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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

MANILA UNSAFE FOR WoNEy.-A
bulletin was posted outside the office
of the Adjutant GENERAL in Wasting
ton on Sunday evening, which said.
The following cablegram has been re-.
ceived from Manila.
"Manila is not safe place for Ciii.
GERS families. Great difficulty hss
been experienced in caring Tor hose
now here, and their safely Is orc Of .le
chief causes of anxiety. Officers lam-
lilies should remain in the United
States. OTIS
Under such circumstance the Secre-
tary OF War regrets that no more isG'
lilies of officers or enlisted meu can BE
permitted to accompany ro0p-. FAM
lilies of officers and all uou.comui;'
stoned officers for whom qgarters are
legally provided will be permitted 10
retain their quarters at the posts ir,m
which the troops depart, according 10
the provisions of the memorandum
dated Adjutant Generals OtLce- jan
uary 10, 1899"
The above is a rude shock many
persons who were looking forward 'os
trip to Manila in the comfortable gov
eminent transports as a holiday cXclT'
sion. The transport Grant, which Hs'
recently arrived st Manila, Garnet
large number Of women and children
They went at the expense OF The gov
ernment, provided with every com.o'i;
and luxury. The transport vas h''e'
up and victualed as d first class p1sse.l'
ger steamer. 1t went via the Aedi''
terranean Sea and the Suez cauaI, sot'
ping at Gibralter, Malta Suez, Aleu
and various places of interest, after 'ls
manner of an excursion party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13
RICHMOND. Va. February

Nth MONDi W., February. 1899
Mr.. Thos. H. Morgan, Alexandra. Va
Dear Sir:-I have been surprised At
some recent publications of YOURS IN
the papers, and I write to express nv
establishment at the manner in which
you have used my name in the card
recently published. II there is no
more truth in some of your uttarances
than in your declaration that I. after
using you for al you were worth. tried
to throw you ever, or that | inspired
even indirectly, the recent pubHcat!rn
in q Washington paper rehec,iua on
the loyal men OF the south. idep 7
think your utter want OF truthfulrp..
furnishes q vindication for any con.
duct towards you of which you com.
plain. l had supposed that you rigbt.
fully regarded me as still your friend
as I have been ceasele:s in my efforts
to secure recognition for your services
in the campaign of 1896, aud I think
your ingratitude in the assault upor
ne is only equaled by your uutvuthm
utterances IN regard to it.
Yours, &c, EDGAR ALLAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

Charles Armentrout, an aged citizen
of Staunton, is in extremis, the result
Of spell OF hiccoughing, with which
he has been suffering for the past two
DAYS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13
The Markets.

CHICAGO, Mar 13-The market closed as
follows: W1eat-July 6Slba6S5s; May
G@27 Corn-July =: May 351s Oats
July =; May 2GA;a263s. Pork-May 80 10
80 IL Lard-May So 81.
GEORGETOWN. Mar. 13-Wheat 74a76.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

Asked in Richmond last spring ii he
would volunteer, Gen. Allan replied
that be certainly would no. and added.
II have just sent to Washington a
suggestion which, if followed, vii, |
think, end the war in a few DAYS.
advised the department that inssmlch
as during the last war i, was claimed
that one Southerner could lick five
Yankees, and it is now claimed that
one Yankee is equal to two Spansrd,,
that the call for troops be confined to
the South, which would make our army
ten times as effective as the Spauiaris
l think my suggestion will be followed
l think, also, that in view OF the fact
that thirty years ago the Southenen
fought to destroy the Union, they
should now be given 81 opportunity @.
showing their royalty and be Left to
fight the battle alone"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

DIR. BULLS COUGH 7lh .5.e
will rid you of cold more 4licNi9 ", w.. a
any other known remedy. Don , 80 ;.r.
cold go as it comes; for you may 'D'-
ger vonr life. Price = cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

Rev. DR.. Van Dyke, of New York,
will not accept the recently rendered
professorsbip at Princeton, n. J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

