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The oasis., 1897-05-01

was locating and succeeded in stalking off for himself very good piece of ground with vein carrying good ore.
 Samples of the ore seen by TIE OASIS informant looked more like country rock than ore; but all tests show them very rich in gold. It is related that many pr0spectors have, from time to time, actually camped upon the ledge and made their fire places with chunks of the ore without detecting it's richness. MT. Halbert seems to be playing in luck, as he has also located good property in the Pannamcnt district. He has also shown his good sense and public spirit b. investing his money in the district which enriched him, has started in partnership with brother, 50O-acre alfalfa ranch, irrigated from tue Col orado riyer and is also establishing an ice plant in Yuma.
 At Picacho, Col. D. K. Allen. presi- dent of the Golden Dream Mining Co.,, is developing several prospects he has located close to the Colorado river, and has struck some very rich ore. On one Captain Adams, of Los Angeles, is erecting 10-stamp mill, q Huntington on the other. The properties are not sufficiently deyel- oped to warrant expression of de- cided opinion, nor did the gentleman sec all of them but the outlook is good.
 It is reported that Senator s. w. Dorsey is expected from England, where he went to float the old Jaynes mine, and some other low grade pro- positions, the latter where Colonel D. K. Allen has located the Golden Cup, which promises well and will be shortly prospected.
 The Jaynes mine is about five miles from the Colorado river, and mas workings to the depth of BOO feet, with a ten stamp mill. During per iod of three years the former owner milled rock which he hauled fiyo miles, and then sold the mine and mill to Jaynes, since when the proper ty has laid idle. Favorable reports on the property have been made by good experts, such as Parish of Colo rado, and Bell, of England, and when handled with proper machinery, pumping outfit and railway, will doubtless prove big thing
 Gold Rock, in the same neghbor- hood, is running q similar proposition on lower grade ores, pumping water twelve miles to q 100 stamp mill.
 There are several other big lodges in the district showing big bodies Of low grade ore, situated anywhere from two to four miles from the Colo
The oasis., 1897-05-01
CIrY AND GoG $TY

John L. Finley of Guaymas, is visit ing his others at Tucson.
 Last Saturday the new concentrator at the Holland mine started on test run.
 At Tucson A. Bail X Co. have bought the wholesale liquor business of A. IIittinger.
 Charles R. Felix. agent for Wells. Fargo X Co. $ express at Gnaymas, re- turning from San Francisco oa visit, slop poed at Tucson several days this week.
 The remains of the Chinaman who was last week reported missing from Sanford's rancho, in Sonoita cahon, have been found. His skull was crushed and there were other evl- dences 0. violence upon his person.
 Citizen: Attorney Chas. Bowman was injured Wednesday afternoon by falling out of buggy while riding with Frank Treat. One of the horses became frightened and started to kick q nd while attempting to get out of the rig Mr. Bowman fell, and was quite badly bruised, but no bones were broken.
 Star: A move is said to be on foot to have the merchants of Tucson unite to secure the trade of Altar and other mining districts of northern So- nora. The first requisite is new custom house on the line at point which will be on the most direct and convenient point on the road from the districts to this place.
 Last week Messrs. Abraham Van Sicklin, president, and George NJ. Gardner, treasurer of the Empire Smelling O., who had come from New York to see the new shelter blow in, left Rolln for the east. They were greatly pleased with the operation of the stack and with the outlook of their mining properties.
 The test run of the Empire shelter, noted last week, is reported to have resulted very satisfactorily. Devel opment work on the two mines of the company, the Flux and the HardshelI. will now be prosecuted with all vigor so there will be an ample reserve of ore from which to draw when the smelter is again blown in.
 Citizen: In Justice Meyers court this morning Romulo Enclnes was given twenty days in the county jail He was arrested hy Constable Joe Mlnciet on complaint of Rosario Cruz, poor widow, for obtaining months board from her by fraud; claiming to have the money with which tn pay, but after receiving board for q mcnih the money was not forthcoming. ile will be baarded for ihe next twenty days by steward Sollini aud 1t will be laid for by the couatv.
 some four years ago Prof Tuily, then principal of the Tuc-ru public schools, undertook work de,igntd to GJmmomysa:e the graduation of tbe
The oasis., 1897-05-01

