TUTU OMAITA DAILY BEE : FONDAT , OCTOUER 19 , 1390. o
Mlary , Instead of brim ; paid In dollars
equivalent to gold , as It now the fact ,
eho'ild I in rciluceil by a cut of 47 cents an
every dollar , whit would become of the
support of tlili Immense number ot edu
cated tenders ot thought ? They would have
to buy with only 53 cents what now they
h.ivo 100 cents to buy with. It would be ' i
practically cutting every nalary In two In
the middle.
Hut would the salaries of these 112.000
clergy bo Increased by the prevalence of
free sllverT They would not. Of all sal
aries In American life , these of the clergy
ro Icust MUcly to bo affected by any as
cending scale. They do not respond In any
matcilal degree to Improvement In business.
They vary but slightly , even taking the
companion by decades Into account. The
precedent of one year. In the silary ot n
clergyman , Is the standard for another , and
another for Indefinite periods. It Is not
likely , with the startling facts of ecclesi
astical hltrnry before us , thai a single sal-
nry of nn American clergyman would bo
advanced In proportion to the actual cut-
tine of the purchasing power of the salary
now received.
Upsides , the churches are conducting vast
missionary , church-building , blblc-clrcutat-
Ing , dcnomlnatlonal-aehool , and many other
forms of activity. They must do It alt thorn-
selves , of the free will ot the communicants ,
as not n dollar comes from the United
Slates treasury. Take- the most numerous i
1'rolcstnnt body as an Illustration , namely
the Methodist Episcopal. The total Amount
of money raised by this ono church during
the year 1SI ! ) was over J24.000.000. The min
imum of loss entailed by the foisting of
frco silver upon thU Important church
would be nearly $12,000,000. The name ratio
tie of loss would como to all our churches ,
The Human Catholic church would be one
of the- worst sufferers. ItnaRlne HID loss to
the clerical support , monasteries , asylums ,
convents protectories , and schools of all
grades ! The chance of the standard to frco
silver would pimply paralyre this Immense
network of humane and educational llfu to
nn extent that would bo felt In every nook
and corner ot the l.ind.
IIKI-'U.VT ADMITTIill.
Sllvrr l.omlrra AeUntnvlcrtiee AII-
liruiK-liliiir Dunni.
Chlonco Chronicle ( ilcm. )
It Is notorious that the silver democratic-
politicians and leaders concede their over
whelming defeat.
This statcncnt relates to regular demo
crats who have always worked and voted
with the party and who support Bryan
not because they bellovo In him or In his
plntfnrm , but In pursuance of what they
n. , ard as party fealty.
Intelligent democratic expressions ot
opinion to this effect como from every di
rection. Defeat Is admitted. They scino
plan not road of escape. They regard all
future sllvcrlto efforts as the iinero work of
desperation.
These admission * relate not only to Chi-
c.iqo , but to the state ot Illinois and tr >
the ccnernl result. Thn mo t sagacious and
candid democrati In their estimate ot re-
Milts say that the majority against Dry an
and Altgeld In Cook county. Including the
city of Chicago , will bo not Irssilhan 50,000
and may rench 80,000 or 100.000 votes. They
admit that the majority against llrjnn nnd
Altgcld In the slate will be twice that In
Conk county.
They also give up that Is prominent nnd
nine-ore democrats supporting Ilrynn Kay
that he will lose nil the central western
Btates by as great proportionate majorities
as will bo given In this city , county and
stall' . The defeat will bo not only decisive ,
but nnnthllFtlng.
Tim collapse and failure of the Ilrynn
populist campaign will bo inoro complete
than any other In political history. There
wll bo no more left of the Uryan populist
fusion after election than there Is of a fire
cracker after Its explosion. There will be
the fragment ! and a little umokc.
iM Kir/.v AND imuiiiT.
Now York Truth : The Bride Why do
you stay away from homo every night ,
Fred.
The Unite It must be the result of the
liablt ucijulrcd while courting you.
Now York Weekly : Deacon Dryboncs
( onthiialiiBtlcnlly ) IJIK'B not this congrcgix-
ttomil pinging stir you up ?
I'rof. Note ( n musician ) Sillmo .up ! In
dued It dues. Makes' mo awenr.
Texas Sittings : Coroner Is this man
whom you found ( lend on the rnllrond
track n total stranger ? Witness ( who hns
boon told by the company to bo careful In
Ms statement ) ) ) No , nor. Ills IOK wan gone
Intolrcly. Ho was n partial stranger.
Chicago Tribune "The '
: phrase 'working
classes' occurH In this sentence. " said the
toat'hor. "What do you understand by the
working classes ? "
"Tho chisHo.s lit grammar nnd 'rlllimctlc , "
answered tbu shock-headed boy with the
bad eye.
Boston Transcript : Dealer Hero's n
ryclomoter I can recommend. It Is pos
itively iiceiirnlc : not al nil Ilko norno
cyclomoteiM vhloh register two mlles , per
haps , where you have ridden only ono.
Younu Lady You haven't any of that kind ,
have you ?
Chicago Post : "Does ho know anything
about the money question ? "
"Not n thing. "
"How do you know ? "
"I BCO him standing out on the curbstone
nearly every day discussing- . "
Washington Btar : "I'm afraid , " Bald the
Chicago bunco man. "that the gold brick
came Is about played out. "
"There Isn't the slightest doubt of It , "
replied his friend. "You've got to use n
silver brick now. "
Tndtannpolla Journal : "Colonel Orlme , "
Bald thu man who thought ho knew him ,
"changes his political opinions us often as
lie does his shirt. "
"Oh , como now , " Bald the other man who
Know the colonel. "Ho changes them oftener -
ener than that , doesn't ho ? I never look
him to bo so hidebound as that. "
IIKU REPLY.
