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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
PROPERTY on GRIBBELL ISLAND.
Development Proceeding ON . Ledge
Fifty Feet wide.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer:
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 7.-Severai
Seattle shareholders in the Gribbeil ISL
and Copper Company have returned by
the steamer Coauitlam from an inspec-
ton of their property, which is situated
800 miles UP the coast. The company Is
composed of Seattle and Bellingham bay
people.
Since a year ago last May, when the
ledge was discovered. there has been a
large amount of development work done
by force OF from ten to twenty men,
There is a 5o-foot ledge running right
across the island. and the company con-
trolls two miles of II. at a point where IL
crosses two high mountains. Work is now
down about 20 feet Some fine samples
of peacock copper ore were brought down.
some of which runs "a per cent. copper.
IA ounces of silver TO the ton and a trace
OF gold. A trial shipment of half a ton
is being brought down for the Tacoma
smelter.
A crosscut has been made where the
ledge Is exposed, and a prospecting tun-
mel has been driven in between so and 100
feet. Streams OF water have cut the
ledge down 20 feet in some places. and the
showings there exposed are exceedingly
good.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

Esp~ass. Of shoesins ,s s~os,~ "a.

As 30 the sums spent On shooting Il,
Scotland 80 large IL the total that II IN n
dificuit matter 70 arrive even ~ an ap-
proxsmate estimate. In pershshira alone
there ara 90 khootfngK. Of which about
four-nfshs are lei 20 tenants and bring
sp about Ets0esp year, OF an average
81 Gsa year which seems shout = fair
estimate " Il Dc borne In mina that this
is an expensive county and that nifty ~
ifs beet shootings fetch E&z.ssa. OF an Az.
er&gc ~ ETs@ yesrf in tbs Nhesa "a
Scotland there arc about t0Hu as1aofines,
snd We eaEh ~ sbsm must sa least smpisy
mr. keek%f and ons Kflie daring m,
shooting season. eons~ estimate may ne
f0F1sd ~ tire money expsnHea In wages
and The nuuber ~ people enapioyef. In
fhr deer forests and on fhs larger shoot.
sngH there Sii oft~n he from four 80 Ksx
men permanently engaged ard from sig
70 eisht othsrs working for she shooting
season only Tn a wsit-knoWn forest
where ] once spent many pleasant lays
there were three feFessers. shge@ e5iis~s
and Three ponymen est zach day. IN fhs
with thres andsfkeepern. kennel raan
and twa carriers going 20 ard from fh@
nearest railway stations total ~ esKss.
teen snen and i've horses. not 20 mention
the ponies kept for riding into me fayest
and ih0Ee kept 10 carry grouse panniers
On this property three ndea could stalk
each day. wnsge three GtheY parste. ~
two each could shoot grotss4. Or the elk
could combine for driving Chambers
Journal.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

AN OLD CLAIM REOPENED.


Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ROSSLAND. b. c.. Aug 1.-The Spitzee
long inactive claim on the south bank
is being opened up again by the Indian
Chief Gold Mining Company. A cut on
the Canadian Pacific railroad exposed q
fine body OF copper-gold ore assaying 81
to S14, which crops feet wide On each
side OF this is wide dixie OF feldspar car
rying IS In gold which could be extracted
in free milling. A test carload is now
being taken out for shipment to the Trail
smeiter.
On the Green Mountain mine, a cross
cut Is being made TO tap the ledge on the
375-foot level OF the shaft. and is ex-
has been opened on the 225-foot level.
The Winnipeg mine In the Boundary
country shipped two carloads OF ore to
the Trail smelter last week, making a
total of $50 tons shipped so far. Devel-
opment IL being pushed with vigor by
Superintendent Tregar
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WORKING THE LUCKY CHANCE.
Property ON silver nay. Alaska, to
he ReOpened

