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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JULY 23 , 1894. 5 Rich Gold Fields Diioovorod Within Five Miles of Denver. IOCAL FARMERS GREATLY EXCITED A trlpjilu C'rrck Ktrlko Hum * tlio lilclicnt Urn I.\cr.Sren In tlio tnini | Kuim Orcr 00 1'cr Cent Holil-Ucncrul Quito nn excitement has sprung up In local mining circles within tlio past week owing to an Important discovery inn Jo In the placer dlKBliiKS on Cherry creek In tlio vicinity of Arvmln , ays tlio Usinor Tlmca-Suii. The discovery was m.itlo on land belonging to Mr. Wolfe near that place anil about five inllta from Denver , uhlch hnd been leaned to Denver parties a few weeks ago. Tlio lessee * ) were Charles Mcllcth , agent for tlio Itio Orando nxjiross company at the union dupot , Dr. Uullum and Jrvlng Hoot of the clear sturu on Sixteenth street. The "bar" has been prospected by them and found to glVo promises of paying uell anil men wcio Bet nt work to put ttlnlces In place and mnko other preparations to unrk tlio lease. A laigo body of black Band was dUcovrroil anil eighty pounds of It brought to the city for testing. On tlio diy following tlio fctuff was "handled" by on expert , re sulting In a button worth $11. An soon ns It became known other parties illicitly started for the vicinity to secure control of other placer grounds , uml a lively scene In pros ntttl all along the creek. As far down as the Jesuit college prospectors are panning tlio sands of the creel. . The bar which the Mclletli party has con- nlsts of twenty-two and one-half acres , and they Iwvo a lease extending for a period of fifteen years , paying to the owner a royalty of 10 per cent. It Is claimed that the cntlro ground will pan from fifty to 100 colors per pan anywhere , but It IB not Hiipposcd to bo as rich as the test demonstrated. The les- BCOS arc elated over the find , as It Is con sidered a fortune lies burled In the sands on that bar , as the existence of the black sand Is discovered to cover a largo sized territory and Is suppoicd to bo uniformly ilcli. A party IIUH contracted for a large sized amalgamator , which will bo put In place and an Increased force of men employed In workIng - Ing the bar. Farmers all along the creek arc prospect ing their lands , and the outlook bids fair for a busy mining seaton between Arvucla and Oolden from now on. On the LocKwood placer a number of men liovo been engaged for some tlmo working that claim , with good results , and other dis coveries arc btiro to follow. ALMOST I'UIIE GOLD. Two good strikes were made here , says a Crlpplo Creek special to the Denver News. William Mason and associates , who nro leas ing on the Mary Navln , located close to the Uosebml stamp mill In Squaw gulch , cut a small cross vein while drifting , and In rich ness no such ere was ever seen before In Cripple Creek. The streak varies In width from two to four Inches , but apparently It will run GO per cent In gold. The free gold Is malleable and could be picked off with a knife In sheets as large as a 5 cent piece and fully as thick. The other find was made on the Lowell , which joins the Hobtall on Battle mountain. The pay streak is fifteen Inches In width and the ore Is similar In ap pear .in co to the bc.st found In the Portland. The dividend declared by ths Portland Cold Mining company on July 10 was 3 cents i'ir share on 3,000.000 shares , which would bo $90,000 Instead of JD.OOO on 300,000 shares. It was the biggest dividend up to date paid by any Crlpplo Creek mine. ASI'KN'S SILVER. While silver continues to bo quoted at rather low figures it Is not to bo Inferred that work Is altogether abandoned In the silver districts , ebpcclally where no gold Is carried in the ores. The Aspen Sun In a recent review of that camp counts the active force at 519 miners on day's vvags and E71 miners working on leased ground. This excludes ofllco men and all who are not strictly miners. One out of every three of the leasers Is working on pay , which swells > e number of paid men to C70 and reduces * ho actual leasers to 314. The wages paid Slio G7C men , allowing $ .1.25 per day , about ihe average , makes $45,030 per mouth. Some leasers mike money , and some fall , but still. In the estimation of the Sun , tfio amount of money distributed is greater this year than It was last. The loss In profit on the ores Is the Item which pinches the district. DIG MINING SALTS. The solo of the once famous Slide mine In Uouldcr county took place at the Gettys burg building. United States Commissioner Capron disposing of the same at public auc tion as master of chancery , says the Denver Times-Sun. Tlio property was bid In by Wlllanl Teller for "William G. Pell and K. 11. Seymour , ho being the trustee for those parties. The purchase price was $325,000. The history of the Slide mlno is one of In terest. It was discovered many years ago by a GermanMn Boulder county under pe culiar circumstances , lie was unused to prospecting , and went into that district when there was quite a boom on , armed with a brand new pick and shovel. Ho Inquired for a good place to dig. The fellow looked green and some ono said to him : "Go over there under that tree and dig ; It Is as good ns nny placo. " He did as directed , and It resulted In the dis covery of the Slide. Several persons have nude fortunes out of the mine and the usual amount of litigation attending the discov ery of many good mines In the state fol lowed. Some four yean ago a sale was made to an English syndicate at a largo prlco , through the manipulations of AV. G. Pell , one of the principal owners. An agent named Haldorman , representing the syndi cate , had the stock all made over to himself , which he put up to secure an unptld amount duo for the mlno In the purchase prlco of the property , but the mlno was" deeded lethe the company making the purchase. Com plications arose , resulting In the original owners of the property getting a venduo 115n In the sum of $250,800 on the mine for the balance duo. The case was ap pealed to the supreme court of the United States , and last March the complainants were given authority to sell the richest Kohl mines In the state , which In the early days produced largo amounts of gold. THU SALINA PLACERS. Returns from the new Sallna gold fields contlnua to be encouraging. O. V , Coolldgo and J. P. Mndson , two owners of placer claims , Imvo returned from the camp. They report tlmt work Is progressing , and the Indications are that valuable placers have been