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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-06
OLD SHIPS TO
Veterans OF the Sea Bought Up by the
Dutchmeu.
Eram the New Work Sun

Veterans OF the Sea Bought Up by the
Dutchmeu.
From the New York sun.
A man stepped into one of b shipping
Offices ON Front street the other day to
have q look Mt the Maritime Register. An
old sea captain who had been reading II
remarked as the visitor had laid the sheet
aside, after m apparently fruitless in
spection, 'Don't find What you were
looking for, en-"
"No," was the answer. II was looking
for the B., but she isn't listed In this
number.
"Old ship?"
ayes. / sailed In her twenty years ago."
"Oh, well, then, she belongs to the Ger
mans by this time"
"How's thai? 2"
"Well, the Germans don't build ships,
leastwise not ooden ones so much as
some other people do. They buy second
hand ships, n they do most OF their buy
ing in America. The German merchants
operate on smaller capital than ours, and
they can't or won't put as much money in
TO timber as they do here. They have a
sharp eye for bargains. too,le me tell you,
and when they find a tub that's somewise
slow or leaky, but ~prcsentable n cheap,
they buy her, copper-bottom Grand start
her ON her travels again. Lord! there's
lots OF American-built ships flying the
Dutchman's flag at our wharves. Some
N~orwegians buy 'em, too, but it's mostly
Germans that get 'em."
This throws a light on old ships, but the
pins, pianos and sewing machines are still
to be accounted for.
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The Copper Market.


The tone of the market continues ex-
cecdingly strong, and, following the lead
of the London market, values here have
again advanced considerably. During the
week an important business has been
transacted in Lake Copper at l5Ic. per
pound, but hardly anything can now he
secured at this figure, and the quotation
must now he named as l5E, with 15k to
15A asked for retail lots. For casting
brands IA firmer tendency is also appar-
ent, and nothing can now be bought he
low l2H-A, according 10 brand, while Ari-
IONA ingot copper 10Y readily commands
ANY.
In spite of the higher prices now ruling,
consumption goes on ut a very satisfac.
tory rate, and the whole position is highly
encouraging, as, while demand remains
as good as at present the producers have
the market pretty much at their own dis
posal.
In London prices have also marked an
important rise during the week, and Chill
bars and &. NJ. B. copper. which closed
last Friday Mt f53 .. 3d. f53 los. spot, and
E53 LIS. Cd. To f5i three months, are up
this afternoon to f5i *. cd. az f5i los. spot
and f5i lbs. a f5i LIS. Cd. three months,
after having touched a point 5s.H1s. Cd.
higher at one time during the week.
Latest reports 10 hand continue To the
effect that the demand for fine copper is
exceedingly active, and the latest quota
ions for such sorts are: English tough,
E5seI E5S los. best selected, E61U Etl los. /;
strong sheets, E61a E6i lOs.; India sheets,
f65sf f65 los, and yellow metal, 6Ld. per
lb.-MiHiny aud Engineering Journal.
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SOURCES OF PLACER GOLD.
The sources Of Gravel Washes May u.
Found Readily.

