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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15
Medicine Fakes,

The great aIisl ia medicine man
has come and gone. He burst in
upon the horizon OF our rustic yer.
dancy and anruf1ed monotony like a
comet. After a brief but profitable
display of ten days, during which
period he pulled teeth without pain
-excruciatiag pain-and sold
qaack nostrums and compound
cathatic pills, By The wagon load. he
quietly folled up his tent-af.er
saitipg dowa some len OF twelve
hundred dollars ingood hard money
like the Arab OF the desert. he.
quietly stole away to the beautiful
burg Of tRayne, where, no doubt, 4
promising crop Of suckers now hail
his advent.
Including his hotel bills and
license, we suppose 500 will cover
the amount Of money which this man
left. The rest has gone glimmering
and We will never see it any more.
In q few days more PaWnee Pete,
Missouri Ike, the Kikapoos, or some
other combination. will strike the
town, and repeat the performance.
These people prey upon the com
.muDity, and they should pay we'll
for ihe priEiledge of doing it. In
Natchitochee, Wyoming Frank &
Co., came along the other day, and
when tliey asked for license the tax
collector, acting upon the 'adgice
of his attorney, informed them that
in his opinion they were liable for
licenses upon their different callings
travelling show, dentist, mann
hawkers- and retail mer.
chants, amounting to two hundred
and sixty-one dollars. At this they
hoWled and raised a big kick. and
refusing TO pay the licenses de-
mmded, attempted to opea4np with
out doing so. They were promptly
snj0ined, and the case carried be
fore the district court, The medi.1
cine men were represented by The
lblest firm in the Red River valley.
On Saturday last, Judge Pierson
-enderedihis decision, the Judgment
of the court being: that they were
exempt from the dentist and mann.
acturers license, bat we're liable to
hat of travelling show and Ilawkers, .
Fhich latter included the license as
ietail merchant, amounting to some
me hundred and sixty-fve dollars.
New we would inquire would il
lot be rise for Sheriff Leblanc, the
ext time ons 0: these concerns
ppears, to follow the example Of
Trichel, and save some of
bis money to the parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The City Item reports III.
Catholic Church of ST. Franc. = ].
The parish of Poiute Gonna =
one Of the eldest landmarks {, =
oealion' Is in danger Of des.,s / :
BY The rising Of water. The bs n
ing IS now within a few fee..ol \.
stream, the levee trent is gone S. IS
the bank, rapidly cayinp IN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

1t is reported that in a neigh
boring Senatorial district, Herwig
and the honorable Senator have q
lottery string tied TO all the post
office appointments, and il the ap
pointee is fnot a prolottery man
the commission suddenly steps away
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15
Bny your lottery ticket from j.
\. Greece. at BonrqDe's store:

The New iberia Enterprise re-
ports that some of the bFazen youths
Of that town attend negro balls, and
dance with the dusky, muSky maid
ems, and threatens to show ibem up.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

time. At the regular meeting Of
the police jury held that day, az
ordinance vas introduced by Mr..
Morgan and passed without a dis.
seniing voice, postponing the cleo
tion until Saturday. Jdne 81. 1890.
So, with ample time ahead, it be-
-booves the friends of tile tax which
is gaining favor every day, to roll
up their sleeves and go to work
and sweep things on, sure.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15
The Atlantic Pacific Railwa,

