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, 1876-02-02
SAVE MANURIAL ACCUMULATIoNs

A great many farmers allow much OF the
manurial material to be wasted. On many
farms during the busy summer season the
cleanings of the pig sty and stables and the
various refuse matters accommodating in the
rear OF ones premises are suffered to be
exposed to the sun, wind and rain, both
wasting their most valuable properties and
filling the air with q noisome stencil. We
have often urged the gathering up and pre-
servatlon of all fertilizing materials, such
as bones, chips, weeds, old plaster and
lime, kitchen slops, &C., and we now re-
peat the suggestion. Let all these things
speedily find their way to the compost
heap. II on the north side of the barn 1T
will be better off than on the south if
covered it will be better off still. Such a
covering can be made without much trouble
or expense. Set in the ground six, eight or
more posts, according to the expected size
OF your heap, and throw over them o shed
roof OF boards or slabs, sIoping to the south.
Board up the shanty on three sides, leaving
the north open. Now, see to it that u gem
erous pile of muck, or its equivalent, is de-
posted Just outside of this shed, and you
will be ready for operations. Wheel in
manure from all quarters as fast as it accu-
muIates, and lay it in rows or heaps the
whole length of the shed, treadlng it down
firmly and covering it with successive
layers of muck. In this way the manure
will be preserved from the action of the
elements, and the volatile gasses which the
summer heat so rapidly evolves, will be
absorbed and saved. If any one thinks this
won't pay, let him try it and see: Let
every tiller of the soil take good care OF the
manure heap during the summer. Ibid.
, 1876-02-02
HOW THE FINEST BUTTER
is MADE.

A writer in the Philadelphia Ledger
states that there are at least two dairymen
and butter-makers in the neighbourhood
philadelphia who always sell their butter
at one dollar a pound, and cannot supply
all who desire to be their customers. One
OF these attributes his success to three
points-good food for his cows, uniform
temperature of IS degrees in the milk
room, and neatness, cleanliness and dainty
nicely at every step, from the moment the
milk is obtained until the dollar is paid for
the pound of butter. He feeds his cows
often, and not much at a time, on white
clover and e|arIy-mown meadow hay, which
he cuts fine, mOistens and mixes with corn
meal and wheaton shorts. Pastures and
meadows are kept quite free from weeds.
The milk room is kept at a temperature of
IS degrees by flowing spring water. GAS
good butter can be made without water as
with, but the milk and cream must be
kept at all times a little below 90 degrees"
The other important point, cleanliness, he
secures by keeping the milk house free
from all unpleasant surroundings, allowing
no milk to sour upon the floor of the room
or to decompose in the c~revices of the
milk pans, churns or other utensils. The
above is descriptive of the care with which
the c~ostliest Philadelphia butter is made ;
but the ordinary article sold in our mar
kets at half the price is not much inferior
in quality.-IBid.
, 1876-02-02

The higher aim of every intelligent
filler of the soil should be the Improvement
of the productiveness of his land until it
reaches the point where maximum crops
are produced at the least expense. Wise
husbandry regards the farm simply as a
machine for turning out crops. The ma
chine is the matter Of first importance.
This is always to be kept in good running
order, and its efficiency is to be increased
by all economical methods. The man who
farms upon this system will never sacrifice
soil for a great crop. His aim is to have
every crop taken off, leaving the land in
a better condition than he found it. He
aims in every working of the soil to in
crease its depth and to add to it more
elements Of fertility than he removes in
the crops, and to make the crops not only
pay for themselves but to pay for the i'm
provement OF the acres upon which they
are grown. In carrying out this aim, so
as to. realize these results, a man shows
his skill as cultivator. 1t is a compare
lively easy thing for any one who has
money to improve the soil so that it shall
produce crops paying for the labor of
growing them and the interest on 5000 or
$500 an acre. Stable manure enough we'll
ploughed in will do this. But it is alto
gether another matter to make this i'm
provement pay for itself. Yet it is a pos
sible thing to do this, and there are farm
ers skilful enough to accomplish this re-
suit, and this we hold to be the true aim
in the cultivation of the soil. The most
judicious Experimentation which final
Iy pay the largest prof ts-require several
years to bring in their full returns, 1t is
, 1876-02-02
: VEGETABLE GUM AND GLUTEN.
Fcom the n. Y. Herald)

