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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
SWINEFORD'S WARNING.
Former Governor of Alaska Tells
of the Danger Seekers for
Gold viii Encounter.

Champaign. Ill. July 21-S. NJ.
Phelps Of this city. who is one of a party
contemplating going to the gold fields in
Alaska, has just received Il letter from
his cousin, Alfred Z. Swmefurd of Mar
Quotte. Mich. regarding the country. Mr.,
Swincford was governor of Alaska dur
ing the first Cleveland administration
and while i'll the North was very ohSpry-
ing. Among other things III the letter,
he says:
Il can only say that while | have never
been i'll the Yukon district and personal
ly know nothing about the klondIke dig
slngs. Yet | have no doubt about the
great abundance of gold.
Sulj, If yOu want my advice, | say
unless yon are prepared to take your life
III Your hands. encounter such hardShps
and p"rlls aS are hard to picture even III
the lma gination III getting there after
YOU have reached Alaska: unless You are
prepared Tor the extreme Of winters cold
and OF summer heat. and To endure black
flies and mosquitoes that render life al
most unendurable, don't go.
At all events. don't venture on it this
season. The klondikc is 1000 miles
travel beyond Juneau. and starting now
even II IN the rush you succeed in getting
transportation as far as Juneau. You can
not possibly get beyond to your dpstina-
uon III time to do any prospecting before
next spring. and il is exceedingly doubt
full if YOU will be able to find employment
during the winter, for the reason that
there will be 50 many ahead of you.
If Your friends are determined to 80
they should go prepared to buy a claim
already staked, or else with Il view of
prospecting new ground elsewhere than
on the klondike. where all the available
ground has already been stakcd and
claimed. The klondikc is only Il starter
and the discoveries there will he repeated
on many other streams. or | am very
much mistaken i'll my views of that
country and the natural conditions which
prevail.
Great fortunes will be made 10y many.
disappointment. suffering and death will
he the fate of yet larger number.
What do You know about placer mining
or where to look for undiscovered gold :
And what do your friends know? You
should weigh all these considerations
carefully before making up your mind
to go.
In my opinion. your friends would be
much wiser to put the money il will cost
them to reach the interior wildS of Alas
ka into tn" development of one of the
many rich GOld-bearng quartz lodges to
ne found Immediately on tn" coast and
concerning which reliable information is
more easily to be obtained
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
AFTER TIE REV ARD.
Minnesota Sheriff Claims to Have
First Located Murderer
Julius Zuelke.

Crookston. MINI. July 27.-T Special.
Sheriff Gonyca of this county is ready
10 try for Il share i'll the reward for the
capture of Julius Iuolk". the murderer Of
Edward DavidS of MarkcSau. Reports
Of the capture said that IucIkc was sit
ting il Il Cro0kSton saloon 4 year ago
when the sheriff cam" looking for him,
but took an lriShman instead. The facts
are than GonyCa actually had Iuelkc
then and sent u photograph to Wisconsin.
which was returned unidentified Con
yea claims that Il Wisconsin detective fol
lowed the latter from Wisconsin ready 10
nab IuelkC when he "ouyCal lot him 20.
He says the Badger seuth made some
mi>calcuIations, however. and the murder
or got away. 1t took Il year of search
before he was again caught on Il Mon
tana sheep ruch. if Gonyea can get an
admission from /uclkc that he WAS under
arrest in trookStoU. "r can prove the
fact. he will demand the reward.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Glacial Eruption.

\ remarkable glacial eruption occurred
in the early months Of the present year
in the south of Iceland. \ pOstman was
crossing the sands of Skeidara, when
suddenly he heard the glacier about two
miles in front Of him emit a long. -roan-
ing sound. and saw large masses Of il"
being hurled into the air from the glacier
Immediately followed hy a food that de
Scended upon the level sands. surgine to
and fro and carrying everything before II.
The height Of the ice foes or waves
varied from seventy feet to ninety feet.
II was impossible TO cross this wall Of Ice
except close by the foot Of the gla cier.
where the foes We're far apart. On the
other side Of the ice field were six newly
formed torrents rushing from the gla
cier. No damage TO life or property was
caused by this eruption, which Is believed
To have some connection with the severe
"a n hquak kes Of last summer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
TO KLOEDIKE BY AIRSHIP.
Inventive lndianian Proposes to Fs,ab-
lish q Now Route

