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TIC HdS UePH NeIcHsVH n "''
of secrecy.
Paris, January 22.--Major Comte Fer
dinand Walsin Estcrhazy, the reputed au-
thor Of the Dreyfus bordereau, who ar
rived here wednesday evening from Rot
terdam to testify before the court OF cas-
sation. wrote yesierdayto N. De Freycinet.
the minister for wal, asking to be released
from his oath Of professional secrecy. NJ.
De Freyclnet today acceded to his request
and 1t Is believed that Comte Esterhazy
will appear before the court tomorrow. He
continues to decline to receive visitors
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Kansas City, Mo, January 8
says: Miss Maud L. Fritz o. Il
Is to become the bride q Jas e "
only son OF the late James ss n
famous California bonanzs ~ WI +
heir to one-third of his ia.n
tate. Miss Fritz is the asu sssz y
John A. Fritz, a local con ps,scS y
sister OF the first MIS- w. r.
about z year ago. The weoss
place here about February ~
will, il is said. live 10 M mI;
ni6cent mansion on lSnop g
Francisco.
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Sick soIdicr. Arri,.e

Norfolk, Va, January 2s.-The srmy ,ra,s-
rort Port Victor arrived ut Fortress More,
this evening. She comes from Porto Rico ~.
mas on board lss sick soldiers from the army INV
nospnais N that island. They Viii remais
ABOARD the transport tonight
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ara expected IN the course Of the next
twelve hours. and tho ship owners arc
nnxio,,sly awaiting their arrival, as bust
ness ia seriously delayed. Soldiers are
guarding the warehouses where the dock-
mon now on hand are at work ana arc
preventing communication with the out
side
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SOUTHERN oYoLIyrs =
Professionals Opposed 81
eRuiSr< I, .

IrOfcsHIOhHIH OVpV, ...S. =
Contcstetl-siteani1. y
New Orleans, January
Cyclist association held chump n. 7
today at Athletic park. aidso y -. -
SIGNALS opposed to The league VA
events resulted as follows ~.
Half mile-Welthour Won @'''s Z
Repine third. Time, l:lV. ,,,.,,ho,f Z
Mile, opcn-Miiler won, "-'-S'sA
Repiii,e third. Time. 2:@. " cv;f
Mile, championship soulnfnus soskct {
clation--D. l.. Adams Won; 4,
Eycraqd third Time. ~. sh.cxor1s|
Two miles, professionals. l 49, n
Pattison. 400 yards, Won; Joe ~ .val|l (
second: doe Emile Gouaales. n
Time. f:27 2-5. -
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British Cruiser for Samoa,

Wellington, N. q, January 22.--The
British third-class cruiser Royalist has
been dispatched to Samoa. following the
Tauranga, which left on Friday.
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italy Not 10 seize a Port.

Rome, January 22.--The Tribuna an
nounces that the italian cruisers Elba and
Etna are shortly going TO China, but that
the rumor Of the italian governments in
tention TO seize Chinese port is preina-
tuye.
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coNco STATE RERELLIoN.
Fighting Renewed between BeIginn
TlOOps and the Rebels.

Troops and the Rebels.
Brussels, January 2s-There has been
fresh fighting In the Congo State between
the Belgian troops and the rebels, the
former having sustained heavy losses, in
clading some white officers killed.
la Patriot says: ''The real truth as to
the situation In the Congo State Is being
hidden, The losses OF the Congo State
troops of late have been much under
stated here. The whole country is in a
ferment and the rebellion is not being
held down. The government troops APP
pear to fear the rebels and the prestige OF
the whites has been much impaired"
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s
DoMEsTIc.

WIN como up durlng tha week..
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London, January 2S.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Times, referring to the
rumor that Italy is about to seize port
in China. says he believes 1t absolutely
devoid of foundation.
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rwenty Liyes Lost.

