THE ( WAIIA DAILY 1W313 : AVK1L 20 , 1897.
enacted In 1840 , and has been In force since
until thti time.
Chicago Chronicle : There In a suspicion
of British Pharisaism In the provision ! ! re-
spectlng manufacture. The theory Is that
the distilleries make n market for a good
deal of grain such as IOWA produces In su
perabundance. Therefore distilleries should
be encouraged for the benefit of Iowa farm
ers , Hut the people of Ion a ore too holy
to drink whisky. Hence Iowa distilleries
should be encouraged to rnako whisky for
the vlcked people of other states to drink.
That Is the pharlsalc theory , but In prac
tice the lownn probably likes his "llttlo
something to take , " us well as the average
son of Adam.
Kansas City Star : Iowa , as an agricul
tural state and poistsslng a population
friendly to a high standard of public morals ,
furnished an Inviting field for an experiment
in the line of sumptuary legislation. If the
regulation of the human appctlto Is practical
anywhere. It ought to have been feasible
in that state. Its failure thcro Is certainly
Blgnlllcant and will strengthen the belief
that high license and local option are the
most rational plan for controlling the liquor
tralllc. It might be expected that the ex-
nmplo of Iowa would bo followed by Kan
sas If It were not for the prevalent convic
tion In the great Sunflower state that the
farthest way round la the nearest way tea
a drink.
Dubuquc Telegraph ! The passage of the
manufacturing bill removes the liquor Issue
from state politics. It relieves the party
conventions to bo held this year from the
necessity of making nny declaration upon
the subject. Now that they are Bate , the
brewers and wholesalers will give themselves
no further concern about the matter , and
with their Interests secured , and their In
fluence on the side of icpcal or modification
of prohibition and the mulct therefore elimi
nated , the question will bo dropped. Those
who have heretofore been freely assessed
tn swell campaign funds and contribute to
thu election of certain candidates can bo
b'cd no more.
Chicago Tlmc.-Herald : The history of
liquor legislation demonstrates the utter
futility of attempts to prevent the sale of
intoxicants In localities that can be quickly
served from dcpotit that arc not In prohibi
tion districts. The record of prohibitive
legislation In Urge centers of population Is
a record of perjury , official chicanery and
political debauchery , The liquor trnlllc Is
KUch a. serious menace to Um state and
fociety that It must bo taken from clan
destine channels and brought under the sur
veillance of the law. The business must
bs unntnsKed. It must not bo driven by Im
practical laws Into the hiding places of the
cities , where It can flourish safe from police
molestation and where It cnn escape Its
fair propottlon of the tax burden of the
elate , The solution of the liquor problem
In tn high license. , local option and rigid
police surveillance , with heavy penalties for
infractions of the law. Let this bo supple
mented by practical temperance Instruction
nnd work In the homes and In the public
ftchools of our country.
THU 1IOUT OF FUSION.
Minneapolis Tribune : The republicans
are holding their own In Omaha. They
elected their candidate for mayor over the
fusion candidate.
Sioux City Journal : Free silver bobbed
up In Omaha election day , and the voters
Kot one more chance at It. The republican
ticket was elected.
Chicago Post : The sllvcrltcs have been
defeated In an Omaha election , and wo prc-
nume they are now prepared to admit that
this 1 ono of the few places where the
election was purely local and had no na
tional significance.
Sioux City Tlmcn : Omaha republicans are
rejoicing gcatly over their success In the
municipal election against the combined
forces of opposition gathered under the
banner o "fusion. " The word may now
CQ forth that the metropolis of Nebraska
stands firm In the repudiation of populism
and all reactionary movements.
Globe-Democrat : Omaha's republican ma
jority answers the purpose , but the St.
Louis republican plurality of over 24,000 will
retain the banner for the spring of 1897. *
The republicans of Omaha ducted their
whole city ticket. That tariff reaction Is
working the wrong way to stop the prog-
ess of the new bill through the senate.
FIIAC5MI3XTS OF MIKT1I.
Cleveland Plain Uoalor : "I notice thnt
flomo people clnlm that a doctor's whiskers
may carry disease germs. "
"Why don't the doctors boll their
Whiskers1
Now York Journal : "Doctor , what Is the
difference between delirium trcmens and
vertigo ? "
" 1 make no distinction whatever. A poor
man la as good as a rich man with me. "
Detroit Frco Press : "Is that a. good hen ,
Uncle Josh ? "
"A good hen ? " said Undo Josh ; "why ,
that 'nr hen lays eggs us bigas hnll-
Btuns. "
Chicago Record : "Your bookkeeper Is a
remarkably agile old fellow. "
"Yes ; our pretty typewriter girl keeps him
Jumping around waiting' on her all the
tlmo. "
Indianapolis Journali Watts I saw you
down town this morning with your better
lialf.
lialf.N. Peck If you please , nhp Is not my
better half , She Is the whole thing- .
Truth : Wheeler I suppose when flying
machines are Invented you'll get ono and
bo happy ? Mrs. Wheeler Yes , until the
next yixir's model comes out ,
Indianapolis Journal : She I never ex
pected to work like this when I married
you.
IIo I didn't suppose you en rod. You
worked hard enough to get me , didn't you ?
