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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1890)
8 THE OMAHA DAILT BEE , MONDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1890 , TIIIM'UK Preparation * for the flcnson's Work IIo\v They Arc Cntiislit. UniiHunl propnrnllon IB boinjf mmlo hero and lit Victoria forlhocoastetvtehof fur seal1) ) . 8a.ys u Seiiltlu , Wiish. ' , illapntuh to the Globo'Democrut. Tlio prloo of skins Is higher now thun1 luia over been knonn. Two yours go the best Bhlnu of the fur seal sold hero nt SI.60 cucli. A lot of 3,000 was purchased hero about a month n'u for $12."r , and now the skins are worth from $20.00 to$2o.OO ench , mid there are none to ho Imd. Notwithstand ing tills the en tch of const souls mid seals In the forbidilun waters was very Uirgu I' There wore , leaving the Alaska fur coin- r pnny and the North American company I out of conalilorulfon , thirty Amorkiui and us many inoro Canadian tea sels encaged In the catch. The returns nhow that they took about 10,000 sldns , worth on a reaboimblo estimate to them $ 100,000. This hns inspired the fitting outof now vefbels huroand at Victoria. llidf a do/.on or nioro fcchoonors uro also on the way from Novii Scotia find will arrive here by January 1 , when llio season liegins. Tlio season Inbts from that time on till April , and bomo times Into May. Tlio catch of seals along the Pacific coast , from the Faraliono Islands oil San FrnncUco , up the Oregon and ton coasts to Capo Flntlory , has crown very iinpoi hint lately. Two years ago 80,000 sUins wore taken. New vcssuls liavo been added to the tlcot every year. 'The heals have got a good deal wilder , but there are more to hunt thorn. They are found usually off the various hali but and cod banks , from iho to 100 miles out from tlio coast. During high water In the spring , when the salmon am , they are found In large numbers ten or flttoon miles out from the mouths of the Klnmath , Columbia , Conuillo and other rivers. Oao thing that has caused more schooners to bo lilted out for the coast for seals is the superiority of their skins over these of the Prybiloil Islands. The fur Is newer and thicker , and com mands a shade bolter prlco. Un- llko the 1'ryblloff island hunting whuro the animals are killed with clubs , the seals nro shot in the water , thcro being no Islands or rookeries where they gather. Kach schooner carries from llftcon to twcnty-livo Indians with the requisite rowboats. Arriving ofT coast i in the sealing waters , each small boat is j manned by three of tlio Indians , two of f whom manage the ours while the third / watches warily with a shotgun j for the seals. Oftentimes the ) seals are killed while asleep. i The hunters steal noiselessly upon ahalf , dozen or more of them , and all throe I grasping quickly the shotguns in the bottom of the boat , lire , oftentimes Kill ing eight or ten of them before the rest disappear. Shot does not damage the skins as far as the market is concerned , because in dressing and dyeing them the skins are worked full of holes any way and require cutting ; and piecing. The humors stay out from daylight till dark in good weather. Kegs do not interfere. The tohoonor is always cruis ing near , and at such times over and anon discharges signals. Should violent winds or storms spring up the hunters must desist till they uro over. Huntinc for fur seals is not hard work. All they have to do Is to take things easy and watch. The shotguns are death-dealing at foi'ty yards. Captain E. P. Miner , of this city , is a soalhun- . tor of long exporionco. In 1888 ho took 208 seals in one day. This was the best record ho over made up to that time , but ono day this year his men took for him 212 in a day. Of the bixty American and Cam dian vessels engaged in scaling from this and nalghbrlng ports this year thirty -live conllnei ] themselves almost exclusively to the ehoics of British Columbia and Alaska trenching on the waters of Eohring sea The remaining twonty-flvo hunted of the straits of San do Fuca and Cari Flattery principally. For a time cign or ten worked oil the Oregon coast , am did very well , their greatest succes ; I being near the mouths of the largo ' rivers. Ono vessel , however , stooi J fully ono hundred miles out , duriii ) * nearly all the season , and tool i over 16,000 bklns. This was in a lo , callty whore the water is 1,000 feet deep i Tlio fur seal is a very peculiar anima , and runs far out at sea to live on squid and various other kinds of small fish i Even where none * nro known to exist th j seal is fat and has a good skin. Th jj many seal hunters hero eay that th j ecason which is uo\v \ about to open wil ; bo n very lively ono. The big price & of the present year , combined with th big catch , has mndo them , very ontliusl afatio. ' The Winter of Our Content Is the title of a recent charming pnpo by that brlllnnt writer Charles Dudlo , Warner , wherein the glories of th Pnelllo coast , as a winter resort , al most