THE OAMIJA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , ISOl-SIXTEEN PAGES.
A WIZARD WORKS THE CLOUDS.
High and Dry Altitudes No Obstacle to the
Manufacture of Rain.
CHEYENNE SECURES' SHOWER BATHS TO ORDER.
The Burlington Extension to Montana and Other Railroad Projects
Wyoming's Irrigation Law High and Low Grade
Ores Progress of Development In
* the Northwest.
And tin- Haiti Cniiu * .
Kxtraordlnary interest hns been excited by
the experiments tor the production of ruin by
mgansof explosives and chemical gases. The
former method had long since p.issod . the do-
mnln of theory. The disturbance of the
ntmosphero caused by heavy cannonading on
battlefields almost Invar'mbly produced r.iln.
Hut In nil such Instance * conditions were
favorable -that Is , low altitudes and humid
atmosphere. The success attending the ex
plosions of toy balloons by ( Jcncral Doyrcn-
1 urth In the and regions of Texas confirms n
fact and demonstrates that oven In the arid
regions , wltli unfavorable atmospheric condi
tions It Is posalblo for man to control the
oiomonts.
Iy ! far the most Important experiment with
the chcinlral theory was that made by Melbourne -
bourne at Cheyenne last weoic. The Ohio
ffi/ard contracted to produce rain within
thrco days from beginning of operations and
his expenses were guaranteed by the citi
zens.
zens.MolDonrno claims that ho produces rain ny
the generation ot certain pnsi-s. mostly hy
drogen , which escape through the aperture
in the -oof of his box and ascending to the
upper air strata produce at once the meteoro
logical conditions nocossorv to the precipita
tion of rain. Further than this ho will not
explain his process. He will not , tell wlmt
the mysterious gases are nor bow they are
produced. , ,
Saturday ovoninp , August 29 , Melbourne
commenced work. Ho established himself in
the loft of a barn In the suburbs of the city
for thrco days. The only apparatus
or chemicals ho took into his retreat were
contained In foua ordinary gripsacks. The
windows of the barn were carefully shaded
with blankets , and the crevices in the floor
of the barn loft covered to prevent any eye
iiotiotratlne the mystery of the rnln-raaking
laboratory. All day Sunday and Monday
the bain was watched by the curious , but no
on ventured to Intrude upon the privacy of
the rain Itlng , as It was said bo had n big
revolver to discourage intruders.
Monday a. curious phenomena was wit
nessed in the evolutions of tno clouds. The
morning opened clear and bright , but
towards noon clouds rolled in from all portions
tions of the horizon. When near the rain
maker's barn they seemed to become sta
tionary and changed from cumulous to cumu-
loclrro stratus or rain clouds. Thousands of
people watched them with interest , expect
ing a rainfall , but brisk winds sprung up and
separated thorn into fragments of scud and
the day closed as clear and bright as when it
began.
Tuesday morning opened clear , but by
noon the clouds commenced to roll toward
the citv. Melbourne had until Tuosdr.y eve
ning to bring the rain , and there was mucti
excitement over the outcome. Uets wore
inado of two to ono that ho would fail , and
consluerablo money was put up. Melbourne's
brotherwho was with him , had money to moot
every offer. From noon there scorned to bean
an unending struggle in the clouds. Masses
of them crowded in from the hori/.en appar
ently attracted toward the rain doctor's point
of vantage overlooking the city.
Business was almost suspended and thous
ands of people were on the streets watching
the clouds At ! i:10 : o'clock tlloro was a
heavy peal of thunder and n vivid flash of
lightning , and in a few moments the rain
oamo down in torrents , it continued twenty
minute * and then the clouds broke ana the
sun came out bright and warm.
Half nn hour later rain commenced falling
again , and fell unceasingly for nearly an
hour. The ontlro precipitation to 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening was 48-100 of an inch. The
signal ofllcer reported the humidity of the at
mosphere at ! ia ton minutes before the rain
and 85 when the rain commenced to fall , a
most singular phenomenon.
The result was satisfactory to the commit
tee , and ? I50 was voted to Melbourne.
Atmospheric conditions were against the
success of Melbourne's experiment. The
ulgnal service ofllcer at Uhoyenno snya that
after the storm of August UT the barometer
aottlcd at about normal. "Tho movements
of the clouds , which was noticed Tuesday
was quite remarkable to say the least , as
they came from the north and were berne
eastward by the southwest wind and instead
of being absorbed seemed to accumulate ,
which is contrary to the general conditions
of clouds that float on a westerly wind ill this
section. "
Till ! SECOND TEST.
Melbourne's second test began Saturday
morning of last week and closed at 4 p.m.
Tuesday last. Tbo result was not a success.
Light rains fell , but the copious showers
promised failed to materialize. The wizard
worked his apparatus for all it was worth ,
nnd emerged from his oyno in a barn some
what crestfallen. Ho declared thut within
, twenty-live mjlos of Chojeuiio heavy rains
must have fallen. His failure locally ho
attributed to a heavy and rapid current in
the upper ntraosphoro , which carried his
gases "to distant points. Confidence in Mel
bourne is not shaken In Cheyenne , The Sun
says : "Wo all know how rigorously the
committee sot its limitations proscribing a
prodigious amount of water and specifying
the tlmo in which it should oo delivered. It
Is also known how liberally all the requirements -
monts were fulfilled. Nevertheless , Mel
bourne proceeded on the following day to
heap up the measure , "
The rain eomnollor goes to bait Lake next
wcolc and will experiment tliuro for the bouo-
tit of the Irrigation convention.
ON TO
Xlio Iliirllnnton'8 ICxtcusloii to Mon-
tnnii'H Capital.
There Is no longer n rousonnblo doubt of
the determination of the Uurhngton com
pany to invade Montana , It is merely n
question of tlmoand vary short time at that ,
when Omaha will have direct rail communi
cation with Helena , and the distance from
Ilolonu to Chicago cut down -00 miles.