discovered. The first a say gave a llt- tlo over $75 per ton in gold. Samples were shipped to Salt Lake City , bajs the Tribune , and tlioso Interested think a bonanza will be within their grasp on the return of of- llclal assays. It Is thought that an old Spanish placer Hold has been discovered , and that It will provp to bo very rich. The locations are made upon ground whcro prospectors found large quantities of gold jears ago , and It Is said they were counseled by HrlKliam Young to cover up their claims until the agricultural Interests were more fully developed In the vicinity. The district first formed Is known as Red Creek , nnd William Funk , thu recorder , has acknowledged the location of numeious claims. The snnd In which the lino.gold is found Isory black , and resembles gunpow der moro than any other substance. Colors nro clearly discernible , oven without a glass. The locators think they have something rich , nml many prospectors believe so , as their eagerness In scinching the grounds and locat ing Indicates. STRUCK IT RICH. Some very fine si > eclmons of gold-bearing quartz were exhibited the other day by J. O , Gale , says the Salt Lake Tribune. They came from the west slope of Jeff Davis peak , In Oaccoln district , Nevada , a few miles below the rich snivel barn of the Osceula Hydraulic company. A former employs of Mr. Gale , "William D. Uuntln , accompanied by Charles 0. Gaby , loft here early In the spring to carve for themselves u fortune out of the rocks. After prospecting around Jeff Davis peak they found a promising gold toad , and proceeded to develop It by means of a tunnel , which , at the date of the latter nrltten by Mr. lluntln to IIr. Gale , was In a. llttlo ever thirty feet. Already there were about ten tons of ore on the dump , which they calculated to ihlp on the Oth lust , to Ely to bo milled , and from assays obtained , Messrs , Uuntln mid Gaby expect that the whole lot would Average | 250 to the ton. The letter which accom panied the specimens aluo stated that they had assays from the gold ledge , which la fourteen feet In width , running from $70 to $1,205 to the ton. Undoubtedly they Imvo struck It rich. DESERTED OPAL MINES. Reports from the great Owyhco opal fields arc anything but encouraging. Not a man left In camp , and th visitors may enter the mines nnd carry away what he finds , cays the Natnpa ( Idaho ) Leader. What n pity It Is Indeed that these stones cannot be mar keted , for It Is an undisputed fact that they surpass anything In tlio opal Irno In the world. The famous Shirley mlno , from which the opals that took first prize at the World's fair wire taken , has also been deserted , and , although the mountain contains gems enough to supply the world and of the rarest beauty , too has not as much as a "keep out" notice posted up to warn off the Inquisitive pros pector. Only short year ago there were probably 100 men In the camp , nnd many of them possessed a can full of thejc beauti ful stones , that would have dazzled the eyes of a native from the great opal fields of Central America , and which had a com mercial value of from $3 to $35 a karat , yet no buyers could be found ; and now these men are working rockers on Snake river , barely making a living. It Is to bo hoped that there will yet bo a demand for Owyheo opals nnd the fondest hopes of tlio-o who own the claims may bo fully realized. A TEMPTING TREASURE. The people of the town of Sablnas and surrounding country to the south of Lim- tmsai , Mex. , are excited over the discov ery of a bandits' cave In which fabulous wealth Is believed to bo stored. The cave , says a correspondent of the St. Louis Globe- Democrat , was the rendezvous of the famous Imidlt , I'M Colorado ami his followers , who terrorized all of northern Mexico about n century ago. It Is situated In the Iguana mountains , near Sablnas , and was first dis covered three months ago by an old man named Cuevas , who In some man ner had just come Into possession of a chart giving the location of the ca\e. He nnd three sons and four other relatives started to make an exploration of the cave. In an Inner compartment they found a largo pile of sliver coin of ancient coinage. They had filled ono sack with the money when they were all overcome with the flro damp with which the cave was filled , and on ! } four of the party succeeded In reaching the open air alive. Old man Cuevas was taken very sick ns the result of his tcrrlblo ex perience and a few days ago died. On his deathbed he conllded to the priest the secret of the cave , and a party of explorers was at once organized to visit nnd secure the treasure. It was headed by iho-'o ' Garza , a prominent citizen of Sablnas. They were all driven out of the cave by the noxious gases , and two members of the party have died from the effects of the poison they Inhaled. The news of this second end expedition had become public nnd the authorities have placed guards at the cave to guard the treasure until further explora tions can bo made. The general govern ment has been notified of the situation. THE RUSH TO ALASKA. The Alaska papers report that never In the history of the Yukon river mines have so many people started from Juneau for that section In ono season. Over 400 people. In all degrees of experience , financially flush , and broke , and of all trades , from the clerk , doctor and professional man to the workingman - man , have made a rush to the gold fields of the mighty Yukon river and Its numerous tributaries. The upshot to many of the in experienced will be bitter In Its failure , be cause they had nothing In common with the requirements of the country. They had neither money , friends nor mining ex perience * to rely upon In their extremity. Hut In many cases the men had become desperate and were willing to take great chances with the rest , since the strikes , financial depression and hard times had cast them loose from all employment , and they had consequently little to lose In striking out for the greatest gold-bearing placers In North America. That the Yugon country offers great opportunities for the financial advancement of the skill ful placer miner , says the Juneau City Herald , Is beyond dispute , as the many living examples of successful miners fur nish ampla testimony. Many of the Juneau miners have made In one season a handsome stake. But they went prepared and equipped for several seasons' work , and were pioneers In frontier life. The Silver Queen mlno Is working well , the ledge presenting a better showing than