The Atlantic Pacific Railway
tunnel, the great project Of "8ficki
Pomeroy, ID really being cut through
the main-range Of the Rocky Noun.
tains, sixty miles due west from
Denver. 1t will shorten railway
distance ESQ mlles between Denver
and Salt Lake City. More than
1900 persons are now financially
interested in the enterprise. The
Tannel viii be FIVE miles long and.
490 below the top of Gray's Peak.
The accompany enters the year 1899
entirely free from floating de5t. ali Il
bills paid and work going ahead
day and night in both ends Of the
Iannal. BY The use or modepn
machinery from six to ten feet head.
way Is gained every day. More
than $50 veins of gold and silver
will be crossed by the Tunnel. and
It's mineral rights alone will he
worth millions. At the late election
was elected President. and
given the entire management for ton
years. The company has money
sufficient 10 carry on its vonk. and
taking rank among the greatest
enterprises Of the country. 10
those who care Oh know Of II )
iargs descriptive iIlustrated mann.
hlet will be sent free. Address
Mark y 4. Pomeroy. President, 234
Broadway, New York City.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The editor of the st. MartinsyiIle
Messenger who we believe is a pref.
ty levei.headed, far-sighted man
sizes upa recent political movement
in that parish in the following un-
miskable language:
The proceedings of what is called
. convention of representatives of
the twelve white clubs Of this parish
appeared in The Union of last Satur.
day. There is no title TO the pro.
ceedings and no signature. 1t looks
very much as if this convention had
neither chairman nor secretary,
although the proceedings are pub
lished. The clubs which are moth
ing more that the regulators, as far
as we know, are out of existence
and this convention looks more Ike
a political foolcatcher than anything
else; or the names of the delegates,
or at least that Of The secretary
would have been attached to the
proceedings. The proceedings are
ridiculous, there is met the least,
danger of negro rule or in The State.
and ne white man doubt his super:
iority over the negro; but there is.
great danger Of some political as-
pirants being left, and this is what
troubles them The NEST, and to,
prevent this. it is necessary to keep
a grasp on the ignorant white man.
Nothing more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

An exchange declares that to.
bacco doea.as we'll in North Louis.
iaDa.as 10 any other State in the
Union. There is more Income from
one acre Of tobacco than from Eve
Of cotton. Then why not try it
awhile, diversifying your crops. It
il estimated That there is 900 900
seed in a tablespoonful of tobacco
seed-enoogt 10 furnish plant for
thirty acres Of larsd. Nov il lie
time TO burn your tobacco beds for
this year.s.crop.
And in this connection, ne will
say thatstlle comforting weed will
do equally as well in this section The
peFique tobacco Of St. James
IS q paying crop, and we can raise
tobacco Of as ine grade in Vermil.
ion. Why don't some OF our plant
ers try it on a large scale? Nearly
all of our small farmers raise enough
for their own supply, but if some
one would embark into ii more
extensively, we think it would be
+
profitable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The problem of safe distribution
of electric energy seems TO be a
difficult one. Even when the wires
are underground they can shock
pedestrians, and many instances are
on record Of men or horses being
shocked frem snbterranean lines.
Moreover, under the present system
of condnits as established in New
York, electric subway gas explosions
are added to the list Of accidents.
But a few days ago ana electric
conduit 10 Minetta Street exploded.
blowing out manhole covers and
involving great possibilities Of
damage To- life aud property.
Scientific American.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Dir. 0'Donovan. a high artist in
the manly art Of selfdefeDce. got
or a'High lonesome in New Orleans
last week and punched tie head of
of.Schonhausen, a Dutch convict ,Rho
runs q Royal street dive. It is a
sad pity he did not XIII the cur.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

We are highly gratiRcd 10 note
fiat the ST. Bernard Voice'has been
made The official Journal Of that par.
Hh. This kind of noHrishment will
strengthen the local powers Of our
,sprightly contemporary, and ensure
cts useful existence.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The Gatshoula Times. W. q.
Nobsrly editer, is q new journalistic
venture. It is handsomely printed
on a two roller stop cylinder Hoe
press, is literally patronzed by the
merchants of Alexandria, Monroe
and Natchcz. We wish it well,
though it is not a Cleveland Demo.
erat in politics.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Tic police jury Of iberia parish
have decided to follow the law as
laid down in act F0l, of 1870
which allows The sheriff ten cents a
mile for each mile necessarily tray
eled in transporting prisoners 10 the
State penitentiary, and i've cents a
mile going only for expense Of each
prisoncr.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Felix Herwig, the corner stone
Of the Grand Old Republican party
Of high moral ideas in this State, is
aiso one of the main pillars of that
peculiar institution, the Louisiana
State Lottery, and very anus
ing to gee the crafty Felix
trying to combine patriotism
and policy when applicants for
Federal Offices come his way.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The Abbeville MER1DIoNAL has
beenrreadipg jurors and witnesses in
criminal cases some short but pointed
lectures upon the subject of false
swearing. It 10 remarkable how
elastic the average juror or witness
conscience is VIXEN called upon to
testify against or try one whom
they would shield from lie penalty
violated faw.-Ruston Caligraph.
Now, we are too modest 10 draw
any differences. but we are happy
to say thai after We read these lee
ture, The iurymen Of the next week
managed to realize the responsibility
incumbent upon them, and only two
acQuittals we're Secured that week.
while convictions folio sed IN rapid
succession.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