Kansas City World.
"Oh. will you wed , my dear , " ho said ,
"And bo my own for aye ,
And go with me ncroHi the sen ,
"Where nil my gorgeous castles be ,
To dream the years away ? "
"I will not wed you , air , " she said :
"Your wife I will not be.
Your castles fair urn In the nlr
I d only have InBoiiinlu there ;
America for mo ! "
TUB \\VvN'UKIIBn.
Chicago Tribune.
Once upon n midnight dro.uy.
When the moon and atais wore weary
And the boys were somewhat beery.
As they oft had been before ;
Wandering Willie of the locks of raven ,
With hli face nil cleanly shaven ,
And upon hli heart engraven
The Imago of the white house door ,
"Was engaged In robust rlunibnr
In a room of luckless number ,
In a hostelry groan somber
With memories of yore.
Dreaming drcamletfl most erratic ,
'Auto-plutn-popocratlc ,
ISvrn shadc.i once democratic
CJalloped through his ml ml galore ;
Hut they vanished from the BCOIIO chaotic ,
And Hill's mind then grow ecstatic
As It viewed thi ! scene hypnotic
That occurred the day before.
Once again In the convention
To the members all attention-
He nratcil at a tension
That delicti the cannon's roar.
ho wakened In thn morning.
his famo-lot Ju t a-bornmg.
IIu should then have taken warning
As ho mlfht have done before ,
That tribute fiem the miners
alight stock it hundred "diners , "
But all Colorado's shiners
Couldn't olovnto him more.
Hut ho didn't heed the writing
On the wall that was Inviting
lllm to think well before lighting
For delusions by the score.
JTTo packed hU old black gripsack ,
As McKlnley packed his knapsack
And hi * canteen nnd his hnvrrrack
In rebellious ilays of ycie ;
'A rut ho wandered to the eastward ,
And ho wandered to the southward ,
And ho wandered to the westward
And undo speeches by the score ;
And the moru that he orated
'The more his cause sevmtd fated
To bo by Sattin slated
For eternal llres galore ,
fTho people nro not fooling ,
Our better sense Is ruling ,
[ Wo have had too good n uctiooHng
To lot our credit KOJ
lAnd It may appeir quite funny ,
glut \\o wnnt Bound , staple money ,
Not silver dollars , sonny.
Like they have In .Mexico.
JWo nru now too great a nation
iT ° .al' ' ° l.1 repudiation.
lind bo known throughout creation
* or the honest debu we owe.
Pulse of Western Progress.
.
tin ) Ira ! inil Irs. I
A great many prospectors and mining men
have bcn going Into the Ccbello creek coun
try with the view ot Investigating reports
of recent rich finds In gold nnd other metals ,
In which the former predominates. Those
who have left Mineral and Rio Grande coun
ties , says a Coppervllle special to the Denver
News , confirm the statements made that It
Is destined to become an Important mining
camp. The new mining camp will be knowr
In the future an Coppervllle. H Is situated
on the Cebelln creek , seven miles south of
the hot springs known as the Powder Horn
poitorrtco. In Gunnlson county. The forma
tion ot the country couxlsts of black trachyte
granlto nnd lime. The levels carry copper ,
gold , silver and galent. The assay returns
show greater valuer In gold nnd copper than
In silver and galena. The mineral belt ex
tends on both sides of the Cobcllo creek ,
b.ivlnt ; their regular course southeast and
northwest. The extent of the mineral belt
is an yet unknown , but the country around
whom thh new lind has been discovered
Is t.\si being explored. A few claims were
staked In thU vicinity In 1893 , and the de
velopment work was partly done on thcim
but there has been no prospecting done
sltmo until this season In thnt vicinity.
Lait July a party located some claims
which show tip well and this was really
the beginning of the now camp. Others
came in nnd had like results , nnd now the
prospectors are coming In every day from
other camps. Lake City. Gunnlson nnd
Creode are well represented among the pros
pectors.
The altltudi ) ot the camp Is about 8,000
foot , situated In n beautiful little valley.
The mountains arc not precipitous , but rollIng -
Ing , so thst the country can be easily tra
versed on foot , horseback and wagon. These
hills which surround the new camp reach
back until they come In contact with the
higher mountains some 1,000 to 1,500 feet
higher than the camp. They nre dotted
with red spruce , pine and cedar trees.
YUKON ARGONAUTS RETURN.
Thomas Dwycr , representing a Superior ,
WIs. , syndicate , has returned from a season's
sojourn on the Yukon , says a Seattle special
to tbo San Francisco Chronicle. He went
up last April from this city In order to make
a thorough examination of the mining field
above Circle City , with n view to ascertain
ing whether It would be feasible for the syn
dicate to Install a hydraulic plant for mining
on nn extensive scale , nn experiment hitherto
untried in thnt region.
Four months of personal research and
careful study have convinced him that the
pinu Is entirely practicable , and he will
Vicommt-ud It In his report. Dwyer urges
the Importance of opening a better trnll to
thn mines , hud says that the present one by
Chllcoot pass Is thu worst possible. He
recommends White's or Moore's pass HH hav
ing already bren partially surveyed. The
Canadian.nre making efforts to secure a
new trail by Taku pass , which , if success
ful , will throw trade Into British Columbia.
Uwyer reports that the Yukon diggings
panned out well thin season , the banner dis
trict being on Mastodon creek , where one
miner took ten ounces of gold from a single
shovel , while $3 and $4 to the shovel was
not uncommon. Laborers nt the mines were
paid $12 n day but living was proportion
ately high. Dncon wns worth 80 cents n
pound , sugar CS cents , liquor $ GO n gallon ,
or 75 cents n drink , and the cheapest cigar
50 cent * .
