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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

day, April %, it gnawed slowly for an
hour through hard formation more
than an eighth of a mile below the
surface. = = Il
she's struck sand = shouted the
drill ler. & -, 9 4 4
&c only that the drill had
dropped into softer formation-and
the sand was likely to be as barren as
Coney Island's-but force of habit
impelled this cautious man to con-
meet the we'll with the storage tank
provided to save the first rush of oil.
He was just in time. Before the
tools could be withdrawn from the
hole a yellow torrent gushed forth
and filed the tank with roaring and
splashing that sang of millions.
"She's struck DILL" was the shout;
and it echoed down the valley and be-
yond, till at every farmers door and
on into the cities were echoed the
magic words, "Struck oil!'
Every telegraph wire in the land
flashed the story of the Blossburg Oil
Company's Great Gusher, and capital
lists began to speculate on the strange
developments that might follow the
discovery of subterranean petroleum
lake east of the Alleghanies.
As for the Great Gusher, it spouted
forth 22OO barrels the first day and
0500 the seoond day.
Before noon on the third day it had
repaid the partners their entire ex-
penses on the lease-the investment
had cost them only $4,000.
At the close of the fifth day they
were S14,O0 richer for the mere
trouble of catching the oil.
Then the Great Gnsher sobered
down to the cheerful song of $1,000 q
day, and this it continues to sing,
week days and Sundays, with no sign
of weariness.
It is the greatest we'll known to the
northern oil fields since 1882, when
the Cherry Grove field, in Warren
County, Penn, made the world ring
with tales of sudden fortune.
Cherry Grove knocked the bottom
out of oil prices and ruined thousands
of men engaged in the oil business
elsewhere. Blossburg may do the
same thing if it proves to be over
big lake of oil and not merely small
pool, as was the case with Cherry
Grove, which exhausted itself in
year.
This important question can be
settled only when test wells have been
sunk for miles around, and from the
way speculators are rushing into the
Pine Creek region doubts must soon
be dispelled.
The Blossburg property is being
honey-combed with drills. A we'll near
the Great Gusher is yielding $40 bar
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knows as yet. The company has been
kept too busy caring for the oil to
worry about the color or thickness Of
the sand in which it has been stored
up. 80 r&'
The little town of Gaines has 90.
quired some of the character of
Western mining camp. The hotel has
been overAowing for three weeks and
proprietor has secured every vacant
room in town for his guests. The
telegraph and telephone have become
metropolitan in their activity. Keen
men with large bank accounts roam
everywhere, swapping up speculative
chances. Their talk is all of barrels
and dollars, leases and wells, drills
and ripe lines.
The Standard Oil Company, alive to
the great possibilities of the new field,
is laying four-inch pipe line across
the mountain to connect with their
main pipe line twenty miles away.
On the lighter side of human ma
ture at the Pine Creek rush are
ranged the clairvoyants and hazel
twig magicians who infest new oil
fields. One of these "oil smellers"
will sell out his occult gifts as q pros
pector for from SO to $3.50, accord
ing to the means and credulity of his
client.
Some of the individual cases OF
sudden fortunes are full of interest.
Joseph Bernauer was poor man
two years ago. His little farm on the
bank of Pine Creek yielded him liv-
ing and that was all. He peddled
milk every morning and evening to
the housewives of Gaines.
Els farm proved to be right on the
oil belt and his income from royalties
is now over $500 a month.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

twenty well-known beauties of the
island were contestants for the honor.
Sonora Josefna Herrara de Pulido,
the daughter of Count Fernandina,
was the last Cuban senorita to be
similarly honored.
Silvia Alfonso was born in Cuba,
but was educated in Paris. She lived
in New York from time to time during
the past four years, during the pro-
gress of the recent insurrection.
She will be the recipient of every
honor during festival week and will
remain supreme for two years until
the next. festival is held.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20
TbeBIossburg "Gusher' : !
Greatest Oil Strike on Record.
PRNEsYLVANIA,s NEW KLoNDIKE.
FSySSSS3STYTS3ST|S15pl
Y RIVER of oil has created a
Y second Klondike in Penn

city of o mountainside hith-
erto sacred to rattlesnakes.
It has added millions to the real
estate values and made heiresses OF
poor farmers daughters for many a
mile around.
Most important Of all, it has proved
that the geolosists were wrong when
they decided, years ago, that oil
would never be tapped east of the Al
leghany watershed, and it suggests
the possibility OF the worlds oil mar
ket being flooded to such a degree as
to bring prices down to next to moth
ing that is, if Mr.. Rockefeller were
not here to keep them up and put the
difference in his pocket.
Such, in brief, are the facts concern
irg the Blossburg Oil Company's well,
the source of a river which is jealously
caught and imprisoned as it gushes
from the earth, because every gallon
of it is worth money.
It is pouring out wealth at the rate
of S3e5, 900 q year-a thousand dollars
'day-and it represents only the be-
ginning of what may. bo-expected of q
region where land is ten thousand
times more valuable to-day than it
was before the oil discoveries. AZ,
This last is literal fact. If the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

