisk one. Through com
petition of local dealers , the price of wood
has bo'n reduced to n lower figure than for
previous winters , and for this the consumer
Is glad. An unusually large amount of wood
has been brought up the river during the
fall , nnd the beach Is covered now with a
good supply.
WASHINGTON.
The experiment of raising flax on Whldby
Island la to bo made by a colony of Hol
landers.
The town of Auburn that used to bo
KJIUWH HO O1UU I11U1' 111 II1U OlUUlk YUIIU1Q
soon to have a pottery factory.
The last nssay of on from .tho Golden
Marie mine , on the Elokomln , In Wahklakum
county , la said to run $22 to the ton.
A cannery at North River packed 16,000
cases this season , nearly nil of which have
bean shipped. The cannery at South Dend
put up 6,200 cases.
At Tekoa the other day Indian Agent Bubb
, paid to the Coeur d'Alene Indians $16,000 ,
making $40 for each of the -100 red men.
Most of the money Is being opent In Tokoa.
The Port Berkeley Mill company now baa
about 20,000,000 feet of logs at Kamllchle. Four
train loads a day nro being dumped dally at
this point , averaging about 80,000 feet each.
This logging camp employs about 250 men ,
A telephone line will bo extended from
Granite Falls to Hobe , on the Everett &
Monte CrUto railroad , to keep In closa touch
with the scctlcn men , as thcro Is a long
stretch of railroad there without an agent or
telegraph station.
Tti9 town of Palouso has adopted nn or
dinance providing as follows : "That the
treasurer's salary bo $300 per annum ; clerk
$100 ; attorney and health ofilosr , each $1 ;
superintendent of wuter works , $180. " The
salary of the marshal was loft to the next
council ,
The Old Dominion mine , In Slovens county ,
about coven mllea northeast of Colvllle , was
discovered In 1883 by W. D. Kearney and
Albert Uenolst. It was worked by them
and their essocluteu up to 1892 , they having
extracted mineral to the amount of $50,000 ,
nil or wnioa came irum wiiuin aeveniy-nvo
feet of the surface. The OP ? > was sulphide
and chloride silver , averaging In value 350
ounces to the ton.
Circular letters received by agents of the
Central Washington road at Almlra , Wil
bur and Coulfo City contain th ? Informa
tion that nn area of cheaper coal has been
Inaugurated along that line. It Is said that
Hoslyii coal ha * been wiling at these paints
for $9 per ton. The Central Washington
agenta have boon notified that hereafter
they will receive and handle coal and re
tail It to tlm people at $6 per ton , a reduc
tion of $3 per ton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The oil burning locomotive now making
regular runs between Los Angeles and Santa
Barbara U working perfectly.
The creosote plant at Ballone , through
which tbo piling at that place was treated
with creosote , IB to bo removed to San Fran
cisco ,
A personal note for $10 recently came to
light In Arizona on which the Interest was
$340. The rate was $1.25 a week. Fortu
nately the note was outlawed.
During the past fall there have been killed
en the Fraser range , near Pyramid Lake , In
Nevada , 400 head of lioreoi. Their hldei ,
lalU and manea are dltpoiwd of at the rate
of $2 per animal , and the carcass Is left to
ilnuy ,
Fifty-four new gold mining companies were
organized In California since the beginning
of the year. It IB believed that every one
of tliesa organizations was Incorporated for
tlia hona fide object of working gold mining
properties.
The rumors that the Mormons Intended
to depart from Mesa City , Ariz. , have at
last been set at rest by preparations now
being made for the erection lu that town
if a $30,000 $ tabernacle for the use of com-
miuileant.t of the Church of Jexus rhrlsl of
Latter Day Snlnt . Work Is onn to b'glt : on
the structure.
An old man from Oregon recently hung
out a sign nt Dunsmulr , Cnl. , which was a
curiosity. When the sun shone on his sign
from one direction It showed "Attorney-nt-
Law , " from another direction It she wed
"Physician " It had bo n pilnted over.
A San Franclpco laborer Is being treated
for two tarantula bites on the tccond finger
of his left hand. Ha bought n dozen bananas
nnd was peeling e.ne of them when n taran
tula dropped out of the bunch nnd tell ou a
baby. In brushing the tarantula off the child
he had his finger bitten.
