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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
The Dober.

a representative for The
Reporter visited the Dober mine
yesterday afternoon in company
with Supt. Roberts and found
everything nj that promising
property moving along nicely.
BY the way, Notwithstanding the
property has passed into the
control Of the Oliver Mining
company, the mine will be for
sometime yet operated under the
name Of the Mastodon Iron Min
ing company, with Supt. Rob
erls retaining the position he
has 50 acceptably filed during
the last ten or twelve years.
Fifty men are now employed on
the property, and develop
mental work is being pushed as
rapidly Us possible. Ore is be.
ing hoisted from the south drift
at the rate of 30 skips n day
This drift has been run in about
200 feet III good clean ore. At
this point the ore formation
begins TO break for the river in
soulheasterly direction. AS
stated in last weeks issue. the
new double ship shaft, which
had been started several weeks
ago, has been abandoned on
account OF caying. Ground was
broken yesterday, about fifteen
feet south of the abandoned
shaft, and another effort will be
made TO sink $ shaft. This will
also be II double skip shaft with
ladder way. and will be carried
down on an angle of about %
degrees. Heavier timbers will
be used. which will undoubtedly
prevent any further "caving ia"
accident occurring. There are
about 5000 tons Of ore in the
stockpile. which will be in.
creased TO about 10000 tons by
the opening of navigation. Re
| porter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
MEN GET SHORTER.
IL Il Said This Happens when They
Climb 10 the Top OF High
Mountains.

One Of the most remarkable facts
known TO all our mountain climbers is
that the height Of man Is diminished
10 an extraordinary degree by the time
he has reached the summit of con-
siderable mountain.
So much is this the case that six
foot man is actually diminished In
height by a full inch by the time he
reaches any OF the best known Of the
great Alpine SUBMITS, though the
usual diminution, produced in very few
hours, is quarters OF an inch.
The extent of this diminishing OF
height has caused muck discussion tor
some time, but doctors generally at
tribute II to the peculiar posltion most
y maintained in climbing. One note
worthy feature is that the more heavily
laden the climber may be.the greater Is
the dminution.
Although the height Of all men grows
less 10 the extent OF three-quarters Of
an inch, the diminution varies greatly
IN individuals OF the same normal
height beyond that extent, and the nor.
NAL height is not resumed for some
hours after the climb.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
THE BULLFIGHT.
An Eyewitness Describes the Cruelty
of the spapiard- and bravery
of the Animals.

The trumpet sounds again and the
espada takes his sword and his mulcta
and goes out for the last scene, says the
Saturday Review. This. which ought to
be, Is not always, the real climax. The
bull is often by this time tired, has had
enough Of the sport, leaps at the bar
rier, trying TO get out. lie is tired OF
running after red rags and he brushes
them aside contemptuously; he can
scarcely be got 10 show animation
enough TO be decently killed.
hut one bull that ! saw was splendid
~ savage. and fought almost to the last,
running about the arena with the sword
between his shoulders and that great
red line broadening down each side of
his neck on the black; like deep layer
Of red paint. one tricks ones self into
thinking.
lie carried two swords In bis neck,
and still fought: when at last. he. too,
got weary and he went and kneli down
before the door by which he had en-
tered and would fight no more. But
they went up to him from outside the
barrier and drew the swords out Of him
and he got TO his feet again and stood
n se allied. -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
MODEL PRISONERS.
That L. what the Keeper of sing
Sing Prison Says of MUIR
Serers.

"What Is the most dangerous class OF
criminals you have TO deal with?" l
asked Head Keeper Connaughton at
Sing Sing prison recently. IL there IL
anything Mr.. Connaughton has become
thoroughly master of during his long
term OF service at the state prison 1t is
the study OF the characteristics OF the
various classes Of criminals who have
been placed in his charge. In fact, Mr..
Connaughton's friends assert that as
criminologist the head keeper at Sing
Sing cnn give cards and spades TO any
expert, says New York exchange.
AS a rule" answered the head keep
err, "people are under the impression
that murderers are the most dangerous
'boarders' we have, but the rule Is di-
rectly the contrary. Almost without
exception the murderers are the model
prisoners OF any Jail. The average
murderer previous 10 having commit
ted his awful crime has seldom, IL ever,
been in trouble or in Jail. The number
OF murderers who have been crooks
is comparatively small. You'll find 1t
the case that most murderers, even
while waiting trial. are on their good
behavior, hoping that by acting so
they may draw sympathy to their de-
Tense"
Mr.. Connaughton said that the pris-
oners who require constant and close
| watching are the burglars, highway
men and confidence men.
AS matter of fact" added the head
keeper, "those three classes are the
only really dangerous prisoners In a
prison"
Mr.. Connaughton said that 500 MUIR
derers were easier to look after than
| 100 e-hardened crooks"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01

