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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11
THREE DAYS TO IRELAND
The Proposed British Steamship Line
From st. Johns, Newfound- Z
land, to Galway.

Quebec, Sept. 11.-There appears to be
another hitch in the arrangements for the
much talked-of fast line Of steamships
between Great Britain and Canada. The
large number Of marine disasters which
have occurred in the lower st. Lawrence
below Quebec during the present season
has again directed the attention OF the
marine underwriters to the extra risk as
sunled by large vessels navigating the gulf
and river St. Lawrence.
The impossibility of navigating the ST..
Lawrence waters at high rate Of speed
and Of avoiding the payment Of almost
prohibitory insurance rates upon large
ships which would attempt doing SO is
not the only reason which threatens to
deter ship owners and other capitalists
from embarking upon the proposed enter
prise, except with the assistance or enor-
nous government subsidies, which can
scarcely be expected to be forthcoming
There is, however, a rival route under
serious contemplation by the authorities
of Great Britain and Newfoundland. Sir
Robert Bond, the premier of NeWfound-
land, has been actively at work promoting
the claims of route from Galway to St
Johns by fast ships, which would make
| the passage across the Atlantic in less
| than three days. -s-# @~r' ~
| The easterly ports Of Newfoundland, Sil
| Robert says, are 1900 miles nearer Eng
! land than Is New York and 900 miles
| nearer to points in central and southern
Europe. AS compared with the ST. Law
renee ports they are nearer England by
| 1,01O miles than Quebec and 500 mile:
1 nearer than Sydney, N. s.
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point Of land between the two bays. A
company has been organized to drill for
a shird well, and there is a rumor Of still
another not far from Gladstone, the men
who are interested in the latter being also
convinced that they have good prospects
for success. Indeed it Is thoroughly be-
lieYed by those in a position to know that
there is oil under region Of country sur
rounding Gladstone.
II the upper peninsula of Michigan pos
sesses a supply Of oil In addition to it's
treasures Of iron and copper, and its hard
wood forests and rich agricultural lands,
it heed hardly yield the palm to any other
section Of our wonderful country in point
of natural resources of wealth and pros
perty. eGs5 ,a
The necessary equipment for digging an
oil well consists of derrick, a strong
| framework in the shape Of truncated
cone; a small house for the, engine, and
one for the cable and tools, all resting on
firm foundation, usually of heavy tim
bers.. At one side Of the derrick is a
heavy post upon which rests the walking
beam connected at one end with the en-
CINE, at the other with the drill. This
beam when the engine is in motion alter
nately raises and drops the drill.
l. In the well in question a 10-inch hole
has been drilled for a few hundred feet,
then a 6-inch. A casing, is put in far
| enough down to exclude all possibility of
surface water or in this instance water
! from the flowing well, entering the hole.
| The casing is permanent. Inside of this
when oil is reached, will be introduced
the smaller pipe through which the oil
will flow or be pumped as the case may be.
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TOLD IN A LINE

