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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
TfIo q NomlnatIons.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
president to-day nominated Edwin S.
Cunningham. ..of Tennessee, consul at
Alden, Arabia; John Ii. Burford to be
chief justice, and Bayard T. Hainer, to
be associate justice Of the supreme court
Of Oklahoma.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
Naval Moyemerfs.

WAsHISGToN, Feb 1.-THE torpedo
boat "Cushing" left Key West this
morning for Havana to carry supplies
to the battleship "Maine" She is not
expected to remain at Havana. The
Nashville left Key West, this morn
ing, for Galveston.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
Sarah In a New Role.

PARIS, France, Feb, 1I.-Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt, the celebrated French
actress, is compelled to undergo
serious surgicol operation, which will
performed tomorrow. sSs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11

Will you pay 81 for an article when you
can nearly always find something in house
hold furnishing good, stoves, furniture-in.
fact, everything for less than one half the
cost, at g.. Kauffman's second hands store?
Id town, three do ,rs east of the potoflice
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
Pr.nounce fhe Nan,es

HONOLULU, Feb, 1f.-fhe engage.
ment of Prince Kawananakoa and
Princess Kiaulani is announced. The
formal betrothal awaits the signature
of certain deeds of settlement.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
A PrebahIe Mardsr.

SAN ANGELO, Texas. Feb. 11.-John
Allen, a freighter, was found dead in
the Henderson pasture, south Of Hiram
and it is believed he was murdered.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11
Another miIIlonaI : eD..d.

TARRYrowS, N. T., Feb. IL
George d. Newton, the millionaire coal
dealer, died this morning Of heart fail
hre.
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AIger on Deck.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 11.-Sec-
retary Alger attended the cabinet meet
ing to-day for the first time in eight
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-11

In all lie Numerous and d.
verse branches done as II
should be at THE OPTIC Job
Rooms.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

came due a short time ago they unhesi-
tatingly paid IL. Shots fired by the
night shift when they quit work last
Wednesday morning, however. broke
into the chute proper. the day shift
hiding the face Of the TUNE one mass
of ore when they come on. Since then
they have run on ore all the time, no
particular change being noticed. There
has been no cross cutting done. but
there Is nothing but ore i'm sight. But
little of IL IL of a shipping grade. but so
evenly Is the waste distributed that IL
milled the crude ore will yield more
than half its weight i'm concentrates
Where the ore was first encountered
was short of where any showed on the
surface, while for $50 feet ahead there
Is ore wherever the lead a been cross
cut or the surface, varying from six
inches to two feet i'm width. The hold
ers of the bond are now at Moscow to
decide how to work the property to the
best advantage. When they left here
no assay had been made on the ore.
but IL is all galena and will mill without
difficulty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
MISSOUlA MATTERS.

Duncan Mcleod of Selfish Is in town
on his semi-annual trip.
John Willis of Thompson Falls is in
the city on a business trip.
Attorney II. u. Prince leaves to-mor
row morning for San Francisco on pro-
fessional business. Mr.. Prince will be
absent about four weeks.
H.. +. Day OF the Northern Pacific is
in town to-day inspecting the engines
at this point. Mr.. DAILY is travelling en-
gineer for the Northern Pacific.
The Standard bulletin service is high
ly appreciated i'm Missoula. and the
Standard office Is surrounded all day
by an eager throng looking for the lat
est war news.
The names of 81 men Were drawn
from the jury box to-day and a venire
issued for them To appear Tuesday,
April 26. and serve as trial Jurors for
the April term of the court.
An appreciative audience greeted Mrs.
Mary Ellen Lease of Kansas at the
Union Opera house tonight to hear her
lecture on the Subject OF the Hour"
She held her hearers attention for
about so minutes
Sheriff Mclaughlin left tonight for
Deer Lodge. where he goes to place
John Foley behind the bars. Foley is
the man who broke into the Kennedy
hotel a few weeks & and stole a fur
coal and some other articles of cloth
ing.
The ladies' G.. I. A. to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers are preparing
TO give a ball at Union Opera house on
Friday evening. April %. The socials
that have been given by this society
in the past is a guarantee of what this
ball will be.
Special Agent cwart of the interior
department at Washington. who has
been here for some time representing
the government in the contested land
cases, went west on No. l this morn
ing. He Is looking up the testimony
along the west end OF the county. to be
used when the contests finally come up
for trial.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
People Will Buy Snaps

