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The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Carl Schurz was the guest of honor
at a dinner given at New York on the
9Th, in celebration of Mr.. Schurz's
SEVENTEEN birthday, and more than 900
German-Americans were present.
From first to last the occasion was an
ovation to Mr.. Schurz. Diplomas of
honorary membership in a number of
different societies were presented to
him. The Leiderkranz society gave
him a magnificent punch bowel ard
ladle in solid silver, and an address of
congratulation. signed by 1000 Ger
man-Americans, members of at least
500 German societies In all sections,
was given to him,
The silver lance., 1899-03-17
MRS. COOPER.

rhe Most Famous Sculptures In the
WsrIA, Entirely Cared BY Pe-ru-na
Mrs. M. c. Cooper of the Royal Acad-
emy Of Arts, London, England, is un-
doubtsdly one of the greatest living
sculptors. She has modelled busts OF
half the nobility Of England. and is
now in Washington making busts oil
distinguished Americans. Mrs. Cooper
has just completed a bust OF Mrs. Bel
va Lockwood. which is now In tne
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

A telegram from Princeton. N. j..
says Mr.. Cleveland will be candidate
for the democratic nomination in 1900.
Is it possible that the eminent gentle
man is SO thoroughly convinced OF his
mission as savior Of the nation and
Of the peoples recognition Of him as
such that he thinks they will break
away from their old-established third
term rule? It is almost certain. II
this is the case, that he overestimates
the general fear Of danger.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Alger went to Boston with Presi-
dent Mckinley and was hissed. 1t
takes a good deal to make the Hubites
forget their manners. but ignoring
baked beans as army rations Is no
slight provocation
The silver lance., 1899-03-17
DeSp0ndIng France.

What rank does France now hold
among the nations of the world?
few years ago, in spite OF our disas-
ters, we were still great nation. the
second in the world, yielding first place
only to England. Now we are no
higher than fourth. for both Germany
and the United States have surpassed
us.-Siecle.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

The palmist who has discovered that
Gen. Miles will become president some
day is not the one who figured Grover
Cleveland to be a three-time winner.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

The retaliation clause In the agri-
cultural bill before congress provides
that the secretary Of agriculture.
whenever he has reason to believe that
articles dangerous to the health of the
imported from foreign countries, shall
make a request upon the secretary of
the treasury for samples from the
original packages of such articles for
inspection and analysis, and the sec
retary Of the treasury Is authorised
to open such packages and deliver sam
pies to the secretary Of agriculture for
the purpose mentioned, giving notice
to the owner or consignee, who may
be present and have the right to intro
dues testimony. The secretary OF the
treasury. with the approval Of the pres
ident, may refuse to deliver to the
consignes any goods which the secre-
tary Of agriculture finds to be adul-
terated or otherwise dangerous to
health. and shall proceed against such
goods under the law"
Lord Cromer, who has made so nota-
BILE q success of the British adminis-
tration in Egypt. says one Of the fun
damental principles Of his policy has
been to employ as few Europeans and
a. many natives as possible in the c1vil
service. and to choose every one, In
high place or low, with the utmost
care and with sole references to merit.
That = q golden rule Of colonial ad-
which may we'll be
adopted as the cornerstone Of our own
policy In dealing with the alien lands
that have come. or arc likely to come,
lnAee the eagles wing.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

The report that Ambassador Choade
is negotiating for the Curzon mansion
in London looks as II he proposed to
dispense some choice hospitality when
he gets located over there.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Chicago hospital doctors are merely
ward healers.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

A Pennsylvania mine-owner says
there will be no anthracite coal after
2O63. After that what will the trust
do?
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Young Senator-elect Bever1dge Of In
diana has several Of the qualifications
which may some time make him
president. He began his career by
drying a log team. ..
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

What this country needs is a few
converted heather to do little mis-
sionary work In our large cities.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

