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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

Considerable excitement has been cans
ed over the recent discovery Of lar,.
vein Of gold bearing ore in Tom kcrvin
and Dave FlOckhart's mine On sp,r
mountain In the Wood river mining dr..
tTict south Of Red Lodge. Mont. The ore
assays from $40 TO 800 TO the ton IN
gold. Thirty tons Of ore are already on
the dump which will be brought to hi.
place and shipped to a smelter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

4 gold brick valued at about $500 !.
the result Of about ~ dag, run Of the
ietor Mining Company placer digging
on Salmon river. Idaho, of wheh e. "
Idle Of Spokane il president. we have
been fairly successful IN some ways and
unfortunate in Others said Mi lde, w ho
has been waiting his appointment OF mar
shall for 80 great period that hs lace
has naturally grown long. We started
out thinking We would cut a .wath thu.
year. but three eloudbur.t. came and de
stroyed our confidence and fumes at each
time. In consequence We have b"cn put
to a great deal OF unlocked for tx
pense"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

J. D. Pcrktn. has just returned from
the Seven Devil. mineral district. lie 70
ports the existence Of valuable urr bodies
IN that country. but advises prospector.
To stay away. Almost the Whole mineral
belt Is held by locations and rvlocatinna.
he says. This system has bepn carried IN
for 10 years with no development and bu,
little assessment work, There are u pat
entFd mines in the district and l5.OOS
acres IN solid body have been held tpr
many years by methods adopted Tor the
purpose OF defeating the intent Of the
mining laws.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
Nearly EIGh, Millions.

The report Of the rarrott COMPANY
hied with the assessor at Butte, shows
that IL operated its mines and smelter.
at profit Of Sli2377 GO during last year
which Is almost double It's profits during
the previous year. The report makes the
net earnings Of all Of the large mininy
companies in Butte for 1906. 81 100 or "a;
Exchange Group Hoaaea.
Chas. Upper has, IL Is reported. bonded
the Exchange group ON Superior creek in
the SLOGAN district. The claims purchased
are: The Victoria. Exchange, Skonkun
and Silver Plate. The property i. though,
TO be Of good value and the consideration
u said to be fixed at Sl2.5OC. Dsvelop.
ment work will begin soon.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
NORTHWESTERN MINES
DEvELOPMENT WORK ON PROPER
TY NEAR Troy, MONT.


Work ON the Big Eight property, six
miles from Troy, Mont, is said to be
going ahead at rapid nate. The own
ers recently let a contract for a cross
cut tunnel 27O feet in length, OF which
50 feet has already been completed
The ore is silver-lead, and is said to be
a splendid concentrating product, SIM
liar in many respects to the ore OF the
b. \ II, in the same vicinity. This
property was located seven years ago
and bonded for $4,000 After doing 40
feet Of work the bond was thrown up
and the property was not again worked
until last spring, when active develop
ment was commenced. When the lead
is struck the owners will determine
whether or not to install. machinery, The
property is located six miles from Troy
Mont, on Callahan creek, and comprises
two claims.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

