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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08
Are You Looking Old!

Old age comes quick enough with
out inviting it. Some look old at
forty. That is because they neglect
the liver and bowels. Keep your bow
els regular and your liver healthy and
you will not only feel younger but
look younger. When troubled with
Chamberlain's Tablets. They are in
tended especially for these ailments
and are excellent Easy to take and
most agreeable to effect. Obtainable
everywhere.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08
School Notice.

There will be no mid-year class formed
in the Primary room of the Coulee City
schools this year and all parents who
are expecting to enter pupils in this de-
partment are urged to have them enter
on the opening day.
This will give your Child fair start
and enable him to make the grade with
the class. Any child who will be of law
full age during the year may enter at the
first of the term. Pupils may not enter
the Primary grades after the first of Oc-
tober.
LYLE CUBBAGE,
Principal.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08
80 called Mammoth Minestral ion the
road today.
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.

Services will be held as usual next
Sunday at the Emmanuel Presbyterian
Church. Sunday School at 10 O'Clock a.
m. and preaching at | Il. m. Subject
or the morning service, "The Impossible
Service" Pre- aching again in the even
ing at o'clock. Subject, 'The Trans
formative Powers" All are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
Rev. S. NJ. WARE, Pastor.
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Mold Notes

Miss Bessie Long has gone to Cheney
to attend the Normal
Mrs. Wait, of Puyallup, begun ar
light months term of school here Mon
day.
A refreshing shower fell here last
Saturday night and Sunday, which will
help along the fall sown grain.
We notice that the Mt. View CORE s.
pondenG missed getting her Dispatch last
week. That is too bad but we can almost
sympathize with her for we did not get
ours till it was eight days old and we
think it is about the limit when it takes
eight days for news paper to travel ten
miles.
We might add to the above that we
have been as much as eight hours late in
getting out the DISPATCH. Yes. even
eighteen hours on rare occasions but
eight days--never There sure is some.
thing wrong somewhere.
AuC VSCoAVAlA0 oIuuCAIS duu ~ CllCS
Minstrels appearing at the Gregs
theater Tuesday evening, September
18th is one of the best colored shows
travelling on the road today. Every
one of this troupe Is star in voca.
and instrumental numbers. Dancing
hoop rolling, jokes, quibs, and othel
novelties make us a program tina,
fairly huns from start to finish, ano
keeps the audience in the best of hui
NOR throughout. All the jokes arc
new and the comedy is of side split
ting variety. Herndon, known as the
worlds greatest hoop controller" is
a celebrity in his line. Hoops be-
come human in his hands. One must
see to be convinced of the superhu
man tricks that he accomplishes with
his hoops. Prof. Moore and his tango
band will give a free concert in front
Of the theater at 1880 p. m.
If you attend the minstrel show at
the Gregg hall Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER 18th, you will just have to
laugh. This show is equal to any
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08

AT COST-While they last l
will sell my entire stock of school
books at cost. Also narrow ink tab
lets, for SC; wide ink tablets, &c
each. See them at the Cash Store.
H. D. Brlmble.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08

Zoe. can Lighthouse Cleanser, SC. Light
house Washing Powder, sc. 25c. Light
house Washing Powder, zoe. Corn Starch
4 pkgs for 25c. DC. Toilet Soaps, special,
6 for 25c. l0c. will buy more at Cults.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08
NOTICE

Whereas my son, John Wesley Nc
Carly has left my home, l, I. F. Nc
Carly, his father, will not be responsible
for any bills contracted by him nor for
his conduct.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-08

