Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA 3 > ATLY BEEH iMCMSDAY , OCTOBER 22 , I SOL
Inmion of the Pujallup Reservation by the
Northern Pacific Beptdsad.
RED MAN'S ' TITLE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
t'rult Mulling on the Cuuit Price * Scarcely
I'ulil for rrolfilit I'nlr I'rtupcctn for
1'ruuei About the C'ocliKI
t Wvitcrn Ne\Tl.
Tins United States circuit court of ap-
; > ea ! IMS decided tluxt tlic I'uyallup I ml Ian s
Jinv nut Hie power to alienate the land
to them In severally , and has up-
the conduct of tlie agent who drove
tn ? ivoikmerTGt the Northern 1'aclflc olt the
itrvatlon. . The decision Is one of Hit most
linttcrtnnt that haa been rendered since the
crgunlzatlcm of the court , saya the Sail I'r.iu-
c.xro Call , and unless reversed l r the BU-
lirttno court ot the United Blatei , will be an
Impregnable barrier betnccn the unaoiilils-
tlnited Indian and the enturprMniwhite. .
The I'uj-allup Indians Inhabit a fertile val
ley in the state \Vuslilngton. . Tlio lands
n\cre Rrantrd to them In severally r. few joara
ago , and the corporation fortlivvltli began to
V,1
, ist corctous eyes on the fair domain. The
'Kurlhein Puclflo Hallroud company decided
to construct a branch lliruiili the rcscrva-
tlon and a contractor iianivil Uosa was en-
L'ugud lo secure the right of way.
Among other members of the tribe HOPS
met Jolin and Susie Cook , who sold him
tinrlclit to ute their share of the reserva
tion fur six months ul the absurdly low
rate of (1 a month. Iloss brought Ufa
wurUinen , camps and Implements and pitched
his tout * on the land obtained from the
Cooks. The \\ork ot trailing for the rail
road had cuiumcnced , when Indian .Agent
Kols cami to the rescue of the dispossessed.
lie drove itos.i und his niuri oft the rcserva-
llon and forbade them to return , but his
triumph was painfully evanescent. Hants
Kin" ! foi und obtained an Injuiictlon from Hit1
United Slates circuit court for northern
AVjisliliij'lon , restraining Kels from Interfer
ing wltli him or his workmen. He prepared
to leturlo the reservation , but Kela , unwlll-
IiiK to slve up the battle nttcr one bout ,
carried the case to the court of appeals ,
which d'SsolvcU ' the decree ami reversed the
Judgment of \VashiitKton court.
The contractor did not deny that the lands
4i pun which he had tillered were part of
those set npart us the I'uyullup reservation ,
and lint the reservation hail not been di
rectly revoked ; but ho contended the allot
ment of lands In tcveralty und afterward
making the Indians citizens necessarily hud
the effect to revoke the reservation.
'ilio court of 'appeals carefully considered
tlit plausible argument made In behalf of
the railroad company and Its contractor and
ii' < 'dnl SKOlnst It.
"It is clear , " the decision reads , "that al-
Inti.iem alone could not have the effect of
making the Indians citizens , unless cltlzuii-
Klilp Is held lo be inconsistent with the ex-
Ibtpncu uf a reservation. It in not necessarily
so , some of the restraints of a reservation
may be Inconsistent with the rights of cil-
Ir na.
"The power of the government to Impose
the restraint is not quest.oned , and Its pur-
! > < ) < J certainly not ambiguous , The
treaties \rltli the Indians the allotment of
th < > land in severally all had the purpose of
lixliiK them in permanent homes ,
"Ily nrtlclp 0 of the treaty the privilege
of allotment can only be availed of by thosa
who will locate on the same as a permanent
liotno. and the purpose Is so care
ful. Insistent ami dominant that the pres
ident I * given power to prescribe such rules
an 1 regulations as will insure to the family
In tin1 case of the head thereof the posses
sion and enjoyment of such permanent homo ,
anil ho may i sue a patent only to such per-
hon or family who lias inadu a location for
a permanent homo , and if Issued may caner -
or I It if such person or family ruv from
] il.ice to place.
"It follows , therefore , that the contract of
Jtocx with the Indians was void and'that lie
was properly removed from the reservation.
If It Is for the Interests of the Indians or
of commerce * to remove the restraints on
a ) anatlon congress will no doubt do so if
applied to , and In tlio latter case it will be
enabled to provide for the interests of the
Indians hotter than they have seemed to
liuve prJvlded for themselves In the * contract
with loss. "
PACIFIC COAST PIIU1TS.
Tlie present year has afforded very little
satisfaction to fruit growers on the I'aclnc
anywhere , for I have recently re
cclvc'il a letter from the greatest fruit-
handlers In Chicago and the east that * ayn
California growers have not actually re
ceived payment for the boxes the fruit Is
packed in , to say nothing of the fruit , -writes
a correspondent ot the Portland Oregonlan.
It would no doubt have been better to Imre
dried their apricots and peaches , but all
of them needed money and kept on ship
ping their fruit In hope of Improvement ol
the market. Dartlett pears have been often
Hold for less than the freight. They , too , could
have been dried rosily , and so would have
realized something , especially since the cast
cm apple crop Is a failure. Shipments com
inonccd from Oregon in July , but they did
not pay , and su were discontinued. Tim rea
son for this collapse of eastern markets has
been that money was not , In circulation and
In thn KantU of well-totlo mechanics and
working people , us Is the case In prosperous
times , and llioso who am usually nRIuent
are of late practicing close economy ; many
are- going without delicacies and luxuries who
usually buy liberally of fruit. The limes are
out ot joint , decidedly , but the fruit-grower
must "pick Uls Hint and try again. "
Perhaps the prune-grower has the best
prospect for a fair market price for his
products of any of the soil-workers the pros
cut year. To predict high prices would
bo absurd In such a financial time , but there
are reasons why we may expect at least fair
prices for .our prunes.
