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THIS OMAIIA DAILY 33EKs "MONDAY , 29 , 1897.
Pulse of Western Progress.
Ono ot the largest and most Important
pieces of work which hns been undertaken
In this state Is the construction by the
Wyoming Development company of nn Im-
mciiBo Irrigating reservoir In the vicinity
of Wheatland , says a Chejenno special to
the Denver News. The reservoir Is almost
complpted and Is already being filled with
water. When full It will form a lake cover-
Ins a llttlo over 640 acres of land and will
bo ono of the largest artificial bodies of
water on the eastern slope of the Kocky
mountains. The bottom and sides of the
re&ervolr consist of nn extraordinary natural
basin , which , without the building of a
slnglo dyke , will hold fifty-five feet of water.
By moans of dykes the- water cnti bo raised
fifteen feet higher. When necessary , there
fore , It will be possible to turn off fifty
feet of water from a lake covering a sec
tion of land which will be equal to a foot
of water distributed over more than 30,000
acres. The greater part of the work hav
ing been done by nature , It will be finished
at comparatively small cost. The total ex
pense , including the building of dykes and
the construction of an outlet , will bo less
than $10,000.
The completion of this reservoir will make
the vicinity of Whcatlnnd one of the best
agricultural regions In the west Tarmlng
has been carried ou In that settlement on
an Increasing scale for several years and
Is no longer an experiment. Abundance of
water was the ono thing needful. An 1m-
ircnso tract of land which only a few jenrs
ago was covered chiefly with buffalo grass
and fresh air Is now being rapidly brought
under cultivation and divided Into rich and
productive farms.
GOLD IN HALLOCK CANON.
Close upon the news of the rich etrlkes
at Grand Encampment and In the Carlsa
mine lit the South Pass d'strlct ' comes the
word that still another portion ot Wjomlng
piomlscs to become a great gold camp. Hal-
lock canon , about fifty miles northeast of
Laramlo and about twenty-five miles west
of Wheatland In the Laramlo mountains , Is
the location of the new Held , according to
the Chejenno Tribune. Much Interest has
been aroused among miners and prospcctots
over the late strikes at the above named
place.
What development vvork baa been done
during the past month demonstrates that
the properties are much larger than was nt
first supposed , and the values are much
greater than has been anticipated. The
bodies of ore cover largo areas and are
found between a granite and limestone con
tact.
Arrangements by which a largo plant will
bo moved from Luak to the new camp have
been In progress for the past mouth , and
are now perfected and the plant will treat
the ores on the ground. The scene of the
iccent strikes Is located about twenty-three
miles from the line ot the Cheyenne & North-
etn , and well Infoimed mining experts state
that the ore could bo transported to Denver
at a cost not exceeding $2 50 per ton.
I'toplo residing In the Hnllock canon dls-
tiict nro making no attempt tospread the
news of the discoveries , but are quletlj
staking out cvciythliig in slijht. Notwith
standing this fqct , It Is anticipated that there
will ho a tremendous influx of prospectors
Into this district with the opening of the
spring season.
BOULDER NAUUOW GAUGC.
Ono of the principal topics In connection
with the prospects of this camp for the com
ing season Is the new narro.v gauge railroad ,
says a Ward ( Cole ) special to the Denver
News. Thp handling of low grade ore will
bo greatly facilitated by the new road. The
present method of throwing $20 ere over
the dump will be abandoned and much sav
ing can bo accomplished where now la waste.
There are few districts so far advanced
In development that are so meagerly
equipped for transportation. The old nar-
ro.v gauge , which was washed out by the
floods of 1894 , paitly accommodated this de
mand , but It was only thirteen miles long ,
and did not tap dlrcctlv the largest pro
ducers of the district. At the present time
there are scores of mines In operation that
were not dreamed of three jcars 030 , and
scores of others will be opened up during
this season. Many old mines that were for
merly unrcmuneratlvo are becoming , with
the constant appreciation of gold , geoM pa > -
ing propositions , and can consequently bo
worked to advantage
The company was regularly Incorpoiated
two years ago with a capital stock of $300-
000 under the name of the Intermountaln
Railroad company. The surveys are being
rushed by a large force of men , and In an
Interview with one of the directors of the
company ho said that vvork would be begun
as quickly as the preliminary matters of
filing the plats and bottling all questions
of right of way are completed. This will
take but two or three months at the furthest ,
and It Is calculated that vvork will be well
advanced by the advent of fall.
The plan has In contemplation a branch
line fiom Ward running eastward to the
lakes four miles , where It Is planned to con
struct a combination reduction works , which
will combine the various treatments of ore
without the extra expense of transfer. The
management claims that It has special capi
tal for this project not connected with the
construction of the road.
Starting from the lioulder station , the line
will follow the Gulf right of way through the
town westward and enter Boulder canyon
From there on the old Union Pacific grade
will bo followed wherever practicable as far
up the canyon as It goes. The line after leav
ing Sallna Is not definitely decided upon ,
as several changes must bo made to secure
the proper grade The road will bo run as
direct to Ward as practicable , and w 111 cover
a distance of about thirty miles between
Boulder and Ward. Branch lines will bo
run to nil other principal points , this plan
having ; been found to mlnlmbo the expense
without lessening the advantages.
COMPETING ROAD FOR VISALIA.
Great Joy was felt by the people of this
city when the following telegram from San
Francisco was received by Ben M. Maddox ,
editor of the Times , says a Vlsalla ( Cal. ) dis
patch to the San Francisco Call :
The contract for construction of the Val
ley lallroad from Fresno to Vlsalla Is
signed. Large force of men commences
work today. Contract calls for fill com
pletion of road prior \ ° "B' Shakn.
The general circulation of this news In
tills vicinity made the people feel happy.
The masses realize that emancipation from
Southern Pacific tyranny Is now a fact and
their fondest hopes almost realized. For
months the people of this section have been
anxiously speculating on the results of plans
now under way , feeling sure that the road
would bo constructed on to Vlsalla , yet won
dering when the work would begin. Now
that the element of speculation Is vvliolly
removed , there Is n feeling of confidence In
future prosperity such ns bos seldom been
felt In this community.
