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THE ( XNrAlTA DAILY 1JEJ3 : MONDAY , AUGUST 24 , 189G.
Pulse of Western Progress.
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A miner named Patton has just arrived
from Cooper Hill , says a Lnramlo special to
the Denver Ncwa , and brings news of a
great strike In the Croesus mine , the prop
erty of the Carbon County company. The
lead has been struck In the tunnel bcl.ig
driven at a distance of 575 feet from the
tunnel mojth and at a depth of 300 feet
( rum the surface. This Is the most Impor
tant strike ever made In this state , nnd has
caused the most Intense excitement In Lar-
amle , and Cooper Hill claims ccnnot be pur
chased today at any price. The ore body
has been penetrated six feet and no wall ,
and It Is confidently believed that a body of
from twenty to thirty feet Is encountered
Mr Patton the man bringing the news U
a mlntr of twelve years' Leadvlllo expeil-
cncc and says the oie Is the richest he has
ever seen The company has expended
$1,000 on the tunnel , and Is very jubilant
over the find. The Cooper 1III1 leads nil dip
toward the center of the mountain , which
fact caused the company to drive the tuniiel
In which this strike was made , and It U
thought that the converging veins all meet
nnd the now strike Is at the point of Inter
section No assays have been made oa yrt ,
but the opinion of all experts is the same ,
that a bonan/a mine has been openc.l. The
strike will necessitate a change In the loca
tion of the reduction works about to be
erected by the company , and the plant will
be probably located at Morganvllle.
FOUND COAHSB GOLD.
A party of six who have been making an
examination of the placer ground on Doug
las , Like nnd Muddy creeks , owned by the
Douglas Consolidated Placer Mining com
pany for the purpose of leasing. It found sat
isfactory , have Just made a paitlal rlean-up
of a space o' ground 48x15x0 feet , says the
Laramlo Ucpubllcan. In this space the
ground (2x3' ( feet ) on which the braces nnd
supports for the sluice boxes rested was not
moved. Only the head rllllo waa cleaned ,
the other rllllcs had not been cleaned for n
week. The amount of the clcin up was H3
pennyweights and six grains Of this amount
00 pennyweights and six grains were taken
from the head lifllo and the remainder from
the lower rlfilcs In a previous clean-up On
estimates based on the former clean-up
there are still fifty pennyweights In the
lower rlfllcs , making a total of 195 penny
weights or $1 22 per cubic yard
Seveial of the nuggets were weighed with
the following results Eight and one-fourth ,
fl\e three , two nnd one and one-half penny
weights each , a group of Mvo nuggets weigh
ing flvo pennyweights , and .1 group of ten
weighing nine penny weights , while there
wore over flfty that weighed a half penny
weight each. This shows that the gold Is
very coarse , and yet there Is considerable
flour gold associated with It. This exam
ination was made on the Muddy , nnd a
drain ditch was run up for the purpose of
prospecting It.
Dcforo making the above results known
the party secured a five years' leas > o on the
property ( subject to any sale that might be
made In the meantime ) No member of the
Douglas Consolidated Is Interested In the
lease.
The lessees will at once put In a bedrock
flume , build the necessary ditches and
hydraulic plant , In order that every thing
may be In readiness to commence operations
on a large scale when the spring opens.
At a depth of three and one-half feet a
false bedrock was encountered about eight
Inches thick , and It was below this that
the nuggets and coarse gold was found.
ACTIVITY IN THE HILL3.
Commenting upon the glowing future of
the Hlack Hills , the Deadwood Mining Review
viewsiys : "From our special correspond
ent we learn that great activity Is mani
fest throughout the southern hills , nnd the
same reports come to us from our corre
spondents In Galena , Hear Gulch , Squaw
creek and Caibonate districts Miners are
generally at work , and men of means and
experience are dally seen riding over our
various districts examining ores and ore
bodies , making purchases and arrangements
for larger development of properties , erec
tion of suitable machinery , building of road
ways , etc. Tlipse reports come to us from
all sections of the Hills and from the re
ports of now nnd valuable discoveries being
almost dally found , we must once more
affirm our statement that the Hills can
hardly be classed In Its Infancy. We be
lieve that from Prlnglo on the south to Cen
tennial Pralrlo on the north ; from Cambria
and Sundance along the west to the valleys
on the east , a vast body of mineral exists
nnd enough gold will bo extracted therefrom
to pay the debls of the world , and this great
field affords place for profitable employment
of many millions of capital and hundreds of
thousands of men. No section of country
known to chllbntlon offers as much for
capital and labor , and no spot on earth
can boast of greater happiness and pros
perity than can bo found In the Black Hlllb
of South Dakota. "
JUICE OF THR DOG FISH.
A now Industry has been started on Fox
Island , Bays the Taconrn Ledger The In
dustry Is that of manufacturing dog fish
oil and fertilizer. Buildings for the plant
have boon leased from the Fox Island clay
works nnd work has already been com
menced manufacturing the product A con
siderable addition to the plant In the shape
of trying-out kettles and boilers has been
eent over to the Island.
Dog fish oil Is n standard article of mer
chandise as a lubricator , and the fortlll/er
manufactured from the bodies has n ready
sale. This class of fertilizer contains large
quantities of ammonia and phosphoric acid
chemicals which are especially useful In
fertilizing California grape-growing lands
Among the vineyards of California there Is
a largo demand for the article. Its manu
facture was formerly engaged In by a com
pany on the sound , but Is plant waa too
extensive at the start and expenses ate up
the profits. ( Mr. Dorr staits In on a more
modest scale and Is confident of success.
The fish are caught by hooks and lines
A long row of trees , each line carrying COO
liooke , are set In deep water olt tl o Hand
and hauled up nt regular Intervals. The
llrst catch wa 900 dog fish in twenty-four
hours off one line.
