THE OMAHA BALLY BJ3E : SEPTEMBER 28 , 1890 *
hoot at Hie Idea ot eo-opcratlon with
foreign countries for the purpose of bringing
about attch A rc.iult. and loudly ask It the
American republic la not big and Rtrorg
enough to ha\c a financial roller ot Its own ,
"without walling for the consent of any
other nation , " An a matter of fact , they are
not for bimetallism at all in the true and
proper gcnso of the word. They talk glibly
about the coinage of both metals at a given
ratio , but what they acla-illy propose Is tnc
coinage of silver under conditions that
would Inevitably drive all the gold out of
the fountry and leave us only the white
rect.il.
Loultivlllo Courier-Journal ( dem. ) : Mr.
Bryan , after having rtiftdo about 200
Rpcechm , In which he ridiculed International
bimetallism and repelled as an Insult the
wore etiBKCStlon of any other nation on earth
being considered with regard to our financial
policy , is now greatly elated because Ills-
marck has written a letter. In which he
says he la Inclined to International bimetal
lism , and In which he adds that hn ls will-
In i ; that thn 1'nltcd States should take the
first step Toe-be-sho , toe-bc-shol Ocr-
many , or any other nation , would bo per
fectly willing for Columbia to first put hnr
hand on the fro * coinage sto\o to see If It Is
hot. Upsides , Germany has still a ? lot of
her old silver thalers which she would bo
glad to get rid of. Nor would she object
to a goodly share of the gold which would
leave this country should wo open our mints
to free Rllvcr.
Philadelphia Ledger ( Iml. rep. ) ! nlsmarek
says "If the people of the United States
should find It compatible with their Inter
ests , " which Is a pretty big "If. " The His-
marck who expresses this indefinite opinion
about action "In the direction of bimetal
lism" Is thn same man who demonetized sil
ver In Germany and established there the
gold standard. He practically says In this
letter that Germany will not abandon the
gold standard , excepting by "mutual agree
ment between the nations chlclly engaged In
the world's commerce. In favor of the estab
lishment of bimetallism. " That Is precisely
the position taken by the sound money men
In this canvass This Is not only the same
nismarck who placed Germany on a gold
basis , but who had that nation adopt a pro
tective tariff. He Is the same man who
wrote , -nhon the Wilson bill was before
congress , that ho believed the protective
system was the true one , and that under
It the United States had greatly prospered ,
as had Germany. It Is the same Bismarck
who has been advocating Increased duties
on agricultural products , to protect the
German farmers. Why docs not Bryan tell
his hearers that Bismarck established the
gold standard In Germany , and that he
says a protective tariff , which Bryan de
nounces as "unJustlPablo" and as the "off
spring of greed" Is "tho true system ? " If
Bismarck Is worth anything ns authority
then he has established the fact by his
tariff declaration that Bryan Is a humbug ,
and by hU adoption of the gold standard
that Bryan Is equally false on the money
question.
iil ) I'AHAnUAPIIS. i
Detroit Free Press : "Whv hnvo you
never married. Miss Antique ? " he thought
lessly Inquired.
"You never nskcd me before , " she said
coyly , n shu gave him her hand.
Chlcnsro Ilrcord : "That man In the next
fl.it calls his lively wife 'Blossom. '
"Great Scott ; how Inappropriate ! "
"What makes you say HO ? "
"Blo soms shut up when the sun goes
down. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "I'd like to nsk one
thing1 , " Bald the cross boarder.
"What Is it , please ? " asked the land
lady.
"llow did you got this stpak cooked BO
hard without even getting It hot ? "
Cleveland Pluln Dealer : His New Mam-
ma-Itl-Luw I trust , my dear son , that you
never indulge In that pernicious habit of
Kolng- out between the acts for a drink of
Intoxicants ?
The Bridegroom Why , my dear mnmmn ,
you Cldn't think I had It brought In , did
you ?
Boston Transcript : Maude They say that
Charley Oo.ines Is awfully sweet on you.
Clara Nonsense ! I wouldn't be seen In
his company.
Maude I suppose that Is the reason you
nlways turn the light down when ho
calls.
Boston Courier : Wagnian My wife says
I'm a veritable kidnaper. Friend I'd re
sent that If I were you. Waginan Why
resent It ? That's a tribute to my ability
to put the baby to sleep.
Chicago Record : "Papa , why do fliey
call language the 'mother tongue ? ' " "Be-
cnuHo the father HO seldom gets a. chance
to use It. "
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Billings took
up his cup of what the landlady called
ooftee , tasted It , snlfTcd at and set it
down.
"Hiivo you anything to nay against the
coffee , Mr. Billing's ? " asked the landlady
"No , ma'am , " .answered Billings , "I
never speak 111 of the absent. "
Boston Globe : Wife ( drearily ) Ah , me ,
itt it the days of chivalry are pnst. Husband
\VhafH the matter now ? Wife-Sir Wal
ler Raleigh laid his cloak on the ground
for Queen Elizabeth to walk over , but you
sot mad simply because poor , dear mother
sat down on your hat.
Dotrolt Frcn Press ; "I'm too old to get
married , " declared Gruntly.
"What has that to do with it ? " naked
his partner.
"Well , l'\o worked hard all my life and
want to enjoy the few years that are left
mo. "
DAINTY.
Chicago Journal.
She Biild Hho wasn't hungry.
When flrnt shu took her seat ;
She couldn't think of anything
She really liked to eat.
