THE OMAHA DAILY B/312 / -MONDAY , DECEMBER 1(5 ( , 1895. 5
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Pulse of Western Progress.
Tli ? rcc-nt discovery of fro' gold nar Hill
City Is Jalmcri to b * of greater Imporunca
than the Holy Terror , which has attracted so
much nttonUori , and .19 this comes directly
from gentlemen who areInitresleil In both
propsrtlw , It may bi ? consldired pretiy reliable -
liable , siys the Deadnood Plonicr. The dis
covery was tnadc upon Pat Burns' ranch , a
mile uul : * halt this side of Hill City , under
riiv l circumstances : The wind had blown
luwn a large pine tree , tearing tip the earth
and loose rock to qulto an extent ; a gentle
man happening along In a few days noticed
that trie gold hearing rock was exposed , and
dlgirliiK and brushing around a little ho found
that the rock came from a well defined vein ,
which had broken through tlie earth's emit ,
und but for a few Inches of coil was lying In
Right , carrying such quantities of free gold
that It would attract attention at a glance.
Al Amsbury and Thomas Illitlr , who are heav
ily Inlpiestcd In the Holy Terror , hastened
to obtain an Interest In the ground , which thu
discoverer had staked off , paying him $1,000
for a two-llilrds portion. They then began
tracing thn vein , which U u vertical , following
It 430 feet without any dUllcully whatever.
It to eirfht Inches thick at the surMec' . and
the ore l.s very similar to that found In the
Holy Terror , but surpasses ere from the. lat
ter mine In point of richness , ns U Is literally
nllvo with gold that exists In veins , In gold
holes and In flakes. U will be known an the
Swmysldo mine , and the work of opening up
nnd taking out ore will bo commenced at mice.
WEST CREEK A TIMBER RESERVATION.
The somewhat Bturlllng f.tct has Just b on
discovered that tre West Creek mining d'a'tlct
Is O'l a United States timber reservation , 2nd
that ppricns walking therein are liable to
Imprisonment for trespass. This tefeia to tha
laud out ili3o two or three patented homesteads ,
or about nine-tenth1 * of the district In which
traces of gold have been discovered.
Some tlmo ago. Fays the Denver News , a
syndicate of local men was organized to de
velop prospects und Invest In new mining
districts. The syndicate was named the
11. & M. Mining and Development company
nnd Edward F. Highland was electcJ presi
dent. The company lo composed ot nuch well
known men a j Senator Hurtzull , Dr. Hugo
Mnger and othero. When the West creek ex
citement first developed , stops were at once
taken toward making Investments In pros
pects and mines should any be on th ? market.
First , however , the value of titles In the dlH-
trlct was locked Into and It was found that
the now forest reaarvatlon , which extends
upward from Plko's pfuk , took In the district
and that outsldo of the small portion of
patented ground persons entering the land
\\ere liable for trespass. Pending action on
the part of congress further steps were aban
doned.
Senator Hartzcll said : "With the exception
of the land which haa been patented , and one
or two homesteads for which patents will bo
Issued , the mining district of West creek Is
undoubtedly on a timber reservation , and
persons who enter thereon are liable to pros
ecution for trespass. Congress should , and
undoubtedly will , pass a law cutting off the
mineralized portion of the reservation , but
until then It Is not safe to make any invest
ments on account of the title. As a timber
reservation the district referred to Is a farce ,
nearly everything having been cut down
years ago. I have been over the ground
several times and believe that it will be very
easy for congress to pass the necessary laws
for the relief of tha miners. It should be
done , for we ncd tlie metals In tha ground
far more than the almost barren ground Itself
as a reservation. "
NEW CALIFORNIA RAILROAD.
The Santa Fc railroad people have a corps
of surveyors in the field laying out new
liranch lines for that company from Azusa ,
which Is northwest from Pomona and near
Pasadena , through Pomona and Chlno val
leys , on to Elstnore , making a branch road
of about eighty miles long , says the San
Francisco Examiner. Agents for the Santa
Vo company are also busy getting the right
of way for the new road and franchises from
the towns through which the road will pass.
It Is believed the work of construction will
begin In a few weeks.
The Southern Pacific company has been
building n now branch line In the same ter
ritory for several months , nnd for some dis
tance the- Southern Pacific company's new
road parallels the main line of the Santa Fc ,
nnd In a district where the latter company
haa had very profitble orange and prune ship
ments for eight or nine years. There Is
reason to believe that the Santa Fe people
have undertaken this new branch road so
hastily In order to checkmate the rapid
advances of the Southern Pacific company In
building Its new line Into the- prosperous
beet sugar town of Chlno , nnd also Into the
orange growing locality of Riverside.
Pomona valley and this section has had
main lines of the Southern Paclflc and Santa
Fo systems for the lapt decade , and with the
new branch lines by each of these com
panies ths | locality will have four good rail
road lines.
BRUTAL ADVENTURERS.
zThe Capital publishes n story that a
number of Los Ang les men have received a
concession from ths Mexican government to
the Island of Tlhuron In the Gulf of Cal
ifornia , says n Loa Angeles dispatch to the
Minneapolis Tribune. The men arc John
ilradbury , J. Downer Harvey , Peter Martin
and Walter S. Moore- , nil well known men.
Tlrbuon Island Is Inhabited by the Cres
Indians , a warlike race , said to bo cannibals ,
nnd an expedition Is being organized to kill
them off and take posseslon at the Island.
A company of MO men Is being organized
under the command of Colonel I. H. Polk.
Kach soldier Is to recMve $250 and 100 acres
of land after the Island Is conquered. The
money fnr the expedition Is being put up by
Colonel Bradbury , who Inherited a million or
BO n few years ago. There are only about
forty halo C rlslans , but they are eald to
be such valiant fighters thnt the Mexican
government despaired ot stibJuIng them , and
1ms offered the Island to Bradbury and his
companions if they would undertake the
work.
ON CHESAPEAKE MOUNTAIN.
Great excitement prevails here , says a
Chesapeake ; Mountain special to the Denver
News , In consequence of the results of three
mill runs taken from the Daisy 11. , which
wore respectively $7C , $120 and $35 per ton
In gold , The ere was taken from a streak In
the bottom of the shaft , which averages from
three fec-t to forty Inches In width.