For many years Vlsallans have patiently
carried the Southern Pacific joke , but they
now feel the coming of freedom.
BUDBLR BURST TOO LATE.
A sensation has been caused In north
western mining circles over the Inglorious ,
If not scandalous , ending to the boom over
the Stanley mine , near Chewolah , Wash.
Aa near as can bo learned n. 13. Brovvno of
Now York and Ixindon and a syndicate ho
represents are llablo to be out $50,000 on a
salted mlno deal , according to a Tacoma
special to the San Francisco Chronicle
Browne la a celebrated mining man , to whom
n fortune , estimated at $5.000,000 , came re
cently by a decision of the Transvaal supreme
court. After a season of successful opera
tions at Johannesburg , Browne went to Hosa.
land last summer , selected a corps of ex
ports and gave them authority to scour the
nortli.vcst and pick up "good things" where-
ever found.
One of Browne's agents was Brig Young , a
shrewd operator known through British Co
lumbia. Young heard of the Stanley mlno
at Chow elan , and took the trouble to visit It.
The claim was owned by some apparently
gulloloda and unsophisticated ranchers.
Young was shown a body of quartz 100 feet
In width , sampled from which assayed from
$18 to $20 In gold per ton. Tba result was
splendid for free milling quartz , considering
the extent of the ore body. Young sent an
other expert to see the great Stanley claim ,
who took thirteen samples , all running high
In gold. The mlno was then bought for
Browne , the prlco being $50,000 , with $5,000
down. '
Several prominent Spokane men were let
In on the deal , and It was planned to put
In a big stamp mill Immediately. The syndi
cate then sent up nn expert , Jim Clark ,
whoso samples did not return a cent. This
started a panic , which Increased when over
a dozen samples taken by still another ex
pert produced nothing In gold. There U a
settled conviction among those on the In
side that It wa < t a case of salting.
IUOH STRIKE IN MONTANA.
Ono of the best strikes jet reported from
the Natural Bridge district has just been
made on the Standard and Natural Bridge
claims , says a Livingston ( Mont. ) Jltpat h
to the Anaconda Standard An assay made
of the ere gives returns of $104 per ton.
The piopcrty U owned by A. J. Campbell ,
J. E. Swlndlchurst nnd T A. Ross The
Natural Bridge claim was the firjt location
made In the district. Lest jc.ir a 100-foot
tunnel was driven on the claims , the ore
body averaging $10 to the ton A short time
ago nnotlor tunnel was opened Up , starting
eighty feet lower down , to reach a now lead ,
but after driving In quite a distance , nnd
the expected leiil not being encountered , the
course of the tunnel was changed to tan the
lead upon which the tunnel eighty feet above
had been driven. At a depth of 150 feet a
six-foot vein of rich free-milling ere was
struck. The tunnel Is nowIn thirty feet
dctyer and the vein has widened out and haa
every Indication of permanency. The voln
Is almost perpendicular. The contact on the
north Is granite , but at the present depth
the south wall has not been found , ns the
tunnel Is less than five feet In width The
ore rock Is gnehi and schist.
"Sir. " Swlndlehurst and a son of Sir , Camp
bell returned from the camp. Mr. Swindle-
hurst says there Is no doubt that the ere will
average from $15 to $20 per ton , nt least , nnd
probably will go > much higher , but be does
not want to overestimate It The ore which
gave the $161 returns continues ae far AS
gene In a streak one foot wide. There Is
now In sight $50,000 to $ CO,000. Contractor
Frank Drago will finish his contract for 200
feet In ton days more , when an additional
100 feet will bo begun. The gentlemen In
terested In the property have a five-stamp
mill on the ground , which they will put up
as soon as thn snow Is gene
PLASTERED WITH CLAIMS.
The new town of Quartz Creek has built
up rapidly and has now about forty buildIngs -
Ings , say a Nehon , B. C. , dispatch to the
Seattl ? Pcwt-Intelllgcneer. Many men are
going In every day seeking Investment , and
the hotel accommodations are Insufficient
The government has practically decided upon
building two brldgca acrcrs Salmon river ,
one south of Quartz creek and th ? other
a mile and a half north which would bet
ter suit the purposes of Wild Horse creek
There Is already sufficient ere In sight to
Justify the building of eight or ten miles
of wagon read up Wild Horse cr ek , and
It seems probable that coratructlon will bs
commenced during the coming spring. The
entire district , all of which lies In the Nel
son mining district , la literally plas'ered
with claims , many of which show free golden
on the surface , nnd much which Is sultabl *
for concentrating.
The excitement Is Intense and th're Is
sure to bo a big boom In the spring. Like
the famous Slocan district , these prop r-
tles nio showing up well from the start ,
and the consensus of opinion Is that tha
camp will b < fully aa rich ES any other
district In the Kootenay. The "yellow-
legged prospectors' have not paid much at
tention here yet , but Just as soon as the
snow goes away so that their wasp-like
appendages will not be discolored by mois
ture , they will be prominently In evidence.
Much development work Is being done , and
a number of mines are making preparatlona
to ship.
EXCITEMENT AT YUMA.
Yuma county Is now the scene of the
greatest mining excitement ever ? xperlcnced
in Arizona. The d'atrust which has existeJ
iv 1th regard to Arizona mines has apparently
been broken , and mining men from all quar
ters of the United States are rushing here ,
sajs a Yuma dispatch to the San Francisco
Call.
Call.Half
Half of the people of Yuma are In the
hlllo , which are swarming with prcapcctors ,
Gleaison , where fabulous finds were recently
made , H the scene of the greatest boom.
The district Li being prospected foot by
foot and rich strikes are of dally occur
rence
King of Arizona , the principal mine of
the group , Is growing richer and wider as
depth Is attained The ledge Is now twelv ?
feet wldo and the rock will not fall far short
of $2,000 per ton. Small stringers have been
discovered close by which run even much
higher than the e almost Incredible figure. ? .
