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By OY WAR5IAN.
( Copyright , 1839 , by Cy Warman. )
I.
Two prospectors had throe claims la a now
camp In British Columbia , tut they had not
the $7.EOto pay for having them recorded.
They told tholr story to Colonel Topping ,
author of "Tho YoHowBtano Park , " and the
colonel advanced the necessary amount. In
tlmo the prospectors returned $5 of the loan
nnd gave the colonel one of the claims for
the balance , but tnoro for bis kindness to
thorn , for they reckoned It a bully good
prospect. Bccauso they considered It the
beat claim In the camp they called It Lo Hoi.
Subsequently the colonel oold this "Kins"
that had cost him $2.50 for $30,000.
The new owners of Lo Rol stocked the
claim and for the following two or three
years when a man owed a debt that he was
unwilling to pay he paid It In Lo nol stock.
If he felt like tacking a doubtful horse ho
put up a handful of mining stock to punish
the winner. Therd Is In the history of this
Interesting mine ft story of a man swapping
a lot of Lo Hoi stock for a burro. The
former owner of the donkey took the stock
and the man It came from Into court , de
claring that the paper was worthless and
that ho bad been buncoed. As late ad 1811
a man who ran a. restaurant offered 40,000
shares of Le Rol utock for four barrels of
Canadian whisky , tout the -whisky man would
not trade that way.
In the meantime , however , men were
working In the mlno and now they began to
ship ore. It was worth $27 n ton and the
stock became valuable. Scattered over the
northwest were GOO.OOO shares that were
worth $500,000. Nearly all the men who had
l > ut money Into the enterprise were Yankees
mining men from Sr > okano , Just over the
border. Theoo men began now to i > lck up
nil the fitroy shares that could bo found and
In ft llttlowhile eight-tenths of the shares
were bold by men living south of the line.
At Northport , In Washington , 'they ' built ono
of the finest smelters In the northwest ,
hauled their ere over there and smelted it.
The ere was rich In gold anil copper. They
put In a 300-horso power IvoUtlng engine
and a forty-Jrlll nlr compressor , 'tho ' largest
In Canada , taking nil the money for these
Improvements out of the onlne. The thing
was a success and news of It ran down to
Chicago. A party of men with money started
for the new cold fields , but as they were
buying tickets throe men rushed In and took
tickets for Seattle , These were mining men
and those who had bought only to British
Columbia cashed In , asked for transporta
tion to the coast and followed the crowd to
tbo Klondike.
In that way Lo Rol for the moment wns
forgotten.
II.
Tha lieutenant governor of the north
west territories , -who had been a Jour
nalist and had a nose ( or news , hoard of
the new camp. 'All the while men were
rushing to the Klondike , for'H is the na
ture of n man to go from home for n
thing he might secure under his own vino.
The governor visited the new camp. A
man named Ross Thompson had staked out
a town at the foot ot Le Hot dump nnd
called U Ruuland , The governor put men
to work , quietly , In the mine and thro
went -back to Ma plank palace at Rcglna ,
capital of the northwest territories to a
capital "that " looked for all the world Ilka
a Kansas frontier town that had Just
coajed to bo the county scat. Hero for
months he waited , hatching the "Imperial
limited" crosa "the prairie , receiving dele
gations ot half breeds and an occasional
report from ono ot the common miners In
Lo Rol. It"a capitalist came seeking a soft
place to Invest the governor pointed to the
westbound limited and whispered In the
stranger's oar. To all letters of Inquiry
coming from Ottawa or England , letters
from n-.on who wanted to bo told where
< to dig for gold , ha answered , "Klondike. "
By and 'by ' the governor went to Rossland
again. The mine , ofwhich , he owned not
a single Bha > of stock , was still produc
ing. When ho left 'Rossland ho knew all
about the loner -workings , the > value and
extent of the ere body.
