Tiri3 OMAHA DAILY TTE1J ) OOTQBER 18 , 1897
Pulse of Western Progress.
Vnrlp Sam has ? rvral acrr * of valuable i
land left In the wc t Although the public
domain has been pretty well picked over , )
for mineral , agricultural and other purposes ,
Homo iholce acrca remain , which have been
cut off from the huge reservations granted
Imllnn tribes In early years. Amotii ? these
'are the lands of Iho Utes In Utah and Colorado
rado , which are to be thrown open to the
public on the 1st of April , ISUS. The openIng -
Ing of these lands to public entry was the
CJIISD of protracted discussion In congrcM
( luring the last regular and special sessions
anl much dlftlrulty ai experienced In bring
ing both houses to an agreement. The dif
ferences were duo to the pressure of cer
tain speculators who sought to RCCUIO ad
vantages so as to control mineral dl trlcts
of gro > U value. Whether the advantages
aought were secured remains to bo seen
Certain It Is that there will bo a lively
ficramblo for the land , particularly In the
district loaded with gllaonlte , a mineral al
most as valuable us an average gold mine.
QlUonlto Is a dark brown , friable , curbon
unbalance which slakes under the Influence
of the atmtsphorc. It Is therefore shipped
In flacks. The price laid down at Chicago
Is $35 per ton , but the mining h BO cheap
and easy , fiero being no wantu ore. but enl )
jiuro gllsonlto In a vein , that a profit of from
? l ! to $ S per ton l.s made with a freight rate
of 65 cents a ( unwind to price plus the ex-
jiense from them to Chicago. At present
there are but two mines In operation The
Auheuser-linsch , or St Louis , UlUonlle com
pany's , and the Parlette mine , which Is run
by Cillmcr Brothers of Salt Lake. Three
two mints are. located on comparatively
niall veins , the former bulng about live and
the latter two fcot wide. Ilolh mines have
been dug to over 300 feet atvl no signs of
bottom have been reached. In length the
veins are respectively six and one miles.
Gllsonlte Is put to u multitude- uses. As
a paint for the hulls of vessels and. In fact ,
for all metallic aiibUances which are ex
posed to the action of wind , wave or weather ,
It is the best and cheapest material. As an
Insulator for electric wires It equals caout
choue , and , flnallv , It Is the best puliy ma
terial known. This laiter fact has been dis
puted , but whtv no olio can tell. It Is well
known that Omaha used Utah asphalt eleven
yeais ago and Cnlrago has Just completed the
paving of six of ll main streets with the
same. It Is the prlnclAil | paving material in
Salt Lake City.
A correspondent of the Salt Lake Herald
i > s that UllHonltc Is not the one and enl )
redeeming feature of the country , for. If
piopi'rly handled It could bp made a wonder
ful country At present It Is an alkali waste ,
but It is watered by man > sit cams and i
laigu portion of It iu be turned Into wav
ing wheat fields by Inlgitlon.
nm'rin TIMIJS IN MONTANA.
The Hocky Mnuntaln IIualHiidnnn , pub
lished at u'hlte Sulphjir Springs , Montana ,
persistently refuses to Join the calamity
band , and. Instead. Jo > ously toots the horn
" better than tlu-j
of prosperity. Phlngs are
have bcpn slnoo 1S'I3 , ' declares the Husband ,
man. "The runners of Montana have hi en
blessed with an abundant ciop , their heids
and llorKs have also miiltlpl'ed ' nlcelj and
prices foi cattle and sheep and grain are
good , mid those who have these commodities
to sell nit feeling well Hut there is a
marked dlffsreneo between good prices In-
uplic'd b > home industry and good prices
limned , by a demand from the worlds nrir-
kets The latter Is the most Independent
nd Is jii't JS good for the farmer and cattle
and shopp raiser , tint H pre ents quite a dlf-
feient status of affairs generally. In the
good old days when Inboi was emplnjed
money was plentiful among all classes ; but
11 Is onlv those who have something to
sell who fc"l the Impetus that the piesent
good prii es In the woild's mnikets Is giv
ing to the mutton , beet and gialn Indus
tries Hut certJlnly we buvo much to re
joice ovci oven though things are not up
to what they were n half do/en > eirs ago
I3vory few days bilngs most encoit-aging
tuiHs of fiiiniFrs. cattle lalaeia and sheep
talscrs who have been rescued from the
thraldom of debt men who a jear ago , 01
oven six months ago , seome 1 hopelessly en
cumbered with debt who hive , by the slip
of en ps or stock , been able to save the
homthtcad , the plant , and , being thus for-
feltc'd for the future , are on the safe side
ooino what will This hupp ) cancelling of
< lebt by our imal people l.s bound to have
good etfe 'Is upon the country generally , and
though It ma ) not start suhlck'iit industi )
to employ the labci of the land , may not
Incitetortii building as of lore , will Increase
\ \ * Investment In hrlgatlon enterprises , multi
ply the acrei umloi cultivation Increase our
ngil'ultura ' ! population anil Inr.ure a much
better feeling than l.as prevailed during the
past few jcjrs of depiesslon "
ni'KHKA'S FLOW OF WHAITH.
Iho little city of IJuii'ka. N. I ) . , with UK
1,200 Inhabitants , most of whom cannot speak
Lulled States , Is enjojlng a boom of good
proportions. It Is In the center of a great
wheat raising dlstilct , and the farmers there
abouts have "wheat to bu n " None of It
will bo burned , however , for It commands
top market price. There aio more than
twout-live grain elevators in the town , ami
Komo fort-live wheat buyers are oonstantls
stationed In the streets fiom the hogtiinin
of the markttlng season till well Into the
-winter Thcsu men piy out from $ i00 ! to
$1,500 dally fo the entire season of crco
marketings , anil not far from ? .1,50',000 ' will
pass Into the hands of the Russian farmer"
thereabouts for grain alone this fall. On
many a day there can be counted on the
streets , waiting at the elevators to unlo.n
wheat , from 200 to 300 faim wigons loaded
with grain and , ns there Is no town of con
sequence for rl\ty cv seventv mtli 8 In an )
direction , the o Is no opooi tunlty for tin
sellers to exchange their cash for goo la else
where. This makes llureka the liveliest town
In thu Dakotas. Farm wagons are unloading
day and night , and the work of the elovatoi
men Is often not completed till well on toward
morning. lUtrcka Is the nearest town to a
territory covering 3.KOO square miles , or moie
than J.OOrt.OOO acres' , most of which Is ex
cellent wheat land. Of cou'so. It Is at piv
out very sparsely settled , but the farmers
luUo an immense amount of wheat and al
of It must como to Ihireka. I/ist ) ear tin
farmers of the country round about It bcgai
stockraislng on a considerable scale and the )
are this season adding fat cattle to theli
pales of wheat. With average steers at | lr
a head they are getting rich so fust thby do
not know what to do with their money.
