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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-09
Real Estate Transfers

The transfers OF real estate received
yesterday were:
T. w. Scotland, by sherifi, 10 J. d
Simpson, lots II aud u, and fractional
lot 10, block 80, Houston \ Texas Con.
trail railroad edition. Also 90xl25 fesi
in block 8; 10xlS0 feet IN block l23; lot.
10 ard 20 in block IS, 10 same addition
and 9oxl00 ieetin block 100. in Young
addition; consideration Sllo.
A. 4. Eaton, Ivy sheriff, 20 w. T.
Greenlaw, 2 200 acrce, in tho John
Grigsby survey; confederation S25.
n. X, Grove OF III, 10 l.. S. Beck ley
lois |, 2, aud 4, block 5, in Lancaster
consideration SS0e.
w. b. Thompson and wifo to John T..
and j. Il. Gravley, 93Is acres in tae }
J. Mooneyham survey; consideration
81, s63.30.
J l. Downs, by constable, 90 II. n
rnomson, 2 acres OF tho Lagow league;
consideration SIS.
A. n. Morris an3 wife to II. 4. An,
d0rgOn, so acres ont OF the Thoma,
Stone, j. W. Smith sud j. s. Auder-
son Surveys; consideration $500.
Il. Y, Anderson 10 4. i. Wallace
same land last above mentioned; con
alteration 81 500.
J. j. Crow and vito 10 u, 9. Prayer
20 acres out Of the Il. h. Barnett sur.
vey; cons ds,atiop $3.50.
Snyder KeunedytO Lydia Il Moore
20 sores OF the NOore-Kenuedy trens
tor nd b. u. Il. rail,o al company sur
vsl =; consideration 81, love and af.
fiction.
Snyder kenne dy to Emily Il, Moore
70 acres Of the Is b II. raiiroSd com
ptny survey consideration 81, love anu
affection.
a. 81. Irvine, OF al, 10 A. j limos,
10 acres of the William ROinine sur
yeV; consideration $3.50.
W. Ii. Hughes aud VITO to W. Ii
Ritter, lots 9 ana 10, block ID, Hughes
addition consideration $G07 40.
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PROCEEDINGS or COUNCIL.

The City Fathers Meet In sslenn Gen.
clavc and Leglslate for the Municipal
weai-euli Text of tho Proceedings of
Last Nights Meeting.
The city council met in ai-
journed session at the city hall last
might. His Honor John Henry Brown,
|msyor, preaiding, aud oil the alder
5nsn present except Alder man Glib.
bon.
\ Pending the reading of the minutes
nj last meeting, on motion of Alder
ASH Pookhout, the further reading
htreo! WIS dlspensed with.
The petition 0t j. V. Childors and
sother citizsns living on Bry an, Mas
sn and Bnrford streets, asking that
re saver now projected to ths Cath
- ic church DO extended as FAR Nj Bur-
I'd street, or the Thira Ward school
ousc, was presented and referred 10
~ committee on roads and bridges.
, The petition Of w. b. Clark and 10
ther citizens aud property owners on
AVilliams street, ssbing that said
Areet, between Mckinney and Coch-
Jan stresta, be wideDed TO 40 ieet, was
rfIbhshtrA SHu ItitETeu W mo Coutulit-
;;}}ee on streets srd bridges.
II The petition Of II. G.. 4. Kendall, ash
aa3na that box sewer be placed in the
&sshout or gully, on the south side of
Jsdar street, was presented and the
prayer granted.
The petition Of Il. A. Farmer, rod
man to the city engineer, asking that
his eslAry DO increased to S65 per
month, was presented aud the prayer
Whereof granted.
j, G. Arnold, city marshal, made mis-
report for Lhs month OF September.
Tae recspitulation is IS follows;
Number Of arrests, 23s; number of
convictions, 146; total fines assessed,
$685.; total fines collected, SAL.
The remaining slls assessed is &C.
counted for by work, escapcr, sick
nssa, discharged, time In cslabsose,
time given 60 pay, appealed and time
unexpired.
j. Q. Rogel, asssssor and collector,
submitted the following statement:
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IL will bo pleasant news ior ,ur pso-
pie 70 know that Professor B,chm 81 /,
of New Orleans, who il considered
one OF tho finest violin sol list in the
south, has decided to telo I'll lie, aud
has 20 far obtained the patronage ~
some OF our largest mei chsu,s for tho =
children. Professor Bachmsu u no
socond.olsss fiddler, nut an artist gu
the violin. He has organized an or.
chcsira, which can DO hired for balls
aud pArtiea and private entertain.
mente. You can lesve orders ut Frees
\ Sons music GNorc.
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We accidentally overheard tho ~
lowing dialogue on tho stIoat .gsler
day:
Jones' Smi h. why dom. you sor
that disgusting hawkirg ard sp,thgi
SMiIh-tlow can IL You know | ON
a martyr TO eaiRrrh,
J.-Do ~ did. hsd the disease IN
~ worst firn, nut an well now.
S.--Nhst old You do Iog iis
i'll used DR.. \. SOS Cstarrh II IN
edy. II cured mo aud T. VII cure v ~
s.--1'vc heard oft, aud by Juve ~
Try II.
J.-Do no. Yon'l find u at all IN,
drug ttofci "a town.
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Our Citizens