GIVE me liver regulator and r.. i ~, mrs.
late the world, said gelins. Inc gsay
handed him bottle of Dewitt. h 49, var.
Risers, The famous little pills. L .o,.
field, ir., corner king and PITT -''e,.-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

The American Ice Company. with capital
of SO 900, 900, was incorporated 10 Treu-
ton, N. j., today. This company is the one
in whose interest q bill WAS introduced in
the Maine legislature one month ago. The
bill failed 10 pass, however, and the COM
psny has come 10 New Jersey for its charter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

4 freight pile-rp occurred on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, nesr st. Dsvids, last evening
4 brakeman was killed aad twenty CARS were
smashed into splinters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13

DIR. PULLS COUGH SYRUP
cures sore throat. Don't delay when
you are bothered with Il sore throat. 1t
may lead to bronchitis. This remedy is
sure cure. Price only % cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-13
FOR SALE.

~ finest quality, 15c; it it. any :: yH555 j5l-85D
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Denver Mining Reporter calls at
tention to the ERRONEOUS idea prevailing
in the East that all the good mining
properties in the West are controlled
by the mining kings" and wealthy
corporations.
AS that paper we'll remarks this IL
true of the great developed mines, such
as the Anaconda and Boston e. Mon
tana properties of Butte. The pur-
chase of a single one of these mines
would require an enormous sum of
money. and, as a rule, men of such
means do not care to invest in min
ing ventures of any kind A man able
to buy mine like the Parrot or the
Gagnon feels that he has money
enough, and he is generally old enough
to be disinclined to make a new de-
parture in business.
Moreover. mines that are largely de-
veloped and have been yielding for
years, are not regarded as promising
much in a speculative way. If bought
at all, it is likely to be as settled
investment, with the prospective re-
turns reduced TO something like a Ger
tainty.
But mines must be small before they
can be large, and it is in the small
ones, the prospects, SO 10 speak, that
the greatest opportunities exist. Unless
the outlook is exceedingly good and
based upon large development of the
property, prospect can be bought, or
a good interest in it secured, at a very
moderate cost. This is frequently the
case even where the developments be-
speak with almost absolute certainty
the existence of great and valuable ore
bodies, because the original owners are
nearly always poor men without the
means necessary to put the property
upon an actually paying basis
Such properties are numbered by
thousands in the mining regions of the
West. and they present the Opportuni-
ties whereby men of small means be-
come comparatively rich. There is al
ways more uncertainty in the outcome
OF mere prospect than in the case of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
Stamps and Rolls.

In another part of this mining issue
appears, taken from the Engineering
and Mining journal, a brief discussion
by question and answer of the merits
of the stamp mill 1t may be of inter-
est to many readers to learn that in
quite a number of copper reduction
works the stamps have been and are
being torn out and replaced by rock
breakers and rollers The reason given
though is not so much the supposed
defects in the mechanism, such as loss
of power and difficulty of nice adjust
ment, as the effect upon the ore. 1t
is said that the stamps produce too
much slime; that the tremendous
force of the blows reduces much of the
rock to an almost impalpable fineness,
and when saturated with water it be-
comes a slime. This holds in suspen-
sion a considerable amount of mineral
value which. as a result, it is difficult
to save, and some of it is actually lost.
AT the Anaconda works. the largest
copper COMMENTATORS and smelters in
the world, some of the stamps have al
ready been torn out and it is the I'M
Outstanding that all the rest will be
changed for breakers and rolls as rap
idly as it can be done without inter-
fering with the regular work. 1t is
possible that there may also be rsome
other economies in the change, but Of
this we cannot speak with assurance.
1t is proper, further, to remark that
the stamps here referred to are the i'm
mense steam ones, each having a ca
pacity of something like 400 tons a day.
Whether the same objection exists in
the case of the ordinary battery
stamps is not clear, but it probably
does, for there is a great deal of slime
produced at all quartz mills where bat
teres Are employed. 1t is hardly to be
supposed, though, that the substitution
of rolls for stamps will entirely do
away with shines in the crushing of
ores, for it scarcely seems possible to
adjust any machinery SO nicely as to
crush just fine enough to get out all
4the metal and not produce any slime.
But as the Engineering and Mining
journal very properly remarks, there
2 is always room for improvement.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Santa Fe. New Mexico, reports YER
liable boom in the southern part of
that county, Santa Fe. Among other
things it is reported that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company which holds a
controlling interest in the coal mines
of Cerrillos. will eXpend a million dol
lars next year in improvements, and
that the work will be prosecuted upon
much larger scale than heretofore.
1t is also stated that tellurium was dis
covered few days ago near Dolores.
Great hopes are grounded upon this
find because of the extent to which gold
occurs in telurium. This is said 10
carry both gold and silver, and it is
claimed that the entire Dolores district
is of the same geological formation.
1t is to be hoped that Santa Fe may
not be disappointed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
Scarcity of Silver.

