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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09
THE TRAGEDY OF SHAFT NO. 3

pried loose some more Of the rock.
It was Of the same formation, almost
pure gold. Keith could scarcely be-
lievs his eyes. Nearly craxed with
joy at his discovery, hs forgot his
distress and shouted once more for
help n long and loud as his fast
failing strength would permit.
Then he clutched the sides Of the
.Aaft in another vain attempt to get
OF. Exhausted, he sank back and
10, ked up into the sky. 1t was near
loon now, he could tell that from the
shadows Of the sun ON the walls Of
the shaft. Nearly twenty four hours
had passed since he had fallen into
the shaft, and during that time he had
gone without food or drink. He was
beginning to feel the effects Of his
long fast. His throat burned with q
thirst that he had never felt before.
His head swan and he was very weak.
He lay there for m hour or 80, but 1t
seemed like weeks to nim. Then he
heard . shout. Oh! the joy Of that
moment! Was he to be rescued ut
lastf He shouted in answer until the
gloomy shaft rang with his cries.
But his hopes were in vain. The
person who had shouted passed on.
The afternoon wore away and night
came on again. It was cold, 30 cold
Keith could feel the damp air pene-
trating his clothing and chilling him
to the bone. He tried to 60 to sleep
and finally succeeded. When he awoke
No knew that it was morning, for far
above him he could see the light Of the
sun. He felt that il he were not res
,cued that day he should surely die.
Meanwhile the miners 1t the camp
had missed their young friend and
wondered where he had gone. Al .
day and two nights had passed and
hs had not come they began to feol
anxious about him. Al the third day
dAwned every man in camp was ready
to search for him, for being stranger
in the place they felt certain that hs
was lost or that some accident had
bsfallsn him.
30 they searched, over Hill and
dale, in all unused shantiss and even
looked through al the deserted tun-
nels. Finally they decided to look in
the shafts ON the hill beyond the
dunp. Down shaft No. l they shouted
and svSn lowered . light, but got ne
answer. They did likewise ct shaft
No. 3.
Keith in shaft No. 3 heard the
shouts % II In . dream; he was delis.
ious; HE mind was wandering. Again
he heard the shouts. They sounded
nearer this time, and by . powerful
effort he aroused himself from hia
stupor and shouted with all Ais might.
The miners heard the shout and knew
that they had found the lost youth at
last.
They immediately ran for ropes,
lowered them into The shaft, and
Keith with one last effort grsspsd the
Continued on page ~
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There were many deserted shafts on
the hill above the dump at Gold Kun,
but Donald Keith did not know it;
neither did he, or anyone else know
that in one Of them, far down in it
,unless depths, long ago abandoned
by the miners, was gold, gold enough
to make the one that found 1t
multi millionaise.
Young Keith was from the east, .
stranger in . strange land. He had
been reared in luxury, graduating from
Harvard with the class Of '02. He
came to this little mining camp seek
ing health and was rapidly finding II
when suddenly in the morning of hn
life the sun went down TO rise not
again. He had been At the camp only
. few days, but already had made
many friends among the miners, by
his frank, generous nature and sunny
disposition. They considered him but
= boy. and Of course, ~ this was his
first trip west, "tenderfoot.
One afternoon, being lonesome and
restless. he started out for . walk, and
~ the hill above the old dump was the
only place he had not visited, hs de-
cided to 20 there. He did 20, and was
70 deeply interested in exploring the
hillside that he did not notice where
he was going. Alas! he awoke to the
fact too late. He caught his foot in
the roots Of an old tree and fell head
long down, down, down. Where was
he goingi At last be reached the
lotion. but Of whati Deserted shsft
No. 3!
For . long while after his fan
Keith lay uneonseious. When As re-
cained consciousness he could scarcely
nove. No wonder! He had fallen
eighty feet. Slowly and painfully hs
tnrnad over and tried to cit up. He
q ally accomplished this, but was
exhausted. He looked up. It was late
in the afternoon now; he knew IL must
10. Tor il was late when he started for
his walk. Must he pass the night
Lerei He was doomed to do 90
Night came on; darkness fell and,
looking up, he could eco the stars
shining.
Then the horror Of the situation
dawned upon him. He was In . de-
serted shaft, eighty feet from the
.urface and with NO possible way II
getting out. A. he thought Of it .
> ckening sensation passed over him.
Then he reused himself and began
s'utching At the sides Of the shaft In
vain attempts to climb up its treach-
crous banks.
Morning dawned and he renewed
his efforts. II was then he made the
discovery. In his struggles . piece Of
rock gave way. There was something
peculiar looking about 1t and he
looked again. Could IL be possibles
Gold in this deserted shaft! still
even In those dark depths the little
piece Of rock which he held glitterod
like . sunbeam. And inexperienced -
he was in mining. Keith knew that It
was god, and the real thing, too. He
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WANTED

