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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
UTAH MINING DEAL.
sale Of the Centennial Eureka Property to
noston Parties.


The most important mining deal In
Utah for n long time was the sale OF
n controlling Interest In the Centennial
Eureka mine, reported In our columns
by telegraph last week, says the En-
cheering aud Mining Journal, aud
now confirmed by mail adylccs. The
transfer includes 22,OOO out Of the to.
tai OF 10000 shares, NJ u price OF $50
a share, which would give n valuation
OF 81, 100000 for the mine. The pur.
chnsors are parties connected with the
United States oil Company In BOstOn.
A payment OF Si5l.OOO was made on
August ist, aud the balance Of 81 ,3SG..
900 " to be paid before January ist.
1900 The property embraces about
100 ncrca at Eureka, In the Tintlc min.
ing district, Utah. There were two In.
dependent examinations made. first by
Mcssra. james W. NELL aud George W.
small, aud second by Messrs. Richard
A. Parker and A. r. Holden. Their re-.
ports substnntlated the representations
made 10y Mr.. j. T., Hamburger, who
presented the proposition TO the BIOS.
tonans In June, and the deal was
quickly cOnsumntod In short order.
The importance Of this change Of own.
orship n OF special note IN view OF the
large holdings la Bingham -Old Idr-
dan & Gnlcun. Niagara and Old Tcle-
graph purchased los this purity the
pnst spring and now the property %
the United States Mining company
while practically owned hy thp same
people. the ConreuninlEureIn win o..
independent coli thnt cowpWy though
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

ridge. for they we're found so tightly
entanEled in each others coils that the
utmost endeavors Of peace-makins
keepers failed to effect a separation,
and they we're left to settle the matter
according TO their own lights Next
day there was only one very stout py-
thon visible. These large reptiles evil
IDENTIFY know but one way OF settling a
quarrel.
In Germany potato bread Is used by
the natives Of Thuringia to feed thsiF
horses. especially when they are work.
ed hard In very cold weather The an
imals thrive on t. and their health
and strength are excellent The meth
cd Of preparation IA simple and mex
penslye. The potatoes are slowly stew
cd TIL soft; they are then mashed thor
oughly. and an equal amount Of corn
meal Is added. II is mixed into a thick
paste with a small quantity Of salt. The
paste Is then divided into four pound
loaves and allowed to bake TIL thor
oughly done In the slow country ov-
ems II generally takes from eighteen to
twenty hours. when cold they are fed
to the horses and cattle doing heavy
work at the rate Of four loaves a day
viz; one in the morning. one at noon.
one at about o'clock and one at night.
with the last about ten pounds OF poor
hay are given. Il Is claimed for this
method that horses can do much more
work on the same amount OF food and
that II is good for their teeth.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Perhaps the fayorlte sight OF Glib
raltar is the daily procession at sun
down for the locking OF the town
gates. The keeper OF the keys, look
ing very like prisoner despite his
uniform, marches through the town
In the center OF military guard. pre-
ceded by a reglmen,al band, which
plays Inspiring, familiar tunes. The
keys, OF enormous size. are borne aloft
before him as an outward and visible
emblem OF the vigilance OF Britain In
guarding her prime military treasure.
ION arriving at the gates. the guard
salutes, the martial strains strike M
with redoubled peal Of triumph.
while the great doors slowly swing to.
and are solemuly locked for the night.
Then right about turn. and the pro-
cesHion marches back 20 the convent
to deposit the kCys On the governors
Keeping conveying hy lts passage an
assurance 90 tAe people and garrison
that they may rest in peace. once
the gates ro Shut it were easier for
q camel 90 pn through tho eye OF a
needle tAau for amy unauthorized per-
son tu rO int0 Gibraltar Even "a be-
lated oAter returning from pig-sllcll-
inc beyond the lines would De con-
tronted by 30 many formalItlos and
the necessity Of inconvcnlencing so
many high persongres that NE would
probably prefer 10 encounter the dis
comfort OF q Spanish Inn Without
Tit-Blts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
cAoEp BEAUTIES
Exposed For sale 20 the rasssr-By 10
Algerian Narts.

