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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
neMlocK RIVER MINING COMPANY
THE PURCHASERS.
HuMoR OF FURTHER SALES
It's Said That the Corporation win Sell
or Trade all Of It's Iron County Hold
inss and That Deal Is on.

Unofticially, but with a certainty
that admits OF no denial, the United
States Steel company has progressed so
far In deal with Pickands, Mather
Co. for the sale Of their Michigan
mine property that joint inspection
of the property was made oy the
officials Of the two concerns last We'd
nesday.
How far along the deal is towards
consummation. none but those on the
inside can tell, as the utmost secrecy
is maintained by all parties TO the
transaction.
The Michigan mine adioins the
Hemlock mine on the south and u
really a continuation OF the same de-
posit. Just what there is in the Mich
igan. none but those who have an in
innate knowledge of the underground
operations can say The property was
taken over by the Steel corporation
during the big boom Of tt@ latter nine
ties and has been worked continually
since. that time. although shipments
were made in but one year while the
property was worked. A force was
kept at work developing the property
since the day il was taken over. An
excellent plant was intalled 20 take
care Of the output and water In short
the Michigan Is a first class property.
that IL II there is any considerable
quantity of ore in her On the one
hand IL Is reported that the mine con
tains lots Of ore others tell you she $
All in. Certain il is that there is
pretty good picking left or Pickands
Mather wouldn't be after the bones
The news that the Steel corporation
considers parting with any Of its ore
reserve will be received with interest
a. il has been generally understood
taat fhe corporation desired ~ pur-
chase ore properties rather than sell
them.
SELL ALL IRON COUNTY MINES
In this connection another bit Of gos
SIP rs ENlilk tiit ANhAAr Nitn' NllfN''i" W
have some foundation and that is that
the Steel corporation is seriously con
sidering the sale or traae Of all Of its
Iron county properties either for cash
or in exchange for Mesabi properties
The corporation owns the Mansfield,
Dober McGillis and Youngstown
mines, the Dober and McGillis being
located at Iron River The Youngs-
town adjoins the Britsol and is owned
in fec by the L. 5. Steel company.
Should this rumor prove 10 have
foundation it will mean a great deal
for Crystal Falls as the purchaser
would, in all probability. open mp the
Youngstown, which is Que Of the big
gest bodies of ore IN the county. and
inaugurate n more aggressive policy at
Mansfield where 600 men should be
working instead Of 90
Various independent operators are
guessed at as the ones TO whom these
properties will fall but in the absence
Of some crumb OF information no reli
able guess can be- made One thing lis
certain and that Is that There is
something doing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
a Small Blaze.

The fire bell called out the depart.
ment 20 a blaze in the rear portion Of
Tufts store yesterday morning. The
men in the store had kettle heating
over n fire IN the small wing and the
stove got overheated and get fire 10 the
floor and adjoining wall For a time
IL looked bad but little water suiilced
To- put the FIRE All ont.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
mills copper az Low COS.

A new process for the milling Of
copper rock may make millionaires Of
a number OF Marinetts. Menominee.
and Iron Mountain men. The process
Is the invention Of John +. Jones Of
Iron Mountain. BY his process IL is
claimed that copper can be milled for
one-third less than the present price
per ton. This In itself would mean
millions Of dollars. but besiaes this the
new process will premit the working
a hnna arN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
Engraved Calling Cards.

The Diamond Drill has for the past
year been making speciality Of en-
graved calling cards What nicer pre-
sent can you give 10 a friend than a
box Of these cards and they are mex.
pensive. Any person desiring cards
must order at our Office before Dec 18th
as there Is such - rush OF work
that we can not guarantee delivery of
orders coming in after that date.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
skidoo Puzzle

Here is puzzle which the Men
ominee Herald Leader handed out to
its readers this week. Let the boys
and girls. young and old. get busy and
forward us solutions OF IL The person
filing with us the first correct answer
will get . Christmas present
A coin collector had an AccumpIation
Of pennies He told his son he ,wosla
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08

M. Z. church on Tuesday to clean up
the street. I'LL in the ditch and leave
things in shape for next spring
There was q big batcn Of bills to al
low and all were audited and passed
on.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
W H Morrison

