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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

regular force consisted Of 1920 en-
ployes, yarlously disposed In mining,
smelling, transporting and charcoal
burning, farming, etc. A city soon
sprang up, which at one time had a
population of close to 5000. and for Il
cong period was the largest llveliest
and most prosperous on the Iron Noun
tain railroad outside of st. Louis itself
The company built a large hotel
schools, churches, lodgerooms. halls,
stores. foundries, machine and carpen-
ter shops, barns and dwelling houses,
and provided everything necessary to a
city of this size.
In Its prosperous days IL would have
been called boom town, and was one
OF the best markets st. Louis had
Commission men shipped provisions
and produce there In large quantities
and of all descriptions, and received
what would now be considered enorm-
Gus rates. Very little farming was car
ried on in the vicinity in those days,
the all-absorbing question being min
ing.
The Bessemer process of smelling
was unknown in the early period of the
Iron mountain workings. Charcoal was
used exclusively, for the burning Of
which large quantities of timber were
required. Luckily, 1t was close at
hand. The whole country was heavily
timbered, and charcoal making was an
important branch Of the operations. All
the timber on the original tract of
1900 acres was soon consumed aud
additional lands were purchased from
time to time, until the holdings of the
company reached the grand total of
$1,000 acres, and practically all of the
timber on this immense body had been
turned into charcoal when the Besse-
mer process came into general use. On
Its advent smelling at Iron mountain
ceased and thenceforward only the ore
was shipped
In 1859 the company was reorganlzed,
with the following prominent citizens
of st. Louis as the sole stockholders.
James Harrison, Charles r. Chouteau,
Julia Mafiit, Jules Vale, Henry Belln
and Felix Vale. The period Of great
est activity In working the Iron noun
tain mine followed this reorganization.
The immense cliff Of ore in the center
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

There are probably not less than =
score of men walking about New Or
leans today who are decorated under
their lapels with large tin stars bearing
the cabalistic word detective. They
are patrons of the various private agen.
oies of the north that advertise for
"shrewd men as operatives in all parts
Of the country" and supply the tin star
and beautifully Autographed "oertif-
icate" for the trifing sum Of IS. The
wearers Of their insignia labor under
the halluoination, as rule, that they
are vested with some special right to
collar their fellow men. The same agen.
oies do land Office business In wigs,
false boards and other DISCUSSES which
the amateur sleuth believes firmly are
part Of the necessary equipment of the
profession.
Now and then one of these deluded
individuals, who are to be found in all
large cities, gets himself into trouble by
attempting to make an arrest; but, as a
rule, the mania is harmless and its vic
Tins confine themselves to prowling
through side streets and looking mystic.
rious. They find great joy also in posing
in boarding house circles and hearing
folks say in awed undertones, ''Do you
know Mr.. So.and-so is detective?" 1t
Is one Of the queerest of all queer phases
of city life. New Orleans Times Dem.
oorat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
Not Reassuring.

That an answer may be cheerful and
yet far from reassuring is once more
proved out of the mouth Of a young
lrishman.
He was acting as guide to party Of
Americans who, in the course of day s
excursion during their visit to Ireland,
were wandering over a picturesque, de-
serted castle.
''lt seems very unsafe, said one Of
the party, as they CROPPED and stumbled
along dark passage "These floors are
loose. know.
YES" said another timid person,
land I wish l could see the blue sky
above me- This seems like dungeon,
not ruin ="
us it the blue sky ye'd be seein,
missy" said the voice of the guide, some
feet in advance. why, may the saints
preserve We for an innocent It's the
roof, an nowt else, that kapes the walls
together, miss l"-Y outh's Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

1t Is q matter of common experience
that q razor left for awhile unused be-
comes blunt. A writer in Chambers
Journal says that rust caused by the
moisture in the atmosphere is quite
enough to account for this. Shearers,
for instance. who have to use partic
ularly sharp Instruments, never set
their shears till just before using. What
is not so generally known is that ra-
zor which will not cut will become
sharper sometimes by being left aside
for some time. The only explanation of
this is that the electrical properties of
the metal in the edge become changed.
A "wire edge is commonly put on
tool by amateurs. phe steel turns and
folds back on itself. 1t is owing to the
edge being made too long and thin, or
the metal being too soft. The only cure
for wire edge is to break off the bent
portion and grind and set again.
"A knife that cuts butter when it il
hot" land under no other oircumstanoes)
been going into the reasons Of things,
and the reason of this is easily explain
ed. Heat expands metal, and in proper
tion to the amount of metal which Is
heated. There is more metal in the
breadth of a blade than in its thickness.
and the former, therefore, is expanded
immensely more than the latter. In 9TH
er words, the wedgelike shape is length.
ened, and the tool becomes SHARP"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
lie Could GEL Them.

