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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-11
Something About Cripple Greek ant
LsadNitlc.

How about the Colorado mines ~
Colorado is now one OF the richest min
ing states ~ the union. II is nearing
California in its yearly output and its pro-
duct is steadily increasing The Cripple
Creek miners claim that they are turning
out 100000 worth OF gold every month.
j believe they overestimate their output,
and | doubt whether they are producing
more than $500 Co monthly. This. how
ever. is an enormous product from a new
region. The big mines there seem TO hold
their own. and new ones are being dis
covered.
rs Stratton still the owner OF the In
dependence mire?"
Yes" replied the director Of the mint.
Ike Is. I believe working hard 10 Keep
his income down to Slo0.0oo a month"
How about the LeadVille mines?
The mines there are holding their own.
The Little johnny of Leadvilie is one Of
the richest mines 81 the world. II keeps
on producing vast amounts OF gold every
year. Just now a great deal of gold Is
being gotten from the Breckenridge dis
trict. which is about fifty miles from
IaaHxtii.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-11

ABOUT THE GOLD REGIONS OF THE
WORLD AND THEIR OUTPUT.

The Product This Year Bigger Than
Ever-It VIII Exceed $23o.oOo.oo
The New Mines OF California
The Hydraulic Companies and
What They Are noiu~->omethi ing
About the Alaskan Mines and Gold
Of the Yukcn-fhe Cripple Creek
District.
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On THE MIDDLE FORK.
NEW ERA % GREAT ACTIVITY
SETS IN.

"a her. seattle Pioneers pro-pecsed
and fizirsi. Have Been often fo-
eated-Nuunt nj Ribbed with Min
.rai-Huae Groupings ar the Bald
Hornet and Green Mountain
Good Mineral on Granite Greek
sew Workers After Niles Great
Lost T.ode--iueioe of n Mount
ain Tramp in "a Rainy summer
Vocation of spirit. bat Beat ~fruS-
CLING Through Brush - Roads
Needed 90 Develop the Country.
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How about the Australian uiuex?''
We get vast amount IT gold every
Year from Australasia. !" replied the d.
rector * the mint. Some ~ the hest
managed mines ~ the world are in New
Zealand The gold Is reduced there 10
some extent by the cyanide process There
ar" gold mines IN Tasmania. and gold ia
now found Yea many different paris q
Australia. which were for years consider
81 worthless Some ~ the best mines are
now ir western Australia. They are very
diTicut to reach. and what ia known az
~" C"oleardIe district IS almost in tho
desert Prospecting in This part - the
world requires carueIs ~ carry the pro-
visions and tools. and the cauel there
takes 'he place which the donkey has N
The Rockies The great trouble j. the
iaok ~ water. which tn some quarters is
almost ae costly "a whisky
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The African Cold Fields.

How about the African mines Mr.
fr s'on. what ara fhey doing this veare-
There ls a great increase going On IN
the output q South Africa. We get re~
turns from there every month. aud fhe
amount of th@ gold product IS steadily
rising. y the experts are - be believed
there SOD ee 10 falling N IN the African
supply Tor years 90 come
Speaking - experts Ir. Preston.
where DO The hest u.inlng engineers Gene
FROM
The Americans Lead ,he world today as
mining experts ana mining engineers. ''
replied Mr. Preston You wsu Hna Il
large number of otIr mining engineers II.
South africa. r, Vas an American who
frst announced wnat IS naw believed -
o. 80 correct Theory as - fhe south
African goiG formation Th.s mans
name Tas CCrti<. lie was ne son az
'r~rTE@ T+~auor Curtis f1e 4feers4a.5~.
Nr- Curtis held that Ire gold reefs ~ me
TranTssa3 We're tu tha shape - an I'M
In@fa@'- basin which had .ssn turned 40 az
g. were oF the forces ~ nature lie ~ :
ta@t Pc thought fnaf Goi3 Vo1ld - raen.'
- e&isf do~n 20 a great aepfa This has
since been ascerta!ned % he sns fact.
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ON u c July 10 lSs-.

