davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21
THE BRUNEAtt MINES.
Discovery of Rich Gold Fields in
Northern EIkO County

hIkO NNWnTy
The Bruneau river, lying partly in
the northern part of Elko county and
distant from the town of Elko from
eighty to ninety miles, contains very
rich gold placers. These discoveries
have been made in the last few weeks.
In the latter part of July J. A. Nc
Bride of Elko and Captain Penrod of
Island Mountain were out on hunt
ing trip on the Bruneau. Mr.. Nc
Bride was born and raised among the
rich placer mines of Placer county,
California. When they struck the
Bruneau river it presented to Mcbride
the characteristics of rich gold field.
He told his companion of his opinion,
and soon after their return two parties
went out and made several excavations
in the bottom lands with the most en-
couraging results, although on account
of water they could not reach bed rock.
Mcbride sent out party to prospect
at another point on the river some dis
lance below where the other parties
had located, which resulted in finding
coarse wash gold in paying quantities
in the gravel from near the surface to
bedrock. The bed of the river is from
1000 to 1900 feet below the summit
of the mountains on either side, and
at several points the river passes
through narrow gorges of almost per-
pendicular walls. Numerous gulches
from three to twelve miles in length on
both sides carry great quantities of wa
ter into the main river from the noun
tain heights, and doubtless all these
contain gold in paying quantities
Any power desirable for hydraulic
mining can be had not only from the
waters of the river but from many of
these gulches during the whole year.
Denver capitalists have lately purchas-
ed several thousands acres of placer
ground on this side of the summit and
ore preparing to engage in extensive
mining. Their ground extends from
near the summit down some ten miles
toward Elko. Parties are mining in
several gulches beyond the summit
which run into the Bruneau.
Although placer mining to the south
and near the Bruneau has been car
ried on for the last fifteen years
or more in belt fifty or sixty
miles wide, there is no evidence that
that any prospecting has been done on
the river prior to the late discoveries.
It would seem that the river itself
ought to have long since invited the
shovel and pick. The river courses
along an immense assure of great depth
and crosses the extensive belt of min
ing country above named. No place
between the Sierras and Cascades on
the one side and Rocky Mountains on
the other shows such violent and i'm
mense force in the upheavals from the
sombre depths as the country along
the Bruneau river. On some of the
nights great forests of timber are found
with trees 100 feet high and several
feet in diameter, but they are inacces-
sible to man to except on foot and by the
most laborious climbing up rocky and
precipitous chasms. Silver State.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21

A fine head of hair is an indispen-
sable element of beauty. Ayers Hair
Vigor maintains youthful freshness
and luxuriance, restores to faded and
gray hair it's original color, prevents
baldnes, removes dandruff, and cures
scalp diseases. 1t gives perfect salts
faction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21
Sent up for Embezzlment.

