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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1897)
TTTTil mVTATTA TkATT-V A V .T A"MTT A TV O.v eomo ot the notaol Industries of Omaha. The Dee must certainly have materially Added to the publicity already Elvcn the ex position and ought to reap a ccneroua eharo ot the reward that will accrue to nil Ne braska ns when the project Is pushed to suc cessful consummation. Button Advertiser : Saturday' * Omaha Dee contained a most creditable -wrlteup of the S origin , progress and prospects of the Trans- _ A mlsslstlppl International Exposition , and the noivRpapcn. ot the state with hardly an ex ception are In sympathy with the movement. Now that the normal crop conditions have returned this opportunity ot allowing to the world the possibilities of this western coun try will do more to offset the unfavorable results of the drouth period thnn anything that could bo done. Madison llcportcr : Last Saturday Tlio Omaha Bee rent out n special edition de scriptive of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi tion and Omaha In general. The lice should given great credit for Its efforts in toe- " half of ( the exposition. The Ileporter docs 1 not bellcvo The Bco Is right In everything , but In this Instance It believes , as do all of the people of Nebraska , that The Bee Is assisting very materially In the upbuilding of Nebraska and Its metropolis. Uoatrlco Democrat : The exposition number of The Omaha Boo of Saturday last was ono ot the most Interesting numbers ot that al ways Interesting newspaper. It was printed upon extra quality of paper , profusely Illus trate 1 nnd was a typographic beauty. It was devotc.l to the advancement of the Transmls- slRitppl Exposition and sets forth most clearly and forcibly the advantages to the western states , and particularly to Nebraska , that must coma front the advertising that wo are to receive. Winner Chronicle : The Omaha Bee of last Saturday contained a magnificent Illustrated wrlteup of Omaha nnd Its prominent men , with sketches of the states In the Trana- mlsalsslppl region. It wns a veritable boom cdltlom , and reminded the render of thcoo halcyon days which nil nre praying shall re turn. The splendid Issue was gotten out to advance the Interests of the exposition , which Is calculated to HAS let In bringing prosperity to Nebraska as soon ns there Is any of the article to he exhibited. York Times : The Omaha Bee of last Saturday was of unusual olzc. Two largo supplements profusely Il lustrated tell of the Trnnsmlssisslppi Exposition , 'Its origin , Its scope and Its pros- p'jcta. It Is n splendid edition , ono well worthy of The Bee. The Omaha papers are doing good service In the Interests of the exposition and much ot Its success will bo duo to the persistency nnd enterprise of the newspapers ot Hint city ; nlso to the prcsa of Nebraska and other western states. Stanton Picket : Last Saturday's Omaha Bco wns n credit to Omaha and Nebraska. In addition to the regular news and edi torial matter It contained cuts of prominent business houses and Institutions of Omaha and South Omnha with a pen description ot each ; nlio of the proposed tllvcr palace , a llttlo description ot the moro western states , their products and what they will probably exhibit at the great Transmlsslsslppl Ex position. Truly , The IBeo Is a great paper , representing a great city and a greater state. , Bloomflcld Monitor : The exposition num ber of The Omaha Bee of last Saturday was an excellent edition. The paper was replete with general Information concerning the proposed exposition. It la to be hoped thut the legislature will pass the bill introduced Into that body providing for an appropriation of $350.000 to aid the exposition. The expo sition will bo of untold benefit to the entire transrnlfaisslppl country , and especially to Nebraska. Every one should encourage it. Tlio governor has shown his good Judgment by recommending the legislature to appro priate a liberal Bum for Us benefit. Crete Vldette : The exposition number of The Omaha Bee was n clipper. Mr. llcsc- watcr has been appointed as manager of the Department of Publicity , and no bettor selection could have been mado. In the first plnco he has the most extensively read newspaper In the Mls- Isslsslppl valley ; secondly , he was the orig inator of the exposition Idea , and , thirdly , his business Interests In Omaha , his wide acquaintance In the United States and his well known ability and energy all conspire toward milking him the proper person to keep the project before the people and the Interest therein unabated. Herman Hevlew : The Omaha Dally Bee ot Saturday last was without question ono of the handsomest numbers ever issued from that oflico during Its long and emi nently successful newspaper career and 'in point cf Interesting news matter and typography worthy of a place next > to the attractive nnd sparkling souvenir edition published last Juno on the twenty-fifth an niversary of Mr. Edward Hosewater's owner ship of The Bee. Tlio issue of Saturday , January 1C , was especially n. Transmlsslo- elppl Exposition edition , and comprised twenty-four pages. It not only Included the eplendld regular news and telegraph serv ice , political and other affairs , but also much desired and Important information of general concern , with 'Illustrations ' nnd shorn biographies of many of Omaha's busi ness men who are promoting the coming exposition which will be held In that city in the summer ot 1S9S. The edition was printed on a fine quality of extra heavy paper , and In every respect was the beau ideal of a great metropolitan dally , and of splendid credit to