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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Machinery and Labor.

Washington. - The results OF a
thorough investigation ordered by Con-
gress and just completed showing the
effects OF machinery on labor and incl
dental questions constitute the thir-
teenth annual report Of the Commits
sioner OF Labor. The statistics OF cost
reported involve only the actual labor
expense. The report goes into de-
tails, and, among other things, says;
There would be no quarrel with
the conclusion that machinery has
lowered the cost OF products, and when
it is known that under the machine
method there is an increased demand
for labor, as rule, the bearing of the
supply of labor becomes problematical
Sometimes there is lack, often times
surplus OF labor The statistical
method as in the effect upon wages,
becomes indicative OF the truth, and to
those who believe machinery has in
general lowered cost, conclusive"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

BE- exercised lest the eager beaks Of the
fowls do not get crushed as we'll a. the
shells. A plentiful supply Of this
crushed shell should be kept in shallow
boxes in the yards where the flock can
have free access TO them, and retilled
as necessity requires. For persons
living near many OF the creeks through
out this region, very good substitute
may be found in the common muscle
shell, which is of the same nature as
the oyster shell. and in many places
can be gathered up by the wagon-load.
II neither OF these methods are con-
venient, the oyster she'll can be bought,
all ready for use, Of any dealer in
poultry supplies, at nominal cost.
Try the experiment Of feeding plenty
Of crushed oyster shell and ground bone
70 the flock for short time, and note
the result-an increased productive
ress, as well as increased health and
yigor Of the flock.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Secretary Gage wins.

Washington. Judge Cox, in the
District Supreme Court, decided the
cases of George b. Wightman and Will
liam H. Wharton against Secretary
Gage in favor of the Secretary OF the
Treasury. One suit sought an injunc-
tion and the other mandamus, the
basis of complaint in each being the
rejection by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury of bids submitted iar the recent
war loan bond issue by the complain
ants.
Secretary Gage rejected the bids,
believing the bidders really repre-
scented certain institutions. Judge
Cox held that under the act OF Congress
the Secretary of the Treasury had dis
erection in the award of the bonds, and
that the intent OF Congress vas that
they should go to individuals to the
exclusion Of banks and corporations.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

Farmers are generally busy, but to
do the right thing at the right time
wins success. The preparation for
crops-to get the planting and sowing
just at the best time, the feeding and
care of the stock at the right time.
The preparation for cold weather is in
order; now to have all the barns and
stables and sheds warm and comforta-
BILE, have all the cracks closed windows
all in, and abundant supply of feed
handy for the winter. Most farmers
know well enough, but time flies all
too fast, unless reminded by his stock
journal or lis good wife, who always
helps to manage the successful farm.
Look around now and see that all the
stock is provided for before cold
weather, that the water supply is
abundant, pure and clean, that the
stables and pens are clean and healthy,
that all the machines are under shell
ter; then, with the abundant crops, you
can enjoy the winter in prosperity
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
THE WORLDS GOLD PRODUCT
Large Increase in the Amount Mined
the Past Year.

the Past Year.
Washington. The Director of the
Mint, in his report upon the produe-
tion OF the precious metals during the
calendar year 1897, just submitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury, deals
not only with the production of gold
and silver in the United States, but in
foreign countries as well, and draws a
comparison between the production of
leading producing countries of the
world. The sources from which infor-
nation has been derived are the most
authentic and reliable, and the figures
are as nearly accurate as it is possible
to obtain.
The value OF gold produced in the
United States during the calendar year
1897 was $57, 1868, 600. The South
African Republic holds first place,
producing gold to the value of $57 ,63a, :
s6l?; Australasia, $50, 6s4, 1872, and Rus
STA, $23, 245, 1853.
There was notable increase in the
production of the gold in the world
during 1897 over 1896. The United
States increase is 1926, 900. The
South African Republic made the re-
markable gain of $13,S54, 1872. Aus.
tralasia increased $l0,502, 24a and
Russia 1903, 100
The United States produced during
the year 50, $50, 900 fine onces OF silver
and Mexico 5,3503, $50 fine ounces. q
decrease for the United States OF 4,974.
800 fine ounces and an increase for
Mexico of 1926, 756 fine ounces.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
STRIKESI THE NORTH.
Reported Rich Finds on bunker
and Stewart Rivers.
GROUND PASSED BY PROJECTORS.
Treasure Brought Out by the R0saIIs's
Passengers. Who Say There IL More
to Follow.

