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The herald., 1898-02-21
SLEEP IN A SNOWSToRM
Candidates for Klondike Practically
Test Their Blankets

There are two men on Vests hill Du
buque, Iowa, who are going to Klondik
next month. Each has q complete out
fit, and are anxious for the time to com
when they can go. They have large am
heavy blankets, and, in order to tes.
them, eacn wrapped himself up las;
Saturday night and laid down in the
snow in his yard. They were so com
Portable that they fell asleep, and in
the morning were completely covered
with snow. Their families did not know
what had become of them, not dreaminu
that they would remain out all night
About 10 o'clock Sunday morning one
of them awoke, but, as everything wa
dark to him he supposed it was still
night and went to sleep again, and thc
next time he woke up it was 8 80 in tn
afternoon. The other fellow did moi
wake up at all until he was aroused
from his slumber by his partner. who
came to the conclusion that he had slep
long enough, and raising himself up
lifted up about a wagon load of snow
Both were in state OF perspiration
To say that they were astonished whe,
told how long they had been aslee
would be putting it mildly. They hav,
now come to the conclusion that they
can stand the rigors of the Alaskan
climate.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-02-21

Environment means great deal In de-
signing homes. IT, for instance, home is
to be built upon side line, and the sur
rounding houses are few and far between,
the house may present many angles and
external features which would not be per-
miss !ble in one built in confined quarters,
where the area was limited or neighmor-
ing houses were 10 crowd upon the view
and reduce it to one among Il number Of
its fellows more or less identical in style.
Under these circumstances, originality
in design and treatment are much more
difficult than in the open, where breadth of
treatment may make all the difference in
the world in the external appearance Of
two houses built upon the same idea of
dimension and accommodation. In the
house shown in this sketch the limit of area
necessarily confined the style TO somewhat
of the appearance which would be neces-
sary were 1t constructed in a block where
all are alike.
Their is provision made here for side
openings and breathing spaces permissible
by the size of the lot, but entirely different
from such an arrangement as might be
made in house designed for an open space
Of perhaps hundreds of feet.
Here all is made as compact and con-
densed as the circumstances require. For
narrow lot say. thirty feet, this is Il
mos; excellent plan, and TO give an oppor-
tunity for variety two sets of plans have
been prepared, that the intending builder
The herald., 1898-02-21
Miners DaY at the Fair

February 22d promises to see more
miners from all over the state in San
Francisco than have been assembled III
the metropolis before. That will be
miners day at the Mining Fair, and the
special committee in charge, of which w
C. Ralston is chairman, is straining every
nerve to make it the great day of the fair
This it unquestionably will be. The low
railroad rates have been extended to the
26th inst, and thousands from the mining
regions will be on hand. The Calaveras
band will be on hand, and at the formal
exercises Governor Budd, Mayor Phelan
j. II. Neff and others will make addresses
That old song of pioneer times, 1.-THE Days
of 49, will be on the historical program
over $1,000 will be expended in prizes at the
double and single handed championship
rock k-drilling contests and the Cornish
wrestling contests.--San Francisco Call.
The herald., 1898-02-21

This is shown without a fence. as in such
localities as would neccsstate the lnata-
ions of space considered here, Il is usual to
care for the preservation Of choice
grounds by laws which protect such prop
erty from the depredations of stock, but in
suburban localities, where such laws are
imperative if in eXstense. Il light fence
of eihter wood or iron would be neces-
sity, anG could be made an ornament as
well.
Buiit in plain finish by plan No. l. the
cost of this house should not exceed $500
10 $500, or by plan No. 1t can be built
for $500 TO $780, the latter being somewhat
smaller than in No l.
IL the first, The bay windows below and
above stairs add somewhat to the cost, as
they do TO the appearance. Readers will
therefore understand that their elimina-
lion would mean a slight saving in the
total cost of the home
In the parlor also here is a feature which
is omitted in No ., that is. the open fire
and mantcl, which being omitted would
make a difference of weli-nigh 500 in the
total The substitution of stoves is an
economy of fuel, but perhaps when the
doctors visits are deducted the open fire
will be found the more economical Even
where furnace heat is provided. the open
fireplace is ventilating apparatus of the
hlshest value and should be included where
1t is possible to do so
CHARLES IITE-SMITH.
The herald., 1898-02-21