Algerian Warts.
Mr.. William Shark describes In Lon
don Literature visit. while 10 Alge-
ria, TO a street OF cagcd women. 10
seems % Is forbidden 10 Europeans az
ter dark. but he wandered In. partly
through Incident. partly through curl
osltg lie writes. "some women were
In barred rooms and some In cages. NJ
fored for sale. The woman In the a.
cage ! passed was rather pretty and.
though her hair was dark. she had pale
blue eyes. Her long loose irease8 were
everywhere c'asped with little blpo
brooches. and I noticed that her lips.
The end Of her cara and her finger tips
we're stained a dull red She aco0sied
me In MOorlsh-French. and asked me
n would not Ike % take her away
from these jackais Of Moora and Arabs.
I said ! was a stranger. a wayiiror. and
n here today might be far tomorrow
She told me she was not an Arab CAL
lab be praleodiD' and not n Moor. elth-
or but Noulourll--thai Is. the child
Of a Moorish woman by a Turkish IA
Their. One girls face and manner I'M
pressed me greatly. She was not beau
tlfnl. hardly pretty. but she had n sing
ularly wlnsomc face. with large. fine,
gazollo-llko eyes. She was European.
a Spanlard. from one Of the Balearic
Isles. Strangely she was very fair.
with blonde hair full Of a duaky gold
sheen. She has been taken to Orau, at
the extreme western end OF Algeria, by
a Spanish naval officer. and there In a
few weeks had been deserted. For
some months she was a derolict In that
old lilspano- Maurcsque town, After
her child was born she had gone inland
TO hlll-set Tlemcen. the old Moorish
town that stands within sight Of the
frontier Of Morocco. There n rich Moor
had taken hor 10 his harem on hls
death a few months later she had been
purchased by a Jew from Alglcrs, an'
stralghtway sold to young Turk at
Bona. Tho Turk. when tired Of her
Of his property 10 an Arab
sholk who had grown Tired OF her IN
turn and placed her IN the street cage.
an article for sale. For some minutes
stood talking TO a poor Imprisoned
creature. when a passing guard took
notice OF the Incident and whispered 20
mo In French 10 move away az once
and return to the foreign quarter. He
had passed on before | could see Ms
'nce. The next moment deserted the
wi countenance Of n Jewlsh-l0oklng
Moor. behind the cage of the Oran
woman. lie was her owner and he had
been listening 10 our conversation.
Whom he discovered that he had not a
purchaser to toal with he came forward
irunquoly, DO you want her or notf
10 demanded. nnecrlnsly. In gutteral
Alrorlan French. 'No2 Then bo on
With YOU. inndel dog. and by the way
'ou came n you value your skim"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

In Iceland horses are shod with
Sleeps horn; In the valley OF the up
per oxus the antlers OF the mountain
deer are used for the same purpose;
the shoes being fastened with horn
pins; In the soudan the horses are
shod with socks made OF camels skin:
In Australia horseshoes have been
tried OF cowhlde. A German not long
ago invented horseshoe OF paper.
prepared by saturating with oil, tur-
pentine and other ingredients. Thin
layers OF such paper are glued to the
hoof TIL the requisite thickness Is at
talned. And the shoes thus made are
durable and impenetrable to moisture.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Scientists ave recommending tho
electric light bath. It is free from tho
exhauatlng cdecta of Turkish baths
and Is soothing TO soro muscles and
Joints Nervous headache Yields to
this treatment. and the bath Is OF very
great benefit TO porFnns of sedenary
habits. such as toacnegs doctors. law
yers and professional men generally.
Combined with @ cold shower Il Is said
the electric llsht bath % positively re-
iuvenatlng.
Il was In October 1894. that the big
python no the London roo fell into the
ieplorable error OF swallowing his COM
panion. a snake only a few Inches
shorter than himself A similar dlsas-
ter Is reported from Bombay. where
for some years past two large Indian
pythons had occupied cage In the
museum OF the Bombay Natural His
tory society, There was some mlsun-
derstandlnr between them over part
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
a NAruRE-LovrR's WEALTH

