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, 1902-03-13
SIGNED BY VANDERBILT.
How Cornelius Of that Ilk was made to
Appear News Correspondent.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Is not n man
who takes himself too seriously, and
he can enjoy a joke when II is ON him
as well as when 1t Is on some one else.
Ihls was proved by his experience at
the Republican State Convention in
Saratoga in 1900. He attended that
convention as a delegate from one of
the Manhattan districts. The city
editor of n of the yellow
across the river wanted to get him to
tell his impressions of the convention.
so the editor telegraphed to the re-
porter who was covering the CONVEX
ton to ask Vanderbilt to write n signed
article telling what he thought of the
way business was done in n political
body.
The reporter knew that Mr.. Wander
bilt would not do anything of the kind.
So, according tc the story that is told
Il will not vouch for its %truth-the re-
porter wrote a colorless article describ-
ing the crowds and the enthusiasm and
so forth, signed Vanderbilt's name to
1t and sent 1t to his paper. 1t was
printed i'll large type on the first page,
II when the papers arrived in Sara
foga the reporter kept out of sight I'M
til he happened to see Vanderbilt with
the paper reading the article and
laughing heartily Mt it.
As the experiment had succeeded the
first day another article was tele-
graphed with Vanderbilt's name at
tnched and this was printed. Wander
bilt e 1t and was again amused. But
this time word came to the reporter
that he was doing very clever work
and 1t was appreciated by his victim,
yet the victim would like to know, just
for curiosity. how long 1t was 10 be
kept up. Probably now that he is a
member of the Civil Service Commits
sion. he will not be so tolerant when
his name is taken In vain.
, 1902-03-13
Prince Henry Privately Toasted.

New York. March 0.-Prince Henry
of Prussia was the central figure to-
day in another round of entertainment
arranged in his honor. He first lis
tened to Il concert at the Waldorf-As-
toria hotel, largely made up of his IA
vorite American songs. the concert be-
ing arranged ut his request. When
that was over he drove TO the Univer-
sity club to II luncheon. which was not
concluded until the middle of the after
In the evening he was n guest
mt a dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. ard met IL large party
made up of persons of social promi-
hence.
When the prince babe farewell to the
company at the Vanderbilt home he
Went TO the New York Yacht Club for
an informal reception.
, 1902-03-13

Game Warden James Bush stepped
eff a Rio Grande train ut Denver stag
gering under an immense pair of ant
lcrs and n bag heavy with beaver
skins. &. w. Coleman. an old trapper,
was arrested by Bush and his game
bag seized. Bush compelled Coleman
to walk fifteen miles to the railroad
at Perry Park and took him to Castle
Rock. Five different complaints We're
lodged against Coleman. Magistrate
Wood fined him so on each charge,
making. in all, S61.G0. including the
costs. The fine was paid and the pelts
confiscated.
, 1902-03-13

human beings, and spared the woman
cast to them in the arena. 1t is astonish-
ing how little sympathy women have
for women. In the home the mistress
sees the maid with the signs of suffering
she recognizes so we'll, but she does not
tighten the sick girls load by a touch OF
her finger. In the store the forewoman
sees the pallor and exhaustion which
mark womanly weakness, but allows
nothing for them. 1t is work or quit.
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makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll, by curing the womanly
diseases which undermine the health
and sap the strength. wFavorite Pre-
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weakening drains, heals Inflammation
and liberation, and cures female weak
ness.
rwhen 1 FIRST commenced using DR.. Pierce's
medicines" writes Mrs. George A. Strong, Of
Gansevoort. Saratoga Co, N. y. III was suffer
ing from female weakness. a disagrccable drain,
bearing-down pains, weak and tired feeling ali
the time. ] dragged around in that way for
two years, then 1 began taking your medicine.
Amer taking the first bottle L began to feel
better. took four bottles of DIR. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription; two, of Golden Medical Dis
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vFavorite Prescription makes weak
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DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
, 1902-03-13

OF 100 hospital cures in 30 days. Il acts directly
on the Kidneys, aud cures by draining out of the
Blood the poisonous Uric Acid. Lithates. etc.
which cause the disease.
James Thomas. Esq, of the Board OF Review
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, ID. c.. was cured
after many physicians failed and he had given up
all hope Of recovery. Nathaniel Anderson ESQ.
of Greenwood, S. C., writes: Nasa sufferer of Kid
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minutes; physicians told him his case was incur
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, 1902-03-13

