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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18
Earthquake shocks in Porto Rico,

opteWs CUOe DospaltN 70 III oUN.
SAN JUAN, p. R.. Aug. 17.-About Z O'Clock
this morning an earthquake shock was ex-
perienced which awoke the city. No dam
age was done. A slight shock was felt last
night.
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Special Cable Despatch % TIE SUN.

SAN JUAN. P. r.. Aug. 1.-THE pro-
posed dredging of San Juan harbor
II carried out according to the present
plans will benefit the army and navy only.
The Congressional committees report plan
ming the work affords no relief to the steam
ship ~oompanies. Gov. Post has callsd a
conference TO discuss the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18
Austria Dtscoursges Emigration to Mary.
land.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUM-.

VIENNA. Aug. 1.-THE Ministry Of the
Interior having learned that Maryland
proposes to encourage the immigration of
Austrian farm inborers has issued a,.public
warning against emigration 20 that Stohe. .
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

vice president; o. l.. Becker, secretary
and treasurer. Directors W. A. Harris,
John A. Sloan, j. II. Lester and II. G.
Nc Mahon.
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Phoebe Wants Coin

Phoebe Record: \ petition asking
the County Commissioners to ASSUME
control of the town, under the town
government act, is being circulated
among our citizens by the committee
having the same in charge. 1t is the
intention to first present the petition
asking them to assume control and
latter to ask ior such ordinances as may
he deemed necessary. The all import
ant question, at present, being to get IN
a position to get the money which Is
being lost each month from the gaming
licenses.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

Properties like those of the Nc
Cullough Range Co. are attracting
special attention among the most con-
servative of investors. For this there
are several reasons, principally comes
the value to which copper has advanced
and the steady demand for the red
metal Then comes the question of
legitimate mining of which the Nc
Cullough Range is an example.
The railroad boys have not attempted
to kite the propertys value and have
made no flaming assertions OF the Won
derful prospects.
Beside the Chamber of Mines expert
other experts in modern mining have
endorsed the property, the methods by
which the company offices are handled
and the system OF development which
is being used has been cited as an ex-
ample of honest and pains taking min
ing. The boys deserve credit and
others would do well to follow their ex-
ample.
The officers and directors are COM
posed Of the following we'll known rail-
wav men: f. W. Gillet, c. J. Balch, NJ.
T. Conroy, J, J. Ramsey, v A. Martin,
VI. A. Palen and G. X. Miller. The lat
ter gentleman is secretary and treasurer
with office in Citizens Bank Building at
Los Angeles.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

been at a disadvantage in competing
with Los Angeles in Southern Nevada
because of the difference in tariff. The
reduction now made will be of consider
able advantage To Salt Lake dealers.
The new route applies via the Salt
Lake Route and Las Vegas and Beatty,
and all class rates have been reduced
between 40 and 10 per cent. For in
stance, on class the rate was inmerly
40 per 100 pounds; now ii is 1920,
applying all along the schedule from
class l to +.
With regard to commodity rates the
reduction is even greater. The rate
on grain from Salt Lake in Southern
Nevada was formerly $l.30 per 100
pounds, now it is % cents. Flour is re-
duced from $40 to % cents; mining
machinery, an important item of busi-
ress, is nov 81 "a instead of $2.35 a.
formerly; and brick, and fire clay,
is now 60 cents instead of l.4l, under
the old tariff There was no through
rate on coal to Goldfield here to fore
but the rate to Beatty was $40 per ton,
now it is 81 per ton. Beer, which
formerly cost 81 90 to ship now costs
81 50 and all through corresponding
reduction has been made.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27
NUMBER 30
OIL FIELDS
Big Rush to Virgin River
District

