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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , AUGUST 23 , 1S9JL-SIXTEEN PAGES. FORTUNE'S FAVORED HOSTS- The Cheery Hum of Busy Life Resounds Throughout the Great Northwest. PRKl'ARIiVG FOR WYOMING'S MINERAL CONVENTION. Progress nnd Prosperity Visible Everywhere Resources nnd Activity in Washington State Liberty of the Press The Arid Lands All the News of the Week. ' Mineral Convention. Wyoming' ) * . Tha Wyo'tnlns mineral convention promise to bo a Inrgo ami roprosontntlvo ono. It wll nuomblo In Ulioyonnu Soptombur T anil cot ttnuo to tlio I'Jtb. .Tha plan of roprcsuntntlo 'is to appoint a trustee for each county ot tb stato. Thu trustees will orpruiil/o br.mcbc of tbo minim ; board In tbo several camp : and each organization will cbooso tbrco delegates gates to represent o.icb mining camp In tin convonilon. Tlioro will also bo doloirntovat Inryo from oaob county , nnd doubtltm roprc ftontutivci of all commercial organization ; From uruscint Indications tbo convention wl open wltli from olgtit hundred to u tbouaan delegates. Every city , town , mbiliK camp and count , realizes tlio linportnnco of tbo convention an most of them bavo appolntod delegations c enterprising moti. Aside from tbo dollboi attons of the body , in which tbo ininor.il n Hotirccs and development of tbo state will t thoroughly sot forth , a display of mineral will bo miulo which will servo as a nuclou for the world's fair exhibition. Tbo convention marks an epoch in tb progress of tbo stato. At no tlmo in the hi ; lory of Wyoming has tbcro been show Kroator activity in dovolonitie Its resource ; The ceaseless search for tnlnnml wealth I carried on with a vigor hcrtoforo unknown and results are to bo soon In the number c promising cniiip * brought into promlncnc within a yoiir. Gold Hill nnd contiguous rt gion shows up In splendid shape , and pro : pcctors pin tholr fnitb In Its wealth. Tb Jiald mountain region gives every Itulicatio of rich mineral. Tbcro arc n number c clnims now being worked that yield tbu owners ors from $5 to ill ) per day to the man , a though tbo process employed is rude an primitive , Something now Is being foun every day , which shows that tbo on tire vlcli : ity of Hiild mountain contiiins nlueor gold li paying quantities. Tbo La Plata distric promises to become n second headvllle. Th Brooklyn lode , tbo best developed mlno 1 tno district , shows up so well that thoowner were recently offered $35,000 cash fur an interest terost , and declined It. Everywhere in fac development Is being prosecuted with zoa w > th gratifying results. Header * of Tun BKB are familiar with tin inexhaustible resources of Wyoming They have been published repeated ly , yet every week brings surprise : from what is conceded to bo tbo richest slat In natural resources In the union. Th precious metals are in reality n small part o Wyoming's jiattmtl wealth. Its coal area : are practically limitless , and its oil basin ; rival those of Pennsylvania. It has moun tains of iron , marble , granite and sandstone lakes of commercial soda , fields of glas' making sand , beds of mineral paint ant cement , nnd other products that await outer prise and capital. It remains for the convention to sounc anew the praises of the statoM wealth , nc eompanled by incontestable proof , and spreai the light of truth among capitalists seeking profitable investment. TI1K STATK OK WASHINGTON. A llevlow ol' tlio Resources nmt General - oral I'rojjrt-HS. SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 1 ! ) . [ Correspondence enco of THE BIBJ Having published i newspaper for several years In the great tate of Nebraska previous to my coming hero , I am naturally beset with numerous letters from various portions of the state making voluminous inquiries about the nat ural resources and developments of the state of Washington and the progress of it : people. 1 know of no bettor way of reachini them with un answer to numerous inquiries than through the "host newspaper in the west Tin : UKI : . " When I cumo hero about two years age this was then a territory which has sinct boon adml'tod Into statehood , a constitution adopted , laws enacted , and preparations' fully made to sotsail as a ship of state.nniotif ! the proudest of the proud. These prelimin aries were necessary before tbo state could bo developed , cities properly controlled , and u genera era of cconolmy Inaugurated which nro elements loading to the prosperity and success of the p2oplo. Wo might say with propriety : "Wo are now just beginning to keep house. " vVell , our ship ol . lute is moving gracefully ; order ha * been brought out of chaos , the rough clement al ways present In a territory , lias been elim inated to u great extent , and life to the sturdy pioneer has ceased to bo a burden , while TRACE AXD SKCUU1TV 11UK1NS SUl'IlKME. The natural resources hero nro so great nnd so varied , that I fear that I cannot sot them nil forth In one communication , All ol the state west of tbo Cascade range is ono vast block of the finest timber on earth , con sisting of 11 r , ciidar , spruce , with u sprinting crushsoft maple and othersmullcrspecluiona of timber. The section of a spruce tree east not long since from uoar this city which was In dimensions 6U by Ki inches when squared , and lii : feet long , is not a fair specimen of tbo largoit trees , nor was it designed as such , but was selected for Its porfcctness , there not being tbo loust Mifii of imperfection in the whole stick. As for length , a stick of timber could have been cut from that same tree 100 feet long and oven moro of solid timbor. My duty hero loads mo to take the measurement of timber nnd I frequently coma across places where from ono hundred to ono hundred and thirty foot of logs , cleat timber , has been taken from ono tree. This statement , I uoliuvo , answers ono of my ID- qulrlos in reference to tno largo timber in oa t Washington. Our coal Molds nro practically Inexhausti ble , and are found very equally distributed throughout tbo atato wboro there , are hills nna mountains. Tbo Iron mines nro very on- tensive , and bid fair to equal those of Penn sylvania , This Industry Is just being