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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
opportunity.

The choicest bit of pie handed
out this week by Mckinley, was
grabbed up by an EEK as usual,
ex-Congressman and ex-Minister
to Brazil Conger, of Iowa, being
again nominated to fill the last
named position. Mr.. Congerserved
in congress with Mr.. Mckinley.
like SO many of the others who
have been provided for.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
PLUMMER e. McNlvEM
Headquarters for Household Supplies.

U. S.Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. u. May 12, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that Paul Lari.
Were has filed notice of intention to make
final proof before the Judge and Elk
ofiicio Clerk of County Court, Cavalier
county, N. Oak, at his office in Langdon
n. D., on Saturday the 26th day of June
1897, on timber culture application No.
6349, for the ne4 of sec No. 81, in town.
ship No. 1872 n, range No. 60 W.
He names as witnesses:
Emanuel Beauchamp, Arthur Chauvin,
John B. Gendreau, Lazare Cote, all OF
Langdon, N. Dakota.
4l46 JAS. V. BROOKE, Register
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
The Cavalier County Fever.

George Billyard, who has been with us
for the past three years will sever his
connection with this Office this week and
go to Cavalier county and take up a
homestead from the broad acres of govern
ment land subject to entry that are to be
found there. By the way that Cavalier
county fever is striking quite number
of our people and Senator Dobie's ex-
ample lis being followed by great many.
-Bathgate Pink Paper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
CAL.AMITY HOW"LLNG.

Having made fool predictions
last fall that business boom
would Immediately follow the de-
feat Of Bryan; having asserted re-
Gently that no republican leader or
newspaper had been silly enough
to make such predictions, the re-
publican newspapers resent the
proof of their inconsistency and
folly by shrieking calamity how
ler' at democratic newspapers.
Among lot of prophecies of
immediate prosperity in the event
of McKinley's election, including
some bombastic stuff about the
country's thrilling with prosperity
ozone at the first news Of republi-
can success, was the following edi-
torial utterance from the st. Louis
Globe Democrat:
Ii the condemnation OF Organism at the
polls turns out to be as sweeping and
emphatic as it ought to be. and as con-
servative people are beginning TO think
it will be, business boom like that
which started with the resumption of
gold payments in 1879 will SET in i'm
mediately after election.
Ex-Postmaster General Wana-
maker, an eminent republican and
an excellent authority on business,
denied the other day that the pro-
missed prosperity had arrived and
took the prophetic idiots of his
party to task for having promised
it; whereupon the Globe Democrat
rushed to it's own condemnation in
the following:
What republican leader or republican
paper ever said ''good times" would
come the day, the week or the month
after the election? Neither he nor any
body else can point out any such person
or paper. Such prediction would have
been absurd. The supposition that the
four years OF trade stagnation would
give place to a business boom immediate
ly after the defeat OF the revolutionists'
party and the election oftheconservatiye
ticket was SO inherently ridiculous that
nobody ever made it out loud.
The only inference to be drawn
from this reply to Mr.. Wanamaker
and from the fact that the Globe
Democrat denounced its own pre-
dictions as absurd and ridiculous
is that the anticipated and predict
ed prosperity has not yet come.
Who are the calamity howlers?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
Still They Come!

u is an old saying that history ITSELF proof Of which
be BY the people bite those socaled Steel R
Why that farmers willing fifteen to twenty
more for interior Range from pde than they could buy o
for from their local dealers? The only that can 10
that they talk people into it And after notes are sio
and the excitement the purchaser feels hunting mn
who good heavy hide to assist them
getting with themselves Now this county will cany m
Steel Range pede and want to size up Ranges If w
think Of buying Range can do for Won
would like to have that you your wrath IN W.
can meet your desire or you want genuine all round Steel Range
you SIS 500 the purchase Do not be 5
wnked into paying two prices for your goods you have
bought from pedder please recall the are sure Won will
not step yourself any
Next week will this giving you Ranp
shop $50 pedders are asking $50
a much larger and better Range.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Mr.. Evans, then salesman for the Wheel
ing Drug Co., recommended Chamber
lains Pain Balm. Atthis time my foot
and limb were swollen to more than
double their normal size and it seemed to
me my leg would burst, but soon after l
began using the Pam Balm the swelling
began to decrease, the pain to leave, and
now consider that am entirely cured.
For sale by N. e. McGrner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
Jack oordons Narrow Escape at crstna.

