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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , MAY 27 , 1895.
Iron Lands and Golden Opportunlticn Await
the Settler in Montana.
BIG PRICtS FOR ALL FARM PRODUCTS
Hew Ilnllrnnd In Connect Iniportnnt MillIng -
Ing Hcetlom ItnUTccn llutto unit Itcno
Jllcli Strike In the Clour Creek He-
Clon Norm of the Northwest.
As ( Q tree lands , I would say that there
are an abundance of free government lands
here that can bo taken up under the different
United States land laws that arc now In
force and which Is as Rood land as has yet
been taken up , writes a correspondent from
Ubet , Mont. The Judith Ilailn Is a large
basin or valley almost surrounded by moun
tains , which arc covered with flno forests
of plno and afford an abundance of fuel ,
fencing and lumber to all who will use them
for Improvement purposes. As this Is Undo
Sam's domain the law provides that all
uettlera may cut and use the timber to Im
prove their homes , farms and their mines ,
etc.
Hesldes the Judith river there are many
other rivers and creeks of pure mountain
water In the basin. Tills water can bo used
lor Irrigation and all other purposes. The
valley Is generally level or moderately rolling ,
and approaching the mountains the land rises
Into hills covered with large grass , which
affords an abundance of pasturage for stock
the year around. You must recollect that
this basin Is as large as many of our large
states and therefore has many different
kinds of land. The Mussellshell and valley
of which I speak Is a river heading In the
Cralglo and Belt mountains and some 200
or 300 miles long. It has many tributaries
which afford much water. The lower part
of the river Is ab yet but little taken up , and
therefore affords good opportunities for al'
who wish to settle ( especially In colonies )
Improved farms can be bought hero very
cheap , as there Is an abundance of free lands ,
and so In many cases lands ca be bought
for what the Improvements cost. Our pro
ducts are wheat , oats , barley , corn and vege
tables of all kinds on the lower Mussell
shell. Our yields per acre I would not
attempt to tell you as you might think I
was exaggerating It , but will refer you to the
statistics of tins state agricultural reports ,
which you can get on application. As to our
markets , wo are uurroundoJ by many mining
camps , which afford us a home markcl
for all we have been nblo to produce , am !
probably always will , as our mining exceeds
our agricultural population , and will con
tlnue to do BO.
Montana farmers generally receive jua
as much more for their produce than the
people do living In the states east or wcs
of us as It costs them to ship their product
here. As a greater part of our people are
engaged In mining , wo seldom become hard
up , a people do who depend solely on agri
culture. When the crops fall we have
many mines that are located and are worli
Ing , while there are thousands yet to be
opened. Miners are paid from $3 to $5 pe. . "
day. We need flouring mills and all othe :
kinds of manufactures. The 13. & M. rail
way Is located through this county , and wi
expect It hero within a year , and then people
plo will come In here llko blackbirds , ant
then opportunities will not bo easy to find
To the cast of the Musiellshell rlvor Is a
vast country , 300 or 400 miles long by 20C
or 300 miles wide , that Is partlcultrl :
adapted to grazing , where horses , cattl
and sheep graze the year around and kee'L '
fat without hay or grain. As yet thesi
stock ranges are but little taken vp an
but sparsely stocked. Abundance of snial
fruits have ahvays been grown here by a' '
who put them out and care for them , and
believe that apples , peaches , etc. , can b
grown In certain sections if properly fi re
Tim LATEST ELDORADO.
The Carlisle mining excitement has come to
stay. Inquiry and Investigation demonstrates 1
the fact that moat remarkable country has i
been opened and the mining mtn who are In i
camp realize It , says a Duncan ( A. T. ) sp-
clal to the San Kranclsco Chronicle. They
represent some of the oldest mining states In
the United Sfatea and declire that this d'strlct
leaves them without words to descrlb ? Us
'richness.
The Journey on the railroad from Lorsburg
to this point la dreary. The way Is through
a desert , where , for mile atter mile , the heat
Is Intolerable and the dust blinding. From
hero to the .mines the dlstanca Is fourteen
miles.
The way to the mountains from here Is
rough. Part of the journey Is over the rooky
floor of the canyons nearly blocked by gigan
tic bowlders. Soil Is almost wanting , but
hero and there stunted trees show green
; V leaves. As the team drags Its way over rocks
one sees ore teams weighed down on the way
back to town. The ore Is rich , they say , be
yond expectation. Mile after mile Is passed
and the road grows harder as the ascent la
made. Hero and there miners are at work
on the mountain sides. Now and again one
hears the rattling echoes of a blast.
Prospectors and miners are extravagant In
their descriptions of the country Into which
they have flocked. They can hardly believe
their own eyes. Rich ore U all around them.
It Is under their very feet. Tuey can knock
It oft huge cropplugs of ninny veins which
cross the country. They receive assays
which astound thorn. They are scrambling
for more claims , and each succeeding day
adds to their enthusiasm.
One Is first attracted to the Jim Crow
camp , three miles south of Carlisle , whore a
few primitive shanties house the miners.
Several mines are being worked on tlie Jim
Crow vein , which murks Its broad way
through the country , until It merges In the
summit vein eight miles above Carlisle. The
vein , as all the others , crops boldly Into the
air.
air.Tho
The vein Is marvelously rich along Its entire -
tire length. Upon It are located the Jim
Crow. Haven , King , Imperial , Alabama , Car
rie M and Nellie mines , each of which Is
being worked , and from which shipments
are being made. The ore Is rich In gold.
One is not asked to accept the reports of the
assayers. Ho can see for himself. In seme
Instances they run up Into the thousands.
Northwest of the Jim Crow vein Is another
on which are located the Qerontmo and Three
Brothers mines , both very valuable. On still
another Is Uie McDermott mine , recently
sold In Paris. From this mine a now wagon
road Is now being built toward Duncan. On
the dump near the shaft 1 * 1,000 tons of ore
varying from $50 to J75 a ton In value. In
the mine are 16,000 tons of ore ready to be
sloped out. Near the mouth of the shaft
are scores of sacks of ore worth $100 a ton
am ) waiting to be shipped.
