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Show Tale of Three Lions A BY H. RIDER HAGGARD t I CHAPTER II (CONTIHtJBD. ) So we went down to the beautiful epot that I have described, to wash. I was the first to reach it, which I Bid j i by scrambling down the ferny bank. Then I turned round, and started back with a yell, as well I might, for from almost beneath my feet there came a most awful snarl. I had lit down almost upon the back of the lioness, who had been sleeping on the slab where we stood to dry ourselves after bathing. With a snarl and a growl, before I could do anything, before I could even cock my rifle, she had bounded right across the crystal pool, and vanished over the opposite bank. It was all done in an instant, as quick as thought. She had been sleeping on the slab, . and oh, horror! what was that sleeping beside her? It was the torn remnant of poor Jim-Jilying on a patch d cf rock! blood-staine- CHAPTER III. Poor Jim-JiWe buried what was Jeft of him, which was not very much, In an old bread-baand though whilst he lived his virtues were not great, now that he was gone we could have wept over him. Indeed, Harry did weep outright; while I registered a quiet little vow of my own account that I would let daylight into that lioness hours older, before I was forty-eigIf by any means it could be done. Well, we buried him, and there he lies where lions will not trouble him any more. So there Is an end of the book of Jim-JiThe great question that now remained was, how to circumvent his murderess. I knew that she would return as soon as she was hungry again, hut I did not know when she would 'be hungry. She had left so little of Jim-Jibehind her that I could scarcely expect to see her the next night, unless she had cubs. Still, I felt that It would not be wise to miss the chance of her coming, so we set about to make preparations for her reception. The first thing we did was to strengthen the bush wall of the skerm by dragging a large quantity of the tops of thorn-tree- s together and laying one on the other in such a fashion that the thorns pointed outward. This, after our experience of the fate of Jim-Jiseemed a very necessary precaution, since if w'here one sheep can jump another can follow, as the Kafirs say, flow much more is it the case where an animal so active and so vigorous And now as the lion is concerned! came the further question, how were we to beguile the lioness to return? Lions are animals that have a strange knack of appearing when they are not wanted and keeping studiously out of the way when their presence is required. Harry, who, as I have said, was an eminently practical boy, suggested to Pharaoh that he should go and sit outside the skerm in the moonlight as a sort of a bait, assuring him that he would have nothing to fear as we would certainly kill the lioness before she killed him. Pharaoh, however, strangely enough, did not seem to take to this suggestion. Indeed, he walked away, much put out with Harry for having made it. It gave me an idea, however. Well! I said, there is that ox. He must die sooner or later, so we may as well utilize him. Now, about thirty yards to the left of our skerm, if one stood facing down the hill toward the river, was the stump cf a tree that had been destroyed by lightning many years before, standing equidistantly between, but a little in front of, two clumps of bush, which were severally some fifteen paces from It. Here was the very place to tie the ox; and, accordingly a little before sunset the poor animal was led forth by Pharaoh and made fast there, little knowing, poor brute, for what purpose; and we commenced our long vigil, this time without a fire, for our object was to attract the lioness and not to scare her. For hour after hour we waited, keeping ourselves awake by pinching each other it is, by the way, remarkable what a difference in the force of pinches requisite to the occasion exists in the mind of pincher and pinchee but no lioness came. The moon waxed and the moon waned, and then at last the moon went down, and darkness swallowed up the world, but no lion came to swallow us up. We waited till dawn, because we did not dare to go to sleep, and then at last we took such a broken rest as we could get. That morning we went out shooting, not because we wanted to, for we were too depressed and tired, hut because we had no more meat. For three hours or more we wandered about in the boiling sun looking for something to kill, but with absolutely no For some unknown reason results. the game had grown very scarce about the spot, though when I was there two years before every sort of large game except rhinoceros and elephant was