Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 19, 1889, Page 8

. vinces me that THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDMSDAY JUNE 19, 1880~SIXTEEN PAGES, A LAND OF RICH RESOURCES The Territory of Alaska Rich in Mineral Wealth. (BE DEVELOPED. Gold and Silver as Well as Coal, Iron and Copper [Undoubtedly Exist in Paying Quantities— The Far Trade. WAITING TO A Great Country. JUNEAU, Alaska, May 25.—[Special to Tne Bre.]--This is a great country and great in extent of area, estimated at 800,000 square miles by the United States geological survey. A fair idea of its magmtude may be had by com. paring its size with all of the states enast of the Mississippi river north of the gult states. Great in mineral re- gources, for in not a stream in any por- tion of its vast territory has prospecting been done without finding gold, in greater or less quantities. Silver,iron, copper and coal have been found in nu- merous localities, and the full develop- ment of these latter issimply a question of a short time; great in the extent of its fish, which cannot be comprehended without a personal investigation, and to do this thoroughly would require months of travel,and the rivers and lakes would have to be explored between the eastern and western extremes of the territory, and from the ice-bound region north of Behring strait to the Pacific ocean on * the south. At every point touched by the steamer specimens of coul may be seen, brought in by the Indians. Tt is mostly bitumi- nous, but of excellent quality. That found along the coast west of Titka closely resembles the anthracite coal of Pennsylvania. The coal finds have not been investigated to any extent, for the reason that those exgaged in prospect- ing are devoting their time in looking for gold. It is not generally known among the prospectors in this eountry that w good coal find would meet with less trouble in inducing capital to develop it, end that probably as rich returns could be had in much less time than that conswued in opening up 2 gold mine, JUNEAU, within two miles of which is located the celebrated Treadway mines, now turn- ing out $150,000 every month, is the great mining town of Alaska. Its pop- ulation numbers only about eight hun- dred inhabitants all told. Tt is situated on what is called Gastineaux chanunel, and has an excellent harbor, in which the largest ocean vessels may find e anchorage. The town nestles quietly at the foot, or rather under & range of mountains, rising to a hexght of proba- bly 3,000 feet, indeed, so close to the base of the mountains does the town lie, that a Spalding base bull rolled along the top, when precipitated over the summit, would gather force sufficient to laud it away out in the water. Being the seat of the largest mine in the world, and the only outlitting point for the Yukon river country, it natur- ally becomes a center for prospectors and those engaged in mining in any portion of northern and eastern Aslaska. An idea may be gathered of the AMOUNT OF BUSINESS transacted with the Indians from the fact that a leading mercantile house of San Francisco took orders from mer- chants in Juncau for 15,000 worth of blankets alone. A lavge fur trade is carried on at Juneau, and it would do a fur fancier good to spend a day run- ning around among the = stores and looking at the differcnt assort- ments. The variety can hardly be realized, for there is every grade of wolf, fox, otter, mink, martin, seal and mink, and a good judge could find lots of specimens that would malke the eyee of an eastern furrier water, and his heart leap at the prospect of securing a choice one at whatever cost. And it would not require an expert to select a silver gray fox either, even with his eyes shut, so long and thick and soft is the fur, The, indians at diffcrent seasons of the vear, take aboard of their canoes their whole family, together with such nugply of fond s their limited resources will permit, and raising the sail or wielding their paddles, make for their hunting ground, perhaps 300 or 400 miles away, In tho course of six weeks or two months their canoes again grate upon the sauds of Juneau beach, where they unload their bundle of furs, which is quickly transferred to the merchant 1o be shipped with his regular consign- ment, or sent directly to someone at Ban Francisco from whom he has a Bpecial order for an extraordinary good article. It may here be remarked that the Indians of the interior are not per- mitted by the coast Indians to bring their furs