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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

(No communication or question will re-
ceive attention unless the writer signs his
name, not necessarily for publication but
to show good faith-l
s. NJ. Seattie.-There Is no drug cure
for stammering: Ii is purely question OF
physical training.
j. h. c.. Bnriington.-It IL expected that
work viii be begun on the South Seattle
canal this spring.
J.. A. c., Mount Vernon---Two cannon
balls, one weighing ten pounds, the other
one pound, dropped TO the earth would
strike simultaneously.
". F. r.. Trafton.-In drawing up a
lease YOU would better have a lawyers
assistance. In Spokane county the farm
ers burn. not explode, sticks of giant
powder In the gopher burrows. You would
better study the properties of giant pow
der before you use il for any purpose. II
is for sale in most OF the large towns.
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Senator Squire. after persistent effort,
has succeeded In getting a raise of $50, 900
over the amount appropriated by the
house for continuing work on the dry
dock at Port Orchard. This is satisfac-
tory both to the contractor and the state
The appropriation. which now stands at
s2s0.ooo. insures the speedy completion of
the work.
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Stringent measures should be adopted 10
put stop To the numerous burglaries
that are being reported They are be-
coming altogether too frequent.
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WE PROCLAIM

Health to all. Let all hear and heed
Medicines are the artillery of good health
and repel the attacks OF disease All
our medicines are carefully compounded
is the secret of their great value In the
treatment OF disease. Every prescription
prepared by US commands the entire con-
fdence OF physicians and their patients.
Our prescription department is immense
~ popular because IL Is always reliable
Purity and value are necessary in moth
ing so much as In medicines: The drug
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04

The country win heaye a deep sigh of
relief today as the Fifty-third congress-
passes into history. 1t has probably done
more harm and less good than any con-
gress that was ever elected
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Queen LII Is probably by this time a
"sadder and a wiser woman" She has
been sentenced 10 five years imprison-
ment and fine of s5.00n. Rather
severe sentence for royalty.
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The legislature has plenty of work 10
do and only a short time In which to
do IL.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04

The insurgents Ia the providence Of Pfa
ssTa0Ae at sat nrazfa. have defeated tae
government troops ana captured Geu-
sszfsls. commander OF Tie S4sgzsoa OF
santa Ana
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The Alaska exodus is assuming formid-
able proportions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-11-13
Money Required.