At the American consulate, yester- day evening very pleasant party was given by Consul k. Hughs Long, it being, probably. the last entertain ment given by the gentleman precel' ing his departure on his annual leave of absence. Those invited to meet the consul were MT. R. Ogarrio, ad- ministrador of the Mexican custom house; MT C. Ramirez, presidente Of the town of Nogales, Sonora: Mir l. D. George, U s. vice consul; MT. Geo. F. Bent, manager National Mexican M. X D. Co.,: w. B. Waters, Doctor II. w. Purdy, F. Herrera, T. F. Grindell, Thos. J. Anderson, Charles POteet and Allen T. Bird, Editor of TIE OASIS. A slight reflection was served, to which all present did full justice, and the party were entertained by the racy recontcur of the host, descriptive of plantation life in Alabama. There was also some slight speculation in- dulged in.
The oasis., 1897-05-01
'.slghts, Recreation. Health. Rest.

All can be secured on trip 10 YOse' mite. The grandest mountain sceneI, in the world. Round trip tickets now on sale at greatly reduced rates, and good until Nov. 30th, with stopoyeI privileges. Tor information or tckel' call on or address
 T. II. GOODMAN, C. r. A.
 San Francisco, Californa,
 or r. $. WEBSTER, AgI
 RenS)n'
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Told of New York.

It is stated that more than rs per cent.
of those who people New York to-day
were born of foreign mothers. while
more than ~ per cent We're themselves
born on foreign soil. Peter Stuyvesant
ruled in his day over 400 New Workers,
who conversed in IS different tongues.
Tie population of New York cannot be
called a church-going one. There are
less than 600 places of Christian wor-
ship, seating only about 300, 900 persons
The most valuable spots on the face of
the earth are believed to be the four
corners where Wall street touches
Broad. Not long ago $500, 900 was paid
for five lots ON Broadway, opposite
Bowling Green. 1t is said that there
is scarcely "a nation upon earth which
has not eating places of it's own in New
York, with it's own viands and drinks,
it's own chatter. its own customs and
subsidiary recreations." The clubs and
even the theaters are also cosmopolitan
in character. At some of the Bowery
theaters plays are frequently given in
Hebrew or Yiddish.-Chicago News.
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LOcusts and Their "Friends.o

1t is well-known fact in natural his
tory that certain animals and fishes
have friends whose company acts as
a safeguard against danger and it is
now reported that the locust. ad0anc-
ing in intelligence, has secured similar
protection. OF Late strenuous efforts
have been made in the Ira lsvAa! TO save
the crops from devastation. but, to the
co, teEnation of the farmers, the new
of black insects which sting horribly
whenever their patrons are interfered
with What the reward of the "body-
guard" is does not appear.-Montreal
Herald and Star.
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Located by IN Echo.

A most interesting method Of EN-
ploying the echo of a sound has been de-
vised for the location of the carriers
which sometimes become lodged in the
underground pneumatic tubes. Know
ing that sound travels at q speed of
roughly LOO feet per second and know
ing the time measured in thousandths
of a second between the firing of a
pistol shot into the conduit and the
arrival of the echo at the outlet of the
tube, simple calculation gives the ex-
act location of the obstruction. The
mean of five experiments in the recent
test gave 2,793 seconds, and when the
sound velocity was corrected for air
temperaturethe obstructionwas located
at 1887 feet from the instrument,
which was the exact location.-Boston
Transcript.
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The Reporter,

The reporter everywhere, but more
particularly in America, has OF late
grown to feel that he is an extremely
important factor in contemporary
affairs. And he is right-he is extreme
ly important. He IS the most repesen-
tative figure in the literature OF the
actuality the word literature
just because there is none other to take
its place. He is at the center of the
situation. He is important because he
embodies the most active forces of the
hour, because he is their tool, their
Iehicle but not because he more
thoroughly knows or more faithfully
portrays life than others. AS q matter
of fact he is as much victim Of con-
ventions as the literary theorist and
dreamer who beholds it only as it shows
through his study window. Sometimes
he is more so. The medium in which he
works imposes fixed restrictions and
distinct limitations upon him and he
comes to conceive all of life chiefly as
it may serve his purpose and be made to
fit into those NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
TWO LIZARDS.
One Was'Mild and Gentle, the Other
Fierce and UntamabIe.

