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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-30

from which the north corner Of Sections
I and 3. Township south. Range west.
bears north s. degrees. is minutes east
1928 feet. and running thence south 90
degrees SO minutes east c154 feet: thence
north degrees "A minutes west 1929
feet; thence north 81 degrees 81 minutes
west 1865 feet: thence south degrees
west 1852 feet to the place Of beginning.
containing an area OF bS.47 acres claimed.
Survey No. 1929. Ruby Placer-Begin-
ming at Corner No. l, a point in the third
course Of Survey No. s32s. a quarts stone
set in the ground. with a mound Of earth
Alongside, and marked 1-6329. for Corner
No. l, from which the north corner OF
Sections 4 and i. Township south,
Range s west heary south II degrees 81
minutes west S3S feet. and running
thence north 10 degrees 43 minutes east
| 1893 :eet: thence south 81 degrees 20 min.
utes east 1855 feet: thence south a de-
grees OF minutes east :OO.6 feet: thence
south degrees 30 minutes east $685.
feet: thence south IS degrees SO minutes
west Ills feet: thence north 81 degrees
81 minutes west 1901 feet to the place Of
beginning. containing an area Of $3.50
acr>s claimed.
Survey No. $3.50. Eureka Placer-Bo-
ginning at the southwest corner, which
10 also Corner No. OF Survey No. 6s3e.
~ 0ound Of stone alOng3ide. and marked
! $3.50 for Corner No, ]. from which the
north corner of Sections and 5, Town
ship 2 south, Range . west. bears north
~ degrees 80 minutes west 1641.7 feet,
and running thence north 3 degrees A
minutes west l124 feet: thence north -
degrees rs minutes east S54E feet; the q .
south II degrees Us minutes east 1851
feet; thence south 81 degrees 81 minutes
west 1871 s feet to the place OF beginning.
containing an area of 1905 acres claimed.
Total a"ea Of these surveys claimed BY
the above-named applicant 1870 acres.
The location of these claims are Of
record in the recorders Office Of Silver
Bow county. state Of Montana, the Derby
Limestone II Book b." on Page IT: the
Ruby in Book 3D." on Page 1872. and the
Eureka in Book B. on Page 212. OF
Placer. Water Right and Mill Site
Records.
The adjoining claim to thess premises
IL Sur vey Nc. 6331, Maiden Rock placer.
on the ives. and southwest Of Survey No.
632l.
GEORGE D. GREENE.
Register.
SAMUEL. BARKER. JR.
Attorney for Applicants.
(Tirst publication October 26. 1901
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REFEREES SALE.

In the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Montana.
In and for the County of Silver Bow:
Washoe Copper company, plaintiff, vs.
Joseph Frazer, Lee Frazer, Lizzie Frazer
Fred Frazer and Jeffrey Frazer defend
as.
cause No. 7641)
To be sold at referees safe, on the 4th
day Of January A. D. 1902, at O'Clock
p. m, at the front door of the courthouse,
in the city Of Butte, county of Silver
Bow, state of Montana, the following de-
scribed real property, to-wit:
Lots fourteen Q4 and fifteen Q5), in
block five 90, Of Leggatt & Foster addi-
ton 10 the city of Butte, Montana. ac-
cording to the official plat and survey
thereof now on file in the office of the
county clerk and recorder Of Silver Bow
county, Montana, with all and singular
the tenements, Entertainments and appur
tenances thereunto belonging, or in any
wise appertaining.
"his sale is made by virtue Of an order
OF the district court of Saver Bow county.
state of Montana, made on the 9Th day of
December. A. D. 1901, in the above en-
titled cause. which is brought TO. the par
tition Of said premises, or if a partition
cannot be had, then for sale of the
same and division of the proceed,
amongst those entitled thereto, unde,
which order I. the undersigned, James b
Dennis, was appointed referee t. sell the
same.
The terms of the SAFE are for cash,
per cent to be paid at the time Of sale
the balance to be paid upon delivery o,
the deed.
JAMES B. DENNIS, Refere
'ated Dee ember IL. A. D. 1871.
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SEASON WAS GOOD
HELENA HAS EXCELLENT BUILD
ING RECORD FOR TIE YEAR.
MANY NEW STRUCTURES BUILT
Small Boom Has Been Experienced and
Next Year Promises Much Better
Things Along This Line-Dam
Across the Missouri.
MANY NEW STRUCTURES BUILT
(Special to Inter Mountain.)

