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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
A Gold B1ss Twenty Miles Longtime Yield
~ ofthe San ,yuan Mfnen Of Colorado.


Gold Butt Twsnty Miles Lons-rhe Yieis
q ofths sanJuan Mines Of Colorado.
We copy the following from the Kan
ans City Times of q recent date
"Miners from the great San Juan Mines
of Northwestern Colorado say that gold
in marvellous quantities has been discov.
cred in the Sangre de Christie range OF
mountains, which lie on the eastern Dor
der of the San Luis Park and about
seventy-five miles west from Pueblo.
The first discovery made ON this range
was i'm November, 1874, since which time
the Cambria, Hidden Treasure, Little
Giant, Jackson, Centennial, and Revenge
gold lodes have proved themselves OF
great value. Returns from three of these
mines tested in Swansea showed from $40
to $3.50 gold per ton, and showed some
silver in each. The Jackson lode, since
above test was made, has given ores that
the assay from So, 900 to $50, 900 gold per
ton. A stamp-mill of 10 ton daily ca
pacity has been erected at this mine,
aud will be in operation by March next.
Over 200 tons of this gold quartz ore is
now on the dump from mines on the
Sangre de Christie. which will be reduced
next season. This gold belt, as far as
prospected, extends from Mosco Pass
twenty miles north.
South from Del Norte so miles lie the
gold districts of Alamoza, Summit Tell
uric, and Decatur. Perhaps South
Mountai.., in Summit district, affords
the best field of gold in that vicinity. A
correspondent of a Denver paper says
that it is one solid mass of good quartz.
One of TIE returned miners, who has
prospected in the San Juan country for
the last three years, corroborates this
statement. He says that South Noun
tain is about two miles long, and that
there is but one true fssure vein in it !;
yet all of it, the whole mass, produces
gold more or less rich. 1t is upon this
mountain that the famous Little Annie
Lode is located, one-half of which was
recently sold to parties in New York for
100000. This mine, averaged, will run
about $40 per ton.
Silverton is 100 miles west from Del
Norte, in San Juan County, and about
30 or 60 miles south from Silverton are
the La Plata gold mines, situated on the
La Plata River. There is gold bar
running along the margin of that stream,
about five miles of which has been taken
up, and last season a considerable
amount of placer mining was done. A
system of bitches has been constructed,
and next season promises some lively
placer mining at this point.
But it is to the quartz lodes that the
miner looks for permanent, reliable
returns, after all, and here we have the
Comstock mine, discovered by Capt.
John Moss, an old California miner,
which perhaps is the richest gold mine
on the Continent. One hundred pounds
of gold quartz taken from this mine in
October last Melted 1,5O0, while ore
taken out in the following month run
500, 900 per ton.
About twenty mines are being worked
in the San Juan country this season, and
their winter product is variously estima-
ted at from 5000, 900 to 81, 100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
A Farmer Robbed Of $50, 200.

Five masked men entered the house of
James Crosby, wealthy farmer living
on the Dallytown road, near Farmer
station, on the Northern New Jersey
railroad, early yesterday morning, and
took off $4,000 worth of United States
bonds and $4,000 worth of silverware
and iewelry. Mr.. Crosby says that he
was awakened by a man wearing a mask,
who, leveling a pistol, threatened to
shoot if word was said. Soon afterward
four other masked men entered the room
and compelled Mr.. Crosby to get out of
bed. For a time he hesitated about
telling where his valuables were, but after
a positive assurance that they would kill
him he consented, not, however, until
the burglars had beaten him black and
blue. He gave them the key tt. the safe,
whereupon they gagged him and COM
peeled him to open it himself. After
having obtained the bonds and jewelry
the thieves turned their attention to the
silverware, and then under cover of re-
volver, compelled the farmer to show
where it was. Meanwhile one of the
burglars brought Mrs. Crosby, her chill
dren, and the servant into the sitting
room and chatted with them. He said
he meant to do no bodily harm to any
body unless it was..uecessary, and then he
was prepared to shed blood. They had
come to rob the house, and rob it they
would. They we're part of a gang from
New York, and were so closely hunted
down by the police authorities that they
were compelled to visit the suburbs.
Mr.. Crosby says that in addition *
robbing the premises, the thieves in the
coolest manner went to the stable, tool
one of his most valuable horses and {
buggy and rode away, neither of which
has since been found-Neao York Sun
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Silver Coin.

