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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1900)
ilON TAKEN FROM THE 8AALE. iii in- Now billed Foroos Aro Boooming Hard rrossuu. VERY UNSATISFACTORY or linnon- wuni identified liv ilatriiHMtiiml Triiima I'''"'"'1 ,,r'"" ', u""' '"" . ,. !.. ...... i.t. ..,.1.1.. JUiy III. III" hv.mm,; mum, received today mid nothing ,u knowlw'K" -''' ' tin. l"v ,. ...il,... It III ullllilll mini. V. ..A Ullllillll'll ........ ....... Biw". . i..... ..ii Unit i.i id Ml viii""" n Tie. 1 1CH.1 Itkntfc msMt b rill llM. PwrtjB 1x1,1(1 ellliiil vitb it KiitL I M o! ntsi Ttdtal i. rw u tttM la iV itrt. i'l tigM wi ag -MM vitl) I bit tl pitii, i ebiiWl r Chl' JnlT a cte: .6 X0 tiontW illcelo'F td t .tea IW1 mad ! Ulf. ' who aw. n 5M, , jinii"- . IMlllU ,1 t0 w fro"1 i""""" "" n ' nr will romil thero until tlionl. ll.Ltin tin vn defeated Prince Tiiun' ' , and will tliiin go noitli to lend .trliil l'l 111 r-""KnK tunns of ? cSoiwrotlMK ,,r,"!U "'K. ,,,Lu nml tho other pro-foreign LrOTI. ''"r I""" " ' I 1..-.. l..ll lltl flltl l.liut flltll- ..j .llrect tho viceroy from Can- hnd 1" I""')' 1,1 "1,00! tl,u t"r,m" Etprovlucool kwiuik i..k.iiu ti till tnlUrtlniiiirliiM l l lllo iiirinn""" ,rcustoil Wan Chau anil have frmppnirMl at Wan Chau anil tltfDfll 10 fXHTIIIllllllH wiu II'IUIKIH IftDcl ClirIftMM. 'llioy aiMMimtrib. ilUliMl'"- l'K-H iiiki iiioaioinaioiy MorolKHHI'IN""'1' , t . t, 1,. Tli n Tuin eorrosiKiiidoiit of the hat, tclcKrlil:i ""'ler ''"to of to nifcrtu that tlio Chinese arn Eydrlvlui! l tli" "HIm. Tlioy Imvn fcDlCI'l W 1,1 VVIIIIinjniii.iuiik, i , gun HI 11(1 VHIlllHJOOllM IMIHUIOllK, which tlmy n) now kcapliiK ulnar litntt" 'oruiK" iM'ivii'iiiwii, Ilucoi'iiiiiit HlmutiiiK rcniKirniK uio btoliooil quite iintuiialilo. Tie Dally Jlall'H !t. I'riiTcimrK cor- UDllellt HIIVH IIIIU III UK) lllhl HIX hattluiHitxIiU) Of III'" 1 Hill, tilt) Ltki Ml'tori'il tlx Kriiii kiiiih iiikI WniiuilmrHof lluolnj; lloxurw. Tlio lutlort 'J. 000 kllluil, InuluilliiK Ul Ki'k. llD PLAN OF THE BORS. 1'ri'lnrlH, kdon, July in. Iird iloborUt' btctt. renltiK wtlll nuotliur tin- insto ofcnrri'iico, tlirowd a norioiiH I upon Ilia utnto of nfTitf m In .South ici, llinro iiiih dvuii kuiiiu coin- recently ri'canliug tho virtual bee of noi:ri!HH by tho itiiiuiinio under coiniiiiind of Ltr.l ltoli- I bat (ow, could Imvo IjtM.-n found to lit mac mo ciiiiurcii iiuunt wuto to Inflict bucIi n do feu t ki near nria. tead of tlio ciirri'iulcr of all of tho iidIdk ltotirn linltiK imminent, n at teleniiiiH hud lilnti-d, it hooiiih hue Lii'it milking a conci'rtcd at t to surround or rocupturo 1'ro- with n much bucccch that In tho h which wan HupiMmod to liu iaoi- md Id which no 'attack wiih ox- they micccodi'd in iiilllctini; a m defeat, and captuilii'.' two unun jomt! "00 iiivii. It in oviduut tliilt ril Uotlui Iiiih couaidvrahlu furco. that liu In iiblo to proxH Lord Mi' linen at half a doztm polntH pi Pretoria, from thu cprlnns to pctheaat of iho city northward to 'Ibnrj- mill Durdopoort and lliunco Ivird to Nitial'H Nok and Kriig- Tl. fd Robcrtn omltH to rIvo tho niimo 69 coiaiiinnddr enncornod, civlnu iothe doliuf that worso roinuiiiH to f'i. Kvcn if thu iniMliap ho not mvo than IiIm information at nt ImplluH, it provoH that tho nltu- l still ncrioiiH, and tlmt thoro is ilLIIlty of any trootm tiolnu Kiiarud lentil Africa for China, hut on tDtrary, it will ntlll taku a loni' to clear tho country of thu lioorH. n iibi roiichod Loudon that Ixird to lias hoon BufTurlnj; from a norU wei complaint, and that Lady I" was hurriodly Huminonod to iiuuiom. 