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lie lands. The work, however, is un-
der the direct supervision of the gov
ernment, but will become eventually
the property of the Water Users asso-
citation, which will be composed of all
the people holding land under the
project. These irrigation projects, in
fact, and eventually will cost nothing
either to the government or to the
state; not to the government, because
they are built with state money, and
not to the state, because the yearly
assessments paid for ten years by the
people owning land under the project
will meet the cost of the work ard
will be turned back to the credit of
the state. The cost of putting through
these irrigation schemes differs in diff
ferent localities, but ranges from $40
to $50 an acre, with an average of
about $25. It is estimated that the
cost for the work being done here
will be about $33 an acre; thus, each
settler will pay about $3.50 year for
ten years. At the end of five years
he is given a title to his land. though
the payments go on for five years
longer and constitute a lien upon his
land. At the end of ten years the
settlers under the scheme own the
water and the state is reimbursed for
the cost.
Largest Of Esrthen Dams.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
Of the work being done here is the big
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BURNING FOR FIVE YEARS.

Largest Candle in the World Said to
Be in Massachusetts Church.
The biggest candle in the world,
nearly a foot in circumference, has
a wick like that of the Oriental torch,
has been burning off and on at st.
Georges church at masses for a perl
cd of five years and is still more than
FIVE feet tall. says the Worcester Tele-
gram.
According to Eli Koury of SO Wall
street, the mammoth candle was pre-
sented to the parish more than five
years ago by Mrs. Simon George. He
says that Mrs. George presented the
bundle Of expensive tallow to the
church after she had recovered from
a severe sickness. She felt grateful
for her convalescence and decided to
show her appreciation to her Maker
by donating the finest tallow torch In
the world. Mrs. George is tall wo-
man, and Koury says that she decided
to make the candle as tall as she was,
which Is close to six feet. The cost Of
manufacturing the candle was $25, and
It Is still thing of art and beauty.
Koury went in, back Of the altar OF
ST. Georges church and proudly ex-
hibited 1t to reporter. The candle 10
go big that It looks like portion of
trunk OF gOod-sized tree. It's round
ed surface Is covered with designs In
gold leaf and silver work.
II II the pride of st. Georges church
and the parish estimate that 1t will
last for at least twenty years at spe-
cial masses and religious ceremonies.
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the river or streams from which tho
water is taken. It was this matter
that forced so many private companies
to the wall, and finally made 1t neces-
sary for the government itself to take
up the matter. It Is estimated that
these thirteen schemes will reclaim
about 100000 acres.
AS there is considerable cost at
tached to the taking up Of land under
these projects, cost varying from
$3.50 to over So per acre yearly Tor
ten years, it will be readily seen that
neither the very poor nor the shift
less will be attracted by these possi-
bilities. Hitherto the West has been
settled often either by men who were
not practical farmers, by those who
gave their chief attention to live
stock, in few cases, by men who
hoped to make an easy living off 16O
acres and failed at that. The settlers
who will take up land under these
bitches must be practical farmers.
must be thrifty and must devote their
attention and energies to the cultiva-
ton of their land rather than to out
side interests if they would be able
to reap success. The immediate eff
feet of irrigation upon the land values
is shown as well in the Belle Fourche
vally as any place in the world. On
the south side of the river for short
distance number of farms are un-
der irrigation from a private ditch.
This land now sells for SIS an acre.
Just across the river, where there Is
as yet no irrigation, land of identically
the same character sells for from So
to $12. People are rushing into the
country by the hundreds to embrace
the opportunity of taking up land
along the line of the projected ditch,
and the next ten years will see in
this northern country change such
as will seem almost the work OF q
magician.
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At Work on the Belle
Fourche Irrigation Project

