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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
years ago this spring the

IWenty-one years ago this spring the
huge Cornish pump in No. incline of
the Union mine, one of the properties
of the National Mining and Explora-
ton company, four miles south of Hell
ena, ceased to plunge it's great arm into
the depths, and the miners gathered
up their picks and drills, walked I'D
the 6O0-foot incline, ate their lunches
in the engine room, returned to their
homes and never went into that incline
again. The miners in all of the other
inclines and slopes were ordered to
quit work. We're paid off and the busy
camp of Unionville changed from a
lively town to a quiet, dignified, unim-
portant mountain village of 100 souls.
1t was said then that in the bottom of
No. 2 was a vein of rich gold ore a
foot or IS inches wide. However, the
management saw fit to close the mines
down, and down they went, and for
keeps, for since that day the face of
the incline tunnel has not been seen.
Water submerged the workings of all
the mines up to within 200 feet of the
entrance or collar of the inclines.
Three hundred feet west of No. in
cline, over which stood a stone engine
and reel room, was the Owyhee in
cline, which penetrated the hill for a
distance of LOO feet. The first 900 feet
of the shaft dipped at an angle of
about 40 degrees, and below that it
eased off to an incline of 80 degrees.
There were other shafts including
the discovery, known as the Whitlach,
at intervals along the lead for a dis
lance of 1000 feet or more. The Union
mill, a 20-stamp affair, built in 1867,
treated the ores and it is credited with
an output somewhat in excess of S., 000,-
900. This mill, after the mines had
closed down, was overhauled and eX-
tensivey repaired, fact that gave
rise to the belief that the closing down
of the mines was only temporary
move and that before fall they would
resume with increased Vigor and en-
larged force. Indeed, this belief firmly
rooted itself in the conviction of many
men who remained in the camp year
after year, ever hopeful that their
friend Samuel j. Jones, the superinten-
dent. would eventually issue orders to
resume work in the mines. Some of
those patient men died and their hopes
were buried with them. Children born
in the camp grew up to manhood and
womanhood and they, having inherited
similar beliefs and hopes. lived in an
atmosphere of hope of better things TO
come.
II have worked in this mine for five
years, have seen ore from every Slope
in it, and the day we received orders to
quit work / saw IS inches of the richest
ore | have ever seen in the Union
mine. right in the bottom of No. in
cline"
These words were spoken by Ed
Mitchell, one of the miners, and no
contradiction of them has ever been
made by any of his fellow workmen.
A dozen or so of miners, acquainted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

the shoemaker died, church services in
the school house were held less fire.
quently, and the only remaining saloon
went into voluntary liquidation and
the old pinto COW slept on the main
road that winds through the town and
wasn't disturbed. The town was dead.
Years have passed and it is still dead.
In recent years men have put their
heads together in an effort to evolve
some sort of a scheme by which the
Union mine can be profitably worked.
That there is rich rock in the mine
there seems to be no doubt in the minds
of men who have observed the turn
of affairs in years agone. There is but
one way, they wisely conclude, to reach
the rich ore. and that is by sinking
practical. well-appointed shaft. The
ore can be reached at a depth not to
exceed $50 feet. There is some obstacle
in the way to successful operation of
mine that has yielded millions and in
which rich ore was uncovered q years
ago only to be flooded by water This
obstacle, it was believed. would be
remedied in due time, but it has devel-
oped that there is something more OBJ
stinate than time, and which has
grown to the proportion of an insur-
mountable barrier between the owners
of the mine and any person who might
presume to open the mine and work it
in a systematic and profitable way.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
HERE is SIXTEEN TO ONE.
That Number of Daughters Call Thomas
Norman Gather"