It Is generally considered that thn JIls-
elsslppl valley markets and those of the
mlddlM west take their prunes in sacks
whllu the far east prefers all choice prunes
In the twenty-llve-pound boxes , nicely facel
on wax paper , and the boxes lined with while
paper. The freight on sacks being SO cents
per 100 pounds more than on boxed fruits
the difference almost pays for the boxes ant
the extra freight , so It la about OB well to
pack lower grades in fifty-pound boxes am :
the better In twenty-lives. What la becom
ing absolutely necessary Is to have prunes
carefully graded an to zlzc. for , other tilings
being equal , size governs price. Very amal
prunes will go over 100 to the bor , and thus
come Into competition with the cheat
Turkish prunes that coma over In 1,400-
pound casks , and would be a terrible compe
tition only for the IVi cents duty left in our
favor ,
A WONDKUFUIi CAVE ,
A party of prospectors a short time ago
dlscovenxl a series of caverns In the rocky
sides of Cajon peak , n spur ot the Cuyamaca
range. In Southern California , the extent of
which they were unable to ascertain , having
no lights with them. Subsequently a party
was organized for the purpose of exploring-
the caves , says the Denver Times-Sun , whlcl
were found to rival the Mammoth cave o
Kentucky In Interesting features , us well as
tn the size of the chambers.
There are several external opening * , from
each of which a vertical ascent Is made intel
l chamber , with several laterals extending
to other chambers , some ol them bring ol
gigantic size. The roofs nnd floors nre brll
ttant with stalactites and stalagmites , am
although the investigations -were cursory I
Is apparent that a wonderful discovery lias
been made. Other passages leading In
Various directions Into the heart of the
mountain were traversed for considerable
dUUnceu. and several mineral springs 01
strong saline qualities were found.
Steps are being taken to secure title lo
the land on which the entrances were found
Vhlch 1 * still vojt d In the government. A
company will bs organized to thoroughly ex.
Jilore the caverns , which are said to be ol
immetuo extent , and lay the1 Interior of the
mountain open to the public.
CLAIMS IN TIIK COCIUTI ,
The decision of the United Slates court 01
private laiul claims opening up the miner *
portion of the CochlU district to location b >
minor * and freeing It from the cloud of tlie
CochlU grant. Is a. boon for the capitalists
who hiva Invested In the district , a oil who
hftYO , thus far , borne the brunt of develop
Qitat. It elYM this promising gold section
a. broader claim to th attention of Investors.
i4 > - the Denver News.
The present occupants of tlie Cocliltl dis
trict are woatly olJ miners from Crcecle ,
CrlppU Creek , Virginia Cltr , Ploche and tlio
Black Hlllit. Cochltl's boom started all right
lait spring and hundreds of prospectors ,
many of thorn from Colorado , rushed In and
located everything In sight. It was easy to
locate claim * , because Hie cropplngswere too
plain to be missed , and some outfits staked
off fifteen and twenty claims each and hired
men to do assessment work. Capitalists
from Denver , Chicago and other points went
to the camp and were about to buy claims
and put up mills , when the land grant tcare
was rprung and the boom eollapied. The
grant claimants talked loudly about trespass ,
damages and Injunctions , and although there
\\a nothing In the scare to hinder anybody
Irom working a mine , the capitalists were
afraid of buying lawsuits , and Cochltl's boom
collapsed for the time. Many miners fln-
fshed their assessment work and returned to
Colorado. The few hundred remaining In
camp built cabins , bought bacon and beans
and Pet about projecting their leads and
piling up ore while awaiting the settlement
of the great ca o. and the advent ot capital
and stamp mill ! ! .
John Illy , at otic time owner ol the famous
Ra.vmond-Kly mine In Nevada , la a Cocliltl
prospector , the prcxcnt owner ol a niimbe'
: nf clnlmu. lie declares that Cochltl's sur
face Indications are the greatest he ever
aw or heard of. lie says It Is the biggest
ow crude proposition on e.irth , and by low-
grade hi- means an average of about $ -10 per
ton. It la not a poor man's camp , for the
nhlinr ; and milling must bo clone on a largts
scale and the gold la no due that It must
10 saved by amalgamation.
An expert says the leads of CochlU art- true
inure veins In porphyry , quite liberal In the
natter of slz < > . "Kroslon has lelt ledges ot
inartz fifty feet thick cropping to n height
T fifty feet , mid even ten feet above the
ground , and these rropplngs nssny high In
gold and silver from the moss down ,
here are Imlf a dozen main parallel
running- north and south for miles , be-
Ides many smaller veins , all of them trace-
iblc by the cropping * across ridges nnd
: unonx from any high point where timber
Iocs not obstruct the view. How these giant
nasscs of exposed ore have evaded discovery
luring the 300 years that have elapsed since
hlto men btgan ransacking New Mexico for
gold IB ono of the pnomallca of mining hls-
ory. "
Smeller returns on Cocliltl ore , made by
one of the Pueblo smelters , ranged In value
from $100 to $700 per ton. Cochitl Is not
on u railroad as yet , and tlie cost o'f wugort
mill Is somewhat expensive , but can bu
argely reduced by Improvingroads. .
An analysis of Cochitl ore shows
that It Is exactly this same combination
it minerals as the ere of the Comstock and
amenable to the same treatment , In the
mper or westerly veins gold predominates
u value , the general proportion being
about two-thirds gold and one-third
silver , The rock carries no base metal
and Is free milling. Cochitl miners learned
that after the old Comstockers arrived In
tincamp. . I'rpvlous to their arrival It was
icld that the ores should be sin cited , be
cause gold could , not be found always liy
crushing and panning ore that showed gold
u the fire nssny.
Cocliltl camp Is fully six months old. It
a doubtful , however , if the ere treatment
.iroblom has been settled as yet. Any
kind ot ore can be handled In a smelter ,
mil with this as a general rule the special
methods of treatment will bo compelled to
fight for position. The camp has a good
winter climate , which assures the continua
tion of work from one. end of the year to
mother. A railroad spur Is the next Item
u order ,
ALONG THE YUKON.