graphically described. The Amor lean people nro beginning1 to undorstarn that the Puget Sound country is ono c our most splendid possessions and tlm the name of the "Mediterranean of th Pncillo" is n happy title not misapplied In speaking of Mount Tacorna , Sonnto George F. Edmunds says : "I would bo willing to go COO mile ngaln to see that scone. The continon J is yet in ignorance of what will bo on J of the grandest show places as wel i as sanitariums. If Switzerland i rightly called the playground t Europe , I am satisfied thn | around the base of Mount Rainier wil become a prominent place of resort , nc ' for America only , but for the world be sides , with thousands of sites for bulli j Ing purposes , that are nowhorooxcelle ( for the grandeur of the view that cnn I obtained from thorn , with topographic ! ' features that would rnako the most 110 : feet system of dralnago both posslbl and easy , and with a most agreeable an licnith glvlhg climate. " Thousands of dolightett tourists ov < the Union I'.vallli Mho past joarbci ample testimony to ttho beauty ar majesty of this now empire of the Pucil northwcbt _ _ 1602. Sixteenth and Farnam streets the now Rock Island ticket olllco. Tic ots to all points cast at lowest rates. Olio Knrly HoHlilttiits or Call Torn ! The early foreign aesidonts of Ca fornia were largely runaway salloi writes General IJidwoll in the Centur Many if not most would change the mimes. For Instance , Gilroy's ram I where the town of Gllroy is row locate I WUB owned by an old resident under tl i assumed appellation of Gllroy. course vessels touching upon this coi were liable , as they were everywhere , lose mon by desertion , especially if t men were maltreated. Such things ha boon so common Unit it is not dllllci to believe that these who loft th < vessels In early days on this then dlstti coast had cause for go doing. To known as n runaway sailor wn3 no stti upon a man's character. It was no v common thine , tutor my arrival lie for Bailers to uo skulking and hldl nbout from ranch to ranch till the vcs they had loft should leave the coast. * * Callfornlnns would catch and lurn sailors to got the reward wliluli believe , captains of vcssola invarial olTorod. After the vessels had sai' and there was no chance of the rowi the native CnlKornhmsffnvo tno fugit no further trgublo. 01,0 FASHIONED 11AIIVUBT1NG. How Farming § Conducted | ln Cnl ifnrnla In tlio Forties. Harvesting1 , with the rude Implements , WRH a scano , writes Ooncral Utdwull in the Century. Imngino three or four hundred , wild Indians In a grain field armed , some with sickles , some with butchorknlvos , some with pieces of hoop iron roughly fashioned Into shapes like sickles , but many having only tnclr hands with which to gather by small hamlfuls the dry and brlttlo grriln ; and as thch1 hands would soon become sore , the resorted to dry willow sticks , which were split to afford n sharper edge with which to sever the straw. But the wildest part was the threshing. The harve&tof weeks , some times of a month , was piled up in the fat raw in the form of nhttgo mound In the middle of a high , strong , round corral ; then three or four hundred wild horses were turned in to thresh it , the Indi ans whooping to make thorn run faster. Suddenly they would dash In before the band at full speed , when the motion be came reversed , with the effect of plowIng - Ing up the trampled straw to the very bottom. In nn hour the gram would bo thoroughly threshed' and the dry straw broken almost into clmlY. In this manner I have seen 2.000 bushels , of wheat threshed in a single hour. Next came the winnow ing , which would often take a month. It could only bo done when the wind was blowing , by throwing high into the air shovelfuls of grain , straw and chaff , the lighter materials being wafted to ono Bltlo , while the grain , comparatively clean , would descend and form a heap by itsolf. In this manner nil the grain in California was rlomecl. At that day no such thing as n fanning mill had ever boon brought to this coast. Thn special quality of Aycr's Hair Vigor Is Hint It restores the natural itrowth , color , and texture of the hair. It vitalizes the loots aail follicles , icmovcs damlrulf. nuJ heals Itching humors In the scalp. In tills respect , it sur passes all slmll.ir preparations. Samuel Burns is just in receipt of a telegram : Ni\v : YOUK , Dec. IP. Your Importa tion of royal woostor has just arrived. Will go forward by t-xprcss the 20lh. DA\ ISDN & PJTCAIIIN. These goods will go on sales Tuesday morning at about half usual prices. iRtoii mid Oregon. This now empire of the northwest is attracting universal attention and the reason for this is the almost unlimited resources that have recently been opened and the surprising growth of this region. Largo agricultural areas ; vast forests and inuneribo deposits of precious metals are to bo found in Oregon and Washing ton , and by reason of tno varied natural resources of the country this section offers uncqunled opportunities for the investment of capital and location of in dustries that are not surpassed by the older sections of the United States. The Union Pacific on account of its fast time , through Pullman sleepers and din ing cars , free reclining chair cars and free colonist sleepers from the Missouri river , is conceded to be the favorite I'outo for persons going to cither Wash ington or Oregon. 