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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
ONE KILLED THREE INJURED.
Passenger Train Jumped the Track.
Salisbury Man Injured.
lBv the Associated Press.l

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 21.-Local
passenger train No. 95 on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad jumped the
track on a curve near Carken elght
miles east of here, today. Express
Messenger O. A. Hopkins, of Charles
ton, was instantly killed. Three pas
sengers were badly injured. They
were:
Noah Smith, of Richmond, Va,
right shoulder and left knee badly
injured; Wat Scales. of Madison, Va,
left hip and head hurt William
Smotherman, of Salisbury. y. c., sew
eral rib4 broken, back wrenched,
badly injured. Engineer Henry Cox
Fireman G.. H. Censor, and Baggage
man Walter Jackson We're slightly i'm
jured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
Purchases The Townsend.

Especial to News and Observer
Fayetteville, n. e., Sept. 21.-Mr j.
M. Goddard has just returned from
Red Springs where he successfully ne
gotiated for the purchase of the Hotel
Townsend, the purchaS price, it is
learned, being in the neighborhood of
$15,0 Mr.. Goddard has had much
experience in the hotel business, and
has the reputation of being fine
caterer Mr.. Goddard will retain his
business interests in Fayetteville,
though he will give all of his own time
to the hotel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
A Sad Death.
(special to News and observer)

\ (SneciaI TO News and Observer
: Carthage. N. c., Sept. 21.-Mr.
Archie Mckenzie. one of Moore coun-
tvs hest citizens. died at his home in
Mineral Snrings township, aged 65
yelrs. One hour before death he told
his wife he was gong 70 Ole, and ask
ed to be buried at Caldee. lie is sur
yivad by widow and nine children.
Ms Nav Ann Ritter and Misses
Maggie and Lula Mckenzie, and
Messrs 7 M. A. F., d. p, H. c., Colon
and Malcolm Mckenzie
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.
Thirty-Six Me- Cases Reported Yes
terday.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Sept. 21.-YelloW
fever report to D. M:
New cases. 3GI
Total TO date. 2,725.
Deaths, 4.
Total. 355.
New foci. O.
Cases under treatment. 319.
Cases discharged, 2,051.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
SHOT A NEGRO.
Darley Was Attempting to Steal a
Glass of Cider-NIitchell TO Hang.

Windsor. n. c., Sept. 21.-Mr. James
Cobb. a young merchant of PoWells-
Vile. who is crippled by rheumatism,
shot a negro twice. but not seriously,
in Mr.. Cobb's store.
The negro came in the store and an
nounced that he was going to get a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
DON'T FORGET THE DATE.

The State Fair .at Raleigh embraces
the week of October 16th-21St inclu-
sive. On Thursday, October 10Th.
President Roosevelt will deliver an
address at the Fair Grounds. This
will be the greatest Fair in the history
of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
Supt. Mcclure Resigns.
lRv the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press)
Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 21.-M.
w. MCGUIRE superintendent of the
Chattanooga division of the Queen and
Crescent Railroad. has rendered his
resignation. He is TO be manager OF
the Norfolk and Southern with head
quarters ct Norfolk. Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
ARRANGED NAVAL ARMISTICE.
Russian and Japanese Admirals Met
in KoruiloiT Bay.
CRv the Associated Press.)

Valvivostock, Sept. 20.-Wednes-
day-The Russian and Japanese
suuad adrons commanded respectively
by Rear Admiral Jessen and Vivee-
Admiral Shimamura, met in Koruil-
off Bay, September is, and the Ad-
mirals arranged the terms of the ma
val armistice The conference which
lasted five hours determined on the
zones in which ships of the two ma
tions are free to circulate and regu-
lated the question of contraband.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
Mac Alexander Sentenced.
CBy the Associated Press }

IBV the ASSOc1ated PreSS.D
Roanoke, Va, Sept. 21.-In the
Franklin county court at Rocky
mount today Mac Alexander, who
has been on trial for the past two
days for the murder of Jeff Nowlin,
last July. was sentenced to eighteen
years in the penitentiary. The jury
was out all night Alexander shot
Newlin TO death with a shotgun in
NeWlin's homo
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OPENING.
Presentation by j. c. Buxton. and Ac-
ceptance Speech by the Mayor.
(Special TO News and Observer.) J

