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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24

her and giving her a map Of his place
near Marietta instructed her where to
dig and recover his buried cash. He
admOniShed her to delve for 1t in per-
son.
The following morning at the break
fast table the girl related her dream,
and to the amazement Of the others
Mrs. Marriott stated she had had q
similar dream the preceding night, with
the exception that her father told her
none but Miss Elsie must unearth his
buried money.
There was greater tangibility about
these dreams than would appear on the
surface Just before the panicky times
in 1893 Mrs. Marriott's father was
known to have considerable money on
deposit in the banks, but when the
crash came he frequently said that he
had not lost dollar. However, he
RETAINED from stating how he escaped
the unlucky fate Of many other deposit
tors Inquiry ilicited the fact that the
old man had withdrawn his funds
month or two before the banking houses
began to crun1ble.
The Marriotts were so Influenced by
those dreams that Miss Elsie returned
to Ohio the middle of last month, and
she and her brother, Harold, began an
investigation. From time to time the
Marriotts received letters from her, but
none of them of hopeful nature. Her
parents were about to write to her to
abandon the search for dreamland
fortunes and return home, when on
Sunday last intelligence reached them
that her perseverance had been richly
rewarded.
Miss Elsie wrote that the dream chart
she accepted as q guide had proved
incorrect; but, nevertheless, after she
and Harold had plowed over 20 acres
OF ground the latter struck an old coal
oil can at depth Of about two feet.
1t contained the money and bonds her
grandfather had taken out Of the banks.
In all they amounted to 1000, Of which
$4,000 was in gold coin
The rest Of the Marriott family went
back to their old home last Wednesday
night.
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) Yukon Gold Fields 5
A~~<AN%>~<>~<
PAY DIRT
FOUND IN LARGE
QUANTITIES.

claims have been staked out on Boz
nanza creek alone, and nearly the same
number on it's tributaries, or pups" as
the miners call them. In Hunker dis
trict, more than one hundred claims are
sitaked out Altogether, there are IN
the new field more than five hundred
claims.
Work is going on this spring very
rapidly and the prospects found are
rich indeed. Heretofore five cents dirt,
that is, five cents to the pan, was con-
sidered good pay, and where there Is a
good bed Of gravel averaging this
amount it is good, as 1t will YIELD about
$50 per day to the man who works IT..
In Bonanza district. $50 dirt Is not at
all uncommon and over 5000 have been
found in a single pan. About forty
claims above and several below Ddscov-
cry on Bonanza, have washed over 81
to the pan, and considerable number
have washed from 25 cents UP to 81 a
PAN On Eldorado Creek. over twenty
claims have over 81. several averaging
s45 and one claim averaging $13 to the
pan. This latter claim belongs to
Clarence Berry. Adams. Bear, Hunker.
Geld Bottom, Victoria and other creeks
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cHR1sT,s SENTENCE.
Exact Translation of POmtius Pi-
late's Verdict.


One of the most curious documents in ex-
tstence-namely, the sentence which was
passed upon Jesus Christ by Pontius PLATE
has just been brought to light by the Marquis
de Trogof- Chanvaux, says the New York
Herald. The history OF this document Is in
teresting. It Is reproduced from a brass plate
which was discovered in the Villa d'Aquilla,
in Naples, in 1720. The French commissioners
Of arts were making excavations in Naples in
that year, and they found this plate in an
antique vase Of white marble. When they
left Naples the plate was removed to the
sacristy Of the Chartreux monastery, near by,
where it was Enclosed in box of ebony.
There it has remained ever since, as the
monks requested that it be left with them.
Owing to their many loyal services, their re-
quest was granted.
copy Of the plate, however, was taken
by the French commissioners Of arts, and
the words thereon, which are in Hebrew,
were duly translated into French.
Another copy of the plate came Into the
possession of M. Demon, and when his Gu
riosities were sold was bought by Lord
Howard for 1880 francs. The antique vase
of white marble in which the plate was
originally kept, is now in the chapel OF
Caserta-
Here follows translation Of the words on
/ ." Sentence rendered by Pontius PLATE, Gov
ernor Regent of g.ower Galilee, to the effect
that Jesus OF Nazareth shall suffer the pun
ishment Of the cross.