II is nearly time for some enterprise
ing reporter to interview Mr.. Roberts
OF Utah, regarding his white mans
burden"
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

1t begins to look as the destruc-
tion of Cervera's feet also supplied
enough trouble to go around.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

There is no truth In the rumor that
Mr.. P. d. Armour is to be made pres
tdent OF the Pure Food Association.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Both the willy Iiveryman and the
bloated bondholder use cutters In the
accumulation of wealth.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

craftsmanship is probably needed in
the Philippines, as Dewey said, but
just at present 1t is hard to see how
any is to be spared from Washing
ton.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

All persons are born happy, but IL
order to continue SO to the end they
must die young.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

Gen. Gomez was liberal enough to
make a $4,000, 900 discount for cash
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

After Cervera is convicted and serves
out his term, the best thing he can
do will be to come to the United States
and live among his friends.
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

When II is necessary for ships to
navigate the Chicago river then Gomez
the tug
The silver lance., 1899-03-17

A chronic bore sometimes hurts
worse than q dentist.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30
Exposition Gamma en- LondreS

Hase inaugurado ea el Royal Aqua
rum, de Londres, la exposition anual
Gamma, compuests aotualmente de 400
especies.
Entire los perros mas notab'es que f.
guran en- la misTa, m-ncionan los pc
r.odicos de dicha ciudad un precioso
eiemplar de faa0H pHs valuado en- 1000
libras esterlinas.
Tambien llaman la aten ion varios Gu
riosos ejempiares de Kiag CHarlts far.
ter,ks y sbanieis
Mr. H. Brooke exhibe, q ras de una
co'eccion completisima de perros exoti-
cos originarios de China, Japon y otros
paises del Extreme Oriente, ell famoso
Fa,th<st Notth. 1nico superviviente de
la trailla de perros esqu males que llevo
el teniente Peary en- su reciente expedi
cion polar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30
Los preIlioS dc Ia Academia fra1ceSa

En- la Ultima session celebrada por la
Acs iemia francesa ha sido adjudicado
el premio Archon des Perouses, impor
tante 5000 frances, al poeta M. Hs-
rancourt por su libro de poesias Les agss
! Esboiy au monde.
Los 1000 frances del premio del con
eurso de poesias para 1899 han sido
repartdos en- la siguiente forma: 1000
fran os q M. Dh. Dufour. FOR el libro
tituado P0estes kgendairss; 500 fran.
COS 4 M. Raymond Fevrier. por su liz
bro IN Pais efvenak, y otros 500 al P.
Jean Vaudon. autor de la obra Pinis ct
Soleii.
FL premio Capu an de 1900 t-ancos,
destinado al mejor poema escrito sobre
un unto moral y religioso 6 eual-
quier obra teatral que contribuyese Ia
morali1aci6n de la iuventud, ha sido
adju licado M. Leonce Dupont POI. .su
poesia Stysnitt.
E. tema del concurso de poesias para
adjudicar el premio de 1000 frances
sera en- Ell an , proximo "El Siglo XIX"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30
EIontrIdS PIprtorrIqueiaS
80 De JUNO

1896. -Llegan Sevil'a $500 pfesos
remitidos de la isla
1909 Sc hace cargo del Gobierno el
Mariscal de Campo don Salvador Me
lendez y Bruno, que ceso en- "A de Mar
20 de 1920.
I82I-Real orden estab,eciendo en-
esta Isla la Audiencia territorial y seis
Alcaldes mayores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30
JAN, PR, VlERNEs. 80 DE JUNO DE 1899.