dispatch they could carry $4,000 TO
800, 200 tons from the head Of the lake
in six months. Thus lar the American
Steel x Wire Co.'S own ores consist OF
the pro,luct OF the Negaunee mine on the
Marquette range and the Sauntry mine
ON the Mesabi range. rwo boats now
building for the Zenith Transit Co.'s
fIeei--tbe Pennsylvania u. d the Texas
have been bought Tor the Federal Steel
Co. These ARE also 6,O00-ton vessels.
For the Cleyeland-Cliffs Iron Co.'S feet
the Centurion has recently been pu'-
chased. Rogers, Brown x Go. have
bought several Of the lighter draueht
vessels such as have carried their ore To
Tonawanda Tor "a number of years.
The withdrawal 81 many vessels OF this
type from the lakes to the seaboard had
IN ,de "A scarcity OF such tonnage, and
modern boats cOnl not reach the Ton
AMANDA docks. Other vessel deals for
ore producers are only matter OF time.
Negotiations Tor thinning properties ARE
still talked about; but the Lake Super
Tor Iron Co. proposition still lacks
definite development. Speculation is
b y as TO he plans OF the one import
ant consolidation that with 10 blast
furnaces has only a part interest in one
Mesabi mine. The Carnegie Oliver in
lerests have added the Dober to their
Menominee range properties.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
FROM THE MINES
The Great Western.

The water in this mine rests
within short distance OF the
ninth level and attention just
now is turned principally to
getting the pumps in place for
the final onslaught. There is
but small space opened upon
the tenth level and but little
incoming water is encountered.
No effort will be made TO lower
the water further until all the
preparatory work has been com
pleted. There is bat one cage
road below the eighth level
limiting the number Of bailers
that can be used to one and
necessitating greater use of
pumps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
Mortgage Sale.
First publication March II; last June q.
Nurap 4 = d,.f,ttlt has haan made An tha ma 4

First publication March IL; last June a.
WHEREAS default has been made IN the pay
ment 81 money secured by mortgage dated thc
goth day OF November IN the year 1880,
cuted bv Frank Hammer. OF Iron River. Michi.
gan, TO Paul Schook which said mortgage was
recorded IN he Office Of the register OF deeds Tor
the county OF Iron, Ia liber Of mortgages on
page ~ on the 10Th day OF January, 1SDO. at
= o'clock y. m. and WnEHEAs the said mortgages
was duly assigned by the said Paul Srhook to
Henry Iageneister by assignment bearing date
the 2Oth day OF December, 1890 and recorded
To- the Office OF the register Of deeds Tor the
657 on December 26th. 1890. az y O'Clock q.
m. aud re.assigned by the said Henry Hage-
Inester 20 Paul schook by assignment
bearing date the 18th day OF Septem-
Der. 1928. and recorded IN the Once
Of the register Of deeds for Iron county, IL
libcr of mortgages. page 30, on the 18TH day
OF september. 800. at O'Clock n. IN. and the
same il now owned by the said Paul Schools.
the original mortgage: AND WHEREAS tbs
amount claimed 20 be due on said mortgage At
the date OF this notice IN the sum OF Six Hun
dred and Nine dollars Of principal and interest.
and the attorney fees allowed by law and nO
suit or proceeding having been instituted NJ
law to recover the debt now remaining secured
by said mortgagr, on any part thereof. whereby
the power ~ sale contained In said mortgage
has become operative
Now THEREFoRE, notice II hereby given that
BY virtue OF said power Of sale and In pursuance
of the statute III such case made and provided
the said morteage viii be forecOsed by "A sale OF
the premises therein describe at public auction
10 the highest bidder ~ he front door OF the
court house In the village Of crystal Falls in
said county OF Iron on the 9th day Of June.
1899. ut 10 o'clock Ia the forenoon 81 that
day which said premises are described
IN said mortgage follows. towit: The east
half ~ the south.wer quarter and the East
hall OF the moth west quarter 81 section
twenty-five, town forty.three north. rsncs
thirty.fve west, Iron county, Michigan.
Dated March 18th. A. u. 1899.
PAUL Scuoox.
Mortgage and assignee.
A. T.. FLEwELLiso,
Atternsv
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
The Lincoln.

