THE OMAHA DAILT "MONDAY , MAY 10 , 1807.
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Pulse of Western Progress.i
A big ( leal In which a number of capitalists
ro Interested was closed last week , when
S. 1 . Thollcr , a San Francisco capitalist ,
now living In Oakland , purchased from Bow-
cm all his Interest In the hydraulic dredging
Invention for the state * of Oregon and Cali
fornia.
The purchase price was $250,000 , wiya the
Ban Francisco Examiner , Mr. Bowers re
cently won n. suit In the United Statei supreme
premo court In which It was declared that
lib patent had been Infringed upon by
Colonel von Schmidt. The decision was wldo
in scope , and practically gave to Bowers
the control of the system of hydraulic drndg-
Ing. With the purchase of all IJowrrs' rights
In California and Oregon go the Judgment
tor damage ? that Is yet to bo rendered
against Von Schmidt , which. It Is hoped by
the purchaser , may reach $200,000.
It Li Mr. Thcllcr'n Intention to stop all
hydraulic dredging In this atato except as
lie may dictate. Under the transfer from
Dowers , Mr. Thcller may well claim to be
a monarch of the hydraulic dredging situa
tion on the coast. Attorney Alken explains
that the government has already appro
priated for dredging on this coast $600,000
for Oakland harbor , $200,000 for Mare Island
channel , $150,000 for San Pedro , $200,000 for
Cooa bay and $50,000 for Humboldt bay.
It la claimed that Mr. Tbeller will now con
trol all thl.s biulnrm.
"Wo have everything tied up In the hy
draulic dredging business In the two stf.tci , "
B.I Id Mr. Alken , his attorney , "and Mr.
Thcller Is master of the situation. H Is hla
Intention to organize a largo company and
build three new hydraulic dredgers to cost
$100,000 each. Hn has a number of capital
ists Interested with him , nnd there will bo
no lack of money. We will nt once organize
the Dowers California Dredging company.
Wo nro going to open a new Industry In this
state , that of mining In the river bottoms
for free gold. Mr. Thcller will make tlio
mining a fcuturo of the business. Ho will
dredge ( ho river bottoms , reclaim the land
along the rivers , save the free gold from the
spoils , and , In/ fact , do a largo mining busi
ness. "
Mr. Thollor Is a resident of California
elnco 1852 , and was long Identified with the
banking house of I'locho & IJayerquo.
POACHERS CAUOIIT.
Jim Kcown , game warden for Oallatln
county , with his headquarters hero , made a
catch , says a Ilozeman , Mont. , special to the
Minneapolis Journal , which will prove valu
able to the hunting' Interests of this section ,
when ho arrested one 1211 Langanacas for
Belling rile meat to the Dozcman hotel , and
not only proved hla case against Langanacas
but secured evidence which warranted his
Issuing warrants for the arrest of several
others. There are several gangs of men who
have been killing oik meat and living all
winter from the results. They come to town
In. the night with a wagonload , or horses
packed with the meat , leave It In a barn
somewhere , and then pcddlo it quietly. This
has gene on for two years almost uninter
ruptedly , many believing that the officials
were purposely blind. The sentences In a
case like thla nro Imprisonment for thirty
to ninety days , a fine of $75 to $200 , or both.
Langanacas is a Frenchman , unable to speak
English hut brokenly , but some of the al
leged Illegal hunting Is done by men of con
siderable standing.
LEDGE OF $00,000 ORE.
There Is every Indication of a mining boom
in this county this season , which will extend
from the FUh lake district to the mouth of
Swauk , not overlooking the Pcshastln dis
trict , says a Roslyn dispatch to the Seattle
Post-Intolllgencer. This great mining belt
Is of easy access from the railroad , and for
this reason , perhaps , there Is no little stir
made about It.
13. A. Muth , a prosperous miner of Pesh-
Mtln , was In town a few days ago and had
a good deal to say about the richness of
that district. Now finds arc discovered dally ,
the last one being by Pete Anderson aniJ
Thad Neubcr. These men have been In. the
district for years , and have uncovered a
ledge which assayed $00,000 to the ton. A
soap box full of the ere returned them $500 ,
and they pounded out a quantity In a hai l
jnortar that averaged $10 a pound. They
are. highly elated over their find , and have
refused a cash offer of $0,000 for It.
The Swauk mines are opening up this
spring bigger than over. Ilcnton & McCauley -
Cauley of Ellensburg are the latest addi
tions to the list of notable miners. Their
claim Is Just beginning to be a producer ,
and Is averaging from $100 to $500 a week
In the output. Dlgney picked up a $160 nug
get and several others are on tha straight
road to fortune. High water Interferes witht
operations yet , but will soon be Just right
for sluicing. Every cabin In the district
Is occupied and many people are going In
every day.
NARROW ESCAPE ON THE DESERT.
A cattleman of Palm Springs , named J. M.
