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TJIE OMAI A JPAILY BEJS : MONDAY , APRIL 29 , 1805.
Conflicting Views Regarding the Discover
ies in Barker's and Coin's Oanyoni ,
GOLD FOUND IS HEAVILY ALLOYED
Blirrvril gclirmo of Iilntio Miner * la Save Ilio
, \iiiulKuni In the Dirt uf Almiuliincd
Mind Million * to He Hccovnrnl
> 'ewi of the Northwest.
There Is somcthlnR decidedly peculiar about
< hat gold found In Marker's canyon , and the
suspicion stems to be pretty well grounded In
certain quarters that Hie metal was placed In
the pans as the washltiB waa In progress , or
else found Its way Into the OIrt , but at least
nhvays getting there after ( ho gravel was
taken out. Most of the pieces which have
to date been stcn by our reprcHentatlves ,
nays the Salt Lalto Herald , look very much
nft though they had been clipped from larger
pieces of metal , although , of course , all may
liave been deceived. The Herald reporter
broufilit In four small "nuggots" washed out
by himself , or at least found by him In the
pan he wns Industriously shaking , and they
were subjected to many tests. . One of the
best chemists In the city in ado the test for
gold and pronounced the result unsatisfactory ,
for the reason that he could not dissolve the
pieces In a combination of nitric and hydro-
llorlc acids by boiling in a test tube , which
is a Biiro solvent for gold. He expressed the
off-hand opinion llmt the metal was pyrites
of copper. Later experiments showed con
clusively that It was not pyrites , however ,
und these same tests were as unsatisfactory
as the others had been. It Is true that there
was a ellght reduction In the weight of the
"nuggets , " whlt'n lead those making the tests
to believe that there probably was some gold ,
but very heavily alloyed with some very hard
metal. None of the pieces of metal were
easily cut or hammered and the hardness
was accounted for In the manner stated.
Later Mr. Officer conducted some acid tests
and pronounced the metal gold , with probobly
a heavy alloy. All of his experiments gave
returns of gold. It was suggested by a num
ber of expert mining men ami mineralogists
that the alloy was Irldlum. Willie It is true
that the metal occurs In very peculiar shapes ,
old placer miners say there Is nothing out
uf the way In that , but on the contrary ,
placers are always giving surprises. The
pieces may or may not have been cut with
some sharp Instrument.
Cass 1 lite and associates have announced that
they would commence the systematic devel
opment of their claims In Coon's canon. The
former still sticks to his original assertion
that ho can take people to places In either
Harker's or Coon's where a cubic yard of
Kravol will yield from $50 to $ GO. The orig
inal locators of the claims would like very
much to get hold of these particular spots.
MILLING IN AMALGAM.
Mr. Thompson Is at the head of the Scotch
company that Is putting In the big bedrock
flume on Hear creek near Ilocky Uar , says
the Ilolse Statesman. Operations thcro will
lie continued briskly dur.ng the summer. The
flume has already been built a considerable
distance , and Its construction has developed
a most Important fact.
In the early days there were a. number of
arastras and quartz mills in operation .on
the creek above the point where work on the
llumo Is now being done. Mr. Thompson was
satisfied that largo quantities oC amalgam
had been allowed to escape Into the creek ,
nl ho felt assured enough of It could be
secured by means of a Hume to make the en
terprise decidedly remunerative , even though
Jio other gold wcro discovered.
Mr. Thompson's predictions have been ful
filled. Already considerable- amalgam has
been taken out , and the flume Is still over
two miles below the point where most of
the mills and arastras were located. Mr.
Thompson estimates there Is at least 250,000
pounds of amalgam In the creek that can be
saved by means of the flumo. Every 100
pounds of the amalgam contains about live
pounds of gold , or about $1,250 ,
mum'KEssniLu POUTER GROVE.
Charles Porter Grove , the colored "million
aire" of Montana and the founder of that
"Garden of Eden" known as Grove City , this
state , has been rung up once more. He is
now In New Orleans , and at his old tricks ,
that of selling worthless mining shares at $5
per share to the sucker population of the
Crescent City. A short time after Grove
was exposed In the cast ho returned to
HJutto , a badly demoralized darky , finan
cially , but when ho announced his Intention
of doing a little squealing on those who he
said were back of his scheme It was noticed
that ho blossomed out as a full-fledged dude
with money to throw at the birds
Ho soon disappeared from this city
nd went over to Helena , where he
endeavored , through the medium of the
public rostrum , to justify his action
In buncoing his eastern colored brethren In
eelllng them corner lots and gold mines at
DO much per sell. After remaining there a
few days Grove dropped out of sight entirely
but lately It became known that he was
operating the same old game at New Or
leans , and thus wheedling the eagles from
the pockets of the more gullible of his owi
race. The fact that Grove was there first
became known here through a letter written
by John L. Wlmby of that city to G. E
Pool of lladersburg , this state , making In
quirlcs as to the financial and moral stand
ing of Charles Porter Grove , the colorei
"millionaire" of Montana. In the letter Mr
"Wlmby said : "This chap has been working
my people hero for all they are worth will
Ills mining stock , and will continue to do so
unless some one In possession of the facia
calls a halt. Ho has sold a great many cur
tlflcates In this town at $5 each and con
tlnues to ply his nefarious schemes among
the more gullible of the colored people. He
avers that no stock can be bought by white
people , as It Is against the laws of the con
cern. " The people of New Orleans ore
now after Charles Porter Grove , the "mil
llonalre , " and will doubtless souse him Into
a bayou and then finish up the Job by Jam
Tiling him through a cancbrake.
