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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH- 23, 1900. IN UPPER JOHN DAY Country Attracting Much Atten tion This Spring. RESOURCES RICH AND UNLIMITED Are, of OOO Square Miles, & ILtirge Part of "Which Is Adapted to Farm ing Minlaff Development. PRAIRD3 CITY. Or., March 20. The valley of Upper John Day la receiving a very lanre share of the attention of the public this spring, and it may not be gen erally known that all classes of people are .looking1 this -waythe farmer, because of the rich prairie land; the stockralser, because of verdant hills watered by flow ing mountain streams; the lumberman, because of large bodies of excellent tim ber; the miner, because of unsurpassed ore bodies; the railroad magnate, because of the unbounded resources from which to draw trafflo for his lines of road, and the capitalist, because here he can have his choice of great variety of industries in which to invest money with certain gain. Under these conditions it is proper that every one should know in detail the ad vantages possessed by this little valley of "Upper John Day. . This valley proper be gins where Mountain Creek and Cotton wood empty into the John Day River, 60 miles due 60Uth from Heppner. In Its entire length, east and west, from the con fluence of these creeks to the mountain sources of John Day River, the valley is 00 miles. Its average width from timber to timber is about 15 miles, giving an area of 900 square miles of prairie land, a large part of which is adapted to farming, while all of the remainder is first class for stockraislng. Beyond this prairie line, and extending Into the timber. Is a large acreage where sheep find good pasture during a part of the season. Agricultural Products. A statement of the variety and yield of products will give a better Idea of the resources of the valley than can be had from a general statement. The following Is a list of the most prominent products of the valley. The average yield of wheat per acre Is 30 bushels; oats, 45 bushels; barley, 45 bushels. Potatoes, both as to quality and quantity, do no better any where than In this valley. All kinds of garden veget-jles, including cabbage, tur nips, peas, beans, tomatoes, onions, car rots, parsnips, and cucumbers, reach a tato of perfection scarcely surpassed any where. Fruits. All fruits known to any part of Oregon thrive in the John Day Valley. Below Canyon City peaches yield abundantly, while along the entire length of the valley apples, pears, plums, cherries and all email fruits are plentiful in -season, and luscious in flavor. This valley claims one distinction that all sections of the Pacific Coast would be proud of, namely, the en tire absence of codlln moth. Every ap ple raised in the valley Is free from worms and sound to the core, and In consequence it is no uncommon thing to find in the farmhouse apples of the previous year's crop when the new crop hangs on the trees. The valley is specially noted for the quality of strawberries produced also, being firm and Juicy, and of a rich flavor. Stockrafslngr. In the early '00s a few families moved Into the valley, and found wide virgin flelds of hay, where the scythe had never fallen, and the hoof of countless herds had not wrought destruction. Here they pitched their tent to oppose the wigwam of Hiawatha, and began the erection of an empire In the midst of what is now the State of Oregon. No better spot could be found for herds of cattle and sheep, and from the one family pet, the flocks grew until, in 18S0, there were men in the valley who owned C000 to 7000 head. These herds found pasture all winter In the valley, and nearly all winter in the foothills. With the further settlement of the valley and the exercise of the homestead right, and the conseauent breaking up of large ranges, these great herds disappeared, and smaller but more numerous ones took their places. One of the men who owned several thousand head of cattle 20 years ago Is authority for the statement that there are In the valley now twice the num ber of cattle there were 15 years ago; 20 sheep to where there was one 20 years ago, and 10 to one 15 years ago. During this time there has been also a great Improve ment in grade of cattle and sheep. This change Is especially marked In the wool production. Fifteen years ago the aver age weight of a fleece was Ave pounds, while today It Is seven pounds. In the case of horses, the change has been retro gressive. There are no more horses than 10 years ago, and the stock is not so gocd. The great decline In the market value of horses has brought about carelessness on the part of raisers, which accounts for this change. Civilization knows no better watered spot than Grant County, and this Is cer tainly true of the John Day valley. From every direction pure streams of water flow down to form the John Day River, and as It rushes on toward Portland and the sea, from every mountain gorge these streams come in to feed her swelling cur rents. Ten miles southeast of Prairie City are the famous Blue Mountains, or "Warm Spring, which is fast becoming a summer resort. A spring of pure cold water rises near the warm one, and the two flow away in the same direction. There are still a few bear, deer and cou gar in these mountains, and trout abound in the streams. This will no doubt be come a great health resort, because of the mineral qualities of the water, the even temperature, and the unsurpassed beauts of mountain scenery visible in every direc tion, as well as Its proximity to every thing that appeals to the appetite of the Invalid and the sportsman. Mining:. The mining industry is really In its in fancy in the John Day country. In this line it is true that the merit of the mine and the muscle of the man Is the stock in trade of the miner. Up to this time It has been impossible to get into this section with modern mining machinery, and only the arastra Is In use. Millions of dollars have been taken from the placer mines In this valley, and many thousands in free gold from the rich quartz ledges. The following is a partial list