Hi
mi
LIGHT FROM tEKIN.
to it word
9
a II Iflflll
lomfttlo Relations, wun
China aovoruu.
STEn GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS
........Ii,.. nf ilin Aiiiiii
llllnc"
! KiitiUaleiit I" llMilsr-
-Vtrk. July A "ltch to
irmill Advortlsur from Lo.
IW?', ....... imuvhIoii of tlin Amur
i In wjiiivnUmt t( h iloolnmtlon
..Mlimt IlllHHift, WHIUII, COUSini-
''It 'St. Petersburg liU passport
fV" ...... .1 I.I,...,. I,,a. II,.
loiig with tlio iiiuinbom ol
TzZtenm of Hll Chinese dco.
t . i wur nunliiHt HuHala, anil o
ftakl invnln of Russian territory,
.,, fuct hi tliu imittor now
i i. tint It virtually rolensoa tlio
' . , l.ll,.,..l,,iiy ti tin. fnrnlun
bun in- -
. .1 .1 tli.ir.tliv In ii n.
. rt independently, not only
..r.nilirn to tlio iliifonno of III)
'ijloniwrnln1 tlio Chlnofii Invasion,
, Ibo enemy 'h country and au ovunt
mlrch ujx'ii I'oMH'
lOnlll KIIHSian i, iiriiumxiuig
PiUerlii, reach l'okln ami ciiptun
oro the nlllcH could gut to It from
wcltlo ooaHt, tlio czar would be
to dictate terms to China Intlo.
..I .ltn fitllnr IviU'nry utnl
leDlly 01 " i
,, nv rouanl to tliolr wishes, vlr-
Jy eitiil)liliH"K llllllBUlf IIH Mill liter
huraiintrv.
le JtritlHlt and jCionmui govern-
in n iirmwl nt " "Hi
V . . t 1 ....1.1 ...I A-
t,ty, JMVO loony linemen to
Am tlio iKlloy which thoy hav
oed uJitll now ami to declare wnr
. tlio Chlnuso governinuiit. tlum
ioz UiciiiKolvuf in lino with Russia
i ,i. 11...1...1 t,. ...... i
FrtncO, HIKI l"" uniifii owinn ii
rtei to follow Milt Immediately.
nncfl 1ii indeed. "Iroady issued,
,t, decree forbidding tlin huio ot
i or wur iiinturlal of any kind to
ChlneMt. whl'o (ii-rmany has ul-
, i .i... .i.i..
if irOlllUlll!l UIO UIIHIUKl Ull i
In Irom ciiiiiiiiiniiLuiii'K wiui mi
rnmcDt oxcont throtiuh tlio Gorman
ipiblllco, and Im )roiatini to kIv
Mi imsiortH. iluio in Iik1oii,
Chlccso inlnlittur him alruudy imokod
wlonKingp, tomovod hid IxiyH from
irbooUand caiicolluil all IiIh mi
cmeotii, to Hit to ho rotuly for ha
lite dcpiirturn.
iiddltioii to tho corim of tlio Im-
ill CliIiiCKU army, which had in-
ed Siberia with ordcrn to drivo all
liner) out of tlio rich (.'old-lioarlnK
or provlnco of tho ewir, thuro ro
other coriw, ono of which 1h on
:td la defllroyltiK tlio HiiHHlaii rati-
J la Mnncliurla and in driviui; nil
lorriunem, ccpoclully tho IUihmIiuih,
in the northern ijprton of tho oin-
tnotlicr U to occupy tlio roads be-
a l'ckln and Sham Hal Kawn; yot
ii to conuontiuto at Niinkiun,
ile coluinim aro lioinu dlructod in
into to Tien ThIii. to tlio bod rem
Coren nml to tho neighborhood of
tier tlio Tokln Boveninent ia
'.mated to liavo niidor arms at tho
nt moment no Iohh than 1,000,000
o, ipleuitldly cfniipiMid with Muner
'cf, tmokeluiw powdor and quiok-flr-:
ordnance, mid carofully traluod
ler the direction of DuiiIhIi nnd Ger
aofllcurH. TIiIh liugo army Is un-
the orders of Trinco Tuan.
a addition to thin, thoro in tho Chi
li fleet, reconstructed and reoriiiin-
d ilnco tho war with Japan, and
prising in UrHt-oliiHs orulsorH of
very lutoat tyno. Thoso aro crula-
atwnt tho Yollow sou, with their
ch cleared for action.