As work proceeds In the shaft of the- Pur
itan , the streak Increases In size and richness
mid the lucky owners feel proud over t'nelr
good fortune. They are now taking out about
n ton a week of sulphide ere which runs $100
per ton In gold , This Is the work cf two men.
The Mls.s Dividend , owned by Mrs. Henry
T'O
AIIHI.I.S THAT AUK I.OADRU
How does $1.25 a hundred strike you ?
That's our pries for the next few days
you always pay nearly $2.00 for them no
need to nay more , beyond the fact that all
our ammunition ls priced Jurt that way re
duced to help us clwr out our too largo a
Ktack's make Columbia Metal Polish and
111 ! mail order u.
Cross Gun Co. ,
JSportiug Goods. 116S. 15th St.
*
1 I * Lor. . has shown tome very high grade
' ort Outing the ass < nunt work Just com-
1 Ictnd an averageof the streak ( ten Inches )
ihowlug a value of $75 In gold and fifteen
ounces In silver per ton. A test run taken
from the Vigilant extension , thirty feet from
the surface , gavn returns of $100 p r ton In
gold. A now shaft hous < ) and boarding house.
h > uo just been completed on the Curlew prop
erty. The. shaft Is now down fifty feet and
shows a ttendy Improvement. The ore In this
properly runs all the way from three up to
Iwpiity-uno ounce * In gold psr ton , and It has
been a shipper from the grass roots down.
This mountain Is xltuatod one mils north ot
the Alice tnltio and two miles west ct Yankee
Hill district , aud Is easy of access any tlmo
dtirlni ; thi > year.
TROUBLESOME SIOUX.
A cattleman from Slim Buttes tells the
Whltewood Plalndvaler that a largo band of
Slottx Indians Is making a hunting tour nf
the country to the north nnd literally exter
minating all large game. The Plalndealer
man g.iyn that these n-d vagabonds am scour-
Ini ; the country on both tides of th3 North
and South Moreaii and throughout Slim
IlMttce. They have luen otit for the past
two nion'Iii , und In Cave hills , where deer
have nlwiys been plentiful , there Is not a
tiack led. It ! : estimated from the number
of lililfn swat thn camp that upwards of
400 nnteltpf Invo hern slaughtered , nnd
after removing * hi > hides the animals were
allowed to remain on Ilia pralrlo. An Indian
pollcp was with th party , but Instead of
keeping the uncouth whelps within hounds
ot the IRVV , he 1ms encouraged them In their
nefarious work. Ths ranchmen north are ac
credited with havlnE rouraqc enough to pro
tect their property , but If they allow these
thieving Indians to roam over the country
setting disastrous Ilres , such as > the one that
recently destroyed n vast amount of range
along Grand river , they are lacking In the
execution ot that courage for which they are
given so much crodtt. Good , cold lead nd-
mlnlu'cred In allopathic doses would teach
these scoundrels a lerson and entitle the
"man at the gun" to a life-long pension.
MURDERED AND PETRIFIED.
The pstrlfisd bodies of three men , supposed
to bo John and Henry Cleaves and Arthur
Sparks , California minors , who visited Bis
marck many ycaru ago , and mysteriously dis
appeared under circumstances which pointed
strongly toward murder , have been found In
a lonely gulch several miles north of town ,
says a Hlsmarek , N. D. , dispatch to the. San
Francisco Call. A small hole over the left
cyo ot ono * > f the figures nnd a deep gash
acros'i the head of another seem to boar out
the t'aeory that the men came lo their deaths
by foul means. The third body Is in the best
state of preservation and no Indication of
violence is to be found upon It. There Is no
positive clew to the Identity of the men excjpt
n btory told by n few old settlers , who say
that some tlmo In the 70s three prospectors
from San Francisco , named respectively John
and Henry Cleave and Arthur Sparks , arrived
In Bismarck to search for a gold mine which
ono of them professed to have located several
years before ut a point on the Missouri river
not far from town. Soon afterward the men
disappeared. They were known to have had
considerable money , and from the fact that
a number of rough characters , who had for
some tlmo previously been very short of
funds , became suddenly flush , it was conjec
tured that they had murdered and robbed the
strangers. The suspicion was so strong that
the suspected men narrowly escaped lynching.
An Informal trial was granted them , liowover ,
and ns nothing definite could be established
and the missing men wereat best strangers.
In whom the residents of the locality had
little Interest , the suspects were simply or
dered to leave town on piln of death. Noth
ing further was ever heard of the Callfornians
until the recent discovery of the pe-trefactlons
In question. Those who have Interested them
selves In fho matter are satisfied that the
bodies are. those ot the missing men , and an
effort , will likely be. made to learn something
definite concerning them.
ALASKA SALVATIONISTS.
Miss Marlon Derby , a Salvationist of this
city , who has Just returned from a mission
ary trip to Alaska , brings the Interesting
news , writes an Oakland correspondent of tha
San Francisco Call , that as a result of the
visits of war ships , on which are a few mem
bers of the Salvation army , there Is a corps
of converted Alaskan Indians wearing the
red shirt and poke bonnet.
"Wo were sitting in our missionary head
quarters In Juneau and were surprised lo re-
celvo n vlplt from a traveling party of In
dians dressed In Salvation army uniforms.
We thought at first that thfy were merely
wearing out old uniforms , but they soon
convinced us that they wera In earnest. We
ackod them how they came to be traveling
about as salvation missionaries , and they told
us tliat some of the boys In a man-of-war ,
who were members of the army , had held
meetings at various posts and had converted
several Indians. We were suprptsed to see
ono ot the women of the party wearing n
hallelujah bonnet. I cannot describ ? what
It looked like an Indian facs > In n blue bon
net , but I have been accustomed to see all
sorts of faces and rigs In the Salvation army ,
so I was not so surprised as the rest ot our
party.
"The Indian corps consists of eight mem
bers , and three of these are women. We
Invited them to afternoon service nt our
church and they soon convinced us that
they were sincere , nnd helped us with the
leadership of the meeting. After the meeting
wo made n grave mistake and learned a
Issson In etiquette that I shall not soon for
get. It appears that after Indians appear at
any gathering , whether It bo a church meetIng -
Ing or any otlie.r kind of meeting , they ex
pect to be entertained and fed.
"Mrs , Leach , who had charge of the mis
sionary station , did not know this and so did
not ask the Indians to supper. About an hour
afterward we saw a cnnoo pulling from
Juneiu across the water to Douglas Island.