AN OLD SETTLER.
Paul Varcelle of Fort Plorre Is undoubtedly
the oldest living white resident o ( Soutl
Dakota , says a Pierre dispatch to the St
Taul Pioneer-Press. Ho came from Montrea
in 1832 and settled at the old American Ku
company post at Fort Plerro , where he has re
Ided ever since. Ho came with a party o
forty trappers and entered the tervlco of th
company , and he alone survives tint party
Like nearly all the old-time French trappers
lie took an Indian wife , and has two sons am
four daughters living on parts of the cedet
lands between here and the lllack Hills
Since the trapping days have passed Var
cell ? has devoted his attention to stockrals
ing , and has long been considered one of th
wealthiest stockmen on the Sioux range
Last week Mr. Varcelle asked all of his chll
< lren to meet at his home , and at the mcetln
lie divided all his money and property ninon
them with exception at one brand of cattle
which he retained for himself. Ho requestei
all of the children to put their money 1
etock as the best possible Investment. H
took this action that he might see that hi
children each secured that portion of his es
tate which ! he desired them to have , and th
distribution Is In every way satisfactory t
them.
them.PLACER
PLACER WORK IN ROUTT COUNTY.
Word comes from the Four Mlle fields tha
.tho Aspen company Is to go Into develop
jnent work deeper than over this year , say
the Steamboat Springs Pilot. At a nieetln
of the directors , held at the camp last week
It was decided to extend and reoonstruc
ditches which will cost $150,000. There wer
fourteen of the directors at the recent meet
Ing , Including Messrs. Shear and Glllespio o
Aspen , and It was the unanimous declslo
to go ahead and prosecute the work on th
Mg ditch. It Is estimated that 3,000,000 fee
of lumber will bo required In constructln
ground sluices , and bids upon that amoun
liavo bmn Invited.
One of the most Important transactions o
the year In Colorado mining projects wa
consummated this winter In New York , an
it was In this the Four Mile company fig
tired conspicuously. One million live limulre
thousand shares of Four Mlle stock wer
Bold by New York brokers , realizing $300,000
Though the amount does not compare wit
some sales that have been made In the stat
during the year , Us significance la far greatc
because of being In Isolated , unprospectc
and almost unknown Iloutt county.
Mr. Gtllesplo is expected to return fron
Now York In a few days , when ho will mak
a trip to Routt county In company with
number of contractors who wish to file bid
or building the canal ot forty miles whic
K to furnish water for the ituleei. Mr. Oil-
esplo fJllmatei that the Tlmberlako com-
mnjr , of which he Is manager , will expend
150,000 thl summer In preliminary work ,
ten nnd teams arc now oporatlne on the
main canal , and as soon as the * snow dlsap-
cars It Is proposed to cxcavato at many
olnts along the route of the canal.
Speaking of the region and the plan of
peratlons , Mr. Gllleiple laid :
"Our company owns over 6,000 acres of
ilacer land In Routl county , From what I
lave teen of the country , I would estimate
hat there are GO.OOO to 100,000 acres of
ilacer landi In the region west of Habn's
icak. Tha gold values run from $3,000 to
; 7.000 an ncro. After many experiments wo
are convinced that the land we have ac
quired will yield from 35 cents to 42 cents
; cubic yard. We will extract the gold by slulc-
ng. Experiments have shown that 75 to SO
icr cent ot the gold la saved In the first
wcnty feet of the sluice box. The remainder
_ s deposited on burlaps by means of the
under current. The placers are undoubt
edly the greatest gold proposition In Amor-
ca. "
Mr. Glllesple says a peculiarity of the de
posit Is that It Is not gravel , but resembles
irushed quartz. None of the experts have
> een able to locate the source ot the de-
) oslts. Gold Is found on the mesas , as well
is In the valleys. The quartz beds are three
, o fifteen feet deep.
The placers were discovered by Hewey
Morrison , a hunter of Routt county , who was
Jormerly a prospector. Ho washed out a
shovelful of dirt while passing through the
region two years ago. The "colors" Indicated
hat he had accidentally ttumbled on a rich
deposit of gold.
A RICH MINING CAMP.
"For the amount of development work
one , this region Is making the best showing
f any camp on the continent , " says Sam Sll-
erman , an experienced mining operator just
oturned from the Trail Creek country ,
peaking to a reporter on the Helena Inile-
icndunt. "H has an extensive mineral belt
bout ten miles long and two miles wide ,
nl strongly resembles Llutte. The ledges
ary from small veins to fifty feet , and are
rue fissure veins , carrying little quartz , but
11 Iron and copper , making a desirable
molting ore for Tacoma , Great Falls and
lelcna , where It all goes. The product of
ho camp Is transported from the mlno to
ho smelter and treated at a cost of $13 per
on for smelting and transportation. The
jre nets about $35 a ton over all expenses ,
'ho laws of the Dominion government are
n every way favorable to the men who ore
vorhlng the mines. The Dominion has good
aws and they are enforced. Claim jumpers
ind blackmailers keep out of the camp.
