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fo"' "" THE Sim, MONDAY. AUGUST 8. 1897. '' ' - M
I MIKESOFGOIDANDSILYEB.
W J. XOVOn OF ItLUXDIUE FETJtn IN
ijj COLOIIADO AXD MONTANA.
Few Men, Thoueh, Are Tempted to I.eav the
tHome CMp atandard Oil Company Kx
amlnot (HI Ijinda or California llreat
-j'. Year' neroril or Ibe Calomel and llecla.
$ ' Dknvkk, July 28. The Alaska sold excito-
t ment baa caught a number of Colorado mining
1 - men, who havo formed coinpanloa to send out
' prospootors with supplies to lust a year or more
TO All the old-Unio prospectors tiro oagor to go,
a and are trying to secure nsslstanco to aid thorn
i'M u getting away without Ions of time.
? This excitement adds to tho Interest taken tn
1 Hie old placor Holds of this State, Dreckln-
yt rldo baa not been so actlvo In years as during
m this season. Tho camp Is full of miners, soveral
& new mills are building, tho sampling works aro
fM crowdod with buslnoss, and much now dovclop-
foL ment work Is In progress. A St. Louis coin-
K2 pany, recently organiiod, will undertake to
p$ solvo Uio dralnoge problem of tho Breckinridge
P placers by moans of a drainage tunnel along
jj, bed rock, thereby drawing off the underflow so
ISj rapidly that It will not Inlorfere with sluicing
KJx along tho placer territory.
Iff Au an Illustration of tho way things go In
& Cripple Crook, this Incident Is cited. A Kansas
$ farmer, wholly unacquainted with mining,
Rf nppllod for a leaso on ground on Itavcn Hill.
E- Wbon naked what portion of the property ho
Rf wanlod, ho repllod that ho was not particular,
R or bo wanted to dig most anywhere. After
$ propor papers bad been drawn up ho set to
lp work with two friends from Kansas, and
W when only a few feet from tho surfaco they
struck upon a voln of eylvanito oro from which
wwt thoy aro now shipping ore.
t.V For tho hundredth time freo gold Is ro-
K ported from Mineral Hill, north of the town of
mS Crlpplo Creek. Panning tosts havo shown
P?j! gold to tho valuo of almost a dollar to the pan.
Rjj Tho slrlko oxlcnds along the length of two full
IJC claims, and eight different losseos are now
I& digging on these two claims to open up tho
1$ vein.
Sixty tons of (05 oro nre awaiting treatment
" at a public sampler as tho net result of the new
t;4 strlko of oro In tho Chicago Cripple Creek tun
El; nel. This Is one of the many tunnel schemes of
f!h tho district to really show a reason for exlst
1 lng. Tho cross-cut at tho ninth level In tho
Wx Victor has oponod threo veins In a dlstanco of
w& 100 feet, but tho oro is vory low In value The
Ufi, output of tho Victor Is 100 tons dally, and much
Jf Improvement work continues on tho property.
Wg The output of tho Moon-Anchor property la
' valued at $1,000 a day of two classes of ore.
Kt In Lump Qulch In Gilpin county, eight miles
MM from Control City, a now camp has been organ
i? (tod called Gilpin, considerable development
Kl work has been done. Several Eastern coin-
;i ponies are operating In this now district. Yan-
$ koo 11111 Is another new gold district, lying eight
Ef miles from Central City and twelve from Idaho
K( Bpringa, high up on the range. About 200
;. men aro at work in tho camp. Tho Lombard
rf tunnel makes tho best showing, having at a
Kf depth of 050 feet opened a four-foot vein, and
ij five stamps aro working day and night on tbo
B'Ti oro removed as development work progresses.
Ma F. Crockor of Now York city Is negotiating
R? for the purchase of the Alice at a reported prlco
$ of! $250,000. There was recently shipped from
.: this property a 100-ton lot of very high grade
Mx. ore. About a dozen tunnels are being opened
K in the camp.
M'l Carson camp has Just shipped Its first car
; Jot of ore this seunon by burro train to the 811-
Mf verton smelter. It came from the Oeorgo 111.
L and assays 13 ounces gold and 300 ounces sil-
tf Ter to the ton.
t Leadvillo is outputtlng about 13,500 tons
Mm, of oro daily, mostly iron containing somo sll-
m'i rer. The nuinplng company, composod of
-) stockholders trom the several big downtown
M' mines, is having enormous winches made In
K Denver with which to drop down into the shafts
i the great pumps which are to work together
Mu. In handling the underflow. The Wcldon and
WU't Iiohn will each use bailers Instead of pumps.
K& These tanks have a capacity of 000 gallons
Y! each and are provided with automatic dump
v? lng devices. It is bcliovcd the pumping com
vf pany can keep tho downtown district well
BU v MONTANA.
K? B0TTE, July 28. Tbo Klondike gold discov
Mt'i err is the principal topic in this section, but
ff- while there hi much talk, only about twenty-
lA five minors have started tor Alaska from this
J; Btato. Most of tbo miners aro not cagor to
H? tako chances In the unknown wilds of the icy
ft; North. Many are talking, but few are going.
M'.' They eecm more willing to take chances on
V the mineral to be found In Montana.
u, Miners from Sheridan report a big body of
f high crudo gold oro uncovered at the 300-foot
" level of the Sheridan mine at Leitcrvlllc.
' The annual clean-up of the flues at the Ana-
c conda smeller is now in progress, and in con
Mji. sequence soveral oi the Anaconda mines aro
hv sow shut down.
t Work has been resumed on tho Hesperus
MM lode. No copper has yet been discovered, but
& the indications are very favorable, and work
twill be pushed until It is ascertained what can
A be found in that section. Two stringers have
Hf been cut which carried copper. 1 hose who
,r ore developing the property believe that at
-.' greater depth good copper oro will be encoun
f tered.
A two-foot vein of gold quartz has been un
MfL covered In the Blackfoot country which Is said
to be free milling.
It Is reported that barring any furtner de-
; cline in copper the net earnings of the Boston &
-' Montana for tho post year will be upward of
M.H $2,900,000.
j'- The placor deposits of Montana have yielded
4& In the aggregate about $200,000 in gold. The
HT days of the great yields of Alder Gulch, Ban
s. Bock, Pioneer, and other rich plaoers art
Mkt Paati yet almost without exception all these
Mti, localities are still steady producers. Many gold
K bonanzas are still likely to be discovered and
-'a' " present year is likely to show a larger out
Mg'i put of gold than ever beforo in Montana, This
'u' Btate is still the banner State of the Union for
;T copper, while lead. Iron, gypsum, bismuth,
Mti antimony, tin, platinum, zinc, nnd arsenic are
Ml'- also to be found hero In Increasing quantities.
HQ- It is also estimated that fully 00,000 square
MMk miles of the territory is underlaid with coal.
Mm;!. Asbestos is found in considerable quantity.
i Two prospectors Btruck a very rlcii pocket in
MBp a claim eight miles west of Clancy, producing
Mfjr,: about blxly-nlno pounds of decomposed quarts
MM; which not tort them about ."00.
MJfJ- The Yellowstone and Judge mines at Castle
BaK'r Will be started up soon.
MMil Two Sheridan prospectors have Just received
'J' assay returns from a recent discovery In Oeor-
Mmt. Bla Uulcb which glvos every Indication of be-
Mjtli lng a bonanza. Three Central assays show
IS'' t"0 oro to carry from $000 to $732 per ton,
rampled rrora across the face of a twenty-nine-
neb pay chute.
MRf? It Is believed the Nelson Gulch placers will
mm'- yield much moro gold this scuson than last
MM: year. The bead of water has been good ox-
mm cept for a short lime In May.
Bv- CALIFORNIA.
MMA. p0 AKQELEa, July 24. The Bellwether
MVr. mine. Amador county, has been bonded by 8.
MM& lit. Bright to Mossrs. Hepburn and Knapp, who
Mm w'l' organize a company to work It. Sinking
MMi- has been resumed on the South Spring Hill
f' and the shaft, which was down 000 feet. Is to
IS bo taken BOO feet deeper before any ore is taken
! out. Tbo mine is owned by a Boston company,
n- The output of the Itand mines, ltandsourg,
MR I Kern county, for May was 113 tons 370 pounds,
MtiiS Which milled $3,170, and netted above expenses
Kr. 82,33(1. During June there ncre mlnod 3U&
saHb tons 1,530 pounds, which milled $13,811, and
V betted $7,014.
fBT Nevada county is having a very marked re-
lr". rival of milling Interest. Much Eustorn cap-
MVp Ital It coming In, and local capital is going into
TJ wlneB moro extensively than over beforo. New
Mtti prospects are being developed and many old
muv ("d almost forgotten mines that were uban-
I; Boned years ago at water level ale being ro-
Hie iponod. The Oiuuha Consolidated, at Grass
mgmi Valley, has purchased 1,300 feet adjoining the
f,' Dmaha and (he shaft on the new property is to
i' be put down to 1,700 feet on tho it-ln which
I-V2 averages twelvo Inches on u good grade of ore.