From the Rocky Mountain News.
NO one assertion was so frequently
and so strenuously made in the last
presidential campaign and ever since for
that matter, than that the people would
not use silver, and did not want it, and
that the treasury vaults at Washing
ton were so full of it that it would be
impossible ever to empty HEM TIE
best answer to this kind of mons, nse
is the actual condition now prevailing
at Kansas City and other cities For
ten days Kansas City bankers have
been writing letters enclosing drafts
and following the same up by urg ant
kilograms to the sub-treasury at st.
Louis begging for SILVER coin. In reply
the assistant treasurer informs them
that they cannot get silver dollars I'M
less they turn in silver certificates, and
that no halves or quarters can tie furr-
ished because his supply IS exhausted
This dearth of fractional currency" the
assistant treasurer writes, will Erch-
ably continue some time" So the ruth
comes out that there is not enough sil-
Yer coined in the country to meet The
ordinary demands of business There
are practically no silver iollars left in
the treasury save those held for re-
demption of outstanding silver cGrtih-
Gates, and hence the requirement THAT
these certificates be presented if silver
coin is wanted. 1t has not been neces-
sary for the government to force this
silver on the people. 1t has oeen ab-
sorbed by the business of the country,
and more is demanded The absurilty
of some of the potent arguments Used
against silver in the past is. therefore,
demonstrate ted. Instead of building Gtw
vaults. as was suggested would be nee
essary for the storage of silver dollars,
the people are now clamorng for chem,
and bankers find their requests Tor
more silver politely refused because the
government has no silver on hand. Let
other minis besides that at San Fran
cisco be put to work on silver coinage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
Stamp Mills.

The following question and answer
appear in the Engineering and Mining
Journal:
chanics, it seems to me that the stamp
mill. which is so widely used for
crushing ores. is a very imperfect de-
vice It is rough. not capable OF nice
adjustment and involves certain loss
of power. Can you tell me why 1t is
so extensively used? Why has it not
been replaced by better machines? Is
there an opening for the invention OF
such machines?-S. c. c.
Answer.-Your criticism of the stamp
mill as a mechanical device IS to some
extent justified. Without doubt ma
chimes can be and have been devised
which are much better-on paper-anu
are capable Of nicer adjustments and
better theoretical utilization Of power.
Nevertheless the stamp mill is simple.
easily understood, readily repaired and
will stand rough work. For these reas-
ons it is widely used and will continue
in favor. There are many other crush
ing and grinding mills which are used
and which have their advantages.
These, of course, have replaced the
stamp mill to some extent, but still
leave it very wide field. You must
remember that the work of crushing
|
not permit the introduction Of too
many mechanical niceties. A device
which may seem excellent on paper
and may work we'll in a clean, quiet
engine room or mechanical laboratory.
| is very apt to break down under the
| hard conditions of actual work in a
mill. Some experience of these condi-
| tions in an average mining plant
J may give you an idea of what is re-
quired there and a greater respect for
the stamp mill than you apparently
have at present.
An analogous case, mechanically, is
the link motion. which is so generally
used for operating the valves of loco
motive cylinders. Its imperfections
have been demonstrated hundreds of
times, and are generally admitted.
Nevertheless it holds it's place because
it is rough-and mechanism
simple. easily adjusted and able to
work well under all the conditions Of
oscillation, dust and other disturbing
influences found in a running locomo-
tive.
There is always an opening for i'm
provement, and inventions which will
improve or cheaper the working of ores
will find acceptance. Many which are
brought forward, however, are thrown
aside. because the inventor has not a
practical knowledge of the work re-
quired of them Such knowledge is the
first renuisite
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
April Fool Dividend.

The April Fool Gold Milling COM
pany, comprising 100000 shares of 81
each, mines and works at DE Lamar,
New, has declared another dividend of
cent per share on its capital stock
of record October 49, payable October
20. This makes the third dividend of
that amount since the sale of the prop
erty to the Butte people in August last,
while the outlook for continuing these
monthly dividends is assured
A thorough system of mine develop
ment is being pushed with vigor, more
particularly below the former work
ings, under the able direction of James
Healey, formerly superintendent for
Captain De Lamar, and said to be with
emnently satisfactory results. The in
tention is to double the present output
and mill capacity as soon as sufficient
ore shall have been blocked out, and
adequate hosting facilities put in
place.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

IT is reported from Salt Lake that the
ores of the Centennial Eureka mine
are to be reduced for the next two
years at least by the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company, usually
known as the smelter trust. BY the
terms of the contract the mine is to de-
liver to the smelters for treatment not
less than 1000 tons of ore per month
for the term of three years, which may
be limited to two years by the mine
making an aggregate delivery of 100,-
GOO tons within that time The con-
tract will be very likely to run the full
three years. as to furnish the 100000
tons necessary to reduce the time to
two years would require monthly out
put of more than 1000 tons a month,
whereas it is now only 1000. In any
event the product seems likely to he
doubted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Many mining publications through
out the United States, and also in
British Columbia. are devoting consld-
cradle space. to the exposure of what
they call mining fakes This is all
right, and entirely commendable if
they are only sure of their ground.
These are matters, though that should
be handled with the most scrupulous
care, because of the ease with which
injustice may be done. newspaper
OF periodical may OF may not know
the real value of mining proposition
Inc chances are, as rule, against it's
having a sufficient knowledge to justi-
~ a wholesale charge of fraud. In
the great majority of cases even the
owners do not know with anything of
certainty what the real value of a
property is. Much depends upon what
is not in sight
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
noNTANA's METAL PRODUCTION IN 1898.

well developed mine. But then it
must be remembered that there are
prospects" and prospects. Some, of
course. are worth nothing-others are
very valuable
The purchaser should take nothing
for granted. He should not accept the
extraVagant view of the owner. anx-
ious sell either the whole or a part,
Nor should he trust to his own judg-
ment, which may be altogether callow
and uneducated concerning mining
matters. He should have the advice
of thoroughly trained mining geolo-
gists, and then if he be careful as to
the amount he invests the chances are
very much in his favor. If the prom
erty prove good it will very speedily
be worth many times the amount in
vested, and then he can either hold If
for dividends, or sell at handsome
proft. In this line there are practical
~ unlimited opportunities for good
mining investments in the West.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Inc copper prospects of Wyoming are
now attracting considerable attention
The Grand Encampmeent and Battle
Lake districts are especially we'll spok-
en- of and the reports from there are all
within the bounds of moderation The
Ferris Haggerty property has been
yielding handsomely. and according to
the latest advices the outlook for it
is constantly improving. 1t is also re-
ported that smelter is to be built al
Grand Encampment, with w. F. Cody
buffalo Bill-behnd the enterprise
The actual reports are, we say, moder-
ate in tone. But when it comes to pre-
dictions, the people of that part of
Wyoming can also do some rather stiff
talking. Some of them are anticipating
the time when the two districts named
will be the greatest mining camp in
the world" These greatest mining
camps are becoming so numerous as
to be somewhat bewildering
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

