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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23
MODERN CLIFF DWELLERS.

MODERN CLIFF DWELLERS.
San Marcial Reporter.
1t Is unnecessary to 60 among the
barrances IN the inaccessible fast
nesses of the mountains of Old
and New Mexico to find cliff dwell
lers and their primitive abodss
We have cliff houses here ia So
corro county, and their occupants
do not scurry away and hide, rs
did those discovered by Lieutenant
Schwatka, living in the remote bar
RANGES of the Sierra Madres in Old
Mexico. Out back of the coal
mines at Carthage the Mexicans
and Dagos have burrowed into the
sides of the canyons and chamber
ed out dwellings, one above the
other, in which they live in wrech-
edness and filth withjas few of the
household conveniences as their
savage prototypes. 1t is possible
that in after years, when the coal
mines are exhausted and aband-
oned, that some antiquarian and
archaeologist wandering about
will chance upon these habitations,
and picking up pieces OF broken
ollas, will write a lengthy article
for some scientific review in rela-
ton to the extinct race which once
occupied them, and descant
learnedly upon the exact degree of
civilization they must have attain
ed as indicated by the broken pot
terry.
And If the article should chance
to fall under the eyes of DR.. Q. q.
Cruickshank, then wealthy re-
tired physician, he will--unless he
changes very materlally-remark:
ooh! | used to follow the
trail among and over those habita-
tions visiting patients when l was
practicing medicine In San Marcial
IN 1891"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23

A MINERAL WELL.


There has been considerable ex-
citement about mineral strike
made in the new railroad we'll last
Friday and il there is a piece OF
ground within half a mile of it that
is not located, it is because no rail-
road man knows where it is FRI
day the men who were working In
the we'll found some galena which
locked pretty fair. The stuff was
found in drift and was at least
one hund red and eighty feet from
the surface. The ore was assayed
and the report came that it went
seventeen per cent lead, twelve per
cent zinc and one hundred and
eighty ounces In silver. Ed Flynn,
the foreman IN charge of the we'll
would not let any outsider go down
III tU6 Wcll auu uO Ouo Cuulu uuu
cut just which way the blind ledge
run. Sunday and Monday the
railroad men who had got private
pointers from Flynn as to the
direction OF the lead were out there
locating in every direction, and be-
tween other locations. All this
time Flynn was keeping away from
the well and giving his friends
pointers. 1t was rather amusing
TO see men who were working for
eighty or ninety dollars per
month locating property which
at best would require ten thousand
dollars worth Of development work
to show the pay ore, but they
we're doing 1t and considering
themselves rich-in anticipation.
1t is probable that the bubble will
not be broken until they read this
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23
THREE DOLLARS Pen YEAR.

bond upon for year, price
5000. No money required
down. Mines to stand or fall
on their merits. Contact of
lime and porphyry. Assays
Of 76 ounces silver per ton.
Address Kean St. Charles,
FL Paso, Texas, care FL Paso
Bullion.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23
MINING In GRANT COUNTY

Special Correspondence OF THk ApNoSArE
Silver City, N. NJ, Oct. Il, 81.
The Flagler Reduction Works
under the management of Prof
Geo. Waring have been running
some time on tallings made years
ago at the Bremen Mill. These
tailings assay from $5 to SIS il
silver.
The Bremen Mill has been leas-
ed by w. r. Beall, Geo. f. Reed
and Frank Milstead to do custom
work exclusively. The ores reduc'
ed at these works come princi-
pally from the Lone Mountain
district
John Brockman has bonded q
number of mines at Lone Noun.
tain. lei is believed he will succeed
in Inducing capitalists to invest In
them, as they show up well and
seem to be of great value.
The employees, including John
Boyle, Jr, the agent, have filed
liens upon the Mountain Key a,
Pinos Altos. The company owed
their men one months wages when
the mine closed down.
At Georgetown, the merchants
are getting in large quantities OF
merchandise. They evidently ex'
pect more activity than has been IL
that camp for some time.
Brasaw & Potter will soon start
up the Washington Mill on
ore from the McGregor mine.
Mr.. Alex McGregor. manager fol
Thos. Phsby, contemplates putting
up a sampler on the Naiad Queen
mine for the convenience OF men
having small lots of ore. The
smelters at Socorro and El
Paso object to small lots such as
are generally produced by the
Georgetown leaser. So Mr.. Nc
Gregor proposes to sample and
purchase all lots too small for
shipment.
The Italians have struck an
immt nse body of ore, some OF
which is high grade, In th Dir mine
adjoining the Georgetown grave
ward. The ore Is of the same
character rs that of the George
town mines.
The Hanover r. r. Co. paid up
its laborers and employees, and is
now doing heavy business in iron
ores. This company gets ore con-
tainlng 60 per cent iron in excess
of silica, delivered on board cars at
Hanover for 81. so per ton.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23
PROFITABLE MINES.


