The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-04
JUNK OF ~BATTLESHIPS.


II Uncle sam ever has an auction OIL
job lot of steel battleShips, sinlla! TO
that lately held bv his friend John Bull.
auction Gands are rk,,v ,o get a bad
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bargain uii"SS 'iSs ~ SION
ed vessels Of wax are knocked Gown
cheap, as auctions go. Sui it costs a
fortune for the man who bids to re-
49,. IL. ,,a,,.,. ,ro, H., na,s i,
mn v ~ i'lopGtuS a,.s n. y ,a,ds has
ca, - soc 5,,, a co. ,. h,i1lashin auctions
y, ~ ~ h,l a,.ar h.fnra
1oan n, Jaw yishar the
rro",M..i,,a o,a af ~ nri,ich Adn,ir-
Saoidod ~ -, e's ~ Won Of ran
"r :, 80, - :, !" nrI t,.an,,, othar war
c,.f, inclrdinr o,,nh,ata and tnrnado-
hi" 80 Innl,ad IMAM &c rava1
,,nnSa. .'I ,,o 50 n1anv yaar - noo II
w.,s in,,a y, ~ Siddars M mona
~ ~ IarsaIs co,,Id 10 sold 70 any for-
oion ,a,rar TShau had IN sim honds To
han 49, in 10 ," n ! q
49, ." nva.sdh 1' w,rshins ranrse
santn~ ,otal -al,o of sI5 oOn 400
sbn,,ln ra ao,a unao,. two he, nwe,
fnr suto noo or ahort 90 oo0 each
.I shn,,Id S,v that w.s , fair nr:ca
f,,. ,han, aid c,nt,in Haxtar naval
ronsl rnntor AZ nc E,ookIyn Navv
vor1 .rra,ki,e IN an ar,;oraa hat.
tilnnshi, ic no i1le Snnnosa far ay-
ample, the United States We're to order
such a sale-though the chances of it
are exceedingly remote-one of the
first battleships to be condemned
might be the Indiana. a pioneer In the
White Squadron. She cost $500 900.
l should not like the job OF breaking
her up for junk for less that 100000.
and 1t might cost $4,000 before what
was left OF her when l got through
could be made marketable. 1t would
lp q work NOT nf WpRES hllt nf Innnthl
There are millions of rirets that would
have to be cut by hand chiseis before
the hull could be torn apart.
There is no Suesswork about this.
When the British battleship Neptune
was sold about two years ago the pur-
chaser was willing to pay over and
above the $4,000 cash he bid for the
vessel. $4,000 to have her broken up
by the admiralty and another > 1000
or Whereabouts to prepare the material
for sale. In other words, ne was ready
to put out $4,000 for this ship before
he could hope to realize any profit on
his transaction. WarShlps. even when
obsolete, are extremely valuable prop
erty. Governments that sell them for
junk AXE no chances. 1 understand
the men who bought at the Chatham
sale must submit d series Of photo
graphs to the admiralty from time to
time showing various stages Of the
D'Schito ~ 1880 NESSSsasSSNNSW
Monitors Torn to Pieces. q.
9TH oniv ihino wa bav, a,or Ind 10.
nnrnacb i in this l"u ~
hraakinr IN of tbe IRON ~ a.
coIrsa of Constructors w. ttn -.
vessals was 1atsr,ninnd rnor DE- d.
those yesels vrern ohsoiata h"fnra + hu.
wsra fnishad 1hav N,a.a 80, ny
nieres On their p.avsJr tho v.,ds r. :; 10
diaicn,t to sav ~ a Nv h sd,L : - =,
ohso1ate Tia 1nIi,no fnr 49, 20
is ten ,,aars old Sha =. ,,ndn.'
s 90 20 s seain 49, ~ ,n ~ - nov uiuer-
oof her Arrival vn1ns NJ rt, etat;
s650 COO Ten years is . tnnu ,;nSa ~
The ,ifa of !, ,srshi, - ,om5 rins ~
thornnuh o'o,.h, ,,iinn h hm' w : d
RS not Nod II hafnra ,rha,e !. ~
DIAL If diffaranca het a ~ 10 $50
&c =, oInaetoe nss"eell d pattleshlp