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, 1890-04-24

The Great PIbss Peak Cog Road
Nearing Completion.

lSt Louis Globe Democrat
The Pixies Peak Cog railway, one OF
the most marvellous engineering fcHts Of
the world, Is almost completed About
two years ago the first real effort Was
mpde to supplant the burro train and
drive the iron horse to the grim sentinel
Of the Rockies a company of local
capitalists was organized and the work
of grading commencej. Unfortunately
capital was lacking, and after grading
several mites around mountain peaks
aud over mighty chaslns the company
failed aud the work came n u sudden
stop. But this failure of local enterprise
only stimulated and called out the true
Western vim and energy The burro
train was too slow for this iast-going age
and the people were determined that
the smoke of the locomotive should yet
be seen from the terminus of the highest
railway in tho world. The result was
that last summer Witnessed the orgun-
zntion OF company OF capitalists of al
most unlimited means A charter was
obtained and corps of engineers set at
work to locate the line. The contract
was let to Mess's, lantry a Sons and
the work of grading commenced.
From that time to the dale of writing
day long and Of moonlight nights, it has
been one continuous boom, boom,
aud roar, rcsembirp a battery OF heavy
artillery distinctly twenty miles away.
Clan, powder and dynamite have done
their work, and mountains of rock have
been hurlud from where they had rested
since placed there by the Architect OF
the Uu,scrsc.
Instead of following the old survey
aud pr0titing by lie work already done
the new road starts nom the Ute iron
springs, short distance west of the
principal avenue IN tile famous pleasure
resort OF the Nuuitou Springs. Thence
It takes its Coursoup Ruxton creek, closely
following the old purro trail, past tho,
MinnehGha fills, through scenery that
would require an inspired pen to faith
fully portray. -Four miles west OF the
Manitou Is the Halfway House"
where a station will lie located. Lcnv-
ing the Half Way house the rond winds
through the cuily ans through n mugnin-
reD park Cf pine and henlock, climb
inL lp, always up, skirtlng the eastern
base Of the mou ntnin, bearing south
westerly, around Windy point on tho
south. making its final rise AMI reaching
Pixies peak from the W, 81. Here, tIp
amids tho eternal SHOWS, "a station house
and hotel will bv built 1885 icct above
the se, level From the eastern ter
minus at Mnnitou to the western ter
minus ON the summit, a diLRnc. oi nine
miles. the difference IN altitude Is aLout
| 4. AiG tecl, or un Average of o2i feet per
mile in the gruslc OF the road. The
engine and caIs are being built expressly
for this road, the engine being 50 con-
siructod as to ran over q iinv OF cogs Ia
inn aanIpr of lhl track tho engine nro-
ceding the cars going up and following
them coming down, A company lins
already been organized To build an ele.
waited railway through Manitou TO con-
meet the Denver , Rio Grundc and Pixies
peak railway dcpJis. and this line will
be ready for business by the time the
cor railway is completed.
, 1890-04-24
EXCURSION TRAINS.
Two of Them Will Soon Start
From Chicago tor Spokane
Falls over the u, r.
One Train Will Leave Chicago Next
Tuesday and the Other on
the goth OF May.

