Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MOtNDAT , SEPTEMBER 3 , 189t. o
Two Enilrcatls Already Inloitstcd in Enter
ing tbo Blantn Gold Gamp.
RUSH TO HIE CAMP CONTINUES UNABATED
Jllcli Strike nl rrcnno.-1'lorro Stockmen
Cnmplnlci of Illfili 1'rdelit Ilntri
Dctrlnrmirnt * nt I'.ilily , X. M.
( Icnvrul Wrilern
Doth the till Granclo and Mlsaourl Pacific
roatls nro understood to have sent special
men to look over the rround at tlic new
camp at Ulnnca and determine the proba
bilities of permanency , output , etc. Mount
IJlanca , on the northwestern slope otwhich
the Rold finds have bean made , says the
Denver News , Is on the eastern sldo of the
San Lula valley and { onus part ot tlio front
range. It Is practically the southern ter
mination of tin Sangro dc Chrtslo range.
Tha camp. It Is claimed , can bo easily reached
by n thirty-mile extension from the San Luis
valley line of the Ulo Grande , which can lie
ImlH at a oomparatlvely small cost. It la
also close to the proposed line ot the Mis
souri Pacific from Pueblo to Crcedc and the
San Juan country by way of Mosca Pass.
The project ivas well under way some time
UK" and wjs stopped l > y the financial de
pression , The people of the new camp nro
very sanguine that one or the other of the
lines will he built.
The rush to the camp continues , there
being 400 town lots staked In the town of
Illanra. The prospects which have had
enough development to show that they are
of value are the Vesuvius , owned by
Frawley , Kunkle & Helstlo ; the Castle Gar
den , wneil by McOrath & Morrison ; the
Annie , owned by Fullenwlder Bros. , and
the Sunflower , owned by Jlcl.ln , Harrison
& UcCluro. Such complaint Is made by
the mining men that farmers from the
valley have come Into the camp and stuck
claim stakes so thickly that the mountain
aheep can scarcely dodge them. This In
terferes with genuine development , but will ,
ot course , worked Itself out la time. The first
town lot was staked by J. M. Chrltton.
The road from Mosca Is crowded with
wagons going to the front.
Engineer John It. Patterson , In speaking of
the camp , says : "There cm bo no doubt
that there are several leads In and near the
camp that will assay $40 to $7,000 & ton ,
and while It may or may not bo free milling ,
yet tlicro Is enough free gold In It to show
colors In washing. 1 do not believe that
the gold Is confined to Arastla gulch , and
the best thing to anticipate from the pres
ent rush Is that a large number of pros
pectors will 1)3 attracted to the Sangrc de
Chrlato range , and being disappointed In
getting a claim In Blanca camp , will pros
pect the range. There Is about fifteen miles
of It between the Maria Ilaco and the Sangre
de Chrlato grants that I would particularly
call their attention to. tt Is alt govern
ment land. Illanca camp Is within one
inllo of the line the Missouri Pacific would
naturally take If built. "
P1EHKI5 SHIPPERS PROTEST.
For the first , time In the history of this
country the stockmen , assisted by the people ,
nro making a vigorous protest against the
Northwestern Railroad company. This
company has always had a monopoly on
PIcrro business and a I BO the shipping In
terests ncross the river , but up until the last
two years they have dealt very fairly , says
a Plcrru correspondent of the Minneapolis
Tribune. During 1893 and 1894 the road
lias grown so unreasonable In Its demands
that they amount almost to extortion. Last
year shipping rates from hero to Chicago
were raised from 38 to 42 cents , and the
raise was accepted by the largo number
of shippers In this county In passive sub
mission. But this year the stock yards
cpmpany has raised the price of switching
In the yards at Chicago from 8 < ) cents to
$2 per car , and the Northwestern company
on top ot this ral. e and In the face ot the
hard times , when beef Is from 75 to 80 cents
lower , comes In and Increases the freight
rates another cent and a half , bringing it
up to the xceedlngly high figure ot 4S %
cents , It is estimated that 20,000 head of
beef cattle will be shipped from this point
this fall , and figuring on this basis these
two Increases foot up over $3,000 to come
out of the pockets of shippers this season.
The stockmen have sent representatives
to Sioux City and Omaha In hopes that these
two cities will hold out to them some Induce
ment to consign their shipments to them.
