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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
THE WONDERS
OF i NEW LIND
Game himitless and
Nature Prodigal
Il STRANGE QUHDRUPED
What a San Francisco Man Dis
covered in the Heart of the
0lymPian Mount
aims
Il STRANGE QUHDRUPED

]. E. Becker of AZ Russ street this City
has returned from. long exploring ex-
petition through Northwestern Washing
ton. He was away from settlements al
most two years. He pronounces the coun-
try true terra incognita. He says all
descriptions of the country that he has
seen are faulty and misleading. recent
account of, an expedition which entered
the country in the fall. and returned in
the spring with stories OF hardship and
wonderful discoveries, he characterizes as
wholly inadequate and uncertain.
Mr.. Becker was accompanied by J. G.
Burke, Frank Jones, William Pool, Henry
Wechter and S. c. Williams. The party
was seeking for gold, and Becker claims
that they found it in paying quantities.
Just where he does not choose TO say TO
the public. At any rate they have formed
the Hurricane Hill Mining Company.
One of their number remains in the
mountains and the others have scattered.
Williams, the engineer and surveyor OF
the expedition, has returned to San Jose,
where his father is president or superin-
tendent of the city water works.
cit is something of a wonder" said Mr..
Becker yesterday that in this country
of pioneers and adventurous spirits ter
ritory so large, SO beautiful and so bounti-
full should have remained to this day
within our borders practically unknown.
But so it is.
Between Puget Sound on the east and
the Straits of Juan de Fuca on the north,
the Pacific Ocean on the west and line
drawn westward from Tacoma to the
ocean on the south there is a country as
large as the State of Massachusetts,, where
there is magnificent timber, coal and iron
and great reaches of grazing country, and
fish and game without limit. When tell
people of what 1 saw up there they do not
believe me. So what is the use?
1--WE started into the country from Port
Angeles and followed the county road
south to the Government trail. The Gov
eminent trail is a path blazed by Govern
ment engineers many years ago from Port
Angeles on the Straits of Fuca to Gray:
Harbor The trail begins at the Eiwat
River, twelve miles south OF Port Angeles
We followed the trail over the first range
of mountains and then struck Off blazing
our own trail southwark to Hurricane Hill
1--WE passed through forests of fir, yellow
pine, hemlock, red cedar and Alask.
cedar-a very hard wood. We crossed owe
two ranges of mountains, the south SLOPE
of each of which was covered with lux
uriant blue bunch grass of an excellen
nutritious quality. The north slope of tn,
mountains was more barren and toward
the top was covered with snow. TIL
timber extended within quarter of mill
of the top. In the valleys the grass grew
knee-deep, while the tops of the noun
tains are wide plateaus covered with
sort of fir brush. And all this vast are
remains yet uninvaded by the cattlemal
or sheepherder. 1t is wonderful to m
that it is so, considering how men STAN
pede into far less fertile regions whel
taken from the Indians OF the plains ant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
IN THE HEART OF BOHEMIA.

Fred M. Somers introduced the idea of the
cremation of Care, which 1avernier's IA
nous painting so accurately illustrates.
This was the fourth jinks of the midsum-
mer series in the woods.
IN the regular order from the beginning
the series was sired: Harry Edwards,
1878; Hugh NJ. Burke, 1879; w. H. L..
Barnes, 1880; James F. Bowman, 1881;
Paul Neumann, 1888; Stuart NJ. Taylor,
1884; Andrew McF. Davis, 1885; George
Chismore, 1886; Peter Robertson, 1887; ;
James D. Phelan, 1888; Daniel o'Connell,
1889; E. B., Pomroy, 1890; J. Dennis
Arnold, 1891; f. NJ. Somers, 1892; Joseph
D. Redding, 1898; Peter Robertson, 1894;
Vanderlynn Stow, 1895.
Among the artists whose cartoons COM
memorate inks in the woods may be men,
toned ]. d. Strong, Jules Tavernier,
Barkhaus, John Stanton, A. Jouillin,
Latimer, Thomas Hill and Julian Rix.
F. Marion Wells, sculptor, constructed
of gunnv-bags and plaster the statue OF
the patron saint OF Bohemia which stood
three years in Meekar's Grove. He made
also the Buddha figure for the links in
Mill Valley, where a grove was, in fact,
purchased.
From its inception the midsummer
high jinks has been growing institution.
In its development the artists in music
have been active and efficient. Stephen
Leach and Ben Clark in the early DAYS
gained special recognition. Joseph D.
Redding and II. ]. Stewart coming later
made music a leading feature. The clut
quartet and chorus OF the early outings
were succeeded in time by the complete
orchestra and the full band.
Nowadays special trains and boats are
engaged for the Bohemians. Instead oil
tents for night the camp is established
for month. In the forest for weeks pre-
ceding the annual event 1.-The nights are
filed with music and no cares infest the
day.
In the Bohemia of the early period
which now seems summertime in sunny
long ago, the leading high jinks spirits
were: Frank Pixley, Clay Greene, Frank
Unger, Ed Townsend, Raphael WE'LL
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SANTA MONICA'S
FORESTRY STATION