Richmond. Ind. July "a year ago
DR. James Charles. who had previously
spent number Of years in studying the
question of aerial navigation, began
working out plans for an airShip, which
today he announced completed.
II" IS organizing q stock company and
will put one Of the ships in operation as
soon as possible. IT resembles the ship
made by Prof. Langley. but differs from
il in various points that II IS claimed can
not fail to- make it a success.
The ship Will he between twenty and
thirty feet long and capa bic of carrying
four or six people It will he propelled
hy steam or electricity.
DR.. Charles intends if the ship proves
a success to visit the Alaskan gold fields
in it
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY.
Great Interest Manifested in tho Exer.
ciAeS This Year


Madison, Wis. July 21.-[ Special j
notwithstanding the fact that the wealth
or has not been favora BILE for Il few days
past. the eighteenth annual encamnnent
of the MonOna Lake assembly will be
more than ordinarily successful in point
OF attendance. The largest Attendance
that was ever known at the assembly
was four years ago, when Maj. Mckin-
ley was the attraction, and 10000 people
visited the grounds to hear him. and last
Saturday WAS the heaviest day since
that. Thcre were 1000 people on The
grounds Saturday, and almost as many
on Sunday. Large as the attendance is,
however IT is not 50 large as il ought t.
hc. considering the attractions that are
offered
An impression that il is a money -mak-
ing institution may be in part RESPONSE
bic for the fact that more people do not
attend. AS Il matter of fact. it is not a
money making institution. There are Il
few Salaricd officers. it is true, but they
are not paid aS much money as they
could earn In other ways, and the stock
holders have never received a dolar in
dividends When the end of the season
shows Il balance on hand the money is
invariably spent upon the Improvement
of the grounds. and it Will be many years
before the grounds are SO complete that
expensive improvements will not be nee
cSSary.
This year the assembly has gone into
practical things a little. Every morning
there is Il cooking school class in Sunrise
hall. and a novel feature is sketching
from nature hy Il class taught by Miss
Ida !. Walbrid.r.
An interesting article might be written
on tn" way III which the guests are ,ared
f"T. how they are fed aud lodged, etc.
and an amusing account of their trials
and trihuiatons in spite of the efforts to
accommodate them. Those who 10 not
bring their Own provisions are fed in a
big dining room at one end of the
grounds. Cots are obtained from the
assembly officers and bedding for them
is furnished by Mrs. Mary Eugenc Of
Madison. There is quite a little red ;.2o
about the cot and bedding business aid
the amusing things which grow our Of
the misundcrstandinCs would fill a book
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
NOT SO MANY DEATHS.
Report. About Graves at Forty Mile Posi-
Were Exaggerated.

San Francisco. Cal, July Returned
Nukonites deny the story told by Frank
Moss of Great Falls, Mont. to the effect
that 2H0 graves at Forty Mile post tell
of the terrible sufferingS of the gold seek
ers. f. -. Bowker says that so far from
hein. over 2H0O deaths on the I[londke
during the past three years, there was no
body there to die until something less
than a year ago. and since then there
have been three deaths in that whole dis
trict so far as known.
In the graveyard at Forty-Milp post,
which has served for all that section for
some years past. th"re are only between
thirty and forty graves.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
SUPERIOR. WISCONSIN, SATURDAY,, JULY 81. 1897.
THE RUSH KEEPS UP.
Lack Of Transportation Facilities
Prevents San FranCIsco's
Depopulation.

San Francisco. Cal. July 2T.-Th.
throngs about every shipping office thai
has even the remctest Alaskan relation.
have by no means diminished. 1t wo,l,
seem that the only circumstance whiul
prevents tn" wholesale depopula ton oi
San Francisco is the limit in the trans
portatjon facilities
Every day sees some new scheme iol
overcoming the diff "utics in the way cf
reaching the Klondike and the fleet ci
steamers and schoop"rS pressed into Ii,
service is growing steadily.
The latest of the NlOrdikc tranSporia =
ton schemes is being engineered by Capt
Hartman. of the firm of Hartman 4
Mills. He has been approached by 1
number ot persons anxious to 90 to Is Ion
dixie and Ill response to numerous rc
quests has mapped out Il plan for reach
ing the diggingS hy the middle Of Sep
tember. He will charter a large sailing
vessel, and the party will consist Of sXt.
men, each of whom Will take one ton oi
provisions. No one will be permitted tc
60 unless he takes this quantity. Eaci
one will be charged 500 for the trip a;,d
Capt. Hartman thinks for this sum h,
eau land them i'll Dawson City before
September %.
The ship will carry large lighter. and
a steam ianuch will be used to tow the
lighter from St. Michaels to the Klon-
dixie. After reaching St Michael's cargo
and passengers will he transferred to the
lighter Capt. Hartman will return to
San Francisco in the vessel and the party
will be conducted to their journeys end
by an agent of the firm who is thor
oughly acquainted with the river.
The Alaska Commercial company :
steamer Excelsior, which leaves here to-
day, will not make another trip to Alas
ka before june of next year.
The Commercial company not only de
cllnes to sell any more tickets but it rep
resentatiyes do all in their power to dis
suade applicants from attempting the tril
until next year. Some twenty or thirty
have endeavored to secure accUmmoia
tons fer the first trip next June. I'll,
company declines to bind itself far
ahead. although a number of the appli
cants were willing to put mp a forfeit and
agree to abide by any terms the company
make tor the next YEAR trim
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
BIDS OPENED AT MADISON.
Forty-right Contractors After tho His
torical Library job.

