10 TILE OMA1JA DAILY JiJfiJfi , SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES.
NATURE'S CHOICEST STORES.
Overflowing Measures of Natural "Wealth
Decking the Imperial Northwest.
LIKH SOLOMON'S GLORIES , THH HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD.
faesumo of Wyoming's Vast Resources A Lurid Word-Picture of
Montana's Treasures South Dakota and the World's Fa' ' "
Marvels of the Census California Valuations-
Summary of General News.
'I ho Mining Convention.
The Wyoming mining convention has
passed Into hUtory. It was not M largo nnd
representative us It sbould have boon , nor
was the mineral exhibit worthy of the state ,
jot on the whole It served to bring together
the progressive energy of ttio stnto and to
give the ouUIdo world nn enlarged view of
the wonderful natural resources of the
younpost stnto In the union. That Us re-
eourcoi aroviwt and varied win demonstrated
anew by tbo men who are in the forefront of
the work of development. Its fame as ti
utoclc railing state Is world-wide. On lu
broad bonom Is from twenty to thirty thou
sand square miles of coal Holds , with veins
of unparalleled thcknc ! s anil of excellent
quality. Hulldlng material Is abundant.
Granites In all varieties , as well ns limo-
nlono , sandstone and marbles of pure white ,
buff and ro30. In many localities are moun
tains of Iron ore , magnetic and rod horma-
tlto. The petroleum belt ii 130 miles long
mid the quantity and quality of the lluid
rivals the Pennsylvania product. Hero , too ,
are the grcatestdoposlts of soua in the known
world , and abundance of sand for the manu
facture of glass. Sulphate of magnosla , ns-
jihalt , plumbago , kaolin , fireclay , asbestos ,
inlta and sulphur exist In vast , quantities.
In the precious metals Wyoming gives
promise of rivaling if not surpassing any
otato in the west. The mountains are ribbed
With gold and silver , the extent of which is
tow being determined. The La Plata , Gold
Hill and llald Mountain districts furnish
strong evidence of the hidden wealth of the
state.
VVyomlng'fl agricultural resources nro
superior to those of any Hooky Mountain
state. There nro OUO streams with abund
ance of pure water and with valleys of rich-
cat soils , Bomo ton millions square acres in
nil. Ono million dollars has ulroadv boon in
vested In Irrigating , canals , and ditches , ng-
gatlng a,000 miles. Wyoming is mountainous ,
broken with valleys in nil directions and
affords unequalled fncilitloi for Building
railways into every important district , at
small expense. All In all tno state is un
surpassed for its varied resources , its mug-
nlllcont scenery and splendid climate , and is
destined to become a great and prosperous
commonwealth.
HOW PARKS GOlil ) Hllilj.
ol * Work in Wyoming's
Grout Camp.
Gold Hill's prospects are growing brighter
every day , according to the Saratoga aun.
Not only are now strikes lining constantly
made , but assurances are given that several
stamp mills will bo In operation ooforo HHOW
Hies. Without making any great ado over
their plans , representatives of an eastern
company with largo capital , have boon nego
tiating for the establishment in the camp of
Important milling enterprises. Interests in
various promising claims have been offered
this company on condition that mills for
working tlio ores shall bo speedily erected.
Those mdpositions are now under considera
tion 'wlth'oxeeUouc chances of a deal being
consummated.
On the JSfitorprlso vein another quartz vein
was discovered , two feet wide , that prospects
well on the surface. In appearance It is not
unlike the Acme , The now find Is parallel
to the vein on which a tlfty-foot shaft was
put down 100 feet north of it.
Silver indications have boon found on
numerous claims In the camp of late. Ono of
the most uotablo was on the 1'odnnk , owned
by McAllister Bros. & Hooton , located a mlle
nnd n quarter from the GroenviUo townslto.
At a depth of ten feet , n streak of mineral
came In that was an inch wide , from which
nn assay of 1SSO ounces of silver was ob
tained. The shaft was put down twenty-two
foot , the ere body filling the shaft. The
silver hdarlng ere had then widened out to
eighteen inches. The quartz prospects gold
nnd occasional pockets were como across of
black oxldo of mnnganoso.
McAllister brothers have another claim
called thq Annie Uoonoy , a mile south west of
Greenville on the south sldonf the south fork
of Brush creek , that sliows a throe-foot lodge
that prospects well In gold nt a depth of toner
or twelve feet. This is sutllciont proof that
the mineral area of the camp is constantly
being enlarged. Samuel Stlrloy , who has
the east extension of the Annie Hooney that
lie calls the King Solomon has taken out
some good , frco milling oro.
Hart & Lewis are opening a promising
claim , the Occident , half a milo northwest of
Greenville.
