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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-06

been driven from its capital. only to
make the Chinese more devoted to their
own ruler and more antagontstic to for
eigners; China has been assessed a sum
of money for indemnity which she can
never pay, and this has increased the
embarrassments Of the powers. for they
cannot agree as to the guaranty of the
Chinese bonds.
The one thing apparently accomp-
lished has been the pledge given by
each of the powers to maintain the in
tegrity of Chinese territory. This has
not come as a result of the negotiations
at Pekin, but is due to the direct CORE
spondence with the foreign capitals by
the state department. The president 10
inclined 10 regard this as a distinct Dip
lomatic victory and that all the powers
will observe that pledge, whatever the
result of the negotiations over the in
dcmnity
The failure of the American represent
ative al Pekin to secure reduction i'll.
the amount of indemnify is sincerely re-
GREETED by the president, because has
hopeaof a permanent settlement was
based on the belief that an Indemnity
which China could pay would open the
ltions. But since the European powers
have overruled the desire of the United
states. and China has agreed TO an in
demnity of SS37, 100000 it leaves the pow
lers to find way to guarantee the loan
which China must make.
This government is willing to have
each power guarantee the loan for It's
own payment. This would mean that
the United States would guarantee the
bonds for s25.o00OOo, the amount of its
claim. or in other words. take Chinas
note for payment. The European pow
ers are not willing to agree to this
proposition. They want all the powers
10 collectively guarantee the whole loan.
This would mean that the United States
and Great Britain. as the great financial
powers of the world, would have To float
the Chinese loan. as the otner European.
powers claiming large indemnity could
rot borrow a per cent. ard their guar
anty of such a loan would be OF no value
whatever.
The United States will never agree to
the proposition for a collective guar
anty. While the president was willing
To scale the amount of indemnity
claimed by this government to any fig
ure that would represent It's proper
share in the Whole indemnity, he is not
ready To have the European powers
after raising The indemnity To an un-.
lust and well-nigh impossible amount
Tor China 10 pay. 10 saddle the wnole
debt on this country and Great Britain,
n he financial. hackers OF China.
niil il is settled as 10 now the in
isdellsnlty ioan is 70 guaranteed the state
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
A WOMAN BUFFALO HUNTER
She Raises BulIaloes for Diversion and
Has a Hundred Head.

Mrs. Mary A. Goodnight o., Good
night. Tex. enjoys the distinction Of be-
Ing the only woman IN the world who
owns a herd OF bu0aloes. There are
100 IN the herd. more uau half ot which
ara pure bred, the remainder being
'catal0es." as a cross between a buffalo
and a Galloway COW is called writes
f. J. Dawson IN the February Ladies'
Home Journal. "Tho cltaloes have the
same hump as the buaaloes, and shay
~ hair. hat their color varies from Jet
black 20 light brown and they are most
readily distinguished from the pure
bred by their horns, which are longer
Tho catal1es are also much more trJcta-
BILE. and can soon be taught % eat out
OF ones hand. But the Ull blood buff
fal0os-0f the Goodnight herd al least
never repose fun confidence On man.
Big and powerful as they ave they are
timid and run away at the slightest
alarm. although they have taken food
from their owners hand from DE uppu-
site eide OF q fence. nor viii they az
tack unless wounded oy driven i1io
close quarters Even with This replta-
ton for timIlity Mrs Goodnight does
not regard the pure bred hufal1es 49,
aud does not consider u
safe 90 go among them on foot Mrs.
also has "a herd 81 u elks.
In the great park. two square miles IN
area, each animal herds with his kind.
Even the pure bred buffalo looks with a
.oyal contempt upon his plebian han
,rother the catalo. and the two Keep
vide apart In separate and distinct
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

courage and hope. not half lived 10
reach nome Long before they came TO
the country Of the Blue Bucket" dig
slhgs, Indians fell upon them, and only
py a miracle did any OF their number
escape. OF the few who did reach Cali.
Iofnla and oregon again only TWO who
We're Of the original ones who knew
the exact locality of the canyon that
held the Blue Bucket" gold. With
lndians on the war path they were too
disheartened 10 continue the search af-
ter their companions had been massa-
cred, and wounded and sick. they went
back TO the coast. They We're too dis
couraged to ever attempt a subsequent
journey. Those who were seriously IN
We're attended TO by a DR.. Dane OF
ireka, 10 whom they showed the mug
gets and Otter spoke OF their find"
fhey described the locality Of the can
yon and declared that only the hostil-
lty OF the sayages had prevented the
inding OF the lost mines. No other at
tempt was ever made by any member
OF the original party TO discover them,
ana for some time interest In the blue
Bucket gold lapsed. Years later,
while engaged In placer mining Or.
