THE NEW ELDORADO
THE GOLD FIELDS OF ALASKA
AND THE YUKON.
Geography. Climate and Resources
of the Now Famous Region of the
Far North Great Extent of Ground
to Be Prospected.
Special Correspondence.
' Purchased from Russia in 1867 for
$7,200,000, Alaska was a portion of the
United States for 30 years without at
tracting the attention its resouroes and
wealth merit. Everywhere apathy and
ignorance preaviled in regard td this
latest territorial acquisition. Suddenly
this was changed. In a single day the
eyes of the entire world were turned to
Klondike, and there they remain fixed.
On the 17th of last July the steamer
Portland sailed into port with $800,000
of gold on board, and to the ends of
the earth was telegraphed the story of
the rich placer diggings discovered
along the Klondike and its tributaries.
Then began that rush to the new mines
which has filled the news columns of
the press with its varied experiences for
four months. Ten thousand men
joined in it. Some are now at the
mines; others are scattered all along
the trails from the coast to the Klon
dike; still others are at Juneau, Dyea
and Skaguay,' awaiting a more favor
able time for the journey, "while not a
few have returned to civilization, sat
isfied with their experience or to make
a fresli start under better circum
stances. Great and exciting as was
this first rush, it was but the advance
ripple of the great wave of gold hunt
ers that will roll in upon the Alaskan
coast the coming spring. Probably not
less than 50,000 men will start for the
Yukon next year, and possibly four
times this number may go. For this
reason a clear and succinct description
of Alaska and its resources, with a
brief review of its routes ot travel must
be of interest even to those who have
no intention of seeking the northern
wilderness.
In the firat place, it must be under
stood that the Yukon river flows partly
through Canada and partly through the
United States, and that the Klondike
region is on the Canadian side of the
boundary line, though good placers, pos
sibly as good as those of the Klondike,
exist on the American side of the line.
Beginning at the Arctic ocean, the
boundary line runs due south along the
141st meridian as far as 51 1. St. Elias,
10 marine leagues from the Paciflo,
whence it follows the coast . line, pre
serving a distance of 10 marine leagues
from it, in a southeasterly direction to
the latitude of 64 degrees and 40 min
utes, which becomes the southern limit.
All east of that linn belongs to Can
ada, part being in the Northwest Ter
ritory and part in the province of Brit
ish Columbia, the dividing line run
ning east and weBt across both lakes
Bennett and Teslin. The present gold
discoveries are all north of the British
Columbia line, but no one can tell
what may be revealed in the future.
That portion west of the boundary
line and belonging to the United States
constitutes Alaska pinper, and contains
a total area of 617,703 square miles, of
which 37,596 square miles oonsist of
islands along the coast. It is only on
these islands and a narrow strip of the
adjacent mainland that settlements
have been made and industries de
veloped, except the gradual development
of gold placers along the Yukon, ending
with the recent startling discoveries.
The towns of Alaska consist of but half
a dozen of any prominence, besideB the
new places on the Yukon. They are
Sitka, the capital, Juneau, Wrangel,
New Metlnkahtla, Kodiak and Dutch
Harbor. Sitka is on Baranoff island,
off the southeast coast, and has a popu
lation of a limit 600. Juneau is on the
mainland, about 100 miles further
north. It is the chief commercial city
and during the winter season its popu
lation exceeds 3,000. New Metlakahtla
is a mission and trading point near the
southern extremity, and Wrangel is a
trading point on the coast at the mouth
of Stickeen river. Kodiak is on the
island of the same name south of the
Alaskan peninsula, and is the seat of
the salmon packing industry. Dutch
Harbor is on the island of Unalaska, one
of the Aleutian group, where vessels
pass from the f acitio into Behring sea.
Alaska is a region of mountains,
there being no greut valleys nor plains.
Along the coast a high range of moun
tains rises almost abruptly tiom the
water's edge, deeply indented with long
arms of iho sea. These present a series
of Alpine peaks of the most picturesque
description, the highest being the Fair
weather alps, exceeding 15,000 feet,,
St. Elias and Logan exceeding 18,000,
feet, and Wrangel, further to the north
west, said to be still higher. Down
the canyons of these coast mountains
many tremendous living glaciers flow
steadily to the ocean, filling the bays
and inlets with great masses of floating
ice. Beyond this coast range the moun
tains are lower, but almost continuous
as far north as the Arctic, and as far
east as the great plains of Mackenzie
river region. Yet there are many fine
mountain valleys, with occasional
stretches of rolling table land, in sum
mer time brilliant with a carpet of
grass, mosses and flowers.