From the livers the oil la tried out and
the bodies are then cooked by steam until
they are reduced to a pulp From this pulp
the moisture is extracted and the fertilizer
la the result.
FAI1ULOUS GOLD STIUKK.
A wonderful gold strike has been made
at Cedar Hollow , In the vicinity of Gaylord -
lord , on the western slope of the Tobacco
no you KJVOW
A pair of boys' tan shops will out
wear two pair of black ones ours will
and we're cutting the price boys' $8
tan bhoefl $2.25 ? 2.r > 0 tan shops $1.00
$2.00 tan shoes $ l.t > 5-youth's tan lace
bhot's $1.00 boys and youths' tan low
shoes $1.00 They are in alt bl/.es
round or rarer toes New catalogue
ready Hetter send for It.
Drexel Shoe Co.
1419 Fariiam
anil beak arc each.two Inches lortg. In ll
such a pirate of the jdlr would carry oft a
lamb with case. J.UI
Prof. Kancmntz's colony at Coqulllo over
SO.OOO silk worms lias concluded Its cocoon
spinning. The professor says the work has
been done much quicker and better this sea
son than before , and , If anj thing , the
cocoons arc better also.
A peculiar phenomenon was witnessed on
tbo Columbia river , near I.yle , by the pas
sengers on the llrfitllntor. The- river was
covered with rnjrlajlsjf ) butterflies , so nu
merous ns to almost obscure the vision
Where they came from or where they were
going seemed uncxplatnablo
A few loads of l&G Mheat have been re
ceived at the warehouses In The Dalles , but
as jet no sales have bftn made from pres
ent Indications there Will be as many bush
els stored there this j > ar ns last , but the
quality will be somewhat lower , there being
but little No 1 wheat fin the south side of
the river , though across the Kllckltat coun
try most of the wheat Is No 1.
Considerable gold dust Is being shipped
fiom Grant's pass , even In these dry times
Ncarlj c\cry store ! n town handles It , and
It Is legal lender without the government
stamp for nil merchandise There Is con
siderable difference In Its \aluo , however ,
owing to the presence of more or less sll
vcr. One shipment was made that only
brought $9 an ounce at the mint Some
of the dust has brought as high as $19 10
The silver-producing localities are known
and dust from there Is scaled down ac
cordingly.
V. S Illchardson , who has n largo log-
King contract with the Grand Hondo Lum
ber company , Is fixing up a logging camp
on Heaver creek , two or three miles above
Its junction with the Grand Hondo river
Prom this point the logs can bo driven
down the Grand Hondo with the spring
flood Mr. Hlchardson has a contract to
supply the lumber company with about
100,000,000 feet of logs at the rate of 10,000-
000 or 15,000,000 feet per jear. There Is a
flno body of timber extending for miles up
Heaver creek
A great many beautiful salmon have been
coming up Iloguo river. They come In
schools of from live to 100 and can ho seen
from the bridge at Grant's Pass , at almost
any time In the day The shadows from
the bridge In the water stop the flsh , and
they make a circle and go back , only to try
It again , and they soon get up courage to
make the run through. People with speats
stand on the bridge and catch one oc
casionally , but wound more than 'they ' take
out Some paitlcs go out at night with
a gill net and make good hauls , bringing In
from 100 to 200 pounds a night.
WASHINGTON.
A. M. Herrlck. the canncryman , has ar
rived at Aberdeen , and Is putting the can
nery there In shape for work as soon as
fall fishing begins.
The new box factory started at South
Dend by John L Harris will bo In operation
In a few days and will employ about fifteen
men In the mill and as many more In the
woods. A large number of eiders for the
product have already been received
A crow of men are now at vvoik on a
1000-acre farm on the Snohomlsh river , pre
paring It for a colony of Hollanders , who
are expected to arrive In a short time A
big farm house has been finished and a
quantity ol stock has already been secured
A now snagboat Is to bo built shortly to
replace the old Skaglt on the Snohomlsh
and Skaglt rhcrs. The old boat has been
In use for about fourteen jears and Is now
practically worthless Captain Taylor says
the craft will be built on the sound and
will cost about $10,000.
Nearly all the gold that Is taken out of
the Sunult mines is now being shipped to
the United States assay office at Helena , In
stead of to the San I'ranclsco mint , as form
erly. The miners claim that they realize
more from their nuggets and get the re
turns much quicker , tbn days being about
the average time.
The round-up of cattle In that piece of
country bounded by the Yakima and Co
lumbia rivers and the south line of the Klt-
tltas county Is finished , Eighteen men were
out twenty-four days. The number of cat
tle was only half' as many as were cor
ralled yast jear , but the shortage Is mostj !
attiibutable to the smoky weather , which
prevented the vaguorps from seeing the
bunches of animals' hidden In the ravines
The salmon run on'the Snohomlsh river
has begun and thereIs every prospect that
It will bo a largo one. This Is the yeai
for the extra big run of silver salmon , as
they are supposed to run In greater num
bers every fourth year , and it has been
four years since there was a big run. The
flsh bujcrs are pajlng 2 cents per pound ,
undressed. The several new canneries on
the Sound rnaUo the demand for fish very
great.
noes , for some reason , seem 4o be grow
ing more plentiful In Whitman county , says
the Garfield Enterprise. Seveial swarms
are captured each season , when a few years
ago such an occurrence was a rarity. The
other day Marion Scott captured a flno
large swarm that lit on a barbed wire fence
near his bouse , six miles northwest of Gar-
field. Ho proposes to put them to work
Experiments demonstrate the fact that bees
do well In the Palouse country.
On Index mountain , on the south fork
of Skykomlsh river , flvo miles from Index
station on the Great Northern railroad ,
Evans and Vancchtan have driven a tun
nel on a copper lodge about forty feet , and
are rewarded by an excellent strike The
ledge Is eight feet wldo and the pay streak
Is about a foot In width , that will run
high In copper , gold and silver. It Is an
ore that will bear expensive transporta
tion and shipments will bo made this
season.
