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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY MAY 31 , 1807. Pulse of Western Progress. Montana's mineral product during the calendar ondar year 1B9G wan valued at more than 950,000,000 , e&ya the Helena Independent , That IA shown by nn able and exhaustive report Just cent by Eugcno D , Bradcn , as Bayer In charge of the United States ntaay ofllco In ihclena , to Robert 10. Preston , dt rector of the mint. Mr. Uradcn's report Is the moot ccmplcto of the kind ever prepared in a mining state. It shown cot only the production of all the metals for each ofthe countlen an far YIB It was possible to deter mine , but It tolls the origin of the values produced Ihc amounts of gold and silver produced In placer claims and from mills , and the proportions derived from various Hinds of ores. The -amount of Montana metals deposited at Iho .United States assay office here , and the amount taken to other points from here , and the amount of bullion from other states and territories brought to Helena are all set out In detail. The re port Itpolf shows In compact form the result of monlliti of research and compilation , hut It will convey only to throe who are accus tomed to B cH work an adequate Impression of the enormous labor required to collect the Information the report contains. There were cohimnii and columns of figures ncccs- eary to arrive at the net results , and Mr. Jiraden haa Mioivn much skill as a statistician In hU preparation of the summary he has produced. Ho shows that the per capita product of tnlceral wealth Is the largest of uny state In the union. Copper was the largest pioduct of the state iorA Urn\tho.tolal outmu 1)ol"K valued at J2S.OOO.OOO. Silver came next , owing to the largo amount of the whlto metal contained in other OUHJ than those known as purely , i , Sk Tlll < ellvcr outP' " was valued at $20- 000.000. Then comes gold , and after that Is lead , which , however , was a comparatively small production. The total amount of the varlouo metals Is shown In a table appended to tin- main report , which shous : Gold , 211.9H.901 fine ounces . $ uTl 00 Sllvur. 35. 70,02 : ! . 4 1 nno ounces coinage " value . 20321 ' ST7 - 43 ° ' ' line pounda atu"5"i's"4' per owt C70.000.S7 Total mlnernl production ot Montana . $50,732,090.13 SEARCH FOIl LOST TIIKASUUB. There la an old trddltlon , grounded upon fact , that many years ago , before the re bellion , pirates burled several boxes of cold doubloons In the mud along the beach hero , aaya a Yoiiulna ( Washington ) dispatch to the San Francisco Call. They never returned and the presumption Is that they were lost at sea. John Hardman , now 73 years old. was about thrf only dwollcr along the beach at that time , and ho says that ho haa good reason to remember the arrival of the pi rates. Tliero were u do cn In all , moat of them Americans. Three of them took him aboard their craft and there dotalnod him for two days. By chance ho learned that they were unloading some gold and secret ing it. After their departure Hardman sought for the gold , off and on , for years , but failed to find U. In the fall of 1878 a stranger came from California. Before ho . . Chan8ei1 several doubloons. One nn V hll ° , ! ! runk' ho 8allJ " ' "a was GOO , 000 of that kind of gold not far from the licacti and ho would return some day to dig It up. This man , evidently , was one of the ? .mnlvl1 \l \ ? u"cd ln California not long ago. Hlch of Toledo got hold of a de scription of the hiding place and has been making a search for the treasure. Ho bo- lloves that ho Is now about to discover the gold having found several of the marks , hearings and trees mentioned In the de scription. SALMON IUVER VALLEY DEVASTATED. News reached this city of a cloudburst that visited the beautiful valley of the Salmon river In Idaho , spreading devastation and ruin for n distance of twenty-two miles aays a Spokane dispatch to the San Frnn- cluco Examiner. In a few moments a scene of peace and prosperity , where was spread before ouo's vision as far as the eye could reach one of the garden spots of Idaho , was by a rushing torrent turned Into a scene of desolation. In less than two hours was laid waste ono ot the most fertile fruit regions In this section of tha northwc.it , entailing a loss that $30,000 will hardly cover. Besides the damage resulting to fruit V farms , many companies operating placer mines along the Salmon river and Its trlb- utarleo. have suffered losses , the value of which It Is hard to compute. The district flooded I ? In the mountains of central Idaho , remote from communication with the out- eldo world , which accounts for the delay in the receipt of news of the disaster. Many of the cottiers , with their families , were compelled to flee In haste to the mountains for safety from the flood , which threatened to engulf them. Many head of cattle pas turing on the low lands along tlio Salmon wore swept Into the stream and drowned. For over an hour the delugecontinued. . At the end of this time the Salmon had be- couio a mad torrent which , overspreading its banks , flooded the entire valley from four mile. } above the head of John Day creek to " "White Bird creek , a dlatanca of twenty-two miles. Near the latter point It emptied Its voters Into the Snake river. Between these two points IB situated the email village- Freedom , Hero the waters rose- until the town was Inunilated and the residents driven from their hous-tn , At Whlto Bird the sama eceno was enacted. Several houses were floated from their foundations , but fortu nately the waters , which receded as fast as they came , left the buildings standing on high ground. Several miners' cablus and see. tlona of Humes from the placer mines at the headquarter ! ! of