The following extract from an intor-
View with Mt John burroughs, recent
ly published IN Success. contains
things that are well worth thinking
about:
II consider the desire which most
persons have for the luxurlea that
money can buy an error Of mind. II
means nothing except lack OF higher
taslea Such wants are not necessary
wants. not honorable wants. II you
cannot got wealth with a noble pur-
pose. II Is better to abandon Il and
got something else.
peace OF mind IS one OF the bes,
things to seek-and hner tastes aud
feelings Tho man who geta these.
aud maintains himself comfortably, Is
much moro admirable and successful
than the man who gets money and
neglocts these, The realm OF power
has no fascination for me. | would
rather have my socluslon and peace
OF mind
"rhls log hut. with its bare tloors. Is
unlciont | am set down among the
beauties OF nature, and In no danger
Of losing the riches that are scattered
an about No one will take my walka
or my brook away tom me, Flow
ors, birds ana auimala are plentliully
provided, have enough To- cat and
To wear. and time 90 sec how beautiful
the world ga. and 10 enjoy o.
"Tho whole world IS after your
mouoy or me hmro you have bought
With your money No o. the trying 10
Keen them lat males hem scom so
prccIOuf.
"tlNc tn broaden gud 0nioy my own
ne, believing ihat iu .o l1.1r 1 DO
what 30 Bose for e,Osg odo. Itl hni
mn arer hfis only 90 wfiio about
thom J. sh1ull mover have wrI.ea
anything thU CO.'S ono oin would
have oICi lo ROAD. urat write FROM
Nmrahy aud l1yo- oboe .a. from oa-
I ioimCut-ur Uu, uf al
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

very Important rod discovery has
h.en mnde m the Corn mine On tho
Alicante district which has agnln at-
irieied attention 90 one of the Inn
r,rtant outlying sections Of the
c,unty. The Cora voiu lust opened
s the exclusion of the Walter Scott
Ii shows live feet between walls with
foot OF talcosc m1tcral that pans
remarkable values, 1'he owners have
mn abundant supply on water and can
secure q large amount Of gold by the
ne OF slulce boxes and rockers.
alicante district Is northeast OF Lead
Vile. on the line OF the South Park
foad The veins are assures In the
rrnnlte. and several pay mines have
hon opened up particularly the Bur
mah. which IS milling hfty tons Of
crude ore per day
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

One OF the latest burglar devices is
directed against the Intruder who
wishes to appropriate the contents OF
our safes. II Is to place a grating in
the floor near the safe. and hide under
II an arrangement for heating water
by electricity. When the safe breaker
steps on the covered grating and sets
to work there gradually rises a volume
OF steam, which soon makes him hurry
of.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

II. Hadden OF London has Invented a
new motor cycle. The bars. which
connect the benzlne receiver and mo-
tor, also carry the lighting apparatus,
and the bearers. which are connected
with the motor and back axle. carry
the driving gear. comprising toothed
wheels, leather covered wheels. etc.
The small wheel is always leather GOV.
cred and the large wheel metallic in
order to secure quiet working. The
driving gear Is constructed In such
manner that three different speeds can
be obtained. The machine Is operated
through a friction coupling by means
OF levers running along the benzlne re-
celyer, on each OF which there Is a bolt
whereby It can be secured when ADJUST
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
MINING MENTION.


uying the fact that the cyanide ana
tlorlnntion plants now IN operation
were not able 10 handle more than Is
pr cent OF the tonnage. For the last
two months there has been broken
daily between 900 and 800 tons that
was not shipped. The mills mt Flor.
ehcc. Colorado city and In the camp
have enough ore piled up and londed
90 cars ON the side tracks To keep them
Thinning from thirty to sixty days.
noth the Florence 4 Cripple Greek
and Midland Terminal railways have
ttpn unable 10 furnish cars 20 transfer
the ore as fast ns II was produced The
strike will cut down the product OF the
ds,rict fully Sl,O00,0OO for the year.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Tho Cripple CrUk correspondent OF
the Rocky Mountain Ncws sass,
1ho stnrtlug up throughout .ho state
of the smclirrs controlled by tho smeit.
cr trust WIN rolcyo tlc crowded c,n.
dillon OF the ore market at present. ana
iu ul probability thD decreased nro
ductlon fur the last fcw months Kim
be easily made mp ia the remaining uve
mouths OF the year. u win also put
several hundred men 10 work Ina NM
various big mines which wcre com.
PEELED 10 reduce their force ON account
Of not being able 10 ship their hlah'
grade product. While Cripple Cress
suffered less by the strike than env
other camp In the state, there is no az.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
BLASTING POWDER.
Advantages Derived From Uso Of Tw.
Mlnda.

