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Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
INTERESTING COMPARISONS.

As an evidence of the Importance OF
Dakota in comparison with other states
and territories in the Union, the follow
ing facts taken from the report of the
third assistant postmaster general, will
prove of interest. The number of regis
tered letters and packages mailed in
Dakota for the year ending. June 30,
1883, was 131 ,628; while in Alabama the
number was but lao, ,259; in Arkansas but
14O,285; in Delaware but 1887; in
Florida 94,920; in Maine but 155, ,763; in
Maryland but III. .849; in Mississippi but
14O,461; in Nebraska but 1886; in
Nevada but 34,620; in New Hampshire
but 77,497; in New Jersey but 157,44; in
Oregon but "a 1853; IN Rhode Island but
1850; in South Carolina but Ill ,405; in
Vermont II, ,512; in West Virginia 105, ,264;
in Alaska 2O9; in Arizona 4,052; in Idaho
42,264; in Indian Territory 25,O32; Mon
tana 63, 800; New Mexico 51,528; in Utah
52,598; in Washington Territory 1896,
and in Wyoming 26,680. Dakota shows
a greater number than Delaware and
Florida combined; more than Maryland;
more than New Hampshire and Nevada
combined; and more than Vermont and
South Carolina combined.
Dakota has 33 presidential Offices AL
ALBANIA but %; Arizona but 5; Arkansas
but Is; Delaware but Z; Florida but 13;
Georgia but %; Idaho but 4; Kentucky
but IS; Louisiana but IA; Maine but 80;
Maryland but 10; Mississippi but "a;
Montana but 9; Nebraska but 43; Nevada
but 10; New Hampshire but 30; New
Mexico but Z; North Carolina but 18;
Oregon but IL; Rhode Island but II;
South Carolina but 16; Tennessee but
"a; Utah but 6; Vermont but 26; Virginia
but 29;Washington Territory but 9; West
Virginia but 13, and Wyoming but 4,
But eighteen of the states and territories.
AZ in number, have more presidential
Offices than Dakota.
The postal revenues from Dakota for
the year ending June 80, 1888, amounted
to $313, 1895; in Alabama they were but
1851 ,461. 10; in Delaware $1O3, ,748.O2; in
Nevada $S1, 1886; in North Carolina
$357, 7,OO9.74; in Oregon 2,04858; in
Rhode Island 1892 643.1 Is; in South Car
olina $279, ,342.91; in West Virginia $245,-
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

WILL the Manuan Pinneer man please desig-
nate wherein the Republican has slaDdered the
metropolis of Northwestern Dakota.-Fargo Re-
publican.
Certainly. A few days ago the Republican
stated that the Mandan railroad yard had been
ballasted for the purpose of keeping it from
floating away.-Mandan Pioneer.
The citizens of Mandan ought to bal
last the Pioneer man. He is in danger
of blowing away. Hannafin says g"n-
tie breeze would do it.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

The Fargo Argus, speaking of the
election of Senator Sabin, of Minnesota,
chairman of the republican national
committee. very truly remarks: "It is a
rare tribute to the worth and ability of
one who is comparatively new man to
the country at large. He has but just
taken his seat as member of the United
States senate, and has had no opportu-
lity to acquire reputation in connection
with his new position. He has been
known in his own state and the new
northwest as a man of generous public
spirit and liberal, progressive views, as
we'll as signal executive ability. He has
been identified with the development
and growth of this new land, and his
undertakings have been marked with the
sagacity and energy that win success.
His large possessions are the result of
laudable effort and unlimited faith
in the resources and possibilities of this
vast and grand region. He is personally
F0Iy pOpuAd1S dAO 10 AOu AAOAAOAAON "4UAA
any special interests or factions inside
of the party. His geniality and aAluent
fellowship attach to him all with whom
he is associated. While the honor is
nerited by personal and public worth,
and his ability as an organizer and prac-
teal manager make the selection singu-
l@ly fortunate one for the party, it is
specially significant as a recognition of
the growing Importance of the new
northwest. It shows that the country is
beginning to realize the fact that there is
vast realm in the northwest that is des-
tined to become potent factor in the
government. The election of the distin-
guished senator to the highest executive
position in the councils of the dominant
party, is good point for Dakota, where
he is SO well known and with which he
is specially identified in sympathy and
interest," s.....r ---- .-
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
decent judgment, until it is shown that
his errors, if such there have been, were
not inseparable from human fallibiity."

