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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22

AS 1t stands now the house was Bill
chanan's birthplace and the house In
which he received his schooling. Both
the residence and the school house once
stood at Stony Batter, In Franklin
County, and were removed to MERGERS
burg, the logs from the school house be-
ing used to build an annex to the resi-
dence. This school was kept by the
Rev. James r. Sharon, and was located
In Mercersburg. Many other noted
men besides the future President
gained their first instruction there. Con-
sidering that this school was situated In
a thinly settled section of the State and
was attended only slightly, the scope
and erudite nature of the studies were
little short of marvellous, for Greek,
Latin, French, German, metaphysics
and philosophy were included.
1t was here that Buchanan gained the
foundation of his remarkable talents as
a linguist and profound reasoner, and
which gained him so much praise on
his celebrated tour Of the world, when
he was entertained at the courts of
Europe and held his own with the most
brilliant and erudlte minds.
The father Of President Buchanan,
James Buchanan, for whom he was
was resident Of Mercersburg
for thirty years. During his long resi-
dence he was one of the best-respected
citizens Of the town, prosperous mer-
chant, and man of affairs, and held
many positions Of trust.
James Buchanan's early school days |
did not very well presage his character
and his life. At school he was exceed |
Ingly nlmble- -witted and mlschievous,
and at one time he failed of winning a
prize for scholarship because 1t was
considered a bad example to reward a
boy whose department had been so far
below the standard. Afterward at col
ege Buchanan became hard student,
and In his statesman's career he was
reckoned very dignifled, If not pom.
Dous.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Amputated Leg sensatiOnl

A correspondent of the PhilaOef.
Press writes: "My right leg was ~
off at the middle third of the "
nearly thirty years ago, but since ,
time the sensation of the preseD'
toes, instep. heel, foot or knee IS y
ger than in the other leg, or suvp.
than 1t was before amputation. ~
it seems that when the leg IS az
normally, there is no consclousnss
any sensation at all in 1t, WE
there is always more or less senA1
In the stump. My leg was ampu"I
In such a position that it seems W.,
stand to be fiexed with the foOt ~
me. have often tried TO ge'
OF the way Of closing door OF y
sons passing me on the street. ~
day l often fall by trying TO pa'
my foot on the floor when spl'D.
quickly from a sitting position.
Dy year, also, there Is a seilss''
shortening, the foot seeming 10
nearer the body. If l make ~
as if to extend the knee a sens-
of heat occurs In the stump a'D
the rest of my body may be fFes'
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
BAN Franci.co NInrknt.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, 14@16c pei
pound; Eastern Oregon, 10@15c; Val.
ley, 10000; Northern, 1O@l2c.
Hops-lS99 crop, Hobo pei
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery 20@21c;
do seconds, lS@l9lac; fancy dairy,
lsc; do seconds, l6@l61ec per pound.
Eggs-Store, l5c1a; fancy ranch,
181sc.
Millstuffs = Middlings, $500 a
1000; bran, $l2.50@l3.50.
Hay-Wheat $6,50@lO; wheat and
oat $6.00@9,50; best barley 5000
100; alfalfa, $5.00@6.00 per ton;
straw, s5@40c per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, coo csc; Ore.
gon Burbanks, s0c@90; river Bur.
banks, S5@65o; new, 70c@$l.s5.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$2.f5@S.25: Mexican lines, $4,000
800; California lemons 75c@$l. so;
do choice $l.75@2,00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, Sl.50@
$50 per bunch; pineapples, nom.
inal; Persian dates. 6@65so Per
pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
THE SLATE CREEK MINES
Eureka Group Sold to C. D. Lane of
California.