w. H. Noe went to- Spokane Monday
and returned Tuesday night.
R. L. Blackburn County Superinten-
dent, was Coulee visitor yesterday.
For Water Service apply to Box ~.
DAN PAUL ESTATE.
~ J. .,anes wen, to Spokane Monday
r ilr d We,,rs lay night.
Professor Hodge, Of Snohomish, re-
turn d t., Cuulep City Tuesday night to
fax 70 90 Work here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Stansell return
ed home from Spokane last Friday.
Clarence NJ Crawford, the contractor,
is cree ing a. residence on East Main ST.,
to cost about $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Rose and Mrs.
Jno. Cutlip went to Spokane Monday to
attend the fair.
Geo. Logg, prosperous farmer living
in the Baird country, lost $1,000 Shire
stallion Tuesday night.
County Engineer Straddling was look
ing after the interests of his son, Il. d..
Straddling here yesterday.
DR.. Harkins, dentist, will be at his of
flee in the Smith building east OF Nc
Cnn's:: from Sept. 10 to 20.
Fred M. Davis went to Spokane We'd
nesday where he has two thoroughbred
Airdale dogs on exhibition at the fair.
Misses Cate BillingsleY, Violet Towne,
Frances Frank and Laura Griffith spent
very delightful day Monday with Mrs.
D. S. Arbuckle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Frank accomr-
anied by Miss Mamie Griffith left Mon
day for Spokane where Mr.. Frank will
undergo an operation.
w. J. Smith and family motored to
Spokane last Friday afternoon and re-
turned wednesday of this week. They
attended the fair Monday.
Mrs. G.. w. Barnes went to Spoka' e
last Saturday to attend the fair but was
called home on account OF NIT. oarues
accident Saturday night.
D. w. Jones and fanny left here at
noon Wednesday to attend the UNDER
takers convention at Wenatchee. They
will be gone till Sunday.
j. H. Miller, of Spokane, piano tuner,
will be in Coulee City the latter 'part OF
this month or the first of October. Leave
orders with Mrs D. w. Jones.
Misses Jessie and Gaynell Williams
lett here Wednesday morning for Como,
Montana, where they will visit their
grandparents and attend school,
Don't forget our Cut Price Removal
Sale from Sept. Is to Oct. LIST. The
greatest sale ever held in Coulee City.
J. T. GULL.
MIR. Ralph Gregg left for Seattle
on Monday nights train to attend the
coming term at the Washington Uni
versity.
SELLING AT COST. School Books
for Grant and Douglas counties. Mar
row ink tablets, for &C.. wide ink tab
lets, SC. each. H. D. Brimble at The
Cash Store.
Misses Anna and Blodwin Lewis
and Miss Helen Lemley left here Sat
urday night for Seattle where they
will attend the University this win
ter.
AT CULL'S
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AT CULL'S
SO &C 13 lbs. ......................... LOO
Vienna Flour, bbl .........................6 80
Bestever Flour, Dbl 6. 20
Mrs. Emma Cook, local manager of
the Bell Telephone Co., moved her Of
flee and switch board from its former
location Saturday, across the street
one door west of the postoffice.
A SUGGESTION! Aftera days shop
ping, come to the TRAY TAVERN,
Spokane's Classic Cafeteria, for dinner.
A cool, restful place where appetizing
foods are daintily served. Popular prices.
Next door to- Pantages.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Ray went to
Spokane on last Saturday mornings
train. Mr.. Ray returned Tuesday
night and Mrs. Ray will remain for a
few days to visit with relatives and
attend the fair.
The Hewitt Amusement Co., left
here Saturday morning thoroughly
disguised with the town. Their total
receipts for Friday night were only
S6.75. This is one troupe that will
not be likely to boost for Coulee City
in their travels.
Messrs. Box & Noe have opened n
branch office in Mansfield and Mr.. Noe
has gone over there to take charge of it.
III their haste to get their Office furniture
moved both of these portly gentlemen
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sion work in Alaska. They had mis-
sion stations on many of the Aleutian
Islands and others scattered over the
territory even to the mouth OF the
existence today. and they are all pre-
sided over by Father Amphilohy. The
Russian cathedral at Sitka is a museum
of interesting pictures and Jewels
Many of Its paintings were brought
around Cape Horn or across Siberia,
and some of them are by famous artists.
One is an icon bearing the face of the
Lady of Kazan. 1t represents ma
donna and child, and is of great beauty:
I am told that the church has refused
$685. for this single painting.
OF late years Sitka has lost it's i'm
portance in the opening up ana DE.
velopment of Alaska. The removal OF
the capital to Juneau took away about
ali the United States Offices, and there
is now no more quiet town in the ter
ritory. The place is away from the
main lines of travel. and 1t Is only
reached by a small steamer. or by the
tourist boats in the summer. winch
bring sightseers here on account OF the
beauty and historic interest. 1t Is well
worth a visit. 1t Is one of the scenic
spots of the world. and 1t will always
be important in the history and ira
ditions of the territory.
The history of Alaska covers just
about one hundred and fifty years. and.
roughly speaking, it may be divided
into three periods Of fifty years each.
The first fifty was the period of ex-
ploration and discovery. The next nifty
was that Of the Russian occupation and
the last forty-nine years covers the
time since we purchased the territory
Alaska was discovered by the Rus
SLAMS during the eighteenth century,
but very little was known about 1t I'M
til almost the begining Of the nine
Popon sailed from Siberia around
through Boring strait and brought
back rumors that continent existed
on the other side of Asia. Seventeen
who had heard of these stories. sent
Vitus Boring. a Danish navigator who
had become Russian, out from kam-
chatka to find out IL they were true
it must have been foggy. for he did
not see the American shore or even
the Diomede Islands, which lie half
way in the strait. The strait Is only
is possible to look from America to
Asia. So he came back and reported
that he had found nothing. He tried 1t
again nine years later with q similar
result. and 1t was not until 1741 that he
saw the American continent and dis
covered the Shumagin Islands. At that
time he anchored near the mouth of
the Copper river and went on back
through the Aleutians to the Island of
Bering, belonging to Siberia. He was
wrecked on that island and died there
Of scurvy. Some Of his sailors made
their way back to the mainland and
Of Alaska and the wonderful furs OF
the A1eutians.
From that time the Russians made
many expeditions to the Aleutians
They brought back furs, and the reports
went out over the world Of the great
wealth Of furs in the northern Pacific.
This attracted the attention of other
there were q number Of exploring
tours made by Spaniards and English
men which did much toward the open
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British oil investments in Mexico. sent
a titled representative to Bogota in,
search Of concessions. A blanket con-
cession was obtained from the exec
utive. but 1t was not confirmed by the
Colombian congress. The current talk
an outdid himself as a dollar diplo-
matist in the vigorous remonstrance
which the State Department made to
the Colombian government against its
granting extensive oil concessions in
the neighborhood of the Panama canal
to British capitalists.
Colombia's agricultural resources are
both developed and undeveloped. The
timber resources may be included in
the latter category. There is a vast
rubber region tributary to the upper
Amazon. but It's exploitation is not a
matter of the immediate future.
Vegetable ivory, a form of the PALM
ton-makin industry both in the United
States and Europe, is one Of Colon
bias valuable resources Since Europe
went to war with itself American but
ton manufacturers, who previously
had obtained their raw supply of ivory
nuts by way of Germany. have been
getting it direct from Colombia.
+
Another form Of the palm which is a
