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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

ket the ore throughout this long winter
period. is quite a different proposition.
Here Us where the mule and the rawhide
system of transportation come in
a slegh-rile behind a four horse team
twenty-five miles west from Kaslo brings
y4u to Iusl e. Camp. CUP of comfort
able l0g-buidings. including Office. cook
house bunk-hOuse, ore-sheds. blacksmith
shop and stables. where about 300 mules
and horses and large force Of men are
employed In the work OF freighting ore
FROM B. mes iu tho mountains 90 tlc n4vi-
gable waters Of KOOtenal Lake. az Kaslo.
This camp is the farthest point toward
the mines that can De reached by sleigh
or wagon. Here the mule and the raw
hide take effect The route from
Huehee Camp tO rho WASHINGTON wi0e
win serve as an illustration Of the sys-
TEN. The mine Is a little more than four
miles mp the mountain as the TRAN runs,
and the rise from the camp 10 the mine
IS 600 feet; that is. an ascent averaging
1000 feet 10 the mile. A robust man Injured
10 mountain life will take a little more
than two hours 10 climb these four miles
and 1000 feet. and a mule, dragging q
hundred pounds In a rawhlde. viii do Il
in about the same time IL took me about
three hours and a quarter, which was not
bad for 200 pounds Of tenderfoot
"a. u.. o.. . .; VII d.s
Imagine a gutter in the deep snow, with
walls Of snow three or four feet nigh on
either side. and you have the trail that
winds along the mountain side and serves
as the winter transportation route. The
tran Is worn perfectly smooth by the raw
hide and its contents drawn by a mule.
For the reception Of freight. a green OK
hide - cut at lbs four corners very much
as you would cut a sheet Of wrapping
paper II you wanted a neat. square par
eel and no surplus folds Of paper. The
hide is pierced near its edges with holes
large enough 10 admit Of its being laced
with a three-quarter inch rope. Twenty
mules are az the mine waiting 10 haul
down the ten tons Of ore. mined, sorted
and ready for market. The ore, having
been crumbled into pieces no larger than
n hens egg. is put into small sacks hold
ing about 100 pounds each, and the sacks
are slowed on the rawhide as II lies |
spread out, hair side down, on the
snow. The hide is then laced up. stout
rope and whille-tree az the forward end
receive the mules trace hooks. and the
train Of twenty mules starts down the
mountain, each animal hauling about 900
pounds OF ore. The hairy surface pre-
vents the hide from slipping foo fast on
the steep grades. and In an hour and n
half the muls-train has delivered its ten
tons OF ore 20 ac ira snnr alton camu.
whence II is hauled on four horse-sleighs
to Kaslo, twenty-five miles away. Such
Is the rawhise system OF ore freighting
In winter
These miners feed well and work hard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
FORTUNES IN 4 TEA err
your rate Foretold by the Clustering OF
Scattering Leaves