The latest gold excitement along the Yukon
ken has been caused by a discovery at lllrch
creek , some 200 miles below Forty Mile ,
says a returned miner In an Interview pub
lished In lht San Francisco Chronicle.
There are about 100 men there , and they say
they have very good prospects.
The main gold producing diggings are at
Miller creek , which is really tributary to
Sixty-mile creek , but everybody goes up Forty
mile to get there. There are about 750 miners
at Forty-mile creek. Some claims at Miller
run as high as $1 and | 5 to the pan , It
la all placer mlnlns on the Yukon. There
Is quartz , but it Is burled so deep under
the Ice and moss that It cannot be reached.
The ground there seldom thaws out more
than about eighteen Inches. It takes some
time to open up the placer mines , because
you must get down to bedrock. The gold
ts free and course. Labor Is worth $10 a
day.
day.There
There are no big companies In the dig-
everything being done on prospsct
I heard ot a miner on Miller creek who , It
was said , had cleared up all the way from
$20,000 to $40,000 , He will come out this
I will Just tell you some of the prevailing
prices , EO If you think of going up there
you will know what to expect. Flour Is $20
a sack , or $40 ner 100 pounds ; bacon Is $80
per 100 ; potatoes are very scarce , but when
they arc to be had In the spring , when the
first boat comes up , they sell for 75 cents
a pound ; onions are $1 a pound ; sugar , 50
cents a pound , ami very ordinary tea $1.50
u pound. Little coffee Is used. Some ol
the men are raising potatoes and onions up
there now , but they are doing It under cover.
Personally , I think the country ts over
done. You will find others who will not
agree with me on that proposition. I think
there are enoueh men there now. There Is
any quantity ot gold , but there is so much
prospecting and there is such difficulty In
getting grub that It Is difficult to do much
work. I think the mines arc excellent , bul
the severe conditions under which they musl
be worked arc certainly against their devel
opment.
I wish to say one thing about the diggings
at forty-Mile creek. I think It Is the most
orderly mining camp lu the world. Wo have
nn law except miners' law , and that Is well
observed. Miners leave their cabins with
bags of gold dust on the floors and the doors
wide open , and nothing is stolen. I slept
one night In a cabin belonging to the trading
company. It had over $1,000 worth ol
provisions In it unguarded. On tha door
was a sign reading : "Walk right In , gen
tlemen , and make yourselves nt home. Re
careful of fire and close the door. " A man
Is entitled to a bunk wherever ho can get It
You may also get a meal at any cabin. Thai
Is the law of the country , but see to It that
you takenothing. . The penalty for theft Is
death.
Like all miners , those on the Yukon are
great gamblers. During the winter that Is
about all they have to do , except to drink
and smoke , There are twelve saloons a1
Forty-mile , and whisky Is 50 csnts a drink
At Miller creek whisky Is $ (0 a gallon. Mos
of the liquor Is smuggled In. As to gambling
It Is nothing uncommon to shake dice for
J100 a throw. With all that , however , it Is
very quiet for a mining camp. Dad men are
given an Invitation to quit the country. They
usually accept It.
Four Chinese tried to get In last spring
They were told at Chllcat pass to "pul
their freight. " and they did so. They neve
cama back.
I want to tell you ono thing about the
Yukon. U U absolutely the worst Infeatec' '
country on earth , so far as mosquitoes are
concerned.
The winter season Is Just closing- now a
the mines , Last winter was the hardes
known. It registered S3 degress below zero
In the spring It Is often very warm. Ther
Is plenty of game along the banks , including
moose , cariboo , bear and ducks. Ona ha * no
plenty of salmon In the river. On baa no
much time to hunt , though , nor Inclination
either , for where the country Is not moun
tnlnous it Is boggy.
DRIVEN OUT BY WOLVES.
News comes from Las Animus county
Colorado , to the effect that much damage I
being done by wolves this year. Adrlai
Alexander , a stock man In that county , la
quoted as saylug that the mortality of calve
from this agency this year Is the worst in
the history of the county. Mr. Alexande
also says that many small cattle men an
being forced Into other districts to avail th
wolves. Ai a reason for the encroaches o
the pests It ts said that vigorous war la
being waged upon them elsewhere. Ordl
narlly. the auditor's oHlce Is the first to learn
of wolf ( slaughtering , as there Is a bounty
upon the scalps. However , but very few
scalp bounty claims are now coming In.
A wolf scare Is something of a , new thin.
In Colorado. When the scalp business wa
at Its best hunters found they were able t
make good wages In the field. Now matter
STO changed. The state Is not buying bount
warrants. Tha best that can now be don
In the way of pay is a state warrant due tw
years hence. Hunter * can make no money
at this , and , as a result , the "varmints
have Increased.
Inquiry at the office ot the state live stack
commUslon show * no general suffering froti
( howait pest. Ona cattle man at the sloe
yards said that : It was true trolvea were In-
vadlnK La Anlmas county nd killing oft
many calves. They are not molesting cattle ,
although It Is expected they will do so when
oed get * more scarce.
LEADVILLK'S OOLD BELT.
The Leadvllle gold l > lt Is being gratu
ity extended nlonK the lines Indicated by
eologlcal research. The Sliver Standard
nd Mlnnehnha placer schemes are In pro-
resa of formation , says the Leadvlllo
lerald-Democrat , ami It Is very likely that
lie shafts will be started before the- snow
les. Manager Shlnn Is pushing his plans
with vigor and energy , and Is more than
atlafled with the proposition. Not only
s there an opportunity for the striking of
he big gold ore chute of the lower levels ,
nt there Is also the prospect of striking
he first contact ore chute of Hock hill , as
ound In the Hock and Dome , Stone , Crown
olnt , 1'lnnacle , Nisi Prlnu , and other
onanza properties ot the early days. Mining
len will watch the developments lu south
owa gulch with Intense Interest , for If
urge chutes are found there It will open up
n entirely new field for operation/ '
LA BELLB OOLD CAMP.
