Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-18
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.


"Do you know remarked John r.. Hurl-
burt, that gold Is likely to be found in
paying quantities over at Diller, in this
state? I am Just in from there and while
the people are not wild over the recent
discoveries they are very enthusiastic, as
they ought to be. for they have some very
fair prospects. The formation is very sim
liar to that at Calhoun. north Of Omaha,
where there was a strike a couple OF years
ago, but which was not worked for what IL
was worth. Out at Diller there is a thin
body Of quartz which is rich in gold AMI
below this I am firmly convinced that there
Is another strata Of rock that Is much richer
than the upper one and at the SAINT time
much thicker. / have prospected all over
the mountains OF the west and never saw
anything that was more promising. 1t ia
only a few feet to bedrock and If this rock
will run from IS to SIS per ton. 1t will pay
good money. The theory that there is gold
wherever you find it has and always will
hold good. While gold is not so likely to
be found out on the prairies as up in the
mountains, this is not an argument that 1t
will not be found. Ages ago, when the
great upheaval took place. the molten rock
flowed off in many directions, carrying the
gold from the mother lode with 1t. Or
course this melted rock piled up and made
great mountains, but there was nothing to
prevent it from flowing off and cooling on
the level surface, which It did do, else there
would be no rock strata on the plains"
The irrepressible Captain Thomas H. Rus
sell Of Deadwood, s. D., Is in Omaha for an
extended visit. AS usual the captain Is en-
thustastic in his talk Of the Hills and the
future greatness OF the region from a mining
point Of view. All of the camps he reports
as being on the boom, new strikes of ore be-
ing made almost daily. This he says Is par
ticularly true Of the Two Bit district, sit
uated in the gulch over tho ridge to the
south Of Deadwood. The most recent strike
he says was made Wednesday, the day he
left Deadwood, In the Golden Crown mine.
The ore was encountered at the bottom Of
the seventy-foot shaft recently sunk on the
property. 1t was found in three chutes and
the assays showed 1t ranged in value from
$40 to $3.50 per ton in gold. This property is
owned by James Bradbury Of Chicago and
promises to become a bonanza, as Captain
Russell says he learned by telegram yester-
day that the chutes grew in thickness as
they were uncovered, as they did also In
richness. Other embryo ,bonanzas he says
are the Gilt Edge mine, which was only
opened up a year ago, and the Dakota Maid
upon which work was recently resumed. In
both Of these properties we'll defined bodies
Of ore have been uncovered. Both these
properties are being worked on lease.
Speaking about changes in political sen.
timent, / can cite a case that will break all
previous records" remarked w. II. Her.
rick Of South Dakota. II reside in the ex-
IRENE southwest corner of Sphinx county,
which one year ago was the strongest popu-
list section in the state. One year ago the
fusionists cast forty-three votes and the re-
publicans six. This year the figures were
reversed and the fusionists mustered only
eight votes, while the republicans came
under the wire with thirty-seven. There
were some other precincts in the county
that did Utmost as well. The change was
largely due to broken promises Of the fusion
lists, good crops and the best prices for all
kinds of farm produce that we have real
ICED in the last ten years. With GOOD
crops next year and fair prices, we will,
come pretty near driving populism and
fusion out Of our county"
The newsboys Of Omaha are engaged in
the charitable work of raising a fund for
the benefit Of Tony Costenzo Of 1917 South
Twentieth street. Tony is better known
among the newsboys as 1.-TWO Sticks"
Some time ago he was run over and lost
one OF his legs. He is out again now, but
has to use crutches. He goes along with
his work Just the same. attending the pub
lie schools regularly. selling papers after
school is out and supporting his mother.
The other newsboys have combined to buy
him ain artificial limb for a Christmas
present. One of the boys said yesterday:
"You may rest assured that Tony will have
the best leg money can buy" Contribu-
lions for Tony's Christmas present may be
left with "Mogy" Bernstein at 1416 Farnam
street.
Personal Paragraph.
W. r. Eyerts Of Peoria, ILL.,, is at the Tier