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Quarries of Immense Valne Discovered in
Arizona by a Colorado Pioneer.
LTIIOGRAPH STONE AND FIGURED ROCKS
Itatnarkuhle Figuration * Ilnonibllne Ilcal
1 * . luting * on tlie Natural L'ollnlied Mnr-
blo I'lrrro'H Arlculun U'nter ttire
General Westnrn Nrvrg.
C' P. Sykcs , ono of the Colorado pioneers ,
vha loft tills state In 1876 and went to Ari
zona , pas , ed through the city , says the Den
ver Republican , being on his way to New
York wltU n car load of , lithograph stone ,
vrhlrlt ho U taking there to have tested.
Colonel Sykei came to Colorado In the
spring of I860 and engaged In mining at
Kevadavllle , where he located the American
Klagr and Lacrosse mining claims , and afterward -
ward organized the companies bearing those
names. Of these companies he has been a
director for a continuous term of thirty-two
years. Ho later emigrated to Arizona and
fecttlcd at the old Spanish town of Calabasas
on tha Sania Cruz river. Meeting with very
llttld success In mining he took to farming
and a Ilttlo over a year ago made the dis
covery that within a stone's throw of the
cabin In which he lived for nearly a score of
years Iny what now promises to make him a
millionaire.
While prospecting along the little gulch
which runs past his house ho picked up
a pccul'ar piece of stone , which had much
the appearance of kaolin , but which was
Tiarder and of' a peculiar texture that was
different from anything that he had over seen ,
Having tpctit years In prospecting ho was
naturally curious to learn what his discovery
might prove to be , and when he went to Henson -
son a few weeks later took the stone with
liltn to have It analyzed. In the meantime
lie had followed the "float" and discovered
a large ledge of this peculiar rock.
Imagine his surprise upon learning that he
li.id discovered a stone suitable for lltho-
&riiphlc work , and for which prospectors have
\ lijcn searching over almost the entire world.
There la now only one quarry In the world
from which lithograph ( tone Is taken , and
this Is In Bavaria , Germany. From this
< ] erman quarry the entire world Is supplied
ami of lito years so great has been the de
mand for the stone that Its price has ad-
vnnced to $500 per ton , and the- quarries
liave been worked until an end IB In sight
and the supply Is almost consumed. Taking
these facts Into consideration It will bo seen
that the discovery Is a most Important one ,
not only for Mr. Sykes , but for lithographers
as well.
ART THROUGH NATURE'S HAND.
Speaking of the formation In w'llch thl *
Und was made Mr. Sykes tl crlbei It ns a
large hill w th a sandstone cap , under v/hich
lies n. stratum of fine block marble that pol-
Jahes like onyx. This stratum nf marble ,
lie states , I > from three to live feet In thick
ness and underneath It Is a stratum of
lithographic stone from fifteen to thirty feel
thick. Ilelow this comes another strntum
which Is a puzzler to scientists , but which
Jlr. Sykcs calls "figuration stone. "
In texture It Is quite similar to the litho
graphic stone , but more like marble. This
stone Is of all the colors of the rainbow ( .ml
Jn It It reproduced landscape views , human
forms and Images of wild animals In a pro
fusion that Is simply wonderful. Mr. Sykes
liao forty blocks of this stone which heIs
talcing cast with him to place on exhibition
in the Museum of Natural History In Central
liark. New York. He had several of these
blocks , no two of which were alike , In his
-valise , nnd the.'r exhibition at the St. James
attracted much attention.
On the polished surface of ono of the
blocks nature has reproduced the likeness
of a woman's face and bust , the head sur
mounted by a wreath of flowers , and In the
hand n scepter. This phenomenon has more
* -the appearance of a work of art than of a
stone formation taken from mother earth ,
but sven as an artificial production It would
prove a great wonder. Another of the
atones shows a landscape view of a miniature
lake , surrounded by trees , mountains rising
In the background , the whole being probably
u perfect reproduction of some mountain
-valley. In another is to be seen the coun
terfeit of a mountain lion standing upon a
liuge bowlder. Another shows the likeness
of an umbrella tree as seen In eouthcrn
( Vrlzona , while all torts of fantastic forms
may b traced In the different colored stones.
The pervading colors are a dark drab or
jcray body through which courses streaks of
light reddish brown , the combined colors
furnishing' these peculiarities 1n the rock.
"Figuration rock" teems a good name for
this peculiar formation , which has thus far
failed to receive Its proper classification
from the scientists who have seen It.
Mr. Sykes states that ho can take out
blocks of this stone twenty feet square with
out a crack or flaw , and the. samples he has
with him show that the stone can bo sawed
Into slabs the same as marble , making this
form valuable as wainscoting and for orna
mental work.
Mr. Sykes does not seem especially elated
over his discoveries , and although a man of
probably 70 years of age , does not appear
to appreciate the real Importance of what he
has found.
found.RICH
RICH JUNE IN ARIZONA.
The recent purchase by W. II. Yankee
and S. S. Kennedy , two well known Colorado
rado mining men , of a half Interest In the
Voriczla group of mines lit Arizona , thirteen
in 11 en from Prescott , Is attracting much at
tention to that part of Arizona , says the
Denver Republican.
