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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
GREAT COMBINATION MINE
Yields a Fortune in Gold Taken
from the Shaft Alone

Seventy thuosand dol ars was the value
In gold taken out in sinking a by
foot shaft on the Comb nation short
Viii back, to a depth of 40 feet from the
surface. 1t is a words record and it is
labe to remain one for an indefinite
period. No such ore was ever taken from
shaft of this size in the worlds story
of mining, and it is safe to gamble, from
hut wonders never cease in Go dield.
The lit e shaft was sunk on the rev ore
shoot some 200 fest south of the main
workings. The same shoot has been en-
.ountered in drift extended sou h from
he old shaft at the -30-foot level and the
ore is fully as rch. With ore being run
through the companys stamp mill worth
from $500 to over $1,000 a ton. the Combi-
.ation occupies the center of the stage
Go,dheld just at present. The tai ings
are dried and shipped to the smelter and
it is hard work to keep them below the
300 mark. Above that figure the railway
rat 8 increase rapidly. All ore running
over $500 is charged an additional three
per cent for excess values. For instance.
Combination $500 ore wou pay the uzual
rate of slS.75 and SIS additional for the
i've hundred over $500.
Then the smeters pay only $40 to SIS rs
per ounce for gold. The mint pays $-067.
The company is now working five stamps
on high-grade and the mill will pay for
Itself in short order. The eighth consec-
utive moAthy div dend of $1,000 wi | be
paid on the 18th of this month, wh.c .ch
makes total of $256 900 up to date With
an expense of over sS5 600 for the mill In
the past few months the showing is inn
mense. The Combination company is
capitalized at only 4OO.OC0 shares. with SO,-
900 shares in the treasury. A well-known
mining man who was shown through the
mine recently said: "The mine can pay
the present monthly dividend for the next
three years If no ore is found be ow the
present Depth Great is the Combina-
ton.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

This (sonday) morning we mounted two
Of the Double o. COW horses and started
On round up" about Disaster Peak
and spent the day in the h gh mountains.
1t gave me a good opportunity to see
a part OF the Ri.ey range. The hills and
ca lyuns are full of buch grass and brouse
OF ali XII DIS. What catt We saw were in
splendid cond ton. We rode around Disas-
ser Peak on the east side. Perry Boyd has
a pessessory claim there of $50 acres and
cuts about 100 tons of hay. 1t is a fine
little mountain ranch. Coming back
frt m Disaster we went up Kings River
canyon to the ranches of Isaac Choate
ma G. +. Mulinix and s. G. Choate.
The Isaac Choate place is 160-acre pos
.ssory calm and he GUS so tons of hay.
Nullnix and Choate also put up so tons.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

this story I will not vouch for 1t, for
l know but little about 1t.
Choate Bros. have several Gains and
are the principal prospectors in the Kings
River district. They are running an
arrastra and making better than wages
very day taking out go d.
E las Jones owns the Grover Cleveland
and If Grover answers to indications Mr.
Jones will be on Easy street" and living
in brown stone front before many
years.
Kings River valley and the peop'e iv ng
in it are a right, all right, and particu-
arly is this true of the Riley ranch, for
we have partaken of Mr.. McReyno DIS
and Mr.. Rileys hospitality. A. c. B.
Double o Ranch. Sunday evening, May
14th, '05.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
MANY nOGUS
PAY CHECKS
There are Many Dead Ones on
S p. Time Checks to be
Locked up

Many people thought it strange when
the pay wagon returned from Sparks to
San Francisco without paying all hands,
says the Sparks Despatch.
The report is confirmed that many
dummy names have be n put on the
Southern Pacific rayro Is since the D v
car system was abolished.
Many grades of officer RS have charge of
men and turn in time checks and SOME
must be awaiting developments with fear
and trembling.
The Losses are reported as being in tn
thousa ds of dollars. The system is far
more costly than the pay car and there
Likely wi be a change back TO the pay
car.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
SUSPENDED PAYMENT
The Go|dfieId Banking and Trust
Co. has gone Glimmering

