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Bill Increasing Governors Salary.

Atlanta, Ga, July 26.-The House
CT Representative of the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly today passed bill in
creasing the salary of the Governor of
Georgia from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
mum. The bill will doubtless pass the
Senate.
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Rear Admiral Taylor Dead.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Sudbury, Ont, July 2G.-Rear Ad-
miral II. c.. Taylor, of the United
States Navy, who commanded the In
diana at the battle of Santiago, died
at Copper Cliff General Hospital al
S:15 tonight of peritOnitis.
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Limit OF Tickets


o o
to to
of
nencng April 25, and continuing during the I1xpositon
On May 49,
OF sa
MILITARY COMPANIES.
Shortest Quickest
be
TT
H. r. SMITH, T. p. A, GATTIS, c.. P.& T.. A,
leigh,N N. c..
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BIDS FOR COAL AND WOOD.

The Secretary Of State desires to
purchase for the use of the State two
hundred and twenty-five (225) tons
of good steam-making coal in lump.
Fifteen (15) cords of seasoned pine
wood, twenty-four CAD in long; ten
(10) cords of seasoned pine wood
twenty (20) inches long; ten G0)
cords oak, twenty GOD inches long.
The twenty-four (24) inch wood
and one hundred and seventy-five
Q75) tons of coal to be delivered in
the coal house back of Supreme Court
building and the twenty GOO inch
wood and fifty 600 tons coal to be
placed in the basement of the Gov
ernor's mansion. All to be delivered
by September 18th.
Sealed bids will be received at this
office until II M, August 18TH Bid
ders will give name of the coal Of
fered and the weight of the ton.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
j. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary Of State.
7-21-1w
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Jew Orleans, July q, Cotton
Liverpool.

liverpool. July q. A p. Injection spot
fair demand, prices "a points lower
american middling fair $50, good middling
ordinary so. ordinary $50. The sales of the
lay were 5000 bales of which 1000 were for spec
ulation and export and Included 1900 Ameri-
can. receipts 1000 bales including 400 Amer
tcan.
Futures openad and closed steady
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/ have just received two
carloads of first class dry
corn, two carloads of oats,
two carloads of hay, one car
load OF "chopps," composed
OF corn, oats and wheat
ground together and thor
ougbIy mixed. This is what
tile horses used to get and
fatten on and they have
been wanting it ever since.
Lately they have been swim
died by so-caIled feed made
of all things that would fill
up but not satisfy.
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DR.. B. F. ARLINGTON.
DENTAL SPECIALIST,
GOIdSbOro, N. G..

Practice confined exclusively to
treatment of diseased gums, specially
that troublesome and hurtful disease
spoken of as Pyorrhea Alveolaris or
Riggs disease, but more generally
known and spoken of as scurvy. One
treatment at one sitting is all that is
requisite for cure in the mapority Of
cases.
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Worlds Fair Rates via
S. A. [. Railway.
TO ST. LOUIS, MO, AND RETURN.