A circular has been received in
this city from Victor Rylander, gem
eral agent of the Union Pacific rail-
way land department, with head
quarters at Chicago, announcing
two excursions from the East to
Spokane Falls, the object being to
give the excursionists an opportu-
nifty TO view the lands of the COM
pany situated In the palousc country
aud the Powder river valley in East
ern Oregon.
The iirst excursion train will leave
Chicago next Tuesday, the I'D inst.
Tickets to Spokane Falls, one way
second class, are advertised at the
following rates: From Chicago 81;
from Peoria, ILL.,, Si0,5O; from st.
Louis, Mo-, si0.50; from II. Joseph,
Mo-, S33; from Kansas City, Mo-,
S33; from Council Bluffs and Omaha,
s33; from Leavenworth, Kas., $33.
First class round trip tickets, good
for ninety days, with the privilege
of stopping over going or returning
can be bought at any time at the
following rates: From Chicago to
spokane Falls, $50; from Kansas
City, st, Joseph, Leavenworth,
Council Bluffs, Omaha and Sioux
City TO Spokane Falls, $40. Among
other things Mr.. Rylander says;
Through tickets to Spokane Falls,
figured on this basis, can be obtained at
any coupon station in the United States,
at any time. Ask your depot agent for
exact rate from your place TO Spokane
Falls, and he will obtain 1t for you
promptly.
These same rates. without any fur
ther reduction whatever. apply to our
Washington and Oregon excursions.
which are advertised for Tuesday, April
q, and Tuesday, May 10.
My first excursion on April - will
leave Chicago at u o'clock In the even
ing, via the Chicago K Northwestern
railway, aud arrive in Omaha at 0:45
the next morning. Our excursion train
over the Union Pacific tthe overland
route) leaves Omaha at 2;i5 same after
noon, April %. The same arrangement
holds good for the excursion on Way 20,
subject only to chang In time table.
Please join my party either at my
office in Chicago at thsy office of the
general land department OF the Unioh
Pacific railway in Omaha, or at any CON
yenient station along the line.
Hurrah for Washington. and three
cheers and tiger for the Palouse
country II will back up anything
which may reasonably be said in its
favor Come on, men oi progress and
intelli gencc. Look at this glorious
country and judge for yourselves.
, 1890-04-24
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.

II Win Probably Connect with Cor
bins Road.
The supply agent of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company was In
the city last week.
While here ho stated that the
Canadian Pacific would probably
build down the Columbia river from
Revelstoke to connect with the
Spokane Falls q Northern at the
Little Dalles.
He further stated that he would
make his supply headquarters in
this city, and that all Canadian Pa
clilc supplies would be shipped from
Spokane Falls.
He left OH the cast-bound North
crn Pacific train this morning for
Kootenai station, to make arrange
ments for the shipment Of supplies
from here to the scene of operations,
in the Kootenai country, by way of
Bonner's Ferry.
, 1890-04-24
MURDERER CHRlTzEIT.
A Man Who win Lodge Him in Jai
for $500.

for $500.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Buryere says
he will land Lee Chritzeit, the muir
derer of John Sey bold, In the county
jail, II the county commissioners
will increase the reward for Chrit-
zclts capture fiom $3.50 TO $500. Mr..
Buryere went To the commissioners
and asked them TO Increase the re-
ward, but they wouldn't.
A REVIEW reporter asked Mr..
Buryere F'rldayi II ha knew where
Chrltzeit was. "Well, I'll get him,
II the commissioners will offer re-
ward large enough 10 make II an
object. IL Is said Chrit-
zeit killed "a man IN Kentucky be-
fore coming out here and II appears
to me that $500 II a small enough
amount to pay for the capture of
such II desperate man. II will cost
$50 to get him, and, besides, the
man who attempts 10 arrest Chrit-
zeit Is taking desperate chances. Ho
is heavily armed and has sworn that
he will kill the first inan who at
tenpts to take him. or course I
would like To SET him In the hands
of the law. but l don't care about
risl<ing my life for $3.50. Chritzpit
has no money and is necessarily
travelling slowly. Iwill get him for
n reward of 500, aud l don't want
any portion of the reward In ad.
vance. either"
, 1890-04-24
DEATH OF GENERAL CHAP IN.
He Was Presiding at a Meeting OF
California Pioneers.

SNg DrRsARptso, Cab, Apr'l tT.--The
New England Society Of California ri.
oncers arrived here tonight ON thcir
way TO san Francisco and were given q
warm reception. Gloom was cast over
the evening, however, OF the Opera
house meeting, when Gcneral Chaplin,
who presided, dropped dead OF heari
disease. ..ts.r
, 1890-04-24

Attempted Escape OF a Convict From
Folsom Prison.

