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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03

Now that the bridge across tn,
river at Pierre is practically finish,
ed, rumors are rife again regard
ing the additional train service
to be inaugurated soon. Reports
have been current all week regard
in@ the nature and schedule Of the
new tram. but none Of them cal
be verified. The whole subject is
largely a matter OF speculation.
1t is generally believed that the
Black Hills Special' will connect
with the afternoon train at Pierre.
If the present schedule east Of the
river is maintained the new train
will reach Philip about supper
time.
Superintendent Dyke. who was
here Tuesday, gave some support
to the report circulated several
weeks ago to the effect that the
schedule Of the afternoon train
from the west is to be changed
50 that the two accommodation
trains viii meet here at noon. I'm
der this arrangement the east
bound train will leave Deadwood
at > o'clock in { h G morning.
Whether the new schedule is to
become operative soon can not be
announced at this time, but the
belief is general that it will become
effective uItimately.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
Gssgsd Dead

The body OF d man named Reed,
a Wasta Iivcryman, was found
hanging in a tree near that place
last Friday morning. lie had
been working in the country help
ing put up hay, but rode into town
one afternoon carly in the week
to look after his business interests
there. He did not return. Friends
IN the country rode into Wasta to
make inquiries regarding the miss
inc man and found that he had
not been seen in town. 4 search
located the horse, and later the
body was found. The coroner
was notified. but the verdict of the
jury has not been learned. Nys-
terry surrounds the whole affair.
There was nothing to indicate sui
eide, and friends of the dead man
believe he met with foul play.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
Local S.cCG> Market
The local stock market contin

The local stock market continues
active. >hipne;.ts are now cross.
my the new bridge at Pierre. q
fact that has helped stimulate the
movement Of stock in This locality.
Il. ". Nlathieson shipped six
cars OF cattle from Wokama
Wednesday. The same day f. G.
Daniels shipped from this place
twelve hundred head of sheep.
recently bought Of Warren Young.
Paul Fleming Of Huron and
others will ship during the week.
The =. K. G. s. n. W. Ry. has
agreed 10 transfer 125 cars of cat
tie over the new bridge at Pierre
by October ). These shipments
will be made from Belle Fourcho.
u this arrangement is carried out
several train loads of cattle will
pass through Philip in the next
day or so. The local railroad has
been handicapped all fall by the
fact that the bridge over the Ms
souri, has not been finished and has,
on that account. lost business
steadily 20 the Milwaukee,, ship
pcrs preferring TO drive a CON
siderable distance before loading
rather than unload and reload on
account of the ferry at Pierre.
Now that the bridge has been
finished it is likely that shipments
will be heavy and that the local
road will get its full share Of the
business for the remainder of the
season. -1Ac~3.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
Pleasant Divide

X. +. Robinson has gone to the
Black Hills on business.
W m. montgomery is construct
inc "A dam in his pasture.
Lester Meyer has returned to
Nebraska 10 help his brother husk
corn.
Mr.. Waldorf has been recently
appointed treasurer in this school
district.
Willie Merrigan spent a very
pleasant day with Robert Cowen
Sunday.
VIM. Slattcry has returned to his
claim after visiting in Greeley Co. ,
Nebraska. for time.
j. Henry has moved his family
to the Brown homestead where he
expects to spend the winter.
\ large number OF cedar posts
have found their way into this
neighborhood the past two weeks.
{. Christensen has purchased u
team Of fine horses from j. J.
Merrigan. also wagon and har-
ness.
Rev. Randall and son OF Good
Hope Valley were storm staid in
this neighborhood Sunday. return
ing to their claim after the storm.
The long debated question
where to locate the schoolhouse''
has been settled at last. 1t is to
be placed on the northeast corner
Of \. ID. McGinnis' farm.
g. W. Rcecher from near
Ottumwa came over to j. j. Mcr-
rIGan's for some ash poles. On
account of the recent rains he has
been compelled to spend several
days in the neighborhood visiting
with old friends,
The plumber from McLane 4
Harrell's store hns been putting
IN the water works at +. i. Rob
lnson>s farm the past week.
When completed Mr.. Robinson
will have the most convenient
water system both for house and
barn use in this part Of the country.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
Ait.re1sge Coming.

