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    THE OMAJTA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. SEPTEMBER in ,
Largo E-enm of Eicb OIQ Opened in tlio
Piku'a Peak at Cripple Oreok.
A SAN MIGUEL SFRFAK RUNS S20 A POUND
Alaskan SH I in fin Cntcli Vrrjr r.iirfin Tiirnn-
lulat AlongtMho L'rrck In Wyom
ing .New * Notm ol Hie
Northwest.
Tlie great Pike's 1'ea.k U in bonanza now ,
in bonanza us It never was before. In times
pant a rich seam In the porphyry of an Inch
or two Inches , or thief Inches at the furthest ,
was a big tiling , says a Cripple Creek special
to the Denver Republican , but Iho vein in
the second level la now widened to fully two
mid one-half Ccct , ami through this body
there are Btreaks ot ere that would assay
fully 100 ounces ot cold to the ton. Tlio
average ot this enormous ore body has not
yet been mad ? , liut something unprccedenl
Jnay be expected ,
It wan the general opinion In camp two
months ago that the Pharmacist had been
worked out. During the strike , when
closed down , practically every miner that
had been employed tliero waa free to say
that there wax not a car load ot smelting
are left stitiding in tlie mines. Quite nat
urally , people believed tilts' and It will be
a surprise to everybody to know that 196
sacks ot ore was sent from this property
tlio other day that Manager Rowan be
lieves will average at least $100 In geld to
thu sank , Ol course this waa all closely
selected , but outside of Iho Backed ore ,
about 100 tons of quartz of excellent grade
\\-at sent to the market. Unofficially , it Is
announced that no more ere -will be hoisled
from the Pharmacist far some time , owing
to the differences between the owners.
John To in p Id us , L. Butler and O. Hanson
a few dajs ago found a vacant pleco of
ground 80x160 feet In size cast and a trifle
south of the Longfellow claim , below Hull's '
camp , where a big strike was made a few
dnys ago , and frcm which shipments are now
being made. Tlie hoys at once located tlie
ground , and from appearances the name
they gave the claim a few days ngo Is far
fn m appiojirlate The Unfortunate. When
tha Republican represntntlve stopped at the
Iiolo today some fine leaking quaitz was being
liotaled , and from appearances the ore was
much better there than being mined In the
Longfellow , of which the Unfortunate Is an
oxtensli n. Tottipklns and partners felt con
fident that they could put the hole down
directly on tjp if their vein , but after going
about thirty feet and gaining bolld founda
tion , they were compelled to drift , and start
ing north they found the lode within ten
feet. The vein matter Is all finely crystal
lized and a little of it panned showed it to
have value.
ThetEIs more excitement in mining circles
over Gold hill than there has been for two
years'paat. It will be icmemberod that this
is the hill Hint had one of the first pro
ducers In the camp , the Lone Star property
belonging to the original Anaconda consoli
dation , t'cachey and others who have a
lease on the Lone Star No. 2 are now taking
out ore that wilt pay well.
The Gold King Is hoisting a lltttle quartz
that is spotted all over with gold. The
lilll Is covered with prospectors and speci
men hunters are numerous.
U1CII STRIKE AT OPIIHl.
Not a week passes but what several retorts
leave San Miguel county propertlss for the
Denver mint. They will bo more numerous
ns the season advances , and two or three
largo gold producers now idle are again
worked to their normal capacity , says a Telluride -
luride special to tlie Denver News. The ex
tension of the San Mugucl tramway to the
mouth of the Hamburg tunnel Is about com
pleted , which will dispense with the expensive
ere chutes heretofore used and enable a
much larger amount of ere to be delivered
at the largo mill. When the connections are
nil made a quantity of ere sufficient to keep
seventy or eighty cf the 120 stamps steadily
dropping will bo taken from the mines dally.
This will Incrcasa tlio gold output of San
Miguel county at least one quarter over the
present production. As has before been
stated , frcm elglit to ten feet of high grade
gold bearing quartz was recently encoun
tered In driving the Hamburg upraise , which
Insures profitable returns whenever the ere Is
treated.
Mr. 1C. II. Teats has taken a lease on the
Northotn Ohio mine from the San Miguel
Consolidated , and has a f < .rce of men at work
developing. Assays have shown the quartz
to carry from $15 to over $1,000 per ton in
gold. The vein was cut through the crosscut
nnd a rich strike was made , nlth ugh the
exact value cannot be ascertained yet. The
Northern Ohio Is one of tlie Champion group
In Hear creek district , to the ere will be
hauled over the bucket tramway and treated
at the 120-stamp mill.
An exceedingly rich strike was made on
the Suffolk nt Ophlr a few days ago , While
running a winze ore was encountered which
runs $29 $ per pound. Eighteen tens of dirt
taken from the winze and thrown on the
dump ran ? 900 per ton. This la not a pocket ,
but n large , continuous streak of high grade
ere which multiplies the value of the mine.
SAN JUAN'S SILVER.
There have been some marvelous develop
ments of ore going on throughout San
Juan county this year and for promising
results the Silver Queen Is no second In the
race , aays the Sllverton Miner. This prop
erty is situated in Mastodon gulch nnd In
the Immediate vicinity ot the famous
Bunnyslde extension mine. The property -
orty was purchased by Messrs. Mar
tin nnd Smith of Kearney , Neb , , in 1881 ,
and while it was n mere prospect. These
enterprising and .energetic gentlemen have
devoted their personal attention to the
property every summer Blnco and devel
opment made during these years has re
warded their efforts by disclosing to them
a. body of as fine ore as lias ever been
shipped from thai locality. After the pur
chase of the Silver Queen other locations
were made , the Alamaden , Ida I ) . . Leslie I ) ,
and Maud S. were located. In 1882 patent.
were. Issued upon the Silver Queen and Ala-
mailon ; the ethers are still unpatentcd. Thi
group cover an area 1,200 by 1,500 feet. The
development la principally upon the Sllvei
Queen , which Is the leading claim , nnd con
stituting 601110 COO feet cf opened ground.