IL T.. - OIf ~. 49,.
liz gold mining con-
venIon al Denver this
week Will give the
public some idea Of the
enormous amount OF
the yellow n Z : q !
which is now being
dragged from the
m q 4 ta!ns az The
" est. The increase IS
gong on steadily.
There was never any
thing ike II before.
and the prospects are
that il VIII De even
in The fl1ture
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south Dakota.

rs there much gold left i'll South pa-
kota%" | asked.
Yes. indeed there Is" replied Director
Preston. AT least we get lot from there
every wear. III comes from both the placer
mines ana the quartz mines. Some Of the
biggest stamp mills in the world are In
South Dakota The Homesiake Mining
Company has n Go stamp mill which
pounds away day and night, wear in and
year out. This mine is one of the most
valuable of the world. and still its ore IS
of a very low grade. | understand that
the Rothschilds have tried 10 buy IL time
and again. but that the company which
owns il VIII not sell"
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sources There : vast deal OF low
grade gold y The South. There : gold
within an hours ride TX carriage from
where We are sitting which by improved
methods may some day De probably
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Extend the Road system.


John Fischer. who has lived on his
homestead Tor six years aud has a good
garden. potato patch ana hay field. was
asked now he made living. and an
swered.
II 20 oat and work then bring what !
earn IL more aud live on it,
Ills ease IS a sample u thousands ia the
remote settla rnents of Western Washing
ton. They haVe gone far up tn feT.ile
valleys lu tHe lAudabie desire 70 make
Themselves home, but it $ useless TOT
tsaa 81 raise ans crops except fay tnclr
own consumption for they have no way
20 Eet tbe.r prod4ce 10 market They have
deserved aeU OF ,he commonwealth. for
they are ere pioneers VINO are continue
ally pushing development farther forward
tnto the wilJs- YET ta~y have DO roads
over whieh 20 bring their produce 20 mar
ket. and when they appeal - the county
e,5alraisS.o ners 90 biuli roads. they are
met wltc the stereotEped cry W" nave
no funds
Tne miners 500. are pioneers. who ara
seeking - creu the remote seressss n the
mountains ana pour fheir treasures into
the empty ysuits ~ the cities tat tney
cannot d. wis wj'0oUt roads for 20" cost
~ packing constitutes "a rTorit'tiv" tax on
the pr reduction ~ mos, 81 the mineral ~
fhe Cascades 1re could te shipped uoN
from Granite creek K tire road 0vre eK-
tended up fhe middle fork Eut wr"0 -he
miners ask fer <ush A~ extension. theg
are aset wlth the crx. We have TO
funds
A. soar as .ae people cannot briag ~
market the minerals and farm produce %
~ back country. the aggregate wealth
wEH Tor materially increase. an4. frefe-
fore tha pah.i- funds derived from taxes
an taat wealth. viii Toy tnrTf a~@ lnGs.
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ar txIouds l. y.

