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carload Of high grade copper ore ready
land sacked for shipment which will
assay 35 to As per cent copper. The pres
ent working force at the mine is about
six men, but larger force will be put
on in the near future.
The Silver Bell mines, owned and op-
Grated by the Tucson Mining and Smelt-
ing company, with julius volkant as
superintendent, are at present work.
ing ten men. 1t is the intention of
near future to sink a double compart-
ment shaft to a depth of 800 feet, and
they will then crosscut to the large cop
per ore bodies which are known to exist
at about this level.
The Young America is another mine
of Importance in the Silver Bell mining
district. 1t was recently bonded to j. D.
Burgess, Major Sisson and others and is
one Of the most promising copper proper
ties in southern Arizona. A large force
of men is employed developing the
property under the superintendency of
Nat Faison, and in all appearances this
mine will be producer--Tucson Citizen.
The greatest of Arizona's gold mines,
the King of Arizona. is to have cyanide
plant, with which they intend to work
! the tailings of the five-stamp mill, which
is turning out about $500 worth of gold
per day. Not long ago the average was
$4,000 per day.
Geo. Monroe has discovered a rich
ledge near Wickenburg, in southern
Yavapai county, Arizona, from which,
at depth of seventy feet, he has taken
samples that will go 5000 per ton. The
ledge is eighteen inches in width.
The Yuma Sun recently announced
T gurd and copper finds near Baker
Tanks, in the Adonde mountains, and
added that the development work done
on the claims disclosed ore bodies of
good size, which are rapidly increasing
and of great richness. They carry both
gold and copper. but it Is thought the
latter will predominant in value Upon
the heels of this discovery, which nu-
merous well-known mining men have
examined and pronounced great one,
comes the news that Frank Redondo
has made a strike in the same district,
fourteen miles from Tacna and eight
miles from Baker Tanks. which is equal,
mayhap superior. to the Lost Squaw.
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A Chapter on Colds
SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS that May PREVENT
SERIOUS consequences.
The Danger Of Neglecting Common Cold.''
Serious and Often Fatal MaladieS may
Result from CareleSSneSS.
From the Ne,Ds, HdTrfsonbur0, La.

In most instances colds are the result of
imprudence or o lack of forethought. Even
in cases where a sudden change in the
weather or an unavoidable exposure is re-
sponsible for the first slight cold, fresh and
more severe colds may be avoided by OBJ
serving little care. But "a mere cold " is
such o common thing and causes so little
Inconvenience that notwithstanding all pre-
vious experiences we neglect to take the
most simple precautions, in the way of
wearing suitable clothing, the avoidance of
draughts, etc.
One should always bear in mind the
necessity of exercising constant vigilance
to avoid catching cold. When the tempera-
ture in the house is higher than that out of
doors, never go out without putting ON an
additional wrap. Never sit in cold room
even though you do not feel chilly. And it
is better to suffer little discomfort from
wearing heavy underclothing than to run
the risk of chill.
The following letter from lady in Sicily
Island, La, graphically illustrates the dis
tressing consequences that are liable to fol-
low simple cold.
"In February, 1896, I had a severe cold
which settled on my lungs, resulting in a
serious cough. My appetite failed, and I
became so weak that was scarcely able to
walk across the room. l weighed only
ninety-four pounds, and had given up all
hope of recovery when happened to read
an article in newspaper describing some
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Pick and Pan

Copper production in the United States
in October, as reported by Mr. John
Stanton, statistician for the producing
companies, reached a total Of 1854 tons
and was closely up to the average of the
ten months of the present year. 1t shows,
however, decrease of 31a per cent from
October of last year, and is consider
ably below that Of the earlier months of
the present year. The total United
States production for the ten months
ending with October was 1763SS TONS
which was greater by per cent than in
the corresponding period last year.
Exports of copper from the United
States showed considerable decline as
compared with previous months, and
were 1856 tons less than in October, 1896.
The total this year has been 1885, ,975 tons,
which is 1884 tons more than last year.
