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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
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There are 100000 nerves in the hu-
man body.
Forty ysan ago the cheapest Esxiish
divorce cost - 500.
The elephant takes eight breaths 1
minute; the mouse 100.
The Crimean War cost England some
thing like @500, 0o0, 900.
North Dakota has only 500 Africans
among her population.
The largest enclosed body of water in
the world is the Caspian Sea.
The word pen knife is one of the words
POUNDS only once in the Bible.
The more people try to put down liquor
the more it seems to 60 to the head.
The persons of African descent form
only 1898 per cent Of the population.
Nearly every human race have been
mound builders at some stage of their
history.
Men are baldheadcd at forty. Women
are never baldheaded. They never get
to be that old.
A French naturalist has Matched chick
ems from eggs which he had kept fresh
for two years.
The colored population in Missouri is
steadily diminished from 1920 per cent
in 1850 to 5.61 per cent in 1890.
Two hundred miles an hour scientific
men have concluded, after numberless
experiments, is q speed which can never
be attained by anything which moves on
earth.
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Preservation of Eggs,

The egg shell is perforated by myriad
OF small pores, which can only be per-
ceiyed by the aid of a microscope. Their
effect is evident, because it is BY them
that day by day the albumen evaporates
and gives place to air, When the egg is
completely full fluid passes constantly
toward the pores, and is the principal
agent of corruption; this corruption is
manifested more rapidly in warm than
in cold weather. An egg absolutely
fresh is absolutely and proverbially
full, but in the stale egg there il :
proportionalIy empty place, caused BY
the loss of albumen BY evaporation. Il
the tongue is applied to the end OF .
fresh egg, it is felt to be completely cool !
if applied to . stale egg, it il found to be
warm, because the albnnep Of the new
egg. being in contact with the ahsll. sb
serbs the heat Of the sun more rapidly
than the air contained in the shell Of the
stale egg. 81 intercepting the air and
preyepting it from penetrating the shell,
70 . not to kill the germ and prevent its
hatchiag, tho egg can be preserved longer
tkss In any other way: There have been
cbtaiped, says French writer. chickens
hatchsd from eggs kept for two ysau IN
varnish (glazs). This. be states, may b
fhna nras,n rad. niaanlvn anne nr,aan lao IN
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
No. $50.
Application for a Patent.
U. s. Land Office, Haley, Idaho.

Y. $. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho,
March &. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that Nicholas C.
Sullivan and Erik Anderson, whose posi-
office address is Ketchum, Alturas county
Idaho, have this day filed their applicatia
for patent for 1857. g linear feet OF the
s'TRAPPER"
mine or vein, bearing lead and silver or.
WIN surface ground six hundred feet "a
width, situated in Warm Springs Greek
mining district, County of Alturas, and
State OF Idaho, and designated BY the field
notes and official plat on file in this ofhes
as Lot No. 50, said Lot No. So being de-
scrlbed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at discovery point, thence
$50 45, w 237 feet to fir post marked " ";
central end Trapper Lode" thence -
30 w 1915 feet to corner No. 1, identlI
with corner No of "Ophir' lode, lot No
50; thence 8 200 so E 500 feet to corneii
No. 2, whence u. s. NJ. NJ. No. 4 bears \ w. y.
10, COG. feet distant; thence N 600 Is L ~
feet to n w corner of "Sullivan" lode, I'D,
surveyed, and corner No. of "1lp IoP
lode, survey 927, I'LL feet to corner NO. =
thence n go 30> w GOO feet to corner NO; >
thence $50 ~ w 1873 feet to corner !"
l, the place of beginning survey OF extei~
0O0AAN0ty "a t11S CldlIII, cIuUI dSH'E 90
Of 14.667 acres applied for. No conf1lc"'
Magnetic Variation $50 30 K. -.
The location of this mine is records.
the Recorders Office of said Alturas coun"'
IN Book of Quartz Claims, ,Pagsr; -
The nearest known locations are the ~. ~
Top, Sullivan" and "Ophir' lode clau u:
Any and all persons claiming adyei'r
any portion of said "Trapper" MINE ...,
surface ground are required to ME ~ r.
adverse claims with the Register o. u ~
United States Land Office at Haley, III =" -.
State Of Idaho, during the sixty daysnE
Rod Of publication hereof, or they W. v - II
barred by virtue of the provisions
statute. w. T. RILEY, ReglsN;;,
Il II hereby ordered that the foIes NH.
notice of application for patent Ds ~ rss.
Hshed for the period of sixty days .en
secutive weeks in the KETcHuN A HIatshnn
weakly newspaper published at Ae's'~
Afturas county, Idaho. ;.+~r.
w. T. RILEY, Keys
First publication March I, lse''
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04