This gives but an Idea of ono part of the
rich country. There are but a few mines ol
the big district. Thus far the miners and
prospectors nro unanimous In the cm-
phatlo opinion that Carlisle rivals any
district In America for surface richness. In
the Alabama and McDermott the ore grow :
richer as the depth becomes greater. 'The
veins scorn permanent , and even development
work not only payi , but gives profit. The ore
Is widely distributed , running from eight
mtloa west to five miles rait of the camp
and all feel confident that In the ground yel
untouched there are many mines whose dis
covery means wealth. It Is for these that the
hunt Is now going on. As It Is , for a distance
of five miles there are mine * producing Dip
ping ore ranging from $250 to $760 a ton. '
STRUCK A NEW VEIN.
Charles Sweeney , the well known mlnlnj
operator , brought news from Trail Creek , 1) )
O. , that has thrown the mining worlJ Into i
Whirl of excitement and has Incidentally en
rlcheJ the prospects of the stockholders of thi
\Var Eagle mine $1,000,000. A parallel velr
of ere has been discovered la this mini
greater In richness than the vein now bclnv
operated , says a Spokane special to the Den
ver News. The discovery was accidental , al
thoUKh the property has been considered i
bonanta since early In Us development. II
w 8 not even dreamed that another and rlchei
vclu was still awaiting the miner's pick ti
tincover It. The new * of the discovery spreat
llko wlldflrb through the camp and enl )
helpeJ to Increase the popularity of this al
ready famous gold camp. The Kansas Git ]
Smelting company about a month ago offeree
$1,000,000 for the mine , but the majority o
the stockholders wanted more. Now tin
mine U not for sale.
MINING AT DEADWOOD.
Placer mining li being carried on a
DMdwood creek more uteonivcly tiitl will
hitler results than for several years past ,
nays a Dcadwood dispatch to the Sloux-l'alls
Argtw-Leadcr. Jeweler * report a large
nmount of placer gold being brought In
dally , and three men working at the bend
ot the creek near South Bend are averaging
$10 per day.
Mr. Urlght , agent for the Moult oxidizing
process. Is making arrangements with Lead
City parties for the erection ot several plants
on their respective mining properties. He
will erect a twenty-four ton plant , operate
It successfully for sixty days , guaranteeing
to save 00 per cent of the gold contained In
the rock , for $10,000 , outside costs for ex
tractions and royalties not to exceed $2.GO
per ton of ore. Mr. llrlght feels confident
that before Iho summer Is over at least
twenty-llvo of these plants will be In suc
cessful operation on the various mining
properties In the Black Hills.
The sale of the J. H. has been consum
mated. Mr. Dodge put tour men at work
making preparations for work. The new
company will work the mine six months ,
making such tests as they deem necessary
before final payment. The J. It. will com
pare favorably with any other mine , In
point of production , all things considered.
There Is record of over $80,000 output during
Its less than two years' operation , which ,
considering * the unfortunatu manner In
which the work was conducted , Is nearly
as good a record as that of the Holy Terror.
There Is every reason to believe that the
J. n. will again resume Its place at the
head ot the procession.
WYOMING OIL , BNDOHSED.
This Is a copy of a letter from Robert
Hutchison , oil manufacturer and refiner ,
Spring Vale oil mills , Glasgow. Scotland , to
Thomas Drown , osq. , Jerusalem Exchange ,
London , E. C. :
"O = ar Sir : As requested by you. I beg
to report as follows respecting the samples
of Wyoming oil lately handed me. Owing to
want of time I have been unable to examine
the above thoroughly , and so cannot commit
myself positively as to Its quality , further
than to say that the body Is far In excess
of any mineral oil I have ever come In con
tact with , and If the color of this oil comes
up well In the refining It will , I believe , bo
without a competitor In the market. Indeed
It Is so heavy that It appears to me It would
require to be thinned down by mixing with a
lighter oil. This would be a great recom
mendation as to Its merits In the eyes ol
consumers.
"I find that the color ot beavsr oil comes
up most satisfactory by treatment with chcm-
Icala , but had I had sufficient of It I wouli !
prefer to have done It by dlstllntlon , as I am
convinced that the later method would bo
both cheaper and give even better results
as to color.
"After being refined the oil has a body
much superior to the best Russian oil. The
practical meaning of this Is. that It has n
greatsr mercantile value than the latter oil
which sells wholesale In this country at
about 23 per ton , and that , at an equal price
once Its merits are known , It would get the
undoubted preferanco against the Russian.
"It Is In my opinion , more than probable
however , that It would be preferred to rape
and even become a serious competitor with
lard oil for a large variety ot purposes , In
which case Its value would be very mud
greater than what I have mentioned , "bui
taking It at the most moderate estimate. 7
think I am within the mark In saying tha
the Russian oil , which h.is been a perfect ,
fortune to the proprietors , would have no
chance against It. I am yours truly ,
"HOHERT HUTCHISON. "
TAR FROM FIR TREES.
In the mountains about twelve miles bacl
of Potter valley there Is being tried an ex
perlment which , If It Is a success , will bo o
Immense benefit to Mendoclno county. Mr
L. B. Frazler some time since read an ac
count of the extraction ot tar from the roots
ot fir trees being made In Washington , anil ,
having a great forest , not only fir , but also
of pitch pine , determined to experiment hlm-
t'olf anil see what virtue there was In It.
Mr. Frazler has met with partial success
and hopes soon to be able to hava his experi
ment In Mich shape as to make money out of
his project. The chief dllllculty to bo over
come Is the saving of the ingredients which
tar contains on coming from the kiln , such as
creosote , balsam of tar , oil of tar , turpen
tine , etc. , which , If properly extracted , could
bo mtulu profitable.
Mr , Frazicr has sent samples of the tar
extracted from one kiln he made to parties
In the east , with the hope of finding out some
method by which the Ingredients may be ex-
traded cheaply , so that he may bo able to
compete with the tar from Stockholm and the
Carollnas. The regular price Is 50 cents per
gallon , and this will hnrlly pay at present.