particularly abundant. The lions, of whom there were many, alone remained, and I fancy that it was the fact of the game they live on having temporarily migrated that made them so daring and ferocious. As a general rule, a lion is an amiable animal enough if he is left alone, but a hungry lion is almost as dangerous as a hungry man. One hears a great many different opinions expressed as to whether or no the lion is remarkable for his c mirage, but the result of my experi-- i ace Is that very much depends upon i ht m the state cf his stomach. A hungry of the night any sound seemed loud. lion will not stick at a trifle, whereas I woke up Harry, who Instantly a full one will flee at a very small re- said, Where Is she? where is she? and buke. began to point his rifle about in a fashWell, we hunted all about, and ion that was more dangerous to us and nothing could we see, not even a duck the oxen than to any possible lioness. or a bush buck; and at last thoroughly Hush up! I whispered, savagely; tired and out of temper we started on and as I did so, with a low and hideous our way back to camp, passing over the growl a flash of yellow light sped out of brow of a steepish hill to do so. Just the clump of bush, past the ox, and as we got over the ridge I froze up like into the corresponding clump upon the a pointer dog, for there about six hundred yards to my left, his beautiful curved horns outlined against the soft blue sky, I saw a noble koodoo bull (Strepsiceros kudu). Even at that you know, my eyes are very keen, I could distinctly see the white stripes upon its sides when the light fell upon it, and its large and pointed ears twitch as the flies worried it. So far so good; but how were we to get at it? It was ridiculous to risk a shot at that great distance, and yet both the ground and the wind lay very 111 for stalking. It seemed to me that the only chance would he to make a detour of at least a mile or more, and come up on the other side of the koodoo. I called Harry to my side and explained to him what I thought would be the best course, when suddenly, without any delay, the koodoo saved us any further trouble by suddenly starting off down the hill like a leapPerhaps a hyena or a ing rocket. leopard a tiger as we call it there had suddenly appeared; at any rate, off it went, running slightly toward us, and I never saw a buck go faster. As for Harry, he stood watching the beauPresently it tiful animals course. vanished behind a patch of bush, to emerge a few seconds later about five hundred paces from us, on a stretch of comparatively level ground that was On it went, strewn with bowlders. taking the bowlders in its path in a succession of great bounds that were beautiful to behold. As it did so, I happened to look round at Harry, and perceived to my astonishment that he had got his rifle to his shoulder. I ejaculated, You foolish hoy! surely you are not going to and just at that moment the rifle went off. And then I think I saw what was in its way one of the most wonderful things I ever remember in my hunting experiece. The koodoo was at that moment in the air, clearing a pile of stones with its head. All in an instant the legs stretched themselves out in a spasmodic fashion, and it lit on them and they doubled up beneath it. Down went the noble buck, down on its forelegs tucked up underneath it, standing on its horns, its hind-leg- s high In the air, and then over it went and lay still. Great heavens! I said, Why, youve hit him! Hes dead. As for Harry, he said nothing, but merely looked scared, as well he might. A man, let alone a boy, might have fired a thousand such shots without ever touching the object; which, mind you, was springing and bounding over rocks quite five hundred yards away; and here his lad taking a snap shot, and mer1 allowing for elevation by instinct, V-- r he did not put up his sights had knocked the bull over as Well, I made no dead as a door-nai- l. further remark, the occasion was too solemn for talking, but merely led the way to where the koodoo lay. There he was, beautiful and quite still; and there, high up, about half way down his neck, was a neat round hole. The bullet had severed the spinal marrow, passing right through the vertebrae and away on the other side. "It was already evening when, having cut as much of the best meat as we could carry from the bull, and tied a red handkerchief and some tufts of grass to his spiral horns, which, by the way, must have been nearly five feet In length, in the hope of keeping the jackals and aasvogels (vultures) from him, we finally got back to camp, to find Pharaoh, who was getting rather anxious at our absence, ready to greet us