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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
MINING
Local Company puts Force Of
Men to Work

The Nevada and Colorado River Con-
soldated Gold, Silver and Copper
Mining Co. has commenced develop
ment work on its claims near the head
of black canyon on the Colorado river.
Five men, with complete equipment
of tools, forges, etc, are now at work.
This company, home organization,
owns p good claims, chief of which
are the ST. Lawrence, Cliff Rock and
Lily groups.
A shaft is now being sunk and the
work will be prosecuted continuously
and as rapidly as conditions warrant.
The officers and directors of the com
pany are 7. j. Sullivan, president; j.
NJ. Keith, vice-president; II. Nj. Lillis,
secretary and treasurer; NJ. w. Hamil-
ton, C. A. Palmer.
This company has not been making
much noise, but has been steadily
developing its plans with view of get
ting down to business.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
A Dutiful SGaYenSer

The city scavenger is faithful
official with a remarkable scent, but he
sometimes makes mistakes. While
driving along first street Saturday
night he noticed something that seemed
to demand his immediate attention.
Holding one nostril to break its force,
he bore bravely down in the teeth OF
the aroma until it led him to the door
of W. d. Worrell's bachelor tent.
Cautiously knocking, he was admitted,
only to find a group OF Dads" gentle
men friends holding wafe around the
remains of Dutch" lunch.
He eyed the innocent looking sand
wiches suspiciously, mumbled some
thing incoherent, and backed out oil
the situation as gracefully as possible
but with the demeanor of one who is
far from eassured.
In order to avoid embarrassing com
plications, persons proposing to spread
n Dutch" lunch should notify the
scavenger in advance.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17

w r Wharton, Beatty New
II Mallery, % g
Edward Bahtin, Greenwater Cal
+ W Chamber wife and son, Pasadeni
A l. Butler, Chicag, Ill
ii J Butler
Lewis b Rogers, Salt Lake
w L Smith, New York
+ ; Chase, Passaic y J
c Dewitt wife and son, Ely New
Mrs G V Nerback, Delta Colo
ii \ Stouffer
+ c Rupard and wife, Kan City No
G W Trau, Los Angeles
X \ Bright, Lyons New
J Smith, Nev
Mrs Chas ; Eakins, Denver
Jno } Dutfie, San Francisco
J NJ Day, Greenwater Cal
I Walter Beaux, Denver Colo
/ p Notch, cheyenne, Wyo
II p Kelly, Butte Mont
J X Martin. Tonopah
Max Bach, salt Lake
Cha- T Humpnries, Moapa Nev
y ii Ward, Caliente Nev
J Ros- Clark, Los Angeles
+ /. Youle,
Sc Barton, Okanogan, Wash
G V Smith, Duluth MINI
o \ Stewart
& II Coffey, Amargosa
q ID Meiklejohn, Omaha Neb
Fred Traksan
John Swan, Jr, Virginia City, Mont
Thos Adamson. Helena Mont
\ + Clark New York
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
Lower Freight

Reno Journal SAYS: With the grant
ing Of lower freight rates to Pocatello,
Idaho, allowing that place to compete
with Salt Lake in wholesale trade, the
people of Nevada are given cause for
expecting favorable recognition of their
needs of similar character.
THE rates that have hitherto applied
to Ogden and Salt Lake city will apply
to Pocatello.
under the new tariff the rate on
beer from Chicago to Pocatello will be
81 cents as against the old rate of 81.
From Mississippi river points to Poca-
tello it will be so cents as against the
old rate OF 95 cents. From Missouri
river points to PocatelIo will be 81
cents, as against 20 cents, as now OBJ
tanning.
The rate on furniture from eastern
points to Pocatello is a big reduction of
20 cents per hundred from Chicago,
the new rate being $l25 OF 20 cents
from the Missippi river points, the
new rate being $l.l71a, and of so cents
from the Missouri river points, the new
rate being 95 cents"
Nevada railroads will no doubt le-
duce rates at an early date
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
GREENWATER
Well DiSgerS Will Soon Supply
Water to Wash In