Two new stores have been erected at Glea-
son , and the stage from Tacna , on the
Southern Pacific railroad , Is carrjlng many
passengers to the scene. Many others find
other modes of transportation , and all are
determined to find something.
WONDERFUL WATERFALL
The Olympic mountains have produced an
other attraction , the beauty of which" Is
not excelled on the western slope , says the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. What Is said to
be a grand waterfall coming from the snow
capped peaks above the clouds over a bluff ,
falling a perpendicular distance of over 1,000
foot , and disappearing In the bosom of a
beautiful plain , has just been dhcovred
near Lake Sutherland , a few miles from
Lake Crescent , by two ranchmen. Their
description of the scene would exceed any
thing of similar character In the Yellow
stone park.
From the snow on the crests of the Olym
pics , where white men have never visited ,
comes a little stream , which rapidly grows
in volume until It reaches the edge of a
perpendicular cliff overlooking a beautiful
plateau ot 300 acres 1,000 feet below. For
centuries the water 1m poured over the
precipice until It has cut a smooth passage
something like a huge pipe split in half ,
in the side of the mountain. Here and
there It strikes an obstruction , and out
of the inountaln's side spurts another falls.
Standing alongside of the cliff , a short dis
tance away , the scene was beautiful , and
looks as though there were a half dozen
rivers bursting out of the mountain.
The huge volume of water disappears In a
wild-looking cavern and becomes an under
ground river. It flows beneath the plateau
for a distance of two mlira and then again
bursts out of Its Imprisonment In tbo shape
of an oval bridal veil , and dashes over the
rocks and cataracts down to Lake Suther
land and on out to the sea.
ELECTRIC DREDGING.
Among the later methods employed In
mining operations Is an electric dredger ,
which Is employed on Grasshopper creek , a
few miles from Bannock , Mont. , says the
San FrancUco Chronicle. It was Installed
theio In the summer of 1895. The power to
drive the dredge Is furnished by water
brought from a rlvef some sixty miles away ,
through a line of plpo which terminates In
the \lclnity of the dredge. Hero It drives a
turbine of 200-horso power capacity , directly
connected to a generator of equal capacity.
The current Is carried over the loads to the
dredge , where It Is used to drive two motors ,
each of 70-hoise power The power ot
the first Is used for pumping and flushing
and for clearing the gravel from the gold
That of the second Is used to holet the dred
ging buckets , which are set on an endleea
chain. The balance of the capacity of the
generator Is used for lighting the dredge and
the shore. Each bucket has a capacity of
about ono bushel , and as It reaches the top
It dumps Its contents Into a hopper , whence
It Is washed , The sluices nro charged with
quicksilver to retain the- gold , and tba debila
la carried away by the strong flow of water
furnished by the pump mentioned , above. It
Is enld that very satisfactory results have
been obtained and that by moans of this
process , gold id the amount of more than
$500,000 has been re-covered during the past
year. This success has warranted the pur
chase ot another dredge similarly equipped ,
CATTLH ON TUB YUKON.
The first attempt to take beef cattle to the
mining camps of tha far Interior , saja the
Alaska Searchlight , waa made last season by
Willis Thorp , and proved to be a financial
success , notwithstanding the great difficul
ties vUilch had to bo overcome In taking fifty
head ot cattle over unknown mountains and
through rocky canyons familiar only to the
black bear and mountain sheep , fording and
retarding awlft mountain streams , crossing
treacherous inosa-coveroj quicksand swamps.
IU Is not surprising that a whole season was
passed lu making the trip. A company has
been organized at Juucau for the purpose of
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taking In a largo herd of cattle tbls season.
This company , composed of J , F , Slalonoy ,
F. D. Newell and Jack Dillon , will drive In
200 head during the summer , starting about
Juno 1. Mr. Maloney nnd Sir , Dillon will go
below on the AI-K1 for the purpose of con
tracting for the stock , < Pile men with horses
will accompany the cattle * over the mountains
to the mouth of the Telly river , by way of
the Dalton trail.
RAILROAD WITHOUT CARS.
"Thero U a railroad out In Oregon which
has no cars , " tald J. W. Cooper , jr. , the rall-
wny man , In n recent Interview. "Tli's does
not .mean that the railway Is deserted , foi It
does a very good business. The railroad ot
which I speak Is irt the forest of the Bridal
Veil Lumbering company , near The Dalles.
The trains In use by the railway consist of
au ordinary locomotive , such as Is In com
mon use on logging railways , and a string ot
logs , each log being as large In dlumoter , or
larger than the bailer of the enInc. The
sleepers between tit' rails have boards nailed
to them nnd on these boards the loga slide.
The boards are grease ! , except on descend
ing grades , anil the train , movtis at a pretty
fast rate of speed.
"When the end of the road Is reached the
logs are run Into a flume and parried > two
miles to the mill , where they nro manufac
tured Into hoards and then after being made
Into lumber the planks arc shipped by an
other flume two miles nway to the planing
mill. "
THE DAKOTAS
No less than fifteen tons of maU were waitIng -
Ing at Aberdeen to bp transported north
nftcr the enow blockade.
Retail merchants of the state will meet
In Aberdeen April 7 to take the first step
In the organization of a state association.
H Is reported that the Insurance upon the
mission building nt St Elizabeth schools at
Aberdeen , west of the Sllsslon river , has
been paid and that steps will bo taken to
rebuild at once.
The richest strike jet mndo at Red Top
was made last Tuesday. An clghtecn-lnch
vein ot ere was found on the Dojle propeity ,
which runs $ " > 09 to the ton Richer ere his
been found , but In one or two-Inch veins.
There nro fully 10,000 head of stock In the
vicinity of Eureka and farmers are drifting
Into caltlo nnd sheep as fast ns possible W.
I Walker of Pierre la btijlng 1,000 young
steers , paying an average of about $21 each.
