Tins fWATFA DATLV BEE : MO&iAY $ , SEPTEMBER 27. 1897.
Pulse of Western Progress.
Mvn'ana has sent A number of men to the
Klund l > o thU > car and will probably send
ft few more next jear but ot tboae TV ho have
Eono but conimratlvoly few were men who
have boon encaged In mining In the state ,
nays HIP Helena Independent They arc
IH ! ) O who li.no lived In o mining country
nnd know ibore Is big money to bo made
In a new country , but they are not the sort
who have themselves found mines and worked
them The latter class know there are In
M-intiina gold mlnca lli.it ulll ninko them
fortunes , and they are sta > ing b > the country
which has produced millions of Oollarfl In
tlie iisl nml will produce millions more In
the future While thcro are no figures > ot
available ns to the total gold output ot Mon
tana for 1S97 , there are sufficient data for
the statement that It will be not far from
$0.000.000 Kar IS'JG It wan JI.3S0.671 No
other Btotc In thu union showed HO great .in
addition to the wealth of the world In any one
Industry 1ti proportion , to Its totil population
as did Montana In Its mineral output last
jcar. the total being o\o $60,000 000 While
placer mines have been vvoiked every jcar In
Montana since the first discovery of thi > jcl-
lovv mctnl In the state , the great Impetus to
iold ; quartz mining Mas given In 1S93 when
silver took the big drop 1'revloiig to that
tlmo the enl } gold quart ? mining done \\.is
where the gold was extracted In the silver-
beorlnK ores or whore the gold in.art ? mines
weru execcdlngly rich In fJft , theio are
many gold mine * worked In Muntam today
nt n big < > rollt which could not be worked
nave at i loss five jcais ago This IB due
to the fact thit ulicu silver declined In price
nitertlon wan directed to the largo deposl's
of low-grade gold ores In the state , which
liad been locited anil then alnndoncd bcciuxo
the } onlj roiurned n few dollars a ton. Ilio
great mining machinery lioiues which had
grown rich off the sliver mlnurs In furnishing
them planti to work silver ort-a realized
that they would hive to turn their attention
to the manufacture of such machinery us
would enable the owners of gold prop
erties to work low-gadc ores nt n profit
Thous-uids of dollars were expended In ex-
penments by these manufacturers , with the
rcwnlt tlmt tcdij there are In Montanu two
Immense gild plants that are ginranteed
to work at < i pioflt gold ore that will assi >
not to cxreed $1 a ton
WILL , HI2L1' D12VI2LOI' \MFOUNIA. .
The Klondike excitement has been a good
thing fcr California In un unexpected waj ,
says the Chronicle It has stirred a com
paratively small percentage of her population
to any drolie to abandon their homes and
the comforts of tun beat rllmato on earth
for the rigors of the fio/en north , but It has
renewed 'hu Interest In mining , and cs-
] ieclall > in gold mining , In all pirts of the
state Californiana are a conservative class ,
In spite ot all that has been sJld and written -
ton about them , and there Is no man on
earth more difficult to delude In respect to
mining evltemonts than a well-seasoned Cal-
ifornlan , who has watched a thousand such
excitements of moru or less magnitude , rise
end full und surge and wane In his lime. Thu
ovcrugu Californlan Is convinced that a rich
gold field exlsta In the Klondike , but tin
stories brought down from there about big
nuggets and the fortunes taken In a day or
week from rkh placers have only served to
revive his memory of the fortunes taken In
the-1- day from the bars of Feather river ,
from the waters of the Yubi and fiom the
vast underground treasure-house of the Cuiu-
Btoclc. lie has been awakened to a realizu
tlon of the fact that In his real for agri
culture and fruit-raising he has been neglect
ing a meat Important source ot wealth and
revenue , und staid , middle-aged men who
have been living for the last score of jears
uy the meat prosaic of pursuits as farm-
cis. stock raisers , merchants , lawyers , doc
tors , commission men , feel stirring within
their breasts the old ? est for gathering riches
from the shining sands or unlocking the hid
den Hosieries of mother earth. All of them
who cm bo spared from their several voca
tions are going , a might } host , into the
mountains , to woik with pick and shovel nc\l
spring , and It is fair to siy tint few will
come out again until the vvIntel rains scat
ter them to their homes Although the gen
erality of these are animated by a hope which
is almost faith that they will make a rich
strike , they sensibly argue that whatever the
result , they will luvo a jolly season outing
and u bit ot enlivening adventure at a very
Miiall cost , and will return rehabilitated In
health and spirit. There is nothing that so
rejuvenates a man agiln as phjlng at being
a boy , and there Is no boyish sport halt us ,
enchanting as , a search for treisuro.
TO CUL.TIVAT12 PLAX.
The effort made In this state to pro
mote the cultivation ot lli\ and the produc
tion of flax fiber lias not escaped attention
abroad , says the Oregonlan. Manufacturers
of linens and twines In Great Britain have
maintained that , owing to climatic condi
tions , flno ll-ix fiber could not be produced
In " o United States ; but they have been
Infoimed that the climatic conditions In
western Oregon were different from those
prevailing In other parts ot the United
States , and particular ! } adapted to the cultl-
Vltlon of flax and the production of line flax
fiber Mr W. J Honoyman. dealer In linens
nil linen twines. Is In receipt of letter from
n member of the firm of Crawford Hrcs.
the oldest established firm of linen tin cad
manufacturers In the world , founded near
Glasgow , Scotland , In 1775 , who Is now en
joying the eport of salmon fishing In Drlt-
Ish Columbia , stating that he Is coming ovei
to Oregon to luvestlgite the flax bnslnchs
licre. .Mr Hone } man has kept the Messrs
Crawford Informed of whit Is being done
in the matter of flax production , and ho Is
interested enough In the matter to come
licre ami see for himself As the Cruw-
fords , for several generations have been In
the business of spinning flax fiber , and buyIng -
Ing It all In the countries where it is produced
ducod , them Is nothing about flax or flax
liber which the } do not Know , and perhaps
Jtr , Crawford's visit may be the means of
Bomo valuable Information being acquired
by thoHo Interested In flax culture.
TIlOUIILiS OP KUUIT HAISRHS.