to any trading point on the coast, They must either sell them to the coast Indians at a low price when they make their regular trips into their country, or to some agent of THE ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY, who sends them down the Yukon or to some stray white man who knows a good thing when he sees it. A gentle- man whom I met in Juneau the other day told me that while prospecting in the Yukon country last summer ho in- vested all the money he had—about 8200—in furs,and packea them out him- self. He bought only such as suited his fancy, and shipped them to New York. The net profit was nearly 81,100, Fine sea otter skins he bought for $12 iml‘:. These sold on an average of $55 .each, Returning to the ({ueauon of the mineral resources of this country—in all my inquiries relative to this subject, I have, of course, heard a great many tales based upon wildeat theories, and hearsay testimony, but I have also sat- isfied mysell that GOLD ITA8 BEEN FOUND in paying quantities in more than one t of Alaska, I am satisfied of the urther fact that it is being taken out to-day in paying quantities in more places than one. It would be hard to place an estimate ‘upon the amount of gold that has been oblained from the placer mines in the Bilver Bow Basin just north of Juneau, Would it not be reasonable to suppose, anat if placer mining had been done . there since 1881, aud clgyms had been .« sold for several thousand dollars each, and to-duy stamp mills are being erects ed and are in actual operation in the ledges of this basin, that the yellow Bl was bfilnf taken out of mother ~earth and yielding a dividend to its fl'z‘l‘l It is such evidence as this, that con- old exists in payin - quantities in Alaska. Again, when told by men who are known to be re- , that in many places there exists 8 far richer than those which 1o the discovery of || THE WONDERFUL TREADWELL NINE. R0k bo .aopused of an over sau- e guineness of the mineral wealth of this territory. In the immediate vicinity of Juneau, a groat many claims have baen located, but there are a great many promising quartz ledges upon which no prospect- ing has yet been done, Neither is _ the ~ mineral confined gold. The Silver Queen mine, about five miles from Juneau in what is called **Sheep Creck Basin® has flatter- ing indications of very rich ore. Last October . the first work was done upon this mine, and twenty sacks, containing 100 pounds each, were sent to the smelt- ing works at San Francisco. The ore was taken to the wharf at Junean by [n- diansat a cost of 81 per suck. The freight to San Francisco cost about $20, and the expense of smelting was about $20. TIncidental expenses tothe amount of about 820 covered the total outlay. and the company received a check of $160, making the value of the ton of oro about $240. The ore contains a small porcentage of gold. This ore came from the first opening of the shaft and less than ten }cnt down. The work of sink- ing the shaft has progressed to a depth oll%orty»fl\'fi feet, and the prospects are 08 good as when first begun, there being littlo aifference in the qualityof the ore found. Another shipment of ore will be made in June to the new smelting works now nearly completed at Tacomn, and if the result s as success- ful as anticipated, the own- ers will have a valuable property. Other FULLY A8 PROMISING PROSPECTS are to be seen near Juneau, and I hope before winter sets in to be able to give you reliable information concerning other silver ledges that will demon- strate that Alaska is rich in this min- eral, as well as gold. I would like to say a word toyou about the class of men who are coming into Alaska. With few exceptions they are men who have more or less money. On account of the long distance from railrond communication, and the cost of reaching here, the class known as tramps are ravely if ever seon. A man here who is not possessed of money enough with which to procure a ‘‘grub stake,” or to pay his living expenses until he can find some employment, had better return to the state Here he comes into competition with Indians and white men, who do certain classes of work in the mines, and as few in- dustries are as yet developed, he would find himself in'an unpleasant predica- ment if he had no money. M W. Brucn. R TS The Nebraska Colonels Follow. Sutton Advertiser: Five hundred Nebraska colonels stood in the lobby of the Murry hotel at Omaha, each talk- ing to the other in low and confidential tones. A weary, travel-stained pil- grim