Lead expects to have one of the finest
postofllccs In the state The building will be
leady try Juno 1. The office will bo fur
nished with 1,000 Yale lock boxes nnd will
bo furnished with the latest postoffice eiulp-
mont.
Bon Hommo county has not had such good
prospects for a ctop for the past ten jears
as It has today. Heavy snows have fallen
during the winter and this , together with
the late fall reins , have left the ground in
the best of condition. Lake beds that have
been dry for several > ears are full and the
ground everywhere Is thoroughly soaked. A
largo acreage of wheat will be sown.
The weather in the Blafck Hills has been
warm , causing the qnow to disappear in
many places. Cattlemen are feeling much
better In consequence Last year there were
14,125 head of cattle shipped Into this county
fiom the southern ranges to graze and fatten
for market. Not being acclimated , the losses
among these cattle fiould have been very
hea > y had the recent severe weather contin
ued. The outlook Is now more encouraging.
II. C. Delaney has just returned from his
cattle ranch near Lo Beau , tra the Missouri
liver. Ho reports his1 entile as doing fairly
well , with very slight Josses , but many
othpro have lost qultp heavily on this side
of the river. West of the river , Mr. Delaney -
lanoy thinks , the catllenen have lost fully
50 per cent of their , herds from cold and
starvation. Cattle not'ratlvo to the ranges
have suffered greatly and the loss among
such herds will be fullj 75 per cent. The
present thaw will leaye the hills and higher
ground 'free from snow und bo of great Ben
efit to cattlemen who artj short of hay and
straw.
Fargo business men have evolved a plan to
have the See road secuto the right to run
its trains into Fargo over the Fargo South-
cm branch ot the Milwaukee road from El
bow Lake , Minn This could bo done by
building a short connection line from that
point to the Milwaukee branch , or by trans
ferring at Falnnount. Certain Fargo gen
tlemen have assurance from See officials
( hat the deal will go through and are ju
bilant over the matter. If the See comes It
also means the addition of the Postal Tele
graph In competition with the Western
Union. There are other plans discussed
about the See ultimately building Its own line
Into Fargo.
Hump Rib Is dead of heart disease at Fort
Pierre , S. D. Ho was a noted friendly Sioux
chief and descended a long line of chiefs.
His grandfather at cine time ruled the entire
Sioux nation from Fort Randall to Fort Ben-
ton. Ho was always on most friendly terms
with the whites , and itt was on this account
that a largo portion of the trlbo was leu
off by Sitting Bull. Hump Rib was alwajs
on the lookout , and whenever the Indians
planned an outbreak he was the first to
warn the whites that they might prepare to
protect themselves or escape. Ho wore a
Washington medal which was bequeathed to
him by his father , who received it from his
grandfather , to whom It was presented by
President IMerco as a trophy of his esteem
and appreciation of his many good deeds.
The Salvatbn army has taken the Black
Hills by storm. Largo corps In Lead , Deadwood -
wood and Sturgls are now engaged In storm
ing the bulwarks of satan. A big rally , pai-
tlclpated In by the three corps , has just been
hold at Lead. Major Glfford of Minneapolis ,
chief divisional officer for this state , Minnesota
seta and northern Michigan , was In charge
The captain of the Dcadwood army , Al
Jewell , was In attendance and was a figure
of much Interest. Ho is the ono upon whom
a murderous assault was recently made by
a Deadwood saloon keeper , while the army
was holding a street meeting. The captain's
llfo wao saved by his own skill , Ho Tvas for
merly a prize fighter and the saloon keeper
found that ho had run up against a hard
game before the Salvationist was through
with him.
COLORADO.
Asbestos Is ono of the late discoveries at
Badger.
The Arkansas IB BO low at Pueblo that ex
tensive levee work has been begun.
Trinidad Is wild over the discovery by
Jack Bonn ot a two anil a half Inch tellurium
streak assaying $10,000.
Lersees on the Gram ! View at Ouray are
making good wages , l\a\loK \ a largo voln run
ning from $20 to $50jper ton In gold.
An effort la underway "to substitute elec
tricity for atsam at the Cripple Creek mines.
The cost of coal at thai jnlr.eo Is from $ G to
$7 per ton , -n
The announcement Miatla that natlvo copper -
per has been found lit' the Iron mlno on
Richmond hill , ono of'tbe 'Llttlo ' Annie com
pany's properties , nt 'Aspen , hns caused con
siderable excitement In whins circles. This
! a the first native copper found In this sec
tion , but the Importance ot the discovery
cannot be determined until more extensive
development Is made.
The Gladstone , which hns been Idle- for
two or three month ? , will be started up ngaln ,
saya the Idaho Springs Gazette. This mine
has n record of ten nnd twelve-ounce gold
ere nnd lots ot It.
A two-foot body of copper ere was un
covered recently In starting a winze In the
lower level of the Ariadne nt Sllvcrton. A
sample ot the whol two feet was twtcd and
jlolded 40 70 ounces silver nnd 9.70 per cent
opper per ton. The drift Is still being
pushed onward to cut another big ere chute
thnt Is known to bo nheid
A strike of consldoriblo magnitude has
Just ) been made In the breast of the drift on
the mnln tunnel level of the Pelican mine
going west , nt Silver Plume It Is raid tlmt
1,000 feet of barren ground vvns patsed
through before the present body of ere wan
exposed , which la now eighteen Inches In
thickness and sscnis to be getting thlcKcr
as the drift Is pushed forward The grade
of the ere Is good , being worth about 123
ounces silver to the ton This strike Is
nearly n mile In from the mouth of the tun
nel nnd Is nbout 2,000 fret from the surface
An Immerse ore chute Is npparent
The total production of gold In Colorndo
Inst jenr was nbout $ lf > ,000,000. The pro
duction of Cripple Creek alone was about
$10,000 000. Judging from the vUuc of the
ere milled In the first two months of this
jcar , the product of this one camp will not
bo loss thin $15,000.000 for 1897. sa > s the
Colorado Springs Telegraph. Cripple Creek
produced n million In December Ore haulers
rnllroid nnd mill managers pay thnt the Jnnu.
my and th February tonnage both Increased
over December by from 10 to 10 per cent
This would Indicate a tonnage of from $1 100-
000 to $1.200,000. Accepting this valuation
RO correct , before the jeir ends the great
El Paso county camp will bo shipping each
month from 30,000 to 35,000 tons , mid Its
grcas vnltio will bs from $1 500,000 to $1,750-
000.
