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Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
Mini n Nut.-s.

If any one industry more than an
other Is entitled to be called "busl-
ness" 1t Is mining. Business" is sim.
ply the systematic supplying of wants.
and the product of the mine is wanted
about MS universally as any natural
product possibly can be.
| Continuous possession of mining
claim, with due compliance of law, for
a period equal to the time prescribed
by the statute of limitations for mining
claims, In the state wherein such clnim
is situated, entities the claimant, un-
der the provisions of Section 1882, Re
vised Statutes, U. s., to patent In the
absence of any adverse claim.
The quantity of water used In Cali
| fornia hydraulic mining at the height
| OF Its career was enormous. An esti-
| mate made of the amount used and
discharged into seven different streams
| amounted to more than 10,0OO,OOO min
er's inches daily and the material OF
the gravel banks removed by this wat
er was estimated at nearly 10000 600
cubic yards.
w. c. Wynkoop, mining expert of
Denver, has returned from n general
inspection of the Bland mining camp,
in the COchiti district Of Bernalillo
county, New Mexico. He says 1t has
the best prospects OF any camp In the
territory. He and General X. w. Wood
bury OF Denver propose to erect II
large custom mill at Bland. The ores
carry $40 in gold and 500 in silver, and
the deposits are Of vast extent.
"When locator locates mining To-
cation" crosswise of the vein, his "side
lines" become end lines. Then his true
side lines must be constructed with
reference to the ascertained course of
the veIn-parallel with and not more
than 300 feet on each side of Its center.
Should the originally marked width
prove more than 300 feet. the excess
should be discarded, so that the middle
OF the vein shall be in the center of the
location. Such excluded area Is sub
1cct to appropriation.
Seven weeks ago the last train on
the Colorado Il Southern pulled out OF
Breckenridge. and since that date not
pound OF ore has been taken out of
the district. Notwithstanding this
fact every mine In the camp that was
working when the blockade began. IL
working now with the exception Of the
Hamilton In Summit gulch. This prop
erty was closed down about ten days
ago, partly because OF the lack of room
to store ore and concentrates and part
~ on account OF lack OF feed for
stock. ~
1t ie hardly likely that any shipments
of zinc ore will Ike made from this dis.
trlct to Swansea. or even to the zinc
works In Indiana, says the Leadville
Herald-DemOcrat. ,Of course II the
zinc needed by these works were TO
be found here the ore could be mined
to good profit. but 40 far as careful
investigation of the zinc ore Of the
camp IL gone II Inns been found entirely
unsuited for the purpose named. The
trouble is that the zinc is In cOmbina.
tion with iron sulphide. and this is a
fatal bnr to any successful extraction
OF the metal by the processes at pres
cnt In use. Inventors have been at
work on vnrious processes for the ex-
traction OF zinc from such ores m
Leadville produces. but as yet these
methods do not seem TO have been
successful In practice
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06

The demand has increased in like
ratio. With the reopening Of proper
ties formerly worked, the discovery
and development of new mines, and
the increased product of present big
producers consequent upon existing
high prices, 1t Is within bounds to as
sumo, so far as the United States is
concerned, that the 1900 copper prod
uct of the country could be made 25O.-
OOW tons, did the next eighteen months
mold promise of existence of the pres
ent high price. At various times have
been given herein authentic state
ments as to the cost of producing cop
per In various localities. From official
reports of several prominent companies
1t appears that the recent cost price of
pure copper at the Anaconda, Mon
tana, was $113 per ton, or less than 5A
cents per pound: the cost at the Boston
\ Montana plant was reported as prac-
tically the same; also the cost at
the Calument & Hecla, Michigan
mine; In each case there being n reduc-
ton from the comparatively recent cost
of prOductiOn-$162 per ton, or over 8
cents per pound; this reduction being
In each case largely due, not to any
increase in the value of the ore, but to
improved and more economical meth
Qds and the utilization of "by-prod-
6cts.' These prices compare favOrably
with those furnished by foreign pro-
ducers. The Newfoundland Copper
Company is credited with ability to
produce pure copper at 1888 per ton.
this being probably due to the advan-
tageous shipping facilities of that con-
cern. At Tilt Cove the production
price Is stated to be $163 per ton, and
\ the old Rio TintO of Spain reports cost
0f 1924 per ton. In the last named
case the mine is most favorably situat-
ed. viewed as commercial competi-
tOr.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
Arp.x Il m for N c.-.eu,.

