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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29

Ry virtue of an order of the Circuit Court OF
Baltimore City, the undersigned, receiver, will
offer at Public Sale, on the premises of the
Peach Bottom Slate Company Of baltimore
situate at South Delta, Mary land,
On WpdncSddU, November 10, 1879.
At IL o'clock, A. NJ, all the property of the
Peach Bottom Slate Company, consisting il
ptrt of the Mining Lease of what is known rs
the Peach Bottom Slate QUARRY, or the Henry
Quarry, situate ut South Delta, Hartford county
Maryland. and all the Buildings. Machinery
Tools, in Trade and Fixtures used i'll and about
the operation of said quarry, the same com
prising su II Buildings, Machinery, fixtures and
Tools are used i'll the operation OF Il well de-
veloped slate quarry. The above will first he
offered as an entirety, and the highest bid re-
c.vrd therefor will he retained until the
Lease Machinery, Tools and Fixtures are Of
fered separately, and whichever bid realizes
the most money Is the one that viii be accept
ed. md at the same time and place the re.
ceiver will also offer at sale lot Of Coal, and q
lot of Slate, and all the other Personal Property
of SAID Peach Bottom Slate Company. all OF
which will be sold separately.
And Immediately after the above sales the
said receiver will offer at the same time and
place the Mining Lease of what IS known as tile
Whitaker Quarry which quarry is situate neal
Cambria, Hartford county. Maryland.
a complete description of all of said property
will be given ut time of sale, and any informal
ton desired may be obtained bv applicatO to
the undersigned receiver, 4I9 North Gay ST.
Baltimore, or to the auctonCer.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms OF the above sales are: One-thrd
cash: balance in two and four months. with in
ter' st; deferred payments to be secured to the
satisfaction of the receiver, or all cash at pur.
chasers option. A deposit of $3.50 will he &C.
quired on sale of quarry, If sold, as an entirety
said deposit to be paid at time and place OF
sale, and a reasonable deposit will be required
in all other sales.
MARTIN LAUER,
J. s. Richardson, AuCtioneer, Receiver
81 III
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29

- There is II time for everything and the
time to attend to a cold is when it starts. Don't
wait till you have consumption but prevent
it by using One Minute Cough Cure, the great
remedy for coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis
and all throat and lung troubles.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29
The Jury for the November Term.

Judge James D. Walters on Saturday drew
! tn following J jurors for the November term of
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29

The Registry books OF Jarrettsville precinct
have been corrected, and are now in proper
shape
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29
SAMUEL W. BRADFORD, sol:cito
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Stock and Fixtures in Store. consisting OF
Spices, Teas, Glassware, Lamps, China ware
Tinware, Oil Tank, Tea Cans, Spice Cans. .
Show Cases, Counters, Shelving, Counter
Scales. Also > Horses, ! Colt, II Cows, 1
Pluws. Harrows. l Double CultiyatOr, = Sin
gle Cultivators, Corn Drill, l Mower, Grain
Drill, Binder. Cutting Box, | Hay Rake. l
Dayton Wagon, l four-horse Wagon, Farm
Wagon, l Milk Wagon. l Horse Cart, Hay
Carriage, l Hay Fork. sets Stage Harness
sets Lead Harness. l set Dayton Harnc $
double, l set Buggy Harness Is'nglel, Steam
Engine, , Iron Process Kettles. l Air Pump.
Endless Chain Crane, , sets of Crane Irons, l
Crane Frame. s Iron Process Cages, lot of
steam Pipe. Forks, Shovels, Hoes, l Ten Ton
Fairbanks Scales. Hay by the ton. Straw in
yard, w heat and Oats bv the bushel, Corn by
the barrel, also other articles.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale are-All sums of ten dollars
and under cash on the day of sale; on sums
over that amount credit of six months will be
Civ n. purchasers giving their notes, with Sc
curity approved by tine trustee, bearing inter
est from the day of sale.
SAMUEL w. BRADFORD,
Trustee.
J. :. Richardson, Auctionecr.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-29
Receivers Sale
or \ VALUtHLE-
Slate Quarry, Machinery and Fixtures

BY virtue of an order of the Circuit Court OF
Baltimore City, the undersigned, receiver, will
offer ar Public Sale, on the premises of the
Peach Bottom Slate Company Of baltimore
situate at South Delta, Mary land,
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05
For Sale or Rent.

