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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23

roots. y man by the name of Frisbee
was the first to discover gold quartz a
few weeks after Wooten's ind. In les,
than six months there were a thousand
prOspectors at work in the valley, and
now more than 1000 miners are en-
ployed in the hundreds of mines that
lie on that ranch alone. They have
taken out more than s., 900, 900 or IS
O00,0 in gold. The yield for the first
year was about 100000. In 1892 it
reached $1,000. 900, and in 1898 s., 400
900. The miners strike last spring put
things back enormously, but, notwith-
standing between -four and five months
that We're actually wasted, the yield
this year Will average &101. 600 a month.
or a tota, Of So 800. 900. During this
month they expect to reach the 1000
600 mark. and next year the output will
be doubled.
Until recently very few Of the miners
had been working with improved
machinery. Cripple Creek has been
emphatically a poor mans camp: that
is, the owners of most of the mines
were men without capital to develop
them. and they were compelled to put
ter along with the most primitive
apparatus until they had made enough
to buy modern machinery.
The Independence mine, which is re-
garded as the most valuable in the
Cripple Creek district, is a good illus
t~ration. 1t was discovered and is owned
by a man named w. 5. or Bill" STRAIT
ton. a carpenter at Colorado Springs.
who came up to the camp to spend the
Fourth Of July in 1892. Wandering
over what is known as Battle noun
tain. les the site Of the present town
Of Victor, he said in a ~jocular way to
his companion that he was going to
throw his hat down the hill and locate
a claim where it fell. He drove his
stake. filed his papers, and "worled
his assessment according to law. and
after awhile he struck a vein OF gold
that is said to be richer than any other
that has been discovered here. He
had no money and was very shy OF
partners. A Denver syndicate Offered
him 81 900, 900 for the property, and al
first he thought they were joking
Little by little, as he got out the ore
he was able to make Improvements
and upon the reputation Of his mine hi
succeeded in p~ersuading a Chicago firm
to furnish him a $4,000 plant that run.
by electricity, and is said to be the bes
in the Cripple Creek camps. He gave
notes in payment, and within twent,
day after his machinery started wa
able to take them up with his profits
The mine is now paying 100000
month net, the bankers here say, an,
there are millions of dollars in the or
in sight.
They call Bill Stratton ''the king 0
Battle mountain"
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23
POWER.
1t Is Being Harness ed for Manufacturing
Purposes.

Engineers have estimated that the
total water power of Niagara falls is
seven million horse power. This esti-
mate, to be sure, is in the main only a
guess, but when the area drained into
the lakes above Lake Ontario and pass
ing through Niagara river be consid-
cred, the guess Or estimate does not
seem to be too large. The water sur
face of the great lakes above Ontario is
$4,000 square miles, and the watershed
of these lakes is 24O, 900 square miles
more than twice the area of Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The total length of
shore line is 5000 miles, while the vol
ume of water is 5000 cubic miles. of
which Lake Superior contains almost
One-half. The rate of outflow at Buff
falo is from pit, ZOO to 275, 900 cubic feet
per second, while the fall Of the catar-
act is 165 feet. The volume of water
in the lakes is such hat it has been es-
timated hat even if no rain fell the
flow of the river would be continued at
its present rate for one hundred years
that is, if the lakes could be gradually
drained.
These are very large figures, says
Harper's Weekly, but in the main they
are the results Of exact measurements.
The small water powers in the world
are uneven, and are affected by floods
and droughts, but this great power at
Niagara is as constant as anything in
this world can be, not even the ice in
the severest and longest winter ever
known appreciably changing it. The
present plant is intended only to utilize
125, 900 horse. power, and the turbines
nov in place are only for a small part
OF this. Other turbine wheels will be
put in place as the demand for the
power grows. The general plan of the
company contemplates the ultimate use
OF 1900 0 horsepower on the American
side and a like amount in Canada. Such
a power would turn all the wheels
within a radius of 500 miles Of the
falls. At the present time a considera'
BILE part of the power developed is to be
taken to Buffalo by electric transmits
sion, and it is the confident expectation
of the electricians now at work on the
problem that the power can be taker
as far east as Albany, 800 miles away
and delivered there cheaper than power
can be generated by burning coal. l:
this be so, then all the country be
tween Albany and the falls will be ad
mirably adapted for manufacturing
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23
IN EUROPE.
Believed to Have Originated In the British
Army-FavOred by Continental Officers.