By this tlmo nearly all tbo Lo Roi shares
were hold by Spokane people. The gov
ernor , having arranged with a wealthy
English syndicate , woa In a position to buy
the mine , but the ownora did not ecom
anxious to sell. Eventually , however , when
ho was abla to offer them an average of
$7.CO for shares that had cost the holders
but from 10 to CO cents a share about halt
of them -woro willing to sell ; the balance
were not. Now the governor cared noth
ing for this "balance" BO long aa ho could
secure a majority a controlling Interest In
the mlno for the English would have It In
no otber way. A few thousand scattering
shares ho had already picked up and now ,
from tbo faction who were -willing to sell ,
ho secured an option on 242,000 shares ,
which , together with the odd shares al
ready secured , would put Ills frionda In
control of the property.
As non3 of itho proposed oilo got out the
gorge that -was yawning botwoea the two
factions grew wider.
Finally , when itho day arrived for the
transfer to bo made , the faction opposed
to the eala prepared to make trouble for
those who were selling , to prevent
the moving ot the seal of tha company to
Canada ; In ehort , to stop the Bale. They
did not go with gtina to the secretary and
keeper of the seal and eay "Dido whore
you bo , " but they -went Into court and
. eworo out -warrants for .the arrest of the
' secretary and those of the directors who
| favored the sale , charging them with con-
bplracy.
| It was midnight In Spokano.
A black locomotive , bitched to a dark day
coach , stood In front of the Great Northern
Elation. The dim light of the gauge lamp
showed two nodding figures in the cab. Out
on the platform a man wafted up and down ,
keeping an eye on the engine , that was to
cost him n cool thousand for n 100-mile
run. Presently a man with his coat collar
about his ears stepped up Into the gang
way , shook the driver and asked htm where
ho was gain' ,
"Coin1 to sleep. "
The man would not be denied , however ,
nnd when he became too proinlng the driver
got up and explained that the cab of his
engine was his castle and made a more with
his right foot.
"Hold , " cried his tormentor , "do you know
that you are about to lay violent bands upon
an officer of the law ? "
"No , " said the engineer , "but I'll lay a
violent foot up again the crown-sheet o'
your trousers If you don't Jump , "
Tim man Jumped.
Now the chief dispatcher came from the
station , stole along the shadow side of the
car and ppoko to tbo man who had ordered
tbo train.
A deputy sheriff cHrabed up on the rear
end of the special , tried the door , shaded
his eyes and endeavored to look Into the
car ,
"Have you the running orderT" asked the
man who was paying for the entertainment.
"Yes. "
"Let tor go , then. "
All this was la a low whisper , and now
the dispatcher climbed up on the fireman's
side and pressed a bit of crumpled tissue
paper into the driver's hand.
"Pull out over the switches slowly , and
when you are clear ot the yards read your
orders an' fly. "
The driver opened the throttle gently ,
the big wheels began to revolve , and the
next moment the sheriff and ono of hla
deputies boarded the engine. They de
manded to know where that train was bound
for.
for."Tho
"Tho train , " said the driver , tugging nt
the throttle , "Is back there at the station.
I'm , goln' to the roundhouse. "
When the sheriff , glancing back , saw that
tie coach had been , cut off he swung him
self down.
"They've gl'n K up , " said the deputy.
"I reckon what's that ? " said the sheriff.
It was the wild , Jong whlstlo of the lone
black engine- Just leaving tbo yards. The
two officers faced each other and stood lis
tening to the flutter of the straight stack of
the black racer an it responded to the touch
of the enstifbllo drowsy driver , who was at
that moment Jaughlng at the high sheriff ,
and who would return to tell of it , and gloat
In the streets of Spokano.
The sheriff knew that three of the men
for whom ho held warrants were at Illlller ,
9von mllta on the way to Canada. This
engine , Iben , had been sent to pick them
up and bear them away over the border.
An electric line paralleled the steam way
to Hllller , and now the sheriff boarded n
trolley and set sail to capture the engine ,
leaving one deputy to guard the special car.
