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A Statistical Picture of Montana's ' Crop
of Mineral.
EXPLORING RANIER'S ' LOFFY SUMMIT
A
A Scrlbo'n Traiiftltlnn from I'OTcrty tn Alllci-
nncr Anntlinr I.ixt Culiln Minn Illnck
IlllU Tin Summary or the Week' *
r.vcnt * In tlio Nortliwont ,
A work recently Issued by the United
Stales geological survey furnlshos a vnlua-
bio slntUtienl Insight Into the mineral
wealth of Montana. The figures cover the
years J889-1K ) , nnd though Boinowhat nn-
clcnt ere , nevertheless , Intorosllng nnd In
structive. Out few nro nwnro of the fact
thut Montnnn furnishes a fair proportion of
the totnl antimony proaucod In the United
States. In IS'JO the totnl product of tno
country was 2.'iT,7t53 pounds , valued nt $40.-
750. The total product of Montana was
f forty-six lons.twcntv-tilna nnd a bait tons of
which came from tbo vicinity of Thompson
l'-alls. In addition to the forly-ilx tons of
Jlrsl-dass ere ( ere yielding 3o per cent or
more of slnr regulus being considered first
class ) , Montnnn mined 200 tous of second-
class ore , none of which was sold or treated.
In 1SK ! ) Montana uroduced 517 , ITT tons of
coal , valued al $ l. ! > r.2.4W. Tills exceeded
the year preceding by 151,170 tons. The
counties producing were : Cascade , Chotcnu ,
Custor , Dawson , Kurgus , Oullatln , LowU ,
Clarke and Park. The latter headed the
list with ! ! Ai,737 ! tons , and Cascidu was a
close si-cond with ' 'OO.jaS tons. The small
est amount w s produced by Lewis mid
Clarke. 115 tons , In lsSj ! : Montana nro-
duccd lfl,705 tons of coal ; In Ihb7 it droopc-l
to lu,3ua tons ; In ISbS it wai 41,407 tons ;
in 18SO , liOil.yoi tons , and In'M \ , 517.477 tons.
Homo coal tins boon found in Doer Ledge
county , but no attempt has been made to
produce for the market.
In 1890 Montnnn led the country In Its cop
per nroductlon , tlic total bell K H2U30b %
pounds , the next hlchoit , thn Lake Superior
mines , prodiclnp 100,74r.,277 pounds. TUo
{ rrowth of the copper production In Montana
since lbS3 has been almost uhonomcnnl. In
that year Montana produced ! Ml ( ! > 4,3IU
> ! < *
pounds.
In 1890 Montana produced gi ) : < 9,37 : ! In cold
and $ JO.i03.yC.3 : . in silver. Tno total produc
tion in the United States of the lirst was
fW,815.000 ! and $70,485,714 In silver.
In 18'JO the production of Rranito In Mon
tnnn wits Included with that of Arkansas ,
Wasbineton nnd Nevada nnd tbo total ol the
lour states was $70,000. During the past ten
years Montana became noteu for its granite
output end Its product roaches nt least $ ) . " > U- ,
000 annually now. .so that that the llpurcs
for 18'JO nre merely Rood as n comparison.
As a producer of Iron era Montana in 1SHO
tnnkos but a poorshoxvlni ? , the total for this
stuto , Oregon , New Mexico and Utah being
plared ittSl.ftU tons , 'ibis Is not because
Montana has not largo deposits of Iron , but
but because it has not proved prolltablo to
mine.
No figures nro given of the lead output In
18UO. but the year preceding Montana is
credited with an ere product carr.vlug 10,18.1
tons of metal , and yet the smelters of this
state produced 10,404 tons of bar bullion.
On Iliilmir'H Lolly Summit.
Dr. Warrou Hlloy and George Jones of
Olympln rccontly made an exhausting nnd
exhaustive exploration of Washington's
hiencst peak , Mount Ualnor , or , as it is
locally known , Mount Tucoma. Tho.v suc
ceeded In leaching n point oa which no
human Doing had over before stood and in
establishing beyond a daunt that the great
mountain is highur above the sea level thun
the 14,444 ( cot allotted to It.
JJr. Ulloy's trip , which Is his second ono ,
was for the purpose of exploring the north
peak , believing If there was any mineral on
.ib'o mountain at all It was at that point. It
was contemplated that the Journey would
cover four weeks , but provisions enough for
llvo wooki worn taken. The travelers wore
leather coats , heavily corked boots , thick
woolen underwear und strong , thick gloves.
In addition they carried an Alplno ztntT
seven feet lonu , an ordinary hatchet and n
rouu. Thu latter was used In crossing canyons
yens , It being often necessary to lasso a reckon
on the opuositu slue , drop down and druw
oneself Hi ) nnd across. The long leather
coals rendered particularly good scrvico , not
only as protectors , but in facilitating travel
while descending ever broad Holds of ico.
The tall of luo coat was drawn throuu'h the
i legs and served as it seat.orbort of toboggan ,
which enabled the mcu to slide with com-
pnrntlvo comfort.
Dr. Hlloy's route was by the great South
Puynllupglacier , the snmo ono ho followed
1 last year , and in crossing it ho fell in with
Fra k Tugjrarl nnd Frank Lowe of Urtlng.
Tbo travelers formed ono party and com
menced tbo perilous climb to the hitherto
\ unexplored north peak. Their prospective
.point for tbo first day's journey was a camp
established last yenr , 11,000 feet above the
eea level.
II Tbo party started nt 7 o'clock on tbo fol
lowing morning and ut sundown entered tbo
little crater on the southeast peak , till too
much exhausted to pity any attention to the
preparation of n meal. A bed was made uy
digging a bololntbc hot sand , around which
n windbreak of rocks was constructed , nnd
the travelers slumbered on thu highest peak
of the mountain. They Ion nil it impossible
to rumaln on tbo crater any length of time ,
owing to the stonin which whistled up from
the crovlcoH In tlio rocus. The steam Is ex
ceedingly disagrcoablo and nauseating , being
imprcKtiatod with sulphurated hyurouon. So
IntetiBO is the boat in the ctx'Vlccs that n pot
full ot ice molted and reached the boiling
point in twenty minutes.