Seattle, June l4.-News comes from
AnacoItes that work will be resumed
on large scale on the Eureka group Of
mines in the Slate Creek mining camp,
which now belong to G. d. Lane, a
millionaire mining operator OF Califor-
mia. The final transfer to Mr.. Lane
was effected in Anacortes a few days
ago This is the property that some
years ago was under bond to Colonel
Hart for Montana parties. After spend
ing upward OF $4,000 they allowed
ther bond to lapse, but the owners,
having faith in ther property, continued
working it until about two years ago,
when bond was made to Mr.. Lane.
Almost Ready for Operation.
The property is nearly ready for oper-
alton. The tramway between the mine
and the stamp mill must be finished.
The mill has 10 stamps of LOO pounds
each and is substantially constructed.
The property has a saw and shingle
mill and electric light plant. The
stamp mill was completed last fall and
found to work perfectly.
1t is the intention to put in roast
ing furnace as soon as supplies can be
shipped in this summer, to treat all
ores on the ground, instead OF shipping
concentrates. People who know the
property, say that it will develop into
q big mine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Wonderful Memories of the R,,na

memories or the Blind
Inc acuteness Of their memories
seems to be a compensation for the
Dhnd. One Of the visitors to the road.
Ing room for the blind In the Natlono,
Library at Washington expressed a
desire to learn to use the typewriter
mere was none provided, so Mr.
Hutcheson very kindly sent down his
own. The girl sat down to the mo
chine, and had explained to her tho
position of the letters and the kav.
BOARD slowly read to her twice. She
pracdced for a few moments, and tbon
wrote letter in which there woro
only three mistakes, a feat which ~
would be difficult for a seeing nerson
10 surpass. One afternoon Mrs Ward
the Kansas vice regent of the Monnt
vernon Association, read in tba no
vilion. While doing so she renea tod tor
Iron Quilts well-known verses ~
Dewey's victory, beginning "oh
Dewey was the morning." Later IN
the afternoon one of the blind listenora
oroaght to her a complete copv Of oil
OF she verses, which he had remamhor
ed from hearing her.-Woman,s Hono
Companion. 0'''e
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22

on Manhattan Island-the Richmond
Hill mansion, celebrated as the place
where distinguished men gathered, and
to which guests from all over the world
were proud to be invited. In this house
Washington had his headquarters
awhile during his stay in New York;
here Mrs. John Adams lived for num-
Der of years, making it the social center
of the city, and it was here that Aaron
BUR- passed the most happy years Of
his life.
In 1882 Burr married Mrs Provost,
the widow of British officer, and so
came into possession of the Richmond
Hill house. On account of his gallant
services during the revolutionary war
Aaron Burr was popular hero of the
time. He at once entered politics, and
was elected member of the New York
Legislature the year after he settled
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22

III the city. AT that time the mansion
stood on what Is now the corner of
Varick and Charleston streets. 1t was
surrounded by park of 100 acres, ex-
tending to the water.
When Burr's wife died twelve years
later, she left one daughter, Theodosia,
who became mistress of the most beau
tiful house in the city. Between the
father and daughter there existed an
unusually strong affection. Theodosia
was beautiful girl, and many tradi-
tions of her wit and charms are still
extant. Among visitors to the mansion
in those days were Alexander Hamil-
ton, Talleyrand, Volney, Jerome Bona
parte and Louise Philippe. Nearly all
distinguished foreigners coming from
Europe were entertained there by
Aaron Burr and his daughter. At this
time Burr's fame was at its height.
His home life was happy, and a great
career was open to him.
Theodosia Burr, while still quite
young, married Gov. Allston, of South
Carolina and went to Charleston to live.
In 1900 Burr and Jefferson received an
equal number Of votes for the Presi-
dency, the House of Representatives
finally deciding in favor Of Jefferson,
Burr being made Vice President. This
caused much bitter feeling, the result
of which was the duel between Burr
and Hamilton, resulting in the latter's
death.
Burr fed from New York, going down
the Mississippi to the Southwest.
There he bought several hundred thou
sand acres of land, intending to found
an empire and conquer Mexico.
Jefferson had him arrested, brought
to Richmond, Va, and tried. No act of
treason could be proved, SO he was set
at liberty. He then went to Europe,
trying to carry out his schemes for con-
Quering Mexico and founding an en-
pire, all of which came to nothing. At
ter a few years in Europe, where he
was scorned by men who had known
him In former times, he returned to
New York, broken In mind and spirit.
He looked forward eagerly to meeting
his daughter again, and she set out by
boat from her home in Charleston.
Disappearance of Theodosia Burr.
The vessel on which she sailed was
never heard of again. 1t has been said
that the boat was wrecked at Nays
Head. Another story is to the effect
that 1t was boarded by pirates and that
all on board were forced to walk the
plank. Burr afterward married Nine.
Jumel, but they We're soon divorced.
Richmond Hill house passed out of his
hands. and for time was used as a
theater. Seventy-fiye years ago the
house was torn down when Richmond
Hill was leyeled, and part Of the ma
terials were set up again in the house
which stands now ON Hudson street.
and is all that is left of what was once
the finest mansion on Staten Island.
Pennsylvania has had one President.
James Buchanan, and the house In
which he was born stands neglected
On Fayette street, Mercersburg, Pa. At
present the building is fairly preserved,
but unless steps are taken to maintain
t, 1t must soon make way for modern
nouseA
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE MINING WORLD
THE ROSSLAND DISTRICT
New Owners of the Giant Take Hold
Of the Property.

