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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-05
CHAPTER IX

Daukefouh company,
Behind us stood eight fellows. 1--WE
OF whom had muskets. and three heavy
bludgeons. They we're apparently
Spanish seafarlng men; but whether
contrabandlstas OF the lowest class.
n portion OF slaver's crew. or mere
ly drunken brawlers. we could not at
FIRST determine. However they soon
made us aware that robbery was their
object. and that they were IN no way
averse 10 little homicide n we inter-
fered with their plans In the least.
Some had their coarse. but glossy
and intensely black hair confined by
nets or cauls; others had only Bar
celona handkerohlefs round their
heads. The spots Of blood upon these
together with several patches and dis
colored eyes. showed us that these
modern Iberians had been fighting
among themselves. Their attire. which
consisted only OF red or blue shirts
and dirty canvas trousers. was rather
dilapldated; but something OF the pic
turesque was impaired to II by the
sashes OF glarlng red and yellow wor-
sted which grit their waists, and In
which they had long knives stuck con-
Bpleuously
BY their bearing. their dark glarlng
eyes. their muscular figures. their bare
arms, chest and feet. their bronEed'
sallow and ugly vlsages-and more
than all by their rags. which were red
olent OF garlic and coarse tobacco,
II was evident that we had fallen into
unpleasant society. Several had silver
rings In their ears. and on the bare
chest OF one l saw q cruclhx marked
either with ink or gunpowder.
These fellows had come from the In
ner or back part OF the cavern, where
they had evidently been observing Us
for some time before they so suddenly
appeared.
"Acquardiente." said one, approx
ingly. as he applied his fierce. hooked
nose TO my empty fack. and then plae.
ed II in his pocket. A second snatehea
away my courler-bag. and n third ap-
proprfated my telescope. which be
stuck in his sash.
Taking up a stone which lay o.
hand. was about 10 huri Il al lhs
head OF the latter when the murzs
OF a cooked musket pointed to m'
breast, and the butt Of another ap,
piled roughly "a my back. admonishsa
me that discretion was the better par
Of valor.
I'll page de escoba-ha. hal" Ish'
cabin boy, said one contemptuou'I,
as he examined my attire-a snn'
blue Jacket with gilt anchor buttons
which Hislop had given me. My pore.
monnaie, which contained only isr
shilllngs. and my gold watch, pre-,
ent given TO me by my mother when :
vent 10 Elton. were soon taken ron
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BONANZA ORE SHIPMENTS.



Some History OF Enormously Rich veins
of Coiora los Mines.
The impression seems to be general
that certain shipments OF enormously
rich ore from the Cripple Greek mines.
late cunsignments frum the Isabella,
for Instance, are wholly Unprecedented
In the history Of our state. In one
sense Il Is true. but only because OF the
gold values. Back In tie TOs when the
tcllurum veins Of Boulder county at
tractcd worldwide attention, ores of
that class were extracted In consider
able quantities which contained at the
rate Of S2UO,uO1 per ton In gold, hut of
course the tonnage Of this grade was
comparatively light In the American.
at Sunshine, the average value Of the
shipments to Omaha FOR several years
was $1,000 per ton. This statement
was given me many years ago by the
manager, and there n NO doubt OF ils
accuracy. Lots worth 5000. $1,000.
10000 ana even $4,000 per ton were
selected and sacked. The crown min
eraloglst Of Russin made a special trip
from 81. Petersburg TO the tellurlum
veins Of Boulder. and after invesiign.
ton pronounced them the richest ever
known. Specimens Of fabulous value
from this source may be- found among
the meteorological collections of Russia,
Germany, France aud England.
But the fact remains that less than n
dozen mines Of Boulder county pro
duccd ores Of this class In merchnnta-
bile quantities, and that within hyc
years from their discovery most OF
them were considered worked out and
periodically abandoned. Not one OF
them has since been revived.
Again the Robert u, lee. silver
mine NJ Lcadvllle. and later the Mollle
Gibson at Aspen. produced great quinn
titles, train loads In fact of chloride,
which ran eighty Ier cent. silver.
Great blocks Of 1t were raised. Unprc-
cdented dividends enriched the stock
holders. In both cases where these de-
pOsltorics became exhausted the vein
matter fell back 10 the general average.
II IL much the same with the big
mines OF Teller county. The carloads
aud tralnloads OF mineral which pro
ducc from 100000 10 SjOO.OOO are sim
ply sacked selections from eXtra0rdin-
AIRY strenks Of sylvnnltc or cnlnvcrlte Of
n few inches Wide, deposited In the
principal vein matter. All outside Of
that IN Just the average OF so, $50 or
$50 per ton. II * not the rule FOR
Judgment. The riches OF Cripple Creek
lie In the other grades In the larger
veins In the medium and lower values,
when quantity makes up for quality.
II Is the same In any other district.
Not over twenty-five per cent. Of the
tonnage broken In any OF our mines N
smelling grade. The proportion may
DO somewhat greater In Cripple Creek
than In the rest, but when the returns
for the year are made up IL viii be
found that the bulk has been taken
from other than the phenomenal
streaks. III n this upon which our CON
fdcnce In the future OF all our mines
finds It's surest foundation. Because
we can handle them now by number
Of methods, the smelter X more or less
n secondary proposition today. Il used
60 be first. Cheap milling stands At
the head OF the corner.
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MINING MENTION.