Our exports this year has been 62 per
cent or our production.
The foreign production shows little
change this year; but the consumption
abroad seems to keep up very well, in
spite of the long strike in Great Britain
and causes for decreased demand.
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and certain number of drifts and
cross-cuts has been annulled by mutual
consent. The working force at the mine
has been increased to forty-five men.
There are at present about forty draught
animals used in hauling the ore from the
mine and repairing the 12-mile road to
the mill. Only from 25 to 80 tons of ore
arrive daily at the dumps Of the con-
centrator. There are in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 tons on hand.
H. Hennessey has commenced his as
sessment work on his claims in the Gold
Run mining district in Humboldt coun-
ty, Nevada. He is more than ever con-
vinced that his section has a bright
future.
The Gold Creek Mining company, in
recent placer workings at Gold creek,
uncovered a vein the assay Of which
shows 1898 in gold and 1853 ounces in
silver. This is one of the greatest dis
coveries ever made in that section Of
Nevada.
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a fight between the Indiana and the Pc
layo l think have shown that the man
who will be praying that some SUPER
human power will aid him to make more
speed than any vessel that ever floated
will be the commander of the Spanish
battleship. His greatest desire will be
to put on steam enough to carry him far
beyond the reach of those terrible
thireen-inch guns. His engines may
take him beyond the reach of the In
diana's ram, but they will certainly
never enable him to get away from the
3299 pounds Of metal which the Indiana
can throw ahead while steaming after
q beaten adversary"
In order that the statements of the
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lection of the nearest fort. It Is not
necessary to describe the probable out
come of fight between the combined
ships of the American and Spanish
navies. 1t Is enough to take the crack
vessels of Spain and of the United States
and pit them against each other in single
combat to the DEATH
The finest ship in the Spanish navy Is
undoubtedly the Pelayo, a steel battle
ship built in France. She would find
foeman worthy of her powder and shot
in the crack United States battleship
Indiana. A naval expert to whom was
submitted the question of the probable
outcome of a fight between these two
formidable fighting machines has, after
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DOWN WOULD COME SPAIN

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 25.-(Spe-
cinl Correspondence to the Herald.)
Despite the fact that Spain has on sober
second thought decided that her recent
defiant attitude toward the United
States was rash and hasty, naval off,
GERS in this country are still discussing
the probable outcome of struggle in
which Uncle Sans battleships coulI hc
matched. gun for gun. with the navy of
Spain. There can only be. one predic-
tion regarding the outcome. Spain
would be overms.eched so easily that,
IN q very shot time after the first shot
of the war had been fired, her vessels
would either be at the bottom of the
sea OF scuttling back to seek the pro-
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cures effected by DR.. Williams Pink PillA
and concluded to try them.
~ commenced using them, and before I
had taken half box felt like new crea.
ture. My appetite was restored, my cough
grew less, and l was able to sleep soundly al
night, which l had been unable to do foS
months before.
After taking two boxes of the pills was
weighed again and to my astonishment my
weight was 113 pounds, gain of 10 pounds.
Previous to taking the pills / had suffered
with cold hands and feet, but now have no
trouble whatever from that source.
:" can truly say ain now in better health
than have been for years. The effect of the
Pink Pills Is wonderful and | can recon.
mend them In all cases of debility and weak.
ness.
MRS. A. l.. STAFFORD"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, In con.
densed form, all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are an unfailing spe.
cifc for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, pars
tial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, leu.
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after effect Of In grippe, palpitation Of the
heart, pale and sallow compilations, all forms
of weakness either in male or female. Pink
Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents box,
or six boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold in
bulk or by the 100), by addressing DR.. VIII
iams' Medicine Company Schenectady. NY.