Inaimiich as II vo vobsoIh of tho nlliod
t, Incluiliny tho llrltlsh battleship
rrlble, aro cruisini! about iu tlio
me waters, rocoimoitorlni; various
jnrns and forta and inviting tho hitter
open flro uikjii thorn, uowa may bo
pected at any moment of a navul bat-
),
Nine othor foroiijn nion-of-wnr nro nt
ehorolT Hlmuulini. with tho obioct of
Nuiug in tho defense of that city in
event of its holnc nttaokod by tlio
g Chlneso uriny, which ia now with-
one duy's march of tho place.
Aditil.il.tri.ll.iii Arrn,.
I Tlirtiiitri.-
Wal.iiiKton, .Inly lo.-A dooldedlr
uniinwo Hltiiatlon was upparunt in all
I Tha t'l l 'r1'0'1 .C'rcIcH -vonlni
I m l ,? ( H,,ml,'""'t. which had Vbeo,
I mrkoilly peHHln.iHtlo, uumA with Z
o oris and mitlvo rliy, ml lm
furtl.nr Htru,Ktl. fro,, mUiMw Wu,
oabl 'Kram d,,elar,, that tho foreiw
nil . stera at 'okin wen, mto Ju',y
1 c .V I ,1rw,,1"t .d tho special
o iMiiut mretli.K called to consider tho
-ii T t,M) lt'"t,lr" o' tho day.
i. - ,? ' '."nt Ut 2:80 thlH
loss than a,, boor after tho president
reached tho Whlto House. Over 100
iioWHpajier men tlnoiiKod tlio corridom
while i tho cabinet was lttlnK behind
oIohwI doors. Tho scene resembled th
hottest days of tho Hpiinish war. Tlior
were present fiecretarles Hay, ltoot,
Iiiik, Oiikm and I'ostmnstor.Uotieral
hiiilth. At tho conchiBion of tho ses
sion, which lasted two ud a hull
hours. Kocrotary Hoot pivo out tho fol
lowing formal statemunt of tho uctlon
of tho cabinet:
"Tho president has determined that
tho facts known to us do not roquire
or justify calling n oxtra session of
confess. Hhould futoro developments
indicato that he is unablo to do what is
required with tho menus now nt his
command, and the action of confess is
nocosNiiry to furnish either men or
money or authority, ho will not hesitato
to call It tOKether."
The decision that an oxtra sopsion of
congress was not domandod by oxlstlng
conditions was tho outcomo of tho
showing which both Secretory Koot
mid Secretary Iaiiii: mado as to tho
foroo that can bo thrown Into Chlua
without tho authorization of additional
troops by congress, and also tho decid
edly morn hopeful fouling ontortalnod
by the president and members of hla
cabinet as to tho safety of Minister
Confer aud tho other foreigners in
l'ckln, dun to the cablo of Ministor
Wu, reporting tho safety of tho minis
ters July 0, two days alter their ro-t-orted
miiMacre. While this cablo Is
not regHrded as conclusivo, it ia Ac
cepted in good faith for tho present.
CAMPAIGN IN CAVITE.
I
Iliimiilpim Artillery.
Chicairo. July 31. A nlocoof "horso-
" artillery, othurwiso n Colt's rap-
nro, mouutod on an automobile ot
Ial construction, today atartod on
! experimental trip fron Fort Shorl
'a1 to Washington. Tlin riirrlauo. bo-
lies the gun, carrlod Major A. P.
favldeon aud threo cadota fro'ii tho
!thwe8tern military ncadomy. Miss
Wen Gould, accompanied by General
08ePh Whoolor. saw the party sot out
pin Fort Shorldan early in tho day.
"Mai wiioolor gavo Major Davidson
"ote to bo dollverod to Goneral Miles
' Washington, whllo Miss Gould
lined tlinin imml Innl niwl rniiinrknd
t if tho automobilo could bo usod
r carrying guns, it could.bo used for
v.ross work. Tho vohlclo ia n lour-
coutriviuicu. woiulia 2.800
OWN S. mill la il.Simn 1ir
''ftShllintnTi AT..-! Tifiulilcinii will nn.
pvor to domon8trato that tho inveu
'on is pructioablo for uao iu actual
.WMfaro.
