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one bloody knife. After much consid-
GRAFTON he had made a knife that has
been the model and pattern for all the
real bowie knives that have ever had
the sanction OF their originator.
In 1885 Bowie sold his Louisiana
property and went to Texas. The Lone
Star State was In the throes of a
bloody revolution. The gallant resist
ance of the Texans SO exasperated Cen
eral Santa Anna, who was chief In com
mand Of the Mexican forces, that he
swore he would take no more prison
ers. When Bowie arrived in Texas and
offered his services to the young re
public he was Mt once made colonel
Of rifiemen In the army of Texas.
In January, 1886. Colonel Bowie was
ordered to San Antonio de Bexar to
assist In holding that place against
Santa Annals coming forces. The siege
ran along until March, when San An
tonic, trusting in the pledged word of
honor Of Santa Anna, with starved
out garrison, surrendered. A general
massacre. took place. Travis, Crockett
and Bowie were murdered In cold
blood, q stain on General Annals mem
org that time can never blot out Colo
mel Bowie was badly wounded three
times and was In a room OF the main
work Of the place called the Alamo.
He opposed the surrender as long as
was possible.
He was lying on his bed when he
heard the triumphant Mexicans COM
ing In. It was the first hint he had
had of the surrender He knew that
his life was ended. He could, however,
move about a little. The instant the
Mexicans came into the room they be-
gan shooting at him. He grasped his
knife and leaped among them like an
enraged tiger. and when the firing end
ed six Of his enemies had crossed the
Styx with James Bowie and gone with
him to the shades.-Houston Post.
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THE BIRDS SONG.
It IL Produced by Q Unique Voice
Organ I'm the Syrinx.

-
Il IL Produced by . Unique Voice
Organ I'm the Syrinx.
Birds have no vocal chords I'm the
larynx. but they possess a unique voice
organ in the syrinx, which is provided
with what are really vocal chords of a
very effective and complicated kind
This ~ayrinx lies in the lower part of
the Windpipe and the upper part Of the
branching brOnchi, but varies much in
its exact position and details of struc-
ture I'm different birds.
Briefly 1t consists of varying num-
Der OF muscles, as many as from FIVE
to seven being found in the best song
eters, attached to folds of membrane
and the bony half rings, which at this
part of the throat form a sort OF en-
larged Adams apple.
Distinctness OF the several muscles
and the mode OF their insertion indi-
cate a birds musical capability. The
syriux Of the skylark and nightingale,
for instance, Is a marvel of adjusted
muscle and membrane, while, on the
other hand, the ostrich and some vul-
lures have no voice organ, the pigeon
has but little to show, and the common
fowl has no muscles to modulate its
cry tag-
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Cattle show tomorrow.
Stafford has voted by over 100 ma
jority against license.
@. N. Duncan has opened q boot
and shoe shop in the rear of Eaton q
Pinney's store at Staffordville.
Samuel Rockwell is clearing up the
old Union House site, preparatory "a
the erection of his new business block.
CIV. Beckwith has moved his hand
card works TO the building formerly
occupied by the Stafford Gard compa-
ny.
Through +. @. Writings real es-
tate agency at Holyoke. Mass, Brown
Bros. of Stafford Hollow have made
exchange with L. HI. Ayers of HoI-
yoke, of their store building and stock
of goods, and also Of o. r. Browns
residence for real estate in Holyoke.
James r. Brooks residence ON
Grown street was burglarized on Mon
day night, and clothing and $50 in
money taken from Mr.. Brooks sleep
ing room. He was intending to leave
home for some weeks absence ON Tues
day morning, and had stated such an
intention in public ON election night,
quite possibly in the presence Of the
thief.
The selectmen's report shows that
the town expenses for the year have
been $22, $50. 26, divided as follows
Highways, 81, 2s1. Sc; miscellaneous,
81, 963. IS; paupers, 81, 1877; educa-
tional, $5, 1898 interest, $3,972.-
ia. The Indebtedness of the town is
stated to be $72, $50. 81, which is re-
duced by cash in the treasury and
other assets to $64, 527.26.
The following town officers were
elected on Monday: Assessors, A. ID.
Cady, J. +. Chamberlain, George Pat.
ten, Epaphro D. Dimmick; board of
relief, Ebenezer Colburn, r. 8. Bee.
be, David E. Wilton; selectmen, Mil.
ton Leonard, Francis l.. Cady, Cyrus
B. Newton; town clerk, treasurer and
register, F. L. Batchelder; constables,
M. A. Cady, Alba Perkins; town
agent and agent of town deposit and
standish funds, Sindey f. Needham
grand jurors, John Brown, j. v.
Squier, Henry M. Mckinney, Francis
Patten, Smith W. Page; school Wis
itors for three years, f. L. Batchel
der, James M. Washburn; school Wis
itor to fill vacancy, John r. Wash
burn; registrars of voters, R. s. Bee
be, o. r. Brown, John r. Washburn
w. P. Sweetser.
Born.-In Stafford Springs, Oct
Sd, 1874, twin sons to David w.
Putney.
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1SO6-Rejoicing.-On Monday even
ing, In. consequence of the insolvent
debtors bill having received the royal
assent. the kings bench prison.was II
Illuminated and the debtors testified
their gratitude to the legislature and
the noble lord (Holland) who brought
forward the bill for their reiiefewith'
every characterization of JOY. .dmmedi4
ately after the gates Of the prison were
shut 40 .o'clOck1 Mfr. .Emmerton, gone
OF the, turkeys. being universally re-
spected for his attention and civility
In the line Of his duty tte the unfortus
nate confined, was carried three times
round the building, preceded by flags
and colors flying, accompanied by the
loudest shouts Of applause and appro-
bation Of his general conduct. And
Mrs. Emmerton, from whom the more
distressed have 80 repeatedly from her
humanity and benevolence found re-
lief. had the pleasure Of hearing her
name mentioned with every expression
of esteena Many loyal toasts were
given suitable to the occasion, and the
evening passed with the utmost posi-
bic hilarity and joy.-Reprint Of July
.. 1906, in London Globe.
The Press., 1904-10-05

