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belt which extends along the whole Atlantic
Slope from Nova Scotia to Georgia, showing
gold in greater or less quantity, generally
less, throughout its whole extent. On the
coast is an alluvia plain formed OF the
detritps from the mountains. Through THIS
the rivers have cut deep and navigabie
channels. At the head of navigation, the
granite and gneiss crop up abruptly forming
rocky distractions to the channels. Going
westward on this belt of primitive rock IL
becomes more and more schistose arranged
in layers) and finally shades off into later
rocks lying conformably. In TINS western
highly schistose belt occur gold mines.
West of this in the late rocks there are none,
east of it in the primitive rocks there are none.
In prospecting for gold mines there is a
prejudice in favor of mountain ranges of
rounding outlines and against those show
ing rough, jagged peaks Examination IS
always made OF the minerals occurring In
the beds of creeks, since the heavier and
valuable metalliferous minerals are not
transported so far by flowing water as the
relatively light and worthless sand. When
quartz or other mineral of promising aspect
is found it is pounded fine and washed In a
gold-pan. If it contains pyrites or other
sufurets it is first burnt in a fire.
The gold-pam is usually made of Russia
iron the polished black surface forming an
admirable background for the yellow parti-
cles of the gold. In shape it is like ham
dleless frying-pan; in fact, eastern miners
do generally use a irying-pan.
In using, the pulyerze3 rock is placed In
the pan, and water enough TO cover 1T poured
OH. The whole is stirred with stick till
every portion of the mass is wet, the mass
allowed 10 settle, and the turbid water
poured of. This is repeated till the water
comes off clear, and clean sand settles to the
bottom of the pan. The pan is half filled
with water, held in a sloping position, and
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rnment Bat eficiencr and pecnliar fitnes.

eminent But efficiency and peculiar fitness
will be the qualifications. it is belieyedi
at least, that is the aim of Librarian
Young and now Chief Assistant Spofford-
Some 1000 applications have been received
for the very few places to be filed, and
not more than seventh part of ths
applicants, it can be safely said, know any
thing about library work. some of those who
do not, have the greatest amount Of political
influence behind them. Among the appli-
cants are not few men and women who have
made more or less reputation as authors and
writers. 1t is understood that Prof Young
will choose from those that seem to have the
best qualifications. q list of persons to he sent
before the Examining Board for examination
rs To their fitness The ones receiving tina
highest marks before this Board will be APP
pointed, and the force will be enlarged a
more employees are needed.
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in more or less fan-shaped way. That Is,
where pieces of rock break off from an ex-
posed vein in the course of few centuries,
weathering, one piece is likely to roll little
TO the left, another to the right.
So, finding pieces of ore on the hillside,
("float,n the miners call il, the prospector
goes to one side on the hill and marks the
farthest point at which he finds the float
| He then goes to the other side and similarly
marks the extreme limit of the ore. Then
going hundred feet up the hill he does the
same thing He now has four places marked
Drawing an imaginary line through the
| two boundaries on the other one SIDE ana
the two on the other, he goes at once to the
| point where the lines converge. This is the
| probable originating point OF the ore. II
| the vein does not crop out, he cross-cuts,"
that is, digs q narrow, shallow trench across
the conversing lines at right angle. If
| his calculations have been correct, this should
disclose the vein. Sometimes it does.
Nature in all gold countries Tor ages has
| been doing the panning process on large
T! scale. Gold is so much heavier than wafer
| that when shaken up with 1T the particles,
unless very fine, do not remain suspended,
! but subside at once nor Is 1t easily carried
| bv running water, ne, lodging behind obstruc-
! tons, the water cannot lift TT. Goid is more
than 10 times as heavy rs water, bulk Tor
bulk. Lead is but IL times as heavy as
water; iron eight times The common
rocks and the sand and gravel formed from
them are usually not far from two and half
times as heavy as water, or less than a
seventh rs heavy as gold.
All mountain ridges were originally
hundreds of feet higher than at present,
having been cut down by the rain and frost.
In this degradation Of the surface OF course
outcropping veins suffered, pieces were
broken off and gradually dislntegrated by
the weather
AS the debris became small enough it was
washed down into the water courses rs sand.
The little grains of gold, however, set free
from their rocky mairix by its disintegra-
ton, lag behind and tend to accumulate be-
hind every little irregularity in the ground
AS these irregularities in turn disappear
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METHODS OF MINING
How Goldseekers Get the Metal
Out of the Earth.
Different Conditions Under Which the
Precious Element is Found Common
Marks of Gold-1he Prospector at Work.
BY KARL McELRoY.
PART i.