Fred Rcmick and j. +. Busch, of
Rhyolite, president and secretary OF the
Virgin River Oll and Development Co,
were in Las Vegas Monday night en-
route to the oil strike just made by
their Company. According to the last
report received by them the we'll was
go feet deep, in "a feet of sand and
yielding 100 barrels in ~ hours.
In correction OF a statement made
last week, the officers desire The Age
to say the company owns the well-bor-
ing rig in use, having purchased the
same from f. r. Maxwell.
The oil is said to be of high quality,
containing about II per cent illummin-
atine and 10 per cent lubricating oil.
Salt Lake train men report large mum
bcrs of passengers going to Modena
from all directions.
j. IL I.add started out Tuesday to in
vestigate with view to getting in "n
the ground floor one way or another.
The oil-bearing strata is said to be
traceable for 32 miles, but all Of the land
is taken up. Many enthusiasts, however,
are putting up funds and will make an
attempt to secure locations.
Robert Dillon, representing Il mum
ber OF local people, started out overland
Wednesday with Charles French and
Bert kessler, for point across the Col
orado River about 100 miles south Of
the VIRGIN strike where the in1icat ions
are reported to be even better.
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Mining Deeds at The Age office,
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With the installing OF Mr. Hennessy.
4 mining man Of experience. in the pos
ition oi superintendent the actual devel-
opment Of the properties began, and
with every foot of work there has been
added indication that it only required
depth to- show that the mine was an
other indication Of Nevada's mineral
richness.
At present their shaft j. down 24O
feet with 81 feet of tunnel. At the 179
and 2OS-ioot levels some very fine show
ings We're struck-eopper values running
from pa to 81 per cent. with gold val
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

ues running from s. To SS2j The oil-
GERS have outlined at least 1000 feet OF
work before any attempt will be made
to ship ore and no doubt will be able to
carry out their original plans, for re-
Gently they interested two Fasteners
who are men OF means and good sound
business men. One a Mr. HOllister,
lumber merchant, of Iowa; the other
Mr. Martin from Boston. These two
men are the only ones interested who
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

do not belong to the railroad faternlty;
heretofore it has been strictly railroad
people, men who are managing ana
helping to operate roads and 1t certain
ly looks as though they will make
success.
The Mccullough Range Company was
the first mining company to apply to the
Los Angeles Chamber of Mines for an
endorsement of its record and has the
distinction of holding certificate No. l.
This organization was founded for a
two fold purpose. Its object was hrst
to encourage the development OF worthy
properties and second to discourage the
floating OF wild cat prospects. As a
special encouragement To deserving
properties the Chamber OF Mines offers
to make thorough investigation OF any
property which may he submitted to
them and after the property has been
passed upon by the Chambers own ex-
pert, the mine owners may refer TO lis
record as filed with the organization
Another valuable asset OF the Nc
Cullough Range is its splendid water
supply which consists OF two springs
located quite close to the property; one
OF these springs is especially valuable
as it furnishes water which in quality is
unexcelled in the west.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27
TeCOpa Mines

About leo mer are employed at the
old Gunsite mine, Tecopa, on the
Borax railroad. Over three miles of
development work has been done, and
great bodies of galena are exposed.
About ljO tons of lead-silver ore are
hauled from the mine to the railroad
every day, seven miles. The ore goes
to Salt Lake. In hauling the ore 100
head of stock are employed.
Officers of the Tecopa mine are: John
T. Overbury, PRESIDENT y. ?. Sloan,
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

west and south OF Las Vegas the Me
Cullough Range Copper Mining Co. is
developing a mine.
This property, consisting OF five iull
claims, was located by Scott Price about
wear ago and purchased by officers
and employees OF the salt Lake Route. -
The company was organized and incor-
porated under the laws of Nevada and
preparation made to begin work late
last fall.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27

G. G. Davis
Jas Il Lawrence, RhyOlite
A A Turner, Boston, Mass
Lillian jeff, Denver
Lillian Wright. Denver
Henry Schodde
w W CAREY
ii \ Perkins, Searchlight
Robert Levers, Reno, Nev
Thos + James, Salt Lake
u W Baker, Texas
Mrs J : Covet and daughter, Merced,
Calf
4 Murphy, san Francisco
Alfred Morgan, Los Angeles
II II Lynde and family, Gina, Calf
Max Bach, Salt Lake
II J Weiner. san Francisco
G. y Pring, San Francisco
OFT + IIeizer, Rhyolite
W ID Van Nostran, Rhyolite
F. } Buck, Tonopah
+ Il Taylor, Los Angeles
Isl Louis, Kansas City
+ c Talbot, Los Angeles
owen A Williams and wife. Denver
G II Needham, Tonopah
: a Wood, st Louis
NJ II Kern and son
w q Chamberlain and wife, : F
+ b Coe. Salt Lake
Chas Dow, Milford
ID F. Osborne, st Helena, Calf
c NJ Compton, Tonopah, Nev
Robt X Benene, Salt Lake
X J Fairbanks, Ash Meadows
X W Jeeams, Chicago
VI Bradley. Silver Lake, Calf
\ Cothell, Rhyolite
OR Sayre, Long Beach, Calf
: B Howard, y
c ; Gilbert, Las Angeles
V Anderson, Los Angeles
II f Nanderveer, Lincoln, Neb
A f Crawford, Los Angeles
Mills Bielich, RhS olite, New
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27
LOWER RATES
Big Cut on Freight From
Salt Lake City

