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THE OMAHA DAILY BIDE : MONDAY , JUNE 3 , 1896. 5
Elch Ore Specimens from tha Vicinity of
Eldorado , California.
CHUNKS RUNNING $200,000 TO THE TON
Mora ISallrnniU to P nutn\to Colorado Min
ing Ituclom A I.liio L'onni-ctlnc I'ueblu
irith Silver CHIT -Noivs ot
the Northwest.
' County Physician Dr. Andrew C. Smith
/ii some specimen ! of ore from his mine In
Eldorado county , California , at hli ofllce
that , figuratively speaking , are setting the
town afire , says the Portland ( Ore. ) Sun.
The ere Is selected , and Is so full ot gold
that It would run about $200,000 to the ton.
The few specimens that he has In a small
wash basin are valued at some $1,200 , and
It fairly makes old miners' eyes water to
look at them. It Is by long odds pronounced
the richest ore that has ever been seen In
this city , and ff Dr. Smith's mlno contains
muifh of thd same material , and them Is
every Indlcat.on that It doea , he will some
day bo ono of the richest men In the United
States.
From a ton of this ore recently taken from
the mine as It came out , without any selec
tion whatever , a gold brick worth $300 was
mado. This brick Is at present In the vaults
of the Illbernla Savings bank , and Cashier
llarron Is so felicitous of Its safety that he
will not oven flllow a mm to take It around
the corner to show It to a friend. As about
$ CO worth of gold vvaa taken out of the ton
milling , the general run of the ore appears
to go even higher than $800 to the
ton. This mlno Is located1 near the
city ot Eldorado. In Eldorado county ,
California , and Dr. Smith worked It
norno years ago on a low-grade ledge. Ho
liad given the mine but little thought until
about tWo months ago. when ho received a lat
ter from some prospectors , who offered to bond
the mlno for $60,000. As Dr. Smith had never
received any great returns from the prop
erty ho concluded to accept the offer , and
no telegraphed the parties making the bid.
There was to be a cash consideration of
$1,500 pal'li but before the deal was con
summated , and the money was turned over.
Dr. Smith received private advices to go
slow. Fearing that something vvas wrong
Dr. Smith went down to the mlno. and , attcr
some dllllculty In abrogating the telegraphic
contract on the ground of fraud , secured
possession of the property. He then learned
that the men who had made him the offer
had taken some $8,000 out of the mlno with
hand mortars , and that It vvas their pur
pose to buy his mine with his own money.
All Dr. Smith could do , having no proof as
to the quantity of gold taken out of the
mine , was to get $000 out of the men. Hav
ing received this money and sent a ton of
the ere to the mill , he returned to Portland
He now has a man watching the property.
Dr. Smith's claim Is of the usual dimen
sions. 600x1150 feet. The nold-bearlng
quartz was struck In a three-foot ledge , at
a depth of about twenty foot.
TO BE BUILT AT ONCE.
The preliminary organlratlon of the
Pueblo & Silver Cliff Railroad company has
been completed. Incorporation papers wll'
be filed at once , the company being cap
italized at $500,000 , and nn air line will ba
built from Pueblo to Silver Cliff as soon ai
the permanent arrangements can bo made ,
says n Pueblo special to the Denver News
The company has an assurance of sufficient
backing to make the road n sure go. The
line will touch large coal fields which can
not at present be reached by any railroad
and the largo lead ere mines In Custei
county , which are also unavailable at pres
cnt. On the line are a number of watering
places which are not developed sufllclently
to make thorn pay. As to the feasibility
of an air line between the two prospective
terminal points there Is llttlo question. A
rough survey of this line was made some
3 cam slnco by J. C. Teller , and at that
time ho pronounced It a much bettor Hnr
than the one In uso. The Ideif Is to build
almost directly west , touching at Red Creek
Springs. In all sections whore mineral or
other resources abound ; nt any distance
trom the direct line branches will be built
unless they can be reached without any
Great Jog In the line. This will bo done
rather than to build a branch. Among
other places to bo reached will bo the mar-
bio fields at lleulah.
NEW OUTLET TO THE COAST.
Mr. Thomas Taylor came to Salt Lake after
a long tour through southern California In
the interest of a big railroad scheme which
contemplates the building of a system be
tween San Dlogo , Cal. , and Salt Lake , says
the Herald of the latter city. Mr. Taylor Is
a heavy Investor In the Iron and coal mines
or Iron county and 1ms been one of the moat
Indefatigable workers for the development of
the mineral wealth of that section. The
prospective railroad will pass through the
heart of that region of Inexhaustible mineral I
deposits. Mr. Taylor Is full ot enthusiasm
over the enterprise , and when Interviewed
stated that everything w s favorable to tLe
early launching of the great enterprise.
"Prospects , " he said , "aro splendid for the
new road , nnJ oromlnont Callfornlans exhibit
strong Interest and a willingness to co-op-
crate In making a success ot the project. I
talked publicly to the people of San Diego on
several occasions , and was treated with the
most uniform cordiality. A committee was
appointed to Investigate the matter , and they
wore thoroughly latljfied with the result of
their Inquiries. Before leaving their city , the
committed promised me that If I would make
satisfactory terms they would be ready to
glvo everything I had asked them for. I
have In my possession a written agreement
to that effect , signed by the best known
capitalists and business men of San Diego , "
"What advantages would your road have
over one to San Francisco ? "
"It would be superior , " salfl Mr. Taylor
emphatically , "In every respect. Passengers
and freight from China , Japan and the
Sandwich Islands could be transferred
through to Salt Lake City and the north'
western states 500 miles nearer than by
, nolng via San Francisco. Then , too , when
the Nlcaraguan canal Is opened , It will give
us the opportunity of bringing freight much
: nearer than by going round by San Fran
cisco. The road will bo pushed through ai
fust as possible , so that wo may bo ready
to furnish supplies when the conitructlon
of the Nlcaraguan ranal commences. Utah
chould have the lion's share of this by fur
nishing meat , flour and other provisions
Coal and Iron can then be placed In Sar
Dlrgo as cheap as In any other part ot the
vorld. Thus Utah will be benefited more
tlmn It could possibly be by a road going
via San Francisco. Besides cereal supplies
ore raised * abundantly In the San Juaqutr
valley. On the other hand , wheat and bee )
cannot be raised to any extent In San Diego ,
and Utah would therefore bo the natural
sourro of supply. "
Mr. Taylor states that ho Is making ar
rangctneuts to start a plant In Iron count ;
for the manufacture ot rails for the pros
pcctlvo road.