Stone , tells a thrilling story of the desert ,
says a San Diego dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Examiner. Two men came to his camp
the other day more dead than allvo. They
were half-crazed from thirst and could
scarcely walk. They were almost blind from
thn ( scorching effect of the hot sands over
which they had truged to get to some place
of rafugc.
As they netrcd the camp they ran toward
It. The taller of the two , who was atronger ,
saw a canteen hanging on the limb of a
motKiulto tree nearby and , with a cry , aprang
to take It. The cattleman was too quick for
him and took possession of the water. The
two Htrangero wore wild with rage and
pointed to their mouths , being unable to
epenk. Stone poured out a llttlo water on a
cloth and each man moistened his tongue.
Then by degrees each was allowed to swal
low a llttlo water. They soon recovered
tholr Rpcech , but It was some time before
they could take food. They stayed at Stone's
camp for three or four days and then left
for home.
The men told Stone that they w'cro broth
ers , named Peterson , and that they had
loft Santa Ana three weeks before to go
prospecting on the desert. They went to
Salton by rail and then struck southward
without a guide , but plenty of provisions
and a fair description of the country.
"Wo got Into a scries of dry washes south
of Sallon , " said one , "and were no sooner
out of one than wo were In another. Each
lookedthe amo , and before wo know It wo
wore lost. San Jaclnto mountain was In
plalu view , and a spur of the mountain was
not very far "west of ua. After three days
of wandering , not having a drop of water
to drink duilng that tlmo , wo crawled to a
canyon and found a few drops of water.
After resting two days wo titriick out for
the mountain , which waa covered with snow
nd reached Stonu's camp. "
MINING SNAKE RIVER SANDS.
A most valuable and interesting enterprise
In the shape ol a gold boat Is now la prog
ress on the Snake river , about four mllca
below Montgomery's ferry , on the road from
Allnldoka to Albion , which la likely to open
up a new field of operations. This boat ,
* aya the liolso Statesman , belongs to Louis
Sweetser and George Burroughs of the cattle
flrm of Swectaer & Burroughs. It has been
constructed by and la under the personal
Bupervlslou of George Burroughs , one of
tha owners. This boat and Its machinery are
the product of the genius and experience of
Mr. Burroughs , The boat Is 105 feet long
and twenty feet wldo , the extreme length
from the nose of the suction to the end of
the tailings elevator being 150 feet. The
gravel Is lifted by a rotary pump , driven
by a seventy-five borao power engine , the
suction pipe being thirty feet long and twelve
Indira In diameter. There are two other
engines , one of which Is used to more the
boat and the other to drive a scraper and
elevator , by which the coarse material Is
delivered at a point some distance back ot\ \
the boat , Power la furnished by two fifty
liorte power bollera. The boat Is worked
backward am ) forward across the river , the
nose of the auction being kept against the
bank of gravel , and the boat working up
etream , Everything U taken up. The ma
terial U mostly ordinary gravel , but oc
casional boulder * coming through , some of
which weigh as much as fifty pounds each ,
The sand carrying the gold drops upon
burlap tables. Of Uicae there are eight on
each Mo. They are fifteen feet Ions and
three feet wide , standing at right angles
to the elulco. and reaching aotne distance
over the aides of the boata. The black sand
and gold gathers on and under the burlap.
When ( lit tables are cleaned up the con
centrates are rucked over copper plates , the
gold being amalgamated.
The pump delivers 200 yards of gravel an
hour. The boat has been built over three
times. It has been a success from the start ,
and during the past year It has been greatly
enlarged. It would cost from $15,000 to
$20,000 to duplicate the plant. The operating
expenses are In the neighborhood of $20 a
day. At present the boat runs only during
the day , but with a force of seven men It
could bo kept In operation throughout the
twenty-four hours. Thirteen men are now
engaged In gathering fuel. Some are haulIng -
Ing cedar , while others are cutting and batIng -
Ing sagebrush. The latter makes the better
fire , but It costs a llttlo more than the cedar.
Mr. Burroughs says the gravel ho Is work
ing Is worth at the best only 10 cents a jard ,
and ho la greatly Interested In the qther
sections of the river , where the value la said
to run to $1 a yard and above.
EXTENSIVE MINES AT SITICA.
The Mlllmoro mlno Is located southeast of
Sltka , and until a year ago waa not regarded
aa a very valuable piece of property , says
the San Francisco Post. About that time ,
however , Mr. Burner , with J. B. Marvin and
several others , organized a company , of
which Mr. Marvin was chosen president.
Mr. Burner went to Sltka and proceeded to
work the old claim , which had for a long
tlmo been In thn possession of n man who
had known llttlo ahout mining. The venture
originally was understood to bo a low-grade
proposition , the piomoters arguing that $3.50
n ton would bo worth working for. For a
whllo they received llttlo encouragement
from their superintendent.