may choose the one best suited to his or her
needs.
In plan No. / the hail is somewhat ma
row. but It serves its purpose of proviSinS
room for a front stairway and a passage
way to the rear portions of the house, and
the connections between it and the parlor
to the dining ROOM or. as it is called here
the living room. give ali the advantages of
privacy obta!nable in such houses as have
ample ground to permit of larger apart
ments and a more generous hall.
For i narrow, sX-room house of moder-
ate cost this is almost an ideal arrange
ment, comprising three good apartments,
aside from the hall, pantry and porches, to
say nothing of the back stairway, which is
a valuable addition 10 the whole.
The liVingroom. especially is of very
generous size. ample indeed to give seating
room to quite a numerous assembly of
diners and with the large pantry and
kitchen should be appreciated by those
in search of a good plan for such q home
on the second floor the Two main cham
bers are unusually roomy. and the COM
pact way in which the bath room, halls ana
stairways are located is particularly COM
mendable. Still more room can be had in
a good attic by the expenditure Of but a
few dollars extra.
The novel window in the dressing room.
or den. connected with the front chamber,
is a feature worthy of note, and one
which adds but little to hte cost.
The herald., 1898-02-21

, tragedy, which five years ago made her
known to the civilized world, Mrs. Dea-
con has lived away from the world in
which she had moved for many years.
There seemed very little hope for res
toration to her former place in France,
and the life that was open to her in the
continental cities was not to her liking
The only place that she longed for was
that which she had occupied before her
husband shot NJ. Abeille, and for that
she determined to struggle when the
right time came. 1t arrived last summer
in Switzerland Stopping in the same
hotel with her was her husbands broth
er. She sent her card to his wife, and
an intimacy grew up between them Dur
ing that time Mrs. Deacon won the SYM
pathy of her brother law and his wife,
and it was agreed that when they re-
turned to New York she should come
along with them. Since her divorce from
her husband she has been known as Mrs.
Baldwin. There were other elements of
strong social support for her here, and
when Mrs. Baldwin, as she called her
self, returned to New York this winter
it was with the purpose OF remaining
here If she found that her plan succeed
ed Mrs. Baldwin's friends were all con-
vinced that the charges brought against
her were false, and it was on that ground
that she was to be introduced to New
York. In case the circumstances were
favorable, Mrs. Baldwin was to remove
to New York permanently. In view of
the fact that her husbands health has
not improved, and that he is today con-
fined in madhouse, there can be no
truth in the story of reconciliation be-
tween them. 1t was not with that pur-
pose, Mrs. Baldwn's friends say, that
she came to this country, but in order
to take her place in society without the
need of any further meeting with him.
She has been present already at num-
ber of semi-private places, and on one or
two occasions there was some evidence
of possible successful result to her
plan But the attention that her pres
ence began to attract, the rumors of a
reconciliation between her and her hus-
band, and the rest of the sensational
The herald., 1898-02-21
MeXico's Mining Law

Mexico has adopted new mining law as
follows:
Article |. Upon the expiration of the
three months period fixed by article 13 of
the mining law, during which the explorer
only has a right to acquire mining claims
no new exploration permits will be record.
ed on the explored land. nor will notices OF
intended exploration work be admitted fol
the same ground until after the eXpira.
tion of six months, during which the GROUND
will be open and free for the acquisition
therein of mining claims. In places where
possession Of mining claims has been oh.
tained.' explorations may only be made or
ground two hundred meters distant from
the boundaries of those claims and in
abandoned mines. In all cases the explore,
must define the location and the boundaries
of the ground with clearness and precision
Article .. The agents of the mining de.
partments shall post upon the board OF
notices at their offices a copy of all per.
mits. notices or administrative acts, re,
ferred to in article 10 of the mining law
fixing at the end of such copies the exact
dates of beginning and termination of ex.
plorations.
Under this new law exploration priyi.
| leges cannot be renewed on mining zones
after the expiration of the first three
months, until after an intermission of siS
months, during which six months the lani
will be open to the location of minins
claims. The new law corrects three abuses
in the old law. First, it prevents the keep.
ing of lads tied up under the cover of the
zone permit for years by renewing the zone
every three months. Second. the practice
of having indefinite boundary lines for suci
zones is abolished One cannot locate 3
| zone with the broad statement "my zone Is
eight leagues square with such noun.
tain in the center" The new law reol.res
| that the boundary lines of each zone mus
be kept posted On the notice boards in Tho
office of the mining agent of the distric,
in which the zone is located, for the in
spection of any person interested. and tn,
permits must show the dates of the be
| ginning and ending of the three months
! life of the zone.
The herald., 1898-02-21
A Big Tunnel

