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The herald., 1898-01-09
THE YAQUI VALLEY
The Truth Is Being Learned About the
Gold Craze

Four men from South Dakota have
just returned from a prospecting trip
along the Yaqui river. They are all ex-
perienced prospectors, and know thor
oughly how to prospect both quartz and
placer ground. 1t was placers they
sought, and for their two and one-half
months work and an expenditure of
about seven hundred American dollars
each, they have few small pebbles of
gold in a phial of water, the value not
exceeding one dollar. They say they
found colors everywhere, but no placer
gold in paying quantities. AS quartz
country, they express a high opinion of
the region visited, but as placer ground
they demur. They state that the Yaqui
valley there is filled with prospectors
who have been inveigled into the region
by fairy tales of it's richness and the op-
portunities for speedy fortune. These
stories seem to be put out persistently
and on a plan which is worked on sys-
tenn. Before starting on the trip one of
them saw man in Kansas who exhibit
ed about ten thousands dollars worth of
gold dust and nuggets which he said
he had dug out of the ground on the
Yaqui in an incredibly short space of
time. He described the country as Won
derfully rich, and asserted that there
were fortunes to be secured by thou
sands. The man travelled we'll over
Kansas and Northern Missouri to ST.
Louis telling his wonderful stories and
showing his gold dust and nuggets
Nogales Oasis.
The herald., 1898-01-09
Past Years Progress Very
Satisfactory
ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENTS
ACTIVITY IN RAILROAD I'M
PROVEMENTS
NO Empty Houses-Banks Well Sup.
Piled With Money-Trade Good.
A New Grist Mill

To the casual observer there would
be little to note of the growth of San
Bernardino for the year 1897, but to one
who is in touch with the financial as
pect of affairs the mercantile and me-
chanical progress, the inner workings
as it were, Of the city. there is much OF
interest. This is the heart Of the great
Imperial county and with every heart
beat 1t sends out the life blood that
nourishes the county to the very limit
of its extensive boundaries, the virility
and vigor of which are returned in
greater growth and strength to the
source from which they emanate.
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING
To glance over the city there does
not seem to be much change in appear
anee from a year ago, but during that
twelve months the carpenters and
house builders have been kept busy, the
result of which is seen on nearly every
street of the city in a neat cottage here
and a more pretentious residence there
that have been quietly going up until
one is surprised at growth in this line
that was unthought of until attention
was called to it. There have been over
The herald., 1898-01-09

fifty of these erected during the past
there are dozen or more in the hands
of the builders. There are few If any
vacant houses and each one made va
cant is Immediately taken by some one
looking for such an opportunity.
LARGER PAY ROLL
Another sign of prosperity and
growth is seen in the fact that where
year ago the monthly pay roll of the
Santa Fe shops in San Bernardino was
from $4,000 to $4,000 it now runs from
$4,000 to $55,0O0 per month. This has
been done by filling the shops to their
fullest capacity and enlarging the
buildings and putting up a new one as
needed. This increase has been due
partly to the amount of bridge building
by the road in this section, the result
of which is seen in three splendid steel
bridges erected during 1897. Then the
track in every direction has been put
in better shape as to rails and ballast
for the constantly increasing traffic 60
ing and coming. Where at the begin
ming of the past year the Santa Fe
yards were quiet and merely the loca-
tion of few side tracks there Is now
almost bustling city in itself. The
return of several of the general officers
and the increased force in all lines give
1t that impression. During the year
the yards have been connected with the
domestic water supply Of the city by
running new mains to the yards. That
is of great advantage to the company
and brings an increased revenue to the
city.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OPERATION
The Southern Pacific road has been
making gradual preparation for a de-
cided forward move in the construc-
tion of new depots and inauguarting a
more extensive freight department here.
The right of way has been secured to
bring in the large trains, freight and
passenger, by taking up the light street
motor track and laying a heavy traffic
track away from the street. The COM
pany has acquired land for extensive
depot and track purposes and Is getting
ready to enlarge their works here yery
materially the coming few months.
MERCANTILE BUSINESS
In mercantile matters there has been
decided growth, not only in the Nun
Der of establishments but in the on
larged business that has fallen to tha
lot of each one of them. Although the
population of San Bernardino is less
than 10000 it has eight dry goods stores
some of them carrying very large stocks.
The herald., 1898-01-09