When he was Harvard student. the
late Sherman Hoar became famous as a
maker of epigrams, One evening he had
been indulging in his usual style of
conversation in the rooms of Professor
D., man after his own heart, but too
apt 10 interlard his lectures with APP
parently original wittioisms taken, after
the manner of Moliere, wherever he
found them. When Hoar and fellow
student had left the academic presence,
the latter enthusiastically cried; by
Jove, Sherman, how do you manage
it? wish | could remember all the
bright things you said just now. "
go to d. IS lecture tomorrow aud
take notes, said Hoar. You'll get
them then. Exchange,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
FOLK SONG.

This is the lore the old wife knows
Who sees the storm draw nigh,
And wind and cloud together close
The windows of the sky;
"The north wind Is mans wind.
Entangled with his fate;
In that he joyed, in that he sinned.
IL chants his love and hate.
"The west wind is the angels wind,
He sweeps their Tyre strings
And where the gray storm clouds are
thinned
We see their rushing wings.
'sfhe east wind is the devils wind,
And stings with fire and ice;
But the south wind Is Gods wind,
And blows from paradise.
And whence they 90 none mortal knows
Who hears Them riding BY
We can but watch them as they close
The windows of the sky
Westminster Gazette.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
a, ~. rouprn,n was attached ana rap

Of the mountain was attacked ana rap
idly disappeared under the army OF
workmen then employed. No such min
ing had ever before been heard or
where an enormous body OF ore pro-
1ected above the surface, and had to
be shunted down to terra firma before
1t could be loaded and shipped. In ad-
dition to the ease with which IL was
mined 1t was among the highest grade
ores ever discovered, averaging "a per
cent. of pure iron, and promised 10 rev
olutionlze the iron industry OF the
country. II 1t had held out, 80 easily
was 1t obtained.
For years the great work went on,
with no sign of the coming eclipse.
Iron mountain was busy, prosperous
and the envy of the whole State. Mil
lions of tons of ore were taken out,
money accumulated in the Golfers OF
the stockholders and they waxed rich.
The mining had proceeded for per-
haps fifty feet below the level Of the
mountain top. when one fine morning
the drill struck porphrry. When the
iron was found To extend down on
either side of this formation not much
thought was given 10 it, although II LETT
hole of many square yards In extent
In the body of ore. Down further and
pockets. running short distance into
the mountain and then giving out. More
porphyry reared it's head In the ore
body, until 1t was all cut mp by these
lntruders, and nothing was left but
pockets here and there. Finally these
petered out, when the mining had
reached a point In the mountain about
on level with the surrounding val
ley, and the days of the great Iron
mountain, the inexhaustible deposit of
ore, were numbered.
Tho scientists and theorists then
oplned that this was only detached
body Of ore, and advanced the PROPOSE
ton that the mother lode was near ut
hand. Repeated borlngs TO enormous
depths in all the surroundings country
failed TO vindlcate their theory, and not
another trace of iron was found. The
OIL lut llOl II uOp oolhpn u!
near by was similar, and new theories
had to be made to tit the case and ne
count for these large pockets of Iron
ore. The latest explanation advanced
and now universally accepted is that
these great deposits were aqueous
rather than igneous In formation, and
no mother lode exists
from which they could have been de-
tached.
However that may be, after taking
out 100000 tons Of as rich ore as was
ever mined the great Iron mountain
mine is no more: Its glories are depart
ed; Its 1,200 workmen have dwindled
to twenty-five, who are now engaged in
scraping up and sorting the last Of tho
preparatory TO abandoning the
works forever. The once busy popula-
ton is scattered; not fifty of them are
left. The churches, schools and lodge
rooms are deserted. The dwelling
houses are crumbling on their founda-
lions. Not a store or shop Is OPEN
Uncle Sam does not even maintain a
postoff1ce, and but one train day each
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
.ieoN MOUNTAIN" A MISSIONER
Appeared to Be a Solid Hill OF Ore,
but Proves Only a Cap of the Metal.