The orchardlsts of the southern counties
rc much concerned with thu subject of
the dropping of orapg ° s , which scemn to In-
cieasu from jeur to } ear and thu cuuSe of
which appears to bo cntlrcl } unknown it
scums to be in at noticeable In the navel
orange Wo suspect It Is In the nature of
oil fruit trees and to be without remedy.
As fruit trees grow older they tend to bear
less abundantly , nnd If the fruit sets , to
drop It. The trouble Is by no means con
fined to citrus fi tilts The Santa Clara
jiruno orchards do not } lo'd as they did Eome
yenrs since , and wo do not bellove that
the Tulaiy orchards will continue to do so
Natnro has Its limitations and wull In
formed orchardlsts have never expected the
enormous outputs of fiult which used to
1)0 picdli'led from those who merely htudleJ
the statistics of tree planting The bear
ing prune trees of the state will n t probably
overage over fifteen pounds of dried fruit
to the tree thin > eur. Should they avemgu
twenty pounds the jleld would bo about
100,000,000 pounds Nature does not } lcld
enormously and continually The tendciic }
to shy bearing Increases with the delicacy
of the fruit Upon the wbolo our best Hell ng
plum 1s perhaps Kelse's Japan , but we
doubt whether It pas any one to ralsa It.
Certainly It does not pa } In moat locations
AVe pn siime that thu navel orange tree
has a certain functional weakness proportioned
tioned to the delicacy of the fruit. We
must not expect too much of our orchards
Thoiu Is less labor and wo think usually
more nut profit In moderate crops than In
thu prodigious jlelds which wo sometimes
obtain ,
Tlin DAKOTAS.
The recent strike mudo four miles north
west of itochford has attracted quite a num
ber of people thither and work done so far
has resulted In uncovering some very good
ore bo Jit a. "Now Camp , " ea the latest
strike has been named , now hag forty men
at work wllhln Its limits , while the pros-
pectti for additions to thU prove very flat
tering ,
Wednesday morning 00 men began work on
the extension of the lllack Hills & Fort I'lcrre
railroad and they will have the line graded
and rails laid before enow IIIra Tbo exten
sion started out ) mile and a half below the
6am mine , on I2lk creek , * nd will continue
until the country around Jim creek lia been
penetrated by the line , where there U very
heavy gruutti of thick timber. Ilia eUen-
slon Is for the ( > urpjge of suppljlng the mines
of the Homes ake company with timber
The work will employ the present force for
at lam three months , but It Is thought that
before that tlmo the read will bo in shape
to operate
Not in ten years has Aberdeen experi
enced the building boom that U has en-
jocd this } car. Improvements tothe
amount of $75,000 or JSO.OOO have been mndo
this } ear and still more are contemplated.
There Is not an empty business block on
Main street and desirable houses to rent
nre hard to find.
The Klldonan chlorlnatlon plant started up
last , week at Us full capacity and Is operat
ing vcr } satisfactorily There are several
hundred tons of ore In the bins , but regu
lar shipments will be resumed on Tuesday.
About invcnty-flve miners will be put to
work In the Welcome and Hordtcrabble
mines soon and the force In the Mark Twain
will be Increased
The Highland Chief company has decided
to resume operations at Its Spruce Gulch
mill , which has been entirely refitted The
company Is now following a stringer of ore
from the old $10000 Champion pocket , on
which It hopes to nnd another pokct It
Is also opening a Icdgo of ore thirty feet
wide , which averages $3.50 to the ton , free
milling , and which can bo worked at a
profit.
Acting Surgeon General P U Smytho of
the Marine hospital service has written to
the surgeon general Informing him ot ttio
existence of two cases of lepros } In Walsh
count } . North Dakota The victims are
Scandinavians and the dlseise Is said to bo
well developed. One of the patients Is said
to be anxious to return to Sweden lr
Smjtlio RIS he Is uninformed as to what
precautions the local authorities have taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
Good progress Is being made on the gov
ernment Indian school now In ( iroccss of
construction ut Chambcilaln , and it Is ex
pected that It will bo completed In tlmo to
open about November 1. The Indian schools
at Lower llrulo and Crow Creek agencies
are overcrowded and the surplus of children
of school age , aggregating 200 or more on
the two reservations , will attend the Cham
berlain school It Is thought that within
a few } cirs the school will have to bo en
larged.
The nikhorn has been experimenting of
late with Its motive power on the passen
ger run of the Hlack Hills branch Tor
} ears the 'big six-wheel locomotives have
been used between Chadron and Deadwood ,
which have given most excellent satisfac
tion In point of power and speed , but the }
are quite expensive to operate , and a few
daB slnco Engineer Stanton made his run
with a four-wheeler from the Sioux City and
Pacific line , which is found to answer every
purpose of the largo machine and handled
at less expense of fuel.
Ono of the largest and most valuable ere
shoots } et opened In the siliceous ore belt
In the northern Black Hills Is In the Hint
ground , on Squaw creek. Mr. Hallam and
his associates certainly struck a great bar-
giln when they bought the Ilua group for
550,000. When the deal was closed there
\as no grc < at amount of ore In sight , but
the southwest drift has been continued and
wo are reliably Informed that a shoot ot
ere has been opened that shows a breast
thlrt } feet wide and twent-four feet high.
The ore runs from $20 to ? 50 per ton and
will prolnbly average $30 per ton.
The blind pig question Is assuming an
acute form In Grand Forks county , and
rodent occurrences In Larlmoro are likely
to result seriously for some ot the people
Implicated. Over a week ago the blind pig
operated by Julius Cresoln In L-jrlmore was
closed by an Injunction signed by Judge
risk of the district court and a number of
paekages of beer whisky and chimpagne
were seized by the officers. The building
was subsequently broken Into by unknown
parties , some of the liquor stolen and the
remainder destroed. The building was
again broken Into on Tuesday and Crcscln
begin selling goods A second time he was
ousted , but returned and forcibly ejected
Doput } Sheriff Spauldlng , who was in charge
and continued doing business.
WYOMING.
Sevent-slx thousand two hundred sheep
have trailed through Natrona county and
have been reported to the county officials
since April , and It is estimated that this
Is not half the number that will trail
through on their way east for feeding pur-
pcses this } eir.