Nnw York Journal : Tommy Willie Jones
piys you're nn olllceseeker. What's an of-
Jlrenprkor. pa ? Politician ( sadly ) A man
looking for a needle In a Washington hay-
Etack.
Detroit Free Pressi "What did you mean
1 > y culling mo a successful highwayman ? "
growled the capitalist to the editor.
"I mount , sir , that you own an elevated
railroad. "
"I heard " paid
Washington Star : have ,
the pensive-looking girl , "that ] > oots nalur-
nlly speak In numbers , "
"Ifcs , " replied her fnther. "Tho trouble
is that th numbers never have any dollar
mirks In front of them. "
Cleveland Leader : 'Thny hnvn got a new
rilxoaso out west. The victim twists his
lu-.irt all around nnd up and down In a most
dreadful fashion , "
"Hnrrlblol What do they call It ? "
"Airship neck. "
Chicago Record : "You refused mo and
then boasted 'that I bad propo.-vd to you. "
"Of rourse ; your offer was a distinction
( hat I hadn't nny reason to be ashamed of. "
Yonkers Statesman : "Why do you do
your hair up In thojui papers , denr ? " asked
Clener Weyler of Ills wife. , as she en mo
down to breakfast In the Cuban boarding
thouso , "Why , that's thu wuy you do thu
enemy up , Is It not , dear ? " replied the gen-
oral's spouse.
lloston Transcript : Husband You don't
try to make homo attractive. Look at that
table now ; no luxuries to tempt the nppe-
lto. Wlfo Why , you provoking thing ! you
told me only hut night that you didn't have
any appotlto.
Chlcaco Tribune : "Absalom , you nro very
Jnte. What bus kept you out so long ? "
"Heen watchln' th' airship , m * dear , she
Ihclu mo ! "
"Now , I know you nro deceiving me. Ab-
imlom. If there had been an airship you
would Imvo seen two1
DU8TINO A IUJST.
llontou Tranncrlpt.
A maid with a duster
Once mnilo a great bluster
A-dustlng n hiiM In the hall ;
And when It was dusted ,
Tiici bust It was busted ,
And the bust Is now diut
That Is all.
H AMI FUOWXS.
Princeton Tlitcr.
If I knew the box where the smiles are kept ,
No matter how Urea the key
Or stronr the bolt , I would try no hard
'Twould open , 1 know , for me ;
Then over the land and the Ben , broadcast ,
I'd scatter the a nil lea to i > lay.
That the children's faces might hold them
fast
For many and many a day.
If I knew n box that was largo enough
To hold all the frowns I meet ,
I would like to gather them , ovury one ,
From nursery , school nml street ;
Then , folding nnd holding , I'd imck them In ,
And , turning the monster key.
I'd hlro a Klunt to drop the box
TO the depths of the. deep , deep sea.
P.IMMMJgeMgMM MMillEPMM
Pulse of Western Progress.1
John S. Watklns arrived from Platlna ,
having to snowshoe from the camp down
to John Strouss ranch , says the Laramle
Republican. Ho reports that his platinum
lead Is now 15 feet wide between walls ,
showing a white gold quartz on the foot
wall and also the white quartz In the middle
of the lead. The foot wall Is a granite
schist ; the hanging wall la a porphyry ,
showing a true contact. The lead Is run
ning very nearly north and south. Taken
to Denver a button as large as a 10-ccnt
piece was extracted from a halt ouuco of
the ore.
Mr. Watklns has Interested parties wltb
considerable means In the property and It
will bo worked during the coming summer.
McDonald , the assaycr of the big English
outfit which Is running so many cyanldo
plants In Colorado , Is the man who made
the teats for Mr. Watklns , and ho says that
the black rock will run $ S In gold per
ton and that the precious metals contained
In the ore will run to a total of $20.000 per
ton.
ton.Watklns has been working on this lead
for a number of years and has been the
only person who could successfully extract
the platinum from the rock , ho being able
to get the metal In two or three different
ways. Of late , however , Denver parlies
have become deeply and mysteriously Inter
ested and have time and again sent for
ore from the claim. It Is unilcistood that
the result of their Investigations has led
them to have a burning desire to acquire
an Interest In the propel ty. IJut Watklns
has held on like grim death to his discov
ery and slnco ho has braved , every hardship
attending the discovery and development
thus far he does not propose to let go for
a song , particularly If ho Is compelled to
do his own singing. The property Is de
veloped by three tunnels , ono forty , another
thirty and another twenty feet deep.
FORTY MILLION TONS OF COAL.
According to a story told by his friends ,
W. O. Campbell , n prominent civil and mining
cnglnceer , has outwitted the. Southern Pa-
clllc railway and become the possessor of
coal and timber lands worth millions , sayo
a Tacoma special to the San Francisco Chron-
Iclc.
Iclc.They say a few years ago Campbell was
In the Southern Pacific's employ as coal and
timber export , and In that capacity examined
large , tracts of land In this state. As a. re
sult of his work the Southern Pacific ac
quired and Is now working the Carbon Hill
coal mines , thirty miles cast of Tacoma.
Campbell acquired valuable Information re
garding the coal deposits of that section
which ho has turned to very good use slnco
leaving the Southern Pacific's service.
