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bearing quartz is found, and in many
places is being profitably worked.
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bearing quartz is found, and in many
places is being profitably worked.
There seems to be little doubt among
mining experts that extensive quartz
mines will be located in this Yukon
country before long. This will mean
the introduction into that country of
all sorts Of improved mining machin.
cry, rock drills, stamp mills and so on.
Just what method will be employed to
extract the ore from the rock will de-
pend on what kind of ore is found. 1t
may only have to be crushed, and
separated by mercury. 1t may be re.
fractory ore and have TO 60 through
some one of the various processes now
in use for separating such ore.
AS soon as the mines are found
means of transporting the machinery
will be provided and the mines will be
started. Mines in rock, of course, will
not be delayed by the weather condi.
tions which make placer mining so diff
acult in that country, Rock doesn't
freeze and the deeper down the mines
go the warmer it will get, SO perhaps
this kind of mining, will be the pleas
anter Of the two.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29
takes out a painful of dirt. The pan,

takes out a painful of dirt. The pan,
by the way, is nothing but broad,
shallow dish of strong sheet iron.
Having done this, he puts in enough
water to make the painful semi-liquid,
and then gives it rapid, twirling mo-
ton. This causes the gold, if there is
any, to sink to the bottom of the pan.
Then the gravel and sand are carefully
washed out until only the heavy resi-
due remains in the pan. This residue
is carefully examined to see how many
''colors" there are in it. "Colors" is
the term miners give to the particles
or nuggets, if there are any, of gold
that can be seen at the bottom of the
pan.
But gold is not the only thing that
sinks to the bottom of the pan. AL
most always there is found with gold a
fine black sand, which is magnetic iron
ore, and from this the gold has to be
separated. OF course, if the gold is
in nuggets OF any size this is simple
process, but if it is in fine dust, as is
generally the case, the mercury pro-
cess is employed.
In this the residue in the pan is
placed in barrel with some water and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

has been coarse, and many Of the mug
gets have been found attached to
quartz. This, according to experts,
indicates that the veins from which it
originates are not far distant from the
alluvial deposits. Placer gold is lib
Grated by the erosive agencies Of ice,
rocks and water from the rock matrix
in which it is held. 1t is tougher than
the rock which holds it and resists
abrasion better. Drawing an inference
from other regions where placer gold
has been found in large quantities, it
is reasonable to expect that in the
Yukon country rich gold lodes will be
found.
F.. And this brings US to the subject Of
quartz mining in Alaska, for the gold
bearing region up there is by no means
confined to the Klondike country. Ac-
oording to the recently published
handbook ON "Klondike," written by
l.. A. Coolidge, of Washington, there
are in southeastern Alaska gold mines
which have been worked for the past
twelve years, and which in 1895 added
over 81, 900, 700 to the gold surplus Of
the world. OF this mining region
Juneau is the centre, and its discovery
is shared by Richard Harris and
Joseph Juneau. In 1880 these two
men started out from Sitka--it was in
the summer-and in August discov-
cred gold in stream which they
named Gold Greek. Latg they o.
plored this stream to its source IN Q
mountain valley. which they named
Silver Bow Basin. Then . town site
was established at the mbutb OF. Gold
Greek. which vus at dsst named Hir-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29
LABOR WORLD.