Believed to Have Originated in the British
Army-Favored by Continental Officers.
In every capital of Europe the mono
Gle is common enough, says the New
York World. 1t attracts no attention
on the street. In a row of men at a
theater a considerable proportion are
sure to have it. Perhaps half the otti-
GERS in the Ger man army wear mono
cles. They are seen in abundance at
any meeting Of the French academy,
Even socia list deputies in France are
not ashamed to go among their con-
stituents wearing them. A session Of
the English house of commons glitters
with solitary eyeglasses. The single
eyeglass is said to have originated
among the officers of the British army.
About the beginning of the century an
order was issued that army officers
should not wear eyeglasses OF spec
tacles. 1t was supposed that they gave
the wearers an unmilitary appearance.
The order caused severe inconvenience
to NAM short-sighted officers, and one
Of them belonging to a crack regiment
invented the single eyeglasS; its use
was no contravention Of the order
which prohibited spectacles and eye
glasses. 1t soon became very popular
in the army and was afterward adopted,
On account probably of this origin the
single eyeglass is very generally worn
in Europe by army officers. 1t is by
some thought to give an aspect of de-
termination and ferocity to the weare
whereas eyeglasses lend an air 0,
feebleness.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23

"A $ouRAO VI ~
Extremes.
A Chicago drummer and a New York
drummer met in a hotel one night and
talked ten minutes OF trade, ten
minutes of choruses, ten minutes
Of politics, and concluded with a
couple of Munchausen yarns that if
properly paid for would be entitled to
the BIGGEST share of the cake, says the
New York Mail and Express.
II am just back from a three months
trip to Norway" said the New York
man. land had a great time. | tell you,
but we struck some cold weather q few
days after l got to North Trondhjen.
We ran across an old dame named Lid,
who had settled at the very spot where
King Canute used to drink his eight
iagons of ale for breakfast. Very cold
there. The steam from the teakettle
would fall like snow in front of the
fireplace. Out in the open air. when
ever a man spoke, his breath concealed
so rapidly that his words actually fell
on the ground. 1t was impossible to
play a wind instrument. | tried to
foot a French horn and couldn't sound
b fiat to save my life. The notes
seemed to get stuck. A little dog we
had went to sleep in front of the fire
one night and the side furthest away
from the blaze was frozen stiff
"'Pears that must have struck the
other extreme" said the Chicago drum.
mer, as he lighted a fresh cigar. j
was out in southern California, neal
the edge of the desert, stopping with
farmer who had four acres in potatoes
and four in popcorn. A hot wind swept
in from the desert in the early part o.
August, and it was so hot that every
potato in that patch was roasted in it.
jacket. / am a ruined man. said the
farmer. Il hope not said |. It's
long lane that hasn't a rut in it, and i
must be an i'll wind, indeed, thatdoesn'
blow somebody's barn over You're
right said the farmer. 1 guess II
set the Dominique hen On turkey eggs.
He started for the chicken-hOuse. bu
in a minute came running back all eX
cited. Come out here he yelled, 'an'
look at my field Of 7 just com
and look at it. | went out, and, /
you'll believe me, every ear Of corn Il
that field had popped. 1t looked like
cotton field for all the world. HI
farmer got to work, shoveled the cor
up, and carried in sixteen double WACO,
loads to town and sold it. That's wha
1 call a powerful spell of hot weather.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23
POOR
Firing in Both Army and Navy Less Ac-
curtfe THAN Formerly.

