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The state herald., 1893-05-12
CRIPPLE CREEKS MINES.
An Encouraging Report from tho Great
Gold Camu.


An Encouraging Report from tho Great
Gold Camp.
Tho Cripple Creek lNiner recently publish.
ed an interesting statement Of the operations
OF the important mines Of that caiip, from
which we auo.c the following.
The Dccrhorn is working q good crew Of
men which VIII be largely increased MS soon
na the new hoist Ia, in place. From the lower
Ing ore nec being taken out daily, and one
may judge OF Its value when 1t Is known that
nothing below $50 orc Is shipped.
Mountain Boy-1s drilling at 100 feet. Ore
assays well, but mostly smelling.
The Summit-ls down cighty.fve feet ut
which depth tunnel WIS run east nifty feet
where the Hcefhorh vein was tapped. The
ore runs from $40 to $3.50 per ton and the
mine yields forty tons day. Although the
drift Is twelve feet In solid ore the thickness
OF the vein is yet unknown. The top aud
sides of the drift also show solid ore and no
one can form n conjecture as to the Size OF
the lead.
Vic,or-1Worle7 sixty men and increases the
force continually. It has excellent hoistlng
machinery and takes out an enormous guam.
tity OF fine ore every DAY.
Buena Vista-Recently put In new ma.
chincry. Now work fifty men aud will
double this force In few days. This com
mine and have ten cars on that dump ready
for shipment.
Burns-ls down $50 feet; work thirty men;
make regular shipments OF high.gradc orc to
Denver and low-grade to Beaver Park mill
The ore is Of the character OF that from the
Pharmacist and Zenob!a.
Free Coinage Has the Pharmacist and
Zcnobia vein. Made big strike OF high.
grade ore last Friday, but have not begun
shipping yet. The Free Coinage Is worked
by contract.
Zenoba-This Is one OF the finest proper.
ties In the camp. The shaft Is 200 feet down
and still sinking, A largo amount OF rich
orc Is being taken from drifts nnd shipments
are made daily. Forty men nre a, work at
present.
Pharmacst-Or continues rich. Drifting,
stopping and still sinking; shaft Is down 80
feet. Daily shipments OF high.gradc ore to
Denver, also haul to Beaver Park mill; work
Ing fifty men.
Arcqua-Is the center OF most wonderful
group OF mines, chief among which seems nj
present to be the famous Prince Albert.
The Washington-llss been n producer 20
long that II has excited little comment lately.
1t has good hosting apparatus and has
shipped steadily for year. Forty-six tons
were taken to the Lawrence stamp mill last
week
The state herald., 1893-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado.


Tbs Emmanuel Baptist church At Denver
was burned down on the 4th.
Judge j, q. Helm of Denver, has very
interesting article IN tho May Cosmopolitan
on Prison Life at Belle Isle"
Governor Waite has vetoed the bill to pay
200 excess warrants which, II Is claimed,
are for goods never received by the state.
David Q. Underwood, n carpenter, was shot
and fatally wounded by n tcamster named
James Russell Mt Cripple Creek on the Ord.
The S12, 900 family cottage and one wing Of
Golden will be pushed Us rapidly as possible
with the money appropriated by the legisla-
turc.
Edward Eddy has resigned as general man
agcr Of the Omaha and Grant Smelling and
Refining Company. Poor health wa the
cause OF his resignation.
Six hundred and ilfty-two tons OF coal were
taken out of the C. C. & i. mine q. Crested
Butte last Saturday In five hours That amount
OF coal In SO short time breaks nil previous
records for this mine
AT the school election held last week the
following precincts In Fremont county adopt
ed the free text book system: Upper apd
Lower Beaver Creek. Florence, Coal Ugsek,
Williamsburg, Co,opax, Hillside and How.
ard.
The Commercial Hotel and several other
Uuhuiubs Ut Nuusc WcTS purncu on inc 0fu.
The Commercial Hotel was the only one in
the place, and very little, II anything, waa
saved. In fact, the occupants were not aware
OF any danger until aroused by the landlord
and they had barely time to escape With their
lives and what few things they could snatch
up as they escaped frcm The burning building,
Losa, $4,000,
Al T;2S Thursday morning, while passing
switch at La Garta, the two sleepers on the
Rio Grande passenger train were turned over
on account OF an unlocked switch. An cS-
animation showed that the lock had been
taken OIL the switch, and Il was found near
by, probably the work Of some ,ramps. The
entire train passed over in safety except the
last two ears. There were nine persons
slightly Injured, but no bones broken.
Anderson A. Hopkins of Denver, won Arst
place In the international oratcricel contcst
at Columbus, Ohio, ThursdaS night. The
young man is a studen, at Lake Forest uni
yersitv, In 1lllnoiF, and represented that col
lege in tho contest. His victory was achieved
over the best ability in the important colleges
Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas ard
Colorado. He is son OF Rev DR. i N.
Hopkins
The state herald., 1893-05-12

