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pa,lantry was witnessed by Generals Lee
and jackson. an account OF when as
given by Henderson. and Is worth re-
beating. BURNSIDE had pushed his grand
army across the Rappahannock at frea-
ericlssburg, while Lee commanded tue
Confederate army along the heights, south
OF the city. About Q o'clock the sun shone
out with almost September warmth. draw
ing lin in the mist which MD the opposing
armies. and as tho dense white folds
dissolved and rolled away, the Confed-
crates saw the low plane beneath them
dark with more than $4,000 foes Whiie
Franklin with $1,000 men and Jig guns,
was moving against Stonewall Jackson.
Sumner was moving with 10000 to attack
I,ongstreet. Upon the Stafford heights
where the reserves were posted. a great
storm of shot and shell burst upon the
sConfederates. For once, says Dabney, war
unmasl1ed its terrible proportions with
a distinctness hitherto unknown in the
forest-clad landscapes of America. and
the plain of Fredericksburg presented a
panorama that was dreadful in Its
grandeur.
1t was then that Longstreet, to whose
sturdy heart the approach Of battle seem
ed always welcome. said to General Jack.
SON. General. do not all those mutt
tudes of Tederals brighten you? We shall
very soon see whether I shall not frighten
them; and with this given reply the
commander of the Second Corps rode
back to meet Franklin's onset. On they
came In beautiful order as though they
were on parade. their bayoncts gilt.
tering In the bright sunlight" Captain
Pelham, commanding Stuart's horse artil-
lery, had galloped forward by Jackson
order, with his two r1fed guns. and es.
corted by dismounted squadron, had
come into action on the Federal flank
so telling was his fire that the leading
brigade wavered and gave ground: and
though Meade quickly brought up ms
guns and placed his Third Brigade en-
potence in support. he was unable to con-
tjnue his forward movement until he had
brushed away his audacious antagonist.
/ I1or more than halfs;an hour Pelham de-
fed their efforts. and for that space OF
time arrested the advance OF Meade
$500 infantry.
This is the boy hero. "our young Mar
celIus." Pelham. as called by John Estcn
Cook in his "Surry OF Eagles Nest" Al
ter the battle went into my unces
residence on Main Street and witnessed
the great destruction to his home; the
brick walls We're filled with holes on
the Stafford side made by cannon balls
lpfrom the enelnys guns. The parlor had
| been used as an amputating room. Many
| limbs had been removed by the sur
4 geonis knife. and left. ~ was told piled
in the center Of tile room. The furniture
had been destroyed, and the old portraits
were punctured by bayoncts. 4 great
many of the best houses of the old towr
were ruined. having been filled with
wounded and dying Federals. BURNSIDE
1 slost In the battle 12.647 The Confederate
loss was 1900, out of less than 10000 &C.
tually engaged. My men, said jackson
''sometimes fail to drive the enemy from
his position, but to hold one, never"
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| provoke a mans wrath as the conduct OF
| n ihalky mule. I have been i'll a great
niany close places. but somehow or other
| I always came out right side up with care.
tIhe following amusing Incident occurred
as we were falling back from the Poto-
mao towards the Rapdnn some tlfne
during tho fall of 1853 The roads We're
IN a dreadful condition., cut up by army
wntrons, Rain had been falling steadily
for two days, and X was still raining
as VIC bivouacked on the ROADSIDE. +
was with General IVickllaIn-.lhs courier.
The Generals tent was pitched on q
sIlght elevation only n few rods from
the main road. My fly tent was only
a few feet from his. After eating piece
OF fat meat Gnd a hard tack. pulled
off my wet boots. crawled under my
tent and dropped asleep. Some time dur
Mig the night heard an AWFUL Drawing or
mules. accompanied by cursing and ostlls
from the driver of the team. 1t seems
that the team had stalled-stlck IN the
mud Just opposite General Wickham's
tent Tho General was of course, RW'als-
ened nv the unusual noise and confusion.
Polsing his head out OF his tent, he yelled
at the top OF his voice, Corporal OF the
guard" and repeated 1t several times.
calling me by name.
In the meantime. with fear and trer-
bling. was making strenuous efforts
to DUH on those HdOS-EOH WEI fpuots'. Lio
yelled again. got on one. and ran out
in that condition. and said, Yes, sir;
here j am, General"
He said Go and tell that - team
ster to stop cursing and whipping those
mules"
i delivered the Generals message In
commanding tone. when the teamster
replied In a gruff voice: Tell that man
to 20 to ---."
1T Is needless to say that the man and
his team did not remain In that mud
hole long after General Wickham was
done with him.
The General owned two excellent bay
horses. One was tall. fine looking
horse: the other was a little bit sway
backed, Sbut n fine traveller. and seemed
to be his favorlte horse.
THE NUMBER OF MILITARY I'm
GAGEMENTS.
Now, 1t may be OF interest to many OF
your readers to know something about
the number of engagements, skirmishes
and battles fought on the soil of tho
Southern States. The following tables
will show II
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THE FLAG or. OUR COUNTRY,
FLAG-DAY JUNE I4Il1, 1908.
By Harry EHard.

