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The Conservative, 1901-07-11
Jbe Conservative.

ten feet In from the brow OF the bluff
and went straight down to the flint
strata. This flint strata rests OH solid
bed Of lime stone, which forms the floor
of the mine. The first Of the rocks and
dirt removed, they threw over the brow
of the bluff, and as they worked back
into the bluff, this opening was filled
with broken rocks, clay and debris from
the mine. This refuse rock still con-
tains many pieces of flint which were
broken out, and to the eye of an igno-
rant white man, they appear to be of
good quality, but for some reason they
were rejected. Few pieces are left in
the rocks, and many spalls are scattered
through all. AS this refuse matter was
thrown out, it was kept on a slant Of less
than forty-five degrees, and has every
appearance of having been tramped.
One place in the excavation made by
Mr.. Pollard shows layer of very sticky
brown clay about twelve inches thick,
which has every appearance Of having
been mixed or puddled, as if bricks were
to be made of it. Many fint-spalls are
mixed into it, and it is so tough and hard,
now, that pick was used to get it out.
At the end of the excavation can be
seen the broken lodges where they quit
work. There the rock shows three feet
thick and is left uneven, some points
jutting out two feet from the main ledge
or face of the wall, which seems to be
nearly perpendicular. Every short dis
tance along this flint strata can be seen
the marks of fire and charcoal, and
ashes are found along the floor of the
mine, the whole way.
How Were the Mines Developed?
The mystery seems to be, how they
broke up such a thick strata without
blasting it., or without iron tools of any
kind.
The study thus far seems to substan-
tiate the theory that they used fire in
many cases. they probably heated the
lodges very hot and then poured water
on them. Scattered throughout the
mine and on the brow Of the bluffs are
huge, red, drift-boulders; these nearly
all show marks on them which could be
made only bya heavy blow. The pieces
of rock not showing fire frequently show
fractures after they have been exposed
to the weather, which indicates that
they were broken by heavy blow from
something used as sledge. In the de-
bris removed from the mine find an oc-
casional splinter and chip of the boulders.
This leads me to the theory that these
drift -boulders were used as sledges. And
that fire was used, may be proven by the
color impaired to the rocks. That water
was used is evident from the puddled
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oI tne pOCCery, containing clOtn impress
sions, on the surface of the mine, and one
very small shard of smooth pottery in
the debris from the mine. These after
long and laborious search
Rudely Clipped fints of the "Quivera
Type" are found on the surface of the
mines, but thus far no worked flints have
been found in the mine however, the
excavation has been made since heavy
rain, and I hope that heavy fall of
water on the pile of dirt thrown out will
reveal something of note.
There are large Burr Oak trees grow
ing on the mines, and Mr.. Pollard in
forms me that these trees have made no
perceptible increase in size in the forty
five years that he has known them.
These trees have all grown since the
mines were worked, as their position
plainly shows
These mines are located at five differ
ent points, but all are within few
miles of Nehawka.
The surrounding hills show flint -spall,
and have every indication of being the
site of village. No pottery is to be
found there and very few perceptible
lodge circles.
I have opened one lodge circle and OBJ
tanned many pieces of pottery similar to
the pottery found in the first circle
opened on the Lowe SITE found one
"Quivera Type" flint and two very
finely Clipped arrow-points that may
belong to any one Of three classes, but
they show skill far surprising the
"Quivera Type"
There are two mounds, and l hope,
when they are opened, to be able to tell
more definitely who worked these mines
and when. However, there is posi-
bility that the mounds did not belong
to the people who worked the mines.
Many people have gathered fiint-spalls
here after the mines were abandoned, ,as
the large trees have great quantities of
spalls under them, and as they grow on
top of the piles of debris and in the
mines themselves, one knows the spalls
have been collected there at later date
A number of worked flints were found
at the roots of these trees.
Scarcity of Specimens.
One would naturally suppose that
worked flints would be plentiful so near
the mines, but the reverse is true. 1
have gathered about twenty, some very
rude, since I came here, but as yet have
failed to find any one with collection;
however, we shall succeed in making
good illustration of the type with what
1 have, and 1 expect to secure many
more
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THE FLINT MINES OF NEHAwKA.