II you have two spoons in your cup il IS
a sign that you Will figure prominently
at a wedding before the year is ont
If cream or milk is put in your cun no
fore. the sugar it will cross your love.
tea stalk floating on top Of the 10,
is called stranger. When this happens
70 unmarried women they should stir
the tea briskly and then place the spoon
stin - Hui'e
II the stranger in its gyrauons is at
uaclea 10 the spoon he Will come that ev-
ehlhs; should #. however cling TO the
slues he viii not come at all.
we may observe that it really depends
ON me state OF the atmosphere as 10 wheth-
CT the stalk goes to the middle or not.
II Is sign Of fair wea lher If the clus-
teis OF air bubbles, which usually rise
all'l 'he sugar has been put in, collect
themselves and remain in the center of
me cup If, on the contrary, they strag-
b'e 70 the sides il is a sign that il win
certainly rain in a few hours
ms cluster Of bubbles is also called n
KISS and portends that the owner will be
day
A cluster Of tea leaves with few strag-
siefs az the front al the bottom Of a Gun
-" ++NNl 90 VI a funeral Hilllt lle
coupe OF leaves at the bottom, if close
'useinef signify a wedding.
II the tea grounds take the form of a
woman on the side Of the cup. it signifies
flVal IN love; If il looks like a bird. il
means news from a distant friend: il il
LOOKS Ike a book, it refers TO we'll
hhoWh acquaintance who Is AT college, II
II looks Ike a tree, il means soon taking
journey into the country; II two stalks
come together it means you are to meet
man. II II looks like snake, it means
an enemy
III II Is dog. you will meet or hear from
friend; II it looks like a house or a
shed' II means that when married Won
VIII Keep house Tor yourself ana moi
board; Il IL looks like a spire, il means
that you Will cross the ocean; II il looks
Ike bridge II is an unQuestioned sien |
mat your marriage will be happy ana !
your life lcig and strong.
If il looks like a man fshina, with a rod |
II points 10 preacher who may either |
oiilciate at your marriage or become your
husband; II IL looks like a man win
many spots lying before him. II means
hat your husband will be rich and may
be banker; If broken bridge turns uo
)n the side OF the cup. il means that your
marriage will be unhappy.
II there are fluctuations on the side Of
he cup. some faint and some heavier
I means a checkered life or career of
truggle. sometimes light and sometimes
eyere.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
Respect for the Law.

However, Kaslo's general reputation
must not be allowed TO suffer uniustly
because Of this anciently reminiscent al
fusion. 1t is a serious and actual fact
mat IN respect Of security Of property
ana life this raw and Imprinted mining
camp is almost ideal Crimes or offenses
lhv'itlng physicai violence are virtually
unknown and there is no such thing as
robbery or larceny. During INV ten da,-s,
stay IN kasl0, did not once see a yyeapon
OF any kind displayed. nor hear of m
street or saloon alteration. My vest.
WIN watch and pOcket-bool hung ON
char by my bed, and except for the possi-
hinly th2t some beiatct ludctr might dis
turb me by entering The room by mlstake.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17


/ should not have taken the precaution
of turning the key in the lock. This TOO,
among a population 10 "a considers bic
extent made up Of the offscourings Of the
recent riotous element I'm the Idaho mines.
A curious example Of the self-restraint
practiced by class of men among whom
IN, iist he knife and the revolver Is the
customary argumentum ad h0minem oc-
CURED one night 40 Z Dassee tnr0ugr the
bar-room OF the Palace Hotel and called
for my key. Two miners. perfectly
matched In their brawny proportions. had
casually met and were rehearsing an old
time grievance; a bitter grievance Il was
too. judging from the intense malignity
of look and speech as they confronted
each other. | waited 10 see the outcome.
fully expecting a bloody one. Just at
point In the' dispute. when IL seemed as
though the two men must spring at each
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