of the promising properties near here, showing something of the progress made in each. Some of the prominent characteristics of this sec tion are the numerous small but very rich ore bodies, large ledges of low-grade ore, each carrying a stringer of very rich quartz bearing free gold, and also the great variety of precious metals found In large territory, supplied with timber and water abundant for every purpose. The Present Seed. The Present Need was discovered in the early 'SOs, and was located and abandoned twice. It was originally called the Bull Elk. It came Into the possession of the present owner, W. E. Glfford, only a few years ago, since which time work has been pushed vigorously with good results. The vein Is about sir feet wide, but the pay streak, about nine inches wide, is all that is being worked, because the low grade cannot be treated successfully with pres ent machinery. The average yield of free gold from ore now being treated is about $45. 100 tons of which is being handled each year. Great Northern. The Great Northern was discovered in 1B96 by Mr. Guker, and in 1697 the great strike was made that brought the mine into prominence. Though 520,000 In free gold was taken out In that year, Mr. Guker's generosity deprived him of the benefits. Everybody that came along wanted a specimen, and none was denied Many took advantage of privileges granted them and carried away large sums in rich specimens. One lady took all she could tie up in a handkerchief, and real ized fom It 570 in cash. The property was stocked in 1B9S, and the following year a 10-stamp mill was erected. Development work has been prosecuted all winter, and the mill) will be started in May. There are three ledges, one three feet, one 14 feet, and the cros3 ledge five feet wide. A group of claims, including the Little Denver. Golden Chain, Golden Link, Reesa, Poorman, Pauper, Pueblo and Colo rado, are being developed by J. J. Ant werp, and are giving good values- In free gold, much specimen ore assaying above 5100. The property of the Standard Gold & Copper Mining Company was recently purchased by Zoeth Houser, United States Marshal, of Portland; John Hughes and George F. "Wade, of Pendleton. This was formerly known as Copper King, and was owned by Samuel Jackson, an old Idaho miner. The ledge carries GO per cent cop per and some gold. The Cougar. The Cougar Is one of the old properties of the district, and was located in 1SSS. It has been developed by three tunnels, ag gregating nearly 500 feet. There are four parallel ledges, from 0 to 10 Inches in width. The mill Tesult from a 10-ton lot of this ore was 544. and from a six-ton lot 565. Three men are now developing the mine, and 60 tons of ore are on the dump. Keystone. The Keystone mine Ib owned in Portland, J. Frank Watson being one of the owners. This Is known to be one of the best prop erties in Eastern Oregon, but, like the E. & E., near Sumpter, none but the own ers knows why it is not being operated. A large amount of free gold was taken from it a few years ago, and a good ledge is known "to be in place. It is to be hoped this property will soon be reopened and suitable machinery placed with which to treat the ore. The Will Cleaver Group. The Will Cleaver group consists of 21 claims, and is 12 miles south of Prairie City. This is a copper and gold propo sition, and is of large proportions. There ore eisrht parallel ledges running through the 21 claims, the width of which varies from 3 to 20 feet. The general direction of the ledges Is from northwest to south east, and it is claimed these ledges have been traced 30 miles In the same direction. Thlrtr assays from these ledges gave an a'erage of 57 83 In gold and 4 per cent copper. The highest assay was from one taken four feet from the surface, which was 5140 In gold, and 22H per cent copper. A tunnel 1500 feet long cuts all the ledges at a depth of 150 to 1500 feet. The same ledges crqp out 4 miles west, where they are located by Jack Chambers and others. Their average assays give 518 total of gold and copper. Havrlceyc. The Hawkeye group qf four claims Is owned by Captain Sherbondey, of Baker City. They are on a spur of Dlxlo Moun tain, called Cougar Ridge, eight miles north of Prairie City. These claims are developed by a 300-foot tunneL There are two copper ledges, the ore in the Hawkeye claim being 200 feet wide. The other one Is 40 feet wide. At the foot of the main ledre is 200 feet of phonollte, that carries good values. It is claimed this ledge carries an average of 516 gold and 15 per cent copper, and 20 ounces sliver. These copper ledges run northeast by southwest, and divide Dixie Creek at the lower end of Cougar Ridge. The free-gold belt la divided from the base ore belt by the cop per ledge. The direction of the free gold Is north and south, and Js the source of the placer beds. The base ore ledges run northeast and southwest. On the one side the free-gold ledges are of the string er variety, and point to the copper ledge like the fingers of an open hand; on the other side the base-ore ledges are large Lime on Indian Crcelc On Indian Creek three big bodies of lime have been found, each containing about 20 acres. It is claimed that this lime Is very pure, and when burned leaves no sediment. Coal. There 1e also a large bed of soft coal 20 miles west of Prairie City. This is good only for steaming purposes, as it will not coke. Chrome Iron. A very recent discover near Prairie City is chrome iron. A large body of It has been located, but it la not yet known what the percentage Is. Upon this de pend the value of the find. The market value of chromium is 5490 per pound, or 5190 more than gold. Chromeum for use in the fine arts is shipped from Persia. Around the Shanllco and Antelope. Immense bodies of high-grade ore have been found around Sharoko and Antelope. This section Is highly mineralized, and but little prospected. The Oregon Wonder. Of all ore bodies found In Eastern Ore gon, the Oregon Wonder, 12 miles south of Prairie City, Is the greatest, unless every Indication fails. Everybody stands lncredulousbefore the statements