Recently a terminal was run Into one of
the sixteen lodes owned by the company nt
a distance of 105 feet , and at a depth of
147 feet a new cut of ten feet across the
ledge was made , when rather unexpectedly
a body of rich ere was struck. It la of fltio
ribbon quality , well mineralized and , ac
cording to Superintendent Burner , gives
every Indication of being a valuable ledge.
Although It has been cut across at the depth
above mentioned only ten feet , the ledge
crops out on the surface about forty-five
feet.
feet.The
The ore carries gold , silver and a little
copper , and under a mill test showed an
average of $8 per ton.
Mr. Burner says there is enough ere In
sight to keep the entire population of Sltka
nt work for ten years. Ho was so elated
over his success that ho took the first steamer
out of Sltka fof Seattle. The purpose of hla
visit here la to secure the necessary stamp
mills for operating the ore.
Mr. Burner says the prcspects for good
mining around Sltka this summer never
looked better. Only lately the property of
Mr. He-aley was bonded by Mr. Lutz , repre
senting a New York syndicate , for $00,000 ,
and a shaft Is now being sunk. Mr. Tens-
dale ot cattle fame has also bonded what Is
known as the Mooney property on Daranolf
Island. The P. I company of Seattle hag also
begun work on Its claim , nnd an eastern
company Is .working . the old Steward claim.
These properties are located on Tllon bay ,
seven miles from Sltka , and are all of high-
grade ore. The Mlllmoro company has six
teen lodes , 600 by 1,500 feet , and five
paralleling ledges , all true fissure veins , from
which Its owners expect to take many mil
lions of dollars. .
GRAND FORKS ON THE 'BOOM.
Now that the snow has disappeared from
the mountains In the vicinity of Grand Forks ,
the city Is practically cleared of prospectors ,
a largo number of whom had been waiting
here until the trails became passable , says
a Seattle Post-Intelligencer dispatch from
this thriving British Columbia town. These
are now searching for now prospects , nnd
their number Is constantly on the Increase ,
for pack trains and single outfits hourly
pass through the city and take one of the
numerous trails Into the mountains. More
outfitting has been done here this spring
than even the most sanguine had anticipated ,
and the building boom and demand for town
property exceeds all expectations. In fact ,
the two saw mills are swamped with orders
and are two weeks behind. The stringency
In the lumber market was partly caused
by a sudden rise In the north fork of Kettle
river , which carried out a boom of logs con
taining 100,000 feet. The water has returned
nearly to Its normal level , a new supply of
timber bos been secured , and both mills are
now running on full time.
Four new hotels are being cpnstructed ,
and residences and business blocks are going
up on every hand. Work will soon be. com
menced on a government building and school
house , for which the legislature appropri
ated $2,700. The deed for the block upon
which the government building will stand
hae been forwarded to Victoria.
Although the prospecting season has Just
fairly begun , reports of new strikes nro
beginning to come In. A good prospect has
been located In Sawmill gulch , less than two
miles from the city , and a party returning
from the Summit camp , nlno miles north of
Grand Forks , brought In samples from out-
cropplngs discovered one-half mile back
from the R. Bell mlno. Summit camp con
tains some of the rlchost mineral in this
section and the new strike gives , every Indi
cation of being a valuable property.
The mines which are now being developed
will soon make It necessary for a railroad
to come in hero , nnd surveys for three roads
have already been made. It Is expected that
the Spokane Falls & Northern will bo the
first to reach hero , as lt has the most feasi
ble route , following Keltic river up from
Marcus.
Grand Forks will bo the distributing point
for the whole of the Oaoyoos mining district.
It Is the point where all of the roada and
trails of this section must center , because
of 'its ' position at the confluence of the two
great branches of Kettle river. The pltltudo
of Grand Forks Is the same as Spokan : ? , 1,000
feet above sea level , and Just half as high
as Rossland. The rolling hllla covered will
bunchgrasa wilt furnish grazing for thou
sands ot cattle , and In the valley for ten miles
above and below the city tlicro Is enough
arable land to provision hundreds of mine
and feed a city auch as 11 Is expected Grand
Forks will soon become.
SALT MINING IN CALIFORNIA.
Upward of 60,000 | or 60,000 tons ot salt ar
made or mined In California every year
which Is valued at from $160,000 to $175,000
The largest amount Is made In Alamcd
county , says the San Francisco Examiner
where It Is recovered from the salt water
of the bay by solar evaporation. The wate
Is allowed to enter largo vats : at high tide
and those being surrounded by levees , It I
kept there by the gates being closed. A
evaporation progresses the water Is drawn
from one vat to another , unlit the llquo
becomes so concentrated that the salt crys
talllzes out of It. This coarse salt Is this
ground to various degrees of fineness to
suit different purposes. Some 300 men are
employed during the busy season. In com
mon with meat other kinds of business tha
of salt making was- dull last , year , nnd ont >
low prices were obtained. Down on the
desert In Riverside county , nt Salton , nro
extensive works , where water Is pumpci
from wells and then evaporated. Aboil
thirty miles from Danby , In San Bernardino
county. Is a residuary deposit of salt on Hit
bed ot a dry lake , where thin layers of sam
and clay are Intcrstratlflcd with the salt bed
The salt Is quarried and hauled on trucks
or wagons across the desert to Danby am
there shipped. It Is used In silver mills
and the best grade Is refined for table use
Considerable salt la also made In San Dlejo
county , where It brings a better prlco than
that made further north. In Colusa county
also a small amount Is made. There was
formerly some production In Shasta county
but none Is made there now. Alameda county
makes about four-fifths ot the annual sal
product of the state. Last year most , of the
producers did not get much over $2 per ton
for their output , though the better grades , o
course , brought higher prices.