Tha Vene/la group consists of eight claims ,
ach l.GOO feet long by COO feet wide. It
was discovered some years ago by a Spanish
prospector , w ho went broke In I'rescott and
took to prospecting as a last resource. The
legend goes that ho left Prescott with the
last dollar ho possessed In the world. After
making the strike ho sent for his wife and
daughter , and the three of them worked
with the old-fashioned arrastras until they
had taken out nearly $30,000 , Last summer ,
the property passed Into the hands of Mr.
Com ha and others. The consideration of the
recent sale has not been made public , but It
is understood to bo In the neighborhood of
$50,000.
Mr. Combs , speaking of the Venezla mines ,
said they had been opened up to- the extent
of over 2,000 feet. With the exception of
ono cross-cut tunnel all the workings go
from $10 to $160 per ton. The vein ; es
from two to sixteen feet In width. At the
present time there are 67,708 tons of ore In
sight , worth $20 per ton above milling ex
penses.
The ore has heretofore been treated by
arrastras , six of them being In operation at
the present time. There Is an abundance atof
water so much BO that during the winter
months the machinery Is driven by a twenty-
four foot water wheel. U Is the Intention
of the new owners to erect a twenty-stamp
mill , to be In operation before January 1.
It Is expected that tbo output of the mines
will then be $1,000 In bullion per day. Ex !
perts have pronounced the Venezla group
ono of the largest
propositions In northern
Arizona.
Talking about Arizona mines yesterday ,
Mr. Combs said ; "Thero Is one peculiarity
about tha average miner there , and that Is ,
ho works the surface only , taking out the [
ore that la free and can bo milled In an
arrastra , and throwing up his hands when
ho strikes the sulphides at water level.
And yet experience has shown that these
sulphide ores are the most valuable In the
mines. This has been Invariably demon
strated where depth has been obtained. "
Mr Yankee was one of the first men to
strike It rich In Leadvllle In early days , and
Yankee hill Is named In honor o him.
. Afterward he transferred his fortune to the
lark region , at Aspen , and took out a pot of
money there. At present he Is one of the
. Urge * owners In the Golden Fleece property
at Lake City.
TO DEVELOP THE WEST.
The convention of th Transmlsslsslppl |
"Commercial congre will be held In St. Louis |
November 2C. This date was fixed oo that
the meeting could bo attended by the newly |
ilcctcd senators and congressmen at Wash-
( neton. D. C , says tha San Francisco Uxam-
Iner , .and also In order that the nearness ol
tbo meeting to the next teuton of congren
mar giveIt additional effect upon the action
of that body In matters of western legislation.
The chairman of the county "Boards of Su-
porvlsara of every county west of the MtsiU-
elppl river , some 1.300 tn all , have been com >
municated with and requested to appoint dole-
j '
' gates , one from each county , In addition to
the commercial delegates arid those appointed
by mayors and governors. Over COO commer
cial organizations west of the Mississippi
river also have the right of naming three i
delegates each. i
The meeting Is being arranged with careful
business management , under the auspices of
the Merchants exchange of Bt. Louis , and a
permanent organization upon a commercial
basis wilt be effected ,
"Irrigation" will be made the special order
at one entire session. One whole session will
be devoted to the silver question , while an
other may be taken up by the Nicaragua
canal question.
A feature of the coming meeting I * the run
ning of a special train from the Pacific coast
through to St. Louis , taking the California
delegation In a special car and the delegations
from other states Joining the party as they
pass through.
PIERRE'S CURATIVE OUSIIER.
With the tapping of an Immense flow of
water at a depth of 1,200 feet In the new
artesian well , saya a Pierre special to the St.
Paul Pioneer-Press , began a new epoch which
will make It ono of the leading health resorts
of the country. About eighteen months ago
the United States government drove a well
at Us Indian Industrial school at this place ,
the water of which was found to contain
many medicinal properties , both for Internal
and external use. Dy permission of ) the gov
ernment a small bath house was erected near
the well , and people came from far and near ,
both from this state nnd others , to try Its
curative powers , and many , some almost won
derful , cures were reported , especially In
cases of rheumatism and diseases of the skin ,
liver , spleen , kidneys , stomach and Intestines.
One of the most noticeable and pronounced
cures effected by the water was that of scrof
ulous sores on Indians. The red man , owing
to his filthy manner of living and the fact
that their principal food Is meat , are always
subject to scrofula , and there seemed to bo
no remedy that would euro It. Soon after
the putting In of the baths at the school It
was noticed that this malady was disappear
ing , and upon Investigation It was found that
the water was curing It. The great crowds
going to and from the baths disturbed the
little redskins In their studies and the au
thorities ordered the house removed. Seeing
and appreciating the great value that such a
well would be to the city , Pierre's enterpris
ing business men decided to have a well of
their own. In July last they began their
labors , and standing In the glare of the light
the other night from the natural gas which
flows from the well they realized their fond
est hopes. The new well must have tapped
the same vein as the one at the Indian school ,
for In volume , temperature and pressure they
arc almost Identical , and local physicians say
that , upon hasty examination , tbo water ap
pears to contain the same mineral medicinal
I properties. A sanatorium and natatorlum will
| be built Immediately In connection with a
hotel , which Is owned by wealthy New-
Yorkers who are on the ground and who say
they will spare no expense to make Pierre
one of the greatest health resorts of the north
west.
