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The news-herald., 1902-04-19
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Of the
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
of Wickenburs, Maricopa County Arizona

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS; That we have this day
voluntarily associated ourselves into
an association, as provided for in the
Laws Of the Territory of Arizona.
TITLE 49, CHAPTERS VIII and II.
and do hereby certify as follows, to-
Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of said Associa ton shall be
THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCO-
PAL CHURCH OF WICKENBURG,
ARIZONA, and it's principal place Of
transac cting business shall be al Wick
enburg, Maricopa County, Arizona.
The names of the persons associating
themselves together as aforesaid are
Rev. e. w. TarT, Henry M. Farms
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Articles of incorporation
OF. the
FOUR METALS MINING
COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned
residents Of the City Of Phoenix, Mari
copa County. Arizona Territory. have
this day associated ourselves together
for the purpose of organizing cOrpo-
ra ton under the laws of the Territory
of ArizOna, and pursuant thereto dc
hereby make, sign, execute, acknoWl-
edge. file. record and publish the fol-
lowing Articles Of interpretations:
ARTICLE I.
The names Of the incOrp0ra tors are
J. ID. Marlar, Oliver p Morton, H. A.
Owen, r. L. Blumer and a. J. Edwards,
and the name of the corporation shall
be and is FOUR METALS MINING
COMPANY and it's principal place of
tfansacting business and it's principal
office shall be in the City Of Phoenix
Maricopa County, Arizona Territory,
bat this corporation may also transact
any Of its business and establish and
maintain Offices and own, manage and
operate ell kinds Of properties at any
place within or without the said Terri
tory of Arizona that The Board OF Di-
rectors may, by resolution. provide and
determine
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ARTICLE V.

The amount of property to be held
by this association shall be no more
than is necessary to carry out the o.
jects Of the association, as provided for
by the laws of the Territory of Arizona
The private property OF the Trustees
and members of this association shall
oe exempt from all debts OF the asso
CiatiOn
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ARTICLE VI.

The term of existence Of this associa-
ton shall be Twenty-Five years from
and after January 1st, 1902, and the
same may be renewed from time TO
ti111C
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ARTICLE ".

The business affairs of this associa-
ton shall be managed and controlleS
by Board of five Directors or Trustee
elected and organized according to this
provisions OF said Discipline of the sale
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
undersigned were SO elected on the first
day of January, A. d. 1902, in the town
of Wickenburg, Arizona, as set forth in
the certificate hereto attached.
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ARTICLE VII.

At a meeting held in the town o
Wickenburg, Maricopl County, Ari
zona, on the first day OF January, A. d
1902, said meeting being held accord
ing to the Discipline of the churcl
aforementioned, the foregoing Article
Of Association We're duly adopted an(
the following persons duly elected
Trustees Of said Associations: Rev. G
w. Tarr, Henry NJ. Farnsworth Al
bert Draper, William Etter and D L
Murray.
We hereby certify the above to be
correct.
n Wy vrADI>
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Home Savings Dank
& Trust Company
PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
Authorized Capita! Stock, $lO0,0C0
Open Savings Account at Cnce.

This bank has been created for the purpose OF
accommodating those who desire to AvaiI them :
selves OF the benefits attendant upon becoming
depoSitors in saving banks. Its object is to
benefit all classes OF people by receiving de
poSltS in any sum and accommodating interest
thereon.
Money may be sent from distance FOR depos-
It by check or bank draft, or by registered let
te:, poStOffice money order or by express. The
pass book must be sent with the remittance
"ftt the first deposit has been made. Four per
cenl interest on saving deposits. Money loan
Ell on real or personal property. General com
merrial business. Accounts received of mer-
chants firms, corporations banks and indiyid-
ualS.
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ARTICLE TX

Clerk.
ARTICLE TX.
The foregoing Articles shall and do
! constitute the Articles OF Ass0ciati IN
Of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Of WiclGnburg, Maricop
County. Arizona.
In Witness Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands this first day Of
January, A. d. 1902
G. ". TARR
HENRY NJ. FAT}NSWORT-I
ALBERT DRAPER.
j. w. ETTER
D. L. MURRAY.
Territory of Arizona.
County of MaricOpa, SIS.
Before me, D. F. Hall, d Notary Pub
lie in and for the County Of MariCOp>
and Territory of Arizona on this day
personally appeared G. w. Tarr, Henri
M. FarnsW orth, Albert Draper, j. w
Etter and D. L. Murray, known to ne
to be the persons whose names ale
subscribed to the foregoing instrument.
and acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same for the purposes anI
consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal OF
OillCC lHlS lelll Ocly Ol january, a. L.
1902.
(Seal.) n r. HALL
Notary Public.
My commission expires June "a, 1905.
Territory of Arizona
County of Maric0pa
I, B. F. McFall, County Recorder il
and for the County and Territory
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
within instrument was filed for record
at 10:45 o'clock Il. m. on this y day Of
Feb. 1902, and duly recorded in Book
No. of Incorp., Records of MaricOpa
County, Arizona, a pages 258 to Z60.
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and year above written.
(Seal) +. r. McFALL,
County Recorder.
BY A. S. ARTHUR, Deputy.
First publication March, %, 1902.
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worth, Albert Draper, j. W. Etter and
ID. l.. Murray.