j D. Gordon, was the victim of seri-
GUS accident at the Gretna races on Mon.
day. He was driving his horse, Dexter
G, in company with Harry Chief and an
other horse IN one Of the races. MIR. Cor.
don's horse acted badly and held his
head upon his breast until he choked and
fell. throwing him out of the sulky
against the fence. Mr.. Gordon was bad.
ly stunned, and was unconscious for an
hour. 1t was narrow escape however
from fatal accident.-Pemblna Express
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
q. s. Land Office

q. s. Land Office
Grand Forks, N. d., May 4, 1897
Notice is hereby given that tn, follow.
ing named settler has filed notice of His
intention to make communication proof in
support Of his claim and that said nro Of
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis.
trict Court, of Cavalier county. North
Dakota, on June 12, 1897, viz:
JABEz w. FAaG, III. 3. No. 1893.
for the e1s swA and lots 8 and 4, section
10. township 161, n. range 60 W.
He names the following witnesses IN
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, VIZ: '
Charles r. jackson, Fred Baldwin,
William kershaw and Robert Falconer,
all of Langdon, North Dakota.
1914 JAS. V. BROOKE, R ,gister.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

It took two columns on the edi-
tor1al page of last weeks Pink
Paper for Frank Wilson to line
up his ideas on hypnotism. The
science is deep one, but by the
time Editor Wilson and Prof.
McEwan get to the bottom we think
the adverse suggestion" will have
been removed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Editor Fahnlender's state Ger
man organ, the Nord Dakota
Presse, is now starting in on its
second year. Its last issue was re-
plete with news for German sett-
lers of this state-of which there
nearly 100000 Mr.. Fahnlendel
promises to pay Cavalier county
q visit in the interest of his pape,
shortly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
U. 8. Land Office,
Grand Forks. N. ID. MAY 10 1897

U. s. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. D. May 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the District
Court for Cavalier county, N. Dak.. at
Langdon, N. D., on July 10, 1897, viz:
FRANCIS JONES, H. e. No. 11764.
for the sw4 sec II, twp 162, range 81 W.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Adolph Schulke, Albert Timlan, John
Mueller, Alfred johnson, all of Langdon
Cavalier Co. N. Oak.
4247 JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
U. s. Lard Office,

U. s. Lard Office,
Grand Forks, N. D. May 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing-named settler has fled notice OF hle
intention in e to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be
Court for Cavalier county, N. Oak, at
Langdon. N. D., on July End, 1897, viz:
for the VIZ ne4 VIZ se4 sec IS twp 163
range 60 W.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Joseph SCHUYLER, Joseph Besl, Frank
Hamerl, John Boes', all of Ambro, Cava.
lier Co. N. Oak.
42-47 JAS. v. BROOKE, Register
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

The trouble between the Wheat
land Eagle and the editorial asso-
citation has stirred up more talk
about Gag" who has lately at
tempted to pose as the power be-
hind the throne in Billy Irysh's
print shop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

If your watch is in need OF repair and
you are unable to bring itin, forward ii
by mail or express to A. o. Void, the
jeweler at McGruer's drug store. Mail
or express charges paid one way when
cost OF repairing exceeds the amount Of
80 cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
US. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. D. April 81. 189'

u. s. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. D. April 81, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing. named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make Communication proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of District
Court, Cavalier county, North Dakota,
at Langdon, N. D., onJ une 18th 1897, viz:
GEORGE A. JOHNSTON, II. E. No. 1855
for the sw4 sec 5 twp l62 n, range SO ".
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz:
John Machon, Benjamin Johnston,
Arthur Gamble, James MacLean, all of
Stilwell, N. Oak.
1914 JAS. V. BROOKE, Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
Il Decidedly Swift Horse.