alighted from a street car and en- tered the hotel. *Seen anything ’o Captain Peters?” asked the traveler anxiously. “Just left here in charge of the sheriff o few moments ago,” said the clerk. “[n charge ’'o tho sheriff? What's the matter? Wouldn’t he take the of- fice?” “Well, you see, there are 500 anpli- cants for places, and only thirty places to fiil, and in trying 10 give the boys all a chance, he has been driven insane and they’ve taken him to the asylum at Lincoln.” = *“Wnere’s Connell?” asked the trav- eler. “He’s just taken the motor and gone over into Iowa for a quiet place to com- mit suicide.” ‘Where’s Paddock?” ‘‘He’slocked up 1n his cellar at Beat- rice and guarded by tne militia under Colonel Colby.” *“Where's Manderson ?”’ *In Washington buried under a pilo of petitions and telegrams.” “Where's Laird?” “He's at Atlantic City live,” **Where’s Dorsey?” “He’s gone out in the western part of his district and hid himself in the sand hills,” “You see I live up in Dakota,” said the stranger, “and I thought maybe I might secure one of the deputyships. What had I better do?” “You might go out to the bar and take something,” suggested the clerk. “Don’t care if I do,”said the stranger, and the Nebraska colonels followed him out. trying to s Daughter, Mine. Ira L, Jenkins, Hearest thou the sweetest tune? May is gliding into yune, Toward the summer’s highest noon: Wouldst thou be great nature's guest, ‘When the stars pale in the west, And the birdling seeks its nesti Sat we once beside the sea, There thy love reached out to me, Doubled by mine own to thee. Duty in divine excess, Beauty in each waving tress, All in’ childhood's loveliness. Thou didst come my love to share, Lisp my name at evening prayer, Kuechng by thy little chair, Life has partings many ways, Thine has been in happiest days, None have named thee but to praise. Ah! remewnber, locks of gray, Youth and beauty can not stay, Trembling age bends to decay. 0, beloved daughter mine, Never in this life repine, Somewhere, somehow, suns will shine. Omaha, May, 1580, Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler, cures catarrh, headacke, neuralgia, asthma, hay Fever. Trial free at your druggist, Price 50 cents. e Her Kiss His Last Remembrance, An affecting incident ozcurred yes- terday at the death bed of Dr. James Murphy, one of Brooklyn’s most suc- cessful” aud best-known young physi- cians, says the New York World. The doctor resided at No. 224 South Second streot. He was but twenty-eight years old, a man of superb physique and or- dinavily ~ perfect health. He had been ill just four months. Yes- terday the diseaso reached his heart, and his attending physicians saw that he had but a short time to live, Dr. Murphy had been married three years, and between himself and his wife there existed a rare affection, The devoted wife had nursed him in his sickness until her strength was exhausted, and she, too, fell dangerously ill with nerv- ous prostration. When it was perceived, yesterday morning, that Dr, Murphy was sinking rapidly, the nurses, assisted by Br. Zellhofer, lifted his wife from her couch, and carrying her into her hus- band’s room, laid her gently by his side. He looked at her with s o83 “glance of recognition, but was unable to speak ormove, except to slightly incline his head toward her. After a moment she exerted her remaining strength, and luunlnf feebly over him, silently kissed his lips, aid was then carried back, in a state bordering on delirinm, to her room. Two minutes later her husband breathed his last, e Advice to Mothers. Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teeth- ing. Itsoothes the child, softens the 5::1:1?; xlayge?‘l uinahcurei véllnd e:llo. 0 rewedy 1or diare 2w boltle, ol -~ -+ AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES, A London Paper Thinks Thelr Wealth Very Much Overestimated. The American press is just at present devoting much attention to the annual examination of that portion of the reve- nue returns from which, says the Lon- don Standard, by a process of calcula~ tion based on the statements handed in for the purpose of direct taxation, the acknowledged income of the various transatlantic millionaires can be com- puted. How far such returus may be accepted is an open question. 