Bluefelds, Nicaragua. March 81
Special Correspondence to the Associat-
ed Press, via New Orleans, per Steam
ship, Condor, March 29.-There are
some people in Nicaragua who are be-
coming thoroughly tired Of frequent
revolutions and senseless fights. These
people are gradually being brought un-
der one head, and this new party will
have annexation to the United States
rs the foundation of Its platform. Dur
ing the last meeting of the Nicaraguan
Congress the president In his message
touched upon the subject rs one OF his
fondest hopes.
Since the war with Spain and addi-
tional territory has been added to the
American possessions the feeling is
growing stronger in Nicaragua. Next
year the matter will take some definite
form.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
ollls,,s WIN Go to Porn.

Kansas City. April "a special to
the Journal from FL Paso, Texas, says:
Grant Gillette. the Kansas pluAger,
who escaped to Mexico after abscond-
Ing with two dozen cattle mems
money, claims to have made con.
tract with Chicago stock man named
Burke to look after his cattle interests
In Peru.
= Soon after his arrival In Mexico. GIL.
lette purchased hotel mt chihuahua,
which he IL said to have Just sold ut q
loss
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
OHIO ELECTIONS.
Hanna. E,smy Defeated at Cleveland.

Cincinnati. Ohio, April 3.-The elec.
tiOns In Ohio to-day were general for
municipal ana township offices. While
local issues usually control these spring
elections yet there were other .infiu.
ences In some places to-day.
At Cleveland there was n decisive
Democratic victory on the head OF tho
ticket only. but II was not due nlons
to the local opposition to Mayor Me.
kissOn for n third term. McI<isson Inst
year was the candidate Of the bolting
Republicans and the Democrats In the
Legislature against Senntor Hanna.
At Columbus IA Republican mayor
was elected for the first time In twelve
years.
At Cincinnati. the Republicans have
n plurality OF 1000, though the present
Democratic mayor wns elected two
years ago by almost ms lnrge plural
lty.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
RESTING AT MALoLos.
General Otis VIII Continue the Fishtlne
In Few D~ys.


Manila, April 2.-8:3O p. m.-The
American troops under General Mac
Arthur are still resting ut Malolos,
where everything has been quiet to-
day.
Hostilities elsewhere-so far as off,
cially reported-have been limited dur
ing the last twenty-four hours to an
occasional exchange of shots between
the insurgents and the troops forming
the lines of General Lawton and Cen
eral Hall, extending from the water
works to La Lonia. But this shooting
has been just active enough to make
the lives of the soldiers a burden, and
to compel the officers to sleep in
trenches, clothed and in readiness to
repel possible attacks.
Most Of the Americans are becoming
convinced that the backbone of the in
surgent opposition is broken. Numer-
GUS rumOrs point to an early collapse
of the insurrection. One of these is
that General Rio Del Pillar, the best
fighter among the Filipino officers, will
desert Aguinaldo and give his support
to the Americans
The Spaniards, reasoning from their
experience of the natives, refuse to be-
lieve that the rebellion is anywhere
near put down.
A priest and two members Of the So
called Filipino congress, who hid them
selves in the woods during the fight
ing which preceded the capture Of Ma
lolos, returned there this morning and
declared that 1900 of the Filipino SOL
diers were anxious to give up fighting
and would do so but for their officers,
who keep them under arms.
The whole country between MalOlOs
and Caloocan is now full Of friendless
women, children and old people, who
are returning to the homes, carrying
white flags The Americans are trying
to gain the confidence of the inhabi-
tants by proving to them that If they
will return and attend to their ordin-
ary work, peacefully, no harm will be
fall them. Two hundred and fifty civil
ians came back to their homes In Ma
lolos last evening.
On March 25th Thomas +. Wh.teside,
private, Company NJ, First Colorado,
died of dysentery.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
/. AZ xxperlm..t Il rs,f.aev.rnm ,p..