. In the old days In this country farm.
ing and manufacturing were carried
on together to a. very large extent. A
letter written from Virginia in 164S
gives the following picture Of life on
the plantation of certain Captain
Matthews, leading citizen Of the COL
ony: 'He hath a fine house and all
things answerable to it. He sos year.
y store Of hemp and fax and cruises 1t
to be spun. He keeps weavers and
hath tan house, causes leather to be
dressed, hath eight shoemakers en-
Hpl0yed In their trade, hath forty negro
servants and brings them up to trades
In his house. He yearly sows abull-
dance of wheat, barley. etc. The wheat
he selleth at shillings the bushel.
He kills store of beeves and sells them
10 victual the ships when they come
thither He hath abundance of kline,
o brave dairy. swine great store and
poultry
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THROWING THE DICE.


The Ancient Germans Were Furious
Gamblers mt ThAs Game.
The invention Of dice has been of old
ascribed to Palamedes, the son of
Nauplius, king of Euboea, about 1874
B. c., and also to Greek soldier nam
ed Aiea, which is the Latin for a die,
but HerOdOtus assigns both dice and
chess to the Lydians. ..
The ancient Germans would gamble
away at dice all that they were worth
and then their liberty, submitting to
slavery If they lost, and the Saxons.
Danes and Normans We're all addicted
to the game. Fox Talbot Is of opin-
lon that the Latins invented, IL not
the game, at least the name for the
single point, which they called unus.
The Germanic races, adopting this
practice from the Greeks, translated
the Greek corruption of unus into ass.
which has now become ace. The root
Of this word lies in the Latin as, the
monetary unit
John of Salisbury In the twelfth
century mentions ten different uses of
the dice. Stow mentions two enter
tainments given by the city of London
at which dice were in evidence-Lon-
don Telegraph.
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old Roman Hairpin..

That deadly implement. the hatpin of
modern times, is descendant Of an
equally formidable. toilet article used
by Roman women. The Aspasias and
Julias and Claudias who decked them
selves a couple of thousand years or
more ago. to the undoing of the par
ticular Balbus or Marcus they desired
to fascinate. wore hone hairpins Of
prodigious length. Yet, like the wO-
men of this present time, they seem to
have experienced the same difficulty In
keeping them in place. This fact came
to light during excavations at Silches-
ter, near Reading, England, hundred
or SO Of these bone hairpins being
found in the Roman bath, collected
maybe by the bath attendant, to prove
all these centuries later that there is
nothing new under the sun and that in
all ages the same little foibles have
been possessed by women.
The Press., 1904-10-05

ONE OF MANY.-H. A. Tisdale Of sum-
merton, 8. O., suffered for twenty years
with the Piles. Specialists were en-
ployed and many remedies used, but re-
lief and permanent good was found only
In the use of DeWitt's Witch Haz4I SaIve.
This Is only one Of the many, many cures
that have been effect by this wonder
full remedy. In buying Witch Hazel
Salve 1t is only necessary to see that you
get the genuine DeWitt's, made by 4. G.
Dewitt l. Co. In Chicago, and q cure ID
certain. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cures all kinds Of piles, cuts, burns,
bruises, eczerns, letter, rirg-worm, skin
diseases, etc. Sold by w. ID. Heald.
The Press., 1904-10-05

