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La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
rerpedoe. for OIL Wells.

The Colorado correspondent OF the
Engineering and Mining Journal says:
An interesting fact associated with the
Florence oil wells and brought to spe-
cial attention In connection with Ike
discoveries in the Boulder and De
Beque districts in Colorado, is the re-
cent failure OF torpetloes to increase the
flow. Instead of producing such n re
suit as has 30 often followed torpedo
treatment in Pennsylvania, 1t appears
thar the explosives often not only re-
tard the output, but In certain In.
stances actually destroy the well. The
theory Of this negative effect In the
Florence and other wells of Colorado,
is that the oil stratum penetrated ie
composed OF porous and loosely com.
pacted shales, through the crevices and
laminations OF which the oil percOlates
freely toward any adjacent opening,
such as the drill hole, and the violent
explosion OF dynamite, instead OF open.
ing these liquid highways, seems to
crowd back the mass until It becomes
10 compacted against the sides Of the
opening A. to form an impervious wall.
When the oil exists In brittle anc
homogeneous sand rock. as In many Of
the Pennsylvania districts, the violent
action Of the explosion cracks and
Skaters the surrounding walls, thus
opening seams and crevices. and In this
manner multiplying the AREAS Of least
resistance. and opening new channels
Of exit through the saturated mass Of
rock that has acted n . matrix Ter the
oil
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Newhouse Tunnel Progressing.

The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
Springs is being pushed ahead at the
rate of nine feet per day. and for the
month Of February will make % feet.
While the tunnel has cut n great num-
ber OF veins, only n few OF them are
being drifted on. Several mining
schemes on foot mean the working OF
most OF these lodes. 1t Is expected that
the veins in the tunnel will carry ore
shoots the same as along the surface
workings. With air drills in use the
levels at the greater depth can be
driven rapidly and there is no question
about the final success of the great
undertaking. Mr.. Parsons is satisfied
as to .ae great future for this proper
ty, and with great number OF mining
companies working on lodes 1t will
prove to be a WONDERFUL producer. The
tunnel people prior to this time have
not encouraged the working OF veins
In the tunnel, because Of the need for
all mir In operating the crOsscut. a
big air compressor was only Installed
early in this month. and notice has
been given the various companies that
mir can now be Obtained. The Sun
and Moon is working two drills to the
east. the Bertha IL developing an ore
body, the Morning Star this week let
contracts to drift on its vein with air
drills, and they are now at work The
Seaton people have done no work on
their vein because the tunnel cut 1t In
n lean place. A new manager Is now
in control Of the property. and 1t Is
understood will have air drills work
ing on the Seaton vein within the next
thirty dnys.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Att.mp. to chea. sookmaker..

Butte, Mont, Feb. 27.-Charlcs w.
Clark, son of Senator Clark, was the
means OF preventing a heavy financial
loss to the bookmakers of Butte who
are laying wagers on horse races at
Oakland track.
The story was mnde public today.
The men who are charged with the
conspiracy laid their plans before
young Clark and asked him to join
them. The plan was to delay the re-
port on the result OF one of the races.
alleging wire troubles at San Francis.
co, and then the report OF the races
was to be telephoned from Salt Lake,
permitting time in which to make the
bets This was on Monday.
Clark pretended to go into the
scheme and made bets on three horses
that run one. two. three In the race.
The conspirators also put up several
thousand dollars. When Clark had sat
isfled himself that the conspiracy was
to be carried out he exposed the plot
to the pool room proprietors, taking
down his bets. He stood to win $1O-
600. The pool room still holds the
money of the conspirators.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Iona Aerial Iramwax.

The Denver Republican Of February
18th says:
"A contract was closed yesterday for
the construction OF what will be the
longest aerial trnmwny line in the
world. Willis George Emerson, presi-
dent of the Southern Wyoming Tram
way Company, and one Of the principal
stockholders, left for the East last
night feeling already n millionaire.
The contract was let to the Mine and
Smelter Supply Company of this. city.
The tramway Is to connect the Ferris
Haggarty mine with the Boston-Wyo-
ming smelter. The line will be fifteen
and 4 half miles long, and the mine
owners have guaranteed a tonnage
which will make 1t pay something like
twenty-eight per cent. on It's cost, al
lowing for all probable breakage.
In connection with the building Of the
tramNay 1t Is announced that the ca
pacity OF the Boston-Wyoming smelter
will be enlarged from 100 to 5UO tons.
and a converter will be put In by which
the matte will be converted into "blis-
ter copper" ninety eight to ninety-nlne
per cent. pure metal.
According to Emerson the tramway
Will be completed and in operation by
next August LIST. The order for the
steel cables has been placed. and B. C.
Riblet Of Spokane, Washington, who
has built eighteen serial tramwny
lines, coping successfully with all the
dinScultles which have been raised. has
been engnged to design and superin-
tend the avntem. Mr.. Riblet will re-
cetvs $1,000 Z month foe his services.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
JUDGE MOVES REMOVED.
Charged with Having Used His POSI-.
tion for Personal Gain.

