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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
WAS ADAM A NEGRoP
CuriOHities of Human CoIorins-oOIor
of the Original Man ny an
English Scientist.

In the first of a series of articles
upon anthropologicaI data i'rof. Al
hur Thompson discusses the original
olor Of mankind AND weighs some ey
ience bearing upont the question
whether the earliest races were blaci.
.r white.
AT the same time he mentions Alfred
Russell Wallace's idea that primith g
man was a Mongol. THIS would inle,
that our original color was yellow, al.'
when we consider the civilization O.
remote times which existed among the
Chinese, that the people Of Europe
sprang from Asiatio stock, and that
She identity pf the earliest cave dwell
ers in this country and in France with
the .EslSimos (also Mongols) has been
demonstrated, this view does not seem
so very unlikely Prof. Thompson char
acterizes the theory as suggestive, but
goes into none of these outside details,
combining himself to a study of skin,
hair, and their pigments.
Sorby, he says, isolated three pig
mcnts, using hair as the more con
"cnient subject for experiment. In
lght=cc!ogcd haiT,a brown red and aye
-" pigment occur, to which in black
hair black 'cQioring :matter is added,
and il is a remarkable fact that there
may be in ,ncgro's wool as much
red pigment a. in the European variety
sometimes alluded 10 as carrots
Kgain, when a piece of white skin is
grated. as is often done in mode. sur
rcrY, upon black man, it becomes
1lacG, While black upon white man
pses IFS pigment This, Prof. Thomp-
1n thiAl.s, sgyrcrts TIE theory that
- mas develcTod:a,7yLite skin from a
-blSck, rather than the ,other alterna-
tive.
,0el'cr interesting points are brought
forward. Circumstances, there is always
: 4ccFt ain RmonnI Of pigment in the
skim OF even fair people that is, of the
rcd and yellow fl1inds fouhd in their
lafr, but mot ,onough 10 prevent tho
blood in ts.etYesselswkich do not come
nearer the surface than the true skin
shoNin" through the semi-transparent
layers Of fhc cpiderniis.
lIrnnzing through exposure to the
1sih stlue TO an increased blood supply
.sEd a corresponding Development,
rccl;Ies, and iPigmcnted spots, similar
a structure to the general skins OF
.'ai!.;eT races, while dark.compleXioned
people among MS have. in addition to
the ordinary pigments, a trace OF
thcbIack eaior of the negro, more COM
moniy present in onr hair. There is
not. !howGver, enough to destroy the
racial faiypess sof our skin, though in
exceptional situations @sueh as in the
arm PITS its presence may be very evi-
tent.
As to the, use, ofa black skin, Darwin
Limited that IL .mightlhave been devel.
oped in, ,corelationw with the immunity
lIeia .naalarial diseases,which "darkies'
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

enjoy, as it is true that white sufferers
acquire a darker complexion.
In support of the idep that t-he an
cestors of negros and white men more
nearly resem6led the latter in color,
a point not mentioned'by Pref. ghomp-
son might be brought forward and that
is that "piokaninnies" at thcir birth
are not black. in color, but OF 3 dirty
gray. II original man were hlsGll, just
as the original lion was spotted, we
should expect to find in the negro in
FAINT the black color as We find in the
young cub the traces Of spots.--Lon-
don. Mail
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
DUCKS IN THE PHILIPPMEs
How the soldierA OF Gen. wheaton
Added Good ThinE to
Their RatIons.

