The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 3, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1895. PACIFIC COAST NEWS Fresno County's Missing Ex-Deputy Clerk in Custody. READY TO COME BACK. Clark Wood Surrenders to the Authorities at Galesburg, Illinois. HE WANTS TO STAND TRIAL. Mrs. Reardon Most Likely to Prosecute Her Erring Son-in. Law. FRF Car., Nov. 2. — A telegram was received from the Sheriff at Gale: burg, Ill., to-day, stating that Clark Wood, former chief deputy in the clerk oftice of this county, who suddenly dis: peared a month ago, had given himse! up there and wanted to be brought to Fresno to stand tria crime. The tele deputy clerk was pen caused considerable local thorit that Wood would law. About a wes o Wood sent a telegram from Ohio, the home of his mother, to a friend in this city, asking if d that the e The teleg surprise an m as give no o1 himse prosecuted should he com answer that he had bet as Fr » was not a good y whether he would be prosecuted by not. Nothing further was h m Wood until the telegram of t It is hardly thought that Wood wil sent for. His mother-in-law,-Mrs. Rea don, who was the greatest sufferer thro Wood's doings, says she will prosecute him. In cler office nothing was found wrong 1n Wood's account, except that pa- yers inacase in which Wood had been Commissioner and retained some mone: were gone. If he denies t he stole t papers there will be no way to evil not he did. No warrant has been sworn o against hin ters stand now, there bility that there wiil be, Under these circumstances it is thought that the authorities will not take steps to have the gay ex-deputy clerk brought back to Fresno. - — WHEELED WITHOUT LANTERNS. Two Fresno Law, s lawful Bicyeling. ted for Un- 0, CaL., Nov. Deputy District v George W. Jones and Short, a nown attorney, were rested to-day on complaint of Policeman atheson for riding their bicycles without lanterns last night. Jones was returning home with a bicycle party which had taken & spin in the coun- try. On the way back the oil burned out of his lantern ‘and, the moon shining brightly, he considered that he would be excusable in violating the city ordinance, Short had forgotten his lantern in the r pair shop and also relied on the moonlight 1o escape being arrested. Both gentlemen will ,3“ the cases on their merits. ST DURANCE. ALLEGES UNJU Ex-Agent Doolittle Surs an Insurance Company for Damages. FRESNO, Car., Nov. little to-day b Court against t of Liverpool, amount of $15 imprisoned for two days the company. 3 : About two months ago Doolittle ocal age r tl James egan suit in the 2. Doo- a few days the a warrant issued for nis arreston a charge of embezz the company’s rested in San Fra to where at amination it was found that the chs was without foundation. SHORB JUNCTION DISASTER. A Train on the Southern Facific Railroad Crashes Into a Side-Tracked Gravel Car. s, PASADE 2.—The train lock this after- noon on the Southern Pacific met with a serious accident at Shorb Junction, and a great loss of life was narrowly averted. When near San Merino the train, while running at full speed, ran into an open switch and crashed into a gravel car, badly passengers a_severe shaking up. Several gentlemen who were standing in the smoker were thrown to the floor, but for- | tunately no one was seriously injured. The accident was due to the carelessness of the switchman. Another chanced to be stationed near, and was hitched to the train and the passengers taken on tc Los Angeles. The wrecked en- gine could not be disentangled from the wrecked gravel-car. Among the ssengers were: J. W Vandevoort, Charles Legg, C. A. Smith William Pierce, Mrs. H. R. Hertel, Mis: Church, C. W. Buchanan, W. S. Gilmore, and a number of gentlemen going to the races. Tocure ) SANTA CRUZ DEDICATION. Impressive Ceremony at the New County Courthouse. SANTA CRUZ, Caw., Nov. 2.—The cor- nerstone of the new county courthouse was laid this afternoon under the auspices of the Masonic Grand Lodge. The city was filled with people from the towns in this vicinity, the particular guests peing delegates from the Masonic loages and pupils from the several public schools of the surrounding districts. The ceremony took piace directly after a meeting held by the Grand Lodee, con- ducted by Grand Master Preston of Nevada City. ’I}Le oration of the day was delivered by Grand Orator Morehouse. A feature of the proeession was the presence of some 15C0 school children. In the evening a banquet was given by Santa Cruz Lodge, F.and A, M., to fra- ternal and other guests. —_—— SANTA CRUZ POWER PLANT. Work to Begin There Within the Next Thirty Days. SANTA CRUZ, CaL. Bwanton stated to-day tl e expected to befin work on the new r plant, which will generate electricity for the street rail- way and electric lighting of the city, within thirty d'g" He said tre cost would be $50,000, and that he bad fieured on a capacity of 1000 horsepower. for nine months in ibe year, and 600 for three months. Thisis to be obtained during the low 2.—F. W. be | | been most satis! 