1t is doubtful whether the state can ever take a tithe of the taxable wealth of the magnates whose investments, soread over half the world, are only toa small extent in tangible property. On the other hand, there is gossip to the effect that, to increase their consequepce and the credit which follows, aspiring bachelors and pushing men of business sometimes return their means as highe than they really ave, and find their profit in paying ou the fictitious amount. sny Gould, we are told, is worth £50,000,000, a figure that is probably enormously exaggerated, as arejalso the £50,000,000 set down for a Nevada mine owuer, who, it is added, was whecling a barrow in Virginin City some twenty- five years ago. These are followed at some distance by the head of the New York Astors, who is credited with £38,000,000, the Vanderbilts with £25.000,000, and a variety of less fa- miliar personages. M. de Varigny, who has been examining these and sim- ilar figures, considers that the richest Englishman is the duke of Westmins- ter, whose property is estimated at £16,000,000, and that no continentul land-owner or merchant comes within many millions of this amount. The new world millionaires, however, differ in certain respects from those of this side of the globe. On the one hand their riches ave all their own, un- aampered with entails or other obliga- tions 1ncident to property inherited or acquired on this side of the Atlantie, but on the other, very little of it is real wealth. Most of the American millions are represented by shaves in sorts of speculative entérprises—in mines which may or may not run clear of ore, or in railways, the stock of wh is often at the mercy of one or two shareholders and may in o few hours be made almost worthless, +In California there ave, perhaps, more millionaires than in ¢ other state of the union, the rich min less opportunitie by that region having opcrated to the benefit of its shurper citizens. One o these is suid to be a unive ate und seven are lawyer The rest wera 'n their youth of the uneducated, barefooted order, their early struggles being unaided by fricnds or relati Forty-nine are Amevicans by birth, are Irish, 8 are Hebrews, 5 are German, 4are English and 1 is of French ¢x- traction. Yetitisa striking commen- tary on public life in America that of these eighty-five millionaires, repre- senting a total of about £80,000,000, only seven have aspired to any political position. The millionaire in America dates, y, speaking, from the time of 1 war, and we are accustomed to speank of his wealth as putting com- pletely in the shade that of the ancients. But we are inclined to think that in the palmy days of Rome, when all the world was pillaged to enrich it, there wore men, relatively speaking, quite as rich as any these days. Croesus pos- sessed in landed property nearly £2,- 000,000, besides slaves, furniture and money to more than equal the amount. Seneca could afford to he philosophic with a fortune oi £3,500,000. Tiberius left at his death over £23,000,000, which Caligula spent in less than a year. Julius Cwesar, before he obtained any office, ‘*‘nursed the constituen: 50 adroitly that he owed nearly £3,000,000. In all he squandered nearvly £147,000,- 0C0 of the public money. Appius wasted in debauchery £500,000, and porsoned himself rather than face the world on a pittance of £80,000. Asopus, the comedian, would spend £50,000 on a single dish. By the time the Roman empire fell Burope had been pretty well skinned, though, as the medimval bankers were concentrated for the most part in Italy, a great deal of the plun- der in the peninsula does not seem to have crossed the Alps. In the middle ages there were rich men, of course, for in such a e ol general impecuniosity it was easy for a capitalist to heap up wealth. Bo Jonsson Grip,a Swede, died in 1386 leaving,in addition to enormous estate: mines and sums of coined money, 57.000 ounces of silver. So well provided was he with the sinews of war that he could declare hostilities against the Hanseat- ic league and dictate terms to Lubeck and Dantzig. The Fuggers and other merchants managed to monopolize a vast amount of money. Yet when Id- ward III failed in 1386 to pay 1,865,000 golden crown which he had borrowed of the Peruzzi of Florence, something like a panic ran through the exchanges of the continent. ‘With the discovery of America wenlth once again began to grow rapidly, but not even then did anything like mod- ern fortunes become common., Within the last fifty years, manufactures, mines and various industral enter- prizes have revolutionized our con- ception on thesubject. When the elder Dumas reveled in oriental conceptions he created Monte Cristo as his ideal millionaire. Yet, judging by wodern standards, this