The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-04-05

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dramas comedies and tragedies.
Az meeting Of the Manitoba Live Stock
Association at Miles CITY, Montana, few
days since, petition was prepared 10 be
sent to Secretary Teller stating that the
subsistence furnished the Cheyenne Indians
mas been barely sufficient to keep them
from starving and II the Government makes
no further provision for them, they have
one or two alternatives left them--to renew
their depredations ON the stock men or to
starye. While the Indians cannot be
blamed for stealing as a last resort to keep
themselves from starvation, the stock men
on the other hand, cannot be expected to
submit to the destruction OF their property
without nn effort TO protect il, aud that seri
uus trouble will ensue is only naturally to
be expected. We therefore respectfully but
earnest ly ask you to give the matter the at
tentiun its Importance deserves ami, to see
if some permanent PROVISION cannOt be
made lOr these people, which will save them
from starvation and ut the same time rroi
tcct the stock interests Of this section OF the
country. .....
The excitement over tho Coeur d. Aleue
mines in Idaho grows more intense as the
warm weather approaches and the danger
Of freezing to death is lessened. Thousands
of men are hocklng 10 these mines from
Montana, Oregon aud from more remote
places. From disinterested sources your
correspondent learns that most of the re-.
potts that have gone out regarding these
mines have been greatly exaggerated. There
are rich places, but not enough for one fl
tieth Of the men who will and have llocked
there. Most of tha placers discovered 81
far are in low ground and when the snow
a., ,utI h., ial
Provisions are scarce and as n result very
high Board is 81 per day, and the only
persons who are rraping rich harvest now
are the saloon and boarding house keepers.
The craze over these mines is such that
| farmers are leaving their farms to join in
the pursuit Of sudden riches. Some good
however will result from this rush, in The
| opening up of a hne country. 0nee across
into Washington ". aud Oregon few trav
| eiers will want To return There is NJ
doubt beautiful country for the artist and
n productive Que for the farmer. The
country around Puget Sound is not sur
passed for su6limitY and variety OF scenery
This Sound or ocean lake as it has beer
aptly termed, covers an area as large at
Rhode Island and Delaware sud is naviga
bls in almost every part for the larges
ships. Forests of spruces, cedars, pines anC
| hemlOcks stretch away from its shores u
distant snow clad mountain ranges. Eicl
one Of Its countless bays form panorama
us besutllul as was ever put upon canvas
During the dry months it is q pleas IN
place 10 visit, but woe TO the unlucky on
who is bound up there during the ram.
season. Alter he gets used to it he won
mind il, but The getting familiar with tn
weather is slow work.
With the view of helping this countr
the Northern Pacific has reduced IL
through freight traffic as far as Walla Wal
Ia, W. TY., from the east, and has ais
made q cut TO favor the California, aud tn
Portland, Oregon shippers 1t will not b
so very long now before there will be s
J much compe ttion in this transcoutinenta
traffic that it will not cost small fortune t
make the California trip from the Atlanti
sesboard, and tourists by taking steame
at Buffalo Tor Duluth, thence by rail t
Portland, Oregon, and then down the Pa
cifc coast per steamer To San Franclsco.wil
ENJOY a trip full Of health promOtiye;
changes and valuable information.
Some time since the Interior Department
issued authority Tor the Indians on tn
Red Lake and White Earth reservations l.
cut down dead and burned timber and sci
it at public sale for their benefit. 1t ha
recently leaked that certain lumberman il
connection with the Indians have beei
working n schemo which in few yeai
would have dcpopulated our forests in thi
region and greatly enriched the ;ehpmert
Their plan was to scorch the trees, and xii
them in some way, and after cutting then
down advertise Tor bids Tor purchasing tn
fallen timber. OF course those IN the rim
were able to Did high knowing the timne
was not materially injured, aud their bid
were accordingly accepted. The logs ad
vertised to be sold last month aggregate
4 900 900 feet. Secretary Teller's attentio
mas been called TO this little plan To deirau
and the game is up, for little while any
way. PIONEER.