e. emperador de los franceses guerra
establecer una paz perpetua, distribuyen
do ell mapa de Europa en- fotma tai que
quedasen satisfechas las vo.untades de
todos los pueblos. esss
Todas las granies pot,ncias. ex
cepcion de la entonces joven lta'ia-de
la que a1n no formaban parte Roma nj
Valeacia. temieron perder demasiado
en- la combina-i6 y Sc negaron ce.e
brar conferencia alguna. con pretextos
mas menos justihcados.
Hubo otra proposition de desarme
casi desconocida. y de la cual solo dos
historiadores, Sybel y B.nedetti, Sc han
ocupado, alnque en- forma bAstante va
ga.
Solo sc trataba en- esta proposition de
ON desnme restringido, ysla idea fus so
metida por el canciller austro-hIngaro,
conde dc Beust 4 Napoleon III, que Ia
rechazo con bastante fialdad.
Mr.. Pingaud atribuye dicha negativa
a I'm informe del agregado militar fran
css en- Berlin, coronel Stoffel. quic1 ma
nfestaba en- aquel que la reduction del
eercito de Prussia seria ilusoria causa
de la organization de la "landwehr," que
aseguraba a ,dicho Estado eaormes re
c1rsos en- case de guerra.
No sc explica facilmente que un ar
grmento tan decisive en- 1868 no tuvie
,e Ia misna fuerza dos amos mas tarde
en- gu. el conde Daru, ministro de Ne
yocios extranjeros con el Gabinete Emf
lio Olivier, recogio Ia idea de monsieur
Pingaud y consiguio obtener la adhesion
lie Napoleoa III.
Para p,esentar su proposition en- Ber
lin, Ell conde Daru fecurrio 4 un inter-
mediario. lord Clareunon, minis 70 in
giles de Negocios extranjerss en- el Ca
binete Gladstone.
Lord Claredon tenla gran simpasia por
Franca era decidido partidaro de la
,acifcaci6n International y a el Sc con-
fio completamente el embajador de Fran
cia en- Londres, marques de la Valette,
en- D., de Febrero dc 1870.
Lord Claredon contesto que tenia no.
ticia de que el Principe real de Prussia,
que mas tarde habia de ser el Empera-
10. Federico, era oran partidano de las
ideas pacihcas; pero el Rey GuiIiermo
el conde de Bismark tenian disposi-
cion muy diferente.
Sin embargo, consistio en- hacer una
exploration, aun1ue solo en- nombre de
nglsterra. fin de no iospirar descon
flanza Prussia.
Con la aproba :ioa de Ia Reira Vic
toria de l1rd Gladstone NJ =
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30
CABLE NEWS

The Secretary of War in Washington
is actively reconcentrating the troops
'e' that are tobe sent TO the Philippines
lie is assured that in one of the ex-
peditions which will leave, General King
will go, who is established already in
health
Fl. The concentration OF volunteers is
ana being made with the greatest order.
80 General Deigsdo, Inspector CT the
:. works of the Notifications which are be-
"i ing carried on in the Canaries conferred
yesterday with the Minister Of War, Mr..
Polavieja. a.~--
Pursuant to General Delgado the
Canaries on account OF its admirable de-
a,s fences, and the patriotism Of its inhabi
80 tants can resist with advantage any
aggression.
'"S The Secretary Of Justice of the Uai-
ted States of America, Mr.. Grigg is all
ing some what.
On account of this said functionary
will go to spend some days at Hot Spring
[Virgirial.
The contra torpedo boat destined to
transship Dreyfus has lett Brest.
Said vessel will 60 to the island Of
Ouessant in front of which the trans
shipment will be made.
1t is calculated that the cruiser Sfax
will arrive at that place on the goth
inst or Ist prox,mo.
A.. The Papers say that the Paris 60
vernment has di. played such brilliant
display Of military forces in Btest that
this maritime city resembles very much
an encam oment.
England. by means of insistance has
succeeded getting from Portugal, the
'-ssion Of the Bay OF Delagoa.
: concession has brought out the
European governments
liant against the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

FL Delegado de la Isla culebra IN
presentado la renunc;a de su cargo fun.
dlndose en- motives de salud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

s.--Paraa su- aprobacion ha sido .remitido (
la Secre- aria de Estado el presupuesto
ordinario que ha de regir en- Biyam6n
durante el afo econ6mieo de 1899 &
1900.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