In the French creek country , that forms a
part of the Gold Hill dUtrlctaim within two
nnd a half or three miles of the camp , dis
coveries of deposits of gold , silver , load and
gray copper of considerable value have boon
inmlo. Immense ledges of llmo , trachlto ,
porphyry , qunrtzlto , shales and slates run
through' the country. In those nro found
monster quartz veins that appear to conceu-
trtxto thcso and carry mineral-bearing ores
of various kinds. There are also huge deposits -
posits of Iron of line quality. So far llttlo
development work has boon prosecuted.
Captain O. 1) . Thomas Is enthusiastic over
his Kaglo'tl Nest claim , that is on a well do-
lined ledge of llraostono with shale walls.
A prospect shaft , down ton or twelve foot ,
shows an eleven-foot vein , carrying gray
copper , silver and gold. Ho has a contract
vein and several other Rood locations.
P. O. Suwln and Pat Markham Imvo a group
of claims that run well In gold and silver.
The Ajnx is an Immense vein between slate
and lime , with four feet of quartz , from
which good cold prospects can bo got , The
Export tins live feet of quart/ and shows
well in gray copper , galena , silver ana gold.
The Mountain Chief , Elk , Black' Hawlc and
Antelope are all on the same bolt , side by
.aide , with the upper walls In limo nnd the
Jowor of heavy spar.
On the lllg Buck , the upper stda is llmo-
ntono and the lower In slato. Oxides with
gold Imvo been found on this claim. A quartz
chimney on tno sldo of the mountain IstOxl'iO
feet. A tunnel could bo run in the bill 00
foot that would tap the volu at the sumo
flopth.
Copper Is noundant In the French crock
country , where It crops out for long dls-
tanco. It appears in various forms , in gray
copper nnd sulphates.
A goul buttou , weighing at least twelve
ounces nnd prooably more , was taken to the
state mining convention ns tha llrst speci
men of bullion turned out In the Gold Hill
camp. It was retorted from the llrst clean
up madn on the nrastrn of ArondoU , Woods
and oth rand represents the work of two
men for n week on Wyoming rock. The
value of the gold is about
MONTANA.
The Mayo iof llolrmii TollH Talon Out
ot * School.
Mayor Donald Bradford ot Helena , Mont. ,
Is doing the east and incidentally astonishing
tbo unlives with word pictures of Montana.
Whtlo lingering in Chicago recently ho
turned hlinielf loose In this grandiloquent
style :
"Thn western half of the state , " ho said.
"is literally seamed with enormous Iodo4 of
gold , silver , copper and lend oros. Thc.ro are
mountains of the finest quality of Iron and
coal , Inexhaustible supplies of marble , porphyry
phyry and llinwtono. Slate quarries and
deposits of mien , beds of thio clay and
slllclous sands crop out in all direction * . Tbo
mouutaiu gulohas and river beds are rich
with placer gold , yielding annually Into the
millions. Montana has lli.OOO.lXXJ acres of
landing trees adapted for lumber a condi
tion equalling Michigan la bar best days.
Its valleys , If placed in ono continuous line ,
would stretch for 4,000 miles , and their soil
of decomposed limestone , and
volcanic matter , producoi , commonly , crops
of wheat turning out llfty bushels to the
acre , 10' ) bushel of oats and MO bushels of
potatoes , nil sold in a homo market at very
high prices. Along thn Missouri river ex
tends n gravel bar fourteen miles long nnd
ono mlle wide , averaging ton feet deep ,
which is liberally mixed with saphiros and
oriental rubies , soon to bo developed by
English capital. The pure bracing ntmos-
phcrunnd delightful cUtmito makes mure exIstence -
Istonco n continual pleasure and maintains
man nnd boast In n condition of perfect
health. Asthma simply cannot exist nnd
consumptives ilnd a quick and permanent
euro. The ontlro surface of the state Is
covered with luxuriant grasses which , cured
in the ground , are equal in nourishment in
oats , and In which In contented plenty room
the year round 2,000,090 cattle. . ' .fiOO.OOO
Bhcep and 100,000 horses. Wo will dispose
of nearly f90OJiOJO ) worth of products this
year bolides what is locally consumed. "
" 1'ho city of Helena , with n population of
18,000 , has a banking capital with deposits
which exceed such cities us Indianapolis ,
Grand Kaplds and Rochester. The estimat
ed ngcrognto wealth of its citizens gives over
$7,000 for each man , woman nnd cinld. The
money disbursed by mines within a radius of
ono hundred miles reaches $1,000,000 n month
for labor nnd supplies. Money is always
plentiful because there Is n fresh supply dug
out of the ground every day winter nnd sum
mer. With the railroads soon to bo built
railway lines will radiate Irom the city in
thirteen different directions , making it ono
of the great railroad centers of the country.
Its commercial , manufacturing and linauclai
interests command nn undoubted supremacy
over all the Intor-niountaln region and In
sures a population within ton veurs exceed
ing 100,000 people. "
NJ3UVY TO THK END.
A Perforated Highwayman Who Died
Game.