over. Mr. Hnmmoned has already shipped 200 tons of ore to the Tacoma smelter. Great Improvemetns are being made In the Treadwcll mine. Skun-doo , the Chllkat Indian doctor , who starved a klootchman to death for alleged whltchcraft , has been bound over for trial and has been lodged In jail at Sltka , Deputy Marshal Hale taking him from Juneau over on the Topcka. It Is likely some of the Indian doctors will be strung up for their Inhuman treatment of subjects. NEBRASKA. The Bcnkclman Pioneer has suspended. The Cedar county Institute convenes August 20. Low water caused the flour mills of Au burn to close down. There Is talk of connecting Palls City and Barada by a street railway lino. The harness shop of August Foerster of Hartlngton has been closed by creditors. It Is reported that glanders have broken out among the horses of a Saunders county farmer. Two men who stole a lot of harness at Hardy are under arrest and the property has been recovered. Rev. A. 0. Arnqulst of Sprlngvalo , Minn. , has taken charge of the Swedish Baptist church of Gothenburg. The Grand Island sugar factory has trans formed a lot of syiup Into 420,000 pounds of sugar In the past few days. A thousand dollars has already been sub scribed for the erection of the Cumberland Presbyterian church near Auburn. Plans have been approved for a now Bap tist church at Nebraska City , and bids for doing the work will bo opened next week. Because of his love for the festive game of poker the city marshal of "Wllber has boon relieved of his star by the mayor. A Wakcfield wool buyer secured a load of wool for 8 cents a pound the other day , the lowest prlco over paid In Nebraska , it Is said. said.A A couple of grocery sharps , with head quarters nt Genoa , are working the farmers of the surrounding country with great suc cess. cess.Young Young George Charlton of Beaver Crossing stopped In the way of his father's mowing machine nnd ho Is now minus all the toes on one foot. A crazy horse turned up In Stanton and after doing a number of fool things It broke Its own neck. Nobody knows whore the animal came from. A bucket fell on the head of Asa Christo pher , who was In the bottom of a well , at Herman , and fractured his skull. He Is In a precarious condition. Mrs. .Peterson of Colon was severely In jured In a runaway accident at Wahoo , but two young ladles with her In the buggy escaped without being hurt. M. II. Kraxbergor of Gothenburg , who was so severely Injured by a vicious stal lion that It was believed ho would die , Is now reported on the road to rccovciy. While fishing In the river at Tranklln a Mr. Moore of Kearney county stepped Into a deep hole nnd disappeared beneath the sur face. Ho was dead when the body was dis covered a moment later. Whllo full of poor whisky , Ed .Brown ot Craig beat his wife and threatened to kill her , but the sheriff arrived on the scene and hustled , him off to the county jail , where ho will have an opportunity to repent at his leisure. Twelve-year-old Roy Brown of Arcadia was accidentally shot through the right side by the dropping of a rllle to the bottom of a wagon In which ho was riding. Though the bullet went clear through his body the doctors predict tlmt ho will recover. A queer experience of a lady living near Alliance Is related by the Times of that place. A year ago laat September Mrs. Llzzlo Downey was suddenly bereft ot the power ot speech. Tills was to all appear ances permanent and there was every Indica tion that for the remainder ot her lite she would be cpeocbless. Imagine her astonish ment upon arising tlio morning of the last anniversary of American Independence tc find her powers of speech fully restored Sufllca It to say that such was the cane , and her Jay found relief In alternate laughter and tears. Upon her loss of speech her husband had descried her. The lady ex periences no trouble In speaking now. A man whose business was putting In burglar alarms stopped on the road between Springfield nnd Louisville to take a bath In the Platte , He forgot to attach ono of tils machines to the pockets ot his pants , and when ho went to dress lie found that ali his money and a gold watch were miss- Ing. No trace of the thief has been dis covered. Says the Fullerton Post : A crowd of Nnnco county farmers nro talking of estab lishing a method of communication with each other , and they have a novel scheme to ac complish this purpose. Nearly all the farmers have barbed wire fences , and they propose to use them as conductors for the purpose of reaching each other by tele phone. If the wires do not touch anything that comes In contact with the ground they will answer tha pnrposa as well as If put on poles. Since the telephone patents have run out , Instruments can be purchased nt n low prlco , nnd the cost of batteries and material Is small. The telephones could oven bo easily connected with rullerton The tlmo will como when a farmer will sit In the crib husking corn and at the same time converse with his wife's folks a hun dred miles nnay. THE DAKOTAS. Hot Springs Is at present considering a proposition from a Nebraska firm for the establishment of a 100-barrel Hour mill at that place. The 2,000-barrel tank nt the city water works of Salem , which was resting on tim bers twenty-five feet above ground , burst when full , crushing In the pump house which , with the tank , has caused a loss.to the city of $2,000 or over. John Stone , the well known tonsarial ar tist of lllunt , cooked an egg upon a rock In Main street. John brings three witnesses to substantiate his declaration. A large prairie fire southwest of the city sent In blasts that contributed to this effect. Considerable excitement prevails nt present In the Northern Hills over the recent rich discoveries cf gold bearing ores In the vi cinity of Deadwood. Prospectors and min ing men are In there from all points looking up claims and locating. The ere belt l.es between Ellc and Whltchood creeks and covers n largo space of country. It is re ported that from a number of a'says made some of the ores ran as high as $200 per ton. Several hundred locations were filed for record In the office at Deadwood. Father Kelley of Washington City , repre senting the Catholic Indian bureau , has just visited nnd examined the schools on the Slou\ reservation under direction of the bureau , and reports having found them In splendid condition and making excellent progress. At a point on Cherry creek , about 100 miles west of Pierre , he met a gathering of over 4,000 Indians and bad a lengthy