FIRE
Foreign Legations Prisoners
in Pekin.
SLOW MOVEMENTS OF RELIEF
On. Hundred Thousand Chinese Troops
Guarding the City’s Gates—Defended
" itli Modern Guns.
London, June 18.—This is the situa
tion in China as it appears to the
¡Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Express, cabling last evening:
“It is really a state of veiled war.
The members of the foreign legations
in Pekin are virtually prisoners, ana
the Chinese troops arc only restrained
from attacking them by fear of the le
gation guards. Meanwhile, the minis
ters are altogether unable to communi
cate with the commanders of thq relief
column, which is making an enforced
and isolated halt between Tien Tsin
and Pekin. The walls of the capital
are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops.
The gates are heavily defended with
modern guns. General Tung, acting
under orders from the empress dowager,
says that no more foreigu troops shall
enter the sacred city.
“Monday the ministers sent a de
mand to the Tsung li Yannin that the
gates be opened, declaring that other
wise the foreign troops would enter
forcibly. To this no reply was given.
A second message was unanswered, or
had not been answered when the latest
news left Pekin. Sir Claude MacDon
ald’s latest message says that the lega-
itous are capable of sustaining an effect
ive defense unless attacked in force.”
Russia, this correspondent asserts,
notwithstanding assurances to the con
trary, sides with China. Some of the
foreign troops are already reported to
be in the environs of l’ekiu, and the
attitude of the Chinese troops is in*
creasinglv menacing.
ROUTED
BY
FUNSTON’S MEN.
Neuva EHja Insurgents Scattered — On»
American Killed.
Manila, June 18. — Upon information
furnished by Major Wheeler to the ef
fect that General Lacuna intended to
attack Papaya, province of Neuva Ecija.
General Funston, with staff officers,
Captain Koehler and troop G, of the
Fourth cavalry, and half a company of
the Thirty-fourth infantry, repaired to
Papaya. General Lacuna was found
with 200 men occupying a position, on
a ridge seven miles south of the town.
General Funston attacked vigorously,
60 Americans charging the enemy un
der a hot tire. The insurgents fled.
On their attempting to make a stand
later. Captain Koehler, with a detach
ment of trtxips, charged and scattered
them. The pursuit over the rough
country lasted until nightfall. Twen
ty two of the insurgents were killed.
One American was killed and one
•wounded.
An important capture of Filipino in
surgents was reported to the war de
partment this morning by General
MacArthur, in the following cable
gram :
“General Macabulos, with eight
officers, and 143 rifles, surrendeied to
Colonel Liscum, of the Ninth infantry,
at Tarlac, this morning. Macabulos is
the most important insurgent leader
in Tarlac and Pangasinan.”
Philippine Soldiers Returning.
IN
A
COOPERAGE.
IT
MEANS
A
FIGHT.
three Men Killed and Kight Burned os
Maliued.
Chlaeaa Will Opp... Advance of Troop«
to t-ekliig.
New York, June 14.—Three men
were killed, eight so badly burned or
maimed that they are in the hospital
tud three other men are missing as the
! result of a tire in the cooperage estab
lishment of Paul Weiduianu, at North
Eleventh street and Wythe avenue,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, tonight. The
property loss is variously estimated at
from $75,000 to 250,000. The dead
are:
Argust Benedict. 59 years old,
burned so badly that he died soon after
being taken from the building.
John M. Lockwood, 66 years old,
died from being crushed by falling tim
ber.
Unknown man burned to death.
The building was four stories high
and there were over 100 employes in
the place at the time. Many of these
leaped from the windows. It is said
at least two-score of people dropped
before the firemen had arrived. When
they came many were hanging from
the upper windows. August Benedict,
a cooper, was hanging out of one of the
windows with all of his clothing
aflame. He held on to the ledge while
the ladder was being run up to him.
He was so badly burned when he was
taken down that he died half an hour
afterward. John M. Lockwood had
his chest crushed by a falling timber
and died in the Eastern District hos
pital about 11 o’clock tonight. The
unknown man was taken from the
burned building late tonight and the
body was so badly charred that identi
fication was impossible.
