The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-16
IN THE WEST

PORTLAND. Oregon special Inc
sliding mountain on the Co!Nlnbla
River. one nile west OF Cascaue Locks
made the longest slide on record when
the receut Hoods subsidized. The high
water seemed 20 have held the noun
tain back. ana when II receCed the
sudden removal Of the pressure leu TO
a squirt. The Oregon Railway and
Navigation CoMpany's roadbeu. which
is always being disarrange0 al this
point by the movement, was so upset
this time a- 10 require renewing. The
engineer sent 10 90 the work maze ii
study OF the moving mountain. He
said: The mountain contains ,5.o>Q.-
600 cubic yards OF earth. and al the
rate il Is now moving
ono OF an inch q day-will require f.
loo years tor its entire disappearance.
This mammoth pile Of dirt will not in
the least affect navigation. FOR the
slide :. - gradual and the current : o
strong that the dirt will be carried
down the river and deposited upon the
low ands. AS a consequence what Is
now unproductive land. because OF is
sandy soil. will become productive. and
the river proper will be
The mountain is on a soapstone foun-
dation. which is not level. This ac-
counts for the movement"
SAN FRANCISCO special: The Ex-
aminer says: Five sealing boats last
ing in the Behring Sea by a British
another chapter TO the long list of
deaths that have followed the sealers
since they left on hunting cruises a
few months ago. In some of the boats
We're the hunters guns Il a quantity
OF ammunition. but none contained any
provisions. No trace Of the crews
could be found. although the boats
looked as though they had recently
been deserted. On the stock Of one of
the guns was cut the name Of W. p.
Sayward. 1t is thought that the lost
boats belonged 10 her. The Sayward
halls from British Columbia and wa.
last seen of the coast of Japan with
6SS skins on board.
PORTLAND. Oregon, special: The
first case 20 come up under the pro
visions Of the findings OF the Paris
tribunal Of arbitration was brought TO
light at Astoria by the arrival there
OF the American schooner Kate and
Ann from Behring waters. having on
board COS seal skins. a part Of which
We're caught within the closed zone.
The captain claims the seal skins We're
caught in part prior 10 May, 1894, and
part since. Collector Page asked for
instructions from the United States
district attorney in the matter. The
Kate and Ann were IN Alaskan waters
at the time the Presidents proclana-
ton was promulgated and remained in
ignorance OF the provisions and prohi-
billions until after her arrival in
Astoria.
PHILLIPS. Wis. special: The SUI
fering here Is greater than at any time
since the fire. \ cold wind blew over
the lake from the northeast al day,
n the thermometer dropped 10 30
degrees. There vas such d demand
for bed covering and clothing that the
supply on hand was completely eX-
hausted early in the day and many are
shiyering in the tents and shocks on
the hillside. There are few stoves
and the men built large fires around
the tents TO help keep warm. 1t is
feared the exposure Il cold weather
will increase the sickness among these
destitute people.
ST. PAUL special: In the conven-
ton OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union the first business was reports of
societies not connected with the
unions. Wonderful growth was re-
ported from many sections. In the al
ternoon Secretary Doyle of New York
submitted the report OF the numerical
strength Of the order, in which he
says: 1--WE have added sixty-eight
new societies with a membership of
1868 to the roll of national unions.
making a total of 763 societies with a
membership OF 55,445."