Adynntngcs Derived From Use Of Two
Kinds.
Nitro powder and black powder may
often h. employed TO advantage In the
saine hole. where large masses OF
rock are to be dlslodgcd by a
single series OF blasts. Holes
arr drilled at stated distance apart,
Usually ten Ia sixteen feet, and set
back from the face u similar distance,
according 10 the character of the
ground. These holes are generally
started by striking the drill with n
hammer. but are finished by "churn.
Ing" They are made twelve to TWEEN.
" feet deep, again depending on the
character Of the ground. When finished
they are chnmbcrcd--thn II, small
quantity. one to three sticks, OF No.
powder Is exploded In the bottom OF
each for the purpose OF SCATTERING the
rock about the bottom OF the hole To
make space for heavier charge OF
powder nt the bottom. Then n quaint.
~ Of nitro powder. and sometimes u
keg or more ~ black powder Is poured
Into each hole. ana the set Of holes In
discharged by the electric spnkr or by
fuses cut 10 discharge NJ closely to.
gcihcr rs possible, though the latter
loses the benefit OF contempornncous
discharged by the electric spark or by
second or two clapscs between the cx.
nlosl0ns. The nitro powder, being a
decorative compound. cXplodcs lmme.
dlately. shatterlng the surrounding
rocks; the black powder, being COM
bustivc compound. cxcrts Its force
more slowly and ufta the fractured
rock mass. throwing II out Of It's posi-.
ton and rendering Il accessible to the
miner. This class Of blasting II par
uculnrly suited to opcn-cut work.
where II Is not desirable TO scatter the
rock by the force Of the blnst.-Minlng
and Scientific Press.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Washington Star "The milk has a
very bitter taste this morning." said
the suburban ne ideut
We'll" was the answer. III Won
want good milk you ought to be VIII
In TO help some. I've wondered time
an again why you didn't chase the
COW out OF your front yard All them
gernnlums an chrysanthemums an
things Is enough to spile any cows
milk"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

So greatly has grown the demand for
barrels. many OF which are shipped out
OF the country, that II has been found
difficult to meet It. the chief source OF
trouble being to secure the wooden
hoops used for this purpose. The spi-
raj wire is said to answer the purpose
faultlessly. II permits OF the same
treatment at the hands OF the cooper.
and the spiral exerts a tension which
enables the barrel to withstand rough
ua'ge TO n greater degree than the
wooden hoops.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Prom tho Chicago Newa She Cat the
depot -''lt must De awiully hard for
these poor foreigners who come 10 this
country 10 iud themselves strangers In
strange land" ile-"Oh. they don't
mind a. You see. ihey are used to Il.
having been born ana raised In foreign
lands" she-"True; / never thought
OF that"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

First Tragedian just listen 10 this;
"ln California there are ostrich eggs
weighing three pounds" Second Ira.
sedan Great Scott ltnt It lucky
our troupe didn't get a chance to play
In California this Year,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Won't your wife sling for us7" asked
one OF the callers. Il daresay. she
would; just asked her not TO-" re-
piled the knowing husband.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

George N. Depew, OF Canandalgua,
n. Y. proposes to dlsplace the wooden
barrel hoop by spiral wire. for which
ho has Just received patent.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01
USEFUL INSECT.
1T rs INDISPENSABLE TO THE
SMYRNA FLO.

California Couldn't Raise This Fruit
without Importing the Littie nug 10
DO the nusines.-The Federal Govern
ment Intercitod. q
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-01

Tho following extract from an lntor-
View with SIT. John burroughs, recent
ly published IN Success. contains
things that are well worth thinking
about:
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28

X. o. MCCORMICK has been appointed
passenger traffic manager of the South.
ern Pacific company TO take effect May
!. with headquarters ut San Francisco,
Mr.. Mccormick Is at present passenger
traffic manager Of the Big -Four route at
Cincinnati, one OF the Vanderbilt lines,
and is n OF the foremost passenger
managers In the world. He will receive
the handsome salary OF s25.0O0a year
and II Is safe 10 say his aggressive
methods will be felt throughout the
west, There is nc more popular railroad
Official in the entire east and the Pacific
coast railroad fraternity can be con
graduated OIL the acquisition OF such a
man as X q. Mccormick.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28
Future Of the nIcycle.