The coast mountains divide'the cli
mate of Alaska into two distinct
classes. A branch of the warm Japan
current skirts the coast, its influence
modifying the climate of the islands
and adjacent mainland. The average
temperature for July at Sitka is but
65 degrees, while the mean winter tem
perature is as high as 33 degrees. This
is the most equable climate in the
United States. The same causes pro
duce copious rains or continuous drii
ales, there being but an average of 66
clear days in a year. Across the sum
mit of the ooast range conditions are
very different. The rains are cnt ofl
by the high mountains, and the
warm ocean air is not felt. From No
vember to April the mean temperature
remains continuously below the freezing
point, often remaining for weeks at a
time below zero and occasionally going
as low as 60 or 70 degrees below zero.
It snows about one-third of the time in
winter, but the snow does not become
excessively deep, though frequently the
Btorms aKe very Bevere.
The mean temperature of the interior
during the summer months is 60 to 70
degrees, there being many very warm
days. The Yukon region, being so far
north, has the long summer days and
long winter nights of that latitude,
though, being south of the Arctic cir
cle, it just misses the continuous day
and continuous night of the Arctic
summer and winter.
Aside from gold, the chief resources
of Alaska are timber, fish and fur-bearing
animals, including the famous fur
seals which are giving the United
States, Great Britain, 1-tussia and Ja
pan so much trouble. Salmon are
plentiful in all the streams of i.he
islands and mainland, and millions f re
annually packed for market. Halibut
and cod, herring and smelt, or oola
chon, abound and have become of great
commercial importance. The seal and
sea otter in the water, and the fox,
bear, lynx, otter, beaver, etc., on land,
contribute thousands of their skins an
nually to the world's fur supply. The
fur trade is handled by the Alaska
Commercial Company and the North
west Trading and Transportation Com
pany, both of which have headquarters
on St. Michaels island, near the mouth
of the Ynkon, while the Hudson's Bay
Company operates on the Canadian
side of the line.
Coal and Coal oil haVe both been
discovered and may be of future value.
The timber of the coast and islands
grows very large, owing to the humid
atmosphere.. It is oliietly cedar, spruce
and hemlock. It has been little used
thus far, though several small mills,
have cut it for local purposes. The
timber of the interior is much smaller,
and is found only along the lakes and
water courses.. It is chiefly Bpruce,
alder, cottonwood and willow. Several
small mills have been taken in for cut
ting this timber. Agriculture is as
yet an experiment, but little having
bien attempted. Conditions on the
islands are favorable for grass and suoh
vegetables and cereals as mature quick
ly. Even along the Yukon region
summer vegetables may be grown and
possibly wheat. A fe years will show
what can be done in agriculture and
stock raising.
The great interest in Alaska at the
present time centers in the Yukon
placers on both sides of the boundary
line. Prospecting on the Yukon began
in 1881. In the fall of 1883 the
first gold was brought to Jjneau from
the interior. The next year 300 men
crossed the mountains and the number
of miners steadily increased each year.
Tho first work was on Stewart river and
then Big Salmon, both in Canada. In
1886 the Forty-Mile oreek placers, also
in Canada, were discovered, and the
next year the famous Franklin gulch,
on the same stream. In 1892 the Miller
creek diggings were found, also a tribu
tary of Forty-Mile, and on the Cana
dian side of the line. The next year
there was a large influx of miners, fully
800 working in the Forty-Mile district.
In 1898 the first important discover
ies on the American side of the line
were made on Birch creek, and the
town of Circle City, now having 500 log
houses, was started on the Yukon as u
supply point. The next year over
(400,000 were taken out along Birch
creek and Forty-Mile. In 1895 Eagle
and Porcupine creeks began to produce
in the Birch creek district. The total
output of that year exceeded $700,000.
In August, 1896, it was reported at
Forty-Mile and Circle City that won
derfully rich placers had been discov
ered on the Klondike, a small tributary
ol the Yukon entering that river about
50 miles southeast of the international
boundary and on Canadian territory.