The Forestry Station at Santa Monica, in
Southern California, occupies a most in
teresting and picturesque site. The town,
Santa Monica, is perhaps as well known as
any part of the California seacoast, because
it is particularly accessible from Los An
geles by railroad, and has become the
leading watering-place between Coronado
and Monterey. A long sweep of seashore,
bold, high cliffs, and an almost level plain
above them, rising north and northeast to
the bluest of mountain ranges, and trav-
ersed by deep barrancas, or straight-sided
canyons-such is the general aspect of the
great Santa Monica Rancho. Fifty years
ago, 100000 acres here, the estate OF an old
Spanish pioneer, supported vast herds of
horses and cattle. Then came the railroad
and the American town-builders.
The greatest and deepest barranca in
this entire Santa Monica plain is that
known as the Santa Monica Canyon. 1t
is not really a canyon in the strict inter
probation of the Spanish word, which re-
fers to mountain ravihes, but more nearly
conforms to the Spanish idea of bar
ranca-a wide cleft across the plains from
the mountains to the sea. In reality,
there are two large barrancas there, run
ming in direction somewhat parallel for
fosr or five miles, although they are some
times close together and at other times
wide apart. The narrow tongue of and
between them extends to within an eighth
of mile of the ocean. The two streams
that flow through these deep and we'll
wooded depressions unite at the foot oil
this gradually sloping tongue of land that
overlooks the sea beaches. Here, on the
sides and summit of this narrow, central
plateau, between two deep gorges. the
Santa Monica Forestry Station is situated
1t is almost completely bidder from the
town and the watering place. It is greatly
sheltered from storms, and yet the view
from its heights is wonderfully extensive
The twenty acres belonging to the For
estry Station, a little arboretum tract, with
hardly any waste upon it. extends from
the bottom of the northern Santa Monies
Canyon, up slopes and across levels to the
very top of themesa, on the same plane a:
the town itself, and looks down IRON
there to the bottom of the south canyon
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VIEW FROM HURRICANE oLYnpIAN
INcoGNrTA
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pEFAuLr1Ne BIDDERS.
Morgan Files Claim on the Aiiotmsnts'
Not Yet Decided.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 1.-THE
question OF what disposition shall be
made Of the bonds upon which che al
lottees have defaulted by failing to
make the required payment OF Csc on
rece!pte of notice OF the acceptance OF
their bids IS now before the secretary
OF the treasury. II Is believed that tho
bid Of William Graves and his asSol-
ates, Of New York CITY. for n. 500. 900 MT
silS.S3gl, is by far the largest nnd It u
probable that the aggregate will not
exceed this amount by more than
81, COO, 900 at the most.
Mr.. J. p. Morgan has fled with Sec
rotary Carlisle u claim on behalf OF
himself and associates to I'LL defaulted
allotments u1deT his bid OF Sll06STT
and has deposited in the treasury
at New York Sufficient gold 10 cover
them. The secretary. within the lost
day or two, has received q number OF
offers TO take all bonds upon which
default OF payment has been made, at
figures considerably In excess OF the
Morgan bid, but ne Is undoubtedly In
cllned 10 the opinion that under the
terms OF his clrcular Of January 6, he Ia
inhibited from accepting any bid for
bonds after that date and hence X fol-
lows that Mr.. Morgan and his nssoci-
ates are very likely 10 get an amount
considerably In excess OF their fret al
loscment. The SECRETARY, however, has
not made an official decision on 'Shts
point and does not expect to do 50 be-
fore Tomorrow,
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WHAT " ESCLAlM 10 the bARONET, IN TONE
OF HORROR
mother received the certificate from
DR.. Stone for the benefit OF the under
takers ana locked It away Immediately
afterwards"
"wc should like to see Il, IL you have
no objection. Sir Charles"
None In the world" replied the
young mnn. that Is, II II can be OF
any possible use TO you In tracing my
property" And he rang the bell. and
desired a servant to fetch his bunch OF
keys on his toilet table. In few min
utcs the certificates was In Bcn's hands.
ION what day did the funeral take
piace?" he asked.
ION the 18th" replied Sir Charles.
And when was the coffin ClOEcd?"
1.-THE day before. believe" was the
answer: at least my stcpmothcr told
me 30. At all events, did not zee my
father again"
why IN this certificate then dated
the 18th. BIr? Can you toll me that?"
II had not noticed that II was. but II
may have been hccnuRe Or, Stone was
called AWAY nj the time OF my fathers
death md did not return tlli the morn
Ing OF the funeral"
And consequently lid - see the
body before giving the certificate" per-
sisted Ben"
~ suppose no. But was that infor-
mnl2 He knew perfectly well whnt Sir
Henry died or IIc hnh secn him nj the
first, but did not believe In his danger
know nothing Of such matters. l.
thought II was nil right"
"DoubtlcRH, Sir Charles. but DIR. Stone
should have known better However,
he has rendered our task caSlNN Nnsby
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WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY FEBRUARY IS 1886

