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Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-18
HOW THE CALUMET AND HECLA
LODE WAS DISCOVERED,


the following story Of the discovery
of the famous Calumet conglomerate
lode, from which the Calumet and
Hecla and the Tamarack Copper
Mines paid over $100,000.000 in
dividends. Mr.. Tragaskis states
that be was sent to the Lake Super
ior copper country in 1868 to Man
haitian, New York, Providence and
Hope mines in Keweenaw county.
Gone April day." said Mr.. Ire
gaskis, "the superintendent of the
Manhattan was taken sick and his
wife asked me to get DIR. Eaton, who
lived twenty-five miles off at Port
age. l started on horseback over a
rough corduroy road, through dense
woods, cedar swamps and maple
brush, and stopped for dinner at
the Halfway house, kept by a
colored man named Jones. A couple
of miles further on | shot a few
partridges and was riding with the
birds slung to my saddlebow when
| heard shouts and some one calling
my name.
"Tregaskis, come here, said the
voice; I've got something to show
you'll
Turning from the corduroy road
1 urged my horse through the under
brush and found that the shouting
came from an old man named Scott,
employed as prospector by 3. j.
Hurlburt, or the Huron mine at
HougLton. While prowling through
the dense woods old Scott had
tumbled on something, fallen down
and cut his hand on stone. His
hand was bleeding on several chunks
of rock that lay scattered about.
"We kicked away some of the
grass, moss and leaves, and uncover
lot Of green carbonate of copper,
which looked so promising that |
offered to get a pick and shovel at
the Halfway house and make
through examination. Returning
few minutes later l dug hole about
four feet deep and satisfied myself
that the ground was very rich in
copper. l took about thirty pounds
of it in sack and showed it to Sam
w. Hill, of the Central mine, and
others, but they only sneared at my
find and said it didn't amount to
anything. The popular idea in
those days was that no copper was
worth mining except what under
laid the Green stone range.
But while the men | talked with
said the discovery was not worth
following up, Mr. Hurlburt lost no
time in acting on the report made
by his man Scott. He sent gang
of men to the place where dug the
hole, and they uncovered large
amount of ground, following the
vein three Quarters of a mile and
opening it in various places to make
sure the conglomerate belt carried
copper. Mr.. Hurlburt then went
East and organized company"
This is the true story of the dis
covery of the Calumet and Hecla
mine, and probably has never before
been published. Many experienced
miners were fooled at that time and
missed the chance of lifetime.
They could have purchased the
ground on which the Calumet and
Hecla mine is now opened for $l.25
per acre, as it was owned by the
state, and now it is worth millions.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-18

Senator Stewart will locate in
Gold6eld or Tonopah and will enter
the legal field. Mr.. Stewart visited
Goldfeld few days ago and the
excitement of the mining camp was
too much to be resisted and SO he
has decided to make his permanent
home out there.
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-18
Notice To Creditors
In the Fourth judicial District Court
of the State Of Nevada in and
for the County of Lincoln,
In the Matter Of the Estate
of
Addison Bybee
Deceased

Notice Is hereby given that the Undersigned have
been duly appointed ana quaiiGed by the
Fourth Judicial District Court Of the State
Of Nevada, IN snd for the County Of Lincoln, as
Administrations Of the estate of Addison Bybee
deeeased.
All creditors having claims against said estate
arc required to file the same, with proper youeh-
ers and statutory ahi laylis attached, with tho
olerk OF said Court within three months Of the
frst publication o. this notice. or such claim viii
be barred,
Dated and published for the first time June
nth 1904. ..,.,,.
T. J, Osborne, Administrator'
Atty for said Estate
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-18

hereby certify thst the above Is q full true and
correct Statement Of the condition OF the Funds
Oct A. D. 1904.
HENRY LEE,
JAS, A NEsBITT, County Recorder
County TTeArurer,
Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-18

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
THE DAWES COMMISSION.
Report Tells of Work for Fire Civ-
iEzed Tribes of indians.