CAN / OBTAIN A PATENT@ For
prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to
MUNN & CO., who have had nearly nifty years.
lions strictly confidential. A Handbook OF In
formation concerning Patents and how to OBJ
ical and scientific books sent free.
Patents taken through Mum 4 CO. receive
thus are brought widely before the public With
out cost to the inventor: This splendid paper.
largest circulation OF any scientific work in the
world. 80 year. Sample copies sent free.
eope EVEN yssl Sesu
ttful plates, IN colors, and Photographs Of new
houses, with plans. enabling builders to show the
MUM E CO., NEW YORK. 361 BROADWAY.
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mo. 49,.
Application for a Patent,
U. S. LAND OFFICE H,urv 1n,u.

Y. .. LAND OFFICE, HALEY, IpAnol
July "A, 1850.
Notice is hereby given that John d G,,v
by his attorney-in-fact, Isaac | Lewis ari
Isaac l. Lewis, whose postoffice addrs,. s'% !.
ketchum, Alturas County, State of iS,bs
have this day filed their application for
patent for fifteen hundred linear feet Of Il.
"lNDEPENDENCE,
Lode mining claim or vein, bearing .,,v.,
and other minerals, with surface eronrJ
SIX hundred feet in width, situated IN Min
erai Hill mining district, county of Altur,,
and state OF Idaho, and designated by II.
held notes and official plat on file in thn
once as lot number e6, said lot No. & h.
ing described as follows. tO-wit.
commencing at the discovery point and
running thence with magnetic yaristim
at $50 So e n 600 60, w us feet 70 the "
end line OF claim; thence s 80 95 w Hn
feet to corner No. Z; thence N $50 T5 EGN
feet to corner No. 2; thence S ego 1 i
5i55 feet to corner No. 5; thence S 200 CIV
655 feet to corner No. 4 thence n go 10
w 5000 feet to corner No 7, the place q
beginning survey of exterior boundaries q
claim.
The location of this mine is recorded in
the Recorders Office of Mineral Hill min.
ing district and Alturas county, State d
Idaho.
The claim is situate on the Mt. ridge on
5. side OF b. fork of Wood river about four
miles from its confluence with main Wood
river: No known claims in the immedisx
vicinity.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion OF said Independence lode,
vein, mine or surface ground, are REQUIRED
to file their adverse claims with the Regis
ter OF the United States Land Office, 81
HALEY, in the county of Alturas, State
Idaho, during the sixty days period d
publication hereof, or they will be barred
by the virtue of the provisions of the stat
ute.
IL is hereby ordered, that the foregoing
notice of application for patent be pub
hshed for the period of sixty days ten con-
secutive weeks in the KETCHuM KEYs1oyk
weekly newspaper published at Ketchun,
Alturas county, Idaho.
w. T. RILEY, Register
WIN: HYNDMAN, Atty for Applicant
Aetchum. Idaho.
First publication, July %, 1890.
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That's.

The merchant can take an article worth
rs cents and cell it for e1-that's business.
The mechanic can take . material worth
% and make il into . watch worth 800
that's skill.
Vanderbilt can write few words on I
sheet Of paper and make it worth $5,-
600 000-that's capital.
The ditch-digger works ten hours .
day and shovels three or four tons Of
earth for $2-thets labor.
A lady can purchase very comfort
able bonnet for @s.75, but she prefers ono
that costs $27-that's foolishness.
The poet Tennyson could take worth
less sheet Of paper and BY writing posm
on It make it worth @e5, 900 -thst genius.
The United States 81 tahe m ounce
and quarter of gold and stamp upon it
IN sseagle" and make itwoffh 90 that's
money.
The sysrags nswdpdp sf editor can writs
chsok for 81. ooo. 90, but II wouldn't
b worth = dsmp -thst'S rough.
..-$->ee.e4susr - n
No uan aYof had onoo9h ccllar hn4konn
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04

them in bran, wool or sAwdust, taking
care to place the large end upwards, and
preventing them from damage or rolling
about. When the egg are wanted, care
fully remove the glaze with some alcohol
and they will be found in the same state a.
when they were developed. This method
is said to be the best and the most sure
that has yet been tried. Rural Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
LEGAL.
Application for a Patent

