THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. DECEMBER 1-t , 1800.
tl.o i Mi ' luvc pork- I J 'ho salary nnil done
n il' .UK Mi1 Smyth only proposes to follow
tlio rr.in-plo of hla predecessors , bill
If "tie mnn can do the work why
not ittollali the deputy , save the JI.SOO
n vtar. nml let the attorney general
farn the J2.000 salary that la paid him ?
Dm ihlnl of the clerks around the state
liu'inro In the way of the other two-thirds ,
i ti - i an do the work. The legislators liavo a
'MI i Job mi thi'lr hands , but they want to
r ' - . , i , rr the pooplc arc behind them , and
VIM r pccl them to hew to the line.
f 'lir muffo Standard ( pop. ) : The qucs-
tlnn of eonvlct lalior will occupy tha a-
ton'io'i nf the Nebraska lpnl. lnl'ire ' as well
on ff 'ihor Jilat a this winter. That grand
ol I rlrr , the Knight : * of Labor , has Hil- ?
loifil Oils qunctlon for yeara and now Hint
Mir Inw making bodies of neveral states are ;
o ' ikup this question It Is a matter fur
jmirh , , nurattilaUon to labor leaders and
< ii .1.1:1 . : ri throuRhout th < > nation. The em-
liiyni'-nt of convlnt labor by the state or
tie i.-iRini ? of convict labor to speculating
avl \\oalthy contractors ban been a grrnt
iion > < "n to free labor for yonrs and lina
rrl- d much hardship and mifferlng to the
wirki iriKinon and their families and has
t iid. ' ilf \ > Increase crime by increasing Idle-
-ninnR the willing workers of the land.
Nniir.-u-Ua nnd other slates , In hopes to re-
diii.i the cert of running their penitentiaries ,
b.v.plic d their prisoners nt work In man-
iif , . ( nir'nc ' Roods and placed them on the
murk. t In competltlnn with frro labor. This
imiilu bbor Idle and thus worked hardships )
tip. . n nil cliMoof society. This Is n mat
ter our legislature phould look Into.
\i.i ( KOH TIM : nxrosmox.
Kxctpr Democrat : We hope the next logls-
Inturo will have the Intercut of the state
enough at heart to make a liberal appropria
tion for the Tran ml slsslppl Exposition.
rrPlehton News : Omaha has elected n now
board of director * which la to proceed toward
making the TransmlsslKslppl congress a BIIC-
cosa. To pioperly manage an exposition of
tlilH kind will take a great deal of time nnd
talent to make It a grand success.
Tobias Gazette : The TraiitunlrslBslppi Ex
position to be hold nt Omaha ought to bo of
great ) bi-iicllt to that city and the state as a
whole. It will be the means of bringing
many to the state who have never seen It ,
and once to t > cc the Htatc with Its fertile
fields will change the opinion of those who
have formed nn opinion that Nebraska In a
desert.
( Iraml Inland Independent : About the big-
grat piece of lioiibuimo seen In print for n
long while l the alleged fear that the west
ern mining stales will not participate In the
TiaiumilMlsslppI Exposition because thnt ex
position takes place In Omaha and Omaha
ha an editor whose views are against silver
monometallism nnd he Isn't afraid to nay
no nt any stage of the game.
1 Sehuylcr Herald : Wo nro pleased to notice
n disposition nn the part of the leading
newspapers of the state to uac their Influence
tow : rd securing a llbo n ! Pi n-prU'.lon nt thi ?
hands of the NchrnnUa legislature fur the
TrnuxmlsslHslppl Exposition. No false Idea
of economy should prevent u substantial ap
propriation. It will be money well expended.
The exposition means more to this state
and the grent central west than many sup
pose. Its benefits cannot lie overestimated.
It will be the menus of bringing thousand. !
upon thousands of strangers within our
borders , nnd will advertise the ninny great
nnturul ailvnutngcs of the transmlsslxslppt
country. Every citizen of Nebraska should
add bis mite toward making It the grandest
success of the age.
Clmppcll Register : The Denver papers now
threaten Omaha that If Thei Ilec docs not
stop poking fun and picking on Hilly Ilryan
they will "boycott" the Traimtilsslsslppl
Exposition. Thnt kind of tnlk is silly nnd
childish. The Exposition will be of as much
benefit to Colorado ns to Nebrnsk.i. nnd If
Colorado can stand n boycott of this kind
Omaha certainly can. Hut , ns it is not Col
orado thnt Is making these silly threats , only
n few over-zealous supporters of Uryau. the
threat will fall flat. The Idea that n paper
must not criticise n public man is silly , nnd
n paper or n person who would retaliate by
"boycotting" an enterprise that the whole
country is Interested In hns nlmpl/ entered
its second childhood. Colorado cannot afford
to ho left out of this exposition. When the
time comes they will bo In It clear up to
the neck , the Denver papers to the contrary
notwithstanding. .
lOU'A PltKNS rOMMHXT.
Sioux City Journal : A great many people
will be surprised that the old grange Is
ntill In existence nnd that It Is strong
enough to urge Its chief officer for secretary
of agriculture. There nro not ns many of
the granges as formerly In the country , but
the old members are still enthusiastic In ( ho
proper work of the grange. It was politics
that got the grange Into disrepute , ns II
has brought , disrepute upon other organiza
tions of laborers.
DCS Molncs Leader : It Is time for action.
It Is time for DCS Molncs to demonstrate
that a man who robs the city treasury dc
servos the sumo punishment ns the clerk
who robs his employer's till. For the sake
of the future generations of DCS Molncs , It
Is tlmo Hint the seeming apathy which ex
ists concerning the crime's which have been
perpetrated at the city hall should ho turned
Into action. It may not bo advisable lo call
nn Indignation meeting , but It would ho well
If every citizen of Des Molnes were to or
ganize himself into an Indignation commit
tee of ono. and to retain the office until
something is done.
Noola Reporter : Iowa Is Indebted In the
way of outstanding warrants unpaid , for
lack of funds , to the amount of nbout $600-
000 nnd the extra session will run this sum
up nbout $50.000 more. The reason Is the
nonpayment of taxes over the state. About
$800,000 remains thus unpaid. Thus it Is
seen that the state's finances Is not In HU
very bad shape. Enough is owing the state
to pay ofY all Its Indebtedness , ami more.
Tills la also the condition of the business
men. It In different , however , with the
farmer. lie baa little outstanding duo him ,
hut Is clone run because , while his grana
ries nre full , prices are dreadfully low.
DCS Molnes Capital : The bright ynuog
newspaper men of Canton. O. , have started
the rumor that Allison has been tendered the
position of secretary of state * . The/so boys
find llfo a burden at Canton and they are
compelled to do something to drive away the
ennui of tl'cir uneventful lives. Ono day the-
boys put Dlngloy on the courpu for secretary
of the treasury , knowing thnt there was noth
ing lu It. At a later hour they named others.
The Allison rumor was raserved until Thiirt-
day , when It appeared with great emphasis.
Roudcrj of nowypapcrti usually can bo warned
agilnst all cabinet paragraphs which begin
with the words ? "It U reliably stated , " "It
Is nlven out today" or dmll.ir expressions.
TheaJ oxprefn'.oim are made to cover up an
entire luclo of authority.
rniA's I'.vTHioTic ii\iiii. :
New York Herald : There are many who
believe that when the. latest report that
Maceo has been killed is thoroughly Investi
gated the Cuban leader will be able to prove
an alibi.
Washington Post : The last Maceo death
nrnor carrier more detail than Its predeces
sors , but the general public will not over
look the fact that It comes from the same
old source.
Globe Democrat : It may bo true that
Maceo lu.i : been killed , but If so , It doea not
Justify any particular rejoicing on the part
of Spain. There are others , nnd the revolu
tion will go nn , with thu added Incentive
of revenge for the IMS of a favorite leader.
Now York Tribune : If Maceo bo dead , In
still sioiiis to have outwitted Weylcr com
pletely. While the latter was looking for
him In the Pinar del Rio hills , fifty miles
away , ho crossed the much-vaunted trochn.
pasted clear around the Spanish army nnd
marched almost to the walls of Havana.
Campos was right when he tiatd Maceo was
a military genius.
Kansas City Star : A de-Hcrlptlon of
'Macro's fatal wounds by his own physician
would Indicate thnt the Cuban general In
really rtrad. The people of the United States
would have been better satisfied If It had
been Weylcr , hut the cause of the Inaur-
KcntH Is not neccRiarlly hopeless becatue
they have lost a leader whewe place can he
filled without Herloim dlllle-ulty.
Chicago Record : The announcement of hlj
death following HO closely upon President
Cleveland's message , In which ho recog
nized Macro ns the head of the rebellion and
almost ai tlut rebellion Itself , U a muplcloua
coincidence. Maceo has been reported killed
many times , and certainly the asiumbllng of
congretiM see-me'd an opportune tlmo to kill
him atsaln. With no longer even a lender of
undoubted authority thu cauuo of the lu-
nurgentn would bo further than ever from
recognition by coiiRrtsj , nnd If nt last Maceo
has boon killed or bought off by Spanish gold
the cnuio of the Insurgents has certainly re
ceived a BPVorp , If not final , blow. IJut there
are other leaders.
Buffalo K.tprfK * : Altva or dead , Antonio
Maceo Is entitled to bo ranked os the greatest
soldier not only of the present Cuban war ,
but tlm greatest which hlfl race ever pro
duced. Ills life Is an example of the possi
bilities for development In the negro race
possibilities which , to the shame of the
United Statco bo It said , have been brought
out moro frequently among the Spanish nc-
gioofl than among those of this country.
Chicago Chronicle : If the reported sur
render of and Interview with Maceo's physi
cian Is true the last doubt Is removed that
that patriot In really dead Alain not In nn
open engagement with Woylcr'a Iroops , hut
by n band of Spanish guerrillas. The Span-
Icb dlcpfttrl'ps ' iprak of the encounter as "a
brilliant victory for our troorm. " It was
nothing of the eort. It wns n totally un
pinned and unexpected encounter , lu which
the death of the callaut Cuban general was
accomplished. It may almost bo said to
have been an accident.
Indianapolis Jotiin.il : Hut whether Maceo
U dead or not , his name will stand In bold
relief among those of horoea ntid patriots.
He Is it conspicuous figure on the canvas
of the titnm nml the story of his career
dhows that he Is a man of great ciualltlcs.
The pages of history furnish no brighter ox-
nmplc of unselfish devotion to a worthy
cause , of arduous effort to perfect the qual
ities nf leadership nnd of patient biding for
the tlmo nnd opportunity to strike an effec
tive blow for liberty than that which Is
afforded by the career of Antonio Maceo.
Chicago Tribune :
Mneeo , most rcsuscllnnt of men.
Hall and farewell ! Unit nnd farewell ngalnl
And yet ngnln ! Thou hnst death's trochn
crosHod
Near two-score times , nml still tbou hast
not lout
Thy bearings : nnd tbou comes ! back to life
To die n few more times. Keep up the
strife.
Uruvo Houl ! Immortnl lender ! Dauntless
chief !
Of equal parts of glory nnd of grief
Thy record Is inado up. And on thy head
A nation's hope , u price alive or dead
Holh rest. So , bead Insurgent nud rcstir-
K"llt
Of Cuba lltire , strike ! The case Is urgent !
TlniH far , though Ilkn n cat , or n bad penny ,
Thou hnst come back , thou'lt die ono time
too mntiy.
Hall nnd farewell ! For somehow we'll con
trive
To mourn thcc dead or whoop for Mice
nllve !
TAUT TAtn-ori .
Sonifrvlllo Journal : The phrnse , "No
news Is good news , " never originated In any
newspaper ofllce. .
Chicago Record : "Any church news ,
Julln ? "
Vhureii news ? I should sny eol"
"Well , what Is It ? "
"Wu'vo a now widower In our congrega
tion. "
P'lck : "Now , Johnny Tuffuii , ynn inny
tell mo wlmt the lesson last Sunday was
about. "
" 'llout er blokr * wet nst fer n linmlout
and do t'rov.'ed "
people rocks ut Mm.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Fisher Uo yon be-
HOVP in heredity ?
Mann Sure. Many n tlmo I have noticed
that when a mnn wns rich his son had the
sumo trait.
Washington Star : "How IB Dabblra get
ting along with his pictures ? " nsked the
friend.
"Splendidly , " repllnl the cynic. "He's buy-
lug them instead of trying to paint them
himself. "
Chicago Kocord : "What do you think of
the pnsldeiit'H message ? "
"Why , It scorns to bo nt least n foot nnd u
half shorter than the other one. "
Itoston Courier : Perkins ( to trnmp-Oet )
out of this , now ; wo don't permit anybody
ti. lli > around her. Trnnip Kxense mo. sir.
Didn't know It was you or I wouldn't
thought of competing.
Indianapolis Journal : lie How the blith
ering blaze * did my shaving brush get full
of sand. I want to know ?
She Oh ! Some must have accidentally
got Into It when I wns using It to lather
my bicycle tire to find where the puncture
WJS.
Detroit Frco Press : She Mr. Pyof.iyco Is
such -witty mnn !
Ho To bo < sure. Ills moulli Itself Is n
funny cracl : .
New York Weekly : Traveler ( In Ireland )
I don't see how It Is you people keep In such
good humor.
Irlnhmaii'-Siiro , v/e elo nlver have enought
to nte to got bilious.
Phlcapo Record : "No , Mrs. nilmhcr , a
woman la not lit to marry unless alio knows
how to cook. "
"Then n man Isn't fit to marry unless be
knows how to saw wood. "
Detroit Free 1'ross : Mother Why did you
accept Charlie from among all the young
men who have paid you attention ? D.uigh-
ti r Ilcc.iuve ho was the only ono Unit had
the good tnsto to propose.
Hoston Transcript : Justice Wlmt hap
pened ne-xt ? Did he Indulge in Incendiary
laiiKiiago ?
Witness Yes , your honor ; bo said sonic-
thing about firing mo out.
Washington Star : "Somo people seems
a heap mo' skyaht o' mlsplneln' tf-n cents
wuf o' chnh'ty. " said Uncle Eben , "dan
dry Is o' glttin * swindled In cr iiilnln'
scheme aw n confidence game. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Why do they say
a smart as a steel trap ? ' " asked the talk
ative boarder. "I never could see anything
particularly Intellectual about a stce !
trap. "
"A steel trap Is called smart , " explained
Mr. Asbury IVppers. In hU sweetest voice ,
"lii-onuse It knows exactly the right tlmo to
flhtit up. "
More mfcht have been paid , hut , under the
circumstance's , It would have seemed unfit
ting.
Washington Star : "Do you thlnl : your
son will Ret through , college ? "
"Yes. I liavfl every reason to bclievo he
will. Ho lus.sed his llrst foot bnll game
splendidly. "
Indiannpoils Journal : "nidstnn averages
up pretty well ns a. pleader at Iho bar. "
"Yes ; that'll tbo word exactly. Ho av
enues. When his Idena got thick his ar
guments get thin. "
Puck : Seadds So , Prince Plcayunskl
cays lie's the heir apparent. How does that
happen , when ho's-tho younger son ?
Miss Scnddi Oh. he explained that. Ills
brother Is the heir consumptive.
CONSERVATIVE STATESMAN.
Cincinnati ICnqulrer.
Said tCio scribe , "somo folks have been blab-
bin' It
That you're nfter a place In the Cabinet , "
Th ' ntate.sin.in replied.
"I'd accent It with prldo.
Hut you'll not tlnd mo hastily f rabbin * It. "
ins .VKCICTII : .
Ilontoii Globe.
Here , with a noo.ii > about my nock ,
An Impulse suicidal
Now ull but overcomes mo.'on
The eve of my own bridal.
Alas ! Alas ! Tho' I Ciuvo longed
To lead her to the altar ,
I'd counted on no other than
A niotnphorli : halter.
I blush to wear the thing. Good sooth ,
My head I nbamo to show It !
Yet not for worlds on worlds would I
Lot her , my lady , know it.
I dare not tell her what I think ,
Remoml > 'rlug her Impassioned
Embrace when she boHtowcil the gift
Her fairy lingers fashioned.
Her heart It was thnt prompted her ,
Her pretty hands obeyed It ;
The noose hero Is the not ri-Hiilt.
And Love laughed when she mndo It.
Hut O , when I n-woolng went
Ami won her. little recked I
Thnt on my wcddlmr day Hho'tl deck
Mo with u homu-mado necktie !
.1IOIIK THl'TJI TIIA.V I'OKTItV.
Written for The Ilec.
When Caecnr rUcs from bis grave ,
Anil people cease to cm BO and rave ;
When faithful Hoi In the east will mt ,
And mankind ccnxo to think and fret ;
When millionaires their Kohl don't lo\'o ,
And cloudn no longer pass nbove :
When kings and rulers eenno to be.
And four nnd ono make only three ;
When crime and robbery nre. no more ,
And biw Is high nnd high U low ;
Wliull tbcue thliiKH come lo pass , I say ,
Thou advertising w.l. . . not uy.
Central City , Neb.
Pulse of Western Progress.
The coal fields are so numorouB In Wyom
ing that every county , with ono cxceptlr-n.
has coal mines opened , according to a public
document Just Issued , In which Prof. Wilbur
C. Knight contributed some valuable mat
ter relating to coal In Wyoming. There
are 2UGI square miles of coal lands
known , which estimate will ho found low
when the boundaries have been defined by
actual survey. The fields have- numerous
veins , generally ranging from six to eight
workable ones , and the veins vary In thick-
noes from four to scventy-IIvo feet ,
The following table will give the number
of square miles of productive coal mpaetirce
known In each county , togfether with the
number of local nml shipping coal mine ? , nnd
the maximum and minimum thickness cf the
coal veins. This estimate. Is based upon
careful field observations that have been
made during the last ten years :
Sweetwnlcr 3,31.1
Carbon 2 121
Crook 2.WO
Fremont 2.221
ITJutii 2.0110
Dig Horn .KM
Converse , fi2 !
Sheridan ,524
.Johnson .
Xntrona .
Westou
Albany 400
I.aramlc ( no cstlmnle )
Total 21.149
There are thrco varieties of coal mined
In Wyoming , which are as follows : Illtu-
mlnous ( coking ami noncoking ) , Eomtbituml-
nous and lignite. The bituminous coal Is
an excellent fuel for nil purpops. and Is
sold as far east as the Missouri river nnd
westward to the Pacific ocean. This variety
Is quite hard , breaks with a bright fracture ,
and stands storage and long transportation
with but little loss. The semi-bituminous
coal contains a higher percentage of water
nnd In general Is utilized wherever bitumi
nous coal can bo used , except for coke-mak
ing. On account of Its slacking qualities It
cannot be successfully stored. The lignites
contain n higher percentage of water , often
20 per cent. They have a decided woody
texture nnd nre generally of a brown color.
This fuel Is largely used for steam and do
mestic purposes , but cannot be safely burned
under u locomotive boiler on account of
light burning particles of coal being forced
through the pj-rceiis nnd causing great de
struction by lire.
HIGH CnOPPINGS OF COLUMIHNH.
The new strike recently noted at Colum
bine will be In the shipping list In n feu-
days. Fays a Steamboat Springs special to the
Denver Hepiibllcan. The owners. Messrs.
Ilrntton nnd Unglcs. have recently leased ono
half of the property for one yWr on a
royalty to Wllcox Russell , who are sackIng -
Ing ore for shipment. Hxhaustlve assays
bhow that the oie Is worth $300 In gold and
silver , taken as a whole , with a pay streak
measuring four feet In width. The leasers
propose to push the outputting as fast as
possible , nnd will put on additional men as
fast as room can bo found for them. Ileccnt
developments show that this streak of pay
ore crops out at the surface for nearly 900
feet , and for some time to come It will
only be necessary to undorstope from the
surface for the first few hundred tons of
ore.
There has probably never been n camp In
the state where as much rich ore has been
found cropping ns at Columbine. The first
find nt the Minnie I ) stood above the surface
eighteen to twenty inches nml milled over
$400 to the ton. The first find nt the Hidden
Treasure bhowed the cdgo of the pay streak
for over fifty feet , and this paid nearly $200 ,
after counting nil expenses of mining trnmi-
portatlon over 200 miles , together with I
smcl'lng charges. The Independence , an
other clalir In the camp , baa paid to ship to
Denver from nhove the top of the grass ,
while the Tom Thumb , another of these sun
light croppers , Is still continuing to makn
Its owners and lenaers feel very comfortable
these cold winter days. Now comes this
Dead Shot lode , lying by the side of another
named the Colorado , of the .same character ,
that would be hard to equal In any country.
The triangle formed by these several pay
finds Is nearly two miles on each side , and
the territory is all located nnd being worked ,
but the Kivtr.il llnds being on somewhat
higher ground tl-nn that lying between the
owners did not have to contend with any
wash or slide , which Is the case In the lower
ground. Sufficient woik has already been
done to ptove that those In the low grounds
will have to sink from 100 to 200 feet to catch
the llr.st , or silver blanket , and 150 feet fur
ther to catch the reid contact.
SOUTH DAKOTA CONGItKGATIONALISTS.
The annual report of the Congregational
General association , which met nt Pierre lunt
May , lias Just been Issued , says a Vcrmll-
llon special to the Minneapolis Tribune. A
very good showing Is made In nil branches of
church work , especially in the Increased
membership of the churches. The amounts
contributed by the various church societies
have been largo , considering the hard times.
A number of Sunday schools have been or
ganized and several new young people's so
cieties started. The total number of Congre
gational churches in the staic is 153 and 113
ordained ministers In the field. Many
churches which are not able to support u
minister nre furnished with supplies from
neighboring towns. The total mcmbetshlp of
the church In the stale Is C.221 , n gain of
l.OSO over last year. Kach church has one
ore more Sunday schools under Us care , with
a total membership of 10,032. with an average
attendance of 5,801. There nro seventy-five
young people's societies In active work , with
an enrollment of 2.70S. The totnl amount
contributed for benevolent purposes Is $13.-
003. The full amount of church expendi
tures. Including the ministers' salaries , is
$51,112. The officers appointed for the ensuing
year nre : .Moderator , Ilev. Thomas I , . Higus ,
Oaho ; secretary , Rev. W. H. Ilubhnrd , Ar
mour. The next meeting of the association
will be held at Vermlllion , .May IS to 20 , In
clusive.
NEW LINE TO LOS ANGKLHS.
The talk of the Utah nnd Los Angeles
railroad project has been revived in consequence
quence of some recent litigation , which has
for Ita object the scgregratlon of that portion
of the Union Pacific railroad known as the
Oregon Short Line , between Salt Lake City
and Mllford , Nov. . and Its formation Into nn
Independent road. If this can be accom
plished , says n Los Angeles dispatch to the
San Francisco Call , It Is claimed that the
building of the Salt Lake road IB but the
matter of n short time.
The Union Pacific nystom Is now under
the control of a receiver , and until this ob
stacle is removed , no Improvements can be
made. Just as soon ns It can bo formed Into
nn Independent line there will be no barrier
to prevent It from extending Its lines.
Ily a decree of the federal court at Salt
Lake City the defendant. Oregon Short Line
nnd Utah Northern Hallway company. Is re
quired to pay to the clerk of the federal
court the amount of $2.117.510 , otherwise the
lines embraced In the syslom will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash after four weeks' publication of the
notice of sale. It is claimed thnt the bond
holders of the road have brought.nbout th !
condition of affairs and expect to buy llic
road themselves. It Is further stated that
thcee same Individuals have already secured
the right of way for n considerable distance
between Mllford mid Los Angeles , which If
about 400 miles.
A company has been organized for n year
pasted called the Utah ft California Railway
company , waiting to build from Mllford to
Lea AiiKclcs as eoon at it can get Uil.n piece
of road cut loose from the I'nlon Pacific sys
tem. The new company linn all Its ties and
ral'fl bought and contracts for delivery made ,
and will begin work Immediately after It
gets pOf csBlon of the road.
It hi the intention nf the new company to
build Its road from Mllford through the great
coal districts of aouthwr-Htcrn Utah into Ne
vada , .and then through the fertile Las
Vegas valley to Good Springs , where then
are millions of tons of lend , and then on to
Los Anielea ; , opening up to the farmer ,
miner nnd hnmcscektT u vast area of splen
did country.
.VF.W KOOTENAI ROAD.
A few days ago the Spokino Review pub-
llihed a rumor to the i-lfect that In all prob
ability .tlio Gnat Northern would extend
Its line from mnio point nuar IloniierV Kerry
up to the Mut sdo ! of thu Koatcnni river , In
order to make connections with the Kaalo &
Slocan railway and humllo the tonnage from
that great silver-producing camp. It now
appearc , says the Mme paper , that this rumor
wao In part true , and'that the Great North
ern railway wlU build without delay a
branch from some station e.ist of llonner's
Ferry to the International boundary , there
to make connections with a fleet of boats
which will probably bp built. II Is alsn sur
mised that the Great Northern and Cana
dian Pacific will work In harmony for the
Kootenal business. The surveyors In the
Crow's Nest pass who have been In the field
have been a far ai tbd boundary , and while
they will not tnlk , the fnct is n significant
ono that connection may bo made with these
great transccntlnentnl lines.
The location work of the proposed Slo
can railway from Slocan to a connection
with the Columbia & Kootenal nt Sloc.ui
crossing ha been completed and the ivud
which- will be one of the connecting links
of the Crow's Nest Pass road , will be about
thirty-two miles In length nnd railroad mou
who have made n trip of examination over
the proposed route feel confident that the
cxpoiuc of the work will not exceed $17.000
per mile on an average , making the total
ccat of construction $344,000. The probabili
ties are that the road will be built next
eprlng nml one thing that lends color to this
conclusion Is the fact that the Canadian
Pacific railroad Is building n very line largo
boat for passengers nnd freight on Slocan
lake , which will bridge the gap In the road
between Slot-ail and Now Denver. It Is uu-
dewtood also that a transfer boat for cars
will be built next summer.
This road when completed will form n
connecting link between the Columbia &
Kootenal railroad , which funs from Roluon
to Nelson , and the Nakusp it Slocan , run
ning from Sandon to Nakusp. The company
Is building one or two boats to run on Slocan
lake from Slocan City to New Denver. This
will enable the company to ship out ore from
the Slocan to the east by way of Crow's Nest
Pass railway , and will put the Canadian
Pacific in a strong position In the matter of
hauling freight , as they will have two out
lets. In nil probability there will be a large
amount of railroad building In the Kootenal
the coming year , and there will be strong
competition among nil of the roads for the
nf til it fnvnrnil nntintrv
GUAT : GEOLOGICAL FIELD.
"Nowhere lu the world Is there such n
rich field for geological researches as In the
state of Washington , " said George Hyde of
the United Stales geological survey , speaking
to n representative of the Tacoma Ledger.
He had Just returned from nn extended trip ,
In which ho made n survey of SI2 miles
between Elleiisburg and Mount Stewarl.
"I found rich mineral deposits. Gold , copper
and nickel seem to lead. On Williams creek.
Klttltns county , n prospector named Nelson
has what I consider the richest gold deposit
In the stnte. It runs $65,000 to the ton.
"With twelve men , pack mules nnd Instru
ments , I started to work Juno 30 , and quit
November 30. Although wo did not lose any
men or bcnsts , wo had some narrow escapes.
Ono day three of our pack mules slipped nnd
tumbled down nn incline 5,000 feet. It was
ccmlcnl to see them making revolutions In
the nlr. They were not hurt. Another day.
while on Mount Stewart , the mule on which
I was mounted caught his shoo on n twig
and went tumbling down a precipice. We
rolled together , and sometimes the horse
would bounce over me , and again I would
tumble over him. In this , way wo reached
the bottom , and when I nicked myself up
the steed wns quietly nibbling grass. I was
bruised considerably , .and I am afraid one
of my houcs wns shattered slightly.
"Another tlmo , one of the meanest mules
In the pack , which we would have been glad
to get rid of , tumbled 300 feet down n rocky
chasm. Wo expected ho was done for , but
ho only bad the breath brushed out of him.
"The weather was 'cold toward the last. .
Often , with the glass 30 below zero , we were I
compelled to push our way through four feet
of snow , over tre-achcrous trails. Our only
covering wns tents.
" .I will return next season with n double
force of men , and push further Into the
Cascade mountains , toward Mount Tacoma. "
ROUGH. HUT RICH.
"It l a rough country , but It In ono ricli
In mineral resources. From early fall until
Into In the spring snow reigns supreme , and
save In the largest mines , where many
horscn nnd wagonoare employed , no work can
bo done. " Thug did I ) . W. Ilruntun , a prom
inent mining engineer and largo owner In
properties In this district , express hlimielC In
regard to Kootenal , the IlritU'h C < liimbla
district that Is Just now attracting world
wide attention. Mr. Ilrtinton , according to an
Aepen special to the Denver News , had Just
returned from a oaveral weeks' trip to
Kootenal. The orcu In both the silver nnd
gold district ! ' , ho SUVB. are verv rich. IIoss-
land. In ono end cf the country. Is the gold
section. nnl : Slocan district , of which n
promising town called New Denver U the
princliKil piace , Is the silver district. The
gold ores , which show a largo per cent of
copper , are very rich , nnd the lead and zinc
ores of Siocan run all the way from 100 to
500 ounces ! in silver. The country Is at
present , Mr. Hrunton says , enjoying a reinar- !
able boom and an enormous number of mlnery
and prospectors are going In there. Mont
of those men nro lll-advltcd , however , as
there lt < no possible chance for a stranger to
get work. What few big mines are operated
In the winter have more- men tn their lists
than can bo used. As ? far as prospecting ,
that Is out of .the question , the ground being
covered with snow from four to ten feet
deep. Even In iKimmor prospecting Is m.-st
difficult , owing to the heavy timber. So
dcuso are the fcresto thnt cover the mineral-
bearing mountains that no liorsca or burrcs
can penetrate them , and prospectors are
ccmpcllcd to carry all their supplies on their
backs.
THE DAKOTAS.
Hay , which found few buyers at $2 a ton at
Miller before the winter set In , now sells
for $7.
Wolves arc quite numerous again lu Hand
couiry , but they do not attack s > tock as they
can feed upon an occasional frozen carcass
on the ptairlts.
Ensign Ucrrymnn of Sioux Falls has de
cided to open a campaign against sin In
Watcrtown. Wntertown has not yet enjoyed
the luxury of a Salvation army , but the Sioux
Falls loader says they will soon know all
about It.
A carload of mineral paint from the Dlack
Hills will he ground up and distributed over
the country In small quantities for the pur
pose of giving U a practical lest. It la esti
mated that there are 1,000,000 tons In the deposit -
posit In Two Hit gulch , lying In a vein
five feet thick.
The business at the United States land
ofllco nt Aberdeen for the month of November
consisted of fourteen hoineste-ad entries. 2.210
acres ; nineteen final homestead proofs ,
2S32. ! > 3 acres ; twenty-five final timber cul
ture prooft , 3,877 ocri'it. Cash rcolpts for
the month , $111.52.
The sheriffs of North' ' Dakota will hold a
mass convention In Fargo December 23 for
the purpose ) of calling attention to the need
of n better classification of the law relating ,
to their duties. The acntlmcnts of the slier- |
iffs will bo crystnllzed 'tr'nd matters upon
which legislation la deemed ncccfisary will '
be brought to the atlentlun of the legislature '
thnt convenes In January. j
While there were no protests or contca'a '
by the cuudldatca in Hand county , yet it IB
reported that In one < precinct countliiv ; of Un
votes was begun Just after nnoii , and as a
voter deposited hid halto.t It wna taken out
and canvnwcd. One or two did not vote at
all , ow they did not want the board to know
how they voted. The precinct gave a popu
lUt majority , and surely could have been
o. " could bo yet thrown out.
Seventy-five Fort Tolten Indians , return
ing from a vtalt to their friends at Standing
Rock , wore caught In the big atorai at the
Hawlc'a Nest , near Carlngton. Over forty
of their ponies died from hunger and n portion
tion of their niippllct ) had to be abandoned
until Agent Ralph Hull went relief teams
and Blelglu to their iiMldtanee. Until the
tea ma reached them the Indiana camped In
the HIIOW In their thin summer tecpeea.
Information lica been received that the
architect of the Indian bureau Is now engaged
In the preparation of plans and specifications
for thu Indian achuolii at Rapid City and
Chamberlain Money for the building of
those Institutions wan appropriated by the
last congrcm. Commissioner Dmwnlng
writ that the plan. ) and specifications will
be completed ta apcedlly as possible , so the
contracts for constructing the buildings can
bo lot nt nu early day. _
The drilling company that la Hlnklng the
Kovcrumuiu artesian well near the north end
of Lake .Viul s lit making good progress will
the work. Congress appropriated the sum o
$5.000 for the Hlnklng of one or more wells
In that vlrinlty , and the drillers are now far
enough along with the wcrk on the one well
to express the opinion that the appropriation
will be sufficient to sink another well. From
present Indications the lake will fill up again
in the spring when the snow < melts , nnd the
welts will then furnish enough water to keep
It full.
COLORADO.
The trustees of Colorado college have Just
received $20,000 from the estate of the late
J. Henry Stlckuey of tlaltlmore.
The contract has been let for laying the
stone foundation of the $50,000 chlorlnallon
plant of the Delano Mining and Milling com
pany nt Moulder.
The Comet mine lessees at Empire have
n two-foot streak of ore , which mill runs
two ounces gold per ton. also wcvcral other
small streaks of two nml four-ounce higher
grade ore.
Saw Pit has made a record since Its dis
covery a year ago In the fact that no one
hns expended $2,600 In development that has
not been paid back In production of actual
values lu gold.
Very little development work Is being
done at Puma City , but where there la any
deep work values Increase with depth. Re
ports brought In every day show values from
$ fi5 to $240 In ten-foot holes.
About four miles from Victor arc the Illg
Four nnd Illg Six claims , which have been
developed by n nhaft ICO feet In depth. A
vein two and a halt feet In width has been
uncovered , assays from which return $35
per ton.
Some good reports nre coming In from the
gulches southwest of Cripple Creek. Two
miners working the Tccumseh In Long Hun
gry gulch have received returns of $10.10
from a trial shipment. Another claim near
the old city dump grounds la Bald to have
$30 ore In a vein opened to a depth of ten
feet.
During the pa.it year n large amount of
work has been done In the Sangro do Cristo
range , east of the Rio Grande railroad. Sev
eral districts were formed a year ago of
which Duncan , lying east of Mortal , Is the
most Important. There nre now altogether
between 300 nnd100 men working In the
range , and nt the late election Duncan
polled ninety votes.
Messrs. Hayncy and Jamison , who nre
working the young Sampson mine on the
eastern slope of Sampson mountain. Just
west of Deer Creek , nro 111 a good sized
body of ore that runs from $12 to $3SI per
ton In gold , silver , lead nnd copper. They
have been making regular shipments to the
Denver smelters for the past five mouths
nnd are dally Increasing : the output.
Granltct Is much excited over n discovery
made In a tunnel a few days ago. Throe
young fellows started to tunnel about three
years ago to connect with their vein. After
going 320 feet they found It. The vein Is
wide , but the pay streak is only nbout thrco
Inches through. As the assays return from
72 to 132 ounces of gold to the ton , the nar
rowness of the streak Is well offset by Its
value.
The moil Important strike that has been
made In the Sllverton district for several
months Is the discovery of nu Immense body
of lead ore in the Royal Tiger , an old pat
ented mine In Arastra Dasin. belonging to
Watson llros. The mine was not worked
nt all until last summer. The breast of
the tunnel shows eight feet of solid lead ,
carrying gold , probably the most re
markable body of lead in the San Juan
country. The tunr.el Is In only 200 feet.
There Is a brilliant future in store for
this mine , as the gold values would alone
pay for shipping
WYOMING.
Judge Torrey has put up over 10,000 tons
of hay on his Embar ranch , in Illg Horn
county.
Drilling still continues In Converse county
on several of the wells being bored to test
the oil fields ,
Mining on Casper mountain Is taking on
new life , and development work on both
gold and copper properties Is going rapIdly -
Idly on.
The McConnell Asbestos company has Just
had a 220-foot tunnel run on their asbestos
property In Casper mountain camp , and
will push the work further next year.
Recent reports flre to the effect that the
news concerning the storm In Wyoming
was very much exaggerated. Stock Is doing
very well , there not being sufficient snow on
the ranges to cover the grass.
Iron ore Is being taken out and loaded
at Hartvllle as rapidly ns men and teams
can do the work. An average of two cars
per day is the output nt present , nnd It Is
expected to put on a larger force in the
near future.
Ono thousand four hundred nnd sixty dollars
lars has been collected so far this year for
game licenses Issued by the officers of Ulnta
county , nearly the entire amount being
the proceeds of licenses Issued for hunting
In the Jackson Hole country.
Mr. W. E. Heck of Hlg Horn county
threshed 1S.OOO pounds of alfalfa from
eighteen acres of land. This seed Is worth
at the present tlmo 8Vi cents a pound , or
just $ S5 per acre. The same party threshed
102 bushels of oats from ninety pounds of
seed , value , $ IO.SO.
The Ilccht ranch , on the lilttlo Laramle ,
Albany county , has been sold to Florence
Evans of St. Louis. This property Is ono
of the finest ranches lu the west , comprising
7.C2S.27 neres of land , with wnter rights and
an extensive system of Irrigating ditches.
The consideration was not learned.
Twenty thousand head of elk , nt n ! ow
estimate , is placed upon the several herds
now nt the grazing grounds on the P.ros
Vontre and Flat creek hills. This Is from
5,000 to U.OOO head more thnn has ever at
tempted to winter In Jackson's Hole for over
five years , and II shows conclusively what
two years of game protection ugalnst Indians
nnd whites hns done tow or J an Increase of
the game.
A new company of Omaha parties , under
the name of the Casper Range Mining com
pany , has miners engaged on three important
claims , Hlnklni ; shafts , driving Uinncls and
others getting copper out of nn open cut.
This company Is also connected with n now
smelter company that is to bo put up next
month. The smelter Is to bo a forty-ton
smelter , and the mining our.'ncer of the
company lias already Ircnted n site for Ha
erection on a group of the company's claims.
A vein of coal opened near C'nnpcr City
last full hns won laurels and created a de
mand abroad. H is a hard , bright , bitumi
nous coal , thnt Is similar to the Ito k Springs
con ! . It Is uhlpped by the carload to Ne-
Fenthor duster * cnrJi't | nwccppri
linen crub clotm cuuuii imiu wire
mum ruliLer inul * liigrnm
both ulilivi nllke lmc ucli < > tt .mam
ami Junt lots of other HIHe "knlck
Knocks" at llttlo l > lt of priced
fur e'lirUtrnuB proem * all
im'fuf you'll llnil our f < nir tloora
rhuuk full of the inont
KlfU la Oinahu.
Omaha Carpet Co.
1515 DodKU. * <
Many thousand dollars
worth of valuable articles
suitable for Christmas
Christina gifts for the young and
old , arc lo be given to
smokers of Blackwelt's
Genuine Durham To
bacco. You will find
one coupon inside each
two ounce bag , and two
coupons inside each four
oimc'c bag of Blackwcll's
Durham. Buy a bag of
this celebrated tobacco
and read the coupon
which gives a list of val
uable presents and how
to get them.
brnska , nml the demand has en 11 oil fur day
nnd night shifts of workmen , l.lllle douot
exists that the coal will prove nnoud quality
of steam coal , so much sought by the Klk-
born railroad. It Is thought the Elkhurn
road wants to try It on the locomotive on-
r.lncs , as nil order for thirty cars wia made
l > y n company man.
man.OKEOON.
OKEOON.
Arctic owls are being seen In all parts of
the coast counties.
Ono farmer In Table Hock precinct , Jack
son county , raised and sold 30,000 pounds
of potatoes this year.
W. It. Condron raised SO ? bushels of ear-
rots on n half acre oMand , on the old Voa-
knm place , In Com county , thin season.
It has been seven years since the bin Ice
liouses at Hood River were filled. They.hold
12,000 tons , nnd ii'uch Ice was put In during
the recent freeze.
A school of codflch Is now In the Columbia
river , evidently having been driven In by the
storm , nnd ninny fine , fat specimens have
icon caught on sturgeon hooks.
Since August 1 forty-six cargoes of wheat
nnd Hour have left Portland , divided an fol
lows : Wheat , 3.S30.000 bushels ; Hour. 207,721
barrels. The total value Is $3r 9S.r > ts. ;
The Willamette Valley nnd Cascade Moun
tain U'agnn Head company inado u selection
of 2,000 acreof land In Crook county at The
Dalles Moi day. The selection embraces a
; iortlon of the grant given the company for
ImlMltig a road from Albany to the eastern
joundary of the state In ISM.
Here Is an 111 wind , and a chlnook at that.
A. WluniiR went to Hood river nt the bcgln-
ilng of the cold snap , and put everything
n shape for putting up 15,000 tons of Ice.
The snow was cleaned elf the Ice and It was
nil marked off and steam got up In hollers
at the elevator , when the chlnook struck It ,
and In a few hours the Ice was gone.
Henry Kuhll , while rounding tip cattle
near the bridge on Ills Applegatc , In Jack
son county , succeeded In rounding up n
large buck deer. The deer took to the river
and Mr. Kubll nnd his horse took the same
trail. When both were fairly In the water ,
Mr. Kubll threw his lariat over the horns
] f the deer nnd thu animal was hauled to
the bank , a very secure captive.
G. Mlllctt of Junction City the other day
sold 7,500 bushels of wheat for 75 cents a
bushel. This man , says the Eugene ( Juard ,
only a few years ago was n renter without
n dollar , while now he Is worth $33.000 , and
tiaa made every cent of this money by fnrm-
Ing. He Is a practical farmer and claims
today thnt raising wheat nt 50 cents per
bushel on Willamette valley laud Is the best
business In the world.
There arc nn\v about 70.000 bushels of
wheat In rtorage In Albany held by farmirj >
Of this amount nhont 15,000 bushels have
been stored for four or flvo ycirs nnd Is
bMng held until u natlsfnctory price Is fco-
cured. Per some of Itas high as 34 ccn.a
was once offered. Most of the whe.lt In stor-
IIKO | y in smnll quantities and well scattere 1
c.mong the farmers. If sold at the present
price It would put about $50,000 In circula
tion.
About thrco weeks ago , says the Hluu
Mountain Ragle , Mr. Hambo left Long Creek ,
In Grant county , with his family for College -
logo Place , Wash. lie lock with him n
big tomcat. No fMoner was the cit froj In
College Placs when ho disappeared. Ho was
aftorwardn fipon bv anvoml frnitrhtnrs ftpnr
Pondlcton and arrived In Long Creek soon
after , having traveled' 110 miles , over a road
that ho had never been before , except when
taken out In a wocon.
Ice dealers ct'tlmato that the recent cold
snap saved Pendloton nbont $5.000 , which
would have been sent out for freight nnd for
putting up the Ice nt North Powder. I'rob-
ibly close to 2.000 tons arc used annually
In Pendleton. It retails at % of n cent per
pound , or 75 cents per hundred. Two thoii-
3ind tons at that rte would sell for nbont
$20,000. Some largo customers get n leaj
r.ito , but In all probability $20,000 Is the
retail cost for Ice In Pcndloton each year.
Mo ! t of that for next season will bo put up
In Pendleton. *
WASHINGTON.
A small plant has been established in
Aberdeen for making soup.
Tacoma ( salmon fishermen nro now seining
'of herring Ihat will bo meil as bait by the
lallbnt flahormen.
The woods nt the headquarters of the
Wishknh river nre said to be Infested by n
are number of big gray wolves.
The pay roll of the coal company at nos-
yn for Ic-st month wna the largest for
many montka , amounting .to upwari" , of
$10,000.
North rlvsr loggcra got over 1,500.000
'cot of logs below the falls during the l.ilo
load , nnd there is nbout 1,000,000 feet above
the falls to come down.
The Kclso Journal nays the recent freshet
n LewU river , Cmvlltz county. W B the
greatest Blnco December , 1SC7. Great dam-
igo was done property along the river.
Durli.g the recent flood of the Cowlltz
rlvi-r. n largo cedar caught upon the sub
merged cable upon which the ferry Is opcr-
ited between Keteo nnd Catlln. nnd It wan
several days before , the obstruction could be
removed.
The culd snap found the people of Ellens-
Hirg poorly prepared for a sleisu an far cs
ucl wan concerned , wooil especially being
very scarce. The advent of thu mnv wood
heater * bud made an unusual demand , and It
happened thnt none of the woodynrds liail a
B"X " > d suppl } on hand. As a result the price
That man down In the tronmiry Is
onto ills job wnntM congress to appro-
prlutc more mnury for the uxpiHltlori
that she nuked for why simply bo-
r.uiHP ho hciirft or l'n > x 1 , . Knoomau
and hlH ilog and ho knows that Drcx
wouldn't llvn In a slow town I.ID'H our
trnvi-llng HiiloHimin got u m > w linn of
young inrn'n lliu > J.IOi ) shocH that IH-'H
Hlunvliig the boys ut JJ.OO also at thu
Htoru.
Drexel Shoe Co
Bond for our
1419 Fariiam.
at once Jumped up and four-foot wood wnn
eagerly siiapptd up , when It could be secured ,
at $4 a cord. Slab wood , green chunks and
everything that looked like fuel were readily
sold.
sold.Tho
The Seatco Manufacturing company la run
ning Its big H.iwmlll on three-quarters time ,
using the output of three different logging
camps near llucnda. If any ono la Idle In
Ilucodn , It must bo from choice rather than
a desire to Nccure employment.
The Ilarnes cannery , at South Ilend. will
probably start up again on December 15 ,
when the Reason iigalu opens. Steel headi :
aiv already beginning to run. The exact
number of cases of salmon canned nt the
Ilarnea cannery this season Is ! > ,02f > . He-
sides this ( hero was uhlpped to Portland , in
bulk , about 114,000 poutuM of fish.
The Kllonshurg creamery from 'February '
1 , IS',18 , to October 30. 1SUC , ran 271 dayc. ;
the milk of COO cows was used nnd 1.713.70ci
pounds of milk were worked ; 21,2801 poumN
of cream were bought , and 7(1.C31 ( pounds of
butter made ; the average prleo a pound for
butter wns 2u'l crnls. end for butter fat .T > j
cents. CuMon.ors were charged S'Xs ccnta a
pound for making butter.
The rowlehoc Reservoir nnd Canal com
pany the oilier day filed with the local land
office at North. Kaklma Its maps for the lora-
tlon of n reservoir In the Cowlehi'O valley ,
and to He cure title to 170 acns of land In that
section. It Is anticipated that the reservoir
will hold 55.000,000 cubic feet of water , which
will bo stored during high water periods for
use in the seasons when irrigation Is neecc-
Fary. The test of construction Is estimated
at alintn $2,000.
H. H. Plough of Davenport has n well on
hit ) property which acts In n peculiar man
ner. It Is forty-eight feet deep and cnntalnn
two feet of water. Every winter It frcczm
over , and even forms a thin layer of Ice on
Its surface long before thcro Is any occasion
for It that may he in-connleil for by a lower-
lug temperature. The other morning ho nl-
loweil the full momentum of n 4x4 scantling
eight feet long , attached to a rope , to fall
upon the Ice several times from the top of
the well and the effort failed to break the-
Ice. Mr. Harbor , who lives on the adjoining
property , lias n well of the same depth ,
which , these cold mornings , omits titcam.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Southern Pacific will erect a fine new
passenger depot In Riverside.
Jerome , Ariz. , has a nilniug boom. Town
lots have advanced $100 in price.
The OJnl Valley Railroad company In louth.
cm California will begin work January 1.
Recent llnds near Pearce , Ariz. , show thnt
they have some very ricli ore lu tnat camp.
Forty-five carloads of walnuts % allied at
nearly $70,000 wore shipped from Fullcrto'i ,
Cnl. , this jcnr.
Wild dogs are becoming numerous In tiio
vicinity of Wlllcot , Ariz. , whcto they kill , i
great many young calves.
Ono of the now wells lu the cistern ex
tension nf the Los Angeles oil district is
yielding 100 barrels per day.
The now beet snpnr factory it Eddy , N. : ! .
la now working well , the percentage of mgar
In ( ho beets running very high.
George L. Hush ha raised ft very good
quality of cotton cm his rane'i ' near llox
Springs , hi Hotithorii California.
The unemployed men nt San F.'anclsco , es
timated nt from 3.000 to 15,000 , have formed
nn organization , with John Lee , a printer , na
president.
Tlirco Chinamen have been arrested nt
Albuquerque , ns it wag claimed they bad
crossed the Mexican border an I ccmo Into
the United Slntos.
The Hoard of Trustees of Sacrcmenlo ban
passed nn nrdlnnnco prohibiting , under pen
ally of n fine , expectorating upon the pave
ments of the city.
City Engineer Cnpps of Sail Dlcgo has
declined to accept the work done on the
Morcnn dam , which forms n part of the city's
new $1,500,000 water system.
Euglncors estimate that It will talio
twenty-two months to complete the eleven
Btcel bridges necessary to close the gap In
the. coast line of the Southern Pacific rail
road.
road.Tho
The Tournament of Roses association of
I'nsidcnn In actively nt woik , and hopes
to be able to nrrnngo n festival for Pnsa-
dnna January 1 that will eclipse nil previous
displays.
The copper deposits at Skluncrvllle , near
Dripping Springs , twenty-five miles siulh
nf Globe , Ariz. , are attracting considerable
notice nnd dcMilopmcnt work is being done
on a number of claims.
For ,1 five weeks' run the Fortunn mine ,
near Yuma , Ariz. , Is said to have cleaned
up $ 0.000. The gold averaged ? 18.fi'J nn
ounce , which e'xcocds In value any gold
yet produced In the territory.
The Mexican boys. Garcia and Wlmdilp ,
who placed ties on the Mnrlcopa & Phoenix
track for the fun of weeing a wreck , got ix
insnths each , in addition to a pretty lei f ;
term already served waiting trial.
It Is reported that Iho Southern Califor
nia Railroad company has signed n contract
for building the long-delayed extension of
tile line from San Jnclnto to Lakevlew , and
that the work of laying the track will begin
Kaon.
National aid will bo nskcd for the big
llutto reservoir to be located on the fllla.
If secured nnd the dam is built It will I o
the largest artificial lake in the world. It
will back up the water for twenty mllea
nml Irrigate n whole county.
I'eoplo Ilka to lo < i ! < at pli turi > iv-niit
MO inurli that thpy know nil uliiuit urt
-but bt'cuuku tltfiv'H u uunii tlilnj ; itli. ut
It dial atlruelHM. . l.m.w MH nt i > l <
luii'n lh.it y. < ii wiiuliln't Klvi1 ! ' < l"f
when yuu ' < * tlii'ln uiifraini'.l li'it ' | iut
a itli-u mot and a btmiitlful finiu. ' nn
It anil you wuuld uiilouidy thlnli ot pay-
ln ilou.M fur II - < > tun I UIUK.I frann *
"lily cert | : . ' ,0tlmfii ulmt franilni ;
dm * ) * fur a plrturi * wu'ro tnuUliiK inud-
I'rn frain.-H lo ordi'r fur ChrUlma * ul
Itvu tliun inunt iiv | , lu pay fur Ihu uuoil.
A Hosps Jr.
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in 13 DoimlnH tit