the Salmon ) were seen float ing down with the flood. The damage re mitting to thaio placer mines Is In the carryIng - Ing out of danw and flumes and filling up of long ditches , and will reich Into the thou sands. One ot the worst features of the flood U the destruction of twenty miles of the state wagon road that winds along the Salmon. This la the only avenue of trans portation into the valley and the damage done Is beyond repair this summer , which means the abandonment for this season of further mining In the Siltnon river district. Almost the entire fruit crop Is destroyed. CONFIDENCE IN KOOTENAY. Seven yeara ago English capital waa look ing for Investment In the mining regions ot British Columbia. At that time Jamca Bra ze ! I , Patrick Klrwln and George Wells , en gineers well known on the Pacific coast , vis ited the country about ICoottmay and Itofa- land , and pronounced It particularly rich In gold , silver ami copper , the greatest draw back ibolng the tremendous stratum of gran ite , In many Instances forty feet thick. In terfering with the work of mining , Brazcll had then a proposition before the English government to send out a party of 1,500 pros pectors , covering an area of ten mllcrt through British Columbia In a northwesterly direction from Hoasland , the different camps being In constant communication with the main cilice of engineers that would follow along In their trail. The cost of ouch an expedition was such that the English or Ca nadian governments would have nothing to do with It , the hazard being ono that the home secretary could not countenance. Tlio proposition , however , says the Sau Fran cisco Cnlj , haa met with tha approval of * syndicate ot English capitalists -who believe In. Ita merits sufficiently to send forth 150 ruen from this city to work the English ter ritory , Those miners , at the head of whom Is James Brazoll. have Just left for Oregon. They are all men picked from the beads ot departments In the mines ot the Comstock where Urazell wa4 superintendent of the Bullion and other nilncu In the days of the bonanza. "I believe that the country about Kootenay , " Mid Hruzell. "U ono ot the richest on the fact ) of the globe , There Is a great deal ot territory to cover and I think that with a lufllclent number of mon who know their bualnois I can eventually locate the entrance to at Irut auch another bo nanza. as wo found twenty-five > eare ago In Nevada. I am starting with only 150 men. They will be divided Into prospecting camps and cover the territory aa speedily as pos sible , so ia to find a proper starting point. If I bad 1,500 men , AS I first demanded , I could meTe along more speedily , but I am well satisfied with the number I have. gvt. I feel assured In my own mind that before ninety day * pau Imill bar * enough work ahead of me to bring up 1,000 miners from California. " OCEAN SANDS. Far away from the prying eyes of the public , at the mouth of the great redwood canyon , a party of three It searching for gold washed Upon the rocky coast of Marln , eaya a Milt Valley dispatch to the San Fran cisco Call. n. J. Vcrrue , Mrs. Verrue and J. D. Qrahim compose the party , and they are "roughing It" In order to put nn amal gamating machine Invented by Mr. Verrue Into practical operation. They selected the Isolated spot where their camp has been pitched so as to he away from the world at largo while they watched the workings ot the mechanism eot tip by Verrue. The route to the prospectors' abode leads one over a wild section of country , where the great fogs from the ocean sweep In and envelop the hilts In a cold embrace and the winds howl continually. "My machine. " said Vcr- rue , "la different In some respects from tlrec now In use. I have never exhibited It In public , and the only tests I have made with It In Sau Francisco have been In my back yard , where no ono has seen IL I am not prepared to explain the principle beyond that I do not use the gravity system used In other amalgamating machines. I have had It in successful operation for about a month , and before I put It before the public I wish to test It practically. I Intend to visit other beaches on the Marln coast and will also go to Botlna * bay. The gold here Is In fine particles and Is being constantly washed up by the ocean. It Is found In the dark sand. I have discovered since I have been hero that thin country Is rich In qulck- ellvcr and I find quantities In every pan I prcapcctj" The outdoor life ot the party U such as the early pettier , ! ted In the good oh ) days ot gold. It took them two daya to make the journey from Sausallto over the hills and through the wooded canyons leadIng - Ing to the ocean. Their tent has been erected by the side of a running stream of mountain water , and the Incessant roar of the ocean aa the hugo breakers roll on the whlto sands or crash against the great cliffs to the north and south Is a strange music. The party Intends to remain about two weeks , but the report that It Is searching for gold on the shores of the Marln coast has gone forth , and It Is not likely that the prospectors will bo allowed to continue their search alone. Verrue hopes to find a apot where the tiny particles ot gold will bo found In sufllclent quantities to justify him In working his new machine on a. large scale , scooping up the dirt by the use of horses , and running It Into the machine In large quantities. CATTLE UP THE YUKON. The Alaska boat Alkl , which touched at the Northern Pacific wharf here , says the Tacoma News , carried a big cargo of about 900 tons , Including lumber , machinery , live stock and general merchandise. When she leaves the Sound flhe will have on board 100 passengers , the majority of whom are going to the Yukon to try their luck In a search for