worth, Albert Draper, j. w. Etter and
ID. l.. Murray.
ARTICLE II
Inc general nature of the different
KINDS OF business proposed to be trans
acted by this association is as follows
to-Wlt: To purchase, or otherwise ac-
qulre, hold, own, sell and dispose OF
lands, buildings, and such other prop
erty, real and personal, as may he
deemed needful for the establishment
ana maintenance of religious worship.
ana for educa tional, social and moral
Improvement, and all other things nee
esSary for the establishment and work
or Christian church, not contrary to
the laws of the Territory Of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers Of this associa ton
snail be to have perpetual sucC esslon.
10 sue and be sued by it's Corporau up
name, to have cOmmOn seal and alte,
the same at pleasure, to make con
tracts, to acquire and transfer prop
erty, both real and personal, and t0
hold, manage and dispose Of said prOD-
erty according to the laws O. the Terri
tory OF Arizona and the Discipline ana
Usage and Ministerial appointments ci
the Methodist Episcopal Church in thE
United States of America, as from
tllne to time authorized and declared
by the General Conference Of SO i'll
church. and the annual conference
WITHIN whose bounds such association
is situated
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ARTICLE II.

The general nature Of the business to
be transacted by this corporation is
that of locating, buying, owning, sell
ing, leasing, contracting :or, managing,
opera tins, developing and improving
mineral lands, mines and mining prop
erty wherever the same may be stu
ated; also erecting, purchasing, leasing.
mana ging and operating mills, smelt-
ers, concentra tors and any and all
other kinds OF works, machinery and
appliances for the purpose of treating
reducing, handling and otherwise deal
ing in any and all kinds of ores and
minerals; and also for acquiring by
purchase, bond lease, or by any other
lawful means, and operating, manag-
ing, letting, selling and dispOsing of
any and all kinds of property, real, per
sOnal mixed, that may be deemed
proper by the Board of Directors: also
to buy, hold. sell, assign and dispose OF
stocks Of other corpora tiOnS, and also
for the carrying on Of the general busi-
ness of merchandising; to buy, locate,
construct, own, manage, operate and
sell tOll-roads and railroads; to borrow
money and to contract to repay the
! same with or without interest upon
such terms as the Board Of Directors
may determine and for that purpose to
mortgage, pledge and hypothecate any
or all OF its property; to make sucG
| contracts, acquire, hold, mortgage, op-
crate and transfer such property and
possess all the powers in relation
| thereto as a priavte individual may,
under the law, possess and enjoy.
ARTICLE III
The amount of the capital stock CT
| this corporation shall be Two Million
| ($2, 900 0C0.00) Dollars, divided into two
million (2,OCO,00O) shares of the par
value of One ($1.0O Dollar each, and all
! ard -aSSessa BE.
ARTICLE ~.
The time Of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date of the
filing Of these Articles in the office of
the County Recorder of MaricOpa
County, Arizona Territory, and in the
office of the Secretary Of the Territory
of Arizona and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five (25) years there
after, but the same may be renewed
from time TO time for a like period OF
! Twenty-Five (25) years when the holders
of three-fourths 90 of the issued stock
shall, at any meeting duly called and
held for that purpose, vote in favor OF
such renewal.
ARTICLE Y.
The management Of the business anG
affairs of this corporation shall be
vested in a Board of Directors consist
ing Of not less than three nor more
than seven persons, each and all OF
whom shall be stockholders. Said Di-
rectors shall be elected annually by the
stockholders on the 1st Monday in May
of each year, provided, however, thai
j. D. Marlar. Oliver +. Morton, H A
Owen T. l. Blumcr and A j. Edwards
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KNOW All MEN BY THESE
rREs.31[ rs: That We, the undersigned,
nave this day voluntarily associated
ourselves together f0r the purpoae OF
forming 4 corporation under tne laws
Of The Territory o; Arizona, and we
here's make. execute and adopt the
following articles OF incorporation.
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The foregoing Articles shall and do
constitute the Articles Of Associati)n
of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church OF WicIHnburg, Maricoq
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]. w. ETHER