The upper level abounds In very rich on
running from 300 to 2,000 ounces In sllvei
nnd from four to thirty-one , ounces In gold
A stopo has been started In this level , am
over three cars ot this erado of ore Is now
ready for shipment. From three shot :
placed In the cropplngs above the uppei
workings , over 1,000 sacks ol ere \\ere gain
ercd , The middle and loner levels are no
In so far as the upper one , nor is the erse
so compact or high grade. It averages slxt ;
odd ounces In silver , and from five to etcvci
ounces In sold. The ore In these level
ia the Bnmo In character as that above , nm
It Is expected thdt when they are extendei
further , the fabulous richness of the uppe
level will bo encountered there. Six dlf
ferent samples taken from stopo now belli ;
opened In upper workings give assay re
turnH as follows :
li.5 ozs gold . . . , . , 1,29) ozs sllve
4.4 ozs K < ) ll. . . , . . , . . , . , , , &S8 ozs sllve
29.8 oza guUI , , . . .2'A ozs dllve
4.8 oza KOld 1.1EO ozs sllve
4.4 ozs gold. . , , . , , . . , -IK ozs Hllve
4,6 oza gold , 105 ozs sllve
All lovrlj arc In Rood ore ; there are twent
men at work , and Messrs. Smith and Martin
having sold out their business Interests In th
east , Intend giving the property tholr un
divided attention and to work a full fore
continually and Increase the output ol th
mine to Its utmost capacity.
AN INVASION OF TARANTULAS.
Lake creek Is a Candida to for promlnenc
Just now , says the Saratoga Sun , owing-
the fact tint a number of tarantulas hav
been discovered In the houses on that stream
At the ranch of A. G. Bullock nineteen hav
be-on caught ; at the homo of Robert Qroonu
just above there , ten moro hove been fouu <
and at the ranch of John Mead , on a branc
ot that creek , seven moro were discovered
They ara all sizes , from email ones th
bio ! of a. halt dollar , to big * ones th-j
would cover ( ho palm of ono'a ham
"Word comes from the ranch ofMItar
MeaJ , on lower I'asa creek , that they hav
been killing enormous "spiders" daw
there , and the Inference Is that the dead !
tarantula lias found a. foothold there. li
deed , It sterna quite probable that they ma
be numerous on both Pnss and Lake creak :
JIow they found llulr way to that local It
ts mere conjecture probnbly a supplr ol '
lias been transported from New Mexico , Ari
zona , or coma other country In a pack , or
tome vehicle.
The people of Lake creek arc just now
quite ulilc nwako atid on Hie lookout cnntln-
nally for tbe deadly reptile , end they will bo
exterminated it possible.
WHEN P1QS DHftlN TO I'LY.
There Is a hog ranch northeast ot Wood
land park which has ben the scene of a
l > ccull.ar Incident within the pa t two we-efcs ,
says the Fremont ( Wash. ) llcvlew. The ranch
in Bltn.itoil near the shores of Green lake ;
tall flr trees , nomc of the mightiest tnonarclis
of the forest , surround it , anil It li a quiet ,
restful place , no noise to disturb one. except
the gentle grunt ot the pig or nn occasional
arnica ! from the tame souice. About a month
-ago the proprietor began to miss his pigs ,
An Investigation was made , but without
avail , nnd stilt the pigs disappeared. At
Jast , one day , two wcck ago ono of the
boys on the ranch saw whut looked like a
largo bint fluttering over one of tha pig
pens. Suddenly It swooped down on a large
fat porker , but this time piggy was not
doomed to die. for the alarm had been given
and the bird of prey -was shot from ambush
and killed. It was found to be a large
golden eagle , and had feasted on about thirty
pigs at the expense ol the proprietor.
GOLD IN MONTANA.
Parties from Hock creek report that ( here
Is considerable excitement over some recent
discoveries made in that section , says a
Mlssoula special to the San Francisco Ex
aminer. Hock creek comes Into the MIs-
soutn river nbout twenty miles east of Helena.
Uonltu Is the nearest station , on the
Northern Pacific. The country has been
known lo contain gold for many years.
Welcome gulch , one on the trlbutnrle-s ot
Hock creek , was worked extensively during
the early days ol placer mining In Montana ,
but was never classed as one of the rich
gulches. Welcome was worked for a number
of years by Chinamen and white men have
mined In It more or le J continuously of
recent years with only moderate success.
The new discovery that has attracted at
tention recently to the district was made by
two Swedes not familiar with mining. The
ore Is said to assay from JSO * to $1,000 In
gold and some very handsome specimens of
gold quartz have been exhibited as coming
from It , Phlllpsburg parties have obtained
a bond on the property for $20.000. paying
$1,500 down. They arc working about twenty
men. A number of prospectors from Phlllps-
burt and other parts have rushed In and
there are now about 200 men In the camp.
They are coming In at the rate of lltteen or
twenty a day. A large number of locations
have been made , some of which are said to
be good prospects. The present indications
are that there will be a big rush Into the
camp this fall.
SALMON INDUSTRY GOOD.
Ths bark Harvester , which has arrived
from Karlulc , brought the latest news ot the
Alaska salmon run , says a San Francisco
special to the Denver Times-Sun , and con
sidering tlie la < encss cf the season this year ,
the retuins are very good for the combine.
Last year the catch resulted In about 00,000
cases and this year's run will amount lo very
near the same. Tlio return. It Is said , will
liave the effect of making the market stable
if there Is no heavy demand from England.
In tlie latter event the price of salmon will
advance according to the demand.
"The Hngllsh market , " said a gentleman
who Is thoroughly posted en the situation ,
"bought very sparing of tis last year , on ac
count of the largeness ot the British catch ,
but this year several English buyers have
placed heavy orders on the market.