Senator 4. Il, Kittredge will
visit Philip October II. The sen
ator will accompany the Sioux
Falls business men On their tour
of the country west of the Miss
ouri il order 10 get better ac-
quainted with his constituents in
this new country of ours. Incl
dentalIy, it will be demonstrated
that the senator is not the cold.
clan-lille creature his enemies
have represented him to hc. Mr..
hittredge and the Sioux Falls
.lnrty siIcrp(anning to spend about
an hour In Philip.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
West Side Items

Mrs. Barclay is still on the sick
list.
Mis-, Walker is working in town
this week.
Mrs. Gladman was Philip vis-
itor Tuesday.
T. J. Tullis called at Frank
Pashek 5 Sunday.
Edgar Burg called at Mons
Quam's Saturday.
Miss Potter called on Mrs. Bare
lay Friday afternoon.
Orrin Gee took dinner with
t. J. Tullis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson were
Philip visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. Jones has arrived and built
on his claim in section Ia.
Mr. and Mrs. Molyncux were
Philip visitors Wednesday.
Mons Guam spent Monday night
at the home Of Edgar Burg.
Frank and Richard Pashek spent
Wednesday night at Carl Carsten-
sons.
Frank and Richard Pashck call
ed at Mons Quom's Friday after
noon.
We have had several nice rains
the past week and farmers are
breaking again.
Mrs. Harry Gladman spent
Wednesday night with the Misses
Walker and Potter.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
N oTIc e.

According to Paragraph Is.
Page Is, Circular of the General
Land Office, all parties advertising
to make proof must appear with
their witnesses upon the date
advertised or within ten days
thereafter. Parties advertising
to make proof at Philip, before me-
will please note the above and be
governed by the same. 11tf
Byron L. Glow,
Q. S. Commissioner, Philip, S. D,
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
New Freight Rates.

The meeting of the state board
Of railroad commissioners which
was to have been held at the head
quarters of the commission i'm
Sioux Falls on September 26 has
been continued until October IS.
and Rapid City has been substi-
tuted i'm place Of Sioux Falls as the
point at which to hold The meeting.
The meeting is for the purpose
of securing information which viii
lntelllgently prepare and put into
effect q new schedule of freight
rates west Of the Missouri river.
Rates east Of the river were add
justod by the board last spring.
But three great railroad systems
are interested in the proposed new
freight rates west Of the river
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
the Chicago and Northwestern and
the Burlington Each Of them will
have representatives present at the
Rapid City meeting.
That the railroads will strenu-
ously oppose any reduction in
freight rates west OF tie river is
assured. They base their opposi-
tion on the ground that that por-
ton OF the state, particularly the
region east Of the Black Hills,
through which the new extensions
Of the Milwaukee and Northwest
ern railroads extend. is as yet
sparsely settled and that it may be
years before the new lines are
operated at a profit.
All jobbers and shippers who
are interested in the proposed re-
duction Of freight rates will have
the right to appear at the Rapid
City meeting and furnish such in
formation as they may wish to re
lating to the PRONUNCIATION and
putting into effect new schedule
Of freight rates in that part Of The
state.
The Northwestern railroad now
Is preparing a new schedule of
freight rates for its new line and it
is expected this will be submitted
to the railroad commissioners at
the Rapid City meeting.
These truths are sclf-evident
says Wag, of the Bad River News:
: A man should eat until his hun
ger IS satisfied: he should drink
until his thirst is Stacked, and he
should sleep until he awakes natur-
ally. This is a highly artificial
age this age Of alarm clocks. :
Evidently someone has awakened
him from his peaceful slumbers by
by making noise like an alarm
clock. Herald, Old Trail.
The new pure food law passed
passed by the last legislature went
into effect Tuesday. 1t regulates
everything from red tomato catsup
to rye whiskey. 1t has fallen like
an AK on the neck Of the patent
medicine nostrums. and the howl
ing may be heard throughout the
land
John Mcpherson, of the firm of
Young, Philip & Mcpherson. Fort
Pierre, was business visitor here
today.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
Milwaukee EuShcS Work