LABOR WORLD.
The Irondale furnace property at
Kingwood. w. Va, was Sold the other
day to the Captain Flicker Taylor COM
pany for the sum of $4,000. This plant
cost originally ss12,000, and was owned
by Felix Nemegyie, of New York, who
operated the furnace for years. The
plant has been idle for some years. The
purchaser expects to improve and oper-
ate the furnace.
The settlement of the coal strike and
the consequent reduction in the price
of coal at Akron, o., have enabled
number of large factories. which have
been shut down for weeks to resume,
giving employment to nearly 1000 men
who have been idle. The shops VIII be
enabled to run on full time until next
spring.
Among the plants at Wheeling. w.
Va, which have been ordered to work
Mt once are. Top mill blast furnace, idle
two years; sheet mills at Whitaker
iron plant, Bellaire steel works. and
portions of the Benwood iron mill. The
Wheeling and Warwick potteries are
working day and night.
The American wire nail works. en-
ploying 700 men; the Lippencott lamp
chimney plant, which works 400, and
the Macbeth lamp chimney works, with
n like number of men on its payrolls,
resumed in full blast few days ago
after a shut-d of two months and
q half.
Contract has been awarded for 60
ton addition to the South Sharon steel
mill at Wheatland, Pa. Eighteen more
pudding furnaces were fired up at the
Sharon iron works, making a total OF
3S in operation. An additional force OF
men will be employed.
John II. Waters. on the heaviest
stockholders in the new tin-plate plant
at Johnstown. Pa, received a letter re-
Gently from the New York end Of the
concern stating that they would begin
work on the plant this week.
The Cambria Iron company at Johns
town. Pa. paid out $4,000 last week.
This is the largest two weeks pay for
n long time. About $4,000 of this
amount was In gold.
Orders have been issued for firing GO
ovens at Trotter, and 200 more Will be
fired at once by the III. G. Frick ana
Mcclure coke companies at Connells-
vile, Pa.
All the departments of the Salem. o..
Wire Nail company resumed work the
other day on the first of the week
the mills will be put on double turn.
During about 700 years the Latin Ian
Puage was the language of court camp
and polite society from the River
Tweed, in Scotland, to the Euphrates,
in Asia, and from the Crimea or Cher
sonese, in the Black Sea, to the Pillars
of Hercules, at the western extremity
of the Mediterranean.
The British museum has books writ
ten on bricks. tiles. oyster shells, bones
and fiat stones, together with manu-
scripts on bark, ivory, leather, parch-
ment, papyrus, lead. iron, copper and
wood. 1t has also three copies Of the
Bible written on the leaves Of the fan
palm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

The British museum has books writ
ten on bricks, tiles. oyster shells, bones
and fiat stones, together with manu-
scripts on bark, ivory, leather, parch-
ment, papyrus, lead, iron, copper and
wood. 1t has also three copies Of the
Bible written on the leaves of the fan
palm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29
Boats Like Biz Baskets.

Curious boats which look like big
baskets are used in Busrah, the Ven
ice of Turkish Arabia. As matter of
fact, they are practically Baskets, be-
ing made of wickerwork, plastered to
keep out the water. They are known
as gophers, and the European who
boards them feels himself to be much
like the three men of Gotham who
went to sea in a bowl. Until compare
lively recent times boat something
similar in shape and made with the
same material, called coracles, were
used by fishermen on many of the
turbulent streams in Wales. No other
form of boat could hope to survive
the navigation of those streams, and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

risburg. Later IL was changed to
Rockwell and then TO juneau. which
name it still holds. This last christen-
ing took place in 1881.
The next year both placer and
quartz mines were discovered on Doug.
las Island, about four miles from
juneau. These are now the famous
Treadwell mines, having been bought
by John Treadwell in 1884, and, says
Mr.. Coolidge, from these enough ore
has been taken out to pay the purchase
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

outside until the stream opens in the
spring. Then the sluice boxes are set
up and the winters diggings washed
out. Thus miner is enabled to keep
busy about all the year.
This method Of burning out shaft
and tunnels is by no means new, for II
has been carried on for many years in
the basins Of the Amoor and Lena
Rivers in Siberia, where the conditions
are very similar to those in the Klon.
dixie region.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

During about 700 years the Latin Ian
Puage was the language of court, camp
and polite society from the River
Tweed, in Scotland, to the Euphrates,
in Asia, and from the Crimea or Cher
sonese, in the Black Sea, to the Pillars
of Hercules, at the western extremity
Of the Mediterranean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

mercury. The gold, when it touches
the mercury, forms an amalgsm. After
: quantity d gold has been put in the
barrel the mercury is taken out,
squeezed through q buokskin bag, and
what remains in the bag is heated,
either In . retort or in some other
WAY, until what mercury is left 10 va
poFizsd. and the gold remains, nearly
pnxe.
This i placer mining in it, most
Drinitivo form, but Il u SLOW work. and
Iong ~ vaEions asthods were devised
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

thaws only few inches. This makes
1t necessary to thaw the ground arti-
fcially. and this is done by "burn-
ing"
Fires are built on the surface and
the ground thawed little ways. This
is then dug out; another fire is built
In the hole, and this process is con.
tinued until bedrock 10 reached. Then
fires are built against the side Of the
shstk and drifts and tunnols are
thawed out
Al the dirt thus taken out il piled
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