Again , at 7 in the morning , tbo party con
tinued the journey to the north pcak/whlch
is ono nnd sovcn-olchths miles dlstantncross
a valley 700 leet deco. It required tbreo und
ono-half hours'walking over a smooth field
of snow with n crust thick enough to boar
tbo weight of a man.
The most unfavorable encounter was the
jlorco wind , which blow nt the rate of 1'Jl
miles an hour , with the thermometer at 27.
The ton of the north peak was covorcu with
snow sovouty feet deep , and tha travelers
passed around it and ever the top. The
western face of the peak Is a ledge of stone
dropping down perpendicularly n distance
of 2,000 feet , ilero Dr. Ullov found the most
interesting ana peculiar rocn formation. It
differ * In character and quality from any
other on the mountain , being composed par-
tlully of chlorides and sulphunHs , loaning
tbo doctor to bollovo that gold and silver
exist In the immediate neighborhood.
This peak , bo thinks , is an oxtlnct crater
which has been split directly In two. leaving
the perpendicular wall of stone before re
ferred to. The other half of the peak rests
In the valley , tbrco miles below , forming
"tbo meadows" and two small mountains ,
where It has boon thrown by violent X'olcatilu
action which h.ippouod not loss than from
r.OtX ) to 10,000 veurs ago.
The principal rock on tbo mountain Is a
conglomeration of granite , casalt Mate , mar-
old and talc , except on the north peak ,
which timers widely 'from the others , ami
| s made up of sulptuircts , chlorides , carbon-
i ate , rod oxides and traroa ol iron.
The party stayed on the north peak about
ono hour , nud oamo uown ever the same
route , reaching camp In nine hours , where it
hud required twenty-four hours to go up.
In ono Instance in. which thov brought
tbi'lr leather coats iuto tot vice , they slid ever
a hulf mllu surface of Ice In less thun ono
inlnuto.
Amotiir the other objects of the visit was
to ascertain the practicability of establishing
on the mountain n SIL-IIU ! station for tha
northwest , wliu-h would overlook all ob-
tructlons. Dr. Hlloy ilcds It to bo perfectly
fchsloio by oulldltig u augout roofed with
stones , and utilizing tbo escape from atoani
jots for beullng purposes. Ho further oitub-
lUhed tbo important fact , by the measure
ment of-threo good barometer * , that tbeultl-
tudo of tbo mountain at the Highest peak U
Just ten foot less than 15,000 , und that tbo
original measurement of H.lii feet Is Incor
rect. Dr. Itlloy luya tha original measure
ment , was tauen bytrianpulutlon from u point
on the sound , fully twenty-11 voyoars ago , by
n United States e'njilnoer , who undoubtedly
found trouble to acquire au accurate base
lino.
HliioK IlllU Tin.
In an interview with a reporter of the
City , JJopublicau , cuporlntoudont
Chlhl of the llnrnej Peak tin ralnos talKed
encouragingly of the tin Industry ana clearly
Indicated nn intention to produce- tin this
fall , suniclotit nt Iciist
tou-inrms the anti-
tin cranks to the point of sulcldo. Ho re
viewed hi * trip to Wales made some month *
slnco and declared that the primitive char
acter of the mining thcro was n constant sur-
pnso to him. "Why1 said ho , " 1
saw six men dumping a car
which with Improved American nppll-
nncoi will bo readily unloaded by ono man
alono. The location of such n tnlno as ours
In Wales would c.itisa mob violence among
the laborers. Wo expect to do with twenty
men the same amount of work for which
flftv-flvo men nro required nt n Cornlgh
mill. " Ho found the tin bearing ledges of
thn mines there very similar to those uncov
ered hero. Superintendent Child * Is evi
dently n firm bollovcr In Hnrnoy 1'oak tin.
Ho expects to produce It In commercial quan
tities wbon n sufilclent depth has boon at
tained , arid dooi not hosttala to declare that
the compnnv will pay double tha wages paid
for the snmo labor in Wales and at the same
tlmo produce thu white metal at greatly ro-
duccd cost.
cost.A
A Lucky NiuTqpnprr Sinn.
Haifa million dollar * mndu In nlno months
on an investment of (10 Is a story that sounds
Ilka n Muthattan tate , and yet it is n simple
story that Is berne out by fact. Colonel I. N.
Muncy , n well known newspaper man on the
conM , U the man who has worked the tldo of
fortune to the extent and manner stated
abovo.
About nlno months ago Colonel Muncy
took hold of a group of live prospool holes a
short distance from Osburu , Idaho. All the
money ho had to invest , according to his own
statement , was $100. All ho expected to do
was to represent the cluim * for a yonr or so
In order to ascertain whatthora was in them.
Ho went to work slowly and cautiously. Not
navlne money to biro many men , ho went
into tha prospect holes himself with ono or
two men who" were willing to wait for their
pay. It was not long before bo discovered
that ho had struck Into ono of the richest
linds In that silver bolt. Throe of the proi-
pects showed extraordinary richness of I'roo
milling silver oro. They are now known to
fntno nnd fintinco as the Crcur d'Alono ,
Nellie , the Mineral Point and the
Emma. A stock company was organ
ized , tbo mines were bonded forlargo
amounts and two of thorn were subse
quently sold for f.00,000 ! nach ever nud nbovo
the bonded ino'obtcdnoss. The others were
also sold to eastern capitalists for good sums
and Colonel Muncy , who had not had moro
than his weekly salary from some newn-
pnoiT nt , any ono titno in ton years , was
fairly in it. Ho cleared ov.ir . 5500,000
in the various deals and is now the- gen
eral manngor of tbo flvo mines nt a
salary of J'-'fi n dav. Now bo wears line
clothes and dines nt the club. The ere from
nil these mines yields from $50 to $70 per ton
not. Durtutr the pdst tbreo weeks there wns
shipped Irom tbo Ncllio not loss than 450
tons of jTO oro. A railroad has been run
into the mines , reducing the cost of transpor
tation from $0 to 80 cents a ton. A tunnel
1,200 feet in length bos boon cut into the
Nellie slnco March 1 , and a gravity tramway
constructed to carry the ere to the bins , ana
similar work Is under way at the other
mines. The lirst carload of era shipped from
the Nolllo netted $ % 07 nud the IIrat from tbo
Mineral Point $ liO.I. : Tha old newsnapor
man Is not sorry bo forsook his profession
nnd became n miner.