gold. The Algl makes the round trlp > In about twelve days , but 'Will be away this time a little longer In order to run up to Hunters' bay and discharge a lot of machinery , to be used In the operation of a salmon cannery that was established there last year. On board the steamer Is a con signment of live stock for Juncau , and this shipment Is but a forerunner ot the cattle trade about to be established between the Sound and Alaska. Men who have looked Into the proposition have figured out that thcro Is money In shipping live stock to the now mining country. After they arrive at the nearest port the live stock Is driven across the mountains Into the Yukon coun try , the Journey consuming about six weeks' time. Even after this long trip and the cost of feeding , beef will bring enough money when disposed of at the mining camps to make the undertaking worth while. Fresh meat In the Yukon country Is scarce and a choice. Juicy beefsteak will bring a fine price. Captain Patterson ot the Alkl has made arrangements to ship 230 head of live stock during the next few trips and ex pects to > see the trade rapidly Increase dur ing the summer. "We want for nothing In Alaska , " the captain continued , pointing to a lot ot bananas that avcro being put on board. "Where gold Is comes everything , and wo have the great mineral region of the world. In time the land will be well under cultivation and although the season s short , meat everything In the way of frultf and produce can bo raised. Living Is just about as reasonable In the Alaska cities as It Is here , as far as I know , and the popu- atlon Is Increasing every day. I am a firm jellevcr In the country's future and. Inci dentally , In my gold mine. Anyone up there who hasn't a gold mine Is a curiosity. " FELL ON A MOUNTAIN LION. C , B. Bates , a rancher living at Lamanda Park , east of 1'aaodena , fell Into the embrace of a big mountain lion -while In Mlllard's canyon , says a Los Angeles dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner. The two had a lively catch-as-catch-can contest for a few momenta In which the lion scored all the points and finally escaped , much to Dates' satisfaction. Bates had been on a camping trip up the canyon and had decided to re turn. Ho rose at daylight , rolled up hla jlankcts and coffee pot and started down : ho trail. To save time he mode a short cut across a spur of the hills and reached the crest safely , but In descending his roll of jlonkotB caught on the jagged end of a rock , throw him off hla feet end down he rolled. The ground was soft and rolling down the steep Incline was moro alarming than dan- porous. As ho reached the bottom of the canyon on his 'Involuntary journey he jounced Into a heap of brush and landed lat ami fair on something soft and warm .hat gave out a heart-chilling shriek , to which Bates responded In an excellent Imi tation of a cry from a man all but scared 10 death. In a second he felt four great claw-armed paws encircle him , glaring eyai gazed Into his anil long white tcolh sank Into his left arm. Ha had fallen , face to face , on R California lion , which ho says looked to ho about twenty feet long , but which wns probably about five. It was big enough , though. Bates had no weapon , wns Incumbcrcd with the roll ot blankets on hla back , and all ho could do was to strike out with lila fists and feet. The lion was un questionably as badly frightened as he or would have killed him by clawing him to shreds. After the first terrific Impact each tried to gel nway from the other , and nftcr a minute's fight the big animal broke away , Its hair standing on end and Its tall the slr.o of a barrel. Dates bound up hla wounds as best he could and made- his way out of the mountains , and came to this city to ascer tain If tliero was danger of blood poisoning. The doctors reassured htm on this point. His wounds were painful , but not dangerous , hla legs were clawed find his lett arm se verely lacerated. Ho does not think that ho hurt the lion much , for his upper cuts and straight-arm jabs seemed Ineffective , but Is of the opinion that the Incident will never be forgotten by either of the participants. MOUE ALASKA BOUNDARY SUIIVEYS. H. O. Brynn of Philadelphia , E. U. Latham of Washington , D. C. , and S. J. Entrlkln of Wcstchcnlcr , 1'a. , constituting a government commission , arrived In Seattle from the cist. on route to Ataeka , whither the partv goes to make preliminary eurvcya and study the general topography of the country , says n Seattle dlspr.tch to the San Francisco Call , 03 au auxiliary to the regular ourvey corps and commission to bo appointed to act for the United States , In conjunction with a IlrltUh comrj'lfslon , to determine the exact route of the International boundary between Alaska and Canada. They will begin opera tions at Mount St. Ellas and prosecute tlic work until the latter part of September. Mr. Bryan , who Is at the head of the ex pedition , stated that Its work would bo purely of a preliminary character , and the data and Information collected would bo used for the better guidance of- the permanent boundary commission. Ho haa much experience In this line of work , and ho will bo remembered ae the leader of the Lieutenant Peary auxil iary expedition sent out by the federal gov ernment In 1S94 to rescue the Intrepid Arctic explorer. While Bryan la In Alnska he cx- pecti to settle the disputed qiuljtlon as to whether Mount Logan la higher than Mount St. Ellas and is the loftiest summit in. North America. The ascent of Mount St. Ellas will bo made from the side of the Malaspliia glacier , to which a seemingly most accessi ble face Is turned. Mount St. Ellas hrs a factor In its construction which will tend largely to Increase the difficulties In the way of Itn ascent. This