I have sold since Sunday the furniture
on Silver street. on West Park. on South
Main street and a house and lot on West
Granite street. What real estate man has
done more I'm the same length OF time?
What is the secret of my success? There
are many better statesmen In Butte than 1
am. but l work and hunt up the snaps
and they sell themselves.
Here Is a list of them; All the furniture,
trade and good will in a Groom brick.
with a house full of boarders, rent only
So. less than one block from the postof-
fee. for $50. Furniture I'm 6-room modern
brick. East Broadway. $500. Furniture in
Groom modern brick. East Broadway,
1926. Furniture In 7-room house. East
Granite $525: all the boarders in the house
you want to feed. 5000 to loan. A vacant
lot on South Washington street. 500. VIII
uild you any kind of "A house you want
upon a small payment down.
w. e. LADD. >ss Colorado Street. Butte.
y. o. Box oll.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Foley. the Burglar. Pleads Guilty
and Gets One Year.
SOME DEMURRERS ARGUED
In the Case of Purseil. the County At
torney submits an Afidavit Show
ing When and How Judge
Woody Made the Order.

Missoula. April 20.-District court
convened at 10 o'clock this morning.
at which time John Foley. the man
charged with burglary. appeared and
entered his plea of guilty as charged.
Judge Woody sentenced him ia the
state prison at Deer Lodge for one
year at hard abor.
The cases of Cole Manufacturing
company W.. Morton. Sanders a. San
ders VS.. Cleary. and Drinkwine VS..
Neasey, were all submitted on demur-
rers and taken under advisement by
the court.
In the matter of the estate of Daniel
Rash. on motion Of Murray < Crouch,
Of counsel for Mrs. Rash No. .. "a cita-
ton was ordered issued To the admin
istrator, J. Ia. T. Ryman, to appear at
10 o'clock April %. and show cause
why the Widows allowance had not
been paid.
The case of the state W.. Pursell
came up to-day to be heard ON the
objection to entering "A plea. The
county attorney was instructed To pre-
pare a counter affidavit to resist the
motion. The counter affidavit will show
hat Judge Woody made the order on
the 2sth of December, 1897. that the or
der was given to the clerk on the 30th,
and he was instructed to file IL on the
Sd day of January, 1898. Pursell was
in cour in the custody of the sheriff
and did not seem to taxi any interest
in the proceedings. He did not pay any
attention to his attorneys who are bat
Ting for his life, and II seemed he
either did not know or did not care
what they were doing. When Foley,
the burglar. entered a plea of guilty.
Pursell smiled i'm "a acant inexpensive
manner, as IL he thought IL was funny.
Robert Grant. "A native of Australia,
was made "A citizen of the United States
to-day and left tonight for Mobile,
Ala, to join his old regiment, the 10Th
infantry. Under a recent law all en-
listed men must be citizens of the
United States. Grant has served n
enlistment, and now that there are
prospects Of war he goes back To his
old command.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
LIFE IN HAVANA.
The s~paniards Indulge In Demonstration
and Diatribes.

New York. April ia dispatch TO
the Herald from Havana says: Troops
continue to arrive I'm Havana. General
Hernandez de Volasco came from Nuel-
TIA Abajo Tuesday night. The volun-
teers throughout the island are ready
to go to places which may be designat-
ed in the rural towns as well as in
Havana A committed of the Sociedad
Benefica Aragonesas called on General
Blanco, Offering to turn over to him all
their funds and properties. which are
not little. II they should be needed I'm
case of a war with the United States.
The Diaro de la Marina publishes a
dispatch from it's correspondent I'm
Washington saying that General Lee
will return to Cuba at the head of an
army of invasion.
La Union Constitutional publishes
an article from lie Journal in Paris In
which ii Is stated that Spain. which is
believed to he slumbering and power
less, has shown extraordinary force and
energy in sending to Cuba without any
other ~esource bu her own 100000
men. lie Journal declares that Spain
should know that her best friends are
I'm France
1t Is reported from Matanzas that the
insurgent government OF the province.
at the head of which is Pedro Betan-
court, chief of all the insurgents there,
has issued a circular suspending hostil-
llltt knout tht Ntliitoi 'htNi i''
command.
A popular demonstration took place
Monday night. All classes took part in
1t and order reigned. A printed leaf
was circulated calling upon the Span
ish people to shut the doors of their es-
Establishments and to show their patriot
ism by taking part I'm the emonst
ton. A procession started Tom the
Spanish Casino and went through sew
eral streets to General Molina's house.
Its only purpose was to make a down
right protest against the United states.
Insurgents have attacked laborers on
the Santa Rita sugar plantation in Ma
druga. They took clothing and made
prisoners of two of the whom
they afterwards set free. The captives
had been
Another band of insurgents shot men
i'm the town Of Las Villas and took away
sweet potatoes and other articles OF
food from the cultivation zone. They
also took two teams of oxen, stripped
two workmen of their clothing and
made one prisoner. The garrisons in
he Spanish forts fired at the rebels.
The insurgents also attacked Socora-
town. being driven away by the forts.
About 200 Cubans are encamped at
ACea.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Short Line