CHUCKING TIMIlKIl DIIPlinDATIONS.
Special Agent Green of the Interior depart
ment , whoso district embraces the Ulack
Hills , serves notice on timber thieves thai
they will bo vigorously prosecuted Ho
nt.iten that thu government docs not Intern
to be unieasonably severe In I'B regulations
nor interfere with the taking of timber nerco-
siry for the development of the eounto's
resources. When , how over , It Is cut from
government land for coniincrchl purposes ,
the depredators will bo made to feel thu
heavy hand of the goveminent. Thu right
to take timber from mineral claims Is 're
stricted to the nan of the timber on tlu >
mining claim from which It Is taken , That
the right to cut such timber Is limited
"Btictiy to tnu owner or tno ciiliu , who Is
only permitted to cut timber In such quau-
tltltii on his own claim as la necessary In
the "ordinary working of the claim. " Thu
timber may bo taken to bo used aa Is needful
to the proper working of the mine , but there
Is no warrant of thu law to cll the timber
and oppl ) tlio piocceds to the development
of the property , except It becomes uecessiry
to cut the timber and remove it so that the
ordinary working may ho prosecuted , and If
said timber hiving been go cut cannot bo
used In developing tlio mine it may be sold.
All alleged lode or placci claims which are
evidently located for the solo or chief pur-
pom of selling the timber thereon are not
bona lido clalirt. . It follows , from the above
that purchasers of timber front fraudulent
claimants , or timber cut for any other pur-
jiosea than above set forth , acquire no rights
other than those possessed by the mining
claimant * and aio liable to criminal prosecu
tion , under section 2101 , revised atatutez ,
and are also liable for the value of the tim
ber.
SIASON IN WONDBULAND.
The tourist season iu the National park
for 189T ended October C. On that date the
association hotels vveru closed , and the help
employed for tbo summer ramo out and
departed tor their winter homw. No tour-
Ists have been received by the Park Trans- .
portatlon company since October 1 , and the '
stages and hotels have been run the past
week fur tbo accommodation of those who !
went Into the park prior to that time. The
travel to the park this season has been un
usually large. It Is said that more pcoplo
have made 'ho rounds this ) car than during
any jrar in the history of the park. The
'ark Transportation company and the hotels
lave been taxed slncu the opening of the
canon to accommodate the flow of vlsltorn. ,
The total number carried by the trtns-
lortatlon company will exceed 3,000 , and
his does not represent 50 per cent of the
number of people who vlaltoj the park this |
season. Hundreds have gene through 'by
irlvato conveyances , and smaller transpor-
atlon companies have hod their share of
inslnpss The use of bicycles Is very com-
non In the park , and Is fast becoming a
> opuar ! method of making the rounds. The
weather during the tourist season has 1 > cpn
cry favorable for visitors viewing points of
ntprest. People from nearly every portion
of the glebe have Msltcd wonderland this
year , and from all appearances the park as
a pleasure-seeking point Is rapidly growing
n popularity If * umclont appropriations
can hp secured , npxt season will bo a busy
one. Extensive Improvements are planned ,
and HIP work will be pushed to completion
f congress can be Induced to bo liberal with
their appropriations.
THH DAKOTAS.
The ryanldp mill In Dcadwood Is helng
remodolwl and enlarged.
Stockholders of the Holy Terror mine have
received a dividend of 3 cents a share.
A steel bridge Is being constructed over
Wolf creek at Freeman and a new bridge
will bn built over the Jim.
The first snowof the season fell at Wan-
bay Sunday to the drnth of an Inch , but
WES all melted off at sunset.
The persistent lingering of the straw hat
In Daadwood threaten to provoke some
target shooting the straw- hat being the
target.
Halim during the list two weeks put out
: ho forest fires In the Hlack Hills and gave
the Inhabitants welcomed relief from smoke
and dust.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Yan.k- .
on Association of Congregational Ministers
loscd Its cession at Hudson Wednesday
evening. H was n successful mcetlnc , and
the attendance was very large.
The grand Jury at Fargo last wpok re-
lorted an Indictment against Ptesldent Sal-
yards of the First National bank of Mlnot
for alleged violation of the national banking
aws by loaning money on stock as collateral ,
riio vice president and cashier turned state's
vidcnco and thus saved themselves.
H. Houseau of Ch < ) enno river , who suf
fered the loss of a largo number of hoises
this summer , which stock was killed on the |
order of the Indian department as gland-red
has taken iho preliminary step ? toward a
damage suit against the department. Ho
places his damage at nearly ? . ' 7,000 , amLwlll
sue for that amount.
Thcio will bo a novel teachers' meeting
nt Harretson on Saturday , October 23. The
ttachc's of Mlnnohaha count ) will meet
there the teichers of Hock county , Minne
sota. The bi.st edncatois of both counties
will participate In an excellent program and
a. treat Is expected by those who may be
fortunate enough to attend.
The. gialn palace enterprise for 1SD7 had
the largest admission lecelpts In the history
of the association , and will nearly piy out.
Hut for Impiovements of a substantial char
acter , costing $ GOO , the association would be
money ahead The shortage will amount to
Irss than $300 , and will bo paid pro iata from
the guaiuntce fund appioxlmatlng $10,000
V new company has bcoa o.ganl7ed of
eastern Pcnnslvanla capitalists , who will
purchase the Uncle Sam mining property
and mill on Klk creek near Deadwood , and
will operate the property , commencing prob
ably In the neir future. Thw property Is
now In excellent condition , being absolutely
free from debt and incumhrancca.