they are exceptions ana not the rule.
The facts ~ regard 10 the working OF
the United Verde read like a romance;
nothing OF Importance was ever un-
covered In that mine until depth was
attained. rich stringcrs ana alluring
pockets OF rich ore serving to lead the
miner to natures vault Of precious
minerals. stored there with lavish
hand at n great depth for the purpose.
no Doubt, Of enforcing the injunction
That man shall earn his bread by the
sweat OF his brow. The precious min
erals are not so plentiful that they can
be shovcled Into a measure with q
scoop, neither can gold nuggets be
thrcshCd with flnil. There have been
Instances In the history Of Arizona
where fortunes were found upon the
surface awaiting the Appropriation: the
Gibson brothers. In 1878. scoopc1 M
some SSnuOO la silver nuggets IN Rich.
mond basin. an overflow or wealth
from the vault Of an ovcrtnXcd reposl.
tory; the Fortuna mine IN Yuma
county was n fortune mf kCr from the
surface but grew richer and richer
and Increased In quantity TO the pres.
ent SCO-fOot level. giving promise of
becoming still better yieldcr as the
workings penetrate the earth. There
have been many other rich finds which
required little expenditure OF funds
and scarcely any physical exertlon 10
ascertain their worth: but those things
are doubtless destined for Gods
chosen. among whom are but few.
No doubt there are other fabulously
rich deposits In Arizona-therc are
probably other United Nerdes. For
tunas, Silver Kings, and, possibly. an.
other overflow of precious nuggets
from the rotort Of nntures laboratory
but II will require energy. pcrsever.
ance aud n never tagging devotion TO
the hills, n confidence In the ultimate
outcome OF your pursuit. ana when you
have been successful In finding n
prospect proceed 10 develop H.: he
guided TO some extent by the Successes
OF others. follow the dip OF the vein.
crogs-cut at intcrNnls exploit Your
ground. and constantly bear In mind
the fact That Arizona mines ego down"
and that he rich lodges which lay on
the surface are yet 10 be found.-Ari-
zonn Bclt.
-rbwal lrsJctaoeltao eta eta eta nun
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RloHTs OF LocAToRs.


Nothing more clearly indicates the
renewed interest that n being taken
In the mining Industry, snys the Den
yer Republican, than the inquiries that
are constantly being made regarding
the rights OF mineral loCators under
the law. many OF these queries coming
from distant states.
One correspondent writes How
shall | proceed In locating n tunnel
site. and what underground rights do
l acqulreY Another asks: "When a
claim title Is lost because the claim.
ant has not done his annual assess
ment, what becomes OF the surface
improvements DO they belong to the
old claimant or TO the new lOcatorf'
Another asks for information regard.
Ing the location OF mill site.
The rights OF tunnel lOcators have
been very clearly set forth In the re-
cent decision OF our Supreme Court
already published In the Republican.
The other questions were recently an
swered IN the Mining and Scientific
Press OF San Francisco, from which
the following quotations are made;
"Where the locator OF a claim shows
his title to lapse by reason OF nOn-per.
Torrance OF assessment work and the
claim Is taken up by another, all I'm
provements made thereon and upon
the claim at the time the second To-
Gator has perfected his claim becomes
the property Of the second locator, any
state laws TO the contrary notwlth-
standing. The original locator has the
right TO remove any and all Improve
ments, while the claim is stlll In his
possession, but loses this right when
his successor has taken mp the for
felted location and perfected his loca-
ton Of the claim. Fixtures. including
such improvements as engines. boilers.
holsts, mills. or any other things OF
this character annexed to the soil for
mining, become part OF the freehold,
and as such pass 10 the relocator.
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NEED DRY PLAcERs.
New Machines In Use nc Aiama gordo. New
Mexico.


