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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13

j. H. Harris president and manager Of
the Reco Mining Company at Sandon,
with spend the winter al his home In Vir-
ginta. He Gays no attempt will be made
TO reopen the SLOGAN mines until the labor
question IL settled, and that public opin-
ion at present condemns the policy OF the
mine owners.
wayland Hoyt Young. one Of the pio-
neer purchasers of the Buffalo Hump
camp. has gone to London, where he ex-
poets TO remain two months.
George b. McAuley. the bonanza king
OF Camp Mckinney. who IL now enjoying
the third large fortune he has made In
mines. has leased for twenty years 1900
acres OF land on the picturesque coast
OF Northern Scotland. He has stocked
IL with sheep He will spend . few
months each year on this estate. fishing
and shooting.
John NJ Burke has made another raise
this time in the new gold fields OF Ore
gon-
DOC" Reddy. who cleaned up SIS. 900 last
winter out OF Camp Mckinney deals. will
spend the approaching winter on the
Carihco ledge. looking for something to
buy that Will sell well.
Jim Wardner is scouting the copper
zone at Index. What is the difference
between a confidence man and q mining
man." he asked the other day OF Fred
Weber. The same as between you and
me- was the quick reply. That's too
good to forget" said Wardner. after the
laugh on him had subsidized. and he care
fully preserved the witty retort In hts
notebook
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NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

management. has characterized the opera
items az the company from the start
Now the mine ia closed per@nr,oyily.
although recent Developments we're paid
for out 81 the Thousand tons OF ore ship
Ped during the present year. The treAk-
ury II exhausted. and want Of funds for
the purchase OF new fninir1 plant fe
given a. a reason for the suspension OF
work.
AS matter OF fact. Toronto capitalists.
acting under the advice OF shYewd min
ing man. have been gathering In the
floating shares Of the Spokane company.
until II would seem that they have gained
sufficient strength 20 cali the manage
ment TO terms. The new faction insist on
better equipment for the mine. and TO
procure II insist on such reorganization
as viii place the stock Ga an aSssssabie
basis. This plan does not suit the Spo-
kane men. who still retain the majority
Of the stock. and - a result OF the dis
agreement the mine Ii closed indefinitely.
Twenty-Fosr Feet Of Rich Quarts.
The Spokesman-Review reports that the
most southerly erosscut on the No. tnn-
nel level Of the Republic mine has devel-
oped q splendid showing Of quartz. "A feet
in width. on the footwan of the vein,
which runs in the neighborhood of 500
per ton. A drift was driven from II Ia
quarts, 90 feet. TO the Jim Blaine. The
Jim Blaine company took up the work OF
exploration from that point and have run
upwards of - feet on the vein. and the
material passed through viii assay from
80 10 40 per ton.
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INDEX THE BANNER CAMP.
In Awarded the Ffrat Prize. for Cop
per Ore nj Spokane.

Special Dispatch 10 the rost-InseIiigsncer
SPOKANE. Oct 1i----ln3ex is the banner
copper camp Of The Northwest. This IL the
fudge tire big mineral exhibit a. the Spo-
kane Industrial exposition. who. after
amending an entire Day Ia :Ae Inspection
Of The mineral department. today anRsusc-
e. tha. The Insex exhibit, was awarded the
ayss prize On copper ere
When I, IL taken into consideration that
an the leading copper districts q Idaho
british Columbia ard Washington we're IN
THE keeasxs % competition for this prize.
the awarding o. h-ss honor 10 the COM
rarassvsav new district Of Index means
rlssen far ne future Of that camp.
The nssre~ represents. IN the INDEX ex-
hgsi, we're the Sunset. Copper Bell Copper
king Jumbo Monte Carlo. r'nrie Sam.
John n. Independent. Wilbur ara Cala-
met ar. NJ Ellsworth. through who's.
efforts the exhibit was gathered together.
hsa vsrv wisely n-eugas aisux nearly =
carload Of erss. making a at-Ssav that
easily .-clfssses all ether consrs ti:ers ia ST
Effectiveness I, was rot IN ths quantity.
however ssl, Tn TIE quality thai saA
.e.ses .cak mostly TITO consideration ta
mailing sh- award T. vas also largely
due - .ht. exssnss TIA; ,se Judges award
q. 20 the STATE ~ Washington sSe nrsc
rrxs .or The bet state OF province sx-
nfssss, watch carried WITH Il crs 81 the two
gold medals awarded
TIE Judges we're Prss Hsnry Lan9eA. Of
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RossLAND OUTPUT INCREASING.
In . Year the Ore Product OF the
Camp Gains 47.1oo Tons.

