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The Douglas miner. [volume] (Douglas, Alaska) 1896-1897, 1896-12-02
The story is substantially

account of it. The story is substantially
as follows:
In the early spring of 1874 two men
left Sitka in a small boat on a prospect
ing expedition, steering through the
many, and at that time entirely un-
known and uncharted channels and
straits Of the inland passage toward the
mainland. After wandering around for
many days and becoming hopelessly be-
wildered and lost, they assembled a small
river number of miles, and in the
stream near a small lake they found
some very rich bars that produced coarse
such matesial at they had at hand and
set to work, all u1concious of the de
mon, Death, lurking near. and were
richly rewarded for their 1abors. They
had worked only short time, however,
when one morning shortly after the be-
ginning Of their day toll, they were fired
upon by party Of Indians in ambush
and one o. the men fell, probably in
startly kill d, the other being unharmed
Iii S man reached the woods and even.
tually the boat, which had been left
short distance below, and putting off he
reached the open sea through what is
suppos d to be now known as Dixon en-
trance drifted on out, not daring to
attempt landing through fear of again
encounterlng the sava9es. He was final
ly picked up by schooner and carried
back to the states. When rescued he
told the story as recorded above and
showed a considerable amount of coarse
gold III proof of his assertions. This
man afterwards on two different occa-
sions attempted to lead parties to the
scene of the tragedy, but was unable o
find the place, and finally died in Sitka,
stoutly adhering to his story and de-
claring it to be true.
While every mining country has its
"1ost mine" of some sort, and such s;or-
les are always taken tn a very large
grain of allowance, yet the circumstance
es surrounding the tale Of the "Lost
Rocker" are such as to give it consider;
bic color, and it is a we'll known fact
that almost every year parties have been
fitted out for the express purpose of
searching for this mine, which great
many believc to be in existence
The Douglas miner. [volume] (Douglas, Alaska) 1896-1897, 1896-12-02

Capt. David Wallace, master of the
Topeka, was taken violently i'll i'll Seat
tie the day before the steamer sailed
and was unable to make the trip At
last accounts he was in critical condi-
ton, and it was feared that he might not
survive. Capt. Wallace has a host of
friends in Alaska who join the MINER
i'll wishing for him speedy recovery.
Capt. Lloyd took command of the To-
peka on this trip.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10

Mrs. John Francis, wife of the gen.
eral passenger agent of the Burling-
ton, arrived Monday morning with her
daughter Clara from Omaha. They
will remain a week or ten days.
Capt. Willard, sheriff of Custer
county, came down Friday night from
Custer and left Saturday evening for
Aberdeen to attend the republican
state convention to which he is a dele
gate.
w. H. Wilson returned Wednesday
morning from q six weeks visit to
Indianola, Clarinda and Des Moines.
He confirms the numerous reports that
crops of all kinds in the Hawkeye state
are immense.
a couple of soiled doves from the
CASTLE above town appeared before
Police Judge Dudley, at the request of
Marshal Curtiss, Tuesday, plead guilty
to the charge of maintaining a house
of ill fame, and were fined $40 and
costs, in default OF which they were COM
mitted to Jail. They were subsequent
ly released on promisingto pay the fine.
Among the Fall River county resi-
dents in attendance at the republican
state convention are DIR. Stewart, Capt.
Lucas, Major Anderson, G. M. Cleve-
land, Chambers Kellar, j. A. Stanley,
w. j. Thornby, S. F.. Wilson, j. W.
Hancher, DIR. Adams, w. A. Turner,
j. B. Cleghorn, w. L.. Judkins and VIM.
Allen.
The heavy rain Tuesday night did
considerable damage in many places
along the Elkhorn track and delayed
trains several hours. The train which
met the south bound passenger at the
Gap Tuesday evening worked nearly
all night in getting back to the Springs.
Several feet of embankment near the
mouth of Elm creek were washed out
and it was almost daylight Wednes-
day morning before the track was
cribbed up and trains allowed to cross.
Another washout occurred between
Buffalo Gap and Smithwick, delaying.
north bound trains about four hours.
The storm is said to have been a furi-
ous one at Odell and Smithwick. A
COW was struck by lightning near dell
andinstantly killed. The damage done
by the storm along the Elkhorn road
will necessitate the use of severalmore
carloads of stone. This is the third
time this season that the track at Elm
creek has been washed out, and it is
thought that substantial stone culvert
will now be put in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
Legal Notices.
SHERIFF'SsALE