"From reports received from Alaska the
run has been light In some places , but has
averaged up welt at other points. In south
western Alaska there has been n shortage ,
but this Is not of so much consequence as
the- greater portion of the output there Is the
pink or cheap variety of salmon. At Karluk ,
I understand , the catch has been very good ,
The winter there extended very little into
the spring months , so that the season was
a. short one ,
"The loss at tlmo was made up , however ,
by excess of work , and the canneries werft
run at their full capacity. The run has
ceassd and the season has closed.
"Nearly 600,000 cases , have been put up
by the canneries of the combine. Nearly all
this lot has been placed and not a little of
Is Is already out of. second hands.
The market this year opened at 95 cents
a dozen , which was B cents below last year's
opening price. This was a month ago , and
it was only a short tlmo before the price
advanced to 97 % cents and finally at $1.
"Outside the combine there are several
independent canneries being run , among them
being those of the Pacific Steam Whaling
company , 'Wheaton , Creon & Co. , James
Madison and others. Their full catch Is
not known yet , but there is no doubt that
It has been fairly successful. It will prob
ably amount In all to 100,000 cases , Some
ot this , nearly all , In fact , has been placed
The British Columbia catch has not been
up to the average this year , and Is at least
25 per cent off. This fact makes the out
look Cor Alaska salmon much brighter , as
the- possibilities are greatly Increased for
considerable more of It finding Its way to the
English market.
A WONDEKFUL LAKE.
A camping party of Salem men Is Just
homo from the Ktamath country , says the
Portland Oregonlan. They are very en
thusiastic regarding the scenery , and chal
lenge any place beneath the sun to produce
more grandeur to the sight than the rugegd
lands ot that section. The Ida math reserva
tion is a fine region and Is inhabited by a
hearty race ot Indians. Mr. Patterson says
an Indian that weighed 275 pounds , who had
curly hair and a number of other singular
characteristics , was noticed. This is hardly
what could be classified ns a phenomenon ,
aa n negro barber lived only a
sliort distance away In an adjoining
town. But the grandest sight , say ths
hunters , was Crater lake. This Is a body
of water 4Ux6'4 miles In dimensions , having
no apparent outlet. Net a fish of any kind
Inhabits the waters. Two efforts were made
to plant the lake with trout , but it seems
that they have no means ot living and die
off In a short time.
Whllo the party was at the lake they en
countered a surveying outfit , who were mak
ing a geodetic survey , nnd their figures
showed that the lowest bluff on the lake was
250 feet from the top to the level ot th
water. It was found that the depth of thE
water was 1,996 to 2,000 feet , clear as Frcnct
plato glass. The country broken , grazing
good and stock raising Is a paying business
NEBRASKA.
\Vausa wants a creamery.
Editors from northeast Nebraska will mee
at Norfolk September 24.
J , H. Black & Son have raised Iwentj
acres of celery on their farm near Kearney
r Ilev. John Power has accepted the pas
tcrate cj the Congregational church a
Kearney.
"A young lawyer from the east" has pur
chased the Wood Hlver Gazette from Sell
I1. Moblfy.
Nelson wheelmen have put up $25(1 ( li
prizes for the bicycle races to be held thcr
September 20.
William Illovctt was arrested at his honr
near Kdlson charged with attempting to kll
P. Drolthaupt near Oxford July 18.
The thirteenth annual convention of th
Nebraska State Firemen's association wil
be held in Norfolk , commencing- January IE
Pawnee City Ancient Order United Work
men ladge had a picnic nt Edwards' grove
Master Workman J. G. Tate delivered a :
tuidrcsa.
James II. Hlggs , formerly a well know
newspaper man of O'Neill , Is again In th
y ranks of Journalism , having purchased th
i , Randolph Times.
0
Ilev. P. SJoblom , D , I ) . , has been elcclc
pastor cf tha Swedish Lutheran church a
Wakcflekl to succeed Ilev. J. 1
AurelluSr Dr. Sjoblom cornea from Kergu
Falls , .Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gordon were on
Jok.-r.cy from Denkelman to their home a
I'avvnee City when their chlM w s strlcke
with an attack ct Intlammatlon of thebral
anil died before they reached their destlna
tlon.
George Stohlman , a Casj county furine
slept on a porch outsltle his house one- <
those hot nights and during his alumbei
he fell off his perch , sustaining1 Injurti
which will compel him to keep to tt
house for some timeto come.
Friends ot Mrs. H. M. IIopew ll , saya tl
Tekamah Herald , will be glad to hear ot hi
recovery , as she considers berselt healed b
faith , Mrs , Hopewell lias been an invall
lor fifteen years until Sunday , August 2' '
when she arose ami went out to breahfa :
with the family , announcing lo them that st
wai uealed , having laid aside her medlclr
and ear trumpet three flay * before. She says
she Is still improving and able to do her own
work now.
Old "Jubilee" Jolinson , noted colored
citizen of Schuyler , died last week , He was
born about the second year of the century
and had ttvtca been Raid an n. slave on the
auction block. Ilia disposition was kindly
and peaceable and many ot the citizens of
Schuyler will miss him.
The Illalr Pilot la raising an outcry about
the open wiy In which the disreputable
houses In that city are being run , ami com
plains that several at them are extensively
patronized by oftlclals whose business It
should be to suppress them. The Pilot pub
lishes the names of some of the guilty
parties ,
William Buetowr was culling corn when ,
through a mistake , he got In the way ot
the blade of his machine and the knife cut
a long deep gash In the calf of his leg. Hones
nos taken to town as quickly as possible
ami the wcund was dressed by a physician ,
who says that no permanent damage has
been done to the limb ,
Headers of The Bee will recall the efforts
that were made by this paper after the
greit blizzard ot January 12 , 1833 , on behalf
lit come ol those who suffered most from Us
effects , ami will bo Interested In the fol
lowing story , -which Is taken from the Sew-
ward Blade , concerning one of those who
were relieved. The story refers to
Lena Schlesclmann ( Lena Webcke ) , the
frozen school girl , for whom there was such
a large amount ot money contributed that
Prof. Ilnrkett , then county superintendent
of Seward county , was appointed her guardian ,
Lena has just come ot age and Mr. Durkett
lias made a settlement In he probate court.