valuable resource is the palm straw
that Is used in making hats. Not all the
panama hats are made in Ecuador and
northern Peru. The Colombian hats.
tie coarser than the ordinary fine pam
ANA, although there are also fine
grades. Americans who have been in
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have washed them for generations. The
product is marketed at Quibdo. the
metropolis and trading center of all
this region. Quibdo is a town of four
or five thousand inhabitants. reached by
small steamers from the mouth of the
coast.
British and French companies during
the last five years have put capital into
enterprises for developing the plati-
mum deposits something after the man
ner in which placer gold Is dredged
what extent their methods have been
successful. but some of the capital was
invested on the assumption that the
deposits would yield large increase
over the quantities obtained by the
crude processes of the Indians.
Much of the gold. which amounts an
nually to 100000 and upward In ex-
gion. The natives by their crude meth
DDS work the placers, and have OBJ
tanned considerable quantities OF gold
Venturesome mining capitalists saw
the opportunities for dredging. and
very large sums have been put into ma
perimenta1, but it is assumed that in
time the Pacific port of Buenaventura,
which is the natural outlet for the
Choco region. will include gold ex-
ports on a much larger scale than in
the past.
The department of Antioquia, in
which are included the basins of the
Cauca, Nechi and Porce rivers. Is the
most extensive mining field, and in
cludes both quartz and placer mining.
The English companies usually put
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their money into quartz mining. while
the Americans prefer the placers. In
the Porce river district are number
Of modern hydraulic plants operated
by American companies.
Isaac A. Manning. the American con-
sui. who has spent many years in Co
lombia, in a report to the State De-
partment two or there years ago
summarized the mining situation. He
said that it was not a poor mans min
ing country. prospector without
capital, according to the consul, stands
little show in Colombia, largely be-
cause Of the lack of transportation
facilities, the rugged character of the
the difficulties of securing supplies and
food, except at high prices. Principally,
however this Is true because no guam
tity Of banning or rocker" ground
Is to be found from which the pros
pector can recoup his expense money.
Scientific prospecting alone will pay.
The principal gold mine development
of the country. the consul said. is now
taking place in the alluvial region
where the early Spaniard and the min
five centuries have left very little on
or near the surface, with the result
that almost any gold proposition de-
ponds for success on the expenditure
Of SUFFICIENT capital to establish
dredRe, hydraulic process of some ma
ture or other mechanical means of
working the property. That Colombia
is not a poor mans mining country Is
evident from the way in which 1nd1-
vidual prospectors have given it up
and left the field to companies with
sufficient capital to apply the most
modern methods of mining.
More or less has been written about
the copper deposits Of Colombia These
never have been worked commercially
on a large scale. They exist in great
variety principally in the mineral zone
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1t was near the close of the session,
but the friends of Alaska were brought
to the front and within a month from
that time the treaty had been approved
and Alaska was ours.
Up to that time the territory had
been known as Russian America. 1t
needed a new name, and all kinds OF
ridiculous titles were suggested. One
Johnson's Polar Bear Garden" and a
third 'Walrus-sia The treaty was
called the polar bear treaty and the
senators who favored it were dubbed
the Eskimo senators. The name Alas
ka" was finally chosen at the instance
of Charles Sumner, who said that it
was the title which the natives used
and which. translated. means THE
reat Mainland
The ceremony of taking possession
of Alaska was performed here at Sitka
on Friday, the 18th of October, 1867,
Two hundred American soldiers undes
Gen. Jefferson c. Davis took their posi-
ton on the east side of the Flagstaff.
which stood near the castle. and an
equal number of Russian soldiers were
lined up opposite them. 1t was $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon when the Rus
sian captain ordered the Russian flag
to be pulled down. The men tried to do
so, but the flag had caught in the ropes
and would not move. A Russian SOL
der was ordered to climb the flagstaff
and bring down the flag. He tried to
do so and falled- Another man tried
and did not succeed. A third attempt
was made. and the man got the nag.
but it slipped from his hands, was
caught by the wind nd carried out SO
that it fell on the bayonets of the Rus.
sian soldiers. The incident was so AZ
fecting that the Princess Maksutoff,
who was present with the Russians,
wept, and the soldiers were visibly
moved.
Following this. "Old Glory" was hoist.
ed, and the American gunboats in the
harbor and the Russian battery on
shore fired a salute. Prince Maksutoff.
the Russian commissioner, then stepped
forth and said to Gen. Rousseau. who
was the American commissioner: BY
the authority of his imperial majesty
the Emperor of Russia / transfer to
the United States the territory Of
Alaska" Prince Maksuton then handed
over the insignia of his once AZ gov
ernor, and Gen. Rousseau made a speech
accepting the transfer. And that was
all with words that would hardly an
more than a paragraph of this letter,
Alaska changed its allegiance. and
Uncle Sam added to his possessions q
country one-ffth as large as that OF
the United States proper and resources
that have already brought In more than
$500, 900, 900, and that will bring in bill.
lions more in years yet to come.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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capital it is evident that both the
agricultural and the mineral resources
will demand attention.
There is q political resource which In
the minds Of some Colombians may In
wife the attention OF foreign govern
ments. whispers Of It are heard In
connection with the pending treaty
It is viewed in the light OF an asset
of the Colombian government. This 10
the Atrato canal route.
The route is the one along the Atrato
which at times has been considered a
rival to Panama. 1t follows the course
of what is known as the old San Pablo
canal The historic fact about the San
Pablo ditch was that in the rainy sea
son sometimes the floods were high
enough for canoe TO go IRON tne
Raspadura, a branch Of the Atrato.
across the divide and along the water
courses on that side to the Pacific. at
the mouth of the San Juan. The ais
tance from the mouth of the Atrato on
the Atlantic to that of the San Juan on
the Pacific was given by the early ex-
plorers $50 miles.
When the Panama and Nicaragua
routes were under discussion In Con-
gress something was heard Of the
other advantages and disadvantages
were discussed.
In another century there might be
need of an interoceanic waterway par
alleling the Panama canal on tho South
American side. 1t Is hardly possible,
however. that any foreign government.
even century hence, would undertake
to secure concessions from Colombia to
build the canal in rivalry with the
United States. But as a means OF
uuieting the whole subject the sugges-
ton has been made that the United
States should acquire from Colombia
the rights to the Atrato river route
The question is chiefly a diplomatic
one.
While the Atrato river route may be
considered as one of its reserve re-
sources. the development Of the actual
agricultural and mineral resources is
of much more consequence to Colombia
than any academic discussion of the
Atrato route and it's international sig
niflcance.
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The Wonderful Undevel0ped Resources of