Dane opened a store. One night he
S"'N SlNtpiNE Recommendations 10 a
former Hudson Bay iupper. who had
lusl come across the plains. on the fol.
lowing morning the trapper accompan-
led the dostor down to the placer
claims 10 see the-to him-novel sight
Of gold washing. Plunging his hand
into the long Tom the doctor took out
handful OF black sand and gold and
poured II into the Joined palms which
the trapper held out to him. II was
unusually good that morning. contain !
Ing a large number Of g0od-slzed mug |
gets. The trapper looked at II curios- |
ly.
rs that yellow stun sure-enough |
gold?' he asked.
Well" answered DIR. Dane amused |
at his surprise and Ignorance. 1T seems
TO satisfy the people OF whom we buy
anything. They give us In exchange
anything we want for Il. Doesn't that
prove 10 you what IL is?'
III that's gold. know where there's
my amount Of Il. It's In place could
'aslly md again. too. for ] kept my
iorses In that canyon all winter--s fine.
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HND,oR CASTLE WHICH RECEIVED QUEENS BOD.
about !. all horse can do to get through

about all horse can do to get through
| It."
Two days travel brought them there.
and DR.. Dane found The place exactly as
described. II fully answered the de-
scripuon given by the old emigrants.
az wei as that the trapper had given
MN before starting. The three men
were scarcely within the canyon ere
they came upon evidence Of q recent
cloudburst The creek banks were piled
nigh with uprooted shrubs. rose bushes
and the bush OF the wild gOaseherry.
buckbrush and willows. left there by
the flood. The banks themselves We're
cut out. and drift and hrushWood made
dams across the channel Fresh-cut
gullies were everywhere The track Of
the storms devastation grew rougher
as the men penetrated farther and far
Their into the canyon. At last riding was
an impossibillty. and they dismounted
TO Chamber over the powders or creep
around cliffs. Even the creeks course
mad been changed In places. and q new
channel made. The work the cloud
burst had done was not a month old
To find the spot whore he had seen the
nuggets was easy for the trapper. but
OF nuggets themselves there were none
~ fN''i's a sun ltN fNfI NHtII ItNIH
II was either hidden by the storms
debris or had been swept farther down
by the violence OF the floods reslstloss
waters. They searched and searched
but In vain. Having come unprepored
10 mine for gold after the usual placer
fashion the quest was for the time
abandoned.
Had DIR, Dane doubted for one in-
slant. which he never di1. the uappers
sincerity. that doubt would have been
Wholly dissipated by seeing the persist
ence with which the trapper prosecuted 1
his search; by the perseverance later /
when start for home must be made. .
with which he entreated the doctor 10 .
stay yet longer He declared the gold .
was there he knew Il: and Dr. Dane. /
during the days Of their search. be-
came more and more convinced that &c 4
was so. Yet they had 20 return 10 civil
lzaton without even one small nugget
10 reward their trip or their DAYS rof
seeking for the blue Bucket gold.
with another year, however. the
quest was renewed-but not by these
men. And the men who sought for Il
hen were not more eager and confident
nan are they who go there today. For
nose who believe I'm the story. fairy
ale or not as may be. are growing In
lumber with the years. and every year
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or the new queen there is absolutely
no doubt; for the king, whatever dis
fractions he allowed himself in the way
OF company-whch was not, strictly
speaking, invariably Of the highest
was always intensely particular about
the princess acquaintance
Now that | have listened to endless
conversations regarding this matter Of
the future Of the king, the result Is a
consensus OF opinion that he will be the
most able monarch that England has
ever known. Among the reasons have
heard given for this opinion Is, first
that he is the oldest monarch since
Egbert, except one-Willlam " who
ever assembled the throne; therefore
having been fully matured-indeed
wearied with the light side OF llfe--he
Is In exactly the fittest condition d man
could be to take an interest in the most
serious matters Of state.
KNOWS THE WORLD BY TRAVEL.
All those who know the king intl-
mately which includes many of tho
best Americans have noted during the
last few years how much his inclina-
lions have increased in the direction Of
matters Of state and diplomacy. Tie is
credited with having been in large
measure responsible for the good IN
derslaniing which today exists between
England and Germany. and this ilea
is fortified by the number of long con.
situations he he'd last season IN HON.
burg with Sir Frank Cavendlsh Las.
celles, the British ambassador to Ber-
lin
In the Pamir boundary question the
new King took very active part. much
to England's benefit. and the Russians
nave never forgiven him. The occa.