Tlio recent gold find In the Costilla dls-
rlcl , N. M. , from present Indications la
.mong the most valuable discoveries of re-
: ent years , says the Wyoming State * Trlb-
me. An area of nbout ten square iiillca
ins been thoroughly prospected , and , every
where is evidence of u practically Inex-
loustlblo supply of gold bearing ore of
ncdlum grade , running from $10 to (20 a
on. This ore Is free milling nnd so soft
hat Ilia cost of reduction Is very low.
The new camp has been named La Hellp.
t is about forty-five miles southwest of
Catslclll , on the Union Pacific. Denver & dulf
oad , south from Pueblo , having dally stage
"onn cton ! with Cat skill. The present popu-
atlon of the camp Is about TOO , with dally
rrlvals numbering seventy-five to 100 , many
t whom are locating there iwrmanently.
The little camp presents all the bustling ac-
Ivlty of Creede and Cripple Creek In their
lalcyon days residences and business houses
re going up rapklly , and on every hand Is
romlse of a brilliant future for La Hello.
A committee of mining experts who have
'nly ' Just returned from La Dclle make the
nest encouraging reports , which more than
unify the claims made us to the great rich
ness of the new fields , andhold out great
remise tor their future.
A SUUPIUSE TO ASSATEKS.
Prof. A. A. Ilurd and I. II. Illldcbrand ,
vra of the best metallurgists In the west ,
lave been testing the La Plata ores by the
Jeam process , and the results are astonish-
ng , says a Hesperus special to the Denver
Times. Their tests prove that tlio La Plata
ores are not entirely free- milling , as claimed
] y many. The Montczuma ore IB supposed
.o be the nearest to n free milling proposi
tion In the district. 01 this ore ten pounds
ot pulp were made. Five pounds were- roasted
jy the Beam process and five pounds of raw
ore. In the flro test raw ore ran $32 , $3J ( and
f38 per ton. Hy the Beam process the tests
were $360 on the three assays , Tellurium
ores show the same remarkable Increase by
: hla process. Every test made proves that
there Is Immense volatilization by the old
nelbodB. Metallurgists and assayers are all
it sea , and this Is a nut for them to crack.
There Is Intense excitement among men over
.liese tests. Ore f om Junction Creek tested
jy the Ueam process shows a wonderful
ncrcabo ot $ COO per ton. The tailings from
the Walker mill ran ? 100 per ton. This
nethod of treating- refractory ores will trans
Form heretofore low grade mines Into mines
that will pay handsome dividends to the own-
rs. An effort will bo made to secure a
mill ot this process for the La Plata dis
trlct.
THE DAKOTAS.
Late rains have enabled the plowing ol
thousands ot acres In the vicinity of Huron.
The machinery for the axle grease factory
at Custer City has arrived and will eoon
be put In place. . When In operation il Is
expected to employ 300 people ,
KeporU from Miller say wolves are be
coming very bold In some localities , one
farmer losing Iwenty-fivo sheep lu ono day.
Holds upon colts and young stock are also
reported.
The county seat contest between DeadwooO
and Lead City has been settled through a
decision In a case before the- circuit cour ]
that the election of 1877 was legal , atu
Deadwood thereby permanently niado the
county scat.
The gymnasium of the Haptlst Yonnj !
People's union at Vermllllon Is being flttci
with all the more common callsthenlc Imple
ments. The young men nrc wholly independ
ent , relying for funds solely upon their mem
bership fees and dues.
The executive board of the James nlvei
Valley Fair association has decided to hole
a fourth state agricultural fair and race
meeting next year. Active steps will be
taken from now out to maku the enterprise
a greater success even than the fair held
September 25 to 28 , Inclusive.
The Sioux Falls Jobbers association has
Issued an Important campaign document
There has been formed a producers ant
shippers' association , with the jobbers' as
sociation as the leader In the movement , for
the purpose of securing from the coming
legislature laws which will abolish grievous
abuses which the railroads , It is complained
have foisted upon the state.
A meeting was attended lately by repre
sentatives from Clark , Splnk , Faulk ,
Brown and Beadle counties , to take
action regarding coal rates from lake
and mining points. Agents of the North
western road were present and offered to
ship coal , that was bought for free distribu
tion , at half rates from any mines or docks
on Its line. The offer was promptly rejected ,
their aim being declared to secure a hall
rate from all roads for all coal used by that
larger representative class of citizens , who
are not asking this concession as paupers ,
but fee ] that they are justly entitled to con
cessions at the hands of the railways ol
South Dakota by reason of crop failures anil
low prices.
COLORADO ,
The coal mine at Newcastle Is about to
be opened up.
Sllvcrton district la linprovlng gradually as
a. gold producer.
Florence will soon have electric lights
and water works.
There Is great activity In mining proper
ties In Goose Creek district.
Pay day called for $110.000 In the Cripple
Creek district , a gain of $15,000 over the
previous month.
The Portland mines , Cripple * Creek , ar
credited with smelter shipments at the rate
of twelve carloads per day. This Implies
an output of from 120 to ISO tons.
The Cebolli Placer company Is putting
up dredging machinery to work the Cebolla
placer at the mouth of Goose creek.
The Denver & Gulf managers are con
sldertng the advisability of reopening thi
Alpine tunnel on the Gimnlson line , whlcl
has been closed for three years. Tills wll
enable them to run trains from Deuve
to Qunnlson.
The leasers of the Eureka lode In Dubola
are working the mine with a full force o
men. At a depth of thirty feet tliey en
countered a cross rein of rich mineral
They now have a car of ore nearly ready foi
shipment , which , It Is predicted , will ylel ,
a handsome return.
