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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
AN OIL STOVE HOTBED.

heat, which is partly given up to the
water, to be given out by that in turn,
and partly diffused throughout the box.
The evaporation of the water will keep
the air moist-a condition essential to
plant growth. A sufficient body Of water
should be used so that steam may not
be generated.
A little practice will show just how
much fame must be kept upon the lamp
to keep the temperature warm at night.
On sunny days, Of course, the lamp need
not be lighted, while on extra cold
nights something in the shape of mats
may be needed to throw over the glass.
A small door in the side or end admits
the lamp. A very small opening should
be made at the bottom for air to enter
to feed the lamp, which another may be
provided near the top for ventilation,
the latter being closed on very cold
nights.
The same idea can be utilized in
smaller way in the kitchen, where a
box with the interior arrangement that
has been described may be set before the
kitchen window without a sash for
cover-a wooden cover being provided,
to be closed only at night to keep in the
heat from the lamp This can Of course
be blown out when the kitchen fire is
lighted. A hand lamp will furnish heat
enough for this purpose Where this ar
rangement is to be used in house care
should be taken to burn only the best of
oil and to see that the heat is never high
enough to cause any danger whatever
from fire.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26

The director of the Florida Fruit Ex-
change, in an interview with repre-
sentative of the Tampa Tribune, said,
"My observations satisfy me that not
over 25 per cent of the groves are likely
to be abandoned, and the big prices of
the next few years are, in my judg
ment, likely to draw that many new
men into business that has about it
certain fascination Of it's own.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
The Angora Industry.

American Agriculturist says Millions
of acres in this country unsuitable for
sheep husbandry may be advantageous
ly occupied by focks Of Angoras, which
may be grown at half the cost Of sheep
in the most favorable locations and
with at least an equal return in the prod
ucts of the focks. Angoras are success
fully raised all over the United States,
including New England, but in COM
mercial way focks Of 100 to 1000 head
or more are found mainly in California,
Texas, New Mexico and Oregon, follow
ed by Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
Colorado and Montana.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
Manuring For Cotton.

For clay land in high state of i'm
provement and planted to cotton for
many years Southern Cultivator advises
composing cotton seed with stable ma
nure, superphosphate and kainit. With
Is bushels of seed use $50 pounds of
stable manure, an equal amount of acid
phosphate and 100 pounds of kainit.
Apply in the open furrow 200 pounds,
and at planting 100 pounds to the acre.
IF you wish to use more, broadcast over
the open burrows 400 pounds and use
100 pounds with the seed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
Warning Against a New Fraud.

From the North Carolina experiment.
station comes a warning against seed
peddler who is selling what he describes
as wonderful new plant" the plant
being in reality alsike clover, which is
not adapted to North Carolina or the
south. The plant is described by the
fraudulent peddler as resembling all
other varieties Of clover, peas, beans,
etc., grows two to four feet high on Or
binary land and is adapted to thin or
sandy soil.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
New Station For Texas.

Beginning with the new year the
Texas station has established new sub
station near Beeville, Bee county, in ex-
IRENE southern Texas, to be supported
by state appropriation. Citizens have
donated Isl acres for this purpose, and
building will begin at once. The line
of experiments will include soil tests,
varietal work with fruits, field crops
and vegetables, and much work under
taken will be of subtropical nature. r.
rigation by windmill from underground
flow at depth of 40 feet will be tried.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
is to be accomplished by irrigation
where the water must be raised to the
level of the lands where it is to be util-
lied by mechanical means
Another Method of Budding.

A new method of budding trees and
cuttings during the winter, when the
sap is dormant, has been reported upon
by the Texas station. A slice Of bark
was cut down the stock and left attach
ed at the lower end. Part Of the top of
the loose slip was then cut off and the
bud fitted over the cut place and bound
firmly on with a piece of raffia. The
stocks were kept in sphagnum moss I'M
til spring, when all but one of the so
young peach trees used in the expert
ment were found to have firmly "knit'
and made strong shoots in the growing
season.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
CONVENIENT HOTBED.
An Old Plan With improvements In
Which an Oil Stove Figures.

Which an Oil Stove Figures.
There are many uncertainties and
risks about the hotbed whose heat is
produced by fermenting horse manure
so many, in fact, that the amateur
and the ordinary farmer are often de-
tered from making use of this means
of securing early plants for the garden.
A plan originally described and illus
trated i'll The Country Gentleman COM
mends itself, as it is simple, inexpen-
sive and easily tested. The plan is not
original, in point of fact being really
all old plan with improvements.
The illustration shows the construc-
tion of this oil stove hotbed, one end
being represented as cut away to show
the interior arrangement. A long box
with sloping sash covers has within it
two sets of crosswise iron rods that can
easily be removed when desired. On the
upper set are placed boxes of earth in
which seed is TO be sown. The lower
rods support an iron tray containing
water. Below this is one Of the small
iron stoves to lie fonnd in almost every
house. The lamp, or stove, supplies the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-26
Town Libraries In Massachusetts.