FOLSOM, CAL, April II. To day ABOUT
noon Convict Charles weber, who was
serving a'ton years sentence. attempted
to escape by swimming In the American
river. About fifteen shots were fired az
him. When he reached the middle of
the stream he WAS shot through the
head and instantly kille, Ills body
sank. and has not been recovered.
, 1890-04-24

Civil service examinations for the
department and railway mail service
will be held in this city o.. Wednes-
day, May 2l; In Seattle, Saturday,
May ~, and in Portland, Tuesday,
May %. All male citizens between
the ages OF Is and % ARE eligible 70
compete. The minimum limitation
does not apply 10 soldiers discharged
on account of disability. Persons
wishing TO take the examination
should write Mt once To the civil SER
vice commissioners, Washington, ID.
c., for applications, blanks and in
strIIctlOns.
, 1890-04-24

Tekoa Globe; The Spokane Falls ex-
position now seems to be an assured
thing. It will be a grand success. Why
shouldn'tit be? There Is no better field
than Eastern Washington. spokane
Falls has the money and the enterprise.
We should do our best to aid this project
for it will be grand opportunity for
the Palouse country. success to Spo-
kane Falls and her every enterprise.
, 1890-04-24
BOTH ARE COMING.
Surveyors Begin Loc cating the Great
Northern Between This City
and Bonner's Ferry.
The Canadian Pacific Will Prob
ably Connect With Corbin's
Road at Little Dalles.
Spokane Falls win Be Made the
Base OF Supplies for the
Canadian Pacific.

Engineer Preston, Of the Great
Northern, who has been I'm the city
for some time, left Friday with
a party of surveyors to locate
II route for the Great Northern rail-
way between this city and Bonner's
Ferry, on the Kooteuai river.
1t is expected that the road COM
ing this way from Great Falls will
strike the Kootenai river in that
vicinity. The route has not yet
been definitely located, although
the Great Northern engineers have
been over the ground.
, 1890-04-24

Pullman Herald' The city OF North
Yakima has passed an ordinance which
practically shuts out Chinese wash
houses. The ordinance reads that any
washhousc, e,c., from which comes m
UNIV holesome odor. or the customs O
whose occupants arc objectionable
shall, upon complaint. be suppressed.
All that now remains is for the citizens
of North Yakima TO say that they OBJ
Iect TO the customs OF their almond
eyed brothcrs, and the "Chinese must
go."
, 1890-04-24

Seattle Press The people Of Spokane
Falls have begun a movement ioward
holding Northwestern exposition IN
that eity,ai a date not far distant. The
Press thinks tho idea good one, anu
wishes Spokane great success IN the en-
terpriso. The project Is to include prod
ucts of the mines Of Eastern Washing
ington, Northern Idaho, Eastern vregon'
Western Montana and South British
Columbia, with Improvements IN mining
M machinery specimens ifom tno iofes's'
, 1890-04-24

pRrs Arril 2i.-lt is reported that
the Dahomians have made two vlsor,ns
assaults upon the French positions In
pahomey. Fonc frcneh packets cap
tured by the Iishofnians were beheafiei-
The Fruuch retaliatsd by teheading i've
OF the female warItors of the Dahotnian
King.
, 1890-04-24
AT THE LAND OFFICE.
Register A. W. Strong Took Posse


HegIstor a, W. Strong Took Posacs-
sion Last Night.
A. w. Strong, the new register of
the United States land office in
this city, received his commission
from Washington ON Wednesday
and took possession ofthe office last
night. j. III. Hughes, the new re-
ceiVcr, has not yet received his COM
mission, but expects to receive IL in
time to enter upon his duties on
MAY |
, 1890-04-24

a depot of the Colfax Packing
Company has been established in
this city on First street near Mil.
Colonel +. w. Becker will manage
the Spokane Falls depot. Colonei
Becker states that the entire plant
OF the company will he moved from
Colfax 10 Spokane Falls this fall,
provided the necessary encourage
ment Is Offered.
, 1890-04-24

Kootenai Courier: The republican
party has no cancer at its heart; no
grievance in its fold, for the many thou
sands that make up its rank and Ole are
true lovers OF this grand country where
freedom ills the land for all alikci and
the stand to-day, as one man, In the in
terests of good government.
, 1890-04-24
rHE NAFF CASE.
A Letter to Mr.. Wilson From the Gen.
erel Land Office.