Destructive fires have been raging In the
Turtle mountains for ten da)3 Last week
two hulfbreeds wcte burned to death , llun-
dicds of eoids of wood , hundreds of tons of
ha ) , eattlo and other property haveheen de
stroyed Filrtny last the homes of Malone ,
Dcdd and other settlers near Holla were
swept away. Mr Dodd was badly burned.
Some of the settlers are missing , and it Is
foaled they are lost In the lire.
Work on the comt house at Hapld City
Is progressing finely and when completed
the building will bo a handsome one. The
fancy brick coping at the top of the third
story Is now b ing laid , and. as may be seen
by a look at the southwest corn r , willis \
exceedingly attractive when finished When
the tower is finished the I'lcctrlc Light com
pany will put on a line lamp that will bo
ornamental as well as useful.
iV much needed piece of work Is being per
formed at the electric light dam at Hapld
City which consists of making a fill of .100
fcot of earth to prevent leakage In the dam.
Considerable trouble has been experienced
by loason of a leak In this Important adjunct
to a well regulated electric plant , but when
this Job Is finished It Is safe to siy there
will bo no further leaking. The earth Is
being transported from the hillside to the
lequircd spot by a narrow track and dump
car.
car.A
A most disastrous prairie fire burned ov ° r
the northwest pait of Hrown county , covering
an extent of 90,000 or 100.000 acres , hunting
out a groit man ) farmers , destroying ha ) ,
grain and buildings , and dcstiOlng all fall
feed on the burned district Th" Josllu
ranch people saved the lives of 5,000 sheep
only by setting a back fire and driving thn
.sheep on the burned ground A number of
largo stock owners huvo lost all their win
ter's supply of hay , which will maku It
especially hind for them.
The oldest Inhabitants at Hatligate cannot
remember so cold a snap so early In October
as the one of last Friday and Saturday
Wat ft' troia to the thickness of one inch and
all vegetables tint were out weio hurt. The
ground is so dry that potatoes weio not badly
tio'C'ii. Plowing Is about cue-third done ,
and Is being pushed very rapidly. Thrashing
is finished. There was but one-half day's
wet weather during the fall , but the wind IMS
been troublesome and has caused miny de-
la ) s The yield has been very unsatisfactory ,
but the giado Is good and grain very dry and
hard.
hard.Mapri of the line of the Dakota Pacific
rallrcad from Hapld City to Mstlc have
born filed at the governmental land olllco
The location covers the obi line of thu
Dakota , Womlng & Missouri Hlver Hall-
toad company , and gives the Dakota Pa
cific the light of way under the laws of
thn I'nltrd States for llvo ) eirs. The maps
will lu transmitted by the local land olllcers
to Washington for approval b ) thu secre
tary of the Interior. The Intention of the
piomotcrs Is to eventually build to Cham
berlain and Sioux Falls and connect with the
Illinois Central.
WVOMING.
Material is on the ground at Hawltns for
um > In sinking an artesian well fcr the rail
way company. The hole will ho started
twelve Indies In diameter and will go 1,200
Work may bo temporarily Moped nt
HID exposition grounds lint Drex L.
Shooman never knows what it Is to stop
always > ; lvln > , ' lilt ? valuer for llttlo
money om > blK value we have Is tt
mau'h hhoe for winter and wet weather
wear it'.s our $ ' . ' .00 box too cou rc.xs
shot * best value wo uwr oflVrod- limns
holes oveiy ono leather ; ; oed for haul
vvoar holid us n rock Just the Mioo for
the railroad man motoriuan and mo-
cliiinlc or tiny one who l.s out of doors
u uood part of tlio time wo don't rare
vvlioro you g < > ivmi can't not ttrf wood
u sliou for double tlio money wo ahk $ ' - ' .
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
laiO FARNAM STRK1JT
New full catalogue now ready ; mailed
for tlio ubUItifc' .
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or 1,500 fcpf If necessary In order to pro
cure an adequate suppl ) of water for railway
purposes
Some of the elieep herders have formed a
syndicate to purchase the oil lands In the
vicinity of Casper.
The Union Pacific Railway company Is en
gaged In enlarging Its yards at Haw ling and
has over flfty'mrn cmplocd In the work.
Yellowstone park closed Monday for the
season and It Is said that It has been the
biggest Reason elnco tlio government opened
It to the public ,
The Western Union Telegraph company
will string a now wire between Checnno and
Ogdcn and will practically rebuild their line
between Cheycnno and Denver.
The shipment of coal from Hock Springs
during September was BOO cars , or about
125,000 tons In excess of the shipments dur
ing the corresponding month of 1896.
During the past three months largo bands
of sheep , aggregating over 75,000 head , have
been trailed through the northern part of
Laramle county , going from Douglass to Port
Ljiramlc , anl from thence on Into Nebraska.
The sixth annual meeting of the Congrega
tional churches of Wyoming convened In the
First Congregational church at Cheyenne
last Saturday. Hov. 0. L Corbln. pastor of
the Douglas Congregational church , was
elected moJerator and Deacon J. V. H. Vrec-
land of Cheyenne was elected clerk. The at-
tunidunce was not as largo as expected.
The Womlng Development compiny has
secured C 000 acres of land for reservoir pur
poses on the Laramlo river west of Wheat-
land. The reservoir will have an average
depth of twelve fcot and will carry sufficient
water to Irrigate CO.OOO acres of land iii the
vicinity of Wheatland The reservoir , when
completed , Including ditches ami gates , will
cost $75,000.
Ono of the most promising placer fields In
the state and which Is attracting a great
deal of attention Just now , le on the Hlg Lar-
amlo river , forty miles north of Laramle , and
but twerty miles east of the Union IVielllc
railroad. Like much other rich ground In
this countiy , these placers have never been
properly worked , the gold being rather fine ,
hut the ground Is rich.
A. W. Phillips of Douglas and three Penn
sylvania gentlemen , who arrived In Caspar
last week and who went out to examine the
Salt creek oil lands , returned to Caspar
Saturday evening , and the three Peniis- !
vanla men expressed themselves as agreeably
surpilsed at thu wonderful advantages they
have in the Salt creek region for obtaining a
supply of the best lubricating oil in the
world
September was n most remarkable month
In WomUig. For the first time within the
memory of the oldest Inhabitants flowers and
guden truck an- still growing , and they have
had neither killing frost nor snow. On the.
lUth day of September , In ISO'i , from two to
three feet of snow fell , and two bojs were
fio/en to death near Hawllns. Last year
snow fell on the 9th , and flowers were killed
by ihe frost before that date.