1 or pamphlets fully descriptive of the above named states , or for rates , time of trains or any information pertaining to the Union Pacific , call on or address your nearest ticket agent or the under signed , who will most cheerfully furnish any information that may bo desired. A. P. Douel , city ticket agent , 1802 Far- nama treot , Omaha , Neb Dr.Blrnoy. Nose and throat. Beobldg. An Indian V'nquero. The Indian vnqnoros , who lived much of the time on the more distant cattle ranges , were a wild sot of mon , says n writer in the Century , I rornembor one of them , named Martin , who was sta tioned in Amador Valley and became r .cador of the hill vaquoros.who were vorj different from the vnnuoros of the large valley nuiir the Missions. IIo and his 'rionds killed and ate about fourhundrei young heifers belonging to the mission but when Easter approached ho fell that ho must confess his sins , so ho won' ' to Father Narciso nud told all about it The father forgave him , but ordorei him to como in from the hills to th < mission and attend school until hi could road. The rules were very strict whoever failed twioo in a lesson wai always whipped. Martin was utterly unable to learn his letters , and hi was whipped every day for a month but ho never complained. IIo was thor dismissed and wont back to the hills. used to question Mnrtin nbout the nffnlr nnd ho would tell mo with perfect grav ity of manner , which was very delight ful , how many calves ho had consumci nnd how wisely the good father had nun "shed him. IIo know now , ho used ti say , how very hard it was to live in tb town , and ho would never steal ugaii lost ho might have to goto school untl ho had learned his letters. Stop couphlnc nt once by the Immedlat use of DJBull's Cough Syrup : 25 cents bottle. 'I ' sco a Star , Eve's first born , In whos train" Comes the dump twilight that bringet vain. For aches of neiul , neurnlcin , cut anil bruise Try Salvation Oil , these will you lose. Weather Probabilities. For December Indications point ti cold , frosty wcathor. That , however will rnako no ditl'oronca to these wh travel in the stoam-hoatod and electric lighted , limited vestibule train whlcl is run only by the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Uy. b3twoan Omaha am Chicago. This elegant train leave Omaha at 0:10 : p. rn. arriving in Chicag at 0:30 : n. rn. , In time to rnako all castori connections. For further informatioi apply at city ticket olllco , 1501 Farrrnr ; ot. , Omaha. F. A. NASH , J. K. PKKSTOX , General Agent , City Passenger Agent. Kvory Bridegroom a Shoemaker , Nothing was more attractive than th wedding cavalcade on its way from th bride's house lo the Mission church , saj a writer in the Century. The her * were more richly cap.irisoncd than fc any other ceremony , and the bride nearest relative or family ropresontutU curried her buforo him , she sitting o Ilomoa- U Xoari the Standard. HANDKERCHIEFS. CHRISTMAS : WB Open Today ( DUr FU11 Line of Pine Holiday Famishing Goods , Showing bij Far the Handsomest Sssortment of Neckwear , Mufflers , Handkerchiefs , Suspenders , Jewelry , Gloves and. "such like , " that we have ever shown. Christinas comes but once a year , and most men are glad of it by the lime the last bill is paid , and fully realizing the unusual strain on man's pockctbook , we have marked each and every article at its lo\vest possible price. CASHMERE MUFFLERS Handsome styles at 150 , 250 , 300 , 400 , 450 and 300. SILK AND "WOOL MUFFLERS Splendid assortment at 300 , 400 , 500 , ; oc and 750. SILK MUFFLERS Every color , magnificent goods at 750 , 900 , $1 , $1.25 and $1.50. IMPORTED MUFFLERS The finest in the land , atiBo. $2 , $2.25 and $2.50. SILK SUSPENDERS Fine holiday goods , blacks and fancys , from 6oc to $2.25. HANDKERCHIEFS Silks and linens ; special prices on fine China and Japanese silk handkerchiefs. "A NECKTIE PARTY. " Just before leaving New York for Omaha , our buyer closed out an entire stock of Neckwear made by a leading manufacturer YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. 