Our Citizens
Arc hereby informed that tho con-.
pleto limo Of samples of our fall aud
winter goods have been received and
are open e." inspection. We therefore
In y ae dEessy men Of Dallas to cail
AL y 81 ,Ac,g selection s!thout 1,
lay, a. tho handsomest and most dc.
sirsble goods are always closed oul
early in the season. We will take or
dcrs now for future delivery.
J. WINTER, in. d Co.,
No. 1l3 Main street.
Branch house OF tho largest teilorin,
houre In America.
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Ladies' should reflect well before
using any preparation that II applied
to so delicstc q surface as the skin.
Any Co motto will at first impatt y
besutii ilng eject and not apparently
ipjur the skiD, bus IN y very short
time little blotches and diicolorations
appear on tho face which conclusivoly
show the poisonus drugs In their com.
position. IL can bo safely said that
moro than two-thirds OF tho face
powders contsin these Injurious in-
gradients. Puzzoni's ntdicated COM
plexion powder Is no. only absolutely
free from all deleterious matter, but
lis principal ingredient is an active
curative Tor all diseases OF the skin.
II has ttood the test of years. Sold by
oil Aruggists.
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Subscribers to Tns DAILY HERALD
residing south OF Main street and west
OF tho Central railroad will please nc
tlfy THR uKRALp Office u they fail Ia
get their papers tomorrow. a change
OF carriers occurs ON that route.
T. W. HuRsr, City Circulation.
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Any Person Can Play the Piano or orrsu
Without a TEACHER

~ You do not believe Il, inves, 81 In So.
per instantaneous Guide 10 tho plano
AMI organ, and Ie convinced. you re-.
lnite 70 previous knowledge of music
Mhstever. " viii teacn you more music
IN me Jay than you can learn FROM n
not disappolnt YOU. Every houss sbonla
rave Que. a sample COPY sent free fur isr
~ stamps. 1lEARNE a. CO., Publishers,
~ broadway, Rew York
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DR.. 8 FRaNKAlN FRENCH
Middtsscx ssnitarIun. Lowell, Nd.
Has offices in GRAND WINDSOR. Dali
Ias, Texas.