For two years past Campbell has lived
a hermit's llfo In the mountain regions of
Plcrco county. Last week ho returned and
abtonlshed his friends by producing sam
ples of semi-anthracite coal which ho saja
conic from a mtno he has been developing
during hl absence. He afterward went to
Olympla to file coal Claims on 1,880 acres
of land on which his great find Is located.
This valuable property Is located less than
ten. miles from the Portland branch of the
Northern Pacific railway , and Is on the
route selected by the Union Pacific In 1890
for Its extension from Portland to Tacoma.
This Is Ires than llfty miles south and a
llttlo east of Tacoma , near the Thurston
county line.
Colonel W. J. Fife , agent here for Camp
bell , says the mine has been examined by
experts , who say that a conservative esti
mate of the coal In sight Is 40,000,000 tons.
The coal lies under a mountain and Is reached
by a tunnel , making mining easy. The lo
cation of the vein Is said to very much
resemble the famous mlnca of Hock Springs ,
\Vyo. , but the coal la a trifle harder and of
better steaming quality. Campbell's devel
opment work has progressed so far that
shipments can be commenced aa soon as rail
road facilities are obtained.
Besides the coal , Campbell reports mil
lions of feet of the finest cedar timber and
plenty of water to operate the ml no on an
economical basts.
31AILROAD INTO THE SIERRAS.
Construction work on a now railroad In the
"mother lodo" counties of the Sierras has
actually begun , nnd within the next few
months a standard-gauge railroad 121 miles
long will bo In operation from Oakdale ,
Stanislaus county , to Coultervllle , Marlposa
county , says the San Frauelnco Call.
Some time ago W. Bullock conceived the
project of constructing on electric line as a
feeder to the Valley road. The roail waa to
bo known as the Sierra Pacific and was to
run Into the heart of ) the mining sections of
Cnlavoras. Amador and Tuolumno counties
from Stockton , nights of way wcro secured
and other preliminaries were arranged , but
for some reason the enterprise was not ma
tured.
Meanwhile others , including Prince Ponla-
towskl , became Interested In the Idea of
opening direct rail communication Into this
district , and the result waa that Bullock
transferred hla rights of way and other priv
ileges to the new parties , who Incorporated
and organized under tbo title of the Sierra
Railroad ! company of California.
Without flourish of trumpets those back
of the new company began work about ten
days ago , and already two miles of track
have been laid and more than flvo miles of
the new road have been graded. The con
struction work Is In charge of the Ericsson
Bros. , who have Instructions to push It with
the utmost rapidity.
The proposed line will pass through James
town Angela and probably Sonora. At the
latter point thcro arc some differences over
right of way , and should tlieeo not bo ar
ranged to the satisfaction of the projectors
the line will bo built around the town. For
most of the remaining portion of the road
the right of way Is virtually secured. At
no point will there bo more than a 2 per
cent grade , nnd this will bo for a short dls-
taTCwo ° gre'at objects It Is claimed will bo
accomplished by the building of this road.
end direct access to the
It will give ready
which has hitherto been
mini R country ,
and inconvenient
reached only by a clrcultoua
ent routo. and will , among other Impor ant
things permit of timber being brought Into
low
the mining camps at a comparatively
C ° u' will also reduce the staging into the
Yosomlto valley to one-thlrd of what t Is
Xoday oven , by the most favorable route.
AlthoughIt Is claimed that the new cor
"
pora" on Is I entirely Independent o the
Southern Pacific. It 1s admitted that It will
servo as a feeder to that system , connecting
with the east sldo branch of that company ,
as already sated , at Oakdalo ,
NATURAL SALMON HATCHBRY.
A Tacoma 'Ledger reporter the other day
accompanied D. ill. Hume of Anacortoa to
the old iRIgnoy farm ono mile south of
Kdlson , at the point whore the road turns
to Stollacoom , to see a natural salmon
hatchery that Mr. Uumo Is closely watching
on the place , i
The hatchery Is located In a spring that
bubbles up from the ground only a few
feet from a small stream , a branch of
Chambers creek. The spring has been en
larged and the bottom of the place strewn
with sand and pebbles , until It li a per
fect picture of an old-fashioned mountain
spring , such as poets rave over , and Is only
found In deep grottoes In the woods , uhero
elves are said-to hold their merrymakings.
The elves that Inhabit this spring am i
myriad * of baby salmon , born and raised In
Its clear sparkling depths. Last December !
tMr. Hume , who la known all over the sound
as an enthusiastic champion of the salmon .
tribe , discovered two silver salmon In the j
spring proceeding to spawn. He left them
alone , and In a short tlmo they disappeared.
It was not loig until the spring pond was
full of little salmon. When this was no
ticed the pond was dammed so the minnows
could not escape , and It Is the Intention of
Mr , Hunio to keep them there and try to
propogate them In the streams and lakes of
Washington , land-locked salmon.
It has always been claimed by those whd
have attempted to hatch salmon eggs , that
the salmon minnows would not cat , and
could not bo fed , but Mr. Hume quickly dis
pelled this Idea. Standing on the bank of
the pond he uttered a short sharp whistle ,
and like a small army springing from the
stones at the bottom and the shadowy places ,
around the banks came the young fish to
receive the corn meal which ho sprinkled
on the water of the pond. As long as he
stood thcro the little fishes would cluster
about the water and grab the crumbs that
he dropped , never seemln'g to get enough.
