Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-27

cisco. a few months ago he led the
government forces IN n aticcossftii cam
Ialsn aeanst the rebel chief Matsailen.
ne says the mining operations In Bor-
nea are very promising Just now. An
English syndicate has started 10 work
me rich placerH ten miles from Ilhs-
cato. tne chief settlement on the east
coast dunlap has had Considerable ex-
pefience with Fillplnos, ana he declares
that they are utterly incapable OF SER
government
out Of a party Of twtnty-slx mon that
leit san Francisco early In the year TO
~ 4, 20 DaWsoh VIA the Stckcen trail,
Herman Long u that city u ne oniv
one that pushod through. Two ONT n
the number were drowned. two ,ro In.
zane, and the others are far In mo in.
terror regbnlng their health at trading
posts. In the swift Cheslcy river seves
rof their ten boats were dashed to mecca
on the rocks, and the outfits were insi
In two OF the wrecks. Or. Black and a
man named MoEan. both from CALI
fOrnla, were drowned. Long saws that
many of the men went temporarily in
sane after their provisions booan ia
rive out. They had % he watched con.
tinually. a. several attcmptn al suicide
wero made.
The Democratic executive com.
mittcc Of Montana has se.t
an answer to the Hon. Charles y It,rts
man, Silver Republican and poptlist
nominee for Congress, rprnrdlnr Nd
proposal that he or tho Hon. a n
Campbell. Democratic nominee. win
draw, as may be directed by tho na.
tlonal chalrmcn Of the three parties.
The commlttcc calls attention h Tho
fact that fusion proposition. lnvoiv-
Ing not only the congressman. mi tho
other candidates dependent upon tho
coming election presumably tho soma.
torshlpl. was made hy tho Douorrats
In accordance with the national chair.
mons suggestions. but rejected hy tho
Silver Republicans and Populista. IL
IL not deemed advisable 10 reopen the
question.
The steam schooner Fulton ar.
rived Monday ut Port Townsend
fourteen days from ~. Mlchacis,
haNinE encountered several severe
gales during the voyage. She brought
htty-nlne miners from nearly every
mining district IN Alaska and am0nn
the crowd. according 20 the abatement
or the purscr. there II between $50 900
aud 100000 In sold duat
Among tho pasHcngorH were John
Emerson Of Minnesota. and Charles
Daniels OF Honolulu. Who left K0izobue
aNAkNNN aHNNH AUNN were among
the iifnt 90 reach that section. after
the gold excitement occurred They
have prospcctcd nearly every stream
cmpytlnF Into the Sound. hut found
nothing beyond small Culnru. They
had heard nothing Of the reported
strike on the Knwak river.
Favorable reports Of the Mlnnok dis.
trlcis are brought out. Cant. Robert
J. .punham Of the river steamer Ride
out, says that number ~ new
strikes along the creeks IN that dis.
trlct ARE reported. and the prospects
are most favorable. Tho lntcncna " tho
season prevents a thorough lnvcstign-
ton Of finds. yet they are believed 10
be of considerable value. lie
also reports the discovery of two
veins 81 coal on the Yukon river. about
300 miles from IT, mouth. The coal
vein IN cut In Two By tho river and tho
coal IL being mined and sold 60 the
steamers nj SO per ton. II Will render
navigation on the river much cheaper
nH wood II scarce and expensive. nur-
Ing the trip up the river the steamer
llldcout paid 500 for wood. ono
OF the parties discovering the coal,
sold half Interest for $4,000. The coal
ls easily mined. one man being able
70 take out from 1--WE TO seven tons a
day.