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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21
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On Thursday Aug. 26, at the
Oak Avenue Park in Lafayette,
there will be lots of fun for every
body. On that day the Century
Club will give its first annual enter
tainment and from what we are able
to learn it will be brilliant sue
cess.
The tournament promises to be a
principal feature of the entertain
ment. A number of citizens OF
Lafayette and adjoining towns have
entered the contest and are doing
their best to win the prize The
base ball between the Century Club
of Lafayette and the Attakapas
Club of Carencro will be a de-
cidedly novel affair. Among the
players IN this game will be Mayor
Chas. d. Caffery, Judge Orther
Mouton, Hon. VIM. Campbell,
Drs. A. r. Trahan, F. f. Girard
Col. G. G.. Brown, Mayor D.
A. Dimitry, Claude Latiolais,
Louis Sicily and other old time
players.
The bicycle, foot, mule and horse
races will be conducted with view
of affording world of fun to all
present.
Don't fail to be in Lafayette on
Thursday, Aug. IS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21

The e'Our Picayunes" man of the
Picayune don't think he IS at all
funny unless he write two or three
paragraphs every day about w. J..
Bryan. The following is the latest
from the Picayune's humorist:
candidate Bryan is going to
Mexico. He is studying Spanish,
and expects to paralyze the natives
when he gets his crown of thorns
speech into free silver Spanish. "
Judging from the kind of stuff the
writer of 'Our Picayunes" has been
furnishing to the readers of the
great New Orleans daily it would
take him lifetime to conceive a
single thought worthy of place in
Mr.. Bryan's celebrated speech at
Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21

A company has been organized
at New Iberia for the purpose of
building a railroad from Palmetto
on the Texas and Pacific and along
Bayou Teche. The officers Of the
new company. are: Jas. A. Lee,
president; Emile c. Roger, vice
president; Andrew Thorpe. secre-
tary. The construction of the pro-
jected road will give railway COM
munication to the people of Breaux
Bridge to which place the right of
way has already been secured.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21
a. H: VORDENBAUME,N

Mechanics and all persons con
positions furnish all kinds
of Building Material quantity Station and at
most reasonable
Cypress LUMBER
Doors Cisterns Wire Netting
Hardware, Nails of all
of mansions, Cottages and
Churches sandSpe sale.
Contracts erecting effected at
to times
D. MARTIN, Agent,
Box 1913, Lafayette, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21

There's no way that we can dis
cover of making the BUCkSkIN
BREECHES any better. We say
they are the best working pants on
earth. We are so sure that we are
right, that we take all the chances
and offer you your money back If
you can find the smallest detail
about them that isn't right. Then,
too, we ask no more for them than
other makers charge for common
goods.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21
WHERE rs THE SEM
TOR arr"

In answer to Senator McEnery's
speech to the Choctaw Club, we
published in our last issue extracts
from the message of General Jack
son of 1892 which clearly showed
that he recommended a reduction
of the tariff to the revenue standard,
and that he was not a protectionist
as claimed by the senator. We
could print columns to prove that
General Jackson was opposed to
the doctrine of protection, but will
content ourselves for the present
with the following excerpt from his
annual message Of 1883. He said:
teThe national debt, which has long
been burden on the treasury. will be
finally discharged in the course of the ensu-
ing year. No more money will afterwards
be needed than what be necessary to meet
the ordinary expenses of the government.
Now, then, is the proper moment to fix our
system of expenditure on firm and durable
principles; and I can not too strongly urge
the necessity of rigid economy, and the in
flexible determine ton not to enlarge the
income beyond the real necessities of the
government.
The position of President Jack
son in this message that he was in
favor of a tariff for revenue only
is too clear for comment. Should
Senator McEnery, however, be of
the opinion that Old Hickory
didn't know swhere he was at, we
will quote from a speech delivered
by the great commone', Mr.. Clay,
during the same session of Con-
Eress, in which he said:
1.-The system of protection of American
industry was snatched from impending de-
struction at the last session (IS32); but we
are cooly told by the secretary of the
treasury, without blush, that it is under
stood to be conceded all hands that a
tariff for protection merely is to be finally
abandoned. -
We have quoted Jackson in his
messages of 1882 and 1888, Benton
in his Thirty Years in Congress,
Henry Clay's speech in Congress,
which all prove that General Jack
son was the avowed and uncompro-
missing enemy of protection. We
are amazed in the face of such his
torical facts to see that Senator
McEnery could endeavor to make
it appear otherwise. 1t can not be
possible that the senator who is
represented by some Louisiana
papers as great statesman, is
ignorant of the political history of
his country.
The senator must be dreaming.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21

