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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
Ranchmen Desert Plow
to Search for Gold
Indian Tells Them of Lost Mine
and They Form Stock Com
pany to Hunt Treasure

III USUM, Wash, Aug. "a number
IN of ranchers in the White Sal
mon valley have formed stock
company for the purpose of prospect
ing for gold in the vicinity of Mount
Adams, gaining their knowledge of
the whereabouts of a supposed lost
mine from Amos White, an old miner,
who for the past few years has been
living in Portland.
Old settlers now living in the Horse
Heaven country tell of Frenchman,
Pierre Rabado, who lived near Bickle-
ton some 20 years ago, who would
mysteriously disappear every spring
and after a few weeks absence would
return with about $500 worth of gold
dust. He would evade all the curious
ones as to his destination, but it was
generally believed he procured his
gold near the western base of Mount
Adams.
In the spring of 1891 the Frenchman
started on his annual trip for gold,
but never returned. The theory was
that he was either killed by the
Indians, or had passed over the noun
tains to return no more.
Soon after the disappearance of the
Frenchman Amos White, miner,
gained the confidence and good will of
an Indian who professed to know of
the locality where the gold was taken
out. White offered the Indian $4,000,
and $1,000 year during the remain
der of his days if he would lead the
miner to the coveted mine.
Tho Indian onanntnH Tho nrnnncitinY1
and the trio started for the new Eldo-
rado.
The two were absent three weeks,
but were finally intercepted on the
way by Yakima medicine man, who,
him into abandoning the project. Thus
the matter stood for several years.
Now comes Amos White declaring
the lost mine.
The Mount Adams Prospecting as
sociation has been formed, consisting
of ranchers living in this valley.
These are: Elmer Wright, Alois Wine
gardner, John Winegardner, E. Ar
mold, James Brown, William Schnick,
A. White and another old miner of
Portland.
rive OF Cne members, JOnn Wlne-
gardner, Wright, Schnick, White and
the other miner, left with pack
horses the first of the week for the
scene of the discovery, which lies
about 20 miles northwest of Trout
lake along the western base of Mount
Adams. Provisions for three weeks
trip were taken and if results prove
satisfactory the party will remain
longer.
White, the leader of tht party, says
that few of the places they expect
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
FAMINE IS
NOW FEARED
Strikers in Sweden
May Preuent
Haruest

G. TOCKHOLM, Aug. 9.-The opening
of the second week of the labor
troubles in Sweden shows no
abatement of the conflict and the men
already on strike continue to aug
ment their forces by the addition of
sympathizers in other trades. A gen
eral strike of railroad men is threat
ened for August IL. The Farmers as
sociation today appealed to citizens of
all classes to help save the cereal
crop, the harvesting of which is pre-
vented by the strike of farm hands.
The government supplemented this
appeal by offering police protection to
all persons assisting in the harvest.
Street cars are running on all lines
to- Gothenburg where the strikers
have been replaced by strike break
ers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10

