NEWS FROM THE FARTHER WEST B1N1NC IN THE BLACK HILLS Hornblende Gamp , Fecnington County ) Attracting Much Attention. LARGE QUANTITIES OF' VALUABLE ORE 3Innr Vremiirdom Arc AHrnetcd lo tlip lletflon Ciitiltnl In .Veedeil to DcvcliM ) Hie illtili i ClnlniK. ' . . HORNBLENDE , s. D. . pec. 7. ( Special. ) The new raining carap called Hornblende , situated at the month of the North Fork of Cattle creek. In remington county. South Dakota , Is Just DOW attMcL'ng the attention of not only the prospectors and mining men of tlie Ulack Hltti , but experts from Mon tana , California , Utah , Colorado * nd the east arc visiting and examining the different clalm.1 < ind prospects with a view of verify- tag the wonderful reports that bav < > been told concerning the Immense ere bodies that are being uncovered. The first discovery of cold ore In the cimp was madcdurlng the nummcr of 1896 , oa a claim afterwards wiled the C. Benedict. The point of dlicovcry was about 3,000 feet In a northwest course from th < > mouth of the- North Fork of Oistle creek , with mnla Castle on a low ridge , vthere ore In places was cxpoaed. The first tried rave a remit of tvbout ? 4 frcc- mlll'jnR per ton. Active work was then com menced digging a trench across the vein to determine ILfl width. After disclosing an ere body 380 tpct In width , i > rosj > cctlug on tl'at line was discontinued without either wall of the vein being found. The vein IMS been prospected In many places on the C. Benedict gniuad by open , cuts and ehaftfl , In all of which ore was found simi lar to the flret discovery , carrying from a few dollars to more that $40 per ton , with a general average of $10.50. About one-third of the values arc free-milling. It Is proba ble tint when water level Is reached the free gold ore will be replaced with richer cad more refractory ores. The C. Benedict covers 4,500 feet In length along the vela by 900 feet la width. Adjoining the Benedict on the northwest is the Sampson group. On this ground there arc several open cuu and shafts , all nhow- Ing ere of the tame character as the Bene dict , and prospecting uniformly well. Next cdjolu ng 02 , the northwest of the Sampson Is the Black Eagle group of eight claims extending along the vein a distance of 3,00 ( feet by 000 feet In width. On the Dlacl Eagle a shaft has been put down to a depth of elxty feet with a cross-cut at the bottom of forty feet , all In ore. neither wall belnf , exposed. The ore from the slwf acd cross-cut has an average valuu of f2 per ton. In the bottom of the Ehaft thn character of the ere has changed to pyrltic , carrying arsjnopyrltes and tellu rides. Samples taken from the drift and cross-cut concentrated give an average value of JH7.GO per ton. Northwest of the shit J&O fc'l there Is an open cut , showing ore Fifty feet further to the northwest Is a ohaf twenty feet In depth. In both the ahaf and open cut ere Is being mined , which Is expected to yield nt leapt $7 per ton by the free milling process. Six hundred feet furthe I'orthwest is another shaft on the Blacl Eagle ground. which Is twelve feet In depth slowing ere of. about the same valuta as th last described. Next alons the vein adjoining the Blacl Esgle Is the Buckeye , Fritz and Atlsntl croups , occupying 3 GOO feet of the vein. On these groups very , llttlo developing work has been done , \vhcrcvfir opened the same char acter of ere Is found as that ot the C. Bene dict , all of It prospecting falriy well In the pan. Northwest , and adjoining the Atlantic , Is the celebrated North Star group , of seven claims , extending along the vein a distance of 2,000 feet. On the North Star there are F-ovcral open cutn , ono of them cross-cutting the ledge more than sixty feet , all In free milling ore. In one place this cross-cut has n depth of fifteen feet for a distance of twenty feet across the vein. The ere for this distance has an average value of $1S per ton. Four hundred feet southwest of this cut. at right angles to the course of the -vein , on the Bright Hopes fraction , a .small shaft has been put down which shows the eamo char acter of ore as the North Star , and of nearly equal rlcluicrrt" On the north side of the North Star Is located the Mother group of mines , seven In number. Several openings have been made on this ground , showing froa milling ore. Northweet of the North Bur group , along the vein for a distance of more than two miles , the ground Is lo- rited , and many openings have been made. Borne of them are said to prospect well. Southeast and adjoining the C Benedict group , on the same vein , are located the Me End Blnck Diamond gioups of nine claims , extending along the vein for a distance of 8,000 ft-et. Castle creek creases the vein at nearly right angles on the Me group. On these claims arc several open cuts , showing ere prospjctlng fairly well. The character of the ore along the vein from the south end of the Black Diamond group to a point two miles bsyond the North Star group , a dlotance of nearly five mllrs , is tlta wine , being a combination of horn blende and quartz of about equal portions , occasionally thonlng Email etrala of nearly pure quartz , and also ppots and streaks of fine tourmaline cryhts'a. Wherever the tourrr.allno is found theore Is Invar'.ibly the richest. So far eo wo re Informed , ere of the asm" charmer es this found along the great Hornblende vela baa never before been found , Castle creek , which flows across the \cln. Is a swlft-ruunlng , never-falling stream , carrying at n low stage about 1,600 mlncro * Inches of water. Careful estimates madeby experienced mining men on ore , taken from all of the openings along the ve'n from the Njrth Star to the Black Diamond and as sayed by reliable assa > crs , place the value of the ere of the whole vela at JS per ton and the cost of