Tlio S.ilt I.iiko mid Mm Francisco Itoiul.
Tbo fact that 1 ho backers of tbo proposed
railroad between San Francisco and Salt
Lake are not working with a brass band is
not to bo taken as evidence of tbo oollnpso of
the enterprise. Coast merchants nro deter
mined to secure relict from tbo Central Pa-
cllio monopoly and are quietly but surely
preparing for the construction of a competing
road across tbo mountains. "Wo flnd this , "
says the Salt Lnko Tribune , "thut tbo men
engaged in that enterprise up to date have
nver willingly said a word for publication.
They have gone on and spontf 100,000 in cash
in making surveys and ouying the right of
way out. from the Uav of San Francisco this
way. They are trying to see If they can got
a certain amount ot cnpitalsubsciibcd in San
Francisco. Tbov have asked no favors
of Salt Lake , not i > vcn encourupcmcnl of this
tiluco. They havomado no blow of whattnoy
proposed to do , for the slmplo reason , as they
explain , that they did not know
but tboy wculd fail , and If
they dla thov did not care to
have anything said about their enterprise-
They understood from thn iirst thut they
would bo fought by the Central Pacitlo road ,
by its local press in California nnd In Utah ,
by all tha influence Us powerful manager *
coulo bring to bear in tbo money centers of
the cast. They did not uuderrntu the ob
stacles in their path ; they do not yet. By
going to work as they have , they certainly
uroMitltlod to the full sympaiby of every
man in Utah who would like to see n road
run through llio mineral belt of eastern
Utah nr.d western Nevada , In order to secure
for this city at least onu point of trade which
the other railroads have not taken away
from It. "
Another l.ott Cabin Mlno.
If tbcro bo ono thing rarer than a Juno day
it is a mineral district In tha west without a
LostCaoln mluo legend. The Black Hills fol
lows the example of other camps In unearth
ing ono , nnd , llko Its prototypes , is pro
nounced mnrvelously rich. William Denny ,
an old prospector , IK back in Deadwood from
the western hills with a sack of gold nuggets
and a thrilling story of a rich discovery.
Denny started on a prospecting tour about
two weeks ago and accidentally found in the
western hills u cavern which ho at lirst sup
posed was a natural cave , out which proved
upon investigation to h-vo been bown out of
thn mountain Hide. In tbo cavern bo found
a human skeleton and , hidden away in u so-
crut place , n quantity of goid nuggets which
must bo worm ut least &r ,000. Fur
ther nnd extended search found tbo
inino from which the nuggets were
taken , which Douny describes us marvelously -
ously rich. Ho deported n largo amount of
gold with Dr. Hobcrt Goebring , the Homo-
take assaycr , and uftor coming to Dondwood
displayed n number of rich specimens und
ox ponded considerable monoy.
Denny thinks ho has found tbo famous
Lost Cabin , for wQich so many men have
searched In vuln. Ho refuses to describe
the exact locality of the mine , but says It Is
about lifty miles westward from Do.tdwood.
His story , backed by the nuggets in his pos
session , was Riven general credence , and
aroused considerable excitement.
Tbo Marshall gold nugget will bo exhibited
ot the World's fair. Mr. Marshall picked It
up in the ilumo ot the old Sutler mill , Cali
fornia , February 15 , 18 13. It Is only about
tbo sire of u lima bean , but U was the starUr
of thn world's commercial revolution. It was
almost to the United States what the dis
covery of tbo continent was to Europe. U
changed In a great maasuro tno character of
tbopooplo ; it chuugod us as n nation so
much tnat the world In thinking ot us has
forgotten what thov used to think
before that ovont. Up to thut time ,
say thn Salt Lake Trlouno , wo wcra
looked upon as niinply a nation of agri
culturists ; our credit ranked about llko tnat
of Egypt ; It was the habit of Englishmen
to pity everything they saw In our country ,
and the Idea of rating us us a tlrst class
power would have made a smllo all over Eu
rope. It was lirst that exodus to California ,
it was next thu added power which came
tbtougb tha use of that gold. Moro than all ,
it was the knowledge that added to tbo agri
cultural Holds of our country thcro was
a mineral roulon which would hoop us in tbo
front rank until all other nations would bo
second class ,
htraneu llniljof \Vntor.
Soap lake Is a tnoitt perplexing little body
of water In Douirlas county , Washington ,
near the Columbia river mouth of tba Grand
coulee , and Is ono mlln in loncth and about
one-fourth ns wldo. It derives Its name from
tbo soapy apnoaranco of tbo water , nud li ro-
carded as quite n curiosity by every ono who
has soon iu It U said that its water , when
disturbed , will become a seething IUHIS of
lather , and will form a heavy ud by moro
rubbing between the hands. Ono of its
peculiarities is u poisonous qualities.
btorlet nro told by thoroughly rollablo per-
ons of horses having died from tbo eftonis
of arlnhhig Soap lake water , and of mon
strous sores bulng ruliou o't other animals
wbcro tbo water touched them.
Irritation In Mtiiitnuu.
In the atato of Montana there 1UK
ere , ! ) Ir
rigating ditches otio sovdnty-oiRht raining
ditches which have boon built slnco 1801 ;
average Hlte of ditch , llvo and ono-quarter
Inches by aix and ono-olgnth Inchon ; average
capacity of the dltcbca , 1,41)0 ) inches ; total
capacity. 703,100 Inches. Thora nro nlnotv-
thrco roiorvcrlra nnd 2ii7i : bond iratiji ; aror-
neo cost per mile , fill" ; avor-iittf cost , of nm
orvolrs , $ ; ,7M. Tbrno ilitcno4 Irrigate 212,003
acres of land under cultivation , In nit (170.000 (
Acres. It costs on nn average f 11.01 prr
month to Irrigate these lands , or $ .17.00 per
annum. There aroO.SIa lateral ilItches hav
ing a capacity of SO.lHW inches. The average
rental chnrgo U tt.41 , Lateral ditches sup
ply auO.OOJ ncrosj average annual product
forty-ouo and ono-luilf bushels ot grain , 240
bushels of vogotaolos nnd ono nnd three-
fourths tons of hoy.
Nnlirnnka.
The Harrison Journal U four years old.
Syracuse Is to hnvo a cob pi pa factory.
