THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : JULY 5 , -SIXTEEN PAGES.
WISH FOR NEW GOLD FIELDS ,
*
Expanse of Rich Placer Ground Opening
\Vaat
ing Up in the Upper Platte Valloy.
ONCE THE BED OF AN ANCIENT RIVER ,
ItclloN of Mining Opcrntloim Carried
on tin IJOIIK AKO Tliat In *
dlniiB Know it Only by
Tradition.
SxitvTOOJt , Carbon County , Wyo. , .fuly 2.
fCorrospondcnco of THE Hr.K. ] Unless all
Igns fall thcro will bo a big placer excite
ment in the Upper I'latto valley within the
tioxt few weeks. An elaborate system for
prospecting placer ground ban been progress
ing for nearly two months on North Brush
creek , only sixteen or eighteen mlles south
east from Saratoga , by a company which
controls 080 acres of rich ground. Their
field of operations was iho sconu of sluicing
and panning as far back us 1870. From that
tlmo until tbo present season prospectors
bavo worked in the neighboring gulches and
draws tributary to North Brush creek.
Most of them ellhcr quit work or abandoned
tholr claim altogether because they thought
the jtay dirt which prospected well wns not
deep enough to Justify ilium In pulling In Iho
bocossury dltchos to work tno gravel do-
postts. Captain J. II , Mullison , who was n
pioneer in that section , hits always had faith
in It. Ho waited until the old location ran
out and then stopped In and relocated some
Of his old diggings and Ihoso of others that
bad lapsed. Associated with him are men
who can command capital sufficient to carry
out tbo now enterprise planned by Captain
Mulllson.
During the past few days discoveries have
boon made which not only demonstrate the
richness of the Brush creek pincers but ex
plain why former prospectors failed to got
big enough returns to Inspire them with
confldenco to stay by their finds.
This class lorsook that section just at the
time when they ought to have boon most en
couraged. They were deceived by tbo pres
ence of a strata of coarse , dirty , whlto sub-
tanco resembling commit , which-thoy mis
took for bed rock. Some called it talc , but
* Y nil except Captain Mulllson seem to have
taken It for granted that wherever this do-
occurred it was n sure indication that
tie limit of pay dirt had boon reached.
Quit Too Soon.
It will no doubt bo a surprise to most of
tbo old-timers tc Inarn that Instead of being
bed roclc , this white layer , which varies In
thickness , Is really a lime formation under
lying the second wash. Below that is an-
plhor deposit of gravel richer than that on
iho surface and filled with coarse gold. It is
found to a considerable depth and underly
ing It is n bed rock of llmostono.
An old printer named Jim Cusick , who bos
pent mnny years in prospecting , made a
Uumbor of locations In u big gulch that
is called after him and empties Into Brush
crook near where Captain Mulllson's old
workings are located. That was several
years iigo and Cusick continued operations
there for several successive seasons. Ho
was first induced to try tils luck there by
Stumbling ever a sot of old slulco LIOXIM on
tbo edge of a 11 ttio stream along which were
evidences that somebody had boon working.
1'ho boxes were In sucli a decayed state as
to convince him that they had not boon used
for many years. Ditches were dug and
trenches cut preparatory to ground slulclni ;
tbo gulch near Its mouth where the best
prospects were found. Some gold was
washed out but not In largo onougb quan
tities to moot bis expectations. Cusick was
deceived Just as his predecessor bad boon by
the layer of llmo referred to. Like them ho
thought that any gold thcro ml ht bo must
lie above that strata. Ho did not
bavo sufficient capital to carry on hydrau-
llclng and as the gravel in tbo gulch was not
more than four foot deep above the lima ho
came to the conclusion tbat bo wits wasting
tlmo In washing It.
It did not occur to Cusick or any of the
men who worked with him to try to trace
the origin of the gold which was found in
greater quantics ttio nearer Brush creek they
went. They assumed that It must como from
up tbc gulch and followed It down to the
crcok. That was another mistaKe they mado.
If thu.v had cross-cut the gulch they might
bavo anticipated tbo good success which
eems likely to attend the efforts of Captain
Jvlullisons1 comyany.
. Prehlstorlo Illvcr.