Jim Brandt Is digging a well in Fur.
mace creek wash. eight miles from the
Patsy" Clark townsite At depth oI
IFS feet the diggers are working il
mud
Water in plenty has been struck in
the Kelly well, six miles above tn,
Fairbanks we'll, shortening the haul /,
Greenwater 10 miles.
W. ID. Worrcl of Las Vegas has re
reived orders for two 1000-gallon stor.
age tanks and one 55J-gallon wagon.
tank to supply water for the CLARK
townsite. Two wagon tanks of equaI
capacity are now in commission.
Work on the artesian we'll, near the
Clark townsite, will be commenced
soon. The rig is in place and the drill.
lers are only waiting for the wagons to
supply them with water in sufficient
quantities.
"Blowha Brown of Times notorie'y
is mad because Clark and other Green
water capitalists don't tell him what
they are going to do in regard to open
ing townsites. building smelters and
other important matters. elbow
hard's" reputation got 10 Greenwater
ahead of him.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
To Deaths From Pneumonia

C.J. O'Donnell, mining man from
Greenwater, died on the train between
Amargosa station and Las Vegas last
Sunday Deceased was suffering with
pneumonia and was being brought in
for better accommodations The re-
mains were embalmed 10y Clayson and
Griffith and shipped to Mr.. O'Donnell' :
former home in Portland, Oregon.
W T. Taneny, a brakman on the l..
V. & T. died of pneumonia in the com
pany hospital, in Buols addition last
Friday. Mr. Taneny was recent ar
rival and stranger here. Relatives
were expected to come from Weston,
Mo, for the remains, but failing to ar
rive interment was made in Las Vegas
cemetary Tuesday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17

Lumber hauled from the railroad sells
at from 500 to $75 PER NJ at Rhyolite.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
new COUNTY LINES
A Bill to Create Counties of
Clark and BullfrOg

Following is a bill prepared by Sem
ator Stewart tor introduction in the
coming legislature:
The people of the State of Nevada,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
That all those parts of Nye and Es-
meralda Counties south of the first
standard parallels south of Mt. Diablo
base and Meridian shall constitute the
/ County of Bullfrog, and Rhyolite shal!
be the County seat thereof; that all
that part of Lincoln County south OF
the third parallel south, Mt. Dablo
base, shall constitute tine County OF
4 Clark, and Las Vegas shall be the
County seat thereof; that all that part
Of Esmeralda County north OF the
first standard parallel south, Mt. Diablo
base and east of range 81, Nit. Diablo
base and meridian, shall be joined to
the County of Nye; that all that part
of Nye County west of range So, Mt.
Diablo base and meridian shall be join
ed to Esmeralda County; that all that
part of Nye County north Of the second
parallel north, Mt. Diablo base and
between the west line OF Eureka Coun-
ty extended and range %, Mt Diablo
base and meridian shall be joined to
the County of Lander; that all that
part of Nye County north of second
parallel north, Mt. Diablo base and
between the east and west lines OF Eu-
reka County extended shall be joined
to the County Of Eureka; that all that
part of White Pine and Nye Counties
south of the second parallel north, Mt.
Diablo base and east OF the west line
of Lincoln County extended shall be
Joined to Lincoln County; and all that
part of Nye County north OF second
parallel north, Mt. Diablo base and
meridian and east of the east line OF
Eureka County extended shall be join
od to White Pine County.
"Sec. 2. That Immediately after the
passage Of this Act, the Governor shall
s.Spoint the Township and County
officers for the Counties of Bullfrog and
Clark, who shall hold their offices until
the next general election, and until
their successors are elected and quail
fled, and he shall also appoint COM
mission, consisting of one person Tor
each OF the following Counties, to-
wit: Esmeralda, Lander, Eureka,
White Pine, Lincoln, Nye, Bullfrog
and Clark, whose duty it shall be to
cause copies OF the County Records OF
the various Counties affected by this
Act to he transferred to the County
seats of the proper Counties, and such
commission shall also apportion the
indebtedness to the several Counties
created or affected by this Act on the
principle of equity and justice; the
compensation of the commission to be
fixed by the Governor and apportion-
ed among the several Counties interest
ed"
1t is assumed that Tonopah and
Goldfeld, both on county lines, will
naturally favor the bill to make their
comfy seats more secure.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
ON FOUR SIDES
Industries Nov Occupy the Hills
In Every Direction