69 dozen handsome Terk Scarfs , good styles , good silk , satin lined , At 150 each 63 dozen stylish Teck Scarfs , splendid styles , handsome colors , satin lined . At 250 each 41 dozen Ring Scarfs and St. Nicholas Knots , [ don't have to tie 'em ] At 350 each 62 dozen very line Teck Scarfs , goods that sell every day for 500 , 6ocand 650 At 350 each 147 dozen finest Teck Scarfs made [ goods worth from 750 to $1.50 ] At 500 , 650 and 750 each And a magnificent line of High Grade Novelties at 750 , QOC , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 and $1.75 each a clear saving- from 5oc to $1.25. USUALLY OBTAINED BY THE EARLY COMERS. AND DOUQKAS. OPEN TILL NINE CXCLOCK. SATURDAYS , TEN O'CLOCK. the saddle with her white satin stioo in a loop of golden or silver bruid , while ho sat on the bear sldn cov ered nnquera behind. The groom nnd his friends mingled with tlio brido's party , nil on the best horses that could bo obtained , and they rode gaily from the ranch house to the mission , some times fifteen or twenty miles nway. In April and May , when the land was cov ered with wild flowers , tlio ligrht hearted troop rode along the edge of the up- Innds , between hill and valley , crossing the streams , and some of the young horsemen , anxious to show their skill , would perform till the feats for which the Spanish-CaUtornians were famous. Alter the wedding , when they returned to lead intho feasting1 , the bride was carried on the horse of the groomsman. Ono of the customs which wus always ob served at the wedding was to wind a silken tasseled string or a silken Bash fringed with gold , about the nocks of the bride and groom , binding them together ns they knelt before the altar for the blessing of the priest. A charming cus tom among the middle and lower classes was the making of the satin shoes by the groorn for the bride. A few weeks bofor the wedding hoaskcdhisbotrothod for the measurement of her foot , and made the shoes with his own lianas ; the groomsman brought them to her on the wedding day. Blurkoil Interest , is now shown by eastern people in the settlement of Oregon and Washington , particularly that region adjacent to Puget Sound. The reason for this is the almost unlimited resources that have lately been opened up , and the surpris ing growth of Portland , Tacoma , Seattle and other cities and towns along Puget Sound. The Union Pacific on account of its fast time , short line , through Pullman palace sleepers , free recliningchaircars , clogant dining cars , and free Pullman colonist sleepers , from the Missouri river , is the favorite route to this region , and tickets via this liuo should always bo asked for. For complete information relative to this remarkable section , time of trains , rates.pamphlets , etc. , call on your near est ticket agent or address the under signed. E. L. L.OUAX . , General Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nob. Tickets at lowest rates and su porlor accommodations via the great Rock Island route Ticket ollieo , 1002 Six teenth and Farnam streets Oinuh.u Old Time California Hospitality. The kindness and hospitality of the native Californians have not been over stated. Up to the time the Mexican regime coasoil in California they had a custom of never charging for anything ; that is to say , for entertainment food , use of horses , etc , , writes Conoral Bid- well in the Century. You were sup posed , oven it invited to visit a friend , to bring your blankets with you , and ono would bo very thoughtless if ho traveled and did not take a knlfo with him to cut his meat. "When you had eaten , the In variable custom was to rlso , deliver to the woman or hostess the plate on which you had eaten the meat and beans for that was about all they had and suy , "Muchaa graclns , " bonora" ( "Many thanks , mndamo" ) ; and the hostess as Invariably ropllod , "Bucn pro- vccho" ( 'Way it do you much good" ) . The missions In California In variably had gardens with grapes , olives , figs , pomegranates , pears and apples , but the ranches scarcely over had any fruit. When you wanted a horse to rldo , you would take it to the next ranch it might bo twenty , thirty or fifty miles anil turn It out there , and sometime or other In reclaiming his stock the owner would got It back. In this way you might travel from ono end of California to the other Mums. Don't pass this BY for it means you. \Ve have taken our entire stock of and put them on separate tables , making FOUR [ 4 ] LOTS : PRICES , $8 , $12 , $15 , $25. former prices from $ i 2 to i$4o. If there is any'virtue n GOOD GOODS AND LOW PRICES \Ve shall clean out the lines in a few days. Every one knows the quality of our goods , and when we name the above prices it means you will get better values than you can find elsewhere. To euro nillousnws ? Sick Ilosilaclie.Comtlpatloo. lUlarla. Llvor'Complalnti , toke the mlo and certtla remedy. 8M1TU a B8LE BEANS UtotlioSMAI BIZEMO Illtlo Vtns tofhoLot- llo ) . They are tlio most ronienlont ; tult all 0310. 1'rlcoof cither elio , U5 ccnu jjer bottlo. EAPOCSIRIif nt 7. 17.70 : Photopmviiro , tVlOOllW i panelelzaotUibpicturu lorl eoatllcotperij or Humps ) . j.r. SMITHco. . Mitcrecf "Illlo Uoanu. SU Loul , Mo ftBHHtl ts nra'H f'i f'iDR. . BAILliY. GRADUATE DENTIST I A I'ull Sot of Test'i on Ktililirr , ( or , -L. . , r- 1'IVK OOW. illS , BiinrontflftU T th cxt rwtort A porfMtnt rates. Entnirto , iCtli struct clovutoOi'ou ' u\ou- Ki until b o'clock THE BEST IN THE WORLD. 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