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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Nov. 12.-Flour dull on
Western -four buyers being 10@15c I'M
der the market Minnesota patent SO 80
6410. Rye flour steady. Corn meal
dull.
Rye steady. Barley quiet.
Wheat-Spot market easier: No. 2
red, 1870 Lighter receipts in the West
with steadier cables. covering and
higher outside markets. advanced
wheat early in the day. but a sharp
break in December started late SELL
ing. which destroyed all previous ad-
vance. The close was easy at A@3sc
net decline May closed 7S12c;. Deem
Der closed 1890.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2. 641Sc. OPP
tons market was generally strong and
higher on a decreased movement, I'M
favorable weather and covering I'M
til the late wheat decline promoted re-
actions, the close being &c lower on
May. December being wanted by
shorts, closed &c net higher. January
closed 50%c; February closed sou c:
May closed 46A c; November closed 64c; ;
December closed 55%c.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, 341ac. OPP
lions steady at first but finally eased
off with corn. December closed 35Ac.
Beef quiet
Cut meats irregular; picked bellies
11h@121ac.
Lard easier; Western steamed. SO rs
610 IS; refined easier; continent, $1115;
South American, S11.75; compound, ~
@7%c.
Pork steady; family. $40; short clear,
S21 .00023 90.
Tallow weak.
Rice firm.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining
2 3-16c; centrifugal 96-test, lille; re-
fined irregular.
Coffee-Spot Rio steady: No. in
voice SIC; mild dull; Cordova, 7N@
12c
Coffee futures opened steady with
prices unchanged in response to a fair
ruling of cables and good investment
demand. In the early afternoon bear
efforts reduced prices Solo points be-
fore the close, final figures being at
that level. Sales $3.50 bags.
Butter firm; extra creamery. 26c:
state dairy, 1SG241ac
Cheese market quiet, but firm: new
state. full cream, fancy. small colored.
old, 12Ac; new. 122c; small white, old.
12%c: new. 1850.
Eggs strong: average best. 25G27c.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys, $1.7562. O5:
state and Western, per 1870 pounds.
$l75q2.00: Long Island, $2.OO623 80:
South Jersey sweets, $175d2.75.
Peanuts dull; fancy handpicked. 50
SIC; other domestic, 31a65hc.
Cabbage easy; Long Island. per 100.
s1.50dL75.
Cotton by steam 70 Liverpool i2c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Per steamship Livland. for Bremen
$500 bales cotton. sl05.2S5; so bales
sea island cotton, S4,550: 100 bales
cotton, (RevaD. S47260 100 bales cot
ton, (Bergen), S4.14O; 1000 round bales
cotton, $40. 995; 800 round bales cotton,
$1S.445 (RevaD; 1885 tons rock. $16.36O.
Per steamship Murcia. for London
164s tons rock. Sic. 1882; l keg bitters,
$3.50; 1876 bundles whitewood, 81, 762 /:
4.672 pieces wildwood. 1896. 6,667
pieces oak lumber, 50, 1886: 1920 pieces
ash lumber. 1870; 1000 pals lard COM
pound. 5000; 4.4sO sacks cotton seed
meal. $4,000; 4,4So sacks cotton seed.
$4,000: 20 sacks cotton seed husk, 500;
1,64S pieces pitch pine lumber (3O6, 900
feeD, $l7,050; 5 pieces deals. included
in last; SIT barrels rosin. s2.O1516: 1880
barrels spirits turpentine $3S,75O
Per bark Guldaas. for Bristol-S,561
barrels spirits $96,147.-Cargo by Jas.
Earle Jr
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Hamburg, zoe; Barcelona, 4Oc; Trieste,
4Oc; Venice, 4oc; Bremen, 19c; Havre,
zoe; Rotterdam and Amsterdam, zoe;
Liverpool and Manchester. 24c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight, active,
to Baltimore, $500; to Philadelphia
$475; to New York, s5.621s; to Port
land $500.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, SIS; to P. r. R.. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, Is 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to fooD; to New
York, Sc per M. to dock; lightered,
1915; to Boston, to dock. 1925.
NAVAL STORES-The market is
dull; medium size vessels. Rosin-
Cork, for orders. Is cd per barrel Of
80 pounds. and 5 per cent. primage.
Spirits-3s Cd per 40 gallons gross, and
per cent. primage. Large vessels,
rosin, rs Sd; spirits, IS Cd. Steam, lie
per 100 pounds on rosin; 211a on spir-
its, Savannah to Boston, and 91ac on
rosin, and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