that have been given out concerning this discovery. Mining men say It Is impossible. But here are the facts as nearly as they can be obtained from the closest investigation possible short of the actual operation of a mill on the ground. The altitude of Strawberry Mountain is about 9300 feet. Standing out prominently on the northern a.ope Is a great reef of barren rock, the exposure of which Is from 100 to 250 feet in height and several hundred feet In width. This reef is on one spur of the mountain proper. Standing on the very top of this great pile of rock one can trace the same ledge where It comes to the surface across the canyon on the other spur, half a mile away, hundreds of feet wide, and continuing as far as the eye can distinguish between rock and dirt. This ledge la known to extend 15 miles along the mountain range. The formation is what is known as stratified or ribbon rock, piled one layer upon another, to what depth is not known. The layers vary from a half to two inches in thick ness. For years the residents of the val ley have seen this pile of rock, but to most of them It has been only rock, one of the useless parts of a great mountain. It remained for Mr. W. D. Johnson, the man who died at Grant's Pass a short time ago, to decide this to be one gigan tic ledge of gold-bearing quartz. Some .months ago Mr. Johnson made his find known to Cleave Bros., of Baker City, who entered Into a partnership with him for the development of the property. It is claimed that out of a large number of assays from ore taken from development tunnels, not one .has gone below 53 In total values. Assays made from cropplngs show low values in gold and silver. If the values continue as they have been, with out improvement, this will be the wonder of the age In the realm of mines and min ing. Railroad. Like the Celestial Empire, the John Day Valley has great stone walls separating It from the rest of the world. For half a century civilization has been sending an occasional missionary Into this empire through gates that swung heavily upon hinges crusted with the rust of ages, and barred by bolts of hardship and rods of deprivations. Only the rugged trail through the canyon and over the moun tain was available to the pioneer and his household. Little wonder It Is that once here they settled down to the satisfaction of comparative isolation, with little hope that ever a better method of Ingress" and egress would be provided than the Joltlns stage afforded. But the steady growth of agriculture and the success of the miner has attracted capital toward the valley. and its demands now assure a railroad. It is given out on the best of authority that the Columbia Southern, starting from Biggs, on the O. R. & N. road, is to be extended up the John Day Valley, by Prairie City. Canyon City, and on south east, where it will eventually join the Ore gon Short Line in Idaho. The opinion ! given out by men in touch with railroad affairs that this will become one of ih connecting lines between Portland and the East, over which all transcontinental traf fic will pass. This will shorten the dis tance across the State of Oregon 125 miles, and reduce thp grades to one Instead of three In the Eastern part of the state. It .is also stated as a part of the plan of the Incorporation to construct branch roads to Prlneville, and also to the Red Boy district. In which are the towns of Lawton, Granite and Allmo. The great natural resources of the country to be opened up by the extension of this road abundantly Justify Its construction. The people of the valley hall with great Jubi lation the prospect of rail connection with Portland. They recognize Portland as the great natural commercial and financial center of Oregon. They appeal to Portland to extend the hand of help to her isolated child, giving her a railroad and a smelter capable of reducing her ores, and in re turn receive the almost unlimited mineral wealth and the entire patronage of the little empire. From this valley and sur rounding mountains there will flow to Portland gold, silver, copper. Iron, coal, lime, lumber and all the variety of prod ucts from a rich farming and stockraislng country. Toivns. There are numerous little towns in the valley, among which are: Austin, Prairla City, Canyon City, John Day, Mount Ver non and Dayvllle. Canyon City la the county seat of Grant County, and Is a prosperous place. John Day claims to be the chief tr?de center. Prairie City is the town towards which, all eyes are turned, because the advent of a railroad supplies the one condition necessary to the upbuilding of a city In the valley. Prairie City occupies the natural place for the leading city of the valley, because of proximity to the great mineral sec tions, and the adjacent rich farm lands. A large addition is being platted, and its growth will begin before the arrival of the railroad. SITKA PEOPLE AROUSED. Don Want Capital of Alaska Re moved to Juneau. WASHINGTON, March 17. The people of Sitka, Alaska, have at last been aroused, and are up in arms against tho proposition brought forward by a number of the Alaskan representatives who were In Washington this Winter, to move tho capital of Alaska from Sitka to Juneau. The Sitka people have found It necessary extensively to protest to Congress against any such -change, and the Senators and Representatives, especially those from the Pacific Northwest, have received extend ed statements regarding this matter. Rep resentative Moody has Just received a let ter addressed to the Oregon delegation from the prominent Government officials In that city, which is In part as follows: "As there seems to be considerable dis cussion about removing the capital of Alaska to Juneau or some other point, we believe it Is not for the best Interests of the Government or the people of Alaska that any change be made until the dis trict becomes more permanently settled, as at present the population Is too 1uc tuatlng for Congress to deal Intelligently with such a problem. "The Government owns all the public buildings at Sitka now used by the va rious officials (except possibly tho Land