When he placed his hand In the water the
minnows came up and played around It
like so 'iiany small kittens , seeming to know
that ho was their friend and on htm they
must depend for their dally bread. They
are fed twice a day , and know as well when
feeding time comes as do the milch cows
on a farm.
farm.DEVIL'S
DEVIL'S CHIMNEY PIT.
A peculiar natural wonder has Just been
discovered about thrco miles north of Wind
cave , and across the Beaver , says a Hot
Springs , S. D. , dispatch to the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader. Messrs. Petty , Cramer and
Thomas had formed a company to develop
some very promising claims and selected
sites for two shafts. Mr. Cramer suggested
ono location , that owing to the appearance
of Internal disturbance , bowlders lying about
In a manner that would Indicate their be
ing thtown up by upheaval , anJi a shaft wan
commenced. Blasting was started and when
down about ten feet rock was taken that
assays $7 of gold. They went down but
little further when thny broke through Intd
a natural chimney about three feet across .
and extending to China , eo far as their
ability to sound It has determined. Charley
Fallen climbed down about forty feet and
found no evidence of any end to the shaft , i
The walls are spiral shaped , like an auger ,
and are blackened with Internal fires. The
most curious varieties of mineral-bearing
rock have been found andi specimens are
now at Cramer's shop for assay. The most
curious of all Is a black stone that pulverizes
readily In the fingers , leaving a black oily
stain like plumbago. They have sent awny
Komo of the best quartz and are now hoping
for good returns. The natural chimney will
afford the party a moat excellent opportunity
to find out what there la In the earth there
and Is a most lucky find. The average proa-
poctor ) Is obliged to go to an endless amount
of expense with diamond drills or shaft sinkIng -
Ing to determine the character of the rock
underground , but this company finds the
work already Uono by Dame Nature.
COPPBR NEAR. TACOMA.
Prospected less than a year ago , develop
ment work only just commenced , the world
at large knowing nothing of Its value or Its
location until about two weeks ago and
now bonded for $175.000 to an eastern syn
dicate. Is the record of the opening of the
copper properties of the Mashell district , In
Plerco county ; less than half a day's drive
with a good team from the business center
of the city , says the Tacoma Ledge.
Last fall the prospector put men at work ,
and a shaft sixteen feet deep was blasted.
The ore became richer and richer , us the
work advanced and finally when the shaft
had been sunk deep enough to show the true
value of the claim , the work was aban
doned until this spring. iMarch 1 an ex
pert was sent here from Spokane , and on
his report mining men from that city took
R bond for $40,000 on the claim , and -were
to commence work within thirty days or
forfeit the option. The shaft filled with
water In the meantime and when their
time expired they were refused an exten
sion. An option on a bond for ten of the
claims has now been granted to a syndicate
from Denver , Colo. , nnd another option
on four more claims given to a party of
San Francisco capitalists who are on their
way to Tacomn to perfect the deal.
The party which left hero to pass an opin
ion on the claims found that the property
was oven richer than they had been led to
believe. The water again commenced pourIng -
Ing In the shaft too fast to be kept balled
out without a pump , so they abandoned work
and began prospecting a few hundred feet
farther up the stream. Hero they put In n
blast and uncovered a black rock , of a free
milling clmioctcr that is literally filled wltb
flour copper. This was sent to Tacoma and
an assay shows that this cropping four feet
from the surface runs 5 per cent pure
copper and about $1.75 In gold.
This rock Is easily bandied , and can bo
pounded as fine as flour In a hand mortar.
The result Is a black sand that sparkles with
tiny particles of copper , as bright as the
purest of burnished gold.
AGGRESSIVE OCTOPUS.
A hugo devil fish Is reported to have at
tacked a boat containing Dr. W. T. Warren
and Misses Katie Hcrbruck and Lillian Mc-
Kcelian , who were out searching for sea
urchins and star fish , says a Tacoma special
to the San Francisco Chronicle. The octopuh
made his appearance while the party was
rowing along the shore of Lemon's beach
It began the battle by throwing a five-foot
arm Into the boat , and but for stout resist
ance would have fastened It about the foot
of ono of the occupants. Dr. Warren and
his companions had only two oars and a
fish hook as weapons.
The young women took turns In keeping
the boat in position with ono oar , while
the other assisted in clubbing the furious
water devil , which loaned the water lute n
foam. After a severe fight tbo octopus gained
a temporary advantage by fastening a tent
acle around the cress plcco In the boat's
bow and starting down the sound. Ho proved
more vulnerable than the whale which towed
an attacking party 'over 100 miles In the
same waters last summer , for the octopus
gave up after towing the boat three miles ,
Dr. Warren nearly cutting the fastened arm
In two with his tlsh hook , Two other arms
were broken off while the octopus was tryIng -
Ing to pull the boat under , having fastened
two other arms to a log on the bottom. The
monster was then ooon dispatched and
dragged aboard. It measured over ten feet
from the tips of the opposite arms , and
each of Its eight arms had fully 250 "suck
ers , "
When Dr. Warren landed the octopus In
the boat ono of the young women stood
up on a seat and shouted , "victory , " but the
other thought there was 'some ono on shore
3a 3 ! & ! ei t
A word about gasoline stovesJvory -
boily says theirs IB the l > est but you
never heard of nn Insurance gasoline
steve blowing up you might blow them
up with nitro-glycorino but they are
perfectly safe with gasoline--wo back
them with a gunrautco thnt others won't
give our $1(1.50 ( Insurance gnsollne
steve has two burners anil step for
oven adjustable shelf all complete with
oven for $ lu.f > 0 it's not only a safe
but handsome steve perfect In all de
tails we Iiuve some gasoline stoves aa
low na $2.73. j ,
A , C. RAYMER , ,
THE NEW HARDWARE STORE ,
1514 Partiam St.rwwHswwrawft
rwwHswwrawft ? wi3iisoiis
who ulshed to ace her nnd plunged Into the
surf. It Is Mid she rehchefl the beach In ex
actly two strides. Dfi Warren will pickle
the monster. ,
CLONDYKE RICHES NO MYTH.