many if he could, with forfeiture
to any successful number, Judge
Witten motioned to Harvey Ham,
son of D. T. Ham, and George S..
Garfield, both of Spokane, to start
the work of mixing the 10000
envelopes with the pitchfork's
provided for the occasion.
From top to bottom and from
side to side the mass of envelopes
was stirred and at the word from
Judge Witten, Miss Hamilton
walked to the center of the plat
form and picked the first winner.
Isador Selig of Myrtle Creek,
Ore, the winner, was not present
at the drawing. The names of
John Hedmark and Chas. G.
Cromwell, both of Spokane, fol-
lowed in the order named. At this
juncture A. Rattersee of Little
Rock, Ark, a professional stalk
err" was called to the platform
and started the task of reading
and crying aloud the three thou
sand names which will be drawn
from the 10000 applications. To
keep the crowd, now standing in
the broiling sun of noon, in good
humor, Judge Witten stopped the
drawing at intervals long enough
to joke with the women who drew
claims and to tell stories of his
past experiences in the land draw
ings of government reservations.
Messengers were dispatched
with the valuable slips to the land
office uptown and there a corps of
clerks and stenographers began the
work of listing the names in nu-
merical orders and posting them
outside. After two hours of hard
work 500 names had been drawn
from the lot of 100000.
In the first hundred names
drawn those of only three Mon
tanans appeared: Peter Weider-
bach, Butte, No. 8; Rueben Hold
en-, Florence, No. 26, and II. F.!
AIbrecht, Kalispell, No. 30.
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trict amount to $20,875,511 as against
$16,167 ,484 of last year, showing an
increase of $4,60S, OPT. In addition to
this, goods valued at 1888 ,436 went
through the district in bond, most of
this being for re-exportation from
this country. Last year the figure
for this was $1,854,81O
The receipts for the Laredo district
for the year were $119,000'28. This is
an increase OF $4,000 over last year.
1t costs Uncle Sam about 35 cents to
collect dollar in custom dues on
the Mexican border, $41,S96.94 being
the amount paid out in salaries and
other working expenses.
good manq seizures we're made
in the district during the year. In
312 cases of smuggling goods valued
at $5,12506 were confiscated by the
officers, the articles involved being
principally Mexican cigars and cigar
cites, mesquale, and precious and
near precious stones. Animals, too,
figure to some extent in smuggling
along the border, the import duty on
them being rather high an attempt is
made to swim them across the river
at unguarded points, but these at
tempts usually prove futile because
the civil authorities of the state of
Texas are very keen in bringing Of
tenders of this kind to Justice.
In all probability the Headquarters
off the Laredo district will be trans
ferred to San Antonio within the
present year. R. e. Dove, collector
of the district at Eagle Pass, has
been obliged to keep his office in this
city for the last few months because
the great bulk of sipments from Mex
leo is consigned to local merchants
or is handled by them in transit.
While in recent years there has been
a steady decline of exports and i'm
ports between the United States and
Mexico, conditions in that respect
have improved considerably of late.
One of the causes responsible for this
is the activity of the San Antonio In
ternational club, an organization
composed of American and Mexican
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
EIGHT CRIMINALS
GIVEN SENTENCES
Large Volume of Business Transacted
by Judge Fox I'm the Dis
trict Court.

Eight men were sentenced to serve
one year each by Judge Sydney Fox
in the district court yesterday. All
had plead guilty. They were:
John Kolin and George Brando,
who obtained $2O.75 from the Billings
Auction company on a forged check
on July 27.
R. H. Smith, who burglarized the
store of w. D. Mowre, 2811 Montana
avenue, July 29.
Frank Wilson, who attempted to
pass bogus check for 500 on Will
liam Burnell, July %.
John Smith, who attempted to de-
fraud John Ross of $24.SO with bo-
gus check, July %.
William Clausen and Sam Berg,
breaking into the Jail at Laurel,
July 10.
Frank Smith, assault in the second
degree for the alleged purpose of
robbery, May %.
A large volume of criminal and
civil business was transacted during
the day. Court adjourned sine die
until October II.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10

ficers and clerks moved from place
to place putting everything in
readiness for the drawing. Ma
tional colors, in the cente of which
floated a huge American flag,
gave the platform martial set
ting. Twenty cast iron cans tight
ly sealed were placed on the plat
form shortly before 10 o'clock and
the men started at the task of
prying them open.
The carriages carrying the
sponsors of the drawing, Misses
Hamilton, Post and Donlan, ar
rived a few minutes before 10
o'clock and were hastily gathered
around Judge Witten for photo
graphs for which a dozen newspa-
per photographers were in wait
ing. This preliminary over, Judge
Witten raised his hand and mo-
toned for silence. In few words
he outlined the modern method of
'rawing for government lands and
pronounced it emphatically not a
land lottery.
After giving any one present a
chance to come to the platform
and pick his envelope from the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
OF LAND SEEKERS GATHER
TO WITNESS GREAT LAND DRAWING
lsadore ZeIg Of Myrtle Creek Oregon Drew First PRICE,
Modern Method Of Distribution Moved With the
Precision Of WeIIRe9uIated CIOckwOrk
r. OEUR D'ALENE, Idaho,
Aug, 9.-When Little Helen