ga recent article in the Pioneer
Press throws a new light upon the
iron industry of Minnesota. When
the discoveries on the Mesaba range
were made some three years ago,
hundreds went wild over the prospect
of immediate wealth by investing
$50 in lease. The sequel shows that
only with immense capital and in
domitable pluck can the iron mines
be made profitable productive, 1t
was only because j. d. Rockefeller
was induced to take hold of the prop
critics on the Mesaba range in 1893
that a great financial disaster was
ayerted. Under the stimulus of Mr..
Rackefeller's capital. the Lake Su-
) 'eri,,f CepexliGa tx; ..finii g cphr"ny
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for hosting plant at this point.
The new blacksmith shop and carpen-
ter shop are now occupied. They are
both located close to the office. Last
week while blasting near No. 1 shaft,
hugh forty-pound stone was deliber-
ately aimed at the smokestack, and
almost severed it about twenty feet
from the top. The stack is IS feet
high. After ploughing it's way
through one side, the stone landed at
the bottom of the stack inside. Work
of repairing was going on early in the
beginning of the week.-Eveleth Star.
Shipments from the Franklin will
be continued so long as navigation
will permit. Stockpiling is also be-
ing done at both the Franklin and
Bessemer properties, and work under
ground is being prosecuted with all
yigor, every man who applies being
furnished with employment. At the
Franklin the new shaft is now down
some 40 feet, the present work being
in gravel and hardheads. Everything
is in shape for heavy work at both
mines during the winter months.
n The Commodore is still troubled
with water somewhat, but the two
large pumps keep the shaft clear
enough of water to permit of con-
tinuance of work. A drill, which is
now being put in readiness, will be
used in further exploratory work on
this property. \ 4 X The Rouchleau-
Ray Land and Iron company. which
recently purchased the Gross home
stead property south of this city, have
let contract to Cole & Mcdonald for
diamond drill explorations of the
prOperty.-Virginia Enterprise.
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Mrs. d. Yesner has gone to ST. Paul
for a visit of several weeks with
parents and friends.
Paul r. Kuehn, of Ashland, travel
ing for the Green Seal cigar, was in
the city Monday.
G.. S. Johnston came up from Tower
Monday to assume position at the
Whiteside camps.
Mrs. Canning, who has been visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. John
Pengilly, the past week, has returned
to her home at Tower.
Floyd Townsend came up from
Tower Saturday to take charge of the
D. & 1. r. offices during the absence
of Agent Scheaffer.
Louis Eisenach, Herb. Kelly, Chas.
Scheaffer and AL. Carlson, left Mon
day morning for Norway where they
expect to slaughter several fine deer.
Ole Friedsberg and wife, returned
to Ely last evening after spending
two years on the farm Of Manager
John Pengilly at Mortified.
Duncan McTavish came up from
Tower Monday. Dune will 60 into
the woods at one of the camps in
this vicinity.
Mrs. r. T. Lawrence and family,
arrived Monday evening to be in
readiness for the opening of the Oliver
house.
Engineer Chas. Penrod, who has
been suffering with typhoid fever for
several weeks, but who was thought
to be improved enough to take his
run last week, suffered relapse and
is again confined to his bed.
Prof. Nordquist, of the Winton
Quadrille band, took a valuable lesson
in swimming in the ice waters of Fall
lake Sunday, having broken through
the ice while skating. No damage
was done.
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office Duluth, Mimi.
September Is. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June 3, 1878, entitled IAN act for the sale Of
timber lands in the, States of California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory
as extended to all the public land states by
act of August 4. 1892. John Iverson. of Du-
luth. county of St Louis, state of Minnesota
has this day filed in this Office his sworn
statement No. 1926 for the purchase of the
NW4 of NE14 and E1s of NE4 and NE4 Of
SEA of section % in township 81 n, Range 10
W. of 4th p. H.. and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is N ore valuable for it's
timber and stone than Ivr agricultural pur->
poses and to establish his claim to said land
before the register and receiver of this office
at Duluth, Mimi. on Tuesday. the 10th day
of December, 1895.
He names as witnesses: NJ. Edin, Ed Err
ickson, S. j. WOrmdahl and o. B. Nelson, all
of Duluth, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this Office ON or before said
10th day of December, 1895.
9-25 11-27 A. J. TAYLOR. Register.
John Rustgard, Atty, Duluth, Mimi.
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PERSONAL.

Jos. Bracco was up from Tower oyer
Sunday.
Matt Cundy was up from Tower
today.
Jas. White made visit to Duluth
Friday and Saturday.
James Simpson, of Winton, made a
visit to Duluth last week.
James Wilkinson and wife, returned
Saturday from their Duluth trip.
Mrs. M. Kaufman, left this morning
for an extended visit with parents in
st. Paul.
Mrs. John Pengilly and daughter,
Saturday evening from two-day's
visit in Duluth.
L. A. Marsell spent Sunday in this
city from Tower On business connect
CT vita Lis res! estate interests.
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Land Decisions.