MI The Oiusha has for years been milling $30 ore
jt and pnvlng good dividends,
MMX The Tliamund mine hns been bonded by a
KMJI.V Ban I'raniisio rnmpau), headed by City Trens-
mmi brer Wirther. Twenty yenrs ago this mine wni
MMt-i rlouling rich ore, but was ubandunod at the
Mm. Water level. The Orlian-, owned liy nan I'niu.
fWfi- elsco men, has the hhutts, tho dicptsl being
mmix BOO feet, on a ledge which averages 12 Inches
MMut P,f oigh-grado rock. This was u ihh mine in
II, the early nf'los, but was abandoned when the
MMVK bard bar was ronchrd, i he present slmtt work
HJ.lt bos gone through the hard bur and the chute
k Pf rock glvos assurance thut thu mlno will
mm hi b1V0 " Fruul futuie.
mrnVS l T,1 Sluyllowcr gravel mine, Placer county.
MMiTt bat a tunnel two miles long, and mills 200 tons
pi I' gravel per day. It hs puld regular divl-
lends for years, ihoinanageiuvut Uaiukluvun
Mmm nprali.a In ex)ectatiun of lliidlug an upper und
Tm&- nnworked tunnel.
MaP hT1"?. m!n8i boi1,?ne,"e'. t0 l; ,c- "oblnson in
tMMc praiille llueln, I'luinusVounty, bus been bonded
Iw to a Chicago company for $100,000. 'J ho now
JMK& management huo found the jield of ..uj ho
':'i rich that they uro pmtinu In many Improvo-
MWl ments In order to woik tho mlno un a iniuli
Jf.f larger scale.
MJI',': I' or the llrst tlmo In Its history as u mining
f-MM tamo, Virginia Jhilo district. Hun llcrimrd mi
mmW, founty, it i being worked during the summer. A
WM-fi ledge of $76 ore has been struck in thu Index
m l,D0- Messrs. Foraker and Kelly cleaned un
iBl' Ku ounces of placer gold as tho result of a
k ' work.
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Company baa had experts, examining tha otj
lands of tha coast from La l'otera south In
BanU Barbara counly. They have gone back;
Into tht mountains trying to Und the head of thq
flow, bellovlng that about Summormndis merely
seeps ge.
Siskiyou county Is congratulating Itself over
its bright prospects. There hns beon a Inrga
number of investments, especially In tho wost
crn part of tho county, during the last year,
and as nc.irly all of theso have been successful,
much moro capital Is preparing to como in
during noxt year. Plants nro bolnr; enlarged,
and moro machinery Introduced. Last year's
output of gold was h llttlo less than $1,000,000,
but this year's will probably bo much larger.
Siskiyou county claims moro minors In active
employment than any other county In tho State.
Moil of them are working tholr own claims.
i'ho stamps at tho ltnwblde, Tuolumno coun
ty, nro crushing rock at tho rate of 100 tons por
day. Tho vein holds steadily ot about thirty
feet In width, with a splendid oro body, A
station has been cut ut tho 1,100 level, and
drifting begun, but tbo most of tho rock comes
from tho stopos between tho 800 and 000 and the
U00 und 1,000 levels.
KISVADA.
VinoiuiA City, July 21. The discovery pf
a quartz bolt Is reported from Alum Creek,
ten miles from Hnwthorno. Tho ledge assays
$10 to tna ton nnd there is an enormous oro
body, 8. A. Knnpp and J. A. Torlngton are
tho principal ownors.
The Sunset group of mines In Tcnnossco
Qulch, Gold Creek district, has been bonded
to Kastcrn people, represented by Georgo V.
Addison, for$oO,000.
(Jporutlons aro to begin again In the Novadn
Queen nnd Commonwealth mines, Tuscarora.
'Ihey nro known to contain largo bodies of
concentrating oro and formerly were shippers
of silver by tho ton.
Thnso who are familiar with the Interior ot
tho Comstock mines say that tho work which
is now being done there ought to result in
something worth while during tho noxt two or
throo months. In Consolidated Virginia thcro
woro raised during tho last week -wcuty-two
tons of oro assaying a llttlo over $30 per ton.
From Potosl were raised soventy-four tons of
low grade oro assaying $8 in gold nnd nlno
ounros of silver per ton. From I ho Brunswick
lode tho nows indicates that tho Potost will bo
developed, for it ti said that tho oro improvos
running Boutb in tho Chollar ground. In
Chollar thoy aro working toward Potosi on the
400 lovol, nnd havo commenced exploiting on
tho 000 lovcl. From Chollar was oxtractod
last nook 102 tons of $14 ore
MEXICO.
Guavmas, July 24. Tho Lower California
Pearl Fishery Company has sold lu conces
sion and property to un English syndlcato re
cently orgaulzcd in Loudon tor 100,000. Iho
company held an excluslvo concotslon for
poarl tlshlng In the Gulf of Calllornla. Tho
fisheries formerly yiolded $100,000 por yoar,
but that amount has lit en much lessened re
cently by tho inireaso of sharks and tho nocos
slty of providing modorn diving Bults. Black
pearls havo been found hero that were cs
teorood as highly as tho Persian pearls. Ona
was sold to tho Emperor of Austria for $5,000.
The iiow company Intends to develop the In
dustry oxtcnsivoly and to prospect along the
coast tor uow pearl oyBtcr boas.
ALASKA.
Seattle, July 24. While tho Klondlko re
ports are exciting all the miners in Southeastern
Alaska to, greater or loss extent and many of
them are resigning tho positions they have held
for years, the operating mines and mills still
contiuuo working all tho same, satblled with
permanent mines and a steady flow of gold
bullion and concentrates. Tho placers mado
vacant by theso resignations are filled with
out trouble by tho newcomers that are flock
ing to the Territory this season. 1 here is not an
idle mill in the country and as many mora
stamps could bo profitably employed as aro at
present dropping.
Tho Apollo mill at Unalaska mado a largo
shipment of gold bullion and over 000 tons ot
high-grade concentrates, tho former to tho San
Francisco mint, tho latter to tho Slby reduc
tion works. Noxt to tho Trcndwell the Apollo
is the largest producer In tho Territory.
Tho shipments oCconccntrates from Sum Dum
also continuo large and regular, and a ready
market Is found lor them In San Francisco.
In the mad rush from Circlo City to the Klon
dike, many miners alaniloned placers that
were paying them from $20 to $30 per day to
tho man in hopes of obtaining something bet
ter. It is suggested that big monoy can be
mado by leasing theso abandoned properties for
a term of years. These diggings, under ordi
nary conditions In any country, would bo re
garded as first class.
Good reports are coming from tho placer
mines of Cook Inlet, which created aThigfstnm
pedo last year. Capitalists have invested heav
ily and aro beginning to realize handsomely.
Tho Klondike fever, boweer, is prevailing
among the miners and it is feared by the hy
draulic companies that their men will jump
their Jobs and loavo for the more alluring field.
The new gold mills at Sum Bum, Burner's
Bay, and Sheep Creek have advanced toward
completion to such an extent as to enable tho
dropping ot sixty more stamps within tho next
thirty days. The mines that aro designed
to Bupply them with ore aro well developed and
havo thousands of tons on dump ready tot
thnm
WASniNOTOK. I
Seattle, July 24. The gold mines in Swank I
Creek district are moro than keeping up their
record this season. There has been an abun
danco ot water and the yield has constantly
Increased. The Htnton claim is paying $20
to $30 to the man per day, while others aro
yielding from $S to $10. The Arastras and
Smill gold mills aro also doing well.
In Gold Hill district, on the summit of the
Cascades, a largo amount of high-grade gold and
silver ore Is being packed out to the Northern
Pac'flo Itailroad where It is shipped to tho
smelters at Tacoma and Everett. Tho mines
are in splendid condition and shipments will
continuo all season.
The new Seattle mine in Sllverton district
has also becomo a regular producer and has a
pack train engaged In carrying ore from tho
mlno to tho Monte Cristo Kallroud. Tho own
ers havo made their last payment of $10,000
and are freo from debt, with enough ore in
sight to make them feel easy financially.