Air
L. st.
from prime point as ows:
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y 81 nnotatinns were as tollows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour was firm and st ady winter patent
@5 srsS 7n str 4Sa o. a sptRS
l.4O, bakers 25O@3.zO, wheat No. 2spring 9SI9 8,
No. sS@9i, No. 2 red. 97@99, corn M No /.
90; No. 2. yellow No. @5iA, oats 2 Sss4 .5.I
rye No. 72h, good feeding barley ;s5@3,
fair to choice mailing 42@s50, fax seed No.
ilS%. No. northwestern 13i, prime timothy
Lara per IOOfb 6.77k@o.so short ribs sides
(loose) 7.o5G07.3712, dry salted shout. (boxed)
....... short clear sides (hoxed) 7.2o97.50
WhSkey basis of high wines LIS, clover con-
tract grade ll.25@.
New York Provisions.
New York July u. Flour firm, winte'
do bakers, slOO0.4.2o. straights 475@14 80
Rye flour firm, fair to good 4.OO@l.25,
choice TO fancy !l5a4.5O.
Corn meal dull, yellow western IIUGllZ
kiln dried 3.O0@3.l0;
Rye nom, No. 2 western, 20.
Barley nom, feeding 4611; mailing 55965
Nav 99A July lO4K, September as, Dec
Corn firm: No; . So, July So, September
Z Oats sa easy, mixed 26@s2, H@l819,
Beef firm, family IO5o@llOo, @mess $50
Cut meats firm, picked bellies s@llH,
lckled shoulders 61z@A, picked hams 1890
Laid steady, western steamed 7.2O, June ITO
No. 7 firm. refined steady, continent 7.25,
compound 57s@6H.
Pork firm, family 1t.509li.50, short clear
I3500l5 Oh, mess 1I.00MlJ.25.
TalIow firm, city (S2 per pkg),4Z@ country
Rosin quiet, strained common to good
29002.9j.
Turpentine quiet, 56L@-7.
Rice finn, domestic fai, to extra $1,000,
japan nom.
Molasses quiet, New Orleans open kettle
good to choice 3lMS. -,
Coffee spot Rio steady No. Z invoice 7ss, mild
steady, ,ordova 91a@i2.
Sugar raw firm. fair refining n, centrum
gal 95 test l5-l6DI, molasseS sugar q
refined firm, confectioner's A, 0O. mold a
$40, cut loaf 575 crushed 5.75, powdered bio,
graduated 5.0o, cubes 80.
Butter irreg, creamery com. TO extra l39l7E,
state DAIRY 1lGl7. western factory ll@l3M
Eggs irreg, state and Penn nearby
'ancy selected white Oh, Southern loh@i'@,
interiors 1904.
Cheese irreg, state, full cream
small, white fancy; 7A@M, small colored
Potatoes steady, Long Island lo09Z0O. jersey
.5O(al.75, Norfolk I.25@l75, Jersey Jweets 2oC
N3.50.
Peanuts steady, fancy hand-pcked 6@A,other
domestic 31406H.
| Cabbage ea4y, Long Island and Jersey
bhl. or crate .2i0.50
Cotton by steam to Liverpool l2c.
Cotton seed oil market was firm
crude (. O. r.. mills nom, prime summer yellow
Tlzf027k, off summer yellow nominal, prime,
white 32Gg, prime winter yellow 32L@.
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S. A. 4. stocks and Bonds.

Baltimore, July ", s. A. L.. common $685.
preferred, 1oS@1A.
Bonds-s.........
A. G. l.. common 1l51a01l7, pleferred...."..
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This Months Comfort

New arrivals Of fresh Cereals. Mince
Meat, Plum Pudding, Can Fruits and
Vegetables OF all description.
New goods of the finest selection ar
irving daily.
Call and examine our varied stool
and learn our prices and you will SCOT
see that you will save money by deal
ing with us.
]. r. Ferrall & CO.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE THIRD
Coaches attached for CoIorcd People.
leave Raleigh at 1000 a. IN. August
3rd returning leave Portsmouth
9:35 a. m. August 9Th.
For information apply to
". p. SMITH, L; A. nalelgh, n. G.
C. Ill. GATTIS, Q. i. A. haielSh, n. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-13

