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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
he Got the Autograph.

small boy n c saw Charles Sum.
ner's frank on a public documents and,
avaricious of autographs, straightway
sat down and wrote TO him. saying:
-By the aid of Webster's Unabridged,
the Latin and Greek lexicons. and the
assistance OF my high school teacher
! have made it out to be your name.
II that is SO, and You can DO it again,
please do il for me- The Senator,
amused by what the fippant people in
these days would call the gall Of the
youth, replied. Il am glad, he wrote,
ito learn that you have so many helps
to education. 1t was my name. |
a do ii again, and here it is. Yours
very truly, Charles Sumner. ~. y
Recorder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
Ne BED OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
II Is More Like a halle Saucer than
LEk n Rssfa.

Proceeding westward from the Irish
cast the ocean bed deepens gradually;
in fact, for the first go miles the
gradient is but six feet TO the mile. In
the next twenty miles, however. the
fall is over 5000 feet, and so precip-
itous is the sudden descent that in
many places depths of 1.200 to 1000
fathoms are encountered in close prox-
unity to the l00-fathom line. with
the depth Of l,SOO to 1000 fathoms the
sea bed of this part OF the Atlantic be-
comes a slightly undulatiug plain.
whose gradients are so light that they
show little alteration of depth for l..
200 miles, says the Nautical Magazine.
The extraordinary flatness of these
submarine prairieS renders the famil.
lar smile Of the basin rather inappro-
PIRATE. The hollow Of the Atlantic is
not strictly a basin whose depth in
creases regularly toward the center.
il is rather a saucer OF dlsh-like one.
so even is the contour of the bed.
The greatest depth in the Atlantic
has been found some 100 miles TO the
%northWard Of the island OF St.Thomas.
where soundiugs Of $3.50 fathoms were
obtained. The seas round Great Brit
ain can hardly be regarded as forming
part of the Atlantic hollow. They are
rather a part Of the platform banks OF
the European continent which the
ocean has overllowed. An elevation
Of the sea bed 100 fathoms would suf-
fee TO lay bare the greatest part of
the North Sea and join England to
Denmark, Holland. Belgium. an,
Frace. A deep channel Of water would
run down the west coast OF Norway.
and with this the majority of the fords
would be connected. A great part OF
the Bay of Biscay would disappears
but Spain and Portugal are but little
removed from the Atlantic depression.
The lOO-fathom line approaches neat
the west coast, and soundings of l,0OC
fathoms can be made within twenty
miles Of Cape st. Vincent. ana much
greater depths have been sounded at
distances but little greater han this
from the western shores of the Iberiap
Peninsula.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

PERHAPS some of our readers
would like to know in what respect
Chamberlaiu,s Cough Remedy is
better than any other. We will tell
you, When this Remedy is taken
as soon as the cold has been CON
tracted, in the system, it will couu-
teract the effect of the cold and
greatly lessen it's severity, and il is
the only remedy that will do this.
1t acts in perfect harmony with
nature and aids nature in reliev.
ing the lungs opening the se-
cretion,, hquefyiug the mucus and
causing it's expulsion from the arr
cells of the lungs and restoring the
system to a strong and healthy con
iiuou. No other remedy IN the
market possesses these remarkable
properties. No other Will cure q
cold so quickly. For sale by X, ID.
Pulford.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

"The worst moment l ever lived
through"-this from Matrou Martha
"was once when | first went to church
with my first set of teeth, whereof.
like the lady in Burners story, L
hadde not yette gotten We righte pitch
aud adiustemeut.' They weren't in
very firmly and l sneezed them out in
10 the aisle, And the serTUr warden
picked them up and handed them
back
He never"
lie did. And that wasn't much
worse than the time my brother shot
al owl and gave me the claw for my
hat. l wouldn't give him time to
cure it properly and | put it on my
new hat and wore IL to church. And
a colony of ants that had taken up
Judgment 10 it were Weakened up by
the heat and came marching i'm q
shameless, everlasting, ticklesome pro-
cessiou, down and down, over my nose
all service time. The rector's wife
told somebody next day that II was
such u pity ! was developing ST. Nitus'
dance. ~ Boston Commonwealth
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

a human skull as large as a bushel
.s l.g aees tDutd I'D Sicily.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

A dash Of saltpeter in the water
keeps cut flowers fresh.
Unpleasant Experiences.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
Sam Jones Little Joke.

