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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
STEAMER
STRANDED
Three Members of the Crew Can B,
Seen But Rescue Has Not
Yet Been Made.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dee. 2o-rhe steamer
Drumelsisr is stu ashore OF Oak +,
land beach, whore She struck Sunday
Three members OF the crew can be seen.
A wrccking tug is near by.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
By Associated Press.

FusAN. Dec. 29-The garrison of the
fort at Rinlung mountain OF five humid
red escaped. The walls were preacher
by dynamite mines and the charge fol-
lowed under cover of tremendous bonn.
bardment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
LOST LIVES
in FIRE
Three Persons Are Burned To Death In
Fire That Destroyed
Thsir Home.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
GENEsEo, n. " Dec. 2o-caarles
Mcmillan, Lottie Mcmillan. his sister,
and Frank Mcmillan, his nephew, lost
tneir lives in a fire which burned his
residence at the head # conesus Lake
today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
Returns From Father,s Redside.

Patrick j. Higgins. the genial bar
tender at toe Glen Elk, returned Thurs
day morning from Columbus, o.. where
he visited his father, who has been quita
sick.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
Mrs. Hsrling Has pn.umonia.

AIRS. George HeEling. wife of the bar
Der of that name, is sick at her home ON
Clark street, She has pneumonia. Bus
recently she recovered from n long
siege Of typhoid fever.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
Lutheran Preacher pies.

By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 30 Rev. f. c.
Tressel Lutheran clergyman, pastor
OF Grace church. Of Columbus, died early
today Of paralysis. aged Gs years.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
Aged Woman Burned to Death.

By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 2o-arrs. Mary
Lennon, aged 90, was burned to dsatn
this morning, her Nnightgown having
caught fire from a CRATE.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
ssW. II. CAMP
Japanese occupy Mountain.
~ Associated prsss.

TOXIC: Dee. 29-The Japanese forces
finally occupied Rihlung mountain last
nignt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
ORGERY
CHARGE
IS MADE
AGAINST CLIFTON JoLTFE. A MID
FACED MAN, RESIDING AT
FAIRlfoNr.
ALLEGED THAT HE USES NAME OF
CLARK, COAL OPERATOR, WITH
OFT AUTHORITY.

Is said To Have Forged clarle's Name
to Check Here and Obtained Money
On It-steps Are Taken To Arrest
and Prosecute Him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
w. II. CAMP
DECLINES
To Run For Councilman of AdamstOn
and Vacancy Is Caused On
Citizens Tielast.

w II. Camp, the present mayor Of
Adamston, was recently nominated on
the Citizens' ticket there, for council
man, but ne has declined tho nomination
and hands the Telegram the following
notice for publication:
TO the Citizens of Adamston:
q, w. II. Camp. most positively re-
fuse TO serve as councilman of Adams
ton and most respectfully decline the
nomination.
"w. H. CAMP
This leaves vacancy on the Citizens
ticket, and Just what action viii be TAX
en- has not been indicats1 MS yet.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
AMPLE
WATER
IN OHIO
FOR FLOATING GREAT QUANTITIES
OF COAL AND BOATS GET VERY
BUSY,

OVER TWELVE FEET OF WATER IN
THE RIVER AT pITTsBuRG AND
oTHR PLACES.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

Secretary Shaw asked congress a
few weeks ago TO remove the limit
upon the amount of subsidiary silver
coin which the mints may produce.
says Mining World. The limit at
present is 800 100000. The only
"lawful money" upon the produc-
tion of which there is no limit is
gold All the yellow metal that Is
offered at the mints will be turned
into coin. The secretary has n o
authority to buy silver bullion. and
may coin into dollars or subsidiary
coins only that which he has on hand.
The volume of United States legal
tender notes or ereenbacks" has
been unchanged for mUre than twenty
five years: aud that of the treasury
notes authorized In 1890 Is limited
TO the amount of silver purchased by
them. Gold and silver certificates
are not legal tender for debt; nor
are national bank notes, although all
three are usually accepted without
question in ordinary transactions.
The subsidiary silver coins are legal
tender for only $40, and the minor
coins of nickel and bronze for twenty.
five cents only.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
Wednesday, June IS, 1914

