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The herald., 1897-10-31

Among the latter class is Geo. w. Nc
Pherson, who has done yeoman service
during the past year in promoting the
general interests of this district. He is
| not large, nor strong, physically, but
is, nevertheless, energetic, persevering
and full of ginger-three essential char
aoteristics in the makeup of a success
Sul man. Mr.. Mcpherson is popular with
al, and will, doubtless, be a leading fact
or in the development of the mining and
general resources of this section.
The successful start of Rand district
board of trade last week is largely due to
Mr.. McPherson's indefatigable efforts
which is demonstrated in the fact that
he received the highest vote at the cleo
tion of board of trustees, and was by
them unanimously elected secretary for
the first year-a wise selection-inas-
much as Mr.. Mcpherson is probably bet
ter posted in all matters pertaining to
the district than any other citizen, and
will, moreover, make an ideal secretary
This reference to Mr.. Mcpherson is
entirely unsolicited and unexpected by
him, the writer deeming it simply a
graceful tribute to the sterling qualities
of a valuable citizen.
A SPRIGHTLY PAPER
Geo. w. Glover formerly a resident
and journalist of South Pasadena, es-
tablished the Randsburg Miner one year
ago, and has made it a success typo
graphically and editorially and evident
ly financial success also.
BOARD OF TRADE
A board of trade was organized last
week at Coon's hall, ,Randsburg for Rand
district. This is a good movement and
reflects great credit on the pubic-spir-
tied citizens who carried it through.
Following are the officers and trustees:
| c. J. McDavitt, president; Geo. r. Pratt,
vice-president; Geo. w. Mcpherson
secretary; and j. Hutton, treasurer, WHO
with the following make the directors:
Geo. NICK. Bevan, Vinton l.. Mitchell and
Mr.. Miller.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
]. @. Hutton, formerly of Los Angeles,
has established a bank in Randsburg,
which was indeed much needed.
e. M. Brickey and A. e. Mcconnell of
Los Angeles have been taking a series
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Sagebrush is used for fuel, and it makes
KANE SPRINGS MILL


