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Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12

Judge Louis K. Pratt, member of the Skagway bar, who has returned from the Porcupine district, where he has properties, tells the Daily Alaskan that Glacier creek, which is on the British side of the provisional boundary, is rich in auriferous gold, and that the claims on the streams are being work. ed extensively. "The heaviest develop ment work on the creek" says MT. Pratt, lis being done by Gardner. Con- siderable excitement was created in the district few days ago by the finding of a nugget worth, it is reported, as much as $50. Glacier creek was first supposed to be in American territory, and all the claims staked there are either staked by Americans or people who declared their intentions to be- come Americans. Boulder creek, near Glacier, and on. the same side of the provisional boundary, is in somewhat the same condition. Boulder is not be- ing developed as much as Glacier but is attracting some attention. Just what the British Columbians intend to do with the claims the Americans have staked and what privileges will be &C., corded them I do not know, but l fear trouble will be made. I fear Americans will not be treated as they wish"
 A placer strike has been made on East Arm about midway between Gold en Gate and Taku and it is reported to be rich. The rush to the diggings from Atlin is said to be approaching a genu- inc stampede. The discovery was made by w. F. Jones of the Atlin firm of Rant and Jones, who has christened the creek on which the gold was found, Joe Martin creek, in honor of the ir- rascibIe Vancouver legislator. P. Schar- schmidt, the energetic Bennett journal ist, promoter, broker and transporta- tion man, who arrived in Skagway, Sep tember ?, told the Alaskan that consid- erable excitement had been aroused ov- CT the discovery. "The strike on Joe Martin creek was made some time ago. 5 said Mir. Scharschmidt, "but has just leaked out. So far the work has been done by banning and with the primi- tive rocker. am told that the pay is easily an ounce a day to the rocker
 which is quite rich when the accessible location is considered. On the last trip of the Cleaner there was a considerable quantity of lumber brought out from Atlin and left at the scene of the strike for the purpose of making sluice boxes. MT. Jones, the discoverer, and the oth- CTS who have been on the ground are enthusiastic over the find. The rush from Atlin had just commenced and was apparently developing into stam- pede. Joe Martin creek is about l2 miles this side of Atlin and directly in the course of the steamboat lines"
 J.H. McCourt declares that the Amer ican Yukon territory north of Dawson possesses more opportunities for man looking for legitimate opening to for tune than any part of America which he knows. MT. McCourt was the first city clerk of Skagway, and is a man of enterprise and good judgment, says the Daily Alaskan. He has spent many months in the Forty Mile country and his opinion as to the promises and the possibilities of the district are formed from experience rather than hearsay. "The American Yukon" declares MT. McCourt, lis an empire. 1t is wond-
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12
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A rich strike is reported from Dornix creek, tributary of McQuestin which flows into the Stewart. S1.50 to the pan on bedrock is what is causing the excitement, and small stampede has developed.
 Pans of s25 and $50 are not uncom- mon on bedrock on Hoosier creek, in the Rampant district. But the ground is soft and remains unfrozen, so that it cannot be successfully worked with out bedrock Hume.
 The Dawson Board of Trade has de- cided to reduce the value of conner cial gold dust in circulation in that town from S16 to S15 per ounce, claim ing that that amount is nearer the true value of the dust in circulation.
 Mosquitos are very numerous and savage on the Panama trail, and some persons returning from this district to Dawson City were so badly bitten that medical authorities there mistook the bites for the marks of the dreaded smallpox, and detained them.
 The postofice department has award ed the Canadian Development compa- ny contract for carrying mails from Skagway to St. Michaels and Nome. The schedule calls for two round trips per month and covers a period extend ing from December l next to March l next.
 What is perhaps the richest claim be- ing worked in the Porcupine district, said Judge Pratt of Skagway to a Daily Alaskan reporter, is that of Wiley & Finley, on a bench on Porcupine. It is in the bed of an old creek. It is prob ably the richest piece of placer ever found in Alaska. Of one space 6x9 feet S4OOO was cleaned up. For few days the pay ran S1O0 to the pan. These fig ures given do not of course apply steadily. But the claim on the whole is very rich, and averages extraordinarily we'll. It is being worked by hydraulic.
 The good reports from the Tanana district continue. The Dawson News just at hand says: William Joel re- turned last evening from the Tanana district, and after six weeks tramp over the various creeks on which strikes have been made and he has come to the conclusion that the Tanana is the coming camp on the American side. He visited Faith, Hope and Char ity creeks, including Homestake, Me Manus, Convert and others, and found evidences of rich pannings on bedrock that satisfied him that even richer claims would yet be found. He reports about 1000 men scattered throughout the district prospecting, with some de- velopment work going on on Home stake, Faith and Deep creeks, The pay dirt is practically on the surface and about three feet to bedrock, so that a ! 5 cent dirt can be worked proftably.
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12

