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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-08
s. MAkTiNSBURG.

Martinsburg, w. Va, March T.
Clarence Pitzer met with an accident
which came near costing him his life.
He was riding on the top of box car
during the storm yesterday when the
wind blew the top off the car, throw
ing him to the ground. He was brought
to this city, and although badly in
jured he will recover.
Miss Josephine Lyons died yesterday
at her home in this city after linger-
ing Illness Of consumption. The de-
ceased was % years of age.
S. J. Corbin died CT typhoid fever,
aged nineteen. The deceased is sur
yiyod by a mother and several brothers
and sisters.
The County Court of Berkeley coun-
" convened yesterday in regular ses-
sion. The general routine of business
vas followed. To-day the claims
against the county were taken up and
bills to the amount of $4,000 were aud
tied against the county and ordered to
be paid out OF the county treasury.
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MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.
REGISTER Office,

tteSlSlST OlIIcy
WHEELING, March I.
Eggs are more plentiful and are quoted
much lower this week No other import
ant change to report.
Butter = Creamery c1@22c: country
choice, l5@ISc Country good, 9llGc: coun-
try, light 5T6c; butterine, 13Q15c.
Eggs-11a13c per dozen.
Navy Beans-Handpicked. 81 25Ql 80 pen
bushel.
-Cheese-Prime Ohio factory 11l2@l2c;
New York ll1ac: Limberger lZc: sweit@er'
Poultry-Old live chickens & 7od3 % per
dozen: chickens. hens per pound e05c,
spring chickens chickens, s. 5o@3 60 per Dozen Per
Dueks-ss 90 per dozen; geese 4oq aec
each, turkeys, live weight, sGSc per
pound.
Lard-Country, 5G6c.
Lemons-Messina So O0d3 so per oox:
Bananas-Sl.2sQ17 per bunch, as to SIZE
and quality.
Walnuts-40c per bushel.
Old Kags-l.c Der pound.
Honey. in comb. 15Q16c Fer pound.
Hickory Nuts-s14e per bushei. -o-
New Potatoes-$l 10 per barrel; 0oW Vc
Celery-Home grown, S3G35c per dozen
punches; California, 60475c per dozen
Apples-s3.5O per barrel; fancy, a % per
barrel.
Jersey Sweet Potatoes-s25o per barrel.
Parsley .15@20c per dozen huncnes.
Onions-S0c per buShel.
Craaberres-Cape Cod 81 09Q2 Is pei
crate.
Spanish Onions-$1 .50d2.C0 per crate.
cranges-MeXican $40 Ter box: Cantor
MIA Seedlings 81. 80 per box: i2o-case. $6.O.
@625 per box; California naVa-s s2.Io45V-
per box.
Parsnips-$12 IS per barrel.
Turnips-S.C0 per barrel
Chicago, March An unexpected
increase in stocks, afloat had a depres-
sing effect on wheat to-day and May
closed with a loss of 1a@5sc. Corn an,
oats closed a shade lower. Pork and
lard are unchanged and ribs 21ac lower
There was show of strength in
wheat at the opening as result OF
firmness at Liverpool on account of re-
ported damage to the Argentine wheat
from continuous rain. Another
Strengthening factor was the news from
California repeating yesterdays ex-
pressions Of apprehension concerning
the winter plant in that State. May
opened 1s0Ac higher at 1925 @72lhc
and touched 721a. but then started to
sag. Chicago got 9S cars against 81 a
year ago, and Minneapolis and Duluth
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LIVE sTocK,:
Register Office.