devel oped ; preparations on a largo scale are being made to convert this ore to practical use. The great iron works at Klrkland , n suburb of Seattle , In which General Algorof Michi gan nnd other capitalists are deeply inter ested , will ho one of the best nnd most costly institutions In the United States. Already muuy hundreds of thousands of dollars have boon spent in the erection of building * and placing the machinery , and ere many moro months this grand institution , costing $1,0X- ( ) 000 , will DO put Into motion. An Institution for the manufacture of Iron Pipe will soon bo reeled , and these are to Do followed by other manufactures of Iron , and soon Seattle , the Queen city , will be A fir.coNi > HTTSimno. Tbo mining Interests are being greatly de veloped , and many of the fortunate * this .summer are making a strike , for their inlnoj are panning out well. There is no longer a question about thumlnou of Washington. Wo have them and they nro proving to bo rich , and now mines are being discovered and de veloped In quick succession. Our tlslilng Industry , too , Is being rapidly developed. The waters of the stole , whether salt or fresh , nro literally llllod with llsh of U kinds nnd iltot , from n wtmlo to a min now , and our people are just opening ui > this Industry on a grand scale , und ere long Puget icuud IIih will grace the tublu of all custom rilates. Ono person writes mo to know whether there U plenty of came. 1 answer , them Is , especially In the mountainous perilous ot the Btatov and at this time of the year many un- iiupoottug elk , deer , bear and tbo like stroll 'down into civilisation und are captured. A few months ugo bruin ventured into the elty of Seattle to observe the Improvements which had boon made since ho resided lie re a few year * bock. Ho aatisiloit himself with all the Innovations except tbo rablo which transmitted the cable cars along Madison ttreet. As ho was peeping down trying to Und out where the everlasting whirring nnd rattling came from , a street car full of people came alontr nnu drove him away , nnd some rude boys dUpatcbod him. A few days ano , a hoar weighing about tbroo hunilrc pounds wnn seen by a painter nt lirlghto beach , n .suburban town of Soattlo. Th painter became frightened anil ran into tli station house , while bruin , with soldlcrllli bearing marched around tbo building , ev tlflntly holding the fort until frightened uwai "Do vou hunt for bear , cougar and thollkol ono writes tno. No , excuse mo , I Haven't lo : any bear nor cougar. Till ! CMMtTK. lam also nilced , bow tire the winters ou there ! Well , that depends upon where yo arc , for wo have all kinds of climate on ta at all times of the year. In eastern Win I Inglon the clitnato | < something llkoltlai iNobraska ; in western Washington it U notl Ing HKU It. In tbo .sound county wo bnv bnt Uttlo snow. As you approach the mom tains you Imvo snow which inrieases i depth nnd quantity as you proceed. Insten of snowing hero at Seattle as It doc * in tb east , It ruins. Tbo climate hero is very over there being practically no cold weather dm lug the win tor season. Notwithstanding tbo close times , Seattle the metropolis of tbo state , is prosporln linely. Wo have a population now of Trot 1X1,001) ) to ( J.,000 people. Thorouro now ahoti eight hundred buildings under constructlo In tbo city. Tboro are seventeen largo nua ness buildings under construction , of stone brick and iron. The Equitable Life Insiii unco company will soon erect a bulldln at a cost of slfiOOUOO. Preparations uro be ing made to erect u new state university nca the city limits. The Baptists tire on the ov of _ erecting a largo collage , and other re liglous denominations are soon to follow Wo have now 115 miles of street car line , al cable and electric , with tbroo moro to whicl franchises have been granted , ono of whicl Is designed to run to the suburban town o Tacoma touching utull the Intervening town along the lino. Those enterprises and progress gross , to a man up a small sued sapling , doc not npponr to indicate * n great depression If so , our prayer is that sucl depressions may continue in this citv Of course , sotno people who como hero an dlssatistled and return. So thev do in til places. So they did In Omaha ; but Omab increased In wealth and population just tu same. If some persons cannot obtain worl hero , or positions , it is largely their owi fault and not the fault of the state of Wash ington or Seattle. If persons desire skua tlona or positions hero they must "rustle1 for "em " or got left , just as they mu t do any wboro else. Ono of the features in the prosperity o Seattle has boon the elegant manner In whicl it has been oflicorod. It has a mayor In thi person ot Harry White , nn ex-Nbbrnskan who is ever on the alert for economy and thi execution of laws bonolitting tbo city. It i : supposed by some that the mayor has ai eagle eye on a seat in congress. How trui this Is l know not. There are many ox-Nobraskans in thii vicinity , who have formed themselves inti an association , ofllcered as follows : Pros ! dent , A. I } . Ball ; Secretary , Mrs. J. Il White ; treasurer , John Wllov ; vice pro.sl dents , H. uostwlck , S. B. Briorly , Hnucocl Naglo , Henry Furhman ; executive commit tee , Oeorgo White , James Uurcham , Mrs. A P. Brown , Mrs. J. Wiloy , M s. II. b'urtunan At. some of thnso meetings there has oeon at attendance of 125. A. B. BALL. IHIJKKTV OP THIS PUESS. Montana's Supreme Court Vindicate ! nn Killtor. Tbo supreme court of Montana has vindr c.ited the right of a newspaper to publish thi news. Judge McIIuttan of Butte , recently ordered Editor J. A. MaelCnight of the Hoi ona Journal to appear before him for pub llsblnp in a gossippy article the words o ' An Old Montanlan" to the effect that th < Davis will contestants could not get un ira partial trial before miy Judge or jury it Butte , where the vast estate lies , and fron which it would bo removed if the contest 1 : successful. The court held that contempt o : court is ronlinod almost exclusively to acts that Interrupt the progress of the business ol the court. "Wo are , " said the court , "passing upon n question of law as between tbo rights of a