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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-18

A fire which started in the general
..-ro of George s Wood Blandford,
Mass. destroyed the store and two
s.orv frame house occupied by Miss e.
, w.teon The Mountain House was
arso damaged. There being no FIRE ap-
,,,s IL the town. the efforts to put
~ he fire were of little avail. The
-. aro. contents of Woods store,
80 aa,,ored bv insurance; household
goods of Lyman d. cannon no ilNeu
over the store, small ana no insurance
The Watson house, sZooo' covered ny
insurance: hotel, owned by w. Il. oat-
lev. about 5000.
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ALEXANDER n. ABBOTT DEAD.
The Aged Principal and Proprietor Of Abbott
School Passes Away.

Pennington, Me. April I.-Alexan-
der Hamilton Abbott. for many years
principal and proprietor Of the famous
Abbott Family school at Little Blue.
of the most prominent men in this
country, died, Sunday afternoon, after
a brief illness, aged 76 years and
months. Mr.. Abbott was one of the
best-knoWn and most influential edu-
Gators in Maine, and his loss will be
deeply felt, particularly in educational
circles. He was a prominent member
OF the Old South (CongregationaD
church, and took an active part in
church affairs all his life.
Mr.. Abbott was the son of the late
Asa and HepZibar Brooks Abbott, who
moved to Pennington from Sidney
early in the century. He was born.
Sept. IA, 1922. on a farm in the north
ern part Of Pennington. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of this town.
at Pennington academy and at Bow
dom college graduating from the lat
ter institution in the famous class of
1910, well toward the head of the class
81 LGl = iNudtiIS Iiplil NplitSt He W dS
principal Of the Pennington academy.
ana superintendent Of the public
schools Of Franklin county several
years. In lSi9 he took charge of the
Abbott Family school, which had been
founded in 1914. by :. Il. Abbott. and
made the school famous. He continued
in active management of the school I'M
til last year. when his son, Geddes
Gikison Abbott. assumed the mango
ment.
Mr.. Abbott was twice married first
to NJ. Mittic Belcher. daughter Of
Hiram Bclchcr. who died many years
ago. by this wife he had one son. Wal
lace. now dead. BY his second wife.
Mrs. Frances GiIkison Martin of Fort
Wayne. Ind. Mr.. Abbott had two sons
ana two daughters. Of whom one
daughter. Fannie died several years
ago,
the widow ana two sons. &. 6. All
bott Of Pennington. and :. E. Abbott
of Boston, also one daughter. Miss May
Abbott of Pennington. survive.
Mr.. Abbott was for some years a
trustee Of the Maine State Normal
school. and had always been a hard
worker for higher education. lie was
4 great lover Of books and the greater
part at his spare time was spent in his
library. which was one Of the most ex-
tensiVe in the State. covering all
branches of practical knowledge and
literature. He was also very fond Of
children, thinking great deal of the
hundreds Of young boys which he has
started on the road to good education
during his - years of educational work
MI Abbott was a near relative 10
John :. &. Abbott ana Jacob Abbott,
the well-known authors. and was him
self writer of ability. In the death
Of Mr.. Abbott the town and county has
lost one of its most prominent citizens.
and the state an educator of Il class
which is rarely found
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Apt Quotations.

Proverbs. aXioms and wise sayings
have been uttered by Confucius and
other wise men from time immemorial.
but few people realize how many there
are of them. &. L. Hood & Co, of sar-
saparilla fame. have over two thousand
and they have originated the ingenious
plan Of serving them up in delectabIe
shape in thousands Of newspapers.
with each one neatly turning a point
as to the merit of their well-known
medicine. The extensive use of these
proverbs is original and creditable to
Hood q Go.
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BARRELS OF SAMPLES.
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial Bottles
Sent Free by Mail.

BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers OF that justly famous
Kidney medicine, DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy. the readers Of the
Kennebec Journal are enabled to OBJ
tain a trial bottle and pamphlet of
valuable medical advice absolutely
free. by simply sending their full name
and postoflice address to the DIR.
DAVID KENNEDY CORPORATION.
Rondout, n Y, and mentioning this
paper.
OF course this involves enormous ex-
pense to the manufacturers, but they
have received so many grateful letters
from those who have been benefited
and cured of the various diseases of the
Kidneys, Liver. Bladder and Blood,
rheumatism, Dyspepsia and Chronic
Constipation and all weaknesses
peculiar to women, that they willingly
send trial bottles to all sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found that
81 per cent. of those who had used the
trial bottle had received such benefit
from it that they purchased large sized
bottles of their druggists.
1t matters not how sick you are or
how many physicians have failed to
help you. send for a trial bottle of this
great medicine. it costs you but a
postal card, and benefit and cure will
most certainly be the result.
Put some urine in glass tumbler
and let it stand "A hours, if it has a
sediment or if it is pale or discolored,
milky or cloudy, stringy or ropy, your
Kidneys or Bladder are in bad condi-
ton. DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy speedily cures such dangerous
symptoms as pain in the back inability
to hold urine, a burning, scalding pain
in passing ii. frequent desire to urinate.
especially at night. the staining Of
linen by your urine and all the I'M
pleasant and dangerous affects on the
system produced by the use of whiskey,
wine or beer. DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy is sold at all drug
stores at sl.O0 for large bottle; siI
bottles for $500.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