Register Office.
WHEELING, March I.
There IS. no change this week in quota
tons. Market steady.
good, 80 to 1900, S4.50d4. IS; good. so to
9C0, si.2504.50; tair, 50: !5a .: common.
600 to 500. 81 go -; bulls. 81. 75Q3;S.
Hogs-Extra, $i.00q4.1V; good. s3.SqSS;
Sheep@Extra. sS5oa4.Oo: good, s3.o0a3. 20
common, 81 5eu3.oO; lambs, s4.0,a5.5o.
Fresh Cows--At SIS eVQ4v o..
Chicago, March 7.-Cattle, fancy
grades brought s5.70@5.90; medium
steers s4.65@4.95; beef steers $4,000
100; stockers and feeders S3.40Q470;
bulls s2.5O@4.2O. Calves s3.5OG7.00.
Hogs, fair to choice s3.75G $50; pack
ing lots s3.e0@3.721a; mixed $500
3.7I1a; butchers s3.6O93.S71a; light
s3.6oG3.771a; pigs s5.15G3.60.
Sheep and lambs, poor to prime sheep
s2.75@445; yearlings s4.3o@4.6O;
lambs s40o@5.00, chiehy at s4.T5@5.oo.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, $4,000 head.
East Liberty, Pa, March Cattle,
steady; extra s5.40G5.65; prime $5.15G
$50; common s3.25Q390.
mugs, SHduS HiSASl, piiAe MSuluulS
Si.00@405; heavy hogs S3.90@3.95;
heavy Workers s390G395; light York
ers s3.soG3 SIS; pigs s3.7GG3S0; roughs
$2.5093.50
Sheep, active and higher; choice
wethers s4.65G475; common s2.509
$50; choice lambs s5.35G5.5o; common
TO good s4,0015.25.
Veal calves s6.50G7.50.
East Buffalo. n. Y, March Cattle
dull and lower.
Hogs were steady; good to choice
Workers and light mediums SO 9014 95:
roughs $3-25q3.45; pigs, fair TO choice
So.S0@3S5.
Sheep and lambs, steady; lambs,
choice extra s5.25G5.35; culls and COM
mon s3.75Q4S5.
Sheep, choice to selected wethers
S4.5oQ4.75; culls and common $z75g
s..
Cincinnati, Ohio, March HOGS.
long and higher q. $3.35G4.00.
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GROCERIES,.
Register Office,