Any one who has watched a dragon
fly fitting about the surface of small,
reedy ponds or near the shores of
large ones during the summer and ear
ly fall months has noticed its fire.
quent dipping of the extremity of. its
long body in the water as it skins
along. The dragon fly thus engaged is
always the female, and every time she
dips her body in the water she de-
posits an egg. The specific gravity Of
the egg is such that it sinks to the
bottom among the weeds. rs. s.a
The Press., 1904-10-05

Gilbert of Colchester. who flouriEiled
three centuries ago, has been called the
founder of the science of electricity.
Gilbert discovered the augmentation
of the power of loadstOne by arming
or Gaping it with soft iron cheeks, the
screening effect Of a sheet of iron, the
method Of magnetizing iron by ham
mering it while it lies north and south,
the destruction of magnetism by heat
and the existence around the magnet
Of a magnetic field. Generalizing from
small to large, he advanced the entire
ly novel idea that the globe of the earth
is itself magnet
The Press., 1904-10-05
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and bron-
chitis," writes Mrs. w. K. Haviland Of
Armonk. N. ", but, when all other rem.
edipa failed, we saved her life with DIR.
King,aNew Discovery. Our niece, who
had sumption In an advanced stage
also used this wonderful medicine and
today she Is perfectly we'll" Desperate
throat and lurg diseases yield to DR.
Kings New Discovery as to no othsl
medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs
and Colds Soc and $1.OO bottles guar.
anteed by A. G. Eaton. Trial bottles
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WHILE THERE is LIFE THERE Is HoPK-
/ was afflicted with catsrrh could mel
Their taste nor smell and could hear but
little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it.-Mar
Gus g. Shautz, Railway, N. J. Cream
Balm reached me solely, and the effect u
surprising. My son says the first appli
cation gave decided relief. Respectfully
Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover, N. III
The Balm docs not irritate or Gauss
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cite. OF
mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren st.
New York.
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Pill PLEAsURE.-f you ever took De-
Wits Little Early Risers for bilious
ness or constipation you know what pill
pleasure is. These famous little pills
cleanse the liver and rid the system OF
all bile without producing unpleasant ef-
fects. They do not grippe, sicken or
weaken, but pleasantly give tone and
strength to the tissues and organs of the
stomach, liver and bowels. Sold by w.
ID. Head.
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w. w. Baker Of PIaInview, Neb.,
writes: my wife suffered from lung
trouble for fifteen years. She tried 4
number Of doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief. She became very low and
lost all hope. A friend recommended
Foley's Honey and Tar, and thanks TO
this great remedy IL saved her life. She
enjoys better health than she has known
In ten years." Refuse substitutes. Sold
by Il. K. Taft.
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Coop For CH1LDREN.-The pleasant to
take and harmless One Minute Cough
Cure gives instant relief In all case Of
Cough, Group and LaGrippe because 1t
does not pass Immediately into the stOm-
ach, but takes effect right at the seat of
the trouble. 1t draws out the Inflammation
heals and soothes and cures p 'rmanently
by enabling the lungs to contribute pure
life- giving and DEMONSTRATING oxygen to
the blood and tissues. Sold by W. D..
Head.
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Whit do you think of II man who
would spend thousands upon tlious ,nds
of dollars In politics?"
Il can't tell what ! think Of him..
answered Senator Sorghum. until
see whether lie gets the Office or not
WaShingtnn Stnr.
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mo, sir; / never borrow trouble"
Neither do /. so why should I SIT
here listening to your argument about
the wickedness Of docking horses7 I
don't own horse. and I never expect
to"-Chicago Record Herald.
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8. lie Quinn Of Cavendlsh, VT, wa
robbed Of his customary health By inva.
sion Of Chronic Constipation. When DR..
Kings New Life Pills broke into his
he's entirely cured. They're guaranteed
The Press., 1904-10-05

Overheard during the private theat.
ricals: She How well your wife playa
Lady Geraldine. Mr.. Jones! think
the way she pots on that affect-
Cd tone Is jose spIeHdld. How does she
manage itf Mr.. Jones with embar-
yasszasat> -she .aeasnse 1haessher
@m4mBml 0sAnA
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Jack-I don't quite comprehend Miss
Smith. Tom-In what respect? Jack
We'll. we were children together. and
here now I'm thirty-two and she's only
twenty-five. Tom-You've lived faster
than she has. Jack-Thanks, old fel-
low. I guess that explains IL
The Press., 1904-10-05
The Toad.