In the year II Of the Empire Of Tiber1us
Caesar, and the twenty-ifth day Of the month
Of March, in the holy city of Jerusalem,
riicers of the people of God, Pontius PLATE,
governor Of Lower Galilee, seated on the
presidential seat of the Praetorium,
Condemns Jesus of Nazareth to die ON q
the following weighty and notorious testi-
mony on the part of the people:
"First-Jesus Is a seducer.
''Second-He is seditious.
n It'd II 49, t1a 1axr
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quires an entire season. oven In q
very small claim. When the gravel 10
deeper than a certain amount-say ten
feet-the task of removing It becomes
formidable. In this case the pay-d1rt
can sometimes be got at In the winter
season when the gravels are frozen
hard by sinking shafts through those
gravels and drifting along the pay
dirt.
Owing to the difficulty in bringing In
supplies, prices are very high at the
river posts and much higher In the
diggings. The freight alone from the
coast to the diggings costs as high
as fifty cents a pound, 80 that when
one eats potatoes at 81 pound and
being in proportion. the cost Of living
Is enormous, and even employment at
$40 per day for sixty days out Of the
year will not enable a man to grow
rich very rapidly. Owing to the high
price Of supplies, no claim that does
not pay at least $40 day to each man
working can be worked except at a
loss.
Romance has also entered into this
dominion Of Mammon and unright-
eousnesS. 1t has come in the form Of
pretty girl about whom nobody knows.
and yet whom every one loves. She
Is by no means q daughter Of the gods,
and Is neither divinely tall nor most
divinely fair but she is q sturdy
beauty who works her own claim, and
who. the gossdps have It, Is making
money. Not only does she work her
claim but on more than one occasion
has defended it with revolvers. II
there Is anything that the miner ad-
mires, 1t Is plucky woman. II there
is aught that he really loves, 1t Is a
pretty girl who seems not to be aware
- - v{sta D1ao Mt hyI0hf with
CHEEKY word for all and word OF
affection for none. this girl Of the
mines has almost set the diggings by
the ears. No man has the slightest
claim upon Annie Graves, as she calls
herself, and If any man alleged that
he did have, it would probably have a
tendency to shorten his existence. Miss
Annie is in many respects like unto
the typical Westerner. About the
medium height, she is Of good figure
and carries herself like princess. Hor
face is neither oval nor round. AS one
of the red shirted gentry said, She's
pretty-that's ALL There is scarcely
a night but what In some one Of the
places where whisky and cards rule.
there Is not a quarrel over this young
woman between men who have per-
haps never spoken to her. She Is the
daughter of the d1ggings and there is
no man there who would not fight for
her at the drop of the hat
AS to her history, she Is entirely
reticent No one knows from whence
she came. The most that anybody can
say is that she simply appeared here
one morning and from that time the
diggings' inhabitants have been her
slaves. 1t might be thought a rather
dangerous task for a pretty young
woman to go about alone and appar-
emily friendless so far as close friends
are concerned, but the man who would
say an insulting word to Annie Graves
had better turn his thoughts to the
next world, for that is the direction in
which he is sure to CO.
So the diggings grow and prosper
and If all goes well there will be no
such things as hard times in our part
of the world for many long day. The
richness Of the Yukon gold fields has
been proved beyond all question.
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spike OF the Northern Pacific road, recalled
some of It's interesting features yesterday,
says the Washington Post
IT was the greatest junketing trip In the
he. Willard had completed the road, putting
an enormous amount of money In it, and he
decided that he could interest English and
German capital in the enterprise by taking
the capitalists themselves out over the road.
SO ne made up his party, including large
number Of distinguished Americans-Gen.
Grant among them, remember-and four
trains of Pullman cars, each train hauled by
TWO locomotive, and started for the Northwest,
You never saw such entertainment as was
lavished on the party. Champagne flowed like
water: and no one was allowed to pay for
paper: The trip altogether must have cost
200. for there were 400 persons In the
party. and s.. 900 per head is low estimate.
