The silver lance., 1898-01-07
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits - The Lance
Exchange Table.

Spain evidently blames the American
newspapermen for much Of the trouble
in Cuba. The fact that number OF the
correspondents are about to leave the
island is made the occasion, not only OF
rejoicing at Madrid, but also Of = pre-
diction that the trouble will soon be over
--Denver Post.
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A reporter for this paper made an
exclamation Of joy the other day to q
Mckinley Republican because OF the
beautiful weather Gunnison is having
and he instinctively answered that he
always knew the election Of Mckinley
would bring about such state of affairs
Singular what blessing the present ad-
ministration has been to us fortunate
Gunnisonites, at least.-Tribune
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Doug Kills may prove to be a mascot
for the Crystal mine. The day Of his ar
rival in Crystal blast disclosed a two
foot ledge Of very rich ore, and from the
form Of the ledge it will undoubtedly be
enlarged by the next blast. Doug. had a
pleasant trip, and he writes that the
prospect of the mine is all that he had
been led to believe it was. Undoubtedly
Crystal is good property, for all who see
it are anxious to purchase shares.-Four
Corners. Whedtiand, California.
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Pension Commissioner Evans doesn't
intend that his recommendation for the
printing Of the pension roll shall be
forgotten. He will have bill providing
therefor introduced in both house and
senate and will use all the infsence he
can command to have it made a law.
There is no reasonable argument against
printing the roll in order that everybody
may know just who, in their neighbor-
hood are drawing pensions, and how
much they aro drawing. The pensioner
who objects to this publication is liable
to be accused Of being ashamed to have
it known that he draws pension.-Mon-
te Vista Graphic.
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The Coast and Geodetic Survey have
prepared ard will soon publish a new
map which will cover the entire length
of the Yukon River and most OF its tribu-
laries including the Klondike region.
The scale is twenty miles to the inch.
The section embraced extends from the
Selwyn River several hundred miles
above Dawson City, to the mouth Of the
Yukon, and the section is wide enough
to give fair idea of the extent and char
acter OF all the streams. 1t shows the
location and extent Of the st. Michael
Military Reservation and gives the loca-
ton Of all towns and mining camps
Scientific american.
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In point of scenery the Crystal River
country is the Switzerland of America,
its grandeur placing it as peer with
Yosemite and Yellowstone parks. Its
falls, cascades, lakes, streams, canons,
fearful Titanic rock piles, rich vegetation
and stately sylvia, form an Alhambra Of
natural scenery at once wild, rare, in
spring, enchanting. majestic and roman
tic. The region also produces the most
varied lot of uncommon fancy specimens
of mineral compounds Of any mining
district of North America, and when its
manifest resources once become appre-
ciated, Crystal River, with Pixies Peak
will become the Mecca Of every globe
trotter.-DenUer Times
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The Devil once bargained for the soul
of young man. Tho Devil agreed to
furnish all the money the young man
could spend, and if he did not spend it
as fast as it came to him his soul was to
be the forfeit. For several years the
the young man managed to keep ahead
Of the game, by the aid Of wine, women
and fast horses, but finally the fiend sent
him a tremendous sum, which seemed
utterly impossible to get rid OF, when the
young man, as last resort, started a