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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
TALE OF WIDE TIRES.
Practical Plan For Highway Super
visors to Follow.

Practical Plan For Highway Super
visors to Follow.
\ good and practical suggestion to
road supervisors and others who have
charge of road maintenance may be
found in the following tale Of the use
of the wide instead of the narrow tires,
says the Good Roads Magazine. The
story was told to Paul D. Sargent,
highway commissioner of the state Of
Maine, by county commissioner of
the same state:
'The heavy teaming in our town is
confined mainly to the three miles Of
| dirt road. over which lime rock is haul
ed from the quarries to the kilns. This
two and five-tenths inch tires, with
hind wheels fifty-six inches and front
wheels fifty inches in diameter.
''The resulting repairs, made neces-
sary by the continual hauling of heavy
loads on narrow tires, has cost this
town thousands of dollars. In order
| that this might be remedied we made
| an agreement with the lime rock haul
ers to furnish them with the wide tired
wheels fitted to their wagon axles,
| with the understanding that if upon
| fair trial and experiment they should
prove to be of mutual advantages the
| .haulers should buy the wheels of the
| town.
Ion consultation with the manufac-
| turers we ordered the sizes above
given (rear wheels, fifty-six inches;
front, fifty inches). They arrived
about the 1st of July. 1905, and
| from that time until about the 21st Of
| August l used my best endeavors to
get them adjusted to the wagons and
used, but the haulers claimed that the
| fortyfcur inch wheels We're SO much
| lower than the old ones that the rocks
and ruts would 'trig' them; also that
they would lower the body SO much
that the tongue would 'slat' and break
the horses legs And who will pay
| the damage? was the question.
Gas a last resort we put the wheels
on one of their wagons and hauled
rock for them one day. Our teamster
hauled the same loads and followed in
the old tracks. The road was in /;
very dangerous condition at this time
and badly rutted, SO that even light
driving wagons sank to their hubs in
some places. The wide tires soon filled
the ruts so that the wagons with the
narrow tires actually hauled more rock
on the last or fourth turn that day
than they did in the morning.
after seeing the work of these
wheels for one day the owner of the
wagon wanted the whole equipment
Immediately. and applications for the
other three sets came SO fast that we
were unable to shift the gearing quick.
iy enough. In fact, one teamster drove
his team for a week without brakes in
order to have the wide tires sooner
Since that time the wheels have beer
i'll constant use summer and winter.
''At the time Of this writing the
same amount of rock is hauled in three
turns that was formerly hauled pei
day in four turns by the same teams
and the drivers claim that the work i.
/ done easier. by the horses. The sand
| stretch which was the hardest place
| for the narrow tires is now crossed
| eaSily''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
More For Government Aid.

w. +. Hill, master Of the state
grange OF Pennsylvania, is quoted as
saying in recent address that .'the
grange Of that state believes that the
government should assist in building
the public roads and that it is the pur-
pose OF the national grange to UNDER
take to obtain the passage of a bill
through congress to appropriate $780,
100000 for this purpose. This appropri-
alton, II is contemplated, shall be di-
vided over FIVE years. $4,000 900 being
available each year, and to be paid to
states for expenditure through the
state highway department. recon-
mend that the state grange give to this
movement its cordial Endorsement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
DRUGGISTS GLOBES.
How the Colors In the Window EN-.
bIems Are Produced.

