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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

Is Now An Extensive Owner
Of Valuable Mining Properties

good stead. while at the outset he
had no strong financial hacking, he
quickly secured the confidence Of mon
eyed men IN southern Nevada, who
cheerfully extended to him the accom-
mediation that has enabled him to car
ry through many enterprises ana OBJ
tanned for him the confidence Of the
investing public.
The most remarkable thing in connect
ton with Mr. Watsons career is that a
man at his time Of life-nearly CO.
without any experience IN the mining
field, should have achieved such re-
markabie success In the brief space
OF less than three years obtaining re-
suits during that time which have So
cured for people who were either as
ISOLATED with him or who had advanced
small capital, returns amounting IN the
aggregate TO several millions of dollars
Mr.. Watson was largely instrumental
In bringing about the consolidation of
the Diamondfeld and Black Butte COM
panles, which consolidation eliminated
intricate questions OF law IN regard to
apex rights, ana harmonized conflicting
interests, resulting in making a mag
nficent property Of the two. He Is stu
one Of the largest stockholders and a
director Of the DiamondiIeld & Black
Butte Consolidated ana vice president
OF the Jumbo Extension and Of the Ver-
nal Mining companies. he is also presi.
dent Of the Bullfrog Stenway; vice
president. ana by far the largest hold
er IN the Bulfrog Annex. He is presi-
dent Of the Ohio Extension OF Tonopah,
ana also Of the Esmeralda Tonopah,
both of which have extensive holdings
and very promising mineral ground.
lie is a large owner In many Manhat-
tan properties, including the Manhat-
tan-Oxford and Manhattan Key, and
owns the controlling interest OF the
Manhattan Leonard ana Moiave. He
has recently acquired a large interest
IN the Round Mountain Bullion Mining
company. Of which he Is president,
which company owns 1870 aces of the
mcat promising mineral land well locat-
cd In the Round Mountain district,
Mr.. Watson has recently Incorporated
the Daisy Extension Mining company.
which company owns the Ceary claim,
lying on the north and Immediately adj
Joining the Daisy; also west and adj
Joining the Great Bend; south OF the
North star claim and east Of the YER
nal No. 2. This property is surrounded
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
c..,. From New York to Goldfield
A Comparatively Poor Man.

known as "Diamondfeld Jack to in
corporate the Diamondfeld Gold Min
ing property, being associated in that
enterprise with Senator T. l., Oddie, as
president and U. s. Senator George s.
Nixon, as vice president, and John s.
Cook. as treasurer, and Albert S. Wat
son. secretary, Mr. Watson being the
largest stakeholder OF the company.
Later Mr.. Watson advanced the money
for incorporating the Jumbo Extension.
at the same time carrying a large inter-
est in that company, every share Of
which he secured by actual purchase,
to which holding he greatly added later
on, carrying the company financially
for two years almost exclusively, Civ
ing and rendering great service to that
company, for which he never presented
bill or received one dollar. Failing
In receiving the financial support from
friends that he had strong encourage
ment Of later he was obliged to dis
pose of portion OF his large holdings,
passing them to strong hands and al
ways in the interests Of the companies
which he never failed to stand by and
support.
ISOLATED with Key Pittman, also the
late c. II. Elliott and others. A year
ago he turned large block Of his hold
ings in this company and tho Vernal
to Tom Lockhart.
Notwithstanding being somewhat
handicapped at the start by lack Of
capital. Mr.. Watson's holdings in very
many enterprises enhanced rapidly in
values and furnished the nucleus for
reaching out in many directions. He
has since acquired very large interests
in 20 or more promising companies, be-
sides being a considerable stakeholder
in so others, many of which have passed
the experimental stage and have be-
come good producers.
Mr.. Watson having established a
character for responsibility and integ-
rlty in western New York, these prin-
ciples he has carried with him in all
his various enterprises, standing him in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

by great producers, the stocks Of which
are selling an high prices and II con-
alots OF about Il acres OF the most VAL
liable mineral land. Arrangements
are being made f"~ l;s early develop
ment by sinking a large double conf
partment shaft to a depth Of 500 feet
and cross-cuttlng at the various levels.
The company VIII at an early date in
stall the best machinery for It's thor
ough development
Mr.. Watson's name IN connection
with these various properties Is con-
sidered to a large extent q guarantees
that all the money received from the
sale Of treasury stock will be econom-
icaly and efficiently invested in thor.
ough development Of the properties and
that these various properties are we'll
located with the most excellent indtca-
lions Of valuable ore deposits. Mr., Wat
sons motto always has been and con-
tinues to be Whatever is worth doing
at all, is worth doing we'll" and that
IN the mining business money put into
the ground with intelligence Is what
locates and develops mines. and that
the Almighty put the mineral into the
ground, and it Is the work of man 10
locate and take It out Of Mother Earth
Mr. Watson is associated with Gil NJ.
Fay In the Magnet & Bullfrog Eureka.
He Is a large holder ana president OF
the Magnet Mining company OF Gold
field. and is associated with j. G. Nc
Cormick and others in property at
Wonder. also in the Bonanza Extension
1T Bullfrog. in the Montgomery
shone Extension at Bulfrog, in the
Bulfrog Eagle, In all OF which he is a
large holder
He has established cordial business
relations with the leading mining men
Of southern Nevada. In addition to his
mining interests he erected one OF tho
first and by far the best lodging houses
at Goldneld. which he Is contemplating
at an early date converting into first
class hotel, with fine large dining
room, adding by building rs large
rooms. which will be made first class.
Mr. Watson, in devoting his energies
in the mining field. has In mind his
three boys-all young college men, with
a future before them His aim Is to be
associated with the best and make good
on all. He was a charter member of
the Goldfeld Mining Exchange. mem
Der of the Montezuma club Of Goldfeld,
and the Mizpah club of Tonopah. Me-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

,erVT $. WATSON whose pic
accompanies this sketch
A ,,u two years and eight months
II 900 was a citizen OF westfield,
v.,p where he was widely known
q, the best hustlers in Western
yo,t ne having engineered and
' through to successful issue
'' large business enterprises,
.,.,ne without other capital than
rblcb energy and ambition make
.,iae ne became the possessor
,.,erous tracts of land in that fer
,.oi, section, every one of which he
40, developed by thorough methods
70 Increase their productiveness
Ia ooeratlng to enhance their value
oi fines. A man who could and
a, achieve such results In an ola,
IA conservative community should
4, we'll equipped to accomplish much
49,. where the opportunities and in
.,ents are so marvellous as they
IN southern Nevada. Results alone
,,i5e whether these conclusions are
..,ect During the summer Of 1903,
,no IN a trip with his wife through
california and the western states, he
-, HE attention accidentally first at
.,,ted to Tonopah By an illustrated
.,ice published IN the sunset Maya
,e This article carried conviction to
u watson. It was written by Sam c.
n,pbap very able newspaper man,
s,l Al present one of the owners of
he Tonopah Miner. During that trip
n Investigated various mining Nroper-
the and visited numerous mining Sec
tnrs and before returning to his home
m tbe autumn of 1908, he decided that
rspopah was the most attractive field.
nrly in the spring Of 1904 he decided
visit that camp for the first time,
-ying there the latter part Of March,
sflg three months TO carefully study
mr. the situation before making any
aaderable investments.
During the month of June he ar
nnged with Jack Davis, commonly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
CHAPTER VI.
UNDER TIE PIC pu MIDI.

UNDER THE PIC DU MIDI.
So that was their plan. Two or
three hours to the southwark, the long
white glittering wall stretched east and
west above the brown woods. Be-
yond that lay Spain. Once across the
border, might be detained, if no worse
happened to me, as prisoner of war;
for we were then at war with Spain
on the Italian side. Or l might be
handed over to one of the savage
bands, half smugglers, half brigands,
that helc the passes; or be delivered
worst fate of all--into the power Of
the French exiles, of whom some
would be likely to recognize me and
cut my throat
at is long way into Spain" nut
tered, watching in a kind of fascina-
ton Clon handling his pistols.
Il think you will - : +',r nther road
wered
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
UNDER. THE
RED ROBE
CHAPTER Iu.-fContinued)
BY STANLEY

CHAPTER {Continued).
Then stole back; and, taking up the
light again, began to search the floor,
patiently, inch by inch, with naked
feet, every sound making me tremble
as crept hither and thither over the
creaking boards. And never was
search more successful or better paid
In the fragments Of the sachet found
six smaller diamonds and a pair Of
rubies. Eight large diamonds found
on the floor. One, the largest and last
found, had bounded away and lay
against the wall in the farthest corner.
1t took me an hour to run that one to
earth; but afterwards spent another
hour on my hands and knees before l
gave up the search, and, satisfied at
last that had collected all, sat down
on my saddle on the trap-door, and ,sby
the last Pickering light of a candle
which had taken from my bag,
gloated over my treasurea treasure
worthy of tabled Golconda.
Hardly could believe in it's reality,
even now. Recalling the jewels which
the English Duke Of Buckingham
wore on the occasion of his visit to
Paris, in 1925. and of which there was
so much talk, I. took these to be as fine,
though less in number. They should be
worth $4,000 crowns! And held them
in the hollow of my hand-I who was
scarcely worth 10000 sous.
The candle going out cut short nv
admiration. Left in the dark with
these precious atoms, my first thought
was how might dispose of them safe
lly; which I did, for the time, by secret
ing them In the lining of my boot. My
second thought turned on the question
how they had come where had found
them, among the powdered spice and
perfumes in Mademoiselle de Coche-
foret's sachet.
A minutes reflection enabled me to
come very near the secret, and at
the same time shed flood of light on
several dark places. What Clon had
been seeking on the path between the
house and the village. what the good
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
DIAMONDS!

wife Of the inn lad sought among the
sweepings Of yard and floor, knew
now-the sachet. knew, too, what
had caused the marked and sud-
den anxiety I had noticed at the
chateau-the loss of this sachet.
And there for while came to a
check. But one step more up the lad
der of thought brought all in view. In
flash guessed how the jewels had
come to be in the sachet; and that it
was not mademoiselle but VI. de Coch-
eforet who had mfslaid them. And
thought the discovery so important
that | began to pace the room softly,
unable, in my excitement, to remain
still.
Il Doubtless he had dropped the jewels
in the hurry of his start from the
inn that night! Doubtless, too, he
carried them in that bizarre hiding
place for the sake of safety, consider
ing it unlikely that robbers, If he
fell into their hands, would take the
sachet from him; as still less likely
that they would suspect it to contain
anything of value. Everywhere 1t
would pass forNa love-gift, the work
of his mistress.
Nor did my peAetration stop there
T The gems were family prop
treasure of the house;
eforet when l saw him
on the way to convey
the country; either to
ON seizure by the gov
o raise money by selling
n tt be spent in some last
4espers erprise. For day or two,
perhaps ser leaying Cocheforet.
while the mountain road and its
chances occupied his thoughts, he had
not discovered his loss. Then he had
searched for the precious sachet,
missed it, and returned hot-foot on his
tracks.
! was certain that had hit on the
true solution. and all that night / sat
wakeful in the darkness, pondering
what | should do. The stones. unset
as they were, could never be traced.
TO all intents they were mine-mine,
to do with as pleased Fifteen thou
sand crowns! perhaps 10000 crowns.
and to leave at six in the morning,
whether would or no! / might leave
Tor Spain with the jewels in my pocket.
confess | was temnted- The GEMS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

In no line of farm work is the mat
ter of cooperation so Indispensable as
among fruit growers. 1t is almost i'm
possible for man to go it alone in this
business and find profitable market
for his fruit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

Greater miracles in agricultural de-
velopment are being wrought out by ir-
rigatiou than have ever been accom-
plished by drainage. Irrigation under
government control is literally making
the desert to blossom as the rose.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

A darby down in
have made the in
that if cotton is top
in the dark of the
will increase the ]
from one-llalf bale
acre. and he has t
who believe what he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

The state Of Iowa has ret
pleted what is said to be the
dairy building in the world !
agricultural college at Anne.
Of q hundred cows will be u:
nection with this building, a.
tory and experimental wor
carried on which will be of
est benefit IL, the dairy inters
country at large.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

More and more men are finding out
the intrinsic value of small piece Of
land intensively cultivated as an aid
to the support of a family. 1t is really
surprising what little piece of land
can be made to produce under an in
telligent cultivation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
THE IsfPRovEMl

THE IMPROVEMl
In the state of 10
years ago there were
expert judges of corn 4
breeding, etc, there are
than 500 young men VT
along this line, becoming
Of the short courses at tt
college at Ames and
corn schools which haveEo.
through the state, a pleas
which is sure to be later Of
in greatly improved quail
corn raised and a certain i
the average yield per acre
there was learned about
it was discovered ther
learned, and it is all c
corn is susceptible of ]
degree of Improvement
productiveness, and so
it, as are the domestic
farm. The corn of the
mostly Of scrub breed
and erratic tyne
known to be
greed corn true
raise Shorthornt
tie or thoroughb.
up a wonderful
work. What has
Iowa is possible
ing states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

The great Kankakee marsh in Indi.
ana is being drained and converted in
to some Of the most valuable and pro
ductiye farms In the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

Every load Of manu-
to be in corn next We
two bushels more cor
that much to the crop
In other words, when
a load of manure on to
has earned a dollar, a
many men who canno
any easier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

Latitude makes a great difference in
the keeping quality Of apples. Thus, il
a Wealthy apple is raised in Missouri 1t
becomes simply late summer or early
fall fruit, while il it is grown in cen
trail Minnesota it may be kept through
the winter without trouble as winter
fruit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

The uniform irregular
sons is the only regular
about the weather. No tw
just alike, either as
droughts, frosts or hours
1t is this uncertain facto
operations which upsets
tons and makes farming
of a lottery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

We know Of several farm,
finding that they had poor s.,
and a worthless stand, and SO
lost their corn by the worms, r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

We noticed row Of catalpa trees
htely which a man had planted adjoin-
ing the line fence of his farm about ten
years ago He had planted them thick
~ and not MORE than two feet apart.
The trees today would furnish one good
fence post each. worth about 20 cents,
and on the eighty rods so planted he
had GAO fence posts at small trouble
and expense, us one-half Of the root
system of the trees was in the public
highway. In five years more these
trees will give him three fence posts
each, and we commend this method to
men in all ATTITUDES where the catalpa
is hardy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

Some of the Ia
experts in this CT
men who know hC
hoof and others "
such meat for thu
several $4,000 n
business, and non,
college education
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

June with early types Of corn and
cured crops running from forty to fit :
bushels per acre. Their experience ha
convinced them that it will pay tc.
plant some of this early corn as early
in the spring as possible and thus Sc
cure plenty of good feed for their hogs
long before the ordinary field corn is
matured. This is good plan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

A friend who planted two acres of
soft maple on COED piece Of land
twenty-five years ago cleared the tim
Der off last winter and secured 100
cords of wood. While this was not a
very large return upon his investment,
it proves that there are millions Of
acres of land which should be planted
with timber, because as such land is
now used it does not pay as well as tho
timber would.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

We have never known season when
it was easier to secure perfect quail
ty Of seed corn than the present one.
All corn everywhere, no matter when
planted, ripened perfectly and natural
ly. Because it is so good, the tempta-
ton will be very great for men TO de-
pend upon their cribs for seed Scorn
next year and run the risk Of thu de-
structive action Of the frost upon Sthe
vitality of the corn. Millions OF 'es
of corn land were this year
only to grow 60 per
corn. when ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

