New-York tribune., 1903-11-23
THE PASSING THRoNG.

" Hopkins Of Reno. New. is registered at
the Grand Hotel Speaking as a mining engineer
he says; I familiar with the
RICH mining resources and possibilities
MINES or OF the Western country. and have
NEVADA noted that all the great values have
been found AT the eastern base OF
the Sierra Nevada range. and I believe that Nevada
better supplied with minerals than any other sec
tion os the country. I have stock offerings to
exploit and have project FOR mining the pockets
of the people / am accused, on the contrary. OF
Development of nay holdings at Steamboat Springs
SIX u7ies from Virginia City. I an. however dis
posed 70 save To myself the privilege Of distributing
Jhe proceeds Of a rich property, rather than 10
6istrlt-te The property II is notable that the
thaj from which the E7s00,5650 ot the Comstock
Esslja 5s ben taken Il rs is & 5GT5y years sn6e Z
Science having been made in 1853 The formation
Is honeycomb quartz. the god being brought up
by volcanic action IN hot water thar has built up
a. os s, = e s st ve+s ,b rrsafse ~ 4s.ltGee & a.
Ue-e found a. 2 depth OF Ls5o feet while the
boat springs ar attitude of 20 feet. at a deTib
u AftE feet OF exactly me same level The con
same assurance o. rich output as has been demon
Srrate5 Virginia City. where Mackev. Flood
Fsi- and O'B-ieu reaped such hsrvests'
A6elbe-r r Gibson. of Santa Fe. \ N Is
guest At the Gilsey House. NJ Gibson has been
actively identified with various en-
HEALTHFCL terprises related 10 the develop
CLIMATE or neut Of the natural resources ot
NEW-MEXICO- NeW-MeEico. and is enthusiastic
in rejecting the charms OF the
Climate. Not only is Santa Fe the Oldest city
and the Oldest capital or the continent north OF
Mexico" said NJ Gibson. but Il is distinctly
city Of the future Il Is provided with al
the convenences of the younger cities of the coun-
~. and has ample transportation facilities. but
hsstb-virF climate The sI-i,S6e ~ ~ sI o
= the climate the mild winters and cool sum
Tners make New Mexico. and especiaIiv that sec-
tior about santa Fe- perfect resort The wear
8 degrees and in the tWenty-eight years thar the
reached 10 degrees. The lev humidity also mod
the fall in temperature Is from - 20 30 degrees.
The winters are seasons ot perpetual sunshine
only crisp enough TO Be- brscing and the s e55e1 nh Is
st1re seldom goes below ne freezing point Snow
-s5e oI,sift- - rSe r1o,-s - t - = tns cuIs-
United States government after full investigatior
in Nevv-Mexico-one for the ar1v st Fo-1 ~. ~
ard. and the other for the navy. al Fort StaHTo,
The former now has four hundred patients and
the latter one hundred and ffty-
John c. Yorston. the book publisher. whose co,-
necton with the business began forty years ago in
this city. but who has been in Phil
DE LUXE adelphla for the last fifteen wears
EDITIONS vas IN the city q few GAYS ago
OF BOOKS. Seen al the Hoffman House he
said: The publication Of de luxe
editions began about fifteen years ago. Before that
tine SO so the top price which il V-as
supposed books could be SOLD by subscription The
AT Treasures Of America which sold 800 q set
the FIRST SET OF hiEn priced books offered hy
SUBSCRIPTION snd the best example Of bOOkmakirE
recently issued is The History Of All Nations.
which sells q from s. .2s 10 s.. a Books as
high as $ G00 q set row find purchasers. OF course
Ech expensive editions are limited and the right Is
usually reserved by the publisher 20 advance the
price The be sold. The trade in high
priced books which a luxury. Is always reli-
abe barometer y business conditions OF course,
there are large number q wealthy people. whose
incomes are stable. who arc known 70 the publish
erE % Dc luxe works. who be depended on 10
take practically everything q a high class that
comes out J. Pierpout Morgan IS customer fer
oLlnc the best things. whether the price
y - or S5es. business at the present time Is
le'r-F ED0c. but the easy buyers. those who make
Ter nonev tH speculative lines. are. many Of
men out ~ The market fust now One Plttsburg
letrpr toc reuresentatfVe II our house the other
- mat he was worth 100000 three months ago
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