That the Chicrgo. Milwaukee, &
st. Paul railway is not losing any
| time in bal|asting its roadbcd
across the reservation to the Black
Hills country is shown by the fact
| that the company has put a day
and night force to work getting
out the sand and gravel from the
pit near Oacoma. An electric
light plant has just been establish
ed at the gravel pit to furnish tie
light for the Workmen. Several
hundred carloads are hauled out in
Il day and distributed along the
track, and at the present time the
roadbed is completed IN baIlasting
for some distance west Of Murdo.
For the first time since our
arrival in Stanley county we are
called upon TO chronicle a death
in the Old Trail neighborhood
that Of Mrs. Charles Yahnarll
who died at her home. six miles
east of here, on Saturday evening
last. Her death was so sudden
and unexpected that the news Of
it came as a bolt Of lightning out
Of clear SKY and filled her hus-
band, relatives and friends with
grief almost uncomfortable. She
was apparently well up to a few
hours before her demise when she
was taken with conyulsiOns and
SIX Of them in rapid succession
caused her death and made drear a
happy home. Her body was
taken to her old home in Missouri
for burial. The Herald extends
coincidence to the grief stricken
husband and relatives. Herald,
Old Trail.
w. W. Ncalc departed yesterday
for Lake Benton, Mimi. after
having completed his house on the
claim. Ire viii return to Philip
next week with his family.
Found. During the Philip
Harvest Festival stick pin with
stone set. Owner can have same
by describing pin and paying for
notice. DR.. j. G. Wheat.
Elmer Woods is making extern
sive Improvements on his claim
south of town this week.
w, f. Harrel left Wednesday
for month or six weeks stay at
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
II. II. Williams of Recluse was
an east bound passenger yesterday.
S. K. Reber left today for a few
days business trip in the Hills.
George Philip came up from
Fort Pierre this morning.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03
RnptiStS Meet in Lead

The train from the east Tues
day and "Wednesday was loaded
with passengers. Extra coaches
had been attached to accommodate
the Baptists on the way to their
annual state conference at Lead
The meeting has been in session
most Of the week. Tuesday night
Governor Hughes Of New York
spoke to large audience. his ad-
dress being the leading event of a
long programme. G Gov vcrno r
Hughes was a prominent Baptist
Of the country long before he
achieved fame through bis hand
ling Of the insurance investigation
and as a result he became govern
or Of New York.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-10-03

Miss Wilson. Mrs. Mcdonald
and Miss Nickel came in Wednes-
day from esMoines. They all
have claims south Of town. proved
up some time ago, but are return
ing here for the winter.
DR.. j. G. Wheat wishes to an
nounce to the public that he will
open up an art school in crayon
and oil painting here in Philip,
October 4th. Short course at 81
per lesson.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
xAHoE BODY or ORE
OPENED AT sIxvE1 CITY

According to advices received from
Reno the greatest strike in the state Of
Nevada today is that just made on the
old Independent mine of Silver City.
which has uncovered a ledge SO feet
wide. averaging $50 a ton in its en-
tlrety. leaving no waste. The discovery
was made at the 3.000-foot mark in the
big tunnel at the 250-foot level, and is
sulphide ore. This same ledge at the
77-foot level. some Is years ago. pro-
duced ST.. 700. or $1,000 a foot, and has
altogether in the past produced $780,
900.
The former owners sold the mine
when water was encountered. and the
present close corporation has been
working steadily on the tunnel for sew
eral years. The Importance of the
strike is in the fact that 1t demonstrates
ore identical with the Ophir Of the old
Comstock in the old Silver City prop
erty. Judging from the depth of the
Comstock ledge. the new discovery will
reach to great depth
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
GETTING LIVELY
AT JOHNNIE