The price would not have to equal that of
Chicago to let ( hem out , as there would l > o
a saving of over 40 per sent In freight rates
besides a vast saving of shrinkage which Is
lost on the long trip to Chicago ,
The Missouri River Stockman's associa
tion , which is composed cf men who own
collectively herds that will aggregate fully
100,000 head , hsrvo sent n committee to the
Milwaukee road to arrange for shipments
from Chamberlain to Chicago.
niCII STRIKE NEAR FRESNO.
Reports come from Auberoy valley , forty
miles northeast of Fresno , of a rich strike of
gold In a Icdga known as the Mountain View ,
Bays the Sim Francisco Chronicle.
It has been worked for years , but never
until recently has any one sunk deep Into
the ledge. This ledge Is situated near Table
mountain , and In the early days much rich
placer mining WEI8 done In the vicinity ,
The Mountain View mlno Is owned by
parties In Chicago and they have been work
ing It under the superintendence of P. n.
Donahoo. They are running a drift In 1,500
feet to strjko the ledge at a depth of 1,200
foot from the surface , and fifteen men are
doing the work.
They struck rock In two places that la
exceedingly rich. It IS" known to run up
h'- Into the hundreds of dollars to the ton and
I * promises to bo very profitable property. The
exact width at the ledge was not learned ,
but It was satisfactory an J the outlook Is good
In every respect.
This property has always shown ovcry
indication of being a good mine , and with
the present company back of It there Is no
doubt that It will bo thoroughly developed ,
Some of the rock taken out Is so rich that It
Is broken up and sold for specimens. Test-
Inz with the mortar and horn spoon shows
that some of the rook will go $1,000 per
ton.
ton.This
This Is net simply a small pocket , but
the rlchnesH Koems to hold good In the en
tire ledfic , although some streaks are ex
ceptionally rich. The ledge grows wider as
the men go dawn and old miners express the
opinion that It will turn out to be one of the
best In the state.
There Is considerable excitement amonp
the owners ot small mines In the vlcinlt )
and renewed activity Is seen on every hand
P. 11. Donahoo , the superintendent , was ir
Fresno , but loft for the mlno soon after the
news came of the rich strike.
VAST PLACER K1CLDS IN UTAH.
Mr. Oeorgo W. Moody of Delta countj
came up from the canon of the San Juai
below Bluff City , Utah , says the Montezum :
Journal. Mr , Moody has been In thecanoi
for the past tlireo months. He Is an ex
porlenced placer miner and a close observer
and his opinion of the San Juan as a golc
placer field Is entitled to much weight. Hi
says that It IB a mistaken Ide.i that It re
quires nny expensive machinery or paten
process to accomplish the best results li
savin ? gold on the canon bars. Those win
are having the best success are those win
nro employing cheap appliances , with coppe
platci , and caving' the gold by amalgamatloi
In sluice box or rocker , The proper prepara
lion of the copper plato Is the most Importan
matter In connection with placer mining litho
the canon In order to obtain satisfactory re
emits. There Is along the river In th
canqn a stretch of gravel bars fort' '
mlloa In length , according to Mr. Moody'
observation , that will pay from $3 to $
per yard to the man , with the simple proves
at nbovo Indicated. In this field profltabl
employment can be furnished to from 1,50
to2,000 men for several years to como. I
1a predicted that the coming fall and wlnte
will sea not less than 1,000 men at work I
the canon. There will bo a stampede , bu
those who go there will bo men who ar
familiar with the conditions under whlc
they will have to labor and with no cxag
Berated notions of the results to be obtalnei
THE PUCOS VALLEY RAILROAD.
Fine progress Is being mad In the cor
alructloti of the Pecos Vulley railroad betwee
IMiljr and Rcswell , More than lwenty-Uv
miles of track has been laid , and by tt
end ot the month furty-ftvo miles will t
Hectically computed , All tha grading ttl
be finished carJy In September , says the-
Denver Times-Sun , and It Is now tlm expec
tation that trains can run the entire length
of the roail by the first of October ,
In honor oC tha completion of tills Iron
highway there Is to be a grand celebration ,
consisting ot a fair with tne finest exhibit ,
of fruits , grains , grasses and vegetables ever
teen In the Pccos valley , together with a , bar
becue nnd on excellent program ot sports.