In the Ruby mine in the snmo district, a large
body of galena was struck this neck. This
property is near tfie "15" group, and like that
property, it ranks with tho producers.
BRITlSn COLUMBIA.
Seattle, July 24. Tho Lo Rol has been in
dulging in an extra dividend this month, the
total for tho month being $50,000, while the
grand total Is $450,000, and next month it Is
anticipated tho half million point will; be
reached. Tho company having selected a site
at Northport, on the American Bide of the line,
for their emoltcr plant, they contemplate
erecting it before snow tiles.
Tho shipments ot ore from Bosslaud during
the post week were 2,500 tons, the Lo Itoi pro
ducing about 2,000 tons of it and the War Eagle
250.
Tho Ilomestako Consolidated Company has
Brnvided $125,000 cush for developing tho
opher, Leo, and Ilomestako claims, audi thoy
Sropose pushing the work with unusual energy
lis fall and winter.
The Raven main working shaft having at
tained a vertical working depth of 120 feet,
the owners have purchased a steam hoist at Van
couver, And will havo tbo machinery In placo
in a tew days, Next to the Van Anda, tho
Raven is one of the best devoloDcd urODerties
on 'lexada Island.
The Van Anda continues to accumulate its
hlgh-grado oro on tho dump, and will make its
largest shipment by Aug. 1. Tho output of this
mine is already contracted for by tho Swansea
smelters.
In tho Cariboo camps thcro is moro activity
noticeable than for many years past, and tho
tnbor has been so well directed thut better ic
Bults will be obtained. Up to tho present timo
tbo clean ups will aggregate about $200,000,
and a moderate estlmute is made for the bnl
anco of tho year of $300,000, which will make
a total of $500,000 for the eoason.
Col. Wright's party of prospectors, number
ing twenty'llve men, are now operating in tho
Omlneca country, southoast of the Klondike,
and In I he sumo great auriferous region. They
havo gone In woll prepared to endure tho rigor
ous climate of this region, nnd will remain all
winter. Cajit. Black's party, which went In
early in April, have Buttered greut hardships,
nnd a numbor of tho men huvo beeu prostrated
with scurvy. Those who havo been nblo lo get
through all right nro taking out a largo
amount of gold, und report the placers exceed
lngly rich,
ARIZONA.
Tucbo.v, July 22, Tho superintendent of the
Bluck Warrior Company has forty-llvo men
employed, und It is the intention to push de
velopment work ns inpidlv as possible, A re
cent discovery of oro establishes tho value of
tho proporly. The company Is making prepara
tions to haul oro to tbeBultnlosmolter.
Somo specimens of copper oro of vory high
grade from the claim in tho Rlncon Mountains,
owned by Elliott, Weir it Danker, woro
brought in this week. It was mined nt n
depth of forty feet, at which depth the shaft Is
all In nro.
Tho Gold C'lff, Pcarce, is looking bolter than
ever, and iirr.ingi'iiieiitB nro now being mnilo
for iho rcitular shipment of oro to El 1'uto.
Lurro blocks of low grndo oro lumlnir from
twenty-llo to tlilrlj-lhe otnn.es sllwr und
gold tumuli to pay lur working nro iuciglil.
A l.tigo number of piuaprctora nre going into
the (iiand Cunou district, attracted by tho
lluttering leporls from thcie.
NliW MEXICO.
Rii.VKH City, N. M July 27. -A dUcorcry
hns been made Just north of this city willed
may prove to be a very uluuule uuu. Gold
has been dlsioercd in a wide belt ot shale
uhuut a mllo north of the rltv limits, ami a
number ut iitsuys havo already been nmilo,
some of whli h sliowus high as $0 u ton In
gold, 'ihls is ulmul tho.incrago of the bin
quartz veins ut 1'lnon Altos, cUlil inllos iimtli
of this plixo. It is belli'Vttl thai the shale will
nvcriige nearly $4 n ton, mid if this iho tM
pinie lu he the inrc. thu tittru belt mil li
worked ulu good juuilt. Tht uxpuuo til nun
lu.- will bo vciy small, as thu deposit U in ton
bldernhle width anil tho ordinal y method nr
mining will not huto lo he uuplowu No
timbering will bo required aud neither snails,
drills, nor tunnels will have to be ilrheu. The
gold-beaiiiig slmlo cuii be taken out ut a tost
not to exceed 50 cents a ton andZlt can be
treated at a very low rate. The belt of gold
bearing shale cvn be traced on the surface (or
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moro than a rolls, and, ta all probability, K
extends much further.
The production of gold bullion has beenrej
anmed at Mogollon, but less ore Is being treatea
there per day than was treated th,er8. J ..
tlmo last year. Another mill will trl up
there very aooq vtb a dally capacity P ointy
tons of ore. ,
Another Important gold atrlke baa been made
In tho Ban Pedro district, near Carloy &
Arandn'a Gold Standard mine.. The ProperiJ
Is ownod by It. B. Cnrtwright of Santa Kd, and
it li believed that tho strike will provo to be as
rich as the Gold Standard, which Is now tho
largest gold producor In that district,
lake euPEiuon.
HncoriTOH, Mich., July 30, -The recently
Issued annual report of tho Calumet and Hoela
Mining Company, covering the operations of tno
calendar year lmill, Is, as usual, a very brier
document. Tho 1800 production of tho mlno
was 40,237 tons, tho largest In the .history of
tho property, and nearly two-thirds of tiietoiar
production of tho mines of the Lake Superior
copper district. Tho statomont shows a sur
plus In cash, bills and accounts receivable,
copper and copper mineral on hand, of $o.btv
211, tho enppor being estimated at 8)6 cents per
pound and tho mineral at 4 cents per pound.
Copper quotations of current dato are 11 cents
and upward for lako. In quantities, showing
a great undervaluation of Ire refiicd copper,
while tho mineral contains a trlflo ovor two
thirds pure coppor, and tho cost of rcunlng
nnd marketing copper from mineral It less
than 1 cont per pound, so that tho real value
of the mineral on hand is In excess of Bid cents
Instead of 4 cents por pound, ns figured In the
report, Tho net surplus of the Caluntot nnd
Hocla Is actually about $7,500,000 or $75 per
share, much tho largest carried by any Ameri
can mining company, and exceeded by fow
corporations In this country.
During 180U tho company returned dividends
rf $2,500,000 to its stockholders, added $101,
080 to its personal cstato, and $1110.207 to its
real cstato, and Incrca&od tho credits of the
company by $1,850,473. Adding dividends,
increase of surplus, anil additions to real nnd
personal estate, tho net profits of tho yenrs
operations were $4,717,308, or In excess of $47
per share on tho capital stock of 100,000 shares.
Tho market prlco of copper ranged from ipH
to 12 tents during the 5 ear, tho average being
10.08 cents. Estimating tho sales at tho avcr
ngo figure of 10.08 cents for tho season's pro
duction, tho valuo of tho cotiper was $0,800,810.
Deducting from this tho profits of tho years
work, is loft a rcmalndor of $6,083,448, repre
senting tho cost of producing 80,200,021 pounds
of copper, or an nvcrngo of C.CU cents per
pound for tho nctual cost of mining, milling,
smelting, transporting, and soiling, leaving a
net prolit por pound of 0.20 cents,
IDAHO.
Idaho City. July 24. Tho general man
ogor of tho Old Glory Company of Boston has
Just returned to this plato from the Alpine
mine, botween tho mlddlo and north forks of
Fa) otto Itlvcr. Tho company will soon begin
opening up tbo property to depth and stoplng
ovor. Whon the company bought tho mlno it
was considered Btriclly a silver proposition,
but now It hns been found that It contains
.ollurido gold oro w orth $220 por ton. Tho mlno
Is an Immenso doposlt of oro, and W inthrop
Ftsk, superintendent of the Big I., nt De Lamar,
who has mado a enrcful examination of tho
property, thinks that It will dovelop into ono
of tho greatest silver mines of tho falnto. Tho
company will also add to tho force of men at
work In tho Ben Hur gold mine, on Deer Crcok,
this county, and on tho Liberty coppor mine, on
Squaw Creek. Both of those mines promise
big things for tho company.
A. P. Bovlor and J. Bloat Fassett aro here
making an examination of tho Olymnia, on
Summit flat, which they contemplate pur
chasing from Thomas Barry. Tho mine is well
developed, and contains much rich ore.
Tho Banner mill will oon make a crushing
of 250 tons of rich silver oro that Is now on the
dump. Owing to tho low price of Bllvcr only
two men arc Kept at work in tho mlno.