Mr. Frazler put up an experimental kiln of
nro brick. It Is about six feet long , a little
over three feet high and about three feet
wide. The top Is of sheet Iron and supported
by Iron bars. This Is put on after the kiln
Is filled. A second brick wall Is now built
on three sides about a foot from the main
walls , and the open front forms the fire
place. A chimney at the rear creates n strong
draft. The fitting of the kiln Is a tedious
job and requires special cure. All the avail
able space In the kiln Is filled with the fat
test of- the pitch , split fine , the finer the
better , and stood upon end. When tha kiln
Is full th'e front Is built In nod mnde Mr
tight , for the least nlr would llro the turpen
tine coming from the pitch and destroy the
kiln.
kiln.The
The tar as It fries out of : he wood goes
onto a steel sheet which forms the bottom of
the kiln. It takes twenty-four hours
to fire a kiln , and requires great
skill and judgment. The last of
the product , tar , takes fully sixteen
or eighteen hours to run uft , and this Is
caught at the front and emptied Into barrels.
It the various Ingredients can ha extracted
cheaply , as Mr. Frazler has reason to be
lieve they can , It will become a laige and
lucrative business In this country.
MINING IN ARIZONA.
Few people are aware of the- amount o
mining going on In Arizona and through In
dividuals and small corporations. Outside ol
the United Verde copper mines ( bitter known
as the Jerome mines ) near Prescott , theBIs
bse copper mines , southern part of the terri
tory , and the > Congress gold mine , and a few
other large syndicates , most of the mining Is
done by men , says the Denver Times , who .
cimo hero without capital , put up arastara
and small mills , and worked their mines In
small way.
Another feature of mining Is the dry placer
which Is very extensive In Arizona. The
placer machine. Is built on the principle of
fanning mill , eight feet long and two feel
wide. Ono man turns ths fans and two men
shovel the sand Into the mill , and In this
handle many tons per day. When the siml
don't pay this mill Is taken dawn In sections
and put on the back of a jackass and < move <
to a richer spot. It can bo sot up and put in
running order In live minutes.
San Domingo Is one ot th ? main placei
campj. In a radius of a few miles there an
over 100 men working the dry washer. Th
, old custom still prevails. No mining Ioca
tlons are allowed everybody for himself. li
U surprising at the amount of gold that 's I
got In this way of mining. Since the com
pUtlon of the Santa Fe , Prescotl & Phonl >
railway Into the great Salt river valley , llvlnt
Is as cheap as any part ot the middle states.
FISHING AT DIG STONE LAKE.
A Urge delegation of Aberdeenltes have juj
returned from Ulg Stone lake , where the ]
have spent several days fishing , says thi
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. They tell semi
pretty big stories , but since the gentlemti
are representative business men and havi
brought home their catch , there Is no occa
slon to doubt the veracity of their statements
, The party consisted of Messrs. F. W. Brooks
H. H. Sabln. S. M. Salisbury and W. F. Hall
In four hours on one day they caught 12
pike and bass , and on the following day , rein
forced by two more gentle-T.cn. on thb uanii
ground , they caught 511 fish , weighing 1.00.
pounds , and caught them all with a spool
hook , trolling. Ths catch has been photo
graphed by an Ortonvlllo artist , and will b
used In a pamphlet to advertise this lake a
the fishing pond of the west.
- FOUR MILE PLACER WORKINGS.
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The Four Mile placers on the Snake rive
bordering on the Colorado-Wyoming line , flf
teen miles from Dlxon , promise to becom
the most Important and extensive gold pro
duclng district In Wyoming. State Enginee
KI wood Mead has recently been Investlgatln
the possibility of constructing a canal fo
working the placer field on a largo scale
The original plan was to build the canal fo
mining purposes only , but , by the advice o
Mr. Mead , the parties back of the undertak
ing , who are Providence , R. I. , capitalists
have enlarged the plan and will construct
canal to Irrigate 20,000 acres of excelleri
farming land contiguous to the place
grounds. Of this acreage 15,000 acres are li
Colorado and 5,000 In Wyoming. The cana
Is to bo constructed for a distance of thirty
eight miles and will carry 125 cubic feet yof
water per aecond. It tapa Snake river oppo
olta th town of Dlxon. The flit
plant for Having gold In this neighbor
hood was built on Tlmbcrllno creek , a. tribu
tary of Four Mile creek. In the fall of 1893 ,
by a Rock Springs company. Their ditch Is
seventeen miles long and has a capacity ot
about 600 miner's Inches. This plant does
effective work during n period ot sixty days
only In the spring , owing to the drying up of
Four Mlle creek about July 1. This com
pany Is washing about 160 cubic yards per
day now , which returns an average ot 30
cents per yard. The Providence company
owns about 1,500 acres , and the expert , Mr ,
M , J , Miller , who reported on the claims ,
states that the average run will be 31 cents
per cubic yard. The company lias already
Invested $10,000 and upwards $100,000 will
bo employed In the construction ot the
now canal.
CANADIAN INDIANS.
There are some particulars of Interest In
the annual report of the Canadian depart
ment of Indian affairs. The number of
these residents of British Columbia was at
the date of latest returns 23,307 , and there
are ten agencies. Their live stock Includes
0.32S horses and 10.634 other animals. Their
property Is valued at the grand total of $763-
035 , and the government has In bank con
siderable dims ot mcncy In trust for them ,
the share In this possessed by the Songhees
of Victoria being $11,317. The .Indian schools
are having a good effect In modernizing the
Ideas of the rising generation , and there are
843 pupils enrolled In the thlrly-one schools.
The missionaries who have been hard at
work for many years can , as a result , count
a considerable number of converts , the of
ficial returns showing 8,657 Roman Catholics
and 5.9GO Protestants , the rest still being
claislfled as pagans.
The Indians of the Frascr suffered In
common with the white settlers on the river
last year , but philosophically took comfort
from the fact that they had recovered from
the effects of a like disaster which occurred
a great many years ago , und set to wcrk re
placing their properly In the firm conviction
that It would not be similarly threatened
for ot least fifty or sixty years.
The Indians of the Fraser river have
3,613 acres under cultivation , and raised In
1893-4 1,442 bushels of corn. 3.40S of wheat.
12,329 of oats , 7,552 of peas , 2,862 of barley ,
17,318 cf potatoes and 1,813 tons of hay.