clll/.en nnd the power of the court summarily to Imprison on a charge of contempt. The power is civou to the court to enforce obedi ence and respect for the authority of the court It Is not to cnforco sontlmontal re spect , for that must bo calnod by othei means , and will como to a court whcro law and order are administered with able , fear- lesi and impartial fidelity. " "Tho prisoner was ordered discharged. " Commenting ou the decision the Kcicua Journal says : The Journal Is too much the friend of law and order to countenance any thing that would tend in the slightest degree to interfere with tbo free course of justice , or to bring discredit upon our courts , which ought , to bo and usually are above reproach. But wo ask tbo public to consider lor ono moment what would bo the inevitable consequences quences If judges were given the free power to sum man bcforo them ail persons who gosslppod about tnclr judicial acts ; to throw them into prison pending their own pleasure and to commit all kinds of high-handed out rages under tbo pretext of protecting tholr dignity. Judge McHnttoii's action toward the editor of tbo Journal is a shining example of what some courts might do under such circum stances , ana tbo American people are to bo congratulated on tbo fact that they have a resort from potty tyrants nnd that tbo latter cannot exorcise tholr sweet wills with Im punity. Every man , whether a Judge or a woodchopper - chopper , should defend his honor , oven with bU life. If need bo , but it U not always tbo mau who Is quickest to taka offense wnose honor is moit Impervious. A bully who has no character to defend is usually moro rcadv ' to ylck a quarrel than ho wh'oso honor Is without a stalu. 11K A. DING WKSTW AII I ) . Tlio Milwaukee/ Considering Import ant 1-jXteiiHlou 1'lans. Dispatches from Milwaukee announce ) that the various departments of tbo Chicago , Mil waukee nnd St. Paul road are busy prepar ing their reports for tbo regular annual moot ing of the comp.iny to bo held In that city on September 10. The year will wituojs many extensions notably tbo 15 lac K Hills lino. This branch of the road now penetrates the Hills to Hnpld City , and It seems to bo the policy of the company to extend it ou west and llnnlly reach the Paolllc coast. It is said that this Paclllo coast extension will bo nn Important matter to bo decided at the nnnual meeting. President Miller has been Intent on this extension for aomo tlmo , but , It Is said , has boon delayed by obstructionists within the company governed by Union Pa- cllle ai > 'd Uurlmgton Influences. The former , at course , has a line to the coait , and the lat ter U pushing out that way via the Burling ton und Missouri river road. The St , Paul road bus now , however , got its debts pretty well lu hand , nnd would have no difficulty In getting the money to push on toward the Pn- clllc. The territory It proposes to travcr > o embraces tbo choicest agricultural , mineral slid timber landj in the west. Tbo route contemplated by Mr. Mlllor Is through northern Wyoming , southern Idaho and Oregon , tapping the Immense mineral Holds In the two former and the line agricul tural nnd Umber lands In tbo latter stato. Kmplrt ) City , ono of the nnost harbors on the terminus of the road on the Pacific coast. The harbor Is about half way between Port- laud and San Vranclsco , and the town is nl- ready a place of some t.OOu or 5,000 Inhabit ants. The St , Paul company also has an eye an tbo Yellowstone park .country , and this oxtcnilon will como alone very close to tli southern boundry line of the National pnrl The southern entrance to the park Is vet much moro convenient nnd easy than tti northern entrance now In Use. It Is believe that this extension through this country. full of natural resources , would mnku n pa ; Ing road from the start with the exception t n smalt stretch of about ono hundred mile through the Snohomlsh mountains In Idatu nud theme , it is claimed , are rich in tuition resources. The coming annual mooting will dccld whether or not this work will bo dlspntchc with vigor nt once , or whether moro tlm Will bo tnkeu. Certainly If President , Miller' ' counsel prevails tbo road will bo pushed froi tbo Black Hills to tbo coast nt once. nil1'1JKuTilChS ; I'KAIC. Proposed Ascent of tlio Grand Tctot in Uyomlnj ; . United State * Deputy Surveyor Owens o Wyoming nnd u party of friends started froi Laramlo last weeK for n tour of the Teloi mountains and Yellowstone parlt. The trip Is to bo soml-sclontlllc in Its nn ture , and thoygo thoroughly equipped by lit government with the various Instruments fo ascertaining temperature , altitude nnd tli geographical position of such points as wll como within tbo scope of their instructions The main object of tbo trip la the ascertain rncnt of tbo position nnd ultltudo of th Grand Toton , the loftiott poik In the state of Wyoming , nnd the culmination of n will and rugged mountain ran go of the saim uamo. This poott has , as yet , never boon scaled says the Latuuilo Republican , and is genor nllv supposed to bo Inaccessible , althotigl stronous efforts will bo made by these tour 1sts to scale it. Its altitude Is certainly no under 14,000 feet , nnd wbilo Its name is fa millnrto every resident of this western conn try , tbo r.mgo from which It rises Is almos as unknown as the heart of Africa. Its po cullar characteristic * is the wonderful dorful rcsombbitico It bears to tin world renowned Mattorhorn , o Switzerland , nnd it Is claimed by many to bi fully as dlfliciilt of nscont ns this peerless peak was so long supposed to bo. Prof. Hay den , government geologist , iravo it out , unof llcially , however , that on the north stopo ol the Grand Toton lies nn extensive glacier and this matter is to be fnllv determined during this examination. If this statumcm Is found to bo correct , a number of days wll bo devoted to the inspection and stud ) of tin glacier and to thonscorUilnmont of Its rate ol progress toward tlio valley. Considerable time will be consumed , also. In studying tlu llora of this comparatively unknown country , and largo collections of the grasses and plants will bo made for preservation and future ox nminatlon The trip Is of vast