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THE OMAHA DAILY BJ3E : MONDAY , JULY 29 , 1895.
Pulse of Western Progress.
In the early part ot the month Major John
Coon of Cleveland , 0. , dropped In quietly ,
but kept the object of his visit strictly to
hlmrelf , nays a Florence special to the Uen-
vci N'c'.vi. Tlioio vrlio know Mr. Coon nnJ
the Imi.ortant part ho has played In the de
velopment cf the Colorado oil Industry knew
very well thnt his visit ot this tlmo was not
ono of mere sightseeing , but nil agreed that
pomeUiliis of Importance was on the tapis.
Major Coon nnnouncas the organization nnd In
corporation of the Chicago Oil company , with
the following named gentlemen as Incorpo
rate : \V. U. llauscc of Chicago. John Coon ,
sr. , II. At. Cladon , W. U. Page and John
Cum : , Jr. , of ClcvcUnJ , 0.
Mijur Coon , the moving spirit In the en
terprise , Is not n stranger In Colorado , having
organized In 1S83 the Arkansas Valley Oil
and Land company , which Is today doing a
prosperous business as a part ot the United
Oil company. In 18SD ho originated the
Hocky Mountain Oil company , which Is also
still In the fluid nnd doing a thriving busi
ness. The new company has not boon formed
to Interfere In the least with nny of the
present Industries of 1'lurcnce , but to help
aloi'g the development of the oil Industry , to
aid the owner ul oil territory or the Indi
vidual owning an oil well to dispose or his
product and to benefit the consumer. Mr.
Coon says Florence possesses the only true
source of nupply of petroleum between In-
dlann on the cast ami the Pacific ocean on
the west , between the llrlllPh possessions on
the north and the Qulf ot Mexico on the
south. It possesses the only petroleum with
a paraflne basis , while all other so-called ell
fluids have fur their basis asplialtum. Hence ,
Florence has the only petroleum which is
recognized as a commercial commodity among
oil men. Ho says no one pretends to say Just
how long the Florence oil field is and that ,
under existing circumstances , now Is an op
portune tlmo for owners of oil land to de
velop the same and get something for it.
The company has secured leases of 1,000
acres of umjuestloned oil land , sutllclent for
the company's present needs. Since the Con
tinental Oil company In June made peace
with Its enemy , the Florence Oil nnd Refining
company , by agreeing to take its product at
a fair price , oil has been Increasing In price
untfl there has been a general desire among
industries uslns fuel oil to see competition.
U Is believed that the Chicago Oil company
Is formed at thin time more especially to pro
duce fuel oil , but will also erect n refinery
and manufacture Illuminating oil if the trade
requires It. The company Is capitalized at
JGOO.OOO , nnd will go to work as soon as ma
chinery can be gotten on the ground.
TROUBLE STILL IHIBWINO.
The trouble between the cattle and sheep
men In Routt county , Colorado , Is not yet set
tled by any means , says a Rawllns special
to the Cheyenne Tribune. The cattlemen are
determined to prevent the sheep from grazing
on their usual summer range In the mountain
foothills , while the sheepmen are Just as de
termined to occupy their old ranges.
Several of the largest sheep owners , being
among the oldest settlers in that region , and
the larcost taxpayers In the county , claim
their most bitter enemies among the cattle
men are comparatively new comers , who are
small farmers , and own but a few cattle ,
many only a couple of milch cows.
Your representative was Informed today by
a very reliable man who has Just come In
from the sot'tli. that the cattlemen have
staked a dead line nnd threaten to kill all
the sheep that pass beyond ; also that they
are patrolling the country. The sheepmen
aay they will occupy their fornTer summer
ranges peaceably If possibly ; forcibly , If they
are driven to It.
Itotli parties are said to bo arming. A con
flict mayi bo expected at any time unless
there Is concession on both sides.
NEW RESERVOIR AT GREELEY.
An enterprise Is on foot In this city that
promises to eclipse anything In Its line ever
started hero before , says a Greeley special
to the Denser Republican. About two miles
northeast of Loveland Is a natural depression
or basin , the largest probably In all agricul
tural Colorado. At the north end Is situated
Uoyd lake. This was surveyed five years ago
by Ditch Company No. 2 of this vicinity for
a reservoir site , but It was estimated that
to put It In proper shape would cost not less
than $100,000 , and as the company did not
feel disposed to expend over $50,000 , the mat
ter fell through. This basin , without any
additional embankments to what nature has
given , will make a reservoir three and one-
half miles long and ono mile wide , and will
cover fully 1,500 acres. It will have n ca
pacity of 1,500,000,000 cubic feet of water ,
which Is four times more than either reser
voir No. 2 , near Tlmmath , or the Larimer
and Weld reservoir , north of Fort Collins ,
will contain , and two and one-half times
larger than the new reservoir of the Greeley
and Lovclnnd ditch. It will bo filled from
the Hlg Thompson river , Fossil creek and
the Cache la Poudro river , nnd can be turned
In to the Thompson or Pondro to be sold
where It Is most needed , and will bring the
best price. The new organization expects to
have all arrangements completed in a short
time , and then to IBSIIO and sell siilllcleiil
stock to warrant the Immediate construction
ot the Inlets so that the reservlor will
be ready for next yearns crop. While the
projectors are not dispose ! to give an esti
mate ot the cost of all this work , yet they
claim It will not exceed In price what was
expended In the construction of reservoirs
that are only one-fourth as large. The new
reservoir will ba able to give water sufficient
to cover 33,000 acres a foot deep , and will
brine Into the market about 30,000 acres
more land than is now cultivated.
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROJECT.