After years OF promise and waiting the
Josie mine al Rcssland Is about TO be-
come a profitable shipper beginning with
q fifty..or daily conslenment 20 the North
port smelser. II Will yequire i.So0-foot
train TO carry the ore frem the mine TO the
railway,
The entrance OF the Jesie property. which
includes the Number One, into the ship
ping list. IN s1ve nine producing m,nes
to koseianA. The others are the lie Roi.
War EsGle. Cepter Star. l X Il. Iron
Mask. Evening star and Virginia Their
total output. Including the daily shipments
OF 80 tons from the lie Roi dump. Will
make the output OF the camp nearly loo
tons q day.
For the y~ar ending October 8 1885 the
total output Of the camp wa s.lo9 tons.
while for the same period In 1893 the yield
was La sos tons, or a gain OF IS 200 tons
The output OF the lie Rot for the past
week was s4a6 tons. the largest sent down
this season II In estimated that there are
about faottp tons Of ere on the dump. and
this - to be sent TO the Northport emeiter
AT the rata OF eae tons day.
This ore runs from A-6 to SIS per ton,
and II will average cfose 10 S.. II Is said
tina, the actual cost OF smelling at North
port At the close Of last year was S. q per
Ton. This. however. WAS allowing daily
shipment OF 80 tons and calculated on
basis OF paying 3ll ton for coke. which. IL
is now stated. can be obtained for - a ton.
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~ HE most fabulous assay obtained
from ore in Washington IL reported
i from Slate creek. a recent test from

~ HE most fabulous assay obtained
from ore in Washington Is reported
i from Slate creek. recent test from
the Eureka syivanite yielding a
$4,000 tonnage value. What Ii more
remarkable eth. disintsrested visitor
who ran she ore through the crucibie
reports an abundance Of 1t In sight.
One hundred men are employed on the
mine, ana q ten-stamp mill viii be In
operation At an early day. In addition
TO this. the wealthy California company
developing the camp I. erecting a &.ooo
chiorinatien plant. Already 100000 has
been expended on the Eureka. The ledge
Is thirty feet vide. carrying seams and
pockets Of sylvanite, white the whole
body Of II Is said to be OF q high milling
average.
The Eureka 10 only one of many rich
properties on Slate creek. There Is the
Mammoth mine, which VIII have nve-
stamp mill running within two weeks.
mine In the Mountain Goat. They are
doing a great deal OF Improvement work.
having drift0d on the ledge 800 feet TO a
depth OF 80 feet
and Beck groups. on which the owners
are doing assessment work. These are
nrs,-class properties. as are also the
TrapR.r; SUNDAY Mossning, Ts,pSd !. x 81, I
metallic they are working large forces
OF men. The Eureka viii employ sixty
men this winter. the Mammoth twenty.
the Anacortes eight and the Uncle eight,
etc.
One Of the richest mines In the dis
trict Is the Tacoma. from which selected
ore asssyfng as high as $4,000 per ton
n has been ysse9 . dss Is on for s
The ledge Is strong, and the ore runs SIS
to the ton.
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IN TIE NoRTHwEsT CAMPS.
Brief Record of Discoveries, Devel'
opment and Notable sales.