L. S. SCOTS new paper, the
Louisiana Farmer and Rice Journal,
of Crowley, is very creditable
publication and contains much
matter of interest to persons en-
gagged in agriculture. The sub
scription price is 81 year and it
is published twice every month.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-21

T. T. Mechanism of that
staunch Democratic paper, the
Mansfield Journal, is no more a
bachelor He was married the
other day to an accomplished
young lady of North Louisiana.
The Gazette extends its sincere
solicitations to Editor Mechanism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
Casualties at Leadville, Anaconda
and Sannon.

Leadville, Colo, Nov. 16.-By the ex
plosion of a missed shot in the Big Six
mine today, Thomas Cassidy had his
right arm blown off, his left hand NUT
Hated, and one, if not both, of his eyes
destroyed.
William Gallagher was badly cut in
the face, and both eyes were seriously
injured. Cassidy can hardly recover.
The men were alone in the place
where the accident occurred. and in
spite of their injuries, dragged them
selves 500 feet to the shaft, where they
signalled the engineer.
Anaconda, Mon, Nov. ia frightful
accident occurred at the lower smelter,
at > O'Clock this morning, which may
result in two deaths. Michael Crogan
and a man named Kelly were at work
in a pit under the calcine furnaces. In
some unknown manner a torch, hold
ing gallon of oil, was upset, and the
men were so badly burned before they
could be rescued that death seems sure
Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 16.-News has
just been received here of a snoWslide
on the Noble Five mountain range,
near Sannon, in the SLOGAN district, last
Saturday. Joseph McGribbons. whose
parents reside in Oakland, Cal, and
his partner, whose name is unknown,
were working on the night crew of the
Red Fox mine, and were caught by the
slide while going to work.
McGribbon was carried down the
mountain side and buried under a mass
of snow and ice, and his body cannot
be recovered till spring. His partner
was rescued in an exhausted condition.
The slide continued down the noun
tain. completely covering the buildings
of the Silver Bell, which were crushed
like egg shells
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
BEAVER LAKE MINES.
Encouraging Reports Received From
AL Over the Camp.