washington Dec 2-The annual report Of the
Dawes Commission its work for the Five CIV
ized Tribes OF Indians in the Indian Territory.
which made public to-day. is general review
Of the partition and allotment OF the lands OF those
Indians in the last six years. The report declares
that the time has been well occupied IN securing
correct roll OF the people. in obtaining correct
inventory OF their property and in locating improve
OF the work they say:
Every adult OF head Of family in a total OF more
than two hundred thousand citizens and claimants
was personally examined and his previous tribal
record was looked up. or this number. and in this
hae be eRne nee gua ase @ %
ceedings were al taken down. especially every
often the record OF single was hundreds OF
pages IN extent e{ or the above number OF people
judged TO lawfully possess tribal membership and
less careful course procedure would have utterly
dissipated the properties Of the tribes
that tracts OF forty acres or quarter OF quarter
sonaby be made the subject Of person 5spete
This acreage adopted the unit in dsterrnin-
Guired the locating insnecing ciassifying and WI
uing OF nearly five hundred thousand tracts OF land
administration of these communal estates s a1o ne
perhaps hundreds OF millions OF dollars in actual
values. VII then have consumed that amount OF
time and have cost less than 10 cents an acre. We
trgs. that consideration Of the facts here stated
VIII lead to the conclusion that under the crcun-
stances. the time consumed has not been unreason-
aDie or Jhe cost unduly great
Speaking of the difficulties connected with the
allotment work, the commissioners say that "specu-
lators not prescriptions in their business methods
have attempted in every way TO influence the work
with view TO personal gain One OF the methods
OF the spectators Is outlined s follows;
favortte scheme has been induce full blood
Indians 10 take In allotment widely separated tracts
OF ten more acres each. in order that they might
not be IN position TO take possession and improve
their ellotmeutS This matter brought 10 the
attention of the department in the month of August
1903, and the commission has useI every uossibIe
means to prevent allotments of this Character
Under the law. however certain privileges ara
guaranteed 70 citizens the selection of their a.
otnents. making it difficult for the Commission TO
fully protect their interests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
AMERICAN TRADE WITH MOROCCO.
sultan's Representative Says the Present Is
a Good Time to Push It.

James w S. Langerman, formerly United States
Vice-Consul General at Tangier, Morocco. Is IN
NewYork his way to report to the Sultan of
Morocco whose personal representative he at
the ST Louis Exposition, in charge OF the Morocco
exhibit He talked OF Morocco and its desire for
American trade at the Waldorf last night, saying:
Never before was such an opportunity presented
TO American industries to secure foothold in
Morocco While the present warlike conditions
prevail there, while France Is endeavoring to get
control OF Morocco. the opportunity for American
INDUSTRY TO do business there is most favorable.
The French have done much business there, but
now the people Of Morocco absolutely
fuse to do business with them, and they
equally unfriendly with English tradesmen. They
realize that the American people IN business will
treat them fairly and win not try to seize the coun
ny know personally that the Sultan Is one Of
the most ardent admirers Of President Roosevelt
IL IS impossible for the French troops to make
any progress in Morocco. especially at this time
OF the yea:. in the rainy season. II is impossible
Tor them to transport troops about IL must be
remembered that there are no highways there In
this entire country there is not even one bridge
crossing stream. Ferryng IS their most modern
method or crossing rivers. There is NOT tels-
graph or telephone line in the country. Railroads
are unknown Communication from one part OF
the country 70 another is carried on by means OF
messengers who travel on foot The sultan Is anx-
ious TO get American enterprise to enter his ceun-
try, because he realizes that with American help
the country would prosper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
P1TTsBURG HOURS WITHOUT WATER.
Accident to Gates Stops the City's Christmas
Eve Rush.