The following notice was posted on the
doors of the banking house of the Gold
fed Banking and Trust Co. Monday
morning:
This bank will be closed unit, a meet
ing of the directors can be held
j. 3. Young. the presid ant, left severa
days ago and is believed to be in San
Francisco.
j. r. Boals. the cashier, left Sunday
night.
The liabilities are approximately $4,000
and the assets are unknown. A meeting
of creditors has been held and a commit
tee appointed to investigate the affairs of
the defunct institution.
There is said to be no danger of run
on the other banks of the city. which are
declared to be in perfectly sound cond :
ton.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
WASHINGTON, D. c., LETTER
Secetary Taft's Decision Regard.
ing the Panama Canal

Beyond al question the most important
event in Washington during the pas
week has been the decision of Secretaly y
of War Taft regarding the purchase OF
machn ry aid supp les for the Panama
anal. Mr.. Taft has decided that, In the
bsence of legislation by Congress on the
subject. it is his duty and that of the
Cana Commission TO construct the cana
on the most economical po icy practical
b e and to that end that the Comm ssion
must purchase its supplies and machin
cry In the open market and that Amer
lean bidders must make as low prices as
Europeans If they are to secure the Com
missions trade. 1t is not expected.
course, that much will be purchaser
broad, but the American manufactur
sIs. especially the Stee, Trust. must make
to The Commission the same discoun
hat they now make to foreigners. For
Instance, the Steel Trust now sells stee
raj to foreigners for 20 ton while tn
price within the United States is s33 a
ton.
There is proportionate large differ
ence between the price American sh
builders have to pay for the steel pates
ern vessels construction and the price
paid by foreign shipyards. For instance
The Canal Commission mas been seeking
to buy two ships OF about 5000 tons
burthern. Bids were received from Amer
lean and foreign builders. The foreign
ers offered TO supply the ships for s75O,OOo,
builders was 81, 400 coo. Under these cir
eumstanees, Secretary Taft instructed
the entire aim of the protective policy
In discussing this matter 1t was he O
by the President. as well as by Secretary
Taft and members of the Commission
that no violation of the protective prin
eiple was involved. for the reason that
the entire aim of tthe protective 70 Icy
consisted of preserving the american
market for the American manufacturer
and producers that in this instance the
United States had embarked on a great
mi-phi anthropic undertaking, wholly
without the United States territory and
that 1t would be only just to the who
people on whom wi 4 dcvolve the great ex-
pense of the canal to compel American
manufacturers to grant to the Canal
Commission the same discounts they are
row granting to foreigners: in fact, would
have cheerfully granted to Frarce had
that country continued the construction
of the cana.
Washington d. c.. May IS. 1905.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
BATTLE AT PYRAMID
Forty five Years Ago Occurred {
Bloody Conflict

May 12ih was the fcrty-hfth annivef-
PYRAMID Lax, when Major Ormsby am
nearly one-ha of his company, compes
ed of vo unteers from yrg MIA City d
Ca son. were killed. O car c. Steele
who was private in the company Civ $
tn Virginia Chroaic this brief accoun
of the bloody fight:
The Indians had made raid on rancho
In Carson Va ley and murdered ent
fam les. burn ng their homes. running
Off cast.e a d committing the most AFRO
cious outrages on white sett lers Major
ormsby issu a cal for volunteers to
revenge the death OF the Wet ms of h
blood hirsty savages and organized 81
company of Jos men. rank and f.e. TIL
company was mounted and armed with
rifles. shotguns. sabels and revo vers a d
took up the line OF march for the host e
Indian camp near Pyramid Lake. when
was reached on May -. 1850.
The battle began at IL a. m. on tina
date and resulted dsastrously to the vel
unteer cavary. which was forced 10 re-
treat and was pursued unit nightfali.
When the roll call was called it was as
certalned that out of TIE company of 100
men who were In the bloody conflict 40
were killed.
Subsequently Captain Storey and Co
Jack Hayes, the noted Texas ranger, or
ganized a battalion of vo unteers a d
fought the Indians on the same batt.e-
ground, near y annihilating them
ep,oyed as a scout and is the only sur
vivor of the first battle at Pyramid Lake
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
MUNICIPALITIES
Personal Mention of You and
Your Friends

