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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
POPULAR SCIENCE.
A Volcano at Austin The Human Yoica-Fish
ing After a City-Ihe Seven Modern
Wonders - Something About
Oysters Electricity.

1t may not be generally known that
Texas has, in her thickly settled regions
an extinct volcano, or rather the ruins
of what was once, evidently, an active
volcano, but such is undoubtedly the
fact. In the latest (November) issue of
ert T. Hill of the United States
geological survey tells US that
among the varied Typographical
features about Austin are some
low rounded hills which, appearing
above the horizon of the black prairie
seven miles southwest Of the city, pre-
sent a peculiar aspect. Upon closer
study these hills are found to consist of
several cusps of igneous rock rising from
O circular depressed area Of about 1000
acres, and projecting through the chalk
strata surfacins that region.
The rock composing these hills, being
igneous, is entirely unlike any other
rocks in that neighborhood. The regu-
lar seGimentary and stratified 70 :ks
round about show unmistakable indlca-
tons of great volcanic disturbance in a
past age of the earth 3 geological history.
One of these hills, the largest of the
groupe, is locally known as Pilot Knob.
After careful investigation Professor
Hill has decided that this knob is what
he calls "the neck of an ancient vol
cano, - whose crater has long since be u
worn away. Fragments Of the same
rock are found scattered over four or We
miles around, thus strongly strengthens
ing the hypothesis that the top OF the
volcano has been cut away By denuding
agents down to the stem.
This important discovery worked up by
Professor Hill ought to open out for
Austin new avenue through which to
boom herself as an attractive resort for
sight seekers. The opportunity OF
scrambling about over the stem OF an
ancient volcano is not often thing of
such easy attainment as 1t would seem to
be in this particular case II Fort Worth
had that old relic within seven miles Of
her she would at once run an electric
railroad out to It, and lay of a suburban
''volcano addition' upon its top.
"Romantic Volcanoil!' But the Aus
touians carry the reputation of being
very prudent people, and therefore 1t 10
not unreasonable to suppose that they
will indulge In q little season Of delay, so
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
Map of Texas, Arte.ian Wells, Etc.

If not too much trouble, please inform me
where . good and late map Of Texas can be hsd.
Very often see communications from towns
which am unable to locate on account of the
great advancement that has been made by Texas
within the past few years.
THE GAZETTE is necessity in our household
loug may it live and battle for Texas and De-
mocracy. At some future time will eudeavor
to write you communication relative to this
''land of artesian wells' OF ours. We have in
this section artesian wells too numerous to
mention An artesian well can be hat at an
outlay OF $50. with an assurance OF nlenty Of
flowing wafer very similar in character to that
of the noted Lampasas springs. The depth nee
essary 10 go down Is, on IN AVERAGE. ABOUT $50
feet. When We get our railroad through from
Waco to Llano then, with our artesian well ad-
vantages, we can convert this region into . very
garden spot
Coryell county will this year make more meat
than can be consumed ut home The people Of
this section are now more prosperous than ever
before. ], c. BAIRD
Pidcoke Ranch. Tex.
An Inquiry at our city book stores has
ELECTED the fact that there ID now no
large and late map of Texas on the mar
ket. You can get. at auy prominent
book store IN the state. q very neat lit
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
Indications of Lend Ore