Ono of the finest lubricants ever tested
In Cheyenne Is a mixture of pure graphite
from Thomson . He-Hani's mine and Wy
oming oil The Mibslanco Is pronounced
Ideal for lubricating purposes , having been
given a thorough test by the Wyoming
Cycle company and at the Union Pacific
shops.
The Sheridan Enterprise 83s : "It Is cur
rently reported that assaS of the Lost
Cabin ere have been made at the Grant
smoltcr In Omaha which run over $800 to
the ton. The members of the Eureka Min
ing company state that the assay Is genu
ine and have placed ten men at work In the
mines "
id Zimmerman Is at Port Collins from
Homo In the Poudro Canyon and reports a big
strlko made by himself In the canyon flvo
miles above his place. Ho discovered the
lead more than a } eir ago , but did not open
U until recently. Ho has had eight assays
made from the ore , and they range from
$3ICO to $3,850 In gold per ton. This has
created a bensatlon In the canon and the
ground Is being staked rapidly. The lead Is
j ten-Inch vein of yellow decomposed quart/
Mr Zimmerman brings down one of tne gold
retorts and has It on exhibition at Port Col
lins
It has been discovered by the county at
torney of Lanxmlo count } that the law passed
by the last legislature \Vomlng provid
ing for a Joint tax sile by counties and
cities for delinquent taxes is a nullity. An
examination of the journals of both houses
of the legislature discloses the fact that
amendments made to the original bill b } both
houses and agreed to In couferenco commlt-
tee and ratified by thu several houses were
not Incorporated lu the bill b } the engross
ing clerks and that the law as signed by the
governor was radically different from that
pisjeil by the legislature.
COLORADO.
Mesa county will have quite a large corn
crop this year the largest over mlaed lu the
county.
Monte Vista will hold a grand harvest
festival for the San Luis valley on September
29 and 30 and October 1.
The Phillips mill on the Carrie property
In North Swan Is practically ready to start
as soon iw the expert Canldo process mill
man arrives.
Application has been made for an Injunc
tion restraining Maor Pord of Victor from
contracting for certain water pipes and dis
posing of $50.000 worth of city bonds ,
The new elevator at Hooper la attaining
mammoth proportions and the force of men
engaged In Its construction lend an alp of
unusual. While
liveliness to the town qulto
bo new Btructuro 1s capable ot containing a
Our watch offering today Is u
niKlu movement In n wnirantetl
lllle-il C.IM' for $10 Wo luvi * watches at
$5 but they aio not any good others
inij ; ! ) ' nsk $7 for them , however but
Whim jon et ono of thesu unlimited
sold illli'd cat-e watches with the gunulno
KlKln movement .voti're KettliiK a value
that Ima ne\or been olTeied .von befoie
Our wediliiiK stationery enslaving plant
Is the most complete In the city \Ve do
all our own flteel plate printing and
stamping and ha\e an expeit In charge
of the wotlt Ihigraved wedding Million-
cry $10 for the first 100.
C ; S. RARMOND CO. ,
Jeyveler ,
15th and Douglas Si a.
vast ( ( iiantlty of grain the Indications are
th'tt Its rapacity will be taxed during the
present season
! Iho commlMloucrs of Las Anlmas county
an ttited the ballots turned In b } the news-
) ipcr and Miss Katie Bancroft , daughter ot
'a ' pioneer , received 336,476 vote * for maid of
ILonor
' The Now Year mine at Granite has about
COO tons of null dirt and forty tons of first-
class ere on the dump. The mill ore will beheld
held until the new mill is completed. The
lim-class will bo shipped shortly
The Olscn property , near Anlmas Perks ,
\IM \ been sold to a company of eastern men
for $50,000. Six ( ? ars of ore that yielded $60
per ton In gold were shipped out by the
owner this sea on The company will operate
the mine all winter.
Ouray shipped 100 cars of ere last month.
Thu Camp Ulrd mine Is now omplOlng 100
men , and the output IK gold In high values ,
The Vl'glnlus mine emplo } 600 men. Ilel
Mountain properties thow considerable prog
ress and moru miners will bo working there
dm Ing the coming winter than for several
} cata previous.
The new gold camp northwest of Sallda Is
being prospected A carload of ere from
the Golden Mind claim In the Cameron
district returned the owners $200 This was
from a shaft only sixty-five feet deep. A
group ot claims In the district lus been
bonded for $10,000 , surface assis from
which run fifteen ounces In gold The
Kranklo group of three claims has been
bonded for $ SO 000 , w Ith a 20 per cent roy
alty. A fourteen-lnch pay streak has been
found on the property , which runs as high
as $200 per ton , a recent small shipment net
ting $43 per ton.
The most Interesting development of the
yeni In Tcllurido has been the astonishing
results obtained by A. Q Klrby , formerly
of California , lu saving gold from the tall-
Ings coming from the Pandora mill , Uy
tables covered with canvas tipped at a
slight angle , and by an Ingenious arrange
ment for distributing tbo tailings equally
over the surface , the fine pirtlcles ot min
eral are caught. It Is said that ho Is net
ting $200 a da } by his device. As a result
the demand for tailings Is great. Down the
creek between Pandora and Tcllurido are
numerous bars where the tailings of past
} eirs have lodged. Thu ground Is old placer
ground and the owners are now negotiating
with speculators for the privilege ot workIng -
Ing over these tailings.
UTAH.
The second crop ot Utah watermelons
appeared In the markets last v\ek. The
melons aru ot largo size and flue flavor.
'Die strike at the Dlamondvllle coal mines
ls still on , and no progress has been made
in the matter ot settlement , according to
tha latest reports ecclved.
The West Mountain Mining company Is
having Us group of mines surveed for
patent , and as soon is this Is completed It
will begin the extensive developments of the
property.
Work has commenced upon the grastone
quarries neir Thistle Junction to procure
rock for the railroad company. Several men
arc being emploed , but the length of time
It will be operated Is not at present Known.
Work has been resumed In the develop
ment of the Annie mine , between Mercur
and Sunshine , and It Is learned that the
company Is now erecting a steam hoist on
the ground for the purpose of facilitating
operations.