Wei. the tragic part Of 1t was yet to
over Wizards head all the time, and he did
not know It. He had invited the English and
German capitalists to 80 out over the road.
They had never seen anything except rail-
roads between CITIES closely situated, and they
could not appreciate transcontinental lines.
They could not understand how road could
pay that ran through long stretches Of un-
of Wizards terrapin and champagne they
were wiring back to New York and London
to sell the Northern Pacific stock. The stock,
which was worth 70 or thereabout when we
ieit 1ne cSa1l, hePt uToppInS until ~ was
down to 30. Willard could not account for the
decline. Finally he was teegraphed to hasten
to New York to bolster up his property.
Hiring a special engine he hurried East as
fast az steam could carry him, leaving his
guests to follow behind him, which they did,
but marking every mile of the way with a
drunken orgy. Champagne bottles were flung
around the cars and out Of the windows and
costly cigars were trampled under foot just
for the fun OF crunchfng them.
1.-THE sequel to that famous trip always re-
minded me of Napoleon's, trip to end from
Moscow. He went out In glory and hurried
home on sledge to save his head and crown.
while his army followed In rout behind him.
Willard travelling on special engine TO save
himself from ruin was history repeating 1t
SELF"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
CHLORIDE LAMP.
A New Electric Light for Bicycles
and Miners.

New Electric Light for Bicycles
and Miners.
A chloride electric light for the pur-
poses Of bicyclers has been recently put
on the market, says the Philadelphia
Record. The device has also been
adapted to the uses of miners and po-
licemen. In this type Of light the ne
cessity Of a storage battery Is dispens-
ed with, the whole apparatus being
contained in the lamp. Projecting from
the floor Of each cell are two termi-
nails. At the top Of the diaphragm
and resting ON an offset turned in the
walls Of the lamp is a rubber disc,
above which is false cover, which LIS
pressed down tightly upon the disc
when the outer cover Is screwed down
in place. The silver reflector into the
base of which is screwed a small in
candescent bulb, Is readily accessible
for cleaning, the glass with its cap be-
ing pressed on and then locked by CIV
ing 1t slight turn to the right. Ac-
companying each lamp are several sets
of plate that have been charged with
electricity; two plates and two zinc ele-
ments being placed in the lamp, In
conjunction with a small amount of
electric SALT" give a current suff1
GENTLY strong to light the lamp so as
to throw light forty to sixty feet.
The electricity in the plates will be
exhausted only as the light Is used.
When the lamp is not in use the light
can be extinguished by changing the
location of a small switch. The capac-
fty of the plates for about two hours
use in the evening is, for a good light,
twelve to fourteen hours. When the
light is burning continuously the plates
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24

announcement Of this fact and the re-
port of the finding Of quartz rich In
free gold has created a stampede here
from other portions Of the great mining
district.
The Klondike Diggings, from which
I write are situated about hfty-nVe
miles UP the Youkon river from Fort
Cudahy. They are on the Klondlke
river. a good sized stream flowing into
the Yukon from the east. This stream,
owing to its swiftness and the quantity
of shallow water, is not navigable Tor
any but the slightest of boats, so that
for the practical purpose Of taking up
supplies, it is useless. The length Of
the Klondike is about $50 miles. A
large stream joins 1t at distance OF
about fifty miles from the mouth and
entering from the south The Indians
had named this creek "All-Gold.' The
old-timers here say that the Klond1ke
district will vastly exceed in wealth
California diggings of early days.
The first discovery in the district was
made on creek known as the Bonanza,
by one George Cormack. It Is about
twenty-five miles in length and has
many small tributaries, all Of which
are gold bearing. Prospecting is still
going on and new claims are being
staked daily. About forty-five miles
south Of the Klondike, Indian river
flows into the Yukon from the east.
All streams heading in the divide be-
tween these two streams appear to be
rich in gold. Already a sufficient num-
Der Of claims have been staked to give
employment to several thousand men,
and when the vastness and richness Of
this country becomes known to the out
side world, there will be an enormous
rush to it. The new fields at Klondike
are, however, not only the richest, but
the easiest of access. Never before in
this country have such convenient
mines been discovered. The mouth Of
the Bonanza creek is less than one
hours walk from Dawson City in
winter Men are able to do all their
own freighting, which Is a great say
ing to them.