Three decisions by Secretary Hoke
Smith have been received at theDuluth
land office. In the eXparte cases of
Andrew Rudnueger and Asiag S.
Vesedal the applications Ito readver-
tise final proof on timber and stone
claims and extend the time of pay
ment were denied, confirming the de-
cision of the local officers.
In the exparte case of Charles Peter
sen an appeal from the decision of
the Duluth officers rejecting his ap-
plicatiOn to enter some lands in Sec
tions % and 23-63-16, on the ground
that they were already selected by the
state for the support of the university,
the decisions of the Duluth officers is
confirmed
In the swamp land case of William
G. Park VS.. State of Minnesota, in
volving the sw4 of net and WI of sci
of section 22-63-4, the claim of the
state is rejected.
Three swamp land decisions have
also been received. All are against
the state and the names and lands
are as follows:
James L. Robinson, 81 of net and
set of nw4 of section 1858.
George Van Burgess, nj of set, mel
of sw4 of lot 5, section 23-63-5.
Arvid T. Nierni, lot 4, of section l.
47-4
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MINING MINUTES.

A statistical fiend has figured out
that should all the mines shipping
over the Missabe road push produc-
tion to the limit next year every car
on the line and every Car they expect
to buy this winter would have to
make a round trip every twenty-four
hours throughout the shipping season.
Manifestly this is impossible. The
Range does not vouch for this compu-
tation, but it sounds reasonable. The
Iron Range road, too, would undoubt-
eddy have all it could attend to.
Ordinarily the Missabe road cannot
hold at it's dock more than 5000 to
$1,000 tons of ore for any one mine.
In comparison it may be mentioned
that the Escanaba docks have
frequently taken care of 10000 tons
for the Chaplin mine. All this sug-
gests that another road to the Mesaba
is not only a probability but necessity
unless the other roads materially in
crease their dock capacity and their
rolling stock. The Biwabik
Bessemer company will ship but very
little more ore this year. Two boats
carried Biwabik ore away from the
docks this week, and a few cars are
being loaded at the mine occasionally.
1t was expected earlier in the season
that the Biwabik would send to
market at least half million tons
this year, but the delays in securing
vessels to take the ore away from the
docks and the high lake rates of the
past two months have seriously in
terfered, and as a result something
less than 100000 tons have been ship
ped. Next year, however, the mine
will be in shape to make big record,
if other conditions are favorable.
And this eff" suggests something
else. \ n \ Capt. J. G.. Cohoe, chief of
explorers for the Consolidated, has a
crew of men at work developing the
Minnewas, near Virginia, which has
lain idle for two seasons. It is
thought that shipments will be re-
sumed next season. This is good
property and is located on statelands.
I-Biwabik Range.
The new giant Vulcan steam shovel
at the Adams is now set up and
heaved the first dirt on Saturday. 1t
is remarkably large shovel and weighs
lseventy-two tons, twelve tons more
than any on the range. This makes
two Vulcans now stripping, besides a
force of about $50 men employed by
Gulbranson Bros, who have a con-
tract for stripping several thousands
yards close by the line of the Vega
mine, and about 100 rods from shaft
No. l of the Adams mine. No. is
now being sunk. 1t is down over
100 feet into excellent ore. The shaft
| is OKLA feet inside and strictly under
ground and will have by shipping
time huge stockpile to load. At
the end of the cut where the shovels
are stripping, and about fifty rods
from shaft No. l, another shaft will
be started in a few days. This No. 3,
or what will probably later on be
known as No. 2, will be worked by
the milling process, the same as Ne.
/, * StssEe es2@a2etsa, IS h.ina l:rif;
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office, Duluth. Mimi.

United States Land Office Duluth. Mimi.
October p 1895.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June B. 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the states of California
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory
| as extended to all the Public Land States by
act of August A. 1892. Charles Freimuth. OF
Duluth, county of ST. Louis, state of Mime
sofa, has this day filed in this office his sworn
statement No. 2729. for the purchase of the
SEA Of NW4 of section 10, in Up. SO n. of Il.
II w, OF 4th p. m. and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its
timber and stone than for agricultural pur-
poses. and to establish his claim to said fand
before the Register and Receiver of this
office at Duluth, Minnesota, on Thursday
the 26th day OF December, 1895.
He names as Witnesses: l.. A. Kempton
Edward Lamb and Neil Bowie, of Duluth
Mimi. and John Sullivan, of Ely, Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this Office on or before said
18th day of December.
r, 1913 ELL A. J. TAYLOR Register.
s. l.. Frazer, Attorney, Duluth. Mimi.
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 18th