There is > considerable excitement among
the mining men at Hawllns over the dls-
covciy of a copper belt , situated about three
miles northeast of the gold inline ) . In the
Semli'oo mining district. Up to thp
present time two shafts have been
sunk to a depth of forty feet ,
exposing a foi.r-foot vein of cop
per ore , In which a pa ) streak from fourteen
to twenty Inches , averaging GO per cent cop
per and a small amount of gold
Hock Springs Justly claims tbo tltlo of the
most extensive and valuable coal mine In
the westem country. No. 1 mine Is one
and a quarter miles Ion ? from mouth to
bottom and hau a double track the entlie
length. Three hundred and fifty men arc
employed Inside of this mine , twent ) mules
haul the ccxil to the slope and the averugc
dally capacity Is nearly 2,000 tons The coal
of lute .shows a marked improvement over
what It was two ) ears ago.
Kvery report indicates tint the new town
of Kemerei. now being built at the Quealey
coal mines In tit's county , Ih going to be a
town of considerable Impoitance next sum
mer. A laigo number of workmen are now
engaged in transfenlng the wild homo of the
! coote and jack lubblt into a city It Is es
timated that theie will be 3000 people In the
new town next summer All kl'ids of bus
iness , Including ono or two newspaper pi lut
ing olllces , will be in operation there In the
spi Ing.
Hnglneer 13 Whiting , who has ascertained
the altitude between the Laramlr1 and Platte
ilvcb saS the latter is about 000 feet above
the L-uamie at Woods' Landing. This shewn
that the government could In Ing the wUeis
of the Platte river through North Park and
into the Laiamie river , and thence Into the
big basin , the proposed site for a storage
resetvolr , In case the two Laramle rivers
could not fill the basin This , however , would
requite a great amount of tunneling through
the hills , probably as much as fifteen miles ,
nt an enormous expeiue.
COLOHADO.
The game warden sas ho Is going to stock
the Grand river with catfish.
The work of stringing the telephone wire
from Del Noitc to Summltvlllo Is under
way.
way.Mrs
Mrs Josie Mahoncy Is on trial at Colorado
rado Springs for the murder of her husband
at Victor In June last.
Iho mines of Soda creek are coming to
the front and some high values are ieportc.1
from w01 kings near the surface.
Creditors have expressed confidence In the
olllcers of the suspended bank of Moutrosu
and the doors will open In a few days.
The town of Louisville has sued Ilouldnl
county for $19,871 ! , which It claims has b cn
Illegally levied as road taxes during tbo past
ten ) oars.
Full Hlver has attracted much attention ,
and where nothing was working one ) cur
ago employment Is now given to over 101
men with a gradual Increase In the foices
under the development work.
The graders working on the Crlrtilo Creel
dlstilct belt line are on a stnku. They de
manded $2.50 per day of ten boms They
have been receiving < " The management
refused to accede to their demands.
Freight business on the Hfo Grande h
glowing to enormous dimcntlnns , and evoiy
omplo ) Is kept on u constant tension to
. moot the requirements of the increased busi.
j ncsj Ono shipper a few days ago placid
a .singles order for 100 cars In which to ship
Sheep during October.
This year has certainly demonstrated that
Otero county Is certain ! ) In the peach grow
ing belt Ileretrfoio fruit growers have not
been enthusiastic on the question of peach
culture , but tbo univciKilly good crops
which have favored every peach orchird
in the county this seat-on will greatly re-
vlvo Intelest in that brJiich of horticulture
The amount of prospecting In the lo" er '
Clear Creek district has been good dining
the hummer and same lemaikablo finds Invo '
beun made. The lode.s will be opened up tj
sc'o If the ere bodies contlnuo to any depth
As far as this Is concerned there Is llt'lf
doubt , for the loJcs at Idaho Springs aic
found to continue la great depth. Dis.over-
les of this ) c-ar are now shipping both smeltIng -
Ing ere and mill dirt Tlio older BOC-IOIH
of the district have been doing bettor than
ever ami the shipments ro sold to bo double
that for the samo'pDHod of ono year
ago. .1
State Engineer FIoVJ * has finished the
survey of the disputed boundary lluo be
tween Premont and CJi.iffeo counties. He
states that the disputed territory \vlll he
awarded to Fremont county u consists of
about twenty-five squire miles In the vi
cinity of Uadgcr Creek
The cost of the festival of Mountain and
Plain was greater than ever before. The
first jcar It cost $25.000 , last year the
amount was $35,000 ; this year the bills are
not yet In , but It Is estimated that the cost
will be over $40,000. , Thin Is a great deal
more than the subscription amounted to ,
hut there arc additional sources of In
come.
The Jury In the damage case of Ilhodes
Allen against the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad , after being out for two days and
two nights at Colorado Springs , brought In
a verdict of damages In the sum of $3.000.
Allen sued for $20,000 foi Injuries received
by his horse running away after being
frightened by a Florence & Crlpplo Creek
engine.
A hard fight will bo made by the rail
roads and the sportsmen of the state when
the next loglMaluro convenes to have the
open season for game extended for two
weeks or < i month beyond Its present limit
Previous to this > car the hiw has been such
that game could bo shot as It came down
Into the valley. This movement from the
hills iKes not begin , however , until about
November 1 , and the season closer under the
present law on October 1C , giving only elx
weeks' of hunting. Thus eastern tourists1
and moneed hunters are given all of the
game , the Colorailolans say , mid they are
given no chance to Rccuro any , for a ma
jority of them are not able to spend $50 or
$100 on a trip up Into the hills , vvhero the
game can he found
UTAH.
It Is estimated that the output of the Old
Jordan and Galena the present month will
reach over 2,000 tons.
A report Is current that Simmons JJros.
have purchased the Sunnyslde mine at
Tlnttc , and that active developments will
begin In a short time.
The Wilson mines and tailings at 1'lne
Orove have been bonded to Joseph Smith DA
Salt Lake for $31,000 , the fiml paiuent to
ho made In June , 1S98.
