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crop of barley, which can be harvested at
a profit probably one year in three. One
of the veins within its boundaries pro-
duced more gold above the water level
than the ranch would net in hundred
years. The owners regard prospector
crossing their fields much as they would a
burglar breaking into their house at night.
This is a sample of what has been going
on in California since '49, and is still going
on. 1 will say nothing of the shameful
grabbing of mineral lands by the railroad
corporations. 1t will tax the patience and
energies of all the decent powers of the
State combined to wrestle with that
problem.
The law itself is all wrong-outrageously
wrong. 1t should be radically changed in
letter, spirit and enforcement. 1t is the
duty of the Government to explore and
define the mineral lands. The evil already
done is incalculable and irremediable, but
enough still remains to preserve to Cali
fornia the title of Golden State"
If the geological survey of California
had thus far been confined to the region of
the mother lode-if that great golden
belt had been delineated in detail
so the ordinary prospector could have
studied its dips. spurs and angles,
it's formations, its country rock,
its contacts, its horses, dikes, gen.
eral characteristics and innumerable
variations and metamorphoses, the
mining revival which is just now observ-
able along its course would have been in
augurated many years ago, thousands OF
acres saved to the public for exploitation,
and millions added yearly to the gold
yield of the State.
Long ago the Government should have
drawn great yellow belt twenty miles
wide from Mariposa to Plumas and labeled
it mineral lands" 1t should do so yet.
Within its boundaries nothing should be
patented until the character of the land
had peen openly and publicly determined
by experts. This rule should apply to all
other mining districts as well.
Every year there Is an over-production of
something in California. One year it is
oranges, another raisins, another grain or
fruit. All depend on a distant and pre-
carious market. The expense of trans
portation turns the scale in favor of loss.
There has never been an over-production
of gold 1t has never been dumped into
the bay to stiffen the market or save the
producer storage. Gold does not spoil on
anybody's hands. Every dollar taken out
of the earth is so much added to the per-
manent wealth of the country. 1t pays
for more than the labor of the miner. The
farmer, the manufacturer, the merchant,
all directly share in it's benefits. Develop
the gold mines of California to their full
productive capacity and the industrial
army" would become memory of the
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If controlled by selfish motives, as COM
monwealths usually are, California should
be solid for the single standard. The
demonstration of silver has encouraged a
revival of gold mining throughout the
world. California should have been first
to respond to the opportunity; instead of
leading in the race she seems to be still
sulking in the rear.
When silver shall have been rehabilitated
the world will still want gold. If there
has ever been glut of gold since stamped
metal became a medium for exchange
history has failed to record 1t. The great
discoveries of the precious metal in Cali
tornia, Australia and Africa but served to
quicken the sluggish flow in the arteries of
trade and commerce.
1t is unlikely that future discoveries will
equal those of the past. Africa, Australia,
South America and Alaska still have
immense areas unexplored which may
pour untold treasures into the marts of the
world, but not in such amounts or with
such rapidity as the discoveries of the past.
The earth hunger" of the overcrowded
people of Europe has engaged the atten-
ton of statesmen and philosophers for
sion equally as strong and is coextensive
with mankind.
Governments as well as individuals want
gold. The United States Government is
trembling at the depletion of its paltry
treasury reserve. It is neglectful and
seems Indifferent to the spoliation of its
vital and immeasurable reserve, stored in
the great vaults of nature for the use of
present and future generations.
Probably half the available mineral area
of California has been patented to corpora
tions and individuals as agricultural
lands" Most of this is agricultural in
the sense that few sheep or cattle can
maintain a precarious existence on it dur
ing certain seasons of the year. It would
support just as many sheep and cattle if it
remained mineral land" and ten times
as many people. Often the title to this
land is obtained by false swearing, some
times by ignorant swearing, and always
by reason of the vicious laws and careless
servants of the United States.
The agricultural patent is usually the
death knell to mineral development.
Prospectors are warned off, prospect holes
filled up and plowed over, and with many
it seems to be a mania to obliterate all the
surface indications of the possible wealth
below.
l have in mind thousand acres of land,
all mineral by the evidence of bold crop
pings of a dozen quartz lodges, where
every gulch paid from one to five ounces
to the man, which has been patented as
agricultural land. By using sure-footed
mules about one fourth of its area can be
scratched over, and produces measly
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for the lime. Crows also eat ants, beetles,
caterpillars, bugs, flies and grubs, which do
much damage. The cuckoos, also, are
found to be very useful birds.
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This $1,000 besides the income of the ten
acres OF fruit can. be made on good stock
with good care when butter is 10 cents, fat
hogs cents and eggs cents. This
amount of stock and land would require
the faithful, steady work of two. persons,
but II butter making ard marketing was
all dispensed with they need not be
crowded or hurried. People seldom &C
compllsh such results, because they lack
capital to stock, fence and cultivate their
farms, and very few are inclined to give
the constant care that stock need.
This is a good country for producing
fiber plants, declares the Kern County
Echo The soil, moisture supply and
amount OF heat conduce to large growth
OF vegetation. In present DAY occupations
much OF this energy of nature is lost.
Trees, Tor instance, make such great
growth that they have to be badly mutt
lated every spring to keep them in bounds.
but with ramie, hemp, jute or fax this
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acre tract, half in alfalfa, one fourth
assorted crops and one-fourth fruit, should
be able to keep twenty cows, twenty hogs
and twenty dozen hens and from these 4
low estimate would be. even in hard
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TEN THE MOTHER LODE " @ @ EAST " AND WEST %
MILES OF THE MOTHER LODE,