la the enormous develop ment of Its snow covering , which has a greater vertical extension ! than Is known on any other mountain , extending continuously from about the level of 2,008 feet to tlio sum mit or through au Interval of 16,000 feet. It Is thin condition which will tax the best energies ot the mountaineer. THE DAKOTAS. The North Dakota Veterans' association will hold Its annual encampment at Spirit- wood lake , fifteen mllca from Jamestown , July 1 to C. It Is unofficially announced at Grand Forks , N. D. , that the Northern Pacific will build a line from that point to Park river , Dayton and thence west a distance of fifty miles. The Fort Randall military reservation , comprising 10,000 acres , will be open to set tlement by homestead entry by June 1. This land Is on the west sldo of the Mis souri river , In Gregory county , and Is very desirable for agriculture. The cement plant at Yankton Is shipping Ita full product every day , a condition tint hao not prevailed for several years. A largo supply of cement has been on hand more than two years that no market could be found for , but steady demand has made It neces sary to operate on full time. The president of the electric light plant of Sturgls la in receipt of a letter from Wrah- ington granting a ccntract of wiring Fort Mcado for electric lights. It will save $300 < i year over tlio cost of kcrojsno oil , which has been u.cd' heretofore. The Standard Oil company made a bitter fight to prevent the change. The electric railway will soon bo extended from Sturgls to the fort. Surve > era of the Great Northern have staked out a prop asd extension of this branch , running twenty-two miles northwest of Langdon , N. D. , and reaching within two miles of the International boundary Hue. The route laid out by the surveyors traverses the northeast bank of Rush lake , and opens a market for the farmers of Cavalier county , who for yeara peat have hauled their grain to Langdon , a distance of twenty-five to thirty miles. It ID authoritatively atXed that construction of the roadbed will Im mediately follow In the wako of the t/urvcy- Ing party. uV raining deal of great Importance to the Black Hills v.-ao consummated the other diy at Daadwood by the transfer of thlrty-r.lx mining claims and several fractions by the owners ' to what Is known as thePlorco oyn- dlcate , 'competed of a number of eastern capitalist * . ' . The ground lies adjacent to LeaiJ City and Is very rich , the ore hiving the same general characteristics as the cele brated 'Homeetako ' ores. It la the Intention to erect a 200-stamp mill on the Belle Fourcho river. Altogether the deal Involvca the expenditure of ? 2,509,600. The little town of Davlo , a few miles north west of Yankton , where the vote was eolld for Bryan laot fall , and where they drove out republican campaign speakers for advo cating a principle that would ruin business , U enjoying a season of praip rlty Just au If Bryan were president and cheap dollars were rolling out ot the mlnta by the wagon loid. The Davis Globe , populist , tello of the establishment of a bank , and says "there nro no vacant stores or buildings now. Several $ ' $ & & Perhaps you've sot a piano or oran ( ? / ' wo've K' ' > t the cliulrs they come In till ntyle.s and prlcw .some organ stools for 8Tjc ifl.OO-nntl ? l.l5-platio ! fltools ? 1.75 $2.00 ? i..25 to $ : j.00-piano chairs from $1.00 up piano benches ? 5.75 to $1173 these come In oak wnlnm mahogany rosewood and Kronen walnut the" prices we are now making on these ia In many cases less than the wholesale price never move you may not have such another opportunity to get the turnip goods at these prices again , A. HOSPE , Jr. , filmic and Art 1513 Douglas , It is the superiority of our work the facilities for doing that work the grind ing of tlio lenses right hero and the ability to fit the frame and glass to your face and eyesight In such a manner that tlio wearing of glasses come * as second nature to you It Is these qualities that muko us so popular Wo don't charge much for this , cither Our expert op ticians nro at your service always for an examination without cost § Columbian Optical Co 2 AUTISTIC , SCIISXTIFIO AND H rilACTICAL. Ol'TlCIANH , 2 OMAHA. ft Denver. HI B. lltb SU Ktn.i. City , new buildings will ft < V > n be erected , and lum ber dealers report ttAlo ) } of more lumber thar/ since the town was established , " This seems to be the prevailing condition at all of the small towns. Iiumber dealers ire soilIng - Ing a great deal of ljimb r to fanners , and , what l etlll better , they nro sailing for cash. " S. H. Freer , managerot the Lisbon cheese factory , who has hall many years' experi ence as a cheese nialtcr. . In western Now York , oiya that on ah average , eight pounds of milk will now make Wo pound of cheese , which , for this season of/the year. Is much better than can be done Jn New York state. "Tho wild native pralrlo grass of North Da kota , " says Mr. Krcfr , "Is by far superior to timothy nnd other , eastern cultivated grarsti' , and makes much better feed for cattle , not only for the production of milk , rich In fat and caelne , but for fattening pur- prser. I am agreeably-surprised at the su perior quality of the milk 1 am now Betting , and we are turning out some fine cheese every day. " COLORADO. Two bears were killed within three and a half miles of dlonwood recently. Much dairage wns done to road and hrldgts near Loveland by a cloudburst. The llrltons ot Colorado Springs are pre paring to celebrate the queen's Jubilee next month. The annual report of the Victor mine showrt that since the organization of the company the average cost of producing $1 worth of gold has been 37 cents. The Black Wizard mine nt Trinidad Is turning out ere running $160 to the