Treats with equal success ali CHRONIC
curab eease,, often curing cases ganer-
ally consld red ncurable.
Perfnr all operations on Size eye Sue
cfssf Ily, cures CATARRH, CONSUME
n y, IL EA RI ID sEAsE aud al forms of
Dlsp psla, rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pa
rails 'is, Nervous and Skin Diseases cured
Female Diseases and Sterillty specially
'reated PILES CURED.
setd stamp II Niddlese2 Health Jour.
nal.
Consulate II 'reo; examination, s.. Of.
dee hours: 3 a, N. o6p M.
NO letter answered unless accompanied
bV n stamD
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IA !. J
They have ever shown
IN haaj~porss,c fas us.. h,m (.
SIDEWALK NOTES,

ladies', misses' and childrens'
heel slippsrs ut Leon Kahns.
L. Il. Curtis, the .ieweley.
L. Il. Curtis, the jeweler.
Fresh oysters Delmonico.
Go TO Alston's for fine groceries.
Crazy quilt pieces ut Bauman's.
II you love oysters go to the Dol
mOnico restaurant,
Only 80 cents per dozen by the can
Oystsre; Delmonico.
Wootsa Wells water, 5 cents glass,
et the Glen Lea saloon.
Woolan Wells water recei, I'd daily
at the Glen Lea saloon.
Fresh Woaap Wells wats.. every
day ut the Glen Lea saloon.
EstaOlished ls74, oldest saloon In
Dallas. Two Brothers saloon.
The DelmoDioo has the first oysters
Ofthe season, at 80 cents can.
S2S Main street. All kinds of fruits
and vegetable ut A. Il. Bouche's.
Orr, ia Main street, can't be beat on
buggies, buck-bOards or road carts.
OouChO hctpb I'll hiulb Ol CIRuTS MI
tobacco. Try his nickle Tiger cigar.
Wagsnbaeuser beer, always fresh ,on
tap al 7t5 Elm street, the Blue Front.
WIN. III. GRrretson, general agent,
Diebold Safe and Lock company, 723
Main street.
Coal and coke at bottom figures, In
large and small quantities. Dallas
City Gas Light company.
Bouche,tns Main street grocer, keeps
the Altno compressed yesst. Always
fresh.
Buy your coffee, teas, spices and
groceries at OBS Elm street, the late
coffee and spice mill stand.
Elegant new stock of jewolry JUS
received. Corner Main ana POydras
streets l.. IL. Curtis, jewoler.
The finest assortment OF spectacles
and eyeglasses In the city, corner OF
Main and Poydras streets.
To have your watches, clocks and
1ewelry repaired, go to l.. X. Curtis,
corner OF Main and Povdras streets.
In collars, Coon Il Co., are taking the
lead. Our at0ck IL the largest IN the
city. IL. Is. Burr Il Bro, sos Main
street.
Preserves, jellies, and peach butter
inpails, at 4. III. Craddock's, 93S Elm
street, tho late coffee aud spice mill
stand.
One Of tho incest presents for your
wife Ia a phieJon or buggy. 1t don't
cost much. Or will sell them low, 72i
Main street.
Talk Il cheap, goods and prices
always tell. Don't fail to see Burr
Br0s., new full stock OF furnishing
goods and hats, sos Main street.
Ttnnlson Bros saddle and harness
men o, Elm street, opposite Sanger
Bros, offer tx ra inducements to those
wanting any hing in their lipa
Pitman " Roberts, contractors for ].
J. schil epger, patent cement side
walks. Office at Ord's Place, No. ia
Lamar street. Orders promptly at
tended to.
The Thomas addition is now the ia.
vorile Tor handsome residence lois, for
sale by Oliver Thomas q Bro, Poyd ras
street, In rear OF Fiippeu Adoue &
I.obit's bank.
A beautiful homo is the delight OF
all. II you want one, consult j. n.
Consistent guarantee TO give YOU the
finest hiah art papor-hanging for the
least money 10 the city, liz Sycamore
street.
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proved. He has jutt completed the
g instruction cF three il&ys across
III e"slews'ror hof the br'd svai tar&'s
mills, and theIo9d N4irE graded ar0
Otherwise impIUst Ha s5ya il viii
ro0n bs Ia fac coalition, apd t1GI il
will then add very m.llr,aiiY 10 the
Couutry trade OF the CITY.
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Now don't forget 10 so and SEQ Mis- 4
Goodwin tonight ~ "S.s' nj ne opera
house, In Denisop, Sherman AZ
Denton they havo h4j tins boussy, aud
Toe SuUisucen 'pruauuHcu tur drama
iirat rate, and tos company tar beyond
thtirex pectatiOas,
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"Motber, the birda arc singing--ths
sun ia bright--the ladies' are all out IN
spring dresser and csn't wear minf
Tor fesr OF neuralgia" 'Pshaw, child
90 out aud be happy. Only don't for
get TO buy bottle of Salvation on"
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DO You wan. an Organ