Oregon Short Line Railroad. Inter-
Mountain Route. Only direct line to CAL
ifornia, Utah and Colorado. Pullman
Sleepers and free comfortable reclining
Chair Cars.
TRAIN ARRIVES AT BUTTE.
No. z arrives at M. u. depot
daily ................ ---.......... las p m
TRAIN DEPARTS FROM BUTTE.
No. 8. from M. u. depot daily at. 400 p m
Arrives at Salt Lake at.........., $50 a IN
San Francisco, S:s5 p. m. second day
out.
Portland. 7:45 a. m. second day out.
Denver. 9:25 p. IN. second day out.
Direct connections with Rio Grande
Western and Southern Pacific az Ogden
Union Pacific at Granger; the o. r. & N.
Co. at Huntington.
City Ticket Offic.. No. 10 East Broad
way, Butte. Montana.
NJ. w. BACON,
General Agent.
d. f. hurley, General Passenger
Agent. Salt Lake.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Fought Under F,rrasut.

New York. April 2o.-Captain Thomas a
Morton is dead at his home I'm Brooklyn,
aged 6. years. During the war he served
as a naval officer and fought under Far
ragut at New Orleans. He was afterward
captain OF one of the Pacific Mail steam
ers and subsequently had charge of the
works of the Panama canal al Colon. AZ
ter the failure OF the Panama canal
scheme Captain Morton went To Nicara-
qua. He was well known in shipping cir
cies. In his last sickness he was extreme
Iy DESTROYS of recovery so that he might
be able to fight against the Spanish.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Central Railway

Through service between st. Paul, Min
neapolis. Helena. Butte. Spokane, Seattle
and Portland. Connections at western
terminals for Kootenai country. Oregon
and California points. Alaska. Japan and
China. Connections at Twin Cities for all
points East and South. Single and round
trip tickets to all points and baggage
checked to destination.
Leaves-Atlantic Express. daily. 9:o5 p m
Leaves-Local for Great Falls.
daily ........ .......... ............ 9:35 a m
Arrives-Pacific Express. daily. $50 a m
Arrives-Local from Great Falls.
daily ........... .................. 9:05 p m
City Ticket Office. No. Al North Main
ST., Butte. j. Il. Dawson, General Agent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

Going to Chicago and East.
The experienced traveller selects
The Northwestern Line.
Not because it is the shortest line between
The Twin Cities and Chicago,
But because it is the Best Line both as to
track and equipment.
Also because it is always in advance in
furnishing all the comforts of travel,
Such as DINING CARS,
FREE CHAIR CARS,
PARLOR CARS,
COMPARTMENT CARS,
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS,
10 SECTION SLEEPERS.
CARPETED COACHES and
COMPLETE VESTIBULED TRAINS.
Gas lighted and steam heated.
Well posted travellers also know that
The Best service in the World is offered on
The North Western Limited from
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Chicago.
For tickets and information ask your
home agent or call on agents at
3o5 Robert Street, Cor. 9th. st. Paul,
4f3 Nicol.et Avenue, Minneapolis.
Or Address, T. w. Teasdale.
Gen'l Passenger Agent, st. Paul
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

The Best ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Pain Balm IL the finest on earth" write
Edwards & Parker of Plains. Ga. This
Is the verdict of all who use il. For
rheumatism, lame back. sprains, swell
ings and the numerous slight ailments
and accidents common to every house
hold this liniment has no equal. With
IL in the house a great deal of pain and
suffering may be avoided. For sale by
druggists.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Travellers Guide
BUTTE. ANACONDA & PACIFIC RAIL
WAY co. TINE SCHEDULE.
DEPART FROM ANACONDA.