Mr. Ilcsewatcr and bis staff. The widest circulation of eo Inter esting an Issue as the Transmlsslsslppl spe cial nhould bo given by ithe commercial todies and merchants of Omaha. Copies of The Bco should bo sent to several million people outside of the United States , In the Canadcfl. England , Europe ami. the South American republics , as a help In encour aging them to visit Omaha during the great Tran-smlsslsslppr Exposition of 1S98. WAHX1XO TO AVKAI/1'JI. BIoimiifillNlle Greed n Criming Menace to Free liiNtltutioiiH. Clilenco 1'ost. The vigorous and brilliant editor and statesman , Henry Wnitcraon , was the chief speaker at the banquet of the New York Board of Trade. Ills response to the toast , "When Uncle Sam wan Young , " was neither commonplace nor empty. The contrast ho drew between the good old days nnd the bet ter new time was full of significance and Instruction. He was plcturoquo and truth ful at the same time ; Just , yet hopeful note to the future. Ho cheerfully ndmttted that the brave old days had many distinct and enviable advantages over the new , yet he would not Joht the chorus of pessimism and calamity prediction. Whatever wo may think of the crude con ditions , the provincial limitations , the clumsy ways and narrow horizon of the past , It la then that the national foundations were laid In a typo of civilization which Is be ginning > o bo felt and respected throughout the world. Honesty , courage , equality , manhood , wcro certainly the characteristics of the old , and It la these qualities that must bo preserved and fostered If the nation Is to remain secure .and strong. This la the Wnttcrsonlan philosophy , and now comes its application. The dangers Inherent In slavery having been survived and overcome , a now peril confronts the nation. The ery now Is against corporate wealth , against alleged Inequality and injustice In Industrial relations. If there wcro no foundations of truth tor thh widespread agitation , there would bo nothing In It to catwo apprehension ; hut Mr. Walter- eon firmly believes that there la enough substantial Imperfection In present arrange ments to supply well-meaning as well ns designing agitators with plenty of In flammatory material. Corporate rapacity and excess la unfortunately not uncommon , and In the warped rnlnds of the discontented oc casional vices obscure and obliterate the permanent and characteristic virtue * of cor porate methods. Triumphant greed clothed in privileged apparel Is a menace to free In stitutions , became It appears to Justify the Indlsrrlmlnutlng revolt against legitimate wealth. Mr , Wntteraou proceeded to utter the following Impressive words ; "It requires no net r to predict that if yon ) do not set and keep your house In order If the custodians of the nation's accretions , not only of wealth but of culture , and thesti molilelK of public opinion whoso position glvea them oo great an authority , do not take frniu the long-haired demagogue every Illustration of hU claim of class dUtlivctlon It they do unt atop making money long enough \towlder as wise economist * Just ajeterns of taxation If they go on hugging , along with their rlchra , the delusion that when the danger line Is nached they can buy the election It ta only a question of tlmo when the hordes of disorder , taking advan tage ) of eoma ono of the years of famlius which periodically visit us , sod sufficiently organized and capably led , will sweep over [ bo conservative barriers that now restrain thorn. Then wo shall BCD done ruthlessly by the hands ot the mob perhaps at the ultimata cost ot free Institutions what had been bettor done If committed In tlmo to the bands of statesmen. " The lesson , Mr. Watterson would enforce Is that there must be a now birth ot morals ; that conscience must play a greater part la legislation and politics ; that the protection ot the rights ot property must bo coupled with the effective prosecution find punish ment of Illegal monopolies and combina tions. The movement toward redress and reform - form must bo led by wisdom and conserva tism if It Is not to bo abandoned to revo lutionary radicalism , Franchise-grabbing , tax-dodging , violation of trusts must bo sternly Interdicted by the moral sense ot the business community , and It must bo shown that while modern methods are more complex they arc not necessarily less hon est. est.These arc sound , wholesome sentiments , and current events render them timely and pertinent , I'Hitsox.viM > OTIIHUU'ISU. Hopresentatlvo Messenger , who represents New Hartford In the Connecticut legislature , Is the largest man over a member ot that body. Ho weighs 330 pounds. As the king of lirnln Is a very wicked negro with a very largo stock of Ivory , ho Is not likely to escape the civilizing Influ ences of the Maxim nuns which have been uant to reform him. The fountain presented to West Point by Mrs. James Marsland Lawton as a memorial to her husband and father , Major Robert .Anderson of Fort Sumter fame , was made from her own design. An esteemed contemporary comes forward with the Information that an exclusive diet of strawberries Is not wholesome , because that fruit contains "too little protein and too many carbohydrates. " With straw berries at a dollar a pint , or thereabouts , ono feels grateful for the timely warning. When Joaquln Miller was In Seattle re cently a man stopped him "in the street , and , lifting up his beard nnd examining his neck , rom.ukod : "Yes , you are Joaquln Miller. " The stranger then reminded Miller that over forty years ago he had pulled a poisoned arro < v from Miller's iieck and sucked the venom from the wound. Addressing women who are wives the other day In Tremont