Speaking of the way Colvin hold himself
together for nearly a week when shot full of
daylight llko a toredoed pile , said F. W. lion-
snaw to a San Francisco Examiner man , ro-
ml 11m J of .1 stf f old D . TalUfor ) ot Sis
Hafaclusod to toll of n San Quontln convict
a highwayman In for Hfo. A lot of prison
ers , under guard , were engaged in unloading
n schooner nt the wharf on San Quentin
point , nnd were ordered to warp the vessel
around to another landing. The wont aboard
and shoved off.
Up on the hill tbo other guards mistook the
mamuuvor for an attempt on the part of the
convics to escapo. As a consequence they
trained their cannon on the schooner , and
before the mistake was discovered bowled
ever about a score of prisoners with grape-
shot.
shot.Dr.
Dr. Tallaforo was called to attend the
wounded men. This it how ho told of his
experience with the gritty highwayman :
' When I canio to the follow I pulled bu
blanket down , looked nt his wound , put the
blakct buck , and passed to the next patlont.
I gave htm five minutes mnro of life. A
grapeshot had struck him just at the top ot
the richt hip and passed clear through him ,
shattering both hip bones and tearing him
frightfully. By the tlmo I bud mndo my
roundsPd , forgotten all about him. '
"Then a nurse stopped up , saying the hlgh-
wnvman wanted to speak to mo. I wondered
that the fellow was still alive , nnd went ever
to his couch. 'Will you not dross my wound1
honsKod. 'Certainly. ' said I , 'If you wish
It , but you can't live raoro than a few min
utes , and dressing the wound will only glvo
you needless pain. ' .
" 'Nonsense ' ho ' '
, returned'you ; can't kill
mo with ono graposhot. I've boon shot to
death once or twice boforc. Look at my
chest. ' I looked. Sure enough he bad bullet
wounds enough to have laid out a dozen men.
Twice , In stoppiiurstages , express messengers
had filled him full of buckshot. 'I'm allvo
yet , and have more lives than a cat , ' ho said ,
ns I made ready to attend him.
"I rammed nnd pulled a silk handkerchief
through him to clean the wound and fixed
him up as host I could , knowing he'd bo dead
in the morning. But I didn't ' know. When
I called the next day ho was very much alive.
Ho was as cheery ns a bridegroom after the
ceremony. 'Never mind me , doctor , " ho sold ,
Avith a grin , 'you just tlx up the other boys ;
I'll bo all right in a few days. '
"Well , sir , I expected to Ilnd him a corpse
every time I called , but ho huntr on , cheered
the others with jokes and stories , and I'm
hnngod if I didn't begin to think a medical
miracle was to bo performed. A man who
mould live a week nnd kcop his head and
"spirits with that kind of a hole through him
eight do most anything.
"On the seventh day after ho was shot ha
sent for mo. As I came to bis oodsldo bo
raised himself on ono nlbovv , looked up at mo
with the old dare-devil expression on his face ,
and said :
" 'It's no go , doctor : I can't keep it up any
longer. Good-by , old follow. '
"Then ho fell Diok stone dead. Ho'd lived
a week on his grit , "
A MIGHTY UOAU.
Snii FrnuulHuii Howls Over lucre lined
Valuation.
The California board of equalization has
played havoo with the peace of taxpayers.
After four woolrs of nrdurous and onerous
labor It has completed the work of equali
sing the assessment rolls of the .state. The
result is nn increase of $ UOib9,8 ! 3 In the
total valuation , which aggregates $1,100,1)151- )
105. The board raKed the ussojsmonts of uo
loss than ulno of the twelve counties it cited
to appear to .show cause why they should not
bo raised , nnd bos imortahrod Itself by add
ing to ono of thorn n greater increase than
has ever before boon placed upon a county's
assessment. San Francisco Is the county
that has thus boon dUt'.ngulshol. No loss
than UO per cant has boon added to her roll
after deducting her money nnd solvent
credits. Tno total increase in San Francisco
county alone amounts to the enormous sum
of W,808RB9.
The valuation of Los Angolcs was'pushed
up 418,201,000. Thirty-eight counties score
an Increase and tlfteou n decrease. The
equalization brought about by these In
creases will affect the taxpayers of the state
ns follows : In the counties whoso assess
ment rolls havu not boon changed there is a
decrease in favor of the taxpayers ofW cents
on the $1,000 valuation , In tbo counties
that havn been raised 0 per cent a decrease
of CO cents on the $1,000 valuation. In tbo
counties raised 10 per cent an increaseof 2
cents on the $1,000 valuation. In the coun
ties raised 15 per cent an increase of til cents
on the $1,000 valuation , and in the case of
Kan Francisco , where there Is a raise of 80
per cent , nn increase to the taxpayers is
effected of 01 cents on the $1,003 valuation.