No. 22S.
AAPuBL1sHED NOTICE n,
UNITED STATES LAND Oyv,c,
haley, Idaho, September !, =.
Notice is hereby given that A. - iS
Doiiarhide, Lewis G. DolIarhi;es1 anderp
Pinkham and Albert GrifstI, hlde, Jose,i
once ADDRESS is Ketchum AI,,rNs Whose post'
Idaho Territory, have this dia al Count
application for patent for fay; Tfay hied Thu,
linear feet of the Ai'een hund,ad
lode, NINE or vein, bearing ,,,,
s s;tnata GROUND SIX hundred feet iii in With
o on,'nt ~ Little Smoky mininon u :Nda,
oud ~ Aituras and territory 81 alEstrie,
anI utstgnated by the field notes =, lfsho,
6ftr pa. on me IN this Office as IL, ana CO.
as follows, to-wit: 'eilis descrhsa
Beginning at the discoverr
thence north 40 SOY 4Ow wost s'ake runni,.
Zoo pH1 ~, On north end of claim tbenoset tos
- Mest zVz feet to east side line ~ ssoula
corner No. 1; thence north ao ZONE ne mound
feet to northeast corner of Co.; 10 east 81
IN earth land stone monnd iaiil, post n
shence south 40 59> 4JM o., ,o amer No. :.
cendlng and quarterine bilI hill. 2oo ieet. as
l50efeet, descending on Warm sue; to ride,
side to southeast corner Of ais!rlhgs creti
IN earth and stone momd n o,ui, post st
thence south 400 45, west 155 f ad. No.a
ing small ridge $50 feet on level ascend.
sloe 10 southwest corner of claim a'ong hia.
IN earth and stone mound nnn' posi- st
thence north $50 Is, west $50 foe oti n No 4;
10 rldge 459 feet, DESCENDING ana ascending
ing hillside on Little Smoky sid i'd Quarter.
corner NO. Of survey No 6Io i ,aa,seersett
lhtersect corner No. 3 of snrr,, IA ieet
ana angle III west side line of cla;,nN NO. 6S
s sro discovery, corner No. 5; thenco vpps
4oo 81 west 2S2 feet, descending nud nora
terlng hillside along east side Of s "na qua.
Plo 10 corner No. ! of claim and Wy Wy No.
beginning; magnetic variation 1So lM
containing 1886 acres. A'O " east
from corner No. east side IT su,,
No; bears south $50 16' west 294e e ~ ~ Y
The location of this mine is reco, leel
tne Recorders office of AlturoS o,uedM
Idaho Territory. The ADJOINING q. ;uul!
snal e. Hill" Isabella" Covers a a.;
ANY and all persons CLAIMING adr...,
any portion of said " East Side Ioao
or surface ground are required to t;io i m
ADVERSE claims with the Register 81 'u y
united States Land Office at Hailev y = we
county OF Alturas aforesaid, durir ~ " .ls
sixty days period of publication barasss ue
tney Will be barred by virtue of tbs =. q
visions Of the statute. " VIC Pro
II. 0, BILLINGS, Regis,a,
It Is hereby ordered that the forsS sei. .
notice OF application for patent he sung vn
lished for the period of 60 DAYS fen paO'
secutive weeks in the KEYSTONE avn Won oal
newspaper published at Ketchum J SSel1y
ii. 0. BILLINGS, Registsnuo
A. j. PINKHAM. Atty for CiaimSastf.
First publication, Sept. II, 1851
First republication, August 30 IS10
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Servant Yis, Sorr, Mrs. Jones is in.
What's your name, SORT Visitor-Pro-
fessor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Servant
Och! Sure ye'd better 60 roight in and
take it wild ye.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04

10 maa sveF hid sneaga callar bpttoas,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04

cts good thing people are not treat
ed nowadays as Ananias was for lying"
"Whya" "Why, if we were, Albert, no.
body'd be left alive but you and I, and
you'd be paralyzed. Boston Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-08-04
A Case of Contempt.

The prisoner was bold-faced vagrant,
and the Judge had it in for him from
the start.
"How many times have you been herea'
he asked.
Really, your honor, | never kept count
after the twentieth time"
''I'll give you six months" said the
Judge, sternly.
GAIL right, your honor"
sBut it isn't all right. It's all wrong
and you ought to be ashamed of yourself"
swell, your HONOR was the impudent
response, "you oughtn't to complain. The
state gets my services for nothing, and
you make it pay for yours" and the judge
gave him thirty days more for contempt.
Judge-Have you formed any opinion
on this case2 Mr.. Wood B. Juror-Yes,
but that need not matter. / have served
on juries before and I know that shall
have no opinions at all when both sides
get through.-Puck.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-22