Six steel tanks arrived at nureka by Tues-
du's train. They are to bs used In the cya-
nldlng process at Lane. Two of the tanks are
ten feet deep and ten feet In diameter and
weigh 0,500 pounds each The remaining four
nre square , or oblong , and weigh 2,500 pounds
each.
It is understood that the Oregon Short Line
Is planning an excursion to Beaver Lake
mining district In Beaver county. Thla would
make a plcasint outlug and would Just tult
mining men and Investors who desire to
make an Investigation Into the merits of this
camp , which , without doubt , has made a
splendid showing of late.
The L hl Sugar Beet company now has on
hand about 1,000 tons In the sheds and the
farmers of Lehl , with the sugar comraii } ,
are delivering about 17. tons a da } . Some
3,000 tons have been received. Some twelve
cirs of sugar have now been shipped from
the factory and orders are coming In as fast
a they cin bo filled , the Z C. M. I. taking
a large amount.
At the close of the first day of registration
at the State unlverslt } Uegistrar Cora's
books showed that cards of admission In
courses had been Issued to over 300 ntudents
lAs these were ino'tly now students , It is
believed that within the next two or three
das , when the old students will have had a
chance to register , the enrollment will reach
and probably pafo the GOO mark.
The Dexter canlde plant Is being removed
from across the valle } and a force of men is
now engaged In grading and arranging for
the erection ot the plant below town. The
location la a considerable distance from the
works ( about a quarter ot a mile ) , but was
the best that could bo selected , as parties
owning the available ground nearer tbo mine
held It at a figure so absurdly high that any
thought of acquiring It by the company was
totally out of the question.
The state engineer has stopped work on
the Silver lake reservoir under the plans and
specifications provided for In the contract
signed some tlmo ago. The engineer's ob
jection to the work going on was on the
ground that a rock and dirt embankment
would not bo strong enough to withstand the
pressure of a largo body of water , and In
the event of a breakage in the walls a large
amount of property would In all probablllt }
bo destrOed , If no lives were lost. The en
gineer's stipulation that the wall must be
built of rock and cement will no doubt bo
compiled with but In any event work Is sus
pended , for this season at least.
MONTANA.
Monlana has cloven regularly organl/ed
posts of the Grand Army of the Uepubllc ,
with a total membership of 40R.
Whlto Sulphur Springs Mont , has suc
ceeded In disposing of $10,000 In bonds , the
proceeds of which will bo used to construct
water works.
The annual report of the Sun Hlver Stock
and Land company , ot which T. C. Power
Is president shows that the authorised and
paid-in capital Is $60,000 und that there Is
no Indebtedness.
The Thomas Cruse wool , consisting of
three seasons' clips and amounting to nearly
500,000 pounds was sold Thursday to a
San Pranclsco buer. It Is said that the
price paid was 15 cents.
There Is more freight now 'being ' hauled
from Dillon to suirounding towns than In
jcars past Much of this freight consists
of the machinery for the lion Accord's new
dredge boat being built at Hannack.
Arrangements have been made to preserve -
servo a lot of Montana fruits for the Omaha
Exposition A large shipment of JTH Is
en route and pure alcohol Is the principal
Ingredient to be used It Is piopibed tn-ai
there shall be three stations In western
Montana for the putting up of the fruit
Mlssoulu , Hamilton and Stcvensvllle. The
samples of apples , Bears , plums , peaches ,
grapes , etc. , arc to be1 brought Into those
! points and put up In it1 manner that will
Insure success.
This season has bcp.n a rennrkably good
one for fruit growers all over the state The
} leld of all kinds of frtrtt'lioth standard and
small fruit , has bt > en largo and this class
of farmers feel very much encouraged
A few da } s ago the building board of
the State Normal school at Dillon adopted
definite plans for the Improvement of the
normal grounds The Improvements de-
elded upon Involve nn oJspondtturo ot over
$1 500
The largest enterprise- under way In Mad
ison county just now Is Hie1 Oalord smoltcr ,
on which more than $6T > 0-.000 has been ex
pended since the work was first commenced.
When completed It will represent an Invest
ment of about $1,000,000
The Livingston land office last week hid
on inquiry from a New York party" desiring
Information about the adaptability of this
section for growing grapes , saying that about
200 Hungarians were sooa coming to America
and desired a location for grape culture
A prcllmlnar ) survey has just been com
pleted toward building a concentrator at
Alhambra. It power can be transmitted
from the Missouri river dam It will bo built
This would be a great thing for Alhambra
Springs County Survcor McNelll did the
survcing for this project.
The Montana Itallroad company Is putting
In a small acreage of winter wheat In the
vicinity of Dorsey to test the practicability
of growing this grain In that section without
Irrigation. Should this provo a success there
are thousands of acres In that locality that
could bo made productive.
IDAHO.
To encourage homcscckers the Pacific Kx-
press compaii } has reduced rates en ft till
shipments to the east one-halt.
A seven-car bridge repairing outfit was
hauled up to Hiillcy lu the train Monday
morning. The Short Line Is being looked
after much moro closely than over before
The wlfo of Leo Southwell , In driving
from Hockland to American Palls , by a quick
turn In the rc-ad was thrown from thu ve
hicle to the ground , thereby breaking u
bono lu ono of her lower limbs She was
taken to Ogden for treatment.
The largo animals In the Yellowstone
park , such as elk , uioosc , buffalo and some
deer , have been put on the Island In the
Yellowstone park. The only access to them
Is by boat. There are already a bundled
tons ot hay on the Island for them this
winter.
Notice has been given by the Custor com
pany , operating several mines and a twenty-
stamp mill at Ouster , that wages will bo
reduced from $3 to $2 7G per day , w Ith board
at the old price of $1 per day. The miners
have decided to go on a strike If the ordci *
is enforced.
The Old Olory compan's lllnlno mine , flvo
miles northeast of Idaho City , Is now turn
ing out rich ore from a vein that Is the
full width of the tunnel A tunnel was
started on the vein about 1,000 feet from the
ore chute. A chutu not showing at the sur
face was discovered. The five-stamp mill
Is reducing the ere
Dr Bartlett Is at Boise from his opal mine
on the Snake. Ho has some ver } fine speci
mens , of fire opals , one of which weighs thir
teen carats and for which' ho sa8 ho has
been offered $300. The shaft has been t = unk
to , a depth of thlrty-flvo feet and great care
Is being exeiciscd lu mining In order to
save the opals from being marred.
