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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-31
GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
Aurifsrous Deposits In the Dead Rivers ol
the Western Sderras.

Auriferous Deposits In the Dead Rivers Of
the Western Sderras.
California will continue as in the
past, one Of the chief gold-proaucing
countries in the world. A prolific
source of its future mineral wealth will
be the dead rivers which abound ia the
lower western Sierras. A dead river
is channel once occupied by rum
ming stream, but now filed and COW
cred with gravel. or earthly or rocky
matter. The dead rivers of California
became such mainly through volcanic
causes. This fact is nowhere more APP
parent than in the eastern part OF
Butte County. where merely a glance
at the topography plainly reveals a hor-
izontal strata Of lava in places several
hundred feet in thickness that in some
past age has spread over the country,
crushing distractions. filling depres-
sions and burying a channel system
80 complete and extensive as the water
system Of to-day. This great overflow
of lava came from active volcanoes,
presumably the Lassen Buttes.
Since hydraulic mining has been de-
clared illegal. more attention is being
paid to drift-gravel mining than ever
before By drift-gravel mining is meant
the following of the subterranean cham
mel by tunnel or incline. and the ex-
traction only of the gold-bearing
gravel. This mode of mining precipi-
tates no perceptible debris upon the
low lying agricultural lands, and in
every case where conducted with judg-
ment and discretion is proving remun-
erative in the highest degree. Appear
ances Indicate unwonted activity in
channel mining. The suppression Of
the ruinous system Of hydraulic min
ming, with the increased knowledge
which minors are acquiring of dead
rivers. together with rich results re-
Gently realized from drift-gravel mines.
all combine to direct attention to this
particular branch of mining. A field
Of universal promise seems TO be devel-
oping in Butte Country. Big Bend. the
largest riverbed mine in the world. will
start full force in the spring-sufiicient
tests have already been made to insure
success. The famous Magalia mine. a
few miles distant, which has yielded
fabulous returns in the past, has just
emerged from several years. litigation
and is making ready to resume opera
tons. The Aurora mine, valuable
and extensive property close to the
Magalia and on the same channel. is
about ready to start. A number OF
other rich claims in the Magalis ridge
locality, which have only been awaiting
intelligent development are likely soon
to receive attention from investors. All
of which would seem to indicate that
channel mining in Butte County Is go
ing to assume an Importance hitherto
updrealned oil. Sacramento Bee,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-31