Can you inform me through THE GAZETTE
what cha acter of dirt rock lead ore is usually
found in? Is the appearance upon the surface
of consid arable quantities of lead ore, in Jumps
much indica ion of a great quantity beneath the
surface? Are the veins or leads of lead ore
usually deep beneath the surface? Any infor-
nation on this subject that you may feel con-
strained to give will be appreciated by a SUBJ
scriber. J. u. ROBINSON.
Sonora Ter.
Lead ore usually occurs in what is
known to geologistS rs the Silurian rocks.
We could not describe the rocks here so
that you would be able to recognize them
if you are not practical geologist. Pro-
fessor Il. 7. Dumble, state genlogist of
Texas, says i'll his first annual report,
page xiii: 'The lead deposits (of
Texas) belong principally &c this system
(Silurian) and while exact correlation
cannot be made on the basis OF present
knowledge, the close relationship to the
galena limestoEes of Missouri, Illinois
and Wisconsin is proved. Therefore the
prospector for lead has to watch the oc-
currence Of the rocks (of the
Sllurian), and having FAMILIAR
lied himself with them, he can
confue his work to localities in which he
finds them outcropping, and thereby
save himself much useless labor; aud II
is possible that systematic prospecting
will bring 10 light large and valuable
deposits OF this ore (for Texas) in the
limestones of this (Silurian) period -
Your locality ls not in the Silurian,
therefore your chances for finding much
lead ore about Sonora are exceedingly
slim. True there are sometimes such
freaks as cause certain rocks to appear
in systems where they would seem not to
belong. In such case the only thing
that would justify prospecting would lie
in familiariZing yourself with the SIlu-
rian rocks, thus securing the means of
making sure that they exist where you
are hoping to find lend. You could
study these rocks in Mason, Llano or
Burnet counties. where is now supposed
to be the lead ore center OF Texas.
The appearance upon the surface of
small Jumps Of lead ore is not always an
indication Of ore beneath. We have
often met with something like that hum
dreds OF miles away from any lead-bear-
ing rocks. The ore may have been
brought from some lead region as a drift
the same as quartz pebbles have been
brought; and then, again. IT may have
been brought by Indians. The Indian
appears to have been quite q curiosity
collector. One is apt to find upon the
sites OF his old towns many curious rocks
that he collected, and often among these
chunks of lead ore. The deposit of a
lead vein depends upon the depth of the
lead bearing rock at that point. Ii the
rock is at an outcrop che lead may ap-
pear Immediately at the surface, but
otherwise otherwise.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
Sprained Rorse-Chicken Cholera.

have horse badly sprained in his left hind
ankle. but have no idea how the accident oc-
CURED. He is quite lame, and the limb is much
swollen at and above the joint. Please give me
through THE GAZETTE a remedy in his case;
also a remedy for chicken cholera.
Hampstead, Tex. E. ]. ARMsR
A well-Informed veterinarian con-
suited Ia your interest advises keeping
the horse as much as possible from using
the injured limb. and bathing the ankle
night and morning with water as hot as
you can bear your hand in it. When the
swelling has about passed out, rub
thoroughly once day for a week with
some kind of good horse liniment.
There Is no effectual remedy for chicken
cholera. Hundreds of remedies are pro-
posed, but all are alike worthless.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted to answering such
questions as may be asked by our subscribers,
of personal character that require answer by
mail should always have stamps inclosed. Please
give full name and postofice address, in addi-
"A. G. D.. not for publication, but to enable
rs to communicate promptly with the inquirer.
Parties desiring answers by mail must inclose
lamp for return postage.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
WEEKLY

We to keep the trees growing through
the summer By irrigation, all that would
be changed. The cooling down of the
weather for winter would bring in their
period OF rest. and thus render them
sapless aud entirely out of danger from
the slight freezes that We have in Texas.
II Is not the freeze that causes our
fruits to be injured, but the sappy
and growing condition Of the trees when
1t comes upon them. All trees must
nave period of rest in the course OF each
season, and if We prevent them from
hnding it in summer they will take ii IN
winter in response to the lower tempera-
ture. and hence will get through uu-
scathed SO far as relates to fruitfulness.
This thing is no mere theory of ours-it
has been fully demonstrated by practical
experiment hundreds of times in quar-
tiers of the globe where the climate Is
similar to the climate OF Texas. But it
does not even call for exper men tatiOn 10
establish the correctness of this position
nature shows IL up plain enough on her
own hook. Along the gulf coast east OF the
Mississippi river where the summer rain
fall is much greater than in Texas, and
where, as consequence, trees are kept
growing through the season, most of the
deciduous trees have turned brown and
dropped their leaves a month ago, while
here a: Fort Worth they are at the time
of this writing (November 49,, as green
and fresh as when the leaves had
first attained to full size in spring. Few
deciduous leaves wait for frost to cut
them off in the coast regions of heavy
soon as the weather begins
to turn cool the trees go to rest, and the
leaves fall off OF themselves, but here they
will hang on as fresh as in spring until
nipped by frost. Our trees are simply in
the midst of their second spring, so TO
speak
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

Applying their principles.-DObbst 10
exchange editor OF the Nationalist Maga'
zine): "Bigg, why don Z you u-e blue
pencil instead of a red one in marking
your exchsnges?' Biges-''well, to
tell the truth, had blue pencil origin.
ally, but some of these fellows around
here nationalized its''
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
succe,, Ml,h Pine. In r.,a..

