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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

Prem statements IN a ate number OF
the Caiistogian possible solution may
lie in the facf. as tated III TIE Csiisfo-
giau, that the disease i confined TO
vineyards graftcd on riporia stock,
which has the habit Of spreading lis
roots pear the surface. Our dry sum
mers do not supply the required moist
u1e and the vine dies. IL is said that
the Lenoir. which sends its roots
downward, is not affected and that the
same is true of healthy vines of the
yinifera varieties Ii would seem,
however, that this trouble should have
prominentlydeyelo elsewhere where
varieties Of the riporia have been used
as resistant, and it would also seem
strange that the Napa vines should
flourish for q number of years and
then develop the habit of dying. If
this be the trouble, surface irrigation,
as the Calistogian suggests, should re
store the vines if not too far gone.
Evidently we have not yet got all the
essential facts, but if 1t be true, as
stated, that riporia roots only are at
tackled, that is one important step in
the diagnosis. If that is settled it may
be further possible to determine that
some special varieties only of the
riporia are exposed to the disease. OF
the many riporia varieties, a few only
are found to be good resistant stock,
and they may also differ among them
selves in the ability to resist diseases
other than the poison of the phyllox-
era
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
Government Reservations.

Miners ought to understand by this
time that they cannot make mining
locations on Covenant reservations,
yet the question is frequently asked as
to how is the way to make such loca-
tions, says Charles G. Yale. Such
lands are reserved from public sale or
settlement, and as the mining laws Of
the United States only thrown open to
location minerals on the public lands"
no legal mining locations can be made.
This works hardship in many instances
no doubt. In this State, when the
Yosemite Reservation was made, sew
eral mining districts in Mariposa
county were practically closed. Those
who were there had only possessory
rights and had not patented their
mines, and future locations were rem
dered impossible. The miners remon-
strated, but it did no good. The San
Gabriel and San Bernardino reseIva-
tions in Los Angeles and San Bernar-
dino counties have number of placer
and quartz mines, some of which
have been worked, and citizens of
those two counties have recently petit
toned Congress to throw these reser-
vations open to prospeotors for gold,
silver and copper, SO locations may be
made the same as upon other Govern
ment land. They contend that mining
operations and the preservation and
reforesting or replanting of these re-
serves do not conflict. They also state
that the great mineral territory in
cluded is too large and important fac
tor in the industrial development of
those counties to have their large areas
closed to mining and prospecting.
Congress is, however, very chary of
granting any such privileges. The
Mariposa county men were unable to
, accomplish anything of the kind, and
it is doubtful if the citizens of San
Bernardino and Los Angeles will do
any better, though it can, of course,
, do no harm to try.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
Governor Rudd's Message.

Speaking of the Horticultural Board,
Gov. Budd says: ''Since the last
session of the Legislature the expenses
of the State Board of Horticulture have
been minimized. 1t has been given
room free of cost for its quarantine
office by the Board of State Harbor
Commissioners at San Francisco, and
supplied with adequate offices in Sac
ramento, where it has the additional
benefit of the Senate and Assembly
chambers of large assemblages. The
work is done now as cheaply as posi-
BILE. 1t is necessary to sustain its pres
ent quarantine headquarters, unless the
commission be transferred to the Uni
verslty of California.
THE vast importance of the horti
cultural interests of this State cannot
be overestimated. The enlightened
policy of our past horticultural legis
lation, combined with the advanced in
telligence of our people and our incom
parable soil and climate have conspiret
to place us in the proud position of tn,
first horticultural community in thu
universe. Our resources in the direc
| tion of increased acreage and awakened
interest have been sufficiently devel
oped. Our future growth must be IL
the direction of improving the qualit.
of our fruit product and developing
markets beyond our State and Nation
al limits"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
QUALITY IN OUR SOCIETY.
An English Visitor Finds Glasses More
Distinct Than In England,

An English Visitor Finds Glasses More
Distinct Than In England.
We have known Mrs. G. of Fifth ave.
nue. for some years, and during her an.
nual visit to London have improved the
acquaintance of this charming little
lady She has all the fascination of the
attractive American woman. She is
surprised and apparently delighted tc
see us, inquiries how long we have been
over and thinks it 'too bad" that we
have not been sooner to call. She is dis.
pensing afternoon tea to young man
whom she introduces. His name is fla.
miliar as that of family of million
aires, and as such is entitled to respect.
He is quiet and reserved, bows low to
each of us in turn and talks in sub
dued voice through his even, white teeth.
Only tone here, an infection there,
betray the fact that he is an American.
HIS phrases are carefully chosen and are
rather SUPPLEMENTARY in contrast
with the quietness and apathy of his
voice and manner. take him to be a
type of the society man.
Mrs. O. is also type. Her vivaoity
Is contagious and her conversation un
Tagging, She passes lightly from one
subject to another. Everything she sayt
is worth listening to. They are both a,
different from ordinary middle elias.
Americans as are the English uppe,
classes distinct from the lower. 1t is ,
study III human nature that peopl,
speaking the same language, living il
the same city, influenced by the sam,
feelings, should be, in all things, SO ut
terly dissimilar as those who compos,
society and those who do not. 1t ia no
question of education. NJ. Hart
ing in London Queen.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