y. n. o..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

,ess hold and impressive than that OF Norway.
does not lack the charm Of picturesque Wild
pess and beauty Three nights and two days
are spent on a small but fairly comfortable boat
and the long stops at intermediate points are
rot tedious Glimpses Of towns like Abo. Hango
and Helsingfors interesting because they
reveal at once the genuine strain or Scahdi-
navian character and the intelligence and iiexi-
bility displayed by Russia in governing sub
ject race swayed by progressive impulses and
an alien religion. Not only is the coast scenery
Of Finland like that of Sweden and Norway
but the people also have the sturdy virtues and
progressive ten lencies which characterize The
Scandinavian lace. The Finlanders are sincere
and devoted Pedestrians. who have little in COM
mon with Holy Russia: but they have been al
lowed a large measure of local independence
and religious liberation. Finland is not Rus
sian Ireland, but is we'll governed, prosperous
and contented.
The approach to Hclsngfors is guarded by
the historic fortress Of Sveabcrg with batteries
on seven islands. 900 mounted guns and gar
rison OF 5000 men. This was the northern
Gibraltar built by a Swedish Admiral toward
the end Of the eighteenth century. For centu-
rcs Finland had been under Swedish rule but
the Russians had set their hearts upon con-
auering it. although il was poor ana barren
country. often decimated by famine. Sveaborg
was designed to be an impregnable barrier
against invaders from the Neva. and the High
Admiral who fortified the seven Islands was
SO confident that it could never be captured
that he proudly directed his body to DE buried
there His monument still stands. with an in
scrption in the spirit OF the Wren epitaph in
St Paurs Cathedral: but the fortress was mystic
riously surrendered by a Swedish Admiral in
lS0S and the Russian flag is now over it.
Whoever passes the grim fortress with It's
memories Of naval bombardmcnts and genera
sian persist nee and patience. The same con-
auering rae which coveted Finland. persevcr-
ing i'm its purpose generation after generation
until the last rampant was taken by intrigue
and treachery. has its aspirations south as
wen as north and awaits with equal confidence
ard tcnacity Of mind TIE fuliilment Of its am
billions. Constantinople Is another Sveaborg
fortified by European diplomacy against Rus
sian assault For generations ii has been COW
,ted and every pous Russian knows in his
heart that the flag will some day be there. and
also over Jerusalem VI Is a race that can walt
for centuries for what it ardently desires.
The Russians having conquered Finland early
In the present century have completely recon
ciled the Protestant population To their rule.
making onc.ssions to local pride The Empe-
ror OF all the Russias is the Grand-duke OF
FINLAND. and governs the country with the con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

sent Of the Estates OF the Diet. when assehp'e
periodically at Helsingfors New taxes cannot
be imposed without the concurrence or inc iou'
estates, and the fundamental code OF laws Is
Scandinavian in origin. Recent changes In ad-
ministration have tended to Russianize Finland'
but the country continues to enjoy the privileges
of representative institutions There is sepa-
rate Finnish customs line. which has TO De
PASSED even when the traveller Is 1ourneying
from St Petersburg. Russian currency does not
pass In the shops. There Is Finnish monetary
avstem distinct from that Of the Empire. Uni
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

systematically than in Finland. The Lutheran
clergy are said to make a practice Of refusing
sacrament to men and women who cannot read
and write. AS children are taught to read the
Bible from their earliest years. the chances Of
communication for illiteracy cannot be alarm
ing. Instruction in various handicrafts is also
given in public schools and every adult not
only knows how to read and write but also how
to earn a living in one trade or another The
market women have dull. coarse faces. but they
are not so ignorant as they appear. Luther
anism has opened the Bible for Them and Scan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
Nr\vyORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-

signboards at the street corners. Inc ''"''e'
are printed in three languages at every s'ree'
crossing In some Of the blocks there VIII not We
% single house. but at each corner the name Oh the
thoroughfare appears in large letters IN flhh'sh'
Swedish and Russian. A fellow -traVeiier ha1-
arded the conjecture that the chief recreatioh
of the population in the dull. sleepy town was
found in reading street signs ana certainly
every man. woman and child was aDie u oe-
cipher at least one of the triplicate signs.
There is perhaps no other country IN Europe
where primary education Is conouc'eu "ioie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