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Thomas H. Norman is a colored man
employed as labOrer in the general
Dostoffice at Washington. He is not
remarkable for that, however, but for
being able to announce himself at the
age Of "a years the proud father of 16
girls. The eldest daughter is nearly
%. while the youngest is barely 10
months.
The Is girls are not only "all the
daughters of their fathers house." but
all the sons as we'll, for the large fam
presence of boy. The father is a very
only 43 and both are light quadroons.
with a decidedly Caucasian cast of
Countenanco. Contrary to the usual
laws of heredity, several of the chill
dren are much darker than the parents
and all have strongly marked African
eatureS.
Formerly the large family lived in
the small mountain settlement of
Montgomery, W. Va, where the mem
hers We're regarded as one of the sights
of the village. Since their removal to
the capital interest has increased rath
CT than diminished and the 1aborer in
the p0stOftiCe is frequently pointed out
to inquisitiVe visitors. In fact part of
his daily revenue is derived from the
sale of a family photograph to the Gu
TiOus throngs that wander through the
great public institution. money, which
added to his salary of $50 a month,
manages to support his MAMMOTH col
lection Of girls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
BLOOD AND TOMATOES.
a Suspected Tragedy That Resulted

hafmleSSly.
Unusual excitement disturbed the quiet
of Philadelphia residence one recent
Sunday evening, resulting in the hurried
visits of a policeman and two doctors to
the house. just as the man of the house
and his wife had reached the front step
on the way home from church the door
was hurriedly thrown open and out rushed
the cook, who called for "Help!' When
she saw her mistress she declared between
sobs that the kitchen range had exploded
and that her cousin had been killed. The
mistress ran into the kitchen after send
ing her husband for the doctors and
found the place covered with ashes and
young man, apparently half dead, lying
in a chair in front of the range. His
head and face were apparently covered
with blood, but it was soon discovered
only stunned. The housewife immedia tely
set to work to wash the mans head and
face and prepare him for the doctors, but
she was moved to merriment when she
found that the supposed blood was only
toma to juice. In truth, the cousin was
not injured at all.
The explanation was that the cook had
placed a can of tomatoes under the crate
to melt the sealing on the lid and that
the explosion which scattered the ashes
and tomatoes followed the expansion of
the frozen liquid in the can. When the
policeman and doctors arrived they We're
told the story and Joined in the laugh,
which was on the cook and her cousin.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

One of the attractions of the trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha was
the Indian department, where the red
men dWelt in their tepees and mimicked
their own history in dances and mock
fights. In connection with one of these
exhibitions the Omaha World Herald
tells the following amusing anecdote:
After one of the exhibitions by the In
dams a Boston girl undertook to talk t.,
a young Indian brave. Heap much
fight" she said.
The Indian smiled a stoical smile,
drew his blanket closer about his stall
wart form, and replied:
Yes, this is indeed great exposition
and we flatter ourselves that our por-
ton of the entertainment is by no
means the least attractive here. May I
ask who it is that | have the honor of
addressing?'
The girl was thunderstruck, and hast
lily fled. She had been addressing one
of the Carlisle school Indians.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

large quantities of rich ore in existence
which it will pay to work, despite the
troubles which have been experienced
from water. There is still good
chance that this district may again be-
come famous for its copper ore
Other mines of good capablity in
the same province are those of Pinar
and Sevilla, while there are veins also
in San Pedro, Caney, Ocana and Pipe
Poor prices and Spanish obstruction
have initiated against their develop
ment, but the second disa ability has
been removed for good, and the first
cannot be said to have effect just now.
In the province of Matanzas there are
copper mines situated not many miles
from the town Of the same name, and
in Santa Clara ore is found near Mani
caragua.'
In Canada the metal is found in the
forms of native copper and of the sui
phureted ores. The former is confined
principally to the rocks of the upper
copper-bearing series on Lake Supe-
rior the latter are widely diffused.
In Ontario, on the northeastern shores
of Lake Huron, extensive veins have
been worked for years. The largest
deposits in that province are those of
Sudbury, unearthed Is years ago. when
the Canadian Pacific railway was cut
ting through small hill. These are
the deposits from which nickel is also
obtained, copper representing y per
cent and nickel Az per cent
The native copper, which has been SO
extensively and Drofitably worked on
the Michigan shore of Lake Superior.
exists also in large quantities on the
Canadian side, and it's more complete
exploitation might be undertaken by
the dominion authorities. The ore has
been found also in Quebec and the
other eastern provinces, and New
foundand has recently reported fur
Their discoveries. which promise to sup
plement those of Tilt Cove to mate
rial extent. Canada's total output has
gone up steadily in recent years. and
the present high prices will probably
afford sufficient stimulus for further
enterprise.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
THE WORLDS BIC OUTPUT OF COPPER
Figures Recently Compiled by Good English Authority
Show What Long Lead This Country Has in the
Total of the Tons Produced Each Year.
prices and stocks in the interests Of
American capitalists

