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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

from a seeker of precious metals, not be-
yOnd the nom entary astOnisment at theu
sight, but the difference between gold and
silver is not o great.
The CerrO Colorado mine is an immense
buttress or spur from flank Of the Sierra
Madres, the whole spur showing signs o.
gold, not in any distinct vein, but in great
masses distributed here and there through
the mountain; a sort of pocket" system,
as miners would say. This great buttress
or spur is 1880 meters something over &
mile in length, 1900 meters in breadth,
and 500 meters in height and runs from
81 to So, 300 a ton, as would be expected in
the pocket system of deposits. Small de-
pOsits have been found Of an hundred
weight or so, however, that would run enor-
mOusly-over 500. 600 to the ton. The gold
is not isolated wholly into pockets. for it is
found distributed in all parts of the great
red hill at least in the minimum Of 81 a ton.
In the illustration I give the great spur on
the right hand third is the CerrO Colorado,
which requires eight mines to cover the
tract properly. Enormous works are being
put in to develop this mine, and in a few
years we will really know whether this is
the largest gold mine in the world or not.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
DWarfs in Africa.

Probably the most ancient race on
the globe are the strange dwarfs who
it is now certain inhabit a considerable
portion of Central Africa. There are
two tribes of them-the Aka. OF Wam-
butt people, north of Stanley's Aru-
wini River, and the Batwa, south OF
the Congo.
The two appear to be a kindred peo-
pie. In general there seems to be
about as much viciousness inclOsed in
their makeup as a body of four and a
half feet high can hold. Their tufts
Of kinI1y hair are often painted red, and
stand out like rays over their heads.
They are ferOciOus cannibaIs.
An Aka deserted Emin Bey and
went home, because he was tired Of
beef, and wanted some stronger diet.
The two tribes are lighter in color
than the full-sized negroes about them.
They are wandering in their habits,
and are skilIfuI hunters. It was the
Wambutti people who fired poisoned
arrows at the last Stanley expedition.
Stanley says these tiny folk are thiev-
ish, cOwardly, and venOmous.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
Thought It Was a Turtle.

It was related by a good Confederate
soldier that on his return from Virginia
in 1865 he brought a biscuit with him
which some one had given him on the
way. When he arrived home he gave
the children the biscuit and sent them
to play while he talked with their
mother. Pretty soon he wanted to see
the children again, and, going to the
door, was surprised to see them putting
live Goals Of fire on the biscuit
What on earth do you mean, boys ?s
said the father.
@Oh, pa, we are going to make the
darned thing poke its head out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
The Youngest Convict.

Sinnville Combs, probably the
youngest convict in any prison in the
United States, has Just served the
first year Of a life sentence in the Ken
lucky Penitentiary. When sent up
from Breathitt County in July, 1888,
he was eleven years old, and small for
the age. Prison life has tOughened
him, both morally and physically.
Young Combs committed a crime that
was fendish, but some people claim
that he does not deserve the heavy
punishment that has been inflicted on
him. He killed his twO-year-Old sister
in brutal manner. The two were in
the house together alone. When the
little tot started to crawl across the floor
the boy picked up a stOve-pipe and
mashed her skull with it. He then
threw the body in the fireplace, in
tending to burn it. This process of
cremation was too slow, and he pulled
it out and carried it to small stream
near the house, throwing it in. When
the little ones body was found Sinville
admitted killing her. He was arrested
and tried. On the stand, when asked
why he had committed the crime, he
stated that his stepfather had told him
to do it, and had promised him a new
pair of boots. There was no other evil
dence against the stepfather, and as
the boy was a confessed murderer his
testimony could not have weight
There was but little doubt that young
Combs had told the truth, yet there
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

their TANKS anywhere else as here. givin3
the finest Al pine scenery to be found il
this part Of the continent. The Mexican
Government has generously Acknowledged
its great work Of department. and has ac-
corded it a mineral concession Of sixty-fouJ
square miles directly surrounding the
mines.
Some six miles from BatOpiias is the colo
mine OF Cerro Colorado, reputed to be the
largest in the world, and only DISCOVERIES
last year. That it should have remained sc
long unknown to any prOspeetor in such &
rich silver mining district is one of the
marYels Of the age, and even a far gre ateT
mystery to me than that the existence o
living cliff and caye-dWeliers on the rough
have been kept quiet so long. Cliff jewellers
or angels in the air above them, or cave,
dweIlers or demons in the earth under then
would not have attracted much attention
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