London, June 15.—The Chinese are
, entrenched outside of Peking to oppose
' the advance of the international col
umn. A dispatch froip Tien Tsin,
dated Tuesday. June 1, says:
“1 learn that the Chinese have guns
trained on the Americau mission.and
the British legation. Two thousand
Russian cavalry and infantry with ar
tillery have landed at Taku.”
The Shanghai correspondent reports
that United States Minister Conger, by
! courier, asks for 2,000 United States
j troops.
The question of provisioning the re
lief force is already difficult, and it is
j predicted at Shanghai that it will be-
i come acute.
The leading members of the reform
party, representing 15 out of 18 prov
inces, are at Shanghai. A dispatch to
the Daily Mail, dated yesterday, says
they are sending a petition to the Uni
ted States, Great Britain and Japan
praying those powers to take joint ac
tion against any attepmt on the part of
the other powers to partition the em
pire, and they implore the powers thus
addressed to rescue the emperor.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
that the ships of the Russian Pacific
squadron on the active list, as well as
those at Valdivostock have been or
dered to proceed with all haste to Chi
nese waters.
The foreign office confirms the report
of an engagement between troops of the
international column and the Boxers
Monday. It savs that “about 85 Chi
nese were killed.”
SEVEN
WERE
DROWNED.
■•BOBS”
HEARD
FROM
Party Hound for th« Lower
Yukon.
Be Reports Two Rattles That Have Been
Fought With the Boers.
Seattle, Wash., June
14.—The
rumor of a wholesale drowning on
Windy aim, Lake Bennett, is told in
the latest Alaska papers arriving by
the steamer Rosalie today.
Seven
were in oue party, who are believed to
have gone down about the first of the
month, in the overturning of a scow.
The news was telegraphed from Tagish
to Skagway by a mounted police officer.
According to information which was
received at Skagway, it is said that the
names of the people who may have
been in the bcow are as follows: W.
G. Mergeau, Mrs. Warner, Joe Rose,
Mrs. Playmate, C. E. Peabody, and
two men whose names could not ba
learned. All were from Skagway.
Six head of cattle and a quantity of
provisions made up the cargo with
which the craft was loaded. It is said
that the scow was too heavily loaded.
A strong wind caught the craft at Big
Windy, and the cattle, becoming excit
ed, overturned the craft. All are said
to have perished.
Mr. Mergeau was formerlyjproprietor
of the California market in Skagway.
Mrs. Warner ran the Puget Sound ies-
taurant in the same place. The occu
pations of the others are not given.
London, June 15.—The dispatch from
Lord Roberts clearing up the situation
at Pretoria and along the communica-
i tions stands alone. Military observ
ers, noting that no mention is made of
prisoners, assumes that General Dewet
got away with his forces practically
intact.
General Buller entered Volksrusst
Wednesday, pushing through Charles
town and encamped at Laing’s Nek.
The tunnel was not much damaged.
Both ends were biowu up, but the
engineers think that the repairs can be
effected in about four days. The ad
vance troops of General Buller saw the
Boer rear guard four miles distant yes
terday. It was estmated that 8,000
Boers were wthdrawn.
The towns
people at Ermelo counted 15 guns.
Three hundred Free Staters, released
from guarding Van Reenan’s Pass,
have gone to join President Stevn’s
command in the eastern part of Orange
River colony.
General Rundle has
sent notice to the Free Staters that un
less they surrendei by June 15 their
farms and other possessions will be
confiscated.
President Kruger keeps a locomotive
with steam up attached to the car in
which he concentrates the executive
offices of the government, and it is said
that he intends to leave Machadodorp
soon, and to establish the Transvaal
capital at Nel Spruit, in the mountains,
a fine defensive region. The state
printing press is operating at Macha
dodorp, producing leaflets containing
war news for distribution among the
Boers.
Fate of a
Charged With Conspiracy.
Chicago, Jane 14.—Captain George
Wellington StTeeter, whose cohorts re
cently took possession of “The District
of Lake Michigan” and defied the
whole police force, was today held to
the criminal court, charged with eon
spiracy, accessory before the fact and
assault. The “District of Lake Michi
gan” is rhe name given by Streetei to
land which has been formed by dump
ing in the lake off the shore. Captain
Streeter took jossession of it when it
was a mere sand bar. A recent at
tempt to oust some of the captain’s fol
lowers, who had entrenched themselves
on the land, resulted in some shooting
and other riotous acts. The land is
noy valued at many millions of dollars
and measures about 40 acres.
