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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-23
AT OUR OWN PRICE.
Panama Canal Can Be Bought at Sat
isfactory Figure.
Entire ssHsE.s-z0s K.nsss Ave.


Paris, Dec. 23.-At a meeting of the
board of directors of the Panama Ca
nal company. Thursday, President HUI
tin, who recently returned here from
the United States. and NJ Cheron, the
director of works, resigned their offices.
The report presented at the general
meeting of the shareholders of the
Panama Canal company here reviews
the negotiations for the sale of the
canal property to the United States and
says:
..The decision of the Isthmian COM
mission evidently was due to a misun-
Outstanding which must be dissipated-
We shah ask you to give us full pow
ers TO negotiate with the government
of the United States. under the reserve
of submitting for your approval the
figure upon which the representatives
of the American government agreed,
and the mandatory to whom we snail
entruSt the continuance OF the negOtid-
tions. Our negotiator will be instructed
to notify the American government
that we are prepared to set aside the
valuations which have been considered
as the price asked, and which have been
judged unacceptable by Americas ca
nal commission"
NJ. P. Forot, ex-comptroller general
of the army, and NJ. Bourgeois. ex-min-
lister of finances, will replace NJ. Hutin
and CherOn. After an uprOari0uS SeS-
sion the shareholders almost unani-
mously voted to adopt the proposition
board to conclude the sale and conces-
sion to the United States of all the
Panama Canal company's properties,
subject to the limitations specified
above.
Get the United States to buy the canal
at any price in order to save some of our
money seemed to be the prevalent feel
Shareholders About go shareholders were
present. including a number of women.
A storm broke Immediately after the re-
port had been read. The shareholders were
Hutin had resigned and demanded ex-
plantations of what had occurred at the
meeting of the board at which he had re-
signed The chairman'S delay In replying
TO questions led to vituperations, which
were launched at the heads of the direc-
tors by several shareholders, whose mod
est attire indicated that they had been
we're sufferers on account of the Panama
failure
Eventually the proceedings degenerated
into such a tumult that policemen were
summoned to expel one of the noiSieSt of
the shareholders, who approached the di-
1ectors' table, thumped it with his fist.
yelled at the top of his voice and shook
handful of papers in the face of the chair
man. The intrusion of the policemen
raised such pandemOnium that they felt
compelled to withdraw and the delinquent
subsidized The few speakers who secured
boards proposals the shareholders
only salvation.
One speaker said it was palpably impos-
sible for the company to finish the canal.
France or in the rest of Europe. He add
ed that a large shareholder, NJ. Bunau-
Varilla, who had published appeal to
the shareholders and others at the be-
to carry on the work. secured promises of
only $40 600.
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FOUR BURN TO DEATH.
Farmhouse Catches on Fire and Fam
lily Can't Escape.

