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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
MUSTOE FOR REPRESENTATIVE
kingman County Republicans Name
Ex-POp for Commissioners.

A special from Kingman last night
says The Republican county convention
held here today nominated L. G.. Mus
toe for representative; H. c. Clark, clerk
district court; H T. Reed, probate Judge;
w. NJ. Wallac, county attorney; l.. L.
Leely, commissioner. Leely was nomin-
ated for commissioner by the populists
last Saturday but declined their nomiu-
alton for the reason that be is no longer
a populist The candidate for represent
tative is absolutely non-committal on
the senatorship. Hon. T. A. McNeal Of
Topeka addressed the convention
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Mss SHEPPARD.


Miss I'.lu Sheppard entertasne1 nun
her % young men a. dinner last Non
Y dsy evening at her home on East Cen
trial avenue in honor q her guest Mr.
Ira Holmes Of Indianapolis. Ind The
evening was pleasantly spent in CONVEX
satson and merry making Miss she7-
pard vas assisted IN entertaining BY
Miss Helen Taylor
The guests were Messrs- Ia Holmes.
Holcruob. Marshall. Gibson. Boyle and
Jennings.
TROLLEY PARTY
one % the most enjoyable trolley par
ties q TIRE ssasou was gwen las F'-.day
evening by Mrs. p 4 Cox are As. =
4 Len y the East SIDE ~ gsearees3-
The guests indzlse3 n 7leaasnE ca1ver-
sstsou ard suerrt-neas uzfH late ncuF.
when Investments we're ssrEed - tas
vEcI-itv q rr3ea5s university EnsE@@
present were. NJ. and Mrs & ?. Tor
~. NJ sna Mr. r a Cox. Nr sr3
Ms Tom Cox. NJ. ard Mrs.. 2ess-t
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Bears the n The Kind You Hare AHaT Rougs
CT ZAt1zl<
Resolutions Of Resnect
Wichita. kansas. Sent

Wichita, Kansas, Sept. /, 1900
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in his infinite wisdom to take from our
midst by death. our worthy Sir knight
and Brother Harry T. Moore; be it there
fore
Resolved. BY Wichita Tent No. p.
Knights of the Macca bees, that in the
deoease Of Sir Kt. Moore we realize that
the Tent has lost a kind genial and
highly esteemed member. and the order
at large devoted. faithful and valiant
knight whose life was adorned with man
illness, Kindness. courage and honesty.
Resolved, That TIVE bow in humble sub
mission 20 the Supreme will and that we
extend to the family Of our deceased
brother. cur earnest sympathy, and con-
ISOLATION in this hour Of afliction
Resolved further. tha. d copy of these
resolutions De handed 10 the family; that
a copy be spread on the records of this
tent. and that they be furnished the
Wichita Daily Eagle and Beacon for pub
LEGATION.
T. B. FoSNOT,
J I. LELAND.
BRUCE GRIFFITH.
Committee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
BOY SHOT AT HUTCHINSON
Eddie Payne Killed by Academia
Discharge of Revolver.

A sad accident occurred at about 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in Hutchin-
son at the home of r. E. Payne, No. 32l
Third avenue east, Hutchinson. Kan.
The Oldest son in the family. John. a
boy Of IS, was taking The loads out Of a
revolver when the hammer slipped, dis
charging the weapon. Eddie Payne, his
brother, Is years Of age, was standing In
front Of the revolver and was struck IN
the stomach by the ball. killlnk him al
most instantly.
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Eve-. bslsgs bxazz, c&e1z<sss csasf
cztaa~-ze =su zs1ks thea zasez 8SasE
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02

3S miles from the north on September 90
1889, and on September u. 1890.
Station: Wichita, Kansas.
Date of issue; August 81. 1900.
FRED L. JOHNSON,
Observer Weather Bureau.
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Mrs George NJ. Howe returned home
lest evening after an extended visit
through the east
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
BOOKKEEPING 5000 II. c.
A Jcweier'. Guarantee I'm tho Time
of Artax-rNcs 1,