Electricity viii soon be the motive power
In all the mines OF Rossiand The West
kootenay company. which supplies me
country, Il preparing to double Its capacity
and ry the las; of the month the plant
should be producing A9o horse power
mine at Fairvfsw. b C.. averages only
s. ton 80 much % il has been blocked
out at a small comparative outlay that
the property viii soon yield dividends. II
can be rrtied ~ g ton.
New York capitalists are investing In
Camp creek rsires. Last week c. z. Dow
bonded the Grand View group, owned by
Messrs johnson. Coz. Council Griffin and
Casssn. and the WONDERFUL group, owned
by MeNrs. Cumming and Box.
II L. reported that the south drift OF the
san Poll mine at Republic Ia. opened up
eight fee, Of hundred dollar ore.
The oknnogan Free Geld Company has
declared ifs nrs. dividend OF quarter
Ger, Ter share, On l. 3S0, tsp shares. or g. is.
The cleanup ~ the sen-staEnn nsiN axgre-
gated N.ao from as tons at ore after a
ran Of eighteen tAys Fron, to % per
cent OF the values were saved. This
properly was formerly known as the Al
iisen group. II IL located on Palmer noun
tain.
The Monarch, Gresn~ecs camp. aoauir-
e6 some lime sxo by r. Y Brown. Is
showing up ~ell. ledge 1aa feet vice has
been STRIPPED by surface cross cot ten
feet deep From she erongsnrs ore run
hss beer obtained
TIE cre-s-cu, tgrr.i q. .he Frog Gsli
Mining Company, Palmer mountain. has
cat the Phantom ledge. tsr2ins three feet
OF orr,
r i Tackiin. manager If the big
eyanife plants I. operation ~ the mines
crnt-aIeS by Capt. De Is Mar in Ttga
AElss said 20 re- tire bes. cyanide expert In
the country. IL testing ere ores ~ the Re-
Y,ahlic mise. He has already made tia5-
crate tests 81 ores Of sAe camp with graft
sysnx rssui.s HIS analyses are expected
10 so,ve The problem 80 cheap treatment
II Is . e<-,uiis-ity a. Republic CAMP that
srse g1ii is tcanf .epth ss attained
Ha.i .aaf. % whisky sfIi sva feet az
h.sn grade eol+ ere Is -eport@: % nave
beer struck whisky Nil ss sn eibov -
Palmer mountain.
TIE or@ encountered t- the ta-n-! IN the
Granite and Kramer. 50 CAMP Aekinnsy
Is richer than any hitherto taken out
TIE isdge consists cf tuss-y quartz
heavily rn.ueralssssi with gn1sra as x<ll
"a tire geld. ws4oa ear - seen xi.h the
naked eye. TIE ere Averages IL vsgne
fror-, rs 20 81 To gosa per tar
TAat January James Foss ar. Me
C1saix Hykert a Co, cs Montreal. pais
sAe former owners Ess Isl fr cash Ter ,he
r < rninr "a Summit csrap. L Is esti-
90 ere 80 IRE dump an IN the sgetses
Keep yosr Eye es evening star.
Investors ags3 particularly hesi--s q
the SgnrE will 90 well =. keer a sharp eye
on Evening star n has been 81 EAna-
sing sse@.k. Notwithstanding the wsl, de-
serrntned value 81 the property. and mis-
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GOLD AT ASSAY OFFICE.
Receipts Yesterday Were 100000
Schooner Casc0's Treasure.

NGGenPt1 nC0tGbO0y R$s>sssu~v-
Schooner Casc0's Treasure.
Assayer Wing issued the governments
checks for HE.2ls9 worth OF gold dust
yesterday, bringing the total so paid out
since January I 20 &l0.0oi. 0ss.3 20. Twenty
deposits aggregatinE a,too ounces. valued
At about E6,o6o were made during the
day. One dspositor left about l.Do
ounces Of Eidorado gold.
Wednesdays receipts OF Cape Nome
gold at the essay office exceeded 5000
ounces or $sb000. All the dust came
from tho passengers OF the schooner Cas-
co, whose treasure was supposed not to
exceed $6oeo0. As now known. II was
over $1oo,0oo
The Seattle assay office had distin-
guished visitor yesterday IN the person Of
r. +. Wills. manager of the Canadian
Bank OF Commerce OF Dawson. During
the afternoon Mr.. Wills. accompanied by
friend. called and was cordially re-
ceived by Assayer In Charge Wing. They
talked OF gold. Klondike and Cape Nome
for an hour or more. Mr.. Wills was
shown through the institution, manifest
ing q lively interest in what he saw. He
returned the compliment. giving Mr..
WING the details OF the gold-buying ousi-
ness OF the banks In the Klondike.
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LANES NOME WINNINGS.