mining , milling and treat'ag the ore at $1.70 per ton , leaving a profit of $6.30 for pich ton of ore treated. With the limited developments on the ground , It IE very probable that the richest portions of thevelu 1m e not been exposed. There are two serious diaw backs to the rapid development of the claim * of the Horn blende camp. The greatest of these la that with the exception of two places the vein la entirely covered with a drift from a few to moro than twenty feet In depth. The other U the claims are all la the hands of the prospectors , who are always poor people ple , On both hides of the mala vein there are many claims located. On some of thece development work has been commenced. Several ot thc.se clalir.f show both free-mill ing and refractory oru in paying quantities. With the cdvent ot capital to develop the iniiiy prospects now found the Hornblende camp tlds fair to become In the near future one of the greatest , It not the greate t , la the BUck H''U. _ 1IIC1I .SCHOOL COUIISI2. Cuiiinilllt'i * Will hulniill One tt StnU- Kiliirulluliul AttkoHiitluii. CHAMBERLAIN , S , D. . Dec. 7. ( Special. ) A committee of tea , consisting of princi pals of the high schools In as nniiy- South Dakota towns , was recently appointed to agree upon a uniform course cf study for the various high school * of the state. The committee , or fcu m.iuy ai could attend , have Iicld ft niceties , and as a result have formu lated a course of tudy which will bo pre sented to tbo State educational association at He annual meeting to bo hold la Sioux Kalli the latter part of the month. Prof. Mason of the Chamberlain High school was a member of the committee and epeakB highly of the benefits to be derived from a uniform course of study. At present and heretofore each high ccbool baa had a coun of study ot Us own , acircely any two ID the etat being elrallar. Because of this , grad uates from the high eehooli who enter the fitato university or other ot the higher odu- catluu&l Institution virtually find U oecet- rtirj to again commence at the bottom , In- ttad of taking up the work where they left off arI Ateadlly advancing , as would be the csee If the high schools adopted a uniform course of etudy. Snow Cnuftesio TJclny. HURON. S. D. , D c. 7.-Special. ( ) It was not grow , hut en tccldcnt on the Iowa dl- \lelon of thr > Chicago & Northwestern rail way , that delajed the arrival of trains here from the south Saturtoy night. So far thin season railroads In this part of the north west have experienced no trouble because of now. The Immense traffic ! n freight , largely cattle , hoa gore oa without latcrrup. tlon , much to the delight of the management and shippers. Mnrolml ( Jnlli T Htm In. CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. . Dec. 7. ( Special Telegram. ) George \V. Leedom was orrcstod today by Deputy Marshal Somers , on a charge ot cutting timber on the Indian reservation. The preliminary examination was set tor today before Commissioner TIdrlck. but wlafi to the Inability of United Stated Indian Agent Ash to bo present as a wltneis tor no government the case was continued en days , Lecture * cm Mining. RAPID CITY , S. D. . Dec. 7. ( Special. ) Prof. .Lucius Boyd of the cr.alr of metallurgy at the State School of Mines , In Rapid City , has Instituted a course ot lectures treating mining la all ot its various phases. The lee- urifl are given once a week , free , to the pecplo of the Black Hills. To Ifvlt > | k Minim ? Properly. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dee. 7. ( Special. ) School lots 6 and C , In this city , have been and the lessees arc preparing to sink a dei-p shaft and develop the prcperty In systematic shape. VAJL.UU OFVHATCOM FISIIERIHS. IS n I in oil \Vorlli n .Million Dnllnrn TnUciL In S vc-ntccn Dion. WHATCOM. Wash. , Dei. 7. ( Special. ) The oish Income of the fisheries of Whatcom county for the season ot 1S97 amounted to ; i,000,000 , the total number of cans filled jelng 11,664,000 , or one-half of the entire Pugct sound product. The principal fish canned was the sockeye salmon , which made a much larger rua this year than usual. The million dollars' worth \\as caught in sovon- : efn days , that being Iho length of the run : hl * year. Every cannery was taxed to Its dullest cciwclty , and had tnero been enough canneries the catch could have been made four or five times as great. During the run In ono night a trap forty feet deep and twenty feet square would fill with salmon , and the result was constantly overstocked canneries. The best of the pick went to the eastern states , and the pworer varieties to the south and Mexico. England took a portion tion , the product selling there at 11 cents per pound , the same flab retailing at SH cents per pound In the Pacific coast cities. Shipments to England In large bulk cost only 20 cents per wee. During the summer 500,000 pounds of fresh fish were exnresscd from this -county to the middle and eastern states. By arrangements with the express companies the fish are re- Iced every twenty-four hours , so that a single fish arrives In Maine In sound condition. The market for fresh salmon Is widening rapidly. WYOMING -\mVS. Court nt Clu-yeniio. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 7. ( Special. ) Judge Moses Hallett ot Denver is expected to reach hero tomorrow to hold United States court In place of Judge inner , who Is con valescing at San Antonio , Tex. , from his re cent Illness. The criminal cases to be tried are those or Isaiah Johnson , colored , charged with murder ; Mabel Hunt of Denver , charged with recaiving a portico of the funds stolen by Walter Houghton from a registered package - ago in the United States mail ; William Tyler , colored , charged with larceny ; Elsie Duval , late assistant postmaster at Fort Russell , charged with embezzlement of postal funds. The most Important case , that of George ! Ueeb and Ous Smltzer , cnarged with rob bing passengers of stage coaches In the Yel lowstone National park , has been continued until the May term , 1S9S. SultH for . EVANSTON , Wyo. , Dec. 7. ( Special. ) A number of former Union Pacific employes , who were discharged on account of the Amer ican Railway union etrike , and have since been unable to secure employment , have employed counsel to bring suits for damages. A test case was commenced this week , when suit was commenced on behalr of John O'Hara against the receivers of the Union Pacific for { 30,000. Xo DIvtirccH for the Canuckn. VANCOUVER , D. C. , Dec. 7. Hon. Thcodoro Davle , as chief justice of British Columbia , refused to confirm a divorce granted n Mrs. Mathews In Victoria by the high court some erlx months since. The chief Justice holds , contrary to the views of several of his colleagues , that the ( British Columbian courts have no power to grant divorces under the English divorce act , but that appllca- tlcfns for divorce In 'British ' Columbia must like those dn other provinces of Canada come before the Dom'lnlcn ' Senate. The chief Jua- tlco's decision has caused BOIDB sensation here , as , ulthough dlvcrces are rare In Brit ish Columbia , they have been granted of roccnt years In about a dozen cases. In which the chief justice's present contention raises doubt as to tha validity of the proceedings. An Iiliiho L.UHDemi , BOISE. Idaho , Dec. 7. The supreme court has declared the ttato medical law uncon stitutional because of Irregularities in its passage by the laat legislature. MOIltllllltf H NOII'M. The Bozeman Railway company filed nrtl- lacorP ° ra ° n. with a capital of Nelson Norde n had a narrow escape from death by falling a distance of thirty feet from ft thrasher near Buttc. A commltteu of the Montana conference ? of the McthodUt church voted unanimously to expel Rev. E. C. Avis from the church for Immoral conduct and teaching boys Immor ality , Butte will make an example of ere thieves The -bond of J. W. Coughlln , charged with the theft of J100 worth , was fixed at $2,500 , and two prominent attorneys Joined in the prosecution , Butlc'a public library flourishes. Libra rian navies reported that 300 'new volumes had beea added to the library last month , and that the total Issue of books for No vember would bo about 11,000. The range cattle of Mr. Hulbusu of Chinook , \\lille crossing the river , abandoned single file , , aa Is their custom , crowded on the Ice 'n a body , concentrating their weight and causing the ice to collapse. J. H. Leyton , admlaUtrator of the Davis estate , complains to the court at Butte tba ( ho and the couaty treasurer cannot agree as to the amount due under the' Inheritance tax law , and asks the appolntmcn of a board of arbitration. The chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Meagher county hau writ. tej > the attorney general asking if the county can lend J75000. The bonded Indebtedness Is only $180,000 , half redeemable In 1002 There Is a rarge surplus earning nothing In the vaults , State Auditor Polndeitcr has calculated the ttate pense for the flsca.1 year ended November 30. * t * o25,520 07. During the year there were $55,000 * paD.t by the Judi ciary. $51,419 by the legislative und $333- 101.07 by the executive branch of the state government. The articles of Incorporation of the Mo- taua Standard Mlalng company have been fllod with the secretary of stile by M. H Rowley of Mitchell. S. D. ; L. Walbach o Maryivllle. and W. H. Llndwy of Butte. The capital clock U $2.000,000 In shares of $1 rach. The principal place of buitecrs will bo In Butte. A peculiar caie U In court Ui Helena. 1 la to restrain the , Auacoad * company fron eolllac portions of ihe Snow Bird aad Sulli van inlufd iu Butte to K. A Helnie of the Montana Ore Purchasing company tor $100 000. unifM the sale Is Advertised cad the property U sold for an upset price of $150 . 000 , Mr. LewUholtu bat offered $150 000 ' HAKIXG OF A GREAT STATE How Watlilnglon Gained Admisjion to tha Brotherhood of Etatss , MANY TRIALS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL Thn Act " \Vn Flnnllr Pimnrrt niul Sliiiu-il In 1HM ) J-omc lucldriitn of Territorial llnori.TlieVny ! n Sttitc'nn finite. < The state ot Washington was admitted to the union aa a state on Monday , November 11 , 1889 , and Micro was great rejoicing In the state over the announcement of the fact. But the first move for statehood was made twenty years before this time and the Tacoma - coma Ledger , in a recent jubilee edition , gives the following historical Information on the proceedings looking to statehood In territorial days : At the session ot the legislature la 1SS3 au act was paesed providing for the BUD- j mission to the voters of Washington terrl- ' tory , at the uext general election , the ques- | tlon of calling a convention for the purpose ot framing a state constitution and applying ' for admission Into thn union as the state I of Washington. At the election in 1870 the project met with llttlo favor. In 1871 a' ' similar act passed and reel with llko re sult. In 1875 the legislative assembly again fassed an act to provide for the formation of a constitution and state government , and EO , year after year , from that timein the I legislature and In empress , the admission ot i the state of Washington received growing ) consideration. I The bill under which Washington was , finally admitted was entitled "An act to i provide for the division ot Dakota , and to ! ' enable the pettlle of Dakota , of North Dakota - kota , South Dakota , Montana and Washington - ] ton to form constitutions and state govern-1 mcnts , and to be admitted Into the union I on an equal footing with ihe original states , ' and to make donations ot public lands to such states. " | An unsuccessful effort was made to BO- , cur * the admission of New Mexico and UtaH ! under the bill and It resulted In a lone and , lia.nl fought contest. j The bill was approved by President | Cleveland on the anniversary of Washing- , ton's birthday. February Z2 , 1889. ] It provided among other things for an election of delegates , seventy-five la nurn-j her , who were to meet at Olympla on the 4th ot July , 1SS9. That convention met , It ; remained In session until August 22 , 1SS9. It submitted the constitution it framed to the people , who , at an election held October' ' 1 , 18S9 , ratified It by a vote of 40,152 for the constitution and 11,789 against. Under Its provlslcns the first state legis lature of the state of Washington convened at the crpltol in Olyrapla for the pwtx > se of electing two United States senators and to perform other necessary acts incident to perfecting a state government. The proclamation of the admis-slc/n of the state was signed , by President Harrison No vember 11 , 18S9. As provided by the state constitution , the state officers were Inaugurated Monday , No- vcmber 18 , 1SS9 ; and , as directed by 'the en- abllng act , the state legislature on Tuesday - day Novembsr 19 , elected John B. Allen and Watson C. Squire the first United States senators of the state of Washington. The admission of Washington Into the [ union marked the close or a long struggle of twenty years by a resolute people. ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRITORY. Soon after the Inauguration of Franklin , Pierce , president of the United States , ho appointed Brevet Major Isaac I. Stevens , United States engineer of Massachusetts , governor of Washington , and ex-ofllclo BU- > erlntendent of Indian affairs ; Charles H. Mason of Rhode Island , secretary ; John S. Jlendonln of Mississippi , attorney ; James Cation Anderson of Tennessee , marshal ; Ed ward Lander of Indiana , chief Justice ; Vlc- or Monroe of Kentucky and Ohadiah B. Mc- Fadden of Pennsylvania , associate Justices of the supreme court of Washington terri tory. tory.Marshal Marshal Anderson at once proceeded to ako the census , which when completed showed a population of 3,905 white inhabi tants , of which. 1.GS2were voters. Governor Stevens was delayed in arriving , as he had been assigned to the charge of he exploration and survey of a route for the Northern Pacific railroad from St. Paul or some other eligible point near the head of the Mississippi to Puget sound. The expedition was divided into an east ern ana w'estern division. The eastern division or main party waa under command of Governor Stevens. Cap tain George B. McClellan , corps of engineers , had direction of the western party. Under a general supervision of Governor Stevens the secretary of war had directed CJaptaJnl McClellan to open the military road from Font Stellacoom to Fort Walla Walla. This old military road may bo seen on the Ine of the Tacoma and Puyallup electric rail road at the present day. Governor Stevens and party crossed the divide of the Rocky mountalnn by Cadotte's pass , the sirao that had been traversed In ISOu by the Lewis and Clark expedition to the mouth of the Columbia river. Governor Stevens reached Fort Colvllle on the 18th day of October. 1853. Captain AIc- Clellan. had arrived there on the day before On the 28th of October both parties met and the place of meeting was named Camp Wash ington. McOIellan had ibecn in the Cascade moun tains , He suggested that an examination from the Sound over the Snoqualmle pass was moro practical than to work westward from 'Cflmp Washington. ESTABLISHING FIRST GOVERNMENT. Governor Stevens having determined upon Olympla as the seat of government , issued on the 2Sth of November , 1853 , a proclama tion establishing the territorial government of WasHngton. Judge Columbia Lancaster was elected the first delegate to congress. On the 27th of February , 1S34 , the first territorial legislature assembled at Olympla. George N. ilcConaha of King county was elected president , Francis H. Chenoweth of Clarke county was elected speaker of the house. Governor Stevens delivered his message In person lu joint convention of both bouses on thu 28th of February. .Tiireo political conventions were held at Olympla In the spring of 1854 to nominate u candidate for delegate to congress to bo supported respectively by the democratic , whig and free soil parties. Serious Indian disturbances happened on Puset Sound In 1851-65-50. Collectors of customs of Fort Victoria and Pugct Sound both claimed revenue Jurisdic tion over San Juan island , which subse quently led to the arbitration iby Emperor William of Germany. Ir the legislative session of 185G-'D7 a num ber of acts of incorporation were passed , notable among which was the act Incorpo rating the Xortherr * Pac'.flc railroad toxpauy , The assembly memorialized congress to separate the offices of governor and Indian affairs , to place awar vessel upon the souud to protect tbe exposed settlements against the Inroads of northern savages , to extlngulih the rights of the Hudion Bay and Pug Sound Agricultural companies. REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE WEST. Before the member of the legislature bad departed for their respective homes those who favored the prluclples enunciated by the national republican convention held In Phila delphia tu 1S5G , together with prominent cltlzrns from all parts of tbe territory , as sembled at Olympla , formally Indorsed the national platfcrm of principles unl organlxed the republican party for the territory. Governor Isaac I. Stevcim was elected delegate to congress In 1857 , and Fayette McMillan of Virginia was &tt > olnted gov ernor to succeed him. Governor McMillan re turned -to Virginia within tbe year , leaving Secretary Cbirles H Mason as acting gov ernor. The United Eleted senate. Juue 18. 