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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27
MINE.

description. from wild geese to the little
hum ming bird, come here to nest. A
hunter may come IN after days shoot
ing laden with ducks, geese, pheasants
and grouse, while swallows, reed birds and
sandhlil cranes may be seen everywhere.
Immense salmon and halibut may be
caught in the streams with hook and line.
Grass in the meadows grows as high as
ones head and huckleberries grow so
thick that they may be scooped up by the
handful. So you see no man need starye
in that region. have visited the mine
almost every year since 1888, and those
friends who have had occasion to accom-.
pany me have never failed to be aston
ished at what they saw there.
at is a country full of wonders. and
therefore full of interest. 1t Is. 1 think
the newest country on toe face of the
earth. What will some day be its coal
measures are now of the quality of wood.
Its many volcanoes are another proof of
its recent birth. And 1 might cite am
other-the honesty and simplicity of the
natives-the Eskimos. To man accus-
toned to the duplicity of civilization, and
OF savagery as we see it in the North
American Indian, this characteristic is
most remarkable. The Eskimo may, as
a rule, be trusted implicitly with any
treasure. have known them to work for
a day without tasting food, although
carrying food that did not belong to them.
However, faithful and honest as they are,
they are slow and indifferent in their
methods, with no ambition. and do not
make the best material for our purpose in
operating our mine.
II am contemplating plan for import
ing lot of Icelanders, as 1 understand
the climate there is growing more and
more severe, and they would think the
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27
THE SECRETS OF STEEP RAVINJE
Some. Hidden Beauties of an Almost Inaccessible
Canyon on the Western Slope Of TamalPais,
Where Big Game IS Plentiful

One of the first of the many interesting
sights to be seen in the canyon is a forest
of ferns. These trees, If such they can be
called, very much resem bles the Austria
liam variety, although they are really an
other species. They are common enough
! in many parts of the State, but can sell
dom be found growing to such size as in
Steep Ravine. The trunks of some of
these attain height of three or four feet
and the leaves spread out so that a man
can walk under them.
Each step OF the way up the canyon dis
closes some new and interesting object.
Dozens OF waterfalls tumble over powders
and I'LL the air with music. In MANY
places rocks the size OF a small house OBJ
struct the way, and the trees grow so
thickly overhead as to obscure the sun
and leave the forest in a beautiful, soft
semi-darkness. One really seems to be
out of the world. There is not a sight nor
sound to suggest civilization.
1t takes about two hours to travel mn
the canyon, and at the end of the iournev
one is likely to feel pretty exhausted.
But the mind will be filed with visions of
beautiful things passed. Silent pools with
trout playing hide and seek in the deptbs:
trees and rocks covered thickly with moss:
hillside and cliffs rendered almost invisi-
bic with growth of ferns.
One of the most beautiful sights in the
canyon is a waterfall that tum bles into
crystal pool at the end of a cave. The
water seems to fall from the roof of the
cave, but how it gets there is not readily
discovered. OF course, it is the stream
that falls down the canyon, but the way
it gets between the rocks is little pc
culiar.
Steep Ravine is such a wild place that
it is possible, if one will sit still about
fifteen minutes, to see deer and other
animals come down to drink. The deer
are as timed as in any other part of the
world and seem to know whether person
intends to injure them or not. a man
with rifle might sit in the same spot for
hours and never see one, while an un-
armed person might see several.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

One OF the largest deer preserves in
California is that belonging to the TamaI-
pals Sportsman's Club. 1t covers several
hundred thousand acres il Marin County.
stretching over the hills and mountains
along the seashore from SausaIito to
Tomales Bay. Most of this land consists
OF hills covered with coarse grass and a
scant growth of scrub oak, but some of the
canyons on the western slope of Tamalpais
are the grandest in the State. 1t is here
that the deer hide.
The greater number of these CANYONS
are cay of access to good walkers. but
there is one known as Steep Ravine that.
although it is not difficult to reach either
end Of it, is almost impossible to any but
hardy climbers. Dozens of men have
gone few hundred yards into one end or
the other and then given up the task. But
those able to make the trip will be well
repaid, for every step of it is full of in.
terest and natural beauty. Hunters sell
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