The sources of Gravel Washes May BE
Found Readily.
At Virginia City, Mont, il is supposed
that The quartz vein which was the source
of the gold found in Alder gulch in the
early days has been discovered. That
gulch has yielded first and last over SO,-
10000 in placer gold. Somewhere to-
ward its head this gulch must have
crossed m immensely rich vein Of gold
bearing quartz. II the vein that threw of
all the millions If gold has not now been
found, il is pretty certain that il will one
day he discovered. The gravel washes to
the eastward of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains are Of "A local character, therefore
they may he traced throughout their
whole course and the spot whence they
derived their gold pretty correctly To-
Gated. On the west side OF the Sierra
Nevada range IL would he hopeless AMI a
useless task To attempt 10 trace To its
source the gold found in the channels of
what are called the dead rivers or that
found in the deep hydraulic diggings.
Then the gravel deposits are often
hundreds of feet in depth, aud ex-
tend along the main Sierra n
for hundreds OF miles. The beds of
gravel there appea To have been de-
'sitcd by some general overflow of wa
ter. were probably at one time under the
oCcan. W nat are rnl'"tl the channels of
ancient rivers run uurth and south, the
same as the main range Of the mountains,
and some miners think that the source of
the gold found In them is somewhere i'm
the FAR north up towar, the north pole.
In California IL is of little use To attempt
tn trace up gold that is found in smoothly
washed gravel. Where the gold trough
aud unwashedl is found among angular
fragments Of quartz u country rock ina
ravinc or on the slope of n rocky noun
tain, California quartz miners are pretty
sure Ia soon find the lead which was its
source. Between the Sierras and the
Rockies. where there has been no such
universal wash as Is seen on the water
base Of the Sicrras, pcrscvcring search
should discover the source Of all the large
deposits Of placer gold. In the Great
Basin region all gravel deposits have been
formed 10y local washes; by water that is
flowing or has flowed in the gulches and
over the plats in and on which the aurifer-
ous gravel is found. not by any sea or uni
versal deluge. Outside Of large rivers,
therefore, as the Colorado, the Snake lin
Idahol. and some others in which placer
gold Is found. II is not an impossible task
To trace Ia their sources deposits of placer
gold. The source in all the region he
tween the Rocky mountains and the
Sierra evada ang Is local, aud event
ually rich veins Of gold bearing quartz
will be found near where nave been mined
large deposits of placer ~gold.-Dsnrsr
Mining Industry.
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A PromisIng District.

A mineral belt laying i'm granite forma-
ton between the Granite Belle and Has
mark lodes, adjoining the town OF Gram
lite, is an unwritten district that promises
very soon to gladden. the hearts OF the
owners and assist greatly In stimulating
the business interests of this vicinity, says
the Star. This property, owned by d.. j.
McInnis and Thotnas Coulter OF Granite,
comprises four distinct claims, whose
veins run parallel with each other AT no
greater distance than $50 feet. They are
the Matte. Matte Fraction, Tyson and
Maggie e.. Mr.. McInnis has taken a lease
on the Matte. and is at present drifting
at n point 200 feet from the mouth OF he
tunnel and about fifty feet from the sur
face. Here w find the vein widening to
four feet, the ledge matter u foot u
the pay streak to six inches. The ore,
which Is Of gray copper. brittle, ruby, ma.
tive and chlorides OF silver, assays on an
average 500 to the ton. About three tons
of this characterized ore lays on the
dump ready for shipment. Mr.. Mclnnis
believes the vein runs on n direct line
with the Rainbow. Young America and
Lord Nelson. The Matte was located by
Fraction, located in 1888. joins the Matte
on the north, aud assessment work up To
date has cut out a 3DO-foot tunnel. which
is well timbercd; the Tyson, which had
its birth in 1886, presents from develop
ment work a well timbered tunnel Of 100
feet, and a crosscut of 90 feet; the Maggie
e.. was located u year later and consists
of l25 feet Of tunnel, timbercd 10 feet from
tho nnnuth
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Mines of Harvey Greek

A Siircr State reporter in an interview
with Mr.. Harry X. Parsons Of Harvey
creek district, who is in Deer Lodge par
italy in the interest Of his mining prop
critics there, and To receive treatment for
a sevcre attack OF rheumatism. learns
that much attention is beng paid this
locality, both by placer and quartz miners.
Mr.. Parsons together with Messrs. Glen
nowen and Mcintosh, are AT present doing
contract work for the Alps company of
Philipsburg, who are now preparing 20
construct a mill near the What-ls-lt and
Fraud quartz claims. These two prop
critics which are about two miles apart,
gave from "A fair sample an assay 81 S4s
last week and are at present receiving the
undivided attention Of the
Twenty-Five men are at work in and
around this camp, most OF whom are en-
ployed by the Alps company. Tn ques-
tioning Mr.. Parsons regarding the future
OF the camp. lac said: 'Oh Harvey creek
Is coming out; we have a new boarding
house under construction, n some other
little building. Every day new men strike
The camp aud new prospects are opened
up. IL you will come over there" said he,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-06

Funeral notices neatly printed at the
standard" Office.
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The Lend Market.

Under a pressure of sales from certain
quarters. the market closed last week with
some signs of weakness, and prices sub
scqucntly came down To about 4'20. but
afterward good buying on the part of con-
sumers set i'm, and an upward reaction
quickly took place and values advanced
again Ia 4'35, and this i'm spite Of the re-
ports from Washington that serious diff
culties have arisen in the senate with re-
gard To the passage through that chamber
of the Mckinley Tariff bill.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-06
a Lady Tiger Killer.