The captain worked on a theory which has
' subjected him to more or less ridicule. Tnls
did not bother him m tno slightest , for bo
has lived In the west long enough nnd pros
pected and mined sufficiently In the past
twoiity-fivo years to bo content to stand by
bis own opinion and Judgment , even if they
don't Jlbo with these other follows. Mulll-
eon's Idea is that at some period in prehistoric -
historic tiino a mighty river flowed through
the Platte valley whoso channel was high
up along the edge of the Modlclno Bow
runge. To his own satisfaction , at least , ho
traced the course of this stream in a north
easterly and southwesterly dlroction as far
up as Kock crcok and found Indications bt It
ever the boundary line between Wyoming
and Colorado beyond North Park. Owing
to some convulsion of nature , ho thinks , the
bed of this stream sank und mountains and
bills of travel were pulled up ,
Whether or not Captain Mulllson's geolog
ical theory is a tonnblo ono it has already
proven a convenient guldo to htm iu tbo
location of placer ground. His search for
diggings in the Brush crcok country was
bigh up and along the backbone of tbo hills
where few prospectors , so far as there Is any
record , have aono more than stick u pick
dcop enough to got out n pan of dirt. There
bo found a series of depressions wbloh may
or may not bo duo to natural causes. Others
besides the captain share the belief tbat
What resemble sink holes are in reality the
rello of ancient shafts or tunnels. Ono of
these places was chosen as the slto for a
prospect shaft on a claim called tha Fair
God. It has already been sunk to a depth of
fifty feet. Going down In tbo gravel a rod
clay wits struck nt a depth of II ft eon foot ,
Leaving this to ono sldo the shaft was con
tinued down through the gravel which
prospects all tbo way.
\ \ hence Game thu Charcoal ?
A curious thing In connection with this
\vork Is that chunks of charcoal were dug
out on one sldo of the shaft. Why this should
bo found embedded so deep In the ground has
given rise to much speculation. These who
think tbo present shaft Is on the slto of ear
lier works or near them Imagine that the
charred remains of Umbering have been
found.
Pieces of llmo have boon dug out similar In
nppcaninco to the strata that holds the second
end wash. From this It Is reasoned that the
eamo conditions will bo found on tbo bill
above thu gulch as have been shown along
the course of the llttlo stream. In that case
it would not bo surprising if bed rock
should bo struck la the Fair God shaft
nt a dontb of ninety to 100
foot as tbo bill such an elevation nbovo tbo
water rourso of the gulch. With a deposit
ofcntvol overlying it something rich can
reasonably bo supposed to oxlst on tbo bed
roclc. If these expectations should uot bo
realized It does not signify that the work has
boon fruitless , for with a largo area of
gravel that prospects so well , gold in paving
quantities can bo washed out by water from
n ditch that bos already been surveyed.
This ditch will bo taken out of Brush
crook , wblcn has A fall-of fully ono thousand
feet to tha mllo. It will bo brought around
the hill , a distance of three-quarters of a
mlle , and carry a tremendous pressure of
water. Work on the ditch will not begin ,
however , until bed rock bos boon struck
Iu the shaft. Thou a cross cut will
bo run to expose the length of the gravel bed ,
Should tha present favorable indications ob
tain there Is no question but what native op
erations will bo carried on. Doth as to qual
ity and fall thu water supply presents excep
tional advantages for work of this chitunater.
Once tho. water is turned on it will not take
long to wash down tha hill.
With proper appliances and the ordinary
unfcguanis used the quantity of gold inkrm
out by thl * meant ought to raako the enter
prise a profitable ono. But groatoj impor
tance attaches to it than the bare cleanup , bo
it ever so groat. It has boon the experience
in many localities where placers were
worked under loss encouraging praspeoli
Ibut loJgus h vo boon exposed whoso rich-
EALCONER
SECOND WEEK of Great Cash Clearin ale
Prices still further reduced ; We will not stop this sale , nor stop reducing prices , until we have forced out
of stock every piece of goods , we want to clear oft , Look at the reductions we make for this week in
Silks , Dress Goods , Laces , Embroideries , Linens , Hosiery and in Books and Stationery , Don't omit to
look at the double fold wool dress goods we are offering at lie ; the price of them is 35c ,
DRESS GOODS
This week wo make greater reduc
tions than over In line dress goods.
Wo quote only a few of thorn , but
every yard in our stock is a plum.
No. 1. Your oholco of all our half
wool chocks tind stripes , 38-in wide , wo
sold thorn for 30o and Me ; moving- price
lie.
lie.No.
No. 2. Wo have n few pieces 51-in Ar
lington cheeks , wo sold thoin for 49c } ;
moving price 1'Jjc. It only takes 6
yards for a dress.
No. 3. Our camels' hair cheviots , 42-
iu wide , wo sold for 55c ; moving price
37 ic.
ic.No. . 4. A lot of odd colors in side
bands , line goods which sold for 874c
and SI per yard ; moving price 37jc.
No. 5. Nile silk suiting , 40-in wide
and the host mixture for a traveling
dress ; moving price 69c.
No. 0. Wo have a lot of odd lines In
hair line stripes , checks and plain mix
tures , which we sold for $1 and $1.25 ;
moving price 71)c. )
No. 7. All our French challis , war
ranted fust colors , sold for Ooc ; moving
price 47c.
No. 8. To close out our half wool
challis , which sold for 25c , wo will make
a price to sell them in a day ; your
choice for 12jc.
No. 9. Wo give you a choice of 150
unmade dress patterns , not ono but
what is worth $22 ; take your choice ,
Monday , $9.95.