Helena. Dec, 3O-A record of the years
building operations in Helena Is mos.
satisfactory to business men VINO "alc.'
the growth and progress OF the LOWE
with interest. While the year has peel'
a busy one in a building way, the mex
II months promises much more IMAM the
past year, and the opening OF spring
will see many new structures in course
of construction.
The new brewery at the head of Main
street is practically completed and rep
resents an outlay of something like $780,
900. At Kesser's brewery improve
ments have been made including the ad-
ditions to the brickyard. that VIII ag-
gregate $4,000.
During the year work on the new state
capitol has been rushed. All the lnterloi
finish with a small exception has beef.
installed and the grounds have beei'
partially graded. as much so as they
can be before the plan of the landscape
gardeners is executed.
The work done on the new capitol
during the year. including the interior
finishing, amounts to about 100000.
many New Buildings.
DR.. Tracey has just completed the con-
struction of a $4,000 office building next
to the Montana club and the new church
being built by the First Unitarian So
ciety is in an advanced stage of con"
struction and will be completed within
short time.
A. NJ, Hotter is constructing two
story stone building at cost OF $4oOoO,
facing on Sixth avenue and Main street,
Work has been suspended owing to cold
weather, but it will be resumed early in
the spring and will be occupied by a
large dry goods firm after May 49,
During the fall the federal building
foundation was Laid and the first layer
of granite placed upon the foundation,
when the work was abandoned for the
winter owing to the weather.
Several fine new dwellings We're built
| during the autumn. among them fine
mansion, by T. J. Walsh, the prominen
| Helena attorney.
Chinatown to BE Improved.
A half-dozen frame structures were
| torn down in Chinatow this fall and re-
placed with two-story brick structures.
The city council has served notice upon
sthe owners Of property in that section
that the old weather. beaten structures
| that have for years occupied the street
will have to be torn down. They will
all be replaced by the Chinese COM
panies with brick buildings.
At the East Helena smelter a new
playhouse and other additions have been
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MINING APPLICATION NO. 4465.
United states Lane Office, Helena. Mon
tana, October g. 1891.
Mott e is hereby given that the Ana
conda Copper Mining company, d cor.
poratton existing under the laws of the
state of Montana. by John ellie, ats at
,orn:y- in-fact. whose roAoff address
is Butte, Montana. has this day filed Its
app!ica ton for d patent for 5S47 acres
Of the Derby Limestone placer mining
claim. 1875 acres OF the Ruby placer min
ing CLAIM. and e6.0S acres Of the Eureka
placer mining claim. upon which a no.
tice of intention to apply for a patent
was posted on the 5th day Of October.
1901. situated III unorganized mining dis.
trict, silver Bow county. state Of Nom
tana, designated as Survey Nos. 6s2S,
$3.50 and $3.50. respectively. in Townships
1 and 2 south, OF Range 3 west. said claim
being more par tic,.laely described as fol-
lows. to-wit:
survey No. sa2s. Derby Limestona
Placer-Beginning at the southwest cor
ner. which il also Corner No. / of Sur
vey No. 1881. a pine po.,t set In the
ground, with q mound O. earth GROUND
q. and marked 1-ss2s. fer Corner No. I
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SAMUEL HARHER. JR.,
Attorney for Applicant.
(lrirst publication. October %. 1907
mo. 4461l

(Nc. 44S1)
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
United States Lend Office. Helena.
Montana. October %. leUl.
Notice is hereby e,:on that Herman
lmpera.Or. whose postorilcc address IL
Noodville. Montana. has this lay filed
his Application for a patent for 1913
linear feet of the Chief Lode Claim mine
or vein bearing gold. silver and copper.
with surface ground 296 feet in width.
situated in Summit Valley (unorgan-
ixed) Mining District County OF Silver
Bow, and State of Montana, and desig-
mated by the field notes and official plat
or file in this office as Survey No. 6i61.
III Townshop 3 north. Range west. OF
principal base line ard Meridian Of Mon
tana. said Survey No. 6461 being ~ fol-
lows. to wit:
Beginning at Corner No. thereof. the
quarter section corner on the north
boundary Of Section 20, Township !
north. Range west, Montana. bears
north 70 degrees 81 minutes 81 seconds
west 5144.4 feet. and from said Corner No
I running north IS degrees IS minutes
east 29e feet to Corner No. 2: thence
south % degrees o. minutes east 1915
feet to Corner No. 3: thence south IS de-
srees IS minutes west 246.2 feet to Cor
ner No. I: thence north % degrees q
minutes west 1915 Feet to Corner No. J.
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ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockhoid-
els of the First National Bank OF Butte
will be held at the office of said bank in
Butte. Montana. on Tuesday, January
IA. 1902. between the hours of 10 a. m
and 4 p. M. The object of the meeting is
the election of directors for the ensuing
year, and the transaction of any othe,
business which may properly come be-
fore he meeting.
f. L. WEIRICK, ~"
Cashier.' {
Dated Butte, Montana. December Is:
10n1 i
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MINING APPLICATION NO. 1882
United States Land Office. Helena, Mon
tana NOvemher 20 1901. :

MINING APPLICATION NO. 1882
United States Land Office. Helena. Mon
tana. November 20. 1901.
Notice Is hereby given that Samuel u.
Sumwalt, James K. Currie, Belle B.
Irvine. Herbert K. Matthews and James
s. Pauley. whose postoff1ce address is
Butte, Montana. have this day filed an
application for a patent for 1462.4 linear
feet, the same being for 30 feet in an
ecsterly and 1924 feet In a westerly di-
rection from the point of discovery On
the Paul lode mining claim, situated II.
Summit Valley mining district, Snvec
Bow county, Montana, the position,
coarse ard extent Of the said mining
claim, designated by an official survey
thereof es Survey No 64S6. Township No.
north, Range No. z west, notice of
which was posted ca the claim on the
1StA cay Of November. 1901. and being
more particularly Sc. forth and described
in the official field notes and plat thereof
! on file in this Office, as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner, a
granite stone 8x10x20 inches, 16 deep,
iarked 16486, from which, the northeast
| co: ner of Section No. Z. Of Township J
north. Range Z west bears north 80 de-
grees .04 minutes east 2040 feet distant.
and running thence <outh II degrees so
minutes west AT feet, to the southeast
SoEucI 4NO. lHeNlo s,.Gtu 0A degrees
As minutes west 1882 feet to the north
lest Corner No. 3: thence north II de-
grees 30 minutes east 34.5 feet to the
northwest Corner No. 4; thence south -
degrees 50 minutes east 1873 feet to Cor
ner No. 1, the place of beginning, con-
tanning an area of 8.57 acres in this sur
vey, OF which 1865 acres is in conflict
! with Surveys No. 1926 and 1917 and is
+, n 1t claimed. leaving an area Of .92 acres
claimed b the above named applicants.
| Of which "a acres are in conflict with
! Survey No. l113.
The location of thic mine Is recorded
| in the office of the recorder of Silver Bow
county. Montana. on page $50 in book T
| Of Iodes.
This survey is bt anLed on tho north
ans west by Survey No. 1926, the Crocsus
lode: on the east ~ Survey No. 1913.
the Pinafore lode. and on the south by
Surveys No. 34S. 1113 and 1857. the Gem
| lode.
GEORIE d. GREENL,
| eSister.
JOSEPH HARPER. United States Claim
! Agent. -
! (E'irss Publication November 81. l90l.)
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Making Both Ends Meet.

men a woman is making comnli-
mentary remarks about another ones
baby, and eXclafms. What a sweet little
mouth. remarked the Observer of
Things, you can feel assured that it
1t not when the youngs:, r is trying to get
his two feet in his mouth ~ onk ars
Statesman.
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MINING APPLICATION NO. 44e7.
lrx,itad ST afaa Land Office Helena Mon,
(Tirst publication October 26. 1901

MINING APPLICATION NO. 4467.
United States Land Office. Helena, Mon
tana. Oct. %. 1901.
Notice 10 hereby given that Harry G.
Cotter. whose postoffice address Is
Butte Montana, has this day filed an ap-
plica ton for patent for 1885 linear feet.
the same teing for 36 feet in an easterly
and 1850 feet in a westerly direction from
the point Of discovery on the Mollie
Mabel Lode Mining Claim. situated in
Summit Valley Mining District. Silver
Bow County, Montana, the position.
course. and extent, Of the saiS mining
claim, designated by an Official survey
thereof, as survey No. 6449. Townyhip
5 north. Range west. q notice Of WI ,ich
was poste> on The claim on the 18th day
OF October. 1901, aud being more
particularly set forth and described In
the official field noteS and plat thereof
on file liz this Office. as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner, q
granite rock in place 24x12x12 inche,
above ground marked (x) 1-e44s for cor
ner No. 1, from which initial point Nc.
2. for surveys in Township north. Range
west, bears north So degrees IS min
utes west, 3S16.S feet distant, and run
ming thence south u degrees As minutes
west. 1876 feet to corner No. 2; themes
south "a degrees rs minutes west, 42S S
feet to corner No. 3; thence south 81 de-
srees "a minutes west, 6S0.5 feet to cor
ner No 4; thence north degrees 08 min
utes east, 10s feet to corner No. S: thence
north u degrees 45 minutes east 251 feet
to corner No. 6; thence south IS degrees
10 minutes east, 1886 feet to corner No. /,
the place Of beginning. containing an
area Of 7.05 acres, claimed by the above
named applicant.
The location Of this mine is recorded
in the office Of the recorder Of Silver Bow
County, on page 116 in Book III" Of
Lodes.
sThe adjoining claims are on the north
by survey NO. 5722, the Josephine Lode
claimed by Robert Mcbride; on the east
by survey No. 5S01. the Spokane Lode
claimed by Henry r. Bartlett: and on
the south by survey 574S. the Fanny Scott
Lode, claimed by William w. Williams,
GEORGE ,. GREENE.
Register.
JOS. H. HARPER,
United States Claim Agent.
(Firs. publication October %. 1909
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DR.. II. A. F0NG 222lz East Parl

NO CHA cGE FOR AbVICE. Phi.
vate and Chronic Diseases cured with
Chinese Herbs that have cured min.
ions for centuries. idp
This Is to certify that DR.. Fong's hes5
treatment cured ne Of . bad casa
PETE RUMEI. b.
DR.. Fong's her3 treatment cured me
Of i've years kidney and bladaee
.-ouble.-JOHN MlLLER-
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Butte. Montana. Dec. II. 1901.


Department Of the Interior. Land Office
at Helena. Montana, December 10. 1901
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the clerk of the dis
trict court at Butte. Mont, on January
20. 1902. viz Peter Bonetti. for Homestead
Entry No. 12.70S for the N. e. "A of the
n. w 4 Of Section %. and the E. " of
the $. w, u and N. w. u Of the s. e.
y OF Section Is. 7. 1 NJ, n. s w.
/ He names the follow .ng witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz: Constant
Campana, Clement Campana. Andrew
Eertolet,i. Peter Antoniolli. of Butte.
Montana.
GEORGE il. GREENE.
Register.
OFrst publication December II. 1S01.)
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j. o. McOREOOR
VETERINARY SURGEON,

Honorary graduate of the Ontario Vet
Urinary college. Toronto, Canada Treats
all diseases Of domes.icated animals &C.
cordine to scietnifc principles. Once at
Telephone ~ All cases promptly q.
tended to.
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made. costing il the neishborhoud III
$1,000 Before the improvements con-,
templatea BY the officials Of the plan.
are completed more than $250(Oo WI.
have been expended. improving ana bet
terng the ia lities. At the Canyon Fer
ry power plant a large sum of money
has been spent, Improving ana bettering
the plant gene: ally.
The st, Louis block was built ove:'
during the fall for the Zen Greenwood
Shirt & Overall factory. The building
was entirely remo6e.ed within.
Building for Next Year.
The close of next year will Sc the
statehcuse occupied ana the fedora.
building Well along toward completion.
Frank Iares, the Helena butcher. lis
talking of putting III a new building,
on Main street, below Sixth avenue, ana
it is said that Gov. ]. X. To,la will bull
himself a fine home on the corner %
Ewing street and Fifth avenue, dilectl,.
opposite the park. which is located in
front of the approaches of The court
house.
Work will be commenced early in the
river. six miles from Canyon Ferry "A
power plant with Il capacity of 10000
horse power daily Will be built, ana
including the dam, plant and wires over
the established pole line. will cost very
nearly one million dollars 1t is re-
garded as possible that the dam may
be completed by next fan 1t VIII fur
nish power to the Butte SIN alters and
mines.
The cracker factory is now building
an addition that will double its capacity
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
This is to notify the public that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Smith & Saville is hereby dis
solved by mutual consent. Smith col
!ects all bills and assumes all indebted
ress Signed,
EMERY SAVILLE.
MINING APPLICATION No. Ai'9
United States L4nd Once. Helena. Mon
tana. November 3. 1?ci
Notice is hereby given. that Andrew
CORY. Clarence \. Gerry and Jchn
w. Srafara. whose pn.tuft,ce address ia
Butte. Siive. Bow County Montana,
have this day ;'r,i their anpiica ION Tor
a patent 10" 1888. linear feet teinS 81
feet northeasterly and 13l5.a feet SCUM
westerly from discovery shaft Of the
Manila Lode Mining Claim. uDc.t which
. notice of the intention To apply f"i .
patent was posted on the l1ih Gay 81
November 1891 situated N Sum nit VAL
ie. tUnorge nizeGl Mining DiStrtcl. Silver
rev County. State Of Montana. 'lesig-
Hated as survey ~ t4.o, in Tow nshp 3.
fcrt'' Range wes. being more par
ticn;rlY User, beg as follows. to wit.
Beg .n;iir- 1T The southwest corner. II
ga .t stone III pace. Witnessed ~
bearing OBJECTS. ana marked Hl2s for
Fo- a"r ~ ito"' "nirn the quarter
section come" 20 sections = ana IS
TOWNSHIP . h'l 'A, Eahse Wess pears
s'uth - ets.s's % inmates '" SECONDS
west 1o,i.a feet. ana lunu.ng thence
lorth &c lcrrees west $50 feet:
thence Hcr;i IS degrees u minutes east
Ta3.o tee5, thence south e degrees est.
~ ictt; - ne sCa.l So degrees A3
II a,ltes vast. tsao5 feet to the nlace Of
IHh'hs, co:t'''h''S ";' asea % 80
"4SS ron ""tt'' a'' 49, oi ~" @tFeS IL
c"'',".' "l.' s'N ~ 49, IS
''.''eo "'o h"l ~ .''e" ny a'''''ea"''
~, 49, II ~" 80
- II, 49,.
- l''o> ~ , -
\ ~" 40 ~, r,.,n.,., 7+;,,r, o,,;,,
I rontticttny.on ~, ,an,hwest.ls survey
4 u 5atoA the 1nn.,rn.ni l.cae NN,ayI
\ I, Nartiu IL 81 n, ,lil,ants.
GEORGE. ID GREENE.
P,.-stel4
~ MAKER. E. & i'iaim Agcu-,
fEtrst r,,blica+tfr. <cva,r.l.r,- - faa'>
----------------
Ml-,lNf At|l : i'5 NJ t4ee.
United Statcs Land Office. Helena. Mon
iana OetG 1et -. .90l
Notice - hereby given That Thomai
Cuinlan. Ann l'nie eod b. hei.s If Max
tin f. tie',n.ssy. deceased whose post
olce adcress is lutte Montana have
this day lied tneir application fl
ii patent for -lo.2 ll7,aar feet, he
tng lr3 feet Westerly ana 80 fee
.asteriy from disco.e, shaft o
the Wedge lode hitting CAIN. upor
which n, tce OF intention 10 apply fol
d patent vas l,o ted on the eth day 81
October. 1851 situated in Summit Valley
,unorga nlyed) mining district. Silver
Bow county. ST tc Of Montana. lesignat.
ed as Survey NJ. StS5. IN Township
north Range west. being nlc.. partic'
Beginning at thu southwest G rner.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

The annual meeting OF the stockhold.
ers Of the silver Bow National Bank Of
Butte City. will be held Tuesday. Janu.
airy II. 1909, at o'clock p. M, at the
banking house Of said bank for the
election of q board Of directors for the
ensuing year. and the transaction Of
such other business as may come beforl
said meeting.
FAYE1TE HARRINGTON.
Cashier.
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This IS to notify the public that the
CO. partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Smith & Saville is hereby dis
solved ny mutual consent. Smith col
.ects all bills and assumes all indebted
ness. Signed,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-30
SPEEDING
H0MEWARD
President Will Be Landed
in Washington in the
Morning.
Chicago Given the go-by the
Same as All Other
Places.

CHICAGO, May 29.-The presidents
tram made practically no stop in this
city this morning, 1t arrived Mt 3
O'Clock and was not brought into tho
station. Engines were Changed and
the train switched to another line or
the outskirts of the city. Less than
twenty minutes elapsed before the
journey to Canton was resumed.
Two prominent Republican states
men are reported to have boarded tho
train here. the president having wired
them that he wished them to make
the remainder of the trip with him In
order To discuss matters OF national
Importance.
The party will reach Washington
late tonight or very early tomorrow
when will follow the breaking up Of
one of the greatest tours of an exec.
utive of the United States ever made
while In office.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-30
ANOTHER
BIG HAUL
Bank Robbers Turn ar Easy
Trick at Bradner, O.,
Last Night.
Loot the Institution Without
Being Discovered by
Any One.

FOSTORIA, o.. May 29.-The bank
robbers now operating in this vicin-
ity, the gang that is supposed to have
been responsible for the daring bur-
glaries In this section of the country
during the past four months made a
rich haul at Bradner, ten miles north
of here. early this morning.
AS usual. they made good their es
cape and left no clew.
When the janitor of the Mechanics
bank. private institution. reached
the Office mt 6 O'Clock this morning.
he found the place almost total
wreck. The explosion that blew open
the safe tore everything in the room
to pieces. The glass in the building
was shattered and the doors blown
out. Every piece of furniture was ru-
ined. The explosion appears to have
been terrific. yet no one heard the
report.
The robbers took $4,000 in curren-
cy and left on the floor five sacks
containing $500 in gold each A doz-
en- bags containing about $4,000 in
silver. notes. and other securities.
were rified, but none taken.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-30
STEAMER
BLOWN UP
Half a Ton Of Dynamite Adds
to Work Of Devas-
tation.
Vessel in Splinters While Most
Of the Crew Miraculous
ly Escape.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 29.-The Mis-.
souri, river steamer Laurine was
: wrecked near Boonville this morning.
The disaster was the result of the
explosion of her boilers.
Two persons are known to be dead
and four are missing.
The vessel was blown to atoms and
property in the vicinity also suffered
considerably
The blowing up of the boilers caus.
ed the explosion of half ton of dy-
Mantle that comprised par, of the
cargo. When the explosion occur
red water was thrown hundreds of ieet
in the air while the earth was shaken
for miles around
Steamers three miles away felt the
force of the explosion and the swell
of the water.
How twelve men. with the dead and
missing. escaped with their lives is a
mystery.
The cargo was valued at $4,000
Inc damage done on shore is placed
at $4,000.
Three residences and farm houses
a quarter of mile from the scene
were all but totally demolished.