Gluten 10 one Of the most nutritious of
vegetable substances; and wheat owes its
superiority to all other grains in a great degree
to its containing this substance in larger pro-
portion. Ii has a gray color, is elastic, ductile
and tenacious, soon decomposing when kept in
contact with air, and emitting an offensive
odor, similar to that of putrid animal matter.
It is readily obtained from wheat or flour,
through the agency Of cold water and pressing
out the starch. Gelatin is an animal substance
nearly identical with gluten, which enters
largely into the composition Of bones, horns,
hoofs, sc. ~Isinglass and glue are formed Of
gelatin and when the lime is dissolved ont
of bones by means of s|ulphuric acid, this sub.
stance remains in nearly a pure state. Vege.
table gum is analogous to animal mucus. Gum
is Che substance which exudes from certain
trees. 1t appears in the form of a thick fluid,
but soon hardenS in the air, when it becomes
nearly white and somewhat brittle. Its CbaraC-
teristio properties are, easy s~olubility in water
and insolubiity in alcohol. its composition is,
carbon 43, oxygen 81, hydrogen 6, in 100
parts and all varieties are nutritious as food.
Mucus, or the animal counterpart Of gam, is
6 secretion found on the surface Of the lining
membrane Of the intestines, and possesses the
same characteristics and nearly the anne COM
position. 1t may be obtained by eyaporating
the saliva to d%ryness, and is then similar to
gum-arabio in appearance, but rather more
opaque. The fUid found in the shell of an
oyster, when evaporated, produces this sub
stance. Sugar is essentially the same, whether
derived from the maple tree, the cane, the
beet or the milk Of animals. In the last named
substance it constitutes about one-third Of the
whole solid matter. It's composition is nearly
identical with that of gum.
, 1876-02-02
w I LIE
From the New York Weekly.J

The world is full Of people who are constant
~ telling what is known as "white lies" and
yet we doubt if one-third Of them realize that
they are not wholly and thoroughly truthful.
The habit of pre7aricatiOn, if once INDUCED
in, grows faster than anything else, unless it be
the weeds in your garden in ShOwery weather.
during the reign of the dog star.
And after a few years of white lying, almost
anybody will lie when the truth would serve
them just as we'll, and perhaps better. And it is
strange, but true, that you may tell q lie so
often as to come in time to believe it to be the
truth.
We know a worthy old man, IN other res.
poets, who is somewhat given to " drawing the
long bow and many of his most astound-
ing stories he oandidly believes to be the
truth.
One of them relates to a dog, When he
first began to tell this wonderful tale he had it
secondhand, and the dog belonged to an old
friend of his, who was the most notorious truth
stretcher in the vicinity. And our friend used
to tell the story as a specimen of what his
friend could do by way of a flight OF the
Imagination. Now, he has told it SO often that
he is the hero of the tale, and his dog the dog
spoken of, and he would probably knock you
down if you limited that he enlarged upon the
truth.
Our friend says that once upon a time he was
out cunning with his dog POnto. He started
up a fox, and the fox ran, and Ponto closely
pursued. POntO was q remarkable dog at
hunting, and when he scented game was 50
completely absorbed in his business that ne
paid little regard to anything else.
In the course Of his chase after the fox, he
came upon a small log, lying with the end
toward him. The log was extremely sharp
at the end, and it lay directly in POnto's path.
Tho dog was too much exercised in his pur-
suit of the fox to afford time to turn out for
that log, and ran plump against the very shar-
pest point The consequence was that poor
Pont0 was split entirely in two lengthwise, and
instead of one good dog, our friend was the
owner of tO0 very useless ones.
But he was man who never lost bis presence
of mind in an emergency, and quick as thought
he seized upon his two halves of P0nto and
Tapped them together again while they were
warm, and they at once proceeded to grow
together but d. his haste our friend was not
particular about trifes, and he soon discover
ed that he had put the dog together wrong !
For, instead of having all four of his legs down.
as before, he had placed him SO that too Ags
mere doan, and tOo up. And Ponto, ever
after would reverse himself at pleasure. and
run a few yards on one pair of bis legs, and then
turn over, and run on the other pair. And by
, 1876-02-02
IT WILL PAY 10 MULCH TREES.