and under the seal of the circuit court in and
for the county of Fall River, and state of
south Dnkot;!, upon y Judgment rendered
on the eth day OF June, A.; D.. 1926, in I'M nc.
ton wherein Lo0mis S. Gull is plaintiff and
Mutual Loan and Trust company, IL corpora.
tion. and Charles X. Collins. are defendants,
in favor of the said plaintiff and against the
and fifty and 4i-lO ($Sa250.45l dollars, which cX-
ecution was directed and delivered to me us
sheriff, in and for snid county of Fall River, /
have this "a day, of July, A; d.. 1886, levied
upon all the right, title aud interest of the
saiddefendnn,s. Mutual Loan II Trust com
pany, II corporation and Charles X. Collins.
i'll and to the following described real estate
and property. tO-wit:
The northeast quarter. of the northeast
and the cast half of the southeast quarter (e
q se.'4) and the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter Use a ne ~ of section
twenty-seven (2e7) in towllsip nine 90 south of
county. South Dakota.
Also the south half of the southwest quar-
ter (s'a sw "a and the west half of the SOUTH
east quarter twla Sc ID of section eleven ND
IL. east in Fall River county. South
Dakota.
Notice is hereby given. that I, the undcr-
signed, us sheriff us aforesaid. will sell the
above described real property to the highest
front door of the court house in the city of
Hot Springs. il! the county of Fall River. and
state Of South Dakota. on Saturday. the Sth
a aaT not OF Ahn A., a. D.. iSai, ut . O'Clock p. IN.
gether with the interest and costs thereon.
Dated July End. 1886,
Ed. w. BLAKEY,
Sheriff of Fall River County.
Loomis S. Gull, plaintiffs attorney,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
Boston Comic Opera Company.

a letter received from Fort Niobrary
says: 1.-The Boston Comic Opera Co."
played to a fair house last evening.
''Mascot" was rendered in a masterly
name Each act was greeted with
great applause. Especial mention
must be made of the excellent cos.
tunes of this company. Our little
Opera House has never seen before
its footlights anything to equal the
costumes worn by the players. MIR. F..
a. Wade's representation of Prince
Lorenzo was a delightful treat to the
audience. Mr.. Wade is an able actor
and competent of being placed in the
front rank of comic opera players.
MIR. II. Brundage, who played the
part of Rocco. the farmer, set the au-
dience wild with laughter. 1.-The Cob
BILE Song,' a duet rendered by Miss
Eta Merits, Wade and j. b. Fulton,
captivated the audience. Gertrude
kimberly's rendition of "Coming
thro' the Rye" was encored again and
again. Miss Kimberly has Il phenom-
email voice, sweet and clear with a
great range.
A jolly picnic party visited Cascade
Tuesday and enjoyed u delightful out
ing. Among the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Padden, Mr.. and Mrs. Butler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. johnson,
Mrs. A. S. Stewart, Miss Watts and Miss
Raper.
DIR. Clark, Edgemont, South Dakota:
Your catarrh remedy has cured my
bronchitis that l have had for six years
and was reduced to Il skeleton, but in
six weeks after using your remedy l
weighed heavier than ever before. Geo.
Lyons, Clarkson, Lyons. Neb.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
WILLNOT BOLT.

