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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
FOREST FIRES CREATING HAVOC
IN MANY SECTIONS OF
THE EAST.
THOUSANDS FIGHTING FLAMES
VAST TRACTS OF VALUABLE
TIMBER ARE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.

New York, June 6-The densest and
mcst remarkable drapery of haze ever
seen hereabouts dimmed the sun YES
terday. The drapery was part Of
Maine and Adirondack forests re-
duced to ashes and vapor. There was
q wierdness about the aspect of the
sky and earth, and at times it ap-
preached the ghostly. The smoke was
dense enough to make sensitive eyes
water and to tickle sensativo throats.
The sun was not wholly Invisible.
When it was doing its best to pene-
trate the gloom the air took ON hue
almost like "a lemon. Once before, in
September 1881, when there were
Great Forest Fires
in the western states bordering New
York there was yellow day in this
neighborhood But ii was not nearly
SO wierd as yesterday
The haze hung over the river and
harbor, somewhat impeding traffic,
and the trolley an elevated road scr
vice was slightly dela ed. The same
atmospheric conditions prevailed at
Utica and other cities in the central
part of the state.
Forest fires are creating havoc on
Long Island. The woods on the north
side between ,mityville and East
port and in the vicinity of Central
Islip and Brentwood to the extent of
several thousand acres have been de-
stroyed.
Dispatches from places in the north
ern part of the state report that the
forest fires have broken out afresh in
the Adirondack mountains.
More Serious Than Ever.
Glen Falls, N Y, June 6.-The fire
situation in the Adirondacks is more
serious than al, time since the fires
began. The heavy=timbered sections
of the woods extending from Long
lake on the foot OF .Iount Marcy on
the north the Indial. lake and Cedar
river through to Lake George on the
south, is burning over.
Famed Into Renewed Elergy.
Utica, ~ Y, June 6.-Winds which
sprang up Wednesday afternoon and
continued yesterday have once more
famed the Adirondack forest fires to
the north of this city into renewed
energy and vast tracts of timber, un-
touched by recent fires, are threat
ened with destrucl-on.
Flames Destroying Railroad.
Mount Holly, N. j., June 6.-Forest
fires are burning along the RidseWay
branch of the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey between Lakehurst and Lake
wood. The flames are making rapid
progress, all attempts to extingllish
them having proved futile. Men have
been sent on special trains to fight the
fires. miles the air is heavy.
with smoke
Losses Reach Million.
Boston, June 6.-For the first time
in many years the density of the
smoke from forest fires produced a
pronounced yellow atmosphere here
yesterday. 1t is forty-seven days since
rain in any appreciable amount has
fallen in this section, and during that
time the lcsses from forest fires in
New England have aggregated at least
S10o0000.
Thousands Of Acres Burned.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
-Nictim of Assault Dies.

JanesviIlc, Wis, June 6.-Herman
Zimmerplan. the victim OF .lnystefi-
GUS assault in the Court House Park,
died late last night without having
told who his assailants were. Two
prominent men have been arrested on
suspicion
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Love and sickness Prompt Suicide.

Clear Lake, s. D., June s. Elmer
Mellon, son of County Treasurer i.
Mellon, aged twentyfour, took
arsenic with apparent suicidal intent.
Dependency over continued sickness
and love affair is assigned as the
cause
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Killed while Attempting Rescue.

ST. Joseph, Mich. June s. = Capt.
John d. Bean of the schooner II NJ.
Avery was killed yesterday While at,
tempting to rescue his wife who had
been thrown into the water after the
steamer Puritan had collided with and
wrecked tho Avery =s
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
1875 DEAD; 800 WOUNDED.
Mayor of Gainesville Summarizes
Conditions There.