bottom, sixty-three feet wide at the
at the top. The entire embankment
will be faced with concrete blocks
weighing 5000 pounds each, and the
outer surface will be arranged in ter
races and seeded down to grass. The
greatest depth of the water will be
100 feet, and the average depth from
twenty-five to thirty feet. The water
surface will cover thirteen square
miles and the shore line will be about
fifty miles in length. The reservoir
will contain sufficient water to irrigate
about 10000 acres of land The con-
tract for this work has been let to the
firm Of Orman & Crook of Colorado,
and work was begun April this year.
The intention is to have it completed
by Oct 1. 1909.
On June 19 Of this year an order
was signed by the president setting
aside the northeast quarter of section
"a. township 9 north, range 5 east,
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As the work of the government ir-
rigation scheme north of Belle
Fourche progresses, people begin to
realize the great difference that it
will make not only in the character
OF the country. but also in the charac-
ter OF settlers who will be attracted
by these lands. Irrigation makes
over both country and a people
This Belle Fourche irrigation prof.
ect, as it is known, will reclaim 10000
acres of practically arid land lying
north of the Black Hills, and the sum
OF 81, 100000 has been appropriated by
congress for the work. Contrary to
the general belief, the United States
does not put up the money for these
irrigation projects, thirteen Of which
now are under way. but the money
comes from fund which each state
has to it's credit in Washington, and
which is derived from the sale of pub
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dam known as the Owlcreek reser-
voir. The water taken from the Belle
Tourche by the diverting dam Is
brought through a canal six and q
half miles long to this reservoir. 1t
- built in natural basin, and the
earthen dam, one and one-fourth miles
In length and lis feet high at the
deepest point, it, considering both
length and height, the largest earthen
dam in the United States. 1t is built
of adobe clay. In the building Of this
embankment dirt is put On to the
depth of eighteen inches and then
rolled down with a steam roller until
It is only six inches deep. AS this
adobe clay hardens when exposed to
the air, 1t will make the strongest and
most permanent kind of dam. This
embankment will contain 100000 Gu
bic yards of earth and will be 500
feet wide at the widest point at the
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pard was the only woman in Florence.
She still claims this distinction, but
has a better half to guide her, and she
signs herself Mrs. w. P. Austin.
When the town was first started,
and horde of business men thronged
into the town, living in tents and
whatever they could get to live in,
the cry was for food. Miss Sheppard
was an Eastern woman just out of
cultured associations. The rough
conditions daunted her for moment,
but back East were parents dependent
upon her, parents who had expended
their means in giving her an educa.
tion She had taken course in cook.
ing and domestic economy and decid.
ed to realize upon it, The result was
that the delicate artistry of her
cuisine was SO attractive that the den.
izens of the boom town flocked to her
table with enthusiasm. Then COM
menced the fierce rivalry of the new
town. Mr.. Austin proved irresistible
and to the accompaniment of rattling
dishes, the sweetening influence OF
steaming coffee, the sweet and tender
condolences were exchanged. The
couple went to Watertown to see the
circus, but the performance proved
mere incident, and when they returned
to Florence they were "Mr. and Mrs.
w. P. Austin"
The disappointed suitors for the
hand OF Miss Sheppard have accepted
their defeat gracefully. and still eat at
Mrs. Austins table, mingling their
congratulations with their order for
ham and eggs.
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being brought back to White Lake he
was taken before local justice. Fla
hart waived his preliminary examine
ton and was held for appearance at
the next term Of the circuit court.
However. at this juncture, an acr
quaintance of Flahart's voluntarily
confessed that he (the acquaintance
was in reality the guilty party. The
man who really stole the buggy went
to the owner Of the vehicle and made
settlement with him. The owner
then withdrew the charge against Fla
hart. who has now been released.
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CHAPTER v-(continued)