importance to geograph ers and of general interest to uny resident ol of tbo country , as thu.io mountains have become como famous through our writers of nn oarlj tiny. Captain Bonnovillo ( IS. ! , ! ) mention ? them In this report , nnd makes the astonish ing statement that "thov reach the enormous height of O.OJd feet.1 Fremont , from the summit of tbo mighty pe.ik , which boai-j bis name , saw the "Trois rctons , " and gives in his report a boirlug to them. The party is also supplied with an excoV lent photograph apparatus and enormous plates , and n luriro collection of interesting views will doubtless bo secured. A complete iiud accurate report on all subjects named is to bo carefully prepared and forwarded tc tbo commissioner of the general land otllco al Washington for preservation and reference , This report will bo printed nnd copies fur- nishcd to the institute * of lo.irnlng lu tula stato. BATHS ON THIi UI-JACil. A Public Keseu't nil n Mu < ; iiilcont ( Scale nt Sun Frnnclseso. The Cliff bouse and Seal rocks are amons the great attractions for visitors to San Francisco. Equally interesting are tbo mar velous gardens.of AUolph Sutro on tbo loftj rocky eminence overlooking tbo Cliff bouse and Seal rocks as well as the Golden Gate , A moro gorgeous collection of plants , trees , shrubbery and llowers.dotted with statuettes , is not , to bo found on nn equal area in the United States. Mr. Sutro proposes to supplement his gar dens bi' another lavish enterprise the erec tion of a mammoth bath house on the ad jacent beach , bids for which will bo-opened September 15. Already the ground Is pre pared for the buildings and tnoro is nothing much to bo done in tbo way of grading. Across the little cove to tlio noiin of the Cliff house a seawall of concrete , six feet thick nine feet high , h.is been built , reclaltnin ; in addition to a narrow strip of beach something llko two acres of tbo sandy goutly sloping bed of the Pacillc. Between this wall and tbo llne < of tbo steep hills which form the sides of the cove will bo the great tanks wherein lovers of thy natatory art may dis port in clear suit water drawn directly from the ocean. The main tank Is to boL snapod , Its dimen sions being 2" , * > x1iSO foot with the seawall as Its longLst side. From tbo entering stops tbo bed will have n uniform slope from three feet to eight deep with a depth of nine tcet in ono end. Besides there are to bo four shallowed tanks I2sx7r > fret nnd ono 5Ux75 , which will contain sea water boated to eighty-live do- grcos. These tanks will bo continually sup plied with etloan water aud the temperature will bo constantly maintained. The water in tbo big swimming tnnlc will como through a large conduit Ironj a saucer- shaped depression In tbo rocks north of the baths. Tills is to be filled by the waves themselves dashing through u gate cut In the cliff. There will be u steady current through the main tank , d slxtoon-lnch plpo carrying off the overflow. Ono particular feature will bo a largo bottling basin , in which all the water U to pass through the baths will beheld held lonu- enough to deposit all the seaweed or debris it may bring in from the ocean. The top of the seawall is to bo used as a promenade and on the ocean sldo will bo a long row of dressing rooms facing the tanks. On the top of those will bo erected a band stand. Tno sides of tbo natural amphitheater , sloping sharply down from a broad esplanade , are to bo terraced for the accommodation of seats , from which spectators may enjoy an unobstructed view of the tanks. Covering tno whole space , terraces , seawall , tanks , esplanade and ull , will bo n great roof built of iron nnd glass in the central part and tall- Ing off Into wood or metal over tbo seats. In addition to tbo tanks thcro will bo two structures , ono 80x100 eet and the other n little smaller , containing separata tubs , Turkish baths , restaurants , and the ofllcos of the place. All the buUdinirs nro to bo of attractive design and will bo titled nnd lur- nlshod substantially and handsomely. The natatorlum or lariro swimming tank will bo thoroughly oqulpnod with slides , diving boards , trapezes and other apparatus , while ono or two largo fountains will bo put in to throw steady jots high above the surface of the water. Mr. Sutro estimates the total cost at $300.- 000. T1II3 PINK NUT HliOIO.N. The latent , from iN'civadu's Now Slln- crnl Camp. The stir about tbo rich gold ere doyolop- monts In the Pine Nutsocllonsllll continues , und many of the old prospectors are renew ing tholr experience In tbu matter , James S. Hardwlck who has Just returned from that section elves the Virginia Enterprise the fol lowing information : Ho found two or tbrco dozen old and new prospectors hero nnd all the country for a nillo around or two In miy direction Is cov ered by locations qullo n lot of prospecting worU Is bolnjr dono. The mo t practical work , however , Is upon Iho original ere vein llscovory the Kirn claim and Its north ex tension. A shaft has been sunk In the Zlrn ibout sixty footand ou thooxtcnslon twenty- loven feet. Both show u loose , decomposed lark colored quartz rein about six foot wide it the bottom , with small streaks of very rich gold ere occurring occnsslonully. The , -cin , llko the savorat others In the district , runs In anorthcrnlynnd southemly direction .Itrough u limestone formation , the walls jning well defined and loose llko the vein naterial , llttlo blasting being required. Tbo ilrn vein is about perpendicular , with an In- ; llnallon to Ihn east , although other veins Up rather to the west , but , as before re- narked , all are In general limestone forma- .Ion In n nutibell , so to speak , Mr. Hard- , vlck considers tbu Pine Nul prospects n lery peed ono , 1'lno Nut Is about forty mlloi duo south of City and twenty-live miles south east , of Carson City , nn.irly opposite tha oas of Genoa , iJiJ/.nbout / n dozen mllc.s from th Carson rlvAr. "ln anticipation of the grnm rush lo the now scetin of mining excltonmnt n tngo Una has been ntnrle.1 . from Carsoi City. The quartz veins of Pine Nut , llk < those of Udnioy Rod canyon nnd other local ! tics nlong tlm range , nll'of which can boseoi and