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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17


In one respect at least Quito,
the capital of Ecuador, is the most
unique city in the world-it is
situated in both the northern and
the southern hemispheres, a dis
tinction claimed by no other place
of Importance on the globe. AT
Quito the sun rises and sets at b
o'clock the year around. You
may forget to wind your watch
while you are visiting the Equa-
dorean capital, but you need not
hunt regulat )r = set 1T when tie
sun rises or sets and you will be
sure to be right, Old Sol makes
no mistakes. In one part OF the
city the summer season does battle
with old winter, who is just across
the street. The seasops, rs far
as names are concerned, change
almost instantly; but, as the tenn
perature is remarkably even, these
curious points are seldom thought
of or commented on by the $4,000
people who make Quito their home.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17
THE PLATFORM FIXED.

The phrase -mongers at Minnea'
polls need not have troubled them.
selves overmuch about the plat
form to be adopted.
The platform OF the party in
power is made up of Its record in
Office. What it has done OF
attempted or has left undone
declares its principles and policy
beyond the power OF mere words
to alter or amend.
The Republican record of legis-
lature and administration for the
past three years and quarter
shows 1t to be in favor of:
War in time of peace.
Billion Dollar expenditures.
A. tariff for monopolies only.
Bountles and subsidies to
favored interests.
A Federal Force law for cleo
tions.
Scandalous pension management
The protection of its raseals.
The division OF Offices as spoils,
Currency initiation with short
dollar notes
A clustering diplomacy.
The untexing of foreigners only.
Whatever fine. sounding senti
ments the convention adopted,
this is the real platform of the
Republican party. Actions speak
louder than words.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

The carriage in which Napoleon
/. made his famous retreat from
Moscow and in which he, as EN- :
peror General, set out from Paris
in the campaign which closed al
Waterloo, is now preserved at Ion,
don by the trustees of the Yelling,
ton estate, the relic having for,
merly been the property OF the
"Iren Duke" 1t is a two seated
conveyanee,swith top aud sides
lined with iron; there is also a
front curtain" of iron that can
be raised and lowered at will.
The wheels are large and heavy,
and the steps are finished with
curious battle designs done in
silver. The Emperor used the
back seat and kept his pillows and
blankets under 1t. The back of
the front seat was used as cup
board, and was provided with all
sorts of culinary articles and u
small spirit or oil stove.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

The Durango Herald is authority
for the statement that Capt Jack
Crawford, the poet scout, has
abandoned Gen. MeCook's expedi-
ton into the Carrizo mountains.
on the Navajo reservation, aud
expresses the opinion that tho eE-
pedition will be failure, as far ss
the finding of mineral is concerned.
on account OF the want Of compet.
ent prospectors. Information is
that excellent mineral Indications
have been found by the commis-
sion aud sam ples taken aud sent 3.
Washington for analyses. 1t m
reported that while out on the trip
some misunderstanding arose as to
the best plan of procedure between
Gen. McCook and Capt. Jack
Crawford, and this resulted N tie
latter quitting the expedition.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

she OF course cut he rself most hor-
ribly. The King had not been
apprised OF the hopelessness Of
her case, and was astonished be
y o nd measure at the appearance Of
III 9 woman, clad only in linen and
covered with blood. His shrieks
aroused the whole palace. but when
she had been secur ed tho Ring
himself was found to be in rag
ing deiirium. From this he never
recovered, but died trying to hida
from terrible phantoms.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17


Sidney Dillon, ex-president of
the Union Pacific railroad, il dead.
His history is very remarkable and
interesting, when il is remembered
that he is the son of poor Irish
parents, who emigrated to this
country before his birth. At the
extremely tender age OF seven.
young Dillon left the parental roof
aud obtained position as water
boy" on road which eventually
became the New York Central, at
salary OF 81 a week. lie man
aged, in the course OF few years.
by great frugality, to 60 into bus,-
ness for himself on a sand and
water supply basis. When about
thirty years old, Mr.. Dillon mar
RED lady to whom he attributes
the q eater part OF his success in
life. His business grad ually en-
larged, aud he devoted his time ,te
carrying out railroad contractsi be-
personally superintended the lay
ing of the Cnion Pacific road, of
which he became president on the
death of Horace 4 Clark. ,f
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