East, west, north and south, there j.
low mining or other industry in tn,
iills that encircle the valley of th,
Vegas. The opening of the Nevada
iranite company's quarry to th,
Iorth completed the square.
West OF Las Vegas in the Charleston
mountains is the sawmill OF the Lin
,oln county Lumber Co. with good
'ay roll; southwest the big Potos
ead-zinc mine, employing 75 men, and
The newer Lucky Strike; to the south
east, Railroad Pass, Colorado river and
Eldorado canyon mining districts where
many miners and prospectors are at
work; east ,iabout eight miles, the South
Nevada Gold Mining Co. Is developing
lts gold ledge and gypsum deposits; to
he north there was nothing, till the
Nevada Granite Co. with men and
machinery went out to commence op-
erations this week.
1t has been stated that Las Vegas
would he nothing more than trading
center, but it already has more and
more diversified projects under way
than any other town IN Southern Ne
yada-lumber, lead, zinc, granite, gyp-
sum, realities; gold, silver, copper,
artesiau water and agricultural pro-
ducts, probabilities.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
To the Public

l hereby, with grateful appreciation,
manifest my gratitude to those gener-
ons friends who on Nov. 6 rallied so
splendidly to my support and gave me
an almost unanimous election in Las
Vegas precinct, for constable.
| appreciate this compliment and
hereby assure the public of faithful
performance of the duties Of office
without any enemies to punish or
friends to favor, at the expense OF the
performance of official duty.
Very Gratefully
SAM ;. GAY.
Las Vegas, Nov. II, 1906.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17
Gibson Superseded

Judge W. r. Kelly. former general
counsel of the Union Pacific, has been
appointed to succeed J. f. Gibson,
general counsel for the Salt Lake road.
Gibson has resumed private practice.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-11-17

Willie Hearst il now giving himself
banquets in honor OF his splendid de-
feat. You can't keep Willie out OF his
newspapers.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22

resented in the accompanying cut and,
showing it to the company, tell them
that you will give the coin to anyone
present who will not let it slip away.
You must then select one of the au-
dience to whom you proffer the dime,
and just as he is about to receive it
you must let it slip from between
the elastic cord will make the coin
disappear up your sleeve, much to the
establishment of the person who
thinks he is about to receive it. This
feat can be varied by pretending to
wrap the coin in a piece of paper or
handkerchief. Great, care should be
taken not to let any part of the cord
be seen, as this would, of course, dis
cover the trick This is one of the
most surprising feats of legerdemain,
and its chief beauty consists in its
extreme simplicity.
Another good trick is to stand an
egg upright. The unceremonious
manner in which the Great Navigator
performed this feat, by breaking one
end, is familiar to all who have read
the anecdote of Columbus and the
Egg Evidently at that time it was
considered impossible to stand an egg
on its point. Such, however, is not
the case, says Good Literature. BY
taking an egg Ga large one is the
best), and well shaking it so that the
yolk may be broken and mixed with
the white, it can be balanced, by any
one with a STEADY hand upon its
broad end. A piece of glass, or slate
or any smooth and even surface, is
best adapted for this experiment
To display water betwitched, fill
wine glass with water to the brim.
Lay piece of card fiat upon it, and
turn it over, keeping the card mean
while in place with the hand. When
the glass is inverted the card will not
fall. though the hand be removed,
neither will the water run out, being
kept in position by atmospheric pres
sure. Place the glass thus inverted
on a smooth wooden table, near the
edge, and cautiously draw away the
card. The water will still not run
out so long as the glass is not moved,
but the moment any one lifts it the
whole will be spilled.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
BOONE RANGS.
The Truth About This Queer Native
Weapon of the Australian
Tribesmen.