The WilPor opera house will bo opened on
the IStb.
The Plnttsreouth News Is- now printed
soml-wcflkly Instead of weekly.
The first annual fair at Callnwny opens
Soptcmbor 113 nnd continues ever the 15th.
U. P. Ruftlngton has sold the Fnlrburr
Enterprise ) to Cash M. Taylor , late of Kan
sas.
William .T. Stonobrnkor , for ton years a
resident of Liberty , it dead at the ago of CO
years.
Thrco prisoners escaped from the county
jail nt Auburn by prvlng opoa a window
frame.
Abscesses caused by the pulling of tooth
resulted In tbo death ot Sadlo Maupln at
Broken How.
Daniel Hcaton , ono of York county's
oldest settlers , died at his homo coatWaco ,
aged 74 years.
A cow belonging to J. C. Muggloton , near
Kayinond , gave birth to thrco perfect calves ,
which nil llvod.
oottlors In Boyd county on the Burnt
Hock creek are missing cattle. Sixty head
hnvo disappeared.
Fred P. King , editor of the Lltchiiold
Monitor , has boon discharged from the Nor
folk Insane asylum as cured.
Two Thurston county Indians , Pros Ar-
moll nud Ed Prlost , have been taken to a
Blair gold euro institute for treatment.
Mr. Covey , near Curtis , was llxlng ma
chinery with his pocket knlfo when It slipped
from bis baud and put out ono of his oyos.
The house of MM. Custor of Firth was
entirely destroyed by tire , nnd the cltl/cns
nro taking up a collection to enable her to
rebuild.
An unknown old woman who was found
wandering ID the Holds near Stromsburg n
\veolc ago , has been sent to tha insana
nsylum.
Some ono throw a chunk of coal In a car
window near Eustls nnd the glass struck T.
S. Snpp of Wallace In tha bead , Inflicting
severe cuts.
Arthur Duval , a 12-yoar-old David City
boy , was discovered in the act of burglariz
ing n grocorv store and was soutonccd to thn
reform school
A mooting of the republican editors of the
Fourth congressional district will bo hold nt
Lincoln September S and an organization
will bo perfected.
The Women's ChristianTompfaranco union
of Pawnee county bold Its sixth annual ROS-
slon at Table Uock and an interesting pro
gram wns cnrrico out.
W. E. Hitchcock has sold tbo Alliance.
Times to H. J. Ellis. Mr. Ellis has been
foreman of the Times for several years and
Is a bright nowspaoer man.
Wild cats killed chickens for Leo Do Bock
of Harrison , and his daughter Kosn took a
gun und waul after them. Sbo shot ono ana
killed another with sticks and stones.
Mrs. Jnmes Gtandon , living near Curtis ,
dropped her baby out of the wagon In trying
to tlnvo down u stoap hill. Ono wheel ran
ever it , breaking a leg nnd cutting Its foot.
Dr. James I. Gumair of Liberty was
severely Injured by bolng thrown from bis
buggy , and Mrs. Jumos I3urgo of tba same
place was Tory badly burned Of nn explosion
of gas in n stove.
Francis Barber of Burr struck rock in
digging a well , and put in a blast. It ox-
plod ed before ho got to the top of the well ,
shattered tbo bucket bo was in , and blow
him bovoral feet from tbo well.
T. B. Kail of Norfolk has invented a
steam engine of novel construction , In
which thu piston head and piston rod ara
dispensed with , the pressure belntr exerted
on a diaphrarm the full size of tba cylinder.
While Robert Kollov , 18 years of ago , was
assisting In raising a plpo out of a wall near
Broken Bow s hnok broke and a block nnd ,
tackle toll on bis bead , crushing bis skull.
Ho lived thirty-six hours and dlod while the
doctors were trying to raise the bono from
the brain.
C. 1C. Merrill of Howard has two line
specimens ot the remains of a mastodon ,
which were recently found by n Gorman ,
while digging in a sand pit near hero. They
consist of u tooth , measuring eight Inches
bv four across the fuco nnd nine inches in
length , and a part of one of the fore logs ,
from the Unco to tbo sbouldor , measuring
live feet and nine inches in length , while
the knee joint tnoasuros thirty Inches around.
Charles Endsloy , for twenty years n resi
dent of Cheyenne county , has been declared
insane. Twelve years ago ho shot R i-owboy
in a quarrel about cattle , since which time
tbo matter has bean praying on his mind.
Politics and elections are his hobbies. Ho
aopcarod to bo all right while attending the
Independent senatorial convention , but bis
mind became entirely unbalanced and ho
took possession of the United States land
oftlce , as ho claimed , under the divine com
mand of Christ , nnd created grca' . excite
ment until ho was taKen in cbargo by the
sheriff.
Wyoming.
A Chicago syndicate is investing heavily
In Wyoming sheep.
A chunk of coal weighing thrco tons was
rolled out of tbo llocUSpritms mine recently.
It goes to Chicago to swell the show.
Lamarlo is reaching for some of Clioy-
onuo's plumes as a jail delivery city. Six of
Lamt-rlo's convicted toughs are abroad on
tbo prairies without permission.
Surveyor W. O Oivon of Laramlo has secured -
cured a government contract for surveying a
section of the state In the vicinity of the
Yellowstone National park and has already
started for the Hold.
Nicholas Palz , a St. Louis sneak , was
picked up while writhing In a fit on tha
streets of Lamurlo by n clergyman and cared
lor. Palz "rewarded" the good Samaritan
bv robbing bis bouso of jewelry valued at
{ J50.
