Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 3, 1905, Page 4

WEALTHIN THE WILDS Diamonds Said to Be Hidden in the Rainy River and Big Fork Country. GEOLOGISTS CLAIM THAT SEC- OND KIMBERLY EXISTS. Capitalists Find That Region is Rich in Diamonds and Gold Bearing Qaartz. International Falls, Minn., May 2—OIld mining men and prospectors in this region did not need to be told by Dr, Ami of of fhe geological survey that great diamond wealth undoubt- edly lies hidden in that part of Canada between the great lakes and Hudson bay. In the Rainy Lake district, and in the aurifer- ous valley of the Seine, many “sparklers™ have been obtained from Indians and French-Cana- dian voyagers, who had picked them up in their wanderings without any idea of their charac- ter and value. At the hamlet of Mime Center, in the Seine river country, Geo. R. Douglass is the resident agent and assayist for the Rothschild interests, who are buying large tracts of land in the district that give evidence of gold-bearing quartz. Mr. Douglass was long a resident of South Africa. He says the geological conformation of the Rainy lake and Seine ter- ritories is almost. identical with that of the Kimberly district, which has given to the world the famous diamond mines. Forty miles from the mouth of the Big Fork river, which empties into the Rainy from northern Minnesota, are many ancient mounds whose origin extends be- yond the traditions of the Ojib- ways. Until recently these mounds- had been inviolate, for they are ina wild region but little visited by white men and acces sible only by conoe. One |sum- mer, however, a party of scien tists from the University of Tor- onto came out to explore them. From one of the mounds, on which a sturdy oak was growing, a large human skeleton, perfectly preserved, was exhumed. 1t was not that of an Indian, and in the cavity whence it was taken were evidences of prehistoric civiliza tion, in the form of many articles of pottery, some stamped with unique and beautiful designs. Around the skeleton’s neck was a massive band of pure cop- per and onits bosom rested a curiously wrought necklace of the same metal, into which were interwoven shells and colored stones. What arrested the at- tention of the exploring party, however, was a stone which gleamed from the center ofa pendant to the necklace. At first it was judged to be nothing more than a clear piece of quartz, but closer examination and testing proved that it was a diamond. Workmen Initiated. At a meeting of the A. 0. U W, lodge Monday night two candi- dates were initiated, being Dr. L. A, Ward and O. E. Bailey. The attendance were surprised by a supper served by the De- gree of Honor ladies. Whooping Cough. “In the spring of 1901 my children had whooping cough,” says Mrs. D, W. Capps, of Capps, Ala. “I used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with the most satisfactory results. I think this is the best remedy I haye ever seen for whooping cough.”” This remedy keeps the cough loose, lessens -the severity and . fre- quency of the coughing spells| and counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. For sale at Barker’s drug store. Mill Wood for Sale. During the coming summer, Wes Wright will handle all the mill wood at the Crookston Lum- ber company, having secured that right from the mill manage- ment. Wood will be delivered for $2 per load. See Wes Wright, or call up phone No. 45 or hbe Crookston Lumber company. Nothing can be better than the best—Mark’s lung Balsam is the best. NG S Claimed That Locaters Make Living by Contesting Poor Homesteaders. EETITION AGAINST PRACTICE TO BE CIRCULATED. Protest Would Receive Thous- ands of Signers Throughout Northern Minnesota. “There are men in northern Minnesota who make money by A BUSINESS| Congressman Profitable Business. Congressman Steenerson is in receipt of a letter from H. V. Currey of the Lake.of the Woods, who has charge of the fisheries in which Mr, Steenersonis in terested. They have paying venture and have grown to pretentious proportions, The interference of the United States laws as invoked by the Trans portation company of Warroad threaten to play -havoc with . the industry. The Canadian boats have been calling at the dock at taking advantage of the home- stead law in contesting poor homesteaders,’’ said a prominent settler of Itasca county to the Pioneer today. “In some sec- tions locators do.nothing but con- test claims, and there have been thousands of contests brought in the past few years where not an iota of evidence was brought forth tending to show that there was grounds fora contest, ex- cepting as shown by the affidavit of the