The leading article In Anslee's Maya
nine describes tina University OF Pennsyl-
vanis's excavations at NlPpur. The arti-
clio reads In part.
The mounds which are being excRvated
At Nirpur cover several distinct cities.
each one apparently having been founded
on the ruins OF the city which preceded
IT. Il would seem that when n temple
had crumbicd away "a new dynasty would
level the rufus by building "A platform over
them ON this the new temple would be
built. Five or more 81 such platforms
have been discovered IN Nlppur aud each
one represents am interval ~ centuries.
Each city I'm manner became the cellar
OF tts successor ard ouc can imagine in
the millennium tN3l passed some iuhabi-
tant disc0N erlug a strange pass.lsewaS be-
heath his house wiuding down TO wonder
ful caVrrus Yet tho platforms seem To-
have kept the periods quite separate. OF
course. those objects which are eumpara-
tlvrly recent Wcrc found NOT far below
the surface % thv mounds Sulh Tor IN
stance mere the business records OK the
firm CT Murashu SONS. OF Nippur a con-
Germ whlch thr!N.d az the time II ArtaN-
erxts J. 4s4 wears before Christ These
tablets are in sense. Che oldest book.
keeping records GA che woglG. Prof HU-
lEecht. IN telling now he found them. says
"'WhNe exploring tho central part OF
the northwestern ridge OF the ruins ~
Nipqur we discovered room - sA9 =
metres wide) ABOUT six metres below The
surface Its ceiling had COLLAPSED Ions
ago. lts side walls for TIE greater part
were in r7uus and the clay 4 Nor was COW
Grad with earth and RUBBISH FROM above. 4
Gape 90 trained Afei workmtu VAS or
dored .a remove the debris that aled the
room. when Suddenly they noticed numer-
GUS Hay tablets Ntng upon tbs noor
few Erfts .lIcr fhr whole room had been
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ESTIMATE OF PnlSBURY BY A PSYCHOLOGICAL txPfRT.

To the the
. b
Harry Pmsbuy is general well balanced what
the
S the
In 10 a of by
projection forward together with the width height
these
a O to timae
the O the
the "A he
a De a n voum
is
of
l. NJ.
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Darius H.. in whose reigns the documents

Darius H., in whose reigns the documents
dated
These tablets are mortgages notes,
legal contracts and agreements OF all
kinds. and to read them As they have been
translated by Prof. Hilprecht one would
almost believe them to be the work of a
modern notary. Perhaps the most remark
able record Is the first one translated. II
Is guarantee that an emerald Sci in a
gold ring will not fall out for twenty
years 1t reads as follows:
" 'Bel-ad-iddina and Belshuna, sons of
Rel and HAtiu OF Bazuzu, spoke unto Bel
uadin- shumu. son of Murashu, thus: Az
concerns the gold ring set with an emerald
We guarantee that for twenty years the
emerald will not fan ont Of the gold ring
II he emerald should fan out OF the gold
ring before the end of twenty years. Rel
ad-iddina, Belshuua and Hatiu shall pay
unto -nadin-shumu an indemnity OF
ten mana OF silver
This Is sample OF the remarkable
documents found IN the archive room.
which IN our day would have been vault
or an iron safe. Murashu sons must have
carried on an extensive business. which
lasted over nifty years, during which
time they acted as agents for the wealthy
Persians who did not care to- attend In
person to their large estates tn the hot
and malarious Babylouiau country. but
leased their fields and other property 10
the FIRM and lived from their revenues
IN the cities with their manifold luXuries
aad attractions All this Is quite evident
from the many contracts. leases. bills Of
sale OF land, orchards slaves. oxen, etc.
taken from the debris OF that ancient
roam 90
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A few days ago Donaldson left his dia-
mond stud. beautiful two-carat gem
on the dresser and went into an adioin-
ing room. " hen he came back he no.
ticed his pet pug dog chewing something
and saw that his diamond was missing
Upon investigation he found the dog
had got II and crushed the mounting out
of shape After some time he succeeded
in taking the diamond out of the dog
mouth, and at his earliest convenience
started to have 1t reset
Mr.. Lock then examined more closely
and discovered the dog had bitten a piece
from the stone and damaged Il badly.
Donaldson was certain the stone was per-
fect before the dog got 1t in his mouth.
He could scarcely credit the jeweler
statement until he saw Il through the
maguifgng glass.
Telling u the matter this morning. Mr.
Lock said II have been in the jewelry
business Tor thirty -nye years and It was
the hrst time | ever heard OF such a
case. The diamond was a beauty and
10 all appearances as hard as the ordi-
nary diamond one corner, however
about one-forticth Of carat had been
bitten on by the dog The dog that can
bite pieces on a diamond is a wonder"
The stone had TO be recut ana set and
that cost fair sum
There IS a great moral in this case. too.
II demonstrates the fact that a pug dog
has more power in his Jaws than the
average person imagines. and the moral
is Nat people should keep their gems out
Of their pets reach
The news Of Donaldsons dog chewing
UP diamond IS widespread in Allegheny
and every person wants TO see the dog
that has ecipsed ali his canine friends
TIE case is being talked about every
where and all claim that Allegheny leads
Ihe country with the sensation Pittsburg
Press
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AMAZES CHESS EXPERTS

