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    THE OIMA1IA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , DECEMBER 3 , 1894.
Oochlti Ores Growing Richer as the Work
of Mining Progresses.
BORING A TUNNEL THROUGH GOLD HILL
Soutlicirn Nevada Waiting for Itallroad Com-
iniinlentliiii frrlcftotl Section * Showing
Mnrveloiu Portllltr Ncnrest Aline
tothol'olc General UeitcriiNmYg ,
Mr. H. n. Cnrtwrlght , a leading business
man , returned from a trip through the Cochltl
mining district , ' and In speaking to a re
porter on the Denver News Bald the Crown
1'olnt has twenty men at work and Is busy
hipping out ore. The Union has fifteen men
and the Iron King has the same number.
The owners of the latter mine are construct
ing a plpo line to carry water from the
mouth of the Cochlti canyon to their stamp
mill at Allerton. This line will bo about two
miles long. It now lacks only a lew hun
dred feet for completion. As soon as this Is
obtained , whlcb will be In a few days , work
at the stamp mill will bo resumed and the
lar * amount of ore gotten out of the Iron
King will be treated at Allerton for ship
ment.
Mr. Cartwrlght talked very Interestingly of
the big tunnel being constructed through Gold
Hill at Uland , This timnel measures seven
feet nquaro , and already 2G5 feet has been
completed. At Its greatest depth the rich
ore , which gives promise of such great things
for the Cochltl region , Is still to be found In
abundance. This demonstrates that the
wealth of this region docs not llo In the sur
face ere alone , but that the supply extends
down to a depth that makes It practically
Inexhaustible.
Mr. Cartwrlght says that there are rumora
of great flnda up at the Crown Point , and
while ho does not know as to the truth of
these , It seems certain that the quality of the
ore found Is much higher than heretofore ,
both at the Crown Point and elsewhere. He
says that a full corps of men are working
at the sawmill near Dland , and that they
cannot turn out enough lumber to meet the
demand. There Is a great deal of budding
going on at present , the tents being replaced
to a largo extent by buildings In which the
winter can bo comfortably spent.
It seems probable that a new stamp mill
will bo established In the near future at
Bland , one of the leading men of the camp
having recently been to Colorado with the
view of securing the equipment for that pur
pose. , Mr. Cartwrlght says there Is consider
able Interest over In Uland at the recent find
of opals In that vicinity. The claim ol
Jlessrs. T. } . ' . Ward , John Andrews ol
Bonanza and II. Schuman are In particular
yielding specimens that experts pronounce
very promising. Mr. Cartwrlght brought
back with him a number of very handsome
specimens from Mr. Ward's property , and he
thinks that this branch of Cochltl's wealth
will bear development and will yield fine
results.
FERTILE IlEQION IN NEVADA.
I Imvo Just received through T. J. Osborm
of Plocho a box of pomegranates from tin
ranch of my old friend , Robert Logan oi
Muddy Valley , Lincoln county , Nevada , wrltei
, n correspondent to the Salt Lake Tribune
These pomegranates arc more than twlcs ai
large as any I liave ever seen from Call
fornla. I think the largest would weigh ovei
e. pound , as they are astonishingly sollt
ami heavy. Mr. Osborno has Just returnee
from a trip to southern Nevada , and seemi
much pleased with what he saw there. Hi
nays Muddy Valley Is now settling up rapidly
In addition to those now In the valley , semi
twenty families are expected to arrive then
this winter.
Presently , as soon as they obtain rallroai
communication with the outside world , al
these people will find themselves Inde
pendcntly rich. In the valley of the Muddy
along the Hlo Virgin and othr streams , li
fact , wherever water can be obtained will
which to Irrigate , wonderful crops ar
grown , the products of temperate and semi
tropical regions being seen side by side
Oranges , lemons , flgs , olives and al
other sorts of fruits , nuts , hurries , etc.
cultivated In California hero flourish to per
foctlon. No finer grapes can be found any
where than are grown In tills region. In th
Muddy Valley two crops are grown year ) ;
on the same ground. The land la first sowi
to wheat , barley and oats , which Is harvests
ubout Uio first of June , when the ground 1
planted to corn , potatoes , beets , cabbages an
all other sorts of garden vegetables. Cor
yields 40 to 45 bushels to the acre , and Earn
patches are cultivated every year. Th
Amount grown this season was about 20,00
pounds.
The rock of the region Is limestone , an
limestone pebbles are mingled with and en
rich the soli , which is ot a reddish coloi
This soil Is very strong and when Irrigate
proves astonishingly productive. The people c
this section of Nevada at present labor undt
the disadvantage Incident to a lack (
transportation facilities , but as soon as
railroad gives them on outlet to Salt Lat
City and the cast , their lands will be wort
as much as the best In California. They wl
then hava plenty of offers for their orunp
Krovcs , olive orchards and vineyards. The
will have the advantage ot being nearer I
Chicago and eastern markets than the rancl
men and orchardlsts of California and otlu
regions lying to the west of the Sierra Ni
vada mountains. Also they will be able I
Bend early vegetables to Utah , Montana an
other of the mining states. In the meantlrr
the people of the southern country may 0
well to turn their attention to the growln
of silk and other light and easily ahlpp :
products. The conditions there are good t <
a great silk-producing' industry. The mu
berry flourishes finely , and all the cllmat
conditions are perfect. The Industry wou'
K\va \ empolyment to ten times the number i
people now In that country , and so bulld i
qulto a homo market ,
FARTHEST NOHTHWESTOnN MINE.