WI. Chamberlain Il Co. say ia their
weekly review tina, the lead market has had a
very healthy renctlon. II had come so peril
uusly close to the importation price that a
few hundred tons had actually come In he.
fners feared heavy Influx of the stun aud d
consequent serious depression OF prices, aud
ns result n silll lower rate OF production
here. In order, therefore, 10 Keep the final
avcrpgu higher they dropped their prices
about one-cighib ct all polnts, and will doubt.
lrss maintain prices Just below importation
figures II Il be possible, but there ia every
probability that they have undertaken too
big contract, that the consumption will
oycriop the production, and that the impor.
iailon OF 5000 to 5000 ton. will yc, become
an ACTUAL necessity. salca at New York have
reached about 500 tons At prices running
down from e. ~ TO si0S, while some COO tons
sold at ST. Louis down TO e. ~, and Chicago
reported 100 tons u, $3.50 down 20 $3.50
London has been nailed fast 10 20 l5,, which
admits 81 importation at si@1, duty paid
Consumers viii undoubtedly hold out ~ long
m they can. Ia, that viii not bc very long
for stocks have not been 80 light for mary
long month.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
AN AWFUL FATE,
Passengers on Packet boat Cooked
Alive rs n Result OF u Boiior
Ru..atiur


A frlghtful catastrophe occurred on the
Mississippi below W of island on the 9Th.
rear end of one of the boilers OF the steamer
Ohio, Cincinnati and Memphis packet, blew
out, filling the deck cabin with steam and
boiling water. slI OF the deck hands and
deck passengers who were ca,ln: breakfast at
tho time were literally cooked alive and
large number received serious burns.
number Of others were badly burned and
will die.
The widest CONSERVATION reigned on board
the boat, and the screams OF the passengers
and the groans and appeals OF the Victims,
made the scene terrible one. The boa,
could proceed no further, and for several
hours II lay at the bank, while the unfortu
nate victims lay on the deck wrlthing In
agony and calling aloud for aid. At last the
tug Fgcus hove In sight She was hailed
and the sufferers, twenty-five In number, were
transferred 10 her deck and then she I'm.
medlately steamed 10 Cairo. Word had been
tclegraphcd ahead and every physician In
town was on the wharf TO meet her The suf-
fering OF the victims was alleviatcd rs much
MS possible, bu, before they could be removed
FROM the boat four of them were dead. The
remainder OF them were transferred TO the
United States Marine hospital.
Another one died soon after reaching
there, and the surgeon declares that ten Of
the sixteen now In the hospital will die.
Cyrus Mcyers,the second mate,was terribly
scalded. lie was insane with pain and To
relieve himself jumped Into the river. lie
went to the bottom aud wis .ecn no more.
None OF the cabin passengers were injured.
The state herald., 1893-05-12