The number of towns in Massachu-
sets that have no free public library is
now reduced to "a, according to Libra
ria1 Tillinghast's annual report. Well
wager that there is not another state in
tho Union that can mako so proud .
boast as that. Boston Herald.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
Ice Of hcr possible dismissal Through

Mr., Maxwell. another Of the Madison
commissioners, spoke briefly. He claim,
cd that AlIBs Wiley and her friends have
been misreprescntlnE matters IN their
struggle to have hCr rclnstaLcd.
Mr.. Buchanan, tho third Madison COM
missioner, spoke, too. llb brought out
nothing now, and concluded by Gaying
TINT Miss Wiley IL Il good teacher. a
minute later, when Mr.. MllllSan REFER.
cd TO the concession OF Miss WIlcy's
ability, no denied having Snld that.
Mr. MlillGar moved that the report OF
the Madison commissioners bc referred
bnck to them for further consideration
Mr. Maxwell claimed there was moth.
Ing to refor.
Then there was n spat between Mr.
MillIERn and tho Madison commissions
crs regarding the ability Of tho latter to
understand what n petition" means.
Should Prove tho Charges.
Then DR., ulrich vacated thc chair,
and spoke In favor OF Miss Wiley. claim
ing that she had not been depoSed for
cause. CharGca should be preferred
and proved. This had not been done In
the case ut hand.
The vote on the motion to refer back
to the commissioners resulted us fol-
lows:
For rcfcrcncC-Blrch, Campbell. Dick
oy, Dudley, jefferson, Mcdick, Miller,
,MillIEan. NcShItt, Walford, WcldnGr,
'Ulrich: total. Il.
Against rCfcrrncc--firncy Buchanan,
Hubbard. Maxwell, Stanton; total, &. .
Tho Madison commissioners conlcrr-
cd, hut did not bring anything further
before the board.
The old music teacher. Miss 1Nlcy
Robinson, was rC-RppoIntCh.
The superintendent made his report
for June, as follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
SUNG "PlNAroREr AGAIN.
Fine Weather Helped Swell tho Crowd at
tho Park.

A large audience saw the second pro.
ductlon OF "pinHtoro" at the Wheeling
park casino last cvcnIg. The weather
was excellent and the storm bureau at
last seems to have. withdrawn oppoSI.
ton. ThG opera was sung In tho same
excellent style us on the previous even.
Ing md was received with marked IA
vor. Tho audience was n representa-.
tive one aud society was there In full
force. Miss Knox, Miss Do Rue. Mr.,
Bell, Mr.. DranHon, Mr.. GHillinrd and
Mr.. Waldo In leading parts were be.
y0nd criticism md III" chorus quite M
effective as usual The opera abounds
In catchy music and bright dialogues,
with plenty OF opportunity for chorus
work. 1t was splcnddly suns and en-
cores were the rule. Tomorrow inter-
noon "plnafOrc" will be repeated at Il
special matinee. Tonight bohemian
Girl" Will be sung, With good weather.
large audiences nrc assured. for the
company haS shown itself to be Of the
best. 1t numbers forty people and solo
lists and choruscS are most excellent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

GREENSBORO-Rtver "A feet In
chC:I and rising. Rainfall 1.l6 inches.
Cloudy and cool.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l6 feet . In
cheS and rising. Fair and cool.
WARREN-River S of foot Clear
aud pleasant.
OIL CITY-Riv+r l foot Inch and
stationary. Clear and pleasant.
PTTTSBtRGIl-kive l06 feet and
rising at the dam. Weather clear and
pleasant: cool.
STEUBENVILLE-REver feet . In
cheS and rising. Down-Den Hur. Up
--I1Orena. II. X. Bedford. Clear and
warm.
RSBURG-Rivsr-1 feet 3 in
chCs and rising. Clear and cool Up
Virginia, Adele. Bob Ballard Little
Kanawha out of lock ut all points and
rising fast. Twenty foot stage Is re-
ported at GrantsvIllc tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

The Lorcna. left on time for Pits
burgh, yesterday morning.
The II. X. Bedford left on time for
Pittsburgh. with II good trip. yesterday
morning.
The packet for Charleston and Coal
Valley tomorrow. is the II. X. Bedford,
leaving al G n, III.
The river marks at o'clock last night
indicated s feet and rising. Tcmpcra-
ture. cloudy and threatening. Trade
along the wharf, fair.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

