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Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-01-01
FlWTIFNIIFFs O'EIV1
7th Ward. Cedar Ave.
A Homecoming.

Mr.. John Drew, the owner of a mffk
route. was an elderly widower who
lived in Somerville, just out OF Boston-
His house was kept for him by his ss-
ter Betsey. a capable spinster whose
-ray hairs left her age no longer uncer-
tain. One day Miss Betsey Drew saw
the milk wagon which her brother him
self drove return from Boston an hour
earlier than usual in the forenoon. and
by his side was a woman.
He drove up to the side door, uE4-
hitched the horse, put him into the
stable and came into the house By
means Of the back door and through
che kitchen into the sitting room where
Hiss Betsey was.
well. John Drew, A" she said severe
/ ly. looking up from her knitting; this
l. queer business! You, a man in good
standing. a-driving home with your
wagon so early and leaving it standing
by the door, and girls a-sitting thers
/ like stoughton bottlesW
"Girlsr' echoed John Drew. He had
been plunged deepin thought, and had
entered mechanically by the usual door
But that word reused him. He smiled
a jovial smile He seized his sister ;
wrist.
Come, Betsey, said he, come and
see hsri declare forgot all abeut
herr"
They were at the side door by his
time and he pushed it open
Jump out, LucyT he called cheer-
fly to the girl in the milk wagon; and
as she obediently climbed over the
wheel John Drew stood beaming on tllf
doorstep. performing an introductions
''Betsey. this is my wife. Lucy, m
is my sister that keeps house for us.
You see. Betsey, " he explained. =
the girl drew near, II got done goknG
round in town a little earlier IA
usral this morning, so as had lilll'
time ON my handA went and got mar
ried. That's right, salute the bride Z
-Youfh's ComDanion.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-01-01

At Mr-. McKenzie's, on Monday
night, Mr.. Chas. w. VanHorne Of
Helens, and Mrs Annie Howard OF
Mile city, were united IN maj rage.
Also on Tuesday nigat a pleasant
company assembled at Mrs. Harms,
Tongue river. IN witness the marriage
Of her daughter Kate, 10 Mr.. VIM. q.
Howard OF Yorkshire, ENGLAND. Rev.
Dunlap officiating at each service.
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Advertising Rates.

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unclassin a.. l1ct- per line.
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ROSEBUD AGENCY. 5. D., Dec. 30
Pickets AT r '-ebud have seen Indians
signaling with p lookinS-glqs-. A
scheme II sbou; ~ young men 10 steal
horsss and break tor the bad lands wss
discovered by the arrest Of the first
man VINO tired IL.
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Every Morning Except Monday.

rae OSieisI Paper Of Caster County.
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Anywhere Prom so to 60 win DO.

The JOURNAL is in receipt Of q COM
municatiou from a moderately young
lady OF Ohio, who is intent on COM
mitting matrimonY and desires some
Mon ana gentlemaG to aid her In the
commission Of the act as pdrticeps
criplinis. She alsO desires the JOURNAL
to become an accessory before the
fact. which responsibility we unhesl-
taiingly sccept bv publishing the
following:
A Young lady. q year. Of sge, feet
3 inches In height. weight l20 pounds,
brown hair and eve-, light cOmplee-
lion and nice form. first class house
keeper. desires In correspond with . pme
gentleman teiwesn 80 and 80 years Of
age. Please addnosa
Miss ANNA NJ. SMITH,
ZAne~vilie. Ohio,
Tth Ward. Cedar Ave.
Here IL q trusting woman who. In
spite OF the bloodcurdling Indian
stories that are circulated In the east
concerning this locality. is willing tn
brave the chances Of her brown hair
being lifted, her light complectioD
blanched still lighter with terror. aud
I her nice form sneircled ~ the arms o.
some dusky savage, in order that she
may accomplish her manifest destiny
and marry some Montana gentleman
between the sges Of 30 aud 90. Don'S
all speak at once but somebody Ee'
/ there
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RUsHvILLE, : d. Dec. 3o.-In the
attack on the 9 h cavalry by Two
strikes band. 30 Indians were killed.
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SOCIETIES..