dom go through it, as the roughnessl Of
the way makes it almost impossible to get
any game. AS consequence the game IS
there in plenty.
This spot is as slid as any in California,
and certainly the widest within several
hundred miles of San Francisco.
Steep Ravine runs almost due west
from the top of Tamalpais in a general di-
rection, but it twists and turns among the
hills so that in its course it heads for all
points of the compass. The eastern or
upper end of it is near Browns Camp and
the western end is on the beach, about
three miles from 3olinas. To exploreit. it
is best to go to the lower end and work up.
This can be reached by walking over the
hills or taking the stage road from Sausa-
Ito.
The entrance to Steep Ravine is little
different from that OF any other canyon.
Trees of all kinds grow close to the edge
of limpid stream that tumbles over
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27
TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO LEARN
Lunch Baskets, Euos and Brains--What Is in Them
and What Ought Not to Be in Themyoung
Heads and Old Stomachs

will give the vigorous little stomach a
severe task, and what will be the good of
it after it has been digested? And this
generous triangle of pie is only another
piece OF work for the same organ. The
thin slices of meat are good, but see the
bread to eat with hthem-yeast-powder bis
cults soaked in butter! All that little
Jennie Rich has TO eat is some slices Of
meat. The rest is sticky mass to worry
and fret her stomach. 1 would like to put
those same slices of meat between pale
brown slices Of bread; the cake 1 would
throw away; would have the fruit that is
in the pie to eat with more bread or alone,
and instead of those candies would slip
in some nuts and some acid fruit, oranges
or apples. The lunch would be Just as
dainty, Just as appetiZing, and it would be
food, not trash.
Take down that honest tin pail, proud
of its many dents, scars of battle, and see
what Bobby Poor has to work examples
and play ball on. Isn't it mess? Prob
ably he put it up himself from the CHASTITY
remains of breakfast. You need not look
disgusted; is every bit as good for food as
the other lunch we examined. These "sody"
biscuits are not very pretty to look ar,
neither are the slices OF fat bacon between
BOBBY will eat all four, each as large as
pint cup. He made that piece of cake
himself by spreading syrup between cold
pancakes. 1t weighs Is to l. The apples
are good, but he will chew just four times
per apple.
You need not look further. 1t will be
the same tune with variations. Those who
90 n affnr6 If xx,iI hau ya
nuts dyspepsia fried in lard); they will
boil and sugar their fruit until all the
healthful acid is out; they will spice every
thing spiceable, spread it with mustard
and pack it round with pickles. Those
who cannot afford to make these fearful
and wonderful viands viii come as near
their standard of indigestibility as posi-
bic. The pie will be tough crusted and
filed with dried frait instead of mince-
meat; the cake will be heavy or yellow
with the ever present saleratus; the meat
will be fried and greasy, and the dough-
nuts will be there.
once L had some pupils whose parents
were not only poor but sensible. Their
children brought the best food in school
1t was graham bread and butter. stewed
fruit and a bottle of milk. Yet they went
off in corner and ate alone because the
others twitted them or, more kind, offered
them bites of pie. Hearing one day the
remark that the little SIS never brought
any pie or even doughnut 1 boldly con-
fessed that 1, the ruler of our small world,
never brought either, and that my lunch
was as frugal as theirs. The next day five
loving little hearts besought as many
mothers to put in two pieces of pie. one
for the teacher, and three more parents
astonished my ostrich-like digestion by
asking if had dyspepsia.
do not say that all children eat this
trash, but far, far too many for this age.
Theory in diet has a hard fight with prac-
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

story. He interested others, and yery soon
an expedition was arranged, led by the
sailor.
"We expected, of course, to find our
mine, if we found it at all, in the midst of
icebergs and climate terrors that would
make the working of it next to impossi-
BILE" sa Mr. Green. "As We proceeded
north to the Aleutlan Islands, the indlca-
lions all fitted to our expectations. There
were icebergs and sicefelds in our path
such as caused US to expect a blockade at
any hour. But the sailor knew better.
de told US to wait until we got above the
archipelago. To our surprise the further
north we went after getting through the
Islands the clearer the water became, until
having reached Norton Sound the con.
trast was as great almost as though we had
salied south 10 Hawaii. We found green
Nils and spreading meadows, a rank and
lu1ur1ant vegetation, clear sky and balmy
air. Not only that, but we discovered
subsequently that these conditions con-
tlnued throughout the long six months of
summer. In this far northern region, as
you know, the sun shines almost co1f-
tnuously Tor six months. The warm
Japan current sets in toward Norton
Sound, range of high mountains serve
as shield against the winds of the east,
while it confines the warmer winds OF the
west. Upon these conditions are built
this paradise in the very shadow, one
might say, of the north pole.
"The hottest weather l ever saw" con-
tinued Mr.. Green, twas here in the valley
of the Fish River, the thermometer stand
ing above 1o0 This region Is capable of
supper ting large population. The soil is
fertile and nature is prodigal in her prod
ucts. Game of all sorts abounds and the
rivers are alive with fish. Birds of every
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

