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New York at Louisville: cloudy. Philadelphia at St. Louis; cleary Sunday Gamea Washington at Cincinnatl Baltimore at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cleveland. St. Louis at Louisville, Record of the Clubs. W. L. PC; a7 2 National League Delehanty now has a clear lead, and is the only player whose per- centage Is above the 400 mark. The big Quaker'’s batting of late has been little’ short of terrific, his record of thirteen hits out of fourteen times at bat, made at Louisville, topping the season's achieve- ment for a single series. Burkett, the two- time champion, has also made a big spurt, and is again among the leaders, while Jen- uings, who was one of the great batsmen of point. Among the prominent piayers who have dropped out of the S are Reitz, LaChance and Lowe. in the list, but with not a point to Keeler was the second man to cross ury line in base hits, followed by Herman, Long, Lajoie, De Montreville and Duffy, the latter three making their 10th hit on the 15th instant. s it may appear by comparison of spectiv in the race, the ton cl Boston in the matter w-point ba both having eight. Cincinnati Philadely six each; Brooklyn and Cleveland, each; St. Louis and Loui: three ch, and Pittsburg, t Tom™ Tucker con- linues to be the Senators’ leader, closely followed by De Montreville and German. In base running Hamilton leads the league, with 41 st ses; Lange, Chi- cago, with 40; Baltimor Ki Hoy Cincinnati, Sockalex , Cleve- land, 18; Denovan, Pittsburg, 18; Cross, St. Louis, and Cooley, Philadelphia, 17. The record includes only players who have participa in ten games or more, and is as follow: AB. H, 2b. 3b. HLR. 28 It 2S 29 «lt kB a 2 & 3 27 Bt 248 20 260 10 268 18 121 10 288 iw 36 2 292 19 223 16 39 3 258 10 301 2 257 20 238 BY 7 5 9 10 13 8 3 1 4 6 138 6 4 5 1 8g Fy 2 3 2 8 5 5 2 2 3 8 5 7 2 1 4 2 E <= 2 2 — Bo i GS go 6 2 2 10 ¢ Ct est 7% — 6 4 2 2 wz 6 1 ~ & 2 SF 6 T 386. 6 . o & 6 arli cs ss Hold ty So tot SS 8: 2 2 Se (lee se ao tf T @ Or aegt: af 9 6 1 3s 0 fe 2 4 0 o£ 2 wor aS a oe: cs £ © is ™ 2 0 s 18 4 es ee eg The record of the Washington club's pitchers for the first half of the playing sezson, as far as victories and defeats are concerned, show that McJames and Mercer have been equally effective; that King has won half his games and German three out of five, while “Cy"’ Swaim has still to land a victory. Mercer has been “knocked out of the box” four times; McJames, three; Swaim, three: King, five, and Norton, one. The record, which does not make account for game forfeited to New York, is as follows: Games. Won. Lost. Tie. F.Pct. German. 5 3 2 ° 1000 King 12 6 6 0 > Norton 2 1 1 ° TO Mercer. - 20 8s on 1 “849 MeJames. 20 8 i 1 923 Swaim 7 o T 0 857 Pittsbarg Surprised Bosto The Pirates surprised themselves and the base ball world by defeating the Bostons yesterday at Pittsburg by the score of 5 to 4. Killen’s pitching after the first in- ning was the feature, the Beaneaters get- ting but four hits in eight innings. PITTSBUR 1 BUSTO: RHO. ROH.O.AE. Tann hill, ef 0 0 1 0 1 Hamilton, ef 0 010 0 Lyons, 1b... 1 010 0 0 ‘Yen ib..2 3100 -l2131 12120 -12501 11200 ee eoz00 rL1200 90000 -0006 O23 2:25 -O3 41 00340 ooo1 o2400 00010 @o0o00 Totals.....6 $2712 “9791 ‘Batted for Lewis in ninth. Pittsburg. 000 0-5 Bos'on. . 000 04 Burned runs—Pittsburg, 2. Three-base hit—Davis. LOS 20-99 20-49 49-40 -e. “WINNERS”$; y Ride the “DAYTON!” ‘There's a reason for the popularity of the “Dayton” with the fast racers. It's not a matier of sentiment with them. If the “Dayton’* wasn't the “fastest,” lightest and most durable wheel they would not ride it. Win your laurels—ride the “Dayton.” $75 ‘‘Niagara,’”’ $50 The $75 “Niagara” fs the bi bieyele bargain of the year at $50. es” and men's models. y terms. B. A. Ryan & Co., 1236-38 9th St. H. S. GAITHER, Subagent, 9th Set owe we we He Hoo: Stolen bases—Dutfy Sacrifice hit—Davis. Double p'ay—Long and T:nney. First base ‘on tails = Off Klien, 2: off Levis, 5." Hit by ball —Davis. Struck out—Ry Killen, 2: by Lewis, 2. Left on bases_Pittsvurg, 