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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-18
Rather SteAn.
florida Aqricultnrist !:

Editor ofthe Florida AgriculturiSt:
received a pamphlet on the "Ad-
vantages and Resources Of Orange
County, Florida" from M. r. Marks,
Orlando, Orange county, in which the
author says "Orange county lands
will compare favorably with any in
the State" and further on, "that not
more IMAM one acre n one nundTcG
and fifty is fit for home or farm,
(see page y. And again on page
nine, II would advise no man to come
and attempt to raise an orange grove,
unless he can buy all he wants, build
and furnish his house, and have left
$500 for himself and $500 for each.
member of his family"
Is it true that Florida is so poor
as this? Can't a man of ordinary
sense and energy raise enough to
keep himself and family while bis
orange orchard is coming into bear
ing? would like very much to move
to Florida this fall, but friend Marks
discourages me.
Please insert this i'll the AGRI Gull
TURlsT together with your answer.
d. RoYsE,
1oacer Hill, Ill.,, Aa4gust 4, 1880.
THE writer OF the above we think
rather misconstrues Major Marks adj
vice. He evidently means that if the
settler intends to enter into oran ge
culture alone and do nothing else,
that the amount would be required
to support the family until the orange
grove comes into bearing. Many
a person has come here with small
means and by growing vegetables
and other industries have become wei
off. We have several instances o.
this around us. There are number
of other things besides oranges that
can be made valuable as investments
but orange growing requires capital
patience, pluck and perseverance,
Ed
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tfuaya Jelly.

Editor Of The Florida Agr1cuUurist:
A friend at Palatka has sent me
copy of your Interesting paper OF
July IA, and | take much pleasure in
scanning it over. | see some one
complains OF want of demand for
guava jelly. Why, only let us know
where we can buy it and make it as
good as the famous Dominica jelly
of Havana and sell it at reasonable
price and the demand will con-
tinually increase. Guava jelly and
marmalade are both healthy and
delicious Fl. n. L.
-Au6uyn, Neao York August 2.
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MaXiXe.

Mr.. Albert Fries, of st. Nicholas
opposite Jacksonville, has sent us a
ripe specimen Of the above new
vegetable grown for the first time
in Florida, under that name, and
seemingly well adapted for our hot
climate.
The firm of Bliss Sons, seedsmen in
New York, have introduced the Max
ike among the novelties for 1880, as
follows:
"This new vegetable was sent us
by an American gentleman now re.
siding in Brazil, who describes it as
very extensively used as salad or
cooking. 1t may be fried in butter
like the egg plant. 1t is also used
boiled with meat or fish and in soups.
1t may also be sliced and eaten with
vinegar like the cucumber. For
pickles, when about halt or two
thirds grown it will be found partic-
ularly desirable. 1t should be
planted on light, warm soil, and
treated precisely like melons or Gu
cumbers."
Mr.. Fries is the party who exhib.
tied at the late State fair in Jackson.
vile, forty.six varieties OF vegetables
from his private kitchen garden. and
took nearly all the premiums in that
department. He is only an amateur
gardener, being a retired printer and
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Orange Growing as an Investment.