A gentlemin just in from a visit to Wclser
states the place show's man } signs ot re
newed prosperity , nvco thing is going
ahead , ho sas , and the people manifest a
feeling of confidence Hie country tributary
to the towns has been very prosperous this
} ear , and the prospect for the development
of the great mining districts of the country
constitutes another factor In' the development
of the county scat.
A party of Culdwellltss attempted to cor
ral the burros that roam In the Snake val
ley below Grand View fcrr } , with the view
of shipping them to Klondike. The attempt
was a failure. The bjirrcs , when cornered ,
would turn und break for the noises , brayIng -
Ing as enl } u frlghteuedi beast ot that char
acter can , and the horses , becoming unman
ageable at such an onslaught , became un
controllable. There are reported to bo some
1 500 of these animals in that locality and
the only way In which to secure them seems
to bo by using the lariat.
CALIFORNIA.
Hastern capitalists ore figuring on a ferry
service from Oakland to San Pranclsco
A Napa canner } has had to refuse $23,000
worth of orders because of the unusual de
mands upon It
A sndlcate composed of leading citizens ot
San Pranclsco has taken the entire issue ot
50,000000 of bonds of the San Prancibco i.
San Joaquln Valley road.
In attempting to stop a runaway team by
grabbing the lines Old Luke , a Chinaman
emploed on the Locke estate , ncau Locke-
ford , was dragged to death ,
San Francisco has had the greatest sensa
tion In her municipal history. The courts
have ousted her Board ot Supervisors , which
was elected , and the mayor of the city and
the governor of the state have appointed a
new sot of ofllclals.
A fire broke out In the snow sheds be
tween the Summit and Truckee at noon Sun
day and before the railroad company's fire
trains could reach the scene and do effective
work 2,700 feet of sheds was burned. The
railroad tics were also destroyed and the
rails warped and listed out of shape.
William Conant , who last week bought the
Hlnes property , on Coffee creek , Trinity
county , has found on It a five-foot ledge of
ore , parallel to the ono which had been
worked , which will run $100 to the ton. A
twenty days' run on the liloss & McCleary
property has } ielded over $3,800. This gold
Is worth $1925 per ounce.
Beckworth nnd Colby , who , a month ago ,
took $10,000 In a day out of the Gamy mint !
In Sonor.i , Tuoluinne county , have found the
so-culled pocket a largo one , for they have
not yet reached the end of It. They ba } they
are still uncovering large quantities of flno
ore , and expect to take out $1,000,000 before
they are through with the mine.
A mstery of twenty-two years' standing
has been clutrcd up by the Ulscoveiy made
by a v , rocker , Whltolaw , near Barclay
Sound. It was In 1875 that some vessel
came Into collision with the steamer Pacific
and sunk her. causing a loss of 185 lives.
It was the greatest disaster In the history
of thu near Pacific waters Jt Is now set
tled that the Orpheus was the bark that
struck the 1'aclflc. This 1md always been
the surmtso , and Whltclaw last week found
the boneti of the Orpheus Irt Barclay Sound ,
where she had drifted ashore.
The total shipments of fresh deciduous
fruit from this state up to the 1st of Sep
tember reached the qpormou3 , quantity of
3,556 carloads , as ag-alnst 2.GOJ carloads
during the same period In 18'JG , The ship
ments made prior to August 1 are said to
have paid wull , but thosu made slnco that
date have been subjected to severe compe
tition from the fruit grown In the eastern
states , the production of wJilch seems to
have been on a largoiscalo In splto of the
early reports which Indicate shortages ,
especially of the peach cinp on the Atlantic
seaboard The expansion "of the eastern
market Is icmarkable and Indicates that
with the return of Kc-nnral prosperity In
manufacturing and cognalo Industries It
After you have BCPJI the Jewell Steel
Unngos you will agr with us In tlmt
they have no equal < lu > 'jowell ' has many
advantages over MHIIU 'ho-callcd ' Kteul
langes made of the highest grade cold
rolled hteel not sheet lion with steel
hake ovens tlmt bake .with a minimum
amount of fuel duph-v grate for either
hard or soft coalspeulal giate llnlngH
for wood and wood feed door extension
llio box -mid many other features that
you won't llnd with other ranges pi ices
aio from $1M,00 nnd up the same high
class woik on all the Jewell Itanges wo
guarantee them to bu just nt > we repiv-
them. ,
A. C. RAYMER ,
nUII.DP.KS' JIAIIDWAKE HERE.
1514 Farimm St.
will be able to aborb All of our surplus
fruit for some years to come.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation
Army is in Pan Kranclnoo In connection with
l 's ' heel-sugar land coIonUttlon scheme for
I ( the unemployed A few ot the most export-
i enced of the colonists will bo placed on the
10,000 acres Immediate ! } There are now
i over 300 colonists enrolled , and those not
| lirimcdlately prepared to go on the land will
! be Kent to a training school on n farm In
'
Contra Costa count } , v.hrro the } will re
main two weeks or longer , according to
their progress , In order to ascertain their
capabilities. They will bo1 under the tuition
of a scientific agriculturist , who will bo
dpiblo of judging their merits and Impirt-
Ing instruction Over SO per cent ot those
whose names arc enrolled have had more or
less experience In farming.
oiuaoN. :
Junction City has a new lire engine , for
which It recently paid $1.100.
Hood river Is linking elaborate prepara
tions for the fruit fair to bo held there in
October.
Mnlhcur river farmers are putting up their
third crop of alfalfa , and have It mostly In
the stack.
Quail have never been known to be so thick
In the vicinity ot Ashland for many } ears
and offer some good sport for local gunners.
Plttcen cents was offered by a Salem bop-
man Siturday for n few biles of choice ' 97
hops , and several offers ot 13',4 cents were
reported.
A good run of salmon Is reported In the
Coqullle The canneries will not bo operated
this > onr and fishermen will have to salt
their catches.
Fishermen at The Dalles say the most of
the llsh are being caught by seines , nnd that
the water Is too low for many of the wheels
to bo operated.
