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The herald., 1894-12-02
Ancient River Bed.

Some go miles east OF this city, says
the Yuma Sectinel, and two miles south
of the Mohawk section house upon the
Southern Pacific railroad, can be seen q
large force of men at work. This is the
mining camp of Prof. Howland OF San
Francisco. 1t will be remem bered that
last summer the professor located in
that section several miles OF placer
country and did considerable work upon
one OF his many claims. Hot weather
came on and work was stopped. Prof.
Rowland went to San Francisco, and it
is said that during his stay there he Or
ganized stock company to prospect for
the ancient Colorado river bed. At any
rate the professor went through here a
few weeks ago and there followed him
shortly several cars of machinery and
lumber.
The professor claims that in the pre-
historic age the Colorado river ran
where he is now at work. He says that
with the assistance of his divining-rod
be has traced the Colorado river bed of
ancient times from its fountain head in
Utah to the Gulf of California.
Near the ranch of George w. Norton,
in the Mohawk valley. is where it
crosses the Gila river, and from that
point the old channel takes southerly
course until it reaches the gulf.
At the place where the professor has
his men at work he feels positive untold
wealth lies buried. He has q large
number of men at work night and day
sinking two double compartment shafts.
They are working in eight.hour shifts.
1t is the prophecy Of the professor that
when the bedrock of the ancient Colo.
roSa riuar io voochad Uold will ho T. bon
out in bucketfulls and shipped by train.
loads. Let us hope the prophecy may
como true.
At Perris.
The Perris New Era says that J. M.
Day, mining man of wide experience.
has made q deal whereby he has OBJ
tanned a controlling interest in the
Golden Chariot mine, . south extension
of the Santa Rosa mine. which he will
soon begin developing with q view to
making the mine fne piece of paying
property.
A late report of the state mineralogist
shows that during 1898 this state more
than doubled the silver output Of the
previous year, the production of the
metal being s537, 155 ~ against $262 500
for 1892. This large increase came
largely. from San Bsrnardino county.
The gold output, as shown BY the Same
report, was practically the eame in 1898
that it was in 1892. This past year a
large number of hydraulic mines in the
north part of the state which had been
closed down for years have been re.
opened, and these it js claimed will in
crease the gold production 81, 1000, 900
per year.
The herald., 1894-12-02

yellow with Q soft and agreeable odor.
The fruit 10 not quite round iu shape,
and resembles roughly an immense bean
pod. The skin is thin and smooth. and
its color varies from dark green to .
bright yellow when it Ia perfectly ripe.
The interior Is full of small, hard seeds
which have the appearance OF iron fl
ings.
OF the other kinds the next in i'm
portance is known as the ''cimarrona"
or wild vanilla. Ii differs from the
"mansa" in that the vine Is thinner
and the leaf is sharper. Tho fruit 10
distinguished from that Of the "msnsa"
in being shorter, rounder and thinner,
and it has two we'll marked canals rum
ming longitudinally along the upper sur.
face. Its commercial value is less by
wo-thirds than that Of the "mansa."
Next comes q variety known az the
"mestizs" or hybrid. Its only differ.
ence from the "manza" is that the leaf
is sharper. but not 80 pointed - the
"cimarrona." The quantity is small,
but when we'll prepared. only an ex-
pert can distinguish it from the mansa.
Another very common variety, known
as tho ''pompona." has q vine twice %
thick ss any OF the other varietiss, has
larger leaves and blnnter ct the end,
and has an agreeable odor, somew hat
The herald., 1894-12-02