Three years ago Senator Sanders chaper
oned n surveying party for the Northwestern
from Dakota to the capital of Montana , and
the belief became general In that section that
the Northwestern would ho the first to break
Into the charmed domain of Henry Vllliml
nnd Jim Hill. A general depression of
business chilled the enthusiasm of thu com
pany , and the survey came to naught. The
western trnfllo agreement also put a quietus
on western railroad building , each company
agreeing to suspend oporatous for fh o years.
Hut the Burlington chafed under restraint.
It kicked over the traces , The Black Hills
extension was put through last year , and ut
the present moment the company Is rushing
work on the extension of thu main line from
Newcastle to Buffalo , at the foot of the Big
Horn mountains. It the trafilo agreement
amounted to anything , these extensions
hould have been prevented. They were
inudo in the territory of thn Northwestern ,
one of the agreeing companies , and the fact
that no attempt was made to call down the
Burlington , indicates that the signers did
not regard that part of the agreement worth
the ink.
The Burlington is in the country for
buuuoss , nnd generally goes whoro. business
Is to DO bad. Thut is ono
of the cheerful characteristic * of the com
pany. Osteutibly too present rush to
lluffulo U to reach , the stock trade , but no
ono supposes the company would stop short
in the center of North Wyoming and bo con.
tout with spasmodic business , Buffalo Is
peroly a strategic point possibly a winter
plopping station. Surveying parties nuvo
already traversed the entire distance from
Newcastle to Helena , and difftjrent routes
mapped out , Ono follows the foothills on
the oost'sluo of the Big Horn mountains ,
crossing the Northern Paeitlu at or ncur
Bluing * , thence to the MusselUhell valley
Mid , west Into Helena. Tbo Buffalo Kcho
another route on which surveyors
nro riow at work. It contemplates passing
throntrh the mountains into the valley of the
Big Horn rlvor and following the pour-to of
the stream to or no.ir its Junction with the
Yellowstone. Tills survov k'dlcatoi u de
termination to roach the National Park , the
boundary of which lies a short distance west
of tim Big Horn river. Such u line will not
only secure u largo tourist travel to the park ,
but will iircolcralo development of ttio
mineral resources of Bald mountain , the rich
ness of which is now coming into public
notice.
It Is immaterial what route is chosen.
Onmha and Nebraska ami the Northwest are
Interested chiefly In the opening of direct
rail communication witli Montana nnd t'jo
establishment of business relations thut can
hurdly full to prove enormously profitable to
all.
IS TIMS A MS'K or IT 1
In this connection It will bo news to most
pcoplo to learn that there is another Kicn-
inond in the Big Horn Jlold a mystcilous
one. The Uii : : U in receipt of a note from
"Tho Big Horn Knilroml companvVvomlng
Montana , " with headquarters in the Pa
cific building , Washington , D. C. It says :
"Wo have formed an organization to con
struct n railroad through Wyoming from
Casper , or some other point in the southeastern -
eastern portion of the state and thence un
the Big Horn Kivor to Montana , the build
ing of the road , however , depending upon
the encouragement received from those suc
tions of the stutu through which the route
may bo projected.
" \Vo have noticed the enterprise displayed
by Tin : IIK ! : in advertising measures to es
tablish closer business relations between Ne
braska nnd Montana , and If not too much
trouble , will you kindly send us clippings
from Tin : DAILY Bni : of Julv 7 and 0 on this
subject.
"Wo would bo glad to keep In communica
tion with Tin : BIB : and the citizens of Omaha
who may taito an active interest in securing
for that city , the important business advan
tages of more direct railroad facilities with
the states of Wyoming nnd Montana.
"Senator Warren of Wyoming is inter
ested in the Big Horn Valley railroad and
believes that n north and south line through
the Interior of Wyoming would bo a great
success. "
; OKK.
liitcrestlnj * Ilevlcw of Great
Property Vnlties.
Mr. Albert \Vllliams , a distinguished min
ing engineer of Denver , has a paper in the
September number of the Engineering Mag
azine , New York , entitled "Investments in
Mining Properties , " in which bo gives a
most interesting review of the changes that
have como over the investing public in recent
years , in the matter of mining properties. It
will bo found especially interesting to everyone
ono who has looked into that character of
enterprise. Referring to the yield of the
most celebrated mining properties , ho says :
A mlno to bo a good "company mino"
should bo a largo ono and worked on a largo
scalo. In order to pay dividends on shares
numbering from 100,000 to 1,000,000 , .the
profits have to bo considerable or the divi
dend per share becomes insignificant and dis
appointing. It is seldom for Instance that the
California corporations , operating mines
mainly in Nevada , offer their shareholders
less than 25 cent dividends , which on the
usual capitalization of $10,000,000 in 100,000
shares would mean the very respectable sum
of $25,000. Ono such dividend a year would
ho a creditable exhibit for a mine owned bv
ono or two persons. Thus , to bo a promis
ing purchase for a proposed corporation ,
a mine ought to bo ono which can bo
worked by a considerable force to insure
.steadiness of output. A rich but narrow
vein , where only a limited number of men
have room for sloping , may bo the best for
individual ownership , since running expen
ses are low ; but it is not so good for n
company as a largo deposit of lower grade ,
capable of being extensively opened and pre
senting largo breasts In the slopes , with a
more regular output. The most reliable gold
mines have been of very low grade but with
largo and regular deposits. In California
$15 a ton is considered a very fair basis for a
company mine if tbo ere ib in quantity ; but
a very much lower tenor lias been worked
with great prolit in the exceptionally largo
deposits of the Black Hills and Alaska.whoro
63 a ton would leave n liberal margin for
dividends. In fact most of the famous mines
have not been of high grade , the gold ore
rarely showing any metal to the eye , so that
inoit miners have a prejudice against what
nro called "specimen mines. " The same
thing holds , to a less extent , with silver and
doro mines. On the Comstock the heart of
the "big bonanza" ( the greatest body ever
known' ) only averaged $80 per ton , including
the richest streaks , and that "was thought to
bo hlnli. The great silver mines of Mon
tana have not average anything like as much.