+ iFInS Ill l1ClI ARMY IN navy Ltss AZ
curafe Than formerly.
The training of naval artillerists has,
in recent years. been given a good deal
of attention. and no end Of powder and
shot has been expended in target prac-
tee designed to serve a more telling
purpose in actual warfare. should the
occasion present itself. It would seem,
therefore. says Casters Magazine. that
the floating equipments OF naval powers
of to-day ought to give good accounts
themselves in point of Workmanship if
called into action. though it would be
preSumptuOus to undertake to fore
shadow possible results. II, on the
other hand. past experience counts for
anything. there would seem to have
been a notable decline in accuracy in
naval gunnerT. growing with success
sive improvements in naval architec-
ture and naval armament. 1t was esti-
mated some years ago. from data fur
J. nished by target practice at sea. that a
heavy gun must be discharged fifty
times to make one effective hit. The
old smooth-bores were credited with
killing a man by the discharge Of the
guns weight in shot: in other words
three tons of thirty-two-pounder shot
We're required for the purpose. Actual
service test with modern high-power
guns, however-guns weighing twelve
tOns-has. within the past ten or twelve
years, shown that it took about sixteen
tons Of ~projectiles to accomplish the
same thing. It is interesting to note
from what statistics are available that
the introduction Of ri3lGd muskets into
the armies has had a somewhat similar
result. The old-time muskets. it is
said, killed a mar by firing at him his
own weight in lead bullets, but the
modern rifle. in the hands Of the aver
age soldier, 50 it has been figured out
does not effect a fatality until it has
DISCHARGED twice the mans weight II
lead. Both here, as well as in nava
shooting. therefore, there has beer
shown to BE an important demand 70,
greater skill and care. Whether Thu
has been met in any measure, futur,
hostilities only will tell.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23
CRIPPLE CREEK.
How the Famous Mining Town
Sprang Into Existence.
For Many Years the Rich Gold Fields
Were Used as a Cattle Ranch-The
Discovery of a Drunken
Blacksmith.

= The site Of Cripple Creek was for ten
years a cow pasture of two lOng-limbed
old Kentuckians of the INT of Bob"
and BILL WomaX, who took up a Sec
ton of land here under the desert land
act about 1876. In the early days Of
gold excitement in Colorado, when
people crossed the plains with "Pike's
Peak or Bust painted on their wagons,
some little gold was washed out here,
but not enough to encourage anyone to
stay, So the %prospectors passed on
into the mountains and left the land
for the Womax brothers to feed their
cattle on.
They didn't dream, says the Chicago
Record, that gold was there, and be-
coming tired of the place about seven
years ago sold it to Bennett & Myers, a
firm of real estate agents in Denver
who had loaned them money. There
were 400 or 500 cattle on the place, and
several hundred miles of fencing,
which inclosed about $4,000 acres of
government land. For all this Bennett
& Myers paid $40, 900, and when they
got the title they organized the Pixies
AS"h ScAAHAAS "AoA SbPACuA Va
81, OOO, 900. But before they got things
ready to put the stock on the market
President Cleveland issued his procla-
nation ordering the cattlemen to teal
down all the fences they had erected
upon public land. That practically de-
prived the new company of so, 900 acres
of pasturage and knocked the profits
out of ranching in Colorado.
In February, 1891, Bennett & Myers
got a letter from their foreman at the
ranch, saying that gold had been dis
covered there, and the prospector.
We're digging holes all over the place,
which made it dangerous for the cat
tie. Several cows had already fallen
into these excavations and broken their
legs, and he asked for instructions.
They wrote back to him to run the
miners off the place, but he replied that
they We're already several hundred in
number, and it was folly to think OF
disturbing them. He followed his let
ter to Denver a few days after and gave
his employers a description of affairs
So they went up to make IN inspection
which resulted in the transfer Of the
cattle to a less valuable pasture, anG
the plating Of a town site on eighty
acres of the pasture. That sold off like
hot cakes, and the town of Cripple
Creek was born.
The man who discovered gold was {
drunken blacksmith of Colorado
Springs, of the name of Dick Wooten
who had been hanging around the
ranch for months at a time, and O.
course found it by accident. He a
once advertised the fact among all the
prospectors and mining men in tina
part of the country. and they came w
in swarms to scrape over the beds o
the streams and rake out the gras
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23
TURNED FAKiR.
An Englishman Who Adopted the Religion
OF the HindOos.


A singular case Of a European turn
ing fakir, or Hindoo holy MAINLAND
that in the most European station in
India lately brought to light,
says the Pail Mall Gazette, At Bishop
Cotton school, at Silnla, there was once
an English boy named Charles de Reus-
settle. He got into some boyish scrape,
and, to avoid the consequences, alb
seconded. Search proved abortive, and
nothing more was heard of the fugi-
tive. 1t appears now that he had wan
dered no farther away than Mount
TakkhO, just above. There he had
taken refuge with the fakir of a native
temple. He became first the holy mans
acolyte and eventually his successor.
His identity with the runaway school
boy was entirely lost, and the sanctity
of his life made him an exceedingly in
tluqntial parsonage. Meantime, Charles
de Reusselte had become entitled to a
large fortune, and was being adver-
tised and sought for far and wide
without success. One day a CORE
%spOndent of the Lucknow Gazette. who
CHANGED to be at Simla, fell in with the
fakir, and either discovered his secret
or had it communicated to him. But
the heir manifested no desire to claim
his inheritance. On the contrary, he
assured the correspondent that he
should never revert to the religion OF
his fathers, o. V return to civiliza'
ton. He was quite happy where he was
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23