Frisco, Utah, Nov. 15.-The shaft be-
ing sunk on the Kate Sackett claim by
the Beaver Lake Copper company is
penetrating a vein of better grade ore
than has yet been had in this shaft.
king Carver, who was in Frisco
yesterday, Youched for this assertion
Mr.. Carver states that the ore is of the
peacock nature, and it is believed the
vein viii prove a large one.
This news is of double Importance for
the reason that all previous ore en-
countered in the shaft. as well as the
surface ore, is a. carbonate and oxide
of copper. and Will not concentrate to
advantage; the sulphides now encoun-
tered can be handled to better advan-
tage than any other character of ore.
In the southern end of the district the
granite assures contain more of the
pyriteS than any other character of
copper but in the northeast and along
the contacts there are scarcely any
pyrftes. a find of this kind of ore was
made on The Blanche claim. an extern
sion of the Copper Mountain ledge. a
few weeks ago. being the first found
along the contact.
Thomas Jones, who is employed on
the Copper Mountain, was in Frisco
last week, and stated to The Herald
CORRESPONDENT that the drift being run
for its entire length; some Of it of a
good grade, and the balance milling
ore
The Skylark tunnel is being urged
ahead for the main contact, and no at
tention, for the present, will be given
the supposed free gold rock vein cut
last week. The rock in the face of the
tunnel is a crystalliZed lime and prog
ress is not as rapid as in the softer
rock.
AT the Ben Harrison camp everyone
wears q. happy smile, and look at the
dump Of peacock copper being added to
every days work explains. y small
bunk house has been erected for the
convenience Of the men and their COM
fort is we'll looked after.
The shat on the Crete is said TO be
down about 20 feet and still in the
gravel. Pieces of COPPER float are found
in This gravel as the shaft generates
it, and AR. Ransom, who has charge Of
the work. believes ne VIII soon encoun-
ter the bedrock. 4 binding has also
been erected on the Crete for the con-
venience Of the man employed.
Martin Anderson and Patsy Sulli-
van are firm IN the belief that they
Will make more out of the Journeyman
Printer claim than they would on the
Chloride claim, and after this is con-
pleaed work viii be resumed in the
Galena shaft, which viii be sunk a few
feet further. and then, most Drobabl
a. drift VIII lie run to catch the strong
=e chutes cropping to the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
CHLORIDE POINT SHIPMENTS.
Over $4,000 Taken Out Since the
First of October.

Mercur, Nov. ia carload of ore,
running as high as 1913 ounces silver per
ton, is being shipped from the Chloride
Point this week. Since Oct. L the COM
pany has shipped over $4,000 worth of
ore, enough to pay all running eX-
penses and build a mill, and all of the
ore has been taken out by 13 men en-
ployed in blocking out ore for the mill
which is in course of erection. The
work on the mill is progressing as rap
idly as possible, and the machinery will
soon begin to arrive. The intention of
the company is to have everything in
readiness for business by Jan. /.
The West Dip is quite an active 10
cality Just now, as many of the claim
owners are busy with their assessment
work. DR. Leatham of Oakland, Cal,
has let a contract to Jerry Arson to
do $1,000 worth of work on the Oakland
group Of u claims, and the work is
now in progress.
superintendent Charlton has a force
of men at work on the Snowstorm,
where a whim has been put in place
and the work of sinking the shaft is
progressing. The ore vein has been en-
countered and the shaft will be sunk to
the foot wall along which an incline
will be run. The formation pitches to-
wards the valley at the same angle
found in the Daisy vein.
In the Dayton shaft water has been
struck. suggesting the idea that the
solid formation is not far distant. So
far the workings have been in the
wash that covers the vein in this To-
cality.
The work on the Golden Gate is pro-
crossing, but it is evident that Dec.
will be long past before the mill is in
readiness. The framework on three
levels is in place and work on the
large teaching tanks is in progress.
Over 100 carloads of material is still
necessary and but little more than two
carloads per day can be handled. A
large machine shop will be constructed
in connection with the mill, and take
it all around, the mill will be complete
in every detail.
Claims at Five Mile-Pass are begin
ming to receive some attention, and
several parties are doing their assess
ment work For the amount of work
done the prospects are very encourag-
ing, and possibly with development
some good ore may be discovered.
1t is reported that the Seals are
showing up in good style, and better
values than have ever been found in
the property before have lately been
taken out Mr. Murphy is enthusiastic
over the results of the developments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17