The Indians do not now , nor can they ex
pect to In the future , make as much money
as formerly In any line of Industry or enter
prise where the natives used to be the only
people available for such employment and
pursuits : white men and Japanese and others
are at the present time to be seen In all di
rcctloiu and In great numbers competing
with them In the labor market , and In the
occupations of fishing , trapping end hunting ,
etc. This natural outcome of the settlement
of the country Is constantly being brought to
the notice of the Indiana by myself and the
Indian agents , the natives being urged to
concentrate their energies more In the cultl
vntlon of their reserves , the raiding of stock
anJ in such pursuits within themselves as
will prove of permanent use to them as a
means ot self-support In the future.
A SKY FLYER.
If. S. DIUs , a Rapid City Inventor , has a
model about completed of an air ship which
ho thinks , and ethers who have seen It think ,
will bo practicable , says a Rapid City dis
patch to the Sioux Falta Argus-Leader. He
has built It entirely from hickory , every
piece being made by hand. The ship , when
made for practical use , will be constructed of
aluminium. The Invention Is , cf course , very
complicated , but a general Idea can be had
when It Is told that the Invention resembles
a bird of passage In many re&pectR. U has
four wings so made as to catch the air on
the downward stroke and allow It to pass
through on the upward stroke. Rudders are
constructed on either side , which act it
the same way as a bird's neck and tall.
RAILROAD FOR IDAHO MINES.
The much talked of railroad from Butte
to Reno , via this city , will soon be built
Iwyond a doubt. H. H. Daniels , represent
ing Philadelphia and New York capitalists
Is here , says u Boise special to the Denver
News , making final arrangements for r
line to tap the Boise. At a meeting hel <
leading business men decided to put up the
$100,000 bonus asked. This Is simply as a
guarantee of good faith , and Is to be re
turned In six months. A telegram from
Denver announces that a representative wll
arrive , who will arrange the guaiantecs for
building the road and show their llnancla
ability to carry the project to completion.
The assurance Is made that work will be
gin within sixty days. The route has al
ready been made out. It will cross the
Rockies at Lemhl pass , strike the Lamhl
river , go up the Salmon through the famous
Challls mining country , following down
the Yellow Jacket , Clayton and Stan
ley bauln country , cross near Sawtooth lake ,
over to Atlanta and Rocky Bar and down
to Boise then taking a southwesterly
course through Silver , DeLamar and south-
eastern Oregon to Reno , Nov. At no point
ou the line does the elevation exceed 4,650
feet , and from Boise to Reno the grade Is
only 1,400 feet In eighty miles. The line
will open Idaho's richest and best mining
and agricultural sections , which heretofore
have ben but meagcrly developed owing to
lack of railroads. Spurs will be built reach
ing Into most Important mining sections
and valleys not reached by the main line ,
thus reaching every locality of Importance.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The creamery at Iroquols Is receiving over
16,000 pounds of milk per day.
The creamery talked of for some time at
Highmore has at last been established. It
commenced operations with 300 cows.
The fourth annual meeting rf the South
Dakota Wool Growers' association takes
place In Mitchell on June 11 ami 12.
Aberdeen's city council will probably pass
an ordinance prohibiting children of tender
age from being on the streets after 9 o'clock
in the evening.
A deed for $5,205,392.58 was the other day
! filed In Codlngton county. The dead was for
railroad property and other owii'iga of St.
Louis and Minneapolis parties.
Ortonvllle and Big Stone City are about
- to Issue between 5,000 to 10,00) pamphlets
advertising Big Stone lake. Its attractions ,
. etc. . and showing the accommodations at-
forded summer visitors In tha two cities.
3
The Fortunatus Mining Is
company con
.0s templating a stamp mill at tlald mountain
this summer. The company has two Bucyrus
amalgamators In the camp , but Is not in-
tlrely satisfied with the work the machines
, do. The gold-bearing formation wn'ch Is
worked Is a hard cem.mt , and this has to ha
n crushed In order to extract the gold. The
l stamp mill to be put In will have twenty-
five stamps , with a combined capacity of-fifty
tons per day. The gold-bearing cement ex
tends for miles , and If It la demonstrated
that the gold can l > i tavjd by the crushing
] process a large force of men can be given
employment In the camp. The outcome of
the experiment Is anxiously watched.
COLORADO.
The Smuggler company at Aspen has re
( cently Increased Its force to about 125 men
> and In a fj-w days will resume taking out low
' grade ore.
C. A. Llttls Is getting In readiness tc
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work his placers on the Doloresi river. Much
more enthusiasm Is manifested In placer min
ing on the Dolores than ever before.
It Is the general opinion that mining can be
generally made profitable In the Alma dls-
it tricts this season , and every day develop :
more plans for working mines , some of which
have long been Idle.
One of ths directors of the newly formed
Gold and Silver Extraction company , opratinf
at Florence , estimates that fully ono-fourU
' of the gold being prcduced In the \vorld \ comei
from cyanide plants. Ther& are many largt
i
: one of them Is taking out GO.OOO ounces ol
gold a month. So far In this country thi
pi eduction has been xmall.
. Mr. George Camplcn feels highly elated ovei
the recent drill strike In the depths of thi
Pandora at the head ot East Seventh street
< say * the Cloud City News. The body was en
countered at a depth of 350 feet , and showet
a thickness ot twelve feet. The shaft Is al
ready down a distance of 100 feet , and 251
feet more will not take a great while to sink
so we may look for another lead-silver pro
ducer before summer.
A child was born on Pike's Peak to thi
wife of John Taggert , tha section foreman o
the Pike's Peak cog road. It Is a lively bo ]
and weighs ten pounds. The birth occurret
at the section house , a mile above tlmbei
line. The altitude Is 13,550 fret at this point
Undoubtedly It Is the only child ever bori
at such an altitude In this country. If In thi
world. The mother has promised the rallroai
boys that they shall christen the youngster
and they propose to call It Pike's Peak Tag
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a" WYOMING.
- Work on the canal above Granger la ex
peeled to begin soon ,
An Important new discovery of spinning
fiber U reported from the Casper mouaUlm
fasbcstos mines. The fiber Is fine from the
very grass roots. '
neavcr creek and'tHo ' ! Wind river country
are flooded with prpnpcJclors.