We DO not apprehend any danger from
recommending the practice of mulchiDg
fruit trees, as a generous coat of mulch
isa great safeguard in our dry climate.
Indeed, every tree should be kept mulch
ed tor the first year that is, the ground
should be covered about the tree, as far
as the roots extend and a foot beyond,
with litter or manure, to the depth Of
several inches. 1t preserves the mois-
ture of the soil and an even temperature,
that greatly moiifies the scorching inAu-
ence OF our hot sun, and facilitates the
growth OF new roots. We speak from
abundant experience on this subject, and
might quote pages of instances of the
good effects it has produced. Beside, it
is actually a saver of labor; because,
without muIching, the ground about the
trees, if we wish to see them live and
grow, must be kept clean and mellow.
MuIchiug prevents the necessity of this,
as it keeps down weeds and prevents the
possibility Of the ground baking or crack
ing Much your trees, then, by all
means. II a severe drought should eusue,
newly planted trees in dry soils may re-
quire watering. This will be easily as
certained by the tagging and ~languishing
Of the young shoots. In such cases, the
mulching and a couple of inches Of soil
should be removed and a liberal supply
OF water be furnished. A paiIiul or two
to a young tree is little enough to do any
good. Indeed the water should be poured
in slowly until the ground for some dis
lance from the tree is thoroughly %saturat-
ed. Then replace the earth and muIching,
and that will in nearly all cases be sut-
ticient to carry the tree out Of danger
from drought. We are thus particular on
this point, because we hear so much said
continually about trees dying in dry
weather, when a little care of this sort
would have saved them and insured their
prosperity. 1t is really shameful that
people should purchase good trees, take
pains in preparing their ground and in
planting, and then, for the want of a lit
tie watching and care atterward, let them
die and thro the blame upon the nursery
man, or the planter, or some one else who
had nothing to do with the cause OF their
fajIure.-Uid.
, 1876-02-02

a matter Of great Importance that our
farming population should not only be
settled, but that they should feel settled,
and plan all their operations upon the
farm as if they expected to spend their
days upon it.-Ibid.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
PATENT APPLICATIONS
Application for Patent
TO THE MONTROSE MINE,
NO.. 1884.
T.. S. LAND orFIcE,
Eureka. Nevada, Septemb Der /. 1875.

Eureka. NeYada, Septem Der /. 1876.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ John Z Platter, whose pOstoiice address is
Eur:ka,N New, has this day filed his application
for a patent Tor 1000 linear feet of the Mont
rose mine or vein bearing silver with surface
ground 200 feet in width, situate, lying and
being in Eureka Mining District, county of
Eureka. and state OF Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat
on flo in this Office as lot number l04.
The exterior boundaries Of raid lot No. 10i
being as follows to wit: Variation l5}t deg,
east
Comine neing Mt a post marked No. /, U. s.
survey No. l02. This post strnds on the
northeastern boundary of survey No. 81, At
las lode: whence post No. Of said survey
No. 81 bears ;. q deg. E.. 407 $40 feet: the
highest point Of Ruby Hill; No. | bears n.
p deg. 8 min: W. 3,5l6 feet: the flag staff in
the town OF Eureka bears n. p dog. II min. L.
l4,604 feet, and the center Of the top sill OF
tho Dunderb borg incline bears s. % deg. 20
min. i. 5l9 feet; thence running LIST course N.
l5'z deg. W. 900 feet, to post marked No. 2,
U. S. survey 102; thence End ourss n IS deg.
h. 200 feet, to post marked Nc. 5, Z, :. sur
yey No. l02; thence Sd course $. ISM T.. 800
feet, to post marked n. 4, T.. >. survey No.
TO-; and thence 4th course 5. So deg. w. 200
feet, to post No. /, the place Of beginning.
containing 8 s5-l00 acres.
This claim is bounded on the west by the
Atlas mine.
The location of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders office Of Eureka Mining
District, in Book F, of page JOB.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said NJ ontross mine or said mining
ground as herein before described, arc reqnlr-
ed to file their adverse claim with the Regis
ter Of the United States Land Ofico at Eure-
ka, in tn, State of Nevada, during the sixty
days period Of publication beFeof, or they
will be barred by virtue Of tho provisions Of
the statute.
sl-eOd D. b. IMAEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
PATENT APPLICATIONS
Application for Patent
TO
Fl WIDE WEST MIME
No 2@S

