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THE -MORNING OKEGQjSttAy, TUESDAY, JULY 2, ' 1901.
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ITS MINES HAVE A FUTURE
ST. HELENS DISTRICT IS ONE OP
THE BEST IX OREGON.
Some Principal' Properties, and
"What Has Been Done Toward
Their Development.
TOLEDO, Wash., June 22. Probably no
mining: district in the Northwest is at
tracting; more attention just now than
the St. Helens mining district, situated in
the extreme northwest corner of Skamania
County, Washington. The area of the
region is about 500 square miles. The
main point of the district is Mount St.
Helens, a former volcano, from 9500 to
10,000 feet high, and covered with snow
the year around. The drainage system
of the country is exclusively that of the
Columbia River and its tributaries. .
The credit of malting the first discovery
in this district belongs to Peter Koontz,
Ed Burbee and Witt, of Toledo. Their
strike was made in 1S90. The district, at
that time, was a pathless jungle, and Its
opening Is due mainly to the prospectors
and settlers. The district has had many
drawbacks to contend with. Among the
most prominent must be mentioned the
inaccessibility and lack of transportation.
Nevertheless, about a dozen men have
had the utmost confidence in the mines
of the district, and have kept on develop
ing their properties. These are the men
whose hopes are beginning to be realized.
Considerable capital, mostly from Port,
land, has been invested of late, in buy
ing up good properties and developing
the same, and In every instance, where
the work has been done judiciously, the
ore has Improved in quantity as well as
quality. Mining men familiar with the
country predict that It will be one of the
greatest copper-producing camps in the
world.
The general character of the ore is cop
per in all its different forms and com
binations, carrying gold, silver and other
minerals. The ore is found In what Is
generally termed fault or fissure veins,
which are so large as to excite even the
most conservative miners. The formation
of the country consists mostly of syenite,
diorite. quartzite and metamorphic slate
(argylites).
The district is densely timbered with
fir. cedar, hemlock, pine and larch. The
Alaska, or yellow, cedar is also found in
the higher altitudes. One thing that Im
presses the newcomer is the immense
amount of water on every hand. It is
nearly impossible to find a claim with
out water and timber enough for all min
ing purposes on the ground or in the
vicinity. Many small lakes have been
formed in the 'higher altitudes, making
natural reservoirs. The mountain ranges
rise from 1000 to 3000 feet above the val
ley, and most of the discoveries have been
made on or near the base of these ranges,
so that they can be opened up at great
depths by tunneling into the mountain
side. This not only saves sinking, but
hoisting, machinery and pumps, for It
affords natural drainage.
The climate Is peculiarly agreeable for
outdoor work. Spring sets in about May
1. In the mountains little snow falls un.
til December, but from that time the
snowfall is heavy. It usually disappears
by June 1, except at great altitudes and
in deep gulches, where it has been piled
up by slides. If provisions have been laid
In before the heavv snowfall iinwvr
work can be carried on the entire year
without any inconvenience.
How to Reach the District.
To reach Toledo or Castle Rock from
Portland, one should take the steamer
Northwest or the Northern Pacific train
to Castle Rock or Winlock. From Win
lock a daily stage runs to Toledo. As soon
as the proposed railroad up the middle
Toutle is completed, one may
leave Portland in "the morning, climb
the mountain during the day and
return at night. There are several other
routes by which to reach the district
weaving Toledo, one may follow the wagon
road up the Cowlitz River to the mouth
of the CIspus; thence by trail to the
mines, or by wagon road from Toledo to
the mouth of North Toutle; thence up that
J feanm.yla Soda SPrlnSS to the dis
trict. This is the most-traveled route
Every dollar's worth of tools and sup
plies used in the mines comes from Port
land, and if a smelter was" erected in
Portland, that city would reap the benefit
to be derived from one of the coming
mining districts of the Northwest.
Ti16 acific M,ner ln a recent article
said: The St. Helens copper mines can
no longer be kept from human knowl
edge and human view, and if the min
ers and mining promoters could know for
themselves the true mineral worth of the
district, the St. Helens hills would swarm
With prospectors, and if Portland re
mains too sluggish to build a smelter the
ore will be shipped to Tacoma. Traffic
once started in that direction may con
tinue for some time, but it cannot be that
Portland will allow Tacoma to step into
the territory only 50 miles from our break
last tables, and unmolested, carry away
our treasure box."
vT1ii rst PronertF in going up the
North Toutle is the Winnie Lee, owned
by the Cascade Mining Company. As
says of the ores show a value of $33 in
go d. silver and copper. $23 of which Is
gold. A 40-foot shaft has been sunk and
a contract has been let for a 150-foot
tunnel. This same company owns a group
of 10 claims on the south slope of the
Goat Mountain Range. These claims are
juiuwn as tne Jfoiar Star, on which a
tunnel of 250 feet has been completed.