In China certain literary degrees can
be purchased of the Government for
about S75. Taking advantage Of that
fact, some unprincipled person has
lately hoaxed the Celestials by selling
them what purportsd 10 be diplomas
which would bring the holders under
the Jurisdiction Of foreign consular
oiaoes. L.L Ll.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29

money of Alaska and more" The ore
of these mines average only from $3.50
to 50 a ton, but owing to the enormous
scale on which they are worked and
the low cost of extracting the ore
there is large profit in working them.
All around Juneau and, for that mat
ter, all along the Alaskan coast, gold
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Coke Ovens Being Fired and Many Men Given
Work

The Star mines and coke plant at
Stauffer station, near Greensburg, Pa,
which have been idle for a year. will
be started up within 10 days, giving
employment to 200 men. Seventy-five
additional ovens were fired at NAM
moth during the week, employing IS
men. At Hecla 100 ovens were fired up,
making room for 100 additional men at
the plant. The Hecla ovens had been
Idle for several years. Reese, Ham,
mond & Co. have begun work on a new
plant. The Latrobe steel works will be-
gin at once the erection of 20 new
houses. A hotel will also be erected.
The new Glen Drilling company's plant
at New Kensington will be soon started
up. The Metcalf steel works, at Brae-
burn, are near completion. Over 400
men Will be employed. Fifty new
dwellings will be erected by the com
pany.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

After May all oniciai t,mokseplng
IN Belgium will be done on the 10 %
principle. and clocks that obty the
government regulations viii 10 kept
very busy striking the hours as mid
might approaches. Whether the Bel
Rian people In general win readily fall
In with an innovation OF this KIM re-
mains 10 be seen, but already men are
at work ropalnting the faces Of all
the Official clocks. ana In placch IKE
railway statluuo, poatoiiceB. etc, the
dlals now bear. within the old clrclu OF
Roman figures, another formed OF she
Arabic figures from 10 to "A. This viii
help ore over tLo difficulty Of translal-
Ing tho Afternoon and evening houes
into the terms OF the now system. Of
rather Of the old one revived, and tho
advocates Of the change are hopeful
that Il will soon be possible for eysrf
one to say &c O'clock" or "22 O'Clock"
without performing a problem In man.
tai arithmetlc,-EX
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

trade. and was It's president for many
years. He is president of the Boys
and Girls Aid society and Of the Hotel
Portland lie Is director Of the Ore
gon Railroad and Navigation company.
was the first in the senate 10 advocate
the building 90 the Northern Pacific
railroad. IS an active worker iu boueyo-
lent matters has literally endowed
various Oregon institutions. and is in
terested in everything that tends to
improve tbo condition of the communi-
~ lie Is one " the history-mokors OF
Oregon. having been prominently idon-
tined with her Institutions from their
very beginning. ana NO hl.tury NJ the
state can lr written without marks uf
his iuilu.u,e ON every page. Ia 1867 he
wus married 90 Miss Emma t. ltuggles
n Worcester Mass. q lady OF high
character charming mouucrs and
rare intellectual Ittairmou'a tie .s
universally respected FOR his ability
aud irrgproiDh0hlt Tie
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

II You ro shopping in China, In the
FIRST place YOU must have q stout scr-
want to Urry your money and then You
must have second servant to protect
the first from thieves and to sco iha.
he does mot run away with the treasure
All Chucc money ls In silver ami
copper aud even q small sum is very
heavy 10 carry Tho shops many Of
them. arc not much larger than boxes
and each oi them has silver room, or
great safe. whore the money Is kept
II takes long time to pay u bill. be-
cause the storckccper II very particular
about every piece Of money which he
receives. lie weighs II carefully AMI
your servant does the same with the
change. NO that you will not be cheated.
when a Chinese lady desires the pleas
uro Of shopping she sends servant to
her favoritc dealer with Instructions
as TO her fayoritc desires. The dealer
thcpupon takes down enough material
TO load from four To ten porters and
goes around to the lady's house. This
method saves trouble to the customer
and is the plan on which the princess
Of Wales shops In London.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

