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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
SOUTHERN HILLS.

The purchase of what Is known as
the Kimball property in the Tigerville
district by capitalists from Pittsburg,
Pa. is q mining deal of magnitude,
which will in great measure resurrect
the Tigerville district into life and ac-
tivity from the dormant condition in
which it fell more than twenty years
ago through the financial collapse of
the King Solomon company Not dis
couraged by that failure nor the deser-
ton of the camp by business men and
prospectors, Judge Kimball remained
in the district and continued his search
with undated vigor for the precious
metals. For a number of years he was
the only prospsctor In the district and
Of this opportunity he made good use
by securing the best surface gold pros
poets in that region. He has developed
them as best he could. by uncoyering
the veins, by open cuts and shafts.
Many free gold specimens have been
found and good pan prospects can be
obtained from the ledgea
The property which Mr.. Kimball has
now transferred to Pittsburg capitalists
consists of large number Of quartz
claims and one placer claim. About
sixty acres Of this great area of mineral
land are patented and on it is standing
as fine a. body of timber as can be
found anywhere in the Hills as no saw
mill has ever intruded on these prem
Uses. The character of the ore is free
milling but like all free-milling gold
lodges of this section it contains a
large amount of iron spyrites which
corespondingly to the ore contain high
or low grade gold values. The gold
bearing veins differs in size, some are
small and some Of great width, like the
Hiram and Lucky Boy claims, but
through the whole grounds numerous
little veins can be found which traverse
the same The property at one end joins
one branch of Newtop Fork, at a point
that offers q good tunnel site for the
development OF the Rather group. The
| Pittsburg parties will commence work
without much delay but what their de-.
tailed plans are respecting the devel-
opment work Of the property we were
enable to learn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
BEAR BUTTE REGION.

From present appearances it looks
as though Galena is about to enter
upon the long promised boom which
has been coming to that camp for SO
many years, and of which it had q
taste when the Cradle outfit was in con-
troll at the Union Hill company's prop
perties The new corporation which
has secured control of the prop
critics 10 going about the work Of plac-
ing them on a paying basis in man
ner which BODIES we'll for success. The
Branch mint is composed Of eastern
gentlemen Of means, who have become
convinced of the value of the ground
and It's possibilities, and they propose
to make 1t paying investment If pos
sible. The operations at the mines are
under the charge of James D. Hardin,
one OF the most experienced mining
men in the Black Hills and gentle
man whose familiarity with the ground
makes bis position of general superin-
tendent one Of the greatest Importance.
He knows every foot Of the ground
and can be depended upon to work in
the right place. The old Hoodo tun-
mel lie being cleaned out and prepare
tons are making to take out ore from
the workings which 1t taps. This ore,
1t is known, will go as good as Sc and
better, and as 1t is an ideal cyaniding
proposition there Is no reason why 1t
cannot be treated to profit by the
company. The stamps and mortars are
being removed from the old mill and
placed IN the new mill building which
has been built to accommodate the big
stamp mill contemplated by the old
Union Hill outfit. In this forty-stamp
mill ths Uu1on Hill had one of the best
malas tn The Kills, az 1t was an up.to-
data plRnt. When this work has been
acenmpl ishad. tanks, having q capacity
OF 200 tons q day. will take the place
OF tie old mills equipment. and the
tailingH from the new mill conveyed to
them bysgravity. The new plant, or
rather the remodeied old one, will have
Rli Of the latest appliances to be found
70 perfect cyaniding plant, and its
equipment will be one of the very best
In the west To make these changes
In the mill large force Of carpenters
has been employed, besides other
workmen. and 1t is the intention to in
crease this force on Monday. Miners
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
When in Hot Springs.