The tug nnjden recently brought an un
usual tow Into Neah bay. She had Just
nkon the Norwegian bark EIra outsldo of
ho Cape , where It was quite foggy , when
she came across the caicass of a whale In
charge of a lot of Makah Indians. They
wanted the mammal towed to Neah bay ,
and In a short time a bargain was agreed
upon. The Do > den took the leviathan In
ow , and a few hours later beached It at
Meah bay. All of the tribe had congre
gated at the water's edge , and to say that
hey were overjoyed at their luck would be
mild eprcsslon of happiness Everything
was quickly gotten In readiness and a big
'cast on blubber followed that night , In true
fashion of their savage ancestors.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Over 1.300 tons of melons have been
shipped from Fresno this season ,
The Pomona cannery employs 175 hands
This season's output will Include 75,000
cans of tomatoes ,
A party Is being organized at Fresno
for the purpose of going to Venezuela In
October and engaging In the cattle busi :
ness ,
A San Francisco physlclan.ls preparing tQ
construct an airship , which no declares will
carry passengers to New York In forty
DO.VT scnn A ciun _
Or any poisonous compound to rid
your house of roaches and water bugs
The Decoy joaeh and water bug tiaps
we'io belling nt 23 cents does It-
cheaper quicker and better they'iu
harmless to everything but leaches
and bugs cause you jio anxiety and
make your home ono blissful content
ment See the traps In our window.
Kuhn's Drug Store ,
Douglas
hours. He has organized a company and
says lie will bo toady to commence traffic
In about three months.
Sugar making Is In full blast nt Chlno
over 2,000 tons of beets being delivered to
the factory every week.
The supreme court of Arizona has up
held the constitutionality of the law In
flicting the death penalty for train rob
bery.
Santa Hosa's big well sunk to tap the un
derground flow of water Is yielding 2,000 OuO
gallons a day. and It Is bcllovod comes
from the Sierras ,
The Albion ( Idaho ) Ileo sa > s that a rich
strike has been made on the Cassia creek
side of the summit between Little baslt :
and Cassia creek The ledge Is over 100
feet vv Idc
Prof C r Holder of Pasadeni has
started to explore the channel Islands cspe
clalb that of San Nicholas. The caithquakcs
of list > ear are said to have tossed out
antiquities and closed the harbor
At Austin , Nev the Austin ( Milling com-
piny's tunnel Is now In 2,000 feet There
are 1 000 feet more to be pierced ; 100 men
are nt work , and It Is expected the tunnel
will be completed by January 1 , 1897.
Tucson will soon have another Important
Industry In operation. A company was
recently formed to work the Santa Hltii
marble qinrrlcs Excellent marble abounds
In Cochlso county , and similar Industiles
await capital.
A deserter from the whaling fleet that
wintered at Hurschell Island reached Circle
City Ho says that five or sl\ out of fifty
deserters were shot down by the ofllceis of
the lleot , and that the others were driven
back a'joard.
An Oakland ojster dealer filled some of
his cans with water In arranging for an
exhibit at the exposition Hut some one
stole a doztn of the labeled cans and sold
them , and the unhappy dealer Is now ac
cused of putting fake goods on the maikct
Two Frenchmen have discovered a rich
copper le < lge about fourteen miles west of
Tilnlty Center , Cal , on what Is known as
Union gulch. The ledge Is fifteen fctt wide ,
rich In mineral , and natlvo copper Is found
lying near the springs and In the creek
The ledge has been traced for 3,000 feet.
The Ulossom ranch at Hattlo Mountain
embraces 60,000 acres of land and Is one of
the best cattle ranches In Nevada It has
a complete system of Irrigation Parties In
San Francisco are Investigating the merits
of the ranch , with alew of starting up
a beet sugar factory next beason , to cost
not less than $250,000 , with 10,000 acres de
voted to beet culture.
Lieutenant Moss , Twentjfifth United
States Infautiy , and eight soldiers , heavily-
accoutred and carrying four days' rations ,
covered the distance between Foils Mlssoula
and Harrison , 135 miles. Including the
passage of the Hocky range. In twenty-two
hours on bicycles The heaviest wheel with
pack and rider weighed 276 pounds , lightest
202 pounds , average weight 210. This Is
the fli-st detachment put on the road by the
United States army to test the practicability
of the bicycle as a machine for military
purposes In a mountain country.
A lady and gentleman were on a camping
trip and stopped near the road this side of
Silver Lake , not far from Woodfords , Nov. ,
to take lunch. The lady throw chicken bone
Into the brush and the gentleman's eye was
caught by the glitter of some bright object
Ho picked It up and found It to be a ten-
dollar gold piece of the coinage of Ib52.
They hitched up and left the spot , but after
going a mile or more turned back to look
for more. The loose dirt was brushed aside
and ten more found , all of the same coinage ,
making $110 In all. There were also pieces
of bone supposed to bo human. It Is sup
posed that some wanderer with the gold In
his pocket died at that place and the coin
Is all that has withstood the lavages of lime
The mystery of the theft of the twelvc-
thousand-dollar gold bar at Ensenada , Lower
California , last year was cleared up the
other day when James Garrett , the sus
pected thief , was surprised while digging
up the buried treasure Garrett had served
fifteen months In a Mexican prison for the
offense , so that he could not be tiled and
punished again. He revealed all details of
the robbery , which was accomplished through
his great skill In working the combination
of the safe in which the gold was deposited
The siddcst feature of the crime Is that
Hlveroll , the merchant who was held respon
sible for the loss of the treasure , was ruined ,
and his vvifo died from worry over the
trouble It was Hlveroll , however , who put
the detectives on Ganett's track , and thus
recovered the gold.