The Lakme , on which Dwycr came down ,
brought 155 miners , returning from Yukon.
Of this number almost every man brought
his little sack of gold dust. The sums which
these Harks represented vary In amount
from $100 to $10,000 , a goodly number of
them reaching up to four figures.
Seven or clglit hundred miners , from all
parts of the United States , will spend the
long winter at Circle City. Hundreds of
men have been disappointed and have hardly
ekfd out an existence through the season.
On the other hand , some claims have occn
remarkably ttucccrsful. One man ot this
city paid $900 for a claim last season. Hc-
gliuiing work In June of this year with a
crew of eight men. working In shifts of
four , night amf day , he has taken out $24,000.
'
PLUMES DEARRR THAN G.OLD.
Some feathers that are extremely fash
ionable fetch more than their weight In
gold , says the Portland Oregonlan. The
hunting of birds on which these feathers ,
are found Is a more profitable business ,
moreover , than goldseeklng. It Is only
natural to compare the two , because both
gold and birds are found In the same sec-
lion. Lower California.
The egret feathers sell from $32 to $35
an ounce at wholesale. Of course , they
fetch nt least double that when retailed
over the counters of Now York's most popu
lar stiops , They go by thn piece. One. or
at most three , from 50 cents to $3 each , are
the most that women oven In comfortable
circumstances feel that they can afford.
AVhllo there arc probably hundreds of men
who mak * a business of killing birds for
their feathers , tbo best known of the feather-
hunters in the west Is Hamlln Smith , the
white chief of the Cocopah Indians. Their
reservation includes most of the land on
Madeline bay. In the marshes of this broad
sheet of water are found the crgret , heron
and crane lu largo numbers. Sailth reached
San Francisco a week or so ago with several
bags of feathers , chiefly egret. The load
weighed less than four pounds , but It netted
Mr. Smith $1,575.
Kven the heron's feathers come high. They
fetch at wholesale from $8 to $10 an ounce.
One heron , Mr. Smith says , will yield often
leathers worth $150. If herons are moro
plentiful than egret , they are more profitable
hunting , because there Is only a small tuft
of covering on the egret that Is marketable.
WHALERS' DESPERATE TRAMP.
The five whalers who deserted their ships
In winter quarters nt Herschcl Island suc
ceeded In reaching the gold mines of thu
Yukon. They staggered into Circle City ,
after having tramped for nearly a month
over the mountains and trackless stiuwy
wn&tcs of the Arctic. The five were Ander-
bon , Itbe , Schultz , Jorgunsen and Watson.
The story of their hardships In crossing the
unknown northern part of the AlaAnn terri
tory , says the San Francisco Examiner , was
brought down from the north by the miners
who rolmncd from the Yunon en the IJertha.
When they escaped from tnnlr pursuers
they wtro undecided about venturing into
the barren country that lay between th'-m
and the gold fields. For a day or two they
remained In camp , deliberating on a plan
of action. While thus engaged a deer stum
bled almost on top of them. Two or three
rlflra cracked and the animal fell. It mean
a fair supply of meat to begin the journey
with and It decided the question. As soon
as the carcass bad been cut up nnd each
man had shouldered as much of the meat
ns he could carry the deserters started for
the Yukon.
H was almost In the middle of an artlc
winter and the men had nearly 500 miles
to travel to reach their goal If they went
in a direct line. Over mountain ridges and
glaciers they tramped and made fairly good
progress for a week. Then they were caught
lu a blizzard that prevented any traveling
for a week. The cold wns Intense and the
men burrowed In the snow to keep warm.
They wore unable to cook any of their
frozen deer meat , and hunger compelled
them to eat It raw. Hy the time the blizzard
had subsided their stock of provisions was
almost exhausted and two-thirds of the jour
ney was yet before them.
Anderson was half dreaming , benumbed
with the cold , when he saw a pair ot tyes
glisten thrcugh the darkness no' over twpnly
feet from him. Cautloujly ho raised hU
rlllo and when It cracked a large wolf Toll
In death , Eagerly the men skinned tne nnl
tual and coon Its steaks were broiling over
a moKa fire. That wolf lasted four days ,
whrn another wan killed. The meat of thu
second had been eaten for two days when
from the crest of a steep rtdgo the men
BUW a blue curl of smoke rUlng from the
bottom of a valley beyond. The smoke wea
from Pctter Hannett'a cabin oil a branch of
the Yukon near Circle City. There the
sailors were given a welcome. As roon as
the summer opened three of them started
down the river for St. Mlchnuli. Tbo other
two remained to dig for gold.
RICH IN TIU5III OWN MINDS.
For a short time Christian Soil and John
R. Green believed they had said Goodby
to poverty and had jumped Into riches that
clouded thn fame of Monte Crlsto from view ,
says the San Francisco Chroulcle. They
were the ponsMsors , they were confident , by i
means of filing a mining notice on a portion
tion of the ocean shore near the Cliff house , I
of the richest quicksilver mine In the world , i
A moderate estimate of the value ot the |
claim , from the outcropping , persuaded Soil
and Green that the figure would reach $100.-
000,000 , and as the ledge was on property
owned by Adolph Sutro , as they thought ,
they believed they could acquire It under
the mining laws.
The dream ol the prospectors was short
lived. They had scarcely left the City hall
after filing their mineral notice when they
learned that they had located on a piece of I
the Presidio , and with thin knowledge away
went shimmering dreams of untold wealth.
The title to military reservations Is abso
lute and autocratic , beyond the reach of the
cavil of the law regarding mining claims ,
or any other kind ot claims for that matter.