There Is a man In Seattle who owns
, -tnlno located probably further north than an
mine In the world , says the Post-Intel !
Kenccr ot that city.
The gentleman's name Is J. C. Green , ar
Ms mine Is called the "Omaltk" mtno.
la situated on the Pish river In the cxtrcn
northwestern part ot Alaska , near Golovnl
bay , which Is about sixty miles north ot S
Jllclmel'3. To get a better Idea ot how ft
north Mr. Oreen has gone In search ot h
treasure , the location of his mine is In la
itude G5 degrees north , longitude 164 degrei
west , which Is over 1,000 miles northwest i
Silica.
Hr. Qrcen first got possession of lit * mlr
In 1881 , and has since spent about $100,01
In developing it The mine Itself Is i
unlo.ua as Its location , being "solid metal ,
The ere U galena. G per cent of lead , carr ;
Ing 143 ounces ot sliver to the ton and vei
llttlo gold.
Mr. Qrean generally tpends his winters
California , chartering a ship every spring
carry hit year's supply of stores and tl
miners he takes up with him to his northei
Eldorado. Ho pays his men $75 a month ai
board , but they do not receive their wag
until after the year's work Is done and tl
cargo of ore they have taken from the nil :
has been brought down to San Francisco ai
aold. They are then paid off and recel
from $900 to $1.200 apiece , which comes
.them In a lump , for on Oolovnln bay the
are no stores , no saloons and no opportunl
( or them to spend money If they wished to.
The natives , the Esquimaux , are a peac
ble. Intelligent people , and are very quick
learn the ways and customs ot the American
Sir. Green employs them In work about t
mines , and finds them to ba active and wl
Ing workers.
The climate Is not BO severe ns one wou
Blippose It would ba In such a northern lal
tuile , the summer being warm and pleasai
and th winters not so cold as In some lal
tudes further south. It Is the land of tl
midnight aun. and the wonders ot the auro
borculls are seen In all tbotr splendor.
There are no white people there exco
the minors that are taken up each year , b
Mr. Green says that one doesn't h&ve
chance to get lonesome , as there are llsh
the streams to catch , birds In the atr
hoot. and four-footed animals ot the oar
to kill.
Mr. Oreen la a great enthusiast over t !
tetourccs and coming destiny ot the gre
northern etnptra ot AJatka , and _ s ya th
few people have an Idea ot IU marvelous
wealth and the extent ot Its resources.
OKANOQAN MINES.
"The Okanogan country looks better than
at this time last year. The farming region la
settling up fast , as the Increased vote at the
recent election demonstrates , The assessed
valuation will bo doubled next year. I base
this statement , " gays Sheriff Rush In an
Interview reported In the Spokane Ilevlew ,
"upon actual knowledge of the Increase of
producers and end the improvement of
farms , owing to the survey this year of
fourteen townships , aggregating 322SCO acres.
Heretofore there was less * Incentive to make
Improvements , as the settlers could not know
where their lines wero. Leniency was also
extended In the matter of assessment In
sympathy with the general depression. The
worst Is over now.
"Miners are bringing fine specimens from
the Slate creek district. I have not been
there , but some men who Imvo worked for
me , and in whom I have the fullest confi
dence , tell mo It Is In reality a promising
camp. It Is free milling ore and consider
able gold has been panned out. Quarters
have been erected and fifteen to twenty pros
pectors will winter there , to be ready for
work early In the spring.
"Charles Dallard , J. II , Wallace and my
self are working a placer claim near Con-
conully. The pay dirt Is thirty feet deep
and It yields 20 cents to the yard , clear
through. We know this by the fact that
our sluice boxes are eighty-five feet perpen
dicularly below the dump and wo run the
dirt down by chutes , affording the best pos
sible means of working the claim. Wo have
faced 1,600 feet and find the average Just the
same. We are tunneling on bedrock , which
Is now In 100 feet. We intend to put In a
ditch and hydraulic works In the spring. It
Is a paying proposition at 2 cents to the
yard with hydraullcklng.
"E. P. Wheeler haa machinery on the
Mineral Hill and will work from twenty to
twenty-five men during the winter , with air
compressor drills. The new machinery
weighed 28,000 pounds.
"Conconully Is recovering nicely from the
effects ot the flood. The river has been turned
back into its proper channel , the streets
and grounds cleaned up , and since the county
'scat question Is settled the town ls going
ahead again with renewed vigor.
"The Tacoma Smelting company has been
sinking all rummer on the Silver Ucll , In the
Pine creek district , and Intends working'
men during the winter. The Mount Ellema-
lian Mining and Smelting company Is running
a COO-foot tunnel on the Ore group of six
claims. The Mary Anderson , owned by my
self , on .Mount Ctmpaca , Is a good looking
proposition. The ledge Is six feet wldo on
the surface and all mineral. Wo are down
only eight feet , but ore running a tunnel
to tap the ledge at a depth of forty feet.
