THF OMAJTA DAILY BETCs MONDAY , DECI CUEE 0 , 1803 ,
Pulse of Western Progress.
TrAnsportlnR silver ore 110 miles \ > y wagon
to the fmeller la a now experience In Colorado
rado Shoveling the > ore from the grass roots
Is still more of a novelty , and yet hoth of
these statements nro Riven as true by n gen-
tlcrnnn who hni Just returned from the west
ern slope , says the Denver News Judge 11.
II T Sale arrive 1 from points In Hontt c unty
jcstordny , after an extended trip through
northwestern Colorado. HP says that silver
ore. running 800 to 900 ounces to the ton Is
now being shipped by wagon from the bass
of Hfilm'a peak to the nearest smelter , which
U al Loadvllle. The roads nro directly
thioiigh the n ountaln range and wagon * carry
oOOO pounds , four horses to the. wngon. It U
the first tlmo In the history of the state that
lilgh grade- silver ore lias been found at the
surface. The workings , according to Judge
Snip , look like open ditches nml the deepest
holes arn not more than twelve ta sixteen
feet deep
"I hn\e lived In n mining stale for n good
many > cars , " sold thp Judge , "but for the
llr t tlmo In my life I snw silver ore shipped
from the grass roots. The trenches lire In
plain vlcv , In the open ground , and the Imll-
rntlonn nrp that the ore nt the surface Is only
nn Indication of the Ireubiirei Hint will bo
found liclow. "
The Judge dcsrrlhns llnlm's pmk ns n dome
of porphyry rl lng to thu height of 11.000
feet. On the south sld ? of the iiioimtiln gold
Is found , and nt the ramp of Columbine and
on the norih sldu of the mountain silver ore
Is Hccn nt the surface.
"A'pcn and l.endvlllp , " said the Judge ,
"never had stirh stirfacp Imllratlons ns nro
seen near the base of this nilghly peak. The
truth In that n man can wash out gold from
nlmnut every sheep ranch In Northwestern
Colorado. It seems that the pcs of pros
pectors nrc Just helm ? openrd to the re
sources of the country Next spring no
doubt nt oil that thousands of prospectors
will be fecn In Uoiitt county and adjoining
counties , and the western slope will wltnc
the greatest development It hn over known.
In talking with people from different part"
of the stute , n Denvu man en mint fall to be
delighted at the feeling of hopefulness and
confidence that is Indicated. I shall not be
surprised to see 200,000 men traveling over
the hills next summer In search of gold. "
DKATII VAU.HY OOI.U MINUS.
lion Patrick Heddy and his brother , Cnp-
taln Ned Heddy , have Just returned from a
ten day ? ' trip to Itand'borough , the new
mining district , sltuatul some fifty miles
northeast of Mojave and ten miles due east
of the dolor mines , discovered twenty-live or
thirty years ago by the man whoHC name
they bear.
The Handsborntgh mines n'so bear the
name of their discoverer. Mi. Hand , who ,
nccordlng to the San Kranclsco Call , was n
famous discoverer of gold mine ? In South
Africa.
"The new district was first dlhcovered In
April of this year , " said Captain Ned Heddy ,
"and It already gives promlbo of being one
of the richest quartz and placer mines In the
state. The great drawback , as usual , with all
mines In the Ueath valley and MoJ.uo re
gion U the scarcity of wood and water.
There 1 grcasevvood for all domestic pur
poses , and when mills nru built crude oil
will bo shipped or hauled by freight teams
from Los Angeles to furnish fuel for the
furnaces.
"To get water In sufficient quantity Is
quite another thing. All water used In the
camp Is brought In by teams from Cow
wells , some twelve miles distant. These wells
are forty feet deep , and were sunk years ago
by the Qoler people. It is believed that water
can bo had within three miles of the mines
by sinking to the depth of 1GO feet In the
bed of an old dry lake.
"There nro twenty-live locations In the
district. The principal ones are tlje Rnnd
nnd the Olympus. The Olympus shows n
\eln of twelve-foot ore that will assay from
$10 to Jl.r.OO . a ton. The Hand has n shaft
down twelve feet , showing a ledge six feet
vide that assays from J7.50 to J200 a ton.
"Thero Is free , gold all over the hills , and
n man with a dry rocker can make from $ G
to | 7 a day , and then not save more than
CO per cent of the gold , as It Is so line that
It Is blown away with the worthless dust.
"Tho dlscoveiy of the Oljmpus was quite
on accident. Men were on top of the hill
with a horse and scraper removing the dirt
to the little mesa below , there to bo run
through the dry washer , when the twelve-
foot ledgeof gold quart/ was uncovered.
"Myself and brother , " continued Captain
noddy , "went from hero to Mojave by train.
There we secured a private conveyance
nnd drove back fifty miles over
the road made by J. W Searles In hauling
borax from his marsh near Death valley.
"The road was In prime condition and we
made the trip without difficulty. We were
six nights In camp , and bitter cold nights
they were , too. The elevation Is about 4,800
feec above i < ? a level. There Is erne eating
liouso , one saloon , three dwelling houses and
fifteen or twenty tents. There Is no rooming
house In the camp , nnd I would advise men
going there to carry their blankets. "
QIlCnN HIVKH'S KINK 001,1)
Something of gigantic scops and bearing
has taken place recently which promises to
rovolutlouU * placer mining where the gold Is
line.
line.It lias baen known for years , sajs the Snlt
Like Herald , ( hit the turn ! hats In Green
river abound with line gold In great quan
tities , but how to save It has been the nil-
absorbing theme among mlnjiig men. That
"
question has" been solved at last , nnd now
operations are under way on n scale never
before dreamed of by enthusiasts. Capital
In largo hulk Is never thrown Intn placer
mining until It has been demonsiinted tint
full and adequate rotuiii will be had ; hence
It may bs ai-sumed tint the wale of opera
tions so quietly adopt ° d by parties with a
view of garnering- the golden product of the
Green river bars will ho simply phenomenal
within thu near futtiie.
It Is an authenticated fact that within the
past fifteen days no lesa than twelve car
loads of the latest approved electric ma
chinery , coating $76,000 , hns bc ° n shipped
to Green Hlver , Utah , on the line of the Itlo
Grande.VestTn railway , and there unloaded
to bo set up within pevcn miles of that
4own , on the Green river bars.