From a gentleman who has Just re-
turned 10 the city from an examina-
ton of the Hunbug and Uncle Sam
mines at Eureka. it is learned that
these properties, which have been so
successfully operated by Jesse Knight,
Who seems to be walking hard in hand
with some good angel, are looking ex-
ceptiomably well, and that the reports
as to their wealth OF ore have not been
exaggerated in the least. notwithstand-
ing that it has been given out that
[ ere was more low grade than first
class ore in these mines.
While on the HILL" said the gentle
man in question, I went all through
the Humbug and inspected the new sill
Yer strike in this property, which is a
short distance from the Winze in the
face of the drift. But very few have
had the pleasure of looking at this mass
OF mineral which has opened to three
feet in width and exposed vertically in
the drift for nine feet, the whole body
being rich horn silver that look good
enough TO eat" and here the gentle
man took somples of ore from the new
find from his pockets which were 50
thoroughly impregnated with horn sill
Yer that the mineral could be cut with
a knife almost like lead.
In the bottom of the winze,' con-
tinued The Herald's informant, there is
a body of lead ore, the whole bottom
OF the works being in q. solid body of
galena that is almost pure lead, while
on the sides Of the ledge there are
streaks of crystallized lead, which, al
though not as high in grade as the reg
uiar galena, is still very rich.
The gentleman then exhibited some Of
the galena ore, and it was OF the char
acter such as smelling men rave over.
and it is seldom that mineral is seen
mat approaches so near the state of
purity as was the sample shown.
Ana from these two chutes OF min
eral,' the gentleman said. Mr.. Knight
is shipping about q carload of ore a
day, and the indications are that he
viii keep up these consignments for an
indefinite period.
The purchase of the Richmond and
Anaconda ground, it is understood, was
made in order that the Humbug might
be developed to better advantage, for
one thing. although it is believed that
the Richmond, adjoining, is the depos-
itory for magnificent bodies of high
grade mineral.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S PLAN
GREAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
AT THE CAPITAL.
Prominent Women of the Country
Engage In a Practical Way to
Start the Building.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE oft-agitat-
ed question of establishing in the city
of Washington a great national uni
versity, on the lines suggested by Pres
ident Washington. has taken more def
mite form than in the past, and repre-
sentative American women have taken
hold Of the project with determination
to push it TO a. successful conclusion, if
possible. They have started out in a
practical manner, by seeking to raise
the first $25O.000 necessary for the cree
ton of an administration building, to
form the nucleus of the university, and
hope to lay the corner stone on Feb. %,
1899. Their purpose in the interim is
to urge the matter continuously on the
attention OF women all over the coun-
try. They intend, likewise, to interest
all the school children in the work AS
first step for awakening interest in
the undertaking, they will assemble in
convention in Washington on Dec. IA.
to decide on ways and means for arous-
ing public sentiment.
Among those who have initiated the
movement to fulfill WashingtOn's wish
are Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of this city,
Mrs. Ellen a. Richardson of Boston:
Mrs. Clara A. Anthony Mrs. Rachael
Rowland. Miss Louise Thicker and Mrs.
EQInund Anthony, il, OF MaSSachu-
setts; Mrs. 1. S. Boyd of Georgia; Mrs
W. A. Roebling, New Jersey; Mrs. John
K. GOodloe, Kentucky; Mrs. II. H.
Adams, Connecticut; Mrs. c.. S. Brice.
Ohio: Mrs. Eugene Hall. Mrs. David
Starr Jordan, DR.. Charlotte Blake
Brown. Mrs. r. S. Hubbard and Miss
Caroline Jackson of California.
Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of Boston.
chief organizer of the movement, writ
ing to Mr.. George H. Harris of this
city, of the plan, thus far formed, says:
The patriotic ladies of America are
to build the administration building,
and they propose to make the 22nd day
of February, 1899. the nations first Of
fering day for this purpose, asking no
large contributions, begging nothing.
Americas 100000 people must build
this great monument. If the $4,000. 900
children in the public schools in Amer
lea would give an offering of a penny
each on Washington's birthday, they
would have a sum sufficient to erect the
building and endow it. Let us. then,
join hands and have an American uni
versity for American sciences. Ameri-
can ideas for American citizens
Mrs. Richardson further stated that
she has arranged with the proper au-
thorities that the bureau of engraving
and printing shall produce certificates
which will be given to those who con-
tribute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17