There are no strikes and no other labor
roubles and the wages are about the same
.9 In Montana , as Is the cost of living. "
The War Eagle , Mr. Sllverman says , Is the
argcst producer In the camp up to date. It
las already uhlppcd $89,000 worth of ore In
ess than ninety days , and expects within
he next thirty days to begin paying $50,000
nonthly as dividends. The owners only re
cently refused $1,000,000 for the mine , as
hey had ere In sight representing nearly
hat much.
The Lo Rol , which Is mostly owned by the
egal fraternity of Spokane , has half a million
ti sight from the 350 foot level to the surface.
The Josle , adjoining It , has about a quarter
of a million In ore In sight. John M. Darker
of Idaho and some Unite and Spokane cap-
tallsLs are incorporating1 a big company to
work the claims lying west of and adjoining
.ho Lc Rot and Josle. This company will be
< nown as the West Le Rol and Josie Con
centrating and Mining company.
Chicago capitalists have recently purchased
the Kootenay and Columbia , two of the most
aluablo properties In the camp. The Koo
tenay enjoys the distinction of hav-
ng the largest vein of pay ore In the
camp. It being over fifty feet wide and
traceable through two claims for nearly their
entire length.
A large number of Montana men expect
to make a trip Into the Trail Creek country
as soon as the snow Is gone , which will be
very shortly. The camp Is 130 miles due
north of Spokane , only fourteen miles of the
Journey having to bo made by stage , the
other part being by rail. Mr. Sllverman
says there arc 150 men on the pay roll In
the camp now , and Rosland contains about
1,000 people.
FOUND ITS HIDING PLACE.
In the year 1837 Don Vlncento Paloma , a
Mexican , whoso hacienda was located on the
spot where now stands the hamlet of Largo ,
illscovered a rich gold-bearing ledge In the
rugged range about ten miles from this city ,
says a Uklah , Cat. , dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The methods of extracting gold from
quartz in those- early days were exceedingly
primitive , and the ruins of old-time arastras
are still to be found In this county.
The ledge located by Paloma was exceed
ingly rich , and but llttlo effort was neces
sary In extracting the ore. This being the
case , It required but a short time to secure
a competency. As soon as Don Paloma became -
came wealthy he removed to San Diego
county and erected a large hacienda at the
head of the San Gabriel valley , whore. It Is
said , his descendants still reside.
Previous to his departure , however , Don
Vlncente , thinking that some day ho might
return to this section of Alta California , ob
literated , as well as he could , all evidences
of the existence of the mine. His Idea was
not an original one , for many former discov
erers had hidden rich mines In a similar
manner.
Don Luis Plna , an old resident of Hop-
land , had heard from some of his country
men of the existence of this ledge , and pros
pected the hills In the vicinity ot the burled
lode for years , and although ho frequently
found detachd portions of mineral bearing
rock ho never succeeded in locating the lost
ledge.
On January 20 last a party of prospecto-s
from this city were out on Cow mountain
and discovered what appeared to bo a min
eral bearing lode. The members of the party
located claims on the site of the find , which
were recorded on the 28th of that month.
Since that time O. W. and C. H. Stout , J.
n. Huft and Dr. Case have been developing
the claim , which has proved to be very rich ,
the top rock assaying over $35 a ton.
Two weeks ago they received a proposition
from Messrs. Price & Co. of San Francisco ,
who offered them $10,000 for a bond on a hall
Interest in the mlno for twelve months. The
owners have not yet decided whether or not
they will accept the offer , for , although they
are down but about ten feet and have Just
commenced timbering , the protpest is grow
ing richer every day.
The west wall Is of serpentine and the rock
contains copper , gold and sliver. While there
are no traces of the lode having been vorkeO
formerly , It Is said by many of the old set
tlers who had heard of Paloma's bonanza to
bo In nearly the exact location ot that an
cient mine.
AFTER THE HOLY TERROR.
A deed of the famous Holy Terror mine
at Keystone has been placed In escrow , says
a , Rapid City dispatch to the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader. The deed has been given by
the owners to E. W. Speed , a banker at Hll
City. The consideration Is $100,000. It Is
generally understood that Mr. Sped Is
merely acting as agent for Chicago capital
ists , the chief of whom Is Levl Z. Letter
The prospective purchasers are to pay $25-
000 down , and upon the completion of a
100-foot shaft. If everything Is satisfactory
the buyers will ray over $100,000 more. The
ere taken from the shaft Is to bo sackci
and will doubtless go to the ultimate owners
It the deal Is closed the ere will go to the
purchasers , but If not the prospective buyers
will glvo up their advance of $25,000 , to
gether with the oro.
A FORTUNE IN THE IlIEX.
