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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
5siir $500 nadp 9entlalano.

Deutlb atneritanii6e 8eitunaen
tperoen i'm alten Gaterlanb nit Qro-
Bent Sntereiie geleien, neil fie iih
frei ausipre6en uno bdufie pDn oriiS
ben lnebr Neitigteiten un6 Oeahrif=
ten brtngen, alS bic oeutihen Rel.
tunaen lelbit. Die .Jreie 8refie fir
9eras" lit briiben iiberal, tuohin Iie
aeianot niro, Elm iebr gern geiebener
9ait uno fam ii6 riibmen, Gnere
fennung uno Wiiroieung su ftnben,
tpie aus aablreiben 8riefen an uns.
lOtple an Oieienigen, tpel9e bas 8latt
an tbre gerwanoten ibiden, berppr.
3ebt. User oaber ieinen 8ertuanbten
nno Sreunoen eine Jreube erpeifeu,
tbnen Elm piQfDn1menes @e1henf
MAIDEN mill, Der befelle fir Iie Die
nJfete Brefie fir geras". Das ssn.
terefie fir Eeras, tpie iiberbaupt fiir
oen Staat uno bic Gegeno, no Die
Wertpanoten tpObnen, 1T IN Deutit.
LAMB iebr lebbaft uno es 1T unmDa.
lt9, IN SrioatbrieIen cine 10 ariin6.
li9e Guftldrung unb 8eldreibuna
oes frenloen 2anoes gu seben, ruie
oles Die nJreie Yrefe" allp0bent.
lib tbut. SIR ben 9eringen 8reis
nDn So oerienoen tpir pprtOfrei ilnIer
ret9boltiges 8o6enblatt auf Elm Sabr
an iraeno cine Noreiie im Muslanbe.
Die ssreie Vreife fir Geras pnbl.
Gpmtaut,.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
TO The PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of the 'FRE1E
PREssE FUER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
In the State of Texas.
1t has over 400 established
agencies in the State, is mailed
to fully 700 post-offices, and has
an extended circulation in Mexi-
co, in the Indian Territory, and
in Oklahoma.
It circulates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course manly in
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state.
Two tlavellng men and our
very active local agents are con.
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the 'FREIE PREssR FUER Texas"
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium in the State of
Texas, where it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulation
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
All Oas Ynblituul.

9ie isreie Brefie" bat uber 400
etobfirte G9enturen i'm Staate, tpirb
an iiber 700 8oitofficen nerianbt, unb
bat etne groRe 8erbreitung in Der
0abbar= &epublif Werito, i'm Snbia-
ner=Eerritorium unb Oklahoma.
Sbr @irfulatiuns=@ebiet in 9eras
erltredt iid u0n @alueiton bis binauf
nab Dention. pDn MaribaQ i'm Often
bic na6 81 9alo m: fernen @eiten;
es iblieBt lelbitueritdnolih nit be-
ionhers 5ablreiben 2elern oas oi9t-
beiieoelte Mtittele le9eras anb ben Slo.
peiten ein.
3tuei 9ieiieabe lino beitanoio,
iabrein, iabraus i'm SntereKe oes
glottes untertueas unb fiibren ben,>
lelben i'm 8erein nit unieren riibri.
gen 2Dfal Ngenten ferttpd6reno
neue 2eier su.
Sn Inbetrabt oieier 9batlaben 1T
bic nSreie BreiieA, tpo es ii9 barum
ba,1oelt. Die oeutibe Ben5lferung au
erreiben, Sas bette slmseiee aRes
biam nj Gtaate Geras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
Trele Heiie nad ct. S.ouls uuo
sitriid.