The company has be'n duly organised , nnd
IB known as the South Park Mining com
pany. The machinery has come from the
east via. the Colorado Midland and the Hln
Grande Western , and the capacity of the
plant Is 4,000 cubic yards for every twenty-
four hours
It Is being set up an speedily as possible
nnd already a force of thirty men has been
engaged to operate It The plant Is In no
way experiment ! , as the projectors have
llgurcJ out Juft what the electrical plant
will do It will rick up and sa\o thp fine 1
gold that floats awcy in the waw It will
i t tmthlne i ; < t away that In gold
There can b no doubt but * hl new mods
of placer mining will simplify nnd accelerate
the working of placer baM on the Snake
river In Idaho , an well as the Green river
In t'tah , and wonderful rfsults are antici
pated from such new enterprise.
HICH STUIKUS AT COTTONWOOD
Considerable excitement has been caused.
In Central Clly by the reported strikes of
tellurium nt Cottonwood , four miles < nst
of Central City nnd two miles from the forks
of the creek. The discoverers nrc mfn from
Ilo-jlder county , says n Central City special
to the Denver News , and they claim to have
traced the belt frnm the rich districts of
that county across the mountains to Cotton-
wood. All tha ore taken from Cottonwood
has been from the surface , as there has benne
no development work done Hluh pieces of
quart7 ha\o been picked up north of the
railroad , nnd miners who nro conversant
with Mnuliler county mines claim the ore
Isery like It , while mlnern from Cripple
Creek say It has much the nppcarnnce of
tint from the Independence mine. One hun
dred clalmn have been staked out by people
from this section nnd from Denver , who me
trying to get all the choice location1 ! before
the country Is nil taken up If the mines
Imld their promise of richness the district
will have unusual facilities because of near
ness to the railroad.
LAND IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
According to late figures , there are sub
ject to entry In the various land districts
of South Dakota. 10'JSS.OGl of
, . acre1 ! govern
ment lands , fnjs a Pierre dispatch to the
Sioux Kails Argus-Leader , Thes > are divided
by districts as follows Huron , 200.000 ; Hapld
City , 7,231,037Chamberlain , 1.I71.0SO , Aber
deen , 300,000 ; Watertown , 200,000 ; Pierre ,
1S9 : , .1II A largo portion of this Is In
cluded In what ; Is known ns the ceded lands ,
given up by the Sioux Indians about sl\
> ears ago , and can be secured for only fiO
cents per acre. While the land In the dis
tricts east of the river la mostly that which
has been left by early settlers , there Is > et
much good land to be found In all the dis
tricts and OH the southern fever shows signs
of being on the wane , those who arc seeking
new homes elsewhere can many of them bo
supplied by South Dakota before the govern
ment land 1 all taken up.
MntlCUH GOLD KinLDS.
Recent discoveries of vast gold fields have
been mnd ? at Mercuf , about sixty-five miles
outh of Salt Like City , which give cvciy
Indication of nuking that place , not only
the largest and richest gold mining camp In
America , but In the world , says a Snlt Lake
special to the San Kranclsco Cnll Tor about
two years culy one property has been operated
and that by the Mcrcur Gold Mining and
Milling company , and In that period It has
paid dividends of over $000,000.
It now appears that the valley for manv
miles In every direction contains ore equally
as rich or richer than the Mercur company'
property. Within a very short period a dis
trict of seven by throe miles Ins been al
most entirely taken up , nnd fully 1,000 mine's
and prospectois are at work. Thrse new
mlll have been started , and are now npe at-
Ing even more profitably than the original
one. New discoveries are being made cnly ! ! ,
and there Is great excitement. The txtcnt
of the surface In which the ore If found ap
pears to bo practically unlimited , and the
stock of numerous companies , which hava
been recently Incorporated , Is eagerly sought
for at from 50 cents to $2 a share.
The ore Is of a character different from
any other gold ore In the world. It bears
same resemblance to quartz , and is being
treated by an adapted cyanide process. It
is medium grade , running from $12 'o $11 to
the ton , although In spots it runs as high
as $200 , but the quantity of It seems to bo
practically unlimited.
English experts who have thoroughly ex
amined the ground say that In richness and
scope this field IK greater than those of
South Africa. Pay ere Is found at a depth of
200 feet.
NOVEL MINING EXPERIMENT.
One of the most Interesting mining prop
ositions In the state Is nt Baker's Drldge
on the Anlinaa river , about twenty miles
above Durnngo , says the Denver Republican ,
At that point the river rushes through a
box canon about COO feet long and from forty
to fifty feet wide. At the lower end of the
canon a shelving rock across the mouth
forms a vast pocket of the entire canon Into
which it Is presumed that the gold which
Is found above the canon hns been settling
for ages. A company organi/ed by Denver
parties has secured the hiirrounding land ,
which Is all fair placer ground , and has
erected a dam across the head of the canon
and turned the course of the river.
The company has besn at work two years
and recently pumped the water out of the
canon , preparatory to sinking a shaft In the
cement which has formed at the bottom of
the canon. Leaks In the dam delayed oper
ations , and ns soon as the silt which has
beeif deposited since the commencement of
operations Is disposed of the company pur
poses to sink a shaft to bed rock and crush
and wash the cement In which It expected to
find the gold. Mining men are very much
Interested In the experiment , and the gen-
eial Impression Is that the company will se
cure profitable returns.
NEHHASKA.
Alliance has $1,200 with which to build a
Ilaptlst church.
Over 20.000 head of sheep have been
shipped Into Gordon for winter feeding.
The Koiiney cotton mills have resumed
operations substituting steam for water
power.
There Is no water In the Kearney canal , and
the Inhabitants arc patiently waiting for n
freshet.
MIsj Warston , Kearney's ' young woman
lawyer , tried her maiden case the past week
and won It ,
Old fashioned mule power has succeeded
electricity as a mo'lve power on the lleatrico
I'trcet railway.
Editor Eherman of the Wahoo New Era
has sprung Into dazzling prominence by re
ceiving $800 back pension money from the
government
The Woolly West Is the name of a Grant
county newspaper which lias pulled up stakes
and umtgrited to Sterling , Cole , , where the
West Is toiuowhnt woollier ,
The- Sioux City , O'Neill & Woitern railway
paid Its 1S93 taxoi Into the Pierce county
treasury , which amounted to $ J,328 CO , to
gether with over $ GOO Interest.
