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The oasis., 1904-05-28

intelligent Mexican gentlemen one
meets here, it has seemed to them
preferable to create community
of home and home comforts, for
such it certainly is from a Mexican
standpoint, and, under the cireum-
stances very high level has been
attained. There are some forty
pianos, "Steinways," Grand too,
among the number, in the many
charming homes surrounding the
historic plaza, and not few per-
formers are accomplished musi-
clans. The city contains some
seven thousand inhabitants, and
possesses a distinct element of re-
pose and culture among its people.
Its street scenes are often unique,
yet rarely suggest the fact that its
entire population is dependent on
the mining region around, and it
is a confidence we'll placed. For
five to six generations past, the
mines have never failed them.
Yet, from a modern mining mans
standpoint, the development of
southern Sonora has barely begun.
The Alamos of today is inevitably
destined to be a mining center of
The oasis., 1904-05-28

mines just across the border, points
the way" The above is part of an
address delivered by Professor Hill
before the "Institute of American
Mining Engineers" at its last ses-
sion, Feb 1904.
The trapper, the soldier, the
prospec.or, the cowboy, and the
railroad man, all preceded the
scientists of today in the south
west. So did many an observant, if
humble scribe. Many of these
have gone on record in behalf of
this region and its natural wealth.
But, just now, the scientist has the
floor, when capital is to be invested
in new mining areas, new to US
at least,-while old as hoary CEN
turies to the intelligent miner
native OF this Republic.
Germany, through her great sage
The oasis., 1904-05-28
Whole No. $40.

this entire region. 1t possesses
wholesale and banking facilities
and is in connection with the world
in every way except by railroad,-
a drawback destined to be rem
edied soon.
When Leadville, Colorado, OBJ
tanned a population of 10000, it
was considered the most remark
able mining camp on the contin-
ent. But considering its location
after obtaining its railways, it
was practically on the highway OF
ranscontinental traffic. The COM
monwealth of which it formed
part, had already acquired high
standing in the world as a center
of mining investments. The silver
mines of Leadville were great in
deed. But here is Aiamos, quietly
nesting in the seeming center of a
The oasis., 1904-05-28

mountain valley IN
southern S o n ora,
"far from the mad
dening crowd" sur
rounded with one
of the richest min
ing areas in the
world, with mines,
that like the Quin-
terra. have produced
millions for gen.
erations past,-sey-
en millions within
eight years, is its
latest record. Yet,
all of this has be-
come such a matter
of course to the
good people of Ala
mos, that, why
make any f u 5 S
about it?" A Lead
willie excitement
would upset the
even tenor of their
lives, and why in
deed should they
covet it? Yet, there
are mining posi-
hilities here, that.
were they known to
their full extent in
the United States.
they would pro-
duce a first class
stampede.
To the credit OF
the MANY highly
The oasis., 1904-05-28

lively few followed his noble lead.
Now however, the times are in
deed different, says Mr.. Robert
/. Hill, of the United States Geo
logical Survey, Sonora was the
chief source of gold before the dis
covery of that metal in California.
For three hundred years or more,
placers had been worked by dry
washing process, notably III the
Altar district. The profitable gold
mines of southern Arizona are
geologically within the same terri
tory of old Altar.
Considered from neurological
standpoint, Sonora. is the copper
and gold field of the Mexican Re-
Puollc" silver and lead being ex-
cepuonal. Sonora is one of the
great copper districts on the world.
All the great copper mines in Ari-
]oha, the United Verde, the Globe,
'ne Clifton, Morenci, and the Cop
Per queen, are within the geologi-
Vai va province of Sonora. In fact
one Arizona copper district, rich
81 a. IL appears, is. in my opinion,
'ne mere extension of the far
r SLeater field in adjacent Sonora.
NJ > these prospective fields beyond,
''cozarl and Cananea, copper
The oasis., 1904-05-28

