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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01

The Chamber of Commerce
held a large and enthusiastic
meeting last night in Ely hall.
The room was filled with Ely S
most prominent citizens. 1t was
8 o'clock before President Dick
erson called the meeting to order.
Great interest was manifested in
the various subjects under dis
cussion. Ia calling the meeting
to order President Dickerson
stated it's object to be to consider
the question of street grades.
and asked for a general discus
sion of the subject. W. K.
Wheeler was called for and re-
sponded by saying that street
grades in a town just starting
from a village to city was very
important and that sewerage and
the draining question were of
vital importance and that unless
grades were soon established and
sewerage provided Ely would be
very unhealthy. He said it was
the experience Of all new min
ing camps that epidemics usually
follow and that Ely wanted to
avoid death dealing epidemics
and build one of the best and
healthiest cities on the coast.
He said that street grades cstab'
lished now would make a city of
unifrom proportions and do away
with many Inconvenience the
citizens would hereafter subject
cd to unless the work was done
now. He said the first thing to
do would be to have the town
surveyed and plotted and street
grades established to get Il line
on u sewerage system. Many
questions were asked Mr..
Wheeler in the course of his re
marks, one of which was how Il
sewer system could be adopted
without first getting water for
flushing purposes. Mr.. Wheeler
gave the information that were
eight miles of streets in Ely.
He gave it as his opinion that
cuts and fills ON the streets could
be made for % cents per cubic
yard of dirt, and that roughly
speaking, the cost of establish
ing street grades would be be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, but the
grade stakes would have to be
placed at the expense of the
property owners themselves.
When asked what it would cost
to grade Aultman street he said
that could be graded for 81 900,
and that it would cost from $lo,-
900 to $4,000 to grade the en-
tire eight miles Of streets. AZ
ter further discussion along the
same lines o. G. Nelson moved
that the whole subject matter,
including the consulting with the
property owners, and in sort,
everything pertaining to the
subject be left to the hands of a
committee.
Several nominations were
made for committeeman, but
they all declined which put
President Dickerson on his met
tie, and he appointed himself,
G. II. Reeves and O. G. Nelson
as the committee Of investiga-
tion with instructions to report
progress at Il special meeting
called for next Sunday evening
at s 30 o'clock. 1t will be part
of the committees business to
eonsulf with thp Rnarl Of Comfy
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01

DS ShooSoAA ~
lionaires of many poor prospectors'
That is a question which only eM-
tensive development by shafts or
core drills can determine-theory
connts for little, but only for
little.
The theory of "a stratum OF
secondary enrichment is, in itself,
all right, but as usually held and
taught by pseudo-scientihc mining
experts-and particularly as held
and taught by some of the experts
in relation to this Ely copper de-
posit it is simply rotten. 1t IS one
of those theories that every now
and then become rank fad with
mining experts who do no Original
thinking but only parrot the talk OF
scientific thinkers without reflect
ing whether it fills the case or not.
As stated of this Ely deposit to me
by teaching down
ward from above-it doesn't fit the
known Cor at least the alleged) facts
of the case at all. 1t accounts tor
a little, but it leaves the greater
part unaccounted for.
I do not doubt the existence OF
such a stratum of secondary ell
richment-at least l do not doubt
it before hand-because it is very
general thought not universal. But
when they tell me that the teaching
of an over-stratum that averages
60 feet in thickness can quadruple
the mineral values of at Under
stratum $50 feet in thickness have
them to show me-and the proofs
they offer are not proofs at all but
absurdities.
1t would require the assistance OF
pile driver to get it through the
heads of such unthinking parrots
that a stratum of secondary enrich
ment cannot usually be accounted
for fully by theory of teaching
both from above and below--the
cold inineralized waters from above
meeting hot mineralized waters ris.
ing under pressure from below and
both depositing their burden at a
certain plane, which becomes the
stratum of secondary enrichment.
am at the pains to discuss this
theory because if certain conditions
are true that are assumed but not
proved to be true i'll relation to the
relation to the lime and manzanlte
in this great Ely copper deposit, by
some of the experts. there IS no
chance whatever of finding prohta-
bic ore underneath the lime where
the contact of the manzanlte with
the lime is more than few feet be-
meath the surface-that is at more
than few feet back from the con-
tact. The theory of enrichment
by teaching from above would OF
course knock any chance OF ell
richment from above where there
was no possibility of teaching from
above. I may be wrong, but | feel
quite confident myself that the
richest ore bodies in the camp will
be found in the lime beyond the
lines of contact. The lime 1--WE
know is a numerously stratified bed
and the plane between every two
stratas furnishes a chance for an
intrusion of the cruptive and the
formation of all ore body if they
have parted like the leaves OF the
book as mentioned, under the stress
of lateral pressure.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01
LOST