Madrid, January 22.-News was received
today from San Sebastian Of terrible
fire at Eglioha. about ten miles west of
San Sebastian, in which twenty persons lost
their lives.
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4 dispatch to the Associated Press from
Rome on Saturday said the pope had COM
pletely recovered his health after a slight
attack of influenza and had resumed his
audiences.
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Cnvnlyv saiIcd Tor Uav.n..

Savannah, Ga. January 2s.--The United
States transport Manitoba sailed today for
Havana. She had on board six troops OF
the Seventh cavalry which arrived this
morning from Macon
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Aspermont. Texas. January 1s--Lee pros
49,, ~ arc 0ondueling general merchandise
i us.'ness a. this place. have just lei can.
story IN as me erection Of spacious two
at once. "usN WI begin
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neports About tho pore Conflict

London, January % 1.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says thai
French bishop has received a telegram
from Rome, saying that the pope is dan
gerously ill.,
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SHIPPED FROM KAUFMAN

Kaufman, Texas, January 20.-Carutb 4
NiliinghaM shipped eight cars Of beef cst-
&c "a Chicago today The cattle we're fed
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slrpMgNTs rpoW sAv No.

Dsrton, Texas January ei-E II. Alwell.
and :, f. jackson OF san Angelo Yesterday
sniphed Ten cars of beef cattle TO Chicaso
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A TunnoIi
Finally 1t Brok
and DiscI
Trouble Began WitS
and lmpurs
Thorough Course 3
!. parIIIa ConpIata,,: 4.

Thorough Course &
par'lia compIsss
There is danger il
Disease and suffering ~.
ing to those who ncclecf Il
ing symptom. Read az.
"Gillhx
&C. |. Hood q Co., Lower
"Gentlemen; My til,
nervous headaches, VIVA
me for two or three AZ, r.
pronounced my troubls
they could not do anythi
advised a change Of locuti
of 55 a tumor formed q ~ s
Was Very IA
but did not rise or disch
Thought best to cut It ~
1t finally broke and al
deal. The doctors IA
nothing for it. Then IL
rise inwardly and dischsss
about cures by Hoods
thought / would try "
finished taking one bctsr
relieved. Icontinued tbs ~ D.
Sarsaparilla, and after takils y.
was entirely cured. IAN ~
q good appetite and ri ~ \
life to Hoods sarsaparilh
God s !.
Is tho best--in fact the One ~ y q
Sold BY all druggists. 81; liiaf
Hoods Pills a 4, ~ !
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-11