Considerable Interest Is manifested In the
new railroad project from Butte to San Fran
cisco , via Ilolse , says a Bqlsc special to the
Denver News. E. T. Woodworth of Den
ver , who has Just returned from San Fran
cisco , having made the distance overland
over the proposed route , reports being highly
pleased with the prospects ot the scheme. He
reports a most cordial and substantial recep
tion by the merchants and capitalists of San
Francisco , who have been eo long under the
domination ot the Southern Pacific as to
cause them to welcome enthusiastically a
meritorious propo'UlsT for relief. Mr.
AVood\yorth clalttif to represent ono of the
must successful cjitipanles in this line In the
west , their latest success being' the I/cnver-
Crlpplo Creek road In Colorado. Ho Is conn-
dent that sufficient bonds can be floated to
build the road , and assures positively that
dirt will soon fly.
COAST COAL PRODUCTION.
Some Interesting figures relative to the
coal product of the Pacific northwest are to
bo found In the special report of Mr.
I * * ' Wheelock Parker , of the United States geological
logical survey , upon which he Is now en
gaged , and which will be Issued this year
us a supplemental pamphlet to the sixteenth
annual report of this Important govern
ment bureau.
The total coal product of the state of Ore-
non In 1S94 was 47,521 short tons , having
n spot value of $183,914. Very little Is
known of the economic geology of the state
or of the exact distribution of the coal-bear
ing formation within its borders. The de
velopments are confined to the coal basin
In Coos county , though other lignite dis
coveries have been reported. The Coos
county basin covers several hundred square
miles , and extends from the Umpqua river
north Into Douglas county , south to the
Coqullle river and back to the Pacific coast ,
from fifteen to twenty miles. The mines at
Murshflelvl continue to furnish the entire
output. The coal Is loaded direct from the
mines to Pacific ocean -steamers and sold
principally In San Francisco. While the
coal Is classed as lignite It is black , and ot
very excellent appearance when first mined.
It will not coke , and the principal use Is
for domestic purposes.
The total coal product of the state of Wash
ington In 1894 was 1,100,470 short tons , having
inga spot value of $2,528.441. The developed
coal fields of Washington He chiefly In a com
paratively narrow belt , running nearly due
north and south , through the western portions
tions of Whatcom , Skaglt , Snohomlsh and
Kink counties Into Pierce and Thurston coun
ties. Some distance to the cast of the south
ern end of this belt , In Klttltas county , ex
tensive operations have been carried on for a
number of years. The main belt extends
along the Cascade range , and Important mines
have been opened on both the eastern nnd
western slopes of this range. Outcropplngs
have been found In other localities , notably
In Lincoln , Spokane and Cascade counties ,
and In 1894 a snull amount of coal was mined
in Okanogan county. The coals ot the state
-viibrace lignite , teml-bltummou * and bitu
minous , adapted for gan and coke making
and for steam and domestic purposes. Some
coal resembling anthracite Is reported to have
been found In Yaklma county. The total
area of the coal deposits of Washington has
not been determined , but there Is no doubt
that almost Inexhaustible supplies nro nt
hand , not only for the future demand of Its
population , but sufficient to furnish a bails
for profitable traffic for transportation to the
entire Pacific coast.
PERFORMING MIRACLES.
When the fact that the "healer" was In
the neighborhood became more- generally
known , people came from miles around either
out of curiosity or to be treated , says nn
Albuquerque special to the Denver News.
Many ot the Indians from Islcta were about
him , and ho treated them as they came.
Many women with babies visited the man ,
their children receiving the tame treatment
as the adults. Nothing that has occurred In
this section of the country for years has
created the excitement In thls.clty caused by
the accounts of the "healer. " Mapy persons
left the cty to Investigate for themselves , and
their reports verified the accounts first given.
Ono rich man In this city Is to start out to
try and bring tlio man to this city to treat
his wife for deafness. He declares he will
give $1,000 to help along the man's work if
his wlfa Is benefited. Many others In the
city are desirous of seeing him , nnd cither
will take sick persons to him or try to bring
him here. Sunday It Is expected many hun
dreds of people wilt leave hero to see the
man. Some of the stories brought back by
these who have seen the Mexicans and In
dians nro beyond belief. Ono Is tliat when
this man was first seen by the people near
Peraltn , he had Inhis hand what seemed
to be a common Woolen blanket. This he
placed upon the ground as n number cf men ,
attracted by his odd appearance , gathered
about him. As ho began making prepara
tions for moving on one of the men stooped
down to pick up the blanket and found to
his surprise he could not move It. Ho made
a second effort , but the blanket did not respond
spend to his expenditure of force. He called
a second man to his assistance , and the two
were unable to move It. As they stood won
dering the owner stooped over and apparently
without effort picked up the blanket nnd
moved on.
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OF JAPANESE DESCENT.
Rear Admiral Walker , since his trip to
Alaska on the lighthouse tender Columbine ,
has been extremely puzzled over the origin
of the natives of that region , says the Port
land , Ore. , Telegram. They are called In
dians , or , more commonly , "Slwashes , " yet
the people bear less resemblance to the na
tive American tribes , such as the Ircquols
and Cherokee or Sioux and Apache Indians
of the plains , than a Caucasian does to a
Tartar. Had Admiral Walker been cog
nizant of the fact , when the Columbine was
at Sltka , he could have come very close to a
solution of the question by sending for an
old Russian half-breed known as Ivan. This
old -man Is a direct descendant of the first
colony of Russians brought to Alaska , and
with his wonderful memory Is a veritable
encyclopedia of Alaskan folk lore. The one
amusement of the Alaskan during the long ,
dreary winter Is story telling , and there is
not a tradition of the ThllnkeU but what
Ivan , sitting by the side of his. Ind'an mother ,
has heard told over and over again , and in
this way the old fellow has arrived at a fairly
close knowledge of the ancestry of the Alas
kan slwash. His story is this :
"Hundreds of years ago a great storm raged
on the Japanese coast. Junks were blown
from their moorings and many people
drowned. Among these boats was the war
Junk of a powerful chief , on which a festival
was being held , many women participating.
