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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

The Denver Mining Record takes is
sue with our statement made last week
that the first gold discovery of Col
orado was in Gilpin county. The Rec
ord says that it was made by Green
Russel's party from Georgia, on Dry
creek, about five miles above Denver
That paper is in a position to know
and We gracefully accept the correc-
ton. Our own statement was based
upon a special article on Gilpin county
and we supposed that the fact was
correctly given. However, 1t is not a
matter of great moment at what par
ticular spot the first gold in market
able quantities was found. The Dry
creek discovery was a comparatively
small one, and our main purpose was
to show the important part played by
Gilpin county in the mining develop
ment Of the state, and the remarkab BILE
uniformity of its production.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

at once checked the increase of the
silver product in this country and
brought it to a practical standstill,
while that of Mexico went on increas-
ing until in 1897 our sister republic
passed the United States and took first
made but little difference in the work
ing of the mines, because in that coun-
try it could be at once coined and used
as money to meet the expenses. And
it was just as good money as it ever
was, because, be it understood, the al
legged fall in value was only by COM
except to a very limited extent, since
1893.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

1t is pleasure to observe that the
improved conditions in Nevada are
not confined to any one section or dis
trict, but are quite general. although
the most valuable of the new devel-
opments seem to have been made east
of the sink of the Humboldt. The work
of draining the Comstock is of vast
and far-reaching Importance. There
are no doubt immense quantities Of ore
in that great fissuse that a few years
ago was considered low grade stuff,
but is now regarded as of fair working
quality. And the whole of the ada
cent region of country is feeling the
impulse. There are several good mines
in lower Gold Hill and Silver City, of
which high hopes are entertained as
soon as the cheap power is furnished
that is expected from the Truckee
River General Electric company.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14
Silver as a By-Product.

On two or three occasions the Stand
ards mining department has called at
tention editorially to the unwisdom of
people connected with silver mining or
reduction making statements to the
effect that there is as much profit in
mining silver now at sixty cents an
ounce as there was five or six years
ago at ninety
Such statements, besides being I'M
founded in fact, are calculated to do
harm in various ways. There are spe-
cial cases in which it may possibly be
true, but it certainly will not hold good
as general rule. For example, there
are refractory ores being worked now,
which a few years ago could not be
ability to extract the values by the
methods then in vogue. The great
number of idle silver properties is it
self sufficient answer to any such
claim.
The Standard has also called atten-
ton to the fact that there are very
few distinctively silver mines in the
country that are being operated now
at profit. AS a rule it is only when
the silver is associated with gold. cop
per or lead that there is an apparent
profit.
To find full and complete confirm
alton of this view it is only necessary
to glance at the last official report of
Mint Director Roberts. Mr.. Roberts
gives the total silver production of the
country in 1898 as 54,43S, 900 fine ounces.
OF this 3l,000,0O0 ounces were produced
from lead ores and 100000 ounces
from copper ores, making a total of
41,0O0,o00 ounces produced in conjunc-
ton with these two metals. This leaves
only 13,590,0O0 ounces derived from all
other sources, and much of this was
associated with gold.
1t therefore appears that four-tifths
of the entire product was derived from
lead and copper ores, and nearly all
Of the remainder was undoubtedly
found in union with gold. From this
1t can easily be seen that if we had
depended upon our silver mines proper
the silver product of the country would
have been scarcely appreciate guam
| tity.
! Hence, when men talk about produc-
| ing the metal at comfortable profit
with the price at sixty cents they are
not analysing the situation very closely.
The simple truth is that at the present
time nearly the entire silver output
| of the country is as a by-product With
| the metal at ninety cents or a dollar
| it is practically certain that the annual
| product of the United States would be
increased anywhere from fifteen to
| twenty million ounces.
In this connection it may not be out
| of place for us to consider the cir
| cumstance that when the heavy break
| took place in silver in 1893, as a re-
| suit of the closing of the Indian mint
4 and the repeal of the Sherman law. ii
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that
the Ontario mine of Park City is in
a condition to pay dividend. and if
1t fails to do so it VIII not be because
of any weakness in the treasury This
famous old mine has been making a
great showing of late, so far as ore is
concerned, but it has also been MAX
ing expensive improvements. The On
tario is distinctively silver mine, and
with the metal down to fifty-eight. it
is only the best Of the ore that can
be worked. 1t is to be hoped, though,
that even at the present market price
the mine may be able to once more
take its place in the list of dividend
PAYERS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

