Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-09
IN TIM WEST.

7 N0vsAMKEEF, Oh AleSka, If MS An0Oat
report, dcyOtes much space to the seal
Industry, saying that there is no doubt
that this valuable industry Is in danger.
More than 100 marauding vessels have
been lowering about the islands during
the season, and large numbers Of skins
were taken. The governor estimates
the number OF seals taken last season
at from 10. 900 to 0,oO9. The products
OF Alaska exported during the past year
aud their values are stated to be: Sal
mon. S2.T53. 32s: ivory, S9,5O7; whale
bone, Sl.5O3. 1888: whale oil, $4,461; cod
fish, $3.50, 900: salted salmon, S73. 900;
gold and silver bullion. 81 900. 900; fur
seals, taken under lease, S6i7,ss0; taken
by poachcrs, Sl,sOO.OO0; other furs,
S450.00O: euriOs, $a5, 200: other prod
ucts. 100000. Total, Ss,94l.5l5.
TERRIBLE forest fires have been rag
ing for over week in Eldorado county,
California, and more than forty square
miles of country have been burned over.
70 the west Of the Garden Valley many
dwellings,. barns, hay. fences, and th0n-
sands OF acres Of dry feed have been de.
stroyed. When the fire approached the
To IN OF Pilot Hill. all hands turned out
to attempt to check its progress. They
had no effect. Half dozen houses on
the outskirts Of town, the postoflice, sa-
loon. store building and three large res
licences were quickly burned. At Burner
Hill there is nothing left but q hotel,
school house and two or three scatter
ing dwellings. Many farmers and ranch
ers are rendered penniless and homeless
by the fire.
THERE was a sensation In the prelim-
mary examination of Maurice Il. Strel.
linger. '.Saml Of Posen," charged with
shooting Policeman Grant. al
San Francisco, when Henry Jeran.
sen, who was formerly employed
by Strellinger, testified that the pistol
found near the scene of Policeman
Grants murder belonged to Strellinger.
The next day, however, Jeransen took
the stand again and said his testimony
the day before was false, and that he
testified then through fear OF the police
to what they told him to say. The
nippers found on Strellinger's wrist
were identified as those belonging to the
murdered policeman.
The commissioner of Indian affairs in
his annual report says that he think.
the great forces now at work, land II
scveralty, with It's accompanying dis
solution of tribal relations and thu
breaking up of the reservation; the de
struction of the agency system, citizen
ship and all that belongs thereto: indie
pendence, privilege and duty, education
which seeks to bring the rising genera
tion of Indians into right Relationship
with the age in which they live and pu
into their hands the tools by which they
may gain for themselves homes-will
If allowed to continue undisturbed ;
reasonable length of time, accomplish
their benefcent ends.
DIR. WILEY, government chemist .
Medicine Lodge, Kan, announces ,
very successful run with the new ma
chinery for sorghum msugarmaking unde
the new alcohol process. He report
1856 pounds of fine first class sugar pei
ton from sorghum cane and estimate.
that the molasses will give about enough
more to make it an even 200 pounds pc
ton.
AT Chicago last week some increas
is seen in receipts OF corn, oats an,
cheese and an eighth in cattle, q thir,
in wool, and wheat receipts are fiv
times and rye receipts eighth times las
years. but decrease appears Of = half II
lard. third In cured meats and fiftl
| in barley.
FIRES in Eldorado county, Cal.
burned over section of forest thirty
five miles In length and twenty mile
wide and wiped out the little town o
Pilot Iiill. Forty families lost all thei
possessions, barely escaping with thei
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