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Condensed Correspondence.


Such mass of matter presents itself
for publlcat ion this week we are COM
PEELED to Gull and condense in order to
insert it.
Our New BaGen pendent says
report had been circulated that there
was Small P ox at that place, and con-
sequently many were deferred from
attending the celebration.
\ good time was had, nevertheless,
and speeches were made by Messcrs
Ford. Stage. and Shaw.
Anumber of people have visited the
springs recently.
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i Practical Test,

W. 3. Deaton, who has used every
sort Of a reaping machine from a reap
hook to q self binder. says the D. VI. Os-
borne Irvine binder IS the mostcomplete
machine he has ever seen. He has a
large harvest and his wife declares it
saves 50 much cooking that she can
hardly realize they are harvesting. 1t
does all but eat the chickens. but the
wldTexan who puts up and starts every
machine does that business iH- them.
Carothers q Green are selling them
every day. Farmers viii DO well to
call round and see Tor themselves.
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Deaths DOinss.

On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Il.
Bestm2n departed this life after short
illness ofIess than one week.
On ths eysning Of the same day Mr..
&. Il. TfattST. slEsF iaHg and painful
illness Of many months. Re was in his
9th year,
Fun erals took place on yesterday
afternoon
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severe Accident.

Thursday afternoon John Gates, son
OF Z. 0. Gates of this place, met with
severe and painful accident. A horse
which ne was rang fell with him, and
his leg was caught in such a way as to
cause the fracture of two bones a short
distance below the knee. Drs. Grove
and Stone set the broken bones,
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Wedding.

A wedding occurred at the City Hotel
on Saturday last which was attended
10y GRAPHIC reporter. The high con-
tracing parties were Mr. J. ". Rama,
and Mrs N. =. Shaddock, of Camden.
4BWa. ara ffse Ea7sGEszGs sas aSSzzss g
ecutea by Rev ChamtliSs Of the Bas,-
ti5t church. Tie GRAPHIC extends its
blessing.
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A Macon lady dropped in on one OF
her nighbors for an afternoon cal
How is your daughter!' she inquired.
Splendid. She has just got back
from the State Normal School, where
she has ciphered clear through from
ambition to chemical fractures. and
then she took up pottery and jobbery,
and says she can speculate the internal
calculations.
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"HACKMETACK" a lasting and
fragrant perfume. Price IS and 80 cents.
SHILOH'S CURE WILL Immediate
" relieve Group, Whooping cough and
bronchitis.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant, you have . printed guarantee on
every bottle Of Shiloh's Vitalizer. It never
fails to cure.
A NASAL INJECTOR free with
each bottle Of Shiloh's Cstarrh Remedy
Vile.
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Rev. Hawkins preached on Sabbath
morning at IL a. m.
Alfred Orr of California and his
mother Of Huntsville, were in our little
village visiting friends. Some did not
recognize him at first sight.
Glad to learn that Thos. Meexs Is i'm
proving in health. He emigrated to
Dakota this spring.
Su ccess to the GRAPHIC.
A CLOSE OBSERVER.
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New Firm.

Mrs. S. I. Furrow has bought out the
Dodson Grocery store one door south OF
Maynard's, and will take charge next
Monday. A full line of family groce-
TIes Will be kept in stock.
VIM. A. Gaulden, St. Louis, No.,
says: 81 have been greatly benefited
Something New,
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Keep out the flies by day and the
bugs by night. Those handsome door
and window screens put up on short
notice py Holmes. Annex. & Co.
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Something New.

John Vessel & Cos. crackers by the
new process. Take like magic. Try
them and you will have no other. For
sale by the popular grocer. ia. Hope.
n12 1t
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All kind of produce bought and sold
at John Hahnah's Popular Grocery
west side.
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Fine Shoes.

Just yseeived diyset from the factory
at Nezv York, tile lest line Of fine shoes
for Ladies and Gents that euer came to
KIyksviNe and at Prizes 0aper than eve,
sold bstoys at HARLAN BROS.
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Jonn Hannah desires the public to
understand that he is still on deck at
the old stand. Lots of goods and bot
tom prices. Produce OF all kinds bought
nd sold. Call in and see him
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LaceS LaceS.

In addition to or immense sioek of
Lafss and Hamburg edgings, ave haze
a nesp stoek Of lace remnants Put np tn
fienss oftr0m 20 TO yds., sold at 10 cts.
a 6nneA zyhieh is less than half Prize at
HARLAN BROS.
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Window curtains, nice line with al
the necessary fixtures, for sale at bot
tom figures by F. A. GROVE
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Hats! Hats!

Tie largest line all kinds eve, be-
fore 0fe1sd and at lozvey prizes than
euey sold 6stors in Kinksoi2k. We
must raise money and tile goods must be
s2H. HARLAN BROS.
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Cnrothers & Greene for cultivators.