erful region. The few gold bearing creeks that have been discovered and are being worked for the auriferous wealth they possess are very small proportion of the countless number that thread their way over the vast areas. The country is scarcely pros pected, and for the energetic live gold seeker I know of no better field than that long untouched empire of Uncle Sam's beneath the Arctic circle. There are and have been idle people in the district who have staked claims and then sat down to wait for some one to develop and create market for their properties. Such people are not desir- able. The power of attorney is one of the great curses that retards develop ment in the great American Yukon. It is blight. A new strike cannot be made now days without someone rush ing in and quite if not wholly plaster ing the whole district. Two men can easily cover a whole creek with the names of themselves and sundry friends. A handful of men can cover an entire district Then, what of de- velopment? It is killed. The specu- lators who staked, if such they were, go off and leave the country and no one does the essential work of opening the creeks"
 J. J. Burns, who has possession of the claims on Jack Wade creek which are in litigation, for Receiver Hills, thinks the Forty Mile district has great flu ture. He says that next to the Klon- dike it is the best camp in the Yukon. Writing to T. F. Payne of Skagway, he says: 'Jack Wade creek is the best so far shown in the South Fork part of the Forty Mile district. But there are several others known to contain good pay. Notably, Walkers Fork, Chicken, Franklin, (worked years ago) Napoleon and several others, staked but. not prospected. The north fork country is also very promising. It is larger dis trict than this and it's diggings are shallow and suitable for summer work ing. From what 1 can hear think it will be the better district of the two. Jack Wade creek itself is good one. This summer there are about five pay ing claims working and some of them are undoubtedly very rich. Hansen & Tennant are interested in two good claims. They have worked one of them this year and have taken out S75,000 so far, and about one-half of this is profit. The pay is all on bed rock and 10 to D feet deep. Next winter there will be a dozen or more paying claims opened up and probably l5O men at work. So far the creek has been badly handicap ped on account of litigation. In addi- tion to this the cost of getting in SUD- plies has been ruinous and consequent ly development work has been slow. But from the work done I should say there is about five miles of good pay ground and probably more. The creek is bound to be big producer. Wages are S1o day, freighting supplies 50 cents per pound, wood s10 to Sl5 per cord. This is a country worth keeping your eye on during next winter ahd summer. The average prospector has so many claims it is not difficult to get interests. Forty Mile post is the sup ply point for the South Fork and Eagle for the North Fork. I should say that outside of Dawson the Forty Mile dis trict is the best in the Yukon valley"
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12

The word comes from the interior that the Canadian government is to undertake the important work of build ing a cut off for the winter trail to Dawson which will leave the Yukon near Selkirk and then run straight ov- erland to the headwaters of the Bonan- ga, and down that stream into Dawson. This cut off would avoid long bend in the river and, it is said, be say ing of 75 miles. Not only this, but those bound to the creeks from the out side would avoid the detour of having to pass through Dawson.
 Labor strikes are common enough in the states, but Dawson had a strike the other evening that was so unique that the town is still holding its breath The gamblers struck, and in two short hours won brilliant victory. Owners of gambling houses have lately been thinking that if miners could make both ends meet on S4 per day and board, the knights of the green cloth out to manage to worry along on less S2O per day and board themselves; so one day in the latter part of August the proprietors of the New Exchange and Dominion, the two largest joints in town, metaphorically took the bull by the horns and cut salaries from S20 to S125O per day. But the gamblers wouldn't have it. They walked out in a body and for time Sunday-like stiffness reigned in the haunts of vice, nor could any other dealers be induced to take their places. Finally one of the owners saw miner getting out of town with money in his pocket and that set tied the business. The old scale was restored at once.
 The pay streak in the Nikkala bench es, Nome district, which has always been supposed to be an old channel, has been located. The first pans yield ed from g to S36 each and rockers turned out from Sl5O to $500 per hour. On Mattie claim, where the pay streak was first found, two rockers averaged on ten hours run, from S2O0. to $500 an hour. The finding of the benches in the first place reads like romance. Tom Meehan, formerly of Juneau, John Erickson, and Martin Castillo were grubstaked and sent to Nome from the Unga mine during the sum mer of last year. Meehan and part ners prospected the benches and raised about 10 cents a pan last September. They then located and recorded the Hattie and Lena bench claims. The boys became disgusted with the layout and offered to sell their locations to a saloon keeper at Nome for S100 but he only laughed at them. John Erickson alone remained on the claims last Wln- ter. Last June the partners came in and after weeks work they ran cut into the gravel from the rim. In this they worked until about the first of August. All three were pretty we'll played out and had decided to quit. Castillo urged another weeks trial and Tipped up good American Eagle to see what they should do. Heads stay; tails quitp' shouted Castillo. Whir went the coin and it struck the floor, A few half jerks and fips and it slowly settled. "Heads it isl" shouted Castil To and stay they did. Two days after wards they struck the rich pay streak.
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CONGREGATIONALC CHURCH-Rev H. Ham mond Cole, pastor. Regular services, every S Sunday in the morning at lO:D o'clock, ana in the evening at 7:45 o'clock. Sunday school in the afternoon at ? o'clock. The SoeletS O, or Christian Endeavor meets every Wednesday syenine at ': :45 o'clock. Seats free. The puDhc cordially invited to attend.
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd Fellows Hall every Sunday evening.
 Rev. H. J. Gurr. FRIENDS CHURCH Regular services at the The New Friends Church. Sabbath School " " a' HI Native Services II "; I: .I Evening Services, For Whites. 5ts 1:1 Prayer meeting. Wednesday evening at l:59 Christinn Bndeavor, Friday evening at S:US :US Teachers eaoIt meeting every Monday evening at & o'clock at private houses. , Any and all are cordially invited aau "er comed at all of these services.
 REV. C.. N. REPLoGLE, Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
SUFFERINGS OF AFRICAN TRAN
SPORT ANIMALS