J Torrid Weather In Kurope.
' kudon, July 20. Torrid boat con
r ? Ulro"8hont Europo. Tho mor
7 indicated 85 degrooa in the Bhade
'J morning. Tho hospitnla nro busy
Ntn victims of boat prostration.
Lk! 1 casos nro roportod today.
dn.i rers Rro oullgo to knook oft work
"nng tho hottost hours of tho day.
(JrDf-rnl (Imnt lllmnr Ctiilnln Hollli'
C'umluut.
Washington, July 10. Ilrigadler
General Fred 1). Grant, United States
volunteers, in submitting to tho war
fptiurtti!int im Intnrfiutlftis unprmnt nl
i o .
the fighting around liuus, iu Cavlto
provlnco, from September L'fl to October
8, last, closes by snyiug:
"All the officers and men under my
command behaved Well in all engage
ments, unless I except tho movement
of Captain Hollis' battalion of tho
Fourth infantry, from Imus, on October
il, which was not well conducted.
Somo deserve especial mention for their
bravery and energy. Among those I
would mention Captain Kellly, of the
Fifth artillery, who conducted the
inovo against Jliuacnyan, Octobor G;
Lieutenant Knntsenshuo, my aid-decamp,
who commanded tho scouts dur
ing tho whole timo; Lieutenant Feu ton,
Fifth cavalry, nld-do camp, who con
ducted a company through from Hacoor
to Imus, Octobor 2, aud was much ox
lsod iu tho fighting which occurred
October 2, 3 nnd 0, nnd Captain
Cowles, who commnndod tho recon
naissanco, October 8, which resulted in
u light at St. Nicholas.
"Major Leo and Cuptuina King and
Fuller, of General Lnwton's staff, who
woro with mo on October 8 and 0, do
Borvo special mention for their gallan
try, and my personal thanks for the
asBlstauco thoy rendered mo."
New ViirU Hwelternl.
Now York, July 10. Thcro was no
roliof for suffering Now Yorkers today.
In fact, it was hotter this afternoon
than yesterday, and there was acarcoly
any breezo. Ah wna the caso yesterday,
many business housos wero compolled
to closo early in tho afternoon, and it
was impossible for laboring men to
work in tho strocta nftor 2 o'clock. Jn
Grcator Now York thoro wero about 8B
cases of heat prostrations. Flvo per
sous diud from tho offocta of tho heat,
and ono person, who had been over
come and taken to a hospital, commit
ted aulcldo. Officially, tho mercury
ranged from 03 to 100 degreos botwoon
tho houra of 10 A. M. and 5 P. M, but
many therniomotera nt dlfforeut poluti
throughout the city registered as high
as 100.
Uncus del Torn Destroyed.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 18. A lot
tor from Atrato, Colombin, says Bocai
del Toro haa boon visited by n terrillo
galo, which dostroyed many . buildings
nnd banana plantations. Immediately
nftor tho galo n fearful flro awopt the
town, dostioying ita fluoet buildings.
Tho situation ia said to bo desperate,
tho pcoplo bolngjhwHH-alizod.
1'erlilied In Utah Weiert.
Williams, Arisi., July 10. Word
loached hero today of tho death of J.
M. Menock, upon tho dosort of south
ern Utah. Moueok, who was nn engi
noor nnd mining oxport, and n repro
Bontntlvoof tho Smithsonian institu
tion, loft horo Juno 24 in company
with four others for southern Utah in
quest of tho far fnmod lost coppor mine
that waa olaimod to linvo been vlaltod
by ono of tho party, K. B. Good-
Worried to Death Over Hi. Mer..
Davenport, In., July O.-John 11.
Phelps, n promlnont lumbermnn, diod
today of npoploxy, attributed to worry
over tho fato of rolntivoa in Pokin w o
nro guests of Minister Conger's family
at tho Amorlcnn legation.
Halifax, N. 8., July 10.-A oable
grnm from South Africa Reports that
Cnpinin Harold Borden, o tho Cana
dian contingent, had been killed in ac
tlon. Ho was tho only son of 1. W.
Borden, Canadian minister of millUa.
