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.
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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
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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
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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
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Piles, Deafness, Catarrh, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Disorders. They
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women, such as Female Weakness, Falling of the "Womb, Backache, etc Mayo
has many secrets not generally known to physicians, whictt onabla him toinaka
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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.
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