There have been exceptions , notably in Ari
zona , Colorado and Utah , wnoro high grade
ores in comparatively small amounts have
produced largely ; hut speaking generally ,
the celebrated mines have not been of that
class.
WYOMING'S 11UUGATION IYAV.
Unique SyHtr-m nl1 Stnto Control of
Water Distribution.
The federal census ofilco express admira
tion of Wyoming's ' irrigation Uw. A recent
report issued from that oflleo pronounces the
law "unique In tills , that the state does not
necessarily wait for controversies and losses
to arise , but of Its own motion stops In and
ascertains how much water is available" for
Irrigation , who are the claimants of this
water , nnd then , knowing those fundamental
facts.glvos the use of the water to the proper
persons , nnd employs its own agents to see
that the distribution is mado. " In that
state , at least , there will no longer bo the
almost ludicrous spectacle of learned judges
solemnly decreeing the right to from two to
ilvo times the amount of water flowing in the
stream , or , in fact , to amounts so great that
the channel of the stream could not possibly
carry them , thus practically leaving the
questions at stake as unsettled as before.
The state is divided into four grand divis
ions , each in n general way coincident with
the drainage areas of the great hydrographlo
basins of the I'latto , the tributaries of the
Yollowsiono east of the Big Horn range ,
those west of the ills liorn range , and the
streams flowing into the great interior basin
of the Colorado , The stuto engineer has
charge of all the details of watur dlstrlbu-
.tlon throughout the state , nnd ho , with four
superintendents , one from each
water division , constitutes a board
of control to determine all
questions that may arise. Under ouch super
intendent are u number of water commis
sioners , ono for each minor district , whoo
duties are to enforce the proper distribution
and curry out the local legulations , The
state engineer is to tnako mcnsutomonts of
the amount of water in the stream , to deter
mine the most suitable locution for Irrigation
works nnd lands to bo irrigated , and , further ,
to examine reservoir bites and publish esti
mates ot the cost of storage- and distributing
systems ,
The superintendent in each division Is to
make suitable regulations to secure the fair
distribution of water , and by the aid of the
water commissioners to keep a record oi the
amount of water needed , available or wasted ,
or If the water Is not justly distributed bo
must on force division according to bis list ot
priorities. The board of control , of which
the Btato engineer U the head , can appoint a
data UK | > ii whleh to examine Into the rights
of all persons using water from any stream ,
and Knowing the amount of water available ,
ns determined by the Mnto engineer , as woi
as the area ot land Irrigated or susceptible o
irrigation , ran mnko nn order determining
the rights of each person , giving to no appro-
printer more water than ho can nut to bcnofl *
owl use , the maximum limitation inltitr sot nl
one fiocond fool forsovontv acres. Kifch per
son is then given n certificate showing the
order of prlorltv , the amount of water to
which lie Is entitled , nnd the number of acres
upon which the water is to bo used.
No future npproprtatlutf of water can bo
undo until the board of control is satisfied
that thorn Is unappropriated water , ami that
its use will not be detrimental to the public
interests. The second loot Is made the legal
unit , tiius avoiding the trouble arising from
the use of that Imlollnito quantity , that min
or's inch. Kach nppropriator must maintain
head gates bv which the water ran bo turned
on or off , and ulso a lluinu far measuring the
water In his ditch. All dams over 5 feet in
height for r.ilslng and diverting water must
bo approved by the state engineer , thus In
suring nn ofllcial Inspection of such struc
tures. It Is apparent that the Stnlo Knul-
nuor's Bonrd of Control hold thu most im
portant ofllces In the state so far as agricul
tural interests nro concerned , and by a wise
nnd skillful cxorclso of the functions In
trusted to them cnn bring about n thorough
development of the agricultural resource * of
the state , for Wyoming , Ilka Colorado , Is
most fortunately situated as regards water
supply. With the exception of n part of tno
headwaters of the North I'latto nnd Boar , all
the streams rise within the state , nnd are
thus tumor the control of state ofllcors with
out hindrance from outside parlies. Appar
ently only such water as Wyoming cannot
use need bo discharged across her borders to
Nebraska , the Dakotns , Montana , Idaho nnd
Utah. She holds the key to the storehouse
of agricultural woalth.
I'lONUHU.
Itcinnrknblc C.irocr of a Washington
Settlor.
Captain William Honton , ono of the great
est pioneers of the state of Washington , died
in Seattle recently , leaving an estate valued
at $ .1,000,000.
Hentou was a man of largo mould , bravo ,
energetic , and generous , combining In largo
measure the characteristics of true pioneers.
Ho was born In 181S at Pictou , Nova Scotia ,
of n race of hardy mariners. At an early ago
tie took to the so.i and cruised among various
Atlantic ports in America and Europe. Fin
ally after one or two narrow escapes from
death by wreck , one during a. tornado at Ha
vana In 1817 , ho sailed for the i'.icilic coast ,
and reached San Francisco in 1850. Two
years later ho came to Puget Sound and ho
was thus one of the very earliest settlora.
At that time the whole of western Wash
ington was an unbroken forest with tiny
clearings at Turnwator , Olympia , and Steila-
coom. Captain Ken ton started n sawmill at
Alki 1'olnt , a few miles from where Seattle
now stands. At first the output was about
10,000 foot n day But ho changed the site of
his mill several times nnd the business stead
ily grow until at the day of his death ho was
chief owner in the great Port Blakoloy mill
on tlio sound. It is tbo largest lumbyr mill
in the United States , and can turn out from
HOO.OOO to 100,000 feet a day.
His success in this business was but a part
of his general success , for the fiery energy
and mental grasp that enabled him to man
age the huge mill and its many outlying longing -
ging camps carried to a prosperous termina
tion whatever ho underlook. Ho did not ,
like manv of the early settlers , sit down and
grow sick from the development of the coun
try , but ho expended his moans freely in
every enterprise that gave promise. Ho was
ono of the lirst to venture with his lumber
into foreign ports , and ho built up such a
largo tr.ido tdat of the 03,054,000 feet cut at
his mill in lbs > ( J , there were 34,003,531 foot , for
foieign shipment.