Office, and that Is on Government ground), and thereby saves an annual outlay for rentals, besides owning sufficient grounds around all the buildings, so that they cannot, without the consent of the Gov ernment, be endangered by individuals erecting contiguous buildings." It is then pointed out that there Is a reserved tract of some eight acres avail able for other Government buildings, and that in case of removal the existing build ings would either be destroyed or Jumped by enterprising citizens, as has been done elsewhere. Tho assertion Is made that at Juneau the alleged miners have gone In on tho very ground that was set aside for the courthouse, and have so obstructed that tract that the 540.C00 appropriated for this building two years ago remains unex pended. The point Is made that if the Government cannot get ground enough for one -building at Juneau, it would have some difficulty in securing enough for all Its public buildings. Moreover, any avail able ground Is said to be held at fabulous prices, probably ten times what would be asked for similar ground at Sitka. The Sitka people also assert that living expenses are much higher In Juneau than In their town, and that It would bo impos sible for the Government officials at their present salaries to live in Juneau. "Juneau people," they say, "claim that they are more nearly the center of popu lation. This Is not and never was so." Circle City at one time bid fair to out rival either as a central mineral point Now Circle City Is depopulated, and it Is recommended that the land office be abandoned there. If there Is not business for It or people enough to support a land office, why Is It prudent to establish a Judicial branch there? What Is true of Circle City is to some extent true of the other Inland or mining towns, either In the Interior or along the eastern water route, the towns fast becoming depopulated as the people last Spring and Summer were rushing to the Copper River, to Capo Nome and to every new discovery. It is thus all over the new mining countries; in order to keep pace with these fluctua tions, it would be necessary to have all public buildings on wheels or boats to follow this changing population. It Is claimed that more mineral patents have been obtained from the land office at or near Juneau than from any other points in Alaska. Granting this to be true. It was equally so in the early history of California, Oregon. Washington and other gold states and every other mineral country. Was the capital of these states changed with every new discovery or change in the center of population? If not. why this effort to change tho Alaskan capital? The very fact that Sitka Is so favorably located, with the best harbor and in di rect line of the warm Japan current and a climate from 10 to 40 degrees warmer than either Juneau or any other Interior town, makes it most healthful and desira ble for residence in Alaska. While Juneau boasts of having more patented mineral lands, the records of the Sitka land of fice will show six to one more fishing, canning establishments, trading and man ufacturing sites west of Sitka seeking to patent lands under all the other acts of Congress than ever came from Juneau or Its tributaries, and in due time the major ity of mineral entries will come from the central and western portions of Alaska. There Is every Indication of more busi ness coming from Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, the Copper River, Kadiak and other western points than ever come from the discoveries from the placer min ing In the Klondike or Atlin mineral belt Decision Affecting Bankruptcy Lavr. CHICAGO. March 22.-An Important de cision has been handed down by the Illi nois Supreme Court which removes vol untary assignments from the Jurisdiction of tho County Court. Under this decis ion, the Federal Court will have abso lute Jurisdiction, Inasmuch as It is held that the enactment passed by Congress and in force July 1, 1S9S. superseded the National voluntary bankruptcy act Tho decision, furthermore, affects bankruptcy proceedings begun after the passage of tho law" The decision hangs upon the Constitu tion Of tho TTnlfoH Stn&e -f .. which in this connection says: "Congress ,w.v,i.i.j iu omuiisu unjiorm laws on tho subject of bankruptcy through out the United States." Based on this Constitutional law, the Illinois statute Is suspended until such a-time as the Fed eral enactment shall be repealed. a Finnish. Immigrants. PHILADELPHLY, March 22. Tho Red Star steamer Switzerland brought here from Antwerp nearly 200 Finns, who are said to be the first of many thousands fleeing from the cruel government of the Czar of Russia. The party will locate In Minnesota, Iowa and Montana. Cossacks were stationed on the frontier to prevent the Finns' departure, but they crossed tho border at unguarded points .and reached Belgium, whence they sailed for this country. FORTY-SHILLING SHIPS SPOT RATES AT PORTLATfD ATTO PUGET SOUTiD YESTERDAY. Size Considered, Portland Has tho Cheaper Ships "William Law and Inverness-shire Arrive. A disengaged spot ship In tho Pacific Northwest has seldom been permitted to remain on the market over a week since the season opened. The latest free ship to arrive In the Northwest was the British bark Achnashie, which . reached Victoria last Friday, and she was chartered yester day for Sound loading. She is one of the largest carriers that has reached the Northwest this season, having a capacity of nearly 4500 short tons. The rate re ported is 40 shillings, which, size consid ered, is the highest price that; ha3 been paid in the Northwest this season. The vessel will not get rid of her Inward cargo for about two weeks, as she Is oblhred to move around to a number of ports to dis charge. It has been several weeks since any spot business was transacted in ships, and accordingly, It was difficult to get an accurate line on values. Tho charter of the Achnashie thus establishes a quotation for Puget Sound, and the arrival of the William Law made a Elmllar mark for Portland loading. Tho latter vessel was chartered over six months ago at 35 shillings, but was sub sequently rechartered at 40 shillings. She go. into trouble soon after sailing for Portland, and was obliged to put Into Singapore for provisions. This delayed her so long that she missed her canceling date, and had there been much weakness apparent in freights, she would not have been retained at 40 shillings. FROM ASTORIA HARBOR. 