1858 , confirmed tbe appointment of Obadlab B. Mc- F&dtlea es chief juetice of the supreme court of WAshloeton territory anil "William Strong and Edmund C. FltlhughJS associate jus tices. | j On the 14th of Fcbrrfary ; 1859 , the presi dent approved , the Oregon stats admission bill. The are i of Washington territory was thereby greatly amplified and eatlcru Washington extendeS soutfiftard to the forty- iwond degree ot north ] latitude , embracing within Its borders the "South Pass" of the Rocky mountains , the Kreat doorway of the overland route for Immigrants to the Pacific states and territories.W embraced all of Idaho tad Montana west of the Rocky mountains. STUMllMSt } OX A KOUTtXK. ( JumlilcT Jim AVnrreii'of lilnlin IMnj-cd It All Alone. An old prcspcctor tells a story of the first days of mining in Idaho which sounds like- a romance , but which he vouches for aa being strictly true , and which agrees with the story frequently told by the late Judge Craig of Douglas county , who was * one of the party that staked off the flrfrt claims In Idaho. "Tho first find of placer gold in Idaho , " said the old pioneer to the Denver Republican man , "was made early Jn 1802 by Jim Warren , a prospector , who put in the time when not engaged In the field in pat ronizing the gambling table. A little camp had been established at Florence , but the diggings were poor and lucre was so little to be made that the men , drifted away in llttlo squads to find better pay. Warren and four others started out together , but soon afterward a disagreement arose and Warren left the party to go It alone. After two or three days he camped ono evening on the stream now known es Warren creek , and there 'being fair Indications , the next day was spent In prospecting. "Panning seven pans of dirt he saved the proceeds , and , taking samples ot the quartz , went back to Florence , where the gold was weighed and found to be worth 70 cents , or 10 cents to tbe pen. This was not a big thing for those days , but It led to the ex pectation of better strikes , and an expedi tion of sixteen men was organized to in vestigate the new find. "On their way to Warren creek they came ncrosa Warren's four companions , from whom he had parted several days previously. They were 'tlnborns' and poor rroEpectoro and had been unsuccessful. Seeing Warren with the crowd they concluded that he had made R strike and followed him. Warren and his friends , not caring to share the dUoovcry with the four men , resorted to a ruse to throw them off the scent , and spent several days on Secesh creek , so-called from the war of secession whloa had then been re cently heard of. The four gamblers , being nearly out of provisions , 'were ' frozen out and compelled .to return to Florence. The expedition then hastened to Warren cre-rfc and staked out the Warren Meadows for themselves and their friends. Eight men were sent back to Florence for provisions , the rest remaining to warli the claims. While the eight men were gone some of those who remained discovered better dlcglngs at Sum mit Flat , obtaining ifrom $2 to $4 to the pan. "Tho claims at Warren Meadows were abandoned and new claims staked out on the now field. When the ! men returned from Florence with the provisions they -were fol lowed by about COO miners , who suspected 1 that rich dirt had been found , and swarmed j along Warren creek and Its tributaries , maTt- i Ing rich finds everywhere. The original locators caters were extremely fortunate In the Sum mit Flat diggings. Two men , named Besae and Osgoo3 , worked together and rocked out 100 ounces the first tfay anl forty ounces during the next forenoon. The assay cfflcc had just been established at lioise , .ind t'aese 140 ounces of dust were the first receipts of the office. The gold was' found to be worth $14 an ounce , the net returns of the two men lor a day and a half .being $1,900. In three weeks that party , of sixteen men had taken out from .their claim ? en Summit Flat 30,000 ounces ot gold. j. Beiore the close ot ' ' the season JpO.OOOjpuncBp we're'takifn out , and the original mpniberG'of tUe expedition had enough money to keep tthem comfortably for life. About as much moro was taken out during the next season betore the bar was exhausted. "The honesty of the miners In those pioneer days was Illustrated by an Incident which occurred during the stampede from Florence. In the crowd of COO that followed the eight men sent to Florence after provis ions was a man nicknamed 'Boston , ' of a thrifty turn , who bought two barrels of whisky nnd u wagon hauled by a pair of mules , his knowledge of the average pros pector 'leading him to the conclusion that.the crowd , limited to water as a beverage would soon begin to suffer from the pangs of thirst. On the way to the diggings one Vandeventer offered him a. handsome advance on tbe first cost of the whisky , and the offer being ac cepted , the -whisky was turned over to Van deventer , who sat the barrels on end under a tree , took out tlio heads , hung a tin dipper on the side of each barrel , fixed a contribu tion box up against a tree , with a slot In the closed lid , and went on with the crowd , leav ing the Improvised Ealoon to take care of It self. The miners passing to and fro would take a drink , drop a contribution In the box and pass on. Some times several drinks would be taken without a resort to the buck skin , but In the end the drinks were < well paid for , nuggets worth a dollar or more beIng - Ing frequently dropped In for a single drink. Strange as it may seJm there was no exces sive Indulgence at the barrels and no one meddled with the contribution box. , and be fore the close of the season Van's barrels formed one of the landmarks of the country. Vandeventer pulled out a handsome sum from his mining claim , and when cold weather set in returned to his barrels , built a cabin and opened a saloon In due form , making a good clean up from his contribu tion box. As long as the diggings lasted he kept his regular bar , but always had a keg of whisky , a cup and a contribution box on the outside of the cabin to accommodate those who preferred this method of indulging In the miner's delight. " IMorfpntren Pnlcl Off. PORTLAND , Ore. , Dec , 7. ( Special , ) An effort has been made to obtain from every county in Oregon a statement of the mort gage releases filed In the last twelve months. The effort has be-en only partially success ful , fourteen counties out of tha thirty-two In the state reporting. The aggregate re leases from these fourteen counties are ? 