We have to tunnel only thirty feet to do that.
The ore assays $10 to $50 gold and nine
ounces silver. It is an easy claim to work ,
having a fine water power from Teats
Coulee. "
HOMES OF CLIFF DWELLERS.
Recent arrivals from the Bradshaw moun
tains report the discovery ot a cliff dwellers'
village In one o the most Inaccessible canyons
yens of that range , which has never before
been seen by white men.
The discovery was made by two prospect
ors , White and Williams , who did not at
tempt a thorough exploration , says a I'res-
cott , Ariz. , special to the San Francisco
Chronicle , but from their description this Is
the largest village of the wonderful people
that has over been discovered. The village
Is located along the high banks on either
side of Willow canyon and the houses are
estimated to bo 260 in number. It Is very
dlfllcult to reach this canyon , even with pack
animals , which accounts for its having so
long remained undiscovered.
Thcro are three natural terraces along the
canyon wall and the dwellings open back
from these. Narrow steps In the rock , now
almost worn away , seem to Indicate that this
was the method for ascent and descent.
Several of the houses were explored and
largo quantities of pottery and some Instru
ments , evidently used for cultivating the
soil , were found. In one the skeleton of a
man not over four feet eight Inches In
height was discovered.
The canyon at this place Is half a mile wide
and shows evidence of having been cultivated. .
If this theory proves to be true. It will throw
new light on the habits of this llttle-knowi
people. So far as known no other evldenci
has over been discovered of the cliff dweller :
having cultivated the soil.
A party Is now being organized to thor
oughly explore the now-found village , ant !
the result ot their research will bo awaited
with interest.
BLACK HILLS' OUTPUT.
The Black Hills Times Is responsible foi
the statement that the Omaha-Grant Smelt
Ing and Refining company has Joined thi
Homostako and the Deadwood and Oclawan
companies in the establishment of a smelte :
[ In that district for the purpose of treatlni
concentrates , ot which the Homcstake com
pany has a larga supply on hand. "Tin
enterprise , " says the Times , . "will be sus
talned by capital enough to make ovcrythlni
first-class and complete. The backers ar
men of great means and valuabla experience
who will make an unqualified success of It
It Is hardly likely that anythlng'wlll be don
this fall and winter , but steps will be In
augurated very early In the spring and th
project pushed forward rapidly. "
The amount of gold ore at present mine
and milled Is the largest In the history p
the camp.
The Black Hills district received a se
vere set-back when the surface ore wai
exhausted. It now has four methods of treat
ment in successful operation , which account :
for the steady dividends from the leadlni
mines. These methods are milling , smelting
chlorlnatlon and cyanide. The mills an
handling 3,000 tons of ore per day. At tbi
Golden Howard chlorlnatlon works from 121
to 130 tons per day are treated , while thi
new cyanldo plant ot the company la cal
culated for 200 tons per day. The pyrltl
smelter owned by the Deadwood and Dela
ware company has capacity for 100 tons p6
day , and the cyanide plant of the Dlack Hl'l
Gold and Silver Extraction company Is be
ing increased from fifty to seventy tons pe
day , equal in size to the cyanide plant a
Cripple Creek.
> Vlth a capacity for ore treatment equt
to 3,500 tons dally , only a portion of th
mines In the district are as yet producers
Cheaper and more successful treatmen
will gradually Induce others to develop , untl
the Black Hills district will take a fron
rank among the successful producers of gold
This may ba all credited to tha metallurgies
advance of the last two years.
INDIAN MARRIAGES.
Captain Levy F. Gurnet ot the Seven t
cavalry , acting Indian agent at Mescalero. i
a report , sums up an evil among Indian
ot that agency which is found to prevail to
greater or leas extent among all wester
Indians , and especially among those stl
In a savage state. Ho says :
"Another cause of much trouble on thi
reservation Is the frequent marriage
among the Indians. It often happens tha
a man will get tired of hlq wife afte
being married a few months and wl
then leave her or send her homo to he
relatives. This may occur sometimes wit
the same persons , so that a man hav
three of four wives and the women a
many husbands , all living. Sometime
the husband Illtreats his wife and sti
runs away to her parents. They ofte
make up and live together again. Sever :
cases have occurred during the pru
year In which a parent has Induced
girl to marry aged perhaps 14 or 16 year
tor the purpose of keeping her out ot cchoo
It often happens that the parties soon se |
arato , the girl returning tc her parent
often against the wishes of her husbam
This causes serious quarrels. I do all I ca
to induce these persons to live together whe
once they are married'but llioro is no wa
ot compelling them to do so.
"Polygamy is practiced to some exten
Twelve Indians have each two wives , an
ono has three wives. I advise against then
on all occasions , but they do not Ilka an
person to Interfere with such things. I C
not see how It can be prevented , as it Is o
old custom. "
On the other hand. Captain John L. Balll
Twenty-fourth Infantry , In charge of tt
Pueblas in New Mexico , shows that thei
Indians are making rapid advancement ti
ward civilization.