Al to growing yellow pines on our prairies
vest Of the Trinity. and along the upper waters
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

On Pruning Peach Trees.
The Alabama experiment station has
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

Subscribe for the wsskia,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

A recent work by DIR. j r. PhiIpots,
states that of English oysters 1900 are re-
CURED to make a bushel, and OF the
American, only 800. The largest edible
oysters in the world, however, are those
of Port Lincoln, South Australia, specI-
mems of which sometimes measure foot
across the shell. 1t was estimated thirty
five or forty years ago that 600, 0eJ ,vyJ
oysters a year were consumed in Loudon,
and for 1864 the number was placed u
700, ZOO, 600. The English supply is rapidly
failing through recklessness OF tbs
dredgers. In France single bank wsi
supposed to contain Over 20, 900, 900 oys-
tiers in lS47, but only 20 200, 900 in 1874,
and 10 900 200 in 1860. But oyster cu!-
tivstion began in that country 10 lo5''
and soon gave an increased supply. Nv
York is said to consume 900 900 900 o,s-
tiers a year, and the entire United states
1000. 900. 900. The English oyster Is
computed to deposit .0l2 1925 ovu, ana
the American oyster 8, 900 900, so tbs!
q little care is all that il necessary 70
keep up the supply of this mollusc.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

Step by step we move on in the I.seav-
cry OF new uses for electricity The
latest very important discovery J. To-
ported from Berlin. BY means VI thu
new agent they can reduce any OF or
hard metals TO plastic state, without
the employment of heat, aud while IN
that condition can mould or shape them
as desired. with as much ease A. thev
could mould or shape tempered putig.
When the cause has been removed the
metals return to their original condition
IN every Respect. So say the scientific
papers.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

The site of tine ancient Roman city q,
Clssa. often mentioned by the Old
writer's, has long been lost. Certain i'll
dicatIons lately discovered have led 10
the conclusion that the city must havs
stood upon an island in the Mrditer-
ranean, and that the island has gone
down beneath the waters. So strong
has grown this conviction that al rx-
petition is now at work sounding the seq
for ruins.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
n,rcha,iround Guilty.

The great Birchall trial at Woodstock,
Ont, is over. The last day was devoted al
most wholly TO speeches, and they were all
masterpieces. For i've hours and ten min-
utes Mr.. Blackstock In pathetic tones plead
eel for the prisoner. Then Mr.. Osler rose TO
reply for the crown. step by step he traced
the party from England TO Buffalo. From
there he described ia vivid manner the
cowardy assassin's scheme To lure his poor
victim into the swamp and there 10 assas-
sinate him.
After the final summing up he was sem
fenced to death 10y hanging Oh Friday, No
yember l4th.
The judge told him there was no hope,
whatever. FOR lie had been convicted aud he
himself considered righteously convicted OF
taking tho life OF boy, who had been In
trusted TO his care and whom he should
have protected, for the sake OF obtaining u
paltry sum OF blood money. The judge adj
yised him In the few hours lie had remain
ing 10 make his peace with his maker. Bir-
ehall took the matter coolly, and after all
was over walked firmly out TO his cab and
was driven 10 the Jail.
Birchail's crime was the killing OF II. &.
Benweli Feb. IL last IN u swamp la Oxford
County, Canada.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
Our TarInnnd the Emp.ror..

The Mckinley bill has injured the glove
industry In Chcmntz, Germany, aud many
OF the factories. together with the stocking
factories at Bromberg aud other points
hereabonts, contemplate working viii,
thalf forces. The workmen are violent In
their expressions against America and the
employers are hopeless.
The London newspapers are returning
afrcsh To the subject. They declare that the
recent conference between Count .kalnoky
and Chancellor Cnprlyi have been largely
occupied by discussion OF the best means
TO he adopted 70 secure retaliation. On one
point they are decided-that America can
not he allowed to exclude European manu-
features from her markets and still have
free access 10 those OF tile Old World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
A FATAL COLLISION
THREE MEN KILLED IN A WRECK IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
Birchaii Found Guiity-Tore the HAIR
from Their Heads-other Con-
densed kilograms.