Vancouver (B. C.)-Big strikes have
been made on Hunker creek lately,
Captain Garland, who returned on the
Rosalie from klondike, worked on the
Klondike, Ell Dorado, Hunker, DOM in
ion, Sulphur and Bear, pronouncing
them all extremely rich streams and
impossible to work out in five years.
Speaking OF Hunker strikes, Captain
Garlan says he saw shoyelfuls Of dirt
repeatedly go from IS to $40 in gold.
Passengers coming direct from the
Stewart river brought evidences of the
stories they told Of rich strikes made
on Bruin and Crozier creeks, the dirt
running a dollar pan frequently in
coarse gold. In one claim three hun
dred dollars was taken out in sixteen
days by rocker with no preliminary
work. Hundreds are decrying the
Stewart river, passing over ground
with curse that has turned out big
Colors can be found anywhere on creeks
and rivers. Men who have gone there
heretofore didn't know their business,
so the fortunate Resale passengers re-
turning from the Stewart claim.
Two hundred miles have been sur
veyed by the Government and pros
pected. There are three hundred miles
Of the Stewart and its tributaries that
no one knows anything about There
is bound to be big pay gravel some-
where.
The Rosalie was treasure ship this
trip. OF her l6S passengers 100 had
gold. 1t was impossible to tell the ex-
act amount, but it was placed at "A
quarter of a million dollars by the
purser. The lucky ones, however, are
Captain Garland, formerly agent for
the Amur, and Messrs. Tracey, Heb
bert, Cross, Bowker and Warburton.
They certainly had 100 pounds of
coarse gold with them, and they stated
that several hundred pounds of gold
was still to be brought out by men
they represented. Two of the sextet
had gold wrapped in blankets which
J weighed seventy-eight pounds. The
owners of the blankets requested that
, their names be not mentioned, as they
were en- route to England to dispose oil
/ properties. Besides the blankets all
the members of the party had bags full
OF gold, nuggets tied in sections being
sent home to friends by the lucky ones.
} A British-American company agent
! had the protest Klondike collection
seen here to date, comprising twenty
pounds OF "slugs" picked for size and
beauty, running seventeen and eighteen
dollars an ounce. Another lot wa.
brought by the same party from Stew
art river. The gold was very coarse
: Several small collections of Atlin golt
were also on view.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
When an Animal Is Ripe.

How shall we know when an animal
is ripe An experienced eye and hand
can tell this, says the Stockman,
Farmer and Feeder. When steer is
fully ripe his flesh is firm. When the
finger tips are pressed against the mus
Giles of the animal there is less of yield
ing and softness than in the half-fin-
ished animal The shoulder blade, the
loin and the pin bone will have an APP
pearance of plumpness all over them.
The weigh scales will also tell tale
When the steer is not ripe he should 60
on making the usual gains. When he
is ripe the gains will drop. When a
beast, therefore, that has been gaining
two or three pounds day, drops down
to one pound day, and his appetite is
still good, begin to examine him for
ripeness. 1t is one of the curious things
about the animal economy that cattle
beast will go on and eat after he is ripe,
but he will not make a corresponding
increase in weight. 1t is curious
question as to what becomes of the
| food.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
Ruralist
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
a Rsw Sensible Hints to suit the Busy
AKrieultuTist.-Itsns That May
Benefit our Readers.
slip shod Hor.s Ereed,nr.