Taxpayers of Ban Francisco have sot up a
mighty roar against the enormous Inflation
of vuluesaud Las Angelas joins lu the chorus ,
but It Is n waste of lung power. The work
of the bonra is tinal and there is DO possibil
ity of a review this year ,
DAKOTA AND THE PA lit.
Efforts of Public Spirited Men to
ItiK'it n Wroni ; .
The failure of the legislature of South
Dakota to provide for representation at the
World's fair Is vigorously resented by every
public spirited cltiten. Various means have
boon .suggested looking to a proper repre
sentation of the state's resources , but the
amount of money required to procure n crod-
I table exhibit cannot bo bad by private con
tributions. Naturally t hose anxious to
forward the interests of the state fool that
all should share pro ratn In the cost , ns thn
bonoflu will bo gonornl. The members of
the legislature now ronllro the folly of their
conduct nnd would rhoorfully nrnko amends
If called together. The governor Is not dis
posed to on 11 an extra session without an ox
pllclt nxprusalon of public sentiment.
Last July n convention was Hold in Yank-
ton for the purpose ot dovlslng means to
participate in the great ox position of 189,1.
No great results were achieved , however.
Another convention mot in Daaihvood last
week , nnd devised u plan that promise * to
furnish Governor Mellctto nn accurate ex
pression of public sentiment on the question.
It was decided that the boird ot countv com
missioners of the respective counties through
out the state of South Dakota bo requested
to submit to the voters of their counties nt
the county general election on November 8 ,
IH'.ll , the proposition of calling an extra ses
sion of the logUlatura to make nn appropri
ation for the World's fair exhibit , nnd that
the questions to bo submitted shall bo ns
hero to fore given , nnd if a majority of the
votes cast at that election favor convening
the legislature nnd mi appropriation , then the
governor shall convene the legislature for
that purpose. The votes shall bo counted
nnd returns made , as in nil general elections.
The form of ballot shall bo ;
"Shall the loglslaturo bo convened In extra
session to vote nn appropriation of $ T > 0.000 to
defray oxponsot ot u stale exhibit at World's
fair ! Yes. No.
THE DAVIS MILLIONS.
A Cololirntcd Case Krmtlcm Itosult
. < > ! ' tlio Trial.
The trial of tno now famous Davis will
case , involving 33,003,000 or 410,030,003 , began
in earnest In Uutto , Mont. , abjut the middle
of July , and concluded with a disagreed jury ,
September ti. Previous to the real trial
there had boon various motions argued nnd
an appeal taken to the state supreme court on
n motion for a change of venue , the Butte
court being charged with bias. Practically
n year has been wasted in n costlv legal
squabble ever the dead man's millions.
Tbo contest revealed the main Incidents of
the life of Andrew J. Davis. Ho was born
In New Hampdun , Mass. , In ISI'J , and died in
Uutto in March , 1S1K ) . At the time of his
death his ostuto was valued at $5,000,000 ,
nnd has nearly doubled In value since. Three
brothers , four sisters , many nephews nud
nieces were involved. No will was found at
the tlmo of Davis' death. The disputed will
only appeared after the court had refused to
appoint ono of thy brothers administrator of
the cstatcnnd a singular circumstance about
the document is that it gave practically the
wbolo fortune to this Drothor , ignoring the
other relatives. It was found in a little
town In Iowa where Davis had once resided ,
and was drawn up , as it is claimed , lu 1SOC ;
it was apparently old , nnd certainly stained
and mutlllated , nnd it gave internal evidence
of having been written by nn uneducated
person.
The evidence of the contestants was
strong and clear. They argued the improb
ability of a man so shrewd and careful as
Andruw J. Davis was known to bo disposing
of millions , for twonty-llvo years , among
country people in no way connected with him
nnd where It was liable to bo lost or de
stroyed. They tried to provo bv exports that
the stains wore recent and made by coffee
and tobacco ju co , nnd were not imnnrtod by
limo nnd careless handling. Tbo voracity of
tbo witnesses in favor of the will was im
peached nnd a relationship by blood nnd
marriage shown to exist among all of tnom ,
and the man who claims that ho found the
document was charged with forging it , uud
the mistakes in writing , spelling nnd punctu
ation were discovered to bo reduplicated in
acknowledged letters and documents from
his hand. The word "give. " for instance , Is
invariably spoiled "gulvo" in the will and In
the alleged forger's letters. Another point
In favor of the contestants was the testimony
that Mr. Davis had made a second will ton
years ago , and both when ha slimed It and
dcstioyed it declared that it was the only
will ho had ever executed ; but this testi
mony , which would have bean conclusive if
cstuoUsnod , was somewhat shaken on cross-
examination.
The proponents of the will tried to moot
thcso points bv introducing "witnesses to
show that -the existence of the will was a
matter of common knowledge in the lown
town where it was found , and that it had
boon soon nnd read by mauv. They explained -
plained the stains by claiming that the doc
ument had lain In an old trunk in tbo
garret and got wet , when n now roof was
being put on the house , and assorted that
the holes in it were made by the children
who hud boon allowed to play with it and
'
stick pins In it. The rosombla'nco between
the handwriting of the man who , it Is
claimed , drew up tbo will and the alleged
forger was also explained bv the fact thut
the former was the lattor's school toucher.
