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The silver lance., 1899-02-10
SCHOOL REPORT.
For the Month Of January,
mber OF pupils enrolled seven.

Number OF pupils enrolled seven.
Flo Roddan.
Don Roddan.
Albert Usher.
Elva Ward.
Leila Ward.
Rosie Rosetti.
Jimmie Rosetti.
Number Of pupils absent one.
Number of pupils tardy none.
Department OF each pupil for the
month 100.
Leila Ward was absent one day on ac-
count Of sickness.
The promptness Of the Children ia at
having been tardy up to this time.,
]. L. WINTERS. Teacher.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Charlie Wilson. Charlie Hanson, Gus
Larson, John johnson, John Larson, Il.
Nelson, ]. Peterson aud Schwan Thor
wroth came down from the Burt mine
Wednesday to break the trail and take
up some supplies that threatened to he-
come exhausted before spring. Work at
the Burt will be carried forward without
delay until spring as full stock Of pro-
visions and all kinds Of supplies are now
stored at the mine,
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
nENTlON OF THE MINES.
What tie Weeks Work Mas Developed In the
Properties Of the District.

The force Of men at the Lead King
has been increased this week and work
is to be pushed with additional vigor to
open up as much ground as possible by
the first Of May, when it is presumed
shipping can be resumed.
At the Burt a stock OF supplies is in
that will enable work to be carried for
ward without delay until spring opens
up. The ore taken out in doing devel-
opment work is being cnbbed on the
dump.
The Laura tunnel is more than two
hundred feet in length, cutting the for
nation OF Meadow mountain, and
Messrs. Ford & Kline anticipate no diff
Guilty in completing it to depth Of four
hundred feet by the time snow melts and
the road is open.
The Crystal Mountain mine has cut
into some splendid looking ore in the
vein upon which prospecting work is be-
ing done. Manager Melton is very much
pleased with the indications in the main
tunnel where in the breast is a great
mass OF vein matter, very open and
heavy flow of water indicates the magni-
tude Of the vein. We hope to tell Of a
good strike there soon.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
Notice Of Application For U. s. Patent, No.
ago Ute. Survey No. I7S76.
Gunnison Land District.
Dated Noveu ber 21st. 1899.


Dated November 21st, 1898.
Notice Is hereby given that. in pursuance OF
the Act Of Congress, sp. roved May 10. 1882. T. 4.
L. Reyland. whose postofii ce is Marble, Colorado,
has made application for u patent for 1900 linear
feet, on the Silent Star lode. bearing silver, the
same being g., 81 = E., 1900 feet and N, 81. q
W. 800 feet from discovery shaft thereon, with
surface ground 800 feet in width, situate in Rock
Greek Mining District, Gunnison County. State
Of Colorado. and described by the official plat,
herewith posted, and by the field notes on file in
the Office Of the Register of Gunnison Lsnd
District, Colorado, as follows. viz:
Beginning at Cor. No, 1, whence the g. 4, Cor.
SEQ 7 ls h. 81 ". of 9th Principal Meridian
bears N. d ~ 20 L. 2226.s feet; thence N. 81
W. 1900 feet to Cor No. 2: theace 8. So 56. w.
800 feet to Cor No. s; thence 8. 81 E. 1900 feet
to Cor. No. 4; thesoe N, Sc So 800 feet to Cor.
No. the place Of bog, inning. Variation IL 30 L.
Containing io.ssl acres and forming a portion
OF the unsubdivIded Township les. of Range
81 W.of 9Th principal Meridian. eaid location
bong recorded in Vol IS page 140 Of the records
of Gunnison County
Adjoining claimants none known,
C. F. HAMLIN Register.
Flint pah. Nov, 1, 1889. Last pub. Jan. q. lsss
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