A nan who wanted ID -.
what profession he wonie aass il
son learn, put him in a reom s;,s
2 Bible. an apple, and q dollar Gll
II he found him when he retnrsss
reading the Bible. he would msEs !
Clergyman of him; If eating fbs i.
pie, a farmer, and if interessea II.
the dollar bill, a BANKER MI
be returned and found the Sov h.
ting on rhe Bible with the 4 X.
bill in his pocket. and the appls
almost deEoured. he made q poIid.
clan of him.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Bro. Bailey Of Lafayette Advertise
notes withpleasare the confirmation
OF the appointments Of John Fig
neaux as T.. s. Marshal for iIe
Western District Of Louisiana.
This isa deserved honor TO Lafayette
parish, and is the rstappolntmeaa
consequence, from the United States
Government, that tie parish has
ever had. Dir. Vigneaux has onf
congratulations; and we can say fuf
him that in his ofioia career here, b
has proved himself to be oDa Of the
most efficient, faithfsl and regular
officers We have ever had.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Mr.. G. W. Hester, near Downs
planted one and a half acres
.in ribbon cane in 1883, and re-
ceived therefroms68O gallons-of good
molasses. In 1889 he planted the
same groundin cotton, eand.gathered
q large bale Of the staple, and also
100 gallons Of .molasses that was
procured from the cane whichgrew
from stubble Of the previous year.
in other words. this acre and a half
Of land brought him the neat little
sum ofa225 for the two years Who
Gays cane growing in North Loui
siana Rili not ply?-Farmeryille
Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The gallant editor 0: The Jen-
snings Reporter, VIM. Cary, has
struck it rich this year. First, be
captured the parish printing,
although the highest bidder. and
next, on January y. he married
Miss Mary C. Kistner, az accom-
plished lady of Jennings. May
your days be long in the land. and
your onIy troubles little ones.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15


We do not now hear as much said
in favor Of the Carolina rice as we
did some time ago. It was demon
strated tie past season that this rice
would stand moretdry weather tIian
the Honduras, but since thre<hing
and marketing it has also been
proven that the Honauras yields
better and brings a better price.
As a result the most of Cur farmers
will plant it another year, preferring
10 take The risk against dpOuth, with
the hopes Of q better yield and
prices thanethsy would probably get
planting the Carolina seed
Welsh Crescent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Jas. B. Prague, a hanger on and
striker of the New Orleans wharf
leseees. is q shining example Of the
reform alderman selected by The
Y. n. D! A. II during all the time
Prague has warmed the seat in the
Council, he has ever raised his
squeaky voice except in defence OF
the bloatsd corporate monspolies
that infest that city, and suck its
very lie blood, Or to oppose meas
ures calculated to better the condi
ton of the people and advance the
matcrial welfare of the city, we have
failed to see it. Hisl course 10 the
belt railroad and fuel gas ordinances,
stamp him as d mere puppet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

1t is gratifying to know that fine
light Of. reason is slowly but surely
beginning to strike the beuighted
citizens Of Kansas. For We are in
formed BY late advices from Atch.
inson that "at the debate of the
Willing Workers meeting at che
a.. M. K. Church the other evening
the decision rendered by the judges
was that JEFF, Davis was more in
strumcntal in freeing the negro Than
Abgaham Lincoln" We guess this
Us qnoraer poetic instance Of "tEath
crushed toeearth will rise again, etc. .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

The New Orleans City Eiem i
very much distressed less the lotterv
should suddenly sever de many
fond Ties which bind it 10 lie dear
people Of This State. and his avay
to cold bleak Daketa. where svss
good whiskey is denied the inhaIa
tants. Calm Yourself, Bro. Fairlax.
whenever the foaisiana STATE TAe
terry shakes tls State. Jon nay
depend on it, darling. she win ges
The dirty shake everywhere eise She
goes. Dry thy tears.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Qnite a change has taken plses
in the St. Martin ReveiIle. Gov
ho1ien has retired, having sold BIZ
paper 10 his sol Homer J.. and IT.
Geo. sillan, who have dropped lheir
patent on 5 de and the tike S Mar
tin and now get ont Le Revsik d
an oil home print. Topographic
It is neat and clean. while The sdllo.
are sparkling, Dir. siIlan
. rencll articles flow fren his pen
in the easy chaste aad classic sgls
Of Lamartine. We wish the uev
management all success they aaliCf
pate and deserve.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15