IL Is agreed BY all bicycle manufsct-
urers that the 1899 models represent the
perfect wheel. improvement seems to
oe impossible. Precisely the same thing
is true OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
IL represents the limits OF science in
overcoming disease, and ii IL impossible
10 make q better medicine for the stom-
ach, liver, kidneys and blood. A few
doses OF the Bitters will start weak, ner-
yous and bloodless people on the road 10
strength. A regular course OF treatment
will bring back the pink 10 the cheeks
and sparkle 10 the eye. Sleep will come
naturally, and II will be refreshing and
healthful. Dyspepsia, indigestion, and
constipation will be completely banished,
and the blessings OF true health be-
slowed. Never take a substitute for this
perfect remedy.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28

ted to remain on the statute books, Its
benefits will be apparent. 1t enforces
the building OF school hnuses In every
school district OF the territory, and II II
is not repealed. within three or four
years from this date there won't be q
single school district In any county Of
our fair land without its school house.
owned by the district, however humble IL
may be. The money that ought to have
been 20 used has for years been wasted,
but this act clinches things and renders
II impossible 10 avoid the building of a
school in each school district. We give
here below a copy Of tie bill for the in
formation OF bur readers, and certainly
MIR. Gutierrez deserves the sincere thanks
OF every lover Of education ia the terri
tory:
"An act TO enforce the building OF
school houses in the several school dis
tficts OF the counties OF the territory"
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory Ut New mexico:
Section |. That the county school su
perintendent OF schools for each county
In this territory shall have power In
cases where any school district in his
county does not own a school house, or a
III and proper school house, 10 order the
directors OF such school district to sub
init the question of issuing bonds Of
such district FOR the purpose Of building
q school house, IA provided Tor IN section
1912 OF the complied laws OF 1897, 70 the
voters OF such school district, and for
failure or refusal 30 10 do, such superin.
{ ndent shall remove any or all OF such
directors from office, aud appoint Others
Of his own choosing In their places.
Sec. 2. In cases where the question OF
issuing such bonds has been OF shall be
admitted to the voters of such school
district, and shall fail 10 carry, then such
county superintendent OF schools shall
m writing order the county treasurer "a
act aside such portion OF the school fund
E Il such district. not less than one fifth
. thereof, yearly Tor the putpcra ~ r'entu'
Ally buiIiing "A school house iOT such dis
2 trict, AMI such fund shall be kept foI
= such purpose only. and such s%uperinten'
lent shall when ia his opinion such fund
liz sufficiently large for the purpose,
rider the school directors OF such district
/. 10 build such sci COL house, he 10 approve
u the contract therefor.
Sec 3 Any person failing TO perform
the duties required OF him by this act
9 shall be- guilty OF a misdemeanor, aud Oh
: conviction thereof shall be punished b,
A fine Of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than five hundred dollars
aud II IL hereby made the duty OF tn,
territorial superintendent OF education
0r OF public instruction to see that thi
act Is strictly enforced, and TO make al
proper complaints for violation thereof
and IL IL further made the duty Of al
district attorneys to vigorously prosecut'
% the same.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28

Wickstrom instituted IN investigation,
and found that 10 the excitement Incident
to his detection. the robber had carried
away his p%antaloons by mistake. The
gold watch and pocketbook had been left
behind, 30 Mr.. Wickstrom considered that
he had been quite lucky in his expert
ence with the robber after all. on 'ers
were notified Of the occurrence. but have
so far failed to find any trace either Of
the robber or the pants.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28
stoI, He PaninInonr.

John Wickstrom wss aroused from his
slumbers at his home on south Walter
street shortly after midnight last night
by a person moving around in his room
Mr. Wickstrom CAV vocal signal which
notified the robber that his presence had
been discovered. and II he loved his life
and liberty very dearly he had better
make himself scarce, which he did by de-
parting through the front door. Mr..
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28

The SocOrro Chieftain says: -. ".
Terry has received from the bureau OF
animal industry ut Washington a small
package Of virus for the incubation Of
calves and young stock for the prevention
Of the disease known a blackleg. 1t Is
claimed that while there Ia no cure for
the disease after IL one affects the ami
NAL, 1t can be prevented by inoculs-
tiono
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-28

CAREFUL estimates OF the footings Of
the next census OF the United States
give q population OF 100000, without
counting new island possessions. The
figures In 1890 we're about ~, 0OO. 900. In
wealth the country has advanced even
more rapidly. An aggregate OF $4,000
100000 Is expected. an increase since
1880 OF t45,O 100000 600. or IA much "a the
whole increase from 1860 10 1880.