Wbcn coal was discovered about fourteen
miles south of here , capitalists were slow to
como forward to develop the mine. But
Captain Honton invested his money , and the
plnco which grow up around the mine was
given his name. His public spirit was indi
cated again in 1872 , when the Northern Pa-
cilic railroad had declared Us intention of
making its terminus at Tacoma. Then the
people of Seattle wanted to build a railroad
across the Cascade mountains to roach the
rich grain Holds of eastern Washington. Ho
gave outright as a subsidy a tract of eighty
acres , now in the heart of this city. And so
it wont ; ha shared his fortune freely with
churches , hospitals , asylumns , and what
ever seemed to make for the public good.
If any man were hurt in his logging camps
or mills and accidents were many
ho always paid thodoctor's bills ,
and a man permanently disabled
was pensioned. Ho had vast holdings of
land and ho lent much money on real oHato
mortgages , but ho was never known to loro-
close a mortgage on a poor man ; indeed , ho
would borrow money on his own account
rather tluin foreclose.
Captnu Hoiitou'b career Is rendered moro
striking by the fact that for the last seven
teen vears of his life ho was blind , so that ho
could" just distinguish daylight from dark.
Yet his hearing was so acute that ho could
sit in the room of his mill and Instantly do-
tcct any break in the complicated machinery
or irregularity in Us operation. Through all
the years of darkness ho never once lost
courage , but went about his \\ork as usual.
A few mouths ago ho went cast to consult an
ocoullst , only to learn that total blindness
would soon como upon him. Apparently un
moved , ho wont on planning and executing
even greater projects than before , and lie
carried in his memory nil tbo details and ac
counts of his vast business.
HAY CI lid till COAIj.
A Pirst-Clnss Article of Fuel Close to
the HUN.
Hay Creek coal Is attracting attention la
Black Ullls cities. The locality is on the
Wyoming side of the range , and lack of
transportation facilities prevents a moro gen
eral marketing ot the product. The Deadwood -
wood Pioneer says neal was first found lioro
as e.irly us 1877 , and moro or lee work has
been done every year since and many thou
sands of dollars been expended in develop
ment. Hundreds of tons of coal have been
mined and consumed. For yoaw the Hay
Crook Coal company has supplied many of
the inhabitants of Spearfish , Alinnosulu and
the surrounding country with coal. A test
was rnaao by the Fremont , Klkhorn & Mis
souri Valley railroad In n run from Wnlte-
wood to Uhadron , nnd wo are reliaoly in
formed , was pronounced'a llr-st-clnss article.
The Hay creek coal is pronounced by un
prejudiced exports to bo far superior to the
Fotternmn nnd Douirlas eoal , and even a
stronger coal tnan that produced nt New
castle. The vein that has boon opened In
both the Young nnd the Hay Creek proper
ties is from four to six feet in thickness , in-
eroasing as the tunnels are extended , of a
remarkably solid appearance and quite free
from sulphur , which without doubt will dis
appear entirely ns greater depth is attained.
U ulso stands exposure and does not slack
readily , which is n great trouble with many
bituminous coals. This coal will undoubtedly
make a superior quality'of coke. The vein is
all solid coal , frou from bono nnd slate , and is
easily mined , The properties are too valuable
to remain unworked 'iiuch longer , and will
soon be worked in an extensive manner.
G1CA1N i'AIjUUia.
A Glimpse of North Dnkotn'H Goltlcii
Granary.
A correspondent of the Minneapolis Tri
bune reports that ho has boon in llil grain
fields in North Dakota within the last thrco
weeks , traveling for that purpose uoarlj
1,700 miles and covering a scope of country
reaching northward to I'ombinu and west
ward to Bismarck. Mo eron at all compara
ble with it has over before this been harvested
In the wheat Holds of the northwest. Ho
estimates the actual damage to the wheat by
frost nt about 7 per cent for the ontlro state ,
and the collateral injury by reduction In
grades may amount to us much as 15 per
cent. Flux was found to be badlv injured
end Iho corn utmost nutuhilutod in nearly
every section visited , the frost having told
severely on the latter. Tbo full damage ,
actual ami collateral , to ull the vegetable and
cereal crops will probably reach Ib to " 0 per
cent. But this loss Is insignificant us com
pared with the total production. It might bo
double what It is and still the pcoplo of
North Dakota would receive 100 per eeut
moro money for what remains than has been
paid into the stnto during any one of the last
Ilvo years. 'Ltio wheat now bolng thrashed
In going No , 1 hard in nearly every case , nut
It Is ox pee ted that marketed later will show
so mo falling off because of frosting. Tno
crop U also "immense nnd unexampled" that
in almost every Instance inot with during the
rln the fnrmnrn tind underestimated the
yield fully 20 per cent , nnd in no single enso
where thrashing hnYl begun hnd the Wheat
fallen short of prflYfbus estimates.
VAnuiuvKAiru. .
Stonily Development of WasltltijjCoti's
Ufsoiircos.
The Philadelphia. Record speaks In glowing
terms of the natural wealth of the state of
Washington , which it dubs "tho Pennsylva
nia of tim Pni'lllu/slopc. / " The designation is
true. Washington has magnificent forests of
timber , a largo area-of which is annually de
stroyed to make > room for farms. It is" al-
rendv known that in eighteen counties of
Washington wurkiiblo volns of coal exist
covering nn nrou of 1,000,000 , acres. Thocoal
Is found in ten different measures , varying in
quality nnd composition from thotruo cnnncl ,
showing 83 per cent of volatile hydrocarbons
to n semi-anthracite of Ul per cent of fixed
carbon. Between these extremes are found
coals adapted to nil uses for making gas ,
steam , coking , etc. For both lumber and
ronl there Is n good homo and foreign demand
on the Pnclllc coast.
The fertility of the soil is unsurpassed ,
nnd with the exception of n desert east of
the Oiscndo range , It Is yielding bounteously.