Madison. Wis. July 21.-[Spccial. &c.
+. Cooley of this city has the lowest bid.
S3SoS.:J. for furnishing coo tons of an
thracitc AMI 20 tons Of camel coal for
use in the capitol building during the
next year. They will probably receive
the contract. There were three other bid
derS, Conklin X Sons. and Fisher x Me
man of this city and II. III. Hoffman of
milwaukee,.
Forty-"ight bids for the compile
tiun of the Historical Library build
ing under th" modified plans were re
ccivcd mp to uoon today, the time fixed
when all bids must he in. This is about
the same number as were received on the
original plans. OF the forty-eight bidders
twenty-five are Milwaukee contractors,
fifteen Chicago. and the other eleven from
Madison Racine. West Superior, st.
Paul Minneapolis. Omaha and other
cities. The bids were opeued at > O'Clock
this afternoon. and owing TO their num-
her conSidera bic time was required to
classify them. which Is necessary before
the contract is awarded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Passing Of Circular and Poster

\ very noticeable thing in this and
other cities Is the decline and almost
complete annihllation Of circular and pos
ter advertising. 1t has practically clIscd
glarinG things OF the printed dodgers"
thrust at them on the street, and as a
rule refuse to look at the printed or even
engraved circulars sent through tho
mails. The only announcements that
seem to hold their own and retain p"ru-
macaznes rn 10s and new sns aPg Psnecav If
the higher grade. that enter house holds
Even in this the old ''slap-dash" idea has
been abandoned and they are 50 thor
ough and made so entertaining that hoy
are read almost as extensively ds the
news co!umus.-Phil Times.
An eminent Austrian phyAIciaa de-
claIes that rheumatism can be cured Ly
i plentiful diet OF ripe fruit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
NEW FIND IN ALASKA.
Discovery Nay Prove as Valuable as TIE
klnudike.

San Francisco. Cal. July -. -Thr lat
est rumor from ALASKA is of the di>cov-
cry of rich quartz iii ,arge quantities on
the Stewart river. Particulars are
vague and beyond the fact that the ledge
is large one and that the rock assays
$500 nothing can he learned.
This. if true, will mean much for the
Klondike district. The Stewart river
runs into the Yukon not far above p;W-
son and it iS reasona ble [" suppose that
the placer gold now being found hc,ow
NAV have its origin in the mountains al
the head of the Stewart river and neigh
boring streams.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Mr.. DOOIITTLE DEAD.
Former Senator from Wisconsin
Passes Away at Edge
wood, r. l.

Providence, Il. l., July PIX United
States Senator Doolittlc of Wisconsin
lied at $50 o'clock this forenoon a. the
homo of his daughter. at EdgewooL. near
the city. of Brght's disease. He was 81
years of age.
/ he funeral arrangements have not yet
been announced. other than that the
body will h." taken to Racine. Wis. the
Iatn homo of .IMdgn Dnnlittlr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
GOLD is FOUND IN MINNESOTA.
Rich Ore Discovered in the Southwestern
Part Of the State.