DEEPEST MINE IN THE NORTHWEST.
"The deepest mlno west of Butta anil
north of California Is In the Monte Crlsto
district , " said a mining man recently to a
representative ot the Seattle Post-Intelll
gencer. "Fo\v mines In the United States
nnd none In British Columbia , have deeper
workings than has the Pride , ono of the
mines operated by the Monte Crlsto Mining
company , sixty miles east of Everett. This
company Is mining 500 tons a day and Is
shipping upward of 4,000 tons of conct-n
tratcs per month to the Everett smelter
where one can see at any time 10,000 tons
of Monte Crlsto concentrates awaiting treat
ment. Another significant fact Is that at a
depth of more than 2,600 feet the ore bodlei
are formed well In place ; larger In body urn
greater In value than at any point abovo.
"Arrangements are being made to double
the force of miners In the Monte Crlsto
mines , In which case the output of these
magnificent properties will approximate 1,000
tons of ore dally , inaklng 8,000 tons of con
centrates monthly , which , at a value of $50
per ton , would amount to $400,000 per month
and this from a property which rccelveo
scarcely a passing notice from the many
people In the state of Washington who nro
seeking mining Investments. As a matter
ot fact , however , the Monte Crlsto concen
trates average In the neighborhood of $75
per ton , which Increases the value of the
output to princely figures.
"Tho possibilities and probabilities of the
Sllvcrton , Cascade , Index and other districts
are such as to surprise the experienced min
ing man who visits them for the first time
On all sides he sees prospects lying Idle am
neglected which would bo the pride of the
Slocani or Rossland prospector , and eagerly
bought up and developed were they In any
of the present fashionable mining camps
In no case has there been failure where
the claims have been developed , and In every
case the ere Increases In value and bed ;
as depth Is attained. The Pride Is one In
stance of deep mining In this district ; an
other , the famous No. 45 Irvine Sllverton
district , Is more than 600 feet deep , and here
again the ere body Is found In place am
bettor In grade than ever , averaging upwari
of $100 per ton. At Sllverton the Bonanza
Queen group , the St. Louis group , the Helena
the Seattle , the Arlington , the No. 45 , Inde
pendent and many others are magnificent
properties , and will all ship ere this sum
mer ; most of them have already done eo In
the past.
THE DAKOTAS.
Miner county sustained an estimated Ices
to bridges In the recent flood of $4,000.
Bonds for an electric light plant were
voted at a special election just held at Val
ley City , N. D.
Troop B , stationed at Bismarck , has boon
ordered to disband , having fallen below the
standard required for a cavalry company.
Antone Pfelfer , a retired 'Hanson county
farmer , believes he has discovered a new
motive power that will give perpetual
motion.
A good strong flow of water was struck In
the artesian well for the Redfield Power com
pany. The water rushes forth from an eight-
Inch pipe about fourteen feet above the pipe.
Workmen have just completed a well for
Andrew Qualm and John Fllsram on Whet
stone creek , in Brown county , that throws
an eight-Inch stream thirty Inches above the
top of the pipe.
From present Indications there Is going to
bo a shortage In the hog crop In South Da
kota , nnd In many other places , this year.
It Is estimated by stockmen that farmers
are losing about three-fourths of their spring
pigs. Some attribute this IOBS to cold , wet
weather during the spring , others believe It
to arise from lack of exercise on the part of
the brood hogs during the winter. But
whatever the cause the crop Is a very short
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Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
Wo have retained In our Model "L"
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guarantee this wheel to the lady cyclist
of Omaha and whllo wo don't want to
encourage the Sherman avenue evening
road races this wheel will hold Its own
with oven the paco. makers A "Na
tional" rider never changes his mount
because It's strictly n high grade wheel
satisfactory In every respect Wo Invlto
the ladies to call and examine this
wheel. ,
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Bicycles and Bicycle Sundries
422 S. 15th St. , Omaha
one , and If ft similar condition prevails ex
tensively elsewhere the prlco of hogs may
rlso materially In IhVnoJU year.
Tha Lisbon ( N. D. ) 'tSheesa factory has
opened for the BjasonV" AH milk received will
bo paid for at the rolq ot EO cents per 100
pounds , and milk , coupons will be received
as cash In payment of any Indebtedness to
the local banks and Ator6keepers. .
