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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

AID n both cases those who returned
brought back wish them grea. nuggets
OF the precious stuff that left little or
10 doubt in the Uili o. the l--rsr
The C4iifornia miner u the song who
hAi - many nuggets that be was ac-
cnstomei u go. q hattui blind finds
has parallel IL the Yukon mine- who
clai-as . have "uashei ont" SIP IA
one palfui of dirt-a process thai re-
qElres tea or twelve minutes.
Poor Mas Nln---
The Alaska a. California gold lells
are alike also "a being placer mines
Place mining - commonly called
poor mans mining. f1r the reason
that Il j. done without rlschiulry.
while the impien snts required IL the
Work az feW AL 81 small cost \
placer miner can C-i along very wei.
with a pick. shovel and gold pan II
the dirt j. 10: rich A- cal accomplish
bette results by running u through a
El1-e box. bu; wle-e TIE yield J. n
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

Nuggets instead Of fine gold az prefers
- pan" IL
The grea, Kioniske strike was made
Rlae snOEths ago. bat nothing wes
known Of i in the United States until
June =, when = vessel called the TX
ee!sior arrived u San F-ancisco laden
with miners from the klOndike, vEo
IL turn were laden with gold
They told almost incredible tales q
the richness Of the ne@iy discovered
district. where fortunes had been ar
curnulatsd in fen months. Expert
enesd miners and ''tenderlees" seemed
20 have shared good fortune alike. apd
with some justice. too. for the credit
Of the discovery % the new gold nelds
n due 90 the inexperienced fuen-
Another vessel brought 20 Seattle a
second party of successful proprietor
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

through which he goes six miles and
over a quarter OF n mile Of portage 10
Mad Lake, and or to the White Horse
Rapids. Here there Is another port
age Of three-quarters of a mile, and
the traveller brings ais boat 20 Lake
Labarge. From there on the journey
il through Thirty Nile River, the
Lewis River. $50 miles TO Five Fin
ger Rapids. 10 the Yukon at Fort Sell
kirk, and then down stream $50 miles
20 Dawson.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

The cost of the trip this way can
not be definitely stated beyond Ju-
mean. because after that point it de-
ponds somewhat on the bargain made
with the Chilkoot indians, who pack
supplies through the pass, and the
length of time the overland part of the
Journey requires. The cost from Chi
cago 10 Seattle is the same as by the
other route. of course, $3.50 second
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

not in area or population, a far west
as San Francisco. The country now
extends from about the sixiy-fifth de-
gree OF longitude up at the far east
corner Of Maine TO the l22d degree up
at the far northwest tip OF the Alaskan
mainland. This is taking no account
of the little island of Attu, 1000 miles
out in the Pacific. beyond the Hawaiian
group, which, since the purchase OF
Alaska, has really been our western
land limit.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

Total. sS99. $50 ...
How tan Reach the New Gc@d riclds.
There are two general routes to the
klondike district From Chicago both
lead 70 Seattle. and there diverge. One
goes by ocean steamer west and lit
tie north. and passes through Dutch
Harbcr. at the extreme end of the
southwest Alaskan peninsula From
there the steamer turns north and con-
tinues on 20 ~. Michsers Island. a little
above the mouth of the Yukon. In Der
ing Sea. At that point passengers are
transferred 70 the river steamers 20 be-
gin the long journey up the Yukon,
which winds nor:hward and eastward,
AMI finally brings the traveller g. Daw-
son City. now the principal town In
the mining district. although siNty-five
miles from the Kiondike fields.
The cost of the trip from Chicago
this way. as prospecting miners usu-
ally travel. Is S25l.5o 1t IS divided
a. follows: From Chicago 20 Seattle
second class. 81. so. from Seattle TO
Dawson City. 5000.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

The United States. therefore. may
almost say with England that the sun
never sets on it's possessions.
The principal river in Alaska, the
Yukon. mp which prospectors have to
work their weary way TO reach the
gold fields was called by Schwatka. the
Alaskan Nile. II rises n little more
than 900 miles above Sitka, in the
southern part of Alaska, and then
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14
Alaska and H. Er~ourcc..