''s ' ~, S oIsa hsm sd gsrlor 016
ors ~ Is the latest trump, the perl Of ali The
81 the scmsp ssreis s I'M snn cncy The pride
VIZ lodse room. wn.rAn ed for az reSs
Ayoe Duy u you will mot b dissproisSA
~ prlsf ~ can b paid a i0i2oSssS
~ < s'2lf :; ssI ! " :; ri -
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no woiltaays il sou non T. | rem
ders She too h uly white, L,Sc. 'Othe
breath n Pregnant o10r, exiting via, bipE
the ~ humnIs Nbich Usuily flow
from u had ard ussl-cieu o. uf tee d.
SOIODONT is so convenient, AID pro-
duces a sensation s., once so delightful
tAa /. makes il pleasure t. usS it.
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Don't fell 30 hear t1o gr nd concert
every nigNt, 10y tho ~ cole MS and ,ull
orchestra, az MdyotSG Garden.
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Don't fail 10 hear the grand concert
ever, night, by the Tyroleans and full
orchestra, at Mayors Garden.
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! love IL, love Il, O d wh1yh II dare
To OXIDE me for lo,irs my SOI pDONT
tn re?
Pve Useo il, snd blCssed / f., "a thousg nd times
TIL my breath is Va swsc n4 a poets
lhymCs,
Till my tteth nro go white rs diamonds
rare
oh!s precious thing ny SOYnUoNTmir.
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Grand concert tn-ligu5 80 MAYER.
Garden by tho Tyroleaa II upu ana
fun orchestra.
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Unto your shattered China with
SPALuISu's CLUB.
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Grand concert tonight at Msyer's
Garden by the 1yrolean troupe and
full orchestra.
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J. +. Mueller 9i2 Elm street., tho
iiUest stock ~ g'pc-ri,s
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Canned goods, general merch andi.r,
lsaps coifees aud spices. Mueller, pi9
EIm Aly0Nt.
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~ y. BRILL, (UOunty AtlorneyI
- Al,orney-at.L Law aud Land Agen
baird. Callahan County, Texas
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Boots anu Shoes.

We have just received complete line of BOOTS AND
SHOES. Cur CAILpRES'S SCHOOL SHOE can't be sur
passed for durability nnS Sheapuess rsnguQ in prices
rs fOiioW,: 81. S1.25, 81 so, S1.75 S2aud 1925.
Ladies Walking Shoes 1t S1.50, So So 80. So, $3.50.
and 81.
en's and BoTs' Boots and Shoes ut ST. SO, So, Ss.5O,
So ass $3.5 so; all the very best value.
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PROFESSIONAL.

THoMPsoN & ULfNr
4 LAWYERS,
Especial attention given to Federal Court
nracLice. 100 Main street, Dalles
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have removal from their old stand on
Elm street 10 the southwest corner OF Com.
merce and Lamar streets. Nos 5l4 and 81 4
Commerce etreet. In the II, V. Tompklns
building where with increased n ilities
they will be able TO servo their customers M
= better ADVANTAGE.
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BY various receipts OF treasurer SEQ, 1856 IS
Statement OF railroad LAKES collected
by j. q. Bogel from August to Sep
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q Y GnniS.

UVHUa,
Complete fun exhibit of FRESH, CLEAN, NEW GOODS, in
mpOrl Novelties and Staple and Fancy Domestic Dress Goods
We part cuary vte the looA through this splendid
display of New Dress Go ds We that it contains
color ccmbnaton tn possibly that
there smoothing superior in this city
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Cloak DaDa,tment.