Big Ben 70 see what he would do.
The first moment he was able to sit up
he called Charley and pulled the frail
little fellow down on his breast, saying:
'slf you'll only forgive me I'll pray
to the Lord to do the same. I'm rough
and wicked. but to turn a lad like you
out o. doors on such night as that
wasn't me at all. Old Satan must have
had possession of me-"
That great big fellow cried like
child. and Charley cried with him. and
/ might as well own up that We all
cried. What made it more solemn was
the fact that we had corpse at tho
door. When it was known that Hale
was dead, none of the other four Of US
could lift hand. How. the boy got
body out of doors never could under
stand. but get it out he did. and it was
three long months before we could give
it Christian burial.
On the morning when we got out of
bed feeling pretty strong again. Char
lev went to bed with fever. and be-
fore noon was raving crazy. i tell you
it was awful to hear him cry out every
few minutes in his delirium:
20, Ben. don't drive me out. I'll
work. I'll work as hard as can!'
Every cry went through the big fell
low like a bullet He nnrsed and
soothed the poor boy with all the ten
derness he could command. and two
or three times carried him about in his
arms as father would his ailing babe.
There was doctor at the Forks, and
after dinner Big Ben 'braved the bliz-
zard and made the trip down and back.
The doctor could not be induced to re-
turn with him, owing, to the cold. but
he sent some medicine. Poor Charley
was beyond human aid. however Ho
raved through the afternoon and night,
and next morning was struck with
death. His mind came back to him at
the last, and as we stood over him he
calmly said:
Il know Tn going to die. but I'm
not afraid. I'll see father and mother
in Heaven. and perhaps Brother James
is there too"
While we all felt bad enough, Big
Ben was completely broken down. He
got down on his knees and begged
Charley to forgive him, and l never
saw man feel the bitterness Of an act
as he did.
"Yes, I'll forgive you." replied the
boy. '.and if you pray to God. He'll
forgive, too. Has it come night SO soon
againr'
mo. my child" answered one of
the men.
"But l can't see any of you any
more. Good-by. Let me take your
hand, for"
And with that he breathed his last.
and there were two to rest in the snow
until spring came. Did you ever hear
of "Charley's Gulch?" Yes. OF course
you have. and if you have passed that
way You have seen tho boys grave.
The head board contains only the name
cut deep by Big Ben's knife-but the
story of the boys heroism has been
told in every mining camp in Nevada,
and it has never been told without
bringing moisture to the eyes Of all
listeners r. Sun,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-31
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Ill Tic OUJcCtiOu W Ucluk ~ otOur
atically robbed for the benefit of the
monopolist and the embarrassment OF
the Treasury constitutes man sfree-
trader. then this land is full of free
traders. Omaha Herald.
john Sherman has written to
friends in Ohio that they may depend
upon him to oppose the confirmation
of Mr.. Lamar. 1t is understood that
John has selected for his dying words:
IF any man attempt to haul down the
bloody shirt shoot him on the spot. -
Chicago Herald
The Republicans claim that the
college presidents, who are expressing
themselves in opposition to a high tar
il. are mere theorists. Now. we wish
to know what sort of men are the Re-
publican manufacturers of New En-
gland, who agree with them. Coluns-
bas (Ga.) Enguirer-Snn.
The Republicans claim that the
war tariff has produced q vast in
crease of wealth in this country-has
made many men very rich. and improved
the condition of all. Surprising this
this to be true. could We not have .
tariff SO high that even the humblest
Of its beneficiaries would be very well
Off Why can't we abolish poverty
by piling tariff taxation still higher7-
Washington Post
This early and pronounced
Blaine boom BODIES no good to the Re
publican party in 1883. It viii give
more caution to the Democracy in re-
vising the tariff and the conscience
vote Of the country win be prepared
in the event of Mr.. Blaine's renomina-
ton to once moro make impossible
the election of a man of his political
record to the highest Office in the gift
of the people. -PaDtGret r. ~ Val
ley Cleaner.
The Governor of Nebraska sends
q telegraphic request to the Senators
of his State in Congress to oppose the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamar as JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court Tho Gov
ernor of Nebraska Is . very cheap
demagogue of the Foraker-T uttls
school, and it was not necessary for
him 10 60 to the expense of sending q
dispatch to Washington to prove It.
However. it has long been the habit Of
donkeys to bray when they were being
neglected. Louis Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-31
THE PREACHER.

A preacher has no Z z time;
In d d works AWAY,
And with an x T G sublime
To battle sins R A.
His sermons must X L In jokes,
Or L C can not keep
Awake the great X 8 of folks
Who c X chance to sleep.
Sometimes tn A X sleeping man
He pounds with N RIG;
In X C tries another plan
He makes an N n e.
In case U r A sinner smart
He'll c @ out and pray
Until he melts your c heart
And stops your souls d X.
II in old A J preacher can
Not I'LL the n T pews,
His flock N X J younger man
A wrong We can't X o's.
ACT preacher has, no doubt,
A princely sal r e,
While some, TO e X living out,
Depend on char T.
A perfect life he must 8 A
To do rs N e good,
For other Y z can't convey
The holy A d should.
Zen when in p @ leads apart
A spirit u L life,
SIX p can't the poisoned dart
ON v and Of strife.
IL G. Dodgs, IN W r World
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-31

uegreeS Wnen ulRnt came on.
The boy kept up rousing fire,
dressed his rabbits for soup. and all
day and all night long he kept forcing
strong coffee down our threats. That
doubtless helped us to pull through,
or at least four of u.s. The other man,
whose name was Hale. had his teeth
firmly clenchcd. and from the way his
features were distorted and his limbs
drawn up it was evident that h. died
in great agony. In couple of hours l
was able to be up and assist Charley in
caring for the others, but it was far
into night before the last man could
use his tongue in sensible manner
1t was Big Ben, and when conscious
ness returned and he saw the white
faced boy bending over him the great
tyrant whispered:
AYE! The corpse Of the lad has
risen up to confront and accuse me! 1t
was cruel thing did to drive him
out and the Lord will never forgive
me for it!''
While out Of danger we were yet
weak and almost helpless, and none of
US could attend the fire or do bit of
cooking for nearly a week. The whole
work devolved upon the boy, and no
one could have done better. He was
cook. nurse, doctor and protector. all
in one. He got three more hares and
couple of birds. and don't believe .
spoonful OF the broth went down his
own throat.
Well, !. for one, had been watching
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
NO OTHER RAILWAY IN THE
NORTHWEST