The members of the Posey-Underwood syn
dicate now have reason to congratulate them
selves that they did not permit the bonanza
to revert to the original owners , for the
value of Us output will soon be enormously
Increased , says the Salt Lake Tribune.
A body of ere has Just been uncovered bs-
tueen the upper and lower tunnels , at a
depth of 190 feet In the Ibex , the existence o
which was scarcely expected. The strike was
prospected for two days , and It was fount
to bo ten feet thick , but the big surprise
came when samples of the ore were subjectec
to assay and were found to run from six to
eleven ounces of gold to the ton. The ex
tent of the ere along the vein had not been
ascertained , but while the possibility ot a
pinch la accepted It Is generally bellevec
that It will prove permanent and that It may
widen out to greater dimensions.
The discovery has already given an im
petua to the working of other prospects. In
the Detroit district , and a number of deals
are now under way.
way.IOWA.
IOWA.
Wheelmen at Boone have organized the
IJoono County Wheelmen's association.
The Christian Endeavor societies ot th
Tenth Iowa district meet at Iloono May 9 tc
11.
Will Soule of Marshalltown was learning to
ride a bicycle when struck by a street car
nd lomowhat Injured. The borrowed wheel
was completely demolished ,
W. H. Berry ot Indlanola Is reported a
andldato for Congressman J. A. T. Hull's
place.
Thieves have stolen $200 worth of mink
ildcs from the warehouse ot AVIllard Sons &
Co. , at Marshalltown.
The Iowa State Sunday School association
will hold Its thirtieth annual convention at
da GroMj Juno IS to 20.
St. Mary's school was dedicated at Cas
cade. The building Is four lories' and was
erected at a cost of $13,500.
Adjutant General Prlmo has received for
distribution the new long service badges for
ncmbers of the Iowa guard.
Charles City college has secured Rev. H.
) . Pratt of Mount Vernon to deliver the
mccalaureato sermon Juno 0.
M. W , Thornton , the colored preacher who
hrcatcncd to kill his wlfo , was bound over
at Muscatlno under $500 bonds.
Sheriff McGarraugh ot Polk county has
aken sixty men to the penitentiary during
ils four and a half years In office.
The State Hoard of Educational Examiners
or State Certificates will convene at the
State Normal school June 11 and 12.
Hon. J. P. Dolllver was thrown from his
terse whllo riding near Fort Dodge and was
compelled to walk many miles to get homo.
Ottumwa horsemen have begun work on anew
now mile track In which $11,500 will bo ex
pended. Purses aggregating $11,000 will bo
offered for the September meet ,
A summer conference will be hold at Iowa
college , Grlnnell , Juno 20 to July 3. The
question , "Can Wo Have a Political Revival
of Christianity ? " will bo considered.
In the month of March , 1691 , the Polk
county treasurer collected $510,101.78 ; In
March , 1S95 , he collected $521,941.19 , showing
an Increase for this year ot about $11,000.
The town of Remsen will hold a special
election Monday , May 27 , to vote on the mat
er ot Issuing bonds to the amount ot $3,900
or the erection and maintenance ot a sys-
em ot water works.
J. S. Klnney , a farmer near Mount Pleas
ant , was beaten out ot $1,200 by sharpers ,
who prevailed on him to draw that amount
rom the bank. They secured the money
and left him an empty grip.
T. D. Foster of Ottumwa has written to
the faculty ot Parsons college that he will
; lvo a prize of $25 for the best debates at
he commencement exercises this year. There
vlll bo two classes to compete for that prize.
Attorney N. S. Carpenter ot Eldora has
vlthdrawn from the Methodist c'mtrch be
cause , In a recent law suit regarding a church
affray at Whltten , he discovered some things
n the creed which ho did not before know
existed.
W. L. Jones , a northern Missouri farmer ,
> ut up at the Cramer hotel In Albla the other
light. After several efforts lie succeeded
n blowing out the gas. After persistent
iffort next morning a physician succeeded In
irlnglng Jones back to life , but. It was a
close call.
Now that ox-Senator James F. Wilson is
no more , It might bo well to mention that
there Is now stopping In Des Moines a very
old lady who made his wedding vest In
Mewark , 0. Her husband , being at that
tlmo a tailor by trade , made his wedding
suit. The same lady now has In her
possession a pleco of the very garment from
which Senator Wilson's vest was cut. . It was
made of white satin , with silver threads
ivoven In It.
The Iowa members of the Order of Sons of
; ho Revolution held their annual meeting at
Davenport. The election of officers resulted :
Bishop Perry , president ; S. F. Smith , Daven
port , vice president ; Rov. S. R. J. Hoyt , Dav
enport , secretary ; E. S. Dallord , Davenport ,
: reasurer ; H. H. Hills , Davenport , registrar ;
flev. S. M. Watson , Iowa City , chaplain ; Rev.
William Salter. Durllngton , historian ; Bishop
Perry , G. M. Curtis , Clinton Artemus Lamb ,
Clinton ; W. P. Drady , Cedar Rapids , and
W. n. Putnam , Davenport , were elected dele
gates to the general society.
NEBRASKA.
Saline county teachers meet at Tobias
May 4.
Seward county teachers will hold their last
meeting for the year at Sewurd , May 18.
