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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-19

CIR. Isaac Peters. Of Salem Joseph
& Bro the big mcrcnarl|se dealer Of
Submission. w. va. vr lie the city this
afternoon ON business.
AIRS. j. + PAUL and srnpa lauelter.
Miss Retha smoot saa t4f been the
Guests oE the forme lra
W Smith 5et
Gamden=onGanleg
Harntd Lamb and lmhle
who spent NE
the home of Mr 4. 4. Fletcher, on
Maple avenue. left tnda heir
home IN Harrison eoul
Messrs. NJ. and D. M Carter, who.
had been in the city For two days. left.
this morning for their tumes at
|Marshville Harrison coanty.
Mr.. John Hamilton has beer indis-
posed for several days.
Miss Laura Hill LETT on Monday Tor
Wheeling where she VIII enter st. De-
|chantaI Seminary for the Rinf
Mrs. Mary Hamilton. who hal been.
the guest of relatives here, left this
morning for her home in Plttshurg.
Mr.. Henry Robb. Of wheeling. was
here yesterday the guest Of bis broth
er, Alec Robb.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-19

poodle of Grace Bryan, daughter Of
the Nebraska commoner, for the poo
die has been denied the right to mat
rfculate at Hollis Institute. where his
mistress has been cnt red as a stu
dent for the present term.
All of Miss Bryan's pleadlngs in be-
half of her pet have come to naught,
and the authorities at the <, hool have
cational standpoint. than tic French
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gotiations, fearing, perhaps, that the
yelps of the pup will not have the cor
rect Partisan accent and prove a cor
rupting influence upon he French pu-
pills.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-19

Two More Victims o. Drug Habit.
ELKINs, w. Va. Sept, 19-charles
ICrckengast and Charles Stevens were
victims of the drug habit. dying with
in ~ hours of each other Tire for
mer was found dead early yesterday
morning by his employer in a barn.
Stevens died in an alley from the eff
fects of an over dose Of morphine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-19

1.-THE Warning Bell is said to be
the best attraction that Gordon &
Bennett have ever offered to the pub
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-19
MSS sRYAN.s POODLE
HARREp FROM SCHOOL
Stay Out,

Pieadtnss o Nebrnskan's Daughter
I'M Vain and the Dog Must
R04NDKR va Sept 19-The am
abte amh oRned by Mary and cele,
gted torthesnowy Wilderness of its
assea cred far better. from an edu.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Search for $4,000 900

surely be in the land of Nod. Again
one OF them pretended to have an err
rand In the other room, glanced fur
lively at Alec, and was met by his
wide open eye. The intended victim
was lying with his face half buried in
the pillow, SO that only one eye was
visible. but that one remained open
every time his friends came to see how
he was getting along. They did not
speak to him for fear of rousing him in
case he should be just on the point Of
dropping eff. They kept this up for
four hours then just as they thought
their patience was going to be rewarded
Alec came out. stretched his arms, and
said what nice sleep he had had. He
thanked his kind friends very much for
treating him SO well, and now he
thought he would go home.
But Alec had glass eye, and it is
the nature of glass eyes to remain open
while the owner sleeps. 1t is doubtful
IL this phase of their usefulness has
ever been exploited, but IL any of the
venders of. glass eyes want to incorpo-
rate 1t in their advertising they may
have for nothing the story of how
Alec's artificial eye saved him from be-
ing robbed.
His friends wish they had known.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
How RhodeSia Is
Developing

- HOSE who keep an eye on
Rhodesian affairs are no doubt
aware that great development $
are at present going on in the
northern territory. Following on Inn
portant discoveries of mineral ore the
Cape TO Cairo Railway has be N
pushed forward with the greatest
energy. The river Kafue. one Of the
great feeders OF the Zambesi, has been
spanned by bridge 400 feet long.
and the railroad Is now at Broken Hill,
l30 miles farther north.
"A gentleman who mas Just return I'd
from q visit to the scene OF operations
says that the country is on the whole
very healthy, though there is some
fever which must always be look ed
for in virgin soil The plateau north
of the Kafue, which the railway has
entered. is 1000 feet above sea lie ell,
and the air is bracing. Ice an inch
thick may be seen on the pools in tho
could grow anything. the cattle a e
sleek and healthy. and there is an
abundance of native labor. Some day
the agricultural resources of this tr-
ritory will be develop d y The wnita
man with great benefit to South Africa.
Broken III II Is the es mt railway
terminus. The mining field consists OF
a number OF kopjes, which have only
to be quarrfed for the zinc and lead
ore which they contain. OF this ore.
according to the engineers, there is at
least 10000 tons in sight. and pro cd
going down tn the water level OF tairty
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