Some weeks ago Mr.. Isaac Pollard, of
Nehawka, requested me to make study
of the excavations found in the vicinity
of his farm, and went into camp here
for that purpose. The work is far from
being finished, but we have gone far
enough to convince me that this is one
of the most interesting fields in the
state,
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state,
Extensive Flint Mines.
This is the site of the most extensive
flint mines of the West; the deposit is
found in nodules which vary in size
from a hens egg to a mans head,
and is a blush grey color: in fact,
it resembles the blue ebert of Kan
sas, description of which is found in
Brower's "Quivera."
All the study of the Aborigines, hereto
fore, has failed to reveal the place from
which the flint chips, scattered through
out the state, have come, but the study
of this locality has settled the matter
definitely. supposed they came from
Kansas, near Manhattan, and some of
them, doubtless, did, but the greatest
quantity came from these mines at Ne
hawka
Geological Formation.
The nodules are found imbedded in
the second strata of lime stone the first
strata is about three feet thick, overlaid
with drift from one to five feet Deep
This first strata was broken up and
thrown out; many of the rocks being
three feet square. This shows much
pow er as we'll as engineering skill on the
pa.rt of the miners. The second strata
is nearly three feet thick and contains
the flint; the lodges We're quite large
the seams being often five feet apart.
This made the work of removing these
rocks quite difficult, when one considers
that the Aborigines had no iron tools
with which to work, and the feats of
engineering seem quite as gigantic as
the work Of constructing the pyramids
of Egypt. This second strata was all
broken up; few rocks being left larger
than a man can handle. One-half of
the rocks of this second strata show the
peculiar red tinge impaired by fire.
The strata containing the flint is about
halfway up the small bluffs which bor-
der the Weeping Water, and probably
CIopPeu out az oHe CAulc. IHe oACdSd-
tions are along the brow of the bluff,
and are about sixty feet wide. We esti-
mate, if these mines were placed side by
side, they would reach the distance of
one mile.
Excavations.
Mr.. Pollard made an opening about
eighty feet long directly through the
mine, at favorable place, and found
the work reached depth of eleven feet
on an average. This opening is from
four to eight feet wide, and shows the
mine in a most favorable way.
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CRIME Is H|)RR|FYING
Awful Tragedy of a Young
Girl in Detail.
WAS SHGT FOUR TIMES
Slayer Was Stable Boy and
Hopeless Lover,

Newton, Kan, July ia terrible trag-
edy occurred in Newton last Saturday
night Miss Oma Beers. the beautiful 49,
year-old daughte ROT Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Beers, was outraged and shot by Herbert
Shacklett. a stable boy formerly in the
himself through the heart
The Beers live IN a suburban home
about mile west of the city. The girl
came to town Saturday night to attend a
show and started to drive home alone
at about 10 o'clock. When she did not
arrive her mother, who was alone, be-
came alarmed and notified the police. At
midnight a searching party was organ
lied and at nine O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the dead bodies of the girl and her
slayer were found about three miles west
Of the city.
Four bullets had been fired into the
body Of the girl, three of them in the
head and one in the abdomen. One shot
suficed to end the life Of the murderer,
as the bullet penetrated the heart.
Shaclzlett was at one time employed
at the home Of the Beers as a groom, and
It is said became fascinated with the
young lady, who did not in ony way re-
turn his Inflammation
He resigned his position there some
time ago, and has since worked at sew
eral places about the city. Yesterday he
was employed in a livery stable here
and left the barn little after nine
O'Clock.
Before going he made the remark that
perhaps it would be the last they would
ever see of him.
From evidence introduced at the in
quest it would seem that terrible strug-
gle had taken place before the crime was
committed. Shacklett was about IS years
Of age.
Frank Beers the father of the muir
derec girl, is a passenger conductor run
ming between Newton and Purcell, and
is well known in Kansas and Oklahoma.
He was notified at Purcell Sunday after
noon and taken to Newton by Mr.. Al
Glazier.
Miss Beers was one of the most beau
tifuI young women IN the west. full of
life and happiness. Evidence shows that
after killing her, Shacklett put her body
in a buggy and drove with it across the
country before he killed himself.
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ANNIE Dlces TALKS.
Kansas Woman Says PopuIist Party Is
1.-Two and kickinC.