We looked out and to otvr great surprise we
saw that It was our Indian Salvationist
friends , who had promised to be on hand at
the evening meeting. Then It was that one
of the party told of the habits of the Indians
and of the unwritten rule that whoever was
helped by them should feed them.
"We thought no more ot the affair until we. .
wont Into the church for the evening service ,
and then wo found this little note on the
orgin. It read ; 'Me Slmpslana. Mo very
hungry. Me go away. No come back. '
"Tho Indians were from Fort Simpson and
called themselves Slmpslanas. They go In
their canoes from place to place , but do not
go further away from home than Chllcat , I
suppose they will think we were the. meanest
set of missionaries they over met. "
NEBRASKA.
Norfolk Is pulling for a starch factory.
Courtland has a new industry In the shape
of n tannery.
The Madls-n Chronicle Is twenty-threeyear
old , and Carl Seele-y , Its present editor , lias
SH.VKH IOII/AH >
FOIl .STKIll.lXCi SH.VKIt
Here's a partial list of what $1.00 will
buy come and see the rest ;
Belt plna , toothpicks , hat marks , bicycle
tags , satchel tags , key rings , coat marks ,
book marks , nail tiles , pocket flies , pocket
combs , pocket cases and thousands of other
articles In sterling sliver that you will find
priced at much more outside our store.
Mandelberg ,
JWVKLKH , N. K , Cor. 16th & Furuam
Ken connected with Its destinies for fifteen
years.
Ex-Congressman McKelghan U seriously
111 at Hastings.
A ccoml nttempt was made tliB other night
to rob thi Naponee postofflce.
O. W. Flke , formerly of the Tobias Tribune ,
'has ' purchased the Western Wave.
There Is some prospect for the .establish
ment of a populist newspaper at Norfolk.
II. J. Olmstead has retired from the edi
torial management ot the Liberty Journal.
York Methodists will erect n new church ,
plans for which have already been prepared ,
Iawion rcpcrts eighteen births during the
month ot November. Sixteen of the new
babies were girls.
Th ? Lyons creamery bought 263.0SO pounds
of milk Inst month , and paid th ; farmers
$2,2S7 for the fluid.
O. 1) . Van Horn of North Loup was so
badly Injured by the antics of a bucking
broncho that ho died In a few hours.
Cuinlng county has 5,000 children ot school
aqc , of which 3,000 have been regular at
tendants ct school during the past year.
Charlie Wells , an 11-year-old boy living
near Humphrey , was almost Instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of a shotgun.
J. D. AIcKelvey , until recently superin
tendent of the State Industrial School for
Glrla nt Geneva , will engage In farming In
Fillmorc county.
Central City people are Indignant because
the Union Pacific fast mall skims through
their city at a sixty-five mile pace without
stopping. Tlio city council has passed an
ordlnanca cutting down the speed.
Thn oatmeal factory which was destroyed
by ttrt at Scward a few weeks ago , U being
rebuilt. The foundation Is nearly complete.
The new building will be considerably larger
than the old one , being te-n feet wider and
two feet longer. The new factory building Is
40x72 ftat.
The city of Kearney has commenced suit
against the Kearney Canil and Water Supply
company , asking judgment for $60,000 for
failure to carry out Its contract In finishing
the canal , according to the conditions on
which bonds were voted.
Sam McCool and Wade Shirley , two young
men about IS years old , of Salnn were
drowned last Monday. They were skating on
the mill pond , where hundreds had been skat
ing , but the warm weather had rotted tlie Ice
and the boys went under and were drowned
before help arrived.
An electric be.lt show was Instru
mental In taking from Crcston one
ot her fair young ladles. About a
month ago this aggregation played
In Creston a week , and during that time
George Davantry , a contortionist who Is trav
eling with the show , made the acquaintance
ot Miss Irene Hendrlcks. It was a case of
love at first sight , nnd Sunday they were
married at Madison.
Madison.IOWA.
IOWA.
Prairie City has organized a commercial
club and Is ready for a spring boom.
The Chicago & Great Western will build
a new passengjr depot at Marshalltown.
Lew Ilattln and Abe Devault were fatally
Injured by the explosion of a boiler at the
niocmfleld sawmill.
Captain O. M. Lamb , a veteran of the
civil war and for twenty years a leading'cit
izen of Crcston , Is dead.
Mrs. Mary Moore of Klrksvllle fell down
cellar , sustaining Injuries , from the effects
of which she died wveral hours later.
During services at the Albla Methodist
church thlnves entered the vestibule and
stole all the overcoats and overshoes In
sight.
James Johnson fell thirty feet front the
standplpo cf the Alta water works system
and was fatally Injured. Ills home Is In DBS
Molncs.
Brakeman Mount , In the employ of the
Rock Island Ilallroad company , was ground
to pieces under the wheels of a freight train
at Grlnnell , '
Walter Wilson , an Oskaloosa coal miner ,
fell under the wheels of a freight train and
waa Instantly killed. His body was cut en
tirely In two.
Samuel McDowell , while felling trees near
Bedford , was caught by falling timber and
had several limbs crushed. He Is 75 years
old and will not recover.
' Bloomfleld's petrified man proves to have
been a fake. Its owners took the alleged
curiosity to Missouri and were arrested for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Herman Werb , the young farmer who
eloped with the wife of Frank F'nclo at
Ulchardsvllle , Is under arrest. He blames the
woman , saying she urged htm to elope with
her.
her.The
The Chicago , Fort Madison & DOS Molnes
railroad has a corps In the field surveying
a route from Ottumwa to Des Molnes. It Is
expected that the line will be built In the
spring.
Two unknown men enticed little Sadie
Urlck of Ottumwa Into n buggy , and driv
ing Into the country , mistreated her In a ter
rible manner. She found her way homo late
In the evening , but was unable to name- her
assailants.
Jacob Grelge , a 10-year-old school boy at
Ainana , was shot and Instantly killed by
John Dietrich , a 0-year-old playmate. Dietrich
Invlt d Grelge Into hip father's shoe bhop
and told him he would show him how his
father kllle.l rabbts. } Picking up a gun he
fired at Grelge , nnd the latter dropped dead
with a bullet In his brain.
THE DAKOTAS. .
E. L. Merrltt , a governm-'nt agent , arrived
from Washington recently for the purpose of
appraising the buildings at Fort Sully ,
abandoned. The property will soon bs sold
and the- reservation of 41,000 acres will be
surveyed and opened up to battlement next
year.