FURTKA. MY, SnptemhrroJ is--an'h
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN 1IiAr
~ the Adams In Corso.idated MAJ
Company, whose Postofice address 4; s'tins
Francisco, California, bylts duly autbori17ssdd
agent, JIG. Powell, has this day filed its ~
RIcatlon for q patent for SEQ linear fett Of ~.
N.lde west mine or vein bearing s,lvAr
with surface ground 200 feet in width. sitns,a'
lying and being in Eureka Mining distrioss'
eouhty Of Eureka and State Of Nevada, ma
Known and designated by the field not..' u
official plat on flo in this Office as lot No N
unsurveysd lands. No' io'
The exterior boundaries Of said lot N a..
beng as follows, to-wit: H'
Variation 1917 Dig east; commenc;no
post marked No. /, U. S. Survey To TN
whence the flagstaff in the town Of l. ~,
bears n 50 dg ~ III Is 9,34 feet; the bisrlhunhda
point on Ruby Hill No. bears 3dc un,she,t
l,lgl it; the Lawton shaft Of tho Earssto IN 4
sollJatad Mining Company bears S Il do On SSh-
k4,5Ol ii, and the Wide West shaft bom
II dg " sos #; thence running. first c"nsss
> S513 DIG. 2o # to post marked No r.
Survey No. 100: thence, second course n ~
dgW scott, 10 post mark cd No. 3, q. %
No. lo5; thence, third course, n S5L a. I icy
It to post marked No. 4 L. S. Sury,v Mv
and thonce. fourth course, S 80 dg Z 90 nU ,.
to post Q. |, to place OF beginning. contai,ss
ing 5 67-l00 acres. "iH
This claim is bounded on the south BY thu
Alabama claim. 'Ae
The location Of this mine is duly r.co,d.a
in the kseorder's Office Of Eureka Minipa
district, in book d Of page 1872.
Any and all persons claiming adv.ru,1a..
portion Of said Vide Woft mine or .aid Guy any
ing ground a. bereinb before described ara rm-
CURED to file their adyerie claim Win H.
Register of the United States Land Ceic. q,
Eureka. IN the State Of Nevada, during tbs
sixty days period Of publication hereof ar
they will be barred by virtue Of the pfoSi,-
lens OF tho Statute. N'"
splO-6od D. d. IMMEL, Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
PA TENT APPLICATIONS.
Application for a Patent
TO THE ATLANTIC MINE.
NO. 80.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, EUREKA, New,
4N.,A..g ntI 1A-

u. -. bAfO OFFltri iSthFhAi WV
October Goth, lS7
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the Richmond Mining Company of Ne
yada, whose tostofiee address is Eureka,
New. has this day, by its duly authorized
agent, Il. Rich ard, filed its application tor q
patent for six hundred 500 linear feet Of the
Atlantic mine or vein bearing silver, with
surface ground two hundred COO feet in
width, s~itunte, lying ard being in Eureka
Mining District, county of Eureka, and Stat
OF Nevada, and known and designated by the
field notes and official plat on file in this office
as lot No. I0l.
The exterior boundaries OF said lot No.
l0a being as follows, to wit:
Variation, 49, deg. east: Commencing at
n post marked No. l, l. S. Survey. No. l09,
the Same being post No. !, Us. Survey No.
l0S, Arctic Lode; wher CO the flagstaff in the
town of Eurka beaTs n. "a Dig. 81 min l.. $500 il,
81 deg. u min. W. 7l47-l0 feet; and the Law
ton SHAFT OF tho Eureka Consolidated Min
ing Company bears 5. 81 deg. Is min. L. l,09s
feet; thence running first course \. IS deg. K.
200 feet to post marked No, 2, U. 5. Survey
No. 100; thence second course, s. GA deg. Il.
500 feet, to post marked No 3, L. S. Survey
No. l09: thence third course ). 81 deg. W, 2t
feet, to post marked No. 4, Us. Survey No
l09; the same being post No. 2 o. said slrvey
No. los; and thence fourth course \. "a deg.
W, 600 feet, along said survey No. los. tc
post marked No. l. the place Of beginning
containing 2 7l-100 acres.
This claim is bounded on the southwest by
the Arctic Mining claim, and on the northeast
by the Antarctic Mining claim.
Tbs location of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders office Of Eureka Mining
District. on page Ia, in book E, OF the
Eureka District Mining Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Atlantic mine OF said min
ing ground rs herein before described, are re-
quired to file their adverse claim with the
Register Of tho United States land Office at
Eureka, in tho State of Nevada, during the
90 days period OF publication hereol, or they
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions o.
the statute. u. b. IMMEL, Register.
0o4-fO1
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
Application for Patent
The SouHERN PACIFIC
MINE.
NOTICE NO. 38s.