A. OEUR D'ALENE, Idaho,
Aug, 9.-When Little Helen
W Hamilton, niece of Mayor
Boyd of Occur d'Alene, walked
into the middle of a pile of 1O5,-
900 yellow envelopes containing
applications for land in the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning
the great land drawing on the
three tracts of government land
the Flathead, the Occur d'Alene
and the Spokane Indian reserva-
tions-was ON, several hundred
people stood around the platform
on which Judge James Witten of
Washington, D. c., formally
opened the drawing.
Unlike the rush in ''squatter"
days the modern method of dis
tributing moved along with the
precision of clock work. When
Miss Hamilton plucked the first
envelope from the mass and hand
ed it to Judge Witten and the
name of Isador Zelig of Myrtle
Creek, Ore, was read aloud the
gathering crowd began to evince
interest.
When Miss Hamilton, aided by
Miss Christina Donlan and Miss
Harrison Post plucked the other
lucky envelopes from the pile men
and women now anxious to hear
the verdicts in the first 90 enve-
lopes crowded up to the platform
where newspaper men and govern
ment clerks grabbed at the bits of
news-bearing names and started
them throughout the land by spe-
cial wires running to the drawing
stand. For two hours in the heat
of midday sun three little girls
pranced over the pile of yellow en-
velopes, pulling fortunes for some
from the pile of applications.
Long before the drawing began
Judge Witten and his corps of of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
WAGE EARNERs PROSPEROUS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-State Com
missioner of Labor John Williams has
just issued a bulletin saying that on
March 81 last oil per cent of the or
ganized wage earners in this state
were idle, while on the same date last
year there were 357 per cent unem-
ployed. The report shows that the
percentage of organized wage earners
now employed is the largest since the
records were first started, and that
there is more prosperity among such
workers than in the average year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
Zinc SneHer I,
Closed Do1l,n
by Strike

n UEBLO, Colo, Aug. 9.-The local
zinc smelter, the largest zinc
smelter of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company, and the
only one which has been running con-
tinuously at full force in the city
since the panic of 1907, was closed on
account of a strike today One hun
dred furnace men went out when their
demand for an increase of 1O1a cents
a day was refused and although the
attempted to run the
plant as usual it was entirely closed
this afternoon and over 500 men are
thrown out.
The plant is picketed by strikers
who say that there will be no violence
and that no men will be stopped from
going to work.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
Young Girl BrutaHy Murdered
at the Craze of Her Father

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. 9.-Leav-
ing her home early on Sunday to
place flowers on the grace of her
father, Anna Schumacher, II years
old, who resides with her mother in
this city, was attacked by one or
more unknown men, criminally as
saulted and murdered. Her body
was dragged outside the cemetery to
a depression in a lonely spot and COW
cred with earth and leaves. There it
was discovered this morning by con-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
Army Officers De0ising Saddle
for Use in the Cavalry Seruice

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. "a
board of officers to be appointed in
few days at Fort Sam Houston will
busy itself with deVising a new army
saddle. While the present saddle has
been found to be satisfactory from
almost every point of view, the diver
sity of type of animal now offered as
remounts has made certain modifica-
tions of the saddle imperative. An
effort will be made to design a sad
die that will prove more elastic, and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10

stables of Greece who found marks of
struggle. A superficial examination
made by the police show that a Grim
lnal assault had preceded the murder
Particles of what looked like skin
were found under the girls nails, in
dicating that she fought her assail-
ants. The spade with which the mur-
derer or murderers covered the body
of the victim, was found nearby. It
was covered with grain, showing that
it had been stolen from some nearby
farm.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10

for this reason usable for all types of
horses now used in the army To
have different saddle for each type
does not meet with favor in the army
for the reason that this would prove
an impediment. Capt. Casper H. Con-
rad, Jr., Third cavalry, is in favor of
saddle built along the lines of the
Texas cowboy saddle. 1t is thought,
however, that its great weight will be
an obstacle in the way of it's adop-
ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
TURNED DOWN BONDS.