NORTHWEST,
has in so short period gained the re.
putation and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE.
From comparatively unknown factor
in the commercial world, it has been
transformed to an independent, infu-
ential, grand Through Route, with
magnificent depots, superb equipment
and unsurpassed terminal facilities.
Through careful catering to details, it
has won for itself reputation for
sohdity, safety, convenience and atten-
tion to its patrons, second to no rail
road in the country. Pullman sleep
ers, models of palatial comfort, dining
cars in which the cuisine and general
appointments are up to the highest
standard, and coaches especially built
for this route, are among the chief ele-
ments which have contributed towards
catering successfully to a discriminate
ing public. Located directly on It's
line, between Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, and Milwaukee and Chicago,
and Duluth and Milwaukee and
Chicago, are the following thriving
cities of Wisconsin and Michigan
New Richmond, chippewa Falls.
EauClaire, Ashland Hurley,
Wis, Ironwood, Mich, Res
semer. Mich, Stevens Point
Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac, Waukesha and
Burlington, Wis.
For detailed information, lowest cur
rent rates, berths, ETC., via this route
to any point in the South or East.
apply to nearest Ticket Agent or ad-
dress
VIM. S. MELLEN, General Manager,
JAMES BARKER, 'sHl' FssS5 assn.s 8 Ticket
MILWAUKEE.
r. n. ANSON, Northwestern
Passenger Agent, No. I9 Nicollet
House Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
Nuggets Of Foreign News.

Seven old wooden warehouses Mt Stenward,
Germany, containing cotton, rice, sugar and
saltpeter valued at 1000, 900 marks, were
destroyed by fire. Six persons perished in
the flames. The spectacle was grand one.
Twenty thousand persons watched the flames.
Most OF the property was insured in England.
Five thousand cases of champagne and a
large quantity ofcandles were also destroyed.
The official report of the worlds harvest
shows that the wheat crop in Italy, France,
Great Britan and Russian Podolia is from
20 to 26 per rent below the average and in
Austria. Hungary, Southeastern Europe and
Egypt from 20 to 80 per cent above the
average. The barley crop in Great Britain,
Austria, Hungary, France and Egypt is de-
ficient from 10 to Is per cent. In Germany
the crop is 25 per cent above the average.
The Cossack expedition to Thibet, under
command of Gen. Prejevalsky, of the Russian
London as to the real motives actua ting the
czar i'll ordering it. Ostensbly the expedition
is sent out for the purpose of exploration,
but it is suspected that its real object is that
of checking certain English movements and
preventing the Inauguration of Others on the
Thibet and Bokharan borders. The ex-
ploration theory has been made plausible by
giving the expedition a scientific character,
in its accompanying corps of engineers,
geologists, ETC.. but the fact that the govern
ment subscribed 54, 900 roubles toward the
expenses of the expedition, as well as furnish
ing it with an escort bearing q much closer
resemblance to an army of invasion than an
ordinary body guard, strengthens the belief
that offensive tactics are expected to be en-
ployed much more frequently than defensive
ones.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
PALMISTRY.

From tho Boston Courier.
"Pray read my hand" he said with smilo
As they sat in tho parlor bright,
"And l will read yours twill serve to while
The moments away to- night"
She took his hand and it's lines she scanned,
Then wide she opened her eyes:
you're in love, | see, with agirl, said she
About my age and size.
"You've loved her long, and your love is
strong
The lines OF your hand disclose;
And you'd ask her to be your wife, but see
That you're afraid to propose.
"But you need not fear, for 'tis written
here"
The maiden fair went on,
AS the palm she scanned, 'to ask her hand,
For her heart is already won."
Then the youth proposed, and with cheek
rose hued,
She answered, "Yes, " with smile;
And Il season OF OSCILLATION ensued
In regular Down East style.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06