2 | wa; shing the engine and giving the | engine | stage of water from a storage reservoir containing 2,000,000 gallons. This will | give 300 horsepower during the day for twelve hours, 500 horsepower for six hours in the fore part of the night and the balance of the night 250 horsepower. o S CRUELTY RE o DSKINS. Indians RBurn an Alleged Witeh at the Stake. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 2.—The steamer A1-Ki, arriving at Port Townsend from Nitka, Alaska, vesterday, brings news of the arrest of a Klawack Indian who, sus- pecting his sister of witcheraft, burned her. The murder, which was particularly atro- cious, ocourred three years ago. The In- dian bore such a bloodthirsty reputation that the Marshals never dared to attemot his arrest. An Indian doctor, failing to effect a cure, notified the tribe that one of the women was imbued with witcheraft and was exercising an evil influence over his patient. The subject was discussed in the tribal conclave, and the brother of the accused squaw was ordained as executioner. He refused, until made drunk, when his father-in-law induced him to apply the match to the pile of inflam- mable material heaped about the stake to which his sister was tied. When the flames shot into the air, the tribesmen mingled their exulting whoops with the «z shrieks of the unfortunate squaw. he Indians approved of the murder. and prevented the officers from obtaining enough evidence to warrant an arrest. Recently a white trader learned the true facts and reported them to the officers. The Indian was avprised, built himself a stone fortress, and armed himself with a | long range rifle. | One of the revenue cutters anchored near | him one day, but for some reason did not and any men, which doubtless prevented | bloodshed, as the red fiend was ready to reet a Through strategy he was betrayed into the hands of the officers and en to Sitka, where he is confined in jail. The woman is said to have been his fifth victim. Klawack e SR “TEXAS JACK LAST FIGHT. A Notorious Desperado Shot in a Sno- homish Saloon awel. PORTLAND, Or., Nov.2.—William Kin- commonly known as “Texas Jack,” shot and killed early yesterday morn- old Leaf saloon, in Snohomish, William Worth, the bartender. Kinney came to town Thursday evening | and became intoxicated. Then he went into the Gold Leaf saloon | and began to create a disturbance. Worth, who lately married the proprietress of the | saloon, Della Stone, endeavored to main- | tain order. The men had previously been bitter ene- mies, and both were drunk. A quarrel en- sued, which was ended by Worth drawing a pistol, and firing three shots at Kinney. The second bullet pierced Kinney’s heart, killing him almost instantl 105 ARGELES OLL WhR Producers Said to Be Slashing Prices in San Francisco Market. A Representative of the Standard Claims It Will Not Enter i the Field. 1.0S ANGEL Can,, Nov. 2—F. W- Fiint, chairman of the executive commit- tee of the O change, returned yester- day morning from San Francisco. He says that there is much slashing of prices at San Francisco.. Representatives of the local field are’there catting prices. Some are offering oil at $1 25 a barrel, and some at fizures considerably less. Experiments with Los Angeles oil for making steam have been made at the Pa- cific Rolling Mills, and the results have Mr. Flint believes that in time San Francisco will use a large | percentage of the local output. The Standard Qil Company is feeling it s James C. Harvey, the local agent, | 1 asked to-day if the Standard people | would put in pipe lines here and transport {oil to San Francisco and other up the | | coast ports by water, said that it would have to receive more assurance than it then had as to the permanency of the wells. He intimated that the of the dis- trict would have to be considerably in- creased and the permanency of a daily output of from 10,000 to 15,000 barrels daily positively certan before the Standard people would invest a large sum of money a pipe line and water transporta- tion facilities. -— ROBBED OF HER LANDS. Charges of Fraud Preferved by Wealthy Squarw Esperitu. LOS ANGELES, CarL., Nov. 2.—Marie | Esperitu, the old Indian woman whoa jury ! said was the widow of Miguel Leonis, and { upon the strength of which she got $125 | 000 worth of land, is again in court, this | time against Laureant Etchepara, who, she | alleges, induced her to enlist him as her agent to take care of her business. She is | ignorant, can neither read nor write, and speaks no language but Mexican. The aged squaw says that Etchepara has collected $6842, which he hasnot paid over to her. The gravest charge, however, is that he is endeavoring to swindle her out of the entire 1767 acres of the Las Virgines ranch. She asserts that in July, 1894, Etchepara told ber that he had advanced | most of the money she had had from his | own means, and that she ought to secure him by giving him a deed to the land, to | be held only until the amounts he had ad- vanced were paid. Mrs. Leonis alleges that, not understand- ing the legal perplexities of the case, she ave the defendant a deed 10 the property. When she found out last month its effect, | she had prepared a deed of reconveyance, | which she presented to Etchepara, but he | refused to execute it, and still declines to do so. She therefore asks the court to give | ber judgment for $1647, the amount of the defendant’s collections, and compel him to reconvey to her the property she deeded under m!.