H.-Division 40. 4 nssts nrst An0 second
undAys OF each month.
Of H.-Meets hrst and third Wednes lsys Al
1902. NJ, q. Odd FellOSs' Hall
AT. IA. M.-lellOwstone Lodge, No. e, hrst
nd third Wednesday,.
R. A. M.-YeIoEstone Chapter. No. 5, second
E. T.-Damascus Oommaudery, ourth Thurs-
aays. o..
l. y. D. F.-Custer Lodge, No. ls every
Monday a. their hall. -
J. 90. F.-sent.nsl Encampment, No. Q, Hrst
and third Friday.
X Of P.-Crusader Lodge, No. :, Thursday
yenings At Odd Fellows Han.
C.K. Of A.--Miles city braneh, every unday Al
.. M.
l.. OF L.-First and third 1uesdaYs.
q. A, R.-U. s. Grant POst, No. l4, hrst and
Eird Tuesday, -
10, o. I. .--staG Of the West. No. "a, every
rhursdav evening.
EofV V-Coi. swaine Camp No. =. Meets second
nd fouuh uhWednesdavzo OF each month Al 6ood lem
ara Hal
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CHURCHES

Emmanuel Church (Episc JPal Palmer st-ser.
Ice sundays at II .. NJ. and $50 p. m. samuel
eOhinson, rector.
Baptist Chureh-Nm. N. Week., Aeting pastor
srtaehing services sunday a. n =. IA. and 3 m
srAise and Prayer Meeting, wednesday a. s;+o p.
A cordial Invitation 10 all
Methodist ChuTch-serviees Sunday. "a a m.
y N. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
siider Nutting. pAstOr.
srssbyterian Church-SeTvioes sunday, II .. N
y. N. 7. c. Armstrong, PAstos
church Of sacred Heart, CSti O.. c--seIyies
seTy fTst and third sunday Of the n b. 9
Hast 1870 o.. sunday school >, y. N
Vespsis "a 5snediotiOn At 30 ,. M.
FATHEE {. Pa = ELTN.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-05
AFTER THE REWARD.
Two Chicago Detectives Put Up a Job
Of Bank Breaking.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS KILLED.
A Buffalo, N. Y, Young Man Married
to Save His Life.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS KILLED.
A Buffalo, NJ Y, Young Man Married
THEY DID NOT LIKE BRAZIL.
Russian Refugees Not Satisfied with
South America--In Favor of Using
<SiIver--NObIemen Snubbed.
to Save His Life.

CHICAGO, Dec. developments in
the Gardner, Ill.,, bank robbery reveal
strange stories of the manner in which
McAdam and Boye, two doctors, now
living in the county jail at Morris,
charged with attempting. to crack the
box of Banker Lutz on the night of Nov
ember 20, were captured in the very act.
The charge is made that Jack Kehoe, a
Chicagosdetective, William Twining,
relation of Banker Lutz, and R. H.
Fryer deliberately entered into scheme
to induce McAdam to commit felony
for the purpose of securing Banker Lutz'
promised reward. 1t is claimed that
Twining approached DIR. McAdam with
a proposition to'rob Lutz bank. Nc
Adam fell in with the escheme. Twining
introduced Fryer to McAdam as "Jack
Ryan, an expert cracksman." The
night of November 20 was fixed upon for
the commission of the crime. DIR. NC
Adam and eRyan" entered the store in
which the bank is located, while Twin
ing remained outside as guard. While
at work On the vault door, Twining sud-
denly called on McAdam to surrender.
There was a shot or shots, and McAdam
fell bleeding on the floor, with Officer
Kehoe and number of citizens stand
ing around him.
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Had to Marry or be killed.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. "A strange
wedding was celebrated at Fredonia, N.
Y, this afternoon. For some time
George White, young man of the VIII
lage, has been paying attentions to,
Hattie Hill, pretty young daughter of
Charles HILL. White called at the girls
home this afternoon, and Mr.. Hill
asked him the nature of his intentions.
Some words followed. The irate father
demanded that he marry the young
woman at once. White refused; then
Mr.. Hill sent for a clergyman, and when
he arrived the angered father pointed a
revolver at Whites head and exclaimed:
"You may take your choice; marry my
daughter or have your brains blown
OUT White quickly agreed to the
former proposition.
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Russian Refugees from BraziE

New YoRK. Dec. 4.-Among the pas
sengers by the steamship Oregon, which
arrived in Brooklyn yesterday from Bra.
zil, were thirty Polish and Russian He
brew refugees, and several of them were
accompanied by children. They say
they were induced to go to Manaas, Bra
zil, from Russia by promises from the
Brazilian government. When they
reached the South American republic
they found that the soil was practically
worthless, and to add to their trouble,
fever and other climatic diseases broke
out among the party and several died.
The government finally aided them to
come to America. One of the passengers
is destitute and he has five children.
His wife died at Para, Brazil.
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In Favor OF Using silver.

