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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-04
SQUIRREL THEORY
PROVEN CORRECT

Skor OI TUG AuNrIChu rI6RSthu COM
pany. Everett Sutcliffe was secre.
tary, Alva Il. Gunnel was consulting
engineer. Frank davis was snperin-
tendent aud Harvey l.. McCiane was
foreman. The capacity of the Flag.
staff ten stamp mill was doubled by
the addition of two additional
bstteries, aud al S0-ton cyanide
plaut was INSTALLED. The tauks were
&c teet In diameter. and on the oc.
casion Ut the opening of the new
mill, the management gave a "tank
daDce," which was attended by the
elite aud upper ten OF Baker City.
A magnificent banquet was served and
the function was IN every way tre-
mendously elaborate. The cyanide
tanks proved successful from terpsi.
chorean poiut Of view, but from a
metaliurgical stand point they were
very bun. II seems that In making
laboratory tests with cyanide on
Flagstaff ore it was found that the
greatest recovery WAS when the pulp
WAS the finest. The ore WAS there
fore crushed to 60 mesh, but when
the solution was turned into those
bg 26.fOot tanks there WAS just about
as much percolation AS there would
be IL the tanks we're filed with -four
aud water turned into Il. The OK.
pertinent Of coarser crushing was
tried, with the result that while the
percolstion was fair, the solution was
unable to successfully attack the
coarse PARTICLES.
All during these experiments, Nc
Clane and Davis were employing u
whole lot nf miners. the 20. stamp
mill. hosting plant, compressor aud
pumps were kept going. aud a big lot
Of dead work In the way OF uprsises
aud ore connections, was being done
The pay roll caused the Bostonian
hackers of the proposition to gasp.
Aud Ill the while, the cyanide re
fused emphatically TO do its work.
Finally a mechanical aRitator to
as 'ist percolatiOn was decided upon.
This equipment cost pot OF money,
stock sales were slackiDR up, the
Bostonians were getting cold feet.
and then to cap the climax the
miners demanded last months pay.
Furthermore, to show that Fate con-
spIred against the proposition, al
second payment on tia bond fell due.
the Parisisns refused 10 grant an sx-
tension OF time, Baker City grocers
declared against granting the board
ing house keeper further credit, and
one day the American Flagstaff CON-
puny of Boston, q million dollar cor
porstion, went bump with = dull.
sickeniDg thud.
The president of the company ar.
rived on the scene from Boston. &C.
by bis fiscal agent. The
president WINS q Ansncier OF rather
more than New England fame. tie
Was cultured gentleman, scion OF q
Plymouth Rock family, polished,
affable, polysy llabio 10 conversation,
aud q rank te0derfoOt a. regards the
west. He aud bis fiscal agent we're
welcomed at hotel 10 baker City
by a half hundred unpaid Flagstaff
miners. The miners we're belissIe0t.
Que swssh. buokling shift boss shook
bis flst under the prssideut's nose
and grssped the prssideDt's coat
lapel, the while hs poured into the
presidents ear Q series of blood.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-04