William Gibbs has a tunnel In tbo head of
Rock Crcok, thirty miles north of this place, a
distance of over 200 fcot, and is now expecting
to cut tho vein with every blast. On tho sur
faco tho vein is ot good size and very rich in free
gold. Thoro ore several other vtry promis
ing ledgos in tho same nclghliorhood that w 111
recolve somo attention during tho summer.
Tho London company that owns tho Mam
moth mlno, on Summit Flat, has eight men at
work running tunnels along tho lct'ge from the
bottom of the Bhaft, which Is over 200 feet
deep. Tho ledgo Is from eight to twolvo feet
thick and tho oro good in gold. Tho company
has decided to erect a twenty-five stamp mill
should the mlno continuo to snow as well after
a llttlo moro development. For several years
a ten-stamp was kept running on oro from
near tho surface
New York capitalists aro now beginning work
In earnest for tho development of tho great
copper mines of tho Seven Devils district, in
ashington county. Tho ledges nro tho larg
est in tho West, and tha per cent, or copper is
high, with considerable gold and silver. When
developed they will surely suniass tho groat
copper mines of Butte, Mont. A railroad to
tho district is badly needed, so that some
thing can bi done at small expense at or near
tho mines. It is reported that a largo smelter
has been purchased and will soon be shipped In.
CTAn.
Salt Lake City, July 26. On account of
the Pioneer Jubllco celebration during the past
week, mining operations wero very greatly
curtailed, most of tho mines being closed down
for from tw o to live days. Operations wero v try
generally resumed thin morning.
Tho action of tho miners in tho employ of
both tho Daly und Ontario companies nt Park
City In accepting tho cut in wupes was re
ceived with great satisfaction by the public, ns
any other course would havo led to a very dis
astrous strike. No dividend for July has vet
been declared by tho Ontario Company, and it
Is very likely that this month's payment at
least will bo passed.
Shipments of guano from the Islands of
Great Salt Lake havo begun. Much of tho fer
tilizer will go to California beet fields.
OEOIIGE OSGOOD'S FUJIOERIES.
lie Carried Ttirm Out ty rteprrsrnllpc That
lie Was a .Vival Lieutenant.
Georgo Osgood. 31 years old, of 297 Fifteenth
street, was arraigned beforo Police Justice Bris
tow in tho Butler Street Court in Brooklyn yes
terday, charged with forgery. Ho pleaded not
guilty, and was sent to Jail to await examina
tion. His friends say that ho Is Insane, and Jus
tice Bristow advised thorn to havo a commission
appointed to Inquire Into his mcnul condition.
Osgood was formerly a blacksmith's helper,
and served for a time in the Portsmouth Navy
Yard. Ho was arraigned before Justlco Bristow
a week ago charged with passing a forged check
for$21 on James Conlev, a grocer at 019 Filth
avenue. He vvns tlncd $25 und his line was paid
by his family. Ho was arrested again on Satur
day night tharged with passing two thctks for
f 21 each on Henry Scnler of 403 Third avenue.
Iho thecks were signed ostensibly b William
Dukcihlre ot Second avenue aud Nineteenth
street, but Mr. Buteshire pronounced them for
geries. Osgood represented that bo was a Lieutenant
In the navy, anda week ago employed a tailor
to sow somo brass buttons and brnld on his coat
BTJtUCIl I1I3I HIT11 A SLUXOSnOT.
A VonUera Ulan Held I'p and Assaulted Two
Men Arretted One Had the Weapon,
Yonkekh, Aug. 1. Edward Livingston of
121 Hawthorne avenue whilo on his way homo
at an early hour this morning was assaulted
by two men at tho corner of Rlvcrdalo avenue
and Washington street. Ono of his assailants
Btruck him on tho head with a slungshot und be
fell to tbo sidewalk unconscious. Ills assail
ants then kicked him until frightened away by
approaching pedestrians. A wound about
threo Inchos In length on Livingston's hoad
showed where tho slungshot struck him.
When Livingston regained consciousness he
told the police that Joseph Uobics of 44 Clinton
street and Andrew Berrin of 67 Clinton street
asked him for money, nnd upon his refusal they
asenultod him. 'Iho two men wero ariostcit,
and this morning Judgo Kellogg held them lor
tbo Grand Jury, A slunguhot weighing two
pounds, was found In Bobles'u possession.
Nrvt I.ullierau Church nr Jrrsej Cits.
The cornerstone of St. Matthew's German
Evangelical Lutheran C'hurth In Wnj no street,
near Jtrsey av entic, Jersey Clly, was laid yester
day afternoon. Tho Rev. J. C. J, Petersen, the
pastor, conducted the ceremonies, and ho was
asslstt-d bj several other (leigyinen. The Rev,
J, l It. Liiihrs, pastoi o( bt. Johuitiie's Chun li,
made the opening involution, and thu Rev,
Fronrrlili Holler rrail lint Si riptino. 'f10 u0Vt
Frederick Holler, President of tha Now York
Coulvrunie, dillvnreil an uddii-bs In German
ninltlioltcv.il. W. IIolTui.tn (Ulivcicd un ml.
dross in Kiigllsh, Tho tornorstono wiih laid by
tlio pastor. 1h cxciclses closed with hone
iliitfcm b.i (lie itev. William Sault n the Evan,
ge'ieal Lutheran Chun h In Greenville. The new
clniiih will lin built of hrhk.wlth stniin trim,
iiiiiigs, iiml will hiivuu teutliig tnpiicft) of 1,000.
The iniigrrgntloii hns woishippeii fur ihlilj -live
years in a small frnmo building In Fifth street.
hlatrrs ot .olrn Hume Uulilru Jubllte.
The third and last day of the golden Jubilee of
tbo Sisters of Notre D.nne residing In this city
was (elehratcd yesterday, A Bolcutn high mass
w us held in the Church of Our Lad) of Perpetual
Help In East nlxty-tlrst strict. The Sisters
matched into the church nt tho bond of lOOchl).
ilreii cairwng inner. Futhtr llliiluf ihulto
detuptiu i .iili it-a w.u Uic celcnr.ini, unit tho
stimuli u u i iiaihi-d h, I .ithcr Klsvner.
n ti,i.l,, iius tl.c Hi inil-. iiimhuicaryof tho
.urtviil u Mo-het Thins, .no four ofstti sot
tin- nntri in Ami-rlei , I' "t tirit went lortt,
-Mnrj , I'a . Htiii laiur o Baltimore, 'there nro
now branches lu St. iAi.ls und Milwaukee.
Ihere are 2,ttW Slstcis or the order teaching
about 70,000 pupils. Tho Sisters In New York
i.nd Milwaukee will hold their celebration to
day. Those at bt. Louis and Baltimore will hold
theirs on Aug, 15.
ENTOMBED FOR 13 DAYS.
jtwb rzvoKT riatiT von zxpe op
MlXEIt BXEVEXS.
Ills neteuer Dug Through ill Feet or Botlt
t Rave Htm lie Tapped with lilt Hammer
Now and Then to Let the Uojt Know He
Wat There Dense Dark nest and Ns rd.
Denvwv, Aug, 1, A remarkable Instance ot
physical endurance has been brought to potlco
In Arlsona, where a minor was entombed
for thirteen days In tho Mammoth mine by a
eavo-ln, and hit rescuers dug through 127 feet
of bard porphyrltlo rock to savo his life
James Stevens, tho miner, stoppod In Den
ver on his way to bla family In Contral City,
and told his atory. Slovens Is a man of mo
dlum bIzo. An Englishman by blrtb, bo boa
lived In the mines ot Colorado for clghtcon
years, during which time his habits were of tbo
most regular nature. It was due to bla past life
nnd bla sturdy constitution that he survived tho
ordcnl of existing In a narrow drift underground
without food or water In dense darkness for
thirteen days. Men have survived a longer
fast than that ho waa forced to undergo, but not
under such discouraging conditions.
"I am feeling pretty well now," he said,
" though kind of vroak hero "rubbing his band
acrosa hit stomach "and my legs are still
shaky. I've quit gaining in flesh now, though I
still lack ten or twelve pounds of weighing what
I did beforo tho eavo-ln. But you should have
scon mo grow tho first days after I wns out, I
could feel tho flesh coming on just the same at I
felt it leaving mo tn tho mine, I weighed 150
pounda beforo, and when they pulled me out I
weighed only 112 pounds, I lost that weight In
Just thirteen days and ten hours."