. GENTLEMAN " "
"LO" NOW.
1
It is estimated that fully 1,000 YanlUon
Indians have pitched their tents around the
race track Just south of town , says a recent
Armour special to the Minneapolis Tribune.
In fact , they have literally taken the place.
It Is a peaceful conquest , however , they be
ing hero by special Invitation of the business
men of the city.
The object Is to establish friendly and last
ing business relations with the tribe , for
their trade Is now most desirable. It Is
"poor Lo" no longer ; Instead , a friendly
"how" and a hearty hand shake awaits them
on every side. The reason for this Is that
In accordance with the terms of the treaty
concluded with the tribe last December their
scouts have been paid $225 each. In all
$11,475. nnd the first payment on the-land of
? 10 ,000 nnd $20 each for signing- the treaty ,
with Interest , amounting to $100,000 , will be
paid during the month of November , They
have already made large purchases of our
business firms on credit , and are now payIng -
Ing promptly as agreed. To continue these
friendly relations It was deemed advisable
to banquet the Indians , The Invitation was
extended and the head chief accepted.
A formal presentation of the provisions
donated took place at the fair grounds. A
largo procession of citizens led by the Ar
mour band Joined the Indians at the race
track. Speeches were made by Chiefs John
Classman , Medicine Cow , Running Dull and
Hlue Cloud , with W. T. Selwyn nnd Peter
Pecotte acting as Interpreters. The chiefs
assured their white friends of their good
will. "That they now had plenty of cash
In their hands and knew the value of It.
That they hoped to get along pleasantly with
their white friends. " These speeches were
responded to by W. II. Tlpton on behalf of
the citizens , welcoming the Indians to the
city and assuring them that they would
always receive fair and Just treatment In
Armour.
The Indians were then presented with large
quantities of tea , coffee , sugar , flour , etc. ,
mutton and seven beeves , with the nssur-
once of as much more as might be needed.
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BORING FOR GILPIN GOLD.
In Gllpln county , In the vicinity of the
hPine Creek district , the Old Kentucky Min
Ing company has commenced work on Us
2,000-foot tunnel , which will be prosecuted
with reasonable speed all winter , so that the
company will be able to produce dt least 200
tons per day early next fall. The explora-
tlons recently made In the Old Kentucky
shaft , put down some years ago , says the
Denver News , shows gold ore In , large quan-
titles worth $100 per ton. In addition to
this there Is a fair amount of low grade ma
terial which will bo concentrated on the
ground.
' The tunnel will start from Stewart gulch
and will penetrate Lesem mountain , a dis
tance of 2,030 feet , ending In Plckla gulch.
It will tap the vein at a point where levels
can be rim to advantage and where the
workings can be drained at small cost.
A plant of new machinery , costing $5,000 ,
Is now In place. New buildings are being
erected for the use of the men. When the
tunnel Is completed the company will have
expended $100,000 In putting the mine In
form for steady shipments.
RICH MONTANA MINES.
Another rich strike has been made by
Thomas Cruse of this city , and In the same
vicinity whcro ho made his first one , says
the Helena ( Mont. ) Independent. While de
veloping work on the North Star mine , adJoining -
Joining the Montana company's property ,
Dick Dillon , In charge of the work , struck
a lead of great slzo and phenomenal rich
ness. The lead first discovered on this
claim was rich and rendered the property
valuable , but It was not the. lead which was
believed to exist and which has been searched
for for the last ten years , and which has
only been discovered through the merest
accident. The lead was struck In a granite
formation and the ore carries a heavy per
cent of stiver , with free gold visible to the
naked eye. No assays have as yet been
made public , but some of the belt mining
men In Marysvllle say that the rock will
easily go from $1,500 to $3,000 per ton.
News reached here that a six-Inch vein
of gray copper had been struck at eighty
feet In the Muakegon , a well known property
thrca miles above Lump City. The owners
of this mine , McKenzle and others , bonded
U for $20,000 to C. E. Gable of Butte , who
Is now working It. The mine Is one of the
best In the Lump Gulch district , nnd will
undoubtedly make several fortunes for Mr.
Gable.
Another rich lead of ore was uncovered
in the sixty-foot drift west of the Little
Alma. This mine Is owned by Helena par
ties , who have a splendid property In rIt. .
A contract has been let to sink another sixty
feet on the drift.
Everything In Lump Gulch seems to be
booming. Not a day passes but adds to
the bright prospects of the camp. ry
ono who has any Investments there seems
to have unlimited faith In the future of the
district. Some of the properties are already
paying well , and In a few months the out
put from Its mines will be enormous.
THE BLACK SCALE PEST.