It would appear that In the gold placers
recently discovered along'Bonanza ' and 121
Dorado creeks In thd Clondyko district of
the Yukon , the world > s to witness a repeti
tion of the great mining excitements of
California and Australia , says the Portland
( Ore. ) Telegram. James McKay , J. S. Mac *
Aulay and Richard Butler , men of known
responsibility , have arrived from the new
gold fields and confirm In every manner the
rumors concerning the wonderful richness
of the Clondyko that have heretofore reached
the outside world. An example of the fab
ulous wealth of the country Is shown In
the product of one pin of dirt washed out
on an El Dorado claim , the dust being
brought out by MacAulay. which at $18
an ounce weighs $243. Coming as this does
direct from the scene , and brought by a
well known gentleman , there Is no doubt as
to the truthfulness of the statements made.
Concerning the big returns from a single
pan of dirt , It should bo remembered that
the dirt Is Invariably taken from bedrock ,
nnd In these Immensely rich spots the pay
streak Is always thin sometimes not moro
than two or three Inches.
On the other hand , nn example Is found In
the Rhodes claim , where the gravel runs
from $2.47 to the pan on the upper stratum
to $4.90 nt bedrock , with a pay streak nine
feet deep. On such claims as this no bar
ren dirt need bo handled , nnd tbo net prof
its equal those where the richer though very
much smaller pay streaks are found.
THD DAKOTAS.
Two brick blocks are under construction
at Vermllllon.
0 B. Heath , trcasitrcr of Portage school
township. In Brown county , has decamped
wltb $100 of school funds. A letter was re
ceived from him. dated St. Paul , In which
ho threatened Bulcldc.
The first flow of water has boon struck
In the big well north of Rcdfleld at a depth
of SOO fee * . Work will continue rapidly
until the w > ll Is sunk 100 feet deeper. The
clectrlo light plant will be started as soon
aa the well Is completed.
The new creamery building for the Park-
son co-operative creamery Is being rushed
toward completion. The first pay day for
the creamery has arrived and a good showIng -
Ing has been made. It has paid nn average
for the first month of 15Ms cents per pound
to the farmers for the butter produced from
the milk furnished.
Thlrt5--five families ot Indians from the
Standing Hock reservation moved their bc-
lonclngs from the reservation and started
for the northern part ot Durlclgh county.
North Dakota , to settle , but were ordered
back by the Indian agent. At the same
time 250 Indiana from Fort Totten reserva
tion were ordered off the reservation at
Standing Rock , where they had been vlalt-
Ing , and will have to make their way back
overland 200 miles to Totten.
Thcro are 1,033 Indian ? 6h the roll at the
Slsscton agency. They , have recently been
allowed $25 a head tqpurchase seed grain ,
but it Is doubtful If much'of It goes that
way. In the governfnenl' school are 130
pupils , taught by a superintendent and three
Instructors. The Presbyterian mission school
near thcro has seventy-five pupils , and the
Catholic school also flias'a ( number. The
Indian children are qulcVj to learn some
branches , but slow to comprehend reasonIng -
Ing or abstract propositions.
Operations upon a gas well will no doubt
bo undertaken very shortly at Pierre. Sev
eral thousand dollarsnj haVe already been
raised , and It Is proposed to Increase thla
amount to $10,000 by stock subscriptions.
As Is well known , gas hasibeen obtained In
paying ttovf In connection with artesian
water. Those who have Investigated and
given the matter much attention are satis
fied that further dowoi there Is a reservoir
qf .gas only , waiting to too , Japped. It Is now
proposed to test this theory , and If It proves
lo be correct a great change will bo worked
In the prospects of the city. ,
At the last meeting of the North Dakota
Educational association a .committee . was
appointed to prepare a catalogue of the
plants of North Dakota , the first time In
the history of.the state , , an attempt has been
made to secure a comprehensive knowledge
of the flora of the state. This committee
consists ot C. C. Schmidt , superintendent
of the city schools of Jamestown ; H. L.
Bolley , professor of botany at the state ex
perimental station at Fargo , ; M. A. Bran-
non , professor in the State university at
Grand Forks ; Miss Laura L. Perrlne of the
normal school at Valley City , and P. S
Berg , principal of the city schools at Lari-
more. The members
of the committee are
prominent educators of the state , and many
of them have already done much prlvatclv
to make known the little studied but very
attractive flora of North Dakota.
COLORADO.