The Wyoming stntqi Sunday school con
vention will bo held at Laramte June 4 ,
5 and 6. ' ' ' ) '
Applications havt Been received by the
Arid Land coinmlfsionrfor more than 300.000
acres of land under the new law. The
Ehoshone Land anil'Irrigation company asks
for 200,000 acres. " '
Ono hundred and ' 'twenty-nine ounces of
gold bullion was rrcrlvcd at the First Na
tional bank of Rock Springs the other day
from a South Pass "mine. The shipment
was worth $2,600. l '
The government ! bridge over Wind river
has been completed. ' fThe bridge Is 305 feet
In length , the roa'dway fourteen foqt wide.
It Is put up In thrcespans , with four piers
and substantial abutments.
Edward Allen , mnll1 carrier on the stage
route between South Pars and Atlantic City ,
who was found guilty ot cutting cpcn a mall
sack with Intent to rob the United States
mall , was sentenced to Imprisonment for
eighteen months In the state penitentiary.
During the next sixty days a train of ten
cattle cars will run dally over the Union
Pacific , Denver & Gulf tracks to Cheyenne ,
In order that 200,000 head now awaiting
shipment In Texas and New Mexico may be
transferred to Wyoming and Montana feed
ing ranges.
A dispatch from HyatUllo says : A. P.
Washington of St. Joseph. Mo. , representing
a number of citizens of that city , 'ms filed
oil claims on a large area ot oil land ten
n.iles south of Daranch , Fremont ununtf.
Well drilling tools and material havj befi
shipped for the necessary de\elopment of th #
in stpitt. ,
Burlington railway ofnclnls here are sllll
at work on the project of connecting their
line with that of the Cheyenne & Northern
branch cf the Denver & Oulf system at this
place. An effort Is being made to secure sat
isfactory figures for right of way through
scvtral blocks necessary to be utilized iu
order to make the connection.
Mrs. Del Reyman , wife of the defaulting
bookkeeper ot Rlner & Sclmltgcr , Insurance
agents ot Cheyenne , has become Insane over
her husband's trouble. Her relatives , who
live In Kansas City , have been sent for to
take charge of the unfortunate woman.
Nothing has been heard of Reyman since the
disappeared about ten days ago , when his
shortage was discovered.
Arrangements arc being made to establish
a factory at Casper for the manufacture of
soap f re in mineral oil and natural soda , both
of which are found here. C. R. Smith of
Boise , Idaho , will Imve charge ot the fac
tory. He expects to turn out , by using
clarified oil , an excellent toilet soap , and
as ho has dlscovcrd n process of manufac
turing It at small cost , ho Is confident of
making his enterprise a successful one.
TM sheep and cattle men of Uinta county
nsf et I ere to formtilato p'aus for an ? qiillabla
division of thi range between the two In
terests. A atrip of land was set apart for
the benefit ot the sheep Industry , and the
sheep men agree not to graze their flocks on
lands other than these contained In the
strip. Juno 15 was set as the date when
outside lands should be vacated by the
sheep men. The threatening trouble be
tween the two Industries will be ended by
the amicable action of the meeting.
OREGON.
So far , Mcrrow county has disposed of
34,000 sheep this , 'pring.
The Oregon Observer Insists that a real
white deer has been seen at Jack creek.
Thu Oregon Pacific , Is now hauling about
10,000 feet of logs ilally to the Gates sawmill
People attracted , to-iGoblo by the railroad
boom complain that town lots are held too
high.
high.Tho
! The wool from GO.OOO sheep on the Wash
ington side of the-rlvor will come to Arling
ton this year. i
A corporation la being formed in Albany to
make chairs. It will be run In connection
with the Sugar PlAu factory.
Butter Is selling1' In Ihe Portland market at
10 cents a pound , the lowest price ever
known. California Importations caused the
low prices.
The Go'.d Hilt "Miner has examined the
Black Gold Channel , company's property on
Footo's creek , and calculates that the ore In
sight Is worth ? 2.$3GSO. ! } $
Stock buyers an * quite numerous In the
Long creek and John Day country. They are
offering $25 for 3r > ear-old steer. ? , $15 for
rows and from $8 to $12 for yearlings.
Cape Foulweather Is no'v being mnn."ned !
as a desirable location for ,1 harbir ot refuge.
It Is estimated that tne n 'C2.s.-ury break
water could be built there for Vi')0 ' 00 } .
George Bnmford and B. K. Halm lia\o
taken a logging contract fo Krogsuid Bros. '
mill of Toledo. They will get ( he logs near
Mill Four and will take out aboui 000,000
feet. They are busily engaged having a road
made for the logs to tidewater.
Mr. H. McCoy , a pioneer resldsnt of Dufur ,
says the wire worm Is doing great Injury to
cropa In that vicinity , and unleis warm
weather begins soon a large portion of the
growing grain will bj destroyed. In some In
stances , Mr. McCoy says , farmers have re
planted their fields.
An old gun barrel , unearthed In the Buck
ingham swamp ] , near Monroe , Invltss specu
lation. It Is said to be copper Instead of
steel. The barrel is round Instead ot octag
onal and the bore Is the sizeot the ordinary
41-callber rifle. It Is to be brought to Cor-
vallls tor examination.
While exploring In the Cascade mountains
during last summer Prof. Lloyd of Forest
Grove discovered a new violet. It Is a small
platlt with a delicate white flower with trans
lucent petals and grows In wet mossy places.
He has named It Viola Macloskcyl In honor
ot his preceptor In biology at Princeton.
WASHINGTON.
The prospects for a steam elevator In
Garfield are good.
Ellensburg Is rejoicing over a cheese factory
and a creamery as established facts.
Jack-the-Rlpper of tires of bicycles has
made his appearance In Walla Walla.
Wahklakum and Pacific counties are much
exercised over the location of a hatchery foi
salmon.
W. S. Armstrong fell seventy-five feel
through a manhole at the coal-bunkers In Niw
Whatcom without breaking any bonfs.
The Blue Canyon Coal company at New
Whatcom Is mining and shipping large quan
titles ot coal to the Bering sea coaling sta
tlons at Dutch harbor and Alaska bay.
