THE OMAHA DAILY TVEE: SFXHAT. J A NT' AT? Y in, 1001.
Wrapp
er Clearance
$1.00 Wrappers for 25c
On salo tomorrow.
500 calico
wrappers
light and me
dium dark
colors, actual
1.00 values,
all sizes,
clearing sale
price
25c
HUS.00 MIJ.VS paints ti.no
1C- fk for Men's
OU Pants worth
-"t up to $5.00 a
pair Wo nro
closing out tho odd jmlrs
left from suits and tho
many broken lots. Tho ma
terials nro tho choicest
and styles tho best. All
Rood patterns many aro
J.'i.OO values -choice of lot
at SI. 50.
fT.r.o vol Til's slits 9'j.r.o
2C f for Hoys'
-vJ Long Pants
IZZZ .suits, worth
up to $7.50
This is a marvelous offer
and qtiito characteristic of
Hoston Store. All splen
did materials and nobby
stylos and patterns every
suit woll made and well
lined up to $7.50 values
for $2.50.
MiTOliirSS
151.00 mi:'s si its ur.i-.
for
Men's
Shirts-
25c
worth
fully $1 Many aro from
our JJ.2S lot whito and
colored all laundered.
The colored ones have cuffs
to match. All sizes in tho
lot yo'ir choice for 25c.
r.oc .m:cicwi:.vh u.-.o.
25c
for
Men's
50-ccnt
Neckw'r
Wo aro clearing out nil
our choice Iinperitils.Tecks
and Konrln-handt that
wcro priced 60c for 2oc.
Tho styles and patterns aro
tho best on tho market
you can't got bolter ones
unywhero for 60c.
TOMORROW IS THE SECOND DAY OF OUR
Great Challenge Clearing Sale
It seems almost incredible to say that we will have larger crowds here tomorrow than we had the first day of the sale, but
vi uro koIiik to have thrtn. The thousands who nttended tills sale yesterday have told their friends and neighbors about the great bargains at the lsos-ton Store, furthermore they have
had a chance to thoroughly Inspect their purchases and (as Is only natural) let their friends estimate the worth of the goods. The price paid for them Is a revelation to thousands more,
of tho magnitude of the values to be found here. We are clearing out winter goods now and the sweeping reductions we have made has created values the like of which Omaha has never
seen. Kvery economist should attend this great sale and derive tho benellts of our clearing prices.
Glove Clearance
SI.50 (iloves 25c a pair.
uur nrsi glove an
nouncement was so
well received yester
day that we repeat tho
offer tomorrow. We're
clearing out the ladles'
kid gloves that vero
left over from the holi
day trade. Some aro
mussed and a trltle
soiled. Hut the cpiall
ties are the best. $t
and St.'.1.-, 11 mi si .",11
values an; In the lot. All colors. Made
and white, all sfziv, your choice for
25c
Dress Goods Clearance
Values like these have made Hoston Store famous.
I ' yard for $1 Dress Goods Including
silk and wool novelties, storm serges, Han--"W-'
noiB) French llannols. worth up to $1.00 a
yardall on salo at 25c yard.
1g yard for 50c and 75c Dress Goods Pure
wool covortH, cheviots, cashmeres, brocades, OOc
and 7fc values, clearing sale price 15c a yard.
$1.25 Black Dress Goods-Clearing price 50c yd
aii nr nur men ciileh crtuiouH. niurm uuu i iuhui nvihi w
weaves In blnclc Roods, Ml In dress Roodn department
nt, yard
50c
Dress Goods Clearinc in the Basement
Thousands of yards of 19c English Cashmeres,
bright chucks it plaids double width .'W.lnches wide,
In dress goods, goon oC black, brown, trreons, blues, JJ
.... i
salo at, yard. . .
all on salo at, yard
Hosiery Clearing
Men's strictly all wool cashtnero half
hoso, In black, gray and tan, -J
wovth Hoo a pulr
on salo at
Ladles', men's and children's fast black
full foamlosB hosiery, good ES-.
weight, all sizes. Clearing C
Salo price, por pair
Underwear Clearing
Clearing Salo of mlasos', boys' and
children's undorwear. Very special
values at
Clearing Sale of
Dress Trimmings, etc.