Winston-S Salem, n. c., Sept 21-
The new Carnegie library was form
ally opened tonight. Appropriate ex-
ercises We're held and the attendance
of citizens was large. Mr. ]. G. BuX-
ton, through whose efforts the gift
of $751; was secured from Mr. An
drew Carnegie for the establishment
of a library, presented the same to
the city in a magnificent address.
Mayor O. b. Beaton accepted the
library in behalf of the city in a hap
Dy speech. Other brief addresses
were made by Bishop Edward Rond-
thaler of the Moravian church, Hons.
r. E. Gray and A. H. Eller. The Ii
brary was then thrown open for in
SpectiOn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
CHANGED SENTENCES
Blind Tiger Men Were Fined and
Placed Under Bond.
(Special 10 News and Observer. ),

Especial to News and Observer
Elizabeth City. n. c., Sept. 21.-
Hon. r. F. Aydlett. representing the
nine men convicted of running "blind
tigers" and yesterday afternoon sem
fenced by Judge Ward to sixty DAYS in
the county Jail, subject to road duty
appealed before Judge Ward this
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
FOUR MEN KILLED
And Eleven Were Injured
in a Terrible Head-0
Collision.
CBv the Associated Press.) }

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 21.-Four
men killed and eleven injured in
head-on collision between pay car and
passenger train on the Reading Rail-
road, near Mount Holly Springs, this
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
Decision Again Postponed.

(By the Associated Press.)
Montreal Sept. 21.-A decision in
the Gaynor-Greene case has been
again postponed. 1t was announced
today that the findings in the case
will be handed down on Saturday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22

the company, and which is unable to
collect fire loss claim of $1,250.
The receiver named by Judge IN
gram is Roscoe G. Nelson, who VIII
give bond in the sum of $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
New Cases at Vicksburg.

(By the Associated Press.)
Vicksburg, Miss, Sept 21.-Three
new cases of yellow fever and no
deaths Were reported today. Two
of these stricken today were white
men
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22

1t is surprising how little man
has to spend on his clothes if he is
rich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

this arrangement will result in the
saving of $4,000 per annum over the
cost OF steam power This is one Of
the rare instances in the state where
such direct water power application is
possible. The tTamWay is a Riblet
pattern and viii have an initial ca
pacity of twenty tons per hour 1t
has SiXty-four towers, three inteIunedf-
ate tension stations and one angle sta
ton In former days SnOWslideS proved
disastrous in several instances in this
camp The location of the mill. the
course of the tramway and the ar
rangement Of the mine have all been
designed with the object of eliminating
trouble in this direction. At the mine
the precautions are such Chat every
convenience has been provided to avoid
discomfort from snow or Indictment
weather. One can pass from the board
ing house, which is situated near the
mouth of the lower tunnel, of which
there are five, directly into ali parts
of the mine.
The ore is extracted without expIo-
Sives and is easily crushed The in
terror of the mine as dry and the ore
bodies extend thousand feet above
the lower tunnel level. The Topography
of the. camp is such that these bodies
can be worked to a further depth of
one thousand feet by further tunnel
ing The mill has a capacity of one
hundred tons as it now stands, While
the crushing capacity is two hundred
tons daily.
The ore shipping operations viii soon
be increased tO-fifty tons of ore of high
grade variety TO the Smelter and one
hundred tons Of the lower grade ma
teTlal to the mill In the early sum
mer it is expected that this output win
be doubled. The high grade ore is also
conveyed over khe tramway to its
lower terminal None of this work
mas been done by contract, but il has
all been performed under the direct
supervision of Manager Crowther. who
conceived and planned the entire en-
teTprise.
Included in the work Of the last
three months are also three residences
Tor the accommodation of the employees
Of the company and their families.
Others who have contributed 10 these
results are; T. NJ Stringer. superin-
tendent of construction of the mill: w
F. Dubois, superintendent Of the mine,
J. ~ Mclean, superintendent of tram
way construction. and Guy Sterling.
hydraulic engineer G. n. Gibbs made
the tramway survey. The conditions
here are most advanta geous for rapid
and steady work, azd il is estimated
that the plan for the entire PROPOSE
ton is the most economic ia the state.
With these preliminafies completed for
mine operations on a gigantic scale
and on q profit-paying basis the mag
nitude of the company's future may be
better realized when il is stated that
there are now blocked out or available
something over 100000 tons of ore. the
value of which, at q conservative es-
timate, makes a grand total of Sc. 900
900. These figures have no reference
to the probable values below the level
of the lower tunnel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