Hop appetite was fitful ,
She smilingly averred ;
31 v dalntv trlllrs only
Of late It oould bo stirred.
I'm glad Hho wasn't hungry ,
For when the bill WIIH biought ,
The figures writ upon It
Were S and 8 and 0.
Tin : IIAX\IHS.
Waslilnuton Star.
Don't rail at the banners now waving on
high ,
Whatu'er your opinions may bo ,
Let UH look at the sldu that Is brightest ,
nor sigh ,
When the country deems somewhat at
HCQ.
llepubllian , democrat , silver or pop ,
Thorn's no use In being peuerso ;
t ) You will have to admit , If to think you
will ntop.
ts. That the emblems that wave might bo
worse.
ISIS "When the sleet and the nnow hold ex
clusive domain ,
IS Wo will all bo prepared to nsree.
And we'll wish for those harmless old
uannviH ngaln
When the blizzard flan's nil that we see.
Pulse of Western Progress. , ;
Last year a very large class was gradu
ated from the School of Mines , says a Kapld
C'lty dispatch to the Sioux Falls Argus-
Leader , every member of the class having
a thorough , practical knowledge ot assaying ,
and now putting Its knowledge to use , many
being scattered throughout the Hills pros
pecting and locating claims. U was a very
remarkable class and the assertion Is vcn
tured that In no other Institute of learning
It in a Hass ever graduated under like condi
tions. Men from every walk of life and of
all ages were students with boys and girls ,
men whose ll\es have been spent , almost ,
among the shafts and drifts ot mines took
the course and again entered upon life In
which they npcnt the better part of their
jcnrs , with n practical knowledge of mlti-
crology and an understanding of Its mys
teries , a knowledge ot which should and will
redound lu their Interest and benefit as well
as to the benefit of the mining Industry.
Had the Hills country been developed by-
men thus trained millions more of the enor
mous wealth of that country would Ho un
covered today. The school Is doing good
work ; It may seem expensive and a luxury ,
but Its establishment has done much to de
velop the mineral resources of South Da
kota , and should be heartily supported by
thn agricultural districts of the state , as It
no doubt will be
CASPI3H MOUNTAIN COPPER.
After a prolonged and struggling effort
Casper mountain Is now beyond any question
on the road to full development and opera
tion , sajs a Casper special to the Denver
News. There has been more actual work
done on Casper mountain this year than any
two previous years. When the Omaha As
bestos company shipped Us last ere Mr.
Chris Boysel went cast , and Is now back on
the mountain , having returned accompanied
by Mr. H , A. Haywood of Omaha , who Is an
extensive mine owner , a well posted mining
man and largely Interested In smelters and
other property Interests. Mr. Hay wood Is
attracted to this mining field with a view
of associating himself with Mr. Boysel's com
pany , and ho will spend several days thor
oughly examining the properties and the for
mation of the mountain.
The smelter proposition made by George
Meyer has assumed shape and received the
enthusiastic Indorsement ot mining and
smelting experts In Omaha , Montana and
Wyoming and the mines of Casper mountain
and the citizens of Casper unanimously. So
much encouragement has been given the
proposition that the material has been or
dered , and within two weeks It Is thought
Mr. Moycr will have the smelter erected for
work. The cupola Is an experiment by Mr.
Meyer , though It Is pronounced a success
by Prof. Knight , who says' "There is no
doubt but what copper ore could be smelted
In an ordinary cupola furnace. " He further
says : "A furnace of this kind will not burn
up the copper , nor need there be any loss
In a smelting operation of this kind to ex
ceed 1 per cent. "
The furnace will first bo built In Casper
for a few experimental runs , and If found
satisfactory It will be removed to the moun
tain at some convenient watering place ,
where fluxing material Is also convenient.
ELECTIHC POWER FOR MINES.
Electric power Is to be transmitted from
the summit of the Sierra to the mother lode ,
says the San Francisco Chronicle , and after
It has delved that wonderful mineral belt ,
extracted the ere from Its profoundest re
cesses and separated the gold from the rock
and baser metals. Is to bo transmitted to the
city of Stockton , where the mountain force
will bo utilized in industrial projects and
for Illuminating purposes.
The mining proposition will first be taken
up , and. as a matter of fact. Is already
under way. By an understanding between
the Blue Lakes Water company , which
possesses the necessary water rights , and
the California Exploration company , which
requires electricity for the execution of Its
scheme of mining development between the
Mokelumno river and Angels Camp , In
Calaveras county , this part of the project
has been successfully financiered , and ar
rangements have been perfected for carryIng -
Ing out the undertaking. The source of
power will be a series of snow fed lakes
perched on the mountain summits of Alpine
county. They form a watershed of 300
square miles In extent and feed the Moke-
lumne river.
Already men are at work at Powerton
quarrying rock for the power plant buildIng -
Ing , and by the 1st of next month 125 men
will be employed. The work of Installation
will occupy about five months , and on March
t It Is expected that all will bo In readi
ness to furnish electricity to the mines.
Transmission lines are also to be con
structed all along the mother lode from
Plymouth to Altavllle , passing through San
Andreas. Next year the remainder of the
plant will bo built , and the additional 4,500
horse power will be transmitted to Stock
ton and Loci I , and also made to serve the
Intervening country and towns. A portion
of the project also contemplates the con
ducting of the waters of the Sierra lakes
to the capital of San Joaquln county. On
the way a part will be used for Irrigation ,
and the remainder will supply the people
of Stockton with water for domestic purposes
In lieu of the artesian wells now forming
the source ot supply.