The pay roll on the Comstock amounted
to $35i07.1G for the month of September ;
$ ! t.OOO less than for the month of August ,
and nearly $10,000 less than for the month
of July.
A great gold strike Is reported near the
Heveniic tunnel on Mount Sheffe's In Ouray
county Tests run as high as $200.000 to the
ton and $1.000 has been taken out of two
cubic feet of rock
The carpenters are now engaged In con
structing the building over the tanks at the
ijnnlde plant at Tuscarora. It will be I0\100
feet. The pipe line to the tank at the hoist
ing works has been finished.
Stockholders In the Silver King last Tues
day pocketed $ ' ! 7r > 00 , which Increased the
total dividends paid b ) that compan ) to $1-
200,000. while there Is ore enough blocked )
out to last the company foi ton ) cara.
It Is stated that the Oregon Short Line Is
building an ore house nt Smith's tanch for
the accommodation of the mine owners of
Liner Lake dlstilet , and it Is understood
that regular consignments from the camp
will soon begin.
Manager Allen of the Centennial Eureka
Is down at the property 'and ' before return
ing will have ported an order reducing the
number of men to that required for prospectIng -
Ing and the breaking down of buillclont ere
to provide for expenses.
iA tumor that the Overland company had
made unsuccessful efftirtr to socuiia lease
on the Sunshine Is denied. 'The story was a
most unlikely one ftpm the first , Us the
tianspoitation between the mine and the mill
would prevent such an airangcment , except
at a great sacrifice.
Colonel E A. Wall , who Is now giving1 his
attention to the development of the Glencoe
gioup near Surshine , says that In all proba-
'blllty ' work will be continued throughout
the winter. ' '
He regards''the prospect as a
very favorable ono and Ju , all the. district
theie aie few mo.ro familiar with It.
Now that the Kelly ore pipe in the North
ern Light ground has been disclosed by a
ciosscut from the Empire tunnel and is
tusy of access , it Is believed tile compiny
can continue the icgul.it fcblpment of high
grade ere , which will add materially to the
out-ut of the new mill in the Miape of
cyanides
Tlia tunnel on the Hcrschel has now been
Jilven a distance of 2,100 fce-t Into the bill
anl acrording to estimates the vein should
be encountered in the next fifty feet. The
company his dlsplied gieat pcrsevorincu In
the pioEpectlng of the ground and that the
ore has been reached will bo the signal for
much rejoicing.
Salt Lake , parties who aie interested In
the Silver King and New Guinea mines at
the bead of Government creek , looclc
county , expert to go out to those piopertles
within the iv > xt few diys for the purpose of
looking over the mines and it IE , likely that
the little smelter at the Silver King will
bo started up again.
MONTANA.
Sena , the fake healer , ha * ! been returned
to Ilutte. When iinilei iirnsl at I'ocatello
ho offcicd the nlllceis there S.'OO If they
would H'k'3 = e him.
One hundred airl fifty men are employed
on tlio dam for the Illg Hole i Ivor power
plant , near Divide RUtlon , that will supply
eiectilc power to Buttc.
A rich chimney of good ere has been < lh-
coveted on the Gleaaon and Hell Hey prop
erty , four miles from Maiysvillo. The gold
11 coarsu and free.
Al tides of Incorporation of the Majestic
Gold mining con i.any. a leorgjiikatiDii of
thu Gel len Sceptre , were filed l\st week
This means the curly roe jelling of the Golde-n
Sc-optio piope ty and the resuTicCtlou of the
town of Quigley.
\\orlc has been suspended at the Ovc-i-
land mines near .Montana City , owing to a
subtenant-aii river lecentl ) riiieountoted. It
has in the past been a do mine , from
which a anat deal of gold or.o has been
taken , although pockety in character.
At Darker the mines are producing more
heavily than f r several veara , and the
prospects for the maintenance of the hisll
j price of lead , In which the Baikor oie runs
I heavy , aio so good that preparations aie
making to Increase the output of thu mine *
Ono of the best discoveries of icccnt date
Is that of the Chotcau. a mining claim ad
joining the Silver Cable , In Fhtheail county ,
llecuit development shows a br-dy or ore
i'IPO feet wide. The ledga Is full of Fjnrk
ling metal , and contain' n series of mlnei
Ma , among which is lead , gold , sliver , Iron ,
r.luc , tin and antimony. '
Woid ccims from Co k CHy that the ore
body In the Daisy mltip Jias at last been
struck In Iho thousand-foot tunnel , and thoU
U sill to bo thfrtv" foot wile , rirry-
IIIR gold visible to the 1/al.od / oc. ThU If
'good newF to the holders of prospects on
tl'o Hen lerson mountain. las It demonstrate ! )
the pcrmaiiancy of thp'gpKJ ' ilep sit.
Ainco lioBue. a guide .for hunters aTd tour-
Uts In tbo vicinity of tljo.S'atlonal park , Ima
begun suit against Urt ye\vard Webb for
bieich of contract , claiming damages
amounting to $7CO It , , la claimed by Mr.
HORUO that Dr. Webb engaged him to furnish
guides and saddle horses for a thirty-days'
trip , but when the party Arrived nt Cinnabar
ho W-RS not notified , anil they engaged other
guide * Instead.
JatncB Kecgan , superintendent of ths
( Mountain Con and other mines at Ilutte , wan
arrested last Sunday by Special Deputy
Sheriff Taylor , who marched the superinten
dent through the streets to Jail at the point
of a gun. The tro'ublo originated In some
personal difficulty between the two men.
Keegatt was subsequently released and Tay
lor was arrested.
The best barley In the world Is produced
In Montana. It Is stated that the farmers
In the Gallatln valley will this year reallro
for their crops $1,500.000 , of which $350.000
will bo paid for barley alone. No such bar
ley grows anywhere else on earth. H is
selling now on the farms at $1 IB per
bushel , the agents of eastern and foreign
breweries bidding for It against each other.
Much of It wilt go to Germany.
The Great Northern railroad has decided
to do more building of lines In the coal fields
around licit and Saiul Coulee , and new coal
properties are to bo developed. The Great
Northern engineers began work the other
day In running an extension of the Sand
Coulee branch Into the Cottonwood Coulee
coil and lime fields , a distance of five miles.