dUtlnctltf'polntcd out from tbo dlvldi between Virginia nud ( told Hill , have been known for the last twenty years or morn Twelve yiJVi's ago Thomas Gallagher nnt other parties in Gold Hill had locations it Pine Nut , which were being prospected , bu without satlsfqclnry results. Continued pros peeling and development , however , is inon than llablc'td bring promising locations Inti tangible lluauclal success. Many tbonsani cords of pine nilt wood have been hnuloi from that section to the Comstock durlutr lh < lost thirty years , and many thousand cord' still remain to bo hauled. There Is also t good supply of water In n creek a mile o : two south of the mining point. Mr. Hardwlck Is ono of the oldest prospcc torn of the Como range , and owns the uotci Klnn mlno location In Delaware district , c few mlloi east of Pine Nul. Till : 01113 AT XOIITIH3 N. Itapld Pro i-cis on tlio Const lO.v tension. Jim Hill , the Irrepressible pusher of UK Great Northern road , formerly the Manitoba does not permit tbu grass lo grow on Ibc coast extension. Tbo road diverges from the present line east of Great Falls , Mont. , and strikes west-northwcstln some places coming within twenty miles of the northern bound ary. Much Interest is shown as to the route beyond tbo Bitter Hoot ranpo , but the com pany has not indicated which of tbo available - able routes will bo selected. Graders and tracklayers tire now working on tbu northern extremity of tlio Idaho panhandle , nnd the advance guard Is bulleved to bo in Washing ton. lie-aching Columbia. , it will turn north and run up to the mouth of the Wonatchlo , follow that .stream bv pretty stiff grades up to the crest of n IMSS , build a long tunnel , nid descend to tbo sound basin bv the route of the Sltykomlsh and Snohomlsh rivers. Its nearest sound terminus will be on Port Gardnoi1 and presumably at the now town of ICverult , but It has alreadv secured terminal facilities nt S"nlllo and Fnirlmvon and will build to Tacoma in time. It will seek the trail I Lof all the .sound cities nnd towns and will not bo likely to show much favoritism to any ono of them. THI ; , in : > A Convincing I'liMi Koi1 Cod'njj Arid Imnd to tin * .State * . Prof. Fred J. Stonton writes to the Den ver Sun In tavor of ceding arid lands to the respective states. His argument is logical and concise , the gist of which Is as follows ; Tbo i-esslons of the lands by the various states were not the sequestration of rights and Interests , but they were made wilh a condition precedent. "That thov should ho held and used for Iho common benefit of the United States. " It was a trust tncroforo. Tbo federal government itook Ihoso lands from Iho several slates , thus coded , for the purpose of paying oil the debt of the revolu tion nnd bringing tbo cunoncy to n par basis. ' When the debt was paid and a cish basis was accomplished , then came another phase of the trust. The federal government being only a trus tee , simply .for tbo proper management of tbo lands entrusted to' It for judicious man agement and stewardship , by the sovereign people , who woco at the same titno "owners of Ihe fet ) simple , " as well as "tenants in common , " It/should give a faithful account of its stuwardshlp.'aml should draw un iicc'irute trial balance wry often Indeed , and should above all take gloat care that the balance is faithfully mado"botween tbo several stales of the federal cpmp.ict , Using the woKds of one of our most distin guished statesmen , "It cannot bo supposed the compacts 'accompanying tboso cessions intended tbnlitwUnilod States should nitnin forever a title to land * within the tales , which are of np. value. " and uo doubt Is oii- lertalncd thattha general intero-a would bo best promoted liy surrendering such lauds to the states. The right of the people and tbo principle that tbo federal srovfrnment was merely a trustee , has always been admitted as a well settled policy bv the great writers of the country from Alexander Hamilton and James Madison down to the present bour. Canada elves bind to settlers , and C30.000 sterling has been voted by tlio parliament to aid omirrunls to move to tholr land and homos. The republic of Colombia gives 5W acres to each settlor. The South American republics pursue the same policy , This pol icy H pursued in Asia. Persia offers to onii- Brants "froo lands and uo taxes to improve the country. " The United St.itoi is the only instance on earth w'lich makes merchandise of her lands to Its citUens , Tbo great policy ot tbo government should bo to steadily work for tbu " .speedy extinc tion of tbo federal title to all the lands within the limits of the respective states. " Give entire control of the lauds within their rosDoclivo limits to the nispoclivo states themselves , , to bo de-voted : 1. Donations to the resident agricultural uid pastoral settlors. 2. To the bona tide reclaimers of mineral , iwanipy and arid lands. : i. Fur purposes of internal industrial Im provements. Montana. The Pioneer association of Montana will meet in Helena on August 24 , which will bo fair week. A movement is on foot to establish n smel ter nt MUsouln to work ores from the Ccuur d1 Aleno country. The merry burglar Is doing a land office business in Hullo. Thootburday a gang carried - riod elY a complete sot of bar fixtures. The toll bridge across the Missouri river at Great Falls will bo made Iroo to all travelers. The county bought tbo bridge for SI.OOO. During Julv two now dividend-pavers were added to the Montana list. Tno CopporI16.it paid fi)00 : ) and the Uocky Fork coal com pany paid its Ih-st dividend of $100,000. The assessed valuation of all Iho railroads In Montana , according tu n .statement pre pared by the state board of i-quall/utlon , Is JStitS.TOO. Tbo total number ot miles of rail road in the stale Is ' , ' , 83. A Great Falls dispatch states that there Is renewed activity in Neihart and Barker over the prospects of the o.irly completion of tbo railroad to these great mineral camps. The first of September will see ere shipped from both camps to the Grciat Falls smelter , and renewed actlvlly In all the mines in the ilclt mountains. The state beard of equalisation has prepared - pared lutctestfnSstatlttlcs ! from