Wednesday morning, March &c. we
the time set for Gen. Wheaiun's flying
brigade to sweep the country from
Guadeloupe to Laguna de lia. # was
rainy morning, but the Cucls at
Pateros liked it all the beucrf4r chat,
and our boys didn't seem 10 mind it in
the least. They swept across tic coun-
try with irresistible force ap;t every
thing cleared out of the country but
the ducks of Pateros, and tie los were
well pleased at that Canned beef and
vegetable soup, coffee, and rice are
wholesome, hut when it came toWeigh-
ing such rations in the balance with
canvas-backs or '>any other old duck, :"
there was not dissenting Np.cp ia the
choice. Pateros is the duel iaim of
Inzon, The ducks simply breed and
grow there 10y the thousand. q fact, so
thicl, we're they uia2 one so,Gicr, in
speaking to me about Il, said:
Did you see us? Why we marched
across the P9sig. on their backs, 4op-
esti"
"What and ,left thARS' asked,
SOh, no; we marched back again after
we had killed Of the Sarefoots and eat
our supper on the spot. But, really,
when halt was, called fqrrsupper went
out with n foraging .party fcy ducks,
and we took a casco apd caught 800,
and you couldn't see the water then. i
believe there were 5000 in THAI one
swamp"
The night after the capture OF Pate.
ros, which, by the way, is Spanish for
duck, | dined at one offhe y, rimental
headquarters, and we had duck in
every known method of the culinary
art, and 4 think there was ha dly a
camp along the Zine the next day that
was not reveGing in the luxury of Pate
ros duck, and for that matter many
days afterward; andp Il don't believe
there is 'hole in the water at Pateros
yet.-Manila Cor. Leslie's Weekly.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

mining laws No abex rights are
recognized The owner of the
claims not permitted to follow
1t beyond the limits Of the side
lines of his claim extended verti-
eally downward Heis permitted
without limitation, to locate claims
adjoining It's side lines. tThu.
ample provision is made for the
locator to protect himself in the
enjoyment { tho benefits accrt-
ing from his discover, and at the
same, time all danger Of apex Iii
galion IS eliminated.
Examples of the kind Furnished
by the Grayback Mountain mir
ing district, and other district, Iike
Blsbee, where arex rights have
been waived by agreement among
mine owners, ought to be valua
he in a possible revision of the
United States laws. While it
would probably be impracticabIe,
evenis desirable, to abolish rpex
right in Old districts, a more rea-
souable law could be Trained to
apply to all new districts. Only
a part Of the mineral territory of
this country has been opened.
There are still importaut drscov.
cries and many of them to be
made. It would be we'll worth
while to take steps to avoid a
irtdtfu! source OF paralyzing litl-
CATION among the mines yet to be
found and made.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
The Dep Tunnel in Baby Maltsin:

The Gold and Copper Deep
Tnnnel Mining aud Milling Com-
pany held their annual meeting
last week and elected the followlug
officers; President. A. T. McTn.
tire; Vice President, John Pearson; !;
Secretary Treasure, John y. Baird /;
Superintendent, ". p McIntlre,
and the above with eNeG Day ara
also the directors. The company
has run tunnel about 1000 feet
into Baldy Mountain near Eliza.
bethtown, with a vertical depth at
the end Of the tunnel of about
feet. They have been. in
,anartz she last six month which is
becoming more and more minerll-
1ized as they get deeper into the
mountain wkicr goes to indicates
a 'rge body of ore close t hand.
a. l. McIntlre, the president ot
the company, who has been in the
east the past three years, looking
after the financial end of lhe com
pany, has returned and report that
the finance of the oompqpy was in
fine condition.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
The Independence Air Compressor
Has Arrived and Put in Place

The air compressor for the Ind
dependence mine arrived Lass Jlpon-
day aud the workmen are bRsy put
ting it in place. This is great i'm
provenent and from now on work
will progress more rapidly. Both
drifting aud sinking IS now tile
order and Supt. j. A. Zwergel sie
happy as well as, Pr. tFm. r. PayTYl
no clainis this property as OPS 81
his pet propositions.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

A lumber of the mining Jourp-
ais are are advertising for Gynide
propositions. Red River has a
number of properties that.are cy--
nide proposition and it will pay
the parties who wish to invest in
such properties to investigate the
properties of this district.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

The latest news from the st louis.
Rocky Mouptain&S Pacific railroad is
that the grading is almost completed to
Ute Geek and most OF the ties are laid,
1t is beliVed it will be but short Lime
before trains will be, ,rupning to Ute
Creek, thegreat amount pf pile driving
and bridge work is what is holding
them back
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