The electric light company Is about to
throw up the fcponge. The company Intends
to close the plant unless some one will take
It , and that right away. The company has
been running behind ever since- the city
quit paying for lights. The company offers
the plant to the city for 1890 at Jl rental ,
the city to tak all the receipts , The com
pany has a bonded debt of J9.000.
Several rich strikes of gold have bsen
made lately on Yellow cre'.k , In the Black
Hills country , and a rush la being made to
the locality by prospectors. Dan Shea had
been prospecting with Indifferent success
along the creek for several months , when h
unexpectedly discovered a shoot of ore near
Ihe head of the stream , averaging from $30
ton. Shea l sat-
to $50 worth of gold per
Isflul his find Is a rich one. "Tom" Conway.
another prospector , has also recently opened
up an ore shoot , which at first assayed from
$1 to $ G per ton , but which , from samples
n H ; AXD IITTI < U
From a dainty collarette to a splendid
bear rug and from a pair of sealskin gloves
to a ( lowing full length mantle oC mink or
seal and all earls of late style Jackets ,
capes , caps , cloaks , coata , muffo , toit , etc.
All being wild now at just one-fourth off
former prices. Too much line weather-
too many line furs that's the reason for
the cut prices Christmas presents of furs
were never easier to get ,
G. E. Shukert ,
Furrier , Fifteenth and Hartley.
'akeh fran ihe-tic | of lh > wrklngs a few
dnys ORO , nave returni cf $30 per ton. Vet-
etan mln rs think the locality will prove to
bo the richest lnv tltfc Hills.
For more than 80 years the Yankton post-
office has been thf.d posltory for all fourth-
class pojtofllcc.\Jn the vicinity , but n few
days ago an order was Iwucd to all country
postmasters to Meatier transmit their funds
to the Sioux F.HIs.lioitonU'f ) , which has been
designated th ? dcptj8ltory Instead of Yankton.
The transfer addj nothing to the revenue
of the ofilce , but Increases the- labor anil re
sponsibility of .thoi-odlclal depository , with
out adequate cqRipqpsatlon.
Th re Is no 1/ingar nny doubt about thcro
being an Immense qdnntlty of tree milling or ?
In the rjotithent portion ot the Black Hills ,
and the predlctlani of Prof. Jenny In 1877 ,
that the entire Hill country was rich In all
kinds of minerals Is being verlfUd In all
directions. There Is little water In the
vicinity of these mines , which have bsen
discovered during the past yinr , and It will
therefore bo necessary to erect smelters nnd
nrthods for trcatliiR the ere at the nearest
points where there Is an abundance of water ,
which will be no cosy task. The experiment
of sinking artesian wJIs to obtain sufficient
water In close proximity to the mines Is
contemplated.
COLORADO.
The new strike In Ihe GrousJ. which ad
joins the Garfield-Grouse , at Cripple Creek ,
lo estimated In valtw at $100,000 per ton.
An Important strike on Red mountain ,
two miles northwest of Cripple Creek , Is
announced. The strike Is In a vein of ore
carrying sylvanltc.
Ths new oil well n Buck Run , Wclzcl
county , W. Va. , Is attracting considerable
attention. It is said to be spouting at the
rate of 500 batrels a day.
After an Interval of twenty years' Idle-
ncsi the Kelly mine , In Clear Cr&sk county ,
Is bolnt ; reopened. In the old tunnel the
quartz streak la valued at $30 a ton.
It Is reported that a man named Peterson
found n gold ntrRgct worth $0 on n hlllstdo
In the lower end of the Black canon , nnd
that on further prospecting he discovered the
lead from which It came nnd staked four
claims. Placer mining h.ts been carried on
with considerable success In that vicinity
during the past summer , and the discovery
of leads thcro will Insure the establishment
ot a permanent camp In that section of
Delta county.
Miners from the new tellurium fields near
Forks creek claim to have discovered the
largest body of mineral yet found. It Is
located near Floyd hill , In Clear Creek
county , and the porphyry can be traced by
the trend ot the dyke for several miles , tak
ing tn both Clear Creek and Gllpln counties.
Two veins ot mineral five feet wide and an
other six feet wide were stakcn. The parties
did not have tlmo to finish their work and
Intend returning.
Much excitement Is afloat In and around
Dubols , occasioned by the owners of the
East Denver lode uncovering a six-foot vein
of crystallized quartz. Intermixed with hornblende -
blende , lead and galena. This lode gives
promise of becoming ono of the richest prop
erties In Goose creek district. Interest in
this camp Is on the Increase , so much so
that many Colorado Springs capitalists and
Cripple Creek miners are coming In and
securing as many claims ns they catf get.
There is not an Idle man to be found In the
camp , which shows that much developing Is
being ilono. '
WYOMING.
The excitement Increases dally over the
Bald mountain'1 cement discoveries.
The Rawllns 7lc ? rlc Light and Fuel com
pany has enlarged its force at the Dillon
coal mines near'Raw llns. This coal Is of the
most excjllent qtiallty , and the company Is
quite- unable to'supply the demand with the
force employed. '
D. Llnscott , Victor Beaumler and another
party have received/a tlo contract from the
Gulf road of cq.ibldorable proportions. They
cut 50,000 ties on tlve headwaters of the Big
I/iramle and deliver them at Uva , on the
Cheyenne & Nqrther/n road , for ue on the
Hartvlllo spur. The tics will be floated down
the Big Laramlc. '
Mr. F. C. Williams , who has just returned
from near Cloud's peak with a party from
Buffalo In quest of a suitable site for a res
ervoir , reports Jliat two very suitable sites
werofound for , the , purpose , The plan Is to
take0 water from 'the head of1 I'lney crejk
over. & low divide Into the north fork of
Reck creek. .Rn'ough.water can be procured
nnd stored to water 15,000 acres along Rock
creok. . The company Is very much plsa93d
with the outlook and contemplates the com
mencement of operations as soon as possible
In the spring.
A big- strike was naile : about two weeks
ago In the Tom Blgbef. A five-foot vein of
bin" quartz was struck at a depth of eighty-
five feet. In a crosscut about twenty feet
from -the shaft. The lowest assay on this \a \
$22 , and every Inch of the five-foot vein Is
pay. Average assays run $40 to the ton.