Tyler w II Morrison
Northern Tent No. sos elected offic-
ers at it meeting last Tuesday evening
as follows:
Commander Rasmus Nelson
Lieut.. Com. Reinhart Urban
Record Keeper Chas. Ponchsud
Finance Keeper Robert Munns
Sargent A. Buchard
Chaplain VIM. Mimmack
Master at Arms George KERN
Physicians Drs. A. NJ. Darling aud q.
F...Larson
LIST Master Guards Joe Liberty
End Master Guards Thos Richards
Sentinel VIM. Lyons
Pickett Thos. Conlin.
Henrietta Hive No 6s3 Ladies of the
Modern Maccabees elected officers for
1907 as follows.
Commander Sara Z. Munns
Lieut. Com Dora Wehse
Record Keeper Margaret Lyons
Finance Keeper Florence Rogers
Chaplain Lima Nearing
Sergeant Elma Charron
Mistress at Arms Helena Pike
Sentinel Rachel varney
Picket Elizabeth Twa
Hive Physician DIR. A. NJ Darling
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08
Lodge Officers

The following officers were elected
in Crystal Fails Lodge No. 800 l. o. o.
T.. nj last Mondays meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
CROPS IN coLb ALASKA.
Arctic Climate Does Not Prevent the
Growing Of vesetables-chins
Seeking to curtail Opium
Evil-other Notes.

Many persons who have travelled
recently in Alaska have returned with
the impression that this distant
northern possession OF the United
States is valuable only for fish. miner
ais and woods. Suggestion that agri-
culture is possible in that land OF
snow and ice is generally ridiculed-
Nevertheless the latest publication OF
the department Of agriculture is on
the Work of the Alaskan experiment
station. prepared by c. c. Georgeson,
in charge of the Alaskfn work.
The report covers the operations at
Sitka. Rampant. Cooper Center. Kenai
and Fairbanks. and shows a remark
able amount Of ingenuity in selecting
and coaxing along the crops best
suited to the short, uncertain sum
mer Of the far north. The work has
met with many discouragements and
setbacks. But on the whole II has
been satisfactory enough and a good
many of the mistakes made we're the
sort that were to be expected in deal
ing with an almost unknown problem.
They can be rectfed in the future and
the writer makes the prediction that
a large percentage of the $2,500,000
worth of produce imported in 1905
could be raised in the country.
Returns have not been available
from all of the land offices. but It
seems that ten Offices report ESQ hc.1e-
steads taken up. and while number
of these probably we're taken largely
for the timber on them there has
been enough done in the farming line
to show that Alaska will produce
many things besides minerals and
will be able largely TO feed herself.
The total farm imports into Alaska
last year we're $3,340.S99. OF this
amount many things we're like tobac-
co. rice. sugar and nuts, which essen
tally belong to the tropics. But OF
the products of the temperate zone
there were 81. 1.527 .522 worth of animal
products and s1,577.62s worth of
vegetable products, and Of these the
larger portion can and eventually will
be produced in the territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
COMBATING OPIUM IN CHINA.

China has just revised and consoIi-
dated her native opium taxation. It
amounts to lis Picking taels per picul
(about &C cents per pound on crude
opium and double that amount on the
prepared article, the growers tax be
ing abolished.
According to reports from Peking
the government is anxious to curtail
the use OF opium. but is dependent for
revenue to the extent OF over $4,000
900 year on the duties paid on i'm
ported opium. She cannot, in the
present state OF her national finances,
witness without concern the disap-
pearance OF such an important branch
Of revenue. The imports Of opium
amount to 5000 tons. while the native
article is produced to the extent Of
10000 tons. Moreover. there is a
great development in the use Of NOR
phia. The Japanese ship to China
large quantities o. cheap hypodermic
syringes.
The better Chinese are reported to
have a strong feeling against the enor-
nous extension OF the growth Of the
poppy throughout the empire. A
Picking correspondent Of the London
Times indicates that China will ask
India to consent to an annual reduc-
tion IN the import Of opium to China,
which would have the effect Of ex-
tinguishing the trade in ten years.
and as an evidence Of good faith win
issue an imperial edict condemning
the use Of opium and forbidding the
employment in the government serv-
ice of any opium eater, and order an
annual reduction in poppy cultivation
leading to its extinction in ten years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
FINE DOCK FOR ENGLAND.