G. w. TARR.
Presiding Officer
J. w. ETTFR.
Clerk
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ARTICLE TX.

d. IL. W IAftlI-A *.
Fl y. OW EN-
A. j. EDWARDS.
+. l.. BLITMER.
OLIVER p. MORTON.
Territory of Arizona,
County of MaricOpa, ss
Before me, William p. Richardson. a
Notary Public in and Tor the County of
Maricopa, Territory Of Arizona. on this
day personally appeared j. D. Marlar,
Oliver p. Morton, II. A. Owen, f. L.
Biumer and A. J. Edwards, known to
me to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same for the purpose and
consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this 2Sth day Of February, A. D.
1902
(Seal)
WILLIAM p. RICHARDSON,
Notary Public
My commission expires Jan 23rd, 1904
recorder Office, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, A. Y. Filed and recorded at
request Of A j. Edwards March g.
1902, a 3:15 q. m. in Book 8 of Incor.,
g. f. McFALL.
County Recorder
BY a. s. ARTHUR, Deputy.
Filed and recorded in the office of the
Secretary of the Territory of Arizona
this 3rd day of LTarch, A D. 1902, at
$40 D. m.
ISAAC r. STODDARD,
Secretary Of Arizona
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The stockholders may be present by
proxy at any and all meetings OF the
stockholders and vote upon ali ques-
tons as though present in person, pro-
Vlded always that such proxy shall be
held and voted by q stockholder O.: the
corporation.
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ARTICLE I.

TIE name of said corporation shall be
Texas Mexico Oil and Mining Company
and it5 principal place of transactlng
business shall be at Phoenix, Arizona
AIari1opa County, with branch office at
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
and 81 such other places as may be
determined ~ the board Of directors,
where regular and special meetings OF
tho directors and stockholders may be
held. and any and all the business may
be transacted.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
A REIGN OF TERROR
NoN-UNICN MEN SAY 1T EXISTED
IN COAL FIELDS.
TO STRIKE COMMISSION
Witnesses Say Their Wives Were In
suited, and Children Beaten and
that Attempts Were Made to Pre-
vent Storekeepers Selling Goods to
Them and Life Made Miserable.

Ccranton, Dec. 19-The strike COM
mission listened yesterday to testi-
mony tending to show that a reign of
terror existed in the coal fields during
the mine workers strike. The wit
nesses told of boycotts, brutal attacks
by crowds of men, women and boys
and attempts to burn the houses of
non-union men. In most instances the
witnesses testified that the alleged Of
tenders were members of the union
Lawyers for the miners objected fire.
quently. Chairman Gray said the COM
mission was not bound by any strict
rules OF evidence, but asked the coun-
sci to confine themselves as far as
possible to direct evidence. The COM
mission, he said, wanted to know
whether reign of terror existed and
1t could not get that information if
strict rules of evidence applied. The
chairman severely denounced the boy
cotters.
| witnesses testified that their wives
were insulted on the streets, children
beaten by other children and could not
be safely sent to school; that the local
unions requested the storekeepers to
refrain firm selling goods to any one
related to man working in the mines
that their houses were stoned. that
they were stoned, shot at, hung Ill
effigy. and that life was generally
made miserable for them and their
families
Lawyers for the non-union men said
iast night that they would continue
ca.lng witnesses to prove a reign OF
terror existed during The strike. The
commission will adjourn at noon to
morrow until January 5.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
MILITARY POMP
FOR MRS. GRAN T

Washington, Dec. 19-Arrangements
were completed here yesterday for
the funeral of the late Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant There will be funeral services
at the Metropolitan Methodist church
in this city tomorrow morning. Inn
mediately after the services the
funeral party will leave for New York
city. There the body will be taken to
the Grant tomb at Riverside, where
the Grant post of the Grand Army
will serve as a guard of honor. The
committal service will occur Sunday
morning. Special military honors will
be paid the dead woman and all army
and navy officers in New York city
and vicinity will attend. The honor
airy bearers in this city will be Speak
er Henderson, Secretaries Root, Will
son and Major General Granville NJ.
Dodge, Senators Cullom, Kean, Fair
banks, Allison, Foraker and Plat of
New York; John r. Mclean of Ohio
and ]. |. Bancroft Davis of Washing
ton.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
Beers LEAVING Camp,