con ference with the chiefs and teachers. The Indians generally are contented and happy and but few complaints all of minor Im portance , were made. Summarized reports received at the Unl'el States weather bureau at Huron giving crop conditions in thirty-one South Dakota counties are to the effect that except In the Black Hills country all crops , including grass , need rain. Some wheat , oats and barley is ripening , and harvesting of this crop will begin In the southern part of the- state In a few days. Italns of the poet two weeks appear to have Improved the condition of small grain where not. badly damaged by drouth. In many localities the quality of the grain will be good , but the stem and head are short. Corn , pota toes , late flax and millet are looking well In most counties , and In some localities haying Is in progress. Generally speak ing , rain Is needed for all crops , including grass In nearly all parts of the state. COLORADO. The -wheat harvest Is In full swing about Lamar. The yield Is good. The Boulder strawberry crop Is double what It was last year , and has brought ad vanced prices. Pumping out Is In progress at the Stevens mlno , upper Clear Creek. The property will soon bo added to the list of producers. The placers near Granlto , owned and op erated by a London company , forwarded $13- 000 as the result of n single clean-up. A wounded wolf attacked M. J. McMlllen , a prominent ranchman at Granada , nnd severely lacerated him. Mr. McMlllen finally killed the wolf. Fishing Is poor around Del Norte. Largo numbers of Isaac Waltons line the banks every day nnd this Is the cause of the scarcity of trout. There will bo moro cattle shipped out of Rlflo this fall than has beeen for a good many years. Range cattle in the valley of the White and Yampa were never In better condition. The Mammoth lode , near Dumont , Clear Creek county , Is yielding ere worth $80 per ton In gold. The shaft Is down forty feet. Besides the smelting ere a streak ot mill dirt runs $ SO per cord. Good ere Is being shipped from the Phar macist , Cripple Creek , but the force of men now employed Is small. Prior to the strike shipments from this mill were large , but the development work was not kept up In proportion. A meeting of the executive committee of the Gunnlson County Stock Growers' associa tion was held and It was decided to offer a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of any party or parties killing or stealing cattle belonging to members of the associa tion. tion.Tho The contractors of the Florence & Crlpplo Creek railroad have Just completed their Job and are returning from the end of the line. Grading was started on the line on December 27 , 1893 , nmlas finished July 1. The pro jectors are satisfied -with the job , and expect a rush of business. The excavating for the big mill which Is to bo erected between Florence and Cripple Crook has been finished by the Economic Reduction company. The mill Is a very large ono and will bo In operation In 100 days. Enormous machinery nnd plenty ot water and lots of ere to run are a combination bound to make It a success. From a pile of rubbish In tno rear of the United States mint over $2.800 worth of gold has been panned by ono man In thirty-eight days. The rubbish was the accumulations of the sweepings of the rooms for several years back. Assayer Puckett discovered some gold dust hero a month ago and ho at once placed an expert on the pile , with the nbovo result. WYOMING. Laromle county paid $3,500 last year for bounties on wild animals. Dlxon has the distinction of having a snow storm on the Fourth. Cheyenne Is to have a new dally , to bo the organ of the Wyoming populists. The Carbon , Rock Springs and Hanna mines are now working a largo force of miners. Casper Is moro than pleased. Bho secured the republican convention by good , honest work , and now she has the populist con vention without advance work. Many of the ranchmen In the Saratoga valley are busy cutting hay , and hay hands are In dcmtnd. The haying Is from fifteen to twenty days ahead ot last year. The Indian company of the Eighth In fantry at Fort Washaklo Is ordered dis charged this month. It comprises flfty- three Shoihono and Arapahoe bucks. They were recruited by Captain Ray and have served three years. Ono hundred and fifty tons of coal are being taken out of Rock Springs dally now , and only ono mine Is at present being worked. Two switch engines nnd crews nro employed In this work , and If there was power In the. yard another engine would bo working. The miners are nil ready and willing to go back to work and the other mines will bo reopened In a short time. OREGON. Mrs. Henry Delia of Astoria Is over 100 years ot ago. Roseburg has a sugar famine a aw cot pickle to be In , The Methodist midsummer camp meeting at Monroe resulted In slxty-nlno conversions. Joseph and Anton Vcy , brothers , have 28- 000 sheep scattered over Umatllla's hills and valleys. The Pacific can factory at Astoria Is now running overtime. Last week they shipped to canneries on the upper river over 1,500,000 cans , Mr , Archer , who lm just sold his Grave crook placer claim far $5,000 , has returned there , and wltli his partner , Mr. Hall , is going to work on their OMtrU ledge on Tut- lowbnx. They can shownuartz plentifully sprinkled with gold and ought to open up a fine property. > The strike lends tintwii.il Impetus to the regular summer freighting , by teams between valley towns. Charley' ( roner hauled 7,500 pounds from llarrUburg to Eugene on ono wagon with four horse. * . - > i' ' In the past flvo years ' 110 tons of chit- tltn bark have been Rhpj | > ed from Lebanon , for which was paid an average price of SCO per ton , amounting to $25,100. Seventy-five tons will bo shipped thlb year. E. Rolen , the chnnipldn ' | > ocket hunter , has located another deposit ot gold In Gold Hill district , from which he , , tias already taken several hundred dollars. One piece of quartz had nearly $150 worth''of gold in It. The state Improvcmems of the public mineral springs nt Sodavlllo nro now In course of construction. ' The state owns nn acre of land surrounding and Including the mineral springs and the lust legisla ture appropriated $500 to Improve this ground. Those who have charge of the work have planned a gre.it deal moro than the $500 will do , nnd the next legislature will bo asked to appropriate more money. The work already begun consists of a largo summer house covering the springs. It Is to have cement floors on the lower story and Is