Mayor of Gainesville SUMMARIES
Conditions There
Gainesville, Ca June G. Mayor
Parker yesterday made a summary OF
conditions in the storm-swert city as
he sees them. He said:
"The dead will number 1ee5 by the
end of the next twenty-four, hours.
Three hundred is a conservative esti-
mate of the wounded, some of whom
will die. Four hundred houses have
been destroyed. estimate the mum
Der of homeless at / 500 The firan-
cial loss will reach s6oo,oo0. There
is still need ofS money and physi-
Clans =
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Two Settlements Wiped Out.

Houlton, Me, June 6. - The forest
fires in Aroostoock county have de,
stroyed fourteen miles of the Bangor
& Aroostoock railroad and two small
settlements
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Losses Reach a Million.
Thousands Of Acres Burned.

Burlington Vt, June 6.-At least
thousand men are fighting forest fires
in Vermont, yet thousands CT acres Of
valuable tlmDer land have been
burned over and there is little pros
.pect that the fires can be checked
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
Another Mans Man.

1t sometimes occurs that prospecSol
and mine owner who has a good mine
and is diligent in his business succeeds
by correspondence in inducing capital.
ist or send an expert to examine the
property. What we wish to say is that
when such a man arrives in our town in
response to the efforts of this prospector
he should be let alone and be allowed
to transact his business with the man
who brought him out. 1t is unfair, and
1t is not honorable to seize upon this
man as soon as he arrives and entice
him away to look at something else. It
is not decent to run down the property
he came to see, and to try to prejudice
him againstit. There has been too much
of this done in the past and there should
be no more of it.
Moreover, If you an an outsider should
be approached by said expert and asked
to give your opinion Of the other mans
claim it is your duty to give it all the
praise you can truthfully. If one man
gets customer the rest should help him
make deal and keep their own ground
out of sight and unmentioned. If any
one will stop and reflect for moment,
they must see that this is not only the
most honorable and proper thing to do,
but it is the most wise and profitable
For if every one is bent upon running
down and blackening his neighbors
property the would be purchaser at last
gets disgusted and will declare, as we
have heard them declare, that either the
mines of the district are all worthless or
else tie miners are all liars. This is the
sure result when each one boasts that he
has the only good ground and all the
rest are N. G..
On the other hand if one miner makes
a deal and work is started in certain
district it helps all the rest. Values in
mines radiate like the values in real es-
tate. One producing mine in district
increases the value and standing of every
mine in that district. If one miner
makes sale in district it betters the
chances of every other miner towards
making sale. We are like family of
brothers, heirs to a great estate, our in.
terests are bound together, if one is in
jured all are injured, if one is blest all
are blest to a certain degree.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
THE sTATE,NoRMAL SCHOOL.
Spearfish. 8. D.,-A Few Interesting an
Important Facts.

spearfish. s. D.,--A Few Interesting and
Important Facts.
This school offers greater advantages
than ever before. 1t is unsurpassed as a
training school for teachers, as college
preparatory school, and as school for
business training. A strong German
Latin course has just been introduced,
athletics will be made prominent under
an expert coach, cornet band will be
organized and free instruction given.
The new Women's Hall furnishes a
delightful home for students. Both sex-
es take meals there at 50 per month.
Elegant rooms, heated by steam, electric
lighted and handsomely furnished ex-
cept bedding, rent for from $40 to SIS
per school year per student.
Two thousand five hundred (2500)
quarts of jam, jelly, and canned fruits,
from home grown strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, dewberries, goose
berries and currants, have been put up
for use in the boarding department the
coming year. There are still rooms to
be had in the Hall engage one before it
is too late.
The school has the best school library
$4,000 bound volumes) and the best
equipped reading room (lO0 leading
periodically in the state. A $4,000
Science Hall and Gymnasium is in pro-
cess Of erection. Send for the new cir
cular to
F. L. Cook, President.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01

