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Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03

ohl11 dL gun play and DrOnchO bust
ing" command profound respect.
His force of men numbers at pres
ent 1S5, but with the increase of labor
ers he is going to ask for $50, he. says.
These 1876 men are principally negroes,
and, according to the judgment of
Capt. Shanton, they make better po-
licemen than the whites, that is, for
duty in the canal zone. On this point
he says:
"The necessity Of black policemen
was clear at the start Their fitness has
been proved. l am proud of their de-
pertinent. Only Jamaicans and Barba-
dians are employed. The zone is heay-
lily populated with Jamaicans, Barba.
dians, Martiniques, Fortune islanders
and black Colombiars. Our black DO
liceman has had from three to ten
years. experience amcng these people.
The English laws, especially those of
the constabulary, ILL., about the same
as those that regu1f:e the zone. Our
black officer has them by heart. He
can read, write and speak English and
Spanish, and many of them understand
French. They know when and how to
make an arrest and, what is by far
more important, when not to make
one. That is my test OF a good man.
You can lead these negro laborers.
quiet and orderly as they seem, into a
riot in quick time. We regulate them
not by force, but persuasion, f1rmness
and square deal They naturally
turn to one Of their own color for ad-
vice, and they get placed in proper
channels. If they won't go they catch
1t and are made lasting examples. You
won't find finer looking body of men
anywhere than Uncle Sans Jamaican
constabulary." :.
In speaking Of the freedom from
crime which marks the district. he de.
clared that he believed that 'life and
property are safer on the zone than in
New York city. We have never had a
hold-up, and only two murders in 18
months. One was of {. black found in
the bush, and the other was of the
keeper of the canteen at Culebra. who
was robbed. I shall get the slayer of
the last man. If Lad dogs would
have him now. have sent for .sfx
dogs, and they will be Of future SER
vice, for we shall have more crimes of
this nature. There arc no gambling on
the zone and no opium joints. You can
stake your life there won't be. The
crimes We have had are petty, STUPID
forgeries of pay checks, sneak thiey-
ing and drunRen assaults. We are
watching the known bad characters.
There are professional crooks among
them, but active police strung along
the line, well guarded ports and the
great, black, impenetrable forests on
both sides keep them quiet" ."s>.%* d.
The thing which Capt shanton fears
most is that gambling may get start.
but with characteristic grimnass that
means something he said: '.But il IT.
does, ! will have a hand in it, and Il
don't think It. will run long
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03
After the Battle.

."Did you ever experience the slight,
est touch OF fear in a naval engage.
ment?" +: Tz: s.. III
+ Never" answered the officer, with
5hauteur, 'after q :. man has gone
through the naval academy. he isn't
afraid Of anything" - Washington
Star. . =s :s.
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03

He (trying to make an impression)
The poems 7 write are not only about
imaginary IN things. .5 have only to- open
my "a eyes like. this to 3 see S. sonnet thing
beautiful before me.
She low charming low ISwishf III
could m say the same hiladel elphiaI
Press.
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03
Help Wanted.

Old Friend-Well, how is your fly
ing machine getting along?
1nventor-Getting along? l finished
that 20 years ago. Every detail is
complete. There it stands, ready to
CO.
"Cracky! Why don't you show it to
the world?'
Cant. All men ere fools.'
whats the matter?"
Cant find man anywhere with
sense enough to climb up steeple and
try in. Y. Weekly.
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03

Tefrlble disappointment.
Mr.. Van Toneleigh-I see that Mrs.
De Swellton is dead.
Mrs. Van Toneleigh Tin horror)-
Oh, isn't that awful? (Weeps.) ::
Mr.. Van Toneleigh Gin surprise)-
Why, I thought she was your most
bitter enemy!
Mrs. Van Toneleigh-Yes, I know;
but I did so want her to see me in my
new dress next Sunday.-Tit-Bits
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03
Tn. The ,.AI.dironL,dijackl;sE...3. q. q.

Where is our guide ....
z..o Over Is the & bunkhouse, drunk,
Why .5y=I .55:
. wanted ito make sure. I'm just
going to- Are at# 4 . n deer. ouisyilll
Courier-Journal.ss
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03
The Vain Author.