Kansas Woman Says PoPulist Party Is
Alive and Kicking.
Topeka, Kan, July 15.-AIrs. Annie L.
Diggs, state librarian, has issued a state
ment in which she denies that Sc ever
advised the PopuIists Of Kansas 10 ADAM
don their party and so over to the Demo-
Gratis. She declares that the party is not
dead and gives it credit for forcing the
Democratic and Republican parties TO
abandon the discussion of tariff and free
trade ana deal with up-to-datc issues. \
portion OF her statement is as follows:
1T would not only nave been unwise
but criminal for Ponuusts in the last two
campaigns TO do otherwise than to sup
port Mr.. Bryan. As certainly and sol
EMMY as 1 believe ali this TO be true I
never for one day or hour have dreamed
or suggested or advised the abandonment
Of the people party organization. Never
while there is one chance in q million of
the national Democratic party being re-
captured by the corporate powers from
which it was wrested in 195 would I con-
sent or advise PopUIists to abandon their
distinctive party organization Nor co I
know a single Populist from Senator
Young on. who would advise abandon
ment or separate organization. But this
I do say as TO Kansas: owing to the
absurd. tyrannicaI and u7-American in
vasion OF popular rights by the anti-fus-
ion law Of our state, / would say that
should the Kansas democracy IN good
faith declare for direct legislation and
public ownership. and should they omit
their hibitual tou-fooIery over resubuis-
sion. it would certainly DE wise n endeav-
or TO find some way to unite our voting
strength with theirs. II is not at all
probable. however, that Populists and
Democrats viii discover any way to CO.
operate during the next state campaign. /
The PopUiists win put their ticket in the
field: the Democrats VIII put theirs. OF
course the Popullsts will poll TIE great
bulk Of reform votes The first clarion
call issued when occasion is ripe TO Pop
ulists. both state and national. to assem- /
bic in convention may develop a surprise /
10 the people who call Us dead. Prior
70 1880 Kansas gave Benjamin Harrison
$500 majority"
Dr.. Geo. Ewing. a practicing physician
OF Smiths Grove. Ky, for over thirty
years VINES MS Es1>rSc-lat eNperle1c with /
Foley's Kidney Cure. For years I have
been greatly bothered with kidney
trouble and enlarged postate gland. I
used everything known 70 the profession /
without relief, until I was induced to use
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE. After using
three bottles was entirely relieved ana
cured. prescribe il now daily II nv prac- /
tee and heartily recommend its use 10 all I
physicians for such troubles for I can
honestly state have prescribed Il in
hundreds OF cases with perfect success.
c. Gehriag, 40 E Douglas. Geo. Van
Wer5en. IS \. Main. Wichita Drug Co.
10 <. Douglas.
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POST is INSPECTED.
Secretary Root Makes Flying Trip
TO jefferson, Missouri,


70 Jefferson, Missouri.
St. Louis, July l5.-Secretary OF War
Root today made a thorough inspection
OF jefferson Barracks, the important post
OF the regular army just south OF this
city. on the Mississippi river. He reach
ed here last night il a special car which
vas switched onto an Iron Mountain
side track at the barracks
It was o'clock when the secretary and
his party started out Ths drive Vas
completed IN two hours and the secretary
and his party returned 70 their ca.
which was drawn 20 Tower Grovests-
ton. where it was attached In the regu-
lar Missouri Pacific train for Kansas
City. The post at Fort LeaverW0rth
VII be inspected Tuesdav
At the conclusion Of the Inspection Sec
rotary Root said: ''The war department
is aware that il Jefferson barracks il
has post that Win little trouble may
be made one q the finest and most e.
fcient in the country.
4 am net prepared % say what the
department VIII 90 IN the way q i'm
provement. hut It expects e utilize the
post 70 its fullest capacity. The manner
CT the utilization wHI be decided upoa
when 7 return TO Washington.
The object OF this inspection vas %
gather data that Vii enable the 6c7srt-
neat . make this decision iassllistaiy.'
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sealed Rdds.
ONCE Of City Clerk,