days the engineers in charge of the construc.
ton of the bridge had been apprehensive on
account of the high water and the great
quantity of driftwood which had been float
ing down and lodging against the trestle or
false work of the bridge, including the ele-
waited portion oft far out on the Kentucky
side, had been, practically completed for
some time and the workman were engaged
on the channel span. This span is the one
that gave away and was Immediately above
the central current of the river. 1t was 100
feet high and on top of it was traveller 104
feet high. The structure was weighted down
with nine freight ears loaded with pig iron
and other heavy material, besides 700, 900
pounds OF bridge iron to make it steady.
The crash was witnessed by hundreds OF
people who crowded the south end of the
bridge in Covington. The loss is estimated
at 500, 900, and will fall on the keystone
Bridge company, of Pittsburg, Pa.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
NEWS in BRIEF.
News From all Parts Of the World
in q Condensed Form
Washington Briehets.

The president returned to the senate with
out approval the bill for the erection of q
public building ut Sioux City, Iowa. He re-.
turned to the house also without approval
the bill appropriating $1,214.51 for the re-
lief of Clement A. Lounsberry, late postmas-
ter at Bismarck, Oak.
Last Sunday Benjamin Franklin of Blue
Earth City, Mimi, went to Washington to Sc
cure an increase of pension. He was caught
in blizzard in 1865, and lost both of his
arms and both of his legs and is now drawing
$72 He found Mr.. Lind, who went with him
before the committee on pensions ofthe house,;
and secured report recommending$1 500 per
month"; and by unanimous consent, the bill
was passed for this amount. This is probab b.
ly the quickest legislation of the session, with
the exception of the Sheridan bill
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
The Boy Boss.
From the New York Sun,

From the New York Sun,
Two years ago q farmer in Phelps,
N. T., died, leaving q widow, four chill
dren and an 81, 800 mortgage on the
farm. The eldest child, boy oils,
set to work at once to try to carry
on the farm, and, according to a local
newspaper, he has succeeded remarka-
bly, well. He has plowed the fields.
sowed, cultivated and reaped; he has
had sole charge of large number of
cattle and horses on the farm, he has
managed q retail milk business, and
has himself marketed all the farm pro,
duets.
Last summer he found time after his
work in the fields to paint the house
twice over and to build hve new fences.
In the Winter he mob only attends to
the necessary work about the farm,
but teaches q country school three
miles away, fells timber in the woods
on Saturdays aud writes excellent let
ters to the local newspapers. The
farm is not only out al debt and in
splendid condition, but the lad ana
bis mother have enough money on
hand to buy twenty more acres OF
land. |
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
News about People.

The funeral services of thela Chief Justice
Jones, of Washington territory, were held at
Rochester, MINI. Early in the day
people began to arrive by teams from
the surrounding country, and the trains from
different points arrived during the forenoon
with communicates from Winona, Owatonna,
Waseca, Austin and other places, in uniform.
The number of Masons in line was nearly 500
and said to be the largest Masonic funeral
ever held in Southern Minnesota.
Charles Crocker's will, fled at San Fran
cisco, appoints the widow as executrix, and
disposes of an estate worth something over
$25, $50, 900 as follows: Real estate, 81,
5000; stocks and bonds, $12, ,O00, 900; ac-
counts, 81 500, 900; promissory notes, $S,-
5OOOOO; cash, $500 900, half of which goes
to the widow, including the residences in San
Francisco and Sacramento and the other
half is divided among the three sons and one
daughter, with provision for other relatives
and for family servants.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-06
General Francis A. Walken the dis

General Francis A. Walker the dis
tinguishfd d Massachusetts, educator,
advocates the removal OF such arith-
metical tortures as compound interest,
compound proportion, compound
partnership, cube root, equation of
payments and some other processes
from the curriculcum OF the Boston
grammer school course. He advises
the use only of such operations as are
In practical. everyday use.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-19