~LI P. BABCOCK. Of Avoca. N. r. .
veteran of the 3rd N. Y. Artillery and
~ for thirty years Of the Babcock q
Munsel Carriage Co.. Of Auburn. says: Il
write to express my gratitude for the mirac-
lous benefit received from DR.. Miles Heart
Cure. suffered for years, as result OF army
life, from sciatica which affected my heart
In the worst form, my limbs swelled from
the ankles up. bloated until was unable
to button my clothing; had sharp pains
about the heart, smothering spells and
shortness of breath. For three months
was unable to lie down, and all the sleep
get was in an arm chair. / was treated BY
the best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About year ago l commenced taking DR..
Miles New Heart Cure and 1t saved my nfe
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To EVAN L. JONES ard to his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that during the year
1893 have expen ded the sum of one hundred
dollars $500, in labor and Improvements upon
each OF the Hard Cash, Lucky Star and Occi
dental lodes mining claims situate lying and
being on Ga1epa Mountain. in the Elk Mountain
Mining District, in the county of Gunnison and
state Of Colorado. and the location certificates
OF which are Of record in the Recorders Office of
said county, in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of Section 1884 Of the revis-
ed Statutes of the United States and the amend
ment thereto. approved January 22nd, 1880
concerning annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold I'D lodes for
the period ending December sist, 1898; and il
within 90 days after the publication Of this notice
You fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
"f said expenditure as co-owner, together with
the cost Of this notice. your interest in said
claims will become the property Of the sub
scriber your co-own=r, who made the expendi-
ture required Of you under the terms Of said
section and amendment thereto
Dated January 1ith. 1893.
HORACE MILLER.
First published January 20, 1899, Last pub
shed April 2s. 1890.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Allen Hodges dropped down from the
clouds long enough today to let US know
that the Lead KING crew is all right. He
says snow is pretty deep up there and
snowslides and drifts have made the trail
a hard one to travel over.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Mrs Wise has a number Of interesting
pensioners in the birds Of the neighbor-
hood which gather around her door for
the food she always has ready for them.
Several of them are quite tame while the
antics Of the saucv blue Jays, "camp-
robbers" and woodpeckers are a source
Of constant amusement and interest.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
0ID you EVER SEE Al lhDIln!

Expect not; SO send a two-cent stamp
to the General Passenger Agent of the
Colorado Midland Railroad, Denver, and
he will send you 6ue colored picture OF
one.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Judge O'Bryan, temporarily in charge
Of the Marble Times, issued most cred
liable number last week. His descrir-
tion Of a snow slide was almost classic.
Literature and law is impersonified In
our modest. though talented Judge.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The boys at the Burt have been hav-
ing some sport Of late, trapping for the
wild animals which have been prowling
around the store house. Their efforts
have been rewarded by the capture OF a
fine specimen of lynx and a red fox and
expect to add lion and a wild cat to
tho collection soon.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

very large eagle was seen last Tues
day flying along the cliffs of Sheep
mountain. He alighted on a tree just
back of Jack Wise's house. After re-
naming several minutes viewing the
situation he spread his pinions and sail
ed away up Snow Mass canon.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

4aiI-oontractor Hiatt was 1t this end
OF the line last Sunday tosee il the prop
odtion OF opening the road for teams
was too tough to tackle. He decided to
try it but Old Boreas knocked the
ochems into a cooked hLt.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Don't FORGET that we can
clothe your feet with sea-
sonable goods. You can save much dis
comfort by giving proper attention to
your Footwear. Avoid severe colds and
apostolic case OF ofpneumonia.-TH Colo
TRADING & DBvELoPMENr COMPANY.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Tho boys at the Burt do not propose
to lot little snow like this phase them.
% they are having Jack Wise at them
IN out with snowshoes, In consequences
of which Jack has his snowshoe factory
goany full blast.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