How the CoIors In the Window Ems
bIems Are Produced.
'1The big glass globes filled with col
Ored water which were once in the
front windows of every drug store are
not seen now as frequently as Of old"
said drug clerk to reporter.
"Of course many are still in use, but
in the readjustment of the window
displays in drug stores by reason of
the installation Of the electric light
they have been displaced. With the
old gas jet arrangement there were
but two or three separate illumina-
tions, mostly placed behind the globes
in question.
''The colored contents of these globes
and their chemical constituents are a
mystery to most persons, and l have
had ladies' ask me if they contained
colored perfumes. The globes are
made in all sorts Of fancy and elabo-
rate shapes and designs. Some are
costly. Their history is buried in an
tiquity, but as they contain chemical
compositions they were primarily, as
they are now, the emblem of the chem
list.
"The water is filtered and beautiful
ly colOred by chemical admixtures and
are composed Of such chemicals that
they will withstand the rays Of the
sun and not fade. The exquisite pale
green, which is one Of the popular Sc
lections of coloring. is a solution of
nitrate of nickel, and most persons will
be surprised to learn that it is derived
from dissolving the common five cent
nickel piece in nitric acid. A few five
cent nickel pieces dissolved in this acid
will produce enough coloring body to
tinge several gallons of water and give
the eyes.
''The red, which is also very bright.
beautiful and permanent color and
which shows very effectively both by
day and when illuminated at night, is
made from resublimated or metallic
iodine. The blue Is made from sui
phate of copper and ammonia, and the
yellow is produced by an admixture Of
bichromate of potash and sulphurtc
acid. Any person can make these
beautiful colorings, especially the green.
but as the acids used are very power
full it is best to have them prepared by
chemist, as drop Of nitric acid on
the hand will eat hole in the flesh.
I'm fact, even druggists make mis-
takes. | remember one who tried to
get a fine new color that other drug
gists didn't have, so he mixed tincture
of chloride of iron with antipyrin. It
did, in fact, make a fine color in the
globes, but when the suns rays rested
| ON it for few hours explosive gases
were generated, which sent the globes
| flying in a thousand pieces and wreck
ed the contents of the window
| Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
Champion Jumper Of the Ocean.

The most stupendous of all leapers
OF the sea is the whale, but the whale
is not a fish. / have seen monster
weighing hundreds Of tons, possibly
eighty feet in length, rise slowly and
deliberately out of the water until it
appeared to be dancing on the sur
face, entirely clear of it, then sink
slowly back. Such leap is on record
in the annals of the British navy. A
large whale cleared boat, going COM
pletely over it, an estimated leap Of
twenty feet in air-how many in a
lateral direction was not known
Charles f. Holder in Outing Maga-
zine
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
Result of Good Roads.

The other day the owners of service
stock in Fayette county, Pa, had their
animals in Fayetteville on exhibition,
and some very fine ones We're there
The tilpe was when they would have
been exhibited under the saddle. but
our good roads are ringing the knell
for the saddler, and now every man
wants a roadster that can ''step some," :"
says the Fayette Observer Every
horse on display was shown between
shafts; not saddler was to be seen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
A Chair Of Highway 1uiIdino.

Officers of the Washington State
Good Roads association are advocating
the establishment of q chair in the
faculty of the University of Washing
ton for special instruction OH the sub
ject of highway building. They are
preparing Il petition to present the
matter formally to the authorities of
the institution.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
State Loan For Road Work,

Among the legislative measures in
behalf of road Improvement in Penn
sylvania is one proposed by ex-senator
VIM. Finn of Pittsburg. which con-
templates a state loan of $4,000, 600
for use in the work of highway Inn
proyement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
Literally Speaking.

Hi Harix-Heow be yore son gittin'
along sense he went tew th' city? 81
Meadowgrass-Oh. he's flourishin'. Iii
Harix-I'm powerful glad tew hear it.
What's he doin'? 81 Meadowgrass-
He's a-teachin' penmanship in one oy
them business colleges. = Pittsburg
Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-07-18
Road Exhibit at Jamestown Fair.

Road Exhibit at jamestown Fair.
At the Jamestown exposition the
state of Connecticut, through its high
way commissioner, ]. III. Macdonald,
showing the Connecticut ian of high
way improvement, including a display
of the material used in road building
in that state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05