and old-fashioned mill-stones for grind
ing corn and other grain. The present
capacity of the mill is seventy-five bar
rels of flour per day, in addition to the
other grain, and there has been a con-
stant demand made upon it since the
first day the immense power wheel COM
menced to revolve.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS
One of the growths of the San Ber-
nardino industries for 1897 is seen in the
works of the San Bernardino Electric
power company which, under the man.
agement of B. f. Roos, has more than
doubled it's capacity in the past twelve
months. This has been done by secur-
ing the plant at East Riverside, which
formerly supplied light to Riverside,
Cotton and San Bernardino, but which
was nearly washed away by a cloud
burst coming down the arroyo in which
1t is situated. Then Riverside secured
supply of electric fluid from Redlands,
and the plant was worthless to the old
company, and was taken by the new,
remodeled and placed up out Of danger
from Hood, and with the Riverside canal
as water supply, with fall of forty
feet, can supply enough electricity to
supply all present demands and many
greater ones to come. At present the
spread of the business Is applied largely
to putting in motors for business anu
manufacturing purposes, which will.
when run to it's full capacity, increase
the manufacturing of San Bernardino
very materially. The company has lust
commenced, with Jan: 1, 1898, a ten
years contract for lighting the city
at the low figure of $3.50 per lamp each
month, giving the city the privilege of
taking the electricity in bulk at any
time for 81 per hours power per month
If it is desired, on continuous run. day
and night.
LYTLE CREEK ELECTRIC POWER
Another Improvement that has devel-
oped during the past year Is the prepa-
ration for establishing another electric
company in San Bernardino to be known
as the the Lytle Creek Electric Power
company. The organization was COM
pleted recently and within the past
month deeds were filed to the full flow
Of 10000 or more inches of Lytle creek,
at a place called Miller's Narrows, where
it Is proposed to erect dam, the loca-
ton Of the land being such that an ex-
tensive reservoir Is practicable at that
spot at very small expense The deeds
also included the right of way and the
material in rock and earth for the con-
struction of the dam and the construc-
ton OF the necessary bitches from the
The herald., 1898-01-09

reservoir to the power house and be-
yond. There is not only an immense
supply of water for all demands, but 1t
Is in such shape and the fall is so great
that the company can obtain the great
est amount of power at a very low ex-
pense. The leading spirit in the COM
pany is Judge John l.. Campbell of the
superior bench, and a relative, w. II.
Campbell, capitalist of Minneapolis.
The stock is all taken and work has been
commenced in digging a tunnel for the
flow of the water from the dam to the
steel pipe line. The title to the water
and land, the reservoir site and the
mill site is assured, and before another
year comes in the machinery will be
turning out electricity for the market
The location is but few miles from the
city, easily accessible, and the cost of
putting in the works and building the
reservoir and appurtenances is COM
paratively light to what such matters
usually cost, leaving a chance for sue
cessful competition with any other COM
pany and obtaining profit on the in
veStment.
NO VACANT HOUSES
Although but one business block has
been erected during the past year, yet
there is scarcely vacant store room in
the business portion of the city, as all
desirable places are in demand at good
figures Plans are laid for one or more
business houses and it is probable the
coming year will see a decided move in
this line of buildings on choice locations
for business. What might be rightly
called a recent improvement to the city
is the adoption of the sewerage system
by the city trustees. Although this has
been built ten years, yet it has laid,
mostly unused, through litigation TAX
Ing it to the highest court of the state.
There are over nine miles of excellent
sewers, and the plant will now be put
to use, move that is equal to the build
ing of the system anew during the past
year, and might properly be added to
the list of 1897 improvements.
ATHLETICS
The Athletic park is an 1897 improve
ment that is being utilized very general
ly, and the Athletic club is another 1897
organization that, under proper man
agement, would develop into one of the
prominent features of the city. At pres
ent there is an apathy that does not aid
in building it up.
MORE SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The schools have grown during the
The herald., 1898-01-09
MINING NOTES