with the pleasing intelligence that another ox was sick. But even this dreadful bit of intelligence could not dash Harrys spirits; the fact of the matter being that, incredible as it may appear, I do verily believe that in his heart of hearts he set down the death of that koodoo to the credit of his own skill. Now, though the lad was a tidy shot enough, this of course was ridiculous, and I told him so very plainly. By the time that we had finished our supper of koodoo steaks (which would have been better If the koodoo had been a little younger), it was time to get murderess again. ready for Jim-Jim- s All the afternoon Pharaoh told us the unfortunate ox had been w'alking round and round in a circle as cattle in the last stage of generally do. Now it had come to a standstill, and was swaying to and fro with his head hanging down. So we tied him up to the stump of the tree as on the previous night, knowing that if the lioness did not kill him he would be dead by morning. Indeed I was afraid that lie would be of but little use as a bait, for a lion is a sportsman-lik- e animal, and unless he is very hungry generally prefers to kill his own dinner, though when once killed be will come back to it again and again. Then we repeated our experience of the previous night, sitting there hour after hour, till at last Harry went fast asleep, and even I, though I am accustomed to this sort of thing, could scarcely keep my eyes open. Indeed I was Just dropping off, when suddenly Pharaoh gave me a shove. Listen! he whispered. I was ell awake In a second, and listening with all my ears. From the clump of brush to the right of the lightning-shattered stump to which the ox was tied came a faint crackling Pr ser.tly it was repeated. noise. Something was moving there, faintly and quetly enough, tut still moving perceptibly, for in the intense stillness red-wat- er MINING NOTES. MINING HATTERS. Rico-Aspe- Lead reached 4 cents last week. The Last Chance mine at Bingham will at once rebuild its mill which w destroyed by fire. Some promising discoveries of gold quartz have been made at Cold Springs, near Idaho City, Ida. The district is other side. The poor sick brute gave new one. An important gold discovery has a sort of groan, and staggered round and then began to tremble; I could see been made at Stanley Basin, Idaho, it do so clearly in the moonlight, and I near Hailey. A sixteen foot ledge has felt like a brute for having exposed the been encountered. unfortunate animal to such terror as he Fifty thousand shares of the Grand must undoubtedly be undergoing. The Central at Tintie changed hands last so for was it lioness, she, passed quickly that we could not even distinguish her week. Hon. Thomas Kearns of Park movements, much less shoot. Indeed City secured .r0,0u0 of these. at night it is absolutely useless to The Marac mill at Park City shipped attempt to shoot unless the object is fourteen bars of silver bullion ou the very close and standing perfectly still, the 9th, containing 16,800.63 fin and then the light is so deceptive and ounces silver. it is so difficult to see the foresight E. A. Miles, working assessment oa that the best shot will miss more often La Plata mine, discovered a lead the than he hits. of promising ore that goes over 80 per (TO BS COXTIXOSO.l cent lead and a little silver. N TARIFF. The mill at the Eureka is running Curious Arrangement Kxistlug Between nicely, while operations at the KeyTwo Branches, stone, the Bullion-Becand others are will who statesmen the Perhaps progressing steadily. presently be wrestling with so much Fifteen location notices for mining fervor with the tariff question may claims near Holiday park, in Weber with advantage to their own enlightenhave been filed for record and canyon, of ment tear a leaf from the history the locators believe they have somethe tariff arrangement, which Is one of the most peculiar thing good. The Mercur mine last week posted in existence, says the New York Herald. Not long ago, it will be remembered, a its 32d dividend, bringing the amount strong protest against the existing up to 8800,000. Two years ago th treaty arose from the Hungarian side great mine could have been purchased of the border. Austria and Hungary for less than that amount. form two Independent states, both enTwo near Golconda. afprospectors joying home rule, but the common fairs of the federation are dealt with Nev., have found a copper ledge which by common authorities and organa they think, says the Winnemucca Silregulated by the constitution. The pro- ver State, will make them richer than portion in which each state has to con- a sugar senator. It assays about $8 in tribute to