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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Whole No. 1861.

citrus trees. From my experience in
| this matter l am inclined to believe
| that there is no greater difficulty i'm
having avOcadOs set out than in hav-
| ing citrus trees set out
SapOdillOs-This is one of the fruits
that originated in the Western Hemis-
phere. In fact, it has not been 10
mesticated in the true sense of the
word. A few Seeding trees have been
planted out i'm the Antillian region.
which includes the West Indies, the
eastern portion of Mexico, the eastern
coast of Yucatan and in the southern
portion of Florida. They also occur
as native trees down through the cen
trail portion of Mexico, and 1 believe
i'm South America.
This species adapts itself to culti-
vation very readily. The number of
varieties, however, are about as great
as the number of seedlings that come
into bearing In the Miami and Key
West market a very careful distinction
is made between the better and the
inferior fruits. In Miami some of
the largest and finest of this fruit
sell for as high as ten cents apiece,
and the smaller varieties one can fire.
uuently buy at ten cents a dozen.
Systematic work at propagating and
improving sapodillos has already be-
gun at the SubtrOpical Laboratory.
The region through which sapOdillos
may be grown successfully, is practi-
caIly coincident with the region where
the mango may be grown.
CeIfman.-(MOnst deliciosus).
This plant belongs to the peculiar
family of aroils whOch includes the
calli lily, the tania and various other
tropical Species the roots of which
are used for food. This plant has
been grown for a number of years and
fruited in the vicinity of Miami; also
at MangOnia In the cOnservatorieS
of the North. it has also been fruited
In the regions where only
q little frost occurs, ana freezes are
never known. this plant can be grown
successfully under a pineapple she'd
1t produces a creeping trunk that is
about four inches i'm diameter, and If
permitted. will grow on the wall TO
the top of the highest conservatorles-
In such positions the trunk is rarely
,,,,,.a than ona and onp-h1lf TO inches
in diameter For fruiting purposes,
however. it is better to prevent the
vine from climbing at all. Under pine
apple sheds it blooms prOfusely, and it
fruits rather abundantly. Every bloom
is almost certain to make a fruit.
PrOpagatiOn.-FOr prOpagating pur-
poses the trunks are cut into segments
in such way as to leave an eye on
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Mangos.
Prof. 2. III. Rolls.

Prof p. III. Rolls.
Among the tropical fruits that are
being introduced into Florida, no one
is more certain to make definite i'm
preston upon the market than the new
mangos. The fruit produced by the
mulgOba exhibits such a character
that it will push its way into the mar
ket were. it to compete with peaches;
but fortunately it ripens just ahead of
that crop, and so we will not be
thrown into actual competition with
this luscious fruit. The mulgOba bud
wood can now be had i'm almost any
quantity that any one desires in Flo
rida. There is still some difficulty ex-
perienced in prOpagating and setting
out the trees. From my experience
in this matter | am inclined to believe
that we shall have to adopt methods
for the propagation and setting out of
these trees that are radically different
from those practiced i'm setting out
citrus trees. As citrus growers we are
apt to make this our standard, and
anything that does not conform to the
methods of procedure that we have
adopted for growing citrus trees is
considered to be extra difficult. or else
not worthy of our attention. We are
also apt to draw long breath when
the nurseryman cOnfrOnts us with a
hot ;e, III
ten times as high as that of citrus
trees. Here again we allow our stand
ard to interfere with our business
methods. We should remember that
mulgoba trees are really rarities.
PROPAGATING.
Budding of mangOs is not only pos
sfble but may be done pHofftably.
The mango nursery. however, must be
radically different from that of the
citrus nursery. For general purposes
| think the methods advised by Mr..
b. Beach, and which he has published
repeatedly in the agricultural papers,
and also in addresses to the Horticult-
ural Society, are probably familiar
to every one here, so l will not take
them up again at this point.
AREAS ADAPTED TO MANGOS.
If we will examine the map
of Florida we will see that all of that
area on the East Coast south from
MangOnia and on the West Coast |
south from CalOOsahatchee River, is |
adapted to mango growing. In ad- |
ditiOn to this general area there are |
isolated areas to the north of this in |
which mangos can be grown with a |
fair degree of assurance that crops |
will be obtained. Several years ago
a considerable number of mango trees
We're fruited in the vicinity of st.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
jacksonville and DcIand Fa Wednesday, June 6, 1906