J50.Tbo
Tbo boiler In William Lolsbman'ssawralll ' ,
twenty-live miles from Evanston , blow up
and scattered fragments of the mill ever the
neighborhood. William Scott , tba engineer ,
and Joaule Loisbman , daughter of the owner ,
wore Instantly killed , and William Dowo ser
iously Injured.
v
Two Nebraikn boys , Harmon and Quirk ,
have struck a very rich lead In the Lanlatu
district and are getting out mineral similar
in character to that of the Gray Copper , and
which is oellovcd to bo nn extension of the
Gray Conper , as It Issupposod to cross Llbby
creek at that point , This is tbo lirst high
HIM do copper ere struck on tba oust side of
Libby crook and all the miners uro very
much encouraged by tbo'llnd ,
The coul shipments from uock Springs fur
Aupustdld not qjito come up to the 7,000
tars thut wore expectoU , but they did number
0,700 , which was AOO In oxcots of anv pre
vious month's business in the history of IJock
Springs. U Is hatd to form nn adequate idea
I nt the vail quantity of anal represented by
i l,7IM ! i-nrlnaus , but a fuller realization can bo
' It til when it U flguroij that 0.71X1 freight cars
coup.ttil together on'V slnglo track would
make n train nlmoit fof l.i ) four miles long.
hoittli Uhikolu
Bourke Cocxran Is ; bodkcd for n speech nt
Sioux Fulls , Sept. 10. } „
Work 1s prusrossluc at n lively uaco on the
Unpld City railroad. * l
A conservative cstlnlalc of the ere now beIng -
Ing shipped from Bald'Mountain nnd Kubv
Basin to the Deadwood ohiorlnatlon works
by the narrow gauga roads amounts to 250
tons dtillv , with a steady Increase In tha out
put. These ores run at from $ JJ to 10 per
ton , and oven much rap re.
Ono of the most important as wall as onn
of the largoU mining deals over transacted
In the Hills wns virtually Sonsummntod yes
terday , says the Deadwood Pioneer. Nothing
la Known us to the sum Involved , but it is
suid to bo In the six numbers. The deal was
between the Bald Mountain Consolidated
Milling company nnd an English syndicate
whoso natnos wo nro not now at liberty to
mention. The transfer include * nil of the
obovu company's ' mining property nt Bald
Mountain , including tha cblorlnatlon plant
nt Garden City.
Guzzlnrs have an interesting time dodging
prohibition In Aberdeen , An alleged harm
less cider or cordial has boon having qulto n
run , but now the odlclals Insist that the
business nlong this line must bo stooped. A
chomlcnl analysis wns mndo of the cider and
spirits of alcohol , tbo gonulno "old stuff , "
was found contained tnoroln to the extent of
DO pnr cent. The city soaks found this iJrlnk
very much to their lilting nnd nil was going
well until until n strnngor was tempted to
drink thruo largo glasses to quench his
thirst. Ho wns unmzeil and rendered ex
ceedingly indignant to discover In n short
tlmo that bo was intoxicated and bad made
a holy show of himself. Ha sought the
mayor , detailed to him tha circumstances ,
nnd was assured that tha trnlllo would bo
squelched.
.UtHllltll t.
The Butte library bonds of $50,000 , were
sold to Blair & Co. of Now York at n pre
mium of $3ll. ;
It Is estimated that Alder gulch , In which
Virginia City Is located , has yielded $05.-
000,001) ) In gold dust. The gulch has boon
worked almost continuously during the last
twenty-eight years.
Tbo nunu'tl ' mooting of the Montnnn Wool
Growers association will bo held nt Bllllncs
on Friday nnd Saturday , September UO , nnd
October 1. 18'J'J , Immediately nftor the close
of the Yellowstone Fair association's exhi
bition.
Anaconda nnd Grnat Falls filed their cer
tificates of nomination with the secretary of
state , making six towns which have formally
entered the race for tbo state capital. Tba
other four are Bozomnn. Boulder , Deer
Lodge und Helena.
Some valuable medals will bo contested
for at the Butte tournament for the Montana
bicyclists. There will bo sixteen medals
antl the aggregate value will bo $400.
Tbo lirst prizn medal will bo worth $1B9.
The tournament begins Sunday , Septem
ber 18.
lilnlio nud .Ntnudll.
Ilocky Bar , Idaho , wa nlmest destroyed
by lire last week. Ono hundred and tlfty
persons wcro rendered homeless.
Bodlo , Nav. , Is n very lively camp just
now. A two-story hotel was begun last
week , and rnuny otbor houses nro in process
of construction. *
The Last Chance mloo at Atlanta , Idaho ,
not long ape shipped to San Francisco for
reduction nbout n ton of "specimen" era
that wns valued at.50 a pound. The
Tahoma mill cleaned up on llfty-livo tons of
LastChuoco ere , HJ DQOm gold , besides a
ton of rich sulpnurots. K. B. Browne Is
lessee of the Last Chance.
Anglo York , the lt'earold ) daughter of
\V. A. York of Bellevue , Idaho , was fatally
burned and died In * extreme agony at 0
o'clock on the 2d. While her parents and
older sisters were nway , Anglo and two
younger children lllledia tin vessel with coal
oil for a nlny lito , and In doing so carelessly
saturated her clothing witb the deadly
liquid , and when sho.ignited tbo oil in the
can her dross caught irc , nnd in au instant
her clothing was-a mass .of flames i
William B. Hurd , vvho ordered Superin
tendent Klnkoad to throw up bis hands und
naf out u $10,000 sack of coin in the early
part of the month , wbtro the latter was on
the wav to the Occidental mine In a buggy
to nay off the etnplovos , nnd who wns peppered -
pored in the leg with buckshot and captured
by the plucky superintendent , pleaded guilty
to tbo charge of attempted highway robbery
nt Virginia "City and was sentenced to servo
tlve years nt hard labor in the stnto prison.
Hurd stated before sentence wns pronounced
that , notwithstanding ho bud Kinkoad cov
ered with n loaded revolving pistol , bo bad
no intention of shooting him , but was merely
"making a blurt" under tno delusion that
Kinkoad would cot "call for a show down. "
Alftnp * fllll fimaK
Seattle has 900 telephones and Tacomn 7 ! > 0.
A prollUo feature of Portland llfo is de
structive fires.
The state ilowor of Washington , so de
clared by 7,70t votes , Is the rhododendron.
For the quarter ending August 31 , Tacotna
Issued 201 permits lor buildings vnlaod at
$073,720.
W. H. Mahoney , a common laborer at
Fresno , Cal. . has won a law suit which elves
him land worth $100,000 In Stanislaus
county.
The Portland cable street railway was re
cently sold ut auction for $25,000. The pro
perty is valued at $300,000 and is encumbered
$100,000.
There nro about 175 Indian boys and clrls
nt the Chomawa ( Oro. ) Indian school now ,
but it is cxpcctod the number will reach 300
before long.
