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costa County on the west. This area Is
pear-shaped with its stem end in Jackson
County. Not all of this vast area con-
tains coal in veins profitable for working.
but the rich finds In the Saginaw vallay
are believed to be an index of what will
follow. There are now more than 2OO,-
600 acres under lease, the yield per acre
being estimated ut 800 tons. On Jan.
there were % mines in operation, nine
in Saginaw County, seven in Bay, five
in Eaton, two in Shiawassee and one
each in Huron and Jackson counties. The
following figures cover five months work
in the mines Number of employees, 1,402;
average number per mine Sc; average
hours work per day, 7.S; average days
work per month, 21.3; average daily
wages, $2.04; gallons OF Illuminating oil
used in % mines, 6,544; kegs Of powder
used in 10 mines, 1913; number Of tons
output in "a mines, 2S3, sos; average tons
per mine, 11,7S7; average cost of output
per ton, $1.31. The statement is made
that Michigan is now undoubtedly pro-
ducing 10000 tons per month at an aver
age cost Of $130 per ton.
State Game Warden Morse says in his
report that the work Of his department
for January was equally divided between
the investigation and prosecution Of vio-
lations OF game and fish laws. A total
of 146 complaints were investigated, and
resulted in Ill prosecutions-57 for vio-
lations of game laws, So for violations Of
fish laws, and i for resisting an officer.
Sixty-eight cases were disposed Of there
being 62 convictions, A dsmissals and 2
acquittals. The total amount of fines and
costs imposed was $5,31O.97. An evil
dence Of the increased respect the game
laws are commanding is the increased
number Of deer licenses sold during the
past season, the nonresident licenses be-
ing more than double that Of any former
year, while there was an increase of 10
per cent in the number of resident Ii
censes. This, coupled with the fact that
very few complaints have been entered
for hunting without licenses, assures the
warden that the people generally are re-
specting and aiding in the protection of
the game.
In February, 1866, the Michigan Leg
islature framed q law offering $3.50 boun-
ty to every man who should enlist there
district. The last call was for 100000
men and Lucius L. Hickox enlisted in
Company @, Tenth Michigan cavalry.
He was a Kent County man and was
duly credited to a military subdistrict.
He says he did not know of the exist
ence of bounty law until many years
afterward, when he presented his claim
to the board of State auditors, who found
that the bounty had been assigned to g.
G. Wilcox. Hickox says the signature
is forgery and that he never received
this, but refused to pay until the Supreme
Court had passed upon the bounty law.
Now the Supreme Curt has issued an
order directing the auditors to show cause
why his claim should not be paid. There
are hundreds of men in the same fix, and
If he succeeds in pressing his claim
through it will take hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to pay them all.
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Years ago when the ST. Mary's Falls
ship canal was owned and operated by
the State Of Michigan the cost of main
tenance was met by tolls paid by the yes
selmen, the plan being to collect only q
sufficient amount to operate the canal
and keep it in repair. However, when
the canal was turned over to the general
government there was 100000 remaining
in the special fund. There it remained
until 1897, when it was converted into
the general fund of the State after an
unsuccessful effort was made to appro-
pirate it for a marine hospital at the
500. Now the general government is
about to make demand on the State for
the money, claiming that when the gov
eminent purchased the canal it acquired
possession of this fund and everything
else pertaining to that waterway.
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Commissioner Grosvenor, in the bulle-
tin of the State pure food and dairy COM
mission, says that the department has
recently analysed 800 samples of confec-
tionery selected to cover the principal va
rieties found on the markets of Michigan,
and has failed to find adulteration on
which prosecutions could be successfully
brought. Under Michigan laws candy is
held to be adulterated when it contains
terra, alba, carytes, tale, or other earthly
or mineral substances, or any poisonous
colors, favors or extracts, or other dele
terious ingredients detrimental to health.
At one time, it is said, it was not uncom-
mon to find poisonous mineral coloring in
candies, but recently all colored candies
were found to contain only harmless or
ganic coloring matter. The use Of glu-
rose in candy cannot be prevented under
the laws of the State.
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Attorney General Oren has filed the
answer of the State Board of Auditors
70 the Supreme Court directing it to show
cause why a mandamus should not issue
it to pay Lucius l.. Hickox of
Kent County, who claims a bounty of
$50 under the act of 1865. The Attor-
ney General upbolds the State Board of
Auditors. Hickox, he thinks, was a resi-
lent of Byron township, and yet was
,redited to Orange township, the object
being to secure larger bounty. There
fore he is not entitled to a State bounty.
The claim under the act of 1865 is called
soid.
Railroad Commissioner OsbdAn has is
,ued circular to the managers and sup
of all railroads calling at
ention to the fact that numerous COM
,laints have been made by commercial
travellers of the failure Of station agents
% comply with the law requiring the bull
etining of passenger trains. The law
vas passed in 1895, and has been indiffer-
,nuy observed in many of the smaller
owns. Commissioner. Osborn asks that
riders be issued so that strict compli-
lnce with the law will be Insured by the
ailway agents of the State.