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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-04-10
Mining Districts of
Southern Nevada.

A detailed investigation of
g. geology Of Goldfeld, Bull
- and other mining districts
T southern Navada was car
g. on during the autumn and
winter ofl9O5-6 by the members
Il the United States Geologi-
-sl Survey Complete reports
or these districts are now m
preparation. but q preliminary
bulletin has been prepared 10y
Nessrs. r. L. Ransome, w IT.
Fmmons. and @. H. CAREY.
which is Immediately available
And should be of value 90 an
Interested in the development
of mining districts i'm this gen
eral area.
The discovery OF Tonopah I'm
la0o marked. for Nevada. the
beginning of a new era I'm its
mining industry. which in the
wears following the decline of
the Comstock had sunk 90 "a
xer, low cbb. AS the size and
Richness of the Tonopah bonan-
zas became known. new stimu-
ious was given GO prospecting
ani the desert ranges of South
western Nevada were m or e
thoroughly searched than ever
before Among the many new
ramps that have come into eN-
istence within the last few
years AS result of this ac
tivity. Gold6e.d. situated in Es-
maralia County. 2imiles nearly
due South OF Toaopah has at-
taIned chief Importance
Tine topography. general ge-
oiogy and ore deposits of tine
Goliheld district are briefly de.
scribed in this bulletin I'M,
deposits hitherto of most im-
portance in the Goldfeld dis.
trict are regular bodies of rich
oxidized gold ore. The mos.
notable features of these or,
bodies are their remarkabl,
richness and their equally re
markabie irregularity. Ship
ments averaging over $1,000
tom are by no means uncom
mon
I he principal producing
mines i'm the Goldfeld distric
in the latter part of 1905 wer.
Combination. Mohawk. Flor
ence. January, Reatop, sand
storm, and Kendall. The Jum
Boo, one of the most importan
properties in the district. wa
involved in litigation at thi
time and had produced no or
since the early part of the year
The quartZite mine at Blacl
Butte, now part of the BlacI
Butte Consolidated property
was also practically idle. AL
though it had shortly before al
tanned a considerable produC
tion The Reilly lease, althoug
on the Florence ground, wa
worked as a separate mine, an
added about $4,000 to the pro
duction of the district in les
than two months time.
The Bullfrog district describe
IN this report lies go miles soutl
southeast of Goldheld an
about 20 miles northeast of TIL
great trough of Death Vale,
The principal town is Rhy,
lite. The other towns in tI
district are Bullfrog and Beal
". Work in the district up I
the end of the year 1905 ha
been confined mainly 10 pro
pecting and TO blocking out or
The MOntgomery-S h o S h o 7
mine IS said 10 have shippe
ObOut leo tons of rich ore II
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
BARONESS BURDETT COUTTS
OF LONDON, ENGLAND.
Greatest and Most Famous Philan-
thropist Of the Country Passes
Away at Age of 90 Years-she
Lived During Reigns of Five British
SoVereigns.

London. Jan. baroness Burdett-
Coutts, who has been i'll at her resi-
dence since Christmas eve, is dead.
The death of Baroness Burdett-
Coutts. occurring at the age of 81
wears. besides depriving the country Of
one of its greatest and most famous
philanthropists, removes from London
a unioue personality. AS a link with
the almost forgotten past, her life be-
binning during the reign Of Emperor
Napoleon. she lived during he reigns
of five British sovereigns. Inheriting
AN immense fortune, she so used it as
to die beloved by the whole nation.
Her wonderful vitality led those
about her to believe as late as Friday,
when she rallied, that her life might
he PROLONGED, but on Saturday she
| grew weaker. She was conscious to
the ia,t moment and able to recog-
nize the members of her household,
20 each of WHOM she bade 2 last fare
well. She died peacefully at 1O:3J
O'Clock this morning.
During the last illness of the baron
ess. II merous royal inquiries were
made at her home, Queen Alexandra
sending a specially gracious message,
which the baroness was able to ap-
preciate and respond to. All the mem
bers of the royal family have wired
their coincidence to the husband Of the
baroness.
The baroness had been i'll for nearly
two months, and confied to her room
for the last SIX weeks. Her illness be
gan with a cold, which developed into
acute bronchitis.
In recent years she had led a rather
secluded life, passing her time ethel
at her town residence or at her coun
try place on the outskirts of London
near Highgate, where she formerly en-
tertained largely. She was a grea'
patroness Of art. science and htera
ture. interfering little in politics.
Until quite recently she was
well-known figure to Londoners, driv
ing her donkey chase in the vicinit!
of her home.
Baroness BurdetIe-Coutts was tn
first peeress created in her W RICH
and the first woman presented witt
honorary citizenship in London. -
In 1887 Baroness Burdette-Coutt
married William Bartlett, an Amer
can, 81 years her Junior. He assumes
the name of Burdett-C outts, became
British subject and has been and
now prominent in progressive move
ments in his adopted country.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
PERKINS HAS BEEN INDICTED
Former Insurance President He'o
Under Serious Charge.

