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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15
Postage Stamp Gum.

When you lick postage stamp you
need not fear that the gum is some
thing unclean. Postal gum is the best
quality on the face of the earth. 1t Is
derived from deXtrin, product secur-
ed in the process of making starch from
potatoes, corn and the cassava root.
The starch from these vegetables is
treated by roasting at temperature
of about 80 degrees at the first stage,
causing it to turn into dextrin. Fur
Their changes make postal gum, and If
the changes were carried to the limit
the result would be grape sugar or glu-
cose. The best postal gum is that which
contains the least unconverted starch
and little glucose. When the material
for making gum reaches the bureau Of
engraving and printing it looks much
like -four except in color. 1t comes in
sacks of 200 pounds each, and every
consignment from the contractors Is
carefully inspected before using. 1t Is
subjected to microscopical examination
and to chemical analysis, and all this is
followed by practical test.-Kansas
City Star.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15
News Speed In south Africa.

When Lord Wolseley during the
Ashanti war crossed the Prah he found
a white cord stretched from tree to tree
along his route. 1t was native fetch,
copied from the British telegraph wire,
which was believed to possess some
sovereign magic virtue. But the native
has his mysteries of his own, which the
white man often proves unable to
fathom. 1t is said that no one can I'M
derstand how II happens that with
such marvellous celebrity news has trav-
eled across the whole of South Africa.
During the South African war, except
where the telegraph was in operation,
native news was always days ahead Of
official. The relief Of Mafeking is said
TO have been known next day in Zulu
land and also 700 miles away In the
heart of Cape Colony. Signals by fire
and drum. messages conveyed by run.
ners or cried from hilltop to hilltop, do
not explain speed such as this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15
A Tragic Capture.

One of the most industrious of the
man thieves who recruited the famous
regiment of giants for King Frederick
William of Prussia was Baron HON.
pesch, whose many successes led him
once TO cast covetOus eyes upon very
lengthy joiner. He ordered of the
joiner a chest or cupboard which should
be as long and broad as the worker
himself In due course the baron call
ed round The cupboard had been fin
lshed, but he protested that it was too
small. This the carpenter denied and
laid himself within it as proof of its
dimensions. No sooner had he done so
than servants of the baron clapped
down the lid and had the giant prisoner.
They carted him off to the court, but
when the lid was opened instead of a
giant there rolled out a corpse. The
man had been stifled. In his anger the
king sentenced the baron to death, but
reprieved him when he wanted more
giants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15

side Of the log IL an instant his face
lit up only to cloud swiftly while O
| look of pain made his clean, clear fea.
lures look almost sharp. He sat down
| and dropped his face in his hands with
sort Of hopelessness too entire for
| expression. After q little he lifted his
head YEARLY and stared straight ahead
| Of him at nothing at ALL Then, all at
| once, he started, paled and jumped to
his feet, every nerve quivering. On the
| soft turf exactly in front of him were
| footprints-a woman's footprints! And
bit further on lay tiny scrap Of
lace, vaguely exhalant Of subtle odor
her favorite perfume.
Gordon stopped quickly and possess
ed himself Of the handkerchief In one
corner were the initials he already ex-
pected to see there. He crushed 1t
| against his lips with a passionate rush
Of tenderness, and wonderful light
came into his eyes. Dearest Of all wo-
men," he unused radiantly, Il shall go
to the ends of creation to find you If it
takes me all the eternities to do itr'
The girl held her hands tightly over
her heart, lest Gordon should hear its
turbulent throbbing. Her teeth, caught
unconsciously over her lip, left a clean
row of pink indentations for a long
time afterward.
AS he turned to come past her she
shrank back bit and her foot slipped
fatally. The next moment Gordon was
bending over her, and his breath, COM
ing in little quick jerks, lifted the fine
hair from her temples in tiny gold
wisps.
"I-Pm afraid It's going to lee serious,
Dick. l don't believe can walk bit"
Quite involuntarily she had reverted to
the old familiar title.
The world seemed to stop revolving
for a minute. Then Gordon slipped a
firm, strong arm about her and drew
her toward him. II am going to carry
you," he said.
But it's too far. You could never In
the world get me home
Less than a quarter of a mile from
here is ST. Luke's''-
She laughed a little unsteadily, try
Ing to smother the catch of pain In her
throat
"Mr. Apologize is there right now.
saw him as / came along" he continu-
ed.
But dislike to trouble any one
with
1.-THE reverend gentleman will not, l
assure you, object to being troubled in
this way. He likes it. You see, 1t
rather helps him to exc out an exist
ence. Besides, it wouldn't be precisely
fair, would it, to cheat the old fellow
out Of his legitimate feeT
The girl averted her head suddenly
and did not speak, but Gordon took
heart of her silence and, bending
touched her blood burnt cheeks with
his lips. You haven't forgotten what
day this is, EmilyT'
II haven't forgotten" she responded
In little tremulous whisper, lit is
our wedding day"
And so it was.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15
THEIR WEDDING
DAY
BY NELLIE CRAvEY GILMORE
Copyright, 1906, By f. c. Parcels