The the opening OF the Cloak Trade This fa
beyond expectation. Prices tell" We still continue
PLUSH SACQUES and kEwMARKETs quoted
Imported Garments SILK Brocaded We
Frse handsomely trimmed ia endless variety prices
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-01-24
Italian Scenery.

There is an education needed for the
appreciation of nature as well as of art.
Many people scorn this notion, and as
there undoubtedly are some with so fine
an innate perception and discrimination
of the beautiful that they instinctiyely
recognize it, anybody may beliye him-
self to be one of those chosen few. But
the rest of us know that without the
native gift, which nothing can wholly
replace, the eye and taste require expe-
rience and training to comprehend and
analyze the beauties of the outer world.
There was a time when ] resented as
hotly as most other Americans the idea
that any scenery could surpass ourown;
I knew that the Alps were higher than
the Alleghanies, but, beyond that,
thought that where there are mountains,
valleys, lake, waterfall, there must
of necessity be view of the utmost
beauty, without regard to degree. 1t
would be as rational to maintain that
human being is necessarily beautiful
because possessed of eyes, nose, mouth
and chin; almost everything depends
upon the outline and the relative pro-
portion and disposition of the features.
The Italian landscape has classic form
and profile; It's glowing complexion is
due to the hght-that heavenly efful-
gence which can transfgure any scene.
Atlantic Monthly.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-01-24
THE REVOLVER.
Result of Some of tho Teachings of Gu
Time.

Result of Some of tho Teachtngs OF Our
Time.
May we not see, in the recent murder
Gus assault in the counting room of the
San Francisco Chronicle, the result Of
the teachings of our timsP Here is this
Spreckels. Like thousands of other
young men, he carries highly-danger-
Gus "self-actlng' revolver Should
any one apply to him certain epithet,
that man would surely fall under the
young mans rapid fire. Whyp Be
cause the young man has no respect for
the law. He Is intelligent. He puts
things together. He says: " Nobody
who is anybody Is ever hanged. He
goes to jail, to be sure, but it makes him
a great man. Nobody with money, or
whose father has money, is ever con-
victod." And is not the lad rightf
Who, since DR.. Webster, among the
better classes, has been executed for
murder? And what cowardly assassi
nation, have we not had since the war:
Inasmuch as it has been murder or
nothing, the jury has always found that
1t was nothing. or when, after deliver
ing decision in favor of a defendant. q
Supreme Judge has been slain at the
foot of his bench. By plaintiff the
jury has affected to believe that the
slayer was crazy at the moment he
wreaked his vengeance. Horrible acts
among the young men thus educated to
lawless work are at last bringing the
people to their senses. It is no uncom-
mon thing for the managing editor OF a
great daily to nowadays direct the
workers in his telegraph-room that they
scut down the hansings, put then
| in the supplement, scatter the crimina'
news, and in other commendable war
distract the minds OF the people from
the bloody business which hath SO Is
formed their eyes that they can n
longer see the figure of Justice sittis
| with equal scales Current.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-01-24
a PERFECT BRASS BAND.