J. H. Wolf of Klmball'HvlU secure posses
sion of the milt at CaeUUIa , S. D. , which has
been Idle for pome iq&jjjhs. The mill Is the
eamo ono which fcT" eome tlmo utilized
Ruralan thistle * ! for'ifUcU ' with fair success.
Mr. Wolf , It la understood , will sink an
artesian well for power for running the mill ,
The Wolf creek cMony on the Jim river
above Olivet has ln + cntcd a sort of stern
wheel paddle ferry boat tun by band power
through harvester sprockets nnd chains.
Cranks are attached and a man at each
crank furnishes the propelling force. The
boats nro said to run very easily and the
colony Is making a considerably larger ono
to use as a regular ferry boat.
The defeat ot the proposition to llncenso
retail liquor saloons In the late municipal
election has given encouragement to whole
sale enterprises nt Vermilion. It la reported
that the Sioux Falls Brewing company and
a Sioux City firm will place branch houses
nt Vermilion to sell In quantities ot flvo
gallons or over , In accordance with the new
law. Representatives of both have been
looking over the field and It Is reported have
rented buildings and made arrangements for
cold storage facilities.
Samples ot llgnlto found on Don C. Mod-
bury'a farm In the northeast part ot the
county are being exhibited at Huron. The
lumps arc quite solid and frco from shale ,
and some weigh fifty pounds or more , nnd
they lie In great profusion along the banks
of Shtic creek. Some ot the lignite has been
used for fuel ; It Is slow to take fire , but
when It burns It produces Intense heat and
lasts much longer than wood. Mr. Mcdbury
Is ot opinion that a vein ot coal exists
not far from where the llgnlto Is found.
COLORADO.
Black Hawk has voted to Issue $25,000 In
bonds for the erection of water works.
Word has been received at Trinidad of a
strlko ot $10,000 ore In the Ironmaster mlno
In the > Red River district.
Some sensational sylvanlto ore was taken
from the McLaren lease on block 21 , at Colorado
rado Springs , the rich sylvanlto streak ap
parently becoming richer with every Inch
gained. Six sacks taken out will easily run
from between $15,000 to $20,000.
A vein of tellurium ere was cut In the
Excelsior tunnel , ono mile west of Woodland
Park , that has caused a general rush to that
part of the camp. The vein was cut 300
feet from the entrance of the tunnel and ut
a depth of 250 feet. „ The owners expect to
commence shipments at once. Prospectors
have brought In some rich float from Bald
mountain , ono mile cast.
Interest In the strlko of Lehan and Turner
In the Hidden Treasure at Iris continues un
abated , and mining men from all over the
Quunlson rcglcfn are coming In to be con
vinced that high grade ore can bo produced
In this part of the QunnUon gold belt. It
Is estimated that the first grade will run
close on to $1 per pound. A great sample
taken from the ore pile by a disinterested
party assayed $1,130.03 gold per ton.
The Iron mine , on Richmond hill , at Aspen ,
comes to the front again with ono
of the richest strikes of the sea
son. This time It Is the * uncovering of the
vein struck by "Wilson 'and ' McSklmmlng ,
about two months ag o , Which brought Richmond
mend hill Into such prominence at that time.
A short tlmo ago Benjamin Eastman , an old
Aspen mining ; man"seclred ' ( a lease on a
block of the ground directly under the Wil
son and McSklmmlng lease , and began work
looking for the era chiite. This ho reached
within a week's tluife 'dnfl now has exposed
a vein of 500-ounce oro. °
People are already" ' , earning Into Halm's
Peak with the Intenjlo'h.bf prospecting , but
find three or four fi ot' ' of snow. The late
find In Whisky Park" , la At the greatest Im
portance to the futur.'e. of the district. The
ere averaging $500 pr on. Prospectors are
warned , however , that Jt'Is useless to come
In hero bo-fora a month' least. Men lookIng -
Ing for work should not come nt all , for the
camp Is mostly made up of men who own
claims , andtlieyaroalways ( ( slysHitto preference -
once when men are , Vequlred. There Is an
Inviting ' Held for _ _ serious prospectors
and the' camp appears on the verge of a
boom.
' A rich strike was made In the Commodore
Foote , at Ouray. The vein consists of a
rich body of native and brittle silver and
chloride. The vein at the opening was about
fifteen Inches wide. IV. G. Hopkins Is the
owner , but the mlno Is being worked under
lease and bond by Edward Shinier & Co.
This property Is' located within sight of the
city , and near the Amphitheater , about
three-quarters of a mile east. A force will
be placed at work to further develop the
property , and the results are anxiously
looked forward to. Some very rich mineral
has been taken out of this mine in former
days. '
' WYOMING.
News comes from the Grand Encampment
that a Chicago firm will erect a hotel at
the new camp. The company will commence
operations about June 1.
A party of railroad graders , with all the
equipage essential to such work , has gone
from Casper Into the Interior country to build
a number of reservoirs.