Denver Mining Review
A mine to he good company
mine" should be large one and
worked on large scale. In order
to pay dividends on shares number.
ing from 100000 to 100000, the
profits have to be considerable OF
the dividend per share becomes In.
significant and disappointing. The
number of mines which pay hand
some incomes to q single owner OF
firm is very large; yet such mines,
netting even $4,000 to $4,000 a
year will not satisfy the sharehold-
ers in big corporation; and the
chances are that the profit, being
considered too small to make Q
good showing in dividends, will be
frittered away. 1t is seldom for
instance that the California corpor-
ations, operating mines mainly in
Nevada, offer their shareholders
less than rs cent dividends, which
on the usual capitalization of $l0,-
600, 900 in 100000 sharas would
mean the very respectable sum OF
$25, 900. One such dividend a year
would be creditable exhibit for a
mine owned by one or two persons.
Thus to be promising purchase
for a proposed corporation, mine
ought to be one which can bs work
ed by considerable force to in
sure steadiness Of output A rich
but narrow vein, where only lin
tied number of men have room for
stopping, may he the best for indi-
vidual ownership, since running
expenses are low; but it is not 80
good for company as a large de-
posit Of lower grade, capable of be-
ing extensively opened and pre-
senting large breasts in the Slopes,
with more regular output The
most reliable gold mines have been
of very low grade but with large
and regular deposits. In Califor-
MIA SIS ton is considered a very
fair basis for q company mine If
the ore ls IN quantity; but a very
much lower tenor has been worked
with great profit in the exception
ally large deposits of the Black
Hills and Alaska, where IS a ton
would leave a liberal margin for
In fact most OF the
famous mines have not been OF
high grade, the gold ore rarely
showing any to the eye, SO that
most miners have n prejudice
against what are called Specimen
mines" The same thing holds, to
a less extent, with silver and core
mines. On the Comstock the
heart OF the "big bonanza" (the
greatest ore body ever known only
averaged $50 per ton, including
the rich streaks, and that WAS
thought to be very high. The
great silver mines of Montana have
not averaged anything like as
such. There have been excep-
tions, notable in Arizona, Colorado
and Utah. where high grade ores
in comparatively small amounts
have produced largely; but speak
Ing generally, the celebrated mines
have not been of that class.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23
ATTITUDE OF BANKS To-
WARDS MINING,

Denver Mining INDUSTRY.
The president of one of the oldest
and largest banks in Denver refused
the other day to discount a 90-day
note for few hundred dollars,
secured by large block Of stock
in one OF the famous mines of Pit
kin county. He did not stop to
inquire about the value Of the stock
or sndeavor to learn what it would
bring per share at auction or take
any other steps to ascertain whether
or not is was valuable as collateral.
He positively and haughtily re-
piled, IL would not loan dollar
upon the stock of the best mine
IN the State" He would loan his
and his depositors money (sub rosa
of course) upon ranch property or
vacant sand lots anywhere about
the City of Denver, but not dol
lar upon the mines which have
made valuable the real estate which
is the favored security to all money
loaners.
The mines of Colorado are turn
ing out over S30,000,000 annually,
and yet such pig. headed bankers
as the one in question assert that
the stock of no mino in the State
Is acceptable collateral. Some
bankers may possibly give slight
accommodations to mining men or
loan them small amounts on MIN
ing stocks, yet We venture the
assertion that no banker in Denver
would dare to have such actions
published to the world. Every
banker and capitalist will readily
admit that mining ls great and
profitable industry, and that there
would be widespread stagnation
and decentralization in all kinds OF
business if mining and smelling
operations should he closed down.
Yet they never have dared to open
ly back this industry by making
loans either upon mines or mining
stock. Individually many bankers
ore owners of mines or Interested
in smelling plants, bat the ex-shoe-
maker IN question has retained
his lap.stone ideas and carried
them into his banking Office. Min
ing men are moneyed men in many
cases, and all OF them are rustlers
and handle large sums OF money,
80 that the time Is not far distant
when they may compel bankers to
accept their collateral or withdraw
their accounts and place them In
bank of their own, which will open
ly extend credit to mining men
and accept as collateral approved
mining security. 1t is just as easy to
fiId out about the value OF mining
security as any other kind if an
honest and thorough attempt be
made to do so. For ever 30 years
mining in this State has been and
is today the leading industry-has
made the State what she is-apd
yet mining is not regarded by the
financial institutions as legitimate
business, 30 far as the ability to
secure banking accommodation is
In all the history OF
business no other talf 80 profitable
and reliable an industry has ever
been 80 long denied recognition 10y
banks asd bankers, aud it is about
time for new deal.
Some of our bankers who so vir-
tuously contend that their deposi=
tors would not favor the new de.
parture of extending credit to
men, do not hesitate occas-
to tell an inquirer, "our
bank has no money to loan, but Mr.
Blank has some funds to loan at
two and three per cent. per month
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23