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of the guns of the Indiana, depressed so
as to reach this vulnerable point, is
ready to belch forth it's terrible contents,
and this will end the conflict
Should it not do so, the commander of
the Indiana has another card to play,
and this time a sure winner. He has
maneuvered his boat so as to bring the
steel prov of the American battleship
in juxtaposition to the sides of the Pc
layo, and in another instant she will be
launched, with all the weight of her 1o,-
2SS tons displacement, against the
ship in which is centered the naval pride
of Spain. That blow will end at once the
fight and Spain's hopes of winning in a
war with the United States.
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deceiving. Her very ugliness is source
Of weakness, for 1t is due chiefly to the
fact that she looms big and high out Of
the water, seeming to be a great deal
heavier and more terrible than the low
lying Indiana. The Indiana could not
have a finer mark on which to train her
13-inch guns than the massive hull OF
the Pelayo. In a close-quarter fight,
which the commander of the Indiana
would naturally seek, not a shot from
the Indiana's guns could go astray,
while the guns of the Spanish boat would
have to be depressed to an awkward
angle in order to reach the hull OF the
United States vessel.
I'm the matter Of speed, the vessels
are evenly matched, both being able to
steam sixteen knots an hour, 80 that
neither would have the advantage Of
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naval expert may be supplemented by
a graphic portrayal Of fight between
the champions of Spain and the United
States, famous marine artist, who had
made a lifelong study of the relative
merits of rival battleships, has drawn
the accompanying illustration, showing
the Indiana and Pelayo during the last
stage of an imaginary engagement.
With her coming towers shot away, and
her sides rent and torn by the terrible
pounding from the Indiana, the Pelayo
is still making a gallant attempt to
stand off her antagonist. It is her last,
dying struggle, however Her water
line lies exposed to the thirteen-inch
guns In the forward battery of the In
diana. The mistake of her Designers in
not placing more of her bulk beneath the
waves Is about to cost her dearly. One
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company Is arranging to develop cleo
tricity on the Big creek and bring it to
Acton for running their ten stamp mill.
Joseph Gilbert is the present superin-
tendent.
A most important deal was made last
week when DIR. c. Edgar Smith of this
city became owner of all the interest of
the Golden Group Mining company, says
the Mining and Metallurgical Journal.
This property is located about ten miles
east of Acton, and consists of the Black
Cat mine, which has 4 idtga Quantity OF
good ore in sight that will pay well for
working; also the Golden Queen mine.
from which large amount of high
grade ore has been taken. Besides
those already mentioned there are nine
other claims, on some of which veins of
ore have been uncovered giving prom
isc Of rich returns. There is a Dodge
mill on the property that will crush
thirty tons of ore a day; water right
controlling an abundance Of water, and
more timber than can ever be used for
timbering the mines and constructing all
buildings necessary for the employees.
The Lost Fox group Of mines, located
on the East Belt, in Toulumne county,
has changed hands 1t was sold for
900 cash, and has since been incorpo-
rated, with q capital stock of 100000.
Forty thousand dollars will be expended
in development work and new machin-
cry. The veins on this property
are large, and have value of $40 per
ton. In the spring twenty-stamp mill
will be erected, which can be kept con-
tinuously crushing; steam hoist will
be Immediately put up, so as to enable
a main shaft to be sunk to any depth.
Hitherto the explorations have been car
ried on by tunnels. These mines are
SO far the most easterly discovered. The
formation is slate quartzite and diorite.
Assays give as high as $54 per ton.
A company has been incorporated for
the purpose Of working over the tail
lngs Of the Rose mine. in Holcomb val
ley, about SO miles east of Victor. The
company is to be known as the Rose
Cyanide company, and, as it's name signi-
fies, the process of working over the
tailings Is to be by the cyanide plan.
There are now on the dump of the Rose
mine from 10. 900 to Il. 900 tons Of old tail
ings that will go from So to 81 per ton.
and the mill is making tailings at the
rate of twenty tons per day These are
easily worked by the cyanide process,
and a plant Is to be erected with a ca
pacity Of 50 tons per day, which will be
ready to begin operations In about
month.