the common expenses is set- gold and from 10 to 40 per cent copper. tled by mutual agreement every ten They have drifted 25 feet across tha years and there is no constitutional face of the vein without finding the provision for the treaty of commerce. wall. But in 1867, when the Hungarian conWith lead at SI Bingham ought to stitution was restored, it was resolved demonstrate to croakers that it can cusconsent mutual the to maintain by toms union and the commercial and dig up as much lead ore as ever. New economic unity which had existed un- ground will be developed, and while der the absolutist regime. The treaty the old carbonate product may not be thus concluded forms the subject of so largely in evidence, an abundance pending negotiations for the renewal of of ore from deeper ground that under the Ausgleich. As the privilege of the the improved treatment methods is bank expires at the wanted by the smelters will reward same time as the customs and the com- those who go after it. mercial alliance, the question of the J. J. Keans of Park City says that Ausgleich is complicated by the necess mill their is work on of bank charter. the doing renewing sity Should the customs and commercial the crude ore supply; that the tables treaty be allowed to lapse the two employed, particularly the new Ellis states would recover their economic table, give satisfactory results; lhat and fiscal liberty. If either of them they and the Wall jigs now occupy a chose to do so it could surround itself force of seven men, and that the only with custom houses and shut out the portion of his works now idle are lying products of the other without affecting the hand-jigthe political constitution of the monWork on the Ontario drain tunnel archy, hut of course such proceeding at Turk City, practically stopped about would he a severe trial to the dual system. The existing treaty expires at two weeks ago, with the tunnel face the end of this year. Neither country nearly extended to a point under the Is satisfied with it, but both are willing Daly No. 1 shaft. The tunnel is now to enter into negotiations for a new in about 20,000 feet, and it is uncertain agreement, and no doubt an amicable when, if ever, it will he extended; but settlement of some sort will be ar- there is work in the tunnel which has ranged. to go on unceasingly to prevent it destruction. At present seven men WHITE HOUSE ETIQUETTE. are retimbering and watching thq The Unwritten Laws Which Govern the tunnel. President's Social Position Capt. Hank Smith, who, as superinWhen .the President and his wife tendent, presides over the Centennial-Eurekdrive out the President sits on the right says Eureka's condition is hand and his wife on the left, says reasonably good, notwithstanding the the Illustrated American. If there are small of lead contained in percentage others in the carriage, whether ladies or gentlemen, they must sit with their its ores. The lack of lead is offset, backs to the horses. When Mrs. Cleve- however, in the presence of gold, and land was first married she tried the ex- the camp is showing but few idle men. very little periment of placing her mother op- At the Centennial-Eurek- a posite the president and herself in the ore is being extracted, but a largo presidential landau, but the people amount of exploratory work is in prolaughed at it so immoderately and pro- gress. Six Ingersoll drills are in fessed to think Mrs. Folsom (as she operation, and Superintendent Smith was then) to be the maid, that it was reports the showing an exceedingly speedily dropped. "When the Presi- good one. wife alone drives she sits in the dents Among other deals now on the tapis right-han- d corner the place of honor. The lady of the white house cannot set and which, if consummated, will add foot within those splendid houses in a number of prominent Salt Lake and Washington whose flagstaffs mark the St. Louis men to the personnel of the foreign embassy or legation. She could diggings, is that in which the transfer not go without the President, and as an of the Montana mine at Custer City, embassy or legation i3 technically a Ida., is in volveci. Behind the deal is part of the country it represents the Major Stan ton, who for along President could not go so that she time identified with the intermining never sees the inside of a diplomatic ests of the and who some time west, house as long as she presides at the secured a bond on the ground in executive mansion. The President dines ago The Montana is said to have question. only at cabinet houses and his wife cannot dine anywhere without him. been productive of ore already to the President Arthur dined with judges of value of