Three hundred and thirty of the fin.
est-looking specimens of manhood seen
Mt Union depot for many days arrived
owe the Denver Il Rio Grande railroad
Sunday night. They were the veterans
of the Twenty-second United States in
fantry, just returned from three years
service in the Philippines. They occu-
pied ten tourist sleepers and the officers
occupied w Pullmans. Colonel James
Miller Is in command Of the regiment.
, 1902-03-13

A personal friend of Rosekery de-
clares that the Rothschilds, to whom the
former Liberal premier is related by
marriage. have bought a half interest
in the Times on account of their dis
satisfaction with the financial and in
ternal policy of the present govern
ment and will control the paper in
his and their interest.
, 1902-03-13

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, 1902-03-13

The subcommittee on tunes of the
general commission which was appoint
ed to prepare a new hymnal for the
Methodist Episcopal Church has begun
work in New York.
, 1902-03-13
Wreck Victims ImprovIna.

Houston. Tex. March 10.-lieports to
the headquarters of the Southern Pa
clfic are to the effect that all of the
persons injured in the MaxOn wreck
were doing well.
, 1902-03-13
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T. u, Saranac Lake, New York, Owes
Her Health to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Read Her Letter.

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The oasis., 1902-04-19

esting outbursts of porphyritic rock
 breaking through very thick strait
 fled diluvium formations, and
 spreading above them over a large
 area in the form of an immense
 mushroom. Before reaching this
 point in westerly direction the
 limestone formation is left behind,
 and it appears in layers at an angle
 of 40o, declining toward the east,
 and showing to the westward the
 granite and porphyry masses, rising
 to mountain heights of 2,000 and
 5000 feet over the first point of contact, and going on to Planchas de Plata, where the mines are To- cated Passing beyond, over the varied classes of porphyry, there is the Plomosa Mining Camp, where the limestone formation comes in again These Assures are filled with globular rocks of all sizes, among which have been some so strongly impregnated with silver that they assayed into the thou sands of dollars per ton in value; and there have been found some small pieces of native silver. The filings of these Assures have been into solid masses by solu- ions of lime, forming l may say.
The oasis., 1902-04-19

of the mill, on the eastern slope iof very high mountain. The principal entrance is through tunnel which cuts through the vein at a horizontal distance of 1S0 feet. At this place the vein is over thirty feet wide.
 The actual work done in this mine is at the level of the entrance tunnel, which is about POO feet in length, in good ore all the way and on all sides. The extracted ore is carried out by a mine car and dumped at the entrance of the tun- nel, where it is sorted into two grades, the higher grade being shipped, and the second class ore going through the mill Of the latter class rock the present pro- duetion is much greater than the mill can handle, and there is a constant accumulation. Upon the
 PoBRE MINE.
 is a series of tunnels, ranging from twenty to one hundred feet in length, and open cuts upon the veins. Formerly it was considered d mountain of ore, as ore was found wherever work was done, and sur face indications showed the exist
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rank through many years among the foremost and most profitable producers in the history of Mexico.
 The statements in regard to values have been especially con servative, as the assays ran from twenty ounces of silver per ton to several hundred ounces.
 There Is no water in the mines, thus saving a heavy expenditure for pumping which is frequently heavy item of cost in operating mines.
 LABOR AND PROVISIONS.
 Labor of all kinds is plentiful. Mexicans are mainly employed. and as many of them have had long experience in mining, they are quite equal to American miners. their wages being $l per day for competent miners, and S.75 for out side work Artisans are paid Sl25 and Sl.75 per day (ten hours shift.
 Onaccount of the near proximity to Nogales, which is quite distrib- utllig point provisions are plentiful and can be purchased at reason able prices.
 DEVELOPMENT.
 Work at the different mines has not been very extensive, as the ! greater part of the work has been done in ore and may be considered more as preparatory to economical extraction of ores, rather than as work of investigation and explora- .ion, nevertheless one thousand .ons of ore daily could be easily 
 COLORADO MINE $ situated about two miles south
The oasis., 1902-04-19