Gold dredging, as carried on in New
Zealand and, later, in California, Ore
gon and Montana, is a dividend-pay4ng
proposition. says the Mining and Scien-
tific Press. The business has evolved
from experiment to demonstrated
profit. At Otago, N. H., there are now
about 10 dredgers at work. some pay
ing dividends from 10 per cent to zoo
per cent. The Electric company, in
South New Zealand, reports securing
gold to the amount of 100000 in less
than four years. Dredging there costs
about 8 cents per cubic yard; an entire
plant costs from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

The great silver-lead combination in
volving the Helena-Frisco, the Gem,
the Bunker Hill-Sullivan, Tiger-Poor-
man and other properties in the Occur
d Alenes, seems likely to materialize,
if persistent statements to that effect
are to receive due credit. 1t is said
that the combine will represent about
s25,0o0,0o0 capital to begin with, but
If consummated 1t would doubtless
soon extend away beyond those figures.
The effect Of such a combination can
scarcely be foretold. 1t Is not
probab BILE that the combine could obtain
control of a sufficient number of mines
to fix the price either of lead or sill
ver although it might influence both
to some extent. The production of
these metals seems to be too widely
extended to admit of any combine con-
trolling the output. It's effect would be
largely, it seems in the way of man
ipulating the market.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14
OUR IDAHO CITY LETTER.
Improvements and Developments in Sew
eral Properties.


Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Idaho City, Idaho, Nov. 1O-A Boston
company has just purchased several pla-
cor claims on Granite creek. in the west
side Of Boise basin. The consideration is
$4,000, portion of which has been paid.
One or two dredges will be placed on it
next year.
The Illinois shaft, in Gambrnus dis
trict, is down 25 feet and the steam plant
has started UP.
The Lucky Boy continues turning out
good ore. The vein is worked to a width
Of four feet without asserting. A winze
is now going down from the lower tunnel
level.
The Mountain Queen tunnel at Grimes
pass is in over 700 feet. and 1t is eX-
pected that the vein will be cut inside
of 100 more.
The bond on the Klondike, four miles
west of this place. having expired, E.
Burson, The owner, will put in the winter
doing development work on It,
Del Shearer and Others who own a very
promising quartz claim Joining the Col
den Fleece, near Centerville, are now
doing development work on it,
Prospecting work still continues on the
Elkhorn.
Superintendent Ilinkaid of the Buffalo
has purchased two batteries--10 stamps
of the Boulder mill and will commences
moving them to the Buffalo on the 18th
inst. The mine is looking fine and the
ore coming out of very high grade. It
is one of the best-developed quartz
properties in Boise county.
James Constable has started a tunnel
on very rich gold ledge four miles west
of Idaho City.
w. D. Silverhorn of Chicago is running
a crosscut from the main tunnel of the
American Girl to tap the vein at the
depth of nearly 200 feet.
The Wells brothers have resumed work
in their quartz mines at Crimes pass.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14
Silver King and Swansea Dividends.