No. 10. All of our best quality henri-
otla , which sold for $1.25 ; take your
choice for OOc. This ) s loss than cost.
Black albatross cloth , all wool , 15c.
Black nuns' voiliuir with nido band ,
all wool,42-in wide , sold at 75c ; on sale
Monday at 42 Jc.
$1.50 quality black silk warp honri-
etta for 95c.
GOc quality b'ack mohair brilliantine
for 40c.
Black cume.lette , all wool , 3C-in wide ,
worth 05c ; sale price 425c.
FALCONER.
ness eclipsed that of the alluvial deposits.
That suoh results may bo attained from
opening up the Fair God ground mav bo sot
down as among the probabilities of the pres
ent plans.
There Is a point on tbo Cuslcic gulch stream
from which good prospects can bo obtained
in every pan of gravel washed out. Above
that no suoh prospects arc secured , while
good success attends all panning in the di
rection towards iho crook. It U apparent to
anyone who takes the trouble to follow the
course of the snow water stream which in
the spring tlmo drains iho bill on which tno
Fair God Is located that this empties into
the gulch at the uppur limit of those good
washings. For laclr of anything bettor to
guide ono it is safe to assume that The gold
came from the Fair God's ground or oven
higher up. I looked in vain for evidences
that its origin could have been farther up
Cusick gulch and found uono.
Everything tends to show that at some
period an immense volume of water
poured down from the hillside. The
time may have been in the remote past or an
evasion'of recent years sulllciont to bring
down the gold. However that may bo there
is indisputable proof tbat the precious metal
which appears below the lime strata has not
travelled far from the original place of do-
posit. It is coarse ledge gold and tbo
particles hove not been carried far enough to
round off the edges.
Below the laver of llmo not only Is gold In
larger quantities found In the gravel but also
course pieces of gray copper and galena.
Tbo pay streak which hitherto has been
narrow and shallow whenever found in the
middle of the gulch is a gray stuff of line
grain. Chunks of rock resembling this in
every way save that it Is much harder can bo
picked out of tbo water way of the gulch
near its mouth. Some pieces nro blggor than
n man's list. When pulverized colors can bo
panned from this rock. There must bo big
ledges of this somewhere in the hills above
the L'lilcu.
If there is any room for doubt tbat the track
traversed by this mineral was along the bed
of the wet weather course ever tbo Fair God ,
tha oholco must bo made between that and a
big draw which heads higher up tbo hill.
This empties into Cusick gulch near the
place where these rich deposits first occur.
There Is a low divldo between the first
named watercourse and the draw. On the
line of the latter and not moro than half a
milo nearer the main range than the Fair
God , Is another series of depressions. The
only difference between these
holes and these first named
is ono of slzo. These in the big draw are
larger.
RuliiH of Acid WorkH.
Two of them , close together , are each forty
foot In diameter and nearly or quite as deep.
The ono nearer the divldo has the appearance
of having been the scene of a big water spout
or of being scooped out by a downpour from
a cloudburst. The other , separated from tbo
first by a thin partition of earthwork , may
Imvo resulted from human ntronoy. When I
visited it yesterday it was full of debris and
boulders. To clear tt would be a laborous
task.
But I was struck by tbo position of two up
right timbers broken off sharp close to the
surface , which appeared to have been driven
for some special purpose. They stand a
little over two feet apart and right at
the mouth of a ubtorranoan passage of some
sort. Perhaps that is tbo outlet which
waters have worn when damned up in this
peculiar reservoir. Earlier in the season
when the snow water plunged down the
steep slope n visitor there found tbo basin
nearly full of wator. A big stream emptied
Into the reservoir , but had no perceptible
effect in raising the water stored therein.
Certain it is that an outlet was found near
the spot where tbo posts appear.
The position of the posts would bo about
What ono would expect to find In old work ,
ings where a drift bad been run. Iu such
operations stutts and caps are used where
timbering is required.
The snow fall 1s great at that altitude
and the forest being dense holds It till late In
the season. Whoa it begins to molt tbo water
rushes along with a force sulUcient to tear
out or cover ever any works wlthlu a season
or two after their abandonment. An example
SILK DEP'T
Our 75o colored 20-in satin offered for
Elegant surah plaids , worth 81 , for
60c.
60c.A
A few dross patterns loft of those olo-
crant figured India silks , were $1 ; now
C2c.
Colored stripes and figures , worth
81.35 ; for GOc.
Black brocades , only a few loft , C7Jc ;
were 81.35.
32-ln China silk with black grounds ,
today $1.16 ; were $1.50.
Cheney Bros. ' India and China silks ,
formerly $1 and $1.25 ; now offered for
90c , short lengths 8oc.
See our grenadines In plain and
fancy. They defy competition.
All remnants of our colored faille and
gros grain worth 81 and 81.2-3 , for GOc.
Black dress silks at prices to reduce
stock.