This land was a section of arhool lands , but
was sold a month ago , and has now passed
to thp Great Northern. On the section Is an
Immense body of coal and good lime. The
mines at Sand Coulee of the railroad com-
I pany arc said to bo nearly exhausted. All
I the land In this neighborhood , however , gives
Indications of coal Inspecting has been
going on for some tlmo iiast , diamond ill Ills
have been used , the cores that have been
taken out lm\o been tested , and long-hcadod
capitalists have already ta"ken up nearly all
the available coal land In the vicinity.
IDAHO.
The Hlalno county revenue from sheep this
year will exceed $6,500. This will ho equiva
lent to thp taxes on 54,000 sheep one year ,
upon a valuation of $1.65 per head. Over
half a million sheep were pastured In nlalno
county this summer , for periods ranging
from ten to 120 days.
The Oakley Sun says H. I , uMllls , claiming
to be a leading photographer of Ogden , set
up a tent , photographed a number of people
plo and comp.iu'd his work with that of
some spoiled pictures pilfered fiom a local
aitlst Mills paid $17.50 for the diversion.
[ The Shoshonp Journal recounts the Incident
i of a young man who was convicted some
j time ago of having stolen a bridle , for which
ho served four months In Jail. The party
who lost thp bridle found It it few days ago
Just where his own horse lost It off , and
i within a quarter o > f a mile of his home.
I lieu Ulch of Ftemont county tells the
Holso Statesman that the difficulty between
the count ) olllcl.ils of his county. In vvhjrh
the foimer olllcers are charged with enV-
hczzlcmpii.t . of the count ) funds. Is In the
hauJs of the attorneys , with a fair chance
of settlement without being brought Into
court
Hecent developments In the east fork of
Willow creek uro of such a chaiacter as to
suggist that the mother lode of that ramp
I ! may have been found. The developments ale
ion the Tiptop claim , llvo miles from Pearl
. Theie aie two ledges on thu proport ) , each
!
twentfive feet wide. OneIs developed by
I a 170-foot shaft. The value of the ore aver
] ages from $10 to $13 , mainly In gold. A scc-
The pa ) incut of the second instalment of
the purchase of the Peacock mines in the
Seven Devils copper district binds one ol
the laigist mining tiaimctiuns ever engin-
1 ccied In that section. The put chasers have
lacqulicd the Interest of ex-Governor S. T.
' llaus r and Anton M. Holler of Montana ,
I not only in the Peacock , but in the Helena
I and White Mountain mines also. A binelter
I Is to be erected and a railroad built to the
Snake river , and a line ot steamers put on
, river to connect with tlio Or-gon Hall-
> l and Navigation company at Hiiiitliigton.
i The purchasers of these properties are New
Yolk capitalists , among them being Isaac
| 12 Illake , foimeil ) piesldent of the Conti-
| ncntal Oil company The prlco of the Hau-
ser and IlJlter Inteiests to the syndicate Is
leportud to have been on the liasls of $500-
000. their holdings being seven-sixteenths. A
railroal will bo constructed from the Pea
cock mine to the Snake river , 190 miles , the
contiact having already boon let to Pitts-
burg and HulTalo contractors.
Thrce'carold .steers aio selling in Pali
sade , it $ : ! 0 per head.
The News proclaims the fact that Cirson
Is the "sportiest town in Nevada , " and Is
proud of It
The Virginia Chronicle thinks It worthy
of mention thit a rainstorm Wednesday
was picdictcd by the weather Imicau.
There WEO a hot time at .the Cirson races
Tupsdaj , according to the Appeal , and
Jockey Nichols paid $25 for crooked work.
Nevada levies a tax on the net output of
Its mines Unilct ibis law the Da Li Mar
mine in Lincoln county pajs $50,000 per
) car.
The act of congress pcimltting the entry
as placer ground of land valuable for pe-
tioleums or other mineral oils , went into
effect February 11. 1S97.
A bla ; forest lire In the vicinity of thp Uren
lanch. twelve miles south of Glass Valley
has done much dimage. The llames have
not yet been brought under control
The telephone line now being constructed
by the Chalnnmi Mining Company from Hly
to Uiucka v as completed to the mouth of
Pinto ran ) on. ten miles from here , last
Thursday.
(
I The Rlko Independent says that nearl )
| the whole of Gold ctpek will be In Hl'to '
] before the end of the week aa wltnes = e.s in
tbo case 'of tinCorev Ilros Company against
the Gold Preek Mining Company , which Is
now on trill.
The FU > rr.i Valley Hallway compiny Is j I
runniii- ; two trains dally and nhlpplng an I
immerse ami tint of lumber from Leu's ami I
Knlckrpm'8 mills , also from thp bind mill
and Horton's About eight ears of lumber |
dally is the nveiagc , with lots of freight.
A traveling hide buyer wns eaiiv.iEaing
through Hindu county last week and of-
tereil to contiact with a number of 0111
i anchors for horfo hides lie made n stand-
Inj ; ofior of $1 50 for all ordinary blJes , $1 25
for the hides of small mustangs and 15 cento
per pound for the manes and tails which
are mid to average about thrro pounds to
thn animal.
A company of twelve Comstock miners
and experienced prospectors Is being formpd
foi the purpose of accepting the proposition
of H. C. Gunii. In a letter to Superintendent ,
i Korvln In vlihh the writer stited tint
I a Chicago company now forming would de
posit , Iho amount necessary to oqulp and
malntsln that number of men on a prcupact-
Ing trip lo Iho northwest gold fields , pro. !
vlde-l thn members of the company were rcc-
omnundrd bv Mr. Korvln as fitted for a
trip to the Arctic elrclo
So satisfactory weio the results of the re-
ccnv oxpeilmcntal tots of low-grado ere
fiom HID Consolidated Vlrglnli at Virginia
City that the Gould fi Ctnry Is arranging
for a test run of l.COO ton * of the saiiin
grade The tests proluced a net profit of
$2 per ton Aa there Is practically an unlim
ited supply of such ere , the aggregate would
prohablv make the differento between au-
' mid dividends along the entlrn
line. Should the managements ! turn their
| attention to extracting and milling this low-
( "Snort overco'it w.-UlibrMVe liaven't
any but we've any "JiTijo.nnt of IIUlu
tilings fur fall and winter tlialou would
expect to lind in a llrsl clir-s lunhrai'i )
htoru Power jinta at le. Tit' , ( ! " , 7c , So
and Hieijnaiitities ortonuh in .supply all
Uiualia ioil Imds from jrte upIlr Miw.