Thousands of tons of ore are on the dump
awaiting treatment. About 300 tons of the
ore are copper sulphides, assays of which
show from $80 to $120 in gold, copper and
silver, copper predominating. A small
smelter has been erected by the company,
and will soon be In operation. Good camps
have been established at the mine, and a
crew of miners has been working for many
months. The company Intends to keep
on developing its property. Good offers
for the claim have been made by East
ern capitalists, but the company has re
fused to sell the property at any price.
In the vicinity of the Minnie" Lee. the
Goat Mountain Mining & Tunnel Site Com
pany owns a group of 22 claims and one
tunnel site, on which a crosscut tunnel
of 500 feet Is being run. Fifty feet of
the tunnel have been completed. The
company expects to tap the cliff lode at
a depth of 75 feet.
The Chloride, on Goat Mountain, is a
60-foot vein, from which some fine ore
has been taken within the last few
months. A drift of 25 feet and a cross
cut of 10 feet have been made. The latest
assays run about $29 ln gold and copper.
About two miles above the Minnie Lee
is the Toledo, and one mile farther Is the
Last Hope. Both have been worked for
years. The Last Hope Is the property of
a company recently formed, and known as
the Security Mining Company, of which
I. Bingham and H. H. McCarty. of Port
land, are the leading spirits. A crosscut of
75 feet has been completed, and a con
tract for 150 feet has been let- This tun
nel will tap the ore body, which is SO
feet wide, at a depth of 160 feet. Sev
eral samples taken from surface croppings
have run from $20 to ?S9 in gold, silver
and copper.
About one mile above the Polar Star, in
the same range of mountains, is the Ger
mania group of 10 claims, owned by Port
land people. Many thousand tons of ore
are in sight. Nature here has done more
in exposing the mineral wealth than man
could do ln years. A deep gulch runs
diagonally across the claims for about
2000 feet, exposing the rock from 200 to 300
feet. There is not a foot of it that Is
not mineralized with iron and copper
pyrites. At least 100 feet of tunnel work
has been done on the property, and the
owners have let a contract for 150 feet
more.
Next comes the Samson group, on which
more work has been done than on any
other property in the district, but misman
agement and failure to pay the men have
0
driven It In the background. A new com
pany has lately been formed to continue
development. The Samson has a large
body of low-grade ore.
Near the Samson Is the Washington
Treadwell, owned by Jennings Bros, and
H. H. McCarthy, of Portland. The vein,
or ore hody. Is from 75 to 100 feet wide,
and samples taken at random have given
from $10 .to $30 in gold, and a small
amount of cupper. A tunnel of about 100
feet has been driven, and the owners
are making preparations for extensive
development this season.
Next comes the Grizzly, owned by I.
W. Shultz. This mine is about 30 feet
wide, on which a large amount of work
has been done. The vein Is well defined
and can be traced for a long distance.
The Index and Far West 'group, on the
same mountain. Is owned by Olson Bros.
Both of these properties have fine sur
face showings, and will in time prove
valuable.
About half a mile above the Grizzly
Is the Ironclad, which has a six-foot
vein. Thirty feet of tunneling has been
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done on the vein, and a large amount of
ore is on the dump.
Across from the Ironclad, in an east
erly direction, is the U. S. Leroy, which
has a six-foot vein of copper and galena
ore. The vein is in plain view for nearly
1000 feet.
One of the best-known groups in the
district Is the Chicago group of six
claims. The average width of the vein
which runs through the group is about 14
feet. The average width of the pay streak
Is about six feet The gangue is white
quartz, carrying copper and iron sul
phide, with an assay value of $15 to $40
per ton in gold and copper. A great deal
of work has been done on the property.
On the discovery claim an open cut of 50
feet and a tunnel have been made, and
on the northwest extension about 150
feet of tunnel have been run," with en
couraging results.
The Juneatta, in the same vicinity, is
of the same character as the Chicago, and
the vein can also be traced on the sur
face for several thousand feet.