Ell NEIi and SWJ4 NEI4 and Lot ! Of
- 922 ~ Al. ChHs. A. Martin.
SWi4 OF l7-22 Al, H. B, Chandler.
SWLt OF 20 24-4I, Wesley Clawson,
EIs NW14 and Nis SW14 OF ll-z@ iG, c.
g. Lynch.
EiS NElt and NWl4 NElt % and SEA
Sell y y ~. Jno. w McDoHHld.
VIZ NEiit and EIs NWt4 Of 1872 -i3
Eyerson NJ Brown.
SElI OF - 22-4l, Jesse Edmundson.
NWi4 OF s n ~, f. T, Brook
Also $500 tirst mortgage on SCI - -2l-i5
made by r. A, Ellis Title TO this
can be secured without delay.
Parties using any OF the above describ-
ed lands isaye L. A. Ellis landi are tres
passers- Address,
GEO. b. CONES.
Meade. Kansas
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

E. Y. Debs, president of the rail
way union, has issued a call to all
laboring men to assemble in a certain
western state, presumably California,
capture the state government at the
first election and run it on CO. oper-
ative plan to be formed by Debs. The
scheme is idle and foolish, and i'm
possible to carry ont, but il it could
be accomplished we would feel great
sympathy for California Chicago,
which had dozens Of its citizens mur-
dered and now has to pay several
million dollars damages as the result
of two weeks Of Debs' rule, could give
California few pointers.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05
NOTICE FOR PuBLICATIoS.

LAND oFTrcH At LANAI. C0to,
Ansil -. lee.
NOTICE t. hereby given that the fulinwiuE.
~ named settler has fled n0tirf q his intea-
tion "a make final proof in support of bic claim
aad that said proof sill - made before the
Sce1ster or RrcesvUr a. Lamar, Colo. % June
isg7, vizs Joseph &, Merrill, II. p. No. tlgs.
Z the NEh So u. Tp. =. Rs g4W.
lie names the following uitnessH- 20 Prove hts
continuous residence uTln aud ruitivatiUn %.
said land. sizt Jacob kiumcF. Hsn Riley r. NJ!
Phillips and joseph Bell, all q Granada. Colo.
NILS &. y, THoNAN, Register.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The United States courts this week
decided that the city of Chicago must
pay the damages sustained by prop
erty holders in the city during the
great railroad strike Of 1894. The
claims foots up several million dol
lars altogether.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The predictions of democratic lead
ers that disaster will follow the pass
age OF the Dingley tariff bill is quite
amusing. We we'll remember how
these same leaders predicted that
prosperity would follow the passage
of the Wilson bill.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The Santa Fe railroad is now : 'sh-
ing the sugar beet industry in ii
valley and promises to interest CAPT
tai in building factories and refneries
here Just as soon as the farmers dem
onstrate their ability to raise the
sugar beets IN paying quantities.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

For three or four days now the
Denver Republican has had nothing
TO say about the ballot box frauds
Investigation at Denver. Some of the
Republicans pet hireling are evident
ly becoming involved in tine crime.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The Denver dailies are now trying
to dictate to the judges how tA,y
must run their courts. If these pa.
pers keep on Persevering they may
yet find some Que to pay attention to
them.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The announcement of ex- Governor
Waite's locating in the south was fol
lowed by a general earthquake in
that section. II that is all the dis
turbance he creates though they can
consider themselves in luck.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The state supreme court has de-
cided that the various state, county
and city treasurers and their bonds
men will have to pay up the sums
lost through failures of banks.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

Another fake indian war has been
started for the benefit Of the daily
papers. This time it is Montana's
citizens who are being massacred on
paper
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05
QUICKLY REACHED
Via SANTA FE ROUTE.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

THE annual meeting % the stock holder af
The Amiiy I-ABd ard Irrigation Cornpauy.
viii BE- held Al the oiicr II the euiupzay a. haau
u Tabor Block in thr City of D~uVsT, on Noe
the election Of directors, and fus ihs Transaction
u such uther business A. may properly eusue
before the nesting.
GEoRGE u sEELRY, ssrrrtary.
Denver, GulnraSo, Juue 9Th, isqs
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