slye works upon the eastern slope thereof. The veins vary in width from two to fifteen feet. The char acter of the ores exposed is also chlorides and bromides of silver, sparsely sprinkled with silver sulphides. They contain, also, a small percentage of copper. The amount of ore in sight is very large, a good part thereof being high grade.
 VERDE MINE.
 1 believe includes one of the most valuable veins l have seen in the State of Sonora (and have visited the most important camps in the state) The ledge can be followed on the surface long distance, and upon the croppings several open cuts show an abundance of good ore.
 The principal workings are now fifty feet in depth, showing at the bottom and all the way down a uniform vein, twelve feet wide, of good milling ore. This ledge is of the "CoLoRADA" mine, besides which another ledge cuts this one at right angles, and is similar in many respects, but yields a better average grade of ore. As the VERDE" has been but re- gently opened up the extension of the works in all figures up only about 200 feet, showing an increase in quality and quantity of ore.
 LOLITA MINE, not so abundant in ores ls the others is nevertheless a good as the high grade of ore 'ompensates for the quantity, gen ,rally assaying $50 ounces in silver
The oasis., 1902-04-19

body similar to fssur' vein.
 Near the Colorado mine there arc some very high mountains whicf differ greatly from the surrounding formation, the color of which is a dark red. There is found some exceedingly rich rock, the character of this rock being principally black sulphide of silver which will assay 63% in silver 1 ma nearly north and south line, about one mile west from the mill, the rock changes from a greyish-blue porphyry to a highly colored formation, which, considering it's components, take to be syenite.
 The position of the ore bodies in the mincralized veins of this country rock is very irregular, al- though they are never found very far apart, and are generally of higher grade than in the eastern part of the formation.
 Frequently these ore bodies are trayersed by small quartz veins which carry silver ores, but different rom the rest, being principally of silver.
 Upon all of these ore bodies | development work has been done n the various mines aggregating l nore than five thousand feet of 
 THE FORMATION.
 In which occur these mines and he camp in general, consists of conglomerate and lime The ores are free milling, being hiehy chlorides and bromides of liver, in flakes. The vein matter varied in composition and color lg, a slight percentage of iron
The oasis., 1902-04-19

ence of ore every where; but in reality the formation includes q group of powerful
 veins interlacing each other. Upon this property there are several hundred feet of completed tunnel ing and cross-cuts ex- posing to sight large bodies of ore. This property Is situated
 q bout two miles southwest from the mill, and forms a group upon the east and west sides of q large mountain: the veins are seen per fectly to cut the mountain from side to side The principal workings are upon the western side of the mountain, although there are some exten-
The oasis., 1902-04-19
MINES

There are now opened nine mines in different sections of this prop erty, the ore bodies in which vary from four feet up to fifty feet in width, forming simply enormous bodies of great value. From very conservative estimate of the ore practically in sight l conclude that
 there can be extracted about 65O.- 900 tons, which at a net profit of 5000 per ton would yield the enormous total of Seven Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($7 ,150,000). With further depth below the levels of the pres ent tunnel workings it is believed that the above amount of ore will prove but very small part of the amount which will be actually pro- duced. In fact there is every req son to believe that with develop ment upon q large scale, with a corresponding ratio of ore extrac- ton and reduction, these mines will
The oasis., 1902-04-19
PLANCHAS DE PLATA.

of valuable silver mines, consisting of the "CoLoRADA," i" "PoBRE,n 5 "VERDE,n "GuADALUPE,n "PRovI- DENcIA," "LADERA,n LOLITA. , BLANCA" Hmo," "MArILDE." and "MARIA.n
 There should be erected upon the property a reduction plant with a capacity for the treatment of 250 tons of ore daily.
 The general average of the saving value of the ores is $14.50 per ton;I cost of mining, crushing and treat ment, $3.50 per ton; which shows a daily net profit of $2750, or an am nual profit of SS25,000.00, countingl three hundred working days to the year, which would result from con- struction and operation of a mill of the capacity mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
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causing a red color and less than l of lSO of copper causing a greenish color.
 The ores are specially adatped for treatment by lixiviation.
The oasis., 1902-04-19


 The titles to these claims are perfect. Mexican mining law does not require work to be done as an assessment, as is the case in the United Stales, but charges an an nual tax of Ten Dollars, Mexican coin. per pertenencia tan area 100 metres square, These taxes have been regularly paid.
 ALTITUDE AND CLIMATE.
 The elevation of the various mines is about 1000 feet The climate is semi-arid and extremely hcatlhful. Rains occur in February and March, and from July toI September
 WATER IND FUEL.
 At the location of the works there is an abundance of water for all purposes running in stream throughout the year
 Timber for fuel purposes can be obtained in abundance from the surrounding hills and mountains at costlof $2.50 per cord, laid down at the boilers of the plant; although it has been found that oil is more economical for steaming purposes, and crude petroleum may be used to advantage The mines require absolutely no the formation being so I massive and solid that after the ore { bodies are removed from the ledge there is no danger from caving.
 GEOLOGY. f The geological formation of this [ distric within radius of ten miles I k of very disturbed and broken c showing at the eastern s entrance to Las Planchas de Plata i: ;aiion some very curious and inter il
The oasis., 1902-04-19