New York, Nov. 12.-The market
opened semi-demoralized, extensive
liquidation taking place Immediately
from the start. Transactions were
enormous, and before the selling move
ment was checked. declines had been
recorded of about / to per cent. as
regards the active list The ease of
money then encouraged a rally at the
close of the first hour Recoveries ex-
ceeded l per cent. and in some in
stances per cent. and over In the
afternoon there were frequent raids
upon the market. Colorado Fuel and
Iron developed exceptional strength
owing 10 the new phase OF competition
for control Of the property. Missouri
net advance Of 2 per cent Manhat-
tan after early rally further strength
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

New Orelans.-Commissio Smith
of the Board Of Trades transportat ton
department and the committee on
transportation have been working for
some time on a plan to secure steam
ship service to Mobile. Pensacola and
Tampa and some other coast points.
This seems likely to be achieved in the
near future, as James Mckay, man
ager of the Florida Cattle e. Trans
portation Co, has agreed TO send one
of his steamers here for a trip. and
if successful will continue the bust
ness. which. according to the encour-
agement so far given by merchants,
will be apt to be remunera tive on the
start
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
IT. 3. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official,


From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A few days ago Miss Death was
brought to the German Hospital to be
operated upon for appendicitis. She
was a daughter, she said, of an I'M
dertaker.
to perform the operation was Dye-Dr
Frank Hackett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was placed in charge of two
nurses.
Miss Payne is the day nurse: Miss
Grone is the night nurse.
The patient is recovering rapidly.
and in a week or so Miss Death will
bid good-by to DR.. Dye, Miss Payne
and Miss Grone.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Exports per steamship Allegheny.
for Philadelphia. Nov. l2-l92 bales
cotton. 200 barrels rosin, ia barrels
turpentine. le9i45 feet lumber. Si4
boxes oranges and fruit. So tons pig
iron, SO packages vegetables. 10 bar
rels rosin oil i.640 packages merchan-
disc, 262 packages yarns. 80 bales linz
tiers.
Per steamship Savannah. In New
York. Nov. i2.-72b halas unland cot
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Passengers for New York by steam
ship City Of Savannah. Nov. l2-Chas.
P. Phillips. r. j. MCGEE. A Coke and
wife. n c. Blackwell and wife, Miss
Nell Emerald, II. c. Hines, j. K. Cor
ham. Mrs. C. E. Woodside c. S.
Woolf, Miss Blum, ]. V. Shufelt and
wife, George Shufelt, ". c. Hall. Mrs.
NJ. B. Baldwin. H. Blum, Jr, S. H
Richards, DR.. H. 3. Allen. j. A. Par
nell.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices Official quotations are
not used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Springers. 25Q50c; hens.
s0070c; ducks. 6Oc.
EGGS - Tennessee, PC; Georgia,
country, 21c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Cooking, 22hc; New
York state, Csc; Elgins. 2712c.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 1871 @14c for 20 to %
pound averages; % to 30-pound aver
ages, 1870.
Potatoes, 1925 sack.
CABBAGE-$1.25. crates or barrels.
Breadstuns, Hay and Grain.
FLoUR-Patent. s425; straights,
SO. 50; fancy. 1915; family. SO. so;
MEAL-Pearl. per barrel 1878; per
sack, $1.75; city meal, per sack, bolted,
S157; water ground, $1.60 (Pierce):
city grits, sacks. 81 IS; pearl grits,
Hudnuts. per barrel, 1918; per sack.
81. 10.
CORN-The market firm; white, job
lots, SIC; carload lots. soc; mixed corn,
OATS-No. 2 mixed. carload lots,
Ale; job lots. ACC; white clipped. cars.
55c; job lots, SIC.
BRAN-Job lots. S1O5; carload lots.
$1.OO
HAY-Market steady; No. timothy,
Job. 95cQ$1.00; cars, 90c; No. 2. 90c job,
cars, S5c.
RICE-Market steady; demand good
fancy head, &c; fancy. 51sc.
Prime
1000 .''''.''.''''.-..''- AZ QfA
Fair .................... AZ 4412
Common .................312
Rough rice. 75c@s1.OO per bushel. ac-
cording to quality.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES-Fancy reds, s3.O0@3.25.
ANANAS-$1 25@1.75.
PINEAPPLES- $2.O0@2.50.
LEMONS-Market steady at $2.15@
1925.
PRUNES- to 3Os, 1O1ac; sOs to 4os,
sec; 4Os to 5Os, 7Ac; sos to Cos. ne;
COS to 7Os, 6%c; 70s to sos, SIC; sos to
90s. sac; COS to zoos, size.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm: fancy hand pick
ed Virginia, SIC; extras, 4Ac; N. C.
peanuts, 4lRc.
Ivicas, 131kc' walnuts, French, 1Oc;
Naples, 1Sc; pecans, 12c; Brazils. SC;
filberts, 12c: assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes, 121Rc.
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated, 1Oh@11c;
sun-dried, 71ac.
APRICOTS - Evaporated, 12hc;
pound; nectarines. 10kc.
RAISINS-L. L., 1925; imperial
cabinets. -; loose, 50-pound boxes,
pound.
PEACHES - Evaporated, peeled,
19c; unpeeled, 11bc.
PEARS-Evaporated 101zc.
Sugar and Coffee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