1t has been published from one end
of the country to the other that the
Detroit Tribune has bolted the repub-
lican party on account of the gold
plank adopted at st. Louis. But it APP
pears that the Detroit Tribune has
done no such thing. 1t disapproves
the gold plank and reserves the right
to condemn it, but at the same time it
advises voters to stand by the grand
old party. 1t says:
"Silyer republicans don't think for a
minute of abandoning your party.
Don't notice the talk of boiling. IN
stead. take possession of your party or
g%anization as your numbers give you a
right to do, and make it say, as your
organ, just what you want it to say.
Don't let the fight go by default. No
serious harm harm has been done at
st. Louis, if only you r awake at last
to the danger that threatens. The
party has been stolen from you when
you we're not looking. Go after it and
recover it. Organize at once Be dill
gent in pursuit in order that the rob-
beers may not escape with their booty"
The Minneapolis Tribune says its
Detroit contemporary holds that silver
men who r republicans on general
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas, Default has been made in the
payment of the interest on the money secured
h & ,so mortgage dated a the LIST day Of June, A.
Campbell. his wife, m~ortgagors, to the YER
mont Investment company, m%ortgagee. and
the Register of Deeds of the County of Fall
p%gs 81. ON the LIST day of July, 1888: and
or otherwise have been Instituted to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage or any
pnrt thereof.
Whereas. 1t was stipulated in said mort
gage that II default would be nude in the
payment OF any portion OF the principal or
lmssses. d hre'a 1pif def tns time IN m ahssa n sh should "aI.
ment of the taxes assessed or to be assessed
on said premises before the s,me become de.
linuuent. then the whole sum. both principal
and interest, at once become dues.
Whereas, On the 18th day of July. 1923. said
mortgage with the note secured thereby,
duly, accorded in the office of the Register of
i iass da OF s of j TaiS f isSs. n Of So Ell .l fiye os on nd the
Whereas, Default has been made in pay-
ment of the interest Oh snid loan and taxes
assessed On said real property: amd ""A
whereas. The whole amount of the princi-
pal and interest has become due by reason of
Whereas. The q clnimed to he due
upon said mortgage ut the date of this notice,
Is the sum Of Three Hundred Dollars princi-
ArS LlA lttkNESStt Oc.
sides the sum of Twenty Eight Dollar and
Twenty.Four Cents for taxes necessarily paid
interest.
Now, Therefore, Notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale contained
sud. and in pursuance of the statutes in such
c cas- made and provided, the said mortgage
premises therein described. Mt public auction
at the front door of the court house. in Hot
Springs; Fall River county. South Dakota, on
the 9Th day OF August, 1896 at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon Of that day. Thu mortgaged prem
iises are situated IL the county of Fall River,
IN the state OF South Dakota, and are de-
scribed ms follows, to.wit:
Lot No: four a., In block No. seven az, in
Petty's addition to the town of Hot Springs.
Dated at Deadwood, South Dakota, this 18th
day of June, AL. 1886.
ELIZABETH S. KELLOGG,
Assignee of MOrtgagee.
Attorney for Mortgage.
First publication June Is, 1896. Is
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10

Walter Anderson, Atty for Administrator
4 lRDER APPOINTING TINE AND PLACE;
" FOR HEARING PETITION FOR OR.
DER TO INVEST.
In the county court of Fall River. South
Dakota.
In the matter of the estate of Catherine
Landers, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Viii
liam L;iliders. administrator Of the above en-
titled estate of Catherine Landers. deceased,
praying for al order to invest the moneys
now i'll his hands belonging to said estate.
1T Is ORDERED. That all persons in suid es-
tnte appear before the county court of
Fall River, state of South Dakota. at the
court room of said court in the court house.
n the city of Hot Springs. in said county OF
rail- River, state of South Dakota, on the Sth
day OF July, ISM. ut the hour of 2 O'Clock in
the AFTERNOON then and there to show why
such order should not be made.
And 1t is further ordered that notice of this
order appointing the time and place for
hearing said petition be given by publication
of this order in the Hot Springs Star, a week
ly newspaper published In snid Fall River
county, South Dakota, at least five days pre-.
ELMER r. JUCKETT,
Judge of the County. Court.
In witness whereof I have herennto signed
name and affixed the seal Of said court
this 18th day of June, 1885.
O. b. CHKsLEY,
- Clerk OF the County Court.
7.2 Is
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
NOTICE OF PLEDGE SALE.

Whereas, One W. Urion did, on or about
signed Dakota Hot Springs company, "a cor
poration, certain personal property. to-wit:
One large leather sample case, containing
ABOUT two dozen assorted sample whips. us a
pledge to secure the payment of u board bill
Incurred by said w. s. Urion at the Hotel
signed pledge: at Hot Springs. Fail River
South Dakota. amounting to Thirty-
H HnIss and seysnty-seyen-0le Hnndredths
whereas Def9ult has been made in the
tnyment of said board bill. and more than
thirty days have. elapsed SINCE the making of
account has been paid or said pledge in nny
manner redeemed: demandf for which cannot
be made by reason of the non-residence and
absence from South Dalkota of the .pledgor,
dress is unknown to the Pledge herein.
Said account amounting ut this time to the
sum Of Forty-One and Sixteen-One Hum
uary II, 1896, as aforesaid. mt the rate of
seven per- cent per nnnum; now therefore,
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the
facts above set forth and the statue in such
erty above described. or so much thereof us
be sufficient, will he sold ut public a,lc-
tion to the highest bidder for. cash ut the
Hot Springs, Fall River county. South Da-
lkOta, OH saturday, July II. 1896, Mt the hour.
of two O'Clock in the afternoon, to sutisfy
SUD principal aud interest above specified,
action. -
is, A. d. 1886. JUNE
DAKOTA Hot spnlses coMsASY.
Sheriff Fl Fall River County, So. Oak.
Il WHITFIELD.
Attorneys for Pledgce.
First publication June 9i. 1896. III
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
PETTIGREw's PERCEPTION"