by giving subsidies equal to not more
than one-half the cost of drilling the
wells, and the work is undertaken by
contractors who have their. own drill
ing machinery and employ most of the
men previously trained by the Govern
ment for operating the machines. The
equipment used for drilling is mostly
the jumper drill type. Several of these
are of American manufacture.
Cape Town concern is now manu-
featuring drilling machine which is
proving a dangerous competitor. The
total cost is s2263, including boiler and
engine, or 1888 without power plant.
It is constructed entirely of metal
thereby resisting the weather. 1t is
thought that the American machines,
having considerable wood In their con-
struction, do not withstand the weather
as we'll as the all-metal ones. and our
manufacturers might give this atten-
ton. The average depth to which it is
usually necessary to drill Is about 900
feet, at an average cost of $3.50 per
foot. The statement Is made that the
new Cape Town machine, has drilled as
much as 126 feet in sixty-four hours,
all rock drilling. It is designed to drill
six-inch hole to deptk OF 500 feet
with q steam power percussion drill
The owners of large farm properties
find American-made drilling machines,
and also windmills, preferable to those
Of British manufacture, because the
parts are standardized. making it easy
to replace parts, and that the claim Of
the British manufacturer that his ma
chimes were supported in higher prices
by greater lasting powers was not a
good contention. The American ma
chimes lasted quite long enough. and
better results could be obtained by re-
placing them every FIVE or six years
with newer types. their lower cost
permitting this to be dons-
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too we'll The bow was fas. aground,
but the passengers, huddIing on the
after-deck with the flames coming
nearer every minute, were still sepa-
rated from land and safety BY the
length of the ship. Above were the
raging flames, beneath the angry surf,
in which no boat could live Only the
strongest swimmers could breast the
waves and reach the shore in safety.
Men threw away their money belts
and their bags full of nuggets. It was
a case of choosing between their lives
and their gold, and. unlike the captain,
they chose their lives. IL makes q diff
ference when it is your own life. OF
all those three hundred only one hun
dred came out alive. There were a few
women on board. but of them only one
succeeded in swimming ashore.
There was only one boat put out be-
fore the ship entered the breakers. One
of the men in it was a Jew who had
$4,000 worth of gold dust with him.
He had obtained the consent OF the
other passengers to burden the boat
with the weight of gold on condition
that he share his treasure with them in
case they were saved. The boat was
destroyed IN the breakers and the gold
sank. The passengers escaped with
their lives, but the gold dust Will never
be recovered.
The captain was severely censured.
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seemed That rneTr waiting and their
efforts were about TO be rewarded. but
they had reckoned without the Mexi-
can surf. which now began to show
its waywardness. For one day only
was II possible to work. On the next
day the surf rose angrily, and though
the Louise D fingered near the spot
FOR month. hoping for the three or
four quiet days which Mr.. Johnston
felt were all that were necessary to
comrlete bis task. those quiet days did
net coma. Realizing that the surf sea
500 was on and that It was OF no
rEe 20 wait any longer. he left without
aecornplishing his rurpose but more
{han ever convinced that It could be
e1iniIsd
Mn Johnston had no idea OF giving
nD his plan he succeeded in interest
ing several business men IN the East.
Gnd between them they have subscribed
$4,000 TO charter and fit out the Arago-
8he Is q two-masted schooner register
Ing 800 tons and has been equipped