special Correspondence
Ncrnal. Feb. .. iSl3.-Thc extravarant
accounts Of the gold discoveries near
Nernal, recently Published In the Trlb-
unc. especially In Monahy'H issue. lead
me 10 on"r Few words Of advice 90
fortunate seekers VINO may be led "a
nrticler
In the flrrt place. permit me 10 say
that thcro n no one who ~ more thor
ouFhiy convinced than I am. that ulntnh
county has bright future. Her ~
sources are almost boundless. BraidcR
the Immense deposits OF Filsonite. clnt-
rtitn, coal, etc, the county boasts one
1t the richest copper mines In the state.
and there are many others that could
BE- worked with profit N We had facili-
ties FOR transportation. n n also a wen
known fact that uintah county Il We'll
supplied with the precious metals. N
the public but know 81 the wealth with
which Nature has endowed this north.
eastern part ~ our fair State capital
would not be- long lacking with which
Co develop Il.
But. while this IL all true. undue ox.
element over this recent gold md cnn-
not In the end hut inIurc us. II n
true that the outlook II good very
good. Each day makes II better, for
the assays which are being made show
fair values In gold right along. The
average Of these returns shows values
from f2h 10 so a ton az n depth ~ from
fve 10 ten feet The several mineral
lied strata of which the vein Il com
posed show indications OF coming to-
rethcr. ~ they ru down. IA " these
should be- found TO unite ana atiil bear
the values, why, there h no question
but II viii be- wonderful thing. nut
this part ~ Il remains Ia he demon
Htrnted yet. nnd pcopi" would do well
TO ponder before they let their onthuai-
nHm run away with their Judgment.
Assays run nll the way from two or
three dollars un 10 sixty dollars, but
IL II not true that they reach away
up into the thousands. Such state
mentl are misleading. and can tend 20
no rood purpnHe.
We out here fcpl satisfied thht we
have good thine but want people Ia
know tho situation M II N. Conservu-
tive men do not countcnanco such re-
ports nn those recently published
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anu IN 1879 the buying has by no means
ipItf'htcd consumption only. Whlte
iuhtttf nnd half blood wool and de-
ielhe have been In demand and firm.
tne quotations indicate weakness in
ohi9 aud other neoccs.
ne iron industry " 30 exploited by
concentrations and attompfg or that "a.
turc, that II ~ wonderful pricca i,nv,
not reuccted distrust Instead. thors
nave been general advances In plc 10.
.auHc the demand has been large fof.
hesseiner ~ Pittsbufg 10 sii 80 and grey
ioffe To tl0I5. and In finished products
because nearly all are In demand be-.
time to come.
The advance N 10 cents Der l;rr in
wire nahs by IN" nEHociatiou was not
caiife1 by any special pressure FOR rtip,
pies, hut rails have advanced g. nor
ton, and bars 81. because OF urgent do
tnnnd especially nt PHILADELPHIA ana
'hlcaEu Tot several thousand cars. aud
plnin mills are everywhere ovprcrowfi.
cd. ~ the Same tmn. The many uoQo-
tlounnf Tor consolidation nr interest,
arrests trade In some quarters and fls.
tirh u IN others. causing uuuaunt ir-
regularity IN prices. The ulpe con.
rnliNnuon appears 60 be- stopped FOR tho
momont by opposition ~ one company.
nut tho activity is greater than ever
boinf0. About 10000 rails have boon
sold mo Now York half f1r q Nova
Scotia rund
I'm rods there " no advance. and the
STANDARD OH company has contracted
for 5000 tons 80 very low figures The
denhnd Tor hlnck shvcts " beyond tho
capacity of mills
Failures Tor tho week have been
2ii IN Che United states. against sas
last year, ana Is In Canada. against a.
last year"
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HORN SILVER
TO SHIP COPPER.
Fifty Tons a Week will Hereafter
be Marketed,
STRIKE IN THE CAVE NINE.
Ned Rose Development Uuiiion Heck
strikc-The Mammoth Mine
miscellaneous.

ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected
whereby the Horn Silver will nut upon
the market 90 tons OF copper ore week
~. the same running Is per cent In that
mineral. This was the Information
given the News" this morning by Hon.
T.. r. Fatnsworth. who. In company
with Mclvyn {. Morris. returned last
evening from trip to that famous
producer.
Questioned concerning conditions IN
that section. Mr. Farnsworth said they
were good. The Horn Silver. says he.
continues IN splendid shape. and IL now
In position 10 market copper ore ~
never before In ita history. while the
Washington. which reported ycsier.
day with car OF high.Rradc ore. being
prospccted with very satisfactory re-
suits. No matter which way they 10.
there In a good showing and at present
drifting II being pushed 20 the east
from a depth n 90 feet In the SHAFT
Mr.. Farnawor,h Says thu present
mining boom ~ enabling holders of
small properties Ia the vicinity N FRS.
Go. 90 make occasional shipments and
thus pay expenses. while the known
prvaeuc. ut copper In that section "
having It's eject In stimulating mine
owners TO greater energy than ever
In the development ~ their several
gfniua
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Located by Provo Men rhlrty-n,. Miles
Southeast of Price.

