mining notes
FOREIGN
Havana, September 25. — The steam
ship Santiago arrived here to-day from
Spain wrth fifty-nine officers and 2,050
soldiers to reinforce the Spanish army here.
There are several cases of small-pox on
board the steamer.
Madrid, September 25. — An official
dispatch from Manila, the capital of the
Philipine islands, says that after three
days of hard fighting at Rehazada the in
surgents were repulsed with a loss of fifty
killed, including the leader, Cabecillafuen
Nogales (A. T. ), September 25. — In
formation from El plomo a mining camp in
Sonoaa, about fifty miles southwest of no
gales conveyes the intelligence that the
town is beleagued by Papago indians,
and the Mexican authorities at Hemoseillo
have been appealed to for military assis
tance.
For centuries the finest and richest col
ored turtuoise have come from Persia, but
the Persia mines are now almost exhausted
and new Mexico according to Cunz is now
the principal source of supply, and the
search for these stones has proven the most
profitable gem mining in the United States.
The total American sales from 1890 to the
beginning of 1894 were not less than $500
000, while much of the product is pale
in color, a considerable quantity is of rob
in’s egg blue, equal to the finest Persian
stones, and a single piece is reported to
have sold for $4000.
The Rothschilds, through the explor
ation company ot London, have turned
their attention to gold mining in southern
Oregon. They have just purchased a
group of three quartz mines in what is
termed the Lucky Boy in the Blue river
mining district, near Eugene City. Fortv
miles of the distance is traveled by wagon
road and five miles by trail. An expert
from San Francisco examined the Lucky
Boy group before the Exploration company
purchased the mines, and the fact of the
interest taken by the Rothschilds is indica
tive of the importance of the new district.
The mines department of New South
Wales offers a substantial reward of $2500
for the discovery of a payable gold field,
whether reefing or alluvial. The following
notification is published in the Government
Gazette for July: “Notice is hereby given
that the sums undermentioned will be paid
as rewards for discovering, and reporting
the discovery of, new reefing or alluvial
gold fields: To any person or persons who
shall first discover, and, within a
period which shall be deemed to be by the
Minister for mines and agriculture a reason
able time after such discovery, make
known to the said Minister the posi
tion of a new reefing or alluvial gold-field,
being distant not less than 10 miles from
the nearest gold workings in which pay
able gold has been or is being obtained,
the sum of #2500. Provided that within
six months after the date of discovery not
fewer than 300 miners shall be profitably
employed in gold mining upon such reefing
or alluvial gold-field- And in the event
of such new reeling or alluvial gold-field, at
the expiration of 12 months from the date
of discovery, providing permanent
employment in gold mining for not less
than 500 miners, the person or persons dis
covering and reporting such new reefing
or alluvial gold-field as aforesaid shall be
entitled to claim a further sum of $2500.
The Minister shall be the sole judge as to
any matter in dispute in regard to an appli
cation for reward. In the event of a dis
pute arising as to the person or persons en
titled to claim the reward, the Minister
shall decide who is entitled to it.”
FOREIGN JMOTES
Savanah (Ga.), Oct 3.—The hurrican on
last Thursday which swept over Savanah
cost nearly a dozen lives and entailed a
financial loss of nearly $1,000,000.
Simla. Oct 3.—Serious rioting has
occurred at Delhi in connection with the
rise of grain, and the military authorities
have prompt Government assistance for
the poor classes. Grain riots are also re
ported at Agra. Cownpoor and Nagpoor.
Chicago, Oct 2. — The latest rumor
that is being discussed with great interest
in railroad circles is that the Southern Paci
fic Company has determined that as soon as
business confidence is restored it will build
and operate a fleet of steamers to ply be.
tween New Orleans, Galveston, Liverpool
and the continental ports. It is proposed
to make this line on the Atlantic what its
Morgan line is between New York and the
Gulf, which means that the Sunset steam
ers will take rank beside the oldest and
most powerful ocean lines in the world.
Key West, Florida, Oct 1. — Private
advices from Havana state that as soon as
the reinforcements now on the way arrive
and are distributed at that city General
Weyler will leave at the head of 1,000 men.
Recent dynamite explosions caused him to
change his plan of going by rail and he
will follow the highway towards the Mar
iel, Guanojay-artemisa-Majanga trocha,
where he will be reinforced by 4,000 add
ditional men. The Hearlds, Havana spec
ial says: Private advices from Pinor del
Rio are to the effect that Antonio Maceo
has seized the town of San Juan Martinez,
capital of the district in Pinor del Rio bear
ing the same name. It has about 3,000 in
habitants.
Egan & McKay the proprietors of the
only reliable “Alaska Meat Market” in
Douglas have made a decided cut in prices
on all kinds of meats. While only the
best meats will be sold by this firm their
prices will be found to be the lowest. *
THE'
eaNADiaN
paeiFie
RAILWAY
IS THE_
Best and . .
Cheapest
Route
* TO ALL EASTERN POINTS ‘
The Only Line running Through Trains
from tlie Atlantic to the Pacific.
Accommodations Unsurpassed.
Ituxarious Sleeping Caps
Iiiixumoiis Dining Cat's
First-Class (toadiesand Colonist Sleep
ins; Cars on Every Train.
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars leave
Seattle as follows:
For St. Paul...Daily
For Boston.Every Wednesday
For Toronto.Every Sunday
The Only Route to the Famous Kootenay
and Cariboo Mining Districts.
Before starting on trip get rates l>y
Canadian Pacific Hallway.
For Full Particulars as to Rates, Time,
Etc., applp to
W. B. DENNISON, Agent.Nanaimo
GEO. L. COURTNEY, Agent.Victoria
J. R. MASON, Agent.Port Townsend
E. W. MCGINNIS, Agent.Seattle
—OR TO—
GEO. McL. BROWN,
District Passenger Agent.Vancouver
PROFESSIONAL
DR. H. A. HOFSTE,
Dentist.
Dentistry in all its branches.
Mining Record Building, Third street,
Juneau .... Alaska
Juneau Ferry & Havigat’n Co
—TIME CARD—
Leave Leave Leave
Juneau Treadwell Sheep Creek
9:00 A. M. 9:50 A. M. 12:15 P. M.
11:00 “ 12:50 P.M. 6:15 “
2:00 P. M. 2:50 “
4:30 “ 6:50 “
9:00 “ 9:30 “
Tread well time, which is 45 minutes
faster than Juneau time; subject to change
without notice.