Impelled by some whimsical notion
the girl turned abruptly and discarded
the neat blue walking suit she had Just
donned for a heap of billowy, lustrous
apparel that lay spread out over the
bed. Afterward she contemplated her
reflection critically in the oval mirror
of her dressing table, noting the de-
tails with some curiosity
No, her three years absence on an
other continent had made very little
difference beyond, perhaps, intensity
ing each feature a mere trifie The sun
fints of her hair had deepened to a
more metallic gold, the blue of her eyes
20 misty violet, and her mouth, red,
finely lined, dropped a bare fraction at
the corners-that was all.
With a final wistful glance at the
straight young figure in its white silken
loneliness, she turned and ran down the
stairs as fast as she could, pinning her
hat on as she went.
Half an hours brisk walking brought
her to the entrance of the park. A few
minutes later she found herself COM
pletely hemmed in by an unfamiliar
wilderness of trees and brambles. She
paused and looked about her desper-
ately. On either side was formidable
tangle Of thorny hedge, with mass upon
mass of impenetrable shrubbery every
where ahead. Three years had made
material difference in things at least,
she reflected
After a moments rest on one of the
benches she got up again, more than
ever determined on her quest. At the
end Of harassing hour she stood on
familiar ground at last, tumult Of
emotions surging all through her being
as recollections crowded up thick and
fast.
There was the same old log upon
which they had sat on that eventful
day-the day, the very hour of their
betrothal-now crumbling to decay, but
the very same nevertheless.
Lifting her skirts, all sagged and
limp with dew, she picked her way
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-08-15

HER AND DREW HER TOWARD HIM.
carefully to the sound end of it and
sat down, catching her breath In a
little spasm of relief. In the distance
a coyotes cry sounded distinctly, and
whole army of minor echoes thronged
in its wake.
The pink gray of early morning flung
an enchanting rosiness over everything,
and the air was suddenly vocal with
the matutinal chirping of thousands of
birds.
Presently the girl got up and began
to search along the side of the log for
something She came to 1t at last.
ANY one looking at her just then could
have detected that from the unmis-
taxable signs of emotion all at once
visible on her face. Quick tears sprang
t. her eyes as she looked and splashed
Undecided on her interlocked hands.
r. g., E. r., June, '02-June, '05."
The letters, roughly carved with a
pocketknife, were a trihe eaten away
at the edges, but perfectly legible still.
Our wedding day." she murmured
softly, touching the crude inscription
with tender, tremulous finger. "Dick,
Dick-if we only hadn'tw For a mo-
ment she felt as though she were going
TO choke. The memory Of past bitter
ness-their quarrel, estrangement and
final separation-came upon her suffo-
eatingly, overwhelmingly. Then, with
a swift access of pride, she threw back
her head, the mist drying away from
her eyes and leaving them half hard,
half regretful, bright as stars For a
full minute she stood there, tall and
straight, immovable as a statue; then
she bent suddenly and laid her cheek
against the rough side Of the log.
Almost on the instant the sharp snap
ping Of a twig brought her upright.
with a startled movement. Not TWEEN
~ feet away, just visible through the
interlaced foliage, a man was striding
rapidly toward her The girl had just
time to gather her skirts and slip noise
lessly behind q screen Of bamboo
Despite its nonchalance, Gordons
careless swing had decided purpose
behind 1t. He came directly up to the
crumbling old log and stood looking
down upon its crusty surface with an
inscrutable expression in his keen gray
eyes.
Presently he. too, stopped and scan.
ned closely along a certain line on the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
MANHATTAN STANDARD
THE MAKING OF A MINE

