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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-22
Cost of Mining in South Africa.

A writer in the Mining Investor COM
ments in the following interesting man
ner on the relative cost of placing a
mining enterprise on a paying basis on
the Rand in South Africa and in the
United States. He finds that for a
Rand proposition to get started requires
five million dollars, or whereabouts, it
being necessary to produce that much
net profit and probably four or five
times that much gross" before dividends
can be thought of. AS an illustration
he takes from the South African Mines
the following extract which we, for the
benefit of the average central Idaho
investor, take the Thirty to reproduce.
says that journal:
Few people adequately realize the
colossal expenditures mining companies
have to bear before they can enter on
the desire of their inception that of
profitable production on basis commen-
surate with their scope nd possibilities.
to state the case roughly it may be said
that the Rand deep-level-1 1905 pattern
costs a million sterling before an
ounce of gold can be obtained. We
have taken four typical up-to-date COM
panies which have entered the crushing
arena during the last few months. Of
these one company is an outcrop con-
Germ, two are deep-levels and one a
deep-deep mine.
1.-The principal items of expenditure
incurred during the nursery stage are
exhibited below:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-22
Prospecting in the Desert.

With the coming of midsummer re-
ports began to reach the outside world
of the hardships and loss of life on the
great desert of southern California and
Nevada. There are few people who
have never been in that arid region who
fully realize the discomforts, the hard
ships and the dangers attendant upon a
trip through this desert in midsummer.
The rains have ceased, the heat of the
day is indescribable, aud it lasts far
into the night. If it were not for the
cool hours from II p. m. to sunrise,
which permits the denizens of that re-
gion to, in measure, recuperate their
energies, life would be unindurable
there. Although after midnight it is
almost invariably cool, eighteen hours
out of twenty-four of each summer day
is so hot that it is all the average
human being can do to exist through
it, and yet there are thousands of men
and women, and children, too, who have
gone into that section within the past
few months in the effort to snatch from
opportunity fortune as it whirls by in
cloud of heated desert sand and alkali.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-22

cit will be noted that in each instance
the cost of property is between a quar-
ter of million and three hundred thous-
and pounds.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-22


cit must not be thought that the sep
arate items given represent all the heads
under which initial expenditure is nee
essary. or that the totals given are the
aggregate sums involved in the opera
ton of bringing the companies to mil
ling stage. There are numerous other
expenses in the way of dues and sundry
charges which have not been accounted
for in the above. At the same time the
table may be taken as very fair indi-
cation of the premilling finances of typi-
cal mines"
The terms outcrop mines, deep-levels
and deep-deeps which are as so much
chinook to the average American are
explained by this writer To quote:
''In explanation of the above | would
briefly state that the laws regulating
mining operations in South Africa are
not the same as in this country. The
apex law is an unknown quantity. A
company or Individual secures so many
claims and is entitled to all ore within
the boundary of said claims. But the
veins have some dip although they are
much nearer fiat than vertical. Where
the property owned covers the vein
where it comes to the surface it is known
as an 'outcrop' mine. Several thousand
feet away from this it is necessary to
sink to great depth before the vein is
encountered; this is known as the deep
level mine. Still further away where
the dip of the vein has carried it prob
ably 1000 feet below the surface, it is
necessary to sink still deeper to encou1-
ter the ore; such mine is known as a
'deep-deep.' And now they are talking
of promoting 'deep-deep-deeps'l 1t is
not surprising under these circumstan-
ces that the cost of development, ma
chinery and buildings run in excess of
81, 500, 900 before penny is earned for
the stockholders.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-16
READY TO USE OIL FOR DIPPING

The first cattle dipping operations
in which crude oil is used will pro-
badly take place at the Big Sandy
dipping plant. Mcnamara & NARROW
and a number of other big cattle
firms will dip their cattle there as
soon as they receive two tank cars of
Beaumont oil now on the way from
Texas
Two large iron tanks have already
been erected at Big Sandy for
storage of the oil and to avoid the
demurrage charge of the railroad,
which is SIS day for each day tank
car is delayed by censignees. The oil
supply will be ample and will be used
through the season as occasion re-
quires.
Only one dipping in oil is required,
whereas lime and sulphur mixtures
often have to be used twice.
Hinsdale ranchmen and cattlemen
have united and are building o
dipping plant near Miles crossing.
Stock growers and ranchers in the
vicinity OF Dupuyer are building a
dipping vat in the upper Dry Forks,
the expense being devided according
to holdings. Dipping will be begun
next week, at cost per head of
cattle of % cents. Lime and sulphur
will be used.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-16
W. W. Thackery was this week a