MELENA, Aug. 9.-The special
election held today to decide whether
the city should issue $650,OOO worth
of bonds for the construction of new
water system resulted in majority
of 231 votse against the issue. Mayor
Ewards, who advocated the bond is
sue, carried but one ward. the other
six giving majorities against him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10

to prospect are almost inaccessible,
and that he will have to be lowered
down into deep gulches or crevices
with ropes. White exhibits specimens
of gold quartz said to have been ta-
ken from the lost mine that assay 3d.
900 to the Ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
Commerce With Mexico
Has Greatly Increased
1t Costs Uncle Samuel Thuty-Fipe
Gents for Each Dollar COL :
lected BY Customs Men

e AN ATTONIO, Tex, Aug. 9.-That
Y United States commerce with the
Mexican republic has greatly in
creased during the last fiscal year is
shown by the report of the customs
district of Laredo just issued. This
years import and export for the dis
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
ORDER is CANCELLED.
(Speclal to The Gnzette.l

Especial to The Gazette.l
HELENA, Aug. 9.-The order for
rehearing in the matter of the coal
rate on the Yellowstone Park railroad,
which had been set for August II, has
been cancelled by the staet board Of
railroad commissioners.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-08-10
BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE
ANSWER TO ASSEMBLY CALL
National Encan7pment
of Veterans Now
In Session
CAMPAIGN OPENED

Friends of Rival Candidates for Head
ship Of Soldier Order Begin an Ag-
gressive Fight.-St. Louis and At
lantic City VIII Contend for Honor
of Next National Encampment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22
OUTRlGGER CLUB
SHOW AT BONINE'S

Tonight the BONNIE theater will be
crowded with friends and members of
the Outrigger Club. The moving magi-
clan has donated the use of his fun
foundry and his picture films for the
members of the club, so that they can
raise enough to put up real bath
house.
The specialties will be the first ap-
pearance of the Outrigger Club quintet
and the first films of surf-riding ever
shown. In addition to this Mr.. BONNIE
has several musical attractions and a
series of all the best films he has ever
made, as well as some mainland pic
lures of the cleverest variety.
The admission to the show is four
bits and all, who take an interest in
seeing that such an excellent institu-
tion as the Outrigger Club should not
languish, are asked to make q point
of being there to help in this excellent
project.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22
ECHOES FROM
THE GRIDIRON

The game between the College of Ha-
waii and the High School tomorrow
afternoon promises to be a hot one
Both teams have their plays going
smoothly, and the public will have a
chance to see football of the whirlwind
variety. The game is to be PLAYED on
Alexander field. and at haIf-past three
the referee s whistle will blow for the
kickoff, An admission fee of twenty
five cents will be charged to the pub
lie. while members of the various gram
mar schools will be given passports at
the reduced rate of fifteen cents per
head Those attending the game are
requested to enter the field by the main
entrance on the Manoa car line and to
wear their tickets conspicuouslv.
- ~ -
The Punah0u team will be interested
spectators tomorrow. for the members
will have chance to get a line on the
style of play of the other two teams.
Punahou plays the College on the Sat
urady following and the High School
on November 6.
- ~ ~
On paper. the College seems to have
the strongest team of the three schools.
They have a powerful line and an ex-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22
NOSE PARTY
AT PRINCESS

There is going to be lots of fun at
the Princess rink tonight.
The much talked of nose party will
take place. No one seems to know
much about what a nose party is, but
it has created a great deal of curiosity
and no doubt a great crowd viii be
there to see the sport.
There viii also be barrel race be-
tween eight noviees, each of whom is
TO roll a barrel around the rink a GER
tain number of times. The mixups that
viii take place between the eight kids
and eight barrels will furnish more fun
than circus. Those who have seen a
race of this kind say it Is extremely
ludierous.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22
R|LEy'S WREN
BEING FIXED Up
Two Wrens to Take Part in Race
Sunday-Future Owners
Interested.