WYOMING.
A good quality of coil Is being hnulcd
from the Seven Mile lake near Carbon.
The Union Pacific Is doing considerable
prospecting work In the vicinity of Carbon.
Mr. Kerwln , the discoverer of the Cnmp
Kerwln mines on Wood river , hns received
three different nssajs recently of ere
tnkcn from his claims , and It wont over
$400 In valuation per ton , gold , silver and
copper.
The snow In the vicinity of Carbon Is
very deep anil cattle have sulTciod severely.
The ranchmen have rounded up all their
stock and hnve placed it lu barns or canals
Stock Is being fed hay , of which the
ranchmen have sufficient to last until spring
The West Side Placer Mining company at
Dry Gulch , Four Mile district , will erect a
series of plants this season with bulllcleut
capacity to handle 5.000 cubic yards of placer
dirt every twcutj-four boms. The com
pany , by Its present process , claims to be
nblo to save SO per rent of the fine gold ,
and the earth Is full of It.
Miners returning from Grand Encamp
ment bring confirmation of the rich strike
made by the Stetson company there on the
Buckingham claim. A portion of the pay
streak runs enormously rich , showing free
gold. This claim is only down twenty-two
feet , at which depth a cross-cut of twcnty-
fhe feet was made , and the rich two-foot
vein Btruck. Snow storms arc of almost
dally occurrence in the camp , making proa-
pectlng work a difficult proposition. Mlneis
nre nt riving dally In spite of the adverse
conditions.
Another wonderful strike has been made
nt the famous Yankee Hey copper mine near
Laramle. Recent development work done
on the mine brought to light a twenty-clght-
Inch vein at the bottom of the old shaft ,
The ere In this vein Is of great richness and
aissajs made from It show that It will run
from 50 to 75 per cent copper. The Ynnkeo
Boy was purchased recently by an eastern
company and is proving a wonder. It is
understood that the owners will work It ex
tensively during the co'iiing season.
Hartvlllo news Is of the most encouraging
character. In addition to the operations
going on in the group of Iron mines re-
ccently purchased , shipments of iron and
copper ores have begun under the auspices
of the Guernsey sjudlcnte from ono of Its
mines , the famous Sunrise. Prom this
mine , which is a copper-Iron deposit , over
$200,000 worth of copper ore was taken and
smelted between 1882 nnd 1SS7. In mining
this ere large quantities of iron and low
grade copper ores were placed on the waste
dumps , where thevi have remained until the
present tlmo undisturbed. It Is found on
Investigation that 20,000 tons of thcso ores
can now bo utilized ns fltixeb
Miners around Welcome City are greatly
excited over a discovery of ore at Bear lake ,
several miles west of that place , where oie
resembling Ragged Top , the famous Black
Hills mining region , haa been discovered.
It assays high and prospectors are dally
pouring Into thnt region. Experienced min
ing men consider that the quartvhlch
nbcunds In Bear lake , Is a continuation of
the Ragged Top formation , as It is In a
northwesterly direction from that camp , and
the ore so closely ; resembles thnt at Ragged
Top. This region has attracted much at
tention for the past few months nnd proin-
Isos to bo a lively place as soon as the snow-
disappears and spring puts the ground In
good condition for prospecting.
OREGON.
The prlco of sturgeon at The Dalles is now
9 cents.
A good many sheep buyers are In Hcppncr.
Ono bujcr , It is said , wnnts 10,000 sheep to
drlvo east.
Gllliam county has three flour mills run
ning In full bftst , ono each at Olex , May-
vlllo and Fossil.
Coyotes are Increasing so fast near Hayes *
hill , In Josephine county , that the number
of quail , large gray squirrel and other small
game Is rapidly disappearing.
P. Y. Carter and II. L. Carter have a con
tract to cut 1,000,000 feet of logs for the
Trent Lumber company , In Lane county ,
Ihey have begun cutting timber near Dexter ,
There Is more snow in the mountains
around Lone Rock , In Gllliam county , than
there has been for from fifteen to twenty
years , The BIIOW Is from flvo to eight feet
deep.
Preparations nre being made at the wnro-
houses In The Dalles for the wool season of
1897. The floors of the warehouses are being
cleaned nnd wool sacks me being distributed
among the wool growers ,
Messrs. Hay tor nnd Lendellck , who have
been prospecting In Coos county , nro re
ported to have mndo a new strike ot black
sand on Bill's creek , which prospects well.
They are putting In sluices.
Agent Galther nt Sllctz U making the reg
ular payment of Interest money to the In
dians at that place. This Interest amounts
to $11.30 per capita , and tbo total amount
to bo disbursed Is about ) $5,600.
T. E. Jones was attacked by a panther
near Beagle , In Jackson county , recently.
Mr. Jones fought the panther with a club ,
the only weapon ho had , and finally beat him
off. Dogs were secured the next morning
and the settlers turned out en masse and
the panther was soon a corpso. Iho animal
Now police coimnj fou umyuo now
liollcp we don't liavo to toll the old
otllcors about our ifolfdpiiien'H felioo the
slioo that we've had made just for them
modeled after tlio ollldal shoo of the
New York pollco tlcjMitment n bhoo
thnt fits and Is comfortable fiom the
tlmo you put It on n shoe worth a great
deal more than wo ask for we only
prlco them at $ U.f 0 and $3.00 all sizes
all widths.
Drexel Shoe Co
1419 FARNAM ST.
measured cloven feet nine Inches from tip
to tip , and on It * hc ad were wounds made
by Mr. Jones' club the previous night.