Whatcom Is considerably put out at thi
discovery of a 500-foot set line , covered will
decomposed trout and bait. In Lake Whatcom
from which the city's watsr supply Is drawn
Mr. Merrltt , who lives near Rockford , telli
how , a year ago , he bought thirty cows 01
time , which ho paid for from their milk In t
few months. His Income , on the average , ii
$0 a cow , or $180 per month.
The Clallam Bay Record pays a large veil
of coal has been discovered within twelvi
miles of East Clallam. Arrangements are be
Ing made to get a diamond drill on the grouni
to determine the extent of the find.
- Work on the new cigar shaped raft at Stell
Is progressing elowly , owing to the Impossl
blllty of securing suitable logs as fast a
wanted. The raft Is'uow about one-halt com
pleted , and Mr. Robertson hopes to be able (
leave the Columbia river the latter part o
June , when he qxpje'c.ts fine weather and
safe passage to Sijn Francisco.
The Indian agept , < ut the Siletz has recelvei
official notice from , , the Indian departmcn
at Washington Elating that the department
partment had . recognized the actloi
ot the county court In appointing
justice of the peace * and creating road dls
trlcts at the Siletz. and authorizing the agen
to abolish the Indian courts , as these Indian
are now'cltlzens. 'rtio Indians have all bee
allotted their lands.'and there remain to bi
opened to ( Cillers' 8J.OOO acres.
Diversified farrnlrK.is ) receiving a good dea
ot attention around' GarfleU. Several ar
planting broom corn , pome are going In fo
beans , one planting sixty acres , anothe
twenty-five , another fifteen , another ten. On
man Is planting 100 acres ot sunflowers. Fla
Is being sown a good deal , and five and ten
acre potato patches are almost universal
This thoughtful selection ot various crops I
a great Improvement over the old way o
bowing wheat on all the land and trusting t
luck for high prices.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fresno Is moving to secure a new electrl
and water power plant to furnish light fo
the city and power for the mills and shops.
The Apaches ot the Wtilte mountain reset
vatlon In eastern Arizona are disappointed
owing to the plotting ot old warriors recent ) ;
returned from an eastern exile , and to 'th
retrenchment In the rations due to the seal
Ing down of the Indian appropriation bill li
tau last congress. To the same causes Is du
ho Incipient trouble * reported from the Mount
"talero Apache reservation In eastern New
ilexlco.
The Southern Pacific Railroad company
xpects to have Us trains running Into Pasa-
cna by Juno 1. The company has thus far
xpended over $80,000 In buying right of
'ay and depot grounds.
In searching the Wlnnemucca Chinatown
10 other day for Ton Sing , wanted for an
saaiilt committed on another Mongolian , the
lllcerj ran Into a lot ot squaws smoking
plum. The Indians are rapidly acquiring
11 the vices ot the age.
C. W. Jones and Louis Plpcn have Just re-
irncd front a six Week's trip to the Little
locklcs , says the Nelhart , Mont. , Herald ,
y claim they never before saw such rich
unrtz , and seemingly plenty ot It , They
nade sixteen placer locations and claim they
nve a big thing.
The Idaho State Insane asylum has 2,100
cres of land. It Is all near the asylum and
,11 under fence. Two hundred and forty
.cres are already under cultivation , and 100
cres more will be under cultivation soon.
This Immense form will. In a Miort time ,
nako the asylum almost , If not wholly , self-
ustalnlng.
1-03 Angeles Is to have a hotel to cost $600-
)00 , that In size , style and finish , will rival
ny In the country , and will bo In keeping
.vlth . the progress of that city. The owners
will be Benjamin R. Folsoin of Philadelphia ,
vho Is a cousin ot President Cleveland , and a
Ir. Grim tli of Chicago , who Is said to beery
ery wealthy.
A test case brought by the Southern Pn-
Iflc to determine the ownership ot thousands
f acres In the central counties of California
tvns decided by Judge Ross In the United
States district court against the railroad.
he land was claimed by the Southern Pacific
.s part of the Indemnity grant of the Atlan-
lo & Pacific railroad.
Musician Sweeney of Ilolse Barracks , Idaho ,
ivalked from the barracks to Idaho City and
back , having made the round trip In nineteen
'lours and thirteen minutes. Deducting the
tops , his actuol walking time was sixteen
lours and one minute. The total distance
s seventy-two miles. Therefore his walking
line averaged four and one-halt miles an
dour.
The prosperous town of Fullcrton , Orange
county , Cat. , will soon have a cannery , es-
abllshcd on a co-operative basis. H Is es-
Imuted that there will ho between 350 and
100 tons of fruit In the vicinity of Fullcrton
his season , and growers wanting the highest
; irice for their products either fruit or vcge-
ables are taking an active Interest In the
proposed co-operative scheme.
To illustrate what may be accomplished
n-lth a small plec3 of land In the Payette
'alley , the Payette Independent says : Mr.
reton's fine ranch la almost adjoining the
town. In 1887 he seeded a forty-acre tract
o alfalfa. For seven years It has given an
annual yield ot 210 tons ot hay , and the hay
has been sold at from $3 to $ S per ton , the
; encral average being $6.50 per ton.
A new oil well has been completed at 1'u-
cnte , Los Angeles county , Cal. , which pro-
ducs sixty barrels a day. Another ono re
cently put down yields fifty barrels , while
"rom the largest well 120 barrels are pumped
ilally. Thirty wells are now operated and
others are constantly being put down. It is
robable that arrangements will be made
by the city to burn oil at the water works ,
he cost being considerably less than the
charge for coal.
Every one who knows anything about the
stand of Vancouver desires that the E. &
N. railway should be extended to Comox ,
says the Victoria Colonist. Such an exten
sion would open up a large area of excellent
and now very dlfllcult of access , and would
give a stimulus both to settlement and trade
n this part ot the province. The Esquimau
& Nanalmo Railway company Is prepared
to go on with the extension , provided they
can get the usual Dominion subsidy of $3,200
a mile.
The John Day country , near Soda Springs ,
Mont. , Is literally covered with sheep.
Some estimate of the number In that sec
tion can bo had when It Is known that one
man has put 150,000 head of foreign sheep
on those ranges. All over the country wo wll !
see sheep this season , and In many places
where they never were before. The result
Is going to be that the ranges will bo bare
of teed long before snow files. Most ot the
above sheep came from Utah and the owners
don't pay a cent of taxes pn their herds In
this state.