money this winter that will be neces-
sary TO build a tram 10 the property.
open the mine at depth through a new
tunnel and provide milling facilities as
We'll Mining engineers-such men as
John A tSiroy of the Daly-West and
George F. Gum of the American Smelt-
ing * Refining company-haVe declared
during the past six months that the
Plttsburg had in il the making OF a big
mine, and their Judgment is worth
something to the company. or would be-
If 1t would loosen up with the money
necessary TO round out the proposition
as ii should be done
Numerous other propositions in the
camp have been receiving close atten-
ton during the year and tire work at
al points VIII be carried on steadily
during the winter. More men are
working in the district than ever since
the revival of the camp began, about
three years ago and the coming year is
sure to be fruitful of results that VIII
place the camp in the first ranks of the
states producers.
Big Cottonwood
only one mine the Maxdeld. is a
steady producer from this district at
the present time though large
amount of development work has been
done IN other properties and the wav
IS being gradually but surely paved 10
the end that an immense volume Of ore
''--Ar ~ anu by- DC coming down mat
canyon to the smeIters in the valley
below. The MaXfield is much in the
nature of close corporation. the stock
belnS held by Postmaster y. L. Thomas
and a number OF other local operators
VINO light shy of publicity. The ore
from the mine is very high grade and
the frequent shipments made indica te
that the company is doing Well
Tne Great Western company. Operat-
ing at the head Of the canyon, is pound
ing long tunnel INTO its empire Of
ground. and when fully developed It is
counted upon to make Il mark as a
copper-goId pTOdaceT- The Mountain
Lake and Big Cottonwood Copper &
Gold Mining companies properties are
IN the same vicinity and they. too. will
be brought to the front one OF these
days, though development i'm them has
been rather meager during the last
year.
Al the Giles company property tun-
neling has been steadily progressing all
through the year and every arrange
ment has been made to continue The
work this winter The company has
patented over twenty of it's claims dur
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

ing the year and the expectation is that
something out Of the ordinary during
the winter months.
Honest work has been done in quite
a number of other properties in this
section during the year and the future
is full of promise for the meE and cor
porations who nave been and are still
spending their money there.
American Fork.
A movement verglHg on boom has
struck the American Fork sioe of what
properly belongs 10 the Cottonwood
mineral zone. and the new year opens
with every prospect that a splendid
record viii be made there. Less than
ninety days ago strike was made in
the Wyoming property. on Miller hill.
That promises TO Outstrip the phcnOm-
email showing that one time made the
old Miller mine famous and its owners
Independently wealthy. A body of car
Donate ore carrying. besides its fine val
ues I'm lead and silver, almost senSa-
tional quantities Of gold, was uncovered
by the Ting brothers of American Fork.
and since the first of November just as
much ore as IL has been possible TO get
teams 10 haul. possibly al average OF
a carload a day has been coming to
market. 1T is said that there are thou
sancs OF tons now exposed and that the
limits of the deposit are no nearer to
having been determined than when the
strike was first proven up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