Pittsburg Dec. Gas the result Of an accident
TO the thirty-six-inch water mains at the south
end Of the Sharpsburg Bridge where the mains
enter the city. the entire citys water supply was
cut Off last night from 10 o'clock until long after
midnight
Besides leaving the city at the mercy of a pos
sble fire, the lack OF water delayed all trains
the Pennsylvania Railroad between Pittsburs and
Pitcairn. delayed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
trains within the city limits. shut on heat and
light from railroad stations newspaper offices and
other establishments dependent city water for
power supply. and caused great inconvenience to
thousands on the busiest Christmas Eve for years.
The elaborate and expensive signal and interlock-
ing switch system OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
between this city and Pitcairn a distance Of ff-
teen miles. was put out OF commission and the
heavy holiday traffic paralyzeA Newspaper plants
were shut down and hundreds of elevators in
downtown buildings rendered useless
III is customary TO lower the pressure at night
by means OF gates. and in doing this last night
the gates dropped to the river bed, shutting of
the entire supply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26

cost least to build it would therefore be the
cheapest The first cost is only one OF four
items: the second item is the cost OF main
tenance; the third is the cost OF operation; the
fourth is the cost of transit. determined by the
value of a ships time consumed in passing
through. That canal will be cheapest which
costs the least not for any one OF these items,
but for all four Of them added together. NOW.
the first item is a temporary one. It must be
paid once for all. But the others are con-
tinuing and perpetual. They will be charges
against the canal long it exists. If We
were going to build a canal for temporary use
or for few years only, we might do well TO
select the plan that would cost least for orig
inel construction. But this is to be canal for
all time and we must have regard for the fixed
charges against IT. which will continue for all
time. 1t would be poor economy to build a
canal for S2000O0OO0 which would cost $1,000
600 year for maintenance and operation, when
could build one for $500, 600 O0O which would
cost only $1.0O0,OO0 a year. The canal which
at the beginning cost S100 600 900 the less would
at the end of fifty years have cost S1O0000O00
the more. cor course. do not mention these
sums as even approximate estimates OF yearly
cost but merely as illustrations). We must. as
Cartier said, regard the future. We and the
world have already waited long for this canal
ourselves INFO adopting an inferior and unsats-
factory plan. Better take a little more time
and have the best possible plan for all time to
come. Nor shall we have to wait as long as
some are fearing. The estimates which have
cited are most conservative. and are based upon
former estimates and data which now
known to have erred greatly in the direction Of
exaggerated cost and time. The who ex-
amines the latest and best data and who studies
the problem upon the spot must be somewhat
or less than ordinarily human II he is not
inspired with certain optimism. II does not
como from the languorous tropic air. nor from
the easy going Incidence OF so many of the
people; certainly not from remembrance Of the
delays and disasters which have befallen our
predecessors here. But from a practical,
sentimental scrutiny of known facts and pal
pablo conditions there arises a conviction that
if right methods employed and all oppor-
tunities improved. may a
level canal in no longer time and at no greater
cost thar have hitherto been called for in high
level estimate@ WEI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
STATE AID TO PEASANTS.
u. de Witte's Scheme of Loans Ap-
proved bg Emperor.

St Petersburg Dec. 25.-The special commit
tee OF which NJ. de Witte is chairman. ap-
pointed in 1902 to investigate the question OF
the betternent OF the conditions Of rural enter
prises and the genera; revision of peasant laws
has decided in favor of the extension of the sys-
TEN Of state loans by the Agricultural Bank to
landowners. especially peasants and commoners
for the purchase and Improvement Of additional
lands. The Emperor has formally approved the
recommends tons.
The newspapers warmly approving the
work of the commission. The Russ declares
the basis of all reforms must be the socia! and
political emancipation Of peasants. as proposed
by NJ. de White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
PLANS $4,000, 900 CHICAGO STATION
Pennsylvania Prepared to Spend Large Sums
on New Terminal There.