Consul w. C. Hamm, Of Hull. says
that the new dock at Grimsby, which
has just been begun. viii be the finest
on the east coast OF England, equipped
with all modern Improvements and
capable OF accommodating the largest
vessels now afloat-
The new dock, when finished about
FIVE years hence, viii be LOO feet
square, with a bay or arm. 1850 feet
long by 375 feet wide, at the south
west corner The main dock and arm
viii have an area Of 3Slk acres OF wa
ter. Provision is made for future de-
velopments OF three other bays, or
arms, at the corners. bringing the total
dock area 10 II acres OF deep water.
There will be 6,760 feet Of quay space
in the main dock, which will be
brought up 10 14,110 feet, when the
four bays are completed. In all, GIG
acres have been acquired for the dock.
Of which 79 acres will be water space,
and the remaining bS7 acres for land
about the dock when completed, There
will be a railway AZ miles long. con
structed from birmingham to the ex-
listing company's line at the Ulceby
junction, and additional railway ac-
commodation is to be provided by a
light railway which will run from
Grimsby TO the dock site. which Is al
ready practically finished.
The depth OF water in the dock will
be 35h feet below high water at
spring tides and 80 feet below high
water at ordinary neap tides. The
entrance lock. which is TO be funnel
shaped, will be $50 feet long and 30
feet wide. with 47ik feet Of water at
high tides, A feet Of water on the sin
at neap tides, and 2s feet at low tides.
Vessels OF deep draft will thus be able
to enter OF leave at any state OF the
tide, as the deep-water channel OF the
Humber passes close to the entrance.
and II will only be necessary to dredge
for about 300 yards across the fore
shore TO gain access TO IT, The en-
trance channel will be Ranked by Jet
ties, and here deep water will al
ways be available, so that vessels may
60 alongside at any state OF the tide.
thus affording special facilities for
passengers and for bunkering coal.
The site is an ideal one for a deep
water dock. as there are no expensive
reclamation works to be undertaken
and the deep-water channel runs close
to the site
This new dock will be OF special In
terest to Americana. because three
centuries ago the Pilgrims gathered
only mile from this spot to await a
Dtsch vessel which would carry them
to Holland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04

In a country like the United States
which embraces 50 wide range OF
climatic and soil conditions. the orig
inati0n and dissemination Of fruit
varieties Is a very important phase Of
economic pomology. Without the
origlnatIon Of varieties adapted TO pc
culiar regional conditions. there are
few sections In which profitable com
mercial fruit culture can be perma-
nently maintained. A considerable
degree Of adaptability to climate. re-
slstance to particular diseases or in
sects. and suitability for special uses
IS essential to the profitable mainten-
ance OF fruit plantations in the open
air in most Of our territory. While a
few varieties Of most cultivated fruits
possess a high degree OF endurance
Of varying conditions. such varieties
are usually OF rather inferior quality
and not well suited to highly special
ized uses. Until a sufficient number
Of American-gro sorts has been &C
cumulated our fruit growers must
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
HE cEokEs HIS RATTLERs.
Pennsylvania Uses Nothing But His
Hands In Killing Snakes.

Lewisburg. Pa.-Campers returning
from the Nittany mountains. on the
border OF Union county, tell of seeing
the operations OF a resident of that re-
gion who has a passion for killing rat
tlesnakes with his bare hands.
This mountaineer, Ira Snyder, lives
at Forest Hill and spends whole days
at his peculiar and dangerous sport Of
Staying the rattlers. He has killed
thousands Of them.
Synder never used a stick or any
kind of weapon, no matter how big the
reptile may be- He would consider
such a proceeding cowardly. When
he sights a snake he creeps toward It
stealthily, so as not to give 1t an
alarm. When within range he springs
upon 1t and seizes it with his right
hand just back of the head, giving II
no opportunity to turn upon him. The
snake may coil its body about his arm.
but can not reach him with its poison
GUS fangs.
So expert is Snyder at the business
that in all his snake-hunting adven-
lures he has never been bitten. A
snake captured. he sits down and cuts
of its head with jackknife. He sells
the skins for one dollar each and his
earnings in a season amount to sew
eral hundred dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04