LdHU OInCe aG DuIutn, MInH, OCU Ill. 1870
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his inten--
tion to make final proof in support of his,
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore ]. A. Brown, United States Court Com
missioner at his office in the City of Tower.
on the 23d day of December. 1895. viz:
Louis Larson, who made II. T.. No. 1912 for
Lots /, 2, 3 and 4. of Section 81. in Township
So N. of Range 9 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz:
John Rodey and Jonas Wuold, of Tower,
Mimi. and William Nelson and John SkOg-
land, of Ely, MINI.
lib 12-11 A. j. TAYLOR. Register.
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Timber Land, Act june 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office, Duluth, Mimi

United States Land Office, Duluth, MINI.
August 1885,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress Of
June g. 1878, entitled AN act for the sale Of
timber lands in the states of California,
oregon. Nevada and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the Public Land States by
act OF August f. 1892 Clarence H. TAYLOR, or
Duluth, county Of st. Louis, state of Mime
sofa, has this day filed in this Office his sworn
statement No. ITO, for the purchase of the,
Lots and and NE14 of NEj4 of Section No.
Y and SW4 OF SEA of Section No ~ in Town.
ship No g. Range No. II West, and will offer
proof to show that the land is more valuable
for its timber and stone than for agriculture
al purposes, and to establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Receiver of
this office at Duluth, Minnesota on Wednes-
day the 4th day of December, 1895
he names as witnesses: John Evans. Rich.
ard Ryan. john Sullivan and John Brandin
all of Duluth, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adversely.
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims In this office on or before
said 4th day of December, 1895.
S-u ll-l3 A. j. TAYLOR, Register.
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth, MIMI. Sept 49, 1895
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
tiOn to make final proof in support OF mis-
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore j. A. Brown. Court Commissioner, at his
office in the City of Tower, on the End day Of
December. 1895. viz:
Lyman J. Cornfeld. who made II. E. No.
1885 for Lots and Z, section q and Lots 6. Z.
s and Of section % and NW4 of NE54 of
section q, township So n. of Range ID west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tiOn of, said land, viz:
Andrew Larson, Thomas Lamb, Jens
Simonson and Nick Nobsel, all of Ely, Mimi
1915 11-2O A. J. TAYLOR, Register
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office Duluth, Mimi.
Sept. %. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act Of Congress of
June 3. 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the public land states by
act of August 4, 1892 George Halliday. Of
Superior, county of Douglas, state Of Wis
consin has this day filed in this office his
sworn statement No. 2726, for the purchase
OF the sh OF SEA and Ska Of SWA of Section
II In TIP. 50 N OF r. 13 w. of 4th D. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for Its timber and stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before the Register
and Receiver OF this Office at Duluth, Mimi,
on Tuesday, the 24th day of December. 1895.
He names as witnesses: John r. Randall
and Antoine LeDuc of West Duluth Alex
| ander ID. Cummings. of Duluth. Mimi, and
Robert w. Wergen, OF Superior, Wis.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims in this Office on or before
said 24th day of December, 1895.
1915 12-18 A. j. TAYLOR Register.
J. III. Sharp, Attorney, Duluth, Mimi.
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was formed and the work continued,
employing hundreds Of men when
nearly every industry in the country
was absolutely stagnant. Up to this
date not 81 has been paid in dividends
new capital is still being required for
the development.
1t is said by those close to head
quarters that the Rockefeller in
terest, for instance, so far from deriv-
ing prSfit from the Consolidated
mines, of which they are large owners,
have actually advanced about $780,
600 to the mines during the present
season."
This is fair sample of stuff that is
copied from the St. Paul organs by
papers not acquainted with the situa-
tion. The Mesaba Range at Biwabik,
sizes up the articles in the following:
while Mr.. Rockefeller may have
advanced such an amount to the Con-
sOlidated mines, it has been used
largely in development work and will
be returned many fold in future years.
Mr.. Rockefeller has many varied in.
terests on the Mesaba range. He
owns the fee of some mines, the lease
of others and draws big royalties from
others. He owns railroad that is a
wonderful money maker. While the
Lake Superior Consolidated Iron
mines may have lost money as a COM
pany this year, it is safe to say that
Mr.. Rockefeller as an individual has
cleaned up cool million dollars as a
result of his Investment on the Mesaba
range during this very unsatisfactory
season of iron ore mining. Mr.. Rookie
feller's literary department appears
to be quite active Of late, but the
next time it endeavors to throw "new
light" upon the iron industry OF
Minnesota it should endeavor to use
something better than dark
lantern"
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Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before ]. A.
Brown. U. s. Court Commissioner, at his Of
flee in the City Of Tower, Mimi. ON the 21st
day Of December, 1896, viz:
John yaneksele, who made H. E. No. 1888.
for the NE IA of NV IA. NJ of MEL of
section 20 and NV IA of NV IA of section q,
township 63 N of range IL w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cu1tiva-
ton of. said land, viz
Jacob Pete, Erick w. Lund Matt Kojonen
and Edward Harrio, all of Ely. Minnesota.
lib 12-11 A. J. TAYLOR Register
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A. Pleasant Affair.

