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TEN PAIGES, DAILY EA9T ORKCOXIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1S0. PAGE wmL f3 Jjtumk --"i I i - T 'i ALASKA IS YET; A RICH ELDORADO FREQUENT GOLD STRIKES. . EXCITE SMALL NOTICE. People Not Alarmed by Ue Stories of Rich planmcrlM am Formerly The Strikes of Gold Which Pas Unno ticed Today .Would Haw Caused a Stampede Seven Years Ago,,. Alaska Is still a country of frequent rich strikes, and there every In dlca. Hon that men will continue to find gold as long; as they continue to ex plore the country; for while hundreds of creeks have been,., examined for color, there remain hundreds, mora In the country which Is one-fifth as large ns tne united States. Alaska Is due to receive a big 'Influx of population after the Atoska-Tukon-Paciflc expo, sltlon, an international fair, which; Is to be held In Seattle In 190 principal ly for the. purpose of exploiting the untold resources of the northland. ; A recent issue of a Seattle newspa . per contained In an Inconspicuous column three news stories of strikes n Alaska, Ten years ago these would nave been sufficient to cause a stam pede. As It was, they were accepted as Included In the regular order of things. From Seward came a report which follows, In part: "An Important gold strike has been made on the. western slope of Mt. McKlnley, near the head waters of the Kuskokwim river. Such Is the Information contained In a letter to Julian Mott. a machinist of Seward, from a mining partner. . . Mott la considered reliable and the news has awakened much In terest In mining circles here." This from Seward also; (Seward Is in southeastern Alaska, In a terri tory that has been known to miners for 30 years): "Within three miles of Seward, on Tonslna creek, which emp. ties Into Resurrection bay, Alfred Lowell mined out 123.19 In II hours. He was doing his annual assessment work and put In sluice boxes to see how the ground Would run. The re sult greatly exceeded his expecta tions." Here la a story that tells of more than a strike, a story wherein figures real gold. It also bears a Seward date line: "L. H. Herndon, C. H. Ja cobs and William Morris, with 110, 000 In gold dust, have arrived from the Tentna gold fields. They have been mining on Nugget creek, a trib utary of Cache creek, and the hand some stake brought out 'Is the result of a couple of months' work. The gold Is coarse In quality. Four picked pans on bedrock netted respectively, $63, $75, 147.60 .'and. 118.. George Eberhardt, one . of the original dis coverers of the rilstrlM nounnri through Seward on his way toSeattle wun a poae containing isouo, M. Schauffen, who mined on Lake creek par, toon out aDout 12000." , CONTEST OVER TIMBER LANDS. May Develop a Typical Fraud Caw In ;i Idaho. , A contest case of more than usual Interest Is being heard today before the register and receiver of the United States land office, at Boise, says the Capital News. . Mrs. Willie H. Callo way of Mountalnhome Is contesting the homestead entry, of' Andrew J. Herring, Involving the south half of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of sec tlon. 28; township 'north, range 9 east.' ! 1 This la one of a number of cases brought to set aside homestead entries in the Fall River country, near Pine, In whloh. valuable timber Is sought by various applicants. In May,. 1905, two townships of land were opened for settlement and entry under the vari ous land laws. Numerous applicants were, made to c iter land under the timber, and stoi act, a number of Which, were rejf ted for the reason that entries had 1 ;n made under the homestead law, and In some coses sct tlment had been made prior to filing the plats by the surveyor general. Mrs. Calloway was one of a number to have her timber entry rejected, the reason being that Herring had already covered the land with a homestead riling. She appealed from the decision of the local land office and asked that a hearing be ordered, which was done. In her affidavit Mrs. Calloway makes some sensational allegations. She says that the land in question has an altitude of 5000 feet above sea level; that It Is covered with snow from six to eight months of the year; that It Is composed of hills and deep ravines, with broken lava formation; that it contains from 20,000 to 25,000 feet of merchantable timber per acre, or nearly 4,000,000 feet In all. and that there Is no tillable land fit for agriculture If the timber was removed. She further alleges that Herring did not enter the land in good faith for a homestead, but that he took the same for the Page-Mott Lumber com pany, which Is to succeed to his title when the same Is received from the government, and that the expense In cident to the entry and final proof Is being provided by said company. For the reasons stated she asks that the homestead entry be cancelled and that she be permitted to perfect her entry under the timber and stone act E. M. Wolf of