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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-17
Rural Free Delivery.

REPCBlIC SPECIAL.
Washington. March 1s-Rural free deliv.
cry service Will be established March II
as follows:
Illinois-Campbell Hill. Jackson County; two
carriers: leasth OF routes isS miles.
TeSas-Lindale Smith County: three carriers:
length OF routes 30 miles.
Rural carriers have been appointed 10 begin
service ApTil as follows:
M!ssouri-Swee: Springs John S Hasan.
Charles II. Kelly Harry I. TuthiN and Walter
", Bright. carriers: W. c. Hasan and F. II.
Bright. substitutes.
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the others. and placed II in the little girls
arms. They returned to the office. followed
by the astounded stares of the students,
the lost Table clasped lovingly in her arms.
WALTER WILLIAMS,
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CAPTAIN n. h. HATCHER DEAD.
Chief Clerk of the Steamer Columbus
Stricken at Council BLUFFS, In.

CAPTAIN y. r, Hatcher. clerk OF ,hs CoiIn,b.s
running between ST Louis and Chester He
died S1tnytsy at the home o. his daughter a;
CAPTAIN Hatcher vas y years old and has
spent nearly twenty-five years On the -iTer be
ing Al dinerent times On almost all o. the fast
steamers that ran cut Of s. Louis in the seven
yes he was clerk @. the steamer Gem C.sy
when IL o-CNe TIE passenger record between ST
Louis and -. Paul He IS survived By twn
cAushte-s and enc son. Ee was a Mason and
rjsmhtr .. Wess Gate Lodge. No. a. c. s.
Louis Flags z,ocS sHe hzsbcr were Hostesi at
hzif mast Yesterday II respect 70 his memory
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4 .fSatSu loT lue punishment evil spirits py
incantations
TO EXHUME BODIES.
1t was said to-day that the bodies of TWO
Persons named in letters found in Hossey':
office will be eXhumed this week, and ar
analysis will be made of the contents OF
the stomachs. This will be done, although
there is now no evidence connecting theil
deaths with Hossey outside of the guarded
language of the letters. II poison shall BIZ
discovered. there will be an elimination OF
the bodies of all those named in the letters
The detectives say that these letters vary
but little in their terms. They declare that
the missives show that Hossey charged slOt
for every case. Some of the letters point
to payment of the fee in installments.
The presence in Hossey's rooms of the
photographs of large number OF persons,
most of them men. is explained by the herb
doctors ''voodoo" practices. He tod his
credulous clients that he would weave q
charm about the persons whose pictures
were shown to him. The incantations ever
strands OF hair of the ''voodooed'' person
usually formed the second stage of the
charming process.
The next step. say the police, was the
administration Of the red powders which
have figured in the DanZ case, and which
were sold to Detective Gavin. These pow
dcrs have been analysed and declared to
contain arsenic.
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pnrEGGEMAN NAMED FoR MAYOR.
Citizens' Ticket Is Nominated in Con.
yentiou at Alton.

A citizens convention was held In the
City Council chamber at Alton last night
at which n ticket WAC placed in nomination
for the municipal election to be held on
April q. ..;... ,,.
Captain Henry Brueggeman was nom!-
mated for Mayor Edward Feeney Tor A.
German from the First Ward; Joseph
Travis. Second Wardi Samuel; h; GTsgO I;h
Ward. John Scheffler, Fifth Ward; Peter
Fitzgerald, Sixth Ward; John Hessnauer.
Seventh Ward.
The nomination of Captain Brueggeman
was made by reclamation. Captain Brueg-
gemann formerly served as Mayor OF the
city for two terms
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came disabled while route TO St. Louis.
About ffty miles down the river the steamer
lost her rudfer. While at work replacing the
heavy steering gear in position it slipped. strk-
ing Captain Burton a glancing blow upon the
head When the steamer reach ed St. Louis last
niEht he was removed TO the sIarine HOSPITAL.
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When l returned he said: I've been
thinking about your case. You know I'm
medium and n card reader as well as a
doctor. Now, this here woman is trying
TO get rid of you; you'd better get rid OF her
first. You'd better bring me three strands
OF her hair
Il went back the next day. March .. and
said: Here's the hair; It's from my wife's
head
GET RID OF HER.
He did something with II, and then re-
peated what ned said about getting rid OF
her.
What do you mean l asked.
Get rid of her by slow doses was his
answer. First. you give her A dose of poi
son. then send for a doctor. He gives the
ailment some big name Give another dose.
hut stop after that. and let the doctor
think he's treating the patient properly.
Then after a while begin again. and don't
stop until death takes place. The doctor
will make out certificate, the Coroner Is
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T. G.. Brew.ter Critically Ill.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
ST. Joseph. Mo-. March 1S.-T. G. Brewster.
prominent throughout the State SIS a law
yer. is believed to be dying at his home.
twelfth and church streets. this city. E.
E, j. G. and E. s. Brewster of Leaven-
worth are his brothers.
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FRISCO sYsTEN.

Train.
VALLEY ParS Accorrmota:ion. :.
Valley ParS Accommodation. :.
Pacific Accommodation ....-,
Texas ard Kansas Mall For
Springfield. Fort Smith, Par
Is. Dallas. Ennis. Houston.
Galveston. Carthage. Joplin
and Wichita.-...-......-.-..-..
Pacific Accommodation. .-...
Valley Park Accommodation.
Meteor - For Springfield. Car
thage. Joplin. Michi,l. VIM
i;s. Ohlehoma. Denison, Sher-
man. Dallas. Fo-t Worth.
Waco and BrYwnwOod-. $1,000.
Valley Park Accommodation. :,
Valley PARK Accommodation. :.
Pacific Accommodations. $780,.
Texas and Kansas LIMITED for
Springfield. Eureka springs.
Fort Smith. Paris, Dallas.
Greenyille. Ennis. Cprxicana,
Houston. Galveston. Austin,
San Antonio, Carthage, Jop-
lin. Wichita. Burton and
the West ------.....-..----..
wtsIern Express - For Spring
field. vi1ita, Deniscn- Sher-
man, Oklahoma, Carthage
ard IoplfQ
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BoLHMAN RULED OFF THE TURF.
Nortn SIDE Horsemnn Found Guilty of
lntimidattng Ed CorriSan.

Eaward Bohiman, the North ST. Louis
lensre. Salye and others, was ruled or ths
ter3Ay. ~
.tEoihman was found guilty OF having
Threatened 10 run up and claim ri ,or,
nSsh.s horses II CorT1gan did not sive him
an smount which Bolhmsn claimed he
owed him for the horse Lefiare which Cor-
Ryan bought out OF saf,ing race a week
ago. "'N'>
A long and detailed story IL told about the
that while the sale OF Iefiare wss in
proSress Bolhman sent Jim Carroll CORR
sans nephew. TO Corrisan asking him not
other man TO Corrigan demanding SNN MS
sluaring" roney-that is SaV 10 call
things even-or Bolhinan would bid up Cor
Ggens sorses. Ethor OF these two counts
Vas enough TO get RolhmSn rulc>i of
me Bolhmans are big victualerS on the
North Side. Jumps Combs trained the sta
ras. Iney always have borne n frst-class
reputation on the turf
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Handmade corset covers are almost be-
yond the reach of an ordinary pocketbook.
when purchased in the stores. but woman
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Engineer. In view Quarters.

Marine Engineers. 5. A No 5 held house
warning n tArsr Few horne IN the building a,
No. Lls North Fourth street Ailaos. every nv
esSnsn II st Louis attended. c-uw6irr the rooms
Al gay AfncnS -nese present were Captain p.
: DROWN, Arc5ss Gordon. Captain James bur
oeSc- Lhssr:S Corner. Charles II. Berkeley, Than
As kulss1. William Arsse. CnloleI Hunter Ben
SsSkE1s- Coartss 3 jzeksc1- Fax Vail. James
t1t-Ssrsasd. Carries RottTuar- John Arntren.
Eisss-t swift he Bets. Henry Miller. William
Newell, Joseph Hi and Leo Rsafrow.
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Texas baseball Season Opens.
KEPCRtiC SPECIAL.
Msxahachie. Tex. March 1.-THE baseball sea-
Was opened In Waxahachie this afterncsSn
VIII spirited game played. between the nal
iSs lNAsae team and Trinity University ,iae
ana seero stood: Trinity. II. Dallas s -
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TO EXHUME BODIES.

poisons. salves. charms, herbs or medicines,
and others had their fortunes told or were
treated for the Punishment of evil spirits by
lamentations.
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Captain Bart Burton rnjurea.

CscSzi7 iFu1t Ru-SS-- master q the steamer
Chester. Mas ea1sy Lz5u-ei yesterday while sg-
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L., II. d ST L. NJ. (HendersSA Raute.)
liam DEPART Arrive.
port Louisville and the East. s:>s am ;.ft nm
Eastern Express = Oweusboro
Closerport, Louisville and
the East ......-............... as I'm go Am
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
ST. Lou Is TIME
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Northern Linea.

Train. Depart. Arr,iva
s S. i FI.s1s,s sSs w
casas sad ps spliEasas sSfeial-rso. am s
sR sssss bs xss$T sssssf Ss 's
Springfield Aceomnoda;i lion. Il 90 pm -..-....
Fast Mail - Padneah. Cairo.
tack:onviile '7:so am '7:,a Pm
Memphis and New orleans. .:H pm 's:is Pm
Ma:ion and Cairo =. .-........r "a 80 pm MA am
Asas siian anG cieai fP sSr.nss
memphis, Dune FsyeI-S.ss:
willie ...........-.---..-. lo:so pm s:s2 Am
TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS AND WESTERN.
LEAF RouTEJ
Tain. Depart Arriva
foiedo. bufiaio and New York $50 pm T:ao am
as ssss az "a an m 81 IN "a
NJ, K. 4 1.-THE KATY
1i sI.: ses Gis cS sss sss, sof IN
dan Territory ana TEXAS
''f s., Kay 81. Sis;5 e Dallas; '' am Wv p"
CD fso ana ssa An.Sn,s Ms5,so
's sfi. s.S SiE c fan.s: 1 BsGn
Territory and TeIas EIpEess I'll: IS pm $50 an
r.s0ry and okIahoma Fiyer... ~, pan .N.4
ST. LOUIS AND HANNIBAL RAILWAY
VITA Wabash.)
Man and Express ........... I. ~ am III 10 am
Nan and Express .--.-.--...--- ts:o5 pm ts:is pm
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
e, fss.::. :R;s: e A;s' 8; ::
bi fys.S ksDss ss.7.i s.; {S.y: ~
City and San Francisco. = 90 am ss:of pm
Ma,hington Accommodation IS Is am u 81 am
st Joseph John wlshiss and
KANSAS and Colorado Express. pm pm .a:iS sls
oss trains s ssa: na Il sss.i ssa !. 81 ss m
train. issy! ? u "a se s..rsn E
n m. si!o ?. M t:ie p, N, except sunday. IS
lion !. us ia p Except eeSs Grove sta
ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS' BRIDGE TER
MlMAL RAILWAY SUBURBAN TRAIN
E.s,bouns-Le.y. Eighth and erasioe streets.
~ III ,s:ss N IVA ssss ss supe1 NJ
Sasuraay and Sunday osiy-il;i7 .. m sunday
Is.ss N.. Ii Z e. :v a q a. Is
s: S: . iss ss;i Ti sa sassss ss;a
Il. ia Il & = .ss: ss s.. IA.
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m; An. s:n. p. m saturday oniyI:a 3. d.
S S,,y ony-soe s:a. lss's n m Saturday and
ST. LOUIS; 3; G. AXD COLORADO r. r.
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MOBILE AND ONO.

Train
New Orleans. Mobile. NERD
Ian. Jackson Cairo. MIR
physooro, sparta all points
South and Scuth-as, $4,000.
New Orleans. Mobile. xcrid-
ian. Montgomery. Atlanta.
jackson, tAlro, all points
IN Florida and the Sec;h
and Southeast ....-
Nu-pEysborc, Sparta AID
Cne<ter ton
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r. II.
Depart Arrive.
.2:o5 am si:35 pm,
se:0s pm T:B am
ti:H am te:52 pm
s - S pH So avn avn
ts:9s am 80 pan
60 20 am S:25 Tn
CENTRAL AND
AND ALBANY
HlC RAILWAY.
Depart. Arrive.
81 am SEQ pm
$50 am S:&5 pm
1900 noon s:E pm
5:s5 pm s:4s am
II Nv h1 NV oAAa
s::25 pm 500 am
':s p. m. Arrives
ION STATION.
Depart. Arrive.
s3.S am @:55 PIN
T:fl am S;2S pm
f:I am Is::S pm
C.ys am sA.N nm
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Train
Florida LIMITED. via Nashville,
Atlanta. Chattanooga. Macon
Thomzsville. Jackscnrtile. 81.
Augustine and TAMPA ..-...
Fast Mail Evansville. Nash
Vile. Birmingham. MoutEora-
cry. Chattanooga, Atlanta.
Mobile. New Orleans ard
jacksonville. Fla: Charles
ton 9. C-----.-..-----..-
Southern Express 10 Evan
VILE. Nashville. Birmingham.
Mobile. New Orleans. IEoyn-
asytle. Jacksonville. RAia.k1.
OSa,a AID - Petersburg.
Ella ..-.............
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Train.
Cincinnati, Louisville. Wash
ington. Baltimore. Phiiedel-
phia and New York Express.
Cincinnati. Louisville. Pitts
burg. Washington. Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York
Fast Mall ...-.....--.--....
Cincinnati Accommodation 49,.
Cincinnati, Louisville. Pitts
burg. Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York
Royal Blue Limited ---.....
Sincenpes Accommodation 49,.
Flora Accommodation ..-,..--
West Baden and French Lick
Springs. via Morcn Route.
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RIE Form

LAKE SHORE, NEA. YORK
HUDSON RIVER, BOSTON
AND CHESAPEAKE AND o
Train. g..
Indianapolis Express ......--..
New York and Pcston Limited.
krickerhocker Special = New
York. Boston, Warrington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Nation and Alton AccoMmo-
datiQn ..-..-..-..-....
Boston. New York. Cincinnati,
Washington. Baltir ore and
Philadelphia ............--.-.
Cincinnati Express ..-....-.
Alton-Leaves 1880 a. m,
&c ~ a ~, s1..c - ~
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BURLINGTON ROUTE,

Train.
Fer Hannibal. H, 4 st. ].
points. Quincy. keokuk and
Burlington ...- .........
Local 10 Hannibal.
For Quincy and Keokuk. ......
Fer ST. Paul, Minneapolis. via
East Side lire. Illinois and
Wisconsin -.... ...-.-........
The Burlington-Northern Pa
c!fic Express. FOR Kansas
City. St Joseph, Northwest
Nebraska, Black Hills. Wyo-
ming. Montana Washington.
Puget Sound. Portland and
Twin City Express for ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Iowa.
The Nebraska-Colora6o EX-
press, for Denver. Colorado.
Itsh and Pacific Coast. via
Night Northein Express" fer
81. Paul. Minneapolis and
For Illinois. via East Side line.
TO Rock Island. Clinton. Iowa.
savannah and Dubuoue..-...
For Kansas City. Council
Bluffs. Omaha. 81. Joseph.
Denver. Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah and Pacific Coast. ....
Local for Hannibal
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Qlo pm tij:S am
'ft:I pm tti::% pm
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SIS pm f:N am
1000 nm T.lyam
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PENNSYLVANIA LINES W
BCRGEPESNSILyASIA
Train.
Fast alAn -------.-.---.
New York. PhilAieiphiA. Rzlu-
more AID Washlr8soa SPECIAL
Indianapolis Ara New York
Local
New York Lirntted--.--.--.-..
vandaliA Accomno.asicn- ......
Columbus, o.. and Eastern Ex-
prese -.-...--..---.----
lndianapolis and New Tork
Exp-s4a ..-.-
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Train.
Jefferson City Columbia. Boon
VILE. Sedalfa, Fort Scott, In
dan Territory ana Texas
The Katy Flyer" for Dallas.
Fort Worth, Houston, Gal
xeS:on. San Antonio. Mexico
City and intermediate points.
Jefferson City Columbia. Boon
Te.lito ssI and T Tens tI Ipasan
Missouri. Kansas. Indian Ter
risory and Oklahoma Flyer.
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., DIV WESTERN.
-. -,..-
.--E .a,
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r:.o am -. pm
.:4 pm Sis pa
t4.so pm MA am
40 pm LIZA am
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
NEGRO ASSAULTS
A WHITE WOMAN
Attempts to Commit Rape on
a Reno Woman---Taken
From City to County
Jail.

Charles Peters, a negro commonly
called Harry" is occupying cell in
the county Jail this morning md is
glad that he 10 there. If he hadn't
been taken from the city prison to the
more inyulnerabls structure he might
be hanging to the Virginia street
bridge today.
Peters took drink or two yesterday
and the brute in him came to the sur
face. He went into the lodging house
kept by John Dotta, over the Reno
Wholesale Liquor Store, and looked
through the rooms. In one Of them
he found Mrs. Dotta, who was making
up the bed.
The negro said: II want to see you
privately" He entered, closed the
door and locked it. Mrs. Dotta order
ed him from the place, but the negro
approached her and seized her.
Mrs. Dotta's screams caused one of
the dodgers to run to the Opera House
Saloon, kept by Mrs. Dotta's husband.
The latter hurried over to CONNER
cial street In search of q policeman.
He found Officer Tatum, but by the
time they reached the lodging house
the negro had taken fright and ss-
capped.
Officer Tatum arrested Peters at the
south entranceof the Virginia street
subway and took him to the city Jail.
Mrs. Dotta was in a pitable condl-
tion. Her clothes were In tatters as
the result of her fight with the black
fiend. She was hysterical and for a
time her condition was serious. This
was made all the worse by the fact
that she 10 soon to become a mother
The circumstances became noised
about and the officers feared that an
attempt might be made 10 lynch the
negro and he was conveyed to the
county Jail by officers Berry and Ia
tum for safekeeping.
At midnight Mrs. Dotto had nearly
recovered from her fright and exert
ions. 1t Is learned that the prisoner is
a rounder who frequents the tender
loin and is accused by the officers of
living of the earnings of woman of
his own color.-Journal.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
An Enviable Record.

Director of the Mint Roberts is pre-
pairing his report of the production Of
precious metals In the United States
during the last calender year. The
totals show a slight increase in the pro-
duction of gold and very slight de-
crease in the production Of silver as
compared with 1901. Nevada comes
seventh in rank, but is on the high
road to higher place, having more
than doubled her output of silver.
Take it by ounces: In 1900 she
produced l,35s, 800 ounces, and in 1901
her mines yielded 1,sl2,500 ounces.
Last year the production was s,746, 200
ounces, thus making the enviable rec
ord. 1t is safe to say that Nevada will
not long remain seventh In rank.
The total commercial value of the gold
and silver produced in Nevada in 1907
was 81 $50, 1856.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
BIG TUNNEL

Forty-fve miles Of new track, in
cluding tunnel through the crest of
the Sierra Nevada, 10 among the i'm
provements to be made on the South
ern Pacific In the near future, accord
ing to information given out at the
Union Pacific headquarters at Omaha.
The new track and tunnel will cost be-
tween 100000 and 10000, 900 and
will reduce the maximum grade over
the mountains to 65 feet and also elimi-
nate forty milea Of snow sheds which
are now necessary on the old line.
No distance will be eAved by these
improvements; in fact the line will be
trifie longer that the present one but
the increased distance will be much
more than made up by the decrease of
the grade and the elimination Of the
sheds, which have always have been a
source Of much trouble.
The work will reduce the highest
point on the line by five hundred feet.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
Moonlight irrigation.

Moonlight nights at this time Of the
year are the best for irrigating, says the
Denver Field and Farm. Water will
go farther at night than during dry
hot day The effect on plants is also
better when irrigation is done at night.
Some crops such as beans, are frequent
ly scalded by being watered In the
heat of the day. Cantaloupes, espec-
tally after they begin to vine considers
ably, are easily injured by irrigation on
hot days. The work Of applying
water to the fields at night is pleasant
and, as rule, many Of the neighbors
who are interested in the same lateral
canal or ditch will not care to use the
water at night, thus giving more to
those who will do the work at that
time. On large farms where water ID
scarce most of the season two gangs
are run regularly to advantage. One
takes care of the water during the day
and the other at night. Where Rus
sian thistles are numerous, as they are
In most sections of the West at present,
it is almost necessary to have someone
with the water at all times when 1t 10
being run. Laterals, head-gates and
division boxes become choked with
the tumbling weeds and require fre-
quent attention. II the irrigator knows
the land well-and it is necessary for
him to know 1t to do good work.
night irrigation can be practiced by the
use Of lantern when there IL no NOON
light Water is becoming too valuable
and scarce to allow it to run to waste
or without attention during the best
hours of the twenty-four for its uss.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
WHERE'S TONOPAH.
Government Says it is in
Esmeralda County.

Since the discovery of Tonopah,
over two years ago, it has been the
belief Of well-informed persons that
the famous camp was in Esmeralda
county, and now it is shown to be an
absolute certainty.
Over a year ago the Esmeralda
Commissioners employed J. G. Booker
to establish the dividing line, and he
reported that the town of Tonopah was
over mile east of the Esmeralda line.
Not content, the Commissioners wrote
the Interior Department ut Washing
ton, and they sent an engineer to de-
termine the matter. The gentleman
and his assistants spent three months
in the field, and now the Department
ut Washington has sent map to the
land office at Carson which shows the
entire business and residence portion of
town and many Of the mines, to be in
Esmeralda county.
Mr.. Reynolds, Tonopah attorney,
examined the map In Carson, and
stated in Hawthorne the other day
that according to the government
map the county line runs 1400ft east OF
the Frank Golden building, and the
Golden building 10 in the heart OF the
town.
The good people of Tonopah are
welcomed to Esmeralda, the greatest
mining county in the State.-Haw-
thorne Bulletin.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-09-11
A MILLION DOLLAR
IRRIGATION CANAL
THIRTY-TWO MILES FROM
CARSON RIVER TO
THE SINK.
The San Francisco Examiner of

The San Francisco Examiner of
Wednesday, contains the following:
Tho $997,577 contract the United
States Government has entered into
with c. A. Warren and the San Fran
cisco Construction Company of this
city for the construction of irrigation
works In Nevada arrived here yester-
day. 1t will be signed by the local
people before the end of the week and
few days later they will put small
army of men and q lot Of teams to
work on the big job. The contract is
the first Of number of large irrigation
canals the federal authorities will
build for the reclamation Of the arid
wastes in Nevada.
Messrs Warren, Buckman and their
associates of the local contracting firm
are to construct canal thirty-two
miles long, twenty-one feet wide at the
bottom and fifty-thrse feet wide at the
top and fourteen feet deep. 1t will be
capable Of carrying volume of l,400
cubic feet of water q second. The
canal will start from a point on the
Truckee river about thirty miles east
of Reno and run eastward fourteen
miles close to the Central Pacific road,
and when near Wadsworth will run
southeasterly to the Carson sink, a
level, waterless tract about sixty miles
in diameter.
1t il figured that fully 100000 acres
Of agricultural land in the Truckee and
Carson valleys will be created by this
important work. The Government
plans to have settlers take this land In
so or 160-acre tracts under homestead
claims. All the water desired Is to be
supplied by the government from the
canal at the rate Of So per acre annual
ly. The proposed reclaimed district
should, IN the opinion Of the authori-
ties, easily support a population of
5000.
About LOO men are to be employed
at 81. .25 day of ten hours, and they
will be supplied with board at the rate
Of 25 cents q meal. For the purposes
Of this work the contractors have
taken tho name Of @. A. Warren &
Co. In digging the canal there will
have to be three tunnels, one 400 feet,
one 900 feet and one l 400 feet.