John Hannah still leads on all kinds
OF Family Groceries, at the old stand
west side square.
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Carothers & Greene can give inside
figures on barbed wire. Call and see,t.
THE REV. GEO. H. THAYERof s
Bourbon, Ind, says: both myself and wife
owe our lives to Shiloh's CONSUMPTION
Cure"
WHY WILL YOU COUGH when
Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief
Price 10 cents, 30 cents and 81.
ARE YOU MADE miserable by in
digestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss Of
Appetite, Yellow skin: Shioh's yitalizer 10
q positive cure
SHILOH'S CATTARRH REMEDY
q positive cure for Catarrh, Dip,heria and
Caker Month. Sold by 7. z. Fowler. Kinks
Vile, No. nS5-Iy.ow
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I'xECTToR-> Notice. Notice il hereby xiv On
-LthAf letters documentary upon the estate of
Su-auuEh Shoemaker late OF Adalr county. de-
ceased. nave been granted To tue undersigned,
Silas Z. Eiehurien. by the Probate court OF tine
county ii Aea!r, bearing date the 9Th OF May
ISIS
Al persons having claims against said estate are
required 10 exhibit ilclu TO me for allowance wtl-
in year after The dAie OF said letters they may
bc precInd.d from any benefit such estate and II
such claims re not exhibited within two cars from
the Kline 81 the publication OF thiS notice they ali
be for, yer barred. :. e HEHCEIES.
Executor Of SUSAN ali Shoemaker, deceased.
JGy lO;h, lss3. Est
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Becktol & Snyder want to see you,
De2eamer & Cos. old stand.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-13

Wall paper in variety, both in style
and price at F. A. Gr.ya's-
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-13

Carothers e. Greene tor all xinds Of
farm machinery.
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Building hardware of every descr,p-
ton. Call at BECK1oL & SNYDER's.
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Ask the boys who made those notbY
suits and the answers invariably. Ed
mission at 49, He is rushing of the
work like lightning and wants more.
Give him a call.
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Harlan Bros. hare determined to
eLoss out fgs thousand dollars worM of
goods at cost to raise money, ac;tAin TO
days.
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Herman SaxemeyeI St Louis,
Mo-, says: +" Half bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters cured me of Indigestion"
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The best Barbed Wire in the world
the Elwood-for sale at
BEcKroI. & SyyDEp's
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Halliday Bros, Of
fer special bargains in
the grocery line for
two weeks on -four,
fish, sugar, Hult jars
and canned goods.
These goods will only
be held two weeks
subject 70 present
prices. Call early and
get a bargain.
Marley & Floyd take the lead in
groceries on the north side Of the
square.
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Cloth1ng.

Il nea0 and complete line to be closed
ont at loaUey prizes than eYer def0rs sold
in Ki,ksutlk, at
HARLAN BROS.
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Call on Marley & Floyd for your
Groceries, cheap for cash.
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Don't buy Barbed Wire till you see
BEcKToL & SNYDER.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-13

It You want moving machine call
on Carothers & Greene.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-13

Becktol & Snyder have the latest
style gasoline stoyes-lust the thing for
summer use,
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For Reapers Carothers & Greene will
fit you ont first class.
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If you want sickle mended 60 to
MART BEENAy.
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Carothers & Greene for reapers.

Baylor will not be undersold. Call
and see.
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Garden tools, spades, forks, rakes, etc.
/ full line at BEcKToL & SSyDER's.
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ST. Joe's best, Mexico, Macon. Slater
and Quincy Flour by the car Load
wagon load or sack. at Ross & Cos.
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4 DMlNlSTRATRIN;S MOTTO E:-Soticei is here
~ by gwen that let OF administration upon
The estate OF John Jeffries late of Adalr county.
deceased. have been granted 10 the UNDER
sIgned. Margaret J.ffries. by the Proha court of
Adair y bearing date the gh day ufJune. iss3,
All persons having claims against said estate
required! 10 eNhitS Them TO for allowance with
IN after the date Of said letters they may
De precludci rom any benefit of such estate and
II such claims be not exhibited within years
ron the time Of the publication of1hi. notice eY
VIII be forever barred MAGAEET JEFFEIE-.
AfmiE!siTalrix ofJoha Jeiis!es, deceased.
July 10Th. lsS3. Fat
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If you have horse with defectige
feet 90 to MART BEEMAN.
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Another car load of
the best flour ever
brought to Kirksville
at Halliday Bros,
this week. ALWAYS ask
for Criterion.