The guardian's report shows that he received
a total of | 5,019.BC from various sources for
her benefit. During the past six years most
of this money lias been loaned out on real
estate , secured by first mortgages. Her
guardian. In the meantime , has furnished
her with two artificial llmba , paid all her
expenses while attending the Lincoln
public schools and Union college and
turns over to his utml t4,939.-IR in cash and
notes for her support , Lena nnd her people
are well pleased with the result and have
presented the professor with a beautiful
rocker BB a token of esteem. It Is proposed
to Invest the money in a farm near Mllford
for Lena's benefit , Bee readers will be In
terested to be reminded that (1,075 10 ot the
amount named above was contributed
through the medium of thU paper.
THE DAKOTAS.
J. B. Coyle ot Everest , N. D. , while chicken
hunting , killed a pelican measuring nine feet
from tip to tip and weighing eighteen pounds.
This specie Is seldom seen flying over North
Dakota soil.
The secretary of the Interior has approved
the allotments In severally to the Yankton
Indians In Soutli Dakota , There are 1,400 al-
lotees , and the allotments embraced over
100,000 acres.
On a tract of land , lese than twenty-five-
acres , at Huron , Al Cram will harvest more
than 30,000 heads of cabbage and 10,000
watermelons , to say nothing of an Immense
crop of potatoes. The tract was irrigated
with water taken from the James river by
means of a water wheel.
In the Black Hills tvlicat snows a yield ot
thirty bushels per acre , anil oats 11 fly to
sixty bushels , with a vary good potato crop.
In .that region all crops are good in Lawrence
and Mcjde counties , and portions of I'en-
tiington. The other counties ha\e suffered
more or less from the general drouth.
In view of the extensive forest fires In
Michigan and Wisconsin , c\ery precaution
Is being used to prevent slmlllar fires In the
Black Hills , Government Timber Agent Fay ,
stationed nt Rapid City , has made arrange
ments with the telephone company to notify
him promptly of any timber fires that may
occur either day or night , nnd steps " 111 im
mediately be taken to put them out ,
Matters In connection with the state fair
and grain palace at Aberdeen are moving
along In an excellent manner. The state fair
buildings arc being put in first class shape
and the race track Is said by horsemen lo
be In excellent condition. Several line strings
of horses are already entered and there is
every Indication that the speed program will
be ai drawing card. Work oa the grain
palace decorations Is progressing rapidly , a
largo force being continually employed.
Farmers of North Dakota are indignant
at persistent attempts to misrepresent the
wheat yield. Sworn official returns from
fifty towns In Cass county show a decrease
In the acreage of about 10 per cent and in
many of the counties It is greater , for the
reason that farmers arc summer fallowing ,
raising flax ami otherwise diversifying. In
six Red river \alley counties producing the
bulk of wheat , the crop Is spotted. In a
tew Instances there is a large yield , that is ,
from fifteen to thirty bushels , but In most
cases It Is ten to lltteen , In many six to ten
and In some an entire failure. The best
Judges estimate the failure at about C per
cent In those counties , while In the western
half of the state there Is Jess than one-third
of a crop.
WYOMING.
The North Park country Is to be pros
pected for placer gold by Denver parties.
The fall shipments of sheep to market from
the western part cf the state have begun.
Fifty-six double-decked cars were sent that
way already to be loaded for market.
The other day a Mexican residing In Sweet-
water county rode eighty miles in six and
n halt hours in order to secure the services
of a physician for a sick woman. He used
three horses In making the ride.
"Whentland Is a new agricultural settlement.
The crops there this year arc very fine and
the shipment of produce from there this fall
will be very large. Fully 100 carloads of
potatoes and 30,000 bushels of oats will be
among the shipments.
It Is estimated that there are In Sheridan
county 500,000 acres of land susceptible of
Irrigation. From the latest reliable statis
tics at hand there are now over 300,000 acres
under ditch , 50,000 ot which , the county
clerk estimates , are under cultivation.
The other day the Craig stage coach was
overturned when Hearing that postoulce. The
vehicle turned over twlco before striking
the bottom , of a gulch and five passengers in
It were all more or less badly Injured. The
inmates consisted of a hunting party from
Denver , The accident was caused by a
washout in the road , which thed river be
lieved could be crossed , In safety.
COLORADO.
The Beam process mill at San Miguel , re
turned J3Q per ton in gold on ores from the
Montana mine.
In Pine creek district the Hubornocker
lode claims credit for an clevcn-cunce gold
retort , extracted from three cords of mill
dirt ,
The Spencer Gold Tunnel Mining and Mill
ing company ts building a stamp mill In the
Goose Creek district. It expects to bgln
forwarding ore early iu October.
The entire Green mountain district , south
of Gunnlson , is alive with prospectors , and
rich strikes are reported dally. Three towns
have already sprung up In tbe district ,
Under the Fort Morgan canal the crop of
' alfalfa will foot up to at least 10,000 tons ,
and under other ditches In the- county will
show yields equally good , although under no
a other la the acreage as large.
A largo grizzly gear which has been troub
ling the community at Debequc for some
time , was pursued and killed after much ex
citement and spirt on the part of the hun
ters. He weighed SET ) pounds.
The last shipment of ore from the Victor
mine , Cripple Creek. 120 tons , gave returns
exceeding $400 per ton. There are sixty-
three men at present , on the pay roll and the
number will be Increased to ninety by the
middle of September.
The Palegrove brothers , who have been
working on a promising lead near the hall
way house on the cog road at Colorado
Springs have struck the vein. A lest assay
was made and returned thirty ounces In gold ,
or nearly | GOO per ton.
Tha South Doulder placers are again In
working order , the damage done by the June
flood having been fully repaired. The com
pany Is Issuing two giants , and has thirty
men on Un pay rolls. It expects a heavy
cleanup toward the end ot the season , a :
the gravel la fairly rich.
