Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-28
PACIFIC CG1ST NEWS.
lTL@s CT INTEREST F:cXEo FROM
The WEE;cs DISPATCHES.
Bored Into Mud voican, ~ Drunken
Miner Enuangers Many Lives Mrs.
Botkin's Sister becomes insane--rreed
by Timber Wolves.

Footpads appear to be numerous in
Ban Francisco at present, rs many
roboeries have been reported to the
police.
Alexander Boyd, San Francisco mil
honaire, was declared by Judge Ooffey
incompetent to manage his business
affairs, and his wife was appointed his
guardian. He is upward of so years Of
Rge.
Robert Thorn, alias Lisholm, posing
rs son Of the lord provost of Glasgow,
Scotland, was arrested at Portland, Or,
charged with passing forged checks,
The police have been looking for him
since last May.
James Young, q miner, while in a
drunken condition, wandered into the
engne-room of No. pit ut Nanaimo,
B. O., and turned off the steam from
the engine which drives the big fan sup
plying air to all parts of the mine, in
which 500 men were at work. The
engineer fortunately came along mo-
ment later, and. noticing the trouble.
turned ON the steam. Had the fan re-
manned stationary but few minutes
the air in the mine would have become
so bad that the miners would have been
suffocated within short time. Young
was arrested.
The sum of $4,000, says Redding
(Cal.) dispatch. will DO spent by the
French Glenn Livestock company in
dredging the great Blitzen swamp in
| Oregon. A ditch, go feet wide by 0 feet
deep, will be dug, and it will follow the
course of the Blitzon river for 80 miles
and empty into Malheur lake. The
swamp, which is in Harvey county, is
25 miles long by five to seven miles
broad, and when drained 1t is estimated
60, 900 acres Of grazing and hay y-produc-
ing land will be available. The COM
pany has 5000 head of cattle, besides
many horses. The swamp, ornitholo-
gists say, contains more ducks, geese,
swans and pelicans than any other spot
of like area ON the globe.
Miss Mary Arnold Of Sacramento,
while staying at an apartment house in
Butte, Mont, was awakened at 2 o'clock
in the morning by the light from bulls
eye lantern in the hands of burglar.
He was helping himself to her jewels
and valuables, and she also noted that
he had taken her revolver. Miss Arnold
sprang from her bed, leaped upon the
astonished burglar and wound her arms
about his neck in strangling embrace.
She then shouted for help, and the occu.
pants of other rooms came to her assist
and held tlD burglar until the arrival Of
the police. At the station he gave his
name as George w. Miller. On his per-
son were found two revolvers, one OF
them being the property Of Miss Arnold.
James Lull, 40 years age, of San
Jose, was arrested on charge of for
gerry, sworn to by Charles A. Lynde.
He succeeded in cashing several checks
in San Jose bearing the signature of his
guardian, DIR. L. NJ. Patterson of 1905
California street, San Francisco, drawn
on San Francisco bank. The checks
were afterward found to be forgeries.
Lull's family at one time lived in Co.
lusa county, and when his father died
Lull was left small income, which DIR.
Patterson sent to him monthly.
Frank Newman, who gives his age at
10 years and his home address 673 Har-
rison street, San Francisco shot NJ. O.
Arps, third mate of the steamer New.
port, on the mountain trail above Qua
dalupe, Gal. Newman surrendered to
deputy sheriff at Frohm and was taken
to the county Jail at San Jose. Arps
was taken to the county hospital, where
1t is said he will recover. Newman ad.
mitted that he had shot Arps without
knowing why he did it, and then ri1ed
his victims pockets. The two were out
on hunting trip.
Francis Johnstone and X. Rankin,
two Vancouver (B. o. prospectors. to
escape pack OF about score Of large
timber wolves, had to remain in tree
for day and half. They were return
ing from the coast packing supplies to u
mine in the mountains. and 1t was while
carrying fresh meat that thoy were at
tackled and forced TO take refuge IN tho
branches of tree. Tho wolves tore
their packs to pieces, and in fow min
utes not even yestigo Of tho leather
straps remained. A snowstorm ragged
for several hours aud a heavy wind fol.
lowed, but the wolves still kept up their
vigil through the night and tho next
day. The employer Of tho men had. in
the meantime, started out 10 look for
them. and finally rescued them after
shooting a number Of the wolves.
Charles Briggs, while drilling for oil
for the Riverside company, milo and
half south Of Volcano springs, sta
tion on the Southern Pacific in Salton
basin, 265 feet below the sea level,
knocked the bottom 9ut Of the well at
depth Of $50 feet, and the men ut work
barely escaped being blown TO pieces by
the sudden emission Of gas, hot water,
steam, boiling mud and stones. There
are more than 200 mud volcanoes In the
vicinity. Tho one just tapped beats all
the rest in size and violence. A column
Of steaming mud is spouting 100 feet
into the air, and the fountain Of boiling
mud can be seen for miles. Briggs has
lost his entire rig. Us no one can venture
near the point Of eruption TO rescue the
tools.
Colonel w. X. Wallace, one Of the
most prominent mining men OF tho
west, died at Whittier, Cal, OF Bright's
disease. He was one Of the prime NOV.
srs in the opening Of the Occur d'Alene
region, and the town Of Wallace. Ida,
Oears his name. Ho came to Los An
geles from Arizona. year ago. for the
benefit Of his health. Colonel Wallace
was born at Lexington, Ky, and was u
cousin Of General Lew Wallace.
Z. r. Lowentnal Of New York city,
healer in precious stones. had diamonds
galued at $4,000 and $500 in money
aiken from his room In the Portland
hotel at Portland. Or. The thief es-
,aued