TO memorize at one time twenty games
of chess. The same faculty has been de-
veloped in others to some extent, and
have known whist players who were able
to play and memorize games of whist
blindfolded. Memory can be cultivated
by judicious practice, just as any other
faculty can. An illustration of the I'M
conscious cultivation OF memory is given
by women, who are often able, after a
mere glance. 20 give an accurate descrip-
ton OF the dress worn by some other wo-
man, or Of the decorations in a house.
Sheridan. the famous actor. once told
me that he could only memorize his lines
while lying down. Medical history records
many remarkable cases of memory, and
in some instances the loss of memory.
Mezzofanti, the Italian polyglot, who
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
shot an EAGLE hearing a Tran.

Edward Hun. while shooting over he
fathers timber lanis IN the AncshAnies.
near Red Oak Knob virginia shot n larx-
bald eagle The bird measured even feet
two inches across the wings Nael IIuu
Went TO examine his prize he was aston
isaed 10 md one Of the eagles claws he'd
firmly In powerful steel trap. t. which
was attached steel chain Ave feet Ing
Trap and chain have marks Of yiviod,
blows from the eagles bill. showing how he
had Naialy eHdeayored to free himself
from them. They mad not seetnei TO
interfere with his flight. however. Trap and
chain were new.-W ashinstoa PoSL
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spohe seventy-two languages and dia-
lects, forgot every language except his
own after an attack of typhoid fever,
and in another recorded case the pa
tient. the Rev. DR.. Tenant, had TO begin
his education all over again, starting with
the alphabet.
when the sensory system is in sound,
vigorous condition, the impressions re-
ceived by 1t are strong and lasting. That
is why children memorize so readily.
With age the brain becomes incapable Of
receiving these impressions and loss of
memory is the result. But any extraor-
binary memory usually is due to Guilt
vation Just as extraordinary strength
or athletic ability is due, as rule, to
the careful training of normally sound
muscles"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
FLY ON THE FLYER

SEATTLE TO TACOMA.
Four round trips daily. except sun
In one hour and twenty Ave minvs9
THE STEAMER FLfEh
Regular daily trips. SeatusJa
route, as follows:
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY. JUN1s
TIME CARD. -
Leave Seattle-5.aS. ulS a. M: IN ~
p. m.
Leave Tacoma--3 80 a. m: ], ~ -
SUNDAYS.
Leave Seattle--T:S0 a. m. u ma NJ
Leave Tacoma--9;ao a. M. In ~
Landing at Northern PACING whsn y
coma. and Commercial dock, ~
Marion street, Seattle. -
Sundays. steamer FLYER or Greyhenae
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FOR VANCOUVER. B. G. Df1Ss
STEAMER NORTH PAc1rn
Mcwilliams ...... ........, 8