A survey Is being made for a canal from
Lake Elslnore to Corona to supply water for
that city.
A new gas company whose officers say
they will sell gas at 75 cents per 1.000 feet
has been Incorporated at Denver.
Placer mining by machinery will soon be
started on the Platte river , near Trumbull.
Flvo thousand bushels of wheat were sold
at Monte Vista at $1.25 per hundred , C cents
higher than the Chicago market.
A good strike is reported In the Caverhlll
mine on Belolt hill. Aspen. The owners re
fuse to talk , but It Is said they have three
feet of ore running thirty ounces In silver
and 70 per cent lead. Four men are working
on the property.
Jacob Krep Is back from the Rod River
country , says the Aspen Times. Ho says
they haven't found much mineral there yet ,
but bo thinks It Is In the country. It Is
a gold region , both placer and leads. There
are COO men In the town of Red River.
A four-foot vein of ere was uncovered In
the Midnight mlno nt LaBclle , the pay streak
of which Is over tweho Inches wide and
runs $800 to the ton. The company which
recently purchased this property Is pushing
development work with a full force of men.
Work will start up In the Newman tunnel
on West Aspen mountain on ( May 1. Harry
Koch Is delivering 00.000 feet of lumber ,
Work will bo let by the company by con
tract. It fa understood that the tunnel will
not bo driven further In , as It Is already
under the Percy and La Sallo mines.
The latest strike at Puma City Is on tbo
Ernest G. owned by t Edward Parker of
Colorado City. Assays J.aUen from across
the vein nt n , depth of. yjlrty-two feet gave
$09 In gold , silver ai'ift coipor. ) This claim
Is northeast of town o/je / aiyl ono-half miles
and Is In the graultOtbllUt at the base of
the Tarryall range. O/o lij being saved for
shipment. _
The first big strike hi cross-cutting in the
Wllcox tunnel at Idaho Springs has Just
boon made at tbo brcof ( ' , the tunnel at a
distance of 1,200 feet from , the mouth. The
territory Is owned by lig tuanel people and
comes as a great sururJup , , to them , for It
was not expected thai , flic lodes would be
reached abort of 2,200 fepj Jrom the mouth.
The loile as cut measures three feet wide
and the tests made through Denver assaycrs
show values ranging from $30 $ to $150.
In driving a cross-cut tunnel to reach the
Anglo-American lode t Idaho Springs ,
Francis Q. White has finally encountered It
and Is opening out a very rich streak of
mineral. Several tests have Just been made
from various parts of the lode as cut and
none ran less than $1,800 per ton. Whether
It li nn ore chute or merely a pocket will
not be known until the lode Is drifted on.
The tunnel Is several hundred feet In length.
WYOMING.
Sheridan county nnd adjacent territory will
ralaj about 700,000 bushels ot wheat this
season.
The Wlieatland company Is distributing
beet seeite among the farmers and Is trying
to secure a sugar factory.
The foot bridge across the Grand Encamp
ment at Pcrryman has come to a standstill
owing to Inability to get timber for string
ers until moro snow has gone out ot the hills.
Mr. Hamilton of the Platte Valley Sheep
company left Chcycnno en route for Ore
gon. The object of his visit to that state
Is to bring back a herd of 18,000 sheep. The
sheep will reach Wyoming about the latter
pait of July and will bo taken to the Orln
Junction country.
Judge J. M. Carey , president of the Wyo
ming Development company , closed a deal
with parties In Plalnvllle , Kan. , which will
result In the erection and operation of n
largo flour mill at Cheyenne. Work will be
begun within the next thirty days. The
Gulf road has agreed to put In a spur nt
once lo the site of the mill.
Colonel Tilly nndMajor Barnett of the
United States army , who have been Inspect-
In i,1 the Improvements nt Fort Russell , have ,
on behalf of the go > eminent , formally ap
proved and accepted the work. The con
tract called for the building of eavcntccn
additions to the eight barracks , nt a cost
of $80,000 , not Including the plumbing , which
alone amounted to $8,000 ,
Ono hundred mining locations have Just
been made for a St. Louis company nt the
hcatl of Pope Agio river , In Fremont county.
The locations cover a field of cement which
contains gold In paying quantities. The
dcprsllsero found three years ago , and
sliKo thnt tlmo numerous tests have been
made of the ere under the direction ot Wil
liam Sturgls of Cheyenne , who erected a
furnace and secured very favorable results.
Engineer Knight , who Is In charge of the
construction work of the Green River col
ony , states that the preliminary operatlors
are being carried out with the utmost ra
pidity. Mr. Knlglit states that $5,000 worth
of machinery Is now en route for Green
River and will bo used In grading and ditch
ing. Work 1ms begun on n twenty-mile irri
gation ditch \\blch will carry the water
needed by the colony. H Is the Intention of
the company to divide the colony Into small
farms and offer special Inducements to pros
pective farmers. i
Ranchmen near Carbon under the stimu
lus of the bounty law , are preparing to cap
ture wolves and coyotes In largo numbers
by using Russian , wolf hounds and Siberian
blood hounds. An Importation of these ani
mals has been made by Ranchman Quealey
and others will follow. The Siberian blood
hound Is the. only dog that can master a
gray wolf alone , and with their assistance
It Is believed the packs of gray wolves
which constantly prey upon the young stock
of the country can be thinned out , and with
the bounty the sport will bo profitable.