The survey of the Tlllamook bar has been
completed by nnglucer Holcombo who found
the bar In much better sbapo than ho ex
pected to find It.
The I'endleton roller mills , with a capacity
of 500 barrels , owned b } W. S lcrs , was
dcstroed b } fire Sunday morning. The loss
will teach $200,000
I'veiy day the wheat receipts at the ware
houses In The Dalles show an Increase , and
within a week the rush of wheat teams will
falrl } blockade the streets In the Kist Hud ,
! > is The Dalles Chronicle
During the first tin Co das of this week no
fewer than eighteen mortgages. Including one
for $11,000 on the Natlnn Pierce farm at
Milton , have been satisfied and their cancellation -
collation recorded , In Umatllla county.
The pros ] ccts of extensive cattle ship
ments Horn Ashland , at an early date ,
brought a swarm of lallroad men down upon
th city Tucsda } and ono might have sup
posed that n railroad convention was in
pi ogress , saS the Ashland Tidings
The news comes from the old camp of
Glmletvllle that very rich drifting dirt has
been found In the Gordon d Allen gravel
claims , and that recently a nugget weighing
$300 was uncovered lu other claims also
good prospects ale obtained , sas tbo Grant
Count } News.
WASHINGTON.
Montesano Is working to secure the es
tablishment there of a shingle mill.
The Tacoma schools have adopted the ver
tical system of wilting.
W J White has commenced to stretch
the tele-phono wire from The Dalies to Gold-
cndnlc.
The scarcity of Jars In which to put up
fruit is felt by housewives in eastern Wash
ington.
The city council of Montesano , at Its
meeting last week , decided not to purchase
the water plant offeied It b } the Individual
owners In that city.
In King count } , thirty miles cast of Seat
tle , a large bed } of low-grade gold ore has
been discovered and assas give returns of
$2 gold and 50 cents sliver.
In the L-angham group , O'Kanngan dis
trict , an ere bed } seven feet wide has been
uncovered , the assas of which glvo an av
erage ot $35 , prlnclpall } gold. Portland cap
ital is interested and enough money Is al
ready seemed to build a suitable plant.
As an evidence of better times In Cowlltz
county man } mortgages are being paid off ,
the Interest on which has not even been
paid foi the last two or three years , sas
the Cowlltr Advocate Business In all lines
lias revived material ! ) within the last few
weeks , and a better feeling generally pre
vails In that county.
The I'alouso Creamery company has been
In 'business ' two } cars The average price
paid for butter fat during that time has
been 17 8 cents per pound , or a little moro
than 33 cents per roll foi butter. The lowest
price paid was 11 > 4 cents In Juno , and thti
highest , 21 cents In Decembei last. The
present price paid is 19 cents
Mnshel district , Pearce county , is attract
ing capital to its copper properties The
Mashel coinpaii's properties , a group lo
cated on a COO-foot level going 2 % per cent
copper , have attracted the attention of
Colonel Turner , ono ot the principal owners
of the Le Hoi , and monej Is being expended
I in proving its value and extent. It Is said
j that the ore can bo i educed at an expense
not exceeding 75 cents per ton.
Whitman county , Washington , last week
harvested 1,500,000 bushels ot grain , worth
$1,050,000. Ibis record will bo broken this
j week , as nearly all the machines are run
ning. Some farmers are just beginning to
harvest , while others have their entire crops
cut The scarcity ot horses Is apparent.
Teams cannot be hired at any price Mort
gage companies holding extensive Interests
fear they cannot get their sacked wheat to
market before the rains fall.
In Cascade district , Skaglt county , Omaha
men are pushing development work on the
Lucky Boy group. This property Is com
posed of the Lucky Boy , Fourth of July and
j Seymour , and all are opened by tunnel In
from twelve to twenty-live feet , The Lucky
I Boy shows twelve Inches clear galena , giv
ing 100 ounces silver , CO per cent load and
1 $10 gold. The Fouith of July shows three
| feet nolld of ere similar to it , while the Sc-
I mour has sixteen Inches first-class shipping'
silver-lead ere ,
Hop picking is nearly finished In the Che-
hallg valley. It Is Impossible as jot to
determine what the crop is likely to be.
Sufllco It to say that growers whoso ) ards
were well sprayed and properly cared for
.are all feeling very well satisfied with the
way their yards are turning out , sas the
Chchalls Bee. Picking will last another
week In some of the } .inls. and by that tlmo
It will be possible to si/.o up the crop pretty
closely. The splendid weather for the last
ten das has been most favorable for har
vesting the crop , and loss from mould will not
bo nearly as bad as was feared In a few
small jards where spraying was neglected
there has been much heavier losses Grow
ers are putting up a fine sample as a rule ,
The busiest weeks of the Wulla Walla
fruit season have begun Pour or live car
loads of plums , pears and prunes are being
shipped dally to thu eastern markets Fully
100 young women find lucrative employment
In packing the fruit at the various packing
houses h'eventy-flvo mm also work In and
around t ho packing house , sorting , distrib
uting and packing the fruit , carrying and
draylng Per a month It Is estimated the
net returns to the Wnlla Walla shippers
will average $2,000 a day In most years
a lull Is experienced between the arrival ot
the different fruits , but this } ear everything
has ripened In inch rapid succr Mon that
there Is no break In thn work. The quality
ot thu fruit Is excellent and the quantity
abundant. The water melons this ) cr nre
excnptlonally line , the body being close
gra'ned ' , g\\eel and juicy.
TO CU1U ? A COLD IN ONH DAY
Tnko Laxatlvo Brome ( Julnlno Tablets All
druggists refund the money If It ( alls to
cure 25c
\ns or ii.tr : : fio.N NX MHO.
Council Coiniilflr * the 1 > lxt In .Sex-n
or tltc Mm'nr < U.