Dubois, Pa. Dec. 2s--Word reached
three miles from Summerville, Jefferson
of John Ashbaugh, farmer, was des-
troyed by fire and four persons were
burned to death. One other is burned
in such a manner that recovery is very
doubtful and four others are seriously
burned and injured The dead are:
WILLIAM ASHBAUGH, q years old,
a brother of the owner of the Ashbaugh
MABEL ASHBAUGH, a 12-year-old
daughter
son.
JAMES AsHBAUGH. a s-year-old
son.
The injured are:
Herman Ashbaugh, years old; re-
covery doubtful
Mrs. Ashbaugh, seriously burned leg
broken and injured internally by jump
ing from a second story window.
John Ashbaugh, the husband and
father, seriously burned and suffering
from exposure
Two children, painfully burned
The affair happened at an early hour
in the morning and the fire was I'M
doubtedly caused by an overheated
stove.
The family were sleeping and Mr..
Ashbaugh being awakened by the smell
men berS of the family. He ran out of
the house with the two smallest chill
dren and returned for the others. He
was, however, driven back by the flames
and the other members becoming be-
ewildered persisted In the flames, except
second story window and sustained ser
iOuS injuries.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Dec. 23-WHEAT-Wheat
started indifferently today on unrespon-
sive cables with a fair trade around Sat-
urday'S closing prices Buying orders be-
gan to come. in, however, and there was
a gradual advance. Traders had expected
but adviceS from Liverpool stated that
but adviles from Liverpool stated that
stocks were too small there to permit of
declines The failure to break resulted in
a good deal of local buying and made an
exceptionally firm tone for holiday week.
May. opened 1sc lower to 1sc higher, at sos
size, and sold up to S1ss@S11sc. Local re-
grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported
791 cars, making a total for the three
Week Breadstuffs on 'i passage had IN
creased 256, coo bushels. Worlds shipments
bushels De year ago and were About $1,000
bushels over the estimate
scarcity of offerings in Wheat continued
to advance May until it sold at S214c, clos
coRNNThe early trade in corn was
small. May opened unchanged to Nc
TSeT wa Sa on no nd oafsde a6s
and prices for some time hung around
May corn closed a shade higher, at $40
OATS-Oats opened steady with May
unchanged to a shade lower, at 45lsd4514c
to 451sc, following corn Trade was light,
ence and May sold up to 1850. Receipts
PROVISIONS-Prov opened slight
ly firmer on a fair outside demand. Com
mission houses We're buying larde moder-
ately. Hogs were slow and prevented any
marked early advance. May pork opened
unchanged and 211d5c higher. at s16.S21kN
1855 to $16S 71a; May lard PIC to 21@@5c up,
higher, a IS. 6215.
WHEATCasn: No. 2 red, s31k@S51kc;
No 8 red 79150S512c; No. 2 hard winter,
7s14dSOc; No. s hard winter, 7714@79c; No.
1 northern spring, 79as0zsc; No. north
ern spring, 7711679c: No. spring, 75@7S1ac.
CORN-No. 3, 641k064Ac.
OATS-No. 2, 46@4614c;. No 8. 451kd46c.
FLAx-Cash. Northwestern SLIGO;
southwestern s1.5s; Dec. $3.50; May, s1.eO@
1-61.
BARLEY-Cash: 56G63c-
TIMOTHY-March, so.
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AROUND THE WORLD.
Two Downs Men Will Take an Eek
tended Trip.

Beloit, Kan, Dec. 23.-The Call says:
Two Downs men started out this morn
ing for a trip around the world and
while in Beloit waiting for the Union
Pacific east, a reporter for the Call in
terviewed them as to their plans and
intentions regarding the trip
H D. Washburn is a prosperous i'm
plenent dealer of Downs, while J. F.
Enterline is a well to do miller at that
place From Beloit, tickets were bought
to San Francisco and from there Messrs.
Washburn and Enterline will sail for
the Hawaiian Islands. They will visit
China, the Philippine Islands, Egypt.
Palestine, Cyprus, Greece. Italy, Paris,
London and many other places of ma
tional interest and expect to be gone
about six months.
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PERPLEXING PROBLEM.
County Clerk in a Quandary Over q
Wolf Hide.

County Clerk Wright is looking for
an expert on hides. The amount of 81
is involved.
This morning Vic Washington, color
ed, who lives in Mission township
brought to the clerks office a hide. He
bounty on a gray wolf is S. Wright
thought it might be a coyote. The
bounty on a coyote is 81. Difference "a.
Oscar Swayze, who lived in New Mexi-
co at one time and saw more coyotes
than anything else, thought that the
brute might be half coyote and half
wolf In that case the county would
owe so cents for the half that was coy
ote and $3.50 for the half that was gray
wolf
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Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas ave1
Northwest grain receipts: Minneapolis,
692 cars; Duluth. 1852 cars. A year ago:
Minneapolis, $50 cars; Duluth, 1853 cars.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, ga
I'D higher: corn, sd higher.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, 40
3sd higher; corn, sd higher.
Omaha live stock receipts: Cattle. $500
head; hogs, 3, 200 head
Chica go grain receipts: Wheat. 2S cars:
corn, 172 cars: oats, 142 cars.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, 50
cars; corn, 297 cars oats, % cars. Last
year a holiday
The stock exchange will be closed
Wednesday, only; Kansas City and Chi
cago closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Topeka grain receipts today were IA
cars of wheat
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat. h3
sd higher: corn unchanged.
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New York STOCKS.