Iho assessment - ment returns1'frim the different counties. The total nsscssrjjlo values of real estate lor Iho slalo Is $ ? ' , -5 > ; t , J'j-j. ' Lewis and dm ko county loads wlus $ ; yUlli,07 , ' > , nnd Silver Bow next with &l-t37.ill : ! , The total valuation of Hvo stock is oVto'lS.OOO.UOO. ' A party In tja | | jntonul of an English syn dicate tins secured a bond on 010 acres of ground near Helena , on which sapphires urn found in InrRO'iiumbors , the purchase prlco beingJO,000."A force of men guard tbo properties co.rftyo.llcd , which now includes nearly nil tho'il/a / t1 upon which the gems have been found , iuiduo , Doubt exists but that tbo company moaug.lsuslno.ss. UrovorClcvdUAd Merrlltof HelenaMont. , aged seven o el ti years , was in bed In his father's housd Ho. other night when , during a heavy ralri ad'wltd ( | , ) storm , which blow down the bricfciwullsof n house that was building noarim-4ho : bricks crashed through the roof of thoxMVwrltt homo , killing the little tlo boy. Ills brother , who was In ano'her bed In the sumo room , had a narrow escape. Sojith Dakota , Bishop Marty says that pronlbltlon In Sioux Fulls Is u failure. A Hock ofl.ODO shoqp were sold to fanners in Hughes and Sully counties for $ -'J.7A per head , Tbo harvest In South Dakota Is being gatlnred and reports from all polnu indicate Ibo e.'opsa re excellent. A gi tdlbrlck representing ujcloan-up at the Goldot Howard chlorinntion works for an olghtays' run , netted * SlHW. SH | > < lmciu of ere from tbo flluo Bird mlno on Charles Harbach's ranch , and sant to Onmtm for assay , returned u total vnluu of tlM.TO to the ton , The controlling Interest In tlio Lead City paid nnd silver mining company passed to A. D. Clark , of Buffalo Gap , who Is representing a syndicate of lovvn and Illinois capitalists. Arrangements have booh perfected for the concentration of the ores from the Spoknno silver mlno at the Glendale mill , which Is only nbout two mlles from the mlno. By this arrangement Iho owners will realize consider ably prentor prollt In working the mlno. A block of ere weighing soma 400 pounds hax boon taken out of the Benton group , owned by the Gold , Silver , Platinum nnd Tellurium company , which shows wlro and tclluride of gold , horn , ruby , brltllo and wlro silver nnd silver eliinco , logolhfrwith pyrllos and oxide of copper and nallvo copper. A long pending injunction suit , which has prevented the Klkhorn railroad from com pleting ono of Its.spurs on tbo Bald mountain narrow gnugo extension , has boon sotllod , and Iho company now has n largo force grading for tlio line to Iho Portland and Mark Twain mines. The former has200 Ions offiOoro In Iho dump , and the latlor some 400 tons of $ < 50 ere awaiting to bo shipped. Bays tbo Black I1I1U Times : The unquali fied success of pyrlllc smelling ns performed bv Dr. Carpenter , Is settled beyond dispute. Though bo Is ns mum ns un oyster to report ers , Tbo Times succeeded In getting reliable Information. Since starling up on lls second run , 100 Ions of material have passed dally through the furnace. Of this amount there Is sixty-five tons of llux and but thlrty-llvo tons of ore. The llux consists of barren lime stone nnd Iron pyrlto. The ere Is very sHfciou.s nnd carries about $35 In gold nnd silver per ton. A piece of tnalto stirrep- lillously obtained at tbo smelter , was nssayod nnd gave $100 In gold per ton. A lost of Iho slag made at same tlmo showed It to oo per fectly clean and free from mineral. Wjomliu- . Cattle shipments nro Increasing. The railroads nro vigorously kicking against the assessment. A concert for tbo explosion sufferers in Hock Springs netled $ i , " > 0. The completed state valuation for tax pur pose ? fools up ? 3JOJ.0)0. ( ) ; ) Colonel S. W. Downey has solecled a silo for a stump mill nt Gold Hill. A small sack of orn from the Medlclna Bow district assayed S.1OJO to the ton. Glllosple , Iho now town at Hie Burlington terminus , already has tin oven dozen saloons. The Glctirock Coal company has decided to sink two new shafts , estimated to cost f. " > 0,000. Clyde Battershall of Inwllns loved the cigarette too well , and now sleeps on the hillside. C. J. Quinn , n' printer tourist , dropped n leg nt Kvanston whllo attempting to mount n car truck. Engine 810 of tbo Wyomlnsr claims the bun. During Juno it truvnlled 8'200 miles , Iho best on record. A sixteen horse power traction engine and threshing mncblno is ono of the sites in the Bear river valloy. September , with the shooting tournament , rneo meeting nnd mining convention , will bo a great month for Choyonno. Young Tom Bamford , whose disappearance from Silver Crown caused some cxcitcmunl , has been board from in Denver. Trogoning , Berry and Madden , murderers and cattle rustlers , were sentenced to im prisonment for life , twenty and seven years respectively. The Gold Hill country is said to bo a per fect paradise at this time. The scenery Is mncrnltlceiit anil beautiful wild flowers "nro abundant on every sidn. Outing parties are beginning to visit the camp. Tom Casllo and Jim Cusick brought to Saratoga , says the Sun , 51) ) worth of coarse gold as tbo result ol four hours' rocking on the rich dirl on their Last Chance claim In Castle gulch , four miles above Doxlerville on the Savory. Utah. Fakirs , bunco steorors and sure-thing men are playing a protitablo engagement in Salt Lake City. Tbo now clam nnd cinal of the Washington Field company is a complete success. The dam and canal has cost lu the neighborhood of § 10,000. Nearly nil of the Utah wool crop for this year has been transferred from the hands of the grower to these of tbo representative of the eastern jobber. Parties here nro considering tbo practica bility of establishing a wbllo and red lead factory with a mill for tbo manufacturing of mixed paints in Salt Lake. Farmers In Weber county nro experiment ing on tobaeco us a staple crop. A test planting of about llvo hundred plants were grown last year in a garden near Plain City J. II. Brown has n marble mlno located nt Providence , Cache county , that yields n mar- bin so much llko mottled onyx that the differ ence can only bo discovered by the use ol chemicals. Operations at tbo Cove