All kinds of summer goods at large
reduction at N. A. Baylor.
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If you want second hand lumber
wagon go to MART BEEMAN.
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$6oo,ooo.oo

To loan At 81 interest in sums from
10000 to 100000.
HOLLISTER & MCCALL.
Office In rear of Gnggs & Picker.
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Sugars cheaper than
ever at Halliday Bros.
Fruit season is here
take in this bargain.
FOR SALE CHAP

Two lots in Ely's addition go to Mart
Beeman.
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Baylor will sell goods as cheap as
any house in town.
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jeff Thomas the DO $ Boot Black
of North No, IS with the Hayes Bros,
BARRIERS.
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4 DESIRABLE RESlDENcE CHEAP.

4 HOUSE OF 4ROoMS-onc story-good cellar
~ aud cisiern. iour lots enclosed. good wood
She, and chicken house. rolling ground. 10 bu,ided
peach trees. 20 bearing grape vines and small fruit
Of various kinds. forest shade trees. etc, i've
blocks west ofsquare' Price $40. l-e down balance
on the. very desirable location. Apply III this
Cfic.. po-gqif
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W.. st. L. g. r. Railway.
G. II. d r. Railway.

.ttsG EAST. GOING WHIST.
Mo-. Lcaves9ts No. !. Arr.:isr.
No.4 - i.=i5 No, Leaves 9:si
No 3 ls.As
I,-oH SsLE-Chcap-5 acres OF choice land at the
j bridge al sluan's Point. or Penebakers mill six
uiiles west OF town. In lots. board fencing two
houses. two barns and splendid point for coun.
Try store. physician. VIII he sold very cheap
and On easy terms. Apply at this ofie.
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Buy groceries from
Halliday Bros, and
you will laugh and
grow fat. When you
see how cheap they
are selling goods.
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Postponed.

The etertainment announced by the
|. l. 0. 0. F. F. on the evening of the
10th has been indefinitely postponed.
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Carothers & Greene for barbeewire.
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-, ~ IN
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No. !. screens OF all sizes at
HOLMES. AyucR Il Co.
Door screens! Window screens.
Holmes. ANuCK d Co.
To close VIII offer large induce
ments. hAILcH.
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Tor less money.

The cheapest place to buy your boots
and shoes is at Burt & Hunts.
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Halliday Bros, are
paying more for coun-
try produce than any
ether house III Kinks
vile and selling goods
for less money.
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Robert Clark has lust finished build
ing an Iron clad powder magazine and
has it flied with Dupont Powder. Mr..
Clark Is wholesale agent for the above
powder. Dealers wanting powder can
get It at regular wholesale prices. 12-2t
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Get your boots and shoes repaired at
Burt''& Hunts.
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Cash Subscriptions

For the week ending Saturday, July
7th.
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NOTICE OF FINAL. SETTLEMENT:-Norice IS
~ hereby gwen To all creditors and others in
j.rested in the estate of Z. j. Hgrd deceased. that
Mary l. Hurd. ADMINISTRATIVE of said estate. will
make final settlement thereof the next term of
the Probate court of Adair county be held in
kirksrllIe on the 18th day Of Augnst lSs3.
MARY l. HuRD.
Eat Adminisiratrix.
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Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons at Baylor's
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Try tie new process crac-ers made
by John VESSEL & Co. Quincy. They
are for sale at Hopes Grocery store.
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WANTED-TO EXCHANGE-A
w handsome and excellent Organ. VIII
take good COW 81 part paw meut aud give time on
hal as ufgra
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For bargains IN slippers cali on Burt
d Hun.
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Use Dupont Sea Shooting powder, ii
i the best lit
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Gents Inc low cut shoes cheap at
Burt & Hunts. II. W.
Hope ia. the es 1sss: cs5os oP" Finest ,s
al & Cos. Ne
II he market
Robt Cl..k is wholesale agent Tor
Drro-. : powder. l-tf
The finest Inc o. shoes at Burt L
Hunts.
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TOR TRADF-The Pennebaker or Sloan,s Poinr
Il steam and grist mill. VIII take town pro-
Ieriy or stock in payment and give time on ral
ance. THO. MOVER.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-11-17
LYON WINS.