Special trains will be run from Chicago , St.
Louis and the Missouri river points for this
occasion. Already many tickets have been
spoken for and a large number trill be pres
ent. Kverythlng points to a more rapid
settlement of the valley In the future , ns It
now has an easy means ot communication
with the outside world , and Its advantages ,
both In raising largo crops by Irrigation
and Its favorable markets , arc being fully
appreciated.
Poor hay crops throughout the country
cannot but redound to the advantage ot
the I'ecos valley farmers. The alfalfa fields
never yielded larger than the present sea
son nor has the hay been of finer quality.
The drouth In Kansas , Nebraska and further
cast will undoubtedly be the cause of many
cattle being brought to the valley for win
ter feeding. In one way and another our
farmers are confidently expecting to realizes
better prices for their crops than has been
the case for sorno time. It would seem that
this anticipation Is well founded.
This appears to bo a new golden age , and
Eddy does not propose to fall behind In the
advancingprocession. . Six miles cast of
the town some ore was found the other day
nnd samples were sent to Colorado Springs
for assay. The result has Just been made
known. This ore runs from ? 4 to | 10 In gold
to the ton , which , considering that this Is
supposed to be purely a farming locality and
the rock was taken from almost on the sur
face , Is claimed to bo a very excellent show
ing. The wonders of the Pecos valley are
today by no manner of means all known or
appreciated ,
GREEN MOUNTAIN GOLD.
ThB 'editor of this paper , says the Gunnl-
son News , " accompanied by William Hill , took
a trip to the Green Mountain gold camp the
other day. While we were much hurried In
our glance through the camp wo were more
than pleased with what we saw. From one
property , the Only Chance , owned by Gilbert
Hros. and others , they are now taking a. car
load for shipment. The ore at present depth ,
ten feet , Is a decomposed quartz from which
assays have been obtained all the way from
eight ounces to HO ounces. High expecta
tions arc being Indulged In legard to that
property and the opinion prevail that the
smelter's return will astonish the old-timers.
R. S. Fisher of Bonanza Is located at
Union Hill and Is doing a nourishing assay
business. Mr. Fisher is very enthusiastic
and says such surface showings have never
been mads before In any camp. Among the
many good showings obtained , he reports
sixty-nine ounces from a specimen from the
Lucky Strike , owned by Ciicnln & Daly.
This claim Is one of the bonanzas II indica
tions go for anything.
Mrs. Jacks has obtained n splendid group
I known as the Scorpion group , and Is flush
ing development work. She enjoys the dis
tinction of having a tull-blown law suit on
hand already.
One noticeable feature Is the enormous
number of men who are prospecting the
country. The gulches contain an average
of three camps to the mile , and the hills
are fairly covered with men , Two towns
are already laid out , Union Hill , near the
Denver City mine , and Diamond City , about
three miles west of that place.
CLAWED BY A DEAIl.
Adam Q. Mechlins , the veteran hunter of
the Sauk. fell under the Jaws of a she bear
the other day and Is now nursing n lame
shoulder and hand and lacerated thigh as n
result of his experience , says the- Seattle
" "
with Joseph Mathlas of Penn
sylvania he was hunting for deer In the
dense undergrowth of the forest east of
Hamilton , In Skagit county , and was pass-
ng through a tWcket in which devil s club
rew profusely. Progress through the un-
ergrowth was most dimcult , and In order
o &eo where they were the two men climbed
o the top of a log that had fallen across
nHher log. All nt once Mcchllng raised
as hand with a warning gesture of silence.
Sh-h-h. I see a fawn's head , " ho wms-
icred , at the same time pointing over the
ops of the bushes to a brown animal some
'ards away that seemed to be eating the
ed berries of the devil's club
"It la a fawn , " ho added bringing his
lub to his shoulder. Taking a steady aim
10" fired , and the animal dropped from sight.
A. moent later there was a commotion In the
irush about twenty yards to the right.
"I struck It , but It Is getting away !
houtcd Mechling. and ho plunged from the
og Into the thicket , determined to capture
ho fawn before It could get further Into the
orest. In a second or two he was at the
jpot where the animal was first seen. As
IB crashed through the brush , suddenly a
ilack object rose up before him , uttered a
smothered growl , struck fiercely at his arms ,
and sent hla Winchester spinning twenty
eel away. The bear , for such It was , Im-
ncdlalely closed 'with him , and down he
went , the savage beast on top , tearing his
clothing to shreds nnd lacerating the flesh In
a dozen places.