versal military consumption Is enforced in con-
fornity with the laws of the Empire. but Finland
Is not garrisOned by Russian troops. but by its
own soldiers The Grand -duchy. with its Scan
dinavan love Of independence and liberty. en-
joys exceptional privileges Of local autonomy
and religious liberation. 1t is not dlsafected
province OF the Empire.
ADO AND IT'S ABBEY.
The first glimpse of ancient AbO from the sea
is unpromisng. A castle on the bluff. which
once witnessed scenes Of revery in the days Of
Gustavus Wasa and the Erics. is blackened
ruin serving as prison. A scientific observa-
tory browning high hill has lost its academic
character with the removal Of the ancient uni
versty to HelsngfOrs and with melancholy
air OF having seen better days is now degraded
into naviga ton school. The spire Of the
Cathedral Of st. Henry is degenerate example
OF clumsy. heavy Gothic. which does not invite
close inspection The town has lost much OF it's
distinction as centre of learning. and has been
rebuilt after disastrous fires with broad streets
thanked by inar:stc frame buildings: but 1t has
a hOurishing trade. and its fortunes have ma
terially improved since the Russian conquest.
The traveller who perseveres in exploring the
dull and barren streets finds many signs of
thrift and intelligence. and when he enters the
quaint cathedral he is well repaid for his long
dusty walk. for in an humble way il Is the
Westminster Abbey Of Finland
For generations the great families were buried
in the vaults of this ancient church. the foun-
dations Of which were laid In 1900 Conspicu-
Gus places were found for bishops. soldiers and
hereof The chapels are filed with monuments
and the pavement is lined with inscriptions
Protestants and Catholics who have served their
country sleeping here side by side and
their religious faith Is betokened in their efiges
By upturned folded hands Here are monu-
ments TO generals in the Thirty Years War, to
the Scotch soldiers Of fortune serving in the COM
pagns Of Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII
10 pious bishops and to Horns, Finckes, Tots
and other great men OF the North. Here too
in a granite tomb. are the ashes of the peasant
Queen Catherine Mansdotter who. after wear
Ing the Swedish diadem as the wife Of Eric
XIV. returned To Finland to die with her own
people. A picture In stained glass above her
Queen between two pages. has taken Off her
crown. and is descending the steps Of the throne.
with a last farewell to Sweden and a fond
homesck glance for Finland. 1t Is the one
romance Of this antique Lutheran cathedral
The other monuments and warrior figures sing
of arms and men of action.
There Is a handsome park with statuary near
the cathedral and the older quarter OF the town
shows indications Of wealth and refinement
Nothing. however. Is more characteristic OF
Finnish life and progress than the conspicuous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
A GLIMPSE OF FINLAND.
RIJSSIA'S SCANDINAVIAN CONQUEST AND
WHAT HAS BEEN MADE OF IT
WITH MORALS FOR THE
EAST AND THE WEST.
EAST AND THE WEST.

Helsingfors. August IL
r,he VOYAGE from Stockholm to st. Petersburg
IN a Finnish steamer is a pleasant one. for the
Ra,tic is a quiet sea. and the coast. with its
shallow fiords and rockbound headlands. while
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
Ohanoery Court I'D Dist.
n. c. HILL. CmAxcsLln..

In me county Of Pearl River On the drxt
nondAy Of January And July ard continue
III ths county Of Marion FIRST district. on
so:ss. sSs s:cSse IL xeaS":s a.y: = II s .so"a @
on the third Mnndxy Of January and July
and continue six days.
IN the county Of Hancock on tho fourth
Monday of January and July and continue
ia the county Of Harrison on the ars,
Monday Of February and August and con-
time ak days.
In the county at Jrcksnn on tho second
Monday 0f February d August and con-
In the county Way. on tho second
Monday Of Jun" snd l,cccn. scr. and continue
" in inc tho county OF Jones on he frat Monday
OF March and September ana continue six
Il, the county of Jones on the nrst Monday
Of March and September ana continue six
days:
In the comfy of Jasper on tho second
Monday " March and September aud con-
In tho coGnty Of Perry held In. Augusta.
the First nlstrict on tho third Monday Of
March and september and continue ak days.
In the town OF iinttiesbirg. the Second pts-
trIct. 0u the Arst Monday Of June and Dcce.n-
bcr and continue six days.
In the county Of Smith on the fourth Moa-
day OF March and September. and coutinhc
six days.
Tu TIC county Of Greene on Thursday xftee
the second Monday OF April and Ociober and
continue three days.
In tho county ~ CovingtOn on the fourth
Monday In April and October aud continue
sig days.
In the county of Newton On the first Mon
day ot'Aprii and November and continue six
days.
In the county Of I.audcrdaie on the Rrst
Monday nf May and November and continue
twcnty-tour days.
In tho county OF Clarke an tho third Mon
day of April and November aud continue SIX
dAya
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
THE NEW GOLD FIELDS.