It Is os t mm ted that the deciduous fruit of
Southern California for this year will roach
10,000 carloads , valued at $3,000,000 , and that
the citrous trult will reach 0,000 carloads ,
valued at $3,500.00.
A drunken Indian on tha Colvlllo reserva
tion recently received twenty lashes ns the
penalty for Indulging ton freoly. Ho rhoso
this form of uumshmont In 'preference to
being con lined In jail for a mouth.
Ouo of tbo terrors of San Francisco is
known as tbo boodllss. It is neither nn
earthquake , tidal wove nor cyclone , but still
makes its presence very forcibly felt. The
hoodliss , in fact. Is merely a fotnala hoodlum.
A freak In Tucoma swollo wed n match case ,
and "stopped short never to go again. "
When tlmo was called bis spirit had run out.
An analysis of bis interior department
showed n job lo of nails , brass , etc. , In
various stages of .ndlgostion.
Since July 1 tblrty-ono coastwise or ocean-
ward vessels , huvo Hailed from Tacoma , of
which thirteen carried lumber aggregating
8,705,833 feot. Three carried coal oggroirat.
ing 13.510 tons. Tbo ; others carried eon-
em ! cargoes. The value of ths lumber
shipped Is placed nt $91,870. There nro but
six ships in port awaiting cargoes , but of
this number two are nlraady under charter.
A small grove of big lroo has boon dis
covered In Placer coui.t.v , California , on the
mldiHo fork of tbo American rlvur , not far
from Forest Hill. It wns found bv William
W. Price , n botanical1''student in Stanford
university. Ko thinks that this grove of
which only six trees nrp standing , marks the
extreme northern limitof the growth of the
Sequoia glganles. So ma of thn fiillon trcos
You Needn't' Look
immediately for thc"amage that
dangerous washing compounds do.
It's there , and it's gdjng on all the
time , but you won't 5"ee its effects ,
probably , for several months. It
wouldn't do , you know , to have
them too dangerous.
The best way is to take no risk.
You needn't worry about damage
to your clothes , if you keep to the
original washing compound Pearline ;
first made and fully proved. What can
you gain by using the imitations of it ?
Prize packages , cheaper prices , or whatever
' may by urged for them , wouldn't pay you
for one ruined garment.
r ddlcr and tome untcrupuloui crocers will tell ,
you
' ' , "VV.J . a ? K0d ai or " lle Mm * * * Pearline.rH
KAI.SK Pcarhne u never Mddlrdtil > our r'rocer tends
> ou an Imitation , le boMl-itJit tat * . 310 JAMES I'YLE , New Yoilc.
mcasuro twenty foot In diameter. The Rrovo
ha * probably been saved Irom complete ex
tinction by n dense Rrovo of sugar pines
around It ,
Thn overturning of the Yo omlto stasoono
day last week U noteworthy simply for tbo
extraordinary cause ot tbn accident. A
axvarm of hornets suddenly descended on the
four horses nt itrounnod Inspiration l'olntnt
the entrance of tbo valley , nnd the lenders
Jumped ever the cliff nnd were stranded ,
wbllo the stage wns Unset , nnu the tbrco
men on board u-oro all Injured.
A huijo octopus , or devil llsh , 1ms boon
captured outsldo thn Qoldon I ! a to , Califor
nia , by some ilsbormon. It measured foil1--
tcon feet from the end ol the body to the
end nf tha longest tentacle nud lias olght
arms , nnn , ns Is usual with the llsh , there
nro ovnr 800 suckers on thoArms. The body
It nothing but n hugo sack , nnd U soft nnd
dabby ; It Is nbout two foot long. There are
two eyes , about nn inch in diameter , nnd n
faint resemblance to n beak nnd mouth. This
specimen Is onoot the best In the country
nnd will bo preserved nud sent to Chicago for
exhibition nt tbo exposition.
Disease never succes-nunv IUUCKI the sys-
torn with pure blood. Do Wilt's Snrsitp irllla
makes pura now blnoil and onrlcbci blood.
The Wcstflold Union County L.ondor , N.
J. , independent In politics , has como out with
nn nblo and complimentary editorial , noml-
natlne for.irovcrhor . of the stn\o ot Now
Jersey , Chimncoy B. Hlploy , UUl ) . , LL.D. .
commending him for Inn suffrages of the
voters of his adopted stnto. Dr. Ulploy Is
Identified with Improved puoilo roads nnd
with advanced education ; and In these re
gards has n national reputation , lie is one
of the largest farmers In the state of Now
Jersey , and is said to have n herd of tbo
handsomest cattle In the United Statos.
"I take pleasure m roconimomilng Cham
berlain's Uollo , Cholera nnd Dlnrrhma Horn-
cdy , " says ( .Seo. C. Bank-lion of Mill Crook ,
111. "It is the best medicine I have overused
used for diarrhoea. Ono dose xvill euro nny
ordinary case. " Forsalo bv druggists.
Henry do Rothschild , n ll-ycar-ol ) < l scion
of thu famous family , and who is sol down
as heir to moro than fSO.OOO.OUO , lsnlSnrnlo a.
Surely bis family guardian ? must have boon
In blissful ignorance of tha winning wiles of
tbo city of tvickod waters , to trust sucn u
prize within reach of U * temptations.
These Qualities
By the most elaborate re
searches , careful study and
costly experiments Dr. Price
has been enabled to give to
the world the purest , strongest
and most economical natural
and delicious fruit flavors in
existence ; free from all pois
onous oils , ethers or artificial
essences. It is these qualities
that have created such a great
demand for Dr. Price's De
licious Flavoring Extracts of
Lemon , Vanilla , Orange , etc. ,
flavors that retain all their
delicate taste and freshness
for an indefinite period.
HEALTHFUL , AdREEABLB , CLEANSING.
For Farmers , Miners and Mechanics.
A PERFECT SOAP FOR ALKALI WATER.
Cures Chafing , Chapped Hands , Wounds , Burns ,
Etc. A Delightful Shampoo.
WHITE RUSSIAN SOAP ,
Specially Adapted for Use in Hard Water
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING.
Sealed proposals will lie rocolvod by the un-
dorsliiiicd until 1:90 : o'clock p. in . Sonturnbor
-"J , Ib'X' . for the following kinds of puvlnxnmto-
rlnl , viz :
Shout iisphaltniii ,
Hloux Rills or other -ranlto ,
Color , ido h.inilstoni ) ,
WuodrtilT. Kansas , stone , and
Vltrllled brick.