paper and find out that an assay
has been made and that the ore
runs about fifteen per cent lead
with good deal of zinc and an
timony and an ounce and a half of
silver.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23

| have two silver prospects
near the rich silver camp Of
Hermosa, Sierra county, N.
NJ, that | will let a working
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-10-23

Hlllsboro is situated in
me me center OF the great
nlllssoro, Kingston and
Black Range gold and silver
Country, and only Is miles
distant from the famous
Lake Valley silver fields.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
THE FLOWER MISSION.
The Report For June, and an Ap.
peal to Liberal Citizens.

The Report For June, and an Ap.
peal to Liberal Citizens.
At the regular monthly meeting 70,
July OF Asheville's Associated Charity
commonly known as the Flower Mis-
sion,' the report of the city missionary
was made, showing 1893 visits made dur.
ing the last two months. The report Of
the superintendent of the central office
showed 107 visits, 20 families helped IS
orders given, and SO applicants at the
office. This last is marked increase
and shows that this department is grad.
ually becoming recognized feature OF
the work.
Less encouraging, however, was the
treasuier's account for June. Receipts,
$3.50; expenditures, $6O.72. In add.
ton to this small deficit, there are out
standing bills for drugs and provisions
to the amount of $63.70, which should
be paid at once.
There is, it seems, to judge from the
treasury, prevalent opinion that sum
mer vacation" extends to contributions
to mission work, and that the poor need
but little assistance during the warm
months, whereas there is more sickness
now than in the cold weather, and drug
bills more than take the place of the fuel
bills OF the winter.
The county does its share in the work,
and the question now is how shall we
make up this deficit and begin next
month with balanced books? An enter
tainment has been. suggested, but al
though the Flower Mission" is compos-
ed of women, the so-called devotces of
this method of raising money, we wish
to be an exception to the rule, and make
the old-tashioned fair or the more mod
ern lawn party our last resort. In view
of this fact the Mission makes first an ap-
peal to the liberality of Asheville citizens,
many OF whom have helped the work in
the past, and asks them to share with it
the responsibility of caring for the poor
and needy of the place.
Contributions may be sent to the treas
urer. Mrs. W. W. Barnard, 74North Main
street, or to the Central office, 20 Spruce
street.
President of the Flower Mission.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
JUDGE WARDER'S SUICIDE.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A
CHATTANOOGA TRAGEDY.
The Judge Killed His SOn.in-I.aw
And Has Ever Since Been Amict-
ed with MeIanchOlia-He Was a
Prominent Republican.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 15.-Tudge
]. A. Warder committed suicide last night.
The act has created sensation through
out the state. Since the death OF his
son-in-law, Simpson Fayette, the result
of a family quarrel in which Fayette
was killed. Judge Warder's daughter
was wounded and he himself seriously
hurt, he has been attacked with mean-
cholia and his mind has been in a very
unsettled condition. Since his release
from confinement on account of his
wound he has been residing on Lookout
mountain with his wife and mother.
Yesterday, upon the advice of his
mother, he went back to the city in order
to be relieved of the monotony of rural
life. BY some unknown means he secured
a pistol in Chattanooga and last night,
at midnight. after saying his prayers in
the presence of his mother and bidding
her an affectionate goodbye he placed
the revolver to his temple and fired The
ball entered the brain and caused death
in about two hours.
Warden, before the unfortunate tragedy
in which he killed Fayctto, was one of
the most prominent solicitors in the
state. At one time he was mentioned as
a republican nominee for governor. He
served for time on the supreme court
bench of the state. He was attorney of
the city OF Chattanooga up to last night,
when his resignation was accepted by
the city council.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
Boarding House Register.

