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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

Those who are going with an am bition
to prospect fer gold through the uncharted
regions away from the main rivers should
heed Professor Davidson's advice to take
a compass along, and the user should be
familiar with the approximate extent Of
the variation which is indicated on the
map. The farther north one goes here
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Yukon Exploration comnanv

The Yukon Exploration Company has
been incorporated to deal in mines, m in
ing machinery and other property of
similar character. Edward Claugh,
Burnette g. Haskell, E. w. Haskell,
Frank Adams, Olivtr olesen, NJ. V. Os-
borne, +. J. Juchter, ]. J. Guilfoyle Jr.,
r. a. Gilbride and John A. Smith have
each subscribed $500 Worth OF the stock of
the company.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Mules for Merchandise.

An enterprising business man to-day
shipped herd of twenty mules from M i'll
Valley on the San Rafael to this City.
These mules. which have formerly been
used to transport people 10 the top of
Mount Tamalpais will be put on board the
California and taken to Portland. From
there they will be transported on the
George w. Elder 10 Juneau.
The intentions of the shippers are to use
the mules to pack merchandise over Chill
cott Pass
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

tances and their location, unless they
have compass to give them their generai
direction.
Every prospector who goes across the
country or who expects to go out looAih
for prospects should haye a map ana
compass and know about mag etic vsrla-
ton. ii a prospecIor makes nno ne
takes the bearing from some prominent
object and one could return 10 II years
after"
The "oyerland" route from Juneau, as
the trip over the mountains and down the
headwaters OF the Yukon is often called,
is readily traced.
AT Juneau in the panhandle OF Alaska
the Journey begins with steamer ride OF
100 miles TO Dvea at the head OF naviga-
tion in lynn Canal. Here begins that
fearsome climb ovrr Chilcoot Pass and
down 10 the head OF Like Linderman,
twenty-three OF tie longest miles made
from Dyea. A few miles of packing or
rafting brings one 10 Lake Bennett. where
timber for coats may be found. The Oft
described boat journey to the Yukon is
pointed out in the following table of dis
tances from juneau, which is 1880 miles
from San Francisco by steamer:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
By Professor Davidson, the
Highest Authority on
Alaskan Geography.
Little Known Of the Frozen Interior
Through Which Adventures
Will Range.

THE CALLS map of the now-important
portions of the Yukon Valley lying in
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
SIR ASHLEY COOPER.
The Celebrated Surgeon Had Night
cap Thrown at Him for Fee.

The Celebrated Surgeon Had a Night
cap Thrown at Him for Fee.
Living as long as he did in the city-in
Broad street-Sir Ashley Cooper, the most
distinguished surgeon of his time, made a
very large income, which, however, nat
urally enough, rose and fell somewhat in
sympathy with the state OF the markets.
In one wear, says writer, be made 20, coo
guineas and for many years his income
was over $4,000. From one Mincing-l lane
merchant. whom he Usually visited at
Croydon, Sir Ashley derived for long
period an annual revenue OF f600.
Large individual fees, of course, were
also paid by the wealthy traders and
financier5 on special occasions, and once,
and oEce only, ST: Ashley receiyed-and
received in a very whimsical fashion-the
splendid honorarium of 1000 guneas. A
West India millionaire, OF The name of
Hyatt, during painful and critical opera
ton which ne had TO undergo, was
attended by Drs. Lettson and Nelson as
physicians. and by Sir Ashley Cooper as
surgeon. The operation was successful,
ana the patient felt in himself the promise
of recovered health and spirits. He did
not wait for his complete recovery to
evince his sense OF gratitude and Joy. and
promptly rewarded his physicians with a
fee of 300 guineas each.
'.As for you, SIR" the millionaire said,
sitting up in bed and addressing himself
to Sir Ashley, you, sir, shall have some
thing better than that; there. sir, take
that; and he flung his nightcap at the
great surgeon.
Sir Ashley picked up the nightcap, say
ing, "Sir, pocket the affront!' And on
reaching home he found in the cap a
check tor 1909 guineas.
In his younger days. however, Sir
Astley had sowed, by anxious and Hire
warded waiting, the seeds of his subse-
quent great renown and revenue; in his
first year of practice his profits were but
five euineas: in his second, twenty six
pounds; in his third, thirty-four, and
only in his ninth did his income mount
above a thousand pounds.-Pearson' s
Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