Aoourato Sampling Essentia)
to Accurate Assaying.
BOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED
'I'roteaU AnHln.l Hie Unn of Anny Oer-
llllentet hi Diimimentnry Kvldenca-.
rr' llutlea.
"Accnrato sampling Is quto as esBon
tlal as accnrato assaying, for if tho
sample does not truly repicsent tho lot,
or mass, from which it was taken, tho
subsequent assays will bo valueless.
Tho assayer oi chemist will usually re
colvo the samples already jireparod,
but as ho will occasionally bo called
upon to take his own snmplo a knowl
edge of tlio art of sampling is essen
tial." In tho Northwest a majority of the
JuiiiipluH brought to ait assayor nro
taken by tho prospector, or other inter
ested party, and iih tho assay certifi
cates aro often used as tho document
aiy ovdenco of the valuo of tho pro---ty,
tho iiHsayer should bo very caroful
to stato on tho taco of such cortllcatcs
oxaetly from whence ho obtained tho
sample on which tho assay was mado.
If an assaynr snmplcH tho oro him
self, bo owes it to his client mi to stnto,
ii h it doubles the valuo of tho ccrtlfl
vate. If ho did not tako tho samplo
blmcelf lie should place tho losponsi
billtv of tho Hiimplo whero it oolongs,
by stating who did tako it. Without
some one known vouching for the oro
ol tho sample, aisiy certificates should
curry no weight as documents. This
can best bu accomplished by tho us
saver seeing to it that his printed cer
tificate blank is worded to cover tho do
sired points, telling tho wholo story
and protecting him from any nftor talk.
I must protest, also, against tlio
habit of certain assayers in filling in
the alue of the ore on tlio assay certld
cute, as thoy do, at tho price of tho
metal in mnrl.'t'tablo shapo delivered in
Now York. It shows a gross ignor
ance on tho part of tho nssaycr as to
tho valuo of the oro hero, and often
misleads the pronpoctor frighttully, at
tho sumo tmo furthering and opening
tho door for fraudulent practice. I
have seen, thlH summer, aBsay certifi
cates uikiii which the copper of 5 per
cent nro was figured out at 18 cents,
equal to $18 per ton, whereas no smelt
er could afford to pay more than about
ouc-ihird that price.
A good practical rulo to use in figur
lug out approximate values of n sub
phldo oro, at present markot quota'
tioua, ia uh lollows:
Allow $1.25 for every per cent of
copper the oro contains.
Allow 40 cents for every por cent of
lend tho oro contains.
Allow GO cents for every ounco of
silver tho oro contains.
Allow $20 for every ounce of gold
tho oro conatins.
These values nro for oro delivered on
tho line of railway.
Tho uroBpector haa to samplo his
own claim nnu wisnes to Know ine
truth. Nntnrally, I ask how ho is to
do it. and tho following remarks are
for his benollt, not for tho professional
In sampling n lead, if tho vein ia so
that it will all hnvo to go (or treat
ment, a section of uniform thlokuefs
right acrosa tho wholo faco of tho lead
should bo taken for oro samples.
Another, and quito as satisfactory a
method, is to samplo all tho rock that
conios out of tho prospect, or snmplo
tho dump, If thero ia auy, by cutting
channels tlirougli il on inosamopriuci
tilo as in sampling n ledgo.
It must nlways bo borno in mind in
sampling that thoro ia liable to bo n
great difforonco between tho dump nnd
the flue oro. and consequently n duo re
gard must bo had to getting tho proper
proportion of each.
Hund-piokod samples are never reli
able, and should always do avoioen.
F.xncrienced mining men frequently
tako baud samples of particular classos
of tho oro iu a initio, havo theso nssayed
nnd often from these results tliey osti
miito what crndo of oro thoy nro mill
ing. This may be correctly done, nnd
It. la wonderful how olofo to correct
fiKsiivs experienced men can "guess
hut It ia uncertain at tho boat, and
daugeroua for iuoxporencod persons to
attorn pt to be guided by sucn eatim-
mutes.