There was n great rush to the new dig
gings, the older ones being nearly de
serted. In a few days $1,000 were
taken out on Bonanza oreek, a tributary
of the Klondike. By January 1, 1897,
400 claims had been located on Bonanza
and Eldorado creeks, and 200 on Hunker
creek, and later many others on Bear,
Gold Bottom and Too-Much-Gold creeks
and their tributaries. Fully $1,400,
000 were taken from the Yukon placers
in 1896.
It was not so much the amount of
gold brought out by the fust steamer to
come down last summer, as the news
that this was the result of but a little
work in a few claims only, and that
there would have been many times as
much had the hundreds of other claims
been worked in time to send the gold
out, which caused the excitement. The
method of working these mines is to
sink a shaft into the frozen ground in
winter, taking out the rich gravel near
bed-rock and piling it up to be washed
out when the water runs in summer
time. For this reason the gold washed
out last summer could not be sent
away, and will not be brought down
until next July, when it is expected
that several millions of dollars will
come out as the result of the first year's
work along the Klondike. The com
mercial point for the Klondike district
is the new town of Dawson City, situ
ated on the Yukon just below the
mouth of the Klondike and reached by
river steamers.
The Yukon gold fields extend for a
thousand miles along the stream, with
a width of 500 miles. In this vast area
there are hundreds of streams and
gulches, offering ample room for the
thousands of gold seekers to prospect for
oew diggings. The new discoveries re
ported this year are on Dominion oreek
and on the tributaries of the Stewart
river, on the Canadian side, and on
Munnook creek and its tributaries on
the Alaska side, near the mouth of the
latter the new town of Rampart City
having sprung up.
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When a girl Is worried about the kind
of neckties a young innn wears she
loves him. Somerville Journal.
The difference between the astron
omer and the chorus p'rl Is that one
studies the stars and ti.e other under
studies them. Philadelphia Record.
"These lake excursions seem so lone
Boine." "Lonesome? Why, I am with
you." "Yes, I know, but I couldn't
bring my wheel along." Chicago Rec
ord. She "The Sanfords contemplate tak
ing a trip to Europe. 1 wish we could
Rfford to do It." He "Why, there's
nothing cheaper than contemplation."
-Puck.
Watts "Getting a little rest out your
way since the piano girl took to the
wheel, aren't you?" Totts "Naw.
Her bicycle suit is louder than the
piano was." Indianapolis Journal.
Fuddy "I understand that WIgley
spends most of his evenings here at
your house?" Buddy "I had an Im
pression that It was my evenings that
he spends here." Boston Transcript.
The Judge "Didn't I tell you the last
time that you were here that I wanted
to see your face in this court no more?"
Weary Watkins "You did, yeronner,
and that Is exactly wot I toie the cop."
There's the bicycle face and the bicycle
back,
With its queer, nltitudinons curve; ,
And the bicycle . tongue, in the middle
hung, , '
Arid the scorcher's bicycle nerve.
Queensland Wheel.-
Customer "Do you guarantee these
porous plasters to be good for a weak
back?" Druggist "Yes, sir; they, arei
good for a week back and for a mouth
to come after you put them on." Judge.
A Remarkable Woman. Mr. McCor-
kle "My wife has a better memory
than any other woman I know."., Mr.
MeCrackle "Indewl?" Mr. McCorklo
"Yes; she always remembers what's
trumps." Judge." -
"I told her I was afraid to kiss her
while we were on the tandem for fear
we would both fall off." "What did le
say?" "She said she hoped 1 didn't
call myself an experienced wheelman."
Chicago Record. c "
Fuddy "They say you have a liking
for Miss Spontel." Duddy Nonsense!
The woman Is Insupportable." Fuddy
"That's just it. You won't have to
support her. She's got enough for
two." Boston Transcript.
Gent (solicltouslyH-"Slr, I have here
some Indestructible pleplntes." Mr.
Hall Bedroome (grimly) "Well, you
have come to the right house to sell
them. Thnt'8 the sort of pies Mrs.
Skinner gives us." Puck.
"I understand their engagement has
been broken." "Yes. She says she was
deceived. He had only six century runs
to his credit Instead of sixteen, and as
she had fourteen herself, he was clear
ly out of her class." Chicago Post.