For days the Junk drove before the storm ,
and when the wind had subsided the chief
knew not where he was. Drifting with the
current of a mighty ocean stream , the party
at last landed on the shores of Alaska , and ,
finding fish and game plentiful , there they
made their home , and from these people
have sprung the vast tribes of the Thllnket
nation. "
To a person who has lived among these
slwashcs of the north , there Is no doubt but
what the tradition Is In the main true. Every
lineament of the Alaskan's face Is that of a
Japanese ; they are not lazy , as are the In
dians of the plains , but will work at every
opportunity ; they are courageous and will
tnko the most desperate chances to procure
food for the women and children depending
upon them. Beyond n reasonable doubt the
Indians of Alaska are a branch of the Jap
anese peopling the country to the westward
and on almost the same latitude as that In
habited by the Thllnkets.
PUYALLUP'S OBJECT.
Old General Spott , one of the most ancient
Indians on the Puyallup reservation , is in
dignant , says the Tacoma Ledger. He ob
jects to the manner In which the Puyallup
Indian commission Is disposing of the lands
onthe reservation , and ho couches his objec
tion In vigorous English. Ho told his story
as follows :
"These $ " 13 a day commissioners better go
home and "give up trying to rob us. They
will never do It. They have been here two
years now trying to humbug and rob us , and
have done nothing but spend $10,000 of the
people's money for no use whatever. They
come here and first they try all kinds of ways
to humbug us. Well , wo like to do what the
government wants us , so some of us give
them the school land. That is our own land ,
and we are poor , but If the government Is
too poor nnd these commissioners are too
poor and want the school land , we can let
them have It. Then they can't get It from all
the Indians and they take It without their
consent , Now they will have to go liome
and leave us alone , for wo are tired of them
now. Wo have found out that they Are here
to rob us. My wife and I went up to see
them lost week to see what they had to say
why they try to take my children and give
them n guardian when I am alive and my
wife Is alive and able to take care of our
children. They said It was to sell the land.
My wife told them they meant to rob the
land from the children ; to put their hands In
our pockets and rob us. Wo asked the old
fellow Alexander , for the paper he had of
us , and he got mad and said we couldn't have
It. I said we must have It , then be said It
was locked up In the desk and he couldn't
got It until Anderson came back , so we
waited. By and by he came In and then
they say we can't have the paper , that they
are going to sell the land. Then I say you
can't rob me ; you can't sell my land. You
give up the paper. Then they both got mad
and said the paper was gone to Washington
and I couldn't get It. So we came away , but
If they try to sell my land 1 will keep It.
When I want to sell my land I will sell It
myself , and not be robbed. "
NEBRASKA.
Pierce county has a poor farm without a
tenant.
The Schuyler Sun Is twenty-four years old
and has never missed an Issue.
The Lyons creamery ships fifty-six tubs of
butter every week to New York.
James Hobt of Saline county raises corn
this year with stalks ten feet ten Inches high.
David Fowler of Dodge county has cut ,
baled nnd shipped the product from 160 acres
ot hay.
The O'Neill mllltla company has decided not
to disband. Many new members have been
mustered In. ,
Norfolk has organized n tennis club and
will entertain the north Nebraska tournament
In September.
Scrlbner has levied an occupation tax on
all business men In order to plug a hole In
.the city cash box.
Amateur robbers blow open the railroad
safe at Cedar Rapids , but got nothing but
smoke In their lungs.
Old Mr. Bryant of Happy Hollow , Cass
county , stumbled Into a well thirty feet deep
and was only bruised.
The Presbyterians of Gresham paid off $700
of nn $ SOO debt on their church , and now
worship comes a little easier.
David Hunter , living near Sutherland , has
picked thirty bushels ot red raspberries from
a quarter of an acre of ground.
Henry Walker and a party of friends
caught a 104-pound cat fish nt the mouth
of Cedar creek In Gage county.
The survey of the paper railroad from the
gulf to the lakes has been completed to the
north line of Lancaster county ,
Nicholas Seine ot Wausau threshed seven
acres of barley from 'which he got 420
bushels , or an average ot sixty bushels per
acre.
acre.Thirteen
Thirteen citizens of O'Neill gathered at a
grocery store to talk crops nnd politics. Just
for the fun of the thing an Inventory wan
taken and It was discovered that there were
only seventeen guns In the crowd. The fact
Is proudly commented upon by local papers
as an evidence of the rapid Inroads ot
civilization ,
A. J. Walllngford of Kennedy , In Cherry
county , comes to the front with a piece of
oats which yielded eighty bushels to the acre.
They were Irrigated.
Harlan county has 100,000 acres of corn.
At an average of fifty bushels per acre the
crop will make 5,000,000 bushels , worth , at
a low estimate , $1,125,000.
A Red Willow county farmer has a 200-
acre field of alfalfa. Ho obtained from It
1,700 bushels of seed , which he sold at $5 per
bushel , and be had the hay left.
An Otoe county farmer raised n stalk ot
corn thirteen feet , six inches high , nnd he
thinks It's n pretty good thing. He claims
his corn will go 100 bushels to the acre.