Stop at Hot Springs Hotel and
Minnekahta Bath House. Sixty
rooms, steam heat, rates 81 and 81
per day. Single bath so cents; IL
baths S.. Our hotel is homelike and
our baths are of natural hot water
from the famous Indian springs.
known as the Minnekahta Springs.
Will relieve rheumatism, stomach
trouble, bright's disease, dyspepsia,
paralysis, dropsy, catarrh, female
diseases, skin and blood diseases.
American and European plan. Free
buss. Phone 80.
w. M. BARR, Manager.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
the district, and one which will soon be
on the producing list.

on Lne producing llSC.
Stamps are again dropping in the
old Highland Chief mill in Spruce
|gulch after a rest Of several months.
The mill is now the property Of the
Lexington Hill company and during
it's idleness has been repaired and i'm
proved. New watts have been added
and a new process for the treatment
of sands and shines has been installed.
The mill, which has capacity Of
about 100 tons day, is running on
ore taken from the first contact in
the mines of the company on Spruce.
The city Of Los Angeles, California,
is making every arrangement to enter
tain the American Mining Congress in
1904. Already more than sufficient
funds have been subscribed and the
meeting to be held in September in
Lead-Deadwood will be attended by
probably the largest outside delegation
that any section will send. Arizona
will also be competitor, as well as st.
Louis. Quite number favor the latter
city on account OF the Words Fair be-
ing held that year. The congress will
not lack for invitations, as the public
are beginning to realize the great i'm
portance of these annual gatherings.
The cost for the extraction Of gold
from it's ore has for years been gradu-
ally reduced, and it is said that the
costs have fallen fully 60 per cent over
what ruled 80 years ago. This makes
an enormous difference and one we'll
/ worthy of note. This large reduction
| in production costs has naturally had
great tendency towards the opening
Of low-grade mines, the ores Of which
running SO low would not possibly
| have paid mining 80, years ago. "A mine
carrying even q few dollars to the ton
in gold, If there is plenty of ore. Is to-
day most attractive proposition. The
many splendid methods Of treatment
of gold ore originated during the past
several years, including the cyanide
and chlorination process. leads US to
believe that at no distant day ores con-
tanning dollar in gold to the ton will
be profitably worked.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07

George Parks who was down from
the Hornblend camp during the week
speaks very encouraginngly Of Its
future. The company operating the
Benedict and Yellow Bird mines have
been making test runs on the ore In
the little Chiiean mill on Castle creek
which hessstyen such. satisfactory re,
Turns ahas Y p understood ehss are
ntsmpaatins putting 10 q hundred
Inn stamp ndfii. Thu ore g low ssade
hut there y such : yast body Of Il tina,
saA am nislsas snsss 8 .lasss' soals;
i5isas iaS6ts sah bs dsfavsa nom ID \
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
.0ASIse sRssR

Despite the fact that the Castle creak
Gold Mining company but few
months ago received . ser,oua setback
by the destruction 81 81 compressor.
plenA engine house sssd the damage on
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07

raak Hnii who was down from the
School Girl claim during the week says
.thatsthe samples taken from the bot
tom Of the shaft after the assessment
work had been completed in the same;
gave aa average 81 ss2.s0 ia gold 10
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07

The Extreme Mining company is
pushing the work on the London min
ME May) with force of eighteen men.
Excavating for mill has begun and
the machinery is all on the ground and
ready to put in place. Drifting from
the bottom of the main shaft and cross
cutting toward the east Is under way.
The shaft is 60 feet deep, has been in
ore all the way from the surface, ex-
cept twelve feet at the top and is still
In good ore at the bottom. The mill
and the mine are about on level and
a tramway will be erected across the
gulch to connect them. The site seems
we'll chosen and everything thus far
points to a success.
Mr.. w. S. Wilker, from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, was in Custer the greater
part of last week, that is when he was
not at the mine. Mr.. Wilker is a heavy
stakeholder in the North Star and came
out to take look at the property. He
expressed himse.l we'll pleased with
what he saw and took back with him
some very rich ore from the various
workings. He made the statement that
Mr.. Shenk, who is one of the largest
stockholders in the property, was over
in Europe where he took some ore to
be tested by chemists at the works at
Swansea in order to ascertain the
proper process to treat the ore from
the mine. We regard this as very in
telligent move.-Chronicle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07

the ton of rock. The hanging wall
gave assay returns of over two dollars
in gold. The ledge is fully three feet
in width.-Mining News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
CLEANING VELVET.