White the other minora wore celebrating the
Fourth ot July, Stovcut went to work on his
shift in tho second level of the mlno at 8 o'clock
In tho ovcnlug. At 10:30 o'clock tho miners In
camp woro surprised by a terrlflo crash, accom
panied by great clouds of dust arising from the
two shafts of tho Mammoth mine. As tho dust
cloarod away It waa found that the entire terri
tory embrucod between the original location
abaft and tbo subsequent working shaft had
caved In, breaking down heavy timbering and
permanently closing drifts, worked-out slopes,
and connecting passages. As the miners gath
ered about the scene aomo ono called out," Ste
vens was In No. 2," nnd tho men rushed to the
prospect shaft to examine Us condition. They
found that the sides bad caved In and filled with
debris so that all hopo of rescue in that way was
at an end. Without loss of time it waa decided
to drive a shaft as near as possible to tho mouth
of tho drift in w hich Slovens was buried. A few
hours proved that tho proposed rescue Bhaft
waa in too dangerous a place, and tho work waa
abandoned.
Tho miners agrcod that tho only way to reach
Slovens was by sinking n new shaft far enough
away from the cave-In to make tho work safe
This meant that a depth ot 127 feet through
eoltd rock ot a hard quality must be reached be
fore tho miner could be rescued. In ordinary
times such a task would reauire a month's tlmo
at least, but the miners thought they could do
It in less time, and tho work began. Relays wero
arranged, and by working stoadlly night and
day tho shaft rapidly deepened through the
solid rock. As soon as depth was gained a steam
hoist was rigged over tho shaft to facilitate the
removal ot the debris. Every blow struck was
done without loss of time, and every move waa
calculated to advance tho work. Water was let
down to the perspiring workmen, and as soon at
ono set grew weary they were lifted to the sur
face and a fresh shift dropped down.
As day after day went by the suspense ot the
men working above was hard to boar. After the
tenth day had passed and 100 feet had been
gained, tho fears of the weary workers that
Stevens might bo dead or hopelessly Insano
made tbcm wonder if they could make the re
maining distance through the rockln time to save
him. Only at long intervals did work cease for
a moment to givo opportunity to listen to faint
knocking below, which was the only way they
could know if Stevens was yet alive.
But their anxiety was nothing to tho suspense
ot the Imprisoned miner. In a hesitating way
Stevens told bis story:
" When I went to work on Sunday night. July
4. tho old timbers In the worked-out portion of
the mine were creaking at a great rale and tho
dirt was flying. Thut was nothing unusual, for
it had been going on for n long timo. We all
knew that the cave-In must come some time,
but nobody was looking for it quite so soon.
Preparations bad been mado to fill in tbo slopes
with dirt from the now extensions In order to
make tbnt old part safo. I was working alone
In tho second level extension into now ground,
avvuy trom the oldworkings.
"About 9 o'clock I left tho breast of tho drift
where 1 was working and went back to where
tho drift leaves the prosprct shaft. My coat and
dinner pall and other things were there. As I
wound my watch I listeneu to the creaking of
the timbers, which seemed louder than ever.
It sounded pretty bad, I thought, and I won
dered it I hadn't better gel out. But the noises
did not gel any worse, and I went back to work.
Once in a while I would sloo and listen. The
noises wero golny right along, rumbling, crash
ing, and groaning, iinally I decided that it was
a pretty bad case, and 1 picked up my tools and
started for tho shaft.
" Dust was now II) lng and the timbers nearest
me began to snap. Tho noises seemed coming
nearer aud nearer, I paused a moment to listen
again, nnd that pause saved my life. I knew I
would have to do some climbing over broken
timber, with mighty llttlo timo to dolt In. I
realized that it was bound to be a bad case of
cave-in, and I didn't like to mix up in It.
" As I stood In tho drift, thinking what it waa
best to do, there camo a fearlul roar, tbo ground
about me trembled, and I knew it was all up
with mo. 1 could hear the old timbers crashing
as they broke under tho weight of tho muss of
rock above them and the thud of the rock and
dirt falling down into tho lower drifts and
slopes. I jumped ba k und ran toward tho
brcust of the drift. The nir blew In strong,
pulled out my candle and tilled my throat with
dust.
" Soon It was all over, and as soon ns I could
relight my candle I set out with my tools to ex
plore. I found that tho dirt hud tilled up tho
mouth of the drift for twcnt -live feet, and I set
to work to dig a passage to tho shaft. I knew I
must have air, and if I could reach tho shaft my
chances were good. It happened that the air
box was not injured, and as soon as I had
cleared a soato to that I knew I was safe for
some days to come. I kept on digging to find it
I could get out in a short time, but soon the dirt
began to cave in around mo and I had to quit.
"Tnen liny down und tried to think it all out.
I was penned In good and tight, and there was
nothing todo but to wait, nnd, maybe, die. As
toon as I had made up my mlud to the situation
I began lo tako account of Block. I found 1 bad
a piece of cake and two plctes of pie In my din
ner bucket and about two quarts of water. I
had two candles and fifteen matches. My to
bacco I threw away, thinking that It might
causa mo moro barm titan good. I doclded not
to oat excepting whon tho pangs of hunger
grew too severe and then only to take a tmall
nibble of the pie or the cake. I might aa well
havo eaten the food all at one time, tor the nib
bles seemed onl to mako the pains more sovere.
About noon on Monday my caudles gave out
and the rest of the time I was in darkness. I
managed to ketp truck of tho passing of time,
however. My watch is an old Lej -winder, and
I know- thatll took two turns to mime tho watch
rim nn hour, I had wound it up tight at 0
o c lni kStitidny night whin I lost lookedat it,
so that bv- winding It up and keeping track of
tho numtcr of turns the ko) made I told oil tho
hours bo well Hint when 1 was tlnnlly rescued I
was nut out of thu way more than a half hour.
I soon made up my mltiil that 1 must save
my strength ns much as possible, so I quit all
vvorkanutileiltosloeuiis niuili us iiOKnlble. I
kopl closo to tho plato whciol could hear the
Bound of tbo drilling above mo. and trltd lo cal
culate how long I must hold out. I know the
nuturoof the rock and tho depth they had to
go, and 1 had Borne doubt about their ability to
reach me betoro death ended my Uouhles.
About threo hours after the tavu-iu I hoard
Bounds of restue work. First It was a rapping
on the alrbox, and I know thut tho men must be
down in thu third luvcl noar tho niuili working
Bhaft, for tho ulrbox cintc up tu tho now exten
sion from thorn. I took ins haiiiniurnnd rapped
bntk, und then thu) know that 1 was alive.
. Hluv "t-ir.in to sluk near the piospett
shult. I llsttned to theli woiklni; vvlitn I wus
nut sleeping, until on Wodi-cwlni all sound
censed. I listened nnd vvnllid, i.i.il wondered
Cwiiut had happened. Nut a blow was struck lur
vo hours. It wns then that I Ik gun to give up
ope. If they could not it-nth mu that way, how
wiiBltocsc-apeJ That was tin lought-stilu) of
tho whole time. I was In iiiluiuc pain from hun.
gerund thirst. My throat hint mo voiy miich.
It vvas hut und stinging pains thiisedcath other
rlglitalong. Bometlmes thustouiach pains were
so severe that 1 was helpless anil after they
would dlo away I lay back exhausted. The last
bit of food had disappeared on Tuesday noon.
It wns Just as vtell that no olhot man was left
IntlioiiriH withmr, for ono.of us would have
certainly eaten tho other.
"There was not a drop of water In the drift
after in tnmeen was exhausted, nnd my thrust
p. Ins wore frightful. Alter that iivvfnl sileuc-o
tu live hour oil WoJntadny Ihcuid Minims in
a now plain. I loea iM ihetii up In in n giound
and then I Know tlu I u ivci ti,tug lo.uik for
piotluuitgli ioik, i .ins iiotim ul ubout It, I
sli-d up my tl rcngt. t.ud decided that I might
hold out nine or tin das altogether. Three da t
were already gone and thoy had lo blast through
127 foot of sill til rooU
"The pains now e ied up, and the spasms oo
currcd only once or 1 Ico a day. I realized I wu
i.. . .. i i . iilt ri-
Kttttna weaker rapidly, and I felt aa though ray
flesh was dropping off. My knees grow so weak
that I could baraly ttand. I wondered If, after
alt, I should die eatr, with no horrible pangs of
thirst or hunger, I alept all I could, and the onty
exertion I mado waa to knock with my hammer
once or twico a day to let them know that I waa
atlil alive. The last day waa the hardest to bear.