NOs lOuk uSO etoEy WINS pUuuNcU
in these columns, recitiug "Why the
Frenchmen closed the Flagstaff. aud
dealing with Superintendent "Billy"
Reynolds squirrel theory as applied
to mining. The story was based up
on news item to the effect that
"BiIly" Reynolds had been placed
in charge OF special development
work at the Flagstaff by General
Manager Imhaus, the Oregon repre-
sentative OF the Paris company own
ing the Flagstaff, which company
labors under the name Of Compagnie
Miniere des Flagstaff. In brief, the
story re lated the reasons for "Billy"
Reynolds firm belief that a parallel
vein lay to the north OF the unproH-
table Flagstaff Assure, and told how
he aud Imhaus once upon time
spent their own money in driving a
crosscut to the suspected ore body,
cutting the White Frost, as It Is
known on the Flagstaff maps, but
which is always SPOKEN of by Rey
nolds aud lmhaus as 1.-The Squir.
rel. Where the vein was cut
land the work was done without
the knowledge OF the Paris owners
of the mine, who three months
prior had ordered the niue shut
for keeps) good pay entered. aud
lmhaus, very excitable French
nian, rushed to the nearest tele.
graph Office and cabled the glad
new, to Paris. lie received an
answer whiuh almost melted the
wires, ordering him to cut out the
hot air for all time aud not attempt
to pull the company leg for mere
funds on the strength Of reported
rich strike IN a mine which, to
their certain knowledge, haa been
shut down for three months. There
was nothing for Reynold, and I'm
haus to do but quit work, which they
did after lmhaus had rent the air of
Flagstaff hill with large number
of lurid "sacre bleus." Reynolds
contsnted himself with a bunch of
plain American damns.
The sequel to this stirring tale may
u0w be written. After a great deal
Of argument, the Psrisians were pre-.
vailed upon to set aside special de-
vel0pmsnt fund for use In exploiting
the White Frost vein. About two
months ago, chilly" Reynolds re-
sumsd work on 1.-THE Squirrel" and
in due time opened mp a fine body OF
pay ore so good IA To value aud SO
plentiful that General Manager I'm.
hsus hs, gone to Paris to personally
plead with bis principals to reopen
the mine. which Gun now be placed
on u paying basis.
The White Frost vein Is full five
feet wide. The pay occurs along the
hanging wall In q streak varying IN
thickness from to 20 inches. The
remaining vein structure contains
gold In quantities sufficient to wal.
rant milling aud concentration. The
pay streak Is OF free cold
The old Flagstaff has certainly co.
ioyed q chsckered history. After the
Frenohmen shut down, u Boston syn
dicate bonded the mine for sl2O, 900,
made q payment aud organized the
American Flagstaff Mining company.
Quite Q lot of stock wa, sold and the
money honestly sp~nt 10 the ground.
A cultured Boston gentleman by the
name of Thornton was general man.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
Pare Drug Law.

Since the pure drug law went into eff
feet it is interesting to note the number
of patent medicines that have scratched
themselves off the map OF North Dakota.
Liquizone has faded away Peruna has
staggered off. Chenney's catarrh cure
offers no more 500 reward. Wine of
Cardui has left the women Of North
Dakota to their tate and Black Draught
found the law a too bitter draught to
swallow. One by n they die and tail
and life and health has so many fewer
enemies. We have been told that these
medicines at least ibid no HARM" The
dose prescribed contained such an in
fnitesimal portion of a dangerous drug
that the person taking it was uninjured
and if his imagination was strong enough
and his faith great enough he might
even convince himself Of being helped.
Yet when the law said "you must name
the dangerous drug you sell" the manu-.
~facturers feared to do it lest it moi only
menace their business in this state, but
throughout the Union. Any firm may
sell la dangerous drug as a medicine in
this state, providing the label tells what
he issselling. The result is beneficial to
the people. Any medicine advertised
in the papers Of North Dakota today
can be depended upon to- be practically
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
lenghtenins Human Life.

1t is established beyond doubt that dur
ing the last half of the nineteenth CEN
fury there was an important lengthen-
ing of the average life due largely to the
improvement in living and the advance
ment in medicine. 1t was during that
time that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
made its first appearance and because
Of its wonderful curative properties soon
became the recognized leader among
remedies TO cure poor appetite, sour
stomach, cramps, diarrhoea. indigestion,
dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness,
kidney ills or malaria. fever and ague.
Doctors and druggists everywhere
recommend it in the above cases. We
hope you'll try a bottle and test it for
yourself. Women who are run down
and in need OF a tonic and regulator
will also find the Bitters invaluable,
| Be sure to get the genuine.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
Gilbreath, Bismarck. In the
'facts about North Dakota" on

Gilbreath, Bismarck. In the
"facts about North Dakota" on
the reverse side of the map, how
ever, are a few inaccurices, like
Stark county having 1000 more
pigs than Morton. There is no
question about Morton raising
more grain at the present time,
than Stark; but when it comes to
putting this county down for
10000 pounds of wool and credit
ing Morton with 100000 poundssit
is very evident that the assessor
or some one has not been doing
his duty. This year 100000
pounds of wool was marketed at
Dickinson. and while agreat deal
OF this wool was produced in the
unorganized territory north and
south. we notice that nothing has
been credited to the outside ter
ritory and Stark county does not
get credit for anything like
what she actually produces.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
The census that was authorized