Judge a farmer by the team he
drives. II he drives scrub horses and
mules, his farming is done on the scrub
plan and he will raise scrub colts, be-
cause he will breed his scrub mares to
the cheapest stallion, with no regard to
improvement; only the color must suit
his taste, but he cares nothing for size
and quality that go to make up the
market requirements; lac cares moth
ing for the market-he does not breed
to suit the market, but to suit himself,
and never has good horse to sell.
An exchange says one who is not a
plug farmer should be ashamed of a
plug team. Let him raise his own
horses and do it to some purpose. He
will be silly to breed his large mares
to anything short OF pure bred draft
stallion. Horses OF good class will
/ do far more work, and the rearing OF
/ them will cost no more than will that
OF poor ones. Owners Of good stations
are reporting larger business, and this
betokens healthy condition in the
horse breeding industry; and if we will
only bear in mind that good horses are
the kind wanted, we shall never again
have large surplus on hand, one year
after another, with little to do but eat
ing off their heads. 1t is a pretty
heavy drain on farmer to carry sew
eral head of idle horses through long
season. There is no way to figure prof
out of them. Sell them, and say,
the figuring and the oats.
Two good brood mares will brin,
their owners $500 yearly, at cost o
$50 for service fees, and will do tn,
work of the farm at the same time
While a five dollar fee may bring q 81
horse, for his $25 he can have an ami
NAL worth 5000.
Get no offspring OF an unsound o
tricky animal. Never act upon tn
theory that mare which is good TO
nothing else, is good for breeding pur
poses.
The fiuctuation in the prices O
horses is almost wholly with those @
low grade. There is certainty tina
when breeding to a good animal, tn
progeny will sell well four or five year
hence.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

+. b. Linfield, in Utah Experiment
Station Bulletin, says:
/. Calves may be raised very profit
ably on skim milk when it is properly
fed.
2. From the point OF gain in live
weight and quality of meat, whole
milk is the best food for calves, but it
makes too expensive ration TO be fed.
Butter fat has been worth 16c per
pound. The gain in live weight of
these calves at 4c per pound returns but
lO.7c per pound for the butter fat fed
at &c per pound for the gain but SC per
pound.
8. The calves whose rations were
composed largely of skim milk, while
they gained one-half pound less per
day, yet required practically the same
amount of dry matter to each pound of
gain as did those fed on whole milk,
they made just as good use OF the food.
4. The calves fed whole milk alone
gave greater proportion OF dressed
meat to live weight than those fed on
skim milk, and also gave more fat on
the carcass.
1 .. Young calves, up to 80 months
OF age, required less milk and less dry
m after to each pound of gain than did
the hogs. When the calves were five
and six months old, however, more dry
matter was required, but at least hal
of it was hay.
& When fed to calves fully n,
large financial returns were obtained
for the skim milk as when fed to hogs
With the gain in live weight at &c pei
pound, the calves returned 22c pei
hundred pounds for the skim milk and
the hogs 22.Sc. If the gain in liv,
weight was worth &c per pound, tn,
calves would return &c per hundred
pounds more for the milk than would
4 the hogs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Ovster shells.