Provo. July 12-Eugene Jones now Win
the Pacific Express company at 1t LOUIS.
is spending his vacation at his nome mere.
VIM Britt. charged with stealing ana
killing sheep at Dalton. had MS Preiiia-
mary examination before Justice Noon,
YESTERDAY RE was bound over 80 awslt
the action OF the district court IN SiV'
bounds.
Marriages licenses have been issued 20
the following couples. W A. tasAat-
aged -. and Gertrude Harrison. aged q,
both OF Springville. John JoroetI asee
q an6 Hazel Blacket. aged Is, ooth O
\. o. Taft. manager OF the L C. IL !.
entertained a number OF the Titan 5oo-
bers association at the cake restaiifs ant
today. A fine bear dinner was serve d
The balance on hand in the city tIeesuIs
at the end of the quarter June So was
81. Is according TO the tinanciS- stt'e-
ment Of CITY Recorder HARDING
The births in Provo for the quarter emu
ing June 50 were IS
Sheriff Harmon has gone 20 spring
Lake on a request OF the Justice Of TIE
peace there. who wanted aim 20 Colhe
and arrest the constable for cisturolhs
the peace
Il. Mailer Of Cleveland. Ohio. an eN-
perisnced electric road builder, is ne t.-e
city for the purpose of lovkiHg over .
situation in connection with the ouliu5i-s,
of an electric road from Payson 10 osoeA'
and finally to Logan
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STRIKE MAY SEND
SOME MEATS UP
Beet and Mutton Likely to Re-
main Stationary.
PORK PRODUCTSg.OOK HIGHER
NO EFFECT ON INTERMEDIATES
sToCKMEN AS YET

1.-THE butchers waIkout from the COM
bine packing houses yesterday promises
to make the most complete tie-Up Of the
livestock markets we've ever known r.
marked a Salt Lake stOckman 20 her
aid reporter last night. Continuing, the
speaker recalled other disa greemeuts be-
tween packers and employ ees winch IN
vOlved a plant at a time or at the most
the plants of one company, or one or
more plants on a single market buI
the present strike covers not orty every
market in the country but the minor
one at Denver, which may be inciuded
later If the story of the sale OF the Den
yer plants to the combina ton proves to
be true. It is big enough now TO smut
off all shipping to the markets as the
Independent packers don't buy enough on
the market every day TO encourage the
forwarding of cOnsignments.
Speaking of the effect the strike would
have on stOckmen OF this locality the
authority quoted pointed out that no
range stuff is being run from the coun-
try vet and consequently no Utah snip
pers Will be caught with cOnsjgnrneIlts
they want TO throw on the marKets- Inc
immediate effect on local producers IS
not likely to be hurtful- There may DC
an afterclap. however, as a result of the
stoDpage of present trading. but n view
of the bad corn crop prospects a. re-
suit of heavy rains tbs situation eN-
cites uneasiness for the future Of the
markets.
Salt Lake consumers viii be able TO eat
beef and mutton at the old prices. but
may have to pay a little more for their
pork loins and cured meats when the
trouble is on the authority thinks; and
he would not be surprised II cured mans
and lard continued TO lift IN value some
what after the pigs begin squeahrS again
in the big abattOirs, den0tins a rgSump-
ton of business.
StOckmen generally believe that mas
much as the packers notified shippers
( through their commission houses thai
/ they would not be on the markets to buy
/ supplies after the strike began, tnat they
/ have determined to have it out with theiI
! v-orkmen. And as the employees At al
/ the plants of the combination appear e
/ be pretty well uniouized, a complete close
down is looked for and no market -
/ ten DAYS. at least
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LEAVES WITHOUT WARNING.
Chas. J. Jarm, Secretary of Local
Union, Missing.

Charles J. Jarm, secretary of the
Street Railway Employees union, de-
parted from the city Monday without
warning. He left no word as to where
he was going or why he went
It was the opinion of his former as
sOciates that either personal financial
difficulties or domestic troubles was
the cause. A short time ago his wife
left him. and it is thought possible that
he may have gone after her
As secretary of the union he took in
some money. When the officers met
and went over the books they found
that he had not in MS possession over
s. of the unions money. The union
owed him more than that as salary.
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MAKES GOOD SHOWING.
Trustees Present Annual Report at
Meeting of School Patrons.

Park city July I2-The regular an
nual meeting Of the patrons of the pub
lie school was held last evening At tne
Central school building and the cOndl-
ton Of the district discussed Ihe annual
report was read and the usual bust
ness Of such meeting transacted
By the reading Of the report il was
found that District No y is in as good.
If not better condition financially than
any district IN the state.
Some years ago II was found necessary
on account of the rapids growth OF the
town TO enlarge the lower building and
accordingly bonds amounting to SCOOP
were issued and the building put M Last
year the necessity for more room was
evident and q new building was put up
at a cost Of SO o00.0G- This building Is
paid for entirely now and $4,000 on the
bond issue remains. And after the col
lection of this years taxes this amount
viii be paid and a nice amount left in
the treasury.
Following is the report which was IRE
scented BY the trustees and which was
unanimously adopted by the meeting.
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RAILROAD NOTES.

W. H Bancroft. vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Oregon Short Line
has gone 10 Los Angeles TO confer with
J. Ross Clark and other San Pedro Of
Icials in regard TO matters of joint in
tcrest 10 both lines
Julius kruttschnitt director of trans
pOrtation, and j. q. StUbbs. traffic di-
rector of the Hartman lines were IN
Ogden yesterday and. together with Traf-
fic Manager II. n. Schumacher of the
Oregon Short Line and some Union Pa
Cific officials took q special train TO
inspect the Park CITY division of the
Union Pacific railroad They came into
Ogden yesterday afternoon and soon aft
ct left for the north over the Short Line.
They viii probably go over the entire
Idaho system and investigate the traffic
outlook especially in Boise The stay
Of the party in the north is Indefinite.
AIR Kruttschnitt viii inspect the Lucio
cutoff before returning 10 Chicago how
ever II IS expected that trains VIII be
cunning over the line by Aug. l..
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Disbursements.
Indebtedness.

After the report discussion as to the
remuneration Of trustees came up, but
it was shown to the satisfaction Of all
present that the work of trustees was
being well done and that the amount PAID
them for their service was right Meet
ing then adjourned.
Last night the local lodge of I. Q. o. F.
effected a consolidation Ind hereafter
there Will be but one lodge of that or
der in this town. The new lodge viii
retain the old number. VIZ: {. and will
therefore not disturb any of The bust
ness previously begun. Following the
formal ritua listic ceremonies a banquet
was served and a good time had by ali
present.
Last night was the regular meeting OF
the o. E S. and they had small en-
tertainment following adjournment.
Mrs Thos. kearns is in town visiting
with her mother. Mrs. s J. wilson
Colonel Singhiser came I'D from salt
Lake this morning to look after his min
ing int erests here.
Miss Frances Wilson returned from Salt
Lake this morning
Geo .. Ellis and family are in Town to-
day from Woodland.
Henry Hishman is in town on buSI-
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Through to Michigan Resorts
In the Northland Limited.

Drawing room sleeping ear leaves St
Louis daily 1915 noon over she Van
dalia-Pennsylvania Lines, via Rich
mOnd in The NOrthland Limited. over
the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
TIE Fishing Intoxicating noted
resorts of North Michigan the next
morning. Information about reduced
fares. lifteen-dsE excursion tickets
etc, may be- obtained by communlcat-
ing with George T. Hun. District
Agent Denver. Colo or j. n Ches-
broush. Assistant General Passenger
Agent, ST. Louis. No.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

William T. Bennett and wife 10
William Ayiert. section >. town
ship south, range ] west .-----.---S
T. A Bateman and wife 10 HeDer
AyietI section 36. township ,
south. range I west-..------..--.-..
Robert L Booth 20 Heber c Az
lett. section =. township , south
range 7 West.-.-.--.-.--. ..-..--..--
Alma J Palm and husband 10 Fred
q. Anderson. lots 10 and %. block
3. Belmont subdivision ------...----
Edward Richards and wife 20 Ida
NJ. Tracy. lot y, and part Of lot
IT, block ?. WoOdmsBsee' subdi-
D. ~. Trottpr 40 Peter Bonekey.
part Of lot 3 and lois 10 =. in
elusive plat r. Oakley ------.----
Frank H. Wilson and wife 20 James
d Murdoch ct al lot 5. block
IS. plat A.-.--.----.-.-.-.-.- -------..-- %
Il 8 Wills To Joseph SIraaborg.
lots IS and q, block 3. Lincoln
Glenn r. Boutwell, and wife 60 VII
liam A RIVER. lots % and =.
block g. City Park SUBDIVISION
Silas W ECcles ct al. TO Glenn r
Boutwell, lot I. block Mat 3,
and $500 undivided interest,"
Remington Johnson cOmpan-- %
Glenn r. Boutwell, lot l.. block
~lat T. and $500 undivided IN
Frank r CSowau and wife TO James
s Pitts. lct S. block Sc lat c..
I Elizabeth Bowman 10 Agnes O.
Su -HerIand Iot J. block 3 plat q
Alfred Gardiner and wife TO Fred
TAYLOR partc0f lots ana g. block
- DiaE t.--4--..--
/ Ell Gregson and wife - Sarah !.
WnHe. lot >. block S3. 10-acre plat
= . b. b.
/ Frank Hinchev and wife 70 Henry
CLAW Courier lots I and >, block
. Liberty Park addition.---.-..--..
Rcbecca T. Perkins to Andrew 9.
Petersen. lots y 30 .. Inclusive
block 10 Perkins first addition
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INJURED BY HAY FORK.
Drops From It's Fastening, Striking
Andreas Olsen in Back.

Ephraim. July 12.-Andrheas Olson met
with a very serious accident Thursday
afternoon. While in the act of unloading
a load OF lueerne with a large hayfoTk-
the fork unexpect edly dropped from its
fastening a the top OF the barn. The
fork struck Mr. Olson in the back and
one of the tines embedded itself near the
spinal column, penetrating the fresh TO a
depth of two or three inches Dr. Jen-
sen was called and dressed the wound
The wound is very painful if not seTi-
Gus nature.
a little son OF p. X Olson was thrown
from a horse last week and sustained
broken arm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-13
WIND BLOWS SO
MILES AN HOUR
Accident in Ogden Stops Car
System Here.
LIMBS TORN FROM TREES
AWNINGS ARE RIPPED AND
PEDESTRIANS ANNOYED.
LIMBS TORN FROM TREES