Ever since Senator Pettigrew with.
drew from the st. Louis convention
there has been much talk about grand
reception to be given him ut Sioux
Falls by those who we're proud of his
action at st. Louis. People from all
over the state had been invited and
great preparations had been made for
the event. When the promulgators of
the affair thought the conditions ripe
for his coming they t%elegraphed him
to come. He did SO, andto what a cool
reception it was. The Sioux Falls
Press, which has been the truest friend
Senator Pettigrew ever had, but which
does not endorse his st. Louis course,
has the following in a conservative ed
itorial upon his 'reception:"
"When the procession formed to fol-
low the carriage from the depot to the
hotel, instead of numbering 1000 or
1900 as had been expected, it mum
bered only i622, at least half of whom
and perhaps more were from outside
of the city and scarcely Il quarter of
whom have been republicans. This
was the net result of several days of
agitation to stimulate the event-and
instead of tho great %outpouring Of the
people which had been looked for, it
was Il pitiful disappointment. 4. large
number OF the warm personal friends
of Senator Pettigrew felt profoundly
sorry that he shouldh have been brought
all the way from Chicago to meet such
u reception. 1t was u demonstration
that the Endorsement of Senator Petit
CREWS action at st. Louis, by the re
publicans of Sioux Falls, has been tre-
mendously overrated. Instead of this
occasion proving any stimulus to re-
publican detection here, it will certain
ly have the effect of showing to repub-
licans the stability of the party and
the futility of any attempt to split it.
"The evening demonstration at the
opera house was better attended, and
the senator attempted to justify his
course in Il speech. He used charts,
etc, IL lapopuliste speakers, and harped
long and loud upon theories that our
populist friends have been preaching
for years, declaring finally that Tellar
would be elected president and that
South Dakota would help him to the
extent of 10000 majority. He touched
upon the general demand for his resig-
nation i'll the following manner:
"And they demand that l shall re-
sign! But I'm not going to do it. 1
will stay in the United States senate
to the end of my term, if my life is
spared, to fight for silver. What! Re-
sign and lot Governor Sheldon appoint
a gold bug in my place? Not by any
manner of means.'
And SO the senator will holdonto his
senatorship even though he quits the
republican party-the party that
elected him as a republican, to be a re-
publican, and to represent the party of
this state as we'll as the nation. Well,
We do not know as anything else could
be expected of Il man who has seldom
shown himself to be a republican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
The Deadwooa Chautauoua.

Chancellor Hancher announces the
following as the program of the Chau-
tuaqua to DO held at Deadwood this
year.
For class work, children's hour. Mrs.
Alice Gossage of Rapid City. Study
of our local minerals, L. w. Stillwell of
Deadwood. Rev. w. b. Cults of Chi
cago will have charge of the devotional
services daily; he will also give two
stercopticon lectures during the ses-
sion; .Rambles in Switzerland" and
"I6en Burr" We are to have a series
of six didactic lectures ON sociology by
Rev. q. III. Mac.Adam of Deadwood.
The Ottumwa Male Quartet of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, is engaged for one weeks
work. Rev. DIR. G. G. Lasby of Lin
coin. Neb., will give at least two lee
lures, the 'Passion Play" which will
be illustrated with. n st%ereopticon, and
one other not yet determined. Major
General Raum of Chicago will speak
on the issues of the day. Mrs. Harriet
Westphcling of Atchison, Kansas, is.
one of the assembly soloists.
The talent thus far engaged is first
class and you need not hesitate to en-
phasize it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
MORTGAGE SALE.