l. 5COu6 ak =. copper dAs ESEIOEdGOE
drill 4. Curved base pipe. 5. Another pipe
form. 6. Flint knife. z. Two modes OF weaving
of cloth found wrapped about copper imple-
ments. 8 Copper avis.
somewhat obIiterated. but can still be dis
tinctly traced, the angles and bastiOns ex-
hibiting the form of an OctagOn. the sides
of which are carved inward, and inclCsing
an area Of hall q dozen acres. A lane or
passageWay originally extended back from
the west side OF the inclOsure several hun
dred feet to spring which has now long
ceased to be in existence, though it is re-
memDereQ by the early settlers. Within
the Enclosure great quantities OF pottery,
Hint chips arrow points, polished stone
axes and tOmahaWks, occasional pipes,
copper implements and other articles have
been picked up from time to time and found
their way into collections and museums.
Standing upon the margin of this, the
highest and most precipitOus of Mississippi
River bluffs are eight stalWart sentinel
mounds, drawn up in line as though zeal
Ously garding through the ages the sacred
Enclosure just behind. They are cOnical in
shape with Uerraced summit; their height
is from twenty to thirty feet and their cir
cumference from sixty to 100 feet.
Black Hawk and his followers had an in
herited reverence for The Old Fort, the
Sentinel Mounds" and the thousands OF
burial mounds scattered along the bluffs
but their most remote traditions convey as
little information of the origin of the earth
works and the people who built them as do
the songs Of the merry birds that MARBLE in
the trees above us.
EXPLORING THE REGION.
Our first day here was consumed in
general survey OF the mound region, which
includes. in addition to the above. several
thousand burial mounds, some large and
some small. extending along the bluffs for
miles; and one must naturally conclude that
this was the site OF densely populated
mound builders city. Early the following
morning we We're at work on the mounds.
and two Of the LARGEST We're attacked stimuli
fame OusIV. human remains were first dis
covered in Mound No. 1.
When the earth was cleared away, expos
ing the skeleton, it became apparent that the
individual had been buried in a sitting post
IRE facing toward the rising sun. The skel-
etOn was that of a man Of medium heights
around the neck was a string Of shell beads,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

miles or a diameter Of 400 miles on them as
a center, and there is no doubt but that the
resulting circle will include the richest
mining district of America and PROBABLY
the world, both in a present ana prospect
i've sense.
Mr.. Il. d. Porter, the prospecting engi-
neer of the BatOpilas Mining Company, told
me, and showed me the various specimens
to verify his statement, that IN one LITTLE
area three hundred yards square there
were found twelve veins OF silver running
from three dollars to seventy eight dollars
to the ton. The reader unacQuainted with
mining may understand this by saying that
any silver mine of over twenty dollars TO
the ton is q fortune to its owner II on or
near a railroad. There are over i've
hundred such veins in the BatOD1las con-
ceSslOn OF Sixty-fOur square miles, and
justify further research it could probably
be made five thousand without much
trouble.
The history of the big Batopilas Mining
Company about the center OF the district
have spoken OF, and which stands head and
shoulders above all the surrounding min
ing companies, is a fair representation Of
all in this part Of the country where my
travels have been cast.
BatOpilas, or Real de San Pedro de Ba-
tOpiIass as it was originally named, IS said
to have been discovered in October, 1852
The news Of the discovery spread far and
wide, and as the evidence Of its great rich
ness multiplied it soon became one Of the
most famous mines OF New Spain. The ursG
miners of the new discovery made q recent
Iy appointed N1cerOy magnificent present.
composed entirely of large pieces OF native
precedenGed. 1 have now in my possession
one from BaJOpilas tn at runs from $4,000 to
$1,000 to the ton, and that looks like mass
OF solid silver Jen-penny nails imperfecUiy
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

two elephant p1pes-nOw WOrId-famO GUS
were found. furnishing the strongest proof
of the antiquity of man on this continent.
These pipes, carved from solid stone, rep
resenting the form of the elephant or mas
todOn-the only ones knOwn-were both
found in Louisa County, Iowa, and both are
now to be seen in the museum of the Acad-
envy of Sciences at Davenport. These
pipes show beyond reasonable doubt that
the mOund-builder and the mastOdOn were
cOntempOraneOus Their commences has
been called into question, to be sure. but
the severe criticism to which they were
subjected only proves their value and i'm
pOrtance. Their genuineness is attested by
scholarly men of the highest personal char
acteY-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

was no law to punish the father, so the
boy suffers. Many efforts have been
made to have the Governor pardon
him, but thus far he has failed to act
never heard of God, knew nothing of
school house. He can now read and
write and talks very brightly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

n the great broken
barrancas leading
out to thu westward
from the heart of
the central Sierra
Madres Hound my
self IN the richest
mineral district Of
America, and prob
.ably the richest in
the whole world,
writes Lieutenant
Frederick SchWat-
ka in the Chicago
Inter Ocean. TAX
ing either BatOp-
has or UriQue as a
center. and with a
radius of $50 to 200
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
Not Yersed in the Philadelphia Way