1ft Cl I'll II Mr tillSjNlflU
Effectually , yet gently , when costive or
bilious , or when the blood Is impureor
sluggish , to permanently overcome habitual
constipation , to awaken the kidneys and
liver to a healthy activity without irrita
ting or weakening them , to dispel head
aches , colds or fevers , use Syiup of Figs.
tiK iusiiivoms.
Got cmmriit AK < 'II ( I.ouKlim for Site's
In Wjomlim : mill Coloriulo.
CHEYENNE , Wyo , Aug. 2J ( Special )
Captain Hlrum M. Chlttcndon , who has been
selected by the government to report suit
able sites for storage reservolis in Colorado
and Wyoming , has requested state engineer
Mead to assist him in selecting such sites
and suggests that owing to the limited ap-
piopriation available , one .site near the
boundary line of the two states might
answer all practical purposes for both. Mr
Mead has In view two slteH , one In Colorado
rado and ouo In Wyoming , which if used
would provide water at once for use and
would end all conflict between Wyoming
and Colorado In regard to interstate watei
rights. The Wyoming site Is about seventy -
five miles north of Laramlo City , on the
Laramlo river. The Colorado site Is Cham
ber's lake at the headwaters of the Poudio
river. Chamber's lake covers an area of
about 180 acres , but has not sufficient
capacity to hold oil of the surplus water
of the Poudro. If enlarged and extended It
would retain all of these waters and rcndei
It unnecessary to divert any of the waters
of the Laramlei river , which naturally flows
into Wyoming , but which by artificial methods
ods may be diverted Into Colorado water
systems. A natural basin , revering G 000 or
7.000 acres , forms the site selected for
Wyoming , and In this , If properly retained
by a rcscivolr , all the surplus water of the
Liramio river could bo stored Mead will
recommend the selection of the two sites
named to Captain Chlttcmlcn ,
Theories of cure may be duscussed at
ength by physicians , but the sufferers want
quick relief ; and One Minute Cough Cure
will give It to them. A safe cine for chll
dren. It Is "tho only harmless remedy that
produces Immediate resultn "
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PELN PICTURES PLBIA.SAN'TLYAND POINTEDLY PARAQRAPHED 1 |
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* , IT us itKi'UA'i' IT.
While we don't make much nolj.p
wo nevci thelebs go light ahead belling
carpets don't have to "holloi"
our quality along with thu new and
elegant fall debigns we aio fallowing
nttiact the people and sell thu goods
Flist we get the quality and design
then-mako the puce that'a as low
us the quality will allow.
Omaha Carpet Co.
1515 Dodge
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Hoot range , In Madison county , says a ISutto
dispatch to the St Louts UIobc-Democrat ,
and hundreds of prospectors are rushing
to the new district. The strike Is the rich
est over made In 'ho ' state The surface
ore , of which several carloads has been
shipped , has yielded from $400 to $500 per
ton , and the returns from twelve carloads
closely approach $100,000 Another carload
of select rock , which Is about ready for
shipment. Is expected to net the owners
not less than $20,000
This has all been taken from a surface
cut , and as the locators hive only been
at work alneo about the 1st of July , It re-
milns yet to be seen whether It comes fiom
a true \eln or Is only a deposit In the
lime formation In which It Is found. The
properties upon which the work hag been
done are the Mayflower group , located and
owned by Charles Preultt of Whitehall and
P. M. Pair and K M Clark of Unite They
.ire coin Inced that the rich ore comes from
a true vein
The ore Is guarded by men with Win
chesters , and no such excitement In mining
has been known In the state since early-
placer days
COOK'S INLET A TAKE.
Two hundred 01 more cxcuislonlflts who
returned from Alaska on the Queen arc de
lighted with the northern scenery and the
glorious wcathe-r which prevailed during the
trip , says a Victoria special to the San Pran-
clsco Chronicle Hut the Queen had pas
sengers other than happy pleasure seekers ,
and they are not so pleased with their trip
to Alaska , They are miners returning from
Cook's Inlet. They expressed themselves
very strongly regarding the Inlet district ,
which they dcscilbo os being simply a fake.
The party Includes almost every ono from
the inlet who had money enough to get out.
They went to Sitka on the bark Merry , and
from there came down on the Queen. Ono
of thcso stated that last spring ho heard
so much about Cook's Inlet that he foolishly
left a good prospect at Cripple Creek for
what he considered a sure thing In the far
north.
When ho arrived nt the Inlet he found
the country fairly overrun with prospnctois.
Some of these were miners of experience
others had never seen a mlno and knew
nothing about prospecting. While a num
ber of miners who went In there a number
of years ago are doing very well , -very few
of those who arrived there this year found
anything The waters are exceedingly rough
and the cuncnts treacherous , and many lost
everything they possessed by their boats
upsetting and , to make matters worse , great
forest flrcs broke out and burned a number
of cabins , also provisions and tools
"I never saw a better country to keep
away from , " said the disgusted prospector.
"Everything seems to go wrong and there
nro men there who are actually suffering
from want. I do not know what the poor
fellows are going to do , for they have no
money , and without money they can't get
out of the country. My experience * .t
Cook's Inlet coat me over $300 It was re
ported at Sltka that the United States rev
enue cutter Plnta was going to the Inlet to
take away all those who desire to leave. I
think the government should do something
In the matter , for there Is no way by which
those poor fellows can escape without as
sistance. "
GOLD IN THE CASCADES.