ten. The owner of Iho mine Is shipping ore right along. The vein Is well defined and about two foot In width. The Qraml Junction Water company , hav ing refused $35,000 In city bonds for Us plant , the mayor was Instructed to sign $65,000 worth of now bonds with which to build a plant to bo owcml by the city. There Is a big gold excitement at a point en tlie Southern about Jive or nix mllpt this sldo of Hlco. The gold ! found In a conglom erate , returns from $3 to J1G.50 per ton , and Is said to bo nlmwt entirely free from mill- In f. f.Tho The operation of the Yale tunnel lies de veloped a large and valuable body ot Iron excess about 7,000 feet from the mouth , run ning as high crt 100 ounces In silver and a small proportion gold , says the Lcadvllle News. Ouray's Fourth of July committee Is hard at work and neai.y $2,000 has been raised already. Ccatly clmriolu and 11 oats will bo erected and snow brought down from the mountains to repeat laet year's novelty of Qnow-balllng on the Fourth cf July. W. P. Rock of Cripple Creek alleges In a oult Juat begun that George B. Mcchcm gave him a note In 1S92 for $600 , which waa to bo paid when the Chicago and Cripple Creek Mining company opened a vein of ere worth $10 par ton. Ho says this haa "been done and wants tha $ GOO , \ylth $221 Interest. Ono ot the biggest strikes that has been made for years In the San Juan was made In the Zunl on Anvil mountain , two and a halt mllou from Sllvcrton. In running a 400-foot cross-cut the miners 0rot Into a body ot black copper ere that they cut through , ex- poalns ten feet of ere that runs 28 per cent copper , 300 ounces silver and half an ounce gold. gold.A A two-foot vein ot _ gooif ere was uncovered In a fifteen-foot shaft on Iho Golden Lily , at Yankee. The discovery ehaft has been sunken on the property to yie depth of sixty feet , and discloses nt the bottom an ore body four feet wide , with a two and a half foot streak of $30 ore. Sinking ( was .suspended on ac count ot lack of capital , tu , put on a hoisting plant and other necessary expenditures. The Cannon brothel's , -while excavating a ditch for a water | > ! fie on the slope ot the hill In the extreme , , southern portion of Ouray , struck a vein of ore near their homo which may prove a valuable discovery. From the returns of the assay offlce the piece brought there ehowa fifteen ounces of silver , 6 per cent gold and G per cent copper. Ono specimen shows fifty 'ounces In silver. The vein can bo traced arp-thc hill 1,000 feet. The mineral Is located on lots owned by the city but of little value. ' Tunnel sites seem lo'btrall ' Iho rage since th'e decision ot thesupreme court In'regard1 to the Rico-Aspen tiinjicl case. A suivey waa made by Mr. Marsh of Georgetown and Mr. Russell , a promlncr.t lawyer of Denver , In the Interest of Denver capitalists for a tunnel silo pn Columbia mountain , opposite the old mill on Clear creek. The tunnel Is to be run through the mountain , a distance of 3,000 feet , and will cut the famous Joe Reynolds and Two American Sisters mlncu at a depth of from 1,500 to 2,000 feet. WYOMING. The surveys In Wyoming this year will coat the government $25,000. Shearing season Is over In Fort Stecle. The clip was about 800,000 pounds. Harry Yount , the veteran hunter and guide of the Syblllo bills , killed a monster female grizzly bear weighing 750 pounds and a yearling cub.Carcssses of a half dozen oteers were found near ( he den. Arrangements are bolng made to ship sev enty tons of lion ore per day from the Hart- , vlllo mlnro. A wagon service will cart the ere to the Cheyenne & Northern until the projected Hartvllle. railway spur la com pleted. Davll Foutz and wife of Saratoga were ex pelled from the Dunkard church because his coat and vcat were not cut just right , and because Mrs. Foutz did not wear a hand- keichief around her neck while , cooking and had lace curtains at her windows and a framed picture of her brother on the wall. Dr. A. A. Holcombe , Wyoming's state veterinarian , Is highly pleased with the re sult of recent experiments of vaccinating cattle with the attenuated virus of blackleg. In the high altitude of Wyoming tubercu losis among cattle Is "practically unknown. Almost as deadly a scourge , however , the fatal blackleg , carries' off herds of cattln every year. Some months ago Dr. Hoi- combo commenced experiments In Inoculat ing cattle with the deadly virus as a pre ventive of the fatal disease. The success of the treatment Is demonstrated beyond all possible doubt. About 4,600 head of cattle have been treated , and although all have been exposed to the contagion , hut ono nnlmal has succumbed. Cattlemen hare been watching the experiments with great Interest and as the cost of Inoculation Is small and the operation simple and safe , It Is probable that vast numbers of stock will bo vaccinated during the summer. P. B. Maltby , In charge of a government corps of surveyors , Ims gone out to take a look at the big basin five miles -west ot Lara- mle. This basin Is proposed as a slto for a government reservoir , and la probably the greatest natural bnaln on the continent , on It Is two miles wide and "ton " mllm long with perfect natural walls. It will hold ever 20.000,000,000 cubic feel of water. Mr. Maltbj- was accompanied by members of the city council nnd citizens. It will probably take thrco weeks to make the survey. The Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley Railway company reservoir builders have completed their work. They built thrco new icservolrs on the desert pralrlo bo- In con Casper and the Dig Horn , and between Casper and Lander. Ono Is at the head ot Ccbllo creek , thirty miles north of Casper. Another sixty-five miles west , or live miles south of Walton. This makes two icaor- volrs nt