Leaves rather short. Fruit ripens
late. Very full at sides. Very short
Stigmatic area we'll UP on ventral side
Color uniform yellow; between orange
and lemon. Fibres very coarse and
strong, though scattered Skin thick
and tough.
5th. Bombay, including mulgoba.
Late ripening; fruit short for it's di-
ameter; sides very full; stigmatic sur
face well UP on ventral surface; fire.
quently groOved along lower portion
of ventral surface; fibers scant and
and dOrsal sides; skin very thick; not
leathery; ground color. green turning
to yellow with rosy cheek. The tree
is vigorous grower and is between
upright and spreading, and the leaves
are rather small and rigid with the
veins prominent.
AvOcadOs.- money crop in the
sub-trOpical region Of Florida, this has
a very promising outlook. During the
last five years a very great amount
of work has been done in systematic
ing the varieties and in working UP
the methods of propagation. In con-
nectiOn with this work, 1 may be al
lowed to say that among the avocadOs
as among the citrus varieties, we
strike some that are particularly diff
ficult to bud, and others that take very
readily. Buds of the ChapellOw avO-
cado live with the greatest ease. The
Trapp avocado does so somewhat less
readily; the Pollock buds fairly easily,
and the Baldwin requires considerable
attention to work we'll The family
avocado is one which begins to ripen
in July, and continues to ripen its
fruit until late in October and NOvem-
Der. 1t should not be planted for COM
apted to having at the home place.
Transplanting.- a great deal
avOcados. Just why this
should occur, | do not know. 1 know
hat a certain disease occurs upon the
TOung trees, which is especially apt
o strike in at the point where the
stock is cut off. This difficulty can be
lvOided to considerable extent by
waxing over the stock at this 3oint
when it is cut off, or by painting it
'ver. Then the shock of transplanting
$ apt to prove somewhat severe and
he tree apt to die back to the bud !
N my own field there seems to have
,een no difficulty in planting avocado
seedlings. AS Il matter of fact, | |
lave turned this work over to colored
abor. and the success met with has
,een somewhat better than the expe-
fences in having colored labor set out |
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06

Petersburg. In this region there are
trees sufficiently large to produce a
considerable quantity of fruit. Vari-
Gus places on the Manatee River are
also quite certain to produce paying
quantities of mangos. l will not at
tempt to enumerate further the isO-
lated localities where mangOS may be
grown. To a large extent this will
have to be determined by actual eX-
periments. In general way we may
say, however, that wherever citrus
fruits may hang on the tree all the
winter and never become frosted it
will be possible to grow the mango.
This definition for a region in which
mangOs can be grown should not be
taken too strictly as we know that
under certain peculiar conditions a
few citrus fruits pass winter in or
chards where the greater bulk of the
fruit is frosted
We are hopefully looking forward
this year to the fruiting of Alphonse
mangOs. This variety is said to be
very much better than the mulgOba.
To us who have eaten the mulgoba,
however, this sounds like sweetening
honey or perfuming the rose.
Mango Races.-The mango, so far
as | have examined the fruits critical
ly, seem to group themselves into the
following races: 1St The Number
Eleven; 2nd, The Pineapple; 3rd, The
Manila; 4th, The Apricot-apple; and
9TH, The Bombay.
1st the Number Eleven group,
which is composed of seedlings run
ming to well-marked varieties, is early
ripening, fiat fruit, and long tapering
fruit, weak fibre, but prOfuse, color;
pinkish or reddish. Tree tall upright
growing Tine leaves medium smooth
and veining not prominent. Stigmatic
even. Skin medium and not tough.
2nd. The Pineapple group, is early
growing. Leaves medium smooth and
veining not prominent. Stigmatic area
ripening. The fruit medium size,
tapering to abuse point at stigmatic
area; tibres medium profuse; color
light orange with strawberry cheeks;
skin medium and rather strong.
3rd The Manila, which is said to
be the same as the Philippine of Cuba
ripens early; fiat fruit; tapering;
long; fibres very weak and scanty. |
Color, lemon or a little darker. 1t
ripens about the same time as the |
pineapple, and many hybrids, and all |
were seen, but the |
two types are very distinct Skin very |
thin but tough.
4th. The -Apple-apricot group con-
aims number of named varieties. |
rhe tree is of low, spreading growth. |
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
Five Millions for a
Mine Costing
$4,000