An interesting batch OF Norihland news
II contained IN letter received yesterday
by =. A Bell. manager OF the Seattle
Steamship Company. from W. r Moore.
one OF the officers OF the concerns steam
er Iaurada. The letter was written
from Dutch Harbor September 8. the
data Of the Lauraia's arrival a; that
port. Cape Nome bound. In part Mr.,
Moore says:
I'VE arrived here a, noon today
Found the steamer Townsend and schooss-
er Casce here homeward bound. the
steamer for San Francisco and the
schooner for Seattle Charles ID. Lane
is on the Townsend which has few
passengers and &c. in dust OF this,
80 pounds. about $3.50. 90. belongs TO Mr..
Lane. The latter Invested about $50 90
IN mines Just before he started homo
The miners all report the Cape Nome
country wonderfully rich. ana the opinion
is that next year she will develop into
the richest gold camp on earth
The Roanoke Ii only three days ahead
Of US She left here for Nome last Sat-
urday. She had To contend with the
storm which we backed cut OF on the
IitH"
On the afternoon of September Is Moore
added a postscript. stating that the Lau-
rada would sail fer Cape Nome that after
noon.
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COPPER IN THE CASCADES.
Nowhere Does Mining Oaer better
Inducements to Capital.

Seattle. Wash, Oct. Il 1899.
To the Editor: In reading your editorial
this morning l wish 20 say that OF all the
this is the first enc coming to my notice
that has the true ring, and shows any
thing like . warm feeling for the leeiti-.
mate mining industry 81 the west end OF
mines Of the west end OF the Cascades
merit IT. I most sincerely say yes. No
where DO the mines offer better induce
surface showing that ever lay out Of doors.
carrying the values; possess unexeelled
natural advantages for the economical
treatment and mining OF our ores and only
need practical and intelligent development
work to make this district second 10 none
The mines Of the Cascades DO not need
any inflated booming for the maintenance
Of n few faets q the true condition IN re-
gard TO the mines as they DO exist. from
time to time through the columns OF the
Seattle press. would certainly tend greatly
toward bringing the mines lying adjacent
to Seattle before the world at large in their
true light, and II they do that feel safe
In saying that the amount OF capital It
would bring 10 this community would be
beyond the realization Of the most con-
sentative men connected with the mining
industry OF this state.
To Anew that this district has suffered
tricts I win quote portion Of an article
In the Denver Mining Reporter as follows:
Il believe there Is sasey mining than fcr coppe.
In this territory. when conditions favorable. bat
engineers and mining experts who are only familiar
With gold and silver nining Lost 70 tie appre-
cation Of copper property in Arizona uniess edu
Gated ~ know and value its special miusraliseA
formations. Mary very pYumising and valuable
properties being turned down BY good experts
far os familiarity with copper formations and
acrssita.
No eypes. ran GENE to Arizona arnneA with oply
experience IN nisins tn Colorado ara pass With
isst,iosas safety upon only partially Developed
ccppar property without drSt studying the copper
formations II several ccrpereeafns districts in the
territory where tensrot holes hare been Developed
t.ta mines These win open to him new ccadattcn
~ formation and oceuYrepes which Are very
simple wien fully eesapehsnded. but nauss be fully
understood 90 give psrprr estimate On cnfFse
pfsrpsrtr's value and premise "
The same conditions that have worked
against the development OF Arssona. have
worked against the mines Of the Cascades
II has been ignorance. not Intelligence.
that has controlled and directed the ave-
nues Of information relative to the true
condition Of the mining industry Of the
west end OF the Cascades. Knowing that
any ere who understands the business will
bear me ou, in the above statement. and
hoping that you VIII give this space In
your valuable paper, remain,
II. ALVIN WEISS
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Ozark Mountain Cavity In which
Bees stored Their Product.