Appeared to BE Sohu nil OF ore,
but Proves Only a Cap of the Metal.
The recent announcement Of the Iron
Mountain Company that all Its lands
in southeast Missouri, comprising over
30 900 acres, together with its houses.
shops and buildings. of all descriptions,
were for sale for farming and stock
raising purposes Il an object lesson on
the fallibility of human knowledge, and
scientific human knowledge at that.
The rise and fall of this great indus
try makes an interesting chapter in the
Industrial history of Missouri. Belley-
ing the scientific stories about the In
exhaustlble mountain of iron, com
pany was organized in 1S45 to exploit
the great Iron Mountain deposits The
FIRST act of the company was the pur-
chase of large tract of land known as
the Joseph Pratte grant, with the Iron
Mountain i'll about the geographical
center. This was an old Spanish grant
of 10000 arpens, or a trlfie over 1000
acres, made to Joseph Pratte when
Spain owned all of the territory west of
the MISSISSIPPI hlNeF,
The ore. as then exposed, consisted of
cliff or pinnacle two or three acres in
extent, rising perpendcularly to a
height OF seyenty-fiye feet near the CEN
ter of the mountain. The balance OF
the mountain was covered to depth
of several feet with q porphyry soil,
which was filed with detached pieces
of iron ore. The company's first work
was In getting out this loose ore. which
ii did by the process known as hydrau-
lie mining reservoir was built on
the top of neighborlng mountain; a
stream in the valley was damned,
forming a lake of over 100 acres. both
of which are standing Intact to-day,
monuments of the faith the promoters
had in the permanency Of their enter
prise. The water was pumped TO the
reservoir and thence plped TO the Iron
mountain, where 1t was let loose with
giant force upon the frlable soil, wash
ing 1t away and leaving the ore to be
picked up and hauled to the snelter,
after the manner OF mining on the ia
nous Comstock lode.
Two smelterS were erected, and much
of the ore was smelted on the spot.
This was long before the railroad was
built to that point, and the ore and pig
iron was transported by means of mule
and OK teams to st. Genevleve, on the
Mississippi river, a distance of forty
miles, a plank road being constructed
for the purpose. From st. Genevieye
the iron was shipped TO st. Louis and
to manufacturing points up the Ohio
river.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
company's operations can be gathered
from these facts. They were on a gi-
gantic scale. The number of mules
and horses necessary TO transport the
ore reached into tho hundreds, and
farm Of 1880 acres was cleared up and
put under cultivation to provide them
hay, oats and pasturage. During its
palmy days a small army of men was
employed to operate the mine and its
collateral enterprises. For years the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
influence OF water ON Teeth.

Herr REESE has collected statistics IN
Bavaria, and Herr Foerberg in Sweden
which tend to prove that the water W.
drink has an important influence on tho
teeth, Carries or decay in teeth Is iess
common where the water Is hard
owing to the presence of chalk ana
magnesium salts. The harder the WAFER
the better the teeth. Probably the pres
cnce of lime in the water benefits tho
bones In general.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

II learn, F" she said reproachfully,
"that you We're devoted to no fewer
than five girls before you finally pro.
posed TO me. How do know that you
didn't make desperate love to all of
themy''
II did. he replied promptly
"You did % She exclaimed.
Certainly he returned. "You
don't suppose for a minute would be
foolhardy enough to Try for such prize
as you are without practicing little at
first. do you" Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
Father Mathew.