Rossland, B. c., June l4.-The
water is being taken out Of the Grant
shaft in preparation for the resumption
of sinking on the ore body. This
work is being done by A. ID. Coplen
and w. 6. Armstrong. of Spokane,
the representatives OF Philadelphia and
Michigan capitalists, who have OBJ
tanned control OF the company. The
new owners express confidence that
the Giant will make mine, and are
willing to spend money to proving it.
They are the third party to make the at.
tempt, the last being Colonel w. NJ.
Ridpath, E. g. Sanders and others OF
the old LIE Roi syndicate, from Spo-
kane, but they threw up their bond
last April.
Other Canadian Mines.
Work is to be started on the NoIth.
ern Belle, which adjoins the st. Elmo,
ON Red mountain, by r. E. Palmer,
who has just returned from Montreal,
where he received instructions from
the owners. There is good showing
and il the summers work confirms its
value a plant will be installed in the
fall.
Andrew Drewey and Others have
bonded the Sunset, near Whitewater,
in the SLOGAN, for $50, 1t adjoins
the Wellington and short extension
of the tunnel from that claim will tap
the vein at dejpth of 900 feet. The
vien is ID feet in width, with 10 inches
of high grade ore.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Common Delusions.

Full nine out of ten persons plnma
themselves on being different from
others, when their very BELIEF In tho
notion is Its own contradiction Wo
complacently aver, II have such koon
sense of the ridiculous" when q tr,,o
sense OF humor would have problbited
tne poast But what We most plume
ourselves upon-if We are the avera 90
woman or man-is our power 70 rood
character. Il may not be particularlv
clever" we'll observe, with that gniIo
less braggadocio which masouerados
as humility. "but of one thing I'm cor
tain' and that is, I'm a good iudpe of
human nature. I'm never deceived n
person, when, if such perspicacitv
were really possessed, we'd saw moth
Ing about 1t before those capable Of
seening our limitations.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
BETwEEN-sEAsoNs DuLLNEss.
Yet Trade, on the Whole. Is satis-
fastOrY.

Yet Trade, on the Whole. Is satis-
fastOrY.
Bradstreets' says: Measured by re-
cent records and recollections of bust.
ness activity, the present between
seasons dullness seems specially mark
ed, and the reactionary movement OF
prices makes trade look worse than it
really is. Judged by such indicators
as railroad tariffs and statistics Of
foreign trade, the volume OF business
doing is considerably larger than year
ago, when, it will be recalled, trade
was cheerfully active. 1t is true bank
clearings are considerably smaller than
last years clearings, which undoubtedly
included much of the speculative char
acter this year almost wholly absent;
and yet outside of the metropolis bank
clearings are heavier this year than
last.
Wool is dull, and, on the whole,
weak in the East, while good prices
have been secured in the West. Man.
ufacturers are not buying, because their
business is not active. and lower rates
for the next lightweight season for
mems wear goods are predicted, though
leading mill agents will guarantee
prices as late as October.
Lower prices for iron and steel have
not met expectations of causing re-
duction in output and increased stock,
though this latter feature apparently
has been magnifed because supplies Of
highg grade pig iron are still scarce,
particularly at the South. On the
other hand, low grades are in plentiful
supply, with little demand.
Rails and structural steel are still
well held, but there is talk Of leduc-
tion in prices for the latter product.
The other metals are dull. and the
whole weak.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Dickens at TYnemnnth.