only complete map of Angels Camp Distr
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
THE INTERNATIONAL AT NIAGARA
TArMApGE GOES DOWN BEFORE FIscHER-HAwEs

WINS THE NOVICE
N,oeara Ont Aug 30 (SpeciaD.-Carr b. NeeL
the Western champion and Z. p. Fischer' OF Ne"-
York. reached the remi-fnal round IN the oa'auI'''
international tennis tournament to-day 80 "a
drawn against Frederick Anderson. wen NM "
Toronto player while Fischer met j. r. ia'nAuse'
jr, OF Brooklyn .
A. on Yesterday the terraces about the courts
were thronged both morning and afternoon Win
prominent Buffalo and Toronto people.
Neel played the cool. steady game asa'"s'
Anderson which proved 80 disastrous to Chace at
Newport last week-backhand or forehahu' uil''"s
or smashing. His strokes barely SKINNED the 'ape'
and he worked the side lines and corners VII" 'N''-
full effect. Anderson has strong service a"u '.o ~
or two excellent ground strokes. He succeeueo III
passing Nee a number OF times al the ne'' ''
was no match for his opponents better head"orA'
and was finally defeated
Talmadge appeared In poor form against ris0m7,
and the latter held things safe all the way Lar, w.
ihe net at ali costs and dashed down court after
pan but as the be lost stssaS
by the operation Fischer had sPienJu nnn,ne down
the lines and pass Talmadge IKE h,es snIt eVs sts
pOps s he Srehers s the
Of Tamadss and scheT ,Ss Tso na are nS% round
Tbs T9ohy sup sna IT is by
New-York, for novces was captured 6y TcNa,,er a. ~
Of Toronto after long five-set match which proved
or ore Of the features of the afternoon. The day
score is as follows:
Mems singles (nrst round)-E T. Fischer. New" iofA
heat r. w f. Matthews Toronto. by default -
semnnal rourd-E. p. Fischer. Newly York. oeat .. e
ralmadre ir BROOKLYN. 6-3 GO: Carr b. Nee |hioas"
beat f. Anderson. Toronto. 6-S. 6-S.
Mems doubles (semi-fnal round)-Talmage ana flsc"er
beat A. NJ and C. NJ. Pope 6-3. C-3.
Mems novice singlss; final roundl-A p Hawes' Boston
beat A. C. McMaster Toronto 3-S e-3. ca, o.
Ladies' singles (nrst round)-Mss Maude Osborne Hut-
ton heat Miss Edith Wood, Hamilton, 8-3. 81, pits
sydney smith Ottawa Miss ST. John. St. Catharhes
GO, G-l.
Handicap singles-D Chisholm Brampton lreceves
fifteen, beat A. W. Marquis. ST. Cattarnes receves one
half nfeen). 3-6, g. s-6: A. l.. Fecheimer 81 LOUIS
receives thirty beat A. smallwood St Catharnes ire
ceves hfteen). e. 6-l.
First round-F. Anderson, Toronto towes thirty oes'
T H. Mason Toronto (receives thirty. t-3 - -; "a
Pope NewYork loves onehaf thirty beat p; D JAS
CO. Hamilton loves one-half hfteen), by default -.
Peterson. catharines scraieh1 beat y, s ha%Tn
Boston (owes one-half thirty. 90, q A. fsche,n,r
beat d. Chisholm e-3. Go A. c. McMaster jr. @ o~.s
half thirty g. e. c. P. E. Prtz. Cincinnati re
eeives Hfteen) 81 % A. McMaster. Toronto owes
one half thirty beat Scott Pompon Geceiv-s one
half nfteen) So - C. Goodwin VIM. hoenes,ef ooasaf
thirty 81. 81.
Second round-F. Anderson loves thirty beat A. M
Pope (owes ohe-half thirty. +-d G.. o4
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
FAST RACING AT LOUISVILLE.