= San Jose, Cal-The Fredericksburg brewery
was burned, with loss of 100000.
:. Chicago-Coke has advanced to $13 a ton, and
many small foundries must close until 1t de-
creases. ?' - -'."" '-' -
Council Blufs-George W. Culiison was non,s
mated for congress BY the democrats Of the
ninth district '-'4t@ Q
New York-The Brooklyn is said to be in bad
condition, due to injury, sustained during the
maneuvers in Buzzards bay last week.
San Hoagkon , MARI ~ which
treasure room more than $5Oo,0o0.
8. washington-The total national bank circuls.
ton outstanding Is 1866 626, 206, the largest
in the history Of the national SYSTEM
vators are on strike because superintendent
would neither accede to demands nor recognize
the union.
Boston-Captain Andrews and wife, who sailed
have been given up for dead and letters OF
administration issued to his son. =.
Chicago-Jesse Cox. for nearly thirty, years
member then of tas e1 hes a5 Ss t
lowing operation for appendicitis. &,
New York-Figures on the public school -egis
EaioR 5pst mp etc o total for
crease of $4,000 over the preceding year.
Fort WORTH Texas.-President Rooseyelt's
wish that Chairman Lyon Of the state commit
tee should succeed. himself, will be respected and
republican factions Of this state will work
tremendously. =.
New York-Fire Chief Croker will be put OF
trial for insubordination Commissioned Sturgis
had long conference with the mayor about the
Croker case, and assured Mr.. Low that there
was ample ground for this course, and the mayo
acquiesced in the attitude taken by his com
missioner. 80, = w.: 5..-a. %. a: -.s-., q
Chicago-Foster Frazier, English writer or
economics says he has never seen as dirty streets
as some in this city nor filthy children. II
one old building he found thirty-two families
among them one old woman who BY workin:
long hours sewing boys trousers was able tt
earn 80 cents day. a,~- ...
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The state geologist is said to be con-
WINGED that there is an abundance of oil
in this region. The whole upper PENN
sula is in region Of silurian rock forna-
ton, and it is known that petroleum oc
ours principally in either the silurian or
the lower half Of the tertiary epochs of
geological history.
What Was Found.
Geologically, the boring Of this we'll is
of interest Under about two feet of rich
black loan is a deposit several feet thick
Of pure mari, natural silver polish and
valuable fertilizer. Farther down iron ore
was found, but as this is a limestone
region it Is probably not of sufficient
richness or extent to be Of value. OF more
Importance is the nine feet Of copper ore
still further down. Specimens Of this
are now in the hands of the state geolo-
gist.
An artesian we'll was one of the SIN
prises. A fine flow of water is now
gushing from around the casing pipe. The
company is certainly already assured of
measure of success. For in case a
third bed of oil sand should not be found
they are still sure Of two beds above, to
say nothing of the vein OF copper ore.
Another we'll is being sunk ten or twelve
miles to the southeast Of this, on the
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Ind healing with their mingled odors of
pine, spruce and balsam, and the frag-
rance of wild honeysuckle and clover.
Four or five miles and then a clearing,
where an enterprising Scandinavian has
made home for his family and reclaimed
from the forest a patch of rich ground for
his farm. Deep woods again, then an
open space, the bed Of some ancient lake,
now marsh, and here looms suddenly the
height of a large derrick around which are
clustered the low buildings enclosing the
engine. drill, wire cable, and other para
phernalia of the oil seekers.
The well is being sunk upon the land
of man who several years ago pushed
his way into this little wilderness, took up
his claim, and fir from the madding
crowd has lived a peaceful life with his
dog, his horses and his ducks. If time
and toll, faith and enterprise at last result
in a mighty gusher there in front Of his
lowly log buildings, he must seek else
where for peaceful seclusion; for riches
and fame will have come to his cabin
door.
TWO Strata of OIL Sand.
Machinery has been provided strong
enough to drill 1880 feet If need be, but
it is thought that it will not be necessary
to go so far as that. The depth OF 1000
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FOREIGN FLASHES

Paris-Some person having access to the cash
vault of the Bank of France appropriated $40, 600
in gold
Peking-The Russians show signs Of with
drawing from Ching, Sing, as they stipulated to
do, but many immigrants and troops pouring
into Manchuria.
Paris-M. Doumergue, minister of the colonies,
has informed the Matin that the evacuation Of
the Island of Martinique has not been decided
upon :'..-
London-Mr. Carnegie's latest donations to es-
tablsh public libraries in England amount to
$4,000. The Battersea council. which is
to establish a library, by a vote of Fl to TO-
Popular, Enfield and London districts receive
the remainder of the $3.50, 000 ..~. .-.
Pretoria. :; The pegging Of claims in the zout-
pans Berg district began this week. There Is a
great rush to- the district, which the prospectors
confident contains great wealth in minerals.
Danger. arises from whites focking there with
out capital to sustain them for some months,
there being few employers of labor. These
men may become pressed. for food and steal
from the Kaff1rs, who would recant the thefts
by killing the whites, the trouble eventually de-
veloping into big native uprising
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11
DEATH FIGHTS AN ARMY
Over 5000 Soldiers Sent Against
Head Hunters Killed by
the Cholera.

E San francisco, Sept, 11.-Nine thousand
dead bodies. of these 1000 bodies recov-
cred and other thousands swept away by
the waters Of the Batang Lupan river,
tells the awful disaster that has over
reported by advices from Honolulu.
Through the ravages Of cholera the en-
tire military corps Of natives, sent to
punish the notorious head-hunters Of Bor-
neo, was wiped out Of existence.
Seven hundred boats, carrying 10000
Of the best soldiers of the island, started
up the Batang Lupan river from Simang
gang. During the first two days cholera
appeared and, instead Of being able to
attack the villages Of the head-hunters
in large force, the command was able
to detach only about 1000 men as a flying
column to advance on the enemy.
The flying column went to six villages
of the head hunters. drove the inhabitants
away and destroyed the huts but the
hand Of death was on the soldiers, and
after the third day their ranks began tc
dwindle. The column fastened back
toward the main body Of troops In
stead of finding relief the few hundreds
of survivors Of the column saw frightfu
Iavages Of disease.
The instant the column departed the
cholera attacked those who remained be
hind. From a dozen deaths the first day
the rate leaped to over 200 the second
to 500 the third, and when the column
reached camp on the fourth day nearl.
1000 of their comrades had died. 'E''.
One by one the boats put from tn,
place of death. They were sent dow
the river anywhere to escape from tn
plague spot But there was not a boa
where death did not claim it's victims.
AS the remnants of the main body O
troops came down the river they say
shocking sights. Lined along the bank
were hundreds of the corpses of tn
soldiers who had deserted them in tn
vain effort to flee from death. Groans O
the dying were heard from all sides, de
serted boats strewed the edges of tn
river while from the current itself wer
hundreds more Of swollen bodies tha
helped to pollute the atmosphere.
Scarcely 1000 survivors reached Sim
anggang. It is doubtful if more tina:
$500 in all escaped. -Es
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SEARCHING FOR OIL IN s=s.s
The UPPER PENINSULA
Oil Bearing Bearing Sand Penetrat
Richer Expected the Work
Present Operations Those Planned for the Future.

