The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-19
CAPITAL CHAT.
In ian Bond Redemption.-A Very Good
App intment.

WASHINGTON, August 15.-The Secretary
of the Interior has authorized the Indian
Office to pay out $8S, 900, the proceeds OF
the sale of certain lands in Kansas, for the
redemption OF Kiowa Indian scrip. The
available funds will not be quite sufficient
to pay the principal and interest OF the
scrip presented, and they will be divided
pro rata among the scrip holders.
Captain F. E, Pierce OF the First Infantry
has been appointed Indian Agent at San
Carlos Agency. 1t is probable that officers
OF the army will be placed in charge OF all
agencies where the Indians are troublesome.
An officer of the marine hospital service
has been instructed to investigate the al
legged case of cholera in Camden, N. j.
The Guatemalan States have requested
this Government to forward the Guatema-
Ian mail via Esw Qrlesns and LlvinseOn.
This is the route which the Postoftice De-
partment has already selected. 1t has the
advantage OF six sailings per month instead
OF three as by the old route and is eight
days shorter.
TIE MAIL BUSINESS.
The Postoffice Department has been in
formed that the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company will continue to carry certain
mails until the expiration OF the contract
with the New Zealand Government. Su-
vice. has addressed a lester to the Superin-
tendent OF the railway mail service, as fol-
lows: IL have the honor to inform you
that the direct mail service from San Fran
cisco TO Australia has been resumed, and
that mails for New Zealand and the Aus
tralian colonies and all correspondence for
the Fiji and Samoan islands will be dis
patched from San Francisco direct, per
steamer "Jealandia," to sail hence on the
29tb inst, and that until further notice all
correspondence for the destination above
named will be dispatched from San Fran
cisco direct unless specially addressed to
be forwarded via Brindisi. The contract
referred to expires November 29th.
AFTER LoRING.
First Comptroller Durham says he is not
exactly satisfied with Lorings expla-
nation of his account as Commissioner OF
Agriculture, and unless he can offer better
reasons for the expenditures for seed than
have vet been submitted, he (the Comp
troller) will have to refer the case to the
Solicitor of the Treasury for the institution
OF legal proceedings.
AN ARMY INDIAN AGENT.
It is in contemplation to appoint an
army officer to perform the duties OF Indian
agent upon the San Carlos Reservation.
Sometime ago Secretary Lamar expressed
the conviction that an army officer should
be designated to represent both the Interior
and War Departments, and the Secretary
of War recommended to the President that
Captain A. E. Pierce be assigned to the
position. The President has not yet sig
nified his purpose in regard to the matter:
General Newton, Chief OF Engineers in his
annual report of the removal OF the OBJ
structions at He'll Gate, in New York Har-
Dor, speaks OF tunneling the reef and drill
ing holes for the great blast. The charging
OF the holes was commenced during the
month ofJuiy. It is expected that it will
he completed about October 1st, at which
time the blast will be fired. The explosives
used will be about 1000 pounds OF rock
powder, about $4,000 pounds OF dynamite
No. 1. About $4,000 copper cartridges
will be used ranging from Is to 40 inches
long and 2A inches thick.