It is evident , says the Leadvllle Herald
Democrat , that tliera has been quite an In
crease In ore shipments all over the camp
This increase ras como both from sllve
and from gold properties , though no doub
the great Increase comes from the silver pro
ducers. This Is accounted for by the fac
that since the first of the month , the begin
nlngof the latt quarter of ( he year , many
mines have renewed or made new contract
with the smelters.
Home capital has scored another trlump'
in the Tellurian district. Tlie Gold Moun
tain Mining and Milling company , whlcl
purchased a group of gold claims near Tel
lurlde last summer , Ms shipping $3,000 pe
week In gold retorts. The company ha
leased ten stamps In the Nunn mill and I
gradually developing Its properties. Afte
the first of the year It will need twent
stamps , and this will double Its shipments
The next step will bo the erection of it
own mill , with Just such appliances aa there
ore demand ! .
WYOMING.
The first patient was received at the ne
State Miners' hospital at Itock Springs.
A turnip raised on the Haley place , pea
Laramle , Is being exhibited lu that cltj
It weighs twenty-two pounds.
The Diamond Coal and Coke company , a
Dlaniondvllle , Ulnta county , has made r
rangenicnts with the- Union Pacific lUHroJ.
company tor additional trackage and th
erection of suitable buildings at the mine
at Dlaniondvllle on the Oregon Short line
ho company If riJttUg In 120.000 worth of
ew machinery. V i cnpiUI U behind the
nterprlse.
A ranchman from liprk Springs wilt clear
2.000 from his vKelt > lcs thl year , and yet
t Is said that Wyoming , or that portion of
, Is not agricultural , , |
A force of nbonj 100 men And teams has
ern put to work It Dome lake , near Sherl-
an , Intending tontlt _ _ tip for a beautiful
Icasurc and flshlnu resort.
W. 8. Irwln dlsVoiyred two veins of coal
fteen mMes westof Casper. One is a
! ivee-foot vein and.he ( other a six-foot ,
he coal Is a good ilomrMlc article.
The finding of ' oM near Big Plney. on
reen river , IMS ran9 1 a great deal of ex-
Itement , and mavy people are going there
rospecllng. Some of the men arc malting
rom $3 to $10 per day.
The Colorado Ditch company IH putting
a MK reservoir south of Sheridan at a
est of 12,000. The rrervolr will cover nn
rea of 195 acres nnd will supply water to
rrlgate 25,000 acres of land.
Three-fourths of the Chos-ennc Steam
Iranlte and Marble or Its stock , which II.
V. Bradley put on thn market a short tlmu
go , has been disposed of. and as soon aa the
cmalnlug one-fourth Is taken work will bo
omrnenced on the plant.
„
Battle Is being made on the Russian thistly
n Cheyenne. Th pest Is being destroyed
wherever found and recognized. There are
many who do not know the weed when
hey see it , but UK pcoplo arc becoming
ast acquainted with it.
There Is a hitch between the Union I'a-
Iflc and the ICBSCDP of the soda lakes near
.arami1. and the spur lo the lakes m.iy
not be put Into repair at present. The com-
utny wants a gusranteu that 1,000 tons at
o.la will be shipped , und this the lessees
r not prepared to Klve.
A representative of the Denver and Pueblo
melters has mode a proposition to the
wners of three of thp Iron mines at Hart-
vile , seventy-live miles north of Cheyenne.
; 'hny propose taking out 100 tons of ore a.
lay , paying tlie ners of the mines 10 cents
ton royalty on the output. The ore will
ic used for mixing purposes In the reduc-
lun of gold and sllrer ore. If the proposl-
lon Is accepted about seventy-five men will
10 Riven employment and a spur fourteen
nlles long will probably be built from
Jadgcr , on .the Cheyenne & Northern rail
road , to the mines.
OIIEOON.
The first cargo of lumber to leave Coos
jay for a foreign jiort will bo shipped on
he new vessel Omega , lately built at North
Bend.
Ollllam county Is receiving bids for build-
ng a county road thirty miles long from
he Burns bridge over Thirty-mile creek to
Condon.
Two work trains arc constantly employed
in the Oregon Railway & Navigation between
funtington and Pendleton. There Is work
enough ahead to keep them busy all winter.
The AVallown Chieftain figures that the re
ceipts of that section from cattle will enable
ho farmers and storekeepers to pay their
lebts , leaving the proceeds from hogs clear
profit.
Fifteen ounces of gold dust from the
olselle placer claim on the Grand Honde
river was recently deposited at the La Grande-
National bank. This In the output of three
weeks' run of three men.
C. Swanston , from Sacramento , has \\ithln
the last few days purchased in KlamstU
county 175 head of beef cattle from the
Indians , 300 head In the neighborhood of
illy , and 250 head In Langell valley , making
n all 725 head , -for which ho paid from
216 cents to 4 cents per pound.
One ot the never-failing features of the
cargoes which the San Francisco steam
ers carry away from the Coos and Carry
county ports is poultry. There , thrifty
'armors and ranchers ' of the creeks and
rivers nro always' turning oft something
jraln , wool , hides , butter , eggs , fruit , chick
ens , iluclCR , geese , turkeys or hogs.
Jackson of Omaha purchased last week
between 800 and 1,000 head of staers In Wal-
lowa county , which bo will feed for the
winter market. Ho paid $21,000 for them.
By this sale about . $20,000 was left lu the
hands of the stockmen. Mr. Jackson will
spend $10,000 $ or $12,000 more In buying hay
and grain , which otherwise would have been
a drug on the market.
The phenomenal barley yield reported ol
4,000 bushels raised on thirty acres of groutu !
by Robert Steel , near Airlle , turns out to be
a fact. The heaviest part of the field , a
piece of" less than five acres , could only
be cut with a mower , and 1,400 bushels were
threshed from It. It is a tine grade of brew
ing barley , the price of which In the Port
land market Is now 85 cents per cental.