0nt,ow,l,,r I'lut In 1'nrU. Jnly lfl. InnuirioM aro boliin No what may poiwlbly turn out MerioiiH nttompt to dostroy tho pnlaceof tho ChamiiH Klyaoo, Way nmht. A watchman of 1 which wtiro filled with uackneo 'Id a liiruo nhuntltv nf nthur in. i'blo Inntorlal ovnrlmiird n pi ii. Pa lietwcon two men. loadlmr 1 hellcvo that ii nlot-. ivnu mi fruit; ifite to tlio buildlnir. Tho miH- I' od uimiii his annronoh. A llrovoril irr..... I'ntml Hlihi, York, .tulv In . . . mo lnirnod ntonmship Haalo todnv which ,ak.m tho to.alnu.u. rof Zd takon romthl-iHhlp alono 00. fiS ii i , u,ul ""'"Ki'ltlmi wiih "uii-, inn nouiral worn I ...innin ur iiailili.1 (in nrt iil..u I " ro.nalnod. Homo of thorn aonrcd to ho workmm, from tho uhlp. Tho pump. . .'1,H M:0rl''K tllO VOHKMl WIIH (lout- en. Iho Hhlp wiih In nlno or 10 foet of nud and whon hIio finally loononod hornol from tl.U body, Hll0 , to jmiip lully two foet out of tin. water, f oiirof tho bodlim brouKht up waru thane ofwommi. It h thoiiKht tliut at loask two of thoso wuro employed in tliohtow rd'n dopnrtniont. After tho ninth Uly hnd been brought up, tho imm t work in tho hold In Nf-arch for bod Inn announced that they had counted in jdlod In a heap in the utoward'n room. Tho door o thlH room wan found locked. Tho lire did not jjot ntmrthounfortuuato IB, and tholr liven mlKht hao been naved, hut tho hreakliiK of tho ulnw wlndown let tho room (111 with Hrtioko and thoy were dnmncd Itkn ratH In a trap, rhonu bodh-H worn found In a hotter utnto of proMirvatlon tliun thoho provi ounly found. At 7 I. M. thu men ruilt work ho caUKo they could not miu In tho hold. Thnro wnn then lht more IkmIUh, hc lording to rtiportH, In tho ntownrd'i room. I low many moro thero wore in tho fillip no one could toll. It wan be lieved by thu workmen tliut nil hnd been found. All the faccn of tho doad were horribly dintortcd and nwolloii. Tho odor of tho bodies pervaded tho ship, mid wnn detected on tho .lortiey shore when the wind uhlftod thnt wuy. Up to tonight 150 bodies of victims had been recovered and oi(ht moro known to bo on tho Snalo had boon lo cated, but not taken out. TIiIh makoa 1(17 bodies recovered from tho nhips, river mid bay. One other wiih found Dtl ltockaway, making thu total thus far 1UH. ENGLAND TAKES AN ISLAND. 1UU-.I liar I'Urr Otnr Nlim, In the Sou 111 I'HiuiKi Omni. Vancouver. Jlllv 14. Tim utmitnor Mlaworu, from Hydny today, briiiRS liewH that Great Ilrltnln bun mlili.il mi. other to Jior Inlnnd DoPBcnnioHH in tlio I'aeillu, II. M. h. 1'oriiolHO In .Juno planting thu llrltlnli lla on Nino or BavaKo inland, nltuated MM) milos north ennt of tho Toiiya uronii. The princi pal pioduut in copra, of which 700 tons aro exported annually . ' llio tornm of tho llritish nrotoctorato over Tonj-a have boon modified us a ro nult of a conference botwop.ii Ilnsil PACIFIC COAST MINING NEWS', THE MIDSUMMER TRADE. mprovement of Toiib, Itnther JienmiKi. Thaa the Current Talk This Week. VANCOUVER IRON PROPERTY. BIG OREGON COMPANY. IVinmylrnnln Mi'ii Riilil to lie II117I11K fur )nvliiiiiient Koattlo, July 10. Trio rost-Intelli-(fencer states that innniiKors of tho JMcKeoHport Iron works, in Pcnnnyl ThompHon, the Itritlnh ropresentativo, i A'feeHport ron works, in rcnnflyl and tho 'lonKa king and chiefs, whoi vm,l1' lulJ0, 1,co" visitli.K tho I'aclfio . ' nttnat ntttt linen uniii ! uUao fi iiaiu von( CU4II lJ nutuicu Ditvn iui iiu n Iron works at I'ort Angolcs, after nn uiiHUCceKsful attempt to locate in Vic, torln, It. O. Tho belief is oxprossod THE NINTH HAS LANDED. Amrrlomi Hnlillrra Arn mi Clilnran Null ltrini)- At tlm HrKt uf War. Washington, July III. Tho follow ini; cableurnm Iiiih been received at the . navy department fmm Admiral Itemoy: I "Che l'(M). July l'J. Secretary of tho Navy Arrlvod yentorday, two bat talloiiH Ninth infantry and