A stray mule was found wandering through
Springfield suffering from glanders. The an
imal was shot.
E. K. Dunbaugh of Seward , an old sel
ler and a Mason , died at his homo at the
ago of 71 years.
Clmdron has a city ordinance foiblddlng
children to bo out on the streets after 9 p. in.
In the summer and 8 In the winter.
Miss Edith M. Pray , formerly editor of the
Hartlngton Leader , has been appointed as
sistant city editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
William Watklns , Jr. , of Nomaha county
was riding home In his wagon from Drock
when ho was held up by two men and robbed
ot $17.
President S. McKelvlo of the Swine Breed
ers' association of the state announces that a
meeting of the association Is to be held at
Edgar In June.
Wakefield and Ponca lawn tennis players
are arranging for a tournament at Wakefleld
at which the championship of northwest
ern Nebraska will bo decided.
Dr. Curtis of the First Presbyterian
church at Lincoln has received a call from
the Woodlawn Park Presbyterian church In
Chicago. He Is considering whether ho will
accept It.
Mr. and Mrs. John Flanagan's youngest
son at Springfield swallowed some carbolic
acid , but the accident was quickly discov
ered and the doctors think that nothing more
serious than a burned mouth will result.
J. P. Hale's home near Inavale has been
burned down with all the effects. It Is be
lieved the fire started from the cook stove.
Mrs. Halo was Injured while rescuing her
youngest child from the burning building.
Clay's meat market at Cambridge was
robbed of GO cents and a quantity of bolognas.
The horse was also taken from the stable.
From Miller & Slpe's furniture Etoro In the
same town a new Eagle Altalr blcyclo was
taken.
A Sterling man shot one ot his horses be
cause It did not work well enough for him.
Finding then that the horsa was Injured past
recovery , he amused himself by slowly beat
ing what life remained out of the dumb
brute.
narny Lavernts of Dannebrog , aged 2 years ,
fell Into the creek and was drowped. The lit
tle fellow had been left alone and had wan
dered off toward the creek. His father
missed him , and after a search found his
dead body floating- the water.
S. M. Joy at Mason City has a cow which
has given birth to a six-legged calf. The
two extra legs appear to grow out of the
back bono Just behind the shoulders. They
are a little smaller than the others. Mr.
Joy has refused an offer of $75 for the cu
riosity.
A gentleman living in Central City has
been threatened with being burned out ol
house and home. Ho declines to go , In splto
of a warning In the shape of matches with
the word "firo" underneath and a notice
giving him thirty days to get out , which
was posted on his door.
Pert Bone of Nebraska City la the proud
owner of a two-headed pig. Unfortunately
the animal died bcforo the phenomenon was
discovered , and after living only about thirty-
six hours. It had two perfect heads , four
eyes , four ears , and two separate necks anc
throats , all on one body.
John Brush , who lived on the John Maack
farm , near Papllllon , got married the other
day , and his friends serenaded him with tin
pans. After listening to the music as long
as ho could stand It he cams to the window ,
after a more than usually severe and car-
spllttlng demonstration , with a gun , and fired
Into the crowd. It Is bplloved that no one
was hurt.
Editor W. H , II. Mills of the Holdrego Forum
announced In ono Issue of his paper that he
was pleased to see one of the pillllnery stores
In the city was prospering , and congratulated
its proprietress on her success , and said he
was glad to see her stocking up. When Mrs
Milliner met him on the street next day she
struck him over the head with an umbrella
When the editor understood what ho hac
done he humbly apologized.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Hutchlnsou county distributed to farmers
within her border this spring nearly $25,00i
worth ot seed grain.
A well In Turner county 270 feet deep has
Just been bored , and the water comes within
thirty-six feet of the top.
Homeieekers who have been waiting for
the Yankton reservation to open are becom
Ing weary of waiting and are leaving fur
other parts.
Good pig stories are afloat at Aberdeen
T. E. Camburn of Riverside claims he has
raised twenty-six pigs from one mother In
the past six months. W. T. Elliott of Qem
affirms that In the past ten month ) he raised
'rom ' ono cow thlr ) yye pigs.
The wife ot Dr. Tbpma , Hatchard of Huron
us been advised that' the Is one ot nlna
heirs to a fortune -df'bver $2,000,000 left by
a relative in Buenop Ayres , In the Argentine
Republic.
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Mrs. Charity EflOt , mother-in-law ol ex-
Senator Moody , celebrated her 100th birth
day a few clays since * at the homo of her
son-in-law In Deailwoo.1. Mrs. Eliot resided
n Yankton twenty years , and has children
ind granchlldrcn living there. She Is beloved -
loved to be the oldest-white person living In
South Dakota. t
General C. T. Campbell , a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars , and colonel of the
: ' 'lfty-scventh Pennsylvania regiment , died at
Yankton last week. He was with Genar.il
Taylor in his Mexican ) campaign. In the civil
war ho was mustered out as a brigadier
general and sent to Dakota as Indian hi-
ipcctor. During the. civil war he was shot
hrcugh the body seven times , twice through
.ho liver.