At Reno last week Judge Chene
sentenced Thomas Mccormack to two
and half years in State prison for
embezzlement. Mccormack who is
a pugilist, got away with the stakes
for prize fight that was to have taken
place at Carson.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A. G. Cleveland is in on Court bust
ness from Spring Valley.
The Gather has been fine during
present week and the strangers within
our gates had pleasant time of it.
John Wearne of Cherry Creek has
been among the visitors to the county
seat this week.
Miss Rose Mclaughlin is in town
on a short visit to friends. She will
omen the Duck Creek school next
Monday.
Capt. w. M. Norman and wife of
White River spent four or five days
in town this week. The Captain was
on the Grand Jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Madeleine
of Cherry Greek are in town, and re-
newing the acquaintance of old
friends.
Mrs. A. Muir, Mrs. L. Zadow and
Miss Zelma Zadow of Hamilton were
visiting friends in Ely this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke of Schellbourne
were at the county seat this week and
returned home Thursday.
Archie Beaton of Hamilton has been
with us for few days on Court bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mathewson of
Hamilton were among the visitors to
the county seat this week.
Charles Green, George Kennedy,
Louis Martin, and @. W. Keeney,
of Cherry Greek were all in on Court
business during the week.
Simon Davis of Aurum was in on
the Grand Jury and James McNulty
on Court business.
Pat Reavy, an old time miner and
prospector of Osceola was made full
fledged citizen of the United States
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Boyle of Te-
hama were in town several day this
week. The former was on the Grand
Jury and the latter visiting among
friends.
Hons. Henry Rives and Thomas
Wren of Eureka have been in attend
ance upon the District Court during
the week.
Thin or gray hair and bald heads
so displeasing to many people as marks
of age, many be averted for long
time by using Halls Hair Remover.
Kenneth, the one year and two
months old child of Mr.. and Mrs and
Mrs. Frank Paul, died in Hamilton
on the 18th instant.
w. HI. A. Pike, who arrived from
Wadsworth yesterday, says Lem Allen
lost 400 tons of hay and his barley
crop by fire at his ranch at St. Clair,
Churchill county, last Sunday. Mr..
Pike had not learned how the fire orr
ginated. Reno Journal.
The ball given by the R. O. Ell. r.,
Wednesday night was one of the larg-
est ever given in Ely. Forty ladies
were present and an excellant good
time was had.
The District Court has been in ses-
sion all week. The Grand Jury had
a good deal of work and occupied
three day. We have not space this
week, but will publish their report in
onr next issue.
D. D. Phillips, an old prospector and
miner, met with serious accident
last Tuesday. While working in his
mine a rock fell on his head, cutting
him severely and rendering him I'M
conscious. DR.. Davis attended him
and at last accounts he was considered
out of danger.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21

The Carson Tribune says: Accord
ing to the Palace Hotel gossip Frances
G.. Newlands will make the race for
u. s. Senator in Nevada at the expir-
alton of John P. Jones term and many
assert that the latter gentleman will
not be candidate for reelection.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21

The receipts of the State Land office
last week for payments on applications
for lands, contracts and interest,
amounted to 81, 249 81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21

John Sparks, the cattle king, in
forms the Wadsworth Dispatch that
he has sold 1900 head of cattle this
season.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-10-21

Utah's population is estimed by
Governor West at 1913, 800 an increase
of 20, 900 the past year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

IT is worth noticing as a curious
phase of the tariff question that
wealthy manufacturers, supposed to
be deeply interested in keeping up
protective duties, are bringing inau-
ence to bear on republican MEM
bers of the house for the purpose
Of preventing any serious opposi-
ton being made to the proposed
anti-protection tariff. That is, op-
position that will delay it's final
passage. The manufacturers say
they are anxious to have tile new
tariff put into operation at the
earliest possible moment, in order
that its working may be fully
understood and approved or con-
demned by the people in 1896.
Other people say that the manu-
facturers are preparing to make
big cut all around in wages and
that is the secret of their not
wishing the new tariff bill to be de-
layed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.


THE scenes on the Oklahoma
boom are being repeated in the
Cherokee Strip. There is an in
sane rush of $4,000 people for the
coveted territory which was thrown
open to settlement at noon on
Saturday. All Of these $4,000 peo-
pie, men and women, hold certifi-
Gates which entitle them to quar-
ter-section homestead, if they can
succeed in locating it. AS there is
not land enough to make home
steads for one.half of the boomers,
there will be wild race for posses
sion and a scramble between con-
testants that will result in rows
and possible blood-shed.
The actual area of the Cherokee
Strip is 6,33S,950 acres, and will
constitute part of the territory of
Oklahoma. OF this, 152,160 acres
have been reserved for allotments
to Indians; $4,000 acres for Indian
school reserve, and one-ninth Of
the total area, or 709,S2s acres,
have been reserved for public
schools and buildings. This leaves
5,5O2,627 acres actually opened to-
day to the settlers. When allow
ances are made for roads, rivers
and untillable tracts, it is probable
that there will not be more than
$4,000 homes of quarter sections
for the $4,000 persons who are
rushing in to-day.
No doubt d farm of l60 acres in
the Cherokee Strip will be good
thing for those who are fortunate
enough TO secure the prize. Much
Of the land is said to be fertile,
and the climate delightful. But
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