I'm ben Beiubern Der @eltaus.
itellnng entgeaen5utommen, uiro bic
W. a. & Z. 9.s8abn (9be 3atu) eiuen
reuen Shnell5ua 5tpiihen @alpes
ftDn uno San NntDniu uno ct.
Souls einlegen uno bic erIte Berlun,
Die einen Namen fir oieIen neuen
BUG einienbet. Der anaenummen
merben miro, erbdlt elm ssrei.9idet
BON trgeno elmer Station in Teras
nah ct. Souls uno surid tpdbreno
Der NuSitellung. Die fulgenoen Be-
oingungen iino 81 beobahten: Der
ytame tnuB neu uno originell unb
fura uno peritdnblib iein. Stue Wtit.
teilungen in 8eaue bierauf fino au
rihten an Us. 6. @ru5b,
B. 8 boz SEQ. 620 3.
Dallas. 9eras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09

= Wean Ihreibt aus 8erliu: SIN
@ihsfeloe linb erit jeBt Die ourh oas
llnmetter Der lebteu Gage angeribte'
ten Sbdoen in ihrer gansen @r6Be
au erfennen. Die drmere Beo0lfe=
runa oes Dber gihsfelbes iit burb
Die 8ernibtuna Der aelamn,ten 6elos
frii6te tatidhlib ruiniert. 2engen=
felo, gffeloer, @r0Bbartloff, Oiloe<
branohaulen uno @eismar ltno me-
terbob iiberflutet. NuBer ben Sheu=
ltenporrdten iino aub gruBe Wengen
gieb uerni1tet. SIN Dorfe Strutb
oes 8eeierunesbeairfs grfurt sers
it6rte elm Blibihlaa Die Stride. Sn
@roBbartloff t0tete Der Blib ben 8olt.
aeenten 6abn uno uerlebte anoere
BeriDnen. Die gilenbabn Smebba=
9reffurt in ben &eeierunasbe5irten
Gaiiel unb grfurt lit infDlge oes
6ohnaiiers gelperrt. Nnoere 9tre=
den Itno l1uer beIohdoiat uno bebiir=
fen umfaiienber &eparaturen. SIN
3Dnitan3er Greile iit Der S1aoen
ebenfaIs ungebeuer. Das oDrt oe=
legene 8isenbaulener Sal lit einem
grDBen See au peraleihen. Dalb
StDrfad 1T iiberflutet uno bier Briis
den fino in Dem Orte bon BEN tpils
ben @epaiiern fortgeriiien. Die
StraBen uno Bldke BON WeBtirb,
ebenfaQs i'm Gnnitan5er &reiie, bat
bic Slut rnetertief aufgeriiien. SIN
baoiiben Oberlanoe iit bic gan5e
grnte pernihtet. uno mebrere ssa,
briten baben ben Betrieb einae1tellt.
l1eberaq mus bic tperttdtiee Ndbitent
liebe, nit ben Beb5rben an ber
Spite, raid eingreifen, un einem
ar6Beren NDtitano pur5ubeugen.
- ssu tueiteiten areiien Wiens
erregt es arDBes Guffeben, oaB Boron
Bele3np. Brdiioent Der .8ooen'
9reoitaeielihaft" uno friiber Genes
ralintenoant Der beioen Opftbeater,
pl6blid5 tubiiidtie aetporoen unb in
eine Oeilanitalt gebraht lit. gr
ipielte in Der geieaibaftliden unb
tiinitleriiben Welt cine beoeutenbe
&olIe, unb iein traaiibes @eihiG
erreat unter ieinen sablreiben ssreuns
ben uno Betannten aufribtiges Wit=
aefiibl.
= 2enbah. Wibe tauhen ieBt na=
tiirlih in Wenge auf. g@te unb uns
emte. Vile aber aeiQeu, bah ber
r2i5ian unierer Gage" cine anns
eigenartige, in iih abaeI1loilene Ser.
i6nlibteit audi als Wfenih tuar.
Cine als edt nerbiirgte miro uon
einent Wliindener Rprrelpunbenten
ttitgeteilt: gls 2enbah oas Bib
&aiier Wilbelms [. oDIenoet hatte,
tani Elm @ebeiinrat in bas Ntelier,
I'm oem aiinftler Die 8ufriebenbeit,
sugleib aber AUDI ben Wunidb Des
WtDnarben 81 iibernnitteln, 2enbad)
m1ge bod Die GnDpfe an Der nuis
fOrtn, Die nod Der betannten Wanier
oes 4iinftler8 MIR anaeoeutet maren,
oeutliber ausfiibren. 2enbah blins
selte ben Gerrn @ebeimrat einen
Nu9enblid iiber Die grillenalaler an,
oann neinte er troden: IS mar nur
8Dpf feline &nDpf', Iaaen g oe8
Der Waieitdt. Safer @ilbelm bat
iiber Die &nttuort beralib gelaht,
uno bic 8n6pf' blieben. tpie Iie uaren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
Nic. gemaa.