Twelve Santa ROM wlna growers have for
mally tiansferred MS.OOO gallons of dry red
nnd white wine to the California Wine
Makers corporation. This wine will remain
In the cellars until sold by the corporation , In
nccordancc with their usual plan. The pro
ducers will have to wait for this sale before
'netting ' nny returns.
Governor McConnell of Idaho has pre-
paie-l n paper of Interest , which will tend
to attract Immigration to Idaho. It shows
the progress of th ; rtato since 11 $ . nilmls-
tCon Into the union In 1SOO. Then tbo
population was SO.000 and the nsscssibla
property $25,760,000. The assessed valua
tion ran tip to $3,1.451.S91 In IS'Jlt , and In
1SD3 Is $29,312,210. The present population
of the state Is given at 125.000.
Jim Cash , one of the rlchoit and most
Influential Indians on the Umatllln reser
vation , has begun a suit for divorce against
his wife , on ths ground that she hideously
and grotesquely painted her face , thereby
disgracing nnd humiliating him In the eyes
of his family. Not mnny years ngo Cash
frequently visited town bedaubed with red
and green paint and clothed In n dccolctto
blanket , fastened at the waist with a bit
of baling rope. Mrs. Cnsh will oppose tbo
suit on the ground that her htu-b.ind fre
quently drew odious comparisons between
her beauty nnd that of white wcmfn of his
acquaintance , nnd It was because of these
taunts that she endeavored to render her
self moro nttractlvc.
We are not surprised that people will not
take a new cough remedy when they know
the value of Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup.
UM\ri.oiii : ) O.VTAUIO.
VnMt llt'Kluii KitiMVti IIH tlic Hinter
land AMiiltliiK Dcvclopim-nt.
Of Ont arlo's aera , estimated at 200,000
square miles , 100,000 square miles are In
an unknown region , only the edges of which
have been explored. This Is the tcirltory
known as the Hinterland of Ontario , say ?
the Winnipeg Frco Press. It lies between
Lakes Huron and Superior to the south nnd
the Albany river and St. James bay to the
north. In this * vast area Is the Height of
Land , which separates waters flowing to
Hudson biy from the streams emptying
Into the St. Lawrence nud the lakes. North
pf the height Is what Is called the Hudson
bay slope , consisting of about 80,000 square
miles. This slope may be described as un
known land.
The height of land Is not a ridge , of hills ,
but Is n level plateau some 1,200 or 1,300
feet above the rea. "The scenpry , " says
a surveyor's report , "though diversified by
hundreds of rivers and streams and thous
ands of lakes and Innumerable crags and
hills of rock , Is certainly lacking : In that
nobility and largeness of view which only
the presence of lofty mountains can be
stow. " Of the rivers flwlong north from
this slope the Albany Is the most Import
ant , being about -175 miles long and nav
igable during the season of high water for
250 miles. Of the short slope south of the
Height of Land , In which are situated the
settlements of North Bay , Sturgeon Falls
and Sudbury , there Is definite and general
knowledge , but the whole territory sloping
north remains unexplored.
The HInderland Is Ontario s reserve. Much
valuable timber In till ? region la destroyed
by fires that sweep south of the watershed.
Pine , spruce , tamarack , poplar and cedar
are varieties of wood existing In abundance
south of the Hudson bay slope. Here , too ,
are valuable minerals , but the treasures
hidden In the region north of the plateau
and the resources of the piano Itself await
the searching of some Intrepid explorer.
This year further Investigations nre to be
made In both Labrador and the Hinterland.
Meanwhile no adventurous spirit need re
sign Itself to obscure Inactivity , nor am
bitious traveler sigh because there are not
new countries to trnvcrss. The Hinterland
will reward the eager discoverer , and when
ho has exhausted that territory the regions
of the great northwest remain unsurveyed.
Acts at once , never falls , Ono Mlnuto Cough
Curo. A remedy for asthma and that fever
ish condition which accompanies a sever ;
cold. The only harmless remedy that pro
duces Immediate results.
OltlCil.V OK JI.VGO.
HOTV It Cnmt * < < > Apply l < > Atlvociitc of
War I'olic-y.