CRITICAL
STAGE
PASSED.
Worst of th« St. I.oiil« Strike I. Appar-
ently Over.
St. Louis, June 15.—To all appear
Washington, June 18.—Adjutant-
ances, today witnessed the beginning
General Corbin received a cable mes
of the end of the riotous demonstrations
sage from General MacArthur from Ma
and scenes of bloodshed that have char
nila today saying that the transport
acterized the great street railway strike
Hancock sailed today with the return
for over a month past, and in many
ing battalion of the Eighteenth infan
quarters it is thought of the strike it
Chicago Bricklayers Strike.
try. This battalion is composed en
Chicago, June 14.—Over 300 brick self. The opinions are based upon
tirely of men whose term of enlistment
layers
employed by the city in the con statements of the chief of ]iolice and
is about to expire, and is being
brought home for the purpose of being struction of the intercepting sewer sheriff that the critical stage has been
system, the building of electrical con passed, and upon the fact that the St.
reorganized.
duits, and other improvements going Louis Transit Company is slowly but
Quarantine Dissolved«
on in various parts of the city, were surely approaching a complete resump
San Francisco, June 18.—In tne called out by their unions today, the tion of business with the aid of non
United States circuit court, Judge result being the almost complete stop union men.
Morrow rendered a decision in the case page of the work on public improve
The inquest over the bodies of vic-
of Jew Ho »gainst the board of health ments, leaving miles of streets torn up , tims of Sunday’s riot began today.
of this city, dissolving the general for the sewer and conduit systems in The testimony adduced was not of a
quarantine of Chinatown, enforced by an almost impassable condition.
The character calculated to base a decision
the board of health, owing to the al trouble is said to have arisen over the upon aB to which side was to blame for
leged existence of plague in this city. letting of a minor contract to a con beginning hostilities, the witnesses dis
Judge Morrow held that the quarantine tractor who is persona non grata with agreeing on material points. Some
was discriminating in its character
placed the blame on the posse men and
the union.
Regarding the existence of the
others placed it on the stiikers.
President of Chile Is Dying.
plague. Judge Morrow stated that he
During the course of a heated argu
Washinugto. June 14.—The state ment over the strike Sherman C. Pat
was not qualified to pass judicially on
the question, owing to the conflicting department received the following dis terson, president of the local street
testimony of physicians, but that if it patch today from United States Min railway men’s union, was stabbed in
came within his power to decide in the ister Wilson, at Santiago de Chile:
I the neck and mortally wounded at a
“Santiago, June 14. — Secretary ol late hour tonight. Edward Caintrv,
matter, he wonld declare that plague
State:
President Errazurize had a of East St. Louis, who wielded the
does not, nor has not, existed.
At a meeting of the Ixiard of health third and dangerous attack of paralysie knife is under arrest. The tragedy oc
this afternon the quarantine was de yesterday. Hs death is simply a ques curred in a saloon where both men had
tion of time. The executive ¡function! been drinking.
clared dissolved.
were transferred to Prime Minister Al
Sheriff Pohlmnns’ posse comitatus
A New York Mystery.
bano, as provided bv the constitution. has almost reached the nnmlrer, 2,500,
New York, June 18.—The body of a
WILSON."
asked for by the police board. Citi
man with the throat cut from ear to
zens wearing deputy sheriff’s badges
k*rape*l Fran, Shipboard.
ear was discovered to.lav in the upper
suffer systematic Imyoott in many lo
San
Francisco,
June
14.
—
The
Ex
bay. An autopsy showed that the cut
had been inflicted before the tody en aminer asserts that of a band of 32 Jap calities, being unable to buy anything
tered the water. In his pockets were anese immigrants who wete recently to eat or drink.
an account book with the inscription deported on the steamer Thyra, at least
Resent the Indignity.
on the outside. “Ladd & Tilton, Port four, and possibly 20, are already back
Spokane,
June 15.—Thirty whit«
land, O t .” There was also a billhead in this state. One of them has been
of G. P. Rummelin, of Portland, Or.; identified and is now in custody. The men and an equal number of Japanese
a business card of M. F. Phillips, rep men are supposed to have left the ' railroad laborers had a free-for-all
resenting E. W. Bedell, 93 Bleeker Thyra at Portland or Astoria, where ' tight at Hillyard, four miles from Spo
street, New York, and a visiting can! the vessel touched, but the northern kane, this evening and for a time it
of J. D. Williams, 263 Wickoff street, customs officers declare that this could i looked as if the affair would culminate
in a bloody riot. The Japanese who
not have been the case.