The oxygen gas produced by separ-
ating the nitrogen from the liquid air
is claimed TO be purer than by the old
method. and can be supplied In the
liquid as well as the gaseous .orm-
One gallon Of liquid air equals approx
imately l2S cubic feet Of oxygen gas.
which retails at six cents per cubic
foot. The new price is one cent
LIQUID air has been successfully used
in coal mines as an explosive, being
quite safe where FIRE damp and other
explosive gases exist Liquid oxygen
is also used for welding steel pipes.
boiler shells, and plates for shipbuild-
ing instead Of riveting.
That oxygen and nitrogen can be
separated from liquid air and sold re-
tail at s1.20 per gallon shows great
comercial possibilities. The use OF
nitrogen for agricultural purposes
opens yet another field. The maturing
Of liquors viii be helped by liquid air.
as also the preservation and purifica-
ton OF milk AS a motive power its
use Is considered TO be quite pracuc-
able for small powers. The British
government is already carrying out a
number Of experiments with a view to
the utilization Of liquid air for yari-
Gus purposes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
GOLD DREDGING IN kLcNDlks.

According 10 Consul Ravndal, the
rich. early discovered creeks in the
Klondike have by crude and waste
ful methods been worked over. They
now are being subjected to more sclen.
tific treatment under the new system.
Il has proved eminently successful
in the Klondike in spite OF such draw
backs as difficulties Of transportation.
high cost OF installation and cnera.
ton. frozen gravel and short seasons.
Gold dredging In the north has
passed the experimental stage and be-
come an established and promising in.
dustry. Extensive areas OF low-grado
ground which have been lying idle be-
cause under the former manner OF
mining the cost Of extraction would
equal. II not exceed. the returns. are
being made productive through the
use Of dredges handling 1900 or more
cubic yards Of dirt every "a hours.
Aside from the Klondike output this
year, It is said that Alaska viii prob
ably furnish some $4,000. 900 OF yold
as against s14,500, 900 for 1905. 50 600
900 for 1904 and s6.35o,OO0 for 1909
It is pointed out that seasons Of excep-
tional prosperity have followed each
Of the great gold finds of recent times
those Of Australia, of California. of
South Africa and OF the Klondike.
So far most Of the capital invested
In dredging operations in the Klondike
is owned by citizens Of the United
States and most Of the gold cleaned up
Is sold in Seattle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
THEFT OF A COURTHOUSE.
Wyoming Citizens Move Building and
Records.

Pierre, S. D.--Attorney General Clel-
and has received an order TO bring
suit against so citizens of Selby, s.
d., for $4,000 damages for stealing a
courthouse at Bangor, S. ID.
Bangor was declared the county
seat OF Walworth county Two years
ago by public election. The citizens
of Selby refused TO recognize the cleo
ton as binding as the Milwaukee &
St Paul Railroad company had pushed
Though SeIby in the meantime and
left Bangor an inland town.
Nearly everyone in Bangor moved
to Selby and about all there was left
In the old town was the courthouse,
one store. the residence OF the store
keeper and the county officials.
Another election came around and
the citizens OF Selby agreed to allow
the matter to go TO a vote for the sec
ond time. This time Bangor won. It
was charged that liquor was used to
influence votes and another struggle
followed in the courts. One night
when Judge Gaffey. of Mitchell, s. d.,
was out of the city the Selby citizens
marched to Bangor. tore down the
small courthouse and took building
and records to their town. The build
ing was reerected in Selby and has
been used there for two years. The
suit is brought at the instigation Of
the county commissioners Of Wal
worth county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
OF PROMISING NEW FRUITS
A. Tailor, PomoIosist Charge Of Field
vesfigations, Bureau Of Plant Industry.