After our representatives completed
their examination of the various min
ing properties in various locations In
and about Goldfeld, we found what
appears to be a real gold mountain, and
il is evidenced by the fact that COM
panies now operating in that vicinity
have proven their properties to be real
wonders. 1t is generally believed by
mining experts that Gold Mountain n
vicinity will create one OF the greatest
sensations on account of its phenomenal
production of gold within the near flu
ture, that has ever come before the
eyes of the American people. The Bon
ME Clare and the Observation-Disclosures
properties are zeal the one which we
are now about calling your attention to-
As we have stated above, we spared
no expense in endeavoring to select
mining property fully worthy of ouI
recommendation, and have selected the
property owned by
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
P1xDE OF GOLD MOUNTAIN
HAS GOOD SHOWING

Operations on four veins traversing
the ten claims of the Pride of Gold
Mountain Mining. company's property,
30 miles south of Goldfeld. have opened
shipping ore in several places. Miners
employed by the company are kept con-
tinually at work sinking and crosscut-
ting in the ore shoots. The ore bodies
are systematically blocked out. stopping
being left until the company's new mill
is built on a millsite nearby.
The ore is of a free milling character
and lies between walls of granite, lime
and porphyry. The later resembles an
altered slate. The veins vary in size.
One, about two feet in width, carrying
the highest values, has furnished many
tons of 800 ore which now lies on the
dumps. awaiting reduction. Another
II from s to IA feet in width. In this
the values are more of a milling grade
n run extremely even.
A third ledge has exposed a large ton
mage of $40 ore, with streaks that pan
free gold. A fourth shows a rich pay
shoot IA inches wide, carrying values
of 1858 in gold and silver. The crop
pings assay 500.
The company proposes to run its new
mill by electric power, secured from the
main power line built across country
from Bishop creek. Water can be piped
by gravity to the ground. There is
plenty of timber among the surrounding
hills and the property can be reached by
good roads.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION

Frank Ish arrived in camp this week
from the coast.
George Bertschy, postmaster and pion-
eer of Fairview is in Goldfeld.
+. b. Ross of tn eBrown Palace Hote,
returned this week from a vacation
spent at Los Angeles.
F.. A. de Costa has returned to town
from Reno.
Jack Reynolds of the brokerage firm
OF Thos. Robinson and company is recup-
Grating from his recent illness at Los
Angeles.
James Mccarthy f"Fftz Macy, the
we'll known mining writer, is In camp
this week.
Jas. F. O'Brien, former editor of The
News, has been in camp this week on
mining business.
Richard Coe returned Monday from
an extended vacation in New England.
Jas. Hanson. representing the San
Francisco Examiner was in Goldneld
this week
Morris Macmillan, nag of the
Manhattan Chipmunk property, is
spending a few days in Goldfeld.
G. H. Hayes Of Mohawk leasing fame
arrived from Los Angeles on Monday
and left next day to accompany his
prize carload of 80 tons of $500 worth
Of ore to the Selby smelter.
aDiamondield Jack" Davis is spend
ing the week In the Bullfrog district.
Mark Bradshaw. assayer and mineral
ogist for Patrick. Elliott & Camp. Inc.
left on Thursday for Wonder.
H. ~4y~& o>.f--.
presdent OF the Goldneld Talmadge
Mining company. has returned from a
lengthy visit to Chicago.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
R1oHEE1 or TIE coHsrocx
DIES AT HOSPITAL,

Nevada lost one of its earliest pioneers
during the week when Samuel Curtiss.
former Comstock millionaire, died at
the age of so years in the local hospital
after a short illness. lis death came
about through general debility brought
on by old age. The remains were
shipped to San Francisco where his chill
dren reside.
Samuel curtiss was well known In
early mining days as superintendent of
the Consolidated Virginia mine when the
bonanza was found. For a time he en-
gagged, with Lucky" Baldwin, in a Bit
ter struggle with the Mackay and Fair
interests. He met defeat s~toicaliy and
lost a great part of his fortune. Pre-
vious to his death he had resided In
Goldfield for three months and was en-
gagged in promoting a patent concen-
traitor Of his wi invention
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
Pride Of Gold
Mountain Mining
Company

