Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-06
The season OF 1880 will see the Ish-
peming gold range thoroughly developed,
and 1t will be prosperous year for those
interested in it. A recent letter from

When it was first reported that the upper PEN
iron aud copper, few believed the statement
but now the richness OF the quartz that Is found
but few miles from this city has been demon
strated. The Michigan mine has its Hunting-
ton mill in running order, and the machine Is
doing excellent work. The first cleanup at the
mine resulted in the production or gold-prlck
valued at nearly g. 400. For the last two weeks
the mill has been kept in constant operation
and tho work has been perfectly satisfactory.
The Gold Lake Is property ma s Is aust sSd ing
same von runs through both tracts. Ine ula-
mond drill that has been employed at the Gray
ling prospect for some time encountered twen-
ty-eight foot vein OF quartz at depth OF about
800 feet a couple of weeks ago. Owing 10 the
fact that the title was then IN dispute the ma
was not made public until few days ago,
clear title having been obtained. Assays OF
samples OF the quartz averaged about S5O per
ton In gold.
The Michigan Millers' Association
held a special session at the State capital
last week. The especial object OF the
meeting was to endeavor to arrange for
better rates, if possible, from the trunk
line railroad, while at the same tim
avoiding O conflict with the interstate
law. The secretary was directed to cor
respond with the Car Service Association
and endeavor to secure the same time for
unloading cars filled with grain as is now
allowed for coal and coke. It was de-
cided that q member of the association
shall not here after sell flour payable on ar
rival at destination, but shall require sight
drafts, or drafts payable within speci,
fed time. 1t was voted that the associa-
tion shall allow buyers who furnish their
own packages thirty cents per package.
Detroit dispatch to Chicago Trib-
uRe:
| There is no uniformity whatever in the
ports as TO the condition OF the winter-wheat
| crop in the State of Michigan. In the southern
| portion of the State no frost IL in the ground,
the weather until recently was warm . ana sR%TIng %
| are six weeks OF trying weather yet to come on
! this crop in this portion OF the winter wheat
| belt. So far no damage is reported in this local
: ity In the central portion of the State il is
! claimed that the wheat has been damaged more
| or less owing to the warm sun, rain during the
: day and freezing during the night; these sur
roundings are just the opposite OF year ago.
Deliveries from farmers hands are nominal
Holding OFF to see what the outcome Will be OF
the present crop. In the northern portion OF tho
State IL is claimed from the fact that the wheat
has been uncovered most Of the winter and the
weather has been so changeable, that the crop
has been damaged considerably
Wilson Patterson was dangerously
wounded in fight with Sam Crother, at
Zilwaukee.
Another law of the Legislature has
received black eye. All railroad COM
panies are required, under act l05, of the
session laws of 1889, to provide an open,
unobstructed residence crossing, suitably
graded, in front of all residences between
ShisaR R9S66 hha PgAs hRtgRs8aey. the tfaEsahss
Coult judgment for $40 against the
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee
Railroad was recently obtained for fail
ure to comply with this provision. The
Supreme Court has just reversed this
judgment, and holds that if the pro-
visions be correct, then landowner
across whose land railroad has been
constructed, and who has been amply
compensated for damages, may erect Q
score or more of residence buildings
the land fronting the railroad and I'll
highway, sell them, together with the
land, and thus compel the railroad CON-
pany TO construct and maintain as many
residence crossings as there are houses
Such action would seriously increase the
dangers of travel and impose heavy ad.
ditional burdens on the railroads.
Judge Garfield, of the st. Clail
County Circuit Court, has rendered de-
vistUu 1v- sIae man cHnnoJ D'
prosecuted for carrying on gift enter
prise under the provisions of the law pro
hibiting lotteries from operating in thu
State. The case in hand was that of tn,
New England Tea Company, ths proprie
: tors of which we're arrested in Port Huron
some months ago for violation OF the Law
in carrying on gift enterprise. Whei
the case came up in the Circuit Cour
Judge Garfield ordered the discharge o
the men. 1t seems that the words "gif
enterprise" were inserted in the act rela
: tive to lotteries, without change in tn
) title, and for this reason the court he'll
the law unconstitutional as far as it ap
plies to so-called gift enterprises.
:, Detroit wants new pavements, an
the Mayor and Aldermen have decided I
make tour of the principal cities wit
= NioW VI eAO ONoe hAAN ~
/, adoption. After the junket was agree
: upol it was found that there was n
money in the contingent fund to defra
:, the expenses. This, however, will moi
: allowed to defeat the plan, for the oi
. fcials have determined to pay the e1
penses out of their own pockets if necef
sary. Detroit seems to have public
" spirited City Fathers.
:. The village of Portland, Ionia Cour
= = ty, is in great luck. Mrs. Wilbur HeI
- derson. of Chicago, has sent 500 vo
umes OF standard books as a nucleus fl
- - library, and the Village Council wi
= provide library room.
y John Sicker, mail-carrier betwee
: Mackinac and Bois Blanc Islands, hi
! been missing since Wednesday, and 1t
believed that he was drowned while tr.
!, ing to cross on the ice.
re Allen Brosius, OF Holly, went wit
g. Mary Campbell six years aud then ma
n. ried another girl. Mary sued him II
ir breach OF promise and the courts ha'
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