A hired man working for Farmer Freese
near Nellgh , was found dead with one foot
caught In n horse's stirrup. It is believed
he was thrown off and stamped to death.
William Carmack was fooling with nn old
revolver In a Plattsmouth livery stable. Of
course , It wasn't loaded , nnd consequently
when It went off , It shot a valuable horse In
the neck.
Surveyors looking over the proposed Lincoln
and Dawson county ditch , are of the opinion
that It can be built at a cost of less than
$3 per acre. It will be seventy-five miles
long and will Irrigate 50,000 acres.
Llbnl Oarrls of Tecumseh , took his wife ,
child and a shot gun into the country for a
Sunday drive. The gun was accidentally dis
charged , and the doctor picked sixty bird shot
out of the woman and thirty out of the baby.
The reunion of the Grand Army of the Re
public of northeast Nebraska will be held nt
Nellgh , Neb. , on August 8 , 9 , 10 and 11.
Noted speakers , such as ex-Senator Matuler-
Ken , H. D. Estabrook , Senator Allen and
Governor Holcomb will be In attendance.
Jack Lottrldgo of Belvidere has , been ar
rested on the charge ot stealing a watch from
A. P. Hazard of that town. He traded the
watch for a bicycle. When arrested h's house
was searched and the officers found comforts ,
tobacco , shoes and many articles of mer
chandise which had been stolen from Bel-
vldere stores.
Two children , G and 9 years old , sons of
Bert Wright , living southeast of Hay Springs ,
took the their younger brother In a sand bank
for n play spell. The sand caved in and
burled ths two older boys. The little boy ,
hardly more than a baby , went to the house
and managed to make his mother understand
what had happened. With the assistance of
a man passing by , the woman uncovered her
children , but both the little fellows were
dead.
The following have been appointed as a re
ception committee for the state reunion , to
act In conjunction with the Hastings Grand
Army of tlii Republic local cjmmltteo : A. H.
Bowen. chairman ; A. V. Cole , 0. J. Dllworth ,
B. S. Morrcll , 0. W. Howard , Curt Alexander ,
B. F. Smith , Charles Woater , M. S. Mc-
Whlnney , A. J. Boyer , I. D. Nelhardt of
Seward ; J. H. Lee of Oxford ; S. Cole of
Bloomlngton , W. E. Wagoner of Greeley
Center.
IOWA.
The little town of Melrose lost ten buildings
by fire.
Archer Brooks , a Greenfield boy , 10 years
old , met death by drowning.
Iowa sent SOO teachers to the national con
vention recently held In Denver.
The central Iowa shooting tournament will
be held at Jewell August C and 7.
A prairie fire destroyed saveral acres of
oats belonging to J. P. Hale of Indep3ndeiiC3.
Mrs. Lorenzo Ecter of Reck Rapids was
burned to death by an explosion of gasoline.
The traveling men of the state expect to
have a monster picnic at Marshalltown on
August 3.
Frank Frledel of Fort Madison lost his
flshllne and while attempting to recover It
was drowned ,
Rapid progress Is being1 made on Adele's
uow syntuir. of water works and they are
scheduled for completion September 15.
Mrs. Herriott , wife of State Treasurer Her-
rlott , was temporarily paralyzed by Injuries
received In a runaway accident at Stuart.
While turning somersaults on a pile of
sawdust at Uubuque- Martin Hayes , aged 19 ,
broke his neck. He lived but throe hours.
Six thousand plants have already been set
out on the stats house grounds , but the
grounds are so large that more are needed.
The state census awards to Dalaware county
the honor of having the oldest citizen. His
name Is Conrad and he Is 115 years of age.
Frank King , an Indepsndenca young man.
was run over by a wagon heavily loaded
with coal. He died of hu injuries in three
hours.
The grade stakes for tha extension of the
Great Western road from Hampton to Clarion
have been set and work will commeuca Im
mediately.
Des Molnes people claimed S5.0QO inhab
itants for their city , but the census only fig
ured out 57,000. Now the angry citizens ds-
mnnd a recount.
Secretary Fowler of the State Agricultural
society has closed a contract for the exhibi
tion of a troop of twenty-one trained dogs at
the coming state fair.
The Forest City National bank has bjen
authorized to commence business. It will
have a capital of $50,000 , with C. J. "Thomp
son as president and G. S. Gllbertson as
cashier.
Al Frazler and Andrew Li Cross were re
pairing the elevator In the Tremont hotel at
Marshalltown when , without any warning , it
dropped three stories. Both were badly hurt ,
but will recover.
Boone has a telephone war between rival
companies. Old time , subscribers get their
'phones free , while new subscribers pay $2
per month for business houses and $1 per
month for residences.
John Nelson Phillips , an aged resident of
Clinton , died of heart disease during the
night without a struggle. His wits slept
with the dead body all night without realiz
ing that death had entered the chamber.
Lens Henderllne , a farm hand working near
West Union , was driving a fractious team
hitched to a self-binder. The horses ran
away and he was thrown in 'front of the
sickle and horribly mangled. Ho may re
cover.
A. J. Sawyer of Manchester owed his home
bank a note. He asked the cashier to per
mit him to see it. When the cashier handed
out the note for inspection Sawyer coolly tore
his name off and handed it back. Now he
Is under arrest for grand larceny.
Fred Hall , a Des Molnes tough , was re
leased from the penitentiary by Governor
Boles In order that he might take care of his
aged mother. He took to loafing and failed
to carry out his agreement. Governor Jack
son has sent him back to the penitentiary to
serve out the balance of his time.