POHTLAND-April Il. ar, tug Valley
Forge. with barge Suffolk. Philadcl-
phia: schs Augustus Hunt. Blair ami
Sarah Ellen. York. Philadelphia:
Kennedy. Garnet, and Seth w Smith,
Martin, Boston.
CID, sch J J Hanson, Oliver, kenne
bee and Washington.
sid. schs Viking. DOtheday, Newport
News; Addie Jordan. Glen Cove;
George f Walcott, Newport News;
Clara Goodwin. coal port.
BATH-April II. ar. schs Waltham,
Brunswick. Ga; Mary f Lynch, Wis
casset: w Linnell Portland; Ellen
NJ Colder. Boston: Francis Shurtlen,
Philadelphia; Alfred W Fiske. do.
BOOTHBAY-April Il. ar. schs Ira.
Charles A Sproul. Mile Washburn. aud
Silver Wave, Boston; Herald and Man
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Walter Nose. aged "A. broke his arm.
yesterday afternoon. He was playing
with companion. about o'clock. yes
terday afternoon. and while running.
slipped on the sidewalk and fell When
he struck the sidewalk his left arm was
under him and was broken in two
places. Although suffering untold pain
he pluckily picked himself up and
walked to the office Of DR.. G. W. ADJ
bott, where the arm was set. When
the operation was over the boy walked
TO his home as though nothing had
happened
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AGREEABLE IF NOT CORDIAL.
N. Cambon and Sec. Nay Pleased Over Re-
newcd Diplomatic Relations With Spain.

Washington April 1.-THE French
ambassador, Nj. Cambon, called on
Secretary Hay. today, ana officially adj
vised, in behalf Of Spain. that the Duke
D'Arcos had been chosen as Spanish
minister at Washington. The ambas-
sador also made known that the Span
ish government through the minister Of
foreign affairs. had Informed him that
Mr.. Bellamy Storcr would be persona
grata as United States minister at Ma
drid. The secretary and the ambassa-
dor fclicitated each other on the agree
able diplomatic relations which would
be so re-eStablished between the Unit
ed States and Spain.
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MORE BEEF TESTIMONY.
Prot. Atwater Evidently Didn't Eat ANY OF Can
ned Roast Beef in the Field

Washington. April l..-Aftcr dcvoiinG
the forenoon ~ "A practical examination
Of the beef supplied the army in cans.
the Wade court of inquiry recalled Prof.
Atwatcr. at o'clock, and he held the
witness stand during the greater part Of
the afternoon. He expressed the opinion
that. pound for pound. the canned roast
beef was Of greater nutritiVe value than
fresh beef but suggested that if unmiXed
with vegetables u would not prove 50 ac-
ceptable ration.
Col. Weston nj the commissary depart
ment. was also recalled during the after
noon. ana examined with reference to
the supplies furnished to the troops in
the field ut Santiago. He said there was
more bacon than roast beef landed. bu-
the beef packages were neatcr and the
packers preferred to forward it. There
was always more food on shore than
could be forwarded, and for this reason
If the army had been much further in
land it would have been compelled tD
fan back
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Other Domestic Ports.