at Alta, in the southeast corner of Salt
Lake county, near the headWateTS Of
Little Cottonwood creek. was one Of
the mining industrial surprises for the
year 1903. This work was remarka BILE
for the rapidity with which it was per
formed and the substantial nature of
the Improvements. This year il re-
ports equally, if not greater accom-
p1ShmentS, which are spread over a
still wider field than the work done
the year previous. This work has in
Cluded mill building additional equip
ment about the mine, the development
OF water power and the construction
OF the longest tramway in the state
These results have also been supple
mented By, incFea sed ore shipments the
values obtained from which have been
Mighty renUneTatiVe and COrrObOratiXe
OF the ideals entertained at the time
the property was purchased. and set
tie IN the affirmative a long ana sue
cessful career for the enterprise of
the mine. Further than this. these
achievements are a strong factor in
bringing the attention and the money
OF mine operators into this field. Alta
IS one of the historic camps of the
state. which after a series of successes
OF many years in the early history of
Utah mining gradually receded from
public view until il was entirely neg
lected and almost ceased to be ac-
tive.
The Continental-Alta mines We're
purchased for cash for the Continental
Mines < Smelling Corporation a 8, OO0.-
coo non ssessable organization. the
object of which is to acquire and op-
crate mining properties i'm different
parts OF the west. Prospects are not
considered by it. No properties are
taken under bond or lease. but pay
ment is made outright For the hand
ling and equipment of the Alta mines
one-fifth OF this capital stock was is
sued when the corporation was Orgza-
lied. Henry NJ. Crowther, a success
full mining engineer and mine operat tor
of Salt Lake, is president and general
manager OF the company, and G. G.
Van Alstyne- Of New York is secretary
and treasurer.
All personal stock of the Continental
corporation other than a small limited
amount Of treasury stock sold to in
Vestors, remains pooled in trust and
intact liz name of original founders of
the enterprise. 1t is. also. a fact that
all officers and general manager have
served without salary OF any nature.
1t viii be readily realized that these
are points of unusual fairness TO in
VestOTs in Continental treasury stock
All stock is registered and is issued
under the supervision of the Empire
Trust company of New York City
The original mineral holdings of this
company comprise about $50 acres in
a contiguous body. They included the
former possessions of the Grizzly and
Lavinia Mining company. the Reg
ulator Mining company and the Oar
hngton Mining company. The first
group is q sub-cOrporation of the IA
nous old Emma Mining company of
London. which bought the noted En-
ma mine. near neighbor TO these
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

is no reason to expect other than that
it will be finally placed among the big
producers OF the camp.
At the Albion, one Of the old bonan
as of the camp. William Hatfield and
G. E. Loose. who control the corpora
ton and own most all of the stock.
driving 10 get under the ore bodies with
The long tunnel is and has been the or
der during the year. The main contact
has been reached and the expectation
IS that by spring the mine VIII be
brought into the ranks of Producers
again This company is composed of
al home talent also, and the fact is
mentioned to show outside investors
and operators what Kind of a camp
Alta is considered to oe here at home.
The Kennebec is another big enter
prise in which home money is pitted
against capital from the east. Much Of
this company's ground was highly pro
ductiVe in the early days, but deep min
ing was not attempted. The present
company Is opening the mines at great
depth through tunnels and while The
management has little to say. it ack-
nowledges that the day il fast APP
preaching when the mine wiz do its
own talking the work is being done
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
7fivy inMines of Cofonvoods Brings Splendid Results

The Alta-Quincy company, a corpora
ton largely IN control of the same in
terests that made the Quincy mine at
Park City. and ali of them Utah men,
has and is still doing large
amount OF development work in
lis property across the canyon
from the Columbus and adjoin-
ing The South Columbus which is
also steadily driving its tunnel to a
connection with the lodges. The Quin-
cy has been working for d year and a
half, and, while more or less ore has
been encountered, the objective point
has not yet been reached The men be
hind the enterprise know what it means
to open a mine. They do not become
hdgety and wonder why dividends are
not paid as soon as ore is found, like
many investors who know nothing of
the business. While another year should
put the Quincy on Easy street. its own
ers viii not be complaining if the prop
osition requires an additional year to
round out
The South Quincy contains much OF
the same blood that has brought the
Columbus 10 the front, and as the men
operating the property know full well
what the ground should contain, there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