Mineral resources nro oxtonslvo and valuable
nnd nro attracting wide attention. With a
fruitful soil , delightful cllniatonnd n magnifi
cent endowment of material for cheap inann-
facturiair , the future prosperity of the now
stuto In the extreme mrthwest is assured.
No wonder that cities nro growing up on
Puget Sound as , whjlo Apollo .sang , "Iliou
like n mist rose into towers. "
Another Hurlin i m Kntorprlsr * .
The Salt Lake Tribune reports the organi
zation of the Utah & Wyoming railroad com
pany , n strictly local concern. The corp or
ators nro B. G. Haybould , S. F. Walker , W.
S. Martin , Alfred Tbompsoii , Henry Den-
hallor , W. L. Plckard , L. C. Karrick , Frank
Knox , Theodore Brough and .1. B. Taylor of
Salt Lake City , and a number of Denver
capitalists are Interested in the eastern di
vision , which will bo luiown as the Wyom
ing & Eastern , and will connect with the
Utah & Wyoming at Twin crook. The local
company has ample capital with which to
carry on its operations. The completion of
the road will give the Burlington & Miss
ouri , of which the roads mentioned will bo
adjuncts , the most feasible route to the Pa
cific coast. It ull goes well the promoters of
the Utah & Wyoming expect to have their
line in operation before the expiration of six
months.
The line starts from Salt Lake City , flnd-
Itie an outlet through Emigration canon , on
the north side , in which there will bo six
tunnels , ttio longest of which will bo : i,500
feet and the shortest ninety-two feet. From
the canon the line will pass through Par
ley's park thence down Silver creek to Wan-
ship , thence down the Weber to Coalville ,
then up Chalk creek to the summit of thn di
vide , and from there it will be plain sailing
on the mesa to Bear river , which will bo
followed down to Hay creek , where the di
vide will bo crossed to Twin creek and the
survey of the Burlinglon & Missouri ; now
completed , meet. The heaviest grade is only
3 per cent and is lit Silver c-cok and tbo
lieaviest curve at Qoalvillo , only 8 per cent.
Grading was commenced about two weeks
igo , nnd about fifty-eight miles have
already been comploleu , The road will be
197 miles long and will tap country rich in
coal , building stone , timber , live stock nnd
agricultural products , besides an immense
mineral country. Branches to Park City ,
the Grass CrceK coal Holds nnd to Hvaustou ,
via Yellow creek , are contemplated.
A One-Ariiicu Hustler.
A one-armed miner 'from ' the east is the
wonder and admiration of the Newcastle
( Wyo. ) coat diggings. Ho averages $1 a day
shoveling coal at the Regular price paid for
lay labor. Ho has been pulling pillars , and
landlod the drill , picR' and shovel with an
expurtness that astonishes 'nn old timer.
Due of his arms is on" near the shoulder , and
jo throws the coal in\o the cars by placing
: hobnovel handle against bis leg and lifting
,110 coal with one hand.
South Dakota.
Work has been commenced on a now
Methodist church at Sioux Falls to cost
§ 15,0)0. )
The semi-monthly bullion shipment of the
Elomotake and associated mines aggregated
$ } 55,000.
Ore from the Boar Ledge mountains ,
cloven miles from Sundance , carry iiO per
cout of copper ,
The vacancy created by the donth of Con
gressman John S. Gamble is to bo filled nt
; ho November election.
A strike of silicious ore , assaying $23 per
ton , was made at the 100 foot Io > rol in the
shaft of the Welcome mino.
Notwithstanding prohibition Sioux Falls
claims to have n suftleiency of "soaks to make
a Kcoloy institute a success.
The Iliirnoy Peak company has commenced
sliding its mill which will bo fiinished Feb
ruary 1. Its capacity will bo U50 tons per
day :
Li. M. Purdy , who died in Yankton re
cently , resided in the state and territory up
wards of twenty years and was at ono tlmo
territorial auditor ,
The Burlington & Missouri Ulvor and the
Fremont & Missouri Valley railroads are
now hauling on an average -00 tons of ore
: > or day from the mines of Huby mid Bald
iistricts.
A 3triko of silicious ore , assaying $100 per
: on in gold , is reported from th > j Udnn loca-
: lon at Garden City. Specimens showing
Irco gold , unusual occurrences In silleions
ore.wero exhibited in Doaawood.
A stulo bank has boon organized at Whitewood -
wood , The capital of the bank is $10,000 nnd
the gentleman organizing It are D. A.
McPherson , William Solblo , T. J. Grier , D.
[ C. Dickinson and . I. W. Ficoman.
Harris Fraukllng and associates have jusl
made first payment of $ ! )5OOJ ) , to Ilonry
Lundt and Louis Town for a group of cloven
claims at Bald Mountain. The purchase
price is $35,000 , balance being duo Januarv
1 , Ib'JJ.
The Buxtou company , owning n group of
six patented claims in Bald Mountain dis-
: rict , has Just completed n shipment of one
ot of 700 tons of $ .i8 ore to Omaua and Au
rora , 111. , and is preparing to forward il.OOO
tons moro of the same quality of ore to the
sntno plants.
Says the Black Hills Pioneer : Bart Har
ris returned yesterday from Omaha , whither
10 hua gouo to secure a rate for the low
; rado output of thu miuas at Galena. Ho
. .ookitli him a car load of samples from the
different mines nnd had them tested at the
Omaha smelting work" ) . The result was
entirely satisf > ictoryiuiul a smelling rale of
$5 per ton secured for nil ores that do not run
over S-J5 a ton. This iwjll tnako the cost of
sulppinir and smelllftr | lioso ores uuoutll.50
a great reduction f rflj \ former prices.
Newcastle oilers Melbourne $300 for rain.
Wyoming horses ( fy'o ' oing shipped to Mis-
slsslppi.
Uawlins has contracted for waterworks to
costubDiit SiO.OOJ. ' ' ; K
Twenty prospects ' p , .the La Plata district
are worth Ironi $50 tp , ' 50 a ton.