f00 gross of puro whito and smoked
pearl buttons, all sizes,
clearing price, per l
dozen
Taney buckles in a great variety of
stylos, plain, jot and fancy H
enameled, worth up to '2Sc
ench, clearing price
Fancy dross trimmings at one-third
prices, Including all colors and
black, gimps, braid, and li rldoscent
novoltfes worth up to 20c a yard,
at yurd,
5c, 10c and 15c lc and 3lc
QllHP ripimnrP Wo aro clearing out all small lots of footwoar of
Vital allCC 0Vcry description, and have mado great reductions
in prices. Our basement and main floor departments have numerous bar
gain squares tilled with wonderful shoo values. Wo havortJ- f
qulto a number of pairs of tho men's shoes loft that wo placed ?0 1 J Cj
on salo Saturday. Thoy aro worth up to $5 a pair choice. . Hr
Radical Cloak Clearance: Big Bargains
Special Wo wul oft"or tomorrow 100 now tallor-tnado suits, silk lined throughout handsomely llnithod In this chal-
r- longo clearing salo at tho greatest reduction over heard of In tho bttlt dept. All of them silk rpr -j
linod throughout, In homespuns, chovlots, venotlans, etc.. In blouse, eton and tlght-llttliigolTccts, tho quuJ- I
lty you would expect to pay $Z't for and they nro worth t, superior in stylo, lit and shape, thoy go at Hr
QSO
150
22
$7.50 ladies suits,
shirts and jackets. .
$12.50 ladie3' .jack
ets, at
I98 cSk (8v Sb
a so mis -KBr
M ffilPil
655 W W HI
817.50 ladies' extra q
jackets at
only
$2.50 child's reef- QDp
ers, at VOL
SO. 00 child's
reefers, at
only
$6.50 golf
siurts.
$.'50.00 Automobile
coats, at
$15.00 tailor-made
suits at
$7.50 line bouclo
capos at
$12. 50 handsome
plush capes at . .
$5.00 iur collar
ettes at
$0.50 fur collar
ettes at
$275.00 genuine Alas
ka seal c!ll)Uj2 5
Our Special January Linen Sale
is causing unusual wonderment note these exceptional values for Monday.
CO-Inch Colored DamaHk tan
Krccn abnoluti'ly fust color,
worth G0c yard, at
rcil, and
. 15c
(H-lnch heavy nit linen Cream Table, Dnm
ask tho 33c kind, ro at, li)c
fi2-lnch extra heavy nil linen loom dlco pat
tern Tab!o DamaHk, worth ?oc onp
yurd, ko lit lfL
C'-lnch all llnea extra tlno Gorman Damanlc,
lileuched, and 72-tncli very heavy Cream
Kcntch Tuhla DamaHk, would be, cr,
cheap at 75c yard, ki nt Ovlw
72-lueh all puro linen extra heavy ftorman
Kllvi.r 1llriwlii1 ii.i.l Tll.lwli ..II lln. ..
jiieurneu miiin iuniHHK Iliu
roKnlar tl.U0 klnd.ut, yurd
All Hllk and linen KrliiRed Doyllen, OEn
worth up to J1.00. bo at
All of our extra lino $1.23 and $1.50 full
blenched Satin DamaHk and German Silver
Hleuehetl DamaHk, with embossed de
sIkiih. for tho January Halo OQP
at, yard VOt.
An iiHsorted lot of all mnkes of Napkins.
TIicho aro druinmcr'H samples and some nro
HllKhtly soiled. They eomo In Sllwr
Il!i-nehcd, Cream and Kull llleachod
worth up to $1.50 dozen
ko at
69c
75c
soiled, all
..$1.25
$1.00
$2.50 Marseille and Dimity lied Spreads. In
all the new ami beautiful designs, tj;i i:
for this salo at .pl.O
Kxtra heavy NakliiH, sIlKhtly
kinds, worth wholesalo up to
$2.50 dozen, ko at
stzo Double Satin Damask
Napkins, worth $1 dozen, ko at
$1.50 Crocheted lied Spreads all
now patterns, very heavy, at ...