Over the Spirit Lake divide, toward
the lake, are the Norway and Sweden
claims, where a crew has been at work
for nearly a year. Many tons of ore,
which carry $40 to $80 per ton in gold and
copper, are on the dump, and as soon
as the wagon road is completed transpor
tation to the smelter will begin.
The Young America, Climax and sev
eral other good claims are In this neigh
borhood. All have been worked enough
to make a good showing. Going back
to the Chicago and crossing the Lewis
River divide, one arrives at the Moun
tain Fairy. Mary and Jack Pot, owned
by Portland people. All these claims have
fine eurface showings of copper, and de
velopment is going on most of the time.
The Ripper and Chief are about one
mile east of the group just mentioned. A
strike was made on these claims last
Fall by Hostedler Bros, and George
McClure, who are the owners. A solid
body of galena and chalcopyrite was un
covered. Assays gave returns of $81 60
in gold, copper, silver and lead. The
vein Is from six to eight feet wide, with
a quartz and diorite gangue. A tunnel
of 50 feet and a shaft of 25 feet consti
tute the main development. Three miles
further east, on one of the tributaries of
Lewis River, is the Hodden Treasure and
the Eureka, Jumbo and "Victoria group.
Considerable work has been done on all
of these claims. The Eureka and Vic
toria group are owned by B. O'Neill, who
has some experts en route to the dis
trict to report on the property, with a
view of selling. On the Eureka a seam
of gray" copper about 10 inches wide has
been uncovered. This assays about $400
in sliver, 23 per cent copper and $12 60 in
gold. On the "Victoria No. 1 and No. 2
the ledge has been uncovered, showing a
width of nearly 100 feet of a solid body
of white quartz. A crosscut tunnel is
being run, which will cut the vein about
100 feet deep. The entire vein is well min.
eralized and gives good values.
With the prospect that the Portland,
Vancouver & Yakima Railroad will be
within a few miles of this group before
the Summer Is over, the owners con
template putting ln a mill and concen
trator. Near, the mouth of the CIspus River
Charles Vogelsang owns a group of
claims that some day will astonish the
world. One vein Is nearly 75 feet wide,
with millions of tons of ore in sight.
Assays range from $12 to $28 in gold and
silver. The discovery is only a mile or
two from the wagon road on the Cow
litz River. There are many other claima
that deserve notice, and as soon as the
country is tapped by a railroad several
thousand tons of ore will be shipped
daily to the nsarest smelter.
Is Punishment Beneficial?
Everybody's Magazine.
This question was asked of a large
number of persons: What punishment or
rewards have you ever had that did you
good or harm?
The majority claimed to be benefited
by punishment The boys thought the
effects of a good plain talk were salutary,
and none had complaint to make against
a good "dressing down." Many were
grateful for having had punishment ln
due season. There is a time ln many a
boy's life when he thinks he Is lord of
everything, and it would seem that a good
whipping is often the best way to cure
this defect. Tenderness Is excellent for
most children, but there are certain na
tures on whom it is wasted, because they
simply abuse It.
Conscience does not seem to be very
powerful In children before the age of
9. Preaching or advice unsought for does
not seem to do much good, while sugges
tion does. As to the Influence of com
panions, it was greatest between the ages
of 10 and 15. This influence Is next to
that of home.
PERPETUAL YOUTH.
Bathers Think They Have Fonnd It
In a New Jersey Wood.
Brooklyn Eagle.
One of the most curious sights that
can be seen in the State of New Jersey Is
a large body of men and women princi-
pally the latter who believe they have
discovered near the City of Egg Harbor,
N. J., the "fountain of youth," which
Ponce de Leon, the famous Spanish noble
man, looked for vainly when America
was first discovered, says the Brooklyn
Eagle.
Those people are known to their neigh
bors by the nickname of "perpetual
youts," for the reason that they are all
firmly convinced that if they keep on
bathing there they can keep off old age
indefinitely. In consequence anybody can
go to the "fountain" any day ln the weeek
and no matter how low the mercury in the
thermometer has fallen, he will see 50 to
100 persons wading around in the water
with no more apparent concern about the
weather than if it were the middle of
July.
The fountain consists-of a freely run
ning brook that runs through the dense
cedar woods that surround the small City
of Egg Harbor. To all appearances the
water was no different from that in any
other ordinary brook. The people who
were bathing there, however, claim that
the water has a wonderful effect on them,
and some of them make a practice of
bathing there in the brook as often as
once a week, no matter how cold the
weather may be.