I was afraid that they might give up and con-
ludo that I was dead. The pains Inorentod, and
was in constant agony, My mind was begin-Flng-
to woakon, but I tried to think rationally,
hammered und scraped every llttlo whllo tu
assure, tbom that J wasnllvo. Thlt mado them
think I was craxy, I afterward lonrnod,
''On Saturday morning about 7 o clock I saw
light and tho glisten ot a drill point. I Jumped
up and shouted, ' Is that you, Joo)
" 'Thatyoti, Jirnl' camo back to mo.
" ' For God's sako give me wator,' I called.
" 'Can't do It, old fellow,' the answer came,
and then tho men wont to work fastor than over.
"In a tew momonts thoy had mndo a hole and
I was pulled through. They would give mo no
water, but spine niodlclne, and thon thoy putrao
back In tho drift to wait until tho sun went
down. Thoy said tho mercury wns 105' nnd
that I could not stand the heat nnd light. After
sundown I waa hauled out in n bucket and tho
mon cheered, Thoy wanted to carry mo to tho
reading room, but I would not havo it and I
walked a hundred yards. Then I wont to bod.
For threo daya more thoy made mo do without
water, giving mo only medicine. I bnd to live
on chicken broth lor two days and still without
water. Then I drunk and ate n smashing din
ner. Tho first three days I gained littecn
pounds and I mended rapidly after that, Tho
boys got up a beneflt ball for mo and tho com-
Sany paid me full wages for the tlmo I was un
crground and did. not charge a cent tor my
board,"
Stevens Is 45 years of age and a thoroughly
experienced miner. He loft Central City last
(all to tako a Job at the Mammoth mine.
OAPT. JOUNSOX'a FUXEJIAZ.
An Kseort or Foltre, (Irand Array Veterans,
aud ttlasonlo Brethren to Greenwood.
The funeral of Police Captain John H.John
eon ot Brooklyn took place from bis Into home
at Ninth street and Eighth avenuo yesterday
aftornoon. It was the largest publlo funeral In
that city since that of tho late Gen. Henry W,
Blooum. Tbo streots wero crowdod with police
men, war voterana, Masonio brethren, and spec
tators. Tho oaken caskot, covered with black
cloth and draped with tho American flag, on
which rested CapU Johnson's sabre, cap, and
belt, waa surrounded with floral tributes, among
which wero a large wreath from the Police 001
cera' Association, a Captain's badge from tho
members of tho Eighth precinct, ot which Capt.
Johnson had been In command for yeara, a pillow
trom the Brooklyn Masonto Veterana' Associa
tion, and a large anchor from U. S. Grant Post,
1127. Grand Army of tho Reoublto.
Tho Rov. Dr. .Wcsloy R. Davis of the Re
formed Church of Washington, a friend of tho
family, visited Brooklyn purposoly to officiate.
Ho delivered a short address, In which he spoke
of tho work performed by Capt, Johnson on tho
battlefield nnd as a soout undor Gen. Sheridan.
After the services In the houso visitors were
admitted to view the remains. It Is estimated
that fully 2,500 persona Hied past the caskot.
Tho police, war veterans, and Masons were
drawn up in line on thestreot facing the house,
and as the casket waa borne out on tho shoul
ders of four policemen the band played a dirge,
the colors were lowered and the policemen and
Veterans presented arms.
The funeral corU!ge then started for Green
wood Cemetery, escorted by two squads of
mounted police. Tho band followed, and then
came Deputy Superintendent of Police John
MacKellar In charge of the detachment ot po
lice In four platoons, commanded by Capts.
EaBon. Kennev, Short, and Hardy, U. B. Grant
Post. No. 327. G. A. It.. In command of Police
Superintendent William J. McKelvey, and ac
companied by Col. Frederick D. Grant, wns next
In line, while the Masonlo orders followed in the
rear. Tho members of the Eighth precinct actod
ns a guard of honor. The pallbearers were Po
lice Captains Knlpe, Baldwin, Velsor, and
Brown, and William J. Barker, Noah Tebbetlt,
J. Uowatt. and Robert J. MacKellar of the vet
erans. At the cemetery the Grand Army and
Masonlo rituals were read, after which a volley
of musketry was fired over the grave.
THE ntESWEXT A.TTEXDB CHUBCIT,
And Tnen Takes an llour's Drive With Secre
tary nnd Sirs. Alger.
Plattsbdko, N. Y., Aug. 1. President Mc
Kinley mado bis first appearance In publio
to-day ahortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing, when. In company with Secretary and
Mrs. Alger and Secretary and Mrs. Por
ter, he entered a carriage and was driven
to Plattsburg, where they attended divine
services at the Methodist Episcopal Church.
At tho door the party waa met by the Hon. A.
Guibord, who escorted tbem to his family pow
In the middle of tho church. After tho opening
prayer and hymn the pastor, tho Rov. Dr Eaton,
preached a sermon from Acts iv 12: " There is
none other namo under heaven given among
men whereby wo must be saved. At tho con
clusion of the services the President returnod to
tbo hotel, and did not again leave his apart
ments until 4:50, when hound Mrs. McKinley,
with Secretary and Mrs. Alger, went for an
hour's drive through the country, going In tho
direction of the llttlo village of Peru.
During the absence of the party Congressman
Foote of this district, in company with Congress
man Southwlck of Albany, nrrlved Ht tho hotel
to pay their respects to the President. The trip
from Port Henry, Mr. Footu's homo, had been
made In the Congressman's handsome steam
yacht, and it is Mr. Foote's intention to invite
the Presidential party to a cruiso through the
lako with him. A scries of athletic sports has
been arranged for this week, including bowling,
golf, swimming, nnd shooting matched, all of
which tho President has promised to attend.
Gov. Black will arrivo at tho hotel to morrow
from the Adirondacks, where he is spending his
Vacation,
JIItOOICZTX XAl'AZ, BAITAX.IOX.
Its Fort Hamilton Camp to De Kept Open Bus
ing the Hummer.
Tbo first annual cruiso of the Second or Brook
lyn Naval Battalion was brought to a close yes
terday afternoon, but tha camp at Fort Hamil
ton waa not entirely broken up and will not be
until Oct. 1. Capt. Stayton, after conferring
with the officers and men of the battalion, deter
mined to establish a camp for tho summer. It
was arranged that three tents, capable of ac
commodating from forty-five to fifty men, should
bo left standing, and that a commissioned officer
or petty officer and at least threo sesmen should
be detailed lor duty at all times. One or two
boats will also be kept at anchor In the bay,
Capt. Btayton has encouraged the men to
come dovv n to tno camp at all times, and a largo
contingent is expected each Saturday and Sun
day. Bout expeditions will be organized on
these days, and the cutters nnd whnleboats will
always bo at tha service of the men when an
ofllccrcan be secured.
Many of the members of the battalion, in view
of these arrangements, have determined to
spon I their vacations at tho Fort Hamilton en
campment. Instead of going to the country.
Capt. Stayton expects that the boys will nil be
thorough sailors ns well ns adepts in camp life
before tho end of tha summor.
irATOBitAX rOFFJUAX KILLED.
StrncU hr locomotive on the Long Island
Ilallroad.
John Poftman, 45 years old, ot 038 nerklmcr
street, was killed instantly at Atlantlo and
Brooklyn avenues at 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing by being struck by a locomotive attached to
a freight train on tho Long Island Rnllrond.
1 'oilman wns a watchman at tho Brooklju ave
nue station. Ho was sleeping on the platform
and tha noise of the approaching train woke
him. While dazed ho ran across tho Hacks to
lower the gates. The locomotive struck him and
he was tossed twt nty fret. His body was taken
tn hie home. Engineer Thomas Iteilly of Morris
Park, L. I was arrested on a tharge ot criminal
negligence.
THEXTT.Tiro JIAVTJUED.
aventu Day AdvonlltO Immersed In the Day
at South llrooUljn.
The Rev. Dr. Elmer E. Frank, the Seventh
Day Adveutlst of Brooklyn, who has been mak
ing converts by his preaching in tho gospel
tent on tho circus giminds, at Snratogu ave
nuc. baptized Iwcut) two of his ((inverts
In the bay, nt South Iliooklyn, jesterday ufler
noon. Nearly all of his largo cnngrigatlon
wcia present ut the bathing plate nt tiie loot of
Fiity-lifth street, and many curious outsiders
thronged around to watch thu ceremonies.
Tlieuiptlsui was conducted in a slmplo and
detorous manner. Twelve of those baptlred
wero women. Tho small boys camo around
and uihdo f riv olous remarks, but a look from Dr.
Frank stopped this levity.
hOUIXTILEU VIEH OV T.OCKJA1T.
lie Was Shot Aerldrnlally by Charles .Mink on
a lliiutlng Trip.