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The work ot boring artesian wells Is still
; olng on In Brule county at a rapid rate ,
'our outfits ore at work. Aside from the
county continuing In this work , private on-
enterprise Is taking hold of It. Henry \Vlll-
rodt , who recently completed a six-Inch well
on his halt section ten miles south of Puk-
wana , Is making preparations to Irrigate 120
acres this year. Clous Arp , another enter-
irlstng farmer. Is at "orIt on an eight-inch
veil , which he will use for Irrigation.
Rich strikes are becoming so common In
the Black Hills that many are passed un
noticed by correspondents. The Golden Slip-
; > er property has just been opened up In the
southern Hills , and the owners have found
a bonanza , although It does not come up to
the Holy Terror phenomenon. It pays to
work a mine when $5 worth of gold can
je gotten from a ton ot ore. It was thought
that the Golden Slipper would probably give
up about $10 a ton. but the first test run
of thirty-five tons went $21 to the ton.
There are no better opportunities In all
his broad land to parties wanting cheap
lomes than the Crow Creek reservation
offers. While the greater part of this land
ms been taken that Is , filed on yet re-
Inqulshments may bo bought at reasonable
prices. Pukwana Is the gateway to this
eservatlon. lying , as she does , within a
mlf mile of Its border. It Is expected that
settlers who will be unable to get land on
ho Yankton reservation when It opens will
vend their way to the Crow Creek reserve.
The News , published at Hill City , says the
richness of the Holy Terror Is phenomenal ,
and the ore encountered last week was so
rich that it had to b ? sacked before it was
taken out of the mine. It seemed as If
there were more gold than rock , every piece
being1 a specimen. Some contained as much
as $300 and $400 In a chunk of ore.
It was a sight never to be for-
! ? otten. The ere could not be crushed
n the mill , and was therefore shipped direct
to the mint. One bucketful taken from the
mint was estimated to contain between $1,000
and $5,000.
COLORADO.
There are employed on Cache creek placer ,
near Granite , between sixty and seventy men.
The Rex shaft. In the Leadvlllo gold belt ,
s hampered with water. A pumping station
Is now being erected.
Ore has been discovered on the Gregory
: ease at Victor , worked by Cooper and oth
ers , at a depth of seventy feet , the assay
value ot which Is $100 per ton.
An enormous strike has been made In
: lie south end of the Gold King claim on Gold
Hill at Cripple Creek. Seventeen feet of ere
has been uncovered in a tunnel at a depth
of not more than twenty feet from the sur
face that averages $35 to the ton.
W. H. Klmball .has a force of three men
at work on The * 04 mlno at Rowena , and
expects to put mofe men on soon. He has n
lease and bond on the property , which Is
producing very good ore , some of the tests
showing $200 per1 tori. The ore Is to bo
treated at the mill erected last fall.
The United shaft at Creede Is now S00 feet
deep , and In a fine , bo < ly of oro. Drifts are
to bo started at pnce In both directions on
the vein , and It Is thought that after the de
velopments and Improvements In hand are
completed the mine wjll be producing liber
ally. From the seventh level ore Is being
shipped that returns $17.50 net from the
smelter.
Sylvanlte camp will receive considerable
attention this season , says the Creole Candle.
Last summer thets'wero abou * W people
there , and the tellurium leads In the quar-
tlzlto were developd to some ox ent. The
Ferrls-Bonlta was tied up last year by liti
gation , but the dlspu'e his been settled dur
ing the winter and the propprty is , 11 be ex
tensively worked during ; he coming Lummer.
The mining activity will not be confined
entirely to any one section of Park county
the coming summer. You could har.lly put
your finger on a single locality In which
there will not be more or less development
dons. Alma , Mosquito , ilorseshoe , Silver-
heels , Tarryall , Howbert , Alhimbra , BJfour
and the Double Standard district all hold out
a most promising view to searchers for gold.
The Little Annie mine , In Four Mile dis
trict , formerly the Little Buffalo , has been
sold to an Omaha syndicate , represented by
John Hobrecker , Jr. , of that place. The con
sideration was $22,000 cash. This property
has had only 110 feet ot development and
shipped several cars of ore , from which they
received good returns. It Is located In the
center of the gold belt and Is among the
best properties of the district.
A Colorado gold camp which promises to
attract wide attention this season Is known
as Gold Reef , situated about twelve miles
north of the famous Geyser mine and close
to the Gem , the postoffico town at present
being Hillside , which Is twelve miles distant
from the shipping point , on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad of Cotopaxl and lies at
an altitude of 8,000 feet , allowing work to be
readily carried on the whole year. Cripple
Creek Is about forty miles distant on an air
line. The ore chutes are Immense. The
veins , which are true fissures , are very
large , with large outcrops. Assays as high
as $20 In gold have been had.
WYOMING.
Considerable copper will be shipped this
year from the Battle lake copper mines.
The farmers of Lander have their grain
crops and their potatoes planted already.
It Is estimated that there are now seventy-
five buildings on the town site ot Wheatland.
A hay dealer at Laramlo has sold $1,700
worth of hay to cattle shippers at that point
In the past four months.
The Buffalo water' works is completed and
water has been turned Into the mains. The
working of the system Is described as being
perfect.