A home talent organization is to give
an entertainment at Carbondale Satur-
day night. in which We note that Miss
Ira Freeman plays an important. Mr..
Archie Grahame is the director.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Frank Dempke and Paul Tichauser
returned from Marble Monday to resume
work on their contract at the Bear
mountain. The flow Of water Is now suf-
6cient TO furnish all required power.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Sunday night was tho coolest OF the
season. tho Thermometer registering
twenty below zero at SIX O'Clock Monday
mosning. Tuesday night was not hot
ono either. but the mercury was up to
twelve below.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The writer is under obligations to A.
r. Burnett for some beautiful CRYSTAL
and sulphide specimens from the Lead
King.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Yesterday Messrs. Doug Kellis, George
Garrett, Ed Adrian and Carl Viles were
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Usher
for dinner.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Andy Burnett remained nt Snow Mass
until Sunday and on Tuesday departed
for Aspen to see il his family were out
Of coal.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Yesterday was one Of the bright days
among many dark ones, and Old Sol
shone down with welcome warmth.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

W. u, Parry and George H. Tays were
in camp from Marble for little while
on Tuesday, coming up on snow shoes.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Sunday afternoon snow shoe party
made the AIR resound with laughter and
CHEEKY conversation, and the first visit Of
the season was paid to Snow Shoe hill
over by the powder house.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Evening snowshoe parties are the new-
est things in Crystal society. They are
not Invitation affairs, and the rules per-
init certain informalities, such ss taking
plunge baths In the snow and acrobatic
turpa.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Tom Parman has been employed OF
late packing steel between the Bear
Mountain tunnel and the Inez shop.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The storm this week proved too much
for the guy wires to the smokestack OF
jim Usher's house. and it rests at an an
glo towards Sheep mountain.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

George Garrett saws it is easier to kiss
q pretty girl than it is to climb hill on
we'll waxed snow shoes.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The first bright. warm day Crystal cit
izens will all spend the day out OF doors
to watch tho Sheep mountain snowslides
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Allen Hodges, Henry Kiniff and Geo.
Young camo down from the Lead King
Sunday afternoon.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Wednesday night tho storm settled
down to steady snowfall and more
than foot Of snow came down In twelve
hours.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

John Baroni is mentioned as a promi-
nent candidate for mayor at the spring
election.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

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The silver lance., 1899-02-10

To all appearances this is going to be
a winter remarkable for the number Of
snowslides.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

Lutte Fulton and Y. B. Ford were
down from the Laura tunnel Monday
night.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The snowslide that got the Crysta;
Mountain meat house Is the first to
como down that part OF Crystal noun
tain for many years.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

What's the matter with the weather
clerk. anyhow. Either he or the weather
has bad case Of grippe for both are
crankier than Beelzebub.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

as II by q miracle"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
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guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
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The silver lance., 1899-02-10
VIM. Pace brought in the mail Tues
day and again Wednesday.

Gus Bowman went home Wednesday
to remain until after the storm had
passed.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The snow shoe street car line is in full
operation this week.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
CRYSTAL CATEGORY.
Assay and MN Rsn Local nappsalngs eS Tie
canp sad coamunlty.
Got your valentine ready to sendf

r. B. Wright went to work at the Lead
King Monday.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10
Crystal Stage and Mail

Leaves Crystal and Carboudale at Z
o'clock a. m. and reaches each terminal
postoffice at 6 p. m.
The silver lance., 1899-02-10

The SILVER LANCE is THE paper Of the
Crystal River valley. II you want the
news OF the Gunnison mineral bearing
region read the LANCE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08
WORMS AND CYCLONES.
Are the Greatest Trinin OF the Wharf
Owners In Southern Sen
board Cities.