Wottonj two that were built last > ear nnd were washed out were repaired. The company has now built six big dams on the pralrlo In different sections leading to Casper. Large bodies of water are caught and held from the spring rains nnd tnows that make It convenient for travelers , freighters and stockmen. OREGON. The warehouses In The Dallea nro filling with wool , but no sales ot the 1897 clip have thus far been reported , Growers In Llnu county are cultivating their hops well , and the present outlook Jut'tllles them In hoping for flue crops. Mis. Kunle of Umntllla has the largest and most , valuable collection of Indian curios on the Pacific coast ; her collection Is worth at least $10,000. Strawberries are many and pickers fojr over In the Hood river valley. The warm weather h ripening the berries fast and In creasing the demand for pickers. A new lead ot coal has been struck at the Stockman place , near Coqullle , In Coos county. The strike Is now forty Inches thick and twelve Inches wide , with n thin eeam of elate between. U Is understood In , Independence that the city council hai been offered $2-1,000 for the city water works , $ G,000 ICES than the asking price. The city Is paying nearly $150 a month for water and light. M. P. John of I'emllcton has In his pos- seralon the lock oi an old flintlock gun that has on It the name of Barnett and the date ot 1S13. The lock , which Is still In good preservation , was found on Meachani creek several years ago. A curiosity Is owned by D. II. Smith , at Diamond , Hartley county. It Is the head ot a nbblt which has eight horns , ranging In length from one and a half to two and a half Inches. One of these horns sprouts from the uoao and the others around the Jaw. The Vale ( Malheur county ) Advocate says that a short time ago I'at Faulkner , while riding over the divide between Willow and and Bully creeks , found n petrified salmon. The head and about one foot of the body was the largest piece. Nearby was the rest of the stouo fish In lifelike perfection. Mr. Frank Davenport ot Hood River , who has the contract ( for1 building the big Irrigat ing flume and ditch on the west side of Hood River valiey and Is ono ot the principal stock holders , nays the ditch will bo completed about the middle of July. It will cost $20,000 and furnish 2,000 Inches of water. A. J. Crlgler of Union county believes there Is a subterranean river under his farm , north ot Athena. The reason of this belief IB that llvo periwinkles are daiy drawn In tbo water from a well on hla place. A belief that periwinkles propagate only In fresh running water Is the main substance for Mr. Crlgler'B theory regarding the under ground stream. WASHINGTON. A shipload of rock from Bclllngham bay has been received at Gray's harbor for the lighthouse. Funda have been subscribed In Port To\vnsend to build a trail along the Little Quillcnc river , and Into the Olympics. It Is estimated that thcro will be upward of 1,500 men employed In the fishing 'In dustry In Whatcom county thta summer. All the sawmills and shingle mills be tween South Bond and Cuonalls are crowded with orders , , and are running over time. A small whale has been cast up on the beach on Gray's harbor. The animal Is of the black flsh variety , and about twenty feet long. For the first time In many months shingle weavers are hard to find In Skaglt county. This is no doubt duo to the fact that so many have left for the mines. The remnant of last ynar's wheat crop Is being marketed In Gar.leld. After the re quirements of rcsecdlug and spring seed ing. It is believed that from 5,000 to 10,000 bushels remain unsold In the territory trib utary to Garfleld. The story goes that the sulphur mines now located near the Notches trail about fifteen miles from Buckley were firat discovered by a camper whruo firm took hold of the rocks , which burned nnd created such a smell that ho had to move two or thrco miles to get away from the fumes. The Puget Sound Lumber & Shingle company of Falrhaven has started three sh'lnglo machlncN at work In Its big mill. The mill has a capacity of 400,000 shingles per day , which Is the largest Irt that part of the world , with the exception of the Stlm- son mill at Ballard , which has about that capacity. There will b-J between eighty and eighty-five men employed. The Upper Tumwatcr Indians met In coun cil In Kllckltat county on the 10th for the purpose of selecting a chief. After the peace pipe had several tlmea passed around the circle , the venerable Dr. Jim arose and de clared that William Haanochlp ( Palo-Faced Bill ) was chosen to be head tyeo over all the Tech urn ( Upper Tumwater ) 'tlllcums. Tha now chief is a son of old Hasnoclilp , When you are out on the cycle run Just notice how easy the National rider takes It never tires-lias no accidents consequently never changes his mount- It's always been thu name with tlio Na tional wheels In each successive model the Improvements have been-madc that nro of practical value until the 1.897 model Is the perfection In wheel building the qualities of our model II cannot he surpassed the la'rgqrango of options on this wheel mnknailtfjiosslblo for us to suit nay rider ? 100-nn , mny payments era a discount of 10 per'cerit'for ' spot cash. Kearney Cele Co. , in > rn Bicycles and Bicycle Sundries 422 S , 15th Hl./'Oinaha. Jn : Wo hear no qort pl lnts about the car pets wo sell Itjuust be because wo at tend strictly to the carpet business buying only what we can recommend and selecting only { lie newest and most desirable patterns- from the fact that wo buy In such largo quantities lu order' to supply our whplesale no well as retail trade wo are enabled to make you prices on the best that you have been iu the habit of paying for a much Inferior quality when yon get tlio right quality and right price there's sure to bo satls- faction. i : Omaha Carpet Co 1515 Dodge St. THE ONLY GENUINE HUNYADI WATER BEST & SAFEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Prescribed an approved for SI years by all Ihc1 nicdlcnl authorities , for CON STIPATION , m'SPKPSIA , TORPIDITY OK TIII3 UVKH , IIKMOltUlIOIDS , as well as for all kindred ailments resulting from Indiscretion in diet. "It U riMiiurkitlily nttil r.