W. W. Thackery was this week a
visitor in Butte.
Photographs at IL price fer 2Weeks
at Goff's ground floor gallery.
The Catholic ladies Of the city this
week held most successful sale at
the Fair.
Fred Agate, of Helena, United
States revenue collector, was in the
city the first of the week on business.
Rev. L. Bramble will conduct
services at the M. e. Church next
Sunday morning. All are invited to
attend.
A. Englehardt of New York has
accepted position as Registered phar-
macist with the A. Beckstead Drug
company.
Mrs. O. P. Brigham will leave next
Monday for Trail, B. O., where she
will remain on visit with her
mother and sister during the summer.
St. Jude Thaddeus Church services:
Sunday, 5 q. m, Communion Mass.
Sunday, 10 a. m. High Mass 2 p. m.
Sunday school; s. p. m. evening devo-
ten. Daily mass 1870 a. m. Lenten
devotions, Wednesdays and Fridays
at s. p. m.
Odd Fellows Of the city are prepar-
ing for a gala reception of r. W.
Kemp of Misssula, the grand master,
who will arrive in the city Monday.
The reception will be held in Chest
nuts hall.
After this week belated travellers
will have three feet more Of sidewalk
to move on without butting into
telegraph poles. The poles by order
of the city, are being put on the
streets boundaries and out of the
citizens way.
Presbyterian Church Services
Preaching, Il a. M; Sunday school,
2:30 p. M, Westminster Guild, 1880 o.
M; preaching, 500 p. m. Wednesday
evening prayer meeting, 500 p. m.
You are cordially invited to these
services. T. W. Pool, Pastor
The suit of DR.. J. S. Almas against
Mat Sayers to recover the sum of $50
after the defendants house had been
destroyed by fire which he had pur-
chased from the plaintiff. was heard
before justice CoWell Tuesday. judy
ment was rendered plaintiff in the
sum Of $50. The case will be taken
to the district court
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-16
LOCAL MENTION
The HERALD for printing.

the city Wednesday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Lepper of Fort Benton
is the guest of Mrs. L. X. Devlin.
HI. G. Willets took an extended
tour into the country this week.
G. r. Hartwig of Seattle was in the
city on business the middle of the
week.
Banker Peeler Of Kalispell was i'm
the city the first of the week on
business.
f. A. Carnal, was one Of the Chinook
guests this week, in the interests of
irrigation.
t. 2. O'Connell and Chief Ryan Of
Spokane were in the city Saturday
and Sunday, on business.
Cloudburst and flood last Friday
destroyed $4,000 worth of property
in Livingston in ten minutes.
f. t. Broadwater and Simon
Pepin returned from business trip
to Canada the middle Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. x. Lewis and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Broadwater, camped
over last Sunday up Beaver Greek.
Miss Edith Van Housen, who has
had a position in the Havre confec-
tionary since it opened, resigned this
week
a J1c 1pf Low ,sfr1,f
for Great Falls where she will be the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Downing.
Fred Whiteside, Editor of the
Kalispell Bee, was in the city the
first of the week. He returned to
Kalispell Tuesday.
F. E. Stranahan, attorney of Fort
Benton, spent the first Of the week
in Havre on business, returning to
Fort Benton Tuesday night.
Attorney Utter, of Butte has ac-
cepted a position with Carnal &.
Carruth. He arrived in the city
Tuesday morning to take up his work.
Conductor Max Schmidt returned
Wednesday from months trip east.
Among the places visited were Hot
Springs, Ark, and Chicago, St. Paul.
Minneapolis.
Mrs Geo. Pfnniger, of Helena, was
in the city for several days this week,
the guest of her husband, Mr..
Pfnniger, the night clerk at the
Hayre hotel.
James Holland is suffering from
sprained knee, injured by accidentally
stepping into an unhoored store
building during his trip to the elias
gov irrigation convention.
J. G. Strong and Victor Strong of
Butte passed thru here last Sunday
enroute to their ranch in Canada.
They took the trip with their auto
mobile which is a fine machine, and
has run beautifully SO far.
The ladies of the embroidery club
were entertained Wednesday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Howell. |
A full attendance was present and a
pleasant afternoon was reported.
LOST-A ladies' goldfilled hunting
case watch, Elgin movement. |
Carries a black fob and locket.
Property of Florence White. Leave
at Hor,l5 of4;oo an6 poaoivo rnwar ri
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13