YANKEE HILL MINES. ' ' '
Some of the finest ere ever seen in th
camp Is now being taken from the Stonewa
mine , says a Yankee Hill special to tl
Denver Mining Record. The pay streak coi
suits of twelve Inches of solid galena or
running high In gold and silver. A good shl
ment will be made to the Denver emvllers.
The Alice mine and mill has rejumi
operations under the new management ar
expect to handle over 200 tons ot era I
twenty-four hours. They have an Immenio
body ot ore , the vein being 310 feet between
wall * .
Work is being steadily pushed on the
Gladiator , owned by Messrs. Lake & Arnold.
This is the making of a good property with
but llttlo development.
A good strike has been made on the
Uncle Sam lode , Uio ere carrying a value ot
$71 In gold to the ton.
A shaft house has just been completed
and work Is being rapidly pushed forward
on thW most promising property.
The Silver King and Queen , situated on
North Yankee Hill , and ownedbyMessrs. Gow ,
Jones and Holland , Is a very promising
property , running from flfty-four ounces In
silver per ton , and a good per cent of
lead.
NUGGETS OF GOLD.
Another handsome nugget has been taken
out ot the Osceola placers and brought to this
city , says the Salt Lake Tribune. This time
the great piece of pure gold is valued at $500.
As was the case with the 9400 nugget , It was
discovered In an unexpected manner and In
an out-of-the-way section of the gravel floor.
These finds are now considerably rarer than
was the case some years ago , but occasionally
a lump of the yellow metal , whoso value
ranges between $500 and $1,000 , Is picked up
by the workmen engaged on the washing
floor. During the present season a number
of $300 chunks have been found , but only two
whose value was more than the amount
named. On account of the exceptionally
open condition of the weather the placers
are still being worked on a small scale , but
the final clean-up for 1894 is not now many
days off. It Is stated that the value ot the
gold taken out of the placers during the run
now closing has been about equal to that of
1893.
NEBRASKA.
The Stella Press published an extra paper
on Thanksgiving day which was neat and
readable.
Poverty sociables seem U > be the most
popular amusements In Nebraska at the
present time.
Burl county farmers will hold their fourth
annual meeting at Craig some time during
the present month.
Syracuse fire companies are preparing for
a .combination entertainment to provide for
their better equipment.
The death Is announced of Mrs. Amanda M.
itanlon , mother of I. Manton , a prominent
grain dealer at Nelson.
John McAvoy has discovered an Incxhaiistt-
le bank of flro clay and Ho man cement on
is farm near Chadron.
Adam Breed , a hustling newspaper man
f Hastings , has purchased the Tribune of
, H. Brown , and will bring It to the fore.
On December 14 , 15 and 1G the fifth semi-
nnual convention of the Four-County Young
eople's Society of Christian Endeavor will be
icld at Ord.
Very Instructive and elevating addresses
. ere delivered at the annual meeting of the
Northwest Nebraska Teachers' association ,
) vcr 100 teachers were In attendance.
Farmers in Webster county are bidding
Igh. In spite ot the disastrous season ol
894 they have put out the > largest acreage ol
? heat that there has been for several years ,
'he ground Is yet exc'cdingly dry.
An unoccupied building In Plattsmouth
elonglng to Mr. M. Shlek was burned down
. few nights ago while In course of rcpali
'or ' occupancy. The building cost $1SOO foui
ears ago , and was Insured for $1,000.
Diphtheritic croup has made its appear-
.nee in Sterling and the family of Mr. am
Mrs. J. Schuster , among others , have beer
trlcken. Trachcotonomy was performed or
.ilttle Pearl Schuster after three days o ;
lutferlng , and was a marked success.
Drunken Indians are getting to bo t
nightly nuisance at Lyons. Howling aroum
.he town , they keep the Inhabitants awaki
tvlicn they want to be asleep , and there Is i
cry going up that they be locked up li
uture In the place that is provided for tha
purpose.
THE DAKOTAS.
Flandreau's new water works system , cost
! ng $15,000 , Is giving splendid satisfaction.
Hog cholera has m de Its appearance It
North Dakota , and already a number o
armors are losers from this disease In theli
lierds.
The Homestake Mining copipany , In thi
niack Hills , has Just paid its 19Cth monthly
dividend of 20 cents per share. It aggro
; ates $25,000 , making a total to date o
$5,312,500.
James Shipley and Thomas Lytle , proml
nent farmers and stock raisers of Still :
county , wore brought to Pierre for examlna
tlon on thu charge of fencing and ustni
public domain.
The county commissioners of Sully count ;
have refused to accept freight free coal fo
the poor from the Northwestern road. Th
county is only assisting one family and doe
not ask any help for that number.
M. M. Hanson , steamboat builder , who ha
his yards located on the banks of the Bl
Sioux river In Canton , has put a fleet of ic
boats upon the river. He 'has a run o
twenty-six miles , and Is kept busy all th
time.
The North Dakota Milling association u
Grand Forks has 100 cars of flour at Du
luth. awaiting shipment , and fKty cars li
transit. President Hugh Thompson Is ii
Duluth giving his personal attention to shir
mcnts.