Washington, Feb. 2I.-President
Roosevelt, acting on the recoinmenda-
ton Of Attorney General Knox. has
dismissed Arthur II. Noyes, judge for
the second district of Alaska. Arthur
II. Noyes was appointed judge OF the
second district OF Alaska In June, 1850
In August he opened court, and among
the first cases that were brought before
him were those involving mining prop
critics claimed by the Pioneer Mining
Company and Charles ID. Lane. The
ownership of the properties was in dis
pute. The court ordered receivers mp.
pointed while the cases We're pending,
and Alexander Mckenzie was chosen
in most cases. In September OF 1900
there were rumors that there was
conspiracy between Noyes and McKen-
zie to loot the property that was In
measure tied up by the court. The
main cause of the suspicion was
the fact that Judge Noyes re
fused to entertain motions for
appeals from his decisions In the mp
pointment of receivers The legal dis
pute was carried to the United States
Circuit Court OF appeals in San Fran
cisco. and the circuit court ordered the
dismissal o. the receivers. A deputy
of the court vas sent to Nome to serve
the order OF the court on the receiver,
but Mckenzie wonld not accept the
order of the court or obey It He was
arrested for contempt and taken to San
Francisco. Growing ont Of that case
were contempt proceedings brought
against Judge Noyes. II was shown
that Judge Noyes had instructed Nc.
Kenzie not to obey the order Of the
circuit court Noyos was ordered TO
appear before the circuit court and he
went to San Francisco last fall. His
case came up for hearing last October
before Court Commissioners Heacock.
and testimony was taken In 1t for up
ward OF seven weeks. The decision was
ngainst Noyes and the case was re-
ferred to Attorney General Knox. who
reported to the President that Judge
Noyes had prostituted his high ONCE
and recommended his dlsmissai.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
GETTING EVEN WITH aoosEvEtr
south Carolina withdrsws : Proposed
Honor.

Augusta, Ga, Feb. 27.-Lieutenat
Governor James H. TfIlman, a nephew
Of Senator Tillman. who II In this city,
says that to-day, in Difference to re-
quests by wire from the subscribers
to the sword alluded to, he feiegrnphel
as follows to President Roosevelt:
A short while ago had the honor to
address your excellency q letter request
ing that on the occasion Of your visit
to Charleston. you present q sword to
Major Micah jenkins Of the First
United States volunteer cavalry, OF
whose gallant services you spoke 70
highly. your words being engraved on
the scabbarti. You accepted the invita-
tion, for which thank you. l am now
requested by the contributors to the
sword fund to ask you to withdfaw
said acceptance.
JAMES 81. TTLLAAN,
& Late Colonel First South Carolina
Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant
Governor South Carolina.
In explaining the sending Of the tele.
gram Mr.. Tillman said: It Is with
much regret that am required to send
the telegram did, especially in view
Of the fact that am closely related
10 one who but few days ago was
sub5ectei to an affrunt which was
ssemineIy, or 1t least the people who
eoaf1thnted to tho sword think, -
vkffnnted-
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Will Fight American Tobacco Com
pany.

London, Feb. 26.--The Imperial To
bacco Company to-day secured control
of the tobacco business Of Solomon 4
Gluckstein, limited. The shareholders
of the latter concern are guaranteed
ten per cent. dividend on their stock
by the Imperial company. Mr.. Gluck-
stein emphatically urged the accept
ance OF the proposal IL they wished to
escape the risks OF fierce tobacco war
now entering upon Its skirmishing
stage.
The Americans. he said. were about
to spend vast sums In an attempt to
capture the British tobacco industry.
but though the weaker houses would
probably fall In the struggle. there is
no doubt the Invasion would ultimately
fail.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Mr.. soffeI Recoxer,.