President Mckinley will make
short tour of the vest the latter part
of TINS month, the special object be-
ing the Utah state fair at Salt Lake
City.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The chess match this week between
the teams from the American House
of Representatives and the British
House of Commons resulted in a tie,
although it looked for awhile like a
victory fort Britishers. This should
be warning to our American states
men to stick to the national game of
poker, at which their superiority is
unquestioned.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The La Junta business men have
raised fund of S400 for grand
celebration of the Fourth.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-05

The senate is making more rapid
progress than usual with the tariff
bill, much to the qualification Of the
country.
The herald., 1897-08-15
ELDORADO DISCOVERED
LIKE ALL SUCH FINDS, 1T WAS
AN ACCIDENT
How the Miners Live and Work Their
.Claims-Law and Order at the
Mines-Expected Changes

IT have heard the saying that the
darkest hour is just before dawn. That
was, indeed, my experience in the YUKON
valley after our arrival at Forty-Mlle
most. When we reached there we were
so hardened by the sabors of the trip
that we were able to stand almost any
kind of life, so long as we had enough
to eat. Of all dull places Forty Mile was
the dullest. There were plenty of men
there at times, in fact, more men, 1t
seemed than there was work for. we
could secure no work even had we de-
sired to labor by the day, SO we spent
a few days resting, and then struck out
for ourselves on prospecting Jour. we
went down the river for fifty miles or
more to American creek on the American
side of the border. In this vicinity we
nrospected all GUNNER without success.
There were times, of course, when we
became discouraged and wished we
were at home again, if only for little
while. but as that was out of the ques-
ton. we kept digging. That was my
darkest hour for the dawn was COM
ing sooner ana brighter lhdir hiiS w.
We consumed all the provisions we had
in our whole summers work and re-
turned to Forty Mile for more supplies
| They were hard to get, but we got them.
I do not now remember what they cost.
but it was such sum that would make
any grocer here 4 millionaire if he could
sell his stock at such prices. There were
many men there who had had similar
The herald., 1897-08-15

boards and protected ourselves from the
cold by closing all the places where the
air could get in. Our food was necessa-
rily of the plainest possible kind, for
delicacies had not reached Alaska then
and we did not need ice cream. Bacon
was by no means the only meat we had.
The Indians supplied fresh meat all the
time. AS moose, caribou and bear are
numerous, we got all we wanted OF that
kind of meat. The vegetables, of course
we either took with us or purchased
there, and so far as food was concerned
lit was just what was needed. When
was there plenty of food could be pur-
chased if you had the price, and II you
had not you could get bite at almost
lany miners table. To come to mans
house at mealtime and not accept the
y, invitation to eat which was invariably
offered was to insult the one who made
| the offer. The miners were free enough
with each other so long as everybody
did his share, but as soon as man was
known to be taking unfair advantage,
cheating or otherwise conducting him
self in manner at variance with the
miners rather liberal code of ethics the
country would become a little warm for
him, even If the temperature was say
| so degrees below zero. Several men were
run out of the country for shady transac-
tions, and others were not so fortunate.
"In spite of the presence there OF
The herald., 1897-08-15

Indians can charge any price they
please.
"The summit is $500 feet above tide
water, and there ie sheer descent on the
other side of 500 feet to Crater lake,
which undoubtedly occupies an extinct
crater. The descent is comparatively
easy and from Crater lake we followed
small canyon to the head, of Lake
Lindeman, our next camp. To make
the distance, nine miles, with our entire
load in one trip was impossible and we
made three trips of it from the summit
to the lake. Owing to the scarcity of
timber around Lake Lindeman, it hav-
ing been burned off, we had to haul our
goods to Lake Bennett, which is con-
nected with Lake Lindeman by a small,
rocky stream one mile in length.
ALASKAN BOAT BUILDING
''To build a boat such as would be
needed for such a trip would be easy
enough here or anywhere that humber
could be had, but to perform such task
there was then an entirely different and
very difficult matter. Remember, we
had nothing but our tools, supplies and
sleds, and our only material for boat
building was to be found in the uncut
forests. Nor was this timber at all
places near enough to the water to make
the work easy. Every board had to be
whip-sawed. A sawpit had to be con-
structed and treetles to hold the trees
to be sawed had to be put up. To get
the tree over this pit and to block it in
place was not always easy, as some of
them had to be rolled quite distance.
Every board was valuable andIevery nail
counted for something, because we knew
we might need all we had later. Our
boat was finished at last and the work
of loading it was soon over. It was not
possible to float in all places, however,
because of the ice, and we sometimes
had to use it as an ice boat. In that
manner our progress was rapid. Lake
Bennett is twenty-eix miles long, and
we traversed it without special Incl
dents. Tagish lake is forty-five miles
north, but to cross it we had to cross
what is known as Windy Arm, a part
of this lake where the wind blows a gale
almost all the time. Many a boat has
The herald., 1897-08-15