~ - bAND NEFAtE.
Eureka. Nevada. August o. 1874.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ 3. /. Dowys By his duly authorized srspt.
J. Z. Powell, whose postofiee address IL
Eureka, Nevada, has this day hlsd his appli-
cation for a patent for 800 linear feet Of the
southern Pacific NJ ne or r0iu bearing silver
with s~srtsce ground go feet in width. situate
lylng and being IN Eureka Mining District,
county OF Eureka aGd state Il Neynda. and
known and designated by the field notes aod
ofleiAl plat on lie IN this ofico as Lot No.
lo3.
The exterior boundaries Of said Lot No. lts
being as follows, to-wit:
~aTiation lG1s dog. east, commencing al a
post marked No. /, L. >. Survey No. 1913 this
post stands on the eastern boundary Of suf-
rey No. u, Hamburg Lode. whence the high
est point Of huby hill, No. /, b-nrs y. Is deg.
50 min. W, 1889 feet. The flagstaff ia Ia,
town Of Eareka bears y. II deg 81 min. r.,
ls,lJ4 feet. Friday shaft, No. 2, on the Ham
burg Lode bears y. - deg- 81 min. W. 1853
feet. The Southern Pacific shaft bearsS 5. 81
deg. Z. I52 feet, and = nut pine tree IS inches
IN diameter marked southern aci6c B. T.,
bears \. so dss. i. III feet thence run
ming lst courso ;. s. deg. r. 20 feet, to post
marked No. 2 I. 5. Survey No. l03 tn ncs,
ID course :. : deg. ". 100 feet, 10 post marx
cd No. 3, U.S Suervey No. 1903 thence, Sd
course y. Is deg. W. 20 feat. to post marsed
No. 4, Us. survey 40. l03, the same being
post No. q said survey No. ~, end thence,
4tb course n. deg. T. 100 feet along said
survey No. 81 10 pest No. !. 10 place u be-
ginning, containing 5 5I-lO0 acres.
his claim Is bounded On the ives. By the
Hamburg Miuc.
Tho location u this Mins is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office Of Eureka hiails
District, in Book i, Of page l0l
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF mid Southern Pacific Mine or ssid
mining ground as hereinbofore described. are
required to file their adverse claim with the
Register Of the United States Land Uffce Of
Eureka, in the state Of Nevada, during the
sixty days period Of publication hereof, rr
they will be barred by virtue Of the pruvis-
lois Of the Statute.
au30-5Od d. y. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
Application for a Patent
TO THE ANTARCTIC MINE.
NO 3-O
NO. $50.
Y. S. LAND OFFICE, EURTKA, Nov,
October 20th, 1873.

october gOth, 1919.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAI
~ the Richmond Mining Company Of Me-
yada, whose Postoffice address il Eureka. Ne
yada, has this day, by its duly authorized
agent. K. Rickard, filed its application for q
patent for six hundred 600 linear feet Of the
Antarctic mine or vein bearing silver, with
surface ground two hundred COO feet 10
width, situate, lying and being in Eureka
Mining District, county Of Eureka, and state
Of ; Nevada, and known and designated by the
field notes and official plat on file in this g.
nee as lot No. Il0.
The exterior boundaries Of said lot No. IlO
being As follows, to wit:
Variation. l63s deg. east; Commcucirg at
a post marked No. /, L. 5. Survey No. 10,
the same being post Q. 2 Of Survey No. lUs,
Atlantic lode, whence tho flagstaff in the
town of Eureka bears y. IS deg. 3 min f..
$40 feet, the highest point Of Ruby Hill
bears ). 30 deg. 43 win. W, 9Ii $40 feet; and
tho Lawton shaft of the Eureka Cousolidsted
Mining Company bears ;. ~ deg. IL min. f.,
l,l79 iset; thence running first course \. 2
deg. T., 200 feet, to post marked No. ?. l.. ;.
Survey Ne. no.; thence second course :. 90 ;
deg. h. GOO feet TO post marked No. 3, u. :.
Surysy 20. 10; thence third eOurie 5. IS deg.
w, 10 feet, TO post marked No. /. L. :. sur
Vey No. 40, the same icing post No. 3. Of said
survey No 100; and thence fourth course y,
624 deg. W, COO feet. to post MOL the place
Of beginning, con aining ? 7l-IO0 acres.
This claim il bounded on the sOuthwsIt By
the Atlantic mine and on the northeast by
the Cliff mine.
Tho location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders office Of Eureka Mining
District, on pages lTs and l70, in book L OF
the Eureka district Mining Records.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Antarctic mine or said mining
ground as herein before described, are re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with tho
Register of the United States Land Office at
Eureka. in the State Of Nevada, during the
60 days period Of publication hereof, or they
will be barred by virtue OF The provisions OF
the statute. b. Il. IMMEL, Register.
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