Inthepurchaseo OF Alaska. the Uni' I
States acquired Territory more than
half million square miles IN extent.
"a part of II within tie arctic circle and
in the region %; everlasting ice and
snow, where. during par; ~ the sum
mer. there is continuous day and dur
ing the winter continuous, dreary
night The Alaskan coast line Is
greater than our Atlantic seanoard. but
the entire population OF whites, Eski-
mos and fierce Indians. VINO aye called
the Apaches Of the north. Is not much
more than that oi ward division ia
Chicago.
In acquiring the Alaskan Territory,
though the United States moved It's
center. figured II geographical miles,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

The boundary Question.
II was not unexpected, of course.
that :he discovery of gold In the klon-
dixie region would revive ia measure
the old question of "A boundary line be-
tween Alaska and the British North
west Territory,
The Klonalke fields are considerably
east Of Fort Calahy ana Dawson City,
aud both of these are on British soil.
Into the new re gions, thou ga, Ameri-
can miners first ventureI aud made
the first discoveries OF gold. Since
then hundreds of them have trooped
over the border. staked on their claims
ia the rich hills aud begun TO dig
Should the Canadian Government pass
an exclusion &c; all of these miners,
OF course, would be disPossessed-
The difficulty of enforcing such an
act, especially on miners who have
st.ked out their claims, Is at cace ap-
parent. The result in retaliation by
/ the Government OF the United States
! Is also easily imagined. The Domin-
1 ion Government has already established
a custom house on the border, and i
doing "A fair business Collecting duty
on the goods that go into the new
country. and miners think they VIII
he satisfied with that. The exclusion
Of Americans would practically close
the country for time, for the hest OF
the means Of transportation to that
frozen region are owned by American
companies.
Ia the past miners of airy NATIONAL
ity have been free 10 enter any new
, diggings and stake ont their claims
without restriction. Canadian miners
are now free TO work across the border
, In the Alaskan fields. What the result
of an exclusion act would mean Il
I Canada in retaliatory measure by thu
! United States, Canadians know bette
than they can be told.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

ID lion is even now roaring = little and
angrily swishing its tail because OF a
diplomatic ithe British call it undiplo-
mattel note from Secretary Of State
sherman demanding that British YES
sells keep OF the grass as 1t were IN
the seal fishing grounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
HORRORS FOR A GIRL.
Spanish Captive TO Be Deported
to Convict Camp.
Her only Crime Is Having Been Born
Niece of President Cisneros of
the Republic of Cuba-Crown-
ing Act of Infnmy.

Gen. Weyler's determination to make
war upon women and children as well
as Cuban patriots bore fruit in the pros
ecution of the beautiful Evangelina Cis-
neros, whose only crime lies in being
q niece of President Cisneros, the rebel
chief.
The trial in Havana has attracted
great interest and even the loyal Span
ish residents profess pity for this per
secuted girl, whose very life is in danger
at the hands of the bloodthirsty tyrant.
For months she has been subjected to
the cruelties of a Spanish military
prison In the Casa de Recojidas at Ha-
vana-
The crown prosecutor, in his har-
angue before the military court, de-
manded that the terrified girl be sem
fenced for 20 years to the galleys in
Ceuta, a place famed for its horrors.
Her conviction Is q foregone conclu-
sion. Under the Spanish system Of
trial of military prisoners there is no
chance for acquittal. The accused never
heard the evidence, never confronted
IIlC "lllNSoIo ~ hpBNdiNN
her. Unrepresented by counsel, she
made her statement to a judge, who
asked her what he pleased and left un-
asked what he pleased.
No woman prisoner mas ever been
sent to this African hell. 1t is just
across from Gibraltar, on the Morocco
coast, with a desert secured by wild
Moors behind il and the Atlantic ocean
before it. With great care it bas been
arranged by the Spaniards that the
penal population shall consist of nearly
equal parts of the worst and lowest
criminals of Spain and political exiles.
Doctors, lawyers and literary men Of
Havana break stone and shovel in the
trenches shoulder to shoulder with
murderers, ravishers and robbers from
the peninsula.
They work in chains, keeping entire
silence. A single word brings the lash
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

John J. Allen president Of the supreme
court of Virginia. as a law student. In
1916 he was admitted to the bar and two
attorney of Writ county. About this time
he became prominent in politics, and in
1859 and 1858 ho was elected a member of
the state legislature from Wood county.
He won a high reputation as n public
speaker and dobater during these cam
paigns and in 1852, 1856 and 1860 was
one of the Whig electors.
In 1860, when secession was urged one
Of the most eloquent and forceful voices
lifted against the step was that of Judge
jackson, then young lawyer, but pop.
ostracised by his former friends. and even
by his family, for nearly all of his rela-
tivcs, including the famous "Stonewall"
jackson, were on tho southern side. So he
naturally became affiliated with the Re-
publican party, and as reward for his
courage and faithful service he was ap-
pointed to the position he now holds.
In the reconstruction days, when the
West Virginiaus protested so loudly
against the rule Of the "carpetbaggers,
Judge jackson again joined hands with
his neighbors, and ever since has been
with the Democratic party. During the 80
years which he has served on the bench he
has frequently been called upon to make
decisions which required great personal
courage While at an advanced age he is
still sound and vigorous in both mind and
body.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