\ll{)ur('hen.\ioxl.and such other re- lief as may be her just du ——o Her Burns Are Fatal. 108 ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 2.—Poor Emma Wiseman is at death’s door. She was the victim of the gasoline stove explo- sion that occurred at 307 Court street yes- terday afternoon. She has for twenty-six hours suffered the most awful tortures, yet she never lost consciousness. Miss Marinda can retain no mnourish- ment and Fe“ rest only when under the influence of opiates. Her death is looked for at any time, as she inbaled the deadly fumes of the gas. At a meeting in Cheshire, England, some time ago there were sold some interesting relics of Christovher Columbus. They con- sist of a piece oi rock from Columbus’ house at San Domingo and portions of the two_forts he erected at Isabella and Conception de la Vega. These relics are said to be authentic, and were collected by the Brithish Consul at San Domingo. ————————— Large coal deposits have been found in Suderoe, one of. the Faroe Islands. A French company is going to work them, having obtained a concession from the Danish Government, her | PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Farmers Hail With Joy the Valley Railroad's Progress. GRADERS MOVEFORWARD Will Reach the Stanislaus by the Middle of the Month. LAYING THE LINES OF STEEL. Track-Builders Rapidly Spanning the Route to Grant Brothers’ Camp. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 2.—The past week has witnessed more actual progress in the construction of the San Joaquin Vallev Railroad than any like period in the past. In the material yards one and three-fourths miles of track have been put down and on the grade outside the city nearly three miles of track has been laid. Besides this vast amounts of materials have been moved to the front. The progress in grading the yards has been good and the site for the roundhouse is clear. Reports from where Grant Brothers’ forces are working, near the Stanislaus, are to the effect that the grading forces will reach the river in ten days or two weeks. The tracklayers are now op- erating in the richest portion of the San Joaquin Valley, and the farmers hail their advent with actual joy, as they hope to move much of next year’s crops by the new railraid. —_— BEGINS T0 LOOK LIKE IT. Only Eighty Miles of the Valley Railroad Eemain to Be Located. Chief Engineer Storey of the San Fran- cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway made the statement yesterday that the competing railrcad from Stockton to Bakersfield was practically located. In other directions the work of construction had so far advanced, so he said, that very soon building would begin at two places down the valley while the contractors run- ning the line south from Stockton would lay two or three miles of track a day. This meant that the Valley?road to Bakers- field right up to the base of the Tehachapi Mountains would be finished and in opera- tion before a year from now, though long before then tnere will be a competing rail- road to Fresno, Merced, Tulare, Visalia and Hanford. Reviewing the survey work, Mr. Storey said: “The surveys are vpretty nearly all completed. All that remains now is to make final locations between the Kings River and Waukena, Tulare and Wau- kena, and from Fresno through to Han- ford and Waukena. The line is practically located from Stockton to sno, from Fresno to Waukena on the east side, and from Reedley to Visaliaand Tulare. There now remains to be located about fifty miles from Fresno to Waukena, twenty from Fresno to Reedley and ten from Tu- lare to Waukena, or in all only seventy to eighty imiles.” From Fresno there are two branches south, taking in rich porticns of the val- ley. Of these the eastern branch has been located, making a continuous line the full distance, and now the surveyors are work- ing on the western line from Fresno to Waukena junction. | “But preliminary lines have been | determined,” continued the chief en- gineer, “and so I may say that the whole line has been practically determined. I | received a report this morning that 3600 feet of track were laid yesterday. Thisis | doing pretty well, but it isnotall we would like to see; it is not fast enough. With everything in proper shape for active work we could lay two or three miles of tracka day easily. “It all rests just now with the people | down the valley how fast we can ;lm:cee& ‘When they have rights of way all settled it is my intention to start building at two more points down the line, working in different directions, Then with all things ready for track laying we could run south- ward at the rate of three miles a day. Re- garding the valley citizens’ work, Fresno d the route yesterday through .. The line will run on Q street. lia committee is getting deeds very fast for the right of way, Tulare is working on the same lines and Hanford has nearly all the money needed for get- ting the line subscribed.” Ten new freightcars were seat up to Stockton yesterday from the yards in this | city, making forty cars in all already sup- plied to the Valley road. At the meeting of the directors Tuesday a bid for construction will be awarded for the Stanislaus River bridge. The piles for foundations for that bridge and the draw- bridge on Mormon Channel, Stockton, are | being driven. Lumber is arriving very fast, four vessels being in port discharging cargoes of ties, piles and bridge lumber. ‘It is beginning to look like a railroad,” Mr. Storey remarked. ST FRESNO AND THE ROAD, President Spreckels and Party to Inspect the Proposed Route. FRESNO, Car., Nov.2.