But whether the water is the actual
cause of the effect or not, It is a fact
that almost everyone ln the neighborhood
of the brook looks younger than his or
her real age, and there Is a surprising
number of very old people living there
abputs men from 75 to 100 years who
look 20 years younger than their actual
ages. Nearly every man and woman ln
the town seems to have a ruddy com
plexion and nearly every citizen in the
place, from the Mayor, the Aldermen and
their wives, down to the store clerks,
takes his bath in the brook more or less
regularly.
All of the bathers are interesting, but
undoubtedly the most Interesting of the
lot Is the leader of the bathers, aged Dr.
Charles Smith. This old gentleman Is
126 years of age. Yet he does not look
a day over SO, and he jumps around like
a man of 30. That there is no doubt of
the old fellow's very extraordinary age,
however, is shown by the fact that both
the Freemasons and the Elks have the
doctor's age s such on their books. The
old man has rosy, cheeks, scarcely a
wrinkle. Is not the slightest bit deaf.
walks without a cane, drives a fast horse,
and most Interesting of all married his
third wife not many months ago. Dr.
Smith has a large garden behind his
house at Egg Harbor, and he does every
bit of the work on it himself, except the
plowing.
When asked to what he attributed his
very unusual good health, Dr. Smith said
that It was due to two things: taking good
care of his health and bathing every day
in the fountain of youth for the last 50
years.
"I was not always in good health,"
said the old physician. "I came here
from New York broken down in health
over half a century ago. I had retired
from all practice and supposed I would
die within a year or two. But one day
while fishing I got soaking wet In the
brook, I having stepped in so far that
the water reached to above the tops of
my long boots without my noticing it. I
expected my death from cold and hurried
home. What was my surprise when I got
there to find that instead of feeling badly
I felt spryer than usual. Thinking that
the water might be some new sort of
mineral compound, I resolved to try it
again, with the result that I came to the
conclusion that the brook is the very
fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon
sought in vain many years ago. You
remember that when he was looking for
It the Indian guides kept on pointing
toward the north. Well, this brook is
exactly north of the direction ln which
Ponce de Leon was going when he gave
up the search, so there is no doubt in my
mind that this Is the very fountain that
the Indians referred to."
There Is no fence around the brook;
any one can batho there free of charge,
so now that the general public Is learning
of the place it would not be surprising if
the fountain will soon be swamped with
a host of women anxious to retain or get
back, the good looks of their youth.
ITALY'S FAMOUS BANDIT
GOVERNMENT HAS A LONG HUNT
FOR MUSOLINO, THE OUTLAW.
Lives and Treasure Expended In
Vain Only a Question of Time
When Success Will Come.
A man hunt, which so far has cost
more than $100,000 and many lives, and
seems to be as far from ended now as
when it began, is one of the burdens of
the Italian government, says a writer in
the Washington Post, In the mountains
of Calabria hides the outlaw and bandit,
Giusseppe Musollno.-and 500 soldiers spend
their time chasing him. All Italy is filled
witn stories or tne daring outlaw, and
so much romance has been woven about
him that it is difficult to tell just what is
true concerning Musollno and what Is not.
From the day he fled to the mountains,
four years ago, he has led the life of a
hunted wild beast, but he has managed to
save himself from capture, though a large
reward is offered for him dead or alive,
and he has also carried out a' vow he
made, and killed ten members of a fam
ily with whom he declared a vendetta.
He comes and goes in a most marvelous
way, sometimes under the very noses of
the people who are after his head, and
he seems to know instinctively of all
the stratagems which are resorted to for
his capture. His life is a hard and lonely
one, and often of the greatest suffering
and privation, but It Is free, and that is
what Musollno has sworn he will be as
long as he lives.
He is young, tall and slim, and was a
popular fellow in the little Calabrian city
of San Stefano before he became a bandit.
A numerous family in San Stefano were
the Zoccolis well-to-do people, prosperous
and proud-end a falling out with one of
the Zoccoll brothers was the beginning of
the downfall of Giusseppe Musollno. When
families fall out ln Calabria something
usually happens. It is like a diffeience of
opinion In Corsica, or ln the mountains of
Kentucky. There are conflicting accounts
of just how1 the trouble began. The best
authenticated story Is that Musollno and
Zoccoll quarreled over a girl. Probably
they did; most Italian quarrels originate
in that way. In Kentucky vendettas arise
in disputes over politics or trade or fan
cied insults to family pride, one of the
longest on record having started because
one small boy made fun of a'patch on the
seat of another small boy's trousers:
but in Italy, where the warm sun and
the glorious scenery fire the blood and
w-oo the senses, there is pretty sure to be
a woman In the case when there is any
trouble.
