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, 1904-06-23
Town Improvement.

The town of Saratoga is rapidly
taking on the most substantial
improvement. This is manifest
more in the way in which resid-
ence property is being beautified
than in any other manner. Hous-
es, that formerly offended the eye
by their tumble down and neglect
ed appearances, have been tidied
up, painted and the grounds
around them made presentable
with grass and trees. There are,
in consequences, many real beauty
spots throughout the town. Wher-
ever owners have invested in
windmills and tanks is to be no.
ticed the most improvement.
Without any desire to single
out one spot, to the disparage-
ment of another, we wish to call
the attention OF our eauerS 10
the Maxfield residence. Last
year a windmill and tank made a
remarkable change in the sur
roundings of that residence. This
year the lot OH the corner, adJoin-
log, has been annexed, fenced,
plowed, levelled and it is hard to
imagine that such a change could
have been wrought IN any piece
of ground as has been there.
From an unsightly lot, covered
with sage brush and full of holes.
it is now being civilized and made
into a handsome lawn and gar
den.
We might cite many instances
of this kind, but this will be suf-
fcient to draw the attention of
the public to what is being done
here toward making this the most
beautiful town in the state.
, 1904-06-23

mines, once uncovered some, place
along near the old Bridger terri
tory. j. II. Mullison tells of the
Lost Pick and Shovel Nine" and
Ed Bennett, who owned Benefits
ferry at the overland crossing of
the North Platte river, about
twelve miles north of Saratoga,
tells of the "Golden Bar" This
latter is supposed to be inside of
the South Spring creek canon and
from the quantity and character
of the gold taken from the Cold
EN- Bar" in two months, the mug
gets must have been plentiful and
OF generous proportions. Wheth-
err or not the lost mines be ever
found, there is in store for the
Savory division of the Empire
district a commercial future Of
great brilliancy and proportions.
Its immense assures filled with
the precious metals will be tapped
and the products separated and
refined in the reduction and smelt-
ing plants in the Savory basin
Coal of excellent quality is plen-
tiful. The only lime equal to the
needs of smelling is in the Savory
section; timber is convenient: wa
ter is abundant and most excellent
in quality. Inside OF a decade
from today the writer who may
set forth the story of the Savory
country can find material for a
volume that will be read with
much interest in commercial cir
cles throughout the world.
, 1904-06-23
Fort Steele Lady Dead.

Mrs. John Brown, wife of the
agent at Fort Steele died Thurs
day in a Denver hospital. The
remains are to be brought to Raw
Inns for burial but definite ar
raugements have not been made.
A committee of Fort Steele
friends will come to Rawlins this
evening to make arrangements
and Mr., Rasmussen has been in
structed to prepare for intermen'
here.
The lady leaves a husband anc
a child only a few weeks old t.
mourn her death.-Rawlihs Re
publican.
, 1904-06-23

James d. Atfeld, James Hicks
and Charles S. Taylor returned
Monday from a trip to South Pass
City. Mr.. Taylor says he can
show any n the way to that
place now without any trouble.
The boys are not pleased with the
outlook at that place, and they all
say, with one accord, that it is a
good place to stay away from.
They are now perfectly content
to remain here, as they say that
there is a far and away better
prospect here than any place they
know of.
, 1904-06-23
Dor.
The Fishing Season.

The fishing season in this coun-
try is now we'll on, there having
already been many good catches
made by local fishermen. Up to
within a short time minnows have
been used as bait, but at this time
the water in the river has cleared
up sufficiently to admit of hy fish
ing. So far this year no large
fish have been taken-in fact but
few have been taken for several
years that would exceed five
pounds in weight. The smaller
fish are by far the best eating.
though fishermen prefer to haul
out the larger ones. Trout are
abundant this season, and the
small streams afford. excellent
fishing to those who prefer num-
Der to size, and quality above all.
The North Platte river aud it's
tributaries, in this valley, are won
derfui trout streams, and this
country is justly famous for
it's trout fishing.
, 1904-06-23

hoated down Grand Encampment
river, have been coming down
for some time. The company is
not aiming to drive the river, as
yet, but is having the sloughs and
arms of the river cleared of ties,
preparatory to driving the main
channel as soon as the Brush
creek ties are turned loose. The
entire drive of ties viii not reach
Fort Steele for six weeks at the
least.
Large numbers of tie men have
been in town the past week, out
fitting for the coming work of
driving the river. These men are
mostly Swedes, some of whom are
just over frcIn the old country,
where they followed the occupa-
ton of timbermen. They make
excellent workmen and are prefer
red for this work on account of
Their adoption to that kind of la
bor
, 1904-06-23
Painful Accident.