New Machines In Use at Alama Eordo. New
Mexico.
The Jarllla mining district Ii singular.
ly fortunate In Possessing n mild win.
ter climate which permits as active
operations now rs when the big placer
strikes were made two months ago.
That the placcrs are capable OF re.
turning fabulous values Il past gain
saying, for the steady development
since the field was first discovered has
not only been exceedingly renumera-
tive. hut has shown the field To be a
remarkable large one. The plnccrs are
located ON the extreme eastern slope
Of the range. and they ombracc an. nrca
OF three by Seven miles. The uplcav-
ais felt here formed rifles on the
rocks which held the gold during the
period OF erosion. In places the bed
rock has been stripped. but In others
depths from ten 20 twenty feet have
been obtained and the bedrock not
reached. However. the wash seems
TO carry high values throughout. The
placer dirt Is formed Of dlsln'cgrated
and pulverized porphyry. and the
ground II easily handled. there being n
scarcity OF exceptionally heavy boul-
ders TO content with.
The ground Is worked entirely with
dry washers, II being impossible to
secure "a sufficient amount OF water for
ordinary slulclng. II Is estimated by
the operators that tile process saves
about 20 per cent. OF the values. Tho
dirt Is shoyeled onto a screen OF dry
washer the screen throwing on the
larger rocks and permitting the finer
dirt 10 pass through, blower operated
by crank from the outside Kidding
the latter product OF dust. From six
TO seven yards OF dirt can be moved
per day. This gives 1000 pounds OF
gravel for slulclng from one weeks
work. The gravel runs from 81 TO S25
per year, and the ground now being
worked yields at least $40 per yard on
an average.
The shufeldt washing machine Is en-
ployed almost entirely. and ON all
others experimental with have been
built ON n similar plan. Messrs. Harris
and Bates, who represent one or tho
largest Companies operating IN the
field, recently perfected IA machine
which they consider better than the
Shufeldt. contenilng that II viii snve
nearly MI the values. ~ J. Hatch OF
Denver II experimenting with dry
washer he having leased the taillngs
OF the Electric Mining Company for
TINT purpose.
IL only requires about half day each
week TO slulcc the gravel obtained
from dry wishing, and as the water
costs 30 cents n barrel and can be
used over and over. II Il not such a
great Item OF expense.
Twenty acres constitutes placer
claim In this new colorado, hut il Is n
very difficult matter to secure ground
at any prlce,and about the best invest
inent Is In stock OF companies having
rich ground.
The largest companies operating
there ut present are the Russian, Elec-
trlc and Warnock concerns.
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CHAPTER Y.
Tho Nnnlnnn

Tom Lambourne's face wore some
what OF a blanchod hue. through
which the stripes Of his tattoing seem
ca blacker than ever a severe cut
on his forehead, from which the blood
was oozing. did not add 10 HIS per-
sonal appearance. lie scarcely knew a
word OF Spanish. but seemed instlnc-
lively aware that we had fallen into
hands nearly as dangerous as his for
mer acquaintance. the Mussolongos.
for he said;
Master Rodney, / fear we have run
our last knot off the log-llne. and our
sandglass won't run again. unless
heaven gives the order TO turn. Yet,
II could but get one OF these mus
kets, TO have a shot at the rascally
eareo-puddlers before It's all over with
US. l would be osntent. AS II is, am
all over blood, from clew TO earring.
and they have well-nigh ohoked me by
shaking a quld down my throat"
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nrroRr rIMs oF pELLs.
The sounds which Called to Church In
OIdsn limo.