The amount of water raised per
ton of ore in the west varies very
materially. At Leadville over thirty
tons of water are raised per ton of
ore. At Butte about twenty tons of
water to the ton of ore are pumped.
Cripple Creek at one time pumped
forty tons of water to the ton of ore
mined. although since the completion
of the FL PHso drainage tunnel this
amount has very materially decreased.
Cripple Creek Is not what may be
considered very wet camp, although
some two or three years ago the
mines on Raven hill, like the Doctor
Jackpot and the Elkton, had an
enormous flow to handle.
But the tonnage of ore mined is so
materially smaller than the tonnage
of Leadville or Butte that, naturally,
the proportion of water pumped to
the ore mined Is very much greater
than In Butte or Leadville. Still
there cnn be no question that Lead
Vile pumps at least twice the amount
of water that Cripple Creek pumps.
II has been estimated that it costs
about sl.00O,000 year to pump
water In the Leadville district, or
about six per cent to seven per cent
of the gross output. The cost Of
pumping depends very materially
on the character of the machinery
used for pumping, as well as the care
exercised In the operation Of the
plant. \ common estimate for
ordinary mining purposes with fair
equipment of machinery Is ten cents
per thousand gallons raised 1000
feet, or per l,000, 900 gallons raised
one foot. a modern triple expansion
condensing pumping engine will do
this work for about six cents. with
sinxing pumps the cost would prob
ably be thirty cents, but may be
easily raised to seventy five cents
with careless handling. Mining
Reporter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

Another old. abandoned mining
camp has been electrified into life by
the discovery that IL had not been
worked out. This time II IL the
Mountain City district, in Nevada.
near the Idaho line. Twenty years
ago the town had population OF
1000, and many millions of dollars
worth of silver was taken out. At u
depth of about 100 feet the veins
faulted, the price of silver declined
under the influence of adverse
legislation and the miners moved on
to other fields. Last season two
Colorado men thought the formation
looked good to them aud started u
tunnel to run under the fault.
Recently tho ledge was encountered
below aud sensationally rich ore WAS
uncovered.
Another discovery made Is that no
attention was paid during the early
days To the gold values contained IN
the rock, which the old dmups prove
was in itself worth mining for, and
below the fault there IL "a still greater
proportion of the yellow metal.
During recent years II has been
rated that II Is about as
profitable to prospect abandoned as
new districts.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

The prohibited zones in Mexico are
those Areas within which foreigners
cannot acquire land az mining prop
erty without first obtaining permis.
sion from the federal government.
They are on the borders of the
country aud consist of strips of laud
twenty leagues wide on the land
borders ana ten leagues on the sen
borders. Concessions are, however,
generally readily granted to respon'
.ible individuals. but rarely tn organ
lied stock companies.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

4 photograph made with II piece Of
ore containing rndium, through the
OPAQUE shutter of u photo-pl
holder. IL the interesting result of an
experiment made at the Utah state
building at the Worlds Fair, by $.
r. Whitaker, director general Of the
state exhibit. The ore is from Rich.
nrdsou. Grandc county, where the
mineral IN being mined for CONNER.
cial purposes. The Richardson ore
IL being used by the French experts
who discovered the radium in ore
which WAS first found In Bulgaria
Almost the entire output of radium
Is now obtained from American ores
aud the mine at Richardson. Utah,
has recently been purchased by n
wealthy syndicate. Although the
photograph taken by Mr.. Whitaker
was only the reproduction of the
slide ot the Photo: holder, il WAS OBJ
tained hy simply placing the piece of
ore on the shutter and leaving il
over night.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

The latest form of railway tie Is
made of leather. The scrap leather
from shoe shops is taken into dis
integrator, ground very fine, sub
jected TO a refining process and
nodded. The tesnion of the molding
m ichine can be so regulated that
ties hard enough TO take a spike or
ties through which a spike cannot be
driven can be produced. The three
great essentials In cross tie are
apparently found in this leather
sleeper, for IL H. guaranteed to hold Il
spike. the fish plate will not splinter
In IL and il will not rot. Samples
ties which have slerady been down
twenty eight months fail to show the
least wear.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