Mining work has been
started in the Lincoln. For the
past two weeks men have been
at work repairing the shaft,
cutting off the water and re
placing any defective timbers
or lath that appeared. This
work had been completed and
the miners have been started
drifting to the west on the 81 h
level. While the shaft was
being repaired, the machinists
we're at work upon the boilers
and hosting engines and they
are now in the condition to be
put at work. A drift is being
run from the eighth level of the
Western to connect with the
sixth level of the Lincoln and
when the ninth and tenth levels
of the Western are unwatered
it will give and opportunity for
the opening up Of two more
levels in the Lincoln by simply
drifting from one mine under
the other, there being only
about 100 feet 10 drift from one
shaft to the other.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
THE IRON MARKET.

The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume OF
the Week In Iron Circles.
The chief matter 81 intrest in oie
cilcly- j. CONTRIBUTES from the tran~ppr.
tati6nen oi the business. Negotiations
iarveSser for steel companies have hccn
undcr way Ia the past few W, eks, and II
j. nov announced that the Americans
Steel 4 Wire Co. has practically closed
lor the Eve steamers OF the Zenith
Transit Co the Queen city, Empire
city, Zcuith City, superior city aud
Crrsent City. All ARE 81 the FIRST claas
aud together could bring down 5000
tons OF ore in "A single trip. With good
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
Mortgage Sale
First publication March aS, last June II.


Default having been made IN the conditions
OF u mortgage made by Julius Kellerschon 20
John Corcoran and James u. torcoran, co
partners, dated January 9Th. A. ID. 1902, aud
recorded in the office 81 the register ~ deeds
for the county ~ Iron and state of Michigan.
on the 9Th day of January, A. -. 1892. IN
ber OF MORTGAGES on ppgr one nnd duly ~.
signed by said John Corcoran aud james h
Corcoran To May Beilowitz on the sixth day OF
Narcb, 1898 by an assignment recorded ~ the
ONCE OF the register OF deeds Tor Iron
county OF the ninth day OF March
2s2. on which gage there Il claimed 20 be
due, at the time of this notice. the sim Of
(s2a03il two hundred thirty six aud - 100
dollars Of princippl aud interest and the inr
Their sum al tSl36.07l one hundred thrty-hve
and 9T-loO OF taxes, Interest, insurance and
attorneys iees paid by the said arsiance IN nc.
cordance with the terms OF said mortgage ana
provided for IN SAID mortgage and no suit or
proceeding ~ law having been instituted ~
recover the money secured by said mortgage or
Now therefore. by virtue of the power Of sale
contained IN said mortgage aud the statute
in such case made aud provided. notice Is here
by given hat on the 2uth day OF june, 1899.
AT 10 o'cOek Ia the forenoon. | shall sell ut
public auction TO the highest bidder ~ the front
door Of the court house AT the village OF CryH-
tai Falls, In said county of Iron. the premises
described Ia said mortgage much thereof
rs mag be necessary 10 pay the amount due on
said mortgage OF principal, Interest taxes ana
insurance NJ aforesaid with Yer cent Interest.
and all legal costs Including the attorney lee
covenanted IN SAID morteage. The said
premises being described IN said mortgage
NJ commencing ~ the north west Go r
ncr OF lot numbered 20 on the RECORDED
plat OF the original village of Crystal
/ Falls. Michigan thence due enst on the north
line OF said lot forty feet. thence south iOrty.
/ nine feet, thence west forty ieet. thence north
the west line OF said lot 90 place otbeginning,
being strip of land forty by forty nine feet ~
/ the north. west corner Of lot numbered twenty
oi the original village ~ Crvrtal Falls, IRON
county. Michigan. toget her With the teneinents,
/ hereditaments aud appertanances thereunto
belonging
Dated March 2bth, 1899.
A. l.. FLEwplllSe. MAY BERiowHE.
4 Attorney Assignee
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-01
stockholders. Meeting.

y Oiice OF the Mnstodon Iron Company. Cor.
Rush 4 n. Water SITS. chicago, III The An
nual Meeting OF the stockholders ~ the Masto-
don Iron Company for the election 80 Directors.
aud tor the transaction ~ rnch other business
HS may properly come before The mss'ting. will
BE- held nt the Office of the Company oi Wednee-
day. the 9Th day of April, 1899, st elevsD
O'Clock a. IN.
JosEpH AUSTRIAN.
Secretary a Trsasureys
Chicago, Feb. 10th, 1890.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
BUSINESS GOOD.
That Is the Report Brought Back From
the East.