Silver was used as legal tender for any
amount till 1853, when, owing to the
fact that silver was rated lower in our
coinage than in that of other countries,
and hence our silver coin was largely ex-
ported, the weight of the half dollar was
reduced from 206t grains to 1872 grains,
and silver coins were declared legation
ders for sums not exceeding 50 in one
payment. The smaller coins were pro-
portionately reduced in value at the
time, and the coinage of silver dollars
was stopped. The trade dollar, issued
by Mr.. Boutwell, for use in the East In
dian commerce, to take the place of the
Mexican dollar, which was In great de-
mand in India and China, contained 400
grains of standard silver /; but the legal
dollar of coin in February of 1862, when
the law authorizing greenbacks was
passed, was composed of 412f grains OF
silver. And that was the legal dollar un.
til the coinage law of February, 1878,
which substituted gold dollar Of
rs $40 grains for it as the unit of value.
- Jr0Dhic
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
What Makes Gold Scarce T!

The scarcity of gold at the present
time is caused very largely by its i'm
mense absorption in France and Ger
many within q few years. Silver was the
principal money of France from the
earliest times down to 1852, when Louis
Napoleon adopted his celebrated policy
of paying small premium for gold
bullion at the Bank of France. In seven
years it is estimated that France alb
sorbed S175, 900, 900 of new gold, part of
which was used rs currency and part of
it was kept in the vaults of the bank,
which held nearly $50, 000, 900 of gold in
1861. According to the last report of
the bank it holds $3.50, 600, 900 in gold
bullion and coin. 1t has been estimated
that, counting the gold in use as cur
rency and privately boarded, France
must have absorbed at least $500, 900, 900
within quarter of a century. Germany
was silver-using country till 1871. The
empire signalized itself by adopting a
gold standard. The Royal Bank of Ber-
lin held its reserve of 16 per cent. in sill
yer. But Bismarck was determined to
neutralize the effect of the immense ac-
cumulation of gold in France, which was
iOohVu upon Will icttiy uiio "tOPtSt WIG
policy which Louis Napoleon had car
ried out with such notable results. The
new Imperial Bank has already accumu-
lated $115, 900, 00U in gold, and silver has
been demonetized. And the result thus
far has been to seriously derange bust
ness of all kinds and depress the indus
try of the whole country. 1t is obvious
that the absorption of such vast sums of
gold by the rival nations for purely po-
litical reasons has had powerful effect
on all gold-using countries. 1t has been
intimated that these two countries have
absorbed during the past five years
5000, 900, 900 more gold than the whole
world has produced in that time. This
naturally creates scarcity which de-
presses prices of all kinds and affects the
debt-paying classes everywhere.-Ne,O
York Graphic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
The President on FINANCES.

The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Bulletin says: "The entire Ad-
ministration, solidly and without an iota
of a disposition to compromise, is for
practical resumption. No sophistry can
divert that strength; no skipjack cur
rency or resumption bill can escape a
veto. Let both houses of Congress pass
a suspicious currency or resumption bill
and the President will veto il as certain
ly as taxes and death are two things to
be met. The President will stand q
postponement of the date of resumption
and an enforced gradual accumulation of
coin for the purpose, but nothing more.
He would veto q bill proposing to s,,s-
pend the sinking fund, unless that prop
osition were coupled with some deter.
mInation on the part of Congress 10 make
1t fill out plain, feasible way of reach.
ing resumption at an early period"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Marching on the Indians.

