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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

Washington. David T. Day, chief OF
the division of mining and mineral re-
sources of the United States geological
survey, has completed the annual sum
mary of the mineral production of the
United States from 1890 to 1899 inclR-
sive. The total value of all the min
erals produced during the last calen.
dar year amounted to SS76. COS ,O4es
against $697 ,S20,790 in 1899, an In
crease of $27S,1SS,226, or practically A.
per cent. This increase was the most
notable in the history of the mineral
industry the previous largest increase.
being from 1890 to 1895, when the value
advanced about Is per cent The pro-
duction from 1890 to 1898 has exceeded
$66O,OOO,000 in every year except two,
average yearly production from 1890
to 1898 inclusive was $61S,2S6,5 $40, max.
ing the production in 1890, $259,721,-
$50, or 5S per cent in excess of the ay-
erage for that eriod.
The greatest increase in 1899 was I'm
the value of pig iron product, which
Increased to $245, 1854, or about 11C
per cent over 1898. The enormous in
crease was due to the phenomenal de-
mand and high prices. The increaas
in coal production added over $48, 0OOy-
900, or 23 per cent, to the 1898 value.
Copper increased nearly 100000 lbs
in quantity and over $42,O00,00O liz
value, the ruling prices being higher
than for number of years past. Crude
petroleum advanced nearly $40 $500 900,
or about As per cent, due principally
to advanced prices, the production in
creasing less than per cent The
value of the natural gas consumed In
1899 is placed at little over $4,000
600, against $15,30O,O00, due entirely
to the higher prices charged.
An increase of about 10 per cent, or
from $64, 463,9 99 in 1898 to 1858, 400
in 1899, is shown in gold production.
The production of silver showed very
small increase. Lead production de-
creased per cent, but increased over
100000 in value. Spelter increased
to 119,40S short tons, valued at $13,-
1890.
The building stone industry increas-
ed nearly $8,000,000
The total value of the metallic pro.
duct in 1899 was $527,218,0S4, an In
crease of 54 per cent. Non-metallic
product increased 81 per cent to Sat-
790,S64. Every year since 1889 to 1898
inclusive the value of the non-metallio
production has exceeded the metallic,
but in 1899 the metallic exceeded by
$79,500,000, A change of nearly $780,
4
between 1898 and 1899
Unprecedented activity and advanced
values, the report says, were shown in
nearly every branch of the mining In
dustry during 1899.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

somewhat reticent. It Is well known
That the main War Eagle vein forks in
On the sixth level and that some time
ago the shaft was sunk to the seventh
level, and that very recently work was
started on the eigth level, which struck
ore, although the drift on the seventh
level was in barren rock. The indica-
lions point to the widening of the ore
BODY on the eighth level or rather that
the forks again unite
Paul Johnson, superintendent of the
Mother Lode smelter at Greenwood
states that the capacity of the reduc.
ton works, which will commence opera
tlons about January Is, will be doubled
IN the spring. This means daily ca
pacity of 600 tons, He added that the
capacity of the plant will ultimately
be increased to 1000 tons a day. A
matte converter will be installed next
May. Mother Lode shares. which have
par value of IS, reached S2O.50 per
share in New York Monday
The annual meeting of the St Eu.
gene Mining Co. was held in Toronto
last week. A dividend of per cent for
the three months endlng December 81.
and payable January l, was declared
The reports of the mine were satisfac.
tory. The following directors were
elected: President, George Gooder-
ham; vice president, T. G. Blackstocl1;
W. H. Beatty, w. G. Gooderham, John
A. Finch, of Spokane, James Croman of
Moyie, j. c. Drewry of Rossland, E. p.
Heaton and George Sumner of Mon
treal. 1t is expected that the same
quarterly dividend of per cent will
be continued.
Parties who have recently visited
Camp Mckinney believe that it will
see a revival in mining this winter.
Everything points that way, and con.
siderable more interest is being mani
tested in properties there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
TRADE REPORT,