"The black scale has taken firm hold In all
of the coast counties , and threaten * to oy
a large number of orchards , " says Quaran
tine Officer Crawford In the San Francisco
Examiner. "Spraying and fumigation have
coat many trns of thousands of dollars annu-
ally and have only been palliatives , not
remedies. Orange , lemon , lime , olive , apricot
and peach trees , as well as ornamental plants ,
ahare affected. The black scale has been here
imfor thirty years , and U believed to have been
Imported from Europe , though I think Its
home la Australia. It has been spreading Into -
stead of being checked by the means hereto-
fore > adopted to combat It. Fortlons of tone
Sustate not affected three years ago are now
itsseriously so. It wa * thought that the dry
cllmato of the Interior would be. fatal to Its
olespread , but this is a mistake. AuitrulU U
drier and -warmer than California , and that
they trero not to bo exempt from the plague
the people of San Bernardino county and the
fruit growers In the vicinity of RlvorslJe
have learned to their cost. Lot Angeles , San
Diego , Santa Barbara , Orange and In general
the coast counties , as well as the deciduous
trees around Nlles , have fallen victims to the
pest. It weakens the ( rees , reduces their
bearing qualities and renders the fruit In
ferior In appearancennd quality nnd often un
salable.
"Fortunately the black ladybird was found
by Albert Krebele , who was sent to Australia
for that purpose by the State Board of Her
ticulture. The first of them arrived here
In August , 18D2. The pairs were placed by
nin-ood Cooper In his olive orchard tit Santa
Barbara. There they multiplied prodigiously ,
and In less than a year were reported ns a
probable success. From there last fall I
sent out colonies , nnd this year have dis
tributed 500,000 over all of the Infested dis
trict. It takes at least a year to determine
If they will show up well. They cro gener
ally all liberated In ona tree of an orchard
and spread therefrom to others within a
mile or so. "
MORE IRRIGATION IN COLORADO.
Three hundred teams nnd scrapers arc now
at work excavating the Perkins county Irri
gating ditch , says the Julesburg Sentinel.
Ono hundred nnd seventy-five more teams
will bo employed as soon as the scrapers
arrive , probably the first of next week. Only
Perkins county men and their teams are
being employed. The capital stock , divided
Into shares of $10 each , la held by citizens
of that county. No ono person can pur
chase more than twenty-live shares , and
there yet remains but COO unsold shares In
the corporation.
The ditch will be sixty-five miles long , bo-
glnnlng eight miles west of Julesburg and
running through Perkins county. It will be
twenty-four feet wide at the headgate and
for several miles beyond. It will from the
start carry six feet of water , which depth
will bo Increased to ten feet as the banks
settle. The ditch reaches the top of the
table land six miles west and eight and one-
half miles south of OKalalla. There will
not bo a single flume constructed along the
cnttro route of sixty-live miles. Several
natural reservoirs covering thousands of
acres of land are to be found along the ditch
and they wilt be brought Into service for the
storage of water.
The $90,000 In bonds voted by Perkins
county have been sold and the full amount
must bo expended toward furnishing water
for that county to meet the requirements of
the law.
The money obtained from the selling of
water rights from time to tlmo will be used
to develop the underflow and enlarge the
ditch.
Much depends upon the ultimate success
of this enterprise. Several thousand acres
of Sedgwlck county land comes under It and
If this ditch proves a success It will not belong
long before a ditch traverses the south divide
through Sedgwick county. The much de
bated underflow question will be an Im
portant factor In determining the result of
the enterprise.
MfNING IN OREGON.
The mines of Oregon are attracting more
attention at present than at any tlmo during
the past two years. Thb revival Is largely
duo to the recent discoveries In the Quartz-
vlllo and Bohemia districts , and tn Josephine
and Jackson counties , which have not only
reassured doubters , but have also Induced
men of energy and means to engage In the
operation of mines and the development of
prospects In these- and other parts of the
state. There Is some talk of the Introduc-
tlon of eastern capital next spring , says the
Portland Sun , which will result In a general
renewal of the activity which was so notice
able In a few districts In 1893. Capital will
supply what Is most necessary to 'make min
ing In this state profitable , viz. , machinery
adapted to the class of rock found In the
ledges.
A clean-up at the Bohemia mines In Lane
county , after a run of less than thirty days
with a five-stamp mill , resulted In the net
ting of $7,000. The mill has recently shut
down , and development work will again be
prosecuted.
Several experts have examined the ore of
the Bohemia and Blue river mines , and give
U as their opinion that the latter Is In every
way equal to the former , A valley papar
says that gold exists In unlimited quantities
In the Blue irlver district , and any ono who
would undertake the operation of a mine
would assume but a small risk ,
John Hammond of Parsley exhibited to the
editor of the Lake County Examiner an as
say from his quartz claim In the Gaylord
district , which shows a yield of $17.51 In
gold nnd 70 cents In silver to the ton. It
Is said that the remainder of the rock bears
out tha first promise. Some of the same
quartz was sent to two other' assayers
and favorable reports were received. Mr.
Hammond will operate the mine on an ex
tensive scale. The Santlam Is also becoming
a favorite resort for prospectors.