Olio nssorted lot of all kinds of Towel
ltiB llnrasley, Hack and Glass Cloth
none worth less than '7Xc
12'tc, all ko at BW
Strictly all linen Sc Unbleached
Crash, go at, fJAc
yard
Hleuehed and l'nblenched Cotton
Twilled Toweling, tho do OXc
kind, ko at. yard ATu
Tho balance of our 35o Dresser Scarfs
and l.iiai'h Cloths, ko 15c
5oo and (lie Knotted Frlimo
Damask Towels, ko at
$2.50 KrliiKed Table l'attern Cloths,
p'alu white, also with red C OC
and blue borders, k at pi.4iii
White KrliiKed Napkin, worth Oir
We dozen, cueli !2W
Glass ''loth Napkins, with blue or red
border, fringed all arounil,
eaeh w
25c
Clearing Sale of Silks
Where can you get such values, but here We urge you to
come and secure your share of them. You'll be glad you
attended the salo, and bo sorry if you miss it.
50c Silks at 9c yard An immense lot of lining silks,
yard wide china silks, plain colors, brocaded
silks, all worth up to 50c yard, in this UP
clearing sale at
75c Silks at 39c yard In order to close out an immense
lot of 27 inch taireta in navy blue and other
desirable shades, foulard silks and brocaded
silks thoy go on sale at, yard
$1.25 Silks at 59c yard to odd pieces of black peaudo
soio and satin duchesse, 27-inches wide, extra FJ fv
heavy quality, in silk department, clearing JVyC
salo price, yard
Sale of Muslins Sheeting
Tlio best Krado of Pleached Muslin manu
factured aono hotter at any L 1 .
tirlce. yatd
Liberty brand, especially recommended
for family use no better cotton ever
sold for less than 84c yard
wo offer it at
Tho finest cambric manufactured, gener
ally sells at 12',Sc yard, 1
Moadny at. yard X -C
6ic
nended
jver
6c
"Falrllnx" Long Cloth
worth lCc yard, at ....
10.000 yards remnants Un
bleached Muslin at, yard .
10.000 yards remnants good
Bleached Muslin, yard ....
8ic
.2Jo
,2ic
15c
Illeached I.ockwood jrtl
ctlng. north 2,'e yard, at .. 1 JL iC
13C
10c
4 Ol
Sheeting, worth 20c yard, at ... lOjw
Spcclnl offering in nil kinds of Fruit of
tho Loom Iteady-mado HZ.fj-t
Sheets, at OUC
Sneclat offering ia all sizes of Fruit of
tho Loom and Defender Ilrnnd Pillow
Cases, worth up to 20c,
at
K-t Pleached Loekwood Sheet
ing, worth 22c yard, at
li-4 Illeached Loekwood
Sheet
10-4 Illeached Loekwood
Sheotlng. worth 30c yard, at ..
fn-lnch Pleached Loekwood
Pillow Casing, worth 18c yard,
at
fl-4 Pleached Loekwood
10c
fln-fliinir floapnir You will lind tomorrow a number of tho bigs
llUllllllg lICdldlllC bargains Hint woro advertited for yestorday
salo. Hesldcs othuf lots ihattho price has been reduced on. Our special prico
tables aro contantly Icing roilllcd with higher priced goods. mutter what
you want in the clothing lino you'll (Ind It hero nt a cut prtco rtt f
' (mionnd tee tno lino men's suits (homo $15 ones) wo aro MfjaVvJ
soiling for " -
LIFE AT BLEAK CAPE NOME
0. B. Ooon Drawi a Vivid Word Picture
v of tho Eldorado.
MANY DIFFICULTIES ARE ENCOUNTERED
lr. Coon AVrllow In 5nitlilc Ilelnll f
II lit 13iii-rleiic- In Ui-t of
Colli IiiItonIiik Voy
HK frinu Si-little.
C. H. Coon Is nmoiiB tho sovernl well
knnwn nmnlui men who havo e.xnlored tho
Alaskan gold Hoi .s Last Biiaiaicr ho started
out to Hud IiIh fortuno at Nome, and, after
n lnne mid sriiBiitlonal voyngo to tniu pon,
was obliged to seek furthor aud cacountor
many unexpected difficulties before locating
a claim that punned out satisfactorily. Mr.