Wall Street. New York, Dec 2S.-
STOCKS were not argee and w PTaees very ~
evenly divided between gains and losses.
SHARES Of ms Ronns end c ts sale carr
f1ed 1t d9Wn " a small nall 5racf action Pittsourg'
The pressure against Sugar was extend
ed to other specialties and Manhattan and
Amalgamated lost a point. New York
judicial decision against patent of the
company and rallied II points. Westing-
and and Nortdhwestteargn PreferTed1, Pitts tits
sey Central 2 to 3 points. Heavy buying;
of Reading lifted it to 81 and caused a
renewed drop in sugar to- f 3l we PlikasS
ed the general market again.
The market was feverish, but the f1uctu-
atoms were narrow aside from a few spe-
cialties, where bears attempted to force
out long stock. Metropolitan Street Rail
preferred and Lead stocks declined l to
points. The low priced Coalers were ac-
lively dealt in and the Reading displayed
pronounced strength.
Bonds were irregular
The marketing of Sugar continued and
forced the price down to 11215- The general
market suffered in sympathy. Baltimore
and Ohio declined rs points and Atchison,
a point under Saturdays close
Sugar absorbed the bulk of the limited
transactions and yielded steadily to about
49, The announcement of a big cut in
grades of the product encouraged the
bears to put out large short lines. The
general market remained about steady at
the earlier re5eti,onary LEVEL The Min
stocks lost 1a2l4 points for the common
and preferred.
resulted in losses of to 2 points in Met
ropolitan Street Railway. Rock Island, N.
Central Missouri Pafiflc ManR TaIa1
led rally. with an advance of IL points.
Sugar rallied u points but fell again 70
steady.
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Kansas City, Dec. 23-CATTTE-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head, including 600 head of
Texans. Market steady. Native beef
steers, $4.7566.50; Texas and Indian steers,
$1,000. so; Texas cows, 81 2503.50; native
cows and heifers, $2.50@5.25: stockers and
feeders. S.. 00Q4.25; bulls, $2.25Q425; calves,
IS 25G5-50.
HOGSReceipts, Il, 900 head Market SC
higher. Bulk of sales. S550d6.50: heavy,
$s.5ogS 60; packers, IS so@6.5o; medium,
600; pigs So. 10000.
HEEP.--Receipts. 500 head. Market
steady. Muttons, So. O0Q42 Is; lambs, 81. 506D
5.35: western wetherss $S.50Q410; ewes,
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Chicago Livestock Market

Chicago, Dec. 2s-CATTLE-Recei
Prime Steers. s6ooa7oo; poor to medium.
S. 50@5 50: stockers and feeders. $2:oO@4Oo;
nerss sf.o0d200: bulls. $l75G4. 3d. calves,
81. 100000; Texas fed steers, 81 25d5 90.
HOGS-Receipts today, AZ. 900 head; esti-
$50 head Market steady Mixed and
butchers, IS. 75n6-25; good to choice heavy,
Sc. 15d6.5O; rough heavy, S580a6.o5; light,
IS. O0n57 70; bulk of sales, $5.75Q6.25.
SHEEP-Receipts. Is, 900 head Sheep
steadier lambs strong Good to choice
wethers, So. SOFAS. 10; fair to choice mixed.
81. 6G03 %; western sheep, So 006400; native
lambs 81. 506I5.10 western lambs, $40G45.O0.
Official receipts and shipments Satur
day:
Receipts .---.. ...-... Ulv z4,39S l054
Shipments ...... ...... 1.1Ss 627 1850
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Topeka, Dec. q
HEAvY-s5. 5Od6. 90.
LIGHTS. 75@5S0
ROUGH-$5. 00Q5.75.
CATTLE.
STEERS .0OG3 so.
HEIFERS-$3 O0084. 90.
COWS-S2 SOFAS. 80
VEAL CALVES.
HEAVY-$3.5 064.50.
LIGHTS. O0d5.00-
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-7Oc.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-67c
MIXED CORN-66c.
NEW CORN-64Q65c.
OATS-50c.
BUTTER-17c-
EGGS-20c-
HAY-s13. O0615.O0
ALFALFA-$12.00 Q15.00.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Dec. 2S.-C1ose-WHEAT-
May, S01sc- Cash: No. hard, 767sQ7S1ac:
No. 3 hard, 761k@77c; No. 2 red, S71z@SSc;
No. red, S51z4S61zc; No. 2 spring, 74@76c.
May. 6S1sc. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 671z @6s1z C;
No. white, 68s4c; No. white, 6734 968c.
OATS-No. white, 4Saz @49c-
RYE&No. 2. 66c-
HAY-Choice timothy, $13. choice prai-
RE, S13. 75114.00
BuTTER-Creamery. 1s@22c; dairy. fam
cy. 12c
EGGS-Fresh. PC
WHEAT-Receipts, 81 cars.
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TEWFIK WILL SEE
And Let Mr.. Eddy Know About It
Later.

