The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-20

Samuel z. Nrldlam has filed a lease OF
| 800 acres of land In the vicinity of VIII
holt Springs for the purpose Of mining
coal, clay and rock for building and other
purposes. Albert @. Walling, OF Oswego,
is the owner of the land. The term of
the lease is IL years, but If, after two
years Of prospecting, none OF the pro-
ducts named should be found In paying
quantities the instrument will be void.
Mr.. Midlam came to Oregon a few months
ago from the coal regions OF Pennsyl-
vania, and represents himself to be an ex-
perienced coal miner and something of a
geological expert He says there Is coal,
kaolin, fuller's clay, asphaltum and
building stone in the land he has leased,
but he does not yet know whether In
quality and quantity sufficient to make
| them profitable to work. He feels rea-
! sonably sure of coal, however, and says
ne will have several wagon loads to
Oregon City in a few days, and win prob
ably begin at once to supply the local
market. He says 1t is not lignite but
good coal for blacksmiting. The pros
pecting will be carried on through the
winter in a small way, but nothing in the
way Of development is expected to be
done till next year. The presence OF a
fair quality of coal in the hill near VIII
has hitherto felt sufficient interest in
the matter of its development to expend
money or energy in that direction. The
proposed electric railroad from Oregon
City to Wilhoit Is supposed to have some
bearing on the new deal.
"BEiy Tom," says the Statesman, is the
appe.ation of a Slletz indian delivered
into the care OF Sheriff Knight last even
| ing by Constable Alonzo Vain, of Salem
district charged with the stabbing Of an
other redskins about p. m. Sunday at
point In Marion county nearly opposite
Independence. 1t seems that there, are
about 200 Indians Of the Siletz and Grand
Ronde tribes working in the Madison
and Persell hop yards in that portion
of the county, and as 1t is not unlawful
for them to purchase intoxlcants, during
the days not employed the male portion
cross the river to independence and be-
come liberal patrons of the saloons. After
filing up they return to the Marion coun-
ty side to avoid the Independence officers,
and generally get into rows among them
selves. Tom started a fuss with one
of his own tribe and seeing that some
blood would be shed q Grande Ronde
Indian stepped us as a peace maker and
was Immediately pounced upon by Tom
who stabbed him with n jackknife in the
left hreast and on the right side of the
neck the blade nearly reaching the heart
and jugular veins respectively. The
wounded Indian was removed to Inde-
pendence for medical treatment and
shortly afterwards the city marshall
there placed Tom under arrest and noti-
fled Sheriff Knight to send an officer for
him yesterday. He is large specimen
of the aboriginal tribe, Weighing about
200 pounds and standing six feet in height.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney A. o. Con-
dit accompanied Constable VAIN to the
scene Of the staIbblng for the purpose of
securing the necessary witnesses for the
prosecution. He has set Wednesday at
2 p. m. for the preliminary examination
of Tom before Justice II. A. johnson.
The wounded Indian is in a precarious
condition and yesterday was taken to
the independence hotel where he viii be
cared for until a change for the better
or worse takes place. Tom win occupy
the murderer's cell in the county bastile.