Cicero Cunningham met with
a painful accident Tuesday even
ing. by which he broke one of the
bones in his left forearm. He
was walking along the street when
he met Ralph Miller, an old
friend and, in play made Il pass at
him with his foot, rs though to
trip him. Ralph caught his foot,
thus throwing him to the ground,
and the bone in his arm snapped.
, 1904-06-23
TEACHERS RATES
Especially Low Rates offered for wyo-
ming Teachers to st. Louis for N. E. A.
Convention.

The railroads of Wyoming have
made especially low rates from
Wyoming to ST. Louis on June
%, which offers to the teachers of
this state and others an exception
ally favorable opportunity of Wis
iting the st. Louis exposition and
at the same time attending the
meeting of the National Educa-
ton Association, which is held at
that point, during the two weeks
beginning June rs. The ticket
provides for fifteen day return
limit, and will give ample time
for seeing the exposition.
Teachers may use the Union
Pacific, Burlington or Northwest
ern, according to the line upon
which they are situated, to Oma.
ha, from which point they will go
In a body over the Burlington
road. Teachers should SO time
time their departure on the 25th
HIS to arrive in Omaha ON the Goth,
arriving in st. Louis the morning
of the 9th, In case there is not
sufficient attendance to run u
special train.
Persons wishing to take advan-
tage of this rate are urged to noti-
fly Mr.. lyman so that arrange
ments for the special may be
made at Omaha.
Below are shown rates from a
number of the more prominent
points in Wyoming, both for the
special tickets described above.
with the fifteen day limit. Child
ren's rates one-half of rates quot
ed
l5-day Coach 6O.day 9O-day.
, 1904-06-23
The Tie Drive.

The tie drive Of the Carbon
Timber Company of the French
creek tie camp, has not yet been
turned into the river. The ties
lie banked up in the boom at the
mouth Of Brush creek. but will
be released very shortly, the com
pany only waiting until the river
falls a little more before turning
them pose in its food.
Ties from the Grand Encamp-
ment tie camp, which are being
, 1904-06-23
SPLENDID DISCOVERIES
In Old Bridger or savery Section Gold.
Silver and Copper Ores in Very Large
Veins Which Are Being Developed
Two Great Fissures-Fine op%portuni-
ties for Placer Mining.

(The following clipping from
the Denver. Post, of November
18th. 1902, handed us by a sub
scriber, is so applicable to the
present time that we reproduce il
entire. The writer has drawn the
long bow in the last paragraph
but it will in no wise mar the
truth as stated in the rest of the
letter.
Saratoga, Wvo., Nov. 25.-Sec-
ond only, in Importance, TO the
future of the mining industry in
the Empire district of the upper
Platte is the two years lease given
recently on the Syndicate group,
situated in the old Bridger or Sa.
very division, a section known to
contain many large bodies of ore
of values greater than any thus
far proven in the richest camps
along the range to the south.
The passing of the Rudefeha or
Ferris Haggerty mine from the
rule of thumb to modern scien-
titic mining methods that, owing
to the large fortunes at stake, must
necessarily be the marked feature
of its future of the mining indus
try in Southern Carbon county.
Another no less important fac
tor in the making of a great min
eral showing for this section is
the aggressive campaign of devel-
opment being now inaugurated by
the management of the Copper
Bar property. Up to date ma
chinery has been installed, skilled
labor employed and every prelim-
mary necessary to an unbroken
campaign of winter development
has had due attention. The prop
erty itself is n of more than or
binary promise. The shaft opens
up at the surface with a twelve
foot mineral vein consisting of
jaspiron or silicate of iron. AT a
depth of sixty feet on an incline
Of about forty degrees from verti-
cal the width of the vein is
eighteen feet. There is not much
of IA noticeable change in charac-
ter of the mineral. The values
are gold, silver and a small per-
centage of copper, this latter IN
the form of black oxide. The con
dition favors the existence of large
bodies of copper mineral at no
great depth from the surface.
The Syndicate has, since its dis
covery, shown character favorable
to the making of great mine
through, of course, the application
of intelligent methods of develop
ment. 1t was not until quite re-
Gently that the attention of min
ing men was attracted to its mer-
its. The men controlling the
mineral prospects of the district
up to the advent of the North
American Copper company, did
not bring with them the expert
ence necessary to rapid progress
in development. They e to
have gone into the enterprise with
the expectation of making a mil
lion-dollar mine with an expendl-
ture of from 5000 to S2O,OOO.
OF course developments did not
result in a showing equal to their
expectations and they became dis
couraged, cursed their luck and
confined THEN operations to scani
annual assessments.
TWO GREAT FIssuREs.
The corps of United States ge'
ologists reading the district dur
ing the summer just past becam,
Interested in the two great assures
that parallel each other along thu
Eastern and Western slopes OF thu
Continental divide from Gov
creek and Battle lake to- the mos
, 1904-06-23
Another Frightful Death.