leSsOllS III SeolOSl-
cal and miner
logical formation,
which abound in
t h e southwestern
areas of the United
States to a degree
unknown elsewhere
on the globe, were
continued into our
neighboring Repub-
lie was well known
to the old time trav-
elers. But we have
had to wait a long
time before our ex-
ceedingly able geo.
logists, in the main,
members of the
United States Geo
logical Survey, of
Washington, ven-
tured across the
border line. For
this, they were not
% blame. They
were fully occupied
dl nome. 1 et III VIII
always remain a re-
proach to the scien-
tifc world at large,
that where a Hum
boldt blazed a path
way to a region pre-
gnant with possibil-
tiles in both scien-
tihc and economical
results, so compara.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20

of trash. We wonder that there is
any one SO little intelligent that it
does not offend and undeceive him.,
though an ardent protectionist before.
The market for farm products is as
much beyond the reach Of the protect
i've tariff for good or Ill as are the
phases of the moon. Every penny
paid in enhanced cost of lumber on
account of existing tariff duties is a
contribution to the millions of great
capitalists and syndicates for which
the user of lumber receives nothing in
return. OF all the iniquities of the
tariff there are few more complete
than the duty on lumber. There is
not farmer in Minnesota who will
not consult his own pocket first, last
and all the time by voting for rep
resentatives who will stand and work
for and secure a reduction of tariff
duties to reasonable limits, beginning
with the total abolition of the tax on
lumber.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
voTEAT. THE PRIMARIES

tits the duty of every citizen, what
ever his politics, to vote at the primary
election today. The balloting is of the
first Importance because upon the out
come viii depend the results on cleo
ton day. In the primary the voter is
given an opportunity of casting ball
lot which win weed out the undesir-
abld ambitious ones who presume to
present themselves as candidates for
public office. IF Democrats and Re-
publicans alike. perform their duty as
citizens tickets may be chosen bearing
the names of men not Objectionable
from personal point of view.
1t is not to be gainsaid that there
are men standing as candidates for
place on both tickets who should be
defeated in. this primary contest.
These men should be put out of the
running now, for if. it should happen
that they wen in the primaries,
party fealty might serve to carry them
through the election. The object of
the primary is to permit a full and
free expression of popular choice,
where the individual, unfettered by
partisan prejudice, may help to put in
nomination clean and able men to
stand as the nominees of that party
to whose principles he subscribes. The
record goes to show that the possess
sion of enough money to pay the filing
fee is sufficient warrant to start some
men on the road to public Office. The
ambition of the man whose sole claim
to consideration lies in the fact that he
has fled for a party nomination should
be checked by the discriminating par
ty man today
1t is of the highest Importance that
the Democrats Of Ramsey county
should register at and take part in
today's primary election. If the rank
and file of the party does but perform
its duty with discrimination at the
primary there is no doubt about the
outcome of the election. In the list
of candidates for place on the ballot
as Democrats there are plenty of good
men, and those deserving ones should
be chosen today. Obligation to party
and country demands that the primary
should be attended as religious duty,
and we trust that when the ballots are
counted tonight the Democracy will
have selected ain array of candidates
that the party may be proud to sup
port in November.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
A cold wave is due. Who said any
thing about Senator Fairbanks?
THE COST OF aFREE LuMeERy