The South Dakota Horticultural assoclatlo
holds Its sixth annual session at Vcrmllllol
December 11 , 12 and 13. The gathering wl ]
be largely attended and of special Interesl
many well known horticulturists beln
named on the program.
General Lyon past , No. 11 , Grand Army c
the Republic , and the Woman's Relief corf
of Canton shipped a large supply of clothlni
bed quilts , -etc. , to the soldiers' homo i
Hot Springs , this state , as a Thanksglvln
present to the Inmates.
Five million dollars worth ot cattle hav
been shipped to eastern markets from th
Black Hills this fall. All this tock was fal
tened from the nutritious grasses of the 1C
miles square comprising the Black Hills. C
this total It is estimated that $1,000 is profl
The board ot trustees of the Fargo collog
Imve accepted a caah donation ot 50,000 ti
ward an endowment fund of $200.000 froi
D. K. Pearsons of Chicago , upon the cond
tlon of their raising $150,000 In addltloi
The Institution is now running and has fin
buildings and grounds.
Unusually heavy running Ice In the Ml :
sourl river renders it difficult for parties I
cross at Chamberlain. The Ice is very heai
for this season of the year , and the I'ontoc
Bridge company has found It necessary i
leave the center draw of the bridge open i
that the running Ice can get through.
The High school council ot Ncrth Dakoti
organized at Wahpeton last Docembsr , ht
assumed the management of the state on
torlcal contest and announces that the secon
annual contest will bo held at HlllsboM. Fr
day , Dccsmber 28. Mr. Gansl of Gran
Forks has furnished a $50 gold medal ,
model of the engraver's art , with the undei
standing that It Is to remain the properl
of the High School council , and Is to ba c I
tested for each year.
Work was abandoned * on an clght-lnc
artesian well a couple ot weeks since , belr
put down by the Huron Water Works cn
pany , because the drillers had struc
what they believed to bo granlts at a depl
of over SOD feet. A splendid flow of wati
had been found before the fcranlto wi
touched , but the pressure was of Ilttle valu
This , however , has continued to Increase ar
Is now 126 pounds to thes quare Inch , wll
Indications that it will continue to gro
stronger. .
COLORADO.
The Iron loda in the Mount Wilson dlstri
will be worked this winter.
At Florissant a force of surveyors ha'
commenced laying out the ground for a ne
Btamp mill.
The mill on the Baker contact down In tl
La Platas Is running right along and doll
good work.
The midland foundry shipped two carloai
of power rope transmission machinery
Idaho Springs.
Mill-run test of ore from the Mascot mln
Saxon mountain , Clear Creek county , ga
three ounces of gold per ton.
Crookes Park , San Juan county. Is tt
latest point where mineral in paying quanl
ties has been found. Prospectors are going I
there at a lively rate.
Aspen has no gold , but the silver Industi
la by no means dead , AS Is evidenced by tl
Improvements that ara In progress on prove
and prospective properties.
The Lone Jack group of mlnos , x"s tej Co
tiguoui to tha Saglnaw City , ara showing i
finely with amount ot development woi
done. The Lone Jack has a distinct ve
nd lias from four Indies to a foot ot fine
roettlng ore , carry In n pld. silver and lead ,
.ccent assays showed trom four to fifty-seven
' " * '
unces. .
A recent mill run frbrA the Cleopatra mine
t Cmplre cave $401.76 for 12,507 pound *
f ore. This U a gold , property which bldi
air to revolutionize' * * ) mining at Empire.
Considerable prospective work and eom <
lining and shipping has been done this year
n the Alicante mining districts , Lake county ,
n the northwest cr4 iff the Alicante gold
elt. . . . , .
The Smuggler mine la another cold pro *
ucer which ships tiut Sold In concentrates ,
nstead of retorting 8t , fcml It the value could
jo had the receipts frp i San Miguel county
vould bo considerably swelled thereby , says
he Tellurlde Journal. ' " ! '
An assay made frbrn d sample taken from
hat Is known as jthe-contact , In the Ar-
arla group of claims , and which has been
onstdercd valueless , gave a return of $01
ier ton. There arc considerable quantities
f this ere already exposed In the property.
WYOMING.
The average dally output ot the Cambria
mines Is 1,400 tons.
The roof of the new penitentiary at Hawllns
s nearly ready for the slate.
A bridge to cst about $3,000 will bo built
cross the Wind river at Merrill's crossing ,
icrlh of Fort Washakle.
Albany counly's cattle business amounts
o $600,000 n year. Since January 1 , 410
-ars of catlle have been shipped.
Laramle papers state that 75,000 tons ot
California fruit have passed through that
Ity over the Union Pacific this season.
The Ogalalla Cattle company has placed
50 thoroughbred Hereford bulls on their
nnch on Hat creek In Converse county.
A mammoth Iron oil tank weighing 14,000
lounds and holding 37,500 gallons has just
> en received at Casper , for use by the I'enn-
ylvanla oil syndicate.
The abandoned McKlnney post embraces
4.9CO acres , all of which will be sold soon at
ucUon , In compliance with the law goverri-
ng abandoned military posts.