The origin of the word "Jingo" Is InterestIng -
Ing at this tlmo when one is confronted with
It so oft n. At the tlmo of the close of the
Rtieso-Turklsh war , which , as all re-aders of
history know , terminated so disastrously for
the Turks , nnd caused a feeling of nppro-
honslon In England that the Russians were
bent on taking Constantinople and the ulti
mate uismemuerment or tn > Turkish empire ,
a change which could not he tolerated , the
public fooling found expression In England
upon the stage In pantomimes and In the
music halls by numerous patriotic songs.
Ono of tlics ? was as follows :
"Tho dogs of war nro loose nnd tlio rugged
Ilusslnn Uenr.
Full bent on blood nnd robbery bus
crawled out of his lair.
It scorns n thrashing now nnd then will
never help to tame
That brute , nnd BO he's out upon the same
old game.
The Lion did his best to give him some
excuse
To crawl back to his den again nil efforts
were no USP.
Ho hungered for bis victim , he's pleased
when' blood Is shed ;
But let us hope his sins may all recoil on
his own head. "
Chorus :
"Wo don't wnnt to light , but , by Jingo , If
wo do ,
Wo'vo got tbo men , wo'vo got the ships ,
we've sot the money too.
Wo fought the Heur before nnd while we'ro
Ilrltonu true
The UubslaiiB fchall not have Constantine
ple. "
The song became most popular and was
heard on every street corner , from every
organ grind.r , nnd was whistled by every
bootblack. Shortly after this the election
campaign began In which Gladstone , the head
of the liberals , attacked the tory party , then
led by the car ] of Beacontfleld , who was In
power. The tory for.Mgn policy waa ridi
culed , and they were stigmatized by the lib
erals as "tho party of bloodshed , glory and
Jingo. "
From the tlmo of this election oimpalgn ,
which resulted In the defeat of tli ? torlcs and
the accession of the "peace party , " Glad
stone's 18SO administration , the word "Jingo"
ban been used to denote an Individual or ECC-
tlon cf a party ready to rush , without mature
consideration , Into all the horrors of war.
REFORM IN TOBACCO
No Chemicals
Nicotine Neutralized
No Nerves Quaking
No Heart Palpitating
No Dyspeptic Aching
-DYSPEPTIC
COM ) .
Cold Is refrofihlng In Summer , but often
terrlbto In Winter.
Cold Mines more ml rry limn nrc that
gels beyond nil Control.
1
Cold can lie Insured ngnlntt ns readily
ns flro niul fnr more effectively.
Cold should bo carefully ntlcndcd tohen
It makes Its first npM | mnnec.
Cold can bo checked nud nil It * Cvll con
sequences avoided If It Is tnlcon promptly
and In time.
Cold c.in bo counteracted l > y n pure stim
ulant and ( licrp Is only one thiit Is reliable
Unity's ruro Mnlt.
Cold comfort nwnlts tlio man or woman
who falls to act upon this suggosllon whenever -
ever a chill innkcn Its appearance.
Cold shoulder and even contempt should
bo shown any druggist or crocor who tries
to sell you something which ho says Is
"Just as gond , " Ho Is deceiving you.
Instantly stops the most eicruttatltiR pains , allays
Inflnmtnntlon nnJ cures congestion ! , whether of
llio Lungs. Stamnch , Dowels or other Klnmts or
mucous inembranos.
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Price , $1.00 per box
If you lire timid and I doubt as to
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'liililni/ , fully btopplnx nlf/lil I'liilmlin
I bringing baric thu nil-math nii.l I'joiof
youth ur lofiuul iiviity rtitt pull to in. I
Wo do not Rlvii fi-fe iirmri'liilluiiH , but
I glvo you nuiiilclMO tliut will euro nnd d - i
1 volop nil pints ( ully. Klnilo boxes 11.1
Hi'nt. liy null ! , no printing on outsldo , on
rccolpt of pi'Iuo ,
l'i > f iMillcHTtn tilth TIIIIHtid ! I'cnny I
royal I'lll * never full to bring ineiittrun-
I Ilininitrr In tlin ( Id// / , tl box , ( J for $3 by .
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' * I * used In t ho laundry ,
Wool Soap lidcllcato and rcfirslilnj : lorliatb | , ur-
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