consisting of ten full claims, described
by affidavit and map, made a part of
this communication, which we earnestly
request you to read with care, that you
may fully understand the excellent OPP
portunity offered herein for investment
in a mining stock where all risk is prac-
tically eliminated.
The object of The Pride of Gold
Mountain Mining Company is to sell
100000 shares of stock, the money to
be used for developing and equipping
the property with a modern quartz
mill. 1t is not necessary that this
plant have a large capacity; the ore is
amply rich and in such abundant
quantity that it can be reduced to
bullion at nominal expense, and once
the plant is installed it can be in
creased even after the first distribution
of dividends. The profits will be amply
large to increase the capacity and KEEP
up reasonably liberal dividends. We
do not hesitate or feel that we are tax.
ing any risk in stating that this is to be
a dividend proposition in the very neal
future.
The offering of stock made herein is
not to be considered as one of the
ordinary propositions. The company is
incorporated for 100000 shares, par
value 81, with 100000 shares in the
treasury, and the remaining 100000
shares is pooled and cannot be offered
on any market. 1t is true the pooled
stock will participate in the dividends,
and it is calculated that only a small
portion of the treasury stock will have
to be sold to fully develop and equip
the property. Of course treasury
stock unsold does not participate in
dividends, therefore the purchasers of
treasury stock can calculate on early
and large dividends, with the assur-
ance that the stock will double or treble
in value in go days, and that it will
find ready sale on any market. In fact.
there are many mining stocks in this
vicinity selling around So per share
which are backed by properties that
have not yet discovered sufficient ore
values to warrant them in bringing any
such prices. True, the properties are
well located and it is believed they will
soon reach shipping ore; but it is differ.
ent with the proposition we are calling
your attention to. The ore is now in
sight; in fact, it is on the surface, and
known to increase in richness and ouan-
tity as depth is attained.
We are not offering you a PROPOSE
ton wherein it is necessary to state
that we believe the ore will be found.
The company and experts assure us
they have "'the goods'' and will make
prompt delivery by early dividends to
those who assist them by purchasing
a small or large quantity of treasury
stock offered in this advertisement. We
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
xAxFus GETS LEASE
ON A1ANDMA GROUND

-. L. Kalfus of Mohawk fame. has
secured leasing privileges for Is months
on a large block of ground situated on
the south end of the Grandma Mining
company's property. between the Blue
Bell and Kewanas. The block is 500 feet
long and the width of two claims, the
Rough Diamond and Big Jim.
Negotiations have been on the tapis
for some time and were finally conclud-
ed by the Goldfield Sunrise company,
which has apparently absorbed the
former Grandma company, signing the
lease papers through the controlling
owners, Gardiner & Co., of Colorado
Springs.
Work is to begin Immediately by
sinking a double compartment shaft to
a depth of 100 feet and prosecuting.
Kalfus has also secured power to let
other leases On the ground. He will be
Joined in his new enterprise by Fred
Meyer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
Read Our Personal
Guarantee With |
Care

IN CONCLUSION, WE WILL DE-
POSIT THE EXPENSES OF AM
MINING EXPERT, or other prospe
tive investor who desires to examiB
the mining property owned by -
Pride of Gold Mountain Mining CT
pany, and if every statement and reFs
sentation made herein isnot more ian
borne out by the properly, we will pay
the entire expenses of th Investigation
We are authorized b sell gAy0o
shares of the treasury stock at 81 ents
per share, and it actually looks iks "
to us in value. 1t is MT necessary TT
us to warn you against delay; 2 ddels
ton to the fact that 1t s our cS ON 70
promptly return all money sfI
first allotment Of stock offered has pof
subscribed, in this case we believe
investors throughout the country
appreciate the fact that sush an
as the one made herein wiz rarely
ever come before them agsfi.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05
scwWADETKE HEW
roWuurE II TUHEnAL