NEW YoRK, Dec. A Washington
special correspondent telegraphs thus:
''The preston of Goschen, chahcel-
lor of the exchequer, in favor of the en-
larged use of silver by the Bank of Eng
land causes great satisfaction at the
treasury department. 1t is regarded as
direct result of the effort which Secre-
tary Foster has been making through
Seligman and other American bankers
to secure candid consideration of the
silver question by the European govern
ments. Communications received at
the treasury department indicate a
strong feeling in France in favor of the
enlarged use of silver, which will prob
ably receive fresh stimulus from the
declaration of Goschen."
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Eight-Honr Law In Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Dec. .4.-Nearly all of the
unions of the building trades in this city
have decided to make general demand
the first of the year for shorter hours.
Several of the unions in other trades, in
demanding eight hours, will concede q
small amount in wages. The granite
cutters will easily carry their point, one
large firm having already conceded the
eight hours. Officers of the federation
say they do not expect any trouble, and
that by spring the eight-hour rule will
be general in Baltimore.
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From Central and south America.

CRY OF mexico, Dec. 4.-The Brazil
ian government has decided to retain its
legation here. President Peixotto has
ordered Signor Alvin to remain at his
post. The minister 6f war says Herman
dez was arrested for insubordination,
and not for an attempt to enter into an
alliance with Garcia, as reported.
Advices received here from Honduras
are to the effect that the rebels in that
republic are still in retreat, but they de-
clare they will organize force near the
frontier.
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rhirty people Drowned.

New YoRK, Dec. 5.-Nothing definite
is yet known as to the snumber of lives
lost by the barge disaster in the Hudson
last night. 1t is known that 80 persons
were saved, but no two stories are alike
as to the number of people on the barge
at the time they capsized. It is believed
that at least thirty lives were lost. A
dispatch from Haverslaw, states that
only two lives are lost by the disaster
last night. All on board the barge is
accounted for.
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Russeil sage Recovering.

New YoRK, Dec. 5.-Russell Sage is
looking bright and cheerful this morn
ing and will be all right again in few
days The men who were injured by
the explosion yesterday are doing well.
Sage said no bonds were lost, the only
loss will be by the destruction of the Of
fee and furniture. Inspector Byrnes is
exerting himself to try and locate and
identity the bomb thrower. The entire
detective force of the city is put on the
case.
1t is now believed to be an undisputed
fact that only two people were killed,
the bomb thrower and B. F. Norton,
Sage's private secretary.
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WIN Apply for Statehood.

CHICAGO, Dec. ga Washington
special says: New Mexico and Arizona
will probably enter the union of states
before the end of the present congress.
Utah will also be an applicant for ad-
mission hut the lingering traces OF Nor
monism will probably keep her out. 1t
is quite probable that there will be no
opposition in either house to the admis-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona if they
are not to vote for president next fall.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-05
a1urdered And Burned.

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 5.-An incendiary
fire occurred this morning in place
known as Gilmore gardens and William
Hedges. ,thirty-years of age, was burned
to crisp.
His skull was found fractured and
foul play is suspected. A man named
Jack Savage has been arrested as the
incendiary.
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To Change the Gauge.

SAN FRANCIsco, Dec. 4.-Thc Southern
Pacific has a number of men at work
near Smithfeld, Or, a few. miles north
of Dallas, to change the gauge on the
southern end of the West Side division
of the Oregon & California. Bridges on
sixteen miles of this division below
Dallas are to be renewed and the cuts
and fills widened for standard gauge
track. The change from narrow gauge
will not be completed before next sum-
mer
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snubbed by che Car.

LcNDoN, Dec. 4.-The Ctfonicle's st.
Petersburg correspondent says the czar
has refused to receive the deputation of
noblemen desiring to present an adj
dress asking him to grant a constitution
to Russia. Many nihilists are being ar
rested daily in Russia.
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Dom Pedro Dead.