Bud uno Shreibmaterialien @e@
l9aft, 8unitiaheu. sSancb- Irtitel,
Spielparen etc.
Sn Der NIT oem @ei9dft perbun.
oenen Acciaen5sSruderei perben alle
@rten oon Drudiahen aui oas @e-
ibmadopllite angefertis; audi 8ifi.
ten', 0obseitS< uno @ratulatipns.
&arten. 8uitenanibldae fir ben
Druid BON Statuten tperoen aeliefert.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
Rein. ,pie bic ssntnr.

rein, tuie bic blaue 2uft Der Berae, tpaf,a
unn treu, tuie bas Bort eines g6renmor,.
mes lit bic ct. Bernard Rrduter 9tlIe.
Mls refine &rauterpille bat fie iich einoes
Iahrt uno als oas auperIaiiiaite 6eilniit~
tel bel ollen Stbrnngen Der 8er6auung,
gNa8ell', Sebers nnb aerenleiben ertute.
len. Seil nno Segen ben ct. Bernard
Brieern fur ibre herrlicbe grfinouna |!
Die ct. BernarosSfraurersRillen limb In
alien NpDtheten su baben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09

4ainpber nnerfbminelld) teuer
DOB on oie Wtotten trieeft
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
3ultiuatoreu.

Seine @eine. 8bisties, 81.
quore uno Gigarren 8a baben in
shola' Saloon, GlamO. Riasa.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09

q. VI. q ". 9. 8abn.
Abtabrt.

Norb guero, g0atam, SpuIton unb @al.
oeftDn, t69licb. 900 Born.
un0 9.45 Mbenos.
Wah Corpus Gbrifti. &Dfpsrt nnb Bee.
billie thaltcb b..............2.15 Watbm.
Rad 8brne nnb 8erroille, taglidb -.
.................... 1925 Born,
Rah &6rne uno 8errpille. Samstaas 8. AS
0adlm. Nntunft MDntaes $50 Nbenbs
Gnfunft.
Bon guero, goatum. Goulton unb Col.
oeiton, taglidb ..........7.45 Morgens
unb $50 Mbenbs
Tnn Corpus Ghrilti. &Ddport uno 8ees
:, otus ta8lieb =. 1876 Rabm.
Bon Borne un6 8erroiGe. tdaIicb ~.
z 0(hpnha
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
SDutberss Yacific 8abm.
Mhfnhrk

Raf Netu Orleans. SpuHon uno sal.
beton t19lid 40 Born.
uno 800 Mbenbs.
Rad gagle 9aB. gl 8aio. @alifornien
nno NerIto ..............9 900 Born.
Gnfunft.
Bon Sletn Orleans, Souitpn nno Sol
oelton td9ltdb. ......... Z .40Neoraenss
anb 600 0abm.
Bon Gl Baio. Galifornten unb Werifo
2.fl Mhpnha
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
~. Sc. q Z. 8abn.

Abfabrt.
Ratb g8aco, Sort WOrtb, Dallas. eanios
Gitp. ct. 9ouis unb Chicago, taalic1,
(Sunlet Depot) 8.3O @benbs
9OcaI5ug pia Smitboine. Z. 80 Wormt
ntunft;
Bon gbieesp, st. 4outs, 8anlos gitn.
Oeaas, Sort Bortb uub @acn, t6oIic,
(Suniet Gepot) .......7. so W{proens
SocaiBaa oia SmithuilIe. g.25 9ben6s
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
SltOpeitteras wltnlht Gud)