More has been written, and less
understood, of the boomerang than of
almost any other weapon. 1t is gen
orally known to be a fiat stick of
wood bent into a shap which suggests
a combination of ''V' and a "U,"
although with the eXtremities spread
apart until they are at right angles
with each other.
In point of fact, boomerangs are OF
almost every shape from semi-circu-
lar to nearly straight, and seem to
depend for their efficiency not SO
much upon the evident form as upon
the curves which are shown on their
fiat sides. If one takes a boomer
ang and looks along it's sharp outer
edge, it is seen that this edge pre-
sents wavy appearance-a delicate
ly adjusted sinuosity like the line
Of a long screw. This curve is not
deliberately fashioned or smoothed
into evenness; the hard wood of
which the boomerang is usually made
being picked out with short blows
from sharpened flint held in the
hand, almost always shows, indeed in
definite Irregularities.
What rule of construction the
savage artificer follows even he him
self would probably be unable to
say. Yet he has some definite plan
in mind no doubt, for while he chips
and pecks away at the wood, he takes
frequent squints along its edge to see
how his cunrves are progressing. You
will never see two boomerangs that
are just alike, but all are similar in
their relation of curves along the fat
side The boomerang maker knows
instinctiyely just where his boomer
ang will go when he throws it, al
though he never seems to aim any
two in the same way.
More lies have been told about tie
boomerang, declares the Philadelphia
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
THE DISAPPEARING DIME.
Clever Trick by Means of Which You
Can Mystify Your
Friends.

Provide yourself with piece of
India rubber cord, about II inches
long, and dime with a hole on the
edge; attach the dime to the cord
with a piece of white sewing silk,
and after having done this, sew the
cord to your coat sleeve lining, but
be very careful and ascertain that
the end upon which the dime is at
tached does not extend lower than
within two inches Of the extreme end
of the sleeve when the coat is on. 1t
is better to have the dime in the left
arm sleeve. Having done this, bring
down the dime with the right hand,
and place it between the thumb and
index finger of the left hand, as rep
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22

Press, than can we'll be enumerated,
and nearly every Australian traveller
comes back with a fresh assortment.
One hears of men who can so throw
a boomerang that it kills an enemy
behind tree, and then come futter-
ing cheerfully back to its owner,
who thereupon hurls it ON fresh
mission of carnage. A flock of
frightened cockatoos, speeding in in
tricate CREATIONS through the air to
escape the attack of natives who want
a bird for dinner are pursued at every
turn by these erratic weapons, which
strike them down by the dozen, and
then return to the hand that cast
them. Old wives fables, these, at !,
which Australians laugh, knowing in
the nature of things their falsity.
In the first place, the war boom
erang is not made for return, and is,
only slightly bent, so that it may. go
hopping and bounding along the earth
like a hoop, and make big holes in
the body of the adversary. These are
of hard, heavy wood, and ugly things
to inf1ict a blow; but the return boom
erang is simply plaything, or to be
used in light hunting, and although
it might give man a painful rap,
could not seriously injure him. AS
for the cockatoo story, it has this
much truth-that native boomerang
hurler, if he saw a flock flying by him
in a straight course, could so cast
his weanon as TO come uDon them nm
awares at a given point, and, per-
haps knock one down; but his boom
erang would drop, too, having no
power of flight after it has struck any
thing.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
Trainman Seriously Hurt.

Walter Davis, fireman on a local
freight train of the st. L. and N. A,
r. r., was seriously injured at st.
Joe recently. Just as his train was
leaving st. Joe a plug of the boiler
of the engine blew out, allowing scald-
ing water and steam to escape into
the cab. While Davis was trying to
escape from the cab he fell, striking
a timber in the trestle over which the
engine had halted
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
Two Towns Incorporate.