Work on the Magganetta mine is
steadily going on. From last reports the
new shaft is down SO feet, and the super
intendent writes that he will strike the
pay chute within a few feet.-Mining
News.
Several good strikes have been made
by parties doing their assessment work
in the Rand district, and this leads to
the belief that development work on the
properties will be hastened.- Mining
News.
The johannesburg company has or
dered another gasoline engine and
Ames' pumps for immediate shipment
When it is in place it will make three
complete pumping plants on their prop
erty.-Randsburg Miner.
The breast of the cross-cut tunnel on
the Independence mine at Union Pass is
now in ore running nearly one hundred
dollars gold to the ton. Captain Craw-
ford brought in samples of the rock on
Thursday that show free gold all
through them.-Kingman Miner.
The rumor that the Pinmore mine had
shut down last week was totally without
foundation; the mine is running as
usual, and taking out lots of good ore,
which is being milled at Garlock, one
mill being kept constantly at work and
part of the time two mills are running
on Pinmore ore.-Randsburg Miner.
The Whitewater mine, in British Co.
lumbia, declared December dividend of
100000 few days ago. This brings the
total of it's dividends to $124,0OO 1t is
rumored that an English syndicate is
making an effort to purchase the White
water, but so far without success. The
amount said to be offered has not been
made public, but it is supposed to be not
far from the million mark
Quite a number of Fallbrook men have
been visiting the mines in the Defiance
mining district the past few weeks, some
of them being prospectors, others mine
owners, and still others going in search
of work. Those interested in the dis
trict have the greatest faith in the fu-
ture of their property, the assays that
have been made lately showing up much
richer than the earlier tests. At least
forty men are working in the district
Fallbrook Observer
The herald., 1898-01-09
AT DALE CITY
One of San Bernardino County's Flour
ishing Camps


ishing Camps
Holiday is down so feet on the Orazaba
mine and is drifting on the ledge. He
has four feet of ore that assays SIS per
ton.
Not much is heard from the Leoti NINE
yet it shows up as good as ever In the
shaft they have about four feet of high
grade ore, and in the tunnel they have
several feet of ore that is a lower grade
DR.. Coolidge, Ellerman and st. Ger
main are not easily discouraged They
have four men working on the Ivanhoe
mine and lots of good ore Is in sight.
Men are still working the placers,
some making money, others not. Some
are said to take out as high as $50 a day
to the man. 1t is all in knowing how, and
work.
The several good mines around the
Dale, like the Lee boys, the Little Jack,
the Orazaba, the Montrose, the Black
Lead and others, could keep 10-stamp
mill with concentrates at work day and
night, and the owners of the mines are
anxious to do it; but, alas! there is no
mill. This would be d good chloriding
camp.
Freight teams are charging 50 and $S
per 100 for freight, and the people can't
stand 1t.
St. John is building a new road to
Bagdad. He claims that it will be ten
miles nearer than the Amboy, and that
he will get water on the Summit between
Bagdad and the Dale. This would make
the road from the Dale to Bagdad about
80 miles. And with no water hauling.
And If the railroad would make rea-
sonable charge from Los Angeles or San
Bernardino for freight, goods might be
got here without such ruinous charges
to the poor miner. Freight rates will
have to be materially less before much
development work is done in the district,
that is sure.-San Bernardino Sun.
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past year until they have filled the
school buildings to overfiowing, and out
side accommodations have been secured
to care for the overflow. Plans are laid
for building another fine school house,
for which it is proposed to issue bonds
for $4,000. This will relieve the pressure
somewhat. But that is in the future
the plans only being built so far.
INCREASE IN BANK DEPOSITS
One good evidence of growth during
the past year is look at the figures OF
the bank deposits at the present time
and year ago. They are nearly double
at the close of the year 1897 to what they
were the beginning of the year. This is
touching the pulse of the financial cir
culation that shows a healthy state of
affairs.
READY FOR BUSINESS
While the past year can hardly be
considered fair sample of the growth
from outside appearances, yet it will
lead to a decided increase in all lines of
progress for the coming year. The year
1897 was simply preparatory for 1898.
The depression had to be overcome and
the old debts cleared away, like so
much rubbish, before the new building
could be conducted advantageously.
CANCELLATION OF MORTGAGES
AS one straw showing how this rub
bish is being cleaned and burned up, a
look at the Cancelled mortgages for the
past year is quite eloquent of progress.
Just a million and a half dollars, lacking
few hundred, in old-time mortgages
were wiped off the record books here for
1897.
MORE SANTA FE SHOPS
AS an illustration of the preparatory
work of 1897 for 1898, it has been an
nounced that the Santa Fe company,
having filled their shops to the utmost,
and added on a little here and there as
a temporary convenience, have now
plans drawn up for an entirely new car
building and repairing shop that in floor
space will be larger than all the floor
space of all the various departments
combined. Also the present blacksmith
ing and boiler shops will be thrown into
one for the blacksmithing, while a new
boiler plant will be erected on a scale
commensurate with the great needs of
the works as now conducted and con-
templated in the near future. These
are to be erected at once and other
buildings are to follow. There are now
on the way here flfty-n nine cars of lun,-
ber for these improvements.
Thus 1t will be seen that while San
Bernardino is not growing in the spread
The herald., 1898-01-09