ouu Imttnllon 1 murinon. Colonel Meado landod to I day, to proceed to Tien Thin. Allied forces in Tien Triu engaged in main talniiiK their dufeni.es. Order Solnco hero to tako sick and wounded to Yoko hama hoMpital. Oregon proceeds noun to dock at Kuro, towed by chartered steamer, and convoyed by Nashville, "Just learned from Admiial .Seymour nt Tiou Tsiu foreigners there are hard pressed. ICH.MHY." Admiral Homey is in command over tho head of Admiral Keinpfi, whom ho ranks. It is believed that his cablo urain this inoriiini: relating to tho laud ing of tho Niilnth infantry has loHt a duto Hue. for it is not doubted that thu troops were landed at Taku instead uf Clio Koo , as bin liu'wigo reads. Admiral KemplT has scored another credit through tho formal statement by tho Chinese e,o eminent that tho bombardment of tho forts at Taku, which was dono over his piotest and without his participation, procipltnted tho crisis at I'ukiii. QuartonmiHtor-Konoral Ludinnton lias been niaklni' inouiry ns to tho ohnrac.tor of tho weather to bo expected In that portion of China whoro hontill- tlos aro in progress, with a vlow to ascortainluK tho noeds of tho eoldlors in tho matter of clothing. Keports nbow that tho climato in tho fall and winter in ovon moro rich! than thnt of Northorn Now York and Now Kncland Consequently, tho allowance of winter iilnthliiL nlrendv ordered litis boon ilnnblod. nild tho Mendo and tho Sum nor will now tnko out 0,000 winter outfits. an iiKruumunt was sinned by wliioli no ircnty ih to bo made without Croat llrltuln's content. In case of tho Ton- m Kovernment being in need of (insist- mice, it is to apply only to tho llritish government and not to any other jKiwor. Uikiii tho return of II. M. H. I'orpoise from Tonga, tho commandor roiiortod that Falcon island, which diHappeared in 18118, has. again appeared. Tho shape of the returned island Ih like 11 whale's back, and it in considered to be a serious danger to navigation. Falcon island is naid to owo its disappearanco and reappearance to suhinurliio vol canlo activity. Its location is nouth wont of tho Friendly islands. Advices from Apia suy that tho little island of Nliifu, or Hope, has boon completely devastated by a disastrous hurricane which swept away 800 houses. Thlrty-olKht natives were killed. Tlio cocoanut crop was entire ly destroyed nnd tho natives nro report ed to be on tho vorgo of starvation. Ilmiilltii Attnrk MrxIcMti Train. Mexico City, Mexico, July 14. A daring train robbery took placo Tues day night near Chihuahua, on tho Mex ican Central. After tho train side tracked to lot a p.ihsenger train puss it, it wnn found that the spikes on tho Bid ing had been pulled out. Thu train wan derailed and tho train crew at tacked by a dozen bandits. Mnuy shots were fired. Meanwhile tho pas senger train arrived and tlio crow, tak ing in the situation, pulled back to Chihuahua with thu crew of the freight train. Witli a forco of pulico and rur ales the passenger train returned to tiie scene ot the hold-up. Thu robbers had broken into several freight cars nnd carried away booty. Tho polico und soldiers started in pursuit, nnd one robber was captured with nomo booty. Thus far thin is the first train hold-up 3ti record in Mexico. Mlnr In tile Ilonnnrn Dlntrlct to lis lJvluei1. Bnkor City, Ore., July 10. Tlio Keystone, Hello nnd Cold Boy Consoli dated Mining Company has been incor porated with n capital stock of $2,000, 000. The president of the company is Albert Coiner, of Bonanza n li-l ...... a. Wlilln frarlA Ii Vancouver Iron and Big Oregon Company are;b- aro npparantly becoming visible. Tlio Improvement is still ono of tone, rather than of demand, but with a yield oE 640,000,000 