An accident occurred on the Jersey Gen.
trail railroad near Mauch Chunk, ia. The
day operator at Leighton, whose name Is
Hefelhngcr, had orders TO hold coal tram
at that place 40 that passenger tram
could pass ;t. The message was received
Just "a few minutes before lac gave place
10 the night operator, and he forgot TO
tell the latter OF the order. The result was
a collision between the coal train and pas
senger train going nj high rate OF speed.
The engines came together with such force
that they were thrown over the embanG-
ment OF the Lehigh Valley tracks below.
The passengers were panic-stricken, but
none OF them were injured beyond
few bruises. The killed are: Engineer
Bgelow, OF the coal train: Fireman Dunlap,
OF the coal-train; Fireman Mitchell, OF the
passenger train. The injured are; Taylor
Bedford, engineer OF the passenger train !;
two brakemen OF the coal-traln.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
A Clerical CouuierfeIter.

The Rev. A. NJ. lie Ford. u minister from
Hortonyille, WIS.,, occupies a cell at the
county Jail In Milwaukee in default OF
$1,000 bail.
The reverend gentleman was on his way
To Whitewater TO attend the Methodist con-
ference when arrested. For live years he
has been connected with the Methodist
church in Wisconsin, aud so enjoyed the
confidence OF the people that they
had unanimously signed u call asking
the Whitewater Conference 10 return To
them. That their confidence in him was mis-
placed IL quite evident from the testimony
produced ut his preliminary examination.
Mutilatcd bills OF various denominations
found on his person were offered IA evil
dencc. There were good bills OF $40 and
so denominations from which the corners
had been cut 10 be pasted on bills OF smaller
denomination, two dollar bills thus raised TO
$40 and $40 having also been found with
him. ON his person too, were found pair
Of scissors, two sharp knives and bottle OF
mucilage, all OF which had their part in
Transforming the bills. The scheme is
novel device which old countcrfeiters might
practice with even less success than the rev.
crend gentleman, for according TO advices
received he found victims for his game In
both Oshkosh aud Fond du Lac. and q
United States officer will leave for those
places TO iind further evidence OF DE Fords
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04

A fire whlcli broke out at $50 o'clock n
the afternoon In the dry Kiln OF the John H.
DAVIS Lumber Company NJ Phillips. Wis,
for a time threatened the destruction OF the
entire city, and lire companies were SUM
moned from Ashland aud Medford. Favor
able winds kept the flames from the mills
and great lumber piles, aud after several
hours work the iiremen succeeded 10 get
ting the flames under control.
No accurate estimate OF the loss can be
obtained. Estimates vary from $4,000 to-
$4,000. There was no loss OF lie. Halt a.
dozen iiremen and several merchants who
were lighting the flames were burned. but
none OF them seriously.
One OF the iiremcn said: "Nothing but
an almost miraculous shift OF wind, which
amounted 10 gale aud was sendnEa shower
OF blazing brands over every ROOF In the
place, saved the town from total destruction.
Every man who had n roof stood guard up
on IL pouring out the buckets OF water
handed up from below by his wife and some
times 10y little children. Everybody seemed
panic-stricken and many women and chii-
dren fed TO the woods In alarm when the lire
ragged iiercesi, thinking they could save
nothing but their lives"
The Borrowsyille mill ut Norton Mass,
was burned together with a storehouse and
two-story tenement house. Fire was dis
covered in the spinning-room. Loss, SI1,-
900 TO $1,000 insurance not known.
Morris Ruter's Undressing establish
ment in New York was, together with other
tenants, burned out Loss, $4,000.
The saw-mill OF tho Van llauses Manu-
featuring company at Watertown. North
Wisconsin. was burned. Loss, $4,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
Accldcnis ON tic IsniI.