the state OF Oaxaca is the first to have
Introduced 1t into Spain. 1t is now
grown in various parts of the continent
Of Europe. in Cuba. the Antilles. in
parts OF Africa and Asia, and generally
wherever there 10 heat. humidity and
shade. provided that the temperature
In winter does not go below degrees
Of the Thermometer, Reaumur.
In early times all that was gathered
grew wild in the mountains, but now
the states OF Puebla, Oaxaoa and Vera
Cruz produce it in great quantities. 1t
is not known at what precise epoch its
cultivation began. but accarding to q
fragment of the old archives Of Papaut-
II. state OF Vera Cruz, in the year FOO.
there were number OF plantations
under cultivation. The states of Vera
Cruz and Puebla have been and are
still privileged by nature" for the pro-
duotion OF the vanilla. and in the noun
tains are to be found every kind Of van
lila known to commerce growing wild.
The above mentioned states have sent to
Europe up to within the last few years
the larger portion grown.
France is the great market for vanilla.
There the greater part is consumed in
CuuColatos iCcu uuu Aho icob
is shipped to England, Germany and
the United States.
THE PLANTING OF THE VINE,
The cutting, about yard in length,
is planted in a sandy soil in the deepest
shade, at the foot OF come tree that has
. smooth and soft bark, such as the
laurel or the catsball. The fruit, which
consists of long pod filled with a
number OF hard little beans, when left
to mature on the vines becomes black
and shiny in appearance. The time Of
ripening is in the months of January,
February and March. In two years
from the time Of planting the vine
bears fruit.
The herald., 1894-12-02
Rice District.

San Diego Union: Fl. Harrison, the
well.known mining man, ia in from the
Rice district, the new gold field at the
edge of the desert west of Warmers
ranch. He reports consider able work
being done in the elk properties being
developed, with every prospect of pay
ing and permanent camp. He is inter-
ested in the White Rock, Colum bus and
Northern Light mines. all of which are
being sunk and crosscut. Rice Bros,
owners of the Hillside, are taking out
fine ore and are developing the mine in
good shape. The Bonnie Belle is equally
fattering in prospect. The Yellow
hammer shows good ore at the go foot
level, and Haight & White, the owners,
have returned from Riverside to push
development.
"There is plenty of rock to be found
in the camp milling from $5 to $50 per
ton," said Mr.. Harrison, "aud under
very favorable circumstances regarding
wood and WAGER. We need mill badly,
and there is money in the thing for any
mining man to come in with good mill.
There is plenty of water, and wood ls
right at hand. Work can be done the
year around. and there is enough ore
developed to keep mill busy from the
time it would be ready to work."
The herald., 1894-12-02
Mines on the Desert.

San Bernardino Sun: From Jones
Taylor of Vanderbilt, director and one
OF the owners of the Gold Bronzs mine,
Sun reporter received great deal Of
important news affecting the mining in
terests in the eastern part of the desert.
There is immediate prospect of the set
tlemeDt OF difficulties under which the
Nevada Southern railroad is staggering
Mr.. Taylor is authority for the state
ment that meeting will be held in a
few days at Los Angeles between ths
three principal creditors of the compa-
ny, namely: r. j. Woodbury. of Dem
yer, d. j. Schofeld OF San Francisco.
and the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. 1t
ia Understood that Isaac E. Blake is en-
tirely out oil the enterprise and that the
creditors above mentioned are prepared
to take the road. and that they have
made financial arrangements to extend
it northward to the rich mines OF South
esn Nevada.
Extension OF the road will affect the
Vanderbilt mines advantageously. Oulv
about half the ore taken out OF The G I'D
Bronze is free milling and the remsind :
must be smelted. Twenty-Five miles TO
The herald., 1894-12-02

the north there is an abundance OF ma
terial for fux. viz: lead, lime and car
donates. These cannot bear the expense
of transportation by team, bat will make
profitable freight for the railroad. The
creditors we'll know. that paying traffic
awaits the Nevada Southern to and from
the large mines just over the Nevada
line, and there is scarce doubt that the
work OF extension will begin a. aoon "a
legal difficulties are surmounted.
Incidental to this and OF scarcely less
Importance to the mining interests ia the
proposed construction OF smelling works
at Los Angeles. These were begun two
years ago and had almost reached COM
pletion when the June furry came last
year and stopped the work. The prop
erty was sold recently to New York par
ties, who have paid its debts, and are
prepared now to finieh and operate the
works.
With the railroad extended and reduc.
tion works so near as Los Angeles, Van
derbilt camp will take on q boom. 1t
will be no trick at all to take out 40 tons
a day from the Gold Bronze mine alone,
milling whatever of the ore is free and
sending the remainder to the smslter.
The main shaft at the Gold Bronze is
down 275 feet and no work except drift.
ingis being carried on below the 200 foot
ley0l
The herald., 1894-12-02