Bradstreet's report for last week
says: Unsettled weather operated to
curtail retail and jobbing distribution
last week, and imparts quieter tone
to several lines indirectly associated
Herewith, Stock speculation, too has
been less rampant, and last weeks rec
ord of bank clearings has therefore
not been equalled. There is, however,
little or no apparent loss of basic
strength and, indeed the general level
OF staple prices has been slightly ad-
vanced This latter movement is most
notable in the iron and steel trades,
in raw cotton and to a lesser degree in
the cereals and some hog products.
In marine shipping circles a distinct
improvement is reported since the first
week of November, while the volume of
business in pig iron is still large, it
does not apparently come up to that of
last week or the week previous. No
disappointment is, however, felt at this,
more particularly as quotations have
again been marked up. Reports of pre-
paration to resume come from many
instance is the report that every fur
mace in the Chicago field will be at
work next week. Reports from Pitts
burg are that the demand for steel bill
let's is still backward, not so much be-
cause of the price demanded-$19 So
but because of its being fixed by the
pool at that rate. Foundry pig is, how
pnfiun and fon1ino oh hoA
the market for cruder fol ms lacks is
made up by the immense demand for
finished products, which is reported in
excess of all records for this period.
Plates are active, as are structural ma
terial, wire, oars and in fact all classes
OF finished material, not excepting
rails, which are reported being freely
taken by western railroads at the much
abused SIG basis. Other metals, nota-
bly, copper, are strong. Tin is again
tending upward.
Cash wheat is slightly higher, partly
on the belief that some real damage has
been inflicted in Argentine, but main
ly because the supply suitable for ex-
port is really limited at the seaboard.
Wheat, including flou" shipments for
the week aggregate 3,827,296 bushels
against 4,026,020 bushels last week;
3,878,677b ushels in the corresponding
week of SO; 5,824,766 bushels in
$685. 5,465,153 bushels in 1897 and g.
1886 in 1896.
From July l, to date this season,
wheat exports are 75,301,387 bushels,
against S5,46S,542 bushels last season
and 89,124,0S3 bushels in 1898-99.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 215,
against 227 last week; 202 in this week
year ago; 1872 in 1898; 233 in 1897
and 296 in 1896.
Canadian failures for the week num-
Der 81, as against 25 last week, rs in
this week year ago; % in 1898, "a in
1897 and sc in 1896.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

chinery, paying taxes and insurance,
increasing reserve funds and paying
dividends to the owners.
The Bull Frog people are jubilant
over what is practically a new strike.
When the Bull Frog company was re-
organized, about Is months ago, the
company came into possession of what
is known as the Wyandotte property,
consisting of ~ claims and cyanide
mill at Loomis, Wash. This was in adj
dition to it's As locations on Palmer
mountain where it has done the prin-
cipal work and where the ores are all
gold-bearing and easily cyanided. The
main object in acquiring the Wyan-
dotte property was to secure the cyan
ide mill, a splendid plant. which had
been installed at a large cost.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
sawInin washed Away.

Tillamook, Ore, Nov. 25.-By the break
ing OF a dam the electric sawmill near Hob
sonyille was washed away and destroyed.
the dam broke above it an immense body
of water came down, carrying trees and
rocks with it. The rushing water took up
the mill and carried it quarter of mile
below, completely demolishing it and COW
ering it with debris. The dynamo and
power house just escaped, as the guleh
widens out there. Had the break occurred
during the daytime the millhands would
have been swept down as we'll The loss
is not known, but it will amount to many
thousands of dollars.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