The sounds which Called TO Church In
oidsn Times.
Before the time OF bells various In
struments were used TO summon con-
gregatlons to worship. In Egypt they
are said TO have followed Jewish
custom. In using a trumpet. In some
Oriental churches kind OF rattle
gave the signal. In monaateriea monks
took II in turns 10 80 round the cells
calling the inmates to the'- dovotlons
by knocking with a hammer. which
was called the Awakening instru-
ment." Bells OF one kind or another
are, however, Of very great antiquity.
having been used In religious cere-
monies by many OF the ancient nations
az means OF honorlng their gods and
summoning them 10 the feasts. For
example. the feast OF Osiris and Isis
was always announced by bells. Pliny
says that bells were In use long be-
fore his time, being called Tin tin
nabula." The use OF small bells
(nolae) In England, says William OF
Malmosbury, may be traced back as far
as the NTH century, and II Is clear
from Bede that even those OF the larg-
est kind (campanae), such as sounded
In the air and called a numerous con-
gregation TO divine service, were em-
ployed in England as early as the year
$50, being that in which the Abbot
HIM died.
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physicians Of Knoxville. Tenn have
been consulted regarding a discovery
made BY a tourist In the mountains OF
claiborne county. Tenn. The case os
,hat OF Mrs. Julia Spence, 60 years old,
who has four new front teeth. all OF
which have recently become fully de-
veIoped Previously she had been with
ont teeth for six years. II Is consid-
cred remarkable that new ineisora
should appear at this late period In
life Mrs Spence Is In perfect health.
baltimore Sun.
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flush. Tom" said I. for wus ms.
tcning to dis ussion which took
place among the spaniards.
DO you understand their llngof"
"a little"
what are they saying?" he asked
with growing interest
Il viii tell you Immediately"
But rs they all spoke at once in tho
sonorous Spanish OF the Catalonlan
coast. mingled with obscure slang and
nautical Phrases. some time elapsed
before could understand them. Mean
while. how terrible were the thoughts
that filled my mind.
III these fellows murdered and cast
US into that awful chasm, the deed
would never be known; until the day
OF doom our fate and our remains
could no more be traced than the
smoke that melts into the sky. Even
II We escaped unhurt but were dctaln-
ed 80 long that the brig sailed without
us. what could be our condition. PEN
niloss, forlorn and unknown. In that
foreign island7 But this was a minor
evil.
Then ! burned to avenge the lawlesa
treatment TO which we were subjected.
and the blows and bruiscs their cow
ardly hands had dealt 10 freely.
"Companeros. | heard one say, "ons
OF these fellows II tattoocd and would
sell very we'll 20 the South American
planters with the rest that will soon
be under matches, lie r. worth keep
Ing. n he cannot ransom himself. az
for the other"
"El muchacol" (tho boy) said they.
glanclng ut mo.
"si-el page de cscabo-lf he In nj
lowed 20 return. n complaint may ind
it's way 90 the senior alcalde. whose
alguazils may como and borrow our
topsalls and anchor for time; where
as. II we have him where the others
went yesterday"
"whore9"
Into the ventana. hombrel" was
the fierce response; "and then no moro
will be heard OF the AFFAIR"
My blood grew cold at these words.
and ! scarcely know what followed.
TIL the first man who spoke came for
ward and addressed ua. 'nl
'Inglosos." said he. I'VE have de-
cidod that one OF you. after swearing
not TO reveal our hiding place. shall rc-
turn within four hours, bearing 1T
ting ransom for both. else. 80 surely IN
the clock strikes, he who ia left behind
goes into the ventana OF the mountain.
where never did the longest sea limo
fnd n bottom-not that suppose any
man was ever ass enough TO try San
tosl do you hear7" he added. striking
his musket-butt sharply on the rocks.
when perceivlng that Tom was igno-
rant OF all he said. and that was stu
pened by IT,
Isl. senior" said I, and translated II
to Tom l.ambournc. who twlrled his
tarry hat on his forcnngor. stuck his
quid In his cheep, slapped HIS thigh
vigorously, and gave other nautical
lmanifcAtnuonn % cx,rcsne ~urprias ana
: dlscomposurc
D Ransom. Master Rodney" no 70
: lterated. 'in the name OF old Davy
who would ransom poor Jack lik'
i met"
3 "The whole crew would table theil
Q months wages on the capstan head
aye. In a moment Tom" ! replied
= with confidence.
"I'm sure they would, and the cap
: tain aud Master Hlalop. too, for TIL
I matter O. that. rather than poor ship
d mates should come TO harm; but"
r "As for me-" said !, with growinI
= confidence. II am. as you said. senores
\ only the page dc oscoba."
Q ITO be contlnued)
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wish 1 had been grandpa's child,
chat | could have had the Joy
OF fishing IN those good old days
when father was boy.
For then the hHh grew bigger far
Than they do nowadays.
And literally packed the streams
At least. 70 father says.
They never caught sucker then
THAT didn't weigh ton,
And pickcrcl were longer than
modern Armstrong gun. N
They used TO yank out halibut IT,
In hundreds from our bays.
And Hhad ran up the banks 70 bite
Al least. 30 father says. y
They never thought Of using bait
To lure tho Willy trout. y
They reached a huahel basket down
And simply yankcd them out. 4
And IN about an hour or two
They'd on up several draya
And show them through tho neighbor-
hood
At least 20 father says.
In short. they caught 20 many nah
That fore their sport was through
The stream where they were fishing would
Go down n yard or two.
And not an angler failed TO coma
Home loaded In those days
A habit father ntiii purruca- !,
Al least. 70 mother says.
Cornish Telegraph
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"The proprietor OF Il vein or lode
claim or mine. or the owner OF a
quartz mill or reduction works may
locate 1--WE acres OF non-mneral land as
mill-site. a notice should he posted
thereon. which must contain the name
OF the locator or locators, the name OF
the vein or quartz lode or mine. or the
owner Of a quartz min the quartz mill
or reduction works OF which he Is the
owner the date OF the location, the
number OF feet or acres claimed, n
description OF the claim by such
references 10 n natural object or per-
manent monument rs shall Identify
the claim or min site, and by marking
the boundaries In the same manner as
provided for the marking OF the bound
aries OF n placer claim. A mill site
must not exceed five acres In area. The
mill site may or need not be contigu-
GUS TO the lode claim or claims for the
benefit OF which II Is located. In ap-
plying for patent 20 min site the min-
Ing claim and mill site claim may DO
included In a slngle location. A square
tract OF five acres measures about 400
feet on each side"
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"Lobella." demanded Mr.. Mcswai, ~
no stood, hat In hand. waiting for her.
ARE you going out walking with that
bicycling dress onf"
This Is my rainy-day skirt" replied
Mrs. Mcswat, "and certainly am go
ing out walking In IT,"
Then walt a minute" he said. "and
I will turn up my trousers" Chicago
Tribune.
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Mr., Newlywod Ccxplaining poker)-
Now, II you get poor hand you want
TO blum, and n you got a good hand
you want to make blum that you're
blufiing. Now. there are two ways OF
blufiing; one IA to blum, tho other "
not to blum. II you're a regular bluff
or you can often blum by not blufing.
and
Mrs. rcviywca---t zee. John, hut
that game Is too easyl Let's play It'd
observation-disclosures
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DEEP MINING.
Experiments That Have Been Made Along
That Line Ia Arizona.