Brooklyn.
have been annoved for a week by the
To Kxplore Greenland Coast.
whites who dislike the presence of
Good Road» Building.
Copenhagen. June 16.—The Norweg
Orientals, charged their opponents,
New
York,
June
14.
—
General
Roy
ian steamer Antarctic, with the Dan
drove them into the pit of the round
Stone,
addressing
the
Long
Island
Good
ish East Greenland exploration, com
house. and there the real fracas oc
manded by Lieutenant Ambrup, «ailed Roads Association, advocated the postal curred. The place looked like a sham
savings
bank
system
for
raising
money
this morning to explore the coast be
bles when the Japanese were finally
tween Cape Brewster and Aggai island. to be applied to the building of good diiven out. Sheriff Cole and a pnam
roads. He also discussed the project
Havana. June 18.—Yellow fever has for a system of great trans-contineutal went to Hillyard on a special engine,
but the trouble had subsided. Two
broken out at Quemado«. eight miles highways.
Japanese are in the hospital, while
frdm Havana, where United States
France consumes 925,000,000 gallons most of the white men ar. nursing
troops are stationed. Thus far there
bruises. Stones, iron bolts and clubs
have been four cases, three of which of wine annually, equal to 24.25
were used in ths battle.
lone per capita of tnoulation.
proved fatal.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE MINING WORLD
THE SLATE CREEK MINES THE ROSSLAND DISTRICT
Eureka Group Sold to C. D. Lane of New Owners of the Giant Take Hold
of the Property.
California.
Roseland, B. C., June 14.—The
water is being taken out of the Grant
shaft in preparation for the resumption
of sinking on the ore body.
This
work is being done by A. D. Copleu
and W. G. Armstrong, of Spokane,
the representatives of Philadelphia aud
Michigan capitalists, who have ob
tained control ot the company. Ths
new owners express confidence that
the Giant will make a mine, and are
willing to spend money to proving it.
They are the third party to make the at
tempt, the last being Colonel W. M.
Ridpath, E. G. Sanders aud others of
the old Le Roi syndicate, from Spo
Almost Ready for Operation.
kane, but they threw up their bond
The property is nearly ready for oper last April.
Other Canadian Mines.
ation. The tramway between the min.
W ork is to be started on the N nth-
and tho stamp mill must be finish*».
The mill has 10 stamps of 1,100 pound« ern Belle, which adjoins the St. Elmo,
t ach "and is substantially constructed on Red mountain, by R. E. Palmer,
The property has a saw and shingle who has just returned front Montreal,
mill and electric light plant.
The where he received instructions from
stamp mill was completed last fall and the owners. There is a good showing
aud if the summer’s work confirms its
found to work perfectly.
It is the intention to put in a roast value a plant will be installed in the
ing furnace as soon as supplies can be fall.
shipped in this summer, to treat all, Andrew Drewey and others have
ores on the grouud, instead of shipping bonded the Sunset, near Whitewater,
concentrates. People who know the in the Slocan, for $30,000. It adjoins
property, say that it will develop into the Wellington and a short extension
of the tunnel from that claim will tap
a big mine.
the vein at a dejpth of 600 feet. The
TWO REPUBLIC MINES.
vien is 13 feet in width, with 10 inches
Active Work on the Quilp and on the of high grade ore.
Seattle, June 14. — News comes from
Auacoites that work will lie resumed
on a large scale on the Eureka group of
mines in the Slate Creek mining camp,
which now belong to C. D. Lane, a
millionaire mining operator of Califor
nia. The final transfer to Mr. Laue
was effected in Anacortes a few days
ago. This is the property that some
years ago was under bond to Colonel
Hart for Montana parties. After spend
ing upward of $50,000 they allowed
ther bond to lapse, but the owners,
having faith in ther property, continued
working it until about two yearB ago,
when a bond was made to Mr. Laue.
