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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28
HOW 1T is AT ATLIN,
Mr.. JONES GIVES SOME Ac-
COUNT OF HIS EXPERIENCE,

The Delusive Aspects as a GoId.Bearin
Country-You Pass Over Pot. Of Gold t,
Delve for Mere CoIors--AtIin's Goo,
Claims Very Limited In Number - Dr.
Riley as hunter-The boys" Glad {,
Get Home-Ths Doctor win Soon B.
Down-The Experience Has Been Sufficient
From John Jones, who with hi,
brother George, arrived from the At
lin mines, Alaska, Wednesday evening
we obtain the following information
regarding the Jones-Riley party OF
prospectors who have been many
months in search of that delusive OBJ
ject of human desire-wealth.
The Jones brothers left Birch creek
on the 18th inst. and arrived here
Wednesday night, the Goth, making
ten days travel with one day lost at
Victoria in making connections. The
mining season at Atlin begins in June
and continues till late in October
The boys have had DR.. Riley associat-
ed with them in all their operations,
and he has insisted upon taking his
full part at hard labor although a
wide field was open to him in the
practice OF his profession.
Birch creek is a tributary of Pine
creek, on which recent strikes have
been made at Nugget Point, at a juno.
ton with Willow creek, about the last
place an experienced prospector
would look for rich pockets OF the
precious metal. The good claims,
even in this favored locality, do not
number over a dozen. 1t was passed
over by DR.. Riley, and he came very
near locating at point ut which one
of the best claims has been discovered.
The party found, after wasting sew
eral months time ON Birch creek that
it was practically valueless as miner
al deposit. They did not take out
more than 500 with all their labor
an average of so cents per day to the
man. The prospect" however, was
promising. The tufts of grass pulled
from the ground showed splendid
colOrs, and a small nugget, worth
about 25 cents which one day tumbled
down the rifles was sufficient incen-
tive to prolonged labor. Their expert
ence was by no means unusual on
that creek. Three men who operated
claim above them two months had
taken out but $40, but two men oper-
ating some distance below them had
secured $llO in shot gold in five days,
and on the fourth claim below, An
drew Hunter and Manton Matson,
we'll known to many of our people,
took out $50 in five days. This may
seem encouraging in comparison to
the yield on the upper claims, but it is
altogether inadequate for the labor
and privations involved and the pros
pect presented for striking anything
better.
The lumber for their sluice boxes
was whip-sawed at about a mile and a
quarter from their camp and whole
day was necessary for transportation
of each board over the rugged way.
The lumber for their three sluice
boxes cost them $l5 where it was
sawed. Flour in the Atlin district
sells at So per 50-pound sack, bacon
35c, beans l5c, sugar 2Oc and butter
SOC per pound.
About the only ready money made
by the party was at other than min
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28

OF the newcomers belong to the labor
ing classes, and the heads OF families
have found ready employment in the
shlngle mills and logging camps in
the county. In assessing the property
OF merchants and business men, Mr..
Sullivan says all carry much heavier
stock than last year, particularly
those who furnish machinery and
milling supplies. The assessment of
personal property runs about Is per
cent. heavier than for last year. The
total assessment of personal property
for the year is 1901 ,3Ol; total exemp-
tlons on personal property, 1874, 1853.
Real property in Olympia, s1,755, $50;
real property in Tumwater, 1927 1876 ;
for the adjacent county, 50, 147, 1923,
A Salvation Army wedding took
place in Unity church, Wednesday
evening, which differs mainly from
other weddings in the introduction of
gr0tesque sensational features, when.
ever possible. In the first place the
event was advertised by announce.
ment and "dodger" days in advance
and every effort made to get crowd
together at stipulated price of adj
mission. Then the music, as usual.
was noted more for volume than dual.
lty or congruity of instruments. The
orchestra, or "choir," in this instan ce,
was composed OF a cornet, a concer-
tina and a guitar, and their vocal
numbers of such suggestive selections
as "a Hot Time in the Old Town To.
night" with the words, however,
changed from their secular character.
The customary salutation to the bride
was omitted, doubtless out of respect
to the austere discipline of army regula.
tons; nor was there Misunderstanding
or show of congratulations usual on
such occasions, but the "happy
couple" took their seats Immediately
after the somewhat unique form of
verbal ceremony, as if the proceeding
was very commonplace matter, in
stead OF being the eliminating point
IN the life OF the two Individuals.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28