Concerning the Wlmor claim , owned by
George and William Wlmer , Mr. Harnett
says that the owners will pipe the upper
end of Butcher gulch. This property In
cludes 230 acres , with 2,100 Inches of water
and 175 feet pressure. It will take a cen
tury to work all the ground controlled by
ono of the two cuts in the district.
ANCIENT AZTEC RUINS.
D. J * . Court , a mining prospector , has re
turned to Prescott. Ariz. , says the Los
Angeles Journal , from a three months' so
journ In one of the most remote and1 little
known parts of the territory , and says that
that section contains more Aztec ruins than
any other portion of America , evidences of
human habitation being found from the
highest peaks to the lowest valleys. 1Cx
one placa he found a road or street three
miles In length , perfectly smooth and straight
and sixty feet In width. On either sldo of
the street the entire distance are ruins. The
road was evidently built prior to some
mighty earthquake , as It ends abruptly at
the brink of a mighty chasm. He dug up
and found lying about a great number of
sksletons which were In a fair state of
preservation , the heads of all being alike
very large over the eyes and receding , nnd
almost flat toward the back of the head ;
Jaws well developed , but front upper and
lower teeth small and sharp. The ruins
thow the people to have bsen workers In
stone , some fragments of work In torquolse
being -found. Every available foot of land
had once been cultivated. The region ,
although little has been known about It , la
a very accessible one and will no doubt be
come an Interesting resort for travelers.
BLIND BLACK FROGS.
Judge A. B. Fall of the supreme bench
hasn't exactly a white elephant on his hands ,
but he has something much more curious
and Interesting , In the shape of a whole set
tlement of black frogs , found In his Sunol
mine. In the Black mountain mining ols"
trict , near Las Cruces. He was telling some
of his friends about the matter tbe other
day , eoys the Santa Fe New Mexican , and
the facts form quite an Interesting addition
to the biological history of Now Mexico. A
number of men. It seems , were sinking a
shaft In this healthy gold producer some
weeks ago , when at the depth of 100 feet ,
they struck , In an underground stream , a
perfect stratum of small black frogs. Upon
examination , thay were each found to ben
about the size of one's thumb , and to bo en
tirely blind. Another curious fact was that
the stream In which they lived was eeventy-
flva feet below the water level , and , upon
analysis , was found to contain no organic ,
matter whatever.
THE DAKOTAS.
The woolen mills at Sioux Falls are to start
up again and with It {
a new pant and overall
factory.
An artesian wel at the sanltorlulm at Pierre
has struck a flow at 1,130 feet. Tempera
ture , SO.
Three thousand head of cattle fatted on the
Indian reservation were loaded for the market
at Gettysburg recently.
A lawsuit between a couple of parties at
White Lake over a second-hand door , valued [
at about f > 0 cents , has resulted In a bill of
costs , to bo footed by the complaining wit
ness , amounting to $118.50. This case has
been engaging the attention of a Justice
court for some tlmo.
The "township law" of South Dakota , under
which townships may vote bonds for sinking
a township well , lias not proven satisfactory.
When It comes to the matter of locating the
well , every man In the bonded area wants
tbe well on his land. There are , however ,
a Urge number of the wells in active and
beneficial use.
A case of much moment and Importance
to the taxpayers of North Dakota was argued
before United States Judge Thomas at Fargo ,
being another of many which have grown
out of the attempt of the various counties to
tax the lands of the Northern Pacific Rail
road comimny. This time Dickey and other
counties hare taxed lands of the county lying
within tbe Indemnity limit * of the land grant
and the argument , was on Injunctions ! pro
ceedings to restrain \\f\e \ \ counties from pro
ceeding to collcct h tax.
The second snow of the season has fallen
In the vicinity of Sal < tm , S. D. The soil , so
far as moisture If concerned , has not been
In so good condlttpn ( or many years as this
fall , It being thoroughly soaked to the depth
of thirty Inches or tribrc.
The mammoth .pacidng house begun at
Sioux Falls four years ago Is In n fair way
to being completed ami operated soon. Sena
tor Pettlgrew has "withdrawn from the enter
prise for a valuable consideration. Some
$150,000 worth of Hpn3nml options have been
bought up by this .new , company. A total ex
penditure of $285.00d will be necessary to
complete the bullJlng. '
The trouble tn regard to ( .he alleged Irrcgu-
j larltles In the office , of the Indian agent at
Santee agency U apparently neartng a final
settlement. Agent Clements has been rein
stated , but the clerk's services will bo dis
pensed with , and his place filled by C , Hoi-
man a nephew of Congressman Holman of
Indiana , who has already arrived at the
agency and commenced his duties.
United States Judge A. J. Edgcrton , now
presiding over a term of the United States
court at Sioux Falls , has taken a very Im
portant stand touching the claims of Indians
residing on the Slsseton reservation. Ho In
structed the grand Jury to bring In no mare
Indictments against parties accused of sellIng -
Ing liquor to the Slsseton Indians who arc no
longer under control of an Indian agent and
had the right of suffrage.
COLORADO.