There is a section of our camp devo-
ted to the attenuates from uD-country.
These are the WORKOUTS and starvel-
ings from Modder river and from Gene
raj French's force, and a CHASTITY srew
they are-the horses Chiefly, alas!
English) in one kraal, mules in another.
to the number of two or three hundred
each The mules, in their tangled
woolly coats. look the worse, compare
bic to nothing but badly stuffed speci-
mems that have been moth-eaten. OF
their recuperative power in such strait
] can, for want of prvious experience.
give no reliable opinion. But for the
horses, poor beasts, my heart often
bleeds. A certain few succumbed early,
but the rest, am bound to admit, have
developed already q certain amount of
renewed vitality. When brought down
TO water twice a day. they raise a
weakly trot, or, in some cases. even a
wabbling canter A more woful preces-
sion of skeletons, however. it would he
impossible to paint-each rib visible at
two hundred yards away, and each
great, gaunt head wagging as if to bal
anee the bag CT bones that follows it.
With six months at grass they might
become workable horses once more, but
the new grass is still fully two months
away. Meantime, they are costing our
government much valuable forage, and,
in the course of things--as we hope and
believe they will now turn out-are new
er likely to be of any further use in tine
present war.-Stellenbosct Correspond
ence of the London Telegraph.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26


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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26

that it should be resorted to only when
and when the case seemed positively to
demand treatment by suggestion. To q
certain extent mental suggestion is
used by physicians in every case, but
definite hypnotism may tend to weaken
the individuality of the patient. 1t Is
to be handled very carefully, and its
use should vertainly be strictly regula-
ted b. law.--New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26

1T amuses me to hear Hoppcrdyke
say he Is man OF few Words
well, he is, but he can talk you to
death with the few he does know
Chicago Tribune
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
warb 70 any ease Of CatsuE that can
noi be ured by Halls Catarrh Cule
f.. C1ENEY &CO., Props.
Toledo, 0
We, tn undersigned, have known
+. } Cheney Tor the last l5 years
and believe him perfectly honorable
10 all business transactions, and finan-
ciallY ableto carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEsI &TRUAx, WholesaleDruggists.,
Toledo, 0. MALDING. KINNAN a MAR
WIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken utter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
HalIs Family Pills are the best.
Adress. f. j. CHENNEY &Co
Toledo.,N O.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
A NORTHERN OUTRAGE.
hrs. DR.. Wright Dies AS a Result
Of the Riot at Gilman, Ill.

Kaukakee, ILL.,, Aug. 28.-Mrs.
Charlotte Wright, whose alleged
misdeeds were the cause of the
tragedy at Gilman, died at the Iro-
quois county Jail at Watseka to-
day. The loss of blood and expos
ure, with the tedious round about
ride to Watseka, caused her death.
This makes four deaths resulting
from the existence of the Wright
hospital and riots, the victims be-
ing John Meyers, Michael Ryan,
Bessie Salter and Mrs. Dr. Wright.
George Willoughby, one of the in
jured at Gilman, is expected to die
at any time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

Indiana is now conceded to be
more safely Democratic than Ken
lucky. The first Democratic pcll
shows 3S,500 and the Republican
poll comedies $4,000 Democratic
majority at the opening Of the cam
paign. The tide has turned towards
Bryan and the situation will i'm
prove every week. No poll has
been made in Kentucky and there
is as yet no reliable basis for cal.
culations.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