The census that was authorized
by the last legislature has been
about completed but the returns
have not yet been received in full.
1t is worthy of note, however,
that semi-official returns from
sixteen counties show tremendous
gains in population since 1900.
The total population reported
for the sixteen counties is 248. 7o8,
comparing with 1884 in 1900,
or an increase of SO per cent.
This rate of increase through the
state would make the total popu-
lation 443,6oI3. In these sixteen
counties are included four of the
valley counties, where the in
crease has not been SO great, bu,
there are yet to be included the
returns from several of the big
western counties that will show
a remarkable increase. 1t is like.
ly, therefore. that this percentage
Of increase will be nearly if MOI
quite carried out through the
state. North Dakota, which orr
ginally vas less densely populated
than South Dakota, is running
close race with her sister state
and it looks now as though in
few years the northern half woule
outstrip the southern in popula
Ltion.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
6eaersl ,ntor~at;oa Ia Business.

Writing of the relation of education to
business in the New Idea Woman's
Magazine for September, Esperance
Goodlove, who has made wise observa-
ton of the industrial field for women,
says: Take stenographers and secre-
~taries, clerkships of various kinds, man
agerial work in businesses OF a dozen de-
scriptions-the well-informed woman
gets ahead of the uninformed every
time. But-and this circumstance is inn
portant-the information that secures
preference for these women is general,
not special, with the exception of steno-
graphic training, and that is only one
section of a good secretary's equipment.
1t is the kind Of knowledge picked up
from many sources, in school and out of
it. The same brand of information fits
a person, speaking roughly of course,
quite as we'll for the clerkship as for the
managerial work. or for the secretary
ship. For instance, a knowledge of cur
rent events is quite as important in one
as in the other. Acquaintance with the
out lines of history, and at least the
landmarks in literature, raise the stan
dard of their, fortunate ~possessor, nc
matter what her work is. General in
formation, more OF less, is the need 81
every woman who intends to earn hel
own living in this twentieth century"
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12

harmless, and ever to be beneficial for
the disease it is advertised to cure. 1t
is an easy way to know whether the
patent medicine you are addicted to is
hurtful or harmless-just watch the ad-
vertising columns of the state papers.
If it is right-it is advertised. If it is
not-it has with other evil birds of like
nature. flown. And the credit of this
state of affairs? To Prof. Laid, who
gave us pure food and now gives US
pure drugs. The legislature passed the
bills, but Prof. Ladd supplied them
Lingerwood Broadaxe.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
How 10 Tell Pottery And Porcelain.

''How shall l know pottery from por-
c~elain?" is a question often asked.
They may be distinguished by the fol-
lowing very simple test: If you hold
your piece up to the light and see
through it-that is, if it is translucent
it is porcelain. Pottery is opaque, and
is mo- so hard and white as porcelain.
The main difference in the manufacture
of stoneware, earthenware, and porce-
lain are due to the ingredients used, to
the way they are mixed and to the de-
gree of heat to which they are subjected
in firing. Most of the old English wares
found in this cotntry are pottery or Semi
china, although the term china is COM
(imonly applied to them all. The potter
les in %Staffordshire, covering an area ten
miles long. were the most important in
England. These pottery wares were
sold at ridiculously low prices when
they we're first made, and the price has
risen little by little until it has become
quite preposterous. 1t must be dis
tinctly born in mind, however, that it is
the historic crockery only which is So
valuable, decorated with scenes relating
to our own early history Or to our heroes,
and, with but a few exceptions. made in
rich dark blue. Withsrreference to a
particular ware, people often say thai
they own 3Wedgwood. always ask,
as it marked?" You may set it down
| as a rule that all real Wedgwood, thu is
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
As Others See Dickinson.

Mandan Republican: The editor Of
the Republican has been asked by
parties in Dickinson, interested in the
new water works project in that place,
for his opinion as to the advisability of
the city issuing bonds for the erection
of the plant, instead of granting a fran
chise to a private corporation. The
answer was emphatically in favor of
municipal ownership. The city of
Dickinson has no indebtedness of any
kind, and has money in the treasury:
its finances are managed by honorable
and upright officials who conduct them
strictly on business principles. It is in
a position to borrow money at the low
est. rates; it can raise part Of the cost
by laying the mains by a front foot TAX.
1t is in a better position to own its own
water works system than it will ever be
again. And yet there is. some doubt
whether the proposition will carry.
The people, who appreciate the advan-
tages of being out of debt, are hesitat-
ing to incur a heavy indebtedness which
they will be a long time in paying of.
While this timidity is c~ommendablc
under ordidary circumstances, it is i'll
advised at this time. Should the city OF
Dickinson let this opportunity of own
ing its W water works go by, it will
nevercease to regret it; should it embrace
the opportunity, and thus ecure a cheap
and lasting water supply, and splendid
fire protection, it will never cease tc
congratulate itself. Would that the
city of Mandan had the same oppor
tunity! Should we succeed in interest
ing private capital in our water work:
system, we shall consider ourselve:
fortunate, and yet we would embrace
that opportunity from necessity and no
from choice.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
MISSES AND CHILDREM's SHOES.