fear to have their fears confirmed, and
the total number of bodies stolen Will
never be known. That it reaches into
the hundreds, though, is believed by
the police, and Cantrel says that more
than 300 have been delivered to the col
lege here in the last two years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

here. but whose duties are altogether
different from those Of the Wistaria. is
the tender Pharos. While she delivers
some supplies her work is more that Of
construction-repairi old lighthouses
and range lights and building new
ones. 1t has been weeks since the
Pharos was in port.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
Notice TO Mariners.

Pilot charts and photographic in
formation will be furnished masters of
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office. in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the Office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

weakened a little by the drop in lard
products and closed easy. Prime crude
here nominal; prime crude, t. o. b.
mills, 27@2Sc; prime summer yellow.
SAC; off summer yellow, 33c; prime
white, 40c; prime winter yellow, 400
4O1sc; prime meal, s27.0O@2S.o0.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

ened on the excellent annual report.
Louisville and Nashville lost 25s. but
recovered within l per cent. Of last
night. 1t was said a prominent West
ern interest will be compelled to liqui-
date considerably. In the late dealings
support which was pronounced in I'm
ion Pacific appeared to extend to
Southern Pacific. Sales. stocks. 1,193.6 500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Steamship Livland (Br), Wurthman.
Strachan & Co.
Steamship Murcia (Br), Boulter.
London.-J. F. Minis e. Co.
Bark Guldaas (Nor). Haaland, Bris-
tol.-Dahl e. Co.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Steamship City of Savannah Fisher
New York.
Steamship Allegheny. Ryan, Phila-
delphia.
Steamship Forest Brook CBr), Hun
ter. Liverpool.
Schooner John Rose. Vanneman,
Washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

The L. S. S Fish Hawk is still at
Rourke's docks. where she is being re-
paired. She will be turned out soon,
and from Savannah will proceed to
Florida waters TO work in connection
with investigations being made into
the sponge industry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
nCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah 20 Boston. per
100 pounds. 25c: 10 New York. per 100
pounds. 20c 10 dock: 2sc lightered; 10
Philadelphia, per bale. 800; Balti-
more. 800.
FOREIGN DIRECT - Genoa. 40c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
Three trains daily to Brunswick, via