Johnnie. Sept. 2s.-rhe camp II now
beginning to put on new life and out
side operators are coming In daily for
the purpose of looking over the big
work on Johnnie Consolidated. One
week g last Monday the crew Of FL
lott and Drescher Of Prescott. Arix., ar
rived and Immediately started work put
ting up h big hoist and installing the
5o-horse power engine to run Il. with
this new crew now at work about the
mine. the number of men working on
this property alone nils the camp with
activity. Indeed. there are over nifty
men working on Johnnie Consolidated
The milisite Is completed and the
foundation ready for putting up the
stamps. Immediately the hoisting plant
Is installed. which will take about ten
more days. wor of putting up the mill
will begin. as all the big machinery IL
now on the site. with the exception of
the engine to run the stamps. This II
now en- route from the east and will be
here in ample time for installation when
the engineers reach this part OF the
work. The foundation is also ready for
the compressor plant.
1t IL given out by Elliott that the mill
will be one OF the finest plants h ever
put up and that II will be all completed
and turned over to the referee, Mr..
Perry. for approval under contract
terms within the time covered In the
contract. Mr.. Elliott says further thai
1t will be the record In time for putting
up a plant Of this magnitude. There
has not been q single hitch. either In
delivery OF machinery or in work pre-
paratory to its erection" said Mr.. FL
liott. land we are SO pleased with the
work that I ave asked Fairbanks.
Morse & Co. to take photographs Of the
plant at its different stages Of erection
struction means.
The big working shaft on the mine Is
now cut through to the deep workings
so that when the mill starts ore can be
taken from any of the drifts. Mr..
Moser. who has charge of mine develop
ment work. says that when the mill
starts he can get out ore far In excess
OF the mill capacity. so that half Of the
drills Of the compressor plant can be
put to work driving the deeper workings
under the rich ore shoots lately opened
up on the Crown Point Globe. and which
have been developed to the Johnnie Con-
solidated end lines.
The value of the Johnnie Consolidated
has been greatly increased by the level
opments on The Globe. In one particular
alone a ledge of -four feet has been
stopped to the Johnnie lines carrying
values of very high grade ore. The
Globe is still stopping this rich ore in
deeper workings OF that property. A
shaft is now being driven on the main
Johnnie ledge which crosses the Globe
so that the rich vein can be cut again
at a depth of about $50 feet. A hoist
was installed at these workings the past
week. d. G. Doubleday of a Fran
cisco has given orders to a a big mill
run of high grade ore ready for milling.
Over one hundred tons of high grade
ore is ready for the first mill run.
U. M. Thomas begins work on the
Bullfrog Johnnie next month. Equip
ment is now on the property ready for
operations.
The big mill on Johnnie Consolidated
will be in operation December LIST.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
THE TONOPAH BELMONT
TAKES A SUDDEN DROP

being worked in a most systematic man
ner. The company is capitalized for
1000, 900 shares, but of this amount
there are more than 900, 900 shares in
the treasury after the sale Of the So
stock.
Thursday was the day for the quar-
terly meeting Of the Tonopah Mining
company in Philadelphia, and word has
not reached us yet as to the amount of
the dividend that was declared. 1t is
taken for granted that a dividend was
declared, for there is no reason why the
usual amount Of 20 cents should not be
paid. For a number Of months, up to
the last quarter the company had been
paying the rs cent dividend. and an ex-
ira one of 10 cents a share. The 10
cents was passed at the quarterly meet
ing in June, INT an uproar was raised
by a Philadelphia firm, which declared
that John w. Brock was to be forced
from the position of president. Mr..
Brock was in Tonopah at the time of the
excitement, and he declined to be drawn
into any controversy in the matter.
1t was noticed, however, that as soon
as he reached Philadelphia the row
ceased. The Tonopah Mining company
could pay a SO cent dividend If they saw
ft, and they could have done it in June
Just as readily as they could this month.
Their shipments to h smelter have
been increasing during the past month.
and the amount Of tonnage that Is go
ing to the mill each week climbs into the
big figures very fast. Besides this. the
Tonopah Mining company has in its
treasury a surplus Of over $4,000 900.
This was the condition Of he COM
pany at the time Of the annual meeting
in last May. There are a million shares
in the all of which have been
issued. The fiscal year of the company
ends February %. In the year proceed
ing that date Of this year there had been
paid in dividends 81. 800. 900. This was
one dividend at the rate Of 25 cents a
share and three at the rate of 35 cents
a share. One more IS cent dividend was
paid this year after that, and then the
extra ten was cut on.
Knowing III condition of the treas
ury. It was not to be wondered at that
some of the stockholders made a pro-
test; but the directors had their own
ideas in acting as they lid. There has
never been anything official given out
as to why they Topped on the extra ten
cents, but men here who know pretty
well what is going on inside say tnat
the reason for curtailing the dividends
is that there may be a big treasury on
hand at all time to provide against any
thing unexpected that might happen.
There may be a fault in the mine; there
may be a mishap: there may be a strike.
In any of those events 1t is contended
that IL is well to have a fat treasury.
Then again the depression in the east
has taught everybody a lesson. ana II
might be that the directors Of the Tono-
pah Mining company. as well as those
Of the Belmont believe in reserving All
that they can. so as to provide against
any emergency.
At any rate the mines are all right.
regarding their intrinsic value. and the
prices may be wiped on he board. but
it will make no change in the value OF
the mines.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28