The bill of Major Strait, Of Mime
sofa, reducing the price Of government
lands within the limits of grants made
to railroads, is a step in the right direc-
tion. There is no good reason why the
settlers should be required to refund to
the government the value of the lands
that have been given away to the railroad
companies.
All public lands should be disposed of
at the uniform price of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, unless
specially valuable because of timber or
minerals, or occupied under the home
stead law. The bill for the repeal of the
pre-emption law ought to be defeated.
There are thousands who have exhausted
their rights under the homestead law,
who can sell their lands in the older
communities, where they have met with
misfortune, perhaps, and realize enough
to enable them to build up comfortable
homes upon government lands which can
only be obtained upon settlement and
improvement. There is no good reason
why this advantage should be taken from
them. Lands only valuable for their tim
Der, however, ought to be exempted from
the provisions of this law. The COM
mercial interests of the country demand
that these lands should be placed upon
the market and the timber become an
article of traffic. The present laws are
an incentive to fraud and perjury. They
should be appraised and sold at auction
to the highest bidder.
The timber culture laws shoald be re-
pealed. They only tie up the lands and
cause them to be held for speculation
against the actual settler. In not
one instance in a thousand
have the occupants of these
lands given the matter of timber culture
sufficient attention to produce the results
sought to be accomplished by the Law
the successful production of timber in
the treeless regions. Those who have
entered these lands, however, ought to
be allowed to perfect title Oh payment of
one dollar and twenty-fv cents per acre
if they choose so to do, bu, further occu-
patton of land under the law ought to be
stopped.
Timber cultivation ought to be encour-
aged by the states and territories by ex-
emption from taxation for term of
years of tracts planted to timber, and
perhaps by system of bounties, as is
done in Minnesota.
Where lands have been taken for spec
ulation and are not improved or occupied
in good faith the inspectors should be
given authority to v1tiate contracts in
order that the lands may be thrown open
to actual settlers. There is abundant
room for the improvement of the land
laws, but practical legislation is wanted.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14


than Governor Ordway; and those who
have known him during the many years
he has been in public life, almost with
out exception, have confidence in his
integrity, and admire him for his inde-
pendence and constancy. He has drawn
the fire of all of the old political hacks
in Dakota, who believed that the territory
was created for their benefit and should
be run in their interests, it is true, but as
the Fargo Argus says: "The very ex-
travagance of the denunciation of which
he has been the object, shows an un-
worthy and personal aninus. The char
acter of the assailants does not warrant
the supposition of such supreme and
intense devotion to the public good as
would be requisite in discarding all per-
sonal motives. The governor no doubt
has his failings, and is by no means
singular in this, even among Dakota
politicians. He has probably made
some mistake in administering the affairs
of the territory, but if the specifications
of his assailants are taken as evidence,
the catalogue is not formidable one.
They deal almost entirely in vague gen.
eralities, and rarely descend to definite
charges of wrong. Before Governor
Ordway entered upon the duties of his
office, he made tour of the territory
and looked carefully over the entire
field. It was his professed OBJ
ject to ascertain what were the
needs OF the people and how he could
best subserve them. He found many
conflicting interests, and that it would be
impossible to satisfy all. Still more
abundant evidence of this fact has come
to him since. He has been forced to act
on many delicate and vexed questions,
and it is right to suppose that he has
acted in accordance with his honest con-
victions. He is positive man, and none
have had room to doubt as to where he
stood on questions of public interest. Ii
he has not used his position for selfish
and dishonest personal objects, it would
savor of justice aid fair dealing to give
his acts the dispassionate consideration
that their merits warrant. The
governor received his appointment
from President Hayes, who has
been claimed as one Of the most
truly good men the country has produced.
As an officer of the senate for years he
was personally known to President Ha!es
and most members of congress. If he
had the bad record that his enemies al-
lege, it was known to all these gente-
men, and yet they sanctioned his appoint
ment. If he was an honest, honorable
man then, it would be a sorry CONNER
tary upon the moral influences OF the
southern part of the territory, where be
has chiefly resided, if they have swerved
him from honest intentions. is not
known that he desires or would accept
reappointment, but he should hve fair,
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