CHAPTER v.-(Continued).
"Ah!" said Billery: II suppose So"
There was not much in the words, but
the tone was SO uncommonly dry, and
Billery's glance at the man was so
keen, that the sergeant, who had
paused mechanically at the first word
Of recognition, looked curiously from
one to the other.
Yes" said the cheap dandy, who
appeared to the sergeant's eye as it
he were for some reason rather dis
concerted by the encounter, exercise
II for me thing essential. l cannot
without It maintain my health"
Dear mel" said Billery. Good
day"
The Frenchman fourished of his
hat and brought his heels together.
Billery, with sidelong nod, went on
his way. He walked in silence for a
minute or two, but suddenly he turned
and touched his companion on the
arm.
Sergeant" he said, II don't mind
betting you twopence that that chap
Is on the same business as ourselves" :"
what" said the sergeant, that
foreign cove? What has he got to do
with it?''
Nov, that" Billery answered. 'is
exactly what should like to know.
Old Brangwyn was a great friend OF
my fathers. and have known the
family intimately all my life. The
two cousins, the old mans sole sur
vivors, lived for long time in Paris.
They had studio together there, and
that fellow was their servant. 1t was
there I knew him. He's one of the
LATEST rascals in the world. and his
talk about his constitutional exercise
was an invention He wasn't walking
1t that pace for the sake of exercise.
He had some definite business in
mind, and he wasn't comfortable at
being recognized
NO" the sergeant assented; "he
wasn't comfortable, and he certainly
did come round that corner pretty
sharp for q man who was In no par
ticular hurry
4 have q theory Of my own" said
Billery, "and It's SO simple and easy
that have wondered why nobody else
has hit upon It. Now. Master Grimaud
there II as likely to have hit upon the
same idea a. any man alive. II he
has he'll 60 playing for blackmail, l
know.
'BlackmAil!" :" said the sergeant.
you've got your suspicious as to the
party concerned ?.' 2?
Yes" replied Billery. II have my
suspicions. and 1t 10 quite possible that
Grimaud has his, and that they point
II the same direction as my own"
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So far, out of the thirteen large
projects which have started, the gov
ernment has completed one, the
Truckee-C Carson in Nevada, where the
water was turned on In June, 1905.
The reclamation act was passed on
June II, 1902, and work on this scheme
was begun the next day. preliminary
plans and surveys having been made
previously. This project, which was
built at cost of about $4,000, 900, will
irrigate about 10000 acres Of land,
and so far bids fair to be great sue
cess. The problem, however, which
the government will have to meet, as
it has faced all irrigation schemes
both In this country and abroad, is
that Of sediment. It Is generally
stated that the success Of an irriga-
tion scheme Is In inverse proportion
to the amount of sediment carried by
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A young Japanese who recently
committed suicide by leaping into
the crater Of the volcano at Asama
left behind him note, in which he
said: Suffering q feeling Of despair
impels me to throw myself fnto the
crater Of vehement Asama. am
winning splendid death. and ascend.
Ing the mountain's smoke to I lofty
life above the SKY"
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CHAPTER vi.

Il was . week later that Billery's
visit 70 Agar row when It occurred to
him to call upon Alexis Brangwyn,
who occupied large and luxurious
nat In one OF those residential man.
ssions which have Of late years sprung
up IN such numbers In the Western
district q London. There was as yet
no news Of the man who was being
sought " the French police. With
his adventist ever he should be dis
covered Biliery hoped to strengthen
his case 20 Tar a. to justify the arrest
of the man to whom his suspicious SO
strongly pointed.
81 There was only one compunction in
ssAiS mind. and that related to his old
fr1ond Alexis. whom he had always re-
enrded with assincere affection. Alexis
would feel this exposure keenly.
Should his cousins guilt be brought
h0mo, - Billery was sure It would be,
the disgrace and shame which would
sxesnlt from It could not be less tragic.
alt looked like cruel thing to darkep
chat sunny heart, and many and many
Il time ii the silent watches OF the
snieht when Hiliery lay awake In the
4 strange excitement Of his man-hunt.
plecing III his bits u evidence and
Soonjecturo together until they seemed
I 40 rnakn m actual uicture 81 the
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Baby Rhinoceros.

One of the attractions at social
functions at Nairobi, Central Africa,
at present Is baby rhinoceros. At a
children's party the other day he
played till he was tired, drank the
milk OF three cows and then went to
sleep. He is five months old and
weighs 126 pounds.
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ONLY WOMAN IN TOWN is BRIDE.
Cooking School Arts Are Utilized by
Cupid,

Cupid.
The first wedding In the new town
of Florence has taken place; more
over it marks the marrying off OF the
only woman in the town of Florence,
the elimination of spirited rivalry
among the pioneer residents of the
booming town. Little Cupid carried
on his Vaccinations to the accompani-
ment Of rafting dishes and the in
cense of ham and eggs, but it's arrows
were none the less deadly.
A few days ago Miss Emma Shep-
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where's the boa constructor forty
feet long that you've got painted on
the sign out In frontr' demanded the
visitor at tho dime museum.
This is wash day, and we're using
him 10 ra clothes line" explained the
Clrcassian beauty.
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FRIEND coNFEssEs THEFT.

Arrested South Dakota Man Gets His
Freedom Thereby.
Somewhat Of a sensation was Gre
ated by the arrest Of w. D. Flahart, q
well known resident OF White Lake,
on the charge of havirg stolen q
buggy from the barn OF A. l. Wood,
who resides In Jerauld county. Fla
hart stoutly protested his innocence.
Notwithstanding that the stolen vehi-
Gle was found In his possession. When
arrested he was at Chamberlain. Upon
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oreat College.