Mountalnhome, ap pears for Mrs. Calloway, Edgar Wil son and Karl Paine for the homestead entryman. A large number of wit nesses are present for each side and the matter will be fought to a finish. The claim Is said to be worth several thousand dollars. Three other canes, Involving the same question are on the docket to follow the present hearing. M'GINN QUOTED THE 1IIBLE. Eloquent Portland . Attorney Makes Plea for Chinese Client. ' The soul that slnneth it shall die. The son shall not bear the Iniquity of the -father, neither shall the father bear the Iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the Wicked shall be upon htm. With this language, quoting from Ezeklcl, Henry E. McGinn pleaded for justice to the memory of a little Chinese boy, Wong You Nom, 2 years of age, who was run down and killed by a street car of the Portland Rail way company, says a Portland dis patch. - The trial of the suit for $5000 dam ages, brought by Kong Kim, father of the child, against the railway com pany, was hearing Its end. Attorney Dan J. Malarkey had just concluded a vigorous argument In behalf of the company, and had referred to the fact that the father of the lad was a gin-seller. He held that in the na ture of things the child could never have grown to be a very valuable as set to society. McGinn retorted In McGinn fash Ion. He read the passage from holy writ, and probably no juryman in the box ever witnessed a more apt or for cible application of the Bible to hu man affairs. The selection from scrip ture was made the text for a brief but almost volcanic sermon. Florhlu'H Great Orange Crop, Jacksonville, Dec. '18. Though la bor was particularly short and wages 30 per cent higher than last year, this season's crop from all points of view beats the record. The quality of fruit In general Is good and green fruit shows better flavor than In previous years. Prices are also good and are likely to continue so as the crops In Madeira and Spain are reported to be a failure. Millions of bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar have been sold without any person ever having experienced any other than beneficial results from Its use for coughs, colds and lung trou bles. This is because the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package contains no opiates or ot .er harmful drugs. Guard your health by refusing any but the genuine. Koep pens' drug store. Trains Running at Fargo. Eargo, N. D., Dec. 17. Tempera ture is 15 degrees below. This morn ing It cleor, with no wind. All tratns are running. Smallpox at North Powder. Sheriff Frank Chllders of Union county, has Just investigated the smallpox epidemic at North Powder and found but two dangerous cases. Orino Laxative Fruit - Syrup, the new laxative, stimulates, but does not irritate. It Is the best laxative. Guar anteed or your money back. Koeppens' drug store. ...Improved Wheat Land... One of the Finest Wheat Ranches in Morrow County for Side Cheap: m Two or Three Good Crops Will Pajr for the Land 800 acres of deep, rich soil now In cultivation, which has) produced 35 tmsliels to tlie acre, all In one solid body; can bo plowed all around with out pulling up hill. 160 acres of pasture land with never-failing spring of running water, also borders on Rhea creek, which never goes dry. IMPROVEMENTS: HOUSE, LARGE BARN, GRANARY, TWO 40 FOOT WELLS OF WATER, AND FENCES IN GOOD REPAIR. Onc-Uilrd of 300-acre crop of summer fallop- wheat (delivered at wnrchouse) goes with the ranch; 500 acres of stubble ready to plow nest spring. The Very Best Wheat Land Snap in the Northwest 960 acres at onIy$ 1 8 per acre, and six miles easy down grade to railroad warehouse. I TERMS: One third down, balance in easy yearly pay-, ments at eight per cent interest. Ranch located In the famous Social Ridge Wheat Belt, and offered at $2 per aero leas than the market price tat that locality. Must be sold soon or the ranch will be leased for a term of years. Address E. M. SHUJTT HEPPNER, OREGON " u GLASSWARE AT WE HAVE TAKEN A SHTTMEVT OF GLASSWARE CONSIGN. ED TO OTIITK PARTIES OFF THEIR HANDS. WHO HAVE IN RTRUCTED US TO SELL IT AT WHOLESALE COST AND FREIGHT CHARGES, RATHER THAN SHIP AT BACK TO THE FACTORY.. TIUS GLASSWARE IS Jl ST THE THING FOR A BEAUTIFUL YET INEXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS PRESENT IT CONSISTS OF 10-INCH IMITATION CUT GLASS BERRY BOWL WITH 6 BERRY DISHES. AND WATER SETS CONSISTING OF A LARGE AND HAND SOME PITCHER AND SIX GLASSES. COME AND SEE THEM. YOU WILL FIND THEY ARE HIGH GRADE FIRST ' CLASS GOODS. NOTHING CHEAP ABOUT THEM BUT THE PRICE. ASK ELSEWHERE. YOU WILL FIND THE SAME WATER SET WILL COST YOU $2.40. OUR PRICE WHILE THEY LAST IS mmm only $1.15; WIHCH IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE REGULAR RETAIL PRICE REGULAR PRICE ON BERRY DISH SET 1.65; OUR PRICE 95c YOU HAD BETTER HURRY, AS THEY WILL NOT LAST LONG AT THIS PRICE. GEO : H. CLARK, GROCER First Door, South of E. O. Building.