Ther were over 0,000 carloads of potatoes
shipped from Greeloy this season.
Spanish bar , less than two miles from
Idaho Springs , Is a promising gold district.
At Idaho Springs there Is a great demand
for horses to haul ores In from the neighbor
ing camps. .
In the Tellurlde district , where modern
Improvements are used , $3 gold ore can be
[ milled at a profit.
A colony of Mennonltes are about duo In
Pueblo on their way to the San Luis valley ,
with a large number of horses and cattle.
The Gold Gravel company of Cripple Creek
will shortly begin sinking for artesian water.
The dlscovciry of a good flow of artlslan
water so near the city of Crlpplo Creek will
be of benefit to both the company and the
town.
Owners of the big Columbus mine , La
Plata district , are making a test of the
cyanide process. If the experiments arc
succeisful a large plant will be erected at the
mine similar to the one at Rapid City , In
the t Black Hills. About fifteen miners arc
now engaged In development work.
The Florence Reduction Works company
I has ] bargained for several thousand tons of
| Gold ( Coin ore at $4 per ton. The railroad
Is building a spur to the mine. A few
transactions of this Iclnd will test the value
of the low grade gold ores and will add
millions of dollars to the Cripple Creek out
put.
put.Tho
The Creede Chronicle reports a new and
i rich strike In the Mammoth mine on Cnmp-
| bell I mountain. U Is located on the same
vein as the Nancy Hanks and Is owned by
Moffat 1 , Campbell et al. They have a two-
foot I vein of ore that runs as high as 400
ounces to the ton , but averages about 105
OU11C53. <
A finding of free gold about a mile north
west of Balfour In a two-foot hole has been
reported. The specimen on exhlb tlon shows
several pieces of gold on the surface and
also i contains silver and sylvanlte. The
claim i on which It wasi found belongs to Mr.
Larson. 1 A streak of porpliyrltlo quartz
was encountered In the King of the Rockies
shaft , but no assay reports have yet been
received.
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Six cars , 200,00,0 , pounds of mining ma
chinery , for the Helen 0. Mining and Milling
company at Atlantic , is laying at the depot
at Rdwllns awaiting shipment to Us destina
tion.
Hanna coal Is now being used more ex
tensively than ever before for domestic pur
poses. At one time Its availability for this
purpose was doubted , but the managers of
the mines there report a gradually Increasing
demand for the product
At Carbon. thomUie ( .nro running 'In ' full
blast and producing more coal for consump
tion all along the line than ever before.
The demand for coal Is larger than the com
pany can supply on sudden notice. Over
11,000 tons were mined week before last.
Hunting parties are numerous In the
vicinity of Cheyennq Just now and all have
thus far met with good success. Small and
large game appear to be comparatively
plentiful. A few days ago a couple of the
south-side boys killed four antelope In ono
afternoon near Chalk Bluffs.
The range In this valley , says the Sara
toga. Sun , Is In better condition this fall anil
cattle fatter than for many years before.
All the stock In the valley will go Into the
winter In better condition than they have
for the past five years. To add to this
there Is moro and better pasture under
fence than ever before , and the quantity of
hay In the stack exceeds that of any other
year In the history of the valley by at least
one-third. The outlook for the winter Is of
the most encouraging character.
OREGON.
Jackson county farmcin will turn off this
fall about $50,000 worth of hogs.
Travel across the mountains from Crook
county still continues , although the snow Is
about twelve Inches deep for a number of
i miles.
Jack Crawford has Just finished n saddle
nt Pendlcton which he thinks Is the smallest
In the state. It weighs ono and one-half
pounds.
m
The Whitney Bros , of Tulo laka finished
work with their steam thresher with n
score of 34,054 bushels In twenty-nine days.
This Is the best threshing record ever made
In Klamath county.
The snow Is already driving deer from the
southern Oregon mountains down into the
foothills and deer hunting Is lively. A local
authority estimates that the deer cannot be
exterminated yet for 100 years.
A duck from Paradise , Wallowa county ,
upon Its post mortem examination In La
Grarde , showed a good sized nugget of free
gold In Its gizzard and now they say tfiat
boys have dug up the entire ranch of Dick
Knight , where the duck was raised , In hopes
of developing the lead.
' Malheur Is not such an unfortunate county
as the price of horses might lead one to
consider. Several Malheurlans claim that
there Is profit In selling horses for $10 a
head and that many have been sold at that
price. Thousands of cattle , too , have been
sold , and , altogether , things haven't gone to
the "dcmnltton bow-wows" by a long chalk.