The Big Horn expedition, which is in
tended to free the whole of Wyoming
and large portions of Montana and Da-
kota from the presence of the degrading
red men who now infest the Big Horn,
Powder river, and other vast mineral and
agricultural regions in that section Of the
country, is now thoroughly organized
and pushing its way into the wilderness
es of the northwest. These Indian tribes,
together with the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail agencies, are to be located in the
vicinity of Fo,ts Sully, st. Pierre, and
Rice, on the Missouri, much nearer tc
supply points than they are at present,
with the advantage of almost direct rail
and water communications, thus reduc-
ing the expense of maintaining military
posts and agencies at least one-third.
The present expedition is under the
command of Col. j. j. Reynolds, and il
accompanied by Gen. Crook. 1t con
sists of five battalions of cavalry, of two
companies each, and one battalion OF In
fantry, also composed of two companies
Besides these an excellent corps of TWEEN
ty-five or thirty scouts, all of whom are
thoroughly familiar with Indian cam
paigns and capable of acting as guides
is under command of Capt. T. III. Stan
ton. Over ], 500 head of stock is required
in the various departments, of which GO
are cavalry horses, 4S0 mules for the
wagon train, and 400 pack mules. The
expedition left Fort Fetterman, Wyo
ming, in the early part Of the presen
month, and is at present traversing re
gion wonderful not only in it's natura
scenery, but in the wealth of the countr,
in mineral and agricultural area. Tn
Indians known to be scattered over ii
vast extent are said to number fror
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Reducing the Presidents Salary.

There has been upon the calendar of
the United States Senate for some time
a bib from the Civil Service Committee
making the salary of the President from
March A, 1877, 1915, 600 year instead of
$50, 900, as provided in what is known as
"the Salary Grab Bill law" Quite un-
expectedly and without notice the bill
was called up the other day and passed
yeas, %; nays, 20. 1t cannot of course
interfere with the salary of Gen. Grant,
as the Constitution provides that the
salary of the President shall not be re-
duced during the term for which he was
elected. Three Presidential aspirants
voted in the affirmative, Conkling, Nor
ton and Thurman. Only one Presiden-
tial candidate, Mr.. Bayard, voted against
the resolution. There can be no doubt
that in the temper of the House for re-
trenchment the bill will probably pass
that body. Its approval or rejection by
the President, to any ordinary man,
would be an act of great delicacy. Gen.
Grant approved the bill doubling his
own salary, and his approval of the bill
repeating that action would seem rather
harsh on his successor. On the other
hand, he will be called upon to sign bills
cutting down salaries on all sides, even
to the clerks and officers in his own
household, and it would seem an act OF
injustice were he to veto bill cutting
down the salary of the Presidential
Office. Only one other way will be open
to the President, and that is, to allow the
bill, after it shall have passed the House,
which is certain, to become law with
out his signature by retaining it ten
days.-NeU York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

Mr.. David w. Cartwright, trappe
welI-known in the West, and a MAJ
whose word may be implicitly trusted
states, in his late work on "Westerr
Wild Animals" that he once discovered
two-headed snake in the vicinity O
Humboldt river. The creature was di
minutive in size, measuring only II
inches in length, and was Eat one enc
about like lead pencil, the other enc
being larger" The heads terminated
the two extremities-that at the tai
being smaller than the one at the oppo
site end. They were both perfectly de-
veloped, and seemed to share the leader
ship between them, for the snake was
able to crawl equally well with either
one foremost. The reptile had been fa
tally wounded by party in advance OF
him, just before Mr.. Cartwright found
it-therefore he had not much opportu-
nifty to experiment with it yet he states
that, eff stick were put in front OF
either head, it (the snake) would back
away from it.
Mr.. Cartwright also describes in the
same book curious encounter with an
eagle. While hunting, in the winter of
'74-'75, on the Yellow river, near Chip
pewa, Wis, his companion went out one
day to bring in the carcass of deer that
had been hung on tree for safe-keer-
ing. The man had borne the deer about
forty rods from the tree, when an eagle
swooped down in the path, about twelve
feet in front of him, and turning about,
"planted itself upon the ground in de-
cidedly cOmbatiye attitude. It stood
upon one foot, with the other uplifted
as if ready for fight /; its head was
erect, its sharp eyes sharply fixed upon
the man carrying off the deer, upon
which it was probably about to feed the
feathers were all turned forwards and
stood on end, and the wings were parti-
ally spread" The man dropped the
deer and, Selling stick, struck the
eagle so violent blow that the weapon
was broken. The bird retreated about
six feet then, whirling around again,
assumed the same defiant attitude as be-
fore. Its antagonist picked up another
stick and started for the eagle, which
menacingly advanced until the two were
only four feet apart. The blow now
dealt the bird injured it so that it could
not fly, and it endeavored to run away.
Yet again il turned with plucky pur-
pose to fight the battle out; but the SUI
perior powers of the man secured the
victory, and the bird was laid low. cit
was a golden eagle, and measured two
feet and ten inches from the bill to the
tip of the tail, and seven and half feet
across the WINGS"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
singular Fatality.