prices and stocks in the interests Of
American capitalists.
Mexico also gives good promise of in
creasing it's production and its copper
resources are large and accessible.
Of the copper production in Austral-
asia the Times is hopeful, and natural
ly. The colonies, it is convinced. are
capable of turning out very much more
than 1900 tons of the metal in year.
Mount Leyell, in Tasmania, is referred
to by enthusiastic Tasmanians as a
mountain of copper" Even Amer
lean experts have said that Mount
Leyell has every prospect of ranking
with the foremost copper mines of the
world
The production of copper in Chill has
not made any conspicuous progress in
recent years, the quantity reported by
Merton for 1897 being 2l,9oo tons.
against 26,120 tons in 1890 and 1900
tons in 1882, when this contributor took
precedence of both America and Spain
and Portugal. There is, however, plen-
ty of ore awaiting DEVELOPMENT in the
country between the sea and the Andes
from Valparaiso IS far as Tacna and
further. the conditions wanted being
more capital and more energy.
1t is. in fact, pretty generally recog-
niZed that the cupriferous and other
mineral resources of the South Amer
lean country are equal to an enormous
enhancement of the present annual
yield. The land has in effect been
scarcely more than scratched. The
deepest working is at COpiopO, where
operations have been pushed to about
ZOO feet. compared with more than
twice as much for some of the Lake
Superior mines. But the depth of the
Copiopo workings is quite exceptional,
900 or 400 feet being the general limit,
while experience in Chilli has Shown
that the greater the depth the better
are the results.
What the Financial Times has to say
about Cuba is very interesting. In part
it follows:
Cuba is a country of Greater miner
al wealth than the average man sup
poses and ii is probable that the re-
cent occupation by Americans will lead
to better results in this direction than
We're achieved by the Spanards In the
province Of Santiago de Cuba there
are as many as ffty-three copper
mines, covering AZ area of 1160 hect-
ares. The CObre group, adjacent To
the town Of the same namc-the town
having no doubt in the first place ac-
CURED it's COgnOmen from the cuprifer-
Gus deposits in the ncighbUI hood
formerly controlled by an English COM
pany, and were for . long period sue
cessful. but We're abandoned few
years ago because Of great thrush Of
water
THE author of the work on Com
merctal Cuba which has recently been
published, says that in the Cobre dis
trict there is one of the largest veins
Of copper in the world. and ne adds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

DARK CAL1COES-In assorted pat
terms, 81 inches wide. all fast colors;
value &c yard. Monday.
2hc
SHIFTING PERCALEs-27 inches
wide, in white grounds. with small
figures. fast colors; value &c a yard
&c
S6-INCH PERCALES OF extra
weight. in neat stripes and checks:
value 10c a yard. Monday ..........
sc
FURNITURE ROBE PRINTS-In
swell patterns. the best calico of the
kind that is made; value Sc a yard
MONDAY. ......'... .............. ......
sc
SHELF OIL CLOTH-With scalloped
edges, assorted patterns; value &c
yard. Monday. .......... ......
&C
PILLOW CASES-Size 36x45, of good
soft finish muslin, ready to use;
value 1Oc each. Monday. :. ...
sc
WHITE SHEETS-Of Defender mus
lin, size S1x90 deep hemmed edges;
value 65c each. Monday. :. :. :. 80.
ACC
PILLOW CASE MUsLIN-of best
grade Pepperell, bleached, AZ inches
wide; value 12c a yard. Monday.
&c
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In the opinion of the London F'inan-
cial Times the outlook for largely in
creased production of copper is not
only bright, but partakes of a degree
of certainty that leaves little room for
doubt
This authority has compiled into in
teresting narrative the existing condi-
Btions in the copper districts of the Unit
ed States, Japan, Australia. Chile
Cuba, Canada and Europe. The i'm
portance of America as a copper pro-
Queer is shown in the column of figures
below. which gives the United States
credit of producing more copper than
all of the other countries combined
The excess is considerably more than
one-half, and as the annual produc-
ton is rapidly increasing in this coun-
try-increasing in a ratio that is pro-
portionate to the excess of production
indicated by the figures-the import
ance of America as producer of cop
per will be readily seen. Speaking of
the heavy production in the United
States. the London financial authority
says:
1T is not to be argued that the Unit
ed States possesses cupriferous posi-
bilities equal to or greater than the
rest of the world nut together, for there
is plenty of copper-producing land in
other parts whose development has
been retarded because of the relatively
low prices ruling in the eight or nine
years ended with 1897. Enterprise is
being turned to America now because
of the favorable position existing. and
if nothing untoWard happens to send
quotations back from GA per ton to
the average of $40 10 shllings for 1897,
or whereabouts, We are likely in due
course to see a very appreciate rise
in the available supplies of the metal
We say in due course meaning sew
eral months, or ii may be an even long
or time, for though old properties which
were formerly abandoned as not suffi-
GENTLY profitable to merit continuous
operations can soon be brought to the
productive stage aeain, even they in
many cases require fresh machinery,
which involves delay, while entirely
new properties require much more pre-
liminary work.
The figures quoted are for the year
1897 and are supplied by Merton, an
eminent authority, and are as follows:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