A shift of two men is sinking a shaft
on the Spokane, which lies west of the
Old Town and north of the Palo Alto.
Superintendent Nickersor reports
improvement in the Butte G. Boston
and says the quartz fills the full breast
The superintendent of the Palo Alto
is sinking a shaft on the claim He
reports that he is making good prog
ress. The values, he says, are good
The ledge is about eight feet wide.
There was some trouble last week at
the Chico, owing to the cold snap.
Some of the pipes burst, which caused
the hoist to be shut down and work in
the drift to be stopped.
Superintendent Hodge of the Prin-
cess Maud reports good progress on
that property The winze is down
about 2S5 feet below the tunnel level
and the vein is from four to FIVE feet
wide.
The Gold Leaf tunnel contract is
nearly completed. The rock is very
hard. The belief is expressed by the
engineer who made the survey of the
tunnel that the ledge is likely to be en-
countered in the next Is feet.
James Elliott was in from the Gold
Ledge mine and says that the vein on
that property was being intersected by
a crosscut from the south end of the
south drift on the 1870 foot level and
shows as good looking quartz as could
be found in the mine.
The San Juan drift is in so feet The
walls are perfect and have shown no
evidence of fracture during the entire
distance the drift has been run. The
ledge is about five feet wide, but the
quartz is not more than 2la feet on the
average. Some of the assays have
shown better values than $40 per ton
The Morning Glory mine is looking
we'll and producing a very high grade
of ore. There are chunks of solid ore
weighing 20 or 80 pounds that carry
seams in which the gold is visible to
the naked eye. Work is progressing
favorably with a force of II men.
There is no reason to change the opin-
ion often expressed that the Morning
Glory is mine and is judiciously and
economically handled.
James P. Harvey has returned to Re-
public from Davis camp, on the South
Half, where he had been to restart ope-
rations on the Park and Central mine.
He let contract for $50 feet of work,
which force of men has already been
started on. A tunnel has already been
driven about 500 feet TO tap the Park
and Central vein. and it has about so
feet more to run, which is included in
the contract. The balance of the 200
feet will consist in driving on the vein
in the most desirable direction, to be
decided on after it has been crosscut.
The tunnel will give about 200 feet of
depth on the vein, which crops at the
surface from 10 TO Is feet in width.
The ore on this property runs chiefly
in silver and lead.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

Baker City, Ore, Nov. 25.-The dead
body of George Ellis was found in his
tunnel in his mining claim near here. Last
summer he shot at man driving fruit
wagon and was afterward tried for insan
ity by the county court and ordered com
mitted to the asylum. Before he could be
put aboard the train be made his escape
and could not be found by the sheriff till
discovered dead 1t is supposed he shot
himself rather than go to the asylum.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
MORE FIGHTING NEAR MANILA.
AMERICANS CAPTURED FORT.
Insurgents Boosted That II Could Not
he CHpturetl-Most of the Rebels
EscRped--Were Attacked From
Both Sides-Cnptnin AIstaetter.