"Furnaces and rolling mills , " he went on
"will bo started and will at once give em
plojment to 1,000 men. Besides this great
trducemc.it , there will be the saving of $21
per ton for 50,000 tons of rails , making i
uum total of $1,000,000 , which Instead o :
gclng to other pastures , will be retained ti
Utah. "
OPIUM SMUGGLING WITH OXKN.
A novel opium smuggling kchemo. It ha ;
lutt been discovered , l being worked on thi
border north nf hero , whereby the Unltet
States government Is losing big roone ;
in duties , nays a Devil's Lake , N
1) , dispatch to tha Sioux Fall :
Argut-Lcader. Parties buy old oxen to :
$3 or $10 , roll opium In lead or tin foil balls
force these dov\n the throats ot the oxen am
drive the loaded cattle across the line , valu
Ing the oxen at next to nothing. They drlv
on till the oxen glvo out , when they cut thol
throats , extract the opium balls and shlj
them cast at merchandise. Two old oxci
alone are said to have carried over onoug ]
opium bill * In this way to nave the long
headed buyers $2.600 In duty , The balls ar
pUce-l uvvr the palate , and am thus iwal
towed whulo. When tt.o paunch li after
wari cut opiu they come out perfect !
oun < 1. Two broihe-s hve made $40.000 li
this btulueii | n a short time lately ,
A rnOSPECTIVD HAILUOAD.
The propels for tha Denver. LaVawoot
& Golden road being extended to Idahi
8prlis . are > ery bright. The Holland capl
lallits , accompanied by Samuel Ne\vhou e
have visited the various mining propositions
with a view of ascertaining what the Milp *
pcrs ot Idaho Spring * are willing to do for
the new company In case the line Is extended
to this place , rays an Idaho Springs spocltl
to the Denver Republican. Mr , Newhius ?
was not so emphatic In bis dec'aratloni that
the party was not concerned In the exten
sion of the road It was necessary for the
party to unbosom themselves to obtain
needed Information , and from their cou\cr
eation their visit has proved ( hat the load
will be built at a very IOA cost , and that It
will bo a paying one.
The mining and mill tunn have given the
new company every encouragement , cml
promise that In case he Lakewoml pee , Is
build the line to Idaho Springs they w II
throw all of their freight business to that
company and will sign contracts to this
effect. For over two hourn the larty were
in the underground working * of the Stanley
mine and were enabled to see tin magnitude
of the development work bolng carried on In
that property. In one ot the levels the
eight feet of solid mineral wns viewed with
wonder and surprise by not alonp the tir-
elgners , but also by Mr. New house. The
other largo producers vvero not inspected ,
for In this property one can nes enough ore
In reserve to recall the sight for many days ,
for It Is said five year's reserve of ore Is
blocked out. The visit to iho Kewlionao
tunnel was another surprlsa for the visitors ,
and the outlook for this as a fe < le" of the
now road Is very bright , for both the tun-
npl and the railroad are under one manase-
ment. If the remarks of tlu visitor i tan
be token for anything , the repor to these
putting up the money for iho extension of
the road will bo most tncourngin : ? . Tha old
survey of the road did not brln It alongsUe
the Colorado Central , but on the mountain
south of Clear creek , coming over th ? pass
nt riod hill , Just below Idaho Springs.
THE LAS ANIMAS PLACERS.
Mr. O. E. Adams , manager of the La
Plata County Placer Mining company , has
begun to make preparations for the resump
tion of work at the company's property ,
sixteen miles above Durango , on the Anl-
mas river , says the Rocky Mountain
Nons. At this point , known as Baker's
bridge , the company controls forty acres ,
Including the canion , the latter bolng C20
feet in length and the natural bed of the
river. At this season of the year the water
begins to recede and will bo low enough
for placer operations by the mlddlo of July ,
when the company will resume pumping at
the lower end of the canyon , for the pur
pose of working the ground In Its beet. The
dirt will be hoisted by the use of the power
employed for pumping and handled In a sys
tern of slulco boxes. This dirt Is believed to
bo rich , as the placer ground above the
canyon last season yielded $7 50 per day to
the man , while below the canyon It Is prac
tically barren. This gives rlso to the Idea
that the bed of the canyon , with a natural
dam at Its mouth , contains a large quantity
of gold , settled there for years by the action
of the dam in arresting the flow of the
water.
"Placer business on the Dolores , south
of Rico , Is very prosperous , " says Mr. Adams
"The men working there this spring have
struck It rich , and for twelve miles below
Rico the ground Is taken up. Mines around
Sllverton arc working full forc , with scarcely
in Idle man In the district. The town Itself
is rapidly Improving. "
The main work ot the Denver company
last season vvas the erection of a log dam
at the head of the canyon for the purpose ot
turning the water. The dam was not suffi
ciently settled last year to prevent heavy
seepage ; and the latter , In the absence of a
pumping plant , prevented the company from
lifting the placer dirt. The dam , which Is
consldTed a good piece of work , cost In the
neighborhood of $2,000. The company also
constructed a ditch to carry the water of the
rlven to the lower end of the canyon , where It
Is permitted to resume Its place In the natural
river bed.
RICH TIN DEPOSITS.
Considerable excitement Is being manifested
over the discovery of a very rich tin mine
near Badlto , In Huerfano county , says a La
Veta spsclal to the Denver Times. It Is
claimed that the discovery was an accident.