YELLOWSTONE GEYSERS GIVING OUT.
W. W , Wylle , who has probably spent more
years In the Yellowstone National park
than any other man , arrived from Mam
moth Hot Springs , says a Helena , Mont. ,
special to the Minneapolis Journal. Asked
It there were any new things about the
park , he said :
"The geysers are gradually lessening In
activity. AB compared with sixteen years
ago I should say there Is not more than
one-halt the activity in the upper geyser
basin. I believe there will be few , if any ,
geysers In fifty years from now. There
seems to be more game In the park this
season than usual. A small number of
buffaloes have been seen near our perma
nent camp at Willow park , My son came
upon a largo buffalo bull whllo fishing ,
about ono mlle from camp. The bear arc
getting plentiful and annoying. The au
thorities should order their extermination.
They have annoyed all classes of campers
this year , getting Into tents and wagons
and taking what they wanted , At my
canyon camp a few nights ago , one en
tered my Chinaman's tent. The China
man lit his candle and then the fun com
menced. Ho had fresh meat in a sack ,
and hrm , also , In his tent. The bear
grabbed ono end of the sack ot fresh meat
and the Chinaman the other. Neither
would let go. The bear pulled one way and
the Chinaman the other. The bear growled
and the Chinaman swore. Finally Bruin
compromised by seeing a ham.
"Tho bicycle method of visiting the park
Is greatly on the increase , despite the
smaller travel this year. The roads are gen
erally good for wheels. There are some
sandy places and many hills , but the general
, verdict of wheelmen Is that this Is the way
I to best do the park. I believe there should
bo a bicycle path prepared and protected
along the roadside. This would make It the
greatest place for fine wheeling to be found
anywhere , and It could be done at little ex
pense.
"Two new roads were constructed In the
park this season. Others are needed , and
will probably bo built In the next year or
two It congress continues to make appro
priations for roads. Ono of them has been to
the Jackson Hole country , which Is near the
park line. Hunting parties and settlers will
find that road a great convenience It the
government would continue to appropriate
$30,000 each year for roads , the circuit would
bo completed In pet haps two years. "
RAGING FOREST FIRES.
Forest fires have been raging for upwards
of a fortnight along the Skccna river , the
headquarters of the salmon canning Indus
try In northern British Columbia , sa > s a
Victoria dispatch to the San Francisco Ex
aminer , and passengers who arrived here by
the steamer Tees say that the little mining
town ot Lome has been completely wiped
out by the flames.
The Tees left Port Simpson , the principal
port on the river , a week ago , at which date
the mountains for leagues were clothed In
fire which no human agency can check. The
loss to standing timber Is already enormous ,
while It Is feared that several prospectors
have met death In the rapidly advancing
llames. Fortunately no lives were lost In
the burning of Lome , though the miners ,
who constitute the entire population , had a
hard fight with death , being compelled to
seek safety In the treacherous currents of
the river In order to escape certain destruc
tion ashore. Of their property they saved
nothing.
The town was obliterated. It consisted of
a postofilco , two stores , the mining com
pany's engine house , shops , offices and
flume , and probably a score or more of
homes. With the machinery the property
was worth $20,000 , though It probably cost
twice that amount on nccoun * . of the dis
tance of the settlement from civilization and
the dllllculty of taking In materials and the
scarcity of builders. The flume was the
most costly and valuable part of the mining
coinpany's plant , and had only recently been
built to replace n less pretentious structure
which also was destroyed by fire.
At Bellacoola , further Inland , another for
est conflagration Is said to threaten the
safety of the Scandinavian settlement es
tablished by Rev. C. Sangstadt and com
prising upward of fifty families. Theao
have built roads , erected bridges , constructed
wharves , and In many other wajs shown
themselves earnest In a desire to make
the Skeena their permanent home and to
promote the development ot the district by
every means at their command. Should their
thriving town share the fate of Lome It will
be a severe blow to colonization prospects ,
and most probably a fatal blow to the Sang
stadt commonwealth.
At other points on the river fires of more
or less extent are raging and cannery pro
prietors are beginning to get considerably
alarmed. Altogether the situation Is serious.
FOUND RICH TELLURIUM.
The first tellurium ever found In San
Diego county was uncovered by Mat
Werner , a German-American miner , in the
Boulder creek district , some weeks ago ,
says a San Dlcgo special to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Ho has mined In Montana
and California , but did not know tellurium ,
as It Is not generally met with In these
states. A man who had been sorting tel
lurium ore at Boulder Creek , Colo. , for five
years saw some of Warner's ore on the
dump and his eyes opened wide. "Great
Scott , man , " he cried , "jou'vc got tellurium
here ! "
This started Werner to thinking , and he
gathered some of the black and white rock
together and sent It to the Selby Smelting
works In San Francisco , and the answer
came back that it was low grade tellurium ,
running only $28,000 per ton. Werner kept
his discovery to himself and covered up the
tellurium lead , working on another lead of
free-milling ere and sulphurets combined
The assays from these were enough to
satisfy any ordinary miner. Three distinct
kinds of rock were found In the ledge. First ,
a kind of hard white stuff that assayed $302
In sulphurets ; second , a yellowish decom
posed quartz , assaying $310 , and third , a
mixture of the two , with an Iron stain , that
assayed $110.