Register Office,
WHEELING, March :.
There are very few changes reported
quotations being slightly higher
Syrup Silver Drip Syrups 1Sc; Fancy
Drips. &c; C'c aGd!.nn N nail aarr-ls);
35c; choice 32c: prime Soc; mixed goods
New Orleans Mo!asses--Ea new crop
New Orleans, 55c: bakers goods. Soc
Teas-Young Hyson, per lb., 4GaJoc; gun
powder. sVlEecc: imperial. iuaooc: Japan.
lSM75c; Oolong. 2NISoc: Souchang, 2,4i0c
Candles-Star fun weight. 7Ac; para
fine, per h., 919c; Electric Light, per H..
Vinegar--Choicc cider. l2Giac per gallon:
standaTd ci;y brands. 10atllc per gallon;
country, l3Wi5c per- rahon. as 70 quality.
Fish-No. . Inaekers!,. % lbs. 60 fish, $ 90;
leo fish, Sd CO; No. :. SO lbs sl2 Co.
Rice-Fancy Pearl, CSC: ehoice Pearl.
s1ke; fair domestic, SIC, fancy head, 7t2c
81 %; dairy, fine, I'VE bushel sacks, 81 Il;
Wooden IYare-No. tubs. - %: No. :.
81 10, single washboards, 81 so; dou-
Die 60. g Sc: ane crimped double do, s. 10.
Provisions : schenk's medium $. e
hams, SIC; 1o-lo average SIC: S. G. break
fast bacon 70 sac: s. c: shoulders size;
city sides, Glac; ham beef, l6c.
Canned Gocds-3-lb. fancy tomatoes Sc;
tomatoes, new soc coz; tomatoes glib.
l25: Hartford Co. standard corn, I5c: 2-lb
free, SIS; BIB standard table sl.25;
California lemon eng peaches,
$225: Baltimore peaches s1.3o; PIE
peaches SlG0; lib Deep Sea full standard
cove oysters sc: acorn s tan! Ts IS strng
can Clipped beef, 81 25; Lib can lunch
oiINLard. extra western. strained. Coo.
carbon oil, 11oo, 112c; carbon, $50. Sc; water
white, SIC; Lewis, miners winter white
oil, CSC; summer white &c.
Lard-Schenks pure kettle, tierces, 63sc;
Silver Leaf, tierces, Csc. The advance
for smaller packages over tierces Is as fol-
lows: Fancy TUBS, &c: 5o-lh tins. &c: 20-h
tins 12c; 10-lb tins, &c: 5-lb tins. lc: S-!b
cars. 1Ac.
Sugars-Cutloaf, 5.74c: cubes. 5.37c; pow
dered 5.57c; -granulated. standardf 524c;
graduated, fine. sic; Columbia A, 4S7c;
American A. 4.STc; white extra c, 462c;
c, 449c: choice fruit sugar. 4.43c.
Coffee-Green coffee, fancy golden Rio.
Isc; fancy green. 15c: choice green, 141ac.
roasting grades. 1O1ac: Java. 31c. Roast.
1054c; Arbuckle & Co. S Roasted. 1c54c !:
I,on, 9.blc; bulk roasted. 21c: Mocha and
ernment Java roasted, 21c. Mocha ana
Java, &c; A grade Pic. ac.
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received S61 cars compared with 3Sl the
same day last week and $50 last year.
So long as q certain class Of traders
see daily receipts sundcient for current
events and are assured of sufficient re-
serves in farmers hands to insure a
continuance Of deliveries commensur-
ate with any probable demand they sell
short needless of anything threatening
the coming crop. 1t was this selling
that soon depressed prices after the
opening and May declined to TIC. When
some outside buying orders came on the
market, however, it caused an under
current of apprehension concerning the
winter wheat condition among short
sellers and in an endeavor to put back
the wheat sold earlier, the price quick
ly regained the 1kc decline from the
opening figure. Primary western mar
ket receipts amounted to $4,000 BUSH
els, against 529, 600 bushels the previous
year. Atlantic port clearanceS were
comparatively small. wheat and -four
together amounting to only $4,000
bushels. Bradstreets report OF visible
supply showed 3,250,000 bushels increase
for the week whereas a decrease Of L.
100000 bushels had been expectd. This
gave the bears the leverage they needed
and the market was vigorously attack
ed, May wheat declining to 713sc. The
closing price was 71B@71Ac.
Corn showed moderate strength early
due to the fact that the market had be-
come largely oversold. Later, how
ever, when wheat showed radical weak
ness decline set in. Receipts were
523 cars, considerably under the esti-
mate. May opened 1sc higher at 35A q
357sc, rose to Gee, then declined to s. &c,
the closing figure.
Oats were weak and lower on account
Of rather free sales by commission
houses against purchases of corn. Re-
ceipts were very large. 312 cars. May
began 1sc higher at 273lc and declined
to 27asc, the closing price.
Continued light receipts of hogs and
large shipments Of meats exerted a
strengthening influence in provisions at
the start. The advance was all lost
near the close on scattered selling.
Shipments amounted to 4,7S6,00O
pounds of meat and 2,733.00O pounds of
lard. May pork opened TIC higher at
S93211A rose to $685., then sold off to
1926 at the close. The range in lard
and ribs was very narrow.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday
Wheat, 10 cars; corn, 275 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
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METAL.

New York, March 7.-As yesterday 5
market was weak and lower, so in pro
portion to-day's market was firm and
higher. Yesterday there were mere
sellers than buyers, but to-day this
order was reversed. The business
done made quite an imposing total with
sentiment bullishly inclined ON better
news from the English market and
on reports OF firnness at primary
points. At the close the metal ex-
change called pig iron warrants
steady at 1915 nominal; lake copper
quiet at S17.75 nominal. Tin, frmer at
$23.75 bid and $24.00 asked; lead firm
and higher at $3.50 bid and S4.3232
asked.
The brokers' price for lead is $40
and for copper $500.
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Cash quotations were as follows
Flour slow with an easy undertone.
Wheat, No 2 spring, G3@70c; No.
spring, 64@70c; No. 2 red, 72@73c.
Corn, No. 2, 35c; No. 2 yellow, $50
35hc.
Oats, No. 2, 271ac; No. white, 500
301hc; No white, 1914 090c.
Rye, No. 2, 55c.
Barley, No. 2, 42@51c.
Flaxseed, No. /, $1.1A1a; N. W., s1.1S-
A@11S12.
Timothy seed prime, $2.4O.
Mess Pork, per Dbl, S9.1099.15.
Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.221s05.25.
Short Ribs sides Qoose, $4.50@47O.
Dry Sailed Shoulders, (boxeO, Az q
4Ssc.
Short Clear Sides. (boxed, s4.S5@
4.90.
Whiskey distillers' finished goods.
per gal, $1.26.
Glover, contract grade, s610.
Butter steady; creameries 14@19kc;
dairies, 111A@17c.
Eggs, weak and lower; fresh 17@1Sc.
Cheese, steady; creams 81 @1O1sc.
New York, March 7.Flour, receipts,
10000 barrels; exports, 5000 barrels;
market, dull and generally easy.
Wheat, receipts, 10000 bushels; spot
market, easier; No. 2 red S31ac f. o. m.
afloat to arrive. Options opened firm
err; closed weak at 3s@5sc net decline.
March closed at S21ac; May closed at
76Ac.
Corn, receipts, 1900 bushels; ex-
ports, 10000 bushels; spot market, cas-
Ter; No 2, 42c. Options opened steady;
closed weak and unchanged. March
closed at 42Ac.
Oats. receipts, 104,400 bushels; ex-
ports, 5000 bushels: spot market, dull;
No. 2, 34c; No white 361sc.
Hops, steady.
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FINANCE IND TRADE.