The Idaho World tells story that
seems almost Incredible. One evening,
two years ago, party of ten of the
prominent citizens of Idaho gave re-
ception at Boise City. Now not one is
living, all having met with violent
deaths. One was killed by an insane
man; another preferred laudanum to
political disgrace another blew his
brains out with pistol ball (; one was
murdered, and his body concealed among
the rocks; one fell down a mine-shaft
six hundred feet, and was dashed to
pieces; another was assassinated while
walking along the street; one fell out OF
wagon and received fatal injuries about
the head one was killed in Washington
territory, and the last of the ten was
scalped by Indians in eastern Idaho.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

A NEW point in insurance law has been
raised in the Ohio courts by the claim
Of widow that a policy written on the
life of her lately deceased husband is
binding on the company, although tht
insured ne elected to pay the first pre-.
MUM. A decision in her favor would
necessitate a radical change in the method
of carrying on the business Of life in
surance,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Princely Farming in California.

A farm, owned by David Jacks, of
Monterey, containing 10000 acres, was
planted in wheat last year, and the yield
was fifteen centals per acre, and at 81
per GENITAL, it would give q crop worth
$3.50, 900, of which ope-fourth, or $751;
500, is net to the planter. A few years
ago this entire tract could have been
purchased for $40, 000.-Sdn Francisco
/I,U
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

stories, and Maggie won all their hearts
by playing on the Piano and singing.
Mammals full eyes brimmed over, when
little Ellen, the blind child, after listen
ing breathlessly TO A"The Master has
come over Jordan" whispered eagerly,
els it far, ladyi Could 1 get there
Maybe he'd make me SOS 1 could see T.
6And after all, they didn't behave a
bit worse than. other children" said
jamie when they had all gone away, well
fed, warm, and very happy and Pinkie
was deep-buried in Maggie's gift, dear,
delightful old Grimm.
"Here's lie spoons, mum and not
one missing, praised be Providence T.
said Katy.
"Ill never speak TO you again, never
one word 80 longs 1 live, Pinlne May, 7"
said Jennie Davis, the next morning.
"To think you'd go and have party,
and never ask your own contidentious
friend, and fill your house chock-up with
beggar children !"
"They weren't beggars, either" said
Pinkie, the valiant; [" they never begged
of me. True's you live, / had to coax
some of 'em real hard to come"
"Coax street children y sneered Jen-
ME.
"They're Gods children, anyhow"
said Pinkie, waxing warlike. Sand one
morning, at worship, my father he just
read out of the Bible, Jennie Davis,
bout if you're going to have party, to
ask poor people, and lame ones, and
blind ones-and so did-and not your
~; oh fr;anlo who'd ask Won boak-and
that's you, Jennie.
"You needn't be afraid of that now,
Miss Pink May"
"No, Miss Jane Davis, / amt, cause
I'm sorry to mention it, Jennie-but
last week, when l was at your house and
your mother gave you two chocolate
sticks, you ate the whole of one and
most all the other, 'cept one small bite
you measured off for me. And was
company, Jennie. Christian Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

Obed SHOOT hi6heaGl as thcush he indeed
failed to comprehend how II GOULD posi-
bly, be. After some further converse
ton upon sbears, Obed roplenished our
campfire for the night, and we both
tur .ied in.-Sx Nicholas for april. p
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

II. 900 to 20, 900, of whom at leas. 1000
may be considered warriors. t
Indian runners have already conveyed
the intelligence Of the military move
ments to the northern tribes, 80 that
Gen. Croo- cannot surprise the Indians,
as he had expected to. l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