Werner , after satisfying himself that he
had something good , made a dicker with
two miners who had claims adjoining his ,
and secured three claims , all on the samr
lead , running from the junction of Johnson
creek with Boulder creek. This is four miles
below Cuyamaca dam. Werner came in a
day or two ago to file his location notices
and to have more assays made.
"I have been working on this lead about
three years , " ho said. "I sent samples of
tellurium rock to the Selby Smelting works
to bo assayed. They sent mo word that It
was 'low grade running only $28,000 per ton. '
That fairly took my breath away. I made
sure that my tellurium rock was not a
mere accident , but was there firmly In
place , with a poor porphyrltlc wall rock. I
think it Is a fissure vein with granite and
porphyry formation. "
Worner's discoveries have aroused the
greatest Interest among mining men In this
city. Several prospecting parties have al
ready left Julian to look Into the new dis
trict , and others are preparing to leave this
city.
DISPUTE OVER SURVEYS.
Quite a controversy has all of a sudden
sprung up between the Willamette Valley
& Cascade Mountains Wagon Road company
and the United States government , says the
Portland Oregoulan. In the spring of 1895 ,
under an act passed In 1894 , the company
put up about $1,000 , In the way of special
deposits , for the survey of the lands within
Us grant , crossing the Cascade mountains
from Sweet Homo to Camp Polk. Through
delays on the part ot the government an
Inspector to pass upon the surveys was not
sent out until this summer.
As under a decision of the secretary of
the Interior the company was required to
make Its final selections to satisfy Us gram
by the 1st of November , 1896 , the- company
has put the government "In a box , " from thn
fact that two of the government surveys
paid for by the company are found to bo In
accurate , and this work will have to be !
done over again. The Company la there
fore forced to ask ah''extension of time ,
although its agent In thUi city , Mr. R. W ,
Mitchell , was willing am ) , anxious to close
up the grant during the present year.
As a further complltnllon , a large fire
has spread over a considerable portion or
the surveys made last \ear , and the com
pany has stricken our of Its selection lists
several thousand acres burned over. The
two deputy surveyors , who have made the
Inaccurate surveys , will ha\o to resurvey
their contracts.
The government Is now trying to have
the company select some lands which Its
agent says are not worth paying taxes on ,
and as the company has been very careful
about Us selections heretofore It will resist
this action on the part of the government ,
even It the matter has to be carried Into the
courts.
Among the lands surveyed and selected
by the company Is a large body of magnifi
cent larch , or noble fir , pronounced by Mr.
George W. Weldler as the finest ho has over
seen. Many ot the tices arc sixteen feet In
diameter and 280 feet In height , running up
for ISO feet without a limb. This tract lies
about sixty miles cast ot Albany.
COPPER IN OREGON.
The copper finds are generally located
west of the coast range , and some veins are
near the ocean , but two groups arc In Jose
phine county , at the headwaters of the Illi
nois river , close to the California line.
These have been thoroughly developed by
Baltimore capitalists at nn expense of nearly
$75,000 , sajs the Portland Telegram ; they
are perfectly satisfied with results attained ,
end had commenced to reduce ores , but
found they needed some additional furnaces
to make a perfect success , and are now put
ting these up , and will , lu a few weeks , be
turning off nt least ten tons of copper a day.
Captain A. M. Brown of the United States
army Is an olllcer retired on account of
wounds , who for many years has devoted
himself to mining engineering In California ,
and has of late years located at Grant's
Pass , where he got control of these mines
and has enlisted capital to work them. The
Slsklyou group covers 500 acres a'nd Is thirty-
five miles from Crescent City. The Elmer-
Brown ground Is near Waldo. The same
parties own both mines and operate them
under the management of Captain Brown ,
who has his office at Grant's Pass > and by
telephone connection manages each mine.
These mines have 30 and 20-ton plants and
there are 1,500 tons of rich ore waiting re
duction that has 25 per cent copper. There
have been tunnels driven Into the mountain
SOO feet on one side and 600 on the other.
A very Interesting fact Is that this Is said
to bo the richest coppqr ore In America , for
It averages many times richer than the av
erage reduced at Buttc , Mont. , or on Lake
Superior.
Another Interesting feature Is that each ot
these properties seems to have an Inex
haustible supply of ere , and the copper of
southern Oregon Is high grade. When It Is
remembered that great copper mines support
thriving cities and employ thousands of
workmen It will show what may be ex
pected In the future for Josephine county.
Within a few milesof , Ijtoscbunr there Is
also a recent discovery of copper that prom
ises as well so far as'lt has been developed
that may add much to tboprosperlty ( of that
thriving place. Copper possesses great value
and has advanced 30 per c&nl In prlco with
in a comparatively recent time , owing to
the fact that electric wlrea are made of this
metal. The development of electrical enter
prises Insures that the demand for copper
will Increase , and as this Is'but the beginning
of the copper era , Oregon | Vvlll derlye great
wealth from this source and much popula
tion as well. " ' "fi '
THE DAKOTUS.
The trl-stato fair held at Sioux Falls last
week proved a grand ; success ,
Reports from various sections of North
Dakota Indicate a poor Vvfieat crop.
The Presbyterians r > f Aberdeen have de
cided to erect s , church'Cdifica-itoicost $4,000.
A body of galena has-been struck In Ihe
Iron Hill mine at Deadwood _ , which runs
50 per cent lead and forty ounces silver.