WASH GOODS DEP'T-
lOc satinos , 12 yards for GOo.
lOc ginghams , 12 yards for GOc.
15c Pacific satines Sic.
Best French satines , regular 35c
quality , 15c.
Scotch ginghams , worth 25o , at IGJc.
Henrietta cloth , black with colored
figures , 19c ; worth 40c.
Oriental crepe 13c , worth 25 < x
40c French ginghams , 25c.
40o French organdies , 25c.
French mulls only 25c.
Tussah cloth only 15c.
MOVING' SALE.
of what happens under such conditions ! s to
bo scon in Cusick gulch not far from Brush
creek. Twenty years or moro ago when
Captain Mulllson was minlag-thoro bo dug a
shaft eighteen foot dcop. All that remains
to mark the spot where this work was dona is
a depression not moro than four or ilvo feet
Oown In the contcr , at the lowest point. It
would pass for a sink hole and closely resem
bles the others which have been described.
If there are relics of old workings
there is no record as to who operated thoro.
Among the Utos there was a legend thai a
great deal of gold bad been taken out of the
lirush Creek country. The oldest Indian in
the tribe had no moro definite Information
than that but the traditions handed down in
dicated that the treasure hunters belonged tea
a remote era.
Abundant evidence exists tbat at some time
placers wore worked on a largo scale. In
some places In the neighborhood of Brush
Creek are relics of those old operations which
nro well preserved. They have boon soon by
prospectors but not until the present season
has any move been made to explore tbo old
tunnels and shafts. Undoubtedly somebody
may undertake to solve the mystery of the
big draw or select that as a scene of mining
operations.
Much depends on the development work now
being pushed by tbo Mullison company. If
they fall to find any leads cither before or
after the Fair God hill is washed down ,
search will bo stimulated for the mother load
from whence the gold found in the gravel U
presumed to Imvo had its origin. The same
is true as regards the gray copper and galena.
It would bo worth while to trace that up to
tlnd from whcnco it camo.
Ancient TroUHiiro Hunter * .
Much has been written concerning some
ancient mining done on Mulllson's gulch
which hcads'towards Gold hill , and is distant
from it four or Ilvo miles. It Is claimed to
bo tbo work of the Aztecs , Out tbat Is mere
supposition. As a systematic exploration of
that section is to bo made this ( iurahior.it is
well enough to await the result or these
researches without Indulging in any theories
or speculation regarding them.
Emptying into Mulllson gulch Is another
ono noout three mlles long that beads towards
Gold Hill and is three miles southwest of the
camp. The gulch Is narrow , being only thrco
rods wide at the mouth , but broadest out
above there , and in some places U ilvo rods
across. Near the mouth is an old shafi
whoso depth is unknown. Jim Cusick vis
ited it in November , 1883 , and says that there
was considerable water in It. The distance
down to the water ho estimates at fifty feet.
How much deeper down it goes ho bad no
method of calculating.
There wore evidences that the gulch had
been worked out for at least a quarter of a
mlle up from the shaft. Big boulders were
stacked up along ono sloe. Some .were so
largo that they would bo difllcult to handle
except by the use of derricks. They were
piled up as regularly as though Intended for
a wall. Where the minors quit there was an
eight-foot full in the gravol.
No signs of boxes were to bo soon. Tbo
gulch appeared to have been worked by
ground sluicing , There was nothing to de
note bydraullckmg and no traces of a ditch
were found. Judged by the ground
thrown up. three or four summers' work
must have been done there , also a big force
was kept engaged for a season. The last
dirt thrown out was gravel showing that the
minors cleaned up on that. 1'rospocts were
obtained by Cusick from this gravel uoar.by
where work was stopped.
The shaft was put down a little to ono side
of thoguloh , and as close to tbo channel as
possible , but so that the water could not got
in. It was about Ilvo feet square and tim
bered with square sots. Those had rotted
out , but the prints of the timbers were
plainly discernible. The only Indication as to
tbo time that had elapsed sltico this work
was done was that it antedated the present
growth of timber in that suction.
Water wus low nvomvbero when Cusick
examined these old diggings. But in the
summer a ; ; oed stream flows through the
gulch. As much of the timber In that section
has either been thinned out or burned there
is reason to bollovo that when the ground
was sluiced there WAS no lack of water.
The fact that a systematic search for
LAOE DEPARTMENT.
48-inch black Silk Netting 90c , form
erly $1.35.
48-inch black Silk Netting 81.15 ,
formerly $1.75.
48-inch black Silk Netting $1.28 ,
formerly $2.
42-inch black Lace Flounce 03c , form
erly $1.20.
42-inch black Lace Flounce $1.15 ,
formerly $1.75.
15-inch black Chantllly Demi Plou nco
75c. formerly $1.
15-inch black Chautilly Demi Flounce
85c , formerly $1.25.
18-inch black Chantilly Flounce $1 ,
formerly $1.85.
LINEN DEPARTMENT.