\cr > | i < l nnll } * uniform In tin coniii < iltlnii , " JlrltUh Mctllcnl Journal. "The | irotolji > p nf nil Hitter Wnlerw. " I " ' In . " 1 < a"cct. "Aliiiilult'ly ci i < itniit coiiiniinltlnn. | OUDINAUV DOS1C , OM : AVIMRI..VSSKUI , lir.KOHK IlUr.AKI'A.ST. CAUTION Sfc that the label bears the signature of the firm Andreas Saxlehuer. who at one time was n mighty chief among the Columbia river tribes , There has been no chief at Upper Tumwator since the death of Old Aqulmlre , In 1S92. The notorious Dr. Bill proclaimed himself chief , but never suc ceeded In Retting the Indians to recognize him ro such. Four loffslnK camps arc operating now on or near Lake Whatcom , the largest ones be ing the Manning & McCush camps on tlio Wood I a wn branch of the B. B. & R railroad. Their combli cd output Is about 1,000,000 feet per' month of fir and cedar. The Cole & La Plnnte camp Is getting out about 250,000 feet per month , all fir , and the Nrssclroad camp nbout 300,000 feet , also dr. 13. L. Qaudotlc , whoso camp la equipped to get out 1,000,000 feet per month , has shut down on account of the low prlco ot logs , The Fldalgo Islatul Canning company at Anacortes has forty-live whlto men and n few Chinamen' employed. This force Is pre paring the cannery for future business and making cans , these latter being turned out at the rate of 60,000 n day. During the fish ing season , which will begin In July , the force will number 200 to 300. The cost ot putting In and operating the traps which have con tracted their P h to this ono cannery , and of operating the live steamers which will attend the Imps , Is estimated at ? GC,000 for the coming season. The labor bill nt the can nery Is expected to bring the total for the ssason up to ? 1SO,000. T\vo \ hundred tons of tin have arrived. MISCELLANEOUS. A rattlesnake wns found and killed the other duy In ono of the rooms of the High school at Julian , In San lk'go ) county , Cal. Knndsburg Is to have another mall route. After July 1 , the mall will bu carried from Kramer , as well as from Jlojavo , as at present. A thousand Indian ponies will be rounded up ami driven to Nez I'crces , Idaho , by white and Indian cowboj-s , to tulto part In Iho buccaro sports on the Fourth. The natural gas strike In Sacramento Is turning out nu Important matter. Fcur bodies of gas have been struck , lying In dlitoront strata , and the total supply fiom the veil Is estimated at 100,000 feet dally. A movement Is on foot at Lompoc , Scuta Barbara county , Cal. , to hydraulic the bluffs along the beach. The black sands niong tuts , bench last year yielded $ $ ,000 In told. A. O. Balaam and John Bradley have dis covered a gold deposit on their ranch , near Lompoc. Recent modifications of the state chvoicc laws which forbid marriage of divorcees within ono year , have made tugboat wed dings popular In San Francisco. The lat est marriage was of a prominent clubman with an Episcopal minister ofllcUtlng. It Is said that W. A. Clark , who is buildIng - Ing the Los Alamltos sugar refinery , In southern California , writes from Paris stat ing that he has purchased a tract of 31,000 acres for a coffee plantation from President Diaz , In Mexico , near Vera Cruz , and will establish a line of steamers nnd form a colony down there. South Pomona Is now on the Southern Pa cific map. There Is nothing there but a gravel wash , but the company has estab lished a station and will run trains over two miles of newly laid track twice a week merely to hold a franchise granted by the Pomona town trustees moro than ayear * ago. The company expects thus to avoid forfeiture of a $10,000 bond. The Blue Mountain mining district In southwestern Colorado and extending over intoSSan Juan county , Utah , has all the sur face Indications of becoming a very lively gold camp this seaton. The field Is about twenty mllca square and has been but little prospected. The gold Is found In a free state , easily worked by amalgamation and stamp- Ing. Ono mill In the district' claims to have shown a value of $20 to the ton on ere taken from a shallow shaft. A discovery of ere recently made at a point two miles north of the village of How- kan , Alaska , has caused some excitement. It Is said that an Indian squaw , using1 a boalhook to land her canoe , clipped a piece of rock from a projecting lodge. The ap pearance of the fragment attracted attention and It was submitted to D , W. McL od of Howkan. who recognized Us value and at once proceeded , to the ground , where a little prospecting uncovered a lode of magnificent free-mill Ing oro. The survey of the ceded strip of the Blackfoot - foot reservation Is about to be resumed and will be pushed to completion. A now order of Importance regarding stock will soon go Into ' effect. All stock not belonging upon the reservation Is to be removed , and all horses and cattle owned there are to bo thrown eastward from the foothills and held there. In order to preserve the home rangca for winter. Line riders will constantly patrol the border to herd alien stock , maverick hunters , etc. , oft' , and turn back stock Inclined la stray. Not only plies of the very worst kind can bo cured by Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve , but eczema , scalds , burns , bruises , bolls , ul cers and all other skin ( roubles can bo in stantly relieved by the