Advice from the Heart. Barrow
"That's a dandy wheel you have there,
old man. I'll take a little spin on It
some day. By the way, what kind of a
wheel do you think I ought to ride if
Marrow "One of your own." Brook
lyn Life.
"He Is an awfully wise young man,
to have seen no more than twenty
three summers." "He may have seen
but twenty-three summers, but the
number of summer girls lie has met
runs up to the hundreds." Indianapolis
Journal.
"Seven dollars for a room and break
fast? Great Scott! man, that Is awful
ly steep. And awfully high." said the
victim. "Yes," admitted the summer
landlord, "it Is so high and steep that
I don't see how I can come down." In
dianapolis Journal.
A Game Law In Itself. Gobang "I
think I'll do quite a little shooting this
summer. I wonder what the close sea
son Is?" Buckshot "Well, In your
case, old man, I fancy If you applied to
the Legislature, they'd throw the whole
year open to you." Truth.
"It'B surprising how Impractical some
very learned men are." "Yes. there's
Prof. Llngwist. for example. He spent
over half his life In acquiring fluency
In nine or ten different lnnguages and
then went nnd married a wife who
never gives him a chance to get a word
In edgeways." Truth.
"1 happened to remark n little while
ago. in tho presence of Miss Billmore,
that some persons carried their fond
ness for cycling to extreme lengths. I'd
like to know what there was In that ob
servation to cause her to turn red and
say, 'Sir!'" "Great Scott! Don't you
know? She Is engaged to a young bi
cyclist nearly six and a half feet high."
Chicago Tribune.
A man had been up for en examina
tion In scripture, had fulled uuerly ami
the relations between him and the ex
aminer had become somewlmt strained.
The latter asked him If there were any
text In the whole liibht he could quoto.
He pondered nnd then repeated: "And
Judas went out and hanged himself."
"Is there any other verse you know In
the Bible?" the examiner asked. "Yes.
'Go thou and do likewise.' " There was
a solemn pause and the proceedings
terminated. Argonaut.
A gentleman had left his corner seat
lu an already crowded railway car to
go In search of something to eat, leav
ing a rug to reserve his seat. On re
turning be found that. In spite of tho
rug and the protests of his fellow pas
sengers, the seat had been usurped by
one in a lady's garments. To his pro
testations her lofty reply was: "Do you
know, sir, that I am one of the direc
tor's wives?" "Madam," he replied,
"were you the director's only wife, I
should still protest" Argonaut,
NEVER AWAKE.
' Some people will never wake up till the
ast horn blows, and then they'll ask if
that's the horn for dinner. Delays are dan-
ni.il ,,.,... 'PI 1 . !l !
fuuusuim luiiiuus. 1 UOlCillltlH Cilll SUV II
they hadn't put off an opportunity, they
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never know they have rheumatism until
crippled by it, and all the while in pain,
thinking it will puss off. Hut St. Jacobs
Oil never delays, and is ahvuvs wide awake.
It goes straight to its work of cure in a bus
iness way, and cures rheumatism in anv
form and at its worst stage. It's a live
remedy.
' Mld-Chnnnel Mines a Failure.
The reoent experiments made by a
special commission to ascertain wheth
er the mines laid in the Dardanelles
are capable of preventing the passage
of ahipa have proved the utter useless
ness of the present mines, and at the
same time the extreme difficulty of lay
ing down mines at all on account of the
strong current.
A BIG REGULAR ARMY. ,
The mightiest host of this sort is the army M
Invalids whose bowv .livers and stomachs hf.ve
teen regulated by Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters.
A regular habit of body Is brought about
through usinK th Bitters, not bv violently agi
tating and griping the intestines, but b vein
forcing their energy and causing a (tow ol the
bile into its proper channel. Malaria, la gr ippe,
dyspepsia, and a tendency to Inactivity oi tho
kidneys, are conquered by the Bitters.
I'ropoaod Floating; Tunnel.
In connection with the railway com
munication between Scotland and Ire
land it is proposed to send trains
through a tunnel which shall float at a
depth of 60 feet below the surface, and
which shall be kept steadily in its place
by means of anchors.
AN OPEnXeTTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of tbe word "CASTORIA," and
" PITCHER S OASTORIA," as our t rade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyaunis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHER'SCASTORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac simile signature of CHAS. H, FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S
CASTORIA " which bas been used ill the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it ia
the kind you have always bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March S, iSaj. SAMUEL PITCHER, M.D.