SONS. to a. ripe old age
should keep cool, not overload the
stomach, breathe pure air and lots of
it, eat vegetable diet, not eat late
suppers, 60 to bed early, not fret, not
60 where he'll get excited, and not
forget to take nap after dinner.
Though he is a doctor himself, he
threw all his medicine away years ago,
and he says ho does not know what an
ache or pain is. He takes regular de.
light in his gifts to colleges, but will
not allow anyone to make hero of
him, as he hates excitement. He
says a man must "keep cool" if he
wants to live hundred years. "It's
the worst thing in the world" he
maintains, "to get angry or cross"
He gets up at 6, eats light break
fast, works till noon, eats vegetable
and fruit dinner, without tea or cof-
fee, takes it easy the rest of the day
and goes to bed at s. He says he
docs not want to die till he has given
away all his money.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

In selecting the bluff near the upper
end Of the property they disregarded
the advice of experienced oil pros
pectors.@ To drill there WIS pro-
nounced an act Of folly. H. -
V To emphasize the hopelessness Of
the case work was begun on Good
Friday, April 13. Any gambler would
have laid big odds against such an
unhappy combination.
For ten days the drill burrowed its
way through varying strata. On Mon
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20
Babcock, f. L. Jones and W. A. Rob.

Babcock, T. L. Jones and W. A. Rob
erts. -
The company is not Incorporated
and business is carried on as CO.
partnership.
The drilling of the Great Gusher,
was n forlorn hope. The company
had already drilled one well on its
lease of 1855 acres and had found the
sand asdry as powder. Under the
leaso forfeit would have to be-
paid if two wells were not sunk. The
forfeit would amount to about the
same loss as the drilling OF we'll. "a
With the slenderest 'shndow of a
hope-merely, in gambling parlance,
10 "haye run for their money-the
partners decided in favor of the we'll,
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HOW to Live a Century.

DR.. D. K. Pearsons, of Hinsdale,
Ill.,, millionaire who is making it his
business to give away his money to
enterprising colleges in the West, re-
Gently made somo very interesting
statements in explanation of his con-
dition of hearty and hopeful health at
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

- This discovery has made group
of country storekeepers and small
farmers rich in n Etrice. Men whose
total worldly possessions were worth
perhaps $500 have been offered sl25,-
900 for their rights in this gusher.
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rels day, and another is productive
in smaller degree.
Just what kind of sand the oilcomes
from no one knows. AS soon as the
tools pierced the shell the well flowed
and no sand was bailed out. Whether
there is ten feet of it or fifty, whether
it is BROWN white or gray, no one
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

the age of eighty
years. He says he
expects to live until
he is a hundred, and
his rules of life are
or h considering.
"Atost men dig their
graves with their
teeth. ?" he said. "My
stomach is my friend
and I'm happier than
any other man on
earth. !" He says the
man who wants to live
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20
THOs. J ADAMS PROPRIETOR.
SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT.

They Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailing the western sea-
sailors had fears OF tempest but fear had he
he said with sturdy
England helmsman
and the heavy night black
hid their
light
eagerly Humphrey went home God that night
sudden drives before the blast
sailor with the
land how feel
will given, and for Him stay!
Lewis Worthington Smith, Youths Companion.
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Nfost MOS jEssaafifuf' woman: In scnbn.

Most DeuutiIui " Unnan IN sOuUu'
Senorita Silvia Alfonso y Aldama,
whose portrait is here shown, has
been voted the beauty queen of Cuba.
The election was recently held in
Havana preparatory to The carnival to
bo shortly given there. over which
Senorita Alfonso will reign. Some
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

B Eighty thousand. elephants are re.
CURED annually to supply the world
with ivory, and most Of them come
from South Africa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