Constantinople, Sunday, Dec 22.-Re-
plying to the protest of the United
States charge d'affairs here, Spencer
Eddy, against the notification issued by
the authorities of Beyrout, Syria, to the
effect that natura1ized American citi-
zens must renounce their naturalization
within fifteen days, under penalty of
being expelled from Turkey. the Turk
ish foreign minister, Tewfik Pasha, de-
MED all knowledge of the matter, but
promised to inquire into it and give Mr..
Eddy q definite reply on Monday.
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MINERS CONVENTION.
National Meeting Called by President
Mitchell at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 23.-John Nit
chel1, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, today issued the
miners in this city for January 20, and
the joint conference of the mine workers
and the bituminous operators in Indiana,
Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The
conference begins January 80, and will
continue ten. days. The miners conven-
ton proper will be in session ten days,
and over 1000 delegates will attend.
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MORE WARM WEATHER.
Government Forecaster Promises
Conditions Will Continue.

The weather bureau is now serving
genuine Kansas holiday weather and
the prospects are fairly good for it to
continue so through Christmas.
The forecast sent out this n orning is
generally fair tonight and Tuesday.
Moderate temperature" Sundays max
imum temperature was "a and the min
imum %. The wind was west and south
west blowing miles an hour. The
minimum temperature for today was SO.
The wind has continued west blowing 6
miles an hour. The hourly tempera-
lures TODAY were as follows:
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sssHORT GRASS" PROFITS.
Cane Seed Grown on 80 Acres of So
Land Brings S876.

Oberlin, Kan, Dec. 80. L. Benton
has received a check from his brother,
who is in charge of his ranch in Sherl-
dan county, for 1876, for cane seed that
had been grown on 80 acres of high di-
vide land. The cane and the use of a
half section of land was. bought two
months ago for $500. The feed, estima-
ted at 800 tons, is left as a profit on the
deal. The cane was grown on land
that could have been bought last fall
for 81 per acre.
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PRESIDENT WON'T LEAVE.
Will Spend a Quiet Christmas in
Washington.

Washington, Dec. 23.-It is President
Roosevelt's present intention to remain
in Washington during the holiday week,
but he desires to obtain a respite from
official duties and will see only such Wis
itors as have urgent and important
public business to present
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SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Cracksmen Secure 81, 500 at
Atwood and Escape.

Atwood. Kan. Dec. 23.-The safe in
the county treasurer's office was blown
open early Sunday and $500 taken. The
explosion was plainly heard. Officers
were on the scene in a few moments.
but the cracksmen had escaped Blood
hounds have been secured to trace the
robbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-23

New York Dec. 23.-SUGAR-Raw
quiet. Fair refining, 3 9-32c; centrifugal,
SO test, 3 11-16c; molasses sugar. 1-S2c.
Refined quiet Crushed, $40; powdered,
$500; eranulated, $3.50.
COFFEE-Quiet. No. Rio. 67sc.
BUTTER-Firm. State dairy, 15Q23c;
creamery, 16025c; June creamery, 15Q2119c;
factory. 121h615c-
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Croker Returns From Indiana.

has returned from his brief visit to the
farm owned by David Gideon near
West Baden Springs, Ind The train
upon which he Travelled was several
hours late in reaching the city.
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Capt. Cooks Condition Is Improved.

Washington, Dec. 23.-At the United
States naval hospital it was stated to-
day that Captain Francis A Cooks
condition was a little better, although
he is confined to his bed and keeps
very quiet. His sons are now with
h4uAs
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Married at Smith Center.

Smith Center, Kan, Dec. 23.-Miss
Minnie Gift, Smith Centers leading
milliner, and William H Wagner of En-
terprise, Oregon, were married here
Saturday evening. They will reside in
Oregon, the bride having sold her bust
ness interests here to Miss Alice
Walker.
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New York Money Market.

New York Dec. 23.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call firm at per cent; prime
exchange firm, with actual business in
bankers bills at 81. .S6% for demand
and at 81. 1914 "a S31z for &C days; posted
rates, S414 and s4.s71s; commercial bills,
SILvER-Bar silver, 551sc; Mexican dol
lars, 431ac.
BONDS Government bonds irregular
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ropeka hide Market.

TOpeka, Dec. ..
Prices paid in Topeka this week. Based
on Boston quotations.
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1-Sc.
GREEN SALE CURED NO. PIC.
NO. / TALLOW-5c
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ton closed quiet Middling uplands.
Slice; middling gulf, 13-16c- Sales, 800
bales.
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Cotton Market.