Man and wife to go to mining town
Woman to cook in hotel and the man
to attend to barn work. Good posi-
tions. Address Box B, Winnemucca.
Nevada.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Duncan, Mrs. l..
Coats and Elmer Duncan leave on
three tonight to attend the funeral of
F. G. Hampton, the engineer killed in
the wreck at Browns station.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

County Treasurer Hoenstine will
leave shortly for a short recreation
at Kyle Springs.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Il. M. Lewis and family have ar
rived from Carson City and have
rented the Mrs. Sparks place.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Bernard Grandel was an arrival
from Humboldt House yesterday.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

J. NJ. Blair has taken q position in
the grocery department at e. Rein
hart and Company's.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09
MANY COYOTE AND CAT
SCALPS TAKEN BY THIS

B. M. Erquiaga today turned in to
the county 1s2 coyote scalps and IL
wildcat scalps and will receive $107
therefor.
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A. 8. Evans left Tor his home il
Paradise Valley today. =
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LOST
Brooch pin at the M. E. church 10
cial Sunday night. Finder please
leave at this office.
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LARGE ROLL OF
LICENSES
sHBRIFT's OFFICE TURNS
IN MONTHS COLLECTIONS
fetal Amounts 70 93.727.6o and = the
Largest lGon4hly Collsct3oa Ever
Recorded IN tho County

Today the sherifa . Office turned in
to the county licenses collected for
the month ending April Sth. It 10 an
indication Of the growth Of business
In the county since II 10 the largest
amount ever turned in in license
moneys. The figures are ~ follows:
Is lst-class liquor licenses. = $4,000
2nd-claas liquor licenses. 5000
Is 10th class Mdse. 217.50
l2 hotel 5000
8 sheen $4,000
81 gambling ............. l,575.O0
Is slot machines -..... $4,000
1870 3,66250
Fees and Fines s...... $500
Total as,721.50
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f. J. Thacker came up from Mi
City yesterday.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Phd. Fillerup was an arrival from
Globe, Old Mexico, today.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Ralph Nelson was a visitor in town
yesterday from Stone House.
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Subscribe for the Silver State.
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Humphrey and Peyton, mining
men from Camp Carpenter, arrived
yesterday and are leaving today for
Paradise with . load Of supplies.
d. Cordano 10 showing some gold
nuggets and gold quartz that are GER
tainly good to look at.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

The Albert Lay team arrived from
the north today.
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y q u q q q q y y q Il u q y 4 =
q PERSONAL MENTION n
ONE PHYSICIAN RETURNS
FROM NORTHERN TRIP
ANOTHER DEPARTS
DR.. Samuels Back from Trip 70 Jsck-
con, Where He Went 70 Attend
$50 Eugene Van Dearen-Dr. 0i-
roux Leaves for McDormitt

DR.. 6amuels returned yesterday
from jackson Mountain, where he
went to attend Eugene Van Dearen,
who is very i'll with pneumonia. The
doctor states that the chances for re-
lcovery Of Mr.. Van Dearen are slight.
DR.. Giroux departed at Q O'Clock
this morning to attend the infant
child Of w. o. Baber at McDermitt
this morning.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

j. p. Grandel, the tailor, in having
water piped into his residence on Sec
ond street for irr;gating purposes.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Mrs. Thomas Shone arrived yester-
day evening from Toll House.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

E. G. Aubrey, formerly Of Winnie
mucca, in the employ Of the railroad
company, has accepted a position in
the government service at Manila md
will resign from the railroad company
work.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Mrs. c. A. LaGrave arrived Sunday
from Seattle.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-09

Harry Jarvis came down last even
ing from Golconda and is spending
today in Winnemucca.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
DOGS AS LIFE SAVERS.