After referring in general to the
worlds production. Merton calls atton-
rion to the increased activities i'll japan
and notes what is described as "a most
remarkable increase Of activity in cop
per mining since the manipulation Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

Accounted For.
Doesn't his hair look killing"
No wonder; it's dyed"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-18

The look In q woman's face is expressive
of what she is. One can easily tell whether
she is healthy, wealthy, happy or sickly.
Nothing adds more to woman's attractions
than a pleasant face and this is something
all can have or easily acquire. It's simply
obtained by cleanliness, air, light, diet, exer.
else.
Many woman is continually cross, mo-
exactions of household cares, the condi-
and the cause of all the trouble, will be
found that the system is out Of order; the
blood needs toning up. When this Is done
there follows, buoyancy of feeling, and Il
merry household.
The preservation of a woman's graces and
charms requires care and common sense. but
more than is bestowed upon her fine aces
brc-a- brac, etc. The good wife keeps the
silver from tarnish, but neglects herself
Every woman desires to be picture of
health" and she can be, for it is only mat
ter of health rather than regular features or
perfect proportions, for without the vitality
Of good spirits which good health denotes, no
woman is charming.
Many woman is regretfully watching the
growing pal or Of her checks the coming
wrinkles the thinness that becomes more
distressing every day The best way to over
come this and acquire the PHEASANT look in a
woman's face il expressed in the following
story told by Mrs. A. FeS an esteemed resi-
dent of New Hampton. Mo.
. Three wears ago last April she says.
had stomach trouble and afterwards female
troubles SET in / had verv little appetite
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-18
A Wonnan's Face.
PLEASANT FEATURES ADD TO HER ATTRACTIONS
This Something all Women Can Have or Easily Acqire-Son
Simple Rules to Observe.
From the Herald, EeW Hampton, Mo.

could not eat meats of any kind, and but few
vegetables.
:" ! had severe back caches and was greatly
debilitated. Having no strength my nervous
system became so affected that | had ner-
vous prostration. My kidneys did not act right
and in fact, my system was out of order and
l became seriously ill.
| tried two or three doctors without re-
ceiving any benefit. AT last | went to DR..
r. ID. King, of B4hany Mo-, and he gave
me three boxes of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. | took two boxes of the pills
and Immediately began to grow in strength,
the stomach trouble became much better, the
color came to my cheeks, and in every re-
spect | was considerably better. In three
months l could eat anything | wanted, and
had good appetite.
Il would say that DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People are the best remedy for
women to take during the turn of life to keep
them in health and to pass that age in safety.h
When woman is passing beyond that age it
is a crisis in her life. Then, if ever proper
attention to hygiene should be exercised.
The attendant suferings will disappear and
huoyant health will follow. if DR.. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People are used
These pills exert a powerful influence in
restoring the system to its proper condition.
They contain in condensed form all the
elementsnecessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood Consequently many kinds
of diseases are cured, as nearly all, are the
result of an impoverished condition of the
blood. Druggists consider these pills to be
the most effective and best selling ones on the
market.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-18
PRESENT-DAY THOUGHTS.
BY @. aRosvENoR DAVE.