Testimony in recent suit in Paris
court developed the fact that fashion
able underlaker's charge for embalming
the body of an American is f120 The
charge for en- balming Dom Pedro was
f200, and for the King VI Hanover f400.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Women Bicy clists Attacked by Horse

A most unusual incident occurred on
the Dumbarton road, near Glasgow, on
Tuesday afternoon, the 11th inst. three
lady cyclists being suddenly confronted
and attacked by riderless horse. They
had di.mount,d and stood aside to let it
pass, but instead OF dong so it stopped
and ATTEMPTED TO seize them. Dropping
their bicycles in alarm upon the road,
they tried to run past the animal, but it
was on the alert and twice leaped over the
bicycles in its efforts to reach them. They
then made for a hedge by the roadside
and two of them managed to crawl safely
beneath it out OF reach. The third, how
ever, was not so lucky. Before she could
escape the animal had seized her hat with
its teeth and torn it from her head. 1t
next made snatch at her back, but was
unable to fix its teeth in her clothes. At
this point several men came to her aid +,
beat Oft the animal with sticks and led it
back to farm from which it had escaped.
One Of the machines was somewhat dam
aged by the horse, but fortunately all the
ladie: were able to ride home.-Scottish
American.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

the farther to the northeast does the
needle bear, pointing, as it always does,
to the magnetic pole. Arrows indicate
the direction the needle points.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
4 Prima Donna Outwitted.

"Show me a man that can manage
some OF the prIma donpaS that know,
declared the old Electrical manager,
savageiy. land I'll show you man
with more geueralship than Napoleon,
and more diplomacy than Tal'eyrand.
But | tanned one of the crankiest OF
them =" and the manager fairly smack
ed bis lips with delight.
eve were in ore of the interior
cities Of NJ ssIuri when she took sick.
NV word for il, there wasn't enough
the matter with her to make BABY
cry. But you know what they are
Doctors Ger iicate, naughty refusal to
hear any eNDnstulat on, don't care q
cent whe h n you lose your last dol lar
O0 earth o. not.
I'VE tried the urderstudy, but the
audience had pa to hear the sick
W man, that had a proper conception
of music, and went away grumhllng.
[ saw that [ must take long SnOt or
get hundreds of dollars the worst OF 1t,
for a losing show i Ike losing ne VS.
paper: it can burn money. So L went
to all of the offices and made regular
band-wa gOn- flourish announcement
that I had succeeded in securing
then famous prima donna, who was
luckily available and could reach the
place by 9 O'Clock the next night. L
never went near my rebetlious s1nger,
but the next morn ng she sent for me.
Then | discovered for the fir-t time
that she was an actress as well as
singer. She ripped passion into rib
bons as she tore up and down the room.
had taken advantage OF her illness.
[ had dared to supplant her with
rival. She would sirg if she had to
go to the theater with a body guard of
policemen. She defed me TO produce
that counterfeit and pretender' L had
81 met the bluff, vowed that she had
done her last singing for me, and then
slipped away and induced the mayor
to act as mediator. We had stormy
session, but after an hours talk L
Yielded with fine imitation of reluc-
lance, she agreeing to pay 500 for the
expense and trouble to which | had
been put.
but you should have seen that wo-
man at the end OF the season when l
handed her back the 5000 and broke to
her the story of how she had been out
1itted. "-Detroit Free Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Officers Must not Visit Cuba.