The president of u New England
savings hank complains that deposit
org nrc withdrawing their money and
putting same In farm mortgage
loans, oil and mining stocks. etc.
The low rate Of interest prevailing IN
the enst necessarily compcls people
with money To seek new channels of
investment.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

The recent diplomatic negotiations
with China on the part Of the United
States have resulted in some advant
ages 10 miuinp men. Protection to
American miners aud encouragement
To them Ia the exploration of mineral
resources in the Celeetial empire
have been before referred to in these
columns. The question of patents
On inventions has been tavorably
acted upon and accepted 10y China
To protect American patents from in
fringment In that country, the United
States, of course, extending n similar
protection To Chinese inventions. In
the event American mining men
enter China on n large scale, Ameri.
can mining machinery which they
intrdoucc will thus be afforded pro-
lection. Daily Mining Record.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

Mineral discovered In place,
whether payable or not, location of
claim must prcccdc IL. The mineral
must bc found within the limits of
claim M subsequently located, and u
is not necessary 10 be- near tho center
of the location, hut II IL essential
that the claim bc staked off In IA way
thnt the vein will run ns near M
possible through it's center, IA II mat
ter ot protection.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

In the scrapyari at Pittsburg lies
IA shapeless mass of iron which shows
the tremendous pressure of water at
II great depth. II was constructed
for diving bell, and was used In the
waters of Lake Michigan. says the
New York Herald. 1t was cube
about six feet square, tapering
slightly at both ends, and was made
of phosophor bronze fve.eighths of
All inch thick. Each plate wss cast
with fiange, and the plates were
bolted together. the bolts being
placed as near as WAS consistent with
strength. The side plates were fur
ther strengt hened by ribs MI inch
thick and two inches wide. and the
entire structure WAS strongly braced.
The windows. intended to he used as
outlooks for the divers inside, were
three inches square, fortified with
iron bars and set with glass plates
one inch thick. The entire weight
of the bell was $4,000 pounds.
When completed Ii was sent TO
Milwaukee and towed out into the
lake about II miles. where here WAS
over 200 feet of water, and sent
down for the test. The inventor was
so confident of its success that he was
most anxious to go down In the bell
when the trial as made. Fortunately
for him he WAS dissuaded. When it
reached depth of about 200 feet.
strong timbers which had been at
tached to 1t came up splintered into
fragments. SuspectinR al accident,
the bell was hauled up and found to
he crushed into shapeless mass.
The inch thick plate glass bulls eyes
were pulverized, and the entire body
of the bell forced inward till the
original shape was obliterated.
On basis of 200 feet depth, the
pressure that crushed this seemingly
invulnerable structure was 500
pounds per square inch, or 353.942
pounds to each side of six feet square.
The total pressure on the cube was
2,723l, 54s pounds, or /, ,26l.7 tons.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
II In announced that Mr.. Lawson.

1t IN announced that Mr.. Lawson.
the Boston copper plunger who has
istitutod n suit against the Amalga.
mated company. the Rockefeller cop.
per trust, for something like IA dozen
million dollars. will in one of the
July magazines explicit that deal, over
his own signature. II will make
good reading matter. all right, aud
will duohtloss prove thnt another
church donntion is due from Brother
John d.. u ~ lire insurance premium.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

The Massau husetts legislature has
just passed II law, the operation of
which will be closely watched by
business men everywhere, should
Governor Bates atiix his signature
thereto. Its object Is to put down
bribery in private business, by i'm
posing penalties of impI isoDment and
fines on persons convicted of giving
or taking sdch bribes. Ii prohibits
the payment of IA commission or the
presentation of IA gift to the pur.
chasing agent of any business concern
by the persons with whom he deals.
There is reason for believing that
this species of bribery is more wide.
spread than the general public has
any knowledge of. Many cases have
come To light in which buyers for
mills, factories, department stores.
railroads and other business estab-
lishments practice this sort of
graft. This sort of corruption
differs not u particle in principle
from "boodleism" in public affairs.
AS u rule, too, 1t is far more con-
temptible, for the victims are usually
persons To whom the bribe takers are
under individual obligations. The
state or the city Ia al impersonal
institution, so that the "boodler"
who, by means of bribery, :plunders it
is not conscious of having robbed
anybody in particular, not al ac-
quaintance or, perhaps, a friend.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
II IL SAID that Ia make u producing

