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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

had been prospecting, but had found
nothing, and had given up and had
gone to winter quarters. | saw over
zoo men on that river, and not one of
them had struck anything or heard of
any one who had. The same thing
is true of Stewart river. There may
be gold there, but up to the time 1
left nothing rich was reported there
In summer the climate of the KIon-
dixie is very unhealthy. Typhoid and
Malaria hold full sway, but in winter
it is splendid. On the way out it was
70 below zero, yet / did not experience
any hardships. 1 wore only a suit of
ordinary Woollen underwear, one vest
one coat, one pair of trousers. three
pairs of heavy woollen socks. one pair
moccasins and a fur cap. I had no
oVercoat or fur robe. It took thirty-six
days to reach Skaguay. OF course the
days were short, seven hours being all
we could travel a day.
In regard to the government talxin,
IN supplies, it is amusing to read the
statements made by most of the men
VINO nave come out. They state if
would be useless for the government to
attempt to get provisions into Dawson
before the river opens up, vet these
men intend to take in from l ZOO to /. 500
pounds themselves
As far as l can judge, there is moth
ing to hinder any army officer going
IN with an expedition, even if he had
never seen the Yukon river before
1t Is simply case of marching over a
rough trail, and, if our soldiers can't
do it, who can? OF course, if the gov
eminent does send men in, it will spoil
the profit that a great many individ-
uals calculate to make off the suDnlies
they take there. j. Lindsay"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

widely apart. The second discovery was
thirty feet under ground, on claim No. 81,
found by A. H. Jose and his partner, who
were working q placer claim for another
man. The quartz claim being a separate and
distinct property from the placer, these men
&dge crosses the creek at right angles The
third discovery was at No. 16 Nugget eulch
a ravlne which leads to 5Bonanza creek from
the west, between Eld0rado and Adams
A line projected from The Dome. and run
ming straight from the extreme eastern point
Of discovery at The Dome to- the westerly
point of discovery ON Nugget gulch. inter-
found and indicates the continuity OF the
ledge. A good many locations have already
been made. but it will be impossible to do
work sufficient to demonstrate more fully the
value and extent of the ledge until spring ar
rives. Some blasting operations have been
carried on at No. 81 Eldorado and about
thirty pounds Of ore have been taken out 1t
was white crystallized quartz. containing free
gold. The samples brought to the coast are
very rich. They might more properly be
described as specimens better fitted for a
cabinet than a quartz mine. @
So many stories have been told regarding
the discovery OF gold on the Klondike that
1t is interesting to record the story which
the Indians tell Of the finding of gold there
Chilkat Jock Yeecet. or in Boston Johnny
Benson, who was employed last summer in
packing over the Chilkoot pass:
81 will tell you how that gold pile was dis
covered. That is / will tell YOU the true
story. and it includes the tale OF man who
has a houseful of gold-so much in fact
that he cannot move 1t, and does not dare
to leave 1t. His name is kashes, and he is a
me by his little brother, who came all the
way up the great Yukon to get Kashes' reIa-
tives to go down TO Klondike after his gold
The little brother came up early last year,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

his neighbor. This competition has re-
suited in some especially fine collec-
lions of gold in the rough being gather
ed into the possession of single indi-
viduals, but none ever seen can sur
pass or equal the collection in the pos
session of two brothers named Con-
rad, who are business men in this
city.
The Conrad nuggets have been TAX
en- from various mines, and all are
worth high prices. The largest nugget
in the collection is valued at 1885, and
no larger has ever been taken from a
mine in America, according to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

my work; could not get up out of a
chair without help. l had all of our
doctors advice and assistance, but it
did no good. The first month after I
began taking your medicine 1 was do
ing my work. I took them for twelve
months and now I am in good health.
I recommend your medicine to do just
what you say it will do. You made my
health good, which 1 thought was not
possible
Pe-ru-na cures and cures permanent
~. Send for freeobooka on Winter
Catarrh,' written by Dg. Hartman.
Address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufac-
turing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

ment is from the Nevada creek pla-
GERS. a rich mining property owned by
w. 3. Raleigh.
One of the biggest nuggets has an in
terest1ng history. 1t was so big that
1t was overlooked altogether. The min
ers, not being prepared for the sight
of SO rich find all at once, threw it
out of the boxes with the forkings, buy
1T refused to be treated so ignomin-
iousiy, and continued to attract atten-
ton by it's cleaning light until found
and joyfully added to the days profits
by the miners.
The weight of each nugget in the
collection is as follows.
l nugget, 40 or. 40 nuggets. 1920 OF.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
CHANCES IN KLONDIKE
NEARLY ALL THE MOST PRoNIS-
ING CREEKS LOCATED
A Map Which Gives the Situation
According to the Most Trust
worthy Information at Hand
Quartz Discoveries at the Dome
. From the New York Sun.