Table Cloths S3.98 , reduced from $5
to $8.
Table Cloths $5.75 , reduced from $8 to
$13.
$13.Got
Got a dozen of these Uuolc Towels at
Ofor $1.
Got a dozen of those Huck Towels at
lOc each.
WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Printed India Liftan 9c per yard.
Printed India Mulls 12o per yard.
Printed India Dihiitios ICc per yard.
Several now patterns have boon add
ed to the abovo. " * ' '
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
Imported Tinsol"Gapos , with heavy
slllc fringe , only $3i50'each. '
Choice of our orltife line of Ladies'
Long Capos $0.25 ' 'each , worth up to
818.50. * >
Just received tf largo line of Lace
Wraos. made in all * the latest styles at
-$10.00 , worth$13.75.
12.00 , worth15.50. .
15.00 , worth , 20.00.
0.00 , wprth , . 28.00.
LADIES' WAISTS.
Ladies' Wash Siltf Waists $2.C6 and $4
Ladies' Gloria Silk Waists $2.2.5.
FALCONER.
gold has boon made in the Brush crook
country in times past cortamly demonstrates
the possibilities for placer work now.
With plenty of water a man ought to bo able
to make good wages. The season is a most
favorable ono so far as the water supply is
concerned.
Gold on All Sldcn.
But it must not bo Imagined tbat because
the Brush crcok region has been described
at such length that the gold dig-
clngs are rcstrlcte'd to that locality.
Anywhere for twelve miles or moro along the
mountains that bound th& Platte valley on
the east and behind the first range of nllls
the sumo formation exists. It can bo traced
from the Kid or Saddle Back mountain Just
south of Elk mountain in a southeasterly di
rection to the Marble mountain Just behind
Gold Hill. There It ends abruptly. A break
occurs and tno course can bo traced again on
tbo west side of the valley along tbo Grand
Encampment crook , which empties into the
Platte twenty mlles south of Saratoga.
Float similar to that found on the eastern
range can bo traced up tbo Grand Encamp
ment cuuon and on ever the Continental di
vide.
vide.Either
Either on the cast or west ranges are
plenty of places wboro prospectors can locate
their placer grounds and bo handy to wator.
On the Grand Encampment is a
stretch of country a railo In extent and cover
ing n broad area where this llmo forma
tion shows plainly. It is called cement
In that.locality and has been used for build
ing purposes and for filling In tbo chinks in
log houses , proving a good substitute for the
llmo of commerce. Up to now no effort has
boon made to discover tbo nature of thu do-
nositundornoath. Should pay-dirt bo found
below the strata of llmo the Encampment
country will nrosont exceptional advantages
foi sluicing , as the creek runs strong , being
ouo of the most Important tributaries to the
Platte throughout the lengih of the valloy.
Other deposits of llmo have been found on
this side of the Continental divldo and nearer
Saratoga. On Cow crook and between there
and the Encauipmont the llmo ap
pears , and it wns recently found
between Jack crook and the north fork of
Spring creek. In almost every locality where
It occurs water Is abundant and the condi
tions for placer worlilu'ir are otherwise fa
vorable. .
Il
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Good roads make thorcountry on both sides
of the valley easily rfOtfesslmo by wagon as
far as tha bo.se of thatttnountalns , Klk and
door trail load up the stones and It is no trlok
at all to pack in supplies and establish n
camp from which trlpl-enn bo taken either on
foot or on horaobaclc lu.any direction ,
Reference h'as alroadyboon | made in Tin ;
Br.r to the development , work on the Grand
Encampment , which Hrts boon curried on fern
n number of years by Htato Senator Chatter-
ton and Messrs. KurtM Forney and Bennett.
They have four claims on a big hill six or
eight miles up tbo caw from Swan , which
nutkos the dUUinco ( frijm Saratoga about
twenty-six mllos. They are putting In a
tunnel which they oxccii will strike the Ar
gonaut lead at tbo west end of the claim and
near the Flying PutclMiUn , The tunnel has
already been driven oner seven hundred and
ninety foot ana It is , calculated that it will
cut the lead in the Argonaut at a depth of 2'H
foot. The work which' ho * boon done on the
hill is of mi excellent mid substantial char
acter , The tunnel is timbered througtiout
and in a way so thai it will last. Caps and
posts eight to ton Inches in diameter have
been put in the nntlro loncth of the tunnel
ana the logging Is all split and faced.
The' dticovery shaft on the Argonaut is
down twenty-si feet. At that depth such
good assays were obtained that tha owners
were encouraged to begin work on the
tminol , v/blcn bus progressed steadily ,
Tbo Argonaut shaft until a few days ago was
partly tilled with water , which lluweU in so
fast that u pump had to bo run all the tlmo to
keep it free. A blast in the tunnel opened a
seam through which all the water escaped
and since then it has not reappeared. It was
supposed then tbat tbo load had boon crossed.