Shareholders in the Silver King of
Park City. and Swansea. Silver City.
will to-day take down $4,000 in divi-
dends, says the Salt Lake Tribune. OF
this sum the former will distribute $780,
000 which amount will increase the total
paid by that company to S2,350,000 1t
was reported several days ago that the
directors had practically decided to in
crease the monthly dividend to 62a cents
a share in December This, said an Off
Ger of the company, will not be done the
present year. although it is expected that
an extra will be posted for the holidays.
The payment of 5000 by the Swansea to-
day will increase the total distributed by
the company to $2l6000. of which sos, 900
has been paid during the year.
The directors of the Bullion-Beck will
meet this afternoon, when the posting
of the usual dividend of 10 cents a share,
or $4,000, is expected.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

The Mining and Scientific Press calls
attention to the facts that in British
Columbia mining locations are 1900
feet square and that extra lateral
rights are not allowed. 1t also states
that the American law was in force
there for time, but so many law
suits arose under it that it was re-
pealed for the square location. Some
time ago the Standard, in a mining ed
itorial, referred to this matter, sug-
costing that the principle of extra lat
eral rights was at the bottom of a very
large proportion of the mining litiga-
ton which finds its way into cur
courts. The square location seems to
meet the requirements of the situation
perfectly. Under that system if a
man finds an ore body in his ground
he knows that it belongs to him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14
IN THE VESTS MINERAL REALM
News About Mining in Montana and
the Northwest.


attention will this
Northwest editing consideration is
give the public mining
making the Standard mining region that has not
hitherto had representation in print
Communications intended the Standard Will
staff of shall not fail receive due
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14

Experience in Prospecting.
From the Mining and Metallurgical Jour-
nal.
The blind, aimless, unguded search for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
The Decay of the Dandy.

Brummel went to prison for debt,
but came out again to resume his fOp-
peries. His friends made him small
allowance of e120 per annum-equal at
Caen to e300-but he could not be ex-
pected to live on such Il pittance. When
he had not 4 francs in the world, he
would order boot polish at francs a
bottle from Paris and call the trades
man who supplied it "a scoundrel' for
venturing to ask for his money. In the
end his intellect gave way. He lost his
memory and much of his little mind.
He grew slovenly and careless yet to
the last chung to his eau do cologne and
some other luxUries. Finally, his mind
all gone, he was removed to a charity
hospital, being now reduced to the ut
most impoverishment and content to
change his linen once a month, instead
of three times a day, as of old. Here he
died, under the care of sisters of chart
ty, ON March 30. 1910 Thus ended the
striking career of perhaps the most
worthless fop whom history records, his
death being fitting termination to his
useless life.-Lippincott's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Failed to Tempt Her.

Clerk-Talk about closefisted men
Why, that woman just going out at the
door could give any man l ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh, it's woman's ma
ture to haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't Maggie. She
selected her things and paid for them
without word, but during the 8 min
utes l kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at a thing in the store.
'Fraid she'd see something she wanted,
I suppose. Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
A Day to the Cause.

Mrs. De Gadd-I heard the awfullest
things about Mr.. De Good today. They
say he steals the church funds.
Mr.. De G.-Nonsense.
"Oh, I've no doubt it's true Mrs.
Verasood, that horrid young widow,
you know, seems to be infatuated with
him, and / shouldn't wonder a bit if
they'd pawn the communion service for
a bridal outfit. By the way, Mrs. Fine
soul has not been out of the house for q
week, and people think her husband
has been beating her, but that ism t a
circumstance to the way they talk about
Mrs. Highmind. / saw her ON the street
today, and she said she felt sick, but
most likely she'd been ON an opium de-
bauch. She has her husbands collars
and cuffs washed at Il Chinese laundry,
and she's been seen to go there for them
herself Oh, she's terror! Mrs. High
ups husband has been away for two
weeks, and I've got my opinion about
it too. People say Mrs. Tiptop's hired
girl left two weeks ago. the very day
Mr.
"See herei Where did you hear all
this?''
I've been out collecting money for
the heathen. New York Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Melba's First Appearance.