Spring is the time the small white
tofredo worm does business down
south in the wharf piles of cypress
wood. The first warm day of spring
the wharf owner looking down into the
green water tapping the edge of his
pier sees swarm of floating insects
about an inch long and about ward
oeiow the surface. The next day he
looks for them and they arc gone, every
one--gone into his good piles They
VIII never be seen again this season;
they VIII come the next, and by fhc
third year the wharf owner will need
toput In new lot Of piling. The ter.
redo worms eat away steadily until
they cut the hard logs fairly through
vast below high-water mark. -
In years Fast it was the custom in
'ome OF the seacoast cities Of the south
20 build wharves of n cribbage of logs
resting on the harbor bottom and
packed in with concrete. Put the nj
inost yearly cyclones picked ND these
eontFivances dnd set them down bodily
s'qaarter OF mile uptown in some
'qnfet street. With 20 feet Of mud for
pottom md heavily loaded wharyes md
the torredo worm working persistently
;;iafo the morning." "the Lord knows. !"
~ 4 Charleston wharf owner said tho
othNr day, what holds us up"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08
A SOLDIER Boys THOUGHTS.
he Had No Time for Home When
There Were Spaninrds
to Shoot.

A returned army officer relates this
incident OF the Santiago campaign: At
the, close Of the first days siege. two Off
ecrs were discussing in low tones the
exciting and tragic cv"nt" G' the day.
There was lull in the conversation,
during which the lieutenant. who WIS
given 10 sentiment, hummed something
about Just before the battle. mother"
The captains eyes were InCigt III Il no
ment and he turned his head away to
hide his weakness. Presently he no
ticed slip Of Il boy sitting on the
ground apparently examining his gun
i'll an absent-minded way.
pity to have such children in this
horrible business" said the captain in
thick voice.
"rhinking OF his mother or sweet
heart. I'll bet yOu," ventured the
lieutenant. Say, my boy" he called
TO tie youthful volunteer, with the
evident purpose of cheering him up a
bit, al penny for your thoughts"
II was thinking of my Mauser," the
little fellow replied.
"There, what did tell you," said the
lieutenant. turning to the captain;
thinking of lis mother, like Il dutiful
son: pity he isn't with her now; this
is no place for boys
The volunteer overheard this re-
mark. and, spr;nEing To his feet. he sa-
lnted and said: 81 said WAS thinking
OF my MauSer, and ! was--uy Mauser
rifle; was just wondering hlw many
OF those cussdd dagos could kill if
had them standing in row."
There was no further sympathy
wasted on the boy recruit; he was a
"frst-class flghtin' man"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08

The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds az per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
March 81, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08

TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash i'll treasury to tae credit of the
various funds, March 81, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08
JOINT STATEMENT
OF TIE
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
For Quarter Ending March 81, 1899.
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY uF ELKo. 3d.
AUDITORS OFFICE.

ELKo, April 3, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of County
Comm issio aers of Eiko county, New. !;
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
OF the county forNthe quarter ending
March 81, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
&. A. WATKINS. Auditor.
A. 6. DAwLEY. Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-08

RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
Balance in Treasury Dec.
81, 1893. ...... 1886 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
WHIPS SPANISH ROOSTER.
Am rican Bantam Puts a Quietus on
Admiral SIMPSONS Bird.

New York, May 27.-Another Ameri-
can victory over the Spanish forces
has been recorded, and Admiral Samp-
son holds himself responsible. When
the admiral left his home at Glen Ridge,
N. J., on his last cruise he was enjoined
by his sons, Ralph and Harold, who are
ardent admirers of fancy chicken stock
to bring back some specimens of the
Spanish game breed. The commission
was executed, and three of the finest
looking gamecocks in Porto Rico were
procured. One of them was supposed
to be the king of its kind, but its repu-
tation was concealed from the admiral
until the ship left port.
Mrs. Sampson told her boys when
the chickens arrived in Glen Ridge to
keep them away from the domestic
stock. Among the latter was a ban
tam rooster of pure American breed
and pugnacious disposition. The other
day While the boys were at school
sounds of strife among the chickens
and Ralph arrived silence reigned, save
of triumph in it.
I'm afraid it's the first Spanish vic
tory" said Harold, but his brother
stuck up for the American bantam.
When the door was opened the Porto
Rico champion was seen stretched on
the barn floor. Over the body stood the
bantam. Near by was another of the
Spanish birds fatally manned. 1t died
the next day. The third of the Spanish
birds was roosting high on the rafters,
and could not be induced to descend for
a long time. The bantam had not lost
q feather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.
The Seneca Tribe Preparing For Their
Annual Dance.