A test of hog feeding Is now In progress
on the Corvallls college farm. It began
abcut four weeks ago and ends January 1 ,
covering a period of thirteen weeks. Eight
pigs , divided Into , lots of four each , are
being fed one lot .on chopped wheat and the
other onmixed chopped wheat , shorts and
chopped oats. Thoi erperlment will be the
subject of a bulletin , i
Mining has been ; carried on In the Greenhorn -
horn district for ttfe.p'ayt thirty years , during
which time there liastbcen a large output of
gold. The present -yWi owing to the de
I prosslon In other jlnea of business as well
1 as to the Improvements made In machinery
and the cheaper methods developed In the
Industry , operations-orfboth ledge and placer
claims have been unusually extensive as well
as profitable. > * '
The 600 Indian ' 6ju 'the Slletz reservation
' are In clover , or , jbetUr yet , they will soon
have their pockets full of "chlckanlm. " Ac-
| cording to the Yaqulna Post , Colonel John
Lane , special agent , 'nr'rlved at the reserva
tion a few days agpj 'his ' business being to
I pay to each Indldri _ titled to receive It ,
| under the agreerpei fn which the Indians
ceded their Interest. In certain reservation
lands to the Unlted States , the sum of $75
cash every man , woman and child belong-
Ing to the reservation will receive $75 ,
ItWASHINGTON. .
North Yaklma is to have a match factory.
Quinces are being successfully raised about
Mouteiano.
Spokane's fruit fair exhibit ls likely to bo
sent east on an advertising tour.
Thirteen saw mills and seventeen shingle
mills are In operation In the Gray's Harbor
country.
The Snoqualmle ) lbp Growers association
shipped seven cars of hops , comprising S25
bales , to London direct.
Northern Pacific employes have organized
a reading room association at Sprague , and
will fit up handiome quarters.
While William Oakes was digging potatoes
he noticed & black bear eating berries tn the
field , says tha Meyers Falls correspondent ol
the Colvillii Index , Ho kept his eye on the
[ bo&r and called out , ' Johnnie , get your gun. "
For business reasons
We offer our entire stock of
$15 $18 and some $20
' , Suits and Overcoats for $5.00-
Your choice of all the single and
double breasted kersey Over
coats silk and Farmers' satin
lined worth up to $20 , go at $5
tomorrow
Your choice of ai y of the Cassi-
mere or Cheviot suits in four pat
terns , single or double breasted ,
worth all the way from $15 to $20
for $5,00
FEEL OF THEM ,
LOOK At THEM
IN THE WINDOW.
H. Cook Clothing Co
successors to Columbia Clothing Co. ,
13th and Farnam Streets , Omaha.
Johnnlo didn't get there In time , but Tommy
did , and bruin now occupies a keg labeled
"bear meat" In Mr. Dikes' larder.
It Is proposed at North Yaklma to raise
? 2,000 as a promotion fund for the Kllckltat
railroad extension to connect with Portland.
The wrre for Zimmerman's new cable
across the Columbia has arrived at Pnsco.
It weighs 3,000 pounds. The Columbia there
Is over 2,000 feet wide.
Oat shipments from Anacortes to California
markets have commenced. The first consign
ment of 8,000 sacks was taken by the City of
Puebla on her last trip.
The salmon cannery at Cosmopolls employs
sixty Chinamen and twelve white mon , 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.
Made Nelson , a young rancher. Is under
arrest at Colfax for a piece of novel enter
prise. He traded for some Tekoa town
property , giving In exchange some govern
ment land he had no claim to.
Mr. Wilson and two partners on the placer
claim at the mouth of the Peshasttn have
taken out about 100 ounces of gold as a re
sult of two months work with shovels and
sluices , says the Leavenworth Journal.
Representatives from Yaklma , Franklin ,
Ktttltas and Douglas counties are talking seri
ously of beginning active work nt once on a
scheme to have a branch of the state peni
tentiary located at Priest Rapids , on the Co
lumbia river.
A. Nesslehouse , says the Ellensburg Local-
Izcr. brought to that office a limb of an
apple tree that contained fifty-one apples , and
not a largo limb either. The apples are of
a Genetln variety and are crowded on the
l.mb as close as they can stick.
Judge Prltchard of Tacoma has decided
that the town of Sumner , which closed Its
schools two months before the contract with
the teachers expired , would have to pay
the salaries In full. Inasmuch as Sumner's
school fund lias been exhausted the situation
teems cotnpllcated.
The agitation for good roads Is having Its
effect. The Pullman Tribune la pleased to
see the number of wide-tired wagons that
have come Into use this season , and It wisely
adds : "Next to macadamizing . the roads ,
which will be Impossible for several years ,
wide tires will do the most good , "
MISCELLANEOUS.
Helena ministers have been pYeachlng on
the capital fight.
It Is proposed to spend $250,000 In re
claiming Paradise valley In Arizona.
It Is proposed to build a reservoir In the
mountains and tunnel through Into the Manll
City creek In Utah.
Thirty carloads of potatoes were started
east from Mlssoula Monday over the North
ern Pacific , They are consigned to Chicago.
The Northern Pacific Is moving from COO to
800 cars dally on the Rocky mountain division
and has plenty of business to accommodate
" tore.
The Mantl Messenger says the first duty o
Utah as a state will be to reclaim some o.
the arid land and assist the peopVa to build
homes.
The Phoenix city council Is considering -
proposition to pipe Irrigation water through
the town Instead of running It through In
open ditches.
The average assay value of C. C. & Va. ar <
as reported In Superlntedent Lyman's las
official letter , $82.32 per ton , Is the htghes
slnco the old bonanza days.