Finally, one day, one of the Zoccol!
brothers went to the authorities of San
Stefano and made a complaint against
Giusseppe Musollno. He said that the
young man had declared a vendetta
against the Zoccolis and he wanted him
arrested. Now the Calabrlans are given
to the venderta habit, and the Italian
government Is trying by every means to
cure them of it. So it usually goes hard
with a man charged with that crime.
Giusseppe was arrested and brought to
trial. The evidence against him was by
no means conclusive, but instead of giv
ing him the benefit of the doubt, the
judge sentenced him to 21 years' Impris
onment There was great excitement in
San Stefano over the affair, most of the
people taking the side of Musollno. Great
also was the grief of the father and
mother of Musollno, and the despair of
Giusseppe. When he heard the sentence
he cried out that he never had declared
a vendetta before against the Zoccolis.
but that he did so now, and that he would
never live a prisoner. They took him
to the little lock-up of the town and left
him there for the night, intending to take
him the next day to the prison, where he
was to pass the term of his sentence.
But the next morning the bird had
flown and Giusseppe Musollno was as free
as the eagles on the Calabrian mountains.
He had broken out of the jail, probably
with the help of some one on the outside.
It was the turn of the Zoccolis to tremble
now, for they knew that Giusseppe would
keep his oath, and that many of. the
family would die before he was cap
tured. Word was sent to the authorities
in Rome that the condemned criminal
had escaped and taken to the mountains,
swearings the vendetta. Musollno was de
clared a bandit and an 'outlaw forth
with and a price set upon his head. It
was only a small price $200 but $200 is
a large amount of money ln Calabria,
and more than the ordinary peasant ever
expects to see in all his life. It waa
thought that some peasant or mountain
eer would be tempted by the offer of the
reward to betray the, outlaw's hiding
place, and that he could be brought in
by the police of the district. But the
police were absolutely unable to get any
clew to Musolino's whereabouts, and
the reward had no effect on the peas
ants. Then, one morning, they found a Zoc
coll lying dead just outside the town,
with a dagger through his heart and a
scrap of paper stuck ln his clothing, say
ing that his death was the work of
Giuseppe Musollno, who was beginning
to pay his vow of vendetta. Now, the
government was aroused, and it raised
the reward for Murolino to $1000, and
dispatched a body of 500 carabinleri to
the Calabrian Mountains to hunt for the
outlaw. The carabinleri are a special
corps of the Italian Army, and are sup
posed to be expert at hunting bandits
and outlaws. The detachment went to
San Stefano and started put on their
man-hunt. They are still at it. There
were other bandits in the mountains, and
Musollno at first joined with these, and
the band lived as do other bandits by
levying tribute on the rich, by holding
for ransom the wealthy who fall into
their clutches and by helping themselves
to what the country affords.
It was not long before the carabinleri
had gone to the mountains to hunt for
Giuseppe that another Zoccoll was found
dead, killed by the hand of rvlusolino. The
carabinleri got track of Musolino's band
In the mountains, and after long and in
credibly hard work among the almost
inaccessible fastnesses they made some
captures. One after another they ran to
earth the companions of Giuseppe, but
Musollno himself always managed to
elude them. Meantime he did not forget
his enemies, and every now and then a
Zoccoll would be found murdered. Up
to this time the outlaw has killed 10
of the members of the family against
which he swore the vendetta. It Is said
that before the chase for him got so hot
that he used to steal into San Stefano at
night and pay secret visits to the home
of his father, who still lives in the town,
a respected citizen.
Last Fall the Italian Government raised
the price set upon Musolino's head to,
$4000, and told Captain Viola, who com
mands the detachment of carabinleri
hunting the outlaw, that he must catch
him at all hazards, which is easily said
by the government, but is hard on Cap
tain Viola. Musolino, now that he is
alone, leaves no visible trace of his pres
ence. He is everywhere and nowhere,
now on the bare peaks of Mount Bova,
above the "torrent" of Amendolla, and
now miles away on the wooded heights
of Africo, Precacore, RoghudI, or other
mountains. Several times have the cara
binleri tolled up the "torrent" of Amen
dolla with their hopes of catching Muso
llno, only to be disappointed. This "tor
rent" is a real torrent in the rainy sea
son, but, like many others of the streams
In the" Calabrian Mountains, becomes a
bare and stony gully ln the dry season.