Giraffes are from 15 to 16 feet from
the ground to the tip of their horns.
Specimens from 18 to 23 feet have been
known. ,
If you look at the map you will find
that the mountain chains of the Old
World lie east and west, while those of
the New World lie north and south.
Benjamin Bissell, who lives near
Ballston Spa, N. Y., says he has voted
for 18 presidential candidates, not one
of whom was eleoted. 4
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English Peers.
, Of theentire numberof English peer
ages, only five go back as far as the
13th century. Of the 538 temporal
peers, 350 have been created during the
present century, 126 during the last
oentury, and only 62 trace their titles
beyond the year 1700.
A IIEALTIIY WIFE
Is a Husband's Inspiration,
A sickly, half -dead-and-alive woman,
especially when she is the mother of
a family, is a damper to all joyous
ness in the home.
If a woman finds that her energies
are flagging and that everything tires
her, her sleep is disturbed by horrible
dreams, and that she often wakes
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The following from Mrs. F. S. Bun
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The South Polar Expedition.
The commercial and scientific expedi
tion to the South Pole, under Herr
Borchgrevinck, will start from England
next July. Inquiries are now being
made for a" suitable ship in Scotland
and Korway. The object will be to
reach Cape Adairi and proceed to the
South Pole on Snowshoes. The party
will include several scientific men.
Herr Borchgrdevinck will go to Norway
at Christmas, and, with some Nor
wegian friends, practice snow-shoe run
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Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand 24 hours; a sedi
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stains linen it is evidence of kidney
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proof that the kidneys and bladder are
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Sensational prediction.
O'd Moore's almanac, which won
notoriety the past year by predicting
the Fans tire, predicts for 1898 a ter
rible civil war in the United States,
the death of the czr and the kidnap
ping of the young king of Spain, and
that about the second week of Novem
ber of that year communication will be
opened up with Mars.
"King Solomon's Treasure," only Aphrodlsiacal
Tonic known. (Mee Dictionary.) f,',.uo a box, 8
wct-Ks' ireHunenc. mason I'uemicat Co., l o. Box
mi, iiuauviouia, nt,
The Century Magacln for 1898.
The Century Magazine, with its No
vember number, enters its twenty-
seventh year. During its long exist
ence, by reason of its many notable
successes, it has won an assured and
commanding position. During the
coming year The Century will maintain
its exceptional position as a magazine
of entertainment and as a leader in art
and thought.
Its pictorial features will be notable,
and it will command the services of the
foremost artists, illustrators and en
gravers of this countiy and of Europe.
Nothing like a complete announce
ment of its literary features can be at
tempted now. Dr. Weir Mitchell,
whofce novel of the American Revolu
tion, "Hugh Wynne," is the great, sue
oess of the year, has written a new
story for the present volume. It bears
the piquant title: "The Adventures
of Franoois: Foundling, Adventurer,
Juggler and Fencing-Master during the
French Revolution." The tale is full
of romance and adventure. Mrs. Bur
ton Harrison contributes a new novel
of New York life, called "Uood Ameri
cans," in which contemporaneous social
types and tendencies are brightly mir
rored and described.
There will be a group of clover stories
about horses and people who like
horses, under the general title of "Gal
lops." "A Woman's Reminescences of
the French Intervention in Mexico"
will be given in a series of graphic and
highly picturesque papers by Mrs. Cor
nelius Stevenson. Further contribu
tions to the interesting series of
"Heroes of peace" will be made by
Jacob A. Riis, (lustav Kobbe, Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward, and others.
For the benelit of readers of The
Century an unusual combination offer
is made for this year. There has been
issued "The. Century Gallery of One
Hundred Portraits," made up of the
finest engravings that have appeared in
the magazine, and representing a total
expenditure of nearly $o0,000. These
are printed on heavy plate paper, with
wide margins, like proofs. The retail
price of tbe gallery is 1,7.00, but this
year it will be sold only in connection
with a subscription to Tim Century,
the price of the two together being
IB.50.
I'Iso's Cure fir (V)iiHuniption Is our only
medicine fur coughs and cold. Mr.
iieltz, 439 8lh ave., Denver, Col., Nov. , '95.
The earth probably receives alwut
one two-thousandtli-milliontli part of
the total radiation of the sun's rays.