Old miners who made new discov-
cries last year in some of the more re-
mote districts, have practically aband-
Oned their claims and gone to the
Klondike, as they know it will be i'm
possible for them to get men to freight
provisions a long distance through a
rough country and work when the
mines at Klondike are so rich and ac-
cessible. One instance Of this might be
mentioned. Good prospects were found
easily last year on a creek known as
Chicken creek, which is little over
one hundred miles up Forty Mile river
from this post. The creek was staked,
cabins were built on many claims, and
considerable preparatory work done,
with the expectation that during the
coming summer considerable gold
would be taken out. This creek Is
now practically abandoned.
The Birch Greek Diggings in Alaska,
with headquarters at Circle City, are
also somewhat difficult to access, es
pecially in the summer, and in future
the same trouble Of getting men to
work will be experienced there as on
the FortyMile Diggfngs. Already
considerable number Of men have come
up to the Klondike from Circle City,
and 1t is reported that there are many
more on the way. About three hundred
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
THE OLD oAPN
Would Allow No Reelection to Be
Made on His Honesty.

w Quiz Allow NO hSuect1Ou 10 DO
Made on His Honesty.
Capt. Porter, the patriarchal fresh
water saflorman who, for over a quar-
ter Of a century, has piloted the solitary
ferry boat plying between Bristol and
Burlington, is in open mutiny, says the
Philadelphia Record. The case is Pc
culiar. The little ferry. which is prob
ably the Oldest in the United States,
having existed continuously for upward
of 200 years, is now controlled by Will
lam E. Doron and Capt. Porter himself
Three-fourths of the stock Is owned by
Doron, who consequently has the con-
trolling voice in the management. The
pilot, besides enjoying the interest upon
his bonds, draws a salary of $50 per
month in return for his daily labors
aboard the little boat, which bears thu
name Of the principal owner, Mr.. Do
ron. The latter on April had ticket
office erected on either bank. That was
all right, but when the ferry-slip was
furnished with a cash register, which
the passengers operate by stepping
upon little platform as they pass
through the wicket, Capt. Porter pre-
pared for mutiny. The old man re-
sented what he considered an imputa-
ton upon his honesty. He lost his tenn
per completely when his partner in
IOrIneQ MIN unaC, instead OF taxing up
cash fares on the boat, according to
the time-honored custom, he would be
expected to stand in the office to sell
tickets and ring them up mo, sirreeW
he declared emphatically; 81 won't do
1t, an there's an end on it, b'gosh'tal-
mighty" Doron couldn't prevail upon
the old man to give in, although he ex-
planned that the change was made nee
essary by reason Of combination
with the Langhorne trolley line, and
that no reflection upon his honesty was
intended. Capt. Porter wouldn't have
it, and Doron himself now acts as
ticket agent
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Special Correspondence Of the Globe.
KLONDIKE DIGGINGS, B. c., May
10.-The rush to the Yukon gold helds
this year is greater than even the most
optimistic of us looked forward to. Old
timers say that the scenes of '49 In Cal
ifornia have been discounted here. Pay
dirt is found in large quantities and
fortunes are made by many. The
spring rush in fact is a wonder, and the
gold fever runs at its highest.
This is by no means a poor mans
country, for every one has more or less
money. 1t is very hard indeed to find
laborers, as every person who comes
here is fortune hunting and does not
care to consider the idea of working
for any one else, no matter what wages
are offered. The interest in the Yukon
fields has been great for long time,
but the just discovered placer mines
in the southeast corner Of the Yukon
district called the Klondike district, is
what has created the sensation. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
The Crack Train of the world,

Is run daily from ST. Paul at $40 p.
M. to Chicago through Milwaukee,
via the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway.
Every important device tending to
increase the comfort and safety Of pas.
sengers is used on this train.
It is made up Of the very latest
pattern of private compartment cars
usual berth rates., standard palace
sleepers, luxurious buffet smoking car.
dining car and day coaches.