Editor Of the Florida Agricultarist.
am very frequently asked, by
correspondents at the North, in re-
gard to orange culture, "will it pay
to put money into, simply as an IN
vestment?n
Nov ! nlisRFtts4sss Esy this question
directly in the Affirmative, for re-
gard orange culture as a particularly
safe investment, if entered into intels
ligently, but right here is the dlffi>
Guilty. There is in this, as iii all new
countries, a certain class OF people
that are here simply as spectators.
Now | do not mean to imply that
because person is OF this class that
he or she is not a desirable member
OF the community, but it is reasonably
certain, that with certain number
OF this class originate a great deal OF
the Misrepresentation in regard to
tbs State at large and orange grow
ing IN particular.
This Misrepresentation is, III my
opinion, detrimental TO the best III
terests of the country, for FLORIDA
Can legitimately lay claim to a goodiy
share OF advantages, without the ad-
dition of any fictitious ones. In
-other words the State can very Wen
afford to "stand on her own bot
TOM" Therefore, ! would say to the
party who thinks OF Investing, when
YOU receive circulars and letters set
ting forth the great profits to De
reached in two or three years OF
trees that bear 10000 each OF lands
cleared and fenced at $500 or even
$1,000 per acre, OF Every desirable
places to be bought at nominal
price" ETC., take all this with several
grains OF consideration. 1t is all ex-
ceptional, generally very exceptional
Still there is truth enough in it to be
damaging, tor ii constructed from tne
whole cloth" the power OF such
Misrepresentation would very soon
be lost, as it is, there certainly has
been fruit grown from the bud III
three years it was, however, IN favor,
able locations on favorable soils ana
on the native stocks without BENG
removed. These places are mostly
held at present at prices that the
new conner would not be iikely 10
consider nominal" as really vaiu-
able property, particularly II I'M
proyed is GOOD far its value here as
elsewhere. One great trouble with
this business is, that a great many
people come down knowing nothing
at all of the business it sell, but hold
ing the most extrayagapt ideas as to
the profits to be derived IRON IL, Us
soon as they start in they, OF course,
encounter difficulty, and most lucky
are.they il, after making their nrst
! few mistakes, they will take some
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ex.editor. The plant is known in
the West Indies as the Gherkin and
grows wild in many parts. 1t makes
an excellent pickle.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Ansrseen ssrsss Report

BAN Francisco. August Al ,. ~
Gould 4 Curry. s 30 bid. 5 IS asked. 5 IS
sale; Union Con-. 25k bid. 20 asked. 20
sale; Yellow Jacket, ca bid. g. asked.
ca sale; Sierra Nevada, Is bid. Is sale;
Andes. 1 20 bid. II asked; Chollar. ~
bid, z IS asked. Q so sale; Hale 4 Nor.
cross. A. bid; Bslehsr. 8 40 bid. . Is
asked, s 40 sale; Mexican. So bid. ~
ssked. 81 sale; Best 4 Belchsr. los bid.
iOH asked. i0s sale; Benton. IL bid;
Bullion, 2 bid. 2 o5 asked; Confidence. ca
bid; overman. II bid; Alta. AZ bid; Po-
tosi. 2 60 bid. 2 10 asked; ssvsge.s so bid;
Silver Hill. Acc bid; Sierra Nevada. lss
sale, lss bid. lsh askSd; Benton. ! 80
bid; Silver Hill. 45o sale; Scorpion. l 80
bid. 1 IS asked. 1 so sale; Utah. 81 bid.
81 asked, 81 sales; Chollar, ~ sale;
Alta. 2 60 asked; ophir. ~ bid. ~
asked; Crown Point, az bid. 2 80 asked.
Q 80 sale; Benton. l IS bid. I 90 asked,
1 90 sale. 1 IS sale; Con. Virginia, s 70
bid, sa asked; Hale 4 NorcrOss, ~ sale;
California. ! 30 asked; Beleher. 81 sale;
Potosi. 2 80 sale; Chollar. 2 30 bid; Ex.
chsauer, Q bid. 2 10 asked; Yellow Jacket,
e. bid, 7 asksd. 81 sale; Ksntuck. 8 bid.
8 10 asked. 8 sale; Union Con-. 70 bid;
Bullion. 2 sale; Chollar. > bid. 3 10 asked
8 sale; Savage. 3 IS bid. 8 40 asked. y "
sale: Mexican, 9 bid. 81 asked. > sale.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Ireland's Troubles.