1f it be true that Senators Allen,
Alexander, Gillespie, Hays, Nc
Council, Roberts and Triplett will
vote with the Republicans, the
sooner the Legislature adjourns the
better, One House cannot pass a
party law and the Democratic Leg
islators were elected to give Ken
lucky a Democratic administrations
aud not to turn the state over to the
gang that assassinated Governor
Goebel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
THE INSTITUTE.
Various Topics Discussed Of In
terest TO Teachers.
Will Conclude Its Sessions This
Afternoon-Prof. crabb
Pleases All,

On the first day of the Institute
Prof. Crabb suggested that music
would be a pleasant feature.
He received a heavy response in
this from the teachers. Music
therefore is playing an important
part in helping to make the teach
ers' lot bearable at the Institute. 1t is
used to vary monotony necessary
at such gatherings and it is firmly
believed that the enthusiasm
caught by infection from Supt.
Crabb will spread all over the
county. II the hard lot of the
teacher can be softened in any way
by songs, be they ever so crude, it
is worth while for them to try it.
Let the teachers sing and be able
to teach the children to sing. We
are glad that Christian county
teachers are progressive and up-t to-
date enough to anticipate this life
giving study in the common schools.
They will be ready for it when il
becomes one of the branches in
which they will have to be ex-
amined in order to procure certif.
Gates. Let us have music in the
schools by all means.
1t would not be interesting tc
give our readers a list of teachers
attending the present session.
Sufficient to say they thrcng the
city this week, coming as they dc
from all over the county to the mum.
Der of about one hundred. Citizens
Of this county may we'll be proud Of
them as body of men and women.
Judging from their appearance and
intelligent faces they are deter
mined to earn the S2.45 per capita
this year.
1t would afford us pleasure to
speak of the proceedings in detail,
but as we are unable to reproduce
in any way great deal of the
work done we content ourselves
with a few random notes.
1t seems that the teachers of this
county have allowed themselves to
become a little "rusty" in the sub
ject Of English Grammar, therefore
they are rubbing up every day by
reveling in the my steries of that
time-honored and moss grown sub
iect.
The Institute is expected to con-
clude its work this afternoon.
Prof. Crabb has given great satis-
faction as instructor and the ses-
sion has been an unusually pleasan
and profitable one to the teachers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
GAVE A PICNIC.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry PendIeton
Entertained-Dr. Nourse
To Preach.

Kennedy, Ky" Aug 30.-Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Pendleton gave a most
enjoyable picnic at Glover's Cave
Wednesday. About thirty of their
friends attended and partook of
their hospitality.
Rev. w. l.. Nourse, Of Hopkins
vile, will preach at Carneal's Chap
eel next Sunday morning at II
O'Clock.
The Democrats organized big
Campaign Club here Wednesday
night,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
READY FOR BUSINESS.
BOnte s. Anderson Resume
Work At Old Stand.

The firm CT Bonte & Anderson,
which recently suffered heavy loss
by fire, have had their bulldog re-
modelled and are now ready for all
kinds, Of work at the old stand.
They have also replenithed their
stock with the best the market af-
fords. They are prepared to put on
rubber tires or to do any and all
kinds of repair work. Give them a
call.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

Whitaker gave bond Tuesday
and was released, leaving Youtsey
the only one of the conspirators now
in the Georgetown jail. Youtsey is
rapidly recovering from his recent
illness. Circuit court begins at
Frankfort Sept. 10 and Jim
Howard's s trial will be called.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

John Rhea has challenged Mack
Moss to joint debate on the
stump, but the Bowling Green
Journal says.
"The challenge will go unac-
cepted. There is not man in
Kentucky or in the United States,
for that matter, who in Moss posi-
tion 10 this race could hold his own
with John Rhea on the stump. The
very position that Moss occupies in
the race is the strongest speech
that can be made against him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

Lieut., Cordua, a paroled Boer
oficer, was arrested and executed
by the British in South Africa,
charged with ''conspiring to kidnap
Lord Roberts. After he was
shot to death, it came out that he
was inveigled into trap by spies
who wanted him out of the way.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

Senator Alexander, Brownie, and
Senator Kirk, straight Republican,
have each Introduced a bill, differ
ing but little in their main features.
Both amountto arepeal of the pres
ent law and a return to the old
system, under which frauds in Re
publican counties like Christian
were made easy
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31
Rubber Tires.

II you want to get real pleasure out
OF your evening drives, take your
carriage to West g. Lee, and have
them to put on set of their elegant
rubber tires. They have the best
equipped plant in the South and
guarantee work and prices.
Give home enterprise a chance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

Judge Buckner Leavell, of the
Christian county campaign com.
mittee, was at Democratic head
quarter one day this week and
gave very hopeful report of the
situation in this county. He says
the Republican majority will be cut
down again this year to 700 or SOC
votes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-31

White, the North Carolina colored
congressman. will probably be
succeeded by Black, a white man.
This is the ouly instance on record
where White is black and Black is
white. Glasgow Times.