solemnlty. But we cared little for the
failure In that direction. We mad TN
CarthCd the missing heirloom, und we
kept the rest Of the secret 10 urSelVes.
All our suspicious melted iEto thin air
Lady Eilcsmere had not. murdered her
hlIsband--elte had never had lover or
an accompllce-ihe had not purloined
the iewcls-we were almost rtudy TO
believe 1aat she had been 4 devoted
wife and stepmotherl ST Charles was
dellR9ced with the recovery Of MS
propeiey-.he tGtle dwarf scredmed
with pleasure when she saw u back
aEaIn-and Ben and were laden with
compliments and congratulations. 80
ended the robbery OF the rajah's heir
loom.
Ben" said, solemnly. as we wend-
ed our way back to Scotland Yard 10
report proceedings. Ben, DOM you
think we had better smooth this matter
over a ll,tlc to the chief? We are con-
sidered tlire two sbarpest Detectives In
London, yet made sure the downger
had purloIncd those Jewels; and you
made sure she had poisoned her hus.
bard-but We were both mistaken.
don't understand It. but u Is the case,
Isn't It. now?"
fully; "but we found the Jewels, Jack,
after oil, and that's The main thingF
"True-bUt now that we are alone,
tell me, what was it'th1t made you hrst
think OF exhumlng the baronGt's body?"
Ben looked very grave.
II can't tell you. Jack. don't know
myself. But sometimes. there comes 10
me q knowledge-1 can't say from
whom or from where. but Il fixes itself
upon my mind. and can't get rid or u
until. rightly OF wrongly. have acted
upon It. Don't laugh at me. Jack. but
as ! stood by the grave with you. the
first time we saw It. somebody said TO
me: 'Dls-iE1ter the BODY Most OF my
lucky hits have come in that way.
wouldn't Fepent Il 10 everybody, but
you'll respect my fancy. old chap, II II
is a fancy, and know that however rum
X may seem, am In earnest In telling
II 90 you"
! looked at rough old Ben, with his
shaggy beard and hard features. and
thought he waB strange subject 20 be
inspired. from whatever source his IN
formation may have come. but he was
good and true oil through, and II the
angels help anyone In their earthly
work, they may have helped him.
But. in another hour was In the lH.
Tie cottage at Fulham. and Nancy and
the supper she had prepared for me put
everything else out OF my head.
CrHE END)
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Fire at Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. H.
The Huseman block. at the corner OF
Pearl and Ottawa streets, burned this
morning. The losses will aggregate
about 100000: partially insured.
Among the occupants OF the building
were the Grand Rapids fire insurance
company, the Grand Rapids Democrat,
Ua$ted States and Nat5onal Express
Companies, offices and several families.
The IRE started from IN exploding
lamp on the third Goor about o'clock,
and many OF the occupants had narrow
escapes. E. L. Wedgewood and wife
were painfully burned and were taken
TO the hospital. Mrs. Raymond and
son were also injured.
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paptl.t Anniver.ary at Portland, Oregon.