imaginary being would have been rather poor, and would scarcely have found a place in the an- nual list which appears in New York. Few of these American plutocrats can be said to enjoy their money. Most of them get it at a time of life when they are too old to begin to learn anew the art of living, They have never done anything but form combinations and rake in money. spise. They huve no position as great land owners or nobles to keep up. Most of them are tooslenderly educated to appreciate science, or art, or learning. But, as a rule, the feelings of the class may be represented by the late Mr. Vanderbilt, who declared that the weight of his wealth crushed him—that he *‘had no pleasure in money, and no use for it.” e Chasing Captain Peters. Sutton Advertiser: ‘“Who is that man flying in terror before the mob?” “That man is Captain John Peters, recently appointed collector of internal revenue,” ““And who are those who pursue him with such desperate earnestuess?” “They are all prominent Nebraska colonels who are wanting deputyships.” “*How many did you say were in the mob?”? ‘*About 500,” ————— Every woman in Omaha—we say women because men are usually too busy to look after such small matters— should insist on the head of the house procuring some reliable medicine for use in cuse of a sudden attack of colic or cholera morbus in the night during the summer, It is not pleasant to hunt up a physician after midnight, nor to go down town and route out a druggist at that hour. Take our adviceand procure a 25 or 60-cent bottle of Chamberlain’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhcea Remedy. It can always be depended upon and uot upj t to take, ; Public lifo they de- | IN KING KABAKUA'S DOMAIN. His Majesty Has a Very Good Yeasly Income. BUT HE'S ALWAYS HARD UP. One of Earth's @arden Spots—Nature Has Donerso Much For the Islands They Do Little For Themselves. Gems of the Ocean. . xo, whe recently returned from a visit to the Sandwich Islands, gives the following interesting account of his travels: “On Saturd on board the . March 7, 1889, T went samship Mariposa, of the great Oceanic Steamship Line. We got under way at 12:350 p. m. We had a pleasant voyage to Honolulu, which is situated on the island of Owahu, It is the capital city of the Hawaiian king- dom and is 2,100 mil from San Fran- cisco. We had sixty-six cabin passen- gers, thirty-four were bound for Hono- lulu, six for Auk and and twentv-six for Sidney. We arrived at Honolulu at 8:20 p. m. on Saturday, March 16. Our stateroom was well provided with all necessary conveniences for the comfort of pussenge We had competent and geutlemanly officers all was in the style of the best hotels. And yet nearly two- thirds of our company refused to be comfortuble, for the veason that the Mariposa w y in motion, and this motion motion in the hearts and of most of the company. I found Honolulu quite a pleasant city of 20,000 people, made up of Amer- 1cans, Chinese, Portugese, Japanese, natives, and half-castes. Thisis the only harbor to be found in all the king- dom, where lurge els can safoly moor, at a civilized w! and is the only port where large vessels make a landing. Honolulu is the seat of gov- nment, and here resides King Kala- akaua. The government has builta very respectable palace of stone, resem- bling granite, with large ple grounds, adorned by tropieal plants v The king is allowed o sal- ¢ year, and he hasalso n ancome of nearly in all a re Wl to that of the pre great republic, and yeb his constantly in debt. idedly below pe **The i ds ave situated between the meridian 020" and 160 0 30’ west of Greenwich and between parallels 18 0 40 and 20 0 15" north latitude, and con- atly have an almost perfect , and with about double the amount of rain they now enjoy would be ideal country. There are twelv in the group, four of which ) rocks, the vem: tted for grazing and agri ii is much the largest of the g ng an 4,210 square mil while Owaki has only 600 square miles. The highest point of elevation 13,8 feet on Hawaii. There are over 4,000,- 000 acres in all the cight inhabited islands. When discovered by Captuin Cool in 1778, he estimated the popula- tion at 40,000, - Now there are 80,000 in all, 40,000 being natives, and 20,000 Chinese, 10,000 Portugese aund about 10,000 other stomach’s majesty is and his eredit is de- and all of voleanic gin. with coral reef formations on nearly all of them. They are all mountainous, and the soil consists mainly of disinte- grated volcanic rock, which in