Even the rick girl may have ar "
complexion, ---
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-06-20

cold perspiration broke out upon him.
He had realized the fact that the
Snowman and his comrades were pi-
rates.
The minutes passed on. They
seemed hours to him. Then he heard
an outcry; the trampling of feet on the
deck over his head; the short bark of
pistols, muttered curses, groans; then
there was a wild yell of triumph; the
sound of conversation; then he heard
at intervals the sound of heavy bodies
dropping into the water-''Splash!
Splash! Splash!'
r It was aitogetherto too romantic. Mar
cissus tainted away.
When he came to his senses he had
experienced complete revulsion Of
feeling. The ocean to him was dis
tasteful. He was enamored of green
fields and babbling brooks. He would
have exchanged the Atlantic o:ean for
the smallest brook that ever ran. His
feYered fancy carried him to the
meadows around his native city; he
thought Of the flowers there; of the
smiling grain and
"Boom"
What was that? It sounded like a
cannot shot.
There was cracking sound. The
side of the vessel seemed to be burst
ing in. The .oianks and splinters flew,
and from the midst there emerged a
round-shot-a jolly, pudgy round
shot, which came wildly skipping along
the deck toward him. AS it neared
him it made fpal bound, and i'm
bedded itself in.the wood, right over
his head.
Again Narcissus lost his senses. He
liked romance, but he was getting too
much of it at one time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

Delegate Wilson in conversation with Gazette report sr ssid thstthere are no doubts in his mind, as U the certainty of the admission of Arizons during the early days Of the next ses- sion. President Mckinley expressed himself in emphatic terms in favor of Arizona and said he would do all in his Iower to aid us to secure stlte- heod's boon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

The outlook for democratic vic tory has at DO time since the election of Tilden been SO bright as it is this year. The Democracy of New York, Indiana and Illinois is this yesy uni ted whereas four yesrs sgo the party in those states was divided and dis. organized.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

The people have learned to honer MT Bryan as an honest, able and pa trotic American. They now under stand that lha pri ples he advocates are the rrilciples euunciated by the Declaration Of Iniependence-tha same principles upon which our tore fathers established this government.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15
BISBEE JOTTINGS

Jas Logan is Bisbee visitor from Fl Pasc.
 Jas Lowry the popular cattleman is Biebee visitor.
 PN Rswson lei. Tor Mexico yester- day on a prospecting tour.
 E Myers the wellknown cigar man returned to Denver yesterday.
 Aleck Stake, the weliknown smeltermsu was brought up from Nscosari yesterday. He is very i'll and is here Tor treatment.
 \ carload oi cattle and another oi hogs were recsived by Overlook Bros yesterday for the Bisbee market.
 W Wallace went to Tombstone to- day to spend Sunday with his family who are visiting al the county seat.
 Looks like we are to be visited by & much needed rain. Water is scarce in Bistee and rain would do wonder fnl amount O good.
 Nothing has yet been heard of the escaped prisoners who broke away from the local Jail. The officers it is believed have good clew however and will enyeavor to bring them back as econ as possible.
 Payday hss been announced for Thur-dsy.
 w Wallace returned today from Tombstone.
 Steve Aguirreis in the city from the Csnontas.
 Al Gibson wss a Bisbee visitor spending Sunday with friends here. He returns to Pea.ce today.
 Dr H " FenDer and wife are visit- o-s from Tucsen. Tue doctor former Iy lived in Bisbee and has many warm sc9gai Itzncss here.
 4 new paper is among the probabil- I'ies st Naco. The paper is to be a weekly and will be published by F Hsley. Eseoites have guaranteed the venture sufficiet support to make it a %.
 Still quite a nu1aber Of BI-beeites have gone 10 the Huschucas 10 recu- pfrsta during the warm months. There is now quite Bisbse colony in the M;s.
 Vim KiiEe was in from Turquois ye-terday. MT Kline is DOW promi- nent husir ess man o! TuTquois and c-ieEsr st the IesuIrsc.ed can ?. He state ih- di-irie: is lively and con. siderable miniDg work being done.
 Mir Lavers who has been connected with ihe office staff oi the Copper Q1een left yesterday for Tucson where he goes to sceept responsible posi- tion with J Iyspcovich the prominent The. on merchant.
 Capt Hos:roa and G E Fsnner the ,Eo esste.a capitalists WHO are inter- es'ed ia she development Of the Cos> '@iio group here are looking over the work. They are well pleased with the rrospects.
 Qlite & number Of Nseoites were to be seen about town today. The bord- CT town is on the up grade and are tskIng on city si-s. All her citizens pet io good word for Naco and the spirit sbowa is c commendsble one.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15
On merchandise from