Benn 5br gudl iraeaowo nieoer.
lalien m0llt. tbut es entlane Der 81.
ME Der
Gatt 9sntptsip u Aramiae
YaB 8abm,
i'm GartensDiitritt oes Staates. @e.
innobeit unb Rlirna uniibertrpffen,
8tllige 2an6ereien fiir ben ssarr1er,
Wtarttedrtner, Obfts uno 0iebsiidter.
Wegen gin3elbeiten tuenoetGuh an
q. s. Wartin, q. Is. a.,
San Nntoniu. Teras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-06-09
@alf Gbore 8ubn,

No prtl
Nah gaoernie, SUTHERLAND 5prines,
St0fea!e. taglib, ....... 500 8Orin.
Anfuuft.
Bon Stodeale, SUTHERLAND 5prtnas uub
GaUernia, t6qiidb. .2:30 VQd,rn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
THE BELL MARKET, MIMI NOVGOROD.

Greats San Souci But unlike Versailles and
San Souci. Peterhof Is a seaside resort Peter
the Great had in mind the capital city OF Hol-
land. The Hague. when he built his palace here.
and the Russian mobiles followed him to this
seaside retreat and lined the shores with their
villas
-Four hundred miles of railroad and at least
as many years of history lie between st. Peters,
burg and Moscow. St. Petersburg is modern
city and modern cities similar the world
over. but Moscow keeps it's individuality
and is the distinctly Russian city. St. Peters
burg is without history; Moscow. the cradle OF
the Russian Empire. has written history
reaching back to the eleventh century Its
squares and palaces. even some OF it's buildings.
have survived. alike. the invasions OF the Mon
gos and the attacks OF the flames that success
fully put to rout the Grand Army OF Napoleon
Ancient Russia took its name from this early
capital and Western Europe through centuries
named Russia Muscovy. Even TO the present
day the people of Moscow look forward to the
time when ancient prophecy will be fulfilled
and the Neva will engulf St Petersburg and the
seat OF empire return to its ancient abode
OF all the famous buildings in Moscow. the
larger share lie within the Krenlin. the great
inner citadel, inclOsing the most revered ma
tionaI monuments of Russia. Towering above
the mile long stretch OF the Krenllin's walls is
the great tower of Ivan the Great ODD feet high
and containing thirty-four bells. whose aggre-
gate weight is 10000 pounds Beside this
tower is the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael.
ancently the burial place of Russian rulers.
predecessors Of Peter. who founded a new tomb
beside the Neva. This cathedral dates the
sixteenth century and it's walls bear many
portraits of the early Romanoffs. buried beneath
its walls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

to Washington, the Champs Elysees to Paris
and the Inter den Linden to Berlin, the Nevsky
Prospekt Is to the Russian capital. Bisectins
the southern mainland city. this great ave-
nue.. lined with magnificent buildings. is the
great showplace of the city. leading from the
ends OF the broad semi-circle of the Neva Like
the Seine in Paris the Neva in st. Petersburg
Is a dominating feature. but it does not resem-
BILE the quiet. placid French river. only mighty
stone GikeS. the counterpart of those the great
Peter saw in his sojourn in Holland. restrain
the river. and time and again, in the spring
floods it carries destruction before it. Only a
single permanent bridge spans this stream, the
other connecting links being floating bridges
removed in winter. But the smaller canals are
bridGed by handsome structures rivalling the
Seine bridges in beauty. Noteworthy among
these is the Fontaka Bridge. decorated with
four equestrian statues
Apart from its character as n capital city st.
Petersburg, like Washington. is not CONNER
cial city of any great Importance. Cronstadt
It's famous fortress port. absorbs its foreign
commerce, while Moscow is the real commercial
centre OF the empire. Still the capital city has
splendid commercial quarters. Notable among
its handsome structures is the Stock Exchange
splendid white building dimly recalling the
Partisan Bourse and set in beautiful park.
Within its walls. in the present period Of Rus
sian reverses, exciting scenes recalling the
panic days In Wall street. are daily enacted.
But St. Petersburg is only the business office
of royalty. Eighteen miles west the shores
OF the Gulf OF Finland is Peterhof. the Yer
sailles OF the Romanoffs Here is the imperial
palace openly modelled on that OF the French
kings. with splendid gardens and parks and
ornate fountains. recalling those at Versailles
or at it's German imitation, Frederick the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
ALEXANDER COLUMN AND THE CARS VII
ST. PETERSBURG, SEEN FROM THE WAR