Hut even In the face ot this disheartening
turn ot fortune's wheel Green and Soil have
still hope , although an Inscrutable and Im
mutable hand had banished them Ilko Adam
from their Ed n. They hope that the gov
ernment will allow them to develop as much
of their claim as lies between the lines of
high and low tide.
"I went out there some days ago. and , with
nothing but a piece ot Iron , I knocked off n
portion of one of these rocks , which will
yield $1,500 worth ot the metal to the ton.
It sounds extravagant. I know , but I am sat
isfied that there Is a body of cinnabar under
the high shore and extending Just below the
surface of the bottom of the ocean that would
yield almost fabulous wealth. There h
quicksilver enough there to yield $100.000,000.
"I located the ledge at Quadaloupc ant'
New Almadcn. * And that same body of ore
at Golden Gate Is an extension of the ledge
at New Alntaden. It runs up under the
mountains all along the peninsula. "
Mining men generally take no stock In
Poll's quicksilver find. They say there have
been finds of ore all over the city ,
but they were "blind pockets , " and email
ones at that.
IN DANGEROUS COMPANY.
A. J. Johnson , of this city , the well
known forestry collector , says the Portland
Oregonlan , while on his way back from r
visit of Inspection with II. S. Gravo-j o. '
New York , ono of the United States forealrj
commission's experts , to the Ulue mountains.
In eastern Oregon , had nn experience with
two cougars at Mcacbam that he Is not likely
to forget for some time. He had Flopped
over at Grandma Munra's , and , In the aflnr
noon , went on n botanical excursion Inlc
the neighboring hills. On his return , he se
lected the railroad track , which wound
along the bottom of the gully , as a preferable
route. The track was paralleled by a streair
for a good way , and Mr. Johiuoii was mak
ing his way along this section , swinging r
sack full of roots , nnd thinking of varlou
things , when he was startled to notice- that
he had companions two big cougirs walking
n few feet a head cf him In the bed of the
stream. One of them wan lame , probably
the result of some trouble with n trap , and
ho and hM mate trotted along slowly. Tl'cy
had noticed Mr. Johnson , nnd apparently
were aware of the fact that ho had notice
them , for every little while they would swish
their tails In a playful way over the surface
of the water , and throw a backward glnnct
of the eye at the lonely DC'l'strlia on the
railroad track that suggested unpleasant
things to him.
It was not exactly a very comfortable
situation for an unarmed man to be In ,
with two great tawny cats walking along
at his side. He wanted very much to turn
around and go back and look fof more
roots , but ho did not exactly Ilko to dose
so , for fear his action might be misun
derstood by his companions and cause
them to take more Interest in his person
than they were then doing. The fact ,
too , that they seemed anything but plump
was not very reassuring.
During the quarter of a mile that the
forestry collector and the ( cougars were
In such close companionship , the cougars
seemed to be enjoying their walk , and
Mr. Johnson was wishing that It was the
same with him. Finally , to his relief ,
they broke up the hillside at a swing
ing trot , stopping every now and then
to take n look at the unsociable man
back on the track , who was now vigor
ously shaking his bag full of roots at them.
When Mr. Johnson reached the section
house , ho rented out the section boss ,
who had both dogs nnd guns , and the
two started back after the two cougars ,
liut. unfortunately , the dogs would not
follow the trail , and they were forced to
glvo up the hunt.
GOLD FROM ALASKA.
Quito a party of miners who were pas
sengers on the Alaska Commercial com
pany's steamer Ilertha visited the mint the
other day to dispose of the gold they brought
down from the Yukon placer fields. In all
the lucky ones lugged $140,000 worth of val
uable yellow dust up to the mint counter ,
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
The blggejt and heaviest sack was car
ried by Napoleon Huet , who has been dig
ging for some years along the Miller creek
gulch In Alaska. Huet had about sixty
pounds , worth about $12,000. Ho worked
In much the same locality as Johnny Miller ,
whom the Bertha brought down on her last
trip with 2C4 pounds ot gold , worth $55-
000. The greater part of the gold dust
wealth of the Bertha's passenger list was
held by twelve men.
An Interesting character- among the Ber
tha's passengers was Joseph Juneau , the
founder of the city of Jancau , Alaska. He la
a French-Canadian , and came to California
In 1851. Ho kept a hotel on the road be
tween San Lorenza and San Lcandro , Alameda -
meda county for several years , but the
Cariboo excitement In 1SG2 called him north.
Ho was not altogether successful there , and
finally pitched up Into Alaska. Ho settled
where Juneau stands , and has been pros
pecting and mining ever since. Ho Is now
working a claim about sixty miles from
Circle City , and doing well. He la on his
way to visit the people of Solomon JunMti ,
his uncle , who founded Milwaukee , WIs. ,
and Juneau , WIs. Ho has never seen them.
Juneau Is CC years of age.
THE DAKOTAS.
An epidemic of diphtheria prevails at
Mccklnock and Gllby In Grand Forks county ,
N. D. , and a quarantine has been ordered.
The grain palace season at Aberdeen has
been brought to a successful close and the
management will have a balance after all
claims are settled.
Cattle In Hughes county are being troubled
by wolves. All the trouble so far Is from
the few which came across the Missouri
last winter and have evaded the hunters nil
There nro lots of shoes priced nt $ . ' 1.00
l > utvliun yoyjcan got : t $5 shoo for $ a
It's tlllToreut that'H wlnit you can not
wlipa you buy our yomij ; men's ? ' ! ultou
wo could easily gut more money for It
and we'll Ktmrautoo you'll say It's the
biggest $ ; ioo worth you ever seen 'In a
young man's shoe they come In the ex
treme neetllt ! toe or the new Columbia
wo maUe the shoe prices that please the
buyers.