temple , Boston. Mr. Moody told them that It they hive just complaints against their husbands they should seek di vorce. Anticipating the objection that such advlco would break up homes , he declared that ho gave It for the upbuilding of thu homo and the defense of the family honor. A service' in the memory of Du Hols lley- mend is planned In Berlin similar to the services recently held for Troitschko and Curt'lus. H IB also proposed to erect n monument to him In the garden In front of tlio university , side by aide with thos2 of Hplmholtis and Trcltschke. Du Hols Koy- moml spent the last fifty years of his life In the service ot the university. King Herbert , In compliance with the sug gestion of the celebrated Italian traveler. Count Gubcrnatls , who has recently returned to Homo from a tour through the United States , has decreed the formation of a permanent museum of American Industrial and natural products in the eternal city , the object of which is to foster the trade be tween Italy and this country. On' the Isle of Man there Is grlsf at the death of Mylchreest , gold seeker , dlamonJ miner and philanthropist , and Hall Calno writes that "his life was an Inspiration to honest , faithful and upright effort. " Myl chreest sold his share In the claims of the Da llecrs Consolidated company to Cecil nhodes for $000,000. Then , putting largo gangs of men to work night nnd day , ho cleaned up all he could "a fabulous amount of material" before the tlmo when th,1 contract was to go Into effect. IOWA. 1'IIKSS COMMENT. Slout City Times : The Iowa legislators have made a good start in the special ses sion. They have shown a disposition to get down to business without any waiting , and to make the session a business one. Sioux City Journal : A silver palace for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha would bo appropriate. Nebraska doesn't grow silver on bean stalks , but the transmlssissippl re glen Is silver plated and gold mounted from end to end. Davenport Democrat : According to the opinion of a clear majority of the Iowa news papers , without regard to their party affilia tions , what Is wanted and all that Is wanted Is a revision of the cede and nn adjournment And the state would burvlvo the shock if the second should happen first. Sioux City Tribune : The Tribune's faith in the good sense of Sioux City ladles has been vindicated. At the theater last night enl > three kept their hats on In the entire lower floor , and these were probably strangers Now that the ladles have voluntarily brought about this doslrablo reform , the men should not bo backward in abating the nuisances of which they are guilty. Prob ably a dozen ot these men forced whole rows of people to stand up while they squeezed out between acts to get a drink. The man who cannot Ilvo three hours without a drink should take a scat next the aisle or stay away. FI.ASIinS OP l-'UV. Indianapolis Journal : The industrious workman's lingers fairly How. Hut what else could he have oxpccted ? The saw wns running ( it full spued. Judge : "They nlwnys call a slrl by her first mime In the west. Westerns arc so frcn and frank " "Yes , nnd then , too , n Birl's first name Is the only one you can always be dead sure of out there. " PhllndPlpliln North American : "I untler- stiind. hir , that you called mo a freak ? " "No , sir , I did not. I called you a two- faced idiot. " Detroit Free Press : "What do you mean , Blr. " ronreil the Irate father , "by bringing your trunk to my house and oidcrlng a room ? " "I'm adopted as one of the family , " coolly answered the young man. "Your daughter said she would bo a fcUtcr to me. " Cleveland Leader : Jones Where's Drown the oculist ? Smith none to Niagara. Jones What's 'ho ' doing down there ? Smith Operating on iho c.utirapt. Jones ( after belnn restored to conscious ness ) Oh , water fall wns Unit , my country men ! Up to Date : Ho Can you toll mo the dif ference between an Irlitimnn frozen to death nnd n Highbinder on a cold day ? Sro-No. He Well , one's kilt with the cold and the otliiM'H cold with the kilt. Detroit Journal : "Well , " said Mr. Spok s after Riving a reluctant consent to Ills daughters engagement nnd trying to be fneotlous. " 1 supprne I nlmll receive an In- vlt.Ulon to the wpililliiB. " , , "I don t know about that papa , " repllei . "You didn't Invite tlio daughter. me to yours , you know. " Chicago Ilccord : " 1 believe you men think : more of your -wheels than you do of your wlvcrt " " \Vliy not ? Wo can get an Improved make every year. " LINES ON A FALLACY. "Hearts are trumps , " 'Tin a fuble ; llti'B a lack who believes piiuh a thins ; I did till my queen took a notion To niako another her king , "MAKING HIS 1'll.n. " Chlratrn Times-Herald , "Early nnd late he Is working Says that's his natural style ; ' IIu wasn't cut out right for chirking. And they say he is making Ma pile. " "Man led , of course , " I suggested , "With bablCH to climb .on his knee ? " "No ; too many dollars Invested He's ntviT had leisure , you sea. "No hand for nports isn't active ; And ask him to BO to the play , ' And he'll say It'a mighty attractive * He'd be glad to go on buino other day. "And suppose you suggest that he's losing Thu joya that make living worth while ; Ho declares your Ideas lire amusing. And aaks : 'Ain't I making my j > llo ? " 'No wlfo to dispute my dominion , No children to go to the had ; Glvu mo cash , in my humble opinion , The best friend a man ever had. ' "If you speak of the pleasures of giving , Ho puts on a cynical umlle , And romarka thut 'you'll learn more by I'.vlnir' Poor fool ! but he's making hU pile. " liijitlMiiiri pii Pulse of Western Progress. LTillir J1 