The wonderful insect killing capacity
Of the toad is known in a general way
to the enlightened few, says Country
Life In America An imported colony
Of toads may be the salvation of a
flower garden. Many gardeners give
their children cent apiece for every
cutworm destroyed. From May l to
Aug. 1 toad may destroy 2,1G0 cut
worms, which it would cost $21.60 to
destroy by hand. English gardeners
are said to pay as much as $25 hun
dred for toads for colOnizing purposes.
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When You have cough or cold don's
ask what is good for 1t and get come med
icine with little or no merit and perhaps
dangerous. Ask for FoIey's Honey and
Tar, the greatest throat and lung REM
edy, IL cures coughs and colds quickly.
Sold by 4. K Taft.
The Press., 1904-10-05

Tom Somebody ought to warn Mrs
Prettiface that that fellow Smirks,
who's paying attention to her, is mis-
cradle firt. Jim-Hem! Better warn
Gmirks. Mrs. Prettiface is a widow.
The Press., 1904-10-05
Her Purn0aR.

Mother thinks you'll make me q
good wife," said the girls intended.
"IndeedT' replied the girl with the
determined jaw. You tell your moth
er I'll make you good husband
Tlhilrfr or | iu n r.. ..... ..
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..Watch tie Kidanxa !,

"When they are affected, life is in dan
GER" says DIR. Abernethy, the great Eng
llsh physician. Foley's Kidney Cure
makes sound kidneys. Sold by e. K.
Taft.
The Press., 1904-10-05
Rronclhitis FOR twenty Years

Mrs. Minorva Smith of Danville, ILL.,,
writes: II had bronchitis for twenty
years and never got relief until used
Foley's Honey and Tar, which is sure
cure" Sold by E. z. Taft.
The Press., 1904-10-05

Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ing to Mrs. Pinkham for Help:
"DwAR MRs. PNKHAM II have been
under Boston doctors treatment for a
long time without any relief. They
tell me / have a fibroid tumor. l can
not sit down without great pain, and
the soreness extends up my spine
have bearing-down pains both back
and front Ny abdomen Is swollen,
and have had flowing spells for three
years My appetite is not good can
not walk or be on my feet for any
length of time.
1.-THE symptoms of Fibroid Tumor
given in your little book accurately
describe my case, so write to you for
advice (Signed) Mrs. e. f. HAYES,
s5s Dudley St tRoxbury1, Boston, Mass
Mrs. Hayes Second Letter:
"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM: Sometime
ago wrote to you describing my symp-
toms and asked your advice You re-
piled, and / followed all your direc-
tons carefully, and to-day am a well
woman.
1.-THE use of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound entirely ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened my
whole system. can walk miles now.
SLydia f. Pinkham'S Eege-
table Compound is worth Ave dol
lars . drop / advise all women who
are afflicted with tumors or female
trouble of any kind to give It a faithful
trial" - (Signed) Mrs. E. F. HAYES,
3s2 Dudley St (Roxbury). Boston, Mass
$4,000 forfeit If original Of above Letters proOiss
esaufaensss eansot Be- produced
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Pa, what Is reparteeT
"Oh, merely an insult with its dress
suit on, my son."-Puck.
The Press., 1904-10-05

No danger of consumption II you use
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure that stub
born cough. Sold by X. X. Taft.
The Press., 1904-10-05

DRESCRIPTIONs Carefully and
H. AosurAseay Compounded Day or Night, =
Aa HMALDsg.
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THE STAFFORD SPRINGS
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND GAS COMPANY.

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-06-16
ROSES AND ROSES

The rose fair opened this after
noon at Eiks' temple. The hall is
filled with roses from the gardens
of the city. The roses are displayed
on tables, over which ladies of All
Saints cathedral are presiding. The
display is very fine and everything
combines to make beautiful appear
ance. The fair is given under the
auspices of the cathedral, but the
women of the city, irrespective Of
denomination. are taking part.
The roses fill the large room with
q sweet fragrance and give color and
beauty to the fair. Several of the
tables. such as the candy and lemon
ade tables. are decorated with green
boughs and roses.
This afternoon the children were
admitted, many of them joining in
dance This evening the older peo-
pie will attend and will spend their
time dancing and enjoying the dis
plays Of roses. Refreshments were
served this afternoon and will be
this evening.
1T will he a difficult thing for the
judges, to award the prizes, as there
Is little choice between the different
tables or the single entries. All are
beautiful and are tastefully arranged.
Five prizes are offered. One for the
best collection from any one garden
in the city. two for the most perfect
single rose, one for the best collec-
ton of Jack" roses. and one for the
most artistic table.
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CHRISTIAN, MENTAL
AND DIVINE SCIENCE
BOOK COMES HIGH