J. F. Ramage has purchased half in
terest IN fast horse up at Langdon. 1t
is Bartholma Patchen, with record of
2:224.-Minto Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

State of North Dakota.
County of Cavalier 81
I, John Sheehan, assistant cashier Of
the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN SHEEHAN, Asst Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of May, 1897.
MoHUGH, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
H y; ! M Msenas Directors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Hundreds Of thousands have been in
duced to try Chamberlain's Cough Re-
medy by reading what it has done for
others, and having tested its merits for
themselves are to-day it's warmest friends.
For sale by N. e. McGruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Mr.. Isaac Homer, proprietor Of the
Burton House, Burton, W. ", and one of
the most widely known men in the state
was cured of rheumatism after three
years Of suffering. He says. II have not
sufficient command Of lans uage to convey
any idea Of what suffered, ny physici-
ans told m that nothing could he done
for me and my friends were fully con-
WINGED that nothing but death would re-
lieve me Of my suffering. In June. 1894,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Terrible Accidental is terrible &C.
cident to be bnrded or scalded; but the
pain and agony and the frightful dis.
agreements can be quickly overcome
without leaving scar by using DeWit;s
Witch Hazel Salve. H. b. ALERT & 90.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
Cavalier County Suited Them.

Chas Simpson and Jack Ripping have
returned from their western trip. They
found place in Cavalier county which
suited them and they will probably re
turn there.-Reynolds Enterprise
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
q. s. Land Office,
Grand Forks, N. D.. Nav 4 i

Grand Forks, N. D., May 4 1897
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of her
intention to make final proof in support
of her claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the District
Court, Cavalier county, North Dakota at
Langdon, N. Oak, on June 18th 1897, viz.
CATHARINE BURKE,
widow and heir of John D. Burke, de.
ceased.
for the ne1 sec. Twp. 1863 N. R. 81 W.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz:
Erwin Johnston, of BAG, William H.
Johnston, James Read, e. A. McCay, all
of Langdon, Cavalier county N. Oak
JAS. VsBROOKE,
4O-45 Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
EsTRAY.

Came to my place four miles south OF
Woodbridge post Office, on the SEX OF
section %, town l63 range GA, GU or
about May "a, 1897, one sorrel pony
with white SPOT on forehead and white
hind feet. Branded on left side. Owner
can have same by paying costs.
JACK GEORGE.
Woodbridge N. D., June LIST, '97.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
Advertised Letters.

The following is the list of advertised
letters for the month ending May
31st 1897.
GENTS LIST.
Wilson. E. A. icy Truman, G. A.
Ross, Charlie Hooper, NJ. j.
Hooper, E. j. Hamilton, James
Graveline, Adelord Guyer. William
Dulude John libeud, Elias
Crevar. William Bennett A. 8.
Bennest, John v. Weig. Joseph ~
LADIES LIST.
Johnston, Mrs. Ella
Parties calling for these letters please
state that they have been advertised.
w. J. MOONEY, P. M.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Since Frawley uuderwenta dose
of McEwan's hypnotism news has
become somewhat more plentiful
on the local pages of the Cavalier
Chronicle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

Don't neglect a cough because the
weather is pleasant; before the next storm
rolls around it may develop into serious
difficulty beyond repair. One Minute
Cough Cure is easy to take and will do
what its name implies. 81. D. ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Subscription g. per annum or $50 il paid in
advance, Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prom pit attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

All kinds OF repa ivine and tin work
Done while you are In town at Eiford
Bros. hardware store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
i. !. kGnaasTEpr. prop

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
: don, Cavalier county, North Dakota. .
entered at the post Office at Langdon a. mail
matter of the second class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
each Examiina lon