Importance OF Good Blood In Build
ima; UD the Herd.

importance or GO0d HlOOu In Build
Ing Up the Herd.
After a fair trial all mature COWS
that do not come up to profitable
standard should be disposed of at
once. A heifer may not do.well with
her first calf, but if she is a promising
individual III other respects she should
still be retained. If, however, she is q
poor producer during her second lacta-
ton period, she SHOULD be. kept no
..sngep.
Affs@ tire cows have been tested for
Z [Hc@e and the best ones determined,
49, should be bred to sire Of some
- 2a=essG, one that is both an eX-
vullr:lt individual and whose female
ancestors have for several generations
been large producers. In no class of
animals is the pedigree of so much
Importance as in the dairy sire. In 9th
ers something can be told of the sire's
individual merit for the purpose for
which he is kept The speed stallion
can be tested on the track, the wool
ram by examining "a is fleece and all
flesh producing animals by the devel-
opment Of high priced portions of their
bodies, while the ability of the dairy
bull to produce good mixers must be
determined almost entirely by the rec
ord Of his ancestors
Again, in no class of animals do we
have the opportunity to determine the
individual merit Of the females from
standpoint Of production so well as in
dairy cattle An exact record of the
yield for the entire year may be easily
kept and the animals actual worth be
determined while still comparatively
young and without destroying the ami
mails, as is necessary for the block test
The old saying that 'the sire is half the
herd does not always express the
whole truth. In sire whose ancestors
have been bred for dairy purposes only,
these characteristics have become firm
ly fixed and when crossed on COWS Of
no special breeding will produce calves
more like the sire than the dam In
this case the sire counts for more than
half. A dairyman may start with
nothing but the grade cows of only fair
quality and by simply purchasing dairy
sires Of excellent quality have a fine
grade dairy Eerd in a few years. Too
much stress cannot be laid on this
point, and money and time spent in
finding an excellent sire will prove a
remuneratiye Investment. Professor
Fraser of Illinois Agricultural College.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13

During the fail and winter we more
frequently hear complaints of notifies
in butter. This. may in measure be
due to too low churning temperature,
says G. Larsen in Creamery Journal.
At low churning temperature in q
cool room the butter usually comes in
firm condition. In such a condition
butter takes salt with difficulty. It is
essential to work it more in order to
get the salt evenly distributed and dis
solved. Such an excessive amount of
working while butter is in a hard con
dition causes an undue amount of wa
ter to be expressed, thus making the
condition for dissolving sufficient salt
more unfayorable, besides lessening
the overrun without improving it's
commercial value.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
Hints For Milk Farmers

Hand separator cream needs to be
cream. Progress in this has been
made but slowly since the introduction
Of the gathered cream system, or in
deed since the Introduction Of the hand
separator. Considering the small vol
ume Of gathered cream compared with
the whole milk system, there seems lit
tie reason in every farmer not having
perfect arrangement for keeping it.
But 1t must be acknowledged that so
far as we are able to learn by far the
greater part Of the cream from hand
separators is still kept in cellars with
vegetables and all kinds Of things that
have an odor that is not an addition to
the flavor of the cream Hoard Dairy
man.
Give the Cow Chance.
Kind and considerable treatment goes
good way in getting the best results
from the boy or hired man. Try it on
your cows.
The Good Cow
The good cow is cheap at big price,
and the poor cow Is dear at very low
price Test the milk from each cow,
and do not let COW that is only
worthy Of a place as beef animal
work you.
Keep Milk Clean.
This is the time in the year when
farmers not realizing the danger, allow
the milk to stand in unclean stables,
where it takes up Objectionable odors
that may be present. The result is
tainted milk and deterioration in the
quality Of butter.
SampIing MILK.
The weighing and testing of one mess
of milk are of no value, but the milk
should be weighed and sampled several
consecutive milkings If a true average
production of the cow is to be obtained.
-Hoard's Dairyman.
When to Gut Hay.
All grasses designed for hay should
be cut when in that stage Of growth
tse5t contains the most protein With
.ssEa..s&Ay clover, redtop. blue grass, or
GAagd grass and alfalfa, that means
East before or at the beginning Of the
'syszaan@ stage. One pound Of hay
made at this stage and cured rightly is
worth two pounds for milk making or
the growth of young animals OF or
binary hay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
THE BUTTERMAKER