A novel scheme In the Irrigation resources
Is being discussed at Flortnce , A ditch will
be dug In the cold reulan ot the mountains ,
which will nil with water and freeze during
the winter and thaw In the spring , affording
an abundance of water for irrigation pur
poses. The farmers favor the project.
Parties juat in from the placer digging ;
on the Dolorea , near Itlco , bring most en
couraglng news from the prospecting no ?
going on at what is known as the Snydei
bars. Several large pieces oC Hake goli
were taken out near bedrock in trenchlnt
the bar preparatory to putting in slulci
boxes. The tint load nfj lumber v.as taken
to Ihe Snyilcr bar and in a few days the
ownen expect to rmvc''sluce5 ' ! working ,
The Rifle IloVelllo'"states thai contracts
liars been signed to ? h" proposed additions
to the ( ir.iss vnlley , < Um , the completion ol
which will water many thousand acres. The
capacity of the present r'e'scrvolr it 400 acres ,
and the completion nt the additions soon to
bo made will Increiijs the capacity nearly
thirteen times.
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Quartz veins six tp ; eighteen Inches thick
lying In & blanket , ffnnatlon have been dis
co * creel oft along tljo tributaries ot Cherry
creek , twenty mUea.from . Denver , In the
vlclnltjot Parker and , niliabeth , not six
mile * from either plate ; These veins , where-
opened have shown , .uniform strength and
richness , Ihe value ofikt e ore running from
$0 to $35 per ton. The quartz U decomposed
and apparently free milling. Tests made by
the- pan Indicate , in come Instances , colors
too numerous to be counted. Quite tinum _
ber of prospectors are at work along the
dra-ns lending Into Cherry creek , and , It Is.
said , each one ot them has been successful
In uncovering this blanket vein , which lies
perfectly Hat , and In many places very near
the surface.
OnEGON.
Dame Is plenty on the western slope of
the Southern Cascades.
Seven wagona from Long Creek , loaded
with wool , came into Pendleton the other
d.y. . They totic back $700 In groceries.
The 4,000,000 feet cf logs cut on the upper
McKenzle river have been delivered to J ,
C. Goodale at the Coburg sawmill , This.
Iscne of the largest drives ever made in.
Oregon.
W. S. Byers purchased 6,000 bushels of
wheat nt Pendleton Saturday at 28 cents , 2
cents above themarket. . Owing to the low
water at 111110111)0 ) river the flouring mill U
only turning out about 300 barrels ot flour
dally.
A .Mr. Simmons , residing nt the upper end
at Lake Lablsh , has had an acre ot cran
berries In successful cultivation some years
and Is going to Increase the extent of his
patch. He has sold his crop here every year
at an average of 75 cents a gallon.
The reservoir at the head of Pine creek ,
Ilaker county , has been opened. This res
ervoir was built In 1889 by the Nelson'Placer
Mining company. It Is high up In the moun
tains , being 7,500 feet above Ihe sea level ,
and is a natural level place , containing about
seventy-five acres , with a dam twenty feet
high. They catch the melting snow In the
sprlnjr anil when water gets low tn the sum
mer , open It , which gives them plenty ot
water.
W. T. Casey Informs the Prlnevllle Review
that en his ranch at Powell Duties , a water
spout occurred last spring , digging a trench
through ono sldo of his Held. The
trench was so deep that It exposed the bed
rock In a number of places. At one ot these
points a nice , cool spring ot water flows ,
where there was no sign of water before Iho
trench was dug , There appear to b3 veins ot
water near the surface all through the desert ,
II ono only knew where to dig to strike them.
An old and very rare silver win about the
size of our half dollar was found some time
ago on Day's creek by John Ash , On the
face it bears the Inscription "Libre Tor Con-
stituclon , " and underneath an Imageis the
word "Bolivar. " On the back Is an engrav
ing representing two llamas lying down under
a tree , and above the engraving is the In
scription "tlepubllca Bcllvlan , " while under
neath la found the da/te1825 I. L. , " anil
" Is. " It Is In an unusually good state of
preservation , but when found there was
every Indication that it had been lost for
years. No descrlptlo'n. of the ccin can be
found in the catalogue , of rare coins. This
rare coin is now in the possession ol N.
Cornutt of Hlddle. -
WASHINGTON.
Baled hay on the , cars at Ellensburg is
quoted from ? 8 to $9. v.
Sugar cane eight feet high has been grown
in Olympla this season.
Early apples are better than ever In flavor
and size ; in the Klttltas valley this year ,
The WIHapa oyster1 , will ba put beloro the
Taconia fair visitors. In free dishes , to ad
vertise its succulent qualities. The oystermen -
men have subscribed a regular contribution
for the purpose. / '
The ditch to bo built across t do Yaklma
Indian reservation will tap the Yaklma river
five miles below Yaklma and run eighty
miles , putting about 150,000 acres of the best
level land under water.
Complaints are made that the Indians In
the vicinity ot Columbus have procured alco
hol from the wrecked distillery at Grant
and are behaving not very amicably. Sev
eral quarrels have resulted among them
selves , and In some Instances they have
threatened their white neighbors.
John J. Golden , the father of Goldendale ,
returned from an extensive prospecting tour
o his mines , northeast of Mount Adams
KIgin Parrott , who accompanied him , says
hey are quite sure they discovered a new
find on tha headwaters of Lewis river. Mr
Parrott believes that they have found tha
original lo-do ot Le\vis rtvcr.
A curious case has been developed by the
ids land survey of Pacific county. The
Plckernell donation land claim Included , al
though contrary to law , a portion ot a niv-
gable and at present meandered stream.
This claim has passed through several hards ,
and , on the case being recently submitted
to the attorney general by tha commission
ers , he decided that tbe present owners ot
the claim actually owned a portion of the
: iavtgablo Wallicut river.