Upon thy brow, my country.
Rests The crown of liberty.
Won by the suffering. of the sons
Who made a nation free,
Blood bought hayeNheen the blessings
Gained us by valours might.
,Who brought The dawn from night.
Thy vlne-clad, fruitful SUBMITS
Glow with vintage rich and rare,
Thy bounteous hand doth share.
THE oppressed off every nation
Find IN thee u refuge sure,
And the laws with Justice blended
Forever shall endure.
Then loyal to our duty,
We gladly bend the knee
TO the flag that waves above Us,
The emblem OF tho free.
Cincinnati. ..
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HAVE DECORATION FOR
MOTHERS OF FAMILIES
(Speclal Gable to The Times-Dispatch.
Copyright 1909

Especial Gable to The Iimes-Dispatch.
Copyright. 1909
PARIS, June l3.--France is to have YET
another decoration. namely. one for the
mothers OF families This makes nine dec
oratiens which The Republic
These are the Legion Of Honor. tne NIL,
merit. the medal for faithful old work,
men, the medal for promoting mutual aid
organizations. The medal for teachers ala
the medal for saying life.
Now Senator plot has asked the Prime
Minister 10 decorate mothers lie gives
as a reason that the danger OF depopulaT
the Senator would give red ribbon
and i cross 10 all women VINO raise iaTse
families, rho French are the in9st Dr.,
rlhhoned and decorated people ~ Iae
, World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Ditch Problem.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sr.-Two men cut a ditch 100 yards
long, for which they receive 500. One
man cuts, for sl.3 per yard. the o,n ,Gs
did each cut to receive $50 apiece
s0v ec2-a.
's.75
$50 -
SIPS Il
whose sum is JOG 2-S yards. But the whole
number OF yards is 100 yards. not JOG 20
The problem cannot be worked; There
are 3 independent conditions, which can
not be satisfied In general by Two nm
known quantities.
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States bordering on the Atlantic, growing
under the surface OF the ground Ike the
trufie In Europe. But how 1t came to %
associated with the Inhabitants OF ride-
water Virginia, we do not know. Perhaps
some Times Dispatch reader can Efve u
the traditions on the subject
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

nliscellanies. Paris, 1891, Is a list in evil
dcnce. containing among others. the
names Of Laura. Diana OF Poictiers. IclIz.
taneth. Gabrielle d 'Estrees. Seirgne. Main
more natural to regard the February
planets as hostile 70 the. sex from the
we'll Httested fact that In that month
women. arc obliged to talt less than In
any other
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
The Fifteenth Powers 5Finished.