BY using "The New Great South
American Kidney Cure" This new REM
cdy Is a great surprise on account OF
its exceeding promptness In relieving
pain In the Kidneys. Bladder and Back
in male or female. 1t relieves rcten-
t!on OF water. and pain in passing It
almost Immediately. Save yourselves
by using this marvellous cure. Its use
will prevent fatal consequences In al
most all cnscs by ITS great alternative
and healing powers. Sold by r. II.
List. DRUGGIST. Wheeling. W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
IN BUSY DEEW0oD


James Riddle, n muster mechanic at
tho Wheeling steel plant, JnCt with n
painful accident by being thrown from
mn elevated platform. lie was severely
bruised, but ls not IN dangerous con-
dillon, as wa" reported.
Miss Julln Barnett gave n dance last
night TO her many friends In honor OF
her cousin. who IL visiting her from
Now Mnrtinavllle.
But little hope IL entertained for the
recovery Of Mr.. r. C. Edwards, whose
Illness was mentioned in yesterdays
pnpcr
The surveyors nrc Mt work locating
the grades. prior to tho paving Of Mar
shall street.
Rev. J. S. Robinson Is spending II few
days ut the MOundsvlilG camp ground.
Misses Minute Taylor and Mary
Shulc are visiting Miss Laura Evans.
Charles O'D0nncll left yesterday for
New York. whence he VIII sail Satur-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

WHAT seems hut case OF simple
d!arrhoca frequently develops into the
most dangerous OF bowel troubles. II
neglected. DR.. Fowler's Ext. OF Wild
Strawberry is Il nevcr-faIling specific
In all such cases.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
TRUSTEES SALE.
JlRusTEES SALE.

Il NhuSIEES SALE. -UE
by virtue OF decd OF trust made hv
Alwyn S. Ronk and Edith NJ. Ronk. his
VIE. TO the undersigned. as trustee. dated
July = 1871. and recorded in the office o:
1 me CLERK OF ne if. county court OF Ohio
book No. IS, folio 1ol. Will sell nj public
auction to the highest and best bidder.
. at the north front door OF tho court house
or said county, in tho city OF Wheeling,
w. Va, on
THURSDAY. THE 9Th DAY OF
AUGUST, 1896.
commencing mt 10 o'clock n. m, the :o.
lowing described real estate, that Is 10
say: a piece of ground in the city OF
Wheeling, In Ohio county, ,Weat Virginia.
uonal RoAd, to Mount Wood Cemetery,
and bounded as follows: Commcncinc a;
corner Of the Jewish Burial Ground on
SAID road. said corner being the most
Cemetery Grounds, and running north.
west on the limo OF said burial ground
one hundred and fifty feet. more or less,
TO the southeast line OF the ground CoH-
SeSed by AlAry +. Silver and husband 10
Maurice Max aud others by decd dated
Iscemhcr ~ 1872, recorded In deed book
NO. 60, paEc ,?"l: thence with said south.
east line southwest iifty-tvc feet; thence
southeast by Il line parallel with the line
OF said burial ground first mentioned to
the line OF said road leading to Mount
Wood Cemetery: thence with the line OK
said road northcnStwnrdlyIi fty-ilvc feet
more or lesE. TO tho place OF beginning,
subject to- the right OF way granted by
the decd above mentioned made by Mary
+. Silver and husband 10 Maurice Max
ana others. Nrl rcsrrviuG also tho coal
or other mineral beneath tho same, being
the same property conveyed to Augustus
Wtckrrly by Catherine Meyer by deed
dated ScptNH,her ", 'lSST, and of record in
the office of'the clerk OF tho county court
or Ohio county, West Virginia, in deed
book No. SN.'ht nuGo la2
p TERMS OF SALE-Onc-third aud as
much more MS tho purchaser may eject
TO Nuy inScasE on the day of sale, tho bal.
nncn OF the'NurchQso money IN two equal
inStnllmeNts, payable respectively NJ one
and two S1,prS from tho day Of sale. with
Interest from that day, for each OF Wh'th
deferred installmrnts OF the purchase
money the purchaser shall give his nccc-
TABLE n:otniSSory notes. bearing interest
from tho day Of 'snlG uS aforesaid. TO ia
secured hSathc title OF tho property sold
being rOtaincd until tho payment IN iull
OF tho same, or by deed OF trust on the
property sold, to be drawn, ACKNOWLEDGED
ana recorded NJ the expense Of the puT'
chaser. GEORGE b. CALDWELL
I.r Trustee
WILLIAM IL. HALLEE.
AUClionccr, W
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