The London Academy quotes from
an unpublished letter of Dickens his
account of his visit to Tynemouth, on
one Of his reading tours"
Il wish you could have been with
me (of course, in a snowstorm) one day
on the pier at Tynemouth. There was
a very heavy sea running, and a per-
feet feet of screw-merchantme were
plunging in and out on the turn Of the
tide at high water. Suddenly there
came golden horizon, and a most
glorious rainbow burst out, arching one
large ship, as If she were sailing di-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
AARON BURR's OLD MANSION.

rect for heaven. 1 was so enchanted
with the scene that became obliyious
or thousand tons Of water coming on
IN an enormous roller, and was
knocked down and beaten over by its
spray when 1t broke, and SO COM
pletely wetted through and through
that the very pockets In my pocket
book were full of sea-"
1t was at Tynemouth, by the way,
that Dickens was tickled by the story
or poor dressmaker, who, when a
lady lodging in the same house sent
ner up plate of goose on Christmas
day, returned it with a request that
the lady would disseminate her goose
In her own sphere"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Portland Market.

Wheat-Walla Walla. .54@55c;
Valley, 64c; Bluestem, SIC per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $780,; graham,
So. 40; superfne, $2.1O per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 35c; choice
gray, $50 per bushel
Barley-Feed barley, $14.OO@15.0O;
brewing, $1,000 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l2a ton; mid.
dlings, $40; shorts, $l3; chop, $14 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, $10@11; clover, 81 q
7.5O; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 95@4Oc;
seconds, 45c; dairy, 25@S0o;
store, 25c.
Eggs-l5c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, l4c; new cheese 1Oc
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $1,000
$50 per dozen; hens, $3.50 springs,
$1.00@3.00; geese, $4.00@5.00 for old;
$4.50@6.50; ducks, $S.O0@4.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 14@15c per
pound.
Potatoes-40 @50c per sack; sweets,
2@2Ac per pouna.
Vegetables-Beets, 81; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab.
bage, ]ac per pound; parsnips, 81;
onions, lAc per pound; carrots, 81.
Hops-2@8c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 15@l6c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, loo l5c; mohair, 20
per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, S34c; dressed mutton, TO
71sc per pound; lambs, $40.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
$5.00@6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4.00@4.50;
cows, $S.50@4,00; dressed beef, 61a q
7Ac per pound.
Veal-Large, 6h@71Sc; small, SO
$50 per pound.
Tallow-5@51ac; No. . and grease,
~ @4o per pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Not Taking Chances,

Neighbours Boy-Pop sent me OVa
borrow your lawnmower.
Suburbanite-He's early, isn't
We haven't used it ourselves yet
Neighbours Boyle said he thou
youse hadn't, and now would b
good time to cut the grass before u
got it out Of order. philadelphia
ord.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
A Woman's Reason,

She-You are so peculiar!
Helm what way? You tell me that
am faithful and manly and steady in
my habits, and you know my love for
you is answering.
She-Yes; but there are times when
I would like you to appear otherwise
than all this.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Two New Ledges Opened.

The placer district in Southern Ore
gon is showing up some very fine prop
critics. In addition to the valuable
claims already under an advanced
state of development in the district and
which have been proved to be high
grade and permanent, Paul Scharing-
son is prospecting two new discoveries
which give promise of being no less
valuable than the Greenbaok or Brown.
ing veins.
One of these ledges is seven feet
wide, and though the ore is not high
grade as far as prospecting has y,
shown, still it is sufficiently mineral
lied for milling proposition.
There is $50 feet of tunneling and a
70-foot shaft on the other ledge. This
vein is about Is inches wide. Consid-
erable money has been taken from this
ledge with an arastar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Struck m Packet.

+. M. Smith, who has been assisting
Joseph Shepherd in prospecting a ledge
on Grubb creek, tributary OF Sterl-
ing, informs the Medford, Or, Mai
that he and his partner took out sma
pocket last week from which they real.
lied over $27 at the bank, and Mr..
Smith says the pocket is not by any
means exhausted. He says the pocket
may prove to be large one, as the
same character OF rock continues.
They will lose no time in going
down on the vein, which varies in size
from one tU four feet and all sufficient
ly mineralized to make it fine paying
proposition. The quartz is blue and
porous and all of it carries more or less
free gold. The walls are granite and
porphry with cyanite and feldspar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
TWO REPUBLIC MINES.
Active Work on the ouiIp and ON the
Knob Hill.