The accompanying map shows the
situation in the Klondike district on
the Yukon accurately, according to
the latest information which has come
up from the interior of the great
Alaska mining district by way of Dyea
and Juneau, up to the middle of last
month. The map is taken from the
Alaska Mining Record. printed at
Juneau, which is good authority on
all matters pertaining to placer min
ing in the Yukon district.
The first discovery of gold in any
paying quantities was made on b.
nanza creek. There are several stories
about how the gold was first discov-
cred, no two of which q gree William
Ogilvie, the surveyor-general of the
Dominion of Canada, is authority for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

l nugget. 13 3-l6 o. / nugget. 27s s o o.
| nugget 1913 l nugget 25S OF.
nugget 9is OF. nugget, "a o.
nugget, Z OF. fl3 nuggets 81 n,
! nugget, 3 or. %
Total 2C9 nuggets, "a pounds. co.. dwt.:
also one bottle pure dust o. Is dwt. and
one box of saphires
The illustration of the glittering col
iectlon OF nuggets IS from a photo
graph. The photograph was taken at
the urgent request of many people Of
various parts of the state who had
heard of the valuable collection. and
wanted to see what it was like Those
able to afford it have come on to Hell
ena on purpose TO view the collection
and offers at unheard-of figures have
been made by those who wanted to
purchase the collection. not for its in
tr1nsic value, but as a curiosity in the
gold line
The whole collection is valued at
$4,000 but. as a curiosity and as the
finest collection in the world. which if
undoubtedly is, it is worth much more
than that figure. Besides the size of
the nuggets, they are valuable because
of the perfection of their form. which.
as will be seen in the Photographic IL.
lustration, is remarkably uniform and
attractive.
The nuggets, when not under inspec-
ton, are kept in the strong room of a
bank, but the owners of the collection
are so proud at beating the entire
country in a fad that is growing. and
cannot be INDUCED in by every one for
obvious reasons, that they are at all
times willing to produce the collection
for exhibition purposes.
1t has been suggested that the mug
gets be sent to the Paris exposition i'm
order to give the world an opportunity
of seeing how rich America is i'm the
precious metals. The idea is a pleasing
one to the Conrad brothers, and. if the
Paris exposition managers show a de-
sire to indorse it, the nuggets viii be
sent to the exposition with other Mon
tana products. The matter Will proba-
bly, be brought before the Legislature.
and official action taken in due time.
If the decision is favorable. the mug
gets will form a handsome addition to
the American exhibit at the exposi-
ton
The Conrad brothers are by no means
satisfied with the collection as it stands.
They are on the lookout for Jumps of
gold at all times to add to their re-
markable collection. and, if any miner
in the KlOndike is lucky enough to
strike an unusually large nugget, he
can get more than its worth from the
owners of the Conrad collection.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
---t5- ----- -----
A SLIGHT COLD
often Brings an Moura6fe Nal

OCo" OFHyS uH IHCuFuOfe MQiQ0Y.
The time to begin to doctor is when
the symptoms Of disease first appear.
The symptoms of catarrh are MANY
and varied. A slight cold or cough
that a few doses of Pe-ru-na would
promptly cure is allowed to progress
until it becomes chronic catarrh. which
sometimes necessitates long and per-
sistent treatment to effect a cure. Mrs.
Malinda Walker, Graham City. Young
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

y e a r S | h a V e
b e e n suffering
with catarrh and
all the evil eff
fects t h a t ac-
c o m p a n y | t.
The l a S t year
my throat got
sore, then it set
tied on my lungs
which C a u s e d
pain under left
S h o u l d er and
b 7 e a s t. l was
not able to do
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

fully explored, it is imPoe0inte to give
the, exact distance"
Lack Of Food ~ NawsOn.
Correspondence The ST, raul Globe
OLYMPIA, WASH Feb. Tt have
just reached this place from Dawson
City, the center of gold and starva-
ton. To set at rest acv doubts on the
subject of lack of food in Dawson City,
I take this opportunity to write the
facts as I have seen tNem. First a
word about myself. 1 had great trou-
BILE in getting back to this place I
did it by selling all I had, and with
the proceeds purchasing a sled and as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
OF PURE GOLD
THE COSTLY COLLECTION OF TWO
MONTANA BROTHERS
II the Montana Legislature Desires,
the Owners VIII Send the Gilt
tering Mass to the Paris EXPOSE
tiOn-HfstOry of the Biggest
Nuggets.
correspondence The St. Paul Globe.