A big head of water from No. 3 ditch and
all > tiat No. 1 lateral will carry is being
emptied into the reservoir at Wheatland ,
and It Is being filled at a rate of about ten
Inches per day. It will hold twenty feet
more ot water , as It 10 now without dykes ,
which will give thlrty-nve feet of water for
this season's use. The dykes will bo put
In this fall , when fifty feet , of water can bo
stored for use In 1S98.
A gentleman Interested In Hartvlllo states
that the syndicate headed by W. S. Ward of
the Denver & Gulf has decided to com
mence operations at once on the Good For
tune group , on which the company recently
secured an option. A large force of men
Is engaged in the preliminary work of
cleaning up and putting the mines In con
dition for operation. Arrangements nro be
ing made for the transportation ot ore ant ]
the camp la the scene ot much activity. The
Chfyonna & Northern ha * a construction
train out on the line strengthening Its road
bed preparatory to heavy shipments of ore.
A Kansas City syndicate has purchased 10-
000 acres of land on Lower Horse creek at
a distance of about forty-five miles from
Cheyenne. The company will Immediately
commence to colonize the tract. Largo reser
voirs will bo constructed and the land placed
under Irrigation. As soon as this U done
the tract will be parceled off Into farms
which will bo rented and sold. The land ,
which possesses line agricultural qualities , Is
situated near the Gordon & Campbell ranch.
The Saratoga Sun says that * recently there
was brought to Its office by John Lundgron
and Earl Mowry specimens ot ore from a
camp which has been named the Sierra
Madre , situated between the headwaters of
Jack creek and North Spring creek , about
twenty miles south ot Saratoga , Mr. Lund-
grcn went up Into the site of the present
camp on the 6th ot last October and has
been there ever since. The first piece of
ere ho found showed free gold , and sam
ples ot the ere assayed $1CO In gold.
Work for this season Is nearly -completed
on the lands ot the Southern Wyoming Land
company tracts near Green River , The com
pany owns a tract of 300.000 acres and In
a few weeks will have 20,000 acres ready
as first class Irrigable land. The new colony
lies In the Green River basin between the
Swectwater nnd the Wind river mountains.
The Irrigation facilities are uncqualed and
the company la constructing at a heavy ex
pense a perfect system ot ditching. Flvo
thousand dollars' worth of machinery has
already been shipped to the colony. The
company's plans call for the construction of
140 miles of main ditch with about 300 miles
of main laterals , the water supply of which
will be drawn from the Green river. This
project when completed will furnish the
greatest Irrigation system hi the west.
OREGON.
The Uandon woolen mills nro running
overtime and using up all the wool they can
get. I
There Is much activity < n Douglas county
hop yards this year and few , It any , yards
will go uncultivated.
The Oregon Observer days that the damage -
ago done In Union county by the high water
In the Grande Rondo river Is between $30,000
and $75,000.
An extra force ot men Is digging about
700 feet n day on the Hood river Irrigation
flume , and It 'Is expected work on the ditch
will bo finished before the mlddlo ot May.
Hood River has doubled the acreage of Its
strawberries this spring. The new plants will
not bear this year , but next year should have
a full crop , and this noJtt year should fur
nish 1,500,000 pounds of crimson lusclousness ,
or 750 tons.
Indian Agent Harper of the Umntllla res
ervation will enforce the law which author
izes him to collect $1 a head fine for all
horses , cows and sheep belonging to whlto
people which may bo found hereafter upon
the reservation.
The damage to the roadbed of the Sumptor
Valley railroad Is more fcerlous than at first
estimated , and It Is doubtful If trains will
bo running on that road for several weeks
yet. Stages arc being run between Baker
City and Sumpter.
Marshal Stiles and Policeman Croner
routed a hobo camp In the northeastern out
skirts of Eugene. There were nineteen men
In the gang , and each had his certain duties
to perform In camp , which \\as composed
of a cook housa , barber shop , laundry , etc.
The hop growers 1n Polk county are getting
their yards In good shape and the prospect
for a good creep Is excellent. The vines
are shooting up fast , and training them to
climb the poles Is now the order of the day.
Both men and women are employed to train.
Henry Zutz and Bert High , who are placer
mining two miles above Nynsa , on Snake
river , have struck a bonanza , says the Vole
Gazette. They are operating two A. B. C.
machines , and one daji took out $35 In gold
In nine hours. Mr. Zutz brought with him
a nugget that weighs one ounce , of the value
of $19.
It Is pretty early for grasshoppers , but
these llttlq pestshavo , , made their appear
ance In largo numbers on Five-Mile and
Eight-Mile creeks , Wasco county. The farm
ers of those sections hope that as the hop
pers have made their appearance thus early ,
they will grow large enough to fly away be-
1 fore doing any damage to vegetation.