the ages Which have clapsed since their up- heaval has gradually washea down along the mountain sides, leaving a fairly good red soil in the valleys and more gradual slopes, but the best soil is found at the base of the mountains sus- tained by the coral reefs, and here is grown the cocoanut, banuna, orange, cte., making a beautiful border around of the islands. ity treaty with the United there has been considerable enterprise put forth by the islanders,manage®l mostly by Americans, and a iarge amount of sugar is made. This is all ported to San Francisco, duty free, while in the form of crude brown sugar, to be refined in Califor- nia. This trade will be increased as more 1s irrigated. It is at present con- fined to such tracts as the few mountain streams can be conducted to, Sugar is now by far vhe greatest article of e port, and at present prices pays exc ingly well. I had the pleasure of v ing one sugar mill on Hawaii, which was making twenty-five tons per day of nice brown sugar, nploying 300 men, over two hundred oxen, and using the best American machinery. The busi- ness of the islands is mainly with the United States, both imports and ex- ports, and sympathy is all with Amer- ica. I was told that at our last election for president, an election was held at Honolulu by regular call, and General Harrison was elected by a large ma- jority. **['found a large number of church- going people, and large, fine churches, Among th were the Congregational, the Church of England, a Catholic church, and some Mormons. [attended Memorial services in the Congrega- tionul church and the English cathe- dral for the officers and seamen lost at the great storm of Samoa, and was sur- prised to see large congregations of as well-dressed and intelligent people as are usually seen in cities of that size in our own country. The natiues are in- offensive, good-natured. lazy people, and are gradually selling out their birth rights to-Americans. 1 like the climate and some of the productions, I like many of the people and the leauti- ful situation of the islands, The pro- ductions mightibe largely increased by a little enterprise and work; but who wants to work hike a New Englander where there is no winter, and fish, fruit and sweet potatoes can be had almost without effort.* Thero are on some of the islands large flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. There is some dairy- ing for home use. The cows produce about half what our cows do. “1 visited the Island of Molokal, where is the' leper scttlement and where the government supports 1,000 incurables, They have Pretestant and Catholic churches, and all the sources of enjoyment that are found in most small villages unfvwhcrs, but once there, there they remain until death. On re- turning from Molokai a party of us took Knsnnza on the Intee Island Steam avigation company’s steamer, to the voleano of Kilano on the Island of Hawaii, eight day trip, costing $50 and worth the money. Arriving in the evening much fa- tigued, we all felt like resting, which we did, at a very comfortable hotel situated on a ridge of land within ten rods of the brink of the Cratu, and in the rear at a distance of about fifty rods are the sulphur beds, Next day we in- terested ourselves in examining a large extinet Cratu lying one mile from the hotel; and also the sulphur beds which cover an area of about 1500 acres, and from which hot steam is constantly iuuiuf. Sulphur is seen all around in_ beautiful crystals,- and hot steam baths are given to those who de~ T0_ OFFICE SEEKERS. ¢ Palace OMce Building of Omaha THE BEE BUILDING. A Superb Court, Perfect Ventilation, Thoroughly Fire Proof. WELL LIGHTED OFFICES, HARD-WOOD FINISH, TILED CORRIDORS Fifty-Eight Vaults, Lighted by Electricity, Night&® Day Elevator Service ahEtE R DN Seventeenth and Farnam, offers attractions for Professional Men, Insurance Companies, Brokers, Real Lstate Agents and Bus offic at reasonable terms. Men, who desire elegant, commodious and fire-proof For particulars apply at the Counting Room, New Bee Build- mg. sire them. At 4 p. m. we all set forth. There were nine of our company; one of whom was a young bride from eAZO0. ‘We had two guides and all carvied lan- terns, expecting to be out after dark, the better to see the fire works. Our first stop was one mile down a winding path, 600 feet to the surface of the Crath. Then we eater upon the lava bed, which had the appearancs of a lake, the surface being rippled by the wind into a gentle swell, and in that condition