A pithy miners proverb says that gold is
where il is found. This is iadisputably and
invariably trne, being the only mining rule
without exceptions. For it is lameniable
fact that most congratulations relative to
mines are subject to about As per cent of
exceptions.
In the original veins gold is mostly found
either in quartz or in close connection there
with. Quartz usually forms part at least
Of the vein filling. Quartz is widely-dis-
tributed rock, occurring in all formations
and in every part of the world, being, indeed,
the commonest of the rocks 1t is fire.
auently white in color, sometimes red, and
occasionally almost any color OF the rainbow.
1t is hard enough to scratch glass or steel,
ard never breaks with crystalline fracture;
that is. showing fiat planes.
Another common mark of gold is pyrites,
ahard. yellow ish mineral which also scratches
steel. When burnt it becomes magnetic
aud gives off smell of burning sulphur.
Pyrites occurs in all rock formations, but it
is only when occurring in the primitive or
metamorphlc rocks that it is aurlferous.
Where so found it is almost invariably true
that it contains gold, Init the quantity pres
ent is often not to exceed an ounce to the
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the gold travels steadily downward, but its
pace is far slower thar that of the disinie-
grated rock with wknch it was associated.
So in the bottom of agully behind the rocky
distractions to the downward path of the
water, is often found the accumulated gold
from thousands Of feet of rocks which have
disappeared. Some of these guiches are ex-
traordinarily rich In the 20-mile length of
Alder Gulch, in Montana, were found $780,
100000.
The first corners into new gold camp
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present will be in the tail of the train of
sand. OF course, the whole operation is
better seen than described SCI.
In going up the bed of the stream, watch-
ing the character of the rocks found, there
will usually be found a place where any
given kind ceases to appear. In this neigh
borhood will be found The vein or source
from which it came. In going up the hill
side in search of the vein, it must be remem-
bered that stones, as they roll down hill from
any given starting point, usually spread out
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VIM. Pitt Moses, Boston; 18th N. H
Pres, M. l.. Morrison; Sec, Chester Simpson.
14th n. H.-Pres., John w. Locke; Sec,
John Barber, Brockton, Mass. 18th \. H
Pres, A. r. Aver; Sec. E. Il. Huse, Enfield.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Chapter Secret Military Expedition H. Midnight Consul
alton Ill Companions and Incidents ~. A Locomotive
road Chase W. Night Woods VIII In the Enemv's
Power A Other Captures Horrible Prison. XI. Lights
and Shadows OF Prison NIL The First Tragedy Con-
federte Martial XIV The Growing Horror XIV Prison
Religion XVI Liberty or Death XVII Romantic Escapes.
XVIII From Atlanta to the Gulf XIX Atlanta to Rich.
mond AK Libby and Castle Thunder. XXI Sickness and
Liberty.
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Children Teethinc.r