New York, March THE CONNER
cial Advertisers London financial
cablegram says:
The markets here were uninteresting
and dull to-day. Uneasiness was caus-
ed by fear Of Russian advances in
China and of gold shipments to Amer
lea.
Americans opened dull, dropped
sharply before noon then rose on small
bid1ing for the Coalers. New York did
nothing at first but finally bought few
Coalers. The close was slightly above
the worst.
New York, March money on call
steady at 2h@31a per cent; last loan
21z per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3@31s per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.85h@
4.S5A for demand, and at $4.S3k0
4.S3% for sixty days; posted rates
S4.84h@4S5 and s4.S61s@4.S7; COM
mercial bills s4.S21s.
Silver certificates nominal at 500
60hc.
Bar silver SOC. -
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Daily: Z except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping or Parior Cars on all
through trains
T. c. BURKE.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent. Wheel-
ing. Agent i2 lC. Al steamship LiEsg;
General Manager. Mgr. Pass, Traffic.
Baltimore.
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WOOL.

Boston, March There is no mater
ial change to note in the wool market.
Prices obtained are about the same as
last week. The movement in territory
wool still holds up a fair average. The
general range Of prices is about 40Q42c
for fine medium and fine. Sales of
fleece wools are scarce but the prices
are largely nominal in the absence Oh
business. Australian woods are quiet
with steady marAet.
Chic and Pennsylvania leeces, X and
above 25026c; Xxx &c; Xxx and above
Csc; delaine 28@2Sc; No. / combing
29c; No. do. 2SW29c.
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Bar silver SOC.
Mexican dollars 471sc.
Government bonds weak.
State bonds inactive.

GOVeTuHenC DOQQS weak.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks-The stock market to-day in
the final dealings recovered earlier
losses and ended strong and higher
than yesterday. There was an effort
on the part of the professionals to de-
press prices in the early dealings which
was successful only temporarily and to
a moderate extent. Investors generally
held on to their stocks and the market
became exceptionally dull. The rate
for call money, which in the initial
transactions touched 81 with an ac-
companying easier tone in the sterling
exchange market eased off with the last
loan at 21a with resultant better tone
to the general market. 1t was said that
because of yesterdays furry in call
money a considerable amount of unem-
ployed country bank balances was ex-
pected to be transferred to New York
this week. The dealings for the entire
except for the opening and closing deal
ings, the ticker was practically silent
at intervals. The dealings for London
account were of small volume with a
hardening tendency at the close and
about the best prices Of the day on the
curb. Third Avenue railroad lost about
noipfc ~, Tho p,,b1io ri 10 tioy, n ro
increasing the electric lights already
on a prominent avenue. The Changers,
some ther standard stocks and the Pa
cifics were even more prominent on the
rise than in the earlier weakness. The
anthracite stocks except Lackawanna
and Rubber were strong beause of the
snow storm and the cold weather. Fore
casts of General Electric's annual re-
ports being favorable strengthened that
stock. A number of the specialties, in
Guiding Peoples Gas, rose easily. Re-
ports that the Chicago G Alton was
planning to use Chicago Terminal
facilities brought out speculative ac-
tivity in the latter. There was much
difference of opinion on the board re-
garding the dividend tomorrow on
Sugar, with the general expectation of
the regular disbursement, closed at the
best prices.
Considerable f1rmness developed in
various spots in the bond market, but
this tendency was in measure offset
by heaviness in others. Total sales
$3,145,000.
United States IS and the old As reg
1stered declined u, and the new 4s "a
in the bid price
The total sales of stocks to-day were
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~ nv OHIO RIVER
y Ho NE RAILROAD co.