Mr.. Donald Grant of Minnesota is a the
head of the company organized to drive a
big tunnel into a mountain in the Cripple
Creek district. Speaking of the project
Mr. Grant said to a Denver Republican re-
porter that the work was being success
fully carried out, and up to the present
time three lodges carrying good gold values
had been encountered.
The company has entered into an agree
ment with the claim owners and mine
operators whereby it gets an interest in the
ledges encountered in driving the tunnel
The mines in the Cripple Creek district
are in most cases very wet. and the tunnel
is driven in such way as to cut the lodges
and open the water courses. thus draining
the mountain of water and making the
mines dry. 1t is big undert aking, but is
being carried out successfully.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Reserving Mining Ground

1t is very probable that the Dominion
government will have its hands full in
carrying out the provisions of the new
mining law which reserves for the state
alternate sets of ten claims, these to be- of
course, subsequently sold or leased. 1t Is
going to be very difficult to adjus; those
in the Klondike region, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner. II the governments re-
serve groups of ten claims each are to be
for the purpose of letting in block to organ
izations largely representing Outsiders, +"
there will be grievous disappointment and
disaffection among the gold miners in the
Yukon country. With the immense num-
Der of men in the country looking for
claims, which will be the case this summer,
it will be hard to keep the land reserved
in this way, for there will of course not be
ground enough TO go around. The men
who brave the hardships incident to open
ing up a new country and the dangers of
pass, river and climate, will not want to
see choice ground let to men who have
r.sked nothing and who still remain in
their easy chairs at home. The plan IS
bound to lead to serious contentious among
the working miners and the Dominion au-
tho-ites and will possibly lead to more
trouble than even the collection of the roy
atty on output of the mines. Then the ques-
tion will also come up of possible favort-
ism In the letting or selling of this reserved
ground, which, If OF great value like some
OF the known claims on the Klondike
creeks, will be source of temptation But
the worst feature viii be that the miners
actually on the spot Will rebel to see valu-
able ground lying idle and unworled and
their protests will be earnest and vigorous.
The Dominion authorities will have diff
Guilty working out the problem.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Another Coffee Creek Yarn

According to the news from Coffee creek
Trinity county, the Graves brothers have
found another rich pocket in their mine
in that locality, says the Oakland Enquirer.
1t will be remembered that it was the dis
covery by these boys last fall of a nugget
alleged to be worth $43, 900 that created a
wild stampede to Trinity. When it was dis
covered that the gold found by them was
only valued at $4,000 and that there was
no more to be found in the vicinity, the
excitement soon abated The amount said
to have been taken out within the last few
days is fixed at SG0,000 and the statement
is made on the strength of a letter from
Mitchell Perry to his brother-in-law, d. f.
McCleary. giving the information 1t is
safe to predict, however, that if there is
any truth in the story it is greatly eXag-
gerated.
The herald., 1898-02-21
MINES AND MINERS
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The largest mining deal which has taken
place of late in California has just been
perfected, says the San Francisco Chron-
lc. On Thursday las the property of the
Royal Consolidated Mining company, To-
Gated about three miles from Copperopolis
Calaveras county, was purchased by j.
C. Kemp van Ee, q well known operator
of London. 1t was an out and out sale,
he price paid to the late owners. |. r. Will
bur of this city and ]. d. Peters and Mr..
Cassell of Stockton. having been si0p 800.
The property has the reputation Of being
the highest low grade proposition in Cali
fornia, the ore running nearly $40 n ton. 1t
consists of six patented mining claims,
the Emma. Good Enough. Royal. Royal EX-
tension, Ant Hill and Pine and patented
mill site. The developments of the late
owners have been confined to the Royal
vein and the Royal and Good Enough
claims and to only one ore chute. They
proved, however, very profitable, having
netted $4,000 per arnum during the last
four years and half
The Royal property has been unde" care
full examination for many months by such
experts as William A. Parish of Denver
William p. Miller of San Francisco, W. r.
Beall of South Africa and John Barr OF
Glasgow, who substantially agree as 10 the
amount of ore in sight The figures given
Ny -hi' Il dIlsIl are iVupu tOiis VI HiSt
80 900 tons of second class. making total
of 105, 900 tons actually in sight.
Mr.. Kemp van Ee's purchase was largely
made on future possibilities OF the property
being more cheaply and extensively
worked. At present there is small shaft
10 depth of 100 feet. This is TO be made
a triple compartment and sunk with all
possible speed to depth of 1900 feet and ul-
timately TO 1900 feet. The twenty stamp
mill which has been crushing rock at the
rate of thirty tons day, is to make room
for one of sixty stamps of 100 pounds each
capable of crushing 240 pounds daily. New
hosting works are to be erected, 1870 mer
put to work and the cost of mining and
milling the 10000 tons in sight reduced
from $4.32 to $250 ton.
The herald., 1898-02-21
A Flatterinc Prospect