But the Kremltn has other famous
Here Is the great bell, with It's orok|
which the school Biographies for cehiu|
pictured The arsenal Is the most com
the world. equipped with the weapons \
race and conQueror since the days or
Khan Here also - tho great catne|
Vasiu the Beatifed, COMMUNICATING
quest OF Kazan by Ivan the Terrible an
IN 1554- With it's gilded cupolas and bS|
domes this huge structure typiies the ar|
ural style of Old Russia Another
church, the Church of the Saviour. con
rates the destruction OF NapoleOn's ar
the famous fire. Within the Kremln
palace OF the Gar. a huge structure
in all it's associations. Here. also, Is
trofski Palace. in which Napoleon nj
Headquarters and from which he beheld
struction deliberately caused by the CT
But Moscow has other memories or m
rible invaders than the French On u
the famous Red Square. just without Il
of the Kremlin. the MonSOl conquer
quently encamped while besieSlns u
Here the Russian mOnarchs made Ioi
here Ivan the Terrible with his own u
cuted culprits. Through this square u
were driven. When at last Moscow wa
cred from their thrall. here the solder
Grand Army fingered for a few hours
fatal victory of BorodinO. and wac
tongues of flame suddenly burst up no|
GUS quarters OF the deserted city.
square the French army marched out
famous October 10. 1872, TO perish N u
on the road TO France
To-day Moscow is hourishins CITY q
q million inhabitants. but it IS not I
like St Petersburg The centre now
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26


reason a man has achieved success
as merchant, a stock raiser or
even a stock jobber, it follows as
a matter of course he will prove
as successful in the domain of
mining, when as a matter of fact
his previous training in almost
any other industrial pursuit, rath-
err units than aids him in mining;
for the reason that there is no
other single industry, for the sue
cess of which,, such aywide, COM
prehensive, technicaI and pract-
ical training is, so indispensable;
for the requirement of this train
ing a fairly long and industrious
life is short.
Another element which makes
for disaster is the too frequent
chickering's among the stockhold-
ers themselves, the outcome of
various conditions, the causes of
which are, generally speaking,
reprehensible. But no matter
what the cause for the failure it
always works serious injury upon
the district and community in
which the failure occurs, an injury
frequently as unjust as it is mex
cusable, by leaving the impress
sion that the district is no good
when the blame properly belongs
to inefficient management or as
sometimes happens, leaving their
bills to merchants and workmen
unpaid, the only visible point, by
the way, upon which all seem to
agree with anything approaching
unanimity.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26

The Lewiston Tribune in an
editorial recently resented with
considerable warmth the claims
of the Spokane Board of Trade
to the effect that certain CONNER
cial territory claimed by Lewis
ton belonged properly to Spo-
kane.
This is no doubt a proper spirit
for Lewiston to exhibit, but the
Tribune should impress upon its
clientele the fact that it is not
enough to ;embalm their claims to
commercial supremacy in print
er's ink; and. to this end the MIN
ING NEWS will aid the Tribune to
the extent of the following in
formation: Spokane is heard Of
one hundred times where Lewis
ton is spoken of once, especially
in this part of Idaho county. Now
if Lewiston wishes to combat
successfully Spokane's well
founded claims, she must cease
chasing rainbows and develop her
contiguous territory. She has
permitted herself to be practical
~ crowded out of this district
without making any serious eff
fort to hold her position, and
doing absolutely nothing to ex-
tend her influence.
There is now>opening, contigu-
GUS to Elk City, Dixie and Buffa-
10 Hump, and south of Salmon
river, a vast new region with
commercial possibilities as vast as
its area, into which not one dol
lars worth of merchandise from
northern Idaho has found its
way. This lethargy upon the part
of the commercial interests, OF
the above mentioned section,
would be .inexplicable under~al-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26