If , G. Stewart , a inembsr of the Nebraska
senate , who participated In the sensational
encounter with the
sergeant-at-arms taut
winter has entered 'he ' Journalistic field nnd
Is now the editor of the Crawford Deacon.
The beet syndicate at Valley Is contemplat
ing a ? jrup factory , to consume the beets It
could not sell to the sugar factory. U has
enough beets to make about 70.000 gallons ) of
eytup
Dr Amcj of Huskln. who was elected cor
oner on the Nuckolls pop ticket by six ma
jority , has tendered hl < resignation , and has
gone to Hebron to run the populist paper
of Thaycr county.
A catamount of wildcat was killed about
n , mile north of Uwvnvllle last Monday by
Ed Majois U | i celdom one of these nnlmnls
Is now seen In this section , though In former
years numbers were kHIed every year.
IOWA.
There were 2.0001 birds at th stale poultry
show held at Ottumwa.
Another gjpsum mill has been located nt
Fort Dodge , making five In nil.
The Uuena Vista hotel at Storm Lake was
dostrojed by fire , Involving n loss of $38,000
rinanclil embarrassment ImpMled G. K.
Phillips of New Hampton to commit suicide.
George Wlleut committed suicide at Hor-
nlck while In. a fit of despondency. He was
n widower
The discovery of naturnl gas on the fnrm
of James G Green , near Irvltigion , north of
Webster City , Is causing much excitement.
John Gumming- Vlnton has confessed to
robbing the grave of n yourg woman The
crime was committed twenty-two years ngo.
Cresco has a genuine sensation ! In the sud
den Illght of one of Ha church pastors , who
borrowed $2,000 and left for parts unknown.
The Infant child of John Stewart , living sl\
miles north of Perry , was burned to death
HI clothing1 caught lire while It was playing
about the kitchen stove.
Kennels Murphy , the noted temperance
evangel ! ? ! , had to give up n scries of pro
posed meetings nt Cedar Rapids , because
none of the churches would give him the
use of their looms.
Halite Richardson , a young woman ap-
peired In church at Dubuque In an entertain
ment Saturday night and was struck with
piralysls while performing on the stage and
died on the way borne.
According to the anmnl report of Adjutant
General Prime the state has 2.3G9 eoldlers in
Us National guards , divided Into four regi
ments. If necessary , the entire guard can
be moblllred at any Important point In the
state within twenty-four hours.
John Kink , a railroad engineer living at
Dubuqtio , came In tired and went to bed.
leaving his wife mending a garment. He fell
aslcop at once. In the morning , not finding
his wife , he arose and dlscovertd her dead In
the chnlr where he had left her sitting , with
her thimble pressed against the needle.
Governor Jackson has pardoned Mrs. Anna
Hopscn , a woman 60 years old , under a
twenty-year sentence for murder. Aided by
her two young sons , she killed her husband
after n long scries of abuses1 , which finally
became unendurable to her. She had served
five years of her sentence and Governor
Jackson pardoned her , because , In his opinion ,
she had been sulllclently punished. Her two
sons are still In the penitentiary for the
same crime.
Al Grant , a teamster , has brought suit
against the city of Creston , asking $15,000
damages for a broken leg , which , he alleges ,
was caused by a defective sidewalk. Green
In his petition iys that ! the leg was broken ,
but It Is learned on good authority that this
statement is not correct , nnd that only his
ankle was ssverely sprained. This allega
tion In his petition may lose him that $15-
000 which ho thinks is duo him.
A terrible railroad accident occurred nt
Anaiiiosa. A strong wind was blowing , and
Miss Katie Wilkinson was walking on the
track nh"ad of the train , with the big fur
collar on her coat turned up. She did not
cbsjrvo the train until the engineer whistled
for her. As she jumped off the track she
slipped , threw up her arms , and a beam of
the pilot ctruck her back of the ear , tearing
the head loosfe at the Inse of the brain , breakIng -
Ing the spinal cord and killing her Instantly.
She was 17 years old and highly respected
and her terrible fate has cast the city in
gloom.
THE DAKOTAS.
The Missouri is frozen solidly enough at
Chamberlain to enable crossing by teams.
The DeSmet creamery last month paid out
nearly ? lf 00 to Its patrons , or at the rate of
about S3 cjntb per 100 pounds of milk.
The bonanza yield of flax has been reported
from the fnrm of Ole Larson , ten miles north
of Sioux Kails. The yield ran over thirty-
bushels to the acre.
The creamery building at Carthage Is now
built , and the machinery will soon IJD Ir
place. In connection with this work a
farmers' Institute will be held on December
11 , 12 and 12 under the direction of three
of the Agricultural college professors.
The freight shipments from stations east
of Pierre this fall show that the whole sec
tion of the state Included In the Missouri
slope that portion from Hlghmoro west is
getting Into cattle as rapidly as the means
of the farmers will permit. Every station re
ports shipments of from fifty to 100 cars ,
while hi the past no shipments were made
from that section a6 all
Chasing Crow , the Indian who was first to
sign tha treaty with the government which
eventually opened the Sioux reservation , and
who was threatened by other Indians for to
dcliiK , lias came to the front agiln This
time he and Hound , Egg are held by United
States Court Commissioner Pattlson to the
next term of the United States court for horse
stealing on a wholesale plan.
Engineer Noble , the reprcsJntatlve of the
English capitalists Intciested In the construc
tion of a railroad bridge across the .Missouri
river at Yankton , hns completed the nt'c s-
sary surveys In connection with the work
nml forwarded a reportto / his prlnc'palB ' , ex
pressing himself strongly In favor of the con
struction of the bridge , It Is expected that
work will actually be ) commenced as soon , as
the river Is frozen and boring" can conveni
ently be made for the definite location of the
piers.
COLORADO ,
A postofllce has been established In West
Creek gold district , known as Tyler ,
A big t-treak of galena Is reported In the
first flmft oil the Silver Age , In Cedar Creek
county.
A rich strike Is reported to have been made
In Jack Mountain , Ten-Mile district , near
Lead v I lie.