labor, and is so arranged that from the
time the log is taken out OF the storage
boom In Holly river until the sawed
and dried and finished board is loaded
into the car for shipment, the timber
has never once been turned around or
carried over foot or two. The
number OF laborers is thus reduced,
and each man may accomplish more
in this way than were the arrangement
otherwise. The large band saw,
which requires the work of several
men, saws every piece to twice the
thickness wanted. A band re-saw,
which one man operates, then cuts tho
board In two and the work Of several
men is saved again. Machinery will be
put in TO utilize the slabs in making oak
slaves, sugar barrel headings, shingles,
lath, ETC., and all the smaller waste and
sawdust is taken by machinery to the
furnace where it is used for fuel, so
there is absolutely no waste. The dry
piles are so arranged that their capac-
ity may be easily increased. The plan
ing mill is completely fitted out and in
connection with it will be started box
shook factory working so men.
4 Juo
ploys about 125 mon besides
having timber contracts employing
forty or fifty men. The mill and yards,
which extend for half mile, are lighted
with electricity made by the company's
own dynamo and protected afainst fire
by system OF water works. Two
large force pumps and 10000 gallon
tank upon the hill furnish the water and
/, 600 feet of hose are distributed around
the grounds SO that danger from fire is
very slight. The mill has a saving ca
pscity OF $4,000 feet a day and orders
enough ahead to keep trimming several
months. G. r. Palmer, OF Burlington,
VT, is president OF the company and
gave the name-P&lmer-to the post
office an railroad station OF the COM
pany; j. c. Arbogast is secretary and
j. +. Craddock, treasurer and general
manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-22
Wnllams & DAVIDSON.

An enterprising firm of young bust
ness men OF Weston, who have contrib
uted no small part to the development
of the central portion OF West Virginia,
is that of Williams 81 DAWSON, whole
sale and retail dealers in hardware, con-
tractors tools, explosives, etc. Possess
ed of excellent Judgment, a qualifca-
tion so necessary to business success,
they foresaw, some years ago, that they
were in the midst Of section which
would soon be developed, and with great
forethought prepared TO take their part
ia the work. In January, 1899, they
opened 81 Weston what is now the lArg'
est house of It's kind in Central West
Virginia, and have since that time
furnished nearly all the hardware,
tools, ETC., which have been
used in the opening up OF the new coun-
try round ABOUT them. Knowing that
hardware of all kinds, contractors
tools, explosives aud all such goods
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-22

OF the Plckens Company at Plckens.
This company, OF which the Hon. ]. N.
Camden is president, aud George NJ.
Whltescarver superintendent owns 15,-
600 acres OF the finest propesty in the
State, and has contracts by which 10000
acres more may be added to its property
at any time. The property is all very
heavily tim bered, the principal varities
being, in the following order. poplar,
red oak, chestnut, birehes, naples, ash,
spruce, hemlock and cherry. The COM
pany's spruce is Of the very finest quail
ity, and there are vast quantities Of 1t.
The logs are all brought to the compa-
ny's mills by rail, so that it is not de-
pendent on the river. Very little
hauling is yet required, the timber is so
close. but the preliminary surveys have
been made for q narrow gauge railroad
the company proposes to build into the
heart Of the pines. II will run at least
six miles and may be extended TO Web
ster G H., some twenty or twenty-five
miles. The mill which was started last
March had cut 7,23O,O00 feet Of lumber
up 10 the second week ia December,
having lost about a month during that
time, or en- average of 80, 600 feet a day.
The capacity OF the mill is 10000 feet
3 day, aud in one day $4,000 feet were
cut. The capacity Of the dry house is
so. 600 feet a day. The mill is single
band saw mill with trina erS and all the
latest prOvements, and is so arranged
that the lumber is handled with the
least possible labor and the yard is half
a mile long. There is now in the yard
3, 200, 600 feet Of lumber. while 2, 100000
feet Of logs are cut and ready
for the saw. Most OF the
logging is done by contract 80 the COM
pany does not employ over forty or
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-22
The Pardee-CurtIn Lumber Co.