Judge Hayden , an old timer , has been pros
pecting In the Greenhorn range for a num
ber of years with Indifferent success. Some
time last year he located a claim near Badlto
that he thought had Indications of gold. A
company of eastern capitalists was formed
and about $5,000 put up for development
work. The money was all spent and the
gold vvas not forthcoming to any consider
able extent. The company concluded to
send an expert to examine the property before -
fore putting up any more money. The ex
port pronounced It tin of exceeding richness ,
and now the company cannot put up the
money fast enough. The whole country
around Is blng staked by men In the employ
of the company. The lead , or more properly
speaking , the deposit. Is sixty feet wide and
of unknown extent , and Is said to run 13 per
cent tin. A shaft eighty feet deep has been
sunk and a force ot men Is kept steadily a
work still sinking. Judge Hayden has helped
develop the county , and all of his friends are
rejoicing at his success. This may Induce
the Gulf road to continue on to Pueblo , as
they could run a spur track to the mlno at
a very small cost , besides tapping a rich
farming country.
WORSE THAN SLAVERY.
Samuel Clayburn. a negro about 26 years
old , who comes originally from Tuscaloosa ,
Ala. , arrived In El Paso from Mexico , ac
companied by his wife and two children ,
tells a sensational story , says the El Paso
( Tex. ) dispatch to the Cheyenne Tribune.
He reports that a negro named Bill Ellis ,
who lives at San Antonio , Tex. , visited
Georgia and Alabama last fall and induced
some 800 negroes from those states to form a
colony to follow him to Mexico end locate
In a valley on the borders of the states of
Durango and Coahulla , about forty miles
east of Maplml , on the Mexican Central
railroad. Clayburn says that Ellis told his
people that they were going to a perfect par
adise ; that the lands were fertile and homes
would be given to every one who settled
there free ot charge , but when the poor
negroes reached their destination they vvero
put to work Improving the land under Mex
ican overseers and were not paid for their
work. They were fed on the vilest food
and compelled to sleep on the ground. On
May 0 Clayburn , his family and about forty
others of the negroes made their escape and
were pursued by armed Mexicans. Clayburn
became separated from the other fugitives
and succeeded in reaching Chihuahua. The
others were captured and one of their num
ber , Antonio Bones of Eutavv , Ala. , who
again made his escape and reached Chlhua-
hua , says the pursuers shot , nml killed all
of his party except himself. The United
States consul at Chihuahua Is investigating
the affair.
A MINERAL WELL.
The report that a fine vein ot coal has been
, found at our very doors has created no little
talk , but the latest discovery lay. ! that Illus
tration ot the Gem City's resources In the
shade , says the Laramlo Republican. This
Is no less than the opening up of a mineral
well about two miles from town , the quality
ot which puts the Manltou product com
pletely In the shade. Experts have not only
tasted but analyzed It , and the conclusion
reached li that for medicinal properties It
rannot be surpassed.
"Jako" Fein Is the lucky Individual to
open up the well. He wasn't looking for
fluid at the time , but for a true vein ot coal.
In drilling through the strata his mining operations -
orations wcro brought to a sudden halt by
the breaking out ot a small stream of water ,
whloh soon covered the bottom of the shaft.
Mr. Fein tasted the fluid and vvaa certain
that It was Impregnated with Iron and other
mineral properties. Ills next step vvas to
have It analyzed , and now conies the report
that Its value in medicinal qualities can
scarcely be estimated.
TUB FOUR-MILE PLACERS CANAL.
Prof. Mead was recently called upon to
Investigate the possibility ot constructing a
large canal which was under consideration
along the Wyoming and Colorado boundary
for the working ot the Four-Mile placers ,
The canal , says the Cheyenne Tribune , Is to
bo constructed for & distance ot thirty-eight
miles and will carry 125 cubic feet ot watei
per second. It taps Snake river Just oppo
site the to\vn of Dlxon , In Carbon county ,
Providence , R. I. , capitalists are building
the canal. The object of construction Is tc
wash placer ground iu a dry ditch. The
canal will supply water to placer working !
owned by other parties along and below
Four-Mile creek , about fifteen miles from
Dlxon. The original plan was to build tbt
ditch for mining purposes , but by the ad
vice of Mr. Mead they have enlarged the
plan and will furnish water to irrigate 20,000
acres of excellent funning land lying Just
below the canal. Something over 5.00C
acres of this fanning land will be In Wyo
ming.
There ti a stretch of country about forty by
ilxty mile * thit contains depoilU ot placer
gold. These are being worked only on Four.
Mile creek at the present time. Tto Four
Mlle Placer company Is working a consider
able force ot men day and night. The
water supply ot Four-Mllo creek Is limited ,
and the company wilt only be able to work
about six weeks longer this season. It
reports great satisfaction with Its work thus
far. having worked all ot last year and this
spring. The material In Four-Mile creek
Is fine sand , no boulders and llttlo gravel
being present , which makes the deposit easily
and cheaply handled.
WILL MANUFACTURE SOAP.
Wyoming Is to have a soap manufacturing
plant , and one which will turn out the pro
duct at less cost than soap was over man
ufactured .for before , says the Cheyenne
Sun , C. R , Smith of Boise has gone to Cas
per to locate the plant and he has the back-
lug of one of the largest soap manufacturing
companies In the country. The soap Is to be
made of mineral oil and natural soda , Mr.
Smith having discovered a process by which
this can be done. The Kirk Soap company
some time ago offered a large sum of money
for a process of this kind , and with so much
cash practically In sight , a number of ex
perts were Induced to enter Into the work of
discovery.
Mr. Smith expects to turn out , by using
clarified oil , come excellent toilet soap , and ,
as the cost of manufacture will be very
small , he Is confident of securing a large
market for the product. It this soap venture
proves a success It will be a big thing for
Casper and the state , as It will open a new
field for two of Wyoming's largest products
and give employment to many hands.
RICH PLACERS.
The Inter Ocean Mining company , com
posed of Nebraska capitalists and James O.