The following is continued from last
Sundays issue to show the immense
work saved by Mr.. Robert Csordon.s
formula. This formula for the fifteenth
powers is gotten. as explained before.
beginning with . sums Of the
first powers OF the consecutive numbers;
the denominator OF each formula is equal
TO ] more than the power; the CO.
efficient Of first terms Is !; OF the second
terms i, Is. 2. 2.5 &C.; the sum OF the
co-efticient liz equal to j, after dividing
| by the denomination. but IL not equal to
IA we add or subtract come number to
| make it equal to ]. which number Is the
last term; then the co-efticients OF the
third terms arc: I. the last
tlt1.1 " t, "a ><t4.a--til, tiixta-B-tlll,
8 q
Sc; and so for the fourth terms, fifth
terms. &c, We will add that the denorn-
inators of the last terms are taken so
as to secure whole number:
Sum of fifteenth powers OF first 10
numbers
tnls s sn'' 100 n'' + on''-1sgo MI ! onn
6 30
| + soos no i on'- 12s7o rs i on ! SOS NJ
AZ 80 1872
2l0
= Sum Of 18th powers. sny n-1o
1OOOOOOO00O0O000O
| 5000
! 1000
! 19O666f66sG66;
| GO66666H6s
| 1000
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
= 6Q70a57 277;1s33aai As sum of the-terms,
Northumberland
| is
- 1246324si68796a5
= sum of l5thpowers Of first 10 numbers.
Now. in the ordinary way we get
1i542l5 2la4.4l'd 5a-t f7iafSl5 9l5+ loi6
s. sum of 10Th powers.
] but with the formula we get ONLY ONE
! power in tile ordinary way. and In get
ting it. get the first power Of n, second
power Of II, &c. and multiply each by
| its co-eiiicient In the formula But we
/, have to get only half of these powers. as
4 the co-efficients Of half Of the terms ale
/ pis.
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lIS6ex, N. ",
an Virginia. in the olden times, the
terms Indicated by our correspondent
were used to some extent, but outside Of
the State they were and are well7nigh un-
known.
AS WE have said. the Yirgnian has no
well -known nickname. unless II be Vt.
II. "" OF late years, that has been Used
to some extent, rather jocuarly than 9TH
We doubt If the origin of "Tuckahoe"
is correctly described by our correspond
ent. There has been much controversy
on the subject, but this explanation given
in her inquiry is not among those ttaat
have been received as most probable
"Cohee" is said to have sprung from
the custom OF the mountain ana valley
men using repeatedly in conversation tlle
words "qtoth he" which they clipped SO
as sometimes to leave the impression
that they said 'cohee.'f 1t is probable,
therefore, that "cohee" Is "a corruption OF
,-'qu9th he
fying bread, and II Il; also, the name of
q curious vegetable sof the southern
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Confederate zoins.

Editor of The Times Disptach:
Sir-Kindiy state in your paper what
coins. Il airy. were issued by the Conted.
crate States OF America between 1861 and
1865. Ny information has been that there
were no coins fnintcd by the G. s. A., but
have recently come into possession OF
one the size o ia ten cent piece, dated
Manassas July q, 1851. on one side: G,
n Beauregard. B. G. Gen'l. e. S. A.. on
the other. Any information regarding
the above VIII be appreciated.
Glen Allen, Va.
Five silver coins Of the determination
OF Fifty cents were coined by Tho Con-
federate government at the mint in New
Orleans. No other coins were made.
Duplicates of these have been made IN
silver and nickel. The piece our corre-
spondent has, was no doubt a medal
commemorative of tho battle OF Bun
Run. made by private persons.
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A MILITARY EXECUTION

Copy of Soldiers Letter Describing
an Execution.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch
Sir.-I send you a copy OF an old letter
written by myself June %, 1868, at the
historic town of Chambersburg, Pa, only
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

monogram an the term fairy" was
written iifty(y ago by Thomas Height
ley he disngYahsa Eaglssa a antiq y an
don. III lis full and satisfactory, and -
Generally considered a model for work
OF its sort ! disposes OF many SUE
made as to the derivation ofIhe english
ierm. and, with great show Of reason, DE-
clares for the Latin noun iatum N us u
Keightley's conclusion Is practically aN-
knowledged by the greatest of recent ety.
mologists-St ormontli,
There seems 70 have been once an idea
thai u disproporilenatcly large number
Of distinguished Women had died m the
month OF April. In the Able Mofets
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SjsterandI I,

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-You published some time last fali
,afpoem called Sister and l." 1t began:
I'VE were hunting for winter-green oer-
ries.
One May-day. long ago.
WI x. ~ please publish 1t again. as l
am " anxious TO get II:
Unison. Va.
All right; let some one send US a copy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
nFairy" and April and Women.

Editor of The Tmes-D ispatcn:
Eir,-Can you tell me where %lil llia =
really satisfactory discussion OF he'Wold
Iaily?'F The suggestion OF derivation iIi
the Century is feeble at best: Please tell
me also why 1t Is that April Us SAID 70
be fatal To women.
Respectfully,
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SUBSCRIBER
pnads w

School houses are owned by tho dis
tricts not by the county. There is no
law forbidding a teacher to live with his
family In a public school house during
@pacation, provided the trus tees Of the dis
Strict grant him permission TO do go.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

We very much doubt II orr Georgia
Virginia friend is correct in ascrbine
the song Who Struck Billy Patterson? to
the war period. Didn't 1t antedate that
-period Editor Confederate Column.
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use Of School Building as Dwelling.