WE heartily endorse the Milton
Eagle in its opposition to the action
Of the county court in purchasing
one half of the Lee street bridge in
Pendleton for $500. This was
certainly one of the most fragrant
acts Of injustice to the taxpayers
ever perpetrated by any officials of
this county, and deserves the con-
demnation it is receiving. The
people of this county demand that
these officials explain why they
try to render void the laws of the
state--laws which they have sworn
to uphold; and why they treat
with contempt q decree of the high
est court in our state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

The Hyde eulogistic biograph-
ical article in Sundays 0regonian
knocks out anything of the kind
we have ever seen, if we may ex-
cept P. B. Johnson, of the Walla
Walla Union-Journal, who had his
photo engraved and put it at the
top of his editorial page. But
Johnson became weary from the
guying of the press and pulled it
out, while in our estimation Hyde
is too brassy to "see himself as
others sec him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29
ATHENA, SEPTEMBER % 1898.
THAT ApPORTIONMENT.

THE Athena Press asked some
questions, last week, of county
Superintendent Woodruff, about
school fund apportionment. Miss
Woodruff answers these questions,
in another column, in highly
satisfactory manner. Now if the
PRESS will find out whether Phil
Metschan, or some bursted bank,
has the state school money, ana
proceeds to ask questions Of them,
it will get started in the right di-
rection. Spit on your hands, Mr..
PRESS, and take fresh "hold."-
Alliance Herald.
Miss Woodruff's answer to why
she has not apportioned the state
school fund, is that she has not re-
ceived any to apportion, This
seems to be "highly satisfactory"
to our esteemed contemporary
but to us it is not so satisfactory.
We wish to know what has be-
come of Umatilla county's portion
of the state school fund this year.
The law requires the board of
commissioners of the state fund to
apportion this monthly among the
several counties of the state on
the first day of August each year
and oftener if deemed advisable.
The board doubtless did SO this
year as other counties Of the state
have received their portion.
Why has not Umatilla county?
We do not consider the superin-
tendent's reason, "because | have
not received it," as satisfactory at
all, As for aking questions Of
"Phil Metschan or some bursted
bank" we do not consider that
necessary. The fact that other
counties have received and appor-
toned their part of this fund, is
sufficient evidence that the fault
does not lie with Phil Metschan.
When the apportionment was
not made at the time prescribed by
law, this being the superintendent's
duty, we ask her why it was not
made. The reason 'bocause" is
not satisfactory. We still ask,
why?
If our esteemed contemporary,
the Herald, which is so we'll known
to wage relentless war on all
forms of corruption in office will
assist our worthy superintendent,
possibly she may be able to find
why she has not received this fund,
and tell the people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

WHILE the Press believes the
taxpayers Of Umatilla county
should not be compelled to pay for
the Lee street bridge in Pendleton,
it cannot help but admire the
manner in which the East Oregon
ian, Pierce, Martin & CO., manipu-
lated the wires to suit themselves,
and Pendleton in particular. But
God bless EN-, you can't blame
them, for its human nature to "get
all you can, and keep all you get'
-Jackson's double--geared, fire.
proof reform editorials, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

ABOUT the first thing a fresh,
green congressman does when he
goes to Washington is to dish out
garden-seeds to the ''feller's rs
voted for him." Not long ago the
Portland Oregonian's correspon-
dent at Washington wrote lot of
trash on the way Congressman
Ellis of this district had enamored
the house by his 'line personal ap-
pearanee F." That is about all the
fellow has-"fine appearance" but
he can't get anything on his shape,
but garden-seeds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

there must be thoosands Of cases
Of disappointment. OF the eager
multitude who are racing across
the Cherokee plains to-day, more
than one-half will be obliged to re-
turn without finding land on which
it Is desirable to settle.-Walla
Walla Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

HOME rule for Ireland has been
defeated in the house of lords, not
withstanding the fact that it pas
sed the house of commons by a
large majority, Thus Gladstone's
efforts on behalf of his people have
proven fruitlesss.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29