Correspondence The st. Paul Globe
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 9.-Collecting
gold nuggets is a fad that the Klon-
dixie craze is answerable for. So many
miners are now going. around in the
states exhibiting gold with the uncon-
Germ of those who are familiar with
it as ordinary people are With common
pebbles, that a new fad has developed
in consequence. Each man wants to
be able to show finer collection than
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
The Greatest Cure for. Rheumatism and
Blood Diseases.

Hot Springs, Ark, is the worlds best San
itarium. The Minneapolis & ST. Louis r. r.
is the short and direct route-makes lowest
rates, and gives best service Office, 1856 Rob-
ert street, ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
Glass for Teeth.

The latest use for glass is instead of gold
as material for stopping teeth. OF course,
II Is not ordinary glass out Is prepared by
some new process which renders it soft and
malleable. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
TRUTHS FROM KLONDIKE
EXACT SITUATION CLEARLY DE-

Miners Unable to Work Because of
Insufficient Food to Support Their
strensth-Very Few Make For
tunes-Many Men Reputed to
Have Made Strikes Simply Lying.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13
Algerian Eocusts.

Loeusts are regularly shipped from Algeria
to London, where they, are worked up by
manufacturers of guano.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26

pause to do it now. We already have
enough on our hands.
But, seriously, does not the Gazette
writer consider himself engaged in
contemplate occupation when he
avails himself of so trivial an incident
to seek to draw and promulgate so mis-
chievous conclusions? There is prob
ably no man in the country who con-
fers more practical benefits upon the
poor and unfortunate than Mr.. Morgan.
While he possesses rare ability for &C
cumulating money, he is lavish dis
tributor of his wealth in every direc-
ton whence want and niece Ss1ty appeal
to his SympathieS. He is an exceeding
ly warm hearted, generous gentleman.
Less than two years ago he donated
$1000,000 upon a single occasion for
the establishment Of a hospital in New
York city for the care of very poor
women and the children that should be
born to them under conditions of mis-
fortune. But the gift was not heralded
by him from the housetops, and would
never have been known to the world
could his wish have prevailed; and
this sum, it is believed, does not repre-
sent one-half the amount his hand has
dealt cut in charity during his life
time. This money has been the means
of easing many a sick bed, Of soften
ing many a pillow, of lining many a
casket with satin in which an unfortu-
nate member of the human family has
been laid to rest in the grave, as well
as Of uplifting many a broken down
man and woman from whose hearts the
last spark of hope had seemed to have
departed.
There are, unquestionably, some very
mean rich men, just as there are some
very mean poor men; but the gentle
man who permitted the funeral pleas
antry to be INDUCED in in connection
with this concededly unfortunate bull
dog is not one of them. And His Nibs"
will not have lived in vain if by his
untimely death he shall have drawn
attention to the fact that all the vir-
tue in the world is not confined within
the inkstand of scribbling detractor
OF his fellows.
The bull dog is dead, but the cat and
the ass survive!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26

McGiven. Mrs. P. H. Kelly. Mrs. Mccall
and Mrs. Mordaunt.
Miss Cora Montgomery is entertaining Miss
Gertrude Nash.
F. A. Wenger is summering at Fountain
City.
r. G. Dunn and family have gone to Macki-
nae island.
Miss Emma Whitney is the guest of Mrs.
w. A. Crawford
Ansel Oppenheim left for the East Sunday
night.
Miss Mary Mitchell, of Dufftown, Bammf-
shire, Scotland, is the guest of Mrs. VIM.
Dixon, Of Ashland avenue.
w. s. HARDWOOD, of st. Anthony Park, Is
home from Omaha.
w. M. Todd has returned from Minnetonka.
Mrs. Todd is located at the Lake Park.
Mrs. T. L. Hacker is home from Wash
ington, d. c.
Miss Helen Wallace is visiting Miss Cleo
Wheeler, at White Bear.
The Sacred Thirst T. A. society will give
a lawn social this evening at Smith avenue
and McBoal street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
The Tax on Tea.
The St Paul G1ohe.