attracted to the properties there which
he and Mr.. Lane are holding under
lease and bond, and in which there is
such an excellent showing of high
grade gold ore.
Henry Eiseman, who has just re-
turned from visit of inspection of the
mines of the Indian Creek Mining
company, located in Newton district,
Beaver county, states that the prop
erty is looking we'll and that arrange
ments have been made to push work
energies of the company are being con-
centrated to the opening up of the
Golden Fleece claim, and on this a
shaft is being sunk on a strong lead
in which there is some very high grade
gold ore. The shaft is now so feet
deep and is being pushed to the deep
as fast as six men can do the work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17

with sail on the lakes and four
oars on the river, you can travel at the
rate Of ten miles an hour right along.
We came from Linderman in IL days,
working eight to ten hours per day,
and laid Oft two days to hunt and fish.
All the talk about the great difficulty
of the trip is mere nonsense. There are
few bad places in the river. such as
the White Horse rapids and the can
yon. But When l tell you that l have
seen men ride logs down worse canyons
in Colorado than theSe are. l merely
tell you the truth. IL one took his time,
it would be one Of the grandest fishing
and hunting trips in the world. We
never took orr boat out Of the water.
or anything out Of the boat, at any of
the Dortages. Now, in regard to the
awful Ch!lkcot pass, as the papers call
it, makes me laugh. 1t is bad for horses.
having g, rough, rocky surface, and
very porous. SO that you have to pick
your steps, which horse can't Go. But
to the ed Rocky Mountain men,
nunlber OF whom are here, it seems
easy indeed. There are plenty of ducks,
geese, fish and all KINDS of berries on
the trip. We suffered little from heat
during the middle of the day, but none
from the cold, mosquitoes or moss, and
the only incident OF the trip was that
we had our mast and sail blown down
While on Lake LaBarge. The trip UP the
river against the wind and current
must be very different.
Now, in regard to money and the
richness of this camp, I can say that
there IS a world OF dust in sight. ard
certainly Bonanza and Eldorado creeks
are very rich, but whether the richness
extends further or not, is not yet set
tied. There is some excitement here in
regard to strikes on Sulphur creek. l
went with some others the other day,
and got in and secured a claim. But
whether it amounts to much or not re-
mains to be seen. The party that put
me o., to the claim says it is good for
$50 a day, but that is considered small
here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
SADDLE CREEK HINES
Must Be Rich, as Trouble is Already
Anticipated.

Logan, Nov. 16.-The interest over
the new strike of ore on Saddle creek,
in Blacksmiths Fork, is increasing
Last night Mr.. Philip Briscoe, an ex-
perienced miner and DrosDector, came
down from the camp there, and he
gives . glowing report of the finds
there. Mr.. Briscoe, who has the sup
port of some Ogden CAPITALISTS. made
several locations himself. The crop
copper underneath. THE indications, -
he says, point to a gold formation un-
der the blanket of copper"
On one of the claims trench ten
faa. deep and so feet long has been
made, and out of this trench 80 tons
of shipping ore has been taken Mr.
Briscoe estimates this ore to be worth
at least $50 per ton. 1t contains prin-
eipally gold and copper, with a small
per cent of silver. About IL or Is men
are doing development work on their
claims while great many more are
prospecting.
The distance from Logan to Saddle
creek is about 26 miles by way of
Blacksmiths Fork canyon 1t can,
however, be reached much nearer, it
is believed, by way of the new road
which has been made through Logan
canyon. Already some trouble has
arisen il the camp over the locations
made One Jackson, a miner who is
being backed by Ogden men, located a
group of five claims and is standing
guard over them with a Winchester,
threatening to kill any one who makes
a location encroaching upon any O q
of his group.
Mr. Briscoe had some difficult with
this man Jackson himself, who threat
ened to kill him if he returned to the
camp. Mr.. Briscoe has secured legal
help, however, and will return today