Now and then Musollno will be heard
of crossing the plains of Basllico, in his
native district, and before the carabinleri
can get there he will be reported among
the Bagaladdi hills hills so steep, with
passes so narrow, that only one man at
a time can scale them. Last Winter was
unusually severe in Calabria, and up in
the mountains it was bitterly cold. Muso
llno passed the whole of the Winter ln
those heights, entering, at the dead of
night, a peasant's hut to warm himself
and to procure a meal of bread and
cheese, sleeping for two or three hours
with his back against the door and his
rifle between his legs, while the peasant's
family dared scarcely to breathe; then
on again to the other side of the moun
tain to another hut for three hours more
of sleep and refreshment then off again
no one could tell where.
Calabria forms the southeastern ex
tremity of Italy, and Is tho toe of the
boot which that country resembles on
the map. It is a mountainous country,
and the people are primitive ln their
modes of living and methods of thought.
They are cut off from the rest of the
world by reason of the geographical for
mation of the country, and speak a dis
tinct dialect hardly understood by other
Italians. On the tongue of land in the
mountains, In which Musolino is hiding,
is a population of 140,000 people, most of
whom know every inch of the difficult
country, and nearly every man, woman
and child of these 140,000 Gulseppe Muso
llno can count as his friend. They are
nearly all openly or secretly his protec
tors against the authorities, and even the
reward, enormous to them, of $4000, has
not been sufficient to cause one of them to
betray him to his hunters. To mayors
of cities, municipal and departmental em
ployes, rich citizens and poor citizens,
have been offered Inducements appealing
to their particular -position In life, euch
as "safe" elections, orders and money,
to aid the government In the search -for
Musollno, but few have been tempted.
Laborers have been paid a month's wages
for acting as spies for a week, and crim
inals in hiding have been promised a free
pardon if they will help the carabinleri
to catch Gulseppe Musolino, but Gulseppe
remains uncaught
Members of the carabinleri have dis
guised themselves as charcoal burners
and shepherds and gone to live In the
mountains in hopes of getting informa
tion as to Musolino's haunts and habits.
They have, even as shepherds, bought
sheep and settled down as genuine herds
men among the people who are. known to
have knowledge in their possession that
would lead to the outlaw's capture, but
all to no avail.
The Calabrlans can scent out a carabi
nleri as surely as a dog can a fox, and
the man-hunters have had their trouble
for their pains. No sooner does one of
them appear near a farm house or a
mountain hut than the dogs begin to
bark. The men, if they have a gun. fire
it off under pretext in winter of scaring
off the wolves. In summer of shooting
sparrows. If they have no guns they set
up a shouting upon the appearnce of the
carabinleri. He may be disguised as he
pleases, they know him, and when asked
why they shouted they say they did so
to call their flocks or to bid their dogs
be silent. But the carblniere knows that
they shouted to warn Gulseppe Musollno,
if he should happen to be within hearing
that his pursuers arp about, and his cue
Is to "light out" for a more healthful
locality.
Most picturesque Is the manner in which
the women give warning to Musollno of
the approach of any of the carabinleri.
If their husbands are away on the hills
with their flocks or tending their fields
or their olive groves, the women all keep
a sharp lookout, and when one of the
man-nunters is seen approaching a house,
I the woman of the house Immediately be
gins to sing in a loud, shrill voice a song
which can be heard for a long distance
amid the mountains. Her song Is taken
up by the next neighbor and so passed
from house to house and hut to hut until
all the mountains ring again with the
echoes of the shrill voices. And while
all the mountain sides and lofty peaks
are vocal with the song of the singing
women, Musolino steals away through
the ravines and forests until the sound of
the singing Is lost In the distance, and
then he knows the immediate danger is
over.
It would seem to be only a question of
time when Musollno must be caught,
for the Italian Government, having spent
$100,000 on the chase, will not abandon
it now. But it is a long fight this war
of 500 men against one, and Giuseppe
still breaths the free air of his mountains
and the family of the Zoccolis grows
smaller all the time through the bandit's
application of the process of elimination.
He has said that he will make no attempt
to escape from the country as long as
one of the Zoccolis remains alive ln It.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Building: Permits.
J. C. Flanders, alteration to building at
Front and Lovejoy streets, $2000.
M. F. Johnson, two-story residence,
Prescott street, corner of Ninth, $1000.