SocOrro people are disgusted with
the ,seHsationan report sent ont in
regard to the earthquake at that
point. They have had over fifty
shocks but net one-tenth the dam
age done as reported 10y the press.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
BEAR LIVES IN Hermit HUT
Administrator Unaware Of GrizEly,s
Presence Until knocked Through
the Entrance,

Los Angeles, Cal.-Near the old San
Gabriel mission, within nine miles OF
Lhis city OF 2OO,OOO souls, a hermit has
lived for many years IN little adobe
nut He died and was buried Not nav
lng any known relatives, Deputy Au.lin.
iatrator Petermichel went out 10 IL
shack to take charge OF the old man :
Elects.
In the 40 years that Senior Don occu-
pied the adobe, no living soul, save 4l..i-
self, had crossed us threshold. AS tie
heTmit died suddenly away irom Inc
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

-.-'. II Oe ~ s sa hls, --.-
-4a.. -..44, ,,.dS y. lac dwelilng. VIC
le pushed open the door il was SO al
dds that objects were LOT uisA. se.-.
~ ne sttppyI inside. Lnen as ".
-ACnted by grizziy bear wL.,-.-
MS mind feet and with a blow O. Ii.
~ sent the deputy fiyilg thro4sa q.
OF. rhe deputy did not stop u g.
atory the property, but took to h
els. The bear followed him out OF T.
aok and then struck out ia the dh
Ga OF the mountains. It is though
1at bruin found the door of the shac
jpen and entered. and that the doc.
hen got pushed shut by the bear. max
.ng him a prisoner.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
ERSsineprR. !. Kelly KiIIgdbg liBhtIirg

Reached Red River last night R L
Kelly, the chief fill eneineer Of the
s.. L-nis Roekr Mountain and Pacific
Railroad C"mna"v was killed BY light
ming on the T'os PASS where be has 4
crew of men snIvAy'ng the line for that
0lmpanv. They started with the re-
mains for Raton today. gThe horse .hs
was aiding was also Killed
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
oFcaI Directory.
NEW MEXICO.

NEW MEXICO.
W u. Andrews DeIeg ate to Congress
Herbert J. Hagerman Governor
]. w. Raynold secretarv
4. Z. Bradshar IpternaI Revenue co
NO. Llewsllyn- Surveyor General.
George w. PrItchsrd Atty General.
Y. a. Foraker u. s. Marshal.
M. K. ..OterO Register Land Office
Fred Muller Receiver Land Office.
VIII. Fl. LleweIlyn U IS. District Atty
HlramFsdley Sup't Public instruction.
- IT, vaughn Treasure
W. a.. Sargent Auditor
Chas. V: Stafford Travelling Auditor
Page B. Otero Game and Fish Warden
A. A. keen Commissioners Of Public
Lands.
n Z. o. Bursum SuperinteRden of
Penitentisry.
W. ]. Mills GChief Justice Supreme
Curt. -" '''''"
'tohn h. McFie District Judge.
+. G. Abbott District Attorney
A. NJ. aergere District Clerk
TAOS COUNTY.
ALEX. Gusdu }
Manuel CbaeOn Commissioners
Jose A. Lopez
Iose NJ. Medina Treasurer
Enrique Gonzales Recorder
Dtnlal S aaar13 Su1't of School
Manuel Garcia Probate Judge
Tomas Rivera Assessor
Stlyiauo Lucsro Sheriff
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
Another Railroad Headed for the
Red River Mining Disieiet

Fhe.suryeyOEs are in the feld
betwesn heEs and Cetakill survey
ing a,IIne.in this, direction. tit is
understood they will use the old
grade and right of away Of the old
timber road that at one time ran
from Trinidad to Catkills. Cats
kill is to be IN ade a great summer
resort with one of the largest and
finest equipped hotels ever built in
he territory. It is believed the
Rock Island is back of this road
and they expect to tap the great
gold and copper fields of this sec,
lion. Their objeetive point is un.
doubtedly the Pacific coast. The
PARTIES who renorted the above tc
the Prospector upders and that
wetk on The otae, 5a on.
..ulari hnt hal rt rrt
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

l'he Russian parliament or. dou-
ma has been ,dissolves by the gov
ernment using b9yonets. vt the
present it'Iooks as if a revolution
could not be ayerted.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