Three trains daily TO Brunswick, via
Atlantic Coast Line. leaving at s p.
M, s:45 a. M, and $3.50 a. M: arriving
Brunswick COS p. m. $50 p. M. and
Z a. M. respectively. Returning trains
leave Brunswick via Southern Railway
at 305 D. M, 4:45 a. M, and :05 .. M;
arriving Savannah $40 p M, 9:35 a.
m, and 1880 a. m. Superior service
is offered in connection with these
schedules. See ticket agents. De Soto
Hotel and Union Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Bona (Br.), Beavan. Bal
timore, light.-Williamson e. Rauers
Schooner Sallie c. Marvil, Quinlin,
New York, salt. A. Calhoun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

ton. 494 bales sea island cotton. SIS
barrels naval stores. 341.153 feet lum-
Der, 1850 packages merchandise, 103
tons pig iron.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

The government snag boat, Tugaloo.
has not yet gone on an expedition up
the river She is opposite the foot of
Barnard street, on the island side.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

Deficiency since Jan. 1st. .S.23 Inches
River Report-The hight of the Sa-
vannah River at Augusta at a. M
G5th miridian time) yesterday was
10 feet, a fall of GA foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment ftime. Nov. l., 1902, p. M,
18th meridian time
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Trading on the
Board of Trade was rather inactive to-
day and though wheat opened firm.
the close was easy with December NO
&c lower. December corn closed a
shade higher and oats Ac lower. jan
uary provisions closed PA to 10c lower.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Ships
and Shipping.

and Shipping.
The cargo of the German steamship
Barenfels, which sailed on Monday for
Bremen and Hamburg, represented
about every large product exported
through Savannah. Besides about H.
900 bales of cotton the vessel had the
balance of her cargo was made up of
all the big products handled here. The
Barenfels is one of the Hansa liners.
for which Williamson & Rauers are
agents. and which has proven such
successful and valuable addition to To-
cal shipping facilities.
The government lighthouse tender
Wistaria is a the Georgia Lumber
Companys dock. The tender makes
regular trips to this district. supplying
the various lighthouses with every
thing necessary to operate them. The
big range light on the dome OF the
City Exchange must be looked after.
and that is usually the main object OF
the tenders visit to the city docks.
The fuel wicks. glass and glass
chimneys, and other things used about
lighthouses are carried In stock on the
tenders. Along the coast the con
sumption Is immense. and particularly
IN harbors where many range lights
must be maintained
Another vessel Of the lighthouse es-
tahiishn1snt that frequently comes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

High water at Tybee to-day at 5:25
a. m. and $50 p. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13


1OO7pound cotton sacks, SSc; 125-pound
burlap sacks, Acc; l25-pound cotton
sacks. 47c; 200-pound burlap sacks, 73c.
HIDES-Market fine: dry flint, 111ac;
dry salt, SIC; green sailed. SIC.
WOOL-Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burs and black wool, 19c;
black, Ice; bury. 10@12c. Wax, 25c:
tallow. &C.. Deer skins. zoe.
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM, PLAsTERs AND
EMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at $4,000 a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1.40@
1.5o per barrel hair, 4@5c; Rosedale
cement, $l.20@1.25, carload lots, spe-
cial; Portland cement. retail, $2.75;
carload lots. $1.9O@2.00.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quota tons:
Sawn ties, per M feet, $12; hewn ties,
(Tx9xS1a), 40c EACH switch ties, $3.50;
minimum, easy size yard stock, S14.5O
@15.00; car stills, s1600@19.0o; ship
stock, $500.
OIL-Perfection Signal Oil, 42c, in
barrels; Pratt's Astral 1412c, in bar
rels; Aladdin's Security, I3bc. in bar
rels; Water White. 13hc, in barrels:
Standard White, 13c in barrels; D..
S. Gasoline, in barrels, Ice; D. S. Gas
cline, in drums, lac; Sc degrees Case
line, in drums, 1Sc; 63 benzine, in
drums, 1S19c; linseed oil. raw, 55c;
boiled, SIC; lard oil sic.
SHOT-Drop, s1.45; B. B. and large.
S1.70; chilled. $1.70.
IRON-Market Arm; refined. $3.50:
Swede, &c.
NAILS-Cut, $40 base; wire, s2.4O
base.
BARRED WIRE-$S4o per 100
pounds.
GUNPOWDER-Per key, Austin
crack shot, $3.50; half key, $780, quar-
ter kegs, S140; champion ducking.
quarter key, $2.25: Austin smokeless,
half kegs, $3.45; quarter, $4.3o; three
pound, $40; one pound, Toe; less 20
per cent. on smokeless.
Cotton BagginE and Ties.
BAGGING - Market firm; jute, 2
pound, 61ac; sea island bagging, lie.
TIES-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $1.10; small lots, $1.20.
RaPnu. Ham md Lard
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
Savannah Almanac, 10Th Meridian
Time.