ing operations. George Jones worked
at his trade of tinsmith at Dyea and
Skagway, getting s. per day, and the
cost of living at these points is not
much greater than on the Sound.
The doctor likewise occasionally
turned up fee, but like his labor
everywhere else much OF it was done
without any claim for recompense.
Mr.. Jones relates an amusing ex-
perience the doctor had as a hunter in
the frozen north. Many and long
were the hours that he clambered over
rocks and snow in search of game,
when one morning magnificent car
riboo made its appearance within a
hundred yards of camp. The doctor
was at breakfast, and when called
made his appearance with rifle in
hand, but something in the conduct
OF the boys made him think he was
the victim of joke, and he returned
to his meal while the game soon passed
out OF harms way. A short time after
wards another of these animals came
close to the camp, but this time the
gun was on the other side of the
creek, and the doctor had to watch the
noble game gradually widen the dis
lance to safety, while one of the boys
with laggard steps was bringing over
the gun. The doctors sportsmanlike
proclivities find, however, some COM
pensation in the abundance of grey
ling, q fish from 16 to 20 inches long,
resembling trout in shape, which is
quite gamey in capture and very pala-
table when properly prepared for the
table.
The doctor will come out of the
mining district soon as he has disposed
of his interests which consist OF five
claims.
The cost of the trip from Birch
creek to the Sound is $3.50, coming
second-class from Skagway, or $42.5O
ii the latter part of the journey is
made in the cabin. The cost is the
same for the trip in.
Mr.. Jones says that his mining ex-
perience has been sufficient for him.
He has no desire to again brave the
rigors of the northern frontier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28
IN the Superior Court of the State of Washing.
l. ton for the County Of ThurstOn.
"'''H' a. "'' Plaintiff.
vs. ! No 2,2s9.
Joseph NJ. Reams,
Defendant

The State OF Washington to the said Joseph VI.
Reams, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
Of this summons. tO.wit: within sixty days amer
the 18th day of June, 1899. and defend the above
entitled action in the above entitled court and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff. and serve
q copy of your answer upon the undersigned at
attorney for plaintiff, at his Office below stated I;
aud in case of your failure SO to do. Judgment
msnd of the complaint which has been fled with
the Clerk Of said Court
The object Of this action 10 10 obtain o disolu.
ton of the bonds of matrimony existing between
plaintiff and yourself upon the grounds OF deser-
ton and failure TO provide for the maintenance Of
plaintiff, and also for equitable relief.
n. y. PORTER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
p. Address: 4I6 Franklin street, Olympia.
Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28

Mrs. Mary NJ. Peck died at her
home at Cehtralia last Friday after
noon of old age. She was 80 years
old and was said to be the Oldest wo-
man in Lewis county. Mrs. Peck
came to Thurston county in 1862.
The family originally came from
Nova Scotia, travelling over the plains
to Washington Territory by ox-team
in 1880. Mr.. and Mrs. Peck settled in
Lewis county in 1887. Mr.. Peck died
in 1889. Nine children were born to
them, only two of whom survive.
Mrs. Emma Colvin, of Centralia, is
one. The number of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren is large. De.
ceased had large number of friends
in this State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28
METEOROLOGICAL.