A large number of valuable mineral , bo-
anlcal and other specimens belonging to
ho University of Wyoming were destroyed
> y the recent burning of a box car at Lara-
nle.
Lander will make a fight this year to so
urs the State Agricultural college. U will
> e a serious blow to the university It the re
moval should be determined upon , says the
iramle Bomerang.
lone lake , not far from Laramle , went dry
wo years ago , and Us bed Is now producing
"normous crops of oats. One farmer has
alscd 900 bushels and another 1,875 bushels.
The fear Is , however , that the lake will flll
up Again.
The Fremont county delegation In the leg-
slaturo Is coming to Cheyenne In January
prepared to make an1 Interesting flght for an
appropriation to build the State Agricultural
college at Lander next year. Lander was
chosen as the site of the c.llego by the vote
of the people In 1892 , but no appropriation
was made for the construction of the neces
sary buildings.
Heretofore the Union Pacific company has
stored during the summer months thousands
) f tons of coal for the commercial trade , but
: hls year they have no summer storage coal
: o draw on , consequently all the coal supplied
will have to bo mined. The dally output of
the mines at nock Springs averages 225 cars ,
and It Is expected that this will bo nearly
doubled within a month.
Ranchmen In the Platte valley about Sara
toga , have had no ' difficulty In disposing of
their hay , and In'fact-have not been able to
supply the demand. ) Whe winter feeding of
cattle is a growing industry and makes n
market for hay and julfilfa growers. A great
many are feeding In' , uif North park. He-
cent sales were2.0QOjitqns to Ora Haley and
3,000 to Dr. Harris , both of .Laramlo City.
Ulnta county now 'cYsflms to be second In
point of population. - The last election re
turns showthat , Laramje county cast 3,251
votes for governor'phl\e , \ Ulnta county cisl
2.34S. Albany couptyWhlcu | has lieretofor :
claimed to be the second county , cast 2,30 (
votes. Another significant fact is that tin
lait school census of tjie'fetate shows that Ulnta
'
Is the flrst county 'lnili& } state In point ol
school population. Tlxlp Is accounted for bj
reason of the large Mormon settlement In tin
Star valley. ' " .
The Sheridan FueX jftpany has built up t
large mining Industry in that vicinity wlthlr
the past year. This cqmpany bgan develop
Ing a coal cropping four miles west of Sherl
dan , on the line of the Burlington railroad
In October , 1893. The output Is a flne quallt ]
dl domestic coal , and the company has ex
pertenced no difficulty In Introducing It ti
the trade la northern Wyoming and Ne
braska. The company now employs about 12 !
men , and the dally output ot the mine I ;
COO tons. The pay roll at the mines Is abou
$7,000 per month.
OREGON.
Prof. Kanematz , of silk culture fame , I
going to open a polytechnic Institute- Ban
don.
don.The
The Walker-Campbell hopyard at J ml kin
Point , Lane county , has just turned out 2,30
busbtls of potatoes from twenty acies as ;
second crop.
At the McMlnnville gaUcrlng of Indlai
war veterms thirty-six names were enrolle
for Ynrr. > . .U county. No one of them is les
than E5 years old.
Jesse D. Carr & Son of Klamath count
will next year construct a reservoir , capabl
of holding 39,000,000 gallons of water , to b
used tn Irrigating alfalfa lands.
A proposition io put In a system of wate
works for Forest Grove has been made b ;
H. V. Gates of inilsboro rr $14,000 worth o
ten-year bonds bearing C per cent Interest.
Prof. Kanematz. the Curry county expert
has received 40,000 or 00,000 silk-worm egg
trom Germany through a silk specialist a
Akron , O. Ho received also a pound cf co
coons.
The agricultural college people will hoi
a farmers' Institute at McMinnvllle Decem
br 14 and 15. , Practical agricultural and horticultural
ticultural topics will ba discussed. Prof :
Blosa , Washburn , Shaw and French will par
tlclpate.
Edjilarshall and W. J. Furnish are put
ting up sheds and racks on the river jus
above Pendleton for the purpose of feedlni
a band of 8,000 sheep during the comlni
winter. Besides straw It Is estimated that I
will require between 15,000 and 20,000 bushel
of grain to winter the flock.
The Grand Rondo Lumber company , a
Perry , has secured a contract from Call
fornla people for a large number of orang
boxes. The contract will probably Includ
thirty or forty carloads , and will consume 1
the neighborhood ot 1,009,000 feet of lumbti
board measure. The work will keep a fore
of about twenty-five men busy tn the bo :
factory.
Tom Huntley. a Curry county sportsmai
had an Interesting time ono moonlight nigh
he and his dogs , with a nine-foot panther
which had been feasting on sheep in th
neighborhood. Just after his last shot th
huge brute made a spring and laid hold upo
him , but the shot proved to have been fatal
and the panther tumbled over at Huntley'
side and expired.
expired.WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
Walla Walla is pbiervlng the thlrty-flft
anniversary of Us town government.
Cold weather Is mfak'lrlg the coyotes aroun
Rosalia desperate , and , , they are carrying o
many chlckeni and young pig ) .
A large area of ground has already bw
seeded with wheat jtn JVhltman county. BE
If the weather remains' , favorable thousam
of BCTM will yet ba town.