W. E. Pulls , city assessor of Davenport , Is
accused of standing Idly by and permitting a
small boy who had fallen into the river to
drown. lie refused to help and said : "Let
him drown ; what do we care ? " His remark
was overheard by the chief of police and
others. Public Indignation is running high.
THE DAKOTAS.
The city council at Grand Forks , N. D. ,
will give employment to the idle men by
extending the water mains.
Colonel Charles Maxwell of Washington
has Just signed a contract with the Slsseton
Indians to procure their claim of back an
nuities against the government. Colonel
Maxwell has already signed a contract with
the Devil's Lake Indians , who are Interested
In the claim and will appear as attorney
for all the Indians Interested. The total
amount Is $1,385,000 , and It Is for the amount
of annuities due friendly Indians at the
time of the outbreak In 18G2 , but afterward
cut off by congress.
An Investigation has been made of the
amount of floating cold In the vicinity of
Gary. Mr. Sharpies * , assistant state geolo
gist and member of the firm of Sharploss &
Wlnchcll , of Minneapolis , has mads a test and
decides there Is not sufficient amount to war
rant a wash. But It Is said that for some
reason Mr. Sharpless had poor luck In obtain
ing xolors , for where he got only a few In a
pan others have found forty nice ones. How
ever , the scheme has betn decided not worthy
ot Investment of capital.
Sargent county , North Dakota , Is going to
litigate on a large tcale , the county commls-
sloners having Instructed their attorney to
bring suit against all parties who are In ar
rears In the payment of seed grain furnished
by the county la 1S90. Some-
Some$5,250 was ap
propriated by the bwrl at the last setslon
'or the payment of itd ; grain bonds , about
o fall due , and as hone ot the delinquents
ewe more than $40 It will be seen that the
action of the board * Vl | | necessitate the com
mencement of n InrRc , number of suits.
Stock belonging Jo cattlemen , which were
seized by the fcdirar'nuthorltles ' nnd held
as contraband at Iloiobud agency , have been
returned to the o aer , on payment ot the
penalty customary In such cases ,
Klngsbury county''Is' ' entitled to be called
the "cream county1' ' of South Dakota. Cream
from 60,000 pounds of milk Is dally belnj ;
made Into butter at the big DeSmet nnd
Iroquols creameries.1 This amount will bo
Increased when the creameries at Oldham
and Arlington nre.pm Into operation , which
will be In a short time. Then It Is estimated
that nbout 80,000 "Ifoifnds of milk will be
handled dally with an output of butter equal
to about 80,000 pounds per month. This
means the distribution of about $10,000 per
month among the farmers In that section.
COLORADO.
Work for the season has commenced on
the Eldorado placers near Pltkln.
A circus drew 6,000 people In Aspen , which
shows that the camp Is reviving.
The Sliver Queen near Sllverton is ship
ping three cars of $700 to $800 ore every
week.
A new discovery of gold on Antelope creek
Is attracting much attention to the La Vela
district.
John Woods and Dan Herr are working a
coppsr proposition on Sultan mountain and
It is said to be paying.
The Necessity , up the hill fr-nn the Port
land , Is producing ere nt a depth of twenty
feet that runs from $300 to $500.
E. P. Jon'es , manager of the Summit , in the
Tellurlde district , lias 50,000 tons of ore
blocked out which will run from $15 up.
Kokomo camp , In Summit county , Is n
heavy shipper of Iron and lead ores , which
carry gold and silver In pajlng values.
The placer mining outlook around Breckln-
ridpo was never so good as now. Sluice
boxes are going In at every available point.
Harry Llbby has In hand $30,000 for work
on the Galena Cluecn In the Sllverton dis
trict. The mlno will become a producer
within thirty days.
Reports of a great strike on the Extra
lode have been abroad for several days , one
report giving an assay of $1,000 , says the
Colorado Springs Telegraph.
Very encouraging reports continue to come
from portions of the Wllletta district. Sonfe
assays only show a trace while others run
up from $3 to $140 per ton.
R. M. Maloney , on the Anchors at Cripple
Creek , has put his shaft down about 170
feet nnd has a large body of $75 oro' . Some
fifteen tons are thi daily output.
An ore body of about two feet was found In
the Banker property on llruce bill at Leid-
vllle. Th ? dump carries twelve and one-
half ounces In gold and four ounces of silver.
Petroleum and petroleum waste are be
ing us.d extensively for fuel at several large
mines In the state. It Involves less labor
and Is more easily hauled to the higher
altitudes.
WYOMING.
Settlers in many sections of the arid belt
are now kicking about too much rain.
One hundred teams and nearly 300 men
commenced work on the West Side Placer
company's big ditch at Rawlins.
Peter Belleque. an old fisherman living at
Woods , a little place on the Neucesta river ,
lips received notice that bo had fallen heir ,
with three other relatives , to the snug sum of
$200,000 In Canada.
Alliance canal , which will water a large
tract of fine agricultural land near Sherldjii ,
Is complete ! . Water. , will be run on the lands
under the canal Jiy September fi , which Is
the time the appropriation penult expires.
Work on Caspqr's ' .soap factory has com
menced and the pulilins | Is now well under
way , says the Casper , , Tribune. The factory
Is located east of town , , near the race track ,
and the work wjlj Up completed Inside of
'
thirty days. . ,
According to tljo- Douglas Budget Hon. J.
B. Okie of Lost Oabln reports the birth of
two calves this spring , among the herd of
Hk he baa confined in his pasture emphati
cally disputing tha claim that these animals
will not breed In , captivity.
Francis Schlnttor , < the New Mexico Christ ,
who Is now creating. [ something of a sensa
tion as a hadn among the superstitious
natives there , waa a Denver shoemaker who
disappeared from Denver two years ago , say-
ins he had gone to Cheyenne.
A fifty-foot extension of the tunnel In the
Amelia mine , three mllP3 northwest of Raw
llns , lias Just beau completed. A very prom
ising vein of gold quartz has been cut In
the tunnel from which a mill run la being
made. If favorable returns are received , ex
tensive developments will be made.
Henry D. Thompson , who is patting a saw
mill on the head of Red fork of Powder
river. Is expecting to deliver about 100,030
feat of lumber to people In and around Ther-
mopolls. Rough lumber Is soiling there at
$3C a thousand , says the Voice. Mr. Thomp
son will deliver his lumber there for $40 a
thousand.
It is estimated that the wool shipments
from Casper this year will amount to 1,00'J.- '
03 pounds. Tlu > product averages about ten
pounds per head. An estimate taken by the
Casper Tribune recalls the fact that there
are nearly 3CO.OOO head of sheep owned by
Natrona county sheepmen which are grazing
In that county.
Messrs. Dunn an and Hale have cleared $35
each a day for actual work done on their
placer claim at Spring creek during the last
tlirea months. In addition to the amalgam
brought In. they fetched twenty nuggets ,
which were sold for $203. These returns ,
together with the reports from Cooper Hill ,
have roused Laramle people to fever heat.
The Sundance Mining , CM ! and Railroad
company , with a capital stock of $200,000. has
bten Incorporated , The object Is to develop
the coal ilelds of Crook and Westou counties
and to build a railroad into the fields. The
officers of the company are : President , At
torney General B. F. Fowler of Cheyenne ;
vice president , Alva Hoyt of Sundince ; treas
urer , J. D. Reynolds , Omaha.
OREGON.
It Is estimated that 15,000 Indian ponies
range over the hills of Sherman county , and
each pony eats enough good fodder to fatten
a 4-year-old steer.
Arrangements are being made whereby a
cheesa plant may be added by the Yaqulrna
Bay Creamery company ; also a cold storage ,
so that btuter may be held during the dull
season.
Some of the Antelope farmers say that
there Is a band of mules killing calves and
young colts on the Antelope range. It Is
said a mule will take a calf between his teeth
and shalco It to death.
Hop buyers are beginning to gather In North
Yamhlll to look after their Interests In crops
contracted for jr to be contracted for. One
of the buyers has announced that the price
will start at , 10 cants this year.
Captain Charles Lutjens of the sealing
schooner Kate and Ann has spent consider
able time recently In trying to capture a
white otter that has been seen ssveral times
recently In the vlclnlt'v of Otter rocks.
Rattlesnakes arc said to be unusually nu
merous this year \m' McKay creek , probably
on account of the ? drV season , George Mai-
comb lost a horse' from the effects ot a bite ,
and another day Ills- two llttlo children , pre
ceded by a dog , weranwalklng along the trail
near the house , whenUbe dog was bitten.
W. Oldham has'"a "fine specimen of petri
faction In the shape 'of ' a snake's head , which
he found on South 'Slough. The scales and
mouth show dlstliicland ) are as natural as
life. The head wils broken off from the body.
The Medford Monitor Is Informed , upon
reliable authority , ttat the leading citizens
and capitalists of KUimath and Lake counties
have signed an agreement to raise $800,000
subsidy for any Company that will build a
railroad through thal , , section.
WASHINGTON.
The flax crop -Whitman county promises
to be a success this y sar.
There jire over 200.000 sheep on the ranges
near Mount Hood and" Mount Adams.
The grasshoppers are working In the grain
fields of the Columbia hills. In Kllckltat , ant )
are said to have done great damage.
The Pacific Coast Elevator company's new
warehouse at Gny Is nearly completed. It
will have a capacity of 90,000 bushels.
The fruit dryer now being built at Orcas ,
San Juan county , will have a capacity of
6,000 pounds every twenty-four hours.
Work Is progressing on the Goldendale &
Lyle railroad , tn Washington. The first ten
miles of the road runs tn a canyon and the
grading Is mostly dirt. The remainder of
tha road Is through open prairie.
Interest at 5 per cent a month Is not
usurious In Washington , according to n de
cision handed down by the supreme court ,
rever lng the ri'llng of the lower court tn the
case of C C. Brundags against H. C , Burks
and Ktnma liurkc , from Seattle.
The various logging camps around Lake-
Whatcom are putting In 160,000 feet or
more logs a day , In addition to shingle bolts.
Harvesting Is In progress In Columbia
county. Spring wheat Is snld to bo a fail
ure , and will not pay farmers to biro hands
for Its harvesting. From ten to fifteen
bushels nn acre Is the estimated yield.
The ground squirrels.says the Ellcnsburg
Capital , have dona their worst , nnd are
rapklly going Into their holes for the winter.
There Is llttlo doubt that they are afflicted
with lice , and many believe they will not
bo so numerous next season.
The steam schooner Excelsior , Captain J. F.
Hlgglns , has arrived at Seattle , with the first
news direct from the Yukon this summer ,
after having had a perilous experience In the
great Ice floe In Bering sea. The Excelsior
was delayed fourteen days on the way north
by a large field of ice , one mass being fully
400 miles long nnd 100 miles wide. In the
opinion of Captain Hlgglns , Bering sea was
entirely frozen over last winter and the ice
was broken up In the spring by the winds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Colton , Cal , , cannery expects to put
up 500 tons of canned apricots this season.
Phoenix bricklayers have struck for an
advance of $ t per day In wages. They
were receiving $1 per day and demanded
$5.