bushels of wheat, a noxt to record breaking yield of corn, and a vory laruo tiroportion of oata.lthe YVoat- ern crop situation contains many en couraging features. The Southern cot ton crop has undoubtedly suffered, and conditions are unprecedeutedly lbw ' for this soaBon of the year, but tho acreaco Dlanted was a large one, and fame; vlco- prices aro so much higher that a satis factory financial return is comiaenwy lookod for. The offort of the big iron nnd stcol concerns to control prices, if really made, has proven abortive, and another wholesale slashing of quotations Is to be reported this week. The industrial situation is rather bet ter as a result of agreements upon wngc by a number of iron nnd steol manu facturing concerns and their employes. Lower prices for lumber aro appar ently inducing more activity in build ing, though how much Is duo to this ot how much to tho settlement of labor disturbances is hard to measure. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,820,010 bush els, against 3,018,832 bushels last week. Business failures in the United States president, Clark Tnbor, of tho Bed Boy treasurer, J. T. Donnelly, cashier of that tho iron deposits of Vancouver tho First National hank; secretary, island huvo attracted tho attention of 1 Kugeuo Sperry; manager, J. Conroyj thcHO iron men and that raw iron will , consulting engineer, Captain O. II. be taken from Barclay sound, and else-j Thompson. whore in tho island, down to Port An- Tho property Is located In tho Bo gules for working. It is known that ' nnnzn district, and is considored to bo tho MoKcciqiort iron men huvo secured a very rich and promining mine. It is options on three properties in the Bare-' tho intention of tho company to push lay sound country, namely the Ander development work and cot a mill on Indium on the WnrpHtli. Solway, Minn., July 13. The Indians nt Bod lake, nro in a anllon mood, and troublo is feared. Tbo covornmcnt is erecting a $30,000 school at that point, and these Indians cnrlrmolv nMnet tO BUV attolllllts lit .dvlHliur thorn. Thov refused annul ties from the government lor a numuur A Mum pIouh Ksrnpi. Accra, Gold Coast Colony, July 14. Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, gov ernor of tho colouv. who recently ar rived here, after having been besieged at KiimaHsio by rebellious tribesmen, and privations to which he has been subjected, in tho course' of nn inter view said ho considered bis escape the moHt marvelous on record. He attri buted Its succobh to tho secrecy main tained concerning tho routo chosen. Tho carriers who accompanied him bo came no weakened by starvation that everything was abandoned and tho party subsisted upon plantains. They endured great hardships. Fortunately iho rains were not heavy. Had it been otherwise all would probably have sue cnnibed. Lady Hodgson pluokily shared all tho dangers and privations, riirliiucli" KiiinrmliMl. Loudon, July 1!!. Thero is consid erable comment hero owing to an ad niiralty order suspending the further L'Tiiniini! of furloughs to crows of the shins belonging to the channel and re Forvo squadrons. Tho order is reported to be connected with the manuovers ol tho French Hoot in tho channel. Oh o! em In I ml hi. Simla. Julv 13. Cholera has ap np.ired in sovoro onidemio form ut Kohut. 25 miles south of I'cshawa Two hundred nnd seven cases and 77 deaths occurred ainoug tho Sopoys nnd Oil 111 11 followers botween July 2 and July ll. TJ10 prospect for the monsoon is slightly moro favorablo Tlio orders for Gonoral Wade to starl for tho scone of tho threatened Indian uprising in Minnesota have been coun tennnndod. as tlio secretary of the in terlor has received ndvicos from the Itnliiv Lake region thnt affairs have quioted down and that tSiero is no longer any reason to apprehend trouble from tho Indians Now Frulcht Trmwport. Ban Francisco. July M. Tho now 1 1.1 l 1.. Ilfr.1 i.ltm wfrli n m- I irOlglll. Bll,"lll,ui UIH.iwii..'