The Phoenix herald., 1881-01-28


 the effect that a large part of Sittinl Bulls band, consisting of 50 lodges , is now o1 their way 10 Buford to sur render Sitting Bull with 40 lodge has moved northward, and is doubt less by this time across the Canadian
 line He has been persuaded by tho
 man who is q deserter from the Can
 adian mounted police, who lives in
 Sitting Bulls camp and has adopted
 Indian habits, even of wearing a
 breech ciout and paint To this
 course I suggest q representation in
 regard to the conduct of this man
 should be made by British authori-
 ties. I sent orders to Gen. Rogers to
 suspend the march of assinibaine
 columns. sigaed Terry
 IL will be seen by the above that
 troops are not to be permitted to persue Sitting Bull across the Can
 adian line,
 NEW MINERAL LAND LAW.
 WASHINGTON, D. c. January s4.-
 The following is the full text of the
 minera! land provision agreed upon
 in fhe blll which passed the Senate
 last Thursday, providing for the ad-
 indication of Mexican land claims
 in Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, New
 Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
 No allowance or confirmation of any clail shall confer any right or title to any gold, silver or qnicksil- yer mines or minerals of same unless the grant claimed is affected by do- nation or sale of such mines and minerals to grantee, or unless such grantee has become otherwise en- titled thereto in law or in equity, and such mines or minerals shall re- main the property oi the United | States, with the right of working the same, which fact shall be stated in | any patent issued under this Act, but nothing in this Act shall authorize the working of any mines therein by any person confirmer or his assist ants, until Congress shall provide by law therefor.
 This clause is based upon the Spanish-Mexican ordinances which provided that precious minerals should be reserved to the Grown, un- less specially included in grants.
 Motion submitted by Senator Tel Ter to strike out the whole clause as framed by the Private Land Claims Committee. The mo- lion was defeated, but an amendatory provision beginning with the words -' unless, " " and, |" and but" as giv- sn above, were accepted at Teller's instance. IL is believed that this will protect all existing mineral rights. The other principal condi- lions precedent to confirmation of the bill are:
 No claim shall be allowed for my land the right to which has been fully acted upon by Congress, or under it's authority.
 No proceeding, decree or act shall affect private rights or persons, IS between each other, all of which ights shall be reserved and saved to lie same effect as if this Act had not ! ,een passed, but the proceeding, de- rec or acts, herein provided for, hall be conclusive as to all rights,as between the United States and all |, ,ersons claiming any interest or 2 ights in such lands"
 The Bill also provides that all lains not presented by petition q roper to the U. s. District Court , within three years from the date of o Is enactment shall be forever barred.
 COLOSSAL MORTGAGE.
 CHIcAeo, January 24t-A colossal lortgage was filed for record in the h ,ecorder's office, on Friday. By its f, srms the Wabash, St. Lou1s and Pa f fife railway pledges its entire prop- rty for the payment of $50, 100000 the Central Trust Company of n lew York, and James Cheney of ., Indiana. The. instrument states in . s preamble that the outstanding Ii ldebteuness amounts to S36,O90, coo. f, here is further indebtedness h. n lrred by the purchase of equip h ents and the assumption Of obIi- V ations of various lines of road con p lldatcd with the main lines, exists a,
 the amount of $6,OOO,00O. The W ompany desires 10 acquire add;- onal extension and lines for which l indebtedness of $11,O0000 900 was ;,, eated to liquidate these deLts, but tb e stockholders at a meeting in de ay ,. 1880. decided to issue bonds of the amount of s50,O00,OOO, bearing is per cent. interest per annum, paya- of in 1920. The mortgage is dated et, ne 1st, 1880, and has been filed for V, ,ord in the counties of Ohio, In +h, ma, Illinois and Missouri through pe lich the road runs -
 UTAH AVALANCHE. n, SALT LAKE, January 24th.-The in, dies of seven victims of the Alta on, llanche last week were buried yes pe day in this city The Tribune has "a, ters from Custer and Bonanza y, Idaho, which described the 'wslides there as burying IT per Is, all but four of whom were res fir( sd- The danger appears to be dal 1T at Alta for the present. Su iEyADA LEGISLATURE ON THE t"'
 CHINESE TREATY.
 IAN FRANCISCO, January 24th.- c lisDatch from Carson savs that