2Tevr Arrivals From Infected Cosa tries Going: In Quarantine. ASTORIA, Or., March 22. Tho British chip Inverness-shire, which arrived in from Honolulu this afternoon, has no sick ness on hoard, but she has been placed in quarantine for fumigation. She shipped 14 members of her crew at Honolulu, and they will be given a rigid physical exami nation by tho Quarantine Officer tomor row. If they pass inspection, the vessel will be released Saturday morning. The five-masted schooner Louis, that arrived in this morning, had no sickness on board, but coming from Honolulu, an Infected port. It wa3 necessary for her to placed In quarantine for 48 hours. The British bark Conway Castle, from Honolulu for Puget Sound, was spoken by the British ship William Law on March 20. In 130:26 west 46:44 north. Sho desired to be reported "all well." When the British bark Samaritan ar rived In port one of tho sailors, Matthew Ryan, was brought ashore and taken to the hospital, suffering from the result of a fall from aloft It was found necessary to perform an operation on him for rup ture, and It was successfully done today. His recovery is now believed to be as sured. Captain Perry, of the American barken tlne Arago, that was released from quar antine yesterday, came up to the city to day. He says that while the quarantlno regulations at Honolulu are very exacting, ho never saw such thorough work of the kind s Is done by Dr. Hill Hastings, the local quarantine officer. While the work was most thorough, it was In perfect ac cord with all conditions, and gave confi dence to all on board. Captain Perry says that during his seafaring career he has been quarantined many times, but never met a physician before who knew his duties so perfectly and at tho same time caused so little inconvenience. The British ship William Law, that ar rived In this morning from Manila, via Singapore, had a very serious time in the China Sea, and was compelled to put into Singapore for provisions, but only re malned there three days. She arrived here short of provisions, but the crew was In no distress, and all In good health. VANISHING SEAL HERDS. Victoria Schooner Arlctis Secures 170 Senl in Two Days Hunting?. It haB been over 15 years since Dr. David Starr Jordan declared that the Coast seal herd would be exterminated in less than three years, unless sealing was stopped. His testimony was largely Instrumental In securing the iniquitous sealing laws, which drove every American sealing schooner under the British flag. The Canadians have continued In the business, and have made fortunes out of It To what exetent tho herds are vanishing can be Inferred from the following Item from a Victoria paper: "Captain Byers, of the sealing schooner Geneva, quite frequently reported of late off the California Coast, has written to his owners, represented by Mr. R. Hall, M. P. P., with the information that on the ISth Inst, when the schooner put into Drake's Bay for water, there were E05 skins below decks. The Geneva had started for the Falrweather grounds, but "falling la with a bunch of seals, remained with the herd, and got 118 In two days." 'I think, the captain said, a little further on in his letter 'that most of the seals are Just getting down here while most of the schooners have gone north. I have not seen any but the Arletls for a long time. There is a big difference between this year and last We intend to work north from fhere, and expect to get 1000 yet If the weather is anything like good in April. It Is hard to get seals this year, as you can't find them two days in the same place. They seem to be on the movo all the time.' "The sealer Arletls was reported with 4C0 skins on the 11th Inst, 170 of these hav ing been got in two days' hunting." FREXCH FLEET GROWING. Largre Xnmber of Sailing? Vessels Mnltlnfr Long: "Voyages. Under the glorious bounty system which tho shipping syndicate Is attempting to saddle on to the United States, France Is sending out quite a fleet of sailing vessels, there being an even dozen of them bound for San Francisco at the present time. Most of them are new, and some of them are made from American plates, which have been shaped and drilled in English yards and sent over to the enterprising bounty-snatchers. If the list continues to Increase, nearly all of the Illustrious Frenchmen, except Dreyfus, will be hon ored by having a ship named after them. Portland has Just dispatched the Louis Pasteur, and the Jules Verne, and the Marechal de Villiers Is now near at hand. Among the dozen which are headed for San Francisco are the Admiral Troude, Commandant Marchand, Charles Gounoud, Eugene Fautrel, Marechal Davout and La Bruyere. The General de Charette, Mac mahon. General Neumayer, and a number of others have already sailed from San Francisco this season. Very little of the enormous bounty paid for by this fleet of sailers is earned as It was Intended It should be by the framers of the subsidy bill, and If the American subsidy bill, which Is fashioned on the same lines, becomes a law, similar results may be expected in this country. TWO GRAIN SHIPS. William Law and Inverness-shire Ar rive After Good Passages. Two more of the belated grain fleet ar rived at Astoria yesterday. The William Law arrived In about noon, after a fairly good passage of 10S days from Singapore. She was followed a few hours Idler, by the big four-master Inverness-shire, which has had such an exciting time down in Honolulu. The latter vessel made a very good trip of 16 days from Honolulu. The arrival of the Inverness-shire, together with very fast passages made by ships ar riving at San Francisco and Royal Roads from the islands, leads to the belief that some of the rest of the Island fleet will bo showing up within a few days. Another Honolulu