100 cities were strong III cheer and
hope for the immediate future. The
crops are moving satisfactorily, the
broken banks are resuming, the
craft that out-rode the tempest is
again progressing in safety and
comfort, and the arrant coward
money, is coming out from its hid
ing places and once more perform
ing its essential functions.
Dalles Times Mountaineer: Work
at the locks is prosecuted with the
greatest vigor. Since the Colum-
bia has reached a normal stage the
canal has been pumped dry and a
force of men employed in excava-
tion. There is every indication
that boats will go through the
locks and canal within the time
mentioned in the contract. The
Day brothers mean business and
are not stopping at the locks for
the benefit of their health.
Operations have been resumed
at the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
mines, in the Ceur d'Alenes, un-
der the terms offered by the COM
pany.-$3 so per day for the min
ers and SO for carmen and shovel
ers. One hundred men are en-
ployed, and the force will be in
creased as rapidly as possible un-
til full force of 400 is secured.
The Gem, Helena and Frisco
mines, at Gem, will resume work
work within few days, employing
300 men at these wages. All the
other mines in the Cnur d'Alenes
are expecting to resume under the
arrangement, the knights of Labor
and the miners union having to-
day sanctioned the action of the
men in returning to work. With
in week over 1000 men now idle
will be at work. A jubilee is in
progress in several of the mining
towns tonight.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29
REsuMlNa ACTIVITY.

Five of the largest mills Of the
Illinois Shell company's plant at
the Bay View, Wis, will start up
this week. This will give employ
ment to 1900 men, most Of whom
have been idle for the past two
months.
Gov, Turney has approved the
agreement between penitentiary
commissioners and the East Ten
nessee Land Co. for the purchase
by the state Of 1000 acres of,coal
land in Morgan county for $4,000,
and upon the expiration Of the
present penitentiary lease the state
will 80 into the coal mining busi-
ness.
A New York daily paper recent
ly telegraphed to its correspondents
in all parts Of the United States.
"What do your leading bankers
and president Of commercial bodies
think of the trade outlook With
out exception the answers that
were flashed back from more than
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

We understand that change in
the time of the arrival and depart
ure of trains on the Spokane
branch will go into effect next
Sunday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

Whilst the moneyed men of New
York will tell you they have not
the slightest fear of danger to per-
son or property from the alleged
great army of hungry men now in
slums of New York, they will ad-
NIT they have taken precautions.
Coils P, Huntington, the railroad
magnate, and Cornelius Wander
bilt were notified quite recently by
an alleged anarchist that their new
places on Fifth avenue would soon
be blown skyward by dynamite.
One of the workmen on the yet un-
finished Vanderbilt residence also
discovered card tackled upon the
covered entrance to the building.
The cards was covered with
scrawl which declared that the
time had come for the rich men to
suffer for their so-called wrongs
upon the poor. It was incendiary
in tone, but Vanderbilt believed it
was the work of some crank who
became agitated over recent news
paper discussion about anarchists
and their threats. However, an
other card was tackled upon the
hoxed-fence of C, P. Huntington's
mansion on Fifth avenue. Both
cards were undoubtedly of the
same origin. and if the writer is
really an anarchist, he is one Of
the most pronounced type of the
disciples of Herr Most. Now four
times as many watchmen and de-
tectises are along Fifth avenue in
the vicinity of the residences of
the money king as there was q few
months ago,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

1t is q noteworthy fact that as W
are celebrating the beginning of
the fourth century of Americas
discovery, the United States gov
ernment is arranging for the set
Element of the last piece Of the pub
lie domain, the Cherokee Strip, of
sufficient size to attract public at
tention. The conquest in three
centuries by the plowshare of more
than 100000 square miles of
territory is an achievement that
puts to blush all victories of the
sword and torch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

A prominent business man. who
has just returned from the East,
says that it is astonishing what
ignorance some congressman show
OH the silver question. They do
not even known what the ratio
means, and you ask them for de-
fnition of "16 to 1" and they can
not explain it. II know" said he,
1.-TWO congressman who voted for
that, when asked by the clerks in
the Arlington house to show them
what is to meant, were actually
unable to do SO, and said they sup
posed it meant that 1t took 16 sill
yer dollars to equal one gold onel
That is a fact"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29
THIS ANpTHAr.