a hot fire.
KANE SPRINGS MILL
| Chas. a. Koehn hauls ore from any
part of Randsburg district and charges
$3.50 per ton for hauling and milling at
his Kane Springs mill, guaranteeing sc
| per cent saved.
THE TOWN OF RANDSBURG
The first building erected in Rands
burg was the old postoffice building, by
Clyde Kuffel. then postmaster. in Octo-
ber 1895. so Randsburg is exactly two
years old. One year ago there was not
one two-story building in the district.
Now there are dozens of them. The pop
ulation of the town has grown from less
than 1000 one year ago to over 2500. which
is about the present population. al
though some claim it has 5000. When
the Randsburg and Kramer railroad is
completed to johannesburg contracts
call for it's completion by November
25th) it is expected that the twin cities
(Randsburg and Johannesburg) will
| grow faster than ever before, as the
railroad will be a great advantage to
| both towns in many respects. 1t is al
legged by some who claim to speak by
lIldt the Twenty 1l-Iulle
branch road from Kramer is simply a
branch from the Santa Fe Pacific at
Kramer to connect with the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad. If this is true it will
be valuable factor in promoting the
growth and general interests of not only
these two towns but of the whole dis
trct.
Randsburg is distant from Mojave by
stage about forty-eight miles, from
Kramer by stage twenty-siX miles.
1t has two telegraph lines, a telephone
from Mojave and intermediate points.
also a telephone exchange through the
town and connecting with Johannes
burg.
Hay, grain, feed, coal, vegetables and
all groceries and home supplies are as
cheap here as in any country town not
close to railroad.
The town is orderly, and no such
rough characters infest Randsburg as
may be seen in ordinary mining camps.
Children gambol on the streets in groups
and there are eighty-five of them in the
district. The principal of the school,
Miss Jennie Wores, informed the writer
that the school room must be enlarged
ere long if they continue to increase in
number as rapidly as during the past
three months. Miss Edith knight is her
assistant. There is also a handsome
church structure that cost $500, an eX-
cellent pastor, Rev. H. II. Nagle and
good membership. The congregation is
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In nearly all the Stringer claims. The
ore runs from 500 to $500. There are two
shafts, 12S feet apart and 100 feet deep;
also drift connecting the two shafts
at the 50-foot level, and stopped out from
the 5O-foot level to surface. They are
now drifting at 100-foot level to connect
the two shafts. Ten thousand dollars
has been taken out of the property this
year.
THE NAPOLEON AND YUCCA TREE,
GROUP
The above, also the Santa Ana and
Mercedes, are in the group of four and
are the property of F. V. Leyton, ex-
Councilman Munson of Los Angeles and
Geo. Pridham of Randsburg. Fourteen
men are steadily employed. The lodges
are from six inches to two feet, running
from $10O to 5000 per ton. There are
three 90-foot shafts, one 65-foot and
two 50-foot shafts. Since last January
$13,500 has been taken out of this prop
erty-the time the present owners have
had it. Prior to that $4,000 had been
taken out.
ST. ELMO MINES
This group is situated six miles south
OF Randsburg, on the direct line of the
new railroad. They are Incorporated as
the st. Elmo Mining and Water COM
pany, including seven claims and large
body of placer land.
The improvements are all on the ST.
Elmo mine in this group as yet. D. NJ
Pyle, one of the directors of the COM
pany and superintendent of the mine,
accompanied the writer into the various
shafts, crosscuts, slopes. ETC., but de-
scription of the main shaft must suffice
on account of crowded space. There is
unquestionably an immense body of
ore in this mine, and the ledges are we'll
defined, averaging two and half feet
In width. The main shaft is 1876 feet
deep. 1t is double compartment, thor
oughly equipped with the best safe
guards, especially a landing and ladder
at every 20-foot depth. The ten horse
power gasoline engine and hoist are
beauties and work like charm. The
shaft, being designed to run perpendic-
ularly, did not follow the vein and left
1t at 95-foot depth. A crosscut of about
80 feet from the bottom Of the main shaft
will probably cut the ledge all right.
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mosphere during the evenings of July
and August is balmy and delightful.
The average temperature is 621a Fair.
The highest point the mercury reached
was los degrees Fahr., and the lowest
point u degrees Fair. The altitude of
Randsburg is 1928 feet above sea level.
which is about the proper altitude for
a heaIthful climate. 1t is an ideal climate
for those affected with asthma, and /
have failed to find one case that it has
not relieved, and to some extent bene-
fitted, and in many cases there is COM
plete relief. For the benefits to be derived
from the climate by consumptive pa
tients l have ndt had sufficient number
under my notice in this climate to state
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called to church and Sabbath School by