On Murray or Aultman streets,
lady's gold brooch ch-representing
IL woman's head in French en-
amel, surrounded by pearls i'll
the form of a question mark
small diamond in the hair. A
liberal reward will be paid for
return of same to this office. s.
1-O6-tf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01
FIYS GEOLOGICAL
PROBLEM MADE SIMPLE
An Interesting Article from the Gifted
Pen Of Fitz.Mac, on Subject Full
Of Food for Thought"
(Contiued from last week)

When such cavities are thin
and fay.reaching (and they some
times extend for miles between
STRATA the eruprive that ills
them is called an inter-stratified
vein rather than q laccolite, but
their fundamental character IS
the same.
By laying a book or stack OF
writing paper on table with the
back against wall and pressing
the front of the leaves with the
thumb, any one not having ac-
cess to better means OF study
can prove such laccolites, els
terms or cavities for himself as
the pressure causes the leaves of
paper to bend and crumple as
the lime strata did under similar
pressure.
A limestone is an alkali and If
the eruptive or the hot mineral
lied waters that accompany or
follow the eruptive are acidic
they set up more or less rapid
chemical reaction with the aka
line limestone, dissolve it and
deposit their mineral burden in
the place of the dissolved lime.
This will give perfectly cor
rect, though a very rough, con-
ception of what is meant by
"milasomatic replacement or in
terchange"--very rough indeed,
remember; the chemical process
is very intricate and SO obscure
that even the best authorities do
not quite understand how it is
done. The process occurs only
in lime and that is why limestone
has so peculiar and important a
relation to certain mineral de-
posits, If the eruptive, or the
volcanic waters accompanying
or following the eruptive chanc-
ed to be alkaline they would set
up no chemical reaction with the
lime. The caves that occur IN
limestones everywhere are often
formed by cold surface waters
that carry trace of carbonic
acid which in the slow course OF
ages dissolves the lime which is
leached away and leaves the
cavity empty.
have been at the trouble to ex-
plain this perhaps too tediously-
for the encouragement of hundreds
of prospectors who have staked
claims on the lime' in this Ely
copper zone. They have staked
their claims beyond the lime where
the lime on the north and the south
forms contact with the wide cen
trail zone of eruptive rock-here
mostly manzanite, but to some
small extent a rhyolite-in the
hope of finding ore when they
sink through the lime to its contact
with the eruptive.
In general way that hope is in
telligent and we'll founded. But ii
is dangerous to generalize on ore
deposits. Not one shadow ol
doubt can exist that the richest
ores ever found in the Ely deposit
will be found where some of those
claims have been located. But
that doesn't tell the whole story.
The ore bodies though rich may be
small and they may lie so deep that
they are not worth going after
on the other hand there is gooo
reason to hope that they may no
lie very deep and that the volume
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01

j. M. Smithson was in from
Snake valley last Saturday. He
says his flocks went through the
winter without loss and the indi-
cations are that there will be
large crop Of lambs early in May.
He will not shear until June and
expects a large crop OF wool.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01
Mrs. w. d. Cambpell, who has

Mrs. w. d. Cambpell, who has
been quite i'll of late is now re-
ported much improved and in q
fair way to complete recovery.
Mr.. Campbell was in Ely Satur-
day. Since Mrs. Campbell's
illness travellers to Cherry Creek
who have been in the habit of
stopping at Mr.. and Mrs. Camp
bell $ have been obliged to stop
at the Moleson ranch. Mrs.
Moleson was taken unaWares
and SO many called there for
food that her larder was almost
impoverished before she got onto
the combination.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01
San FRANCIyCO'S CONDITION.