An analysis of the plnmoago discovered in
the La Plata district proves it to bo without
special valuo. , M
Lander people were taken In by a bilking
) uildlng and loan association , with headquar
ters In Montana. i/ 7
Hvnnston people do6t | enthuse over the
Jtah & Wyoming railroad scheme , regarding
t as purely speculative.
Active development work at Gold Hill Is nt
projent confined principally to the Leviathan
claim nnd those located on the Acme hill.
II. F. Johnson , a La Plata minor , came Into
jimunlo with n bug in bis car , nnd it was
Iko the torment of u thousand demons. The
lolso of the Insect nus disappeared but John-
sou is now deaf in the right ear.
The will of the late Uov. John Y. Cowhlck
of Chevonno bus been broken. Judge Scott
decided that the document was too fault v in
orm for probate , and the pronorty will co
ho heirs at mw. Failure to huvo thu wUl
vltnesod was fatal to it.
S. A. Idea informs the S'acrldau Post that
ho apple trees on tils Beaver creek ranch
ire so loaded with fruit that the limbs are
lending to the giound. Ho says bo never
aw apple trees in uny country so burdoncd
vllti u splendid quality of fruit.
i''rom an almost cloudless sky a bolt ol
ightning descended to earth , dui ; a Dig hole
u the rout of a big miner's house at Carbon
ami smashed dlshoi and furniture. A little
girl was knocked lint in the yard nnd n wo
man was so paraly/od from the electric shook
that she was unable to move for several min
utes.
Utah.
Salt Lake rncos begin October 5. Purses
aggregate $5,000.
fc'nlt Lnkc City Is to have n largo stamping
nnd tinware factory.
The Horn silver mlno Is producing 2,000
tons of ere per month.
The La Plata mining district Is developing
.splendidly. Capital and muscle nro pouring
into the camp ,
The Dunford Shoo company has been in
corporated in Salt Lake City. The capital
stock is $ , ' 0,000 In goo shares of $100 cnoh.
The mineral output of the territory con
tinues good , nnd whllo there Is no excite
ment there is n general activity noticeable In
nil the districts. Reports from Bliigliam ,
Tin tic , Park City and Deep Crook nro to Iho
rffect that now and rich strikes nro being
made daily , and the outlook at the last named
district could not bo bettor.
The statistical report of Weber county for
ISM gives the following totals : Population.
US.MIli ; the stores number l ii , with n canltnl
of S.,1S7,700 , employ boO hands , who receive
$ li0,575 ! In wages. The sales of those mercan
tile institutions amounted to ) itl)5i,8l5 ) ( In
Ih'.H ) . There tire . ' 14 industrial concerns , em
ploying 103 hands , who receive 70,500 in
wages annually.
Nevada.
White Pine is in the vortex of a boom.
A rich lead of antimony has been discov
ered in Nye county.
As an Inducement to matrimonially Inclined
young men Carson points to twenty-two
widows who own pioperty worth $1,000 or
more.
'
Mnmio Soul , the hello of Carson , was of
fered a wager uy some men that slio could
not run from Sutro to Dayton In tuirtv min
utes. The stake was $50 and she accepted It.
She made the distance , thrco miles , In loss
than twenty-four minutes and was none the
wowo for it. She is but 1(5 ( years of ago , and
shows to the world the sort of bone and mus
cle produced by the Invigorating climate of
Nevada.
Idaho.
A railroad between Boise City and Butte is
talked of.
A rich sMko Is reported in the Trade Dollar
lar mlno near Slluor City ,
The output of ere in the Coour d'Alone dis
trict this year is expected to reach $10,000,000.
General Lafayette Carter , for fourteen
years survey or general ot Idaho , died on the
"d , aired ( W.
Tbo Union Pacific company will try to run
a steamer between Lewiston and the Seven
Devils district.
An electric diill in an Idaho mine recently
performed the feat of boring a two Inch hole
through twenty feet of solid granite in four
hours.
Montana.
The silver smaller at Great Falls Is In
operation.
The greatest obstacle to temperance in
Butte is bad water.
It is reliably reported that Butte is soon to
bavo another newspaper.
Francis Murphy disposed of 2,000 pledges
in Butte in two weeks.
The Montana Press association took its
annual bath in Salt lake last wcclr. The
condition of the Inko is unfit for publication.
Montana's sales of cattle this year are ox-
pncted to reach $7,000,000 or $8,000,000. U'ith
this and her immense bullion product and
her largo returns from agriculture , the young
state has the prospect of a piotty fair in
come.
Some rich discoveries arc reported in
Slowoy's gulch , adjoining the Iron mountain
district. Until this summer It was not sup
posed there was uny quartz in that section ,
but , the prospectors have found high-grade
galena of the same character as that found
in the Little Anaconda.
Much complaint has boon made recently of
cattle stealing. News has been received from
Custor county that the cattlemen have taken
the law into their own hands nnd have
Ivnchod Jerry Thompson , a notorios rustler ,
nnd bis companions , who were caught in the
act of changing the brands.
Helena and St. Paul parties have bought
the Goldsmith mine , near Wallcervillo , from
George Tong , paying for it $1-J5,00 > ) . It is ono
ot the best silver properties in the Summit
district , is thoroughly opened up to n depth
of100 feet , and has yielded already several
hundred thousand dollars.
Secretary Prottiv of the Board of Live
Stock Commissioners estimates that up to
this time 80,000 head of cattle nave boon
shipped from Montana to markets in the east ,
averaging n not price of $10 per head. Up to
the same time last year the shipments were
only 24,000 and tha not price $20. This gives
Montana so far this year $3,500,000 revenue
from cattlo.
Cattlemen never had such a year as this in
Montana. Besides gelling plentv of feed
uinctimcn have been enabled to cut nn abun
dance of hay to store away ngoinst , any pos
sible contingency next "winter. Besides
being a banner year for cattle it has boon n
prosperous one for sheep ulso. The wool
clip was largo and in most cases is lor above
the average , and thn prices obtained , whllo
not high , have been fair.
Washington.
Tbo floating debt of the state on August 2'.t
was § 291,270.17.