One of the most rem aTkable
instances in history OF death by
fright is that of King Frederick |.
of Prussia. He was actually
scared. to death by his wife. He
was one day sleeping in an arm
chair when his Queen, Louisa
Mecklenbcrg. who had been hope.
lessiy insane for some time. escap-
cd from her keepers aud made her
way to his private apartments.
As mentioned above, Frederick
was doing when his wife. dressed
in a pure white gown. dashed
through the plate glass door and
threw herself In a raging delirium
upon him. In breaking the glass
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

then travellers found 1t necessary
to carry a supply Of water with
them In their wagons, and canteens
were never empty when the signal
in the morning Was given to move
on. Parties travelling in the south
west at this later day were to take
similar precautions. death from
thirst would ), no longer be
chronicled. A canteen of water now
in New Mexico is a far better pro
lection for life than revolver.
The former will be needed. the
latter seldom but when you want
one you want it awful bad Perhaps
it might be better to be provided
with both,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17
LOST ON TIE DESERT.

III Paso Bullion.
Is a familiar heading recently
in Southwestern newspapers.
We observed 1t once more in the
Tombstone Prospector of the 3rd
instant. That travellers may and do
continue to loose their bearings
and 90 astray on the vast mesas
of New Mexico and Arizona we
are prepared to coneeede, but why
human life should be jeopardized
through the want OF water and
perish of thirst Is not so easily
understood. Years ago when
water was scarcsr than 1t is now
in New Mexico and Arizona, before
the railways had erected their
present lines OF water tanks and
when the solicitude of the south
west was unbroken by the hundreds
of stock ranches that have been
established during the past decade,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

A cubic inch of gold is worth,
in round numbers, $2l0; cubic
foot, 362,3S0, and cubic yard,
S9,797, ,762, this on the basis of SIS
per ounce. At the beginning of
the Christian era there was S427,-
100000 of gold in the world, but
at the time of the discovery of
America the total of the worlds
gold supply had been reduced to
100000. The amount OF gold
now IN use Is estimated AZ being
worth SlO,OO0,000,O0O.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

Hlllsboro is situated in
She center ei tie great
Hl !isboro, Kingston and
Black Range gold and silver
country, and only is miles
distant from the famous
lake Valley silver fields.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17
The greatest mine known is Il

The greatest mine known is The
ocean. LIZ each ION OF ocean
water contains 6 milligrammes of
gold and 10 of silver, which is
about the lowest results yet re-
ported from it, the ocean contains
q ,595, 500, 500, ,02S tons of gold and
over 64,7S6, 1888, 1907, ,0S4 tons of
silver. Why don't some of our
mining companies locate the ocean
as a mine and sell stock on it.
They wouldn't need to water it,
and they could get out truthful
prospectus which would suit even
the exuberant Brick Pomeroy.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17
CIVILIZING INFLUENCE OF
MINING.

Denver Mining Industry.
1t is the miner and the metal.
lurglst that made possible the
fleets, the railways, the printing
press and type, and the machinery
which has done as much in a
generation to reyolutionize the
world as any other influence. Ii
was the iron miner and tho metal
lurgist who made the tools Of pro-
gress; it was the gold and silver
miner who furnished the life blood
of commerce stimulus of
invention, ambition and trade.
which made the extended use Of
machinery possible.
1t was mining which caused tho
subjugation, settlement and devel.
opment of the new world. Far
ther back than the 400 years ago,
when Columbus discovered our
own continent. mining led as the
one great influence which caused
the boom aud rush such as we
know in our time. Human nature
has apparently changed little.
The tin mines of Cornwall were An
attraction to phenician desires,
and they were en- all-powerful
influence in making Great Britain
the nation she became. Spain had
her "boom" in the years b. c.,
when Romans and Carthagenians
alike overran the Iberlan Peninsula
for Its gold and silver ores. Han
nibal there dug out the means to
carry on his war with Rome, and
the mines became the prize for
which nations battled. Croesus,
the great miner of history. is SAID
to have got millions fromrthe sands
of the Tagus and Douro, and the
Roman ladies, 80 we are told,
"shone with Spanish gold
1t WAS gold that led millions to
become miners in all tho country
from Alaska to Cape Horn. The
shafts, the drifts, the slopes and
tho washings of the sands are the
evidences of the great events which
made the world what it ls. Had
it not been for the gold and silver
Of Mexieo and Peru, the Americans
to-day would most likely be little
known. Had it not been for
California's golden store, that fair
State would to day be sleeping
under the Mexican flag, and the
great railways to the Pacific coast
would be only dream to come
true some time in the far away.
future. Within the memory of
aged men a few hundred
numbered the population of Vlo-
toria, South australia, New South
Wales, New Zealand, Queensland,
Tasmania and Van Dieman's La nd.
The discovery of gold there raised
these colonies to a prosperous,
grand and glorious aggregation of
and progressive people;
1t put new island continent
among the lands under the South
ern Cross. 1t was gold aud the
gold miner who changed the unin
labited wilderness, the haunt of
he wombat, emu and kangaroo
nto pastures and home.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