A private letter received In Lon
don recently has been handed to Dali
zlel's agency. 1t contains some inter-
esting particulars concerning the ef-
feet Of the Klondyke gold craze In
Seattle up to the present time. The
writer, Mr.. Beresford Roberts, an
Engllshman resident on the Pacific
Coast. says with regard to Klon1yke:
"This gold craze is all that has been
talked about here for the last thirty
days. It's II truly wonderful region.
The steamer Portland came into
Seattle this morning with sixty mi
ncrs aboard who had over 100000 In
gold dust between them. One OF them
cleaned up $4,000, the result OF last
winters work for him and three part
ncrs. saw the stuff myself. He
worked for INC three years ago us
blacksmith for four months, and q
more idle, drunken 'cuss 1t was never
my lot to employ. Now he IL q gen
tieman, and putting up at the best
hotel in the town, and living in high
talutin' style. That's how things
waR.
"Eyery one In Seattle is plumt
crazy. Lawyers, doctors, bank clerks
mechanics and. wOrkingmen Join thu
rush. Merchants are selling out tlicil
stores for a sung; every one Is going
the excitement Is red hot. You hea
nothing but 'Klondyke.' But II IL
hard place to yet at, and costs abon
| e5OO to 1T \ man out. The hardship
are awful In the winter. Old miner
say that II Is worse excitement thai
than that Of the 40 California gol'
craze. Personally aul not excited.
adds tho correspondent, ''as find b
stayiug here can 'grub-stakc' som
parties and make g0ud thing out
u. I tell you, this craze has boone
/ Seattln up lot, making II the bes
town north Of Frisco ON the Paciil
Coast."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
V.lNi1'Y.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT spOrTORD.

Tho sun comes up and the sun goes down,
And day aud night are the same as one;
The year grows greeu, and the year grows
brown.
And what Is 1t all. when all is done7
Grains Of sonlber or shining sand,
Gliding into and out OF tho hand.
And men 90 down In ships to the seas,
And hundred ships are the same M one;
And backward and forward blows the breeze,
And what is II nll, when all Is dOnc7~
a tide with never u shore In sight
Getting stcadily on to the night.
The fisher uroppcth his net in the stroan',
And hundred streams are the same as
one,
And the maiden drcaneth her lOve-lit dream
And what Is 1t all, when all is done?
The net OF the fisher the burden breaks,
And always in dreaming the dreamer wakes
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

An exchange says: Newspaper sub
scriptions are infalliblc tests Of mans
honesty. II he is dishonest he will
cheat the printer In someway-say he
l,as paid when he hasn't; doclarc lie
has u receipt somewhere, or sent the
money and " was lost In the mail; or
will take the paper and not pay for II
on tho grounds that he did not sub
scribe for II. or will move away, allow
Ing II 70 90 t0 the oiiicc be left.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
SHORT ONE WAR STORY.