Coon was formorly In tho United States
rnv.nnn ofllco In this city and It Is uailcr-
Btood that his adveaturo In tho Alaskan
territory was undertaken In the interests ot
a company composed largely of government
nfilolnls. Ills trip was an intoresung aim
exciting one, of which ho speaks as fol
lows:
"Wo left Seattle May 26, on tho steam
Bhln Santa Anil, a 1,200-toa vessol, with
417 DiiBsonKors and a crow of sixty. After
(riLvrrHlnc tho sound wo canto into tho
I'neUln nrenn at Capo Flattery Just 121
mlloR on our way.
"Nothing uniiBUiil happened on tho voyago
to oar first stop, Dutch Harbor, excepting
nn occasional sight of largo hair seals aud
whales, until tho Ilrst of June, six days out
and 900 miles from port. On that morning
Pro was discovered In tho hold of tho vessol
unci nftor Investigating, bclug unnblo to
locato tho blaze, tho captala ordered tho
chief engineer to turn Bteam Into the per
forated pipes which lined tho hold. At the
end of twonty-four hours tho llrj was locate 1
and that part of tho shin was flooded. Tho
larger part of tho freight and baggago was
damaged and nil leather goods were totally
destroyed.
Dutch lliii'lior Him AltriictlniiM.
"Wo arrived at Dutch Harbor, 1.742 miles
from Seattle, on Juno 7, and found a fleet
of flftoen largo steamers which preceded us
nnd were lying thoro to coal. This was
beautiful sight, tho vessels averaging moro
than COO passengers, who availed them
selves of this first opportunity to hind Blnco
leaving tho stntcs. Soma hunted cliimn,
which they found In abundance, along tho
sea shoro; others fished; gamblers set up
their devices and did a thriving business.
A theatrical company from our boat gavo
ft
77
99
Danger of Piuuiiionlu.
Our old winter enemy, Grip, Is at hand,
nnd In his woko will follow his twin
brother. What is termncd on "ordinary
cold" is usually tho first warning, and in a
fow days Pneumonia follows.
Tho malu trouble is centered In tho neg
lect of tho Ilrst symptoms. Tho latter nro
more ominous of evil in proportion to tho
ago ot tho patient. Past fifty years of ngo
Pneumonia is a very fatal malady,
Tho man who gets thoroughly chilled
aftor exposure to Inclement weather must
needs concern himself as to tho ultimata
outcome, especially If high temperature
cough and difficult respiration Bupcrvene.
Tho only safety lies In tho prompt uso of
" 8 B V K N T Y 8 K V K N , Dr. Humphroyr' fa
mous Specific for tho euro of drip ami
tho Prevention of Pneumonia, At all Drug
Stores, or by Mall, 26c.
Pocket Manual mailed free.
Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine, Co.,
Cor. William and John ia., r.ow xortt.
two performances to standing room only
Teams selected from the passcugcrH of thu
vessels Oregon and Charles A. Nelson
played a match game of baso ball for $100
a side, which was witnessed by thousands
of people. Tho rest wandered over the
hills, picking wild llowors nnd enjoying tho
terra llrma In tho manner of chlUV.y
"Tho hurbor Is a beautiful shoot 4 water,
andlocked nnd secure. In tho distance
can bo seen snow-capped mountnln peaks
and actlvo volcanoes. Two miles from
Dutch Harbor Is tho village of Unnlaska,
which was formerly a Russian mlsslou,
wltoro tho church Is Bald to bo 230 years
old and containing grand pictures by tho
old masters.
"Most boats coal either at Dutch Harbor
or Unnlaska, aud as tho coal costs $12 per
ton, It is no small Item, becauso tho larger
ships toko oa from 400 to 000 tons. Wo
sailed out of Dutch Harbor June 12 and wcro
soon in tho Bering sea on our way north,
S00 miles to Nome. Arriving thoro on Juno
17. an Inspection by tho quarantlno officers
rnvcaled a caso of smallpox on board. Tho
ship was at onco quornntined and not nl-
lowed to land passengers or freight, but
wns ordered to proceed without delay to
Kgg Island, in Norton sound, 100 miles
southeast of Nnmo. Ono passenger slid
down a ropo into a small boat and got
away; ho was a gambler nnd took chances.