JJIrth Returns.
June 2S, boy, to the wife of W. H.
Chambers, 3S9 East Davis street.
June 18, boy, to the wife of John T,
Sullivan. 14G Twenty-first street.
June 29, boy, to the wife of R. W. Lewis,
619 Everett street.
June 20, boy. to the wife of R. G.
Harvey, 252 Stout street.
June 28, girl, to the wife of C. W. Lelck,
9S9 Corbett street.
June 19, boy, to the wife of E. M. Mil
ler. 71 East Twenty-sixth street.
June 25. boy. to the wife of J. J. Tlch
nor, 65 East Twenty-sixth street
June 11, boy, to the wife of C. Garner,
5 East Twenty-seventh street
June 22, boy, to the wife of E. S. Fay,
5S6 East Pine street.
Death Return.
June 29, Kittle B. Bernard, 36 years,
362 Thirteenth street, cancer.
June 27, Elizabeth Eccles, 63 years, 2S3
Fourth street, gastro entritis.
June 29, Charles A. Ruepell, 52 years, 142
East Ninth street, cerebral congestion.
June 26. Rosa Bluhm, 63 years. Monta
vllla, brought here for burial.
June 29, Esta Hule, Chinese, 5 years, 714
East Fourteenth street, accidentally
burned to death.
June 29, Ah Chung, 49 years, Joss House,
Xuberculosis.
Contagious Diseases.
J. Olsen, Twenty-third and Washington
streets, diphtheria.
Mrs. George Smith, 211 Twelfth street,
typhoid malaria.
Real Estutc Transfers.
Northern Counties Investment Trust to
John M. Johnson, lot 7. subdivision
block C, Albina Homestead. July 1 $150
Pacific States Savings Loan & Building
Company to Katherine and Jacob
Hansen, lots 20, 21, 22 and 23, block 21,
Mount Tabor Villa, June 2S 400
W. W.. A. A. and Blair T. Smith to
Martha and Joseph Crew, lot 18, block
1, Maegley Highland, June 25 225
May D. Ingalls to Gust J. Olsen, 25x100,
Corbett and Porter streets, June 28.. 310
Same to Gustaf A. Carlson, 25x100,
Same. June 2S 310
B. A. Owens Adair to John Adair, un-
aiviaea one-nau or an real esiute
owned by the grantor in Clatsop
County, and also in Multnomah
County, November 30, 189S l
Sheriff, for Annie Plezold et al., to
Katherine Hahn. lot 16, block 69,
Sellwood, June 12 448
The Title Guarantee & Safe Invest
ment Company to E. J. Spencer,
lot 11. block IS, Tremont Place, May
6, 1886 i
For abstracts, title Insurance or mtg.
loans, see Pacific Coast Abstract Guar
anty & Trust Co., 204-5-6-7 Failing bldg.
Sores, chaps, wind-burn, all painful irri
tating skin afflictions quickly cured by
Satin-Skin Cream. 25c. Meier & Frank's.
IN THE SAMOAN ISLAND!
CONDITIONS SINCE AMERICAN AND
GERMAN OCCUPATION.
There Is More Protection for Prop
erty Than When Native Sover
eign "Was In l'ovier.
tlnn nGTOX' D- C" July 1-CondI-trfl?
je Samoan Islands, since the
UnS ?? TUtUUa aml Manua t0 the
X? rorl Cb' and Sava!i and uPiu to
the German government, is the subject
In the islands, a copy of which has just
been received by the Treasury Bureau of
tai.!stlcs- The renort Is as follows:
The Islands of Savall and Upolu were
annexed by Germany on March 1 1900
Shortly afterwards, on April 17, the United"
Mates took possession of Tutulla and
Manua. The only export for many years
has been copra, amounting to. in 1S97
45,000; 1S5S. 60,000; 1S99. 90,000; 1900.'