A young Englishman the other day
was relating his first experience at an
ice cream table with a Philadelphia
girl. He said: I was utterly broken
up and astounded, don't you know,
when, after finding a strawberry in
her half-fnished plate Of cream, she
fished it out on her spoon and offered
it to me-
Won't you have it? she asked.
No, indeed, I replied, no doubt
looking the horror I felt in my soul.
Why not? she demanded, seem
ing to be hurt by my refusal
Why, my dear girl, don't you
know I explained, you have had the
spoon in your mouth
Well, what OF that?' she pouted
prettily, as she made her perfectly
paraIyzing reply. You'd kiss that
mouth If I'd let you, wouldn't you? ,
I confessed that 1 would be only too
glad to do so, and since then I have
made it my business to get better
accustomed to the ways of the place
Philadelphia Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

within a few feet of the apex, which was
readily identified as an intrusive burial
and proved to be the remains OF a represen-
tative American Indian. Intrusive burials
Indians, feeling an intuitive reverence for
the mounds, frequently appropriate them
for their own sepulchres. The practice
confused early Investigators, but from what
is now definitely known Of the burial habits
of the two races, the question may be
easily decided.
The Indian remains were carefully re-
moved and the eXcayating proceeded. At
last the original occupants of the mound
We're une arthed-tWO figures in a sitting
posture facing eastward. The practice OF
placing the remains in this position was
common though not universal custom or
the mound builders. and is one Of the points
of evidence on which arch8OlOgists base
their opinion regarding them as a race of
sun WOrshipers. From this mound were
secured relics which would indicate an age
somewhat more advanced than shown by
Mound No. L. The knives and hatchets
were of hammered copper; some being
wrapped in a cloth OF close texture though
exhibiting skilled workmanship, which
could only have been preserved for so many
centuries by the chemical action Of the
copper with which it had lain in contact.
Copper beads and copper bracelet adOrn-
ed one of the skeletons. Two finely carved
pipes OF catlinite, Of the curved base vari-
ety-One representing a bird with eyes Of
pearl and the other an animal of question
able scriptiOn-tOgether with other spec
linens Of less consequence, were dIscOY-
cred.
During the remainder of the week several
more mounds were explored and numerous
interesting relics of that prehistoric age
were added to our collection. Here it was,
in this immediate neighbOrhood. that the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

Modest: doctor, viii you let me know
how much owe yOU?'' s'Oh- my GOOD vo-
man, 1 know you are not IN good circuHn-
cumstances; 1 VIII not charge you anything
Tor my trouble eyes, that is all very well,
but who Is to pay the apOthecary?''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

Columbus discovered America and Edison
invented the monograph, but 1t renamed
for DR.. Bull to invent the remedy of the
age. "ibe Cough SAFup.'' the kindly cure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

''Feebly she laugheth in the Ianguid
moon, while PorphyTO upon her face doth
look and wonders what has swelied it so.
does not loose his head, but having TWENTY
i've cents in his inside pocket invests in a
bottle Of Salvation Oil.
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q Wonderful EIesh Producer.

Ihis IS the tide gwen to SCOTS Emulsion
y Cod LtreT oil by many thousands who
have taken it. It not only plves flesh and
strength by virtue of its own nutritious
properties, but creates an appetite for food.
Use 1t, and try yOtT IUsight SCOTS Emul-
sion is perfectly palatable. Solo by all
dru0Cist SIS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castor5a,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castorf
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while scattered about the remains were
numerous arrow points and two small
stone axes. The Uranium was Of the short
headed Sype. the forehead less receding,
and the crown less dCme-shaped than that
of the modern Indian. Nothing Of cOnse-
quence was exhUmed from Mound No. 2.
Mound No. 3 disclosed a perfect skeleton
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
SCHWATKA IN MEXICO.
EXPLORING THE RICHEST MINING
DISTRICT IN AMERICA.

Masses Of Almost solid SILVER Taken Out
of Them-yVhat American Capital and
American Energy Are Doing Toward
FTvT7ef- TlavaF0-v,rl,au
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1t Is the man who takes but one trip g
year who passes down the main street of the
town with the biggest valise in mis- hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

A swaliow-tal coat may be Just the thing
for the bridegroom at a fashion able we'd
ding, but for an elOpement there is nothing
Ike cut-away.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

INSURANCE agent-But you must IN
sure in one OF these companies. oh,
leave me alone; you can see well en-
ough that L am going to the dogs. To
the dogs The very thing Here Is a
company to insure against the bite Of
mad dogs"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

Entire freedom from injurious drugs
makes Tansill's Punch" sc, Cigars most
popular.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