PARIs, Dec. Dom Pedro is dead.
The scenes at the death bed of Dom
Pedro show that his thoughts to the last
were of Brazil. The Countess D. Eu.
heiress apparent to the Brazilian throne
says: ''she is ready to return to Brazil
at the first summons sent her" The
remains of Dom Pedro will be inferred
in the family vault at Lisbon.
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Scheme to join Three Provinces.

OTTAWA, Dec. "A movement has
been. .set on foot in the provinces of New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed
wards Island, for uniting the three into
one province, which, if carried out, will
do away with two acknowledgements,
two provincial legislatures, and two leg
islative assemblies, with numerous
minor and attendant expenses, and re-
suit in a saving Of half million dollars
annually.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-05
An Important Land Decision.

WAsHINaToN, Dec. 5.-Secretary Noble
today decided the long contested case
of the Los Vegas grant in New Mexico.
The secretary decides that the lands are
subject to entry under the general laws.
The decision win open to settlement
about SIC, 900 acres.
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Wanted to Lxnch Him.

SEATTLE, Dec. 4.-James Q. Evans,
the franklin negro who shot his wife
last night, was brought here under a
stiong guard today. He refused to tall;
to reporters. Reports from Franklin
say that the negroes there wanted to
lynch him, but were held at bay by the
guard
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Business Almost stopped.

ELLENDALE, N. D., Dec. 5.-Business
is almost entirely suspended here be-
cause of the blizzard which is raging.
There are huge drifts in the streets, and
great loss is feared among stock.
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A Chance for Port1and.s Milnons.

PORTLAND, Dec. 5.-W. H. Kennedy,
chief engineer of the Columbia River
and Astoria railway, in his report esti-
mates the cost of the railroad from Goble
to Astoria, fifty eight miles, at from a
million and half to 81 100000.
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A woman Outraged and killed.

MAHAxoY Cry, Dec. 4.-The finding
of sthe dead body of Mrs. Agnes
Lawrence's near New Boston, and
the mystery surrounding the, death
has caused much excitement. The
woman was OUTRAGED and killed.
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Completely showed in.

PEMBENA, N. D., Dec. 5.!HThe terrible
blizzard which is still raging here has
caused suspension of business. No
one can get in or out of the city, because
of SHOW banks which are from ten to
fifteen feet high.
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Enroute for England.

New YoRK, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Parnell,
mother OF the dead Irish leader, sailed
for England today, accompanied by her
son John.
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DROWNED.
SEVERAL PEOPLE
A Tow of Barges Wrecked---Russell
Sage Recovering---Dom
Pedro Dead.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The first ballot
stood as follows: Crisp, "a; Mills, 7S;
Springer, 80; Mcmillan, 1s: Hatch, IA.
Second ot-official-Crisp, SO:
Mills, 80; Springer IS; Mcmillan, 1s;
Hatch, IL.
Holman, of Indiana, voted for Springer
and O'Neil, of Massachusetts,, voted for
his colleague, Stevens on the first ballot.
A break in votes in the Illinois delega-
tion occurred on the first ballot by
Fithian, Farman and Lane, all of whom
voted for Mills. The Iowa delegation
also voted solidly. for Mills instead of
Springef. The first break in Hatcht g
on second ballot was by Pell of Arkansas
who transferred his vote to Crisp.
Third ballot-unofficial- Crisp 81 !;
Mills, 80; Springer, "a; Mcmillan Is;
Hatch, II.
Fourth ballot-unofficial-C Crisp, 92 /;
Mills, 81; Springer, 20; Mcmillan 1s;
Hatch, 8.
Fifth -official-Crisp, 95; +;
Mills 80, Springer, 70; Mcmillan, is;
Hatch, 4; Stevens, L.
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U. p. Omcial Dead

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 81. B. Whitney,
assistant general freight agent of the
Union Pacific road died this morning.
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Chicago wheat Market.