vessel, the schooner Louis, blew In from sea yesterday morning. Her loading port is unknown by Portland ship ping men. and It is supposed that sho came in to enter quarantine. THE TILLAMOOK WRECK. Owners of the Llla and. Mattio 1st Isr norance of Her Loss. TILLAMOOK, Or., March 2L Word was received "in this city from the owners of tho lumber schooner Llla and Matti. In San Francisco, that they wanted to know when the schooner would be loaded, so as to olaco insurance on the lumber. Evi dently the owners have not been notified yet that the schooner was wrecked in Tillamook Bay, three weeks ago. The Llla and Mattle is now bottom up in the bay. and before Captain Ostrom left ho sold tho wreck to Mr. Claude Thayer for 550. Fishlngr Schooner WrecIced. VICTORIA, March 22. The steamer Cot tage City arrived from the north today, and brings news that ends the uncertalntj and anxiety felt for the overdue schooner Lizzie Screnzen. She is a total wreck not far from KlUIsnoo, whero she was caught while beating out on tho 12th instr Tha schooner was one of the largest crafts en gaged In northern Ashing. It 13 reported the crew are safe and welL Strode an Unchartered Roclc. SEATTLE, Wash., March 22. Inspectors Whitney and Lehners today completed their investigation of tha Wolcott wreck, and find that the vessel was wrecked "by striking an uncharteed rock in the waters of Shelikof Strait" The report exoner ates Captain S. F. Snow, master, from all blame for tho loss of the vessel. Marine Rotes. Tho Oriental liner Abergeldle shifted from the flour mills yesterday to Alblna dock, where she will take In several hun dred tons of cargo. The steamer Geo. W. Elder arrived up last evening about 5 o'clock. A late start from San Francisco and strong head winds delayed her. She reached Astoria at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and was de talned about four hours at that port The Japanese steamship Nanyo Mara, which had the pheasant distinction of be lng tho dh-tlest ship that ever entered Puget Sound, has cleared from Seattle for Siberia, with 36,250 barrels of flour, and 1200 tons of coal and miscellaneous cargo. Domestic and Forclem Ports. ASTORIA, March 22. Arrived at 4 A. M. and left up at 7:40 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived Schooner Louis, British ship Inverness shire, from Honolulu; British ship William Law, from Singapore. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; weather cloudy; wind northwest San Francisco, March 22. Arrived Tug Astoria, towing the new steamer Rainier, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Schooner Neptune, from Gray's Harbor; bark Rod erick Dhu, for Hllo; brig Consuela, for Malulkano. Seattle Sailed March 21 Steamer Al-Ki, for Skagway. Arrived March 22 Steamer City of Seattle, from Skagway. Honolulu Sailed March (-British ship Inverness-shlro, for Portland; March 9 British bark Berwickshire, for Portland; Norwegian bark Solvelgr, for Port Town send. March 15 British steamer Warri. moo, for Victoria. Lahaina In port, discharging, March 5- Bark McNear, from Tacoma. Hllo Arrived March 6 Brig Geneva, from Tacoma. Cuxhaven Passed March 16 German bark Alaternlace, from Hamburg for San Francisco. Hamburg Sailed March 18 German ship Roudenbek. for Puget Sound. Port Hadlock Sailed March 21 Barken tlne J. M Griffith, for Honolulu. Port Townsend, March 22. Arrived British bark Conway Castle, from Hono lulu. Seattle, March 22. Arrived British bark Hollywood, from Honolulu. Honolulu Arrived March 8 British bark Aldebaran, from Newcastla; March 10 British bark Helen Denny, from Newcas tle; March 13 British steamer Bloemfon teln, from Seattle, via Hllo; March 14 British steamer Warrlmoo, from Sydney. New York, March 22. Arrived Darm stadt, from Bremen. Southampton, March 22. Arrived St Paul, from New York. Vladlvostoclc, March 2L Arrived Ness, from Portland, Or. Queenstown, March 22. Sailed German ic, from Liverpool for New York. New York. March 22. Sailed La Gas cogne, for Havre; H. H. Meier, for Bre men. Plymouth, March 22. Arrived Steamer Pretoria, from New York for Hamburg, and proceeded. Queenstown, March 22. Arrived Ulto nla, from Boston for Liverpool, and pro ceeded; Waesland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool. San Francisco, March 22. Arrived Steamer Washtenaw, from Tacoma; tug Astoria, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Rainier, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Steamer Walla Walla, for Victoria. New York, March 22. Arrived Califor nia, from Naples, etc New York, March 22. Arrived Arca dian, from Glasgow. INDIAN DEPREDATIONS. Under Present Law Many Persons Suffer Injustice. WASHINGTON, March 19. Senator Francis E. Warren, of Wyoming, is the author and an earnest advocate of one of the bills pending In Congress to amend the law under which Indian depredation claims are paid. In answer to inquiries about the present law and tho amend ments which ho proposes to it he gave today the following expression of his views: "I am advocating these amendments be cause In my own state and elsowhere in tho Northwest there Is more and moro complaint of the discriminations which the present law makes. I am not a law yer, and 1 do not say that the construc tions given by tho Court of Claims to the present law are not correct, but if the law Is what they declared It to be, I think It ought not to be so. Old settlers In the West will never understand the distinc tion made by the present law and tho decisions of the court between Indians 'In amity and Indians In hostility to the United States. The Indians with whom we have been most familiar In my sec tion of the country are the Sioux. The traditions there are that the Sioux were constantly and constitutionally hostile to the settlement of that region by white men, but the old settlers havo never thought of them as being often at war with the United States Government, as the word 'war' is commonly understood. "It appears from the adjudications of the Court of Claims, however, that there were moro wars of the Sioux against the Government from 1S65 to 1891 than were ever waged