One OF the necessaries OF the poultry
yard is good supply OF oyster shells.
Nothing furnishes so easily and so
surely the required material for egg
shells as these natural productions OF
the sea. Lime is supposed to be neces-
sary to egg production, and there is a
tradition that gravel (decomposed
by the grinding to which it is sub
jected in that extraordinary machine,
fowls gizzad) helps largely in the
formation of egg shells. But, better
than either of these, or both COM
bined, are oyster shells. And it is a
question whether the good which they
accomplish in poultry economy ends
with the round, firm, polished white
or brown egg she'll.
Am | wrong in supposing that there
may be something of even more value
in these broken bivalves? May not the
seemingly petritied gelatine and other
constituents OF which they are in part
composed (eyen if lime is the most APP
parent quality serve also as some por-
tion OF the egg itself, or may it not add
even somewhat to the bone and fiber
of the body Of the fowl?
Ii neither OF these last named results
is due to the other constituents OF the
oyster shell, why is it that the whole
flock cluster about fresh supply with
such evident delight, grooming their
thanks, or seizing upon them with the
avidity of school children upon new
parcel of bonbons? And why is there
always an increased supply for the egg
basket after such q liberal repast 7
For, that this last Is the fact, Is the sus.
tanned experience OF all who give oyster
shells regularly to their fowls. To OBJ
tain them for use, those living in the
neighborhood OF large towns or villages
can have them for the asking, at the
hack yards of hotels and restaurants,
and very likely the owners will also
furnish an old barrel in which to re.
move them fiom the premises. Suita-
BILE mills can be had at little expense
Tor grinding them and dry bones, etc,
from all dealers in poultry supplies; or
in the absence OF a mill, large stone
in each OF your yards and hammer Il
fairly good substitute, aud care must
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
CAUSE FOR DISMISSAL.
The oivn Service cosamIssion Issues a
Circular.


Washington. - The Civil Service
Commission has issued a circular
which is being sent TO the members Of
the zoo boards Of examiners through
out the country on the political Ac-
tivity Of Federal Officers and En-
ployes." II calls attention to extracts
from the Executive instructions Of
July IA, 1896, which, the circular says,
are still in force, and which are repnb-
lished for the information and guild
ance Of all officers and employees in the
executive civil service. The circular
then says;
1.-THE ostmaster-Cieneral, in letter
dated August s, 1893, stated that the
order of the President above quoted
has been neither revoked nor modified.
"Those who enter the classified SER
vice upon the ground OF ascertained
merit as established by the civil service
rules, and are protected therein, should
be quick 10 recognize the reciprocal re-
gulations thereby imposed, and avoid
any action which, now or at any future
time, could reasonably be subject to
adverse criticism. The Commission
believes that the interests of the SER
vice will be promoted by non-partisan-
ship on the part OF the members OF its
boards OF examiners in political con-
vention as delegate, or membership
upon political committee, is not IN
itself violation OF the civil service
rules, the Commission holds that al
partisan activity, il sufficient to impair
usefulness as representative OF the
Civil Service Commission, is sufficient
to cause removal from membership on
any OF its boards OF examiners.
Section OF the civil Act Of January,
1888, provides that no person in thu
service has any right to use his ofiicia
authority or influence to coerce tht
political action of any person or body.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
No More Poisonous Bullets.

Vancouver (B. C1.-The lnterna-
tional Red Cross Society of Japan has
asked the Government to replace the
red copper at the tip of the rife bullets
used in the army by white copper, as
the red metal in use is inhuman, in
tlicting poisonous wounds.
The Government has complied with
the request and new bullets with white
copper edges are now being cast at the
army arsenal. The Red Cross Society
will send notice OF their course to all
the civilized nations, feeling that their
action will do good by example.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

Washington. From information OBJ.
tanned OF the Mineral Land Office il
appears that there was an increase OF
nearly 400 mineral entries during the
fiscal year 1898 as compared with 1897.
This, it is said, indicates a marked re-
vival of the mining industry, which
had fallen to its lowest ebb in 1895,
when but 757 entries were made.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
HUI Faxors Retsntion

Des Moines (Ia.) - Congressman
Hull, chairman OF the House Commit.
tee on Military Affairs. said in camp.
fire speech here: 1--WE must keep the
Philippines for the advantage OF com.
merce. Our standing Army must be
increased to 100, 900 men, 40, 900 fol
Cuba, $4,000 for the Philippines, 5000
for Porto Rico and the remainder for
coast defense
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Grant Flood In Ansfria.

Fieume (Austria).--Great havoc has
been caused by foods in the low lying
quarters Of this city, which have been
submerged. The flooded parts OF the
city include large portion Of the
British section of Fieume. Large num-
bers OF animals have persisted. The
damage done is estimated at 1000, 600
forms.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Head wheel. and Tailraee

An answer recently filed by the
learned council" for the defendant In
a New York court contains the follow.
ing: 1.-The defendant denyes that the
description OF contemplated tailrace
CT about one rod and four inches across
defendants land is contained in aney
water right to run or flow water, but is
put in plaintiffs complaint from wheels
in plaintiffs head. Case and Com
ment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
--~-------'s --------
To Raise keina Mercedex.