came remedy. NO MOIir. TIC.UT Ol.tlVKS. Tlicy ( ! lv < - Ilu > Ilnnil nn Unix Slinpc lu CotirNC of TI mo. The latest article of wear dear to the fcml- nine heart that the health advocates have set the ? cul of their displeasure on , says the Washington Star , Is the tight-fitting glove. This will bn distressing news to many women who would willingly deprive them- celvcs of expensive lingerie In order to wear glo\fs that make more outward show. Women prldo themselves on exhibiting a neatly gloved hnnd almost as much as cn- raslng their feet In shoes which are rulnou * to the natural shape of the fcot. They are perhaps unaware that women ot the Pt.igo who prlilo themselves on the ap pearance ot tlu'lr hands when ungloved , as well us when encased lu costly gloves , do not approve ot pinching them with tight gloves. Ueinhardt and Terry , \\ho are famous for the beauty of their hands and nrma , wear long , looso-wrlstcd gloves. Miss Terry hai n largo hand , but It Is In proportion to her figure , and she docs not squeeze cither Into tight compresses. Next to wearing tight shoes and tight cor sets , the habit ot squeezing the hands Into tight gloves Is perhaps the most foolish ot feminine weaknesses. And yet Interviews with prominent glove dealers all prove that about two-thlr.ds of their customers will In sist upon purchasing gloves from one-half to ono full size too small for their hands , and resent any remarks that tlie clerks may make that would suggest tha abandonment of this bobby. "Why , wo nro even forced to suggest smaller sizes , and make delicate re marks about their tiny hands. In order often times to secure their favors , " one prominent dealer stated smilingly. The wearers ef tight gloves are not al- wnys Ignorant people , by any means , but they are Invariably of a vain and shallow type , who have no regard for artistic beauty and who are martyiB when U comes to physical suffering. For there Is certainly nothing much moro uncomfortable In the way of dress than tight squeezing , ill-tilting gloves , with buttons straining to their ut most tension nnd with the palm fairly bulg ing out In a mass of almost purple flesh which has been forced into this unnatural position. "Women with very long fingers nearly always buy short-fingered gloves , " another glove Keller stated , "and then when the sharp , pointed nails have cut through tha ends or the fingers , they bring them back with all manner of complaints , and thcro is absolutely nothing to bo said if wo wish to retain their custom. A very fine quality of kid la always more flexible than a cheap quality , consequently a lady who wears a number six In a $1 glove can frequently wear a five three-quarters In a $2.50 quality , just as ono can wear two or more sizes of shoes in different makes and have each fit satisfactorily. It Is mostly large , " fleshy women who persist In wearing tight gloves. They have had small hands origi nally , before they gained their superabun dance oC adipose , and because they were num. bee six gloves at 13 , they Insist fipon wear ing them at 40 ; and although the terrible pressure on the' flesh and blood vessels makes the hands clumsy and benumbed , they will not relinquish this bit ot fem inine vanity. " It Is a well known fact that women who possess the whitest and most beautiful hands always wear loose gloves. To ( keep the Bkln soft and pliable , the blood must have per fectly free circulation , and this cannot be when the wrist is encircled with a merciless band of kid and when thumb and fingera are cramped Into unnatural positions. Don't neglect a cough because the wcathor Is pleasant ; before the next storm rolls around It may develop Into a serious diffi culty beyond repair. Ono Minute Cough Cure Is easy to take and will do what Us nama Implies. ' Examine the labels and trademarks of pro prietary articles. Imitations are common , and.in some cases the difference between them and the genuine Is so slight as to escape - capo careless observation. Beware of dla- honest shopkeepers and salesmen. Nut Worth Mentioning. Harper's Bazar : A clergyman whoso piety has not IcBsctied his sense of humor saya that ho was ono day called down Into hla parlor to perform a marriage ceremony for a couple In middle life. "Havo you ever been married before ? " asked the clergyman of the bridegroom. "No , sir. " , "Havo you ? " to the bride. "Well , yes , I have , " replied the bride , laconically , "but It was twenty years ago , and ho fell oft a barn and killed hlsself when wo'd been married only a week , so It really ain't worth mentioning. " Bcecliain'tT Pills for stomach and liver ilia. > 11 Drox Ij. Shooman says that they may t I * put the tariff m > hut he will go right on llttlng'thc feet to Hannan & Sons shoes I the HlioofH that always ( It J 'cvcr were f thorn ? You've missed half your life tht'ro'H lot of people can tell you about Ilium cost a little more than the ordi f nary Hhoe but thoy'ro. worth It wear twice as long always style always comfort we've sold them for years and years ami n man who once buys thuu i always does. 4 Drexel Shoe Co. , FAKNAM. Bond for our Illustrated Catalogue. Frco Wo will fit-Il you u gold filled on BO watch the genuine American lover movement for $7.00 a warranted roll plate chain to match for $ l.fiO Iho swell- est and host bargain in the store , how ever , , Is the now thin model watch for $15.00 It Is In n gold filled case war- rnntod for 20 yrars and has the antlquo pundant It Is the very latest thing out of course wo have watches for more than that watches for as much as you care to pay but nl\vnyn at n price that allows us n living prollt no moro wo will not recommend a watch to you un less It Is good for when Ituymoud Bays so It Is good. | C. S. Raymond , JEWELER , 15th and Douglas.