Charles Cbencr, clerk In the lntcrna-
tIonal Hotel at Rapid CITY, ;. D., was killed
and John Rockford OF Rapid city seriously
injured in tail-enG collision on the Ere
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Road
nine miles west OF Cody Ncb. Some OF the
ears caught lire after the wreck, aud Che
ner's body was badly burned.
A railroad accident occurred at Waucanza,
Idaho eight miles east OF Shoshonc, on the
Oregon short Line. The station t. the pass
ing point OF the Union Pacific fast mail
trains. The east-bound pulled into the sta
ton on time and side-tracked. A minute
after the wcst-bound ran In. The switch to
the main track was closed. aud the train ran
ahead into the east-bound, telescoping the
train and wrccking both engines. II was
first reported that twenty persons were
killed, but by later adyices IL Is learned that
no one was injured.
The express passenger train OF the Balt-
more and Ohio and Southwestern, going
west, ran into the rear OF construction
train that had not wholly got OH To the side
track at jacksonville, o. Engineer Cit
tie and Fireman j. w. Hough jumped. The
engineer escaped with bruises, but the fire.
man struck on his head on IA coal car and
died In fifteen minutes. The engine aud
postal ears were wrecked. The passengers
escaped injury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04
Ten Day. without Food or waite :.

Mr. Watts, the sole survivor OF tue
wrecked Meewatin, was placed in the Win
nipeg Hospital. The doctors Say he will
1--we, although hc was for tea days dashed TO
a drifting boat, exposed - the sun aud
without food or water. The doctors say his
recovery isa miracle. The lost officers are
well known. Rene DE Iieaugen was a menu
Der OF Montreal family aud hls father was
q well known Canadian statesman. oliver
Morphy, the other man lost, was well
known IN aquatic circles. lie was member
OF the Argonaut. Toronto, crew who won
the championship OF America.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04

Three thieves, two white aud one colorcd,
took advantage OF the absence from home OF
the family Of IL. b. Clark. IN Kansas City,
and stole several hundred dollars worth OF
jewelry and clothing. They were next
heard Of at the residence OF w, IA. stevens,
where they secured $500 worth OF jewclry.
Al the home OH. w. English they ransacked
the lower rooms when Lucas Washington.
the colorcd coachman, surprised them at
their work lie put his head through the
window 10 see what they were dong. one
OF the intruders fired at him and he with
drew. Officer rroby heard the shot aud ar
rived Just AS The thieves were making their
escape. lie gave chase and caught John
O'Brien, alias "'rony Reed, the Kid" "a
noted 81. Louis thief The others escaped.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04

Charles LockeL car inspector al RE
Gfande Western shops nj Salt Lake, Utah.
was shot and MORALLY wounded 10y John
snelson. his foreman.
James Clifford. farmer OF Deerheld
Mich, received go back pension and inlme-
diately commenced dcbaurh. Recently he
entered the room where six children were
sleeping and was Ia the act of plunging "A
knife into his son, when lie was discovered
and dlsarmed.
The epidemic OF suicide continues In Bcr-
lin, Germany. A sensation was created by
the discovery that Major Norman, Com
mandant OF the Cadet school. bad killed
himself by taking poison. 10 make his work
doubly cure, after having swallowed the
poison he opened the arteries In his arms.
Ike River Rhone In France rose nineteen
feet, and the town OF Beaucaire was flooded.
At NAlleranglrc. the river overlooked ills
banks and undermined portion OF cemc-
terry. Collins were washed out and with their
contents iloaled down the river. At Au-
benas adyke collapsed and three persons
were killed.
AT wedding In Berlin. Germany, the
room was lighted with Kerosene lamps. and
suddenly hanging lamp exploded aud the
burning oil fell on the guests. In AN instant
nearly all the guests were on fire, aud as
they rushed 10 escape they set the other ones
aiire. The scene was terrible. The bride
alone escaped serious injury, but the bride
room has been terribly burned.
-Four masked robbers entered the house
of John krimm, All aged farmer LIVING near
Gibsonyille, Ohio, struck him and his aged
wife with n blunt instrument, robbed the
house and escaped. The old man died from
hls injuries. No clow has been obtained
that is likely 10 lead 10 the identity OF The
robbers.
by the derallins Of train between Flor
ence and fie-ole, Italy, live persons were
killed and twenty injured. KING Humbert
aud Queen Margaret were about TO start for
the races, but upon learning OF the disaster
they Immediately proceeded 10 the scene OF
the accident, where they personally directed
the care Of the injured.
John RoccuL u carpenter. while at work
on the Farwell building. Chicago fell from
the fourth story 10 the ground and sustained
fatal injuries. Roceut was Frenchman,
80 years old