L. l. Patrick told at the st. Francis
Hotel yesterday another golden chap
ter of the profits that were made by
the early holders of the Combination
mines at Goldfield, for which $4,000 900
was paid recently by the Goldfleld Con-
solidated Mines Company, dominated
by Wingfleld and Nixon. 1t was as
good Christmas eve story as one
would wish to hear, even in Nevada, in
these days of great fortunes in the
deserts of the south. where million
aires are created with a speed that
amazes the world.
pany was merged with the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines Company seven
eighths Of the stock was held by
Arthur Winslow of Chicago and others
and one-eighth by Patrick.
The truth about the matter" said
Patrick, is that only $4,000 was paid
in cash by the Combination Mines Com
pany for the property that brought
s5.000,00o- Between the time that the
Combination Mines Company began to
work the ground and the date of the
transfer to the Consolidated Mines
Company, the dividends paid net the
sum of $4,000. Consequently the
profit was very large. a
1T is not true that AL Myers once
OAAOiO the plOpSIly LOT d
as has been stated. The connection
Myers had with the property is easily
told He and his partner got eight
men to put up $50 each at the start,
or S400 in ALL Then the party put
up another $50 each. Myers then ran a
cut and found twelve-foot face that
carried $50 value. Then a tunnel was
run and that brought to light an eight
foot ledge that carried $3.50 a ton for
four feet of the width and $50 a ton
4 for the other four feet. At this stage
1 OF the proceedings and others became
i interested in the property.
We agreed to purchase for $4,000
! but we paid in only $4,000, as l have
said, until we sold out. In about three
years the Combination produced $4,000
600, OF which something like $1,000, 00C
was expended for improvements and
I other costs.
The sum of s5,ooo,ooo, plus the divi-
dends paid, is the increment upon an
actual investment of $4,000 Myers has
\ come very rich since he found the
Combination mines land. In one check
he was paid 100000 for certain hold
ings in the Mohawk land and he has
won out heavily in other directions.
The greatest story that / have heard
lately about Southern Nevada mines
| relates to the success of Phil Bloom
who is operating in the Rosebud dis.
trict. He found property in Rosebud
only last September that he has solo
out for s1,500.000 and he also retains
200,00 shares in the Rosebud mine
that are valued at $3.50 a share The
Development has been very small on the
property, not going down more thar
twenty feet. Schwab was the pur.
! chaser"
Patrick is largely interested in tn,
! Diamondfeld region, which has beer
/ largely developed by the parties bach
/ of the Daisy, Vernal, Diamondfielc
/ Black Butte, Goldfield Belmont Grea1
Bend and other mines. Diamondfield is
! about four miles from Goldfeld. From
the Diamondfield Black Butte mine ore
has been shipped that ran $3.50 to the
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
RICHEST MINERAL AREA

Butte Hill, far famed as the richest
mineral producing spot in the world. is
an insignificant rise of land not over
300 feet above the river level In the
valley. 1t is, approximately two and
a half miles in length by two miles in
width and is an irregular oval in shane.
The richest ore producing portion, how
ever, is centered in a space of about
two square miles. Within that limit
there are no fewer than forty principal
shafts from 1000 to 2400 feet in depth.
besides many smaller and less impor-
tant Developments and prospects I'm
derground there is network of drifts.
crosscuts and galleries, frequently in
tersecting each other and connecting
the deep workings of different mines.
1t is estimated that there is more than
500 miles of such underground excava-
tions. The output from this single hill
is upward of $4,000 tons of ore day.
yielding more than 10000 tons of re-
fined copper month, exclusive of gold
and silver, which is fully so per cent
larger production than any other Gu
priferous district in the world.-CIeve-
land Plain Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
,,,-~rs Iy sAyTA CLARA

Prior to 1886 the prunes consumed ~
this country came almost entlreiy Iroili
FRANCE and the Danubian provinces
The consumption was small ana tne
fr,,ft was considered delicacy.s no"
more than loo, 100000 pounds OF DRIED
nrunes are eaten yearly in the UniIeo
sfafes. and. needless to say the pro-
duct is no, longer considered iu1ury,
In the year above mentioned Ameri-
can prunes first appeared on the mar
lret and each succeeding year the sup
nlw has increased until the lmporta-
ion Of foreign rprunes has been reduced
10 very small proportions. MOST OF
the enornous supply that finds us way
n boarding house tables is grown IN
ra1tfornia. The large output or tne
nrune orchards there may be judged
from the fact that in Santa Clara Coun-
~ alone there are 800, eQe trees grow
ing on $4,000 acres, 100 trees 10 the
scre. The quantity Of prunes cureo o
there this year will exceed l1o,ooo'ovv
hounds. more than enough to meet me
reo,,freruents OF home consumption TOT
The entire country. But there is a is.ee
e.port trade TO take care Of ane lnls
absorbs the surpius.-Portiand ore
Ronian-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
EXPOSITION TO CO
ON WORLD TOUR
Britishers Charter Steamer
That Will Garry Samples
of the English Industries
COPY AMERICAN IDEA