Father Mathews face was gentle,
but lighted UP with an animated ex.
preston, In which 1t was impossible
not to trace the spirit of dlslnterested
beneyolence which actuated him. His
voice was soft and his accents winning
and a suggestion of sympathy and for
bearance peryaded his whole person
recognize his authority, perhaps be.
cause there was no assumption OF it.
His height was sufficient to be. to u
certain extent commanding, but the
chief source of his power above others
was In the suavity and Self-command
of his manner. and none. of whatever
religion who knew how simple and
self-denying were his habits. could
help respecting and esteemins him.
Father Mathew. like most Irishmen.
was open-hearted and open-handed,
aud far too generous for his means; he
gave away everything he had at his
disposal. and "a another outcome of
his Hlbernian character, some things
which were not al his disposal; the
consequence was that one day In Dub
lin, while zealously administering the
pledge, the bailiffs suddenly came upon
him, but instead of tapping him on the
shoulder and Informing him in their
pleasant little way that he was want
ed" they knelt at his feet, and, after
asking his blessing, showed him the
writ obtained against him by metal
manufacturer for balance OF account,
and respectfully arrested him.-From
Mrs. Pitt Byrne's Social Hours with
Celebrities"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14
Tho Tired Old Moman-

There was an old woman who always was
tired,
She lived in house where no help was
hired.
Her last words on earth were, Dear
friends, l am going
Where sweeping amt done, nor cllurning.
nor sewing.
And everything there will be just to my
wishes,
For where they don't eat, there's no wash
Ing of dishes;
And though there the anthems are COZ
stantly ringing,
!, having no voice, will get rid Of the sing.
ing.
Don't mourn for me now, don't mourn
for me never,
For I'm going to do nothing forever and
ever"
Exchange.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

way stops at the dilapidated railway
station. The little graveyard maintains
its population. but has not grown very
rapidly OF late. except to weeds and
bushes. 1t Is picture Of ruin and des
olation to be seen only in ancient lands
and in the mining camps OF modern
America,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

Il suppose, Henry" said the old gen
tleman to the new son-in-law, that Won,
are aware the check for fifty thousand
dollars / put among your wedding
presents was merely for effect" "Oh
yes, SIR responded the cheerful
Henry, "and the effect was excellent
The bank cashed 1t this morning with.
out a word. Vanity Fair.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

Don't misunderstood me- said
Meandering Mike; Il amt down on
work" you don't seem to have much
affection fur 1t" replied Flooding Pete.
Eyes, / have. Work 10 good Ting. II
1t wasn't fur work, how would all desc
people git money to give us?"-Wash.
ington Evening Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

A scientist isn't considered smart
these days unless he invents some.
thing that explodes and kills at lea nj
three people
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

An exchange says there are nfv
thousand muscles In an elephanre
trunk. II was evidently packed by
woman.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

A man never realizes how very deas
girl Is to him until he acquires u
right to pay her bills.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

A cheap coat doesn't necessarily
make cheap man, but 1t makes him
feel that way at times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

When a man can't do anything else
he can develop into chronic klcke-.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

The small boy with tin can doesHs
wscvy the bob-tailsd dog very muoA 4
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-14

Lots of men fall over themselves In
striving to get ahead Of others.
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
Tax Law of Minnesota.

All taxes are due on the first Monday Of
January of each year.
Personal property tax must be paid be-
fore March 1st.
Real estate taxes may be paid in two equal
installments.
Payment Of the first one-half may be
made on or before May 31st.
A penalty of (ten) per cent on the whole
tax is added June 1st, provided the first
one-half is not paid on or before May 31st.
Payment of the second one-half may be
made on or before October 31st.
A penalty Of ten (10) per cent is added
November 1st if the second one-half is not
paid on or before Oct. 3lst, and said tax will
become delinquent on the first Monday of
January next, when an additional penalty
of per cent is added. 30 cents is added to
each description when delinquent list is
ready for publication. Tax sales take place
on the first Monday of May following. and
the amount of sales draws interest at the
rate of one per cent a month until redeemed.
Ifnot redeemed within three years from
date of sale. all lands become the absolute
property of the state or purchaser.
Ditch taxes may be paid up in full at any
time but the interest and One-tenth OF
principal must be paid before December 1st
each year. If not paid before that date q
penalty of 10 per cent is added to said one
tenth payment
LEWIS JOHNSON.
County Auditor
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
DOVre.

