The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-03-02

that Sir John Mcdonald has been offer
ed the post of British ambassador to th,
United States. The British government
it is said, has begun to realize the nee
essity of sending to Washington repre-
sentative we'll informed in North Ameri
can affairs. If sir John accepts the al
legged offer Sir Charles Tupper will prob
ably assume the leadership of the domin
ion government.
Considerable interest has been aroused
oyer gold finds in Lower California. A
special from Ensenada says The dis
coveries embrace quartz ground and
placer diggings. Several parties have
arrived with large nuggets. People in
the diggings are taking out from one
dollar to two dollars and half pan
One nugget weighing $3.50 has been
brought In. People are thronging to the
diggings from Ensueda and neighboring
towns and many will go from San Diego
Senator Stewart, chairman of the com
mittee on mines and mining Ito-day made
a report on the resolution authorizing the
committee to investigate the subject of
the investment of foreign capital in mines
IN the territories. The amount OF capital
invested in the territories by aliens, as
near as could he ascertained, is $40, ,5O3,-
$40, and the dividends paid thereon 81,
1877, 800. The committee recommend the
alien lrnd act to be so modified as to per-
nit foreign capital to be used in the de
| velOpment Of mines in the territories.
The report of the interior department
contains the following with reference to
the Alaska boundary, at present a subject
of dispute between Canada and the United
States "The observations of William
Ogilvie, in charge of the survey in the
Yukan district, nohave yet been COM
pleted, but an approximate calculation
shows the boundary is nearly ninety
miles below the point where it is marked
on the United States maps. This is Of
great Importance, as the line passes
through the best gold bearing districts
vet discovered in this country"
The six days go-as you please race in
San Francisco came to an end Wednesday
evening at 10 p. m. and was won by
Frank Hart (coloredD, with 526 miles ;
E. C. More was second with 525 mile S
and two laps. 1t is claimed the gate re-
ceipts amounted to $4,000, of which
Hart gets 60 per cent. and More 40 per
cent. The following is the score Of the
others who finished IN the match : Pat
Geurrero, 4OS miles and three laps
Borcdcr, 274 miles; Oofty Goofty, 223
miles; Old Sport Campana, 3S5 miles and
six laps; Crozer, 3O3 miles and two laps
The bill introduced by Senator Stock
bridge provides that within one year
prior to the expiration of the lease Of the
fur seal fisheries to the Alaska CONNER
cial company, the secretary of the treas
ury shall lease to proper and responsible
parties the right of taking fur seals for a
term of ten years at an annual rental of
not less than $50;0O0, and an additional
sum of not less than $3.50 for each fur
seal taken and shipped from the seal
islands. The bill also makes it unlawful
for any person to erect or cause the erec-
ton of dams or other distractions in the
rivers of Alaska that will prevent salmon
and other fish from spawning.
The report made to the Mexican secre-
tary of foreign relations by Mexican Con-
sui Escobar of Ell Paso, on the effects Of
certain irrigation measures now pending
at Washington, has just been made public
The consul says that the taking OF water
from the Rio Grande in New Mexico, fe1
the Jornada del Muerto and Ell Pasc
Canal company, will result in the deca
dence and ruin of Mexican towns along
the river, whose only industry is farming
by irrigation with water from the Ric
Grande. He says if such measures are
put in operation by the United States tht
water of the river will be entirely con
sumed in New Mexico, and his people
will be deprived Of any for their own use
He claims tor Mexico the first right to
that water, and asks that strong measures
be passed by his country to prevent sucl
an injury to its frontier towns.