called to church and SabDath School by
a bell that can be heard all over town.
The climate is healthful and bracing,
being 372S feet above the sea level. 1t
gets cold in winter sometimes, but not
excessively So and it is generally coo!
in summer owing to the altitude.
| The Orpheus is two and half story
commodious and substantially built
theater building. which has a first-class
vaudeville company during the season.
1t is a branch of the Orpheum circuit of
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
| At the meeting on June 6, 1897 the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected and i'm
mediately organized and appointed the
several committees as follows:
Dr. E. A. Ormsby, president; George
w. Mcpherson, vice-president; E. L. AL
len secretary; f. c. Hampstead, treas
urer.
Committees-Fire, Ed Hammond, Cap
tain C. w. Anderson, A. ]. Peter. San
itation, F. c. Hampstead, DR.. Ormsby,
VIM. Adams. Finance, George w. Nc
Pherson E. Lee Allen, ]. r. Price.
Streets, A. Cruise, C. J. McDivvitt, G. NJ
Bevan.
At the time of the organization the
town was at the mercy of the fire fiend
and sanitation measures were very nee
essary. However, under the direction of
the committee fire boxes were soon put
up all over town with the latest improved
| fire eXtinguishers in them for the public
use. Restaurants hotels etc, We're
compelled to move their garbage and Off
all daily. Closets heretofore built on
| the ground, We're ordered built over 4
| five or six-foot vault. The streets were
| put in order and few days ago the citi
zens We're surprised by the arrival of a
| chemical engine, bought from the city
| of Bodie, Cal, which originally COST
$4,000. Too much praise cannot be given
the committee for the good work accom-
plshed by them in behalf of the people
| in general and the city.
CLIMATE OF THE MOJAvE
Following are extracts from letter
by DIR. Ormsby, president of the Citi-
zens' Committee, to newspaper few
days ago:
"The climate, generally speaking, Is
| good, and I say this knowing of what
I say through experience and by observ-
| ing every detail and phase of tht
| weather for at least one year. In the
latter part of fall and during the first
winter months, we are visited by occa-
sional cold winds that last for two o.
| three days: then n period of ten days
or two weeks will elapse of the most
beautiful weather before the next ap-
pearance of the wind, and so on for two
| or three months. Last winter, during
the last of December and first of jan
| uary, there was a. snowfall of about
eighteen inches, which lay altogether
ten days on the ground. There is 9
rainfall of about eight on ten inches dur
ing the winter and spring months, anJ
an occasional thunder shower durinn
the summer and fall months. The hea;
of summer is not oppressive. due to tlle
light, dry atmosphere here and the con-
sequent lack of humidity. In summer
we are relieved of the afternoon heat BY
the cool and refreshing breezes or trad
winds from the west, The nights are
invariably cool, and any one can sieer
comfortably with Z covering. The At.
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There are crosscuts at the $50 and 200
foot levels, and 15O tons of ore on the
dump. The ledge averages two and a
half feet wide. There has been an i'm
mense body of ore taken out Of the diff
ferent shafts and crosscuts. Shaft No.
has 500 tons of ore on the dump; aver
age width of ledge, 21a feet; Shafts No. 8
and 4 have each produced 300 tons of
ore, and No. has $50 tons on the dump;
200 tons have been milled at Garlock,
considerable at Cuddeback Lake, 33 tons
at Pueblo, Col, and 10 tons at San Fran
cisco. The range of ore is from $40 to
$500; average, $50 to the ton. There is a
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with authority what they are.
''It is good climate for those af-
flicted with rheumatism or neuralgia.
It is remarkable, yet true, that through
all the exposure of last winter here,
where many were poorly clad, sheltered
and fed, there was not one case of pneu-
monia developed. There We're many
severe colds, but nothing more serious.
"E. A. ORMSBY, M. d.
POSTOFFICE BUSINESS
Receipts of the Randsburg postoffice
since it's Inauguration are as follows. The
first cancellation was made on May IS
1896:
Stamps sold Cancel
and box rent. lation
Second quarter, 1865 I'll. 81
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for special fast freight service leav-
ing Mojave very Tuesday.
Capt. Henry Steere and Mr.. ]. F. Dow
ney, the representatives of the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe, respectively, re-
port traffic, both freight and passenger
improving very perceptibly.
A VALUABLE CITIZEN
The progressive character of any COM
munity is easily determined by its lead
ing citizens and particularly it's business
men. Randsburg is indeed fortunate in
this respect, as it possesses a large num-
Der of public-spirited men in various
lines of business, comprising mining,
mercantile, hotel and real estate de-
partmentS.
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leins beer at Randsburg and Johannes
burg and has beer bottling establish
ment and ice factory of his own. He is
building up good business.
PIONEER WHOLESALE HOUSE
S. ]. Montgomery came to Randsbure
December /, 1896, built the present store
(pioneer gents furnishing and liquors)
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of views of mines in Rand district and
have taken nearly all the prominent
ones. The Herald is indebted for num-
ber with which to illustrate this article
The writer is indebted to Judge Ma
ginnis and Messrs. John c. Quinn, Fl.
L. Nelson, ]. d. Brown, Ed James, j. w.
Lambert and Postmaster Young for val
liable assistance in gathering data for
the Randsburg article
j. MILLS DAVIES
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two stages per day in each direction be-
tween Mojave and Randsburg; the
Santa Fe's, one per day between Kramer
and Randsburg.
Freight is handled expeditiously by
both companies. The Southern Pacific
in addition to the regular teams leaving
Mojave every day or two, has arranged
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in April, 1885, became interested in a
number of mines and is now interested
in twenty-five here and elsewhere. His
new building, corner Rand and Mont
gomery avenue, is 24x36 and will prob
ably be two stories. Mr.. Montgomery
has been public spirited and a valuable
citizen.
The herald., 1897-10-31
Miscellaneous Notes
A NEW BUSINESS HOUSE

AS an indication of the increased prod
uct of gold in the Randsburg district
and consequent increase in population.
q number Of new firms are coming in to
engage In various lines Of business.
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ters ending September 30, 1897,
TRANSFORMATION