Emporia Republican: 1agbss I
can read my title clear 70 ! s.,
stocked Kansas farm, then dsoss.
tent will disappear and las sja
have some charm. Should cba.ek
bugs By the millions come, III
droutlrny prospects blight, FIR ai.s.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-15
AReckIess Rem~~

Farewell. dearest che sipL..
che lay against the laseI
double breasted coat. ''and, Geo,a :
yotf may kiss me once, On NJ rs
head. ere you co. soEe
Thanks. Angelina" thousb,f.p
murmnred the yonng man, lbns II.
last time kissed a girl on he s9 =
head got a bang in thg 1sos. ~ :
4 moment later he left nie has.,
looking as il he had been ess;ss
mar~ShmalIow Eamgsas
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22

most uniform return of $250 per ton, which netted the owners very hand some dividends. It's affairs were con ducted in this manner until Novem- Der. 1884, when the Walker brothers purchased the interest of P. R. Brady, for which they paid good, round sum, and they arranged with w. B. Helllngs to build mill and supply water for a fourth interest in the property. Hell ings, however, became involved and sold his interest to J. D. and l.. E.. Walker and, under their management the mill commenced operations on July 1st, 1885, and was kept in oper- ation for thirty-one months, making an average output of $l6,OOO per month.
 The ore becoming refractory the mill was shut down and heavy lead ores have since been shipped to pay the current expenses of development and prospecting the mine. A very large proportion of the ore since extracted has been stored on the dumps and will require roasting before 1t can be prop erly treated. Cornish rolls will likely be put in above the present mill anC the ore will pass from these to the roasters and then into the batterie: for reduction.
 The total bullion shipments iron the ten stamp mill during the time l was running-31 months-aggregatt $327 GOO, as shown by the books o the express company at Casa Grande The gross output of the mine has beer in round figures, $900,000, and of thi sum, forty per cent, or $360,00O ha been profit.
 The following description of tn mine as it looked to the writer fou years ago, fully describes the propert. as 1t then appeared:
 "The formation is limestone an tale, in which the ore seems to b threaded rather than in regular vein It is not continuous for any grea length, but is broken with the forms ton. It was found on an expose
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only by following them, or 'coyoting,' as tRe>process is appropriately termed, and so Iong~as this method produces the requisite bulfiSn returns and ex- tracts all the pay ore to-be-ffonnd. t is perhaps as good a method as the regular plan, and in fact is the only system by which this peculiar mine can be worked at a profit at all. There have been run in tunnels and shafts in this way from 5000 to 5000 feet in the aggregate, and from the nature of the work not single stick of timber has been found necessary throughout the whole workings. Notwithstand- ing the apparent disadvantages of following such 'streaks of rust as one might call them, the rich quality of the ore amply repays for all the dead work and, as compared with other pro ducing mines gives, results largely in favor of the Vekol."
 Save for the greater extension of its developments since the above extract was penned, the mine is much the same as at that time. For many months after encounterlng refractory ore, but little activity existed. A small force of workmen were kept busy and
 occasionally shipments were made to
 cover the expense thereof. The long
 tunnel, now 1250 feet in length, reach
 ed the south end of the Vekol claim and passed into the Argosy, owned bA
 the same parties. The breast of tn'
 tunnel is sixty-five feet lower than It. f mouth, and is 259 feet from the sur
 face of the ground. Ore in abundan
 quantity and excellent quality wa
 found and below single thirty-foo winze shows that it goes down-n one knows how deep. The ore bod is straightening up and, althougl still found in chambers much large
 than formerly, it possesses greate regularity and permanent appearance ; The hanging wall of tale has bee found, but no foot-wall.
 A working shaft is being sunk nea the present end of the tunnel t , facilitate the workings and to provid , a good circulation of air. It Is no . down 100 feet and two shifts are sini ing as rapidly as possible. When
 reaches depth of 200 feet drift WI q be run to the vein and tunnel and I hoist erected.
 l. The developments of the past si
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face of the rock from which the bar ren croppings had at some remote period broken away, and for distance of nearly 800 feet up the face of the hill the gangue can be traced to the croppings which hide the treasure from all other view. The ore bodies run generally north and south. The ore is in bunches'or pockets, sometimes several feet wide, and again nothing but mere discolored thread or seam for an indefinite distance, suddenly en- larging again into pocket. Some of these pinched-out seams continue for twenty or thirty feet before a new body of ore is encountered, but one IS sure to be found if the seam is follow ed. This irregular diffusion of the rich ore precludes. the possibility of working the mine in that systematic manner which the thorough and ex- perienced miners from the Comstock regard as the only proper way of min ing, The ore seams radiate in irregu. lar directions snd the ore can be mined
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22
THE VEKOL.
ONE OF THE MINING WONDERS OF
 FINAL COUNTY.
4 Mine that has Paid from the Grass Roots and Brought Fortunes to its Cwners---Its Best Treasures just being Deveioped--Its
 Bright Prospects fer
 tite Future.