that I ever got. Tt is certainly quite
a nugget and will keep it for you. Hole
No. is looking great. The ledge is
clear across the shaft and some mighty
fine stuff is coming out. We Will GER
.tainly make a mine of this ground
President Argersinger this week or
dered by wire, a gasoline hoist and IL is
expected on the ground within very
short time, when it will be installed. ana
from that time rapid progress should De
made in sinking. There is spirit Oh
great confidence at the office OF the COM
pany.
This weeks developments on the Sey-
ler-Humphrey ground. which joins the
Manhattan Standard. only goes to prove
the value of the Standard ground "A
body of ore was encountered right near
the standard end lines which run as
high as $4,000 to the ton. This Ieose
runs into the Standard ground. Fresi-
dent Argersinger will go to Manhattan
this coming week to superintend the M
stallation of the hoist and add 10 'ne
working force which now NUMBER siN
men. all that can be used 10 an au
vantage at present.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
RED TOP HITS
THE HIGH PLACES
Gets Five-FOOt Vein of Ore Two Feet of
Which Runs $1,000 to Ton and Three
Feet S5OO--One Car Returns SIO.572


of
that gave ton and
better than 5000 This
in
Combination and
together with the old Red Top vein to disclosed
will be a
An
5wS goldo o a o he on.
of
esamper.
Red aTopM Godfed,
10000 pounds high 40;
sell
the
and
authority make
etferwh
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
oAKLAND-GoLDFrELD

Bert Hit and associates who are
operating a lease on the Eagle No. of
the Oakland Goldfield company, whose
property is located a short distance east
of the Blue Bull and Immediately south
of Commonwealth No. group, are un-
derstood to have made a. good strike.
A five-pound sample from ledge that
measures fully l foot in width is said
to have returned an ASSAY of $500,
and picked samples have gone as high
as $4,000. Full particulars about the
strike have not yet been learned as the
lessees are evidently trying to suppress
the news.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19

INCREASING
OUTPUT
Hayes-MOnnette Lease in Less
than a Month has Produced
1000 Tons Averaging
Better Than $40
HAS A BIG BODY OF $3.50 ORE
New Hoist VIII Soon he Installed and
Output Increased to 400 Tons Fer
Day-Other Leases Showing
Up Well and Big Develop
ments Expected

The most important development on
the HaysMonnette lease on the
Mohawk this week was the dis
closures made by the winze being sunk
at the 150-foot level, about 25 feet from
the shaft. The winze is in ore for its
entire width which runs $3.50 to the
ton. The depth of the winze is IL feet,
and there is ore of this high grade
character everywhere. Mr.. Monnette
expressed himself as better pleased
than ever with the splendid condition
of the lease.
The output of the Hayes and Mon
nette lease on the Mohawk up to yes
terday is reported as exceeding 1000
tons which averaged $40 per ton. Yes
terday 140 tons were hoisted and 800
tons are broken down in the mine. The
new hoist will soon be in place and in
side of fortnight the production will
be increased to exceed 200 tons per day
Shipments have now been increased
to over 100 tons a day. No sorting is
done. the ore going in bulk to Columbia.
Last week two sections of the ground,
$50 feet on the northeast and 200 feet
on the southeast ends, were sold to d.
Mackenzie & Co. A double compartment
shaft is down 35 feet and work on a
second is about to begin. The frame
for a 40-h. p. electric hoist is now going
up and the hoist itself is due to arrive
this week. There will also be an air
compressor with power sufficient to run
6 drills from which Hayes and Mon
nette have contracted for power for
three drills.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
TALMADGE IN EAST
END GETS GOOD ORE