J. NJ III l53
FL Delegado de la lila culebra ha
presentado la renunc;a de su cargo fun.
dlndose en- motives de salud.
Para 81 aprobaci6n ha sido .remitido (
la Secre' aria de Estado ell presupucsto
ordinario que ha de regir en- B,yam6n
durante el afo economieo de 1899 {
1900.
FL ayuntamiento de Aguas buenas ha
votado TN credito extrsordinario por va.
lor de Glen pesos para atender los gas
tos de vacunaciou que sc han originado
en- aquella localidad.
lia sido nombrado miembro de Ia
Junta Superior de Sanidad que ha de
organiaar Ell servicio Sanitario en- toda IL
isis, eldoctor don Ricardo Hsrnsader.
E. microbes de esta semana apareci6
ahorcada en- el barrio Mameyes, del Do
RADIO, la vecina Candida Negron, que ha.
cia algun tempo estaba dcmente.
Aver jueves debio verifcarse en- el
Casino de Ponce ell bale de aldea
que estaba anunciado.
La Asociaci6n de Dependents
Mayagiiez celebro anteayer noche
nueva reunion con objeto de establet
una sociedad de Detallistas.
FL microbes fue conducida 1 Ia Sala
de socorros de Ponce, Petronila Ortiz.
por atropeIlo de So morido Carlos Mu.
hog.
La asociacion de marinos de Maya
giiez entrego q su presideute, don Jose
Carrillo, la suma de $4z.2o cantavos que
habian sido desfalcados.
Ha fallecido en- Ponce doa Alfredo
Casals. persona muy apreciada en-, --@sGs
liza poblacion.
De un dia a otro Sc estrena-
yagiez la compafiia de presto
y variedades que dirige e'c
-
La comision encar'
ha inoculado en- Ana
cion unas IL mil per-
censo han quedado SIN
MIL
La Direcc;E-
informado g
acerca de Z
ci6n dele
os Asia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

dos lustros. jTal vez con csc objeto
fueron ha POGO Lisboa Las escuadrss de
Alemania ( Inglaterra!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

FL ayuntamiento de Aguas buenas ha
votado TN credito extrSordinario Dor va.
lor de Glen pesos para atender 4 los gas
tos de vacunaciou que Sc han originado
en- aquella localidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

Ha sido nombrado miembro de Ia
Junta Superior de Sanidad que ha de
organi2ar Ell servicio Sanitario en- toda Ia
isis, el doctor don Ricardo Hernsndex.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

e. emperador de los franceses guerra
establecer una paz perpetua. distribuyen
do ell mapa de Europa en- fotma tai que
Quedasen satisfechas las vo.untades de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-06-30

FL microbes de esta semana aparecit
ahorcada en- Ell barrio Mameyes, del Do
RADIO, la vecina Candida Negron, que ha
cia algun tempo estaba dcmente.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
KANSAS NEWS.
The Army Worm Makes Its
Appearance at Moline.
Destroys Fields of Corn, Cane
and Alfalfa.
THICKER THAN ANTS.
They Eat Up a Field of Grain
In a Night.
They Are In Butler Co. Doing
Damage Also.
THAN ANTS.