All according to apeuidcatlons ,
1'or iiuvlii.- part of the following streets In
tlio city of Omaha , comprised In ntreot Ita-
provuinont districts Nos. 4TC. 477 , 47H. 470 and
IN ) , orUurod tinprorod by ordinances : ij.r > .l , JKMI
: r.4 > und : Ci. : and moro parlluulariy described
ns follows :
No. 470 The street lying east of the west 2il
fuotnt lot 7. block JilG. city , from i'aoIUcbtroot
to the alley Honth of 1'aullle struct.
No. 477 Tiventy-Urststiootfrom Wlrtstroot
to Spencer street.
No. 47b Douglas street from the west Hue of
10th street to the oust line of L'Otli street.
No , -Sovonteenth > street from tno north
line of Fur mi m street ( o south line of Dodge
struct.
No. 493 Or.ico street from the west line of
the Umubu Holt railway's rlicht of way to the
oust line of the Uhlaugo. St. raul , Minneapolis
& Oninha railway's rlsht of way.
Each hid to specify u price purpquaro yard
for the p.ivlng com pie to on ouch struct In said
Improvement districts. Work to ho done In ac-
corcliinco with ilaii3 ano spuolllciilloiiHon Illo
In the olllcu of the Hoard of I'ublloVork .
Knoh proposal to ho inudo on printed blanks
furnished by the board and to ho accompanied
bv a uerllllod cheek of IUUO payable to the
city of Umalm. an an uvldonco of good faith.
Tlio board reserves the right to award tlio
contract on nil the mild districts together oren
on ouch district supar.itoly. subject to tlio se
lection of tlio material by tlio uropurty own
ers or the mayor and city council , torojuot
any or till bids , anu to walvo defects.
K \V. lllltKllAUSHK.
Chairman of the Hoard or t'nbllo Works.
Omaha , Keptoiiiner mil. IBifJ. Bl.MU-lU-'J
NOTICE TO SELUCT MATERIAL
FOR PAVING.
To tboownors of lots and land fronting ; upon
struo impioviiioiit ( IMr.tts numbered and
uuauuuuu us iuiiuna.
No. 47U The licet lying I'ust of the west 28
feet of lot ? , block : M'j. ' city , from I'neltlo struct
to thu alloy south of i'aunlo street.
Wo. 477 21st street from WlrtHtroot to Spen
cer at root.
No. I7ii Douglas street from the nest line of
ICth struct to east line oftub street.
No. 471 > tub struct from the north line of
l'ariiam ' street to south line of DodKO street.
Nix 4 't Uraoo street from the west line of
the Omaha Kelt Ky's rUlit of way to the
tins I line of thu Uhluugo. tit. I'aul , Minneapolis
& Unmliii Ity'B rlKlitof way nnd subject to
ussusniiiciit for the puvliijj or repaying of the
sii mo.
You are hereby notified In purxuanco of or *
dlnancos Nos. u-VI. lim. 3'I5 and li-'lli. passed
and apuroved Kuptomber Oth , IB'J. ' , to soleut
and determine uuun the kind of material to ba
used In pavlnicsald imurnvemetit districts on
or before the nth day of October , IbW , or the
city oounoll will deturmlno said material. K
shoot nsphultum Is petitioned for by property
ownorJ , they miiststntu In their petition for
pavlnir. whether iiltch lake , land or overflow ,
or Ualifornlu aaiinalt Is to bo used.
Dated at Omuhu , this r.'tb iluy of Hoiitombor ,
JBO. . 1V. . JilltKHAUsVlU ,
Chairman of Hoard of I'ltbllo Works.
sept I3-U-14
I'ouniluiUHtnr'a Notion.
Talcou up , two bay horflcs. weight a * out I.'J O
or 1,4iw , on tl.o .Mil day of Hoiitombor. If not
ruduemod will bo no Id at publlo uuetlonon the
10th Oity of tiuptvmbur at 1U a. in. , ati'115
Luuvouworth street. JOHN HI'OKHh.
1'oundmastor.
DB. J. E , McGRSW.
THE SPECIALIST.
and doblllllos of youth anil nianhoo ) . 17 years'
oxpcrienco. Ills resources , ua f.iellltlos are
practically unllmltuJ. The Doulor Is rocom-
inenrtod by the press , nnd endorsed In the
strongest terms by the people for fiilr trnit-
niotit and hnnost prnfcsslon'il advice , The
most puweifiti roinuilloi known to mndo'rn
Ffipm-o for the suocosiful troitmcnt of the
followlnetllspiiioi :
QONOKUHOfclA tmmoali-.to relief. A com-
plotonure without the loss of uu hour's tlmo
from business.
GI.KEr--Oiio of the moat coulploto an 1 sue-
cossful treatments for Kleetamlall annovmz
d soliar es.vet known to the mo llc.il profe < -
slon. Thn resnItr , am truly wonderful.
STRICTURE Oro.itost kminii romoJy for
the tro itmi.'iitof stricture , without p iln , out-
tlnir. ord hitlnr. A iiiu'trniniirk iblo ro nodv.
SYPHILIS No tro.itmont for this terrltils
blooil dlsoaso has over boon mnrusncoos-ifiil.
norliiid stronger endorsements In the light
of modern solonco this dlseiso Is positively
cur.ib o and every trace of the poison entirely
remove I from the hlooJ.
LOST MANHOOD , nnd ambition , nervousness -
ness , tlmlditv , dnsponiloncy and nil wonknesi
and dUorJors of youth or manhoiij. Hollot
obtained at once.
DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS , and alt
dlsordorsof th3 ctomacn , blon.l , llvur , skin ,
and bladder , nro tro.ilod successfully with
the Kreato9t known romodlus for the dl -
BO.'IBITi.
Write for circulars.
14th and Fiirniitn St. . OmaUa , Nob.
NEBRASKA
National Bank.
U , S , DEPOSITORY - - OMAHA , NEB
Cnjillnl $400,033
Surplus $ G5OOt )
ORlccrsnnd Directors Henry \V Vatoi. president
IU t" . Cuslilni ; . vlco proilclon ) , H > > . Mniirlca W. V.