A campaign dodger with the above
caption has found it's way by some
channel to this office 1t is a remark
able document, and if the voters get
much of this sort of food who can an
swer for the consequences? 1t is an
extract from a paper that has been
supporting Mr.. McCleary with all its
might, and its argument is a sample
of those continually being advanced
of prohibitive tariffs. 1t fires hot shot
into the. opponent of MIR. McCleary
because he is asserted to have promis-
ed to work for the removal of the
duty on lumber, and the quotation
marks in which the words free lum-
Der" are inclosed are deadly sarcasm.
Years ago we used to be told that
we could not have free lumber in Min
nesota because it would destroy the
lumber industry on this side of the
line, abolish the wages Of the men,
throw them out of employment and
thus create widespread disaster Sin
gularly enough we hear no more Of
that now. That little farce has been
played out and yields the boards to
one more preposterous and more COM
plete. Now we are told that we can
not get free lumber except as a part
of reciprocity with. Canada. We do
not exactly see the connection. We
are not aware Of any impediment pre-
venting congress from repeating out
right the duty on lumber at any time
without reference to Canada's tariff.
But let that pass.
Claiming that reciprocity is the only
means of making lumber free, this
writer warns the farmer that the
wretched people of New England who
are fighting for this delusion mean to
get free admission for Canada's food
products, such as butter, cheese,
eggs, and so on. That settles it. The
farmer would absolutely lose his mar
ket. The unprotected COW would give
down no milk and the unprotected hen.
would refuse to lay eggs. Canadian
products would rush in over the bor-
der, and. although it is matter of
common netoriety that the American
market is always clainoling for
larger butter and egg supply. Canada
would overwhelm us. and. as the sa-
pfent writer remarks. our farmers
would lose millions of dollars every
year." Looking at the other side of
the picture he contemptaouslys figures
out that a farmer builds a set of farm
buildings only once in lifetime, that
it takes $4,000 feet of lumber for this,
that the duty is only $50, and asks
triumphantly If II is a good bargain to
save $50 once In a lifetime and lose
several times that amount every year.
We cannot imagine any voter so ig-
norant as to be deceived by this sort
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
NEWS OF THE CITY

Lahore road passing the property of
the late A. r. Kiefer, brought forth
an explosion from Commissioner Pott-
gieser. With much heat he declared
that the plans OF the surveyor could
not be carried out, as the town board
of New Canada had uprooted trees
from fifty to sixty years of age with
the avowed intention of widening the
road. He did not believe that the
township officials had the authority TO
remove trees While the commissioners
We're preparing plans for the improve
ment OF the road, and declared that the
actlon was the outcome Of spite work
He claimed this was shown nv tha
fact that this particular portion of the
road had been selected and other nor
tions passed over
county Attorney Kane advised the
Wrathy commissioner that the town
snip officials had acted within the law
and j. Schroer,s for the New Canada
oflc1als, said that the road would he
put IN good condition at this noint
Ih1s satisfied the commissioner that
he was without legal recourse. but did
not lessen his anger.
The amount due the townships for
the repair and care of roads was in
creased S1O0, this sum being allowed
the White Bear township officials for
the repair of the Benson road at Bald
Eagle lake. Commissioner Wright So
cured the allowance of s355 to COM
plete the work on the Hugo road. The
proposal to spend $50 on a new floor
Tor the Barnum bridge on Edgerton
street was referred to the committaa
on roads and bridges.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HORSE
SHOW

Art is long and horse shows are
meeting, and it is to these two facts
doubtless, that the management of the
recent horse show may ascribe the
very slow growth of a general interest
in the equine exhibit. Somebody once
declared that modern nations differ
from one another in the language they
speak and in the uniforms of their
policemen. Horse shows also differ
from all other spectacles in the Ian
guage that is spoken and in the cos
tunes that are worn. The language is
the most difficult to acquire and may
with propriety be termed work of
art. Yet since one cannot become a
horse show enthusiast until one has ac-
quired the language, it is easy to un-
derstand why it will be a long while
before horse shows become popular
here in the West
st. Paul, fortunately, had an oppor-
tunity to judge for itself last week of
the manifold possibilities of the horse
show language. 1t read with interest,
if not with understanding, that s.Pep-
per's wheeler was not up to snuff;
that Empress great hook action
could not help her." that Spark was
flash in color" that Creighton
smothered the ring 1--WE trust this was
not to the discredft of Creighton) in a
rare display of action and manners;"
and that 'the toppy Show Girl went
out sans ribbon on account of the
scratched neither limbs Most show
girls are "toppy," that adjective, at
least, we can understand, but as for
the remainder of that last assertion
well, its purely equine, that's all.
The obvious thing for the horse
show management to do next time, of
course, is to publish and distribute
among possible patrons books similar
in makeup to those an American trav-
eler is apt to provide himself with
when he contemplates a journey to a
foreign shore. We are not linguists,
we Americans; we are not even horse
show linguists. Therefore, when we
overhear at the horse show some such
remark as es-the owner is not thinking.
of form when in for blood" what a
relief it would be to be able to pick
out the phrase and it's horse show
equivalent in a little book. And, sup
posing the owner in question were an
esteemed fellow citizen. how it would
relieve the mind. This suggestion of
book is respectfully submitted to
the horse show management. st. Paul
would acquire the language Of the
horse show.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
FAIRCLOUGH
St. Paul Choral Cub Chooses
a Temporary Director

In accordance with the announced
recommendation of it's board of direc-
Tors. the st. Paul Choral club elected G..
n. F'alrclough last night to be tenn
porary director of the club Mr. Fair
clough is organist of st. Johns Epis-
copaI church. this city. and he has been
accompanist and organist for the
Choral club. So long as may be neces-
sary he will take the place OF G. H.
Normington, the regular director, who
is III IN Minneapolis hospital
Upwards of hundred men and
women attended last night the first
meeting and rehearsal of the club sea-
son IN the guild house of Christ Epis-
copal church, Fourth and Franklin
streets. 1t was said to be rather g.
larger attendance than is usual at first
meetings.
President Frederick Helm announced
that the fact of Director Normington's
illness was not known to the officers
OF the club until two weeks ago. There
upon the officers tried to keep the in
formation out of the public press be-
cause they felt that, in view Of past
occurrences, unfortunate errors would
probably be published. But the at
tempted suppression had failed. "Pe-
cullar statements had been made
when the news of Mr.. Normington's
illness had been printed.
Upon hearing of Mr.. Normington's
misfortune the officers had decided
that his place might be filed tenporar-
lily by the accompanist and organist,
Mr.. Fa1rc1ough; that a leave of absence
should be given to Mr.. Normington,
and that Mrs. Frank Hoffman, a ST.
Paul organist. would be a competent
successor to Mr.. Fairclough. At the
same meeting Mrs. A. W. Merrill ow-
ing to the pressure of home duties, had
resigned her place as corresponding
secretary. For this post D. ". Van
Week had been recommended.
AT meeting, subsequently, of the
board of directors the recommends
tions of the officers had been agreed
to. A final decision would have to be
made last night by the club itself.
A formal vote by the club unani-
mousiy approved the action taken by
the officers and directors.
Mr.. Helm reminded the gathering that
the number of active members had
been raised from $50 to IT'S; that more
active members could profitably be en-
listed, and that the qualifications OF
membership were good voice and
such skill in reading music as would
prevent the new member from becom-
ing weariness to the rest of the club.
Richards Gordon and c.. f. Sever
ance congratulated the club upon it's
prospects. and eighty-two singers be-
gan singing the waltz song from
Faust"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
THE STORY OF THE THREsHER.