A rich strike has recently been made
by one OF the lessees of the Winnie mine.
in Randsburg. Several sacks Of ore
running as high as $1,000 to s1a0o per ton
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greater speed in maneuvering, but the
unwieldly Pelayo, with her enormous
bulk above the water line, would be a
plaything in the hands of the Indiana,
which can be worked with an ease that
will enable her to bring her tremendous
ram in close proximity to the Pelayo's
side before the latter has recovered from
the first crushing broadside.
'The United States ship would have
the immense advantage of being the ag-
gressor from start to finish of the fight,
while the Spanish boat would be on the
defensive, with nothing but her armor
to save her from being crushed and sent
to the bottom. How long this armor
would enable her to keep the flag flying
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careful consideration, given his decis-
ion as follows:
only by hauling down her flag within
q very short time after the opening Of
tne engagement could the Pelayo hope
10 save herself from being sent to the
oottom or the sea under the terrific
proac-side that would be brought to bear
Upon her from the powerful batteries of
the Indiana. The doomed Pelayo would
have to face storm Of shot and shell
fired from four 13-inch, eight S-inch and
four 6-inch breechloading rifles, which
constitute the main battery of the In-
diana. When not staggering under the
crash OF this enormous mass of metal
she would be battered and hammered by
the 26-pounder guns Of the secondary
battery, while the men composing her
crew would be shot down by the deadly
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hail poured in from six 1-pounder rapid
fire guns and four Gatlings. True, the
Pelayo is protected by an armor belt
Tx inches thick, or only one-quarter of
an inch thinner than the armor of the
Indiana, but this will avail her little.
The Pelayo's weakness in a contest of
this kind would be that, although prac-
tically the same size as the Indiana,
she can throw only two-thirds as much
metal in one discharge Of her Aston and
3S-ton breechloading rifles.
1.-THE contest would be brief one for
another reason. The Pelayo is plug
ugly looking fighting craft, and very
terrible so far as appearances go, but
appearances in her case are worse than
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while replying to the Indiana's broad
side with her comparatively feeble
batteries, Is a matter that can
be easily figured out by those
who have seen the effect of
thirteen-inch shells on steel belts. 1t
has only to be borne In mind that the In
diana can, at one discharge of her guns,
throw 6724 pounds of metal, to be seen
what a poor showing the Spanish boat
would be able to make.
1.-THE total muzzle energy of the In
diana, measured in foot-tons'-that is,
to lift SO many tons a foot-is 10000, or
more than double that of the Pelayo.
These figures are underestimated, IL
anything. For instance, have said that
the Indiana steams sixteen knots. But
battleships are not intended to make
speed. They are made to fight, and in
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Lower California

W. H. Grabham was in Ensenada last
week, having come over from the desert
sulphur mine by the way of Juarez. He
stated that work was progressing very
favorably at the mine. that the wagon
road had been completed and that the
company was delivering ore at the land
ing on Hardy river. The work of con-
struction on the railway to connect the
mines and the landing is to be COM
menced Immediately and the erection of
the necessary buildings is already un-
der way. Mr.. Grabham's visit in En-
senada Is to procure more mule teams
for the work of hauling the ore.-Lower
Californian.
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MINES AND MINERS
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California is the only state in the
Union that produced any quicksilver this
year. The receipts Of quicksilver at San
Francisco during the year have been un-
usually light; for the ten months ending
October S1st they were 14,372 TASKS (of
TG pounds each) against %, 709 TASKS for
the corresponding period last year. Ship
ments direct from the mine and con-
signed to or through San Francisco
have, however, been larger this year
than in 1896. But it is well known that
the production has decreased considera-
bly, this year on account of the closing
down of two Of the most productive
quicksilver mines IN the state, one in
Lake county and the other in Trinity
county, the latter having been flooded.
An attempt to renovate it has been
made, but to what success it is difficult
to ascertain.
The Oregon discoveries of quicksilver
which were reported some time ago have
not been developed, and nothing has
been heard from the supposed deposits
in Texas. Nor have the new mines in
British Columbia proved yet to be of
any special consequence. In Mexico,
however, there have been some new dis
covcries of quicksilver which appear to
be OF much Importance, and we are
likely to see large increase in the pro-
duction Of that country on account of
them.