The South Dakota st. Louis Exposi-
ton committee has decided to do the
best it can towards making an exhibit.
The members met at Mitchell last week
and elected officersas follows President,
S. w. Russell; vice president, j. l..
Boucher secretary, T. r. Farmer; treas
urer, w. B. Saunders. The commission
has agreed on the reproduction of the
corn palace building in Mitchell for the
state building at St. Louis, and the men,
bers were there for the purpose of max
ing close inspection of the structure.
The commission has but $1,000 to spend
on the construction of the building, and
in adopting the corn palace idea it feels
that it can make better display of the
products Of the state and keep within
the appropriation than in any other
manner. The balance ofthe money will
be spent in arranging the exhibit of the
state, which will include fine line of
minerals from the Hills country and the
agricultural products of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
Very Remarkable Cure Of Diarrhioea.

about six years ago for the first time
in my life I had sudden and severe al.
tack of diarrhoea," says Mrs. Alice Mil
Ter, of Morgan, Texas. "Igot temporary
relief, but it came back again and again,
and for six long years 1 have suffered
more misery and agony than can tell.
1t was worse than death. My husband
spent hundreds of dollars for physicians
prescriptions and treatment without
avail. Finally We moved to Bosque
county, our present home, and one day
/ happened to see an advertisement Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy with a testimonial ofa man
who bad been cured by it. The case was
80 similar to my own that I concluded
to try the remedy. The result was won-
derful. could hardly realize that was
well again, or believe it could be so after
having suffered so long, but that one
bottle of medicine, costing but few
cents, cured me-" For sale by all drug
qiStS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01

Arrangements are being made for a
grand trip to California by the South
Dakota G. A. r. The plan now is for
those in the eastern part of state to be at
Sioux City on August 10. From there
the route is over the Chicago & North
western and Union Pacific to Julesberg,
Colorado, reinforced on the way by
Black Killers; thence TO Denyer and
Colorado Springs, where brief stops will
be made. From there they go to Chey-
enne. Wyoming, and Salt Lake City,
stopping one day in the latter place
where. for the benefit of the South OAK
ota delegation the choir consisting OF
Ave hundred voices vii. give chorus
rehearsal in the Norman tabernacle.
From Salt Lake the journey direct to
Frisco, where stop of FIVE days during
the encampment will be made. Leaving
there about August 81 tour ofsouthern
California will be made, the itinerary
including Santa Cruz, of big tree fame,
Los Angeles, Riverside, Redlands, re-
turning via Salt Lake City. The trip
from there is over the Rio Grande
through the Royal Gorge, the finest
scenic route in America; thence the
Burlington to Omaha and home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01

CO. ss e will go further in development,
end show the most ore in sight with less
expense and less time than deep sinking.
There is every evidence that these veins
are true assures and will go down to pro-
found depths, but it is quite as essential
to know how far they extend through
the claims. They have another group
called the "Lacota," consisting of six
claims in length and two wide. These
claims have some very promising veins
cropping above The surface from which
some high grade ore has been taken but
the amount of development on this group
is quite meagre at present. The whole
group, however, is covered with fine
growth of large timber fit for the saw
which will all be needed in the mines
when they come to be worked to the
deep.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01

The Colorado Springs Mining Record
puts il thus: "The Black Hills is where
they manufacture gold. 1t is a most in
teresting industry to study, and Improves
profitable to obtain a thorough knowl
edge of it. The smallest investor has
the same facilities as the big fellows, and
the more knowledge the greater chance
is there for sharing in the monster pro-
fits derived from this industry. If you
want to see how it is done,' you should
improve the opportunity presented to
visit the Black Hills on the occasion oi
the Forthcoming session of the American
Mining Congress-"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
To the Men Of the Black Hills.