Rev. Sam Jones recently played a
practical joke on a young couple who
we're clipping from Floyd county, Yir-
ginia, to Virginia, Tenn, to get mar
ried. He showed the prospective
groom. Mr.. Kinglea. q telegram pur-
porting to be from the boys father,
saying; Don't allow my son and Miss
Ekiss to marry; under age. Arrest
them and put him in Jail" The boy
gave right in, but the girl said she
would never dc it. In speaking OF the
affair to a reporter, Mr.. Jones laughed
and said: "She is q glrl Of a character
and when she goes home and gets to
making fatty bread and darning socks,
she will be the yellow dog under the
wagon" Mr.. Jones finally agreed to
90 on the young mans bond for $780,
GOO and turned the couple loose. They
went into the Wicketts house, where
they were married. The hoy was bad
lv scared and thought all the while
that the evangelist was in dead earn
cst-Atla3tta Constellation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
Knapsacks Beneath Their Dignity.

The experiment Of making soldiers
out Of Sioux warriors is in danger Of
total failure, The red men have found
that the carrying of kuapsaca> is be-
meath their dignity and propose TO re-
tire TO private life rs o as ever thew
cau. If the government ever expects
to make u success of the project il viii
have to enlist squaws to do The hard
work.-halSaS Citg Star,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
Tatal Instincts Of Migratory quail.

Professor Mivart proved that there
are "ipsliucls" That lead to death by
falling to adapt themselves to a change
of circumstances. Migratory quail by
thousands perish in the deserts Of
northern Africa, where their ances-
tors used to find a comfortable winter
resort, Astounding with forests and
even wilh grain fields, if we shall cred
it Plin' $ account of the Numidian
coast lands. The forests are gone, but
myriads Of quail still follow in the
same route ut the risk of starvation
San FyuuciSCO Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

IT will pay you when in need Of
a buggy, carriage or rosd.cart to
write to Fitzgibbous Bros, Monroe.
Wis, for their 1898 catalogue and
wholesale prices. loft
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

Shiloh's Vitalizeris what you need
for constipation, loss of appetite,
dizziness, and all symptoms Of dys-
pepsia. 10 and rs cents per bottle.
For sale at w. II. Prideaux's. ly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
EGGS T

will pay market price in cash
or in trade, will pay n dollar and
six cents for every dollars worth of
eggs. Also will allow six per cent
discount for cash or monthly pay
ments, left DAVID JACKo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14

There are Iar more evictions i'm New
York city than in the whole of Ireland,
In 1890 the eyictions i'm New York
numbered Is, S95; in ireland, during the
sans period, there over 5000.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
AMONG YHK LKDGKS
Our Mining Editors Weekly
Contribution.
THE BLAND COMPANY'S PROPERTY
Active Operations Again Commenced
Sinking the Shaft-Shipment of Rich
Ore From the Puritan-Will Sink
to the 5OO-Foot Level-From
. Far-OH Africa - Notes s. Etc.

At the r. P. Bland mining company s
properties in Browns gulch, active de-
velopment work is going ahead with
very good prospects in view. A good
shaft has been sunk and timbered to a
depth of so feet. 1t is the intention of
the operators to sink twenty feet further
and then cross-cut to the lead, which
from all indications will show up sonle-
thing that will afford foundation for a
mine. The company have quite force
Of men constantly at work now, and as
the development will permit additional
force will be added
The Bland company was formed by
Philipsburg residents about eighteen
months ago, and the first work done was
the running of tunnel to reach the
main lead and determine it's worth. In
several places in this tunnel large seams
OF gold, silver and iron bearing ore were
encountered, and at depth Of ITO feet
they opened into the main lead which is
six feet in width The exposures made
in the tunnel showed clearly that a shaft
would be necessary to reach and extract
the ore properly, but as the silver
question was very much confused at that
time, the promoters did not think it
advisable to expend the necessary money
for development at that time and the
work was subsequently discontinued un-
til a few weeks ago, when it was resumed
and the shaft sinking begun.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
Worst Thought to he Over.

The lines of the commerce of the
world have in these latter days become
so intertwined that a tangle of any mag
nitude anywhere in the world, to cer-
tain extent, sets trade out of kilter, says
Ores and Metals. Australia seems a
good bit removed from our doorstep,
and yet failures there of some fifteen
banks have involved liabilities Of nearly
S40O,O00O0O. This in turn has reacted
seriously on the London money market,
since it is an amount rivaling that Of the
Barring failure, which depressed English
commerce for full half year. On this
account the Bank of England lost last
week e550,0O0, the rate of discount was
raised four per cent, English investors
dumped their American securities on the
New York Stock exchange which caused
S6,O0O0OO to be exported to Europe in
gold last week. and that in turn depress-
ed the price of silver and lead, and SO
the cause and result starts around the
world with its first link in Australia and
one Of it's many final links at our doors.
Meanwhile general staples have been
lower, railroad stocks have steadied
themselves trifle, but have been unset
tied and feverish, while the bank clear
ings form fifty cities fell off last week
Guree per CenC from JnO6e or Jhe year
previous, and for the month of April our
total imports IN merchandise exceeded
the exports s25,OO0,000. In April, 1892,
imports exceeded exports by less than
100000. We are pleased to believe that
the worst of our troubles are over, but
the sharp declines and general disturb
ance will certainly have moro or less
depressing influence over the summer,
and then the tariff shadows will fall on
trade, SO that under the circumstances
we believe that the advice which bank
presidents are giving is good, namely: to
sail close to the wind and to have as few
obligations out as possible.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
Around Georgetown.