oSIIEDOlH-
DEPART FROM ANACONDA.
No. 2. via G. N. II. to Helena ana
Great Falls without change;
close connections for Seattle,
Portland. San Francisco and all
/. points West. daily .............. $40 a m
No. 4. Butte Express. daily III 30 a m
No. 6. Butte Express. connects
at Silver Bow with o. s.. L. for
all points South. East and
West. daily .......... ............. 800 p m
No. :. Atlantic Ex.. solid vesti-
buled train. via G.. N. Ry.
through to st. Paul without
change. carries lining cars.
sleeping cars. day coaches.
tourist cars; close connections
for Chicago. New York and all
Eastern points: for Seattle.
Portland. San Francisco and
points West, daily ............ 500 p m
ARRIVE AT ANACONDA.
No. l. Pacific Express. from st.
Paul, via c.. N. Ry. daily ...... s:35 a m
No. 3. Anaconda Express, daily. .l0:55 a m
No. 5. Anaconda Express, daily. 2:O5 p m
No. Z, Copper City Flyer. daily. 5:55 p IN
No. 9. local from Great Falls and
Helena. via c.. N. Ry., daily....1o:0 p N
DEPART FROM BUTTE.
No. l. Pacific Ex.. solid vesti-
buled train. from St. Paul. via
@. N. Ry., leaves b.. A.. a. p.
station daily -. .......... 7:45 a m
No. 3. Anaconda Express, daily. 1000 a m
No. 5, Anaconda Ex., connects at
Silver Bow with o. s. l.. train
from the South. daily........... los p m
No. I. Copper City Flyer, daily. 500 p m
No. 3. local from Great Falls and
Helena. via G.. N. Ry.. leaves
b., A. & p. station. daily. $40 p m
ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. 2, local for Great Falls and
Helena. daily ........ ........... $3.50 a m
No. 4. Butte Express. daily ......12:3O p m
No. 6. Butte Express. daily. 400 p m
No. 8. Atlantic Express. daily.... $50 p IN
Tickets on sale at the Butte, Anaconda
& Pacific Station, Anaconda, for all
points, local and through. on the Great
Northern Railway. oregon Short Line
Railroad and Northern Pacific Railway
and their connections.
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
in Europe via the above lines.
Mileage tickets issued by the O.. NJ, o.
s. l.. and N. u. Rys. will be accepted for
transportation over b., A. & p. Ry.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
SroDDARo { ROSS, Misssvli, i0oataaa
Real Estsee..City and Cou'ptry.

q. 900. OO-l2O s-res. z miles from stsvensviIle.
Good house, barn, granary and o.ner out
buildingsL Water right dates from 1905.
e.. $50. O0-2SO acres. 3 miles from StevensvillsL
All fenced, with good gransry. IL both these
places are taken together. machinery viii -
included. Write us for particulars
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
STRIKE IN THE BLUE CROSS.
The Face Of the Tunnel One Mas
OF Ore.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Wallace. April ls.-Reports from sun
set Peak are that last week one of the
most important strikes made in that re-
gion for a long time occurred on the
Blue Grouse nov being worked under
bond by parties from Pullman and Mos
COW. For some time they had been fol-
lowing a small stringer OF ore. and the
indications were good enough that
when the first payment of 5000 be-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

Carson. New. April pa troop of cav
airy for the use of the government is
being organized i'm this state. IL will be
composed of cowboys from the Mason
and Carson valleys. and will be well
mounted and armed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
WANT ADVS

Advertisements under this head : cents
q word for the frst insertion and ! cent .
word for each subsequent insertion. Ne
advts. taken for less than % cents.
Classified advs. Der line per months..sQ.3
Count 6 words to the line.)
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Be Afraid

of baking powder at IS or
80 cents a pound.
1t can't be good, and pay
the maker and grocer a
profit.
Sehil1ings,'Besf costs you
more because it costs the
maker mere g
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
Mrs. w~inslow,s soothing syrup.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILL
IONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING with PERFECT SUCCESS.
1t SOoTHEs the CHILD SofTENS the GUMS.
LAYS ali PAIN; CURES WIND tOLIC, aud
is the best remedy for DIARRH0EA. sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure
and ask for Mr.. Minslow1s Soothing Syrup, -
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

For Rent-Desk room in the Great
Falls Office of the Anaconda Standard. Sc
per month steam heated.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
IF YOU WANT A HOME
On the North or East Side
-ON EASY TERMS
Call st ROOM
ms North Main Street. Butte.