about 8300,000, and in it is the Supreme court and with senators; found some of the best grade of ore but as he had no wife the whole system yet uncovered at Custer City. Major was very much simplified for him. The Stanton expresses himself as confident Presidents wife may, if she chooses, of his ability to complete the deal in go to luncheons where there are no the time prescribed by the bond, and gentlemen, or to teas, both being re- says that with it the active operation garded as strictly informal; but the of the property will begin once more. danger of giving offense by accepting one Invitation and declining another is That it has not been worked steadily, so great that it is seldom or never he explained, is due to dissensions between the owners. risked. The Bingham Placer company of Traveled 8,000 Miles In Tain, Gibbonsville, Ida., has discovered a George Yeager eloped with his that is three feet between n-law, Mrs. Frank Yeager, two gold ledge and values of 8165 per ton have walls, N. J. from The Camden, years ago, The lode will be worked lalters husband suspected they had been obtained. w gone west, and he started for that sec- daring the inter. The miners of West Mountain mintion. After a long search, in which he obtained no trace of the couple, he ing district will hold a meeting at went to Europe, thinking they might Bingham on September 2Gth, for the have gone to Germany. He traveled purpose of amending the by-laof fully 8,000 miles in his search, and the district so that they may be made finally returned to Camden. While to conform to certain changes made walking down the street Tuesday he the last by legislature. with face the to came face pair, who were walking along leisurely, and in Ilarry Joseph and Mike Solomon ol half an hour he had caused their ar- Salt Lake at Albion, Idaho, last week rest. They had been living there all experted tho Dominion mine with the time. highly satisfactory results. Mr. Joseph is superintendent of the Galena and A millionaire of Los Angeles presented the city with 3,000 acres of land, U'&h mine at Fish Springs, Utah. to be used for park purposes. AUSTRO-HUNGARIA- k Austro-Hungari- Austro-Hungari- first-clas- s. a, has-bee- sister-i- subsequently found t herein. 'his point was not raised in tle ease of me Enter prise Mining Comp my vs. tlie Company, recently decided in the Supreme Court of tha United States. The point tin re decided was BB to the title nr right of possession to a blind vein discovered within the sida lines of a surface lo ation made subsequent la point of time to the location Of the tunnel, the vein lieitig a blind one or one not appearing at the surface, and being subsequently found in the tunnel. Tlie court tinner Unit state ol facts decided that tin- tunnel ownet was entitled to the vent, aud that he did not need to udre.-sthe surface man when the hitter a plied for a patent, if at the time he lmd not discovered the vein in liis unmet, Miuilijj and Scientific Dress. THE PORTLANDS PUMPS. President James Burns of the Portland, at Victor, sa s that the production of the mine i August was 1,800 tons of about the usual average grade of $60 a ton. The ore clmt in the t level has been widened lit one to ten of feet place pay, and the mine is also showing up good ore from the large amount of development work that has been done in the past few months. Concerning the Anna Lee, he says the chimney has not been entered yet, but in keeping n solid ground with tho drift a dike new to the property lias boeu entered aud found to carry five feet of good ore. one four inch seam in it running up to twenty ounces. Tlie station pump at 700 feet Is holding the water steady and Ilo more. In a week the n av Snow pump, capable of throwing l.ooo gallons a minute tinder a lift of l.noo foot, will arrive from the factory, and the valve tanks wilt then be used to rivover the shaft to 800 feet, where a temporary station will lie cut. After ihe pump is lu place at that depth, which will be probably he several weeks, the shaft will be sunk to 1XM) feet from its present depth of S40 feet, and a pennaueut station cut there for both the big pinups. It is thought with this equipment the lort laud caa reach 1,200 to l.fiuo feet depth. 