When the president Of great col
lege parts his name n the middle. -
sets Z bad example to the boys.
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F1ahart had purchased the buggy from
the man who stole It, not knowing It
had been stolen.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-02
MO. HAS.
United States Land Office

United States Land Office,
Carson City, Nevada, Jan. 6, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the Nc
Mahon Gold Mining Company, a corpor-
alton organized and existing under and
bv virtue of the laws of the Territory
business under and in compliance with
the laws of the State of Nevada, by
James Murray, it's attorney in fact,
who's post office address is Gold1eld,
144S.2 linear feet of the SUNLIGHT
FRACTION NO. 1 LODE, bearing gold,
being u. S. Survey No. 1869, situate in
Section 20, T. 2 s., r. 43 E.. Mt. Diablo
B.. and NJ. in Goldfeld Mining District,
Esmeralda County, Nevada, described
as follows, towit:
N. w. Cor. Sec. 20 T. 2 S.. r. 43 E. Mt.
Diablo B. apd NJ. bears n. IL 04, w.
234O.70 it.; thence S. 21o 49' w. 500 TT. to
Cor. No. 2; thence S. 670 16 E. 1448.2 fit.
to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 21o 40, E.. 500 TT.
to Cor. No. 4: thence n. 670 16f w.
1882 TT. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be-
ginning.
Containing 4.7ss acres. exclusive of
Tracts "a" and b. as shown on the
plat of survey. Adjoining. and con-
flicting claims, Three Friends, Blue
and amended location certificates of the
claim applied for are of record in the
office Of h Recorder Of Goldfield Min
ing District, at Goldfeld, Nevada, and
in the office of the Recorder of Esmer-
aida County,, Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
First publication January IL, 1906.
Ha.,on e Hatton, Nixon Bldg, Gold
field, Law Attorneys for Applicant.
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on the 2sth day of April, 1904. recorded
IN Book A. page es4 Of Mining Loca-
trict, and on the LIST day of May, 1901.
in Book X. page 23O, Of MINING Loca-
tons. Records of Esmeralda County,
Nevada
The presumed general course or d.
~rection OF the said Mohawk NotsI, Mo-
hawk No. 2, and Slim Jim Fraction
quartz veins, lodes or mineral deposits.
and each OF them, is shown upon said
plat o. survey. as nearly as can be de-
terntned from present DEVELOPMENTS. in
a northwesterly and southeasterly direc-
from the point of discovery being as
above specified. together with surface
ground as shown upon said plat.
The names OF the adjoining claims.
and their owners or claimants, as shown
by the plat of survey, are as follows:
On the East:--"Red TOP" and Little
Red Top" Survey No. 2217, Red Top
Mining Company of Goldfeld, claimant:
Jumbo" Survey No. sfS5. Jumbo MIN,
ing Company of Goldheld. claimant;
On the West:-"Deserted,9 Survey No.
22o3. Silver Pick Mining Company of
The -ollowing claims also adjoin the
on the East:-The Gold Wedge"
Jumbo extension Mining Company,
on the south:-"Combination Frac-
ton" A. ID. Myers and Il. ID. Murphy.
clalmantS. sac Line Fraction, Com
bination Mines Company. claimant;
On the INSTRUMENTATION No. l."
Combination Mines Company, claimant;
Wedge claimant unknown.
On the North:-'El Caney," claimant
unknown.
Any and all persons claiming adj
verse the mining ground. veins. iodes,
premises, or any portion thereof, so
described. surveyed, plated and APP
piled for, are hereby notified that UNI
less their adverse claims are duly filed,
according to law, within the time pre-
scribed by law, with the Register of the
United States Land Office at Carson
City, State of Nevada, they will be
barred in virtue of the provisions of the
statute in such case made and provided.
o. II. GALLUP, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice of application for patent
be published for the period of ten con-
secutive weeks in the "Goldfeld News
a weekly newspaper published in the
County of Esmeralda, State of Nevada.
o. II. GALLUP, Register.
Date of first publication, January
-, 1906.
Campbell. Nelson e Brown,
Augustus Tilden,
Law attorneys for applicant,
Brougher-Govan Building, Tonopah,
Nevada
Nixon Building. Goldfeld. Nevada
Croker Building, San Francisco, Cal.
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United States Land Offce,