Sun rises at e:51 a, m. and sets a
5:26 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

FISH-Mackerel half-barrels, No. 1

FISH-Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1,
50 so: No. 2, $s.75; No. 8, $500; kits,
No. /, $1.S5: No. ?, $1.2o; No. 3, 81. 05; cod
fish, 1-pound bricks. &c: 2-pound brick,
51kc; smoked behring's. per box. l50
lie. Dutch behring's, in kegs. $110;
new mullets, han barrels. 1915.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 27lzG30c;
selling at 321sQS5c; sugar house at 15h
1Sc.
HIGH WINES-Basis. $1.3l.
HONEY - Fair demand; strained, In
barrels, 40c gallon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
THE WEATHER..

Morning News Barometer Nov. IL,
IL 30 p. m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5V.lV
Morning News Thermometer Nov.
u, II 80 p. m. ..,...-............. IS
Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
Georgia and South Carolina: Fair
Thursday and Friday; light south
winds.
Eastern Florida: Fair Thursday;
Friday showers; light 10 fresh north
east winds.
Western Florida: Fair Thursday
and probably Friday: fresh southeast
winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature l
p. m. Observation-Disclosures. 70 Degrees
Minimum temperature 7
a. m. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So Degrees
Mean temperature ....... IS Degrees
Normal temperature ...... SO Degrees
Excess of temperature .... 9 Degrees
Accumulated excess since
Nov. 1st ................. as Degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. list. ................ 81 Degrees
Rainfall Observation-Disclosures. 90 Inch
Normal INSTRUMENTATION. OF Inch
Deficiency since Nov. 1st, .46 Inches
Ta6qtar1prr Igt G T.,
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New York, Nov. 12.-Standard Oil, 665
6672.
Baltimore, Nov. 12.-Seaboard Air
Line common. 261z bid; do preferred,
45Ik asked: do bonds, Is. 81 asked.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
COTToN SEED OIL.

New York Nov. ia.-cOttOn seed oil
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13

hams, 101s61lc.
LARD-Pure, in tierces, 12kc
50-pound tins and S0-pound tubs, 12%c !:
compound. in tierces, SIC; 50-pound
tins, and S0-pound tubs, SIC.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
Cotton BasginE and Ties.

BAGGING - Market firm; jute, 2
pound, 61kc; sea island bagging, he.
TIES-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $110; small lots, $1.20.
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
The evening times., 1902-06-05
HEXICAN TROOPS ARB
GOING 70 qHR FRONT
The Uprising Among Yaqu
Indians Increasing
Fierce Battle IN the Sonora Mountains
Where the Soldiers Were Surprised,
But Won Their Fight.