Sei NNtiVii Niih V l'Ni oiiOi the capacity mentio preceding paragraph.
 SITUATION.
 T he c properties
 are situated in the
 Mining district of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Republic of Mexico, about five miles south from the International Bound ary Line, between the
 United States and Mexico.
 A DTdilCft or the Southern Pacific Rail- way (the Sonora Rail- way) runs within six miles of the prop erty, from the station named "Agua Zarca." 1t is within sixteen miles of Nogales, Ari- zona, the wagon road between that place and the mines being in fair condition and P artl v over level ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
Mr.. GRIGGS RETURNS HOME
Democratic Chairman VIII Take a
Rest,

Washington, Aug. S.-Representative
Congressional Committee. left Wash
ington this morning for his home in
Georgia. Having just been renominat-
ed, he felt that he ought to go home
and rejoice with his friends He has
been hard at work since the day he
was chosen chairman of the commit
tee, and he needs a weeks vacation.
The work at Democratic headquarters
has been admirably managed thus far,
and Chairman Griggs is the right man
in the right place. During his absence
Senator Carmack; ably assisted by
Secretary Edwards, will keep the Dem
ocratic ball moving. Before his de-
parture for home, Chairman Griggs
telegraphed Representatives Pierce
Peterson, Sims and John Wesley
Gaines of Tennessee, asking them to
join Representative Livingston in a po-
litical tour of Maine.
Representative Livingston was the
first volunteer for the Maine campaign
Chairman Griggs is feeling very cheer
full over yesterdays action of the
American Butchers Association. Be-
fore leaving headquarters for home he
said:
II regard the action taken yesterday
by the butchers, in pledging them
selves and instructing the members Of
their local organizations to vote and
work for the election of men to Con-
gress pledged to the abolition of the
tariff on meat and beef cattle, as fully
justifying the DEMOCRATIC contention
that the people of the country are
thoroughly interested in and demand
a revision of the tariff and a restrain
ing hand put upon the trusts and
combinations.
Such practical demonstrations as
the retail butchers will be able to make
daily of the influence of a trust on the
price of one of the articles of prime
ecessity-meat-wil without question
operate to swing the tide of popular
sentiment in favor of that party which
stands for a revision of the tariff laws
of the country to the end that such
outrageous impositions cannot be
maintained and to convince the people
that the Democratic party is that
party.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
CANUCK WISDOM.
Knew How to Select Food.

A good healthy Canadian takes
Measure in telling about food. and how
he got well by using the right kind OF
food and drink.
He says, In Nov. '99 1 began to feel
bad every day and gradually got
worse. l did not lose my appetite:
On the contrary after having good
meal l felt better, but after being
at work perhaps an hour or so / would
have terrible pains all over my body
7 lost considerable time from my work,
sometimes a few hours and sometimes
two or three days.
Finally l went to Winnipeg Hospital
for a. thorough examination and was
told it was simply indigestion Ger
tainly it was simply indigestion. but
I never had anything make me feel
worse. 1 can sympathize with any one
who has simply indigestion"
Well. dragged through the winter
In about the same condition and got
little better in the summer, but in Oc-
tober. 1900 the same old pains came
back and 1 concluded l must change
NV diet if | expected to get any COM
fort, so [ quit drinking tea and went
on Postum Food Coffee and Grape
Nuts Breakfast Food.
/ ordered these articles from the
grocer and expected to have them for
L
Of course the grocer was late in de-
lvering them, so 1 laid on the couch
until they came and ate supper about
: m. After supper did what l had
not done for weeks before, l walked
into the sitting room. lighted my pipe
and read the evening paper and for
got l ever felt bad
wondered if the old pain would
came hack. but 1t never did, and right
from the first l improved. have since
worked constantly and hard and have
not laid off once on account OF III
hosith and have not once suffered
from Indigestion since that first meal
Of Grape-Nuts and Postum.
This letter is the straight truth. II
NAV be long. but don't see how i
could tell my experience IN less space;
Name given by Postum 60" bati'e
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