SION was me funeral ceremonies OF the
car, in st. Petersburg. whom The n -,nce
lefI with the treaty signed The rus.
SANS affirm to this day that ha took
an UNFAIR advantage Of the young cars
STATE OF mind, weakened, as they say il
was. by sorrow. -
1t was a fine diplomatic coup Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

are her favorite composers She at
tended nearly every concert when in
London II the atter's works We're per-
formed She Is especially fond Of the
Russian masters great work Sym
phonie Pathetique" and It would be
difficult to say how many times she
has heard It.
Perhaps her greatest hobby is col
lecting autographs. She has many
thousands--most interesting ones
which fill books and books. Her love
for animals is well known, and dogs
are her especial pets. She Is now near.
ly always accompanied by japanese
pug and, like the late queen generally
has one or two fox terriers about with
her at Sandringham. She has also one
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Watered canyon back near the emlgrant
road that comes out by the way OF High
Rock. ! didn't find 1.-THE gold-untll
! went to get my horses in the spring.
There's lots Of the gold pebbles in the
creek-lots Of 'eml Why, | could load
my two horses with all they could carry
inside Of an hour"
He then went on 10 give the doctor
detailed description OF the country
about there and, IN particular. the APP
pearance OF the canyon, which was a
very long one. he said. The account he
gave tailed precisely with the descrlp-
tion of the canyon where the emigrants
had found the brass"
II was arranged that he should lmme-
diately take the doctor 20 the place,
Indian depredatIons having become OF
less frequent occurrence. Dr. Dane,
10th to make the long trip into an un-
known country with an entire stranger
induced him to allow a third person 60
Join their little party. From the first
the trapper had said that he could easily
retrace his way by means Of his dead
eampiires that they would come TO day
after day, and in no instance did they
fall to find them Just where and as he
bad previously described. Nor In any
instance did he say or do aueht 10
create any suspicion that he was other
wise than perfectly honest in all his
declarations.
Their route lay through a country
that was strange 20 the doctor. and ii
was not until he found himself al the
head Of Goose Lake valley. which local.
ity he had passed through on his way
70 the West, that he got his bearings.
When they reached Wardner hill. and
vile standing on its bare and level
from which point a magnih-
cent View can be had Of the whole sur
rounding country, the trapper said,
pointing northward 90 where two peaks
rose sixty or seventy miles away, now
known as pueblo" and "Steen" noun |
aims: There That mountain 90 the |
light Is the one. and the canyon Is on |
his side. That Is the place where put |
my horses 10 Craze. There Is a creek In |
I that runs a big stream in the spring, |
,ut I'm the fall II goes most dry. The |
'anyon Is pretty level part OF the way,
md there's fine lot Of bunch grass
III over II, but farther up the walls are
errlble high, and It's 20 rough that rs
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creek and In the ruts made by the war-
on wheels what in their Ignorance ana
iheNperience they called brass They
had heard OF gold dust, but this was
not aust These pieces We're big and
heaNy. some OF them as large as the
enu on ones hnger. Decidedly. il was
hol goid. IL must then, be brass. But
~ was pretty, this brass" and IL nj.
uacted the attention in particular of
the women ana children, who were the
ones VINO mainly gathered II. The men
had about all they could attend to ~
get thelr wagons through the difficult
pass. '''e ui'iicui'
lhese wagons and the buckets hung
10 the sides. were painted a vivid bIne
1t was into the buckets that tbe worth,
less nuggets were thrown. In crossing
the Deschutes river the wagons were
partially capsized. and many ~ Inc
emlsrants' belongings lost. Among
such as went TO the bottom of the nos
chutes were the buckets that carried
the bright bits OF yellow metal some
however. had been put elsewhere
very lew pieces-and were thus saved
ana taken with their other possessions
INTO oregon. where most of the emil.
grants settled. Some of them Later
,,.HN sVutnWdTu ana eVontuallV--in
ISts-found themselves at Sufter,s
eort They remained there during The
nrst months OF that year and were
SHOWN gold dust and small nuggets ana
~ thein they recognized a metal that
uiTy had supposed to be brass"
Doubling II any OF their iii com.