Knob Hill.
Republic, June 14.—Work is ac-i
five on the Quilp mine. The new ma-
chiueiy is giving satisfaction. Two
drills are making a tarn t five feet per
day. The compressed air hoist is work
ing smoothly at the winze aud good
progress will now lie made in getting
out tiie ore for shipping. The shaft
will be extended to the 300-foot level
before cross cutting. The ledge en
countered on this property has in
creased greater in width in proportion
to deptli obtained in sinking than any
mine in the camp. In the tunnel it
measured 26 feet, at the 50-foot level
it was 80 feet wide, and at the 100-foot
level it was between 90 and 100 feet in
width. This is the largest body ore in
the camp and it is hard ami clean.
At the 50-foot level there is 80 feet of
ore that will average $13 per ton. In
the lower levels the values are higher
somewhat. The new eeven-drill com
pressor is in operation and the com
pany will be in a position to ship 200
tons of ore a day for an indefinite
period, if necessary. More men have
been put to work stoping in the tunnel
and each level. Thirty men are em
ployed.
The survey has been completed for
the steHin tram to be constructed up
the gulch, connecting the mines in the
vicinity for shipping to the mills.
The Quilp will furnish the new Repub
lic mill with at least 100 tons a day.
North of the Trade Dollar aud east of
the Ben Hur is the Knob Hill, a prop-
eity supposed to be valuable. A cross
cut tuunel has been extended in the
hill 540 feet, where the ledge was
struck, and the indications are now
that they have a fine property. A shaft
was sunk at the first where the vein
was found in place and an average of
values obtained of $30 per ton at the
10-foot level. The tunnel level is 850
feet from the surface and there are now ]
three feet of fine looking quartz tha^
should run even higher than in the
shaft. A drift north and south has
been started on the ledge.
BETWEEN-SEASONS
Ye» Trade,
on
DULLNESS.
th. Whole.
faetorv.
Io
Satle-
Bradstreets’ says: Measured by re
cent records aud recollections of busi
ness activity, the present between-
seasons dullness seems specially mark
ed, aud the reactionary movement of
pi ices makes trade look worse than it
really is. Judged by such indicators
as railroad tariffs and statistics of
foreigu trade, the volume of business
doing is considerably larger thau a year
ago, when, it will be recalled, trade
was cheerfully active. It is true bank
deariugs are considerably smaller than
last year’s clearings, which undobtedly
included much of the speculative char
acter this year almost wholly absent;
and vet outside of the metropolis bank
clearings are heavier this year than
last.
Wool is dull, and, on the whole,
weak in the East, while good price«
have been secured in the West. Man
ufacturers are not buying, because their
business is not active, aud lower rates
for the next lightweight season for
men’s wear goods are predicted, though
leading mill agents will gurantee
prices as late as October.
Lower prioes for iron and steel have
not met expectations of causing a re
duction in output aud increased stock,
though this latter feature apparently
has been magnified because supplies, of
high-grade pig iron are still scarce,
particularly at the South.
On the
other hand, low grades are in plentiful
supply, with little demand.
Rails aud structural steel are still
well held, but there is talk of a ¡educ
tion in prices for the latter product.
The other metals are dull, and the
vhole weak.
PACIFIC
COAST
TRACE.
New Machinery in Frisco.
Gem, Idaho, June 14.—New ma
chinery is being installed in the Frisco
mill here. One of the largest crushers
in the Northwest, weighing 15 tons,
will be ready to start in a few days.
Struck a Pocket.
F. M. Smith, who has been assisting
Joseph Shepherd in prospecting a ledge
on Grubb creek, a tributary ot Sterl
ing, informs the Medford, Or., Mail
that he and his partner took out a small
pocket last week from which they real
ized over $27 at the bank, and Mr.
Smith says the pocket is not, by any
means exhausted. He says the pocket
may prove to be a large one, as the
same character of rock continues.
They will lose no time in going
down on the vein, which varies in size
from one to four feet and all sufficient
ly mineralized to make it a fine paying
proposition. The quartz is blue and
porous aud all of it carries more or less
free gold. The walls are granite and
porphry with cyanite and feldspar.