Tar fpi.oNiLI record OF temperature and ram
fal far the week ending yesterday, July
tn = from q record kept and kindl! furnished
I'll, -TAsDAKD by Mr.. ". O'ConuOr:
T.r7.-ature Rain
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28
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Chehalis is to have a special cleo
ton August Is to vote on the question
OF reducing the city limits. It's pro-
posed to cut offa portion of the sub.
urbs on the south, the Riverside add.
ton on the southwest, some farm
lands on the west to the south and
north sides of the Mealy mill, the
northwest suburbs in which are con-
tanned Frost's single mill, and por-
ton on the north. As the cut is pro-
posed it will throw certain main line
roads leading into Chehalis from up
the Chehalis river, from Centralia and
from down the Chehalis river into the
country districts adjacent, and the
city will be released from further re-.
sponsibility: in maintaining these
roads.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-07-28

hgnC upon the matter, rendered yer.
dict in accordance with these opinions
stating that the body had been depos.
tied by some person or persons un.
known to the jury.
The next thing to the circus is q
visit to the merry-go-round. The
waving plumes, the galloping horses
the strident music, the ringmaster
gathering tolD and the graceful
forms swinging around the circle, are
just the same as in the sawdust arena
where bone and sinew take the place
of wood and iron. 1t is true the pink
lemonade and the loud voice of the
speller are missing, hut to many this
IS positive recommendation, and
their place is more than supplied by
watching the plans of grown-up
children to excuse taking an active
part in the amusement they seem to
think does not comport with the dig
nifty which age and experience are
supposed to bring. Some take their
infants for ride, and OF course safety
requires that they be held in arms
while flying around the charmed cir
Gle. Others take seats on a banter
and treat the matter as huge Joke,
while still others ride in the night
time with their cloak thrown over
the shoulder like Roman toga for
concealment of features, or with faces
averted to escape the quizzical glance
OF the ever-present and wide.awake
spectator.
According to the report lately made
by County Assessor Sullivan there has
been an increase of so new families in
Olympia during the past year. This
number of families, with what single
men have come into the section, would
easily represent 400 added inhabitants
over last year. The large proportion
OF these families come from Kansas
aud Missouri; and the Assessors re-
port shows that every family was pos.
sessed of sufficient means to keep
them at least one year. The majority
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
AN INTERNATIONAL COURT.
How Commercial Disputes Will Be
Settled With Ca ada.

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The Times
Herald's Washington special Gays:
The Joint High Commission to-
day agreed upon the establishment
of permanent international court
Of tribunal, similar to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the ad-
justment of disputes that may arise
from time to time affecting COM
msrce and transportation between
the United States and Canada, both
by sea and by land, One member
of this tribunal will be- named by
Great Britain, one by the United
S ates and one, if it is decided to
have third member, will probably
be appointed by neutral power. 1t
will be in the nature of a permanent
arbitration board, whose powers are
limited to commercial questions,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
A FAIR Warming.