Former Insurance President HeIo
Under Serious Charge.
New York-The grand jury when
has been investigating the New YORK
Life Insurance company returned IN
dictments charging forgery IN the
third degree against George w. Per
kins. formerly vice president OF he
and a member Of J. r. MOT
gan e. Co., and Charles S. Faircnlld'
formerly secretary OF the ~treasury
president of the New York Security q
Trust company, and q member OF tne
finance committee Of the New YORK
Life Insurance company. Mr.. FER
kins entered a plea Of not guilty u
gave bond in $4,000. Mr.. Fairchlld
Is I'm Europe.
Six indictments were returned
against each of the defendants, but all
we're based on the transaction known
as the "Prussian loan" the specinca-
ton as to forgery being alleged RAJ
si6cation of bookkeeping entries. II
Is asserted that certain railway stocks
were transferred by the insurance
company to the security and trus'
company in order to comply with the
Prussian law, but that the transfer
was not bona d
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Pat ortefla is Shot to Death.

San Jose, Cal.-Pat Ortega, young
est member of the notorious gang
which for years terrorized the city,
was shot recently and instantly killed
by Daniel G. Hubbard at a meeting of
the Transfers union at Maccabee
hall. Both men are members of the
union. Hubbard is outside sentinel
and rs such refused to admit Ortega,
claiming that the latter was not in
good standing. Ortega forced his way
in and is alleged at the same time to
have placed his hand to his pocket
with the threat "Ill get you" di
rected at Hubbard. The latter in.
stantly drew a revolver and fired five
shots, all taking effect.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Hartman Is Seriously m.

e. H. Hartman is seriously i'll at
Arden, N. Y, where he has one of the
largest American country estates. He
is confined to his bed under the watch
full care of physicians, who assert that
overwork has broken down his health.
While still able to keep in touch
with the executive offices of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific by long
distance telephone, every effort is be.
ing made to keep business worries
from Mr.. Hartman.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Jap Corners Potato Market.

The people of all California are to
day paying tribute to a shrewd little
Japanese, Kinya Shima OF Stockton.
He has cornered the potato market.
He will be the virtual dictator OF
prices until next season. He and the
Japanese companies he controls stand
to sell their crop for $1,000, 900, and
Shima himself will clean up $3.50, 600.
The market in six weeks has gone
from s1.S7 IL per 100 pounds in ear.
load lots TO $1.67 IL.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
HACKED WITH A RATCHET.
Atrocious Murder of Thomas Tanning
Aged 30.

Kansas City, Dec. 31.-Thomas a
ming. aged so years, a wealthy prop
erty owner, who lived alone, was muir
dered some time Sunday at his home
1918 Olive street, in this city. Inc
head had been horribly hacked with
a Ratchet.
Robbery was not the motive for the
crime. as s2100 was found by the pc
lice in a chest in the room where the
body was found lying. In the Ole
mans pockets were a gold watch, $lS
in money and a deposit slip showing
that he had deposited $4,000 in a 10
cal bank on December 5.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
KuropatkIn,s Book Stoned.

st. Petersburg newspapers asseaf
that the book written by Genera,
Kuropatkin on the Russs-Japaness'
war, which has just been publishes,
has been c~onfseated by the 'anthorl'es
General Kuropatkin's work Is IN sv.'
eral volumes. 1t is understood 10 Gn1
cuss frankly the faults of the HusSi1s
system and to set forth the genera.
trouble with the war office ana ~
subordinates.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
BIq Fire In Los AnaeIes.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 30.-Short-
ly after midnight Saturday night the
FIRE department gained control of a
fire that ragged for upwards of two
hours in the five story building oc-
cupied by the Cohn-Goldwater com.
pany as a garment factory. The dam
age accomplished during the time is
estimated at owe $500, 900, the entire
center Of the building being Quilted
and the contents destroyed or ruined
by water.
TIE fire originated on the third floor
and spread above and below. Three
alarms were sounded, summoning near
ly the entire department.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Roads In Northwest.