A vein of solid or ? , six Inches In thlck-
noBi , Is reported to have been opened up In
the Sceptre mine , near Georgetown ,
Lyman Henderson and Charles Cochran ,
both of Denver , haye secured a one year's
on the Granite Hill , located In Poverty
PE1N PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT' ' "
AOl M ) AUVIOi :
Thriu's nothing quite so free ln\ this
vorld an advlcn so It won't bo mound out
by un but It's our boundcn duty to give joti
n sort of n hint on our Cliilstnuis otTerlngH
( t > Hpt > clally us ( bis tpucn hurt to bo paid for )
Our 10-lncn liana painted porcelain plaques
tor only $1 Water color plutuies , In bi-auu.
ful Kilt framesi and gilt mats , Jl M and up
A Ilurlon KiiHar , the standard Instrument ,
In line rofctvood , French polluli llnli-li , for
)1G. Ylollnx , C up. ThouaumU of fugues-
tlonft for Christmas can bo Kitthered by a
look through our tut ami nnialc looms.
A. Hospe , jr.
Music aud Art. 1513 Douglas St.
.V JU\ITS CIIHISTMAS TMIi :
Thu beautiful china that we've just Im
puted from Germany to ( 'lve away with
aliou purchases of } 10 or more la a far bet
ter selection than In former years. Some
of the pieces nre novelties that will not be
shown In Omaha this jear.
Drexel
Shoe Co. ,
1-419 Fnrttum Street.
MHIIC IV Ul'lt WIM1IIW.S "
You'll llnd moie solid silver novelties
than you dreamed of nnd they are all nev
coodu maiked In plain figures. Wo ere
dhow Ing more stjles In canes and umbrella j
than anybody at right prices. Open even-
Ings.
Mandelberg ,
JEWKLKR , H. E. Cor lOth&Forunm
gulch , Cripple PrettW , and nt a ile-pth of
tw.ntj-olRht f 4\ l\fy \ hive founl n vvjll
defined vein , vv th about eight Inches of ore
th l runs fn.ni $1 ( ! to $ SS ppr ton
Knc urnglng reports continue to como
fn.ni West OreeR IVbcitlon stakes hive been
driven over territory extending nine miles
north and soutl\ \ and three miles cast and
vvcit
Quite a deal n ( e'x'cltetiie-nt ' was caused nt
the Sallda by life discovery of nn ore body
within one-half > mlle ot the- Denver & Itlo
Or.mdo depot , } iyu William Turnlss. John
Kelly and Michael , IVurndy They have four
feet of quartz fatid tiorphyry , which a avs
$5 In gold , only one and one-half fret from
the surface. It .Is Claimed to bo of the satin
formation ao the famous Cripple Creek dis
trict.
It Is reported nt'tdalio Springs that a party
of Denver people have located tellurium about
rlx miles east on the county line between
Clear Creek nnd Clllpln They havojaken up
probably twenty claim1' , nnd nre rirospe-ctliifi
for mineral with n > Iew of taking up most
of the valuable qroilnd before the tacts be
come public Th assay runs several thou
sand dollars , and that toiled Is similar to the
Straiten ore at Cripple Creek.
WYOMING
The refinery nt Ca p r Is to put on n night
shift nnd run the plant continuously.
The placer compiny of Laramle Is nboul
to commence the construction ot Its works.
The Johns'ovvn Improvement company Is
adding- new machlii'ry to Ita alrcad ) com
modious soda manufacturing plant at Johns
town.
H now teems that the company negotiating
for the purchai" of 60,000 acres of Coe Ac
Carter's coal lands. In the Klk mountain dis
trict , ! the Northwestern Hallway company.
Shannon Hros & I.clghton , owners ot some
mines near old Tort Staniuangh , In rmnont
county , have had some nssa > 8 made out of
rock taken from their mines , and the nsiuys
run from $11 to $243 per ton.
The Sheridan papers K O tlie result of
the ( Irst clean-up made nt the Yarlot stamp
mill at Hald mountain from a slx-'on run
One pound uf gold was s'curfd , worth about
| 240 nhd the enterprising minors there nre
enthusiastic over the showing made. The
gold bearing area there Is very extensive
nnd can IIE worked for many years even on
a low grade proposition.
The Northwestern railroad Is puttliiR In
three largo r servolrs between Casper and
Lost Cabin , just for the benefit of the stock
bus'Incsa. The llrst oneIs located about half
way b.twcon Caspsr and Clark's place , Men
nnd tcama are already at work. Ths next one
Is located twelve miles west of ClnrK's. about
a mile from Powder creek , nnd the third one
on PolEOti creek about half a mile from the
postal station there , and the dam will con
tain 8,300 cubic feet of dirt.
OIIUGON.
Counterfeit $10 gold pieces have been In
circulation In LOUR Cieek recently.
forest drove Is negotiating a sale of Ihe
electric light plant to private partlei.
Hop growers around Harrlsburg are refus
ing offers ot fi cents n pound for their crop.
Gene Murrell , n trapper along I'lne creek ,
during the last three months , trapped sixty
cayotes , four wildcats nnd a bear.
Some unknown hunters started a story
of a wild man on Heaver creek They slid
his hair was two feat long , and that he ran
like an elk when they sawhim. .
George Moore , a Grand Hondo miner , will
celebrate hla iqp.l birthday on the 20th of
thin month. George Is still hale and hearty ,
piping In his plater dfter the shining gold.
The hjdraiillu mltiflrs of southern Oregon
are considerably agitated over the lack of
rain. They have completed their ditches , and
are onlj awaiting rain to begin active op
erations ,
i i
The Manufacturers' association of Portland
Intends to offer three caeh prizes to the
school children of Oregon under 15 jears of
ago for the best essay on the subject , "The
Benefits of Patronizing Home Manufac
turers.1 >
Hev. Mr. Hayes of La Grande Is said to
have a genuine' ' curiosity In the- shape of a
fac-Elmlle of the doirth warrant of Jesus
Christ , as slgnifl antl witnessed. The war
rant was written on copper plate , and was
discovered while excavating at Jerusalem.