the late financial depression and is
reaching a strong, healthy state that
presages good fortune for itself and for
the Imperial county in the near future.
The herald., 1898-01-09

Representative Pearson of North Car
olina has declined to accept the extra
mileage voted the other day on account
of the extra session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-07
THE AMERICAN WHEEL
Holding It's Own Abroad Against For-
eign Makes.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

DOSIOu
Not only do indications point to more
extensive use of the bicycle this season than
In any preceding year but it is apparent
that the American wheel is, besides holding
us own against foreign makes at home,
making its way abroad in manner that
is surprising as well as exceedingly hatter-
ing to the enterprise and inventive skill of
our people. In New York. on Thursday OF
last week, five thousand bicycles were pur-
chased for shipment to England, Germany
and France. There is a healthy demand for
wheels from abroad and sales are being
made freely, but it is said to be the general
opinion among exporters and manufacturers
that the margin of profit is reduced to a
minimum, and that a merchant who goes
into the open market with large order
can usually buy at his own price.
Among the transactions at New York on
Thursday was the placing of an order for
1,500 bicycles with a Chicago manufacturer
at $1S.25 each, free on board at New York,
for shipment to London. This seems low
price, and 1t is low in comparison with go
ing rates or last year, but 1t is not to be
supposed at the very time of year when
the home demand is most urgent, that these
machines would be sold at the above price
unless there was money in it. 1t is in fact
With bicycles as with any other product OF
manufacture. 1t is the surplus output that
is sent abroad. and this surplus is almost
inevitably disposed of at rates below those
obtaining in the home market. Said a deal
er I'm watches, the other day: American
watches can be bought cheaper in Paris
than in Boston, cheaper in Berlin than in
lin"
1t cannot be otherwise than gratifying to
the American people that their bicycles,
many of those that are exported being of
inferior grades, meet with so much favor
abroad, and it is a matter for special felici-
tation that the better paid labor of the
United States can send its products into
Great Britain and to the continent in sue
cessful competition with home products
there, both as to quality and price We had
the disadvantage at the outset of being Ia
ter in the field than the foreign maker, for
the wheel was hardly known in America
until after it had become practical success
in Great Britain; but we have forged ahead
until we are, if not in advance of British
makers, at least quite up with them in thu
race; and there appears to be little question
as to the American machines being superior
to those of France or GERMANY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-07