Louisville. Aug 3o.-The track To-Day was
and the attendance good. The feature was
rat,l,ng finish in the third between Rasner' VINO
was heavily played and Sligo. an OUTSIDER isu Snml
getting the verdict by the shortest OF heaus' sum
mares:
FRS, rare fsx furlongs)-Olve 40 On befse"l. ~,
won. Marie Woodlands. 10 Grvingl. 70 !,
seIika III IN Williams,. to 3. third Tme-i.i'
Second selling. five furongS W,,,dams) 20 to
IO& CThorpe) l. won; Feast. ~ III Ni"hsnp T,ms
/ second, Laura Gotta l03 drving,. ~ TO l. t"u' i
-l:03. ,o-
rh,, ,ac. f..u,nr mile and seventy yards,Ragner 10
Qryng) . TO l. won: Sligo - (Walker): 10 10 l. ',-
The Princess. lO2 Thorpe). to o. tnird. iI'"' 90,
Fourth race -four and a half furongs-sappn,e WIN
(W JonesD 10 l. won. Charley sullivan, iO- ~ ~ y,
ams) l. second. Robinson IV- '"'''e' -
third. Time-O5Giz % -,
Firth selling. furlong.,oi.ar oreo,e 70 T.
IsomD to 8 won Master Fred. lo2 'inv,,ps' ,ri,n.
second: Interior. 100 tjergen, 10 to J. 'n''o ~
l:2SL.
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
BRUTAL WTFE-MCRDER BY NEGkO.
THE WOMAN KILLED WITH A SHOTGUN AND THEM
BEATEN WITH A sPADE-EscAPE OF
THE CRIMINAL.