Assaya ennnot bo avornged, unless
mm knows tho nctunl woightof tho mu
tnrinl represented by each assay, and
onlv then by n long cnlculntion, too
lnni' to doscribo here, except briotly,
in nlno cases out of ten when tho
of n mluo" ia spoken of,
It is incorrect nnd ia usually obtained
bv adding up a uumbor of separate as-
Baya anil divining i" "' t -bors
of such assaya. It a qulto correct
to tako nn nvorago snmplo, have that
nounvod. and call It tho nverngo nssnyj
ti.it tlila ia soldom dono. Tho correct
,...nri,.n nssiiv mnv bo ohtniuod by mul
tiplying tho woight ol onch lot of tho
oro by tho assay of audi lot. and tho
product of such multiplication nnd
.n..i,in tiiia sum bv tho sum of tho
IUM"
...o,,,ta nf tho various lots of tho oro.
Tho quotient of Biioh division will bo
"tho only correct averaponssny" obtnin-
,,blo. O. M. KOSENUAMS,
In Portlaud Telegram.
fiiiaifiTcriiir Tavern Burned.
Dniismiilr, Cnl., July 23.-Cnstlo
fashlouablo summer
rosort in tho Sierra mountains, was
dostroyed by flro, togouier wiui
contonta , nt nn early hour tnia morn
ing. Thero were 800 guosts in the ho
t..i ah nKimnnd without injury. The
..1' n,i,.nntnfi in tho laundry. The
"..1 ca la narlmated nt $200,000,
LUI.lt wsa -
The hotol wna owned by tho Pnoiflo
Improvement Company, ono of tho in
. ..L.Hn.,fl ni tho Southorn Poiflb
LU 1 1 '
Com puny.
NAGASAKI THE BASE.
JIinuee avrrnineiit fllve lt Cheer
ful Annriit.
Washington, July 28. As was an
ticipated, tlio Japaneso government haa
given ita cheerful nasent to tho applica
tion of tho United States government
for permission to laud troops and mili
tary supplies nt Nngnsaki in transit to
'laku, China. This privllcco was do-
sired in order that tho Pacific trans-
jxirtH plying betweon San Francisco and
Manila should not doviato from tlio
regular route, hut that tho troops and
stock carried by thorn and intended for
sorvlco in China might bo transferred
ut Nngnsaki to other vessels of tho
transport service and taken direct to
Taku. Tho Jnpanoso authorities not
only havo agreed to tho proposed use of
.Nagasaki, but thoy also havo assured
tho United States government that they
will facllltato tho movement of Ameri
can troops and supplies as much as pos
sible Tho quartermaster's department
of tho army haa provided threo large
transporta of tho Philippine service for
uso on tho lino botwoon Nagasaki nnd
Taku, und it is expected in this way to
expodite tho movement of troops to
China.
Tho stato department has issued the
following bullotin:
"Tho focretitry of stato received this
morning n dispatch from Consul Fowler
rtt Oho Foo, datod midnight, July 10,
saying n Shanghai paper of the 10th
paid nil foreigners woro murdered.
Fowler wired tho governor demanding
tho truth. Tho governor replied that
his courier left Pekin on tho 11th, nnd
nil then woro snfo, but Pekin, east
city, had been carried by the rebels,
with tho intent to kill."
IMPROVED TOURIST SLEEPERS
Kallrondi Are Acceding to Demand
of Mldillo ClHlneM.
In resronso to tho demands ot the
times tho O. It. & N. ana ita connec
tions nro plncing in operation a much
better grade of tourist sleopors for Pa
cific Coast sorvice thnn nt nny previous
timo. Tho largely increased trafilo to
thlB section of tho 'country haa demand
ed all tho improvements of lntter-day
transportation, and iu consideration of
this tho railroads nro establishing a
service which is excellent in every par
ticular. Not only nro the wishes of
tho first-class passengers served, but
thoso who aro traveling to and from
the Fast on second-class tickets are
splendidly cared for. Thero was n time
when a tourist sleepor appealed to a
limited number of people who woro
traveling on tho "chenp" order, in
evory meaning of tho term. Now,
however, thero has been a radical
change. With tho better tourhjt sleep
ers in operation the class of pnssongers
hnB been improved, nnd one may now
travol upon them , nnd onjoy nil tho
privileges of n flrst-clnss sleeper nt a
grently reduced rate.