plea to allow the bill to come to a vote that
the proposition was temporarily abandoned
Wnetner 1t VIII be revived depends largely
upon the course of events. 1t can be stated,
however, that il is thoroughly contem-
plated. One OF the other chief develop
ments of the day was the probability that,
In the event of a split on the Republican
SIDE, the Democrats would unite with the
radicals ana allow the latter to force the
issue. III the Democrats should assume the
aggressive the chances are they would
Solidify the Republicans against them.
A call for caucus of the House Repub-
licans addressed to General Grosvenor, of
Ohio, chairman of the caucus which was
being circulated during the day. was aban-
doned. 1t is understood n caucus will be
called after the message comes in.
The House foreign affairs committee
message was received. 1t adjourned at noon
after a general discussion of the situation.
MeSsrS. Smith, HeatwOle, Henry, Republic
ans and all the Democrats expressed them
selves at this mornings meeting for indie
pendence. Admiral Irwin, who had forty
in the South American ports, was asked
particularly whether he considered the Gu
bans capable of government. He re-
piled that he considered them far superior
to the people of any of the South American
countries which have broken away from
fact that the children of all wel-to-do Gu
bans had been educated either in this coun-
try or abroad. Admiral Irwin, who is an
expert in explosives was asked MS opinion
as to the character of the mine which blew
up the Maine and as to whether 1t was pos
without the knowledge of the Spanish au-
thorities To the latter inquiry he repned
In the negative, giving his reasons for his
opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-07

They Appoint IL Committee of Eight
to COunf Noses.

WASHINGTON, April 6-Notwithstand-
ing the Impotence and the disappointment
caused among the Republican members of
the House by the Withholding of the Presi-
dents message to-day, the frank statement
of the President to the leaders and to sew
eral prominent Democrats that such a
course was deemed absolutely necessary by
Consul General Lee to insure the safe de-
parture of the Americans still in Cuba has
caused them to accept the situation in good
faith. Some of the most radical after
hearing the statements of those who saw
the President appeared satisfied. Those
with whom the President talked came away
with a very strong impression that the mes
sage would mean war unless Spain backed
down squarely. One of them, who has been
very active in antagonizing delay, says the
message will be perfectly satisfactory to
him, and will fully meet the expectations
of the country. Pending the transmittal of
the message, in view of the situation pre-
scented by the President, all plans looking
to action in the House will be abandoned.
But those who have been taking part in
the radical movement and who always ad-
nit the possibility that the time may come
when they will have to part company with
the President, are. according to the leaders
of the movement more determined than
ever to ultimately obtain what they desire.
They, however, are at present satisfied with
the assurance they have received as to the
character of the message. But this has not
prevented them from organization for pos
sible contingencies
The conference which was to have been
held tonight after the message was in was
abandoned, but fifty of those who originally
inauguratted the movement met immedi-
ately after the House adjourned to discuss
the situation. All who were not heartily in
sympathy with them were invited to leave
Those at the meeting unanimously agreed
TO wait on the message but the movement
for caucus started by the Presidents
supporters, which was also abandoned dur
ing the afternoon, exposed to them a dam
ger upon which they had not reckoned.
namely, that caucus of Republicans
might be called to bind them by the party
action and place them in the position of
DolterS II the occasion arose for them to
duopt an independent plan of action. A
committee or eight was therefore appointed
TO count noses, TO watch the situation and
10 devise ways and means to meet any
tactlcS or the opposition. The committee is
as I0iioWs; Messrs Hopkins and Lorimer
of Illinois, Tawney of Minnesota Cooper
or Wisconsin, Hepburn of Iowa, Brownell
Of ONO, JOY Of Missouri, and Knox of
Massachusetts.
Several rather vigorous speeches in de-
nunclation OF any policy of delay We're made
IN the course Of the meeting, one by Mr..
Smltn' OF Illinois. IN order to emphasize
lnis position proposition was made 10
unite with the Democrats and block all.
iegislation. adJourning from day to day
iIIil an, the message appeared and the House
Hull. OF Iowa. who IS pushing the army
reorganization bill made such an ardent