A horse that belonged to a family Of
Bloomfield, N. Y, for twelve years was
sold two years ago. a few days after
the sale the animal returned to his old
master, and although the faithful beast
has been sold three time since then he
has invariably returned. During his alb
sence a setter dog has become attached
all their trips together.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-23

while the Erie canal will afford cheap
and toieraoly quick transportation, for
there seems to be little difficulty in the
way of hauling these boats by electric
al mower.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
PERSONAL MENTION.


A. Devereux came In from Decatur
last night.
II. NJ. Kldwell Of Mineral Wells was
In town yesterday.
r. L. Gates of Wolfe City vas in
the city last evening.
]. II. Chamblee OF Peoria, ILL.,, is here
spending the holidays,
Il. w. Thompson was in the city yes
terday from Renfrow. I. r.
Arson Hazlewood was in the city yes
terday from Cheyenne, o. T.
John j. Boot was visiting the city
yesterday from Kingfisher, o. II.
Guy Mclaughlin OF Austin was
among the Gazette's callers yesterday.
T. NJ. Quigg. from Commerce, was in
the city yesterday. He Is a represen-
tative of the Cotton Belt Railroad
company.
s. II. King and c. a. Newsom. two
tourists from Nashville. Tenn. spent
yesterday In the city and left today for
Waco and other points.
"Uncle Jimmy" Dunlap OF the police
station took his first days recreation
In four years and spent the day with
friends at Kopperl yesterday.
Col. c. II. Hanson OF the Harwood
Cyclone is in the city visiting his
family. Col. Hanson is the veteran
editor OF Texas. He published the first
daily paper in the state at Houston
In 1856.
The following are visiting the Poly
technlc college: Miss Mamie Linnsille
OF Ryan. Mrs. Turner OF Jacksonville.
Miss Wolfer or jacksonville, Mrs
Rutherford Of Parker county. Mr.. ]. W.
Carnohan Of Parker county. Mrs. Ada
Terrell OF Farmersvllle. Miss Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f, Hall OF Bowie Mr..
Ray OF Dallas. Miss Lady Dennis of
Dallas county.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
THE CITY

Where Is the best place to buy wines
and liquors for Xmas. The Kentucky
Liquor Houston, 100 Houston street.
Jim Toots requests the Gazette to
ask his friends to plant flowers on the
grave Of his wife when he is gone and
keep II marked SO that he win know
the spot when he returns.
Fort Worth Coal company, corner
Lamar and Front streets, for the Nc
Alester. Colorado and Niger head
Goals. Phone 1884.
George l.. Cause funeral director and
embalmer. Full assortment of under
takers goods. Takes full charge OF
funerals and furnishes all necessary
requirements. No. Sl4 West Weather
FORD.
Mr.. Roberts, yardmaster OF the Rock
Island, fell from the top OF q car Tues
day night and dislocated his shoulder.
We are hot stuff We sell fire and the
best OF FIRE. Our phone is 1874. Fort
Worth Coal company.
Paul Brown was locked up last night
on the charge Of stealing a watch from
man named Dolllns.
Try our IS coal II you are looking
for cheap coal. Fort Worth Coal COM
pany, Lamar and Front streets.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
no.rlnritv,a Nacatlon."

Every one who enjoys good. hearty
laughter and finds wholesome pleasure
In the witticisms OF the irish race VIII
when the famous comedians, Conroy
and Fox, are seen In this city In their
new play, "o'Flarity's Vacation" The
scenes OF the play are laid az Atlanuc
city in the summer and are all OF them
Of the funniest nature. There are
amusing complications that arise that
make the fun OF the most riotous ma
tu-e and In every line. word and ges-
ture there is a hearty laugh speciai-
ties OF the most pleasing kind are In
terspersed throughout the action OF the
play, all OF them new and original this
season. The stars are supported by a
most excellent company of comedians
and condolences and the display OF
talent by the company is the success
Of tho farce-comedy season. "O'flnr-
ity'a Vacation" will be seen at the
opera house tomorrow night only.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26