and at present an order for 5000 barrels
of horse meat Is being filled for a Paris
dealer. The firm expects to build up u
large business In that capital, and in
China and ia lan as well, About 90 horses
can be dressed every day.
The cayuses are driven in herds to Linn
ton, where they are bought for about 81. 25
q head. To the average man with inherit
ed sentiments of regard for all horses in
general this seems to be most cruel bust
ness but the people Of Linnton have come
to regard 1t as most COmmendable enter
prise, and many of them have learned TO
like the tender roasts Of horse meat which
the packers, for the purpose of destroying
old prriudices, distribute freely to all the
surrounding farmers and villagers.
The business Is conducted on q most
economical basis, not single portion Of
the unfortunate cayuse being lost in the
operation. Only the hams and the tender
loins, which are regarded as the best meat,
are corned These are put In barrels,
branded frankly Horse Meat" and ship.
ped across the continent and the ocean.
The barrels also bear the branded sign of
horseshoe, which serves as an appropri-
ate trademark The meat is a little darker
than that Of good beef and shows little fat
The tails and names are shipped off TO
mattress factories. All that remains
head, legs hoofs and all, even the blood
Is saved The refuse Is boiled In big watts
and good lubricating oil extracted. The
residue is pressed, dried and ground and
made into an excellent fertilizer. 1t Is a
sad fate which the prairie ponies meet, but
they servo n useful nurDOsa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
TOO eooD TO De TRUE.

Oh, many a vision I've cherished,
To brighten the days of my life,
of a home amid roses embowered,
OF some one TO greet me as wife,
But to have such home rs you offer,
To have such lover as you,
With heart so devoted and tender,
Seems almost too good to be true.
remember the times in my girlhood
felt IL my pride and my Joy
To have your attendance at parties,
For you were the favorite boy.
And though there were handsomer maid
ems,
And others much richer than l.
There was none Of the group 80 heart
broken,
When you left without saying goodby.
heard Of you then in the city,
And knew you were making name,
Each day by the efforts of genius
Securing permanent fame,
And fancied you must have forgotten
The poor little girl you once knew,
And to have you come back as a suitor
Seems almost too good TO be true.
hoped to have cards TO your wedding,
To the church and reception beside,
Where might with fearful emotion
Congratulate you-no, the bride,
But to stand by your side at the altar
To be solemnly married to you
1t seems, when think 1t all over,
As if twere too good TO be true.
Josephine Pollard in New York Ledger.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Of the guard down on the offender, and
when his days work on the stone pile
is done he is triced up in the prison
yard and flogged till he faints. They
are fed on food that has become foul
under the fearful heat of the African
sun, and they are tortured with all
the ingenuity of ferocity of the inquisi-
ton at the pleasure of their guards
and governors whenever anything goes
wrong at the prison of which they may
have any knowledge.
The guards in many instances are
convicts, who are more brutal, If pos
sible, than the soldiers. These guards
are held to no accountability for the
lives of their charges. Every traveller
who has bribed his way to sight of
the poor wretches toiling at Ceuta has
remarked the dried blood ON the faces
and in the hair Of the prisoners. They
are housed in cells cut in the damp rock,
crowded like steers in cattle car.
Their food is cast in through the bars
as the animals at the zoo are fed. They
cannot even wash their hands and faces,
let alone battle. Cultivated, scholarly
men, who know as much of civilization
and comfort and clean linen as the
average clubman of New York, have
been kept in for years. There are pris-
oners there who have been undergoing
this treatment ever since theTe Years
war, and that struggle for Cuban free
dom was crushed 80 years ago. The
backs of nearly all the prisoners are
SCARED and criss-crossed. The punish
ment for every transgression is the
lash, and it is as much transgression
to faint at your work in Ceuta as to
refuse to do it.
This is the place to which poor Evan
gelina CisneTOs is TO be sent. She was
born to wealth, she was nurtured and
reared as carefully as the daintiest maid
on Fifth avenue. She had maids to
braid her dark hair, a coachman to drive
her carriage. She was a beauty, an
heiress. Her uncle was a marquis, her
mother a handsome aristocrat.
Prisoners are taken to Ceuta on trans
port steamers under guard. No woman
has yet been sent there, and there is no
provision for caring for a woman or
protecting her from the wolves in
chains or the wolves that lash them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
FISHING FOR PEARLS
ANEW INDUSTRY IN THE BAYouS OF
ARKANSAS.