Nov. 70.
Thas the church aud state should be
separate has it's true meaning at Eagle
Lake-the church building on one side
the road and the schoolhouse on the
other: but that is no reason why one
should lead to heaven and the other
we'll, ito knowledge.
Thanksgiving day passed off quietly
at the schoolhouse in Dist. 36, and a
short program was nicely rendered.
Pieces were read and spoken by Mary
Olson, Anna Gunderson, Annie Sam.
uelson and others.
Eagle Lake is sealed up, but nobody
drowned.
Was it a storm? Yes, regular
blizzard with irregular results.
"HOnest John" was elected: but was
he remembered at Thanksgiving:
And Minnesota says, "God bless ou1
governor-elect!''
Now is the time for prayer-meeting gs
but, young men with skates, look on
for mermaids. Thanks!
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
East Lake Lillian.

NOV. ZS.
Rev. Knute Nelson conducted a
meeting in school house district No.
40 on Thanksgiving day.
John S. Tromburg has left for his
new home in North Dakota.
Atwater has received the largest
share Of wheat raised here this fall.
The farmers obtain a better grade
there, and they claim, are more liber.
ally treated than in our nearest town
Bird Island.
Scholars in Dist. No. 81 enjoyed a
vacation the latter part of last week
owing to Thanksgiving. The enroll.
ment is 81, and new scholars are con.
tinuously arriving.
This town has again proven itself q
populistic stronghold. Look at the
vote cast for John Lind and the ]ecis
lative ticket. Still the county ticke
tells a strange tale.
A prairie-fre destroyed nsiderablt
hay last week for several farmers. P
Gilhoy lost all except a few loads
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Itis contemplated to start the cream
cry again next month. A number o
farmers sustain some loss by havin:
the creamery closed at this time, but
ter is at present a valuable produce.
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
The Rev. Ir1 r. Hicks.

Annual Almanac and monthly paper,
Word and Works, are now known
from sea to sea-. We are pleased to
call the attention Of our readers to the
Almanac for 1899, now ready. It is a
splendidly printed and illustrated
book of l16 pages and the storm fore
casts and diagrams and astronomical
and scientific matter are superior to
anything that has ever been seen be-
fore in 25 cent book. His monthly
journal, Word and Works, is one of
the best literary, home and scientific
magazines in the country, besides con-
tanning his monthly storm forecasts
with explanations. The subscription
price of Word and Works is $1.OO per
year and a copy of the Hicks Almanac
is sent as a premium to every yearly
subscriber. Single copies of Word
and Works, 10 cents. Price of Alma
nae alone, 25 cents. Send your order
to Word and Works Pub. Co., 22O1
Locust street, St. Louis, Mo.
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
Raymond.

NOV. ~.
Raymond is still growing Another
confectionery store will be started on
or about Jan. l.
There were three applications for Ii.
quOr licenses.
There is talk of new hotel at this
place. Come along.
Charley says the barber belongs to
the old folks now. He can'tget shaved
Saturday nights any more.
A skating rink is being made for
the pleasure of the young folks.
Mr.. e. McGregor was here and made
a call on S. E. Ray on Friday last.
VIM. Beltz made a trip to Clara
City today.
John Koch Of Town of Holland
found purse containing $12. He re-
stored it to the owner and received
thanks.
The hardware men of Raymond,
Messrs. Andrew Rosenquist and Har-
ris Peterson, took trip to Atwater to
visit with friends on Thanksgiving.
We are sorry to say that one Of them
lost his storm protector.
D1ED-Monday, Nov. 21, Chas. Lent,
farmer living five miles north of
Raymond. He was a widower, and
leaves daughter, eight years old, to
mourn his death.
Chris. Torgenson, about 22 yeare
old, died Wednesday, Nov. %. The
fatal illness was consumption.
Willmar tribune., 1898-11-30
Irving.

Nov. 2S.
Miss Sager, teacher in district No.
So, spent Thanksgiving with her par
ents in Atwater.
Miss Myrtle Clark has been EN-
ployed to teach a term of school at
Hawick.
Guy Cotter will soon discontinue
carrying the mail and go to St Cloud
where he will attend the Normal.
Mr.. Hougbton will hereafter make the
route.
E. Abbott'has had a sad and 'sfar
away look the past week. What is
the reason for that, Ernest? IT,.
The Misses Ostrand and Person left
for St. Cloud last Monday where they
will spend Thanksgiving. Our friend
"jolly" Nels took them by team to
Hawick. *..=..-.-...
!: Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Nash, Mr.. and
Mrs. N RS n. 3. Harris spent Thanksgiy-