frozen hard. This apparent lake 1s surrounded by perpendicular walls from 600 to 1,500 feet high, and is perhaps three miles by five in extent. Our walk was over this uneven surface of lava by a path or trail, in Indian file. After walking about three miles we came to our first molten lava,a large cave thrown up perhaps fifty feet high and seventy-five feot across at the base, with an opening at the top. It is called the Elephant. This cave we all ascended and looked down upon a boiling,roaring mass of red hot lava or melted rock. The noise was like distant thunder. We then continued our walk a half mile further, most of the way over a new flow of lava, the surfuce being cool, so that the guides thought it safe,although through cracks we could see the red hot rock only four inches below. We walled quick and lightly over,andafter crossing great lissures, with hot steam pufling up all around ug,we finally came to the lake. It was now getting quite dark. On our left were several huge cones, from ten to fifty feet high, steam blowing all around, and just before usa lake of fire, perhaps 800 by 500 feet in area. This lake was surrounded by a bank of cooled lava, some twenty feet high, which held the molten muss in place. Accasionally the fire would be thrown up from one side from fifty to 100 feet, making a most fascinating, sublime and wonderful sight. “After satisfying ourselves with this remarkable sight, we lighted lanterns and with a guide in front and rear started on our three and a half mile tramp, but after arviving, weary and gore, at the border of the crater, we were confronted by a frowning preci- pi nid to be 600 feet high, but now seeming to us 2,000 feet. We accom- plished its ascent, however, and at 10 p. m. arrived safely at the hole. Next day we drove down the mountain, which is about four thousand feet eleva- tion. Ivisited a sugar mill on the way, the largest on the island. Next day we boarded out steamer for Honolulu. This voleano, Kilama, has had periodical eruptions. Sometimes the .lava rises above the surrounding wall and flows in a boiling stream of four miles or more in width. In one instance it forced ius burning course for forty miles to the ocean. *'There are many beautiful sights and wonders, but I noticed that passengers usually look with much interest for the next steamer home. On the whole Ne- braska or Californin are good enough for me, and I feel that I have pleaty of room here.” — That tired feeling and loss of appetite are entirely overcome by Hood’s Sursa~ parilla, the peculiar medicine. Try it and see, e An Arabian Night. M, C. Gillington Mid-night—the song 1s done; lay down thy ute, Dark face, yet raptured from the music's close, The lamp swings languidly—the soft light glows Around 'v'.l.mu, and thy passionate lips are mute, Too near to mine, ‘Warm fragrance of fruit, Odors of musk and jessamine and rose Float faintly past us; sowme late reveller 08 }lamuf;mrd with far-off sound of fife and 1l ute. The curtains drop their deep embroidery Behind thee, and the jewelled goblets «gleam; Thy linzry, yearning eyes are fixed on As i tho mazes of a wild love-dream, Slowly, by some magnetic law divine We tremble toward each other sileutly, s That hwklnfi coug hean be so quickly cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guurantee it. For sale by Goodman Drug Co, THEIRS THE PATH OF PEACE, Arcadian Lines of the Nation's ‘Warde at Santee Agency. POOR LO AS A SOIL-TILLER. Hands Which Once Wielded the Deadly Tomahawk Now Guide the Polished Plow Share—The ‘War Whoop Heard No More. Civilization Among the Santu:es. SANTEE AGENCY, Neb., June 14.— [Special to Tue BEe.]—The Santee baud of the Sioux or Dakota Indians were driven out of Minnesota in 1863 and located at Crow Creek, Dak., but after three years of fruitless endeavor to raise crops, on a then barren soil, and after the governmenthad expended $300,000 for their subsistence, they were again removed to the Missouri bottom between the Niobrara and Brazile rivers, occupying the land upon which the town of Niobrara is now built. With this location they were well pleased, but here another difficulty was en- countered, The land had already been occupied by whites, who had been driven away by the hostile Indians from the west, and they again laid claim to it. The Suntees were again obliged to move—only a few miles, however, and were permanently located at this place in the summer of 1867. They numbered at that time about one thousand and fifty,mostly women and childven, the