"Of tho 447 passengers there wero very
fow that did not wear that long, sad look,
as roost everyone, had an important mission
to Nome. Ono woman was going thoro to
start a hospital and tako caro of tho sick
and wounded; another had a bunkhouso In
mind, whoro tho miner might rest his
weary body nt $1 per rest; ono man hnd
machinery and a dozen helpers to lick up
tho gold from among tho sands of tho beach
and In his mind was losing $1,000 per day
Tho Standard Theater company of Seattlo,
with Us thirty artists, to hear them tell it,
woro losing more monoy than would pay
off tho national debt. Wo reached our
destination tho next morning and anchored
on tho south sldo of tho island and, landing
our smallpox patlont, settled down to a ten
days' imprisonment.
l,n ml of .MldnlKlit Sun.
"Noar us lay tho magnificent Bteamer
Ohio, which had been quarantined two
days previous, with tho lata Captain C. II,
Ilustln and 700 others on board. Tho sea
was calm and tho weather delightful Tho
sunrises and sunsets woro most beautiful
Unlika in Nebraska, tho sua rises in the
north, describes almost a circlo aud then
sets apparently a short dtstnnco from tho
rising, less than an hour having elapsed
from sunrise to sunsot. Tho glow of tho
sun on the sky made perpotual day. At no
tlmo In tho twenty-four hours was It so
dark that you could not seo to tcad without
artificial light, and I was informed that on
tho hlKli peaks tho sun mob never out o
sight nt that time of yenr. Truly this Is
'tho land of tho midnight sun.' At tho ex
plratlon ot our quarantine nnd after all oa
board had been vaccinated, wo pulled ancho
and wero on our wuy to Nome, tho land of
gold, where each and every ono expected to
load himself up with tho yellow metal and
return homo a bloated holder of golden
wealth. How ranny woro disappointed his
lory will never tell; only the few who sue
cced aro recordod.
"Wo arrived at Nomo on June 29
srhedulo time, and commenced to unload
misseiiKers on n Hunter. This was a novol
and nrauslng sight. Thcro was a three
Inch plank about ono foot wide shoved ou
from tho ship to the lighter at an angl
of about thirty degrees, and those, who
could t ot walk down It had to slide. Most
ot them slid, both men and women, and
tho plonk wns nono too smooth, cither, but
ftcr being cooped up thirty days on a ship
they were ready for any chnneo to get
Bhorc, especially on a goldeu Bhore,
hero nuggets wero reported to bo
going to wasto for tho want of eomo ono
o pick them up. Tho lighter rarrled auoui
50 passengers, with most of their biiRgago.
Whoa loaded It was towed near tho shore
by a tugboat and then pulled In by a long
cnble. When unloaded It would bo returned
o tho ship for another load until oil wero
landed.
TlioiiNnniln or AVnnilereiH.
Unon landing wo saw thousands of dls-
ppolntcd beings who had neither place to
cat nor sleep, wnndnrlng whither tne
now not, and only from the most tavoranie
cathir did they cscapo tho most serious
hardships. There never was such a sigui
on this great continent. No tonguo or pen
can adequately express or plcturo this most
ondcrful babel of human beings, scarcely
ono In 1,000 knew whoro to go or what to
Tho streets were overcrowded. Water
cost 23 cents for thrco pans, inu ucucu
was lined with tents and all kinds of ma-
hlnorv. lumber, coal and stores of ovory
description to tho west for ten miles nnd
tho east to Nomo river four mues.
Thoro was no ptoco to pitch a tent for miles,
unless on tho wet tundra back or tho city,
whoro you would slok to tho knees In moss,
mud nnd water.
"Wn remained In and around Nomo until
tho 12th of July and In this tlmo we mot
many Omaha men who did not know any
moro about what to do than wo nui. mir
ing our stay four of us, including W. K.
Her, A. H. Coon. Frank Senrlo and myself,
tried rocking on tho beach, and for Ave
hours of hard work wo took out about $10
and saved $3. Wo gavo It up as a poor in
vestment and our rocker, which cost $jo
In Seattlo, was laid aside forovor.
"All mlnoral lands around Nomo had been
located and there was no ciianco lor a
nowcomcr to ncquiro ony of Undo Sam b
ties Into Gold Pun about one-half a mllo
below No. 9. wuh found two nuggets, ono
$90 and tho other $98. CO. Tho gold is very
eoarso nnd easily saved with cither rocker
or slulco box. On No. 9 they sluiced out
$1,700 In ono day, with thrco men shoveling
Into a nluo-Inch box about thirty feet long.