Some dogs ran a deer Into the Santlam
at Breltenbush , near the terry. Arthur , the
11-year-old son of Lee Berry , saw the deer
and rushed for a gun. which he secured , and ,
taking good aim fired , but failed lo stop the
deer. He was hlmselt knocked flat by the
kicking gun. He fired three times In all ,
each time being kicked down. The third
shot brought tlio deer to time , and It was
taken out of the stream dead.
WASHINGTON.
The Spragiio roller mills shipped eight
carloads of flour to China.
The Carpenter1 creamery , at Yaklma City ,
has begun the manufacture- llmberger
cheese.
A 100-barrel flouring ; mill will bo creeled
at .Marshal Junction , Spokane county , In the
near future.
The State Agricultural college at Pullman
has opened with ninety students and en
couraging prospects.
The Snake River Fruit Growers associa
tion will ship this season 150 carloads of
fruit to eastern points.
The salmon cannery at Cosmopolls employs
sixty Chinamen and twelve white men , and
from 250 to 300 cases of black salmon are put
up dally. They expect to put up 22,000 cases
of salmon this season.
General Manager Seward of the Everett
paper mill Is happy over the receipt of an
order for 30,000 pounds of railroad manllla
paper for the New Zealand government
Another large order was received from Aus
tralia.
George Relbold was laughed at when he
located and began work on the Little Glan
mine , that had been abandoned on three
occasions previously , says the Asotln Sentl
nel. This season George Relbold can do the
laughing , as the Little Giant has netted him
$50,000.
It Is reported that In Camas there will be
about 2.0QO tons of hay that will -remain
uncut this season. The reason Is that the
water of the lake has overflowed the pralrls
to sucli an extent that tha farmers canno'
get onto the meadow land. They are talk
Ing of organizing for the purpose of draining
the lake.
The Spokane bureau of. Immigration Is male
Ing elaborate arrantemdnts for a fruit show
to be held In Spokane October 21 to 27 , in
clusive , with prospects'-of a most succesjfu
affair. The Intention Is to give pr.zes for
all the leading si/eclm'enB / of fruit , roots
vegetables , grain and grasse- , and special cash
prizes for the besf'Soral display.
About 100 men frq .now employed on the
Congdon ditch , Y/jkma / ( county , and tb3
earth Is telng thrown UP In a lively manner
A quarter of a million ) feet of fins lumber
has been received for the flumes and trestles
and Alfred S. ConMdon'of ' St. Paul Is super
Intending the work , .If there are no nn
looked tor delays the-ditch will be complete ,
by the 1st of DecernWr1.
Charles Kalous i&lnV'lnto ' Tekoa. with 21
head of cattle froiny. . ? , Nez Perces reservn.
lion. Mr. Kalous * aystliat ho was over a
largo part of the resertc. and finds a grea
portion of the tillable land taken by squat
ters , holding It dg'jyu ' ; . until the opening u
the reservation to .settlement , and tha
many others are living with the Indians , s
as to bo near to the lands selected by them
MISCELLANEOUS.
A splendid display of fruit from the llltt *
Root country has. been placed on exhibition
at llutte.
The United States naval Inspector lias gen
from Victoria to Union , I ) , 0. . to test Brlllsli
Columbia coal for naval purposes.
A pottery U about to be started at Boise
Idaho , Clay found there Is reported suit
able for the finest kind of earthenware , In
eluding- glazed ware.
experiment made al the Utah experluien
station shon'cd that alfalfa hay was a mor
suitable food , both for fattening iteer * an
sheep , than either timothy or wild hay ,
It Is probable that the noted Tem scal tl
inlnej nt Rlvorftlde , Cat. , which have bee
closed for tome time , will be worked ogal
bofor * long , Herbert I'raed of Englam !
orealdent of the San Jnclnto estates , as th
Pushed for Money- - "
Pushed for Clothes- - *
Yes , indeed , we arc we arc always "pushed for money" but never so much as now.
We invested a whole lot of money in the great dissolution stock of Hammerslaugh , Saks &
CoM and although we bought it so cheap it's not going fast enough to suit us We can't wah
or the weather to wake you up to the fact that another winter is coming We're going to
quote you January price right now before the season begins We're pushed for money and
f we can't gel a fair price we'll take less this tiina. Yourchoice ol the finest overcoats and
suits less than 50c on the dollar , including our own and Hainmcrslaugh's clothing- ,
MEN'S OVERCOATS-REAL BLUM i
kvilli fancy worsted linings , warm ami durable ,
worth * 5.00
Sulu 1'rieo
We We
200 1'hVE SHETLAND AND FRIEHE STOUM < t 3 f \ / \
ULSTK11S , thrco shuttcs go iti this &alo ut K p CV VX
are arc
00 KINK ALL WOOL CHEVIOT SUITS , I V -\CKS . ,
only , dark olTecls , go in this salu tit the oxtriiortU CD 5 P5/ \
, , tiat-y price of . . . , K.D CC - ) V-
pusliea pushed
300 STUICTLY CLAY WORSTED SUITS IN ALL
the styles ot the g-urmoiit , to lit all nhupos of moil , rfr s * > ( s \ Jl s I .
JQj- * bucks or frocks go in thts great sulo at * i J r > ' -s V for
CHILD'S 2-PIECE ALL WOOL SUIT , IN SKV- ' " /K
oral at vlca just tlio thiiifr for boys' ' school wear , a / cjCv
mOnC } . fL-tfitltir $2.00 suit on sale at. . . . . . . . X money.
GUILDS' JL'MOU SUITS , IN CHEVIOT ANDCAS-
nimorc , tioatly liralciotl , for ajjcs : i tci 7 years , out *
i'o < rnlur $0.00 suit , itow gous for.
M. H. Cook Clothing- .
successors to Columbia Clothing Co. ,
13th and Farnam Streets , Omaha.
company owning the mines Is calleil , Is there
lo mnko a thorough Investigation of the
property , with a view to ascertaining
whether It can be worked at a profit.
There are about 150 nven dry wjslilng
In the Dolores district In .Mexico , and a
considerable amount ot the yellow metal
la beliifi- marketed every week. IJry wanli-
ers are In demand at the present time.