panlons had retained the bits of brass"
.hey had brought to the West with
mem, they nevertheless wrote ~ chem
making inquiry. As soon as a letter
.oula reach them, there come moi alone
.he reply, but small nuggets thar had
neen preserved through the wears Inv
t sn smaller children who had kept them
COMPARISON with the nuggets then
oeihg shown at Suffer Creek nroved "a
olu ones 10 be gold A party of ninety |
was organized and well eouipped ~
Ine Journey and at once started hack
IN spite Of the friendly warnings tba1
Ihulahs We're UP In arms agains, ~
whites, and travelling had become even
more perllous than before. Reeardiess
Oi the almost certain danger they 40,
'uN VI the ninety who left. fun of
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or two fayorite cats-anmals to which
the late queen had a great aversion,
Queen Alexandra takes great fancies,
too, to particular articles of dress She
has been known 10 wear the same opera
cloak night after night for months.
Like the king, she always enjoys the
theater and takes great interest IN IT.
The late Arthur Cecil was a great "a
vorite OF hers and was often invited to
Marlborough House.
The king has no particular hobbies,
although racing and yachting appeal to
him more than any other sports per-
haps. He smokes all day long, and Ia
rarely seen without a cigar or cigarette.
He. too, is very fond Of animals and
likes to have them about him.
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"Nio Hpoolultly necessary. II ~ tA-
pected that London will become much
more brilliant and gayer In every way,
led by the new court In full activity,
CANNOT ESCAPE ABHoRRED
POMP.
One subject have heard talked about
is that there is a possibility. as sug-
gested by Belgian paper that the
KING viii stop the war but Just as
Kaiser Wilhelm Is rsire German tina,
any German so Is King Edward VII
more English than any Englshman
He, ON the contrary. viii use an hls
power to see that 1t is prosecuted with
stlll greater ygor, 80 as TO hing IT 10 "A
speedy end,
] have heard several amusing sugges-
lions In these many conversations.
nave II ara the question raised as TO
whether his majesty is really the right
lll kng OF Observation-Disclosures as there
liz no Sale law IN England. the kaiser
s not h ghtful monarch AT an
events ane man said, his claim Is
very strong"
Other persons refer to the kings re-
cent visit TO Chatswor,h with tie re-
mark that he would perhaps never
again have the opportunity 10 enl1y
himself at bridge parties. private The.
aircals and other gayeties of me- KIND
which have been many IN hls time.
Ills He win hancefouh be ruled bv
greater forces than his own wishes. his
days OF dining at the Carlton are done.
as are MS pleasant little visits 10 HON
burg, where last season he lived I'm a
modest Nule set Of rooms I'm Filters
Hotel. which would certainly nor have
contented any wealthy American or
Ehglshman, in future he cannot os-
cape that pomp which, as all who know
MN are aware, he ahhors-in that point
being In exact contrast ia his imperial
nephew. the Emperor William
However there win be nothing IN
prevent the king from attending C0Wes
, Asc,t or doodwooi' ana he may very
lng a new one. which he has been con
sldering for some time. he may rae,
her lust ne the kaiser does and the
kaiser's strong reason for Yachting is
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vast landscape of sky touching table.
iahds-where the cliffs and cbasms
'aNe on strange shape and coloring--
where the odd or unusual in mountain
or plain is about you always and every
"nere' there lies. still unbound by the
Prospectors, canyon that these aged
ana earnest men will tell YOU Is ricb
N nuggets Of gold--the canyon OF the
Blue Bucket diggings.
m 1876 one Of the earliest trains OF
enigrants crossings the plains, with
oregon for an objective point. was
working It's way down the banks Of the
humboldt and at Gravelly Ford n not.
ca point on the old road where the sta
'iOh OF Beowawe now is. separated into
'"o parties, one continuing on down
tne humboldt, river, while the other
TOOK the road by the way Of Black
rocK INTO California. II was the latter
party that, on reaching the Pacific
coast had startling stories to tell Of
'heir adventures upon the way, after
getting Into the country back from the
rlVer, that in the early days was known
as 'Marys river" instead of Humboldt.
This is what they told:
After leaving Black Rock-perhaps
three or four days travel beyond-thev
mad passed through canyon so deep
ana rough that only bird seemed
aoie TO get out. once in" However
successfully overcoming deluge of
unhculties that beset them, they finally
mace Their way through. Yet. even so.
III many places they had TO take their
wagons apart, and-piece by piece
noist them up cliffs and down decllvi-
YES by means Of ropes. Ii was when
uiey We're directing their course to-
ward the Twin Sister peaks of Ore
son, though while yet within Nevada.