Rankln of this city , says a Rawllns special
to the Rocky Mountain Nevss , will at once
begin operations on Its placer claims on
Jack and Spring creeks , about forty miles
southeast ot this city , In the Sierra Madre
range. W. J. Crane of Arlington , Neb. ,
president and general manager , will have Im
mediate supervision of the active operations
of the company. He Is to start with several
teams , a force of men and a large supply of
revisions , to begin the season's work. Their
rlnclpal work will be upon Spring cre K ,
'hero ' they own a large number of claims ,
'he ' gravel Is about fifteen feet to bed rock ,
ml runs an average of Co cents per cubic
ard In coarse gold , easily saved Several
liousand feet of bed rock flume will be put In
t once , much of the lumber being already on
ho ground. But Wie gravel Is easily worked ,
here being hut few boulders and no clay or
tlcky matter , and a large supply of water.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A stampede of prospectors was caused at
cad by the reported finding of ere assaying
370 near the henJ of Castle creek.
The Pioneer cheese factory at Huron Is
olng a good business The receipts of milk
rs from 4,000 to 5,000 pounds a day.
The round-up In the vicinity of Edgemont
showing good results. Cattle are in fine
ondltlon and the early calf crop Is a good
ne.
ne.The
The first active work on river Improvement
as begun on the dam at the head of Marlon's
iland , near Pierre. An effort Is being made
o get It lu before the Juno rise.
Work was begun Juno 1 on the water
ystom at Fort Pierre. The supply will be
om the river , with power for pumping from
rteslan wells , It being considered cheaper
ban team.
On Juno 11 and 12 the South Dakota Wool
rowers' association will hold Its fourth an-
uul meeting at Mitchell , and It promises to
o one of the most Interesting gatherings ever
eld by the association.
Filings continue to come In slowly on the
'ankton reservation land. The rush that
as looked for never came. Land ofllco
filclals say they hardly know when the
ipenlng occurred and are at a loss to know
thy more land has not been taken , unless
, ack of funds to make the first payment of
0 cents per acre.
South Dakota old soldiers and numerous
rand Army posts forwarded letters
nd resolutions to the committee In Chicago ,
.irotestlng against the dedication on Me
morial day of a confederate monument In
Jakwood cemetery. No word of objection
\ould have been raised had the ceremonies
teen named for any other time than May SO
A suit which had Its origin forty-three
ears ago will be tried at the next term of
he civil court In Brown county. A nnn
Ivlng In Canada loaned a friend In Callfor-
la $200. They met here a jear ago and
ho debtor paid $50 on the account , which
enewed the debt , and the creditor sues for
he balance after waiting nearly half a cen-
ury.
The latest rich find Is Teportod from
Crow Peak , where a prospector went Into
n abandoned tunnel , cleaned It out and had
nly extended It two feet further In when he
truck an ore body that exceeds In richness
.he Holy Terror or the famous Basin mine
t Montana. The news reached Spearfish
nd created a regular stampede of able-
iQdled men.
A well has been sunk at the Grizzly Bear
mill , at Deadwood , which will Increase the
water supply sufficiently to enable the mill
o bo run day and night. A clean-up vvas
nade recently which produced a retort worth
close to $1,000. Scarcity of water has re-
.arded production , but with all these diffi
culties the mine has been a steady producer
during the past year.
Messrs. Bradey & Classen of White Lake
: iave got their artesian well outfit and have
begun the first of a series of wells they In
tend putting down this season. They are
down 200 feet with a well In Lake township
about three-quarters of a mlle from the
north end of the lake. They are locating
the various wells on the highest grounds
with the view of using the water for Irrl
gating purposes.
When the census was taken In 1SOO the
general government held out from the Da
kotos the amount ot $3,200 , which was
claimed to be due on the old unpaid dtrec
war tax which was levied against Dakota
territory. As Uio war tax has slnco been re
funded to all states which did pay the Da
kotas have made a claim for and will as
soon as the dates are settled receive the
money duo them on the old census.
Minneapolis , St. Paul , Omaha , Sioux City
and Sioux Falls gamblers contemplating a
harvest at Armour during the opening days
of the reservation made the trip there , and
never was there a more disappointed lot. The
day before the opening of the land the
state's attorney of Douglas had the gambling
houses closed and kept them shut. As a
result , the sports in particular and othei
Armour people are kicking themselves foi
electing to tha ofQco of state's attorney o
rank prohibitionist. It Is said that the said
attorney promised before the election that
bo would not trouble the saloons. Ho now
says he never promised not to disturb a
poker game or gambling In general.
COLORADO.
An average weekly output of 1,000 ounce :
In gold will bo assured when the new mill 1 :
put in operation at Tellurlde.
Sam Fulkeson has an eight-Inch streak litho
the Edgardtne at Idaho Springs which rum
12 per cent lead , tour ounces gold and 31'
ounces silver.
In the southern part of Lincoln county i
is reported that countless myriads of younj
grasshoppers have hatched out. No damagi
Is reported. The hoppers are moving west
ward.
The Cleveland Gold Mining company wa
Incorporated with a capital stock ot $1,000 ,
000 , to operate In Lake county. The com
pany has discovered a rich vein In the Tri
umph , which Is In the vicinity of the LIU !
Johnny at Leadvllle , and will develop It.
The cyanide works recently completed a
Florence by the Metallic Extraction comian
are running with clock-work reguUilty
grinding and treating successfully ores frcn
a half-dozen different mines from the Crip
pie Creek gold district , and the first sluiclni
done was also a success.
The cost of producing an ounce of fin
gold from the Independence mine at Crlppi
Cre k for the five months of this year ha
been $1.25. From the Victor , for over tw
years , J5.87. From the Portland mine , to
tlife past nine months , $6 , and for fourteei
days In March last , from the Bogart claim
95 cents.
Another strike has been made In the Lin
mine at Guynuella , bigger than any yet re
corded In this property , which has been ;
constant shipper far twelve years. A streal
ot ore which runs from $400 to $800 to th
ton was opened In the upper tunnel thlrt :
feet below the surface. The streak Is a too
wide at the bottom of the tunnel and in
creases ns depth Is attained.