By the tlmo the engineer got the water
worked out of his
cylinders the trolley was
creeping up beside his tank. Ho saw the
flash from the wire above as the car , nod
ding and dipping like a light boat In the
wake of a ferry , shot beneath the cross
wires , and knew Instantly that It wan after
him.
him.An
An electric car would not bo plowing
through the gloom at that rate without a
ray of light merely for 'tho ' fun of the thing.
A smile of contempt curled the lip of the
driver as he cut the rovers * Oevor back to
the first notch , put on the Jnjootor end
opened the itbrottlo yet a IHtlo wider.
The 4wo machines were running almost
neck and neck now. The trolley cried , hissed
and spit fire in its mad effort to capu the
locomotive. A few stray sparks went out of
the engine ataclc and /ell upon the roof of
the racing car , At intervals of half a
minute the fireman opened the furnace door
and by the flare of light from the white , hot
firebox the engine driver could tea the men
on the teetering trolley-'Uie motorman , the
conductor , the sheriff and his deputy.
Slowly now the black flyer beenu to slip
away from the electric machine.
Th driver , smiling across the glare of the
furnace door at his silent , sooty companion ,
touched > the throttle again nnd the great
engine drew wway from the trollny , as a
Jack rabbit -who has been fooling 'with ' a
yellow dog passes swiftly out of reach o ! his
silly yeln.
Now the men on the trolley heard the
wild , triumphant ecream of the Iron horse ,
whistling for Hllller. The three directors of
Le Hoi had < been warned by wire and were
waiting , ready to board the engine.
The ibis -wheels had scarcely stopped re
volving when the men began to got on.
They had .barely begun to turn asnln when
the trolley daehed Into Hllller. The sheriff
leaped to the ground nnd came running for
the engine. The wheeU slipped and each
passing lecond brought the mighty hand of
the law , now outstretched , still nearer to
the tall otthe tank. It was moving now ,
but the sheriff was doing better. Ten feet
separated the pursued and pursuer. It
dipped Again and the sheriff caught the
corner of the engine tank. By thli time the
driver had got the sand , runnlng and now as
the wheels held the rail the tig engine
bounded forward , almost shaking the sheriff
loose. With each turn of the wheels tha
speed was increasing. The sheriff held on
and In three or four seconds ho was taking
only about two steps between telegraph
poles , nnd then he lot go.
III.
While the locomotive and the trolley were
racing across the country the governor , who
was engineering It all , invested another
thousand. Ho ordered another engine and
when It backed onto the coach the deputy
sheriff told the driver that ho must not
leave 'tbo station. The engineer hold his
torch high above his head , looked the deputy
over and then went on olllne his en-
clno. In the meantime the governor
had stored his friends away In the dark
coach , including the secretary , with tbo com
pany's great seal. Now the deputy became
uneasy.
He dare not leave the train to end a
wire to his chief at Hllller , for the sheriff
had said : "Keep your eye on the car. "
The dispatcher , whoso only Interest in
the matter was to run the trains and earn
money for his employer , having given writ
ten and verbal orders to the engineer ,
watched his chance and when the sheriff
was pounding on the rear door dodged in at
the front , signaling with the , boll rope to
the driver to go. Frantically now the
deputy beat upon the rear door of the car ,
but the men within only laughed as the
wheels rattled over the fast switch nnd left
the lights of Spokane far behind.
Away they went over a. new and. crooked
track , the eaud nnd cinders eucklng In
round the toll of the train to torment the
luckless deputy. Away over hills and rills ,
past Hllller , where the sheriff still stood
staring down the darkness ofter the vanish
ing engine ; over the switches and through
the Seven Devils , while the unhappy deputy
hung to the roar railing with ono band and
crossed himself.
Each passing moment brought the rac
ing train still nearer the border to that
Invisible line that marks the end of Yankee-
land and the beginning of the British pos-
sieslons. The sheriff know this nnd beat
loudly upon the car's door with on Iron gun.
The governor let the eash fall at the top
of the door and apoko , or , rather yelled , to
the deputy.