.nat they had come upon this canyon,
~ theh unknown and unnamed, even
~ any description given by other way |
,arers who came later Nor had they |
nau knowledge OF II from other emf. |
grants who had gone before. II seemed |
~ pe branch little used turning out |
nom the main way There, while the
We're grinding their way over
oowi1ers and broken rock OF ali sorts
anu sizes, they found, In the shallow |
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fact may have an important bearing
upon the future course of events, but
Lord Salisbury and his colleagues may
reckon upon the same cordial support
from him as they received from the late
queen
That the war in South Africa was the
cause Of the queens death is a state
ment freely made, though obviously in
capable Of proof To infer any change
Of policy from the accession Of the
new sovereign would be disregardlng
the lessons Of the history and practice
Of the constitution.
The kings ministers, who will, OF
course, for the present be the same as
the late queens must alone determine
that for which they are alone response
BILE
The effect upon the Dutch population
at the Cape Of the irrep9rable loss
which the whole empire has suffered Is
another matter Those who know the
Cape Colony best agree 10 saving that
the loyalty Of the Dutch was personal
to the queen.
Among the consequences Of the new
reign anticipated bv some is the retire
ment OF Lord Salisbury, IN whom at
tachTent to her late majesty was pc
cnllarly strong. but this IS not The time
at which the prime minister could af-
ford to reject the post OF duty and dan
ger.
EYES OF ENGLAND ON NEW MON
ARCH.
London seems to be turned upside
down, what with the new century. the
new era the new king and queen, the
new court, and the new commander-in-
chief.
How keenly understood Is the saying.
lie Roi est mort Vive lie Rol,' Is
SHOWN by the fact that today the all
absorbing topic Of conversation wher
ever people meet lies In the various
IDEAS and speculation as to what kind
Di King VIII the man we knew best
ls The Prince of Wales turn out to
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1, ,'I ns., "a the Union contains 50
E,,,, 'a'l''y Of minerals and geo.
1 q, s s@''4'n'ns as Nevada, and not
EHn. I'' counties is so rich in them
! 10 . .,s.. -, and too one may add
H., \, ''l'r like area on the face Of
H. ~ :, 50 'Sounds in Legends Of ~, "lo ST
| NJ. fascinating tales Of fabu.
,.s,., " every valuable mineral
49,. ''0ne MotherEarthbas
f., .,,,' u, the county lying in the
,,n. ' ~ Of the State. Go out
!, - ny va pF0spectors for a month
,,,-. ''a near a hundred stories Of
, y. finding Of diamonds and n,
~, - .' l,ad' Of silver and gold
s. - 'o,a. The dream Of the old.
~. ''or Is ever the finding q,
=, n guar, Quantity so great that one os
" 0e"IIdered in its compute, ia.
| s,''artsd and credplor. a.
Of them today -. '''ere
b -, ~, :. aIsirlct-mines thate.yer
|,, 11e u the lurid imagi ina nr' e,
n n. ,ssF-some emIgrant Wv wb y,
aa 4, Plains "a. in the late fortIe so or
ia q .' and at the end Of his iour.
TACK , rss' listeners Of his ind
sas, , ,al1, in barren l n',I
, as..,, u u ones found death ~,
d. "a through the lure Of tbssn
y y ~ only knows, Blu, n Tho ,r mne
assr ', 's.. that resulted are more
a u, o,a.d suess-grayes care.
a.. s,@'enIy dug through the
a,Iss ' -. BY men who dust to ' he
ssa n.t,D ,'sr Of a crowd o: open.
IN SINNERS, .uaaa... fabricated them T'f for
i,,.' 4ussment But than ~, 10
"a, !, . bear the hardshln:s a 'eu
! 80. q years Of dese ,r",pS and
$50 .'s' at last, in the J Iono,.
c ,,p' to die alone. VIC lonely
s s.s,,,, n that haIt-ex5;lor.o..I
Fss J, ', ,. country. whe re- ~, w.
Fsss u no,o,aaiaInshas been f.s sne
T. ana united p work Of the thu s srsa,
10 s., Ne erosion Of the S ceu'
'''sasa tops na sls cen,
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sees new converts.
Some go there boldly--organi2e par
ties for prospecting, willing the public
should know the object Of their trip
others, half ashamed OF their credulity.
slip away by themselves into that land
OF space and stiffness, and wander It's
mountain ways alone, lest Others know
and ieer at their faith. Men went last
year 20 find the blue Bucket mines;
other men are there this year And still
the search goes on-goes on.