Cuba and who have enjoyed the San
juarero' and the "Jipijaga." have not
means OF protection against the tropi
cal sun were made in Colombia. =,
In the Colombian forests there are
numerous valuable hardwoods as well
as dyewoods. Several kinds of timber
growth furnish material for tanning.
Among these Is the mangrove, which
grows in the salt water along the
coast.
Colombia also has a wide variety Of
balsams and of medicinal plants.
dicinal plants. Orchids of a most beau
tiful variety are gathered by the ma
tives in the districts tributary to Bogota
and in others sections. and are shipped
to all parts of the world.
The coffee crop is one of Colombia's
assets and is a source of large eX-
ports. Colombian coffee might even be
called one of the country's peculiar re-
sources. since it has a special quality
that gives 1t a market of its own. Since
the outbreak Of the European war the
United States has taken the bulk of
the coffee crop.
The banana distinct is contiguous
to the Caribbean region. of which San
ia Marta is the port. The whole indus
try now may be said to be in Ameri-
can hands. since the war caused the
German companies to quit the bust
ness temporarily. The area of the ba-
mana plantations Is increasing from
year to year.
The live stock industry Of Colombia
is one of the most promising ones for
the future as well as for the present.
There are vast pasture lands in the pa
ramos. or high plains of the interior.
and also in the districts along the
Magdalena river near the coast. Live
cattle have been shipped to the West
Indies, but most of the cattle are
used for local consumption. and the
hides shipped abroad The United
States now takes the bulk of the hides.
The cereals are produced in the
highlands. where the climate is tenn
perate, and are one of the means of
self sustenance witch Colombia in
cludes among its resources.
In the future development of Colom-
bia, which is so inviting for foreign
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BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