9; Boston, 6. First base on er- rors—Pittsburg, Time—i.50. Umpire—Emslie. St. Louis Surprised Philadelphin. After a great uphill game at St. Louis yesterday the Browns won from the Phil- lies by the score of 10 to 9. Carsey pitched geod ball after the first inning, while Taylor was hit hard in the eighth. Har- jiey’s playing in center was sensational, having ten put-outs without an error, be- sides making a nice home run. ST. LOUIS.) |) PHILAD A. RALO.AE, 70 - 4 2°00 wo 500100 o1 12200 20 +2310 00 20 22200 25s. oi, tes 30 rier cold et ert 3.1 O/Nish, 3b.5:51 1111 02 OTaylor, pl 0 2111 To'als ....10 1227 9 3 Tot 91325 9 3 One man out when winning rm made. -10210005 1-10 590021001-9 8: Philadelphia, 6. Tw an, Lajoie, Taylor. Home rans —Clem- t. Lou ave hits—Douglas, — H Phree-base hit Case, tolen bas 8—Lally, Cooley, La- 8—Cross, “Halim Fist base on balls—Om ‘Carse ‘Time—2.10. Umpire—Hurst. Douglas. Taylor, 4. * Blackburn Surprised Anson. The three runs scored at Chicago yes- terday, one for the Ansonites and two for the Baltimore: were secured through home run drives, Connor making one and Jennings another, with a runner on the bases. But two hits were made by the Colts off of Blackburn's pitching. CHICAGO. | BALTIMOR! R-H.O.A.E. R.H.O.AE. Everitt, 2b... 0° 0°1 2 0 McGraw, 3b.0 00 1 i McCo'm’k, ss 0 0 4 2 0 Keeler, rf...1 2 300 L e, cf...0 0 2 0 0 Jenngs, 98.114 40 Arson, 1b..0 111 1 0 Kelby, if...0 1 3 0 0 Ryan, rf. 0 0 0 0 O St.nzel, cf..0 02009 Deeker, If... 0 0 2 0 0 Loyle, Ib....0 112 0 0 Connor, 11 2 6 O Keltz, 2b....0 108 0 Callahan, p.. 0 0 2 2 0 Clarke, ¢....0 120 0 Donohue, ¢.: 0 0 3 1 0 Blackburn, po 0 0 1 0 Totals.....1 22714 0! -27%M 1 Chicago. 00 0 0-1 Baltimore 00 0 2-2 Earned runs—Chicago, 1; Ba 2, bases— Chl Baltimore, 3. nor, Jennings. olen b : pliys—Connor and Anson: ) , unassisted Struck cut—By Callahan, by Blackburn, 1B: on balis—Off Callahan, 3; off Blackbur 1.50. Umpird—McDonald. Colonels Surprixed Serappy. “Scrappy” Joyce insisted that two games be played In Louisville yesterday, and now he wishes he hadn't, as the Colonels cap- tured both contests, the first one by th: score of 9 to 4 and the second by the sco! of S$ to 7. President Freedman has con- tested so many umpires that his club ran against a home product yesterday, and, of the worst outfielded their oppo- course, the Giants were given of it. The Colone nents in beth gam FIRST GAME. NEW YORK. LOUISVE R R.H.0.A.E, Clarke, If... 0 falte’n, ef 1 110 0 pats <200) ernun, rf..1 0 3 1 0 MeCr ery, rf 0 = Od 1230) 1 ez ead) 9110 ee rar at 2410 1900 L200 0021 oov0 ‘Totals, 9102719 1) Tocals..... 42 8 2 Louisville 050000 x9 New York 1000010114 6. First bese on errors 1. Left on bases La First base on balls On ¢ Barned runs Lonisy eymour, 1. Struck oat By ¢ ningham 3. WN run— Cannini ham, ‘Pwo-base hit Stufford. — Wild pitch ¢ ngham, Passed ball FP. Wilson, Time—1.98. —Lyneh. SECOND GAME. NEW YORK. A LOUISVIL -H.O.AE. RL 100 o10 210 2 See 5 15 31 Werdkn 2 2 0 0 Johnson 0 3 1 0 W. Wilfoac 27 0 0/Ciinguan, 3b 0 240 Ol Mork, Bo... Suilivai, p 20 1 0] Fraser, p Kusle, p. 0003 26 7 1) Totals. 3 ning run scored. 0502000 9100010 Louisville, 3. Louisville Left on se on aliivan, ase ‘Two. Stolen Hit by Fraser; by Rusie, Werden, Wolf. Cincinnatl Goxskp. The Cincinnati papers published the fol- lowing comments after the Cincinnatis’ defeat by Washington Thursday: Who? Ouch! 2 ‘That hert. Who'd thought it? Come, cheer up! ally funny. : don’t like lobste: same old story. but losers beat us. the matter with Rhines? all— And it was ladies’ day, Better hick next time. We must have the other two. This is an off day. ‘Whe Senators will rest today. They need it Lobster salad manufacturers please take nctice. How far fs it to Indianapolis? And Stub Brown is many miles away. We'll have to rely on Dammann and Breit. ‘Tucker hasn't fcrgotten how to hit. Hoy’s errors started the slaughter. “If I cnly had a gun,” remarked a spec- tator. Consolation: This is ‘Dhanks. Wonder if the breweries are doing much busiress. Everybody rooted for the Senators after the fifth. - Who's the inspector of red lights? When a team