Mrs , Weldman , li Josephine county milli
ner , one inori\titg'L ' nSlssed ffvl of her most
cojtly birds' heads. The mystery wa * ex
plained by the discovery of her two pet kit
tens cold In death , having been deceived by
the lifelike appearance of hat trimmings Into
a fatal banquet.
A large force of men Is working on the
Slab creek reid , in Tlllamook county. Thlb
will give the settlers of the Little Ncstiicca a
frea road to the valley , the only road leading
from the county to the valley , which Is not
a toll roid. Part of the road Is built , and
there are only six miles to build to connect
\\lth the Salmon rlv r road.
WASHINGTON.
The old Ocosta mill has been abandoned.
The uhlngle men of Snohomish count }
have formed a local association.
The Indications are that a much larger
acreage of fruit tre-ca vvill be planted In Wash
ington this > ear than laa' .
A colony of Hollanders , consisting of fifty-
six persons , has bought land near Snoho-
mli.li , and will move their families "there
DOOM.
It Is said the Washington & Columbia
Hlver Uallrc-id company will extend th road
from Hunt's Junction to Old Town. A largo
amount of s'cel rails Is being unloaded , to
gether with other building material.
The creamery company at Spangle Is mak
ing Improvements In Its plant A large Ice
house and ufrlgcrator has just been com
plete ! , and In a new addition to the engine
house will be. placed a wood aiw and chop
mil !
The SKaglt VclUy Herald Is calling upon
Mount Vernon cltl/ens to organize an active
board nf tradu to promote the commercial
wdfaro of the city and Single valley. Mount
Vcrnon Is laboring to secure the location of
one of the three statefla1 ! hatcheries.
All the locomoilves of th' Kver tt & Mont
Crhto railroad will bs equipped with auto
matic couplers on the pilot and tender. This
Is the first railroad on the- coast to equip
Its locomotivon In this manner , saving time
and lEBsening the risk of danger to train
crews.
Chief Moses , accompanied by a bodyguard ,
was a visitor , and , as usual , apparcd to
have plenty of ready c.ish The chief Is get
ting well along In years , ando \ also getting
quite portly , and moves about with more cau
tion and deliberation than he did a few-
years ago. He U a fine horseman , and mak s
a great deal of money out of his fine race
stock , b3lng considered a very siiccsBsful
sportsman.
The contert of U. P. Je-nklns against the
Northern Pacific for lands lying near Che-
vvelah , In wlilch the Hamburg and Mary Hill
claims are located , has bo'n decided by the
register nnd receiver of the Spokane * land
olllce They find-tint the land In dispute Is
tains valuable for agricultural uses , but con-
li fit
IT'S A DHHAVI
Hut U Isn't the fantastic Imagining of
unquiet slumber It's a regular tlrcam of a
fur capo that we're offering now at a Christ ,
mas-glft-prlce It's of an excellent grada of
mlnlt , latest style , correct length , full sweep ,
nevvvst collar. They're either plain or
fancy linings used to be (115 We close out
what are left at the unheard of price of
JC3. Nothing makes a better gift than n
mink cape. We've got a splendid line one
exquisite ruro Canadian mink , tall border ,
only J250 Ifa another dream. Mink setg
( com $12 $ to $13 ,
G. E. Shukert ,
Furrier , 15th oud Horuey.
lalns valuable deposits of mineral , and , there-
i fore , It should bo Mruc-k out of tn Northern
Pacific's Hot of selection * , find CotonH Jen
kins should b allowed to perfect title
It Is reported tlmt ths output of logs from
Sttlla , Cowlltz county , will be 7,000,000 feet
this ) ear and that on Ing to Increased faclll'
MM for the works these figure * will be In.
creased to about 12,000,000 feet next yeir
The output of logs at Mr Hoot'c Ostrande-r
camps this jenr will perhaps exceed the-
Stelln output. He-'ldcs these camps , there are
several others In the country that have put
out several millions of feet of logs.
MlSCKLLANKOl'S
The police department of C.ildwall , Uiho ,
consists of one man.
The governor of Arirana says that territory
will produce thl < year $10,000,000 In gold ,
against $4,000.000 last yeir.
The town of Williams. A. T. . hni enacted
an ordinance forbidding women from np
tearingon the streets In bloomers
Montana ha < a petroleum belt In the new
county ot Carbon , near the head vvatctt ol
Hutcher creek , one of the lilbutarle * nf the
I.lttlo Hoscbud.
There hap. been dl'covered near Sim * on
the Sicramcnto river a quarry ot talc or
scapstone , nnd a car of It wn * shipped re
cently to the Willamette piper mills.
The censiM returns from the state of Vera
Cruz , Mexico , gav ? a total population ol
S52.G3S Inhabitants In the ) ear of 1S01 the
state had only 720,331 pouls , so that the In-
crea j amounts to 132,102.
A vein of conl has recently been found on
Smith's Pork , nbotit twenty miles from Coke-
vlllc , Idaho , by some Star Valley parties and
Is claimed by an export to b ? of an excellent
cooking quality
A Lodl , Col. farmer has Ion acie planted
in pot.itirs wl.Lh are jleidlng l-j sicks to tl e
acre Mnny are of hi Re sire One weighed
one-half ounce less than live pounds and an
other four pounds and nln ounces.
Natural gas for heating purposes has been
roduciil to 3. cents per 1.000 feet at Salt Lnkn
city. The pi Ice where used for Looking Is DO
cents per 1.000. Scpnrato ini'trra nre placed
where gns Is used for both puipo'es.
A now crude oil buinrr has been patented
at Los Angeles. The promoters claim It can
be used ulther In mi upon grate or licatliiK
Btovo with perfect safetj. 11 burns the pro
duct Just as It comes from the well without
fun her treatment.
Ths Southern Pacific company has com
pleted the big snovvshcd just above * the 0di
spring near Dunsmulr , Cal. It Is tiOO feet
long nml nearly 100 feet wide H Is n very
strong , Hiibstantlal btriiclure , and Is reported
to have cost $ JO 000.
The steam laundry nt Pomona has orgin
Ized a flro company of Its own. It Is cun
posed of ladles , and tt Is said they have
drlllc-d to such perfection that they can get
the chemical engine to nny part of the
laundry In from ton to thirteen minutes.