Cougars are i-eported to be numerous near
Fletcher's mill , on Weston mountain , Uma-
tilla county. One , It is reported , walked
right Into camp recently while the men were
absent with the guns nnd passed through the
yard of the McSasslln cabin , where children
were playing. They set the dog on It , nnd It
trotted leisurely away , growling Its displeas
ure.
Walter P. Fell k ) back In Pendleton , after
a trip through the country between Snake
and Palouse rivers. Ho says that the sheep
men have had great success with lambing ;
that. In sheepmen's parlance , 125 per cent
of lambs were born and the losses only
brought the percentage down to between 103
and 109 per cent. There la exceptionally
good feed on all of the ranches.
WASHINGTON.
Puyallup hops are half way up the poles ,
and still climbing.
Potatoes are plentiful In the Klttltas val
ley and are selllng at $9 a ton.
Work on the new lighthouse at the en
trance of Gray's harbor has begun.
Stevens county mill men are beginning to
ehlp their lumber to British Columbia. A
gieat deal ot brick and lime goes the same-
way.
way.Tekoa has a Young Women's Pedestrian
club , the members of which get up at 5
o'clock In the morning and take walks for
their health ;
The Alaska Packers' association has cm-
ployed in Its two canneries near Ulalno 125
men and 275 Chinese preparing for the sea
son's pack. The Chine-so are at work mak
ing cans , whllo the white employes. Includ
ing twenty-seven carpenters , are conslruct-
The butter will get soft If you don't
have a cool place for It the coolest
place wo know of Is In one of our Hurd's
Hefrlgerators they keep your Ice bill
dowai and give you bettor all-around
satisfaction than any other refrigerator
wo know of We've got them as low as
$5.40 from that up to about as high as
you want to gpr-Jtp matter what the
price you'll llml It the lowest Ice boxes
from $9.25 up Wo'Wlll cneerfully show
you the good fCfit.'u'res . ' there ain't any
bad features to , , show. -
A.
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llghlcd with the ijxfiulslto patterns
which are exclusively our own Wo can
not recall a time when you have had
such an opportunity as now for making
your selections from the smallest in
sl/.o to the very largest "We make rugs
to order to fit aiiy room make them
from regular stock goods or remnants
There are some appreclatblo bargaliw
In our rugs made up from remnants
You get the same high quality but a
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Ing new buildings and getting ready for ac
tive operations ,
The Pacific shingle mill nt Tacoma , with
a dally capacity ot 600,000 shingles , will soon
start up.
Cheney's assessment this year Is $160,000 ,
ahout one-halt of what It was last year. The
reduction Is largely due to the new exemp
tion law.
J. Ill Cano has developed an artesian well
at a depth of GOO feet on the Moxlc ,
In Yaklma county , that nan iiufllclcnt ca
pacity to Irrigate eighty acres.
About COO men are employed In nnd around
Sol 0. Simpson's logging camps , In Mason
and Thurston counties. H Is the Intention
of the Sol 0. Simpson Logging company to
put In 100,000,000 feet of loga this season.
D. D. Zimmerman shipped out a tralntoad
of cattle from llltzvlllo for his ranch in Ne-
hraska , and expects to ship out about 1,600
head ot cattle and several thousand sheep
from that section of the country during May
and Juno.
Near North Yaktma a sixty-foot span of
the Moxco bridge was broken by n hand of
cattle belonging to Cnrstcn Bros , of Seattle.
The cattle fell Into tha river , but swam
ashore with llttlo loss. Carsten and his
companions escaped uninjured.
A cherry tree located on David Chamber's
place , near Olympla , measures ten feet four
Inches In circumference , and the limbs rover
an area of sixty feet In diameter. The tree
was sot out forty-six years ago. It was
brought on horseback from the Llewellyn
nursery In Oregon.
N. Jem's shingle mill at Silver lloach ,
Whatcom county , has broken the record In
shlnglo cutting. The following amount of
shingles wad cut from split bolts , just as
they came from the water , no knee bolter.
The week ending April 24l .OOO shingles
were cut by one man , E. Daniels , and bolted
by ono man , C. Uelangcr , the knot sawing
being done by C. Duborg and W. Hell. The
biggest cut for ono day was 77,000.
Stephen 13. L. Penrose , president of the
Whitman college , at Walla Walla , Is now
confident of being able to raise the neces
sary sum which will give the college an
endowment fund of $200,000. D. D. Pear
sons of Chicago promised to give the mini
of $50,000 , In the event of $150,000 being
raised by the people of Walla Walla. Of
this amount ly ? 1COO remains to be raised.
The prospects for the college wore never
brighter than at the present time.
While digging In his garden the other day ,
C. D. Rogers found an old coin , which when
cleaned of the rust and dirt was found to
bo a silver one , says the llwaco Journal.
The coin Is of about the same size ns Our
half dollar. On ono side Is a head and the
date 1777 , and around the margin the words ,
"Carolus III , Del Gratia. " On the reverse
side Is a crown , coat-of-arms and two fig
ures that might be taken for dinner horns
used on some farms at the present day , and
the words , "HIspan etlnd Hex 4 n P n. "
The edge , In place of being milled as In the
present day , has letters stamped , but they
are too worn to bo read.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An electric line from San Francisco to San
Jose Is proposed.