Duluth. MINI. July 11.-A find which
rivals the gold fields of British Columbia
is Just reported i'll Northern Minnesota
in region heretofore uncXplorcd
The first news of the find was received
here yesterday. The discovery was made
in section SO. range Il west. about fifty
miles from Duluth \ largo number uf
assays If samples have been made, and
they show that the rock. which i drcom
posed. Is rich III gold, silver and lead.
Th" samples that SO far have been as
sayed were ia ken at a depth not exceed
ing three feet. Several veins have been
located. the smallest of which is eleven
inches IN width and the largest sixty
inches.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Wisconsin Mans Two Wives

Santa Rosa. Cal. July 21.-When the
probate Judge undertook 10 settle the
estate Of Joseph Bachelor. Guernville
capitalist. he found two widows instead
OF the customary one. Widow No.
saws she was married 10 Bachelor at
Guernvilre several years ago. Widow
No. - came here from Wisconsin when
she heard of Bachelder's death. She
has q marriage certificate and says LII
divorce was secured
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
MUST PAY ROYALTY.
Dominion Government Gets After the
kIondike Gold Miners.

Ottawa. Ont. July 2I-At a meeting
OF the dominion cabinet this afternoon it
was decided to impose a royalty on all
the precious metal taken out of the Iu-
kun mining country.
Il was not definitely stated. but it is
proposed To make a man pay so royalty
per day if he i making twice that sum.
the ground taken being thar the property
D. longs 10 the Canadian people
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Doctors Meet at Marinette,

Marincttc Wis. July 21.-l Special. i
Thirty outside physicians are III the city
this afternoon attending a quarterly meet
ing Of the Fox River Medical society.
At the session in Hotel Marinette thi,
AFTERNOON the following papers were read:
Can Cancer be Cured: by DIR. j. K
Ninahan. Green Bay: "Iachrymai Dis
eases and the results. by DR.. Elwood.
Nenominee; 'Addi>ni> Disease. 10y Or.
y / \oer Of Mcnomnee Two new
members were admitted into the society.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
CAPT. LOCKWOOD RESIGNS.
He will Leave Co. r. Third Infantry, ~
Fortage.

Portage. Wis. July II special .
II : Roo ckvcod. commanding co. I.
Third infantry. w. \. ti-. has sent his
resignation to the adjutant general. tie
viii doubtless be >ucceC,"d IN the cap
tainry nv First Lieut.. Frank +. Lee. he
helm next in line of promotion. Capt.
lockwood has served With the company
since February. 1889. and since capt.
,;rorre &. Carnerie's promotion 10 major
If the Third battalion. has been captain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31

HOGS-ToroiVts. 2 0aIs, market Strong.
Heavy, 3.IOn3Gn: mixed. : l7y03.63; light,
100 to 1Gro lbs. > GpI3 20, rough, 31Uu3.3o.
CATTLE Market steady; receipts,
cars. Butchers steers. medium to good. 1850
10 1850 lbs. 3 9p1ii 70. fair TO medium, $50 to
, 1913 30: cows. fair To good 22JGl3 %;
Gamers 19n0t2 -. bulls common to good.
!" .ttHH2 50; feeders. 500 % $50 lbs. %.G'nt
$50; stockcrs, 500 to 100 lhs, 3Gya3. rs:
yeals, dull. i5rG5.5O; mixers and spring
erS 20 tHpIi22 90
SHEEP Receipts. = cars; market steady;
2.5vd3.25; spring lambs, i.rvGi75.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Indians Have a Dance.

Black River Falls. Wis. July q
Especial. THE big Indian dance that
took place at the mission yesterday. gwen
hv the WinuoEaGo Indians to their Sioux
friends. WAS day of Teasing and pleas
ure. The Young braves Of both tribe
nresontcI striking figure doChrd out il
flaming coiors with plenty Of rcd and vel
low painr. Tho dane began carly IN
the day and was Kept M until late at
night
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Poisoned by Tainted Fish Bait.

Kankak"o H.. July DR. W. W.
Skinner. one of = party Of campers six
miles down tn" river from this place. died
Of blood poisoning brought on hy handling
tainted liver fish bait. His index finger
had been wounded with splinter. DR.
skinner was graduate Of Rush Medical
college. ant had practiced medicine At
Forrest IL SIX years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Rount Over for Trial.

1,,rr.,rna WIS. July II Special. /
,tnren Vsrhocklc ana his wife. Della
Vcrbocklc Of Ross murder trial fame
wsr, M Yesterday before Justice NJ. Mul-
Ioy on a charge Of grand Larceny lhelr
Examination was conducted by bistTlct sin
Attorney Rotten>ek Of -Applet9u- htI
wore held in bonds Of 500 each tor ira.
at The November term Of court and were
Committed ., 10 the Appleton Jail 10 await
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
.,I.,Condra Nup,,aIs.