II is SAID that Ia make u producing
copper mine in northern Michigan,
" hereby n tonnage daily for 1000
IN 1000 tons is secured, IL takes
several years of active development
aud from $1,000, 600 Ia $1,000, 600
in actual cash. These figures are
astonishing, hut are quite true, the
ore being deep in the ground, aud
the copper contents hut small, 50
developed before actual production
II begun.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

There IL evidently u persistent
effort being made by some one, whom
The Miner csn not locate, To stir up
strife over tho matter of building n
road tn the Burnt river country. for
the apparent purpose Of preventing
its completion. The Morning
Knocker, ms every one knows, IL the
tool employed In the effort To create
dissension. II is a job that II enjoys
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

Tests of u new powder which the
inventor claims IL without recoil are
about Ia be made hy United States
government officials, II the invent
or's claim eau be proved true II will
revolutionize ordnance and may per
haps revolutionizc methods of war,
fare. The greatest difficulty that II
maker of big guns has To overcome Is
the recoil, which in time puts the
gun out of commission. by destroy
ing its machinery. The new powder,
IL Is said, has no percepttible recoil,
aud child may hold its hand on the
berech of "a big gun when fired with
out fear Of being injured.
The above Is u condensation of a
news II, IN which has been extensively
published OF late. 1t sounds like "a
fake. II seems To imply that an eX-
plosive has been discovered that will
explode in but one direction.
Science has accomplished wonderful
things, but II doesn't seem possible
that IL can govern and guide the
force of an explosion.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

and Is performing the task with all
the ability at its disposal. This Is
a matter which the business men of
Sumpter can easily control, II they
are so disposed.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

that the miners strike In Colorado
during the pnst sixteen months has
cost something over twenty three
millions, ana gives an itemized
statement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-03
ENJOYING A MILD CLIMATE.
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. Jan.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, Jan. q.
FRIEND MUNSON: Our many friends
in Viroqua and elsewhere, will be glad
to hear how and where we are, and to
seve time | will occasionally write to
yol if you care to publish the letters.
We left home on the 21st, aud all the
way from Chicago west we felt the
effec.s of the cold wave, which swept
down IN you on Saturday and Sunday.
On the high plateaus in New Mexico and
Arizona snow was on the ground though
the sun was shining brightly. We came
directly through 20 Phoenix. arriving
here Tuesday morning the Goth. This
is certainly the ideal winter climate.
The mornings and evenings are cool and
little wood fire is kept bnrning in the
hotel parlor, but all day lonl, people sit
on the open verandas or on the benches
in the plaza or lounge about on the
sunny side of the street. We saw this
morning groups of school girls going to
school without bonnets or wraps of any
kind. People are here from every where
seeking relief from lung troubles. The
hotels seldom take them in, but hundreds
are living in tents just outside the city.
The tents are tight, generally boarded
mp little way from the ground with q
little stove inside and only the canvas
between the invalid and this dry and in
vigorating air. In sight of our hotel Is
a sanitarium, the entire third story OF
which is enclosed on the sides with wire
netting only, so that the patient is liter
ally out doors with roof over his head
/ am thankful we are not in need oi
| such treatment.
The great drawback to Arizona is lacl
of water. The water we drink ia NOM
tain water put in storage and used a.
needed, but is not pleasant to tastt
though said to be pure The people her,
are supposed to live on the climate, ol
on those who come to enjoy the climate
We will spend couple of weeks here
and at Congress, then go on to Lo
Angeles. MRS. e. D. WILLIAMS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-03
COMPARES CALIFORNIA AND WISCONSIN.
Bert Smith Writes the Censor an Interesting Letter
IN His Observations
SAN JOSE, CAL January 23