DELEGATE RAYMOND has introduced
the usual bill for the division of Dakota.
He does not profess to believe it can be
passed, but will do the best he can with
it. When the advocates of division be-
come satisfied that it cannot be accom-
plished, Dakota will be admitted and
will become one of the grandest states III
the Union.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

To THE business of the North Pacific
published in the TRIBUNE yesterday for
the present year, should be added the
business done at Bismarck landing,
amounting to $440,157.76, principally
business en- route for Montana and the
British possessions by the river.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

bringing on his family when he gets
ready. He has eight years in which to
make five years continuous residence,
and may therefore leave his claim at any
time during the first three years
without impairing his rights, pro-
vided he is not absent at any
time for more than six months. He also
has the privilege of paying the govern
ment price for the land at any time after
six months continuous residence. If he
has used his homestead and not his pre-
emption right, this bill-if it becomes
law-win give him an additional home
stead right, and enable him, if he desires
so to do, to sell the homestead he is now
occupying, or to which he has obtained
title, and take another. .4
Under the pre-emption law the claim
ant must first select the land, go upon it,
and make improvements before filing his
declaration that he intends to claim it
under that law. He must reside upon it
continuously for six months, when he
may pay the government price for it.
He must pay for it at the end of thirty
months, and if he does not do SO his land
is subject to entry by others. Indeed,
any one who wishes to do so can file a
declaration upon any piece of LAM. occu-
pied under the pre-emption law, and
bring annoyance and distress upon those
occupying in good faith. An instance OF
this sort occurred at Bismarck, where
half dozen different persons filed
declarations upon the city OF
Bismarck, and when the Honorable (D
Ansley Gray made a pre-emption filing
upon the Mcbride land, now an addition
to the city.
Claim-jumping and the outrages upon
persons and property growing out of it
will cease with the repeal of the pre-
emption law. There is latitude enough
in the homestead law to preserve the
rights of settlers, without forcing them
to resort to lawless means
The fraudulent entry of lands valuable
because of the timber upon them can be
prevented by exempting that class from
entry under the homestead law. AS re-
marked yesterday, these lands should be
appraised and sold at auction to the
highest bidder.
Perjury and fraud in connection with
the public land laws should be punished
as perjury and fraud are punished when
the rights of individuals are affected. In
the interest of settlers the inspectors
should be authorized to initiate contests
where claims have been abandoned for
over six months, and in the interests of
the government, as well as the settlers,
the tree-culture law, which ties up nearly
one-fourth of the public lands for purely
speculative purposes, without encour-
aging the growth of timber to
any considerable extent, should be
Immediately repealed. Those holding
claims under that law, however, should
be given the right to pay for the land at
$1.25 per acre or perfect title under the
law.
All government land, excepting that
especially valuable because of timber or
minerals, should be sold under the pro-
visions of the homestead law, at $1.25
per acre. The government having given
away half of the land, ought not to tax
the settler the value of the grant, as they
have been doing by making the lands
within the limits of the railroad grants
double minimum lands.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

The largest body of public land in the
United States, adapted to agriculture,
subject to entry under the homestead,
pre-emption and tree-culture laws, is to
be fouzd in the Bismarck, Dakota, land
district. In this district there is an un-
settled tract of this land as large as the
state of Ohio. The transactions for the
current year were as follows:
Timber culture entries. es... 1856
Homestead entries 1850
DeclaratOry statements Observation-Disclosures. 634
Soldiers homestead declaratory statements Is
Final nre-emDtiOn proofs Observation-Disclosures. 245
Homestead final entries eS............ 50
Total. ...............3 1904
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
North Pacific improvements.