Captain H. J. King , n Missouri river
stetniboatman of thirty-five years' expe
rience , nnd who has kept n recoid of the
stage of water In the Missouri river for thn
past fifteen jcarp , reports that the river Is
now six to eight Inches lower than at any
tlmo during a corresponding period blnce he
commenced keeping the ictord.
The Yumn , A. T , Hco says the territorial
prison Is going to experiment In the bee busi
ness and produce the honey necessary for
home consumption An apiary nf twenty-live
stands of bees has been received at the prison
and placed In n shelter already provided for
them. A single hive at the prison produced
over 200 pounds of honey last summer.
A Mexican vaquero lassoed a big bear In
the hills south of Nognles , Ariz. , and had a
lively time with It. The lasso landed on tha
bear's head , but he slipped through nnd It
tightened on his hind legs. In this way tlie
vaquero wrestled with biuln till other
vaqueros came up and helped kill the brute
with stones. None of the men were armed.
The work of placing guide posts on the
desert between San Ulcgo and Yuma is pro
gressing satisfactorily , sajs the San Diego
Union. The line of posts will extend from
Jactinibi , on the edge of the desert , twenty-
five miles east of Campo , to within fifty miles
of Yuma , or sixteen miles cast of Now river ,
with a line extending from Indian Wells up
to the Carilso creek on the old Los Angeles
and Yuma stageroad. . The party In charge
of the work Is nowon this branch.
One Minute Couch Cure Is a popular remedy
tor croup , Safe for chtldicn and adults.
CAM.IAfl IX AN 01.1) 1,0V. .
Srvcrnl .Million * Ui'iiul ndiMt In I'aj
nit-lit uf ii Colonial Ii-l > t.
The Klfty-fouiHh cougrens will be asked
ioon after assembling to authorize the pay
ment by the United States government of
$3,636.000 foi money which , It Is claimed , was
loaned the continental gov eminent during tha
revolution. The original bum wn$45U,000
The claimants against the government uro the
heirs of Jacob De Haven. It Is claimed , says
the New York HeialJ , tint theli ancestor
loaned the $450,000 In 1777 through Hobe.-t
Morrl , the then head of the government
finances ! , nnd that the gov eminent acknowl
edged the loan at the time. The first move
that Attorneys Anderson and Doan nre going
to make Is to npk congrebs to grant them per
mission to search the great mass of unlndexed
congressional records In the vaults at the
cipltol. They will endeavor to find tome ac
knowledgment ! of the loan to the government
In the old congressional record ? . If the law
yers fall to obtain this pel mission they will
present the voluminous evidence which they
already have supporting the claim und de
niand lellef fiom congress
From Howard De Haven Hosa of Wilming
ton , Del. , one of the claimants and heirs of
Jacob De Haven , the history of the He Haven
loan wab obtained. Mr Hos la u joung man
of some means nnd has been for years collect
ing the evidence.
It was during the winter of 1777-8 that the
strain upon the > oung country's resources
woo greatest. The revolutionary nrmy mulct
Washington waa encamped at Valley Forge ,
exposed to the winter's piercing cold , to drift
ing snowu and chlllng blasts. Tha joldiers
were Ill-clad , poorly fed and worw pild
Tncy wera perishing from want. The state of
the aimy was growing mom and more n sub
ject of solicitude to General Washington , who
wrote to President Heed of Pennsylvania , en
treating aid and relief
Robert Morris made great efforts to borrow
money from private Individuals , and among
those to whom he appealed was his friend
Jacob Do Haven. The heirs assert , and * a >
they have proot of It , that Jacob responded
to the call for relief with $450,000 , almost
every cent ho had In the world. Meanwhile
Jacob'o brothers vvero likewise rendering great
aid to the continental government. Samuel
Do Haven bore arms In the revolutionary
army. Ho also loaned $17,000 to the govern
ment , and the record of this loan Is to be
found In the government records In the Treas.
tiry department at Washington ,
The helra claim that the government regu
larly acknowledged the loan of Jacob De
Haven at the time , and some lime afterward
ottered to reimburse him In continental money
( scrip ) , but that he declined to accept It In re
turn for the gold he had advanced , because
ot the great depreciation of that currency
Do Haven failed In his efforts to secure n
Eottlement during hlt > lifetime , because of the
depleted condition ot the national treasury ,
DoWltt'u Little Early Hisers euro lndlt : ;
tloo and bad breath ,
A Ciri-iitcr Jliillroml Ci-nlcr.
The overland limited fast service BO re
cently Inaugurated makes Omaha a greater
rallrcad center , and now the * people are con
gratulating themselves on tlie change , saya
the Salt Lake Herald , When the Union
Pacific and Northwestern people took up the
question of materially 'shortening the time
as under the new schedule , the Uurllngton
Reck Island and Milwaukee lines ut once
set about arranging their time cards to admit
of passenger travel out of Chicago making
close- connection at Omaha with the new lim
ited train , No. 1 , for the went , and the thre-a
roads so doing maka good feeders for tlio
Union Pacific out of there , The lines from
the Atlantic seaboard have also changed their
tlmo to correspond with that of the before-
mentioned roads westward from Chicago ,
showing that the change was ono to command
recognition from coast to coast.
In order to better handle the- business
the Milwaukee road has Just placed an order
with the HalJwIn workb for two big passen
ger engliifa for Immediate delivery , In order
to meet the reqilrments | of future speed
between Chicago aid Omaha , as the llmo In
not far distant when another cut will be
made In that dlbtrlct. The track and motive
power will stand a further reduction of two
hours' time easily batvven thoitt cities , and
It's coming.
DeWltt' Little Early Hsem : , the pllli tbat
euro constipation and bllllousnen.
TAKES BRAWN AND BRAIN
Qualities thnt Oo to Make Up Successful
Motonrmn.
REGARDED AS A GENTEEL VOCATION
Tt Munition from < lir Mulp 1'iinHn-r
< o llir Trollrj liimliipc
li'i'timt unit I'liiitiiHnl llo-
III ! ( lie ( 'tltlllKI' .