A Letter to Mr.. Wilson From the Gen.
erai Land Office.
Representative Wilson, in answer
to AN inquiry regarding the Nan
case, is III receipt of the following
letter from the general land office;
Your letter dated December "a, 1889,
has been received, in which you ask rc-
garding the final proof of John i. Naii
on his pre-emption claim for the SIs of
tue SEt, NEh of the sEI., SEA OF
the SWA, sec. IL, ~. 10, T. ~ f., w.
NJ, Spokane Falls land district, and in
which you request that the oilice in
struct tho register and receiver at spo.
kane Falls to examine the final proof
papers. and, II the same are found to be
sufficient, to allow tho entry.
In rvpiy thereto. | have The honor to
state that the SiOO transmitted by Mr..
Nail through the deputy clerk of tho
district court for the First judicial
district, Washington. to NJ. @, Barney,
the then receiver, was received by said
Barney, and applied to his own use.
The same was never accounted for TO the
United States.
have instructed the register and re-
ceiver at Spokane Falls to make AN ex-
animation OF the proof and, IL found
sufficient, to allow the entry, although
the amount of purchase is not now In
the office. This Is a matter Of justice to
Mr.. Nail, AS Barney WINS the authorized
agent Of the government and the uuited
States has recourse under his bond for
this amount.
Tho cnlrv of PhiioHesc Mcdonald has
also been considered. and the register
and receiver have been instructed 20 ex-
anime the proof and nllow the entry, IL
proof be found sufficient
Very respectfully, W. NJ. STONE,
Assistant Commissioner.
, 1890-04-24

capitalists. Tho ore body Is some
thing wonderful, and Is Increasing
with depth. The Tiger also develops
the same improvement.
-
Near Gem, the San Francisco and
Com mines are producing ore at all
hours. These properties also have
coucentrators. The Granite, on the
divide between Canyon creek and
Nine Mile, IL turning out rich ore.
Last month It paid its owners profits
of $4,000. 1t employs seventy-ilve
men, and the Gem sixty men. The
latter is owned by John a. Finch
and a, B. Campbell.
| had hoped to visit the Custer
mine, the scene of the recent dlsas-
trous snowslide, but lack Of time
and thedllficulty ofgetting up TO the
property compelled me to abandon
the intention. N, w. DURHAM.
, 1890-04-24
NoRrHERN ENaIhEERs.
They Win Begin at Chnttaroy and Go
Northspst-

The Great Northern surveying
party, under Engineer Preston,
left this city yesterday morn
ing TO bcgin locating the line be-
tween Spokane Fails and Bonner's
Ferry. They will make their first
, 1890-04-24

LAr,n, Wash, April 2i.-lhe farmers
In this part of the country are nearly
through with their seeding, and there
are excellent prospects fora large crop
this season.
, 1890-04-24
BETTER THAN EVER.
A Miner Brings Encouraging News
From Kootenai-PrOspeo-
tors Pouring In.
A smelter Now on the Way From
the East-Rioh Coal Fields
Discovered.