The conditions in San Fran
cisco are steadily improving and
"On to the Greater San Fran
cisco" are the pass words. The
business men and citizens gen
orally are brave-hearted and
look upon the ruined city with
eyes focused on moro mag
niticent structures than those
destroyed. The homeless and
needy are well cared for and
everything promises to be all
right again soon. The gateway
to the coast and the Orient will
be swung wide open in a re-
markably short time and the old
city will be born under lucky
star and all will go forward as
before the disaster.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01

John Weber returned Satur-
day by private conveyance via
Eureka from a visit to Salt Lake.
He reports the city of the Saints
as being lively, but all he heard
discussed was the terrible mis-
fortune that has befallen San
Francisco. Mr.. Weber says he
had a very enjoyable trip.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-01
CRIPPLED IN
SAN FRANCISCO
Seventeen Of the Biggest Losers
in the City by the Golden
Gate.

The following gives something of
of an idea of what the rich lost i'll
the late destructive earthquake and
fire in San Francisco, The James
D. Phelan Estate, SIS, 900, 900; the
VIM. H. Crocker Estate, $I2, 900, :
900: M. H. DeYoung. $4,000, 900;
the Spreckles Estate, SS, 600, 900;
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, S., 900, 900
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, il,
50 900, 900; the Hearst Estate, So, :
900, ooo D. o. Mills, SIS, 900, 900;
the Schloss Estate, IS, 900, 900; DIR.
Herbert Law and Brothers, $5, 600, :
900; the Sharon Estate, S., 900, 900:
the Lloyd Tevis Estate, S5,o :
900; Mrs. Elauor Martin, 81, 500, :
900; the Flood Estate, So, 900, :
900; the Lunning Estate, $4,000, :
900; Cunningham, Curtis & Walsh,
$4,000, 900; the A. P. Hotaling
Estate, IS, 900, 900. The property
loss will figure up at over $500, :
600, 900, and fully two-thirds of the
once beautiful city is pile of ruins.
Richards and Hall have dis
solved partnership in the South
ern Club. 1t is said that after
they agreed to buy or sell and
had fixed the price the two part
ners rolled the ronlette ball to
decide who should be the pur-
chaser. The little ball was start
ed and fell in a hole that gave
Mr.. Hall the call.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
ABATEMENT OF SMOKE.
Not to Make 1t the Only Way to Get
Rid of the Nuisance.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
1t is likely to be many years before we
come to a realization of the ideal condi-
tions outlined By the smoke abatement
committee" of the Civic League. of St
Louis, but the time Is rapidly approach
ing when Philadelphia must again con-
slider what can and must be done TO
remedy the wasteful, insanitary and
damaging smoke nuisance" The exist
ing ordinance is Of so little practical
value that it might as well have no ex-
istence; the exceptions make it valueless.
and the results of the inspections" that
arc made are neither commensurate with
the cost nor adequate to meet the evil.
That the opposition to smoke is based
on vastly more substantial grounds than
the esthetic and sentimental love Of
cleanliness and clear air should not need
argument The injurious effects of smoke
on merchandise, the damage to plant life,
and the injury TO health from the sui
phur fumes and dirt have all been con-
clusively demonstrated So also has the
waste of fuel, but for some reason the
economic Poets of the case seem to be
the mos difficult to impress upon the
chief offenders A British royal COM
mission has solemnly declared that an
economy of over 50 per cent in the total
coal consumption Of Great Britain was
possible by greater attention to the sci
entifc principles Of fuel consumption. and
an authority nearer home the superin-
tendent Of one of the greatest of the
Western railway systems. has shown
that a new system OF locomotive firing
to prevent smoke and secure greater
fuel economy resulted in the first nine
months Of the experiment in a saving
of more than 10000 tons OF coal out of a
total consumption OF 1iAsS7 tons
The way to abate smoke is not to make
II" This is the epigrammatic motto
with which the St Louis organization al
ready referred tG prefaces a report on
the progress of the campaign against
the smoke nuisance in that city. The
Nghole subject was referred TO commit
tee consisting Of engineering and me-
chanical experts. chemists and stationary
fiTemen, al.d their conclusions are likely
to become a standard work OF refer
ence,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