- NAS AsSpoiS bIousht hdCk
the East.
Great Falls, May 2S.-Several of the
people of this city have made eastern
trips lately, and upon their return the
report seems to be unanimous that they
found the country doing a rushing
business, and even experiencing a spe-
cies of boom. And this, no matter
which part of the East the speaker
happened to visit. Among those who
have journeyed, returned and reported,
is Dr. Gelsthorpe, the county treasurer.
He has been visiting Chicago and his
old home in West Virginia. The first
town was rushing about so fast that it
had no time for anything save bust
ness, and in his old home, formerly
quiet enough, the demand for labor of
all kinds was greater than the supply.
Property has felt the general impulse
and prices were away up. One piece of
land with which the doctor was familiar
and whose sale at $4,000 he had advised
a year or two ago, was sold two Or
three months since at $4,100 and a con-
siderable portion retained by the seller
at that. And so it seemed to be in all
lines. Travelling men on the cars SAID
their sales this spring We're unprece-
dented and their houses had orders far
in advance Of their capacity.
Another man who has been doing
some sightseeing in the East is w. f.
Burgy, who has returned from trip
to Cleveland and other parts of Ohio.
and also to New York. but it is of the
first part of his trip that he speaks in
this connection. He says that he found
four and five-story business buildings
being replaced by blocks of ten or fiji
teen stories, and the wages paid there
We're as high as they are here in the
state which of all in the Union is sup
posed to pay the best wages. Section
men, and they are supposed to be about
the poorest paid class of labor in this
country, were getting 10 cents an hour,
while skilled labor commanded wages
in proportion. And others make about
the same reports. An advance agent
of this wave of prosperity would re-
celve a welcome in this city fully equal
to that of circus or any other popu-
lar institution, for although business
is reported good and steady it is not
of that phenomenal nature which
gladdens the heart of every man with
something to sell.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
THE LUCK OF THE TOWN
Mails From the South Were
Delayed.
SERVICE Is VERY POOR
Facilities Are Far Below What They
Should Be-Great Falls as Usual
Is Getting the Worst
OF 1t.

Great Falls, May 29-The Standards
which should have arrived on the train
of yesterday afternoon came in on the
morning train to-day and for "a hours
the Standard office has busily explained
that the postal clerk had gone away to
get married or was drunk or in some
other manner had fallen into the tolls.
To-day the afternoon train again
brought no Standards, but as the lis.
of excuses has run out, the office has
no apologies to offer for the postal
clerk. 1t is merely the luck of the town.
1t is entirely in keeping with the aver
age postal facilities TIC which the peo-
pie of Great Falls have become accus-
toned. Ten years ago the city had a
postmaster who allowed mail to ac-
cumulate by the ton in the basement of
the postoffice building, and it was only
until an enterprising postal inspector
came along and found the accumula-
tons on hand that anything was done
about it, and then a thousand mysteries
were cleared up. Since that time the
local authorities seem to have conspired
weather and other things which control
the situation to hold back Great Falls
mails. At the present time train ar
rives from the East, an hour and a half
or two hours late, 1t reaches the Mon
tana Central station perhaps at 6
o'clock p. m. and the mail is taken at
once to the postoffice. Do the people get
their mail then? Well, not much. They
are lucky if it finds its way to their
boxes anywhere between 10 a. m. of the
next day and ~ p. m. of the second day.
In fact, the dear people are lucky if
they get their mail at all.
No doubt there are many difficulties
in the way of properly performing the
duties of postmaster; no doubt the sal
airy is small and in fact insufficient to
jibe with the honor of the appointment,
but there is small proportion of, the
citizens who feel that the prompt de-
livery of their mails certainly as i'm
portant a matter as the attendance Of
the mail clerks upon performances at
the opera house like THE Turtle"
There is the standard joke about coun-
try postmasters reading the papers aud
the postal cards before they open UP
the wicket, but Great Falls has long
boosted of being something more i'm
portant than country town. Never
| theless, her postoffice facilities are
| about on par with the town whose
| postmaster receives 5000 per year and
pays his clerk out of that
1t is said that to-day's Standards are
delayed by the caving in of the wickes
tunnel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
A Little Sheet Iron,