Following are tho names Of thee NIX
passed. the teachers examination q MAJ
18th 1897.
FIRST CRAZE.
Josephine Laderoute. New Rockford
SECOND GRADE.
A. A. Lyden. Osnabrock
Fanny PINK. .........................Ba c
Mile johnson !. =. go. Milton !.
Maria Watson :. J. :. :. :. !. Milton
4 Julia Lewis. ;. :. ). .Osnabrock
THIRD GRADE.
Anna Lewis. =. :. Milton
Kate Boylan. ;. .Langdon
Annie Montgomery ............. Langdon
E. J. Fox, Co. Supt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03

at Laugdon, in the State of North Da
kota, at the close of business, Ma
14th, 1897.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-14

may wish to extend that down to the
boundary line, but that Of course I
leave to him.
The Stewart and the Pelley rivers are
in this gold-bearing zone, and also give
promising indications. AS I before
mentioned, the Stewart river had been
mined for several years before the dis
covery of coarse gold on Forty Mile.
After that discovery Forty Mile took
the attention of all the miners enter
ing the country until the discovery of
gold on Birch Creek. The Forty Mile
district, together with the Birch Creek
district, engaged all the transporta-
tion facilities of the two companies
trading on the river, and there were no
provisions to spare for any other than
these two points
This prohibited prospecting on the
Stewart or elsewhere, but many of the
old timers declared, and do so yet, that
with a proper supply of provisions
placed convenient to the Stewart it
will be the camp Of the country, as,
with its aftiuents, aggregating about
500 miles of stream on the bars of
Stewart river, year after year grub
stakes have been cleaned up, the sup
ply being replaced annually. 1t is nov
easy to make $S a day off those bars,
and the discoveries for several years
made $50 a day and upward. 1t is OBJ
vious from the yearly renewal of this
gold that it must come from some
where That somewhere has not yet
been found Give us facilities and a
very short time will settle the question.
The Stewart itself, it is argued by
those who ought to know well, is naVi-
gable for a distance of about $50 miles
from it's mouth. This in itself is a
valuable asset in the development of
that district.
Robert Henderson, to whom | re-
ferred as leading up to the discovery
of gold on Bonanza, in June of the
present year started up the Stewart
alone in a small boat with a supply of
provisions and tools to prospect on the
river and it's branches, being convinced
that II offered the largest and prob
ably the richest field in that country
for prospecting. That is the stuff the
true prospector is made of, and l am
proud to say that he is a Canadian.
AS TO QUARTZ CLAIMS.
Seven quartz claims have been To-
Gated already i'm the vicinity of Forty
Mile and Dawson. One of these, named
Cone Hill. about two and half miles
up Forty Mile River from the Yukon,
is a veritable mountain of gOld-bearing
rock and would require generations to
work out. Assays show from SO to Sll
per ton. The only question Is, VIII that
amount pay for reduction under the
conditions there existent and the enor-
nous freight rates incidental to trans
portation to that vicinity? About forty
miles further up the river two large
claims have been located by an expert
miner hailing from the United States,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-14