—Word was re- ceived by Dr. A. J. Pedlar, chairman of the committee of ten, to-day to the effect that President Claus Spreckels, Vice-Presi- dent Watt, Attorney E. K. Preston and Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley road would visit Fresno on Thursday next on business connected with the road. A number of directors will also be present. Tt is understood that the purpose of their visit is to look over the route and depot site which have been selected. The rail- road people will visit Stockton on Wednes- day. On Monday night the committee of ten will hold a meeting to arrange for the receiving of the visitors. Everything connected with Valley road matters in this city is running smoothly; in fact better than was expected. Rights of way from the San Joaquin River to the city are being secured with less difficulty than looked for. As yet there has been no recourse to the courts for condemnation suits. The committee will try to keep out of the courts if possible and settle differences by amicable arbitration. The survey of the route through the city was completed yesterday afternoon and the surveyors have moved their camp from Colonel Woods' place, south of town, to the Belmont Addition, north of the city. 3 The question regarding a franchise through the city, which was raised by City Attorney Moultrie, is not expected to cause much trouble. Mr. Moultrie has merely called attention to a new law, which declares that bids for franchises must be advertised for thirty days, but he has not rendered an opinion. Attorney Preston has written a letter to l the City Attorney, in which he states that in his opinion the new law does not refer to the railroad coming through the coun- try, but to franchises of a municipal nature, The City Trustees will meet on Monday evening to consider the matter. Said Mayor C. J. Crayeroft to & OALL corre- spondent to-day: “Idon’t think that the board will Kesi- tate in giving the franchise. I don't see why it should. If the railroad people are willing to take the chancs, if there are any, there can be no reason why we ‘should de- lay any about the franchises.” Should the newly discovered law be fol- lowed, however, the Southern Pacific, if disposed to do so, could cause considerable trouble. It, as well as the Valley road people, could make a bid for the franchise. The Q-street route for the road seems to be acceptable to. all except a few people who live near the depot site. It happens | that these are among the wealthiest in She city, and they naturally object to hav- ing the depot so near their fine residences. e BOOKIES HOLD THE FORT. Flourish in Stockton Despite a Stringent Ordinance. STOCKTON, Car.. Nov. 2.—The book- makers doing business here have evaded the new county license of $15 a day, which was calculated to force them out of busi- ness. They style themselves “‘turf com- missioners” and go right ahead receiving bets on the races. They charge 5 per cent as a commission on the money they handle. That scheme was tested in the Los Angeles courts and was found to be a legal method of beating a city ordinance aganst it. HOPKINSON NAMED ASSIGNEE. Selected by Creditors to Receive the Terra Cotta Company’s Property. STOCKTON, Car.. Nov. 2—In Judge Smith’s court this morning A. C. Hopkin- son was appointed assignee of the Stock- ton Terra Cotta Company and his bond was fixed in the sum of $30,000. There Was no opposition to his appointment, all of the creditors of the concern voting for him. The Sheriff was directed to turn over to Woods & Levinsky, attorneys for the creditors, money 1n his possession be- longing to the potter e Governor Budd at Stockton. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 2.—Governor Budd returned from his southern trip to- day in the best of health and spirits. He stopped over in Stockton merely to attend 1o some private business and to look over reports of public institutions. He will return to-morrow or Monday to Sacra- mento. MILLVALLEY' PROGRESS, The Improvemeut Club to Build Sidewalks and Good Roads at Once. An Effort Will Be Made to Secure the Competition of an Opposition Railroad. MILL VALLEY, CaL., Nov. 2.