1t is almost as important to fertilize
thoroughly after the crops begin to
bear, as an average crop of prunes takes
out of the soil about six pounds of
potash. nearly four pounds of phos-
phoric acid and about one-half pound
of nitrogen, or nearly four per cent of
the entire crop. One-half of this is
potash, which must be returned through
the medium of commercial fertilizers
rather than by manure, or you cannot
raise big prunes, Unpruned and I'M
fertilized orchards do sometimes bear
heavy crops, but it is their dying effort;
like chicken with its head cut off, it
does not last long. Small prunes are
no credit to the grower and no use to
the consumer, and should either be
sold to the distillery to make brandy,
which is the very worst possible use
they could be put to, or used to fatten
hogs, for which purpose they are
worth more than the current price of l
to l y cents.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
Notes.

On the Robinson, or Monte mine,
IN Granite basin, which is bonded to
Chicago company, they are sinking
l5O-foot shaft and making other de-
velopments.
At miners meeting at the JUMBO
mine, Soledad Peak, the Mohave min
ing district. Kern county, was organ
lied and II. E. Coleman of Mohave
elected Recorder.
In drift on the 900-foot level OF
the Kennedy mine, Amador county,
where they were running toward the
Oneida line, they have struck $l5 rock
800 feet from the north shaft.
The Oneida Company, which is
working 1,S00foot shaft at jackson,
Amador county, has also obtained con-
troll of the old Eureka Mines which
lies between Jackson and Suffer creek.
The latter mine has not been worked
since the great fire of about twenty
years ago. The shaft is very deep and
the old workings will have to be
drained and cleaned out
The old Hartville mine, situated
near the junction of Weber creek and
the South Fork of the American is
about to be reopened. The mine is
now the property of J. NJ. Casey of
Placerville. The ore, while rich, was
very refractory. However tests m ade
by the Cyanide process have been very
successful and it is now thought that
the ores can, by this process, be worked
at profit.
The Grass Valley Telegraph says:
superintendent Fred Dawson informs
us that he has commenced 70 sink to
day ON the old Hill mines. They will
sink and establish 400.foot level.
Last evening several miners were
laid off on account of the ore being
low grade in the upper level of the
old mine. The mill is kept running
most of the time. although the vein al
present is rather small one. There
are about thirty men employed on day 4
pay at the Gold Hill. besides tributers
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
He Knew a Thing or Two.

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, former
premier of the Australian colony Of
Victoria, was once made the object of a
peculiar embarrassment. A man on q
public occasion presented himself to Sir
Charles, who had been appointed to
some petty government Office after a
campaign in which there had been ques.
tlonable electoral practices.
i suppose" said Sir Charles. "thai
you are one of my supporters?"
Three OF them, answered the man,
with a wink that was impossible to mis-.
understand. Pearson Weekly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
Wealth in Olives,

The California olive crop is becom-
ing more valuable year by year. The
man who sets out an olive grove far
enough from the seashore to insure
steady and abundant crops has advan-
tages which few other horticulturists
can claim. First, his product is in
good and growing demand; second, his
trade is not shared by eastern, Florida
or Gulf coast competitors; third, the
fruit he does not wish to sell in bulk
can be turned into oil and marketed at
fancy price; fourth, the older his
orchard gets the more profitable it be-
comes. An olive tree, which is cared
for at all, never seems to deteriorate.
Olives are sold today in San Francis
co from the orchard which Junipero
Sierra planted at San Diego in 1899,
while palatable fruit is gathered from
the gnarled trees that stand in the gar
den of Gethsemane, which are known
to have tlourished in the time of the
crusades and are surrounded by even
earlier traditions.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

The mysterious vine disease whose
appearance in Napa county caused so
much comment last season still con-
tinues to puzzle every body, says the s.
f Chronicle. 1t is not believed to be
the Anaheim disease. and yet it seems
80 kill vines and to have no remedy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