To tbo governor's amazement the sheriff
puthed the bottle aside. Dry and dusty ai
he was ho would not drink. Ho was too
mad to swallow. He poked his head into
the dark coach and ordered the whole party
to surrender.
"Just eay what you want , " said a voice
in the gloom , "and we'll pas * it out to you. "
The sheriff became busy with some curves
and reveres curves now , and made no reply.
Presently the governor came to the
window in tbo rear door again and called
up the sheriff.
"We ore now nearlng the border , " he raid
to the man on the platform. "Thoy won't
know you over there. Hero you stand for
law and order , and I respect you , though 1
don't care to meet you personally , but over
the border you'll only stand for your sentence
two years for carrying a cannon on your
hip and then they'll take you away to
prison. "
The sheriff made no answer.
"Now we're going to slow down at the
line to about twenty miles an hour , more or
less , and It you'll take a little friendly advice -
vice you'll fall off.
The train was still running at a furious
pace. The whistle sounded , ono long , wild
scream , and the speed of the train slackened
"Here you are , " the governor called , and
the sheriff stood on the lower step ,
The door opened and the governor stepped
out on the platform , followed by bis com
panions.
"I arrest you , " the sheriff shouted , "all
of you. "
"But you can't you're In British Colum
bia , " the men laughed.
"Lot go , now , " said the governor , and n
moment later the deputy picked himself up
nnd limped back over the border. *
That day In Roasland the sale was ratified
by the directors , the transfer of stock made
and the now famous Lo Rol mine , the richest
perhaps In Canada , passed over to the Brit
ish-American corporation. Hero now the
governor Issued the million-dollar check. It
wns 0 K'd by Mr. Frnser , the boy banker of
Roesland , and paid In a bank that stood
where had been a wilderness but forty moons
ago.
ago.The
The men who paid 10 to 00 cents a share
for their holdings and sold for $7 or more
went home happy , and would probably have
remained so ever after , If the mlno had
pinched out. But It did not. Whllo theao
notes were being taken down the shares
were selling at $40 In London , and some of
the former owners were taking to drink.
But let them be patient. Perhaps some of
those speculators who are buying at $40 may
sell for $7. Lo Rot la nil right , but the
British-American corporation Is said to
possess mines In Australia that are nil
wrong. Mining is no less a lottery than
matrimony.
Arnica Snlve.
Tba best salvo In the world for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever
eores , tetter , chapped bands , chilblains ,
corns , and all skin eruptions , and positively
cures piles , or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to glva perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
"HEAP IIIQ INJUN. "
A Modern Ilravu Klcctcd Chief of the
WlnnclinRnn.
Big Indian Thomas Rlhard Roddy , newly
elected chief ot the Wlnnobago tribe na suc
cessor to Black Hawk , Is a brave of a dis
tinctly modern type. Ills supremacy la duo
cot to his warlike Instinct ? , but to his abil
ity in the peaceful fields ot commerce , and
especially In that part of them known as
Indian trading ,
Mr. Roddy began llfo by selling goods to
the Indians , relates the Chicago Times-
Herald. His father before him had been
an Indian trader and the youngster , as he
wandared around among the followers of
the otber Bfack Hawk , the fighter who
made the government K > much trouble In
his day , found many opportunities to grow
in skill , until be was able to trade calico
or cheaper firewater for things of much
positive value.
When ho grew older Mr. Roddy , or Chief
White Buffalo , as ho Is to bo known In the
future , found n further field for his abilities
In providing Indian bands for spectacular
purposes. He was ono of the first men to
contract for a supply of braves to take part
In Buffalo Bill's show. lie takes Indians to
expositions and varnvals | and is oven plan
ning to take a. few hundred to the Paris ex
position next year. Ho wanted to bring
Rome to Chicago for the fall festival , but
his proposal was not favorably received.
Chief Roddy has ono more object In life , and
that Is the fruitful ono of pushing Indian
claims to lands which white men have made
valuable. For the Wlnnebago trlbo ho Is
A GOLD BRICK ALSO.
Tramp Gosh , Bill , whar ye'er goin' with all them gold bricks ?
