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II !ays ray OF light hss islum:oe<:
auo;her dark spot 10 Reform. Who
would bave though i? Yet yesterday
alr. JoAo 7 DaocaD u,ada y hotns-
thrust at the long-hid3ea d;speasary re
bate matter And it IS iD;eFes'ing-ah.
how Interesting From which revsla-
sion it may be we'll 80 settle upoa !:.ese
statements State LIQUOR Coul;lis-
sioner Nilsson hac some qsalals of cou
science sorchIng tie cEer Of the Nil!
Greek D;stiliog company. Bar he was
assured By Evaos that Ben "Til!mao
had filed his pockets from the same
source" Whereupon the liquor vas
ordered aod the rebates were-wbere
do you suppose? Thatis the point of the
whole matter. That rebates we're given
does not admit Of question. If the State
received the benefit Of them Commits
siouers Mixson's books oughs to show
the fact If rebates were given and
the State did DOT receive the rebate to
which it is entitled somebody made way
with the money-stole it 10 other words.
There has been suspicion aAoat for
some tine that there was something
crooked about this rebate matter. Mr..
Duncan's charge is. therefore. Of public
interest. If he can furnish proof be may
not be United States Senator but be
will have conferred real benefit on his
State-sometbiug that he may feel just
ly proud of. The future course of this
matter will be watched with interest.
The whole affair should be rigidly iu.
vestigated State, July %.
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Cotton Tie Trust.

The price Of cotton ties has been
increased from SIS cents to 81 30 a
bundle-an advance OF 100 per cent.
in one year IL the meantime, there
has been no advance in the price of
labor or OF material to justify the
enormous Increase in the price OF
ties.
AS to the trust OF combination that
has increased the price OF cotton ties
100 per cel;t no language would be
TOO strong 80 voice he indignant
protest OF the helpless victims OF
what appears to be an inexcusabie
extortion. In time Of unexampled
depression among Southern farmers.
it do~s appear to be nothing short Of
an outrage TO increase the price of
cotton ties from IS cents to $l3G a
bundle
The increased price has been care
ialiy Kept seclet by the manipula
. tors 81 the trust until .tae when It
is too !i.:e Tor the farmers 70 make ar.
rangeneuts 70 secure ties from other
sources
4 few years ago the farmers Of he
South were the victims OF similar
outrage al the hands Of the Cotton
Baggius Trust. but by yftc;i act;ol
aud positive agreement among them
selves 70 use 40 jn:e bagG.t55:ng t'ie;.
sec" forced TIE bagg;ng Trust 70
'ern,s L wouia 5e . ,,s.ca, thing 81;
;'le country !: !: were possible s".
tie ia;n.ers % t;a:..t; ais new i:l;Gu;-
y by 'i;e use OF come other material
titan ;.o:l ,.es -: 3ai;;::ec,s i;se:i cotton.
Bales Of cotton goods il. 'he factories
a.e sec;fe!j.' oousi. *it!l ropes, and j;
would oa splendid thing FOR the
cotio,: farmers # ii were possible 80
substitute cot;o" ropes for iron tias
It Is naiie: OF regret :hat he
farmers did rot continue tie use ot
cotton oagg:ng End otter Inducements
'ar the making of bagginS cr; OF Get
ton which would me=, ell commercial
requirements. Had ,his been done,
1t you'd give nev hel;; of indus
try eur q number of Southern cotton
mills, and would afford the means of
consumption for a considerable por-
ton of the cotton crop This phase
OF the question vouid only be eli
hanced if it were possible to use cot,
ton rope for binding the bales
Southern cotton baled in cotton bag
ging aud bound with cotton ropes,
would be something worth working
for. if it is possible with these ar.
tcles To meet the demands of com
mercc "A ugusta Chronicle.
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When yonr stomach begins 10 trouble yo