starts to hit, you can't stop them. Dammenn might. Va.ghn had a chance to pull the game too. Baltimore also ran. lovely weather we're having. out in the ninth—nit. Twi twinkle litle stars. Reilly's play at third was phenomenal. Come, Buck, get after ’em. ‘There'll be many more games played be- fcre the summer Is over. -cn the tail-enders, Washington and Louisville, put the Reds out of the Temple cup ‘ies. It is hoped history will rot repeat itself this season. The Senators have been owing Nick Young scmething for a long time. They settled it yesterday. What a beautiful padding yesterdsy’s game will give their batting averages. Yesterday was the first game Silver King has won from the Reds since he was re- leared by them. The lead the Washing- tons got cff of Ehret and Rhines seemed to take all of the hitting qualities out of the Reds. Ic looked very easy to take three straight from the Senatcrs, After three straight from the Ba!timores and two out of three from the New Yorks, the base ball dope marked the Senators as “lay downs,” but the dope is very deceptive. “Play ’em close to the breast, Buck.” It was little shcrt of a calamity that our old cast-off and aged has-been Silver King should throw us down, but that he snould sneak in a two-base hit—awful, awful! Why couldn’t you have spared us, William, this crushing part of the Waterloo? “I see you're batting left handed now,” remarked Bug Holliday to Charley Far- rell of the Senators, before yesterday's game. “Yes, I made a change for luck.” was Farrell's reply. “Why, you used to crack them out all right when you batted right handed,” continued the Bug. “Oh, yes, I cracked them out, but they elways went right at somebody. All the time that I batted right handed I only batted above the .300 mark one year, and that was when I was with the Boston Reds. Thts year I ‘turned around, and, while 1 am not hitting the ball as hard as I did when I batted from the other side of the box, I'm get- ting safe, and my average is above .800 Poked There's lots of luck in batting, you new.” Manager Nicoll Released. 8ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 17.--Manager Nicoll of the St. Louis Browns has been releas- == Lake. | ed. Mr. Von Der. Ahe says he wants to ut down expenses. Hallman, the second- reman, is slated to succeed. Nicoll. Base Ball Gossip. No game was played yesterday by the Senators, but the battle will be renewed today at Cincinnatl, with Swaim in the box. It was a lucky thing Hanlon decided to try Blackburn, the flexas Leaguer, once more. His debut Was a failure, but his two exhibitions since then have been crackajacks. Holding the Ansonites down to two hits is quite a feat. Is Hanion lucky? Jimmy Donnelly has been traded to Brooklyn for George Shock. Donnelly had shot his boit in Pittsburg, and was afraid to face the home crowd on account of his recent slip from grace. It looks like a trade that may benefit both clubs. The grand stand and fences of the Roch- ester, astern League, team were destroy- ed by fire yesterday, forcing that club out of that organization. Montreal has been after a franchise for some time, and quick- ly gobbled up the right, good will and play- ers of the unfortunate club. There is said to be plenty of money behind the new club. After playing sensational ball all season and helping out in numerous tight places, Joe Quinn, the Baltimores’ excellent -utility man, is down on his back with an attack of blood poisoning in a Chicago hotel. The Orioles have certainly caught it good and hard this season. After winning yesterday’s game from the Phillies and securing a month's salary cue him, “Kid” Carsey packed up his goods and chattels last night and left the mound city for his home in the east. “Kid” said the Phillies were bad enough, but that the Browns were the worsi that ever happen- ed. He will manage his Sunday club at Weehawken, N. J. How nice the ‘Kid’ would look in a Senators’ uniform. When you come to think him over, Sena- tor Zeke Wrigley doesn't need so very much booming to get him unleaded on somebody. There are many worse players in the league drawing big salaries who are below him.