\ reduction in freight rates from Salt
Lake City to GoldfeId and Tonopah,
averaging from 40 to 10 per cent, has
been announced by the Salt Lake
Route, the new schedule to go into ef-
feet at once salt Lake has always
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1907-07-27
MCCULLOUGH
RANGE MINE
Promising Property Of Salt Lake
Railroad Men

In the north end OF the Mccullough
range of mountains, II miles due east
from Jean station or about - miles
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Location Notices and Certificates an,
Mining Deeds at The Age office.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-17
The Iron Lord 5. R. Cry Crockett.
c1yaatH@ 5 r c

new calculation and nearly everything ex-
cept the patent reportS-they were too
heavy"
That doesn't natter cried his chief.
I'VE can get others Where did II begin2''
Not on our side. answered Phi:
somewhere over in the general Offices.
think But IL ran along as if on a tran
OF parafln."
|Ncthing more likely" said Vie: You
may have hit H. Who are ia g. do YOU
think
THAT I couldn't say" answered Phil;
the younger men 0f No. !. perhaps some
Of No S-thOse taken on Iast-southern
men. But No. . is sound THEY'VE really
helped as far as they could They have
cut the fire of from the bank works and
pitheads- They are standing guard now.
That was all { could do"
Very good" said Vic Keep holding
the fort Till I come back. Is that thing
lOaded?''
NO. but they think It Is. which is lust
as goodr'
There was no chance Of saving any part
Of the great pile Of buildings. which. with
the uniformity Of its nUmberless windows
its pitch-pine vanished interiors. its in
Unite ranges OF drawers and mahogany
desks. had been the Olympus OF the
wrathful Jupiter Of Kirktown.
In some degree to circumscribe the con-
hagration was all that could be done
And 10 this VIC applied himself. while
Kahn. with his keen tracking instinct OF
the weasel developed by a life time OF
trick and stratagem, srrOye 70 put the
blame where il belonged
But for this the scale OF the disaster
was too vast The fire. If klndIed by
servants Of the cru1uzuy- o-rr % eri+a as
seemed likely, had extended so that il had
destroyed the evidence Of its own begin
nings. The ruins were soon only a vast
brazier. and as roof after roof fell In and
the flames shot up roaring into the smoke
dinmed sky. a dull. Uncanny answering
roar rose from the people. whO-man,
woman, and child. every soul in Kirk
town, in fact-Were massed about the
glowing debris OF what had been so lately
the Offices Of the omnipOtent Incubus Iron
and Coal Company
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borough. of whose family the Churchills
are. The comparison may have been a
little strained. and in some circumstances
might have brought out derisive laugh
ter. but in view of his undOubted bravery
and cleverness il only added TO his pres
tige.
He went into Parliament seven years
ago. when only twenty-six In Parlia-
ment ne patronized and defended Kitch-
ener, whom he had called a medal
snatcher." After his fathers death he
wrote a biography Of him. which sold for
$4,000 cash. or Il cents a word. His full
name is Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill. He adores his fathers mem
DRY and has modelled himself largely upon
him. His cleverness is partly verbal
Once, when asked jokingiy If he thought
certain course on the part OF Joseph
Chamberlain indicated softening of the
brain. he said:
Don't fear for Chamberlain: his dis
ease is hardening of the heart
When Churchill was a boy at school his
teachers used to make him run three
times around the cricket field whenever
he had talked too much. which was not
infreQuent Once. when SO sent out, he
ran across a public meeting. made up his
mind he had something 10 say. and said
il 10 the delight Of the crowd and the
discontinue of the chief speaker, whose
Ideas did not suit the lad az all.
Winston Churchill has his fathers stride
and pug nose, but his eyes and chin are
Jerome-lIke features. He speaks fluently.
albeit with little halt occasionally, and
once in the House he forgot his speech al
together He makes friends with aston
ishing ease. and never loses one unless he
chooses TO.
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money than Harmsworth, but ne mas a
big family OF children, and enjoys life 10
the top of his bent He is an enthusiast
TIC horseman. a scientific horse breeder
and motorist, and about as 'speed-mad"
as any man living. Just why he has not
received a title. as Harmsworth has, is a
pUZzler 20 everybody but himself, and ne
won't tell He must stand well with roy
atty. since queen Victoria once wrote an
article for him, the only one she ever
contributed 10 newspaper. Some say
he could be knighted II he would, but
that he thinks the title would cost more
money than he would like 10 spare; 9TH
ers say he'd gladly mortgage all he has
to get it.
job n Competition Prize.
He was meant for the church. being the
son of a clergyman, but at eighteen won
competition, the prize being job on
Tit Bits. popular weekly. AT twenty
two he was manager Of the paper. He
had become famous long before he was
thirty as the publisher OF Parsons Mag
azine. and had several other periodicals
He started the Daily Express at twenty
eight To-day. at forty-one. he publishes
nine dailies-four in London-four week
lies. six monthlies and nine other peri
Odicals. twenty-eight in AL.
Upton Sinclair who wrote THE Jun
gle" the scene of which was laid in the
Chicago Stock Yards and which started
the investigation of the beef-paeking
business. with results that everybody
knows all about, was only twenty-seFen
when the book was published. 1t didn't
catch on for 4 while but inside OF a
The Washington herald., 1907-11-17