Editor of The Times Dlspat ch: ,. !,
Sir,-EWiIl you kindly inform me II II
is lawful for a school teacher J, and his p.
ing vacation, the house belonging to the
county; il 80, who has the right to allow
him to do so?
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RIyer,,nont. Va,

The person in whose name the land
stands on the deed-boolss of tho county
must pay the tax, Usually there Is an
arrangement between buyer and seller
Inv which the seller pays up to the date
,of the sale, and the buyer pays for the
rest OF the year, but the collecting Of
ficers arc entitled to look to the person
in whose name the property stands for
the payment of the taxes. but We repeat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Taxes on Land S old.

ICditor of The Times Dispatoll;
Slr,--For the benefit Of myself and 9TH
eIs, please answer the following:
a buys a tract Of land from Is on one.
two and three years time and gives In
4tarest-bearing notes fol, said payments.
81 holds right until said notes are PAID.
or b? Please answer and ohlige
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2OO0l Dil7273;}i7333l
= 6Q7oa577 la77aa3aai sum of the-terms.
974ll977(2O74OOO
Nickname for Virginians.

Editor of The Times Dlspatch:
ssir.--I have noticed your reply to the
question Whetals. the Hirsn Ia have a,a
eastern Nirginians are called Tuckahoes
and the west Yirginians are Coheens, The
origin OF the former name is said to pe
4 man was arrested for stealing hoo
and he said that he did not steal IT. he
only Tuck 1t,
Respectfully.
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John Randolph Graves.

Editor of Tie Times Dispatch:
sir.--1 seen in the Charlotte lN.o2 Oh.
server of sunday. the 2ith sanstaht, a
{ tie he historical points. In which ne states
he had made visit to The, Riehmo ,, no
crave al John Randolph The general
irn is that. according to inpera..
tive clause in his wlll he was buried at
the foot OF tall tree at the gate N
marks his resting place.
The property Is. or was a few years
ago. in the hands OF the Mcihali ram.
lily. The correspondence alluded 10 has
a Raleigh date line. and Is signed y.
Cannot you put this history straight
and obilse =,
Durham, n. c.. MAY 18th.
John Randolph is buried in HOLLYWOOD.
His remains were moved here sons
years ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Recines for Home Made Wine.

Editor of The Times-I Dispatch:
Slr,-Please publish a recipe, for max
Ing 1unfermented wine, and obligc
Mono. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Editor of The Times Dspatch:
Slr,--Will you please give ~ recipe Tor
making wines of tomatoes. uewberry and
SUBSCRIBER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

sir.-Kindly describe the boomerang
and obllge commencement
The boomerang Is a very singular miss
,sIle weapon used by the natives of AUS
gtrala 1t is made of hard wood, usually
from twenty to thirty. inches In length.
from two to three inches wide and mar
or tlroe-ouarter of an inch thick, 1T -
curved or bent in the middle at an ans
gle of from one hundred degrees to one
hundred and forty degrees. When thrown
from the hand with Quick rotary mos
ton 1t describes very remarkable curves
according to the shape of the instruHens
and the manner of thrownnE IT, otteh
moving nearly horizontally q long dis-
tanoe then curvlng upward to a consld.
cradle height. and finally taking ret'
rograde direction, 30 as to fall near mo
MA CO from which 1t was thrown, OF even
very far in the rear of 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

we should he very much Obliged if one
of our readers would furnish us with
any one or all OF the recipes here asked
for.
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The following is continued from last
Sundays issue to show the immense
work saved by Mr.. Robert Gordon.s
formula. This formula for the fifteenth
powers is gotten. as explained before.
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nFrom one who wore the Blue

M ---------
In speaking of poems am reminded
OF war songs. Those cheerful sonss
We're often a solace to the weary soldier
as he wendell his way into the jaws of
death Among those sung in camp and
on the march was a verse from the fol-
lowing one, which 7 have never seen in
print nor have l heard 1T sung since the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
The Boomerang.

Editor OF The Times Disptach:
Sir.-Kindly describe the boomerang
and oblge n,pEp
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few DAYS beforo the battle Of Gettys-

"a few days before the battle OF Gettys-
burg. ~
Oo Va.
1--WE find that nothing we publish is of
more interest TO our readers than copies
OF letters that were written from the
camps to friends at home. Here is the
ono mentioned above.--EditorD
Camp of Pckettis Division,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
FEDERATION DAY.
To Be Celebrated In Grand
Style AT Granite, June I3.