LONDON. August l3.-In the House
OF Commons tonight o'Connor Power
called attention 10 the medical reports
in regard to the condition Of the fever
stricken districts in Mayo and other
parts Of the west Of Ireland. and moved
O resolution that 1t Was essential that
effective sanitary arrangements be immo-
diatsly made.
Thomas Sexton. Liberal Home Ruls
member for Sligo county, seconded the
resolution.
Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
said the distress had been much sxag-
gerated. The government had sent an
efficient medical staff. He would DO
willing to have q resolution placed on
record to the effect that In the opinion
OF the House the present condition OF
the agricultural population OF Mayo,
Sligo and other parts OF the west de-
manded the immediate attention Of the
government. Forster incidentally spoke
Of the contributions made by Irish
Americans to relieve the distress In
Ireland, and said that English laborsrs
would probably not have done as much
for their wi people under similar cir
oumstances.
Power accepted Forstsr's resolution.
which was then agreed to.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
COMO ITEMS.
North Rapidau Rock-weiter's MIL
starsed-The Eureka Niue.

VIM. Maxwell. formerly foreman OF
the Bslcher. but now Of Como. is in,
and brings some rock from the North
Rspidan mine. where he is working.
II resembles rock near the surface OF
the Comstock. is a bright, lively quartz,
free milling, carries gold and some sui
phurets. 1t was taken out at the depth
Of 30 feet, where the vein 10 from 10
to IL feet wide. At the 100 level the
rock milled Sl2 per ton. A donkey
ensine-that formerly OF the North Con.
yirsinia-is running there, and Max.
well expects to get q mine In fact, Ia
confident he has one already. as the
rock il richer in the bottom OF the shalt
than that 100 feet above. which millsd
sl2.
welter's mill at Palmyra-fve stamps;
capacity. fifteen tons per day-started up
yesterday on Eureka rock. That mine
IL hosting fifteen tons Of ore per day.
Harry Symons. well known on the Com
stock, has the Eureka bonded for q year
with the privilege Of taking out and
reducing ore. At q depth Of As feet be
driited east and west rs feet and found q
vein OF ore four feet wide, all OF which
would pay to work. OF twenty Ions Of
rock taken out. fifteen was ore. The
same vein was found at the bottom OF
the shaft, 76 feet down. Symous has 20
or 80 tons Of ore on the dump. This
rock has been assorted from b lower
workings. and some Of like quality sent
to the mill returned S26 per ton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Miscellaneous.

LONDON, August lS.-The boiler.mak-
srs at Jarrow demand an advance In
wages. Should o strike result. $4,000
hands will be affected.
A letter from Khelat.G hilseai says /:
We have plenty Of food, forage. water
and ammunition, and do not fear an
attack, OF which there are nc signs. No
news has been received from Candahar
since July 25th, except reports from the
surrounding country. that the garrison
IL shut up.
A committes Of the Irish Land League
has determined to vote o portion OF the
funds subscribed by American sympa-
thizsrs 10 the prosecution OF actions In
tho EIchequer Division OF the High
Court OF Justice for the recovery OF
penalties against Lord Plunkstt for
voting Ave times before taking the oath
as Peer. Lord Plunkstt has been served
with Ave writs.
Bullion Withdrawn from the Bank Of
England today for shipment to the
United States, El00, 000.
.PAnn. August l3.-Typhoid fever has
appeared among the vincsnnes garrison
and the fort has been temporarily evac-
uatsd. Ono hundred and twenty sol.
dlers had the fever.
The attempt OF the young physician
OF Lyons to fast fifteen days was aban-
doned after M week.
BERLIN. August lS.-The dispute DO.
tween England and Austria. In regard to
the navigation OF the Danube, Is by NO
means ss serious a. reported. The dif-
ference has long been settled in reality.
BUCHAREST, August Is. Eugene
Schuyler has had an interview with the
Roumsnian Ministers. A provisional
undertaking was arrived at whereby. the
American representation 10 officially
recognized as the Legation. and Schuy'
Ter a. the Minister resident, pending re-
suits at the meeting Of the United States
Congress In December.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14

