The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-22
FOSSILS UNDER PARIS.


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FOSSILS UNDER PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. 11.-Workmen on the
Paris Metropolitan found well-pre-
served mammoth tusk in their excava-
tions on the Place de L'Opera. M.
Boule, chief of the archaeological Mu-
scum, says the ground in Paris is full
of fossils. Several fine fossils of mann
moths and other animals Of antiquity
have been discovered in the Paris sub
soil. At Grenelle tusk of an enor-
nous elephas primogenesis was found,
and another at Billancourt, some years
ago. The Neuilly, Montreuil and Rain
cy Museums of Natural History con-
tain hundreds of interesting geological
remains found in Paris and it's en-
virons.
OIL ON HIGHWAYS.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 9.--As showing
the extent that oil is being used on
the roads of Kern county, it DEVELOPED
at the session of the Supervisors today
that in road district 4, in which j. T.
Bottoms is Supervisor, 1920 barrels of
oil have been sprinkled on the roads
during the last three months. This
means that forty carloads were ship
ped into the district, and the bills
showed that the cost per barrel to the
county averaged 371s cents, including
freight.
Miles of roads were oiled, and it is
possible now to drive almost from one
to- u,
out encountering any dust. In the
Fifth district all the roads have been
oiled and many of them graded, and
in the city of Bakersfield every street
that is not paved has been treated
once and some several times with oil,
so that the city may be said to be abb
solutely dustless.
EARLY DAYS RECALLED.
GRASS VALLEY, Oct. IA scene
recalling the early days is attracting
much attention in Boston Ravine. in
the southern part of the city. Several
local men are hard at work with primi-
tive rockers on the banks of the creek
washing out gold. A l,,ec- or ground
has been STRUCK not touched by early
day miners, and good-sized party are
hard at work digging UP the earth.
wheeling it to rockers and extracting
the yellow metal. Out of two barrow
loads, So worth of gold was washed
and indications point to the men max
ing nice little pile before the ground
is worked out.
EXPOSED GERMAN SECRETS.
BERLIN, Oct. 13.-Lieutenant Bilsen
of battalion stationed at Bordeck.
Prussia, has been arrested on the
charge of revealing military secrets"
because he published a novel dealing
with garrison life. Bilsen's book, which
consists of 270 pages, is entitled "a
Little Garrison 1t relates instances
of the abuse of soldiers, tells of ac-
tons discreditable to the officers and
bring in local families, with only
slightly yelled identity.
MARK TwAIN'S LEASE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Samuel l..
Clemens mark Twain) has leased his
Tarrytown estate, with an option of
purchase, to Charles A. Gardiner, the
lawyer. 1t is one of the famous places
on the Hudson. 1t is $50 feet above the
river and commands an unobstructed
view for many miles in all directions.
1t is beautifully laid out with trees and
drives Its collection of trees and
shrubs is famous. and is supposed to
contain every variety that thrives in
this part of the country. Clemens
bought the estate three years ago, but,
| owing to the illness of his wife, has
| never occupied it. He and his family
sail this month for Italy, to be abroad
| for a year.