The shipment ot a car load of ore fron
tha Lucky Oues that It Is thought will aver
Age $350 to the ton causes old-timers ti
thlult a little , as to the ownership of thi
property. Many people In camp will remem
her that It was ono of an original group o
seven claims on Bull hill that were pu
into a company known as the Wilson Creel
lining company , the stockholders ot which
ro practically all relents ot Bucna Vista ,
says the Crlpplo QtecJc Times. Doing as-
essment work waVvlpcnslve , there was no
ale for stock , so the company patented
only one ot Us properties the Lucky Guss.
iovf , of course , they are red hot after the
emalnder of theirirdup , but the majority
t It has been patented by other people.
W-TPWNG.
Wyoming has the smallest female popula-
lon-21.292.
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A bear was killed In the Big Horn basin
a short time ago tllat'weighed 1,200 pounds ,
t was killing cattl at the rate of three a
The money for | tho/ building of the state
Ino ditch , iioar Rajyllns , $125,000 , has al-
tady been paid over by the placer claim
ow nets. * '
It Is reported thit'coal vvas found In a
our-foot prospect hole near Fort Sanders
vliere gophers had worked some black ilia-
nonds to the top.
A largo fnrco of miners was put to work
on the Hanna mine , which had been on fire
a long while , and coal will be taken out
again In the usual large quantities.
Work has been commenced on putting In
he system of water works for Sheridan.
Thirteen miles of pipe will be laid and a
llt rlng system adopted , ensuring a pure
satcr supply for the cit >
A meeting of Chejennc business men con-
Iderlng the. proposition ot a Pennsylvania
firm to establish a steel and Iran manufac-
ory appointed a committee to visit McKees-
) ort. Pa. and secura the necessary Informa-
Ion for consummating the matter.
A Salt Lake company with a capital ot
(50,000 ( has Just made a contract for tha
sinking of an oil well In the immediate
reen River City vicinity. Experts place
Green River In the midst of the great Wyo-
ulng oil bolt , and over 2000 acres ot oil
and have lately been taken up near the
town
There are at present In the wool ware-
louse at Rawllns 50,000 pounds of wool
and 200,000 pounds have been shipped. Ex-
3ovcniar Osbornc has 135,000 pounds stored ,
J. G. Edwards 66,000 , and Robert Taylor
35,000. The total shipments from this point
for the season will aggregate 2,000,000
pounds.
R. S. Van Tassell of Cheyenne , who was
commissioned to ship twenty-six bucking
bronchos to "Buffalo Bill's" Wild West sl.aw ,
lias received word that the consignment has
reached Brooklyn and that the bucking pro
clivities of the animals are all that could he
desired. One of the bronchos bucked so con
stantly that he could not be taken through
the streets of New York. Mr Van Tassell
received an order from a Chicago firm of
terse dealers for 000 head of Wyoming
bronchos. They are to be trained for polo.
OREGON.
An Echo warehouse has taken In 563,000
iinJs of wool 93 far this season.
The Brownsville woolen mill has laid In
120,000 pounds of the Oregon raw product
already.
The sturdy diversified farmers of the Co-
qullle are going In heavy for bees , and the
ilvo factory Is overwhelmed with orders.
Colonel J. K. Meadc of Moiicham left Pen-
dloton recently with a buckboard , a pair of
miles and a camping outfit. He expects to
drive the mules all the way to Florida.
An army at caterpillars has taken posses-
'lon ' of the country about Dufur , and the
alders and willows along the creeks , as well
as the orchards , are covered with the pests.
A bear has been gathering the Claverdalc ,
C.1nn county , strawberries as fast as they
ripen , to the discomfiture ot their Intended
narketers , who think ; bruin Is ripe for gath
ering , and will endeavor to find him In the
foothills.
E. E. McKinney & Co have purchased of
lie farmers in tlutvlcljilty of Kingston wlth-
n the past few days more than 25,000 bushels
of oat ? at 21 cents per bushel. They arc
being shipped over tht O. C. & E. at the rate
of six or eight cars dally ; .
(
The Warm Spring Indians of Wasco county ,
who are members of Iho Woman's Christian
Temperance unloni sent to the convention at
KoMburg a banner wrought with beads on
tanned deersKIn , with legendary symbols ex
pressive of natlvcMdtas of temperance. They
are "Pipe of peace , ! ' , within the cells of a
serpent , and a tomahawk.
The Pendleton scouring mill reports Its
total receipts to date'for ! this season 862C07
pound : ; total by tcanir 224,810 pounds ; total
by rail. CC7.78S pounds. Receipts for week
past , 274,232 pounds ; for week by team , 23,870
pounds ; for week by rail , 248,310 pounds
The shipping book shows 33,026 pounds of
scoured wool sent east , this being equal to
about 130,000 grease pounds. One other cat
Is being loaded for shipment.
WASHINGTON.
A shingle mill I to be erected at Gotchell ,
Snohomlsh county.
A number of farmers around Presser In
tend to raise sorghum this > ear.
It appears that the building of the Elaine ,
Lynden & Nooksack railroad can bo se
cured If the localities interested put up a
subsidy of $15.000.
The Satsop skimming station. In opera
tion only slnco the 1st of May , Is
receiving upwards of 2,000 pounds of milk
and the quantity Is Increasing every day.
Tug Wilson of Bay Center wounded a
bear , which made for him and knocked him
down. In the tscufllo Wilson lost his gun
and the bear chewed his leg and arm.
Wilson , however , was gritty and choked
the bear to death.
Tom Meagher took $ S50 from his Swauk
placer. The gold was nuggets that had
drifted into a pocket. This is the second
good find that Mr. Meagher has made this
season. Several days ago he took out $440
worth of gold in ono day.