It Is vestibuled throughout and
lighted by electricity. Bach berth Is
fitted with the celebrated berth read
Ing Tampa delightful and EXCLUSIVES
convenience to patrons of 'The Mil
waukee."
Experienced travellers and famous
men and women have pronounced this
train unequaled.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul
is distinguished as the only road be-
tween the Twin Cities and Chicago
completely equipped the entire distance
with the '.interlocking block signal
system"-an absolutely perfect system
for the safe handling Of trainR
For rates and tickets apply to ticket
agents, or write J. T. Conley, assista mt
general passenger agent. st. Paul,
MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-24
PRINCE GEORGE
Oleverly Helped an American Out Of
q PreAfcament.


When Prince George, OF Greece, was
In tho Unated States to attend me
worlds fair, his presence was hardly
noticed, andghe was not compelled to
run the gauntlet io& Chicago interview
ers, says thu New York Sun. 30 1t
came that perhaps the princes first
experience with The American method
OF acquiring knowledge for dtssem1na-
ton was AFFORDED bu an American
artist who attended the Olympic games
to illustrate m article for New York
magazine
On the dayiDf the swimming contests
the artist was unable to find the boat
which he, together with a party Of
friends, had chartered for the occasion.
about three milesdrom the city, and the
The races took place on the harbor,
artist, armed with camera ana sketch
ing tools, wandered about on the
cessfully with two m6n for boat.
after padding about for time without
seeing much chance OF viewing the
races he made up his mind to board
one Of the larger vessels with Which,
the water was crowded. He chose for
his piratical designs one OF the largest
and best appearing OF all the gayly
decked craft and made his wishes
known to his boatmen. Although he
did nat understand one word Of Greek
there was no misunderstanding ths
fact that they forcibly demonstrated.
and the more he commanded the more
emphatic became their approximations.
He finally overruled their objections
and induced them to row within call
ing distance Of the big vessel. The
artist hailed q man on deck in French,
telling him who he was and what he
wanted. The stranger answered IN
very good English, and, after inviting
the artist aboard, he brought chair
and arranged place from which q
good view Of the start and finish could
be had. Then he excused himself.
The American was very busy for d
while, but itgradually occurred to him
that the boat he was on was receiving
a great deal Of attention. After 1t be-
gan to move every other vessel saluted.
When the races were finished and his
host returned to the deck, the artist
learned that he had been received by
Prince George of Greece. He suffered
a little CONSERVATION at the beginning,
but the Prince did not appear to notice
it and chatted cordially while he
showed hds guest about the vessel,
finally posing before the camera. The
artist was setsashore at his own request
after little trip about the bay In the
course Of which the missing boat was
encountered, and he had the pleasure
of nodding to his friends from the deck
OF the royal yacht.
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the United States. All questions and
disputes are settled by miners meet
ings, and the question in dispute is Put
to popular vote.
In prospecting, the elementary
method Of panning is used to discover
the presence Of gold in gravel, but after
q claim Is taxed and systematic work
begun, long sluice boxes are built Of
boards, the miners being obliged to fell
the trees themselves and saw out the
ious kind Of work. The depth Of gravel
In the bottom Of the gulches varies
from foot up to twenty or thirty feet.
and when 1t Is deeper than he later
figure 1t cannot be worked.
The upper part Of the gravel Is bar
rem, and the pay-dirt lies directly upon
the rock beneath, and Is generally
very thin. To get at this pay dirt all
the upper gravels must be shoveled of.
and this preliminary work often re-
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have shown good prospects, but little
work has been done on them yet. It
is expected, however, that some Of them
will be equally as rich as Bonanza and
Eldorado.
In each gulch prospectors are at lib
erty to stake out claims not already
taken, the size Of the claims being de-
termined by vote Of all the miners in
each gulch, according to the richness
of the gravel. The usual length Of
claim is about five hundred feet along
the stream, and the total width Of the
gulch bed, which is ordinarily mar
row. When a prospector has thus
staked out his claim, 1t Is recorded by
one of the miners who is elected by his
fellows in each guloh for that purpose,
and this secures him sufficient title.
The miners laws are practically the
entire government in these districts, for
the remoteness prevents any systematic
communication being carried on with