."! ...... 1 .. peiioxt morulng rooulted In Scovery ol two hermetically soul e' tilled With hbw'L- nnwilnr ?wlcal properties of this now. r'Mtyot boon disclosed by the nues. of years, claiming that tho government 1 paoity of 8,000 tons, hns been charter has7 not given then, their just portions cd by the United States Bovernmon to carry ireigm i" """ ..Hnll 1 ..-In n vncsnl nf Onlinl size, Will UlSO ton Company, another ownod by Wil hon, Bradcn, Irving and others, nnd a third tho property of, Thompson, Bra dcn, Logan und Kains. An option has been secured on theso claims until the end of tho year, -and beforo the begin ning of noxt mouth between 400 and GOO men will bo taken up to Barclay sound to exploit its mineral wealth. If development proves that those 1 properties are at all equal their prom ise, it will mean much for Vancouver , island nud for Victoria. The proper-1 ties in question run about 72 per cent 1 in pig iron, a very high per centago, I nnd ono which euvoked enthusiastic expressions from the visiting magnates. From these tho raw material for the I'ort Angolos foundries will bo drawn. Tho Galena, ono of the promising claims on tho Gordon river, passed re cently under bond to a number of Kant- em capitalists. Active work will com mence on this rniuo on August 1 and will bo continued until the end of the year. A largo sum is Involved in tins transaction should it go through. WILL WORK THE CLAIM. the property ut once. NEXT MINING CONGRESS. Much (iood May Reniilt From the Bolie MrntliiR In 1001. Spokane, July 10. In view of the fact that the next meeting of the In ternational Mining Congress will meet Owner Want n Mliou'lnc Mmle In the Hani Otu. Greenood, B. C, July 10. The own- ors have bonded thu Hard Cash mineral claim for $20,000 to John Bodgers. Tho bond is a working one, nnd so much work must be made before tho first pnymont is made. The Hard Cash ii a fractional claim, containing 28 acres', adjoining the Golden Crown, Winnipeg and tho J. and li. The lat ter claim is owned by John Bodgers, and ho recently uncovored a ledge on the property near the Hard Cash line. He, therefore, secured the Hard Cat-b that both claims might be worked to gother. SHIP- in lioito, Idaho, in Jnly, 1001, some of I the events that took place last month I nambec 221 as compared with 140 last in ino AinwauKee meeting win ue in teresting to Northwestern mining men, says the Spokesman-Beviow. The objects aimed at by the Milwau kee meeting were: First A permanent organization. Second A revision of the national mining laws, with a view of the better protection of claimants and owners of mineral lands. Third A mineral exhibit. Fourth To obtain nnd disseminate information regarding improvements and inventions of labor saving machin ety and otlior mining appliances. The permanent organization consisted of 41(1 registered delegates representing 23 different states. Mineral oxhibits were displayed by Alaska, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Montana, Arizonn, Canada, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. week. Business failures in tho Dominion ol Canada number 22 as compared with 25 last week. Ninety persons were mado seriously 111 at Bheine, Westphalia, Germany, owing to the eating of diseased horse flesh. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. PACIFIC COAST WHEAT ' 'MENTS. onco with storos for tho I'lrm nt I'ln. ttg, Jlllv 10. KI rnnl nnd P houses, three stablos, a frame d a numbor ot mitlmlhlliiL'H 1 1'eniisvlvnnln frnfMif. our u wnrn Nby lire today at Sowiokly, a rnjiwuurg. b'amuol Woods.a Pai Was burned to death, and FOrBes Worn Krnmntiul Tim Inai I'OOO. Tho Gurlnni'l dhnmtnnl I't Uankln ti .... i,.,,.i ..i c'ckthlH nftornoon. TJio losw Bfiwu, Tho llro wan caused bv pulon of n tank nf idieiiilnalH. P was injured. ttlectH. Hi . ... M ,, &DWI1. iMl '"Hie. Ti, i ....i. jrS9 !i uWi 7orim' ncciPnied by a rain fly ul Ml lol,os' rnei' ho threo Hume u, Moiiuuimnu, i was klllnii ii,.i.i..i.... ti,.. ,1 "J .(illklllll. AIIU weot incliuo railway station ucand glllllfnrn.l l , ifeat damago was dono In tho Kan fa1 fire Dvnainllu Unilor House. Williamsburg, O., July 14. Un known persous placed dynamite under ono coruor of tho rouidenoo of Henry Wilson, just wost of hero, early this morning. The room aliovo was wrockod by tho explosion and William wnson, a 10-year-old boy, was killed, Miss Kate Tucker was sovorely injured. Tho othor occupants of tho house os capod Injury. London, July 14. Tho war office announces that Goueral Buller reports that 050 prisonors released by Boers huvo arrived at Lndysmith. : if 5 Innnw i . . .. . uoast oi tneir i habits who novor Imvo any. of tho Indian money wiiltn fiuttlora near nrn nrtiiillET thomselvos and cathoriug bo loaded at toirother. fearing an attack. Arms and l'hilipdinos ammunition have boon sent from Sol way, nnd a call will probably bo made for stuto troops. The Indians aro hold lng war dances nightly. Clillilren Fell With Stnlrwny Chicago July 13. As a Sundny Bohool picnio party of 100 children and tholr tcachoni woro uoseonuiug a wu on stairway loading from tho Halsted vladnot to tho Burlingtou tracks today, the stairway collapsed and 50 children . woro proolpitatod 10 foot to Uio ground limlnw. Flftnon othors sustained pain ful bruises. Tho debris fell across tho Burlington traeks art' blookod the traf fic for ovor an hour. Decided Aitlllnnt the Orniit. Paris, July 18. Tho oommlttoo to Which tho municipal oouuoil roforrod i.n nrATinsnl tn Jrant cratultously a 1 sito worth 400,000 francs for an Amori- can nauonai "a "" of The cause of tho complaint is tnatap-, , f t, Co 0Hff mlne report 'rrt against tho gnu. I f 'e. ta n Baker caused tho death of Henry J V f ,toWn 800 feet and tho ore tho committee will be iibm Jed w R by cou(lnlnC him in the J , , , h do Tho owneM ex. council tomorrow a id a o to ,w U bo u y Bhll) w j 0 Ua r h b flml taken wnicn wii tie or u.u0 i- - Jn conBOqu0nco of tins a e Thera ft on the dump about tho proposed Institution. chftrg(j q murfer la proferrod against ?a5(000 worth of or0( runninj in both A herd of 200 oik Is roported near Captaiu Baker. ' B0ld and copper, tho Warm Spring, Or., reservation. Charced With Murder. Sau Francisco, July 14.-Chargei lookiug to i...t f!, ntnin Charles T. Bakor. ol n.,uri fitntos transport Sumner, I.11U . - Thlrtjr-(lvn Million UuaheU Sent From l'urtlund, San FruncUco, Sent tie ml Tiicoinii. Portland, July 10. The Oregonian publishes tables showing tho wheat shipments from the four leading coast cities for the season of 1800-1000, n follows: From Portland 04 cargoes, 14,239, 0G4 bushels. From Sau Francisco 127 cargoes, 13.534.035 bushels. Fiom Seattlo and Tacoma 35 car goes, 7,709,002bushels. ROSSLAND ORE SHIPMENTS. Six Slonths ot This Yi-itr Kquul to All of I.aat. Kossland, B. C, July 10. Ore ship ments from this district for tho fiist half of 1000 wero nonrly equal to thoso of the whole year 1807, when tho fig ures woio 72,840 tons. The total for the past six months is 71,235 tons. The Nickel Plate has been opened to tho 000-foot level, Is fully developed by drifts, etc., to tho 200-foot level, and partially doveloped-to the 400-foot