John Henry Barker. a coored man living In The
Hills" negro settlement two miles north OF White
Plains murdered his wife yesterday with shotgun.
For the last year Barker and his wife have had re-
quent quarreis growing out of the mans Jealousy cf
his wife who light. good-lookins girl OF twenty
five and was known the Queen OF the HIS
They were married six years ago. About year
ago Mrs. Barker had her husband arrested for abus-
ing her and threatening her life. While in jail he
attempted suicide by cutting his throat with pair
OF scissors but recovered.
Barker and his wife quarreled again yesterday
morning and she threatened TO leave HIM Barker
then left the house. Soon afterward she saw Bar,
ker running up the road toward the house with q
gun In his hand. AS he entered the front door ot
the house she made her exit from the rear. but hS
ran after her shouting for her to halt. She sti,t
ran calling for help. and Barker suddenly stopping.
leveled his gun at the woman and fred both bar
rels. almost 81 The shot penetrated tho
woman's lungs and heart killing her Instantly. Tho
negro then picked up a spade and rained blows on
her head and body
Shortly after the murder Chief OF Police Bogart
informed and with several officers. went to
the scene, being followed by Sheriff Johnson
woods however. before their arrival. and II Is be-
lieved has crossed the State line 10 Connecticut.
The murderer. who has been known desper-
ate man. Is thrty-hve years o.d. He has been Ia
State Prison. and served several terms IN the Peni.
tentary. lie las a brother. C'aude. serving n
term In the Kings County Penitentary who has
also served eight years In Sing Sing Prison for put
ting his fathers eve out with stone and then
hacking him with a knife.
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
THE FOSTER.SANDS FIGHT RENEWED;

TROUBLE OVER THE WIDENING OF ROAD AT
HAByION LEADS TO TWO SIGNS BEING PUT Up. I
The big fight between John 8. Foster, president OF
the Forty-second Street Railroad Company, OF this
c;tv and F p B. Sands, OF Brooklyn. son-in-iaw
of ex-Judge McCue who was Solicitor OF the Treas
ury under Cleveland, has been resumed ana there
Is lots Of fun ahead with a possible tnge OF uas'
edv as both men are determined In their purposes.
as result Of the latest trouble, which occurred
Thursday there now two signs on posts az .ne
beginninQ of what has always been known as Little
East Neck Road One OF the signs; put there yestn.
dav hv Foster bears the name Foster toan, ano
the otner which put up to-day by sands Calls
the road by its proper name. -, . -
This row started several years ago, wnen most OF
the people owning property on the, line OF ths
thoroughfare decided that the road should De
widened Foster objected 10 1t. and refused 10 sign
the agreement to set his property back to ne pro-
posed line. The matter was dropped on IN ms ,,, ac
count and all efforts widen the road ceased untis
This wear when the question was again agtated:
Foster again denounced the plan, but ne was nos
consulted in the matter this time, and all the other
property-owners agreed to widen the street. when
Foster learned this he furious. and put up tna
sign referred TO. declaring that he owned me road.
Now the matter Is likely TO have an airing IN the
c1trfa
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE on A rRA1y.

Buffalo, Aug 3O-R T. Allen OF No. $50 South
Twenty-slxth-st., Omaha. Neb shot himself
New-York Central train few miles out OF Buffalo
this morning. When the train reached Buffalo he
was taken to the Emergency Hospital. The doctors
found that the bullet had just touched the apex
OF the heart Had the bullet struck some hard
substance in his clothes and glanced of. he would
have been killed The weapon used a small
32-calibre revolver. II is thought that he will
recover.
Allen his wife and daughter left Omaha two
weeks ago for New York. where Miss Allen was
to be placed the Conservatory OF Music. After
all the arrangements had been made Allen and
his wife went TO Iandenhurst y. j.. TO spend a
few days. After remaining there a short time
Alien decided to Omaha, leaving his
wife and daughter in the East. At the hospital
Alien said he had idea what prompted him to
the Iced He j. a musician OF ability.
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
A NATURALIZATION LAW UPHELD.

Trenton, ~ J., Aug. 3O-In the case OF Albert
Rushworth against the Common Pleas Court OF
Hudson County TO test the constitutonallty OF the
Naturalization law passed at the last session Of
the Legislature, Justice Van Syckel. OF the Su-
preme Court to-day filed opinion In which the
act is held to be constitutional. The act in ques-
ton provides that NO person shall hereafter be
ma aturallzed or admitted to be citizen Of the
United States by any court OF this State within
the thirty days next preceding any National, State.
municipal, general, special local charter cleo
ton The following is the syllabus OF the Courts
finding:
l. Congress is without power to interfere with
or control State courts. except in so far as the
Federal courts have appellate jurisdiction.
. Congress cannot without the consent OF the
State cOnstran the state courts to entertain
act upon applicatio for naturalization.
g. It Is competent for the State Legislature TO
prescribe and limit the times when and during
which such applications may be heard in the State
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
ME results OF the contests were as follows:

The competition for the Gray Cup. for women.
was finished yesterday. with the following results
Seml-hnal round-Mrs Turnure beat Miss Marie
Harrison; final round, Mrs. Arthur Iurnure peat
Mrs c. g. Brown.
Yesterdays results in the foursomes were as
second round. continuation-Murdock and Trevor
beat l.. F. H. Belts and w. Il. Belts
Semi-f round-Gray and Rogers beat Murdock
and Trevor Rainsford and Robertson beat herr
and Lynch. o,o,., Iii =,
To-day the tie between Gray and Griffith VIII be
nlayed of for the Trustees Plate. as well rs the
match between Ransford and Belts for the ffesi-
dents Cup, and the finals in the fOursomes
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
VETERANS IS EXCISE INSPECTORS

r,rrrp APPOINTMENT FOR ONLY THREE'MoNTHS
AROUSED SUSPICION IN ALBANY
Ainany. Aug 3o-Notice has been received oy "a.
cto,s civil Service Commission OF the appointments
nv the New-York City Excise Commission OK an the
veterans on the eligible list, from which Ne"-forS
CITY excise inspectors appointed as inspec.o,,s
Sor neriod OF three months. IL Is thousnt that tss
IA method which the New-fork CITY co'rm msS.o.s m
enoys 10 get rid OF the veterans on tnls is Inc aW
renuires that they shall have preference III tppon.'
ment Notwithstanding their position on the ns..
Al the end OF three months the Excise r,i,ans
discharge these inspectors and appoint cN,,ia. n,
Ths INSPECTORS appointed are Michael r. oKe"y'
Chauncey T. Quntard. X. s. McCuly, WiIiam -.
Sholenberg William Fletcher and Patrick sausss
The nos.cs g III r appointment also ASKS io' @i~
,5,sx76o$ Fans on the list.
A Tribune reporter called upon julius Harbur~
ger one OF the Excise Commissioners, last evening
with reference - re foregoing report. Mr mar
burger said: THE Excise Commissioners Simply
followed out rule which has been practlsed oy ne
Board foc ysars Appointing the SIX ve'etaIs tor
nId OF this period or propa-
m IDll1.is My'. duty faithfully. and no
charges have been preferred against them. they VIII
be made ful-fedged inspectors BY the Board. ibis
IA the rule followed In every case whether OK 'ee
eran civilian. ~ . a.. ...r~
the preference given by the law. both OF my COLI
leagues Commissioners Murray and Woodman, arel
Grand Army men. and Will favor the appointmens
of a veteran every time. Every veteran whose
name Is on the eligible list has been appointed ana
there still remain six more vacancies
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
TREASURER wALDgvs PROPERTY ArricHgD

Willimantic. Conn. Aug. @-John NJ Hall and
George +. stiles. receivers OF the Dime saylnSs
Bank. to-day placed an attachment for $4,000 on
the property OF John l.. Walden the m ssing treas
urer or the bank. They also garn.sheed T. J.
Kelley and W. q. Morrison. the general manager
OF the new Morrison Machine Company The writ
II returnable 10 the September OF the Superior
court IN ms city IL Is based on the assertion that
walden The property OF the company was bid on
In February by 7. J. Kelley. who Is Walden's At
torney. lie has repeatedly refused to disclose who
the real owners are. j. Henry Walden. brother Of
the missing treasurer. and oil merchant OF New
York. is president. and W. c. Morrison secretary
treasurer and general manager The latter denies
the company
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
CANOE RACES on THE PAssAIc.