Mechling called to Mathlas , who at once ,
sprang to his assistance. AVhen Mathlas
reached his companion's side he found the
> oar lying across the prostrate hunter , the
claws of the left fore foot set In his right
shoulder , the right paw clutching the left
hand and the Jaws closed on the left thigh.
Mathlas placed his gun at the side ot the
animal's head and sent a bulUt crashing
through the skull from Just behind the ear.
The shot apparently produced no effect. He
then touched the bear's skis with the muzzle
of the rifle and flrod a ball through the
heart. Then the beast slowly unlocked Us
laws and rolled -dead from the body oFMech-
llng.
llng.Mechling was helped to a rancher's cabin
nnd his Injuries attended to. Five incised
wounds were found on the thigh , tha shoul
der was badly scratched and ono claw had
pierced the left hand , entering nt the back.
Strange to say , his injuries were compara
tively slight , and he Is now able to be about.
NEURASKA.
Maggie Llngner of Gretnn had one of her
fingers smashed between the cogs of a elder
mill.
AV. A. Hemleben , night clerk at the Pacific
hotel In Norfolk , killed a mink in the rear
of .tho hotel.
Bert Clayton was dragged Into a barbed
wire fence by a runaway teajn and has died
from his Injuries.
Q. W. Strong has sold his creamery at
Falls City to M. Glannlnl. Mr. Strong Is re
turning to New York.
A. 13. Chardo ha& purchased a half In
terest In the Wayne Democrat and will as
sume editorial charge of the paper.
At the meeting ot old settlers at Encilcott
Jasper N. Holvey was elected president , and
It was decided to hold another reunion In the
same- grove naxt year.
Frank Purscll , living three miles out of
Mason City , was handing a gun from a
wagon when It wag occldently discharged ,
nearly tcarlns oft his nTm.
Lizzie Smith , a domestic , has sworn 'out a
warrant for the arrest of John Sonnendela ,
a blacksmith , at Ilromfiold , for assaulting
her , and Sonnenfleld has been arrested.
Rev. U. Spencer of the Auburn Episcopal
church preached his farewell sermon and
has left for California , having accepted the
pastorate ot a church nsar Los Angeles.
Wlillo cutlng- corn near Springfield. Ira
White ncctdently severed a bloud Vvssel In
his shl.i with the point ot his knife , anil the
( low ot blood could not be flopped for a. con
siderable time.
The second annual session of the northwest
Nebraska conference of ti.- Methodist Epis
copal church will convena at Clmdron Sep
tember 12 to 1G. Ilishop Foster of Roxbury ,
Mass , , will preside.
Editor John Albln of the McCool Record
Is sick with typhoid fever , and as he- expects
shortly to bccomo editor ot the York Demo
crat ho announces that he will cease the
publication of the llecord.
Charles Woods was running a steam
thresher over a bridge near St. Edward when
the bridge collapsed and the engine went
through. Woods hail his leg broken , besides
being badly scalded In many parts ot his
body.
A vigilance committee was formed outside
Nellgli recently and the men who were sus
pected of KUnllng- hogs from Rev. Mr , Grif
fiths were notified that six days would be
given them to get out of thecounty. . Two
daya sufficed ,
Only a year and a half ago tru 13-year-old
son of Henry Graves , living two miles south
west of Odell , became subject to a. Jerking
sensation In Ills left eye , and finally became
totally blind. Last week lit dreamed
t , i
Wi8 Are Ready ,
Beautiful Souvenirs They're little , but Oh , my they're fine every man will like
. > : Froe. them , They're in gold They're in silver They're scarf pins
They're dandies They're in the window They're given
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with every suit.
A Fifteen Dollar Suit A perfect suit in sacks straight or round cut single or
For * $5. double breasted six different shades all wool. It's a $15
suit if there ever was one but no matter it will advertise us
get one Saturday.
A Nice Child's Suit We open one of the finest children's departments in the
For 75c. entire west and will show every style from 75c up Knee
pants lOc up.
successors to Columbia Clothing Co ,
9 n . - 13th and Farnatu.