JUDGE Wilcox gave very appro-
pirate lecture to the no ldlums who
infest the outskirts OF the town on
Sundays and after dusk on week
days. A young respectable mecha
mic was charged this morning with
assaulting Portuguese hoodlum by
slapping his mouth for using inde-
cent language toward ladies belong
ing to his household. A young girl
testified that whenever she walked
from and to her home the slapped"
party with whom she was not &C
quanted had often used obscene and
vile language to her, and with his
compsuions-the notorious Alapai
street gang, as Attorney Vivas called
Extraordinarily iusulted aud
annoyed her and her female rels-
tions. On Sunday the "slappee"
says he was walking towards the
Catholic c. metery looking for his
"sister" together with FREUD Of
whom the Judge evidently took a
mental photograph when he was on
the witness stand. "No girls we're
seem" according to their testimony,
"no words spokep," aud yet the male
relation of the young women came
up on his bike and became a
"slappor."
Mr.. Vivas, on behalf OF the defen-
dsut, admitted that slight castigs
ii IN had been administered to the
comp aiming witness, but claimed
that the alleged assault was justlf-
able. The magistrate heard the evil
dence in the matter. He listened to
the prosecuting attorney who re,
marked that the only fault be found
with the defendant was that he had
only slapped" the complainant
and not thrashed him as he evident.
ly deserved TO be if he had used
such language to unprotected wo
m-n as was ella med.
The magistrate told the sufferer
that the hoodlumism in Honolulu
must stop. He said that tn. re- we're
places in this worldwhere men insult
ing women will not be permitted tc
stand smilingly looking over the
fence into cemetery but will fine
use only for a hole in the grouuC
inside the fence as last place of rest
His Honor wanted the hoodlums tc
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
Construction of the Pacific Gable.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Senator
Frye to-day reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations the
amendment to the sundry civil bill
for the construction OF submarine
cable in the Pacific Ocean as amend
ed by the committee. The amend
ments are numerous and radical.
The most important OF them in
creases the subsidy to be paid every
year for twenty years to $l75,000
and extends the time in which the
contracting company is to be given
to complete the line to the Philip
pine Islands to the 1st of January,
1902.
Other amendments increase the
forfeit of the contracting company
from 100000 to 100000; provide
that the subsidy money shall only
be used in maintenance and repairs
and not on paying dividends; fix the
rates on Government messages at
one-third the rates on private mes
sages, retaining the provision that
they shall be carried free during the
twenty years; fix rate OF 20 cents
per word on private messages to
Hawaii and 81 per word on such
messages to the Philippines, press
rates being one-fourth of these
amounts; give the Postmaster Gen
eral the right to revise these rates
every ten years, and authorize the
President to request the co-opera-
tion of japan in securing the estsb-
lishment of japan in securing the
establishment Of the proposed line
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keep their tongues quiet and chose
their language when women-even
il they we're prostitutes - were
around. 1t was not for animals like
them, even If they we're in the gsrb
OF men to insult the weaker sex
The learned judge admitted that
the defendant was wrong in violat-
ing the law, but admitted that there
are exceptions to even the stern
necessity of carrying out the law.
The slappor was then discharged
with formal reprimand, and the
Alapai brigade, as they term them
selves, will be looked after in the
near future.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28

In the use of the following words
Parson Kincaid, in his pulpit at
Central Union Church, spoke "like
a scholar and a gentleman" He
may, like some OF his predecessors,
get the bounce for being honest and
manly, but his words will stick in
the gizzards of the "holy" specula-
tors. He is reported to have said
yesterday, we quote from the Pea:
There is tendency to-day to get
as much money as possible for the
least amount of work. The rush for
speculation is too great. This love
for the element OF chance has been
very active in the last few days in
this city. Beware, for "bucking the
tiger" generally ends in the tiger
eating the man. Keep rigidly to
any good purpose, but along legiti-
mate lines.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
TUESDAY, FEB. %, 1899.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Mr. Thurstons edit or having re-
turned from Maui his newspaper
says this morning: ave repeat our
remarks in Saturdays issue that SO
long as credit is good, and there is a
rising market in the securities of the
sugar iudustry, there is no occasion
for alarm" We submit that this is
not what the Advertiser said on
Saturday; that such a retirement
from an untenable standpoint is not
in any sense graceful. Our advice
is that the editor should stick to his
chair
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28

AT the banquet recently rendered
to Chief Justice Judd by the Bar of
Hawaii there was an impression gen.
orally current that the quarter of
century's service on the same bench
by the G. j. was almost "rcord" one.
On looking into the matter, how
ever, we find that the Supreme
Court of the United States holds far
higher records, for eleven of the
Justices, including two of the Chief
Justices, served longer terms, and
three Of them occupied the bench
for thirty -four years before death or
resignation called them away. A
comparison of the ages may be made
in the item which we publish in an
other column.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
NOTICE..