Manila, Nov. 26.-The fortress of the
insurgent chief Geronimo at Pinuran,
which the insurgents boosted as impreg-
nable, was taken and destroyed by pick
ed force of the Forty-second and Twenty
eight infantry and Troop of the Fourth
cavalry, under Colonel Thompson. Zero
nimo and most of the rebels escaped. This
leader long harassed the Twenty
infantry, operating in the vicinity OF San
Mateo, Montalban and Novaliches He
was finally located at Pinuran, 50 miles
north of Manila. 1t was stone fortress,
surmounting a steep hill, surrounded by
canyons. The Spanish forces lost heavily
i'll attempting to take it. Colonel Thomp
son modified 1000 men at Niontalban.
The attack was made upon four sides,
the main body under Major Carry of the
Forty -second advancing from the south;
Captain Atkinson of the Twenty
from the east; Captain Toole of the
Twenty seventh from the west, and Cap
tain Sloan of the Twenty seventh from the
north. The ascents were steep and the
men climbed them by grasping the shrub
bClN IL was pOHSlplt IbI tilc tdSlcIH
column to reach the summit but the others
arrived after three hours climbing under
fire from the fortress and the hillside en-.
tlenchments. The enemy's force, number
ing several hundred fled before the at
tackers reached the top. The Americans
destroyed 1000 insurgent uniforms, scores
of buildings and large quantities of sup
plies and seized a barrel full of documents.
Private Hart of the Twenty and
Private kopner of the Forty second and
two native scouts were killed and II OF the
attacking forces We're wounded. The in
sDrgent casualties could not be ascertained.
Captain Alstaetter OF the United States
engineer corps, who was recently released
by the insurgents, has arrived i'll Manila.
He had been in captivity at Bubalto since
August II, General Funston sulrendering
the rebel major Van Tus, on the release
of Lieutenant Alstaetter The latter is
well, and says that he received good treat
ment. He escaped on September y, but
was recaptured.
1t is unotlicially reported that General
Torres, the insurgent commandant at Blu
lacan, has been captured by General
Grants scouts. General Grant wired Gen.
eral Wheaton that the entire garrison at
San Jose had been captured, but General
! Torres was not among them.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 25.-The Cana
dian Pacific is about to construct short
line to the kootenay district to meet the
main line of the overland road at Golden
and tap the Crows Nest coal fields. The
proposed route is through the Windermere
and Fort Steele districts and will bring
the Crows Nest fields into direct connec-
ton with the Pacific coast towns. The
new road will make it possible to deliver
coal on the coast in competition with the
collieries of Vancouver island.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
Slew a Millionaire.

Minneapolis, Nov 26.--Frank H,
Hamilton, newspaper man, is pris-
oner at the Central police station,
charged with murder as a result of the
stabbing to death Of Leonard Day, a
young millionaire society man of this
city, at the West hotel. Hamilton, who
has been in the custody of detectives
since the tragedy, was not formally
placed under arrest until this evening,
when the coroner's jury returned YER
dict holding him responsible for the
death of young Day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
Forty killed at Columbia.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 22.-At l p.
M news was received by long distance tel
ephone from Columbia. Tenn. that the
storm which swept near that place last
night caused loss of life in the vicinity
of Columbia estimated from 80 to 40. Most
of these were negroes, about y or IA only
being white. The storm did not strike
the town of Columbia proper, but swept
over the district to the northwest OF the
place.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
Lawson Won.

Los Angeles, Nov. 26.-In a 15-mile
motor paced race on the indoor bicycle
track at the Velodrome, Gus Lawson
defeated John Nelson, the middle dis
lance champion. Lawson won by two
laps a quarter of mile) and Incl.
dentally lowered the worlds record by
81 seconds, his time being 25:12.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

In 1892 the finest labor temple in
the world was built at Paris at cost
of 100000. Eighty-two trades and or
CARNATIONS have meeting places and
ofices under It's roof at normal rent.
Tho municipal council appropriates
$4,000 annually for its maintenance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
mo succee1 Hichhorn.

Washington, Nov. 27-The president has
desided to appoint F. T. Bowles, naval con-
structor in charge of the New York navy
yard, chief of the bureau of construction
and repair of the navy department upon
the retirement from active service next
March of Rear Admiral Philip HichbOrn,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

All cigarmakers belonging to the In
ternational Union in the factories of
the Ybor-Manrara Company and Argu-
Giles, Lopez G Brother, at Tampa, went
out on strike last week owing to a
disagreement between this union and
the Spanish union, called Resistencia.
About 500 people are affected.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

The Dalles, Ore, Nov. 27-James Lamb
and James Smith were held mp by two
highwaymen three miles east of this place,
Lamb refused to give up his money and
ran. The highwaymen fired, one bullet
striking Lamb and inAicting a probably
fatal wound. His home is near Ashland,
Ore. The robbers escaped.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

Salt Lake, Nov. 27.-Henry w. Bigler,
the man VINO made the first record of the
great California gold discovery in ls4s,
died at St. George, Utah, on Saturday of
pneumonia. He was about rs years old.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
New Appointment at Manila.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Lawrenee ia
cobs, one OF the experts in the loan and
currency department OF the treasury, has
been appointed statistieian of the Philip
pine commission. He viii proceed to Ma
Mia at once.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.
Items Cleaned From Late Reports
All Districts Are Being DeveIoped
"A Prosperous Year Is Predicted
Mining Notes and Personals.