—Pittsburg Chronicle. For making that home run which won the Baltimore game in Boston Stenzel received $10 cach from Henry Von der Horst, Han- jon, “Jim” Corbett and Maj. Fulton. | “Joe” Corbett received two suits of clothes and an_overcoat.—Boston Globe. Stenzel is hitting harder and oftener than any member of the Baltimore team. In four games recently he made 11 hits, with a total of five doubles and two home runs. Yesterday three more hits were lined out by him. TEN EYCK ROUNDLY CHEERED. Interest at Henley gle Seull Race. When E. H. Ten Eyck of the Wauchu- sett Loat Club of Worcester, Mass., came out ahead yesterday afternoon in the final heat against Blackstaife of the Vesta Row- ing Club, after the closest contest of the day at Henley, according to a special cable dispatch to the Philadelphia Pri the ap- Plause which greeted him was by no meat begrudgingly given and by no means con- fined to Americans. There were cries of “Hur Doodle” and “Well Great in the ‘ah for Yauker rowed, Ten I. ¥ which showed that the Henley crowd cares nothing s Phe ch for the differen: as augmented when, aft rendered, Blackstaffe, the hman, reached out over the Thames and warmly shook the hand of his Bering os. In this coniest mosi of the American in- terest was centered. In the first place there was much complaint ied by the Pall Mall st the adinission of Ten Eyck, ause his father is a fy Although Mr. Astor's s contestant for honors, his father’ has had a monopely of slurs again Ameri entered. The three ent’ the United States—W. S. McDowell of Chi- cago, B. H. Howell of New York and Ten > had all won their first heats, so all three row McDowell was defeated by Blackstaffe and Howell by Ten Eyck; this made an international contest between Blaskstaffe and Ten E The Henley crowd pays, as a rule, little attention to races, but this time the whole multitude was interested. It lined the course in small boats, 1t crowded the house- Loat railings, swarmed all along the shore, and while the running encourags- ment in the race was given for the most part to Blackstaffe, the final cheer would not have been any more hearty if the Eng- ushman had won. At the presentation Frank William in yp: and silve of entin gilt goblets to the most important prize’ of the egatia, is now carried out of the for the second time, it having on to Holland. I am sorry it has b but we must put I hope the he goes home will tell his that he had a clear course and the prizes Col. the diamonds en Eyck, said: gone won away from us, with it and try to get it back. winner when countrymei fair play. Colonel William’; with loud applaus' ly congratulated knot of Amer yuting with the h ladies and gentlemen for a chance to s his hand, and Ten Byck’s father, himself a famous oarsman, said: We have been well treated by eve come into offi contact. the ‘Yankee tricks,’ which we have been accused, none nor have I ever hoy to prompt him to do anything tricky. Naturally, | am pleased that he has proved himse!f so fine an oarsman.” Blackstaffe, who was defeated in the final heat by Ten Eyck, at the instigation of his Putney supporters sought an interview with Colonel William and the steward and chairman of the committee of manage- ment last night and talked about lodging a protest against Ten Eyck’s standing as an amateur. Colonel William and the steward explained to him that it was altogether too late to do so, as the committee had al- ready decided the question. JEFFRIES-RUHLIN FIGHT A DRAW. remarks were gr Ten Eyck was heart all sides, the on of I know of id a word to my Decision of the Referce Was Received With Evident Dissatisfaction. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.