Nine railroad companies constructed
new lines in Washington in 1906 az
gregating 122.37 miles in length, ac-
cording to the annual compilation of
new railway construction made by the
Railway Age and published December
%. Oregon railroad mileage was in
creased during the year by 1928
miles, Idaho added 1880 miles, Cal
ifornia 211.61 miles and Montana 16
miles.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
HURT IN ELECTRIC CAR.
Thirty Cincinnati Passengers Mixed
Up in Wreck.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 1.-At least 80
persons were injured, n Of whom
has since died, in the wreck of a run
away electric a on the Warsaw ave.
nue. hill, this city, Sunday. The emer
gency brakes failed to work, and the
car, after running a distance of five
blocks, struck a telegraph pole and
turned turtle. The passengers were
thrown in a heap in the mud beside
a bank. Hiram Leister, a passenger
by operating the brake on the rear
platform. probably prevented a much
worse accident, as his action reduced
the speed of the car materially.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

linn Goodwin has sold the Harring-
ton Citizen to w. NJ. Miller and J. ID.
Stone.
Walla Walla is to have an amuse-
nont park in which will be man. at
ractions.
A permanent organization for a hre
-e1 artment was effected recently l
"enatchee.
Isaac Frank was instantly killed in
ne Northern Pacific yards at Ellens-
burg recently.
Charles Filpot will be placed on
trial for the murder of Nez o In
Spokane January Z.
Harry w. Branghurst has been ap-
pointed chief of the Seattle fire de-
partment, vice Ralph Cook, resigned.
Approximately $50 birds were ex-
hibited at the second annual show OF
the Kittitas Poultry association last
| week.
The fine new home which the
Spokane Knights of Pythias propose
to erect is expected to cost not less
than $4,000.
Sidney Sloane, the murderer of Spo-
kane, will have to wear the peniten-
tiary stripes and eat prison fare for
some time to come.
The Great Northern railway is said
to be gradually ~supplanting its Japa'
nese laborers, especially in western
Washington, with negroes.
At a recent meeting of Oregon and
Washington fir and spruce door manu-
f~acturers prices on doors for the east
ern market were advanced 10 pei
| cent.
The Tucannon river, eight miles
south of Pomeroy, has been higher
during the past week than evel
known.
Stella, a 6 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jens Jensen, was drowned IL
the Yellowhawk river recently neal
Walla Walla.
A warrant for the arrest of William
Smith, who is accused of the embez
element of some $500 belonging to thu
Spokane Walters alliance. has beef
sworn out.
Jesse NJ. Hall Of Seattle, who wa
shot by his father in law, William
Constantine, some time ago, has CON
menced suit in the superior cour
there against Constantine, placing hi
damages at 500 1000.
The Spokane lodge of Elks made
happy Christmas at their temple TO
, children who had been overlooked b
Santa Claus. Candy, ice cream, frui
and presents were served to the jol
Gus crowd of youngsters. The lodg
expended SO, 800 in giving the treat.
Sarah Egan, the II year old daugl
+ ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Egan. lii
! ing about five miles from Olympus
+ was carried off recently by a couga
S which grabbed the child as she ente1
: ed a potato shed at the farm. TIL
girl was dragged over a fence an
through the brush about a quarter
d a mile and then dropped. She wa
seriously injured.
A peculiar feature of a wreck wa
discovered at Little Rock, Thursto
S county, the other day. A man, h
wife and is months old baby weI
riding in a caboose when it wa
struck by a light engine and demol
d shed. The father was uninjured an
the mother but slightly. The bod
Of the child was found in the smok
stack of the engine, burned to
a | crisp.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt's New
Years's reception at the White House
Tuesday was a brilliant function and
was attended by about $500 persons.
The members of the diplomatic corps.
officers of the army and navy and rep
resentatvies of the national and dis
trict government and the general pub
tic attended. President Roosevelt
gave each of his callers a cordial shake
of the hand.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
SPORTING NOTES.