A visit to the Talmadge Mining COM
pny's property on Vindicator mountain
develops the fact that a very good
strike has been made upon the Hays and
DOherty lease. Upon sinking 20 feet
they encountered and cut through a
quartz lead which assayed SIT. After
reaching the 100-foot level they re-
turned and crosscut from the SO-foot
mark where, after some little work,
they struck ledge of sulphides which
assays from s12 to $216. At present
they are seven feet into this ledge and
have not as yet reached the other side.
II is the plan of the lucky leasers, c. w.
Hays and Doherty, when the lead
has been cut, to return to the 100-foot
mark and crosscut when they are con-
fdent large body of good pay ore will
be found.
The finding of good ore on Vindicator
mountain is matter of the greatest
significance, and will be read with inter-
est indicator mountain is east of the
present producing district and within
'ne rim or horseshoe, along the periph-
cry OF which all the possible mines of
'ne district were originally supposed
70 be located. The finding of ore in the
ialmadge is matter of congratulation
i0r the camp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
Rhyolite. New. May IT. 1906.

Rhyolite, New, May IT. 1906.
Consulting Engineer Gilbert e. Bailey,
of the Bullfrog Rush Mining company
reports that an immense shoot of ore
As feet wide has been opened up in the
main tunnel on the Rush vein. averag-
ing $3.50 per ton in gold clear across.
This makes the Bullfrog Rush Mining
company the possessor of the biggest
body of milling ore on Bonanza noun
tain. If not in all Bullfrog.
Since May 1st work has been persist
emily going on in the winze being sunk
from the north lateral tunnel. and 1T
has now reached the main tunnel. and Is
all in ore. The depth of the winze is 40
feet 1t was at this connection that the
average sample showing $3.50 per ton
in gold was taken. According to the
surveyors, this shoot is rs feet wide.
In addition to the work on the winze.
tunnel work is being prosecuted in ff-
teen tunnels and crosscuts on the prop
erty. and a vertical shaft has been
started on the Denver vein. TIE tunnels
are all in ore; and as depth Is gained
in the shaft the ore increases in value.
The main tunnel on the Rush vein Is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19

This is bargain week in Nevada min
ing securities. The situation is so pc
culiar that the opportunity to buy gilt
edged Nevada mining stocks at about
fifty cents on the dollar may not come
again during the next decade. In the
east the insurance companies, in order
to raise sufficient cash to pay San Fran
cisco fire losses, are now engaged in
throwing on the market gilt-edged rail-
road and industrial stocks, and the big
men of Wall street are compelled to
stand behind the market to avoid a
crash. This makes money tight In the
east
Here in Nevada, for the first time In
the history of it's mining camps, the
banks find themselves compelled to re-
fuse to loan money on any security
whatsoever, which, of course, includes
mining stocks. The failure of the San
Francisco banks to open since the quake
and fire has tied up in the neighborhood
of two million dollars of money belong
ing to the banks and trust companies or
Nevada, and, to maintain an absolutely
even keel, ready for any emergency,
mining camp banks are not lending
money to anybody, and have been com
PEELED, in fact, to call in nearly all of
their demand loans.
Heretofore San Francisco banks have
also been in the habit of loaning money
on Nevada mining stocks. In fact so
liberal have the San Francisco and Ne
vada banks been in this regard that
men have been tempted to speculate on
partly borrowed money. The decline in
stocks is easily explained by these
facts Many of the declines, however.
are really remarkable. as in many cases
the stocks have intrinsic value far in
excess of the price at which they are
now selling.
"There is a rift in the clouds though,
and. in our opinion, the fiattening out
of the market will be of very short
duration. We do not anticipate that the
opportunity to buy stocks at bargain
counter prices will last over week or
ten days. AS soon as the insurance com
panies begin to pay their losses in San
Francisco a lot of the money distributed
in this way will be Immediately invested
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
LEASING
COMPANY
A WINNER
January Jones Leasing and Min.
ing Company has Three
Leases Under Operation
all in Pay Ore
FLORENCE LEASE SHOWS BIG
A 4-Foot Ledge That Runs From $40
to S3oo-Drift Will Soon Strike
Main Vein When Big Develop
ments May He Ex-
pected