Self-government in a Milwaukee
school has proved a failure, and the pu-
pills OF the Twenty-first ward have
gone back to the old system of ''im-
perialism." Principal OHanlon some
time ago introduced system of self
government In the school, under whicl,
the pupils elected officers and a police
force. The scheme worked well and
the lesson was taught that offenders
brought trouble and annoyance to the
entire population of the school room.
But some of the parents objected.
They claimed that it was teaching the
children to become ''tell-talcs" and to
spy upon each other. Then School Di-
rector Fahsel issued an order compel.
Ing Principal O'Hanlon to again as-
sumo the reins of.gOvernment.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
Tao ana y force. IN. sund,y Law

Tacoma. WASH. April 2.-The entire
Spider and Fly Company, including the
thirty players. and l.. A. Wing. II. @.
Brundnge and II. q. Graham. the man.
ager Of the Lyceum theatre, were ar.
rested here tonight by the sheriff for
violating the Sunday theatre law.
The warrant was sworn by repre-
sentatives OF the Ministerial Alliance
and Good Citizens Club. The mntter
comes up IN the police court tomorrow.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
K.nlinc.. uond Luck.

The first story that Kipling writes af-
ter his Illness will bring n fabulous
price. 1t will be sought as eagerly by
progressive publishers as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is by all who suffer
from stomach ills of any nature. No
matter whether 1t be Indigestion, con-
.stipation, biiiousness or nervousness,
the Bltters will cure 1t. 1t is an un-
equalled spring medicine.
"Who are the chief heroines in modern
English fiction?' 1.-The women who read
the fiction"
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
No Reunion of tho Irl.h FACTION, Now

Dublin, April A conference OF M
tionalIst members OF Parliament called
with the view Of bringing about re-
union Of the Irish parties. was opened
nt the Mansion house here today. The
Pnrnellites were invited TO attend. but
declined to do 80. owing to the fact
that the NntiOnallsts Ind rejected
their proposal for a preliminary Joint
committee meeting to discuss the bnsIs
OF reunion. The bulk Of the Redmond.
ties were therefore absent.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
DEMOCRATS CARRY DENVER.
Henry v. johnson Elected Mayor by q
Small Plurality.

bmhU FIufAIIty.
Denver, April 5.-The election yester-
day was a close one, the Democrats
electing the mayor and carrying n
number Of other Offices The vote for
mayor was as follows: Willard l..
Ames. Silver Republican. 1888; Rus
sell Gates, Republican, 7.166; Henry
V. Johnson, Democrat. 9,335; Thomas
3. McMurray, Independent, S,215. The
City Council will be composed Of rep
rcsentatives Of several tickets.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
sweden Expect. to -. a IL ea.a ~ No..

London. April 4.-Thc Daily Malls
correspond. mt M Goihcnburg. Sweden.
referring to the warllke preparations
OF Norway. says:
''The only possible object ~ these
preparations II TO attack Sweden,
whose dcsenscs are Inferior and who G
infantry are armed with obsolete
" apnns. Should the Norw gan feet
attack Gotlcnbrry, the city must In.
cvitnbI! fall"
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06
A New Mining Railing.

A decision hns been rendered by the
secretary OF the interior involving the
Big Mike and Big Chief mines mt
Cripple Greek upon the motion for re-.
view filed In behalf Of Gowviy v. Con-
nell. The decision In very important
II mining interests, us II marks the
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-06