1t was very pleasant party Of
young and older people that assembled
at the Turf hall Friday evening to in
dulge in the inaugural hop given with
a view to organizing dancing club
for the seasons festivities. The
music was furnished by the new
orchestra and it was good The
orchestra appeared for the first time
at this hop. The prompting was
done by the gentlemen present and
was enjoyed by the dancers but not
by prompters. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Pike, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D..
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. ?. Schaefer, Misses
Gertrude Morrison, Eva Stewart,
Mary Sheridan, Vida Squier, Leonora
Zahm, Florence Prindle, Edith Ireland
and Messrs. DR.. Shipman, w. t.
James, Louis Wagner, James Sher-
idan, Louis White, Chas. Lewis,
Freezing Fox, James Carey and Sam
Rapson.
An effort is being made to organize
a dancing club and give a series of
dances during the winter months.
A list will be circulated in few days
and signers secured. Everyone who
enjoys pleasant evening should
become a member. The cost will be
nominal.
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"My good man," said a serious old
lady shave you ever thought how
much money is thrown away every
year on whisky and tobacco?" ''No
mum, hain't," replied the object
spoken to.u"It is taking all my spare
time trying to figure out how many
poor families could be clothed out of
the extra cloth women are putting in
their sleeves nowadays"
We shall expect to hear of serious
trouble down at Hibbing, on the
Mesaba range, some of these days,
says the Fort Francis News. The
Hibbing Sentinel is edited by man
by the name of Thomas-not an I'M
common name you will observe. By
the press he is referred to as "Bro.
Thomas" "Rev. Thomas" the "Jag
of the Hibbing Sentinel" and other
titles not uncommon to one engaged
in the newspaper business. The
Methodist Conference recently held
in Minneapolis stationed a pastor at
Hibbing by the name of Thomas.
Now when the editor of the Hibbing
News jollies the editor of the Sentinel
on his human weaknesses there is
liable to be such confusion of names
as to keep the presiding elder of the
district much of the time wondering
whether the BRO. Thomas" whom
he sent to warn the Hibbingites of
the wrath to come was really arrested
for ''bucking the tiger at Tony Null
doon's place last evening"" When he
reads in the Republican papers that
"Rev. Thomas, of Hibbing, along
with about a hundred lumber jacks
from the camps near town captured
the Democratic caucus and sent a
saloon delegation to the county con.
vention," he is liable to wonder what
in h-Hibbing the preachers are com.
ing to. Under the circumstances, one
or the other must give way or lose
his reputation.