contestant.” The gentleman quoted above is one of the nalucky homesteaders compelled to stand a contest brought by a locator. He has lived on theland for over two years. He bas a wife and several children and during his residence on the claim his wife has been sick a large share of the time, and between supporting his fam- ily, paying doctor bills and living up to the homestesd law, he has struggled “against adversity bravely and manfully in order to malke a home for himself only to be made to fight acase brought against him by a man whoitis claimed has made it a business to contest claims, locating others upon the land, providing the con- test were won. Inorder to stop the practice, it is intended to circulate a peti- tion asking the government to provide some regulation whereby the contestee will be assured his expenses in fighting the case. Under the present law, thereis noredress whatever. To insti- tute a contest all that is neces- sary is to make an affidavit set- ting forth that the settler has not lived up to any one of the homestead regulations, and the homesteader is compelled, if he wishes to hold the land, to stand a contest. [n most cases the homesteader is poor and he-must borrow money to defend himself, Lawyer’s fees, witnesses, trans- portation and the other expenses Currey’s Point for the fish. The federal law says this is not per- mwsable, foreign vessels calling at an American port and taking fish. The finny beauties must be shipped to Warroad by boat at $1 per hundred, and there the Canadians take them at the same figure that they paid on the dock at that point. This will take away much of the profit of the business, if it does: not prohibit its continuance. Will Visit in East. 3 Hon. J. M. Markham left this lmoruing for Massahcusetts and other eastern states, where he spend will about a month. Mr. { Markham will go as far east as Poland Springs, Maine, He will spend several days in Washing- ton on his way to the Atlantic coast. Mrs. Wm. McCuaig and daugh- ter, Lucine, left this morning for Minneapolis and Princeton,where Mrs. McCuaig will visit with her mother, Mrs. St. Clair. They will remain about a month. incidental to fighting the case make upa sum that very few settlers in northern Minnesota are prepared topay. By the time the contest has been fought and the homesteader makes final proof, he has lost five yearsof his life, spent much morey in de- fending himself, besides strug- gling through difficulties un- known to persons living in cities or more thickly settled portions| of the country. The petition, if circulated, will receive thousands of signers throughout the northern section of the state, as every citizen will support it. As yet it has not been decided what changes in the homestead laws will be asked, but it is quite certain that the pe- tition, if acted upon by the gov- ernment, will result in doing Steenerson And Mr. Currey May Lose Delectable 'l‘ale ofa Party of || proved a| . Too Eager Disciples of Walton. BY URGENT REQUEST ALL NAMES ARE SUPPRESSED. Broke the Sabbath-and The Law and Had Terrifying Visions of the Game Warden.- Verily, “A guilty conscience needeth no accuser.” Last Sunday, at a point not far removed from the docks at the foot of Third street, several gentlemen gaily boarded a gaso- line launch and started out over the ‘“‘deep” for a ride of a few hours which would take in sever- al points of interest on the shores of Lake Bemidji. It was thelast day of the closed season for for catching pike, perch, musk- ies, ete., and the game warden, with usual vigilence, looked over the launch and the party of mariners, finding no illegal fish- ing apparatus or indications that the occupants of the boat were otherwise inclined than to take a ride. Soon after rounding Dia- mond Point, the boat was steered directly to the shore, where a corpulant member of the party jumped to the land and loaded several fine fishing poles, reels, lines, ete., and the boat proceed- ed to the northermost end of the lake, amidsta quotation from one of the crowd, concerning “many a slip,” etc. The boat was anchored about 200 feet from the north end of the lake, and at once four lines were cast over- board and not a word was spoken for several moments. ‘‘Not bit- ing today, I guess,” from he of the German dialect. The boat was run to the shore, where the occupants proceeded to enjoy themselves to the utmost on a lot of Anheiser-Busch and other re freshments. One man was dis- patched to the “point’* to keep a sharp lookout for strange craft that might heave in sight. Two pistol shots rang out, warning the crowd that the game warden was in the land. ¢“Toder woods,”’ yelled John, and the entire “bunch” took to the tall timber, leaving the boat, fishing outfit, refreshments, etc., to the tender mercies of the ‘“‘invaders.” A small gasoline launch came “ker- chugging”’ around the point,with away with the practice. a stern-visaged individual stand- llllllllmllllllllflllllllll of any The Shoe X Drew Shelby Shoesl For Ladies with a ofhav- “ reputation ing the Most Style and Best Quality shoe $3.50 market. on the | Satisfy yourself by them over,. looking We Guarantee Every Pair. ] llllllllllllllIlllllllllllll Phone 30 :E. H. Wmter & Co. Bemi .lllllllllilllllllllllllllll dn, Minn. lll!lllllllllll-lill-lllllllll e Bazaar Store A Few Sgecxa.ls in Men’s Wear now 47 cents, 'Men's Hea.vy Shirts One lot of Men’s heavy cotton shirts regular price 75 cents and $1.00, We carry the McKibbon hat in the latest styles and colors. tor 48 cents each. Our complete line of Men’s black and white striped working shirts for 50 cents. This week $1.97. One Lot of Men’s Shoes Good values at $2.50.and $3.00. 17 cents g pair. ing upright in the front, with what looked like a pair of field glasses raised to his eyes. The fishermen ran to a point about a mile in the woods and the man from town and his boat passed quietly by, looking neithér to the right nor fo the left,and dropped anchor about an eighth of a mile away and started spearing pick- erel.. One of the fishermen, who had stumbled and fell during his mad retreat, lay where he had! fallen and had a good view of the party in the boat. “Umph,” he disgustedly ejaculated, as he re- cognized a well known Bemidjite who has no connection whatever with the- State Game and Fish | INAPA VAN WAAAAANY ! Men’sheavyblue denham apron overalls worth 65¢ One lot of Men’s work suspenders this week for $200.00 Cost from $2 to $4 Ghe BAZAAR STORE WW o Worth of Pocket Books Will be sold for what they will bring for a few days only to make room for NEW STOCK E.N.FRENCH & CO. AAAAA City Drug Store mmm‘v commission. The gang in the woods were persuaded to-return from their hiding place, when all got in the boat and hied to town, with the exception of one, who took to the road, carrying the tishing apparatus to_a place of safety. And in the evening, one mem- ber of the party attended divine service and was heard to join, with much fervor, in the popular old hymn, “Safely Through An- other Week.”” An Open Letter. From the Chapin, S. C., News: Early in the spring my wife and I we.e taken with diarrhoea and “W’V’FW“V’F vvvvvvvvvvvvvv’vvvvv - v’n DR F. E. BRINKMAN, OFFICE HOURS: CHIROPRACTIONFR. 10 a. m. to Noon, and 1to 5:30 p. m. Are Chiropractic Adjustments the same a.s Osteopath Treatments? No. The Chiropractic and the Osteopath both aim to put in place “hat which is out of plaee, to right that which is wrong; but the Path- ology Diagnosis, Proegnosis and Movements are entirely different. One of my patients, Mr. W. A. Casler, has taken both Chiropractic and Osteopoth treatments. The Chiropractic i ten times more direct in the adjustments and the results getting health ten times more thor- cngh in one tenth of the time than an Osteopath would. » Gftice over Mrs. Thompson’s boardinghouse Minnesota Ave. g MMMMA\)&&:&‘&&;&A o e B P B B called a physician who prescribed | - for us, but his medicine failed to giveany relief. Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea j\W Remedy on hand gave each of us*\W a dose and we at once felt the}\ effects. I procured a bottle and W before using the entire contents \‘l we were entirely cured. Itisa W wonderful remedy and should be W onud in every household. H. C, l‘l I | Bailey, Editor. This remedy is | W for sale at Barker’s drug store. \:; T T A Through Tourist Cars to Cal- \ fornia. '\‘f * If you elect to go to California | \,’ in a tourist car, as many do, you | ‘b need not wait for certain days, | ¥ but can go any day in the week 'EW on the Union Pacific and Soublriw ern Pacific, as this line runs! daily tourist cars to the Pacific so severe were the pains that we| A friend who|W had a bottle of Chamberlain’s|\W W NSIS33 T T T SETETEE teseaz::eeiz We do lt--all Kinds Get Our flgures Doran B SESSEESSIIIE3E: excursions four timesa week. Double sleeping car berth. Tickets on sale every day, March 1 to May 15, at the low rate of $25.00. Inquireof E. L. Lomax, G, P. &T. A, Umon Pa- cific, Omaha, Neb. F. . O. BE. Fratornal Order of Bagles, Bemit Bemid)i AcrieNo.3gt. Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m., Gilmour’s Hall. A.T. Wheelock, = = = = WPrelldbnl H. LeBleu, - W. Secretary Visiting Bacies mrdhllvlnvlhl i «.Nymore House.. 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