!, crosse. Wis July 2l.-lSpeclai !
Ni.s Catherine Wiley. eldest dauShrsr
'. Nr and Mrs. J. l.. Wiley, one of the
= ,,;,--, md accomplished society bellies
80 - tb.s ,.itv. was welded today 70 \ NJ.
1o,Ira The ceremony occurred ~ the
Family homo in a fashionable section Of
~ ,nl''' ctiI and was a quiet affair. W.T.
messed ,- only by small party OF lmmsdl-
ate relatives and lma ir Irlsnts +slv Nr for
and Mrs. Condra nf' ilnIiie''i'' Icy 4o-
rho E,uSr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Reward for a SCOrCbpr.

Chicago. H.. July IA rich reward.
5000. awaits the person or persons who
will furnish the family of Mrs Mary 4.
Morton, who was killed ON July If in n
runaway accident. with the name and
address of the bicycle scOrchcr whose
criminal carcleSsnesS is said 10 have
caused the horse which Mrs. Morton was
driving to run away.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
\ Union Pacific Decree.

Omaha. Neb. July 2I.-Decreos Of
sale in the foreclosure of the mortgage
in the Union Pacific -ailway were re-
caived here today by Gen. John G.
Gown. special nited States attorney in
the ease. The decrenS az. signed hy all
parrias tn the Suit Fuig, Ssnhorn will
he in Omaha this week t. make rha flnal
order OF sale.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Two Men Held I u.

.nnlafou. Wis. July George
Ni>rhIcr and t;uStave Last. TWO paper
mill employees, We're held M here Last
night After being shot At twice.
MiSchler was pounded over the head
With The butt end II a revolver ami both
were, robbed of 81 in com and Il pocket
hook. The highwdym"n escaped.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
RID on Historical Library,

Madison. Wis. Jnly p SpecialE !
The lowest hid on the Historical library
was hv Harry johnson Of Omaha for
500. 1:;3o1. The !. g. Wagner com
n,Dy nf Milwaukee was only few hun
Irai dollars above Johnson.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
T,, Compan,es Admitted

Madison. Wis. July d LSpecial.i-
TO nov stock tire companies have been
admitted 10 DO business n Wisconsin hy
I,'snranro Commissioner Fricbe. the Ra-
ioisa Of Switzerland and the Alliance As
.urance Of England.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Farmer: Pipe: Load of Hay Gone,

Bemton HarN0r. NIch., July Il
James Garwood, farmer living near
Rainhrdge. was drawing hay into Il
barn when the load caught fire from
lighted pipe which he accidentally
dropped Before he could climb off he
received severe burns. IL" managed To
release on the horses. The other ami
mal hnrnnl 10 lnnth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Electrical Companys Fail.

Chicago. IL. July 21-The Metropoli-
tan Electric company failed today. The
liza bliries amount 10 about $4,000; IS
sets S1tU.O0. The concern is capita lied
az $500 Oe0. Poor collections are said 20
have caused the assignment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
SChIntZ Is Arrested.

Chicago. H.. July 21.-Theodore II
Schintz. lawyer and real eStat" dealer.
who recently failed To the extent. it i
said of nearly a million. has been ar
rested on charge of alleged fraud in
selling a trust deed for 5000. Schintz
WAS rplea Spi on bail
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Horse Thief IynChed.

the lynchin- Of one horse thief and the
proba ble fatal shooting # another Sarur-
DAY by a mob near the Scott and Yell
county line. sixty miles from Il telegraph
office. reached here today. Both the vic
tins were white men named Cr0Wnover
nrA Reach
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
JDiurcd In a Runaway

Eeloit. Wis. July - Special. MIR
and Mrs. NJ. + Narstou @f the town OF
Winchester were thrown from their car
- i'm a runaway accident yesterday
mi both had their ankles very badly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
After Three Years. Iuleue-S

Louisville. Ky. Iuly 27--The Avery
plow factory resumed operations after a
three years shutdown, giving employ
rnent to 1Iso men. tue thousand Ldl!.
tiona! vorkuen viii be given e--.'ay-
meLt gradually IL The future,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
Barn Destroyed by Fire

FIkhorn. Wis. July II Speclll !
The barn and contents, lnei1dlhs ,tn..
- ~ nav. ON the farm of Penn Puriy.
nv Tins city. burned last night, lie
inss IS about $3.50: party insured.