MY first two lizards had been cap
tured, on in the Spanish Pyrenees and
the other at Tarn, in France, wherefore
L called them the Spanish and the
French lizarls, but afterwaIh gave
htem the names Of Pedro and Pierre L
was surprised on the very first day that
l occupied myself with their education
to observe the absolute contrariety, Of
their characters and dispositions.
Pierre, won over at once by the hon
eyed dainties l offered him, soon be-
came accustomed to let himself be
handled without trying to bite or run
away. and to hide himself in my clothes,
preferring the back, where it was
warmer. Pedro, wild and untamable,
if one tried 10 catch him withdrew into
a corner and then, stretching his paws
in front of him, his eye glistening and
his mouth wide open, kissing, spring
ing at the hand that came near him,
and, if he bit it, holding firmly and
causing the blood to flow, revealed Il
resolution that even impressed the
young men IN my laboratory.
l made cage for THE lizards of iron
wire, open above, and having large
room in my country house into which
the sur shone all day on three sides
put them in it. Pierre soon learned to
leave his cage, to climb up to the win
dows by some rags had hung to them,
and passed from one to another, follow
ing the sun. In the evening he returned
to the cage. Pedro, more stupid, tried
vainly to get out of his prison, and
when I put him on the ledge of a win
dow in the sun let imsef be overtaken
by the shade, persisted for hours in
efforts to get through the glass, 6nd
finally went to sleep where he had been
left.-Popular Science Monthly
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CURRENT TOPICS.
What Married Men and Single Men
Talk About.

Inlh 2DoUts
A certain physician Of this city, who
never neglects AN opportunity to study
the traits of the people slnong whom
his business takes HIM, has x en- n?2k-
ing some observations recently that
may serve as a basis for estimating the
American.
81 have to travel on street cars good
DEAL" the physician said in explaining
his course of procedure. land | hear all
kinds of people talk. A short time ago
l thought l would keep record of the
words most frequently used within my
hearing by people of all classes.
81 omit names, profanity and vulgari-
ty, but otherwise this list, which repre-
sents one week of street-car converse
ton, is absolutely correct. Here, then,
is summary of what married men talk
about:
Dollars mentioned within my hear
ing, 4O7 times; business, 295; money,
206; dollar 1874; stocks, 1853; bonds, 1872:
job, 81; son, 63; daughter Il; wife, 4;
literature, o; music, 0; art, 0.
Married women-She, 400; party,
326; dress, 1924; splendid, 316; dollars,
pol; trimming, 1877; cards, 151; prize,
151; society, 13O; baby, 129: clothes, 81;
weather, 81; rich, 60; lovely, SO; per-
fectly awful, 46; doctor, 43; medicine,
"a; music, 6; literature, O; art, 0.
Young men, unmarried-Corker,
SOP; daisy, 467; girl, 416; beaut, 391;
fairy, BOG; winner, 302; sumner 294;
hummer, 251; dance, t04; party, 81;
old man, SO; fight. 10; money, 72; dol
lars, so; no good, 42; cigarette, 81; col
lege, /; literature, O.; music, o. art, o.
Young women, unmarried-Lovely
500; just perfectly lovely, 491; horrid,
4T6; gorgeous, 1853; fellow, 400; en-
gagged, 3S7; dress, 81; stunning, 1852;
love, 295; party, POI; wear, 284; she,
206; opera, 1903; ring, 81; mamma, 2s;
papa, 16; music. 9; mother. l.: picture,
l; poem, 1; art, 1.
81 intend" concluded the doctor, ''to
pursue this subject farther, and may be
able to give additional figures that will
be interesting. g.''-Cleveland Leader
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
prepsrinp for a Comprom,se.

Mr. Billion-You shall never marry
my daughter, sir.
T1npassioned Suitor-Your threats do
ct frighten me. I'll marry her or die.
= hen l once love, sir, no power on
earth can
Mr.. ,Billion-Oh, I'm not proposing to
use force. How much cash will it take
TO buy you Off?
Impassioned Suitor - Um-er-how
much will you give ?-Ttt-Bits.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Old -eaus IN council.

Young Father-I've just made big
deposit in Il savings bank, in trust for
ny baby boy. When he is 2l will hand
I'm the bank book. tell him the amount
# the original deposit and let him see
,ow things count up at compound in
crest.
Old Gentleman-Won't pay. l tried
lat. My boy drew the money and got
t.arried with 1t and now I've got to
upport HIM and his wife and eight chill
lren.-Pearson' Weekly.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Mistakinr the Place.