L, j. Brant, n well.known mining
man of the Kootenai region, who
left this city several weeks ago to
look after the assessment work on
several of The properties Of the Pa
ciilo Bullion Mining Company In
that district, has returned.
He reports that the vein on the
Trinket has been uncovered 100
feet, showing solid galena from one
to three feet In width.
The tunnel on the Spokane has
been run 200 feet during the past
winter, showing all along the vein.
A large body of carbonatos and ga-
lena was struck at the south end OF
the tunnel
MIR. Brunt did the assessment
work on the Katie, and opened up u
vein of galena and iron carbonutes
II feet In width.
All the above claims, MIR. Brant
snys, have Increased $50 per cent.
during the past eight months.
Work has been pushed on the
Skyline and No. all winter. Both
claims are showing finely and inn
proving as depth Is attained.
A fine body of ore has been
struck in the tuinel Of the Blue
Belle, and work Is being pushed
rapidly.
Men are pouring into the country
more rapidly than ever before, every
boat being loaded. The steamer
Galena makes two trips per week,
leaving Bonner's Ferry Mondays
and Thursdays. The Idaho, u
, 1890-04-24
IN rAvoE oy scnoora,

Tacoma Globei As noted yesterday,
another new school house Is about to
be added 10 the educational facilities OF
Tacoma. The reputation which our
city has earned for educational adyen-
taeos Is very valuable ono, and should
be retained for all time. No induce
meni city can offer weighs more with
the kind OF people Tacoma wants to
welcome rs citizens than fint-class
schools. Let US see that ours are kept
NJ to the standard and school accom-
modatlons Increased as rapidly as prac-
ticable.
, 1890-04-24
TIIM IIoMn pR Mss.


Pullman Herald Pullman will do its
share to make the exposition at spo-
kane Falls, grand success, Spokane
may occasionally forget Pullman, but
we will return good for evil.
, 1890-04-24
GRANITE CREEK MINES.

A Number OF spokanites Interested in
That Region
A number of gentlemen who own
mining claims on Granite creek,
, 1890-04-24
rns sonrnwnr rarosIrlor.

Davenport Times, The people Of spo-
kane Falls are endeavoring TO organize
AN industrial exposition In that place.
An exhibit Of shat character would be OF
great benefit to the whole OF Eastern
Washington. 1t would present an op.
portunlty for displaying the agricui-
nifal mineral and manufactured prod
ucls OF the country. and every locality
would dorive an advantage from such a
display. Tho Institution might not
pay the projectors for year or two, but
would prove profitable In time. similar
organizations In San Francisco and
Portland pay well, and there Is no good
reason why ono at Spokane Fails would
not be ns successhIl
, 1890-04-24
THE c. p. BRANCH.
II viii Be Built at Once From sproat's
Landing to Nelson.

II viii Be Built at Once From sproats
Landing to Nelson.
|. j. Brant, one of the pioneer
miners and prospectors Of the Koot-
enai camp, who has just arrived
from that section, was seen by u
REVIEW representative, and said:
"The contract has been let for tho
Canadian Pacific branch from
Sproats landing TO Nelson, n dis
tance of twcnty-eight miles. The
Canadian Pacific Company has
bought the steamer Kootenal, which
has been tied up 40 long at the Lit
tles Dnlles, and will use her for
transporting supplies.
"Work will begin as soon as the
ice In the Arrow lakes will permit
Of navigation, so that material can
he brought down from the main
line at Revelstoke The Arrow
lakes, you know, are part of the
Columbia river. Owing to the still
ness Of the water the lakes are closed
by lee much longer than any other
portion of the river.
"By the building of the branch
from Sproats landing to Nelson
and putting ON boats to connect
with the Spokane Falls & Northern
at the Little Dalles, Spokane Falls
will be placed in direct communica-
ton with the Kootenai mines by
river and rail.
"As the Columbia river never
freezes below Sproat's landing, this
side will have u great advantage,
and will have communication with
the mines when traffic is closed OH
the other side by Ice in the Arrow
lukes.r
, 1890-04-24
MIRO THE KoorENAIs.
Mr.. corbin Talks-Trains win Be Rum
ming TO Little Dalles in July.