The committee on the German Ian
GuaIe made Its report. The committee
had noted with pleasure the progress
made in the German department and the
work done by the teachers. The COM
mittcc made the following recommended
tons for teachers in the German depart
mont: First and Seventh wards, Miss
Minnie Neuhard; Second ard Third
wards. Miss Lena Riegcl: Fifth and
Sixth wards, Miss Anna Looscr; Eighth
ward, Mrs. +. \. Bertschcy; Fourth
ward and Lincoln tc0lorcd) school. Miss
7. X. Krauter: substitutes. Misses Dora
christensen and Carrie Frltsche.
Superintendent Anderson reported hav-
lag considered and investigated the mCr-
H. OF the Eclectic and pranE systems OF
drawing. lie favored the PrnuE system.
The PranG system was adopted.
The committee on text books reported
having awarded the contract for fur
nishinE books, stationary and Ruppliol
for the ensuing Year to Carrie Bros. The
committee recommended the adoption NJ
the PrnnG system OF drawing In 4 md Il
grades to take the place OF the Eclectic
system: adopted. The matter of sup
Elementary reading. referred 10 the
committee. was not reported on. not
having been fully considered.
Matter, or Finance.
The committee on salaries reported
A.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
rheo. ". Flax. @ ci'n.. =. nrnnnrl,n.
FINK & BRAUNLICH
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
1i43 iinrkst street. 'pI,on. r.,
FOR RENT

No. 325 Main street, both gases.
rooms lU,,,.s...,,..8,.sst...,, iI.t,
No. 291 Main street, saloon, with h. r''"
nnd fixtures, both gases. AMI
rooms OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p, q,
40. 1919 Main street, store room, +.
No, 1919 MHln street, store room. ~, i! y
No. lGsO Sl1lu street, store r0om....,, i "a
No. 1911 Main street, I roOms...,,..,,, i -
Stable s. % md stable 81 10. W
Summer residence Pleasant Valley ,;u
Summer residence Pleasant Valley = y
Residence National RoRd. .......,,,, n q,
No. l29 Fourteenth street ......,,,, -
No. 1925 McCOlloCh ELECTROMAGNETIC
No. l?l9 Alloy H......
No. 1902 Main street. J roOmA....,,, ~
No. lOl ThirtY;third street. store room
Three r0oHly. Pleasant VAllcy.....,, 81
FOR SALE.
Two brick housGa and ful! lot, q Corn,
lot for 81 100. ""
4 lots AlcMGchOn.
lots Elm Grove.
No; q lGno utEeet. store room and
No. IBIS Main street, $1,000.
No AZ and 1924 Market gtreet.
No. &c Seventeenth street, G rooms bath
gases.
no. $50 Main street.
s S =, street rs rssiIdenc., 500.
No. % Sixteenth street.
Lot on South Front street.
Six-roomcd house. Peninsula.
JAMES A. HENRY,
Real Estate Agent. Collector, Notary PyA
lie and PGus!on Attorney. No. III! S;at.
ket street t,rIs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
New TarlUr Car Line between PittshurSil,
Whcciin. and Parkcrshurr

VIII open July 20. via Pan Handle
route and Ohio River rnllroad. Leave
Pittsburgh union station. $40 n. m. city
time. arrive Wheeling ll:35 a. M, Par
kcrshurS $50 p. NJ. Leave Parkersburg
$40 p. H.. Wheeling p. m. arriv.
Pittsburgh 9:20 p. M, city Time daily,
GXcept SUNDAY. tth,Ss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

day for ireland, where no will visl,
friends,
Mrs, Charles schad Ia visiting friends
In Moundsvlllc.
Miss bertha Jones Is visiting In stCu.
bCnvilIc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE,

No. 80. Twcnty-Second street, store and
3 living ROBINS ut big bargain, II bought
nj once. Look II w at once.
Chaplinc and Eoff street lots. We hav.
some of the frw desirable lots In the Slr,h
ward on thu Market
No. 230S Ch0pline street, desirable resi-.
denCc cheap,
Corner lots L0Xl00 on Forty-second and
Jacob street At a special bargain.
We are offering special inducements in
building lots. Call and sec us before buy.
Ing elsewhere
notice. All amounts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