Mime. Melba recently gave an inter
esting account of her first public ap-
pearance. II was quite young girl in
Australia, she said, when, notwith-
standing the persistent Encouragement
of my father, who was averse to the
idea of a singers career for me, en-
gagged a hall and sent round a notice to
all my friends. Unfortunately somebody
mentioned the little scheme to my ia
ther, and he. furious at my clandestine
enterprise, begged every one of his ac
quaintanoes to uphold his parental au-
thority by ignoring the performance.
But L wasn't disheartened, and at the
hour announced for the commencement
of my concert stepped on to the plat
forni-to find myself face to face with
an audience of two. And nobody else
came"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
MILAN MUSINGS.

Milan, May 25.-George Tenges'
boat is nearing completion. He ex-
poets to take a trip on the lower
Mississippi.
The Milan baseball nine went to
Sears Sunday to play. The game re-
suited in a tie. They will play again.
Robert Hall caught three catfish
Sunday, each weighing over 10 pounds.
William Nice caught one Monday
weighing % pounds.
A man from Geneseo, passing
through the canal with his gasoline
launch, Florence, lost one of the pad
dies of the propeller and was detained
at lock SO until he could replace it.
An entertainment was given at the
town hall Tuesday evening by the pu-
pills of Miss Carnaghan's room The
pupils were assisted by Mrs. ID. ID.
Ross, who rendered few fine selec-
tons on the piano. A large and APP
preciative audience was present.
George Medill sold his team of
horses Tuesday to John Lambert.
a dance is to be given at the town
hall May 80 by the Royal Neighbors.
The graduating exercises will take
place Friday evening at the town hall.
of Orion, spent the first part of the
week with John Brasher and family.
The May fair given by the w. NJ.
b. society of the Nj. f. church
Wednesday and Thursday was a
grand success, both socially and
financially. About 500 was cleared.
Four boys were arrested Saturday
night for shooting fireworks on Main
street. They were taken to Jail and
were later released on bail to appear
Monday. They were discharged by
Justice G.. f. Brown.
A band was organized at the town
hall Wednesday evening by the boys
of Milan and vicinity.
Miss Carnaghan's scholars realized
$40 at their entertainment. The
money will be used to purchase more
books for their school library.
Mrs. a. O'Neal was surprised We'd
nesday evening by a number of
friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
River RipIets.

The Verne Swain and Winona were
in and out.
The j. w. Van SAINT brought down
30 strings. The Kit Carson came
down with 16 strings.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge at a. m. was 6:45, at
noon it was $40. The temperature at
noon was 81.
The Kit Carson, Lafayette Lamb
and Lumber Boy came down. Boats
up were the Prescott, j. w. and Lydia
Van SAINT, Ravenna, Scotia and Inver-
ness.
Travel over the Rock Island
bridge Yesterday: Foot, north,
1903, south, 1920; total. 1928.
Teams, north, Sol; south, $40; total,
l,137. Street cars, 81 each way.
A barge loaded with stone and be-
longing to the lie Claire Stone COM
pany left its moorings near the ferry
dock on this side this morning and
had floated down stream a considera-
BILE distance when discovered by the
Pilot, the company's tow boat, which
put out from the Davenport shore
and captured the runaway when it had
almost reached the Crescent bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
When Hungry In htA

Thare was painful lacii Fl Vs-.cty
in our food. Men dying of thirst spend
their last hour in thinking of iced
champagne, sherry oobblers, cocktails
and drafts of beer, WHISTLES and sodas,
dead horses heads or whatever their
particular beverage may be. We gas
Economically fooled ourselves to the top
of our bent. II think, one would say,
when we get TO the Hotel de Paris to-
night We'll have nice little French
dinner OF SIX courses, with coffee and
green chartreuse to wind up with. +"
well, another would remark, Il
should be content with some soup, a
little fish, slice of beef and some tart. >
"Chops and tomato sauce for me-" muir
INJURED third, oblivious of the fact
that befell Mr.. Pickwick, who had a
similar desire.
Then we would reach a Shiny, be-
grimed village, creep into a smelling
hut and make our dinner of pork and
rice, or rice and pork when we desired
to vary the menu. But one night, at a
spot called TAPPING pu. when we called
for the perennial pork we were inform
ed we could not be supplied. "No
pork" we exclaimed, "no pork in
China! Why, Cinnamon are three parts
pork. Then we were told we We're i'll
a Mussulman village, where swine were
an abominaticn, but we could have salt
beef. We jumped joyfully at the salt
beef, so called, though we knew per-
fectly well it was nothing else but stale,
Improbable, sinewy wild goat.-Travel-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
The Poor NIother-in-Iaw.