Washington, April 70. Representa-.
tive Ridglcy. popu,ist OF Kansas, i'm
troduccd In the House to-day a bill Ito
enable the unemployed to earn living,
TO utilize industry and produce general
prosperity"
His plan is much Ike the one advo-
Gated by CoXcy Of Ohio. II authorizes
each state. territory, county, town
ship, etc., 10 raise money for giving
employment ON public works by issu-
ing uonintcrcst bearing bonds Of IS
years, payable only to the United
States, not To exceed half the assessed
value Of the property Of the state or
municipality. In return for tho bonds
treasury notes are issued.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

taking the regular academy course. He
then held clerkshlp In Salem, the
rounty seat, for one year. when. at n
Tears OF age, he went to New York
,ity and was employed In the dry-goods
business until 1851. His employers In
trusted him with a stock OF goods
which was shipped around Cape Horn
TO Portland In 1850. the agreement be-
Ing that he should devote three years
In Oregon to merchandising. then re-
turn. and divide the proceeds. lie
sailed from New York on Jan. 20. 1851.
Via the isthmus, ana arrived In Port
and on March o. where he found about
100 inhabitants So well ala he sue
ICED In his venture that his entire stock
II goods was disposed Of In fourteen
months. when he returned 10 New York
with 100000 net profits for division. AZ
,er remaining one year In New York.
1e returned 10 Oregon. whore the re-
nainder Of his life has been spent. In
Early life Mr. Corbett was a Whlg and
a great admirer Of Henry Clay. Tie
assisted at the organization OF the Re
publican party In Oregon, and was
Hartman of the first state central COM
mittee, lie was a delegate 70 the Chi
ago convention In 1860. but was unable
10 reach there In time. So Horace
Greeley represented the state. lie at
ended Llncoln's Inauguration In 1861.
and was a delegate 10 the Republican
convention that nominated Grant and
'olfax In 1865. In 1896 he was elected
United States senator to succeed Hon.
J w, Nesmlth, and became prominent
y Identified with the financial discus
slons Of the time, During and after the
war the gold standard was maintained
On the Pacific coast. and Mr.. Corhett
Invented the idea OF national gold
banks The First National bank OF
Portland was organized In 1865, and in
1868 he, with Henry Falling. obtained
control OF the stock. and IL has ever
since been the strongest national bank
In the Pacific Northwest. lie assisted
In the organization OF the board OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23
JAMES TRUE BOUND OVER.
Identified as the Daring Train Robbsr
at Iintuh.

Sacramento, Cal, April Thames
True, whom the secret service agents
and the detectives Of the railroad COM
pnny describe as one Of the most daring
truin-robbcrs Of modern times, wns cx.
amincd for robbing the United States
mail yesterday aud held TO answer un-
der 81 200 bonds. la default Of which
hc Is now In inil nj Alameda. True is
charged with having held up Union
Pacific train near ogden last October.
lie Is tall powcrfully.built young
man. about Is years Of age.
In the trial ofTruc hut few witnesses
were examined by the prosecution.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23
TARIFF CHANGES
DEMAND TO BE MADE BY WEST
ERIN SENATOR'S ON wool.
Certain woods are to be Classified Accord
Ing to the Ruling Prices In the Mar
kets of the United states.

Washington, April Western sen.
ators, after several conferences, have
reached, AN agreement to stand togcth.
vr FOR important change, In the wool
schedule of the Dinglcy bill. The sen.
utors most prominently identified with
the movement are My,sr, Mantle. Car.
ter, Shoup, Warren and burrows.
They have not only agreed upon Il line
OF amendments. lut have decided to
insist un their inclusion In the bills.
The meetings have also been attended
10y many prominent wool.growcrs. The
proposed amendments are directed
mainly 20 closing the many loopholcs
for cvasions aud fraud which wool.
Ihcn agree abound in the Dinglcy bill,
and were also found In the Mckinley
law.
An amendment was agreed upon pro.
viding that an additional duty Of I
cents per pound should be- levied upon
>lSirtcd woods and woods imported In
1890 and prior to that time. The prin'
cipal change, however, 10 be proposed
Is upon wool aud camels hair Of the
third class.
The Dinglcy bill proposes an adva.
loren duty upon woods Of this class.
II Is proposed now TO strike out the
Dinglcy bill clauses related TO third
class woods and to insert instead the
following:
"on woods Of the third class and
camels hair OF the third class the value
of which shall be cents or less per
pound In the wool markets Of the
United States, the duty shall be cents
per pound, and ON the woods and hair
Of this class the value OF which shall
exceed cents per pound in the gen
eral markets OF the United States
there shall be an additional duty OF
half Of one cent per pound for each
increase Of one cent per pound in the
value thereof
II is claimed for this latter amend
mcnt, which is the most important OF
all the amendments proposed. that II
will largely prevent the frauds which
1t is alleged were perpetrated ON the
al valorem duties under the Mckinley
law, by reason of which II Is asserted
hundreds Of millions Of pounds ofwoo
used In the manufacture Of clothing
which properly belonged 10 the hrs'
class were imported at third class rntci
ON the representation that they .wer,
70 be used in making carpets.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23
TIE BONE MEDICINE.