the experts that the ground Is highly
mineralized. One of the more obvious
factors in permitting a belief that the
Pearls have the Ross ledge. arises from
the knowledge that the Ross ledge runs
east and west and that the west line of
the new company's holdings is less thar
600 feet from the group of claims owned
by Judge Ross.
The Vulture management
that shipping ore has been encountered
in the tunnel in sufficient quantities to
warrant him in saying that regular
shipments will be possible beginning
with the Goth Of September. There was
not a little encouragement over the
fact hat the tunnel was driven 700 feet
into the mountain before anything like
pay ore was struck. This feeling passed
away four weeks ago when the ore body
was from which regular
shipments will begin in a few days. The
ore averages $3.50 in value, with picked
samples running as high as $500. The
ledge in the upraise is three feet wide.
Drifting both ways on the ledge be-
gan last week on the Ruby Wonder at
the 100-foot level. The ore being taken
out is sacked without going through the
formality of being sorted. Several sam
pies taken from the drift going west
ran in neighborhood of $1,000 to the
ton. Two pieces went $S76 and $Ssl
to the ton respectively.
announcement was made a few days
ago Of a meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of the Jack Pot company. The
meeting will be held in Hercules the
third Wednesday in September and
thaco mast conxyovcopf NTH tho oHofru
of the company predict a dividend. The
only thing that may keep the company
from declaring a dividend at this time
is the need of holding money in the
treasury for further development pur-
poses. No mine in the entire district
has had more conscientious treatment
han the Jack Pot. And the property
has well rewarded the efforts put into
it. superintendent Harris, one Of the
old school of miners, who has made
mines in Tonopah and Goldheld, not to
speak of his record in Colorado. is of
the opinion that the Jack Pot will be the
browning work of his career. He states
freely, and his opinion is echoed by
everyone visiting the property, that
next to the Nevada Hills or the Mo-
hawk, there is not a better property in
the entire state of Nevada.
Work will be resumed in a few days
on the June. Wonder. This property is
owned by the Gibraltar Investment
company and has been allowed to stand
idle during the summer despite the fact
that ore of excellent quality has been
struck and the further fact hat a Is
horse power hoist has been lying on the
ground ready for business.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
ALTA ooxDYHID y. 3 Z.
on VELVET down. 245 FEET

TIE Alta Goldfield Mining and Leas-
ing c~ompany's shaft on the Velvet Is
down 245 feet. On h 1e0-foot level
drifts are being run both ways on the
north and south ledge. The shaft VIII
be sunk to 500 or 500 feet and stations
will be cut at ESQ feet n at 400 feet.
with possibly stations at intervening
levels. A strong ledge. heavy In sui
phides was entered at zoo feet and q
crosscut will be driven on the 25o-foot
level to develop it.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
SANDBTo1H L. 3 -. GETS
No1E Coxo1S WITH DEPTH

The Sandstone Leasing and Mining
company's shaft is down IS feet and
paintings continue to show more colors
as depth is attained. Toe little work
has been lone to give an Ineligible idea
Of what may be expected but the COM
pany is going forward with develop
ment work with commendable energy.
The same conditions prevail on the
Atchison & Harbaugh lease on the
Sandstone.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
JUMBO 1zAs1xo AND ,ux1xa

The Jumbo Leasing n Mining COM
pany is running a drift to the west from
the south crosscut on the s00-foot level,
in the hope of cutting the Jumbo vein.
The drift was started about 20 feet from
the shaft and about four feet a day Is
being made on a we'll defined vein that IL
believed to form a junction with the
Jumbo vein.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28

The estimated mineral output. Of
Mexico during 1906 Is as follows: Sill
yer. s44.2 200. 900: copper S2s. 600. 900;
gold, s15.4so.ooo: lead. IS. 100000. and
coal 81 700. 900. in addition to so. 200
tons of zinc ore.-Mining Reporter.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-28
wonx or Blue q

On the Hat lease on the Blue Bull
property the shaft has been sunk to a
depth of $50 feet and a crosscut is being
driven to the ledge. Considerable cross
cutting has also been done on the 100
foot level.