Judge Arthur, of Spokane beats
the record on divorce granting.
Last week a red headed woman
came into his court and said she
wanted a divorce from her husband.
In just twenty minutes from the
time her lawyer filed the suit the
judge handed her the decree, all
properly signed, which released
her from matrimonial bondage.
From Indiana to Illinois; from
Illinois to Dakota, from Dakota to
Washington, the star Of easy and
speedy divorce has steadily moved
westward, until now, one may ex-
pect, when The train stops at the
eastern Washington metropolis to
hear the brakeman call out: ''Spo-
kane! Twenty minutes for di-
vorce"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-01-20
Cine nraftiide Meue

rune lit ioeben in 2onoon ein9efiibrt
woroen. Sir grpreBbriefe bat, bas
Yoitamt eiuen neuen Seriu9 aneeoro=
net. Gin automatii1er Srieftaiten 1T
gu bem 3wefe i'm SerSen Der @itp Dor
oem SOriengebduOe aufseitellt woroen.
Wtlitels zines in ben S6lib 9eworfenen
pennp erbdlt man ein @oupert, in benz
ein fleines, ipeibes, cine Sarte ein-
i9lieBenbes @oupert entbalten 1T. 9lui
bic Sarte tann man bic su befDroernoe
Sotihait idreiben, 5u meldem 3mefe
ein tleines S6reibpult belm Seraus=
sieben bes beiaeten @ouperts pom Brief
tafen berabfdlt. @lei9seitis giebi
cine elettriide 6lode inn sund9f 9ele-
genen Yoitbureau bas Signal, oab elm
Sote eeiuiinift wiro. gSiro bic Se=
f0roerung zines Yafets bur1 einen @rs
prebboten aetpiinIbt, 10 muB Der Sen.
Der Die Intunft oes 8oten abDarten.
Inn ihm bas Padet 5u iibergeben, aber
ein 8rief tann in ben fir iofort beior.
genbe Soti9aften berseridteten Sebdl=
ter 9emorfen meroen. Sie nOtbige 8e-
biibr muB in bas duBere @oupert ae=
lest tperoen. bas Ramen uno 9lbrehe
bes glbienoers als 9lufl6rift tragen
mus, uno no Die @ebiibr ii9 als un=
geniieenb ermeiit, muB Der gbenoer
oas Seblenos na63ablen. Die G,ebiibr,
eini6lieBlib SenuBuna Der @iienbabn
ooer bes Smnibuhes. betrdst brei
Yence per eneliihe Wteile. Sals bic
Seniibuns elmer 9roIdfe sur 8eforoe.
ruus Der 8otidait eetpiiniht wirb.
mub bas erforberlihe Sroidtenaelb
ebenIals in Das duBere @Dupert esleat
iperoen unb bieies ben 8ermert BY
Cab" (per Sroidte) trasen. Solte
Iid oieIer YerIuh bepdbren. 10 tperoen
aud piele anbere Olittelpuntte Der
Staot uno be5 2anbes nit oieler 8or=
ri1tung perIeben weroen.
- als bie96nisi n=&e E g e n.
tin in Maorio an einem Der lebten
Gage cine Spasieriabrt uuternabm,
ltelte fid auf oem @olumbusplaB.
ihrem @asen Die etiua 70iGbrige 5age.
lobnerin @ertruois 9aseuena entae9en
uno periu9te. ibr elm Sitt9eIu9 su
iiberreiden. Die bier Yferoe oes t6nia.
li1en Waaeus wuroeH ieooh pl0slid
iheu. riiien Die alte Srau Su Sooen,
singen iiber iie binweg unb seritampf.
ten nit ben !oufen ben S6rper Der un.
glifli9en @reiIin in elmer erdBliden
Weiie. Sie R6nisin itieg iolort aus,
leste nit 0ilie ibres Sammerberrn uno
bes sufdlig ppriibersebenoen Souper-
neurs BON Waorio, Sr. 9lguilera, bic
iiberfabrene 6rau auf Die polfteribe
oes SoTpaaens unO lieB iie nab sinem
in Der gldbe lieaenOsn 4rantenbauie
i6aifen. Sine Stunoe ipdter ifattete
bic Geaentin Der Sdperpermunoeten,
oeren 3uifanb su ernlfen Seicreniilen
slnlab aibt, einen Idngeren YeiuA ab
uno iibsrrei9te ibr 1000 Silberrealen
1880 Warf) als porldnfises S9mer=
sensaelo.