@. w. Abel is down from Bate Noun
w. C. Savage is here today from Co.
conda.
Miss NJ. Garry is here from Golconda
and registered at the Lafaytte.
Fred W. Nob'e is down from Glover
Valley today. He has nearly recovered
rom his ameness.
Frank Young is down from Golconda
today and stopping at the Lafayette.
Mrs. James Carat of White Rock, Elko
county, is in Winnemucca today
Frank F. Button of Go conda came up
from below Sunday night ana spent the
day in Winnemucca yesterday.
j. F. Williamson, a sheep man from
Denio. left for his northern home this
afternoon.
Thomas H. Fox is in from Jackson
mountain and is registered at the Winnie
mucca.
Miss Larsen OF Empire left this morn
ing on the stage on a visit to her sister
Mrs. VIII Baber of McDermitt.
w. G. Adamson went to Lovelock last
evening for couple of days. He wen.
10 see after his mining interests in that
sc ton.
G.. Goncalz of tht Southern Pacific s
Winnemucca station has returned from
his visit to Southern California and leaves
this evening for Ogden. where he will.
spend the balance of his ninety days.
The Misses Ladide of Golconda are at
he Lafayette today.
DIR. j. p. Mangan returned last even
.ng from a professional visit to Cortez.
called there to attend Mrs. John Rossi
DR.. Mangan brings glowing accounts of
a sensational mining discovery near Beo-
wave. an account of which appears In
another CO umn of the Silver State.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
DECORATION DAY FLOWERS.

Send orders early so We can fill prompt
ly and In first-cass condition from our
fine, large assortment. for decorating
graves. Boxes OF Mowers from 25c up
Foral designs from 81 up. We prepay
express charges on designs costing more
than 50. Large stock of Cemetery Vases.
is and 25c each. All orders guaranteed to
be packed in first-class shape and come
In good condition. Our nursery comprises
FIVE acres of choicest flowers.
NAvLET BROS.
Leading Florists. 520 X St.,
5-13-So Sacramento. Caiif.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

e. Reinhart a Co. received by express
from New York IL Silk Shirt Waist Su..s,
every one different in style and color.
Visit the store and make a selection
while the stock is complete. 4-2s-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

You will find the largest stock Of toile
soaps and perfumery In town at Br' W
b. es.' drug store. g..6-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
CANADA NOT WITH us.

1t was the general impression that Can
ada was ony awaiting an invitation 10
become part of the United States. but
when the question was presented to 300
OF their prominent peop g, not one favor
ed the plan. This caused great surpr Sc
and considerab comment. Another
event that has n so caused considerable
comment Is the wond rful cures be ng
made every day by the famous Hos ct
ters Stomach Bittcrs. Doctors anu
druggists everywhere have been Interest,"
ed and surprised at its marvel GUS power.
which often effected a cure VIII n other
remedies had fai ed. II your stomach is
! Feak, and you suffer from poor appetite,
,Rsartburn irdlge stion, dyspepsia. costive-
mess, cramps, headache. biiiousness. fe-
ma complaints backache or ma'af a,
fever and ague, The Bitters wi cur you.
Try bottle today 1t win please you.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
GUILD ldEETING.

The Episcopal Guild will meet tomor-
row "wednesday afternoon at Mrs. W.
L. Samues. A full attendance is desireu
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
A GREAT SUCCESS.

The dance given at Armory hal lat
evening by the Red Ribbon Club was
great social success. There were forty
couples present.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
MINING PROSPECTS.

william p. Anderson, C. w. Pearl and
Evi Lingley have several good miri 6
valley. Some California parties have re-
Gently exported their mines and it is said
that one of them has been bonded for one
shortly be started. AS TO the truth of
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

Those Fine SIX Suits at r. Reinhart &
Co.'S have been reduced-s25 Suits now
$3.50; so Suits now Sl4.90. 5-22-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
ON TIME.

Train No is coming from the west on
time this evening in two sections. while
tran u pufiirg aiong towards the set
ting sun in one section and also on time.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
GONE HOME.

The people who came in to attend the
circus have nearly all left for their homes
in various parts of the county.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

Owing to the increase In trade Hes
Diehl's city Bakery. SCOTT
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

Reduction on al Summer goods at E.
Reinhart & Co.'S. Watch for prices II
regular advertisement. 5-22-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

The three latter places each run cattle
and seem to be prosperous if one can
Judge BY their surroundings.
Juan M. Largasa has a 160-acre pos
sessory claim on the east side of Kings
River valley, six miles from the Ri'ey
ranch. Mr.. Lagasa devotes his time and
energy to looking after band of 1900
sheep
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
UP-To-DATE STATIONERY.