—The fight between the heavyweights Ruhlin and Jef- fries last night was declared a draw. It was 10:15 o'clock before the event of the evening was announced and the big fel- lows entered the ring. Ruhlin, who was the first to make his appearance, was not accorded a very warm reception, but Jef- fries was greeted enthusiastically when Master of Ceremonies Jordan introduced him to the crowd. After a long delay occasioned by the fact that Jeffries’ hands were several sizes larger than the gloves provided for him, another pair had to be secured. Referec Phil Wald admonished the pair, and, with- out further waste of time the men pro- ceeded to business, The pace was terrific for men of their size and weight in the start. Ruhlin opened the ball with a right, which missed its mark, and, after a clinch, rushed and swung his right, but again ‘missed. Jef- fries got in two lefts in the face and land- ed twice on the wind. In the second Jeffries landed a straight left on the jaw, and the latter returned with a straight left on the wind. The Ohioian assumed the aggressive, but was cleverly stopped with a straight left on the neck. ‘ The fourth round was the hottest of the fight, for Jeffries opened up with a right and left swing on the jaw, and the Ohio- fan lost his head temporarily. He cooled down, however, jabbed the southerner in the nose, drawing first blood, but was im- mediately sent to his knees by a right swing on the neck, and remained down nine seconds. He smashed Jeffries in the throat just as the round closed and stag- gered him. Jeffries became. the aggressor when they came up for the-eighth, and rushed the Ohioian to the ropes; He landed several times over Ruhlin's heart, and the latter only landed a right swing on the neck in return. At the close of the round Jeffries swOhg his right hard on the Ohioian’s jaw, staggering him. They eased up after this round until the eighteenth. Jeffries then assumed the aggressive and repeatedly planted his right on the Ohiolan’s head, until the latter was perceptibly weakened. In the last round Ruhlin was sent down and almost out by a terrific right swing on the jaw, and only the cali of time saved him. The referee, however, declared the fight a draw, a decision which was received with mingled cheers and hisses. Brodt Wins the Singles, The singles in a tennis tournament which has been in progress on the courts at the corner of New Hampshire avenue and R street were finished last evening, Mr. Rob- ert Brodt winning in a closely contested match from Mr, Ed. Wagstaff. The play- ing of the two gentlemen was both skillful and interesting, and at times very exciting. but the superior playing of Brodt won the game. ‘The contest had narrowed down to Mr. Clark of Capitol Hill, Mr. Brodt and Mr. Wegstaff, both of whom were beaten by Mr. Brodt. Doubles will be played next week or the courts, beginning in the even- ing. _ Bohemian Cycle Club. ‘The Bohemian Cyclue Club has organ- ized for the season, and has its headquar- ters at 926 Pennsylvania avenue. The membership of the clib now numbers fif- teen men, and the officers of the organiza- tion are very confident that the member- ship roll will be in the thirties before the season is over. The officers are: Eddie Mooney; vice president, Crystal; secretary, John A. Ki > eap- tain, M. Suttle; first Heutenant, Joe Rub- irson: second lieutenant, F. Mconey. he run for tomorrow will be to Marl- boro’, and Capt. Suttle expects to carry out y member of the club. The start will de at § o'clock in the morning. High School Boys in the Boats. Several Central High School boys are being taught the Cornell stroke by Trainer Charles Baker of the Columbia Athictic Club, and it is hoped that an eight may be organized at the Central. In such an event the District might be represented in the next interschelastic race at Philadelphi High School boys have set up a hii standard in athietics, and there is no r son why they should not be equally suc- cessful in aquatics. ‘The Central men who are rowing now «re Phil F. Ballinger and J. H. Gunnell, while Irving Norwood and 8. Bogan will go on the water next week. Ball Bearing Cycle Clab, The Ball Bearing Cycle Club, recently organized, is now in a prosperous condi- tion, having avout thirty members of both sexes. The club run Tuesday night was to Chevy Chase, about fifteen members tak- ing the run.” Tomorrow's run will be to Dickey’s. The start will be made at 12th and H streets northeast at 10 a.m. The C. A. C. Tennis Tournament. Arrangements for the annual Columbia