The Otay dam is now finished to a
height of i06 feet from the datum
plane of the reservoir or 1876 from he'd
rock. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to finish the dam to height of
1870 feet from datum or 15S from bed
rock. When finished it will impound
S,766. $40, 900 gallons of water or 2. 900
statutory miners inches. This would
irrigate $4,000 acres of land allowing
an inch to ten acres. The reservoir
floods but 1000 acres at the 130-foot
contour. The sides of the reservoir
are steep sidehills and the only flat ex-
panse will be at the upper end of the
reservoir. All trees brush and under
growth of all kinds was cleared from
the reservoir in 1895. This fall all
weeds and small underground was
cleared off and burned, so the reservoir
is ready to be filed with water that
will not be polluted by deoaying vege-
tation. The dam will probably be
finished to the 130-foot contour in
April, of this year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

A. M. Woolson, of the Woolson
Spice Company, of Toledo, Ohio, says
that from what he had just learned,
there will be no truce between the
sugar trust and the Arbuckles, and
that the two companies will continue
to operate independently of each other.
Mr.. Woolson said that he would not
be surprised to see cession of HOSTILE
ties This was met by denial from
New York that any compromise was
contemplated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
HER SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
How an Ingenious Aunt Saved Her
Nephew from Drunkenness.

How an Ingenious Aunt Saved Her
Nephew from Drunkenness.
1t was striking couple that entered
a carriage last Wednesday in front Of
the Hotel Savoy. Both were tall, Of
fine figure and easy grace, says the
New York Herald. The man looked
on the sunny side of so; the woman,
some years younger, was Of the Juno
type. Their eyes and compilations had
a dash of the Spanish, while their talk
and manners were French.
Curious history that man has had"
remarked hotel lounger. HE comes
of a rich creole family in the Point
chartrain district Of Louisiana. They
were immensely wealthy before the
war and managed to hold on to most
of their estates. His wife, also a Gre
ole. was educated with the most ex-
pensive polish abroad. Though mar
ried now for many years, they're lovers
yet. He was a wild young blade,
drinking, dueling and gambling. His
family tried all means to curb him,
but he broke every bit.
zone night he was taken home par
alyzed with champagne. His old
maiden aunt had an inspiration. She
hurried off trusted negro to New
Orleans for burial casket-silver
handles, satin lining. Flowers were
picked from the garden and she ar
ranged candles and crucifix. When
the casket arrived the paralyzed youth
was placed carefully in it, while the
dear old schemer stayed up with "the
remains" 1t was some time before
he recovered enough consciousness to
grasp the funeral outfit, but the old
lady's artifice did the business. 1t was
the eye-opener he needed. That was
his last debauch."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

In South Africa the women some
times need set of accomplishments
differing from those of New York. The
feminine graces might be at disad-
vantage when not backed up by more
than the usual feminine force. At
least that is what the experience OF
Mrs. Johann Colenbrander, who is now
being feted in England as a heroine
of Buluwayo, would seem to indicate.
81 cannot remember the time" said
Mrs. Colenbrander, to an English in
terviewer, when I was without a
horse and gum" Her familiarity with
these masculine belongings has more
than once stood her in good stead. For
amusement this sturdy lady has en-
joyed such things as months lion
hunting with her husband and King
Lobengula, three months visit at
Cecil Rhodes place, in the Matoppos
hills, where conferences with savage
chieftains and inspections Of the Hill
camp were the entertainments. She is
said to understand the language, GUS
toms and prejudices Of the natives bet
ter than any other living woman, in
addition to which she Is handsome, and
an adept in the art Of dress.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
A Stag Hunt In Siberia.

The English traveller Atkinson de J..
scribes the following scene which took
place in Siberia 1.-TWO hunters were
chasing stag and followed him from
valley to valley until they arrived at
a rocky portion of the country. I'm
daunted, they kept on, and toward
evening had driven him to pass, with
a precipice upon one side and deflle
upon the other. Here, while in hot
pursuit, they saw the animal hesitate.
as though afraid to advance. 6uppos-
ing that some wild animal barred his
passage, they kept on, when sudden
ly two bears leaped out Of the bushes
and Joined in the chase of the stag.
The poor animal, turning short to one
side leaped, the precipice, making a
bound of thirty-three feet, and landing
upon the summit Of rock detached
from the principal mass. One of the
bears attempted to follow him, over
calculating his strength, fell into the
abyss, while the other stopped upon
the edge of the preciplce, growing
with rage. Our CUssacks sent him to
rejoin his oomrade in the heaven OF
bears, by shooting him."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

tied nearly all, the ssarOrts' Of the Unit
ed States and Canada, while making q
trip around: the world. as first lieuten-
ant on board the Italian cruiser Chris
toforo Colombo. Everywhere he was
received with marked attention, not on
ly from his. own. countrymen, but also
from Americans.
The prince Is the third son Of ANA
dec, brother to King Humbert, and was
born at Madrid prior to his fathers alb
dication of the Spanish crown. He IS
only "a years old, but is an accom-
plished linguist and, musician, and has
received very thorough military train
ing. During his trip round the world
he lived in every respect the life of the
other officers Of the cruiser, and at no
time was allowed nor did he assume
to claim special favors on account OF
his birth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