—The im- provement club recently organized at this place has got to work in earnest, and as a result Mill Valley wiil have inside of a month sidewsalks extending in every di- rection. The executive committee of the club was empowered at a recent meeting to levy an assessment upon the people owning property on the route of the proposed sidewalks. About a week ago reply postal cards were sent by the executive committee of the club to these people requesting them to subscribe an amount in proportion to the value of their property. The answers received by the secretary have been numerous and within three days an amount suflicient to warrant the com- mencement of work was subscribed. Secretary Thomas Fattrell, in speaking of the work of the club, said: “We intend to make Mill Valley a model spot, and we have the co-u{\eratlon of all the people of Mill Valley. We have rented offices in the best location of the town and have there all information of interest to the inhabitants in the southern part of Marin County. “We intend to commence the laying of sidewalks immediately. After that is completed our energies will be directed toward the lighting of the roads with elec- tricity. Mill Valley was opened to the public only five years ago, and, of course, there are many conditions existing now that will need be remedied. We intend to work on one thing at a time, and when that is accomplished cake up the next.” The work outlmed by the improvement club will include theé securing of good roads, electric lights for the roads, side- walks and proper railroad facilities. Itis stated that an effort will be made to have the Donahue line run a branch into Mill Valley. LAUNDRYMEN OOMPLAIN, of Their Business the Bicycle Fad. ‘What is food for one mian is poison for another, and the bicycle craze is bringing despair to the heart of the laundryman. With the popularity of bicycle suits and outing costumes the white shirt and the starched collar and cuff have fallen into disfavor., Summer is usually the barvest time for the laundryman, but this year his trade is much less than usual, and is hardly up to the winter standard. And he puts all the blame on the bicyclist who wears his knickerbockers and his negligee shirt all day and all the evening, and, though the weather is scorching, refuses to melt starchea collars and ruin shirt bosoms which have been Jaundried with care. The difference caused by the bicycle is felt strongly by the laundries which have to depend largely on the ‘‘boarding-house” trade for their work. Nine-tenths of the patrons of these laundries are young men employed in downtown offices. Last year and before that they appeared at their work with linen of emaculate whiteness and as stiff as the lnundr{mnn‘s starch could make it. Inthe sweltering summer days it cost money to preserve this appearance, for it required two collars, a pair of cuffs and a shirteach day. As a consequernce the week’s laundry bill on these articles alone amounted to atleast $1 50. With bills of this sort for each of the thousands who lived in boarding-houses the laundries prospered. This year.it is different, The young man no longer wears starched linen. He goes to his work arrayed in a negligee shirt, and in the evening he does not change his costume unless for some special event. Instead, he keeps it on and enjoys a run through the boulevards and parks. As a consequence his laundry bill is less by half than formerly, and the laundry- man is the one who 1oses, for his expenses are as great as though trade was good. ‘“Yes,” said ore laundryman,” this bicycle fad is costing us a @ood deal of money. We don’t have near so many starched pieces to launder, and the in- crease in other lines is not sufficient to make up the loss. Our bills aren’t reduced as much as 40 per cent, but there is a big change. Some of them may have been cut in two, but not all of them. It is the bicycle that has done it, there is no doubt about that. The negligee costumes that are so much worn now have largely done Effect on away with starched goods.”—Chicago Tribune. ——————— - France is about go establish evening manual training in all schools for primary education. PACIFIC COAST NEWS Bright Prospects for the Mining Industry at Coulterville. NO STOP FOR WINTER. Delving Into the Mother Lode Will Go Forward Without Cessation, NEW RAILROAD 1IN SIGHT. A Branch of the Proposed Yosemite Line to Tap the Gold-Ore Center. Spectal Correspondence of THE CALL. COULTERVILLE, Car.,, Oct. 30.— Though winter approaches there will be no interruption to the extensive mining operations now in progress. Heretofore the advent of winter has been looked for- ward to with apprehension, but this year there is work for all in this section of Mariposa County. The exciting topicof the past month has been the advent of a party of surveyors and railroad promoters who have been visiting the Yosemite in connection with the proposed new line along the canyon of the Merced River into the valley. General Moertimer McRoberts, Colonel Lyman Bridges, chief engineer of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and several other gentle- men spent several days inquiring into the prospects of Coulterville and its surround- ing mines. Before leaving they expressed satisfaction with what they had seen, and intimated that they were prepared to recommend a short branch line into Coulterville. This branch would connect with their main line at Horseshoe Bend, a point about six miles from the town at the junction of Maxwells Creek and the Merced River. The branch line would pass along Maxwells Creek by an easy gradient, and would be convenient for several of the larger mines now being opened. Of