A vicious fight , In which honors were about
evenly divided , took place between a gray
horao and a big boar , In a. pasture near
Skamokawa. The horse nearly trampled and
bit the lite out of the h.og , and In return
carries a wound In his right foreleg six Inches
long , inflicted by the boar's tuaks.
The Whlslcr brothers of Whitman county
have Invented and constructed a bean planting
machine that they say works like a charm.
They Lave twenty-five acres to plant , which
they can plant In about two days. It plants
two rows at a time , and another beautiful
feature about the machine Is that the driver
can ride.
Judge Moore has rendered a decision In the
superior court at Spokane , In the case ol
Nelson against Nelson , that marriage In an
other etate , Idaho , Is null and void It con-
summated by a divorced person before th <
expiration of six months after granting the
decree , the time given By Washington laws
for taking appeal.
It Is estimated that the acreage ot potatoes
planted In Whitman county this year wll
reach 6,000 acres. Counting on 200 bushel !
per aero which In most sections Is conslderec
a small crop , there will bo raised this yea , ;
no less than 1,200,000 bushels , or 26,000 tons
of potatoes. Of these not more than 9,001
tons will be required for home consumption
and perhaps less thaii'2,000 tons more for thi
markets in tha Immediate vicinity.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It Is estimated that fully $150,000 Is du
from mines in the vicinity of Amador City
Cal. , to people thWo'for wages and supplies
If the Southerp pacific Hue from Santi
Ana to Long Beach , , Is built the plan wll
be to run a loopitraln from Los Angeles t <
the beach , and 9 back by way of Santi
Ana , without change. '
A good body bf 'antimony ore has beei
found within a 'few miles of "Winchester
Cal. , by one of { he''old miners. The ore I
very rich , it belqg plalmed that It will rui
as high as CCn per cent.
Redwood City is elated over the prospec
of securing a large ; flow of oil from well
about to bo sunk there. Indications of ol
art said by cxpertsUo bo of the very best
and , with proper'Svo'rk , hopes of a rich flm
ir are running high.
n The honey beta in the -woods of the Slerr ,
are multiplying very rapidly , and there ar
thousands of trees in Butte county which con
tain a fine quality of honey. The bees begli
working there in March and continue untl
June , storing great quantities of honey. Then
as most of the flowers are gone , they gatbe
honey from fruit and from honey dew , am
make limited quantities untl frost comes li
the tall.
Henry Gallagher and Joseph Clark wen
brought from Button Willow5. Cal. , to Bakers
field with frightfully swollen beads and face
and admitted to the hospital. They had beei
bitten by tarantulas while atleep In a cam ]
near the station. They were horrible look
ing when brought In , their faces being pur
pie and swelled to twice the natural size
while the tpoti where the bites were In
fllcted were almost black.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Developments in tha Application of the
Great Mcdarn Power ,
A MODEL ELEVATED ELECTRIC LINE
The Intrntntirnl System Iniuigttrnted In
i t'lirnp TolcRtttin * mill Tel
ephones I'rogrens III Ynrlntii
Directions
Every visitor to the World's fair will re
member the Intramural railway , an elevated
electric road which wound around the build
ings on three sides of the grounds. It was
a departure from the trolley system In that
Its power was drawn from a third rail by
means of metal shoes attached to the trucks
of the cars. The Metropolitan Elevated
Kallroad of Chicago , which will be opened
In a few days , will bo operated on a similar
system , and the pcoplo who live In the
houses contiguous to the track will bo frco
from the many disadvantages Inseparable
from traction by steam.
The Metropolitan Elevated Electric Hall
way occupies a unique position among ele
vated railroads. The track Is carried upon
an elevated structure of steel , and Is built
over land which the company has bought
outright , with the exception , of course , of
the public streets which It crosses. This
has allowed It to construct the road In an
exceptionally substantial manner , and frees
the company from the disagreeable neces
sity of contesting suits from damages to
property , which have proved so embarrassing
to elevated roads built along the public
streets. The lallway bolng built through
the alleys in the center of the blocks behind
the houses , does not disfigure the streets
The road Is divided Into several divisions ,
branching out Into the triangular-shaped
territory of the populous West Side , and at
taining a total length of about eighteen
miles The main or trunk line , which runs
from rranklln street to Paulina street , has
four tracks and Is nearly two miles long ,
the branch lines have only two tracks
There will be forty-three passenger stations ,
all handsome brick structures built directly
beneath the tracks , and having every con
venience for waiting passengers.
ENGLAND'S CHEAP TELEGRAMS.
To what extent governmental ownership
of telegraphs has affected the service In
England Is brought out by a letter from
Henry Martin , consular clerk at Southamp
ton. The letter is published lu Consular He-
ports , No. 176 , volume 47.
The total cost of all the telegraph lines
In the United Kingdom In 1870 , the year that
they vvero acquired , was $53,520,000. The
government set about Immediately to extend
the wires to every village of any Impor
tance , and to connect the cities and tovns
already equipped. Before government pur
chase the telegraph lines vvero owned by
numerous companies , whicr. strung their
wires only In and between the cities from
which they wore practically sura of receiving
profitable returns. To remedy this defect
over 15,000 miles of wire wore laid the first
year that the government owned the lines.
Since 1870 the telegraph has become com
mon In nearly all parts of the world ; In no
country Is It used more In business and social
Intercourse than In England. Governmental
ownership there has meant reduced tolls :
tolls so cheap that an American opens his
ojcs when he learns that a telegram of
twelve words may be sent to any part of
the kingdom for 12 cents. For this.
12 cents In England the message
Is delivered within one mile of a head office
or within the postal limits. Beyond the
limits an additional charge of 12 cents Is
made.
In England the telegraph Is operated In
connection with the mall service ; that Is
one great reason why the service Is made
so cheap The English government does not
consider the telegraph fcervke as a means of
revenue for the treasury , however , but as a
means of information for the whole country ,
giving facilities of all kinds for Its use and
extension in all classes , knowing that the
treasury will benefit Indirectly from the
augmentation of the general wealth. In 1870
the total messages tiansmltted did not reach
7,000,000. In 1S93 the annual total was over
70,000,000. In 18G9 the English newspapers
sent 22,000,000 words by telegraph The total
today Is over 600,000,000. Mr. Martin says
that the service Is performed with perfect
punctuality. Seven to nlno minutes are re
quired for the transmission of a message
between two commercial cities , while In 1870
two or three hours were necessary.