llSUlr Uril1 I1 If . The Marlposa County mlno , In which Dr. a. C. Dunn and Attorney Mark Dalser of .his city are Interested , has turned out to bo a bonanza , says a Fresno dispatch to the San Francisco Call. The fact has been established , and the two Fresnoans will bo men ot fortunes In the near future. It has been discovered that a formation of de composed slate , which wns struck In the mlno nnrtj considered entirely worthless nnd serious obstacle to further penetration ot the mountain , abounds In gold , assaying nearly $ COO n ton. The owners of the mlno had considered that they were expending money on 'dead ' work" In digging out the slate , under which , according to mineral laws , they expected to find a vein of gold ore. The obnoxious formation was extensive , nnd the owners believed they were having very hard luck , as they believed that n largo amount of money would hnvo to bo expended to get through to the gold-bear ing stratum. Hut it has turned out that the slate Is very valuable. The discovery was made through the curiosity of Attor ney Walscr , who suggested that n few samples ot the "stuff" that had given so much discouragement bo assayed. The owners could hardly believe It when the assayer said the rock was worth on an average $501 a ton. Computing according to the average of the several assays made the amount of "dead work" slate already on the dump at the mine will yield about $75,000. The formation still in the moun tain Is a largo one , and It it all contains gold of a $600 ratio the mine is a veritable bonanza. The iianid of the mlno Is "Contention , " It was purchased last April by the present owners. It is located about twenty miles nbovo Coullcrvlllo. ELECTUIC UAILUOAD SYSTEM. In a very few months Sonoma county will have an extensive and fully equipped elec tric railroad system along her main county roads and reaching many Important points within her limits , sajs the San Francisco Examiner , for the Santa Uosa and Sononu County Electric Hallway company has begun to make Its surveys for the llrst sec tion of the nnd , the thirty miles be tween Embarcadcro , on the bay , and Santa Ilosa. President Stone , In talking about the plans of the company , said : "I have no desire to keep secret our con templated work , now that the Sonoma su pervisors have given us a franchise along the main county roads , aud wo have suc ceeded In placing our bonds for $700,000 with eastern people at a favorable price. The road will ha\e a gauge of three feet and six Inches , and will be built along one side cf the county roads selected , so as not to Interfere with their ordinary tratnc. As soon as the surveyors fix the route from Em- barcadeio to Santa Uosa we will lay the track. Wo arc now figuring on contracts for rails , tics and cars , and will haul cur own freight for construction , beginning the track at tidewater at Embarcadero. When we reach Santa Rosa we will go on building the remaining forty miles to Cal- istcga , by way of Healdsburg , Lytton Springs , Alexander Valley , Knight's Val ley and Kellogg. We estimate that we can build nnd equip the road tor $10,000 a mile. "I think the now line will prove & good In vestment , and at the same time develop many sections olr Sonoma county. The road will penetrate localities where teaming now has to be done for long distances , and It will run through the pretty and thickly populated Los Cullllcos valley. " The directors of the company 'will hold an important meeting in this city this week relative to contracts for coni'tructing the road. EXTENT OF THE YUKON GOLD BELT. An Interesting report made by Dlreetoi Wnlcott of the geological survey , showing the presence of an enormoin gold belt in Alaska , has been forwarded to the house of representatives by the secretary oi the in terior. Tlio report tell * the story of an ex pedition that was ficnt out by the geological survey to determine the gold and coal del - l > oslts along the line of the Alaskan coast A second expedition followed In May , 1SDS , going to the gold fields of the Yukon river to investigate the report thnt there were larger placer deposits along that stream's bed. The party traversed the valley of the Yukon from the British boundary on the east to the mouth of the river on the west. All of the \vull known placer deposits wcro examined and the origin of the gold In them was traced to the quartz veins along the head- watera of the various streams entering the Yukon. Sufficient data we.s secured to es tablish Iho presence of a gold bolt 300 mile. , In length In Alaska , which enters Alabka near the branch of Forty-MIlo creek and ex- tcnda westward across the Yukon valley al the ramparts. Its further extent Is un known. It Is the opinion ot the geologists In charge of the exped'tion ' that It la en tirely practicable to prosecute quartz mining throughout the year In this region. He ale discovered along the river areas ot consider able extent of rocks containing hard and bi tuminous coal. The director thinks in view of these facts that a reconnaissance map should be made of the gold and coal arcao In order to secure nn Intelligent conception of the resources of the Interior of Alaska and for this purpose asks an appropriation of $25,000. $25,000.NORTHERN NORTHERN IDAHO MINES. The mines of the Pierce City district In noithern Idaho were nut behind those ot the Cocur d'Aleno In the richness of their strikes , and the amount of development work done last year , says the Taconu Ledger. The gold output Increased from $30,000 in 18P5 to a llttlo over $100,000 In 1896. During the year several rich strll.ea have been made , but none show , -with the same amount of development work done , a