This , with an exposure of the fallibility of
export testimony and n general denial of the
credibility of the contestants' witnesses ,
constituted the case of the proponents.
"Now that the case ! over , " says the
Anaconda Standajd , "It may not bo amiss or
wrong to state that slnco the conclusion of
the testimony nnd arguments n strong popu
lar fooling has prevailed In favor of the con
testants. A general belief Is prevalent that
the alleged will of 18tU ! had no existence prior
to the death of Judge Davis , or if it existed
at all It was replaced by another will of amore
moro subsequent date. Especially is this tha
opinion of these who know the dead million
aire. They scout the idea that u man of his
business tact and shrewdness would make n
will ns was alleged by the Iowa witnesses of
peculiar memories and allow it to remain
during all the years that bo was allvo in the
custody of some backwoodsman. Then , too ,
the fact that tno will was not discovered
until the time alleged , and the fact that John
A. Davis did not tell where or how ho ob
tained possession of the will , and the further
fact that Eddy was not placed on tbo stand ,
all bavo a tendency to control opinion , and
this opinion , ns tilroadj' stated , is anything
but favorable to the proponents. "
Thu cost of the contest promises to tear a
targe-sized hole In a million dollars. Robert
G. incursoll was loading counsel for contest-
int. Hon. John M. Woolworth of Omaha
lead the defendants. Senator Sanders of
Montana nnd an array of lo-isor legal llg.its
wore engaged. There are $1,000 pages of
transcribed testimony , equal to 1,200,000
words , the cost of which is 1,0011.
A lH.iOOM.lNG DAISY' .
Who Cares for EvpciiHo When the
Government FootH the Hill.
According to direct reports , ono momborof
tbo Shoshone commission now treating with
the Fremont county rods for the relinquishment -
mont of certain lauds , is a blooming daisy.
His name is Morrillat and ho is a audo from
Washington , D. C.
During n conference the other daysays the
Chcvonno sun , and just about tbo tlmo they
were coming to terms up jumps Morrillat
and says ho objects to the proceedings from
the llrst , In toto. Ho was sharply rebuked
by Stnto Senator Woodruff nud in his
thoughtless Washington waynavo the Wyo
ming man the lio. Mr. Woodruff is no
spring chicken. Ho is n gentleman , ono of
unsullied reputation , tried courage and croat
strength. Ho didn't fancy n scone before the
assembled chiefs and spectators , but told
Mcrnllat that unless nn apology was made a
fresh tenderfoot would bo booted ever a sac-
tlon of the rosorvttlon after adjournment.
Morrillat did apologize and then madon state
ment remarkable for its frankness. Ho said
that $5,000 had been appropriated for com
mission expenses nnd ho proposed to have It
spent. Only . ' ,500 had boon used. Hence
ho would nsroo to r o treaty till ho hod some
hunting and lUhlng out of the $3,000 , This
almost paralyzed Woodruff and tbo other
commissioner.
It Is understood that the Indians will glvo
up (100,000 ( , acres of land for about DO cents an
aero. Part payment will bo in llvo stock.
COW KUBTLiING.
An Incident of Unrly Days lu Mon-
tiinn.
"It's just twonty-flvo years this month
slnco I wont out to Montana , " said Captain
Gcorgo IJ. Edwards to a Washington Post
reporter at the Natlonalas the clerk dropped
n blotting pad ever tha signature of a Into
arrival , nnd Captain Edwards blow smoke
rings about too moon , figuratively speaking ;
in other words , obscured the colling with
clouds from his cigar. Captain Edwards Is
n native of Virginia , and fought all through
the war , but , llko many another ox-soldlor ,
thought the west a good place at its close ,
and went la that direction to try bis hand at
horse farming ,
"I bavo soon a good deal of frontier llfo In
thojo Iwenly-flve yflars , " continued the
ranchman , "and pft W wished for the old
place down near Loosburg ; but I stood itand
now I nm going to ipy nnllvo town to BOO If I
can find anybody Unit recollects mo. "
Captain Kdwiml * lnd | just boon rending n
newspaper accoun.1 4l n recent lynching In
Colorado , where the man who was hung was
caught with stolen , hftrsos In his possession
nnd suspended from tlio side of n canyon.