W. M. Potter brought In Irom his placer
diggings In Potter gulch , sixteen miles from
Helena , fifty-seven ounces of sold , worth } 18
an ounce. The largest niiKfiet waslied out
tills year was worth $ : w , and there were
many smaller ones worth from IS to t5.
The Western .Union Telegraph company
hai a force of men strliiKhiR tlie wires be
tween Sheridan and nillhiKs , Jlont. Two
wires will be used. The company will be
ready for business about the lotli Inst. , at
which time the HurllnKlou will bMln running
Us through trains.
The total railroad assessment In Idaho Is
JB,2G ! > ,730 , exclusive of property off tlio right-
of-way. The total number of miles of rail
road in the state Is 1.079.49. There ar
938.17 miles of telegraph lines in tlie state ,
assessed at } G8SGS.SS. The ttital number of
telephone lines Is forty-two and one-half
miles , assessed at $17,70 : : .
A company has been organized al Love-
locks , Nov. , to build a flouring
mill. Forty thousand feet of lum
ber have been purchased of 'tho '
Verdi Mill and Lumber company for the
building. The mill will be of the capacity of
Mir barrels p r day. The latest Improved
machinery will be put In. It la expected to
bo In running order about New Year's.
On the Heights , at Eddy , N. M. . and on
several farms the olive ot commerce Is grow-
rig finely anJ tln > rc Is no vlrlhle reason
whr It may not be profitable. The Mexican
olive flourishes at nn adjacent farm and
bears fruit , at the age of five j-cars. The
olive tree Increases In fruit-bearing till It
ins seen about fifty summers. In Europe
and Asia it Is said to atlain the age of 250
years.
News of the accidental breaking down of
the bridge over North 1'ine creelt. near Plaza ,
baa reached Spokane , The structure was 12
years old , but was considered sale for or
dinary traffic. A harvester attempted > to
cross with a traction engine , and went to
the bottom with the machine. He % as pin
ioned under the engine , and would have
perished had not eomc railroad section men
come to hla rescue.
Frank Stewart of Fish Lake has made nn
important discovery In the White mountains ,
about fifteen miles west of Leidy ranch , says
the Hawthorne ( Ncv. ) llulletin. He brought
to Candelarla. n number of rich specimens.
Including nuggets ot pure gold. Al last ac
counts lie liad not found Hie ledge , but
In sure that 'he can find It. The country It
rich In mineral and It Is not unlikely lie
will find a .good mine.
The famous PIchaco placer mines , near
Yunia , Ariz. , located about a year ago bjr
nonresident English capitalist * ! an < l held l > y
aliens , have all been relocated by parties
backed by Montana mining capitalists , upon
tlie ground that the mines are held nnd
owned by aliens , contrary to the United
States mining laws. Tlio Kngllsh company
will not be allowed to work the mines until
the case Is decided by the courts.
One of the largest mining deals ever con
summated In Montana was the recent pur
chase by an English , syndicate of a grout
of gold properties located In Madison county ,
the price agreed upon being given at (425-
009 Tlio properties are situated on the Illg
Hole river , about ten miles from Melroae
The first payment ol J20.000 is to be made
in thirty days , and one of the points ol
agreement Is that a forty-stamp mill wll
at once be erected.
Keports of ravages 'by ' packs of gray
wolves come from eastern .Montana. Stock
men report wolves more plentiful and bold
than at any time during the hUtory ol
Montana stockralslng. Hundreds of head of
grown stock have been killed , and the num
ber of calves slaughtered Is untold. Horses
In bands and cattle In herds- have not yet
been attacked , the wolves depending on
stock that strays from the herds , but cattle
men have fears for the winter , when DID
boasts become desperate. The Increase In
the number of wolves In the pait two years
U eald la bo startling , and many men have
been reported killed by them. In bands the
gray wolves have been known to attack al
most aurthlnc.
Wlton Baby was sick , w gate lier CaMorfa.
IVhou Kho wu a CUlbl , tlie crlod for Outorlo.
( Vhen * h bncame Hlsa , bhu clung to Castorta.
When bbo had CallJrcrshe cum them Gasloiil
0 WE R H50M
DIRECT FROM THE TANK
CHEAPER THAN STEAM.
ffo Boiler. Ko Stfrtm. JVo Enotnrrr.
BEST PO\VKR for Torn nnd Kcod Mills , Hall
Hay , Iluunliig Separators , Creiunerlos , &c.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
1 to ft ) II. P. 8lo2t > IJ. P.
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TH E OTTO GAS ENGI M ' FAr PUC !
Omaha , ShecUy Block , isth U How art Sts. 33,1vftiM ut s . , pirn'ADKi2iiiAV PA.
CUPIDEME"
RESTORED .1 YeKetabI *
tlonoln funomFrench pliyslclan.Tri.l . quickly i-uru\i\\inl \ \ all acr-
vaiis or iUy . ; ts of thn generative uiguiw , niicli us IxjaiMunlioo. ! .
InwtniiUi.l'Hlnslntliellicb.Ucinlnal Ktnl8aloii , Jiervoon JJcbllltr !
JCirnpl .i , Unatnsw Vi W xry , KitaosUnsr Oulris. Vnrloo8 ! and <
Constipa'Jon. _ ,
CU1. lOIiNli.clfwiniOfl the llpor.tnO teid&CTO nnd the tirtnArv
BEFORE AMD AFTER oreins of all Impurities. uwijr
CtTPrilKXK Ptronirthons and rOTtoros amnll wc.h onrano.