better prospect than the rich strike made on the Mother Lode lead of the Frisco , Fraction and Mother Lode group of claims which belongs to Gllbcit BIOS. , of Moscow , and Math. Jacobs of Kcndrlck. A tunnel 317 feet In length has been driven , which shows a ledge three feet wide , nnd assay : ; $20.04 per ton. The property was located by C. P. Henley , who Is the manager. They have fifty tons of ore on tXo dump and enough In sight to run their live-stem ] ! mill for ono year steady. The ore is high grade and frco milling , and there Is aver 250 feet of striping. The company have five men at work , and will have their mill crushing ore by spring. This propcity joins the Crescent mine. Joining this group is the Boles group , which comprises flvo claims , nnd will be worked by the Colum bia Mining company of Lcwlston , Two tunnels , 120 feet and ninety feet , respect ively , have been driven , Knowing well de fined ledges , which , from some mill tests , yield an average of $30 per ton. On French ciiH'lt , about nine miles from Pierce City , a ltdgo of silver-lead ore live feet In thlck- nchs has been discovered , which assays $2G5 per ton. Tills property will be developed the coming season. "HAPPY CAMP" IlEGION. Colonel I. N. Day and United States Mar shal H. D , Graily returned from a ten days' trip to , thas.Klamath river , says the Port land Oregon'lan , to inspect the extonclvo placer claims they purchased about Christ mas , and which are situated In the famous old "Happy Camp" mining district , which produced co much gold In parly days. They were feeling about as happy as they well could feel over their prospects , the claim having more than filled their most sanguine expectations. They had n man prospecting the claim for some time before they made the purchase , but concluded to look over tlio ground and give It a thorough prospectIng - Ing themselves. They saved the results of each pan \vorkej under their own eyes In a'tiny vial , and In some are many color , ) ; In others but few , but the color was found In every pan , and the test fully satlsflel diem that they have a rich claim. The claim , which has been tied up In an estate , com prises 500 acres , rising In four benches froci the bank of the Klamolh river , The depth of pay dirt , as shown by shafts sunk , aver ages fifty feet. It adjoins the famous Kloa- ardsun claim , well known among mining men , from which over $2OOQ,000 In gold was taken. The river lias been wlng-dammtd , and worked , and most of the low benches in thU region have yielded vast amounts cf gold , which gave "Happy Camp"1 such a record , but , owing to the difficulty of getting la water , the high grounds have not been worked. Messrs. D y land Orndy have sc-1 cured the right to 4.0QO Inches ot water , I I which will bo brought In by flume or ditch a distance of fifteen miles' to n reservoir 250 teot nbovo the uppr bench on the claim , which will give n flnq ) icad for hydroullclng. Work on this ditch will bo commenced at unco , nnd the hydraulic monitor will bo brought to play on the lower bench first. Two largo placer claims adjoining this claim on the cast nro now being worked , Ono of them Is owned by a Scattlo company. The stngo trip ot seventy miles from Montague on the Southern Pacific , to Iho mlno , was rather a rough trip , but , after seeing their mine , they thought nothing of It. IN POMONA OHCHAnDS. There has not been such deep snow In the San Oabrlcl and San Bernardino ranges of mountains In this region for years , as there Is at present , says a Pomona special to the San Francisco Chronicle. The snow line ex-tends farther down the mountain sides than over before In the recollection of old- tlmo residents hero. This has caused deer to leave the upper mountains and seek vege tation among the foothills. If this wcro the open season forxlccr half a dozen might easily bave been ihot by orange growers about their groves at San Dlmas the other day. A smalt herd of deer also come down from Hawkins' canyon , ton- miles east of Pomona valley. None had been seen Within forty miles of this locality for twenty years. The animals took fright suddenly , and two of them ran pell mcll over newly plowed ground , leaped across Irrigation ditches nnd tore like greased coyotes through the ornngo groves. As they fled , orange growers and ranchmen Joined In hot pursuit. Same ot the men had never eo much as ficcn a deer before , nnd they were beside themselves with eagerness. The crowd of excited , shouting men and bojs In pursuit gained accessions every minute of the chase , notwithstanding mud and slush. Finally ono of the deer , In desperation , and when closely pursued , leaped upon a platform and dashed through the open door of an orange packing banjo. Some men who were busy there packing freight were paralyzed at the sight of the deer suddenly leaping In upon UICM , Jump ing over boxes and tables and creating a momentary hubbub. The deer mn cut of a rear door , jumped amid a pile of empty fruit boxes and fell exhausted. When the pursuers reached there It was found that the animal had broken Its foreleg. A rifle shot ended Its life. THE DAKOTAS. A new creamery has been established at Alexandria. The Yankton weather bureau will bo fitted out 03 a first-class station. Four active camps nro operating within a mtlo of each other at Hugged Top. Brule county lips expended $7S,5G3.73 for artesian wells , not Including those put down by private parties. Six thousand dollars' worth of lots have so far been sold In Balmoral , one of the new- towns In the Ragged Top district. Ten new buildings arc now In jcourao of erection , men are busy grading streets and the little town presents a Ihely apptarance. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Duluth & Northern Dakota , held at Dayton , N. D. , tho' reports of the secretary and treasurer wcro voted satisfactory. Some * 43,700 In stock was subscribed. A plau Lf conditional stock subscriptions for not less than .100 miles of 'Wad ' wns received with favor and will bo adopted , The United States surveyors have' begun the survey of four townships and four frac tions of the Turtlcmpujitalns , in the vicin ity of Uolle , N. D. These are forests and will make valuable homesteads for actual settlers , if the reserve could be broken up and the 2,000 Indians and breeds removed and the whole thrown open to white settlers it would greatly benefit this region. The Standard 0 ( } company Is sending a better grade of oil into the state sine. ? the general strike that' whs/ / made by the state press. This syndicate 'is ' also meeting with pretty warm competltlqn. The Cudahy syn dicate- building large tanks at Sioux Fails , with the intention of entering the domain of the Staudaid concern. Several towns in the state are being .furnished with oil by the Corn Planters' Oil company of Minne apolis. During the month of December the United States laud ofllco at Chamberlain transacted a larger volume of business than for ninny months previous. A total of 15li original homestead entries were placed on record , disposing of 23.SG9.G1 acres ot land. There were also five final entries. All but a few of the original homestead entries were upon lands In Gregory county , the plats of which were only recently filed in the local ofllcc. Comptrolled Eckels has given out an ab stract of repoits from twenty-nine national banks In South Dakota of their condition on December 17 last. It shows total resources of $7,20S,2UO , ihc principal items of which are : Leans and discounts , $2,893,835 ; due from banks , $31G,5G3 ; reserve , $1,882,290 ; lia bilities , capital stock , $1,835,000 ; surplus and undivided piaflts , $474,501 ; deposits , $4OGS- 508. Average reserve held was 47.GG per cent as against 40.02 per cent In October. COLORADO. A largo ore body has ibccn struck in the Nancy Hanks at Saw Pit , causlug great ex citement In the camp. Ore running $100 to the ton has been en countered in the Great Western an ! Great Eastern mines , near Holy Cross. The new strike on the Tom Thumb No 2 at Columbine aasajs 297 ounces of silver and $3 gold and there la a largo body in sight. A vein three Inches wide , a&saylng 1.33S ounces of gold to the ton , baa been struck near the old Specie Payment at Idaho Springs , Punu City li > experiencing a boom. Set- tlcis have been rushing Into the district until there i3 at picscnt a population of over 1,000. A big strike Is reported on the 0. & N. tunnel upraise at Ouray , the new body show ing free gold and averaging across the vein fifty ounces in gold. Since January 1 thlrty-Eovcn tons of $100 smelting oie and a large hhlpment of mill dirt has been taken from the new chute In the Dante on Bull hill , A mill run of 2,400 pounds of ore from the Centennial mine at Georgetown , milled the other day , showed Its value to be fourteen ounces of gold to the ton , Ore bujera In the Clear Creek county dis trict estimate the total output for 1S9G at $3,594,400 , equally divided between gold and silver , with a small output of lead and copper * ' " per , ' ' ' Excitement preva'jla.'a'j. Columbine over a gold strike mnde in'Jjip Shawnto group , At a depth of seventy petj a three-foot eln in blanket form WPS encountered , which runs ? 20 In go'.d per ton , , A rich strike has bcfnMnado In the Climax property In the Sllvar Lead district , south ct Sallda four rnllvs , 'at the head ot Bear creek. The property Is under bond and lease to Sallda parties. TUo ore runs from $110 to * 200 a ton. , 'vJ The Cliff DwellerTvear ; Sllvcrton , has been developed to the estenfof a 250-foot tunnel driven on the vein , ffwo'incn ' are working the property and are taking- out ore from a fit teen-Inch htreak. The'mineral ' U of a tic ; , * , paying quality und corwlsts principally of frco cold. , mi James Penpralse has "mado an Important strike up Soda creetfj smith of Idaho Spring ! In a claim the shaft Jit which ho has nun t alxty feet. At that dspth a tellurium ere was found In the veln"aml a roast brings oul many globules of gold , showing BUfllclentI } to Indicate great richness In gold. According to the Crystal Lance another rich strike has been reported In the Milwau kee mine , on Sheep mountain , A fine body ol lead ore was encountered In th breast ot th& tunnel , which Is about COO feet In the moun tain. 'An ere chute containing lead und cop per ere wiw encountered near the mouth ot the tunnel about a month ago. Vulccn , CIumiLson county , has two high grade producing mines tha Vulcan and the Ohlmnoy. These two nvlncs are now de veloped enough to show that they have large low grade ere bodies nnd that pay streak pockets and chimneys are encountered In development work running from $100 to $3,000 In gold per ton and of uufllclent dimen sions to ho gav&J with very little sorting. For Us age , amount of development done and area , the milling camp of Carson , along the Continental divide , twelve miles south o : Lake Olty , cannot be equalled anywhere In the entire Rocky mountain region for rich- ness of Its ere bodies. At the present tlmo the camp has seven tegular shippers , with an extent ot ere reserve blocked oul sufficient to warrant these properties to bo classed ns permanent jnlnes. Tlio coat of sinking shafts and driving tunnels Is very light , and no srcat depth Is necessary to open up the known veins , WYOMING. Rawllns has a now steam laundry In