Mr. corbin Talks-Trains win Be Rum
ming TO Littlo Dallos in July.
ID. &. Corbin, Of the Spokane
Falls Il Northern, was seen Fri
day by Il REVIEW reporter, who
called his attention to MIR. Dana's
statement that the Canadian Pa
cific would lie built down the
Columbia from Rovclstokc TO con-
meet with the Spokane Falls Il
Northern at the Little Dnllcs. Mr..
Corbin replied that he had read
Mr.. Dana's statement In the RE-
VIEW and continued:
"I am glad that the Canadian
Pacific II going to build that piece of
road from Spruats landing, ON the
Columbia, to Nelson, on kootenai
lake. by putting on boats to con
meet with our road ut the Little
Dnllcs, the Canadian Pacific will
thus he the means Of placing
Spokane Falls In direct communities
tion with the kootenai mines. 1t
will be very gratifying to be able to
travel from Spokane Falls to Nelson
In one day, whereas IL now takes
three
"What il being done on your
road between Marcus and the Little
Dales?h was asked.
"WorS l. being pushed right
along The contract has been let
for all the work, and we will have
trains running to the Little Dalles
bV the LIST of .Iuly,n
, 1890-04-24

LOUISVILLE, April q. The little town
of IIarrodsburg, Ky, was almost com
pletely wiped out by fire last night,
The damage Is estimated at Si50,O0O.
, 1890-04-24

Tho Poorman Netting Twenty Thou
sand Dollars a Month.

The Poorman mine at Burke, ON
Canyon creek, in the Cnur d'Alenes,
will pay 10000 dividend on the
2lst, and has declared the same div
idend for next month. This prop
erty gives employment TO 100 men
at high wages.
The Granite mine, In the same
district, hast month netted its own
crs more than $4,000.
The last 300 tons of ore from the
Custer, at the head OF Nine Mile,
nettcd SO5,50 per ton.
And yet there are men who per
sist in the declaration that mining
doesn't pay.
, 1890-04-24

camp at Chattaroy, near the line of
the Spokane Falls h Northern, and
run u line ina northeasterly di-
rect inn
, 1890-04-24

sRhrough the courtesy of Mr.. $. $
ldcn, who owns and controlf
e5uf-diths of the Tiger mine, aud
uperintendent Culbertson ! WINS
permitted to inspect the famous III.
ger mine, while MIR. Glidden's son
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-10
HAUNTED HOTEL ROOMS.
Gases of Suicide Always Cause Trouble in a
Public House,

Eyes, a man who commits suicide in a
hotel causes vast deal of trouble" said
an old hotel clerk to an Indianapolis News
man. IF the number Of the room in
which the deed was committed gets out we
always have to reminder the room before
we can get anybody to occupy it. | re-
call an incident of few years ago that is
interesting. A welI-known Richmond
man had committed suicide in one of the
indianapolis hotels. About the time the
corpse was removed some of the electric
wires got crossed.
That afternoon a travelling man was oc-
cupying a room several doors from the
one in which the suicide had occurred.
Every time he would call for boy the reg
lister on the clerks desk would point to the
number of the room in which the suicide
had occurred, and which the corpse had
been removed only few hours before. A
bell boy answered the first call, and came
back white DIS sheet. with the announce
ment that no one was in the room
'Ting-a-ling-a-ling' went the bell
again. and once more the register pointed
to the room in which the suicide had oc-
cured. A second bell boy was sent to the
room, and he came back as badly scared as
the first. with the statement that no one
was In the room.
Its the dead mans ghost, said a
guest who had become interested in the
proceedings.
Again the bell rang and for the third
time the register pointed to the suicide S
room. | ordered third bell boy to 60 up
and make sure that there was no one in
room.
Not much; he would't 60 Said l
wasn't going to steer him in among
spooks. | screwed up my courage and
started up stairs to make investiga-
ton myself. My breath was beginning to
come short when | met the travelling man
on his way down stairs, tuning because
his calls had not been answered. 1t oe-
curreu to me in moment that the wires
had become crossed"