fNr p - T. a - "a
from that again 10 leadership OF humanity
in fhe capacity OF Messiah. was without
a following. his notoriety never amounted
10 more than mere curiosity regarding
an extreme case OF lunacy. Now, however,
ue discovery that this man is organizing
boz lhc solitude OF his hut at onset, httle
settlement in Plymouth county Massachu-
ta.ts. an expedition into civilization with
ffe aid Of various converts more or Less
wen 90 do, will prccipitafe a novel crisis
For on the one side is this calm rational
plausible man, surrounded by mis- disciples,
about 90 start through the country, pro-
claiming himself "a new messiah. come 10
save mankind and prepared 10 spend
feniy OF ready money in q propaganda
End. on the other. the friends and relatives
~ SIR Foulke with very few Of whom he
s now on amicable terms. anxious TO
keep him from what they deem final
a.f 0f madness.
such plans as already have been made
certainly justify apprehension. The mes
ehs habitat az Onset has been alternately
the local hotel and a little cottage wherein
De lived on "a very modest scale. Mr..
Iollko no longer has an income OF fifteen
thousand dollars year, as in his palmy
Philadelphia days, and only contributions
from the converts ho has made enable
him 90 push forward hts new crusade.
sHtcs and may continue six months
Aror that De means TO visit India for
Bld1hisuc consultation. lie claims TO have
been IN India already but his friends
declare DE has never been nearer that
country than Paris In America Mr..
T0ulke proposes travelling only short dis
ttnces at time. long journeys being con-
tary 10 his tencts. lie Will visit the
settlements Of the faithful-splritual en-
enthusiastically and announce himself
as the ROW prophet a feature of his
propaganda IS the delivery Of public adj
dresses in vindication OF his claims. The
expenses will be met partly by the little
community at Onset, partly by the Cali |
f1lnia converts. and partly by Mr.. Foulke |
himself The brothers Falkenstein once |
warm adhorcnts Of his. seem TO have no |
interest in this expedition. but the Mel |
dons followers of Henry Meldon. together |
with a few of the dupcs Of The Bcster |
woman, who confessed TO being a spirit |
talstc imposter when placed on trial |
some time ago i'm Hartford, are In the |
loulkc advance guard.
The weird mysticism Of these goings on.
the combinations Of imposture and homes
q in which these people are mixed up.
make their coming crusade far more
striking than anything connected with the
founding OF Mormonism. 30 Smith did |
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

that has been opened up in the past
twenty years on the North American con-
tinent. This Is what is known as the
Kaslo-Siocan district. situated in the lower
end OF the Selkirk Mountains in the PROV
ince Of British Columbia, about one-hund-
red miles due north OF the international
boundary line and about an equal distance
south Of Rogers, Pass.
This new Eld0rado is totally inaccos-
sible from the Forth, the distance lying
for the most port through an unexplorcd
wilderness Of lofty mountains. deep cam
yons and dense forests. From the south
the case is entirely dinernt. The Traveller
from the East, reaching ST. Paul by any
route he may choose. has only TO step
into Great Northern sleeping coach. and
in triie over fifty hours is landed at
Bonners Ferry where he is promptly
10 a statc-room on a steamer
lying at her dock on the Kootcnai river
The steamer is new and fast, built ex-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

DR.. Nicalsky. OF St Petersburg. at
tributes the form OF birds eggs 10 gray-
ity. He thinks that every egg not yet
coated With a solid shell departs fom
the spherical form and elongates. SIM
ply because OF pressure On IL by the walls
Of the Gvary. In birds which keep a
vertical position when at rest ssuch as
the falcon and owD. the soft esq becomes
short through the birds weight acting
against the ovarian pressure. In birds
which, like the srebe. are nearly al
ways swimming. she egg lcrgthens. be-
cause the weight Of the body acts In
the same direction ~ the ovarian COM
preston.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
JUST OVER THE BORDER.
MINERS IN THE MAS
LO-sLOCAS DISTRICT.
Eight Miles an Hour on a shoveI-How the
Idaho Man Held Bears by the Ears
Nothing too Good for a Visitor.
Copyright for The Times. 1881

lie opening OF
navigation o n
{ h g KOOtcnai
river fro IN
B0nner's Ferry
In north ern
Idaho 20 the
Southern END
@ Z KOOtenai
Lake brings
within Q a s y
ard comfortable
travel q region
which contains
probably the
most important
DEP osit OF hign-
grade sil We p
bearing ores
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
contract WIIH A SERVANT.
An Agreement Which Is Equally Binding
on Either Party Thereto.