A correspondent of the Hallcr Times , writIng -
Ing from Darrlngton In regard to new discov
eries made on Clear creek says :
"The Myrtle C , which was located Juno
C , 189(5 ( , Is a largo and flne looking prospect ,
and the farthest south on the mountain of
our locations It Is capped over with lava ,
oniy outcropping in two places on the west
slope of the mountain , the predominant
metal being gold , assaying $1840 per ton
Three claims are located on this lode. The
North Pole was discovered and located In
June last. This lode I was sure would run
heavy In silver , and was surprised at the
assay , which gave $20 In gold , with only a
trace of silver. Three claims were located
on this lode The Mollne , showing flne
mineral at the surface , Is a small lode from
nine to fourteen Inches , but has a very
heavy capping , which Is an Indication of a
largo vein beneath. This vein can be read
ily traced across the summit of the moun
tain by its outcrop , and Is a good showing
for a valuable mine. Three claims have
been located on this lode. The Burns , dis
covered and located about Juno 15 , 1S96 , Is
quite a large one , showing four feet solid
mineral at the surface This lode shows
signs of copper , but I did not have assays
for that metal , and can only give the as-
sayer's certificate for gold , ? 28 65 per ton ,
silver only a trace. The surface ground on
this lode shows two other veins on the north
side of the center line. One outcrop shows
a six-Inch streak of ore 100 feet from the
main -vein. About seventy-five feet from
this Is another vein showing n'ino Inches at
the outcrop.
All appear to be separate veins and the
mineral they carry Is the same In appear
ance as that assayed. From the assays I
received of this now locality , the size of
the lodes , and the amount of ore In sight ,
I am convinced this Is one of the richest
strikes yet made In the Cascades As the
property Is exclusively gold property , the
formation Is different from the other local
ities , bfllng a mctamorphlc slate , carrying a
rose-colored quartz. *
A good wagon road extends from Sauk
City , where boats land , to these mines , a
distance of twenty miles.
IMMENSE LOO HAFT.
The biggest raft of logs ever floalcd Inlo
San Francisco bay , containing nearly 600,000
Hner feet of piling , will be towed down
from the Columbia river by the Southern
Pacific collier AHnoola on her return to
this port , says the San Francisco Chronicle.
The piling will be used largely for the con
struction of the ferry landings of tbo now
union depot and for sea wall extensions ,
The great raft has already been built at
Stella , on the Columbia river , and will bo
launched In a day or two. It Is constructed
on the cigar-shaped plan and forma a struc
ture 500 feet In length , with about fifty feet
beam and thirty feet depth. It will draw
twenty-five feet of water and contain 560,000
linear feet of logs , and It the latter were
laid out In a straight line , ends together ,
they would form a rail 217 miles in length
and be sufficient to build a pontoon bridge
seven piles broad to the Fqrallones , If such
an undertaking were possible.
Dctwccn flfty and sixty tons of chain
have been used In the construction of the
Intense raft , and It Is stronger and better
built than any log raft over launched In
the world. Iho piles am principally of fir
and spruce and have been carefully selected
The raft was built and Is being sent down
the coast by Halns & Robertson. They sent
down the last big raft towed by the Mineola ,
< > OT A iin.UAoun _
Probably caiused by eye overwork
nine-tenths of the Ticaaauies are caused
by the eyes something wrong We're
here to repair that wrong Our oxpeit
optician can lit you with glasses that
will give your eyes a rest that's what
they need Ilttlo eye defects glow to
bo big ones If not piopeily and
promptly attended to.
Co.
1408 Faruam
J-TT § _ ra = a breunnow- * = - * wu L = re
but the Southern Pacific company backed
them ID the enterprise Now they are spec'
ulatlng on their own account.
THE DAKOTAS.
Extensive preparations are being made al
Hrooklngs for the Christian Endeavor con
vcntlon to be held there this week.
The contract has been let at Aberdeen for
the erection there of a now Masonic temple ,
the contract price of which Is $9,700.
Lead Is to have a system of sewers , the
plans for which are being designed by
Andrew Itosewater of Omaha
The Immense flow of water at the Hudon
nrteslan well has been checked by putting a
new valve upon the standplpe , now a two
Inch stream , Instead of a six-Inch stream
shoot a hundred feet or more Into the
air
Two sites for Indian schools are being
located , ono at Chamberlain and the other
nt Rapid City. Two thousand , five hundred
dollars has been appropriated for each of
the schools , both of which are lo bo bulk
this fall.
A good slory comes from near Wood-
brldgo In Ihe northwestern part of Cavalier
county. A farmer a few days ago drove
across the boundary line Into Manitoba
with a load of oats , which ho sold to n
dealer In Crystal City for 9 cents per
bushel The custom house officer learned of
It and arrested him for not paying any duty
The farmer , who Is said lo bo thoroughly
honest said that ho thought that since
Lnlirlor's election there was free trade
between this country and Canada Hut ho
had to put up 10 cents per bushel for his
oats all the same.
Prof. Todd , the state geologist of South
Dakota , has sent to Hermosa the strangest
collection of bones nnd petrifactions that
ono could wish to sec. These are from the
Had Lands , vvIiTe the professor has been
exploring for several weeks past Heccntb
the party found quantities of the fossilized
remains of turtles , with shells from two
to three feet In diameter , and of the bronto
thorium , a hog-llko animal from twelve
to fourteen feet In length , ns well as the
oredon , a pro-historic animal whoso appear
ance was that of a sheep
'COLORADO. '
A contract has been let for a now reser
voir at Tellurlde , the old ono being no
longer adequate to supply the demands of
its growing population.
A new town has been platted one mile
west of Glllet. It Is to be called Alrhardt
and Is Intended for a residence place foi
mineis working In that vicinity.
At Eldorado , In Houldcr county , much ox
cltoment continues over the recent discov
ery of gold on Hryan mountain. Samples
shown are rich In tellurium and carry a
value of forty and fifty ounces per ton.
Harry W Richards and George D. Steven
son , owners of the Summit Creek coal
mines , at Saw Pit , have made the richest
mining strike of the year. In digging a
ditch to the coal mine they struck a min
eral vein , which , upon following to the
llmo contact , proved a bonanza. The entire
body Is about four feet thick , of n porphyry
formation , and a Denver assay returns 41 50
ounces gold and 21.20 ounces silver a value
of $81512 per ton.