When so many people are taking and de
riving benflt from Hood's Sarsaparllla , why
don't you try it yourself ? It Is highly
recommended.
Literary ( hlcago ami r.nrd.
Notwithstanding the fact that Harold
Montgomery lived In Chicago , he had written
a poem , and a lovely thing In mellifluous
measure It was , says the New York Sun.
At least Harold' thought so.
Daintily tying It with a soft blue ribbon
he sent It away to the publisher In the far-
off cast and with a throbbing heart he
waited to hear what fortune was to bo the
poem's meed.
At last , ono sweet summer day In June , It
cptne back to him , wafted on the flying
wlrgs of the post.
His heart fluttered In a strange struggle
between hope and disappointment.
His wife , who had no music In her soul
and had never felt the touch of poesy , stood
by his side when ho opened the missive
from the cast.
He read It through , hopefully at first , then
despairingly , and bis head fell upon his
breast.
"What's the matter ? " she Inquired with
wifely anxiety.
"My poem , " he gasped.
. "What of It ? "
"The publisher says It needs shortening ;
think of that. "
"Well , " she said with an air of superior
Intelligence , "why don't you put some lard
In It and send It back to htm ? "
A HALF.COIjUMN INFANT.
Sun rrnnelnco llejiilcei In a Tiny Mltn of n
llnhr Hoy.
San Francisco has a miniature baby that Is
a more remarkable specimen ot minute hu
manity than oven the diminutive Cranford ,
J. J. , baby that created Interest hereabout
ast March , The CranforJ baby wolghcti
wo and a quarter pounds when born , and
vhon two weeks old was thirteen Inches long
and weighed three and a half pounds. The
San Francisco baby was six weeks old on
April 24 and was then only twelve Inches
eng and weighed only four pounds.
When born It weighed only one and three-
quarter pounds and waa Just seven Inches
eng , The Jersey baby , too , came Into the
vorld prematurely and died when about three
weeks old , while the California child at last
accounts was healthy and likely to keep so ,
H Is a boy baby , the child of Mrs. May K.
lotmoll , and Is her second child. Its brother
s a sturdy little fellow , 6 years old , of aver
age size. Mrs. Ilonncll U 24 years old and
a medium sized woman. Small babies are
said to run In her family. Her mother
weighed only ono pound at her birth , and a
cigar box was her crib and cradle.
While Ernest Eugene , as the baby has
; > cen named , has grown at what In his ease
nay bo called a normal rate and \a \ continu
ing so to do , he Is so ridiculously small that
Ills mother Is afraid when carrying htm out
For an airing that slio may lese him out ot
Ills clothes. The clothes prepareJ for him
against his arrival nro more than twice too
l > lg for him. His fingers arc all less th.ui
half an Inch long , and hU finger nails can
scarcely bo scon without a magnifying glass ,
while his doubled up fist will easily fit Inside
a thimble. His feet are Just ono Inch long.
Only his lungs seem disproportionate to the
rest of his measurements. Ho Is In every
respect perfectly formed , In proper proper
tion. ! , deep blue eyes and yellow hair , and
a good Idea of his general proportions may be
had from the fact that he just fits In the
family coffee pot.
This baby has had the unique ) honor of
having his picture printed life size In a news
paper. The Examiner had his picture taken
when six weeks old and reproduced It ac
cording to exact measurements. It was a
shade over the width of a column and a trllle
over half a column In length.
Nothing Mirrtii'ilN l.lliii Kurcp < .
The successes achieved by men and things
are not always based upon merit. But a
success well merited and unprecedented In
the- annals of proprietary medicine , should
these ever come to bo written , Is Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters , a botanic medicine , discov
ered nearly half a century ago , and the
leading remedy for and proventatlve ot ma
larial , rheumatic and kidney complaints , dys
pepsia , constipation and biliousness.
One \Viiy Out.
Chicago Tribune : "I can't bring my
fagged-out fancy up to the point of portraying
traying the culminating love scone between
the hero and heroine of this story , " solilo
quized the gifted novelist , "and I'll Just say
'the Interview between Roderick and Penelope ,
those true hearts so sorely tried , now HO
happily reunited at last , may b ? safely left
to the reader's Imagination. ' This may b ? a
little disappointing to the reader , but It flat
ters him and saves lots of work. There's
cheating In all trades but ours , " continued the
gifted novelist , making a row of stara across
the page , adding a quotation from Byron , and
writing the words , "the end. "
Soiun ilcipn.
Indianapolis Journal : "Young man , " said
the sage , "I hear you are about to bo
married ? "
"You are right , " said the young man.
"Well , young man , the day will come when
your wife will make the discovery that you
do not know evervthlnc on earth. It will bo
a great shock to ner feelings and your
supremacy. Still , there Is this hops for you ;
you , while cheerfully admitting that you
really do not know It all , may bo able to
persuade her that the reason for that state
of things Is that there Is so much In the
world that Is not worth knowing. "
A rift you Rolnj ; to the wed
ding ? Talio one of our lutud
painted water colors with a
Hint nntl frame Napoleons
leons , Louise Cecwilias , Ny-
dlas , adona.s ; choice , $1.25.
Hemaniuo proof etching , In
Ivory and silt frames and In
natural wood frames , $1.10.
A. HOSPE. Jr ,
Music nml Art ,
1513 Douglas.
What is
Castorla Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
mid Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Narcotic suhstancc. It is n harmless substitute
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil.
;
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years * use hy
i- Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays
io
o < feverishncss. Castorla prevents vomiting Sour Curd ,
if
ifa i cures Diarrhoea aud "Wind Colic. Castorla relieves
d teething troubles * , cures constipation and flatulency.
it Castorla assimilates the food , regulates the stomach
> -
n and bowels , giving healthy and natural sloop. Cas
na
a i torla Is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
> Castorla Is an excellent mcillclno for chl- |
, , drea. Mothers have repeatedly told mo of iu
e good effect upon their children. "
ir Do. Q , C. OSOOOD ,
ir Lowell , Mass.