Caimaneras, Cuba. The .wiecking
tug Chapman is bringing extra anchors
from Santiago to hold the Teresa dur
ing her engine trial. The plan is to
raise the Reina Mercedes as soon as
naval Constructor IIobson returns.
The wrecking company's men are con-
fident OF being able to save her also.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
TO Buy Mexican Land.

City OF Mexico. HI Afundo an.
nounces that q syndicate with $40. 0OO,-
900 capital has been formed In New
York 10 purchase estates in various
agricultural regions in this country,
lieing the most extensive business Of
the kind ever undertaken here.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
spanish Language Above Par.

Washington.-A high official in the
State Department calls attention to the
necessity of finding suitable corps Of
bright young men well versed in the
Spanish language to assist in the exec
cution OF the colonial policy which has
been imposed ON the Nation as a result
OF the war.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Farm Notes.

Barn-yard manure is the hest COM
plete fertilizer at the farmers com
mand. Keep all the stock you eau
and supplement with the special crop
commercial fertilizers,
Tools and implements left exposed to
the weather will soon go to ruin.
Gather them up,
The average farmer should buy AZ
little and sell as little feed rs possible.
The size Of the farm has much les,
to do with success than the manner Of
farming,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
Couldn't Fool Her.

Nobody can learn all there is worth
knowing in this lifetime. said Mr..
Meekton wisely. And man ought
never to assume that his education is
finished I'm going to keep right ahead
with mine. I'm going to study astrono-
my"
His wife looked at him sharply and
then in cold, hard tone exclaimed.
''Leonidas, you'll have to think up
some better excuse than that for stay
ing out all night. wv Washington Star
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03
THE BRlToNs DETERMINED.
Firm In Their Demand That france
Leave the SOudan.


Leave the Soadan.
London. -The London morning m.
pers have cooled down to an exceeding.
ly cautious and conservative tone in
dealing with the Fashoda question. an
parently realizing that the people ON
both sides of the channel are heated TO
the danger point. There is a marked
effort to avoid an offensive tone. The
Times says: Sir Michael Hicks Beach
has gone some way to persuade our
neighbors that we really mean what
we say, The time has come when il
is absolutely necessary to dispel French
dreams on this subject unless very
dangerous consequences are to result,
but the Chancellor OF the Excheqner
might have performed the operation
more dexterously.
The Daily News, which voices the
general feelings, says: The country is
determined to maintain its rights, but
there is no occasion to provoke our op.
ponents Tor to add fuel to the contro-
versy.
Paris.-The DRIFT OF opinion on the
Fashoda question among commercial
men in Paris was shown by resolu-
tion adopted by the Municipal Council
OF this city, urging the French Govern.
msnt, without sacrificing the material
interests OF the country, to- use its III
most efforts to avert a conflict with
Great Britain over this dipsute.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

Servant Ito artist returning from o
hoiiday)-There have been 10 many
callers since You left that | have been
obliged to wash the name from the slate
twice to make room for others Pear
sons Weekly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

All kinds of food for stock possesses
two yalues--their feeding and their
manurial values.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-03

The monthly report OF the Oil Pro.
ducers' trustees at Los Angeles, CAL,
for September has been issued. 1t saya
80, 2S6.s8 barrels OF oil were sold tnrs
ing the month; S5,238.2 S barrels are
stored. The amount received per bar
rel at the wells was S2.27 cents. Xxx.
penses, $528.05; average cost OF SELF
ing, $40 cent per barrel: net average
received, 1917 cents per barrel; cost
OF storing, sllS9.72; net amount ra-,
naming for oil sold, en-, a6d.4s