The Only Sure Recipe for Properly Ef-
fecting such Organization.
All the romance has gone out of the
cowboys life. The magnificent liberty
he was wont to enjoy, the recklessness
of the roundup, the hairbreadth escapes
from Indians, the thousands of buffaloes
he saw, his camp fire, his fair Indian
princess, and his cattle roaming thou
sand hills, are all hereafter the merest
myths to the innocent reporter who
wandered into the gallery of the Expo
sition Hall yesterday and saw dozen
or more savage-looking cowboys blow
ing sweet music out of the intricate
folds of a lot of brass instruments. The
sight shattered the GI0be-Den0crGt
young mans dreams of the wild West
forever. There before him was the
Cowboy Band executing Beethoven
sonata, Chopin nocturne, or some
thing of the kind, while the leader
waved a sixteen-inch silyer-plated forty
four-caliber revolver over them for
baton. It was impossible to imagine
that these were genuine cowboys, but
eyery one had his certificate, and the
leader, who waved the six-shooter, as
sured the small reporter who questioned
him that brave men had perished in re-
fusing to accept the genuineness of the
cowboy musicians.
They toot until the people in the next
county imagine that lot of crazy bar
bers are out somewhere in their neigh
borhood sarenad1ng the singing coyotes.
Night after night passes in this way,
until the self-educated musicians get an
opportunity to burst in upon civilization
and give the friends of culture and high
art a taste of their quality. The change
is pretty good one, SO say the cattle
men, as the music some cowboys make
will kill jack rabbits at ninety yards
and frighten coyotes if they are inside
the county line.
..What do you swing that gun for?'
the Globe Democrat reporter asked the
leader of the Cowboy Band.
That's my baton, was the answer.
'.Is it loadedp"
eyes. y
s'What forp''
ITO kill the first man who strikes
false note
Advice to leaders of local bands: Get
a forty y-four-caliber revolver and use it
mighty quick.-St. Louis Globe-Denpo-
cT0t.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-01-24
IRON ORES OF ERAzlL.
4 Deposit of 5000. ooo. 900 Tons of the
Useful Metal.


The iron ores of the province of Minas,
Brazil, are remarkable for their ex-
traordinary abundance, their richness.
and their purity. They are to be found
almost everywhere In the center of the
province; sometimes in outcrops OF
enormous extent, often worked into to
= great depth by the gold miners In
search of the precious metal; sometimes
deposited in large masses In the bed and
upon the banks of rivers, the floods of
which carry them away and scatter them
over other localities. In many places
they constitute the track Of the roads,
the dust OF which sparkles so brilliantly
during certain hours of the day that the
eye can scarcely bear to look upon it.
So abundant is this ore, and so ready to
hand. that large quantities OF it are used
rs building stone; this is notably the
case in the town of Ouro-Preto.
Manganese is always found in these
ores. often only as trace, but
sometimes in considerable guam
tity, as much as nine per cent. in
some samples. These remarkable ores.
equal, if not superior,to the best ores of
Sweden, Algeria and the Pyrenees, may
be had for the labor of picking them up.
In some places they crop out from the
hill-sides, as at Pitanguy, for example,
where, thanks to the labor of the gold
miners, the outcrop of bed 45O to 600
feet thick may be seen at one view,
over an extent of several miles. In
other places, covering an immense ex-
tent OF country, occurs 'canga," su-
perficial deposit, the thickness of which
is often as great as twenty-five or thirty
feet. Everywhere the streams carry
down and deposit pulverulent oligist
iron, ready washed for whoever will
take the trouble to collect it. Mr..
Gorceix estimates the mass of deposits
at the foot of the Sierra De Caraca at
5000, 100000 tons. But without such
estimates, whoever has travelled
through these regions must necessarily
have come away with the impression
that the deposits are practically mex
haustible
Unfortunately for this country, so
rich in metallic ores, no coal exists in
the neighborhood of these deposits.
Ignite, of good quality, is found in
several places, and in beds of workable
thickness. But this has only future in
terest when the industry shall have
been sufficiently developed TO use the
fuel in gaseous form. But there is an
abundance of wood, and wood charcoal
must be the fuel employed in the redue-
ton of these iron ores. The extensive
forests of the province of Minas are ca
pable of supplying fuel on large scale
for many years to come without the
material rising much in value. Hence
1t will be possible to carry on n1etallur-
gScal operations for long time very
-cfieaply by means of wood fuel. It may
be added that water power is abundant
and easily utilizable in this mountainous
country. At present the means of
transport are insufficient; but railway
will shortly be completed up to the
boundary of this mineral district, and
commercial enterprise only is needed to
continue 1t into the heart of that region.
-A71ndles des Mines.