On merchandise from
 S2I5 10 s400. .... 125 .. Riggs RhoGs proposed
 raise on cattle from
 AGO head to TOO head 30C0 Riggs B, proposed raiee on
 cattle from 61O head
 to TOO head ... 1000 Schmid Jacob, proposed
 raise on frame house
 W. s. B. c. from 500
 10 9ovU. 4oO frame houses s. G.
 from 500 10 sl ,000. .. 300 Schmi, ding 1T. propoteI
 raise on store bu ding
 Main s. rom $9y0 to
 As-NV 0OO
 ? frame house Q. H,
 from $500 to $500 .... BOO !. Stone Fred. proposed raise
 on frame house E. S.
 Be rom S275 to $500 225 Sowle A T, proposed raise on
 frame house Knob Hill
 from S5oo 10 s5oo ...... 200 % Scott Ed, proposed raise on
 adobe house from S2oo
 to $500. oo............. 300 % frame houses from s4oo
 to 5000 ....-. 200 % Soto Bros, proposed raise on
 merchandise from .SI5,-
 800 to Sr5, 500. 1000 % Speed Wm proposed raise
 on cattle from 50 head to
 5 head............. 25o co Stark T B, proposed raise on cattle from I6o head to
 225 heai,........... 65o % Shaw Bros, proposed raise on
 shsep from 25oo head to 5ooohead. d.......... 5o2o % Soto Bros & Renaud, Pearoe
 proposed raise on mer chandise from Sr2oo 10 s24oo ............... 1900 co Scow James, proposed raise on cattle from I5o head
 to2oo head d........... 800 % Shearer George, proposed
 raise on cattle from 6o
 head 10 100 head .... 400 % At s p, m. board stands adjourned 10 July 9,h at qa m, N. (. BENTON, JAMES r DUNCAN, Chairman Clerk
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15
Tombstone July g,h rqoo.

tombstone July ytn 1920.
 Board met persuant to adjournment oi meeting July 7th 1900 at Q m.
 Members present Nj C Benton, char. man and Supervisors John Montgomery and Thomas Allaire. Minutes of meeting July 7th read and approved.
 The proposed raise oa the Eyerhardy i Cattle Co of 6oo head is hereby ordered canceled. Trask F E, proposed raise on cattle from 50 head to loo head. ad............ 500 % Trask Mrs L L, proposed raise on cattle from 25o
 head 10 800 head. ... 800 % Three Bar Cattle Co, propos- ed raise on cattle from 65o head to Iooo head $500 % Vandewalker C H. proposed
 raise on sheep from 2ooo head to 5000 head ... 1000 co Wolcot, F N proposed raise on improvements on
 block } from S9oo to I,- 100. .................... 200 % On merchandise from sT9oo to g., 200. ....... 300 % Warnekros P B, proposed raise on merchandise
 from S4 900 to $. 800. 1900 co Williams s K, proposed raise
 on frame house W. 5. E
 C. from s2oo to S3oo.. 100 %
 Adobe house E. s. B.
 C.. from S6oo to $500. 200 % Whitbeck Cattle Co, propos-
 cd raise on cattle from
 100 head to 700 head .. 5000 co Walace ", proposed raise
 on frame building, Main
 s. 3isbee, from sI 200 to
 sI,ooo.............. 400 co
 On laundry buildings
 from S4oo to 5000 .. 100 co Whetstone Land and Cattle
 Co, proposed raise on
 cattle from 1000 head to
 1900 head. oooo oo Waters T E. proposed raise
 on cattle from 50 head to
 ioO heao' o'''''........-. 500 co l And il is ordered that the clerk of rhe Board of Supervisors give notice by letter posted in the Pos. Office prepaid | to sad Taxpayers of said proposed raise and notice that said Taxpayers may ap- pear before the Board and be heard as 10 the justice of said proposed raise on the dates as follows:
 Al , p. m. board stands adjourned 10 } a. m, July 10.
 NJ. (. BENTON,
 JAMES F. DUNCAN Chairman,
 Clerk
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

raise on cattle from 2J00 head 10 5JU0 head of cattle. ...... 10000 . Jseklin X Cummings, pro- posed raise on cattle from 600 head 10 TOO head of cattle. ..... 1000 -. on ranch imprJve- nents from S250 to foOo. .....-. JJV James < Dodge. Walter Douglas. agent propos- cd raise on land from s4c0 10 Sl ,es0 .... sS0 . :. Jack H Lumber Go, pros posed raise on lumber from s50o to Sl 600. .. 800 . Johnson David. proposed raise on cattle fron 65 head to lo5 hesd of ChNtIe lOOS At 5:l5 p. ID. board stands st recess to 6 p. m.
 At P. m. board met persuant to adjournment Tor recess. Same mem- bers present. Letson X Whaley, proposed raise on merch sndiss from $50 to S350, .. 200 .. Lowry James, proposed raise on csttle from 200 head to 300 head of cattle =. ....... 1000 .. At7 D, m. board stands adjourned to July 7th l900 at 9 a. m.
 NJ. c. BENTON,
 Chairman
 JAMES F. DUNCAN,
 Clerk.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Minutes of the Beard of Equal
 izatiOn Cochise County
Tomhstone. July 2. 1900.