A few of the veterans ot the Indian w :
of 1850-57 , In Washington , met In Olymp
recently for the purpose ot securing penslor
from the government for their services.
Miss Ella Quptll ) . ipopullst. was electc
superintendent of cqhuals of Clallam count
by 200 majority. Her republican compitlto
A. N. Taylor , proposes' to contest , on tl
, ground that a woman Is not eligible to ho
l * the office.
Horse and cattle thieves have been makir
frequent raids through the ralltys betwec
Tacoma and Seattle , and particularly In tl
Puyallup and White river valleys. At lea
a score of cattle and horses have been stolf
o In that section during the lost two months.
' * Michael Shuman , a well known mlnln
" man , returned from his mines. In the Okoni
gen district , llo reports the Und of a verl
able bonanza gold mine at , 'th | very lumrn
ot the Cascadq range of mountain ! , nea
Slate creek. Two young men from Anacorte
named Barren ; * nd Gerrlih , Are the luck
linden. Shuman sayi that the boy * , after
week's work with the crudest of impli
ments , have cleaned up $12,000 , with pleat
ot the same rich dirt in light. Nearly a
the miners In this section ot the country
iiave flocked to the new Eldorado and staked
out claims.
Judge George M.Ve1ty ot Colvlllo has re
ceived advices from the United States fish
commission to the effect that he will re
ceive , at the proper season , 10,000 bass for
ho Deep Creek lakes. The judge will plant
its fish , secure a postofllco and open a gen
eral merchandise store at the lakes within
the next four months.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Alamo mines , Tlntlc , Utah , paid $15,000
n dividends last month.
Eight miles of new electric road are to be
built at once at Phoenix , Ariz.
Two hundred and forty men are now em
ployed on mine and mill at Congress , Ariz.
The wages ot the section men on the Man-
ana Central have been cut from $1.50 to
1.25 a day.
The Jerome railroad In' Arizona is now
completed into camp and ail freight trains
tave been laid oft.
A new stamp mill Is under contemplation
at Bland , N. M. , and figures are being
btatncd for Its erection at an early day.
Trains will bo running to Oceano , below
Ian Luis Oblspo , by the first cf the year.
The grading Is now almost finished between
he two places.
Montana will furnish about 200,000 head of
> eefcattle tn the eastern market this year ,
vhlch means from $3,000 000 to $10,000,000 In
hat state. Last year about 170,000 head ot
lect cattle were shipped.
The Fresno Mining company has filed a
suit against the state of California to recover
490,000 , which the plaintiff alleges Is due tt
or damages resulting from the destruction of
ts water power by the state authorities.
Rich gold ores have been found In Grant
ounty , New Mexico , near the Arizona bor-
ler , eighteen miles from Duncan , which give
assays of fifty-five ounces gold and 1,500
unces of sliver per ton. The average of there
ro Is about $600 per ton.
Frank Payson and George Brill , two Amcrl-
: an prospectors , have discovered an old Span-
sh gold mine sixty miles northeast of Sierra
ilojada , Mex. , and from samples ot the ore , It
s believed the mine Is ono of fabulous rich-
ess , worked a'century ago.
Governor West of Utah received letters
rom the sheriff and other officials of San
nan county asking for assistance in driving
ut 500 Ute Indians. These Indians have
come over from the Los Plnos agency In
Colorado , bringing with them 10,000 sheep
and 4,000 cattle.
The Crocker Estate company has closed a
-ontract with nn eastern syndicate to plant
2,000 acres of land near Merced , Cal. , In sugar
jeets next season. The syndicate has agreed
o erect n beet sugar factory near Merced to
utilize the beets that will bo supplied by the
rocker company. The factory is to cost
$100,000.
The St. John Irrigation company of Ari
zona Is constructing a large reservoir on
ho Little Colorado river. The embankment
will be , when completed , forty feet at the
> ase , ten fcctl high , and faced by a rock
wall four feet thick. When completed this
reservoir will ba the largest body of water
n Apache county , covering COO acres and
'rom ten to fifteen feet deep.
Arrangements have been perfected by the
ranchers In ths vicinity of San Diego for the
planting of canalgrc on a large scale , and a
company has been organized to handle the
product. A tannery Is to bo erected , to cost
$10.000. and the plant will be extended as
rapidly as the Eupply of canal gre Increases.
The roots grow wild In Lower California , but
It Is believed that the output can be largely
Increased by cultivation.
The patrol of Bering eea has not prevented
poaching. Lieutenant Commander Drake ,
United States navy. In command of the Albatross
tress , who came Into the port of Sltka Sep
tember 27 , reports that forty vessels were In
Boring sea hunting fur seal during the
months of August and September , and that
they had taken on an average 1.000 skins
each , 72 per cent of which were females. He
also stated that but 12 per cent of the ves
sels were American , the others being mostly
British.