THE Lucky Discovery Made by = Young
Angler From st. Louis-Now the Coun-
try swarms with Pearl Hunters, and
Excitement Is Intense.
Arkansans have Klondike Of their
own. In the bayous that line the river
boundary of the state have been found
not gold, but rich deposits OF the finest and
most valuable pearls. This discovery Is
now only few weeks old, but already the
excitement has spread so fer that the
packet steamers leaving Memphis and 9th.
er points are crowded with pearl hunters,
who like the gold hunters in Alaska, have
started out to seek their fortunes Unlike
th1 gold miner, the pearl hunter needs no
CO " outfit All he requires is q chance
at the shores of shallow lake, or pond,
and an opportunity to poke around in the
mud with a stick.
Tho pearls grow on the inside Of the
shells of mussels, which are so plentiful
In southern waters that they sometimes
impede navigation, as at Mussel shoals In
the Tennessee river. Their formation is
supposed to be accidental as in the case of
those found in salt water oysters, being
due to the taking in Of a piece of grit
which becomes lodged in the tissues of the
mussel and finally causes the pearl to be
formed. The conditions, however, must
be just right, and in some places whore
there are the most shells no pearls have
ever been found, while in other places
where there are but few shells or none at
all, the best pearls have been picked up in
the largest quantities. Sometimes the
pearls have been found still in the shells,
but oftener they have been found free.
pie who might have made it long ago are
now disgustod at their own blindness and
negligence. Pearls Of large size and great
value have been found in years past at va
rious places in the Mississippi but al
though the people living along the bayous
of the Arkansas shore had often found
smooth white pebbles they threw them
around carolessly, sometimes carrying
home an extra large one as a mantel orna.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Some lovable traits Of character in
Prosper Merimee, the famous French
novelist, who has left to posterity the
reputation Of misanthrope and cynic,
are revealed in the pages of Augustus
Filon's "Merimee and His Friends" "
M. Filon tells us how this celebrated
author devoted 100 louis of his salary
as senator toward pensioning an old
prefect of Louis Philippe who had been
ruined by the revolution of 1S4S, and
how for 20 years he assisted and pro-
teoted humble sculptor in whom he
had become interested.
M. Filon relates an incident of Meri-
mee's childhood that shows how sus-
ceptible his nature was to strong i'm
pressions, and how responsible older
people, and particularly parents, are
for the development of certain traits in
children.
When the future novelist was years
of age, he was once punished by his
mother for some naughtiness of which
he was guilty. Mime. Merimee, who
was an artist, and who was at the time
engaged at her easel, put the culprit
out of the room and closed the door
upon him.
The little Prosper, already penitent,
anxiously besought forgiveness through
the closed door, expressing great con-
triton and promising good behavior,
but the door remained ineXorably shut.
Finally, after much effort, he opened it
and dragged himself upon his knees to-
ward his mother His piteous supplica-
tions and his pathetic attitude SO
amused Nine. Merimee that she began
to laugh.
Instantly rising from his lowly pos
ture he exclaimed Indignantly, "Sinoe
you mock me l will never ask pardon
again. He kept his word. Thus was
sown the seed of a certain cynical phil
osophy that tainted his after life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
HORSE MEAT Fer PARIS
(And Other Places) Supplied In Large
Quantities by an Oregon Caunery.

The gay Parisians are being supplied
with choice cuts of horse meat by an enter
prising American firm whose horse slaugh.
tering establishment, located near Port
land, Or, is the most extensive in the
world and the first to be conducted on a
large scale in this country. The horses
come from the extensive ranges in Wash
ington and Oregon, where they are worth
much less than cattle. They are mostly
Indian ponies, or cayuses, and before be.
ing driven to their doom are carefully fat
tened on bunch grass.
The horse meat factory is dignifled by
the name of the Linnton cannery. 1t is
situated in the village of Linnton, a quiet,
pretty little town on the Willamette river,
seven miles below Portland. During the
first five weeks of the factorys existence
more than l, 800 horses were slaughtered,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
APPOINTED BY LINCOLN.
Judge jackson Of injunction Fame Has
Been Thirty.six Years on the Bench.

Judge jackson Of Injunction Fame Has
Been Thirty.six Years on the Bench.
Judge John Jay jackson, who issued
the now famous injunction against the
striking coal miners, is one of the Oldest
United States judges in the country, hav-
ing been on the bench ever since his ap-
pointment by President Lincoln In 1851
rs United States district judge for the dis
triot of West Virginia. He has always
been a man of decided opinions, and there
has never been a time when he lacked the
moral courage to stick by his opinions, al
though It was sometimes not pleasant
thing to do.
Judge Jackson was the eldest son Of
General John J. jackson and was born in
Parkersburg In 1924. At the age of 81 he
bad been graduated from Princeton college
and entered the office of his father and