2- 628,342,18. It Is probably safe to say th.it Oregon farmers have paid off $5,000,000 of obligations of all kinds in the last twelve mcmhs. This Is one thine they have been doing with the $35.000.000" BO which their crops of 1897 brought them. lluj-M n Mtiplann . BUTTE , Mont. , Dec , 7-rAn , apparently re liable report has reached thjs city that John Cudauy has purchased jj controlling Interest In the Big Seven mine cwr Nelghart for $225,000. The "Big Sevens company is cap italized for $3,000,000 , and was originally a silver mine , which becmftialnjost valueless when tbe price of Bllvjr fell. Recently a gold lead was btruck In the mine running $200 a ton. and the Qudghy purchaae was made on the Indication that the mine will turn out rich ki gold. g WuHIIn rl < in \ n XottH. Seattle police made fort -alx arrests In one day last week. , , About 1,700,000 eggsAroJn , the natchery troughs at the fish hatfhwy at Chinook and the first lot is promising\y | . F. Kaltcnoff of Seattle ) who is to guide the Bear party for the xcllef of the whalers , la to receive $3 000 for his work. The month of iNovember was a record breaker for the port of Tacoma , tbe value of the exports amounting to $1,457,112.78. Millie Sberlff , a child actress , now In Seattle , Is going to the reform school of her own free will , she deserts the stage In order that she may get an education and learn housekeeping , Ten thousand dollars has gone cast from Eookane this fall to purchase poultry and eggs , and It is estimated that $30,000 more will 1)9 taken frcm that city before summer to buy such products from tbe east. The last day ot November brought Into tbe King county treasurer's office probably tbo largest amount ever received there Jn a single day. It Is estimated that the totil receipts for taxes during the mouth were in the neighborhood of $050.000 , and that of thl * amount $350.000 came into the treasurer's office November 30 , the he'vlc't deposit ever made In the treusurer'a ptticu in i/ue day. MILLER IS SOW THE LEADER His "Astonishing Achievements Surprise the Thousands of Spectators. BREAKS RECORD FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS Wnllcr , Who AVns the l.cnilcr nt the Clone of tlirrirnt IMr , linn lr < i | > i > c < l It uric to the KlRhth 1'lncc. , NHW YORK. Dec. S.-JMlllor was far ad vanced Into his 900th mile at midnight la the six-day bicycle race. Waller's star had faded before the dawn , nnd his record-break ing performance of ( Monday In iMadlsou Square Garden was forgotten In the astonish ing nchle\emcuts ot Miller , Stcphane and Rico. Waller is now far down in the list ot the eighteen stayers out of thirty-six that started. . Seven thousand persons sat last night for hours watching the riders reeling around the rim of the great saucer. The weary figures , however , were Indifferent" to the cheers that greeted them at every occasional burst of speed , but continued to grind around , looking neither to the right nor left , But for the fact that the riders are adorned with almost every color of the rainbow , there is but little to see In , the great race. Forty-eight hours of Incessant riding around the oval , with loss of sleep , has transformed the strong , 'healthy , robust looking athletes of Sunday night Into men' of careworn ap- pcarance. They still continued to work the pedals with as much vigor and seemingly more determination than an hour after the Rtnrt. Ashlngcr withdrew from the race at 4:20 o'clock. At 4:54 : Miller passed Stephano , who had been off the track for some -time. Stephano returned to the { rack at 5:25. : Chase , the English nrlddle distance cham pion , wtio Is here to race Michael , ami Teddy Goodman furnished excitement for the crowd between 4 and 5 o'clock by "hitting It up" for several laps. GooJmnn soon withdrew , but 'Champion Eddie "Bald and "Skeetcr" Ar thur Zimmerman , the former champion of the world , Joined Chase In a rush. The trio raced around the track In close order and the big crowil howled 'Its delight when Bald passed the English middle distance cham pion. pion.Waller fell back to sixth place during the forty-second hour of the race , Schlnneer leadIng - Ing him. I'lucky Joe Rice has become the big favorite" with the crowd. At the end of the forty- second hour ho was riding os free and easy as anybody In tbe contest. Waller came on the track opaln at C:30 an > l went wobbling around in a faint-hearted sort of A way. With the first burst of music in the evenIng - Ing a lively spurt began , with Rice setting the pace The big crowd was with Rice , and egged him on to even greater deeds than he has already performed. He had rested nine teen minutes between the hours of 7 and S o'clock , and came back looking fresh. He responded to the cries of "go on , Rice , " "get In , get in , " and went pumping around the track In a manner that made one's head reel. Elkes , Rlvlerro and Miller got In be hind him and away they went , reeling up lapa almost as fast as the scorers could keep tab co them. This pace was kept ip by Rice and his pursuers until the hour closed. Golden Is surprising those who sneeied when the possibility of his being In at the finish was suggested. Hale kept pushing away , sucking a sponge and looking un ruffled. Elkes riding in his pretty style , showed no signs of fatigue , and In fact looked a bit fresher than he did Monday night. Waller , who had begun the night's ride with faint heart , was cheered by the presence of his devoted wife In his quarters alongside the track , and in the cpurso of an hour was riding better than he had for several hours. About 8 o'clock Johnson , one of the " 1011- cnders , " astonished the 7,000 people la the house by letting Ihlmself 'out , and he clipped off three laps in faster time than ho lias heretofore made. Elkes shot In behind him and reaped BO much benefit that In a little while ( ho was leading "the fast division , " with Rlvlerro taking him up. Rlvlerre got going like a fury , with Schlnijeer close behind him. Miller was not a wheel's length be hind and Gtephane kept clos ? enough to show that ho was still determined to tire his competitor out. The riders are still human Ijelngs. Their prompt responses to the music of the band showti that they have not yet lost all feelIng - Ing for outward influence. Teddy Hale left the track at 9 o'clock. At that time the garden ! held 10,000 people. Miller was fifty-seven miles six laps ahead of the record at the forty-seventh hour. The score at 12:15 : a. m. was as follows : Miles. Laps. IMIUsr . . .SCO R1de . . .mi Stcphane . . .806 Schlnneer . .793 Rlvierre . . . .793 Moore . . . . .778 . . .763 Waller . . . . .7C3 Golden. . . . .727 Miller was eighty miles two laps ahead of thd record for forty-eight hours. SIllos. Laps. Miller 876 Stuphnnu . . . .S31 Ulvlerro 831 Schlnncer . . .819 nice 814 Moore 78S Plerco 792 Wnller 7C3 Golden 740 YESTERDAY'S SCORES. The Bcoro tit 9:15 : yesterday morning was : Name , Mllcj Laps Naine. Miles. Laps. Waller C19 0 Hale 4 fl Stephane . . . CIS 0 Enterman . . 491 Miller 597 Hicks 491 G. Hovlerre. 594 Ashlnser . . . 448 Rice 576 0 Julius 412 Moore , 556 0 King 428 Schlneer . . . . M7 01 Gannon 415 Plorce C4G 0 Gray 349 Golden 527 0 Johnson . . . . 32G Elites 515 0 ; Bacon 317 "Waller was seventy-seven miles ahead of the l > est record for tnlrty-threo hours , which was C42 miles , made In 18 % , At 11:15 : the score was : Best previous record for thirty-five hours , MS miles , made by Schock at Washington , At 12:15 : too score for thirty-six hours was : Name. lilies. Laps. Stephane . . . 070 Waller CCS Miller . . . " . . . . C63 O. Hlvlcrre. C33 Rice 631 Moore G07 Schlneer . . . C02 Pierce 99 Golden B70 Elkea Kb Stephane took the lead at 11:47 a , rn. At 2U5 the score was : Scora of first ten men at 3:15 p , m. : Beat pmvlous record for thirty-nine hours In a six-day race was C3j miles , made by Srhock In JS90. \ " > v Tlinnirn Courne SntUfm-torj- . NEW JIAYEN , Conn. . Dec. 7-Captain Whitney and Goodrich of the Yale nnd liar- varrt cr3 < repcrt that the nnw Thames cour * , ns surveyed by the rnrnttA. com mittee of tht NPW London Board of Trade , is ctmlnently mtlvfnrtory not only for the YalH rvnrd race , but for tw Yn.lc Har vard-Cornell contest , provided the Itnacnns can bo Induced to row there. KNOCKOUT m.ow ruovus IMT.U Ititrry 1'iincliril I InICttKllxli Uniitnm Too llnr.l. LONDON , Dec.Walter Ooot ot New castle , who was defeated for 111" Imnlum- weight championship of the world nt the National Sporting club last night by Jimmy Barry of ChlcaRo , died this rnornliw : of the Injuries which ho received during the con test. test.The knockout blows consisted of n severe punch over the heart nnd then a crushing righthander on the Jaw. Croat remained unconslous so long that medlcnl nssLitanco was called. U was found that lie bad sus tained n severe concusilon of the brain. Ho never regained consciousness nnd ox- plred at 8 o'clock this morning. Barry , who was arrested shortly nfter the death of Croot , wns taken to the Bow street police court. The affair 1ms caused great excite ment In boxing circles. B. V. Aiiffell. mannccr of the Sporting club , Harry and White Wattly. the ) st named Croot's second , were arraigned In Bow street police court this afternoon nnd formally chnrged with manslaughter. After the TKillcn .had testified the mnplstratc re manded tbo prisoners for n week In bonds ot 50 each , which were furnished. TAKING Ul CASCS OP "IllNOlXC. " Trottliiur AiHoelntlntt Hoard Of UlovUTC lit SfHMlllll. NEW YORK , Doc. " , The semi-annual meeting ot the National Trotting associa tion Board of Review began hero today. The board consists of the chairman of the district boards of appeal of the national association. Cases of alleged "ringing" were taken up. . It was anticipated that the board would decide to ask the biennial congress ot the National Trottlnr association , to be held at Hartford In February , to enact n rule requiring1 a description and history of all horses to bo recorded with the secretary ot the association before starting in any race over n national track. The alleged poisoning of the horse Elfins , the property of E. H , Harrlman. nt Goshcn , who had been entered In the Goshen J5.000 sweepstakes , came up and Incited n long discussion. There were several witnesses , among whom wns Dr. Harrison ot Jersey City. All said there was no truth in the charges of poisoning. SlICCKS.SriII.LA' D13 ! -U.\DS TI1I2 CUP. Proil/ / Gillie rt OntolinotM Elliott of ICniiNiiH City. CHICAGO , Dec. 7. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la. , successfully defended his right to the Kansas City Star cup today. He defeated J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City by the decisive score of 97 to S7. The three birds lost by Gilbert fell dead out of bounds. From an early point It wns seen Elliott hud nci chnnce. The same men meet ngnln Thursday for the Dupont trophy. Mow Election Ordered. DES MOINES. la. . Dec. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) The executive committee or the League of American Wheelmen , Iowa division , today ordered a new election nnd declaring the recent one illegal. There was only ono contest in the late election for secretary-treasurer , but It developed enough bad feeling to force the committee to order a new election. Ballots ulll be received by the executive committee at Dos Mdlnes till December " 0. when they will be opened. Those elected at the first election were : Chief consul , A. C. Miller , Des Molnes ; vice consul , J. A. Gallagher , E. A. Sherman Jefferson ; secretary-treasurer , . man , Cednr Itaplds ; representatives to na tional convention , W. K. Jones. DCH Molnes ; Benjamin E. Miller. Cedar Rnplds. H C Hnttenhnuer , Council Blurts ; B. C. Keeler , Maton City ; Joe Bceson , Des Molnes. In addition to these the list of candidates nt the coming election will In clude : S C. Qulmby of Des Molnes , for chief consul ; Edward Johnson ot Slgour- ney , for vice consul ; F. A. Amhorn of Fort Madison and F. W. Kock of DCS Molnes , for representatives. Cornell' ! * \'nr lty Kli-vcn. ITHACA , N. Y. , Dec. 7. ( Special. ) At a meeting ot the Cornell University foot ball team in. ihe trophy room otithe gymnasium D. Maujcr McLaughlln ot Brooklyn , N. Y. , wns elected captain ot the 'varsity eleven for next season. The new captain has played at tacltlo for three years and was this Rea son one ot the strongest mon in Cornell's strong" line. Ho Is 22 years old five test ten inches tall and weighs 1S5 pounds. He Is a most enthusiastic leader and during the part ot his undergraduate llfo already past ho has had more honors than any man In Cornell. He was president of his junior class , Is business manager ot the Cornell Dally Sun , was manager of the foot ball team during the last season , belongs to Sphinx Hrod , the honorary society , -and to Slgmi Chi ( Qroek letter ) fraternity. The Bixte n payers who participated la the Pennsylvania , Princeton or Harvard games were eligible to vote for crc'taln. They are McKeever , Mc- FUvllle. Schoch , Reed , Lueder , Tracy , Lee , C. Young , Whiting , Wlnsor Tangeman , Hackett , Perkins , Dempsey aud Wilson. I Although six of the best men of this year's team will be lost by graduation In June , there are strong hopes for a good eleven next sea son. The men who will gq out In June are McKeever and Tracy , ends ; Reed , guard ; Schooh , center ; Whiting and Wilson , backs. The strength of the scrub team this year does not .make the reconstruction of the team Captain McLaughlin will lead a very difficult problem , Toil Slooue HUB an Accident. LONDON , Dec. 7. The Sportuman says this mornlnp that while shooting yesterday ( Monday ) at Deepdene , the country seat of Lord WilliamBereRford , with Lord William and a party , Tdd Sloane , the American Jockey , narrowly escaped a serious injury , a gun bursting In his hands. The Sportsman says It has excellent au thority for statins that Sloane believes Mr. Flelschmann , the American turfman , to whom he Is under contract for next season , will release him from his engagement. Should this be the case , the paper says. he hopes to bo back In England In time to rldo at the Lincoln spring meeting. T < k Commit on llout Iliiec NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Dec. 7. Captain Payne Whitney of the Yale 'varsity crew left tonight for Albany , where he will to morrow meet Captain Goodrich of Har vard and Captain Colson of Cornell for a discussion of the college boating situation. New Foot llnll Ciiiituln. NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Doc. 7. Burr C. Chamberlain , who has played tackle on Yale's foot ball team for the last two years , was elected captain tonight. CURE FOR CATARRH. Interesting Facts About the New Gauss Remedy. Upsets the Time-Worn and Useless Inhalations. C. E. GauEs of Marshall , Mich. , has prepared - pared a new kind of catarrh cure that Is meriting the attention of physicians and doing wonders In the way of curing catarrb. It 4s in tablet form , dry und taken internally , This plan of treating catarrh Is somewhat different from the widely advertised In- halante , douches , snuQlers and otter reme dies for local application. It Is claimed by all well-informed physi cians that caturrh means a disturbed bodily temperature , producing Inflammation In tiio dellcato natal membranes , and becomes chronic as the result ot a succession cl colds. The only way to reduce tbla Inflammation and restore the membranes to average bodily heat Is to treat tbe nervous system con- Irollng bodily temperature. Tbe success of GOUBB Tablets Is thus far so surprising that It -wonder the plan was not tried years ago. PuysicUini have all along contended tbit constitutional treatment was tbe only way to cure catarrh , but tbe absence of aa exact epeclflc prevented practical demonstration of the theory. Now that tbo specific ha a boon found considerable progress U repotted In curing a disease which haa heretofore ro- eUted tbe best medical talent. Gaucs Ca tarrh Tablets are being placed with all flmt- claea druggUts , who will on pro- iitrlptlons , or tbo tablets may bo bought by the box at CO cento. In case your druggist does not have them a box will bo mailed direct , prepaid , on applica tion to C. K. Gauss , MariHall , Mich. , if the price U Inclosed. He also nenclti a treatUe on catarrh of I tie mucuous membranea ot tbo oar , noec , throat , eye , ctoaiacb , bladder and bowel * . Boston Store Drug Dspj. \Vc carry a full line of Mine. 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