For this meeting. which Is to be held
in May next, the Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul Railway will sell excursion
tickets at one fare for the round trip.
This company has its own line between
Chicago and st. Paul and Chicago and
omaha, and runs solid vestlbuled cleo
tric.lighted trains every day IN the
year, Close Connection Is made at both
Omaha and st. Paul with through
trnns-continental trains on connecting
Any information desired concerning
routes, rates. etc. will be cheerfully
furnished on APPLICATION to John r.
Pott, District Passenger Agent, Will
Transport, Pa. or to any coupon ticket
agent in the United States or Canada.
tth-w
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Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get Dr..
Miles Pain pills from dru.gistA. "ono
cent dose"
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THE RAJAH'S HEIRLOOM
BY FLORENCE MAI,RYAr.
Author of"Her Lord and Master" Etc.
(CnpyrIGilt, i@5)
SyNOPSIS.

S1NOES1p.
John Busby. a Scotland Yard detect
I've, IL sent to ManninEford to inyestl-
a the roUDery OF diamond necklace
worth 10000 pounds, This belonged to
sir Henry Ellcsmere. who has Just died.
ana the Jewels were found missing at
ter the reading OF the will, Busby puts
up at the hotel. and overhears the Gus
toners discussing the matter, one OF
whom suspects the young wife OF Sir
Henry TO have taken them.
The detective questions his stepson,
the new baronet, who tells him the jew
els were given to his father By an In
dian prince, were intended as an
heirloom, ana that his stepmother al
ways wanted them. He tells OF his own
marriage and OF quarrel with
father, who was 0ngered by II. Busoy
questions the widow, and she hints that
Sir Charles himself has taken the Jew.
els. He also hears OF and sees deat
and dumb woman. julia Craley,
dwarf, who has q home In the house,
and has always been very devoted TO
Sir Charles and his father. He talks
with the butler, who asks his conf
dence, and tells Of strange meetings on
the part OF the old baronet young wife
with man hanging about the grounds
Bushy himself suspects she has stolen
the Jewels, and Inquiries among the SER
ants confirm this belief He Is much
puzzled. and teiegraphs for his fellow
detective, Crewe, TO whom he tells the
whole story. Grove meditates over
Busby's theory that the strange man Is
the young wlfe's lover, and rejects Il.
Together they stroll to the old baronets
grave. and find Julia Craley GrieVing
over 1t. She points to her mouth and
scratches ut the mound. Crewe pro-
poses to dIsinter the body, but Busby
objects. Together they go 10 the baro-
nets physician and ask him whether
the apparent death from a paralytlc
stroke might not possibly have been
from poison.
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All pain banishod by Dr.. Miles Pain Pills

THE little daughter OF Mr.Fred Web
bcr, Holland. Mass. had very bad
cold and cough which he had not been
able to cure with any thing. gave him
n 25 cent bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, says W. p. Holden, merchant
and postmaster at West Brlmteld, and
the next time saw him he said itwork-
ed like n charm. This remedy Is in
tended especially for acute throat and
lung diseases, such as colds, Group.
and whooplng cough. and Il Ia famous
for It's cures, There Is no danger In
giving II TO children for It contains
nothing injurious.
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and !, We are going TO apply for an ex-
humatiOn of,the body"
WHAT" exclaimed the baronet, In n
tone OF horror. You surely do not
suspect"
i've suspect nothing, Sir Charles, but
II would be u satisfaction to us 10 view
the body. It's all In the matter OF bust
ness, sir, and we hope you won't OBJ
jcct."
"on the contrary. II there Is likely to
be any good In It .hall help you all In
Then put myself forward,
with you leave. Sir Charles. shall
stay here" said. whilst Grove goes
back TO London to make the applica.
top. don't feel that my work Is fin
ished. must take more soiindlnBs be-
fore sail be satisfied that the jewels
are not stlll In Manningtord,"
II feel Convinced they are" chimed in
Ben.
precautions TO the Phase Itself. For
miles around search had been made at
rawubrokcrs and all plaees where
stolen goods were likely 20 be disposed
oe-and information OF the loss, with a
description of the artlcle. had been sent
to every seaport town and principal
railway station In the kingdom. But
no news of any sort had arrived OF II,
or anything like II. confess was be-
ginning TO be fairly puzzled, and Ben's
behavior puzzled me still more.
What IN the name of all that's holy"
| said ITO him, as soon as we were out
side The Gables, ARE your plans. Ben?
What are you going ito do neHt?"
''You leave that to me. my boy" he
replied; 'you don't approve of my &C.
ton In the matter. so yoi stick TO your
own. You shall stay here cpd look for
the Jewels under the beds and in the
maids pockets and I'll go up to town
and get an order for an exhumatlon OF
the old gentleman's carcass"
We painted the best OF friends. but
really thought he bad gone a bit dotty.
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Beware or ointmsnts for catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derauge
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do Is ten
fold TO the good you Gun possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co..
Toledo, o., contains no mercury. and Is
taken internally, acting directly upon
tho blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. II Is
taken internally and made In Toledo.
Ohio. by F. J. Cheny C Co. Testlno-
niafs free.
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QUICK In effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning. scaly skin eruptIons
quickly cured by DeWltt's Witch Hazel
Slave Applied to burns, scalds, old
sores, Il Is magical In effect. Always
cures piles. Logan & Co., Wheeling, W.
Va, u. F. Peabody. Benwood. and
Bowie & CO.. Bridgeport, o, 8
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GIVE me liver regulator and I can
regulate the world sud genius. Tho
druggist handed him n bottle Of De.
Wits Little Early Riscrs, the famous
little pills, Logan & Co., Wheeling, W.
Va, b. l.. Peabody. Benwood and Bowie
e. Co. Bridgeport. o, 8
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,r,n. nahy Is cnttInr Teeth,