NI
Whereas: Default has been made. i'll the
payment of the principal and of the interest
on the money secured by II mortgage duted
the R s1th day I 1f Jan,,aryi a: y; 1851. executed
husband. of the county of Fall River and
81 r the count of fali River and state of South
in the Office Of the Register of Deeds Of the
COUNTY; of Fall River, stnte of South Dakota,
~ 11tb bo OK ~ y Of mortgag ;ss, on page %, on the
and "'
Whereas, No action or proceedings mt law
Or otherwise have, been Instituted to recover
the debt secured by sud mortgage, or any
pnrt thereof,
Whereas, It was stimulated in said mort
Inyment of any, portion of the principal or
interest promptly ut the time the same should
become due, Or if default be made in the pay
ON said premises before the same shall be-
come DELINQUENT. then the whole sum. both
prWpIiIe ,erpaas a'ld Lint lnse crest ut once beceme due
whereas, The amount claimed to be due
t Hee" i IS the .s snm sf s II f He, date Of fl thi E; ~:
Dollars and ,Forty-E Eight Cents, S65O.4s, to.wit:
$4,000 principal. and S15O.4s Interest, and Ten
Now, Therefore. Notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale contained
II ~, sHid m?rtgnge, and duly recorded us afore-
case made and provided, the said mortgage
will he foreclosed by u sale of the mortgage
premises therein described, at public auction
at the front door of the court house in the
mud state Of South Dnllotn. on the list day of
a Asig,st issd. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
situated in the county ofFnil River. In the
state of South Dakota, and are described as
follows. to-wit:
Lot two 90 Of block twelve 1s) of Stewards
addition to Hot Springs. South Dakota. nc.
cording: to the recorded plat thereof.
Dated ut Hot Springs, South Dakota, this
18th day of June A. ID. 1896.
ANDREW PETERSON. Mortgngee.
LooMIs $. Gull. Attorney for M%ortgngee.
First publication June 10, 1896. IL
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10

w. G. Porter Endorsed for State Senator,
The following resolution endorsing
the candidacy of Hon. w. G. Porter for
state senator from this district was
adopted by the Custer county conven-
ton:
Whereas, Hon. w. G. Porter is a can
didate for state senator for the 41st
senatorial district, and whereas we rec
ognize him as q gentleman of ability
integrity and broad and extended
experience, as one who by long
residence in the Black Hills knows and
is conversant with its many needs and
wants, and is we'll qualified and
equipped to serve this senatorial dis
trict in the state senate, and will be
faithful to the interests of the whole
people, therefore it is hereby
Resolved, By this convention that
his candidacy be and is hereby unani-
mously endorsed and the delegates
here chosen, to the republican soma
torial convention to be held at Custer
City. S. d.. Sept. 10Th 1886, be and are
hereby directed and instructed to vote
for and use all honorable means to Sc.
cure the nomination of the Hon. w. G.
Porter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
SALE.

ny virtue OF nm execution issued out of and
under the seal of the circuit court in and for
the county Of Fall River. and state of South
md doclSeted in the said court on the 9th
day of June. A.. ID 1896. i'll an action wherein
Lo9mis ;, Gull is plaintiff and Mutual Loan
are defendants: in favor of the said pluiutitt
and against said defendants for the sum OF
two hundred aud fifty and il-lW t;sa5O.4il dol
llyel'en to mo us sheriff in and for said county
Of Fall river. | have this aiid day of July. 4.
D.: 1855. levied upon al! the right, title and
Charles X. Collins, i'll and to the following de-
sciibed persoi.al property, to.wit: One GER
sale No IA, dntcd Nov. 10th. 1892, e,s Sc a and
sc \ mel of section % in township No. o
south of rangcI, east in Fall River
for thirty-ninen and 40-10O t$3'.4U) dollars.
One certain county treasurer's certificate
OF taN sale No.. 2ol, dated Noy. 18th, 1s9i. on the
ship No .. south of range &. enst of B.H Min
Fall River county. Sou,h Dallota, said %certifi-
cat, being fortwenty-tllrec and 30-10J (ss2o3.3O)
dollars.
of tax sale No. ZAP, dated Nov. {. 1891. on VIZ
Sc Z a, "a sell sw': OF see'i1n Il il! ,9wns1ip II
south ." io u,I,T i5n, Z : s.s sai u u cslt If Ea,l b EiHer
for eleven and 0.i ito l$i1. 5OJ dollars.
Notice is hereby given that, L, the under
signed. rs sheriff as aforesaid, will sell the
above described personal property to the
highest bidder for cash. ut public auction, at
the front door of the court house in the city
OF Hot springs in the county of Fall liver
18th day OF July. \. d.. 1876, ut !. o'clock p M,
of that day, to satisfy the said execution. to-
getller with the interest and costs thereon.
Iip...W. BLAKEY,
Sheriff Of Fall River County.
LOOMS s. Gull, plaintiffs utturney.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
THE NEW
ROAD.
A

Great many people are looking for
homes. Remember, that the south is
attracting more people than any other
country; because it is a rich and invit-
ing field, both for the poor and rich, as
it offers homes to thehomeless and safe
and profitable investments to the CAPT
talist. No where are there moreo ppor-
tunities than along the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-10
Regularly

Every day, except Sunday, the Pacific
Short Line makes connections at
O'Neill with the east bound train from
the Black Hills. 1t doesn't cost any
more and you save three hours time
to Sioux City and beyond. Buy local
tickets to O'Neill.