Thknton, N. J., Aug. l.-Wllllam Schlitdler,
wlio vv as shot, uctlduntally bj Charles Mink, tbo
Philadelphia rrnek pigeon shooter, whilo the
two were tnipu shootlrgon the Delaware Itlvor
on July 12, uieaoi iui k.aw In t-t, Framis Hospi
tal this evening. Mink was u ires lea and held
under bull, out subsequently wita discharged, on
tbo hospital phytltiuun testlmonv that behind
ler was likely to recover mid evidence that the
ihootlngwai accidental.
M'l ' -
ttnADLBT'a fiE4ca absesokd.
Great Agitation In the Fenader Breatt ant)
Haralttty In the tonncll.
AsnortY Pamc, N. J Aug, 1,-DespIto the ef
fort of tbo Councllmen of this cltrt It has been
mado publlo that tho exocutlTO session of the
Common Council on last Thursday night was
devoted to tho revision of tho book ot Assessors
Thoimvi A. Ncgor nnd V. V. Leroy, and to the
discission of tho question whpthor Founder
Bradley's boach front should bo assessed for
$50,000. When tho consideration of his prop
erty camo un Mr. Bradloy made a vigorous pro
test against tho assessment, and loft the Coun
cil chambor In a huff, beforo action by Iho
board.
In former years the borough assessors placed
no valuation on tho strip of land known as tho
beach front, extending from Wcsloy to Deal
Lako, Tho reason advanced for the oxcmptlon
was that tho strip was not lnclinlod In the In
corporated borough limits, so, of tourso, could
not bo taxed for tho borough revenue, Iho
only tax paid was a persona! tax, $3,000, on tho
bathhouses and $1,000 on tbo battling suits,
making a total of $4,000. Under tho now city
rCglmo nil this wns changed and tho laud was
Inoluded in tho clly limits. Assessors Leroy
ami Negcr ossossod tho proporty at $50,000. If
they had not assessed it thoy would havo been
llublo to legal prosecution, Mr. Bradley was
deeply agitated and protostod against tho im
position ot any tax. Ilo said;
"Whon n man has given all his llfo to tho ono
aim and object of advancing u projoct, which
In this case was tho bcttormont of Asbury
Park, It Is certainly ungrateful thus to tax his
properly, from which llttlo or no rovonuo Is re
ceived.'1 Ho throutcned that if a tax wore
loviod on tho proiorty this year It would novor
again bo assessed directly to him, giving his
hearers tho impression that tho boach would bo
Bold to private speculators.
All tho Councllmeu otod for tho exemp
tion ot tho property, which Is regarded us a
publio park. Mr. Bradley's Insight Into tho
mattor is deeper than is supposed popularly.
The question hns been stirred up by tho strcot
corner orators, who regularly crttlclso tho
movements of Asbury Park's chief citizen. It
is primarily a political issue. The threat to
Bell tho beach is not so Idlo as some suppose.
Ho has?KUid repeatedly that ho thought of dis
posing of tho pronerty, ns It was becoming too
groat a responsibility. Tho action ot the Coun
cil In oxemptlng tho beach from taxation Is
meeting with considerable criticism from somo
quarters. Tho argument advanced Is that tho
people who havo Invested monoy In tho city
and mado Mr. Bradlev'a lota valuable vhoulu
not be mado to boar all tho burden of tho town.
Mr. Bradloy, however, Is tho greatest taxpayer.
JS UE VICTIM OV A OOXSPIItACrt
A Chinese Laundryninn Airrlbca Ills Arrest ror
llobbery lo lilt Cutting slates.
Dun Dcp, a Chineso laundrymon of 138 Sixth
avenue, was arralgnod In tho Centre Street
Court yesterday on tho chargo of having stolen
on $80 diamond ring from Gop Chung of 22 Pell
street Gop Chung told Magistrate Hodges that,
on Friday, ho and Dun Dep made a tour of the
saloons In and about Chinatown. He declared
that Dun Dep hod put somo narcotlo in tho
liquor, which caused blm to go to sleep. Then,
declared Gop Chung, tho ring was pulled from
hit finger by Dun Dcp, who quickly proceeded
to mako himself scarce.
Dun Dep doclared that ho was tho victim of a
conspiracy. Through an interpreter ho informed
Magistrate Hedges that ho bad never seen the
ring in question and tbat ho had not given Gop
Chung any knock-out drops. Somo time ago, be
said, ho Incurred tho enmity of the Chinese
Laundrymcn's Union by cutting rates in his
blxth avenuo laundry. Ho did so much bUBlncss
that tbo members of tho union w era Jealous, and
they bad trumpod up this charge to get him out
of tho way.
Magistrate Hedges adjourned tho case for a
hearing Wednesday afternoon, holding Dun
Dcp In $1,500 ball meanwhile.
jersex's peach cnop etfes.
At Least 0,000,000 Basheu Expected from
Four Counties.
Flemikqtox, N. J., Aug. 1. From many con
flicting stories published concerning the peach
crop in Hunterdon, Warren, Sussex, and Somer
set counties, tho outside world may conclude
that tbo poach crop in New Jersey Is a failure.
First It woe reported thot early frosts had ruined
tho crop; later, that the fruit was not maturing
properly, and a few days ago the alarming news
was spread that a hailstorm had visited the
peach-growing district and pelted the fruit from
the tries.
Now, the peoplo grow peaches in other parts of
the world, but it Is from the orchards of Hunter
don, vS arrcn, Sussex, and Somerset counties
that the rosiest and most luscious peaches are
marketed. Therelore tho peach crop hereabout
la ot importance, Flemiugton correspondents
bavo mado diligent inquiries throughout the
peach belt with gratifjing results. Conserva
tive estimates place thu crop in Hunterdon this
year at 750,000 to 1.000.000 baskets. Warren
probably will equal Hunterdon, und Essex and
Somerset will give 500,000 each. Thohall dam
Wd. I0'7 a lL orchards In tho vicinity of
W hitchouse and FairmounU
Ueavr Peacb Crop In the Hudson Valley.
Kingston, Aug. 1. Unless a windstorm
comeB to blow tho fruit from tho trees thore will
bo a heavy peach crop In tho Hudson Valley, ns
tho outlook is very promising, and fruit growers
are looking for remunerative prices, as the out
look clsew hero is not good. Thu yield of small
fruits in tho Hudson Valley, whilo up to tho
averago this year, has not netted tho growers
Erotlta to any extent, as tho prices received have
ecu low. Thowol woather has made raspber
ries uutlt for shipment and practically ruined
tbo crop. Peaches and grnpes aro the two main
crops to follow, and tho quantity of both. It Is
expected, will be enormous.
Cntbollo School Corner Stone Laid.
The corner stone of the now parochial school
ot tho Holy Family Roman Cathollo Church in
Jefferson placo. Union Hill, N. J., vvas laid yes
terday afternoon by Bishop Wiggcr. Tho school
will cost $75,000. It will be built of brick with
granite trimmings, and will Include a cjmnn
slum, bow ling alleys, a dining room nnd kitchen.
Bishop Wlgger wnB assisted in the ceremony by
tho Rov. IntherJohn N. GrietT. pastor of tho
church; Bishop RaUcmacher of Fort Wayne
Ind.; Chancellor Walluco, aud several other
clcrg)men. Previous to tho ceremonies there
was a parade of the societies of tho church. Tho
Rev. lather Oeorgo Meyer of St. Hcnrj's Ro
man Cathollo Church of Bayonno, N. J deliv
ered an addrcBS.
Mrs. J. Fritter's Trolley Sllsbnu.
Mrs. J. Frxzer, GO years old, of 118 Duflleld
street, Brooklyn, was n passenger In a Smith
street trolloy cur jesterday afternoon. Her
llttlo grandson was with her. His cap was
blown oil, and Mrs. Frazcr tried to elcnal tho
conductor to stop tho car, but he did not sco her,
andulLuqucr sircctshojumpouoif nud fell into
the gutter. ShercciivtU a soveie sculp wound
and wus taken home, where it was said she is
Buttering with toucussion of the brain.
Plckuorket Llvlnctton Tries ta Ilrlbe Ills
Captor.
Michael Livingston, alias "Moyo," a noted
pickpocket, was arrtstod yesterday ut tho Fifth
avenue und Thirtj-nlnlu street station of tho I
Broukljn "L"road on suspicion by Detettivo
bergenia Brady. Whllu on tho way to the Fifth
avenuo polite station thu prisoner tried lo utloot
his release by ulltriiig thu dctectlvo $20. He
said he lived ut 10 Fruukllu street. New York.