Some good mlnnrol was taken out , but the
indications were so favorable beyond that
point that the tunnel was driven ahead. Bov-
oral small volns hava boea left behind which
RIBBON DEPARTMENT.
No. 5 Gros Grain , with satin odpe , at
2c.
No. 5 Gros Grain , with satin edge , at
6c ; sold at 12o.
No. 7 Gros Grain , with satin edge , at
Gio ; sold at 15c.
No. 9 Gros Grain , with satin edge , at
9c ; sold at 17Jo.
Nos. 12 and 10 Gros Grain , with satin
edge , at 13jc ; sold at 22c.
Silk Umbrellas $4.85 , worth $0 and $7
UMBRELLA DEPARTMENT.
Imported Gloria Silk Umbrellas , nat
ural wood handles and gold caps , $1.25 ;
worth $1.05.
Twilled &llk Umbrellas , natural wood
handles and gold caps , $2.09 ; worth
$3.50.
PARASOLS.
White Coaching Parasols 25o.
Ladies' Colored Parasols 85c.
Children's Parasols 15c.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
Our Special Sale of Millinery will bo
continued this week :
Ladies' Trimmed Hats , former price
$18 , $15 , 812 , your choice for S8.
Ladies' Trimmed Hats and Bonnets ,
former price $10. $8 , $7 , your choice for
$5.
Children's Hats , trimmed and untrimmed -
trimmed , at the same unheard-of prices.
Choice Novelties in Flowers , Trim
mings and Materials at loss than cost.
MOVING SALE.
show ruby silver. They are Just running
into llmo at the face of tbo tunnel and the
outlook is moro encouraging than at any pre
vious tirno since the work bocan.
Bi ; liinlii to Ship Oro.
Plans are being perfected for the ship
ment of ere from the Cbattorton
tunnel. As a starter ono ton will
bo sent to Omaha for treatment and It the re
turns como up to the expectations a car load
will bo shipped. There is reason to believe
tbat tbo owners of other mines will adopt a
similar policy. Representative L. G. Davis ,
who has a naif Interest in tbo Blue Bell
mme at Gold Hill , is only waiting the arrival
of ere sacks , when ho will Immediately ship
a ton of ere from there. The Blue Boll lays
up high , whore tbo snow has botnerod a good
deal , but the owner has such confidence in
his mine that ho proposes to pack the ere for
a milo and then cart it down to Iho railroad.
The cost of transportation will bo great , but
Mr. Davis is sanguine that the ore will yield
nlm a profit ever and above all expenses.
The Saratoga board of trade offered to
guaraiuco Mr. Davis against any loss , but
he politely declined this generous offer on
tno score tbat ho had satisilod himself that
there would bo no loss incurred.
When ere shipments begin the cronkors
who have tried to run down tbo Gold Hill
camp will have nothing to harp on. It is un
fortunate that most of tbo claim owners in
tbo camp are poor men who cur.'t afford to
ship oro. But tbat is no excuse for their do-
votlng all their tlmo to staking out the coun
try and making no effort to develop what
claims they have. Some of the prospectors
nro claim poor. They have tno many to
bundle alone , but up to now have put so nigh
a figure on them that nobody was Justi
fied in buying them out , They will
nold on so long that when tholr
need for money becomes pressing
there Is dnngor of tboir selling out for a aong.
Low values would have the otfect of depre
ciating values , and as a consequence the
whole camp would suffer. If this class could
bo Induced to part with an interest in some
of their claims and cither got ono or more of
them developed it would prove a blessing to
Gold Hill.
Open to Cold Hill.
It Is misjudged innctlvlly that is hurting
the camp. The time has como when some-
.thing ought to bo done. The people of Sara
toga furnished money to build a road through
tlio timber into the camp , a distance of olght
miles. All that wns asked of the miners was
that thov should build a road a mile long.
They dallied along for awhile but finally
turned \n \ and Vtrorked. Stages now
run right into the contcr of
camp. Tbo snow has nearly nil disappeared
and the tiino for work has como.
While big things are expected for the Gold
Hill camp it 1s being demonstrated every day
that there are other localities on both Hides
of tbo valley where rich mineral deposits
ox 1st. Minors who fall to cot work at Gold
Hill or find thcro is no chance to prospect In
that neighborhood do not by any moans
leave the country , M. Cornwall and J. Hil
ton came here from Colorado and after look
ing around aUGold Hill returned to Saratoga.
They struck off on a prospecting trip in the
Sierra Madros und brought up In the Grand
Encampment country. There they found
good indications , and nftor a fov days'
search made a strike about three mlles
west of south of the Chitttorton mines.
Right in the green timber loss than four
miles of the summit of theo Cntinontul divldo
they found a good ledge which averages
tweuty-flvo foot In width. They call it the
Gypsy claim and have sent here some speci
mens of ruck taken out near the tturfaco
which took as though the loud would run
high in silver. The Gypsy is located between
the forks of the Gratia Encampment and
rather nearer to the north fork.