to ba a handsome structure when completed , WASHINGTON. Dally papers , all about the strike , sold for 10 cents nt Hoqulam. An order for 72,000,000 matches has been received from the cast at a Tacoma match factory. Several car loads ot cattle blockaded at Rltzvllle were unloaded and driven across the country to the Great Northern. Skaglt county school commissioners have bought 230,000 feet of three-Inch planks for planking roads on the Samlsh fiats. An effort Is being made to stop the wanton slaughter of elk In the Olympic mountains. The Indians kill them simply for the hides and tallow. A handsome traveling saleswoman Is doing the Sound towns for n San Francisco gro cery house , nnd even Washington chivalry does not prevent the local trade Journal from laughing her to scorn J. W. Foster , who owns one of the finest fruit orchards and vineyards In the Walln Wnlln valley , brought 'into the Statesman office a branch from a Royal Ann cherry tree about eighteen Inches long , on which were growing over 500 mammoth cherries. A > ear ago the state had 151 Christian Endeavor societies. Now there are 188 There are nearly 6,000 members. Plerco couuty has twenty-two societies , to nineteen In King and thirteen In Spokane. Of those reported. Congregational churches have forty- three societies , Presbyterians thirty-five , Christian ten , Methodist six , Baptist three , Episcopal two , the rest being union societies In small places. Chief Mah-s.i-l.ih , of a tribe of the Kallspel Indians , Is lu Jail at Colvlllo on the charge of burglary. Mah-sa-lah stole some pro visions from a fanner's cabin and was ap prehended for the offense. The chieftain says ho feels very bad about going to Jail , for the reason that his father and all rela tives before him were good men , and he himself Is a good man , and he fears that some of his near kin will commit suicide on account of the disgrace they feel over the unfortunate affair. Secretary A. C. Von Doren of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has kept a record of the receipts and forwardlngs of merchandise from that city for allytaT , ending June 1 , showing receipts of 25l',2i3 tons of general merchandise and 449.552 Ions of coal. The record shows that 165 steamers , with 205,412 registered tonnage , ami 6lghty-nlne balling vessels , with tonnage ) of fl3,643 , visited that port during the year. [ The shipments of general merchandise ivero 140,487 tons ; coal , 253,660 tons ; lumber /shipments by water , 16,445,000 feet ; rail , > 730,000 feet. Seattle's rail shipments of shlnglerf were 68,520,000. o i - "All run down" from" weakening effects of warm weather , yon "need a good tonic and blood purfler like H6dd's' Sarsaparllla. Tr > It. L - - MUSIC IN JHl HEELS. Unique "Perfornmnco iif ttl Crimean Veteran In XewTork. Colonel Julian K. LaMte , the well known Journalist and veteran of the Crimean war , astonished his friends recently by perform ing a unique and original feat , says the Now York Advertiser. He Is by birth an Englishman , and served gallantly In the Crimean war. In one of the battles ho was wounded in the spot where Achilles was vulnerable. The colonel fought at Inker- man , Sebastopol and Balaklava. He was promoted for bravery and came to the United States , where he fought four years for the stars and stripes. Several generals who were shot fell In his arms. He Is now a gray-haired , gray-whiskered , battle-scarred veteran , chock full of remi niscences , and yet possessing wonderful physical strength. As the father of seven teen children he Is well preserved. He Is a fine organist nnd often plays for secret societies. Recently a big society gave a swell social reception and the colonel furnished the organ mu'ic. After the wine had been flowing steadily for an hour and the banquet had disappeared , a , veteran amused them all by walking on his hands. The colonel was seated nt the organ trying to find the lost chord , but he stopped the search long enough to gaze at the hand- walking feat. "You can't beat that , colonel , " some one said In jest. "Oh , can't I ? You don't know me ; I am an athlete , " ho replied modestly. Much badinage followed and finally the colonel said If some one would work the organ pedaU for him he would show them a trick ho used to do In England. The pedals were worked nnd the colonel leaped Into the center of the room , as agile ns a squirrel. Rising nimbly on his hands , his feet In the nlr , he walked quickly to the organ nnd to the astonishment of every ono played "Home , Sweet Home" with his heels. As an encore he plaved "Will Never Get Drunk Any More. " Still standing on his hands he walked to the center of the room and turned a half dozen handtprlnga. Con sidering his advanced ago and the fact that his body Is filled with leaden bullets It was a most vvnndcrful feat. Try salt water tnfty at Courlland beach. THE MODERN NEWSPAPER. It Has Its Fault * , lint It In n l' < mi > rfiil In- lliicnro for fiooil , The development of the newspaper has been something phenomenal , says the Nine teenth Century. The whole number Is nearly 19,000 , about ono ten published every day. They have many faults , as the news paper which Is only the history of each day , written before -Rsi close must have. The faults nrc , perhaps , somewhat exag gerated with us , owing to the wider range of news topics. Their sensationalism , bciappl- IICES and dogmntlsmi produce something of mental dissipation In cases of over Indul gence. But the majority ot newspapers everywhere and of every grade , are con ducted with honesty nnd conscience by men who have leaincd both what the public wants and In what theycnn hope to lead It. The Influence of tl\ls \ history of n day read by millions of people Is Incalculable , and , In general , It la good. It leads ninny persons further Into the fjtudy of some ques tion about which they itave received n hinter or a scrap of Information. Nowhere Is this great cnglno ot inodorn , civilization better used or appreciated than with us. In addi tion to the news It pours Into Its columns day by day , It publishes every year thou sands of articles upon the most Important and Interesting topics It was once the fashion to inslvt upon the truth of Pope's line , "A llttlo learning is a dangerous tiling , " but the field of knowledge has now become so vast that we must rccocnUe the limitations of time nnd Insist that If a little bo a danger , none nt all Is fatal Our newspapers give thousands of persons first a faint Idea of the existence of BOIUO- thlng befoio