From the Ieyant Herald.
The pursuit of ''thc grand SPORT i'm In
dia has brought TO the front a lady tiger
killer of great skill and prowess in the
person of Mrs. Evans Gordon. This fear
less lady, as n member of the recent
Cooch Behar hunting expedition, shot an
angry tigress who was rushing viciously
upon the party and was actually within a
few yards of her elephants trunk. Her
shot, as we are told, was as well timed as
il was aimed, for the other guns engaged,
including that of the other lady sports
mans husband, Major Evans Gordon, had
failed To stop the furious brute. II is
added that this brilliant achievement adds
one more to the many trophies already
won by this dauntless lady in the hunting
grounds of Cooch Behar.
Funeral notices neatly printed at the
'~.Sfdnddrdn Office,
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From the New York Herald.
Father shouting down stairs Has
George gone yet, Jennie2
Daughter isweetly)- yet, paw.
I. itcstilyD-Wcll, ! want To go To- bed.
ID. lsweeter than beforel-All right,
dear, / think it's the best thing you can
do, for you've got to get up early, YOU
know. Good night, dear paw.
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MINERS AND MINING.
Reports Of Rich Strikes, New Prospects
and General Mining News.

The Champion company shipped six
bors of bullion Wednesday at n value OF
about $9,l0.
There are eleven steam hoists operating
in the Orc Elmo district and several more
will be i'm position soon.
The American Ruby is shipping ore
right along. The company contemplate
the building of reduction works III the
near future.
The Granite and Bi-Metallic companies
are stripping the mountain side above
the Granite highway Of its timber and are
converting the am into cords,
The Irct,n galena mine at Horseshoe
BEND. Idaho, was bonded last week 90 n
Denver for $1,000. The com
pany is running two shifts on develop
mcnt work and extracting orc Tor Snip
ment.
The SiIrer Stat says the shaft OH the
Magnolia has cached 30 feet and work
on the cross-cut to the lead Is in progress.
The treasury stock Of the Magnolia Is .
great demand. Chicago parties have IN
vested largely in this property lately.
There is quite an excitement in mining
This summer in Palouse City. Already
three different prospecting parties left for
the mountains in search OF hidden
tr, isurc, and abou, the 18th there will be
another party leave for unknown parts
The last party will he captaincd 10y the
pioneer miner. Hon. Frank Point
The Idaho World says work will COM
mcnce in the Elkhorn mine as SCOT as the
roads are open So that supplies and tim
bcrs can be taken to the mine. Twenty
five more stamps will he put in the mill
as soon as possible, a the Elkhorn
will be worked as all mines are by com
..,... ,l,s ,.,,l.r.ta MI flnir huSlnpsS-
On Baggs creek, seven miles east OF
this place and just north Of the prosper
Gus Iosel district. are seven tents, all &C.
cupied by prospectors, who are Locating
leads that have already showed by assay
immense value. The discovery has been
made Of heavily stained copper ore carry
ing a good portion of silver. This camp
has set many to work looking for other
leads, which we are glad 10 say have been
located Silrer State.
George II. Casey, one of the officers OF
The Hidden Hand mine, IN Iosel district,
was in Deer Lodge Monday, the guest OF
Owen Long, the manager Of the company,
says the Siirer State. The Hidden Ham
has established a within by which TO hoist,
as the work for the next few months will
be sinking. The mine is in prime condi-
iion, and the outlook il most satisfactory
10 all. That Dcer Lodge is tn have a rich
silver-lead cam pwithin seven miles is very
gratifying news. Mr.. Long reports his
ramp coming out surprisingly.
We learn tina Hon. 5. J. Dempsey
cleared up much more gold from his n.y.
draulic claim at Centcrville than he had
expected 10. Owing to the failure of
water Mr.. Dempsey has closed il down
until next spring. A rich strike has been
made in the Pride of Idaho mine, about
one-fourth Of "A mile above the Elkhorn.
Hugh Turner n few years ago made "A big
clear-up from some ore from this mine.
and il the rich ore continues coming out
as rapidly as il is now some big clcan-ips
will be made this ycar.-Iddho World.
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The MIIw ukee


BY the Standards Special Wire.
Butte, June 5.-work will begin to-
morrow on the last - feet of the Milwau-
kce shaft. the depth If which is now 175
feet. When this - feet is completed, cross
cutting and drifting will begin. In less
than a month li0 tons of ore have been
taken from the milwaukee,.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
PROHIBITION AND REsUBMIssIoN.