] The editor has rejected one of his
own articles. 8
81. Great guns! Why?''
zas.. He said he couldn't afford to pay
himself anywhere near what it was
a. have to send it some
and Leader.
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03
7F I...--51 = q
..AVATted.5. !.

5: sz :Ss.. 81. s.. E. &. Averted. szz
Miss Sharpe gusningly) oh, Mr.z.
Cynlc doSyou believe people ever fall.
in love at hrst sigh
.s MI Cynlc-0 q, and tau sout
again atI second. asset I, 8
Willmar tribune., 1906-01-03


course, Mary was the most beautiful
girl in the world and all that; but why
didn't somebody tell her not to wear
dresses cut in that way? They weren't
worn. And her hair-nobody did hair
in that outre manner. Everything irri-
tated him.
=. II, Dunno he kept saying, in an
ashamed way, in the watches of the
night; II dunno, I'm sure. Dear old
dad used to seem such a grand chap at
one time-such q distinguished man,
built big and all that. Now he strikes
one as a rather common place fusser.
I mean-Oh, dash it all, how rotten
everything is! And then, take the ma
jor. What.za feeble oh, well, l sup
pose I'm out of condition. It's liver.
or lack of..exercise. 1 wonder why the
devil Ishaven't heard from Editha for
two whole days! :. Poor little
Mary, she is a dear! Just the same as
she, always was. Full of poetry and
heroism, and sort of deadly cheerful
earnestness. l wish to goodness her "a
ther would take her down to London,
and let her. see how other people do
things. With any luck she might meet
another man. She Oh, dash every
thing I'm certain 1 AIM fit. 80
II: On the.:last day Of his leave Mary
too took S the man who would never betray
to the place where they had first kissea
In the broth and sister manner
no The Door child was on the Yergen:of
zalbreak down. Only very strong viii
effort kept zaway@ zgreat burst oft weep.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
THE DIFFERENT MINERALS
OF CUSTER COUNT

As we have stated upon previous oc.
casion Custer county holds within her
boundary lines greater variety of the
useful minerals than any other mining
district which has thus Ear been report
ed, of all the mining camps of the Unit
ed States public domain either west or
east There have thus far been discov-
cred and classified an even one hundred
different kinds of mineral in the county,
and quite a number are gradually com.
ing into request, as new uses are found
for them in our swiftly advancing civil
ization. In speaking of their compare
tive Importance of these at the present
time, the first is gold, the second seems
to be mica, the third tin, and the fourth
are the ores carrying lithia, such as am
spodumene and lepdolite or
lithia mica. The fifth is copper, the
sixth is graphite, the seventh is lead,
which is quite abundant while silver,
found in most of our mines, has
NtluS iht Dttil uletONttGu III lOO Nuldll II
quantity to be recovered upon to any
great extent. II may seem little
singular but up to the present writing
we cannot claim to possess a single sill
yer mine in the district. If iron is
wanted we have it, if sulphur is wanted
we have it, if biSmuth, antimony, tin,
zinc, wolfram, manganese, nickel, co
bait, or platinum are called for we can
furnish them, together with most all
of the rare and obscure minerals for
which at present there is found but
little use. These will all be called for
in due time and many new products of
our mines viii! eventually be called for
to swell the prosperity of our district
The old timers will pass away but the
resources Of our country remain to bless
the children that come after us And
thus is the wisdom Of nature exempli-
fed and in her far seeing economy
nothing is lost.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
A II ew Company.