Vinita, I. T., May 27.-The council of
the Seneca tribe of Indians is in session
and has passed upon several matters
relative to the affairs of their nation.
They have determined upon today for
their annual strawberry festival
These Indians are preparing for q
great dance this year upon this &C.
casion. The plan determined upon is
according to their old custom. This
year, however, there will be no feast
or supper for the dead connected
with the festival. The war dance
will begin early in the morning, and in
the afternoon prayers will be offered
up to the Great Spirit, and the chief
of the tribe during the ceremony of
prayer will burn the sacred leaves, or
what is known to the Senecas as Indian
tobacco. While the smoke from this
Indian tobacco rises up from the small
fire in the center of the dancing shed
the chief mutters his solemn words of
prayer, with the belief that the smoke
ascends direct to heaven and carries
his words direct to the Great Spirit
After prayer will come the strawberry
festival Strawberries are put in
large vessel and Indian maidens take
out a pailful at a time and mix water
and sugar with the straw berries ana
make soup, which they pass around to
the Indians, who are seated in a circle
under the shed. Each drinks a dipper-
full, after which the dance begins under
the shed and continues all night.
The Indian strawberry festival will
take place in the hills east of this
place and will be largely attended by
white people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
EGYPTIAN ELECTRIC FISH.

TFrom the Boston Transcript
An interesting fish that inhabits the
waters of the Nile is the malapterurus
electricus, which is considered about the
best species of electrical fish for, unlike
gymnotus and torpedo, it's electric or
gans do not affect its motion. In a pa
per recently presented to the Royal in
stitution Of London, the theory is adj
vanced by Professor Gotch that the
seat of the electro motive force is the
nerve center itself, and not the collec-
considered the electric organ of the
million, and consist of modified mus
cular substance separated by an al
luminous composition, while each is
connected by a single nerve fiber to the
nerve-center. A measurement of the
electro motive force of the cells by a
capillary electrOmeter revealed the fact
that the electro motive force was of the
same order as that produced by the
contraction of a muscle, and amounted
to about 04 or .O5 volt. Between the
excitation of the nerve and the maxi
mum electro motive force there is q
tirle-lag of about IL, 900 of a second,
and an oscillatory electro motive force
is generated by a single monentary
excitation of the nerve. At the lecture
before the Royal institution already re-
ferred to the electric current from two
of these live electric fishes was shown
to many of the audience. Some of these
fishes were procured by the Senf ex-
petition of Columbia university while
at the Nile last summer, and are ex-
hibited in the museum of the depart
ment of zoology of that institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
MUST WEAR LONG SKIRTS.
Lynn, Massachusetts Committee Pro-
hibits Golf and Bicycle Cos
TUNES In SCHOOLGIRLS.

Lynn, Mass, May 27.-The wearing
of short skirts must be discontinued by
the women school teachers of Lynn, and
the men teachers must under no cir
cumstances appear at the schoolhouses
attired in knickerbockers and golf stock
ingS.
This is the edict of the school COM
mittee, and, while it has not been pro-
mulgated officially, the teachers have
what is expected of them in this re-
spect.
A member of the school committee,
in explaining the course of the board.
said that in his opinion it lowered the
dignity of a teacher to appear before a
class of children in short skirts.
THE short skirt fad he said, has
reached almost a craze in Lynn, and
women may be seen wearing them who
never ride a wheel.
LAS for the men, they should have
better sense than to appear in the street
in knickerbockers and loud stockings. )"
The teachers are up in arms about it.