minute. But in order to reassure
those Who feel an especial interest in the
city, we take occasion to say that the
alleged slide is very much slower
that the rate suggested. In fact, thus
lar 1t has been so exceedingly slow
that IT is by no means certain that
there has been any slide" at all When
many houses are built upon the side
of mountain it is very easy matter
for now and then foundation to yield
little; but we can assure our out
side friends that Butte is entirely safe.
and that it will get to the bottom of
the hill about the time that New York
sinks below the level of the sea.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

that new explorations of mineral-bear-
ing regions of Idaho give rise to many
"reminiscences of the diggings and some
astonishing records of placer mining
are told. Boise basin, it Is estimeated
has produced $2OO,0O0O0O from its pl1c-
ers alone. and not far distant is Rocky
bar district. which is credited with an
output of 100000 These are now re-
ported as swarming with prospectors
who are hunting the sources of this
placer gold. which is believed to he m
the assures of the neighboring nils.
The Custer. in Custer county has reg
ord of $50,000.000; the Warren and Flor
ence sections have produced S50,0OO,O00
from their placers and it is believed
they will now make very productive
lode camps.
Mining will be affected in more than
one way by the Transvaai war, says
the Leadville Miner. The mining of
gold in the Rand will be entirely sus-
pended and the worlds output reduced
by many millions annually. The inter-
ruption will be immediate and the eff
fects will continue for years. The KIM
berley diamond mines will necessarily
be in jeopardy of interruption and the
yield of the diamondiferous, field be
curtailed or shut off altogether at least
while the war goes on The draught on
the coal and lead supplies will also be
heavy if the British and Beers get after
each other in dead earnest. $500
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
IN THE VESTS MINERAL REALM
News About Mining in Montana and
the Northwest.

edit
of al the
the public
making the Standard
hitherto had n print
Communications intended for the mining the will
to In
of
of
Department. Anaconda Montana The
will
tn deparne
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
MINING BRIEFS.

The payroll of five Of the principal
Park City. Utah. mines for the month
of September is said to aggregate S70,-
900, divided as follows: Ontario. SIS. OOO
Silver King. s25 1000: Anchor sS,336. 10;
'Daly-West, $1,000; Valeo, 2,400
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The report that Butte is sliding
down hill is creating quite a sensation
among our exchanges. One would sup
pose from the headlines placed over
the item that the movement was at
the rate of something like a mile a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The new 35-ton smelter has arrived
at Reno for the Electric Mining and
Reduction company, and it is expected
that the production will be resumed the
end of this week. There ara 1000 tons
Of ore in the bins at the reduction
works and 1900 tons on the dumps a.
the mine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

There is no let up on thu dividends
from the Crfppl" Creek district. Modct
comes to the front with it's usual $40. 900
Raven declares its fifth dividend. the
amount being $3.50. while Vindicatol
makes its quarterly disbursement OF
$40 750
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Great activity is said to prevail ir
the mines Of Gold Hill. Colo The Colo
Spring mine, the Craig Tunnel and the
Horsfal are all showing up we'll. The
most of the ore is being worked at thu
Slide mill
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The statement that the copper ores
found in this or that mine are like these
at the Anaconda or United Verde is Of
no significance, as copper ores III par
ticular kinds are similar wherever
found. 1t is a question of quantity, as
well as quality, that gives value to a
mine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Mining and Scientific Press saws
that the large copper mines of Arizona
are nearly all associated with linln-
stone: those of Butte, Mont. are in
granite; those of Lake Superior in con-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

1t is reported that over 200. 900 shares
of the capital stock of the Copper
Glance Mining company of Bingham
has been tied UP by an eastern syndi-
cate on basis Of % cents a share or
an aggregate of $625.O0O for the prop
erty. According to the terms of the OPP
ton one-third of the purchase price is
to be paid by the 26th of November, and
the balance is to come in later INSTALL
ments, but all is to be paid by April l.
1900.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

glomerate, sandstone and diabase:
those of Ducktown, Tenn. in mica
schist; those of Iron Mountain, Shasta
county, Cal, for the most part, in
quartz porphyry; those of Idaho mostly
in diorite