Several months ago an earnest ef-
fort was made by an enterprising COM
mercial association of New York to in
terest American manufacturers and ex-
porters in floating exposition. The
scheme was to charter one or more
steamships. load them with American
products, visit countries in which such
products are used or in which they
could be used, and gre practical illus
tration and demonstration Of the work
ing, the merits and the superiority of
our mills and factories. The scheme
met with the approval of many bust
ness men interested in promoting for
eign trade. but seems not to have re-
ceived that measure of encouragement
to warrant the projectors in proceeding
with it.
The general merits and possibilities
of the proposition, however, were not
without result, but unfortunately for
American commercial interests the rec
ognition comes from our wide-awake
and aggressive competitors on the other
side of the Atlantic Ocean, as is evil
denced by the following paragraph
taken from the London Times:
with the object of giving the In
dustrial firms of Britain an opportunity
to cooperate in an endeavor to in
crease their oversee markets, the mail
steamer Cambroman of the Dominion
Line is being chartered by the Floating
Exhibition Syndicate (Limfted) for a
twelve months tour around the world.
The vessel is at present lying in the
West Float, Birkenhead, where 1t is
being fitted out in such way that
samples of the leading industries of
the country can be displayed to the
best advantage. 1t is believed by those
who have embarked upon this enter
prising scheme that the floating exhi-
bft1on will provide means by which
exporting houses may consolidate in
terests abroad and give a general fillip
to their overseas trade. 1t is intended
that the steamer will start on her voy-
age in months time. the first port Of
call being Montreal. The tour will EN-
brace 1orty of the leading ports of the
British empire, China Japan and South
America At each port the exhibition
will be opened" by a prominent off,
efal. and the members of the local
Chambers of Commerce, the leading
| traders and others will be invited to
visit the steamer. In Liverpool the en-
/ terprise is looked upon as an interest
ing experiment which may lead to an
Improvement in trade to those firms
who take part in the exhibition The
| steamer will be on view in London a
week before she sails"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
BIG STRIKE AT MANHATTAN
Story Concerning Values Recently Dis.
covered Causes Sensation at TOnOpah

TONOPAH. Dec. 24--J H Harrell,
president of the Rosebud Company of
Manhattan, has reported a strike on the
companys property of a most sensa-
tional nature. A twenty -eight-inch
ledge has been encountered at a depth
of fifteen feet, he says, of ore from
which two assays were made, one re-
turning $4,000 and the other s5700
The company owns four claims three
miles northeast of Manhattan BY con-
tract 100-foot shaft is being put down
and it was in this that the strike was
made The ledge lies between granite
walls, the foot wall absolutely straight
up and down. while the hanging dips
out as it goes down. The ledge is
incased in tale seams and these are
badly discolored. From this 1t is
thought that 1T will carry big values,
though it has not been assayed. The
company is composed entirely of Man
haitian men.
President H. II. L. Clark of the Ke-
wanas company of Goldfield says the
Kewanas leasors are getting spIen-
did results from their develop
ments. The Pittsburg- -Kewanas Leas-
ing Company has had some diff
Guilty in securing its electric
hoist. According to reports that
have reached here from authoritative
sources the lease is most promising.
Ine formation at the present depth is
said to go far toward establishin q
Peterson's theory that he has selected a
lease where he will catch the inter-
section of the Velvet and Jumbo Iedges.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
COMsToCK PRODUCES ORE
OmcfaI Returns Made BY Superinten-
dents Specify Amounts and Values

dents Specify Amounts and Values
Additional shipments of ore from
Comstock mines are reported by the SUI
perintendents of the Ophir and Andes
mines in their weekly returns. The
values are not high. as compared with
the mines Of Southern Nevada.
The superintendent of the Ophir re-
ports: In the stope over the 2100-foot
level we worked on the tenth and thir-
teenth floors fand extracted thirty-six
cars of ore assaying $3.50 ton and
twenty-six cars assaying $29 ton. In
the north stope we worked in on the
first, second and third floors and ex-
tracted seventy-two cars, assaying
s24.72 ton. In the stope above the
2200-foot level we worked on the tenth
and eleventh floors and extracted sixty
cars of ore assaying S18.S7 q ton The
west croSscut started in the southwest
drift, $50 feet from the south boundary
Of the mine, was extended thirteen feet,
and shipped to the Kinkead mill 213
tons and 1885 pounds of second-class
ore: and to the Selby Smelling and
Lead Company 1926 pounds of concen-
trates."
The superintendent of the Andes mine
reports as follows From the north
stope three cars of ore were extracted
assaying $1244 per ton gold value;
from the vicinity of chute No. / on the
35O-foot level two cars of ore were ex-
| tracted assaying $12 per tom"
From the Silver Hill mine the super
intendent reports that ninety mining
cars of ore have been shipped that as
sayed $12 ton on the average.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
SUBSTITUTE FOR ovERcoAT

No. it wasn't carelessness so much
said a physician whose patient was ex-
planning that he caught a, cold by get
ting chilled because he neglected to
wear his overcoat on a recent, frosty
evening IF you'd only realize" con-
tinued the physician, that deep breath
ing is a perfectly successful substitute
for an overcoat in an emergency the
chances are ten to one that you
wouldn't have got chilled. About this
time Of the year colds are FREQUENT be-
did and can't think of any way to keep
warm except running race or getting
up brisk ist fight with some one,
which isn't always convenient. In such
case deep breathing is the best sub
stitute for an overcoat there is'--Phil-
adelphia Record