Tonight the bus OF BENEFITS Bros. will
90 to Reno after six horses, aud will
take there eighteen Of the Resolutes.
who will participate tomorrow in a social
game with the Live Oaks, and return
Sunday night.
Olive Branch Lodge. No. Is, l. o. o.
F., has aled with tho County Clerk the
names OF its Trustees for the ensuing
year as follows: George Henning. Il.
+. Crichton aud W. W. Booher.
The streets OF Virginia have been
improved by top dressing from the
waste dumps and those OF Gold Hill by
s~prinkling which serves to keep them
hard.
Lake Tahoe is just glorious now. and
people who are there will not think Of
returning II they Can remain, and those
not there sigh and wish they were.
The Capital Saloon is to be the Rspub.
lican headquarters and is receiving
benches and other necessary hxings pre-
psratory to occupancy tonight.
U. s. Grant, Jr.. passed Ogden last
night OH his way West. John ". Mackay
will meet him ut Reno this evening aud
accompany him to California.
Republicans are about to commence
campaigning. Democrats will soon md
the small end Of their Hancock boom.
There is q letter held for postage in
tho Gold Hill P~ostofice addressed to
Miss Clara Hsnning. Genoa, Nevada.
Full gangs OF men are employed at oil
points Of the Sutro tunnel now, and
things are pretty lively al Sutro,
The gamin Of Virginia have taken to
sucking cows for q living. They are not
afraid Of swill milk. even.
The fountain In the reservoir on the
Divide is ainelng up its bright and beau
tiful waters today.
Old tins are in demand. The boys
are melting them up by the wholesale
to get the solder.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Ward Clubs.

This 10 the evening set for organizing
Republican Ward clubs in the various
precincts Of the county. The movement
10 q correct one. for it 9 %orgauizs'
ton and. generally speaking. the party
which can organize best can best con.
duct q campaign. The difference is just
that between an armed mob and thor.
oushly disciplined soldiers. The ward
or precinct Clubs should DO made
a. strong a. possible and OF the best
possible material; for there is no two
to one that the county Republican
primaries are not yet run exclusively by
these precinct Clubs, and membership
In the same might very reasonably be
made Q test at the primary polls. At
any rate, all should join their respective
precinct Clubs and be on hand tonight
to look to the preliminary organization
Of it,.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
yIctorlo and His Bad Indians.


LIrrLI Rock, August ia tele-
gram from Fort Concho. from the agent
Of the contractors OF the stage line, to
Colonel Logan H. Roob, says /: The In
dams captured and entirely destroyed
one mail and killed two men and
wounded nj passenger ON the stage
east. The road between Davis and Ell
Paso IL entirely infested with Indians,
and there 10 no military or civil power
to give protection to the mails running
between Concho and Davis.
A later dispatch says the Indians took
away all tho stock from Barrett Springs
Station. It is believed that the last
mail east which passed has been cap
tursd. A strong appeal for military aid
has gone forward to Washington.
DENVER, August ia Tribune Santa
Fs special says /: General Byrne. Of Fort
Worth, Texas, who was wounded by the
Indians In the recent attack on the mail
coach between Quitman and Eagle
Springs, died last night OF his wounds.
The Indians are on the Mexican side
OF the river, but IRE demoralizsd aud
have lost considerable men. their supply
camp, twenty head Of cattle and q good
many head OF horses by the fight on the
9th in the Sierra Diablo mountains.
They have made no other stand since
the fRht in Rattlesnaks Canyon. The
bulk OF General Grierson's command Is
now at Sulphur Springs. following o
large trail. aud part Of the command nm.
der Captain Nolan has already arrived
OF Quitman in pursuit. General Grier.
son has been veryssuccsssful in ncoun
tering and heading yictorio Of and dri.
wing him back into Mexico. 1t 10 be.
lieved that the United States troops will
cross the river and follow Victories
trail.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Alabama Solid.

