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The new North-west., 1882-05-19
BOGUS LAND SCRIP.

An Act of Congress intended as a relief To
settlers, has been made the instrument Of a
gross fraud upon them, and is likely 10 land
some knayes In the penitentiary. Sec. 24ol Of
the United States, Revised Statutes, provides
that when the settlers In any township not
sire a government survey made of the same,
file M application therefor with the Sur
veyor General, and deposit a sufficient
amount 10 pay for the surveying of the same,
and expenses incidental thereto, in Gov
ernment depository, the Surveyor General
may cause such survey to be made and make
return thereof to the general and local land
Offices. This deposit of money is to be con-
sidered by the Secretary of tho Treasury as
part Of the appropriations for public sur
yey, and the settlers who deposited 1t are en-
titled TO have the money 30 deposited 60 In
part payment Of their lands 30 surveyed.
The certificates of deposit are transferable.
The swindle comes In In forging certificates
Of deposit and selling them to settlers, and
In surveying useless and worthless townships
or purporting To, and then probably altering
the certificates and selling them. Tho fraud
was first discovered rs emanating from Santa
Fe, by the District Attorney II st. Lsuis,
and communicated to the Department May
aih. Since then the United States Grand
Jury, at Yankton, Dakota, has indicted John
ID. Cameron and p. A. Hayerold, Of Sioux
Falls and w. ID. Russell, of Yankton, for
manufacturing bogus scrip. Receivers In
Minnesota, Dakota and Montana have been
directed TO reject certificates issued at Santa
Fe, and probably will also be directed to re-
ject those issued from Yankton. The loss
In these cases falls on the purchasers ofsuch
scrip. The government regards 1t In the same
light rs bogus bill and while the swindlers
win be prosecuted II assumes no responsible
ity for the paper. Commissioner Mcfarland
said recently the Government was powerless
TO stop these frauds being perpetrated on 1t
until the law Of Congress was changed; but
the Commissioner could readily require that
NIL certificates Of deposit be examined BY
the General Land Office and approved before |
being accepted 1t the local Offices. There
have not been many Of these certificates Of
deposit used In this portion OF Montana, and
perhaps none that Ia fraudulent. But IL Is
advisable now that no land scrip be purchas-
Cd. except that approved IS genuine and cor
rect by the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office, or from persons responsible aud
who assume responsibility for its genuine
nAss.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
Parnell, Kelley and DavItt.

BosroN, May 12.-Special from London
to the Herald: Parnell, Kelley and Davitt
have gone to Paris to see Egan, treasurer OF
the League. This gives color to the state
ment that break is in progress between the
Parnell and Rosa factions of Irish sympa-
thizers. Fears are entertained among the
League members lest Parnell and Davitt s
conciliatory course should ALLEVIATE the SYM
pathy and cash of the Irish In America.
They have gone 10 Paris to !, ok over the
situation with Egan. / hear on undoubted
authority that Davitt will visit America on
League tour shortly, after the Introduction
of the arrears act, which, it is expected, will
produce unprecedented sums in America for
Irish farmers. 4 rumor that Parnell soug ght
the protection of the police is wholly un-
founded. Other members of the League
ridicule The idea. They admit that all of
them get threatening letters daily, which are
supposed to come from Feuian sources, but
would rather run the chances of assassina-
tion than claim police protection. They re-
gard the premise introduced in the arrears
clause Monday as triumph, aud say they
mean to fight for new protection for the life
and property act with more venom than has
yet been employed, even if every member is
suspended. The next debate on the bill will
be on Thursday.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