Leaves Yesler wharf evs,,S -
wednesday and Friday at 3 ~
day. ~
Leaves Vancouver every ruesa,,
day and Saturday at . .. m
day. ~
Connects at Vancouver IN
trains for all points East, and NY
ers Tor. Nanaimo. Comox, 'VietMs
Westminster and Texada islanSS
Freight viii not be received 4
after D.. m. on day OF sailina.
For freight or passage apply - y
nee q the Vancouver lie. Yeis ~
Telephone. Red l69t-
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ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEAMERS

NEW YORK. GLASGOW. LONDONDERRY
Anchoria. Noon, May 3l Astonaa.s.-. Noes. -
G. q Rome Noon. June q Ethiopiao sss. ~
Aaturia .............. Judy a. August y. hep.s~
City u Rome, Junc %. sepiemfsf -.
furucaeia. .............. June g. Jali - e<l1@@-
RATES QUOTED TO PAui5 Dikke =
Or With tour embracing scotland, ALsSt u
Ireland. Berths must bs fesArSed nSs -
accommodation Aprlg 70 ANY d OUT iofn
HENDEksOS BRpfHEks a
10 JAek-on Houlstafd. ChsnL--~~
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SKAGIT RIVER RouTE-Srm., q.
Queen. II. II. Mcdonald, Maxsr
Monthly time card: Leaves Ses,,l. -
day. May q, at 10 midnight. TwrsS,ss -
May "A, at 6 a, m; SATURDAY.. NAT
a. m. Leaves Mount Vernon WsR.1
May - at a.. m; Friday, Nav 3 \
at Edmonds. Stanwooi, Fir sns.. - y
Mount. Vernon and Avon. Frss ~
when boat leaves Mount Vernon IA ~
noon. 10y
For passenger and freight rates .,s. !.
CITY Dock. Seattle, Wash. TesnSS.
Main 81. p1'R
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DAILY BOATS TO PORT TOWN@>
AND PORT ANGELES FRoH
(sITy nnfsV ~s

CITY DOCK.
Steamer Alice Gertrude leaves CJsv ~
Sundays, Tuesdays and ThurodsvS \
ilidnight for Port Townsend. Pm ~
liams, Dungeness. Port AIeelss
Neah Bay. Returning, ieavos PEI Il
les Tuesdays, Thursdays ana 6str,1
at a. M; leaves Port TownseoI p
a. m; arrives in Seattle $50 D. 81
Steamer Garland leaves City doch -
days, Wednesday and Fridays At . IN
Dungeness, Port Angeles and VIcir7I
Returning. leaves Port Angeles Il I n
on Mondays, Wednesday, and ~,
leaves Port Townsend at II = n: ~
in Seattle at 2:s0 p. m.
Telephone, Main Sl9
CAPT. ]. r. THOMPSON. No. |
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SEATTLE Is INTER-
NATIONAL RAILWAY
Short Line to all Points in
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Train No l. tor snohomish, Arlington.
9 80 a. n. Arrives Sumas 2.50 ?. m
Train No. leaves Sumas li.S0 a. IN.
Arrives Seattle Is ?. m.
Train M. FOR Wooley and intermedi-
ate points. SnOquaJmie and Everett
branches leaves Seattle 4.05 p. m. Arrives
Woolley st4 . m
Train No 8 leaves Woolley at 3 a. m.
connecting with Everett and SnoQualmio
branches. Arrives Seattle 1870 a. m
Train No Sundays onlyJ leaves Wool
ley d a. m Arrives Seattle IL a III.
Train No. Sundays only) leaves Seat
tie . ?. n
Trains No AMI ~ on Snoqualmie
branch only run 10 and from Preston.
X. w PRICE
Agent, Seattle. Wash.
r T. BRETT.
&. \. A.. Seattle.
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FOR ANAcORTES. FAIRHAvEl
WHATCOM AND BIA1NE-Stsex1
GEORGE t. STARR leaves Central 49,
Seattle. at S y. m. Mondays. Wednee@r
and Fridays, Returning, leaves Whalcm
at p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and ~
urdays. =.
LA CONNER Steamer FAIRHAyp
leaves Central dock. Seattle, daily y !
a m. except Sunday. Returning. lAm
La Conner at p. m, except SUI
touching at Edmonds. Clinton. Hevsi
Point, Langley. Coupeville, San Dc Fs0
Oak Harbor. Utsalady and La Connee.
LA CONNER TRADING 4 TRANt!!!M
TATIoN CO. owners. Telephons -
OH
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0.R!&N.
And Oregon ST ort Line.