$5.On
On ono big ranch near Sinta Ana , Cal. ,
there are seven steam threshing outfits
steadily at work In the barley fields of the
ranch.
Four hundered women and girls ranging
from CO to 10 years are employed In one
establishment In Sacramento , cutting
apricots.
No moro reports of army worms reach
Fresno from the surrounding country , and
It Is to be hoped that the last lias been
board of them for this season.
More than 1,000 Indians are now engaged
In their annual sun dance at Havre , Mont.
Enterprising teamsters are running excur
sions from near-by towns to the dance.
The shipment of table grapes from Arizona
to Chicago continues to prove satisfactory.
The \arlety shipped Is the seedless , an ex
cellent grape , although not a large berry.
The apricot crop of Pomona Is estimated
at 750 tons , ns against 2,800 tons In 1891.
The cannery has put up 00.000 cans.
Buyers are offering 7 to 8 cents for dried
fruit.
The sugar beet harvest In Orange county ,
California , has begun , and the yield promises
to be the largest , and consequently the most
valuable of any year since this product has
been grown In that county.
Mr. Sonner Is now extensively engaged In
fattening hogs on the Hornet creek range , In
Idaho. The fead used Is crickets , of which
there are abundance. The only trouble Is
that the hogs are too scarce to stop their
ravages.
Tiie Southern Pacific well at Glla Bend.
Ariz. , Is to be abandoned on account of sand
wearing out the "suckers" of the great pump
as fast as they are put In. The well la 1,500
feet deep , and water was struck at n depth
of GOO feet.
The three Cocopab volcanoes are In erup
tion. The Cocop.ih volcanoes are twenty
miles southeast of Signal mountain , an Iso
lated peak or but to In the northern part of
the Cocopah range , south of the Sail Diego
and Yuma trail , and near the mouth of Now
river.
A young man had both bones of his fore
arm shot away In Yuma , A. T. , and after the
wound was dressed one sloughed away , which
necessitated a second operation that of bone
grafting. The bone ot a dog was salected for
the purpose , and the treatment was entirely
successful.
The latest report of the county assessor of
S.in Diego gives the county valuation at $23-
000,009. There are 232,243 orchard trees In
bearing and 503.973 non-bearing. Of these
there are 25.433 lemon trees In bearing , 302-
720 non-bearing ; orange trees , 37,813 bearing ,
83,772 non-bearing.
Two boys of a dozen summers , George
Ward and Oscar Gale by uame , succeeded In
killing a California lion near Amador , Cal.
The boys shot the animal with buckshot , and
after an exciting clmsa of half a mile , with
the aid of t deg , they tucceedsd In killing it.
The lion measured eight feet from tip to tip.
The Helena assay ofilce has just received
the biggest slnglo deposit of gold dust ever
made In Helena. It ib over 3,000 ounces and
Is. worth about $55,000. It Is the first ship
ment of the season from the placer mines on
the Yukon river In Alaska , and was brought
to Seattle by steamer , and thence by the
Greit Northern to Helena.
A Montana man has applied for patents on
a wolf exterminator , which is a novelty to
say to ! leait. A Email pistol , heavily
charged , Is tied to a stake , and comiectel
with the trigger Is a string which runs
thiouph an eye on the barrel. To the other
end of this string the bait is attached , so that
when the wolf or coyote , givei It a yank to
get away with it the gun Is discharged with
supposedly disastrous effect to the varmint.
The Utlca mine , at Angel's Camp , Cal. ,
which has been yielding $500,000 worth of
goll every month , Is on fire. Flames were
discovered in the 900-foot level. The men got
out safely , but in a few minutes the mine
was filled with smoke and gas. An Ineffec
tual attempt was made to smother the fire
with steam and flooding has been resorted to.
Thirteen hundred Inches of water arc now
flowing into the mine. H will take at least
three weeks to pump the water out again.
The- loss will be at least $250,000. The Utlca
is the largest quartz producing mine In the
United States. Seven hundred men are om-
ployd.
Another very rich mining strike is reporte
from the desert. The find is not far from
the Desert Queen , McHaney's bonanza , and
Is 120 miles east of San Bernandlno , and
eighteen miles east of Twenty-nine Palms.
The strike is In the Gypsy mine in the old
Virginia Dale district. The owners have
been working it about four months and have
Eur.k a shaft to the depth of sixty feet , and
have drifted twenty-live feet each way on
the vein. The mine shows nn assay , made
last week , of $123.77. This rich find Is in n
live-Inch streak of decomposed quartz , rnu-
Ing through a twenty-four-lnch vein. The
solid ledge matter yields $20.80 in free gold.
IN A COOI. SI'OT.
An Aiirlrnt Town IllNuoverotl at tin-
lliittom iif tinAilrlntli - .
The city authorities at Rovlgno , on the
peninsula of Istrla , In the Adriatic sea , have
discovered , a litMe south of the peninsula ,
the ruins of a large town at the bottom of
the sea. It had been observed for years
that fishermen's nets were sometimes en
tangled in what appeared to be masse of
masonry , of which fragments were brought
up from the sea bed. Then a diver declared
that he had seen walls and streets below the
water , and so the authorities of Rovlgno do-
cldol to investigate. They sent down a
diver , .who , at the depth of eighty feet , found
himself surounded at the bottom of the sea
by ruined walls.
Continuing his explorations , he traced the
line of walls , and was able to distinguish
how thS streets were laid out. He did not
see any doors or windows , for they were
hi'den by masses of seaweed and incrusta
tions. He traced the masonry for a distance
of 100 feet and there ho had to stop , for his
diving cord did not permit him to go further.