render working them Improbable.
Time alone will reveal this secret.
| have been told that gold has been
found at the head of Lake Lebarge
on a stream flowing into the lake from
the east. Prospects, too, are found on
the Dalton trail on the other side of
the Yukon river. A man riding across
the Alsek on this trial was thrown from
his horse. and in clambering ashore,
caught at a small tree. which pulled
out by the roots. Where he landed he
saw something shining on the rock.
He picked it up and found that it was
gold. He showed me this gold at Fort
Cudahy in July 1896, the amount being
about $l.60. Other prospects have also
been found along the same trail, about
midway between there and Selkirk.
From these circumstances and dis
coveries it may be assumed that in all
this country there is gold, while in this
particular zone it is especially abund-
ant. This zone lies outside of a range
OF mountains which extends to the
westward of the Rockies and has the
same general trend. 1t consists of
cretaceous rock, rising into very high
peaks i'm some places. and crosses the
Yukon River just below the boundary.
COPPER AND OTHER METALS.
Another product of the country that
demands attention is copper. 1t is
doubtless to be found somewhere on
the White River in great abundance,
although the location of the main de-
posit has yet to be made. Mr.. Harper
saw large piece Of pure copper i'm the
possession of the Indians; indeed, l
have seen IL myself. Ii comes from the
vicinity of the White River somewhere
just where has yet TO be disclosed.
Silver has also been found, and lead,
and in addition, to work these when
the proper time and facilities come, we
have coal in abundance. 1t is found
running along the base of the last de-
scribed range of cretaceous mountains.
A deposit of coal i'm this range runs
right through our territory. At two
points near Forty-Mile it crops out
prominently, i'm one place only about
three quarters of a mile from the bank
of the rived Yukon A short distance
above this it crops out again, only
about eight miles from the Yukon, and
whenever the Cone Hill mine which
/ have spoken of before, is worked, the
coal to work it with is only some four
teen or fifteen miles distant from the
scene Of operations.
ANY AMOUNT OF COAL.
About thirty miles further up, on one
of the many small afiluents of the Yu-
kon, it again crops out a few miles
from the bank Of the main river, and
at Fifteen Mile Greek and at the head
of the Thronday there are also out
groupings of coal On the upper
branches of the Stewart coal is said TO
occur in the drift; and again about six
miles aboye the Five Fingers coal
crops out on the banks Of the Yukon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-14

who has had considerable experience
in Montana and other mineral States,
and he assured me that the extent of
the lode on which these two claims are
situated is such that it is greater than
anything else in the world his assays
showing the value to be about IS a ton.
on Bear Greek a quartz claim was
located last winter and ! drew up the
papers for the owner. He had to swear
that be had found gold, but he would
not tell me what it was. / pounded up
several speCiments of the rock in a
hand mortar, but had no sieve to COM
plete the operation properly. Those
who understand this viii infer at once
the difficulties I had to contend with
The poorest specimen | tried yielded
500 to the ton; the richest, 81 900
Now, while ! am positive of this, |
know nothing of the extent of the lode
The disCoVerer described it to me as
being about 80 feet high and Is feet
wide, projecting into the bed of the
creek but whether it was the lode it.
self or simply the result Of a slide he
did not know. Even If it is the latter.
it would not be a very difficult feat
To find the lode from which it was de-
tached. About thirty miles up the
Klondike another quartz claim has been
located by a Canadian. who swore
positively that he found gold i'm it,
and that it was good, but he did not
say just how good.
AFTER THE MOTHER LODE.
A point to which | now want to direct
attention is that the gold on Bonanza
and El Dorado creeks at certain stages
has the same degree of fneness. As you
come down both creeks it decreases in
value until it reaches a minimum of
about Sl5.25 per ounce, Troy weight.
From that point it again increases as
we go further down. Now, IL we draw a
line through the points of correspond
ing value on these two creeks, we find
that, projecting them eastward, we
strike Gold Bottom and Hunker creeks.
Projecting them west, we strike Miller
and Glacier creeks and the heads of the
various gulches in Forty Mile, from
fifty to sixty miles away. What do we
infer from this? That there is a con-
tinuous system of gold bearing rock
running across the country in this di-
rection.
Again we find that the gold in mug
gets found on Bonanza and FL Dorado
bears no evidence of having travelled
any distance-in fact the majority of
the nuggets are as angular and irregu-
lar in shape as though you had Just
pounded them out of the mother lode.
This, ] think, leads TO the inference
that that mother lode is not very dis
tant from where this gold is now found,
and the only debatable question in my
mind is, is it in lodes of sufficient di-
mensions to pay for working by stamp
mills, or is II a series OF widely ris-
seminated, thin seams that the miners
term "strinsers," so scattered as ia