A contract Is an agreement between two
or more persons by which something Is
promised on one side In return for some
thing promised by the other side. con-
tract Is just as binding upon one party as
upon the other, says Harper's Bazaar. IL
IS lot something TO be kept on one side.
while IL lets the other go rec OF respon-
sibllity. III responsibility be shirked by
one party, then the other is at liberty
70 consider the contract broken and de-
cline 10 keep his part OF IL. For instance.
a carpenter agrees 10 build house for
certain sum OF money. III he fails TO
build the house the man for whom he
agreed 10 build II does not feel bound to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

Illinois produces $40 OoO Of farm pro-
ducts every year. The grain product
reaches $4,000. 900; live stock, $4,000 900
dairy products. sz7 10000; hay and pota-
toes, 26p00000. The farm property Is
valued at more than sl,00Q,000 700.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
VERY THRIFTY PROPHET.
now N. n. FOULKE WTLL PROCLAIM
HiHSELF SAyTOR or THE World.
wealth Of His Discipiss--rhc Founding of
Anew Religion Based Upon the Res
direction Of Socrates.
Copyright for The Tlmcs. 1891

q long as Henry
y. oulke,
famed for s u c.
cessive transit
tons from the
conditions OF a
pro S p e r o u S
al Is { a ( G
op ra tor in
Philad clip MA
10 that Of Mad
a m e Blavats-
X y s self pro-
claim G q sue
COS s 0 I. n y q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
0t.er.s throats IN a death struggle. each

others threats in death struggle. each
| paused, and drew back a step.
"Bul." said one. In voice OF suppressed
excitement. you know id well | Amt
afraid OF you. and / know Id well Won
amt afraid Of me, but we can't settle
this thing here. You know what well
gct ~ we do some other time"
Without another word. the enemies
turned and separated. What was # that
kept these fierce fellows apart7 Sim
ply the absolute certainty that n fist
fight meant sixty days in jail for both OF
them: the show Of a weapon. six months.
the use Of q weapon, from one year 10 n
life sentence, or possibly hanging. and
with Il the certainty that trial and convic-
ton would follow inside OF twelve hours.
and that the sentence would De executed
without particle of DELAY 30 chance
FOR lawyers 20 lnterpose a technical de-
Tense: no straw bail; no appeal. supe-se-
ono or arree fullmanf me i,tris-
diction Of the local magistrate in crimes
Of violence or theft Is final and conclu-
sive, and the execution of the law is
swift. ssern and iueXorlble That is why
Kasio IS a veritable Arcadia az regards
the safety Of life and property. II the
United states Is not yet ready 10 absorb
the vast territory OF rs northern neigh
bors, It mieht do worse than 10 immedi-
ately annex some Of the British Columbia
laws and methods Of enforcement.
The compulsory repression Of fierce
impulses has an admirable ef-
feet. II promotes crude sort
of politeness. and at the same time
tends 10 liberallze speech and action. 10
cultivate n spirit Of liberation. and to
enlarge the latitude OF verbal give-and-
take. When a fellow IS rcsoluteIy deter
mined 20 keep ont Of trouble he will
stand n great deal Of chatting With IT
an is developed q freedom Of rpeech and
n rough, on-hand humor that is n biz
startling TO unaccustomed ears. There
Isn't much culture among the broad
chested chaps who work underground
aud handle a gun-powder candle with |
as little concern as they would n tallow
dip. but there ls deal Of manliress ana |
good sense. Spinning yarns I'm their hours
of rest and relaxation is a passion with |
them, but woe be,ide the unlucky narra- |
tor who springs chestnut or fails TO |
bring his story % an effective period.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
Bears by the Ears.