Deer preserves are common enough in
England and many of them belonging to
the estates of the old nobility are famous
the world over for their great natural
beauty. No doubt they deserve all the
praise they get, for the grand stretches OF
country, co-ered with magnificent oaks
and dotted here and there with crystal
lakes, certainly are as pleasing sights as
ever man laid eyes on.
In America deer preserves are scarce,
but those that do exist are usually found
in the most picturesque parts of the coun-
try. In comparison with these the Eng
lish preserves are as city park compared
to mountain canyon. In fact, the Eng
lish deer preserves are called parks and
they are stretches OF land kept in the de-
sired condition at great expense. Amer
ican preserves exist in q state of nature
and parts of some of them are not trav-
ersed by man from years end to years
end.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27
THE MINE THAT LIES NEAREST THE NORTH POI T
Wilderness Of Semi tropical Vegetation and Riot Of Fish and
Game Within the Borders of the Arctic Circle

J. Q. Green OF this City owns and oper-
ates the gold and silver mine that lies
nearest to the north pole, 1t is situated
on Omiiak Mountain, hundred miles in
land, and northward from Norton Sound,
away up in the Alaskan wilderness.
More particularly, it is not gold or sill
yer mine, bat lead mine. very rich in
lead, but carrying a large percentage of
both the precious metals. The inaccessi-
bility of the mine has hindered its opera
ton to very great extent. but neverthe-
less Mr.. Green has worked it regularly for
nearly fifteen years. He calls it his bank.
When in need of ready money he sails for
Alaska, loads his vessel with the ore, re-
turns to San Francisco and is in the swim
again.
To reach the mine course is taken to
Norton Sound and Golovine Bay, then, if
the vessel be a steamer, up Fish River as
lar as 1t is nayigable, and thence with
pack mules to Omilak Mountain and the
deposit OF almost solid lead.
The story of the discovery and locating
OF the mine and subsequent operation of
it is an interesting one of adventure and
strange discoveries, entailing the loss of a
schooner and its crew.
Along about 1880 sailing vessel in need
OF something or other dropped anchor in
Golovine Bay, on the north side of Norton
Sound. A sailor going ashore discovered
the natives making lead bullets by melt
ing ore. He inquired where they got the
stuff, and they told him up among the
hills. He got permission from his captain
TO go with them, and after several DAYS
returned with saekful of heavy ore
which he had dug with no difficulty off
the face of Omilak Mountain. In San
Francisco the sailor met ]. G. Green, who
became Immediately interested in his
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27

Bear tracks can be found IN Steep
Ravine almost any day. Within the last
month young bear was seen by party
OF slghtseers. 1t looked out cautiously
and the visitors got out quickly.
The fauna and flora OF Steep Ravine
have never been thoroughly investigated,
although several parties from the univer-
sites and Academy of Sciences have
visited the place at different times. But
study here is slow work, even though the
scientists camp all night near the mouth
of the canyon so as TO get fresh start in
the morning. Travelling is tedious. and
there is so much to be investigated that
before the day is hardly begun it is ended.
A few reptiles of the same species as those
found in the nearby canyons have en-
tireiy different markings. The same il
observable In birds, many of them
possessing peculiar markings and being
much smaller in size than those found in
other nlaces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31