elt > for a nle-Kel poker * . -"c Moo jdpu ! ) c
lid llfier.s He a danipur lei jour NO\C
pipe for Kit * and uranlto vv.iroay
vva've inoiv Ki'iinllLwate than you'so
ever M-en In one .store before tlio prices
are as.low . as the. Mock l.s blp ; our .Jq\v-
ell cook hloves and Hteel ranees atT ab-
f-olutely ( In- liliht.t rade stoves hold to.
day cooks at $10 tip taiigei. &il and
A. C.
. . RAYMER ,
BUIL1)KI13' HAMWIE ! ! II HUE
1514 Fartiam St.
NOTICE :
BELDING BROS. & Co , , T0 JAS. S. KffiK & CO. ,
Silk Manufacturers , Soap Manufacturers *
Mess. Jew. S. Kirlt t Co.t
Clilnivo , Ills.
Giarn.F.MEx :
Wo Imvo Riven your " \VhltoCloml" .tonpn thorough
test inv nshlnirplm's of linen emhrolilorvd with our
"Now I'rocpss"Vixsh Kmbroldory Silks tun ! tlnil It
entirely satisfactory. Wo take pleasure In recom
mending It ns tv superior nrtlclo fur laundering Uno
embroidery.
Yours truly ,
( Signed ) ItKt.niNo linos. i& Co.
Referring to he above , we doom it important to slate
that this letter was entirely unsolicited by us. White Cloud
Soap now has the highest authority as its endorser as bsing
superior for fine laundry work. For the bath and toilet Jt
also ranks first as a pure white floating soap.
JAS. S. KIRK & CO. ,
Established 1839. Chicago ,
Largest sonp manufacturers in the world.
gr.itlo ere It would require ( ho employment
of hundreds of miners nml mill men niul
aauso such a revival on the Oomstock ns It
has not seen for twenty sears. On the
Brunswick It Is said that the ere hi cro-sa
dilft No , 1 the Gift-foot
on - level of Occi
dental li 14 feet wide and worth $10. They
are. extracting and milling ore.
CALIFORNIA.
A fifty-ton cyanide plant Is being erected
at i.MoJave. Cal.
Joao Lopez shot and Killed Juan Vlcrra In
self-dofHiso at San I.ula Ohlspo.
Fifteen hundred dollars was paid out at
the cannery In Mnrshlleld ono dny last week.
The California State Minors' association
met In annual session lu San Francisco
October IS.
Paul Graves , a San rrnnclsco clerk and
of good family , pleaded guilty befoio Jlldgo
Cook of burglary.
The Southern Pacific Is building a new
steel bridge over the Mokulumne river In
San Joaquln count ) .
Tlio Ashland Tidings sa > t that the free-
plcturp-and-jou-buy-tlie-Ir.inio tackct was
worked in Ashland last week , the workers
cleaning up about $400.
Mrs Catherine Tate , who was married In
Oakland but a month ngo , Is so overcome
with a dt-slro to return to her native- Ireland
that her reason Is impaired
Dressed as .1 nun to conceal her Identity ,
Miss Hosi A. AIor.igha , a beautiful joung
Aimenlan woman , lied from Turke ) to escape
petscrutlon. She came directly to relatives
in Ilei kelpy.
nisio du Vcre , an actress , was nncsted In
Sin Kmiielsco for stealing a hat. Shu had
$20 In her pocket and dlimomls worth much
mom than the aitlclo she took , tier defense
Is kleptomania.
Clans Sprcckcla pild $51,000 to the customs
house on Tuesdaj for duties on machinery
for the manufactuio of beet fiugar , icceiitly
Ipiporteil b ) him from Kurope. The ma
chinery cannot be mule in' ' this country.
The lumber < nill at Rainier , belonging to
Smith Bros , is expected to .stait up thin
week , sajs the Halnler Iteviuw.flhe mill
lias been idle for a long time , but It Ib o\-
pecti'd now that it will give employment to
twent ) men.
Sheep raising in eastern Oregon has Im
proved to such an extent that whereas Iambs
in any quantity could bo bought a > eai ago
at 75 cents a head , they command now $1 50
a head , and herdeis are not anxious to boll
at that pi Ice.
A Salem fish dealer Saturday lecclved
from New pott a laige sea poi poise , which
was displayed in front of his place of busi
ness thioughout the day. It measured &Vj
feet In length and tips the hc.ilefi at Jffi
pounds. Jt was called the Salem hog.
The American mine , Amador county
cleared up $2 000 after a two weeks' inn
with live stamps. A mining bnnn Is In
progress near Antelnpo and many claims
have been staked off on Hound Top moun
tain One throe-foot ledge of ere has beer
uncovered that assajs $100 to the ton.
J W. Foley Is under arrest at San Fran
cisco on a charge of cmbe//lcment. He be
longs to a reputable Chicago family , was
formerly an actor , but upon leaching this
roast two jeais ago abandoned the sUgi
for a buslneso career. His shortage Is said
to amount to $1 000 and 'the complaViant is
S. Ilachman , a wholesale cigar ilealer.
While hunting near Tangent a few days
ago the son of J. 11. Scott found a meadow
lails that is a freak of nature , snys the Hu-
gene Guard. It was wingless and could not
llv It has been taken to the Oregon Agri
cultural college , at Col vails , and may be
seen In the collection of curiosities of that
college.
At the cannery In I ngcno last Satnrdaj
a run was made on tomatoes , and 1,700 cin
were filled. Moro tomatoes arc wanted nt
once , and If they can be obtained anoint !
run will be made the last of the week. Hlpt
tomatoes seem to be scarce and contilderabl
trnnlilc is experienced In obtaining enough
for fanning put poses.
The steamer Klmore , that arrived In As
toria Sunday , brought In filO cases of salmon
from the Nehalem Packing Company's can
nery. While going down the ccust on Fri
day with one of Klnney's fish Imts In tnw >
the I'liiiorcstruck a heivy .soiithepsl giie
off Tlllamook rock. No damage was 'lone
the steamer , but her tow was bwamped and
had to be rut adrift.