CHICAGO. August l3.-An Inter OCEAN
Washington special says: j. II. Randall,
Grssnback campaign orator, has written
q letter. which is just received, relating
his experience in Alabama. He went to
Kih.r Hill. to o barbecue and joint dis.
cussion between the Democrats and
Greenbackers. He got the worst OF IL.
He says OF the first Democratic orator +:
In the course Of his speech, he said
1.-THE %Coniederacy still exists. My
friends, JEFF Davis IL the best friend we
ever had, and he Is yet III President
and devoted to our interests, and II
Hancock IL elected-and we have no
doubt be will be you will be paid for
all the property You have lost through
Radical rule. aud you must stand by the
great Democratic party, for the Solid
South will not give us entire control OF
the general government"
When the Groenbackers spoke they got
calm, earnest attention until M auditor
denounced the i'd Yankees" and
warned them to shut up and the meeting
was broken up and the Greenbacksrs
warned to leave.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
SALE OF the MONTE cRIs1o.
Lady Bryau silver MiuisE Com
pany-The Purchase Something
OF tho Mae.

The Lady Bryan Silver Mining Com
pany has purchased Of VIM. Brady the
Monte Cristo mine. 1900 linear feet, 20
66-lOO acres; consideration expressed,
$40. The transfer includes also the
rights OF said Brady under and by virtue
Of an application for q patent for the
ground, and empowers that company to
20 ON and obtain the said patent.
The Monte Cristo has figured as q
bullion producer on the last two alb.
stract statements Of the assessment on
the quarterly net proceeds OF the mines
of Storey county. which OF itself proves
that II has since January /. 1880. been
productive Of ore. This ore Is reduced
at a small water.mill in Six-mile Can
yop aud comes from q depth OF lou
feet.
The mine Ia located on the occiden.
tai ledge, which is certainly q strong
and we'll defined formation. There Ii q
mile or SO between the Occidental and
Monte Cristo, but all along thisl lode
more or less ore has been taken out and
reduced. In working the lode to the
sutro tunnel depth no pumping ma
chinsry will be required. as the ledge
has been thoroughly drained by that
tunnel.
1t had on the Sutro tunnel level a
breadth Of over 100 feet and yielded
assays as high as $50. The Tunnel
Company started in to prospect the
ledge north and south, but never cross
cut it or ascertained its value further
than by lateral drifts q short distance
and by cutting through it az the tunnel
wal run.
There are those who anticipate great
yields OF gold and silver from the east
ern deposits OF the Comstock. The
holders OF the ons ledge theory or OF the
view OF the Comstock which makes OF It
n series Of lodges. oil agree that no real
eastern wall has ever been found. We
find east clay to veins but no east coun'
try corresponding to the syenite OF the
mountains west. II is reasonable there.
fore that ore bodies should exist almost
anywhere to the east Of the syenite.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Political Notes.

WASHINGTON. August IA. - Returns
from the elections for county officers in
East Tennessee. held last week. have
boon received here. and they show very
satisfactory Republican gains. The Of
ficers voted for were Sheriffs and County
Trustees. and as Q general thing strict
party lines were observed In the nomina.
tons and canvass. The twelve counties
which compose the Second Congress
sional District. now represented BY
Houk, Republican, show very satisfsc-
tory gains over both 1876 and 1878.
En- Senator Dorsey. Secretary Of the
National Republican Committee, arrived
here yesterday. He says that Conklipg
will do brilliant work in the doubtful
States, and particularly in New York,
Indiana and Ohio. Being asked about
the South. Dorsey replied: "All the
Southern States will either vote or be
counted Democratic"
House. OF Tennessee, says the split In
the Democratic party will gain one and
possibly two Republican Congressman
in that State.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
Precautionary Against Disaster.

WASHINGTON. August 14.-The Su-
psrvisins Inspector Of steamboats, calls
attention Of ocean, lake, gult and bay
steamers to Rule 81 Of the Revised
Rules and Regulations governing steam
boat inspection service, which obligates
tho posting Of q station bill on such
steamer and assigning o post or station
OF duty for every person employed on
board in case OF FIRE or other disaster.
The rule also gives instructions regard
ing the exercise and drill OF the crew.
and concludes by saying: Any neglect
or omission on the part Of the officer In
command or O steamer to strictly en-
force said rule shall be deemed cause Tor
the revoking OF the license OF such
nfnraF