claims some, but it was not until we got
ready to live comfortably that we be-
gan the work in earnest. We knew we
had to stay there all winter, so we fixed
our quarters the best we could.
BURNING AND PANNING
"It was nearly Christmas before we
got the first good return. Bedrock there
is from six to twenty feet below the sur
face, and as every inch of the surface
dirt is frozen, it was hard to get out.
The process of burning out the ground
that is, building fires over the claim and
thawing the dirt has been often de-
scribed. That is the plan we followed.
Keller Berry and mXIssef aag61essa S! diAdf diA dfa&kss VS.
worked faithfully on them nearly all
winter. l do not care to go into partic-
ulars too fully, as 1 do not desire to be
classed among those who have been
Dragging about that country, withou.
telling also of its dangers and hardships.
Let it be sufficient when I tell you that
out Of those claims, from a space less
than eighty feet square, the three of US
cleaned up between January 1 and the
middle of May more than s15O,OOO, or
more than $4,000 apiece
there was plenty of hard work about
| it. Almost all Of it was coarse gold.
and there is, we know, more gold in that
dirt which we washed out, but the par
ticles were too fine to notice easily. We
will doubtless work it all over again
when we go back, for we are going back
next year. Bear in mind that each claim
when l was there was 500 feet long, and
we only worked a space about eighty
feet square. How much more there is
there no man can tell. Other miners
above us were equally successful.
Many of the nuggets could be poked out
of the frozen dirt which was thrown up
with a stick.
"Such is the richness of the Klondyke
region. In spite of the fact that such
quantities of gold have been found
am almost certain that the country has
not been scratched as yet. The water
shed of the Yukon is almost as large as
the Mississippi valley, and while 1 do
not say that gold can be found all over
it, there are many places in the interior
where the foot of white man has never
trod, where are rich discoveries yet to
be made. Some of these points cannot
now be reached on account of the fact
that they are so remote from points of
communication with the outside world
that no party could get supplies to them.
1t would be impossible for a party to
carry their own supplies, because of the
distances and roughness of the country
They might get far into the interior,
but how could they live year and travel
The herald., 1897-08-15
A T0S ANGELES MANS RICH FIND i'm THE KLONDY

''If you must go to the Klondyke coun-
try and cannot rest until you do, go by
all means, regardless of the advice given
by those who have been there; but II
you have any regard for your comfort.
or perhaps for your life, or if you have
any family ties think twice before start
ing, and then think seriously again.
Learn as much as you can of the coun-
try, and what the journey means, for
1t is about an even. chance now that
unless you do you may never return"
Thus spoke Mr.. James 1. Clements,
who recently returned from Alaska.
where he had been successful beyond
his most sanguine expectations From
the position of railroad brakeman he
The herald., 1897-08-15