Butler. Pa. Feb. 25.-Mrs. Kate Sof-
fel, wife OF the Pittsburg jail warden,
who assisted In the escape Of the Bid
die brothers, and was wounded during
the battle when they were recaptured.
was taken to Pittsbnrg to-day. She
has fully recovered from her wounds.
Three charges have been made
against her, one alleging the crime Of
aiding In the escape os the murderers.
and two alleging feI0nious assault and
battery. She was released on 5000
hail furnished by her father and west
70 his houDe with him.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
IRRIGATION CONGRESS OPENS.
Two Governors and Other Prominent
Men Meet at Sterling.

Sterling, Colo. Feb. 27.-The first in
terstate Irrigation congress. comprised
of delegates from Colorado, Nebraska
and Wyoming, convened In this city
this afternoon. Wyoming was not rep
resented. The congress will be in see-
sion until to-murrow afternoon when
the delegates will be given drive
about the surrounding country and
will inspect the system Of irrigation.
The object Of the congress IL to pre-
sent the question OF Irrigation to The
Congress Of the United States. The
delegates are appointed by the gover-
nors Of each state. GOvernor r. r
Savage OF Nebraska and GOvesnor ,.
b. Orman Of Cpsofado are b0sh In a.
tendance. u "a
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
Author Smiths Lament

We're going to have an authors club,
A club Of great renown,
Composed Of every serbbling dub,
Who lives within our town,
And yet I cannot join the same;
Alas! ! have no middle name.
The eligible list I've scanned,
And tried TO solve the riddle
The names are hyphonated, and
Arc parted in the middle.
So / am quite unknown to fame
Alasl / have no middle name.
Had I been christoncd when child,
j. Doodledum Gilfairy,
Perhaps the muses. might have smiled,
And made me literary.
But Fortune Is tickle damei
Alasl 1 have no middle name.
Would that the fates had been so kind
AS just to give to me
A name like j. Limburger Rlnd,
or John skowhere Squeegee
How can I get into the game;
Alasl l have no middle name
'Tis true. I've written books galore;
MY pen IS quite prolific;
I've turned oug novels by the score,
And volumes scientific:
Yet TO this club / have no claim;
Alasl L have no middle name.
plain John smith"
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
OPPORTUNITIES Oh
FAIR CALIFORNIA
Wilmington Man Writes Home
His Impression
Good Place for People Who Have Sui
Iicient Capital to Tide Them
Over Two Years

The Evening Journal has received the
following interesting letter from j. T.
Thompson, manager Of the Kenross Gold
Mining Company, who is at present at
the mines in California;
Sir Many inquiries have been received
by me from different sections Of Della
ware, the greater number from Whining
ton, requesting information regarding
California. its climate as a place to live,
to work in, resources, labor, rates OF
wages. and i'm short regarding the pros-
poets for the laborer mechanic or man
of limited means. / thought perhaps that
those questions could be better answered
through the columns of your valuable
publication. and would prove Of general
interest. enough to warrant you I'm allow
ing my letter space.
Few people realize the extent of Cali
roruia II the State were turned over, SO
to speak, and laid along the Atlantic
coast.it would extend from Boston, Mass
to Savannah, Ga, and extend inland up
ward of 200 miles. Within this area there
is "A great diversity of climate, not due
TO latitude nor longitude, but TO eleva
tion. Tho extreme elevation is Mt Whit
uey, 1900 feet in height, while IN tn
Colorado desert there IS a large area
lnearly 200 feet below sea level. II Is onl!
at extreme elevations that snow falls
that is. from 5000 to 1900 feet. Below
that, snow seldom falls, In some place
never. and frost comes but rarely o
account of the rarity Of the atmosphere
lone does not suffer with the thermome
ter az 10i degrees above zero as whe
II marks seventy degrees east Of tn
Rocky Mountains The nights are COZ
lenough TO sleep under blankets the yea
around The same weight underclothin
should be worn winter and summer. \
! Ian example of the climate, 1 will stat
, that al 200 feet elevation on the first da
of February. this year. from the windo
81 of the hotel dining room, I plucked a riI
/ orange from a tree outside IN the gardel
eating the orange with my breakfast. III
grass ON the hilsidcs was SIX lnch
} high, green and growing. and the fru
Evening journal., 1902-03-19