Schooner Fischer protaers saiis July -.
rasFvfus passengers 20 freie5i f"r Circle.
PORES Nil al hl0aas ae- Inquire sAs
Nest sgres<. q.
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become. the errna ff renewed activity on
the part of Seattle people II Is esseuti-
ally q Seattle district for nut only b y
tributary TO the Washington metropolis
through ISIS connection by the Seattle q,
international railroad bat 1t IS the scene
q tbe first prospecting and the first min
trat disc0vsrIes hv Seattle fHen among fhe
Taeeas.e fCo. ataifs. Tho@e carly a:scoF-
erers were among the pioneer residents
- S=Hrtle and they have continued to hold
the grr AZ bodies Of mineral tfeF acquired
hat have hitherto doris little &c develop
them. However their example eucouF-
Haed otnars Ia 20 Into the mountains and
discoveries extended from Aount -. ne
fi)puing peak which cverjooks this val
lcF town along TIE several ridges among
which the lhree forks Of the snoquaimle
river 1oy 70 the great backbone Of the
Cascade range.
Delays TO Developments.
Though these discoveries date hack
r,any vars. many circumstances have
combined 90 prevent t,te development Of
tho mineral bodies which vein thsse
mountains Some Of these causes u
tgssg production were common Ia the
whole Cascade range. TIE country was
denseiy wooded and covered With thick
brush. tntu resent years thefe were few
roads and n many sections not - sI
Trails so that the country was almost in
accessible s psosrectpr ha8 as pack ht-
TODD and bedding on al~ back. ma would
often have exhausted his supplies soon az
tcr reaching ths intended scene Of his eE-
plorafiouR. The climate is vet that
lis clothes "a luIf be saturated with VIZ
ter day AFR law only undaunteJ
cc9tHE, and an uca constitution woalC
Inaflce hln 20 perseVere IN the face of
suea obstacles.
To those who had prospeCied in other
sections The formation was strange aud.
a,. .-~f...
70 be misunderstanding. Thus. they were
onir too ready 10 condemn IL and give
up their lab0Ts - enter more promising
and congenlal cilnes These who con
tipued 90 work Were generally farmers
from tle adjoining country. and ia them
r. mainly due the credit Of the discover
les Prospecting was new undertaking
with them hat experience has proved
that the vgtiest teuderfoo1 can discover
mineral where veteran will pass II by
uuobAervod Bat when & came Ia de-
welcoming their claims the farmer pros
pcctors worked uuskillfully and Their
work had slight results or rone at All.
as regards the Showing up of considerable
bodies of valuable mineral
Tue consequence was that when some
scattering invest mtuts We're made IN me
Cascade mountains six or seven years
age the Snnludmic district was cen
d.nu,d for lack of ocular evidence 20
Confroyert the experts nne-spuu the
Dries The prospectors lost heart at
threr dircuit~s and failed 10 DO their
assessment work in many instances.
Their claims have been roloca ted several
times under new names. until their
identify s. as hard to establish rs that
of much married woman.
within fhe last year Il marked change
for the better has occurred Much Is
yet 20 De- desired In ths line of roads and
trails tut extensions have been made
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What IS being done IN the Yukon dis
trict?"
My information" said the director Of
the mint is thar the people nave been
pouring into the Yukon region fer some
time. both on slsdgeS and in boats The
mining season there il just beginning. Tor
the men can work only IN the summer. 80
far the only mining done on the Yukon :
placer mining The gold has 10 he washed
out of the river bed and the land along
the streams. The soil Is frozen the
greater part OF the year. and the only
the hot months of the summer. In the
winter the men dig up the frozen earth
and lay il in piles ON the banks OF the
rivers. So that they can work the more
quickly when the summer comes II IS
very hard work, but YOU know men Wi!
DO anything 10 get gold
You say. Mr.. Preston. that this IS all
placer mining. / thought that placer min
ing was pretty wen played out. the world
over
That is great mistake" said the di-
rector. Gold is being washed out IN al
most all of the gold districts. There are
many placer mines in the different ISL
ands OF Alaska. They are washing out
gold all along the northern Pacific coast.
There are placer mines at Cripple Creek.
Colo, YOU can find the gold miners wash
ing out gold near LeadvIle. and The
greater part of the gold which
we get from siberia is produced IN this
way Much OF the Russian gold IS made
up of dust and nuggets, washed out OF
the dirt ana sand
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The Geld of AIc<k a

How about The Alaskan gold. Mr.. Pres
tonT I understand that there viii be
large WELD from there this year.
There will be some replied the diTec-
tor of the mint 'but not a very great
amount. We snail probably have several
million dollars worth Of sold from differ
emit mines Of that territory. The Tread
we'll mine. IN southern Alaska. i sure %
give US big lump 81 gold. This mine IS
one u the best mines If the world II :
merely a blum on the edge OF the sea. con
tanning "a low grade ore. 'Phe ore VIII not
run over IS TO = ton. but the sold j. 50
close IN the water and - easily mined
that il costs only 81. ton 70 get y
out. The mine has already paid S2,es''sH
or IS 90 0|0. and IS worth a large fortune.
IL IS operated, 7 am told. after the very
best and most economical methods. Il
has one Of the largest stamp mills IN The
world II IS lighted by electricity. and
something He 81 csc oA> have been spent
ON the works connected with X.
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26
THURSDAY
Two Assignments. A

The L. E. Blain Clothing Compan,
and L. f. Blain personally this morains
made genera. assignments for the beneti
OF their creditors.
The L. f. Blain Clothing Company as.
signed all its property TO S. +. Young
1t consists of the large stock of goods oi
the company of the value of about $20,-
600 and a large list of notes and accounts
amounting to $40, 900 TO $4,000. The Ii
abilities Smount to only about $i2, 900,
being comparatively small.
l.. Z. Blain personally assigned all his
property 10 Z. W. Langdcn. 1t consists
of eight or ten pieces of land in tracts
of 100 acres. 81 acres, 260 acres, 35 acres,
10 acres, 10 lois at Corvallis, several lots
at Iaquina Bay. his residence property,
q few other lots,- some Building and
Loan stock, electric light, mining and
other stock. all of the listed value of
about $4,000, and large number of
notes and accounts of the nominal value
Sf $l2, 600 to $I5, 900, most beng of little
value 1t the present. His liabilities
amount to $56, 600.
The failure is the result OF the hard
times. The condition of the firms busi-
ness, though, it will be seen is pretty
good, Mr.. Blains personal liabilities
making the movement necessary.
l.. Z. Rlain has been a resident of AL
bany for nearly fifty years, building up
reputation for integrity that is unques-
toned, and the failure is one that is un-
lversally regretted
A suit and attachment by Elizabeth
Cox for $1,000 precipitated the assign
ment. Since the filing OF the deed of
assignment suits have been brought by
John Conner against l.. Z. Kain ct al
for $1,000, and bv W. L. Vance against
Arch Hammer ct al for SS275. with At
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26
College Notes.