Republics were ever ungrateful. We put
our great men on postage stamps and then
punch their heads.
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writer. arrived one fine morning in early
autumn in the region OF mounds lying to
the north Of TOolesbOrO. Those mound
builders were a strange race of people.
Of our modern red man, and their high tV we
of civilization is a cause Of Wonderment.
Their origin, their date, and their disap-
pearance are explained only by theory and
conjecture. Here, on this majestic bluff of
the Mississippi we are surrounded by huge
unnatural and remarkable elevations of
land undoubtedly the work Of human
hands, and of so distinctive a character
that not even the famed works at Newark
or Circleville will excite more archaeology
cal interest
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
RAgNg RAINg RAEN :

If there's one set of men who appreciate good
waterproof coat It IS the farmer. He knows that a
" Fish Brand SIcker' costs him less per year than
any garment made. Did you know it rains or
SHOWS one day in three the whole year through A
" Fish Brand ShCker " makes every day pleasant
day to Its lucky owner Go anywhere with 1t IN
rain, hail, sleet, snow, or blow, 1t Is wind and
times as long. Rubber is good for show days, but
Will MP In a week. IF you want coat for hard
wear and hard weather, get the " Fish Brand
SHclzer." Every good thing has its imitation. so
has the Sc Fish Brand ShCkeT." Look out. Be
ware fworthless limitations, every garment stamped
with Sc Fish Brand " Trade Mark Don't accept
any inferior ceat when you can have the " Fish
Brand Sicker" delivered without extra cost. Par
ticulars and illustrated catalogue free.
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OLD FORT AND SENTINEL MOUNDS.
1. Interior of inclosure. 2. Entertainments of
earth. 3. Gates. 4. Sentinel mounds. s. LO-
cation of former spring 6. Iowa River. Z
Mississippi River s. High bluff. g. Bottom
land 10. Site of Black Hawk IL. Site OF
TOOIesborO.
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THE MOUND-BUILDERS
CURIOUS RELICS UNEARTHED Scar
TOOLSBOROUGH, IOWA.

Exhuming Skeletons of a Long Forgotten
Race-atensiIs and Implements of War
that We're in Use Before the Red Mans
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

rEE ELEPHLNr PIPE. and rarely visited BY
writer's. is comparatively unknown to the
general public; and yet it is one OF the most
remarkable spots on the continent. AFTER
the close Of the Black Hawk war the sable
chieftain, with his three stalWart sons and
small band of followers, sought a new
home to the west OF the Father OF Waters,
and under the sheltering brow Of a ma
jestic bluff near the mouth Of the Iowa
they erected their wigwams. Where the
Indian village stood is now the village OF a
later race, and appropri ately named Black
Hawk. In the early days of Mississippi
River navigation Black Hawk was looked
upon as a town Of promise; but now 1t is
naught but a tumble down bailiWick that
will interest none but lovers of the quaint
ana curious. Ancient Black Hawk has
merged into modern TOOlesbOrO, a small
village situated upon the plateau extending
inland from the bluff Black Hawk itself
has long since been forgotten by the makers
of maps.
a party of relic hunters. incInding the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

TTT0 TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY wants ~
lufI agent in every good town. Terms liberal,
and viii insure the finest work TO be had. Work
from individuals where we have no agent viii re-
ceiVe prompt attention. We pay express charges
one way. L. a. Ripley, Mgr, G25 Jackson, St.,
Topeka.
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THE OLD FORT.

Just in the outskirts of TOOlesbOro is the
inclosure work known locally as The Old
Fort" Still it does not appear to have been
erected for defensive purposes. To class it
as q sacred Enclosure would be more in har-
mony with the theories advanced by scien-
tiflc men who have made q study of the
similar earthWOrks in the Ohio Valley. AS
an indication that 1t was not originally de-
signed as fOrtihcatiOn, we observe that
its plan Of construction is more ornamental
than practical; that it was built carefully
not hurriedly-and without regard to
strength of position; and, further. it is an
isolated specimen OF an inclOsure earth
work. If it We're designed as a fertilization
for practical use IN time Of war there would
be other Qualifications and vestiges of war
in the Immediate neighbOrhOOd.
The line of defense of the mound builders
extended from New York State diagOnallY
across the country to the Wabash, which
cOnclusively proves that the hostilities en-
cOuntered by the race came from the north
east. and that there was no occasion for a
fort in this region. This Enclosure is the
only one of Importance west Of the Missis-
siDpi. and probably the most unique on the
continent. 1t stands without a counter
part. while the various geOmetric forms,
squares and circles represented at Newark
and CircleViIle are common to other sec
tiOns of the mound region Of the Ohio Val
ley. The earthen embankments are now
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i2Z-When answering any of these advertisements
please mention this paper,
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l. Stone ak. .. Copper AK. 5. Perforator or
drill. 4. Curved base pipe. 5. Another pipe
form. 6. Flint knife. 2. Two modes OF weaving
of cloth found wrapped about copper imple-
ments. 8. Copper avis.