This Is the most Important- discovery ever
made on Squaw mountain , and the ore re
sembles greatly that of the celebrated Inde
pendence. Some Idea , of the magnitude of
the strike can be gained from the fact that
an offer of $45,000 cash waa refused for the
mine.
Thcro lo a revival ot the excitement In
Johnson county over n cement discovery at
Keeley creek , near "Buffalo. The cement
found Is the same as that In the Bald moun
tain district and assays from $ S to $10 per
ton. The deposit of cement has been traced
for over sixty miles , extending from the
vicinity of Buffalo tdBald mountain , and Is
the bed of an old geological river , the gravel
pnd other debris having by chemical action
through ages become cemented ttogethcr.
Specimens have lieen found In which nuggets
of gold were deposited. The cement Is very
easily worked , requiring but very little cap
ital.
ital.It
It has been discovered that the country on
the- Wyoming line near Grover , Colo. , has an
Immense deposit of water at a depth of from
five to ten feet. The discovery was made
by the sheep men who range their flocks In
that vicinity. In prospecting for water for
the sheep.At a depth of from five to ten
feet copious discharges ot water are ob
tained. The discoverers say that the \\aUr
in not confined to. one Isolated spot , but that
In any of the"draws" the same condition ob
tained. The discovery will solve the problem
of Irrigation In this part of tlie state. The
character of the country around Grover Is
broken , having many small "draws" which
can be dammed and made Into reservoirs at
little expense. In thew the water could be
stored to be drawn off as required , and the
lands Irrigated , It \ almost needless to add
that alfalfa would flourish without Irriga
tion on lands so well watered naturally as
these seem to be. The water obtained Is
devoid of alkali and Is clear and cold.
OREGON.
A sash and door factory Is assured for
Coqullle City.
About 22,000 head of sheep will be fattened
In Eagle valley this year.
George Stearns of Oakland took 3,500 tur
keys down to San 'Francisco , which were iold
In advance to dealers' , for Thanksgiving. Ho
eays that section' Is Uio best on the coast for
1 ' 'I '
MUSIC POU TUB MIM.IOV
Musical Instruments of all sorts , styles
and description from the spirit stlrrlnt ?
drum and the ear piercing life , to the uoft
und sootlilnt- strains of the Imperial Kim.
ball pluno. I'lanoa on tha easiest sort of
terms. Let us commend to your considera
tion that high class eastern mode piano at
{ I75-J15 down and IS month. Open nights.
A. Hospejr
. , ,
Music aud Art , 1513 Douglas St.
turkeys , and next yoir Its will lake down
6,000.
A t am of horse ? , harness anj XVBROM ,
complete. sofd at auction In Dayton recently
for $11.60.
A correspondent of the Condon Olobe thluks
the only cutlery factory In Oregon Is at
Arlington. HP says one of the blacksmiths
there has n contract to mike 500 butcher-
knives for a wholesile house In Portland , and
that ho also make * knives for houses in
Washington and Idaho.
The tnos ! curious freak tint tlie Condon
Glebe knows of In Gllllam county Is a six-
legged hog , belonging to L. W. Darllns.
which Is now on his Hay creek ranch , The
animal Is six months old and has ns good a
voice and appetite ns any other kind of n
hog.
hog.There
There are nbout twenty-five men receiving
steady employment In and about the mine at
Rlverdaln , twenty miles south of La Grande
The mill Is running steadily day and night
nnd will continue In operation until It freezes
up. The mine this winter will bo tapped at
a greater depth and other prospects tn the
district will be developed. Thn Powder rlvor
mines arc , and will continue to bo as devel
opment work progresses , of great benefit tn
the people ot Grand Rondc valley.
A singular condition of things Is said to
exist among numerous bands of sheep In
Bcnton county. No less than n dozen ehcep
OWIU-M have recently discovered one or two
scabby sheep In n flock of healthy ones. The
fct ot finding one or two bidly diseased
sheep among others perfectly healthy , and
In so many casca , has led those familiar with
the occurrence to believe that the thing has
not happened by chance , but tht ! scabby nhecp
have been placed In healthy Hocks by de
sign.
sign.When
When orders , were accepted by the Ash
land woolen mills to. nnnufarturo u largo
number of blankets for the China trade some
doubt was expressed that the mills could
make the particular pattern rcqulrnd , A
sample was sent up from San Francisco to
work by. The blankets \vpre made and a few
sent down , and now n letter has been re
ceived from the firm handling them staling
that the Ashland mills blanket beats the
sample "out of sight" nnd Is the best
blanket seen so far for thci China trado.
WASHINGTON.
Tobacco has been grown succjssftilly on the
Snoqualmlc hop ranch.
Presser claims to bo the largest town In the
state without a doctor.
Dehorning has become common among the
stockmen In Douglas county.
The new ferry across the Columbia river nt
Wcnatcheo Is now In operation.
Tile Government Island situated near the
mouth of the Snohomlsh river has been sold
for $ S5 an acre.
The Oakcsdalo flouring mills have shut
down for want of wheat , and will probably
remain Idle until there. . Is an Increase in the
price of flour or a decrease In the prlco cf
wheat.
The Chicago Congregational club has do
nated $1,000 lo Whitman college. The dona
tion was made at a Thanksgiving banque-t In
Chicago. Four hundred nnd fifty persons were
present.
The Hopgrowers' association at Snoqualmlc
has been experimenting with the culture of
tobacco for the past three or four years and
Is convinced that western Washington can
grow excellent tobacco.
Sturgeon fishing is now taking the plac ? of
alinon fishing In the upper Columbia and
Snake rivers for a few months. Nets will be
used more this year than ever. They run
from GOO to 900 feet In length and the meshes
vary In size from twelve to nineteen Indies.
Hunting season with the Indians Is on , and
a recent arrival from the Colvllle roaervatlon
says all the able-bodied bucks are out In
the moutalns after deer and bear , both of
which are sild to be quite plentiful this
year , says tlie- Wilbur Register. The San
Polls ore said tobe the best hunters on the
reservation. They accept no rations from the
government- , but depend entirely upon their
own resources for sustenance , and appear to
be In better shape than any of the Colvllle
Indians.