From the Sterling Champion.
Those editors who are opposing the re-
submission sentiment that is now gain
ing a slight foothold In Kansas have a
perfect right to do so. But they should
be extremely careful of the terms used
while advancing their argumsnts. Such
epithets as "beer guzzler," ''whiskyite," ;"
saloon hummer, etc, sound very harsh
and vulgar, and as rule do not fit the
majority of men who are today foremost
in the cause of resubmssion. True, we
do not favor resubmis5ion, and are will
ing and anxious to give the. present pro-
hibitory law at least two more years of
trial If at the end of that time there
be no change for the betJer-in the en-
forcement of the law, we mean-then 1t
will be time enough to talk resubmission.
But this talk about there being no tem-
perance men IN the resubmission move
ment is all bosh. We know better. The
editor OF the Wichita EAGLE is a tenn
perauce man, and there Is John w.
Price, of Atchison, who never touched q
drop of spirituous or malt liquors IN has
iife. Both these men are in favor Of re-
submission, and yet some Of our rattle
Drained country editors call them
whisky bloats. Let the press gang at
least be gentlemenly In arguing these
questions.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
THE WAY 1T WORKS.

Writers, in discussing the emergency
rate, through the EAGLE, should not lose
sight of certain well defined rules which
have been evolved from the results of
commercial life everywhere, one of
which rules is that the consumer pays
all costs and charges. a cut rate on
blows inures to the benefit of the farmer
and does not add one cent TO the profits
of the manufacturer. To double the
freight rate on corn shelter does not
take cent out of the pocket of the man.
ufacturer, but adds just SO much to the
price of the machine to the final buyer.
There is another point that should not
be lost sight of, and that is market prices
are self adjusting, and under modern
facilities, extremely sensitive and of
ready response. Within minute after
the PRONUNCIATION of the alteration of a
freight rate the market adjusts itself to
the new prices. The tickers of the
boards of trade never cease during mar
ket hours and the indicator hands on the
great dials of the boards of trade, all
over the country, instantaneously jump
forward or fall backward with every
storm cloud that sweeps the agricultural
districts, with every sign Of disease
among live stock, with every order of
the general traffic managers. the con-
sumer or buyer always gaining or pay
ing the difference of fluctuation, as the
case may be, while the producer is only
when the fuctuation is marked
and universal.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11

1t is a little bumilating to find that
after all our lavish hospitality to the
Pan-American delegates, some of them
were not impressed at all by our country
or the people. One of the three visitors
from Central America has just un-
bosomed himself, with disastrous results
to our national pride. He thinks that
two-thirds of our success is due to immi-
grafton, and that without this foreign
element the ''great republic" would be a
pretty arid and melancholy abode. He
admits that the Americans have intro
duced many new features in every in
dustry, but he adds that everything here
is badly managed. Our railroads are all
wretchedly constructed and roguishly
handled, and are not at all astonishing.
Our streets he regards as positively un-
safe in consequence of the legion of
tramps, medicants and impositors. Evil
IDENTIFY, as far as the influence of that
deponent extends, our efforts to impress
the visitors was loves labor lost. But
maybe all the others We're not 80 i'm
pressed Let US hope SO.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
A TEXAS REBEL.

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 8, 1890.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
l have just read the two letters in the
Daily EAGLE of January 1S, one signed
by ''Squatter" and the other "a Rebel
Rebel is sound and sensible, and as a
Republican l am in full sympathy with
his views. If this is a part of the policy
of the 'Murdock Rebellion" then l say
too, God speed the rebellion. | have
have heard of the rebellion" only as
rebellion, never having seen an outline
Of its policy. Put me down as a Resub-
mission rebel. In Squatter's letter he
speaks of your article entitled sit is in
the air." This should like to read also,
and would be very thankful to have
copy containing the article sent me. L
will be again in Kansas las that is my
home) before very long, and will do my
part towards helping the rebellion"
along. Yours respectfully,
T. II, WONDERLY,
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
A VALUABLE AUXILIARY