Dally, on tho O. It. & N. east-couud
fnst mall, ia attached one of these
latest improved tourist sleepers, a
modol of beauty nnd, hnnsomo appoint
ments. Tho new cars are nlmost nn
exnet counterpart of tho flrat-olaaa
sleepers.
One noticeable featuro of tho new
tourist cars is tho absence of a smoking
apartment. The now cars being built
by the Pullman Comrjony nre not pro.
vided with smoking npnrtments. This
new departure has been taken because
of tho fnct that most through trains
no provided with composite cars,
which provido a smokor for tho Bleep-ing-car
passengers.
Two Mill Hurtled.
Spokauo; Wash.. July 28. Firo this
afternoon dostroyed tho largo lumber
plant of tho Ilollnnd-IIorr Mill Com
pany nnd cnusod a loss of $50,000: in
surance, $13,000. It nlso dostroyed
tho Crescent ahinglo mill; loss, $2,000;
insurance, $1,000. A spaik from the
engine of tho Ilollnnd-IIorr mill wna
carried Into n dust bin. Tho dust ex
ploded nnd in n minnto Unities were
swooping through tho mill. Two work
men woro knocked down by tho explo
sion nnd burned nbont the fnoo nnd
bunds. In nn incredibly brief period
flumes had extended to the lumber
vnrds nnd soon acres of seasoned lum
ber woro aflame. Ifc wns tho hottest
conflagration sinco tho grent firo of
1880. Threo firomon woro overcome
by the intones heat und smoke, but io
covered lator.
Troops to I.ciive Arizona.
Clifton, Ariz., July 21. Orders have
lioeu received to put in readiness for
leaving six troops of the Ninth cavalry
(colored), which are garrisonod nt Fort
Grant, Ilunchuca nnd Snn Cnrlos, es
tablished to protect settlors in the sev
eral Apncho regions of Arizona. The
negro troops will bo relieved by four
troops of tho Fifth cavalry nt Jefferson
bnrrucks, Mo. Tho action will likely
cnH for n strong protest from settlers,
who claim they would be loft unpro
tooted from sanguinary Indians if tho
ohnugos wero made. According to or
ders rocelved tho six companies will
go to San Francisco, probably tho last
of tho month.
Frenoh Victory In West Africa,
Paris, July 23. Tho Mntin publishes
n dispntoh from Tripoli repotting a
French victory in West Africa aud tho
death of Rabat, former Sultan of
Bornu, in tho Soudan. Tho oldest son
of Itabat was wounded in tho light.
Omar Benigrahlm haa beon placed on
tho throne of llorun.
Sympathetic Strike Threatened.
St. Louia, July 28. A Bpeolal to the
Post-Dispntch from Dallas, Tex., says:
It has beon informally dcoidod by the
Trades Association nnd American Fed
eration of Labor that unless tho strike
trouble on tho Consolidated street rail
way lines nro settled by noxt Sunday,
thoro will bo a goneral wnlkout of tho
trndos for tho purposo of showing sym
pntby nnd through n- gouoral boycott
nnd suBponsion of business compel arbi
tration, Thero nro 4,000 men in the
trades who will respond, It Is said.
MINES AND MINING.
lien Vt'lth New Idrna Needed to Froi
pnet Kntterii Oregon Min
eral FleliU.
James Duckworth, ono of the original
mentors of tho E. and E. mine, in
Cracker creok district, near Sumptor,
Oregon, aud ono of the best informed
men in tho camp, says that what thla
country needs is n thorough prospecting
by men with new ideas. The old
timers always look for n certain kind
of float, aud nro particular about the
formation. Now hnrdly a week passes
without somo find being made on hill
sides that havo been ran over for years
by tho old timers nnd pronounced
worthless.
Mr. Duckworth visited a property at
tho foot of tho mountnln on tho Sump-tor-Granite
wagon road, nnd found Ben
Yengef and his partner, Montana min
ing men, working on a 200-foot ledgo
that he has been over many tlmoa and
considered worthless. Development
shows that the lodge la filled with
strata of quartz of a bluish appearance,
and all of it pans gold. A number of
assays have been made, giving $3 to
$18. The ledge can bo traced for over
two, miles, Irom one side of tho moun
tain to tho othor, nnd it prospects
throughout. At present a 25-foot shaft
is being sunk, from which n cross ont
will be run to determine if tho values
go down. If favorable results shall
bo obtained, machinery will be secured
nnd a shaft sunk 300 to 400 feet.