Harvest In. the Walla Walla valley Js now
In full blast , and the grain .Is turning ; out
fully as well aa was anticipated. Along the
foothills the yield Is averaging about thlrty-
flvo bushels per acre , and grain being of
better quality than has been produced In
the valley for years. On Eureka flat the
yield has been good and the grain of excep
tionally fine quality. Reports from all sec
tions of the valley are flattering and It Is
estimated that the average yield will be at
least thirty bushels per acre.
Tom Gllmore tells 'the Dallas Chronicle
the grasshoppers have taken the country
across the Columbia. In the foothills the
leaves 'have ' all been eaten oft the- oak trees
and the corn has b cn stripped until nothing
but the bare stalks remain. The hazel
bushes have been robbed , ot their foliage.
The only things not eaten arc the bushes
and the nuts , the latter of which have -had
their husks eaten and only the hardness ol
the shell saved them. It Is fortunated that
they came too late to damage the grain
crops.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The veterans of the Utah Indian -war held
a successful reunion at Provo a few clays ago ,
Extensive flres are burning In the Big
Blackfoot and Trout Creek countries and on
the Coeur d'Aleno mountains.
A bam ! of wild mountain goats , some forty
In number , are occasionally seen on the- high
mountain peaks near Kennedy ,
The end of the Itriswell extension ot the
Pecos Valley road is now/at mllepoat 41. The
graders are in RoawnU. . and will complete
their work within d' few days. Trains will
gt Into Roswell bet\v ei ] September 10 and
'
15' . , A
The survey of the inland tunnel Is com
pleted and the opening * Is In now Icr a dis
tance ot about tweritjMtve feet. A number
of workmen are busy klrjvlng In , and a vein
of mineral was uncovered , Elys the Cocliitl
( N. M , ) Call , < t
A rich strike was'made ' In Ihe La Hoha
In Colla canon. In thq'Cpthltl district , in New
Mexico. The quartz .very similar to that
found la the AlbematU-j and runs heavy In
g.ld. The lead has jveil defined walls and
the vein matter is about eight feet wide ,
Berkeley , Gal. , liftJa * magnificent hotel ,
richly furnished , whlch\4ws never entertained
a guest. It Is the PeraUa Park hotel , bulll
by "Sam'l ot Poaen1 * fActor M. H , Curtis )
The hotel has 110 roomtf and but for unfore
seen circumstances \yquld today be ono o !
the leading summer resorts ol the coast.
Great Falls Is quite a lively railroad town
The Tribune says about 135 cars from Sam
Coulee , fifty cars from Belt , six to ten car ;
from the Iloyal Milling company and a vcrj
large number for the copper smelter an
handle-d dally , The silver smelter , the area
Falls Iron works and other large manufactur
ing plants add their dally quota , to theworl
in theyards. . About forty-five cars a week
loaded with ore and wood , go Into the yard :
over the Nelhart road ,
It Is claimed by the , cattlemen of south
west Texas that the new , tariff bill will rcsul
in serious Injury to thejcatlle Interests ol tbl
section. The duty Is reduced from $10 pe
head to 20 per cent ad valorem and now as th
grass IE goad on this side It Is expected tha
at least 100,000 cattle will be brought lali
Texas from Mexico within the next Blxt ;
days , and , otter being fattened , marketed li
this country , thus forcing down the prlc-e *
We will sell you
a better suit
for Five Dollars
5
. than anybody else can
for Fifteen.
We will give you
any kind of a discount
on what is left
of the
Columbia stock.
. . . . . . .
Q JLA.Q - > t 'v JL.JU. * + * j tjr * t/J.J.Jrk JLJLSn.X tf' '
IBM * '
successors to Columbia Clothing Co. ,
.
18th and Farnam.
Thousands of head of caws and stock cattle
will also bo brought Into Texas from Mexico.
There also will bo larse exportatlons of cheap
lorses from Mexico itUo this country.
The outlook fop the cattle business Jn
'ima. ' count- , Arizona , % \as never better than
t Is today. The ratifies are covered with the
jest of feed and stock that were a few weeks
ago In a starving condition arc now fat as
iqiilrrels hi acotn time. Stockmen say tha.1
ain enough has fallen this summer to Insure
.bundance of feed this winter.
B. P. Porter , track superintendent ot the
itarlco | & PhoenK railroad , says the.
'liuenix Gazette , has two cotton plants at
its place In the eas.t end ot town that are
re now In full bloom. The bolls are as
.ull , heavy and perfect as any on the Sea
slands ot South Carolina. A low seeds came
o Phoenix In a freight car that had been
jarrj-Ing cotton In Texas. Mr. Potter took
a. handful home and scattered them In his
garden. The hens only left tyo , which
prang up and matured as above.
The waters ol the Poudre river arc now
mingled with the \\atera ol the Grand and
he Laramle rivers , says the Fort Collins
Jourler. The first named of these streams
flows In an easterly , the second in a west-
rly and the third In a northerly direction ,
et skillful engineering and money and muscle
liavo been the means of bringing them to-
jether and making them subserve an Im
portant purpose , ( hat of maturing $500,000
worth of potatoes. About four cubic feet of
he waters of trie Grand were diverted from
.heir course to the Pacific ocean and made
.0 flow toward the Atlantic.
FISH STORY EXTRAORDINARY.
Trophy of a Itcninrknliln Kncnuiitrr with n
The barkentlne C. C. Funk , now In Port
Tcwnsend from Santa Rosalia. MBX , , had nn
unusual and exciting experience In the Gulf
ot California on May 13 ultti a sword-
flsh.
flsh.Thi
Thi ? vessel was going south with a cargo of
merchandise from San Francisco , and was
speeding along at a nine-knot rate when
suddenly the crew noticed the sea was
greatly disturbed.
Tha officers -were unable to account for the
phenomenon and watched the unusual scene
with amazement. Without warning the
barkentlne received a severe shock that
carried every man aboard from his feet. For
an instant the vessel was arrested In Its
progress and quivered like a wounded animal ,
then slowly got under way again.