This illustration represents our Decorat.
ed English Dinner Set, There are 100
plates, II desert plates. IL soup plates, Il
cups and saucers, L. fruit sauccrs. u indi-
vidunl buffers, ! pickle, ] gravy, covered
dishes, I open dish, lo-inch piatter, ! IA
inch platter. covered butter. sugar.
set is only S9l5 Ii must be sent by
freight or express. the receiver to pay
freight charges. Cut this out and address
the JOSLIN DRY GOODS CO.
Denver. Colorado.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
RESTORING The TEMPLE OF KARNAK

to resist the mighty pressure OF the
swollen river in times of food. A
break takes place in the protecting
wall, through which the waters pour;
sections of the emhankment are swept
away, and pretty soon the adjacent
country has been converted into lake.
These recurrent visitations are endur-
ed by the Chinese with characteristic
resignation. As a result Of food of
this character which took place lately
100000 human beings are said TO be
on the verge of starvation. A few
years ago a flood occurred from which
it was estimated that 100000 people
lost their lives. Yet the Chinese no
more think of deserting the scene of
these repeated disasters than the
Egyptians think Of leaving the valley
OF the Nile They know the danger
they run. but the fertility of the soil
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
A SCHOOL ON WHEELS.
How the Westinghouse Air-Brake system
Is Taught.


A few weeks ago there rolled into
he yard Of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad, at Park
square, a most unusual kind OF school
house. 1t was backed upon siding.
and remained there until it left the
?ity. This schoolhouse, with its corps
Of competent instructors, is the only
one OF its kind in this country. or in
the whole world, for that matter, and
Is owned ard operated by the West
inghouse Air Brake company. 1t is
made up OF three cars and has Travelled
more than fifty-fve thousand miles. In
1t more than one hundred thousand
railroad men have been instructed
within the eight years of its exist
ence. 1t is a perfectly constructed
school house, fitted with every appli-
ance for instructing the pupils in the
use of the Westinghouse Air Brake
system, and has its principal and its
competent teachers. When the West
nghouse air brake was invented and
oppi'SN W Sltdul Id4ilpid ~ N"'
found to be the best thinE of its kind
ever invented, provided it was proper
ly handled. 1t is automatic in its ac-
ton, but the best results could not
be obtained without a competent man
at the throttle who understood per-
iectly just what results might be OBJ
tanned with a certain amount Of pres
sure. 1t was this fact that led to the
establishment of the schoolhOuse,
which just now has its headquarters
in Boston. 1t was the idea of getting
the best results cut of the brake, and
therefore insuring greater safety to
the passengers and a saving OF prop
erty to the railroads and shippers, that
was the inspiration OF this remarkable
school. 1t was in 1883 that the three
cars that compose the schooihouse
were built in Altoona, Pa. by the
Westinghouse Air Brake company. The
instruction. car is equipped with the
full number Of air brakes, number OF
feet of piping, coupling, auxiliary res
erVoirs, etc, to equip a freight train
OF thirty cars, and also to equip pas
senger train OF fifteen cars fitted with
the whistle signaling device. The in
struction car weighs l25,000 pounds,
and is one Of the heaviest cars that
ever travelled the rails of a railroad.
More than 10000 railroad men have
received instruction and have been
examined as to their competency. The
schoolhouse Of three cars has been on
every railroad west of the Mississippi
river, including Manitoba, Canada, and
Mexico. 1t has also been over thou
sands Of miles of railroad on the mid
die Atlantic, central and southern
States.-Boston Transcript.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
CHINESE RIVER OF DEATH.
Has Brought Death and Disaster to
Millions of Men.


The Yellow river, which has again
brought death and disaster to the mil
lions of Chinese who live in the exten-
sive and fertile region which it waters,
is at once the scourse and blessing OF
the densely populated country through
which il flows. For centuries its in
undations, more or less severe, but in
variably disastrous. have been Of peri
odical occurrence, and every effort TO
prevent them has been unsuccessful.
The river brings down with it from the
mountains where it has its rise an en-
ormous quantity of clayish soil, from
whose appearance it derives its name
This soil is held in suspension in the
upper reaches of the stream, where
an extraordinarily swift current i'm
pedes sedimeDtation, but when the
river reaches the lower level of rLe
valley and the rapidity of its descent
is checked, the soil carried in suspen-
sion sinks TO the bottom. That is ar
ordinary process, but in the case Of
the Yoang-Ho or Yellow river, 1t Is
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
A HISTORIC BOAT.
A Nile Steamer That Has Passed Through
Many SiclsSitudes.