be sure and use that old and wcll.trle
MRS. WINSLoW'S SooTH-
ING SYRUP for children tcGthinR. II
soothcs the child, softens tho gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind, collie and Is
the best remedy for dfarrhocn. TWEEN.
ty.flve cents n bottle. mwf&w
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lSon'
PART VI.
octor was trembling vlsil
ed:
PARTvI.

PART vi.
The doctor was trembling vlsibly as
he replied:
well, certainly, there are narcotic
polsons, the action OF which is to para
lyZe the limbs and speech, and II I'D.
ministered in large quantities would
prove fatal to the patient-but mind
YOU, am only giving you this intorma-
ton under protest and without the
slightest suspicion that any such drug,
or any poisonous matter at all. was
given to the late baronet-in fact, l
am certain there was not, or else
should not have given the certificate
did"
1--WE feel assured OF that, sir. but in
the interest OF Justice we are bound to
stop at nothing. We intend TO demand
an exhumatlon OF the late baronats
body. and shall require your assistance
In the matter"
The doctor sat down. shaking from
head to foot. An e&humation-anb Of
one OF his own patients! Such thing
had never been heard OF In Manning
ford before! 1t would be a scandal
q disgrace-he would have done any
thing in his power to prevent It.
Remember, gentlemen, he said,
"that this application will be made
against my express wishes or consent.
You must do II on your own RESPONSE
billy. I will have nothing TO do with
the matter. Sir Henry Ellesmere died
from a stroke Of paralysis, and nothing
else. II will be Ubiquitous II he is dis
turbed from his last repose!"
"Oh! II won't hurt him" said Ben.
cheerfully: land don't think we shall
need 20 trouble you any further. SIR,
either, I've took down your remarks
In my little book. and think they will
be sufficient. II not, It's easy to apply
to you again. Good morning." and
taking polite leave we bowed our
selves out OF the Doctors premises.
81 can't see the good OF this. Ben"
said. as we strolled back TO our Inn.
Whatever do you want to rake up the
old gentleman for? II he was muir
dered, which don't seem likely. II won't
help US on with our Jewel case. Only
going out OF the way. I call Il, for moth
ing"
ply. 1--WE got little roundabout way.
perhaps. but know what I'm coming
to. You're such an impetuous fellow.
You haven't the patience TO see thing
through"
III I'd stopped as long as you do to
see thing through" / retorted. I'D
never caught those two rascals. Mears
and Allcock, at Chicago
"Cockadoodledooi" cried Ben, and
then felt bit ashamed OF my brag-
KIng before man who was worth two
Of me. When understood what Ben
would be at, wanted to interview the
little humpback again at once. but he
said 1t wasn't necessary.
1--WE got all out OF her that ! want"
he replied. "She struck the match, and
the fire Is kindling all over me. But
this will be a long business, Jack, and
we must take Sir Charles into our con-
tidence at once. Let us go on to The
Gables"
AZ soon rs we met the baronet, Ben
startled me by saying:
Have you the certificate Of Sir
Efenry's death which was written by
Or. Stone, Sir Charles?"
ut Is. l believe, in the library drawer
with other papers"
Have YOU seen It yourself?"
"T have only glanced at II curSorily.
I did not arrive here till an hour before
the funeral Lady Ellesmere, my step