Major Riley's wren is out on the
wharf near where the Hackfeld steam
ers dock. She has dried out and looks
in excellent shape. Her ballast has
been taken out and her centerboard I'M
shipped. He has great hopes of being
able to enter the race on Sunday.
Yesterday he had a talk with the
skipper of the Galloping Mary on the
subject of set of sails and ballast. He
will probably have battens put in his
sail, as he states that the after leach
is all to the wrinkle.
This wren, if she can be fixed up in
time for the race. will make a danger
Gus competitor of the Pearl and the
Galloping Mary. Riley can sail boat
with the best of them, and is very
keen ON the sport. IF he carries the
same amount of ballast that he had in
before, and gets his sail fixed, espe-
cially if the wind be fresh, he will
make it very hard for the other craft
on the wind
Captain Nicely and Commodore Will
der are both hard at work on their
wrens, and both of them will be
launched very shortly. These two good
yachtsmen carry a sly twinkle to port
when they decry the skipper of the
Galloping Mary in the offing, and they
fly signals to the effect that eating jam
tastes better than talking about it.
Excitement Just Starting.
The small boat excitement has just
started. Not only those who are build
ing wrens are interested, but many
others who are beginning to remember
that they know how to sail small
boat and want to get in the game with
the live ones.
1t is practically certain that the
Pearl s twin will not be ready for the
race on Sunday. but she will certainly
be there for the following week if a
race be arranged.
Much Favorable Comment.
Luther Hough's action, in acceding
to race over a course that is best
for the wren. has received much favor
able comment round town lately. The
boys at the Honolulu Iron Works are
taking a keen interest in the race, and
many of them will be there to give
him encouragement.
With two wrens and the Pearl in the
race. it will be even more exciting than
the recent duel. Captain Nicely will be
there to watch the race and may go on
one of the boats. The commodore will
be there if he can manage it, and viii
watch the work of the little craft with
great interest.
Matters of ballast, set of sails and
weight of centerboards are occupying
the attention of all the yachtsmen. 1t
looks as though there would be a regu-
lar smaIl-boat craze started before the
first race for the Spalding cup is
dated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22

perieneed set Of backs. The only weak
spot in the team seems 10 be right end
and this Is weak only in comnarison
with the rest Of the team. When the
team gets I" working together. il
should be hard one to beat.
- - -
AT the opening of the school year
the High School seemed TO have fine
lot OF material for q team. bpt many
Of their best men have been insured
and will not be able to play tomorrow
~ - -
McCandless. the High School cantain
will probably have to be content with
watching the game from the side lines
owing 10 strained back. The school
will certainly miss him. for he is a
powerful halfbaek and a tower of
strength to his team.
~ - y
Abe Norton sprained his ankle Tues.
day IN practise and may sbe out of the
game for the season. Abe has every
one sympathy. for. he is one of the
pluekiest players on the High School
team.
hu"amoto, who was hurt some time
ago. is back in the game again. He is
the only Japanese boy trying for the
team, and is working well. He holds
his feet well and is hard man to stop
when he hits the line.
~ ~ ~
The College team has thus far sus-
tanned no casualties, probably because
the men have had little or M serim
mage work. This lack of scrimmage work
puts them at a disadvantage. but with
so many players who are old football
men they will undoubtedly settle down
to business quickly when they get into
game.
~ ~ y
Bull - Tracy, the former High
School enthusiast. is now acting in the
capacity of mascot for the College
team and may be seen tomorrow in
football togs, holding down the side
lines and encouraging his teammates
with his raueous vociferations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22

The care and time devoted TO keep
ing everything absolutely clean and
sanitary al the Silent barber shop,
Hotel street, opposite Union, have con
tributed much to its popularity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22

AT the opening of the school wear
the High School seemed TO have fine
lot OF material for team. but MANY
Of their best men have been injured
and Will not be able to pl9v to,rorr,v-