Tho parties owning this claim llvo nt Ulack
foot, Idaho, and their names nro John
ToombB, Mr. Stout, Mr. Metzer and F. V.
Lamb. Thoy wero offered $100,000 cash for
tho claim, but refused It. They say that
they prospected tho claim enough to know
that it will produce $400,000 to $500,000.
f rom wnat is Known by actual pros
pecting Nos. 1, 2 and II on Alder gulch nnd
Nos. 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on Oold Kun will
produco from $1,000 to $3,000 each and thero
nro numerous other claims that havo not
been prospected that aro believed to bo
equally as rich. From all indications tills
gold has been carried down tho hills by
glacier action and It Is tho opinion of many
that when opened up tho beach claims will
prove as rich, If not richer, than the crock
claims. It Is estimated that from $2,000,
000 to $5,000,000 In gold will bo tnken out
ot Gold Uun nnd tributaries next seosoti.
On account of Us ensy access for supplies
and llttlo expenso to extract tho gold, this
And Is thought to bo tho richest discovery
of gold over mndo in Alaska. The find
was not mado until July 29. No work wns
dono to speak of until September and thcro
wns no wny to get In supplies except by
man packers and yet tho gold output wns
closo to $100,000 aad only four claims
worked.
Located Some Valuable ('III I nix,
"Ilelng among tho first on tho ground,
wo succeeded in locating sonio vnluablo
claims on Gold Uun nnd tributarlos. With
tho prospects obtained nnd tho cIobo prox
imity to other valuable properties wo aro
woll satisfied with our season's work.
"Tho beason is short and a man that
makes a stake must bo a hustler. Tho
rainy season started In last yenr about tho
few days, about tuo miles west of Nomo, on
tho bench, at from 8 to 10 p. m. all wo had
to do was to tako a bucket, or Homethlng of
tho kind, and In a few minutes wo eould
dip up and throw on shoro hundreds of
Hindis. They ai ear to bo carried to tho
shoro by tho surf. Tho water Is black with
these llttlo Huh. This was In July. Later
In tho season, say In October, tho torn
codllsh eomo In In Ilko manner. Ono man
took out over 200 at one haul with a dip
net. Thebo torn cod nro about six to ten
Inches long.
"Wo left Nomo on October 21. Thero
had been but llttlo cold weather up to this
time, the thormoincter not going below ten
uLovo zero. Snako river wns frozen over,
ns well as nil other small streams, but thcro
was no len along tho sea shore. Wo ar
rived In Seattle on October 29, making tho
trip In eight nnd one-half days. Tlmo from
Nomo to Omaha, eleven nnd one-halt days.
Thero remained In Nomo and siirrouudlng
country about 4,000 people for tho winter.
Probably nbout 4,000 to C,000 people will go
to tho Ilerlng sea coast this year, tho
major part of them being returning mlno
owners and lessees of mines. Thcro will
bo no crash lllio Inst season, which will
enhaneo tho chances per capita of thoso
who go. Considering nil things Alaska Is
a wonderful country and well worth what
It cost."
domain In that vicinity. Tho only thine first of August nnd thero wob but llttlo sun-
loft wns to lenso a mine, wont oy uay-
labor or lind a new licia. wo cnoso mo
latter and with a party of about Bovonty-flvo
others Bhlppcd to Port Clarence, Grantly
Harbor and through Tooksook river, wmcn
Is about six miles long and connects (irnntly
Hnrbor with Salt or Storm lake. At this
point wo took email boats for the Great
Kroog Hock country, whero it wns Bald mat,
gold oxlBtod In fabulous quantities nnd
thoro was plenty of room for nil to got la
on tho ground floor. This country Is 100
miles north of Nomo by land nnd about 200
miles by wnter. Our party remained thero
fourteen dnys, nnd, not being nblo to una
gold enough to satisfy us, wo started on our
return to Nomo nnd for homo ns wo then
supposed.
Struck u fiuiiil Lend.