Officers Of the army who receive Il
leave of absence to go beyond the sea
are warned by the war department not
10 visit the island of Cuba Several of
the student officers at the infantry and
cavalry school have been granted such
leaves, to take effect upon the eXp;ra-
tion OF the delay granted of two months,
and these have been admrnished by
the department under no circumstances
to visit Cuba. The officers to whom
these letters were sent stated that
they had no business in Cuba, anyway.
They had lost nothing there and m
tend visiting Europe for the period
covered by the leave and secure such
professional Information as the time
will enable them,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
End of Lotteries.

When the Dipgley bill becomes a
law the lottery business in this country
will be dead. Section 10 Of that meas
ure prohibits the Importation of lot
terry tickets into the United States, and
provides a fine ard imprisonment for
tre law. This is the first time in the
history of the country that tariff bill
has prohibite7dd the Importation OF such
tickets. In 1890 congress passed the
anti-lottery postal law which shuts
lottery tickets out of the mails, and
practically put an end to the famous
louisiana state lottery. a few years
ago Senator Hoar endeavored to have
an important duty imposed on lottery
tickets. but the attempt failed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Wages in China.

How a Chinese workman manages to
support his family and remain sleek
and fat on the wages he receives is an
everlasting mystery to the European
and American. The Chinese are a
people of marvellous economy. They
will support a family, furnishing food ;.
clothes, shelter, from a small garden
which they call farm but which in
America would not more than furnish
an American family with early vege-
tables. In cities the laboring men
receive the merest pittance. In Can
ton, where laborers are better paid
than in other parts of China, skilled
workmen live on these wages: Shoe
maker, 81 per month: blacksmith, 81
per month: fine ivOry-carver, 80 per
month; tailor, 50 per month: fine
emb derer, 81 per month; designer,
ST per month; silversmith, IS per
month,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Memorial DaV In Mexico.

City of Mexico, May 0.-Mexican
papers give full accounts Of the inter-
esting Memorial day ceremonies on
the part of the American residents and
local G. a. r. posts, consisting of the
decoration OF the graves of the soldiers
OF the war OF 1917 at the
American cemetery, and also decorat-
inc with wreaths the monument to the
cadets who died at Chapultepec in re-
sisting the American attack on that
castle. Gen. Clayton, the American
minister, had previously sounded tn }
Mexican government and found it had
no objection to the sympathetic act
There i g neral approval of the cOur-
tesy and the graceful action of the
Mexican army Off :ers who decorated
The graves of American soldiers. 1t
was the first reciprocal act of the kind
and has served TO make more cordial
the friendship already existing be-
tween Americans living here and the
Mexican people.
Gen. Clayton made a strong impress
sion on his auditors by his address.
Regarding arbitration as mode OF
settling internat onal disputes he said:
I'VE should not allow ourselves to be
luIled to sleep by Utopian dreams OF
arbitration as panacea for all the
troubles between nations. L believe
that ali the secondary questions OF this
character should be 50 settled, but
whpn it comes to national honor and
preservation of our territory and our
for one am unwilling to
place in the hands of any one man the
settlement of such questions. L say
any one man because it practically
to that, for an equal number
of arbitrator chosen by each nation
will naturally stand by their own
country, right or wrong, which leaves
the odd arbitrator sole power to cast
the scale for this side or that. It will
doubtless be very pleasing for power
full nations of Europe that are always
armed to the teeth to have US 6iSarm-
ed and rely upon arbitration to settle
the questions, but history has shown
that the safest manner for nations to
avoid war is to be prepared for it,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Bridal Wreaths,

The bridal wreath is usually formed
in Germany of myrtle branches, in
France and England of orange bios
SONS, in Italy and French Switzerland
of white roses, in Spain of red roses and
pinks, in the islands of Greece of vine
leaves, in Bohemia of rosemary, in Ger
man Switzerland of a crown of artificial
fowers,-Albany Argus,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Wheeling for Women.