FALL RINER-ApTil IL, SD, sch H.
N Sawyer. Calais.
PROVIDENCE. i April H. at,
SENS Ada @ Shorthand. St John. y b:
Zerita. Machias Me. for Pawtucket
NEW LONDON-ADril i. sid, schs
Ella Francis. South Amboy for Rock
land; Samuel Hart Kingston for Port
land; Maggie Todd, Perth Amboy for
Machiasport; Quetay. Br. Hamilton,
Port Johnson for st John; Parker. Eric
and Onward New York for st John.
CITY ISLAND-April IL, bound
south. schs VIM Jones. St John. n b;
Commerce. Rockland: Brigadier, do.
Thomas Borden, do; VIM Rice, do;
Charley Woolsey. do; Helen, do: NJ A
Achorn, do: John Bracewell, Stoning
ton: NJ X Rawley. Long Cove John
Douglass. RoCkport.
VINEYARD HAVEN. MASS-April
II. ar, sch st Leon. Milbridge Me, for
New York
NORFOLK. NA-April Il. ar, sch
w II Oler. Maine.
HYANNIs. MAss-AprH L.. ar. schs
Telegraph Gutenberg for ThOmaston;
Maggie 1odd. Ambny for Machiasport.
Sid. sch Lydia N Dcerng. New Norfolk
for Portland.
PORTSMOI TIL. y H-Aprl Ii. ar. sch
Laura II Chester, Rockpol for Boston.
SALEM. MASS-April IL, ar, schs Ada
Herbert. Providence for .,ockport, Henry
May. Portland for New York; Treton,
Boston for Calais: clara Dinsmore. do for
Eastport, James \ Parsons. New ork
for Portland: Parjhenia. Boston Tor Liv-
STONiNGTON. CONN-April II. ar.
schs } S Terry, New rork: Signal do.
Sid schs Laura $ Hatch. New York for
Fan River; Sally W Ponder. Perth Am
boy for ran River; Il Hayden, Perth
Amboy for EdGartuwn.
BOSTON-April n. Al, Sims I'ltonia,
Liverpool: Charles r Mayer. Baltimore.
with barges Nos ana ana A: Navahoe.
Brunswick, Ga: Mattewan. Galveston:
tug Douglas II Thomas. Sand Point. \
5, with bg David Wallace; bk Levi An
drcws Apalachcola: schs Marion. s.
John; Samos. Weehawken; Jose L Burr
and Eliza $ Potter. Philadelphia. Day
light. Newport .>ews; T. a q w Kinds
and Gen Scott. Calais. Grace l. Stevens.
Portland; Samuel Lewis. Ellsworth:
Laura + Chester, Rockport; Ethel +,
kingsport, y s.
Sid. blk Cuba. MonteVideo.
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PROMISED FAIR PLAY.
Contractor Pierce we'll Not Suffer for Labor
Troubles and Other Hindranccs.

Washington. April l7.-Mr John Pierce
of New York contractor for tne con-
structiun Of the new post Office building;
at tnicago. ana part owner Of tho Mount
Waldo granite quarrieS in Maine, had \
conference. today. with Sec. Gage ana
Assistant Secretary Taylor on The subject
~ his request for an extension of time in
which to complete the building. made
necessary by complex labor troubles.
After the conference closed Sec Gage
was questioned as To his purpose in the
matter He said that he could not eN-
pect the impossible from tht contractor
and tha, Ii the situation Is indefinitely
continued. would give contractor Pierre
most equitable grounds for damage and
receiving an extension Of time in the
performance Of his undertaking.
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Marine Notes.

Halifax. y. $. April 1.-THE steamer
Poitia, from st. Johns, \. F., bound to
New York, Via Halifax, is ice bound at
Cape Broiic, y. +. She put in there.
last Friday. on account of the heavy
i've crowdinE about the shore and is
now unable u get away. There is u
tremendous amount Of ice on the New
foundlard ana Cape Breton coasts.
The POrtia may be unable to move
from her present haven for some days
The steamer Turret Bell from Balti-
more bound to Montreal via LouisburG.
&. b., came here. this evening. for coa'
after spending two days in an ice jam
off White Head.
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Foreign Ports.

HALIFAX. y S-ar. Sims Monaghan
Braes, Liverpool. via Neville; Turreti
Bell. BlenkhOrn, Baltimore, Mr.. bound
to Louisburg unable to reach there on
account Of ice); Vancouver. Jones, ST
John, y i.
ST JOHN. y B-April II, ar Sims
Manchester Enterprise. Wright Man
chester. via Halifax: Brallengsborg,
Anderson. schS Hannah + Carleton,
Faulkingham. Perth Amboy; Prudent,
Dickson, New York: T. NJ 6 Hardy, Me
Donald. Louisburg; Clara f Rogers.
Calder. Jonesport; Annie NJ Allen, Pat
terson. st Andrews, y +: Maggie Mill
err. Granville. Boston: Sarah Potter,
Hatfield, do: Rovalo. Forsythe, Var
mouth, Canary, WATSON. do; Hunter,
kelson. Boston.
Cid, sim State of Maine. Colby, Bos-
ton: Walter Miller, Barton. City Island {;
Rcbecca w Huddell, Tower. do; Mel
lie J Crocker, Henderson, New York;
Pandora. Holder. Boston.
LIVERPOOL-April IS, ar. sim Tau
rio, New York.
BIEEOS AYRES-March q, ar. bks
Ethel Portland, Me: Ontario, (BD,
BTidgeTater, y :.
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SKOWHEGAN.
BurrilI. Gaylord.