700-foo- The Nowhouse management has topped driving tin- - tunnel ami men have been placed at work drifting ou some of the lodes that have already been cut by the big boro, says the Denver Republican. Since beginning the tunnel it has been driven ahead and no attention was given to the many lodes talit were encountered. Mr. was anxious to get into the heart of Seaton mountain before an attempt would be made to ascertain what was in the hill, lie decided just some few weeks ngo that It was time to see what could be found iu the first mile and a half of the undertaking, Tho drainage boxes were brought forward aud tlie surlaee was prepared for the extension of the double track to the heading of the tunnel. This has been completed, nud Mr. Nowhouse has instructed Manager Ilcmthcu to drift front the tunnel oa some of tho lodes under his control and find out just what may lie expected. In the' mt uiitime the air compressors aud other machinery will lie overhauled and the big compressor being made by Georg Leynor will bo installed. That w furnish more power, which has been lacking since the tunnel had renehei such great distance front the moutl An air connection at some point in the tunnel is imperative before the tunnel eatl he driven ahead any great distance, while working the lodes, yet with tlie addition of auother compressor some of tho difficulty can lie overcome for tho ttmo being. One of tho most promising lodes will he drifted on for about 200 feet from tlie tunnel and an upraise will lie commenced. At the same time the sinking of a shaft at tlni surface will be under way. A blower will probably lie used in the upraise until a connection be made. The air difficulties In the tunnel have been bad for some time and various schemes have been suggested for bundling tlie foul air. The veins, ns cut, have never been drifted on. It is realized that iu the mining of the vast body of mineral In Seaton mountain a good revenue could be derived and it would encourage the opening of many properties. Because of this there js ng reason why an air connection cannot be made as quickly as possible and access given to tlie tunnel for the working of the lodes already cut. Tlie tunnel people have always apIn reference peared to the work proposed and Is no exception, Superintendent Jlona-he- n said that hi had nothing to give out. That lie was working under orders from tin' Denver office. However it Is thought, lliat the new machinery will be installed within another thirty days, when the tunnel will lie roulhi-lie- d ahead. From now on prospecting of the lodes will be carried forward whenever encountered in tho diilTing. It indicates a change in tho op(ration of the tunnel, for men will gradually find employment in die working of the various veins. The tunnel lias cut perhaps fifty promising lodes, aside from many apparent feetli rs. Some of these show smelling ore where mx and others big bodies of mill d.rt. One of the lodes, as cut, carries fifteen feet of mineral that will run from $3 to $13 per ton. Mr. Nc whmise realized that the time had arrived lion fie could begin the development without interfering with the driving of tlio tunnel. As a result, he is gening things in shape for just such work. II has reon several of cently secured tlie Beaton mouulniu claims nrd will develop them under the development and exploration company, which has a quarter of a million dollar on hand for just 6ueh purpose. New-hou- e.-i- ! y ss-c- Tlie Tunnel D, ciKion. One who locates and prospects liy a tunnel under the Colmad i act lias a right to 1,500 feet along an undiscovered blind vein or lode discovered in tlie tunnel for a dm awe of 3O0 foot from the face of the tunnel. His rigid dates from the location of or the commencement of work upon bin tunnel, and Is contingent upon prosecuting bis work with reasonable diligence. If a claims is located along the lino of the tunnel tho surface locator has the right to all veins, lodes and ledges within tho lines of his location as against the tunnel owner to the same extent as he has tigaii st a subsequent surface locator; dial is. a surface locator by virtue of hi- - discovery of mineral In place in a vein, has thereby the right to be ate so much of the surface ground nml to obtain a patent thereto; by this rigid lie1 also Hi possessed Cf nil veins, lodes and ledges whose apejes aro within the side hues of his claim extended down nrd vertically, and this wlethese vitns are wind are called blind h di s or w bet Iter they If his discoverappear at the sml.