The following Is .a complete list ot the
registrars of election appointed by the city
council at the regular meeting Tuesday
night. The Plrst and Seventh ward regis
trars were not appointed , for the reason that
the councllmen from those wards had not
completed their lists :
Second Ward Plrst district , August
Srhroeder W. J Stacv , James McMonlfs ;
Second district , David 11 Lorlng , i : J Pot
ter 1M 0 Kratz ; Third district. Orant Wil
liams , Samuel A Cornecr , Julius Hudowsky ;
Fourth district. Prank 12 Dworak , James
Kionpa John MnttiiitMir , Fifth district , T S
Uroderick , Prank Chleborad , Anton Hudecck ,
Sixth district , P II Johnson. C Uoss , Wil
liam A Oriel ) . Seventh district , 11 Walker ,
J i : Shavllk. Michael Schmidt , F.lghth dis
trict , Charles IMen. John Kcmmcrllng , John
Fuchs , Ninth district , J W Hall. 1M lllcko ,
F P Augustat ; Tenth district. O. C Bartlett ,
John Keeps , N It WIlcov ; IJlcventh district ,
Joseph P Drown , Oeorgo Morrison , Paul
Waack.
Third Ward-First district , II II Durbln ,
I H Hallett , Charles Farmer , Second dis
trict , W It O'Shaughnessy , T L McDonnell ,
Halpli Hkhardsoii , Third district , Lwter
Bowers James Case ) . P S Horton , Fourth
district , W J Houtledgc. Nelson Allen , Wil
liam Norton ; Fifth district. S P Peterson ,
W H Womack A. W Wallace , Sixth dis
trict , Alfred Arneman , Thomas Harrington ,
1M O Neal , Seventh district Clus Ulehtcr ,
J B Carr. Prank Clabb , nighth district ,
Hugh Ilughbanks , Charles Mentor James
Smith ; Ninth district Earnest Worm , Isaac
lames , Thomas Hirrls ; Tenth district , S H
Hugglus , Joseph Hale , Frank Curtis
Fourth Ward First district , W S Lane ,
lullus Jankowjky , J J Cober ; Second dis
trict , C. J 1'niery , James A Woodman. W
W Copeland , Third dlsliict. Augustus
Lockner , M H. Hcebo , William S Weber.
Fourth district , John M Bamford , O 0
Pope , F H. Goddard , Fifth district , W 0
Anderson , J W Coopei , W T Hoed , Sixth
district Daniel Colles. John T Hast , P
M. Tobln ; Seventh district , A Ktufmnn , A
J Hobertson , F McUeaney , Highlit district
U A. Boucher , Fjrnest Gibson , W P Wll-
cox. Ninth district , George D Pcrrlnc , D
13. Chapln. Arthur lAnderson
Fifth Ward First district , Thomas S
Bed , Charles L McCov J Milton Ilclb } ,
Second district , W 12 Flndley , C A llob-
orts , W J Henshaw , Third district , H T.
Albcnnls , 12 C Periling , C Dei trick. Fourth
district , D T Kclliher , J W Bruner , I 11
Hlllngwood ; Fifth district , 12 K Lower ,
A. C Larson. F 12. McGtlckln , Sixth dis
trict , J , 12 I2mblcn , Joel Johnson , M P.
Mcllrldo , Seventh district Tom Pelrronctt ,
P. J. Carroll , Charles Newstrom.
Sixth Ward First district , Pieston Hcovcs ,
12 L I'otter , L L Uttlo'lp'd ' . ernml dl -
trlct Halph O VanNess , William R. Corn-
well , Fred Wolff ; Third district , J. A.
Wlchterman T C Goodson , Thomas John
son ; Fourth district , II. 12 Jones , Walter
M. Carter , W. G. Cunningham , Fifth district ,
II Bush , H O. Dillon Ulwaid Fluiv , Sixth
district , B. S. Anderson , J M Chambers ,
William McVlttle ; Seventh district , Flank
lackson. J H Talbot , S 0 Bennett ;
I2lghth district , W. B Fuller , J. J II Ilecdy ,
P. 0. Hanson ; Ninth district , George W.
Wlnshlp. W T Johubon A V Pliimmer ,
Tenth district , 12. L Bradley , A. Gus P.
Rente , M. P. Morton ; Eleventh district
Kdward G. Humphre ) , Andruw HHJ ,
Joseph Sherry.
I2lghth Ward First district , P. H. Ilogue ,
A. J. Hcrold , H A Wcgener ; Second dis
trict John A White. Fred Henner , George
C. Turklngton ; Third district , I2mll
SchultClaik Ilulton , lames P Connolly ;
Fourth district. John Kelley , Prank Mc-
Ardlc , James Stockdalo ; Fifth district , John
Hart , Iia Stevens C L Harris , Sixth dis
trict , M. P. Butler , George Hde , C. 12.
Morgan ; Seventh district , Charles W.
White , C J Westerdahl lohn McGnrr ) ,
12lghth district , nmmott McCreary , II. U.
Munchoff , Sol Prince.
Ninth Ward First district W. J. C. P.
Cramer , James Mcatgomer ) John P Qulnn ,
Second district , C. F Hobertson. Nelson S.
Mercer , A. Landergren ; Third district ,
Hobeit Stein , Arthur A Lawrle J P 0 llan-
lon ; Fourth district , Hobcrt Llnsey , Edgar
M Morscman , jr , J. L Hopper , Fifth dis
trict. P B Johnson , W. II Cow In , H B
Guild ; Sixth illstilct , Andrew Schons , Sam
T. Wiggins , Join KcS
No man or womum can enjo ) Ilfo or ac
compllsh much In this world vhl ! < ? suffering
from a torpid liver. DeWltt'e Little Early
HIsers , the pills that cleanse that or.o
tulckly-
BOUND FOR THE COLD FIELD
Omaha Man in Alaska llcadcd for ths
Klondlko Mining Region ,
FRED HOEL WRITES OF IIS EXPERIENCE
Mnti > llnrilsliltt * fur Mio SopUera After
\Veul Mi , Iml Not .so lluil it *
HUN llrcii I'rltitril lu
The Dec has been turntahod a loiter from
the Klondike couutr ) written by an Omaha
) oung man , and which Is published here
with. There have 'been columns published
about thin much advcittaed round ) , but tha
local diameter of this letter will give It a
special Interest It Is written by Ftc'd llocl ,
son of Mr and Mrs A U llocl , who left
Omaha on his trip to the far north About
August 1. The letter was written at SXng-
way , Alaska , September 11 , and was addressed -
dressed to his mother. It Is as follows :
"I think It was just a mouth ago that I
landed In Seattle , and at rived here on
August 20 We have had a hard time get
ting our goods over the \\hl-c pas from
hero to Lake llennett One unn's outfit Is
at the lake anl he U building a boat In
which we will go down the \uknii river , per
haps as far as Mewait ihci The tulanca
of our stuff Is half wav over , a part herewith
with which wo will st.m tonunrow morning ,
and In seven or eight dits wo will have
overthing on the lake
"We. have ten horsts , but one In lame mid
will nut do us an ) mute good I'lio trail U
a terror. It Is tdmpl ) awful , up and down
among locks , mud and trees We pack
about 150 poundson u horse and we luuo to
walk all the \\.iv Have1 made uno round
tilp and a half making about \2o miles.