The hand and Iron cars for the Sierra Val
ley railroad are already at Reno , The com
pany expects to have the road running from
Chat to Beckwlth In another month.
George W , Newell has three artesian well ,
on his farm In the Snake river valley am
expects to sink enough more to Irrigate hi
entire 640 acres. The water from the well
Is hot.
Another oil well has been struck In th.
Second street district at Los Angeles which
will yield at a low estimate 100 barrels of
oil a day If pumped to Its ful capacllty. It Is
not a gusher , but Jlown a steady stream.
The body of a. Urge dead whale floated
Into San FrancUco harbor the other day.
The huge sea mammal la likely to prove any
thing but an acquisition , as the stench arising
from It is described as being something
dreadful.
Probably the largest cauliflower ever keen
on the Comstock Is one now on exhibition tn
the store of R. Noce at Virginia. City. It
wa * raised on the ranch of L , W. Larga-
marilno. The mammoth vegetable weighs
twenty-one pounds.
Th contract for grading and rock work on
the Montana Midland fiom Castle to Toston ,
sixty-sir miles , has been awarded. Work
Is to be begun about November 10 , and the
contract calls for Its completion by January
1 , 1836. The Idea In building to Toston U to
secure connection with the Northern Pacific
and give the mines of Newcastle an opportu
nity to ship their ores to the East Helena
smelters. After that the part between Toston
and Helena will be built.
The largest lumber deal over made In
British Columbia Is said to have been Just
arranged by the Ross McLaren Lumber com
pany , which Is reported to have contracted
with n South African mining company for
100,000,000 feet of lumber.
The Salt Lake & Hot Springs railway Is
getting ready to extend Its line from Cen-
tervllle to Farmlngton. Engineer Joseph
took a party of contractors to Centcrvllle to
look over the ground with a view to bidding
upon the necessary construction work.
The Municipal Investment company ot.ChI-
cngo Is building an Irrigation ditch , which
commences at Santa Cruz canyon and follows
the Rio Grande river to Albuquerque , a dis
tance of about eighty miles. The estimated
cost Is $600.000 , and It Is expected to irrigate
over 100,000 acres.
On Bruneau river , Idaho , about four miles
from Mitchell & Bnltzcr's store , at a depth
of 300 feet , while boring for artesian water ,
Mr. Dodge struck a very pronounced vein of
oil. At this Interesting Juncture the piping
gave out , and Mr. Dodge is watting for a
supply to continue the work.
A complete new time table for the Mexican
Central railroad has been prepared. Ten
hours will be saved between Mexico City and
El Paso , Tex. , and the time between the
City of Mexico and San Antonio , Tex. , via
Terreon and Eagle Pass will bo shortened
seventeen hours by the Mexican International
connection.
Largo projects in South Africa , Involving
millions of dollars , and steady Improvement
In Colorado In the application of electricity
to mining , shows the trend of the times.
The movement has reached Utah , Mr. P. N.
Nunn , chief electrician for the San Miguel
Consolidated company , and Mr. F. J. Kramer ,
a mining engineer , have gone to Salt Lake
City to Install a plant which will utilize the
waters of the Provo river , about 10,000-horse
power , and transmit this horse power to
Provo. Park City and Salt Lake , to be used
for mining and other purposes.
Karl's Clover Root , tbe great blood purifier ,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
Ion and cures constipation ; 25c , COc , $1.00.
Sold by Goodman Drug Co.
THE POLICEMAN'S JOB.
Visitors to Chicago Who Look Up Too
MiicU Find 111m Uceful.
The Chicago Record reports this conversa
tion beard on State street :
"Do you see that policeman over there ? "
"The ono leaning against the corner ? "
"Yes ; well , he's called the cinder police
man. "
"Why so ? "
"Because of his Job. Every stranger In
town and about halt of the people who llvo
here stop at the corner every day to gaze
up at the top of the Masonic temple nnd
count thostories. . U tnkes them some llttli
time to do it , nnd about ono person out o
four , while he Is standing In that awkward
attltedo looking straight upward , catches a
cinder In his eye. As soon as he , or es
peclally as soon as aha , begins to rub th
eye and shows signs of distress the police
man steps up and says : 'Hero , I'll take tha
out for you. ' He doei It , too , for he has hail
much practice and Is really expert. Som
of us around the corner have watched him
day by day , and are thinking of rending In
a petition to have him promoted because o
his valuable services. "
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney trfl'i
bles. Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists.
Slightly Mudllleil.
Washington Star : "My friend , " said th
truly patriotic citizen , "you are becomln
prominent In politics. "
"Betcherllfo , " replied the local leader.
"I trust you will adopt as your motto th
good old phrase , 'be sure you're right nil
then go ahead. ' "
"Not exactly , though ye're gucssln * purt
close. Do motto of our association Is : 'B
sure ye got ahead ; y kin make It rlgh
afterward. ' Scot"
When nabwu lick , wo gave her Costorlft ,
Trtien she was a Child , she cried for CastorlC.
tVhaa sbo became Miss , fho clung to CostcHa ,
WiftT he bad Children , she ( rave them CastorU
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