Mother-in-law stories are drug on
the market, but this one seems to be u
little less druggy than usual.
A man and his wife went TO Europe,
and the mans mother law went
along. Up to this point there is no nov
city in the story.
On the voyage the motherin-law fell
i'll and died. OF course, she had to be
buried at sea, and so the usual canvas
sack was made, but instead of an iron
weight to sink the body they used a
bag of coal.
In commenting on the arrangements
afterward the beIeaved son-in-law who
suffered badly, said:
IL always knew where MN m
mother in-law was g-going, but BIB
blame me if l s-s-supposed she'd have
ito carry her own f-f-fuel n'-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Story nf "a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains-of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George ID. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such
slave was made free. He says:
MY wife has been so helpless for five
years that she could not turn over in
bed alone. After using two bottles OF
Electric Bitters she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for
female diseases quickly cures nerv-
BUSINESS, sleeplessness, melancholy,
headache, backache. fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medi-
cine is n godsend to weak, sickly, run
down people. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Only so cents. Sold by Hartz
d. Ullemever, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Children as Grammarians.

Two little tots of 4 aid 5. yesrs re-
spectively, living out of town, were
anxiously awaiting the arrival of ia
vorite uncle from whom they were eX-
pecting a visit. The train came in, but
no guest appeared, to the bitter disap-
pointment of the little ones. They ran
to their mother for consolation, the
younger one saying:
Mamma, don't you think Uncle
Ned oughter Gomez
"You mustn't say oughter; say
shooder,' put in the 5-year-old, with
all the dignity that such correction
would imply.-New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
oLDcOMMODORE.
Insisted on I:unnine His Own Nan-of-war
Even Sundays.

Insisted on I:unnine His Own NTan-of-war
, Even on Sundays.
a story is told. of an old commodore
at the Boston yard whose method of
measuring religious affairs was with
the same memorable rule used for tenn
poral things. One Sunday morning he
was aroused from his nap by something
out of the usual routine being announc-
ed from the pulpit, and he sternly adj
dressed the chaplain with: whats
that? What's that" The chaplain de-
murely repeated the notice that "by or
der of the bishop of the diocese divine
service will be performed in this chapel
on Thursday evening next" etc.
"By whose order?''
''By order of the bishop of the do
cese, sir"
'Well, thundered the commodore,
"Ill let you know that am bishop of
this diocese, and when 1 want service
in this chapel I'll let you know. Pipe
down." and he cleared the chapel.
On one occasion he heard different
voice in the pulpit from usual, and,
looking mp, he asked: "Who is that up
there? Is that you, Billy McMasters?"
Eyes, sir"
BILLY was a religious foreman in the
yard who sometimes helped the chap
lain along.)
Come down out of that, Numbered
the commodore. "When L want a relief
for the chaplain, I'll appoint one. Don't
you ever let me catch you up there
again" and he cleared the chapel
again.-"On a Man War;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
A Hard Pie.

That German was a delight, her cook
cry was often vile, but she was anus
ing. Her first efforts at pastry making
were lamentable. Marguerite, what
was the matter with the apple tart?
The crust was like stone" ''Oh,
madame, worked SO hard. 1 said to
myself, Now re harder 1 work. ze bet
ter it will be, so rolled and rolled.
and used all my strength, and now it
is Won stone.
One morning Margarete bounces into
my room and bursts out in an injured
voice, Madame, does our coachman be-
long TO my towel?' At last L discover
that she refers 10 the round towel in the
scullery, on which the offender had
wiped his hands in passing.
Magazine.