The President has been for a long
time trying to find a Democratic
statesman whose stomach was strong
enough to render him a successful
Minister to Mexico. He hopes that
such a man has been found in the
person Of Gen. Bragg, Of wisconsin.
We once heard of Member of the
Ohio Legislature-who had been trou-
bled by nervous, ill-tempered men
who declared that what was needed
in the Legislature was men of less
brain and more stomach. This is
the rule which applies to the Mexican
Mission. Bragg is somewhat brainy
but it is not an intellectual test he
will have to undergo. About every
Democratic statesman that has been
sent over there yet, during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, has been downed
by Mexican whisky. So serious did
this danger become, that it resolved
itself into great international ques-
tion Of contest for supremacy between
American Democracy and Greaser
Whisky. The Greaser side has held
the balance of power thus far, and if
Gen. Bragg cannot use sulphuric acid
and vitriol for morning nip" and
"night-cap," he might as well resign
at once.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-19

We have been impelled on more
than one occasion to express our dis.
like of the style of preaching which
aimed only at the sensational. Fol
holding conscientiously to this line OF
thought we seem to have aroused q
spirit of criticism bordering on cen
sure, in some Of our brethren who
ride circuits in some Of the back dis
tricts. We are sorry for this, but
cannot subscribe to the beauty or val
ue Of the pulpit show business
Sam Jones is giving exhibitions in
the West, Sam Small preached" in
Kansas City last week, and for report
ing his sermon a local paper was sued
for criminal libel. But these men
draw well! Since Sam and Sam left
Ohio, Ben. Hogan has appeared.
Ben's claims to attention consist in
the alleged fact that he has spent his
life as doggery-keeper, prize-fghter
and hummer. We might overlook
the character of his preparation for
the ministry, if it were not for the
character of the harangues sent forth
as his most thrilling sermons. Some
of these sermons though are possessed
of rare beauty of thought and express
sion, and calculated to elevate human
ambition, purify thought, and give a
higher conception Of the great plan
of salvation. What, for instance,
could more fully and clearly point the
way to calvary than this instructive
bit Of sermonizing:
'To be first-class prize fighter
man must be one naturally. Same
way with lawyers, and preachers and
others. Men think you can make
a prize fighter out of boy by sendin'
him to gymmynasium an maxim
him fight the bag every day, run on
the track and take bath at least once
week. That's mistake. You. can
make no fighter out of a cur. I've
seen men strong as Hercules, and
when they put up their hands in the
twenty-four-foot ring little man
knocked 'em out in no time.
That extract was a part Of Ben's
sermon in Cincinnati on last Sunday.
That may be just the kind of gos-
pei that is needed in Climatic, but we
are not certain that it would be good
Sunday School Lesson for the country
districts. The idea of pair of angels
folding their white wings, putting up
their fists and trying to punch one
anothers heads in the golden streets,
is not one that harmonizes with the
earlier teaching upon this subject.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-19

During portion of last week the
most severe bIizzards ever known in
this country prevailed in the west and
northwest. At one point in Dakota
the storm was so fierce that the school
was dismissed and the children were
lost on their way home. Men turned
out in search, using ropes to prevent
themselves from getting lost. One
company carried a long pole, and in
this way kept together. All the lost
children but one were recovered. At
many points the schools have been
dismissed, and trains are stopped. The
mercury showed over fifty below zero.
Old settlers in Dakota declare they
never saw the equal of this blizzard.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-19

One Of the greatest issues before the
American people, this year, is whether
Rebel Brigadiers shall continue TO
come to Congress as the Representa-
tives Of colored Republicans who do
not vote. That the Democracy of the
Solid South can openly and defantiy,
and by armed force, suppress the col
ored vote in that section, then assume
to run the administration of the Gov
ernment, is not picture calculated to
make an American citizen feel excess
lively proud of his county or himself.
The ''war" will never be over until
the citizens of the country can vote.
to man, and have that vote hon
estly counted and returned.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-19

Editor w. d. Bickham of the Day
ton Journal and Editor ]. @. A.
Campbell, of the Bellefontaine Re-
publican have been spatting through
the Commercial Gazette, concerning
the candidacy Of Blaine and Sherman
for the Presidency. There is no need
of any discussion in the premises. If
the Convention shall deem Sherman
the better candidate, Mr.. Blaine will
warmly support his friend from Ohio.
If Blaine shall be considered the bet
ter candidate. Sherman will be heard
earnestly advocating the election of
his friend from Maine. What, there
fore, is there to discuss regarding
these two grand men? The people of
Ohio will give either tremendous
majority.