C. W. Forester and W. H. Page , who have
been prospecting near the mouth of the Big
Horn canyon , report finding an Immense ere
body , samples from which run all the way
from $12 to $900 per ton In gold. No lead
has been discovered , the ore which appears
to bo of a granite formation , lying on the
surface In a blanket over a territory lialf a
mlle wide , extending from the foot hills to
the top of the mountain. The granite Is
not hard , and the ere can be taken out
with picks. The discoverers have forty
tons out ready for shipment when the roads
are In condition , to allow It lo bo hauled
lo the railroad. The ore Is said to bo of
a like- character to that found on Ragged
Top.
WASHINGTON.
Hay In scarce In the Chelmlls valley.
W.hat little there Is brings $10 a ton.
Snoboralsh now has four shingle and saw
mills in operation , and two moro are under
construction.
The Island mill , at South Bend , has large
orders from the Sound and Portland for
cedar lumber , but tbero Is a scarcity of
cedar logs to manufacture.
A popular vote will be taken In Spokane
on the question of a loan of $80,000 for the
Installation of an electric lighting plant to
be owned and operated by the city.
The Badger Shingle company has started
up Its mill on the Northwest Diagonal
road , near Now Whatcom , having removed
from Ten-Mile. The mill cuts 50,000 shingles
dally.
The Spokane land office has decided that
a woman who has been divorced from her
husband cannot maintain nny homestead
rights accuring to him , on account of prior
marital relations with him.
Squirrels are out by the thousands on
the hills In the vicinity of Pullman , and a
steady war Is being waged against them by
the farmers and the small boy with the
rifle. Their number , however , does not seem
to lessen ,
There are -4,000 picce/j of real estate In
Yaklma county , and 3,200 In the city of
North Yaklma , which were assessed last
year to unknown owners. Much of this prop
erty Is owned by nonresidents , and Is one
of the causes why there Is so large an
amount of delinquent taxes.
The Doernbacher Manufacturing company
has again taken charge of the Chchalis fur-
nlturo factory. Manager Doernbacher Is
conducting negotiations which look favor
able to booking orders for $115,000 worth
of goods , and expects to operate with 100
hands. Receiver Urquhart turned over $13-
000 In surrendering up his trust.
Dealers In North Yaklma estimate that
there will bo 15,000 bales of hops harvested
In Yaklma county this year , of which about
2,500 bales have been contracted at prices
ranging from 9 to 10 cents per pound. There
Is acreage Biifllcicnt to increase the product
from 25 to 30 per cent under favorable con
ditions , but as many yards were not worked
last year , the yield will bo necessarily short
of the capacity. Every yard Is now being
cultivated , and every ono who Is willing
to work has no trouble In finding employ
ment , although tbo wages paid are not high ,
high.
OREGON.
Wild geese are flying north , and the hunt
ers on Yaqulna bay are practicing volloy-
flrlng on them.
A number of Sllotz Indians have gene to
Rogue river , In Curry county , to work In
the cannery there.
Eastern Oregon hills will rejoice In a fine
crop of bunchgrass this year , owing to
abundant moisture.
A larger acreage has been planted In
Douglas county this year than has been
planted for fifteen years ,
Forty four-horse teams , driven by Indians ,
were in Klamath Falls , from the agency the
other day , after the regular spring supply
of seed grain that Is furnished by Uncle
Sam.
There are abcut 100 horses In a drove In
Rock creek , Gllllam county , that are said
With spring comes house cleaning
that means new pictures or now frames
for the pictures you have learned to love
wo are the fiiunuro of Omaha have a
Kt'eat blfj factory on Izard street that we
keep busy all the thny framing pIctuicH
at prices that are astonishingly low
compared with what others charge--wo
have the largest stock of mouldings to
bo found in one place samples of which
can bo seen at our Douglas street store-
all the framing wo do Is promptly and
eatlsfactorlly done. , i
A. HOSPE. Jr. ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas. ;
Send for Illustrated catalogue.
DR. HO BBS
Second C7ia/ieno-o to the Citizens of
Omalinthicli liasjpcnrocl in this
City for the lnst .Few Days Cre-
ntcs
TREMENDOUS SENSATION.
And Thoroughly Arouses the Public
As a result of the announcement made by
this paper , during the last few days , that Dr.
Hobbs would again give away to any of our
readers who would write to or call at the
drug store of Kuun & Co. , northwest corner
IGth and Douglas streets , today for a free
sample of Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills ,
startling Interest has been aroused In this
second distribution.
Many men and women called yesterday to
make inquiries about the free samples of this
rcmarkablo medicine to be given away today ,
which shows the general Interest taken by
both sexes In the test now being given by
Dr. Hobbs of his great discovery for the
cure of any kidney ailment.
The owners of this remedy must certainly
have unbounded faith In It , otherwise they
would not make a second test In , this city.
Just this thing alone should give confidence
and strong hope to any sufferer from kidney
trouble or backache , that ho will again bo a
well man If bo takes Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
Pills.
Dr. Hobbs announces that his discovery will
euro and build up the kidneys , and his offer
to provo It by the giving away of a free
to bo mangy. The state veterinarian has
been Informed , and the horses will probably
bo killed.