"As direct result Of the visit here
last summer Of Charles Waite, the well
known mining man, and Alexander
Cameron, the New York capitalist, a
new mining company known as the New
York Custer mining corporation has
been formed to operate its holdings four
miles west of Custer. The company has
secured twenty.one .ruartZ claims com
prsng 800 acres and placer claim of
eighty acres The claims are the New
ark. Turk, Red Cloud, Yolo and Pilger
groups and the Foran and show through
past development quartz ore oxidlzed at
the surface and sulphide with depth.
This is also impre2nated with tellurium
and bismuth forming telluride running
high in gold. Arrangements have been
made for equipping the present leo foot
shaft in the mine with steam hoist,
air compressor, drills, pumps, etc, to
take out the exposed ore and 10 supply
a 200 ton mill which is to be erected
FOT the pIc~tllb lllS OlC 'dNCh DHI VIII
be treated by the Rapid City smelter.
can exhaustive and most favorable re-
port on the property has been made by
the we'll known mining engineer, {. W..
Robbins, of Custer.
Ffhe officers of the company are Alex.
ander Cameron, president; Charles
W Waite, secretary and general manager T;
Alexander Cameron, jr., treasurer. The
offices of the company are at 40 Wall
street New York
The property has been considerably
developed by tunnels and shafts in the
past the main working shaft being on
the Newark, where assays of SlSS gold
have been returned"
The above is copied from a recent is
sue of the Pioneer-Times of Deadwood,
and illustrates the old saying, 'go away
from your own town to learn what is
transpiring at home" The parties con-
nected with this property have all along
been very reticent in regard to giving
out information concerning tre deal that
was being negotiated, and their only re
ply was always wait. wait" Well we
have waited and the result is that the
information we sougn: for the benefit OF
our readers has been given to another
paper in another county, and we are
scooped. This throws discredit upon
us and we do not like it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Especially Reported for This Paper by
Clay, RobInson & Company Live
Stock Commission.
South OMAHA, Nov. 26, 1906.

South OMAHA, Nov. &c 1906.
in very good shape throughout, although
supplies were heavy from start to finish.
Encouraging advices from other points
added in a large measure to hold prices
firm, and the local demand has been of
sufficient proportions to take all the
steer offerings at prices steady TO strong
as compared with the week previous.
Nothing very choice was received, the
better kinds selling around S4.S5 a.
$500 Today Chicago has heavy sup
ply, $4,000 head and a 10 a. l5c decline.
This fact had rather depressing effect
on our trade and the heaviest drop for
long time in the steer trade at this
point occurred today, when prices de
clined about a dime. This is also true
of butcher stock of all classes, although
prices continued steady throughout last
week. Right around Thanksgiving day
the trade no doubt will be little drag
gy, but next week We rather expect to
see the good strong inquiry continued.
Stockers and feeders were rather drag
gy toward the close last week. The in
quiry had been as urgent as expected
and yard traders were somewhat bear
ish, as their yards were pretty well fill
ed Best kinds today are steady, but all
others little easier.
The sheep trade was generally steady
to strong throughout last week, range
supplies being made up principally of
feeder grades. Small shipments of ma
tive fed stock are being received, but so
far the volume of this business has been
rather limited Good killing lambs are
selling at 500 a. 1925 good yearlings
1915 IA $780, good wethers 1925 a.
IS 80; good ewes s. S5 a. $50; good
feeding lambs S. 80 "a $6.25 good year
lings $500 a. $50; good wethers S4.75
@ S. l5; good ewes $50 "a $S425.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
Mining Ifems.

Mr.. James McGuigan is having his
mining CLAIM : surveyed for patent.
This group Of mines is situated about
two miles vest of Custer and are named
as follows The Home Lode, and the
Home Lode No. /, the Japan No. ! and
2, the Red Chief and Bendigo. The old
gentleman has been very industrious for
many years doing the annual assessment
work and getting in shape for IT, s.
patent. Some of these veins are large
formation veins and some cut the for
nation and are classed as true assures
and are Itch in the precious metal.
The Orole mine, situated adjoining
the Golden Slipper east of Hill City, is
undergoing development, and is proving
to be very promising proposition. The
shaft is now down about l40 feet on a
solid vertical vein of quartz, carrying
gold TO the amount on an average of
S65.G0 per ton. The vein was small at
the surface but has widened out to about
two feet at the bottom, which makes it
very desirable proposition. Like the
Golden Slipper (of which it seems to be
the southeastern extension the ore is
largely of the free milling order. But
Hawk says he has noticed lately a good
many bright specks mingled with the
quartz and pieces of this assays as high
as $4,000 per ton in gold.
sPopUMENE MINE.
There being an increasing demand for
Spodumene wherever large deposit Of
this mineral is found - matter OF gen
eral interest to the public. In the Spod-
umene lode, within mile of Keystone,
Ed. Chrs,ianson has large body of
this ore. Mr.. Ch.istianson recently
'leased this property for a term of three
years, to Charles Ii. Mei2s, Of Flushing
New York, who viii develop the same
and ship the product. He made a
thorough examination of:he ground and
believes it will prove bonanza. While
at the Lithia Spring he took copious
draughts of the water and pronounced
il the finest he ever drank.
A force of men in charge Of Denis
! Henault, of Custer, have been at work
for several days and now have large
body of GRE exposed. They will work
as long as the weather will permit out
side work to be done-then they will
close down until spring. However, they
are in hopes of shipping car load of ore
yet this month.
The tin in this hill will also be devel-
oped. Large bodies of cassiterte have
been discovered on this lode, but not
developed 10 any extent though the
largest block of cassiterite (weighing a
ton or thereabont) ever found by the
Harney Peak Tin company was found
on this hill.
Columbte, mineral that is at pres
ent attracting considerable attention
has been found on this ground but &c
what extent it exists is not known. Mr.
Chrstianson found one chunk thai
t weighed l75 pounds.-Keystone Re
corder.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