Captain Glazier waa unable to account for
the strange adventure until lie arrived ot
Santa Kosalla , where the vessel discharged
and her hull was examined. In the hold ot.
the ship , sticking through the timbers , pro
truded the extreme end ot the sword of
a swordflsh. About four Inches was broken-
off with a sledge hammer , and the plcca la
now preserved on board. It Is thought that
the fish had mistaken the hull ot the liarken-
tlno for a whale and was bent on taking Its
life.
life.The sword struck the barkentlne on the
starboard side at a point below the water
line , beneath the fore-chain plates , penetra
ting the five-Inch plank ami one of the
ship's'timbers , where It was broken , leaving
eighteen Inches of the weapon sticking In
the vessel's side ,
Captain Glazier says It aa the most re
markable adventure he had ever experienced
at sea. The fish must liave been ot Im
mense slzs to have struck the vessel with
such force as to drive Its sword through
the comparatively new vessel's side.
The Voice nl the I'oople ,
Proclaims one fact as true , namely , that
Hosteller's Stomach Hitters effects a cure
whenever it In persistently used for the ail
ments to which It Is adapted. Among these
are malararlal and dyspeptic ailments , rheu
matism , nervous and kidney complaints , con
stipation and billlousness , A tablcsnoonful
three times a day Is about the average.
Iloir Murk Twain lifted to Work.
"Innocents Abroa.il , " which was refused by
so many publishers , who afterward regretted
It , was written In 'Washington. A friend
who boarded with Mark Twain In an unpre
tentious house on Indiana avenue tells how
he used to look In occasionally upon Murk ,
cittlng In his "little back room with a sheet-
Iron stove , a dirty , musty carpet of the
cheapest description , a bed and two or three
common chairs. " The drum stove was full
ot ashes , running over on the zinc sheet ; the
bed seemed to have been unmade for a week ;
the room reeked -ulth tobacco smoke and
the floor was littered with newspapers
from which Mark had cut his letters. And
there was tobacco and tobacco everywhere ,
aja contributor to Kate Field's Washing
ton. One thing , there were no lilts ; the
smoka killed them ; I am surprised that Iho
amok a did not kill me , too. Mark would
not let a servant come Into his room. He
would strip down his suspenders his coat
and waistcoat of course being oft and walk
backuanl and forward In slippers In that
little den and swear and smoke the whole
day long. Of course , at times he would
work , and while he did work It was like a
steam engine at full speed. I do believe that
If Clemens had not been under contract
with .1 Hartford firm to write his "Innocents
Abroad" he never would have done it.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures backache. Trial
size. 23 cents. All druggists.
JOURNALISTS AS STATESMEN.
Tlio rratrrnlty Cut nHuntlio lu the Halts of
A count has been made by ths Chicago
Tribune correspondent of the newspaper men
In the present congress , and It appears that
there are more members who have teen
engaged In journalism than had been gener
ally supposed. Bartholdt of Missouri was the
editor of a German paper at St. Louis un
til his election to congress. Previous tq his
western experience he was connected with
New York and other eastern papers as
reporter , editor and correspondent. Perkins
ol Iowa la the editor and proprietor ot the
Sioux City Journal. Qulgg of New York was
an editorial writer on the New York Trlbuno
when elected to the house from n demo
cratic district as a republican to fill an uu-
oxplred term. McCall ot Massachusetts was
at one time one of the editors of the Boston
Advertiser. Charles Hussell of Connecutlcut
began life after leaving college as a
reporter on the Worcester Press.
Thomas Dunn English , the poet , was
a magazine and newspaper writer for many
years and a literary associate of Edgar Allan
Poe. He was one of the editorial wiiters on
the Newark Journal. Amos Cummings ,
chairman ot the committee on naval aftalrs ,
was the editor of the New York Evening
Sun , and is still a professional Journalist ,
his syndicate articles on congressional sub
jects having spread his reputation all over
the United States. Joseph C. Hendrlx of
New York was a rcprter , night city editor ,
and writer on the New Yoik Sun from 1873
to 1SS3. Representative McEttrlck of Massa
chusetts Is a journalist by profession.
Senators Chandler of New Hampshire and
Hawlcy of Connecticut are both newspaper
men ami own papers , of which they are the
editors. Bx-Govecnor Dlngley of Maine Is
the owner and edltcr of the Lcwlston Jour
nal. Hcpresentatlve Iloutelle owns the Ban-
jror. Me. , Whig and Courier. Durborow of
Illinois used to edit an electric trade jour
nal In Chicago before coming to congress.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota , prior
to going Into the publishing business , was a
reporter on the San Francisco Press. Sena
tor Lodge , the New England historian , has
hail actual newspaper experience. Congress
man Jack Robinson of I'ennslyvanla was edi
tor of the Delaware County Gazette , csrre-
tpondcnt of the Philadelphia papers , and Is
now the owner of the Media Ledger. Mr ,
Conn of Inilmiii Is the owner of the Elk-
hurt Truth and Washington Times. Hcp
resentatlve Goldiler Is put owner of the
Chicago Abendpost. Senator Patrick Walsh
of Georgia Is also entitled to a front seat on
the tripod , Ho Is one ot the most suc
cessful and distinguished of southern jour
nalists , He Is proprietor of th Augusta
Chronicle. Senator Peffer of Kansas was
known to the people of his state as a
writer on crops and agricultural statistics
before fame heralded him as. a member ot
the United States bcnate , Mr. lioen of Min
nesota Is the owner of a populist newspaper ,
to which he la one ot the chief contributors.
Karl's Clover Hoot will purify you Wood ,
clear you complexion , regulate your bowels
and make your head clear as n bell , 2Gc , 60s
and $1.09 .
Cnmiurlvo to Dignity.