with hydraulic machinery OF four times
ne power OF that carried by the expe-
ditfon OF 1903. She has. OF course. a
eompiete divers outfit.
Two OF the old hands OF the LOUISE
D, Andrew Hansen and Peter Konlke.
have shipped in the Arago. There
are twelve men IN all
y
mand OF Captain Erratt. Mr.. Johnston
followed by steamer and viii meet her
at Manzanillo. His plan OF work will
be different from that followed on his
previous expedition. Then he worked
from the ship; now he will work from
shore The AragO carries with her
materials for a scow. which Will be
built by the men during the voyage.
and which viii be utilized for carrying
all apparatus. provisions and building
materials through the surf TO the
beach. The ship will then be sent TO
Manzanillo. and the crew viii build for
themselves a shack on the beach.
where they viii live and from which
they viii carry on their work
1t is only during the months OF De-
cember and January that the surf Is
quiet enough to allow the work to be
carried on. This is also the best time
to escape the fever, which IN that To-
cality claims many victims. Mr.. John
ston says that his task must be done
before February 10 o. IL IS to be done ae
all. He thinks there IS every reason
to hope for a complete success
The wreck OF the Golden Gate can
still be seen above the water under
certain conditions OF the ocean cur
rents which carry the volatile sand
under her. buoying her I'D. At other
times the sand is swept away and she
disappears from view. She has been
seen several times within the last
three or four months by ships bound
for San Francisco. They report that
her walking-beam IS stin visible above
the water.
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feet. The mines are now being worked,
and the first trial shipment Of zinc was
dispatched froU Beira to Swansea,
Wales. the other day. The zinc ore Is
quarried out of the kopjes and caicined
on the spot The orc gives so or 60
per cent of zinc, and the cest of mining
and sending the ore to Wales, fnclud
ing all charges, should be about $19-47
a ton, and assuming the cost of treat
ment at Swansea TO be "a cents a unit,
that would make s14.60 a ton to red ucs
Il 10 spelter. so that to pr duce crude
zinc should cost s34 ton of ore. With
80 per cent of metal that would make
SOS a ton of zinc, whiIs the pres Mt
market price OF spelter is between $31
and 1885,
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and he had mastered tneguug61Y Uwsxy
phase OF It. More than once he had
succeeded where others had failed and
where he had at drst even been laughed
at for making the attempt. Through
his brothers story he had familiarized
himself with all the circumstances sur
rounding the wreck OF the Golden Gate.
recovering the treasure could be ac-
complished. and he felt equally con-
vinced that he was the man to do II.
Mrs. Johnston did not look with
favor upon her husbands scheme, and
while she lived he made no move in
the matter. After her death he felt
that there was no longer anything
home in Lewis and in 1908 came to San
Francisco. where he chartered the
schooner Louise d and started for Man
zanillo. His partner in business VIII
liam H Virden. was financially inter
ested in the expedition. and the two
put into the venture $4,000.
1t was necessary to get a permit
from the Mexican Government. and the
slowness OF that Government became
the rock upon which the scheme
stranded. The Americans waited and
waited, but no permit came. At last
it arrived, and work could begin
The sand in which the wreck is sunk
is what is called lively sand" light
and easy to pump. With the pump a
the diver to go down and explore the
part of the wreck where the sand is
removed. The men shouted till their
hurrahs swept the deserted beach and
almost woke UP sleepy ManzanilIo
when the pump brought up first
small silver cream pitcher, then a lady's
ring quite intact. then some coins. 1t
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