three shots from my revolver point-biank
at YOU. and never FACED you 1t was one
Of those shots that killed my sergeant
Gen. Frost was captured that day also,
and lacking accommodations for officers.
and having. been a friend of Frost, he
shared my bed, and that night captor
and captured rested together"
THE qualities that so to the making
OF a successful soldier are various con-
tinued Gen. saxton. but one thing is
imperative, he must absolutely suppress
his feelings as 10 suffering or the cost
Of war. Grant was able TO do this and
deemed no sacrifice too great to win VIC
tory for his country. Mcclellan was too
tender-hearted. and it cost him dear. ]
remember once where my heart failed
II was at Port Royal. We were in camp
there and were constantly exposed to a
calling shell fire from a Confederate
man-ofwar. One night a shell landed
right by the side Of my tent, penetrated
the ground for some feet, and then ex-
ploded, blowing me out OF bed. The shOcA
was terrific and / did not recover from
il for a long time. I thought il was
about time to stop that sort Of work and
I spoke to a young officer under me, ask
ing him if he We're willing 70 try and
reach the ship with a torpedo He at
once expressed his willingness and I told
him 90 get his men together and lay his
plans. He got boat and had his tor
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

brigadier general in 1862, and brevetted
major general in 1866 He retired. with
the rank Of brigadier general in APRIL
1901, and since that time has been living
quietly at his beautiful home, lG1 SIX
teenth street. He works at times on his
memoirs, which he hopes viii add some
thing 10 the history Of his times. Prooa-
bly, no man in Washington was more IN
timately acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs
Jefferson Davis than he, and he has much
Of interest to add TO what is already
known Of the personal side Of the leader
Of the COnfederacy. He has enjoyed the
friendship Of many Of the great men OF
his time; he counted Lincoln a personal
and dear friend. His memoirs ought 10
make a highly valuable work and most
interesting reading.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Pnern 10 InHvtnn

They have recently subscribed in In
diauapolis for a bronze monument TO the
memory of Gen. Lawton, who fell II san
Mateo, December 9, 1899 The event has
been celebrated in verse by the Hoosier
poet. James Whitcomb Riley, who in
these latter years writes very little, and
has deserted, almost entirely. the dfa!ec-
tai form of verse which first won him
fame. His serious poetry is in a class by
itself The poem to Lawton's memory
is called THE Home Voyage" and its
three verses are separate sonnets. re
lated TO each other, however. The last
one Of these IS:
Or rough or smooth the waves OF lowering Cay,
OR stariit sky. you hold, by native night
Your high tTanqujlity-the silent might
OF the true hero-so you led the way
To victory through st0rmiest battle fray.
Because your followers high above the fight
Heard your soui lightest whisper bid them smite
For God and man. and space to kueel and pray.
And thus yen cross the seas into your own
Beloved land conveyed with hOnors meet
SalUted as your homes first heritaEe-
Nor salutati0n from your State alone.
But all the States gathered in mighty feet
Dip c0l0Ts you move 20 anchorage.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
GEN. RUFUS SAXTON
A MEDAL OF HONOR VETERAN
And mOdestly his soldiers glory wore
His medals braveIy wOR.'-BHrreIl.

and I set about making the best defense
possible with the limited means at my
command I had only 2500 men, and
these were poorly equipped and unused
to active service. The key to the whole
position. / soon saw, was a heavy bat
terry on Maryland Heights, 2,o00 feet above
sea level. Up these heights there was no
road; no animals could climb the rocky.
precipitous sides of the mountain, but I
had strong ropes fastened TO the guns
and thousand men dragged the heavy
9-inch Dahlgren guns. with their ammu-
milton. to their position in Battery Stan
ton. Once in position. the battery com
manded Bolivar Heights. London Heights.
and all the approaches to Harpers Ferry.
Gen jackson made several night attacks
on the position, but we always repulsed
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
CoIeridre,s Cnftnre.