He had proved beyond a doubt that he had
fonni the rulna of a once Inhabited town
which , through some catastrophe , had been
covered by the sea. It is probable that these
are the rulnc of the lost town of Clssa , upon
the Island ot that name , mentioned by Pliny ,
the elder.
Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness , bilious headache , dyspep
sia , heartburn , torpid liver.diz-
ziness.sick headachebad , taste
in the mouth , coated tongue ,
loss of appetite.sallow skinetc. ,
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills IOG
and 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's orwrite B. F.
Allen Co. , 365 Canal St. ,
New York.
Annual talei mart than t.OOO 090 boxs * .
ORCHARD HOMES.
The Land of Plenty The Land of Promise
Sure Crops Big Profits
No Drouths No Hot Winds
No Cold Winters No Fierce Blizzards
tsltunlril In ( lie must fertile nml rich vegptnblo nntl fruit growing ro-
Bleu of the world. The place where onc-lmlf the energy nml iJersevo-
rcnco necessary In this western country to make n t > are living , will
In that glorious climate make you n good living , a home nnd money
In the bank. Here la a soil that will raise anything almost that
grows anil no such thing Is known as a failure. You nro not limited
hi the demand for what you raise by any local markets. On the con
trary you have the markets
nil you can raise and paying the highest prices for It. There la no
end to the season or crops. Yon can have a crop to market every
month In the twelve If you wish to do so. You are the architect of
your own fortune In this garden .spot of the world. Now Is the
time to go south. It has been estimated that more people can bo ac
commodated comfortably In the south and lay the foundation for
prosperity than now live In the United States.
In that hmrvolous region with Its perfect climate nnd rich soil If
properly worked will make you more money and make It faster and
easier than the best 100 aero farm In the west. Garden products
are an immense yield and bring big prices all the year round.
Strawberries , apricots , plums , peaches , pears , early apples , llgs , or
anges all small fruits are an early and very prolltablo crop.
Timber of the hlgfhest quality Is abundant. FUEL Is abundant and
costs you nothing. Cattle run out all the year. They are easily
raised and fattened. Grazing Is good all the year. Native gransea
arc luxurious and nutritious. * '
Is the finest In the known world. The summers are even In temper
ature and rendered delightful by laud and sea breiv.es. The nights
are always eool. The winters are mild and short In duration. There
are no extremes of heat or cold in this favored region. The mean
temperature IsIt ! to CO degrees. The average rainfall Is 00 inches.
There Is an abundance of rain for all crops.
offers to the intelligent man the finest opportunity for bettering his
condition that was ever offered. The health of tills region Is excelled
by no section of tills country. The soil found here can rarely bo
equalled and never excelled for all good qualities. Early and sure
crops bring you l > i prices. The best railroad facilities in the coun
try bring the entire country to you as a market. One-half the work
you now do to get along will render yon n successful money maker
on any of this Orchard Homo lands. Work intelligently and success is
assured. This Is your opportunity. The people are friendly ; schools
ellieiont ; newspapers progressive ; churches liberal. The enterprising
man who wants to better the condition ofhlwself and his family ,
should Investigate this matter and ho will be convinced. Carefully
selected fruit growing and garden lands In tracts of 10 to 'JO acres
we now""offor ou liberal terms and reasonable prices. Correspondence
solicited.
, General Agent ,
1617 Fariiam St. , Omaha , Nebraska.
Always Reliable , PurclyVcgctable.
J'erfectly tasteless , elcpantly coatc < l , purse ,
rcBUlute , puilfy , clcansa uml utiensthen. JtAD-
WAY'H 1'ILLH for Iho cure or all ilisorderM of
thi ) Htomnch , I'.owclu. KUiifya. 111-nMiT , Ner
vous Diseases , Dizziness , Vcnlgo , Costlvcneas ,
1'llen.
SICK HEADACHE ,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS ,
IJILLIOUSNESS ,
INDIGESTION ,
DYSPEPSIA ,
CONSTIPATION ,
And All Disorders of the Liver.
Observe the followlnit symptoms resulting from
diseases of the d'.gestlvo ' orK.uia : Conatlpatlun ,
Inward piles , fullness of blood In the head , acid
ity or the Htnm.ich , nnuneu , heartlmin , disgust
of fuod , fullm-tn nt weight of the niomncli , xour
eruotutlonH , sinking or llutterini ; of the heart ,
choking or tuffncutlng Bensnttnns when In a
lylritr position , illmnesj ot vision , dots or webi
before the nlKht , fever or dull pain In the bcuU ,
deficiency of perspiration , yellownenH of the fckln
anil yen , pain In thi * fldt * , chest , llmlis and
sudden Hustle * of heat , burning In the flesh.
A few doses of HADWAV'H 1'II.LH will free
the system of all the above nnmed disorders ,
1'IUCU KC A 1IOX. KO1.1J I1Y UUUaGISTS OR
HINT IJY MAIU
Send to DR. IIAUWAY & CO. . LocU llox 305 ,
New York , for Jiook of Advice.
KDUCATIO.V.YI. , .
WENTWORTH
MILITARY
ACADEMY
Lexington , Mo
S.SELLERS , A. M
Supt.
Kenyan Military
Academy , Qambier , O.
7nd year. Till * old and mnnrkably imcCP ful
aelipol provides ( borough preparation for collfuo
or liusluejs , nnd careful suporvlMon of health ,
habits and manners. U In much the oldest , largest
aim ! > * equipped boaruln * nchool for boys lu
Ohio. Illustrated catalogue sent.
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July 30.
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Under Iho direction of
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I'orformnnco given for the
honvllt of
Woman's Clirlstlati Association.
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Eomellniea wed * a rcllabli
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