male portion of the tribe having been badly scattered at the close of the Minnesota outbreak, when some ofgthem were executed and others fled to the British possesions and to other tribes. ‘With this location the Santees opened a new page in their history. ’1‘lm¥ im- mediately went to opening up land, building houses, and carrying on the pursuits of the white man, who gradu- ally lost evil suspicion of his new neigh- bors and all worked in harmony. Dur- ing the past six or eight years the San- tees have made more progress toward civilization than in any other period of double that time. In the spring of 1885 the heads of families having completed their selec- tion of farms, all of the children were allotted eighty acreseach. In April the remaining portion of the reservation was restored to the public domain, and on the 15th of May was opened to settle- ment. This tract—about thirty thou- sand acres—was, of course, not the most desirable land, but it was largely sought for, and the white scttlers rapidly opened up some fine farms. Roads were established, school houses built, and the reservation put on a new appearance, and soon, wnat had been but a sparsely settled tract, became a prosperous colnmunity, From the sale of their lands in Minnesota the Santees received about $100,000, Thisin purt has been used in building houses, pur- chasing horses, stock sed grain, ete., and has aided thum},’ tly. They still have about #27,000 of this trust fund re- maining, They bave at present about one hundred and twenty comfortable houses, and will build twenty more this sumiL ‘Chese houses are built en- tirely of Indian labor, and they ave as well built as any of those of their white neighbors. In having goed and honest agents ap- pointed for them the Santces have been fortunate from the beginning. Each change has brought a man movc capable and better acquuiuted with Indian na- ture than his predecessor. For tho past four years the agency has been in charge ot Charles Hill, who for many years was general superintendent of the agency, His sixteen vears of service here umonf the Santees has admirably qualified him for the work, and prou- ably no man in tpe Indian service hus a pa— { better record, or is more generally respected. The government black= smith shop is in charge of Joseph Kitto, afull blood Indian who is a skilled workman. Indeed, it is doubtful if his equal can be found among his white brother workmen in the surrounding country. The- carpenter and wagon shops are presided over by Benjamin Sky, another full blood mechani¢, who is v of all the branches of- his trade. In other departments, such ag harness and shoe shops, grist mill and engine room, we find Indians doing the work, and in a manner that would con= vince the wost skeptical that the Indian can be civilized, "and will adapt himself to any kind of work. The shops are kept filled wit| apprentices taken from the Industral schooi, who. after having learned their trades, take positions at some other agency or go onto their farms at home. Thus it wiil be seen that as there are so many tradesmen among the members of the tribe there is little or no chance for the employment of white labor. Of Of those who have taken the farmer’s occupation many are doing good work and will become first-class in their vos cation. Their progress is not so rapid for the reason that they are not so much under the direct attention of the agent and instructions of the men in the men in the agency shops. Nearly every farmer has some land under fence, some fencing in pasture and others their farming 1and, Groves of trecs have been planted abcut their places and some few have young orchards growing, all of which goes to give their places a homelike and cosy appearance. There are about 4,300 acres of land under cultivation, and in 1887 the last available report showed an aggregate yield of crops valued at about $15.000, The Indian is not unlike many of his white brethren, and a dollar in his pocket is like a coal of fire to the hand | —it must be dropped, and as the ugcl'm{ trader is the handiest person to cate the coin he soon has the largest part of it. There are exceptions to this rule, however, and we find some who use their money very wisely in purchasing household furniture,clothing, and other things of use to them, The Santees are greatly interested in the education of th ildren, and desire that they shall be brought up, not as they were, but as the whites of to-day. 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