1.-THE dog as a life saver has been re-
aid in the Technical World Magazine
FOR May. A thousand years ago Ber-
nard de Mention. great grandson of a
Paladin of Charlemagne. founded his
hospice on the bleak 5000 foot peak
that bears his name. and installed his
dogs as aids to the Alpine wayfarer.
And toda- the emigrant laborer lost
in deep painless snow. owes life and
succor to these superb brutes.
But the ambulance dog seeking the
wounded on the battlefield: the dog as
policeman" and rescuer from the wa
ters-these are institutions of yester-
day-invented. so to say. to meet
changing conditions of modern life.
The war dog was wanted. and you will
find him now with every army on
earth He runs errands. and carries
dispatches through an enemy's lines.
where a trooper would surely perish
under a pitiless fire.
But. above all, ne smells out the
fallen who have crept into holes and
corners to escape the rain of shot ana
shell. and the cruel wheels of gallop-
ing guns and charging squadrons. The
Russian general, Count Keller. en-
ployed a troop of ambulance dogs in
the late war; and his medical staff
was b. their means enabled to find
HUNDREDS % the wounded in remote
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26

ments to be harnessed. Previous to
this the treadmill was the only form of
mechanical power. A windmill for the
generation OF electrical current is q
more recent accomplishment DIR.
Charles F. Brush. the inventor of the
arc light. in 1889 first utilized the wind
mill to run his generators at Cleveland
Ohio. for the purpose of lighting his
house and laboratories. In Europe
commercial windmill electrical plants
are being built. One such plant es-
tablished at Wittkeil in Schleswig.
lights the town. and another windmill
at Hamburg has been successfully
used to furnish current for a factory.
A windmill electric plant at Boyle
Hall. Ardsley. in England has a capac-
ity Of 10 lamps. Prof. hansen uses a
windmill electrical plant on mis- polar
trips. The good ship Fran was equip
ped with such an apparatus aud during
the long Arctic nights the snip was
lighted and heated by electricity. The
electric windmill is a Godsend in the
far northern countries where coal and
wood are practically unknown. In the
great prairie states. windmills are ex-
tensively used for irrigation purposes
and to furnish electric power. One
windmill plant will irrigate ten acres
OF land during the summer and fur
nish electricity for the house and farm
buildings.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
THE GREAT FORTUNES OF THE
FUTURE.