Drexei Shoe Co.
1419 Farnam
summer. They have fln\fi \ hrcome n nui
sance the past year , upto , thnt time there
being very few of them In this portion of
the stnto. ' ' "
The business men ot < ( lrand Forks and
Fargo expect to co-opnra\f \ lu getting the
North American Tclegra'ph company to build
a line to both places. '
An amendment Is to be voted on In South
Dakota permitting countlcA nnd municipal
corporations to Incur nn additional Indebt
edness of 10 per cent of their assessed valu
ations "for the purpose of providing water
for Irrigation or domestic uses. "
The buildings at the abandoned Fort Ran
dall Imva been sold nt auction , Iluycra nro
required to move their buildings oft the res-
crvntlon , The fact that the buildings must
be torn down nnd removed by the purchasers
Indicates that It Is the Intention ot the
land department to throw the reservation
open for settlement In the near future.
COLORADO.
There are at present over SOO mining com
panies nt Cripple Creek , and about as many
more mines owned by Individuals.
A three-foot vein , averaging $8S was dls
covered on the Dlakc lease of the Splccr
property at Victor. The strike Is on Victor
avenue , between Second and Third streets.
In September the Doctor. Cripple Creek
yielded twenty-eight cars of smelting ore nnd
ISO tons of cyanide , making the production
close to $40,000 , about the average of tin
mine.
The Montana In Deer park , near Sllvcrton
Is In a fine body ot gold ore. some of which
runs up to $1,000 per ton. Doth shaft and
drift are looking well , nnd a pack train li
kept busy packing away the ore.
E. G. Do Witt , lessee of the Abe Lincoln
mine. Poverty gulch , Cripple Creek , pre
sented the state bureau of mines with r
fifteen-pound chunk of ore that Is worth $3
per pound. It Is one ot the richest speci
mens among ; the great collection In the dc
partment.
Assessor McCormac has compiled the agri
cultural statistics for Pllkln county for
1895. They show total number of acres under
Irrigation , 7,910 ; In Gestures , 756 ; acres o'
wheat , 24C ; oats. 2li ? ; barley , 99 ; rye , 32 ;
potatoes , 490 ; timothy , 2,114 ; clover. 70 ; nn-
tlvo grass , 4SS ; alfalfa. 1.C18 ; bushels ot ap
ples , 532. There are 131 hives of bees , COS
dairy cows , 1,631 horses ; H4 mules. Num
ber ot asses , 220 ; number of cattle , 3,089.
WYOMING.
The crops ot all kinds In the Lander valley
are enormous.
Several companies ar' - < t work In Hit
Douglas ol ! field and expect to have test
wells drilled before snow flies.
The Standard Cement works nt Laramlc
are having all the work they can do to
oupply the demand for plaster.
The latest discoveries In the Grand En
campment country arc deposits of ruby sil
ver and galena and a vein of beautiful
onyx.
Crook and Sheridan counties have pro
duced large crops ot fruit' the present year.
The orchards are nil young , but the yield
Is very satisfactory.
The new bridge across Uio Green river
at Green River city has been accepted by
the Swectwntcr county commissioners and
Is about ready for travM.
The Sandstone mining district in Carbon
county has been organized. The owners
of prospects in this promising Held will
continue development all winter.
The cyanide process , Introduced recently
In the Sweetwalcr mines , has worked won
ders In thnt camp nnd golil Is now being
extracted from what hfes heretofore been
looked upon as worthless ore.
The crops In the Star valley , Ulnta county ,
are larger than ever before. Sweet corn ,
tomatoes , cucumber and the less hardy gar
den vegetables have been grown with grati
fying success the past summer.
A flouring mill Is being erected near thu
mouth of Novvood. In nig Horn county , by
Henry Jordan. The mllLjvlll have a capac
ity of seventy-five barrels per da > , nnd It
Is expected to have''lt in'opcr.ttton early In
November.
Word has been received at Gree-i Hlvor
from the two men who left there by boat
to explore the canyon of the Green river.
They had reached Ulake , Utah , having trav
eled 5C1 miles , In which distance there are
259 rapids. Tour canjous were passed
through , the first being seventy miles , the
second forty-live miles , the third ten miles
and the fourth 112 miles In Icinh. : The
men prospected for gold , and found pay
colors In many places. They will continue
their Journey down the Green river to Its
Junction with the Colorado ,
J. II. Uuckley nnd .Mr. Lamcrodux have
discovered nnd located on what gives promise
of being a very valuable lead of copncr In
the Dig Horn mountains. The lind Is lo
cated about thirty miles from Sheridan and
Is very easy to reach , being only twelve
miles from the Sheridan Ilasln road. The
gentlemen have only got four foot in the
lode , but the rock shows up very favorably ,
much resembling that from the White Swan
mine at Anaconda. As ays on the rock from
competent persons have so far given vciy
satisfactory results. It is the Intention of
the discoverers to put In the winter tlnklni ;
a shaft on the lode anil determining what
the exact value of 'ho mine H.
OREGON.
H Is expected that the distillery In
Grants will be started , up about Novem
ber 1.
Salmon are now running In Elk and Sixes
rivers , and trout fishing is all the rage.
Some Immense strings of trout are being
caught.
A little less than 1,000 bushels of cran
berries weru taken by C. D. McFarlln from
his ranch on North Blough , In Coos county ,
this year. .
John F. nioomingcamp , the Sprague river
sheepman , has sold his entlie clip of wool ,
45.000 pounds , to the Ashland woolen mills ,
for 8 cents per pound.
Captain Nice's salmon cannery on Alsea
bay Is making a fine pack , and nearly
10.000 cases will he put up If there Is no
abatement In the run before the season
closes.