pONhSNS NCIS ASdfy Will
earnings Of lne trip. 1t was not
strange therefore TO the sophisticated
mind that he instantly found three
bosom friends whose devotionl to him
was so great that they would not leave
him for a moment.
But Alec was not sophisticated, and
he only thought, as so many Of his ilk
have thought before him, what good
old world this is, and what a lot of
warm hearted people. He felt touched
when his new friends invited him into
a saloon and treated him TO all the
liquor he wanted. They kept on urging
him to drink. while they were telling
him how much they thought of him.
They did not find it necessary to give
him what is technically known as
Knockout drops, because he was al
ready knocked out pretty well in the
natural course OF imbibing very freely
of water front whisky. At last he re-
tired to the back room of the saloon
to sleep of the effects. and his friends
bided their time.
Pretty soon one OF them went In to
reconnoiter, but came back, saying that
Alec was still wide awake. This sur.
prised them, for they had given him
enough to put three men to sleep. They
waited until IN ~ ,u~Il, he m isi
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

but because nowadays we are always
crying for new things. As yet, now
ever. the cross stitch workers seem to
be perfectly satisfied with the old pat
tern. Their aim is not to make a de-
parture into new designs, but to find
some particularly quaint old ones to
copy--something which none Of their
acquaintances has come acrosA
Colored embroidery on white linen IS
much used for pin cushions The de-
signs that are in fashion at the mo-
ment are scattered and rather slight
and dainty The most attractive work
and also the most difficult. Is that which
includes open-work embroidery in white
thread and the colored embroidery in
the same design. For instance. q pin
cushion was noticed decorated with
corner designs. including scattered
blossoms and butterflies. The butter
flies were Of open-work embroidery
done IN white. supplemented around the
wings with embroidery in vari-coiored
linen thread The tiny blossoms were
in different colored linen threads
A mingling OF applique work with
fancy stitching Is seen on the new
fancy work which Is to be used on USE
ful articles for bedrooms and dining
rooms. For instance. q laundry bag
rssade OF cotton etamine and lined with
yellow sateen had a decoration around
the bottom Of chintz applique IN yellow
and green. The design was OF tail yell
low poppies with green leaves. and the
applique was so put on that the How
ers stood up all around the bottom OF
tho bag. The foliage. OF course. was
around the bottom edge OF the bag.
while the fowers came half way to the
tcp.
knitting Afghan shaWl1. ETC.. OF
zephyr and Germantown wool on two
needles Is also a highly popular in
dustrr among the rnir SEN
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Beached Ship to Save Treasure

While the fire crept toward the stern
OF the vessel, where the frightened
passengers had gathered to be out OF
reach of the menacing flames, while the
smoke enveloped all IN black clouds ana
the ominous crackle of the fire grew
louder and near every minute, Captain
Hudson. unheeding the clamor OF the
passengers, drove his vessel through
the surf and grounded II on the beach.
Even then all lives might have been
saved II the maneuver had been prop
erly executed. The fire was in the for
ward end. and, In order to effect a land
ing Of the people on board, the shore
should have been approached IN slant
ing way, which would have made IL
possible to- swing the stern around to
the beach, Instead of that the captain
seems to have lost his wits and sent the
N~sai IN nsad un. Hs succeadad anlg
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Hunting Water i'm
South Africa

~ RILLING for water in Cape Colony
/ for stock breeding and purposes
of irrigation was first undertaken
by the Government for the farmers
at minimum cost. The Government
owned the drilling machinery and
trained men for operating It. Now the
Gosern--c7t ENCOURAGES well.drIllinr
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

Nadia, a tiny schooner which had been
fitted out with a steam engine and
equipped with hydraulic machiner, for
the lifting of the treasure. The vessel
was under command of Captain Fowler,
with Captain Smiley as wrecking ex-
pert.
The Golden Gate is stranded on a
sand beach separating a lagoon from
the mainland. The beach is a quarter
of a mile wide and extends for a dis
succeeded in approaching near to the
wreck and lifting about 100000 worth
of the treasure. This was pretty
sum, and the promoters of the expedi-
tion would have been glad If they
could have kept it for their own, but
the Wells-Fargo Company. which had
shipped the treasure and had been
obliged to make good to the owners,
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
By Hanna Astrup Larsen