Atlanta Journal : "What Is there About a
carriage , " exclaimed Penlnk , rather testily
"that Imbues a man who rides In It with
such a superabundance ot affected illgnlty'
I met a carriage this morning with one Innu
man sitting In It. It was nobody but Jones
a fellow that I can slap on the back am
punch in the ribs when I meet him on the
sidewalk ; but , bless you , when he passed me
in a carriage this morning , he bowed slightly
anil with as much dignity as If he were prcsl
dent ot naif a dozen healthy republics.
"Now , he was In the carriage by himself
three seats around him and ho could very
easily have yelled to mo to join him In the
ride without sacrificing his Kood character
He didn't do It , however. He drove stralgh
on without more than a stiff bow. A bugg >
iloetn't have that effect on a man ; a ride on
horseback doesn't , an electric car doesn't
then thorp must be something In a carriage
conducive to naughtiness. "
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kldmt
troubles. Tllal size , 25 cents. All druggUU.
IS THE DEST.
NO BQUEftKINQ.
* 5. CORDOVAN ,
FRENCH&ENAMEUEOCALF.
$ S.s. POLICF,3 SOLES.
EXTRA FINE.
* 2.J BOYSSCHOOLSHDES.
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' j W-U'DOUGLAS ,
'BROCKTON , MASS.
You cnn save innney br wearing tlio
W. T , . Dauglns 93.JO Shoo.
Ilocniiae , wo are tbo largest manufacturers ct
tuls Krndoof ihoes In the world , nnd guarantee Ihclr
valua by Btaraplug tiio nnmo ami prlc * on tlio
bottom , which protect you ninln t high prlcoa ami
ln middleman's puillt.i. Our shoes equal custom
iirork In ntyle , easy ntllng and wearing quatlllc * .
W have them old evcrywhero at lower prices for
( M vMiio Rlren than niiy other make. Take no ub-
Btllute , It your dealer cannot supply jou , we can.
Sold by
A. W. Bowman Co. , 117 N. 10th.
C. J. Carlson. 1218 N 24th.
Ellas Svonson , 2OO3.N. 24th.
Ignatz Newman , 424 S. I3ih.
W. W. Flshar , 2925 LoavonworiM
Kelly , Stlgor & . Co. , Farnam & . I5lh
T. Croasy , 25OON at So. Omaha
Tor hradnche ( whether HICK or nervous ) , tooth.
ache , nfuralBla , rheumntlam. lumtaKu , patui
and wculinees In the back , spine or kidneys ,
r.alnn around the liver , iileurUy , ewclllns oC the
olnts and pains of nil kinds , the application of
li.-ulway'B Heady Hcllef will a ( ford Immelati '
rate , and Its continued ute for a few days af
fcti o permanent cure.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints ,
DYSENTERY , DIARRHOEA ,
CHOLERA MOB/BUS.
A halt to a tenspoonful of Heady Hellot In a
half tumbler oC water , repeated as often a * thi
discharges continue , and a flannel saturated
with Heady Ziellef placed over thu stomacht 01
txmels will aflord Immedlata relief and soon (
feet a cure.
Internally A half to a ten spoonful it a lumb
er of water , will In a few minutes , curl
Cramps , Spaems , Hour Plomach. Nausea , Vomit.
Inc. Heartburn. Nervousness. Blcepnesnesa , 8 lei
Headache , Flatulency and ell Internal pains.
Malaria In 1U Various J'orim Unreel
mill I'roventnit ,
There Is not a remedial agent In the world
that will cure ( ever and ague and all other ma-
Inrlous. bilious and other fevers , aided by UVD- (
WAY'S PILLS , so quickly aa HAD WAY'S 11I3A-
UY REMI3K.
Price to cents per bottle. Bold by alt druggist * .
Dr. E. C. Wcsl's Nerve nnd Drain Troaliicnl
nsnm under | > iiiltlvo written irunrntUod , bynulhor-
Izod netmla cmly , lo euro IVeak Minniiry ; I/ws ol
llrnluutiil Kera I'oivcrrx-jtHr.uhoo-lQul-l ; ; < nc u ;
Nlnlit LXMHO * ; llvll Drnainn ; iJicV of Conndonce ;
Nnrvounnegs ; I.oBlHiilo ; nit Drnlni ; Lmant Toirei
tI the Oi-noralUo Organ * in ollhor r-oi.cnuiedbj
riTor-oiortinn ; Youthful jrror : , or iicoe lvo lT o ol
Tobacco. Opium or Liquor , which eoou Icatt to
Mibcr/ , Consumption , IiiwraltjrBnil Dontu. VjwstU ,
tlnboi ; tfforfa ; willi vrlllorirunrnntoo to euro or
refund \VIWTHCOUaiIHYJlUl' . A certain
cure for Co-mil' , Coldn , A tl > rna , UninchltlnGroupu
"Whooping Cough. Here Throat. Plomant totnio.
Hnull tlxo illscoutlnu-'il : oM.BOo.nlxo. noTrWc. : old
II ko. 11017 Wo. O UAHANTkiaIssued oulr by
Goodman Drag Cx > , , OinaliA , " 1
O > < Hi * Liquor liable ro.lllTrl.j-
, tif udiuliilitrrlriir llr. Hulurt *
Uuldrii Nprrillr.
It osn be clYeit la & uiipof ootlco or < cs , ortn foo4 ,
withouttua nowled < > oftnopatient , Illiibialutelr
birmlecs. snd will rff ot a permanent aod sn cd/
cure , whether thi patient li a modorite cSrtaketor
an alooholla wreck. It > IM been Kt - > n la inouumU
of < uae . and Inororr Iniuuoo a ported ours haetaU
- od. ItMitrrPalU. arioijilomonooImprognowxl
ilthtue BpeolAa , U boooine n utl r Imuoulbllltr
r thallquarappetlls rotilit.
CitlLIIKN Hl'KtllfH ) 110. . frop-rs , OUtlnnutl , ,
te-Daaa book of partlinlan l n. To ba liwt n >
"or taU by Kubn & Co , , DruKBlau. Corn *
UtU ana ItougUs lUeati , Omaba.