Moscow , Idaho , Is to have a railroad to
the whlto pine belt.
The population of Itandsburg has decreased
50 per cent within the past few months.
An Indian In San Diego county , California ,
indulged In a dance over the grave of his
child untl.1 ho fell dead.
AVorms continue devastating orchards about
San Bernardino , Cal. AJ black-Jointed beetle
has been found that kills the worms. The
beetle supply , however , Is very limited.
The Santa Inez ranch , near Santa Barbara ,
which includes 10,000 acres , Is jeported to
have been sold l > 7 the Catholic church of
California to a German colony , which will
nut the iniii inrpeiy | , lto BlKnP jca(8 , ( , t , g
said that the rstato was sold for $30 nn ncre.
U Is estimated that at least 60,000 sheep
from Llmuro county , Idaho , will soon bo on
the trail headed for Nebraska.
U Is reported that the Indians of the NCJ
rerccs reservation Imvo subscribed money to
promote the prosecution of It. S. llrowne ,
the Moscow hanker , who bunkoed them out
of $40000.
The Southern Pacific coal mines at Hod
Canyon , Utah , produce COO tons n day , all
of which la consumed by the company. The
workings In the mcnsitru have reached a
depth of l.SOO fcot.
Ono of the latest mineral discoveries of
note In Southern California Is reported from
Klslnore , near which place a largo body of
low-grade gold-bearing ere Is snld to be la
process of development.
California last year produced $17,1S1BC3
In gold nnd $122 4C3 In silver. Thcso llgures
show an Increase over 18U5 ot nearly $2,000-
000 In gold and u decrease of $177,353 In sil
ver. Nevada county heads the list with $2-
389,340 ; Tuolumno ranks second ; Culnverao
comes third. Tuolumno and Slsklyou are
counties which Imvo lately become largo
producers.
A now mining district known ns the Glea-
son dlsco.'ory , In Ail/onn , Is reported. The
discovery ' ) one of the most remarknblo
gold llnds c\ir known on the continent , and
parties nro njw going Into the district from
Prcscott , Phoenix , Needles and Yuinn.
Twcnty-llvp pounds of ere was exhibited In
a bank at Needles which ran CO per cent gold ,
and ono hola fifty fool deep yielded twenty-
seven pounds of metallic gold.
All along the Colorado river , nhovo and
below Yuma , dry volcanic 010 , which Is rich
In gold , has been found recently , and many
location notlcco Imvo beccn tiled. The ere
requires to be roasted before the gold can
bo secured , which Is probably the reason why
prospectors In search of frco gold have KOIIO
over this eectlon without discovering the
wealth In this oro. Experiment has shown
that the ore Is easily milled , and It Is pre
dicted that Plcacho. In San Diego county ,
will bo a new Cripple Creek when the mine *
nro fairly developed.
In opening a new shaft on the Carlcy-
. Aranda mlno at Ccrlllos , N. M. , n plt > co of
1 quartz was taken out at a depth of seven
teen feet which la fourteen Inches In length
by eleven thick nnd six Inches wldo , that
weighs slxty-llvo pounds , and Is ootlmated
to bo worth $2,000 , being almost n mass ot
frco gold. The repeated rich strikes lately
made In this claim huvo given a great stim
ulus to quartz mining In Santa Fo county.
The Carlcy-Aranda people are said to hate
$40,000 In free gold quartz sacked nnd stored
away In their adobe houses , and tholr deep
est workings are less than seventy feet.
The experience of San Francisco with the
Japanese makes people sympathize with
Hawaii In her effort to bar out these Asiatics.
The Japanese have been coming In lately
In largo numbers by way of Victoria , B. C.
Every steamer has brought from thirty to
fifty. The commissioner of Immigration re
ferred to Washington the evidence showing
that these coolies were contract lahororn ,
but ho was ordered to release them , aa the
proof was not conclusive. A test case will
soon bo mado'lu the courts , as thcro Is no
question that these immigrants violate the
spirit of the contract labor law , although
they cvado breaking Its letter. Ono of the
worst features of this oriental Influx la tha
character of the women who come from
Japan. Nine-tenths of them enter disrep
utable houses , and thcro Is a large colony
of worthless Japanese men who llvo ou their
earnings.
Grovrtli of Lutheran Church.
The Lutheran church has had a remark
able growth In the United States , and Is
now said to bo numerically fourth In the
rank of Protestant denominations In this
country.
V Drex L. Shooman says It's time to have
another celebration now that our own
ft Dave has secured the Indian supply de-
jkpot for Omaha Omaha is surely coming
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Y that looks ami wears well it's the llnest
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of course we have watches for more
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care to pay but always at a price that
allows us a living prollt no more wo
will not recommend a watch to you un
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so It Is good ,
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