Edward Ammann , a Salt Lake mining
man , hits Just left here atUirspendln ? Bovonil
days in examining some claims on the west
rango. Ho came expressly to look at the
asbestos mines owned by A. II. Houston on
the Grand Encampment. Ho was agreeably
surprised to find thniu much bailer than had
been represented und satisfied himself that
they can be developed into good , paying
properties , A dual of some sort in connec
tion with the asbestos deposits Is being uogo-
BOOK DEPARTMENT. :
A long line of books ranging in price
from 50c to 81.75 , wo place in this sale
at 25c.
Another lot of 30c and 40c books wo
sell at lOo.
A lot of 30o Boxed Stationery in this
sale at lOc , and a lot of 40c stationery at
16e.
16e.Wo
Wo have not clerks enough to wait
upon our immense crowd , but will have
moro tomorrow. Competent clerks
wanted.
"Tho Encyclopedia Brittanica,1'
condensed , 1 volume , 4 Russia binding
at 81.18 worth $2.60. A lot of damaged
ones at 25c and 50c each. Bo sure and
get ono.
5c Sheet Music , 3 for lOo.
2oc Music Folios at 15c.
50c Music Folios at 30c.
EMBROIDERIES
Embroideries for 1 } cts. formerly Sjo
to 5c.
Embroideries for 6 cts. formerly 7io
to lOc.
Embroideries for 7i cts. formerly 12io
to 15c.
Embroideries for 19 cts. formerly 25o
to 35c.
Embroideries for 27i cts. formerly 40o
to 50c.
Embroideries for 331 cts. formerly 60o
to 05c.
Embroideries for 48 cts , formerly G5o
to 75c.
Embroideries for 62 } eta. formerly 80c
to 95c.
Ladies' Embroidered Skirtings , for
$1.35 , were $2.00 , $2.50 , $0.00.
A full line of Ladies' and Children's
Skirtings , at 35o , 37ic , 60c , COc , 76o ,
$1.00 to $3.00.
FALCONER"
tinted , but the details are kept secret for the
present. Besides 300 pounds of asbestos
specimens from other claims In that neigh
borhood wns shipped by express to Salt
Lake. Tests will bo made which will furnish
a basis for other negotiations , as it is under
stood tbat options have been given on a
number of properties. Mr. Ammann talks
of coming here to locate , and has tnada prop
ositions to n number of mine owners on the
west rouge to take their properties and work
them on shares.
Gold Washing In Town.
A couple of minors on arriving in Saratoga
a few days slnco began to prospect the gravel
bars in the Platte within the town limits.
Such good prospects were obtained that
boxes were built and sluicing is now pro
gressing. As many as 140 colors to the pan
have been shown. Gold washing has begun
in earnest nil through the valley , and p'acor '
claims arc being staked out everywhere. "
G. F. C.
Bin. STKINIIA.US * DESIGX.
CoutoTArms for tlio City Drawn from
ait Old Story.
Among the designs for a coat of arms for
Omaha recently submitted to the council was
the above , executed by Engraver Stoinnaus.
The artist's conception of the coat of arms is
based on the story that the slto of the city
was once owned by a squaw of the Omaha
trlbu. This Indian Is given the most promi
nent position In the design. She holds a
bnnnor in her loft hand bearing the name
"Omaha" In a graceful scroll , whllo ai her
right Is a coggud wheel bearing the mer
chants' uiiHlgn , Indicating that Omaha Is a
center of business and Industry , The do-
slgti is executed with nice attention to do-
tall and the coloring Is tasty and harmonious.
Kimornl of ( Jeo. W. Hume ,
Tbo funeral of the late George W. Hume
will take place tomorrow afternoon from his
Into residence , mis Webster street. It will
bo under the auspices of Capitol Lodge , An
cient Free and Accepted Masons , assisted by
other Mosouio lodges of the city , and escorted
by Mount Calvary Commondery of Knights
Templars. The cortege will start from Ma-
soulo hall at two o'clock , Short religious nor-
vices will bo hold at the house , conducted by
Hev , L. M. Kuhns , The improailvo Masonic
ritual will bo performed at the grave and will
bo conducted by the ( Ion , Uoo. W. Llnlnger.
The deceased had lived In this city nearly
halt till lifetime , havlnc como hero about
twenty-llvo years ngn. For SOIIHI tlmo ho
worked for the Union Paclllo railway in thu
shops , but of late had been engaged In tha
contracting business. Hu leaves a wlfo and
two children who uro fairly well provided for
AUSLIN UNDERWEAR D33PT-
Chlldron'B panties , from 1 to 4 yoitra
old , in plain drawers , at 17c ; reduced
from 30c ; from 1 to 7 years , trimmed ,
at 35c , reduced from 45c.
A full line of children's dresses at
half price , trimmed or untrimmed.