46,000. Copra, largely used for the man
ufacture of soap and candles, etc., goes
to the United Kingdom. France. Germany
Russia, Italy and the United States, prinl
cipaily to the United Kingdom and Ger
many. One of the first acts of the Gov
ernor w-as to protect the natives by en
forcing fair weights; he Is now endeavor
ing to induce them to make a better ar
ticle. "At the present time cacao Is engaging
much attention here. At a distance of
two or three miles from the sea It grov-s
almost wild, and can be cultivated with
success everywhere in Samoa, except per
haps on the summit of the mountains,
where the climate will probably be too
cold. The quality Is good. Mr. Carruth
ers' cacao fetched lately the highest price
in the London market. The Governor is
introducing plants of the celebrated So-
conusco variety from Mexico. Cacao
planting should draw the attention of
homo capitalists. The great drawback is
that leases from the natives for a longer
period than ten years are not likely to
be confirmed, as the government does not
wish to encourage land speculators, and
refers any application of this kind to tho
Berlin authorities
"Coffee has been a failure. Even, the
hardy LIberian coffee introduced a few
years ago is now suffering from the same,
disease that destroyed the Mocha an;
other varieties. Vanilla and kola pr
ise well. Rubber should also succeed J
nanas and pineapples are shipped del
sionally to Auckland in small quantities
but the time occupied ln transit Is too long
and the fruit Is often spoiled on it
voyage.
"The principle articles imported are salt
beef In kegs and tinned meats, entirely
from Auckland; soap, from Auckland and
Sydney; prints, longcloth, and other ar
ticles of drapers, etc., principally from
Auckland and Sydney, although during
the last three years merchants have be
gun to import from Hamburg many arti
cles formerly brought from the colonies
kerosene oil. tinned biscuit and lumber
come from San Francisco.
"Commercial travelers from Auckland
and Sydney visit Samoa regularly for or
ders. The large German firm founded by
the Godffroys, for many years establish
ed In this group. Imports from Hamburg
the greatest part of the manufactured
goods ubed in the carrying on of its bus
iness. "At present the Import duties are as
follows: Ale, 50 cents per dozen quarts;
spirits, $2 50 per gallon; wine, $1 per gal
lon; sparkling wine, $1 50 per gallon; to
bacco, 50 cents per pound; cigars, $1 per
pound; sporting arms. $4 eacn; gunpow
der, 25 cents per pound. On all other arti
cles, ad valorem, 2 per cent on
Invoice cost and charges. It Is supposed
that some alterations will be made before
long In this tariff.
"Storekeepers pay a yearly tax of from
$12 to 100 per annum, according to tho
business done. The tax on buildings is 1
per cent yearly on two-thirds of their
value; that on trades and professions is
from $3 to $60 per annum. There is an
export tax of lxh per cent on the value
of copra, shipped. All of the above were
imposeu originally In accordance with the
Berlin treaty of 18S9.
"The population of German Samoa con
sists of about 200 whites, 300 half-castes,
and 32,000 natives. Imports, therefore, can
not be very large, native wants in a cli
mate like this being limited; but should
planting companies be formed, and the
land utilized, matters will assume a very
different aspect
"Theie is more protection for property
now than formerly was the case when
the Islands were under the rule of a na
tive sovereign. The government is con
ciliating both parties with much suc
cess, and at present the relations between
the natives and all foreigners are most
amicable. If a rebellion should occur, It
would arrive out of the disputes between
the old, conflicting native factions.
"The area of Upolu Is 220,000 acres; of
Savall, 410,000 acres; in all, 630,000 acres,
of which only 20,000 acres are now being
cultivated. One hundred and fifty thou
sand acres have been sold to foreigners.
Commerce would be Increased to a very
great extent should the land generally
be thrown open to improvement by sale
or forty-year leases. The price of the
land ranges between $2 50 and $25 per
acre, according to its situation and Im
provements. An American company late
ly sold several thousand acres In blocJ
at from $2 to $5 per acre.
"There are several schools in ApaJ
Roman Catholic and Protestant, in which
English services are regularly held.
"The area of Tutulla and Manua Is
small perhaps 35,000 acres much of which
is steep and mountainous. Tutulla Is sev
enty miles from Apia. Four thousand na
tives are living on Tutulla, and 1900 on
Manua, and about twenty whites and as
many half-castes."
The imports of the Samoan group in
1900 were about SO,000 In value, and the
exports 4S,000. No details or the I50Q
commerce were available when tho re
port was sent, but the 1S99 figures showed
that the United States held second rank
In the countries supplying the imports,
the figures being: From British Empire,
70,137; from the United States, 1S,549;
from Germany, 16,290.
The action of Carter's Littlo Liver PI1I3
is pleasant, mild and natural. They gent
ly stimulate the liver and regulate the
bowels, but do not purge.
EK to STOMACH, g
If you want to get rid o1
dyspepsia, or any stomach
ill, take the Bitters. It also
cures indigestion, Consti
pation, Liver and Kidney
Troubles, and has done so
for the past fifty years. Try it.
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