year the President took " the stock-yard
business and Sinclair rode into world
fame on the very crest Of a wave OF such
publicity as few young authors ever
achieve.
Helicon Hall. his New Jersey expert
ment in socialism. which he started two
or three years ago, but which was burned
down few months ago. added 10 his
notoriety II not TO his fame. He is only a
few weeks over twenty-Seven to-day.
Percival GibbOn. the young Welshman.
began TO win fame in the Old World as a
fiction writer Of "a distinct Robert Louis
Stevenson type In Great Britain by the
time he was twenty-five or twenty-six.
Now. at barely thirty. he is becoming IA
nous on this side Of the water. He has
had a more adventurous career than any
OF the authors in this list excepting Win
/ ston Churchill the Englishman
Gibbons Adventurous Life.
Born in Carnarvon, young Gibbon is the
son Of a Baptist preacher in Wales. he
yearned for a sea life when A lad His
father wasn't particularly anxious to have
the boys warnings fulfilled but they
were so strong that ultimately he was ap-
prenuced regularly as cadet on a mer-
chairman. To the youngsters surprise.
he found life on board the reverse OF the
rolllcking, care-free. existence he had
looked for, so he ran away from the ship.
and drifted TO Germany (nere he got
some sort Of education, and. at nineteen
or twenty, began drifting again. this time
| landing IN South Africa He started a
paper, but when the Boer war broke out
he enlisted and saw his share OF lighting
also Of captivity. being taken prisoner
five times before the tedious struggle was
over.
Both before and after the war he did
hts share. also. OF prospecting, exploring
and like adventurous things. He had
plenty Of adventures and experiences, and
/ having discovered while an inmate OF the
/ forecastle that he could tell stories well
/ tried his hand at writing few. which he
sent-though with some misgivings-te
/ Blackwood' 5, the English maya zine. They
found favor with its editor and also with
the editor of Mcclures. This gave him
vogue on both sides Of the ocean at the
same tine, and Harmsworth. noting his
simple but vigorous style. sent for him
TO help on the Daily Mail, and dispatched
/ him forthwith 10 Russia He was Their
not far from six and twenty. In the -four
years since then he and his graphic per
have Travelled 20 many interesting parts
OF the world and his adventures have beer
many and diverse.
Gibbon IS tall. slight chap. with g
laughing face. Like nearly every one II
/ this list. he likes the automobile inordin-
ately.
Copyright 1907. by Dexter MarShAn)
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70 BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
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the author of the act providing for the
reading of the State and national consti-
tutions In the schools
Furthermore. he was constantly at the
center OF the stage socially, and always
against the railroad corporations. which
for years have been supposed 10 own New
Hampshire. IL was human nature that
the hard-headed New Hampshirese found
something to ridicule in the gentleman
from Cornish" as he was known, with
his combination Of literary. political, and
society ambitions, but he set about cap
turing the entire State as methodlcally
and industriously as ne had attacked the
problem of learning TO be novelist
He was a constant and interested at
tendant at every "old-hone week" and
other rural festivity that he could hear
Of Whenever he could he made a
speech the core Of all his remarks be-
ing: Let US manage our own affairs. -
Opposition 10 railroad rule" and NO
free passes" lie served two terms in the
legislature and then announced his in
tentiOp of going first to the State senate
and then 10 Congress. He was delegate
10 the Republican National Convention at
Chicago that nominated Roosevelt for
the Presidency
It was after that convention that
Churchill decided 70 run for governor. IN
1906. His platform had been foreshadowed
by the three phrases quoted above. and
the farmers, who laughed at his pre-
tensions AT first. rose to the platform
and the young candidate as soon as they
understood him.
But it was a big task TO make them
understand. He Effected 1t through a
months hard work on the stump. At the
beginning his hearers were few. although
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Born in 1873, year later than the Eng
ish Winston Churchill. William MarcOni
was wOrld-famous as the inventor OF the
wireless telegraph in 1891. when only TWEEN
ty-twO- At twenty-five he was intrOduc-
ing his invention on this side of the
water; at twenty-seven had passed mes
sage through the air across the Atlantic
and at twcnty-nine was furnishing daily
news 10 the big liners that sail the west
ern ocean. No other really great inventor
has arrived" as young as he
Born OF an Italian father and an Irish
mother as he is. you might expect him TO
be Il man OF more than ordinary demon
strativeness, but actually he is deliberate
and apparently impassive-much like the
so-called typical Englishman. being
neither volatile like the Italian nor cheer
lily cordial like the Irishman. In fact he
used to be called the little Englishman'
when a boy at school, and half the folk
who meet him to-day believe him part
English He is easily upset by triiles
when at work. His hearing Is exception
ally keen. He smokes little and drinks
less. although he has the Scotchman' 5
taste in WHISTLES. His mustache is little.
and his chin is retreating.
The two best known English newspaper
publishers, c. Arthur Pearson Of the Lon
don Daily Express, and Alfred Harms
worth-now Lord Ncrthcliffe-Of the Lon
don Daily Mail, were both famous and
successful in their twenties. Both are in
teresting. but they are utterly unlike eX-
Cept that each has made his own way and
that each is considered an arch. yellow
journalist by many cOnservatively mind
ed Englishmen.
Harmsworth's Rapid Rise.
Harmsworth Is now forty-three. He be-
gan as an Office boy in the publishing Of
fee Of Tit Bits, when only fifteen, hay
| ing left home because Of trifing dis
| agreement with his father. a barrister,
who wished Arthur to follow in that pro-
| fesslon. 1t wasn't long before the Office
boy was writing for Tit Bits. which ne
soon left to become one of the editors OF
the Illustrated London News. He married
at twenty-one, and. less than year
afterward. started Answers, a weekly
that suits England down 10 the ground
In two or three years it had half mil
! lion circulation To-day he owns more
newspapers and periodicals. than any
other man In the world-thlrty at least
and possibly more, and is very rich as
well as titled But his health is bad; in
| consequence his amusements are few
although he Is a great motor fiend, and
/ marriage has brought no children TO him
so that his greatest anbition--to found q
| family--is still unlikely OF fulhllment
Pearson has no title as yet, and is un
! derstood TO have accumulated much les:
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synopsis of Previous Chapters.