Work I m Being Pushed.
Beattie Market«.
Onions, old, 7c; new, 2c.
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate.
Potatoes, $16(«17; $17918.
Beets, per sack, 90c@$l.
Turnips, per sack, 40(360c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.
Parsnips, per sack, 50975c.
Cauliflower, California 90c@$l.
Strawberries—$1.00 per case.
Celery—40 @ 60c per doz.
Cabbage, native and California,
$1.0091.25 per 100 pounds.
Tomatoes—$2.50 per case.
Apples, $2.0092.75; $3.00@3.50.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter—Creamery, 32c; Eastern 32c;
dairy, 17922c; ranch, 15(9 17c pound.
Eggs—19o.
Cheese— 14 9 15c.
Poultry—14c; dressed,
14 9 15c;
spring, $3.50.
Hay—Puget Sound timothy, $11.00
@12.00; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $18.00.
Corn—Whole, $23.00; cracked, »38;
feed meal, $28.
Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton,
»20.
Flour—Patent, per barrel, $3.25;
blended straights, $3.00; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flour, $3.00; rye flour, $8.80@4.00.
Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, $18.00;
«horta, 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
steers, price 8c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c;
|x>rk, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 8}« 9
10c.
Hams—Large, 18c; small, 18><;
breakfast bacon, 13>«c; dry salt sides.
8c.
Work is being steadily pushed at the
Mountain Lion mine, in Southern Ore
gon, owned by Bailey brothers, on
Missouri, fiat, says the Rogue River
Courier. The lower tunnel has now
reached a length of nearly 400 feet, and
it is expected that it will tap the ledge
iuside of 40 or 50 feet farther. Through
out the whole course of this tunnel, the
rock has been easily worked and not
so hard but that a good showing could
be made each day.
A flow of water almost sufficient to
run the mill is now coming from the
tunnel and it is expected that when the
vein is struck, the tunnel will yield an
ample water supply for milling pur
poses. The ore at this mine carries
high values in gold, aud the new tun
nel will open a large body of the ore.
Portland Market.
The mine is well equipped with a
Wheat—Walla Walla.
54 955c;
good stamp mill and is one of the very Valley, 54c; Bluestem, 57c per bushel.
best properties in that section.
Flour—Best grades, $2.90; graham,
$2.40; superfine, $2.10 per barrel.
Two New I.edge* Opened.
Oats—Choice white, 85c; choioe
The placer district in ¡Southern Ore
Good Washliigton Mino.
gon is showing up some very fine prop gray, 83c per bushel.
Spokane, June 14.—A contract has erties. In addition to the valuable
Barley—Feed barley, $14,00 9 15.00;
been let for sinking a 100-foot shaft on claims alresdy under an advanced brewing, $16.00 per ton.
the Rebecca and running 125 feet of state of development in the district anil
Millstuffs—Bran, $12)^ ton; mid
tunnel on the Rebecca extension. which have been proved to lie high dlings, $19; shorts, $13; chop, $14 per
These claims are owned by Spoakne grade and permanent, l’aul Scharing- I ton.
and Cheney parties. About 500 tons sou is prospecting two new discoveries
Hay—Timothy, $109 11; clover,»79
ot ore are already on the dump and it which give promise of being no less I 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $69 7 per ton.
averages about $45 to the ton. Some valuable than the Greenback or Brown
Butter—Fancy creamery, 85940c;
assays run as high as $200, mostly cop ing veins.
seconds,
45c;
dairy,
25 9 80c;
per. The Rebecca and Rebecca exten
One of these ledges is seven feet store, 25c.
sion are located near the Columbia wide, and though the ore is not high
Eggs—15c per dozen.
river, about 16 miles from Keller, grade as far as prospecting has yet
Cheese—Oregon full cream, 18c;
Wash.
shown, still it is sufficiently mineral Young America, 14c; uew cheese 10c
per pound.