| The Government hospital at Laramie, Wy
T., has been burned.
Z. w. Hillyer, United States Distric
Judge of Nevada, died of softening Of the
brain, at Carson.
DUBLIN, May 12.-The police have found
out that the name of the man who drove tue
car containing the assassins is Rush.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The bill passed
providing for the removal of the remains ol
the late General Fitzpatrick, from Chilli to
the United States.
MARsEILLEs, May 1o.-The Moors stoned
the English Minister at the Court of Morroc.
CO. The Sultan has imprisoned 600 men fol
connection with the assault.
| VIENNA, May 11.-There are 1000 Jewish
refugees in the city. Two hundred arrive
every day, while only 500 leave weekly.
Their misery is indescrbahle.
CHICAGO, May 13.-An Adrian, Mich,
dispatch says Sheriff Bidwell and prosecuting
Attorney Watts, offer $1,000 and the city ST,
900 reward for the capture of J. r. Navine,
the absconding mayor.
HARRISBURG, May 1.-THE Dauphin
County Court to-day dissolved fity-eight
mutual assessment insurance companies,
which were lately proceeded against by the
Attorney-General,a at the instance of the In
surance Commissioner of the State.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Owing apparent
ly TO the resolution in the prosecution of
inquiry introduced in the Senate, the warden
of the Jail has refused to allow visitors to
see and talk with Guiteau. The prisoner
has for months been entertaining crowds of
visitors every day.
Boston, May 12.-Hon. A. NJ. Beard says
when he retires from the custom house, he
will embark in a company soon to be organ
lied, to build and operate a telegraph line
between New York and Chicago. The wire
is to be steel, with copper covering and
quarter of inch in diameter.
LONDON, May 13.-On and after Monday
May 22d, the cable tariff from New York
and Canada to the United Kingdom, France
and Germany will be increased to so cents a
word. The English, French and American
Government messages are to be charged half
rate, and press messages % cents and 12s
cents.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Spirit of the
Times commenting upon the large number
of entries, 222 for the opening meeting of
the Chicago Driving Park, says: The super
lative expressions are fully justified in
speaking of this result, it being the largest
number of entries ever made in any trotting
meeting in the world, and is still more re-
for the character of the nomina-
tions and nominees. 1t is another splendid |
triumph for the Chicago Association.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

|, TANKToS, d. T., May 1.-THE United
States grand jury found an Indictment
against John ID. Cameron and p. A. Haver-
old, of Sioux Falls, and w. d. Russell, OF
faiiAtot., cila,s gag tnrn with conspiracy In
the manufacture vi srr.p deiraud the Uni
ted States Government. The Indictment
was secured on the evidence Of Haverold.
Cameron is In Jail. Russell was released on
$4,000 bail. HayerJld has gone to St. Louis
In custody of an officer to testify before the
grand Jury there.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

THE lCow-boys of Arizona are running
things with high hand and their subsequent
action justifes the proclamation issued by
the President. A dispatch from Tombstone,
May 18th, says: aThe cowboys and their
political friends held an Indignation meeting
last night, which was complete failure.
Its action in no way represented the senti-
ment Of the respectable portion Of the COM
munity. Resolutions denouncing the Presi-
dent and Governor were introduced and
when vote was taken the nays stood six TO
one, but the presiding officer declared them
sarfied.r
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

SENATOR MITCHELL who has recently
been doing considerable harmless letter
writing on q visionary political basis now
bolts the Pennsylvania nominations and is
trying TO stirup Merrick, Of Wellsboro, to
crush the chooses" Now II Mitchell was a
boss. this war would not be heard, and he
can't he boss until he crushes out those
who are. Pennsylvania Republicans will
survive tide detection of the late Mr.. Nipple
IL they don't laugh themselves to death at
his grandlloauent manifestos.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

ENGLAND declares its Egyptian policy TO
be the maintenance Of the sovereignty of the
Sultan and the liberty of the Christian popu-
.iation. The "protection of Christians" en-
tered into several policies along the Meaiter-
rahean that did not pau out we'll when they
developed.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
Mrs. Parneli Speaks.

DUBLIN, May 12.--At reception of Mrs.
Parnell, the murders in Dublin were de-
nounced. Mrs. Parnell SAID There were
important messages between my son and
ham Jail, and he did not consent to accept
the release until Gladstone had agreed to in
troduce four amendments to the Land Act,
which have been since introduced, and which
were framed by Charles Stuart Parnell In
Kilmainham Jail.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
Another Through Line.