There was a meeting of the hunting
sports OF the eastern part Of the state
and game wardens at Sioux Falls two
weeks ago to discuss a revision of the
state game laws. Most Of those present
we're in favor of a more rigid law to
protect the game by shortening the sea-
son when it will be permissible to hunt
and by cutting down the maximum
amount of certain birds allowed to be
Killed per day.
Resolutions were passed to ask every
man with a gun to pay in 81 to create a
fund for a state game warden 10 close
the season for killing prairie chickens
on November lst to prohibit quail kill.
ing at all times except the month of
November to entirely prohibit spring
shooting; to prohibit seining fish at all
times and fishing out of season; to pass
law to protect Chinese pheasants for
eight years. this last act is done the
government game and fish department
will supply the state with stock of
IT, ese pneaaants, bat otherwise they will
not.
It was urged, however, that there
must necessarily be a state game warden
with full authority to enforce the game
laws and that the laws must be strength
ened and made more prohibitive or the
game Of the state would soon be cleaned
| out. We understand that a legislative
committee was chosen to draft and have
presented a law along the lines above
| indicated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

TOtal..t....,............. 50 ,9SS, 900
The report shows four thousand men
working in the mining industry in the
Hills, the average wage being 81 80 for
surface men, to $3.50 for miners, and
higher for skilled men.
Lack of water is being looked upon as
serious, and is hampering the develop
ment of the mineral industries of the
Hills.
The report recommends amendments
to the present laws regarding safety de-
vices in mines, to make them more
specific in their terms 1t asks for a
law requiring heavy wire screens around
cages " hen are being carried in or ont
of the shafts, and also asks for a specific
law in regard to handling and thawing
dynamite.
The school Of mines is recommended
for the work which it is doing for the
mining industry of the Hills.
The report shows seven deaths and
fourteen serious injuries from accidents
the past year
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

rewards are often great, so also are the
risks. in the search for rich pockets, more
money is often spent than is obtained
when the pockets are opened, ana 'Ie
search is not always successful.
But not very much of the worlds gold
supply is now obtained from the high
grade ore. bonanza deposits and placer
have to a large extent been exhausted.
Recourse to the low grade deposits has
become necessary. These are practical
ly inexhaustible, their operation by the
constantly improving methods OF mod
ern metallurgy is the source of reliable
profits, and their yield has reached pro
portions never attained when gold was
secured chiefly from rich lodes and gra'
vel banks.
The stability of the gold mining indus
try is proved by the utter absence OF
fiuctuation in the total production. II
there was any considerable variations in
the sources Of gold supply, such varia-
tions would be reflected in the yield.
There is none of any importance. For
years the yield of the worlds gold mines
has been steadily increasing. While
the constant drain is exhausting some
of the old fields, metallurgical progress
is all the time opening to profitable op-
Grafton hitherto unknown deposits.
Consequently the available stock OF un'
mined gold is becoming constantly larger
in spite of the fact that the draught on
this stock is constantly becoming heay-
ier.
Progress in gold mining then, is pro
press towards stability. The profits OF
gold mining, under prevailing conditions
are capable of satisfactory estimation
and tend to increase with the improve
ment of metallurgy, a tendancy tha'
more than offsets, so far as the mine op
orator is concerned any decrease IN thu
\ purchasing power Of gold.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
Perfect Organization.