A Huron farmer who exhibits splendid
samples of Kaffir corn , raised on his farm
says that with proper care Kaffir corn can
bo made a profitable crop in this region.
The fifteenth annual meetings of the Bap
tist Ministerial union. Baptist Young Pee
ple's union and the South Dakota Baptist
convention arc to be held at Huron this
week.
An ere chute estimated to bo worth not
less than $4,000,000 has been struck In the
Fannie , Ruby basin , sajs a Deadwood dis
patch. The ore averages $30 to the ton , and
is 100 feet wide , extending nearly across
the property. It will bo handled In the D
& D. smelter , to which It belongs. This
smelter te now handling 15,000 tons of ore
a month. Tha monthly product is $140,000.
It Is claimed that the gold product of the
Black Hills for the present year will bo $10-
000,000 , with a probability of reaching $12-
000,000. The estimate Is based on the product
of the mines now In operation for the past
eight months , which have averaged 15,000
tons per month of siliceous ores from the
Bald mountain section and COO tons of the
same character of ere per month from Yel
low Creek camp and tho. properties will ag
gregate for the year. In round numbers ,
950,000 tons , principally by the Ilomestakc
and associate companies.
COLORADO.
A black bear weighing SOO pounds and
measuring eight feet In length was trapped
by one of the guests of a hotel at Gates
Park.
A good strlko was made in the Ingram
mine , at Boulder , It was oa new ground
never before prospected. The vein Is fiom
eight to twelve Inches.
The placer claim of Murdlo & McManes ,
on PIe Plant creek , near Tin Cup , Is making
a remarkable showing ! paying over $30 to
the man on a ground sluice.
A damaging forest fire has been raging on
Owl -creek , some five miles west of Aspen.
For a time It appeared as If the Brush hay
district would bo burned over.
A nix-foot vein of ere was encountered In
the Holy Moses tunnel at Creedo at a dls
tance of 1,070 feet and 750 feet below the
surface. They did not expect to cut this
vein before driving 1,100 feet.
Whllo the strrak on the Rattler has an
uncertain and broken appearance , some fine
ore Is coining out of it , cays the Colorado
Springs Gazette , The allowing is better to
day than It has been since the now north
and south vein was opened at solid forma
tion. About -140 earks of ore have been
taken from the thrco'stJri co workings. The
rich seam ot jaipcrlte quartz Is iTioiit fotir
inches in width ana free gold shows In every
scam ot the rock , asiaya running up to $ SX (
per ton , The lower grade eeam is aboul
twenty Inches and assajs run from $5S to
$122 a ton ,
An assay of ere taken from the bottom ol
the ehaft In the Geld Bug , Empire , went
fifty ounces gold and thirteen ounces silver
to the ton , The pay streak Is eighteen
Inches wide and one-half solid ore. This Is
at n depth of 100 feet from Ihe surface , on
Covode mountain.
A four-foot vein of ore that averages $24
to the ton has been opened up on the til tick
Wonder property , on the south slope of Hull
hill , at Victor , at a depth of 125 feet. In a
cross-cut running south. The vein Is of
phonolltlc quartz , and lies between porphyry
phyry for a hanging wall and tiachjtc for a
foot wall.
The most Important strlko lately at Ouray
Is that of the 0. and N. tunnel , which has
been driven 800 feet Into the mountain and
to the old workings of the American-Nettle.
The strlko Is strictly a gold proposition , and
the output Is of a $200 to $300 per ton
character , with a large ere body In sight.
The first carload Is now out and ready tor
shipment.
WYOMING.
The miners at Bald mountain have taken
the Initial steps toward the organization of
a miners' protective association.
A contest for county seat honors Is at
tracting a great deal of attention In Big
Horn county at the present time.
After negotiating with thirty armed men ,
who are holding1 the deadline at Jackson's
Hole , Abe Foster , on account of his ac-
qt'nlntanco with some of the men , suc
ceeded In getting permission to drive C.OOO
sheep through the hole.
The Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf com
pany has let a contract to Cnlonel I. W.
Gray of Wheatland for the delivery of 35-
000 ties at some point on the Chcenno K.
Northern , to bo hereafter designated. The
tics will probably be cut on Lararalo peak
and delivered at Buckhorn Siding.
The Cody Townslto company has made a
proposition to the commissioners of the
newly organized county of Big Horn , which
Is lu effect that if Cody City Is selected
as the county seat , the townslto company
will deed the county a block of ground ana
build n park , and also build county build
ings on the block to the value of $5,000.
An enterprising Little Laramlo ranchman
has been making experiments In raising bar
ley this year and says he has the finest crop
ho ever saw anywhere. The grain matured
fully and will yield at least fifty bushels
to the acre. This Is Just the climate and
soil for barley , and it can bo made ia very
profitable crop on the Laramle plains. There
Is a great demand among brewers at the
present time for a barley that will give a
light amber tint to their beer , and this can
bo produced perfectly by barley raisers In
the arid regions , vvhero there are no heavy
dews to rust or discolor the grain.
The new mining camp on the Grand En
campment still continues the popular craze.
Bankers and business men , says a Rawllns
dispatch , are hurrying to the new camp ,
which Is In the main range of the Rockies
Already there are over 200 Wyoming men In
camp , while the Colorado prospectors arc
flocking In by the score. The whole country
Is mineralized and In In solid formation.
The ore In the Huston mine , which Is only
down twenty feet , looks as though gold had
been thrown In by the handful. Over 200
claims have been located. The country as
far as prospected Is about two by twelve
miles In extent. A townslto has been laid
out and a petition for a dally mall forwarded.