Fay, former president Of the Appala-
chan Mountain club of Boston, Prof.
Davidson and Israel c. Russell. VINO
has already taken part in two attempts
to scale the mountain. and w. A. In
graham, of Seattle.
The American party will be under the
leadership of Henry C. Bryant OF Phil-
adelphia, and will include Samuel D..
Entrikin, who was second in command
of the Perry expedition Of 1892, and
E. B. latham, of the coast survey.
For the genuine mountain clim Der
the one who is inspired by the high
ideal of effort for efforts sake. hardly
a mountain in the world could be Sc
lected which would offer better field
for his exertions than Mount st. Elias.
lin the first place, it is the journey OF a
lifetime for the ordinary man to get
even to the foot of it. Lying, as II
does. near the sixtieth parallel. and
beyond all that strip of land which
stretches down the coast, as If to
bridge over the gap between the terri
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

tory and the rest Of the, United States.
1t requires a long journey by sea. be-
fore It can even. be, SEEM. Even, when
it is approached the very name Of the
landing at Icy Bay, where the traveller
must disembark through the surf, is
enough to give a chill to the most
eager plans.
Then Mount St. Elias Is one Of the
highest peaks in America, its summit
being estimated at over $4,000 feet
above sea level. 1t lies far from sup
niles. and the explorer must carry with
him from Sitka everything that he ex-
meets to use. It Is in the center OF
a great region, of glaciers and rugged
mountain spurs, very few of which
ever have been crossed by human. De-
ings. Above, all other points perhaps
in interest, Mount st. Elias, offers a
longer. ascent over unbroken snow
fields than any other mountain out
side of the arctic regions. The line OF
perpetual snow begins at 5000 feet
above the sea. and from that point
on ice axes and heavily nailed boots
and safety ropes. are the unavoidable
accomplishments of the climber.
The mountain itself is of very wide
extent, and includes number Of su-
coordinate peaks, 1t includes an i'm
mense crater at a. high altitude, and
It has several times during. the century
broken out in volcanic eruptions. On
the southern side, where most OF the
attempts to climb it have been made
it is very precipitous, and the most cir
cuitous routes must be adopted In, or
der to make any advance upon it at all
Logan's peak, which is another objec-
tive point of the present expedition
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
The fire was burning brightly. and

er. The fire was burning brightly. and
peace was In our hearts. The only
heaven the earth contains was shining
upon us and within us, though we
saw no glimpse OF the sky. We were
at Home. ard 1t was Home of Love.
Mother" said Pearl, what Is the
first letter in the alphabet?"
20, my darling, of course"
"And the next?"
an"
"And the two ncxt?"
&c and E."
"Once upon time" said Pearl, clap
ping her hands. Now, mother, l am
going to read you and father a very,
very pretty story"
do, dear child. What is it?"
Pearl produced the torn textbook
Of her island school.
1T is called" she said. with the
most delicious little laugh in the
world, Cinderella; or, The Glass Slip
per-
She read the story from beginning
to end, and we listened in delight.
Mother" then said our child, "if
three pumpkins were to suddenly pop
on to the table"
Mind, my darling! They might!
Strange things happen"
well, if they did, and you had a
fairy wand, and wanted to make q
present to everybody-everybody moth
er!-this Christmas, what would you
change them into?"
My wife nestled closer to me.
"Well, mother, what should the first
pumpkin be-"
Faith. my darling"
"And the second?"
Love"
"And the third?"
CHARITY"
A blessed Trinity, indeed!
THE END.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

the victor will gain that greatest OF
all raptures to the mountaineer, the
knowledge that he has been the first to
tread the summit of one of the high
est and most coveted peaks of the new
world.
Prince Luigi Amadeo Of Savoy, duke
OF Abruzzi and nephew of King Hum
bert, Is the Italian who considers the
ascent of st. Elias worthy of the long
"trip from Rome and Of whole summer
of hardship and exertion. While still
a very young man, he is an experienced
traveller, and doubtless knows good
thing in the way Of a mountain when
he sees it. His companions will be DR..
Paoli vecchi of San Francisco, Prof.