Seattle's tax rate this year is 4K mills on a
total valuation of $44,000,000.
Terrible forest fires are raging in the Cas
cade mountains. The liros extend a distance
of twenty-five miles.
Boar nro getting plentiful in the Ivootonai
country. Several have been soon near town
recently , and In the Kootonnl valley they are
reported to bo numerous.
Twety-four vetormis are now inmates of
the state soldiers' homo. Of the appropria
tion made by the last legislature $30iUO ( have
been expended , leaving SI 1,100 on hand.
Next year will bo the rontcnniiil anniver
sary of the first visit of wluto men to what
is now the state of Washington. In May ,
170J , Vancouver visited the coast of that
stato.
Frequent reports of discoveries of now
coal fields in Whatcom county are being
made , and the splendid showing of the BIuo
Canyon mine has given a great impetus to
prospecting.
Tills year's wheat crop Js estimated nt from
thirteen to fifteen million bushels. The aver-
nco yield per ncre for Ib'.H ) is put nt 2..5 ! bush
els , though yields of from forty to sixty
bushels are common.
The people of Whidby Island are fighting
Chinese gardeners and farmers nro refusing
to lease them lands. This year the frugal
Mongols will hnvo750 acres which will yield
seven tons to the acre , maklnga toial of fi,2iio
tons , which nt $10 per ton yields the snuir
prolit of $ , ' 5,000.
Oregon.
Nearly $ . ' 15.000 has been raised in stock for
a hosiery nnd underwear factory to bo built
at Waterloo , Linn county.
President Polk of ttio National farmers' al
liance will visit Oregon in October , and will
make two speeches , one ut Portland nuj one
In eastern Oregon.
Linn county was namott In honor of United
Stales Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri ,
who introduced the memorial In congress In
lb-10 to have Oregon declared n territory.
E. W. Hammond , the Wimer , Jackson
county boanist , oatlmatas that there nro
400,000.000 feet of lumbar in the trees af Oregon
gen , the transportation of which would re
quire 200 car loads per day for ouch working
day In the yo.nr for n thousand ycar.s. This
allows thrco pounds to the square loot and
20OuO pounds to the car.
As n result of a disastrous flro nt The
Dalies , about one-third of Iho city is in ashes
nnd not loss than 1,000 people homeless.
Biu'htcon blocks were totally consumed In
cluding Ilvo or six hundred residences. For
tunately two hotels wore saved and these
furnished shelter last night for hundieds
whom tbo lira rendered homeless.
Hop picking lias commenced in most of the
yards in the vicinity of Kuuono , and thou
sands of pickers are now engaged In gatherIng -
Ing tha crop. Homo damage on account of
the lice is reported , but a fair crop will prob
ably bo saved. The market is vorv dls/our-
nglng to the growers , and buyers are Refus
ing to advance thu cost of picking , on account
ot which some yards will not bo picked.
California.
F. L. Caroll suicided with dynamite In San
Frauchco. There wasn't enough of the re
mains fouud to justify an Inquest ,
It Is propotod to build an oioctrlo railway
from Pasadena to the summit of Mount \Vll-
Jfust trie same
AND 50 DOES
MADE ONLY BY
N.K.FAIRBANK&CO. CHICAGO.
IXr.bllihoil In H7.1 Tliousnmli of Iti grmliintos In InMiipsi for thcniselvcM or In itimil 1'nrlnc imsttlom
in nunkkppper' , Imnk loners. unliler , ctc.Tka ropyHls. ninuiinensoj , nnd HloniiKrnplior * All vrt tltiiilliitu
mini-full UniMTGpk s trial fn-o No cxniiilnalliili mi unlorhn ; . IiullvMniil Initrui'tlnn II iU > lriMl No
vacation , rninowliuit ynu nro rp-iily You can tinljr ono brnnclior all of Iliumnu rnn uvl lionnl at t. DC
per wuek , or ilo work nluhti ami mornliui. Kvonlnu cliool for tlion > wlm can't conn1 ilurliiK tliuilmr nnina
tPicher itnil nine br.inchoi tmiKlit ( tiirprlcei nro tlio lowpit I orclsncr > can loirn IJnulhh. A discount
count of 10 per cent to thine wlio como In September anil pay canh siinul I you lu-cil an active y un > ; man
or woman to work nluliU anil mornlnu * lot in know , or If you nocil n clerk or l > oukkoopi > r oralonuiraphpr
llookHopcnuil and cloipil , strictly < olillilcntlal If yon hn\o rooms to rent M-ml juuriulilrpsi MiouMjuu
como lioro ntiil find weilo not Klvo what wo pronils- . your uinnov will IIP rcfunili'il llcro li n acliool ( lit )
oHiri 11 KlvosiUHfnotlon or rcfnml money Wlmt bpltprntrunlo yon warn tlianiliat' lun take no chancoi ,
but lia\oniiuro Ililnii dlvo us a tilai I'or further Infoinutlon call on or aililioai
BATHBUN & CO. , Oem ° r IGth nnd Capitol Avenue , Omnhn , Nob.
ANEW
INVENTION
Artificial teeth without plates and removable
bridge \\orlf. The only lellalihs method fur holding
tlio teeth In the iniiiitli without their dropping
whllo oitlir. : . spoaulnir , singing nr when nslorp.
Mlnlsleis. publicspeakers , lawyers and actors are
requested to Investigate thN system.
system.OAUTION ,
No other ofllco In the eltv or county has the rlsht.
nor do they know how to make this patented work. I
PATENT havesciMirod the solo rlKlitfroin Dr. Throekiiiorti'ii. No.
COLO CLASPS 444 Sixth Avenue. Now York , who patented It I'lib. ' 11 ,
1-jOO.
Persons dpslrliis pit tliil sot of tooth requested GCtD CLA3P3
to call and see spoclmons of this kind of work and JuUcu
for thomsolves. Pi lees for this kind nf woik ate within
the reach of all. AH this work fully warranted.