What is the distance from the north
pole to the antzrtie circle7 Ask young
lady Of the Physical geography class.
Rev W. o. Forbes ss q welcome yis-
itGr Tuesday morning.
The Y W C. A. has organized q class
for Bible study under the leadership of
Mrs. Wire.
Wednesday morning Prof HoxIand
delighted the students with one of the
most brilliant lectures Of the course. Il
was large subject admirably handled
and these who heard il viii long remem-
Der it as q. masterpiece OF orstory.
(''silence is 0rztorY."l
Tie Erodelphian society held iis regu-
lar meeting yesterday aftea noon. We
are informed that zn excellent program
WAS rendered.
Rev. j. W. Smith gave u 3 short call
yesterday afternoon
In recent test the members OF the
trigonometry class distinguished them
selves.
Dame Rumor says that the marriage
bells ziil soon be ringing IN our midst
We are not permitted a. present 10 say
who the contracting parties are, bu1 j,
uill not be hard to guess
Had IL MT been for the timely aid o.
the young lady sitting near him, . Ger
lain ycunz man might have had 3 ser
ious accident He came nszr getting hi.
arm out Of plzcs. The particulars Eers
not learned, bat Joe csn givs
inqui.ers information on the subject
The art department has received q
number plaster paris castles IRON n 7
Rev. Snyder, Of Brownsville. visited
the hand "Wednesday eFening. he
seemed well pleased with the work oi
this organization.
The State oratoriezl contest will b
held AZ NeEberg onthe a6th. Albany col
Iege will send about eight delegates, anl
hopes TO bring home not only the medal
but also the promise thst the contest vii
be held here next year.
A tragic scene was nsrroEly avertsd il
/ the Horace class yesterday One of th'
mighty seniors attempted 10 commit sui
eide by severing the skin OF his ief
hand. Prof. Scolt's gentle voice oroaxh
the Young man TO his senses, and ate
| writing his name in his book with th'
blood which vas flowing from the wound
he desisted.
Monday evening, Feb. end, the Y
W. C. 4 will give social AZ the college
An excellent program viii be renders
and good time guaranteed. All Tor 1
cents. STULTUs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26

The chicken pie sociable was well at.
tended and was the best arranged affai,
that has taken place in oAkYille Tor some
time. The program was good aud the
supper was bard to beat. There was
chicken pie and cake. Cakes of all kinds
and pies OF every variety, and the man
who didn't get his moneys worth il
hard 10 plesee.
We were unable 10 be out that even
ing on account o. sickness in our family,
but we were kindly remembered by the
Ladies Sewing G.srie. They know bow
to sympatlIize with the reporter. We
acknowledge the gift OF q generous cup
ply of chicken pie. Many thanks.
Mr.. o. W. Stone (Besn) started to Te-
coma, Nevada, yesterday. Mr S. will
go to work in mine with his brother and
will clear about 81 day.
Our legislature had better adjourn as
they Tail 10 attrac. attention. more Of
our people are interested in the big prize
light in Nevada. "Prize fights" and
legislatures should he prohibited.
One more week aud our schools will
close, which will please the small John-
nice.
LITTLE Rcsg BrJ.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26
List of Patents.