trees were in blossom, yet from the rains
the water was so high that travel was at
"a standstill
The entire population Of the Pacific
coast. from British Columbia to Mexico,
lis less than two million, yet
one valley in California, San Joaquin,
contains enough arabic land to support
the entire population of Italy. within
the borders Of California are found and
grow, with tho exception OF coal and iron,
an the necessares of life and most Of the
luxurles They use crude petroleum for
fuel II is better than coal i. is burned
under boilers for fuel, used on locomotives
and steamers. California produces much
more than It consumes OF products which
no other state does. This excess IS ex-
ported to the East. and Europe. Califor-
MIA exported in 1900 9O,l54 tons OF dried
lfrWts, peaches, pears, prunes, etc; 226-
5l6 tons OF oranges, lemons, etc; 9l17l
tons of green fruits. 1926 tons Of raisins,
7S.G72 tons of canned fruits. nearly half a
million tons Of green vegetables, 10000, 900
gallons of wine1 100000 gallons Of brandy,
l1195,73S barrels Of flour, SO.O0OOOO pounds
OF wool, and about 7OO,OOO,OOO feet of lum-
I have mentioned the foregoing merely
to accentuate the fact that IN a State
where not one acre in ten Is cultivated,
the laborer. or mechanic, farmer or busi-
ness man who goes to California must go
prepared with capital enough to carry
him and his family one or two years.
The great promise held out to Tho
worker combined with an Ideal climate
has made California the Mecca of those o
lmany lands, and while the horticulturist
with comparative little labor, may wa1
fat and opulent on ten acres of land We
must he and an others who go TO Califor
mia. have capital, brains and willingness
to work To such the reward is sure. Will
wages appear TO be somewhat higher, Nh
lcompetition of Asiatic coolies, Chinese
and worse yet, the Janapesc, simply can
not be met. That is the explanation o
the reason why so few negroes may b
found on the Pacific coast, as compare
with the East.
I Much more might be added for the in
3 formation of many, but 1t seems clos
a study OF the great range of products an
proves much for what American intelli
= lgonce with small capital rightly expend
, ed, may accomplish in California, and
a accomplishing. J. T. Thompson.
u Kenross Mine, Whiskey Slide, Cal
r March J.. 1902
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
lieutenant Feared Poison

While Lieutenant c. NJ D., of tho State
militia was i'm the company of a young
man. watching the interesting game Of
basketball in the State Armory on Satur-
day evening he had a singular experience.
A friend touched him on the shoulder and
after attracting his attention handed
him a small box wrapped I'm white paper.
lie thanked the giver and then resumed
his interest in the game.
Tie arrived home late that night, but be-
fore retiring he opened the box. IL was
FUN of chocolates At a glance he noticed
their peculiar color. Some were a
dark brown while others were of pecu-
liar yellow. Being OF suspicious nature
he saw well laid plot to poison him.
Taking the candy with him to the Armory
next day he put 1t in his locker la
bened: Don't eat any Of this candy; It Is
poisoned"
When assured by his friend that the
candy was bought and presented with the
best intentions they decided TO have 81
analysed.
After the chemist had finished hisanaly-
sis he returned the opinion that th'
candy was sunburned.
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
IN THE DAYS OF STAGE COACHES
AND THE SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD

There probably is not man in the city
who knows more about Wilmington, past
or present. than william Ferris, of No.
7Oi West street Ills stories Of early VIII
mington are particularly interesting, es-
pccially to the people Of this generation.
for they TEEN with the unwritten history
which means 80 much and which is re-
garded as so li;ue by the compiler of
events
Mr. Ferris remembers perfectly the day
when the old Frenchtown railroad was
in its heydey. but even more interesting
than that IS his account OF the old Will
mington and susquehanna railroad This
was a part Of the railroad company
which absorbed the old Frenchtown
road and which now is known as the p,
w. & b. branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad IL ran from Wilmington to
Havre de Grace.
The day on which the road was opened
was a gala occasion. This was some time
in the year 1888 Tho road was formally
thrown open to the use of the public by
old Governor Bennett. The ceremony
took place on the present site Of the Har-
Ian and Hollngsworth Company, and the
duty which the governor so gallanuy
performed was throwing two spadesful OF
earth-one IN the direction of Philadel-
phia. and the other IN that Of Baltimore
silver spade had been procured for the
use Of the governor on that occasion.
Whole oXes were roasted, and beer and
ale flowed plentifully.
Then there was free ride for the pub
lie over the new line. Mr. Ferris, who
was only boy at the time, managed to
have a place on the excursion train. For
some reason or other he did not make
the entire trip, but stopped at North
East Md. Another person who went only
las far as North East was Archie Ham
ilton who was one Of the best-known
lawyers of his day II was a question
whether or not the train would make a
stop at North East on the return trip.
but Mr.. Hamilton was determined to
make # stop. Accordingly he placed a
heap Of brush wood right in the middle
of the track which was instrumental i'm
bringing the train to a dead stop at the
very place which he desired. The trip
home then was made without further ad-
venture.
The first engine used on the road was Of
English manufacture, and was known as
the John Bull The John Bulr was not
Jas steady as his successors had proved
and it was not an infrequent thing for
him to jump the track. In those days
trains did not run on schedule time, and
tho cars i'm the rear were loaded with
stone for ballast. in order to keep the
train on the track. The coaches were
Eot entered from either end, as now, but
were entered from the sides in
much the same fashion as the European
trains are today.
1t was some time after the opening of
the Wilmington and Susquehanna road
before a line between Wilmington and
philadelphia was operated.
For years afterward the people either
Travelled by coach or by steamboat, the
latter in summer, usually. and the former
in winter, when the streams We're frozen
and the vessels could not ply. Until 1sls
or 1874 people went to Philadelphia by
boat sailing either from New Castle or
Wilmington, and there are many people
in Wilmington today who remember the
William Penn, the Ohio and the Robert
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
NEW WSPAPER OPINION
Not Easily Understood


From the New York Tribune.
Bishop Potter said recently i'm public
address that in the course OF twenty
years of railroad travel he had not sue
ceeded in acquiring practical knowl-
edge of the mysterious and non-under-
able speech of the men who open ana
shut the car doors and who are sup
posed 10 call out the names OF the streets
and tho stations. The worthy bishop has
great host of fcllow-sumerers who SYM
pathizo with him acutey.
The renowned Cardinal Mezzofanu was
said TO have mastered more than l5O lam
guages and dialects But even Cardinal
Mczzofanh might have failed to inter
pret the characteristic war whoops OF our
railroad conductors and brakcmen. Eng
nshmen ana Americans, people OF all ma
tions, are hewildered by the extraordinary
tumble of whirling syllabTes which dis
turb the peace upon our railroad trains
and electric lines, ana even on the horse
lcars
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
OuR NX-pR nENTs

Ex-President Cleveland was 65
years of age yesterday. He is spend
ing his declining years in manner
becoming one who has been the head
of this great people. The battle which
for years surged around him has spent
It's fury. Freed from official cares, he
is entitled to a peaceful old age.
From time to time there is propO-
sition TO keep our ex-presidents in ac-
tive service, and the latest plan con-
templates making them senators at
large. This would be an absurd provi-
sion; our ex-presidents, as a rule,
have not cared to remain in the strenu-
GUS field of politics after they have
become wearied of the burdens of theiI
great Office. Harrison returned to his
law practice, choosing such cases as
were remuneratiye, and which did not
Interfere with the quiet enjoyment o
life. Cleveland has Withdrawn from tn,
clash of the busy world and entere,
the peaceful atmosphere of a colleg
, town. Our Presidents earn retirement
and none has failed to honor his coun
try and her institutions while hllin
Z out the measure of life as the simpl
American citizen.
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
st,II Room on the Earth

YES" said the Western man. "thereare
several patches OF country stlll left out
our way that will support few million
people each. There is a little section up
i'm wyoming for instance known as the
Big Horn Basin. which has Just been
opened up 10y a new line of the burlington
railroad. 1t covers about $4,000 square
miles. It's larger than New York State.
Three times as large as Denmark. Twice
as large as Bavaria. IL Is covered with
beautiful streams, never falling water
supply and the soil is as rich as any In
the world. The possibilities for irrigation
there are enormous and three big irriga-
tlon bitches are built already Oh! yes
there are a few scraps Of real good coun
try left. We won't be crowded on tn
earth yet awhile
Evening journal., 1902-03-19
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
CandY MedIclne Was Good

While visiting a friend on Saturday
a woman lost a bottle of homeopathic
medicine in an amusing manner. She
had taken one of the pellets for a cold,
and gave the little boy of the house
one to keep him quiet. The little fell
low imagining it to be candy. looked
for more. and while the visitor was
busy talking slyly took possession OF
the bottle and generously helped him
self. In a short time he said more
candy" and when the visitor saw that
all her medicine was gone, she became
very indignant, but there was nothing
for her to do but to invest in another
bottle.
The members of the household arc
still laughing over the joke. The next
time the woman goes to this house she
will not offer the baby medicine lol
candy.