New Idaho Mining District.
ized for a milling proposition.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, »3.00*
Grangeville, Idaho, June 14. — A new
There is 350 feet of tunneling and a
mining district has been organized 70-foot shaft on the other ledge. This 8.50 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs,
across Salmon river from this place, vein is alraut 18 inohes wide. Consid $1.0098.00; geese, $4.00 9 5.00 for old;
called the Crooks Corral! district. The erable money has been taken from this »4.5096.50; ducks, $3.00 9 4.00 per
dozen;
turkeys, live, 149150 per
lioundaries of the new district are as ledge with an arastar.
pound.
follows: Commencing at the head of
Outlook Is Bright.
Potatoes—40950c per sack; sweets,
Race creek, thence to Snake river,
A correspondent at Geiser, Or., writ 3@2>4C per pouno.
thence to the summit of the divide at
Vegetables—Beets, »1; turnips, 75o;
the Larry Ott saddle (between Snake ing to the Baker City Democrat, says
aud Salmon rivers), thence along the the mines of the Empire Mining Com per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab
pany are looking fine and the company bage, lHc per pound; parsnip, »1;
divide to place of beginning.
is planning for the erection of * mill. onions, 1 lac per ;>ound; carrots, $1.
Improving the Blue Jacket.
The White Elephant owners are go
Hope—3*8c per |«>und.
Cuprum, Idaho, June 14. — Hoisting ing to build very soon.
Wool—Valley, 15916c per pound;
machinery, pump and engine for the
The Bonanza mine has plenty of Eastern Oregon, 10915c; mohair, 25
Blue Jacket mine have reached the good ore for its 40-stamp mill.
per pound.
property aud will lie rapidly installed.
A $312 nugget was picked up in the
Mutton—Gross, liest sheep, wethers
Several cars of ore are ready for haul placers of Austin, McMudre A Co., at and ewee, 8*40; dressed mutton, 7*
ing to the railroad for shipment to the Winterville, near here, the other day. 7He per pound; lamlsi, SHc.
Eastern smelter.
The owuers of these claims expect to
Hoge—Gross, choice heavy, »5.00;
Gold Output Thia Tear.
clean up $25,000.
light and feeders, $4.50; dressed,
Nome—Probably $15,000,000.
They are working a full crew on the $5.0096.50 per 100 pounds.
Washington—Rough estimate, $•'!,- Black Bird and pushing development
Beef—Grose, top steers, $4.0094.50;
000,000
as fast as isrssible.
| cows, $8.6094.00; dressed beef, 6H9
Klondike—Some say $18,000,000. i With three or four mills in this catsp 7 ho per pound.
Others $25,000,000.
we will begin to have a day.
Veal—Large, 6^97 he; small, 89
Oregon—Rapidly increasing and this
8’io per pound.
year’s output will reach close to »5,-! ’ A new bank building is going up in
Tallow—595Qc; No. 3 and grease,
Coquille City, Or.
000,000.
8,'t94c |>er pound.
Klondike’s Gold Output.
A scarcity of laborers is reported at
• an Fraaeioee Market.
Victoria, B C., June 14.—The first Gray’s Harbor, Wash.
Wool—Spring—Nevada, 14916c pet
crowd of Klondikers this season arrived
by the steamer Amur Saturday. They . Tacoma has adopted plans for a new pound; Eastern Oregon, 10915c; Val
ley, 18 9 20c; Northern, 10912c.
report that 200 miners have reached school house, to cost »20,000.
North Yakima, Wash., is soon to
Hops—1899 crop,
U9IB0 pet
Skagway. Six steamers have passed
have a fruit and vegetable cannery.
1 pound.
up the river.
Butter—Fancy creamery 20 9 21c;
The gold output is estimated by Daw I Sixty-five men are employed build
son papers at »18,000,000.
News is ing the Great Northern railroad bridges 'do seconds, 18919Qc; fancy dairy,
I 18c; do seconds, 16(9 16 Qo per pound.
given of a stampede to the Koyukuk in Spokane.
' Eggs—Store, lie Hi fancy ranch,
and to Sulphur creek, gravel being
found in the old channel which goes 60 | Machinery for a sash and door and 18 Qc.
furniture
factory
combined
has
reach«»
I Millstuffs — Middlings, »17.00 *
cents to the pan. A nugget weighing
| 20.00; bran. »12.50913.50.
27 ounces was found on Ghee Chaka. I Coquill« City, Or.