At midday on Sept. some 300 Eng
lishmen embarked al Omdurman on
board the Borden, which was COM
manded by Maj. Gordon. r. E., the
nephew Of the great general, says the
London Graphic. Owing to the shall
low water the steamer could not come
in close to the bank, and a small boat
had TO be used. The process OF en-
barkation was slow and gave one a
good opportunity Of studying the lines
Of this celebrated old craft while wait
ing ones turn to be taken on board.
Surely no boat that swims to-day can
boast of history so full of vicissitudes
and tragic incident as the Borden,
Had they tongues, each plate and plank
Of the old paddle steamer could unfold
a tale of unrivaled horrors and atroci-
ties. 1t will be remembered that she
was wrecked in the Shabluka cataract
on her return journey from Khartum
with Sir Charles Wilson and Mai
Stuart-Wortley on board. after their
fruitless effort TO relieve Gen. Gordon
Since that day she has been in tho
hands of the dervishes, TRANSPORTING
them up and down the Nile on their
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23

made extraordinary by the enormous
volume of the subsidence. 1t goes Oh
so rapidly and the current is so SLOW
that the bed OF the river is constantly
filling up, and to prevent the water
from spreading over the valley IN
shallow lake, 1t has been necessary 10
construct, and is essential to MAINTAIN
an immense system OF artihciai en-
bankments. As the river rises tne
height OF these embankments Is ~
creased. and at many places along its
course the surface OF the river Is hlsh
ahoya the level Of the surrounding
country. Under such conditions the re-
currence of restrictive inundations Is
inevitable. The embankments are sup
posed to be under constant surveillance
and any weakness that may develop Is
Immediately repaired; but Chinese sell
enee and Chinese numbers are unable
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
French Egyptologists Undertake the Work
of Restoration at Thebes.

sible at a cost of $4,000. He has dug
out and restored the temple of Rameses
III, dug out the great eastern court,
raised and put in place the colossi, dug
cut and restored the temple Of Thout-
mes III, including the celebrated
promenade, and the so-called botanical
,Eardens-columns with hieroglyphics
picturing all the animals and plants
brought by him from Syria. He also
discovered row Of superbly chiseleG
sphinX-l!ke creatures on an antique
wharf ard bearing on their bases the
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23

The heretofore rumored changes in
the system of paying the employees OF
the baltimore * ohio Rail Road took
permanent shape last week at a meet
ing of the heads of the several depart.
ments and general supgrlntendents,
called by General Manager Under
wood for the consideration Of that mat
ter. 1t was determined TO replace the
present diliat0ry proce of running tie
pay cars over the entire system. IN
vClving an expenditure Cf three weeks
time in distributing a large bulk OF
currency, aggrrgatlng ore million dol
laFs per month, by mere convenient,
expeditions and safer process of dis
tributiug through the hands Of the sta.
tIon agents checks payable at any one
of the 81 banks on the line of the sys
TEN AMI by any agent of the company
The new. arrangement Is eifectiye May
1St.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
GET A BIG "AD" CONTRACT.
Largest Advertising Contract Ever Placed
In Chicago.


The N. X. Fairbank Company, whose
advertising amounts to several hun
dred thousand dollars per annum,
has just completed arrangements to do
all its advertising through the Mahin
Advertising Company. This includes
all advertising in newspapers, high
class magazines, street cars, etc. Joan
Lee Mahin, the president of the Mahin
Advertising Company, is widely known,
and The securing of the n. X. Fair
bank Company contract is compli-
ment to his ability. ]. II. Snitzler, the
secretary and treasurer has had long
and honorable business career in this
city. Since opening their Office Dec.
28 last they have secured, aside from
the N. K. Fairbank Company contract,
forty-eight customers whose business
will aggregate 100000 per annum.
They will move from their present
rooms TO the fifth floor Of the New
York Life Building into greatly en-
larged quarters, TO accommodate their
rapidly increasing business.-Chicago
Times Herald. Feb. II, 1899.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
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II tried that once. The printer sald
he understood shorthand. and | gave
min my notes and went home. The
next morning found that where had
used the word grip he had run III the
picture of June bug. He said ne
couldn't make anything else out Of it
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