Considerable activity is now noticed in
the vicinity of Georgetown and Cable.
Hydraulic pipes are being placed in
position preparatory to starting placer
mining by a company on an extensive
scale.
The Pyrenees property, at Georgetown,
will soon be III readiness to resume oper-
ations, as the necessary steps looking to
that end are being taken.
Roach Bros. have attained depth of
40 feet on their claim, which Is an ex-
tension Of the Pyrenees, and have en-
countered some exceedingly rich gold ore.
This property promises to become big
pooducer.
Considerable work is going on in a
greater or less extent throughout that
famous section, and the present season
promises to be one of great activity-in
fact much more SO than for a number of
years past. The building of the B., A.
& P. railroad will make the Georgetown
section one of the greatest gold produc-
ing district in Montana, as all this is
needed is transportation facilities, which
when it comes Will encourage the invest
ment Of capital.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
A Fortune in a Diamond.

San Franciscans have recently been
treated to a glimpse or dazzling of dia-
mond that is re narkabe in many re-
spects. To begin with, its color is pure
lemon green, and there is said to be none
other like it in the world. In size it is
an inch and an eighth in diameter, and
the weight seventy carats. The value set
on the diamond is s294,000. IL. Graves,
the fortunate possessor of the gem, says
he got it from the Rajah Of Maraghpore.
When bought the diamond weighed
1921 carats, but it was cut in London
and three months time required for
doing the job. AS an ornament, the
diamond is supposed to have history
dating back 1900 years. When it was
bought by Mr. Graves it was attached to
golden necklace Of a peculiar pattern,
the style being Of period fifteen centur-
les remote from these days.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
From South Africa.

Dyer Dawson, who left here about
three years ago and went to South Africa,
is here this week visiting relatives and
friends. Although NE. Dawson expects
to return to that far-off land, he does not
speak very encouragingly of it. He says
it is poor place for Americans to go,
especially if they expect to work for a
living, as it is next to impossible for him
to get a job unless he has influence with
the superintendents, and after a Job
may then be obtained it is not in any
way equal to similar position in this
country.
The advantages offered to those who
seek that country for prospecting pur-
poses are also Objectionable. In the first
place, the prospector must have plenty
of money to equip himself, as he is
obliged to travel overland six hundred to
thousand miles and pack provisions
to do him for SIX or eight months at a
time. The chances for discovery are not
more favorable than in this country, and
It one does strike anything he must then
expend small fortune to hold it ac-
cordlng to the laws of that country.
One man may take up ten claims
which is total of 1500x4OO feet and to
hold them he must sink sink a fifty-foot
shaft and cross-cut to the vein on each
claim. After all this he is allowed a
one-half interest in the ground while the
other half is held by the government.
Mr.. Dawson was lucky enough himself
to locate a bunch of claims that attracted
the fancy of company and he made a
deal with them whereby he realized some
money and still holds an interest in the
ground.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
The Granite Improving.

Inter Mountain: Messrs. CD. Mcclure,
DR.. J: M. Merrell and Paul A. Fusz, of
the Granite Mountain and Bi-Metallie
companies, were in Philipsburg during
the week for the purpose of holding the
annual election Of officers. The old off
GERS were reelected. Mr.. Mcclure said
to al Inter Mountain reporter that the
great Granite Mountain mine, which has
been on the decline the past two years,
is improving. This mine is not paying
any dividends at present. The Bi- Metallic
is paying 20 cents per month, or $4,000
on the capital stock. All told 200 stamps
are dropping on ore from these two
mines, and the usual number Of men are
employed. The great tunnel started two
years ago ls now bored about $500 feet,
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
DIPS, SPURS AND ANGLES.

A force of men have been engaged at
the Fanny Parnell for several days
past, pumping the water from the shaft
and doing other work preparatory to the
commencement of the prospect work
again. It is the intention to continue
sinking the shaft.
The danger of an extensive and pro-
tracted suit has been averted by a
transaction closed in Boise, Idaho, by
which the DeLamar Go. becomes the sole
owner of the famous Stoddard mining
claim. c. NJ. Hays received $35, 900 for
his three-ftths interest last year, and
now Tim Regan gets $4,000 for his two
fifths.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
New Gold Saving Device.

A recently patented invention and one
of interest to miners, is an improved
hand power concentrator, for convenient
ly and thoroughly separating gold from
gravel and alluvial beds. 1t Is also
designed to save precious metals from
pulverized quartz and tailings without
the aid of water, quicksilver or chemicals.
Theg gravel or other material to be treated
is placed in hopper where it is sub
jected to a draught caused by an exhaust
fan, the arrangement being such that
the currents of air are broken up and
cause eddies to facilitate the collecting
Of fine float gold
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
Cyanide at Cooke,

The new cyanide process mill has late
" made cleanup of a thirty days run
of which ninety five per cent of the
assayed value Of gold and large part of
the silver was saved. It is estimated
that the mill will turn out $1,000 day,
while the expenses are not above 500 a
day. The success of this bill will be a
big thing for Cooke City, for it will draw
the attention of capitalists to other
DrOperties.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
CLEVELAND is EMBARRASSED
The Attitude of Talnmany He Believes
Is Hostile.

NEW YORK, May 29-The Worlds
Washington correspondent says: The
president is very much embarrassed by
the attitude of the machine towards
him in New York. He believes that it
is hostile He knows that every effort
of its leaders is against his friends and
in consequence it is impossible for him
to consult with them concerning New
York appointments. The delay in the
appointment of important federal off
GERS in the state is due to this conduct
of the machine.
It has been finally concluded by Mr..
Cleveland and his friends that it is the
deliberate purpose of the organization
to deny recognition to those Democrats
who are known as the presidents
friends, and to leave to the federal ad.
ministration the duty Of giving its
favors to that section Of the party
unless it is to be utterly disregarded
It is situation that is deplored by
the administration, and it is sincerely
hoped that it may be corrected, and
that speedily. It is essential that the
machine should make change of front
at once if it is to do its share towards
harmonizing the factions of the Demo-
Gratis in the state, because the federal
offices that are vacant and ought to be
filled by Democrat must be filled very
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
The Puritan,

The richest shipment of ore that has
yet been taken from the Puritan went
out this week, and another of the same
character ar is rapidly accamulatine. uaa
The showing at the 300-foot level has
so encouraged the company that they
now propose sinking 200 feet more, and
this work will be commenced during the
present week, while another force will
continue the development Of the vein in
the 3OO-foot level.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
GRANITE COUNTY JAIL.
One of the Neatest and Best Conducted in
the State.

All public officers who visit Philips
burg from adjoining counties are lavish
in their praise of the arrangement and
management of the Granite county Jail.
Sheriff Cole we'll deserves this recog-
milton, and with the great disadvan tages
he has had to contend with it is surpris-
ing that he has handled SO many PRISON
ers with such apparent ease.
THE MAIL representative was shown
through the jail this week and happen
ing in just when dinner was being served
his appetite was sharpened by the liberal
and we'll cooked dishes which each
prisoner seemed to enjoy most heartily.
The bill Of fare for that particular meal
was: Stewed beef, boiled potatoes,
stewed tomatoes, white bread. applesauce
and coffee. The cells and beds are clean
and comfortable ana the sheriff and his
assistants evidently take great pride in
keeping all apartments clean and free
from the Objectionable features of most
jai]s in the state.
When a new prisoner arrives he is
Obliged to occupy the "change" room
until given bath and change of cloth
ing; then when the jailer is satisfied
that his new boarder is free from vermin
he is permitted to take place among
the other inmates. All things considered
the jail is in frst-class condition now
and when the new cages arrive and are
put in position it will be one of the best
county jails in Montana.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01

or just half the proposed length, This is
one of the largest mining tunnels in the
world The object IS to drain the mines
of water through this big bore and thus
avoid the expense Of pumping 1t is ex-
pected that the tunnel will not be COM
plete for two years yet. The newly
elected officers of the Granite Mountain
are Wilbur T. Boyle, Charles Clark, A.
B.Ewing, Paul A.Fusz. Charles F.Gauss,
John r. Lionberger, Charles D. Mcclure,
Lewis N. Rumsey and Moses Rumsey.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
Made u Good Guess.

hUMSE9, way "a, 1888.
EDITOR MAIL:-An amusing and some
what racy joke happened in our school
the other day; it is this:
The teacher had the juvenile class up
for spelling and definitions, and the word
husband came up and was spelled; but
they could not give the definition. BY
way Of explanation the teacher remarked:
"Now, surpose I was married, what
would | have?' but none could answer.
"Tommy.' she says Ito the brightest
little boy in Rumsey, who has a little
brother about two weeks old); Cant
you tell me what | would have?"
Tommy replied "you would have a
baby"
The school teacher collapsed, but re-
covered in time to wear out her last
pointer on poor Tommy.
R.rTr,ER
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-06-01
SUNDAYS Shoot

Several members of the Rod and Gun
club assembled at the shooting grounds
last Sunday afternoon and spent an hour
or two in springing the blue rocks and
lrylng to break them in the air Aside
from some scattering shots the following
contest took place:
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