BY throwing silver ont of tie
category of money into the con
dition of merchandise, the specie
foundation for all credits and eur
rencies has been reduced fully one
half. That was contraction of
fifty per cent. 1t requires no for
sightedness to perceive that such
nnheard of contraction of precious
metal foundations of all credit and
currency would be followed by a
decline in value OF all properties,
approaching Fifty per cent. This
is why wheat aud other farm pro-
ducts are worth only two thirds
what they would have been had
silver remained as money.
Nothing in. my opinion will save
our people from a social revolution
SO surely as the full reconciliation
of silver, and giving 1t all the
advantages we now give gold, both
in law and Ill the ruling of our
treasury department. Banker
Thomson { New York.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17
Nature Joined gold and silver

together and carries them together
everywhere in earth and ocean
"What God hath joined together,
let no man put asunder." But
John Sherman and his following
are fellows who are trying to
divorce the PAIR, and they are
creating about as much misery as
such fellows ever do create.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

The greatest gold mine in the
world is owned by the Juachoea
company In Chilli 1t pays m.
nually S6,000,000 in dividends
The mine is 500 miles from the
coast and Is $1,000 feet above the
water level. Coal at the mine
costs $3.50 ton, being packed 100
miles on males. twenty one
hundred men are employed at 81
to S3 so per day. The width of
the pay ore varies from 81 to 6
feet. The daily product is eight
tons, averaging S2, 100 per ton.
Ore of less value goes in the dump
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-06-17

The Azure Mining Company. a
New York corporation, for the
past eight months has been work
ing its turquoise mine in theBurro
mountains in Grant county very
quietly and very successfully,
making regular monthly shipments
to New York. Five men have
been constantly employed on the
mine since its inception, and have
been paid with u eommendable
regularity. The precious mater ial
is found in seams and also in the
form of geodes, and occasionally
enough is found in what is termed
NEST" to pay three months
labor. The development consists
of one pit some 30 feet deep, 30
feet wide and 40 feet long, the
waste rock being run by cal
through a tunne. to the dump.
The turquoise extracted from the
mine is of a very high grade and
finds a ready market in New York.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

sxcepticsAlly Individual in character aud
uuque 10 form. Il viIl probably be balm
By the Vermont Marble company Of Proc
Tot.
A few months ago eI Gov. John W.
Stewart o. Vermont vas drawing . sslary
Of s5. 600 year - . member Of Congress.
Nov be 10 earning . salary Of SIS syesr as
third selec,msn Of the town OF Middleoary
The people Of Vermont know Gov. Stew
art - . plain. practical man. Is veil - %
eminent lawyer and pabiieist After have
ing received nearly all the honors the
State could bestow upon him be IL to be
admired 10 bis retirement for mingline
once more with his fellow townsnen In
their municipal affairs aud aiding them
from the s,or~house Of his wide observa
ton aud ripe experience.
The death ., Tipmouth last week O
Hon Levi Rice. removed man Who's
loss will DO iel, deeply in the town and
surrounding comfy. Along with mao!
local offices given him be bad served re
pesiedly rs representative Of bis town sD'
Is ouu,y senator, while IS juror and fore
man OF grand inquest be was prominent II
court matters.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24
mn ms N tor.

la the fall, when Hill was holding on to
two offices, the ID moeratic papers were
boosting Of What a fire Senator he would
be when he finally landed III Washington
Conc ress has been In session nearly Tour
months and our fine senator hos been IN
his seat hardly rs many days, and when
there he has given very li'lie attention to
the leq,tim ate business OF tn, session, but
most OF tho time engaged 10 setting up
p,,s foy the capture Of delegates TO the
Democrat c natioual convention,
The only two subjects ~hich be has
shoxed any decided interest ~ was the
confirmation oi Republican postmaster
10 one Of The smaller cities Of New York
and the con,es, between Noyes and Rock'
we'll iors seat in the House OF Represents
lives. A. the election Noyes. the Repub
licap, had the mos, woes. but the super
yisors. . msjorty OF whom we're Demo-
Gratis. threw out enough Republican vjtes
10 give Rockwell a majority and be was
given the errti6c.te. precisely as the votes
were rejected and the certificate awarded
which gave the n Y Senate to the Demo
Gratis.
The fraud in the Rockuell case wss &C
.ppsreot that the elections committee 10
the House voted almos, unanimously %
upsea, Rock sell. and this uotwi'h standing
the reported isct iba, Senator Hill tried
hi. bee, to bail dcz the Democrats on the
committee.
Its true tha, Senstor Hill has drawf
bi. salary only from the time Congress
commepced u. session. but the balance
from the fourth Of March 1891 10 stii
10 hi. credit snd te can drs~ IT when b
chooses. snd u will remain TO his credi
| uuless lie ars~s il er orders u covered
into the ir..snry. ahich he had not dom
:, last asc. nnis. II rlss not drss sslar
les for b III q ,ss,uof and Srnsior OF th'
same time, bnt se would no, like TO wage
money o. H.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

every set be performs. every r9assi DC
denies. every favor be srsnis. every sofa
be ui,s,s. IL weighed aed judged snd he
10 held strictly responsible for the remote
oonseq a.nees Of both bis acts and bis
rciussls 10 set
Pre.iispi Hsuison 10 very fortunate 10
bi. equipment, for this hish ofice. lie
possessc. strong physique. 10 oompsctly
huiIi. be. vigorous appetite. sccd diges'
ton. full sleeping capacity. al even tenn
pet, ssd The power Of long sustained labor
He loves work and takes . keen delight 10
the severesi mental tfart
A college graduate. 9 trained lawyer
successful. and yet scquaiDted With adver'
sity. soldier With . prsciicsi knouieds'
OF campaign. and battles; local politician
Of the better sort; for 6 yeArs Uuiied
senator. With vide sequaioisncs With ih'
sblest men OF bis days careful student o.
history and OF contemporsncous poi,ies
movements; en- independent thinker, aud
close observer OF men and methods. b.
came 10 the presidency 10 the prime Of life
fully oogniz.ut OF the exalted dignity 0
the position and filled With an ambition Il
NEE, worthily sll proper demands that I
might make upon him
A Cnristisu without bisotry; pstrio
-..lo,, .a,tianal,sm4 n statssmAn WItbou
nsrowuess; = politicisu without bitter
ness; soldier without vanity;s popuia
leader without vulgsrity, be stands beior
the country to day ass 'ypicsl American
honest without cant tender hearted With
out eush. He appreciates the good. tb
true, the beautiful; sympatblzes With th
poor, the ignorant, the unfortunate, su'
condemns all that is low. mean, or evil.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

The London Times recently published
with savage editorial comment, commun'
icsiion from an alleged Americn army
officer threatening Great Britain With i'm
mediate invasion aud conquest II the
British lion did not take on more sub
dued and humble sir. II now appears
thst this formidable missive which so
greatly excited British Iingoes. Was sent
TO the Thunderer ass joke bya brigh'
Yankee schoolboy, aged 10. The incident
i. one tbs. recalls the credulity OF the
Tines in the Pisots iorseries. Eviden'ly
somebody in the management Of the great,
eel newspaper in Europe 10 sadly 10 need
Of little plain, common sense.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

/. 10 not without significance thst the
first year which showed sn increase 10 do.
meslic WOOL production since the effects OF
the anti wool Tariff Of 1883 began TO be
iels sN 1890. when the presence Of Pro
iec,iopis, Congress and Protectlonist
Psesiden, gave assurance Of better Pro,ec'
,ion for the wool industry. Nor less TO-
s,ructive 10 The fact that . decreased pro
duc,ioa occurred in The succeeding year.
after the free wool victory 10 the fall OF
1880. But With returning confidence 10
The permsuence 81 the new Tariff which
recent events jus,iiy. the clip Of 1892
promises TO again show 40 increase OF H.
coo 600 pounds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

The bar association OF New York City
has been investigating the conduct oil
Maynard in reference to the alleged theft
OF the sect In Duchess Co. which made
the N. Y Senate Democratic. and who was
appointed . udse In the highest court IN
the state soon after. The committe sp
pointed 70 investigate the matter, . large
msiori.y Of whom we're Democrats, repor'
ted that Maynard Was guilty Of reprshen
sible conduct, and their report Vi" sus'
tsined by the association bya very large
m.jori,y. New York lawyers know steal
when they see one.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

There eeems to be q lack OF harmony 10
Tia. Demoerstic party In the state. reso'
luton wss passed 81 their last state con-
ven,ion requesting the state commit
tee 10 call the mex. convention
At Rutland. The committee met
At the residence OF Hiram Atkins, at Mont
pelier. aud voted to hold the convention at
the state capital Eight members OF the
committee voted 10 favor OF Montpelier,
three 10 favor Of Rutland and three IN
favor of White River Junction. Three
members OF the com nitiee. Mayor Hssle'
ton Of Burlington, Z. NJ. Meldon OF Rut'
land and W. Ii. Chllds Of Brsttleboro re'
fused 10 sign the cali. aud filed q protest
accusing the committee OF bad faith. They
say they will not call asepsrste convention
but will carry the fight into the Mont
pelier convention. Tue fight is under
stood TO be whether Atkins shall remain at
the head Of the state committee or not.
This il not a very important position dur
ing a Republican, administration, but II
the Democrats elect the next President the
chairman is virtually the dispenser OF the
federal patronage in the state, hence It Is
a position we'll worth fighting for. Atkins
has . irm hold on the machine aud II be
is beaten his opposers will have to get up
pretty early 10 the morning, to do 1t. AZ
Republican we have no Interest in the
matter but have tried to state the situa
ton ~ Il is 80 that our Democratic read
ers can act their pleasure. OF course the
real hight will be in the csucuses thai
elect delegates to the convention,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

AT Birmingham. Ala. recently Sepstof
Hin said pledge you The state Of Nes
York. pledge New YoIk's electoral vote
Tor ,be Dsmocrs,ie party" II will be 10.
aseu bered that about 5000 yesn ago .
certain peisonsss pointed TO oil the king.
DON. Of the vorld and tho glory OF them
.nd said: All b as things will ! give
thee, II thou wilt fall down and worship
me. Investigation showed that be didn
own foo, Of the property thus offered
Hill sppears 10 take his lessons direct from
besdlusrten.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

In discussing With Mr.. u. d. Damn. .
wealthy Engiishmsn Of London, the SLOW
return Of gold 10 this country compsred
viii enormous shipments Of agricultural
products ib.t ws have been making TO
Europe through London. he said: The
rssson Why 10 do not send gold over io'
the products we take Of You 10 becsuse OF
tho agitation In the United States 10 reier.
eues 10 FREQ silver coinage. Az long IS
there !. any prospcct Of the Uaued States
adopting free coinage add debssed eurren'
ey The course Of London capitalists will be
10 senu back Americfn securities 10 par
Tor American products instead Of sold.
We .l~sy. tpo~ shat gold Ia Worth. We
never woaid knos What your securities
.ere Worth u you adopted the Tree coinage
bill,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-24

The republican party is ia.t nov eon'
trouted With a serious DAGGER ia the north
sss, bieh Is no, TO be beiii,led OF ignored
by party readers and msusgefs. Much ~
tidiculs may .sssii the newly organized
peopls's party and a., declaration OF prin'
eiplr.. there rap he no question OF its pos
sss,iag substantial strength ia the i've
states OF X ,a.as. Nebraska. Minnesota and
the leo D.koi.- The strength by itself
might not bs deemed formidable but there
sse already sig1s OF a iu,iDB bef~cen the
democrats and toe rev party Ia these
states which does threaten republican sue
cess, Its understood that the bargain
hss been CON pleted already IA Kansas. snd
that tbr terms OF the sgretmabt are these
Tue democrats viii support the peoples
q lectorai tickets aud give then the -ntire
st,,e ticket With the exception Of the $3.50
ei.ts ins,ice. Tue democrats will indorss
tbs peoples congressional nominee 10 the
| Ave distrlcts. now represented by alliance
sressmen. and the peoples party viii
iudorse democratic nominees In the htst
and second districts. nov represented by
rep ublicaDs. add give the democrats the
Don gresham st large,