A report has been received of an Impor
tant strlko In the Uachelor mine , at Ouray
A cross-cut at a point 270 feet below the
present workings has opened up a largo
body of ore , which , though not running
very high , Is so heavy In lead that It will
prove a very valuable addition to the ore
reserve of the mine. No shipments ha\e
yet been made from the now strike , and
mining operations have been temporarily
suspended to enable the company to put
up new ore bins and make other necessary
arrangements for handling the ore.
WYOMING.
Thieves are actively engaged In cattle
rustling In Natrono county and within three
weeks rustlers have been detected making
drives of unbranded calves , and in both In
stances the calves were taken from the
thieves
The State Land board has leased 10,000
acres of land on Clear creek , In Albany
county , to local ranchmen at an average
rental of 2 % cents per acre per annum The
lands leased are suitable only for grazing
purposes.
Pour surveying parties are now at work
In the country south and west of the Sho-
slione Indian reservation and the latest re
ports are to the effect that good work Is
being done. The region Is very mountain
ous and progress is not easily made It will
probably bo November before the work in
that section is completed.
The claim owners at Bald mountain , In
Big Horn county , are nt last proceeding in
a business-like manner to demonstrate the
value of the prospects on the mountain Sev
eral companies have prospect holes down
to depths ranging from forty to sixty feet
and the work will continue until bedrock
Is reached. The Indications ore most en
couraging , assays showing fair values , and
It Is altogether likely some paying mines
will bo formed before snow flies.
The owners of the Richmond mine at
Cooper Hill have let a contract to run an
Incline on the ore body for a distance of 100
feet , and the contractors are already at work
and the necessary machinery to raise ore
will soon bo on the ground. All the capital
needed for the erection of reduction works
has been pledged , should the Incline prove
ns good as the surface Indications. The ere
body Is eight feet wide and assays from $20
to $50 per ton In gold. The hanging wall :
Is a schist formation and for a distance of ;
flvo feet from the ere body or vein proper
It assays $17 per ton In gold.
OREGON.
There will bo tons of wild plums and
huckleberries In the Coquillc mountains :
this season.
Ono firm at St. Helens shipped this season
140 tons of salmon , for which the fishermen ;
received , at 4 cents a pound , the prevailing a
price , $11,200.
'
A great many mutton sheep are now going
east from Heppner. Emll Scharff of Grant
county will deliver over 3,000 to bo shipped
from that point.
Walter Shoemaker has shipped from Curry
county this season 2,000 head of sheep and
oxpccts to ship 3,000 more before the season
Is over.
Joseph Wright of Union shot an American
black eagle In the Eagle mountains Ho
forwarded the body of the bird to Fireman
Fred Ballcn of La Grande. Mr. Dallen , who
Is a taxidermist , will mount It , The eagle
measures seven feet two Inches across the
wings , weighs forty pounds and the claws
AVE'1115 AI/VVAl'S JU.OWIN'fi
About those Klniball pianos We've
been selling for twenty-lhe years got
u right to blow tliej'ro the most satis
factory Instiument ever wild It's a
pleabiue for us to sell them then the
price Is right that makes them easy
to bell Sometimes wo get all cash
but wo will sell them on cany teims
too No use to bo without a piano.
A. Hospe. Jr.
.Music and Art 1513
YACHT WILL RACE OS LAKE
Intornntiorml Regntta of High Dogrco
Scheduled for Toledo.
CANADA WILL' SEND HER FASTEST BOAT
Venrcilor Will Vpliolil lic Ittuinr of
Ainorlon. nidi the fepnteli Unlit
Cauml.'i llt-ciu il of the
TOLEDO , 0 , AtiR 23 The se-.les of Inter-
mtlniiAl races which will be sailed over the
Tuitlo Light course off Toledo beginning on
Monday next Is doubtless the most preten
tious regatta over sihedulcd for the Inland
lakes. It marks the beginning of au era
In yachting which promises to put the spoil
on the lakes on A footing with sailing on ( ho
coast. Until Venccdor and Canada were
built to sail an hilcuiatlon.il race yachtsmen
around the lakes have been content , for the
most part , to race In club regattas w Ith
good ciulsers. Now , however , all of the
great yachting associations promise to have
some racers In their fleet. It needed such
a contest betwctn two modern built yachts
to bring about this feeling.
No yacht races In this counliy li.ivo at
tracted the attention given the coming one
except the International salt water contests
for the America's cup. Now that nn Inter
national race on the lakes has become a
( Kturc , Its Importance will bo felt In every
poll that boasts a yacht club.
Already crowds are beginning to arrive to
attend the race. Asldo fiom Its Interest as
a spoiling event , yachtsmen see In It n 10-
newal of the old contest between keel and
centerbo.ird Canada being a cutter of the
latest type and Venccdor a "skimming dish'
with a fin Hundreds visited both yachts
when docked and the wise ones believe thu
weather will decide the contest. A strong
wind will favor Canada , light wind Venco
dor. IJcsldcs this , the belief Is curicnt that
Canada's crew Is composed of butter sailors
than that of her ilval
The owners of the icspectlve boats have
agreed to divide the $1,500 In gold offoied
bj the loleda Intermtlonal Yachting asso
ciation , Like true sportsmen they do not
llko to lace foi gain Each will do his best
to win the silver cup , but the cash will be
divided CO per cent to the winner , 40 per
cent to the loser. The cup Is on exhibition
In a store window nnd attincts crowds of
admirers. The follow lug y ichts arrived this
evening 01 will arrive early tomorrow morn
ing Sail MIstial , Crusadei , Vamlna , all of
Chicago , Merlin of Racine ; Steam Path
finder , Buena ; Sentinel , Wilber ; Hluda and
Toxeta of Chicago.
UOA'CS OF HIGH DEORED.