resem bling anise seeds. The natives
eat the fruit Its commercial value 10
small.
Still another kind. known ~ the
"tarro," because it grows in . "terraP'
or bamboo grove, is very common. This,
together with the "puerco" or hog Va.
nilla, and the ''mono" or monkey va
nilla, has no value commercially.
THE eTrE FOR PLANTATION.
Virgin soils are the best, above all be.
ing plains or valleys OF rivers or '.syro-
yos" where the soil 10 sandy. The out
come of . vanilla plantation depends
entirely on the spot chosen for planting,
as there 10 little or no irrigation or cul-
tivation needed. The choicest spot ia
what Is known as a "milcahual," an
Indian word meaning spot OF ground
that has once been under sultivation
but has been allowed to grow up again.
The advantage in this is that the shade
trees are not too high, are denser and Of
a uniform size. From two to three
"vejuoos" are planted at the foot OF .
tree. OF the shade trees, all those known
to have life Of more than 10 years are
cut down, also those which are likely to
grow to q great size. The "vejuoos"
which are exposed in the least to the
sun'srays, yield but little fruit, and that
, small in size, and their life is short.
The cuttings are planted in March
and on till in July, and in the decrease
of the moon. July and March are the
best months, but the months of Novem-
Der. Decsm ber and January can be uti-
lized. am preparing now to put out
1000 cuttings on my plantation. Six
months after planting, the mategae, or
brambles, and under brush are cut down,
or else little trails are made through the
plantation 80 that the vines can be
watered If necessary. l have not been
able to find q satisfactory reason Tor
planting in the wane of the moon !;
perhaps there is none known, but it is
one Of the numerous beliefs of the ma
tives here. arising from some supersti-
ton, but strictly adhered to. There are
many such here among the native
race and many OF them are very curious
and interesting-and later on l will
describe some OF them more at large.
In my next letter will give you an idea
OF the cost and profit of vanilla growing
and the methods OF curing and prepar-
ing for market. This is a wonderful
country, for which nature has done all
that it is possible. What is necessary
now to make it an earthly paradise 10
more Anglo-Saxon blood ard enterprise.
w. n. HIsEY,
The herald., 1894-12-02
STATE DIVISION.

New Campaign Opens ON That
Issue.
San Diego Sun At the meeting OF
the Republican county central commit
tee last night resolution was adopted
instructing the chairman and secretary
to draw up an extended resolution favor.
ing state division. During the discus-
zion the proposition for state division
was given almost unanimous approval.
1t is understood that the San Diego com
mittee has now taken the matter up az
a part of big campaign that is about
to be organized in favor Of division. The
movement is led by Los Angeles, but is
supported by preponderance OF senti-
ment throughout all South California, a
sentiment which four or more years
back has been held in check only BY
the admitted fact that the southern part
OF the state has not as yet the census
strength to carry division into actual
operation.
A campaign was made on this issue as
Jar back as 1850, when Q vote sanction.
ing division was cast. The succeeding
necessary steps, however, were not
taken, congress- and the country being
too deeply engaged in war issues.
The present movement contemplates
O campaign which shall bs shared in by
chambers Of commerce, boards of trade
and all organized bodies, as we'll as DO.
litical organizations. A resolution look.
ing to state division was introduced at
the last session of the Legislature, but
lacked backing. Now it is proposed to
organize force to back new resolu-
ton of this kind.
The herald., 1894-12-02