The best churning temperature can
only be determined by trial and care.
full observation, says L. W. Lightly in
National Stockman. It may vary from
SO to 81 degrees. The nature of the
milk, the size of the butter globules,
the feed the COWS eat aud many other
factors will determine the churning
temperature. Ripen the cream proper
ly and try, say, So degrees. The butter
should not come in less than thirty to
forty minutes churning, and when
1t comes the granules should be fairly
firm, 80 they will not readily ccalesce
or smash together. II the temperature
is too high the little granules will not
keep their shape and it is impossible to
waSh out the buttermilk, and in our at
tempt to work 1t out we ruin the grain
cf the butter and the butter will retain
too large a per cent of moisture and
will go off flavor quickly. 1t is gener-
ally good rule to churn at as low a
temperature AZ is possible to get the
butter within one hours churnfng
where the churn Is not overfilled.
ChurninR and working.
In the churning, washing and work
ing OF butter considerable good sense
and skill are required. The cream
should be brought to such tempera-
ture that 1t will 4churn in reasonable
length OF time-from forty five to sixty
minutes producing granules about the
size Of wheat grains and more or less
irregular in form. The buttermilk can
be readily washed from such butter,
and this will add very materially to it's
keeping quality; also such butter, be-
ing firm, will likely, when worked, be
close and possess a good grain and
body.
Care of Milk Vessels.
There are some things about washing
vessels which come in contact with
milk that the average housewife needs
to learn. The dishcloth as found in
the average kitchen should never be
used ON dairy utensils It is the ex-
ception where one will be found to
smell sweet an hour after it has been
ased, and yet milk utensils are often
washed with it and wiped with a towel
that has done duty on all Of the china
and glassware of the household and
possibly the pots and kettles before the
tinware Of the separator is touched
Care OF Milk.
Warm milk from the cow does not
absorb odors. While cooling keep it in
q pure atmosphere.
Heating the Cream
Adding hot water to cream while
cAurEins Is the worst Of all practices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
CHOOSING A DAIRY COW.
POtptx That Indicate MIX Producing
Qualities.

POtWtS That Indicate MIX Producing
Qualities.
In sae year book Of the Idaho state
farmers Institutes C. L. Smith de-
scribes an ideal dairy COW thus: She
should have big mouth, thick lip,
large nOstrils, a smooth dished face,
wide forehead; large, prominent eyes;
thin on neck and shoulder, but widen
ing down; fore legs wide apart, so wide
that one might crawl between them;
full chest; sharp back, wedge-like;
backbone rather prominent ribs to
start away from the backbone-that is,
slant away and have two ribs right
over small of barrel, far enough apart
SO that the open fiat hand will go in
between them. This is a particularly
good indication of q large mixer
The swell of ribs, paunch, should be
large, with heavy muscle running
from hip joint diagonally down across
the abdomcn; cow should be broad on
hip and well developed over hip, hind
leg we'll apart, with good show of I'D
der back of them, extending we'll up,
uIjer also to begin we'll in front; but
discard a COW that has a meaty, fie5hy
udder, the ideal formation being a cir
Gle shape, with the four teats well
apart and square on end, and this in
dicates an easy mixer, while where
the udder is well quartered up and the
teats are big at shoulder and pointed it
denotes hard mixer
The vein that runs from the udder to
the heart should be large. If this vein
is small and straight, look out. On the
contrary, if big and crooked, it indi-
Gates heavy mixer. Notwithstanding
all these good signs" the final test is
the milk pail and the Babcock test, be-
cause there are exceptions to all rules.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
Facts About Dairy Cattle.