| in this field is the Croker" which
appears % have originated in q small
orchard planted By geld miners on the
American river. near LOOMS. Cal.
about 1850 10 1860.
Its form Is oblong. obovate. pyriform.
somewhat angular; size medium to
larger surface rather smooth; color
rich yellow. somewhat netted and
overspread with russell: dots minute.
russet: stem medium 10 long. rather
slender, inserted obliqueiy. with little
or no depression: basin Of medium
size. regular, deep. abrupt. russeted.
and furrowed: calyx segments rather
small. converging; eye small. closed;
skin rather thick but suite tender:
flesh yellowish. buttery. juicy. with
some woody granules near core; core
Of medium size, oval. slightly open.
meeting the eye; seeds short. plump.
round, rather numerous: favor mild
subacid to sweet and very rich: quail
ity very good.
The tree is reported to be a vigor-
Gus grower. thus far free from blight.
and regularly productive The fruit
Is somewhat subject TO scab in the To-
cality OF its origin. and therefore needs
to be sprayed to protect against this
disease. Season. January TO March in
Placer county. California.
The Golden Plum.-Of the hybrid
plums originated by Luther Burbank
that have been introduced for a suf-
ficient time to render a forecast Of
their climatic requirements possible.
this variety appears adapted TO the
widest geographical range. The orig
lnal tree was grown in 1887 TO 1888.
by Mr.. Burbank, from a seed Of Fob
inson (Prunus angustifolial. which
was the result OF cross with pollen
Of Abundance fsyn0nyms Botan, Yel-
low-feshed Botan. Sweet Botan or
Burbank, but not OF others). one OF
the best known and most widely grown
OF the japanese plums in America. II
was named Golden" by Mr.. Burbank
in 1892. and brief description OF the
variety. based on specimens submitted
by him, was publisher in the report
Of tne pomologist OF the department Of
agriculture for that year. Its form is
globular to globular oblate; size medi-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
COTTON EXPORTS 100000. 900.
Exceeded Combined Value Of Grains
and Provisions by $4,000, 600 in 1905.

Washington.-"Cot is king" in
the export record of the United States
for the fiscal year just ended. 1t is
the best money getter the country
has.
The total value Of raw cotton ex-
ported for the first time crossed the
100000. 900 line and exceeded by far
the value of any other article of mer-
chandise sent out of the country. The
exports of breadstuffs of all kinds ag-
gregated but s1S6.OOO. 900 those of
provisions but s211000. 900. and of iron
and steel manufactures but s161, ,OOO,-
900.
The value of cotton exported has
during the last FIVE years Increased
rapidly. It was not until 1901 that it
crossed the $30O.0O0.00O line, and IN
FIVE years has grown to more than
100000. 900, an increase Of 80 per
cent. This growth is due in part also
to the advance in price, since the
quantity exported in 1906 was about
700,000,0 900 pounds less than in 1905.
while the value was s21 1000. 900 more
than in 1905.
The expectation Of manufactured
cotton was also larger in 1906 than
In any earlier year, aggregating prac-
tically $4,000. 900. against $50. 1000, 900
in 1905 and s22.5OO.OO0 in 1904. The
growth in exports Of manufactured
cotton has been as striking as that
OF the raw material
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04

continue to test such new sorts as
give promise of meeting their special
needs. The present article of this
series calls attention to some Of the
more recently introduced varieties
that appear to possess distinct merit
for testing In different fruit districts.
The Carson Apple.-Theoriginal tree
of this variety was obtained about 1885
by a relative of Mr.. Nathan Moore. OF
Toledo, o.. from small apple Seeding
nursery in Wood county Ohio, owned
by family named Carson. When II
came into bearing, about 1850, 1t was
so attractive in appearance and OF
such excellent quality that Mr.. Moore
began its propagation and dissemina-
tion in northern Ohio about 1855 under
the name Carson" which II has ever
since borne. Its excellent record for
productlveness. beauty. and quality in
northern Ohio for a half century rem
ders It worthy Of experimental plant
ing throughout the Lake region and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
Froo's skin on sov.

Sioux City, Ia.-Frogs skin has
been grated on the stump of the am
putated leg of Lawrence Bourrett. a
lad OF IL years. The wound has been
stubborn. and already three Of the
boys aunts have sacrificed goodly
patches OF cuticle in the hope Of aid
ing their nephew to recovery. but to
no avail The use Of the frogs skin is
an experiment the success Of which is
still uncertain. Medical men in the
city are watching the outcome with
great interest. Strips Of the skin have
been migrated over a surface Of four
square inches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-04

Racine, Wia.-Mrs. W. W. Dingee. a
well-known society woman Of Main
street, has received an old clock made
by Gowan Brown, of Boston. and for
a long time owned by her great-grand-
father. Capt. John Parker. Of Lexing-
ton battle fame. The clock. made
prior to 1870, has kept correct time at
the Parker house for more than 135
years. and thus can be said to be old
er than our government. Mrs. Dingee
is enthusiastic over the historical
relic. It has been placed in running
order and may run to see several more
generations