The Alamo branch Of the Wetsern
Federation Of miners will celebrate
Federation Day, June 13, at Granite.
The following interesting program
sh ows the substantial prizes that are
hung up:
Double hand drilling contest,
first prize, sl25.
Second prize, providing more than
two teams enter, $50.
Single hand drilling contest, $50.
Tug-O'-War, eight men on side,
$50.
Mems foot race, 100 yards, 80.
Girls foot race, under twelve
years Of age, 40 yards, first prize,
%. Second prize, %.
Boys foot race, under fifteen years
Of age, so yards, arst prize, %.
Second prize, %.
Potato race, for girls and boys
uunder fifteen years Of age, first
prize, %. Second prize, %.
Flag drill, by ten children under
fifteen years Of age, prize to be
distributed, $40.
No one can contest in the drilling
prizes except members Of the
federation.
Addresses are to be delivered by
prominent members Of tn Union and
other citizens, and a grand ball
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
Investors Arrive.

A party Of Grand Rapids capital
lists composed Of DIR. r. ID. Bradheld,
George N. Davis, A. b. Richmond
and A. s. Richmond, arrived In the
city today, and In company with +.
V. Taylor, manager of the Grand
Rapids branch Of the Killlen, Wraner,
Stewart company, drove out to some
Of the Cracker Creek properties this
afternoon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE ,. ,s,S.-NoIiCH poR
PUBLICATION.
United States Land Once.
La Grande. Oregon. June .. i9s


La Grande. Oregon. June .. i9os
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with IN
provisions Of the act Of congress Of June B. 1875.
titled IAN act for the sale Of timber LANDS In the state
OF California. Oregon. Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory. extended 10 all the Public Land states by
act Of August 4. IS9s.
CHAS. W WILBOURk.
OF Baker City. county Of Baker. state Of Oregon. has
this day filed In this Office his sworn statement No.
s,6I Tor the purchase Of the . y Sc Y Sec
No, 70. ne Hne x OF section No: o,
In township No. ? south. range No. - W
N. and will offer proof to show that the land
sought Is valuable for It's timber or stone than
Tor agricultural purposes. and 10 establish his claim TO
said land before A. Il. Combs Jr. County Clerk.
at Baker City. Oregon. on Tuesday. the 18th day
OF August, 1901
He names as witnesses: Jas. Mitchell. Of Baker
City. Oregon; Orin Paine. Joe Henner. and John
O'Bryant, Of Halnes. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this office on before said 18Th day Of August 1904.
L. W. BARTLETT. Register.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
Return From Idaho.

j. A. Mclaughlin, secretary Of
the Killlen, Warner, Stewart COM
pany, and II. A. Reese, both Of
Lincoln, Nebraska, returned today
from a successful mining trip to
Silver City, Idaho. They are going
to visit the Cracker Creeke and Red
Boy districts, and will probably
return to Lincoln the first Of the
week.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
Married.

E. F. Warner, Of the Killen,
Warner, Stewart company, of Nil.
waukee, and Miss Jennie Bell
Hamilton, Of Clinton, Wisconsin,
were married May 20. Mr.. Warner
was formerly a resident of Sumpter
before he took charge of the firm 8
Milwaukee branch.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03

Mayor G. H. McCollloch, and r.
L. Neill will leave tomorrow to
attend the state meeting Of the
Fraternal order of Eagles to be held
at Dalles the 5th and 9th, as dele
gates from the Sumpter lodge. One
of the objects Of the meeting is to
instruct delegates to the National
convention to be held at Tammany
Hail, New York City, September 9.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03

1t Is probable that Mayor McColloch
will be the delegate fom here to
the convention. Before returning
from the present trip, he will spend
a week which his family In Portland.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
Social Event.

The Young Mems Social club
gave very enjoyable dance at tho
Ellis Opera house Saturday evening.
About thirty couples were there.
Misses Hurt, Spaulding and Van
Duyn rendered literary and musical
selections.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
AUBURN PLACERS.
Machinery Started, and Bedrock Will
Probably be Reached 10 Fifty Feet.


j. E. Reed, superintendent Of the
Auburn Deep Mining company,
operating the Auburn placers, was
in the city this week making up his
pay roll.
The new hoistng machinery was
started up last week and Is now In
full operation. Superintendent
Reed states that the shaft Is down
100 feet, having cut through the web
foot or false bedrock formation and
he expects to reach true bedrock
within the next fifty feet. The
webfoot showed rich values during
the early placer days, and 1t Is
argued that II the period Of enrich
ment prior to the webfoot, which Is
sort Of volcanic mud impervious to
the infiltration Of placer gold, was
equal to the subsequent period, great
values may be expected.