BY a very simple means one can
renovate yards of velvet. without the
least strain on the temper.
IL you possess n chatting dish. YOU
emily have TO light the newly filed
blazer and place over 1t the hot water
pan filed with boiling water from tho
teakettle. BY this means "A continuous
supply of steam is secured
II one has not chatting dish. tiny
gas and oil stoves are 10 be purchased
for a few cents. One has only 10 light
one OF them and place a shallow pan
OF boiling water upon Il TO obtain the
steam
Spread a newspaper on a table. sec
the lamp or stove on 1t. and lay out the
pieces of velvet 10 be renovated.
Before commencing work. brush the
velvet. An ordinary whisk broom is
too harsh and viii scratch q delicate
material All spots should be entirely
cleaned with gasoline. and when this IS
dry and the velvet thoroughly shaken
il should be held over the steam until
all the marks disappear and the sur
face of the velvet is al the same This
wrong side OF the velvet Is held toward
the steam, but not close enough "a
molsten or wet the goods.
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Saratoga Springs.
HOW TO USE PERFUMERy.

TO nave your writing paper, whether
note or letter size, or plain business
like pad, carry with it a breath of
dainty sweetness, you must keep it in
tightly closed boxes in which are little
packets of orris powder. Your bureau
drawers will be perfumed, and the per-
fume will creep into your handkerchiefs
and ribbons and your Undertaking if
you Will line the bottom of the drawers
with tissue paper; sprinkle this with
powdered orris, and lay sheet of tissue
paper above ii. A prettier way is to
make sachet the exact size of your
drawer by quilting orris powder be-
tween folds of china silk. Little bags
of silk filled with orris and kept in the
pockets of your gowns will give them
a very delicate fragrance.
A pronounced perfume is vulgar. You
must have merely a suggestion of it
a whiff-gone in a breath, not a coarse
heavy odor which makes your friends
think of musk or patchouli. Perfume
poured from a bottle is apt to scent
a handkerchief too strongly to please
a fastidious taste. You may use your
cologne or your violet essence. a few
drops at time, in the water in which
you battle or you may finish your
toilet by wetting your hands with a
tiny drop or two of your favorite per
fume. Liquid perfumes must be used
sparingly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

Atlantic. then James t. Fields. accept
ed several more OF her stories. Mr..
Fields paid for each one. but when the
series was ended he sent the young
author a check for $50 additional. say
ing ne really did not think ne had paid
her enough for them in the first place
Imagine such ching happening to .
magazine writer nowadays, This was
the beginning OF life OF such intense
and varied literary activity that il
has scarcely been equale6 in America
or elsewhere. and It still continues. Mrs.
D.sz became a contributor 10 the lead
ing magazines and writer of books.
She had a sense of hunor which made
her books delightful. especially those
for young people. The best known OF
these IS probably The William Henry
Letters. Others are King Lily and
Rosebud . The Cats Arabian Nighta.-
Lucy Maria" "Bybury to Beacon
Street and Only a Flock OF Women
have seen a list OF twenty-five books.
besides = number OF pamphlets. OF
which Mrs. dag is author.
After awhile. besides writing. she
began speaking and lecturlng. always
for the upbuilding OF the perfect race.
for peace and human brotherhood. for
arbitration instead of war. for equal
rights for women. for child culture as
the basis OF good citizenship. The We
mems Educational and Industrial
Union OF Boston is now a ffourishsnr
and powerful organization. That Il Is
SO IS greatly due 10 Abby Morton Dsax.
She worked for il. fairly carried il apen
her shoulders in its early DAYS. She
was its president for twelve years. No
woman has done more for her own sex
than Mrs. Diaz. She says. The eieva-
the race"
Like all New England women Of tho
old stock. Mrs Diaz is a perfect house.
keeper. consequently profoundly inter
Fsted in household economies. Her
book. Domestic Problems" has solved
these for many a perplexed woman.
There is not space here 10 mention half
or quarter of her achievements. A lie
built up thus of good deeds must be a
pleasant vista TO look back upon. Mrs.
Diaz could not have accomplished half
so much If she had rot had magnsffcent
vitality. She has IL still She knows
how to conserve IL. Whatever her hand
found TO do she has done with her
might. and the summing up is great.
Always. too. she has continued learn
ing as she went along. topping of with
what perhaps she considers the grand
est lesson OF all. as expressed i'm i re-
cent private letter from her; Thought
moves the world
KATHERINE BLADES
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