SAN Francisco, May ia Tucson dis
patch says: But ninety miles of track lay
Ing remains To be done In Texas 70 make
through railroad connection between San
Francisco and New Orleans. The largest
force Of men obtainable Is being put on ths
work, which Ii expected to be completed by
The first OF September. Twenty-Five miles
OF the road Il very difIiculs and will require
much trestls work.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

THE DETAIL of events subsequent to the
wreck of the jeanette indicate that consider
able jealousy and unkind feeling existed be-
tween Danenhauer and Melville, and the
Herald correspondent who has interviewed
Danenhauer censures Melville for delays and
the route of search he adopted. 1t would
would seem to be more decent to wait until
Melville returns alive from the search he has
undertaken for his comrades before attack
ing him.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

SENATOR MITCHELL called on President
Arthur Tuesday, and handed him bundle
of ewspaper-clippings, finding fault with
some Of his appointments. The President
kindly told him he would take the matter
under consideration, and the Associated
Press says, Mitchell was gracious enough
not TO offer the President any advice, and the
President was considerably astonished. This
Ia perfectly awfully sensational and, import
ant isn't it2
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

REPORT was circulated last week that
The court In taac was divided onthe Gui-
tean appeal. A dispatch dated Monday says
the court unanimously sustained the action
Oh the court below. The decision affirming
the sentence and overruling all exceptions
VIII pe formally announced next Monday
aud Guiteau will be hanged June 30, 1882.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

IT Is reported the two witnesses who
know the true inwardness of the Morcy let.
ter forgery live near Cumberland, Mo-; that
they demanded $4,000 TO tell what they
knew, but finally came down to $1,000 that
John l. Davenport has interviewed them,
and that John |. now las corner ON the af.
fair.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
THE QUARTZ INTERESTS.

There are quite number of quartz lode,
in this immediate vicinity that are well de
veloped and are very rich. Among the mos
fully develoved is the Prospect lode, ownet
by Messrs. Rice & Layton. 1t is situated
within sight OF town on the west side o.
Alder Gulch. There are three levels run Oh
1T, showing vein of ore from fifteen te
forty feet in width. Some of the ore is yer,
rich, and the lode is thoroughly developed te
depth of 800 feet from the surface. There
are thousands Of tons of ore ON the dumps
which, If reduced, would make the owners
wealthy, to say nothing of the amount of ore
that can be taken out daily.
The Bell lsde, owned by Messrs. l., b.
Bell, NJ. Bolinger, A. Carman, and d. A.
Thornton, has large vein of ore from twelve
to twenty-five feet in width, between walls.
and level is being run on it developing it at
present to depth of 250 feet from the sur
face.
The U. S. Grant lode, owned by John NJ.
King, is also developed to a depth of 100 feet
by a level, and have just seen piece of the
quartz which had been subjected to the heat
OF q fire. 1t is literally covered with globuIes
OF silver. This lode is about mile from
town on the west side of Alder Gulch.
The Bartlit lode, owned by Messrs. LEROY
southmayd and Henry Filing, has q vein of
ore thirty feet wide and is being developed
oy TWO levels. The higher level has been
run on the vein about eighty feet and the
lower level is now being run and is in on the
vein about sixty feet and the work still goes
on An assay has been made of the ere ta-
n full nxr,iltl
lowest grade assayed s22 and the higest $500.
Ihese assays were made in Salt Lake City.
Utah.
The Almeda lode, owned by Mr.. Thextop.
Is well developed and, although not having a
very large vein of ore, is considered among
the most valuable mines in this vicinity.
could mention hundreds of lodes, proba-
oiy rs good as those referred to, on which
there mas been just enough of work done TO
Keep them represented according to law.
from year to year, and if there were efficient
means of reducing the ores the hills in this
vicinity with their net work of quartz lodes
would De crowded with men developing their
mines. Strangers visiting this camp are as
'ohished at the slowness of the progress
Oh quartz mining when they see the
prospects and advantages SO conspicuouslv |
available, when 1t is is really to be attributed
TO the Ill success of inexperienced men with
inemcient machinery who attempted to work |
rich but base ore, at an early day in this |
camp, by free milling processes. So apparent |
is this that the tailings from those mills can
De worked with profit by the present in,-
proved mode of working quartz.
Many companies complain of the scarcity
OF hands here at present and are paying good
""see' VISITOR.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
FROM VIRGINIA CITY.
"The History OF Its Prosperous Days
About to Repeat ITSELF"