unknown , then a llttlo Insight , and , last of all , the thirst that can only bu quenched by deep ilafts nt the fountain of knowledge. In brief , they draw out the faculties of uncounted millions who other wise would neither learn nor have the deslro to learn , See the performing lions aft. and eve. Ccurtland beach today. WOOLEN MILL AT EDGEMONT Important Mnnufntturing Institution Soon to Oo Sot in Oporntlou , EXTENT OF A GROWING INDUSTRY Sheep ( Irnrlii ) ; In HcRlon Tributary to tlio NowAnplnint for Commute lul Honors AilvntttiiROK of tlm llliick Hill linnet- . , S.D. , July 21. ( Special Corre spondence. ) U will probably bo a llttlo hard for the average reader to realize that the manufacture ot woolen goods on n largo scale will soon be under way In this new candidate for municipal honors In the north west , but It is nevertheless n fact that with the completion of the woolen mill now In course of erection hero a new Industry will bo started In the Ulack Hills country , and 3,000 yards per day of home Industry goods will be turned out for the western market. When the Cdgemont company began work on the Irrigation and power canal something over n. year ago , and Mr. R C. arable of Omaha outlined the erection of a woolen mill as among the probabilities of the near future , there were these who were Inclined to bo sUcptlc.il nnd who pronounced tlio project altogether too chimerical to be given any serious attention. Hut they do not talk that way now. The completion of the foundation ot a bullJ- Ing 50x150 feet In size , and the sight of tlio rising walls of the superstructure , have con vinced even the most skeptical of the doubt ers that actual capital and business experi ence ore behind the project , nnd that the eastern Investors who are Interested In the to\vn have a conlidenco In Its future that they do not hesitate to back up with cash. The canal that was promised Is now a reality , and $00,000 represents Its cost to the ridge- mont company. Water has already been turned Into It , and Is now available for Irri gation purposes. Some work yet remains to be done nt the headgatcs , fourteen miles above the city , and the flumes , sluices nnd power gates nro yet to be placed at the lower end , but for Irrigation purposes the canal in already In practical operation. MAKING THU CHUYUNNC USKPUL. Tapping the Cheyenne liver Jiibt bulow the mouth of Ueavcr creek , the canal cuts aciois to tlio bench by as direct a route as pos sible , and Is continued southeastward to IJdgemont , Keeping at all times as far away from the river and ns high up the bench as thu water level will ] > ermlt. The tiact thus made available for Irrigation comprises about 10,000 acres , sloping at all times by on nlniobt Imperceptible grade from the canal toward the river , and ren dering it especially adapted to the artificial Mow of water from the canal. Had the top ography of the country been especially de signed nnd arranged with a view to irriga tion , It could not have been more satisfactor ily laid out. Every foot of the South Chey enne bottom , Included within the territory covered by the canal , will bo available for irrigation , and the production of Immense crops assured. That the western farmer knows the true value of Irrigation and appreciates It Is evidenced by the Interest that is already being manifested In this newly Irrigated val ley , and the movement that has begun In tlm way of securing lands for next jear's culti vation. Add to the certain possibilities of this section In an agricultural way the con tingent one of a beet sugar factory , for which strong efforts are now being put forth , and a fair estimate may be arrived at as to a farmer's opportunities here. A chemical analysis of the soil has demon strated Its peculiar fitness for sugar beets and all other root crops , nnd the day Is not far distant when Fall Ulver county will fur nish her fnll share of the saccharine prod uct. uct.That That the farmers recognize the Importance and -value of having a woolen mill located and operated In this section Is shown by the many Inquiries received as to the prices that will be paid for wool , while several western Nebraska sheep raisers have al ready been here to close contracts for their season's clip. This Is a great sheep country , there being 123,000 head In this county alone , and the wool product will exceed 600- 000 pounds this year. With the Immense flocks that graze the Wyoming , western Ne braska and South DaKota hills , it Is appar ent that the westward movement of the woolen mill Is but the natural result of the effort to more Intimately associate the fac tory and the raw material , and do away with freights , except on manufactured goods The peculiar adaptation of this section for sheep grazing and wool producing is Incon- trovcrtlbly demonstrated by the recently published statistics of the Agricultural de partment , which show the average weight per fleece of the year's clip to be C 33 pounds , the state averages ranging from 2.5 pounds In Alabama to 7.G pounds In South Dakota. This great difference- attributed quite as largely to the favoring climatic con ditions of tnis section as to the widely vary ing grades of the animals and the care be stowed upon the stock. No moro convincing or satisfactory ex position of the wool-producing resources of the country could bo secured than Is set forth in the federal statistics , compiled from the reports of departmental correspondents In all the states , and it may be assented that what Is true of South Dakota In that aspect Is superficially true of Tall lllvcr county. The succulent herbs and nutritious grass Indigenous to the bench lands uro par ticularly attractive to the sheep , and pro duce the choicest of mutton as well as fleeces of surpassing quality nnd quantity. It Is not strange , therefore , that woolen manufacturers should nt last turn tholr eyes toward this section. On the contrary , the wonder Is that they have so long Ig nored Its striking advantages or failed to profit by them. MACHINEHY ALL ON HAND. The woolen mill that Is soon to bo In operation hero was removed from Its Initial location on the banks of the Schuylklll , and the machinery was transported across the country In n special train direct from Phila delphia lo Edg mont. The machinery Is all modern , with the latest Improvements , and Is adapted to the piodnctlon of a variety of fabrics , either cotten or woolen , from fine ginghams , casslmeres and worsteds to cheviots , serges and flannels. The weaving room will contain