Sugar beet growing Is about to receive an
Impetus In the vicinity of San Bernardino ,
Cal. Experiments have been made here
which show as high as 1C.C per cent ot sac
charine matter In the beet , and officials from
the Chlno factory arc now here , ready to
contract for the product of 500 acres for .the
coming season. If the contracts are closed
and the result at the end of the season Is
satisfactory capital Is ready to at once
put up a factory here. Experts say there
are 5,000 acres , most ot it uncultivated ,
which will grow sugar beats , and the product
of that much land will keep a factory as
large as that at Chlno busy during the sea
son.
*
Oregon Kidney Tea. cures ail kidney tru1 :
t/ca ! , Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists.
A < i r'f'i l i In Clphcm.
A clover young writer was In the habit ol
composing riddles and puzzle rhymes for the
benefit of two ot his girl friends. Becoming
expert In guessing them , says the Chicago
Tribune , they asked tor something harder ,
when ho sent them the following :
When you nsk a harder question ,
To unriddle vour suggestion ;
I am sure Itself suggests Its answer plain.
It has puzzled many sages
Of many lands nnd ages ,
nut no doubt you will not tackle It In. vain.
It will be seen that , by taking the first
letter of the flrst line , the second of the next ,
and so on for five , the word "womsn" Is mado.
They deciphered 'his , and to the puzzle mak
er's unbounded astonlsfcisent pointed out to
him the further fact , which they had discov
ered , that the loiters Immediately following
formed the word "hussy. " In writing It he
Intended It only to contain "woman , " and
had na Idea that ho was- hiding the other
word in a slml'ar manner. When we con
sider the chances against any word being
accidentally formed In such a way. and the
Infinitely greater chances against such a word
being an opprobrious synonym for the word
Intentionally concealed , the fortuitous com
bination of'the letters forming the second
word must be regarded as a very extraordi
nary coincidence and ono worthy of note In
those days of arguments deduced from "liter
ary ciphers. "
Of air is generally advised
by physicians for consump
tives , either an ocean voyage
or a trip to the mountains.
Many , while strong enough tc
make the journey , cannot af
ford thu expense. In using
SLOCUM'S
Of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil , with
GTJAIACOZ.
all the advantages of such a
trip are obtained without the
discomforts of leaving home
In this emulsion the ozone o
the ocean and the antiseptic
properties of forest trees arc
scientifically combined so a ;
to make it extremely palatable
while at the same time it stim
ulates the appetite , destroys
the poisonous bacteria present
in the blood and builds up the
system.
It is the kind physicians proscribe.
FUll KAT.K HI'
' KUHN & CO. ,
JOl/i find Doiigla * Street * ,
O 31.1 ILL
Those -who have the most
have it , as a rule , because they
save the most. They're more eco
nomical. These people buy
Pearline. Proof in all
stores of the better class
throughout the land , you'll
find the sales of Pearline far
in the lead. Now , these eco
nomical people wouldn't use
Pearline for their washing
and cleaning , if they didn't
find it to be just what we
say the most economical in
every way. Would they ? *
Peddlers and some unscrupulous proccrs will tell you " this is as good as"
or " the same as 1'carlinc. " IT'S FA LSI ! Pcarllne Is never peddled ,
and if your grocer sends you something in place of Pcarllne , ba
honest send it ( k. 410 JAMES PYLE , New York.
MANHOOD RESTORED ThltiKrcntVPHOtabl 'CUPIDEHE" *
i 'VluUlirrttn > proscrlp-
tlonot n famous French ptiyiilclan.wlll quicklycurorouof nil ner
vous or dlyiuesolllip generative orpin , such in IxwtMnnliood.
Jnsor.uim , I'nliisln tlto Jluck.ScmlmU Kmlsslmn , Nervous Debility.
rimile | , UnlUticsi to Marry , KxliauiUng Drnliis , Vnrlcorrlo nmi
Constitution. 11 stopi nil IOMCI by ctnr or ulRtiL I'rcvrnn quick.
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i Bircngtucn8nmi restores rmallwtnlc organs.
The reason nulTerrM nro iiot cured by Doolnni li beeuuae nlnoty per cent nro troubled with
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"In .this gorgeous-covered boolc nro depicted wonderful
tilings about the Queer People sure to delight the Llttlo People. "
TteCJunitaqnan. .
Bears , Foxes , Wolvcg , and Porcupines racing
through the Woods on Hicyclea. Itabbits gal
loping around on t now shoes. Elephants walk
ing tiprighr , wearing stove-pipe hats. Kali
dancing a horn-pipe. Fairies making mam-
mcth puddings , and a thousand nioro such fan
tastic unties , and you get some conception of
PALMER- COX QUEER PEOPLE.
THE STRIKING GENIUS OF PALMER COX
na n unique , humorous artist was recognized upon the issue of his first BROWNIES
BOOK , hut it is more fully displayed in
because of their far greater and richer variety , comprising Auiiuuls , "Wild and
Tame Birds , Fowls , Fairies , Giants , Golilins , Mcrryincn , Monarchs -
archs , etc. , etc. His inimitable faculty of telling jolly stories in merry , jingling
verses , and then with matchless genius illustrating them in the most captivating manner
conceivable , is certainly Marvellous and
EGOLESS DEMGJiT
The world has known no Genius ns a Juvenile Artist to compare .with Palmer Cox.
He commands the highest copyright of any Juvenils Artist or Author living.
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