This wns about tho last of July ond on
tho Cth of August wo arrived nt what Is
now cnlted Teller Olty, whero tho United
States land offico Is located for tho Port
Clnronco mining district. Wo found qultu
a llttlo excltomcnt there about tho mile
stone country, which lies about fifteen miles
to tho southeast. Tho report was that $2 to
tho pan (which is about two shovclsfull of
gravel), was taken out on Gold Hun, n
tributary to tho limestone, but having
hoard so many stories of this kind wo wero
a llttlo skeptical and concluded to In
vcstlcato boforo making another long march.
On Investigation wo found that a party who
wcro with us to tho Krogg Hock country
wero tho ones who panned out tho $2, nnd
upon this wo mado a forced march for Gold
Hun and found that not half tho truth
had been told. Wo saw with our ov,-n oyes
as much as $5 to $15 taken nut to tho pan
aud $10.fi0 la ono shovolfull. ThlR was on a
claim known as No, 9, above Discovery on
Gold Hun. On No, 12, two claims above, $27
wns taken out In ono pnn. On ono
claim bolow, $12 to tho pap and a nugget of
$12$ found. On Alder sulci), ,whlch emp-
shlno thereafter. Cold rain, with snow on
tho mountains, prevailed and it wns very
disagreeable for outdoor work.
"On our return to Nomo wo saw a differ
ent looking city, well built up, with business
quiet, but fairly good. The mining Interest
In nnd around Nomo was much handicapped
for tho want of wnter, especially on Anvil
creek and tributaries. With a rcasotioblo
rainfall tho mines nbout Nomo nro capablo
of producing at least $3,000,000 next year
and I do not think that 1 am over cBtlmnt-
ng it in Baying that Soward peninsula,
with Biieh camps us Anvil and Gold Hun
on tho, Milestone, will produco next year
above $10,000,000 In gold.
"As to other resources, thero Is nbun-
danco of coal nor th nnd east of Kotzbue
sound, on tho coast of tho Arctic ocean,
also at Cook's inlot. I mot In Seattle on
mv way to Alaska an English mining en
gineer who had been nt Cook's Inlet last
vear for an Kngllsh company. Ho had
maps showing nearly all coal veins In that
vicinity, ns woll ns samples of the coal.
Ho Informed us that ono of tho veins was
seventy foot thick, but said on account
nt tho shallowness of tho water nt thot
polot a tramway or railroad would havo
to bo built a distance ot six miles beforo
tho coal could bo loaded on vessels, but
this could cnslly bo done. Tho samples
ho had wero mostly from tho surfaco and
tested C8 per cent carbon.
At Port Clarenco thoro Is ono of tho
beat soda springs In the world. Man nover
tnstcd moro palatable mineral water. The
springs aro situated about halt a mllo from
tho beach nn Port Clarence bay, nnd ono
mllo from Port Clarenco City, on a small
stream called Iron ercok, Th's water. In
my opinion, could bo bottled and shipped
nt a prollt.
fit?' of Villi- Flail.
"In nil thcBo northern waters fish aro In
abundance. Whero wo wero located for a
consider It unpleasant, for thcro Is llttlo
dlffcrenco between it and biting off tho
hend of a pigeon, which Is qulto common.
I learned tho trick nbout twenty years ago,
and Hineo then havo trimmed tho tnll3 of
hundreds of dogs."
About the coolest thieves on record did a
lob of work In Philadelphia a fow days ago.
Karly In the morning, while hundreds of
people wero going to work, half a dozen
men arrayed as mechanics, appeared In
front of a Turkish bath establishment on
Walnut street, and with chlselB, hammers
and wrenches took down tho handsome
bronzo ornnmcnts nnd railing which orna
mented tho place. Then thoy calmly walked
nwuy with the plunder.
Already eomo startling achievements hnvo
-.narked tho new century. A street car
passenger In Now York, compelled to stand
without oven tho aid of a strap, found his
equilibrium so well preserved by tho motor-
man In hnndllng his ear, that ho wroto
a letter about It to tho company. Hut, of
course, the feat cannot bo expected as an
ordinary thing.
tho rest nnd showed his nervo by skating
ocross the channel of Ulehlleld pond. Knch
tlmo tho Ico bent beneath tho lad's weight
and his sister, who was also skallng, nslied
her brother to accompany her home. "Onco
moro across," ho told her, as ho took a
flying start. Downing had reached tho cen
ter of tho' channel when tho Iro gavo way
and ho was plunged Into ten feet of wnter.