TUCSON. Ariz.. June 5.-Tbe YaqJ.i
Uprising $ 5rcress.rg AKA several noIe
stations OF the Sonora Ea.lroad lave
beer sbaBdoLed.
Tie tEls9oTt Ga :zoa rss arrived al
Guayamas, bTirgirg 500 soldiers fTcm
MaIeatlaLd, and ;cey WI proceed i'm
me5ia5e.y C ire re.fcf cf Genera Tor
res Arms were ordered from south
eTn AIjzcna ans GbClt lUC slaEcs O.
rifles aEd 10000 roLndz Of ANN oui,fon
have been received al Hermosiaro from
Mega. es TO arm tie yoIlnteers. The
Oxaoa brought a large sopTIy Of am
monition, which is being r.sred to the
field.
MeageT reports have reached Hermo-
siIc OF a fight al H1iclori, in the
Sonora Mountains 4 detachment Of
Mexican reg lars was s1rrrised. bUt
The Taquis were routed The Indians
left ten dead and FIVE wounded or the
fed.
The Mexicans lost two killed Five
hundred regulars from the Yaqui River
district are on their way to Join Torres
and loyal Eaqui scouts are being sent
out TO determine the movement Of g.
600 Indians who are intrenched in the
MazaJIan Mountains Another big bat
tie IS imminent
The evening times., 1902-06-05

ing been burned for the fUrn1ces-the
working became impossible. Although
iron is the least important OF the min
aTaIs TO le found iH that district the
ore contains D 10 so per cent Of metal.
hut copper tC E per cent arsenic To
o1e-halt OF 1 per cent. and phosphorus
and sulphur in excess render tHe ore
very dirE.ult to use for large industrial
purposes.
Since 1870 other minerals have been
sought for. and mispiekel. containing
an average Of 10 per cent arseuious acid.
with from 10 to IS dwts. OF gold, was
worked with advantage. The tremendous
fall in the price OF arsenic. together
with the practical impOssibiIity OF trans
port lto take a ton OF ore from the
mines TO Barcelona costs more than
$Ig0J. caused the ruin OF she enterprise
SubseGuen d powerful French com
pany wgs foajed with the sole object OF
eXtTact!Ik the gold contained in the ore.
but the enterprise could not succeed.
as the small percentage OF gold did not
cover the expense OF treatment besides
which. IL burning ire ore IN free Iur-
naces. the whole valley was poisoned
with the arsenic. and the company vas
obliged 10 pay very large sum TO in
jemnify owners of cattle and crops.
It is only in the last few years that
Nessrs. Girones & Heinrich purchased
the mines and began working them on
a paying basis. After having thorough
" Investigated the ground they eZ-
piOTCd the most powerful veins and Sue
cCeded in extracting over 3,G00. 600 tons
OF mispickcl. OF which several thousand
tens were exported to Eagiand and other
countries Of Europe. The results Of the
sale of their ores. and especially the
prices obtained from the residues after
CalCiDatiOn- induced them to erect won Ks
at BadclCEa- Q small town Cn the Med
iteTTanean, four miles from Barcelona.
Besides the arseaical 2yrites. they work
the rich gaiena veins Conta inine an
average Of 80 per cent Of lead. sixty
ounces Of silver, and L dvts. Of gold
TO the ton, as well as the copper veins
OF about % per cent metallic copper and
20 dwts. of gold 10 the ton.
4 large metaliurgic plant, as stated
has been erected AT BadaICua for the
treat tment Of aTsenicai. copper. lead. and
silver ores L occupies a surface Of S
acres Part of the plant is in full work I
ing order and viii treat 80 tons of ar /
senicGi ore per day. It has been erected /
by English engineers and Dracticai }
burners for the prOducticI Of the vs@y
best quality Of aTselious acid, which u I
exported The aTsenious oxide is abso-
lutely free from any impurity or metal !
At very early date, the plant for the |
treatment Of lead and the extraction o. /
silver from the Eaiena produced III the /
mines viii be erected. 1t the same time /
the residues Of the arseuicaI and lead /
ores, and a special mud 20 be found i1 /
large quantities on the surface Of some /
of the mispickeI mines at Ribas, viii be /
treated and a new plant for working
these products will be in operation be- /
fore the end Of 1902
The firm has commenced exporting ar
senioGs acid to the United States. where. |
il is expected the product viii have the
same success as in other countries