Thero is such a largo body of oro that,
with prcsont values, $3 to $4 per ton,
tho proporty is another Treadwell.
Facilities for mining and milling are
excellent. At the head of Bull Bun
creek, running alongside of this nidge,
in early days thero was placor mining.
Thero waa little, waeh gravel in the
creek bed, and tho diggings frequently
dipped to the hillside, whero no gravel
was found, lint rich dirt. At that
timo it wna wondered where the gold
enmo from, nnd no ono ever thought
tho big dike was guilty, but this recent
discovery is almost proof positive that
tbo placer gold enmo from tho dike.
A MOUNTAIN OF QUARTZ.
Remarkable Formation In the Ulue
Itlver District.
The Blue river, Oregon, district Is
rapidbr forging to tho front, and is
now enjoying itn era of activity bnt
littlo dreamed of a year or two ago.
Extensive develpment work is being
done, annd lniost without exception
claims nre proving valuable, The sta
bility of tho district haa boen conclu
sively proved, and as a result prospec
tors have flocked In here this spilng by
tbo hundreds. Mining capital has
been attracted, and one mill is in suc
cessful operation and several more nre
in course of construction. New discov
eries nro being mado in almost every
direction; most notable among whlcb
nro the discoveries on tho Cnlnpooia
nnd McKenzie rivers, which show ex
tremely rich ore, and the immense
mountain of qnartz four miles np Blue
river. This mountnln of qunrtz is a
remnrknblo formation, nnd is probably
unparalleled in mining discoveries
The mountnln ia 1,270 feet high, and
appears to bo nearly all qunrtz. At
the top several cliffs of solid quartz
project for a hundred feet or more
above the surface, whilo veins of oro
crop out in. all directions."' The oro as
says from $3.50 to $12 per ton.
The Lucky Boy mlno has been com
pelled to shut down five stamps, owing
to shortage of water, sinco the dry
season set in. The romnining fivo
stnmps nre kept going dny nnd night.
Tho company bus tbo mnchinery for a
sawmill on the ground, and, ns soon ns
it can be set up, Inmber will be sawed
aud il flume constructed which will
furnish plenty of water for operating
nil of the stnmps.
Jones & Co. havo the foundntlon laid
for n sawmill at the Blue river bridge,
nnd already havo a number of logs
rendy to snw. Tho mnchinery for tho
mill" Is expected to nrrivo in a short
time. The mill will be situnted nt tho
new Blue River city townslte, nnd Is
intended to supply the locnl mnrket.
It will bo operated by steam power,
and will-have a capacity ot 10,000 feel
per dny.
Stampede to Htewiirt River.
The stonmer Danube, which recently
arrived nt Victoria, B. C, brings news
of a rich strike on tho headwaters of
Stewart river, 400 milos from Dawson.
A stampodo is on, boats going up in a
continuous string. At White Horse n
whisky fnmluo prevnils. Snloons nro
licensed, but cunnot get permits to
bring in liquor. Tho police nro wotch
iug tho boundnry for smugglers, and
hnvo mndo many seizures.
Northwest Notes.
A cold storage wnrehouse ia in course
of construction ut Troy, Idaho.
A hay warehonso, 82x70 feet, 10
feet high is boing built nt Palouse,
Wash.
King county is said to furnish one
fourth tho inmates of tho Wnllu Walla
penitentiary. s
Wnlln Wnlln boasts of shipping SO
carloads of fruit nnd vegetables tho
past two weeks.
Apple scab is reported among tbo
troes iu the vioiuity of Moscow, Irian,
especially in tho American Ridgo dis
trict. Deer aro roported to bo plentiful in
Coos county this season. They nro
frequently seen in bands of seven or
eight.
Washington railroads are following
a rulo that no packages woighing more
than 250 pounds will bo nccopted or
chocked ns bnggnge.
Deposits In Walla Walla's banks
reaoh $1,400,000; In tho Spokano
banks $5,000,000, Other Eastern
Washington centers aro similarly well
supplied with monav
KEYNOTE OF THE TRADE.