The agitation of the organized
mining districts of Idaho county
are, we are glad to announce, be-
ginning to bear frnit. The dis
cretionary power which r rested
with the secretary of the1 inter-
ior formerly, WHICH permitted
that official to establish forest
reserves where, when and how
he pleased, has been. revoked by
the president, thanks to our con-
gressional delegation. Since
when the department manifests
a disposition to be more amen
able to reason, which we must
not forget may be assumed for
Interior purposes which does not
now appear upon the surface.
The MINING NEWS therefore
takes the liberty to advise you to
maintain your original position
with frmness and dignity. The
future prosperity of Idaho coun-
ty, and in fact the state at large,
demands the absolute elimination
OF the forest reserve system from
within it's borders. We do not
say this desirable condition can
be brought about at the present
time, but by maintaining; firm
attitude, the withdrawal of the
mining districts can be secured
before the fall elections, accept
no compromise on this point, in
sist upon the absolute indepen-
dence of the mining industry I'M
der the common law. The rest
will follow as the people awake
to the true inwardness of this
forest reserve buncombe, and
realize the fact that it is merely
an addition to the spoilsman's
visible assets.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26

most any conditions. What then
can be said in their defense when
it is a well known fact that there
is we'll constructed wagon road
as far as Dixie leaving a distance
of less than seventy miles to
Roosevelt and less than forty to
the Big Creek district.
1t is safe to say that fully 1000
men will be employed in those
two districts alone this present
year, aside from Elk City, Dixie,
and Buffalo Hump, which COM
bined will no doubt exceed that
number. These 1900 men will
form the basis of a market equal
to an agricultural population of
5000 or 5000.
We are informed on good au-
thority that the pack trail from
Dixie can be put in a good safe
condition for the trifiing sum Of
$500. This, by the way, is NOT
the trail discovered by the great
path finder, Walter Hovey
Hill. The trail we have in mind
was looked out" by prospectors
and settlers, and has not swamp
on it, very little down timber,
and has been used quite extern
sively already. 1t is worthy of
observation, in view of the nu-
merous fatalities and narrow es-
capes from snow slides reported
from the other ..youtes, that the
topography of the Dixie route
precludes the possibility of such
perils to the life and property of
the traveller.
Here is a good opportunity for
Lewiston to recover her lost pres
tige, an opportunity, by the way,
which she will do we'll to be
prompt in Selling. The people
engaged in the mining industry
are not much given to sentiment;
with them'the man who can de-
liver the goods on the most salts
factory terms is the man who
will get the "persimon".
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26

of the many obstacles, natural
and otherwise, to the successful
development of a prospect into a
dividend paying mine, misman-
agement is perhaps the most
potent. The mining industry has
received more "set backs" from
this cause than from any other
single item in it's history, wild
eating included.
The question of incompetency,
deals not alone with the foreman
and superintendent but with the
directors, where is generally the
root Of the evil. The foreman or
superintendent may be and gener-
ally are, competent in their par
ticular lines to handle their end
of the business, yet lacking the
necessary authority to take the
initiative, are about as effective
as a force to bring the property
to a paying basis as so many wood
en- images.
Many properties Of the utmost
promise have been hampered, and
are being hampered every day
and frequently utterly wrecked
by the stockholders placing in a
position Of power, usually presi-
dent or manager, some "shave
tail" whose only qualification lies
in the fact that he may have
powerful financial connections or
possibly money Of his own to in
vest. With the average stock
holder, the fact, that for the
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Report of Senate Committee on
Mines and Mining.

The Committee on Mines and Min
ing, to whom was referred the bill
SENATE 1885, to amend section 1927 Of
the revised statutes Of the United
States concerning mineral lands, have
carefully examined the same and re-
commend its passage.
The evil which the bill seeks to rene
dy is one which seriously affects the
title to mining claims and is one that
becomes more potent for harm as time
elapses.
The provisions Of the bill, down to
the word ground" in line l, page 2,
with regard to the conformity of the
location lines of lode mining claims with
the public survey, reads substantially
the same as section 1927, revised stat
utes. The object of the amendment
appears to be contained in the provis-
ions of the bill commencing with the
word where" line l, page 2, to the
end of the bill. And this amendment
would appear to be that the boundaries
of patented claims established upon the
ground should control IN the determine
ton of the location of the patented
claim, as against the calls Of the pa