Time Table Taking Effect February u.
1899.
Leave ESQ o. m. Daily-Accommodaton
10. MoundsviIle, Clarington, New Mar
t:nsvile. Sistersv.lle. 81. Marys, WAY
eriy, Williamstown, ParkersburS. and
intermediate points
Leave 40 a. m. Except Srnday)-Fast
Express for Moundsviile, New Martins
Vile, Sistersviile, WilNamstown, Park
orshurg. Rayenswood, Miliwcod, Mason
CITY. PIT Pleasant Gallipolts. Hunting
ton, keuova, Charleston. Cincinnati.
Louisville. and all points South, East
and West Paror car to KenoVa.
Leave l1:l0 a. m. Daily-EXpress for
Noundsviile Powhatan, Darlington,
Proctor. New Martinsvllc. Sardis, Sis
tersvilie, Friendly. St Marys. Waverly,
WilNanstown, Parkersburg, Ravens
wood, Mason City. PIT. Pleasant. CALI
polls Huntington, Kenova, Charleston.
Ashland Russell. lrontnl, and interme-
diate points south of Parkersbu-g. Par
Ior car to Parkersburg.
Leave 4:15 p. m. Daily-Accommoda.io
for Moundsville Darlington, New Mar
tinsville Sistersville, st. Marys. Wav-
erly. Williamstown, Parkersburg, and
intermediate points.
Leaves Wheeling II 10 a. m. Sundays.
LATE lie MAY.
CITY Passenger Agent 1900 Market street.
]. G. TOMLINSON.
Ticket Agent, Union Station.
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DRY GOODS.

New York, March IA snow storm
prevailing all day had the effect o.
checking spot trade to some extent,
and business has been CT smaller vol
ume than CT late. There has been 70
change in the tone, which continues
strong. Further advances Of Bc ia
some leading makes, standard drills
and three yard drills and sheetings.
Dleached ccttons quiet, but very firm.
Denims and ticks were firm, but de-
Ihand moderate. Other course colcred
cottonS quiet.
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sunday trains between Uhr.chsvilla ana
c-fereiayid See official time cards orr
trains daily except Sunday.
Electric cars between Bridgenor. ana
wheeling. and Bridgeport and Mar,fn.s
Ferry and Bellaire.
Consult agents for general information
as to best routes and Passenger rates ~
ali points.
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EAlLMAY Tine

Arrivals and departures Of trains on ana
AFTER january 81. 1879. Explanation Of
reference Marks: daily; iSunday ex-
Septed; Sunday only Eastern STANDARD
ia sme. which is one hour earlier than
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FLOUR Or AIN AND FEED.
Register Office.
WHEELING, March Z