r. Otis Smith, president and manager
of the Providence and Sitka Gold Mining
Company, In In Sitka, and according to
the Alaskan, will Immediately begin OPP
erations on the Lucky Chance mining
property at the head of Silver bay. This
property "a situated in the mountains,
about five miles from tide water at the
southern point Of Silver bay, and already
has good road from the beach TO the
property.
pended In developing this ledge, and all
that will be necessary before beginning
operations will be TO construct an aerial
tram to carry the ore from the ledge to
the mill. which Is already on the ground
This tram. according to estimate made
by George Garside, of Juneau. will be 1000
feet In length, and will be operated by
water power Of which there f. an abun-
dance. The ore from this ledge mills
about Us to the ton, and is free milling.
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falling TO less than ssoco.co in 1897 and
lSS. and again reaching over SO, opo.oQ IN
1890. while a return to the conditions of
production and commerce which existed
In Cuba and Puerto Rico In 1889 and 1885
would probably again bring the fetal i'm
ports into the United States from fthe
four groups Of islands TO above sioo 0oe-
en, with prospect OF further growth as
their producing capacity is developed by
the construction of roads, railways. etc.
and the introduction OF new capital In
1900 the imports into the United States
from the islands in question were: From
Cuba. Ssi.Ssl.79i: from Puerto Rico. H.o7S-
as: from Hawaii. seQ Ios, SIS; and from the
Philippines, &Sff. etS The fact that the
most rapid growth In cur imports Is In
the class OF articles produced in these
islands-sugar, fibcrs. coffee, tropical
fruits. tobacco, etc. and for which their
producing capacity may be rapidly and
greatly increased. suggests that a mech
larger share OF our tropical imports may
be supplied from this source In tho near
future.
Exports to the Islauds.
The following table shows cur exports
10 cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine islands in each year from isss
TO 1870;
Exports FROM the United States to-
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NEW YORK Aug THE directors Of
the Standard OH Company, OF New Jer-
sey, have declared a dividend ~ y per
share. payable september Is In June 10
per cent was distributed and IN March
~ per cent
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the installments may be raid in full on after
August Is, under a discount At the rate Of per
CENT No information be obtained 10 how
remittAnces win be made. and this confiises the
estimates As 10 the future effect the money mar
ket. Gold continues 10 accumulate in New York.
on payments by the suhireasury to the hanks af
drafts account Of gold deposited at Pacific points
The banks have gained from the spbtrcasgry since
Friday ST. 600 this account. The money mar
ket IA therefore little affected BY the geld exports
Bonds were dull and irregular Total sales. par
value. se25. ooo
Irnited States & declined 1 n he hid <,ftNe
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should not BE- eonfonnJea with ether 80
called malt products some hreRertes rlt
out II - NOT beer ana ~Dgrnt sugar" Sea
that the name Anheaiser Busch Brewing
Association Il on each bottle. Sold by an
druggists adv
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Money and Exchange.
Money on call. II per cent. Prime mercantile pa
Per, Aa5 per cent Sterling exchange. caster, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 ~ for demand
and At SaGA for sixty days. Posted rates. a.s5ep
s.s54 and Ns9. Commercial bills 81. ssiss4 so sill
yer certificates. eit9s2ic. Bar silver si1c Mexican
dollars, lSic.
Government bonds. weak State bonds, inactive
Railroad bonds. Irregular
Metals.
All Of the iron markets ruled weak again TODAY,
the local market being especially so, dropping 20
points in pig iron warrants. to tilD
Tin higher at London and shade stender
here for spot hut weak futures. spot tin closed
at t33a32.1.
spelter ruled shade easier, At NI7tSs4. M
Lead dull and unchanged, at 81. s. and cop
per also ruled dull. A 1850
The brokers price for lead was ". and for copper
1880.
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NEW YORK, Aug. .--Baring, MARoun
4 Co. have arranged 10 ship S2.ooo 90 IN
may be Increased.
II was announced here today that sub
scriptiOns 10 tho British war loan had
closed Ia London. and az a consequence
no more would be received here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

A Hungarian has discovered method
Of spinning wood pulp Into yarn 80 that
II can be woven into fabric that may be
converted into various articles OF cloth
ing
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

The Posi~intsllleencer has secured the
exclusive right Tor Washington 10 Rand
McSally & Co.'S isteat folder map of
China and Asia These may b secured
at Fost-frtFNigencer business Offices a.
- cents each
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NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

doubt there are millions of dollars In the
old channel that can be saved IL proper
system is adopted.
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WASHINGTON. Aue r.--Tcdsr. statement ~
the treasury balances In the general fund exclusive
Of the $50. 900 sold reserve IN the division q
dsmptiun. shows
Available cash balance .............. siss m ~
Gold ......... ........ .......... .... ram4 80
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T1ha post-Inisiiigsneer baa secured tho
MsSaiiy A. Co.'S latest fielder map III
China ana Asia These may be secured
at Post-infeilisspcer business offices e
10 cents each
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FINANCIAL AND
STOCK REPORT s
Mining stocks.
70 - 70
SAN FRANCISCO.