Tne statehood question is not
worrying the people of this section
to any great. extent. We will hive
if it goes eth 'r way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
Metal Quotations

St, Louis, lead IS .a5.
Denver, Lead, So 40
Silver, 64A&c,
Copper, 18Bc.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

La lara is to have a band, tbe
boys nave ordered their instru-
ments. |.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

A.respepce, will be built this
fall at, the insane asylum at Las
Vegas, for the attending physician
and steward at q cost oc rSlo.ooo
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

The Citizens National Bank
for Portales, has been organized
with a capital stock Of $4,000.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
Some Gf ihc Grant Law as Seen :
BY a DeVTer Mining JOunaI

Daily Mining Record: Spanish
aud Mexican land grants in the
West and Southwest have. not been
an entire satisfactory heritage.
In part the slow development of
New Mexico and other SETON has
been due to the practical excias-
sion Of prospectoFs from 'daSge
areas claimed under the grantsi
Ga a nIimber of grants, rhopl.
ever liberal policy is now
force. The owners have concl
ed that the be' t way 70 learn
facts about their miLeral RESP
is TO make prospecting v
while. although, Of coar
can not afford, ike ths
States govet9ihent 10
prospector allre o.
they do Offer I'd
break with hip
only alternate
vein on whicb
made, allow
stake out
claim ID
In nne sne
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
Cleaned Fram Our Exchanges.

The government has a silk
WORM farm near Fl Paso, Texas.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

mountain pass they were aiming
to use.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26

In England one Woman in every six
earns her ownllFing.
One pinl o. milk produces, on an aver
age one OUNCE Of butter
Ia italy tho value of land is considered
10 be 81 times the annual rental
China IS beleved 70 hoia 20 times as
much coal a the whole of Europe DOES.
The polar cur3Ats acoordiug 10 ex-
perts, contain, salt than those from
sha equator
~@1d 1901 nestle animals, valued
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-26
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It's short stories natci4ssplesn and'fnll Of human
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Its poetry coveagg gis-'s',re field Of versepahos love,
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$50 PAGES & rvf@GwTFUL READING
No pages are waste tap Illustrations editorial
syapornes q veani and idle discussions.
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should be included. Some money might
have TO be spent in carrying out this
plan, but there is no doubt that very
large and attractive loan collection OF
photographs can be obtained Couec-
uons OF manuscript should also be ex-
mDIted, showing as FAR as possible the
methods OF agri culture and trade ana
or the courts AMI Legislature To accom-
pany these might be pictures or. prefer
ably models OF agricultural implements.
OF tools and examples OF household FUR
mture. Models Of the stocks. whipping
post ana ducking-stool would illustrate
omnipresent ad5unctA Of the colonial
courts
Literature in the colonial Virginia might
be Illustrated by a collection. say. or 500
volumes, that really came from the IL
oraries OF colonial Virginians. supple
mented By Virginia imprints books and
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No. OIo.
No. 90.
The Battle Of Agincourt
by MICHAEL DRAYToN.