"Timt .story rmnnd | * mo of nn experience I
had while n vlgllanto In western Montana , "
said the ox-soldier. "The ranchmen In that
section had no onrt of trouble with ho o
thieves and cattle catchers , nnd stock was
stampeded and rail 6TT tlmo nnd again. A
number of us orgauUad for protection against
the rascals , but forn'long period couldn't lav
hands on any of thura. Finally wo did man-
ns-'o to capture ono follow who had stolen two
of my best beasts nnd was making tracks
with his booty fora mining town some fifty
miles further west. Well , wo had some fun
with that tnlof. Ho was game to the last.aml
killed ono of our porso boforc n lasso pinioned
his linns and prevented moro business of the
kind. Our rules were strict and hanging , of
course , was the only punishment wo could
glvo him. But how , was the question.
There wasn't n tree in sight for miles. As it
happened , ono of our party know of a deep
gorge In the river about two miles away , and
in half nn hour the thief was dangling from
the end of n rope hold by the vigilniitos ut
the ether end until llfo was extinct. "
CENSUS WONDEHS.
Marvelous Growth of Washington
CItlCH.
For city growth the state of Washington
proDubly carries off the census honors.
There nro otbor cities , hero and there , which
Imvo made astonishing growth in ton years.
But Washington Is a whole state of munici
pal marvels. It now has twenty cities of
ever 1,500 population. Ton years ago It had
only two cities which exceeded thut. Ono of
them was Walla Walla and the ether was
Seattle. Four of the twenty cities of Wash-
ton have grown moro than 1,003 per cent In
ton years. Ono of these cities has grown
C,503 , per cent slnco 183o. That Is Spokane
Falls which had ,130 people ton years ntro ;
19OJa in 1890 , and probably several moro
thousand by this tlmo. Washington has
nine cltlos of the twenty for which the per
centage of increase cannot bo estimated.
Why ? Bocau o they had no oxlstonce , not
oven a name or a beginning , in ISbO. Each
of thcso nine promising urban youngsters has
ever lf > 00. Two of them Ellensburg and
-North Yoklma , at the late election , uspircd
to become the capital of the state. Two
others , Fulrhavon and Whatcom , without so
much as a tounsitc in 18SO , had ever 4,000
population apiece in 1890. The array of the
prominent cltlos of Washington is worth
printing , ns ono of the wonders of the
nineteenth century.
U join in IT.
A fir nt Sherman ( destroyed $0,000 worth
of property.
Laramlo is asked to tuko $10,000 stock in a
Keoloy Institute , i o
A museum will bo added to the features of
the state universityj > t
About $ .20,000 wortlV'of mineral lias been
taken from the Battlo'ljiko ' copper mine.
Tbo dreaded Texas fever has broken out
among stock in the borthorn border of the
stato. { l
Cheyenne roports.anVincroaso of sovcntv- f
( Ivo in tlio school enrollment ever the lirst
week of last year. > n
The Saratoga Suii virns the tin horn fra
ternity that the carrying of firearms will
provo dangerous to' , llioir existence. The
town has passed the slri-sbootor stage. .
J. Ji'IIalllda/rodo ' f/'omiErvay to Casper ,
a distance of sovouty-fivo milesin six hours ,
changing horses but once , .He wont for n
doctor to attend a womuu who had dislo
cated her hip.
Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins have harvested
1,500 bushals of spnng wheat from their farm
near Newcastle , in addldlon to 8,000 bushels
of winter wheat , 8,000 bushels of rye and
10,000 bushels of oats. Tbo farm is on the
divide , 0,001) ) above tbo sea , and was culti
vated without irrigation.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls is preparing to expand as a
grain market.
Deadwood is to have anotuor chlorination
plant to cost $100,000.
Ore from the 203-foot level of the Iron Hill
yields 1,0,10 ounces of silver to the ton.
A Custor City litigant who attempted to
boodle n juror , escaped with a line of SSi ,
The new silver district nt Spokane , in Ous
ter county , has certainly most Haltering
prospects. There are siild to bo mountains
3f ere there , and tbo miners are all hopeful.
All arrangements for the state fair , which
ipons In Sioux Falls next Wednesday , have
been completed. The citizens have fully
performed their pledges to the state-board.
Hugh McGovern , owner of a number ot
claims lying in the vicinity of the Portland ,
has refused ? JOO,000or bis "interest. The
) ffor was made bv a member of n syndicate ,
behind whlcn there is an unlimited amount
of monoy.
Parties from Galena report , says the Deadwood -
wood Pioneer , that the recent rate granted
by the Omaha smelters has stimulated min
ing In n great degree. A number of mines
are prepared to start up , and n largo amount
of ere will bo shipped duriuir the next year.
Wont on the tin mill at Hill City is progressing -
grossing rapidly. The main building will bo
about ICO foot square on the ground , built
with the incline of the hill. A boiler and
] uglno has boon sot up to bu used for hoist
ing material , pumping water , oic. , while the
building is being ercctod.
Utah.
Pilgrims from Lal'lata camp , near Ogdcn ,
ironounco it the bonaiua of the year.
The Sundown mlno of La Plata was sold
; o n Loguu company for somothlng ever
813,000.