T. ' * .Wson Biiff n-rti arc natcunyl by Dootorn tn bocaiwo nlnfitv percent am troublcul with
rrostntltU. tlaionlala. A wrlttoncii3rmiti-nriron CirplOBNB l lha ( only and known money ronu rolurun-t ly lo cuni If without RIJC . . . nn . oporallon. . . B.OCM ) l"
uoscs rtoos
m.iiient cure , fit .DO u box.Hlx lor $5.00. liy mall. Send for "Iroular nnd tfiBllmonlnln not ntlect a par-
A < Mn A l > AV < > r ! " 1 OIVK Cl P O. Jin070 Si ; iV.Ml"oo. Cal. Foraaioby
UUUUMAN UKUU OO , 1110 I'arnam Ftr.-utOmaln.
-'WHERE DIRT GATHERS , WASTE RULES. "
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
FOR INTERNAL M'D EXTERNAL USE.
ClIltK.H AMI I'HKVENT *
Gelds , doughs , Bore Tlnoati , Influenza , Bron-
ohit s , Pnonmoijia , Swelling of the
Joints , Lnmluso , InBamraationj ,
HIEUMATtSl l , NEURALGIA ,
FS03TBITES , CHILDLAINS , HEADACHE ,
TOOTHACHE , ASTIIVIA ,
DIFFICULT BREATHING.
CUIIKH Till ! U'OltBT TAINS In from on < to
twenty minute * . NOT < WK HOt'lt aftrr reurtlnK
this aU ertls incnt need anjune Sl'PKJMt WITH
y'n lUiuiljICrllul U > ere euro for
livery I'ainhpram : , Hi-mum , I'xliu In Hie
1 Suck , 1'hrsi or l.nnlJi. It ivui the llrtt
ami it HIM oniv I'.MN icimi : > v.
That Instantly MOIM Hie most exrruclntlnK
palim , ullays iiilUiui.uluii. and c-un-H ttingrxtiomi ,
ivhetlicT oC Hie Lune , Hlnmjcli , lluwrlu , or utlirr
glnndu or oifrnns , by uni > appllaitlnn.
„ A liuir to a t < M | KK > iiful to half a Umiljler of
water will in a few minute * i-ure I'rumiui. Si [ -
nm. Sour Stomach , Ilrnrtliurn , Nen-ouinptu ,
BIceplcxanMs. Hick Henilaclir. I > larrhe4. Dynen-
tcry , t'ollc , l'Ululencnnil nil Internal [ > .ilni.
There In not a remedial agent In nil the M-orlil
that will euro fever iln UKU.iincl all oilier 3 > 1 -
larliuis. lllhuuB anil olhrr Icit'iH nlilPil ) HAD-
WAV'S ' l'IMS. aa quickly aa ItA ! > WAV'H Ui\-
Fifty centi par bottle. Bold by Drugziat
anil vigor
. ' .
rejtored.V'arlcocrle.
mawnmuvui , „ . , , , „ . , , mluont | :
Irophjetc. . . 10Mr curr.l lijr IMtMMI. the Rl-ral
Hindoo Iteimiljr. Wltk rlun [ in ir it t ait. tiuld bj
} , A. Fuller & Co. , Comer ijth and Doueliss Stl ,
OMAHA , NUB
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL , 13ANIZ
V. H. VfiiotUarij , Omu/iu ,
CAPITAL , $400,000
SURPLUS , $55,500
Offictr * a4 Director ! Henry W , laUi , prev
Idem , John 8. Colllot , vlu-pr Jdenli Ltrl
B , need. Culiler ; WUlUa IL 0. UUKDII ,
THE IRON BANK.
IS THE BCST. .
NO SQUEAKING. \
$5. CORDOVAN ,
FRENCHiEN/WEUEOCALr. /
5S.tS.WORKIHQHEN
EXTRA FINE. '
7 DOYSSCHOOlSHDE3 ,
LADIES-
, I.ZS *
. SCND FOR CATALOGUE
WL'DOUGLAS ,
BROCKTON , MA33. '
You cnn MITO money I > r irenrlnr tUa
W. I. . DounltxN 83.OO Bhoe.
Ileciiiiir , wo are flio l rg t manufacturer * tl
tlili grailouf ibuoi la Iho wuriJ.nod gutrnntco tbclr
value bjr Mumping trio name and prlc * on tbo
bottom , vrblcn protect you agaluU high price * and
Iho middleman' * profits. Our eboes equal custom
\ > orfc In itjrla , eanjr flttliiK ami AvoarlnK qualUte * .
IVaharothem lolil every wbcro at lower prlCMfor
the Tallin given tti n any other make. TAk < iuoub <
Utut . If your dealer caiinot 'lippl ? 7011. wa can.
Sold by
A. W. Bowman Co. , 117 N. I0i : > .
C. J. Carlson. I2IO N 24th.
Ellea Svonson , 20O3 N , 24th.
Ignatr Nowmnn , 424 S. I31h ,
W. W.FIshir. 2923 Loavonwam
Kelly , btlgor & Co , Farnam & . 131.1
T. Crossy , 2300 N nt. So.
. , MHICII 311 , ' "I-
, ' .100 s Tenfold Cos I m verr much plctitj
to commend W. I * . Haytnour" * ability a * an pt | .
ciin ; having been aatUliCtorlly fltteJwith Klaii.
tn .or tsiiigniatKm and derived nr at bunt til
Ihererrnra In my prof * ionulwork. . I would r c <
comrarna all nl tin artlitla proroolon to do Ilk * .
vln. Very truly , J. L.AU1UU WAI.LACU ,
Omaha Acailtray of JFIm ArU.
11KAIMCI1E CAUSED IIV KYH STIIAIN.
IXJN'T TUIFLU WITH TOUll UVKS.
Many periuni whose lieaila art cunituntly aeh.
lut ; have no ld a what reilel iclenilflcally lltlij
Cla K * will fc'lvo them. Tbl theory I * nuw un | .
t dually citaul illicit. "Improperly Illtcil ila * t
will Invariably lncra tin trouble anil m y
lead to TOTAL , III.INDNKSR Our ability to
JJuit cUuie * Mfuly anil correctly U btyonl
qutvtlon. Consult u . Kyr toted rr ol chargi ,
THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
Opi > o ! t I'axion IlotoJ.
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