E1HE administrations Colombian
treaty and the diverse opinions
regarding it serve to draw at
q tention to Colombia itself. and
the varied resources awaiting develop
ment. They may be described without
regard to ones personal opinions on
the treaty.
Colombia is a vast land, and, all
things considered, has probably more
undeveloped resources than any other
South American country. Some of these
products are peculiar in that they are
found in few other sections of the
world. Others are common to all tropi-
cal lands, and to mountainous regions
with their treasure beds of minerals.
Colombia has legendary buried treas
ure like that of the Incas in Peru and
Bolivia. In the case of Colombia the
legendary treasure is supposed silver
at the bottom of an actual lake. Much
romance has been woven about it. and
hard-headed capitalists. in whom greed
and imagination are both combined.
have been found to contribute to the
expeditions for the recovery of the
treasure But their experiences do not
lead to the belief that the gamble is
any less a hazard than ordinary min
ing ventures. Actually it is not uncer-
tain, for there is the certainty Of
losing
The mineral resources of ombia,
however. are both varied and valuable.
silver mining in the early days was one
of the profitable fields worked by the
Spanish conquerors. and it was due to
this that the buried lake treasure in
the imaginations of the inventors of
romantic history was declared to be
silver instead of gold Gold. being less
bulky, does not have to be dumped
into a lake to be hidden. 1t serves bet
ter the purpose of weaving romance
about pirates and buccaneers.
One of Colombia's peculiar resources
so peculiar that 1t is almost mo-
nopoIy-is the emerald deposits. The
Muzo fields, eighty miles from Bogota,
are the most valuable. and the worlds
supply of emeralds comes mostly from
them The mines are a government mo-
nopoly, worked by private companies
under concession. The company