by any other people In the same length of time. There are actually 26 of these 'wars,' I believe. A prudent man now hesitates to prosecute one of theso claims, because, however honest and Just the claim may be, he fears that through some new argument of the Gov ernment's attorney the court will discover that the Indians were at war at the time of the loss and entitled to plunder the white settlers at will, and the United States Government, therefore, discharged from Its liability, long ago assumed, to pay for their misdeeds. Present Law's Inequalities. "Tho worst feature of the present sys tem (one for which I think blame is not to he attached to the court or to the rep resentatives of the Government but only to the system Itself), is that the law has not been applied In the same way to losses suffered at the same time and place. In tho first few years of the operation of the present law, which was passed on RUSH AND CRUSH AT THE A. 0. U. W. HALL Mayo Has Taken Portland by Storm A LARGE AUDIENCE EXCITED ONLY TEN DAYS MORE FOR FREE CONSULTATION AT HIS OFFICE. It was Mayo's second lecture to the publlo In Portland, and tha house was packed to suffocation and great cheers for Mayo shook tho building to the founda tion when the cripples who had been cured by Mayo appeared upon the stage. Jumping, running and stamping their feet like young boyst fe.4y MAYO VICTORIES Monstrous Parasite Removed, Rheumatio and Paralytic Cripples and the Nervous, Dyspeptic, Asthmatic, Epileptic and Pleurisy Suf ferers cured by their wonderful system of medicines. Consultation and examination free at his office, southeast corner Third and Alder streets. Booms 6, 7, 12, 13, 14. Broke His Cane Mr. H. Miller, 662 Raleigh street suffering with Rheumatism, of 10 years' standing, was glxen tho use of his limbs in 40 minutes. Pronounced incurable of Rheumatism by the most celebrated of your medical practitioners everything known to Alchemy and Chemistry was tried and signally failed. Mayo, The Great Foreign Healer, with the use of Mayo Electric Fluid, in 40 minutes imparted to Mr. H. Miller the use of his limbs, took away all the stiffness. Inflam mation and lameness, and enabled him to walk, and H. Miller ram down the stairs arid up and down the hall among tho audience. Hi9 cane was broken In pieces and thrown away, and Mr. H. Miller walked home as spry as when a young man. A Marvelous Cure Mr. John Wright 50 years old, has had Asthma all his life. He was given-, ono treatment with Mayo's Asthma Cure and was Immediately relieved, Jumping ond howling for Joy. Another Surprising Case Mr. W. Hansen, 212 Main street has been a cripple for several-yearsand unable to walk without assistance of hl3 cane, owing to great pains, stiffness and weak ness, and several doctors tried to cure him, but failed. Tho Mayo remedies wero applied, and to the astonishment of everybody. In an hour, Mr. Hansen was "able to walk and stamp his feet without pain. Mayo's Wonderful Tapeworm Remedy Mrs. Hansen. North Fourteenth street has had a tapeworm for six years, and has tried several times to be relloved. but without avail. Sunday evening Mayo's TAPEWORM REMEDY was given to her, and to tho astonishment of everybody, in CO minutes the tapeworm came, head 'and all. Mrs. Hansen went home the hap piest woman In tho district, having suffered no inconveniences after taking tho Tapoworm Remedy or after the worm was removed. The tapeworm can be seen at tho office. Mayo is a Wonder Worker Mr. James Jansen has been a crlpplo for several years, and tmable to walk without assistance of his cane, owing to great pains, stiffness and weakness, and several doctors tried to cure him, but failed. The Mayo Remedies were applied, and to the astonishment of everybody, in an hour, J. Jansen was able to walk and stamp his feet without pain. Wonderful Mayo Remedies This should suffice to convince any fair-minded person that tho Mayo Drug Com pany are Introducing a line of remedies that havo no known rivals, and that they are putting before the public a class of work that in a few years' tlmo will be welcomed In every city and hamlet tho world over. Another Cripple Cured Mr. C. H. Chase, Sellwood, has been a crlpplo for 15 years with Sciatic Rheuma tism, unablo to walk without tho assistance of his cane, owing to the great pain, stiffness and weakness. Several remedies wero applied in full view of the au'dlenco Monday night, and to the astonishment of everybody, in 45 minutes Mr. Chase was able to walk and stamp his feet without pain. The audience cheered and shouted as Mr. Chase walked homo without his crutches. Hundreds of people followed him they could hardly believe their own eyes, but It was done. Several doctors eald It was tho most remarkable thing they ever witnessed. , This was done in view of tho audience, so thore was no "mistake about theso cures. The gentleman is well known, having lived hero for years. Mayo has an office southeast corner Third and Alder, where ho is assisted by eminent physicians, giving advice and treatment to all sufferers. They guaranteo to cure every case they take In hand and give a written contract to that effect They cure all dis eases, such as Rheumatism. Paralysis, Nervousness, "Weakness, Dizziness. Fits, Piles, Deafness, Catarrh, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Disorders. They have quick special treatments for all diseases of men and ailments peoullar to women, such as Female Weakness, Falling of the "Womb, Backache, etc Mayo has many secrets not generally known to physicians, whictt onabla him toinaka extraordinary cures. THE MAYO PHYSICIANS Can Be Consulted aMheir -Office, Corner Third and Alder Streets, Rooms 6, 7 12, 13, !4 Office Hours 10 A. M. to 6 P. March 3, 1S91, there seems to havo been no disposition on the part of the Govern ment's attorneys in charge of tho defenso of theso cases to press this question of hostility of the Indians to any extreme limit; but more recently these attorneys havo been extremely Industrious and in genious in obtaining decisions of 'want of amity.' The result has oftn been that one claimant, who was fortunate