There nro thirty-ono public schools In Salt
Lake City employing 103 toachors. The dally
attendance Is 4,000. ,
There was too much rain In sight in Salt
Lake City , so Wizard Melbourne adjourned
to u dry spot in Idaiio.
Caspar Hlto , n Colorado prospector , killed
A. Kohler , u .stockman , in iv sanguinary duel
at Uroon Ulvor on the Dth.
Tbo llmo used for' ' ittlluing by the Utah
sugar company will bol'Jburnud ' on the prom
ises and a kiln for thdkpurpoio is now bomg
erected. } / ,
A first class striku'Vviii mndo In the Trinity
mliio at Binghnm a fthv'nnys ' ago. A body of
stco milling gold and ( illvor ere was uncov
ered for a distance o,300 ( foot along the vein ,
varying from olghtcou inclios to seven feet In
width. A smelting Uampla taken from the
seven-foot body nlvos'rotiirns of $105 per ton ,
nnd the olghtoan-inch"body sampled $333 in
gold nnd $ J13 In sllvqjf.
A curious story cantos. . frOm Salt LakoCity
which is attracting much comment from
'rlimds and acquaintance of Policeman
Charles F. Wnnloss of'JS'ow ' York city , who
was shot and Killed b./ Joseph U , liarnos ,
September 18 , Ib90 , an'iinay | | furnish medical
men another subject forjdiscimlon. Barnes
was having n quarrel with his wlfo , which
the oflleor attemptedt-mntop. Barnes fired
and the bullet passtut through Wnnloss'
icart , leaving n jagged bullet hole in the
jroast. A married sister of the dead officer
was tulogrnphod nnd came to the f.maral
from her homo In Salt Lake. Sbo was much
iffoctod by the tragedy and took the Joss ot
icr brother to heart. In a abort , tlmo iho re
turned homo. About three months uifo. us
as Iho report Is heard hero by friends of the
dead onicor , hU bUtor guvo birth to a boy
perfectly formed , but with a rod ulrthmark
> vor tbo heart of the exact shupo and appear
ance of the wound made in Wanleas' breast
by the bullet from Karnos1 pistol.
Montana.
Beer for UK cents n class U the eonsatioa
of the day at Mlssoula.
Tbo Ophlr mlno , situated south of Butte
3lty , has boon sold to Boston partial fpr
fW.OOO.
Honoris from Bannock Indicate that 1801
vlll bo a prosperous year in that section of
Montana.
IloporU from along the line ot the Oroat
J
Northern extension In Montana nto to the
effect that hundreds ot laborers nro doscrt *
Ing.
Helena citizens Imvo raised a fund of
$10,000 and lot n contract to sink mi experi
mental nrtosinn wall 3,000 feet In the valley
below that city , the hole to bo six Inches In
diameter.
Ono mlno nlono of the wonderful group nt
Castle the Cumberland keeps MX ) horses
constantly employed hauling bullion and
freight between Cnstlo nnd Livingston , and
when the company gets nnothor ftirnnco In ,
which will not bo Inter than next spring , It
will require nearly double that number. It
is reported that the Cumberland people have
had nn offur of $1,7. ' > 0,000 for their mlno ,
Idaho.
Haiti-maker Melbourne offers to give
Nnmpa n shower for $ , ' > 00.
Salmon City has n man TO years old who
has never seen n railroad , nnd In the sur
rounding country can bo fouiid at least half
n dozen who have not seen ono for thirty
years.
There Is n Uoss Fork Indian visiting the
ngonuy that weighs L' . > 0 pounds and stands
nbout six foot thrco Inches In moccasins.
The Indian says ho weighs 500 pounds on
now scales , but0 ! ) on old ones ,
The warden of the Idaho state prison
seems to bo a wonderfully kind nnd consid
erate man. Ho Is represented ns allowing
the convicts under hU charge tlio robust do-
llghts of prize lights , than which nothing
could naturally bo more to their tastos.
According to the Montpollor Observer
there Is great mining excitement in Boar
Lnko county. The prospectors have been
following iho nmgo up from that camp and
nro locating claims near Bloomlngton nnd
Paris. Lnfco quantities of copper on nro
found assaying 70 per cont. This Is the same
ran 1:0 In which further north nro found the
Caribou mines.
The old mining town of Silver City , world
famed for her ontio great placer and quartz
mines , Is nbout to como t * the front ngaln.
The famous Poor Man , on which work was
stopped in 1870 , after producing several mil
lions , and from which the owners thought
they had taken nil the ere , Is now reopened
under the management of the well known
mining man , J. C. Kompvunco.
The discovery of largo copper mines on
Middle Salmon , Idaho , is reported. Tbo now
locations are not far from Sheep mountain
nnd Scafoam districts , which have attracted
so much attention during the past few years.