A worthy project is on foot 70 purchase
the cottage which was occupied by Col
eridge during the writing of The Rhine
of the Ancient Mariner" 1t is located
in Somerset, and it is designed to make
the place a memorial to the poets fame.
number of distinguished men Of let
ters are interested in the plan, among
them being George Meredith. a Swim
burne, Rudyard Kipling. Mrs Humphry
Ward Mr.. Balfour. and others.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Sov votb,nr and Saw Wood.

From the Raleigh News and Observer.
If the Democrats in Congress are wise
they will introduce no bin about negroes
in the Federal army, make no speech on
the Roosevelt disbandment of the negro
troops. and let the Republicans take both
ends Of that hed-hot poker. The Repub-
licans nave the responsibility; let them
bear il alone
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
THE REASON.

never shall feel her light hand in my hair
As Of yoTe
on the balcony small that made for US two
And no more
have lost her you venture to ask. Not at all
/ declare.
She's as faithful and as fond as Of old. What
I've lost
Is the hair
New Orleans Times-D Dcmocrat.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
THE WORLD OF BOOKS
BY HECTOR FULLER
BY HECTOR FULLER.

Dreams books each world, and books we know
Are a substantial world. both pure and good;
Round these with tendriis strong blood,
Our pnstime and happiness VIII grow"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

At the close OF the civil war Gen Say
ton was made chief quartermaster of tbe
Department Of the South. of the Lakes.
Of the Missouri, and of the military divi-
sion Of the Pacific. lie was brevetted
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

LAS The lads auditors had been hanging
JEFF Davis on a sour apple tree for some
time. the lads efforts were not dppre-
ciated. When I explained things TO him
ne sang the song no more, but he never
waveTed in his loyalty and devotion to the
leader Of the lost cause
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

shift come together one was at d loss
to tell them apart The might shift
ers' looked tired and wan after twelve
hours Of toll, but the day shifters
looked tired and wan before their toll
was begun 20 the factory owner they
differed only because one had an affi-
davit OF fourteen ana the other an aft
davit Of sixteen years of age.
But in the early morning snow both
shifts left footprints that measured
seven and upe-half inches
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-02
REPORT AGAINST
SENATOR SMO0T
MADE TO SENATE

Washington. Juno 2.-The fact that the
committee on privileges and election has
acted upon the case OF Senator Reed
Smoot OF Utah was today brought official
ly to the attention OF the senate by Sen
ator Burrows, chairman Of that commit
tee who at the same time made an in
enectual attempt TO have Monday, the
lith' fixed as the day for the considera-
ticn OF the case.
Senator Burrows said that the prepara-
ton or the official report probably would
require until the middle OF next week,
but he had been instructed by the com
mittee to make a verbal announcement OF
the committees action
He then stated that after taking testi-
mony as 20 the right and title OF Mr.
Smoot 10 occupy his seat as a senator the
committee had concluded that he had no
right 20 IL and had directed the chairman
20 make such a report TO the senate He
then requested unanimous consent for
consideration OF the report on the ilth
Senator Hale remarked that the matter
though privileged, could not be expected
TO displace unfinished business
senator Teller objected TO naming n
date for consideration In advance OF the
official report and his objection had tho
effect of bringing the matter to an end
for the time.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-02
GERMAN BUTCHERS
WANT INSPECTION
LAWS RETAINED

Berlin. June 2-The text OF the petition
OF the German Butchers association sent
10 Chancellor Won Buelow and Minister
OF Agriculture Won Hodblies against any
treaty arrangement with the United
states permitting increased imports OF
meat, AYERS that the directors OF the as
sociation had learned that the great
Strengthening companies In the United
states In order to expend their sales
abroad intended TO seek a relaxation of
the German sanitary customs regulations
through the prospective commercial treaty
negotiations between Germany and the
United States.
The butchers OF Germany therefor beg
ged the chancellor I'm the interest OF pub-
lie health and the material interests both
OF the butchers and farmers not TO con-
slider such relaxation. The argument
supporting the request includes a COM
parison between the numbers OF animals
rejected based on the official statistics Of
both countries. showing that the Prussian
and other German inspectors disallow two
TO four times as many animals as the
Americans