+ = y
Professor Blake of the Arizona School
OF Mines at Tucson has just completed
an analysis Of the crude carbonate of
soda from the deposit at the head of the
Gulf of California. The analysis shows
the mineral to be an excellent article.
with but a small percentage of inpuri-
ties. 1t appears to be the species known
as "trossa" or ''urac," which exists in
large quantities close to tidewater in
California California is not much in the
rear In her mineral production OF the
number Of minerals produced.
=
In and near Cedar mountain mining
district there are eight or ten mines in
operation. On Mount Gleason there are
sixteen claims. and three miles north
west Of Acton a number of claims are
being developed.
The Red Rover mine ut Acton owned
BY Henry 7. Gage, Senator Stephen M,
White. Judge Rose, Judge Carpenter,
George Denis and 3. +. Afillar il taxi
Ing out $4,000 in gold daily. Tho
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Arizona

The Columbia mine, located in the
Silver Bell mining district near Tucson.
has been retimbered and the shaft re-
paired. This mine is owned by e. NJ.
Fish and others Of Tucson. They have
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Nevada

The concentrator of the Adelaide Cop
per company at Golconda. New, will be
completed December /. There are now
about thirty men employed at the mill
work. The great drawback in complet-
ing the work has been the slowness in
transporting the requisite material to
the ground. The contract, which was let
some time ago. to sink so0-foot shaft
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRAIN AND STOCK COMPANY
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-06
TOOK THREE LIVES.
Drunken Man In Atlanta Uses His Pistol
with Deadly Effect.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 1.-Tom Flanagan,
q carpenter, killed three persons Thurs
day night near Decatur in three Sec
ends. Flanagan boarded with G. w.
Allen and wife, an old couple who lived
in Dekalb county, just beyond the city
limits. The Aliens were both over 20
years old. They kept boarding house and
had five boarders in all. At seven o'clock
Thursday night the Aliens and their
boarders sat down to supper in their
dining-room. Flanagan was in an adj
joining room. He had been drinking,
but the family did not know he was
drunk. He was called two or three
times, and finally he appeared at the
door leading from his room into the
dining-room, and without word began
firing a pistol at the people seated at
the table. The first shot struck old Mrs.
Allen and she fell over fatally wounded.
The next SHOT hit the aged husband and
he dropped to the floor. The boardeIs
were now springing from their seats To
escape. Just as Miss Ruth Slack rose
a bullet struck her in the head and she
fell apparently dead.
Atlanta. Ca, Jan. Authorization has
been received here that a party of
Greene and DeKalb county men will at
tack the county Jail. They want to get
Edward Flanagan and lynch him for
the murders which he committed Thurs
day night near Decatur. The county
changed sheriffs Friday, and Sheriff
Nelms placed ten extra men on duty.
He has also notified the police and mil
itary that he will call upon them if nee
essary. helms is a well-kpown fighter
ard an attempt to lynch his prisoner
would be disastrous to the attacking
party. If mob should come to the city
from the country it would be hard for
them to find leader desperate enough
to make the attack on the prison.
The Greene county PEOPLE are in
censed because one of Flanagan's vic
tins. Miss Ruth Slack lived there and
was at Decatur on q visit. the Aliens
have lived in DeKalb county for years
and their neighbors are enraged.
Grandfather Allen, who was knocked in
the head and supposed to be dead, re-
covered consciousness Friday morning
and will probably recover. Miss Slack
is not dead, but she is paralyzed and I'M
conscious, and the doctors say that she
cannot possibly recover. Grandmother
Allen was buried Friday.
Flanagan sent for another lawyer
Thursday. W. c. Glenn, accompanying
his message with a check for $500. 1t
turns out that Flanagan has consider
able ready money in bank and he had
more than $1,000 in cash in his pockets
when he was brought into the Jail. Tn.
defense Will be ipsanity