\
In ante-ripld transit limps str i'i railway
employes , with some cxoeplioni , wire of the
lower class. Their appearances and their
actions were certainly ngalint thorn , which
was calculated to thoroughly convince the
public that thty were- little on the "lough"
order. Thf driver of these dnyn. says the
Globf-Pemocrat. was an uncouth and Ill-man
nered person , given to profanity that he
would Indulge In on the slightest provoca
tion , regardless of the time or plnct. The
conductor was n grade higher. Yet he , too.
lacked many of the Instincts that go to innUe
a gentleman. Tli * hours on duty were many.
the work not by any means pleasant , while-
Die pay was small. II was the bully and the
man-of-all-work who applied for n job driving
or collecting farei. There was but little n >
tern. The rars moved along nt uno ° rtaln
headway ami Irregular speed , ns the Indi
vidual who "it on n stool on the ft on' plat
form of the little bovlihe affair used his own
judgment In n majority of c.isrs ns to tun
ning time. He prodded thp mules with the
butt of a worn-out bl.icksnnko , e\pcctnrit'tl
iobncco juice over the dashboard , calling the
mule's names unlit for polite eats when the
animal : " would shy or Kick over the trnces
When the mules were liberated from the
drudgfry. the men who handled the Hues
and the o who collected the tickets and the
nickels also made theli exit Thf Individual
of low In elllgence , of slovenly habits and
waspish disposition found the change too
radical for him , and he did not oven attempt
to make n trial , which the ( nmpany was will
ing to give thos of Its more faithful nml w ll-
behaved employes. Each load had s me of
the latter , and , although the change of mo
tive power took place several years ago ,
still each company has a fair number of lt
old employes on Its payroll nt the present
time , with chances of their remaining ninny
years to OOIIIP. Some of the foremen and
other subordinate officials now In set v lee ate
men who began with the company In humble
positions and received promotions. Moro men
by many hundreds are now employed than In
times gone by , ? o It Is estimated that fully
nine-tenths nf the employes ure men wholmvo
entered service since rapid transit lias been
Inaugurated. The hours now are correspond
ingly short , the work lighter and more ac
ceptable , nnd the pay hlgh ° r Thlu Is nn In
ducement which brings thousands to the
office of the companies eecklng positions. The
managers , as a result , have plenty of ma
terial to chcope from , and have formed an
army of ablo-bodi ° d nnd Intelligent men The
rowdy element has been displaced allogethei
The niotoriiinn , thegrlpmnn and the con
ductor of the present Is n more respectable
appearing and n more genteel man than the
man of Hit fore or aft platform of ten years
ago. Notwithstanding the care and pains
taken by the managers to hire only faithful ,
Intelligent and honcut men. not a few de
velop fallings of homo kind or other. Care
lessness and ludlflorenc * crop out , and others
are given to peculation. Some do not care
to posei ns martyrs to duty ; again others
yield to temptation. Keeping the men
straight Is one of the troubles that bear heav
ily on the managerial mind. U Is a great
compliment to have been In the employ of a
company since before the days of rapid
transit.
"At times I am so vexed nt the. actions of
some of my men that I think they ought to
bo spanked , " remarked a manager. "It Is
strange that men possessing a fair degtee of
Intelligence should tall 10 ujierolse their Judg
ment when it Is required. If trouble arises
and two are concerned they will surely dis
agree , and both Insist on doing the opposite ,
and both will be In the wiong. This Is es
pecially In cnses of break-downs or block
ades. Of course they notify the office If any
thing serious happens , but they ought to do
something In the meantime. When naked
afterwards why this or that procedure wa
not carried Into execution , the answer Inva
rlably Is that It was not thought of at the
time. This Is what provokes me. The excuse
Is always : 'I did not think of that , ' or 'I for
got , ' or that 'I ' was In a hurry and could not. '
Such excuses are poor ones I am rather In
clined to the belief that just such iuisuers
as those named would be given by higher
priced men. A system nude up of lewards ,
either of money or better runs , would , no
doubt , stimulate the men. They mean well
enough , and , perhaps , with rewards awaiting
them , they would not be so forgetful In times
of trouble. "
Another manager said : "It is very hard to
make the men do ait that you want them to
do. I want the door of the cars kept closed
In cold weather , and I want the wr venti
lated to tome extent. I have threatened and
I have disciplined many with not Indifferent
success. 1 want the fares rung up as col
lected , and I do not want any coasting down
hill , yet thcee things are done every day
There arc other orders In existence , which
they are expected to obey , and I am sorry to
say they are more or less disregarded. Teen
n any rules have a tendency to embiriass the
men , yet rul n must be made or demoralisa
tion of the entire force would soon ensue To
do the right thing at the right time requires
a constant stmln , which adds to the legiti
mate duties of the motorman or conductor ,
and It can be Inferred that they must possess
a fair numbi of virtues If they are to call
forth praise from their superior * , There are
Eoma men to be commended for their faith
fulness. "
Do not dally vvllh iheumatisni. Get rid of
It at once by purifying the blood with Ilooil'e
Sarsaparllli , lie sure to get Hood's.
Kit Tool .Notion.
Chicago Tribune"There never was a
bigger fool notion In this world , " said young
Kullback , pulling on his padded trousers ,
"than this lda that foot ball Is a dangerous
game. Theim reports about boy * getting
hurt , " ho continued , adjusting his shin
guards and fastening them on securely , "ore
half the time exaggerations , and half the
tlmo they are made out of whole cloth A
fellow simply can't get Injured In a game , "
ho proceeded , stuffing a quantity of wadding
about his hip bones and around his shoulders
and chest , "unless ho just wants to Injure
himself and docs It on purpose. Now , I've
been In a dozen gameH this year" here he
strapped his car guards round his head "and
with tlie exception of a black eye now nnd
then , and one or two fingers dislocated , or
something like that , I haven't had the slight
est Injury. "
Hero the yo-mg man put on his nose guard
and mouth protector , and shortly afterward
went forth to engage in u harmless little
game of foot ball ,
REFORM IN TOBACCO
POUCH
No Chemicals
Nicotine Neutralized
No Nerves Quaking
No Heart Palpitating
No Dyspeptic Aching
AMTI-NERVOUS
Mil I I-DYSPEPTIO
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
> our open if .voil would Rft on
In tin- won I Oppuitui 1 } Is for the nlcrt
nil 1
1K
K < c | > Hie-in nppii for n rhnm-o to help omo
poor fellow wlio Is rnnlicd lij nilofoi lime.