London, Dec. 19.-The work of re-
patriation, says the johannesburg
correspondent of the Times, has made
great strides since the introduction of
the burgher land settlement scheme.
The $4,000 persons in the Transvaal
camps in the middle of November have
been reduced to 1900. By the first
week of January all save the five
main camps, those at Irene, Peters
burg. Middleburg, Standerton and Pot
chefstrom, will be closed. These five
camps contain mostly inhabitants OF
the INDECENT class or persons who are
not able-bodied
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
CITIES DESTROYED BY
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE

st. Petersburg, Dec. 19.-The town
OF AndiJan in the Perghana govern.
ment In central Asia, was practically
destroyed by an earthquake. No de-
tails OF the loss of life have as yet
ben ascertained. The town has 5000
inhabitants. The survivors arr threat
ened with starvation. Shocks were
felt in New Marghelan and surround
ing villages and railway at Andijan
was destroyed for a considerable dis
lance. Food and clothing are being
sent to Andijan. Andijan is a town of
Russian Central Asia, seventy-three
miles Il ON Khokand.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF

AT st. Louis Jack McClelland or
Pittsburg and Hughey McPadden of
New York fought 20 rounds to a draw.
c. p. Bowdish of Elburn. Ill.,. shot
and killed himself in a hotel at Mar
celline, Mo. In his pockets were
$S65.
AT Springfield, ILL.,. Clarence Forbes
OF Chicago, knocked out Jack Kelly of
Brooklyn IN the fifth round of a 90.
round bout.
The Chicago, Peoria & ST. Louis
railroad notified its trainmen that
wages would be increased 10 to Is
cents per 100 miles.
AT Los Angeles, President Ripley
aad associates have Incorporated the
Eastern railway of New Mexico. The
road to be 265 miles long from Rio
Puerto To the eastern New Mexican
boundary line.
Matthias II. utzler, alias John Brant-
linger pleaded guilty at Hastings.
Mich, OF the murder of Mrs. Robert
Garrison. He had previously admitted
ravishins the victim after death. He
was sentenced to solitary confinement
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
Murderer to the Electric Chair.

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 49,
Philip Nagel was yesterday aftern, on
found guilty~of murder in the first de-
gree, without recommendation for
mercy. for killing William Wade, and
will be sentenced to death by electro
cution. The motive for the murder
was robbery, Wade having on his per-
son at the time of the murder about
$50. which represented his savings of
a year as farm hand. Nagel and
Wade had been bosom Companions.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25

at hard labor for life in the prison at
Jackson.
AT Crown Point, Ind, contract has
peen let for construction OF the first IA
miles OF the ditch which, when com.
pleted, will be so miles long and cost
100000. The object is to reclaim
hundreds OF thousands OF acres of
marsh lands.
William Ferguson, a Quincy, ILL.,.
negro, VINO was several months ago
sentenced to the penitentiary for the
murder OF DIR. Joseph Barnes of Mon
ticelio, to whom he gave poisoned
candy, in the insane hospital at Jack
sonyille, was buried, having died of
consumption.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-25
Sympathy from Japan.

Washington, Dec. 19.-ThrougL me
Japanese minister the sympathy of the
empress of Japan for the Grant FAM
lily in its affection was expressed yes
terday.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
Los inoportunOs

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Esc con cara de rsSa
caando rahianaoS pr den;ro.
y que nos sale al encnentrO
cuando ilevaTnos mas pisa.
ESc caDdido. .inhumano.
que s dioc &c bucna ie:
"Niaia cara ,icne usie.
cuando es.a nno bueno y Ssno.
s como unaS castanuelaS
e7ire apne;6n y aprei6n.
nos da I'm "dulcs" botei6a
cuando nos Queen las mue.as.
III cue con In iaz gozoSa
81 'feliz" llama un casado,
Sc 10 dice =. 4 un desgracisdo
dc "ornameniacion frondoSa.'
Ese hombre, colera fists
Ii otro NAL del propio inferno,
que no Sc acerca un gobierno
sin que Sc declare en crisis.
Ese, en- fin, fatal mortal
que. con precision impia,
nos i)ide dinero el dia
Que no tenemCS un real.
y para que no te asombre,
lector, 81 eXecro y maldigo
q ese ser, que es un castlgo
viviente con forma dehombre,
te dire que en- este asunto
nj de mi mismo me !io.
iInoportuno. -. Dios mio,
tlo estare yo siendo. 80; Punto.
lAElEK DE BU RGOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
De utilidad
CONSERVATION DE HCEVOS

Esperimentos recientes, .llevados cabo en-
Alemahia han deinostrado que los n1ejores pro-
cedimientos para conservar los huevos son los
siguiantes:
Los huevos mantenidos en- una soluci6n de
sillcato de potasa Sc conservan frescos durane
varios :neses 10 mismo ocurre, con los huevos
conservados en- aqua de cal en- vaselina
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
Rio Gr.anGse