Cant you give NE credit for a pair
Of knee pants?' asked a man of clerk
in clothing store.
"My dear SIR replied the affable
young man, you have mistaken the
knickerbocker Trust company
City Chat.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Choosing a Puppy.

In order to make choice of a puppy
from among a number CT others it is
best to leave the choice 10 the mother
herself. In carrying them back to their
bed the first the mother picks up will al
y-o,-s be the Chicago Tribune.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Aa to SnuallOn.

"Now there's old Squallop. T reckon
he's the stingiest man in the United
States, and he's got money to burn. I
believe he expects to take it with him
when he dies"
"Well, if he does take it with him he'll
certainly have chance to burn it,
Chicago Tribune.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Not Heroic,

Miss Yesteryear-O, had such an ad-
venture! | came within an ace of be-
ins run over by trolley car and was
'escued by such heroic young man,
who refused to give his name.
Miss Younge-It would have been
more heroic had he permitted you to
take his name, don't you think Pin
dianapolis Journal.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
This Is Wicked world.

"It's marvellous what rascality there
is in this world" exclaimed the butter
man, angrily. THE last ton of lard I
bought is so much adulterated that it
is not fit to adulterate my butter with" :"
-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
In His Own Coin.

'.This quahtah has a hole in it, sab, :"
said the sleeping car porter, with a
rapid series CT bows.
$50 had tA:,t blanket you put over
me last nigli,' snapped the bald-head-
ed man as he yanked on his skull cap
Detroit Free Press.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Great Movement In Pork.

Scanlon-What was the largest ship
nent of pork in history?
Kavanaugh-Give it up.
Scanlon-When Ham was sent by
Noah to the whole of African. Y.
Herald.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09

Mrs. Benham-Cigarettes are bad for
the lungs.
Mr.. Benham-I'll buy you a box to-
morrow.-N. Y Tribune.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Too True.
El Ea4l. un,,ll L

Fond Father would have you re-
my lord, that my daughter
is accustomed to luxury.
Lord Brokeleigh-She will have it
when she marries me.-N. Y. Journal
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
The Opinion General.

Mabel--George can't understand why
ever accepted him.
Maud-Neither can anyone else.-Up-
to-Date.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Roth Puzzled,

OFlarrity stood by the monkeys cage;
BE gobs!' cried he, did we come from
thim?"
''he monkeys said nothing, but scowled
with rage;
They were wondering If they were kin to
him.
Journal
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Affinity.

They're wed-'tis marvellous to note
Our destiny's strange hunors-
The long g-haired youth in the large frock
coat
And the short haired girl in |. .JOmers.
Washington Star.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
MiSpiYinRS.

Dear Daphne comes. with stu9ious looks
And borrows ali my favoi'tc books;
My heart is pleased-aEG ycs I sigh.
VIII she return them by asd by?
- ----=China 90 2 ec0rd
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
The Place.

An anxious inquirer asks: where
would you advise me to go to learn how
TO play the piano?'
"In the woods, dear, to the deep, dark,
damp, daInk, dangerous woods.'-Spare
Moments.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
He Had Revised His Opinion.

Lulu-Yes, 1 was introduced to him
yesterday, and he told me | was the
prettiest woman he had ever met.
Celie-Ah, you see, 1 was only in
troduced to him this morning.-Pick-
Me-Up.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09

ScI.oU.!.. ,f'.5.,--. ow, what is spin
ster? You know ;m spiI ster,
Elder Girl (wtth certainty)-Please,
m, it's a woman Gs wants 20 get mar
lied an can't-Lcndon Sketch.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Plenty of Time to Mend.

young man." said the minister, sol
emnly, why do you postpone your ref
ormation?"
80, it's never too late to mend," re-
piled the youth.-N. Y. World.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
An Unusual Case.

Kilduff-You married! What on
earth induced you to enter the mstri-
mOnial market?
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
A Commendnble Difference.

81 see where the queen of England
has 60 pianos and doesn't play any of
them"
Daily camera., 1897-06-09

'That's good girl. Iknow a woman
who has only one piano, but she plays
like O!'-Cincinnati Tribune.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09
Down in the Mouth.