The January Jones lease on the Flor
ence has every appearance of making a
mine in a short time. With what drift
ing remains to be done, a body of ore
will be opened that will certainly make
of this lease one of the great ones of
the district. The lease is on the Cor
nishman claim of the Florence company,
ground that has already produced such
development as the Peer and Pugh lease.
The lease which has been SO ener-
getically worked by the January Jones
Leasing and Mining company, has
reached a depth of IT'S feet. A 100
foot drift from this level is being run,
at which point the vein will be inter-
cepted according to the surveys of en-
gineers. AS the work is progressing at
the rate of feet a day. it will not take
long to catch the ore body.
At the 65-foot level in this same shaft
there is a 4-foot ledge that runs from
$40 to $500. A winze has been sunk on
this level to the depth of 40 feet and a
streak of high grade ore, IS inches wide
has been discovered that assays from
$50 to s1,715.
There has been 450 feet of under
ground work done on this property. On
the dump is 200 sacks of ore running
better than 5000. The plant is equipped
with 15-horse power gas hoist.
The January Jones Leasing and Min
ing company is also working a lease on
the Combination fraction with two
shafts. one being 70 feet deep and the
other 100 feet. Drifting is in progress
and it is believed that the Florence vein
will be intercepted. The paintings have
i'nproved with every foot of WORK.
This company is working still another
lease in Manhattan, on the famous
Stray Dog. Ore from that lease was
brought into the office of The Goldfeld
News this week, which was panned and
found to be extremely rich. The Janu-
airy Jones people appear to have bo-
nanza in this Stray Dog lease. Already
considerable ore has been sacked and
the production will increase greatly
from this time on.
The company is working 21 men in all
on it's various leases.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
FLoRENcE

superintendent Oliver of the Florence
reports that the sampler at the mine
VII De entirely completed this week.
Inc automatic skip which has been
invented by Mr.. Oliver and Willis Law
''nce or California, was tested on Mon
Va! afternoon in the company's shaft
saa showed up surprisingly well. The
'Ap Itself weighs 600 pounds and its
spacl'y is $500 pounds. The test
mO'eo That tons could be raised from
-oV-foot level in minutes.
.As Din on the 250-foot level is COM
ns'eu and Mr.. Oliver expects that the
WIS VIII be finished about the middle
N. .eAt week when it is his intention to
public demonstration to which
VI tne mine superintendents and en-
ss's OF the Tonopah and Goldfield
4'c's viii be invited.
'ne mine Mr.. Oliver reports steady
,s'ess is being made. About $50 feet
nonth is the result of the work.
'iues continue as good as ever.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
Buckskin, May 16, 1906.

BuckSkin, May TO- 1906.
Gruber and Ross on their group of
claims south of the Bell strike across
the basin, u miles east of this camp,
uncovered the extension of the big ledge
that the discovery shows, 1900 feet
north. Their paintings are coarse, the
gold is scattered all through the dark
quartz The big ledge on the Lizard
strike of the Bell group is almost 20
feet wide, full of sulphides and
sprinkled with free gold
North and adjoining the end lines of
the Bell discovery. H. d. Trenam, on
the D. & L. group of claims uncovered
the same big lead that also carries free
gold in abundance. Bell showed pan
nings yesterday that will run up into
the thousands. James M. Russell has
had paintings on the fraction adjoining
the strike that show long strings OF line
gold. There is not an inch of ground
within a radius of miles but what is
staked and is being prospected.
Here in Buckskin camp the new strike
continues, not a day passes without re-
turns coming in from the surrounding
hills The district that carries free
gold values. now covers an area of some
six miles north and south and five miles
east and west.
Frank Ashley, who is prospecting mis-
Gold hill group comprising four claims
adjoining and side lining Red Top NO
2 of the Kennedy strike. has uncovered
90 feet of ore that give net return OF
1856 per ton He is installing a wind
lass and will begin active work with
force of men soon as lumber arrives.
T. It. Hardee, who owns the TWO
claims that side line Kennedy's No 3
opened up a 1O-foot ledge Thursday
that is literally alive with free gold.
r. ID. Fryer. who has the extension
west of Kennedy's No. and uncov-
cred a big quartz lead at depth OF
feet that has free gold in horning.
Ross and Gruber. who own one
claim. the extension of Kennedy's Red
Ton Extension have found big dixie
that carries good values across the en-
fire width which is almost 20 feet.
Peter Ober is one of the lucky ones
also. He owns ground one mile north
west of the big strike that assays $l0.50
in gold on top.