Crook sulphur mmo5 and refinery have bean removed. Pending further imin-ovomonts , however , but two retorts will bo. run in the rollulng of Iho mineral. The sheep herder who discovered Iho great load pay streak near Huntsville has sold his one-quarter interest in the claim for $50,000. The Bullion-Beck people uro interested in tbo strike , and they propose to put some monov Into it. Peter Short exchanged an arm and a foot for a ride in the Ogden railroad yards. He has just bcon idonlKied by an ofllccr from California ns n crank who has a mania for stealing engines out of round houses and running them out on the road. He is wanted for this offuiiso both in Portland and Sa'i Francisco. Idaho. Tno Pocatello lot sale netted $114,000. Jay Gould Is giving Soda Springs a big boom as a health resort. The assessment of railroads in Lo. an county has boon fixed at $3,000. In Bingnam county this year railroads will bo assessed at Iho rale of $3f > 00 per mile , nn advance of $ J,000 over Iho valuallou of last year. year.Wheat on the farm of Hornco Sampson , In the Pnlouso valley , gave a return of sixty eight bushels to the aero mid Iho grain weighed sixty pounds to the bushel. Sixteen bars of bullion , valued nt .S3),0ld. ) were shipped from the LoLnmar mill on the .Mb inst. , tbo final cleanup for the month of July , With the provloiu shipment , worth $17,500 , this inaiKH the mill output for the month of July ? 'J 1,500. The railroad people will endeavor to get rid of tbo ere anil bullion accumulations on Wood Ulvor before the flr.st of September , as by that date nil tno available c.irs will b" needed to move the enormous crops lo the eastern markets. Henry Darrow , n farmer living n inllo and n half .southwest of Garllold , wbilo boring a well struck what Is pronounced to bn a line quality ot potter's rluy. Should this opinion bo correct , it may bo a valuable find , for the stratum is alxioon feet in Ihlckncsj , and lies near the .surface. Wood Ulvor mlnos are producing moro ere this summer Itinu at any time for years past. Tlio output Is bomir made by mines In all of tbo districts comprised In the Wood Ulvor country from Bollovuu on the south to .Saw tooth and Clayton on the north. The most of Ihoso shipments nro exceptionally high gratlit galonn ores running well in lead and fro u ir > o to00 ounces In silver. Nona of Iho smollor.s built years ago uro In blast and most of tbo production goes lo Denver anil Omaha. There are nineteen veterans al Iho soldiers' homo at Ortlng. Cattle from Spokana county are slilnpoj to Chicago and sold for $1a head. Fnnnors' nlllanco warehouses are reported golne In all directions of oaslern Washington. Olynipla proposes to Issue bonds for $150- OOo , to bo used In building sower.i , fiindliii * Us dobls , amounting lo ST,500 , and other necessary public improvements. ' Thiro nrq now ' . ' , fiOO squatlers on 'iho gov ernment lownsito rusorvo at Port Angeles who nro anxiously nwaitlnir the .survey In tlio expectation of having their rights confirmed. State Land CommUslomir W. T. Forrest has received 'a report from Whntcuin countv showing ale of school lands to tlio amount of fSO.O.li ! . The prices ranged from il , U > JI.V > per ucro. I. M. Galbralth , who already owns a ftnu coal prospect on Iho south fork of the Nook- sack , not far from Falrhnvon , has dUrovorfl what ho bolfovos Is a vein of true nnUiraclto coal In thct district. \ subscription Is being raised throughout Washington tn omit n now building for the Wbito fc" .Jld home , for fallen and friendless girls , at Tacomn. Seven lots have boon do- nrxlod for the society to build upon , It U estimated by soimi enthusiast that the Palouso country will this year raUo for expert port ! J..1,000 car loads of wheat , Tnat would inalto 15,000 , trains of ilftoen cars eactTOr titty tO IIF YOU SHOULD TRAVEL OER ThE WORLD ] AS FAR AS YOU COULD qo , A BETTER SOAP T N SANTA CLAUS [ YOU'D NEVER $ LT TO KKloW. * a I ANEW INVENTION Art ! Helix I teeth without plates , nnd removable bridge work. The on'y ' reliable method for luildlnc the tveth In the mouth without tlie.r dropplnc while outing. spetiKlnz , sliinlni ; or when MM erp. Ministers , public speakers , lawyers and itctuia uro requested to Investigate this system. OAUTION. No other office In the elty or county has the right , nor dii they lmiu how to make this p United ork. I ImvoHOCiiio I tlio solo rlzht from Dr. Thiookinorlnn , No. MIHIxth Avenue , New Voik. who patented It l-'nh. II , 1M > 0 Persons ( leslflna partial sot of teeth nre requested COLD CLASPS to call and see specimens of tins kind of work und .Indue f ir themselves. J'tlec" for this kind of work nto within the reach of till. All this work fully warranted. J We biivn. the WONDEItKUi , I.OC.U < ANKSTHE- TIO for tlm pulnli ss extraction f tooth nnd make NO KXTItA I'llAIUii : for using It A full sot of teeth on rubber for f.Cold and other lllng.s at lowest prices. Dr , ROLAND W. BAILEY , DENTIST OFFICES THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK. TELEPHONE , 1O88. - - 16TH and FARNAM STS. , OMAHA. * rnlns a day for every tiny in the year except Ing Sunday. Aeronaut Johnson , who "bracod up" 01 Tauoma whisky and then undertook lo give tranozo performance on his balloon 2,000 foe in midair , Is dead , of course. An aeronau who is on n high in two senses , as Johnsoi was , should omit the trapo/o act. In big trees the now state of Washington I quite rich. A Seattle paper mentions n llr li till tuns which is eight and one-half feet In ill amour. Near Stan wood there Is n cedar sov ontocn feet In diameter thirty-throo feet fron tbo roots and twelve feet in diameter 112 fee from the roots. Nooksack reports a fir twoly fe-ot in diiimoter. Oregon. It costs nbout0 per pupil per annum ti maintain the public schools of Astoria , Ore The Albany woolen mills bnvo purchase ! this season iisO.OOO pounds of wool. Tbo mill : nro running steadily , and will manufacturi moro than that amount during the next year The 800,000 acres of land granted to the Otogon Central Military wagon road com pany has boon sold to n company of eastern capitalists. It Is said that they will start mills along the Middle Fork next year and put the lumber on the market. The average weight of the salmon caught for McGowan's ennnory , in Astoria , this sea son was txvonty-four pounds The cannery paid SI apiece for all salmon weighing twelve pounds and upwards. Anything under twelve pound } wont as half a salmon. A big ditch to tap the Owyhoo river will be dug this fall. The no d of tbo ditch will be six miles from tha mould of the river , whew it empties into ttio Snake. The now canal will bo built by English capital , and the cost is estimated at Sa.W.'OOO. Its capacity will bo JU < ) , ( ) OI ) minor's Inches , nnd will irrigate t00- ! 