The committee engaged in correcting
the Young Mems Christian Association
boarding house register for the summer
earnestly request all who will take
boarders to notify them of the fact. The
register is being more used by strangers
this summer than ever before. 1t should
be complete index to the respectable
houses OF the city. The committee can
not make it such unless the houses will
cooperate, 1t you will take boarders
send your name and address upon a pos
tai card today. DO not wait; you NAV
forget it. No charge is made Address
Boarding House Committee, Y. Nj. {. A.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
AFFAIRS or CONSEQUENCE.
FOREIGN,

FOREIGN.
The streets of Melbourne have beer
flooded bv the overflow of the Yarra
river, and thousands of persons in
the colony of Victoria are homeless from,
the inundations.
The British government has appointed
the council OF the Society of Arts, con
mission to represent Great Britain at
Chicago Worlds Fair, and appropriated
$l25O00 to pay the expenses of the com
mission.
The municipal election at Metz Sunday
resulted i'll the choice of council, com
posed of nine Germans and twenty-five,
protcstantS, against German domination
OF Alsacc-Lorraiue. The result has crea
ted sensation in Berlin.
HOME.
The st Louis hotel, Duluth, MINI.
was partly burned Monday. The build
ing owned hy the Boston Realty and In.
uestment company, was damaged $780,
600.
Reports from thirty-cight counties ir
Kansas show that mortgages on farm.
were paid OF in June to the amount O
1854, 1852, while new were filed fol
$473,674.
A record was broken at Washington
Park, Chicago, Monday, Van Burcn car
rying rs pounds. running the mile and
seventy yards in AS, breaking the long
standing record of .54I,
Mr. F. r. Fava, son of Barou Fava
the Italian minister, who was recently
recalled, expresses the opinion that for
eign representatives who come to Ameri
ca should be business men instead O
diplomats.
The Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks, who has
been confirmed by the House of Bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal church a.
bishop of Massachusetts, says his conse
Grafton will not take place for two OF
three months vet.
In the state of New Jersey there arr
1S,4S7 acres of abandoned farms. The
chief causes are sterility of soil and tn.
poverty of the farmers denying to the
earth the fertilizers and manures neces
sary to the production of good crops.
The question of the site for the Jefferson
Davis mausolcum and monument is now
one of absorbing interest in Richm ,nd
Va, but nothing will be done until Mrs
Davis is able to confer with the people
Mrs, Davis has written letter to the
Davis Monument Association and com
mittee of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce in which she makes grateful ac
acknowledgement tor herself and children
for the many cordial utterances they hav,
made on behalf of the state of Virginif
regarding Mr.. Davis,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
A PLANK OF THE OHIO DEM.
OCRATIC PLATFORM.
Minority Report From Platform
Committee Declares Against
Free COfnage-A Tariff For Rev
enue Only and An Income Tax,