Mrs. 4. X. Macy, of Casper,
was frightfully burned Saturday
as the result OF the explosion of "a
can of coal oil with which she was
lighting a fire at her home. Her
clothing was reduced to ashes and
her body SC badly scorched that
recovery seems impossible. In
spite of her condition the woman
Sunday gave birth to a child,
which did not survive.
A sign painter often proves that he
La n nani.as l.u hir inabsl;4. ~
, 1904-06-23

$3.50 P''" tAPoieu
the Alma, Copper Bar, Amethyst,
Carbonate and Yankee Jack on
the Eastern slope: by the Ram
bier Battle lake,, Sovereign, Ru-
defeha, Olive d., Octavia, Syndi-
cate, Black Diamond and Wicked
slope on the Western slope. While
Spur, Spencer and Emmons did
not make any statements that
could be specifically applied to
individual propertiesin the Spring
Greek and Savary divisions, their
remarks as to the mineral posi-
bilities generally were favorable
in the extreme, and may be crys-
talized into the statement that no
portion of this or any mining dis
trict in the West offers better op-
portunjties for energetic mining
research with all the geological
conditions in favor of success.
South and North Spring creek,
Jack and Savary creeks constitute
the drainage system of the East
ern slope territory. Several i'm
portant gold deposits consisting
of quartz veins and gold bearing
gravels are concentrated in this
great and rich mineral section.
The quartz veins are of prior Or
igin to the large assures with a
copper contact, and the upheaval
or seismic disturbance responsible
for the existence of the latter
threw the former so out of place
that continuous, unbroken exploit
alton lis an impossible condition.
The work of exploration and de-
velopment of those gold bearing
quartz veins has been discourag.
ing in the extreme, for the reason
that the geological conditions have
not been understood and no STUDY
given to the course followed by
the disturbances and their effect
at different points according to
resistance encountered.
The gravel nea the headwaters
of North Spring Creek prospects
from 10 cents to 80 per yard. The
physical features of the country
preclude paying operations
through any other than the dredg-
ing system, as the fall is not suf-
ficiently rapid to afford dump for
tailings. w. j. Crane of Airing
ton, Neb., now manager of the
Copper Bar mine, took consider
able gold from the North Spring
creek gravel a few days ago. On
Jack creek there was considerable
preliminary work done twelve
years ago, Unfortunately for the
investors the management and di-
rection of this work was not in the
haI.ds of a competent person,
Failure was the result, as a matter
of course.
The South or main fork of the
| Savory drains a section that pros
poets well in placer gold. Every
year more or less gold has been
taken from this ground, but no
attempt has yet been made to
work it by any but the most prim-
tive methods. A Mr.. Yoeder from
Reno, New, has just closed a deal
for a considerable tract of this
ground and extensive operations
with modern appliances will be in
order next eason
EARLY DISCOVERIES.
, 1904-06-23
ARL DISCOVERIES.

The discovery of mineral in this
section dates back to the early
SOS. The old overland trail
through Bridger pass is but a few
miles North of the Savory and
Jack creek placers and the exist
ence of gold could not possibly
remain unknown to men whose
feverish search allowed no likely
place to remain undisturbed by
pick and pan.
Among the few surviving old tim
ers there are extant stories of los
mines that tell of golden wealth
equal to that Of the King Solomon
, 1904-06-23
St. Barnahas Church.