John Twny , proprietor of the Albany tan
nery , which wns started nbout n year nc-o ,
Siva It Is running nt Its fullest capacity ,
and that the tannery will be enlarged this
season to meet the Increasing ( ionium ! for
Us output.
A cnrlond ot flax seed , for seeding pur
poses , wns received In Sclo from Portland.
This seed 1ms been distributed nmong
farmers , who bnvo contrnctcd to grow flnx
the present scnson. About 1,000 ncrcs nro
embraced In these contracts.
A number ot horses nrp reported dead In
the Upper Rogue river section nnd vicinity
from a disease something llkp spinal menin
gitis It Is sntd thnt the nnlmnls rnt nnd
drink heartily during their Illncs-s , which
scorns to attnck the spine principal ! ) until
the Inst , when they succumb very suddenly.
WASHINGTON.
rishermen at Wlllam harbor nro busy
tarring thMr nets nnd otherwise preparing for
the fiahitift season.
The people of Kettle falls are building a
bildgo across the Colvllle river , for the use
of farmers coming to town
There It , very good ptospcct that the Dunl-
way shingle mill , In Castle Rock , will bo
started up at an eaily dale. This mill has n
dally capacity of 250,000 sh'nglcs '
The government hns commenced a survey
of the Skaglt river fiom Avon to Its mouth.
Soundings will bo made for the entire dis
tance , nnd a complete map will bo made
In the vicinity of Smooth Iron yrnlrlc1 , In
Asotln county , the appearance of mountain
grouse Is reported Grouse can bo seen In
numbers In almost every gulch and ravine.
The major of Palrhaven has vrtned the
license ordinance for nlckel-ln-the-slot ma
chines , because , he sas , n license ot $500
per jeir Is too high to Impose on a mnchlno (
of that caliber.
About $2,100 of the $4.000 required to secure
the cannery and evaporator for Yaklnn has
been subscribed , and an urgent call has
been nndo upon farmer * to take the balance -
anco of the stock.
district of WalU
Even the whc-at-nUIng
Walla has Its mines. A cm load of gold-
bearing ere from Blue and Mill creeks , eigh
teen miles from Walla Wnll-i , has been
shipped to the Tacoma smelter.
Moro attention Is being paid to cattle-
rahlng In Lew-Is county , and now , Instcid
ot fifteen or twenty farmers having n few-
cattle to sell , there aio about 200 who raise
a few every /car for UP market
Settlcis on the Ncushkah river , in Chc-
halls county , have Just delivered 3,000 000 feet
of flue spruce and cedar mostly , to the Gray's
Harbor Commercial coiryaiij , ot Cosmopollu ,
receiving $4 50 for cedar and $5 for spiuce.
It Is salil thnt the Bartlett & Eldrlgc saw
mill nt Palrhaven , conimonl ) known as the
red mill , has been leased by Seattle lumber
men , and will be put In operation in the neat-
future. Its capacity Is about 200,000 feet per
day.
day.A
A farmer on tin liver was butchering hoga ,
when the tcport reached him that tlio Col-
v-llie reservation was opened Ho hid two
killed , ono ot which had reached the scald
ing-Kettle. It was left to scald until he had
returned from n staking tour.
James A Moore has added no\\ machinery ,
Including a planer , to his mill near Sataop ,
In Chehalls county , and expects to stirt up
soon , having secured n contract for sawing
wli'ch will keep the mill running steadily
for some time. The capacity ot the mill is
about 14.000 feet per day.
II. S Holcotnb of Crandall , Stevens county ,
Is In receipt of a communication from Secre
tary Francis of the Interior department ,
which contains the Information that the title
to over 51,000 acres of land , embracing neaily
evpty alternate section throughout the rich
CalUijell valley , heietnfore vested In the
Northern Pacific Railway company , may have
been erroneously patented to the company.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An iron foundry has been started In Riv
erside , Cal.
The voluntary fund for the relief of the
unemployed of Los Angeles , Cal. , Is now-
more than $10,000 , and Is still growing.
Coronado , Cal. , Is to have a Jetty COO feet
long , made of stone , with a driveway anl
walks on top. It will also form a safe little
horbor for small craft.
G. Scotto , an Italian peanut vender of
Santa Monica , Cal. , has just discovered his
helrshlp to a fortune ot 8,000,000 , which
has for EWUO time awaited him in his native
land.
land.Work
Work has begun on a new road to the
summit of Smith mountain , In San Diego
county , California. It Is estimated that 100
men will Le emplojed for a mouth or so In
building thirteen miles of road.
A San Jcse , Cal. , brick company hns been
awarded a contract to furnish 3,000,000 bricks
to be used In the construction of the Spreck-
hlft bllgar refinery at Sallnas.Cal , which Is to
be the largest institution of Its Kind In the
world.
The report of the state comptroller shows
that during 1896 there were worked over
90000 tons of ore In Nevada , which have
a gross yield of $3,857,841. Of this amount
Lincoln county aione turned In over 41,000
tons , with a gross yield of $1,528,283.
The builders and contractors of San Diego
at a meeting recently passed resolutions boy
cotting the San Diego ( Cal. ) brewery owing to
the action of Its president In awarding the
contract for building the block on tha plaza
to a Los Angeles firm. H la claimed the
Kitten's bid was $3,000 balow that of any
local bidder.
On February 25 three men and their team
of dogs arrived at Djcn , thltty days out from I
the Clondyke diggings. This la the fastest '
time on record , being an average of over
thirty mUra a day , and was accomplished
by reason of feeding the animals four pounds
of food a day and keeping their feet well
piotected by fur and leather boots. They
confiim all the reports of rkh dlscovorl a
on Clondyke and tiUnitary rivers , and an
ticipate the meat prosperous season since
the discovery ot gold on the Yukon.
A aurvoy Is being made for a rallroid
from Guainas , down the coast to Maat-
lan , passing through a number of Impor
tant coast towns and traversing ono of the
richest agricultural countries In Mexico.