Provo. Feb. list. V. L. slcur and
Thomas NJ. Altman have returned fr,rn
Emery county whore they have located
what shows Indications ~ being Tie
Protest copper proposition IN the
state.
The location Of the property l. not
definitely made known. but " d In q
Hputhcnrtsrly direction from Price.
about ~ mileF In straight line and
about 20 miles by wagon road. There
are about one hundred acres tail ~
which has been located In which Tho
copper occurs IN veins between snud-
stone LAYERS. ana without any doyuihi-
m.nt work. the deposit shows a depth
NJ 20 feet. The top vein N oxide or
copper. tho second vein copper AMI
mnnFanesc. the third vein ruby cDpptr
and the fourth gray copper ore.
Mr.. krupa II now getting out nssavt
n the samples brought In he u of the
opinion that the ruby copper will assay
~ least ~ per cens Estimating That
the ore now In sigh, only rarrirs . ir,r
cent copper, there arr millions ~ dol
lars In the deposit.
MensrS H. Sieur and Altman will 20
back IN week or ten days and com.
mcncc shipping. ore by way 81 Price.
and when they have qunfried out the
orr that II now On the top ~ tho
ground they viii have money enough
to go down any reasonable depth fur
morn or stop mining and spending their
money some other way.
Richard u. Shepard and James "
o'iificn have nled notices ~ location "
the bamboo and the Laurel mining
claims situated In Tintio mining dis.
trict.
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SOLID BASIS
FOR BUSINESS.
Speculative Reaction Hasn't Shaken
Commercial Foundations.
WHEAT HAS UPWARD TURN.
Wool Market q. quiet, viii, small
saics-tses,y Excess OF Exports
over Imports.

New york, Feb. io.-R. q. Dun a cos
weekly Review Of Trade viii say tomor.
rowi "'rhc solid basis for good business
has not been shaken by speculative
reaction. Stocks have been slightly
lower and the market IL all the safer.
because much unsoundnrsn ana unreal
son have bccn shaken out. Speculation
In wheat. which Tor "a time depressed
prices, has also taken turn. and with
heavy exports the market tends up
ward again. The cotton movement ia
not cfGentially speculative. hut based
Oh reported injuries. ana holds to- adj
vance.
Meanwhile dispatches from all parts
VI The country show extraordinary ac-
uNlty IN the chief branches Of trade.
aud business much larger than year
ego In nearly all.
The heavy cxccsa Of exports over
Imports continues New York exports
having been 10 per cent larger than last
year. while Imports were by per cent
larger.
In wheat Americans nrc getting
prohla, oven though prices arc lower
Than they wcrr some iuunthH ngo. AZ.
ter some yielding In the price rose 20
sp.si ccnts and the May option rose'
= cont during the week. with Atlantic
exports OF a.aeGCgs bushels ,npur In
oludedD, against 2i5tsgt last year.
and total exports. including the Pacific.
ioi'.i1i bushels. against 2e6o.ili last
year Western receipts have been D.
0is.itG bushels, against 2.aii,510 Tot the
week last year. while corn exports for
the week were also a.i02. 90 bushels,
nEnlnHt a,1iin1G bushels last year. A.
higher 90 lower prices foreigners are
.nnHthnuy taking more wheat or corn
from ~ than in arv previous year
"'rho cotton market ~ In slightly
stronger position because foreign buy
ing continued beyond precedent while
home indications now point To- n smaller
crop than was expected The stocks
ON hand nre heavy both commercial
and mill. but foreign buying supports
tho rise In price thus far.
what wooi u worth In Wow OF the
great stocks yet unc0nrumed. Few are
able to Judge. ana that fact hlndcra adj
iuHtmcnt NJ prices Tor goods. SnlcH have
been small. only Gi5s.n0o pounds nt the
three chief markets FOR the week.
against bl0a 200 last year ana flta.ru0
IN the same week ~ 1895. but this year
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Speaking Of the Mammoth mine. from
which there arc current reports OF n
rich strike OF gold Gre. the Tinilo Miner
says.
II has been quietly whispered about
amo"r the knowing ones lately that de-
vclopment work In that part OF tho
mine which Is tapped by the Finn tun-
mel has led 20 surprising results, ana
that the Mammoth, through the dis
coNofies Of recent days In extending
these old workings. II new mine. and
talk Of the long threatened apex suit
with the Grand Central u rife. II was
through the Finn tunnel that the fab
ulous riches NJ the great BETSY stnpc.
which paid ti0nOO0 in dividends. found
their way to daylight. and that the
riches ut the Golden King claim. which
cost the company paltty $500 sever.
~ years nro, arr not entirely OK.
hauHtod " a matter for rejoicing The
Mammoth iH by far the best equipped
mine In the district. II has an iN10-
foot shnft. n nnr new steam hoist and
air compressor. commodinus nte houses.
railway connection from them To- the
G0-stanp combination mill and the
tracks ~ the Short Limo and a. %. W.
milo below. % splendid water system
which yields a considerable revenue
above the expenses and which IL equip
ped with "a now and adequate pumpinr
station. Both Supt. earIH OF tho mill
and surt O'Rouke ~ the mine. arr
thoroughly capable men. and every
thing points 10 an uueNnmpled era %
prosperity Tor the company.
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Rrp nosr DEVELOPMENTS
Mcssrs, Mcrune aud iIoge To Push Work
nuiiion'IIeck strike.