There are"yast differences in the eff
cheney and profit derived from indi
vidual dairy cows. One cow may pro
duce more than twice as much butter
fat in a year as another on exactly the
same feed. A good cow we'll cared for
may produce five times as much as the
average COW.
Nearly all dairymen keep portion
Of their herd at an actual loss.
Many keep cows that pay only half
as much a bushel for the grain con
sumed as other cows in the same herd.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
Dairy Profits show ouick,y

Those engaged in dairying as a rule
are prosperous. There are a host of
reasons for this. The prime one is that
it is cash business. You feed your
COW today and get your returns tomor-
row. The dairyman does not have to
wait until after the harvest to pay his
hired man. He has his cash at the end
Of every month. He need not run bill
at the store He is engaged in cash
business and can pay as he goes. This
is one of the foundation principles of
.tEs --Earmers Advocate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13
The Milk Machine.

The COW is a machine for the manu-
facture Of milk and butter, and the
stomach is the best and only labora-
tory in the world for the purpose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13

Kind Treatment Pays.
Milk and feed regularly, and with
kind Treatment the cows are certain to
respond
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13

Influence of Food on Cows.
Rich food will decrease the quantity
of milk, but will increase the quantity
Of butter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-13

70 SEQ many ways to test the
sssg ess a COWS milk besides the
churn, and the matter of testing should
never be neglected.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-05
|, CERTAIN CURE FOR GROUP

When a child shows symptoms of croup there is no time to experiment. with new remedies. no matter how highly they may be recommended
 There is one preparation that can al
 ways be depended upon. It has been in use for many years and has never been known to fail. yisz: Chamber. lain's Cough Remedy. MT. M. F. Compton of Market. Texas. says of it, T have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in severe cases of croup with my children, and can truthfully say it always gives prompt relief" For sale by all dealers in patent medicine.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-05
SHORT
 PERSONAL
 NOTES

Robert Sasse has returned to the city from couple of months visit in Michigan.
 H. H. Shuck is a business visitor in the city.
 M. J. Edelman. vice-president of the First National Bank. returned to the city yesterday from a visit at his home at Fort Worth. Texas.
 Resident Engineer Wilson, of the Southwestern, spent yesterday in the city, going to Fl Paso in the evening.
 J. NJ. Ball. late of the Bisbee Drug O., left last evening for a visit to bis former home. St. Louis.
 Roadmaster McGregor, of the South western, was a visitor in the city yes terday.
 Edward N Buck. of Mines and Min erals, is a visitor in town from Naco.
 Attorney Stanford returned to the city last evening from a business wis it at Tombstone.
 Remick White left last evening for Douglas. after a several days stay Tn the city on business. Mir. White will shortly begin the publication of weekly paper at Paradise.
 City Attorney S. 4. Merritt vas a visitor at Naco yesterday on legal bus mess
 Sam and Tom Vulcovich were pas sengers out yesterday for New York. After short visit there they will go 10 their old home in Europe for visit.
 Wilfred Jones left yesterday fer Roswell, x. Nj. where he will attend scnool. c a-sazs Charles Murphy left yesterday for visit at Maricopa.
 Frank Bouton left yesterday for visit at Tempe
 NIT. and Mrs. H. NJ. Woods spent Sunday the guests of friends at Doug Jas.
 Mrs. Wesley Howell arrived in the city Sunday evening from Los Ange les to be the guests for a while of MT and Ms. s. w. Clawson.
 Porter Mcdonald is in town from Tombstone
 Superintendent Morris. of the South western, arrived in the city last even ing.
 Max Gavito. Mexican consul at Naco, was a business visitor iI town yesterday.
 J. H. Jack was passenger out last evening for Tombstone
 Franklin Smith returned yesterday from several weeks visit in New York, Boston and other eastern cities. Tom Tate will leave shortly for Los Angeles to spend a portion Of the win ter. ]
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-05
AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

The Lowell Commercial Co, of Low ell, Ariz., has been up in Judge Slo gan's Court for contempt, and found guilty of tempting the general public with the incest line of holiday goods to be found in this section; also of treating everybody courteously and trying in every way to give satisfac tion to all. If you are not looking for the best groceries, hardware, dry goods, clothing, etc. etc. don't go there