Programme of music at St. Bar
nabas' Church for Fourth Sunday
after Trinity, June 26th, 1904.
, 1904-06-23
Two GREAT FIssuREs.

The corps of United States ge-
ologists reading the district dur
ing the summer just past became
Interested in the two great assures
that parallel each other along the
Eastern and Western slopes of the
Continental divide from Cow
creek and Battle lake to- the most
, 1904-06-23
Return from South Pass.

. Wyoming Tribune
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
THE FLINT OF LONG AGO
Wise Men Discovered That the Useful Stones Were
Sponges Once a Time.

In early times people in all parts of the world found
many for flint. Savages made articles Of and
weapons warfare of it. In country the Ind
it for arrowheads and hatehes In those days
there matches, every family kept fnts
and tinderbox. BY striking the flint a quick,
sharp, glancing blow with another hard substance,
a spark of fire produced, and the tinder-
box containing easy to burn, Like DID, soft,
dry wood held to catch the spark and start
fire. It fortunate for the people that flint easy
to abundant They found it in gravel BEDS
streams in deep where the land had been
worn by rain, heat cold wind, etc Men wondered
where from in the first place. Scientists
ined it carefully with microscopes and noticed its peculiar
markings. They broke open many of them to what
could be found in the center At last found at the
very Of the intwhat do supposed You could
guess! Why, spongel He could hardly
believe that anything as hard a flint could
come from thing soft sponge But there
markings and the sponge itself to prove it, and
times he had found tiny shells embedded in the flint So the
reasoned that all fnts growing sponges
the bottom Of the Then there great
earthquake volcanic eruption tremendous upheaval
that changed the face of the earth. The sponge
buried for ages under immense weights Of earth and
stone there deep in the EARTH the great heat and
pressure changed the sponge to the flint Nearly all boys
have flint heads See if you trace any mark
ings that look like sponge in your fints
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
AT PEACE IN THE ATTIC.

When very little girl only two years old,
received for my Christmas present rag doll nearly
large as myself. I named her Beulah for of my
cousins who sent her to from Missouri. And it is
needless to say Beu1ah and fast friends.
one day Of my playmates and were having
quarrel which should play with Beulah and before
we knew it had torn large hole down the middle
of her face. When it Immediately set up loud
screaming. My playmate home fast she could
and mama out to what the matter was. When
saw poor Beulah she said toh repair that
tie tsYou cant either when my do1lie is dead y
CRIED screaming louder than friend Of mama g
who was visiting her told TO stop crying for she could
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
THE PILGRIMS BASKET.

The toy that enjoyed the most a small basket
which my uncle made of willow branches My cousins
brothers, sisters and often played pilgrims
We dressed in long dresses and white aprons, took
little baskets full of LUNCH and went to church. The
boys carried rifles long, straight sticks which served
guns in play. We walked from house to my play
house down by the river and there ate lunch
and sang of school songs We played that the
birds Indians wild bears and the boys shot at
them We generally grew tired of playing games, but
became tired of this one, and really believe
that cousins had this topic they would write about
this play Ethel Galbreath,
Sixth Grade. Luverne, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
Kerosene as a Beverage.

It is said that the drinking Of kerosene is such q
growing evil in France that against
posed This vice has long prevailed among the Indians
of the Southern Pacific To such extent has it been
that the importation of kerosene for drinking
an important trade in Peru and Bolivia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
WORK AND PLAY.

Willie-I simply can't practice my piano lesson,
mama-it makes too nervous.
Mother-Wel, what you going to do this after
noon?
-Why-er-I've got to put in six hours prac
tice with 'FGrum-cor ps''
Judge. Copyright 1907
wicked black doll in grave under the old willow of the
yard and then I ceased to any -...
= Ninth Grade Kate MacLean p.
Northwood, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
AN ENVIABLE "a PRIVILEGE.

The toy liked best printed rag doll given to
by my aunt the Christmas after was year Old Of
course cannot remember much about it, but mama has
told me about it many times. played with this doll
until was three years old. loved it much that
would not be separated from it. took it to bed with me
and awoke in the night and found it gone would not
60 to sleep until had it again used to take it out
walking with me and every met asked sfkiss
Dodie" dragged it around until it was the most dis
reputable thing in the shape of DOH that was ever
At last could not bear to around any
longer, it ragged and soed. But she was afraid
to destroy it. she hid it to how should take it's
loss leased and cried that my aunt whom were
to do with it. wanted my 'Dodie." After a
while forgot al about It and then burned It.
Seventh Grade. -Rosalia Juergens,
Mohall NJ D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
A Resemblance to a Man.
The Little Chronicle.