The triple contest. the most important OF the year
TO the canoemen OF the Passalc River. begins to-
day with the annual regatta OF the Orange Canoe
Club which takes place this afternoon on the
clubhouse at West Arlington. y. j. On Monday
morning the scene will shift few hundred yards
to Woodshie where the Arlington Canoe Club
annual regatta will take place. and In the after
noon at the same place the lanthe. the best known
Of Northern New-Jersey canoe clubs. Will hold its
annual regatta. Passac River canoemen are. from
necessity paddlers rather than sailers. and single
double and club-four padding contests the
main features
The rae ~ will be filed with entries from the
Ianthe Arlington. Orange, Rutherford and Pequan-
mock clubs. In the main, although some OF the New
York canoemen may try conclusions with their
Jersey brethren. The usual smokers will follow
the regatfas
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
uoEY.s SHOOTING DISAPPOINTMENT

Asbury Park y. j.. Aug 30-The announcement
that Fred Hoey would shoot at Ekwood Park to-
day for the first time since his successful tour
abroad attracted a good crowd TO the traps. His
shooting was disappointment. however. The match
was between Hoey and Edgar q. Murphy on one
side md "Al' Ivins, OF Red Bank, and Bland Bal
lard OF Louisville the other The stakes were
500 a side. and the boundary nifty yards. The birds
were furnished by l.. NJ. Gilbert Of Philadelphia.
and were a fast lot A strong southern wind blew
over the grounds and aided the birds in their flight
Hoey missed four OF the first twenty-five birds ana
in the second twenty-five had little better luck.
missing three OF them. He settled down after this
and missed only three in the last nifty WINS =
sixth bird struck the boundary fence. but be
fore the dog reached it had life enough left to ny
over falling dead OF bounds. The betting was
six to four in favor OF Hoey and Murphy. WINS
and Ballard won by score Of 1S to lS3
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
MOySIGyOR SATOLLT GOING VEST

Buffalo. Aug. 0.-Monsignor Satolli. accompanied
by Bishop Keene and several other dgnltares OF the
Roman Catholic Church. arrived here this fore
noon and tonight left here for Duluth and ST.
Paul by the steamer Northwest. At the Zoo they
VIII be- Joined by Bishop Nerten and other additions
to the party will be made along the The
Delegate and party go TO attend the dedication OF
Bishop Ireland's new seminary AT 81. PAU. the
money to build which -x.O.oO-was given by Presi-
dent Hill. OF the Great Northern Railroad. While
In Buffalo Monsgnor Satolli will he the guest of
t{shOp RYAN.
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
No yYIII DELPHII FTLTBTSTFRING

Philadelphia Aug. 3o.-The report that big fill
clustering expedition sailed from here and made
successful landing in Cuba is denied by both Gus
tom House officials and prominent Cubans In this
city The latter declared this morning that Mexico
and San Domingo are alone used for the purpose OF
Transporting supplies to the revoutonists, and that
the declaration that the steamer LETT TINS port was
made on.y TO throw the Spaniards of the track
New-York tribune., 1895-08-31
JOHNSON. TYLER AND SANDERS TO PACy

Buffalo. Aug. 3o.-Tyer and Sanger two OF the
professional wheemen who will compete in the
three-cornered race with John s. Johnson Labor
I y at the Driving Park for $1,000 purse arrived
in this city last night Shafer who looks after
the interests OF Sanger. asserts that the coming
race Will be the best ever witnessed In .A-aAFl,4.
at is the first time that the three men have come
together" says he, when all in fair
~ i, and the man that wins the prize will know
mat he has been in bicycle race" Shafer
fused last night consent to pacing the with
"A quadruplet machine. I'VE not going to
have Tom Eek put up his man on quad. hook
Johnny and leave us In the lurch, for | tell
you that the man that gets the place behind the
quad in race has everything and the rest OF the
field might well quit" Shafer will insist a
tandem as pacemaker or, IL this Is objected to by
the other managers, the will probably be
ridden without pacemakers. Johnson has gone TO
Portland. Ne. and he will reach Buffalo Sun
laY morning.