"Old Wedgwood," is marked with his
name. 1t was trial pieces only, and
such as escaped the workman's notice,
that left the pottery unmarked. There
are peculiarities about this marking. too,
which must be noted. The name, in
small capitals, is always clearly and
carefully marked, whether impressed OF
printed in color.-From "The Collec-
tors Manual" bv N. Hudson Moore. in
the September D%elineator.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
September DESIGNER.

Goats, jackets, street and house COS
tunes for ladies and young folks are
shown in the Designer for September:
points on Dressmaking," tells how to
line, a jacket, and the Millinery Lesson
.,instructs how toamakeb onnets for elder
ly ladies'. "Chinese Housekeeping" is
BY Laura B. Starr. Bertha Hasbrook
advisesss."C Catering as atlucrative bust
ness, Mary Kilsyth writes of "The Mod
:ern Bed" and Craig S. Thoms of "Tam-
ing Squirrels" Caroline. Fuller sup
plies !, droll little story, "The Purr Puss
and the Spit Cat, "The Son Of Eliza.
beth" BY Celia Essshhqtc, is a short story
for adults. and miss Gipter." a most
clever continued story5is concluded in
this number. There are many sulg.gSes.
tons for fancy workers and ''Catchups
and Pickles and "The Savory Tomato
gives suggestions. for appetizintg4 eat
ahles. ss u % ii
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
JAPAN SUPREME IN BIG ASiATiC EMPIRE
WHEN PEACE COMES.

WALTER WELLMAN, the famous
Record-}1erald correspondent, has
this to say about peace terms:
There is to be a Japanese en-
pire on the mainland of Asia. 1t
is to embrace Korea and Man
churia and probably a part Of
Siberia. The Japan of the pres
ent is a mere island kingdom.
The Japan of the future is to rule
the littoral of the northern Asia
tic continent, reaching far into
the interior, comprising vast, fer
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12

A NEW map has just been issued
by the commissioners of agricul-
ture. It shows the new county Of
Mckenzie, with Alexander as the
county seat, and is something
that most settlers will be glad to
procure, as they 2 may d. BY ad-
dressing Commissioners W. c.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
LIFE INSURANCE.

The insurance commissioner of
Massachusetts, in his annual re
port, after taking the three great
New York life insurance com
panies severely to task, takes up
one of the assessment companies
and states in so many words that
mo assessment company can exist
for any great period where assess
ment is only made to cover
amount of death ella m. In sup
port of this we have the very best
evidence both in theory and prac-
tice. The proposition is simple
theoretically. If a thousand men
insure for a thousand dollars each,
each must pay in average $1,000
plus the running expenses OF the
society. The heirs of the first
person who dies receives a thou
sand dollars. Then if it is a level
rate of 81 which is pre-supposed,
the second policy paymen, is but
5000 and so on until the last man
is reached, when he has paid 5000
and receives nothing. If the
policy requires that a thousand
dollars be paid, then those re-
naming must pay so much moe.
When one half are gone the re-
anainder must pay double rate,
etc. But about this time the
remainder will drop out because
it will be too evident that there
is nothing in it for them. All the
talk about new blood being intro
duced is vaguery. Some new
blood may come in but the maxi
mum membership will be reached
and passed and then will come
the heavy burden of assessment
which will crush. Thousands of
assessment companies, honestly
managed, have come and gone,
They5had to submit to the newt,
able. That is the practical test
1t is a pretty safe proposition tc
lay down that when premium.
in the assessment companies be-
come higher than those of the
old line companies the member!
will desert it for an old line pol
icy. The only assessment com
pany which can endure is the on
adopting the policy of creating
large dividend producing reserve
the interest on which will bea
the burden of increasing dealt
rate as old age of its member
causes more frequent losses. A
a temporary protection to
young mans family, the newe
assessment companies are gooe
For permanency and certainty c
having insurance when old, on
must either take insurance in a
old line company or an assess
ment company having in view a
ample reserve fund.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12