Active Work on the QuiIp and on the
Knob Hill.
Republic, June l4.-Work is ac-
tive on the Quilp mine. The new ma
chineIy is giving satisfaction. Two
drills are making about five feet per
day. The compressed air hoist is work
ing smoothly at the winze and good
progress will now be made in getting
out the ore for shipping. The shaft
will be extended to the 300-foot level
before cross cutting. The ledge en-
countered on this property has in.
creased greater in width in proportion
to depth obtained in sinking than any
mine in the camp. In the tunnel it
measured 26 feet, at the 50-foot level
1t was 80 feet wide, and at the 100-foot
level 1t was between 90 and 100 feet in
width. This is the largest body ore in
the camp and it is hard and clean.
At the 50-foot level there is 30 feet OF
ore that will average $l3 per ton. In
the lower levels the values are higher
somewhat. The new seven.drill COM
pressor is in operation and the COM
pany will be in position to ship 200
tons of ore day for an indefinite
period, ii necessary. More men have
been put to work stopping in the tunnel
and each level. Thirty men are en-
ployed.
The survey has been completed for
the steam tram to be constructed up
the gulch, connecting the mines in the
vicinity for shipping to the mills.
The Quilp will furnish the new Repub.
lie mill with at least 100 tons day.
North Of the Trade Dollar and east of
the Ben Hur is the Knob Hill, a prop
eIty supposed to be valuable. A cross
cut tunnel has been extended in the
hill $40 feet, where the ledge was
struck, and the indications are now
that they have a fine property. shaft
was sunk at the first where the vein
was found in place and an average OF
values obtained OF $50 per ton at the
10-foot level. The tunnel level is $50
feet from the surface and there are now
three feet of fine looking quartz that
should run even higher than in the
shaft. A drift north and south has
been started on the ledge.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Outlook Ia Bripht.

A correspondent at Geiser, Or, writ
ing to the Baker City Democrat, says
the mines of the Empire Mining Com
pany are looking fine and the company
is planning for the erection of mill.
The White Elephant owners are GO
ing to build very soon.
The Bonanza mine has plenty OF
good ore for its 40-stamp mill.
A 1912 nugget was picked up in the
plaoers of Austin, McMudre & Co., at
Winterville, near here, the other day.
The owners of these claims expect to
clean up $25. 5000.
They are working full crew on the
Black Bird and pushing development
as fast as possible.
With three or four mills in this camp
we will begin to have day.
A new bank building is going up in
Coquille City, Or.
A scarcity of laborers is reported at
Gray's Harbor, Wash.
Tacoma has adopted plans for new
school house, to cost $40, 900.
North Yakima, WASH, is soon to
have a fruit and vegetable cannery.
Sixty-five men are employed build
ing the Great Northern railroad bridges
in Spokane.
Machinery for sash and door and
furniture factory combined has reached
CoQuille City, Or.
Ellensburg, WASH, has passed an
ordinance forbidding the use of barbed
wire fences within the city limits.
The promoters of the Pierce county.
Wash, fruit fair have decided to ex-
tend its scope and invite the entire
state to participate.
An electric plant to cost between
$3.50, 900 and 5000, 900 will be erected
at the Nisqually Falls, near Elbe, %
miles southeast of Tacoma, providing
the latter city will make contract fos
lighting. The rate proposed is 20 PEI
cent lower than the present contraG
price.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22
Her rChao,0:o

ray-Ihat Miss Snapp is just hate
full, isn't she? W L" 'e
May-fes, You were present yester.
uay "nen she told me was the "homo
nest girl in our set" weren't you?
rayIies, and l gave her a piece of
my mind about it afterwards. u
MdyIIhat was kind of you, dear.
ou. l nope you weren't too severe
,or'l,, raymMeil' | told her she ought to
remember how sensitive you must bo 10
aDout lt-Catholic Standard 80
Times. and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-22

In New York the home of Aaron Burr
and in Mercersburg, Pa, the home Of
James Buchanan, are falling into de-
cay. Both men were once sIgnally hon
ored by the country, and both have in
teresting records. The old homes Of
both are full of historic interest not
only attaching to their owners, but to
the great men who visited them.
Burr's house on the southwest corner
Of Hudson and Charleston streets in
New York City will soon be torn down
to make room for n modern structure.
At one time 1t was the finest residence