The Mexioans consider it by far their
most valuable product, and it is com.
mon saying among them, that it is
worth its weight in silver. 1t always
brings high price. but is. of course,
SUBJECT to the law OF supply and de-
mand. the same as any other article Of
commerce. 1t has varied in price from
VIZ to $l4O per thousand pods (Mexican
silver: The pods will average from
40 20 AZ pounds per thousand.
There are various classes OF vanilla,
bus the most valuable 10 known as the
'mansa," or tame vanilla. The "be.
juco' or vine of the "mansa" climbs a
number of yards into the tree which
sustains it. adhering to the branches in
places Gas will be seen from the engrav.
ines | send you-which are true to life),
and being free from it in other places
forming itself into graceful loops and
curves. 1t is generally about one fourth
of an inch in thickness, of a deep green
color, round in form and with little
knots from space to space.
The leaf is alternate, lance shaped and
very juicy. The flower is . beautiful
The herald., 1894-12-02
TO TELEPHONE PURCHASERS.
Northern Pacific Railroad Has Ordered
Ont Infrng ON enta.

Northern Pacific Railroad Has Ordered
Out Infringem snts.
Seattle Press-Times, Nov. II: The
Northern Pacific railway company uses
a large numbsr of private line tele-
phones at various places throughout
the length OF the road which have here
tofore been leased from the Bsll Tele-
phone company, through whose terri
tory the road runs. A few months ago,
by circular letter from headquarters,
the Bell telephones were ordered out
and were replaced by infringing tele.
phones of other manufacturers.
The change, in its usual course, came
to the attention of the counsel of the
company, who decided that the guaran
tees OF the manufacturers were no pro.
lection and il was hazardous to subject
the Northern Pacific Railway company
to later litigation and the payment OF
large damages, 80 last week circular
was received by all Offices discontinuing
the infringing instruments, and the Bell
telephones have been ordered replaced.
The herald., 1894-12-02
VANILLA CULTURE IN Mexico,
Some Interesting Facts About
the Fragrant Bean.
A Crop That Furnishes Large Profits
A to the Grower.
Hts Cultivation Dates Back to the A xtco
Days-A Number of Varieties and
Their Fsatures-The Necss-
sary Quality of Soil.

X MrTrALsAYucA, State Of Pusbla, Nov.
1.-Long before the spaniards came to
America, the primitive Aztecs cult;vst-
Cd and used the vine now known as
vanilla. They perfumed their choco.
late. used 1t in various dishes and
transmitted its use to the spspiards
and other peoples Of Europe. Later
this fruit figures largely among the
articles OF expectation, and it is believed
The herald., 1894-12-02

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for Infants and Children.

Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The herald., 1894-12-02
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IdeaIs Then and Now.

There are two important articles in the
New England magazine for August, which
are much more closely related to each 9TH
er than might at first sight appear They
are Edward Everett Hale's article on "The
New England Congregational churches"
and that by Rev. Charles G. Ames on
''Boston-the City of God" DR.. Hale
shows us what were the ideals of the men
who founded New England. Mr.. Ames
tells us what the ideals ought to be of the
New England capital today. No man
among us has finer appreciation of the
way in which the old New England Puri-
tan put his religion into politics and his
politics into religion than DR.. Hale. No
body in this time has brought before us
more strongly or strikingy the importance
of putting our highest ideals into our So
cial and political affairs than Mr.. Ames
does in his noble paper. Mr.. Ames burns
with the same flame as those sturdy Puri-
tans of whom DR.. Hale writes. His word
ought to arouse the careless and indiffer-
ent in every city in the land.
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Ten Good stories for Ten Cents.

The radical reduction in the price of Ro-
nance, from % to 10 cents a copy, result
ed Immediately in a great increase of its
sales, four editions of the July issue being
required to meet the demand. 1t is safe to
predict still larger sales of the August
number, as the public only needs to know
of such an opportunity to buy the best of
stories, 10 of them, for dime, and it is
sure to improve t. The special feature of
this issue is a group of Mystery stories,
the first of which is the famous Heaphy
ghost story, unknown to this generation,
but the source of much wonder and de-
light 30 years ago. The two other tales
of this group are original and striking.
Besides these there are one of Alphonse
Daudets charming fantasies, pretty sum-
mer love story by Herbert d. Gallaudet,
an extraordinary tale by Stanley j. Wey-
man, boys story by Hetta l.. II. Ward,
and others equally attractive. Romance is
issued by Romance Publishing company,
Clinton Hall, Aston Place, New York, and
is sent for 10 cents.
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Woman Stabbed at Warwick.
Albert SOuthwOrth under Arrest for .
MurderOus Attack on His SIster-in-

