The Irish standard., 1890-11-29

to Tower. Another resource OF this
great country is the immense water
power at Fort Francis. ] do nDt be-
lieve it is excslled by Minneapolis. The
Canadian government has spent nearly
x25 600 in putting ia the canal locks Mt
that point, aud but fifty feet Of cut re-
mains TO complete the WORK. / was in.
formed that All appropriation for inc
purpose is to be made In the near,
future.
NORTH DAKOTA.
In the United States circuit court for
the district of North Dakota the North.
erD Pacific Railroad company CON-
menced four actions to aet aside assesa~
ments Of taxes upon lands claimed by
them under tia grant of congress- anG
indemnity land selections, The CON-
pAny claims that under the present
rulings Of the secretary or the inGerior
the Lands are not taxable, Oh account OF
never having been segregated from tflS
public domain. aud 10 determinations
having been made which will Identify
any particular tract Of land which the
railroad company acquire under ths
grant. The secretary OF tfe inkeriGy
having withheld the lisi, and up to tins
present lime, failed TO cerJfY to tins
list, Or issue patents, nOW re4tlsreh
the railroad company TO furnish tho
commissioner Of the general land oise@
proof tlsat each tract Of land named iH
the list Is mineral, This, the CON-
pany contends, 1T should not be required
TO do. but until that question is tinallY
determined. (lt now being pending tn
the interior Department. no one CAIN
tell what lands it viii eventually obtain
or what lands 1T should pay taxeg on.
The railroad company claims to bG
willing TO pay Gaxes On al lands which
1t acquires ana has 9iAeady made az~
engagements in 1learjy ali of tbs countiea
IN the state 20 pay GEle taxes on these
Same lands for lha year 1890, aud wiki
carry out the arrangement and pay th4
taxes, Notwithstanding Che presenG
ruling OF tbs anterior department. undex
which they believed the lands couid not
legally be taxed.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Pierre will this winter make an effort
to have congress repeal the 81 .25 psy
acre clause In the bill passed last win-
ter. opening to settlement ll,UW, 900
acres OF the Sioux reservation. Senator
PettigreN has expressed llingejf bs
heartily In favor cf making tne land
free to settlers, and It i5 believed the
entire South Dakota delegation In con"
gress axe Favorable ~ such leGislation.
Congressman Peel, of Arkaneas, Wl11
helped get through tIle house the blil
opening The reservation. and WHO
recently spent q few days in l'iarrss
tWhjle here promiaed that he would iOse
no ttrae when congress meets lsslx
winter to try ai10 have tbs Law 50
amended as to make ffg land ffee to
hOlnesteadors. The fact that iIdn1i1iss1
tiOn has not sat in very rapidly towards
this lately ceded portion Of the slate III
due In great N neasure TO this objectlon,
able feature OF bhe bill under which ii
was opened and iG Is confidently be-
lieved il the land is this winter nlads
free to settlers IL saving nearly ELL
been surveyed the past summer and
will be ready f0r !iings earlv next
spring. there will beia good Immigration
To these neW counties and that w sstern
South Dakota will experience long
looked for boom. There is nc finer
country anywhere in the world than
these II, 600, 900 acres or land that now
havs out very few settlers, The soil ia
particularly we'll adaped to the culture OF
beets, one of the coming crops OF South
Dakota, and the rainfall there ls suf--
hciept 10 mature any vegetation thas
can be successfully grown In 0Iher
portions of the Northwest; and for sheep
raising or as stock country, there La
probably no other portion or the North
west that will equal it.
WISCONSIN,
During the season of 1890 tha ora
shipDing business OF the ranges in WiE-
consin, Minnesota and Michigan, the
Gogebic, Marquette, Menominae and
VermillOn ranges, will represent figures
unprecedented in the history Of ths
mining business. Before tbs close OF
the present Shipping season, Wileh
lasts a month longer, the grand sotal
for this season will reach over 8,GfN)ts)o6
tons. This ore is valued at from 50 o.
to Sc per ton to shippers, acc0r1ing M
quality. The probable total Of 8 600 ,fN)o Il
tons is exclusive Of the ore received !. and q Y
manufactured at Bay View and other
mills. The largest shipment from alT
one mine comes from the Norffe. 81