Wheat appears TO be firm at present
prices Flour IS little higher
F1our-Choice family -four in wood.
Sc 80; in paper, $S.I5 per barrel: Mime
haha, in cotton sacks or wood. $40;
Galaxy, IN Is cotton sacks, si.i0. Famous,
in sacks, s3I5: Famous in wood, $3.50,
spring wheat flour in ju,e sacks, 40 lbs,
$4.a0 per barrel; Pillsburys best. in wood
and cotton. s4.55; Pillsoury's in paper.
1856: Gold Coin. $3.50 in cotton or wood
Gold Coin, ia paper and jute $40: Loyal,
SEQ in IS paper: Reliance. N wood or cot
ton. Sass; paper, $4.l5.
Wheat, per bushel, GG.oc; corn, 4Sc.
oats. western, out of store, 3oc: home,
2SQSSc.
Feed Middlings. per ton, s1sooai7.0o:
bran, ger ton, siSoo,
hay, SSuolfS.50.
straw-Loose. S 90: baled, IS 50.
Chop-sl5.50 per ton.
Oat Feed-s15.5O per ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-22
|MU[C Law FIGURES
State Auditor Merriam Collects Au-
thentic and Complete Statistics
Concerning Its Operations.
Show Number of Saloons, Average
Tax Per Year and Total
Amount.
Clinton, Polk, Des Moines and Wood.
bury Counties Realize the
Largest Revenue.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Nov. 22.-state Auditor
Merriam the collected the first au-
thentic and complete statistics we have
concerning the operation of the mulct
law in Iowa. The reports are from the
county auditors and show the number
of saloons, average tax per year and
total amount of tax collected for the
year ending July / last. The report is
as follows:
In the following counties the prohibi-
tion law is in force:
Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Benton,
Buena Vista, Butler. Calhoun, Cass,
Cerro Gordo. Cherokee. Clarke. Clay,
Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware,
Floyd Franklin. Fremont, Greene,
Grundy, Guthrie. Hamilton, Hancock,
Hardin, Henry, Howard, Humboldt,
Jasper, Jefferson, kossuth, Louisa, Luz
cas-. Madison, Mills, Mitchell, Monroe,
Montgomery, Page. Poweshiek, Ring
gold, Story, Tama, Taylor, Van Buren,,
Warren, Washington, Wayne, Winnie
bago, Worth and Wright.
Decatur county reports no saloons,
but $1,000 was collected probably in the
enforcement of the law.
In the following counties the mulct
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-22

the ore, which will be sent to a Milwau-
kee smelter for reduction. They pro-
pose to test it thoroughly, and If it
proves a good thing will organize a
company and open the mine without
delay. The ore comes to the surface in
places; then it dips, and reaches down
to 100 feet below the surface in other
places. Immediately above it is a de-
post of yellow ochre OF remarkable
richness, which is said to be about as
valuable as the iron ore.
There is no reason for the belief that
the deposit is limited to the area on
which it has been proved to exist. On
the other hand, there is every indica-
ton that it extends much farther. The
town of Waukon, seeing before itself a
great future as manufacturing and
mining center, is already threatened
with boom. Everybody is excited over
the discovery and prospective develop
ment Mr.. Parrot was convinced tina,
1t is really a great discovery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-22
IRON ORE IN IOWA.
Immense Deposits Said to Have Been
Discovered Near Waukon.


Des Moines. Nov. 22.-The possibility
of Iowa some day taking rank as
great iron producing state would have
been considered very meager ten days
ago. But since then the northeast Iowa
iron deposits have attracted public at
tention. and today 1t looks as if really
wonderful mine would soon be devel-
oped The deposit is in the hill region
Of Allamakee county. the toughest and
most picturesque section of the state.
For years it has been known that al
most everything Imaginable in the way
of minerals and metals was to be found
in the hills of extreme northeast Iowa;
iron ore had been found many times.
but never in paying quantities. But it
now seems almost certain that Waukon
is to become the iron center of Iowa.
Will F. Parrot of Waterloo, who was
in Waukon few days ago, told re-
porter last evening about the find and
its development to this time. Mr.. Par
rott took pains to inform himself about
it when he was in Allamakee county
last week The deposit is about four
miles from waukon. and the land is
still in the hands of number of farm
ers who have put in enough money to
thoroughly lliNesliSdlG llltlt DOlldliAd.
They propose to get as much as posi-
BILE out of it, and to this end secured the
services of experts to investigate the
section. These have located the depos-
| it's very accurately: borings have been
made, and it is declared by these inves-
| tigators that there is an immense de-
post of the richest kind of iron ore.
They say that, on tract of $50 acres
| they have carefully examined, there is
enough to run a mine for 100 years,
taking out 100000 tons year. and leave
a pretty good iron mine at the end of
the century. And the ore is from 30 to
so per cent pure iron, easily mined and
easily reduced.
| If the deposit proves half that is
claimed by those best qualified to
Judge, 1t will be of immense value. The
Aowners are now getting out 9 big lot OF