The Vekol mine, situated in the Bitterwell mountains, in the Casa Grande district, about B miles south west of the town of Casa Grande, has far more than justified the expecta- tiOns of it's fortunate owners and has developed into one of the best and most valuable mining properties upon the Pacific coast.
 The original location of the Nekol claim was made on the 5th day of February, 1880, by P R. Brady, Juan Jose Gradello and J. D. Walker. Dur ing the same year Gradello's interest was purchased by Messrs. Brady and Walker and in October, 1881, Luelen E. Walker purchased an undivided one-third interest in the mine.
 The discovery of the ore was made by a Papago Indian who gave specl- mems to Judge J. D. Walker and offer ed to show him where they were found. The first developments were not very encouraging, for a mere pocket of rich ore was found which was soon worked out and the charac ! iSIlotlC lOi nidllOll blldO IVY M sentially from any other known mine in the world, was not understood a that time.
 The ore pockets were found in { limestone formation and were lnvarl ably associated with seam Of talC which, it was learned from experience always connected the ore ~hodies anG served as ali infallible guide III th' search. This fact was learned, how ever, only after the curiosity of it's own CTS had prompted them to follow tn
 slight discoloration that marked tn
 mere thread of a seam, with success that was as unexpected as it was grati 1 lying. Shipments Of the ore were mad , from time to time to California an it's value was demonstrated by the a
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GOLDi
A New Discovery Creates Excitement.

Some two or three weeks since our townsmen, w. IT. Ashurst, Vim. Mor- ris and John Marshall went on prospecting tour through the grand canyon of the Colorado river. They went with full belief that valuable minerals lay embedded in some part of mother earth in that part of the moral vineyard. They were gone about two weeks and returned to Flagstaff with specimens of ore, which we are in formed were assayed at Prescott. What the exact result of the assay was, we are not sufficiently advised to state as we have heard different result, but to-day the least of it, the parties were encouraged so much by the re- turns, that they again returned to the scene of their former discovery. We are informed that they intend sending lot of it off to have it run so as to get the exact value. This news aroused attention. and Niles Cameron who took trip through the canyon last summer, broke oH some pieces of rock and brought them home as curiosities, thinking nothing more of them until this week he broke one of the pieces of rock in two and to his utter astonishment found a nugget of gold about $ of an inch in length and about as large around as pencil. Several parties have left this week for the canyon, among them are: Niles Cameron, Ed Gale P. D. Berry, Geo. Rogers, Robt John son, Fletcher Fairchild, James Lam port, James Catherins-Ferguson, Der Doney and one or two others, whOst names we failed to get. We hope tC give our readers more definite informa ton in our next issue, as. but little isye known.-Flagstaff Democrat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22

power of congress to pass an ex post facto law, and that the statutes Of Ari- zona as promulgated are thereby de- clared to be legal and binding, will not the Governor stand convicted ot violating his solemn oath of office in refusing to issue his proclamation calling a constitutional convention as provided by the last Legislative As semblyY Verify, our public affair; will scarcely be simplified and the en tanglement unraveled by the remedy But those little offices! What noble ambition possesses our wise and might! executive in his struggle for weak pap particularly as the people do not car' a continental who fills those position SO long as the public interests are no imperiled.