VIRGINIA CRY, MONT, May -, 1882.
arrived here on Sunday, the 3Oth ult., havinI
come by way of Butte, and had the pleasure
of ride with Hon. Samuel Word Who wa
going to Virginia City by private convey
| ance. Nothing occurred on our way worth,
of note, except that we met with an occasion
al blue bird or robin, were it not for which
we should have entirely forgotten that 1t wa
springtime.
l was highly pleased on reaching the So
cial City to receive the hearty welcome o
old friends. Virginia City has undergone nc
material change since my last visit to 1t. One
exception, however, may be noticed: Hel
people are full of hope for better times not
far distant and they think the history of hei
prosperous days is about to repeat Itself bar
ring the necessity for Vigilance Committee
ALDER GULcH CONSOLIDATED MINING COM
PANY.
The fiuming companies on Alder Gulch are
making preparations for a good seasons
" FORK, rs they expect an abundance of water
There have been about twelve bedrock
fumes in operation in Alder Gulch during
the past years, owned by different compa-
nies, and it is estimated the aggregate yield
of these fumes has been upward of S4O0, 900
annually. A great portion of Alder Gulch,
however, adjacent to Virginia City, has not
been worked for the last nine years on &C.
count of the conflicting interests of the own
ers of the ground. This season, however, a
purchase of some of the ground has been
made and q consolidation effected by COM
pany under the cognomen of "The Alder
Gulch Consolidated Mining Company"
This company consists of Messrs. A. c. Hall,
Z. A. Largey, Fay. Harrington, G. L. Dahler,
j. NJ. Knight, Wint. Raymond, and O. j.
Bennit. The company is duly organized
having board of directors, and \. C. Hall
has been appointed superintendent of the
works. They own an unbroken space of
ground oyer two miles in length above and
below the city and extending the whole
width of Alder Gulch-an area which cannot
be worked out in the next forty years, working
the greatest number of men that can be profit
ably employed. This company have new
fiume laid, capable of taking in all the water
of the gulch, and a drain by its side thor
oughly draining the bedrock, all ready for
work, and will give employment to at least
twenty-five or thirty men during the mining
season. This enterprise will contribute con-
siderably, not only to the amount of gold
which will be taken out of Alder Gulch this
season, but, also, to the general interests of
the business men of the city.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
No Hone of Rrcoverv

WASHINGTON, May 12.--Mrrs. Thompson,
daughter of Senator Hill, of Georgia, left
yesterday to visit her father at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, where he has been for some weeks
with Mrs. Hill and their three other child
rem. Hill has no hope Of recovery, and de-
sires to have his family with him. lie is
very much depressed, and 1t is hoped that
the presence Of Mrs. Thompson, who Is his
favorite daughter, may have acheering in
fuence upon him.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19
CHE aew Aurth-atest.
TAMEs II. MILLS. PUBLISHER

A FALSE rumor obtained currency In
Washington, Wednesday, that Queen Vic
toria had been assassiuated.
The new North-west., 1882-05-19

THE Northern Pacific Is practically solid
on Its land grant, the Judiciary Committee
having reported that It does not want TO take
away It's lands, and couldn't IL Ii wanted ID.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02

There is one thing our citizens
should be looking forward to, and
that is the erection of a large and
cemmodious hotel. There is nothing
r-sore inviting to the visitor than a
nice hotel, and although the Windsor
supplied the need last summer on a
pinch, the travel this summer will be
much larger and will demand larger
and more convenient house. Ofcourse
Mr.. Ayers does the very best he can,
but because the house is too small or
poorly arranged, that is no fault of
his as he always strives to set good
table and give his guests as good ac-
commodations as he can under the
circumstances. A stock company
could be formed and a suitable site
procured, so that work could be COM
menced in the spring, and the pros
poets now warrants this IN being a
good and safe speculation. Crested
Butte has got ahead of US in the way
Of hotel enterprise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02

We think it would be wise plan
for our business men to see if there is
not some feasible route to reach ODE
Joyful Basin by wagon road. This
and other adjoining basins are getting
advanced far enough now so that they
will have ore to ship this summer,
and as most Of the miners over there
belong in Irwin they had much rather
come here than 20 elsewhere. The
distance across there from here is only
about three or four miles, but there
never has been any way provided to
take teams in there from this point.
As the road up by the Ruby Chief
has now been made county road it
looks as though a road could be built
from up by the Estes mine down over
the divide, for a few hundred dollars,
which could be made a toll road until
it was paid for, then throw it open as
a public road.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02
THE RESERVED QUESTION.