On Christmas eve Santa Claus drove
his reindeers up to the Auditorium.
After perching his ladder he mounted
it and crept down through the chin
nev to the room where Mrs. f. Arnold,
Mrs. James Enlow, Misses Eva Johns
and Nell,Bowman had prepared the
Christmas tree to receive his beauti-
full gifts for those whom our savior
said Suffer them to come unto me
On Christmas night we found the
evergreen boughs ladened with the
favors of Santa Claus. The children
were made happy and The older peo-
pie were made to feel that they were
children again.
Due credit must be given to Miss
| Eva Johns for her pains taking i'll
preparing the choir for the beautiful
music rendered on this occasion. The
choir, consisting of Miss Eva Johns,
Miss Mabel Frazee, Miss Belle Michael
and the Johns brothers, more than
met the expectations of those who
assembled to partaHe of the pleasures
of the evening. Miss Ellen Hayden
organist, as always is the case, lent Il
charm to the singing. Several essays
were we'll rendered, but especial
mention must be made of that of Miss
Aggie Billiard. The selection for the
occasion was admirably chosen and
the rendition of the same compare
lively faultless. TOO much credit
cannot be given to Capt. JAS. Hayden
Messrs. Enlow and Arnold for the
active part taken by them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31

The condition that he feared q few
years ago has been totally changed by
the discovery Of the cyanid process,
which permits the profitably working
of the lowest grade of ores. Now he
thinks it likely that the world will be
"satiated with gold" Ores can now
be worked at a cost of from 81 to ST. %
a ton, thus giving profit on all that
contain more than that, and of this
grade there are iimitless quantities.
He says:
Gold is the most commonly difrused
of all the metals. II is even to be OBJ
tanned, and has been obtained. from
salt. There is an almost continuous
line of hills, filed with low-grade ores
stretching from Alaska to Patagonia.
This is the Mother Lode. / know of
a single hill in California which has
been explored enough to demon
strate'' nearly 4O,00O,O00 tons of low
grades, which numerous engineers
have averaged at $40 ton, but which.
for safety's sake, we will put at So a
ton. 1t is a veritable quarry, and.
with adequate machinery, can be all
-cll.eanaol If-rrs~faw Years. hapP1
irht seigniora 2:te@ G'!F 3 per cd niF'l
, retain the gold coined in our own
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31

Nj Ann Friend was born July 81,
taa d Dec. II, 1896, aged CD years,
Avn s and 20 days. She was mar
,.i ey. d, H. Friend Jan. II, 1850.
n were born seven children,
! whom. Mrs. Letetia Fearer, Of
arms. w. Va; Mrs. Minnie
Crs}er. of Friendsville, Alvin and Ar
tbur. of Sang Run, Nd, survive her,
Mrs. Friend was of gentle DISPOSE
ton. a kind and Obliging neighbor
and will be very much missed i'll the
community in which she had lived so
Ilobg. Most of all will her absence from
The home be felt. A vacant place
III ierein that cannot be filled. AS a
Nc che was devoted and affectionate,
mother forbearing and loving
| Nh o religious features of her life was
very satisfactory. Having conse-
orotad herself to the Lord very early
in life and maintained her christian
integrity, she was ready to go whel
+ba summons came. Her illness wa'
Of a lingering, painful nature, but nc
murmur was heard to escape her lips
She said, oIf it was the Lords will hi
conld give her health, but II not sh
was ready to go" Realizing that he
work was done, as the end drew near
! she bade each member of the famll.
! alden and urged them to meet her il
e heaven. By her own request songs Q
,,raise was sung as she was crosslh
le the river. SO calm and peaceful wer
the last moments that those preseh
~ !, said "she seemed to be sweetly sieel
- ing Her funeral was preached %
her pastor, after which her remain ai
were laid to rest until the resurrectlo
Yemorning' H. M ~, on on 1909
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31
"Satiated with Gold"

Alex. Del Mar one of the leading au-
thorities of the world on finance is
sure that the silver question is settled
forever. The question of gold will soon
be an anxious one, and on this point he
has revolutionized his views. He was
one of the authors of the theory that
gold was becoming inadequate for the
commercial uses of the world, on ac-
count of its limited production, while
theuse of it was constantly extending.
This theory the bimetallists took up
and worked with the greatest energy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31
The Presbyterian Entertainment.

The PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school
held their entertainment i'll the Giades
Hotel dining room. The evenings
program consisted of a pantomime
in connection with the reading of W.
c. Moore's poem, "a Visit From Santa
Claus" The scene was an old time
room, in which the chimney built OF
candy boxes in the shape of bricks,
ran up on the inside. Stockings were
hanging from the fireplace and on
one side sat the grandmother knitting;
on the other side sat the mother,
keeping sharp lookout for Santa.
Back of the fireplace and chimney
+hp windows were covered with snow
and in front on either side of the room
stood two trees loaded with oranges
and lighted up with candles. When
the Jingle of bells indicated the ar
rival of Santa, the grandmother haC
fallen asleep in her chair and was moi
awake until the jolly old fellow hac
almost completed his work of filling
stockings and leaving toys. Santa
took his departure, and most likely
intended to go on to his work, bu
when the Sunday school had finished
singing 1.-THE Chimbleys are Falling
the chimney fell down in fact, ant
so Santa had to come back to assis
in strengthening out matters. ii
was called back by Leslie King, in
well said speech, and all joined mel
rily in gathering up the falle
sweetness. After distributing to a
the school, it was found that lot {
oranges and candy remained, an
this was placed by the pastor in tn
hands of a committee for distrlbl
ton among some in the town that d
not see so much of Christmas goodle
> All seemed to vote the evening a d'
cided success, and Merry Christmas
{ was heard from many lips.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31
APreacher Well Pounded.

70 the Editor OF The Republican.
SIR:-Will you allow me to use your
paper in thanking the good friends
who so completely supplied our pan
try on last Tuesday.
In the afternoon sleds and sleighs
from Terra Alta drove up, and the
faces of the occupants soon made
known to us the object of their call,
Dry goods, groceries, etc, were piled
up until it looked like Santa Claus
and all his family had come to glad
den and cheer. After an hour OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31

l LII RefreshmeLlLs. W. .,,s>se
a general sociable time nau -
present. A novel feature of the
evening was the introduction of cards
bearing questions which We're dis
tributed to the members. The cards
were headed with the words: "A '
Floral Love Tale" which we give in
full below with the answers attached.
The person answering the greatest
number of questions properly was
awarded a prize. This was won by
Rev. Arbuthnot, he having given ten
answers.
1. The maiden's name and the color
of her hair? MarigOld.
.. An adjective that suited her and
her brothers name? Sweet William
3. His favorite sport in winter?
SNOWFALL.
4. His favorite musical instrument:
Trumpet.
5. The hour he awakened his father
playing it? Four o'clock.
6. What his father gave him for
punishment? Ladyslipper.
7.What did he make the boy do
when punished? Balsam.
s. What office in the church did his
father occupy? Elder.
9. Her sweetheart's name and what
he wrote it with? Johnquill.
10. What he, being single, often
lost? Bachelors Button.
, II. What kind of candy did he bring
her? Candytuft.
70. What CHASTITY trophy did he
| bring her? Bleeding Heart.
t 10. What did she say to John as he
| knelt before her? Johnny jump-up.
, IA. What flower did she give him.
| Tulip.
' Is. What flowers bloomed on her
t cheeks? Roses.
1 1G. What flowers did she try to cul-
tivate? Heartsease.
d II. When he proposed to whom
t did she refer him? Poppy.
e 18. What minister married them:
a Jack in the Pulpit.
: 10. What did Mary wear on her
n hair? Bridal-wreath.
Il 20. What did John say when he
If left her for awhile? Forget-menot.
d 81. What happened on his return
e A yellow rose.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31
To Redeem Pledges.

CANTON OHIO, Dec 28.-Among to
days callers at the Mckinley resi-
dence were United States Senator E
o. Wolcott of Denver, Col, and Sec
rotary Mercer, of the Republican con
gressional committee.
Mr.. Mercer was one of the earliest
callers and had long talk with the
President-elect. Senator Wolcott
was in earnest conference with Maj.
Mckinley more than two hours. He
had just come from conference with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-31

II Good cheer, prayer was 0i rnwe.
soc 5 the so cav company returned '.,i nU
ana tmg behind them many n'n recor-
lea a.nnts land and a good deed was rs''i
'e Cause III for a second prayer t %, hours
giving ftnrxa Td4 by the Oakland q0ns TTey,
t tion doing the same thins the table
t ta came in a body, piliinS tne ' until
to ~G aoor with useful Articles es mani mani
anu anu trne Christmas spirit was Tha ma
t tns+ + to as most beautifully .1I II not
fest a 10 henet done is great C 4ha , en
= t to be- compared in value Tlsn thus tll ex-
S, eourag So while thankln$ ~, w.
y, P frien5s of Oakland and 1eF5 : t tha
"a, t ea +Iis Kindness, our prayer rs WI Wi
~; Tor for E ,rho alone inspires such agss W ~
i ho ,1e bless them during VI
vas coming year, .,,,.
nd NJ &, Mrs. S. NJ Engle.