Wichita, Kan, July II, 1901.
Sealed bids viii be received at this
office until z O'Clock m. August 5,
1901, for 100 to 200 Boulevard Naptha
street lamps, the frame TO be of
the Standard Boulevard pattern, iron
posts, incandescent manteI burners, either
gravity or pressure lamps, 60 TO 200 candle
power price TO include lamp with all
fixtures, set up in proper location ready
for lighting, bidders to state price per
lamp. same to be the property Of city,
when erected.
Also receive bids for furnishing the
above described lamps, keep same in re-
pair, and furnish light, for the suburbs,
on a 20-night schedule. Bids should be on
the basis Of /. 2, or years.
All bids must be accompanied By GER
titled check for $50, payable to the city Of
Wichita, SIS q guarantee Of good faith
The mayor and council reserve the right
TO reject any and all bids.
G-St J. L. LELAND, City Clerk.
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White Man Turned Yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of NJ a Hogarty Of Lexington,
XIV. when he saw he was turning yell
low. His skin slowly changed color, also
his eyes. and he suffered terribly. His
maladv was Yellow Jaundice. He was
treated by the best doctors, but without
benefit. Then he was advised to try
Electric Bitters. the wonderful Stomach
and Liver remedy, and he writes:
After taking two bottles 1 was wholly
cured" a trial proves its matchiess
merit for all Stomach, Liver and Kid
ney troubles. only zee. Sold by Geh-
rings pharmacy.
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TEACHERS IN LUCK.
Bulk of 100000 Is Left For Disabled
Female instructors.

Philadelphia, July 15.-Under the pro-
vision of the viii of Lewis Elkin who
was well known in financial and railroad
circles. which was admitted to probate
today. the bulk of his 100000 fortune is
left intrust to create q fund for the bene-
fit of disabled female teachers who have
taught IN the public schools Of the city
for a period of 25 years and have no
means Of support. The testator was
member OF the board of education. The
benefciaries of the fund are TO receive
an annuity of 500, a year.
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ORIENT ROAD CHECKED.
Santa Fe Files Suit to Restrain Il
Ernrn Nrnccir,n Enrr,ne ryc Tracks

Santa Fe Files Suit to Restrain 1t
From Crossing Formers Tracks.
Emporia, Kan, July I5.-1'ha Atchisan,
Topeka and Santa Fe has filed suit in
the district court here 10 restrain the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient road
from crossing its tracks at this place.
The Santa Fe claims that it owns the
lots the Orient wishes to cross on and
that If the Orient engineers were permit
ted to go ahead with their plans the bus
mess Of the Santa Fe would be seriously
crippled. Judge Madden granted a tenn
porary restraining order and set August
l as the date for the hearing.
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A Good couah Medicine.

Many thousands have been restored to
health and happiness by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. II afflicted
with any throat or lung trouble. give
it trial for it is certain TO prove bene-
fetal. Coughs that have resisted all
other treatment for years. have yielded
to this remedy and perfect health been
restored Cases that seemed hopeless,
that the climate OF famous health re-
sorts failed to benefit, have been perma-
nently cured by its use. For sale b.
druggists
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War Has Broken Out Aoain.

Columbus. Ohio. July 15.-vVar between
Arbucl1e Bros. and the Woolson Spice
company has apparently broken out
again. Both firms reduced prices on their
package conees q half cent a pound
today. Shortly after the announcement
it was reported that ArbucRIes Bros. had
reduced prices for refined sugar ten
points. TO S5.35
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The Best Remedy for Stomach and
Bowel Troubles.

Il have been in the drug business for
twenty years and have sold most all OF
the proprietary medicines Of any note.
Among the entire list I have never found
anything TO equal Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles. says O. ".
Wakefield. of Columbus. Ga. This rem
edy cured two severe cases of cholera
morbus in my family and have recon-
mended and sold hundreds of bottles Of IL
10 my customers 10 their entire satisfac-
ton. 1t Affords a quick and sure cure
in a pleasant form" For sale by drug
gists.
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She Didn,t Wear q Mask.

But her beauty was completely hidden
by sores. blotches and pimples till she
used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Then they
vanished as will ell Eruptions. Fever
Sores. Boils. Ulcers, Carbuncles and
Felors from its use. Infalible for Cuts.
Corns. Burns. Scalds and Piles. Cure
guaranteed: 25c at Gehring's pharmacy.
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TO INCREASE SERVICE.
Quicker Postal Service Is Provided for
In Alaska.