Tho boy was fast becoming oxhauHted when
Carlo appeared. Teddy SymondH called to
blni, chipped his hands and pointed to
Donlng, Tho dog seemed to understand in
a moment, for ho ran across tho Ico and
shoved his noso In Downlug's face. The
latter grasped Carlo's collar and tho dog
backed away from tho hole, pulling In boy
out of the wnter.
IS IT AV KI'IDKMICf
Villi! StntlNlli-N Show mi A I it nil I iik'
1'reime In nn Alremly l'rrnlllnn
IMheiiMi An- Any K'initf
At no tlmo In tho history of dlsenso has
thero been such an nlnrmlng Incrcnso In tho
number of cases of any particular malady
as in thot of kidney nnd bladder troubles
now preying upon tho people of this coun
try.
Today wo seo a relative, a friend or nn
acquaintance, apparently well nnd In a few
days wo may bo grieved to learn of their
serious Ulncs3 or sudden death, caused by
that fatal typo of kidney trouble Hrlght's
dlEeaSe.
Kidney troublo often becomes advanced
Into ncuto stages boforo tho nffilcted Is
awaro of Its presence; that Is why wo read
of bo many sudden deaths of prominent
business nnd professional men, physicians
and others. They havo neglected to stop
tho leak In time.
While scientists nro puzzling their brains
to And nut tho causo each individual can,
by n little precaution, avoid tho chances of
contracting dreaded and dnngerous kldnoy
troublo or eradicate It completely from
their system if already nffilcted. Many
precious lives might havo been and many
moro can yet bo saved by paying attention
to tho kidneys.
It Is tho mission of Tho Dee to benefit its
renders at every opportunity and therefore
wo ndvlso all who havo any symptoms of kid
ney or blnddor troublo to wrlto toduy to Dr.
Kllraor & Co., Illnghamton, N. Y., for a froo
Bomplo bottlo of Swnmp-Hoot, tho cele
brotcd specific which Is having such a
great demand nnd remnrknhlo success In the
euro of tho most distressing kidney nnd
bladder troubles. With tho sample, bottlo
of Swamp-Hoot will also bo sent freo n
pamphlet and treatlso of vnluablo Information.
A now century record that will bo hard
to beat has been established by an Italian
barber at Unlouport, N. Y., who has had
four children within a year. Thrco of them
enmo together Thursday night. At a re
cent Italian festival tho father got tho
most votes In n "handsomest man contest"
and won a stop watch. Ho had It with him
when tho triplets came. Tho Ilrst girl was
born at 10.CI o'clock, tho second nt 10:CC
anil tho boy at 11:02. Ills Ilrst child, a
boy, was born Inst February.
Carlo, a big Newfoundland dog, Is a hero
among tho farmers aroung Hlchllcld, N. J.,
becauso ho saved tho life of Charles Down
ing, 8 year old. Tho warm weather weak
ened tho Ice, says tho Phlladolphlo llullc
tln. Hut Downing was moro daring than
.lames Ends How of St. Louis has again
refused to tnko tho fortune left to him by
his father. "I want no money." ho Rays,
"beyond what I earn by the sweat of my
brow. 1 mn out of tho wild Btrugglo for ex
istence, for wealth, for power. None of
these things Intercut me. 1 am living, nH
nearly as my frail nature will permit, nn
uhhoIHhIi life. Thero la nothing of inlno
that I would not glvo to help a needy por
ton. My time, my talents, If I hnvo ony.
nnd my small earning capacity aro held by
mn In trust for tho beuotlt of mankind. I
do not regret tho enurso I havo pursued In
tefuslng to tnko what I havo Inherited from
my father. I regard that as unearned ln
cmiont. That represented what my father
did not need anil what IiIh laborers earned
for him. They should have I'. If I hnvo
a factory and employ lftO men anil they
earn $200 a day. It hi not n fair distribu
tion of profits If I tako $100 and glvo tho
other $100 lo tho men. I get $100 for $1
for tho nien. My legitimate shore Is what
on equal division would bring me. Tho other
Is unearned Increment, the rnlny dny fund
of tho laboring man, which I unjustly tako.
That was the wny I regurded my Inheri
tance Hence, I refuso It "
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