When yonr stomach begins 10 trouble you,
il needs help The help it "eeds, is 10 digest
your t3o.;, and until it, you wou'' haTt ANY
peace STOMACH trouble is very Distressing.
very ohs.ira.e, very dangerous Many OF
the mos: dangerous diseases begin with SIM
ria ;nd:uts,un. The reason is that indges.
ton no'-digesiion, not nonrishmenD weak
e,:s the system aud allows disease germs TO
attack i! The arlidote i Shaker Digestive
Cordial. strengthening. nonri+hng. curative.
1t cures ind !gesiion and renews strength and
health II does ;his by strengthening tbs
stomach by helping il 10 digest your food.
1t nonr;>hes Yon Shaker Digestive Cordial
is m~de Of pure herbs, plants and wine, /;
perfectly harmless and will certainly cure All
genuine stomach ,rounle Sold by druggiSif
price 10 cents to 81 co per bottle
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plated, the idea presumably being that
good luck attends a democratic candi-
date ou!y when notified Of mis- nomlua-
tiou 10 Madison Square Ga:den, because
MIR. Cleveland received his notification
there 10 1892 II Bryap'> vnvra'rs
have money to sp~ad IN shas va, ;6@
democrats will nerrv give !:n;a the
icy laugh aud hoIi :ae aotiiicaticn
meeting somewhere else, nut Of doors.
if it be necessary TO accommodate the
Thousands @bo have already announced
their Intention to attend the meeting
Democrats we're auca pleased waen
they i,eard tba, s;c"s:or Sh@cmaa va>
tryius 10 persuade Mark Hsnpa TO pu'
hiu on he s'ump il 'he Wes'c.u s.ates
fer tbe :ol1 standard ticket AID 1oey
only hope that Hauna will 90 Il 1t is
their belief shas :eia the oos=iss.::e ez-
cep;ioo Of J. p:;erpont Morgao, ;hc
Wa! street barker. or oae CT tie
RetbscbiIds, jobs S;sarmsu cou!>l make
core .o:as ;er B~yau atd S<vali f:y
:a'kipg up the soid standard iu :he
W.s:ern states ;ba;l ary o;ber e:la u:an
!i:;ng Sherman. "a oue OF :!i2 scld
brgs whese advice to "eslern silver
meu ~o.;a be cs::a;o 90 cause t'.eus 20
CO ezzc!'y ;::e orpasi'e thing.
Representative 3 ao5 / 81 Wis,
Caa:cuar If he Re, iou u::oaa Cc"areS-
sooa! Cam paige Comc.i.tee, ia:.;: oc.
curyirS bed Of roses 'n;: y4.r. Il
aG9;,:2. e % wo-ry ile;isa: ,o III
pos:;'oa &c nav f:ac..i@s u ii "@,.
He i ;s,.s::.s .h-se cc:u~r@.: i2i.tio:
h:s ..o:itica: Is, .. '.a::1e - i =
;:cI,; ma... l.4i i st, us -. : ":'ni,cr
Of the ;,;cs; Gaoa'=. god 7crl ;:;.<:;:e
il lis :;;ss--i:;a ara f7:;ag = ';:s@@ s;@
CC,.@.,,:css;oa@: :s2s:,..:.s;. :. 70 s1;:e s,.i7
else. here a!e cous:tiera5;e r:::osr
q silver republicans Is ;::s Di>f.ic'
a:d they also ere Working a2aias: IS ,
COCKS ao.iaai9u ::'iae 'il:5 5@11
oes:a<t aim IS >5iue wsecf: ov 5::c
4. p. i As az ear co3t7o! 'n: ep:lra
luhccace cad al t1e resoGrccs OF TIE
Congress opaI eon12i':ee, he s9i: pro
baby succeed in getting no;uua'~s
aga!u. oo1 With all ;hase enemies g ii.
own p=:'y his gefs:'ag elected a.sio is
quite a;.o!aer G"':er
Notwithstanding the eS'f&of dinary
efforts which are being made to ho!d
them back By talking Of nomioa,ing
gold democratic ticker, great u:any
democrats who do not approve OF the
ina. )! plank OF the platform are
annou.eiog their intention to vot: for
Bryan aud S-wall instead of :hrowicg
their votes away or casting them for
Mckinley, aad there will be great
many more of them before the cam-
paign gets fairly started
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NOR DENIED, BUT UNAo
THORIZED.

The cam oaign meeting vas 0e'' AZ
Aiken yesterday and passed OH qo'es'3
The follcwiug summary is by the
special correspondent of the State:
rhors v.,e 40 sensational features 10
to.day's campaign meeting here. st
was Governor Evaus' home, s"d n'
had strong s.pul" 90 the boy>' ba'
that vas expected Senator Iili"'"
was here to Day aud made his appear
.uce 10 the cour, aouse during Gen.
Baroer,s speech Toe building was
nack.a and as 5000 as Tillman entered
,hs door there was tremendous cheer.
Goyern,, Evans had entered few mio
NO. hefo,e and been welcomed With
ap,iause Sus the volume of SQUAD was
bn, half that which filled the building
when tie senator came iu
Mr.. Duncan again made his state
mens as TO conversations between Ooi.
Nilsson and Governor Evans on rebates.
Col Mixsoc was absent aud Governor
Evans mildly pronounced the dec'ara-
tons false Mr.. May6eld publicly re-
heated message sent Governor Evans
bv MIR. Mixsou, saying Mr.. Duocau's
statements we're unauthorized. Gov
ernor Evans seemed satisfied with such
refntatiou of Duncan's statements.
Judge Earle was there and IS report
ed by the same correspondent thus );
I, was proper, eaid General Earle.
,ha, those who came before the people
asking for Office should be like the Roman
senators robed in whlte-willing to
SHOW the people that their records were
clean. General Earle repeated what ne
has seyera! times stated, as to how ano
xhv be entered the race for governor 10
1890. The ..Sbell Manifesto charged
there was corruption 10 Office; he oe-
cisred such charges were false ana ne
sad SO still. He had gone before the
people facing certain defeat be had
i. beg gea, be had dared any one to show
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Washington Letter.
WARRINGTON July 27. 1886

WASHINGTON, July p, 1896.
Bryau's domination tor President by
the populist convention after be had de.
Glued the nomination. because that coz
yeu!ion had nominated Tom Watson
Instead of Sewall for Vice Presideu' was
much more satisfactory to the average
democrat than it would have been uU-
der other circumstances. Of course
Mr. Bryan would NOT, even II be could,
Dc any thing to prevent the popnlis's
voting for him, but their ncmIuasing
him after mis- decllnaiiou wi. relieve
him Of obligasiobs which would obe'-
wise have existed According to Iu-
formation received 10 Washiugt on i,
Bryan would have received the vote or
all the populists whether he had Oceo
nominated by their convention or not.
Unless those who ought 10 know are
altogether out in their reckoning, tee
nolniuatiou Of Watson for Vice Pres;-
leu. was one II those meauiUgle>s
,tlln - which are sometimes doue III
po!l..cs aud 40 doubt is felt OF the
election Of Bryan and Sewall should
the democrats and popu!ists combined
have a majority Of The electoral col
lege. Nevertheless 1t is feared that
Wa,sou's nom,nation may cause some
trouble iu several uf the Southern States
should there be both democratic and
populist electors put up and voted tor
in those states, as now seems probable
aud there is ot course. possibility OF
there being trouble 10 the electoral
college should the Bryan majority be
small and the balance of power be heid
by Bryau aud Watson electors.
Secretary Hoke SMITH is out for Bry-
al aud Sewall. aud Secretary Carlisle
aud Postmaster General Wilson are
expected to declare for The ticket very
shortly None ct these gentlemen are
responsible for the belief, bat all the same
it exists that if President Cleveland pub
licly declares against the ticket, as 1t is
feared be will do, there will be a
breaking up of the cabinet, caused by
the resignation Of the mem oers who
will support the ticket.
All of the democratic organizations III
Washington have appointed Coumi :
tees TO act jointly in settling date and
making arrangements for a rousing
ratification meeting As Mr.. Bryan ls
expected to be the principal speaker at
this meeting it is likely that the date
selected will be near that upon which
the big notification meeting III New
York City will be held.
There was some amusement at the
Con gressional Committee headquarters
and among democrats generally at the
report that somebody had hired Madison
Square Gardens at New York City fox
an indefinite period from Aug. lst, IN
order 20 preven: the Bryan notification
meeting being held there, as conte'l'
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anything wrong With his Office. Thank
God, such was not charged against him.
Governor Tillman had not charged it.
He had been fair il his dealings With
hin and he had been fair to Ti!lman
No brave man would coudemn h;n. for
entering that campaign aod making
the contest. In 1890 ne had gooe
down as a candidate, but be had stood
up as a mat.
He Gid not come before the people
saying 70 any mau, Save me Q! slak >
he would cot say it if there were such
mso The people were the ones 20
exercise their sacred right: TO vote @lta
their conscience 1t should 20, be III
the power of any mao to say, give
this man that Office" or "tba. man
this Office
lie rejolced IL the achievement o. tee
Reform party 10 tha; il was the Demo
cratic party; he rejolcea il what tb1
white people bad done because 1t vas
bis party. He hoped be vas nos so
narrow, Dot 50 little as cot to praise any
mao, irom whatever f4vlioa, who made
an aole. just stand for ibe r;gh'. He
mad commended Seoaicr Ti!'mao's ef-
fort ;o the Sara.e.
Geue72i Earle devoted tee remain
der OF bis tine 20 :. recital Of foauciai
history, uaS;eg az a5.a pfsssn'atioo o.
the vights of silver
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= SAD SPECTACLE.

The alteration at Florence ff'.
aav between Governor Evans ano
Jndoe Earle has been the sub]ec'
most talked of lately, and so lar as
nos come within the hearing OF the
writer has been both regretted ana
o.aaamred That men occupying
such high positions and aspiring 20
another that is held to be stu h'she''
sboald so far forget themselves ana
what is due TO their exha9tea posi-
lions, and likewise to the common
wealth ,ha. has honored shem' 10
mortifying to all higb-t0nsd o0"'n
c.,o@;niaus 1t is the generally eN-
dressed opinion tha: the campaign
- conducted is doing no good--oas
.ao reverse an,. that a dlscont'n'
.,,.e If farther meetings viii be the
proper course to pursue "ans
order loving and law:respeoting voters 5
~are now of the opiuion that ne" a"u
better man is needed ~ the Senatorial
race.
From the comments of the News
and Courier and The State the follow
ing extracts are made:
The State !: After six years OF the
prostitution of politics and OF tae
lowering of public taste ane n0nor y,
the elimination has been hstlcuR
between the governor OF South Gar
o,jna and a Judge clothed with the
ermipe of Justice! A fit outcome
truly, d;sgracefu' and hum''ltlng as
$50 q :; *
This affair will probably end the
primary system 1t ought to.
The News and Courier: Doubtless
1,doe Earle felt that he had no other
recourse bat his fists, but he should
have remembered that some cons'o'
Grafton was due to the high position
vhici, he now flls-in bis role as q
candidate for political Office be shoulo
not have lost sight for moment OF
the character and conduct betting a
Judge. x ,e
There is nothing Of which any SELL
respecting Carolinian can be PROUD IN
the course of the present campaign
or in the conduct of the candldates
for the more important Offices II
is bad enough to know that we nave
xrcb candida5es-it is worse TO let
the outside world know 1t II the
campaign could be closed now with
ont another meeting or anotner
snaech It would be we'll for the State.
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BY THE MASTER

10 the case Of Equitable Building and Loan
Association, agains, FAn, tie u Trouble6ed
Lo, in WedgeGeld, 81 fee. front on road from
Camden to Charleston, adjoining land OF
Wright, Wilsoo and Il J. McLAurin. Terms
half cash
The British and American Mortgage Com
pnny L;mi'ed, against S'rah Ruckner and
others. lSo acres in S.neburg Township
near TIE Village OF Sta,eburg, bounded by
the S,a1eburg and Lynches River road and
lands OF William aid Henry Ellison. Terms
half cash, and balance on credit OF one year
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By TIE SHERIFF

Ou. 10; III Cry of Samter on Sumter Stree
AID u. s 4 f Z ns properly OF Wesley
james
Or" 10, i" City OF Sumter on New and
Linerty Streets. MS property Of Vi. Il. Fields
Unp lot 10 City OF Sumter on Calhoa"
Street as he property of Amy Bossard.
Ar -, suir o: City of Sumter for Taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-29

Rememher-only sucn medicines were ad-
m,ied for exhibition Al he Worlds Fair A>
are accepted for use, hy physicians, in the
practice Of medicice, Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Ayers Cherry Pec,ornl, and Ayers Pills be-
ing included III the list They are Standard
med icints
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Public Sales.

The following sales are advertised, else
where than in this paper, 10 be made on sale
day il ugus!:
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The friends of JOHN J. SHAW, of Mt
Clio, announce him as candidate for County
Supervisor, subject 10 the action OF ihe Dem
ocratic primary. VOTERS.
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FCR COUNTY ,gREAsgPER.

u l. Scarborough: :e.s 20 announce hsa!-
s4i Cor ce-t;ec!;on ss County Treasurer, su;-
&c; 10 ihs Dst3ocini:c primary.
IA, 20
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hereby announce ssef candidate fol
the cffice of Supervisor for Sumter County.
f. B. MULDROW.
May 20-x
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-29

All kinds of Sewing Maciiioe Needles at
Sumter ii usic House.
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.Nr. Editor: Please announce my candi'
dac, for the Office of County Supervisor.
JUNlUS a RHAME.
Or
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CANDIDATES CARDS.
FOR CONGRESS.
FOR CLERK OF COURT.

Capt. =. P. Gaillard is anacunced rs \
Candidate ut the ensuing Democratic Primary
for tiie position CT Clerk Of the Court.
June 10
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The Sun.:s,, g1,atcansen was founded
- 1880 aud sbe True Southroa in 1866.
The watcanson and So"tAro" now mas
the combined circulation and influence
# boss Ct the old papers, and is manl-
fessly the best advertising De''0" -
Sumter .,-zx=,
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.rr Editor Haviu: been saiic!''. b;
.Tiends, rssvec::"Ii: announce myself rs Il
cand TOR Cirl:> ct Gour, Tor Sumter
roun:i 81! jec: 20 the acfiot OF the Demo
cratic pe:l: ha7iog considerable rxueci-
si,ve 10 Tie o::.:ice uct.er te late Col! sa:a n
md cihe:s !l-t:er i;:;ss;f r!.a I 80. %:re
csi.e:al $niiSi;u!ioo, aud solicit IN e.raes;
sui2..,' f..:n i:.- po; =. VERY :e:i;rct:o;iy,
\ = LENOI2
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SCHOOL sCpESISTENDE.sss,::'

;.e:e,;y &nacncce alg<:!i = :and:ist@ :a'
So:.eti:.lec;'-s: cl t.Gncs.;;on, susisc. % TX
cl;on at :c:. 3e".oc:a::c rr:!n:s;
.;la. i. E:;H ~ !Iiil!!:: ,.iI
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bereby announce mysel: as Il candidate
for County Supervisor, and will abide oy The
Grcision Of me Democratic primary
W S. DINKlNS.
Nav 2O-s;
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The undersigned; respec1;uiiy announces
himself q Candidate for Clerk Ct Con:s and
wou:d appreciate th. surPori OF BIS ei'o"-
Democrats for that gos 1877
THOS. +. RICHARDSGN.
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FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