To The st. Paul Globe:
Will you kindly enlighten me in regard
to the revenue on tea. The law distinctly
states that it is to take effect sixty days
Tea men visiting the trade in this town
say the tax is now in force and has been
since June II, the DAY the act passed, and
that their respective houses are paying 10
cents per pound duty on all tea coming in.
What are the facts in the case? Yours
very truly, L. J. Adgate
Cylon, Wis. July 20, $685.
Section so provides for a tax on i'm
ports of tea of ten cents a pound, with
out specifying any day on which the
tax takes effect.
Section 81 provides that the act shall
take effect ION the day next succeed
Ing the day Of it's passage"
The price of tea was ait once ad-
vanced ten cents a pound, regardless
of whether it had paid the impost or
not. The act simply added ten cents
pound to all stock on hand. The tea
men are correct.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
what DisillusiOned Him.

To The st. Paul Globe:
Your editorials on Imperialism and the
sanity Cuban insurgent and the junta are
highly appreciated From a great sympath
izer with the rebels years ago, the dis
Illusion to me. came mainly in reading
up what little there is reported about Spain
ard Cuba in the United States consular re-
ports. l have made extracts thereof and
of which l send herewith a couple, which if
you like you may publish. but without my
signature. Later on, perhaps after the war
is over, l may send you further of these ex-
tracts. | cannot help comparing the con-
ditions of Cuba with those of our own state
and other wheat producing states. The same
conditions: Extreme low price of that staple
product few years ago land 1t will be again
90 cents per busheD and goods enhanced by
a high protecting tariff. Result: Bankrupt
sugar planters and wheat raisers. In Cuba,
rebellion in 1895. Here Coxey armies, etc.,
etc.
Here is an extract from an agricultural
Cuban paper on another phase: "The theory
that the activity in the sugar industry and
consequent greater production and exports
are proof of prosperity of the island is I'M
founded Commerce Is the only industry
that profits by this large production" 1t goes
on to refute the claim that the test of wealth
of a country consists in it's export trade by
stating that Cuba exported so, Great Britain
S270 France 1851, Germany 1859. Spain
only $40 per capita in 1S91-and how poor
Cuba was In 1884, with it's immense sugar
crops and nearly all planters bankrupt.
-Rey B."
Red Wing, july p
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
WORK NOT SATISFACTORY.
DR.. Stone Cancels the Seventh Ward
Garbage Contract.

DR.. Stone Cancels the Seventh Ward
Garbage Contract.
Health Commissioner Stone yesterday noti-
fled William Smith, who, Saturday, was CIV
en- the temporary contract for collecting and
removing garbage from the Seventh ward,
that the contract was annulled.
Smith, who was one of the bondsmen for D.
w. Moore. whose contract was recently an
nulled by the council, was given chance
by DR.. Stone to save himself from great loss,
and Smith agreed to put five teams at work
at $3.50 per day.
According to DR.. Stone. the agreement was
violated.
w. ]. Preston was employed by the health
this morning will commence the work. Pres
ton will furnish three double teams at $3.50
per day and two single teams at $3.50 per
day. and will do the work until a new con-
tract Is let and approved by the council.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
FRONTAGE TAX LESS.
This Year the Total Assessed for
Water Mains but $4,000.

Secretary Caulfield, of the water board, yes
tercay completed and. turned over to the
county auditor the books showing the frontage
tax to be collected this year. The amount
assessed against property in front of which
water mains are laid aggregates 500, O75 68,
which is about $1,000 in round numbers less
than in 1897
The reason for the decrease is that under
the law passed by the legislature, in 1895,
property is exempt after paying frontage tax
for ten years. The next two years will show
much greater reduction, as in 1899 the tx
on thity-fve miles of mains will come under
the ten-year exemption, and in 1870 tw MY
six miles will be exempt
The frontage tax law went into effect In
1884, and including this year. over a million
and a quarter dollars have been paid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
STILL HOPING FOR BAIL.

j. II. SOuthall, However, Hasn't Been
Able to Secure 1t Yet.
If it be true that hope deferred maketh
the heart sad, then ]. H. Southall is en-
titled to have an awful case of the heart
bowed down. He is still within the four
walls of the county jail. notwithstanding the
fact that he expected the last Of his bonds
men to put in an appearance hourly last
Friday.
Yesterday Soutkall gave UP all hope OF
getting the other bondsman, and sent for
Mr.. Holly, who qualified as one of the sure
ties already. He will ask Holly to make
good for $1,000 more. 1t Is thought likely
that Mr.. Holly will qualify this morning
and that Southall will be given his freedom.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26