course the other class, and 1 sometimes
think they who belong to it are the only
ones who really know the true meaning
of life
In every hotel there is knot of COS
sips-that goes without saying. But in.
one hotel there is an arch gossip. ?
chief priesteSs. as il were. She certain
~ knows everything that transpires
but l was in ignorance of some of her
methods until the other day. l wa
conversing with old Greatrox in
secluded corner Of the piazza Just IL
front of the long French windows open-
ing out Of the ballroom. IL being late
afternoon, shutters were closed and
fastened 10 keep the room cool for
the evening. AS I had Just walked
through IL naturally supposed il to be
deserted. Well. GreatroN was lust in
the prOcesssof tellins me the story of
his life when there was a rending rim
ping. crashing sound directly behind us
and 10 and behold. out through the
French shutters. which parted very
suddenly was propelled a red faced.
terrified woman, and she was only
saved from landing on the floor by the
interpcsition OF Greatrox's arm. which
ne calamity extended. Like a fash the
situation burst upon me. She had been
listening behind the shutters. leaning
against chair This had suddenly
slipped on the CLASSY floor and she had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
A PLEASANT WAY OF EARNING
MONEY.

Now that pictorial advertisements
are all the rage. certain people who are
not afraid OF facing the camera are
making quite "A pleasant amount OF
pocket money by sitting TO draw atten-
ton 10 the wares OF certain firms.
There is an actor who has. or had. an
agreement with a certain firm Of pho
tographers. which practically amounted
20 a regular salary. giving them tho
call on his services for such purposes
The humorous part OF the proceeding Is.
however. that whenever his friends
have seen the likeness they have been
struck by its resemblance. but he has
always denied the soft impeachment
Everybody has a double. we know. and
so IL must be this actors double A
certain quaint advertisement is strik-
ingly like another actor celebrated for
his lack Of beauty, and though chs
would not like to say that IL Is ne one
may have suspicious all the same.
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convictions. New England climate
and pilgrim father ancestry. She is
descended from George Morton, who
came over in the Mayfiower and wrote
the first book concerning the Massachu-
sets colony's history. George Morton S
son Nathaniel was secretary Of the
colony of Massachusetts Bay for forty
years, and he, too. wrote history. the
New England Memorial" AS show
ing the lamentable lack of new woman
ideas in those days. however. it may
be mentioned that this Nathaniel who
wrote history did not teach his own
daughter 10 write, and she affixed her
mark instead of her name TO legal doc
uments still extant. Never mind. Her
great grandniece. Abby. has written
enough to make up for all that she
did not do in this line.
The material and outward improve
ment Of the human race primarily
through the recognition and develop
ment Of the mental and spiritual man
within is the keynote of Abby Morton
Diaz's latter day labor. The drawing 70
this work is an inherited development
of the old time New England religious
enthusiasm. transmitted through her
father. Ichabod Morton. How strange
the old Puritan names sound now,
The Morton family settled in Plym-
outh town and remained there. Ich-
abod. father Of AbSy, was a skilled
shipbuilder. so bTainy and clever that
he superintendent the construction OF
a brig when ne was only nineteen A
famous future Was before him ID those
days when American wooden merchant
ships ruled the seas Ichabod went 70
Boston or business and took a room in
a boarding house. One night he walked
and found that boarding house room
like the room Of Abou Ben Adhem-
filled with a light making II rich and
like a liiy IN bloom" IchabOd Morton
believed. his daughter believes. that 4
vas a supernatural Illumination. At
the same time there came to him TIE
impression that be vas 10 work 20
more for mere worldly wealth. ouf
thereafter for the realization q the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
Judgment In Dress.