A new Occur d'Alene company has
been organized for the purpose of ope-
rating tailings plants.
O.. the drift.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01

Waterloo Iowa, Nov. 25.-Jerome
Whoot, the convicted dynamiter, was sent
enced to 10 years imprisonment at Ana.
mosa- He tired TO kill his wife with an
"infernal machine"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
Wheat.

.-Wheat-Prices in the do.
cal market are apparently rot much
affected By declines in Europe and the
east, an easier freight market keeping
Walla Walla steady at sac and blue
stem, SIC.
Tacoma.-There was a better de-
mand for club wheat and prices ruled
p cent higher at SAC, while bluestem
was unchanged at 5615c.
Prices Paid Producers.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, old, 10
Ole per TO- live weight springs, 500
4.50 per doz; ducks, 81 per doz; geese.
dressed, 12c per Id; turkeys, live, 100
12c; dressed, 12@13c; eggs, fresh, $3.50
$500 per case.
Observation-Disclosures 60c per cwt;
onions, 85c per cwt.
Live Stock-Beef. live steers. 3l %
4c; dressed, 6Q7c; live COWS, Sc: dress
ed, So 0612c; veal calves, dressed, Ia
Sc; mutton. ewes, &c; wethers. 31bc:
hogs, live, s4.75 per cwt; dressed, 81
per cwt.
Sheep Skins-Shearlings, 10c each;
short wool pelts, 3005Oc medium
wool, 50Q75c long wool, 75c@s1.0O.
The local mills pay the following
prices for grain, delivered: Club wheat,
44c bulk, acc sacked; bluestem, 47c
bulk, ACC sacked; red, 42c bulk, 44c
sacked.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-01
Republic.

A shift of two men is sinking a shaft
on the Spokane, which lies west of the
Old Town and north of the Palo Alto.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-06-08
Would Not Suffer So Again for
Fifty Times Its Price.

awollc last night with severe pains
in my stomach. never felt so bad in all
my life When came down TO work
this morning felt 50 weak could hardly
work. went 10 Miller ~ McCurdy ;
drug store and they recommended Cham
bcrlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhorl
Remedy II worked like magic aud one
dose fixed me all right 1t certainly is
tn" finest thing ever used for stomach
trouble. shall not b. without it in my
hume hereafter. for ! should not care to
endure the sutferingS Of last uight again
for fifty times its price.-(i II Wilson,
Llverymau, Burgetistown, Washington
Co.. Pa. This remedy is for sale by ID.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-06-08

Mrs. Hattie Oakes diel at her home
near Emmett juno G. 1900 Age 60 years
l. months and If days.
Mrs. Oakes is Pioneer of Idaho hay
ing come to this slate in 1867 and moved
TO Emmett in 1882 She was married TO
Chas, Oakcs at Centervile, July 20. 1880
he being her third husband Besides
him She leaves two children, Daniel Bell
Of White Bird aud Mrs Lrnson Of FIN
nett and . host OF friends To mourn her
loss.
Mrs. Oakes had been aiiiug some time
with no hope of recovery but was read,
and willing to 20 TO brighter, better
home
The funeral services were conducted 10y
Rev Barrett ana Rev Bradley, at the
house, after which large concourse Of
friend, followed the remains to the North
Side Cemetery whore they were Inferred
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-06-08
Emmett Will Celebrate.

st the meeting held last Saturday even
ing 1t was decided that Emmett will
celebrate the Fourth Of July. Different
committees were appointed and arrange
mems are being made for Il general good
time. The executive is composed OF
Messrs. G. p. Bilderbact, J. McNish
and Z. Brannon, which assures IL first
class programme Every body has cor
dial invitation. Further particulars lat.
ter