A party of hunters killed a fine six-point
buck elk on the headwaters of Dlrch creek ,
in Umatllla county , and took the carcass
to Pendlcton , where It was sold to a taxi
dermist.
A. n. Conley of La Grande has sold GO.-
000 bushcla of wheat at 40 cents a bushel.
Of this lot , one-half was sold to Dalfour
Guthrie & Co. . and the other half to the
Pacific Coast Elevator Co. The proceed !
of this sale amount to $24,000 , and Mr. Con-
ley haa on hand as much more wheat to
turn Into the market He mny hold the * ro-
mnlnder for n atrongcr market , but In any
event the price he receives for what Is let'
will Just about represent the season's
profits.
A phenomenal pumpkin vine was raised
this year by Mr. llurcbtort on Mill crck ,
Wasco county. It covers nn Immense
area of ground , and bears twenty-two large
pumpkins ot nn average weight of twenty-
four pounds , to say nothing of the omatl
ones , and hence has over 410 pounds of
pumpkins.
The run of salmon In 'flllamook bay Is
exceedingly good. Otto Johnson recently
caught over 300 salmon at three hauls. Per
sona who go trolling report excellent suc
cess. Sllvcrstdes arc selling nt the cannery
for 15 cents apiece , but the. royal chlnook
has lost his kingly character since October
1 , nnd sells according to his condition.
A. J. Goodbrod of Union has handled more
than 100,000 jKiunds of plums and prunot
this year. He buys the fruit on the trees
In. the orchards , and picks , packs nnd ships
the fruit himself. Mr. Goodbrod recently
received ono of the largest elder mills evet
brought to Union county. The machinery
weighed over COO pounds. It will be op
erated with power at his gardens.
Oracle , the little daughter of E. F.
Urown of Fossil , had a playhouse In tht
sand. She found In the house what she
thought wns a toad , and put her hand down
to haul out the Intruder , but concluded It
wns too repulsive , so she cnlled on a boy to
help her. They discovered then that the
supposed toad wns a huge rattler. For
tunately both escaped without being bitten.
A few days ago Robert Jackson and Mon
roe Morgan found n strange looking fish ot
the Netarts beach , says the Tlllnmook Head
light. It was evidently some variety o
whale , about twenty feet long. The fckln wni
thin nnd tender , and the blubber yielded n
clear , pure oil with no unpleasant smell
They tried out alxty gallons , which , after
standing n short , time , wns ns clear an
water. Some ot the oil was tested In a bl-
cycle lamp , nnd gnve ns gnod a light ns the
best refined oil.
oil.WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
The La Conner Mnll has Its Bhlngle out
for a paper mill , to utilize the surplus straw
from the 20.000 acres of oats grown In
that vicinity.
Mac Roberts , who Is living on the ranch
of T. V. Williams , near Steptoc. dug 251
sacks or over KOO bushels of potatoes from
ono acre , says the Oaksdalo Sun. The pota
toes are of the early Rose variety , and
are fine and large.
The big bear that Is one of the features
of Interest nt the Tacoma hotel broke loose
from his chain the other day , nnd It re
quired the combined efforts of the hotel
force , 500 spectators nnd nearly a quart of
chloroform to secure him again.
The harvest of the cranberry marsh , near
Ilwaco , Is about completed. The crop will
bo between 0.000 and S.OOO barrels of ber
ries this season. So far no frost has
reached this section , nnd the crop will
bo one of the largest and the berries su
perior to any yet gathered.
The farmers around Colfax have begun
Ecedlng , nnd the amount of fall planted
grain which will go in this year will bo
greater than that of any previous year
If the weather continues favorable. The
rise In tht- price of wheat is stimulating
the farmers to Increased activity , and
ncary every Inch of summer fallow land
will be planted by election time.
Frank Mossman of Olympla was out with
his dogs and gun at the head of Oyster bay ,
when the dogs started an enormous black
bear , ran It n short distance and bajed It.
It took nine shots to kill It. The benr's
head wns three feet long from the cars
to the nose ; from tip of tall to nose the
bear measured 10 feet 3 < Inches. He weighed
COO pounds. The claws on his forefeet were
five inches In length , nnd iu > sharp as n
knife. V
There Is nn object lesson for nopocrats
at Pcrclval's wharf , Olympla. The steam
lighter. Rapid Transit , has arrived with n
cargo of Urltlsh Columbia coal , which Is
now being unloaded. The Olympian sug
gests thnt this should make citizens of
Olympla jubilant , when they think that In
their own county there are well-developed
coal mines which are now closed down be
cause they cannot compete with the Drltlsh
product.
The Stevenson Pioneer nays that a Fish
ermen's Protective association has been
formed by the fishermen of Marr's landing
and vicinity , who hoped to extend the or
ganization all nlong the river to The Dalles.
The object of the organization Is to prevent
the depredations of petty thieves among the
nets and traps. During the present season
this kind of thieving has been going on to
such an extent that life has become n bur
den to the average fisherman , and it Is
proposed through this organization to teach
the Ilght-flngcred a few lessons.
Agent Erwln was In North Ynklma from
Fort Slmcoo last week , accompanied by
Clerk Rnmsauer , engaged In advancing to
tho.so Indlaiu who desire It any money they
might want for betting on their horses dur
ing the fair. One Indlnn drew $50 nnd
wanted more and every dollar of the $3i )
was up on his horse on Tuesday. The In
dians are to the man "dead game sports , "
nnd never think of binding. When they
hot on their horses the fellow on the other
side wants a world-beater If he expects to
carry oft any money. All the Indians quit
work on the ditch In order to attend the
races.
CALIFORNIA.