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug T---steding on London
Sixty days. Ass sight. Nss4
Ffna uriml.
Silver bars eiic; Mexican dollars, sAa&ste Drafts
Sight. loc: telegraph. i2Ic.
g e. q
NEW YORK.
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The rapid increase IN gold production
IN tho United States. and The large en-
cess Of exports over imports. already NJ.
ludea 10. have been Accompanied by n
marked increase in the morcy Tn clrcu~
lation IN the United States, which stood on
July % each year. ss foilnwe.
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FOREIGN.
Financial.

NEW YORK. Aug. THE Commercial Advertise
ers London financial cablegTam says;
The markets here were quiet and irregular today.
Investment securities being strong On the remark
able success Of the sxcheduer bond pruffer u tia
0oo0o- The HIST was opened this morning and Inn
medately thereafter closed II is understood Amer
lea takes large amount. aud that France also has
made subscriptions Of considerable magnitude.
Americans hstless, beginning we'll hnf clos
ins rather heavy. The Reading dividend delivered
yesterday disrcsafdsd. T1ntos were strong In
response 20 yesterdays squirt In Paris. white Ana
condas overlooked. The bank received E5sooo
Of gold from Australia.
Much TO the general surprise. the market wss
obliged TO renew loans from the bank falling due
today
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LONDON, Ana 7'-Atchson. n; Canadian Pa
cinc. sei. Union Pacific preferred. n: northern Pa.
oihc preferred fsi Grand Trask. g.: Anaconda. ~
Bar silver ND per onnce.
Monsy-Sesi per cent
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The additions TO the worlds supply II
gold during the past four years have
been ae follows.
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Commerce. with Grand Divisions.


That n large proportion ~ the growing
demand for tropical ansi EIntrUpscsf pro =
uess car be supplied By the Islands Hhil
have fecently come into closer relations
with the tinted States IL illustrated by
the statistics showing the valtae N the
Imports into the United States from Gu
ha Puerto Rico. Hawaii and th@ Philip
pine Islands ia each year from 1870 20 $50
In 1850 the imports from these islands
sitG coo go under the Increase which fol-
lowed the reciprocity treaty with Spain.
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new YoRK.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
70 PREVENT FOREST FIRES
An Official Investigation to
Be Made.
THEY made HIN TAKE THE four DOLLARS
Ceylon Green Tea.-He Always Had
to Stand When He Heard
Beecher Talk.

Investigation of the causes, effects,
and means OF prevention of forest fires
in the West will be carried on this
summer in Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah,
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
South Dakota. Besides field study,
designated chiefly to discover means of
preventing the evil, the Division is
making historic record of all import
ant fires which have occurred in the
United States since 1854. Although
yet Incomplete, this indicates that the
annual recorded loss by forest burnings
in the United States is, at the very
lowest, $40, ,000,00 1t will probably
run far above this sum, as the Pacific
coast States have been ;only partially
examined. Accounts of over $500
disastrous fires have been obtained in
the seventeen States already examined
Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin
have suffered the most severely. These
records are taken chiefly from news
papers, and where it has been possible
to compare them with the figures of
practical lum bermen, it has been found
that the tendency of the press is to un-
derestimate the damage.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
Ell DORADO COUNTY.
Placsrville, April %, 1900.