enough to get on early hearing, has obtained a Judgment and received his money, but that when another claimant succeeds In mak ing his proof and getting a hearing for a loss suffered at the same tlmo and in the same locality, the court finds that tho Indians were hostile, and denies him com pensation. You can hear in tho "West of dozens of such cases. "As I say. I am no lawyer, but this in equality of benefits under the present pro visions of tho law seems to me to spring from one fundamental error, viz., that of treating a tribe or even a roving band of Indians a3 a foreign power at peace with tho United States at times, but at other tlme3 waging war with It and en titled to belligerent rights. Even In tho treaties which the Government made with tho Indians It asserted the rights and In tentions of a superior, controlling power. Pioneers in the West regarded these trea ties as their own Government's assurance of the safety of their property. Is it not strange that In cases whero a tribe or band of Indians chose, to defy the United States Government and kill as well as rob. these very treaties should be tho means of absolving them and the Gov ernment from paying for tho robberies? Distinctions to Be "Wiped Out. "The bill which I have Introduced in the Senate would give to the treaties the ef fect which we in tho West think they should have, wiping out tho illogical dis tinction between Indians at peace and In dians at war. Tho purpose Is that In all cases where tho Indians were In treaty re lations with the Government (and In the days of these depredations there were few Indians who were not under such treaties), white settlers whose property was taken by them shall be compensated. "The requirement of the present law, that a person who suffered a loss and seeks redress must have been technically a citizen of the United States at the time, also falls heavily on tho people of the Northwest. In Wyoming, Nebraska and the Dakotas. there were hundreds of for eigners In the early days, coming mostly from Canada and the French settlement? down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, whb, under the promised protection of our treaties, took tip their homes among or near the Indians and spent the remainder of their days there with" no thought of ever living anywhere else, but were never nat uralized and, therefore, are excluded from the benefits of the law. Some of these pioneers or their descendants are among the foremost men In our country. One man, who now lives In South Dakota, and who has lived there or In the territory of adjoining states since sometime In the '50s, lost over 200 horses by Indians at dif ferent times, and he cannot recover one dollar of compensation, because ho whs not. technically speaking, a citizen of the United States, although he has some dozens of descendants who oro citizens. "There are many other foreign residents, too. In our part of the country who be gan, but did not complete their naturaliza M. Sundays 10 A. M. to 4P. M. tion or who wero naturalized to such clr cumstances that the cequlredi jrroof can not now bo mad of it. "I know of two widows whoso husbanda were undoubtedly naturalized in some of the older Btates long before coming West, where they wero plundered by tho In dians, but the widows happened never to havo known where they wero naturalized, and so cannot even produce tho necessary, record evidence. One of theso mon twlco entered land in Northwestern states, and in doing so ho necessarily filed documen tary evidenco of his naturalization, but as it happens, both, of tho land offices with their records havo been burned, and tho widow does not know whero sho can get such evidence again. Another man. of whom I know very well, is about 50 years old and has lived in an adjoining stato to mine sinco ho was 18 years old. Ho camo from Ireland with his parents when a small child. He actually under took recently to prove up an Indian dep redations claim, and confidently produced a certificate of one oath which he had made in court under the naturalization law, but this was the wrong oath. It was tho preliminary declaration of inten tion, instead of tho final proof, which alono is required In such cases. Ho haa now learned for tho first time that ho Is! not and has never been a citizen of tha United States. He has been County As sessor of his county, and, I believe, a member of the Cdurt of County Commis sioners, and has many times served on Juries, stato and Federal, and is one of the leading men In all publlo affairs n his section. "The peoplo of tho Western states see no Justice In discriminating against set tlers of this class, and wish to seo tho benefit of the law extended to oil bona fide Inhabitants of the United States who suffered, whether they were at the timet technically citizens of this country or not Some of the old laws provided for such cases, and wo think tho present law should do as much. "I havo received many letters from Wyoming and other states urging the passage of one or the other of theso amendments of which I speak. I suppose other Senators and Representatives are receiving or, before the fate of tho pending bills Is determined, will receive many let ters of the same kind from their constit uents." mi Erne Meets Gnns Tonlprht. NEW YORK. March 23. Tomorrow night. Frank Erne, of Buffalo, lightweight champion of the world, and Joe Gans, of Baltimore, will meet in tho Broadway Athletic Club, In a 23-round contest for the title and the winner's end of tho re ceipts, about $7500. On tho past perform ances of tho two men. It Is safe to pre dict that It will be one of the hardest battles ever fought for the title. Tho pre vailing price Is 100 to SO on Gans, but somo big wagers have been made at 100 to 70. Iafontifie Knocked Out Riley. BUTTE, Mont, March 22. Mose Lafon Mse, of Butte, knocked out Tom Riley, of San Francisco, In 10 rounds, at the Butt Athletic Club tonight Up to the end of tho tenth round honors were above even. Just before the bell rang in the tenth, Ri ley ducked and Lafontlse caught him on the chin, and Riley was unable to respond for the-next round. i