VIM. Runnels and Jas. Randles struck a
rich vein of ore about 1860 feet east of the
C. o. D. mine, Hawkinsville district. says
the Yreka News. The vein is about Il
inches wide. in some places IS inches wide,
and from five tons milled they saved $40
per ton Their shaft and drifting are near
the summit of the hill, SO that they will
have several hundred feet to so before
striking water level. 1t is certainly very
hattering prospect. They saved 10 con-
centrates and part of the ground was
frozen when the ore was milled. They in
tend having assays made TO determine the
value of the rock. They are near the c.
o. D., which has fabulously rich ore. and
they have good reason to believe that they.
TOO have bonanza.
The herald., 1898-02-21
An Important Sale

Frank a. Smith has closed another i'm
portant mining deal for Michigan parties
in the purchase from Sampson &, Bent of
their famous Centennial group of mines
in the Gijuas Mining district located about
two miles north of the Grant group re-
Gently purchased by Toledo parties The
Centennial group is a large property, the
main ledge or ore body raising many feet
above the surface, forming a great dyke
of gold bearing ore Mr.. Smith says that
his sampling of eighty tons on the vein
or ledge gave S33 per ton in gold This
is certainly very fine. But the mining en-
ginecr sent out by the company sampled
the ore eighty feet across the vein or ledge
and got S33 per ton. The estimate made of
the orc in sight by the party was s21 900 900,
which seems high. but it may be correct. as
that is a very rich district and the ore
bodies are very large.
1t is the intention to put up a twenty
stamp mill Mt once and to commence reduc-
ing ores. 1t is estimated that this can be
accomplished within sixty days
The herald., 1898-02-21
Bonded For $4,000

The old Lincoln mine in Amador county,
which has lain idle for the past twenty
years, has been bonded by e. C. Voorhies
and others for four years. with the pur-
chase price fixed at $500 ,000 says the Oak
land Enquirer. At one time the late Sem
ator Stanford was the principal owner.
Subsequently it was sold to a Scotch COM
pany for 100000, which worked it with
varying success. but in the most eXtrava-
CANT way. The main shaft is down 500
feet. The new owners have Incorporated.
The officers for the first year are: p. j..
Clavering, San Francisco; r. +. Thomas,
Gwin mine; C. r. Downs, +. A. Voorhies
and e. c. Noorhies, Sutter Creek.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Greenhorn Mountain Mines

Waugaman's mine is known to be great
bullion producer, and it is keeping up its
record. 1t is a paying piece of property
They are now down 254 feet, and are in rock
that mills all the way from 500 to $40 pei
ton.
The Butterfield shaft is now 1OS feet in
depth, and the vein at the bottom yields s2C
ore.
Murray & HitchcocS's mine is down 1OI
feet, and a fiftecn-inch vein of $50 ore is
being followed.
a shaft has been sunk seventeen feet
on the Last Hope to define the vein, ant
very rich rock has been struck. 1t will
run into the hundreds OF dollars drift
is being run to tap the vein at a depth OF
sixty feet Opposite tho Last Hope is the
Pure Gold, owned by the same parties
Foster & Hiatt. and as far as developed
it shows up weli.-Bakersield Californian
Dividends
The Little sIauison of PIunas counfx
The herald., 1898-02-21
Would Vary the System