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Mail © rdecs Filled , r \
lights that If he would fire a gun off twice
ila eyesight would be restored. He told his
larents , and his father told , htm to try it.
ilo did It and his sight returned. ,
At the residence of H. T. Donnell at
Ponca , a girl tried to nil the tank of a
gasoline stove while it was burning and a
serious fire was only averted by the prompt
dctlon of J. V. Pearson , who rushed across
the- street when the girl called for help and
extinguished the flames with hot water from
the boiler. In doing BO ho badly burned
his hand.
A largo number of whlto people are attending
the closing exerclsss of the harvest home at
the Omaha reservation , about sixteen miles
north of Lyons. This harvest homo was
organized for tha purpose of Christianizing
and educating the Indians of the Wlnnebago
and Omaha reservations. The leader of the
movement Is Rev. Xevl Levering , an Omaha
Indian , who has been attending Dellevue
college for the past two or three years. Rev.
Mr. Levering is a ready speaker and a young
man of ability. He has all the English
speaking Indians on the reservation Inter-
est'd In this harvest home movement and
expects great good to result. The effect ot
sending Indians away to bo educated Is Just
beginning to bo manifested among the tribe.
THE DAKOTAS.
H. Newcombe , artist of Huron , was
awarded the medal for perfection of work
In class "D" at the national convention of
photographers In St Louis. There were 110
competitors for the prize , from all parts
of the union.
The State Board ot Equalization baa made
a slight reduction In , ' the assessment of Mln-
nchaha county. The assessment made by
the county board was $9,438,012. This has
been cut to $9,422,390. Some of the counties
were considerably raised.
The Valley Land company ot Huron closed
a deal with an Illinois syndicate for fifty
quarter sections of land In Edmunds county.
A largo portion of the tracts are occupied
by renters and under cultivation. The
consideration Is nearly $50,000.
Jol La Croy and 1)111 ) Hey are In Jail at
Faulkton charged with stealing a carload of
cattle from W , C. Pratt's ranch In Hyde
county. The cattle were driven to Faulk
ton and from there they were shipped to
Sioux City , where they were Identified by
Mr. Pratt.
The Faulkton Milling company was or
ganized at Faulkton by the adoption of arti
cles of incorporation , with n capital stock
of . $10,000 , three-fourths of which is already
subscribed , Arrangements have been com
pleted with the railway company for tracks
anil ground , and the work of erecting n 100-
barrcl roller mill will commence at once.
It will be equipped with the very best of
modern machinery.
The annual meeting of the Corn Belt Real
Estate association at Mitchell was attended
by reprssentatlves of eighteen counties , and
was a profitable and enthusiastic gathering.
All members reported a greit deal of Inquiry
from eastern tenant farmers for farm lands ,
with Indications of a largo influx of bet tiers
this fall and next spring. Reports on the
crop conditions showed that the results were
not nearly as bad as first feared.
In view of the fact that corn and wheat
will be a slim crop In Douglas county this
fall , and that the farmers have more hogs
on hand than they have grain to ted , at the
last meeting ot the Hoard of County Com
missioners a resolution was offered by Com
missioner LcCocq recommending that the
county purchase 30,000 bushels' of whiat and
distribute tt among the farmers , taking a
note and bill of sale ot the ho Intended
to bo fattened In paying for said wheat.
The plan meets ivlth general favor.
COLORADO.
Largo melon shipments , are being made
from Rocky Ford.
A company of Ute Indians are giving per
formances at Colorado Springs ,
The Portland mine , Cripple Creek , Is In
creasing Its shipments of first-class ore.
The Puzzle mine , Summit county , has
shipped $83,000 worth cf ore since last Sep
tember.
Ore from the Lexington mine , near Idaho
Springs , is producing ten ounces In gold to
the ton.
The Idlewlld mine , near the Alice , Yankee
Hill district , U to bo worked with a good
force ot men ,
A contract has been let tor sinking the
main shaft of the- Little Giant , Bear Creek
district , another 100 feet.
Rico and Sllverton are fast regaining their
old time prosperity. The new Austin smelter
has helped Sllverton perceptibly ,
At Montgomery. Park county , the Whist
mill has taken out $20,000 since the first ol
the year , U la a ten-stamp plant.
There are said to ba 5,000 acres of potatoes
maturing under the Larimer county ditch
It the yield equals the average of 100 sacks
to the acre , the crop will be worth mora
money than the entire ditch cost.