tile and popul 5 provin IS. The
new pan is t be thrice a great
i area and thrice as gr, at in pop.
ulation as the Japan i the pres
ent.
The Sea of Japan S be the
center, the heart of t is new en-
pire. That sea is to become a
japanese lake. japan is to dom
in tie it and all the lands lying
about it.
This domi ance !. e Japan
csc Sea and its coast country on
all sides, he. Japanese say, i alb,
so utely essential to their nat onal
safety.
The pretens on the Japanese
put forth as to the Sea of Japan
is not unlike The Monroe doctrine
which the United States applies
to the Caribbean Sea. Japan has
a Monroe Doctrine of her own.
And the meaning of it is that
Japan will view as an unfrisndly
act any effort on the part of Euro
pean powers to establish their
sovereignty or to plant their sys-
TENS on or near the shores of the
Sea of Japan.
This Japanese Monroe Doctrine
applies not only to Russia, but to
all European powers. 1nasmuch,
however, as Russia is the on'y
European power which has estab-
lished itself on the coast of the
Japanese sea, it is Russia alone
whose possession and known am
billions are t. be narrowed or
delimited by the national aspira-
tons of the victorious Japanese.
Thus, with one mighty leap,
Japan springs from a scatter. d
island kingdom off the Asiatic
coast, a mele ocean plincipality
half lost IN the meritime fogs, to
empireship covering islands and
a huge strip of the mainland and
the sea which lies be- ween them.
From rank as twelfth or fifteenth
among the powers of the earth
Japan rises at abound to fifth or
sixth place, and with still greater
possibilities lying before her in
Chinese political hegcmony and
commercial leadership.
The United Stats and Great
Britain are we'll aware of the in
tention of the Japane e to spread
their empire to the Asiatic main
land, and neither Great Britain
nor the United States has any
objection thereto. 1t the need
should arise under attempts to
exert international pressure favor
able to Russia, Great Britain
would be a positive force in sup
port of the conventions of Japan,
while the attitude OF the Unite
States would be neg lively
friendly to the Japanese in that
our government would decline to
take any action whatsoever.
Japan has Russia to deal with,
and Russia alone.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-12
for Sale

Mixed bunch Of sheep located: on
Spring creek, 8 miles north Of Dickinson.
8-f2-3-p WENzEL URB1NEc.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-07

the rich ore that it is shipping regularly
via Tonopah.
Adjoining this choice property on the
south is the Homestake group, belong
ing to Mr.. Reischke, and to the south
and east is a promising group of claims
owned by Jonn Lynch. East of the
Last Chance Bob" Montgomery and
TON" Edwards have a group Of three
or four claims which will certainly de-
velop into a good producer with a little
work, as the ledge on it is undoubtedly
the extension of the Last Chance vein.
On the west side of North mountain
is a group of claims belonging to Dan
Bush and associates. This property
produced some very rich ore years ago
and with a little development work will
again repeat its old record.
Contiguous to the Bush group on the
north is a group of claims owned by
Doc. Benson and II. II. Clark, of Bull
frog fame, and if these gentlemen will
expend a little of their energy in this
direction, as they have in the southern
country, their efforts will certainly be
more than rewarded.
Continuing north and adjoining the
Benson and Clark group, are mines
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-07

days. At the end of that time Mr..
Lynch made a partial payment and took
possession of the mine. Since then Mr..
Lynch has interested other prominent
mining men with him, including NAL
colin Macdonald, Charles Morris of
Pony, Mont, Mr.. Bonner of Pittsburg,
and others.
1t is understood that the southwestern
Nevada Mines Co. will erect a smelter
Of large capacity to reduce their lead
ores in conjunction with the low grade
silver ores of the camp, and there is
enough low grade silver ore scattered
over the different dumps and in sight
in some of the prospects to keep a mill
or a smelter running for years. This
character of ore will assay from $40 up
$40 per ton in silver and gold.
Mr.. Lynch and associates in obtain
ing the Last Chance group of mines
have certainly secured a great property.
A prominent mining expert predicts
that when they tap the ore zone about
one thousand feet north from their
present workings, for which place the
company is now driving a tunnel, they
will open up ore bodies that will astonish
the world. The ore groupings at this