It is learned from the Minneapolis paper.
that work on the North Pacific bridge in that
city is progressing rapidly. The piers are now
finished, and the iron is being del vered or ~.
ground. Work on the superstructure will begin
in few days. The greatest improvement
which the company is making in Minneapolis
is the arrangement Of the terminal grounds in
that city. The work Of grading the grounds
has commenced, and will require the removal Of
$4,000 yards Of earth and stone.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
An Interview with Ferry.

PARIS, Pan Dec. u. The Marquis Tseng attended
Ferrys weekly reception and subsequently had
half hours int.rview With him. a sss, .*E #
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.

Published every morning, except Monday, at
Bismarck, Dakota, is delivered by carrier to AZ
parts of the city at twenty five cents per week.
Or 81 per month.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.

Eight pages, containing summary of the news
Of The week both foreign and local, published
every Friday, sent, postage paid, to any address
or So. 90; six months, $1.25.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14
TO ADVERTISERS !

The DAILY TRIBUNE clrculates in every town
within one hundred miles of Bismarck reached
bya daily mail, and is by far the best advertising
medium in this part of the Northwest.
The WEEKLY TRIBUNE has a large and rap
idly increasing circulation throughout the coun-
try, and is q desirable sheet through Whlch % .
reach the farmers and residents OF the small
towns remote from railroad lines.
The general eastern agent Of the TRIBUNE Is IS
A. F. Richardson, with headquarters at Room
The DAILY TRIBUNE will be found on file at
the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, and at the
cad ing reading rooms throughout the CITY.
Bismarck tribune., 1883-12-14

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-27
BOYLE MOUNTAIN.
Bright Condition Of the Mines-New
Discoveries In the Ontario, Eryine
and BlackhOrSe-N0tes.

The Ontario mine. owned by the
Warm Spring Con. Mining Company, is
being worked ahead ut a brisk rate, and
the present showing of the mine is very
fiattering. A fine five-foot ore body has
been uncovered in the breast OF the
main works, and the daily yield is re-
ported much increased. The Ontario
has been one of the chief feeders to the
Philadelphia smelters during the past
summer.
The Blackhorse has run IS feet on an
ore chute, two to five feet wide, and the
present condition OF the mine is much
better than at the commencement OF
operations. superintendent Floyd has
shown MS samples of galena ore being
extracted.
The North Star is being worked by
two miners, who succeed in extracting
one ton daily of high grade shipping
ore
A four-foot body of free ore has been
struck in the Ervine mine.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-27
THE ALLEN GROUP.
Purchased by the Buzze Silver Mining
Goa Michigan Syndicate.