Moline, July 25.-Much concern is felt
here by the ravages of the army worm.
which has appeared within the last
week and is destroying field after field
of Kaffir corn and cane.
One man who had 40 acres Of fine corn
the first of last week now has a rag
ged, almost Unrecognizable field of bar
rem stalks, the leaves and green shoots
being entirely eaten off
Another man did not know of them
until he went out in his garden Satur
day morning only to find it entirely de-
strOyed. even the grass and green weeds
being eaten to the ground. They are
SO plentiful that places which are de-
void of them today may be eaten bare
by tomorrow night
An examination Of some tall grass
where they were working showed thOus-
ands of them at work with as many IS
two dozen on one blade of grass, con-
Stunning it with an alarming raDiditY.
meadows and gardens, but alfalfa fields
and in fact everything that is fresh and
green is being deVOured by them Per
sons cOngregate in groups and view
them IL the streets here as numerous,
some times. as ants.
There seems to be nothing to inter-
fere with them as no one has seen any
of the birds feeding on them, and unless
they should by some cause be exter-
minated, or die off, there VIII be a great
scarcity of feed in this section of the
and other ''roughness'' will be more
keenly felt as a good many depend on
the rOughness to carry their stock
through the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
The Santa Fe to Build Three
New Oklahoma Lines.
Line No. 1, East From Guthrie
to the Creek Nation.
DISTANCE OF 60 MILES.
Second Branch to Leave Main
Line Near Bliss.
Line No. 3 to Leave No. 1 In
PaWnee Co. For BartIesYille.

Guthrie, o. T., July 25.-The Eastern
Oklahoma Railway company was in
corporated here today to build three
new lines of the Santa Fe route in
Oklahoma Line No. IL as described
in the application for charter, will start
from a point on the Santa. F'e main line
at or near Guthrie and go eastward to
a point on the west of the Creek nation,
thence to the most suitable point south
of the Cimarron river and north of
township 16 north. The estimated dis
lance will be sixty miles.
The second line is to be built from a.
connection of the Santa. F'e between
Bliss and the Salt Fork of the Arkansas
river, to a point on the north line of the
Creek nation near the confluence of the
CimarrOn and Arkansas rivers, passing
through Pawnee. This will be sixty
five miles in length
A third line will be constructed from
a point on line No. u in Pawnee coun-
ty, north and northeast, by way of
saltwater, Pawnee and Pawhuslxa, to
connect with the Kansas, Oklahoma
Central and Southwestern lines at or
near Bartlesville, in the Cherokee ma
ton. The names of Henry E. Asp, J. R.
COttfngham, U. c. Guss and w. H.
Merten, of this city, and F. T. Dolan
OF Wichita, appeared on the application
for the charter. Mr.. Asp, representing
the Santa Fe company, holds 81 996
shares of the stock and the others each
one. AIdace F. Walker, New York; E.
r Ripley, Chicago; E. D. Kenna Chi
cago, and F. T. DOlan. Henry F. Asp,
Z. c. GuSS and w. H. Merten are
named as directors This board elected
all of the officials of the Santa Fe as
officers of the company. The company
IS capitalized at 81 200, 900. Work on the
INES IS 10 commence at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
Tours In the Rocky Mountains.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad. offers to
tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
transcontinental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains.
all through tickets available via either
The direct line to Cripple Greek. the
greatest gold camp on earth. Double
daily train service with through Pull
man palace and tourist sleeping cars
between Denver. San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and Denver and Portland
The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana,
oregon and Washington via the Ogden
Gateway" Write s. K. Hooper, c. p.
& T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
Descriptive pamphIets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
FOUR GIRLS DROWNED.
While Wading One Steps Into a Hole
and Others Perish In Attempt
ing Rescue.

Wichita, July 25.-Edna Curtis, Mile
Dietrich, Mabel and Inez Neal, all of
Caldwell We're drowned late yesterday
afternoon in the Chicaskia river, about
a mile from the little town of Drury,
in Sumner county.
A party of nine young ladies from Is
to 10 years old, chaperoned by Mrs. w
H. Robinson of Caldwell were camping
on the Chicaskia, near the Drury mill
fishing grounds. In the afternoon five
of them were wading in a shallow place,
when one of the party, Miss Edna Bat
ton stepped into deep hole. She began
to struggle and scream and Miss Curtis
jumped in to rescue her. Both of them
sank. and when they rose the first time
all three of the other girls sprang into
the hole and attempted to help them.
The screams brought Mrs. Robinson
and the other members of she party to
the bank. and by means of a fishing pole
Miss Baton was pulled to the shadow
water and saved, though she was I'M
conscious and remained so for an hour
The other girls drowned and sank to
the bottom. The bodies remained in the
water for nearly an hour, when some
boys who were camping mile up the
river were notified and brought the
cCrpses out by diving. The water was
about eight feet deep. When the news
reached Caldwell nearly all the stores
were closed and 200 people went to the
scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25