A deal was contaminated recently
whereby the famous old Red i,Osn
mine passed into the hands Of two gem
tlcmen OF great wealth, push ana en-
orgy. Mcsars. A w. Mcclure OF aait
Lake aud ". H. Hoge, a Montana
banker. nrr the purchasers, and viii IN
u few days begin tho active develop
mcnt 81 the property, which lies nat u
short distance from the SHAFT house NJ
tho star Consolidated. A steam hoist
viii bc Installed na the initial stop to
facilitate the sinking NJ the old SHAFT,
which ~ 100 feet deep, and the old orr.
bearing schut-s In the upper worklngs
viii be traced to the deep.
The Red Rose N one of tho oldest
of Tintlc producers. and II yet sDlen-
ala property a grrnt deal Of high class
ore has been shipped from the upper
sral years II has been In litigation, bot
these matters are adjusted Measis,
MrCunc and lioge have put $500 Into
the treasury ~ a starter and their
names are a sufficient guarantee that
the name of the Rcd Rose will ere long
enter the rapidly Increasing list of
shippers. This II but the initial step
NJ these gentlemen, who unite with
their expert. MI. Carl Hand. In con.
siderlng this the most wonderful min
erni belt In the Rocky Mountniun.
Truly Great Il lintlc"
A very rich strike was made on the
/ 800 level In the Bullln- Beck mine
lest week and the company extracted
a i00-ton shipment OF fabulously rich
ore W.T. = VIII incrcLfa -, February
dividend considerably.
'"hc irneer for NJ csMrv holdings
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TWO Isconronarroxs.
The senator stewar, and Una riic Article.
To-day.

Articles of Incorporation Of The
Senator Stewart Gold Mining company
and the Una Consolidated Cold and
Silver Mining company were nlcd with
the county clerk today, the former with
capitalization n ti0.00o. with shares
at cents each ana tho latter with
10000 shares q the par value OF 10
cents each.
The lncorporators N the senator
stewart arul A. n. Maync. l.. H. cur
It's. .. g. Park, James f.anEton. n. p.
Carey. ~. y. Hooth. u. T.. Zerbc. .. W.
Hun ana Charles Common. all ~ Salt
Lake with the exception OF the two last
named. whose address n Mercur. The
comysny's property T. IN the Ophir
mining district. and consists Of the
Senator stewart. snap No. .. and the
west half of the Snap.
The Tina incorpora,ors arr; u. NJ
Cornish. George Moore. Iiyrum Mad
ren. 81 Robinson. and J. 4. Marnhail
and u. y. Worrcii Of sait Lake city.
Its property consists Of the Alice and
ockonook. situated In the Tintlc mining
district
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MISE ASH MININa MrN.

