Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-26
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: teeth are scarcer IN Oregon than white
crows. says the Portland Oregonian. for
/ r. A. Stuhr. the Seventh street bird man.
! has three OF the latter that we're found
near Cottage Grove. Ore, and they are now
! on exhibition at his store. The three white
! crows and one black one all this years,
/ nestlings. were found by F. NJ Veatch In a
/ nest In the vicinity OF the Bohemian mines.
/ This find OF white crows Is the most remark
able on record. for. while white crows have
been found before. there is no authentic
/ story known OF three such freaks being
! found in the same nest.
Mr. Stuhr's crows. the three white ones
and one black, were shown to en- Oregonian
/ reporter. They looked as though they had
I not quite recovered from their trip in the
express car; otherwise. they appeared to
be healthy and strong birds. At one end
Of the perch. running down the cage. stood
/ the black crow looking just like any other
crow. Ranged next him on the perch were
his three white brothers. They had just
! had bath and their feathers looked some
what bedraggled. and they were busy with
/ their bills Strengthening out their disor-
dered plumage. Altogether, their behavior
was not different from their black brother
but their looks were
! There was no difficultS in Identifying
them as white crows, for. with the eNcep-
ton OF a little black nothing about the
head and two or three black pin feathers
/ in the tips Of their wings. they were all
white, and their flesh colored feet and legs
were in noticeable contrast with the black
understandings Of the black crow at the end
of the perch.
THE DAKoTAs.
/ Otto ]. ROLLS has filed on a claim in the
Red Lake reservation. and in order to do
so he has travelled by wagon. with his family
and effects, from the state Of Washington,
/ 500 miles crossing the Rocky mountains
and all the intersecting country.
/ ~. - "a,
I Dakota sheep Breeders association has de-
cidcd to hold the next meeting of the asso-
citation at Pierre. The meeting will be held
some time next June and will be great
/ benefit to the sheep breeders in this por-
ton Of the state.
The Cheyennes in large numbers the
other day united with the Crows in a great
dance on the Grow reservation at the big
farm near the agency on the Little Big
Horn. The costumes-what there were OF
thom-were gorgeous. The Cheyennes car
ried back with them to Lame Deer as
presents large number of the Crows
horses, which were a nuisance to the agent
and consumed too much good grass.
Ground has been purchased and the James
river valley fair, at jamestown. y. D.,
/ which was not held this year will be re-
/ sumed in 1897 on a sound financial footing
| After long negotiations siXty-three acres Of
land near the city were bought cash paid
and upon the opening OF spring improve
ments will begin and buildings, sheds and
| stables erected. No debts will be incurred
but cash paid for everything ordered. The
| fairs are 10 be more agricultural than here
tofoTe and run on strictly business prin-
ciples.
The change in the method of issuing beef
J by the government authorities has created
considerable dissatisfaction among the
Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, South
' Dakota. council was held at the
corral and the head men made
speeches. protesting against the method
OF killing beef IN the corral in
stead of letting the animals out singly, or
! by twos and threes as usual. and shooting
them on the prairie. Fighting and killing
| were threatened by the leading warriors
but the government farmer stood firm. and
| ordered the Indian government police to
proceed with the slaughter OF the animals
In the corral. This cut of further debate
on the part OF the head men, who quietly
took their shares and returned to their
respective tepees.
Indian parents in the neghborhood of
Fort Barthold. ". D.. continue the heather
ish practice Of trading on their daughters
| Miss Polly Clement daughter OF Little
Crow, is visiting at hsme from the Santee
agency Nebraska. where she lived with .
Miss Douglas. field ulntron. She learned
rapidly and was greatly benefited, but her
heart pinned for her own people, and now. il
is said, she has decided to remain. The
lTlchuS OF the glrl feel badly about II, real
izlng the girls fate and the need OF more
schooling before settling permanently with
her people. But Polly sides with Little
Grow, who. like every ether conservative"
is very much ayerse to allowing his daugh-
] ter to stay long enough among the whites
to become thoroughly grounded in ciyiliza-
/ ton. Her remaining among her people
means a stake" for Little Crow by marry
ing her to some Indian with plenty of
ponies and grub
COLORADO.
A very rich strike of ore said to run very
| high in gold was made in the Little Mon
tana mine, located in the heart of the town
Of Victor.
! over 100 miners have been laid off in
/ the Aspen field, owing to the low price of
lead and silver and the low grade OF present
ore bodies.
The Santa Fe at West Creek will soon
! be placed on the list o. shippers. as they
| are within few feet Of their lead, which
| at ll5 feet gave returns of SIS and $24.
The operating mines in the Leadvlle dis
| trict continue 10 Increase in number. Stock
| AIDES are building about more properties
/ and new workmen are entering the camp
/ to take the places OF the striking membeis
Of the Miners union.
! Shipments are being made from the new
| gold strike on the Lime claim on Iron hill
| at Leadyille. The first settlement from the
.
/ of gold and ffty-two ounces of silver per
ton. The Lime promises to be a regular
bonanza.
As to the probable output OF Cripple Creek
for 1886 the Colorado Springs Mining In
weston says that conservative estimates
place 1t at Sl0.000.000. During the first
eight months Of the year the total was not
over s5,5o0,O00, but it is claimed that the
monthly output is now over $l.5OOOOO
few months ago when Leasers Brown
and Coley rented the old Mayfower mine
on West Aspen mountain. their friends
smiled at what was termed their foolish
ness. as the Maytiower was considered to be
back number and a has-been. Now the
laugh Is on the friends for almost since
the first drive OF the pick the men have
been taking out ore. In following up an old
drift body OF seventy-ounce silver ore was
shot into and about twenty carloads have
been shipped. The lead is still holding out,