The total assessed valuation of Lander
foots up $404,525. This Is considerably more
than last year , with the valuation on prop
crty reduced.
Cattlemen state that It Is their belief that
there are not today over one-half as many
cattle on the Wyoming ranches as there
were two years ago.
A Boston syndicate ot wool merchants
has leased the old Bar C ranch on the other
sldo of the mountains and will range 30,000
head of sheep In that country.
E. C. Bartlett declares that the oil busi
ness of Wyoming will have a general boom
this year. There Is more Inquiry for slock
In good companies than ever before.
"Mlssou" Hlneswill put In 18,000 head of
sheep on the Nil iranch. It begins to look
as though the Powder river country Is des
tined to be one vast sheep pasture to the
great disgust of ( lib'small cattlemen , who
are now running their stock on that range.
Judge McCalmon't shipped sixty barrels of
refined "engine" oil , for which ho received
$14 a barrel , net , says the Natrona Tribune.
Some ot tbo highest grades sell regularly
for CO cents a gallon. Mr. Carman Is saving
the distillate and turning out Illuminating
'
oil. ,
Railroad men report that the number of
tramps along the 'llne , of the Union Pacific
In Wyoming is simply phenomenal. The
other morning there wore twenty-five at
East Cheyenne. Groups of from five to
twenty are camping at all tho/utattons / be
tween Cheyenne and Laramle.
More attention Is just now attracted to
the Wyoming oil fields than ever before , as II
Is conceded that they must be one of this
country's final supply points , as Is evidenced
by the present eastern shortage. The Sail
creek producing wells now number five , with
No. C nearly finished , and the piping ant
material now In transit to complete six more
all of which will be pushed to producers with
all possible speed.
The Saratoga. Lyre , In speaking of the dls-
covery at Gold Hill by Will Green and party
says : Will and Ed Green and J. I ) . lias-
sett arrived In Saratoga from the cam )
Saturday. They began work In the Acme
last fall on a six-Inch vein , which they fol
lowed all winter. It Increased In width grad
ually , being twenty-eight Inches wide at
the fifty-foot level , and ever fouj feet wide
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BRET HARTE ,
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN ,
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now , seventy-five feet below the surface.
The men are well satisfied with their win
ter's work , and propose to stay with the
mlno through thick and thin ,
OREGON.
A Philomath correspondent reports that a
uinter In that neighborhood recently killed
nlno deer In ono day , and calls for an en
forcement of the game law.
A company consisting of Don Hays , II. G.
Sprague , Edward Senke and O. Walther Is
julldlng a cheese factory near Sand Lake , and
expects to have It running by May 1.
In the past eighteen months forty-one
schooners , ranging from fifty to 150 tons ,
liavo been wrecked on the southern Oregon
coast , and the number Is steadily swelling.
The run ot salmon Is not full at The Dalles
yet , and the largest catch so far was 1,200
[ Kiunds In one wheel. Very many of the
wheels are on scows , and these are on the
beach waiting for the rise In the river to float
them.
Quite a number of farmers In the vicinity
of Cornelius have sown tares for hay. Tares
are becoming very popular with the farmers
where they have been tried , making an ex
cellent pasture for pigs and producing four or
flvo tons of fine hay per acre.
Cattle buyers are In the Upper Burnt river
section and making heavy purchases of cat
tle. One buyer , a Montana man , wants to
purchase 4,000 head , and will probably secure
that number. The prices paid are $12 for
yearlings , $10 for 2s , $23 for 3s , and $15 for
cows.
The cause of the frequent false alarms
turned In by Prlnevllle's lire bell has at last
been discovered. Instead of being super
natural , as was thought , It was only a town
cow. She rubbed her neck against the timber
to which the bell rope was fastened , and one
of her horns became entangled in tbo rope.
The prospects are very flattering for an Im
mense fruit crop In South Douglas county
this season , and the output will probably al
most double that ot last year. Our farmers
have also discovered , says the Riddle Enter
prise , that hogs and cattle are the cheapest
threshing machines ; and that beef and hogs'
hides are the best substitutes for grain sacks
In getting crops to market.
The band of wild cattle which has been In
the habit of ranging on Joe and Fawn creeks ,
branches of Agency creek. In the coast range ,
have changed their range , so hunters say ,
who have been looking for them. This band
ot cattle has ranged In the Cascade for nearly
twenty years and has weathered the worst
winters during that period with ease. Those
killed by hunters In the spring- have been
found fat and tender. The valley cattle , as
a rule , are poor when spring comes. These
wild cattle are much hardier than domestic
stock ami are as shy and hard to come upon
as deer.
WASHINGTON.
A German colony is preparing to locate on
Irrigated lands near Pasco.
New tics are being placed in position and
the roadbed overhauled between North
Yaklma and Solah.
A special election Is proposed In Everett
to vote funding bonds In the sum ot $85,000
to fund outstanding warrants.
Aberdeen owes some $700 yet to laborers
on ils railroad extension. Lectures and en
tertainments are being planned for to ralso
funds.