Those who viii first discover and
apply the hidden powers of the air. the
water and the sunshine will open the
way TO the colossal fortunes of the
| next few centuries. Land timber.
| metals and jewels have given their
| millions OF dollars. but the energies OF
the air. the sunshine and the water,
awaiting the inventive geniuses of the
future. promise greater financial pos
sibilities than all of these.
There Is no question but that cleo
tricity is the greatest power in the
world and il is still in its infancy. The
engineering problem of today is how
to develop this electrical current in
the easiest and most economical man.
ner. Ii IS estimated that throughout
the world about 100000 electrical
horsepower is being generated from
water falls and streams. One quarter
of this great horsepower is generated
in the United States with Canada Sec
ond and Switzerland third.
To generate 100000 horsepower
continually by the ordinary steam en-
CINE would require some 25.000.0O0
tons of coal. and allowing IS a ton for
the cost OF the coal. this would repre-
sent n saving of s125.00O.000.
Situated in this country there are
thousands of streams capable of pro-
ducing from 100 to $4,000 or more
horsepower. Others. like Niagara, and
Victoria Falls in South Africa, and the
innumerable falls of the Mississippi,
the Colorado and the Missouri. have
water powers that seem unlimited. II
every part of the mighty torrent of
Niagara was harnessed 1t would easily
generate sufficient electrical power TO
do all the work of this country.
The value of 4 stream for power
purposes depends upon the amount of
water flowing and also upon its head;
that is. the height of the fall. whether
in a sudden drop or rushing down
slope. The small mountain stream
which tumbles noisily down the rocks
is often worth more than the broad.
sluggish river flowing through low
country One cubic foot of water
second may equal in power the total
stored energy OF many tons of coal.
What is even more wonderful. the
water may be used twice; first for
generating electrical power; second.
to irrigate farm lands in dry countries.
With the electrical pump the stream
itself can be pumped to levels where
ordinary bitches could not carry ii.
Electricity can be made to light and
heat the homes in the country as well
as in the city and to run feed cutters.
threshers and cream separators on the
farm as well as the wheels of the cars
and factories.
The wind was the first of the ele
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$4,000. The appellants resisted on the
ground that the judgment should have
been assessed against them in the
dissolution of the induction suit I'm
der the terms of the bond by which
| they were bound for such damages as
might "be aGjudged against them" in
stead of such damages as the appel
lees might have suffered as is usually
provided in injunction bonds. The
lower court oveIruled this view OF the
case but the supreme court sustains
it and remands the matter for further
proceedings in conformity with the
opinion.
In the case of the Old Dominion
Copper Mining company against Nell
lie HaverIy and others from ella coun-
ty the judgment of the lower court
was reversed in such terms practically
to dispose of the case so far as the
courts of this territory are concerned
Judge Street for the appelle gave not
ice of appeal to the supreme court of
the United States. II was stated by
the court that 1t had not been inform
ed whether a sufficient sum was at
stake to permit the taking of the APP
peal. but that would be looked into
later 1t in the meantime the appeal
bond was fixed at $1,000.
This was a controversy over tract
of land which the appellees had home
steaded. but which it was claimed was
mineral land and therefore not sub
ject to homestead entry.
In the case of Lawrence. appellant
against Cole. appellee. from ella
county a continuance was ordered on
the motion to affirm on a short tran
script The court at the same time
laid down the rule that motions Of
this kind would hereafter not be
granted unless it was shown that
proper service had been taken upon
the opposing side. The court then or
dered q recess until June IL. when a
one day session will be held.
y. T. Richey OF Tucson was admit
ted TO practice.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
DUCKS IN CHINA.

There are more ducks in China than
in all the rest of the world. China
literally. is white with these birds. and
day and night the country resounds
with their metallic and seornful
voices
Children herd ducks on every road.
on every pond. on every farm. on ev-
cry river. There is no boat. little or
great. without its duck quarters.
Even in the cities of China ducks
abound They dodge between the
coolies legs. They fit squawking out
Of the way of the horses. Their in
dignant. quack will not unseldom
drown the roar of urban commerce
All over the land there are great
duck Matching establishments. many
of them of a capacity huge enough
TO produce so thousand young ducks
every year. Duck among the Chinese
is the staple delicacy. II Is salted and
smoked like ham or beef.-Dundee
Advertiser
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
ANOTHER CHICAG0AN
Will SET De RAGLAN
Representative of the "Widovy" Will
Be Here a. tn, Inquiry. Attorney
Fcinberg Compliments Undertaken
DriscoIi.

u was learned here yesterday that
another distinguished Chicagoan will
be hcIe next Thursday when the body
of Nickolai DeRaylan is to be exhum-
cd and when after this event a nota-
rial session is to be held i'm the office
of .. l.. Schupp. for the taking of the
dispositions Of witnesses who have
knowledge of important facts in con-
nection with this inquiry. The man
referred to Is Samuel J. Schaeffer. an
attorney. who will come as the rep
resentative OF Mrs. Anna DeRaylan.
He has been connected with the case
in Chicago and il is expected he will
be prepared TO maintain as strongly as
possible. his theory of the substitution
OF another body for that of DeRaylan.
Mr.. Feinberg. who is here as The
representative of Public Administrator
Reddick Of Chicago. in conversation
yesterday paid very high compliment
to Undertaken George Driscoll. He
said it was fortunate that the discov-
cry of DeRaylan's sex was made by n
man of his type and character n man
beyond reproach, for the chances in
peculiar cases OF that kind are often
great, that wrong step might be
taken. Had Mr.. Driscoll been anoth-
er kind of a man and placed himself
in communication with the widow at
once. he might have received instruc-
tons and acted upon them. that would
have defeated the ends OF justice. In
this case Mr.. Driscoll was very careful
about all that he did and secured le-
gal authority for all his acts.
Mr.. Feinberg says he is prepared to
meet any and all proofs that Nr
Schaeffer may have and has paced
himself IN possession of ample evil
dence since he came here to prove be-
yond doubt that the deceased and De-
Raglan ,t,re one and the same per-
son. With Baron Schlippenbach, Mr.
Schaeffer and Mr.. FeinbeTg here. rep
resenting the three parties in interest,
the matter should be settled definitely
to the satisfaction of everybody.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
OPINIONS HANDED DOWN
WERE MOSTLY RFVfRSALS
The Supreme Court Disposed of All
Business Immediately Before II and
Took a Recess to June II.