II is not believed in SeaIIle III"
Dugdale will join the Northwest IeS
que.
Tommy Ryan and Hugo Kelly nave
been matched for a fight Tor lne miu
dleweight championship.
Thomas Hueston of st. Louis a
won the pool championship from Je-
rome Koegh of Buffalo.
Yale Saturday night won the bas-
ketball game from the Isl OIIy
Athletic club by a score of 81 TO ~
Eugene H~ildebrand, formerly the
champion jockey of the country de-
clares that he has ridden his last
race.
The Vancouver, B. c., Rugby team
for the second time lowered the caro-
ina1 colors of the Stanford team, beat
ing the Californians by a score OF )
to 0.
Russ Hall, formerly manager OF me
Seattle team in the Coast league Is
in Butte and the franchise OF the
| Rutte baseball club will be rendered
him.
lack Johnson and Marvin Hart, the
louisville man who secured a de-
cision over the giant negro in a ~
round bout. will probably clash IN a
six round contest in Philadelphia In q
few weeks.
Sweet Marie (2:O2) has trotted her
last race. In the spring she VIII De
bred anil then used as an exhibition
mare by her new owner, e. L. Stotes-
bury ot Philadelphia.
Jim Jeffries is to return to the ring
to clean up a little purse of $SO,eOo
if possible. Jeffries has signed ar
ticles to meet William Squires OF Aus
!, tralia at Rhyolite in April. The men
Will box straight Marquis of Queens
bury rules.
MILAN Hoppe. the 10 year old Dill
] lizard champion of the most dihcuil
game played by the worlds mos'
famous experts-1S inch balk line
has precipitated a dispute with the
= powers in the billiard world by an
b nouncing the forfeit of his 1871 title
to George Sutton of Chicago. Sutton
also holds the 1872 championship.
e George Douglas, captain of the s
o A. A. c.. boxing and wrestling tear
which goes to Seattle January %, ha'
been informed by a Seattle frien'
d that the Sound club management /
planning to put against him Eddit
Hope. Hope fought a draw wit
Dranga, the Multnomah crack light
weight. at the October tournament be
t. tween Seattle and Portland. Doug
las defeated Draga at Portland a yea
ago. Against Parsons, the Spokan
D. 100 FOUNDER, Seattle will put Foster
'e one of it's newer men, who is regarde
u as an uncertain quantity.
The annual meeting of the Intel
lie collegiate Athletic association Of tn
United States in New York has pu
IS itself on record as favoring the ANA
gamation of the present football con
u mittee with the representatives
s. Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Pennsy
W vania, Cornell, Annapolis and Chici
20 go universities during 1907. In cas-
10 that can not be accomplished, tn
y seven members of the football rule
&c committee of the l. G. A. A. %appointe
lie for the coming year we're directed I
lg formulate rules under which footba
II shall be played by the institution
joining the association.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11

Tonopah, New, Jan. 2.-Joe Cans
fought true to the dope Tuesday.
After playing with Herman for eight
rounds, the champion landed a full
right swing on the point of Herman's
Jaw and Chicago's favorite fighter
went to the mat a beaten a 1t was
apparent from the start that Herman
had no chance. Cans blocked his
blows with the greatest of ease and at
no time was Cans worried in the least.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
LANES ]. Hill Not to ResIan.

J. ]. Hill in a statement for pub
1ication has denied that he intended
to retire July 1, 1907, as president Of
the Great Northern railroad, saying
that. however much he would like to
he relieved OF the responsibilities Of
his position. he could not see his way
clear to do so yet.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
saw Strike on S. p. Is Broken.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. MANY con-
~ferences have been held between the
locomotive firemen and the represen-
tatives Of the railroad organizations.
Railway officials say that the strike
is broken and that the Atlantic sys-
tenn OF the Southern Pacific is receiv-
ing all classes of freight and moving
all its trains without difficulty.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Durand Goes Home.

Sir Mortimer Durand, the retiring
British ambassador to the United
States. accompanied by Lady Durand
and their son and daughter. Miss Jo-
sephine Durand, have sailed on the
Cunard liner Umbria for England.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Wreck In Scotland.

Dundee, Scotland-In a railroad
collision, caused a the heavy snow
storm, 16 persons were killed and
more than 80 injured. The accident
occurred near Arbroath, on the North
British railroad, between Edinburgh
aad Aberdeen.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Bio Freishter Is Launched.