Athletic Club tennis tournament are com- plete. The entries close tonight, drawings will be made tomorrow and play will begin on the grounds at Columbia Field Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. It is expected that this tournament will surpass any heretofore held, as the boys have been ily improving, and now some of the | of the District are nuni ‘members. The finals in and the finals in doubles will be .” single specially interesting, and to these events it as been deci xtend invitations to ladies who of the mem Many by Me Bridget *o., Rich, THE LOCAL CHESS TOURNEY The third round in the summer tourna- ment ai the Washington Chess Club was | played the past week. Saturday evening | Mr. Harris won from Mr. Thomas in a vans’ 9 moves. Mr. Thomas unsound sacrifice of piece on seventh mo As Capt. O'Farrell did not finish his game with Mr. Smith, the result placed Mr. Harris in fi ay evening, however,Messr ‘arrell played their game in advance of the schedule. The game was well piayed, and was won by the captain ou its merit Mr. Tibbetts won two games the past week, and is now tied with O'Farrell for | first place. He first defeated Prender in a queen’s gambit declined, opened by the lat- mbit declined in an de ter, Mr. Prender advanced his pawns on the que de faster than is customary, | and soon got the worst of the position, and | lost the exchange. Mr. Tibbetts pl well throughout On Wednesday evening | e defeaiva Mr. Thomas in a French de- | moves. is close behind the leaders Mr. Campbell this week in its’ game, securing a mate in mo’ He is now in third place, while M. Harris has dropped Gown to number four. he following 1s the standing of une play- ers: inn He a four kni O'Farrell. Tibbetts. Finn. Ray lel lt is unde that the consuitation | cable game, slarted between Representa | on, Bodine and Handy, on be- House of Representatives, and half of th Messrs. Plunkett, Wilson and Shaw, mem- | bers calli of the house of commons, will be da draw, by request of the Britishers. ; recognize the liberal spirit shown by the Americans in not claiming the Plow man vs. Atherly-Jones’ game, by reason of Mr. Atheriy-Jones having ‘exceeded the | time limit, which would have caused the | ch to be decided in our favor, and feel that they cannot afford to be outdone in | liberality. At the Canadian championship chess , tournament, held at Orillia, Ontario, June | 30 to July 5, Mr. J. E. Narraway of Otta- | wa, a well-known correspondence player, | won the championship, with a score of 7 out of a possible S$. Saunders of Torouto Was second with a score of 6 1-2. The fol!owing is the score of the game played between Messrs. O'Farrell and Harris the past week: 7 Black, ; White. Black, | J.W. Harris. P.O'Farrell. J.W. Harris, P-K4 1 P--QKtt §=P—Qina Kt—QB3 | 22 Q-K3 PxP PQS 23 PxP QKtt Pxp 24 R—-QRt R-K B-Q2 25 Kt-Qus Q_B5 6 Castles KtsKt |26 KR-Q) R-RG 7 BxReh {QxB j27 KR-QB P_BE Kt—-K2 28 Kt-Kts QxKt Kt—B3 29 QaR B-Ktt B-K2_|30 R-Q P—-OKt3 Kt-KtS 31 PxP qr 12Q-G2 —Castlestkr) 32 R-Q5_ P— 13 P-QR3° Kt—B3. B-B3 14 Kt-Q B-Q Qk 13P-K5 KR | R-QB 16 PxP PxP { P13 17 P-QBt = Kt-Ka | Q-KB2 18 P—BS P—B3 3 R-Q 19 BxKt — QPxB |» Q-B6 and won casily. 20 QR-Q Q-Qns Yukon. Th purce cf the river is in ish territory, two hundred or three hun- dred miles south of the point where tie HOW GOLD TS OBTAINED. Rams Not Surprising That Pay Dirt Was Discovered Near the Yukon. From the New York Tribune. Although the stories which have recently come from the upper Yukon country doubtless exaggerate the value of the gold deposits recently found there, they mo- mentarily excite interest in a region which is not any too well known to residents on the Atlantic seaboard. Gold is usually obtained, in this and other countries, either in thin veins or in placers. In the one case the precious metal still remains locked in the crevices of the rock into which, while in a molten state, it has upward from below in ages past. r the action of the weather has crum’ e inclosing walls and liberated the ure, which becomes mixed with other detritus in the beds of streams. There it is found in more or