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The production 'of India rubber in
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HOWS THIS ?
We otter One Hundred Dollars Reward
ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
V e. the undermanned. hAve known 1? r n,.n..
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly
hororable in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm,
est at TRUAX.
Wholesale DniEelsts, Toledo, O.
Wai.dinh, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken IntArnaiiv Act
ing directlv mmn the blood anil niiu.niia .nr.
faces of the system. Testimonials free. Price
Toe. per bottle. Sold by nil druggists.
tiait's family Puis are the.best.
The United States has 70,000,000
population, Europe has 880.000.000.
But the United States postoffloe han
dles about as much mail matter as all
Europe put together.
HOMK I'ltODUCTS AND PURK FOOD.
All Eastern Rvrnn. sn.r.alla1 r,-an
light colored and of heavy bod v. is made from
glucose. "Tea ffarrfen Drips" is made from
miiir i.ane ami is strictly pure. It is for sal
by tirst-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac
tured by the Pacific Coast SyrupOo. All gen
nine "Tut tianlm Driju" have the manulac
unci a name ntnograpneu on every oan.
When yon feel that soreness in your back,
that dull pain near yonr kidneys, lt"ls time to
do something for yourself, for these symptom,
are serious indications of a growing disease in
the most vital functions, (let Dr. Sanden'i
Electric Belt at once. It will cure you.
SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO.
953 West WH-htiiuioii St.. 1'ortUiul, Or.
Wffwe mention tint tuyer.
"it you dumped a
cart-load of gold at mjr
feet It woula not bring;
such Joy and gladnesa
into my life." So writes
a prominent man after
using th method of
self-treatment that has
restored so many men
who had been wrecked
by excesses, over-work
or evil habits of youth.
, ,..., " miio dook mat
makes It all plain may be had without charg
by wrlpng THE ERIE MEDICAL CO.,
oj Niagara St., Buffalo; N. Y."
No C. O. D. scheme : no patent medicines
Just tho book under pluin lotter seal. '
BASE BILL GOODS
Special Rates
To CLUBS.
We carry the mostcoinnleta Hue nl r.ymnaiiuia
and Aliiletiudooiis on the Coast.
SUITS AID UNITOSMH MADE TO OKDEK.
bend for Our Athletic Cataloicu.
WILL & FINCK CO.,
SIS-HitO Market Ml., sail frauulsoo, Cal.
WHEAT
Mae money by succesful
speculation In Clnraiio. W
buy and sell hem on mar
Kins. Fortunes have been
ntnue on a smalt hrKliimnK by tiailingln fu
tures. Write iiir full particulars. Sent of ref
erence Klien. Severn! years' exerleneenn the
Chicavn llosrd t:f Trade, and a tlioriiuuh know
ledge of the business. Send for our nee refer
ence book. DOWNING, HOPKINS A Co.,
'hicSKo Hoard of Tmdo Brokers. Oltlces la
l'ortlaud, Orejjon and Seattle, Wash,
! 1
Yields double the amount ot any other (rasa
for hay or pasture. Will stand tiie dry season
and Krons ss vitiorously in September as in
June. It grows on dry hills where nothing els
will Brow. It solves the problem of pasturan
In the northwest country. Price '20c per pound.
Address all orders to f. .1. NHIM.OH,
Moscow, Idaho.
, Drugs...
Patent Medlclnea
at Cut Rates...
l, V00DARD, CLARKE 4 CO.
Wholesale and Itctall Druggists, Portland.
ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGS
'REE
Bucll
Lamberson
IBO FRONT ST
Foptland. Or,
Mas. Wi.s.im SijoriiiirQ Hxuuv Kiiuulil always fea f
k nul forchililrvn UHiitilnir. llsonitiM ti eliilti, tuft. 4
b en. Urn glints, allny. nil pnln, mirs wind mllf.iiitd la 4
tha tw,at rtmiai! lor diarrlicea. Twanljr At vantl a f
jbottla. It Is tha haat of all. 3
TJATAC1 'racing and loeatln (told or Silver
KIIIINOra lost or biirlad treasures. M. It,
11V1U ( WI.EIt, Bus 17,boutlilnHtoii,Conn,
X. T. S. V.
No. 4, '07,
WHKN writing to advertisers, ul
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