Col. Henderson of this city, who cham.
pioned the cause of free seeds in the
house, has some interesting correspond
ence which, it is charged, was sent out
by discontented seed firms or at their
instigation. One of these communica-
tons was mailed in this city, and reads:
Why not let up on seeds for awhile and
send jackknives? Everybody could use
them. and there would not be so much
waste. Ii that case radish seed would
not come up poor turnips and the con-
gressman would be saved much ridcule,
which he now often gets.
Another postal card, addressed from
this city to Col. Henderson, is from
feminine standpoint. Here it is:
Johns influence can't be got with 10
cents worth of free seed" but If you'll
send me box of hairpins I'll look after
him. HIS WIFE.
F. Sid rather not have crooked ones.
Dubuque Qowa) Times.
We have to guess what the future and
the merchant who never advertises has in
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The herald., 1898-02-21

has declared a dividend of cents per
share, aggregating IA total of sl9,5OO
The Santa Rosalia company paid out
$4,000 in dividends last week for the month
of January.
The Neff and, Coleman mine. in Placer
| county. the Morning Star, is approaching
the hundredth dividend. The January div
idend was declared last week.
The Pennsylvania Mining company of
Nevada county has declared dividend No.
IA, of cents per share.
Mining Notes
n very important strike was made In
the Saginaw mine, in Arizona, recently A
crosscut from one shaft to connect with
another was made, during which they cut
vein of lead ore carrying $50 ounces
| silver and one ounce gold. The vein is
| three and one-half feet wide but the hang
ing wall had not been reached and the ex-
tent of the ore could not be determined.
The Saginaw Mining company is shipping
ore from the Young America They have
developed a rich body of copper and have
! several siX-rnule teams hauling ore to the
smeter at the Saginaw mine. The smelter
at the Saginaw mine blew in Friday night
and froze up, but they have it ready 10
| blow in again.
| A box of bullion has been shipped from
| the Old Glory, in the ORC Blanco district,
which is valued at $4,000. They have devel-
! Mr.. w. Stratton, who is stopping at the
Iturbide hotel, in company with a number
of Colorado gentlemen, is the owner of
one of the largest mines in Cripple creek,
i'll that state, and resides in the pretty town
of Colorado Springs. He is here investi-
eating certain mining propositions, and
will, if they turn out satisfactory, invest
q large amount of capital in them.-City Of
Mexico Two Republics
Allen r. English of Tombstone and Mr..
! Blair visited Pearce last week on their way
to the Black Diamond mine, and it is ru-
mored that Mr.. Blair, who represents a
wealthy company, has received working
bond on the mines, the terms of which are
$1,000 down, $1,000 in sixty days and $SS 000
in twelve months, if everything proves
satisfactory.
| Senator Voorhies brought over from the
Gwin mine last week a batch of gold quartz
| specimens that were a sight to behold.
The entire lot weighed not over forty
pounds, and contained $1,000. The senator
shipped the specimens to San Francisco,
where they will be displayed at the min
J eral exhibit, and will without doubt at
tract considerable attention. - Amador
Record.
The herald., 1898-02-21
ONLY $4,000 a Month Profit

There has been some question among
observers of the operations of the big cop
per mine at Keswick, Shasta county
whether it was a paying proposition or
not. This issue the editor of the Redding
Free Press sets at rest by showing that
the company is producing about 125 tons
of matter daily. This matter contains $40
per ton in copper, $1S in silver and SIS or
total of $l4l per ton. monthly yield of
$3.50 0o0. AS against this sum about $685. ESQ
is pad in freights and about $ll5,000 in
wages, improvements and other expenses,
leaving margin of over 5000, 600 per month
for nrOft
The herald., 1898-02-21

Thompson & Wiley are about to dispose
of some of their mining interests to sew
eral eastern parties.
f. Petit has a force of men at work taxi
ing out ore on his mine on the north side
of the mountain and the rock assays well.
He will have a test as soon as the mill is
completed.
There is about $50 men at work in the
mines at present and new developments
are reported every day.
Rodgers & Donald have struck 1t rich IN
one of their claims. havng-a foot ledge Of
free milling ore.-Tehachapi Times.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Gold in Baled Hay

The Sonora Democrat of last week tells
how the workmen at Hale's sawmill found
rocks in the baled hay sold to the mill.
which, upon examination, proved to be
go.d-bearing quartz. The first piece ground
up in a hand mortar yielded 81 worth Of
gold dust. From that time on all the rocks
in the hay were saved and "mortared."
The result enriched the boys to the extent
of $2C0. Efforts are now being made to To-
cate the ranch from which the quartz
came, but so far without success.