IIlANSFORIAIION
The Southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe both reach Randsburg through team
line connections for freight, and stage
line connections for passengers; the
firstnamed through Mojave, the latter
through Kramer.
The Southern Pacific's stage connec-
ton by w. X. Miller's coach line gives
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pany having leased the mill for some
time The mill is owned by Messrs. Will
lard & Harrison, and H. s. Deyo is fore
man. Seven men are regularly en-
pleyed, Llewellyn Bros, of Los Angeles
fuEnfshed the mill. engine and boiler.
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regular camp now for general needs of
the mines, and when the railroad goes
through the town site will doubtless
"boom.'
OPHIR MILL-CUDDEBACK LAKE
This custom mill is situated ~ miles
southeast from Randsburg. 1t was
started in February, 1897; has five
stampe, a well 140 feet deep and another
200 feet deep. John C. Quinn, superin-
tendent of the Val Verde mines, is also
superintendent of the mill, that COM
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Third quarter, 1885,. 5295 67.12
Fourth quarter, 1885,. 347.20 260. Is
First quarter, 1S97.... 44S.32 1872. 80
Second quarter, 1897. 7O0.75 554. 60
Third quarter, 1897. 573. 46 466. n
The total revenue for the three quar-
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THE Rand MINING DISTRICT

Continued from Page Fifteen.)
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Chas. a. Koehn hauls ore from any
part of Randsburg district and charges
$3.50 per ton for hauling and milling at
his Kane Springs mill, guaranteeing SC
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02
TQM,~

This wonderful Discovery" begins its
marvellous repairing process at the very
foundations Of life in the nutritive system;
It gives the digestive functions power to ex-
tract nourishment from the food and trans
form 1t into rich tissue building blood 1t
charges the entire circuiatory system with
the vital red corpuscies which repair in
famed throat and bronchial passages, heal
and renew worn out lung fabric, create
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veiousiy efficacious in bringing back CONF
plete, robust, permaHeHt health to the
weak and suffering.
As chief consulting physician to the In
vaiids' Hotel of Buffalo, N, ", for the past
thirty years, DR.. Pierce has had an unparal-
leled experience with severe chronic dis.
cases, His remarkable book, The Peoples
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nifceut thousand. page volume. illustrated
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HE COULD KICK.
A Male That Would he a Good Board
ing House Acquisition.


At rareintervals among the mountain
roads of West Virginia and Kentucky
the traveller may come upon a black
smith shop, but he is much safer in the
shooting of his horse If he will carry
a few nails and tools in the bottom
of his buggy. On trip by Pound Gap
on one occasion / found blacksmith
shop at the forks of the road, and, as
usual. half dozen or more men sitting
around 1t in the shade. My turnout
needed some repairs. and as the smith
was pottering about it inside I made
talk with the men outside. One Of them
wanted to sell me a mule which he
had hung up on the fence, and started
in for a dicker. After we had been
talking for perhaps a quarter Of an
hour the smith asked me to step in
side and show him something about the
work he was doing. As soon as he got
me away from the crowd he came close
and grew confidential.
"Y'ain't thinkin' Nv buyin' that crit
ter, air your" he asked, in all sincerity.
"Well, / don't know. Iwant mule.
and that one looks all right" said.
"You can't tell mule by his looks,
mister. Mules is fer all the world like
women"
whats the matter with him?" in
CURED quite ignoring the comparison.
"He amt safe. Course I amt got
nothin' agfn the mule ner the owner,
and I'd be glad enough fer him to git
the money fer him, fer he owes me fer
the shoein' NV him. but don't like ter
see stranger tuck in an done up like
he's tryin' to do you"
But you haven't told me what's the
matter with the mule" insisted. Twill
he kick?"
That's his weakness, mister" re-
sponded the smith, letting his voice fall
to a whisper. "You won't believe me,
p'raps, but I'm tellin' you he's the
kickin'est critter in the mountains. He
shore is. mister. and I hope I may die
right here eff he can't kick the sody
outen a biscuit an never crack the
crust. He kin, mister, er I'm brother
to Acknowledgment Star.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02

President McKinley's rich friends are
intending to immortaIize him by repro
ducing life-sized image of himself fol-
the Paris exposition in solid gold. This
will take million dollars worth of gold
which would be doing better service
circulating among the people. When
Cromwell established his protectoratt
over England he found twelve life.sizeC
statues of the apostles done in silver. He
ordered them to be melted and coined
and sent the erstwhile apostles about
doing good in the name of the Master
1t is questionable if this species of snob
berry will add to the popularity of the
president, though it may make him {
little more firm in his leaning tow ard the
gold standard.
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Wonderful Natural Records.