Chicago Dec. 25-''The Record Herald" says to-
day: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is pre-
pared to spend sSO.OOoOO0 in the construction of a
new railway station in Chicago Twenty million
dollars OF this would be spent IN acquiring
land adjoining the present Union station ana Slo-
0O0 900 will be spent in buildings
plans and specifications for a most elaborate
group of structures devoted TO railway purposes
have already been completed The site of the new
terminal planned by the architects and eng-
neers of the Pennsylvania company, VIII occupy
seven blocks In this territory IL Is the intention
of the company to erect a group or supply and
storage warehouses. huge freight warehouse and
passenger station when will be more than ade-
auate TO meet the demands of the railway lines now
entering the Union Station The scheme Includes
the construction OF a tunnel or subway beneath the
river by which bridge DELAYS may be avoided"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
WALLACE TO FIGHT STATEHOOD BILL,
General Is Opposed to New-Mexico Losing
It's Identity
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Indianapolis, Dec. 25-Though slowly dying Of an
incurable disease. General Lew Wallace has made
up his mind II necessary defeat the New Mexico
Arizona Statehood bill. TO go to Nsw-Msxico and
warn the people against II.
II believe the bill 70 be bad" said the general to-
day. for it means the destruction the identity
OF New-Mexico. and know the people are opposed,
TO II. will go there myself II necessary and warn
them against accepting the bill. and advise them
not to elect members OF Congress or Senators under
its provisions. They cannot be forced to accept
Statehood such conditions and they ought not
to do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
HORSE WITH RABIES BITES TWO.

Bnghamton N Y Dec 25-Now that the dog
quarantine has been raised In this county what
promises 10 be a case of rabies with serious re-
suits has developed. The last mad dog was that
owned by John Dyer OF this city Sixty days ago
the dog was captured and locked In the Lester
shire fire station While there he broke loose. and
bit the two horsss belonging to the finest hose
team in this part Of the State. One OF them has
Just died from rabies. but ut, before death it bit
DIT Garry T. Stone. veterinarian or this city,
the diseaas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
NEW ALFALFA FOR BAD LANDS.
Big Western Railroads Hope to Reclaim
Millions Of Acres.
IRY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. 7

Omaha Dec. 25.-The Union Pacific and Burllng-
ton railroads. assisted by the government, have a
new scheme for retaining the several hundred
million acres OF arid Western lands without the
aid OF expensive irrigation works. DR.. Elwood
Mead. mead of of the agricultural departments
in Washington. is in Omaha now comforting with
general managers of both the railroads as 10 the
details o. the work. which win begin in the spring
Ine new scheme is based on grasses and new
Alfalfa. which grows IN Southern Russia. and
which requires SO little moisture as 20 thrive
wherever sage brush and prairie dogs live. Ex-
periuenta stations will be built along the railroads
Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
MADE THE PASSENGERS DANCE.
Westerners Held Up Carful, but Attempted
No Robberies.
LsY rELEanArH ro 90 rn1prvE. ]

tD1 I-I+--I-NFtf TO TIE TnIBINl.-I
Valley Springs. S. D. Dec g-At the point Of
revolvers, two men yesterday held up the passen-
gers in a Northwestern train. and Instead Of rob
bng them, forced several dance jgs in the aisle
while they themselves shot bis holes in the floor
ceiling and windows of the car. The trouble began
shortly after the train left Sioux Fails and for
more than an hour the Westerners had all kinds OF
fun at the expense Of the score or more of pas
sengers.
The men left the train here No robbariss were
atteriutad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
MYsTERlousLY BURNED TO DEATH.

New Haven. Conn. Dec. 25.-Thomas Corberry,
swttchman employed on the New-York. New-Haven
and Hartford Railroad was burned to death
mysteriousiy this afternoon, and how the accident
occurred may never be known. After switching
several cars in the Belle Dock yards he went to
to get 12sera gas : lighted stove in tbs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26

building. and about hour after Corberry entered
the building another railroad man saw smoke
issuing from a broken window. He investigated
and found Corberry lying on the floor in front OK
the stove terribly burned over his entire body
the stove terribly burned his entire BODY he
died a few moments after he found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
GRANTS TO ZEMSTVOS.
Coming Changes Nay CurtQiI
POzcerS of Bureaucracy,