Tie kansas Supreme Court has decided he
case OF tue state IN the proceeding. of custer
against Hallway Commissioner Mitchell and
removed that official from 0iilec. When the
fo9u.isi, took possession Of the state GOV.
cinineni the executive council decided tina,
they had tue power To remove the members Of
the railway commission arbitrarily before the
expiration 81 the laiier,' term, and ala ne.
move Commissioners Mitchell and Anthony,
appointing In their places Popullst and a
fusion Democrat. Anthony and Mitchell dc.
cllncd TO rcllnquah their office, and the at.
iorney general began custer proceedings in
the Supreme tOur, In the case OF Mitchell.
Ih9 court sustained the Populi.t contention
aud entered judgment Of custer. COMMITS.
slonrr Anthony viii submit 10 the precedent
thus established, leaving the commission 10
Popullst eontrol.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
AN OLD MINE RE-DlscovegEp.
Description Of n Fine Vein of Copper Ore
Near Chima River.

The great Copper Canon adjoins the gold
field, being only eight miles from the main
camp. 1t was worked by the Spanards be-
tween 1850 and 1890, until they were driven
from the country at the time of the conquest
Their old tunnels and furnaces still remain In
an excellent state of preservation.
Five companies are now In the canon and
several carloads OF copper is sacked ready for
shipment II Is very rich ore, averaging 60
per cent copper and 30 ounces silver TO the
ton. 1t IS found In logs, instead OF po,tcts,
rs they supposed only one year ago A whole
forest Of large trees are pctrltcd Just az taey
fell into rich copper and silver. II is con.
dillon In mineraloyy heretofore unknown
aud Is puzzler TO all rrospectors aud mlEcr.
alog!sts. 1t is doubtless formation OF The
carbonlferous period The logs IN all proha-
bllity Heated In a lake that was n chemical
solution Of copper and silver, extracted hy
pcrcolation or fumes from vast body OF cop.
per that undcrlics or Is In close proximity to
the present pctrliied forest. A sediment OF
white congnpmeratc crystal pebbles and cal.
careous matter settled between the irg', ani
forms the veln In which they are fouGi. II
I, about 30 feet thick and extends on both
sides OF the canon for distance OF light
miles. IL 10 about 500 feet above the yalley
Is as white as chalk and so easily dgilatd that
the rrospector runs no risk in locating his
claims. Hundreds OF claims can yet be To-
Gated, a. there Is vein Of copper logs "
miles exposed.
1t Is only 40 miles from the Copper Canon
to the Arroyo Honda mineral ileids.--!>t1!t
-ViHing Journal.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
SUCCESSFUL TRAIN ROBBERY.
liz Masked MM 60 Through tho ra.sen.
gers on . Train In the Indian
TerrItOrv

LIZ Masked Mon Go Through tho Passen-
gers on Train In the Indian
Territory.
Tho south-bound Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas
passenger train No. 3, was held up at Pryor
Greek, Indian Territory, at $3.50 o'clock on
The evening Of the End, by six men supposed
% be members of the notorious Henry Starr
gang. The hold-up took place at the sta
lion.
When the train stopped the robbers covered
The engineer, fireman, conductor and train
grew with Winchesters and forced them to
leave the train. They were marched of some
distance and two men placed to guard them.
The other four men turned their attention to
the express car Here they failed to secure
anything, the plucky messenger refusing to
open his safe, although they had Winches
ter at his head and n knife at his throat
Abandoning the express car, the robbers
went through the passenger coaches, They
stripped the passengers of everything they
had and secured u considerable amount In
money and valuablcs, but just how much can
not now be learned. Among the passengers
on board were President L. l.. Martin, of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, and
n party Of the officials, who had Just been
over their line on tour OF inspection. Great
excitement prevailed on the train and several
women tainted, but ms far as can be learned
no person was in any way injured. Before
the train arrived the robbers had bound and
gagged the station agent.
After dcposltlng the money and valuablcs
III sacks the bandits backed out Of the car,
The state herald., 1893-05-12
THE GERMAN ARMY,
THE EMPEROR rAwARrep.