-o-eies aro prior in point rf time to the location of the tunnel or the commencement of work thereon, In? has tiiis rigid although these lodes or veins may be within the lino of the tunnel and be le-- n e New Mexico M. Note. Tlie Gold Nugget claim at Hopewell reports a new find of kidney quanta which covers nearly the whole) bitsa of the shaft. The cyanide mill clean up la this camp is seal to have run far Li yond all expectations. In tlie Opportunity mine at Hillsboro ore has been eight Inches of struck which yiel Is $60 per ton. Tliet standi a Mining aud Milling Company's property, w liieti Arthur Colllna of Central City recently Inspected for an English eoiiqsiiiy, has been purchased at sheriff's sale for $1,100. The smelter Is worth ten Limes that amount. J. V. Fleming, Hank Itaisey and other Silver City utners have made a rich strike in tlie Gold Gulch placer beds, Grant county. Tile gravel runs $1 per cubic yard on the surface and IhhI rock yiolls 25 cents per pan. Tlie Confidence mine at Mogallon now employs seventy men in the mine and thirty in the mill. I he machinery for tho vast water and electric light plant Is on tlie ground. Deliver men own tha properly. At Central, Grant county, a Philadelphia syndicate lias practically closed negotiations for tlie Texas mine. 16 yields $300 ore at a depth of 300 feet. The purchase price Is said to he large. "William ltelff", at Cooks Peak, hn bought tho Aztec, Clara IC., Quartzlta mer and Roliberee claims and has employed in their development. Tho gold ore output of the Hillsboro mines last week was 265 tons, making tho output for the year to data 6,350 tons. licit lllvcf d New Sumtter. Red River, N. M Sept ho Red IUvor smelter has started up at last, after an enforced Idleness of several months. Tho results" are already apparent, although the plant has not been, in opera lion more than a week. At present tho oro being treated is from the Annie S., Stella and Wonder. The capacity Is forhours. ty tons per day of twenty-fou- r Three shifts are employed In running It. There 18 sufficient ore on the dump at the properties iumiiioned alxivo to keep tlie smelter running for soma months. It may be perhaps two op three weeks before active operations will lie resumed at tlie mines. Some difficulty lias been experienced 111 securing fluxing ore, but this has now liivu iiim-niiiand a good and sufficient quaiuiiy has been found at w liieh Is now being the Queen mine, hauled in, and nothing remains but to go ahead. The new manager, .Mr. A. P. Schneider, has arriviMl and, assumed charge of affairs. Prowsitii ns for treating tha ore from the Shoshone, Tom Boy ami other mines wiihin reach has beet made, but so far more ore Is contracted for than can bo handled la eonm mouths, .,-T- New tiold Fields. Fault Fto, Mari", Mich., Sept. b.--Tha party of gold seekers on the yacht Alary Bell returned from- Miehlpoeltair last evening al'ier having been in tha new gold fields but three days. Theyi say tlu( newly discovered El Dorado Is fully a .rich as has I. ret;, reported. There were four iu Ihe party aud all responsible business nit n of Ibis elty. Eaeli of them secured eln ms upon tho gold quartz which pro iso big returns. In all the party w I make Application for 4 . a m acres, vh eh were prospected and slaked out while there. Many specimens of qu .rlz In vvliiel free gold as large as a ; ahead ean bo seen were brought buck whit them. The f pocimeus wore see- red from different places on iheir claims, which are scattered about. Y- m tlie party arrived Tuesday niglii here were but six prospectors mi tlie ground at Lake Wnwa, and they seel red good locations. They are Juliil- nt over their finds and say Ilia) tin- - r iriferous deposit evidently is an iiim ense one. Veins of beautiful while quarts- carrying free gold exist in liie river and bake AVawai region. The original 'iml Is on extremely rich one beyond doubt :r Yrrk . California. RlrhStrlko has Just Yrekn, Gal., Sept, i reached here of a re-strike In tha t Sebroeder mine mi the level, the vein averaging four feet In width to $136 ton. To Tho mine and running la located on Deadw .ml Creek, seven of Yrekn. at an elevation miles west of 5,700 feet, nml embraces six locaFince tin t mill anil tions. five concentrators were destroyed by fire two years ago the owner, J. II. C. Sebroeder, lias been running tunnel endeavoring to ri e the vein which faulted on ihe 1,061- - net evel. Although this is one of the t strikes ever made In Siskiyou eo ary, Mr. Sehroeder is confident that ;1 e eiti will grow richer as he goes Gown. i 1200-foo- Ifltl lf Fiipcrintemlen: Florida Mountain has received ins ! ' !$". H. Dewey of Mining tha Company from to disit property at Boonville, near Silver City. This acfor the whit, tion is due to tinlint the order metal. It is nude io.-Included the oper umis of the Dewey A larga company at Willow Creek. force of men liav- been employed in, that dislict by the company, but have i lot sufficiently! a further encouraging to wan-ar- t of mmiev in tlie face of the depressed silver i ,,'ki't. So far no other of ihe hiv, h county mines have shown any n o'ero-- to close, and offices of ;h, continue all work ppmi : , from the best inf. rmivion oluainabl there U no iminedviic danger of it. i |