TENDERS WILL BE RECEIV-
L ed at the office of Bruce Waring
g. Co., Progress Block, upto SATUR-
DAY NOON, March IL, 1899, for
the construction OF Street on the
Pacific Heights" The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
Specifications can be had at our
Office.
BRUCE WARING & co.
1130-td
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
aerade Vie In Dsutchland.

Home made "Sour Kraut," 3lbs.
for 25 cents, at
N. BREHAM'S
Hop Beer Depot, II Konia, formerly
Smith street.
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SIG. S22.5O. $25

These stoves are absolutely
non explosive and free from
odor. So clean are they that
a meal can be cooked in the
pa, lor and the stove wheeled
out, and no one know that
cooking had been going on.
They are very economical also
and are just the thing for
small families and light house
keep ng. Since we introduced
tn, m many improvements have
been made to this new lot and
they are now perfect.
We have also left a very
few of the
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
IMPROVED
BLUE FLAME
OIL STOVES

and we have just received a
large shipment of these justly
famous stoves in three sizes,
which we offer at the follow
ing prices:
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
Timely Topics.

Honolulu, Feb. 92, 1899.
The demand still continues
'or the celebrated
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28

That BANKRUPT STOCK must be cl
at ruinous prices, ven for Bankrupt Stock
White Shceting 1o-4. 2Oc yard, worth 35c
hronn >heeting, l0-4 l74c yard, " orh zoe
Towels, full Az", 75c per doz, worth 81 80
White otto shiItir G, rs yards for $l.uO
Blown cotton, rs yards for SlOO
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-26
ADVICE TO YOUNG.
Spencer Graduates
Listen to Fine
Sermon.
BIG SUNDAY COOKING MAIN.
Battles Fought BY Birds
Hereabouts and Money
Changed Hands.
BIG SUNDAY COOKING MAIN.

Spencer, June 25.-The members of
the high school assembled this morning
at the Methodist church, to listen to
the baccalaureate sermon given by
Rev. Robert E. Smith. The sermon was
addressed to the members of the grad
uating class, "a in number The SER
mon, in part, was:
LET no man despise thy youth. Neg
lect not the gift that is in thee"
These words are a part of stirring
message sent to a promising young man
in the last half of the first century.
This young man was resident OF the
ancient city of Ephesus, in Asia MI
nor.
Young ladies and gentlemen, I am
anxious that you shall attain the high
est degree of success in life. want
each one of your lives to be noble, pure,
unselfish and useful. 1 sincerely de-
sire that you should make the most
that is possible out of life. In order
to do this, you need, above everything
else, a spotless character. He who pos
sesses a noble character, character
founded on Christ, the rock of ages,
has already a vast fortune in his pos
session. You are young in life. II
you live, you will encounter stormy
weather on life's seas; you will face
some tempests; you will confront many
obstacles; you will meet some adver-
stiles and reverses.
Unless you have a character based
upon the rock of ages" you will I'LL
timately fail as surely as the first and
second Eddystone lighthouses. We live
in deeds, not years; in feelings, not in
figures on a dial. We should count
time by heart throbs. He most lives
who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts
the best and he whose heart beats
quickest lives the longest.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-26
JEFFERSON.

jefferson, June 25.-The annual pic
mic of St. Mary's church and Sunday
school will be held at Mount Pleasant
grove July 4, and elaborate prepare
tions are being made by the commit
tee.
The Jefferson base ball team will play
the Rollstones of Worcester, July 4, in
the forenoon.
James Torpey and family of Wor-
cester spent Sunday with Edward Riv-
ers of Princeton street.
william Scheckleton of Worcester
spent Sunday with John Guilfoyle of
Fairview avenue.
Clarence Bellrose and wife of Wor-
cester are the guests of Miss Ellen Bell
rose of Princeton street.
Charlie Joslin of Worcester is the
guest of Miss Nellie White of Main
street.
Misses May Burnett, George Anna
Champeny and Emma Rivers spent to-
day with friends at West Boylston.
Frank Farrar and Charles Bacon are
visiting relatives in Worcester.