Thu German ReiohstsR Rejects tho Now
Army Bill.
Tho army bill was rejected on tho 9th in
the Helohstag by n vote Of 2l0 against the
Dill 70 LUZ In favor Of the bill Tho rescript
signed by tho kaiser dissolving the Reichstag
was immediately promulgated and the Reich
stag Is now dissolved, Upon the resu!, OF
INC vote being anncunted In the Rcichstag,
Shancellor Caprlvi read the imperial mes.
sage, decreeng tho dissolution of tho Reich.
stag. Tho Social Democratic members Of the
Rcchstag displayed the widest enthusiasm
over the result. They hurrshcd repeatedly,
following cheer With cheer. ..r,tea, ebbnffusIon
and nproar prevailed In tho House and public
exrlteplent WIS at the highest pitch in Berlin.
Ihe emperor Is said to be chagrined and
incensed ut the result. On the passage OF
tne army bill the kaiser had set Ills heart.
That measure provided for an increase u CO.
600 priyates and q corresponding number OF
officers and sub. Officers. This increase would
entail an additional expenditure OF $4,000
ooo annually. 1t would bring into the army
practically every adult male In the Father
lahd In q Few years, as the men would have
finished their allotted timc in the active
army aud dropped Into the reserves, would
add several hundred thousand men to Ger.
many's fighting force The bait held out TO
The opponents Of the bill was the reduction of
the term of service in the active army from
three to two years, but certain provisions In
the bill left 1t optional with the government
TO retain recruits for the full term Of three
Years In case Of emergency. or that emer-
geney the ministry, mot the Rclchstag, would
be judge.
The only solid supporters OF the govern
ment from the start have been the Conserva-
tires, who control seventy Votes. The Reich
stag consists OF $40 members and the largest
single party Is the Center, numbering ITO
votes. These were formerly divided Into two
groups, one under DR.. Lieber's leadership
numbering thirty-fve, and the other seventy.
five,
The state herald., 1893-05-12

a clerical looking gentleman on.
tered AN ofllco on Lower broadway,
and tho man nj the desk. drawing d
concealed document. said 20 hlmi
81 nun soliciting aid for II high.
toned gentleman Of refinement and
Intelligence. who IL In need oi little
money, but ~ too proud 10 DO bur.
don 10 hls fricndh."
"Whnt In his nnmop" nslscd tho
sitter
II am no, at liberty to dincloao his
name
why. according 20 your discrip.
ilon Of the man. II must DO me you
nrc trying 20 raise money for. say.
pnrHon, hand over what you have col.
lcctcd for tho already. siftinga.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
utnh.

Tho peach crop Of Utah this season prom.
lteA 10 be abundant, especially In the southern
portion Of the territory.
Alta meeting Of the Joint committee 10 Rr.
range for holding the third mining eongres,
In Salt Lake Guy. the date for holding the
primarily ngtrei upon, TO September II TO u
The Heed, Ordan's largcs, hotel, was closed
on the sth on account VI az Asalgnmcut The
direct cauao OF the Assignment 4 the heavy
expenses caused by excessive rents and leaks
IN the management The principal creditor
IA Levi Rlslinr OF Joplin, Missouri, who hold
ohaiiel mortgage for ts1,o0o, and who will
be forced Ia take the l1afr, which has three
years yet 10 run, and pays 1900 per month
rental II Il stated by nisllng's attorney that
the hotel VIII be fropcned at once under now
management
News va. received nj ani, Lake city on the
,th that y. L.. Ravlihs, delegate 90 Congtc,.
from Utah, had rendered his resignation and
Ind hl-d the sauic with the clerk Of tho
House Of Representatives and Forwarded II
10 the governor ~ Utah. kawlins l. not q
Mormon and the appointment, Of q q. Rich.
ards, a Mormon, a. secretary ~ tho territory,
despite bis protest against II aud his hlro.
chcy 81 A'fol.s Young. an nposiAic Mormon,
ate believed TO bc the prime cantca for The
resignation. Under the law Governor West
must within twenty days itsuo call for n
special election,
President Cleveland has appointed N. ",
tmlth of Utah 10 bu associate Justice OF tho
Supreme Court An1 Nat ", brigham Tor
marshal Of Utah Mr. brigham WA born IN
Nhtick, Ma,hnchnscits, thifiy.tcycn Year, ago.
liz wa. graduated from Harvard In the class
81 1850. bc,cfhl years nRo Mr., Brigham went
10 Utah 10 engage IN the oil business and
during the presidential campaign Of last year
he was In charge OF tho literary bureau ~
The Democratic committee NJ Western head.
quarters.
Caleb W West, who came from Kentucky
eight years hgo ht President Clernlan1s bid.
linE To assume the roycfrorsblp of tbls terri
tory WAS on the 9TH Tot tho second time ~.
Quoted Into that ONCE. Chief Justice Zane II
no uifllotial Supreme Court nimlnialeici
delivered VI. Inaugural adtIe.. the new
The state herald., 1893-05-12