During the week shipments from Tin
tie amounted Ia NJ ears OF ORE. ears
Of concentrates and : bars ~ bullion.
George Dern viii go out 60 camp
Monday 10 pay the employees ~ the
Mrrcur and Depreciation companies.
Considerable activity II reported Il.
tho noiFhborhood 81 Rover HAT az Nier.
eur Five Nile Pass ~ also being viz
orousiy developed,
snownlldes are said 10 be- playing
havuc with some of the mines. among
them those ON Lion hill and number
~ properties at bingham.
The payment Of the nulilon.Ii div.
licnd OF $4,000 next Wednesday. will
be accompanied by distribution OF
$4,000 By the Centennial Eureka.
Superintendent Edwards NJ the Mcr-
cur, wires In that there are mountains
~ snow near the milne. and that he has
all the men engaged In moving IL.
Reports from the Utah mine nj Fish
Springs nre very encouraging. The
now hoist IN said 10 be working like
charm, and which spring opens big
shipments are looked for.
n was reported today that a strike OF
high grade ore had been made In tho
Mammoth mine nj Tlntlc. This was
doubtless the cause ~ the stocks adj
vance.
Mercur Miner; The owners of the
Mollie Gibson. Fairfield. Golden Era
ana Golden Wedge near Sunshine are
Preparing 10 incorporate under the
name ~ the Winonn Gold Mining ANA
Milling company They then expect TO
proceed with tho development of their
property.
ffha ftf.g. e.t.aua.vt - a.. n.
yer County Blade says that tho COP.
per King, q mine owned by John ana
James Fnrgie ~ that place aud stu,
ntcd i've miles west ~ town has been
virtually sold 10 Denver parties. the
consideration being $1,000. Mining mat.
tors arr taking ON now NE there.
Two hundred tons Of ore was shipped
from the Monitor property this week
The Ruby Ilill Mining company has
nlcd articles of Incorporation. II has
a capital stock NJ $4,000 IN shares Of 10
cents each and D. presided over by col.
George ". u Dorsey, while Irving A.
BENTON IN vice president. Gleason n
Kinney secretary, and Richard a.
shepard. treasurer Jarvis NJ. O'Brlcn
ana Luclua H. Curtis are tho other in
corpornturr ana the compnny'a claims
liz Ia the Tintlc district
The Ajax board OF directors was re-
organized last night the rcHlgnntiuns
Of George H. Robinson Hon. WIN. n.
King, William q. Nebekrr aud Law
renee A. Boyle being accepted, aud W,
\. Mccormick Samuel Nowh0ufo. Thos.
Weir and W, ~. Dickson being np.
pointed % the vacancies. The board N
now composed NJ those last named, to-
gethcr With Frank Knox, George A.
Lowe. and Henry NJ. Ryan. The change
was made necessary through recent
transfers of the company's stock.
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Another producing mine r. added
To the ilat In the district this week. The
In CiFale has been making a very sue
ccssful run and large quantity ~ cy-
nnidca has accumulated which viii be-
shipped 90 Salt Lake In n Few days ana
regular VpnaiEnmontH will be- made
thereafter. The min ~ n success in ev.
cry particular ana the results are high
~ satisfactory. Manager Mckay ar
rived from the East this week and ~
highly pleased with the condition ~ az
fairs at the mine.
\ party Of men interested In the de-
velopment Of the West Dir are trying
~ obtain the Oakland ground on which
20 much water was found In sinking
the SHAFT. The water Il ~ a good uunl-
~ ana the supply aeemH 90 be- unlimit-
ed. should they succeed "a large pump
viii b. put nj the shaft. pipes laid To-
u tank built In such situation that
water can BE- distributed tu different
points ~ the West Din ana the water
problem In that locality settled Tor a
time at least.