Republican. Placsrville, April 26, 1900.
The City Fathers assembled for Or
ganization at the Courthouse Monday
morning, the day required by the char
ter for this proceeding. They all
look sufficiently paternal for ordinary
purposes-even Jay Fox, the Juvenile
member of the Board, having a father
ly air of coming responsibilities. They
were all sworn in and the bonds of the
elective officers were fixed. Alderman
Ingham was elected President OF the
Council. He will be the presiding Of
ficer in the absence of the Mayor.
The Board selected Fred Irwin as City
Attorney and for Treasurer A. Mier-
son. The date of the next meeting
was set for the evening of the oath at
the Courthouse as temporary expe-
dent till q permanent place of assem-
blage can be arranged, 1t is under
stood that one or both Of the fire
companies will offer hall to the City
Council as meeting place iree OF rent.
Coroner Winchell Investigated the
death of John McGraw, who was found
dead near Fairplay last week, and
found that death resulted from old age
and heart disease. The deceased had
been under treatment for some time by
DR.. Taylor at Fairplay. The remains
were removed to Placerville and in
TERED in the Catholic cemetery last
Thursday. 1t is said that Mr.. Nc
Graw had about $500, and that a will
was left disposing of this amount.
J. A. Vance, Superintendent of the
Starlight mine, was in Placerville Mon
day. Mr.. Vance is an Amador county
miner, who was born and raised on the
Mother Lode
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
The Faculty Gave a Banquet to the
Philippine Commissioners


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, April
25, 190O.-The freshmen and sopho-
mores of the University of California
met on the campus in rush at
O'Clock last Monday afternoon, April
23d. 1t was not the old-time irrespon-
sible scrimmage, but game, played
under the supervision of the director
of physical culture and student referees
according to rigid code of rules which
rid it of all Objectionable features.
The president and mum ber OF other
members of the University we're at the
dock Tuesday, April 18th, to bid good
by to Professor Bernard Moses, the
new Philippine Commissioner, when he
sailed for Manila on the transport Han
cock. The formal farewell of the Uni
versity was a great rally on the campus
Friday morning, April 18th, when Pro-
fessor Moses and Judge William H.
Taft of the commission addressed the
students. Saturday evening the fac
ulty gave banquet in San Francisco
in honor of Professor Moses and the
Commissioners.
The last academic act of Professor
Moses was to conduct the public ex-
animation of Miss Jessica Peixotto of
San Francisco for the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy. Miss Peixotto gradu-
ated from the University in 1894,
studied in Paris, and has recently CON-
pleted an important thesis on the
French Revolution and Modern French
Socialism.
Great interest has been shown in the
five lectures on recent French poetry
which are being delivered at Hearst
Hall by NJ. Henri de Regnier of Paris,
one of the most celebrated of contem-
porary poets. Professor and Madame
F. V. Paget have invited twelve hun
dred guests to meet Nj. and Madame de
Regnier at Hearst Hall on Friday even
ing.
The last recitations for the year were
held on Wednesday, April 18th. On
Thursday the annual inspection, par
ade, review and sham battle of the
University cadets took place. Exam
nations will begin April 9th, and con-
tinue until Wednesday, May 9Th.
Glass day will be on May 10th; CON-
mencement on Wednesday, May 10Th.
Chapters of Alpha Tau Omega, the
mems fraternity, and of Delta Delta
Delta, the sorority, have been estab-
lished In the Univerity of California.
The Lick Observatory has just pub
lished large volume entitled, "Meri-
dian Circle Observations of Three Hun
dred and Ten Stars in which for the
first time the results are made public
of series of extremely important OBJ
seryations by Astronomer r. H. Tucker.
1t embodies the results of over five
thousand observations during period
of several years.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
reported to have fallen in the higher
Sierra,
Mother Lode Magnet jamestown, April, a5. 100

Mother Lode Magnet, jamestown, April, a5r 1900.
An accident occurred in an upraise
at the Harvard mine Monday night,
which fortunately was not serious.
Charles Zany and David Cuuio fired
nine holes and then descended the lad
der sixty feet and counted. One hole
missed fire, Zany went up and sup
piled another fuse. He had gone down
only thirty feet when the shot went off.
He heard the report and protected
himself by keeping his head directly
beneath a timber. He hung on to the
ladder with a death-like clutch while an
avalanche OF debris shot by him. Then
he slid down the air pipe, and, as he
reached the bottom of the upraise,
fell unconscious. Cunio, who was at
the bottom of the ladder when the
shot went off, was hurled against the
sides of the raise by the force of the
conclusion and somewhat stunned. He
was soon himself again, and, after
lighting candle, devoted his atten-
tion to reviving Zany, who it was found
had severe scalp wound which was
dressed later by Doctor Congdon.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
Wooded Area, of the U. s.