For Sale-1s-room brick house and lot
on East Broadway. $500; easy terms. A
Broom brick house and lot on Copper St.
furniture goes with the house; $500; easy
terms. Four lots pm East Copper street; 4
lots on North Main street; easy terms.
Three houses and one big lot on woolmsn
street. $3.50. Five-room house and lot on
Montana street. 81. 400: terms to suit pur-
chaser. Three-room house. full lot. on
East Park street. $3.50. Lodging houses and
restaurants In all parts of the city at
bargains. Also three confectionery stores
cheap.
DnnM as North naia ST.,
IOOOIN Butte, Montana
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
FOR SALE.

fOk SALE.
A Ranch a 500 Acres On the Heart Of the
Bitter Root Valley.
Grain. hay. fruit and grazing land. all
under fence. and with an unlimited sup
ply of water. Convenient TO 4. o.. depot
and school. Klondike. Immediate pos
session. Apply to Geo. +. Brooks. real
estate, Mlssoula. Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

WANTED-GIRL WANTS TO DO GEN
.eral housewo.k. 31 Il. Third St, Ana
conda.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

EXPERIENCED WOMAN WANTS TO
do housekeeping. Room 10 Weyerhorst
block. w. Galena ST., Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

A STANDARD WANT" ADV WILL GIVE
YOUR WANT h GREATEST PUBLICITY.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

WANTED-YOUNG WOMAN. WELL
educated. good manager. wishes posi-
ton as housekeeper. Address Widow.
Standard. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21
wANTED-ssrUATIONS.

wANTED-JAPANEsE WANTS WORK
OF any kind. Address d., Standard.
Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

GREAT FALLS-LOT AND SMALL
small house cheap; easy terms: close in!
d.. q. O'Halloran. Spokane. Wash.
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sold ,hroashou. 2. w.r's; rerr.. Dsrs ASP c,...
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR sALE-N. 300 BUYS NEW BRICK.
centrally located: So cash. SIS per
month. Three lots left in Stevens addition
a few lots left on Ravine claim. Center
Vile. See A. l.. Reek. room Z Silver Bow
block, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

WHY PAY RENT WHEN 800 WILL
give you a good house that you can pay
for in payments little more than renty
Cobban Loan Il Realty Co, 80 w. Granite
St. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

A FEW PIECES OF DESIRABLE MAIN
1T. property cheap. Cobban Loan *
Realty Co.. % w. frantic. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

$500 BUYS CORNER LOT, 30x125, EAST
side; terms to suit buyer: $500 buys 5
room brick. West side. Yoder & Jack
man. % F.. Broadway, Butte.
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

PEOPLES EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
phone 205. Women and girls register
with us now for lining room work. family
work. cooking. etc. Yes, call to Peoples
Office. i'm Owsley block. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21

FOR SALE-TWO NEW HOUSES ON
west side; s and s rooms all modern; or
easy installments. See s. L. Cravens
GIG Z. Fifth St, Anaconda.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-22

"The Klondike country isn't covered
with snow all the time by any means.
and it has been wonder to me that
sportsmen haven't visited it. Ii is a
perfect paradise for hunters. l saw a
drove of hundreds of caribou at one
time, and there is no end to sheep
moose and caribou There are plenty
.of bear, too, grizzlies, black bear and
silver tips. | killed a grizzly myself
about month ago We were on the
.Stickeen River, going up slowly, when
"a big grizzly crashed through the brush
and stood in plain view about fifty
yards away
Il felt little uncertain about trying
him with my 800 Winchester. but
he seemed to be getting nervous. and
took steady aim at him at a point Just
behind his shoulder and fired. He
didn't move from his tracks, but slow
ly sank in quivering heap, and by
the time we reached him he was dead.
He must have weighed 200 pounds.
I never saw such a terrific thing as
those steel, leadpointed bullets. When
they strike, the soft lead dattens out
over the steel and makes fearful
wound"