Colorado has taken the cue from Kan
a view to inducing immigratian. A
state convention will be held in Denver
tomorrow for the purpose of devising
ways and means to carry the aforesaid
objects into effect. 1t was also expected
that the state will have representatives
at Omaha TO unite with the Kansas dele
CATION in the effort to secure cooperation
from the railroads in the immigration
movement, or more properly to secure a
proportional advantage for that state in
whatever arrangement may be made by
our people. We are pleased to have our
neighbors to the west thus bestirring
themselves. As the major portion of
the immigration hoped for and expected
must come fir ON the east, whatever
effort Colorado may put forth will inure
indirectly if not Immediately to the ben
eft of Kansas, inasmuch as those VIII o
are induced to go there must pass through
this state, and the contrast presented
between the two states when they shall
have seen our rugged sister will cause
many to come back for locations and
homes.
But should there be large influx of
population into Colorado and should all
remain it will still be greatly to our ad-
vantage, because that state Is largely de-
voted to mining and other pursuits than
farming, and an increase in the number
of non-producers OF food products so
near to us cannot fail to increase the de-
mand for our surplus of that character.
1t would be good thing for Kansas if
Colorado could double her population
within year, Of good, thrifty people.
1t costs too much to haul our products to
the consumers in the industrial regions
east: we must manage some way to get
the consumers nearer to us. There is no
danger of OVERRIDING the thing. There is
lots of room, and the most and best and
cheapest living right in the heart of
the Nation with big IN" if you
please) than any other quarter of the
globe. and we want everybody to
know it.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
A LETTER FROM HoosIERDoM.

CRAwFoRDSvILLE, Ind, Feb. 6, 1890.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
There are many farmer residents of
Indiana living in Kansas, and near
Wichita, who never experienced win
ter in their former state that will COM
pare with the present season. Up to
this date there mas been only few cold
days, not more than three together, and
up to January 10 plants grew out doors
like they do in the spring. On January
9th John Petty, of Ladoga, picked a
mess of string beans IN his garden. Pre-
vious to this the only cool days that
there had been were on November %
and %, when light snow fell, but this
melted of on November 30. Flowers
have been blooming In the yards and
farmers are vet pasturlng their cows IN
fields of green grass. The weather was
not cold enough TO freeze ice until Jan
uarv 90, when the thermometer passed
the zero mark. Ice froze in the creek
about two inches thick, but this all
melted week ago and the prospect OF
securing Il supply OF ice Is not fattering.
In the southern part OF. the state many
peach trees are III bloom and have been
since Christmas. There have been nu-
merous thunderstorns and this has kept
vegetation green. But the greatest
rarity is second crop of apples that are
upon the trees. or were. up 70 the late
cold snap last month. The apples were
as large as walnuts. But there Is an
other cause for these apples being upon
the trees, in addition 10 the fact that the
weather has been very warm. and that
is, hail storm which happened por-
tion of Montgomery county on July 26.
The hail stones were very large, and the
trees were stripped Of all fruit and
leaves, the vegetables in gardens was
beaten into the ground and you could
not find trace Of what had peen grow
ing therein. Hail lay upon the ground
a foot thick, and was shoveled on the
walks. The trees afterwards put forth
new leaves, then blossomsd anu the sec
ond crop Of appied appeared
This warm. damp weather has been
excellent for tha spread OF Ia grippe,
and hundreds of people are victims
There have been seven deaths II tnls
city, the result Of having this prevailing
sGeSze. BAN II ~ 9Ak>-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11

The announcement that was made ten
days ago by railroads leading into Texas
that the rate on grain would be reduced
from As to 81 cents at stated time was
followed in day or two by another an
nouncement that the old rates would be
restored after ten days notice. Now
comes another announcement that the
rate will be 46 cents on grain-2 cents
per hundred less than the old rate-but
that the rate on mill products will be ad-
vanced cents. This is on the principle
of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The ad-
vance neutralizes the reduction to the
producers as a whole, while it discrimi-
mates against our millers just to that ex-
tent. This new arrangement was evil
IDENTIFY made in response to the kick of
the Texas grain Spectators at the reduc-
ton first proposed but it leaves the
roads, that manifested such a willing
ness TO do the fair thing all around in a
compromising light at the northern end
of their lines.