A physician who wrote and talked
much in favor of bicycle riding for
growing girls and women when the eN-
ercise first became popular says that
now, after five years, his opinion is
the same with one mod
Grafton. Women should not, young or
old, ride long at a time, and should not
ride fast. On these limitations he now
lays the greatest stress, giving his con-
sent to his patients riding only when
she will positively promise to agree to
+hem-N. Y. Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
To Dredge the Rio Grande.

A mining deal has just been consum-
ated between J. w. McNeal, J. O. Sew
erns, and E. w. Tiff and the Missouri
Dredge company whereby a giant
dredge is to be erected by that COM
pany and completed ready for operation
by the 4th of July.
The d. edge will be constructed on a
large fiat boat 12O feet in length by %
fee iu width and consists of an i'm
mense steam shovel by means of which
the sands of the river bed will be
raised to the boat and then sluiced as
in ordinary placer mining and der
rick and grappeling hooks that will
swing a twenty ton boulder with the
ease ola child playing marbles.
\ 2O0-hor5e power boiler and three
large engines will furnish the power
for the shovels, derrick, etc.
The machinery is built with guar
anteed capacity to handle 500 yaris OF
dirt per ten hours. and in addition
to other things pump with a capacity
of 5000 gallons per minute is to be put
in.
This branch of mining is in its in
fancy and if proven a success is but the
key TO the dredging of many miles of
great river channels throughout the
west at profit far greater than that
accrued from any other branch of
mining.
The consolidated company as it now
stands own eleven miles of the river
channel next above Lock Wamsley's
toll bridge on the Rio Grande where
the canyon is the deepest and the
sands are richest.-La Belle Cresset.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Blasts From the Rams Horn.

B tier free ION in bonds than bond 8
in freedom.
Pretend to know and you will become
an empty SHELL.
The crust with an appetite is better
than feast without.
They who wait to do great things
never do anything.
The wasted mental force would DO
all of the work of the world.
One truth in the life is better than
hundred in the memory.
Il war at this day men think more of
the chances of victory than the justice
of the cause.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

One of the most progressive enter
prises IN the state is that of the La
Paz clothing factory. Last month
thirty new machines were placed in
operation in order that they might be
enabled to meet the ever increasing
demand for the goods manufactured at
this popular factory, but even these are
not sufficient and Mr.. Julio Meyer.
general manager, is making arrange
ments to put in thirty more next
month. These will make hundred
machines that are kept in operation
chihuahua Enterprise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

An exam nation of the cataracts of
the Nile has been made by Prof. Geo.
Forbee for the Egyptian government,
with the result, it is said, of showing
that they can be utilized to furn sh
electro power for purposes of irri cation
and for working railways, machinery,
etc. In September next more com
plete survey of the chief cataracts will
be made, so that definite propose 5 may
be framed. 1t would be greatly to the
advantage of DOngOll and Egypt if the
cataracts which forbid the navigation
OF the Nile at certain seasons Of the
year, could be made to supply electrici-
ty to operate the railway built last
summer around the cataracts. The
diff rulty doubtless will be not in ope-
rating water wheels during low Nile,
but in keeping them in place when the
Nile Is in fiOod.-Baltimore Sun.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
4 Mammoth Cave.

There is cave near FIT Stanton on
the Rio Bonlto that, from reports,
rivals anything of its kind in New
Mexico. From parties who have visit
ed it we are informed that the cave
has been explored for a distance of
about five miles without finding its
rear terminus. At distance of two
miles from the entrance there is a lake
of water where the rotten remains OF
an Old canoe are to be found Ross
Anderson, one of the stage drivers
from TularOsa to F't. Stanton informs
US that he has explored this cave for a
distance of two and Ouehalf miles,
that at places it is one hundred feet
or more in height and from twenty to
one hundred feet wide. Near the out
side entrance there are three chamb-
ers. one of which he never explored.
He first learned about its location from
the soldiers formerly stationed at FIT.
Stanton and in company with a party
of them explored it for the distance
named. He is of the opinion that
il was once the source of an under
ground river. The cave is three miles
from old FIT. Stanton in sthe foot hills
of the mountains and is close to the
Bonito.-Tularosa Chief.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Saves Dnctnr'S Bills

by regulating the bowels, thereby pre-
venting a thousand and one derange-
ments of the system which follow neg
lect of this precaation. Once used for
this purpose, DR.. Plerce's Pleasant
Pellets are always in favor. They re
purely vegetab e and far better, as a
liver pill. than blue pills or calomel,
Their secondary effect is to keep the
bowels open and regular-not to con-
stipate,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