The fifth anual session of the Natlonnl
Irrigation corgrcss la to bo held at Phoe
nix , Ariz. , December 15 to 17.
Rnln Is badly needed In San Diego county ,
California , for Irrigation purposes. ' Water
In the Escondldo reservoir Is so low that
the old pumping plant must bo worked to
supply the town with water for domestic
purposes. The Cuyamaca reservoir Is no
better off , the water measuring less than
seventeen feet.
Miller creek. In the Yukon country , has
produced over $50,000 In gold since 1894 ,
$300,000 having been taken out the filrst
season. In ono claim $35,000 was taken
out of a piece of ground 30x100 feet. Yet
this creek was prospected and given up
three times before It was finally thought
profitable enough to work.
The Harrington sawmills , near Lewiston -
ton , Idaho , which were recently destroyed
by fire , were the largest and the best
equipped woodworking plant In the state ,
and coat $40.000 five years ago. The ma
chinery was Insured for $4.COO. The origin
of the fire Is a mystery. The seznon's log
driva was in the pond and the active work
of the year was fairly under way. The
losa will be felt all over the country and
especially on the reservation.
Horses are pretty valuable In Alaska.
They are driven up over the divide from
the Canadian plains and then have to be
transported eight to sixteen miles by water.
The freight on them for this distance Is
40 cents a pound , so that a 1.000 pound
hone gets to bo worth It a pound by the
time ho nears A place uhcro he can lie ot
good service. Some Idea of the value ot
n horse In Alaska o n ho had when It Is
understood that a good strong dog is valued
at $73 ,
MISCKLLANKOU8.
The Confidence mini' , Mogollon. N. M. . the
only producer In the cnuip , has ninety men
at work , and the mill li reducing eighty temper
per day.
A turtle captured from n Kern county
lake In Southern California has e\eral
names nnd Initials engraved nn Its bottom
nbell. ono dated IS72.
There U a deserted gold mine six miles
nortIieA t of Portervllle. In Tulnne county
C.il. . out of which nearly n tlious.nr.d del
lars' worth of gold has been taken.
A mammoth her c hot weighing three nnd
three-quaHers pounds has been found In
Death valley , among the leavings of Hit
party lost there over forty-five years ago.
A number of beautiful specimen * of gold
quartz woru received by the Mining Kx-
clungo nt Doljc City from the Itonanza
mine near Idaho City , Idaho. The samples
au- the lxo of n man's head , and are pro-
futrly dotted with gold.
A strange feature noticeable about many
ot the streams flowing Into I.nko Teal in
Alaska , Is that the high bars show line gold
to a ccnsldcrablo extent , yet on the creek
bed during low water , where one would
naturally look for coarse gold , not n color
Is found.
Current Literature t
No magazine could well ho more hand
somely Illustrated thnn the October number
of Hv'ry Month. Among the photos ot emi
nent persons are those ot Joseph Chamber
lain , the young queen of Holland , Anna
Held. Woolsen Morse. Rud > nrd Kipling , J.
M. Darrlo and several young writers not
so well known In their chosen Held , namely
Gertrude Warden , Clinton Rosd and H. M.
Hlossom , jr. The literary features Include
four excellent short stories by Madeline S.
Drldges , Ludovlc Hnluvy , Santandcr Mark
and May Goddard , nnd the music consists
of four selections , vocal nnd Instrumental ,
by well known composers.
A series of papers on "Flower Analysis , "
(
by J. Marlon Shull , begins n capital course
uC object lessons In the October Art Ama
teur , nnd Mr. Knauftt's article on "Meas
urements of the Human Figure" Is clear
and Instructive ; his series of "Suggestions
for Teachers of Drawing" la carried a
stage further. The color suplcments given
free are n charming sea piece by C. II.
Dogcrt. entitled "Waiting for the Tide , "
and a Dutch Scene by Charles Kolkmar.
A fine description of "Humboldt Day and
Its Jetty System. " by W. E. Dennlson. Is
presented In the current Issue of the Over
land Monthly. The article Is handsomely
Illustrated from photos nnd sketches. "The
Competition of Japan , " by George C. Per
kins Is nn able presentation ot the dangers
to our Industries that lurk In the partially
dormant power ? of the Japanese.
The handsome young man in epaulets on
the cover of the October Midland Monthly
Is none other than Grant nt the age of 22.
the first Installment of Colonel John W.
Emerson's "Grant's Life In the West , " dis
playing a large personal knowledge of the
character and career of the greatest soldier
In hlslory. Another attractive article la by
llnrthlnlas Wick , describing the "Christian
Communism" na practiced by the famous
Amana colony In Iowa.
Some Interesting observations are recorded
In an article bearing the title "Economic
Effect of Appreciating Money" appearing In
the current Issue of Gunton's Magazine.
Other contributions arc : "The Foreign Mar
ket Delusion , " "Strikes In Russia , " "Party
Government on Its Trial , " "Industrial De
velopment of the Orient. " "The March of
Invention , " "The Cuban Negro , " "Sweating
System In New York City , " "The Economics
of Organized Charity" and "Convict La
bor. "
NEW HOOKS.
Mr. Hutton's "Literary Landmarks of
Venice" Is a pleasant little volume describ
ing the "animated residences of genius"
now In existence In the city of the Adri
atic. The substance of It appeared in nn
article in Hnrpcr's Magazine not long ago ,
but It has been expanded somewhat and ,
with the Illustrations , makes a goodly book.
Harper & Hrothers , New York , Mcgcath's.
Ono ot Max O'HelPs slight but readable
books of travel , "John Hull & Co. , " Is rc-
publlshcd In paper by the Cassell company.
Ho catches much that Is characteristic and
amusing of tbo life In Canada. Australia.
New Zealand and South Africa. The Cassell
Publishing Co. . New York. Mcgeath's.
"Air Castle Don ; or from Dreamland to
Hardpan. " by IJ. Freeman Ashley , Is n
clean story , containing In It nothing ot thu
blood-curdling , wild Indian kind of sensa
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healthy rending throughout. It lacks neither
humor nor sentiment and its originality ap
peals to the grown-up people as well as to
the young. Laird & Lee. Chicago.
In "A Dally Thought for a Dally En
deavor , " compiled by Eleanor A.and Eliza P.
Sutpben , are exquisite selections from the
utterances of the world's greatest thinkers ,
appropriately dlRtrlbutcd and assigned so na
to prepare for the morning of each day a
brief message of helpful and uplifting
thought , calculated to not only lighten the
day's task , but to Inspire the worker to
lofty effort. No one. until examining these
pages , would bellovo our literature so rich
In grand and Inspiring words. . The llaker
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Unsectarlan. undogmatlc religious teach
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Every Day ; or Common Sense Christianity , "
by Theodore F. Seward. The writer lies
presented Christ's example of life with un
mistakable clearness , arguing constantly
against the "Ingenious systems substituted
by theologians for the simple teachings of
their Master. " Such a book cannot fall
of a very largo body of thoughtful readers
nnd the accomplishment of more converts
for the "church unity" movement. A
splendid chapter Is that entitled "Tho Re
union of Chrlsterdom. " The language Is
thoughtful , la concise and clear-cut. The
dedication of the author la "To My Fellow
Sinners In and Out of the Churches , " which
gives It a worldwldo Interest. The mora
the book Is read the truer do Its teachings
appear , until ono Is amazed at the depth
and EUggcstlvencBs of thought. Thomas
Whlttaker , 2 DIblo House. New York.
A "Second Dock of Tales , " by Eugene
Field , includes two dozen short stories and
sketches gathered from newspapers am ]
magazines. They cover a wide range , bul
the simple , homely , tales are the best , for
Field's pathos was always true. Nothing
could bo better and truer than "Mr. am
Mrs. Dlossom , " the childless old couple wh (
concealed from each other the grief thai
prann from Ihe tack of boy or girl In their
fine hnuso. And \\lu\t could be finer nnd
mure poetical than "Th Mother In Para-
dljo , " who finds her lost baby In thp nngel
Hint Iradfl her through the gntes of heaven.
Included. In this volume- are several humor
ous sketches from "Culttire's Garland , " ono
of the best of which M "Thn Story of Xan
thippe. " Olmlcs Scrlhner's Sons , New
York. Mogenth's ,
Mrs. .Snngnier'N "With My Neighbors" Is *
collection of short ensnys previously pub
lished In religious newspapers. They nro
on luimely topic i relating to everyday life
nnd imuiy of the hints embodied In them
seem like n survival from ni : earlier period
The paper on "Sttndiy Reading" In a good
example of thU. The combination of the
ultra-convcntlonnl with th sincerely rellg-
oils , which runs through all this little book ,
AO truly belongs to the past that the ( tide
light It throws on modern Ideas Is almost
startling. With nil Its sweetness nnd gentle
ness Its notes are ra.hcr those of the sweet ,
well bred woman of fifty years ngo ,
whose spiritual voyage * took her but a
little way from home nnd left her with fnc-
iltlifl but slightly exercised nt best. Never
theless they are helpful and contain many
sennlblo hints -for lightening our common
life. Harper & llroi. . New York. Mo-
gcnth's.
"Shakespeare the Toy. " written by Dr.
Kolfe , the well known Shakespearian scholnr
and editor , contains alt thnt Is likely ever to
bo known concerning the childhood of the
poet. The greater part of the really historic
matter consists In descriptions of the cus
toms , drras and games of the youth of thnt
period. So profound n scholar ns Dr. Rolfe ,
lm evcr. mny be trusted to exercise his Im
agination freely without encroaching on the
domain of the fanciful , anil the picture ho
succeeds In making of the probable bojhood
of Shakespeare Is ns convincing ns It Is In
teresting nnd agreeable. Such records of
the time ns nre extant are drawn upon ,
among them the dlaiy of n boy born In the
same year ns Shnkcspenro. The places of
historic Interest nnd association about Strat
ford nre described with especial reference
to any use ot them In the plnys. Ono ot
the plcftsantctit features of the work Is the
tracing of many of the beautiful figures ot
Shakespeare's verse to their source In some
association of his childhood. Tin- bock la
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satisfactory from every point of view. Hnr-
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Anthony Hope's "Prisoner" shall have died
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The Idcn ot the plot is strikingly original ,
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the moat ot It. The final scene la dramatic
enough nnd shows an experienced hand.
Several proofreader's errors mar the other
wise excellent typography which character
ize. ? this always Interesting series of novels.
D. Appleton & Co. , New York.
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The ofllclnl belief Is that there Is little erne
no prison-made Insanity , says the London
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the possibility of shaming , and they hcaltnto
to admit that there Is any flaw In the
system for the administration of which they
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The admitted general Increase of Insnn-
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ling fact. Prison discipline Is now moro
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Its very Improvements In this respect "toko
the heart out of u man. " It IH probable
that prisoners were Impplcr In the old
unrcformed prisons , when they herded to
gether nnd had companionship of a kind.
An expert witness who had passed four-
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committee some startling things from the
convict's point of view. The rules , ho
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nnd some minds nre totally unable to bear
the strain of them. A man mny bo re
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cell , though It may bo by pure accident. The
name for this offense la "unnecessary
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In fact , on whom the warden's eye hap
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mischance.
In this way the convict gradually ac
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the round-the-corncr glance of a being
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