The appeal in the case of Lyon
county, respondent, VS.. Esmeralda
county, appellant, was dismissed in
the Supreme Court Thursday of this
week. This is victory for Lyon
and the taxpayers in the disputed
territory will pay their taxes to this
county. There was great deal of
tom-foolery about this case, and as
the TIMES stated some time ago, it
would have been better for Esmeral-
do to have let the act alone instead OF
fighting it. They have now paid out
quite a sum of money to lawyers
who knew at the time that there was
no sense in their arguing the case.
However, Esmeraldsisa rich county,
and if the building of the new court
house does not break them up, she
will be none the worse oft.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-11-17

The 8. F. Post says too much re
lance should not be placed in the
rumors of a difference of opinion
in the British Cabinet on the Irish
question. 1t is stated that Earl
Spencer's policy in Ireland is disap-
proved of, and that Mr.. Chamberlain
and Sir Charles Dixie are willing to
relax the coercion laws. If 80, Mr..
Gladstone's speech at the Lord May
or's banquet is practically a notice to
quit the Cabinet to those gentlemen.
He stated that law and order must be
preserved in Ireland at all hazards.
This means repression, and repression
only; and we have no faith in the
rumor that the Radical members of
the government will sacrifice them.
selves and ruin their political pros
poets for the sake of concillIating
the Parneltes. More especially so,
as the dynamite section of the Irish
propaganda has the peculiarly Irish
habit Of spelling things when they
are going on favorably. Ireland
would in all probability to-day have
had an autonomous government, or
have taken very long strides towards
it, but for the Phoenix park murders I;
and since then, whenever British sen
timent turned towards Ireland with
apparent sympathy, some miscreant
attempted to create counter feeling
by using explosives and attempting
to destroy life and property in the
most criminal and reckless way imsg.
inaole. 1t is useless to deny the fact
which is potent to every impartial
observer, that professional Irish
''patriots" are the worst enemies of
Ireland. And it is absurd, also, to
suppose that English statesmen, Rad.
ical, Conservative or Liberal, will
commit themselves to party some
professed member of which at any
moment may horrify the civilized
world by a stupendous crime against
society that by no possible stretch of
the imagination can be classed among
political otfsnses.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-11-17
ArHREATENING RAT.

The Carson Index, rat paper OF
the first water, Is making some very
nonsensical threats of late. 1t prom
Uses to make it rather warm for ]. P.
Jones unless he makes certain ap-
pointments in the Mint. This should
be enough for Jones, for it is well
known that the Index has vast
amount of influence, and all it will
be necessary for Mr.. Jones to do is
to back the Index and he can be
President if he chooses. O. All that
any person could reasonably ask for,
were be seeking an Office, would be
to have such papers as the Index
work against him. The paper, though
pretending to stand by the Repub,
lican party, is mongrel of the worst
stripe, and it has mixed itself up SO
that neither party will have anything
to do with it, and even the half
breeds themselves do not coincide
with any of its views. The Index
was expelled from the Nevada Press
Association last year for putting up
q job to defeat the Republican nom
inee for Congress, and there is not a
Union printer in the State who will
work in the office. Whoever wants
q position in the Mint had better
have the Index take up his cause
and he will get-left.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-11-17

THE Asylum had been con-
Quoted in q most satisfactory and
able manner by DR.. Dawson, but
that gentleman was removed without
any cause other than to make room
for Governor Adams henchmen. The
result of Governor Adams action
10 now seen. A quarrel between the
Superintendent aud his former as
sistant, gives the public nasty dose
of politics in connection with the
management of an Asylum, built
for the purpose of providing for a
class of unfortunates. irrespective of
politics, religion, sex or color. Gov
srnor Adams should not allow him
self to be talked into making
appointments in such institutions
simply to reward his political work.
ers. The CONTROVERSY now going on
between Bergstein and Bishop is a
disgrace to the State of Nevada
Virginia Footlight'
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-11-17
ANCIENT MINING,

In Volume XII. of Hubert Howe
Bancroft's history of the Pacific
States, which is just at hand, the his
torian gives very graphic descrip-
ton of life in Central America and
Mexico in early days. In speaking
of the mineral wealth of the country
at that time he says: SIN Espanola.
Immediately after the discovery of
America, one piece of gold was found
weighing 5000 castellanos, about
$4,000. Miners obtained from six
to $50 castellanos day. The ground
was very rich and none but the high
est paying ground was worked. 1t
was some time before anything but
placer mining was done, and for the
first decades the method of extract
ing metals WAS so backward that on
ly the rich ores could be worked,
especially in regions where fuel was
scarce. Iu 1867 however, Bartolme
de Medina, a miner, discovered the
smalgsmat:on process, and bestowed
on the world q boon Of which New
Spain may be proud. His plan of
extracting fine metals from ores with
the aid of quicksilver rendered re-
suits so satisfactory that but few
improvements have since been intro
duced. Little is known of the dis.
coverer, a fact which almost implies
that he derived little benefit from a
discovery which was of vast import.
ance to the mining industry. Ores
which formerly had been considered
worthless, were now regarded with
more interest, and within five years q
place called Zacatecas had thirty five
reduction works. The quicksilver
for amalgamation was obtained from
SPAIN" This country was at that
time probably the richest mineral
field that was ever known, and 1t is
believed that to-day there are mines
there which would pay better than
any that were ever discovered in this
country.