Wo have the WONDHItKUn KOC'AI. ANnSTIIH-
TIO for the iialiili-ssovtr.ietlon f troth and inak"NO
V.XTKA CIIAltliK for uslns it Afulisctof teuth on
uibliprfor JS. Ci'old and other lllngs at lowest prices.
Dr. ROLAND W. BAILEY , DENTIST
OFFICES THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK.
TELEPHONE , 1O8B. - - 16TH and FARNAM STS. , OMAHA.
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Having decided to close out our Siiddlo p.ml Harness businosj ,
\\e otTer our entire Block of
HARWSSS , SADDLES , WHIPS , 3STETS , HOBES
Snddlory , Iluriiwaro , oto. , at not cost. To those in nooil of floods in tliitf line , an
opportunity is now afforded to secure lirst-clasa hand made goods nt lowest possi
ble prices.
WELTY & GUY , - 1316 FARNAM STREET.
NO GURR ! NO PAY.
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1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Mniiy jrpnrs'otporlonco. A rrh'ulnr Rrniliintn In moJIcluo ni illplomin ihow In Mill trcallnn with tb
crontcn sui-rum all Norroiu , < 'hrmitRncl I'rlrnto niscniuj A iiornuiiorit curu KUiiMnteoil tat Caturrli
Hporiuntoirhooa , I.ot Mtinliooj , Somlnul Wuuknoas , Nlplit T D HOI , Iruputunux. Syphlllv Stricture , anil ult
dljomea of tlici HIoo.l , SUIn uml Urinary Oman ) N' II. 1 L'lliinuuto 5.0J fur urnry emu I mnlertako find fall
tn euro Caniultnllnn tfo Hook ( Mjritorloi uf I.lfu ) sum froo. OUlco Uouia Uu. m tulip m. Buudir
10 ii m. to 12 m. Bond stamp for reply.
CltlCHESTCII'S EHOLICII. RED CROSS
THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE Tb only Hnfr. Hiiro , nil ntiallt PHI for § !
HiIk > 4 , tuk MriiftriKt f > r fttrhntrr I A'ri lifA DittmnnU llramt lu Upil n I ttattl Duliillto
UM < r ) nl wltli l lim rULon Tr' o im uthrr kind. / . ' / < " ituliHtulwni ami Imitittmni
All pill * tn pixin-boir t luxe * rltik wrap-peri ra luntft rout onuiilirri It * . At Uructlit * orlfnH at
. In Btnnip * fur rnrtK'iihri UiUiuouUli , KD I "Itrllrr lor ! . < llc , " in trtttr hf rrtiirn UnIL
MKIOT nli.nnl.l. / . l I'tptr. CHICHCSTCR CHEMICAL CO , Muill.nn Kqnnre ,
iild In nil l.utul llruml l . 1'JIIJ\OKI.rillA. I'A.
soii.on which is to bu eroctoil ttio lunrest tclo-
scupo hi the world. Ifuarnuit out tills will
bring the now obsorvntory within the reach
of tourists.
The coining .stato fair at Sncramonto prom
isor to bu an unusually brilliant one. Tno
race trade lias been Br .vtv ! Improved anil is
now claimed to bo the best in tbo stato.
Knlsin shippers are coinplnluliii ; bitterly of
the bllKht reduction in tbo rules on raisins
They asked for a 50 per cent reduction par
101) ) pounds to all points east , but the Trans-
rnntlnuntal association bus just granted 5
cents reduction. This gives ttio California
raislti men no advantage In competition with
the Kp.iiilsh producers. At this now rate it
will bo impossible for ( J.illfornians to lay
down loose uii'.iiis In Now York lor loss
than 0" , cunts or" coins per noun * ! , whllo
Valencia raisins are sold al II eenU.
Fourteen years ajjo a rnovomont was be-
( un in San Kiancisco to erect it statue to
Starr Kin } ; , the cloquout pulpit orator , who
did moro than any other single man te rouse
a pitrlotto ! feeling In California during the
war of tbo rebellion , and who was the load
ing spirit in securing the largest sum for tbo
sanitary commission ijlveii by any state In
tbo Uulqii. The worlt is now nearly clone ,
and in November the statue will bo unveiled
In Uoldon Uaui park. It is in hron/o , of he-
role size , eleven feet high. It wai designed
by Daniel O. French of Now York.
AVhen 1 nay euro I ( iLjuGtmoania
fora lima sml then Imve them return Bgiln. I main a
radical cme. Ihiraiiuuln tlia dlieu of KITH , KI'I-
Llil'rtYijrl'AI.l.INIi HIUK.VK8.4i > Ufa-Ion * tudy. I
warrant my remedy to curu tha worst uutoi. Il caua
otbcri have fulinl U no rutuii for nut now rrceltinir a
cure. Hnd at onre f or a trcatlM am ! a 1Y Iltitttuuf
my inftllibla remedy ( iUo Kipru mil I'mOtheo.
U. U. JtOOT. . .I0. . . 1UU I'turl hi. . N. V.
DOCTOR : - : McGHEfcEW
SUIccn You * ISxpurlonco In tlio Treatment of al
PRIVATE " "DISEASES.
hklri Dliuaini ninl Kumul'i 1)110not ( .tulle * front
toiouty lr ) .Meire * * ' * 0ucu9 la th'i truatmtuu
f rnrnta Dliuiiai hni norar I ) tan uqiiHllad IDJ
nil Uroul.ari rilKK. Troaimunt tir currDipunilaiioo.
Olliee , M anU Farm Ht ) . , Omaha , Neb ,
Kutrauco ua olthur trcol.
KIWI'S QUICK TOOTH A HKADACI1K CACHKTS
Jt the uuly retncily thut rolloviM toolittehu. lit'iul *
uchuunil uouraluln. It Is Iho UDapait , ! l iluiui to-
601 a packaxu Ni'lluur inimler , llqulil , pill nor lo -
fnifo It U th limit nxrua iblo to Inko We war-
rniit tin * remedy U u'vu ' aullifacllun t'nu bo rumiuU
IUlull uf iMtUa & l.mlli ) Una liuudmau Urug Co , O