People have been Blow to recognize the
quality of the two boats that arc to con
test for the tiophles off Toledo They have
generally been regarded as good boats , but
the fact that they are probibly the best
of their class ever built has not been ac
cepted without allowance It Is the fact
however , that these boats will represent
in a largo degico the yachting brains of
America and Scotland , backed by a plentiful
supply of money.
Vcncedor was designed by Theodore
Pooltel nnd built last winter by the Racine
company to the oidrr of IJeirimeu brotheis
of Chicago , especially for a race with the
best boat Canada could produce Pookel ,
the designer , Just from the llerrcsholt yards ,
had every reason to cteate a yacht of the
first class. He had some icputatlon .n.s
chief draughtsman for the Heneshoffs , and
designer of a number of the fast yachts
they had tinned out But this icputatlon
was shared with his employeis. In his
new position he could create a laccr which
should bo all his own Idea He drew much
of his Inspliatlon from the lines of the
Defender and Niagara. Adding some In
vention of his own , he had the theory of
a craft which ho fondly hoped would sail
away from anything of Its class yet built
The construction of the boats was proceeded
with under the direction of the designer
with the greatest care. Every piece of wooil
put in passed first under his sciutlny , and
many of the most impnitant pieces wcie
selected after a great expenditure of time
by the deslgnei himself. The woik on the
boit progressed slowlj , simply because of
the pi cat pains liken In getting out the
parts and putting them together. When
Vencedor was launched and given a trill
the creator was satisfied ho had turned out
the best boat of the class afloat ,
MODERN FIN-.KEEL SLOOP.
The Vencedor is a modern fin-keel sloop
with a racing measurement of foity-five
feet. The original design was for a boat a
trifle larger , but the plan was changed to
meet the desires of the CanadHns , who pie
ferred to build one n Ilttlo less than foit > -
flvo feet. The bulb approximates eight toiib
The first trial given the Vcncedor In a
race was at Milwaukee , where It mot
Vancnna and Siren , two Chicago boats of
the modern racing type. In this regatta
Vancnna was awarded the prize But it was
no race. The buoys had drifted and both
Vencedor and Slien mlbsed them in the fog
The Vencedor was then brought to Chicago
and took pint in the Lincoln Park Yacht club
regatta. In this race the Vcncedor was un
fortunately becalmed and Siren won thu pen
nant by n small maigin of time allowance
In this race the boat twice showed excellent
sailing qualities On the first leg , in u beat
to windward , the yacht outsailed the fast
Siren. On the tocond leg , Vencedor was be
calmed , and , wbiln Its bulls were banging
limp , Slron , which had a little M nt of
Ijrceze , sailed pabt nnd turned for the homr
line. When the Venccdor got the breeze
the Siren WOR ne.iily a mile nhc.ul , but
Vencedor made up this distance on the home
leg and rinsscd the line first , losing the
race by the time allowance , which had not
been made up
Although technically beaten twice , once
by Vancnna and once by Siren , Vencodoi
sailed away for the Cleveland regatta with
the confidence of her filnnds At Cleveland
was the first real race the Vcncedor had , nnd
the way the yacht walked awnv from the
cracks In that u-gatta gave Its frli nds re
newed confidence in Its ability to hi ing luck
to Chicago the International trophies 'Jhe
proper place for Vcncedor In that regatta
was In the forty-six foot clans , but It was
not a part of wisdom for the two Interim-
ilonal contestant ! ) to sail a preliminary race
Canada being also in that claus So
Vonccdor went up into n higher class and
eft Canada to compete with boats of Its own
sailing length 'I ho result of Vcnccdoi'B ,
race was a surprise to Its most sanguine
friends. Vancnna , the local rival , was
JJOVT JIAVI : TO IMI.U : _
1'eoplo to our elegant candy pailor
the svm'tness we sell the toiiitcoiis
cleikh .itti.tet everybody It's a plea-
MHO to puicluibo candleb wlu'ii JOM
know they uiu always fio-h pme-iind
delleldUh MaUIng candy Is our buM-
nebs We'ie al\\UJH making up soiiui
novelty. Wo send eandy by o.\pie.i.v-
Sec how we do It In thu window.
Bal duff , Catere r ,
1520 Faruam
litten. nnd the crick Canndlan bo.-U , Vred
was left far behind.
Win VKNCKDOU IS I'AVOIUTB.
It is through the latter boat A line la fur *
nMicd on the Canadian defender , Vred *
nnd Canada met cnily In the season , when
Can-lit out-filled the Vreda ono mlmtto and
el lit ficonil Vcncedor beat Vrcda twenty-
! , evcn minutes , \\hethcr this Is a true Una
or not It Is difficult to say. In that raca
the Cam linns wlt'i ' a view of getting a
lone on Venccdor , manned the VreiU with
the Canada's sailors , and so far as any
one was nblo to discern the bolt was sailed
on Us merits Tlie rare was sailed In *
good bieesto and lumpv sci The Canadian *
console themselves with the fact that the
conditions were most favoutbid to Venccdor
and decldedlj unfavorable to Vrcdn Under
other conditions the Canadians contend the
\cncedor cannot niako smh R showing of
Vrcda. However , the rare gave the friends
of Canida a fright , nnd the best they can
now hope for is favotablc sailing conditions
and a close rare
Commodore llnrlman has another line on
the miallts of Canada Prlsellla had n trial
with Canada nud had Ilttlo difficulty In
"illing awty fiom It. Vcnecdor afterward
had a tilnl with Prlsellla and beat It. So
that as fir as may bo determined from
the meager facts nt hand the Yankee boat
Is lll.rlv to KO Inlo the nre n prime favor-
tie Commodoio Dcrtlman has yet another
line which Is direct During the Cleveland
logatta , when Canada and Hclmn started
In the r.ict1. Commodore Herrlimn had Vcn
cedor stationil nc.u the second buoy , Cap
tain 111)boui ) being Instilifted to follow the
two Cmiadhns over the second leg of the
course. Vonccdor's tlmo was taken from
buoy to buoy , as was the time of Canadu
and Zplma. It , vns found Vencwlor had
beaten the crack Canadians several min
utes. As all tineo boils sailed under the
same conditions of breeze nnd sea. thla
tiial must be taken us evldene'o of Von-
cedor's supcrloilty under the conditions of
wind and sea In which ( bo three boat *
sailed.