Certainly a little taste goes a long
way, and it is not always the girl with
the most money who is best dressed.
But the girl with the small income must
think it all out must plan beforehand.
Or else she win be grievously left. 1t
Is the mistakes a girl makes which eat
up her income. With a couple of linen
gowns, two or three muslins and last
years lace robe fixed over, a girl can
make quite an attractive appearance,
provided the gowns are up to date and
she has a hat which will go with each
of them, for hats play a very i'm
portant part, as they are worn even
into the hotel dining room for dinner
and are frequently kept on during the
whole evening. Let us suppose that the
girl has a pink muslin gown, a pale
blue and a grass linen or pongee. With
the pink dress she viii wear a hat of
sunburned straw trimmed with pink
roses and their foliage, with the pale
blue a white shape simply trimmed
with a white feather, and this also can
be utilized for the lace dress. while as
for the ecru that may be worn either
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

Added to the love of progress and re-
form movements in her case was a
practically that enabled her to take
hold of things with hands as well as
with head and heart She was emil
nently the New England woman who
could do anything. In a sketch Of
Mrs. Diaz in the Womans Journal
Alice Stone Blackwell mentions how In
the acquisition of practical knowledge
she picked up everything that came
along" So. with her two sons tc pro-
vide for, she taught school: she gave
singing and dancing lessons; when
nothing else offered she went out
nursing; she wrote plays for Christ
mas and other entertainments and her
self was both stage manager and lead
ing lady in the performances.
At last Abby Morton Diaz began to
write, urged by an appreciative cousin.
Edwin Morton. Old readers of the At
lantic Monthly viii recall. printed in It's
pages years ago, an idyliic love story,
Pink and Blue" Talk of your short
story writer's.
Pink and Blue was Mrs. Diaz.s first
story. 1t was accepted, though she did
not expect it to be. The editor OF the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
CARE OF THE NECK.

The neck often shows signs of age
much sooner than it should. The man.
ner of modern civilized dress is
responsible for this. The causes
which contribute to the destruction of
the neck's beauty are many. but the
principal are the stiff, starched collars
which came into vogue with blouses.
and the high necked street and house
gowns which many women of TODAY
wear. Our grandmothers, who never
covered their threats except to protect
them from the cold when out of doors
and then only wore a loose scarf or
something of the same nature. which
did not compress the veins and mark
the skin, had, as rule. far more beau
tiful necks than any of US. Day after
day the modern woman wears from
the time she gets UP till she dresses for
dinner or goes 10 bed high. straight
band about her throat. This induces an
unhealthy amount of PRESENTATION
Good advice for any girl who would
keep her throat beautiful is to have all
her house gowns made without collars
and 10 wear soft stocks of ribbon or
lace
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

that I've said and here I've been talk
ing for half an hour" Well. said the
poncerins professor. who could be
lieve II? You seem Just as fresh as
when yoa started
The reputation Of giving a good din
ner Is q golden one Those who Go thar
VIII not have 10 so into the highroad
for guests
TO Keep palms green and fresh look
ing and remove the dusty and faded
appearance Of the leaves wipe each
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
BLACK SILK SKIRT AND SILK MATINEE JACKET.

Also she may walk with ary Craftsman
staying n the house where are - visit
Ing
Give advice 20 ofheTE y yo1 AL. DEf
take an o-ccas3onai 5oss % 20 y0sEraet<
TIE rT0rsen % salem. Or. haFs oF-
xauized the Marion sfsEare Improve
mems league 80 raise usD1ey 81 .En.
grove ard he2HEify Harion square
~ al other parties the bsss shoaid
rake himself EErNSahis. tszt she host
ess II paramount ~ finneT toe hos1
Is a 1soss trnpSTtaaf reTsor.age
Al lncrezsszE number CO las;ies arr
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perfect human race on earth. A vision
was given 10 him of our world as it
would be under the reign OF human
brotherhood"
think there was q Presence, :"
writes his daughter-
Inenceforward Ichabod Morton de-
voted only so much time as was neces-
saTy 10 material tasks and gave him.
self to the working out of the ideals
foreshadowed in his vision. Whatever
promised 10 make the race wiser, Just
er, handsomer and happier-education
liberty, brotheriy love, vet above all
brotherly Iove-this was what Abhv
Morton's father pursued for the rest
of his life He imbued the little girl
with his spirit. took her with him TO
meetings. taught her the meaning of
advanced public movements AT an age
when most girls are playing with dolls.
In her childhood at one time she did
without butter TO save 12IIs cents a week
to contribute to philanthropic fund.
That is partly how il happens that
Abby Morton Diaz is what she is.