The supreme court held two brief
sessions yesterday. hapding down de-
cisions in three cases and passing on
one or two others, among them he
Ramirez extradition matter. in which
the discharge OF the prisoner was or
dered. though he was held in the sum
of $4,000 pending the appeal of the
government to the United States su-
preme court But all this is mention
ed elsewhere.
In the case of the Prescott National
Bank appellant, against A. j. Head
appellee. the judgment of the lower
court was reversed and the case was
remaaded for new trial. The Pres
colt National Bank had awarded a
contract 20 n man by the name of
Grant for the construction of its bank
building. The appellee was one OF the
sureties and also furnished consider
able of the material for the building
The material was not paid for and
suit was begun by the appellee. who
was barred by his office of surety
from filing a lien though other liens
OF other material men had been as
signed to him. He had previously
nptliieu lHe appeiidHl W Dih'S sum
against Grant
The bank instead presented a coun-
ter claim under the contract to the
claim of head. 1t was shown that the
specifications of the architect had
been changed and on that ground the
appellee contended that the sureties
had been released. This contention
was sustained by the court as well
as the other contentious OF Head. The
bank though had shown that any
change that might have been made In
the specifications had not increased
the risk OF the sureties for the extra
work involved in the changes had been
paid FOR by the bank. The court held
with the appellant on this point.
Another case was that of Martin
Buggeln and others. appellants. against
Niles J. Cameron and others. appellees.
from Coconino county. This IL an af-
termath of the Bright Angel Trail lit
igation. Buggeln had brought suit
aGainst the appeliees to enjoin them
from collecting toll on the trail. 4
bond was given by him signed by the
Riordans The injunction was dis
solved AID afterward TIE a?peliers
brought suit against Buggeln and his
sureties for damages in the sum Of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
TOO, TOO MUCH.

THANK you. SON. said old Tight
fist to the boz who had run several
blocks on an errand for him. there's
penny fur ye.''
Don't tempt me. Guv'nor." said the
bright boy. IF / was ter take all dat
money might buy a auto wild II an
git pinched for scorchin'.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26

corners of a battle front extending for
forty miles,
An interesting article of consider
able length follows describing the work
of the dogs under mems guidance. and
some of the record performances.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
HEl HEi so HE DID.

"Indians. you know" said the widely
read man. "are very stoical. They're
never known to laugh"
ooh. ! don't know" replied the flip
plant person. 1.-THE poet, Longfellow
made Mime -hsha."
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26

seek ard we shall find" says the
Good Book This applies particularly
to trouble-Philadelph Record.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26

The people who are In a peck Of
trouble don't always ask for good
measure.-Philadelph Record.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-26
WORK OF A DAY
IN BIG LEAGUES
A Record Of the Baseball Winnings
and losings Yesterday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

CHICAGO 3. NEW YORK l.
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BOSTON l. NEW YORK 9.
Boston 49, ............1 10 )
New York .....i - U
Batteries-Young and Needham;
Matthewson. McGinnity and Bower
man.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CINCINNATI o, CHICAGO 6.
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Moore. Keefe and Thomas.
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BROOKLYN 4. PHILADELPHIA :.
(Second game)
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n. roWn and King.
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BROOKLYN 5. PHILADELPHIA 6.
First Eame)

Batter.es-BeII Mcintyre and But
Ter: Moren and Doom.