Los ligeros aguaceros de Ia semana han
sido favorabes para la continuation del plantlo
de Gran Cultura tambien para la cana en- ge-
neral. El POGO tabaco sembrado en- esta vecln-
dad sigue bien. Los frutos memories son Sut-
cier1tes para surt ir este mercado. Sc ha ternl-
raGo la recolacciGn de cafe.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17

IA cranias i.A,ias Y males.
tssveniurls y lciSc.o>
C.n IA ao;a dc impcgicc1as
/. i1S misSfos morales,
,.-a mi "a j. humanidac
rs NV Gcsgrscia mas - nsib'c,
cue naccr S1r IA .orrblc
C. "a inoporaNidad.
Ia verdad dc "a qucrell2
er ta'sS r. ones tundo,
cue. anies cite al mortal cue n nlunuo
Nicne con tan niala eS,rclia,
s,porto al tonic al fullero,
al soberbio. al camorris;a,
al curioso. a. oSimissa.
Al ga,ae.s. Il enbISsero,
al aesverg goalado, a iuno'
~ ore r.arla Dor los codoS ...
,Yo (. .clos. 4 todos,
raenos ri iroportuno.
Is. SCI que SC e9uivoca
siemp.e con torpeza innata,
v.oue - de meter Ia pata,
cada vez ore abre la 0oca.
Ese infaus.o aborto, henchido
&c errorcs y dc sandeces,
Que hairs lec.or, mil veces,
por desdicha, padecido. =,
Ese hoC.bre -. caiamldad,
oue. hueno aparentemente,
es terrible Y fatalmente
playa de Ia sociedsd.
Que ian IS enlite tallo
ote puesto en- raz6n este:
ese, que s. pisa TN pie
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
ResE.aneS

Peso V media qt,itan al homhre tatiga.
-Genio fgura hasta la sepultura.
Al amigo ON 81 vlclo:;
-Dondc fucgo Sc hace, humo sale.
O,1ier no Sc aycntura no pasa la mar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
Departa1nento del Interior
Junta Superior de Sanidad de Puerto Rico
NOticja importante

Por Ia presente Sc inforrna que los exane-
nes para obtener lcencias dc Medico Dentlstas,
Farsnac6uticos, Conadronas, Enfermeras We
ternarios Practicantes Piomeros Sc verlflca'
ra,: ea las ohcinas de Ia Junta Superior de Sa-
nidad, en- San Juan, en- las siguientes fechas:
Medicos: Enero 5, 6y7 de 1903.
Dentistas Enero s, 10 de 1905
Farmaceuticos: Enero IL, IS Ia de 1905.
Practicantes Conadrouas y Enfermeras.
=, 10 II de Enero de 1908.
Veterinarios prac icantes: Enero Io, 20 y
81 de 1903.
Plomeros: 22, 23 "a de Enero de 1905.
Para mas intormes dirigirse al Secretario
de Ia Junta. !
R. ". HERNANDEZ. M. y.
Director de Sanidad.
San Juan p \. 40
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-17
PARA CURAR Ell RESFRIADO

EN ON LIZA
tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTES DE BRO
MO-OUININA Ell boticario le devo'ver5 e
diuero 81 no Sc cura La irfna de E. w. GRO
We Sc halla Ell cada cajita.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
REMARKABLE LAKE.
4 Body OF Water With . ROOF Of
Solidi6ed Salt.

4 Body OF Water with ROOF Of
Solidined Salt.
4 lake with q salt roof isn't frozen
salt, and it isn't underground On the
contrary, this remarkable lake may be
seen at any time during the year, fully
exposed, being even at its best when
the sun is shining directly upon it.
This wonderful body Of water IS one Of
the safest Of the salt lakes and is sit
uated near Obdorsk, Siberia. The lake
is nine miles wide and seventeen long
and within the memory Of man was
not entirely rooted over by the salt de-
posit. Originally evaporation played
the most prominent part in coating the
lake over with salt but at the present
time the salt springs which surround
It are adding fast to the thickness Of
the crust.
In the long ago rapid evaporation Of
the lakes waters left great salt crys-
tais floating on the surface. In course
Of time these caked together. Thus the
waters were finally entirely covered
In 1878 the lake found an underground
outlet into the river Obi, which low
cred it's surface about three feet The
salt crust was 50 thick, however, that
It retained its old level aad now pre-
sents the curious spectacle Of a salt
rooted lake. The salt eoet increases
six inches in thickness every year. The
many islands with which the lake Is
studded are said to act as braces and
to help keep the arched salt crust In
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