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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-02-24
YERINGTON NEEDS

An automobile line from the
town to Wabuska; or an electric
road, which would be better still,
A graded, turnpiked and ma
cadamized street through the town,
An electric light and water and
sewer system,
A bakery,
A laundry.
A first class hotel with so to 100
rooms,
A fire company and a good
sized chemical engine.
A night Waterman,
A dozen more cottages which
could be rented for from IS to SI2
per month unfinished,
An organization to run the
knockers out the district,
A cheese factory,
A beet sugar factory,
A starch factory,
A agricultural machinery depot
and warehouse, in connection with
which there should be conducted
a general hardware business, with
a stock of everything for the
farmer in the way of wagons, reap
ers, mowers, plows, buggies, etc,
and hardware Of every description
for the farmer and miner both.
Such an institution would be one
of the best-paying concerns in the
State in very short time.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-02-24
SHER/FF'S SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued out of the
Second Judicial District of the State OF Nevada
in and for the County of Washoe, and to me
directed and delivered, for Judgment rendered
in said Court on the 22d day of January, A. D.
1906, in favor of Frank J. Nichols and against F.
J. Rogers, for the sum of $5oS4o-Ioo, with the
sum Of $4225 cost of suit and interest at the rate
of per cent per annum on 56S4o-Ioo did on
the goth day of January, A. D. 1906, seize and
levy upon the following described property, to
wit:
All those certain pieces or parcels of land, sit
uate in Smith Valley, Lyon County, State OF
Nevada, described as follows, to wit About
seventeen acres of land in the northwest one
quarter of southeast one-quarter Section 2, town.
ship north range 20 east also northwest one
quarter of northwest onequarter OF Section ~
township north, range 23 east, and the south
west one-quarter of southwest one-quarter of
Section l. township 10 north, range 73 east, with
house thereon with threeye lease to and in
possession of Arnold Gander
Notice is hereby given, that on the 26th day OF
February, A. d. 1906, at the hour of 2oclock OF
said day in front of the Court House in the town
of Dayton, Lyon County, State of Nevada will
sell all the right, title and interest Of said F. j.
Rogers in and to the above described property
at public auction, for cash in hand, to the high
est and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and
all costs.
d. p. RANDALL,
Sheriff OF Lyon County Nevada
Dayton, Nevada, January 20, 1906
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-02-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The hard times party in the Owl
Hall Thursday night was well at
tended and proved an enjoyable at
fair throughout. An excellent sup
per was served at the New Home
Hotel.
The footrace last Sunday be-
tween Solly Segal and the Italian
sprinter was won by the former in
a walk. 1t is said that Segal cover
ed the I25 yards in Is seconds. 1t is
also said that about $500 changed
hands on the result of the race.
Geo. d. James, civil and mining
engineer, of Reno, was an arrival in
camp yesterday and will spend a
few days looking over the mining
situation. He may possibly open an
Office in Yerington and locate here
permanently. Mr.. James is also a
U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor.
r. w. Landrum came down
lIOIIl NOChldlu uSSudy anu GOll-
tinued on to his home in Los An
geles to spend a few weeks with his
family. He reports the Nevada
Rockland property looking well,
with several bodies of good ore in
sight, the result of development
work last Winter. In the Spring
there will be renewed activity in the
little camp.
In the neighborhood of one humid
red copper claims have been located
on the foothills west of the valley
this week. The claims ere all in the
neig hborhood of the Bluestone,
Douglas and Ludwig, and some of
them may prove valuable. Consid-
cradle stalking has been done and
are being made by
some of the holders to do work on
the claims.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-02-24
AN OUTSIDERS VIEW.

1t probably is not necessary
to call the readers atten-
ton to the article on the first
page of this issue, relative to
our district as a mining section,
from the pen of the versatile min
ing writer and geologist, Fitz-
Mac" There is little in the arti-
Gle that has not been related, from
time to time, in the columns of
this paper. But this statement
comes from one who is eminently
qualified to speak of what he has
seen in this district. Fitz-Mac
spent several days in this district
and visited all of the more prOmi-
nent mines and prospects. He
makes no detailed report of the
properties, as it would have taken
many weeks for him to do this
and would have cost somebody
considerable money. Fitz-Mac has
visited nearly every mining camp
in the State of Nevada during the
past twelve months. He has writ
ten about what might be expected
in the other camps, such as Search
light, Bullfrog, Goldfield, Manhat-
tan, Ely and others, and invariably
his predictions have come true.
While he has pictured a very
rosy future for Yerington and vi
cinity, there have no untruths
found their way into his articles.
In conversation with Fitz-Mac he
declared himself perfectly aston
tonished at what he saw in this
section-astonished that such bod
les of wealth were lying about in
the open and creating no excite
ment to speak of in the mining
world. He predicts great future
for the entire section-the State
in general-and says that the peo
pie of Colorado and Utah will be
here in. great numbers in the
Spring. To get them to come here
will be matter for our people to
consider. The outsiders must be
told about our Countrywide facts
must be placed before them in a
convincing way, and nothing but
plain facts are necessary. The
time is now at hand for our peo-
pie to use little printers ink and
publish to the outside world the
great opportunities awaiting the
men of energy, capital and pro-
gressiveness, who are always on
the alert to make money, that
await them in the Mason Valley
district
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
A Question of Aggregates.

How can I estimate the amount Of ma
terial required for a cement wall, using
one part cement, two parts common sand,
containing some fine gravel and four parts
common stone or ''nigger heads the
latter from two to five or six inches in
diameter? Is this a good proportion or
not? It Is for roothouse wall.
Robbinsdale, MINI. w. e. G..
Answer-The proportions are all right
and will make a very strong wall. The
sand should be screened, however. if
you wish to have your mortar in a
plastic condition for the trowel, but if
you wish to use the mortar in an over
mix the unscreened sand and cement to-
gether, but do not attempt to add the
stone to the mortar for complete ag-
gregate. Proceed thus: With the forms
in place, and the mortar prepared in
the proportions Of l to 2, and very
plastic, place about three inches of
this in the form! Have the stones wet
into this, filing voids with smaller
| sized stone, and the mortar will fill the
voids between these. If you care for
| the appearance of the faces Of the wall,
select the larger stones for~these and
! imbed them with best face toward the
forms, using the smaller stones in the
center and in large yoids in the face of
| the thickness of the wall occasionally
| with short pieces of strapiron, free
from rust. and thoroly imbedded in the
mortar, the ends to be at least one inch
in from face of wall, to cut off all
| chance of oxidation. If you wish this
| wall to be frost and damp -proof-and it
seems to me it should be for the pur
pose intended-then insert a piece Of
2-inch plank in the = center of the
/ wall, drawing it up as the courses are
brought up, which may be easily done
if made with a slight "draw,'' say
one quarter inch, tapering from the up
per to the lower edge. To keep 1t in a
vertical position, while filing, take
! short pieces, of 2x4 stuff and cut
i gains one inch in depth and the thick
ness of the stuff in the forms on the
faces of the wall, and Of the center
] plank Chisel out the gains and push
| these over the outside forms and the
/ center plank. the lower edge Of the
/ latter extending a little into the space
/ below. For the bonding irons, cut a
gain in the lower edge of center plank,
/ toreceive these, and this will also keep
j the plank from dropping into the void
i below.
] As to how far one sack Of cement
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
The tHair Crack -

My experience in blockmaking has led
to the discovery that the rock ICED
block Is more free from the defect called
''hair cracks which appear as fine lines
like hair net, covering the whole sur
face of some troweled cement work. And
yet it is desirable to have, at times, the
smooth asher face On the blocks. which
give an appearance of greater refinement
to this class of work when used in the
construction of small houses. What is
the cause Of this defect, and what is the
remedy. if any? r w. B.,
Lincoln. Neb.
Answer-The causes producing hair
cracks are three, viz; overrich, over
wet and overtroweled facing material.
Any one of these will cause hair Graz
ing; sometimes all are present, and the
In block making, of course, over
troweling does not occur, but if the
block maker makes the mistake of sup
posing that a neat, or nearly so, cement
face will give the best looking face to
his blocks he is sure to be greatly dis
appointed later, when curing has
1sashed ia f1p paI s stage naf3g ma ma
less than SO per cent or more Of sand,
pnd this should be clean, sharp, and
we'll screened. With good GENE t and
just the right quantity of water, no
hair cracks will appear. The cement
should be tested in neat pats and those
samples which show a tendency to
Grazing should be rejected for this kind
Of work. If the sand used be very
sharp, that is, if the individual grains
be angular and not globular in form,
the face of the block will be vastly
improved in appearance by going over
it with wire brush after the initial
set has taken place, using water in
connection with the brush to remove
tht "skin cover' of neat cement, ex-
posing the clear sand, which will be
firmly held in place by the binder of
cement around and behind the grains
thus exposed. The time which must
elapse after the cast has been made be-
fore the brushing may begin must be
aseertained BY experience, as the time
will vary with different brands of ce
lnent. But, supposing the surface tt
be finished is monolithic and the
trowel must be brought into use, thu
workman will find that this tool, 81
useful to the plasterer, must be uset
sparingly when applying this materiaI
Any attempt to even the surface will
an iron trowel will result in forcing tn
heavier particles Of sand into the mass
this will displace the cement and water
bringing them to the surface, an
evaporation will result in Grazing. Ever
the surface with a wooden float 0
straight edge and do not touch it agai1
until the set begins, then finish as de
sired.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Early Ho1lyhocks Easld Phlox.

There has recently been offered by
the seedsmen q strain Of ever blooming
hollyhocks. which blossom 2!II |. the first year
tunity for most interesting experience
for the amateur flower lover. Start the
seeds indoors early in March or even
earlier if possible, keep the seedlings
growing vigorously until they can be
planted out-of-doors with the expecta-
tion that the weather will be warm
enough for them to- continue their
growth. 3,
The beautiful phlox drummondi has
also been improved of late as regards
the size of its flowers and is one Of the
most satisfactory summer Towering an
nuals. It may be started indoors to
advantage very early and will begin
blossoming in early summer and con-
tinue. thru the season. The large-fow-
ering dwarf varieties will probably be
found the most satisfactory. A new
star variety called the Star of Qued-
linburg is Noteworthy of trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Sidewalk Construction.

What should be the thickness Of the
concrete and mortar top IN order to have
a serviceable walk which will not crack
and become disreputable looking in time?
Independence, Iowa. s.. H. 3.
Answer-The thickness will vary
with the width Of the walk and the
service to which it is put, driveways
heavier mortar top than would the
same width to be used for a sidewalk
only. The nature of the ground will
govern the depth Of the excavation. In
clay soil fifteen inches is the least that
, should be removed; in sandy soil six
inches will do. In the clay soil not less
than ten inches of broken stone should
be put in the trench and well pounded
down as the layers are put in place,
and from the lowest point of this foun-
dation bed a drain tile should lead to
a lower point, otherwise freezing of
the water in the porous foundation will
soon ruin the walk. The thickness Of
which should never be less than one
inch, should be as follows:
Walk 2 feet wide, 314 inches thick.
Walk feet wide. inches thick.
Walk 4 feet wide, AZ inches thick.
Walk 5 feet wide, Az inches thick.
Walk feet wide, 5 inches thick.
Walk feet wide, 6 inches thick.
In laying the walk it must be divided
into blocks and the size of these will
be governed by the width of the walk,
the blocks being as nearly square as
practicable. A steel divider is best for
this purpose, and should be one-1uarter
inch thick, which will allow for ex-
ransion and contraction without rup-
; turing the face. The exact location of
II csc joints in the bed must be marked
on the side forms and when the face is
put OH with a straight laid on the side
forms at the marks the trowel may cut
thru the surface coat directly into the
open joints: below: Doing this part Of
give you checks directly over the joint
below, even when, you are not more
than half an inch to one side in locat
ing the upper Joint.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
TOTAL RUNS HIGH
500 Shop Permits Swell Figures Of
Weeks Buildings.

Building developments Of the week
have been confined principally to North
east Minneapolis. The 500 line has
taken out four permits for improve
ments at Shoreham, which will reach
a total estimated cost Of $50, 225. These
improvements consist in additions tc
the shops and roundhouse. 80
Itemized they are as follows: One
story brick paint shop, Twenty ninth
and Central avenues, $4,000; one
story brick powerhouse, $22,225; one
story brick storehouse, $l8,150; one
story brick addition to roundhouse, SIG,
$50. These changes are all in charge
Of w. M. Kenyon, architect. =.
The Fay flats, at 1912 Lyndale av
enue come next, making further ad
dition to the cluster Of similar build
ings that stand in this neighborhood
They will cost $1,000. The Secont
Church of Christ Scientist has secured {
permit to finish the basement of tn.
church at Eleventh street and Second
avenue S. This will cost the societ,
Sc. 900. .a-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
FOR A MISSION ROOM
Bright Rich Color Needed In Wall
Hangings and Curtains,

The mission of arts and crafts room.
is essentially furnished in straight lines,
and there is little or no color in the
furniture, which is rather funeral, altho
quaint. saws the Interior Decorator. The
woodwork of the mission room is dark
in some cases almost black, and,
therefore, calls for brilliancy Of color
in the fabric of the hangings and cur
tains. To be harmonious, the colors
must be of a deep tone. This does not
mean that they must necessarily be
dull. but they must be of that scale
of color which best harmonizes with
black. The colors which contrast best
are red, deep green, oranges, cardinals,
crimsons, purples-any of these appear
to their best advantage when surround
ed by darker colors.
The room furnished in these deep
tones must be enlivened by some artl-
fetal cheerfulness, however, and the
best way to treat the windows is with
q diaphanous or open-mesh fabric that
will admit plenty Of light and that re-
fleets the golden color. Madras cur
tains are excellent for this purpose, and
when hung in the windows one gets a
gorgeous color display in the room.
White curtains. or curtains with pale
tones, should be avoided, for the fur
niture is SO prim that: color must be
| used literally to set it off properly and
| preyent the general influence OF the
room being depressing. -.
The open mesh Nottingham is being
made in deep greens, crimson, oranges,
and is not particularly expensive ar
ticle. Another fabric which is becom
inc very popular is the Shikii silk
which is colored in special mission tones
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
P. G.. HANSON WILL MOVE
Pioneer Second Avenue Grocer Joins
the Procession. -

The trend of business is suggested by
the removal of P. G.zHanson from the
store building he has occupied for
twenty mine years to location one
block above. Mr.. Hanson has been in
the grocery business at 1915 Second
avenue S for nearly three decades, but
has decided to move on up toward Sixth
street with the procession. He will oc.
cupy 44x100 feet of floor space at 5l4-e
Second avenue s, which he considers in
the heart of the new business devel
opment.
The changes in the neighborh5od in
which Mr.. Hanson has conducted his
grocery and meat business for so long
have been remarkable. Since he began
business there the big courthouse an6
city hall have been erected, the New
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
My plans for concrete houses rang

My plans for concrete houses rang
ing In size from five to nine rooms;
In cost from $1,000 to $4,000, are now
ready for your Inspection and approx
al, and Will be sent on request. State
number Of rooms wanted and maxi.
mum amount of money you wish to
Invest. Please don't seek to crafty
an Idle curiosity at my expense; 1t
will cost me something to send these
plans to you, but II 1t Is your pur-
pose to build, we can do business to
our mutual advantage. Lake dwell
ers Will be Interested In modiflca.
lions Of these plans and In the bum
gallo cottages.
Since the beginning of these artl-'
Giles, numerous inquirers have asked
| for Information bearing upon this
subject, and | have replied privately
| to d number Of these. So many re-
| main to be answered, however, that
! it Is deemed best to reply thru this
medium, that the information offered
| may have a wider circulation. If you
| are having difficulties, and they can
be cleared away thru this channel,
send In your questions. Address J.
r. Taggart, box 482, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Cracking or Scaling Walls.

In monolithic construction Of walls is
there not danger Of cracking or scaling
by uneven settlement or by shrinkage?
I notice that Sidewalks laid upon pre-
pared foundations often develop these
unsightly defects. -; e. A. L.
Mason City, Iowa.
Answer-Entire freedom from shrink
age and expansion is an ideal unknown
to the building trade, whatever the ma
terial used in construction. But it is
reduced to minimum in cement work
In very. long walls, with no openings
for windows and doors, concrete will
in contracting, open at the point Of
least. resistance, and in expansion it
will buckle at this same point; but as
this is a feature found only in side
walks, retaining walls or dams for hold.
ing water, the builder provides against
injury by dividing his work into sec.
lions which will allow Of slight varia.
tions. without rupture. In sidewalk
making, either carelessness OF, intended
deception is responsible for cracks and
scales If there is a variation in the
thickness of the foundation, or if the
Butter edges Of the walk. are thicker
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
EXAMPLES of Concrete Construction.

Examples OF COIlCIeLe CO11SGI uCC1O1l.
Are there any examples of concrete
construction in this state which have
been tested by time? We are inclined to
tious on account of some bad work we
have seen. A. w.
Morris, Mimi.
Answer-Referencem might be made to
some of the old mission buildings of
southern California, which have stood
! the test of time, and become SO mel
| low by age as to possess a charm for
| the spectator much like that which
causes him to return to the site of one
| of our old colonial homes scattered
thruout Virginia, that he may have fur
pie methods and quaint devices used
by the old builders, who, all uncon-
sciously, wrought for other generations
who were to come after them, as well
as for the one in which they did their
work; but this would not be specific
enough to answer the question.
On Summit avenue, over in st: Paul
there stands house of monollthlc con
struction, built in l856-ffty years
ago. To this day, not flaw is to be
found on the exterior such as might
appear as the result Of defect in the
foundation, causing cracks, or faulty
manipulation of the concrete, causing
it to scale or flake off. This building
in it's perfect state Of preservation, puts
to shame it's more pretentious neigh
bors, some of them constructed as lie
Gently as ten years ago, and which, il
they were sentient beings, would prob
ably attribute their dilapidated appear
ance to a "hard winter" or a "we
SUMMER or any other reason than thu
true one, that they were built by mel
who had to make some profit on thei
work in the face of strong competi
tion. The concrete house was con
structed Of imported cement, and doubt
less was evolved in that deliberate
way which was characteristic of tn
colonial builders of hundred year
before. It's use for the purpose Of
human shelter will not terminate wit
the ephemeral existence Of its neigh
, bOrs,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

will go in this construction, little or nc
tamping being done, we proceed thus
One sack of cement equals 1000 cubic
inches, two parts sand equals $500 Gu
bic inches; four parts stone Ono voids'
equals 1900 cubic inches, or 1890 Gu
bic inches to one sack Of cement equals
II cubic feet of wall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

than thru the center, or If a joint in
the foundation does not have the joint
over the one first made. check will
result when expansion occurs. AS for
scaling, it is caused by allowing the
foundation course to become thoroly
dry before putting on the top course,
and without thoro wetting of the
foundation course, before applying the
finishing course. Foundations laid in
the morning should have the finishing
course applied before leaving the work
! in the evening.