-Nt high noon. Monday. DR.. Herbert ID.
Burriil NJ Boston. ana Miss Caddie cay
ford Of this town. were united in mar
riage at the Island Avenue Methodist
church. Rev. Wilbur 5. Berry of Port
land. performed the ceremony. in the
presence of a large number of friends
and relatives. The Episcopal ceremony
with the ring used. The bride was
clad i'll a modest but becoming travelling
gown ana carried bridesmaid roses
Mr.. Burrill is one Of the best-knowa
Boston physicians. a member OF the visit
ing staff of the Boston City Hospital
and also one of the members of the medi-
cal board of Harvard College. During
the late war Mr.. Burrill was the head
surgeon on the hospital ship Bay state
ana has held many other responsible
positions The bride Is the daughter WI
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles Gaylord Of this
town. For several years Miss Gaylord
was a teacher in the Skowhcgan Gram
mar schools. later leaving for Boston 10
study to become nurse. During the
past years she has been in Boston and
part of the time in the Massachusetts
General Hospital, and was considered
one Of the most capable nurses in the
state. Miss Gaylord was head nurse o.
the hospital ship Bay State, where she
formed the acquaintance of Mr.. Burrlll.
who was the chief surgeon. Both the
contracting parties are persons of great
ability and have a brilliant future before
them. The bride was the recipient of Il
large number of wedding presents, show
ing with how high a regard they both
were held by their host of friends. The
napply couple left town on the afternoon
train for Boston, their future home.
Later in the season. Mr.. and Mrs. Burrll
will make wedding tour to Europe.
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sad accident occurred at Hartland.
Saturday forenoon. John Young Of Sur
~. aged about 20 years. who was en-
ployed in the Linn WOODEN MILL caught
his hand in a picker machine and badly
lacerated it. He was taken to the home
of his brother. waiter Young. and DR..
Blanchard was called to dress the wound.
which required about $50 stitches. About
eight ounces of ether We're administered
and the wound dressed. As he was be-
ginning to come out from the effects 5f
the ether Young died.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

SILVER RIDGE PL.-Selectmcn, NJ. \.
Vision. d. ii. Kneeland. j. Scott An
Eusa Town clerk i s :, Aus = II sc Wl
i!l,rIr. Part IDngfellow. Money appro-
n ,,Ti,i9 schools, 1913; highways SOD;
nther purposes, $l51.
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DON'T BORROW TROUBLE" BUY
Sal Pol 10
IT'S CHEAPER IN THE END

tonomah Rockport: Julietta, King.
Machias for Boston Geaking 1000
strokes an hour: Will repair and pro-
ceed).
SD, schs Robert Pettis. Portland:
Annie Sargent. Boston; Ella Brown,
Jonesport; Ann, st John, n b; Abbie
and Eva Hooper. do.
BANGOR-April Il. ar. sch Charles
l d. Nnnnnrf- rnaI fnr N q Il L
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-18

The work of hauling crushed stone
for the piers for the Waterville 4 Wis
casset Railroad bridge was commenced.
Monday. The work Of putting in the
bridge has progressed To the point
where the second land pier On the
WINSTON side is nearly completed
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81. Vincent, via Rio Janeiro. with pro-
pallor shaft broken.
St John, n. b., April ia dispatch
from New York. early Monday morn
ing, said that the French Line steamer
La Touraine which arrived at that port
Sunday, reports having sighted the
abandoned bark Siddartha of Sackvillc.
y. T., and that her crew had not been
heard from. Capt Gerard and crew of
the Siddartha were landed here! a few
days ago they having been rescued by
a Dutch vessel The bark was disman-
tied and waterlogged during a heavy
storm in February last. She was
bound from Jacksonville. Fla, for Liv-
erpooI.
New York, April 1.-THE steam
yacht Sycamore. of the New York
Yacht Club. with MIR. John II. Hannah
ard q party Of friends. arrived here.
this morning, after an extended cruise
in West Indian waters. On April IA.
when 10 miles north Of Bermuda, the
Sycamore fell in with the dismasted
brig Caspian, of CharlottetoWn. p. T..
l.. Capt Gordon. the crew of six men
and the captains wife and child nine
persons all told, and brought them To
this port. Capt Gordon Of the Cas-
plan, reported having sailed from Hall
fax. March 30. for Jacksonville in bal
last. All went We'll until April :, off
Hatteras. when the vessel was struck
by cyclonic squat from the north
ward which carried away the spars at
the deck, leaving the vessel a COM
plete wreck. The vessel was in "a help
less condition and for nine days drifted
about the ocean. No vessels passed
close enough u lie hailed until April
H. when the Sycamore appeared and
made the rescue.
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Judging from the election returns thus
far received. the Spanish government
may be expected to get 2S5 out Of 40
seats. Two hundred anu forty-thrce Min
isterialists have been elected, including
1870 Silve,aists, s. PoIaviejists and 20
pi1aliStS
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. April 1.-THE following
pensions have been granted .Iainc people.
original. JOS. +. Goodwin. Berwick, 81;
YIN Tarric. Lewiston. ST.; Joshua ID.
Leighton. West Pownal s.. Original wild
ows, etc, minors of Daniel Libby, Port
land. SIS; Margaret NJ. LauShton, An
<S
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Capital lettings.