State Auditor Dunn yesterday received re-
turns from three state institutions, squirting
up their account with the state for tie fiscal
year ending July 81 1898
The Winona normal school contributed ST.
Q4i.U to the state, received from miscel-
laneous sources.
The st. Cloud normal was on the list for
Sl76, and the Rochester hospital for the in
sane sent in $1,7SS.90 as recsipts from thu
same source
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
Two SnlnII Fires.

The fire department extinguished two small
fires yesterday afternoon in response to one
alarm.
The first alarm called the department to
a two-story frame building, 4s1 East Fourth
street, owned and occupied by Mrs Mary
Duffy. The occupants were away and the
fire had started on the second floor. Before
this blaze was out, fire was discovered among
the wood piles in J.. j.. Martins fuel yard,
two blocks away, at Seventh and Willis
streets. Part of the apparatus hurried 70
the woodward and put out this fire.
The damage in both instances was slight.
The cause of either fire is not known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
Waiting for an Expert.

Thomas Carey, superintendent OF the fire
alarm telegraph system, yesterday wired the
Gamewell company that the services OF an
expert could be used to advantage at once in
setting up the new fire alarm system
The quarters in the basement of the city hall
have been prepared and as soon as the expert
arrives the apparatus will be placed in posi-
ton Superintendent Carey expects to have the
system in operation by Aug Is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
TODAY'S EVENTS.

GRANp-McKee Rankin Stock company in
Arabian Nights" S:15.
METR0POLITAN-Dark
Former members Company E meet at armory
o'clock.
Prohibition state convention, Central Park
church. AN.
Banquet to Prohibition state convention dele
gates, Cambridge hall, PM.
Band concert, Como park PM.
Base bail, Lexington park, st. Paul vs. De-
troit, 3:45 PM.
Meeting Of militia company. Seventh street
and Maria avenue.
Excursion, st. Paul camp Sons of Veterans
evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
DF. Kelly Puts Himself Avi..,4

In a recent Interview In Tho
q q o. . E. H.. IN w, which reference was made
was either misunderstood or f5isnnoted'
| had no idea of saying anything that WnnIi
qe'ract from the fame of DR.. Koch, nor cid
DR.. Koch is not held in as high esteam
by the, profession at this tmo az he was
when lis discovery was made.
On the contrary | an Indebted for cour-
Kcchs laboratory. -
In writing this ncte the idea is to correct
any erroneous impression that the inter INV
III question, and the eli oria! comments stree
made. in The G /, 0 e, may lave caused
TIE C o b e was rigat il ta,iag ex options
TO any disrarasinS remarks tha: NAV no
made about Or. Koch. Esspa, 'ully yours
w - Ka,iv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
TUESDAYS WEATHER.
Fair; Warmer.

By the United States Weather Bureau.
MINNESOTA-Fair;w warmer; northerly winds,
becoming southerly.
WiSC0NSIN-Fair warmer; light variable
winds.
NORTH DAKOTA-Fair; warmer in eastern
portion; sOuthery winds
SOUTH DAKOTA-Fair; warmer In eastern
portion; southerly winds.
1OWA-Fair weather; variable wtnds, becom-
ing southerly.
MONTANA-Fair; westerly winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-26
SHE SEEKS RECOGNITION.
Mrs. Violet KittsOn Still Claims
Right in Her Husbands Property.

Mrs. Violet Kittson wants the $166 Per
month that is due to her ward and husband
under his fathers will paid to her, and she
appeared yesterday in the PROBATE court with
a new proposition in the litigation.
Under recent decision of the district court
AL Kittson and his estate, present and pros
pective. went into the hands OF receiver.
The st. Paul Trust company is the trustee
under the Kittson will, and has been paying
Kibtson $166 per month as the allowance un-
der the will. AS soon as the receiver was
appointed he notified the trust company that
he wanted the allowance paid to him. This
cut off Kittson and his wife and guard IN
with less than the proverbal shilling. The
question at law was submitted to Judge Will
rich yesterday, and it is likely to open up
new and long line Of litigation. as all OF the
creditors are interested in maintaining the
receYership.