Let us look the matter squarely in the
face. Society, the organized something
that holds us in check is so many differ
ent directions, has just three reasons for
shutting a man up-frst, that society may
snugly take its rest or go about its bust
ness undisturbed; second, that the
wrong doer shall receive punishment for
the wrong he has committed against his
fellows; and third, that he shall be ben
Gifted by his incarceration and restored
TO the walks of life an improved creature.
1t is not worth while at this time to in
dulge in much sarcasm against the per-
verified condition of mind that makes some
of us think that the people outside prison
walls are all good and the people inside
all bad. Any of us who think quietly
know that there are stalking frauds at
large and that law, the sacred bond of
human creatures, has often been called
upon to do injustice. SO we will pass by
the ease-loving tendency of society that
makes it Danish evil doors from it's sight
and imagine that problems are solved by
shutting the eyes to them. The days yet
to come will show an improved order Of
humanity among whom crime shall be re-
garded as phenomenon, like disease to
be studied and analysed and understood
and then battled with intelligently.
But we can, though sighting the first
reason society gives for its behavior
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-18
PAID HIGH FOR NENISON.
Two Hancock County Guides Run up
Against the Game Law.


Against the Game Law.
Albert Haynes and Edgar McIninch, OF
Great Pond, were arrested by Game War
den Pollard two weeks ago for fragrant
violation of the game laws.
Haynes and McIninch, who are regis
tered guides, were on their way out from
their camp at Joe Mary lake. Their
wives were with them. They brought out
the carcasses of eight deer. AT Norcross
the deer were seized by Warden Pollard,
and being ripped open, were found to
contain the hind quarters of six other
deer.
Haynes was tried in the Bangor munich
pal court ON Friday on one warrant,
found guilty and fined $40. He ap-
pealed, and was ordered to furnish sure
ties in he sum of 800.
Haynes was then arraigned on a war
rant dated Dec. 9, 1895, in which he was
charged with having seven deer in his
possession. This warrant has been held
back during the defendants good behav-
Tor. He pleaded not guilty and the case
WIS continued to Thursday, Jan. 10.
McIninch pleaded not guilty to the
charge against him of having fifteen deer
in his possession on Dec. 20, 1898. His
case was continued to Jan. 10, and both
he and Haynes were ordered to furnish
500 sureties.
Later Haynes and McIninch agreed to
settle, paying $50 each, and the costs,
amounting in all to s210.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-18
KlTTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
A careful estimate places The Maine
corn pack of 1898 at s50,O00 cases-the
largest ever recorded-and yet there are
not over 60. 600 cases unsod at the close of
the year.
Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors Is follows: f. w. Cram,
Liberty, turbine water wheel; f. A. East
man, Sac", saw guard Z. I. Kurdish,
Portland, mechanical movement.
The Genital Congregational church at
Bangor was badly damaged by fire last
Friday night. The fire originated about
the furnace. The church was being
warmed for lecture to be given by Prof.
H. c. Emery, of Bowdoin college.
Portland has renewed its efforts for the
establishment by the government of a
lightship off Portland harbor. bill
was Introduced in Congress last year, and
passed the Senate. Ii is expected to pass
the House this year.
The new railway station of the Maine
Central at Brunswick viii lie 120x4O feet
in size. 1t VIII be a story and half high,
built of buff brick and brnWnstone trim
mIngs. The general waiting room will
be 3SX36 feet, and carried out to The roof,
with Italian marble tile floor.
Charles G. Bellamy died last week at
Kittery Point, aged lightweight years.
He was a member of the State Senate
forty six years ago, and was the oldest
living ex-senator in the State. He had
resided for over fifty years in the famous
Pepperell mansion, loug the residence, in
colonial days, of The distinguished Sir
William Pepperell. Mr.. Bellamy built
at his own cost, in 1887, the Kittery Point
bridge.