Site Knew That Like Cures Like-The
Picture on the Hottie.
No nlght OF Imagination would hayS
suggested this story. and the excuse for
writing Il is that II is absolutely true,
says the Detroit Free Press, There 10
one family In Detroit that has a very
efficient servant and that Ii saying a
good deal In these degenerate days II
she has aiault 10 Is that OF ambition. Sho
has a ycarning Tor knowledge and 10
az industriously seeking an education
as though she had the most favorable
opportunity for acquiring one. This
servant learns by the objcct-lcsson
system. She knows tomato. peach or
car Of corn at sight aud she knows a
picture OF Il when she sees Il on a tin
can. Through this means OF study
she has become quite proficient In
spelling the words most commonly
used In the culinary department OF tho
/ household There Is amos bit OF
/ knowledge that she has a'Iuircd by
/ tradition Il Is the old medical trulsm
that like cures like. The other day
d a''' @'Ai'H aNAiNA hn NNNfH VIII hANN
when the air Is full Of moisture and
the wind Is In the east In the pantry
was a bottle ON which skull and cross
bones made the most conspicuous fig
urc. Now see how true her course OF
reasoning. Tho tomato. the peach
and the golden ear Of corn. M por-
trayed by the artist. told the contents
Of the can on which Il appeared. This
medicine at which she looked must
be distilled from the bones 30 plainly
In evidence on the label. Her bones
ached. therefore the cure was before
her She took n dose. Soon there was
a scene Of confusion. The doctor came
on a hurry-up call stomach pump
extracted the bone medicine" and
now the good woman OF the house has
undertaken the education Of the good
servant,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23
RELATIONS SEVERED.


Greek aud Turkish Representative IRE
patrtu Gn Home.
New York, April 49, A dispatch e.
tho Herald from Constantinoplc says.
rrncr Mavrocordato, the Grcek min
i,t"r to Turkey, went yesterday 10 the
slnlimc porte To take leave Of Abe for.
,igu minister lie waits orders from
his government to start for Athens.
The sublime porte has sent the nee
csslry travelling expenses for the
eventual return of it, diplomatic corps
In Greece.
The porte has addressed note to
the great power, drawing attention to
tile unreasonable action of Greece and
declaring that Turkey viii maintain q
defensive attitude, hut la the ease OF
another invasion such Us that OF last
Friday which was evidently prepared
by IA, consent oi the iirllauic author
ties. the porte will feel obliged tocum-
maud IT. gcncraii,,imu To act In the
same manner
The porto al 10 alluded 10 the rnor.
nous expense attendant upon the hos
tile attitude of Grc"cc, and asserted
it, intention of a,i,iug the support Of
the great powers la claiming indcn
nifty from the proper quortcr.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-23

The story Of the late Sir John Mn-
lals, which follows. Is told by a oorre-
spondont Of the London Chronicle in
the painters own word: Il found my
self seated one evening at
rather grand dinner next to
a very pretty gushing girl. to
whom had not been Introduced She
fred into conversation directly she had
finished her soup. and az II was May,
began with the inevitable question: 4
suppose you've been L. tho acadomy7'
replied that had. aud did you no.
tice the Mlllais7 Dldn't you think they
were awful daubs? can't imagine
how such things ever ct hungv She
was going on Rayly In H. same strain.
while | sat Silent wheL suddenly tho
amused smiles Of those L,ound her and
the significant hush bro ight her 10
sudden stop. She colorc0 rather pain
fully and whispered TO M In fright
oned voice: For heayonA sake. what
have / done? Have | sid anything
droadml2 DO tell me. Not now
replied eat your dinner 20 peace and
m tell you by and by, She did ~.
rather mlserably, yalnly toying TO ex-
tract from me at intorya.s what tho
matter was and whom dessert came
filled mp her glars and told ,er to gulp
II down very quickly when / counted
three. She obeyed without rotest and
took the opportunity phen she
couldn't speak 10 say Well. am Mil
lals. But. let's be frlendsr-