groups. Since that time there have
been purchased all OF the Salt Lake
Mining company's ground the Hal.
Janice, H r. A. Continental Chuck.
Jersey No l. Jersey No. >. Henry, Mon
tague IOst No l, Yost No. p and Tun-
mel No I TO Tunnel No. 10 inclusive
or 300 acres in ali. including two TWEEN
ty-acre mill sites, with water power.
Inc annual report, issued i'm July last,
speaking OF recent acquisitions states:
AS some evidence that our ground
IS most valuable and has been 50 held
Tor many years, il is well TO point to
one previous transfer (see abstract of
title) of about ten acres of DvoDertv
we now own, from Monroe Salisbury to
Albert e Goodrich. for syst. 600 cash
We consider that we have fully fifty
acres as prolific in proven ore as the
ten acres referred to"
Prior TO the grouping Of these inter
tslS- thelr owners were entangled in
litigation and by various purchase
the discordant elements were elimf-
mated The ore, which is for the most
part generally designate as low grade
contains copper. silver. lead and gold
1 ne assures are numerous and we'll de-
hned. and the tonnage is almost beyond
computation To bring this property
TO a successful issue there were re
CURED the application of modern
methods OF mining- These include the
handing OF vast tOnnages at minimum
cost, the process of milling applied 20
their treatment, and a reduced cost of
transportation These assures are
nearly half-mile in length and vary
from a few feet to sixty in width.
Inc larger dimensions usually prevail
Within the last six months the gross
output of the mine has been S471OS3G
pounds Of crude ore, which produced
metals as follows: Lead sol 264 Z
pounds; copper, 98.123.5 pounds: silver.
Sl,I61-5 ounces, and gold, S2.6 ounces
The objects of the construction of
the mlI. now Just completed, the pow
ef plant and the tramWay which will
De IN operation within another month
were to increase the value of the crude
ore. and II is estimated that six tons of
the IS ore can be condensed into one
ton. worth $40. and to shorten the six
leen-mile haul to Sandy the nearest
railway point. by the length of the
tramway, which is five miles and eX-
tends over the toughest part of the
road, and saves the Continental 81 per
ton ON ore and s. per ton on up freight.
Inc power house is located at the mill
JUST above the intake of the water svs-
TEN of the Columbus company II is
at the lower end of a water system
nearly one mile in length and ir5 1riv-
en- Dy a zoo horse power PeIton. wheel
Whlch IS belted directly TO the main
smart OF the mill. To convey the water.
the right TO use of which is OBJ
tanned from the state. a I4-inch pine is
required TO accommodate the fun vol
ume OF the creek Its final force may
be better understood when 81 is stat
ed that this volume Of water masses
through two and one haIf-inch 0Oz-
zle and plays direct on the buckets
OF the wheel. The fan in that distance
Is ABOUT 400 feet II is estimated that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

under the direction of w J. Craig. SUI
perintendent OF the Tampa copper bo-
nanZa of Bingham.
Mr.. Craig and other local talent.
Joined by St. Louis operators. recently
organized the Alta-St- Louis company
to operate property adjoining the City
Rock and Continental. anu the cam
paign has been started in earnest In
old workings of a portion of the prop
erty ore is exposed and the prospects
are That the company will be in the
shipping lists for keeps during the next
twelve months
Big Proposition on Divide
Another important enterprise which
is being rapidly brought to the front
and which would have been king d
mint of money by this time had its
hackers been less rimid, is the Pitts
burg ConsoIida ted. on the divide be-
tween Alta and American Fork. Spleen
did bodies of ore that Will pay well TO
ship and a very large tonnage of the
finest kind of Concentrations ore has
been opened up this year. First class
men are directing the work at the mine
and if the men behind it would listen
to good advice, they would dig up the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

This strike has resulted in work be-
ing resumed by many idle properties
and renewed energy on the part of
those already at work Some new COM
Danies have been formed and any
amount Of systematic development has
been planned by others.
The old Miller mine IS to be ripped
open at greater depth. the GoodseII
company has planned extensive work
and the Pacific. Silver Dipper and 9TH
er properties promise to make a show
ing that viii count during the next
twelve months. Operators in that camp
are just beginning to get their bear
ings. the formations are just beginning
to be understood and the knowledge
gained during the past year will be
turned to good account during the next.