The body of gravel recently struck In the
Plschor .t Defoor mine. Calaveris county ,
jiovffi In bo of Immoiho proportions It
vlciiJo 75 cents to the pin Pure & Jackson.
en Hsporan/.l creek , took $30 out of twenty-
five pounds of gravel , which they crushed In
a hand mortar. They have. In sight seventy
tons of similar gravel. The Dora group of
mines on Indian creek "linn passed Into the
hands of San Francisco people and l& to bo
operated.
Deer htvo been gradually driven back to
the mountains , hut last week one foolish
fellow stmjed down Into thn vnlloy , nnj
was shot by a woman , almost within tin
limits of the city of Albany , sajs the Albany
Democrat ,
W. F. Taylor , who has been TcpresentliiR
the producers' warehouse sjslom at Witrreu
station , In Umntllla county , estimates that
fully 150.000 sacks have been received then
this season at all the warehouses , Only about
hilt this amount has been shipped , as a
good deal of wheat at Warren Is unsold It
belongs to farmers who \vlll ho tcady to part
with It when SO cents Is reached again , but
dislike to sell at piesent prices , In view of
the fancy flguics 11 month or so ago.
WAS111NOTON.
Captain I/ 11. Coon has assumed the
duties of collector of the port at Kverett ,
succeeding W. H. Stockhrldge.
C. K. Lewis of Aberdeen Ins purchased
the machinery for and will sorci buUl a
shingle mill In Aberdeen He his not jot
decided just where the mill will be located.
Complaints BIO made In the northern
pait of WashlngUvi that there. Is n shortage
of shingle ears In that section , duo to the
shipments of gtain being made In other
pal Is of the state.
Negotiitlons are well under way to secure
the location of 100 families of Hollanders on
the Xook lanch in West Aberdeen , Chehalls
county , wheie the land U said to bo wcl lo
cated for such a colony.
Mrs L , Jenns , daughter of Colonel Landcs
of Port Townseml , one of the best known
men In the state , brought suit In Seattle
Thursday aga'rist her father for an account
ing for $100,000 foith of stocka and prop-
crt ) given her and held by him as trustee.
Joseph Price , whllo digging a well on his
firm on the south fork of Toutlo river a
few da ) ! , ago. lau into a two-foot ledge of
what proves by anal > sls to be- almost pure
eoppet , .S3) s the- Castle Hock Advocate. The
lodge is decomposed quartz and about
twelve feet underground The mine Is lo
cated within fifteen miles of Castle Kock.
Tlu machinery nt the Jute mill In the
Walla Walla penitentiary la being over
hauled , preparatory to the winter's run ,
which will commence November 1. During
the. past year l/JSS.UOO jute bags have been
manufactuicd and disposed of The brlck-
jard is In active opeiatlon , there having
been an output of about O o.OOO brick , and
2.500 wool bags have also becoi sold to the
shcepralsers of the state.
Ditiscntions In 'tho ' Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce , growing out of the .videfiprcaJ
opposition to the leteiitlon of Samuel Col-
Ijer , as societary , culmlnaled hi the riulg-
nation of H. S. Hamilton , as president , at
the meeting of the trustees on ( Monday.
The matter was iiferre-d to a special com
mittee , which is endeavoring to Induce Mr.
Hamilton to reconsider his decision.
Assistant Special Forestry Agent F. C.
Matthew son has been In North Yaklma for
some time , attending to matters relating to
the Pacific reserve , and after investigating
forest ilres on several sections of unsur-
veycd gnveminent land near Dastoii , filed a
complaint against James Hodiirk of Kaston.
under the provisions of the new federal
statute prohibiting the setting of forest Ilres.
For the last two jears Iho Moxeo Com.
pany , in Yaklma county , has purchased
bands of several thousand sheep to which
they fed hay raised on the place. When
asked If they expected to continue this plan ,
Mr Lesh replied that as far as the Buccess
of 'buying ' and feeding the sheep was con
cerned it was qulto a success , but as last
season their band developed srali , causing
i loss of $3,000. they would not buy , hut
would probably feed some ono else's sheop.
The fact that there Is scarcely an empty
dwelling house or an Idle man In town Is
an evidence of a revival of business In all
I lines , says the Castle Hock Advocate. Tito
alvanco in the pi Ices of lumber and nhln-
gles Is causing the mills to bo operated
] morn steadily and to their full capiclty ,
I while thn rise In the prlrp of logs and boltu ,
together with the inrrrnprl dem.ind lits
caused greater activity In the cimpH , which
all helps to Increase the business of the
merchant.
TO nimi ; A COID IN ONIJ DAY.
Take Lnxallvo Ilromo Quinine Tablets AH
druggists refund tbo money If Its 'falls to
cure 25c.
A complete stock of quadruple plated
wan- can always lie found heie'e are
offcrlnx tills week a quadruple
plateil Tea Hot at : ? 5.K-A ( ) quad
ruple plated Syrup and Hut lor
DMi to match al tfl.r.0 eaeli A beautiful
quadruple plated Coll'eo Set for $10 A
law si/.e Kakliiir DMi , porcelain lined ,
for . < - . ' ! . ? ) < ) -We will print you 100 cards
from your engraved plate lot M.OO-oi
furnish you 100 engraved cards anil cop.
per enslaved plate for si.W-IMi-jranUy )
oiiKiMved wedding stationery al frio for
theliivil hundred ifU.fiO lor each htmdicd
tlietcallerVc p'lrllcularly solicit mall
ordcis In this dopartmenj.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,
15th ami Douglas Sts ,
We M-ll Bonie tldiiKM besides piano. *
even if we have done notldnn but tali :
piano lately we have musical UHtrit-
incuts of all kinds Instrumental and
vocal hlieet music-all Ihe popular pieces
at a very popular pi Ice wo believe wo
carry the largest block of arllsto' inn.
tcrlals In the west nothing tlmt an iini-
atiMir or professional wants but tlmt wo
have It then we're In position to fiati.c
all tbi ) pictures you make a lar u stock
and a peal variety of inouldini ; to select
from our prices are about half wliat
you'vu lieuii paying.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas