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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1897)
r ' THE O FATIA DAILY 111010 : SA'I IHIAV , .TAMPAHY Hi , ISO'7 It ban reached us high an 3.1.000.000 biubd * annually the crop for 1S9 ( > being IS.CS2.- 200 bushels Over a million barrels of flour aie cxpoitod annually The barley crop of the state In 1S9C wai 10.800.000 bushels. The bean crop for 1890 was CS.000.000 pounds. | Mammoth sugar bcels nro raised , yielding n much larger percentage of sugar than the ( Kunpcan bcetn. Two largo beet sugar factories are In operation In the elate , ono of which cost $300,000. anil can reduce 500 tons of beets to sugar dally. The ( Atlmatcd output - , put of beet sugar for 1896-7 Is 16.000,000 pound * . Sweet imtatoon and peanutn arc raised almost everywhere. The Fan I.uls valley produces cotton nnd tobacco. The annual product of hop * Is over 52,000 bale * . Chicory has become a California staple. N California Is now the foremost state In the union for the cultivation of fruit , there Iiclng over 20.000,000 trees producing abundantly. The total acreage devoted to fruits and nuts Is almost 100,000. liven the deserted mining camps In the foothills have been replaced by vineyards nnd orclnrds ; 82,222 acres are devoted to raisin grapes In no other equal era In the world can the fruits of semi-tropical and tern- pcral ? regions be grown to such perfection sldo by side orange nnd apple , lemon and cherry , ollvo nnd plum , fig nnd pear , the pomegranate , prune , peach , nprlcot nec tarines , vines , nuts and cereals. The total shipments out of the state by the rail roads of fruits and vegetables In 18&5 was 37ICO carloids. The canned fruit In dustry has reached enormous proportions. The pack In 1SOG was 1,310,000 cases The orange crop for 1S9G-7 Is estimated at 8,375 carloads ; the raisin crop , 81,000 nee V pounds or 2,000,000 boxes ; dried fruit proluct , US,500,000 pounds ; prune crop , 51- 000.000 pounds. The orange crop for 1S9G amounted to 2.512,500 boxes. The receipts of win' nt San Francisco amount to ncnr'.y 13,003,000 gallons jearly ; brandy , 161- C50 gallons. The Value of the nut crop li 1890 was $350,000. ITachcs are shipped ripe by tralnlo.ids. The production > carly of 2,000 tons of choice , sun-dried nnd evaporated peaches dois not supply the demand. Over 3,000.000 pounds of dried apricots nnd nectarines nro sold. There arc over 1,000,000 prune trees. The dilcd prune out put cxcirds S.000,000 pounds. The state hiu 300,000 fig trees. The crop of walnuts cxctcls 1000,009 pounds ; almonds , fion.000 piunds ; peanuts , 200.000 pounds. The culti vation of ollv-CB wrs Introduced by Iho monks. There arc 8,000 acrca of olive trees. The rapid advance of this Industry will soon place California among the gicnt pllvc- prolucing countries of the world. Over $87,000,000 Is Invested In vineyards In Cali fornia. There are over 200,000 acres planted , producing over 300,000 tons of grapes annually The yearly product of wine Is near 20,000,000 gallons. The grape country Is COO miles long nnd 100 miles wide , containing one vineyard , the largest In the world , embracing 1,000 acres. The largest wlue c liar In the world Is at St. Helena , the capacity being 2,500,000 gallons. - California Is the foremost wool producing state. Six million sheep have > lcldcd as high as 3" ,000.030 pounds of fine heavy fleeces annually. The product of 1S9G Is es timated at nearly 25,000,000 pounds. Thcro are several ranches of over 100,000 acres arci devoted to the raising of cattle and sheep , with vast areas of pcsturage on the moun tains Late statistics give the state 1,000,00. ) head of cattle , 250,000 horses and 500,003 hoga. It produces yearly 15,000,000 pounds of butter and cheese. Over $30,000,000 worth of cattle are slaughtered annually. Clold mining has produced In California , between 1849 nnd 1890 , nearly $1,300.000,000 In bullion. The state yields more gold than any other , and nearly half of the American output For flftcui years the yield exceeded $50.000,000 a jear , but In later years hao fallen below $20,000000. The latest flgurca place the gold output of California In 1S9C nt between $10,500,000 and $17,000,000. This Is n conservative estimate. Gold Is only onu ol over forty mineral substances produced In California. The total product of thcso mines for 1S9C was $11,1CO,613. The Increase In the mineral product of the state from 1SUI to 1895 was $2,011,370. The value of the salt product of 1896 was $130,000 ; borax , $800.000 ; mineral waters , $100,000 ; natural gas product , $150,000 ; petroleum , over $1,000,000 , quicksilver , 30,743 llaiks. The aascrscd valuation of property In California doubled elnec 1880. Valuation for 1896 was $1.260,693.06 : ; . The population In 1890 was 1,205,391 ; In 1S9G , about 1,630,000. Thcro are 6,000 miles of railway In the state , nnd 1,54.1 pcstofllccs. The yearly school revenue of California Is above $5,000,000. The school property In valued at $15,000,000 , and the school fund hold by the state treasurer exceeds $2030.009. I'rlvato schools have an attendance of 21,003 children. The normal schools ire at San Jose , Los Angeles and Chlco. The University of California Is the crown of the educa tional Institutions of the state. It hns an endowment of $7,009,000 , nnd upwards of 400 students. The University of Southern California Is at Lea Angeles. The Lcland Stanford university , with n large endowment , nt Pals Alto , la ono of the leading Institutions. Thcro ore many denominational colleges and public libraries. The value of the annual manufactures Is $213.103,996 ; number of operatives , 83,612 ; yearly wagc , $51,538,780. The average annual product of the California fisheries 13 $3.500.000. The whaling catch of the San Francisco licet Is $600,000 annually. The chief cities are : San Francisco , population , 350.000 ; Los Angeles , population , 80,000 ; Oakland , population , 60,000 ; Sacramento , population , 32,000 ; San Jose , population , 22,000. 22,000.The The bank clearances of San Francisco for 1896 were $681.991.091. Import dutlcj collected. $5,101,316. Internal revenue collections , $2.363,860. The coinage In the Sin Francisco mint for 1896 wno $33,011,474. Sugar Imports Into San Francisco In 1S96 , 373,107,165 pounds. San Francisco treasury exporln , $21,151,081. Merchandise Imparts , $36,663,299. Imports , $11,380,190. I/Jinbercxports , 27,608.000 feet. STATE CAPITOL DENVER Colorado cavern an area equal to New nngland and Ohio combined. The great plaint ) ascend from Kanse * to the foothills a vast , open region of low ridge ? and vallcjs. IJvcrjwhere the face of the country Is covered with gorgeous wild ( lowers , and modern Irrigating processes nro converting It Into a rich garden of agriculture. The foothills contain many fertile valleys and grazing districts . The parks of Colorado rado arc ancient lake basins , walled In by stupendous mountain ranges and com posed of beautiful , undulating regions of dales nnd hillsides , with bright lakes and streams , and a varied and abundant \egotstlon of forests , flowers and grasses. Vast areas of white and yellow pine , hemlock and cedar etill remain on the mountains. The first American to enter Colorado was Lieutenant Zebulon M. I'lke , U. S. A. , who led n military exploring party Into the territory In 1806 , fioon after the Louis iana purchase. In 1814 General John C. Ficmont explored North , MIddIo nnd South parks. Colorado west of the continental divide belonged to Mexico and was ceded to the United States In 1848 , and became part of the new territory of Utah. Colorado rado , cast of the divide , lay In the huge prc.-inco of Louisiana. It was fir.it set tled In 1840 by Mexicans. As early as 1832 wandering Cherokces discovered gold In the foothills , hut It wao not until 1858 thr.t Russcll'p party of Georgian * and a com pany from Kansas began to wash gold from the sands of the South Platte river. In 1859 gold was discovered at Black Hawk. Then followed a vast and tumultuous migration from the cast. In 1861 , In order to make up the new territory of Colorado , nearly 70.000,000 acres were taken from Utah , New Mexico , Kansas nnd Nebraska. i The constitutions drafted In 1859 nnd 1863 were rejected by the people , but In 1865 j they adopted ono and congrem parsed a bill admitting the territory to the union. President Johnson vetoed this document , nnd for eleven years longer the people re mained undcla terltorlal government. After the war a new tide of immigration llowcd Into the territory nnd developed Its resources rapidly and securely. The Plate wai admitted to the union In 1876. It has an arci of 103,925 square miles. Its ccnsuo population In 1890 was 412,198 , and the estimated population In 1896 was 450.000. The total \oto for prc.'ldcnt In 1892 was 93,842 , and that of 1896 was 189- 257. The school population is 84,448 , The assessed valuation of the state Is $220- G54.0G4. Mining began with the discovery of gold placers In 1838 , near Denver , and enor mous profits have since been realized. The Small Hopes mine produced $3.000,000 in two years and many others reached an equal proJuctlveness. From the rich chloridco of Silver Cliff to the great argentiferous mountains around Sllverton nnd from the na tive gold of Houldcr to the fine copper of Unawecpo extend the great treasuries of the hills. The bullion production of Colorado baa passed $300.000,000 , From 1880 to 1881 in clusive It exceeded $109,000,000. The Leadvllle district from 1S7S to 1SS2 turn-d out $68,000,000 and little Ollpln county has yielded $32,000,000 In gold. Colorado Is the fiocond silver-producing state. Upward of $60,000.000 In ore la In sight at Leadvllle. Upward of $5,000,000 worth of lead and $6,000,000 worth of copper have come from the Colorado hills , almost entirely from gold and silver-bearing ores. The lead exported from the Leadvlllo region reaches an average of over 1,000 tons n week. The Iron of Colorado covers great areas. It Is atated by scientific explorers that Gunntaon county alone has n supply of Iron equal In extent to all that of Pennsylvania. The fallowing is an estimate of the mineral production of Colorado for 1895-G : 1895-Gold , $16,995,919.61 ; ollver. $12,351.074.66 ; lead , $3,040,514.27 ; copper , $928,819.63 ; total. $33.324,358.12. 1896 field , $16,183,497.33 ; silver , $18,607,067.23 ; lead , $3,907,314.54 ; copper , $ S02G97.75 ; total , $39.560,576.85 $ ; Incicase , $6,230.118.73. It Is estimated that the output of Cripple .Greek for 1S9G vvas lO OOO.OOO , an excess of $2,000,000 over 1895. At Victor alone In lh96 $7,000,000 In gold vvas 'produced. Aspen , the center of a distinctively silver-producing country , has done vroll under unfavorable conditions. The value of the sliver product In 1896 "was $1,177,8S3. Summit county has produced during 1S9C nearly $2,000,000 In gold. The San Juan country wzs prosperous In 1896. The Kntcrprlao mine cleared up nearly $70,000. Of all the mining sections no inoro gratifying showing Is mode than that along the eastern range , where are locatej Houldcr , Clear Creek and Ollpln. The production of Iloulder county In 1SD6 la placed at $1,700,000 , an increase of $200,000 over 1893. Qllpln county has been very productive. The > car 1896 haa marked the opening of several new mining camps In Colorado nnd many rich discoveries have been made. Smelting U the greatest mechanical Industry of Colorado. The scientific processes of smelting have made great advances during the last quarter of a century and their high success has stimulated mining induotrlcs in all parts of the country. Upward of $10.003,000 la invested In the smelters of Denver. The coal fields of Colorado cover 40.000 equaro miles. Thcro are over fifty working mlnca. The annual product Is over 2,500,003 tons. Much of the Colorado coal Is bitu minous , but large areas of pure anthracite have been opened near Glcnwood Springs nnd Newcastle. Llgnlto beds follow the eastern base of the mountains for 200 miles. Petroleum was discovered at Florence In 18S.There 18S.\ are many wella In that district , and thq product , very heavy , Is growing annually. In late years large quarrying industries have nrlm'ii In the ridges outride the foothills , There are sandstone quarries at Ljons nnd othertj In and around Stout , Thu Marble Cllen quarries , near Fort Collins , contain inexhaustible supplies. Sandstones are found In great variety. White , red , pale grtcn , pink and > ellovv granite la found , Thcro la white , black , pink and variegated marble , red sandstone , gray granite , gypaum and cement. r > Agriculture has not , until lately , cammed commanding proportions In Colorado. The aridity ! of the soil has been overcome by Irrigation , by whoee aid over 3,000,000 ncrea are now under protltablo cultivation , Increasing yearly. Forty thousand inllco of canala and dltchc * are In operation , and millions have been spent In their construction. Ono of thcso canaU Irrlgatis 120,000 acrea. The farm products even now exceed $15,000,000 a jcar , Including 3,000,000 bushels of wheat , 200,000 bushels of barley , 2,009,000 bushels of outs , nearly 2,000,000 bushels of corn , 3,000,000 bushels of potatoes , 100,000 tons of hay , and $100,000 worth of dairy products , 500,003 pounds of honey , and all manner of vegeta bles grapes , berries and hardy fruit. Thcro nro n half million npplo trees , peaches nourish weat of the mountains , and n part of the ArKai : as valley U famous for Its watermelons am ) grapca , The alfalfa crop U very large. Stock raising has long been a leading Industry of Colorado , The Krabers are nutritious and abundant , and cattle thrive iu the dry , natural bay. Two-thirds of the herds are oa the farms , where agricultural i and Block raising Industrie * arc blended , It Is estimated that there arc I.OiiO.OOt ) head of cattle In the state. Fhccp raising cmplojii over $5,000,000 capital , The HOCKS number over 2,000.000 sheep , whose product exceeds 10.000.UOO pounds of wool annually'I The annual product of Colorado manufactures amounts to $42.180,205. Tlurailroad mlleige Is 4 63S. There are 703 poutnfllces. The farm products of 1893 wcr valued at $17,000.000. , . , to The chief cities of the state are Denver , population 110,000 ; I'ucblo , 30,001)Colorado ) ! Springs , 17,000 ; Leadvllle , 11 000. , 0 i 11 Idaho wns first settled at Fo't Hall In 1S1I. The Hist white men to enter the terri tory wore Lewis and HarKe's cNploiIng party. The boundaries of the territory were defined In 1SC3 by congress , and It was admitted as a state In 1S 0. Thousands of Cali fornia miners entered the territory In the CO's , afttr the dlsco\cry of gold on Ore Pine creek. The area of the state In square miles la SI.SOO. There are 25,000,000 ami of grazing lands , 10,000.000 acrea of forest , 13 000,003 acrca of farm lands , and 8 nee nee acres of sage brush and plains. Idaho bus been likened In shape to n great chair , with the HocKy and Hitter Hoot ranges as Its front , scat nnd back. It Is 100 miles long from north to south , nnd nt the base Is 300 mllca wide. South o ? Snake river the \ alleys - leys and foothills contain bunch-grcss nnd arable bottom lands , alternating with abrupt ranges of mountains. Other valleys are occupied by Mormon hamlets , around which ex tend broad farms with clllcient Irrigation systems. The Hear Lake country has a moun tain of sulphur and deposits of lead and coal. Coal Is also , mined on Irwln lake- and at Lcwlston. There are 10,000,000 acres of forest In Idaho , producing n vast and valuable- timber supply. White pine logs 100 feet long and Ihc feet thick have been cut on the Clear- water. In the south the forests are mainly along the highlands , but In the north they cover the entire country , and Include valuable tracts of red cedar , lodge pole , yellow pines and gre.U spruces. The lakes of Idaho are Its most beautiful 'feature. llelow Goose creek the Snake river enters a profound canjon , within whoso solemn depths It flow. ? for seventy miles. In thl. } chasm the river sweeps through a group of five volcanic Islanls , around which occur several cascades , and then forms the magnificent Shoihono falls , descending In full volume , 950 feet wide , over a semi-circular cliff 225 feet high. At times the volume of water nearly equals that of Niagara. Agriculture In southern Idaho Is based on Irrigation , which causes oases of verdure - duro to spring up In the arid desert. In northern Idaho Irrlgat'on ' lii not csscntl.il. The farmer ? find gocd markets In the mining camps. Among their products are o\or 1,500,000 bushels of wheat nnd 1,300,000 buehels of oats yearly , with large crops of barley and potatoes , 630.000 tons of Iny anl a million dolbra worth of fruits. Flax , rje , alfalfa , sorghum and huge vegetables are produced abundantly. The Mormons of the south als ! > ralto large crops of cerealn. The grazing capabilities nro availed of by 000,000 hordes and cattle and 339,000 sheep , yielding 2.000,003 pounds ? of wool an nually. Thay winter In the open air and fatten on bunch grass nnd white sage. Mining has been hampered by the remstcncss of the rallrcadi , jet tome of the rich est placers and veins In America arc worked here , and the Rocky mountain range for 400 miles abounds In gold and slher. Hold was discovered as early n 1S52. The s'a.e IIES produced above $100,000,000 In prccloin metals. The flour gold of the river sands v r.s so line that It had to be scpaiated by s'owly running It o\cr mercury-covered electroplated sheets of slhcr. The Wood rhcr district produces several million dollars lars worth of silver-bearing lead jearly , nid : considerable gold. The Lccsburg district has produced $7,000,003 In placer gold , nn 1 Lcmhl county his rich regions of gold quartz nnd sliver carbonates. The Custcr county mines ha\c produced over $10000- 030. The Warren and nil ; City districts of Idaho county have many gold nnd silver mines. Thu Peacock copper mines me near the Snake river. The Lost river copper mines are very rich. Iron has been found a' many points. There nro large mica de posits In the state , and coal deposits In the Goose creek valley. Marble Is quarried on the Snake and elsewhere. Granite , ll.Tcstone and sandstone are also Jound. The Onelda salt works have proluced 2,030,033 pMinds n year , made by boiling the water which Hews freely from saline springs nca- the old Lander emigrant road. The Hour mills and lumber mills of Idaho produce o\vr $1.009,003 jearly , and form Its chief manufacturing Interests outside of the production of bullion. , The assessed valuation of Idaho is $25,74S.4J7. The United States cqnsus of popu lation In 1S90 was SI.3S5. The estimated papulation In 1S90 was 130,00) . The number of school children enrolled Is 21.200. The railroad mileage Is 1.0S9. The value of manufactures in 1S95 was $1,390,090. Farm products for 1835 were estimated at ? ! , - 000,000 The first white pioneer of Iowa was Julian Dubtiquo , n French Canadian trader , who dwelled from 17SS to 1810 among the Indians near the city now bearing hla name. In 1842 Governor Chambers purchased 15,000,000 acrca of rich land of the Sacs and Fox'-s , who made formal cecslon of the tenltory , which was admitted as a state In 1S1G. Allured by the reports cf extraordinary beauty and fertility of lou.-i.lmnilgrants crossed the great river by thoraands , coming from Now England , New York , Ohio , Illinois , Ken tucky nnd Missouri by way of the rivers. Dulmque , the ear lest p.iinanent village , was founded in 1833. The first settlements fringed the Mississippi nnd crept slowly up the DCS Molnca river , followed by a. similar advance along the Missouri long afterward. The Spirit lake country wan acttled by Mlrncsctans In 1350-7 , but they were attacked by the Indians and forty or more were mr.-sacred. Up to 1803 the Splilt lake and Sioux river octtlemcnts had to bo protected by troops. Iowa's population In Ib90 was 2,058- 009 , nnd Ita area In square miles Is 50,025. Iowa Is In the great prairie belt and between the Mississippi and Mluiourl rivers , whcso watershed In the northwest Is 803 feet lil li , falling away to the sjutheaat , with short and rapid streams. Thcsa watercourses begin In broad and shallow vallejo and then flow through the b.ufT-bound bottom lands , in and around which are the chief woods In the state. The Missouri river at Council Hluffs Is 19S feet hlguer than the l"s Moincs nt DCS Molnes , and 523 feet higher than the Mississippi at Davenport. Navi gation Is pcflsiblo on some of the Iowa rivoru , hut the Interlacing of rall'oads In oviry direction make It of little value on the minor strean-s. In the northwest are scores of beautiful lakes , like thoaa of Minnesota. Most of Iowa Is covered with a heavy , dark , drift loam of marvclloi'a rlchneas. The timber product of the otate Is valued nt $3,000- 000 a > ear. lllack walnut abounds. The ctato la prolific of small grains and vegetables. The blue grass region of the southwest and the wild pralrlca export vant quantities of baled liny and support some of the best Amcilcaii live stock , with , large dairy products , horao fanra and abundant fruits. Johnson nnd Muscatlne counties arc famous for their great hcitta. More than half of the Inhabitants of Iowa are fanners and the rc- sulta of their labors reach nearly $303,000.000 nnniially. The corn crop of 1893 was 214,801,758 bushels , and In 1893 It waj 2S6.000.000 bushels. The crop of oats for 1895 twas 01,000,000 buahcls. The annual product of hay and grcsbca la as follows : Tim othy. $11,741,929 ; clover , $1,022.922 ; millet , $199,118 ; prairie grass , $5,839,119. Immense crops of rje , barley and potatoes are produced. The fruit crop annually Is worth over $3,000,000. The value of the annual apple product la $1,337,300 , there being 135,515 acres devoted to apple orchards. Mills county alone produced In 1895 192.742 buahelo of apples. The annual production of grapca is 4,350,721 pounds , valued at $104,00. In Iowa corn Is king , The state produces more corn than any other state. The cau- ncrlen of Iowa put up yearly more than 7,000,000 cans of corn and nearly 2,000,000 cam of tomatoes. In 1895 8,018.801 acre. * producjd of corn. 128,989,017 bushels. The acreage of wheat was 697,593 , and the product 9,500.293 buuhels. Four million four hundred ami twelve thousand two hundred and forty-ihrco acrca were devoted to oats , producing 107,091,400 buahela. The acreage of potatoco was 170,285 , and the product was 7,809- 321 bushels. The total number of cattle In the otalo In 1895 was 3,197,584 , the value of which was $53,820,197. The total number of hogs was 5,011,577 , value , $23- 590,902. The total number of whccp wca 192,875 , value , $1,100,535. There nro 732 creamcricn In the state ; property value , $1,804 002. In 1895 the state produced 93- 520,911 pounds of butter , and cf cheese 4,028,210 pounds. In 1895 thu acreage of Im proved farms was 25,870,189. , The value of manufact rlrg establlshtonts Is $25.008,793. The total annual wage.i amount to $25,878,997 , and the value of the product Is $123,049 1S3. Along the Missis sippi extend the great sawmills , of which Iowa has 300 , with a yearly product exceed ing $0,000,009. Clinton possesses one of the largest Bawmllla In the world , capable of nawlng 00,000 feet of lumber an hour. There are flour mills with a yearly product of $20,000.000 , meat packing establishments jleldlng $11,000.000 j early and manufactories of agricultural Implements , wagons , furniture woolen goods and boots and shoes. There nro 20.000 square miles of bituminous coal deposits vvlilch are worked at Dca Molnes , Centorvlllo , Ottumwa , What Cheer , Oskaloosa , Fort Dodge and cteuwhero. The coal measures extend across all the southern counties up to the middle pf the state , but the most valuable mining region Is the DCS Molnco valley from Kcokuk to Fort Dodge. The \elus are from three to eight feet thick and within 100 feet of the purface. North ern Iowa contains 30,000 acrca of peat bogn , In beds from , four to ten feet deep , in the northeast great quantities of lead and zinc nro found In pockets In the limestone. Atone ono time $1,000,000 worth of lead was shipped yearly from Dubuque , but ( lito Industry Is now nearly quiescent. Iron has been found in small depaiiu. Iowa also producca coral limestone , sandstone and building stones In great quantity. loA-a marble was chosen for the entrance hall to the Iloatcn public library. The gray gypsum of Fort Dodge covers eighteen square mlks. The potters clay nnd Hro clay of Iowa give ma. tcrlal for scores of largo potteries and brick yards. There are 212 coul inlnca , with prop , erty valued at nearly $4,000,000. The average number of miners employed Is 0,803 , whose wagca amount to over $2,000,000 annually. The total value of coal rained nnd Bold Is be tween $4,500,000 and $5,000.000 annually. There are 201 tone quarries In the state vvhcao annual product la valued at over $0,000,000. The osacsted valuation of property in the state U $178,000,000. The education In Its public schools costs Iowa nearly $0,000000 yearly , most of . \hlcli comes from local tuxes. The permanent fund Is nearly $1,000,000. The school property Is valued at over $12.000,000. $ of which the value of denominational school property and grounds la $1,179,250 , In the public schools thcro are 25,000 teachers and 622,731 scholars "A bchool house on every hill top" to an adage which , lowans recite representing the condition of the utate'H public wcliool uyatoin. The Slate Normal achool at Cedar FIU liaa 010 student * . Tlio University of Iowa was nominally founded Our Specialties From pi Service , Low Prices , Complete Shipments. SSCiiVlOrT V"1 * - * --W v * 1 V"l - PfrM P ? Wholesale Druggists , OMAHA , - - NEB. In 1817. It has 2,500 graduates. The Iowa Agricultural college , near Ames , was founded In 1809 and has 300 students. The lovva colltgo nt Grlnncll has 510 ( Undents. Tabor college was founded In 1857 by the Congrcgatlonallsts. Lennox college Is a Presby terian Institution at Hopklnton , and to Is Pardons college at Falrflcld and Coc college at Cedar Itaplda. The Luther colltgo at Dccorah h the largest Norwegian school In the union. Griswold college was founded by Bishop Perry of Davenport. The Univer sity of Des Molnca , the Central University of Iowa at Pella and Burlington university are HaptUt Institutions. The Methodists control Upper Iowa university , founded at Fayctto in 1837 , the Iowa Wesleyan university , founded nt Mount Pleasant In 1S32 , Simpson college , founded nt Indlanola In 1831 , and Co-ncll college , founded at Mount Vcrnon In 1857. The Christians own Drake university at Des Molnes. The Friends conduct Whlt- tlcr college , founded nt Salem In 1870 , nnd Pern college nt Oskaloosa. There nro 4,802 religious organizations , 4,489 churches , the value of whoso property Is $15,103- 085. The railroads of Iowa make the map appear like nn Indicate lacework. Almost the whole elate was at one time covered by railway land grants. The railway mileage Is 8,508 miles. There are 1,831 pci'tofilccB. Des Molnos , the capital of Iowa , occupies the slto of old Fort DCS Molnes , a United States garrison from 1832 to 1837. The capltol building , dedicated In 1881 , cost nearly $3,000,000. The pinnacle of the dome Is 295 feet high. Other Important population centers are Davenport , Dubuque , Burlington , Kcokuk , Cedar llaplds , Sioux City and Council ilBSOii & t : JSi25 In 1824 President Monroe deplored the evils growing out of the dwelling of the Indians In the Gulf states , their rapid degradation , bloody fcuda and the frequent con flicts between the state and national jurisdiction. He recommended that the tribes should bo moved beyond the Mississippi. In 1830 congicss authorised their transfer , at the cost of the government , to the unorganized part of tha Louisiana purchase. Hero they wcro established on tracts proportioned to the tdzo of tacit tribe. It was the original Intention to secure to these Indiana nnd their heirs forever the country so exchanged , but In recent years the rising tides of colonization have beaten against this domain of the Indian Territory , and o'nly the prcbenco of active bodies of regular army troops along the border has prevented Its permanent occupation by white Bcttlcrs. The | Indians have advanced In prosperity and clvlll/atlnn and now form largo farming com munities , with a promising degree of political , educational and religious progress. The Indian Territory covers an area of 31,100 square miles with fertile and well watered rolling prairies , diversified by abundant timber and rich river vallos and the great oak for est of the Cross Timbers , forty mllcu wldo and running from Texas northward to Kaunas with gigantic trees rising from nn alluvial soil of remarkable fertility. One of the chief natural endowments of the territory Is Its coal measures , covering 13.COO square miles , producing n valuable bituminous coal , great quantities of which nig mined every year. Iron and lead , copper and gold , marble and sandstone are found In various locali ties , and salt appears in springs and marches. Fully 400.00) acres are under cultiva tion In the domain of the five civilized tribes , producing j early over l.COO.OOO bushels of corn , wheat and oats , -100,000 bushels of vegetables , CO.OOO hales of cotton , 175,000 tons of hay , amounting to nearly $0,000,000 a year. They own 800,000 head of live stock. Among other products are many thousands of woolen blankets and shawls , willow bas kets , 8,000,000 feet of lumber and maple miiar. ; wild ilee. flub , hemlock bark , cordwood and wool. The population In 1890 was distributed as follovva : Five civilized nations. 170.CS2 ; Indians , 62.0C5 ; negrocD , 11,221 ; whltta , 107,087 ; reservation Indians , 8,708 ; total population , 353.CGC. The territory has an area of 31,400 equaro miles. The number of poHtolIlces laUp , Railroad mileage Is 955 , The annual manufactures amount to $218,032. Kach of the live civilized tribes Is governed by a principal chief and a necoml chief , elected for from two to four years. Iho annual legislature of two hoim-B Is elected for from two to four years. The 220 Indian schools are mainly supported by the Iho clvllkcd tribes , at a yearly cost of over $300,000. The teachers are mainly Indiana , but the text hooks are In the nnglUh language. The Indian boys ara taught trades , farming and Block rain- Ing. All the denominational societies nro well represented. In nil there arc 317 churches , 037 clergymen , 9,20G Suuday hchool puplU and 25,000 church incmbcni. < 3 t ' ' N Ai 3 f : ' / Cw/S M MR fcfftf , Co. Manufacturers I Fluid Ex ? tracts , Pills , Tablets , Etc , UUI'IIONC . 1003 . . . . G. F. Brucker , Pure Wines , Liquors and Cigars. 218 South Omtihn , I nth Street. Ncbr. REAL ESTATE AGENTS - 401 N. Y. Life Omaha , Nobr. _ Exceptional cheap Intuit * In western - orn low u nnd custom Nobnulta f ir sale or tr.iuV-ulbo bargalna in city property.