George T. Myers , who deposited 350,000
whltefish In Lake Washington and surround
ing lakes , which had been cent out by the
United States "Fish commission In 1889 , says :
"Lsrgo schools of what seem to be whlteflsh
have bean seen near Renton. They will net ,
as a rule , bite at a hook , which is ono of
the characteristics of whltefish , and can only
be captured with a seine. Since seining In
the lakes Is prohibited by an act of the leg
islature , very few are caught , but the people
of Renton sometimes have them. "
The Colvllle Indian reservation has been
open to mineral locations since June 20 , 1892 ,
and prospectors and mining men have neg
lected their opportunities only because they
did not understand the law. That Is the
legal opinion of. a number ot attorneys of
state and national reputation , and , acting
upon It , me-n In the secret have been pros
pecting for months on the reservations , and
as a result of their discoveries have staked
out their claims and had them recorded In the
office of the Stevens county auditor at Col
vllle. It Is said by well Informed persons
that more than forty such claims have been
recorded already , and that those cover the
pick of the mineral ledges crossing the line
from the Trail Cresk district.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A talc or soapstone mine has been found
at Sims station on Hazel creek , Shasta
county , Cal.
The "natural soap" mlno near Elko , Nsv. ,
is to be opened up and the product utilized
commercially. *
News from Wyoming's cattle ranges Is of
th3 most gratifying character. Cattle and
cheep are wintering In fin ? condition. There
lij abundance of feed.
A deposit of very rich orei \ reported t&
have been struck on the -100-foot level of Ihe
Morning Star mlno at Sliver City , Owyhee
county Idaho. The extent Is as yet un
known.
Ono of the substantial farmers of the upper
Glla valley pays he dug from his sweet potato
tate patch this fall one potato that weighed
Ilfte3n pounds , and that fiom two hills he
got sixty-seven pounds of potatoes.
The long-talked-of tramway , eleven and
three-fourths miles long , from Rosuland to
Weill Landing. 11. C. , Is at last to be built.
The tramway will come near all the principal
mines of the camp and will assist materially
In their development.
Nick Iscman , a rich old man nt Kenwood ,
litiried $400 In a lat hole a few days ag .
Soon he found the money was gene , and
believing that the rats carried the coin
iiway Is now engaged In digging up rat
lioles all over the place.
George Bloch , a prominent farmer of
llealdsburg , Cal. , was duck hunting and had
shot Into a flock of ducks which were flying
} vcr a shallow arm of the bay. After he had
> rought down a couple of ducks he waded out
.o get ( hem , and when In the water up to his
.valst . was attacked by a devil fish , The fish
vound ltslf around Hindi's legu and was pullIng -
Ing him beneath the water , when ho bo-
1T I'MI.VSIJS Till1 HOYS
There'll nothing like them In the city noth
ing that will wear half as long or lock near
as well there nuy bo some made after the
styl of our boys' quilted bottom shoes , but
they are not genuine quilted bottom , with
real oak tanned sole leather soles ii'/i to C ,
boys' , $2,50 11 to 2 , youths' , $2.25.
Drexel Shoe Co.
1419 Fartmra Street.
thought hlm clt of his revolver , with which
ho that the fish In the held Hy the nul nt
friends the fish was brought to short1. It
neighed 115 pounds.
A new mining camp has lien dl covpred nnd
Is being opened up In Fremont's Peik dis
trict , thirty miles ncrtlnvcst of ItarMow. S.tn
Harn.mllno cctinty. Cal. The lodges carry
frco milling sold ore and thfrt Is water four
miles distant.
News from the Willow creek district , In
Idaho. Is tint In I. X. L. clnlm on Kock
creel ? , owned by 11. W. Uorman , n very rich
Btrlko hm been made. The mine has been
good from lln opening , but n fourtecn-lnch
strtak has been developed that Is very high
qrsde In free goM. The assays run from $200
to $400 per ton. Dornnn Is building a mill
on the property.
T1II8 llfllMAII II.\II.WAV.
Itullroml ItullilliiK mill Itn IH-m'lU'lnl
ttoiiilto In Inilln.
The railway system ot llurmah Is as yet
In Us Infancy. M > S Harper's Weekly. This
l not to \\omlorod nt when It Is con
sidered that , ? o far nt least as Upper llur
mah Is concerned , It Is only eight years sln
tha country \\as annexed as n province to
the. Indian empire. It was not until the
year 1S2C that , upon the close of the flrU
Burmese war , the seaboard pro\lnce of Ar-
akan , thu long 'rlp of country Ijlng be
tween the shore of the Hay of lUnstl nnd
the mountain range dhldlng It from the
great volley of the Irr.iw.uldy , and that ol
Tonasserlm , which Is a similar narrow atrip
of coastal territory stretching far down the
Malay peninsula , came Into the hands ot the
Kovtrmncnt of India by cessation from the
king of llurmah. Tlics ; ? two district" , besides -
sides being narrow coastal regions , wore the
poorest ot ths country , and nt the tlmu
wore almost depopula'od as the consequence
of generations of mls > government. The poptt
latlon of Arakan was found won after to
amount to an average of a little moro than
llvo psr ons to each i-quare mile , nnd tint
ot Tonasserlm to about halt ns many. In
1S.12 , however , the reytilt ol the second Bur-
mesa war was the cession of the province of
Pegu , which embraced the whole of the
loner part of the rich valley of the Irrn-
waddy , with nil the great alluvial delta
mound Its various mouths , which became the
British province ot Lower liurmuh.
The acquisition of this rich and compara
tively populous district first brought the
question of transportation In Hurmah Into
prominence , The scattered und poor popula
tions of the two provinces first acquired
were qulta Inadequate tn support any con
siderable systsm of transportation , but It was
different wllh the Innda In the rich valley of
the Irrawaddy. Iloads were projected and
partly carried out penetrating the country
In various directions , and particularly up the
valley toward Upper ntirmab , until In 1S72
the first beginning of railway construction
Introduced the new eru of transport Into the
regions beyond the Ganges. Between that
tlino and 1887 , the < late of the last Burmese
war and the final annexation of Upper Bur-
mah , the railway was carried up the valley
nearly its far as the frontier , connecting the
whole of the rich , though low-lying district ,
with the great port of Rangoon , which , from
1852 , had become the capital and commercial
center of the province. The railway was ,
perhapa unfortunately , conceived on a scale
of economy better milted lo the condition
and Immediate prospects of the country .than
to what now appears likely to be Its com
mercial development at no distant date. This
line , and ot course Us recent extension Into
Upper Burmah as far as Salgan , Just below
Mnndalav , Is of the narrow gauge of thre
feet three inches , while all the other lines
with which It will connect within the next
few years , arc either four feet eight and a
halt Inches gauge , as in the case of the
Slam lines , or of five feet six Inches , which Is
the gauge of most of the great lines of
India.