course the promoters of the new road expect a substantial contribution from the citizens, who seem disposed to act very hberally in the matter. What amount of subsidy the Yosemite Valley Railroad pro- moters require and what the townspeople are prepared to do has not as yet been defi- nitely formulated, but both parties to the proposition appear to be enthusiastic and sanguine of success. Evidences that Coulterville is now a per- manent mining camp of solid importance are found on all sides. The population and around the town is estimated at not less than 1500. For miners, Coulterville is a *‘three-dollar a day camp.” Laborers get $2 50 and $2a day. New buildings of all descriptions are going up rapidly. Tem- porary stores have given place to hand- some buildings. Business men have begun to build for themselves and families com- fortable and elegant homes. There is pos- sibly no surer indication of permanency in a camp than when the business men quit the “boarding habit’ and go in for house- keeping. There are new buildings in every direc- tion, but perhaps the most noteworthy de- parture is to be fonnd in what is properly termed Newtown, but is seldom spoken of otherwise than as Cornishtown. On the southeast this new suburb bhas been laid out as a residence section. _Under the con- ditions upon which lotsare sold no saloons, hotels or business premises are allowed to be erected. About a dozen handsome cot- tages have already been completed and more are going up. These houses are all owned and occufixed by men in the em- loyment of the Merced Gold Mining 'ompany, and the itendency of the resi- dents seems to have set in toward that locality in looking for homes. The busi- ness portion of the town, however, is not likely to be in any way affected by this suburban extension. Cornishtown isabout a half mile distant from Coulterville. There are three physicians and the same number of attorneys now permanently settled bere. Outside the learned pro- fessions there are representatives of nearly every other sort of craft. The principal hotels are the Hotel Jef- fery and Coulter’s Hotel. The proprietor of the latter is George W. Coulter, after whom the town was named. Mr, Coulter is one of the few pioneers who have stuck by the fortunes of the camp through its ups and downs, and he is now reaping his reward. As a matter of fact the hotel ac- commodation as a whole is equal to that of any mining town in the State. ' Tre Cary is the only San Francisco daily paper that is delivered by carrier and sold upon the streeis of Coulterville. Five minutes after the stage gets in the shrill cries of *‘Mor~iNG CALL!"” “MorNING CavLL!” are heard from the newsboys. Su b- scribers to Tre CALL get their paper from S8am M. Levy, and there is usually a small crowd waiting its arrival at TrE CaLL is found everywhere in this dis- trict, and its recent mining articles and at- tention to mining interests generally are proving the greatest possible encourage- ment to those who believe that the future source of California’s wealth and pros- perity is to be found in nature’s treasure house—the great mother lode. There are practical men now engaged in mining in this district who have worked on Australian and South African gold fields. Speaking of the present phenome- nal boom in “Kaffirs” these men say that if the people who have gone crazy over Kaflirs on: K knew the possibilities of the great mother lode they would go stark, staring mad to get into these California mines before they are all taken up. ‘What is now required most ur; ently is a good water supply for Coultervifie, and an electric plant for the distribution ana sale of power to thesmaller mine-owners. Both these are easy of attainment, unattended by heavy initial expense. The whole waterpower of the Merced River, distant only about six miles, is running te waste, and could be utilized at the Horseskos Bend where Coulterville's proposed branch {'nlroad would junction with the main ine, ‘The Horseshoe Bend is a beautiful fruit ranch, the property of P. P. Mast of Soringfieid, Ohio, situated at the conflu- ence of Maxwells Creek and the Merced River. It takes its name from a remark- able turn that the river makes at this int. The Merced here describes a per- ect horseshoe, which serves as a natural boundary for the central portion of the ranch. The land is the richest description ofalluvial soil. Under the management of H. H. Clark it is in the highest possible state of cultivation, and in the wiE:lerneas of surrounding mountains it breaks upon the traveler like an oasis in the desert. Between the two heels of the horseshoe is a space of about a mile, and the fall thar the river makes in going round the bend between the same points is about fifty feet. It would be easy and com: aratively inext ensive to secure the whofe power of the erced River by cutting a ditch across this neck of land, and it is generally understood that Mr. Mast will grant all reasonable concessions to any responsible company or individual who will erect a ldiqtributing electric-power station at this point. The importance of such an enterprise to the whole district can hardly be overesti- mated. The larger concerns, such