(Jeriuau eatruUoii triuy Celebrates.
The German branch of the Salvation Army
celebrated Its llrst unuivorsury yesterday at lta
hull. 25a Avenue A.
HEKZL DEFENDS ZIONISM. P
-W.I..UH t.
DOES XOT DESIRE JTO EfiTARTilSIl AX i
iXTEUXATIONAZ OJIOVP.
i i j i .
He nays the Object r the pntle Cengr l to
Btort lutt rnntlaaal nsentlnt or the Jew.
Isli qiieatlpu-li. la to Meet an A". an- .,
oiedttoqo In Favor or the tleaeral Flan.
Following Max Nordnu'i declaration of tha i&
principles ot tho Kiouts, Dr. Theodore Herzl, '
who la tho originator ot tbo Z'ouUt mavomeul, fe
hat written a loiter lo tho Jtwiih CAromcle ot I j.
London, In response to an Inquiry u to what ht -i
purposes doing with the forthoottuM: Basis ,V.
congress. In It bo says: U "'
"What will be tho praotlool result! Can t . ,
toll this now) It would bo rldloulous wero I to t''
put forth only conjectures In a nowtpaper. Ont
thine I do bollovo: people will seriously begin
to discuss the solution of tbo Jewish quottlon '
in Kurope, to bo propounded by the ZlonUt
congress, A stimulus must be given for Ihls :
publlo and aenoral discussion. I hopo that tho ;
Uatlo congress will tn a worthy manner supply
this stimulus. Several portons Imagine that
tho outcome of the congress will bo tho founda
tion tf an International fraternal bond, and
thoy fear that thoy may bo accused of want ot
patriotism. I waa tho first to raise ray voice
against such a proposal. What I dosire Is the
vory opposite of a union or society which has 1
anything secret about it, I want publicity
full, pure, and thorough publloity. The ob
ject of the congress la not to creato an Interna
tional group, but to bring about International
disousslons, which. In my view, sooner or
later, tn somo form or tho other, must lead to
tho solution of tho Jewish quostlou."
Tho Jowa of England aro very much Inter- ' ,
estcd In Zionism, and. although tho chief 1
rabbi and tho loading laymen have publicly
denounced It, tho former pronouncing tha ;
proposition to hold on International congress
of Jews "an egregious blunder" and the idea j
of establishing a Jowlsh State In Palestine 1
"absolutely mlschlovour," many defenders ,
ot Uerzl's schomo havo rushed into print, and vo- :
homcn'.ly repelled the attacks upon it. In Ger
many, too, Iiarzl has not failed of support, and
the National Jowlsh Association haa replied i
thus to tho declaration of tho German rabbis i
against tho Zionist congress: .
"It Is sot! truo that tho Zionist movement is
opposed to tho Mcsaianto prophecies of Juda-
Ism. Our movoment does In no way touch the 1
teachings of Judaism, but Is only concerned in j
remedying tho abnormal position of tho Jewish
people. As regards tho statomont made by the I
rabbis that the Ztonlstlo movement was con- t
trary to all the laws concerning lovo of one's c
Fatherland, and that tbo adherents of that ,
movement were prevented from fulfilling their '
dutios as citizens, we totally deny such an as- (
tertlon. That tho activity displayed in colonli-
Ins Palestine by Jewish agriculturists cannot I
bo identified wltn our movement we also agree. I
But the support wo aro prepared to give to these I
colonies cannot be accounted a wrong act on t
our part. No cause has been given to any one, 1
least otXall to the German rabbis, to Issue a 1
warning against the Basle congress. The con- I J
gross, It Is to be hoped, will be an Imposing D J
declaration that the Jewish people has, as yet, I 1
not given up Its national existence, but is re- i I
solved to work aa a nation hand In hand with H .
the other nations for the progress ot humau
culture." J
Tho official programmo of the congress haa J
been issued. The congress is to last! throe
days, beginning on Aug. 20. Dr. Max Kordau '
will read a paper on "The General Position of
the Jews," and Dr. N. Blrnbaum and Dr. D.
Farbstein will speak on the "Foundation ot tha ;
Zionist Programme." Other speakers will be f
Dr. J. Bodenhelmer of Cologne. Dr. M. T. i
Schnlror of Vienna, and Dr. M. Khrenprels of
Diakovcr. The congress was to have met In
Munich, bnt owing to tho opposition ot the
Jowlsh community of Munich, the meeting
placo was changed to Basle.
Mr. Gladstone is the first prominent Chris- ,
tian to express publicly his opinion ot the Zion
ist movement. These questions were pro- I
pounded to him by the leaden of the move- 1
ment: .
"What la your opinion of Judaism! Would I
the European powers sanction any arrange- .
ment between the Sultan of Turkey and the i
Jewish colony! Would the Christian world
permit the Jows to return to Jerusalem!" r
In reply he sent tho following: v
"Dean Sin: My Inclination would be to view i
with favor any reassembling of Jews In Pales- t
tine under Ottoman suzerainty. But I assume
there would botabsoluto religious liberty and J
equality. I bavo not such an acquaintance
with the whole subject as to entitle my opln- c
Ions to weight. Yours, very faithfully,
"W. E. GuDaTOjrs." a
AMEE3T OV THE "KEY JuTISJEB." J
He and Ills Three Voanc Pais Caught Bobbins f
a Fruit stand. I
As Policeman Crane ot the Leonard street sta j
tlon watched four small boys who were in front a
of Eugene Rlcola's street fruit stand, at 69 '
Walker street, about 6 o'clock yesterday morn- (
lng. one of tho youngsters tried a number of t
keys on tho lock of tho stand. Finally a key
was found that fitted the lock, and the four boys
wero soon scudding down tho street, each carry- J
lng a box of fruit. The policeman chased them, j
and with the aid of passers by captured all four t
of tbem. j
In Centre Street Court the boys described
thomsclvcsas Louis Diorn, 13 years old, of 172 i
Hester street: Robert Denlno, 10 years old, of i
137 Baxter street; Lorenzo Celll, 13 years old,
of 219 Mulberry street, and Joseph Dclgaggio, I
14 years old, of 184 Hester street. In Dlora's 1
possession wero found twenty-pevon keys of dif
ferent sizes. Agent Murray of the Gerry Soclctv '
said that Dlora was known as the "Kog- Miser," I
on account of his passion for collecting keys.
Magistrate Hedges remanded tho four boys to
the custody of the Gerry Society for further ex
amination. '
LOVO E118 JtO It 11 ED IX A. HOTEL. '
Itoom L-oor Iloltt Arranged So Tbey Could B 1
Forced Trom the Uuttlde Two Arrests. 1
Robert II. Hudson of 238 West Forty-second ;
street and August Chattlcld, who has an ofllct
nt 1 Broadway, wero complainants In the Jef
ferson Market Police Court yesterday against i
Grace E. Hcncs of 101) West Thirty-fourth
street and Louis Newman, chef of a hotel at 37
West Twenty-sixth street. The woman and the
cook wero accusod of robbing the young men of
$150. Hudson had $00 and Chatfleld $00 when
they engaged two rooms In tha bouse early jes
terday morning. Wbon thoy awoke their money
was gone.
Policeman Stedman of the West Thirtieth
street station was cnllod in. He discovered that
tho bolts on tho doors of tho robbed men's roonn
woro so arrangod that they could bo forced
easily from tho outside. He arrested Newman
and found $72 on him. Grace Hcwes, who was
caught near tha hotel whilo Intoxicated, but
$(IU. She was identified ns having beon in tha
rooms occupied by tho men. Both were held in
$1,000 ball tor trial.
Runaway nojt otr for the Klondike.
Orejlt River, L. I., Aug. 1. Charles Norman,
13 yoarsold.of this placo, and Leighton Day of
Isllp havo been missing since July 24. The New
xnrk police have boon asked to look for the two
boys, who before leaving home boasted to youth
ful acquaintances thut they were going to the
Klondlko gold diggings.
Court Calendars Thlt Day.
Appellate Dlrlilon Siiprsrae Court Recess.
Supremo Court i-prclm Term 1'srt 1. Motion cal
endar called at to.aOA. M. l'an II. Lx parts mat
ters. burrogate't Court Chambers Ko day calendar.
For probate Wills of John O'Neill, Ann K. Waters. ,
Peter Tracy. Ueuru a ran. Horace ItoUen, Bjlvlua 11.
Ui liner, AlrreU Koiiiny. at lOitlu A, 11, '
City Coun s-elat term Motions. j
(Soia $m. S5!Li!
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