level. Arrangements have boon mado to ship 250 tons of ore per day from the Nickel Plate; RICH MOUNTAIN TUNNEL. I'wmty-three Time iilil Hits IIim. Struck ut Palmer. Loomis, Wash., July 10. In the Palmer mountain tunnel the last 30 feet driven has gono through a forma tion liighlv mineralized, giving aesays each day running from $3.74 to $37 in gold. The uist sho at the face broke into a well dofiued ledge, showing much blue quartz full of mineral which may prove one of the most important in tlio history of tho tunnel. This lodge is in a different formation from that of the othor 22 and the good values piecoedlng tho cuttings of tho footwall make tho crossing and testing of this 23d vein a matter of speolal interest. ENORMOUS ANACONDA PLANT New Machinery Weigh Nearly Two Million round. Anaconda, Mont., July 10. Now machinery wolghiug 1,050,000 pounds is being installed in tho concentrating plant of the Anaconda Mining Com pany horo. The company is using 24 Huntington mills llvu foot In diameter, of tho latest pattorn; 24 sets of crush ing rolls, 40 inohes iu diameter by 10 inch face, with forgod steel shells; eight Blako crushers, 24x12 inches, und 1(1 Blako crushers 15x5 inohes. Gold Mining In llritish Columbia. The first authenticated discovery of gold in British Columbia, according to Dr. G. M. Daw6on, occurred at Mitch ell or Gold Harbor, on tho west coast of Queen Charlotte island, in 1851, a nugget weighing several ounces having been accidentally picked up "by an Indian woman on tbo seashore. This uupget wiib brought to Fort Simpson, uud, coming into the possession of the officer in charge of tho Hudson Bay Company's post at that place, was for. warded by him to tho company's head quarters at Victoria. An expedition was at once fitted out, and, proceeding to tho spot, succeeded in locating a quartz vein seven inches wide, "report ed to contain 25 per cent gold in somo places." Tho find was worked for some months and then abandoned, the narrow vein entirely giving out; n ither indications of mineral were erei found on tho island, notwithstanding that this extraordinary littlo seam ol quartz had yielded in a few weeks it was worked a value of $20,000 on the woid of one nathority, or $75,000 on that of another. About the same time coal, which had been discovered on Vancouver island as far back as 1835, began to be mined in earnest at Nanai mo. Hull Over Mining Claim. Vancouver, Wash., July 10. Tho case of Adolph Hooper nnd Victor Carl son ngninet J. G. Copoly and U. M. Laumau was on trial-bo foro a special jury, called for this case, in tho super ior court. 'The case, relates to tho rights of tho parties to certain mining claims in tho St. Helens mining dis trict, in Skamania county. The suit was first brought in Lewis county, and was transferred to Sknmnuia county, whero the property in controversy is located. The trial was hold in this county to suit tho convenience of the mrtien to the action. Since the com mencement of tho action, tho defend ant, J. G. Copley, died, and Charlea W. Thompson, administrator of his es tate, was substituted as a party defend ant. New Oregon Mining Companies. The Elk Creek Gold Mining Com pany, city of Union, $50,000. The Lillian Gold Mining and Invest ment Company, Baker City, $500,000. Keystone, Belle and Gold Boy Con solidated Mining Company, Baker City, $2,000,000. New Washington Mining Companlet. Gold Ledge Consolidated Mining & Milling Company, Spokane, $100,000. Sacramento Gold Mining Company, Spokano, $100,000. Pilgrim Gold Mining & Milling Company, Davenport, $100,000. Golden Era Mining Company, Col ville, $76,000. Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Republio, $1,500,000. Myitlo Mining & Milling Company, Tacoma, $500,000. Bald Mountain Mining Company, Clear Lako, $1,000,000. Galena Kiug Mining & Hilling Com panv, Bepublic, $76,000. Seattle Markets. Onions, new, lc. Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate. Potatoes, new. lc. Beets, per sack, 85c$l. Turnips, per sack, 75o. Carrots, per sack, $1.00 Parsnips, per sack, 50 75c. Cauliflower, native, 75c. Cucumbers 50 00c. Cabbage, native and California, $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Tomatoes $1.25. Butter Creamery, 23c; Eastern 22c; dairy, 1722c; ranch, 1517o pound. Eggs 24c. Cheese 12c. Poultry 14c; dressed, 14 15c; spring, $3.50. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00 12.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $19.00. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Barley Boiled or ground, per ton, $20. Floui' Patent, per barrel, $3.50; blended straights, $3.25; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $0.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $18.00; shorts, per ton, $14.00. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beet Bteers.price iHo; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9 11c. Hams Largo, 18c; small, 13; breakfast bacon, 12 He; dry salt sides, 8c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 5556o; Valley, 60c; Bluestom, 59o per bushel: Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $2.70; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choico white, 85c; choice gray, 33o per bushel. Barley Feed barley,.$14.0015.00; brewing, $10.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $12.50 ton; mid dlings, $19; shorts, $13; chop, $14 pot ton. Hay Timothy, $1011; clover,$7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton. Butteir Fancy creamery, 85 40c; store, 2 So. Eggs 17)ao per dozen. Cheeso Oregon full cream, 13c; Young America, 14o; new cheese 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 3.50 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs, $2.003.50; geese, $4.005.00 forold; $4.500.50; ducks, $3.0004.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1415o per pound. Potatoos 4050o per sack; sweets. 22Mo per pouua. ATegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75o; per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bago, IKo per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, 1 Jic por pound; carrots, $1. Hops 28o per pound. Wool Valley, 1510o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10 15o; mohair, 25 per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wothera and owos, 3o; dressed mutton, 7 7o per pound; lambs, 5jO. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light and feeders, $4.60; dressed, $5.000.50 por 100 pounds. Beof Gross, top stoers, $4.00 4.50; cows, $3.50 4.00; dressed beef, G) 7740 per pounu. GOOD MONTANA MINE. Imvo bcou proierreu wiin -"b uupper mm uuuua li er vim Missoula. July 10. Visitors in tho oreumoiy turned buttor the past Tho rialnvew, Or., out 10,000 pounds of month. Tho oity treasurer of Fairhavon, Wash., has just called in $5,300 of warrants. Tho necossary acreage Is pledged to secure a starch factory at Imbler, in Union county. Spokane lawyers have agieed to close their offices at noon each Saturday dur- I ing July and August. Veal Largo, 0K7So; small, 8o per pound. 8 Ban Francisco Market. Wool Spring Novada, 1315o poi pound; Eastern Oregon, 1015o; Val ley, 1820o; Northern, 1012o. Hops 1890 crop, ll13o per pound. Butter Fanoy creamery 18 10c, do jaeconds, 18)6o; fanoy dairy, 17o; doseconds, 15 10 Ho per pound. Eggs Store, 15oj fanoy rauob, ISMsO. Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00 3 20,00; bran. $12.50(213,60. i, 4i 1 s .1 i 1 . uiiia m uio away.