Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-07
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vein of coal has just been discovered in
Comstock, director of the Arizona
School of Mines. The coal is semi
anthracite, OF excellent fuel qualities.
The opening of this body Of coal will
undoubtedly revolutionize the milling
Arizona, where the coal is now worth
Marcial, SOnoro, Mex. Work was be-
Of the late diamond drill borings. The
purpose is to confirm the showings of
the drill. Later the shaft will be used
as an air shaft. The first vein is at
seventy-nine feet. If the shaft opens
the coal, as the borings showed, q
double compartment working shaft
will follow. A railroad to Guaymas
eighty miles, will follow. Grading
will be easy, a fall of twelve feet to the the
mile to the gulf. A town of 10000 per-
sons is expected at the site OF the new
shaft in year. Docks will be put in
world with good anthracite coal.
DENVER, Colo, special: A dispatch
from Butte, Mont, says: Hecla. a
small mining camp fifty miles south
west, was the scene of two snowslides
within the past two days, which result
ed in instant death to five persons, 9TH
ers being fatally hurt and many more
or less injured. The first slide came
down the mountain side, demOlishing
the cabins OF William Sparks and Rob
ert Bush, miners, and Chinese cook.
Another immense slide fell, burying
and crushing three houses. One was
occupied by Nicholas Bergman, his
wife and three children, all of whom
were asleep. Bergman and two chill
dren, aged 10 and IA, were killed. Mrs.
Bergman and her babe were rescued
alive, but cannot recover.
SALEM, H., special: Luther Fred
Smith, who charges that five Holstlaw
brothers last month attempted to make
him confess to having taken their
fathers money, by hanging him until
he was insensible, has commenced suit
in the Marion County Circuit Court
against Thomas, Richard, Daniel, Wes-
ley and Marion HOlstlaw to recover
$4,000. The charge made against the
HOlstlaws by Smith caused great ex-
citement throughout this county and
the trial will he OF great interest, as
the HOlstlaw side Of the matter will be
revealed, they having thus far re-
Trained from giving any information
concerning the affair.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The white
performers on the variety stage in San
Francisco have drawn the line on peo-
pie OF their own profession who are not
OF their own color. Over two hundred
performers, mostly stars OF the vaude-
vile stage and some few Of the .'legit-
innate" met for the purpose OF forming
. union, the principal object OF which
will be to bar the genuine black face
artist from the same stage a. the white
man. The trouble which led up to the
organization of the union of white per-
formers was . three-cOrnered row be-
tween the manager Of q local theater.
and Charles HUM. cOlored comedian.
and Junie McRae, Irish comedian.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Several
shipments OF rifles and cartridges were
made by the steamer Australia to
to Castle a Cooke, who do not usually
deal In such merchandise. and whosr
known to be supporters Of the Provi-
house, another Honolulu commission
merchant, was shipped one case Of
cartridgeA Thirteen cases OF cart
guns, wero forwarded to Hall & Son by
William Dimond b Co. Hall Ii .
dealer in fre arms.
vIRoQuA, Wis, special: The estate
left by the lnte Gen. Rlsk amounts TO