Morse. Johni , Collins J. .N. 11. Patrick , l jirli A ,
llccil. cnalilcr.
avI-IEl IRON BANK.
Save YiFEyesigiit
Eyestostort free byanKXPRUT OPTICIAN
Perfect adlustment. Superior lonso * . Norv-
oiishcadnche cured by uslii' ; our Snootaolei
and ICyo l.issos 1'rlcoj low for tlrst olas )
Roods.
THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO ,
IMS. 15tUSt.Crolghton Block.
Inaf , toiutlijutlon , iljM ' | W.i. mill !
ixvtii , hcuum.lii < , nctu ll > urnt low of *
/ > itlte , luenLiI ikj region , jmlnfuli
dl/ie tloM , jlp | iltf. ftfilluw rtniilex > a
isn.andcTer/ui-HOMjmiultinRfromff
B /allure by Cite t-tonuu h , Ih rr or In
rm ttuirpioiMjrfiiiirtlonN. I'crMmsB
. ilniareli < ncilt l'jTUIiluironi'iifUrJ
: ic& lin > t3--J. I'll e 1 > T nmll. 1 Kroftu , 92 j fwimiln.i&a.
, , Itll'Al S CIIIJMfCAl , CO. . I0tiniicnht..lie | > r York.J
A. M U S JBL M Hi N'T ' S
"RfyVTYR NEW
JD W i ± J O TI-IEA.TREL .
4 nights commencing Sunday September llth
\VKDNJCSDAY MATIN 12 12.
The Established Comedian
Jt3KLN T. KElLvlAY
Assisted by Florrle West , Mnttlo Vlckors
nnil others.
IN THE MEItKV ECOKNTKIOI'CV.
McPEE OP DUBLIN.
Written by Charles T Vincent and John T.
Kelly.
BONOS. COSTUMES
1NIFW
DANCES JM.&W SUENKHY.
Keats go on sale Saturday morning at usual
prices.
RHNAH si TiMiLZlSS
Ono week , comment-In : ; Btindny ( Matinee ) ,
September 11.
KATII : KmiKT'ri QIIKAT PI.AV ,
The Waifs of New York
Undtir the umnnKomont of Mr. Harry U'lllliiini.
A powerful company ! Kluiiornto ncmiory ! A rual
tire envlnu anil tr.ilnuil hurtui , Don't Hill to nee Ilia
Kront llnrlum llnllruiiil Jlrlilxo iconut On Account
of Itanium' * circa * tlm midweek mutlnou will tuku
placuonTkuridar Unload Qt Wodnuadur , Htmu
nutr on Halo.
"WONDERLAND-BIJOU THEATRE ,
1Mb and Capitol Avenue.
Week of t-entumbor 13th ,
DHVMA-l-'Ouas KJSimY.
2i30 p. m , ; 8:1.5 : p. in. Specialty 1:1.4U : : ) . 7:15
PI in ,
CONTINUOIJH SHOWS ,
i'rlcns 15c , 'Me , 3)0. ) OUHIO IIA 1,1 , FHiiC. ;
THE EVANS ,
Tlio Hot Springs of America ,
Hot Hpi-lnt , , S. I ) .
Flncit noart Hotel la tlio Watt , Htrlcllr Tint
Clux I.arxa Hoouu , bltiKlo or Kmulto , Now
Opun , All Moduriiliiiirovuuionl | , Tublo n Bpo-
dally. Hoan'Hiablo Uutui for Imnnco of Humiin.
UraUvitruBiid IXmoInx Kvonr Kvouluylii tlio Mu
lo Hall. Kliioit riunie lluth In thu United
hlntoi. lluautlfiil Mountain Huonvry , H | > luiuld !
Clliuntu. Coul NUliU , No Wui.iultun. 3.UUJ Foot
abort * the Hoa. Tlio riuutli Dakota Hot yiirlnm
ru attracting attention all oirvr tUa world , nnd
ru ourlnv luritur poroenlBUu than any nurliui
In the U. r ) . Kur ruton , bjllu , oto , uiul other lu-
ormatl on , adilrvn , O. H. .MAltDHN.
akota
IF YOU EVER SUFFERED FROJl
If you arc In position to take
advantage of the laws re
lating ; to
you have taken up a piece of
If you have made an Invention
on which you desire to
secure a
You should communicate
with the
Bee Bureau of Claims
The object of this bureau Is to jjivo
every person holding a , legitimate claim
against the jjovorninont the iidvnntiigii
oa residence in Washington , . whether
ho live In Texas or Alaska , It does
moro than that. Nino-tenths o ( the
population of Washington would bo
helpless if asked how to go to worlc to
eocuro their rights through tlio dopirt-
monts. Tins BKE Bureau of C.aiina
gives the advantage , not only of par-
sotml residence , but of thorough fninll-
iaiity with a I the machinery of ilia
govornulent. It otfara
Absolute Security.
You do not If
now whether the average
Washingtonclaiin ngontwill cheat yo
of not , although on general principles
you would nnUmilly suppose that ho
would. Hut you know that the San
Francisco Examiner , the St. Paul Plo/
noor jji-osa and the Omaha BKIJ cannot
alTord to cheat you. They guarantee
this Bureau , ana their reputation la
staked upon tlio honesty und ability of
its mnnugeinont
Tlio bureau employes attorneys who
uro Expert Specialists
for each of ita departments.
Its Indian
depredation cases nro euro-
ully worked uo , with all the ovidunoo
required by law , and argued before the
court of claims in such u manner as to
bring out most favorably all thu 03 011
tial points.
Its land cases are handled in strict no-
cordancn with the rules of the General
Land Ollluo , so that no delays or com
plications oiiHtie in the orderly sottlo-
inont of the claims.
Its patent case ? are so m-urn-jo luo
insure the utmost poasiblu bonollt lethe ;
nvontor. by giving him the bro.tdodt
protection his ideas will justify.
Its ponslon cases nro dispoiod of with
the least posalblo dulny and expense to
the vote ran a.
Don't refrain from consulting thn
bin eau because you nro afraid of the cost.
Its costs nothing to not information.
Ask as many'questions as you plouso ,
and they will bo tin n wo rod promptly
cheerfully and accurately , without
charge.
THE
Bee Bureau of Claim
Room 220 ,
Bee Building ,
Omaha , Neb.