Cripple Creek places , $100,000 aa the probable -
able cost of the new De Lainar chlortnatlon
plant on the site of the 'destroyed Rosebud
mill.
mill.The
The Tellurldo Journal asserts that there
are more men employed.In San Miguel county
this year than at any previous time in Its
history. Hard rock miners find no trouble
In getting work.
For the week ending August 10 Creede
shipped seventy-six car loads of ore. The
York and Chance has not cut down produc
tion , while the Amethyst has developed some
gold In the lower levels.
In the Leadvllle district the new mill of
: ho Yak Mining company Is turning out con
centrates at the rate of fifteen tons per day.
The main Item of value , is the lead , which
runs from 10 to 25 per cent.
The Fort Collins Courier says the project
ot enlarging the Larimer county ditch from
the river down to the reservoirs , so that a
larger volume ot water can be carried during
flood times , Is being talked of.
Some very rich ore has been struck In
the Nevada mine In the Sllverton district.
Samples of It showed free gold all over It.
This ore body was found between the upper
nnd lower levels , but at present the extent of
the body has not been determined. Five
sacks were taken out , and the contents will
run over $10,000 $ to the ton ,
WYOMING.
The well known hoodoo , the letter Con the
wheat , has made its appearance In Wyoming.
A herd ot thirteen antelope were seen in
the big basin about ten miles from Laramte.
It is reported that parties are killing fish
In Sweetwater county1 by means of giant
powder.
The Burlington extension to Hillings , Mont. ,
is now completed and will be running dally
trains In a few days.
A ranchman living at Jackson's Hole states
that ho caught by trolling twelve trout
which weighed In the aggregate 140 pounds.
A forty-ton smelter is to be built near the
Rock Springs copper mines by local and Den
ver parlies. Some of the ore is worth $100
per ton.
The numerous gold prospects In the At
lantic district are being rapidly developed
this season. Several stamp mills have been
put in and others are contemplated.
William Reeder , a ranchman residing at
Logan , In the northern part ot Swejtwater
county , has received notification from Eng-
gland that he has fallen heir to an estate
valued at $700,000.
The Hock Springs gentlemen who are
operating the hydraulic placer works on
Four-mile cresk , eighty miles south of Raw-
llns , have a gold brick valued at $2,000 , the
returns from one week's clean-up.
A now gold saving machine is at work
on Snake river , and the men are enabled
to cl < 4m up $10 a day each from the gravel
run through it , yet thcro are men who say
that there Is no gold in Wyoming ,
The walls of the mew city hall at Rock
Springs arj beginning'to'rise above the level
of the foundations. Thtr contractor expects
to have the structure rdady for occupancy
by October 1. It will c.ast $25,000.
There IB considerable pt a boom In the Salt
creek oil district. Numerous eastern parties
are coin'ng in and taking up claims. Nine
hundred and thirty-five'Werttflcales ' were filed
In the office of the counr , clerk in ono day
last wfek. L , J {
The colony of Colorado farmers who lo
cate' ' , on the lands of thd Wyoming Develop-
ruont company at Wlicamnd have demon
strated that the flnjj t , at cereals and root
crops can bo grown.,90 , , thcse lands. Every
farmer who located at .WJieatland this season
will raise a magnificent drop of potatoes , oats
and barley. ' '
The hay crop In the- Platte valley Is about
aver with , and the production has been
something enormous. The harvest was much
heavier this year than last , and the num
ber of tons cut and etacked , including alfalfa ,
is greater by one-third than the abundant
harvest of last year. The wheat and oat
crop will bo In about the same proportion.
The Revere and Northern Spy mines have
turned out to be tin properties. What the
owners took to bo silver proved to bo tin ,
The. local" nssnyer , Mr. L. S. Kempher , made
two teats from samples taken from the out
crop , which gave returns of 5 per cent and
C'/j per cent tin. This lode Is ever sixty
feet wide and shows a strong outcrop tor
over 0,000 feet. L.
Tha Lander Clipper says a gentleman Just
returned from Jackson'a Hole confirms the
report of the depredations ot the Indians
In that section. He gays that Iho country
la fairly alive with red sklnn , and that they
are killing game to their heart's content ,
leaving tha carcasses to rot In the nun ,
carrying away tha skins only. They are all
of them provided with passes from Captain
Ray of the Shoslione reservation.