The famous Allen group OF prospects
has been purchased by Michigan syn
dictate Of capitalists under the name OF
the Buzzo Silver Mining Company
Among the leading members OF this
company are VIM. HI. Stevens, well
known mining operator OF Colorado.
Hon. John S. Newberry, Ashly NJ. Pond,
w. A. More and other prominent mon
led men of De Troit. This syndicate,
under the superintendent of T. W.
Buzzo. of California, formerly of the
the Lake Superior mines, and later
well known mining man OF the coast,
has taken hold of the Allen group with
all the necessary capital for develop
ment and operation of this property on
large scale; and we have no doubt
will add success to the industry of the
country.
The Allen group of prospects, inciud-
ing the we'll known "Tom Rogers" is
one of the biggest in the surrounding
locality, and promises the best of re-
turns for money iudiciously expended
in its development.
| We are pleased to see this kind OF
| operation, and have yet the first case to
chronicle in this region as failure,
where capital, with any kind of show
ing to work on, ventured its assistance
in bringing about the condition OF an
active dividend paying mine.
1 The showing at present is excellent in
the Tom Rogers, and the winters work
will consist in preparing the mine for
extensive stopping. A tunnel about SOC
| feet below the discovery shaft will be
run in on the vein 900 feet to connect
with 116-foot shaft, leaving clean
chute 900 feet long by an average of u
feet high for stopping. Another tunne
200 feet still farther down the hill vii
tap the shaft at depth of 365 feet, leav
. ing the mine in excellent condition fol
the extraction of ore. This is the plal
for winter operations, and nearly hal
of the first project has been alread,
completed. 1t is aimed TO complete Thu
lwhole by spring.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-27
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
Notice No. IL.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
HALEY, Idaho October II. 1883.
NOTICE IL hereby given that the Columbia and
Beaver Silver Mining Company, an organiza
don incorporated under the laws OF the State OF
New York by its authorized agent, VIM. Hynd-
man, whose post Office address ia HALEY, Altu-
ras county, Idaho Territory has this day filed
its application for Il patent for l2oo linear feet
OF the
Lode, mine or vein bearing silver and other
minerals, with surface ground Ia3 feet in width,
average, situated in Sawtooth Mining District,
County Of AltuTas and Territory of Idaho, and
designated by the field notes and official plat
on file in this Office as Lot Number CD, and des-
cribed in said plat and field notes with mag
netic variation at IL deg. and 80 min. east, as
follows, to-wit
Commencing at the discovery point and run
ming thence 500 feet west to point on the
western end line of the claim; thence NJ deg
+. ~ feet to post No. 1: thence S. deg W. $40
feet to post No 9; thence S. 30 deg. and SO min
r. 1890 feet to post No 3; thence \ deg. z.
SOC feet to post No. 4: thence S. 81 deg 80 min
w. 1921 e5 feet TO post No. !, the place Of begin
ming survey Of exterior boundaries of claim
containing l1.65 acres claimed. From post No
U. s. M. NJ, No. bears N "a deg, 90 min and
40 sec. w. 90e9.53 feet distant. The nearest
known locations are the Columbia" and '.Ru-
by lode mining claims.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely arv
portion Of said Little Frankie lode mine or
surface ground are required to file their adj
verse claims with the Register of the United
States Land Office at HALEY, in the Territory of
Idaho during the sixty days period of publica-
ton hereof, or they will be barred BY virtue Of
the provisions of the Statute
1t Is hereby ordered that the foregoing Notice
of Application for Patent be published for the
period OF 80 days ten consecutive weeksl in the
KETcHUM KEYSTONE, semi-weekly newspaper
published at Ketchum, AIturas county. Idaho
HOMER Il. POUND,
| VIM. Hyndman Register
| Atty for Applicant. [oc-27]
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-10-27
The Supper and Concert.

The Union Church concert md sup
per last night went off very smoothly, |
not considering slight disturbance in
Obliged in by several well known dudes
whose avrice for cake was blind to every
sense of etiquette. Although the atten-
dance was comparatively light, the cash
receipts were apparently very good.
Numerous auction sales, lotteries, ETC.,
swelled the treasury with their income.
During the course of the evening tbs
attendants We're favored with vocal and
instrumental musical selections by
Messrs. Foote and Blackwood, and Mrs.
MeLennan, and as a whole the affair sue
ceeded. Fifty pieces of one cake We're
sold at twenty five cents each in ring
lottery, and little Miss Krews was the
discoverer of the prize, beautiful gold
band ring. Another cake, made by
Miss Holcomb, without any ring in it,,
was sold to the highest bidder, Mr..
Lewis The auctioneer knocked it
/ dowd' once, twice. and three times,
| but not satisfied with this, a lot of seal
awags with novice postmaster at their
head, Knocked it down again, and that
/ was the fatal knock. 1t went all over
the church building in sweet fragments
like the broken smiles of coy maiden
to rest in visable "Reminiscences of the
i past. The KEYSTONE has decided to
postpone an anticipated .hunger fest
to day. and devote the time to more
charitable purpose in scheming to par
alize that postoffiee gang; and don't
YOU forget it, We took the cake.
1t is said that that HALEY editor with
an unutterable NOM FRANCHISE has in
weighed '.fair one" into the meshes of
matrimony. We have always regarded
, those elaborate marriage notices in the
, Times as tho outgrowth of II mania i'll
, the sanctum, and now it will seem SC
rude for everybody to go right on call
! ing Pieette Pie coat, 'By-cot,' Pi- god,
'Bi- god Peacock, 'Pick-it,' Pickett
; OUT Peak at-it, 'Bi-god, and Petit
cote; Just the same.