The story opens at the home Of Jacob Romer. OF
Corn House. the Firth OF Cantyre lie is ship
owner and mine and very reh. Wanting 20 be
nd OF his wife. Caroline lac has intrused the task
70 his brother. Thomas. % getting her ineareerated
IN an insane asylum. This fails because Of the
testimony Of Jacobs daughter Vida. who. however.
cannot believe that she is really his daughter Jacob
sends one OF his ships after them. bat The Good
Intent IS wrecked and Vida and her mother thrown
ashore Vida ren0unees her father and becomes
Vida Bryan, the adopted daughter Of Billy Bryan.
the keeper Of one Of the coast lights James hahn.
supefcargo and confidential man Of Jacob Roner. Is
scheming 10 get possession Of the Romer mines and
millions In the meantime Vida Is living happily al
hnktown and two SWANS attentive 10 her. I'M
Calmou. and Vie Morris. The story now take up
the past life Of jacob ROmer. tells u his secret
marriage 20 Caroline secret because Of the fear 81
the displeasuTe Of his rich uncle. ard tells how.
keeping his wife concealed. he had fallen Ia love
with Miss Georgiana Bunny. which has caused him
90 try and get bis wife incarceratcd In an insane
asylum, Tbs story takes up its main thread ana
shows Vida happy in Krkt0Wn. and her father
noting her success in the church choir. Although
the rivalry for Vida affection ecntinues VIC Morris
g1cs PM CalTnn, place in his oice. Billy Br1an
resolves % stop smoking and proceeds to explain 70
Dice kInnan the working II SkerTy light. lda
appears upon the scene and is that the two
men have been discussing her which she promptly
rcsents. She IS wrong. however a. Developments
prove Vida retres 70 her room, while. IN the mean
time they talk about a present she Is 20 receive.