Spring is close by and the business
at Washington is getting down to the
fag end. Our representatives will
soon BE- scattered to the four winds in
their respective homes, but it will
never do for our Colorado delegation
to cross the plains to the Centennial
State without first having the Ute
question entirely wiped out. We have
the utmost faith and confidence in
their ability and willingness, and if
there is any influence We can bring to
bear or anything We can do let US not
hesitate, for we cannot have this bar
rier lowering over us another year.
Civilization, prosperity and progress
demands otherwise. If it should be
possible that it be not thrown open,
we know that it would be held back
for the purpose of filling the Golfers
of the Indian ring. Can this country
afford to hold hundreds and thousands
Of hard working men at bay, clog the
wheels of progress for the sake of a
few who have not yet had a good sup
ply from the treasury till. Practically
the reservation is open, fore this very
beautiful sunshiny day there are hun
dreds of hard working men up and
down the beautiful valleys, building
cabins and fences, and getting ready
to put in a crop, so that almost every
available fertile spot of the reservation
is now occupied by the whites. If
there should be such thing as the Utes
returning this spring they would meet
warm reception, for the men who
have gone there and taken up ranches
are we'll armed and will protect them
selves at all hazard. Again let us
urge, if there is any possible thing
under the sun. that we, as citizens,
CAN do TO assist our Washington dele
CATION, who we have no doubt are
doing all they can for us, let us be
getting about it, for we must have this
matter settled this spring. 1t will
never do to keep this rich and glorious
country under cloud another year
and keep thousands of industrious
people in suspense.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02

Senator Hills bill, as amended
reads that strip Of land extending
northerly and southerly, not exceed
ing ten miles in width, within that
part Of the reservation, bounded on
the east by the 1o7 meridian of longi-
tude ives: from Greenwich. shall
date from the time their locations were
respectively made. That is snot what
We want at all. While it throws this
mining district off Of the reservation,
which of course is a good thing, but
it does net help the people who have
got thousands of acres of coal and
agriculture lands located west of that,
which is now ready to come into the
market. Here the railroads will be up
to and plowing down through the res.
ervation and the people who live there
will have no title to their property.
That will never do in the world, and
if the illshould happen to go through
it will work an injury to thousands Of
people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02
GUNlNLSON POLITICS.

1t is expected that the spring cleo
ton in Gunn.son will be pretty warm
between the parties contesting for. the
power to run the city government.
We met citizen OF Gunnison up here
the other day and commenced to talk
to him with reference to who wolfd
be the probable candidates for Mayor.
"Well," he says, "there is no end
to candidates, but the question is who
will be elected. Of course Gus KuDler
is standing application, and with all
he has made good officer for the two
terms he was elected, but still he has
some men there that he has not ex-
actly suited, and you know it is one OF
the things impossible for man in
public life to please everybody. There
is another faction talking of running
Mr.. McIntire, what is known as the
Straight laced or church people. Kub-
Ter, Of course will be supported by the
whiskey element. 1t is alright enough
to have a moral community, churches
ETC., but when you come to take the
sporting element out of one of our
young western towns you take away
the life CT the town. believe in
churches and Sunday observing peo-
pie, but there is no reason Why we all
can'tlive together, provided the sport
ing element conforms to the law, and
keep within the bounds Of the law.
"How about Joe Brennan and lin
Preston, We have understood that they
were candidates. Amt they brother
ln-law's 7" eyes, but that don't mat
ter, they had just as leave down each
other as not, and have no doubt
they will be in the field. film Pres
ton is defeated he will probably be a
democratic candidate for the Senate
next fall, only to be slaughtered by
your republican candidate up here. /"
"Who is going to run for city
treasurer 7" guess it will be between
]. II. Fessler and c. E. Mcconnell
the two banks. By the way how is
politics up here 7"
"oh, well, can't find anybody up
here to take the town Offices, | am
afraid We will have to send after one
Of your candidates to take the place
How long will you be in town."
Until Tomorrow. Good morning"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-02


The reason Why We said nothing
about the Blue Bird strike the week
before is because we knew nothing Of
it, We had had lntiinations that they
would probably get into good ore very
soon and We were waiting in suspense,
lust the same as We are waiting to-day
for the vein to be struck in the Ven
aneo, Blind King and the lower
workings of the Queen. We do not
like to give reports on mere probabili-
ties, but when we see anything then
We know it TO be so.