\\lio \ knows when .vou limy want help > oiir-
s.-lf . ?
Kt-cp .vour eves open when ful o friends ,
bj lies ami flutter ) . uouM entire joti Into
seine not tint will make you blush with
olininc In the fulute.
Koip > oni > < " < open to ice the Irist
eliatifre fet the wet t In 50111 health A
sound iiilml ntiil good Intrntlons nip n mere
mockery when lmin' * itt to a frrblo bodv
Keep ) oin o.vcs wide opi'ii In thN month
of < Miidenly ) changing nlr. The lea t cold
111.15 cnriy the possibility of a long .sick-
ne-M. Hfiiipinbcr what short work OiifYj's
I'uro MultVlil lp } Hindi' of ln t so.i'on' *
cold. It suiolj will do IT much for ) OU
now Koip jour ejos opm for signs of undun
waste of tts'iieloss of appetltp and for
other ovlilonres of n dphllltntpd ssstoin
Tinrlrriiliillnn should IIP iiulikuiit'il niul 1h
nerves nliifouol Puff v's Pur Malt Wh
key Is > out - < lionKc t ally In iixnlniiiK jour
olil-tlnip % lgor
Kc-rii > onr ejos open for ans inedu tml
tliniiiiiiit IIM reliable and helpful a PiiflVs
I'uio Malt Whiskoj aini you will simply
waste > our lime 'Ilieie Is In fact hut
onr whl-ki < > mietnl \ uipil In f nnl IPS and
ll'stltulioti , mul luishlv innimnicinli'd by
doiliis Tlmt I" Pnnv'HP deaf to nil
nppnils in favir of a suh liluU'
In tnntly tnn | tlio most oc-rutlnlhiK fain' , nltiy
Inllannnntlun ntul rules COIIK KIIOMS , whether of
the l.unxa , Pl'ininch lo\\cls ) in utlirr glands or
muioui incnibinnt-s.
BHAY RELIEF
ci ur.s AMI pitnvKvrs
lilN , CiuiKtiN , ! Tin out , liillneiirn ,
llrOIII-llltlN. I'lll-IIIIIOIllll , lllH-11-
llliltlnmStnmlRlM , llcniliiclio ,
ToiiiluiflirNlliiiiu , llllll-
oiilt U
rt'HKs THI : UOUHT i AINS in from on" to
twenty nilnulo N < it one hour ntlri n tillni ;
this mlvertlBtincnt nocil nny one blHTUM WITH
ACHES AND PAINS.
wni ItnuU Heller will nffiul
nnd IH cunttnuul ugo for a few
iM- notptr bolt 1 1' . Solil by till
Monthly
Pains
and nnxiottas can bo ruliuvoil to n cer
tainty by Ubinjj
Dr Chevalier's
/ Fetnale
Pills.
Price , $1.00 pop box
If you ate timid nnd I doubt as to
what' will relieve you , hunU for these
pills. Sent Healed beouruly by mail on
receipt of pi-ice.
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co
1513 DoilgoSt. , OMAIIANEH.
CTO
Searles &
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SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous , tliroaic
and
Private Diseasej
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Hy new niLthud vvlthuut pita or cutting.
Cnll on . or addicwa with stump ,
Dr. Searles & Scarlcs i it * K i mis
. , Olllillm. .N U
Itlary byplmispermanently cured In 1& ta
ilayn. You cnn bo trontetl nt homo fur
iinnie price unde'oniuoKiiiiruiily , II
you prefer to como hero wu HII4 contract
to p ir rnllnmd fnro nnd hotel 0 llfl.mid no
cbnrgo.lt we ( all to cure. Jf jruu Imvn taken iiior *
cury , Indldo iiotUHh , and mill liuvo nrlies and
ruins. niucouHl'ntclim In mouthM > ro Throat ,
I'lmplfg , Copper Colored HpotH , UlcvrH on
nr part of the body. Ilitlr or Kyulirou i falling
out , It li this Hyphllltln 1JMMM ) 1'OIhON trial
we euarHiiteo to cure. Wo nullrlt tlio must oltitl-
nnto ciinen nnd ctuillonen the world for a
TOMO w ) ctinnnt cnrnjhls dtento tma nlirnrii
bullied tl.n nklll of the moflt omlncat phyal-
rlntiB. Sfino.OOO capital behind our uncondi
tional rtunranty. Absolute ) nronfHBiMit untied on
tppllcatlon. AddreM COOK JtKMICUV CO. ,
' 07 Uiuonia 'Semitic , CIIIUAUO. ILL ,
MAYER. STROUSE & CO. . 412 D'way. H. Y. . Hfrs
Notice la hereby nlvun tlmt Hculod bids
will lie lucelved > > y tliu bourd of dlrectort
of the Alfalfa Irrlullon District nt tliulr
olllce In OK lilli ( , NebiuHkii. on the 23d day
of OpccmlHjr , 1W5 , up to 10 o'clock a m , for
tZI.GOU In bondH iHHiied by tialil dlslilct In
ilptiQinltmtlonx not to exceed K < w , mid ilruvv-
InK Intcit'jit at tlie rule of C pur cent per
uniium , payable ccnil-aiiiiiially at thu otllcu
of Htate tioasurcr , Mncoln Nebrm-lta , July
and January 1 of each > our Thtsu liondi
urn 10-20a , a perccntJKe of principal IIH pro-
vldtd by law IH payalilo evi-ry year' after
ten years Tlieup bond * wpre declureil
legally Itsued and a valid lien upon th
land * Included In the illtttrlct In an action In
the district eourt of Kollh county , . .
wlilch llndliiB was rpvluvvcd on un appeal
to the Hupreine court of Ih'j Htate and thu
judgment of the lower court wan nlllrineil
In ilia court of last reflort Thu boanl re-
Horvuu the rlKht to reject ary or all bldn ,
AddreM all bld to JI O Anderson , Secre
tary , Onalul'i. ! Neb liy order of ( hi ) Hoiinl
of niriTtorH of Alfalfa Irrlwatlon Dlxtrlct ,
made this 30th day of November , A. I > ,
18M. M. A. DAUniinUTV , I'reH.
II. C. ANDUIJSON , Sec.el2SOt
el2-SOt