Great Falls, May 2S.-The county COM
missioners are considering the matter
of plating the walls and ceiling of the
county iail with sheet iron. While it
is possible, of course. to keep all pris-
oners confined in the cage, there are
times when it is advantageous to allow
them q little exercise and that is the
time when a little liberty may prove
a dangerous thing, The walls are or
brick, and with an iron bar an NOUS
trious but dishonest man could quickly
work his way through, and with one
brick removed, easily tear down enough
of the wall to let his body through.
Even if he had nothing better than a
broomstick it would only be question
of little more time and patience
Then, some time ago, prisoner unoer
sentence and waiting transportation 10
the pen, cut his way through the roof
with a common case-knife and made
his escape good. A little sheet iron
would have prevented this, and unless
the cost is excessive the commissioners
will probably make the Improvement.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
They Are Confident of Carrying the Elec-
ton at LewistOwn.

Great Falls, May 2S.-There was a
large attendance of voters at the demo-
cratic primaries in Lewiston and the
outlook for a sweeping democratic VIC
tory at the approaching town election
is excellent
The following gentlemen officiated as
chairmen of the primaries: First ward,
w H. Culver; Second ward, w. A.
Eorsythe: Third ward J. w. Johnson.
TheS clerks were ]. Ma Parent, Joseph
Jackson and ]. H. Benier.
Z ! The proceedings were all harmonious
and the following delegates were UNI
animously elected:
First ward-J. A. Weaver, w. e.
Cort, G. w. Anderson, David Hilger,
A. Hopkins, w. H. Culver, W. D. Dea-
ton, C. E. Barnes, William Jenkins w.
w. Kimball Louis Landt, AL Hopes,
M. S. Gudgell, ]. O. Gilkerson, d. z.
Hemphill.
Second ward-J. Fl. Bernier c. B.
Noble, Matt Regain, Ed. Sherwood, A.
j. Johnson, Gordie Clark, Jacob Nave,
Charles Hall, Walter Knight, Fred
Hortop, w. A. Forsyth, G. L. Hogan,
L. P Slater, Victor Content, T. H,
Mackey.
Third ward-J. P. Barnes, c. H. Will
Jams, j. NJ. Parent, John Laux, T. j.
Johns, Frank Pick, E. G. Worden, Geo.
Stoudt, j. E, Murray. F. J. Bourbon,
]. w. Johnson, T. M. Shaw, Ed. Folms-
bee, Phillip Laux, J. w. Kearney.
A general committee composed OF
three delegates from each ward was
elected to arrange for the convention,
whose date has not yet been announced.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30

and fell to the ground, breaking his
wrist badly. The wire was the work
of some mischievous boys, of whom
numerous complaints have lately been
made.
Mrs. e. Furnette has recovered from
her recent illness sufficiently to permit
of her removal from the Columbus hos
pital to her home on Sixth avenue
north.
Mrs. F. Hughel and children and Miss
Ruth Heagy of Anderson, Ind, have
arrived in this city and will be the
guests this summer of Mrs. Harry
Ringwwald.
w. j. Bonner and son were in the
city to-day on their return from the
Sweetgrass hills, where Mr.. Bonner has
been inspecting some mining property
for Butte people.
Mrs. Annie Olson died on Friday af-
ternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Gust Anderson, on Eighth avenue
north. The funeral was held on Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the
Scandinavian Lutheran church.
Passengers on the Great Northern
state that the roadbed is already begin
ming to feel the effects of high water
and in places the trains are run very
slowly on account of the newness or
the track. 1t will take some time to
completely remove the results of the
early spring floods on the line from
Hayre east,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
A Story on Himself.

Great Falls, May ga business man
of this city, one engaged in the grocery
line. tells a little story on himself which
is not without point. The other day he
was approached by man from YER
mont, who stated that he was anxious
to make up a carload shipment of
some extra quality maple sugar and
syrup, which he was selling, and he
would like to book an order from the
Great Falls man.
Il have some samples of the syrup
with me-" said the man from Vermont,
hauling some little bottles out of his
coat pocket and handing one to the
grocer you can see that it is very
fine quality"
whats it WORTH asked the man OF
business, referring, of course, to the
syrup in ten-gallon lots or more.
"Oh, I guess that bottle is worth
about MCKEE"
The grocer was nearly overcome at
the idea of paying for sample of
goods, but dug up the nickle without
remark He is wondering, however,
whether Vermont would not be good
place in which to locate in the grocery
huSineSS