in all latitudes has been eager
persistent and keen, but it is sell
dom that one starts out with such
definite information and glowing hope
Of success as does c. w. Johnston Of
Lewes. Del. who expects TO find his
gold mine in the sunken hold Of a yes
sci which sailed from san Francisco
forty-four years ago.
Johnston. who is sending out the
Arago on the search. has all the per-
sistent determination of a true argo-
naut. but he is also shrewd and sue
cessful business man, with nothing of
the visionary about him. The treasure
is the gold supposed to be still in the
hold Of the steamer Golden Gate. which
IS sunk near the Mexican coast and is
still visible. although nearly half q CEN
tury has passed over its head.
The Golden Gate was a big side
wheel steamer, one OF the finest OF the
Pacific Mail boats-indeed. one Of the
finest steamers on the coast. II was in
1862, when gold from California was
still sent TO the East by way OF Pan
anna, that she made her last ill-fated
voyage. Ships al that time were fitted
out with a strong room in the hold for
the shipment of specie, and the Golden
Gate carried in her strong room gold
and silver to the value of $1,50O,000.
This was all In coin and most of it in
gold. In addition the purser had in
his safe $65,00e in gold which had been
Entrusted TO him by the passengers, be-
sides a number of jewels. The exact
value OF the latter is. of course, not
known, but II is safe to suppose that
A shiplOad OF passengers coming from
the Golden West IN those days would
carry trinkets OF no mean value. The
bsrkeeper had about $4,000 in his safe,
but as this was in another part of the
vessel Mr.. Johnston does not feel so
sure Of recovering It. Almost all the
passengers carried nuggets or gold
dust, besides being well provided with
money, ahd 1t is possible that some Of
these private treasures are still in the
ship and may be recoverable.
The Golden Gate left San Francisco
with 500 souls on board, and all went
well until she was seventeen miles
from the harbor Of Manzaniillo, on the
coast Of Mexico. There the cry The
ships on fre"' put q sudden ending to
the happy voyage over summer seas.
II was just at dinner time, and the
gong had sounded, but no dinner was
eaten on board the Golden Gate that
day. There was rush for money and
vaiuables. Then the passengers clam
0red for the boats TO be lowered. The
ships officers knew that this was the
way to safety. for the sea was smooth
and the shore was not far distant. The
captain, however. would not yield to
the general demand. He had his mind
on the treasure in the hold, and he
thought he had devised way to save
both passengers and treasure.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
The Johnston Expedition

Charles Johnston had heard again
and again the story OF his brothers
romantic expedition, with all Its fasci-
mating details. He had seen and han
died the coins lifted from the stranded
vessel, and they had helped to give
reality to his visions of the treasure
ship. His mind dwelt on the riches
in the unexplored parts of the sunken
hulk. riches which now under the law
which outlaws property lost at sea
after the lapse OF seven years could
be had for the going after them. His
own business as a marine contractor
made him familiar with the details of
the task awaiting him. Raising wrecks,
dredging, removing distractions from
rivers and harbors was his daily work
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

claimed the recovered gold for its own.
A lawsuit was begun and in the end
the men of the Naiad got rather less
than the so per cent salvage which
was theirs by law. though the ex-
treme difficulty of the feat they had
accomplished should rather have enti-
tied them to the higher rate of 10
per cent often given in such cases.
Several later expeditions have been
sent out for the purpose Of recovering
what is left in the hold OF the Golden
Gate but none have met with even
the partial success Of the first.
Among the men who backed the
Naiads exploit was d. a. Johnston, who
pulled out SS5,000 for his share. Mr..
Johnston is now living in the East
and is a brother of Charles ". john
ston. who has fitted out the Arago.
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lac had meant to do his duty in saving
the itreasure intrusted TO him, but in err
der to do SO he had risked in an unwar-
ranted manner the lives which were
also intrusted to him, and he lost both
treasure and human lives to the number
of two hundred
The wreck was one of the saddest in
the early history of the coast 1t
brought grief and desolation into many
California homes, and for a time di-
yided general interest even in the East
with the battles OF the civil war;
Search for $3,000,0oo
1t was not within reason that gold
and silver to the amount of something
like $3,000,o00, sunk in shallow water,
should be left undisturbed very long.
The first expedition in search of it left
San Francisco the following year in the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Old=Tir11e Needle
Work Again

~ LD-FASHIONED needleWOrlz has
taken complete possession Of
the most modern Of up-to-dats
work baskets. and every week
or two one secs some one Of the kinds
of handwork that were In fashion many
years ago being revived Cross stitch
is growing in popularity and very
beautiful floral pieces are now being
made for cushions. table covers, etc.
The designs are quite those that were
used when the work was popular many
years ago. and the colors used are the
dull, deep pinks, aark garnets and
shaded greens which go so well with
the stiff bouquets and garlands OF the
patterns. One wonders that some one
docs not invent an entirely new kind Of
designing for this work. not because
the cid patterns are not satisfactory.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
How a Glass Eye
Saved johnson

Lee JOHNSON had justreturned
from the Alaska fisheries, and
his pockets were heavy with
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

r. HOSE who keep an eye on
Rhodesian affairs are no doubt
aware that great developments $