A boy shot a hawk and thought he
had done smart thing. He Dragged
about it, and his father praised him for
doing it. Had he known just what
composed the food Of this hawk he
probably would not have done 1t. These
hawks very rarely visit the poultry
yard-in fact, in spite Of their name.
not in forty years have we ever known
a hen hawk to modest the hens. Its
food consists almost entirely of rab-
bits and gophers, two of the worst
pests with which the farmer has to
contend When hungry we have known
them to catch snakes three feet in
1t is said there are in the air over
each acre Of land 75,OoO,O00 pounds OF
nitrogen, the most valuable of all land
fertilizers, and that if such acre is put
into a crop of any of the legumes,
clover, cowpeas or alfalfa, such crop
will steal from the air and put into the
| soil 200 pounds Of nitrogen in a year.
Commercial nitrogen bought in the
markets costs Is cents pound, so that
on this basis crop of clover will add
$50 worth of fertility to each acre.
Anyway, any man can see from actual
/ experience that clover very greatly en-
riches the soil. and, realizing this fact,
he should make business Of sowing 1t
| literally.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

from
burned
on the
it has G
no long
even wi
All throl
where la
500 per
and that,
gin to stut
grow more
Oh fewer a
moro intensi
grow the tho
twenty acres
feed the land,
thorough guilty.
weeds. 1t is tin
way and take III
and the soone
it will be for i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
"a BeeL
the gre
rich in

oOVh
the gre
rich in
The st,
year 6,O0L
and $4,000,
which had t
The sea is
as is the Ian,
Of oysters.
water will b
$500 per yea
which the Ian
Irrigation b
fict with indi'
that drainage
one possible $,
operative effort
vate interests Il
Some of the Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

M
A hundred years of occupation and
cultivation by man have about ruined
the productive capacity of the soils Of
many of the eastern states, have SO bad
ly impaired their fertility that even
with the stimulus Of commercial fer
tilizers they will no longer return q
profitable crop. The same destructive
process is at work III marked manner
In the southern and north central states,
and even the land Of the northwest,
whose fertility was supposed to be
practically inexhaustible is already
bearing abundant evidence of the GER
tain result of continuous highway rob-
berry of the soil. The western land
owner should heed well the lesson
taught by. the eastern and southern
states in this matter, and before it is
too late change the degenerating and
soil pauperizing methods in such gen
eral use in that section. No man
farms well whose sdil grows poorer
and less productive VI by year. There
are lands in Engls which produced
wheat thousand ago and which
today produce a
ty-sav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-14
ALL ON THE TABLE.
Rate Bill Amendments Die as Fast as
Onered.

Washington, May 1.-THE tabling
OF amendments proceeded merrily
when the senate resumed consideration
Of the railroad rate bill today. Mr..
Daniel wanted to perfect his amend
ment which was under consideration
when the senate adjourned Saturday.
Mr.. LaFollette offered substitute,
making new evidence produced at a
court review available to the interstate
commerce commission for ten days.
that the commission might change its
order If necessary.
Mr.. Hale had both amendments
tabled, whereupon Mr.. Daniel came
forward with another amendment of
q technical character, and Mr. Nor
gan introduced a substitute On re-
quest Of Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Morgan tenn
porarily withdrew his substitute, but
the Daniel amendment proflted moth
ing thereby. as Mr. Aldrich sent it
to join the others on the table Mr.
Morgan's substitute again came to the
fore and was voted down, OF, as
Mr.. Morgan claimed in demanding and
aye and no vote.
Mr.. Morgan's amendment calls for
a jury trial in certain contingencies
and necessitates an appeal within 80
days.
Senator LaFollette came forward with
an amendment providing for an inves-
tigatlon by the interstate commerce
Z ~e---=----7A'-S--
Of every railroad and with the assist
ance Of Senators Spooner, Money and
Bacon succeeded in keeping it of the
table for time. a motion to table be-
ing voted down.
Senator Clarke (Ark.) spoke in sup
port of the amendment When Mr.
clark sat down Mr.. Hale was ready
with his motion to table, but waited for
Mr. LaFoIette to explain his amend
ment- The latter declared that Mr.
Hale was always ready to table any
! thing that he UaFollette) brought up
and that as long as he remained in
the senate there would never be unani-
positions. The Wisconsin senator there
upon explained that the commission
must be given power to ascertain the
tafr value of the railroads in order to
/ correctly arrive at a just and reason
able rate Mr. IaFoIlette having con
Guided his amendment went on the ia
bic on motion Of Mr.. Hale, 40 to q.