Albert SOuthwOrth under Arrest for a
MurderOus Attack on His SIster-in-
law.
Deputy Sheriff Fowler of Orange was
called to Brush valley, in Warwick, just
before midnight Sunday night, to arrest
Albert Southworth, a man of so years,
who had made a murderous attack with a
jackknife upon Mrs. Carrie SOuthworth.
The facts of the affair are these
Sunday evening Mrs. Southworth,
woman about 45 years old, was in her sit
ting room, chatting with her daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Willard of Orange, and her
brother-in-law, Albert Southworth. About
8 o'clock two meE drove into the yard to
seek shelter from the heavy storm, and en-
tered the house. AS they all sat talking to-
gether, SOuthworth rose and called Mrs.
Southworth TO the kitchen. An instant
later those in the sitting room heard a
struggle, and going to the kitchen they
found SOuthwOrth holding the woman on
the floor, while he stabbed her repeatedly
with a jackknife. An officer and physi-
clan were at once called. Mrs. South
wOrth's throat was cut, there was a severe
cut back of the ear, and two stabs in the
left breast, having just missed the heart by
striking rib. The prisoner was taken be-
fore Trial Justice II al at Orange Monday,
and plead not guilty. He was held for the
grand jury that meets in November, and
bail was fixed at $4,000. He was taken To
the county Jail at Greenfield.
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MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
Death by Lightning at PittsheId.


Massachusetts, was visited by another Sc
de thunder storm Sunday afternoon. A
4lpng party at Onota lake was broken
lp0y the terrible death of one of the par
y BY lightning, and a number of other
f0ple were Frustrated by shocks in other
aNS OF the city. The campers at Onota
axe numbered six, and the men of the
4iTy were just coming in from fishing
wen the lightning struck large pine tree,
'lose shelter they had just reached, kill
III. george b. Castle, young man of 30,
1l seriously affecting the other two men,
VILE the women, who were at the cottage
-'aI by, were all rendered unconscious,
al Mrs. Castles condition is considered
IlcaI' So much damage has not been
"le by storm in that vicinity since 1881.
Jo1n Sullivan of Athol, an employe of
We Boston & Albany railroad company,
'N choked to death Friday by piece of
''pe ne was eating. He was intoxicated.
Noaevlle, manufacturing village just
%I Oh Lrying, had fire on Friday which
.0Ioyed a barn and house and a four
$780, 40 -''' 10
d. Michael Sherlock, the burglar who oper-
asq IN Lenox and Stockbridge so extern
W ".'ey' was sentenced at Pittsfield Friday to
- years Imprisonment and one day soli-
~ ~! confinement at the state prison at
,,l4IieSlown. Sherlock had made an at
nv GaP' 10 break jail by saving the bars OF
ls dooT in his cell.
,n niIlam Jones, As, of Blackinton was
S S.gu by train on the Fitchburg road
SSsiiuIaay night at North Adams. The
WY MY was discovered by man and girl
g ,ru were walking along the track and
c ,1ulO'ed over it. 1t is supposed that he
n'Plea from one track to avoid one train
'uV was struck by another.
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VICINITY GLEANINGS.

d.. %gNln RobinsOn's store at Perkinsville
,, J q. 9'oken into on the night of July 27,
M o Ioou' $500 worth of goods were stolen.
nv ,0e TO the thieves has been found.
d1i "e vermont State Dental society has
5..,'u. Dr. f. r. Jewett of Woodstock
,r,sale'at-large to the meeting of the
Cr'.'ah Dental association at Old Point
''uori, Va, this month.
C5 sDa,, Como of Enosburg was arrested at
jmoI', sunday, for an assault on the
t,D s"'er OF VIM, Weightman of the latter
N, ., lie prisoner was held in $500 for
Va, 'ppeafance before the grand jury, and
'O'lllltled to Jail in default of bail.