Galveston, Dec. 2s.-coTTON-F1rm at
1-16c-
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Range of Prices

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks Of
flee 10 West Sixth street Phone 4S6.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co., Kansas City, Mol
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FURNISHED by A G.. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas ave.1
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Bon bon dishes at cost, at Rigby'a
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FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks Of
fee 10 West Sixth street. Phone 1856.
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co., Kansas City, MOI
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WHEAT

Kansas City, Dec. q.
Open High Low Close sat
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Chicago, Dec. g.
Open High Low Close Sa
WHEAT


mo grain markets tomorrow or wednes-
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Market GOSSIP.

FURNISHED by A G. Goodwin, Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas ave.1
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Government bonds irregular.
Topeka Markets

HOGS. W 90
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Good Chances In Mining.

In the manufacturing industries the
formation of immense trusts has had
the effect of crowding out the smaller
factories and individual makers of
various articles, points out the Ross
land Miner. They find it impossible
to stand up, in most instances, against
the combines with many millions at
their command. In the mercantile
business in the larger cities, the de-
partment store, with its immense stocks
of varied goods and its large sales
and moderate profit, is crowding out
of existence the small dealer. He may
keep goods in his particular line that
are even better than those of his larger
rival, but as the bigger establishments
sell such a variety of goods at rea-
sonable profit, in the long run they
get the lions share of the trade.
The tendency in the larger centers OF
population is toward concentration,
and there is not the opportunity that
there was twenty or thirty years ago
for manufacturer or merchant to be-
gin in a small way and after certain
time to build up large business, as
in order to compete with those already
in the business an individual would
have to be provided with vast resources
This fact has come to be recognized,
and in the populous centers those with
capital are seeking investments in en-
terprises where they will not be crowd
ed out of business and perhaps finan-
cially ruined by trusts and department
stores. Many persons, therefore, are
turning to mining and find in this in
dustry exactly what they want. 1t is
the one business in which competition
does not figure.
Too much of the precious metals
cannot be produced, and each mine is
totally independent of the other so far
as any rivalry except that which is
friendly is concerned. This in meas
ure accounts for the wonderful activity
which is now apparent in the mining
industry, and is one of the most potent
reasons for it's popularity. This de-
sire to invest in mining will increase
as the concentration of wealth in the
form of trusts augments and the
chances become less and less in manu-
featuring industries and mercantile
ventures for individual effort.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Barren Ore Zones.

1t is an almost univers al experience
in the development of mines that zones
of barren ore are encountered, or are
so low grade in values that they can
not be extracted with profit, and this
is the main reason of many mines be-
ing abandoned and afterwards reopen
ed and operated at greater profit than
was originally earned. Experience has
taught mine operators this fact and
encouragement is given to the further
exploitation of mines once possessing
substantial bodies of pay ore, which
were worked out and active mining
discontinued because the operators h ad
failed to use the proper proportion of
earnings in the carrying forward of
developments.
With great frequency in mines carry
ing sulphide ores barren zone occurs
soon after the permanent water level
is reached and continues through what
is termed the ebb and flow water line.
Every season the permanent water line
rises and recedes in every mine and
there are periods of seasons when the
wafer line is much higher or lower
than during average seasons. Within
this ebb and flow water line the ore
becomes decomposed and the metals
are leached out. During the long per-
iods that this process has continued
new ore bodies are formed containing
little or no metallic values, and in the
early days of quartz mining it was
supposed that the entire ore body in
the vein below the depths where the
barren zones were first encountered
contained like valueless chara acter,
but gradually it was found that equal
ly good ore existed below these barren
zones, so that now no intelligently
conducted mining enterprise permits
explorations of the lode to cease until
they have extended far below the line
of perpetual water.
Almost every mining district furnish
es Illustrations of these facts. In
Montana one striking example was
furnished by the working Of the Comet
Rumley lead at Comet, in Jefferson
county, one of the famous lead-silver
mines in the early days. Large bodies
OF high-grade silver-lead ores we're
found from the surface down to a con-
siderable depth, when the ore became
almost barren and continued so for a
depth of thirty to fifty feet, at which
point a body of almost clear galena
was found from eight to twelve feet in
width, and the output of the mine be-
came immense. These facts, kept in
view by mine operators, they will al
ways keep development far in advance
of ore extraction and thus secure all
the wealth that exists in the vein. --Ex.