Tombstone, July ?, 1900 Board of Supervisors met according to law as & Board oi Equalization for Cochise County. Arizona territory for the year 1900 al 10 a. ID. Members present. NJ. c. Benton chairman, Supervisor John Mont gomerY. and Thomas Allaire. The following proposed raises ad~ ditions were made to the assessment rolls for the year 1900.
 Whereas it appears 10 the board that the valuation of the property herein after described has been valued by the Taxpayers too low, and it also appears 10 the board that is necces'- ary to add 10 the valuation thereof. On motion of Supervisor Thomas Allaire 1t is proposed te raise the val us,ion of said taxable property as fol- lows:
 Arizona Stage Co, proposed
 raise on head Of
 horses from sl60. to
 T-3O. ..-.-T cV Angus B X Go, proposed
 raise on merchandise
 from S3,500 to s4,500 1000 Angus J B proposed
 raise on Angus Hotel
 from s5,oe0 to se.O0O 1OOo At 4.30 P. I'm. Board stand ad- journed to July 5ri i5G0 at 8. $ ID.
 M. c. BENTON,
 Chairman.
 JAMES F, DUNCAN,
 Clerk.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

It is sad by parties, that probably don't know. that W A Clark has A monthly income from his United Verde mine of $l .0Oo,0e0.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15
Tombstone July 9th 1900.

kOAfu mel persuant tH AulourD meBt Of meeting July 3rd 1900 at 9 a m. Members present NJ. 0 Benton, chairman and Supervisor John Mont gomery. Cochise Cattle Co, propos- cd raise on cattle from HOO head to I,500 mead .... --..... 4uOU .. Cummings P. proposed
 raise on house from
 Sl0O to S2oO 100 .. Clifford Harry, proposed raife on 3i horses from s2O per head to S3O ....... 3iO .. Chiricshua Cattls Co, pro-
 pOsed raise on cattle
 from LOO head to B.
 900 head ...... l50O0 .. proposed raise on land
 from s450 osl ,Os0.. $50 .. At F m. Board stand a. recess al p. ID,
 Board met pursuant to adjourn ment at P. NJ.
 Same members present. Dunn Geo & Co. proposed
 raise on improvem. nts on lot from sl 200 10 ,0VJ .-.---.. oSU On merchandise from Sl50to $250. .. 100 . Dubscher & Muheim, pro-
 posed raise on Brewery
 Saloon from $500 10
 G- INV -tV . On saloon Main St rom sl 800 to Sl7OO 200 .. .. On frame store build ing from Sl 800 to B. OOJ .... .......... ZDU e Dslehsnty P J, proposed
 raise on cattle from
 425 head 10 800 head T50 d.. Dunlap Burt, proposed raise on cattle from
 coo to TOO head cattle 1000 '. Dsbaud Charles, proposed
 raise ou cstt,e from B
 head to 100 head cattle 4JO .. Eyerhsrdy Cattle Co, pro- posed raise on cattle from 2p0 head to 500 head oi cattle. ..... 600o .. Ol improvements on ranch from S75 to sl75 100 .. Fletcher Drsy Go proposed raise on personal pro pertv from s440 to SJ3U ............ lOp .- Forrest Mrs Andres, pro-
 posed raise on Arling-
 ton Hotel from g 900
 to S2,500 ...... 800 .. Fitch Fred L. proposed raise on House and lot from S250 10 s450. =. 200 .. Friedman Sam, proposed raise on furniture from $500 to $500. .... 200 =. On Grand Central Par Tor Hotel from sl 900  10 sI, ,3U0. 0......... 80 .. Geisenhofer Otto ", pros posed raise on Wal dore Restaurant from S2,0OO to S3,OOO. ..... 1000 Q. Gray NJ, proposed raise on ranch improvements from Si50to s3j0. =. 200 .. " B Gibson, proposed raise on cattle from 300 head to $50 head ... 800 .. At5 D. m. board stands adjourned 10 July 6 l900 at am.
 NJ. c. BENTON,
 Chairman JA,,Es F. DUNCAN,
 Clerk.
 TOMBSTONE, July 6 1900. Board met pursuant to adjournment of meeting July. 5, 1900 a. 9 g. m. Members Present-M c Benton, chairman aad Supervisors Joh Mont gomery and Thos Allaire. Hotop Ed, proposed raise or brick house Brew cry gulch, from $500 to S700. ...... 400
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-15

By the Eternal we shall see who runs this country the bankers or the people. Jackson.