We were riding I'm an open sleich-stage
on the snow road from Hughes Camp 70
Kaslo. and the sleigh was well filed with
miners who had knocked off work and
were going TO town 20 spend their wages
a Cornishman. whose tongue had been
loosed 10y frequent contact with the neck
Of a pocket flask claimed the company's
attention 20 rather long-winded recital
Of how he and his pard, out on a pros
pecting trip. came upon a grizzly bear.
and how. as the hungry beast made a
rush for them. their lives We're saved by
"a clever ruse. "Jim and me-" so the story
went, chad stopped 90 rest on a fallen
tree, and thar about twenty rods off was
the grizzly comm fur ms 10 beat. Was
we scared; Wen, / guess yes. We couldn't
DO nothing but stand still and shake; no
use 90 run Just as the bear got about
twenty foot from us I grabs the fryin'
pan on Jims pack and starts 10 poundin'
ON 10 with my pick. Damn me IL that
grizzly didn't stop right i'm his tracks
J kept mp The hammerin' and 10 just lis
tened 20 70 "a minute or two. and then
turned tail and sueaked Off through the
underbrush. What dye think of that,
now2"
No one expressed an opinion I'm response,
but after a. moments pause "a little under
sized miner with a twnkIiug oye-Only
one for the other was covered with Il
patch 10 hide q cavity caused by a prema-
ture explosion of a dynamite shot-de-
liyered his judgment upon the narrative.
Bears, said he i'm deep disgust. when
a man talks about bein' scared Of n bear
he makes me want 20 lay of and take a
rest. Scared of a bear was you2 Why
down ia Idaho they used 10 get me to
hold bears by the ears while funeral pro-
,essiOns passed by"
I'm the laughter that followed. the Cor
nishman took no part, but sought conso-
a-ion i'm his bottle and was soon fast
asleep
Probably, very few Of those who may
.ead this article know much about q
-awhide trail. L don't mean the sort
IF trail that a village schoOlmaster occa-
ionaliy left on orr backs thirty or forty
'o7r- H~0. lefCfa e.r9 ral -uui hmcEt
vas displaced ny the synthetic system.
'he r1whide trail I'm question is pecu-
Jar institution only 10 be- found I'm the
mountainous mining regions where ten or
welvo feet of snow prevails from Decem-
Ier to June. NJ there is no trail. you can
.t over Gee country very WcU with snow |
noes, llt to keep n mine supplied with !
God and working materials and to mar |
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
ATHLEYIC4LLY INCLINED STUDENTS
The Diamond and Track VIII Share the At
tentiOn Of Schoolboys.

Tho schoolboys OF this city have been 80
greatly Interested in indoor athletics lately
that they have been tardy in starting the
baseball season. The Interscholastic League
should have met last week. but tho secretary
failed to call a meeting. The athletic contests
in the open air are also coming on. and half a
dozen meets are being arranged fo:.
The schools located in towns bordering on
tho Hudson River are becoming closely ASSOC
ciatcd in athletics with the schools in this
vicinity. For several years the former schools
have at times played against the city schools
nt both baseball and football. The city teams
have taken great pleasure in making trips to
Sing Sing and neighboring towns. Most all
the schools in that section are in the Hudson
kiyeg Baseball league The teams are always
10 town are Invariably Accomplished By
large, delegations of students. Among the
R ensns are t fssG Psslsk Ffipr Mifii"sa Ad IN 1ne
Hoiprooks;, nnd st. Johns Of Sing Sing. Hol.
brooks will present an excellent team this
f fPPanes C.. t hsy fse% al M.ll ?: MATS miiIsr q T. f lss,o Snd
R RoSsfs EasIi.; ua MSssFd H Hsnna b,s c.fyS fsnn:
dIeSsrsyille: VI. 4. Wetterau. P;oushEeepsie.
The closed events Of the Columbia Grammar
SSs st,sn G FisTS' to be held id,, ON Apr H. at At Van
running hish jump. i2o.sard = h;urrdIS race.
4M5r rssrd sds ssS ham ilast form tann'H Hsys sr sad a iq i06:
yard dash for boys under fifteen,
The Polytechnic Institute baseball team still
ttSh. "TmsY by The AdSsiphi A"ademy and the HOOK.
Ign High school. All the reason the Poly"
e%aptain gives for not PLAYING Adelphi is that
aA"dIelrhi during April. The matter IS occasion.
ing quite It TIA, { sly! @p II 19re sRoSla s an% tf the si .nuo
Halsey school, OF this city will support a
intersehoiastic League championship. Arthur
Bostwick will Ilay second base, and captain.
and manage the team. Gunsil Will be catcher;
for right Held. The other positions have not
yet been decided upon.
West End school boys have shown 2 com
bia Field at Eighth, avenue and Fity-sixth
sch 2 Tor a at W Z and a tg Rsl sports; ohoo, a..
practising on tho Lesser Columbia Field. and
will be In trim whom the season opens. The
s schoE, W,,l s amer mn s h 10 be- q h heLYn AZ tAi Be II e eley iH Over
May Ii. Edmund y, Dexter will Try for the
hiso sastp rim W MI the and saof ke eae, 3sI atS, TlIi
team this srring. Henry Mechen Is training
s,ssalIE SO a as to % anS q W Eana shoSE yTd IN 1rd tine
der his as' feet in the aas aT alHs run nm.
H. L Riker. A Powers. and sooyssmith will try
the players will have the use Of the Colambis
S SSsn and and Sl. s0T Is,s he TIll a i.ssr1'Msf .e X The is
sssc5hsooi has iIssiy short stop l. Ware. On Tie
s az Z, I Mss * D: 4 ssi "a nI Fl. S bS5s s Il , :Ssse |:
captain and manager this week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
MOJ1TE FUNERAL RITES,
Grief and Appetite Go Hand In Hand ~
These Ceremonies.