The Atchlson , Topelta & Santa Fo company
Is behind the project and It Is stated that
the new road will bo virtually nn exten
sion of the Sonora branch of the Santa
Fe , which now runs to Guaymns , and that
It will bo operated In connection with the
Sonora brnnch , The Sonora branch Is al
ready a valuable feeder for the main line ,
and the proposed extension would glvo It a
greatly Increased traffic. Fifteen thousand
ties have arrived at Guaymas for the new
road.
Snyder and Bell are now working In the
richest pocket ever found In the Coetir
d'Alono , If not In the world , In the Eureka
mine , a mile east of Murray , Idaho. They
first struck the pocket while doing devel
opment -work three weeks ago , when Bell
took homo his dinner pall full of quartz ,
from which $7.50 was pounded out. Since
then It has been growing richer until It
opened Into a four-Inch seam of nearly
pure gold. They are carrying the rock to
the creek and pounding it out in a hand
mortar , Every sack of 010 carried down
yields more than half Its weight In gold.
Clear Skin
em li * oiiltlvnlc.l nn.l prf'prvoit by nny on * .
VVIifn the Mtln become * flrj ami tmr h , It Invnrl *
Rblj turru srny Milon or mu.My , ami In many
C < IM leaden ! mtlo c t n mclincholy manll *
oxer the cntlro tountoninrr Thin condition li
merely n n > nll nf cnrele < nc ninl rnu A by
v < mt ot Attention of the Usht kind , r.\ftr tlm
tli skin l na lifl li ohnuM be softened nft r-
nnl < with n mod nourishing crenm thnl mult
in we'l mlibed Into the pore < In keep them
heuli'VAlien thi Is neglected the nkln Jllc
up uilnl.li nnu fades
MME. YALE'S
COiMPLEXION CREAM
l Hie le t | i le onlloil Mine Ynlo'd Almond
Illo om Complexion Crenm It will nstonlili
) mi tinii'lcllkc Inlluence on the nkln 1h
LeMity of tit complexion IncrenKen e\ery ilny ,
while it H U ng Used , until peifect Hold e > > * >
v 11 "o
Mme Yiildn ( iutJc to Uonnl ) mulled fno
Allies ? MM 1C. YAMJ C"ilrK \ < .
Mrnc Ynlc'p Complexion Poap for llenuly
while broad bands run across the pny streak
In the fnce of the tunnel , where bltu of
rock can scarcely bo found. Other claims In
the vicinity have produced fabulously rich
rock nt tlm-M , but nothing approaching thin
strike In the Htircka hns c\cr hern .seen or
heard of by the oldest miner In the camp
IMJNSIOAS run WHSTHllN \ IITIJII V > S.
HcriM'M f luAVitr llpmoiiilioriMl ! > '
the Ci'iirrnl ( Jocrnnu'iit. .
WASHINGTON , March 2S ( Spcplill. )
Pensions grnntrd. Issiuof 1'obnmry 27 :
Nebraska Oi Initial Thonns T. Hoan. St.
.Tames , Ccd ir Additional IMward 11 , Pay ,
Western , Sillne Increase , mcelal ) Maich
12 Gi-orKO W Plold , Omaha , Soli istlali HIM-
gir , KtiBsell , rionller ; lU-iuaid Cnffroy , Co
lumbus , Plalte
Iowa : OtlKliml Mlohnel Coffev , Daven
port ; Shafcr Dovoi , Dows. Wtlglit , Thomas
I' rooper , llolfo , 1 ooahontns , Henry P.
llorkman , Ntitnn , Aiipauooso ; special March
12 , Oustnv Helm , Mniengo , Iowa. Increase
John Cash. Auntuost , Jones , Kilns C.
Hunter , Albm , Monioe. Hclssiie Hllas T.
Holt. PrlmphaiO'Drltu , Josiph W. Hol
land , Osecolu , Clark OrlRlnnl Widows , eto
Jennlo AmUrson , Manchester , Delawart > ;
( tenownl ) peclnl March 12 Minor of George
Klmple , Allerton , Wav no.
South Dakota : Original , special Match
12 Stephen Osborn , HcrmoR.i , Ouster.
Wjomlng Otlglnal Henry Weltoii , Sar
atoga , Catbon.
Montana Originil-UUJah Powell , Phll-
llpsburg , Poei liodRc.
Isstin of March S ;
Ncbiiiska Original .Jonas C. Miller ,
IltiMstnn , GnKi < Hi-Issue and Increase
John Stnik , Lincoln , I. incnstor. Original
Widows , eto-Uols 13 MeKclglmn , lied
Cloud , Webster
low a. Oiltrlniil Patrick Doud ( deceased ) ,
Stunt , Guthilo. William McOlaln , lU-ln-
bock. Orundy ; Nelson Ciiniilnwli.un , Saudi-
vllle , Warren. Incrcnse William S Itupp ,
Klllott , MoiitKomctj Oilglnal Widows , etc.
Mai > 17 Shafer , Iowa City , Johnson ;
lirldgel Doud , Stuart , Guthrle ; Anna C.
Sirtwoll , Mai Ion , Linn
South Dikota : IJeNsuo and Increase ,
spi'cinl Match 11 ( special act ) Sumiol Hoi-
lid ly , nikpolnt , Union.
Colotadn OilKlnnl M.invvcll Oitobee ,
Artnmu , Pueblo
Issue of March 9
Nebraska : Oilglual John Taj lor. Gland
Island. Hall. Uelssue and Increase Finnic
A Wood , rranklln , Franklin. Original
Widows , "tc 1 , uirn Atwood , Lincoln Alex-
lean War Survhois ( liuroast1) ) Augustus O.
DavH , Madison , Mndlson.
Iowa' OrlKlnul , special March 15 ( special
act ) Margaret KliUpatrlck , nurse , Ot-
tumwa , Waptfllo lucre iso special Maich
1" ) ( special act ) Hnulbiiry W. Night , Coun
cil JllufTs Increase Samuel V Allison ,
Charles City , Flojd Original Widows , etc.