There can bo no better Illustration , how
ever , of the progressive agency of rapid trans
port In Increasing the wealth of countries ,
even of such as are not populous , flian that
of Burmah. This , of course , cau as yet
apply only to the lower districts , as the ex
tension Into the last annexed province , ex
tending about 300 miles , has but just been
completed. Where It has been In operation
for even n faw years the evidences of In
creasing population and activity abound on
every side , and there can b ? no doubt of
the hearty appreciation by the natives ot the
new mode of transport , both for passengers
and goods. Like all the Indian lines , a
system of low rates prevails on the Burmese
lines , the cost of passenger transit third-
class being as low as half n , cent per mile.
The result Is that In comparison with the
population the passenger traffic io enormou ?
so great , Indeed , as to enable the line
to pay working expenses and Interest on
capital without trenching on the usual gov
ernment guarantee.
Railway construction In Burmah has pre
sented no special features of difficulty to cn-
glneprs , and the line , being almost entirely
through n level country , presents very few
subjects for pictorial Illustration. The gen
eral syotem of construction , both of lines und
carriages , or cars , Is very similar to that
pursued on the Indian lines , although less
costly and substantial. Tlio same animated
scenes of eastern humanity meet the eyes
of strangers , except that In Burmah there
is nothing llko the enormous crowd of pas
sengers which maka Indian railway stations
so unique ; nor are the people there of mani
festly different races , speaking In a polyglot
ot tongues. Yet both the scenes and the
people are full of Interest , and the appear
ance Is sufficiently striking and novel to se
cure Interest oven from travelers , who , like
ourselves , had been hurrying through some
what similar experiences for weeks paat. A
Burmese crowd lo less varied , and , so far ,
Icy ? picturesque than an Indian one ; It U
also leys noisy , but on the whole the pooplc
have a moro prosperous and light Uo.irteil
look , and they display a much greater regard
for nnd appreciation ot the picturesque ef
fects of color In dress.
o
"I am cured sines taking Hood's Sarsa-
parllla , " Is what many thousands nro baying.
It gives renew nl vitality and vigor ,
A KHW LAMP.
of it Valimlilr Invention
In line In IH-rlln.
The State department hao received from
Sor.sul General De Kay at Berlin an Inter
esting report of n new Invention which U
unking a stir In the press of Berlin , and
which has been personally examined by the
miperor. U consists of a burner llko that of
iho Incandescent lamp before reported , In so
far as the cotton "hood , " or "Blocking , "
Impregnated with chemicals Is concerned ,
which gives Ihe light Its color and stead
iness. The- former lamp , however , Is used
For ordinary Illuminating gas , and the bur
ner Is adjusted to the ordinary gas jet. In
the now Invention , the gas consists of the
rumen from dealcohollzed spirit , an article
which Is very cheap In Germany , The recent
sudden rise In the price of petroleum haa
given this Invention peculiar prominence
PEJST PIOTTJRELS PLxHA-'SANL'TLY PUT
I 1VAXT YOU TO K.VOW
That while I am In the exclusive men's
furnishing tuiHlnesi unU deal only In ex
clusive styles , my prlce are not by uny
means exclusive. I have a largo trade ,
nnd I will venture to say that my cus
tomers will all stand up and xwcar by me
as a prlco maker. I am the largest repre
sentative hero of K , & W. colluru und cuffs
for one thing and I can sell you a mighty
good night robe for COc , for another ,
Albert Calm ,
Men's Furnisher , 1322 Farmiru.
WHY WOMEN WEEP.
It Is TIKI lliul Thrt-n In So Munli Suffering
When Tlioro Nrnl Not Ho.
Woniin's trotlhlos proli-ibty riutio moro misery -
ery In this world limn nil ether misfortunes
put to ulltir. Most v > oiuun overtax tlinlr
stroii lh < most ot them suffer from the Mraliii
ot hmni'holri nnd other ei\rc , und It is no
wonder tlu.t MO intiuy of them orotik dn\vn
iiiHlur the debilitating o ( Tools of high iirowuro
To every vvotnnn who values honlth and
strength , thu \porlot-i-n of ono w ho has pas oil
thrinmh n tlmo of suiTorlng nud discovered the
\\ny to iccovory oiuinnt full lo provo of tlio
lilKlieM Ititorvst , Tlio story Is briefly told In
llnuiitUot Mrs. I * l\ Miller , of M4 N 23d : t. ,
PlilliuUliiliiiivlio locontly HMlilt 'Tor iniitiy
inoitlis I VMIS it conlliiti.il sitiTeror nnd felt
iMimilutely worn inn. At lust I fortunately
ilocldiil to. try DiUTy's Pure .Malt Whl key ,
which luul boon toi'omnioiidcd lo mo. Slnca
then I h ivo Imtuovml vromlul fully , mill feel
lU'Clilotlly bolter , .sloop neil , nnil nl tlio s.vno
Unto I : im free to iicknowluiUo 1 do not oxpor-
toiii-o tlmt tlrnl , noary , Innniiltl fvultnit In
furl , no onu thlntr npiunns lo l < o : i burden tome
mo now Miiny of my ftlniuls nro well plcnsoil
and fully omivliicou thnt tln'tu Is no other
stliiiuliinl tlmt oxcuU Dully s 1'ttro Mult.
\Ylilxkev. My priivortind \ > Uli N tlmt It mar
reno.h thu liomo ot Ilio nllllotnil ovoij whoro.
The < n orris nut con vlnelnu becuusolhcy iivo
Iho rosnll of oxperlonoo. They piuvo boyonil
n doubt tlmt what every VMIIIIIIII needs is a
pure , healthful stimulant. H.nm-tliltic is 10-
qulrod to Imii.iU flesh vitality to the nystoin
und ulvo leni'UL'il slcor. lii.stu-li ansrs lliitly's
I'ttio Mull Whlskuy hits nlunvs worked won-
ilois. Ity moiinsof Ilsmioiitftli-Blvlui ; ixineis ,
ninny n Diilo , thin , vvomy womiin bus boeuino
nllv lutf pliMuMi of robiiil honlth.