That Line Ia Arizona.
II is said that the United Verde Com
pany has sunk a diamond drill on
many parts Of lts holdings to depth
OF 1000 feet IN order 10 ascertain the
extent OF the ore body, and upon which
results the costly improvements con
tinually being made are predicated
Other companies operating In the VI
entity OF Jerome contemplate employ
ing the diamond drlll In order to learn
the depth and extent OF the treasure
underlying the surface OF the earth
Mining men have an increasing conf
dence In the mines OF Arizona and
realize that With depth the ore bodies
expand, gain pGrmanence and grow
richer. Happily for Arizona the large
end OF the mines are at the bottom, n
fact demonstrated throughout the ter
ritory wherever deep mining has been
carried on, notably az Blsbee, Tomb
stone, jerome. Clifton. Globe and
throughout Yuma, Mohave and Yaya-
pal counties. True, many rich finds
are encountered at the grass roots, but
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Mrs. Beeswlek-I can't see why
those people next door don't take a
hint. They're always sending over TO
borrow something II We did the same.
they might have an excuse, but we've
never got anything from them YET.
Mr.. Beeswlok My dear you are mis-
taken. Didn't we get the measles from
them7
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Dramble-The boys had political
rally last night. and Il took tho pro-
ccsulon three hours to pass given
point.
ThornO-It must have been long
one.
Bramble-Not very. The given poln.
happened TO be a saloon.-New York
Journal.
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satisfied An Around.

Goyerness-Im very sorry--tell your
dear parents-very sorry. indeed. that
can't accept their kind invitation.
Freddy anxious to ease tho lady's
mind)-lt doesn't matter bit. y'know.
Ma says she only asked you out OF
complementary sloper.
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Don't you think woman ought to
marry man she can look up TOT"
Yes. hate to see n man shorter
than his wife. Philadelphia Bulletin
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How Foolish OF HIN.

Dear" said Mrs. Youngwlfe. Chose
table eastors squeak terribly. wish
when you come homo tonight you
would bring me some oil for them"
what kind?"
why. castor oil. OF ccusA'-SsW
York Press.
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

Variety Of Qulbs, oibe. aud Ironiss
60 Cause smile - Riotsam aad
Jetsam from the Tide of uumor-
witty saying- tl
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Larry-Bo hiyins. Dlnnyl That ould
hin Is attn STRAY lacks
Dlnny-Maybo she Is goin' 20 lay a
carpet. Who knows?-chlcago NewS