All men in the Black Hills are direct
ly or indirectly interested in mining.
The Black Hills Mining Mems Asso-
citation is the organized body that is &C.
lively and constantly working to advance
| your material interests.
The Black Hills Mining Mems Asso-
citation is sutG-ss-it has grown in less
than two years from membership of A
to over 300. 1t represents the whole
mining industry of the Hills-every
camp, section and town.
The Black Hills Mining Mems Assoca-
ton is organized on broad, fair basis,
for the purpose of drawing the mining
men together, uniting them in body
and working for the advancement of the
Hills.
| The Black Hills Mining Mems Associa-
ton has accomplished, is accomplishing
and will accomplish what it undertakes.
At this time the Black Hills Mining
Mems Association is engaged in working
out successfully the local details for the
| SOhiioB oCoolOu Vi IllO hulcIiCdu
Congress, to be held in Deadwood and
Lead, September 7th to 18th, 1908. The
help and cooperation Of every man in
the Hills is wanted. 1t is desired to
raise the number of members to at least
1000 by the time of the meeting of the
Congress in September.
The Black Hills Mining Mems Associa-
ton wants, needs and should have the
support of every man in the Hills, at
least 80 far as the taking out of member
ship, and thus having the benefit of your
financial assistance. Every man in the
Hills is qualified to become member.
Send your membership fee off dollars
and the first six months dues of three
dollars ($8) to w. S. Elder, Secretary,
Deadwood, s. D., and a certificate will
be issued you at once.
Harris Franklin,
S. w. Russell,
r. H. Driscoll,
Jack Gray,
George M. Nix,
]. E. Pitcher,
w. S. Elder,
John Blatchford,
Chas. III. Fulton,
| Directors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
To Leave Black Hills Range.

From Belle Fcurche comes the report,
that owing to the crowded condition of
the range Harris Franklin & Co., the
heaviest owners of cattle on the North
western ranges are going toclose out and
retire from the business. Harris Frank
lin of Deadwood, general manager, says
everything fit for market will be shipped
this year for beef, and the she-stock will
be sent down into Nebraska, where the
company is acquiring large tract Of
land, intending to conduct its business
in the future by pasturing during the
summer and feeding during the severe
winter storms. Next year will see the
last of the company's thousands of cattle
on these ranges moved out. The reason
of this is that the country is filling up
with small cattle owners, sheep men
and farmers. These men are fencing
their land, cutting off much of the wa.
ter, and it is claimed that much loss is
suffered by range cattle owing to being
chased and driven by the dogs and hired
men Of the farmers and others SO that
between them and tho wolves the profit
is greatly reduced. Under the existing
conditions a hard winter would entail
frghtful loss to cattlemen, and Mr.
Franklin says his company has decided
to get out as quickly as possible. Harris
Franklin has been in the range cattle
business since 1881. Shipments Of bee
cattle will be commenced by the com
pany from Belle Fourche about Aug.
and will continue as rapidly as possible
until cold weather,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
G. ". ROBBINS.
The Birthday of Gold in the Black Hill

The Birthday Of Gold in the Black Hills.
Mr.. Fl. N. Ross enjoys the distinction
of being the first discoverer OF gold in
the Black Hills, which event occurred
on the 9th of July, 1874. This happens
also to be his birthday, and at this date
he was 65 years old, and has resided in
the Hills for 20 years.
In conversation with this gentleman,
who must now be regarded as the chief
of Black Hills Pioneers, we asked him
how the country looked to him now as
compared with its appearance the first
day he struck the valley of French creek,
and camped on the ground where now
stands the City of Custer. "Well," he
said, eff you allow me to tell it, must
say there has been no improvement.
Every blow that has been struck to build
up the white mans civilization has
only had the effect to destroy the charm
and mar the beauty of the country"
You must excuse me when say that /
see no beauty in houses, and shanties,
and log cabins, and of all things on earth,
1 dispise a wire fence. When L first
saw the valley of French creek l thought
it was the nearest to my ideal of para
disc Of any country had ever seen. /
have an affection for it still, and cling
to it, even though half OF it's grandeur
and beauty has departed forever. In
those days there were no wagon roads,
but there were trails leading to all the
low passes through the mountains. In
those days the flowers bloomed every
where, the grass was belly deep to q
horse, most all kinds ofberries and small
fruit was plentiful, and you could kill a
deer whenever you wanted fresh meat.
1t is not 80 now. The grass is shorter,
the hills are disfgured by ugly prospect
holes, the level bars are torn up, and
deep pits and heaps of gravel appear all
along the creeks. All these houses and
fences, and pits and prospect holes are
necessary. Many of them l have dug
myself, but they detract from the beauty
of the scene, and in truth deplore it
ALL"
1t is thus the old pioneer gives express
sion to his ideas and his feelings, and he
is not alone in his sentiments. For the
same feeling must come at times to all Of
US, who for long years have traversed
mountain and plain until we come to
look upon nature "unadorned as adorned
the most" Mr.. Ross, like most all of the
old pioneers, likes to recall the incidents
of early days. He once said to us as we
met on the street corner, "do you re-
member the time in 1860 when you and
1 were working on the old Gregory
mountain in Colorado, when there was
a loaded car come rushing down the
mountain, and through the mill and
smashed everything to pieces? Yes, we
replied, we remember the circumstance,
but we never knew who was to blame
for it. "Well, he said "it was l who let
that car get away. can speak Oft now,
but you bet l never said anything about
it then, and nobody ever knew it was
me-" But didn't she go like she was
shot out Of gunP and didn't she make
splinters out of that little mill2 and
didn't the boss cuss and swear? Yes,
but that was long time ago and there
are but few of us left to tell the tale.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
For Over Sixty Years