000 acres of land iu the Owyhoo valloy. The Oregon und Washington harvest has begun , and 15,000,000 bushels of line wheat will shortly bo In roidinoss for consumption and export. The Oregon und Washington fruit harvest has also been great , and bus been mostly marketed. The Oroiron and SVnshlncton salmon harvest goes on for six teen davs more , and gives satisfactory re turn. The Oregon and Washington lumber harvest will bo beard from Inter on. These two states always have peed harvests and get good prices for their diversified products. C ilil'ornia. Fresno Is always progressive. This fall a $100,000 addition will bo built to the county courthouse ; n ? 50UOOl ) school house will bo ouilt by the city. Mrs. Green , a survivor of the Dotmer parly , died at Madoro , Fresno county , lust week. Sbo belonged to the portion of the party which came through the mountains. Sno was iho mother of the first white child l.orn nt Stockton. Tlm now opera house at San Diego is pro gressing rapidly. Great gnmlto blocus for Iho building are being brought from the Laitoiido quarries , among which iho other day were two blocks seventeen foot In length and ono six ftot high. The luttor was nearly square. There is an Ohio boauly chorrv tree In the old Bassford orchard in Brown's valley , says the Fruit Grower , which boari from 11,000 to 15WJ ( pounds of fruit per year. The trco Is 10 largo that each year a big scaffolding haste to ho built around It so that the chorrtos can bo picked. The recent hot wave In southern California cost ono rancher there over $500 In ono nuv. Ho hud u boo ranch at Nuwhall , which In thu forenoon was worth $000 , About 1 o'clock n hot wind came up , which In two or three hours imd molted the honey , smothered tbo bec.s nnd cleared out the whole thing. The extraordinary growth of fruit culture Is shown by tha tlguroi of the season's plant- lug In acreage In San Bernardino county. The toials are : Cilrtis Iroos , O.HID ; deciduous trees , : i,03l ; vlnoj , U.UU ; grand total , 15.0J1 ucros. Tbo miroago set averages nlono nearly double the proiunt nereugo of full-bearing trees in Ulvor.-.ide und tnvolvos an oxpondl- turo of about § i,7)Joij ) ) for land and il.OOj- 0X ( ) for trees , vines and planting. Noviula. Ice formed In Austin tliroo nights of last weok. The number of school children enrolled In Nevada Is 7is ; > 7. Thii total gross bullion product of tbo Con solidated California and Virginia mlno for July was-valued nt $ IW,010.U. : The Morgan mill , with Its complement of forty stamps , will cor.tlnuo to crush ere from Iho Consolidated California ami VlrL'lnlM mini ) until closed by the rigors ot wlnlor. It Is reported that n deal Is In pro ross for the construction of a railroad from Truckeo to Luke Taboo. Th distance Is tlfloon mlle-i and iho cost of construction Is estimated at Eaoo.ooo. P.midlso valley wa. % visited by a lively snowstorm on August ( i , which whitened the foothills and mountains for a short tlmo. A snowstorm In the fore part of August n a novelty to say the least. What a Paradise In juminur , The gold discoveries made recently about twenty-live miles from Canon are said by old proipeclors to bo fully ni promising us these llrat made on the Camstock lodo. The coun try for ton nillei square is said to contain many lodges showing free gold on the surface. The molbur vein In Iho I'inci Nut mining district U said to have boon struck , D < vol' aproents are steadily going on In that section una prospector ! are constantly arriving. Ten tons of ere nblpped tu Salt Luke returned IJOO tier ton , Zirn has uncovered hli lodge ilQO feet and found rich prospects all along Iho tcdgo. \ H y Fevtr from Earache thntlofiv dayil . * I Initially. SOo per Bottle. tiont Ifttidt. T INTEREST PAID ONDEP05ITS ATOMM-LOflNXTRIISTCa 5.E.CDR. IET-HScDDUGLAS5T5. CAPITALS 100.000.00 DIRECTORS IA U.WYMANE.W. . NASJV JHMIUARD GUY-C.BARTOH-G.B. LAffc' d.d.DROWN-THOS-L.KIMBALL \Vo nontl tlm nmrvpfnnfl French Kimicily CALTHOS I" ! < , ninl u IcKul Kimrnnti-n Unit ( 'At i lion will HT01llUrhiinrrn KmUnlono , ClIltK Hncrmutnrrlirn.VurlrtM-vlo and IlKHTIIUi : ! . < t Vlcur. V-'st it a ml f > ay if satisfied. A.tJr * .VON MOHL CO. , Sole Amrrlran Agrnti , ( IfirlnnlU , Ohio. KiDo s yuu K Tool'ii .v in.u < .u .11. , n. . . . .H I-i the only rornoily tliiit rcllovus tuntiiicliii , liiiinl- nchtttiml nmirnluln It li tlio clienia | < t , 21 ilosus ( n- 60en pnckngu , N'ltticr powder , liquid , pill nor Ion- unKO. It H tlui inu-it a roo.ililo tn tnko. Wo wur- rniittliUrumcily tot1 iu mitlirnrtlun t'nu liu umllcil lli'lnll of Loslli ! V l.o ln mill ( iuoilimui lrn Co. . om THEflTOf EL RUXTON UNnr.lt NKW MANAflliMKNT. J. II. l UULitaiflON , lJliOP. Table and servlcu firstclass..V ) und $3.00 per day. Special rates by Ibo weok. Midway Iletweun i-nda and Iron i-Prlng Mnnitou.Springs , Colo. When 1 rtiy curu I du not niBim merely loBtop tlieiu for a tlinn and then lint * tlirm ruturn o ln. I mum a radicalcuie. I ti.i u mndntho clleeno ol PITH , Rl' ' MJl'SY cr FAU.INO HIOKNE8H n llfo Ionic fOff/ , warrant my reniwly t euro the woralLABea. Jlucauw * othtmuaiafrUtxlU n < > louon for nut nowrecelflnita cure. K ml at oncu for A Irt'oliBO anil n I-re Mottle of Miy Infalllhla rnnmljr ( llro llipmiw iind I'o t Qlllco. II. U. HOOT. .11. ' . . 183 I'ciirl St. . N. V. WOODS' , PENETRATING PLASTER - is < i K'K. otlicrn In 'z cnmi'nrlfon nri" l' v or DKAI > > If kuffcrloRtry WOOD'S ' PLASTER. U I'amitratev , Ite. lluVX' . I'llH'H. All ' T. IT : MX t.oiiiiAi'h'M D tiifiU.Vi"oil" m\ui : u uit. ; Uiva4vlali I otery bttii.itf on . 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