Articles were filed recently by the
towns Of Leslie, Searcy County, and
Cushing, independence county, show
ing each town has been incorporated
under the state law, which provides
for Incorporation of towns. Both
towns have been operated for some
time by a Board Of Trustees and a
mayor, but the incorporation puts
each town in position to force i'm
provements OF various kinds.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
ARKANSAS
( y STATE NEWS
Several People Arrested.

The annual report of the chief of
police Of Little Rock covering the
year 1905 shows that during the year
6,76S arrests were made in that city.
Prisoners on the Little Rock chain
gang worked 1900 days. According
to this report the city patrol wagon
Travelled something over $500 miles
during the year. The persons arrest.
ed were of all trades and professions.
but the avocation having the least
number of their followers apprehend-
ed was probably that of teaching as
only teachers were among the vic
Tins of the police department Of the
state canital
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
Prospective Gold Mine.

J. w. Grant, residing near Benton
vile, believes that he has discovered
mems from this vein have been ex-
amined by a great nur0ber Of people,
and many of them believe the vein to
be rich in gold The report of the
Colorado assayist, to whom speci-
mems have been forwarded for an
alysis, is awaited with great anxiety
by the owner of the property and other
land owners of the vicinity.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
A RemarkabIe PASSENGER.

Mrs Jane Galley, residing at Ben
tonville, made short trip upon one of
the trains running out OF that town
a few days ago. This is said to have
been the first time Mrs. Galley had
ever ridden upon railway train, al
though the lady is nearly ninety years
of age. Mrs. Galley has preferred to
make all her Journeys heretofore in
private conveyance, having an antipa-
thy against all modern improvements,
such as railroads.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
Safe Blowers Busy.

The safe of the Farmers Co-opera-
tive Union at Springfield was blown
open and robbed of it's contents sew
eral days ago. The safe was cracked
with gunpowder and a brace and bit
that was stolen from a neighboring
blacksmith shop. The robbers Sc
cured a little over $100 for their
trouble. There is said to be no clue
to the perpetrators of the deed.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

By a vote of 126 to 35, the republican
caucus of the house of representatives
voted to stand by the house statehood
bill.
The house adopted a join resolution
empowering the interstate commerce
commission to compel the attendance
and testimony of witnesses in the rail-
road, coal and oil inquiry recently dl-
rected by congress.
The senate passed bills providing for
two terms yearly of the United States
courts in Eureka, Cal; granting lands
to Durango, Col, for water reservoirs;
donating two obsolete cannon to the
University of Idaho for decorative pur-
poses.
The senate passed the house joint
resolution amending the Tillman-Giiles-
pie resolution for Investigating railroads
and monopolies
Representative Hearst, of New York,
has introduced a bill prohibiting secret
rebates, determinations and conces-
sions. and providing imprisonment OIL
from one to ten years as a punishment
for giving or receiving such concessions
or rebates.
The senate has passed a bill proyld-
ing for the punishment Of government
officials who prematurely divulge Sc
cret information of government bureaus
in such matters as crop reports, etc.
The senate passed bill granting ex-
ecutive authority in the matter OF con-
struction of bridges over navigable
streams
The senate committee on pensions
has ordered favorable report on Sen
ator Gallinger's bill to increase the
pensions of Mexican war veterans from
So to 500 a month
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
Foreclosure Suit Filed.

Suit for the foreclosure on the st.
Louis and North Arkansas Railroad,
the first mortgage bonds of which are
held by the Union Trust Company of
ST. Louis, was filed at Harrison re-
Gently in the United States Circuit
Court for the Harrison division of the
suit will probably lead to re-organi-
cation of the road and probably an
extension OF the line from Leslie to
southwestern points of the state.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-03-22
storehouse Built BY Nature.

On the farm of j. F. Johnson, near
Vim, Marion county, is one of the larg-
est caves in the state. The opening
is large enough for q horse to enter,
and is SO situated as to be easy of
access. The extent of this subter-
ranean cavern is unknown. 1t has
ben explored for several hundred
yards, and is as dry inside as powder
house. Johnson uses it for storing
fruit and vegetables during the winter