Etienne-You look respondent, Pc
ters. You must have got it hot and
heavy from your wife this morning.
Peters-That's just what did ger.
Etienne-What?
Peters-One of her amateur cooking
school biscuits.-Town Topics.
Daily camera., 1897-06-09

IIIUIIIuI IIIUTNVU.
Gazzam-I>founda girl who can cook
ever so much better than mother cam
n. Y Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
SLOW WHEAT MARKET.
Belief Grows that There is Corner
in December Option-Price
Up to 81.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 27.-The past week
has been a very slow one in the wheat
market, which most of the time presented
decidedly holiday appearance. So stag
nant, indeed was trading at times that
scattered scalping operations and a little
buying and selling by the December bull
crowd constituted almost the entire bust
ness.
Since Monday the trend of the market
has been upward, and closing prices yes
terday in May, the leading future, showed
an advance of 2A to rs cents. In this
the strength displayed by Liverpool
played no small part
Interest in the December deal is grow
ing as the end Of the month approaches
and shorts are evidently getting very anx-
lous at the increasing difficulty to cover
The opinion that December is cornered
was strengthened by the spasmodic action
OF the market for that option yesterday,
when the price was jumped to 81 before
1t was possible to purchase any.
There was a marked narrowing Of the
spread between December and May early
i'll the week. This was due to the enor-
nous receipts at the Northwest receiving
points on that day, which started quite
heavy selling of December. But in the
struggle to cover December yesterday,
May and December were selling at one
time at cents difference. The range for
May has been between S9b and 93h
cents selling at the low point on Monday
while the high figures We're reached yes
terday. December has ranged from "a
cents TO 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
RAILROADS KEEP LANDS.
Application of Wisconsin to Have
Them Designated SWampy
Tracts is Denied.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 27.-[Spe-
cial. l-Secretary Bliss today affirmed the
land office decision on the application of
the state of Wisconsin for a hearing to
establish the swampy character of certain
lands embraced within railroad grants.
The land commissioner denied the appli-
cation in April last, whereupon an ap-
peal was taken to the secretary.
The lands embraced in the application
were certified to be state for the La
Crosse 81 Milwaukee, the st. Croix q
Lake Superior, the West Wisconsin and
Wisconsin Central companies. 1t was
because Of these certiications that the
commissioner denied the application, the
presumption being that patents had been
issued by the state to the companies.
The record also shows that the state S
claim for these lands were rejected in
1895. After reciting these facts the sec
rotary concludes by affirming the COM
mlssioner's decision and the lands will
stand on the records as having been
patented to the railroad companies.
In the contest Of Charles e. Williams,
John j, Mccoy and John Provost against
Mary L.. Day, from the Ashland district,
the commissioners decision is modified to
the extent of awarding part of the land
in controversy to Provost and Miss Day.
In the case of John Driscoll ct al.
against John Doherty ct al, from the
Ashland district, the land in controversy
is also divided between one Geary and
John o. Smith, two of the parties to the
contest
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Rather a Dull and Narrow Week.
Some Sharp Changes in
Prices Made.

New York, Nov. 27.--The stock market
has been remarkably dull and narrow all
week and trading was further broken in
on by Thursdays holiday. Some sharp
changes in prices are shown in the spe-
cialties, but the standard railroad shares
have been neglected and their movement
has been narrow and unimportant, up
one day and down the next The North
the stock is about ~ lower.
ern Pacific stocks were the notable eX-
ceptions and have been strong on the in
creased earnings of the road for Novem-
Der and on intimation that dividend
was likely to be declared on the preferred
stock for the next quarter. The pre-
ferred stock is about three points higher
on the week and the common over a point
higher. Union Pacific has been heavy
The last assessment of So was called
during the week, and allowing for this
The cOalers have inclined to weakness.
The stocks of New York city corpora
tons, notably Metropolitan Street rail
way, Manhattan, Brooklyn transit and
the gas stocks came into prominence on
Monday and were all strong on vague
expectation of corporate privilege from
the city. The gas stocks later broke in
sympathy with Consolidated and Brook
lyn Transit weakened on the injunction
against its loops 1T the bridge terminal
Consolidated Gas is over six points lower
and Brooklyn Transit a fraction. The
money market has continued persistently
easy and was without a ripple in face of
the payment to the government of over
$13,00O,0O0 on Monday by the Union Pa
citc reorganization committee. Foreign
exchange has been firm owing to the
loaning Of funds abroad rather than to
draw on them by creditors here.