President McKinley's private secre-
tarv. Mr.. Porter, is i'll from overwork.
Rumors that he will resign are current.
He was better. Monday night.
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Mothers. Mothers!! Mothers! I!

- THE BEST OF ALL
MRS VERSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over FIFTY y EARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS
ior their CHILDREN while TEETHING, with PER
*t.t;T SUCCESS. It SO0THES the CHILD, SOFT.
t<S the GUMS AlLAIS all PAIN: CURES WIND
to;Ir, aud Is the best remedy for DIARRHEA.
sid by Druggists i every part Of the world Be sure
ana AK for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" ari
JaEe no other kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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Disasters.

Popham Beach. Me. April 1.-THE tug
boat Adelia has just passed up the river
with 4 disabled two-masted schooner. the
H. s. Leavcring. which halls from Somers
Point n. j Her foremost head was bro
ken eff and her main tupmast carried
away. near the Sisters in Sheepscot bay,
this morn ng. She is light and was bound
east
London. April 1.-THE British
steamer Hermes. from Buenos Ayres,
April ;, for Liverpool. has arrived at
PernambucD. having in tow the Brit
ism steamer Avon Hill, from Iquique for
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CA. TOR
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of ExAZzZ.,

An article of merit is sure to win. So
with the Hop Plasters which are used in
thousands of homes with confidence and
success. Active the moment applied. All
medicine dealers.
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WANTED-A case of bad health that RI
PANS will not benefit. Serd 5 cents to RI
pans Chemical Co. New York, for 10 samples
and 1000 testimonials. july22,d1y
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FOR SALE.-Ten R-I-P-A-N-S for 5 cents al
druggists one gives relief.
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aprI,u~st;.nr
Arizona republican., 1899-06-11
Mines and MininQ

crusler. etc, and several thousand tons from the Maud s. have been mill cd with results of from $9 to $75 per ton. The milling Of the copper ore from the Atlanta and Patanka for the purpose Of concentration did not re- suit in a success, the ores being car bonatcs, and the owners now propose to sink a deep shaft to enable them to win the sulphide ores which are sup posed tc. underlie the caTbonates.
 The owners of the Whipsaw bonded an adjoining claim belonging to o. c. Finn and Jack Martin and sunk shaft on the vein. Below water level high grade ore was encountered and being satisfied with the property the bond has been taken up and the pur chase money paid within the last few days
 On another claim adjoining this property and belonging to Messrs. Roach and Patton shaft of fifty feet in depth has been sunk and consider able development work done, some twenty tons of the ore taken from the workings proving by actual mill test to contain upwards of $30 per ton. There is a very pleasant camp at this mine with shade trees and abundant water
 Two and Q half miles northwest of Briggs is the Copper Blossom group, consisting of two claims belonging to Messrs. James Roach and w. A. Mil ten, and known as the Copper Blossom and North Star.
 The owners have sunk a shaft forty to forty-five feet and drifted some eigthy feet on the ledge. The ledge matter between the walls is twenty feet in width, the pay chute of about four feet carrying both gold and cop per. The development work is being continued, a contract having been let fer another 100 feet of drivage on the ledge. Altogether these claims are making very favorable showing.
 The mineral riches of this district are not exhausted by the copper and gold deposits, MT. J. w. Burson having lately discovered some valuable beds Of onyx at a point on the road between Walnut Grove and Kirkland, about seven miles east of the latter place.
 The ledge now being developed is al most perpendicular and from a few inches on the crop is rapidly widening and at twenty feet below the surface is already upwards of forty inches in width. Each beck seems to be per feet in itself, the cleavages being very pronounced, making the working com paratively easy, the c0lors are bril-