the Canadian mounted police, the miners
have their own laws about matters
which interest them directly. More than
one man has felt the rope because he
was caught stealing. The supposition
that every man is honest is followed
so long as g. man acts honestly, but once
he gets the Eame of being otherwise, he
might as we'll leave.
ION the way to the gold fields
and through that country at fire.
quent intervals will be seen bundles OF
goods, packs which have been left there
by their owners until they can return
for them These packs contain food,
clothing, picks, etc., and ara--plainly-
----~S. rrIar urey can be identified
If man comes across one of them and
is hungry he can take what he wants
for immediate use and if he cannot pay
for it he has only to leave note telling
the owner just what he took and why.
and who he is. Nothing is ever thought
of that. If, however, he were to steal
the pack and be caught with it, he would
be more than likely to dangle at the end
of rope.
FAKE BOOMERS HATED
IF there is one class of men whom the
miners hate ard despise more than an
other it is that class who go to the mines,
make their fortunes and coming out tel.
stories of the great richr ess of the coun-
try without telling what dangers and
hardships are to be encountered Some
of this class will be responsible for the
life of many poor fellow who is even
row attempting to reach the interior
where he has been led to believe he can
pick up gold wherever he goes. The ef-
feet of some of these stories has been to
send thousands of men into a country
which contains supplies enough for hun
dredS only. That there will be suffering
and death for many of them, instead of
the fortunes they expect, is certain.
Should some of the men who have start
ed these stories go back there ard some
of them will, they will be given bullet
or two, and they deserve 1t. too. They
have been the cause of filling the camps
with hungry mouths, and as the miners
will help all they can, it means that
nearly all must suffer. There is r o self
ishness in this feeling among the men
already there, but they know what the
trip means and they know what it is TO
be there in winter with only small sup
ply of food. That crisp, cold atmosphere
serves to whet a mans appetite until he
requires more food than he would need
at home.
Il have noticed in the press dispatches
cided to reduce the size of the claims to
100 feet instead of 500 feet. as the miners
laws allow. If they try it they will need
The herald., 1897-08-15
Clements Who Made the First Strike ON III DORADO Cfeek
Relates His Experience

prospecting the place. we staked our
claims and determined to work them for
all there was in them. 1t was only four
days before the news of our discovery
had spread over the country. and in a
short time that entire creek for twelve
miles was etaked and preparations were
being made to work it. We got the hve
first claims and 1 believe the best ones
Those of us who were there first besides
myself are Keller, Frank Fistikater, An
ton Standard and, a man named Whip
pie. The discovery was made about
September 1st, and cold weather had set
in so that until we were prepared Tor II
we could not work the claims properly.
We had to go to the Yukon and get lum-
ber for cabins and this had to be whip
sawed. There is, a sawmill near there
now. Lumber cost $500 a thousand feet
and the price even now is $3.50 per thou
sand. To clear away the snow and erect
our cabins so as to be comfortable for
the winter was no easy task, and we eX-
pended two months labor in this direc-
ton. At times we would work our
The herald., 1897-08-15

has. by his lucky Alaskan strike, become
a man of wealth, and he himself ADMITS
that he does not know what he is worth
In his comfortable little home at All
East Fourth street yesterday AFTERNOON
he talked most interestingly OF his trip
and gave the prospective Klondykers
some valuable information as to what
they might expect to encounter and be
compelled to endure in that land OF snow
ice, mosquitoes and gold.
Clements is a native of Des Moines,
Iowa, and is in his thlrty-seventh year
For fourteen years he was employed
as a brakeman by the Southern Pacific
Railroad company in this state. He is
WY euv4Vrrru ue expe,lu eu
In manner that will do them the most
good.
How successful he was in Alaska he
cannot say. except approximately. HI
knows nothing of what his claims there
will net him, but as all of the gold whcH
he brought home was one-third inter-
est in what was taken out of a space
eighty feet square, and the total amount
which brought weighs nearly or quite
250 pounds, some slight idea of the mag
nitude of his fortune may be gained.
The value of this amount of precious
metal is easily calculated. In his 250
pounds there are 1000 ounces, and at the
ruling price of gold in Alaska, SIT per
ounce, the value of his treasure would
be about s68, ,000 He says he has not had
it weighed so as to get exact figures
but he estimates it's value at about $685.
600. Unlike many of the miners, who
have made successful strikes in the
Klondyke, Mr. Clements has not lost
his head about the matter. He has by
no means forgotten the hardships he
mad to endure to secure his fortune
Admittin gthat the country is even richer
than reported, he has returned with
warning on his lips to the though.less
who would go there with the impression
that gold can be picked up like pebbles
in the sand; to those who, in their hurry
to secure portion of the immense wealth
of the country would rush uorth with
ou. proper equipment. 1t is to such per-
sons that the remark in the first para
graph of the foregoing is directed Sucn
advice is not needed by cautious, con-
servative people.
'It would be impossible for me to tell
you the whole story, unless you wanted
to write book, for there would be too
much elaboration of detail to suit the
purpose of a newspaper" said Mr.. Sle-