less rounded partic z from the merest dust to half an ounce or an ou! is sometimes exceed When “pay dirt” has beerf discovered the separation of the gold from the san and gravel is easily effected by washing if there is a good supply of water. Costly hydraulic works have been constructed in California and elsewhere for the double purpose of supplying powerful water Jets to eat away the gravel banks and to ex- tract the precious metal when once it has been loosened from its environment. On the other hand, the dirt is often cleaned | up with the aid of a pan that can be ma- nipulated by the miner himself. As gold ts heavier than gravel, it settles toward the bottom of any bar or bank in which it has accumulated. The richest part of any de- posit of this character, therefore, is likely to be found down near the bed rock. Where Placers Exint. Placers exist along the slope of the great meuntain ranges of western North Amer- ica, all the way from central Mexico to Alaska. Some of them have yielded mil- lions of dollars; in others there is hardly enough gold to pay for working them. Those which have attracted attention in the extreme northwestern part of the con- tinent may be briefly described. Every school boy remembers that the territory which Mr. Seward bought from Russia and annexed to the United States during the civil war consists essentially of a big quare tract lying between the sixtieth and entieth parallels of north latitude, with a peninsula and chain of islands reaching In the away to the southwest, and a still nar- rower strip of land reaching down south- stward, past British Columbia to the fifty-fifth parallel of latitude. Almost without exception, the important deposits ; of gold in Alaska, so far as known, are | to be found in this Ia named strip or in the adjacent islands. Juneau, on the | mainiand, and Dour Island, close b | the mest famous centers of production gold is found here, however, in veins, t in placers. On Kadiak Island, muc further to the northwest, but still on the south shore of Alaska, faint, indications of gold in veins were found about thirty years ago, but there was not enough to pay for working the ore. The first ers to be worked in Alas probably were ated near the head of Cook's iniet, a big b not m: miles from Kadiak Island. » richest deposits » along Six-mile creek and Resurrection ck and yielded from $% to $10 a day a for a time. These mines and the s further south, with a few of less con- sequence, have raised the annual output of gold Alaska from $15,000 in ISS1 to an $1,000,000 at the present time. veins and placers were found, in srritory, along a small ri the Stickine, wh crossing the extreme Alaska. In the south Columbia, along the F rivers, productive placers have been we ed for about forty years. ‘The fir sion occurred in ESds. Kootenai region, in the extreme south- corner of the was fa- few years ago. riboo di ng on the fifty-third parallel de, has proved the most steady and atinugus producer. Still further nortl he Peace river (which flows nd discharges into Athabasca lake), vers have been worked for several years. Most of the old placers of British Colamoia have been worked out, however. There was a period, along in the sixties, when the nnual production of that province consid- $2,000,005 and in IS64 it By 1sv0 it had dwindled n half a million, owing. it erted, to the exhaustion of the known deposits The Yukon Region. The Yukon river, which crosses Alaska a and empties into the outh of Bering strait, is rifie by astern tip of | rt of Briti Pacific id to be a mightier stream than the Co- a little lumbia. River steame: dredr of miles from gers from Seattle are usually transf from ocean steam: s to these vessels at t. Michz and, near the mouth of navigate it hun- Ss mouth. Passen- stream ci 00ks away westward into Alaska. In fact, it may be the same mou! Columbia, P ore, to expect that gold would be found along the main Yukon cr some of its tributaric ers were sent out from two bases. went up the river from its mouth,tre ing the whole of Alaska from west to cast; and ther pushed up from the vicinity of Juneau, through Chil- The North American Transj tation and Trading Comps es s trading stations r the source of the river five or six y prospecting has been this locality and the p: crossed into Alaska, or hundred miles over the lin Fine gold dust, in smail quantities, was found at the mcuth of the Percupine river, @ stream that joins the Yukon about one hundred iiles west of the boundary, and also near the mouth of Forty-mile creek, most of whose course lies in Alaska, but which crosses into British territory before emptying into the big river. Fort Cudahy is situated here, and Circle City, where there were other mining camps, is about 4ifty miles further west. These places are about eight hundred or nine hundred miles from the sea, if cne travels by steamboat, and in the winter are completely cut off from the outer work The Clondyke river is not to be found, or, at least, is not easily identified, on any existing maps, but it is probably a small rs ago. Most of the done either betwi t where the riv thin the first one MERTZ’S. Ice Cold Soda, Sc. —the most delictous and most refreshing soda served in this city. Sterling Stiv Spoons, etc.. given away each day. Call for particulars. No. 2045 Won Yesterday. Did you save your ticket is it 2045 Williams’ Pink Pills, day onty idence Want yeur win it thro save on every til are not equal Mertz’s Pharmacy, I 1th & F Sts. Jy17-000 Fritz Reuter, Hotel and Restaurant. COR, PAL AVE, AND 44 ST. NW Regular 1s erved fre Sandays, trom 1 to Oe Hollandass Sliced Tomatoes, Red Beets. Onlons. Meat Balls aoes, Roast T : Mu: Mashed Potutocs Stewed Tomatoos, liflower, Cream Sauce. Fried Apricots, Tea or Milk. cult, like Ferty-mile creck, and di iato the Yukon not many miles tern t lary of Alaska. > transpurta- to Fort Cud- stea boats at St. tot and Circle transfer to river Island. This district is on or m allel of north tatitude It is habit hy atth ar the sixty nd has an P. tic climate. most, two The gravel is frozen solid th , and has to be thawed out in some way before the gold can be separat- ed. The streams which supply the water for washing the dirt also freeze up. Hene placer mining must conducted there nder great disadvantages. BICYCLER, mself and is Wheel Without Tre From the Kansas City Journal. James Jump, the son of the Rey. Albert Jump of Independence, Kan., met with ident 12 years ago whi 1 both of his legs. A stump however. He secured an arti attached it to the remnant of a limb, fast- ening it close up to the thigh. For ral years past, although getting many a fall, he has manage to plod along with the balance of the world, and secms as happy and contented as some people with two legs. Young Mr. Jump recently became seized with a desire to ride a bicycle and scorch as other boys do. The idea grew with him, and at last he bought a wheel. He had witnessed venturesome feats of one- legged bicycle riders, but he was in doubt as to whether a young man with no legs at all to speak of could sit half astride a wheel and make it go. With crutches in hand and with artificial limb dangling down he proceeded to mount. There was no spring or bound into the sad- die, but he led his rubber tired steed up to the curbstone, and with a moiion which was made easy by absence of his leg he was in His crutch he fastened in a spring catch on the side where his leg ought to be, and by a dex- terous movement the artificial limb was lifted to the single pedal and he started depriv was left, jal leg and e quickly learned to ride. Now he ands the art of balancing nicely n go at almost any spec e Mr. Jump can ascend an ordina’ aad can go down with equal ¢ not ready yet to attempt a heavy either up or down. When he grade is ready to alight, he brings the whee? to a standstill, then throws his i toward the side on which his ar- 1 leg hangs, and drops to t with the ease of an exper rider, and just as gracefuily. forms a support on the side lacking a leg; the crutch is taken from its moorings, and the old method ot locomotion is brought into play. ——— a Snap Shot at an Emperor. From th: ew York Journal. 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