OREGON.
Patrick Gatcn'of OM Is 107 years old. He
has Just been visiting at Corvallls.
A drive ot 2,000,000 feet of logs from the
McKenzlo has been delivered to the liar-
risburg Saw Mill company.
Soap creek , Polk county , has some newly
discovered soda springs , which the next Icglv i
laturo will bo asked to appropriate money to
improve.
An army of crickets , that has been marchIng -
Ing north from the Malheur country , arrived
at Blue Mountain springs , at the head of the
John Day valley.
Ike Banta of Seal Rock gold-saving ma
chine fame has left for the Itlg Bend coun
try with ono ot his machines. Owners ol
land lying along the Columbia have sent for
him.
him.At
At least ten car loads of chlttum bark
will be shipped from Eugene east during this
summer. This Industry has scattered con
siderable money throughout Lane county
during the past two or three years.
The large flour mill erected by Martin
Brandon on Lost river , at the new town of
Merrill , is nearly completed. This mill Is a
largo threo-story building and Is substantially
built , and is located In the midst of one ot
the largest and finest wheat-growing sections
of the Klamath country.
The Lebanon paper mills expect to pay
out about $12,000 for straw this year. The
price paid to the farmer for straw Is 50 cents
per load , nnd teamsters receive $2 per ton for
hauling. The mills will consume this year
all the straw available In the vicinity ot
Lebanon , and teamsters are hauling from
the prairies a dozen miles away.
The whistle of the woolen mill Is delight
ing the Bandonltes , The buildings have
been nicely painted up nnd "Bandon Woolen
Mills" Is painted on the roof In large letters ,
which can be read for a mile or two out at
sea. The company has been making buggy
robes , and have some fine samples on hand.
They will commcnoj making blankets next.
A Drain correspondent has an entry In the
champion plucky-girl contest. His candidate
lives in the Shoestring settlement. From
April 1 to Juno 1 , this year , slio plantad
three acres ot potatoes , did all the cooking
and sewing for the family , milked four cows ,
fed the calves , pigs and chickens , shot three
hawk : ) and a wildcat , set the dog on eighteen
tramps , attended thirteen dances and three
picnics , read five dime novels , and set up
four nights In the week with her beau.
The Astorlan has , an amusing account of
the landing ot a hull near Knappton , from
the steamer Kcllpse , which was new and
novel in Its way , and doubtless was enjoyed
by the bovine. On reaching the desired
spot th ? blowing ot several whistles brought
two men In a skiff out to the steamer , some
distance from land , To the uninitiated mind
the question arose aa to the lack of capacity
of the skiff to hold the animal. But men who
knew their business were In charge. A rope
was thrown to the men In the skiff , at
tached to the horns of the bull , and by leadIng -
Ing the animal to the sldo'of the steamer , a
dextrous and concentrated pull of the crow
landed the animal overboard In twelve feel
of water. It only took a few moments for
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his lordship to appear at the surface ot the
water , blowing like a porpoise , with hla toil
slightly elevated In the nlr , heading for the
shore and towing the boat along at a rapid
pace.
WASHINGTON.
It Is rumored that the government post
at Port Townsend will shortly bo abandoned.
Prairie fires have swept over 1,500 acres
of the rich bunchgrass on the Colvllle Indian
reservation.
Whitman county has decided on a Bite
near Elbarton for the poor farm and $4,400
will be paid for It.
The plant known as China lettuce Is get
ting a good start In some sections ot Asotln
county , and steps will be taken at once to
prevent Its further spread.
Jefferson county is much grieved at a re
cent ruling of Secretary Hoke Smith , by
which It stands to lose a bill of $300 for
taking care of some shipwrecked Alaska In
dians last winter.
The Snake River Fruit Growers' associa
tion will ship this season 1GO carloads ot
fruit to eastern points. The association's
shipments thus far have aggregated 10,050
boxes , or sixteen carloads.