London Dec ga dispatch to a news agency
from ST. Petersburg says II be stated on
trustworthy authority that the manifesto on the
subject of reforms approved BY Emperor Nicho-
las will contain four points. follows:
First-Each zemstvo shall send to the Council
OF State three representatives to advise on tho
question OF internal affairs.
6econd--The press censorship shall be abol-
ished and the press made free.
Third-Freedom Of conscience shall be allowed.
Fourth-Elementary education shall be made
compulsory through the empire.
THE Daily Mairs'' St Petersburg correspond
ent says that the manifesto probably will be
issued on December 26.
ST. Petersburg. Dec. 25.-Current stories Of a
complete victory OF the reactionaries and the
definite shelving of all hope for early reforms
very close to the Emperor are absolutely false
Prince Sviatopok- Mirshy stands higher than
ever in the Emperor's confidence and esteem
and the programme Of reform that is being
worked out covers national. municipal and peas
ant administrations.
The reforms Will include an extension Of
powers OF zemstvos and doumas Qand councils),
especially in the matter of taxation and assess
ment and a crystal Ization into a law Of the
recommendations of the White commission.
The whole plan of reforms is in the direction of
curtailment OF the powers Of the bureaucracy.
Moreover, it is understood that zemstvos are to
be invited to send representatives TO st. Peters
burg for consultative purposes, and there seems
even to exist hope that something In the
nature Of the scheme advocated by Loris Melt
koff may after all not be impossible.
The naobilizat ton which began December %
is proceeding quietly. No disturbances are re-,
ported from any quarter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
FATHER JOHN OF cRoNsrApr ILL.

Cronstadt. Dec. 25.-Father John OF Cronstadt
is seriously ill., and thousands OF peasants are
awaiting his recovery in order to confess.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-29
MEANING OF HORSE POWER
The Term Refers to the Average Work
One Horse Can Perform
in Minut9

What is the relative amount of work
that man can do in comparison with a
horse or machinery? At his very best
the strongest man stands in pretty poor
comparison, even with a horse, for hard,
continuous labor He might perform for
few minutes one-half horsepower Of
work, but to keep this up for any great
length of time would be impossible.
Thus the gain in forcing horses to do
a part of the worlds work was enor-
nous. One horse could exhaust dozen
men in single day, and still be ready
for the next days work.
According to st. Nicholas the meas
urement of horses power for work
was first ascertained by Watt, the father
of the modern steam engine, and he ex-
pressed this In terms that hold to-day.
He experimental with a great number
of heavy brewery horses to satisfy him
self that his unit of measurement for
work was correct. After many trials
he ascertained that the average brewery
horse was doing work equal to that re-
quired to raise $50 pounds Of weight 100
feet high in one minute. or 33 900 pounds
one foot in one minute. So he called this
one horsepower.
This work, however, Is not continuous,
for the horse would have to back up after
each pull to lower the line of the pulley,
and thus he would work four hours a
day in pulling $50 pounds In the air at
the rate of 100 feet minute, and four
hours in Stacking up the rope. Conse-
quently no horse can actually perform
continuously what is generally called
one horsepower. The horse was never
born that could tug at a rope for eight
hours day, pulling $50 pounds 100 feet
each minute without rest or change.
Consequently, when we speak of horse
power we refer only to the average work
a horse can do in one minute, that Is to
say. the rate at which he can work.
A strong man might pull half that
weight 100 feet in the air in two min
utes, but he could not repeat the opera
ton many times without being ex-
hausted.
For all needful purposes the express
sion Of one horsepower Is accurate
enough, and practically shows the meas
urement of an average horses abilities
for working. AS rule strong man
can in eight hours work at the rate Of
about one-tenth of one horsepower:
that is. 1t would require ten men to pull
$50 pounds 100 feet in the air in min
ute, and then slack up and repeat the
operation throughout the eight hours Of
working day The worlds gain in labor
when horses were first employed TO help
man in his work was thus tenfold.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-29
EXAMINED CATTLE.
Find Cows in Healthy
Condition.

D.. Stanley. of the state board of
health. and DR.. Holt. the Martinsburg
veterinary were called upon bv a
farmer named Herbert. residing in
Berkeley county. to make an examin-
ton of several of his cattle. which he
believed to be suffering with tuber-
culosls. After an investigation thew
found no evidence of this disease, and
pronounced the cattle healthy. AL
though a number of COWS have been
found to have tuberculosis. and were
killed by order of the authorities, DR..
Holt states that comparatively few
have been discovered 10 have this di-
sease, and that he has examined many
that he found perfectly healthy.