MIS-. wISsLow' SOOTHING SYEUP should always
be used for children ieething. IL soothes tha
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County. When pvrites is auriferous il usu-
ally Is found cyijunetion with quarz.
God l. usu lly found in the metamorphic
rocks suca rs lie mica-schists. metamorphic
sla es, AID tae ke occurring between tie
primitive rocks and everything later forma-
tionS j Is s. CON that Il is found in pay
In quantity in gfaul;e proper, although the
rCck often contains traces and quite rare
that { il for8d IN late rocks, except as an
ailuviai deposit. There are exec; tions, of
course, hut MT many. In hO;h the Cali
fornan and Allegheny gold fields, it is con-
sidered favorable sign where highly schis-
toSe rocks are found bordering on The gmeiSs
or granite, and particularly where these
rocks occur edge up.
A an instance may be cited tie auriferous
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shaken. This causes the heavy grains Of
gold to settle 10 the lowest rcrtion of The
m xed mas, which is in tie angle between
bot ON and sides.
TIE PAT Is now plunged in water, holding
1T shil IN siopng pos ton, and the top
layer of sand washed off by a gentle to-and
ITO motion If the pan. 1t is then removed
from the wafer and again shaken to settle
the gold anew, once more plunged In water,
aud so on till but little sand remains in
tie bottom. The less the quantity remain
ing, the greater the care that must be taken
in washing.
When. finally, mere pinch remains,
little water is placed in the pan and the
sand sent around the crease of the pan cir
cularly. Any grains OF gold or "colors"
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its terrible fighting at Antietam Gettysburg aud Bethesda Church
unprecedented in the history OF light artillery.
The caught the and held the end The
meneegal battery officers and pryatesw0m he describes
pictured admirably that they become personal acquaintance
and friends and Tie reader gets breay interested in them
The OF and march wonderfully true to life and call
up food OF memories III the breast of every old soldier
The features of the book
J. The real life and experiences Of private soldier fighting
battery.
> Wonderfully fresh and vivid descriptions of the battles of
Aneam Gettysburg the Wilderness SIottsyynia the terrible
fighting from there TO the James River the hone duel with
rebel battery, which destroyed tie assaults the rebel
lines at Petersburg the months fighting and digging
that stronghold; the battles of Oequan ana Cedar Creek the
Shenandoah Valley the decisive Little battle Five Forks, which
forced Lee out of his works; the relentless pursuit the rebel
and the sufendera Appomaox All this is clearly told
J. Creuy-drawn diagrams of the various battlcfel6s
reced from the War Departments surveys
a. vast number and
the numbers of the opposing forces the organizations both
and the losses
Address THE NATIONAL
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expedition unparalleled either ancient modern
writer OF would dare the
road tram IN the midst of enemy camp band
armed soldiers who had ourned hundred miles lines
The subsequent escape the an armed
guard almost sight of regiment of steahy crossing
the whole breadth OF the COnderay different directions equally
marvellous while the sad tragedy that at Atlanta freshly
and wildly remembered by the inhabitants city
after the lapse of than thirty The
Railroad Adventure to be regarded the remarkable
episode of the civil war has been disputed
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THE STORY OF THE BOOK.

HIS Is, UNDOUBTEDLY, THE MOST
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the enemy's country, through all their adven-
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No single war story wildly presents so many
Of the hidden, underground elements of the
struggle against rebellion as this. From be-
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wearies, and he rises from the perusal feeling
. almost as if he had again lived through those
terrible days. The adventures traversed the
Confedcracy in all directions; some persisted
as spies, all suffered terribly, and the wonder
Is that any escaped alive.
Threa events narrated In Tho c4or,r % Al.
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NED HAMPSHIRE VETERANS RALLY.

ITO be continued.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
WEST COLUMBIA.

We are glad to report Mr.. Joe Tay-
lor cut again after a severe attack OF
sickness.
Mrs. Baird is quite sick at this
writing. We hope she will soon
recover.
Miss Addie Reece is sick with
chiiis.
Mrs. Taylor has returned to her
home in Kentucky, after few
weeks stay in this neighbOrhoOd.
Miss Matte Lentz is suffering
severely with neuralgia in her eye.
Mrs. WitherspOOu visited her
daughter, Mrs. 9. w. Irvine, since
our last.
The dry, hot weather is very disa-
greeable, especially for those that
have to 90 the pike to school. a
little rain would be highly appre-
ciated by all, as water is very scarce
in this portion of the city.
LORENA.
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Cnlnred Teachers.

Notice is hereby given that the
Maury County Colored Teachers
Association will convene at the
Public School building on the 4th
Saturday in October. A full attend
ance is desired. as business of i'm
portance will be attended to The
following program will be rendered :
|. Music, prayer, music.
, "Our CentenniaF-MisS L |. An
drews.
b "OrganizatiOu"-Dr. \. I. BraXton,
(. Solo.
b "The Public School, 2 Factor in
Ciyilization''-A. T. Moren, PIin.
Macedonia Public School.
T. Singing.
:. Business, tQuery Box
:. Announcements, adjournment
All are invited.
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CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Old "VetS" Have a Gala Day at VT.
Pleasant.
Senators Bate and TurIey, DR.. Kelley
and Congressman Carmack Made
stirring Addresses.