Prof. Stanislas Meunier, Of the Paris
Museum of Natural History, recently
called attention to the surprising va
riety of the records which the rocks Of
the earth contain, relating to the simple
daily occurrences of millions Of years
ago. Among such records are to be
found not only the tracks of extinct
animals and the impressions of rain
drops left in the wet sand or clay, but
also distinct traces of the effects of
wind and of sunshine upon the sea
beaches. Prof. Meunier illustrated, by
means of experiments, the manner in
which these records had been preserved
by nature,-Youth's Companion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02

The wasting lingering diseases which
come from deep seated constitutions,
weakness, completely reverse all the nat
ural conditions of the organism. The waste
increases to frightful degree while every
normal process of repair is entirely sus-
pended. The drugs which are efficacious
in some acute or merely local troubles are
of no avail. The average practitioner has
nothing in his medicine case which can
cope with the disease.
1t is in such cases as this that Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery reveals
its extraordinary power of restoring nature
to her proper balance. 1t has the remark
able property of reaching and arousing the
innermost springs of vitality in the human
organism, enabling it to take up again and
carry on to completion its own natural
work of repair in spite of disease.
81 take great pleasure in telling of the great
benefit l have derived from the of DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery" writes Mr..
c. ]. McNaney. of saltwater, Washington Co.,
MINI. "Iu the spring Of 1884 was taken i'll
with consumption, and after trying everything
I could hear Of and doctoring all Summer my
physician said had consumption, aud that my
left lung was nearly gone and that could live
but short time. About twelve bottles of DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery brought me
out all right, and am cured"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02

ABE Steinberger, of Kansas" the new
leader OF the middle.of-the readers, has
issued a pronunciamento declaring the
policy of the populist party. He recon-
mends the holding of national nomi.
mating convention in st. Louis next
April, and that no district congressional
nominations be made in any state until
after the national convention has acted.
This can mean but one thing, and that
is that the self-constituted leaders of the
populist party intend to forestall the
fusion movement by putting straight
middle-of-the readers in nomination foi
congress at their so.called national con.
vention for each district and thus relieve
the dear people of the trouble Of selecting
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02

The Vancouver Register, under the
head OF Good News" says that the Van
couver and Yakima Railroad company
has passed into new hands and will be
repaired and extended at an early date
Portland capitalists have taken 1t in
charge, and hereafter it will be known as
the Portland, Vancouver and Yakima
Railroad company, Portland is to be
congratulated that it has at last found
out there is a garden county called Yak
ina whose trade is desirable.
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A. Mem~<asv

"My little daughter was taken in October 1906
with sores on both feet and legs" writes Mr.. T.
p. Slger. of Garvin, Wise Co, Texas They
developed first in small yellow pimples. The
doctor did not say whether the disease &C.
zema erysipelas. She suffered a great deal
She did not get we'll until she took DR.. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery. Half of one bottle
cured her. In January 1896 she had indigestion;
she got SO weak she could not sit up all day
Had headache all the time and everything she
ate soured on her stomach. Her stomach and
bowels were distended or bloated. l wrote to
you about her case and you said she had indi-
gestion. That is what the doctors here dag
nosed the case. You advised DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and little Pellets In a
month she was very much better and we con-
tinued the treatment. When taken sick she
was IA years old and weighed sixty-four pounds.
Her weight decreased ten pounds In two months
Now she weighs seventy eight, walks one mile
and half to school. She gained twenty-four
pounds in less than twelve months"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-12-02

Judge ]. r. Lewis, the North Yakima
and San Jose capitalist, tells the P.-I.
that the populist legislation on mortgages
in this state affects the money market SO
that capital will not be loaned, but will
seek investments. For this change in
conditions the legislature is to be de-
voutly thanked. 1t is not money to loan
that tends to make good times, but money
seeking investments.