InMnutly slops the most eicrull.illng imlna , nll.iyn
InllHiniuutluii ami cuics cormestinns , whether of
the I.UMKS , Btotimch , lloncla or other Rlnmls or
mucous mcmtimru's.
RAUWAY'3 R-ADY RELIEF
ct'itns AMI i ittvi < : TS
Cnliln , CoiiRlii , * < orf Throat , liilluonpitt
Hl'OllolllIlN , I'llOIIIIIOIllll , ItllOII-
limtlnnlrlirnlKlu , HoiiiliU'lio ,
Tootliuolio , AMlliiiui , 1)1111-
cnlt llroutlilni ; .
CUItiS Till : WOKS ! ' PAINS In from on" to
twenty niluuies. Not ime hour all IT ie.iilln > t
thin nilvcrtlscnicnt ntcil any one RUKPHll W1TK
1'AI.V.
ACHES AND PAINS.
For Iioadnchp ( whrtlin- rick or nervous ) , tooth-
ni'lio , nuuinlEla , rhcuiuutlsin , luiulURU , ti.ilnn unit
wciiMieo In UK * 1'iick. t | > lnc or klitncyj , | ulns
nruuml tlio liver , iilouilj'jrlllnK ot tlu > Julnts
and p'llns of Hit Uliuln. tlio uppltcatlou of Hnil *
\\.iy'3 Ileaily llrllof " 111 niTjnl linmciltatn rasv ,
nna Us rontlnuvrt tuc fur n few dny effect u
nnmnnent cuif.
TAKiN INW.Uim.Y A half to n tcncpannful
In hnlf n tumbler of water foi stmn.ich doubles ,
colic , wind In the lioweln , cold chilli , ft-ver mid
nKut * . dlarihuca , sick homlachu nnd all Intcinnl
I'rU'c r O IKT l)0 le. Sulil liy nil
EVERY WOMAN
Fomcthr.ed ni'iilt * n rollnblo
montlily rcgulutlng medlcluo.
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL RILLS ,
A ' 0 Jirompt , Knfinnd certain In rorult. The gtnu-
nodlr I'-nlvini "rrf' < > t < r-ln * vit.tin.vwheitv
Jl.OO. Shcrmnn & McCunnrll Drue Co. . 1611
Dotlffe street. Oninlm. Neb.
Monthly
Pains
anil anxieties cau bo relieved to n cor
Utility by usin" ;
Dr Chevalier's
Female
Pills.
Price , $1.00 jier box
If you nro timid and I doubt us to
what will relieve you , send for tlioso
pills. Sent sealed securely by mail on
receipt of price.
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co
1513 Do'ltroSt. , OMAHANER
Searles &
Sea/rles
SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous , Cliroaic
un
Private
WEaK ftEN )
H USUALLY.
nnil DUonlurHof nio
Trvutinunt liy nut
, ' $ consultation friio.
SV' llLiS
Curcil for Ufa and ilia iioUon thorouxliiy
cUanscd from the .ystem. 1'Il.IJS. KIHTUI.A
ana nirrTAij ur.cKiw , nynuocm.i : AND
VAniCOCRI.n pcrrnancntly nn < l aucce ifully
cured. Method new nnd ucifalllns
STRICTURE AND GLEET ut Cured Homo
IJy new uicthod without pain or culling.
Call on or addrtag wllh atmnp ,
Dr. Scarlcs & Searies , " & & $ % ?
: n the newspapers , nnil the emperor In salil
.1 have remarked on the pOH lljlltlo8 | It of
fers of opening a now nnil large lltlil fof
the consumption of potato spirit , wlilcli , In
a. literal ttnac , In Jut't now a drug on tha
market.
In order to Induce the funitH to rla ? from
Llio spirit Into the Incandescent "hood , " n
Imllow metal rod with two elbows like an
nvertcd IT la arranged over the bowl of the
limp so that the two anna descend tu tlu
Iliild ; a wick Is passed through this arm
and underneath the arm Is placid a almpla
straight tubs with wick , which also ilescimils
to the spirit. AH soon an this wick U Ignltol
; he long nrm bruins to get warm above It
nnd thn fumea of the spirit begin to unsetn-
ilo In the arm and pass up through a Hinull
liolo on the upper side Into the hood , whet a
it can be Ignited. To quench the light It
in only necessary lo blow out the little wide
uelow the nrm , whereupon the latter gets
cold , gas censes to form and the Incandescent
liood above ceases to operate ,
"At present the cost ot this lamp Is tea
sreat to warrant a wide UBB of It , " say
Mr Da Kay , "A complete lamp costB about
$5 and the apparatus to bo adjusted lo a
petroleum lamp costu nbout $3. Hut UICHO
prices are sure to fall rapidly It the pub
lic takes to the Invention. Another draw-
liack Is the danger of ejcploidoni. Although
tha makers of tlio lamp claim that there la
none , It Is no * , clear how explosions can bo
avoided In cnseu where the user lacks ex
perience or Intelligence ,
"The fluid used Is what la called deniturl-
ert , or chemically charged eplilt , which
volatilizes at a low temperature and docs
not have to pay the high tax with which
ordinary cplrlt U burdened. In 18S5 Ger
many exported rplrlt to the amount ot
89,000 tons , valueU at 28,000,000 marks ,
Slncu then tlie export has fallen , year after
year , till In 1890 It wati 38,000 tuns , valued
at 14,000,000 , mnrkH , and In 1893 only 16,000
tona valued at 4,000,000 marks , On the other
side of the question , petroleum has been
niported with a constant Increase. In 1885
there were 182,000 ton * , valued at CS.OOO.OJO
narks ; In 1890 there were GG4.000 tens , valued
it 73,000,000 mark , und In 1893 there ucro
[ 65,000 tons , valued , to ba mire , at a lower
irlco , namely , 47,000,000 marks. In the last
en yean tlif- Increase ot Imports of petro-
eum U figured ut over ICO per cent , while
the decreaie of exports of spirits la cal-
: ulatcd to amount to 21 per cent. "
Sc'iirlft I'Vvfi * Slirn * Dp ,
The prevalence of scarlet fever or any other
contagious disease need not alarm you If you
use Allen's Hygienic Fluid , It Is tlie Ideal
ireventive medicine cleansing , purifying and
itallng. No household ihould be without IV