The grain In Gilllam county around Con
don , never looked more promising for a
crop. The usual acreage Is In , and If the
Juno winds do not scorch too bard , Gllllam
county will bo nil right again this year.
The cars of most of the dead cattle no
ticed ou the low marshes of Coos river are
missing , and there Is no distinguishing the
brand on the cattle. There Is a law
against throwing the carcasses of cattle Into
the river , but it takes considerable work
to bury them.
The sportsmen of Arlington propose to
build a boat thirty-six feet long by ten feet
wide , with a deck overhead , on vjilch a
cabin will be built , the boat to bo rigged
with a sail and to also carry a lifeboat.
It 's ' to bo used on the river as a hunting
and pleasure boat.
The Lebanon Advance says that arrange
ments are being made by the Lebanon mill
to grind wood pulp In the mill at Niagara ,
and that , when this Is done , the Lebanon
mill will make paper out of wood pulp , In
stead of out of straw , as at present. The
Lebanon company has been paying about
$10,000 a year for straw.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Over COO men nro employed nt Rlalto , Cal. ,
by the Anglo-American Caimlgro company.
The now sugar factory at Salinas , Cal. ,
will employ 30,000 acres of land planted to
beets. '
A strike Is reported on the Mannamead
on the north fork of the Salmon river. Thcio
Is a cross-cut tunnel up a six-foot ledge
showing four feet of quartz ore , which aver
aged $20.40 in gold , flvo and a half ounces
sample package to any ono who writes for or
applies for It shows the confidence ho has la
his Sp.iragus Kidney Pills. '
Wo hope that every ono Buffering from any
form of kidney trouble will hear of It and ac
cept the kind and gciicious offer which IJr.
Hobbs makes In this paper.
Kuhn & Co. 'expect nnd are well prepared
to meet a great rush of applicants for a
frco sample of these pills today.
All thotio living In Omaha , or any town
outside , who wrlto to or apply at our store
today will bo welcome , and not only a
Fit UK I'ACKAOK
of this wonderful medicine will bo given or
sent to each applicant , but also Dr. Hobbs
llttlo book , which , In a concise way , treats
on kidney trouble.
This great frco distribution ends tonight at
7 p. m. , so that all who wish to avail them
selves of Dr. Hobbs liberal offer should caller
or wrlto Immediately or they will miss tbo
opportunity.
ICUJIV .t CO. .
Reliable lriiKrulH ( ini < I Mineral AVntcr
DeiilcrN ,
N. AV. Cor. ir.tli .t DoiiKliiN , Oiualin , Neb
In silver and 1 % per "cent " In copper. This Is
the biggest strike yet on tno north fork
If the details provo to bo correct.
A strike of rich ere about three miles cast
of Porthlll , Idaho , on the Kootenay river. Is
creating considerable excitement in that sec
tion.
tion.Chief
Chief Joseph of the Ncz Pcrccs has ap
pealed for laud for his tribe near the Snake
river tn Idaho , an Industrial school , a saw
mill and $1,000 a year for himself.
Bob Noble , the Idaho sheep king , Is going
to shear a llttlo bunch of COWO ( sliccp , the
fleece of which will amount to something
llko 500,000 pounds.
The month of March this year was the
coldest ever known In Montana. The north
ern nnd stock portions of the state suffered
the most and Texas cattle fared badly.
The now gold fields discovered on the
Clondyke river are said ! to bo much richer
than at first supposed. The most recent dis
coveries , It Is stated , show as high as $335
In , the pan.
Thcro are no smelters In the Kootenay
cllfltrlctf n yet , but Northport , on the Amor-
lean ldo of the line , and Vancouver , on the
Piigct 'Sound ' coast , are In Immediate ex
pectation of largo plants. The Northport
enterprise will depend on the adjustment of
tariff rates. There Is plenty of fuel In the
Kootenay district In the shape of wood.
The city of Juncau Is almost deserted , as
every able-bodied man who can purchase an
outfit Is leaving for the Clondyke country.
Recent warm rains have started the snow
to melting between Sheep creek and the
base of tbo divide , making travel Impossible.
Only 300 miners got over before the thaw
set In and now 1,500 men are camped on
Sheep creek waiting for a bard freeze.
Through the efforts of Drex TJ. Shoo-
mnn another state has made a liberal
appropriation for the Transnilsslsslppl
Kxpoflltlon anil the good work of ap
propriating goes on lols of fathers and
mothers are appropriating ? 1.W > for our
boys' and misses' shoos the one that
has style and quality combined usually
found only It ) the ? 2.W ) shoes-It's a long
wearing durable style pretty whaped
shoo we have the largest line of boys'
nnd misses' slices In the west that's a
special feature of our business ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAKNAM STKKliT.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue.
\Vo have n big stock of all the llttlo
furnishings for making your homo at
tractive curtain poles , all brass wood ,
brnsH covered mid wood all thicknesses
brackets In nil sl/.erf nnd designs cur
tain cords picture hooka fancy little
draperies thnt ndd so much to the ap-
jK-aranco of the r nu and cost HO little
It Is our aim to have what you want and
to see that you are satisfied with your
purchases none but the best at the
smallest kind of a price.
Omaha Carpet Co
1515 Dodge St ,