Carson City, Nevada, Jan. 20, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the Gold
field Apex Mining Company, a Corpora
ton. by Frank M. Ish, it's Attorney-in-
Fact, has made application for patent
for u. S. Survey No. 2261 in Sec. Fl, T.
2 s., r. 43 f. NJ. d. NJ, Goldfeld Mining
District, Nye County, Nevada, described
as follows:
APEX LODE: Beginning at Cor. No,
s. r. 43 f. M. D. NJ. bears N. Sc deg,
SO min. w. 4152 IT; thence N SO deg.
S. 6 deg % min. E. 1900 TT. to Cor. No.
3: hence s.. SO deg. 32 min. w. coo TT. to
Cor. No. 4; thence N. 6 deg. % min. w.
1900 TT. to Cor. No. l, the place of be-
ginning.
REX LODE: Beginning at Cor. No.
/. whence the N. W. Cor. Sec. 81, I. 2
s., R. As E. NJ. D. NJ, bears N. IS deg.
g min. 80 sec, v. 1922 it.; thenee y:
thence S. 6 deg. 20 min. 2. 149S.97 TT. to
Cor. No. 3; thence S. 33 deg. 32 min. w.
$50 TT. to Cor. No. a; thence n. s deg.
2S min. w. 149S.97 TT. to Cor. No. /, the
place of Beginning.
GOOD HOPE NO. / LODE: Begin
ming at Cor. No. /, whence the N. W.
bears ". SC deg. SO min. w. ASP TT;
Cor. No. 2; thence S. 6 deg. % min. L.
1900 TT. to Cor. No. g; thence N. SO deg.
30 min E. 500 fit. to Cor. No: 4; thence
N. 6 deg. IS min. w. 1900 fit. to Cor. No.
/, the place of beginning.
GOOD HOPE NO. 2 LODE: Begin
ming at Cor. No. /, whence the n. W.
Cor. Sec. 81 II. ? S., r. 43 r. NJ. D.. NJ,
bears N. 81 deg. 49 min. w. 1922 TT.
thence N. SO deg. 80 min. E. 500 TT. to
Cor. No. 2; thence S. 6 deg. 2S min: Z.
1906 TT. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. S3 deg.
80 min. w. 600 TT. to Cor. No. 4; thence
N. 6 deg. % min. w. 1900 TT. to Cor. No.
/, the place of beginning.
Containing 80.079 acres.
Adjoining and conflicting claims are
the New York No. 2 Lode, (unsur-
veyed.)
The notices of Location are recorded
in Mining. Records OF Nye County. at
81, Book IN" pages z29, 231, 233, 235;
also in Goldield District Mining Rec
ords, in Book "a"
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
First publication January 26, 1906.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-02
NJ. A. NO. 1143.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
United States Land Office.
Carson CITY. Nevada.

United States Land Office.
Carson City, Nevada,
Notice is hereby given that the
Jumbo Extension Mining Company, a
corporation organized under the laws OF
Arizona, bv T. G. Lockhart, its Vice
president. General Manager M Attor-
ney in Fact, whose postof1ce address
is Goldfe4d, Esmeralda County, Nevada,
IA lar application for patent for the
Three Friends and Saddle Rock lode
in the Goldfeld Mining District, Esmer-
County, Nevada, and described as
follows:
THREE FRIENDS LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence the
n. w. Cor. Sec. 20, T. 2 s, r. 4S e. M.
thence S. 13o 49, w. 600.55 feet to Cor.
No. 2; hence S. 720 2S' E. 1876 feet to
Cor. No. 3; thence s. IL 80 E: TITO
feet to Cor. No; 4; thence \; Is AZ p;
80 w. 711.S2 feet to Cor. No. 6; thence
N. 72o 2S' w. 1875 feet to Cor. No. /.
the place of beginning.
SADDLE ROCK LODE.
Beginning at Cor; No. l., whence the
B. 3. " ". Bears Sori See e. 2 isss & e.. 2 w. g. I 3, f. FL fea N;
thence S. 49, 49, w. 6O0.55 feet to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. So "a W. 556.73 feet
to Cor. No. 8; thence S. So 90 ", 69o.o7
511.90 feet to Cor. No. 5: thence N. ST.
52' Z. 1261.17 feet to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning.
Containing a net area Of 24.416 acres,
exclusive of conflict with u No. 2242,
Black Butte No. 3 Lode.
Adjacent claims as shown by the Of
fetal plat are Black Butte No. 8 lode,
Sur. No. 2242 and Sunlight Fraction No.
l lode, Sur No. 1869.
The certificates of location are re-
corded in the office of the recorder of
Esmeralda County, Nevada, in Vol. l of
Mining Locations at page 572.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
Date of first publication January u,
1906.
Watson & Van Dyck, R.. G.. Withers.
Law Attorneys for applicant Gold
field, Nevada.