Returns from that supreme fest of
the harvest, the thresher, go to show
that the Minnesota and Dakota farmer
is in no immediate danger from the
wolf. The condition shown by The
Clio b ten days ago actually exists,
and there will be something more
than half crop of wheat in volume in
the spring wheat states, and the grain
will be worth very much more than an
average crop would under the condi-
tions that have obtained for several
years in the market.
Reports based on thresher measure
ments have SO far come in only from
scattered points, but there is every in
dication that the average yield will run
well up to ten bushels to the acre.
There are great tracts of country in
which the yield will be we'll up to
twenty bushels to the acre-and this,
it must be understood, is far above
the average. = In isolated spots the
black rust killed the crops utterly, but
we have yet to hear of any consid-
cradle district in which the destruc-
ton was complete. We are therefore
certain of much more than half a crop,
for, taking one year with another,
fourteen bushels to the acre of hard
wheat is very good yield.
And everywhere there is told the
same story of low grade wheat being
bought by the elevators and mills at
price above dollar a bushel. Under
any circumstances the yield in Mime
sofa and the two Dakotas will approx
innate 125,OoO,OOO bushels, worth to the
farmer more than that many dollars. We
ought to be able to worry through the
year with a bank roll of that extent,
particularly in view of the fact that
the farmer will maintain himself from
the product of his other crops
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
TODAY'S WEATHER
wAsH1NGToN. D. a. Sent 10 .For,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 1s.-Fore
cast:
Enthusiastically cloudy Tuesday:
cooler in south portion; Wednesday fair;
warmer in west and south portions; brisk
north winds Tuesday
Upper Michigan-Showers and cooler
Tuesday; brisk northwest to north winds:
Wednesday fair, winds becoming north
west and brisk
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy and cooler
Tuesday; Wednesday fair; fresh to brisk
north winds.
Montana-North Dakota and South Da-
kota-Fair Tuesday; Wednesday warmer
1owa-Showers and cooler Tuesday ex-
cept fair in extreme east portion;
Wednesday fair; warmer in northwest
portion.
st. Paul-Ye Yesterdays observations by
the United States weather bureau, ST.
PaulsW. { E. Oliver. observer, for the
twenty9onr hours ended at Z, O'CLOCK last
Barometer corrected for tempera-
ture and elevation. Barometer. 29.9 SO; rel
ative humidity. 80; weather, cloudy: max
inum temperature, ~; lowest tempera-
ture. 54: daily range, IS; average temper
ature. 6S; p. m. temperature, 6S; wind
at p. M, west; precipitation, %.
Yesterdays Temperatures
Co. l.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
LETTERS FROM THEPEOPLE
Would Throw Still More Safeguards
About Carbolic Acid

To the Editor of The Globe:
DR.. Whitcomb's measure that passed
the assembly on Thursday night, re-
stricting the sale of carbolic acid TO
physicians Prescriptions. is excellent as
far as it goes. but is thoughtlessly
faulty in that it does not provide any
protection for people who handle the
drug without suicidal or murderou5
intention but who occasionally make
an error that results fatally to some
human life.
My proposed remedy would be to
place carbolic acid in bottle of un-
usual shape and color always, and
limit the use of such a bottle TO that
purpose only. Coroners' juries could
readily then differentiate between ac-
cidental poisoning by the drug and
suicide and save insurance companies
considerable worry.
Representative Hinton has promised
my brother. DR.. r. c. Parrish, and my
self to introduce a bill thus skeleton-
lied in the coming session of the legis-
lature. Yours truly,
Malcolm J. Parrish.
Sherburne. Minn., Sept. 16.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
PERSONAL MENTION

Windsor-S. A. Flaherty and wife, Nor
RS; E. ii. Mayer, Green Bay, Wis; J. c.
Shepard, Prescott; Ray S. Ried, La
Crosse; Thomas Fl. Thompson, St Croix
Fails; w: F. Gilbert and wife, Des
Molnes; Q, z. Sure, Superior; George
Ries, Dubuque.
:, Merchants R. Day, Duluth; M. O.
Sprague,i Washburn; J. B. Scott and wife.
Madison; George Alexander, Duluth; S. C.
RugIand. Ashby; A D. Davidson. Duluth;
j. M. Davis, Superior; N F. Russell and
wife y e 5ol1 Dqluth James Hurley, Pine. City;
y, :; q. Ball, Fargo; Henry jung, La Crosse;
Edward G.. Minter, Great Falls. Mont :
c. A. Smith and wife. Fergus Falls
Ryan-IW. r. Allen, Anaconda; c. F.
Denny, Montgomery; William c. White.
Duluth; William c. Mcdonald Montreal:
James Robertson, Ottawa: Arthur B.
Heinze, Butte; G. E. Newman and wife,
Iaa,dysmith Lao, Wis; D; E. Ellsworth. Plain
held, n. j.; e. e. Clayberg, Helena
FredeTic-John A. Warren and wife,
Seattle; c. III. Grant. Stevens Point, wis. !;
Frank Snyder and wife Mount Vernon, III. :
e. e. Jones. Mankato; j. E. Moore, Ma.
son City. Iowa: Jacob Reade. Omaha
Henry Riese Chicago; George a. Ingolds-
by, Chicago