OZARK Mountain C0Vhty IN ~D1en
Bees stored Their Product.
A natural cave of honey Is the latest
addition TO the riches Of COL Moses G.
wesmore, the millionaire st. Louis politi-
efan. whose immense tobacco interests
the Springfield fMo.) correspondent Of the
Chicago Record. This cavern Of honey has
1ust been discovered on Col Wetmore's
seven thousand acre game preserve In the
wtids OF fancy county, sixty miles south
OF this city. II II large cave hidden
from view In one of the most isolated spots
OF the Ozark mountain region. Tho bees.
have probably had undisputcd possession
OF the cave for many years. for II appears
20 be literally fised with honey. Just like
q hive In well kept apiary. How far
into the side OF the mountain this cave ex-
tends 10 an unsettled question. The mouth
Of the cave In about six feet in diameter
and IL presents A solid front OF honeycomb,
while the bees appear TO be Of the ccn-
mon species they are unusually hostile.
There arr few wilder spots on earth than
the Ozark mountains in Taney county.
But few men have had the bravery 10 ac-
preach the place. The discovery was made
By william Hunt who n In charge OF Col.
wetmoFe's game preserve a. keeper.
As soon A. Hunt found the hidden treas
ure he communicated with Maj. George
H. Mccain. Of this city, who IL assoctat-
ed with Col Wesmoee In the ownership
and management Of the preserve. Mai.
McCann made a trip to fancy county TO
see the novel bee hive. taking with him
party Of Springfield friends. Mai Nc
Cam made A. thorough an inspection as
tire hostility Of the bees would permit. and
ne il now aevlsing plans for harvesting
the honey. II this cave Il like the average
Ozark mountain cavern II 10 all the way
from one 20 two miles IN Isng-h. and 10
.ne honey Is built IN solidly from end 20
end there are tors OF II. The becs may
have only woven a web 81 honey q; the
front or they may have niied IN. entire
space This is question that Will seon
10 employ experienced bee keepers ana
have a thorough exploration made.
This remarkable bee hive IL a novelty.
for Col wssrncrs'a preserve IL we'll worth
a shos4ssna miles Of trav-i 20 see The
cotorsl ard his associates have stocked y
GO acres with game They have animals
nsh ard birds o. almost every species but
they made 70 arran1efnsn, FOR bees. Now
that nature has supplied ssat emission
the game preserve 10 4 rnenagerts sach ~
essrns - found elsewhere A harhsa-
wire fence OF seventeen strands surrounds
The place ara White river. 4 most ro-
mantle mountain stream. nav.xahie FOR
~rnaH boats noxs through Il On a rfver
huff Thousand feet above the wafer
stands TIE lsdse which shelters Col Wet
more ard the distinguished visitors who
frequently accompany him 10 his hunting
precincts
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1--WE Pioneers ~ the Cape Nome
Beach Diggings.