Both of ni ) heelo a IT MUO and ) ou hot ( hero
is no fun In the job , lint wo are golci ; to
get thcro all the sumI wao iifrahl my
party would not get ovei , us It is Itiblo to
snow nt an ) time , but now wo are safe , I
think There are enl ) three In our pally
I2d S Brooks , J 0 Itolen and mself
"There aio all kinds of repoits being sent
out about the hardship' for men and lioiscs
on this tiall , but vou can't belie\u thorn.
Wo have read letters siit fiom he-io In the
papers that come biek from Seattle , and the
peopln hero would not Know nilthing about
th'ngs that were wrllttn nbout , so } ou must
not worr ) , ns wo are taking no chiuccei nnd
will coiiio out next summer safel ) Wo will
build a cabin down the river at the mouth
of ono ot the streims that empty Into the
Yukon , and above the Stew ait liver , or
rather this side , to tint we will not bo auy-
wheio near Dawbon Clt ) , or the country that
Is liable to be short ot provisions this win
ter , and there 1 no danger foi us , as w
have fully a ) ears mippl )
GIMV5 AN A1'1'I2TITI2
"I have developed a tremendous appotlto
and can't eat enough to atlsf ) It t bad a
little touch ot rheumatism but It Is all gene
now Wo had a line oicanoogo on the
British ship 'Brl'tol. but ) ou bet the Ameri
can flag is goo 1 enoug i foi me next time.
"After we got all the goods and horses
which we bought in Victoria off from the
'Bristol' wo had to Walt nearly a week before
wo could get on to thu trail , as they were
working along it and would not let anyone
pass. But you should have seen the string
of loaded pack holies that started on the flrnt
day. There must have been 2000 Lots ot
them are dejd from st irvutlon and exhaus
tion and from huits from falling off the
trail. Wo have had plcnt ) of feed for ouis ,
and they were out of a pack train In the
Yaklma valley In Washington , and wo had
no trouble , ns the ) all know their business.
"Lots of people1 have turned bick , because
they did not have slock enough to carry their
outfits and not momn enough to buy moro
horses.
"Two or three weeks more will end the
horse business as the summit cf the tmll will
bo blocked wlt.i fnows and then there will bo
a thousand or inoac horscx I hat will have to
bo shot , ai there Is no feed In the country to
keep them till spring I don't know whether
or not we will be able to sell ours when we
get through , as the ) are getting cheaper every
da ) They cost us ? 50 each and when wo
landed heie the ) would have brought us
$150 each , but otbci outfits are getting
thuugh with their hortes and the price Is
droj ping
"bKagway was a llvel ) town up to a week
ago , but all of tbo&e- who nie going aa wo
are , are getting out nnd othc s arc going
hack on thu steamerin two weeks mora
there will bo enl ) tnu-o left who arc waiting
for thu snow and will take their stuff In on
sleds next spring We will bo a whole season
ahead of thono und ma ) have enough ot It
before winter ceth 1n next year"
Theie are others- but uono "Just ni
good" as Dr. l > ivls' Antl Headache.
TUB ONLY GENUINK HUNYAD1 WAThR
BEST AND SAFEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER
Preset Hcd ) anil npptovo * ! for : ; i ji > ai.s by nil the iniullenl aullioiltlos I'oi CON
STIPATION , DYSPIP.SIA : , TOKPIOITY OK TIIH MVIU : , IIIJMOKUIIOIDS
an well as for all kindled ailments toMiltlii } , ' fiom Indlhuii'tion lu diet.
"It in reniiirKiil ) ! ) ami c\c < 'i > ll niill > uniform In KM rnnipn < lll n. "
British Medical Journal.
"Tinp.iiinlpj < of all imter Wnlfin. " _
" In . " lancet.
"AliHiiluti'l ) iMiiiNliiul uiniiiioHlliiiii.
oitniNvitv nosi : , OMviM2ci , VSSI.MII , iir.rom :
CAUTION See that the label bears the signature of the
firm Andreas Saxlehner.
i ; TO UOVrilACTOIIS.
Our ! > : ! hhoi * men's shoos 1mvo noth
ing to do with Iicvi. \ . .Shnonmn be-
IIIK played out they won't Ki't tlmt
way lor they ate tin' bfst .Vt Mioo
on < > ; trthVvo Mmpl.v hpnad our-
helves this year on our .yt hhoe and
aio KiviiiK you inoio v.iluo lor jour
innnoy than ever bi'foie they toino
in box calf and calf Kln with sin-
Klo or double wole.s In the now coiner
or bull dotf toes Just as fjood a loolc-
liij ? shoo IIH the higher pi Iced ones
and as for wear why , you've never
heon anything HUe It for ij.i . ; wo
never have and we've been In the
hhoe business for yoais.
Drexel Shoe Co
1110 FAUNAM STKF.IT. : !
Thoio'n n lot In the moulding you j ot
for your picture fiaiues Is H up to date ?
Is the ptlee a leasonable oneV We aru
Kottlnf , ' In new moulding all the tlni"
keep munple.s at our Douglas street store
make the fiaine'H at our factory on
Iznnl stieet inalto M > many of them we
Lnow how nnd Jt enable.s us to make a
pi lea that'll about half tmual framing
lulcos H'H so cheap you couldn't buy the
moulding and make them yourself for
less a now fiamo on an old pletuio adds
to It like a coat of paint to an old house.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