My six-year-old brother to have his hair cut at
the barbers for the first time He and my little sister
curious to know what barber and when he
turned after parting with his long baby hair Olive said
1tWhat did the barber look Ekef'
'tWen, " he replied, ehe was barber, but he looked
like man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
Another Sugar Plant.

plant that yields sugar twenty times sweet
ordinary beet sugar has been found in South
America It's scientific is Eupatorium rebandiums
herb that grows eight to twelve inches high and
its saccharine matter is not fermentabla
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
THOSE LAWFUL" HEADACHES.

When six years Of age had an old doll Of
which thought great deal The dolls name was
"Dolly" Ny Dolly had no hair and 50 she was not very
for her and morning before went to school
used to hide her. Dolly sleeping doh, and when
had had her nearly two years her eyes fell ont
way and used to say that she had awful headaches and
It affected her eyes 50 that she became blind. One
morning when went home Dolly broken to pieces
that Dolly bad girl She struck her 30 hard that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPT

she fell to pieces felt very badly and cried,
but when closed the day dressed har and
played with her They all laughed at and was
ashamed and thought would get rid of her, So made
eon put Dolly in and buried her. Every day for sew
er weeks went to her grave but after that thought
of her. -E1lenora Luetjen
A Sixth Grade. ~..-- - ~>-4 % Hibbing, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
LITTLE LEAD SOLDIERS.

Of my childhood toys I believe that I priced some
fifteen twenty lead soldiers, that from to
and half inches high, about the most any of
them They given to me for Christmas some three
four years ago. remember that rainy days they
were always great comfort to often made
fort them out of wood and stone blocks Altho
of them broken, still have most Of them don't
believe that shall forget those small lead soldiers
if live for three hundred years.
Sixth Grade, Albert c. Simonds
Mckinley School 324 w Olive Ave,
-..-* .-. - ~. Redlands, Cal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
but put it together again. and it lies at home yet
B Seventh Grade, Arnold Fulsrud,
Central School Red Wing, Mimi.
A FIT OF THE SULKS

- a E1I UE I1dH SU11no'
My favorite toy during my childhood team of
little white horses and little red wagon which
priced much. received it Christmas, and it
made me very sulky when any one larger than myself
took it, because could not get it from him used to
call my horses Captain and General, and very often
tied string around their necks and pulled them along
the sidewalk, pretending that they could and walk
like other horses By and by my good times ended
because some stepped the horses and wagon
and broke them, which made very angry.
Sixth Grade. Henry Fee,
Mimic, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
ABOUT A "GRIzzLY TIGER. ,

ABOUT A ''CzR1zzLY "-------
Oh how glad was for it Christmas and had
received popgun. I out at grandpa's at the time,
and what opportunities there to go hunting.
Grandpa often took his shotgun out to kill hawks which
I could also shoot at and say had killed. wandered
formidable weapon of DEATH while he shot squirrels and
other small game, mighty hunter of the forest.
How often did I kill squirrels, too! Once had the
bravery to kill grizzly tiger then called it, after
which exploit went home and played with train of
cars built houses out of blocks; better STILL
demanded story, which generally forthcoming,
about wildcats other animal And the next time
I killed that very animal with my trusty weapon
Seventh Grade. Willie Macdonald
Chatfe1d, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
A SCORE FOR THE MICE.

When was about four years old Santa Claus left
among other things cat and two kittens I called the
old cat Tabby She made Of printed cloth stuffed
with cotton When she she could stand alone
but after short time the stiff cardboard at the bottom
broken. Tabby amazingly patient, and I think
the kittens inherited that quality for they sometimes
stayed all day mousehole where put them. But
for all Tabby perseverance, neither she her kittens
caught any mice! We still have the old cat saw
little sister playing with her the other day. but the kit
tens at last eaten by the mice; probably very
which Tabby tried hard to catch.
Ninth Grade, Mary Hutsnpi1eT,
Rlverdale School. Oakes N. D.