Castorla li the bci > t remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day la not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
Interest ot their children , and 111 Castorla Instead -
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones , by forclngoplum ,
morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats , thereby sending
0 them to premature craves. "
lr Du. J. F. KrxcnELor ,
Conway , Ark.
Castoria.
" Castorla U so well adapted to children that
I recommend It oa superior to any prescription
known to me. "
II. A. ArtcnKn , M. D. ,
Ill So. Oxford Bt , Brooklyn , N. T.
" Our physicians In the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their experi
ence In their outside practice with Coitorln ,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what Is known as regular
products , yet wo are free to confess that tha
merits of Castorla has-won u to look with
favor upon It. "
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY ,
Voston , Mass.
AUJEN C. SMITH , frtt. ,
The Centaur Company , TT Murray Street , Now York City.
PACKING YOUR TRUNK.
Tow Thing * n Mimtnor 1'llcrlm Can't
( let Along Without.
Mnko a list ot the things you think yea
light ( o lake on your lummcr holiday trip
nd you will bo startled nt the result. You
ondcr It you \\lll have to hlro a special bag-
; ago car. Now , ttrlko out every article not
mperatlvcly necessary and you will find that
trunk of modest Uzo will answer every pur *
ese , oven of n long trip.
Travelers In making up their lists of In-
Isprnsables should not foigct that a change
t drinking water after the heat and fatigue
f n Journey Is likely to make them sick ,
'o remedy this evil , or , what Is bettor , to
rovclit It , the pilgrim takes a supply of
liat foiiid and wholesome stimulant , Duffy's
lalt Whiskey. A llttlo of this uhfekny In ,
ontir not merely kills the germs that
-oulil make mischief In the stomach and
juds , but It tends directly and strongly to
ovlvu a nervous tystem exhausted by long
ontlnuod mental application , pruaslng anxiety
r physical labor.
Make rocm In your grlp ack for ,1 bottle of
hifty's Pure Malt Whiskey und use It when
ou are worn out with the heal for there
ro fearful days oven In Iho country. Re-
nvlgorato your sluggish body with this prlnca
f stimulants , and In the EPIUO of strength
ml well-being that follows you will bo glad
hat in making up > our list of absolutely
iccdfiil things > ou did not overtook Duffy'c
lair Whiskey.
Deformity
Braces ,
Trusses ,
Supporters ,
Batteries ,
Crutches ,
Atomizers ,
Bed Pans ,
Air Pillows ,
Rubber Goods ,
Surgical Instruments ,
Medical Supplies.
fllE ALOE & PEXFOLD CO , ,
Tlin LION DRUG HOUSE ,
1408 Futnuni St. , opposite I'uxtoii llotul.
RED ROUGH HANDS
Bad eomplezlfM , baby lilcnilnlicii , mid falling
" t lialr pri' ruled by C'UTI.
* " vuiiAHiup Maitvffre.
I iho nkln purl'jlngand brautl.
fylntt i'0n | > In Hit. world , uj
w lln purrttRiiil awcutestof
tnlletiiiidliuriieryau.i ] ! * , Only
cure for pimples l > rc.iui < > only prc\cnll\o rf
f th nniT Snld , > * r .r
Housekeepers have washed with
nil the soaps advertised and their
woolens have continued to shrinl : .
is the only one which is guaranteed nol
to shrink underwear and woolen gooda ,
Beware o ! Olhors. For Sale By all Dealers.
MANrFArrnHnn ONLY nv
RAWORTH & SCHODDE , CHICAGO.
CORDOVAN ;
fRtNCHiCNAMEUEDCALT.
4.35P FINE CALT&KANOAROJ
* 3. LOprjLCE,3soiE3 | ,
EXTRA FINE-
. * \7S \ BOYS'SCHOOLSHOE3
*
Over One Million People wcnrtho
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoe ?
All our shoes nrc equally satisfactory
They Rlvo the best vnlue for the money.
They equal custom ( hoes In style and fit.
Tlilr wearing qualities are uniurposied.
The prices are uniform , ( tumped on sole.
Pram $ i to S.5 gave < 1 over other makes.
If jour dealer cannot supply > ouvocan. . Sold bf
A.W. Bwman Co..N.I6thSt
J. C.Carlson , 1218 N.24th St.
W. W. Fisher , Parker and
Leavenworth SI.
J. L , Newman , 424 13th St.
Kellcy , Stieer & Co. . Farnam
and 15th St.
T.S.Cressey,2503 NSt , , South
Omaha.
Rowland Wm. Bailev , D. DS
DENTIST.
8 > 1 floor Paxtoo
lilock ,
Finest and Best Denial Work
Uolcl I'MlilniM ' , Crown unit llrlilffo Work
Tec tli oxtructcd without pMn without KU.S.
UscDr. Bailey's Tooth Powde
NOTICE 01' UUOBI VKU'S SA E.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
an order of the district court of Douglas
county , Nebrai.Ua , entered on the ! flh day
of May , Ib95 , In a null pending In said
court , wherein William A. Wolloce Is plaintiff -
tiff und WalUte und company , Incorpor
ated , la defendant , I will on Monday , tha
27th day of May , U93 , at 'i o'clock p. m.
of B.tld day at the place of business of said
Wallace und company , Incorporated , ut
number 411 South Tenth Htreet.ln Omaha. Ne
braska , sell nt public auction to the high ,
est bidder for cash nil of the axsets of ual'J '
Wallace nml company , Incorporated.
Bald asaiits conxlat In part of naloon barf ,
buck bars , mirror frames , ber coolers , etc. .
all being manufactured by the euld Wallace
and company , Incorporated , u complete out
fit of Improved wood working machinery ,
together with Bhaftlng and belting and two
Ut.troit electric motors of fifteen horso-
powur each , the olllce furniture und fixtures
and n lot of raw material and partially
manufactured mock.
Bald property may be Inspected ot any
time during lmslni-nti hours and the under
signed Is authorized to sell nil or parts of
iml'l property nt private gain at any tlnrj
prior to the date fixed for public sale.
Said sale will be conducted according to
the Instructions of the court embodied In
thn said order which will be found In the
olllre of the clerk of the. district court or a
copy of the name may be Inxpfctc'l on tin
above premises at any time during buslnts *
hours.
JOHN JENKINS ,
U-U-17t m and Receiver *