The Order of Home Guardians met in
the X. Of p. hall last Tuesday evening
and perfected their organization by the
election of the following corps of Off
GERS, who will serve during the year
1907:
President, W II. Palmer, Jr.
Vice President, Thomas McGonigal.
Matron, Mrs w. r Sutherland
Sibyl, Mrs. S. +. Aiusie.
Marshal, Ira McFadden.
Watch, Vance Coe.
Trustees, VIM A. Nevin, August Pill
ger and J. f. Sheehan.
State Organizer w 5. Forda presided
and administered the obligations to the
remainder of the As members who will
comprise the local lodge of this fast
growing order. State Deputies J. r.
aver and II. w. McHoes were present
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

The renegade Utes, who have oeen
causing the government no end OF trou-
BILE the past month by their rampage
through Wyoming, arrived at tt Meade
last Saturday, accompanied by the sixth
United States cavalry. The troops ieit
the vicinity of Morehead, Wyo., Novem-
Der 9th. with the Indians and were on
the road to Ft. Meade, eighteen days, a
distance of about 10 miles. They mum
Der about 435 in all and have 700 ponies
in poor condition. They appear peace
ful and apparently satisfied, and are
camping on the government reserve
having been given provisions and been
clothed by officers at the fort.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
HILLS GOLD PRODUCTION.
State Nine Inspector Treweek's.Report
For 1905 Output Flatterlng.

State Mine Inspector Treweek's an
nual report to the governor shows the
total gold production of the Black Hills
for the year 1906 to be S6,9S6,90O. This
is decrease of S25O,0OO from last year
but unavoidable delays in the compile
ton Of a number of mills that would
have increased the output, has held the
figures down.
Most Of the delay mentioned above is
in the arrival of machinery for the plants
that were expected to have been in op.
Grafton this summer The figures given
above will be increased before the year
is out as they include merely the esti-
mates of the managers of various prop
critics 10 the Hills and do not take into
account probable output from any prop
erty that expects to have a mill in oper-
alton before the year is out nor the gen.
orally recognized activity during the
past month that has undoubtedly
bearing on the annual figures which
were compiled by Mr.. Treweek some
weeks ago and which are just made pub
lie
The report Of this years production
by mines is:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
NO 10
Deaths From Appendicitis

decrease in the same ratio that the use
of Dr. Kings New Life Pills increases.
They save you from danger and bring
quick and painless release from consti-
patton and the ills growing out of it,
Strength and vigor always follow their
use. Guaranteed by J.. f. Pitcher & Co.,
druggists. 25c. Try them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
Dancing Proves Fatal.

Many men and women catch colds at
dances which terminate in pneumonia
and consumption. After exposure, if
Foley's Honey and Tar is taken it will
break up cold and no serious results
need be feared. Refuse any but the
genuine in yellow package. ]. +. Pill
cher & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

An old and wel.tried remedy.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child. soften the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie. and is the best remedy
for diarrhoae. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part fthe
world. Twenty FIVE cents bottle. It's
value is incalculable. BE sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01
Growing stabil,ty of Gold Mining.

Although mining, as business, says
the Mining Reporter, offers risks OF all
degrees, the mining opportunities In
which the risks are low are becoming
more numerous. Ore containing gold in
high percentages is found only in small
deposits of irregular occurance. Mining
operations in deposits of this character
are necessarily uncertain. While the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

could not bring as much happiness to
Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline, Wis, as
did one 25c box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, when it completely cured a run
ming sore on her leg, which bad tortured
her % long years. Greatest antiseptic
healer of piles, wounds and sores. 25c
at J +. Pitcher & Co.'S drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

The Sioux Falls Argus.Leader says
returns from 80 Of the 50 counties show
that the total number ofvotes from these
counties in favor of the twine plant was
la,6S4 and the number opposed l0,5O3.
This is nearly, not quite, two to one in
favor of the plant. So far only two
counties gave majority against the
plant-Hand which voted $40 yes and
4i3 no; and Custer which voted 2l5 yes
and 229 no.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-12-01

Eleven deaths and lO4 injured seri
ously is the record of the football season
of 1906, according to the resume OF 'he
seasons accidents in the Chicago lri
bune. The casualties in 1903 were 10
killed and l59 severely injured.