The camp Is only forty-five miles southeast
of this city , a dally stage running within
twelve miles of the camp.
OREGON.
At Simpson's logging camp on the Pedce ,
In Polk county , there are about 2,000,000
feet of logs ready for rafting.
There were nearly 2,000 Indians camped
In Wallowa county , near Enterprise , for a
number of days , but they left less than
$500 with the business men of the town.
A. B. Conley of Union county has threshed
00,000 bushels of wheat , which Is a little
less than half his crop. Nine four-horse
teams are engaged In delivering the grain
to the warehouse at Island City.
O'n the north fork , of the John Day , In
Grant county. Is being witnessed much
activity in placer mining. Many claims
have been taken and old ones long ago
abandoned are now being developed ,
Taylor & Crow of Grant's Pass , who
own a quartz mine at Lost Flat , on Rogue
river , received returns from a little over
four tons of ore. They received $501.81 In
gold , 18.8 fine. The ledgs is three feet
wide.
Forest fires raged on the east fork of the
north fork of Coos river. The fires swept
through the great timber and threatened
Peterson's logging camp , but by hard work ,
aided by a change In the wind , the logs were
saved.
C. n. Lewis , who Is gathering Indian
relics for the Smithsonian Institution , has
recently secured 6,000 arrowheads from
along the Columbia river. Ho Is particu
larly anxious to secure a collection from
the Snake river.
The salmon cannery lately eitabllshcd on
the Slletz river Is doing a very fair business ,
as 2,000 cases of fish have already been
shipped from thero. The company says that
the statement it Is paying only 15 cents
apiece for tbo fish is Incorrect. It Is paying
25 cents.
Pocket hunters operated on the mountain
back of Canyon City , In Grant county , dur
ing the summer and the result of their Indus
try In shining gold amounted to several thou
sand dollars. Their plan Is to trace thi
small "stringers" of while quartz until u
"pocket" or rich spot Is found , when they can
easily pick and pound out a handful of gold ,
The extension of the Sunr.pter Valley rail
road to Sumpter will virtually leave the old
terminus of McEwcn In a state of abandon
ment , since all the persons In business there
will either go to Sumpter or elsewhere , The
Lovcns Mercantile company will go out of
Business altogether. The various stage HIIPH
will do business from Sumpter , all stages
starting from that paint Instead of McKwun.
The Bandon and Coos bay canneries have
started work , with a fair inn of fish at each
place. Work has also begun at Smith river
and at Chotco work | s expected to begin
soon. On the Sllet7 , the new cannery started
up with Imported fishermen. Several of the
Indians say that the cannoryman offered in
cents per fish , but the Indians refused to
take It , and , unless given 25 cents , they
said they would catch fish and dry and smoke
them themselves , as In days gcmo by ,
The miners who have put In the wing
dams in Rogue river are working hard to
get everything ready to take f the precious
metal before the early rains ra.sa the river.
There are three companies within three-
quarters of a mlle from town , giving em
ployment to twenty-five men , All are re
ported as paying well , but the richest claim
hours make
one day.
You can't make any more
out of them by the clock.
But wise women , pro
gressive women , can make
each day worth twice as
much to them. Just by
using Pearline. It isn't
on wash-day only that
Pearline ( ; ; ) saves
your time , and shortens and
lightens your labor , and lets
you do other and better things.
It's every day , and in all the scrub
bing and scouring and cleaning that makes hard work about
a house. Pearline is woman's labor-saver. It takes away
that ruinous , tedious , tiresome rubbing.
'
Is Just below the mltUlam. A few dnjs nfio
one of the prc rlctors raised out of three
feet of wnter four pans of dirt , and the gold
from the four pans \\clRhcd $5 SO.
Klamath Kails now has a sjstem of natrr
works and flro protection. The rlevntlon
of the rcsenolr nbo\o the power house la
200 feet , affording on Main street a pressure
ot eighty-four pounds to the square Inch.
The reservoir Is the largest under cover In
the state. Its depth on nn a\ernEe Is ten
feet ; diameter , sixty feet. When full It will
run three streams from the hjdrants ten
hours. The supply of water Is from n large
living sprliiR of pure , crystal water. There
are over two miles of mains , 10,033 feet.
The amount of capital expended In the con
struction of the water woilcs foots up nearly
$1G,000 , ? 1,000 ot which was expended for
lahor.
WASHINGTON.
The Teltoa flouring mill Is now running
day and night.
A force of men Is soon to begin work to
complete the contracts made for labor on
the 1'cshastln ditch.
rUe miles of the ditch proper on the
Yalclma reservation are now completed , be
sides the 3,300 feet of slough utilized.
Most of the prospectors nro being driven
out of the mountains ot the Ohanogan reser
vation by the approach of cold weather.
The Kosarlo Straits Packing company
shipped 1,000 cases of salmon fi.nn Us new
cannery at Anacortcs. Nearly 8,000 salmon
lally have been brought to the cannery from
Deception pass.
A broom handle factory has been started
at Sum&s , Wash , with a capacity of about
2,000 handles a day. It Is proposed to In
crease the capacity ot the factory to 7,000
dandles a day before long.
The residents on the north fork of the
Cowlcheo are taking the piellmlnary steps
looking to the construction ot a reservoir
In that valley which Is estimated will Irri
gate about 1,000 acres of choice land.