The Palouso is a great country. Not only
are the greatest wheat crops of the world
raised here , but the most wonderful ot many
other things are here seen. That's what
Joseph Oakes ot near lindlcott thinks , and
ho has good reasons for hla opinion. On
Friday evening last his little child of 2 or 3
years was inUsml by the mother. She
finally heard thu child crowing and laughing
in the yard , and going out found the little
one silting on the ground , whtlo twined
around its neck and shoulders , and partially
celled In Us lap , was an enormous rattle
snake , whoso triangular head was swaying
u'nd vibrating about the child's face. The
snake was snatched away and dispatched ,
when it was found that the baby was entirely
unhurt.
What is supposed to be a kind of clam
has been discovered at Point Defianceby A.
M. L. Hawks. No ono locally can be found
who can tell to what species It belongs , so It
h ? & been sent to the Smithsonian Institute
for examination.
Sturgeon fishing at ICalama has been an
Important factor in developing the farms sur
rounding Kalama , as well as the town Itself.
Many persons who havi > ranches fish during
the winter and have all the summer to put
In their crops and develop their farms.
There will be twenty-eight canneries pack
ing on the Traser this season , which have
taken out 560 fishing licenses. About 1,300
licenses have been Issued altogether for the
Fraser this year , which Is 200 more than
last year and double the number of four
or five years ago.
Skagit county will petition congress , as
-v.oll as the state legislature , to take measures
to protect the valley against the damage by
another flood. Last spring's losses foot up
to $500,000. To dredge the mouth ot the
Skagit river and to dike the banks will re
quire from $125,000 to $200,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cattle shipments in northern Montana are
Jus ( beginning.
Eastern capitalists have arranged to take
the bonds of the proposed Monterey &
Fresno railroad.
Thei big dam across Stevenson creek nt
Pine Ridge has been badly cracked by an
earthquake shock ,
Since- the building boom struck Caldwell ,
Idaho , the town has been overrun with con
tractors from Boise City.
Crops are said to bo below the average In
the Central Rio Grande valley of Now
Mexico on account of the lack of water.
The Shoshone shops are to be closed per
manently September 1. and It is understood
ths machinery will be moved to Pocatello.
The Burlington extension to Hillings , Mont , ,
Is now completed north from Sheridan to
the Crow agency , a distance of seventy miles ,
and the company expects to commence run
ning dally trains.
The Municipal Investment company of Chicago
cage has purchased the water works In
Albuqucr < iU3 and Santa Fo for over $500,000.
Big Irrigation ditches will be run to furnish
water to Irrigate 100,000 acr&s of New Mexico
land.
It Is stated that two women kidnapped a
female Chinese slave In Los Angeles Satur
day night and took her to San Francisco ,
presumably to save her from a life ot de
bauchery. The Chlnoso in Chinatown are
considerably worked up over the matter.
The Coeur d'Alcno Indians ar * taking steps
to prevent the carrying of concealed weapons
upon the reservation. Louie McChcel , the
Indian polios , arrested a white man with a
revolver upon his person Thursday , nnd
fined him $5 for carrying the same , But
falling to pay the fine , his revolver was
taken In lieu of the fine.
The Plute Indian prophet of Walker lake ,
who caused such a furore among his people
several yearn ago by announcing the coming
of the Indian Messiah and originating the
ghost dance , Is at his old business again
with now tricks. He announces the end of
the world to take place soon by a mighty
rush of waters that will tear down the
mountains and make a plain of the earth.
Reports from the Yukon state that the
gold mines ore yielding more gold than usual.
The Bertha brought down $100,000 worth of
dust. The miners lost largo quantities of
stores by the floods , and it Is feared that
provisions will run short for the winter.
It Is expected that at least 1,400 whites
will winter on the Yukon this year. During
the last winter the thermometer registered
32 degrees b'low zero along the-coast , and
Indians say such cold weather has never
before been known there. Eighteen Indians
starved to death. .
Shlloh's Cure , the great cough and croup
cure , Is In great demand. Pocket size con
tains twenty-five doses , only 23 cents.
Children love It. Sold by druggists.
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A graphic Idea ot the Immense size of
Siberia may ba gleaned from tha following
comparisons : All the states , kingdoms ,
principalities , empires , etc. . of Europe ( ex
cept Russia ) and all of Iho United States , In
cluding Alaska , could ba pliccd side by aide
In Siberia and yet the uncovered tpaco would
ba equal to a country containing an area
of 300,000 square miles ,
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pallia mound the liver , pleurisy , swelling of tlie
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Summer Complaints ,
DYSENTERY , DIARRHOE& ,
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