Louisa M. King ( mother ) , Oilman , Jlar-
shill ; Susinnah Hiiiprsou , Masslllon ,
Cedat ; minor of Henry C. lllte , FarinltiK-
ton , Van limcn ; minors of Pcny J. Shank ,
Eloux. City.
Colorado : Original George W. Howe ,
Durango , La Plata , Thomas S Hulls ,
Montrose , Montrosc ; Thomas C. Manches
ter , Cripple- Creek , lit Paso , Ailolph Kiotz ,
Lie.idville , I nko : Adam Jardlno , Monte
Vista , lllo Citandc Ilenewal nugenu
Marker , llllle , Gnrneld. Original Widows ,
etc iila G Motils , Grand Junction , Mesa.
Issue of Man li 10 :
Nebiaska : Oilglnal S umiol Hockofellor ,
Wiston , Siumli-rs ; Joseph Williams , Pal-
myia , Otoo. Inciease , special March 10
( special act ) Lewis Kelsei , Hubbell ,
Tlmjur ; Charles H. Hurnett , Geneva , Flll-
moro. Original Widows , etc Minors of
Peter Stutz. Hebron , Tha > er.
Iowa : Original Special , March IB George
W. Hagley , Clinton Clinton Hestoratlon
and llelssue Napoleon A. Haynes ( dead ) ,
Marcus , Cherokee. Itonew.il Abraham Um-
lienhower , Columbia , Marlon Incre.vo
Hobert Hard wick , Hed Oak. Montgomery ;
William Connett , Gowrlo , Webster ; E\rn. \
P.iilsh , Woolstock , Wright ; Titinun H.
Green. Lost Nation Clinton. Oilglnal
Widows , ntc rriuces 13 , Itay , Walnut ,
Pott.iwattamle.
South Dakota : Original Samuel L Todd ,
Dell Ilanlds , Mlnnehahn Increase John
McDonald , Ynnkton , Yankton.
Co'or.ulo : Inci i.iso William C. Haw ley.
Tort Collins , L irlmur ; Joseph Hixby , Delta ,
Dnlta
Issue of March 11 :
Nobraski- Increase Jonathan It.
Wright , Jiinlntu , Ail ims ; licnjiniln F.
liurch , Uoilgp Dodee. Original Wid
ows Dtc. Mary C. Chanln , Utlca ,
fccw.ird. Mexican War Survivors James
McDonald , Om ilia
Iowa. Original Martin V. II. Goshen ,
Shenandoah , Page , Mlron Dean , Cnstall i ,
Wlnneslilek Acldltlomil Wlloy IlaldvNln ,
roniln. Pocahontas ; Prederlck Hemmosllng ,
Cedar Fills , IJ'ack Hawk. Incieaso VII-
llTtn IVrdow--Keokuk , Lee ; Jame Uolleau ,
Henderson , Mills ; Jen-mlah Adams. Valga.
Clayton : Ilobi-i t II. Atheson , Commerce ,
Pollc , Wilson 1 ! George , Newton , .Tnt-pcr.
HelsHiie John W LoGiand. Monroe , Jntiior.
OrlKlp.il Widows nte.-UslDer Handolpji ,
liloomtleld Davis
South Dikota- Original AVIdows , Hip.
Mary Gullir.indson , Castiowood , H.unlln ;
Mnry H Di-wey , I awrenco , Hand.
Noith Dikota Hestoratlon and Inereaso
-Soth Ilnllpy. Now Itotkford , Hdily. Or
iginal Widows , ito , Arvllla A. Hanington ,
1 aigo , Ca--o
Wjomlngi Restoration and Hupulemental
Nathan J MIIHOU L indot. Piemont.
ColoradoUclhsne John JI Hork'ey ' , Don-
ver. Aiapahoe Oilglnil Widows itc
Mollsa J Mead Woodland Park , 131 Paso.
Issue of Maich 12
Nebiaska : Increase William J Illystono.
Lincoln ; Wilson H Moody. Westoivlllc ,
Center ; William J Ilussoll , Char'oston ,
York.
Iowa , OrlKlnal Kilns Nelson , Dnnconibo ,
Webster : Hlinm Iteynolds , Liichwoo'l ,
ware ItelHsue William H. Keyte , Camp
bell , Polk
South Dikota : OrlKlnnl-Gcorgo W. Wals-
ner , Keystone' , Ponnlngton. ' Increase Spe
cial. March It. Angus Oamciron , Hot
Springs. Fall Ulvor Original Widows. IStc.
Minor of Caspar Hauaer , White , Ilrook-
Ings
Colorado- Increase Owen Snider Denver.
Original Widows , nte-Special , March 17
Louis i H. Scott , Cnddoa , Holt.
CiiiinU to Opi'ii la > 1.
ALIJANY , March -Stato .Siiperlnti.'iid-
ten. of Public AVorks Aldrldgo has sent out
notice to the contractors on the canal Im
provements that they must have their woilc
Ui ruch rt'i.ipo by April 23 that the canals
may lie OIIUIKM ! ImmiMllatPly after tlmt date.
It Is thn Intention of the siipetlntendent to
open the cairn's on May 1 or parly In thn
following wick Ho will not 1m able to
definitely determine thu date , however , un
til ho ascertains the condition of the con
tract vvork.
If you'ro Kolug to select onu or more
of tho'-o wntur color palntliiKH v\o nro
now showing bettor not put Jt ort any
louder tliey'ro KOHK ! fnM beeins as
though nil Onmlm lias l > t > eii' ' la our nloro
tills \\eek anil KB no woiulor ivliun you
can B l ii oi'ljjliial water color l > y the
greatest lOuropt'an artists tit about ont >
thlnl tlio iihiial pi-Ice you'll never get
ihu game clmncc again. ,
A ? HOSPE , Jr. ,
i'lc and Art 1513 Douglas.