CANADA NO SLOW CRAPT.
Canada Is a Scotch boat , btillt expressly
for this race by rife The yacht was got
out on thu uthcr side and shipped In parts
to Oukville , Canada , where * It was put to
gether. Its racing length Is about forty-two
feet Until the Canadians saw Vencedor
sail they felt their boat was well nigh In
vincible * It his been tried thoroughly
against the1 SCelma and Vrcda , the two best
boats In Canada It mot Xclma a number
of times undei a vailety of conditions , and
won In the majority of their races Zclmx
his long been the ciack Canadian boat , hav
ing been built by Plfo to beat anything of
the same class on the lakes When the
Canidians accepted the challenge for an In
ternational yacht ince they oidered a boat
to beat Helnn but so highly was this boat
thought of they reserved the right to race
It In case they wishcil to do so. The condi
tions of the race gave them until a week
before the race to name their boat. When
their new boat , Canada , met Zclma they
were thoroughly satisfied and felt the "Yan
kees" would not bo able to send a better
boat against them When Canada and Vcn
cedor reached Cleveland for the regatta ,
Canada was the favorite. After yachtsmen
had seen both race the sentiment changed
and Venccdor became favorllc at once , nnd
It is expected to increase in favor and go
into the contest a two to ono favorite.
The race which these two bnats are to
sail Monday Is the icsult of n gicit deal of
hard work on the part of both the Chicago
and Toronto yachtsmen. The proposition
for an International contest came from Chicago
cage last fall. After the milter had been
pretty well canvassed locally expressions
were had fiom all thogre.it lake ports where
there were yacht clubs Canada was not
much In favor of such a contest at llrst , but
in the course of time the yachtsmen took
more kindly to the Idea They were content
to sail their best boats In the open regatta
against the best that could bo sent against
them from the states , but no ono seemed
willing to take the Initiative in preparing
Top an International contest.
BEUUIMANS WORKED IT.
Commodoie E. C Itcrrlman of the Lincoln
Paik Yacht club b.iw its importance and ho
and his brother decided at once to build a
boat and Ibsuo a challenge It was proposed
to sail for a perpetual Intel national trophy
and the challenge was directed to the Royal
Canadian Yacht club of Toronto Negotia
tions progressed very slowly and , In fact ,
they were almost broken off at ono tlmo.
I3ut Commodoio Herrlman determined to
have a race nnd sent the racing committee
of his club to meet the Canadians and make
ill reasonable concessions There was
finally ono thing In the way of a lace Ven-
ciJor'a plans called for a larger boit than
thev wished to ball ngalnst. To meet this
objection the racing length of Vcncedor was
alti'red nnd It was further agreed that Ven
cedor vould give the Canadian defender
double time allowance on its length over
forty-flvo feet The length Is a few Inches
over the limit and on this Canada will re
ceive double time allowance.
The races aio to bo best two In three ,
under the Now York Yacht club rules , with
a few essential amendments. The trophy to
bo sailed for Is a cup valued at $500. In
addition to this the City of the Stialts Yacht
club offers a prize valued at ? 500 , which late
to go to the club from which the winner
shall sail Tills latter , according to the
conditions Imposed by the donois , becomes
a perpetual Interlake trophy Ilcsides thcso
prizes there Is $1,500 cash donated by citi
zens of Toledo through the International
yacht race committee
The course over which the race will bo
silled Is known as the "Turtle Light course. "
The starting point is a few miles from
Tuitlo light , where the boats can have
twenty-four feet of water On the firut
lay a triangular course of twelve knots will
10 sailed twice around Ono of the logs
will be duo to the wlndwaul The course for
: ho hpcond day will bo the same length ,
Mil It will bu straightaway to leeward ere
o vlndwaid and ictuin , the choice being
nlven to the winner of the first day's con
test Should It bo ncceBsary to sail a third
ace ono of these two courses will bo so-
octed the choice to depend upon the tos *
if a coin
The opinion seems to prevail In the east
that the new Chicago yacht Is simply a good
lake boat nothing more1. Hut In Chicago
llieru Is a well-doHncd belief that Venccdor
Is as good u racing yacht as any on the At
lantic i oast. Those most Interested In
Vencedor have Intimated that they are prepared -
pared to K.ill it ngaliiBt thu best boat In Us
linns afloat In salt water. And , more-over ,
they declare they might bo Induced to go
to the coast and nail the race. If Vcncedor
wins the coining Intel national race , her
owners nay they will bo rendy to race any
boat In ltn cliiHH fiom Maine to Florida. A
race between Vuicedor and Niagara has
> ccn discussed , and It Is not unlikely that
these two crack ynchts will meet on the
Atlantic coast early In the spring Chicago
yachtsmen have still higher ambitions , They
,110 nursing the hopn that a defender for
thn America's cup may be built on Laka
Michigan
voi ; iuTTiit Mnvn
Now while jou Know our adiliess
w.e've got a lot of "vans" but we can't
move cveiylody ) at Hie b.une time Can
move a whole house full of fuinltuiu at
onee tlut'H what wo got those big
" ; i-lioi- > ans > " for don't m.ilco any
dilfeience 11 It does lain they'ie watertight
tight- When jou nunu niovu right.
It'M HO much cahler ,
Omaha Van anil Company
Our tclophoi.i , 1659 1/tc :
in watasn onicu.iio