The case Of Lula A. Reid against
the Northern Pacific company has
been settled out of court. Thee plain
tin brought suit against the company
to recover s233.95 on account of her
trunk having been delivered to a
stranger In this city instead of to the
plaintiff, who held the baggage check
for it.
The complaint alleges that some of
the property in the trunk was missing
and some damaged The company
moved for a bill of particulars. This
was filed. Among the articles alleged
to have been taken from the trunk
are three books. one on Christian
Mental Science and two sets on Di-
vine Science. Both of these books
were in manuscript form.
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WANTS $4,000 INSTEAD
OF $4,000

r. r. Daniel has filed an answer
to the second amended complaint filed
by Mrs. Louise Wright in her action
against the landlord for $4,000.
When the action was first started in
January Mrs. Wright asked for but
$4,000 damages.
Mrs. Wright brought the action
for damages alleged to have resulted
from a letter written by the defend
ant In which he accused her Of hold
ing a war dance in her rooms on
the third floor of the Daniel block.
The letter stated that continual COM
plants were coming in on account of
the noise in the rooms occupied by
the plaintiff.
Mrs. Wright alleges that the letter
was defamatory and was published by
having been shown to other tenants
In the building. In his answer Daniel
admits writing the letter He states
that he was obliged to do II on ac-
count Of the complaints that were
made to him. He alleges that the
piano and other musical instruments
were kept going after midnight. The
fact that Mrs. Wright split wood on
the noor OF her rooms did not please
Mr.. Daniel either. He denies that he
showed the letter TO others.
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tscripps News A.soclation.> }

TOXIC, June 16.--General oku re-
ports that on the 18th the Japanese
main body advanced northward In two
Columns along the railway, expelling
|lhe enemy from the east Of Wafang
Eien. At p. m. the enemy made q
Rtand on the railway line between
lung Wang Mao and Tofang Shen.
fter two hours cannonading the
Japanese occupied at nightfall the
1ne between Psng Chiaton and Yuho-
pn. Another column marched east
ard OF Foo Chow and advanced upon
% line between Teng shiakow and
pchialing. The enemy near Lung
ang Miao was reinforced.
On the 18th the enemy near Telissu
insisted of two and half divisions,
cupying positions between Tafan-
zen and ChenG Tsushan. At dawn
10 Japanese opened the attack on
ke main body. advancing along the
hilwny At 0 q. m. the left wing OF
Ihe column was Joined by the forces
Prom Tung Tuug Kow and at noon by
the cavalry from CHA Citation. Thus
the enemy was surrounded near Te-
llssu aud after severe fighting they
were routed and fled northward.
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GAMBLERS FIND THEIR
MECCA

DAWSON, June 16.-According to
all indications Fairbanks and Chenoa
will not want for opportunities to
scatter the golden dust on the wheels
of chance. Several gambling outfits
are among freight going on the Ara
steamers. Crap tables and other para
phernalia were to be seen on the
wharves yesterday. 1t is well known
that a number of old time Dawson
gamblers and q number from Seattle
and Spokane have been ASSEMBLING
here preparatory to descending On
Fairbanks.
1t is probable that dance halls, va
riety theaters and other such places
win be as numerous in the new camp
as in Dawson in the early days, and
that life will be as fully il not more dis
tinctly frontier.
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CAPTAIN IDE
BUYS A BOA

1t will be Captain" Ide hereafter.
William H. Ide yesterday purchased
the steam pleasure and excursion boat
Brmina on Liberty lake, Is miles east
Of the city. and expects to resign his
position in the employ Of the firm of
MCGOWAN Bros. and take charge of
and operate the boat during the pres
ent summer. making his residence at
the lake. Mr.. Ide has been in i'll
health for some time and believes an
outdoor life will be beneficial.
The boat was purchased from G.
II. Clark of Spokane for $4,000. 1t
holds so or more passengers and its
former owners say 1t rs faster than
any boat on Coeur dAlene lake except
the Georgie Oakes.
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NEWPORT PLACERS

Nick Brown of Newport was in the
city last night and tells an encourage
ing story of the mining interests
around Newport. He is particularly
loud in his praise of the development
on the whirlpool property. He says
It is only four feet through the clay
to bedrock and that the gold is plenti-
full enough to be a great paying prop
osition when an hydraulic pump is
set to work.
Captain Lenoe Is one of the discov-
erers of placer ground in this Sec
tion. Newport people have taken up
the matter and will give the whole
section further prospecting and de-
yelopment