The American-Hawaiian Steamship
company's new steamer Mexican was
recently successfully launched at the
Union Iron works in San Francisco.
The vessel, which is the largest
freighter ever launched on the Pa
effc coast.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
GREAT WOMAN DIES THE FRENCH SENATE
FINISHES CONSIDERATION OF
Church and STATE ACT.
Effort to Defeat the Bill Of No Avail
Passed IdentlcaIIy as Passed 0y
Chamber Of Deputies-Full Tex OF
The Bill Is Given in Six Articles
Serious Trouble Expected

The French senate has finished con-
s,doration of the church n state
segregation act. bov.
inc been frustrated, the act was
naseed identically as passed oy the
cbamber of deputies. The bill pass
ed nv The French senate is as fol
lows:
Article Independently OF the as
sociations contemplated by the Ia"
of december 9, 1905, public worship
can he held by means Of associations
under the law Of July 1, 1901, as well
as in virtue of the public meetings
law of June sc, 1881, under Individual
initiative.
Article 2-Even in default OF the
cultural associations provided for by
the law of December 9, 1905, the
usage of ediices intended for worship,
as we'll as the furniture contained
| therein. shall remain at the DISPOSE
| tion of the faithful and of the clergy
| for the practice of their religion. Inc
free usage of churches may be accord
ed 10 associations formed under the
law of July 1, 1901, or to clergy deslg
mated under the declarations provided
nv Article 25 of the law of December
9. 1905. This usage, however, sinai
be made under the conditions stated
in Article 10 of the last mentioned Law
bv means of an administrative act
either by the project for the propert!
placed under s%equester when sucl
property belongs to- the state or de
partments. or by the mayor when
belongs to the communes. The aboV'
mentioned regulations will apply t
ediices intended for worship which
having belonged to ecclesiastical eS
Establishments, will have been assigne
by decree to charitable institution
under Article 9 of the law of Decen
Der 9, 1905.
Article 3-With the PRONUNCIATION c
the present law the state, the depar
ments and the communes will recove
the free use of the episcopal mansion
presbyteries, seminaries, and so fortl
which are their property and the us
of which has not been claimed by a
association formed under the law {
December g., 1905. At the same tim
lodging indemnities, falling on cor
munes where there are no ~presbyterie
| viz cease.
AAfticle 4-The property of eccles
astical establishments claimed by a
: sociations constituted under the la
of December 9, 1905, will be assigne
on the PRONUNCIATION of this act
charitable institutions provided
+ Article 9 of said law, which prelude
to assignments which may be mao
under Articles z and s %concernir
property not dedicated to public VIC
ship.
' Given a Months Grace.
: Article Sat the expiration of OF
J month after the enactment Of Il
present law allowances made und
. the law of December 9, 1905, to Il
clergy who have failed to carry o
the requirements Of the law will
: suppressed. The failure of membe
of the clergy to fill the Requirement
Q of the law will in such case be
termined by a joint decision of t
minister of justice and the minister
finance.
Article 6-All the provisions of t
law of December 9, 1905, will rems
in full force in so far rs they are 1
8 IN Opfrodfcf with tho praqant a
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
LIovd erIsoom leaves erazII.

Rio De Janeiro-Lloyd C. Grisco%'
United States ambassador to BraILF
has paid his farewell visit to Fre
dent Penna. He will leave mere
a few days to become ambassador y
Italy.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Ex.seator Gallery Dead.

New Orleans, Dee. 31.-Former
United States Senator Donelson R.
CaTery died Sunday night. The body
will be taken to his home in Franklin,
La, on a special train.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11

Twin boys, aged 3 years and their 1
year old sister, the children Of Mrs.
Stewart. a widow living lei Ander-
son, Calf. were burned to death Tues
day afternoon when their home was
destroyed by fire. The origin of the
fire is q msytery.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11
Edltors Back up RooseveIt.

The convention of the Minnesota Em
torial association has adopted a To- 80
luton ~favoring the reformed spei
indcrsed by President Roosevelt
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11

Robert Mills, a pioneer prospector of
Montana, who worked for years for
Marcus DAILY and was a personal friend,
was found dead recently in his cabin
near Silver, Mont. Death was due to
natural causes. Guarding the body
was Mills dog, which had been on duty
four days. Wien the door was opened
the animal bounded in and leaped on
the frozen body and then with a wild
howl dashed out of the door. When
the body was brought To Helena the
animal followed it. bowling mournfully
all the way, a distance of is miles.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-11

The colors of the Multnomah ANA
teur Athletic club were lowered in the
mud Jan ] ar Portland by the husky
bunch Of footbsllists representing the
Seattle Athletic club. The final score
was six TO four.