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to
the taste. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. It's value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-01
Mining Items.

The property or Judge Kimbau OF
Tigerville has passed inso the hands ofa
Pittsburg syndicate who will soon com.
mence work on the mines, and at the
proper time plant of large capacity is to
be installed.
The Hopne-tsko MAatr~ company at
Lead is engaged in enlarging the High,
land mill, by the addition of 100 stamps
making total of 2f0 stamps in this mill.
When completed it will be the largest
stamp mill in the world.
James Demereau went down to the
Southern Queen copper mine where he
will remain long enough to perform the
annual assessment on the property. The
Southern Queen is known as the richest
copper mine in the Black Hills, having
shipped several car loads of ore to smell.
ter, the average return from which was
81 per cent metallic copper. This is the
record and we opine that 1t will be a lone
time before that record will be broken
rhe property is situated near the mouth
of French creek canyon in the limestone
formation, seven miles west from Fair
burn.
Mr.. Charles P. Doney, who departed
for his home in Indiana the latter part
of last week, is one of the largest stock.
holders in the Ivanhoe Gold Mining
and Milling company, which, as we un'
derstand, is a consolidation of the Ivan.
hoe and Chilcoot group of mines. We
learn from DR.. Rate, who has been the
chief promoter in this deal, that the
company is preparing to install steam
hosting plant, with air compressor and
machine drills, when the development OF
the ground will be pushed will all speed
The mines are situated about nine miles
northeast from Custer.
On the 2sth the boiler and engine and
in fact the whole equipment of the dia-
mond drill which has been in use at the
lithograph mine west of Custer was re.
moved. This machinery will be taken
to the Copper Butte and will be used tc
develop the veins of copper and gold
which abound in that group of mines
The Copper Butte is located on Spring
creek, about 10 miles northwest from
Custer, and as we have recently exam
ined that ground carefully, we do no
hesitate to recommend it as a group o
mines of excellent promise, and we shal
look to see the diamond drill disclos,
some fine cores of mineral.
THE INTERSTATE MINING COMPANY
have a good crew at work on the "Blu
Bird" group which has an excellent bel
of veins bearing gold some of which ar
very high grade. The deepest shat
which has attained depth ofsomethin
over go feet, has cut through the vein
was designed to strike, and having re
vealed the information that was sough
as to the size, dip and richness of tn
vein at that point, the miners will no,
be changed to another place where ar
other shaft has been started. Whe
this has been sunk to satisfactory dept
another will be started and still anothe
until they have line of shafts all alon
the outcrop of the main vein. 1t is cor
sidered more desirable at this time {
prove the continuity of the ore bod
than to gain depth in one place. TIL
{ object in view is to get ore enough j
sight in the least possible time to justii
putting plant on the ground. Wit
, this end in view we think that line
shafts all along the vein is the best pol