The former official estimate of the
wooded area of the United States,
placed at 26 per cent, has been raised
to 81 per cent. by the latest computa
tions of the Division of Geography and
Forestry of the U. S. Geological Sur
vey. That Office has issued bulletin
containing new figures on American
forests, some Of which tend to prove
the national timber resources greater
than is supposed.
The two latest States to be examined
are Oregon and Washington. The
former is estimated to contain 234, 653
million feet, B. NJ, in standing timber;
the latter, 114,7 million feet. De-
struction by fire has been exceedingly
serious in Washington. On the as
sumption that the burned areas con-
tanned on an average as much tim ber
as the untouched portion, 10000 mil
lion feet have been destroyed since
lumbering began, This amount would
supply all the sawmills of the United
States for two years, and at value of
only Is cents thousand, means dead
loss to the State of $50, 900, 600, The
amount actually logged In the same
period has been $4,000 million feet,
making the estimate by the same COM
parison of areas. Oregon has suffered
less from both fire and numbering,
owing to the smaller facilities for mar
keting the praduet.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
Ceylon Green Tea.

Encouraged by the success they have
made with black teas In America, the
planters of Ceylon have been expert
menting in order to produce a green
tea-pure, uncolored and unfermented.
Samples have been coming over for
several months for examination by ex-
perts, and in nearly every case the re-
ports have been highly favorable and
to the effect that the teas are clean and
free from adulteration and coloring
matter. Several small lots of Ceylon
greens. made after the manner of the
most approved samples, have arrived
and have been eagerly purchased, and
at present the demand is in excess of
the supply.-N. Y. Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
:" I found your medi-
cine a blessing to me
and my family"

There are women who feel something
like grudge against the children, who,
one after another rob their mother of her
beauty and strength. Men do not usually
realize how much the mother gives to
each child to her own loss. Women
accept it as part of the obligation Of
Nature and pay the debt grudgingly.
Yet in Natures plan every child IS a
new JOY and fresh happiness II isn't
the children that steal the mothers
strength. 1t is the unnatural drains and
pains which weaken her.
Every woman who has used DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has found in it the
one thing woman has waited for. II
stops the drains, heals Inflammation and
liberation, makes the baby's advent a
pleasure and his life a blessing. No
opiates or narcotics are contained in
Favorite Prescription
Il read what your medicine had done for other
people" writes Mrs. Edwin H. Gardner, Boz TO-
would try It, and I found that II was blessing
to me and my family. began in June and TOOK
six bottles Of your medicine, and three vials Of
Pellets took your medicine a year when
had ten pound girl. / had the easiest time
ever had with any of my children. have been
ite Prescription, three Of Golden Medical Dis
covery,' and three vials of Pellets I had no
appetite and could not eat much without Il dis
tressing me. Before took the medicine only
weighed I35 pounds, and now weigh u.s."
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
brain by cleansing the body of the cor
ruption which clouds it.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-04
TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
sw Era. Carriers. April q. 1900.

New Era, Carriers, April a. 1900
"A break occurred in the main ditch
OF the Yuoiumne County Water Com
pany at point high up in the mount
aims, last Sunday, and as consequence
all the mines along the line were COM
PEELED to partially close down for a. few
days. AS soon as the break was.dis-
covered large force of men was sent
up and yesterday completed the neces-
gary repairs.
During the last storm q little snow
fell in Carriers, though it laid on the
ground but few minutes. Along the
West Side Flume and Lumber Com
pany's narrow gauge it was sufficiently
heavy to stop work for day or two. At
Sugar Pine there were six inches, while
eight inches was the measurement at
the Empire sawmill, and though all
melted within twenty-four hours it
made the roads SO impossible that the
Big lumber teams were compelled to
skip a trip, A great deal of snow is