Seattle 10 al points Eas. aui Southeast.
via Portland. Salt Lake CITY and Denver.
pullman palace sleepers library and din
ing cars upholstered tourist sieepers and
free reclining chair cars, steam heat.
Plntsch light. For tickets TO or from any
point in the United States. Canada or Eu-
rope, call on OF address T. r Ellis Cen
eraI AGENT. SIS First avenue. Seattle w.
Il RuTlSuI, G. K, -. Portland.
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THE FAvoR1TE U. 8. MAIL sTlAl0

''STATE OF WASHlN0TON
Has now resumed her regular m q
tween Seattle, Everett. AnacortaL ~
haven and Whatcom. daily except ~
day at 10 p. M. from Yesler wharf
Just from the hands OF the shipvrC1
machinist and decorator. and In splmo
conditions for this seasons business
Elegant staterooms and cuisine ~ ~
The travelling public can now b aaeG9
of rapid transit and quick dispeto? Z
freight. the state" being the only ~
boat on the Seattle-Whatcom routA
PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO..
phana Main Ell. Yenlof VIZ
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SEATTLE q EVERETT NAvIokfl1
COMPANY.
GO ON THE 0REYHoulgn

EEATTLE, EVERETT AND t@N6
ROUTE.
Time card-I.eave Seattle Z Z -. na|
and p. m. Leaves Everett o:W 1 u r.
y. m. and tbs p. m.
Three round trips daily. except ouon|
Connections-AtS Seattle with tAe sell1I
Flyer for Tacoma;. at Everett NJ 81
steamer Mikado for Snohomiah ~ ~
Monte Cristo and way stationA
Colman dock, Seattle: Merchantt lar|
Everett. Telephone-Scattis, RI C.
Everett. 63. Il. b. SCOTT. Manac1
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Z. 7. BREIL,
&. z. A.. Seattle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-30
Total 49,. .s1,7e7, $3.50, 81 2,ovl, $50, 7ss
Prosperity Among Miners.

The prosperity of the American miner
the last four years has been remarkable.
The activity of the mills and of the rail
roads has doomed the price of coal, cop
per, zinc and other metals. These have
yielded far better returns in wages to
those ''who go a thousand feet into the
EARTH" than they would have done had
Mr.. Bryan been elected President in 1896.
The opening up of the minis to the free
coinage of silver would never have really
doomed the price of silver. for the silver
of the whole world would have poured
into America, the nations of the earth
being only too glad for us to pull their
chestnuts out of the fire for them.
In the mining of gold in a gold stand
ard country, miners have protted far
more than they would have ever profted
by the mining Of silver in Il silver stand
ard country. The lone, poor prospector,
and the grub stalker" have had u chance
to come in" on the production Of gold,
whereas silver mining has always been
under the control of wealthy syndicates.
and of individuals like Mr.. Clark of Mon
tana, whose wealth enabled him to buy
a Democratic Legislature to elect him
Senator, and to contribute $100,0 600 to
the present fund to elect Bryan Presi-
dent
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PROSPERITY AND GLORY.