course ot erection. Thcro nro mnny reports of a railroad be ing extended beyond Casper this year , but no definite Information has been given out. Frank P. Schoen has struck It rich In hla prospect in the Elk mountain country. The vein Is a good ono and the ere carries 7G per cent copper , a llttlo gold , besldea con siderable silver. A young man nnmed Plnkcrton has been arrested near Sundance , charged with steal ing eighteen head of cattle in Pcnnlngton county , South Dakota , When the officers called at the house In which ho wns living ho locked them In nnd attempted to cscnpe , but was overtaken. Captain Eadcs Is now working n seven and one-halt foot vein of bituminous coal , which he believes , ns the tunnel advances , will develop Into choice coking coal. He Is altcady In about ecrcnty-flvo feet nnd hna a splendid strong sandstone roof. The mlno Is located about twenty mllca west of Cas per , nnd Is In ensy reach of the railroad sur vey. vey.Tho The eoda evaporation enterprise , the saw mill building , the erection of extensive- sheep shearing pens and development of the rich tributary gold placers arc all potent factors of Green River 1S97 prosperity. The soda wells yield 250 pounds of purest salsoda to 1,000 pounds of water , the salsoda In Its turn giving 40 per cent of commercial car bonate ; the sawmill , with its great log boom stretching acrcea Green river , will represent largo measures of Investment , lumber nnd wage earning ; the shearing pens mean heavy local expenditure In construction , plant nr d pay roll , and big shipments of wool and mutton , while the gold diggings are of royal promise. OREGON . The Myrtle Point sawmill has started up with a full force of men. There wcro 49,100 tons of Coos Bay coal shipped to San Francisco In 1S90 , un Increase of 4,400 tons over 1895. Black sand mining is all the rage now in the section embraced by Bandon and Ran dolph. The fever has oven reached Marsh- field. AVest of the Blue mountains. In eastern Oregon , very wet weather has been experi enced , but east of the Blues , in Grand Rcndo nnd Powder River valleys , the winter I-ES been very dry. Vale is to have a flour mill. About $2,000 has already been subscribed for Its con struction , ( lie site has been selected , anil those In charge expect to have the mill In operation by October 1. The Bandon Block Coal company Is preparing ' paring to Increase the capielty of'lts mlno so that 100 tons a day can bo turned out. One day's output recently was forty-fit ven cars , amounting to forty tons. There is strong talk of a new cheese fac tory , to be built near S. 0. Shattuck's , In Wood valley , Klamnth county , In the spruig. S. B. Gardner contemplates ono also In the spring at his ranch on Seven-Mile. According to the Baker county stock in spector's report , there were shipped from that county during 1890 14,978 cattle , 23,510 sheep , 110 horses and 720 hogs. Theio are now owned In the county 39,000 sheep. M. Herrlck is in The Dalles looking after his salmon cannery , and making arrange ments for next season's operations. Mr Hoi ilck says the salmon trade In the cast is extremely dull , the demand being llgatcr for canned salmon than ever before. Ft Is rather early to count unmatched chickens , but The Dalles Chroninlo u > s that from present indications Hood River will have a splendid crop of strawberries , nnd next June will see them shlppad from that point at the rate of three carloads a day. The North Bend sawmill , at North Bend , Coos county , was in operation in 3S9G 243 days. During that time , 11,799.000 feet of lumber was cut , an average of 40,051 foot per day ; 2T70,000 laths were also eut. Of the 12,000,000 feet of lumber sawed , 1,000,000 was shipped to foreign poits. The amounts of milk and cream received and butter nnd cheese made and sold by the Coos Bay creamery for the season of 1S9G were as follows : Milk received , 1752,705 pounds , cream , 97,001.5 pounds ; butter sold In San Frnnclsco , 72,055 pounds ; lof-al , 9,310 ; patrons , 2.730 ; gross value of butter and cheese , $18.920.92 ; aver me not price for but ter , 15 cents ; for cheese , 14.C cents. WASHINGTON. Whitman is already the leading horticul tural county of the state , having 7,820 acrea planted to trees. The Spokane mills during 1S9G turned out $ lG."i7,500 worth of Hour , besides 40,000 bar rels of graham , rolled oats , wkcat manna , rye Hour , etc. The farmers on the foothills lu Walla Walla county have been Irisy for several weeks sowing grain. The snow in Novem ber delayed their work. At Dayton one firm this Beacon handled 200,000 bushels of grain , including 80,000 bushels of bailey. The Dayton mills turn out 200 barrels of flour a day , and handle their own grain. Stocksrowcrs along Asotln creek , in Asotin county , are compelled to feed their Block , because the outside range has been all cropped oft by slice ) ) brought In from other counties to graze upon the winter ranges. The statute under which Walla Walla hopes to establish a free public library pro vides that the $1,000 necessary for the foun dation of such a library may consist of cither money or books. Of the required amount , about $070 $ In books and money bus been raited. The people of Brown's Flat , In Oltanogr.n county , held a meeting the other day for the purpose of taking preliminary steps looking to the organl/ation of u stock irri gation company. Over $3,000 In stock was subscribed by people along the line of tl.o proposed ditch. Contract , ? have been let to the Everett Terminal company for the construction cl the new Snohomlsh county rourt house nt Everett. The outlay will be $30,000 , and the money for It Has raised by cltlzena of Ev