Believing 10 ~ honest, economical and
pIaS::cA! conduct Of our county affairs, the
trieuds Of MARION DoHs pui him in nouiiua-
uoa 81: u candidate or the office ot Couuty
Supervisor. he possesses the qualities 20 I'll!
the office to the satisfaction OF all the lax
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-03-12

tried 70 CRY ouTto UoIonei UcvoT. 'rney
are our meni Don't freP I rushed TO-
ward him and the line, ready TO grab him
and the men who were reody to fire. My
soul was on fire. was too ohoked to cry
out: Our menI Our meni Don't fire.
Don't firel' but was too late Devol
gave the order 'Eirep and one vast volley
Of guns roared out In the darkness
Groans and cries and curses followed.
"I jumped over the barricade, shouting
70 our men, loading their guns: Those are
our men. Don't flrel' But Colonel Devol
and his men triod to seize me, saying:
They are rebels, ooloneli Do not 90 over
the breastworksP hurried them of and
seized the first wounded or dead man,
yelling, TO what regiment do you be-
long5 No answer. grabbed another
By the neck, turned him over and shouted,
what regimentr The road was full Of
them, and the man was wounded, but
faintly answered, '-th Virginia, Early's
amy Our men had come down the
mountain under tho guidance Of Hastings
and Mckinley and gone on after the army.
"Early's army had left us and gone TO-
ward Staunton, but the stragglers Of his
army had taken the wrong read and fol.
lowed us. Some Of them were killed and
wounded, but learned afterward that II
was a severe lesson-their men kept uT
with the column. 1t was valuable to us
In showing the danger Of moving soldiers
at night"
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when VIII 1t?

When will corn and wheat reach
the same price per bushel2 Not q
few careful observers of the signs of
the times predict that before the new
century dawns corn will reach q high
or price than wheat, which can be
produced the round world over.
Already the money value Of this dis
tinctively American crop is nearly
double that OF the wheat crop Of the
country. As food it is fast gaining
high favor among the people Of the
old world. 1t is easily raised and
does not exhaust the soil and has been
the surest and greatest source of
wealth for this country. The corn
belt is q limited one, considering our
immense area. Land within its limits
has never shown any premanent de-
precautions. In the course of events
farm values in this corn belt must
range higher and prove morepro6tabls
than mines and mineral wealth.
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Alaska's Lake with a Gold Bottom.


Edwin Hofstad, q mining man Of
Alaska, who has been spending several
days In Portland, has gone to his far
northern home to continue work on his
claim on the shores Of the famous "gold
lake." near Sitka. This mysterious lake
was known to the early Russian settlers in
Alaska, but was jealously guarded by the
czar's officials, and but little of the gold
was taken out. According to the tradi-
tions of Sitka, several enterprising miners
in early days established camp near the
lake and secretly mined quantity Of the
precious metal, which they disposed of in
Sitka, but they paid dearly for their ven-
ture, being arrested and imprisoned for
long terms in a Russian prison. Miners
paid no more attention to the lake until
after the Seward purchase, and then the
location of the mines was forgotten.
OF late years Alaskan adventures have
been Industrious in searching for this FL
Dorado, but their efforts were never re-
warded with success. Itremained for Mr..
Hofstad, who is connected with the Sitka
custom house, to find the wonderful lake.
An aged Russian shoemaker of the town
put him on the right track, but it was
only after weeks of patient exploration
that he hit upon the spot. The shoemak-
er's sole guide was the knowledge that the
"gold lake, lay Immediately beyond an
other lake of similar size, and that both
were within 10 miles of Sitka. When
Mr.. Hofstad was assured of the value of
his find, he returned to civilization and
bonded half interest in the mine to an
eastern syndicate. The gold is washed
with little trouble from the sands on the
shore of the lake and assays all the way
from $1.25 to S25 per cubic yard, accord
| ing to Mr.. Hofstad This, 1t will be seen,
is exceedingly rich, when it is remembered
that the best California hydraulic mines
pay but few cents per cubic yard. Port
land Oregonian