WHERE TELEPHONES ARE CHEAP.
To have a telephone In Sweden does not
cost a fortune. The fee Is only $10 a year.
The Ericsson telephone Is used. Through
that telephone you can speak with your
friends In nearly every city of the realm , and
If you want It you cah even put yourself In
communication with the people of Norway
and Denmark , these countries being con
nected with Sweden by telephone. For tele
phoning In Stockholm and to places within a
radius of fifty miles from that city the sub
scriber for an Ericsson telephone does not
pay a cent over the annual fee , but for tele
phoning over a longer distance an extra fee
Is demanded. This fee Is very moderate.
For Instance , a three-minute conversation be
tween the cities of Malmo and Sollefted a
distance about twice the distance between
Detroit and Chicago costs only 27 cents and
G cents extra for every exceeding minute.
Connections from the Stockholm General
Telephone company's net to the Government
telephone net and vice versa are made all
over Sweden , for which a small charge of
only 2 % cents Is demanded.
At the close of the year 1893 the network
of the State telephone intercommunication
Included 255 central and district stations ,
the combined length of the wires being more
than 17,000 miles. The number of apparatus
in use Is about 14,000 , of which COO were at
the stations and the balance used by the
subscribers.
ELECTKIC nOADS IN THE SOUTH.
f
As an evidence of the material progress
the new south Is making and of the spirit
of enterprlss that has possession of the people
ple , figures have been collected setting forth
the extent of electrical railroad construction
In the southern states. These show thai
there has already been Invested In electric
railroad and electric light companies In thai
section over $100,000,000. Up to January 1
, lust 29C electric power stations [ or motoi
and lighting purposes have been built ir
r the south by companies whose aggregate cap
Hal was $19,891,000. Since that time , am
despite the prevailing depression , 1C6 addl <
tlonal plants have been completed or arc
In course of construction , and the construe
tlon of quite a. large number of others | s nov
under consideration.
Sixty-two cities of the south are equlppec
with rapid transit In the form of electrli
roadi. In most of these the systems adopte <
and the methods and manner of ronitructloi
and operation are of the best. The cjuallt ;
of the roadbeds and the style and flnlsl
of the equipment will compare favorably
with that of any city In the country.
TEMPERATUUI5 ALAUM.
Among the late patents are many device
for giving warning electrically to any ap
Is pointed spot of an abnormal rlao In tern
pcrature in any apartment where such de
vlca Is placed. Several of these appliance
are so effective that their general lutrodue
tlon must result In limiting the iiuml-er o
accidental fires of such magnitude as t
need the services of the fire brigade. In on
of these alarms the maximum simplicity
promptitude of action and cheapnJ8 teen
to have been reached. It hus a compart
raent which Is divided Into two unequal part
by means of a flexible division. These ar
filled with two gapes of different expansion
and If the temperature rises the circuit I
closed and an alarm Is given. This alirm i
cald to be extremely responsive to the alight
est change In temperature , and It can be ad
Justed accurately to Indicate nny degree o
heat. It Is , In fact , so icnettlve that It I
only necessary to touch the compartm ; : :
with tha palm of the hand or to breathe ot
it in order to set the alarm bell In motion
It would certainly seem that vvlt.li a d vln
so effective and no little llablo to net out o
order as this a lire should have no
ot making any headway , especially
connection with the system of sprinkler * cat
be established. There is an excellent field fui
such a contrivance In steameri or laiilnf
vemU with Inflammable cargoes , and 't hai
already been employed to peed Durcoso li
factories tor giving naming In caio ot tie
heating ot machinery , etc.
LIGHT AND WATER.
An ingenious combination ot an electric
Ightlng station and a city water works It
iperatlng successfully In a small German
own , During the day , when the consump *
Ion ot water la greatest , the station ac
cumulators are charged and the water sup.
i'ly Is worked by the iteam pump. When
ha accumulators are charged , and In the
morning before the boilers arc heated up ,
he electrically-driven pump Is worked Iron
ho accumulators , In case ot a large djmatul
'or ' water. In the evening , when the lamps
ire turned on , the current Is taken d'u ' U
rom the dynamo , and at 11 o'clock , vv'ien
he street arc lamps are. cut out , whatever
urther supply of current Is nteeisary It
akcn from the accumulators. It a fire should
iccur In the night , a full supply of water
s Instantly available. On tha sounding of
he alarm , the attendant at the s'albn ' eti.rts
he electric pump and one compressor. Tha
lerfcct success of this plan has boon proved
in several occasions , and the Inhabit tuts of
he little town are proud of their compact
and efllclcnt plant , whoch gives them iced
ml cheap lighting , good drinking water , and
. sulllclent supply of water for all the pur
poses of lire extinction The fetation Is opr-
ated at a very low cost , but by umplo > lng
utomatlc current regulators , automitlc ollll g
devices on alt the moving parts of the steam
nglno and on the dynamos and matora , the
working ot ( lie plant Is to be .10 simplified
hat oni engine driver and a stoker cnn lock
ifter the whole Institution , even when some
proposed extensions are completed.
ELBCTK1C1TV IN JARS.
Electricity , put up In storage batteries of
ill sizes , like milk In Jars , Is to be prepared
"or delivery at the doors of consumers In
New York , just as milk Is now A company
: ias been formed for the purpose , und also to
iush the electric storage battery Into E > n-
ral use.
Mr. Isaac L Rich , one of the officers if
he new company , who has done a great deal
.o perfect the electric storage battery , si > s
"There Is no reason why electricity should
lot be perfectly portable. There seems to bo
a general Idea that In order to have current
on tap one must have a dynamo and a steam
nglne to run It , and thus Incur a large ex-
liendlturo at the start. Nothing could be
uora erroneous. There are thousands of
persons who would like to run sewing ma
chines or coffee grinders by electricity , or to
burn one or two electric lights , but who have
no use for the current In largo quantities.