Col. II. Fred Brown, OF Cincinnati,
will shortly come to Savannah, Ga,
where he expects to meet, for the
first time since the war, man who
thought lie had killed him at Gettys-
burg, says the Savannah News.
For more than thirty years Simeon
Theus, OF Savannah, has been telling
story Of how he came to kill the
only federal who fell in the battle
from Il wound inflicted by his hand.
And after all these years that same
federal Is coming to Savannah to be
the guest OF Mr.. Thcus.
There Is Il world ii interest in the
story which tells OF Mr.. Theus acci-
dentally ascertaining that his dead
soldier Is IL real live business man,
fully abreast Of the times, and doing
IL lively commission business in this
city. They are now fast friends, and
the Yankee is under great obligations
to the Confederate for shouting him
down on the field that second day at
Gettysburg. The reason Of his graf
itude Is because the next days fight.
ing was OF such a fierce and furious
nature as to cause nearly all his COM
mand and every officer associated
with the command to De swept to
death by the battle.
"It was this way" said Mr.. Thcus
to a reporter OF the News. IL Was
with Ransc Wrigdt's brigade, which
was that day under command Of Col.
Carswcll Of the Forty.eighth Georgia.
We were making a desperate charge
at Getty sburg, when for some reason
the remainder Of the division halted
hut WrighL's brigade kept on abreast
OF the fury Of the battle storm, with
Gen. Hunt, chief OF artillery Of the
federal army, in front Of US. Wright's
brigade broke through the lines, cap
turing all the artillery Ia their immc
diatc front, among the captured be
ing Battery B Of the First Rhode Is
land Regiment OF ARTILLERY, command
cd by:Lieut. T. Fred Brown. All thi
time Wright's brigade was far 10 ad
vance vt the rest OF the division
away up tine mountain side, an eight
Of u mile ahead and alone.
"Battcry d had been given the com
mand TO Timber to rear, but bcfor
tho order could be executed Wright
brigade reached the four right gun
Of the battery. The four left guu
were rushed up the mountain sid
through a gap in q stone wall, place
quickly in battery and opened tir
: on onr advancing line, the officer ]
! command at intervals riding down l
front Of the battery, apparently tr!
!. ing to stop the infantry, who had bee
r broken up In the charge and who wei
: streaming tllrtj1igh their guns. Fallin
. In this, he took his position on II
left Of the guns andcontinued the d
. ing on our advancing line. The stOrl
Of the battlc grew thicker In tlios
:, parts, but Wright's brigade realize
:, that they were alone, and there
desperate straits, pushed forward VIII
:, determined onslaught and In a 70
). moments the remaining guns b;
' been captured.
4; "Onicer 4. Fred Brown, mounts
1t on large roam horse, full Of nctio
with y pistol In hts hand, was all u
10 while urging tho fight On the fede
- al's side, aud one Of our men said
r me: KIN that man with your ne
= silotv l was armed with Nm Endde
y rifle, 80 calibre. l lcvclcd down
- the Otliccr and shot hIm In the nee
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

Somebody says: "Takc OF. salt
peter pulvcrized, l 0z. sulphur pul.
verified, l or. gum guiaca, mixed In l
quart old Bourbon whisky: let the
saltpeter dissolve and it Is ready for
use. Shake and take from two to four
tablesp0onfuls three times day, and
always cat something one half hour
after taking. A half hour before
meals Is a good time to take
follow above directions and YOU will
cure a case Of yellow fever as easy aa
curing q cold"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

I'D like to be a boy again without d
woe or care, with freckles scattered on
my face, and haysecd 10 my hair; Id
like to rise at 4 o'clock and do a hun.
dred chores and saw the wood and feed
the hogs and lock the stable doors;
and herd the hens and watch the bees
and take the mules to drink, and
teach the turkeys how t0 swim so they
wouldn't sink; and milk o hundred
cows and bring in wood to burn; and
stand out in the sun all day and churn,
and churn, and churh, and wear my
fathers cast of clothes and walk four
miles to school, and get licking every
day for breaking some old rule, and
then get home again at night and do
the chores once more and milk the
cows and feed the hogs and curry
mules galore, and then crawl wearily
up stairs to seek my little bed and
hear dad say: "That worthless boyi
He isn't worth his breadw Id like to
be Il boy again, II boy has 50 much fun;
his life is just a round OF mirth froui
rise to setting sun; l guess there's
nothing pleaSanter than closing stable
doors; and herding hens, and chasing
bees, and doing evening chores.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

Alexander Ramsay, OF St. Paul, now
eighty-twO years OF aye, who was ap.
pointed by President Zachary Taylor
first Governor OF Minnesota, Is still
prominent in all great public move.
mcnts, and speaks with nearly az
much energy and force as he did III
his younger days. 1t is related Of
him that when he first visited the
Territory in his Official capacity he
refused to allow the military com.
mandant there to fire salute 10 his
honor. Every well," said the com.
maudant, "but let me call out the
guard to receive you" Don't do IT."
replied Ramsay; II don't want any
fuss made about my being here" "As
you wish, Governor" said the com.
rnandant, "but l want to do some.
thing to show proper respect to the
Chief Executive Of this Territory. Is
there anything that you would suggest
or desire ?" "Yes," said Ramsay, II
you have Il little good whisky about
the post III take q nip"