The annual reunion OF eX-COnfed-
crate sOldies at Mt. Pleasant lat
Saturday was one Of the most enjoy
able occasions Of this nature ever
given in this county. The veterans
We're there I'm force. and with them
a large crowd Of friends and sympa-
thiZerS. As usual, the spirit Of good
fellowship prevailed, and, while the
programme was not being carried
out. the stories of incidents and
scenes Of warfare We're told to each
other and served 20 make the day
one OF many fond recOllectiOns.
Senators VIM. B. Bate and ThOs.
B. Turley. Congressman f. w. Car
mack and Dr. d. c. Kelley were the
prominent speakers of the occasion.
and their addresses were nicely
suited tn the occasion ana were
greeted with much applause by the
crowd.
The program was carried out in
the following order:
PRAYER ...-.-.......... Rev. A. 9. Couey.
Chorus-"All Hail the Power"
Address Of welcome Miss Jessie Roth.
Music" Bonnie Blue Flag"
Response ............ . DR.. D. c. Kelley.
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miss Warren.
Address zee ..... Gen. VIM. B. Bate.
Music" Dixie"
Dinner.
Solo .-..... Mrs. G. \. FOrgev
RecitatiOn-JnO. MoOre's "Sam Davis
.............. Mrs. f. :. Fowler
Address .--.. Senator ThOs. r. Turley
Address ......-.... Hon. f. W. Carmack
Recitation .......-.. Miss Ida Hildreth
Music" Maryland, My Maryland"
BenedictiOn.
One Of the most delightful features
on the prOgramme-and one in
which everybody took part without
reluctance-was the bOuntiful spread
of eatables at dinner time.
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OF course there is that usual effort
to SOW seeds Of dissen ton among
the friends OF some who were not
nominated on the Reform ticket;
but these efforts will be in vain.
Mayor Nichols real friends under
stand fully why his name was not
presented by the committee 10 the
convention. Simply because he
didn't want it to be. He assisted
the committee in selecting the
names they did present. and will
heartily support the ticket, a. he
himself says. from top to bottom. II
he is satisfied. We see no good
reason why any Of his alleged
friends should complain. Precisely
the same may be said Of Mr.. y. NJ.
Jones. Of the Fourth Ward. And in
answer to the iusiauating question
as to why Mr.. Ashton did not get
more votes. the answer is very easy.
Mr.. Ashton is a good electiOneerer,
and he electi0neered against him
self. On the Aight Of the meeting
he even went so far a. to try 70 have
his name withdrawn and Mr..
Figures nominated by reclamation ;
but neither all of his friends nor the
committee would consent to that.
Mr.. Ashton has served his people
faithfully and we'll as Chairman Of
the Finance Committee. He is
more than willing to be relieved OF
the unremunerative and thankless
lob. and. like Messrs. Nichols and
Jones, will cheerfully, heartily and
earnestly support the Reform Party
ticket. The other old members were
all re-nOmInated.
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FOUND IN THE ROAD.
Unconscious, Wounded and Robbed of
Saluables.

Unconscious, Wounded and Robbed of
Ealuables.
4 special from Centreville to the
American last Monday says:
News has just reached here of
verv serious accident which hap
pened to Richard Cummins, son of
J. w. Cummins. very highly re-
spected farmer living eight miles
east Of this place.
The boy left home yesterday
morning en- route to Columbia, and
from there to Nashville to enter the
Peabody Normal College, and stop
ped at WilliamspOrt, twelve miles
from Columbia, to take supper. He
left that place about 9 o'clock and
in about two hours he was found
few miles from there lying in the
road in an unconscious condition.
1t was at first supposed that he
had been thrown by his horse, but
investigation showed that he had
been Overpowered by unknown par
tics and robbed. as his watch. ring
anu money Were gone One side Of
his bead was very badly bruised
where be was struck with a stick.
The Young man WAS very prom
iuent in this county and the citizens
in tuis vicinity are very much
wrought up over the matter, and a
strong effort will be made - cIpture
the parties vino brutality dealt with
him. Cummins i reported to he
resting well to-day, bus Is still Un-
conscious.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

THE cigarette fend is not so
happy as the first reports of Judge
LurtOn's opinion on the Tennessee
cigarette law made him. 1t was on
" decided that a man had the right
to import cigarettes from beyond the
State and sell them in "original
packages" And Judge Anderson Of
the Criminal Court of Nashville,
following Judge Lurton's opinion,
charged the grand jury last Tues
day, that anybody except the origi-
nal importer who sold cigarettes
and even the original importer if he
broke the "original package"-was
amenable to the law and should be
indicted.