Air--Marching Through Georgia.
deeds,
Men whose loyal energy now the nation
needs;
Men whose resolution nil the world united
heeds,
Bringing prosperity and glory!
u,r,o,, CHORUS.
H9rrahi Hqrrah! In honor we are bound.
sound;
Honest golden dollars ringing all the world
around,
Bringing prosperity and glory:
Builders in our history, men of real worth,
Men whose names are honored over all the
teeming earth;
zen among the bravest since the nation had
Its birth,
Bringing prosperity and glory!
right,
Hold to fearless principles. to honest dol
lars bright;
Hold your country's credit ever %spotless
with your might,
Bringing prosperity and glory!
Keep the fruits of victory stainless ever
more,
Keep Your banners flying on Manilu's dis
tant shore;
Keep our noble President within the White
House door,
Bringing prosperity and glory!
Cherish deeds OF valor wreathed In me1l-
cries sublime,
Cherish grand achievements wrought in
Oriental cline:
Cherish honest duty calling; now's the
Bringing prosperity and glory:
c. +. K.
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IN IDAHO.
Report of State Bureau of Immigra.
ton Labor Statistics Proves 1t.

Report of State Bureau of Immigra-
ton Labor Statistics Proves 1t.
'"There are few, If any, States in the
Union where laboring men are better
treated, get better wages and have more
opportunities to acquire homes and Sc
cure a competence than in Idaho.
"The relations between laboring men
and their employers in this State are IN
usually pleasant. With the single ex-
ception of one county in the State there
have been no strikes for years in the
State and no labor troubles Of any kind.
In this county labor troubles are now
in a fair way Of being satisfactorily set
tied. The mines are being worked by a
good set of men, who are paid from SO
to SIS per day, and every citizen is salts
fed with the conditions. In other parts
of the State the relations between la
borers and their employers are harmoni-
GUS and pleasant.
"All labor organizations that are based
on law and order are welcomed not only
by the employers of labor, but by all
classes Of citizens, and all such organiza-
lions are in a fourishing condition. Near
ly all, if not all, Of the labor unions have
a hospital fund and many of them have
halls where the meetings Of the union are
held, while in. some instances there are
libraries in connection with the unions
that contain the best books on literary,
philosophical and scientific subjects. AS
a class the laboring men Of Idaho are
sober, industrious, frugal, we'll educated
and intelligent"
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PROSPERITY FOR ZINC MINERS.
Four Years of Mckinley and Protec
ton Have Enriched Missouri.

Four Years of Mckinley and Protec.
ton Have Enriched Missouri.
Mckinley prosperity and the protective
tariff on zinc and lead ores haye, in four
years, added millions Of wealth to Mis-
souri, and Kansas. They have made a
comparatively little strip Of territory in
Missouri and southeast Kansas
the greatest zinc mining section in the
world, producing seven-eighths Of the
American zinc ore and about %one-fourth
Of the entire worlds supply.
For years this district, which centers
about Joplin, No., and Galena. Kan,
consisted Of several little mining camps
struggling along and yielding very little
product. Mining was done in a crude
and primitive way, and lack Of capital to
operate in a manner BETTING a country
so bountifully blessed by nature was a
check to development and a barrier to
progress.
Three years ago a change began. The
factories Of the East, which had been
alarmed over the Wilson bill and shut
down their plants entirely or in part, had
their confidence restored and resumed
operations to their full capacity. This
created a demand for more zinc, which is
used extensively in many industries. New
uses for zinc for various purposes We're
constantly being found, and additional de-
mands for zinc ore were thereby created.
AS a consequence. the attention Of
Eastern and foreign capital became at
tracted to Americas great undeveloped
zinc fields, whose only need was financial
aid. Money, which had been tied up by
cautious capitalists, sought investment.
Wonderful were the changes wrought.
Mines, mining leases and mineral lands
doubled and Quadrupled in value, crude
and a%ntiquated methods of mining gave
way to modern methods. The old hand
windlass and horse holster were supplant-
ed by modern machinery. Old abandoned
mines which had been left with their tim
bers to rot and tools to rust were opened
up again and new mining camps sprang
up all over the district. An era of pros
perity had dawned and the increased de-
mand for zinc had advanced the price to
a point undreamed of our years before.
The following table is concise history: