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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15
FOR SALE.

We have for sale hay. chop and
com at reasonable prices. Call and
see u.s. We are also dealers in coal.
j. b. Patterson & Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15
MILLIONS.
New York Capitalists Said to
Be Interested in Great
Find Near Sauit Ste
Marie.

NEw YORK. Jan. lit is an
nounced in dispatch from Sault
Ste. Marie that an iron ore range,
with ls0.600.000 tons in sight. has
been discovered, and that a number
Of New York capitalists are interested
in developing the deposit One Of
these capitalists acknowledged that
he was interested in the matter, and
said the discovery was made a year
ago, but he declined 10 state the ex-
act location of the range.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15
WANTED FOR SOMETHING
NEW.

% good salesmcu 90 work Wise
and adjoining counties. Only first.
class men need apply. For particu-
lars send self-addressed envelope.
Address,
Branch Agency. Box 25.
Big Stone Gap, Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

The great Bchr piano. acknowl-
edged thc world over a. one Of the
few really artistic instruments. is
represented iu Virginia by The Hob
bic Go %. Roanoke The new Louis
Nv style bias made a fine Impression
among all lovers of art. and is con-
siiered masterpiece in architecture.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

g. NJ. Brown. after visit Of a
couple of weeks 20 his family at this
place. returned TO La Toilette, Tenn,
Tuesday night. where he is doing
considerable contract work for tho
l.. * n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

A man that won't Patronize his
home paper Is a detriment 10 his com
munity. A town without news
paper is like a ship without a rudder,
and every live. up-to-date citizen
owes it his support-the paper.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

Judge II. c. Mcdowell is 10 Lex
ington, Ky. with his mother. who
was recently operated on for sppen-
diciiis.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

a large three room house on Fox
and WhitIldge's land near East Stone
Gap, DO which lived 5. s. Hamilton
and family. was burned on Friday
night The hre was caused by a de-
ieciiVe stove pipe. Nearly all Of
Mr. Hamiltou's effects were burned.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

c. z. Farriu. Of New York, is in
town this week AR Farrin is con-
nec;ei with the lmbodeu Coke Com
pany. which company is preparing
60 erect large coke plant on Pigeon
Creek
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

Henry McHarg. son Of II. X. Nc
harg, of New York. has engaged
himself ss a day Iaborer at the Vir-
siuia Coal and Coke Company's
office al Radloui lie has gone there
90 learn the business. His father is
the President Of the company. and is
"a millionaire many time. over.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15
A NEW TOWN
Grahamfleid Connecting Link
Between Graham and
Bluefield.

IAzEwEli., Va, January lO.-The
Graham and Bluefeld improvement
Company, a new company organized
recently at Graham with Nj. John
Walters at the head. has purchased
quite large lot Of land between
Bluedeld and Graham and laid of
about 40 acres in lots. A new town
will be started, which will he named
Graham6eld.
Graham and Bluefeld will soon
come together, it is said.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

Dr. f. a. sproles is visiting rel
tives at Benbams.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Wythevlle Dispatch in its
last isse contains the following i'm
teresiing items
y company is being organized with
q capital stock of S125.OOO 90 open
mp and work the Clayton ore mines.
situated az the bsse of Peak Knob.
one mile south Of town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-15

The Washington Cotton Mills. lo-
Gated on the Cripple Creek railroad
south OF Pulaski. are near compile
tiou, and viii De in operation in the
early part of this year. This is one
ot the largest cotton mills 10 the
South, and will operate bv water
power. the company having built q
dam forty feet across New River.
which viii afford 5000 horse power.
The Pulaski lion Company has
bought the Faris ore mines on Biz
Reed Island. and is building four
miles Of railroad 20 the property.
This purchase includes valuable
water power. which will be utilized
for running their ore-washing plant.
The furnace here under the able
management Of Mr.. John w. Eckmau
general superintendent. will show the
largest net income Of any furnace of
It's capacity in the South.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
WILL BUILD HOIST IN THE SPRING
Standard Mine Ia Cable Cove Will Be.
come One OF the Producers.

John II. Shanks, principal owner OF
the Standard, II high grade Cable Cove
property, is in town. This claim be.
longs to al Incorporated company In
the state of Washington. 1t is the
south extention Of the Imperial and a
parallel vein to the California.
There are two veins on the location
and two shafts u thirty-tive and the
other forty-flve feet in depth. Both Of
these shafts are in ore which carry in
gold, silver, copper and lead, an aggre-
gate value oil " 800 per ton
II is the intention Of the company to
erect a hoist AZ soon ~ possible the com.
ing spring, when ore will be extracted
for shipping. 1t is presumed that a
home market ut the smelling works in
Sumptcr, il m incentive to this com.
pany the same as it is to many
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
ing gold, silver, copper and lead.

ing gold, silver, copper and lead.
Over 10000 worth of ore has been
shipped from the openings made and
the Wine sunk below the lower tunnel
level. Recently there has been several
expert examinations of the property,
but with what intention, the public is
not made aware.
G. W. Nibley, Of Baker City, one Of
the owners Of the Sumpter Valley rail.
way, and Jonathan Bourne, lawyer and
millionaire Of Portland, have a lease
and bond IN the group. Just what
they propose to do with such a showing
Is at this time unknown.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
Dixie Meadows Development.

In the Dixie Meadows Gold MINING
c%ompany's report last issue there up.
peared II typographical error. 1t should
have read: son level No. 9 the south
drift has been extended ninety feet and
the north drift fifteen feet. making q
total Of POS feet" while il reads "mak.
ing II total Of lO5 feet" lO5 feet has
been made since the last annual meet.
ing, July 7. 1902, and 100 feet had been
made prior to that time.-Prairie City
Miner.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
IMPERIAL GROUP IN CABLE COVE
Men Of Means Have a Lease and Bond on
Big Showing.

Very little has been said of late about
what il locally known as the Imperial
mine Of the Cable Cove section, not
much over II dozen miles north Of
Sumpter. This group consists Of
fourteen claims all Of which belong TO
the Eagle Mining company.
This group lies east OF the California,
and is located on parallel veins to that
property. Fully 1000 feet Of tunnels
have been driven and a fifty foot winze
sunk developing the ground up to its
present stage. One shoot of ore has
been proven for 800 feet which aver.
ages v 800 per ton. The values be.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
New Pump For the Wisconsin,.

A large pump, one Of 200 gallon per
minute capacity, has been ordered for
the Wisconsin mines eight miles south
Of Sumpter. This piece Of machinery 10
expected to arrive soon when work on
that property will be resumed, it being
necessary to close down some time since
on account Of u heavy inflow OF water.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-02-11
PACIFIC COAST
GOLD E L
Trend Of Auriferous Veins
and Figures on Their
Production.

According TO the best informed min.
ing and technical minds, says an ex'
change, the most important gold belt 10
North America il that stretching along
the Pacific coast, that in throughout
characterized by free milling quartz
ores with auriicrous sulphides, but a
great erosion has taken place since it
was formed.
The starting point Of the gold belt il
In Lower California, continuing through
San Diego, Los Angeles and Kern
counties up through the central part OF
California, where it IL developed in
great strength then to northern Cali
%fornia, southwestern and northeastern
Oregon.
In the latter state, it is modified by
the appearance Of many silver-gold de-
deposits and veins carrying auriferous
%sulphidcs without free gold. Strong de.
v%elopment II again attained in the
Caribou district, in central British
Columbia, and il continues through
Omineca, Cassiar and Atlin districts To
the klondikc region, and thence bend
ing westward follows the Yukon to the
western end of the continent ut Nome
on the Seward peninsula.
Throughout this stretch Of country
the veins are accompanied by develop.
ments of placers which are character.
istic Of this class Of gold veins. At
many places in California, as well as in
Oregon and Alaska, the veins from
which these placers were derived were
disappointing because the primary de-
posts were often scattered rather than
concentrated.
California has yielded I 1900, 200, 900
from this belt, Oregon t55, OOO, 900,
British Columbia and Northwest I'll.
ritory ! 10000, 900, Alaska t3l 900, 900,
y total Of over 81, 400, OOO, 900. During
1900 the belt yielded go, 900, 600, Of
which one-half came from British
Columbia and the Yukon.
Besides the Pacific gold belt, there Is
q broad zone in the central and eastern
part Of the Cordillersn region. This
broad zone begins in Mexico, where the
Pacific states Of Sonora and Sinaloa con.
tain many veins in GRANTEES and crystal.
lines. Some Of those in Sonora are con.
Of the same age rs California
veins. Similar deposits in old rocks
through the southwestern part
Of Arizona.
From the time Of discovery up to 1900
the United States have produced I $780,.
600 900. Mexico at lea 1T $751; 900 900,
and probably twice as much, and British
and North America tll2 900 900, max
ing u grand total Of $2.6S3, 0OO, 900.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
HOW TO SETTLE THE COUNTRY.

In the course of an extended article
on the best means of settling up the
country along the Northern Pacific
road, after reviewing the splendid
work that has been done by the Great
Northern and the results that have
been achieved, the jamestown Alert
says:
Thousands of new settlers could
be brought to Stutsman, Kidder. Bur
leigh and other counties along the line
of the road by some expenditure of
money and a low rate of fare. Every
man located here is a good investment
for the future Of the company. The
lands are better, in many cases, than
the lands west of Minot. Stutsman
county has hundreds of thousands of
acres of better lands for sale at less
cost than poorer lands are being sold
for in the western parts of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
Ed Smith on Extra Session.

Devils Lake Free Press: Report
from Bismarck indicates that a MAORI
ty of the legislators favor the extra
session. 1t may run the full sixty days
and be as important as the regular
session. The object of the session is
to pay some contractors for having
lone building for the state, and who
are waiting for their pay. If they were
in the newspaper business for a few
years they would get used to waitins
waiting business for year and never
yet asked for an extra session.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
Where Are the r. r. Commissioners?

Palermo Standard: The limit of
freight receipts to be paid to railroad
companies at a siding, for grain or
merchandise to be shipped from such
siding in order to claim a right to a
depot, was reduced from $50, 900 as it
was in the 1899 code, to $4,000, by
the last legislature. The amount Of
incoming freight was raised from $1,000
to $4,000. But just how one is to get
things shipped out is a question.
When goods of any nature perishable
are placed on the platform here. they
remain exposed to sun. wind or rain
for a week at a time. Though four ap-
plications for elevator sites have been
sent in to the company, but beyond
the fact that they went to Havre to the
division superintendent Office. no
man knows where they are.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
The Northern Pacific road could. by

restoring its old activities in the set
Ting of its tributary country soon
have farm houses and cultivated fields.
with stock grazing on the pastures.
in most every county west of James
town on the main line, where now
the lands lie unproductive and unoc-
cupied. That it would pay to do this is
seer by the large dividends of the
Great Northern line. and the dividends
of the 500 which are being made pos
sible by the new business which the
new settlers create.
Most of the Northern Pacific lands
in North Dakota have been bought by
spectators, and this is particularly
true of the lands west of the Missouri
river. Millions of acres are so held
and were bought at a low price. While
this relieves the company of the bun
den of carrying them, by paying taxes,
yet the present are not making
any successful efforts to put actual
settlers on these lands, or get them in
the hands of small farmer. A few
scattering families and a small num-
Der of ranchers now utilize the lands
almost exclusively. Syndicates are
holding them for an advance in prices.
These lands are as good, if not better,
than the lands west of Minot that are
being taken by the new settlers
brought to the state by the immigra-
ton work of the Great Northern and
the 500 roads. In the Great Northern
country it is stated that most of the
new settlers who succeed in getting a
filing or the average government quart
er section, value the same as good as
81, 900 in money. 1t is true that some
of the syndicates are selling off tracts
to smaller owners, but the sales are
made, for others who in turn expect
to make a profit off the lands. without
spending much money to get in new
settlers. If the Northern Pacific com
pany should pursue the same course
in starting again the machinery of i'm
migration work that the roads have
in the northern part of the state. and
resume the same methods of settling
the country and bringing in the land
less from the crowded portions of the
east. the Bismarck land Office would
be swarming with people, looking for
homes, and the thousands of acres of
now vacant lands-as good as any in
the western and central parts of the
state that are occupied, would in a few
years be dotted with homes. 1t does
not require the sight of a seer or the
predictions of a prophet to see what
an increase in evenu to the COM
pany this would mean. 1t is a broad
policy that only the great facilities of
a transcontinental road can most eff
fectively pursue.
'In the meantime the southern roads
are offering rates of fare that are at
tracing thousands of settlers to the
south. The northwestern lines must
do the same thing if they would see
the country here settled and become a
steady revenue producing region
where there is now little or no traffic
for the companies.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
S 1000, 900 Earned by North Dakota.
Which Can Be Applied to Improve

YSsOV0sOOV 0tttSo
Which Can Be Applied to Improve
the State.
To The Citizens of North Dakota:
Under the law passed through the eff
forts of Senator H%ansbrough there has
| accumulated in the national treasury
nearly $4,000 to the credit of North
Dakota for irrigation purposes. If this
is not called for by this state. the sec
rotary of the Interior can allow it to
be temporarily used in other states.
Are there not sections in North Da-
kota where such experiments can be
tried with every probability of sue
cess? Is it not desirable that this
money be invested in the state? 1t
will increase the value of the assess
able property in North Dakota at least
500, 000, 900. and will therefore benefit
all sections Of the state.
Unless concerted action is taken this
money will be used elsewhere. We
therefore deem it best to call a state
convention at Bismarck. N. D., for
Tuesday and Wednesday. Oct. 90 and
81, and ask for a full representation
Of all interests in the state. All state
officers, United States senators, con-
gressmen, state members of national
party committees. members of the
legislature, members of the various
political state committees. county and
city officials, including county commits
s%ioners. will be accorded membership
in said convention by virtue of their
Office, the chairmen of the various
political committees for each county
are also entitled to seats and a voice
in said convention. Each board of
county commissioners is also allowed
to appoint five or more delegates, and
each city mayor. commercial organi-
cation and state educational institu-
ton is asked to name two or more
delegates.
Z. is the desire to make this conven-
ton representative of the best inter
ests of North Dakota in every respect.
The delegates from North Dakota to
the National Irrigation congress will
have an interesting report to make and
one that will be of value to the state.
Many prominent speakers from abroad
will be present.
The convention will be called to
order at 10 a. m, Tuesday. Oct. 20.
To facilitate the work of the commit
tee on credentials all delegates should
mail their appointments as early as
possible to Hon. r. j. Turner. COM
missioner of agriculture and labor,
Bismarck. N. D., who will have the
roll prepared. The state delegation
to the national congress will arrange
the program and care for the organi-
cation of the state convention.
f. A. WILLIAMS,
Surveyor General and Chairman State
Delegation.
d. z. WILLARD,
Geologist State Agricultural College
and Secretary State Delegation.
N. G. LARIMORE,
Vice President National Irrigation
Congress.
w. H. ROBINSON,
Member of Committee on Resolutions.
r. J. TURNER.
Commissioner of Agriculture and La.
Dor.
H. c. PLUMLEY,
Chairman of State Press Committee
for National Irrigation Congress.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

Out Of the Spirit World.


He was a man with deep set eyes,
And a hollow cough he coughed.
An aspect ministerial
With a voice that was low and soft.
Tall and gaunt. with bearded cheek,
And a sombre way had he.
He spread the tails of his long frock
Goa
And looked across at me.
In the smoking room of the sleeping
He sat with dreamy gaze.
Fixed far away at the distant woods
All gowned in a smoky haze.
Till he spoke to me, in his dreamy way,
And his voice was low and soft:
ST." said he. Am a medium"
Then a hollow cough he coughed.
81" said he, Am a medium,
And the spirits work through me-"
His eyes shone bright through half
closed lids
With a CLEAN of mystery.
Il have a little treatise here"
His long c~oattails he furled.
Till he found a little volume marked:
Out of the Spirit World"
He passed the little book to me.
With its leathern sides and clasp,
| read the gilded title there.
And held with a doubtful grasp.
Il pray you open wide the book
And read what you may see.
There's a message there from the
Spirit World
would discuss with Thee"
With trembling hands | held the book,
Unfastened then the clasp,
And a sudden dread and fear | had
That a undid my grasp.
| swung the cover open wide,
With fixed and bullying eye,
And saw on a velvet bed inside
A bottle marked 'Old Rye,"
81" said he. Am a medium
With a dreamy half closed eye,
And he drank from "Out of the Spirit
World"
Till the spirit fount ran dry.
The spirits work through me-" he
said,
in dreams and pleasant ways"
And he gazed far out where the distant
woods
Were gowned il a smoky haze.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

The representative of the press OF
the state-Plumley of the Fargo For
um-having returned from the irriga-
ton congress with a broken ankle
inquiry naturally leads to the condition
of Col. Robinson, General Williams
Commissioner Turner, Prof. Willard
and the other delegates from North
Dakota.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

A Philadelphia Presbyterian preach
err is knocking" Booker T. Washing
ton because in a pulpit sermon the
other night in the Quaker City Mr.
Washington spoke of horseshoeing and
other industrial pursuits as necessary
to the welfare of the negro-"neveI
once mentioning Christ and the CUES
ton of spiritual influences"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

DR.. Kohler of Minneapolis will
be in Bismarck October LIST and I'd. to
do eye, ear, nose n throat work
Office with DIR. Ramstad. For appoint.
ments inquire of local physicians.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
go

After paying a non-resident's license
of $25 and other expenses a man at
Willow City succeeded in bagging q
few chickens. On returning to the sta
ton he discovered for the first time
that he couldn't ship 'em out OF the
state-and the Eagle says the fire de-
partment saved the depot.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

Webb Brothers millinery opening on
Friday and Saturday of this week will
be an event that lady readers of the
Tribune will do well to bear in mind.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

| shall close out all my old stock OF
wall paper at 25 and so per cent dis
count from the regular prices. Call
and see the bargains. f. l.. Faunce.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

Millinery opening at Webb Bros de-
partment stores Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 25 and 26.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

Friday and Saturday. Sept. 25 and
&c. has been fixed by Webb Bros. as
the date for their 1908 fall millinery
opening.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24

Why not make the Upton testimon
ial in the shape of a cute little dia
mond studded appendix.
FOLEY.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
THE DAILY

Published every afternoon, except sun
DAY, ut Bismarck, North Dakota, Is dehv-
cred by carrier to all parts of the city al
50 cents per month, or So per year. INC
daily sent to any address in the thl'eu
States and Canada. postage prepaid. VI pei
wear: So for six months; $l.oU Tor three
months.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
A Tragedy in Fiction.

She wore an air of sombre gloom.
Was yelled in mystery"
So said the budding novelist.
A careless man was he.
For it was Autumn when he spoke.
(Alas, so little gumption!)
And since she wore such scant attire,
She died of quick consumption!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-24
THE WEEKLY TRIBUN

Published every Friday; eight pages
containing n summary Of the news OF the
week local and foreign-particular atten'
ton being paid to state news. Sent &c
any address, postage paid. for $1.OV tol
enc year; so cents for six months; 20 cents
for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the oldest
newspaper In the state-established jun
u. 1873. 1t has a wide circulation ana L
a desirable advertising medium. BENZ
published at the capital OF the state j
makes a feature Of state news. OF a semi
official character, and is therefore particu'
iarly interesting to all who desire to keel
the run OF state ~affairs-political, socia
and business.