The Northern Pacific railway will erect at
Spokane , on the site ot the old car shops ,
a new water trink , with a capacity of 52,000
gallons. It will stand forty-two foot above
the tracks , the top of it reaching a height
of sixty feet.
The broom handle factory established at
Sumas by Mr. St. louls , has commenced
operations with 2,000 handles dally capacity ,
which will bo increased shortly to 7,000.
Machinery will also bo placed lu for manu
facturing toothpicks.
George E. Smith , a Crab creek lancher.
In Lincoln county , has completed threshing
his 300-acro crop , as a result of which he
has 3,416 bushels of No. 2 wheat ready to
market at his pleasure. His average per
aero Is about ele\en bushels , mid he Is very
well satisfied with the yield , considering
the fact that he did all Ihe work himself ,
and 200 acres of his field was sown on
stubble. Mr. Smith will hold his crop for
better prices.
It will require the- following material to
construct the harbor improvements at
Everett : Plies , 2,300 , being 80,000 linear feet ,
lumber , 08,000 feet , board measure ; spikes ,
0,800 pounds ; brush , 3,000 cords ; stone , 3,000
tons. The amount of dredging to bo done
will depend upon the amount of funds avail
able for the work , which Is estimated at
from $5.000 to $7.000 , the entire appropriation
being $20,000. The channel Is to be dredged
to a depth of six fret below the mean of
the lower low water , with a bottom -width
of fifty feet , with such side slopes as the
earth will naturally take.
The committee appointed by the grand
ledge of Odd Fellows of Washington to se
lect a site for the proposed Odd Fellows'
homo has decided In favor of Wulla "Walla.
The slto selected Is the Isaac tract of
flvo acres on which the old reservoir of
the Walla Walla Water company stands.
It Is within the city limits , and a sidewalk
runs all the way out to the land. The
committee of Iho grand ledge will now ad
vertise for plans and specifications , and
will soon decide upon the fclzo , style and
cost of the building to bo erected. The lo
cal lodges ot Walla Walla have pledged
$3,000 In cash toward the construction of
the bnlidlng.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Santa Barbara's walnut crop Is estimated
at about 220 carloads.
The Market street cais In San Francisco
will put on sprinkling appliances.
Mountain fires have betsn raging nest or
Pasadena- Gal , Thousands of acres have
been burnqd.
Iho catch of shad In Pacific coast waters
In 1895 sold for $40,000. In 1871 there was
not n shad In these waters.
Iho twelve-ecro experiment tract of
tobacco In Cajon Valley , San Diego , county
Gal. , U being harvested. It Is of excellent
quality.
A dispatch from Los OIlvos to Santo I3ar-
aara , Just across the mountains , hat to go
nearly 1,000 miles by wire via San Francisco
and Los Angeles ,
The Now Denver , D. C. , Ledge says that ,
owing to the unsatisfactory condition or
the prlco of silver , It Is probable that some
of the laigei properties In the Slocan will
close down until after the election in the
states.
The Standard mlno has struck ore In the
Campbell tunnel , at a distance of half a
mlle from the mouth of the tunnel. It Is
undoubtedly the greatest Btrlko over made
n the Cour d'Alencs ' , and places the Stand
ard In the front rank among silver lead
mlnci The hanging wall has not yet been
lenched , but thcic are already seven feet
of solid gnlena In eight , where the ledge is
rut In f > 00 feet ,
The roads of Hl\crsldo'a desert section
are to be provided with sign posts giving
directions where to find wnler-holes , A well
has also been dug about halt way between
Palm springs and Indlo.
Six prominent and wealthy San Fran
ciscans wcro arrested In Yoscmlto valley
by United States troopa on a charge of hav
ing violated the rules ot the park by carry
ing firearms Into the Milley.
Chris Taylor , a miner of Castle Creek ,
was brought Into Prcscott the other day to
bo treated for screw worms In the head ,
Ho was almost crazed when In ought Into
Prescott. 0\er 700 worms were taken from
his head and his palate has been nearly
eaten up by the pest.
U Is estimated that the yield of Lima
beans In Ventura county , California , will
not exceed 10,000 tons and there may bo 100
carloads ot small white and Lady Washing- ,
tons. Prices are so low that the bcnn farm
ers feel quite discouraged. Much ot last
year's crop Is still stored In local ware
houses.
Dr. and Mrs. JVnltcr Fowkes and Dr.
Walter Hough have returned from n tour
through the Moqul and 55unl Indian res
ervations , where they have been engaged lu
Important archaeological explorations for the
Smithsonian Institute of Washington. The
results of the expedition are of great scien
tific value.
At' Thlard , Idaho , Frank Jenkins recently
ran Into ere of too low grade to pay ex
penses. Ho called his men together and
told them that ho could not nfford to pay
wages , but offered to let them take the
mill and mine for sixty days and run thorn
on the profit sharing system. Without any
hesitation , the men accepted the proposl--
tton.
Turquolso In the rough , from the famous
mine in Now Mexico , near Santa Fo , Is
being cut Into Jewels at San Francisco for
shipment east. The mine was discovered
early In the sixteenth century , and , besides
one lu Persia , Is the only known genuine
turquoise mlno In the world. One perfect
gem from the Santa Fo mlno adorns the
Spanish crown ,
A TOXIC.
HorHforil'H Ai-ld
Dr. 9 , ii. Wlllams , Clarence , la. , says : "I
have used It with grand effect In cases whcro
a general tonic was needed. "
IS CIIAIUiKIl WITH MANY CHIMBS.
SftMV llnr Do ( ! ; I Din Urn ( lie Coilillr
Attorney Out ToiiKli Cltlxi'ii.
The bar docket for the September term
of the district court of this county has been
Ibsued. In ono respect this Is the most
remarkable- publication o\er Issued by this
county. A new departure Is Inaugurated In
placing criminal cases In the printed docket ,
but the form In which these cases have been
entered forms the startling feature of the
document. On the face of the entries the
county attorney appears to bo charged with
not only all the crimes In the decalogue , but
with numerous other offenses which cer
tainly make him the most versatile criminal
the world has e\er known. To those who
know the unassuming and retiring nature of
the affable county attorney It is nothing
short of paralyzing to turn to the aforesaid
docket and find such entries as this : "II. II.
Ualdrlgo drunk and disorderly ; " or this :
"H. II. Daldrlgc burglary and grand lar
ceny ; " or oven this one : "H. H. Daldrlgo
keeping gambling device ; " hut after read
ing these It Is not so ma-prising to find
the entry. "II. H. Ualdrlge stabbing with
Intent to wound T. J. Mahoncy. "
After all these the entries which follow
do not excite much surprise even v/hrn
It appears that the eminently reapcctublo
county attorney Is charged with shooting ,
resisting ni officer , hauling garbage with
out a license , vagrancy , embezzlement , violating
lating the curfew ordinance , soliciting on
the streets , fighting , selling liquor without
a license and practicing medicine unlaw
fully. All this remarkable condition ot af
fairs comes about by the form In which
the docket lias been prcpaicd. The title of
the case , "Stato of Nebraska against Paul
Daumcr , " for Instance , IH placed at ono
side of a narrow page , and opposite the
entry "Stale of Nebraska" Is placed the
name of the county attorney. Immediately
beneath Is placed the crime with which
the defendant Is charged and beneath tlila
Is placed the name of the attorney for the
defendant. No punctuation marks are used
and the mtries on the right nlda of tha
page make It appear that Mr. Daldrlgo la
charged with stabbing his friend , T. J , Mahoney -
honey , with Intent to wound.
There are 1,052 civil cases on the docket
for the September term and 17G criminal
cases ,
Tetter , eczpma and all similar skin
troubles ore cured by the use of DeWltt's
Witch Ha/el Balve. It soothca at once , and
icstorcs the tlwui'3 to their natural con
dition , and never falls to euro piles ,
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To call your attention to tin- fact Unit
< k'si > llu the ninny vicissitudes liidilciit
to a most vlgoions educational rnin.
imlKit In Kjdte of all the Knind oratory
tlmt'8 Koliij ; the rounds of the fountrj
BtUduIT Is Htlll iiutthiK box after box
of his ddlclous chocolates and lion hoim
lu the lai.M of Hie best J mixes of candy
sweets.
sweets.Balduff , Caterer ,
1520 Farnam
wi : .SIMIHAU oimsiivics _
On the sale of oil hoaturs this week
Wo offer you the "Jewel" and the
"Ideal" and Bunnuitco that they will
not Hweat the oil or > ; lvo an oflfenslvu
oiler urnl that they are perfectly safe
to iibo Wu have them In a lurKu variety
of sizes and in-lces and can certainly
pleabo you Como In ami oee one of them
In use.
John Hussie " Co
2407 Cuming
AVI5 MAICU OUH TALK
Today about the "oye'-and ! wLsh It to
bo understood that the usual "frou
(
test" Is In no way to bo compared with
, the thorough examination we make of
, the eye Our opthalmoscople test la the
only one lu the west and Is always ab
solutely correct no defect escapes- ,
therefoio we know the kind of treat
ment your eye needs.
Aloe & Penfold Co
SIM ? &t 1408 Farna m
W13 STOP TO imiMC
To the health of our customers for Its
having what they want at the rlulu
prlco that keeps thorn near us and the
buyer In getting a little nearer us every
day They found out Its' no use to go
to St Louis or Chicago for decisive nov
el t leu or for rich and rare draperies or
curppts We have them hero for the
smallest amount of money ,
Omaha Carpet Co.
1515 Dodge
wn MAKI : OUH now
With the new Hue of misses' ami child
ren's shoes with extiemc razor toes ami
black cloth tops that are so effective
for style The misses' sizes 11 % to li
are ? li.f > 0 and have n lovv heel which
does away with that Hat nppearancn
of the usual misses' shoe The child's
sixes ma btlll In spring heels 8 to 11
for $ 2.00.
Drexel Shoe Co.
1419 Famum
WI3 OUT KACITHD
Ourselves when we stop to think of
the welrdness the wonderful genlUH- .
who thought of constructed such a ,
magnificent pleco of mechanism as oui
"automatic piano" a piano that plays
without any player Kr u concerts dally
from 1U'8 ( ) to I'M ) and Saturday event
lugs the music Is perfect and Is just
the thing for conceit halls.
A , Hospe , Jr ,
Music and Art. 1513
wi : MOVI < : TIII : i'Kni'iK
Move the contents of n seven-room
Iiouse nt ono load do It easily quickly
cheaply wo have a patent arrange
ment ( fir moving pianos out of any up-
stairs" whitlow or down Iho staliK to
our " 1'lano Van" never Injure * the In-
Htrument call up for our "lllg Van"
when you move.
Omaha Van
1415 Farnam