seventy-two Urldesbiirg looms , ono of which has been taken from the cars and Is set up In the real estate ofllco of Sharrock & Qrable , where It re ceives the attention duo so promising a pioneer. With the woolen mill comes a wool scour ing establishment , for the purpose of washing from the wool all sand , grease and ilht , which amount to from CO to 75 per cent of the weight of the fleece , and a l.uiollno fac tory will bo operateil In conpectlon with It , making an ointment from the grease of thu wool. The wool washery alone would bo an enter prise of more than passing Importance In this great wool country , as it will enable the wool grower to sell his product without the great profit to local middlemen. It Insures quick return * and the full value of the wool , Instead of requiring Its ship ment to n distant market and the payment of freight on C > 0 or 75 per cent of dirt. Iluvcrs uniformly discount from the prlco more than the difference between the value of Iho wool "In the srcase" nnd scoured wool , nnd grow ers In nil sections of the country know that It is poor economy to sell unsnshed wool. The establishment of n waMiory bero will therefore bo of great benefit to the wool growers of this section , regardless of UIP still greater benefit of the woolen mill nnd the homo market thus assured. And right here the rvcr recurring value of the canal Is again apparent In Its Irri gation capacity. Alfalfa flourishes hero under n fair witor supply , and reaches a height of four feet , as shown by specimens cut from fields In the vicinity. That It pays to con vert It Into mutton Is shown by the cxp rl- cnco of the farmers In the vicinity of Kort Collins , who were unable last ) ear to got more than $3 per ton for tholr alfalfa on account of the Insufficiency of the market. They sent to Xcvv Mexico for 40,000 h-ad of sheep converted the alfalfa Into mutton and netted $ S per ton for It. The crop never frtllg , and cuts three times a year. The nl- fnlfa crop for the state of Colorado merged two Ions per acre for each of the first two cuttings nnd ono ton the third , vlclillng $ li ) per aero with no labor but the cutting. Thousands of tons will be produced along the Cdgomont canal , and the thousands of sheep In this county nnd the great liurds of cattle on the adjacent Wvotnlng ranges will assure a never-failing market. LOTS OK HOO.M KOR SHHi : ! ' Another thing , the wool business Is not being "ovcrdono. " Judge William Lawrence of Hollefontalnr , 0 , pres'dent ' of both the National and Ohio Wool Growers us'ocla- tlons , who will be remembered as one of the lay il ( legates to the last Methodist qiud rennlal confeieiico In Omahn In 1.SU2 ns wo 1 1 as by his long congressional career , callb attention lo the fact that there io less than 4,000,000 hccp In this countv , while there should bo 115.000.000 , to sny nothing of the Increase demanded by the growing popula tion , us moro thin half of the wool onsumel In the United Sta'cs ' today Is Imported olth r In the Khnpu of wool or woolen goods With the ample range obtainable In th's ' vicinity. the Irrlg-itcd valley for alfalfa , the woolen mill and washery , It will bo HPCH tint Edge- mont olTi'ra unsurpassed Inducemnls to the patrons of sheep husbandry an Induslrj that , although It has become grout , is still dcll- clcnt ns compared with the ever-growing re quirements of the country. No brighter prospects for prodigious crops could confront nny farmer than faces the soil tiller In this Irrigated valley , with his hand on the latchstrlng of the Edgcmont canal , well nigh giving him the power to regulate for himself the number of bushels or tons ho shall raise per acre , oven to the very maxi mum. Wlit > ii Triixiillni ; . Whether on pleasure bent , or business , take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs , ns It acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys , liver and bowels , preventing fevers , headaches and other foims of sick ness. Tor sale In GOc and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Klg Sjrup Co. only. PAPER AND PEN. rusliioni In tlio 1'nr.iplirrimlln of the So- eli-ty Woiiiiin'H Writing Desk. After all Is done and said about good form In the paraphernalia of note-writing , nothing Is so distinctive a mark of fine taste as the simplest sort of paper. The newest and best and smartest just now Is whlto banknote leaf so finely woven as to resemble parchment , and the sheets are cut In large squares. Up In the left-hand corner an Impression of one's crest almost In minia ture Is stamped In the paper Hbulf , just ns manufacturers Impress their trade mark In common commercial note. If you are living In the country your full postoulce and station address Is printed In red or black letters across the rlghthand corner of the sheet and the crest and address are repeated on the llap of the envelope. Notea written on this very latge paper are supposed to oc cupy only the center of the sheet , leaving at least an Inch margin all around. The square Is then folded twice and put into the s > quare envelope , on which the address Is grouped as nearly as possible In the center. Sealing wax Is little used now by people who adopt the most correct style. Mono grams have disappeared along with crests and mottoes done in silver , gilt or colors. However emphatically the reign of simplicity Is In force , no bar Is placed on Individual eccentricity. One smart woman has adopted the rather absurd trick ot ortdrcsslng and stamping her envelopes on the back side. This effort to break away from convention ality Is a great mistake , and distinctly vulgar , belonging In the same category with scented paper and the use of colored inks. Purple and black are the two Inks good form permits. A step toward reform In handwriting has been Introduced recently by a good many women who are anxiously studying the leg ible , compact nnd neat chlrography ot Eng lish women , whoso pen-work Is In delight ful contrast to the sprawling , very charac terless hand of the average society girl. The difference is nearly nlwaya the result of early Instruction. When nn English woman sits at her desk she holds her paper straight before her and moves her wrist , using a blunt gold or quill pen. The Ameri can woman screws her paper nt an angle of forty-five degrees , writes very fast from her elbow , and only recently has taught herself an English wrinkle of which she Is very proud , that Is repenting the last word of the end of ono page at the beginning of the next. Two distinct shows at