The following correspondence, on the Ord,
passed between Secretary OF State Gresham
and Governor fcnnoycr:
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May
ITO Governor Pennoyer:
apparently reliable reports indicate dan
ger Of violence TO Chinese when exclusion act
takes effect, and the president earnestly hopes
you will employ all lawful means for their
protection In Oregon,
(signedl WALTER q. GRESHAM
Governor Ponnoycr Immediately sent the
following reply;
"W. 9. Gresham, Washington;
81 Will attend to my business; let the pref.
dent attend TO his.
(slgned) "sYLyrsrrn PINyoYrn,
''Goyernor."
Governor Ponnoyer, speaking to an Associ-
aied Press representative, said: "Thc Gresh.
am telegram is an insult To Oregon. will
enfor -ssId.ihnrce NE LAWS of congress. II
comes with poor grace for the president 10
ask me TO enforce the state laws, while he,
without warrant, suspends the exclusion
laws
The state herald., 1893-05-12

for New York, Thousands Of thee are nov
on the ocean headed for AmeficN9and the
reason for the exceptionally large influx of
future citizens Is that the new Immigration
law went inio effect on the ard hiourhgc
passengers on all steamships leaving MI Tor.
rlgn ports on and after May Bird viii be snb.
lcctcd 10 q new system ~ questions at Kills
leland, aud viii come under the coniiol Of
tho new hoard Of Inspectors, To fovrstall
this many have ALREADY taken passage aud
they Will he here In swhfma next week Zen
thousand Italians have loft Marscilles on the
eleven steamships which have Just sailed ffum
hto 800 moro bound from Bromen, aud
there !, a migration from o,hst pot, equally
~ large
The state herald., 1893-05-12
wur IN micronesia.

News Of war among the natives OF the
island Of Ruk. one OF the Mortiock group Ia
tho South Pacific, 10 brought by Chief officer
Duncan, OF the ship Morning Star. Many
lives have been lost IN the fierce conflicts.
when We were there said Nr. Duncan,
the excitement had reached such pitch
that no mans life was safe The resident
missionary, n man named Scanned, vcnturcd
among the men TO ask them 10 cease fighting.
They rushed upon him aud brandishcd their
knives, and there were loud cries Of cut him
up KIN him. He managed TO get away,
however, and made his escape.
AT one OF the Marshall Islands three Span.
l,h soldiers deserted aud escaped. They we're
tecreted and fed Mt natives house for
couple OF months. One night they arose and
luleheroi every one In the house. No one
knew the reason why, but little while after
that three other spanlsrls were surrounded
by the natives aud killed. heard after.
wards that the three Spanish murierers were
captured and executed"
Mr.. Duncan says the natives of Ponapc are
openly hostile 10 the Spanish rulers. There
are no white missionaries On Ponape ROW.
The Spanish having driven them all or The
herinans at Juliet have also driven of The
na,lyc teacher whom the Morning Star took
early In the year.
The state herald., 1893-05-12

