The Nome nugget., 1904-05-18

racks while holding commission as
first lieutenant.
2. There seems to be no record of a
United States mint having been com
menced at 1.-THE Dalles." II a mint
was ever commenced at this place 1t
must have been political measure at
the start, and not gold enough pro-
duced in the state to warrant it's com
pletion.
4. Congress passed bill some ten
years ago granting pensions to Indian
| fighters, but it related to the Black
Hawk Indian wars. | can find no
record of bill having been passed by
congress granting pensions to volun-
teers who fought in the early Indian
wars of Oregon.
Ques.-Will you please let me know
through the columns of THE NUGGET
how many lives were lost during the
Chicago fire, also the total amount of
property destroyed and particulars in
| full? DRY CREEK.
Ans.-On Oct. !, 1871, Chicago was
visited by fire, doing damage to the
extent of 81, OOO,O 900. On the following
evening another conhagration broke
out, causing loss OF 250 lives and the
destruction of 1880 buildings. More
than 1000 acres OF space were burned
over, including the business part of the
city, and upwards OF $4,000 were rem
dered homeless. The total loss was
computed at nearly 5000, OOO,O
Ques.-Would like very much to
know il an automobile can spin along
at the rate of a mile a minute. People
who were outside last year claim they
make that speed, but the majority- of
miners on the creek think it ''hot air."
DEXTER CREEK.
Ans.-An automobile cannot keep up
that pace, but can do even better thaa
a mile minute on q good track. The
worlds record so far is held by Barney
Oldfield, who covered mile with his
automobile in So seconds. This record
was made at a meeting held in Los
Angeles, Cal, during the month OF No
vember, 1903, thus breaking the
world record of So As seconds for
mile on an oval track. For straight
away mile the record is few seconds
lower.
In answer to letter signed H. f.. S.,
will say that cannot settle the argu-
ment. When it comes to "trusts" |
pass. What they are and what their
mission seems to me like gigantic
game of "freeze-out."
Ques.-Every spring dogs between
six and twelve months old seem to be
afflicted with disease, the symptoms
of which are as follows: LIST. The dog
refuses TO eat and the eyes lose their
brilliancy. 3D. They hold their jaws
apart and seem to have great difficulty
in breathing. Sd. If not tied up their
disposition is to wander about and they
have an insane desire TO bite other
dogs. The dogs bitten as "a rule be-
come afflicted with the same disease.
Can you recommend any books which
will aid one in giving relief to dogs so
afflicted? Can you offer any remedy
which has proved TO give relief?
A TELLER READER.
Ans.-I can recommend no books,
for this disease is local, or confined to
our northern country. The following
has been recommended by parties who
have made study OF this disease, and
they claim it cures in the majority of
cases: Give the dog good dose of
castor oil. Take equal parts of sui
phur, gunpowder and lard: mix we'll
together by melting SO as to form a
paste. Give the dog spoonful three
times the first day, twice the second.
and once the third. If it fails to cure,
repeat the dose. If pups were given
very little or no meat during the first
six or eight months this disease would
in time be stamped out. So.