hpsburg and Colorado Springs, has a
lay off long enough to visit his old
Iowa home and harvest his 100 acres OF
wheat.
Twelve cars of horses from EII1o, Ne
vada, bound for Chicago, made a spec
iaI Rock Island train a. few days ago.
The Rock Island did a business in and
out of Smith Center in June, in car load
lots, of 81, while the station business
footed up $8,OSO.76.
In one Rock Island train out Of Phil
lipsburg there We're q car loads Of hOme
grown cattle belonging to Harry Simms
and L. A. Champlin. They were so fat
that the railroad company gave them
double header They brought $685.
1t is said there will be a postal agent
put on the Jewell line of the Central
Branch soon For years the company
has been supplying the towns on that
branch with pouch mail.
A freight car on the Rock Island road
loaded with a traction engine was a
curiosity to several by-standers. The
smoke stack was labeled: 10 year old
whisky"
J. D. Holder, passenger conductor on
the Rock Island between Belleville and
Kansas City. was a visitor with his
Phillipsburg friends last week He has
been in the service with Rock Island
for a. dozen years and for several years
lived in Phillipsburg.
N NJ. Brigham has been appointed
tourist agent of the Santa Fe Pacific
with headquarters at Flagstaff A. T.
A crew has started the telegraph line
along the extension of the Santa Fe
from Bramen to Blackwell. The ma
teriaI has been sent down and the work
will be pushed rapidly, so as to have
the line completed by the time the road
is finished to Blackwell.
A temporary change of agents is be-
ing babe at the express office at Wei
lington. Agent G. 3. Reynolds goes to
Wichita, where he viii have charge OF
the office for six or eight weeks, having
been called there to relieve Agent Z. H
Stevens A. r. Maxwell, a messenger
running between Newton and Amarillo.
Texas, will have charge of the Office at
Wellington during the absence Of Agent
Reynolds.
o. N Hittle, who has been agent on
the Santa Fe at Spivy has been sent to
Canadian, Texas, this morning to re-
lieve Agent GIendening who will be
transferred to Blackwell 0. T.
A Sherwood, at present foreman Of
the Wellington round house, will be pro-
NOTED to master mechanic and will be
given a. force of about three additional
clerks. He now has only one clerk
T. w. Jacobs has resigned his posi-
ton as gang boss at the Central Branch
shops, and leaves in few days with
his family for Salt Lake, where he will
accept a position as car inspector on the
Oregon Short Line under J. NJ. Black
burn, formerly of AtchisOn. ThOs. Muir
ply, late car inspector, has succeeded
Mr.. Jacobs temporarily.
S. 0. PeaTsall, night operator at Elm
dale, has been transferred to Abilene,
where he will work as freight clerk w.
H. Hume took his place at Elmdale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-25
Ellis county Gold Fields.

R. C. Trey is just home from western
Kansas. He visited the Ellis county
gold fields and says there are magnif-
cent prospects. The shale in which there
are mineral deposits underlies thOus-
ands of acres and the tests by assayers
show a ton of the rock run $14 gold, So
zinc and SO silver. Four car loads of
rock were shipped to Pueblo this week
to the ore mills. Mr. Trey was so i'm
pressed with the prospect that he today
wired to purchase a quarter section
near the experimental shafts. Con-
ductor Follings of the u. P. is half
owner of four sections. The land
where the finds are being made was
once owned by j. NJ. Fisher and n.
BIevins of this city. They had $4,000
acres.-Abilene Reflector.