Fom he san Fraan~o Chronicle.
On tho banks OF the lower Colorado. among
ioys.s i've tho Moia~o Indians. having their heir
commercial headquarters at The Nesdlss; Cal.
excepting Death Valley, and their seat Of learn
Ing: supported By the Go!ernment at Fort Mo.
saxfii c O. arc r; a In msstsr@ ei athIlG1a,i is " asst.. :n ss.
cept for, ornament. and the mesquite tree
bears all the food peeled to sustain liie.
appearance and habits the negroes Of Central
Africa except in the particulars Of curly hair
restraints OF clothing. and the same passion
ate fondness for brillland plumage and gaudy
benishted people. but there is mons. more
unique than, the ceremony connected with
An Indian woman died to-day at noon. and
we attended the funeral; four Of US The Mo-
eo@ne eneeslS Ss s s5em as fhe 6 sns I'M Z e aas oi IL.
body, as witness the fact that tho woman died
at noon and WAS on the funerai pills ct fftesn
mourners are sometimes startled at tAs sseIns
the dead come 70 lie again when the dreb
iiece Of attending these ceTem onies. but as We
tribe. we were Invited 10 BE- present. Is
s Ss . rs %S sfopld swallG "S our and dinners ns
friends OF The departed. consisting Of every
man, man. woman yon and child II. present e At the isstiyi-
thatthe anair concludes by the Killing and eat
ing Of all the horses Of the departed. and every
one goes to his own hut feeling that he has
enjoyed himself greatly. -
The Moiaves bolleve in demonstrating their
feelings through the agency OF the mouth and
limbs. and this woman. being, much beloved,
the mourners were many and their grief could
he heard n mile away. II ever you have heard
n pack OF coyotes rowling forth their misery In
the middle OF the night. when they howl most
artistically. you have this noise to O dot
Arriving at a place ws found a hole dug In
the ground about ton feet In diameter and two
ioet deer. heaped fun Of wood aud surmounted
were all the friends trying to Guido each other
In explanations OF grief, The head doctor.
for the MoJSyes have physicians. stood by the
side OF the gen US who stirred the Are. giving
directions for the most rapid destruction If the
body. which he had. no doubt. with great skill
assisted In becoming a corpse. He thus car
ried his functions a step further than the
physicians In civilized life.
One old fellow. who seemed to be the minis
ter. was standing within tho circle haranguing
the assembly. doubtless on the many virtues
of the departed. and when he seemed to make
an unusually good point the mourners mani
tested their appreciation BY an Increase In the
Finally the relatives and friends. ate ths
and went home firmly believing that ths dead
g2pSn,S spirit u oSmin Introublsd u