clinching TO be done except that every
one in the large audience at the thea
ter felt that no mistake had been made
In voiclng fiatterlng opinions on tho
merits OF the company. The Beggar
Student was sung. and sung capitaliy.
1t Is catchy little opera, replete with
eoft melody--pretty ballads and strong
ensembles. lumbar was In good voice.
and he has hardly ever appeared to
better advantage. He is certainly a
most effective ballad singer. Miss RAN
dall's part in the Student developed
her talents most forcibly. and she was
charming. Amy Leslie. too, appeared
TO pleasing advantage. and won her
share OF admiration. while Jolly old
Fred Frear had the house with him all
the while he was on the boards. He
was funny as usual. and had his good
voice along with him. You can't
''sponge him out" waldo and Tom
Martin were well nigh faultiess In their
parts, and here a compliment TO MISS
Polly Fairbairn. Miss Sanger and
Miss Addle Arnold are In order.
Miss Hattie Arnold was In the
case by "long" majority. and sung
very sweetly. Grau's chorus can hardly
be excelled. and this is no exaggeration'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
FOOT BALL
Dallas Wins from Fort
Worth.
HoTLY CONTESTED GAME AT
DALLAS YESTERDAY.
WAS A SMOOTH GAME
Young Porter True or Fort worth
Painfully Stabbed by a Dali
las Negro
eFsss
While Trying TO Defend n Disabled
Comradc from 1nsuit-The
Negro Under Arrest
WAS A SMOOTH GAME
Young Porter True or Fort worth
Painfully Stabbed by Dali
las Negro

III. For, Worth foot bail team went to Dali
Las yesterday to engage the Dallas team In
Christmas afternoon game.
Both ,cams were In GOOD condition. and all
were eager for the fray and anxious for VIC
tory.
The game vRs played In the afternoon at
o'clock at tho Oak CuT park. Tho Fort
Worth boys put up a good game and stood
calamity to their colorH. but their rivals won
the day after several hard contests. tho score
being Dallas ~ Fort Worth 0, Tho Fort
Worth boys on their return reported that tho
game was satisfactory and everything CON
uceted with Il passed on ~ smoothly as
possible.
IA unfortunate occurrence was an ARRAY
between Porter True and Dallas negro
named Sam Mccoy. II seems that on the way
10 the foot bali park, on an electric car, the
negro, Who was said to DO intoxicated, picked
quarrel with Tunae Morrison, ono OF tho
Fort Worth hoya. Young Morrison Ia q no.
tably courageous youth. but was not In n
condition for an encounter with the negro
from the fact that no was recently disabled
by having his shoulder dlsoCatod and has
not yet recovered tho use VI his arm. Young
True seeing his comrRdo imposed upon by the
drunken negro naturally became Indignant
aud resented the insult. when the negro sud
denly whipped out his knife and turning upon
True commenced siashing him AorosB tho
head and face. Instantly several Of tho Fort
Worth boys sprnng to Trues rescue. but not
before the Negroes kpifo had aiashed several
ugly gashea ir his scalp aud another cut
upon his check. 1hs boys got the negro out
Of the car and gave him beating that COW
cred him with blood from head to heels Por-
ter Truc'a wounds were dressed aud he was
soht homo on the hrst train. Ills Injuries arc
painful but not serious.
This negro was arrested on tho charge of
assault with intont to XIII and sent to tho
Dallas Jail Those who saw the AFFAIR exon
crate True. and state that he could not be
blamed for trying 10 defend a disabled COM
ruda
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26

Yesterday Policeman Allen, newly
appointed member OF Fort WsTths
finest. was made the victim OF
q joke and In consequence he will
know deputy sheriff when he next
secs one.
Deputy Sheriff John Yancey. who In
fond OF a Joke himself. thought he
would assist In the initiation OF the
new policeman. and appeared on Houa-
ton street after the manner Of man
from Bitter creek who was hunting
trouble. Ynucey stuck his big revolver
in a conspicuous position about his
person and paradcd Houston street 10
attract the attention OF the cop
Policeman Allen soon discovered him
with an eagle eye, ana marked Ynncey
aa his ''meat" totally unconscious
that Yanccy was an officer. Allen ac-
cordingly arrested the deputy sheriff
and took him TO the city hall. where
he preferred the charge OF carrying
n concealed and deadly weapon. When
the new policeman found out that he
had been vletlmised by Joke he got
large amount OF good, natural
roasting" by his comrades on the
force. which he took In good part. Mr..
Yancey enjoyed his arrest US much
as anybody else.