AS a glance at the map will show, two
long, narrow bays project into the upper
peninsula of Michigan from the northern
extremity of Green bay. From Glad
stone, situated on the smaller Of the two
bays. drive almost due north, OF twelve
or thirteen miles, brings one to the spot
where a company of believing capitalists
Is sinking an oil we'll. &C.,.
After passing in succession through the
little town of I<ipling, which has sprung
up near the great Cleveland Cliffs Iron
works; quaint little old Masonvile; and
Rapid river, at the extreme northern end
OF the bay: the road plunges into tangle
OF trees and urderbrush and becomes
rocker and less travelled the farther north
it goes. The bracing south wind, fresh
from it's long sweep up the length Of
Lake Michigan Is exchanged for the
softer breezes Of the deep woods, balmy
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feet has already been reached, with good
prospects that within the next thousand
feet the expected success will be met.
Two strata Of oil sand have already been
penetrated. the second of greater thick
ness than the first. They have not been
tested as to richness, as they were good
indications that third bed, thicker and
richer than either, would be found be-
low them. In many successful oil wells, 1t
has been the usual proceeding to bore
through two beds of oil sand before strik-
ing the third, which furnished the big
flow. '.-...... ..E.. -N.r,.... - 49,
Pockets filed with thick, black petro-
leum are found in the limestone rock Of
the vicinity, and streaks of it in crystal
line assures. Surface water often has an
oily scum upon 1t, and in the present
boring water has been reached with
which there was more or less oil mingled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11

i. O. O.. F. Official Route to ,Des Moines.
Grand Representatives McGregor, Nye
and Henion Of Minnesota; Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Leber and Mrs. Melville of the Re-,
bekah Assembly; Past Grand Representa-
tives J. C. Cockburn and Ed A. Stevens
and large party of Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs, will leave for Des Moines to at
tend the Sovereign grand lodge, /. O.O.F,
Sunday evening, Sept. IA, on the M. &
st. L. Tickets and berth reservation
should be made as early as possible on
Saturday. Rate only $500 for round trip.
Call at No. 1 Washington avenue s.
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Every few feet the drill is lifted and the
loosened material brought to the surface.
Great care is taken to make the drill hole
exactly perpendicular to the floor of the
derrick; otherwise the we'll would have to
be abandoned and the drilling started
afresh at another point. ..-,.
Not an Immediate Flow.
When the bed of oil sand has been
reached, there is not usually, as is popu-
larly believed, an immediate flow of oil.
It is often necessary when the drilling
has been stopped and the tools withdrawn
to let down a charge of nitroglycerin or
other explosive. The volume of gas
caused by the explosion of this, and held
down by. the column of air above; drives
the oil back into the porous stratum until
the resistance within the stratum becomes
great enough to cause reaction, which
sends oil and gas before it out Of the
we'll There may be a continuous flow or
it may still be necessary to pump the oil
from the well. .s-r
CLARA M white
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11
HAS Mr.. GATES GIVEN UP?
A Rumor That He Has Sold Out His
Colorado Fuel to George
r. Gould. -, ..,
Ne.v Yorh Ss.,, Special ;Ses'utes

Nesv YoTh San Special Se7UtcS
Denver, Col, Sept. t.John w, Gates
has transferred his entire interest In the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company to per-
sons who are supporting the Osgood in
terests. George J. Gould is the purchaser,
or is represented as the purchaser Of the
Gates stock. From the guarded state
ments made by Mr.. Gould concerning the
Colorado Fuel and Iron, and from the fact
that since he visited the plant at Pueblo
York hot, it is believed that he is the
principal purchaser. tits said that the
Gates party will make formal announce
ment of the deal within orty-eight1 hours.
President Kebler and other officers of
the fuel company doubt the report :
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COITONSEED OIL TRUST
It Puts On the Screws-The Swifts
and Other Packers Buying
g.. Texas Mills.
Nosu Yorke S.s7. Special Servtce