Commercial Agent Hunt, of the
Southern Pacific, has received tele-
graphic notice of a reduction in excur-
son rates to California points, i. e.,
Santa Monica, Long Beach, San Pedro,
San Buena Ventura and Santa Barba-
ra. The first excursion to be run
Thursday June End, and each succeed
ing alternate Thursday during the
summer. Limit for return ninety days
from date of sale with privilege of
stop overs west of Cotton. Rate from
Ell PasO So
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
FOR SALE

CORNER OF CAMPBELL and Tex
as streets: room for four houses 'front.'
ing east. Price low.
Kansas street for $500.
HOUSE NO. GA San Antonio street.
LARGE LOT on ST. Louis street
near Campbell ST.
HOUSE No. 218 Myrtle street with
lot extending through to San Antonio.
WARE HOUSE PROPERTY on Ell
Paso street below Ketelseh & Dege-
tau's. Very cheap. Reached by three
railroad tracks.
LARGE BRICK WAREHOUSE at
a bargain.
CULTIVATED and uncultivated
lands in the valley above and below Ell
Paso.
CORNER LOTS on San Antonio
street near residence of Waters Davis.
SIXTY FEET on West Overland
street near City Hall.
DOUBLE HOUSE 1O7 & 100 Santa
Fe street, and vacant lot, 49, feet ad-
joining.
TWO STORY HOUSE No. 311 Tex
as street; for 50, 100. $500 cash-balsnce
in quarterly payments.
SATTERTHWAITE ADDITION
Corner of Oregon and Rio Grande
streets, seven lots cheap.
NORTH EAST corner, Block Alex
anders addition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
A new waterfall has been discovered

A new waterfall has been discovered
in the Grand Canon of the Colorado by
F. S. Burt and San Hub bard, Jr.,
of Prescott. The fall is not very far
from the Bright Angel trail, and is
several miles back from the Colorado
river. 1t is about 80 feet wide and its
height from where they saw it could
no5 easily be judged. The water flow 5
apparently from huge cave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

2. NJ. Smith, who has been attending
the round-ups in the vicinity of Hay
mOnd, returned on the train Monday.
He reports that country in fine condi-
ton and says a big rain fell between
Marathon and Raymond as he came
up.-Presidio Co. Guard
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
The gross municipal debt of N

York city now amounts to $685.
554, 125, which is partly offset by a
sinking fund of S7S, 100000 making
the net bonded debt about Sl20 900, 900.
The interest paid on this ipdebtedn ass
amounts 10 81 500, 900 in round mum bers
annually of which 5000, 900 is provided
by the sinking fund.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
The Capital City band has been or

The OdpIJaI Guy UHnu mas DeeH OF
ganiZed at Phoenix with this instru-
mentation, five comets, three clarinets,
four altos, two trombones, two bari
tones, two tubas, two drums. The
Phoenix Republican says it is the bes
musical aggregation in the territory.
The leader is =. G.. Davis.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

The first post of the Graud Army of
the Republic was organized in Decatur,
Ill. April 6, 1866 The first national
was held in Indianapolis,
Ind, on November 20, 1866.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

Also commodity rate of 81 81 per 100
pounds on dry goods, boots and shoes.
See that your freight is routed via the
Morgan steamship line in care of South
ern Pacific company at New Orleans,
the only through fat freight line be-
tween New York and this city,