Courtland beach today the leopards and lions. AVnr.HO 'Hum tliu 1'rlxon. A thief broke Into a West End , Chicago , house early the other morning and found himself In the music room. Hearing foot- btcps approaching , he took refuge behind a screen. Krom 8 to 9 the eldest daughter had a slngng lesson. From 9 to o'clock the second daughter took a piano lesson. From 10 to 11 o'clock the eldest son had n violin leson. From 11 to 12 the other son had a lesson on the flute. At 12 15 all the brothers and bisters assembled and studied an car- spllttlng piece for voice , piano , violin and flute. The thief staggered out from behind the screen at 12:15 : and , falling at their feet , cried : "For mercy's sake , have mo ar rested ! " Oregon Kidney Tea cures backache Tn. . tlzu , 25 cents. All druggists. IIH KrprcHrntoil. "Walk up , " shouted a showman , "nnd Inspect this curious phenomenon a real live woman flsh , the only ono In existence ! " The place was crammed. The curtain rose , and a young woman , dressed all In black , appeared on the stage and said : "Ladles nnd Gentlemen I am the woman flsh. There's m/ marriage certificate. My husband'H name wan Flt > h. Ho was killed last summer through a fall off a scaffolding , and as ho has loft mo with four children unprovided for , I will take the liberty to go round and make a collection on tholr behalf " 9 i. The leopards give two performances nt Courtland beach today. A few Pennies on the one hand ruined garments on the other. That will be the result of your trying to save money by using poor , cheap washing-ppwders , instead of Pearl- ine. Just consider. How much could you save in a year if you bought the cheapest and most worthless ? And how far would it go toward paying - ing for the things ruined in a single month ? You can't save anything by buying cheap wash ing-powders. The way to save money in washing is to use what has been proved to be absolutely safe. That is Pearline. Millions use it , u CARBINE ( II V'l.MOND. ) The Kx tract of the Heart nf the Ox * Propircd nccordliiK to the formula of DR , WM. A. HAMMODD , In his laboratory lit \siiiMirn.s , u < . "In tlio cnse of A prom hunt tilijslclnti of In * "ulnnn.tlip limit Ix-nt won fertile nml Irmu- "Inr. nnd thrre win n conxtnnt vertigo wlill * "nnlklni ; . or even tvhlla In n ntniullng po l "lion. In thin M O ih rrllcf win rqiinllr promt He rrmalncit umlcr my rare vn\f \ "llir < M > tiny * . liHnff * umiiion t Imnip liy tele- "xlnm tiy nlckticus In tils fiunllv. nflrr mnklnff iirrnnRrmrntn to procure n miffleloncy cf Cur- 'Mine for liotni > uv , niul I mlvineil him lo con- "IIIIIIP U for nt | - > ii t n month 1I nrrhcil horn * "l-ornre tin- CimllMrcnclifil him. niul loellnK tlm "tii-xil of It , liv nt iwrn Icli'icrntihiMl f ° r " to "In ? n-nt In him n noon us nomllilo. Ho lnfi > rmf < t "m < < Hint llu > offi-cl upon him win > ilfotilMl "Hint , whi-ivnn , Mrinrrlv he wn loiilh In wntK 'Vvrn n ft-n ntr [ > < for fo.ir of liilntt ftri > ow- "orcil liv illz lnp , n i > lncli > injo"tlon iMinMcil hit * "In vnlU iii niiirli n lip iilvatnl for four of "tlvo hours nflrrwiirdu " HUMS I'IVK liropK I lion ( U crilltiK ) , * t'H Wliprp InrM < lmKKl H uro tint ii | > pllnl wltla the llmmnmul Anluinl IXrnrtK HIP ) ' will l > fl ninllril ( nether wll'i nil oxIatlnR lllerntura on th ' nulijoct , on rptoltit of pilot1 , hy IIIt 01 I'I III \ I II . II11 AI.C < ) . , UllKlllllUll'll , I" . I . ICL'IIN & CO. . AUENTS 1'OH OMAHA , can be IN 4 70 JO WEEKS Our Bond Cunrnntooo no Pay until Cured. A 3STEW DISCOVERY. NO PAIM OR BUSS. NO OPERATION OR DANGER. NO DETEifFION R1QM BUSINESS. Bond for our Now Bool : . NATIONAL RUPTURE CO. 119 S. 14th St- Omaha , Mob. Tor headache ( whether nlclc or nervous ) , tooth ache , niut.il ln. ihoumutNm. lumbago , palui find wenkm-ss In the back , pplne or klilnevn , pallia minimi the liter , pleurlax. swelling of I'll ' Joints ami lulna of nil lilncli the mipllcatlon ol Itailuny'n nraily Keller will afford Immeillati case , nml Its con U nun ! mo for a few days Ofl fects n permanent cine. A CURE FOR ALL Complaints , DYSENTERY , DIARRHOEA , CHOLERA MOSiBUS. A half to a tcam'oonfiil of Ileaily lleltcf In linlt tumbler of water , lepcated n Ttcn B th discharges continue , und Ilinncl unturateil llh Heady IlUlef plutol over the stomncha ol bowels will nfloiil Immediate icllef anil soon eT > feet tt cuie. Inli-rnnlly A halt to a teaspoonful In n tumtx ler ot water , will In n few minutes. cur Crninps. Kjnsms , Sour Stomich. Nnubcn , Vomlt < Ine Hearilmni. Nervousness. Sleepnesneai , Sick Headache , rintulency nml nil Internal pains. Mitlurni In Hi ViirliMW I'ornn Curiul mill riuvmituil. There li not n remedial nwent In the worlJ that will cuio fever nml URtie and nil other ma lm lotis. hllloua nnd othei fevers , nliled hy HAD. WAY'S 1'It.l.S , so qulcltly ns HADWAY'S KEA- ' ' ' ceiits per bottle. Sold by all druggists. SEARLES &SEARLES Nervous Private CUKE 8 spaStal , Disoises TREATMENT BY WAIL. CONSULTATION FUSE. Catarrh. All Diseases of the Hoao. Throat. Chos * . Utomnch. ( .Ivor , Blood bkln and Kldnoy Diseases , Lost NJanhood nnd ALL PRIVATE DI5- UASES OF N1UN. Call on Dr. Searles & Searles , IS THE DEST. NO SQUEAKING. * CORDOVAN. FREHCH&ENAMEUfDCALr. * 4.o 5 ° FlNECAlf&KAH6AKH * 3.5. ° POLICE.3 SOLES. 4sot2. WORKWOMEN , , S FINE.S EXTRA FINE. * 2.17.5BOYS'SCIIOOLSHOES. LADIES' iEND TOR CATALOGUE $ 'W L. DOUGLAS , : - " ' BROCKTON , VMAS3. You run ame money liy uriiilim lliu W. I , . noucliiN 83.OO Hlioo. Hern n M' , wo nro tha lawt manufacturers of this Kr.uloof Rimes lii the world , end Kimrnnlco tin Ir Tftlno liy BtiuniliiK | the imiuo nml prlio on tlio liottom , which protect you nKnlnut high jirleeinml the mlddleman'ii | ui > IIU. Our ulmci cquul custom uorlc In style , easy Illllnir nml wunrlru ; innlltlc | § . Wo have them enld ier ) wlicro ntluner ( irkrifor tlio-Milui'Klvcn Ihnn nny nllicr nmki ) . Tnkonoeub. BlHulo. If joiirduulci cannotsujijily you , vvocan. Sotcl by A. W. Dowmnn Co , , 117 N. ISth. C. J. Cnrlson. I2IQ tt 24th. EllnsSvoriBon , 2003 H 24th. lunalz Nowmnn , 424 S. I3ln. W. W. Flshar , 2U25 Loovonworlh Kelly. StlBsr & Co. . Fnrnnm & 15th T. A. Croaay , 2QOO N at So. Omaha. MEYERS' AUTOMATIC BOILER CLEANER. MfKU" > " .lluiiuliuiitiir , luil. Mechanical devlca for remivlriK nil Impurlllci from boiler ; iiruvuiLltiK DCHUIIK. foam Inn. nUo remove all old ccnle. without the ui > e uf com- { ournl or untiling nut. Kohl ktrlctly on ifuaninlr in Klvv mltafucUon. 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