Ia the vernacular of the sea captain.
''the wind blew great guns" over the
city yesterday for about six hours.
beginning shortly before noon and cut
ting up all kinds OF capers until about
O'Clock As is usually the case when
there is any atmospheric disturbance
of any kind. the street ear system was
tied up. For more than an hour seKerdl
OF the lines were crippled while every
one was stopped for many minutes.
IN this particular instance the trou-
bic started in ogden by the wind blow
ing a tree across both high tension
wires near the corner Of Adams and
Thirty first streets. A gang of men
happened to be working near the scene
of the accident, and after notifying the
power house, they removed the OBJ
EtTuction. The short circuit caused
trouble in the local power house, and
while attempting 10 remedy the evil
"sOne one" did something" to an oil
switch, and the local troubles were
thereby augmented TO degree.
Blows Fifty-Nine Miles an Hour.
The weather bureau man, who posi-
lively stated that he was in no way re-
Eponsible for the blow" said the wind
at one time attained a speed of fifty
nine miles an hour. At ogden il blew
almost as hard. The velocity there can
be judged when il is stated that the tree
which came in contact with the two
high tension wires was carried some
distance. for there is not tree near
where the accident occurred
In Salt Lake City large limbs were
torn from tan trees. weak fences were
blown down, awnings We're torn, and
great clouds of dust were hurled W
and down the streets
Carmen had an especially uucOm-
Portable time Of IL. The dust got into
their eyes, especially those of the mo-
tormen, making IL hard at times FOR
them TO see TO operate their cars When
the wind was at its height, and a car
was facing the gale, il was difficult tC
make much Roadway, consequently
schedules were OF little or no avail
Small Boys Chase Hats.
People wearing the ordinary stiff
bTim straw hats were either holding
onto them with one hand. or chasing
them down the street. followed by tht
owner or small boy. Many of the
little fellows picked up niCkels or dimes
during the day chasing hats belonging
TO dignified men who could not unbenc
themselves sufficiently TO engage in q
foot race after the Weaved stTawpile.
WOmen's dresses. hats and curls were
more or less disturbed by the gale, il
being no respecter lof persons.
Towards evening the wind died dow
and by nightfall hardly a spring zephyr
nosted over the city. While IT lasted
storms which has swept over the valley
FOR some time The actual damage was
small, but the inconvenience were
many and varied.
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the tabernacle. Leo Burt. a young boy.
was also buried. the services being held
al the council house
A case OF smallpox has broken out at
the home of Mr. and Mrs /. F Becker.
Their infant child is tne afflicted one
Only last summer the. family lost two
of their children from the dread dis
ease
state superintendent A. c. Nelson was
IL the city yesterday affiliSting with MS
old time friends II IS believed that
II Nelson viii receive the support OF
Sanpete Republicans for another term as
state superintendent
A. the school election yesterday J. B
Jacobsen was reelected a member Of the
school board for q term 81 three years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-13
PLEASED WITH
PROGRESS MADE
Merchants Claim Decided I'm
proVement.
PEDDLERS UNDER CONTROL
sEALER WORKING AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE TO CANVASS CITY.

Grocers and marketnen yesterday ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
the better condition in the city, as TO
the matter Of weights and measures and
as to the conduct Of the peddlers- They
say there has been a decided improve
ment all along the line.
We do not have so many women
coming into our stores and complaining
they said we find ice dealers are using
scales-not all of them. but many more
than did 50 formerly Another thing
We notice is that the number OF IN
stances where two and three men We're
seen Peddiing from one cart mas notice
aDiy decreased
c H. Cutting said: I think we as
merchants. should be thankful for the
work done hy the city council and city
sealer. and TO The Herald for so per-
sistently pushing the movement
Many said while they saw the good ef-
fects now. that if the sealer keeps upfthe
work and doesn't let up they expected
10 see better conditions in an
other year. when he VIII be able TO
start in early in the season.
The hope was expressed that the coun-
Gil would see fit 70 confirm. at the next
meeting. the appointments Of the special
police asked for recently.
Unanimous at Meeting.
at a meeting of the Groeers' and
Marketmens association held Monday
evening" President Benjamin Pulmer
S Sn a25 fboToughIv discussed. Not one
present bu. what expressed himself
in sympathy with the work done so far
and many were very enthusiastic over
it
City Sealer H. p Richards reported
YESTERDAY that he was steadily at work
in the matter. and was accomplishing as
much as could be expected He has many
letters coming in asking him TO make
special calls. and he is attending to them
as fast as possible.
Il csnnot say he said 'how long II
will take me TO canvass the entire city,
but il will be several months. Afte,
that Is done there viii be considerable
| work in following No those whose meas
| lJres were found incorrect and seeing II
the changes ordered have been carried
out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-13
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH.
Rock Falls From Top of Slope, Strik-
ing Miner on Head.
Especial to The Herald

Eureka. July 12--John Kinder had a
close call for his life in the Salvador
mine this afternoon. While he was in
\ stopping position a heavy rock fell
from the top of the stope in which he
was working. a distance of twenty feet
and struck him on the head The man 5
scalp was torn almost off his head and
he was rendered unconscious. Medical
attendance was summoned from Eureka
and the man removed to the Yankee
mine. where his wound was dressed His
injuries were confined to a. severe scalp
wound. Had he been standing he would
have been killed by the blow.