Ladies'gowns at a bargain , from 40o
up ,
Ladies' whlto aprons at reduced
prices.
Also a grout bargain in skirts.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS DEP'T
25 dozen gents' outing flannel and
satin shirts for 50c.
100 dozen linen colored border
handkerchiefs for llijc , always sold at
25c.
25c.To
To close a largo line of fancy lisle
thread half hose , wo will offer them for
29c ; formerly hold at 50c and 75o.
Gents' fine Cheviot ncglijro shirts for
90c , formerly sold at $1 to $1.50.
See tbo line ol neckwear wo are sel
ling for 25e , formerly sold at 60c and
75c , in locks and four-ni-lmnd shape.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR DEP'T
Wo have just put in stock another
case of ladies' vests bought to soil at
85o , on sale Monday for 19c.
There are a few doz. of durSwisslislo
vests loft , will close thorn out for 16o ;
just quarter their valuo.
Ladies' Jersey ribbed vopts for 12Jc ,
wortli 25c.
MOVING SALE.
financially. His brother , Mr. Dick Hurno ,
came in from Ogden yesterday to attend tha
funeral.
A AVOSliVN.Tv IJAIUIKU
Story of a Garbage Man Who Never
Camo.
There may bo sadder objects in llfo thw *
an Omaha woman having and keeping in her
possession and being obliged to keep a full
barrel of kitchen refuse matter , but as wp
now fool it seams to us this earth can hold
no moro pitiful spootucle.
Two weeks ago tbat barrel was full. Wo
then sent a small son on a wild hunt for a
garbage man , first furnishing the said scion
with motor faro. Wo then loft our manifold
duties and religiously watched for tnat man ,
but bo came not. Again wo gave tbo boy
money and again ho got a promlso , but i.o
man forthcoming. Wo felt that the fault
must bo In the conscience of the holr , and ns
wo could not attack his conscience wo did
his checkered ca roor. In the intervale between -
twoon spanks and sobs it was berne in upon
us that the boy had Surely seen a man. To
houl his lacerated foollngs wo gave him o sil
ver dollar. Wo then hired a livery tunin mid
sent our young lady daughter. Shu came
ttiat the ' 'board
pack with the hopeful news
of health wus sotting. " They would
supposedly hatch out or appoint a gnrbugo
man for each ward. Wo waited two days.
In the meantime some passors-by muttered :
"Wo burn ours. " Wo then went into tbo
kitchen and discharged our servant girl be
cause she had not burned things that she
ought. Shu wept wildly and snld she
' couldn't with n gasoline stove. " We said
no matter ; something must bo dono. vVo
then tiirod a full grown man , payIng -
Ing him 7ft cants to get nn express-
man. In tbo soft starry eve"wo
saw a man with n llory mule drive in ono
alloy. Wo fell upon his neck In niotaphor
too overjoyed to utter n sound.Vo pointed
tragically to our barrel. Ho shook bis head
gravely and answered : " 1 wet not of It. "
Wo whispered that wo dou't want vou to wet ,
but liwt take it away. Ho said , "they would
Jump on mo quldc. I must pay $ Ji ! for a li
cense. Heaven knows there was
cense lying In that barrel enough.
Wo counted our change as well as wo could
by the starlight and throuuh the mist of
tears while holding our offended nostrils.
Wo made out fj < ) . The barrel was mortify
ing , O , very , very fast Indeed , and it seemed
to us ttiatfcW would bo a moro pittance with
which to pay Its dumplal expenses. The ex-
pressman said : "No , not at that price could
ho take our barrel against the organancus of
the board of health , " Wo did not blame the
express gentleman , but when ho ix-
plalnod "that tbo Ninth ward would
have a man In tlmo , probably right soon , " It
did seem a little bard that we must wait for
a man to bo born unto us , and hold our bar
rel during bis infancy and whllo ho is being
educated up to the business. Ono thing
alone remained to bo done hunt n house.
This wo did. Cur husb.ind has been noti
fied not to cross us us wo am subject to men
tal momentary nboratlon of mind so to
Hpouk so wo know ho dared not deny in.
Wo told him wo must move at once , before
wo > voio complalnou of. He npoko timidly ,
but wo must acknowledge very feelingly , of
the beauties of living " 'noiilh our own vine
and tin Iroo , " but wo sarcastically remarked ,
"Vinos and llg trees are nil right to live be
neath , but who can live down the odor of
that barrel ) " Wo shall Inltu onr meuln out.
Our house is now for rent. V. G. W.
Open A
The Omaha union of the ( JifUod Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amerlei ,
will glvo a public Installation of olllcors at
Green's hall , 1417 l-'arnam street , on Tuovlny
ovuning , S. J. Kent , vice president and sco-
rotary of tbo exccutlvo board of thu carpun-
tors of the United States will bo present and
deliver an addross. All laborers mid friends
of laborers will bo welcomed at tbo mooting.