DAN JOSEs VAL JhHudI.v 90
EDITOR CENSOR: Received your pa
per today and it came like letter from
the old town. Perhaps some Of your
readers would like to Know few things
of California. Will give you an outline
of certain things and products that make
this part of the state very productive
section of California. AS most of your
readers know, San Jose is situated in
the heart of the Santa Clara valley, and
it is considered one of the richest spots
on the globe; also one of, or believe the
second healthiest place known to man
kind / think certain portion of the
Azore Islands claim the first ICE in the
health calendar. However, I am sure
that this is all that can pe expected in
that respect. When they say they can
beat old Vernon, or Wisconsin in gener-
al, for good water, they haven't visited
some of the springs and wells that flow
from the hills of that small state-that
excels California in other respects
enough to make up any deficiency. In
the healtn question can say people live
to be as old in Wisconsin as California
have known and am acquainted with
men who were healthy and rugged in
the colder climates that on coming to
this state, have within year, stepped
into the grave with consumption, so
think it would be safe to say that people
differ with the climate; that which suits
some is harmful to others.
But returning to San Jose. 1t is a
very pretty little city of about 3, 1000 in
habitants, about equally divided between
Spanish and Americans. The wealth
and capital is all coming from the Am
ericans, as the Spaniard, especially the
old country Spanish, is very shiftless and
lazy, but some of the American born are
little more enterprising and conduct
some business but do not speculate to
any extent. This valley is exclusively a
fruit country-cherIies apicots. prunes
peaches and pears, some berries and q
great many English walnuts, which is a
very profitable business. Fruit has done
we'll since | canfs> here two years ago,
and the valley has some very fine can
neries with all modern machinery for
handling each kind of fruit Women
and girls do well during the fruit season.
from June first to November first. There
is no grain raised; no hogs or cattle with
the exception of a few dairieA which
pay well. There is state law which
compels any person having milk for sale
to have license issued by the state
board of health, otherwise he is subject
to heavy fine. In the foot hills poultry
seems to pay the best Eggs are now
25c per dozen short time ago they
were 60c They consider 25c cheap for
eggs and 40c for butter is cnesp. But
ter is from AZ 10 Csc now. There is no
market place .-ere for live stock. new
er have seen as much as one hog in a
wagon. Almost all meats are shipped
The Western Meat Co. monopolizes the
trade in this as well as other towns. AL
most all farming is behind the times,
unless some eastern farmer comes here
and starts in on eastern plans, which is
successful and paying.
Very respectfully,
BERT SMITH.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-03
De Soto Argnses.

d. b. Collins received for shipment
Mond y, about 81, 600 worth of cattle
alone at that point. The stock consist.
ed Of first class lot Of steers and COWS
purchased of the Broadhead brothers.
w. G. Sargent is out again after his
recent siege" with the small pox He
declares the disease was not half &C
severe as the quarantine, and rather
feels as though he has the laugh on
those who underwent vaccination.
Someone who knows more about IL
than we, suggests that one of De Soto's
old elevator warehouses be converted
into tobacco sorting warehouse II
sounds like an excellent suggestion.
Let those prepared to act, doso.
The petition for an extension OF the
De Soto rural delivery mail route, sub
mitted by west Retreat citizens and
mentioned some time ago, was vetoed
by the authorities, on the strength oi
Misrepresentation from outsiders
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-03
For Entertainment coursn

The fourth entertainment under the
auspices of the Viroqua Lecture associ-
alton will be given in Opera hall, Wed
resday evening, February 10, by Wal
lace Bruce Amsbary, an interpreter of
the worth and beauty Of the homely
phases of life as found in the writings
# such authors as Frank Stanton, S. E.
Kiser, Kate Douglas Wigggin, Riley,
Field and others. Press notices are rich
in compliments to this fine reader The
following are samples OF some of the
shorter ones
wallace Bruce Amsbary with his humor-
Gus and dialect stories and poems responded
to repeated encores, "-OleYeland Press.
THE program entire was superb and most
brilliant, and the large audience which at
tended 10 spite oil bad weather heartily en-
cored every number. proving that they thor
oughly appreciated the eEcellant work OF
Wallace Bruce Amsbary-Edgerton Reporter
Admission, including reserved seats
for adults, 35c; high school students,
25c; pupils occupying seats in first two
rows in Opera house, 90 cents. Sale of
single tickets begins Tuesday, Feb. g. at
500 a. m. at Arnold & Davis drug store.
VIROQUA LECTURE ASSOCIATION.