They can now bo accommodated. Storage
cells are now made In all sizes The small
est weigh but four ounces , and furnish cur
rent enough for one lamp. We Intend to sell
electricity exactly as the milk man sells milk
Wo first supply the cells When the current
s used up the maid v/lll put the empty or
exhausted cells In the hallway or beside the
lasemcnt door , and our man. as ho makes
ils morning rounds , will collect them and
ieave freshly charged ones In their place ,
The same cells , of course , are uied over and
over again a great many times , "
JOINING METAL TO EARTHENWARE
Plumbers ha\e boon helped out of one of
the greatest dlfilcultles of their calling by anew
now electrolytic method of joining metal to
earthenware. The making of a true connec
tion between lead pMpes and the earthen
ware of closet pans and lavatory basins has
always been a source of trouble , but the
now process Is said to make n perfect and
permanent Junction of the surfaces. The
earthenware should have an unglazed sur
face , but If otherwise , the glaze Is removed ,
and the surface Is coated with plumbago ,
and placed In an electrolytic bath , thus ob
taining a metallic coating To this coating
the lead pipe can bo soldered In the ordinary
way by means of a plumber's "wiped" Joint
This process will probably entirely super
sede the use of rubber sleeves , washers and
putty , with which Imperfect Joints are but
too often associated.
PRESERVING TELEGRAPH POLES.
The weak place In a telegraph pole is usually
the ten or twelve Inches below the surface
of the ground A Trench engineer proposes
to make this part of the pole proof against
both damp and wear and tear , even after the
process of decay has sot In , by clearing away
the earth round the polp. removing from It
all trace of soil or decayed w oed , and glv Ing It
a coat of hot tar. The seinl-csllnJrlcal halves
of a glazed earthenware sleeve are then
closed In position around the part to be
strengthened. The annular space between
this sleeve and the pole li filled with a lib
eral waterproof layer of asphalt or some
similar material. By this process the life of
poles which would otherwise have to bo con
demned can bo greatly extended.
TELEPHONES AND TIRE BRIGADES.
Many city fire departments are now adding
telephones to their brigade outfit , with the
effect of vastly Increasing the efficiency of
the department. When the engine arrives
at the fire one of the firemen connects the
telephone outfit , which w signs only a pound ,
with the fire alarm line. This gives a means
of communicating Instantly with headquar
ters. It Is no slight advantage to be able
to transmit a verbal report of the progress
of the fire and order up additional engines
vvhcro the occasion does not Justify calling
out an entire relay of apparatus , and thus
uncovering additional territory. In point
of fact , the use of the telephone transfers
the active management of the whole fire
department to the scene of the fire at which
the department Is at work.
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES.
The amount of capital engaged In the elec
trical business , not Including telegraphy. Is
estimated as follows : England , $100,000,000 ;
Franco , $150,000,000 ; Germany , $200.000,000 ,
Austria , Italy , Spain and Switzerland , $180-
000,000 ; Ilussla , Sweden , Norway and Den
mark , $50,000,000 ; the United States , $450-
000,000 ; Canada and other American coun
tries , $50,000,000 , making a total ot about
$680,000,000 In Europe and $500,000,000 In
America.
It Is old , pure and reliable Sliver Ago
Whiskey.
DUFFY'S PURE
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CURES
RHEUMATISM , NEURALGIA !
Coughs , Colds , Lumbago ,
Sore Throat , Inflammation ,
Influenza , Frostbites ,
Bronchitis , Headache ,
Pneumonia , Toothache , i
Asthma.
Vneil Internally pt well us rxternallyl
A half to a totupnonful in half n tumbler nt vratef
rurtm fUotimch trouhlim. Oolit ( hill , Malarial 1 oem ,
AV ind in thu Itoweli ) , and all ( nturiiftl imlns.
Jfitty Cunts n llottlc. Sold by Drn66lt *
UAUWAY & CO. , Now York.
"Could I have another
Glass of that
Give the children as much
Hires' Koolbccr ns they want. |
is Tnkc ns much ns you want , yourg
fcself. . There's no harm iu it
nothing but good.
The Clias. E. Hires Co. , Philada.
There is not one Tobacco
Cliewer in a
who does not enjoy
LORILLARD'S
CLIMAX PLUG.
for Infants and Children.
/ Oo You Know oat
Batemon's Drops , Godfrey's Cordial , many no-called Soothing Syrups , and
:
most remedies for children are composed ot opium or morphine T
Po Ton Know tLat opium cud morphine are stupefying narcotic poisons I
"Da Yon Know that In most countries dnik'elsU are not permitted to sell narcotic *
without labeling them poisons T
Do Yon Know that you should not permit any mtdldno to bo Given jour child
unlau you or your physician know of what It Is coinposod 1
Pn Yon Know that Cantoris Is a purely vegetable preparation , and that n list ot
It * ingredients la published vrlth ercry bottle f
Do Yon Know that Castoria Is the prescription of the famous Dr. Bamuol X'ltther.
That It has been In use for nearly thirty years , and that more Castoria i * now sold than
of all otter remedies for children combined t
Do Yon Know that the Patent Office Department of the United State * , and of
other countrlec , haio iczucd exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the vrorj
" Onitorla " audits formula , and that to kidtato them b a state prison offense t
Do Yon Know that one of the reason * for granting this government protection wa *
tiecauM CAstorla bad been proven to bo absolutely bnrralesiT
Do Yon Know that 35 average dose * of Cistorla arc furnlsheJ for 35
cent * , or one cent a dote f
Do Yon Know that when possessed of this perfect preparation , your children mat /
t kc | t v/eU , and that you may have unbroken rest T
"Well , these thing * arc worth knowing. They ere tecta.
The fuo-almilo It on every
Ignntnro of wrapper.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Caetorla.