A RETURNED Californian met widow
in Council Bluffs, courted her up in an
hour, married her before noon, and took
her east in the evening.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-04-06
BEATTY'S ff5ssSAD: fD ag4D:

q T RAYS OF LIGHT FROM THE PRESS:
 "Beatty's Golden Tongue Parlor Organs have won for themselves a good reputation far and wide.- Washington, (N. J.) Star.
 "We would recommend this ex- cellent instrument to the musical world, for it's fineness of tone."- Petersburg (Ind.) Democrat.
 "Woodhine Lodge of Odd Fellows has purchased q .'Golden Tonguen organ, and it is the best instrument ever brought to this town. Woods town (N. J J Register.
 The instrument gives entire satis- faction. My brother, who purchas- cd the organ, is highly pleased. - Memphis, (Mo.) News.
 Its tone equals the finest we evel heard.-Edina (Mo.) Democrat.
 It is pronounced splendid instru- ment.--James F. Halls letter to Finlay (Ohlol American Patrion.
 A reputation which places them above suspicion! They are indors- ed by the highest musical authorities throughout the world as tho best - St. Charles (Mo.) Gossip. Agents wanted everywhere to canvass for this superior instrument. Address, DANIEL r, BEATTY Washington, \. ]
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-04-06
THE RUssELLvILLE DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, APRIL 6 1877

ital. Once in the hands of men who have the enterprise to go ahead and the Knowledge and power of machinery to place it in marketable form, then the busi- ness will go forward. Our opin- ion is that the timber lands of Arkansas are A. No. l to invest capital in, even if parties do not want to utilize the timber; that it is q capital place to build more either water or stream saw and grist mills, these to be followed by mnch-necded wagon anu fur niture factories, and other shops for mechanism, that will hell to swell the home market equal to what the foreign will be.
 The. heaviest forests of oak, pine and cypress are adjacent to the rivers, twelve or fifteen of them navigable the year round. The railways complete a system of transportation that is always open to carry the products of this trade, with competition enough to make it cheap. Spirit of Arkansas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-04-06
"Waste not, Want not. !.

Too many of our people might as well erase the word economy from their vocabulary; for they have no use for it. Economy and meanness or stinginess do not mean the same thing at all, but some appear to consider them synonymous terms. Seriously, we throw away, or suffer to go to waste, great deal that might be converted into money or moneys worth. Shall we not "turn over a new leaf" and make virtue of necessity" during the hard times. which by the way may last as long as the government under which we live? Look at the farm tools left to rot and rust in the fence corners, look at tue unsight- ly heaps of cotton seed and other manures which, ii spread on the land, would double the next crop. Look at our wasteful manner of feeding, sometimes wasting some forth of the feed "thrown" to our stock It would take a book of many pages to enumerate all our wasueful practices. In Virginia, North Carolina and ev- anywhere at the north, barn yard and other manures arc carefully saved, spread on the lands and the reward is sure, for crops are always increased and frequently doubled. In fact, on many farm in some sections of the world, no increase at all could be expected without the aid of fertilizers. When the habit of saving once becomes fixed 1t will not seem irksome, but it will be pleasure to economize. Let nothing go to waste, but save everything worth saving and you will have more to spend for home comforts and home luxnries.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-04-06
Influence of Newspapers.

A school teacher, who has been engaged a long time in his pro fession, and witnessed the infu ence of a newspaper upon the minds of a family and children writes as follows: "I have found it to be a universal fact, without exception, that those scholars of both sexes, and of all ages, who have access to newspapers at home, when compared with those who are not, are
 l. Better readers, excellent in pronunciation, and consequently read more understandingly.
 2. They are better spoilers and define words with greater ease and accuracy.
 3. They obtain practical knowl edge of geography in almost half the time it requires of others, as the newspapers have made them acquainted with the location of the important places Of nations, thcir government and doings on the globe.
 i. They are better grammari- ans for having become familiar with every variety of style in the newspapers, from the common place advertisement to the finish ed and classical oration of the statesman, they more readily com prehend the meaning of the text, and constantly analize its con struction with accuracy.
 ,. They write better compost tions, using better language, con tainiag more thoughts more clear ly and more correctly expressed.
 6.>Those young men who have for years been readers of ncwspa- pers are always taking the lead in debating societies, exhibiting a more extensive knowledge upon a greater variety of subjects, and expressing their views with great, CT fiuency, clearness and correct ness.