CLEVELAND, o., July l5.-One of the
largest and, at the same time most in
harmonious conventions ever assembled
III the history OF the Ohio democracy met
here this morning The denomination of
Governor Campbell had been conceded
by his opponents since last evening, but
they sturdily determined to refuse, after
the formal result should be assured
the time honored courtesy of an unani-
nous denomination.
The vast music hall in which the con-
vention was held was packed to it's
utmost long before the hour of meeting
arrived. The decorations consisted
largely of the American class, which
drapcd pillars, galleries and boxes
Promptly at 1890 O'Clock Chairman
Norton of the stat central committee.
called the convention to order and Rev.
J. W. Campbell, OF Cleveland, invoked
he divine blessing. The Thurman quar-
tctte club, OF Columbus, sang The Wei
come Meeting" after winch Chairman
Norton opened the rOnvcntian with stir
ring address and introduced Allen w.
Thurman as temporary chairman, who
made ringing speech.
Ex-Congressman Frank I.cBlond, of
Mercer county. was selected as pcrma-
ncnt chairman Of the convention. He
was enthusiastically received. Chairman
l.eBond denounced the last republican
congress for its bad legislation and its
attempt to pass the iriquitous force bill
and thereby perpetuaie in power the
party which for a decade has been the
representative of the monopolies and
enemies of the people. Applausc.
General Armstrong, OF Cleveland,
moved that the convention adopt the
picture OF a victorious rooster as the
device to designate the democratic ticket,
the recent ballot reform law requiring
he selection of some device.
"The republicans" said Armstrong,
will recognize that as our symbol and
every man who votes the democratic
ticket can put his mark under the roos-
ter" Laughter and applause.
The suggestion struck the convention
tavorably and Mr.. Armstrong; motion
was adopted by acclamation.
The first contest in the convention
arose over the report of the committee
on credentials on the 25th ward of Gin
clnnati. The Hamilton county dclega-
tion generally protested against the re-
port OF the committee and supported the
minority report.
The majority report of the credentials
committee was Overwhelmingly adopted
Chairman Finley, of the resolutions
committee, submitted majority report
on the platform. 1t commends Camp
bells administration, favors tariff for the
sole purpose of revenue sufficient to eco
nomically administer the government,
accepts the issue involved in the Mckin-
ley act, tavors the income tax, demands
the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
and congratulates the people on the
defeat OF the force bill and expresses SYM
pathy with the Russian Jews. The mi
nority report declares against the free
silver and income tax planks.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
CAPT. CORPENING TALKS.
WHAT THE A., A. & h. ROAD
WILL AMOUNT I'D.

such a Liberal Offer, He Says, IL
Unheard of In the Annals ol
RailrOading - Turn Out and
Vote.
Captain W. G. Corpening, leading
citizen Of this place, who has been for the
last eight months engaged in completing
contract on the Bristol, Elizabet thtor
and North Carolina railroad arrived ir
the city on yesterday, for the avowed
purpose of saying and doing all he could
to induce the people to rally as one man
to the railroad proposition to be voted
on next Monday.
Capt. Corpening says that if the people
will carry this proposition, they will be
as certain of getting an independent
northern connection as they go to the
polls. He is thoroughly familiar with
the Tennessee section of this line. He
and his brother did much of the work
already done between Bristol and the
North Carolina line, and will continue to
work on it till the contract is completcd.
and Mr. coro.n;,o .avs tho ..nta.,a,'
ma" mad. b.. ~. ",s n,ins says %. ."e statement
TO- Tnn c,y,.nn Iy m,' a.ay nu,ay 'ne president IN
rel;ed nnnn Hssaro otI ~. ,"n ne implicitly
OF the stringency in money matters the
work has been suspended for the last few
Fr;daw l,st af,or , ~ .,oa,:., .t .n ,io',ee ol, VI,
of d;rcctnrs thot % thn . ,,a. t.s y. ', .nt ooaru
merce and ho n,,shoa . VIII ,,'. mU"'u ny, eoli'-
snesa IN, I"u na,,,, ~ .s,' VIII" I'LL possible
Cart rorndn;,,,, r,u;.eu. .,........
of pr;stoI pPt"T PrE ~, says vs., tie suoser'Ptiohs
n'so', n'u" S1y anu Narter county,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
Schedule
-
GuING EAST
An Opportunity,

A cash prize of one thousand dollars
has been offered for the best short story
or novel having the Grandfat her Noun.
tain and the beautiful scenery OF that 10.
cality woven into the plot.
This mountain, situated as it is in the
most picturesque part OF Western North
Carolina, furnishes an attractive setting
for an interesting story.
The selection will be made by a COM
mittce of competent reviewers, and the
story must not be less than 10 nor cx-
cccd 80 pags.
Detailed information may be obtained
of the LinvlIe Improvement Company,
OF Linvillc, North Carolina.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-15
Speaking at BiltImOre.

J. M. Campbell, Mark l.. Reed, and per
haps Others will address the citizens o
Biltmore tonight, on the railroad ques
ton. AT least one hundred citizens o
Asheville should attend this meeting, anc
show their interest in the matter. The
executive committee has arranged tc
have wagon load of watcrmclons cut
after the speaking, and large crowd and
a pleasant time is expected.