CH1cAGo, December 5.-Close, wheat,
easy cash; December, 81 1s; january,
.971s; May, .9756@A.
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WIN Resume Rusiness.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 5.-The assignees
says White & Co.'s affairs are in such
condition that the firm will resume bus
mess soon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-05
The Democrats in tn. sp..kership Race

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-A caucus of
democratic congressman met at two
O'Clock this afternoon to consider the
question of .speakership. There was
present 227 representatives A roll call
showed the presence of all the democratic
members except seven, and the first
trouble came with the question as to how
the voting should proceed, by secret or
open ballot. The question was referred
to the committee on rules, consisting of
one member named by each candidate.
The committee recommended an open
ballot, which report was subject to the
caucus, and was adopted.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-05
San Francisco wheat Market.

SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 5.-Wheat,
buyer 81, 1so16; Season, 1895.
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PoRrLAsD, Dec. 5.-Wheat, Valley
1.65; Walla Walla, 1 80.
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N SIDDALL-DENTIsT.- = Gas given for the
IL painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminium plate. Rooms: Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
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n R. o. d. DOANE-PHYsIcIAN AND SUR
~ GEoN. Office; rooms and Chapman
Block. Residence No. q, Fourth street, one
block south of Conrt House Office hours to 12
A. NJ, to and to p. NJ
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A R. THOMPSON-ATroRNEY-A -AT-LAw.-Ofic
IA in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
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w II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rooms
W. 50 and So, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
The Dalles, oregon. ~
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A s. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of
tAs hce IN Schannos building, up stairs; The
Delles, Oregon.
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WYNN. ERS-ARcHITEcr.- Plans and
w specifications furnished for dwellings,
churches business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Of
fee over French's bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

UTM J. RoBERTS-CIvIL ENGINEEk-Gen-
w eral engineering practice: Surveying and
mapping; estimates and plans for irrigation,
sewerage water-works, railroads, bridges, etc.
Address: P. o. Box 107, The Dalles, Or.
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F. P. MAYS. B. S. HUNTINGTON H. 8. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON-ATToR-
vi NRYs-AT-LAw.-Ofices Frenchs block over
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-18
RIVERS OF GOLD.
Enough of the Shining Metal to Make q
Hundred M~illionaires.

Enough of the Shining Metal to Make q
Hundred M%llionaires.
81 know of several rivers in Alaska
that are richer in gold deposits than
Feather river, California;" said A. NJ.
Hart, of Sitka, Alaska, to a St. Louis
Globe-Democrat man the other day. 81
was one of the first white miners that
visited Forty Mile creek, n northern
tributary of the Youkon river, and dur
ing two seasons there 1 saw enough to
satisfy me hat the bed of thai creek
contains enough gold to make one hun
dred m~illionaires. The gold is found in
bars formed by landslidcs from the
mountainous banks of the creek, but
these bars are washed out by the high
water every year, and the gold scat
tered down the creek bed. New bars
are formed the succeeding year, only to
be washed out the next. l filed a claim
upon II of the bars, forty miles
above the mouth of the creek, and with
a rude wooden rocker worked out near
ly six hundred ounces of gold in thirty
n days. High water stopped my
operations and washed my bar away
l filed upon another bar, and worked
out eight ounces Of gold the
first day, but u sudden high wa
ter the following night washed
my claim, camp and tools away.
barely escaped with my life.
Just before the thaw-out in the spring
Of 1851 three Swedes belonging to our
canp removed the ice from q small sec
ton of the creek and uncovered a place
in the bed about fifteen feet square.
Free gold could be seen shining every
where among the gravel, but it was
frozen SO hard that it could not be taken
out with pick or shovel. The Swedcs
were determined to have the gold, and
they carried wood from u canyon two
miles distant, built fires in the hole, and
as fast as the gravel thawed out they
gathered it up and worked shining
nuggets out. They worked the scheme
eight or nine days, and secured nearly
n hundred ounces of gold from that
little space. High water stopped their
work, but the fact that the creek bed
was fabulously rich was settled beyond
a doubt. Forty Mile creek is a small,
rocky stream, with scmi-mountainous
banks. 1t has been explored about one
hundred miles. The stream can be
easily turned at several points, and the
company that undertakes the work is
sure to secure a reward of millions.
The severe cold is the chief obstacle to
mining in that section, and the seasons
rarely exceed ninety days, between May
md September, but during that timc
the night is less than two hours dura-
lion, and mining work can be prose-
cutcd continuously by a company with
o sufficient force of men.