If you want to see something aew II
drug store. 5-lJ-If.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
WILL MAKE SHORT WORK.

1t Is now said that the grading on the
Hazen cutoff of the Southern Pacific
will be completed by July 1st.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
FOR SALE.

Furniture for sale. Apply Mrs. C. -.
Anderson, Malarky St. 5-23-26
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23
FERIGHT RECEIVED.

| e. Reinhart & Co. received one carload
Of flour today and two of agricultural i'm
plements.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

Reduction on al Summer goods at T..
Reinhart & Co.'s Watch for prices in
regular advertisement. 5-22-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-23

A new line of the latest wrist bags al
Brown Bros drug store. 5-l6-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27

fro BE cosTIyUED.l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27

with sinuous activity to again clutch the mans face or neck. With the ak he smote madly at the curling feeler. diverting its aim time and again. but failing to deliver an effective stroke
 With agonfzed precedence the sailor knew that he was yielding. Were the devilfsh 8 giant of it's tribe he could not have held out so long. As it was, the creature could afford to wait. strengthening its grasp. tightening its coils. pulling and pumping at it's prey with remorseless certainty. .
 He was nearly spent. In q paroxysm of despair he resolved to give way and with one mad effort seek to bury the ax in the monsters brain. But ere he could execute this fatal project, for the cutie would have instantly swept him into the trailing weeds. five revolver shots rang out in quick succession. Iris had reached the nearest rock.
 The third bullet gave the octopus cause to reflect. It squirted forth a torrent of dark colored fluid. Instantly the water became black, opaque. The tentacle. fourishing in air. thrashed the surface with impotent fury. That around Jenks' waist grew taut and rigid. The ax flashed with the inspira- tion of hope. Another arm was sev- cred The huge dismembered coil slack ened and fell away.
 Yet was he anchored immovably He turned to look at Iris. She never for got the feeting expression of his face. So might Lazarus have looked from the tomb
 "The rope" she screamed. dropping the revolver and seizing the loose ends lying at her feet.
 She drew them tight and leaned back. pulling with all her strength. The sailor flung the a1 to the rocks and grasped the two ropes. He raised him. self and plunged wildly. He was free. With two convulsive strides he was at the girls side.
 He stumbled to 8 powder and drop ped in complete collapse After time he felt Iris hand placed timidly on his shoulder He raised his head and saw her eyes shining.
 Thank you he said. We are quits now"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
 In Nausatuck, on Arch street. . four family house just been done over. Rents for &42.5 per month. Others all over the city at N,a
 kefford's Real Estate Agency. 95 Bank St. Room 20.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27

discove-y-nay, indeed. the risk of catastrophe:
 He rushed back through the trees uu- iii he caught sight of Iris industrious ly kneading the ssgo pith in one of those most useful dish covers.
 He called to her. led her wondering to the track and pointed out the fatal quarry. but in such wise that she could not look inside il.
 You remember that round hole we saw from the summit rock;" he said. Well. il is full of carbonic acid gas. to breathe which means unconsciousness and death. IL gives no warning to the inexperienced IL is rather pleasant than otherwise Promise me you will never come near this place again
 Now. Iris. tho, had been thinking deeply. Robert Jenks bulked large in her day dreams. Her nerves were not yet quite normal There was catch in her throat as she answered:
 T don't want to die Of course I will kenp sway. What a horrid island this is. Yet il might be paradise"
 She bit her lip to suppress her tears: hut. being the Eve in this garden. she continued:
 How did -ou ind ont? Ts there snythfng-nasty-in theret"
 "Yes. The remains of animals and other things. I would uot have told you were f not imperative"
 Are vou keeping other secrets from me-
 ''Oh. quite number"
 He managed t1 conjure up q smile and the rUsa was effective. She ap- piled the words to his past history.
 T hope they will not he revealed so dramsticallv. sine said.
 You never can tell. he answered ThNy were in prophetic vein that morning They returned In silence to the cave.
 I -ssb to zo inside with 2 lamp May T" he asked May ' come t9.." she demanded He aSseutei. v<h n explanation or his design. When the lamp vas in or fe- he held tt closa to the rali and coud1~-esf 2 systematic sHrvay The geological fault which favored the eou- z,r1Tcrion cf the tunnel seemed to di- verge to rhe left at the farther end The fare If the rock exhibited the marks of persistent labor. The stone hsd bee1 hevn away by main force when the disIocation If strata ceased to he helpful
 His knowledge was limited on the subject. yet Ienks heIievei that the material here -e= hard lime<tore rather than the external bassIt Search l ing each inch with the feeble light. he paused once with sn exclamation
 What f< fty cried Iris =-..
 T cannot be certain he said doubt fully Would vo1 mind holding the lsup while I use s crorbsry
 Tn the store was visible : thin res1- tlpish -tf4r i1 cosc- He managed to break o1 2 fair sized lunp eoatsini1s resf defined spe1nen ef the for-ixr ze<aI-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
4 GLASS COFFIN.