Bunk O. Stcarer We're coin' to form a gold-brick trust
advancing a claim to the Fort Dearborn slto
and that has occupied much of his tlmo dur
ing the six months he ban lived in Chicago.
If the Wlnnobago Indians had any of their ,
old spirit the new chief might find his hands
full of trouble before long. A certain bravo
named Green Cloud , who Is now In seclusion ,
In Nebraska , claims to hold the real right ot
succession to the chieftainship. He 10 a bad
Indian. Mrs. Roddy says ho drinks whisky.
Tribal war might possibly result , but Mr.
Roddy is now on his way to Nebraska , where
ho hopes to convert Green Cloud to his sup
port. It Is Green Cloud who Is credited
with bavins killed old Black Hawk's only
son three years ago.
The United States government pays $28,000
a year to the support of the Wlnnobago In
dians. Mr. Roddy lias been tholr business
ncent for some tlmo nnd as chief will bavo
even greater authority. When he Is Invested
iwlth his rank at a medicine DCTW-WOW be
fore long ho will become the poiscssor of the
many valuable wampum belts which tbo
Wlnnebagos won and which pass from chief
to chief. His private collection of wampum
now is said by bis nvlfa to be bigger and
moro valuable than any In the United States ,
where bo will prepare an Indian exhibit at
Mr. Roddy is now on his way to St. Louis ,
the exposition. Then he will go to Nebraska
and from there ho will probably go to the
reservation near Black River Falls , Wls.
Mr. Roddy was doubtful whether the family
would leave their nicely furnished flat at
0026 Inclcoldo avenue nnd seek a wlgwnra
under the trees on the reservation or not.
She thousht not. At nny rate the Wlnno-
bagos will have the benefits of Chief White
Buffalo's smiling countenance nnd good ad
vice many Urn on each year , as lie will take
pains to look after their InteresUi whenever
his private ventures leave htm tlmo.
A SOIUir.H'S VICTORY.
The Old Ono HurrvndfTN ( o the IJlau-
iIlftlimcutM of ( lie Nciv.
"I tell you , " shouted the old gentleman ,
reports the Detroit Free Press , "I'll not
give my consent. I'm not tha man to buy n
pig in a poke or decide a case after hearing
but ono fllrto of It. I don't believe ho wan
over a eoldler or ever aw a battle in his
life. I don't care , so much for that , but It'a
the false pretenses. I'm a veteran and I
know a soldier when I sea him. I'll glvo
him marching orders the next tlmo he calls. "
"But , papa , BCO how straight ho walks
and what a trim figure he has. And bo has
tolri mo about loto of battles. "
"Bosh ! There haven't 'been ' lots of battles
since ho was big enough to fight. I tell you
that he's a false alarm. I'll trap him yet.
I'll b"ct a house nnd lot that bo can't go
through the manual of arms , "
"But ho can. He took a cane and showed
mo tbo whole thing. It was Just grand. "
"What In creation do you know about JIT
You couldn't tell tbo difference between a
'right shoulder , shift' and a 'double quick. '
Did bo enlist from Detroit ? "
"No , Chicago. "
" 0 , of course , some big city where It
would take time to look him up. Ile'a a
fraud. "
"Do llctcn , papa , lie knows nil about
you Grand Army people and says that you're
the finest , bravest , most intelligent military
men that ever kept step to fife and drum.
Ho likes beans and coffee for cold lunch
and every night ho was here he turned tha
lights out at 10 Ju t from force of habit"
"No ! And ho said that about us veteran * ,
hey ? Well , I'll have talk with your
mother. "
It fcitvfd IIU Iluny.
"I take great pleasure in recommending
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy to the peopfe of this vicinity. " eaya
Mr. J. H. Doak , Williams , Oregon. "When
my baby watt terribly sick with the diar
rhoea we were unable to cure him with tba
doctor's assistance. As a last resort we
tried Chamberlain' * Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy , and I am happy to say
received immediate relief and ft complete *
cura. "