The committee on buildings and
grounds reported having received pro-
position from the Central Glass Com
pany frr ground WHERE an annex for
Clay school can he built. The property
Is situated ut the corner OF McCulloch
and Fourteenth streets, and the price
given Is $500. The glass company
agrees 10 remove oil buildings and give
occupancy May l. 1897 The committee
did not deem the proposition satisrac-
tory and asked authority to secure the
property II 1t can be had ut 5000. This
was adopted by the board. The COM
| mlttec recommended the acceptance Of
the proposition OF the Johnson Electric
Service Company. for eTuippEng MndI-
son school with its system OF temporal
turc regulators at $1,000. This recon-
mendnti0n was adopted.
The committee on public library re-
ported bills, $40 Is: ordered paid. Bookg
amounting TO SIS 10 hau been selected
for the library.
Bills from the committee on accounts
amounted TO 500 10; ordered paid.
The committee on finance reported an
rrnXlmatsd expenditures for the ensuing
year. as follows:
School fund $50 StD 90
Library fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 60
Total cSpCndturcs........ SOC, $40 60
The committee reported the valuation
OF real estate and personal property at
$23.oOo.0 600, and the school fund portion of
the state dlstrhutablc fund Is $l3,1Si &c.
In order to meet the approximate expcn-
| diturcs on the school fund 1t will be
necessary to levy &c cents on each 500:
on the building fund, 6 cents. and cents
on the library fund The school levy
q ~ 4
Miss a. d. Wilson, librarian. made
her report for juno. Ms follows: Total cir
culatIon, 1866; fiction. Also; polyEraphy,
123; politics and commerce. 6; phlIOlngy,
.: poetry and drama. 30; history. ~: bio
grHphy. %: geography and travels, Al:
science and art. Al: philosophy and cdu-
cation. 81; theology, IS; average circull-
ton per day. 17G; circulation In reading
| room, 9l8; fines, $40.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
MISS WILEY,
The Deposcd Island Teacher. the
Topic ut the Meeting OF 7
THE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Last Night-The Local Committee pid Not
Make pnblie the Charge. Upon which
Her Removal and Non-Appolntmsnt
Are iiased-itsport s"b.titu,lng Another
IN Her Place Opposed In the Hoard
Report Referred Rack 10 tho Commits.
4 pioncrs, &
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NESBITT & DEVINE.
HOUSES And LOTS FOR SALE

a very desirable residence and bushes,
property. corner Main and Tenth streets
No. Gl Fifteenth street, rooms, brick
No. l6l Sixteenth street, lot S0xl20 feet
A fine residence in Pleasant Valley.
Nos. 1870 and 1872 Seventeenth street.
No. Kentucky street, I rooms.
storerooms and dwellings renting for
S1Sl 70 per month. corner Market and
Twentieth streets. pays IL per cent.
No, Q Kentucky street, lot 30xli0 feet. u,
A fine residence on Virginia street. An
modern convenience: price low.
No, Eli Chapline street. large brick
No. IS 18th street, rooms and stable.
No. 1876 18th street. rooms and stable.
Lot corner Main and Sixteenth street:
No. III 18th street, rooms and bath.
No 1903 ChIpline street. rooms.
No. 1913 Chupline street, . rooms.
Lot on Main ST., between I'd and I'd Sts
lots on North Wabash street.
No. s. South broadway. residence o. J.
z. Hughes, Esq.
Lot 46xlS0 North York street.
Lot No. 20 Indiana ST, rooms, modern.
No q y. Wabash St, rooms, chean.
A fine lot In Pleasant Valley.
No 10 Vermont street. rooms: lot csSlu
feet: 81 800, si''
The Bloch property on North Main S.,
MONEY TO LOAN.
RlNEHART & TATUM,
The City Bank Building.
Telephone 2l9. apes
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17

ROLE Cso 2AN1.
iyl3 % Fourteenth Sircet
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
Walters oEFinanc.

The committee on salaries reported
the following Is the scale OF salaries:
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-14
Greenhorns Are Lucky.

There is an axiom among mining
prospectors that while knowledge of
mineralogy is first necessity for a
man starting out to hunt for the
precious ore, yet the richest finds are
often made by the rankest tenderfoot.
1t is we'll illustrated in a recent rich
find near Salt Lake City, Utah. Willard
Weihe, violin soloist in the Taber-
nacle, was walking in City Creek can
yon, on the outskirts of the city, when
he kicked aside some rock that struck
him as being unusual in appearance.
Out Of pure curiosity he carried piece
of the rock back to town and had it
assayed. 1t showed $500 in gold and
$40 in silver to the ton. Weihe was so
much surprised he almost tainted.
Then, when he recovered, he hurried
back to where he found the rock, with
out mentioning the matter to anyone,
and staked out a large number Of
claims for himself and friends. Now
considerable camp has sprung up, and
the workings bear out the promise in
Weihe's chance strike.