Indiana Pastor Says It Will Revoiw-
 toni,e Funerals of Future.
 A glass coffin Is the latest creation Of the Rev. James NJ Stafford. A preacher. who has patented seven oth- or inventions. and he declares It a great success and that it will revolu- tionize the methods of burial now in vogue. says a Washington special dis patch to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 In his capacity of minister he was brought face to face with the needs of Improvements ia caring for the dead. Ofteutimes fl was not possible to pre- serve the body until relatives and friends could arrive from a distance. Even if the burial could he delayed tho last view of the. remains was de nied. After months of thought and eI- pertinent he perfected glass casket. The virtues of the glass coffin. as e1- plainei by Mir. Stafford. are manifold. The old Egyptian method of embslm- ing has been far surpassed in every respect. When his coffin becomes uni- versslly adopted. as he confidently eI- rects fl to he. all bodies will become n1ummies. and there vilI he no limit 10 the time that remains may he pre- serted
 Nowadays emba Inning and preservs- ton of bosiies are expensive and csu- not ba afforded by many people The thought If decay. esrthvorms. water and other kindred horrors causes the consigning of the body to the grave to ' be looked upon with dread
 Cemeteries often become menace to growing cities through the pollution k coming from decayinx bodies The I cheaper grades of wooden c9fins nov in use are merely glued together and after being placed in the ground and subjected t0 moisture fall apart and < the decaying substance is carried oil hy the water to streams snd wells
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27

q deadly ogtpoUilu- of carbonlc acld gas. the bottled up poison of the ages. A horde of pigs. running wild over the island-placed there no doubt by Chi- pese fshers-had met the same fate while intent on dreadful orgy.
 Then there came a European who knew how the anhydrate gas, being heavier than the surrounding air set tied like water in that terrible hollow. He. too. had striven to wrest the treas ure from the stone by driving tunnel into the cliff. He had partly succeeded and had gone away, perhaps to obtain help, after crudely registering his knowledge on the lid of tin canister. This, again. probably fell into the hands of another man. who. curious but urconyinced. caused himself to be set ashore on this desolate spot with 8 few inadequate stores. Possibly he had arranged to be taken off within a fixed time. -...e--. ---.........
 But sampan laden with Dyak pi- rates came first, and the intrepid ex- plorers bones rested near the we'll while his head had gone to decorate the hut of some fierce village chief The murierers. after burying their own dead-for the white man fought hard. witness the empty cartridges-searched the island. Some of them. ignorantly inuuisitive. descended into the hollow They remained there. The others. su perstitious barbarians. fed for their lives. embarking so hastily that they took from the cave neither tools nor oil. though they would greatly prize these articles.
 Such was the tragic web he spun, compound of fact and fancy. It ex plained all perplexities save one. What did "32 divided by 1" mean: Was there yet another fearsome riddle awaiting solution!
 Antl then his thoughts flew to Iris Happen what might. her bright picture was seldom absent from his brain Suppose. egg hunting she had stun bled across this valley of death. How could he hope to keep 1t hidden iron her? Was not the ghastly knowledge better than the horror of chance ram ble through the wood and the shock o'