Granted 70 Pacific States inventors
this week. Reported by C. 4. Snow &
Co., solicitors OF American and Foreign
patents, opp. e. 5. Patent Office, WASH
ington, D. @.
e Boesch. SAa Francisco, lamp; E
Campbell. DAYTON, Wash, bottle; II
Cowger, Pacific Grove, Cal. founiain-pen
G l. Dawson, Tacoma, Wash, savings
bank; 6 Fouts, San Jose, Cal, eleva-
tor drive-wheel; A Z Getz. San Francisco,
bicycle-seat spring; G ) hamlin, Los
Angeles, Cal, sheei-metal pipe. w Hay.
ball, Portland, Ore, reservoir black ng.
brush; II Headley. San Francisco, Cal
rope-driving apparatus; E Ireland. Win
ters, Cal, adjustable truck; NJ Levcn'
tritt. San Francisco, Cal, safety. checi
book; II II Lynch, San FraRcisco, Cal
operating cars on grades; w NcCraw
Nalla Walla. Wash, rpraylng apparatus
G Z Perry, San Francisco. Csi, pruning
shears; G 7almand, Sau Francisco. Cal
billiard-cua ichalker; A " Thierkoff
Redding, Cal, pump.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26

Fifteen new members were Initiated IN
the ! . y + lodge in Scio recently.
Out of thirty examined for teashcrs GER
tihcaies at Corvallis oriy ten passed.
A l. shreve. az Dallas, will ppt an e'ec
tric light plant in Siayion il the council
will grant the franchise requested. which
il was said would be done.
Since he Tn ted Arii7ans crg niEsi in
Nov. 1894 there have been only two astess-
nents, the second one not 10 be pAYab'e
until the coming lst of March.
There has been 4 local discussion in ref
erenee TO the use of inclose or enclose
Websters and the encyclopedia dictionary
prefer lnciose; Funk aud waugells stand
ard dictionary prefers enclose. both ar
used. enclosed more than inclosed, but th'
latter is undoubtedly the better way.
Will it die, asks the Corvallis Gazette
| referring 10 the proposed creamery. AZ tha
place. intimatiug that il probably will
| The cause IL that Mr.. Taylor owns a maj
ority OF the stock aud insists ON debating
who snail be the directors, &c. It nigh
as vel die now rs at any time A cream
ery to be successful must be cooperative.
J Judge Reliiuger has been Eaocked out
Congress has passed Law prohibiting th
sale of liquor 10 Indians which term sha
include any Indian allotment while th
title 10 the same shall be held in trust b
the government or while the same sna
remain inalienable by the allottee withot
the consent of the United States.
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washington's Birthday Program

Following is the program to be given
by the Y. W. Q. A at the college on
Monday evening, Feb. ., 1897:
Singing-Columbia, Star spansled
Banner, all.
Welcome-Miss Zua Skeels.
Mandolin and guitar quartet-Misses
Crosby, Murphy, Palmer. Mr.. Gotlieb.
Tribute to MISUNDERSTANDING
Miss NJ. Laura Allen,
Tableau-"The Washington Family
"Mt Vernon Bells"-Ladies quartet.
"Washington's Birthday'-Recitation
Miss Ray Toole.
"Soag of the Cherry Tree" with PAN
tomime.
Little Boys Speech" Master Ken
meth Fronk.
Brass quartet.
| Tableau-"paughters OF Liberty"
'lhose Dreadful Agents, farce, Messr'
Oilytong, Taikemdown, Sellum, Doum
Misses Tucker, Hemmer.
Song, America, with tableau.
| Entertainment at booths.
Admission 10 cents.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-02-26

THg BoYs.-The Boys club Of the Con-
gregaiionsl church gave their entertain
ment last nj ht in the armory to & big
audience II was q live affair all the
way through and certainly the audience
20, their 10 cents worth. President Carl
Rankin welcomed the audience After a
cong by the A. P. L. S. quartet the boys
presented Initiating Granger I"
Worthy Master Ashby presided in an
able manner, and the way in which the
new members, Dickinson and Lambson
we're put through was q caution. They
came out OF the ordeal alive. Vernon
Ramp read q selection from Bill Nye and
Albro Dickinson read the annals of the
club, bright takeoff on the members.
Then came the Oregon legislature.
Scenes were given from the temporary
house with young Coleman as Davis, the
Benson house with Lair Thompson as
Benson, from the senate with Vernon
Ramp as Simon and from the joint ses-
sion. During the sessions j. III. Mitchell
was pre- sent and got sadly mixed up with
State Senator Michel oil Wasco. and va;
finally defeated, Hon. W. r. Biiyeu, o.
Albany, being elected U. S. senator by {
safe majority. tahleaux followed, in
which Mr.. Mitchell was seen vainl,
grasping for a crown labeled U. S. Sena
tor The entertainment closed with ex-
pressions of satisfaction by the audienc'
over the enjoyable program given them