as the Merced*Gold Mining Company, the Crown Lead and the Red Banks, will, no doubt, ultimately have their own plants, but in the development of the numerous mines scattered in every direction around this district there could be no greater stimulus than the prompt erection of a central dis- tributing electric-power plant. Its mani- fold uses for the town itself need not be pointed out, but the magnificent impetus that it would give to the development of the entire auriferous distriet can scarcely be overestimated. Tt would enable the practical miner of limited means in many cases to himself work his mines instead of struggling along as a prospector and only holdin%} the ground waiting for some one to buy him out anc reap the harvest. While mines are opening up all around in a manner satisfactory to their owners, Coulterville to-day is mostly dependent on the wages disbursed by a few concerns and their attendant = business, Chief among these are the Merced Gold-mining Company, the San Francisco Gold-mining yndicates. The Merced Company isnot, as'its name would imply, in any wa connected with the town of Merced. " It s a Boston corporation, an offshoot of the Boston and Montana Company, which has been so successful in its mining opera- tions at Butte, Mont. The Merced Com- pany’s mines lie immediately around Couiterville, and operations upon a large scale are going on at the Louisa, Mary Harrison, Malvina and Poto: As an object lesson in scientific, system- atic, up-to-date quartz-mining on enormous scale the Merced Company improvements and development work | commend themselves, There has been no waste, and in the large sums that have been spent every dollar has made a mark just as certainly as the point of the | miner’s pick. At the Louisa and Malvina shafts new hoisting macninery of the most subsiantial description is now being erected. A large force of men is grading the site for a forty-stamp mill at the Potosi, while half 'a mile above it, on Black Creek, a large dam is approaching completion. It is expected that the mill may be running by the end of the year. Captain Couch, who has recently re- signed the general managership to take up that of the Boston-Montana Company in Butte, is averse to giving information about the workings of the various mines, prefer- ring to let results speak for themselves when the stamps get in their work. He says, bowever, that the results have been en- tirely satisfactory and have come up to the anticipations that were formed when the claims were purchased. When %in Boston recently Captain Couch promised his shareholders at least $1,000,000 in divi- dends for some time to come from ore al- | ready in sight. Captain Couch’s promo- tion to the management of the Boston and Montana mines is a loss to Coulterville, but the good work done under his wise surer\'isiuu remains behind him. The Tyro is one mile from Coulterville and is owned by the San Francisco Gold Mining Company. The president and general manager is Joseph Butrgenback and the superintendent is John McLa i At the Tyro the shaft is down within a few feet of the 700-foot level. At the 600- foot level there is a good shootof rock sixty feet long and averaging fifteen 1nches in thickness. There is a %iu ledge of quartz at the 500-foot level and a rich shoot of pay ore. In the Tyro the quartz has improved in richnessat the lower levels, and if the 700-foot comes up to anticipations this mine will at once take front rank as a divi- dend-paying proyerty. A ten-stamp mill is running steadily, but no public state- ment of results has been issued. An addi- tional force of men will shortly be put to work opening up on the 700-foot level. It 1s understood in Coulterville that the quartz already crushed at the Tyro has assayed from $14 to $15 per ton. The Red Banys mine, seven miles from Coulterville, on the north bank of the Merced River, is being operated by a syn- dicate of San Francisco and foreign capi- talists, with A. Wartenweiler at its head. About sixteen men are driving two tun- nels, one being in 600 feet and the other 569. The owners believe they have a good property and are conducting prospecting operations on a large scale. The approach OFwintvr, however, will materially retara operations at the Red Banks, but the own- ers are preparing a mill site; have stacked on the ground lumber for a twenty-foot dam, umf are getting everything in shape for a lively start next spring when the rains are over. Atthe Crown Lead mine three or four men are doing a little work. This is con- ceded to be about the most valuable prop- erty on the field. It belonged to the late Hred McCrellish of the Alta-California, and is now managed by W. B. McSherry. There Lave been rumors of an impending sale to a French syndicate, and Mr. Mec- Sherry is now in San Francisco possibly in connection with somethinfi of the kind. If a wealthy company gets the handling of it the Crown Lead may develop into one of the best properties on the southerr: end of the mother lode, At Pinon Blanco, four miles from Coul- terville, Captain A. H. Ward has over a dozen men at work. At present he is driving a tunnel in good ore, and a little later expects to be able to put an addi- tional force of men at work. = ~ There are many small mines where men are working 1n twos and fours, for the most part with good prospects. What these men complain most about is the difliculty that exists in getting financial backing for a good ‘‘show’” in San Fran- cisco. As one of them remarked with the emphatic approval of his partners the other day. “Et will be always the same thing in Ban Francisco till somebody takes a shotgun and wipes out every old saloon miner and curbstone broker within a mile or two of the Mining Exchange. They’re so greedy to get their jaws into everything that a fair and square proposition is wor- ried to death.”’ : 66 77 99 FOR COLDS LIVING IN BARNS Is solld comfort, compared to our houses before the furnace fire Is lighted. The discomfort of sitting in an unheated room is bad enough, but the cold that Is sure to follow is ten times worse. To sit sewing all day With the faet cold—to sitshivering in an office, or in a draughty lecture or amusement hall, is often equiva- lent to a winter’s sickness. In the midst of these dangers, If you have Iin your pocket a bottle of “77,” an occasional dose wlll pre- vent your taking cold. “77” cures Colds, Grip, Infiu- enza, Catarrh, Pains and Soreness In the Head and Chest, Cough, Sore Throat, General Prostration and Fever. “77 will “break up” a stubborn cold that threatens to “hangon” all winter. Be Sure toget H-U-M-P-H-R-E-Y-S’ Dr. Humphreys puts up a Specific for every ais- ease. They are described in his Manual, which is sent free. Small bottles of pleasant pellets—fits your vest pocket: sold by draggists, or sent on receipt of price, 25c; or fivejfor $1. Humphreys’ Medicine Co., 111 and 113 William st., New Y ork. Company and the Red Banks and Pinon | | treated by vou. FROM MISSOURI A Gentleman From That State Express Opinion Leading Californian and Coast Institution. About a It is true that some few of the visitors to the hospitable shores of this Golden State go back to their homes and vow that Cali- fornia is populated t jays,” ‘‘hayseeds” and so forth, but they are usually actors of inferior talents, or disappointed specu- lators who have attempted to place some not too sweet-smelling scheme or the mar- ket and have found that the people who live here don’t take all they hear for gospel truth without investigating a little. A criticism of our great medical institutions, of which we are 0 rightly proud, has until now not been pronounced, but it comes with grace from a man who has tried and therefore knows whereof he speaks. It is Mr. Frank Minturn who has spoken, and as he speaks of the Hudson Medical Institute —indubitably the greatest and finest of its nature on this slope—his remarks are well worth being reproduced. He writes as follows: €r, Louts, Mo., Aug. 9, 1895. Hudson Medical Institute, San Francisco, Cal.—Gentlemen: A few months ago I placed myself under your treatment, as I bad been a sufferer for a long time from a complication of diseases that seemed to successfully resist all treatment. I mustconfess that I was at first skeptical about placing myself under the care of physicians thousands of miles away, but L had reached a point where something had to be done at once, as I could neithersleep nor eat, and my whole system seemed to be completely worn out. I now desire to express to you my sincere thanks for the careful, conscieritious and _suc- cessiul maanner in which my case has been I am a very different man to-day, and I have not feltas well in_five years as 1 donow. Idesire to say to those who are sutfering from diseases of long standing, of whatever vature, that it is my honest opinion if they will write or apnly to the large white building at the corner of Market, Stockion and Ellis streets, San Francisco, I believe they will find the rellef that they seek,and that they will receive the same careful and skillful treat- ment that I did at the hands of the Hudson Medical Tnstitute. Wishing you continued success in your ef- forts to aid suffering humanity, 1 am very truly, FRANK MINTURN, St. Louls, Mo. This is certainly a very strong indose- ment of the great institution, but it may be frankly stated that itis no better or more frank than several hundreds of our people, who say things equally good week in and week out. From Q:muche. Cal., comes this: hurst Jr. writes: “Have gained six pounds since commencing treatment. I would not take $500 to relapse into the state I was 1 S. J. Bailey of Weaverville, Cal.: state_after two months’ treatme that I feel fully restored #o healtt K. C. Tait of Stowe, Cal. ithout a sign of dis . Fowler: “fam f ssible for & man to fe; 1f space permitted this sort of testimony could be prolonged indefinitely. Nevera mail comes but there are many letters ex- pressing thanks and esteem for what has been dons for those who have placed them- selves under the skill of the phys the HUDSON MEDICAL I and it is now a proverbial saying that *“I1f vou want to get cured QUICKLY and CERTAINLY that is the only placeto go.”’ All the Following Cases Are Carable: Catarrh of the head, stomach or bladder; all bronchial disease i functional nervous . 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