After running croscu, i.' feet Sam
Gregory struck ten lnchc. Of 800 Ia i00.ounec
ore IN the Iowa Chief, tnys the ouray hil,tr.
u Ia "sutr thing" In the chief, but u would
never have been struck had Fam had lcaa
gfll for he has been called crazy and other
fool epiihcts too loud for print lie has been
backcnpprd NJ every turn Experts were
sent oui who reported no orc could bc found
pcrls and experts md most Of them nfo
dalnphools, who theorlsr and make compar.
sous On country With locality they may
be familiar With The ~ MRbil district II
one 10 be- studied, no, only by theory but by
money, This strikr enhances the value Of
the callinpr 100000 Fam can commence
10 ship At once.
The state herald., 1893-05-12

Deputy United State, Marshal Fink Barn.
hill, sheriff Of Starr County, Trans. and eight
lsuafdr, arrived nj Fan Antonio on the 9yth,
having In custody ,hlfiy.two prisoner. Mi
charged with violation Of tho United States
neutrality laws, They were captured In
Starr, lildalgo and scpaia counties. aud will
be tried nj this term Of thr Federal court
Ihe only American among The prisoner. Ia
Cara revolutionary movement. Tho Others
are Mcfican., Nearly all Of them arc border
criminals Of the worst stripe, who have CON.
iniiied murder and other ofcnscs IN Mexico
and found refuge In irrRhs.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
III. sone,.ry Conference ro.,pon,d.

The International Monetary conference,
which adjourned 10 rchsscmbir In brussels on
tho thiri y.nrst of Mny will not assemble on
that day. The general feeling was expressed
by the representative. 81 the leading powers
that the rnd Of May was not suitable timc
for Recommending tho labots Of tho confer.
tner. A. the fcsult Of consultation held
between tho President, Secretary Gresham
aud fomc Of the delegates of tho United
States on tho 9th, II waa determined 10 cable
tho announcement that tho rcaasrmbllDg Of
the conference would be postponed until some
ilmc ncxt November Governor MeCrcary
Of Kentucky. who, ma we'll as Senator Jones
Of yads, will continue 10 seryr upon the
- Dioh, expresses much qualification nj
ngr Of dat. aud believes n will IN.
prospect Of the conference accom-.
hir solid results.
The state herald., 1893-05-12
Jo,is, Itoiiing nm. cio,ed.

The Joliet Iolilng Mi, branch Of the
Illinois Steel Company, Ia closed In hll dc.
partinrnis. The plant has furnished work
TOT .,bpl men. In December portion OF
the mill was closed, leaving 1000 men Idle,
hut thcs- had expectation Of speedy rc.ump.
iion. The closc-dowD viii nov let all hands
out. They declare Il will be impossible to
resume nj tho prescu, prices Of steel and Iron.
Even II the mills we're opened tho pcrplering
question Of adjusting the card scale Of price
would arise, ns tho old scale expired January
!. The mills monthly payroll averaged
lll0,pOO
The state herald., 1893-05-12

" blood tells anything, the striking
resemblance OF the duke of Veragua
to the Jovian or Florence "ColumbnsH
lends considerable confirmation 10
tho claim that the Oldest OF the known
portraits, and known TO have been
painted at least In the generation of
columbus. is the most probably truth.
Iui, although II was not from life, as
none oil the portraits were.
The state herald., 1893-05-12

Tiit suggested uso OF homlnq
pigeons ON men-oi-war calls 10 mind
the use made OF the birds first cousin
ny the captain Of the ark In tho time
of the great freshet With this new
use oil the bird. however. Its repu,a.
lion as tho emblem OF pence Will
suffer With n ship seven or eight
hundred miles at sea there Is good
reason to doubt tho ability OF n
pigeon to make tho journey wi,hou,
getting lost.