The Lee and Echo canon districts IN
Inyo county. California. 50 miles south
OF Rhyolite, are to have a town In hohor
of Charles M. schwab. of Montgomery
shoshone fame and other matters OF
lesser Industrial Importance. The new
town has been named Schwab.
The schwab Townsite company has
been incorporated under the laws OF
South Dakota. with a capital STOCK OF
$50. 700 fully paid in and with oficers as
follows: 8. II. Black of San Bernafdino'
Cal. president; j. f. Cram. San Bernar-
dino. vice president: j. c. Houtz, Rhy-
olite. secretary and treasurer.
The location Is in the upper end OF
Echo canon. and is said to combine many
desirable features for a townsite. The
promoters have shipped in a stock OF
general merchandise, have made pro-
visions for a restaurant. lodging houses
and other accommodations. A stage
line is to be run from Roosevelt. and APP
pIication is to be made at once for the
establishment of a postofice.
Powers & Sullivan. the new Rhyolite
real estate firm. will have charge OF the
local end of the business. The manage
ment states that already over 80 lots
have been sold. and IL is confidently ex-
pected there will be a grand rush to OBJ
tain locations In the town of Schwab
Just as soon as II Is known that the new
Lee metropolis has been founded.
The growing Importance of the Lee
and Echo districts. the rapidity with
which excellent ore bodies are beine
opened up and the general interest nov
centering in this part of the country. IL
conceded "A sufficient warrant for estab'
fishing a town. Hitherto the mining
people have labored under a consider
able inconvenience in not being able t.
procure accommodations in the district
but the TOWNSHIP promoters have shipped
in their stun and will soon have the cit,
of Schwab firmly established. Mr.
Black is now on the ground exercising
personal supervision in the matter o.
buildings and other arrangements
Bullfrog Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05

Medal, Gold Medal Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, s,
Gold Medal 0, and 90, Bonanza, and
Bonanza l..
VEINS: There are four distinct
veins running through the property and
they are visible everywhere; wash does
not cover them on the side of the hill.
Reference is made to the map as to the
values. The property win prove it's
greater value and permanency by more
development. The size of the veins are
as follows: No. / about 2 feet, two
tons of ore being taken out and await
ing shipment, value about 800 a ton.
No. 2 is 8 to IA feet wide. On Claim
Gold Medal No. l the vein is sided bv
an eruptive dyke of Diorite, at which
place the ledge is broader and there is
an lntersecting vein 4 feet wide, as
shown in the sketch. At the intersect-
ing point $40 ore was encountered for
4 feet; the entire width of the vein was
IL feet at this point. No. 3 pans free
gold. No. 4 shows a rich pay shoot Ia
niche wide; value $3.50 in gold and
silver per ton, 500 in ~outcroppings.
WOOD AND WATER: There are
plenty of both near by.
ROADS; The property can be
reached by good roads.
foWER: Power can be obtained of
the great power line running from
Bishop, Cal, to Nevada.
Water can be piped by
gravity to the property.
STATE OF NEvADA,)
CT. )ss.
county of Esmeralda,)
On this 4th day of December. 1905.
personally appeared before me, a No
tary Public in and for said County.
'onn W. Crane, and being first duly
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05

+. M. Tucker of the Ross-Tucker
Real Estate company arrived this week
from Denver where he has been spend
ms the holidays with his family. 1t is
some years since Mr.. Tucker was back
ct his old home town and he n d 1t
wonderfully changed n prosperous.
DR.. J. L. Pennington has returned
from a visit to his home in Alabama.
Captain c. E. Mayne has returned Ia
camp from Salt Lake city.
II. H. Dorsey. of the Mccormick
Dorsey brokerage house Is back from a
visit to a Jose, Cal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-05

j. NJ. Wilson, who came wi from
Golconda last evening, brought some
very rich ore samples from claims which
he and his partners own The property
is situated near the Adelaide mine and
considerable work was Home on 1t years
ago.. The ore Mr.. Wilson brought in
was from a surface strike made a few
days g One large piece is nearly
pure galena and will assay 5000 in silver
to the ton. 1t was taken from a ledge
about three feet wide and they expect
to soon make a shipment.
This strike was made quite near the
Majors property, which was recently
bonded to Salt Lake. A number of min
ing men have visited the district recent
~ and 1t promises to lie the scene of
great mining activity this spring
Humboldt Star.