Neso Yorh Sun Special Servtoe =,
New Orleans, Sept. 1.-The cotton seed
oil trust Of Texas has decided not to
contract with the cattlemen of that state
to sell them cottonseed meal at less than
the market price, and has given the cat
tlemen notice that they must make their
purchases in the open market like others.
This has caused great deal Of excite
ment and indignation on the part Of the
cattlemen, who say that they will suffer
a heavy loss if they are compelled to go
into the open market for their feed.
The continued purchase of cotton seed
oil mills by the Sw1fts and other allied
packers Of Chicago has also caused some
uneasiness, and it indicates that they in
tend to manufacture their own supply of
cotton seed oil used in making lard, in
stead of buying from the mills, as for
merly. The ,Swifts have options on six
mills near Forth Worth, where they are
conducting a big packing plant.
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BORIS AT NEWPORT
The Grand Duke Entertained by the
j.. Four Hundred.
ye.o York SUI. Special servsoe

Neso York Sata, Special Se7'Utoe> - :. =
Newport, Sept. 1.-THE Grand Duke
Boris will remain at Newport until Thurs
day next, when he will go to New York
and take steamer on the following day for
home To-day the grand duke left Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilts and went to Ochre
Court, where he will remain the guest of
Mrs. Ogden Goelet until he leaves New
port. To-day the grand duke visited the
golf club and tried his hand at the game,
and this afternoon lunched with Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt at Beauliu. This even
ing he was the guest of honor at dinner
given by Mrs. Richard Gambrill.
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THE MAN In THE STREET STORIES.
From THE NEW YORK TIMES.

: From THE NEW YORK TIMES.
- with an introduction
BY CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW.
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The Best Homes In Minneapolis
use our 'seconds''-that is, blankets that
are injured in the making. You couldn't
tell that they were damaged, as rule
just some slight imperfections-and you
save thirty to- forty cents. North Star
Wooden mills, 22S So. I'd ST., Minneapolis.
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Man S Mission on Earth
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New Orleans-The grand jury found a true
bill against the widow Of NJ Dauphin, former
president Of the Louisiana state lottery. charg-
ing he1 with perjury in the settlement Of her
deceased husbands estate, whereby she stole
$3.50, 900 and converted it to her own use. !
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SEWING MACHINES

FROM FACTORY TO CUSToMER-No MIDDLE
profits: a ball-bearing. drop golden oak case
high grade sewing machine New Home Co..
make, $1SS5 New Home office, 42o 'Ntcollet.
1883 BUYS A BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN OAK
woodwork, ball-bearing, drop-head machine;
lifetime guarantee. New Home Office, 42o
Nicollet.
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Odd Fellows Excursion to Des MoInes
* Sept. IA.
Only $500 for round trip tickets good
returning to Sept. 10th, over the Minneap-.
oils & st. Louis railroad.
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. Waukegon, Hl.-The 1O-year-old son of H. NJ.
Harrell Of North Chicago took hold of live
electric wire trailing on the ground. the shock
causing a loss of control of all the muscles.
even the sense of speech being so affected that
1t resembles the bark Of a dog.
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Read the Journal want ads, every day.
If you can't find what you want to-day,
look tomorrow. % New ads appear each
day.
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II you lose your pocketbook or find any
article of value, advertise in the Jour-
nails lost and found column.
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PATENT ATTORNEYS

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MOVING

SAFES, BOILERS AND HEAVY MACHINERY
moved; household goods moved and stored or
packed for shipment by expert packers. Col
iective carloads for the coast speciality. Boyd
Transfer and Storage Co., 46 S Sd st. Tele-
phone, Main $780, both companies.
THE NJ. P. D. DELIVERS packages in city. Ice:
St. Paul 15c: Is 7th st S. Tel. 1851; T. c. 1858.
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STOVE REPAIRS

REPAIRS FOR ALL STOVES. GREAT WEST.
ern Stove Repair Co., 312 Henneptn ay.
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M1NNEroNKA PROPERTY

MINNEToNKA Call or write for Jaeger & sTo
CATALOGUE relies catalogue of Minnetenka
and other suburban real estate.
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AUCTION SALES

W, D. GORDON, AUcTIoNEER, s41 GUARAN
ty Loan building: Is years experience.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS

LOWEST RATES TO AND FROM EUROPE.
Wenham's Gen. Ag'y, 300 Mic. av, Minneapolis
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Female.

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TWO YOUNG LADIES WOULD LIKE PLACES
to work for board and room while attending
school. Apply at 72S Henuepin.
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BOARD AND ROOMS
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YOUNG MAN, 20 YEARS OF AGE, WHO HAS
eight years experience i'll grocery business.
wants position in grocery wholesale house;
very best of city references Address Clerk,
1910 S1st ay S.