printed n autograph and Biographical sketch
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newspapers. To this a collection OF Nlr-
giuia book-plates would. of course. lc
q very desirable addition.
As part either of the historical or
educational sections q collection o.. cole
lege and school textbooks used iu Nir-
glnia from the earliest that can be found
down TO the present time would attract
much attention. There should he "a series
OF specially prepared maps. showing the
growth OF settlement in Virginia. tAc
movement of population up the rivers.
the various changes ln tne counties the
sites of churches warehouses ana ferries.
and OF the towns the colonial government
tried 10 establish. To these charts and
diagrams should nc added. showing as
fully as can be aseertained. the growth
OF population. trade and agricultural proc
dLc.ion.
Have Important Share.
The National Society of Colonial DANES
Will have most important share in the
historic exhibit. and u Us naturally To-
bee expected that what they collect Will
serve admirably go show. hy means az
portraits. miniatures. dresses. jcwelre.
plate. china. glass and many other oh-
jects. how the people of the colony COR
some OF thcm lived. These ladies VIII
provide for "a very important section of
the historic exhibit.
When the writer has seen tho historic
exhibit at Norfolk DEE viii Doe prepared
as never before 10 appreciate and under
stand the vital interest OF jamestown.
which. thanks to- ID, ladies' of the Assoc
citation for ,he Preservation OF virginia
Antiquities. is. after an. the greatest
historic exhibit which the state will have
70 present In 1907. There Doc viii see the
handsome monument erected 10y the
United States government to commence
rate the founding of the nation. and the
true beginnings of religion and of civil
liberty in this country.
a few steps further ON. passing through
the handsome memorial gate constituted
by one of the societies of Colonial DANES.
bee will see the venerable church tower.
with the building erected hy the National
Society Of Colonial DANES. which proc
tects She foundations OF the Ola churches
and reproduccs. as Ear as walls and roof.
q most beautiful Nttlo renaissance Gothic
church. Within lac VIII ind the tiny RENE
nants of the church in which American
legislation began I'm 1919. together with
the -Omb believed 90 bc SIT George
Ycardley's. and ON the walls of the new
building most striking and artistic base
relief, in bronze. erected by the Episcopal
dioceses of the two Nirg.nias. and repre-
senting the first communion service Boy
Rev. Robert Hunt. ON the walls win
also be seen a brass tablet contributed
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He Went.

Miss Gaysett after every other means
has falec)-l've named my new saddle
horse after YOU. Mr.. Ankerd
Mr.. Ankerd. --Hah-Ah-deuced battered
really
Miss Gaysett-Yes. It's so dreadfuliy
hard 20 make him go-Puck
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Bohemian Rates.

Van Dauher.-How much do YOU nav
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Scrihbler.-W Wen. some expressrnen
charge me dollar and some seventy
hvo cents.-Puck
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HISTORY TO PLAY
IMPORTANT PART
Pointed Out That Virginia's Ex-
hibit at jamestown Should Be
Particularly Rich.
NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS
w. G. s. Indicates Many Inter
esting Ways in Which Display
May Be Made Valuable.

The writer OF a recent communication
10 The Times Dispatch laid stress on the
value and interest OF the historic exhibit
70 be made at the Tercentenary Expo
sition. lie IS entirely right in his view.
While not as investment bringing and as
financially valuable 70 tho State as the
exhibits OF agricultural. mineral and
manufacturing products. II will be the
star section Of the show for sight seers,
iron and coal, corn and wheat can be
seen at any exposition. but very great
proportion OF the visitors TO Virginia
next year Will come 70 see historic things
places and objects. How 20 instruct.
a. well as interest. these visitors is the
problem before those IN charge. and Il
5 fortunate that the work is IN such very
capable hands as those Of Lieutenant
Governor Euyson and Or. J. a. c. Chan
der.
What is the best way 20 illustrate the
history Of Virginia. It's people and insti-
tutiOns by series Of object lessons
Every one who has considered this sub
jet az all carefully VIII recognize the
aifficulty 81 such work. and the amount
o. time. labor and money required
The slggestions here made. though
many Of them may be crude and i'm
practicable may contain some hints or
ideas which have not occurred 20 the gen
uemen IN charge. The historical exhibit
should Dee OF such a character and 80
arranged that the visitor may be said
u walk through the history Of virginia
a. no goes through the building set apart
for this subject
No accurate understanding q the his
tory % any Of the early American colo
mics can be obtained n we only begin at
lof- The colorists and their institutions
were what England made them. There
fore, we must try 20 illustrate as Gar
a. means VIII allow. the England and
tho English people of tie coionfzfns- no
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published Zach a.,
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Poems You Ought to Know

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