A. ". Lindsey and Paul Becker. who
introduced and welded the first rocker
on the already celebrated Cape Nome
beaches. arrived In Seattle on the schoon-
er casco. Both were very successful for
the time they worked. having. accord
Ing to all reports. washed total Of about
g, 00o from the seashofe between July q
and September L. And of that period
they were unable. owing to rain and other
interference, TO work probably hfteen
days.
1--WE took out ssl3s in one day. Mr..
Lindsey said. But that was one Of our
best days work. and s2s 6 was the high
est return we got from a single pan
or less tunnslins Stewards from the
beach during winter; that IN this IT may
be ascertained how far out the golden
gravel extends into Bering sea from the
beach. The tunneling, he says, can pro-
gress no farther than the water II frozen
solid to the bottom.
Becker was formerly resident OF
Butte Mont He has been in Alaska
and the British Yukon since 1887. Lind
sey Is a resident OF San Francisco. He.
as also his partner. Becker. went to
Cape Nome from the Klondike
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The cougar. or mountain lion. n the most
fera~sous wild animal stili found In fhese
mountains. One hne afternoon som. few
years arc. young Indian was sitting on
4 rock on The hank Of the Upper Satshez
fishing lie heard 4 rustling on she clsR
behind him and on booking up he san an
Immense cougar growing nj him ana
swinging his long. 1eonsne tail. Tee In
dian inss,ncsiveiy dropped his fishing rod
ard eprnng Into che river. but no sooner
tsd he strike the water than the cougar
was on h.s hsek and dcsperate struggle
as once began. TIE Indian twisted an arm
around the cougars reek In q vain efFor.
10 choke him. while the savage animal tore
and iacerat@d ths Indians back with his
claws ard crunehed his long teeth through
his wrist The WHY Eiwash. H. the struggle
went on. managed 70 pull his antagonist
into deeper water. ana the Indians legs
being longer than the cougars. he over
powered shs savage beast when he GET
HIM b~yond his depth and held his head
uedey the water unsl he wn@ drowned.
the In9ian In stiE. living To tell the ta.e.
sus Ia . hroken-Aown man ever since the
adventure .--Sasehes Corrsspondsnce Yak
ina Herald.
FOOTBALL. Saturday, Townsend W.
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Our ns,ie boy was ofni0tad with rh<umA-
sssns ia NJ knee: ard ~ times unable TO
pat bis foot to The aeo~. We trsssi In vsin
syerythsnx ~ could hear Of that we
sfosxh. would help him We almost gave
ur, IN dssnxlr whau Anene 1se advised us
10 Try CssAmessiAin's Pain Balnn. We did
No. and the Arwt bottle rave 70 much relief
;har ne 70, = second one. and. to our
wsrpysse. + cured Rim sound ard VEL, -
T. T. B@yA Pastor Christian Church. Eeo-
desfsA, Kan. For aaie ~ all deatsrA
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thu washington State University. Seattle;
Prof & Sheia. Scheo, Of Science. Pub
man: Or. A. s. Miller. Idaho State univer-
si;y. Moscow. idaho.
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y pr-pyE1eER. rsaf< only ~ the An
hsus~y-R Busch Brewing Assn. Ba.fsy~uali
ara hop~ alons Az used ss - e eraration
a.. --Adv
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ARE ToU GOING

ARE ToJ GOING EAST,
Call AZ The Nesshern Psease casee. SCAT
&c arA make arrangements. EEeetfss
e~ctaruh<r 18th. rate 20 Csks@a. ttS o.
sna al pclntx is sae East IN prcparsson-
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Investors. so particularly er3--s q
the sleek will 30 well - keer sharp eye
on Evening star II has been d EAma-
sIag sse-sk. Notwithstanding the wsl, de-
terratned value 81 the property. and mis-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-15
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
Treasury Department officials Make q Re-
port on the Congressional War Appro-
priatlon Made to the President.

Washington, June 0.-But little of
the $50, 900, 600 appropriated by congress
before the war with Spain and made
available until July next will remain
In the treasury on that date. Asamat-
ter of fact, the allotments made by the
president exceed that sum by S5S, 2l6,9O,
but as the war department has a lit
tie more than So, 600, 900 of the amount
placed at its disposal still on hand it
is apparent that no deficiency will
be created, Other appropriations were
made by congress for the army and
navy during the war with Spain,
but It was found necessary to utilize
the S5O,0O0,O 600. The war was primarily
a naval struggle, and as the navy was
compelled Immediately after the de-
struction of the Maine to get in read-
ness for battle on the sea and to block
ade Cuba, most of the money appropri-
ated for preparation was spent by it.
The allotments made by the president
for the navy department amounted to
ISL ,0SS, $500, and those for the war
department SlS 900, 6276S, u total of
$50 O5S, $1,000, or S5S,2l6,9O more than
the appropriation.