Another delegation of settlers for the
Rapperswyll colony Is expected to arrive
In Whatcom county before the close of the
month. These already located there are
busily engaged In clearing land , putting In
crops and building houses. The company
has put a general merchandise store In the
colony building.
Herbert Chamberlain delivered at Grant
Thursday thirty-nine head of steers , whlrti
he fed all winter on chopped wheat and
wheat hay. They were sold to Portland
parties at 3V4 cents gross and averaged 1,100
pounds , bringing the snug sum of $1,374.85 ,
or about $35 each. James Burgen delivered
twenty-nine head at the same time that
averaged over $40 each. Mr. Chamberlain
bought the steers last fall at $19 a head and
Is well satisfied with the results.
During tha late electric storm at the Aus
tin camp on Lake Whatcom , Banning Austin
and four others were In the fir and spruce
Umber near the hills , about a mile from the
cabin , with three yoke of cattle , when the
wind came from the southeast In a whirl , and
the party in five minutes was hemmed In by
falling timber. The cattle were In a pen
like a corral and bad to ba cut out , whlls
several of the loggers only escaped death
by dodging.
Two brothers at Aberdeen , whlla out at
work along Bear creek the other day , dis
covered an old sha bear with her cubs. They
killed one of the cubs with the only ride
charg ? they happened to have , and at night
went home , leaving the carcass where It
had fallen. Next day they came out to work
again as usual , bringing more ammunition.
On going to where they had killed the cub
they found the old bear on guard over tha
body of her ottcprlng , where sha had evi
dently passed the night. She kept her post
until killed by a rifle shot.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new mining law for Arizona will com
pel the mine locator to work his claim or
abandon It.
A movement Is on foot to build a beautiful
boulevard ot macadam , eighty feet In width ,
between the California towns Napa and
Yountvllle , a distance of about eight miles.
Ten wheelmen In Salt Lake City have been
appointed epeclal police olficer. ! to enforce a
new bicycle ordinance which has just gone
Into effect. They are llabla to bs assigned
to any police duty.
One hundred cars loaded with machinery
for the new smelter that IB being erected at
Auguas Callentes , Mex. , by the Guggenlulms
rf New York and Philadelphia , have arrived.
The smelter will be the largest In the world.
The Guggenhelms have ilrcady purchased
$5,000,000 worlti of copper ore , which It
awaiting the completion of the smelter to be
reduced.
The dividends paid by British Columbia
mining companies In Spokane during the
month ot February aggregated $48,000. Of
this the Cariboo paid $8,000. the Le Rol
$8,000 and the War Eagle $32,000.
A company has been formed In Vancouver.
B. C. , to operate platinum hydraulic mining
on the Tulamcen river. Gold and platinum
are said to occur In the gravel there In the
proportion of two ounces of platinum to one
of gold.
J. M. Harbert accidentally struck coal
while boring a well on the Upper Payette ,
Idaho , about six miles from KmmeUsvllle
The \eln ot coal uncovered Is of the im
pervious formation and the Indications are
good for an abundant supply.
The outlook for cattle all over southern
Arizona Is the best that It has been for
some time. Whllo the ranges are not In extra
good condition , they are not overstocked
like they have been for the past few years
and prices are Jumping up in a way to make
the cattlemen wear broad smiles.
Williams & Sons of Austin , Nov. . have ! md
several persons engaged of late grubbing up
sagebrush , which they will burn as fuel In
their flouring mill. Mr. Williams says he
will determine which Is the cheaper fuel ,
sagebrush or wood. In certain parts of the
state sagebrush Is used In quartz mills , and It
Is claimed that It Is better than wood for
heating purposes.
The owners are operating a large group
of properties on the White Hills in nortn-
western Arizona. Developments made lately
'ncllno ' them to believe they have an Immense
thing In them. The shaft on the G. A. R.
it a depth of 400 feet Is In three feet cf ere
ind asB.iys of 3,000 ounces of silver are had.
The vein Is making enough water now to run
a ten-stamp process mill.
Advices have been received to the effect
that the developments on the Banty , recently
bonded by Captain DB Lamar , located In the
Beaver district , are showing up a splendid
vein , says the Salt Lake Herald. It Is now
over seven feet In width , having Just in
creased In size to a marked degree. Assays
from the entire face of the vein glvo returns
of $30 In gold and twenty-five ounces of sil
ver. This showing Is said to be very gratlfy-
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A. Doctor'8 IlliiBiluiiU at u Caminnu lamcn-
tla Complaint.
The habit or disease of nagging , although
not common , Is more often found among
women than among men , writes Dr. Edson
In the North American Review. It Is nat
ural this should bo true. In the first place ,
from the time they are small boys , all men
are taught words may bo followed by blows ,
whereas very many women go through life
absolutely certain they are safe , no matter
what they may say , from physical violence.
It is not a question ot courage , It is simply
common sense , that makes men understand
unless they consider a thing worth fighting
about , they must control their speech. Sec
ondly , men , when they become angry , have
nothing llko the fluency of women ; as u
rule , they can only swear. To nag success
fully requires a feminine cast of mind , and
naggers among men are Invariably effeminate
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the habit of nagging In other women , men
desplso it In other men. A nagging man
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