The ImproTed Croft Condition xo thm
Great Factor!.
nmdstrcet'a says: improved crop
oonditlous furnish tho keynote of th
trade nnd prico movem.ont. As a ro
ault of thorn nenrly nil stnplo agricul
tural products aie lower In price, and
at the samo time a perceptible livening
up of domand for fall delivery is noted
in tho West, Northwest nnd South.
Tho beclnnine of fall trado is conse
quently moro oloarly visible in tho sec
tions mentioned, whllo nt tlio rasi
the markets nre slow to oxporienco this,
improvement nnd aro consequently rea
sonably dull. Bank clearings as yetr
fall to reflect any perceptible improve
ment in distribution, and railway earn
ings, thoogh of largo volume, aro, ow
ing to comparisons being mado wilt
exceptionally good results Inst year,
showing less notable increases both in
gross and not returns.
Hoe products havo cone lower wlthi
com, as has also wheat, in which con
tinued linuidation has been noted, with.
the result ol inducing partial returns ot
the export inquiry banished from ths
markets by the recent heavy rise.
Iron and stee) prices aro evidently
scraping the bottom, if reports from
leading centors of cost of raw material
and wnges are correct. Soft coal ia
going abroad too, a cargo leaving foi
London shortly.
Tin Is cornered locally and higher
on the week, whllo copper Is finer.
An encouraging fenture of the wool
market is the rather better inquiry fo
raw woo! ut Boston, but manufacturing;
will not apparently do much until th
Mght weight season opens.
Wheat, including flour shipments,
for the week, aggregate 3.020,881 bush
els against 2,820,010 bushels last week.
Business failures for tho week num
ber 202 againat 221 last week:.
Canadian failurea for tho week num
ber 20 as compared with 10 in tbi
week a year ago.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Market..
Onions, new, l&o.
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per' crate.
Potatoes, new. 80c.
Beets, per sack, 85c$l.
Turnips, por sack, 75c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.00
Parsnips, per sack, 50 75c.
Cauliflower, native, 75c.
Cucumbers 4050c.
Cabbage, native and California,.
$1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds.
Tomatoes $1.50..
Butter Creamery, 28c; Eastern 22c
dairy, 1722c; ranch, 1517o pound.
Eggs 24o.
Cheese 12c.
Poultry 14c; dressed, 1415o;
spring, $3.50.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00
12.00; choice Eastern Washington,
timothy, $10.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,.
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60;
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.
Mlllstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00
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 boot
steers, price 7o; cows, 7c; mutton 8c
pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9
11c.
Hams Largo, 13c; small, 13J;
breakfast bacon, 12 Hoi dry salt sides,
8c.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 55oi
Valley, 55c; Bluestom, 59o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.00; superfine, $2.10 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 85o; choice;
gray, 33o per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $14.0015.00;
browing, $10.00 per ton.
Mlllstuffs Bran, $12.50 ton; mid
dlings, $19; shorts, $13; chop, $14 pe
ton.
Hny Timothy, $1011; clover,$79
7.50; Oregon wild hny, $07 perton.
Bnttei? Fancy creamery, 4045or
store, 25 c.
Eggs 18)o por dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 18oj
Young America, 14c; new cheeso 10a
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, $3.004.00 por
dozen; turkeys, live, 1415o per
pound.
Potatoes 4050o per sack; sweets,
22Mo per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, lJso per pound; parsnips, $1;.
onions, lKc per pound; carrots, $1.
Hops 28o per pound.
Wool Valloy, 1510o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1015o; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wothora
and ewes, 8c; dressed mutton, 7
7ijo per pound; lambs, 5)tfo.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00;
light aud feeders, $4.50; dressed,
$5,000.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.50g
cows, $3.504,00; dressed boof, Q
THo per pound.
Veal Lnrgo, e7o: small, 8
8)o per pound.
Ran Frauni.oo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, lSCJlSqper
pound; Eastern Orogon, 1015o; Val
ley, 1820o; Northern, lQ(S12o.
Hops 1899 crop, ll18o per
pouud.
Butter Fancy creamery 1020o;
do seconds, lOo; fanoy dairy,
l7o; dosooonda, 1510.JtjO per pound.
Egga Store, lOo; fanoy ranch,
30o.
Mlllstuffs Middlings, $17.00 &
20.00; bran, $12.50(313.50.