erett prior to the election , providing for the removal of the county ceat from Snohomlsh The first lumber sawed In the Llllls Lum ber mill at Old Tacoma was cut a fuw days ago , The plant Is not yet ready for steady or complete operation , but Is so arransci that part of the machinery can be uaed OIIQ saw Is being run about four houra a day to cut lumber with which to flnlih the mill structure , all of which are built on piles. The mill will bo icady to run fu | blast when the mining trafln opens. Sixteen men are now employed at the mill. The Qally capacity of the plant will bo about 50,000 feet , The outlook for the logger on Gray's hnr- bert for the year 1S97 is very dark , says the Aberdeen Bulletin. Well-informed loggers say that there are In tidewater betweei 40,000,000 and 60,000,000 feet of logs. The lumber trade at present Is very light am the inlllowners talk of clcolng down to lack of orders. Taking the cut of the mllla for 1S9G aa if , basis , It U safe to any that I will take at least eight months to saw the logs now In the water. Tlio hand loggers are able to put In enough logs to supply the deficiency of logs needed to run the mills. AddInn to all these disadvantage.- ) the fact that to put In a large quantity o logs , the logger must go above tidewater where he will bo unable to get hla loga tc the mill before November , makes the out ! ook still darker. MISCELLANEOUS. The United Vcrdo company nt Jerome , Ariz. , produce * about 80,000 pounds of cop per dally. A salt bed project U on for Long Beach Cal. , similar to that long In operation a San Diego. Evaporating tanks are to bo made west of town. There Is a project on foot to build a big smelter on thu line of the Atchlson , near Ccrrllloa , N. M. , In order to get the bcnefli of cheap fuel. Thin smelter would be con venient to the Cochltl and Golden districts. Get TMs Package when You Call for It A.TCUE NERVE TONIC fiRAGHYE fflfflBAllVB A.RELIABLE LAXATIVE DIURETIC TTRESTOIIES 3TREH6T REHEW&YITALITV' PURIFIES THE BLOOD REGULATESTHEIflDNEYS LIVER ANDNBOWELS PROPRIETORS BURLINGTON.VT. And Don't Be Defrauded by Any Substitute That Some Dealers Try to Sell You for the Sake of the Larger Profit ! where largo quantities of smelting ere can bo secured. Complaints nro being made that some of the merchants of Tucson are engaged In the unlawful practice of furnishing arms and ammunition to the Ynquls. Men owning placer claims along Boise river , In Idaho , are preparing to begin piping. If the present weather continues there will soon be abundance of water. A Chinese at Sana Barbara has suc cumbed to the use of opium , which Is an unusual case. However , as ho lived to tlio age of C2 years , he showed considerable vitality. There Is nn earnest movement among sub stantial citizens In San Diego county , Cali fornia , to build a twenty-mllo road from about the tenrfnua c-f the Cu > amaea lead to tlio Santa Maria valley , to cost $200,000. The year 1890 wns one of generous rain- full in Arizona , resulting In abundance of lange pasture nnd a consequent Increased prosperity of the slock IndUHtry. The price of cattle has gone up several points during the year , Alaska and Puget Sound merchants and the stcanibhlp companies nro preparing for an Influx of 10,000 to 15,000 miners into | | Alaska this spring. Last year nbout 5.000 men went north In search of wealth. The I success of many of these , coupled with | strikes made on Cloudyko creek , a tributary of thu Yukon , late last season , and BjBtuiu- ntlc advertising now being done , is having Drox L. Klmomnn IH crcntliiK aiilto n HtMiHutlon iiinoiiK Ills friends \vltli IIH ! genuine KtTiicli uiimiiclx-nicn Imrdly hellevu tlu-y'ro $ ; i.OO Hlinps lint tlicy nro -anti thu town's Koliis wild ovt > r thcin any too any width any nl/.u ? ! 1.00 htivu you seen our winter HiiHslu Inilldoj , ' tou Inco Hhoo calf .Inwl It'H ? U.OS. DKEXEL SHOE CO 1410 FAUN AM. the effect of attracting thither gold secken from every part of the country. On Loughborough Inlet , 220 miles from Victoria , the largest copper ledxe known In the world was discovered In November by Victoria prospectors. Eight locations wcro made over two miles In length , the width of the ledge from wall to wall being 1,500 feet. The surface cropplngs gave re turns of S per cent copper , J3 silver and 83 cents gold. Seventy miles northwest of the Canadian Pacific railway , In the Llllooctto country , two prospectors have made a discovery ot copper In [ solution , In the shape of a moun tain stream flowing at the rate of about 10,000 gallons in twenty-four hours , anil having Its bourco near a copper ledgu eighty feet wide. Two tons of this water yields thirty-nine and one-fourth pounds of metal lic copper , carrying a small percentage ol gold. III Dotllit. Tndlanapolls Journal : "I want to gtt a tombstone for the old man's grave , " said the lady In black. "He's been dead long enough now. nnd I've got the Insurance. " "Shall I put on any sentiment Ilko 'gono to a better land' or BOiiiPthlni ; of that sort ? " asked the dealer In ready-made inonumoitH. "I dunno. I dunno. Ho was kinder on the fence politically when ho dropped off , nnd Ills last words was 'hurrah for ' an' as ho didn't finish , I duntio whether he went Ihu right way or not. " You'll bo Horry HOIDO day that you dliln't brlni , ' your Oinnlin Knvliitfn Utuilc deposit book to us and trade It In on onu of tlms'j now ICImlmllK you'ru lakliit ? no rlhl..s that way wo'H 1 o takhiK tlio ilwlc innybu wo won't K t 100 i-enlK on the dollar for your ImnU atroiial wi * linvcn't rnUed the iirlcu on tlio Kliuballs they nro as beforu tlm clu > ai i > ttl Irlijli liihtriiinciit made. A. HOSPE , JR. , 1513