In the latter districts the ores are principally
argentiferous quarts nnd galena , while nt
Deadwood , only n few miles south , there nro
a great taimy ledges rich In both gold nnd
silver. On the South Salmon there nro mines
of great promise at Alton and Johnson dis
tricts with hundreds of miles of unpros-
pected country adjacent. Water and timber
nro abundant through the whole of central
Idaho , and also splendid stock ranges. Ores
from some of the mines will mill ever 1,000
ounces silver per ton.
Nevada.
The Oost mine , Silver City , is proving to
bo a bonanza of gold.
Just what the mines of Pine Nut district
amount to no one is able to sav. All that is
certainly known is that in the Ziru claim has
been found a pocket of a queer lai.i llko ma
terial that is rich in gold.
Nevada ranchmen and stockmen will all do
well this year. There has been an abund
ance of grass on all the ranges , oven to the
very mountain tops. All tno cattle are roll
ing fat , nnd pasturage might have been
found for fifty times as many more cattle as
were on the ranges.
There Is a curious effect wrought on the
hair and board of men engaged in the Martin
Whlto niliio nt Ward. The ere is roasted ,
but no disagrooublo perfume ari&es from the
heating process yet there is some unknown
substance that changes the hair , beard and
eyebrows as green as grass. The hair is not
injured , but retains Its softness and gloss.
Ore-ton.
Huntington is fast becoming an important
shipping point for eastern Oregon.
Yields ever sixty to seventy bushels ol
wheat to the aero are confidently looked for
all over the basin in Klmnuth county.
Oregon Is being filled with newspaper
graveyards. In the last year nearly every
county in Oregon has had a burial , and sev
eral moro severe cases of consumption are
reported.
The road from. Tillamook river to the
light house will bo built by tbo government
next summer. There is about ? KI,000 of
money remaining of the appropriation to
build the light houso.
The Toledo coal mine tunnel is ninety-four
feet into the mountain and has just passed
through a strata of largo clam shells. The
men are now working through some black
slate and tbo indications are they will soon
strike the coal bed.
The hop product of Oregon amounts on nn
average to nbout 25,000 bales 200 pounds to
n halo. The crop this year was expected to
bo fullv 30,000 bales , but owing to the rav
ages of the hop lonso there will not bo ever
"O.OJO bales ot A 1 hops secured.
Washington.
Deep son fishing on the halibut banks off
Capo Flattery continues good.
A stamp mill has been set up in Peshastla ,
an'd will soon bo ut work on the product of
the mines.
Washington's hop yield should bo about
00,000 bales this season , out owing to many
unproplttous circumstances it will probably
bo far short of this. Not moro than -100 err
r > 00 bales of last season's crop yet remain in
the state.
A great wagon road scheme is nlioat for
Western Washington. It is to have n public
highway from the Straights.of Fuca to tno
Columbia rivor. This movement moans a
coast road of nearly 303 miles in length , extending -
tending across the stnto. Tbo result would
bo the immediate settlement of a big unoccu
pied territory , which would add immensely
to the wealth and population of that portion
of the state. _ _
California.
The chnrgo Is again made that certain can
neries in California nro putting up choice
fruit without labels to bo sent cast , labeled
by tha local dealer as eastern fruit , while in
ferior grades uro decorated with gaudy labels
and shipped as Ultra class California fruits.
The Young Men's Christian association ot
San Francisco has adopted plans for n now
building at tlio northeast corner of Mason
and Ellis streets. It will bo five stories , and
cost $ J50,000. In appointments it will bo ono
of the finest In the world. The association
is strong there , and this spacious now build
ing will add to Its membership.
According to thn superintendent of the San
Francisco house of correction , thu opium
habit has boon the chief agent in breaking up
the lawless gangs of San Francisco hoodlums.
It so stupefies nnd enfeebles thorn that there
Is no longer any fight In them.
Vice President Crocker of the Southern
Pacific company , thinks this will be , a great
your for California wheat raisers and irnit
growers. In previous yoarsjmuch wheat was
hold nt this season for higher prices , nnd the
railroad company was forced to send ninny
empty curs eastward. This year wheat nnd
fruit Imvo been rushed to tlio cast In such
enormous quantities that the balance of traf
fic is about oven , and overv freight car that
goes east Is filled. Over 2,000 car loads of
green fruit have bean shipped thus far this
season , an increase of 300 car lands over last
year's shipment , while it Is estimated that
l.bOO cur loads of rnlslns will bo forwarded.
Prunes , wines nnd canned goods will bring
tha total of rail shipments to 11,000 cur loada ,
exclusive of wheat.
I h te a piwltlio romoiljr for the bo dlioase ; lr tt
UM iliouMnda or aa vl tha woret kin J and oflorit
Umlin * IUYB bwm cared. Indued u fltmg U my filtu
InlUeffleMr , tli t I 111 " < * wo uorrutariuc.vitli
VALUAHIJSTHKATlHi : on tUU dlM wto nuf. .
ororwuowlll 0nd wo their Eiprcuind P.O. ddre .
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