In Alaska.
Washington. July 15.-The postoflce de-
partment has contracted for an increase
OF the postal service n Alaska that VIII
provide quicker time between Seattle and
Circle City and intermediate and furnish
a direct steamboat service 70 Sitka- The
new contract calls for an additional round
trip every month between Seattle and
Circle City via sitka and Valdez. ard the
all American overland route The SEIZED
ule time IS shorter than ever before. The
contract runs from October 1 10 June 81.
Any advertised dealer IS authorized TO
guarantee BANNER SALYE for letter.
eczema. piles. spralns. scslls. huras
ulcers and any open or OLD SORE. C..
Gehring, 40 F. Douglas; Geo, Van Wcr-
den. IS =. Main; wichita Drug Co, 10
z Tou-fae
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PRAIRIE FIRE RACES
Over Forty Thousand Bushels OF
Wheat are Destroyed.

Wheat Are DestrOyed.
Larned. Kan, July ia prairie fire
which started eighteen miles north of
this place burned over a large area of
country yesterday afternoon and destroy
ed over forty thousand bushels of wheat
in the stack. Frank Junod, from whose
threshing Machine the fire started, in
his endeavors to put it out, inhaled the
flames and is reported dying.
The residence and barn of Henry Han
hart and the residence and barn of Mrs.
julius Rhiner were completely destroyed,
with tehir contents. Some stock and
many tons of prairie naye were also
burned
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l .tters Of Ambaesador Is PuhIished

Berlin, JulQ I5.-The Kleine journal
prints q letter from United States Ambas-
sador White to the editor OF that paper
in which Mr White says he VIII so TO
the United States IN September TO visit
his family. Whether or not he viii re-
main IN Berlin. he writes. depends upon
various considerations. particularly the
status OF certain questions between Ger
many and the United States. which.
doubtless viii occupy the reichstag at
its next session.
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To whom It may concern: That Everett
CoFey, having been doing business for
himself the last three or four years, 1
will not be responsible for any debt that
he may contract whatever.
SOFT D. T. COFFEY.
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FAILURE is EXPLAINED.
Indians viii Give Germ Dance Which
Was Neglected Last Year.

Arkansas City. July =. wah shan Cab.
chief OF the Kaws. vas II the ciyt Jester
day doing considerable trading. Among
other purchases he bought a big bass
drum which he took back with him 70
he used 10 the annual green corn dnace-
which takes place IN few DAYS. wash
says o. account Of short crop the
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ca ST - zIA.
e,,-..,. = Tie kad i5s hsR klazTS Bum
"a GaT ZZLZSl<
visible supply OF Strain Compi

New York. July 15-The visible supply
OF grain Saturday. July l3. rs compiled
by the New York Produce Exchange is
IS follows: Wheat. 27.s7S go bushels. De
cember 1.710.eoo bushels. Corn. 14o57, ooo
Oats. 7.sS. 90 bushels; decrease. LOlI.ooo.
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dance will be large one and instead
OF being dance of joy, as is usually the
case, it will be on the order OF death
dance.
The Indians are expected to be at the
place OF the dance in force and by them
it is believed that the reason the crop is
short is because last year the Indians
did not properly celebrate the event and
give the proper amount OF praise TO the
Deity who runs the corn crop. On ac-
count Of inattention to his highness the
short crop was sent as a sort Of punish
nent-
According to the chiefs story there
viii be enough attention given this sea-
son to satisfy any Indian deity and next
years crop is now saved for the first
time.
During last May an infant child Of our
neighbors was suffering from cholera
infantum. The doctors had given up ali
hopes of recovery. 1 took a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy TO the house, telling them
1 felt sure it would do good if used ac-
cording to directions. In two days
time the child had fully recovered. The
child is now vigorous and healthy. I
have recommended this remedy frequent
Iy and have never known it to faiL-AIrs.
Curtis Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio. Sold
by druggists.
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WICHITA & WFsTERN

Arrive from West:
No. 472-Pratt and IEingman pas
senger daily except Sunday .Il0:25 a. N
No. 47-Pratt and KingmaC &C
cOmmOdation TUESDAY, Thurs
day. Saturday. ........,..........i Ia IN
Depart West:
No. 4Tl-Kingman and Pratt pas
senger daily except Sunday i ego pm
No. 479-Kineman and Pratt &C
comm daion MONDAY, We'd
nesday and Fri6ay) ..............f 9:35 an