One of the oldest mills in central
West Virginia is that OF The Pardee-
Curtin Lumber Co., az Sutton. For sew
eral years the plant has been IN success
full operation under the management OF
Capt. George w. Curtin, and 10 said to
30 one of the best managed and best
equipped mills in the State. At any
rate 1t is about tbs only mill in this part
of the State that runs its lumber camps
all summer, and In spite OF this the mill
has been shut down some time fer want
OF logs. Early In the field this company
controls some OF the finest timber In the
State, which Is located along the waters
of the Elk and is tioated down to the
company's immense boom at Sutton.
Our cut shows this boom
when full Of timber. Their
timber is particularly fine
and is composed OF the soft yellow pop
lar. The logs will run u, "a and l6
feet long and average about 400 feet TO
the log. This is better than the aver
age, and yet two trees to the acre Is a
good cut. The holdings OF this firm ia
about 100, coo, 600 feet. Their cut for
1892 was about 7,o0O,0 900 feet. Their
saw mill is double band, one Steerns
and one Hoffman, and they cut on the
average about 60, coo feet day. Their
power is furnished by three 6O-inch by
IA feet boilers and SteSrns 20I24-inch
engine. Two Hill niggers, shot gun
feed, edger. trimmer, etc, make up
q complete mill. The mill is 47K1OO
feet In sizs, TWO stories high, with brick
boiler house attached. Thsir filing
machinery is OF the Covel make and
they anticipate putting in a single mill
soon. Leading from the saw mill is q
system OF tramways and one OF the best
arranged yards TO be found lies between
the saw mill and planning mill. This
yard with It's high grade OF lumber aud
its neat appearance is one OF the best
looking yards 10 be seen In the poplal
section. The planning mill contains two
S. A. Woods pIaners, re-saw, rip saw
and Iath and picket machines. They
will soon put in al electric light plant.
The officers Of the company are Barton
Pardee, President; 6. w. Curtin, Treas
urer and General Manager and C. T.
Ebert, Secretary.
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ness. The eompany's woodland prop
erty lies up the Holly river some nine
miles from the mill, and is connected
with it and with the West Virginia and
Pittsburg railroad by standard gauge
railroad owned aud operated by The
Holly River Co., which is already in op-
Grafton for eleven miles and will be
extended into the forests as the timber
is removed. Most OF the logs Gre haul
ed 10 the mill by rail, and the company
is not dependent on tho uncertain rises
in the river for It's logs, although from
some 10, 900 acres OF the property most
of the logs will be foated down the
river. The company has now some
Q. 600, 600 feet OF timber in the woods
awaiting transportation to the mill,
and start has hardly been made. Pop
lar is the principal wood found on the
comnany's land. and will average from
5, 600 TO 10, 600 feet to the acre. The
thinnest poplar is now being cut, and
averages 5000 feet to the acre. A sim
gle tree, measured by ]. NJ. MARBLE, is
said to contain 1900 feet Of lumber,
being eleven feet in diameter at the
base. Besides poplar, the land is well
timbered with all the various kinds OF
hard woods, Including q good deal
Of walnut, oaks, ash, cherry,
etc. The entire property OF the
company is unbroken forest OF
finest timber, but a single family
living on the whole tract of 10000 acres.
The property is underlaid with several
seams of coal. Three veins have been
opened, being respectively three. four,
and nine leet thick. The coal Is good,
and when opened up and placed on the
market will add much to the value OF
the company's property.
The mill has oesn constructed
thrsasAOss wish = view to economy Of
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would be in great demand, they started
out by paying special attention 10 this
line, and by their strict attention to
business aud their watchful care to
keep on hand Just what is wanted by
the people they serve, they have built
up a tremendous trade ana enlarged
their business so that q new building
has become necessary. The cut shows
two Buildings, the greater part OF both
OF which is occupied by them. Their
store now contains 1000 feet OF floor
space and contains the largest aud most
complete line OF the goods which they
handle. to be found in the State, outside
the larger cities. The largest stock
Of rope in central West Virginia is
carried by these gentlemen. Blocks
and heavy ropes for contract work,
mill supplies of all kinds, numbering
tools, cant hooks, coil chains, axes,
cross-cut saws, ETC., are carried in large
assortments. 1Geir ware-rOoms are
we'll stocked with heavy iron aud steel
goods, which they buy in carload lots.
They handle great quantities OF fire
brick, sewer pipe, thing, etc. Doors
and window saShes they buy in carload
lots, and with them carry q complete
line OF builders supplies OF oil kinds.
In stoves, and the usual lines OF domes-
tic hardware, their stock is complete.
Messrs. williams & DAWSON are well
prepared to supply the trade with ex-
plosiveS Of all kinds, having near
Weston two large magazines-one for
powder, the other for dynamite. The
men who own this large establish
ment, and have built up this tre-
mendous trade are both young, Mr..
Williams being now but 80 years 81 age,
Mr.. Davisson only %. j. w. Williams,
the senior member of the armI trav-
eled for Or Bros. & Co., Of Wheeling,