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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-13
APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT

Miss Anna Breeding, Of Ston.
ega, spent Friday in town Will
friends.
Mrs Il. III. Grimm and Miss
Stuart journeyed to Big Stone
Gap one day last week. using
as mode of convey ance. Mr.
Goodloe's hack which was
homeward bound.
r. @. McInnes. of Glasgow
Scotland, who is touring the
South buying lumber to be OK.
ported TO his native land. was "A
guest at Imperial Hotel Friday
w. A, Head has returned
from Cincinnati where he went
to buy goods for the firm of
Head q Sloan who are number
ed among our advertisers.
S. r. lessee and ]. f. Am
burgey, of the Gap. dined at
the Imperial Hotel Wednesday
The railroad company has
completed several comfortable
dwelling houses in Intermont
for use by its employees.
You can do no better for I
prices and quality than TO pat /
ironize Rogers & James. who (
nave just received a nice as
sortment of ladies' cloaks. cloth
ing, shoes, notions and dry
goods. See them at w =
Heads old stand.
Rev. aud Mrs. S. V. Morell
nave returned from a very
pleasant two weeks wish
With friends and relatives in
-; Clair, Morristown and Bris-
.ol, Tenn.
Bill" Tonkery. aged ss
ears, and the oldest Democrat
n wise county, has as good am
We Tor coons as in the wears
'ast. He brought in two fine
at ones on the morning of the
lection, Nov. 5th)
Miss Jones, of East Stone
Jap. taught Miss Stewards
lass IN the public school last
'eek while the latter was visit.
ng home folks at Tazewen
Ia this issue appears new
Us, r o IN the Appalachia
louise Furnishing Co.. Kennedy
Wampler "a n d Crawford 6
musement Hail. and l.. +
ate * Co, have doubled their z
,rmer space. We thank eacb s
our advertisers for the inter y
't they have taken in this q
'partment Of the Post. as well
our subscribers, and assure -
"a no effort will be spared 70
We you the best while sucb
irit is manifest.
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Euehre Party.

Mrs. II. b. Kriser entertained
at a, "a formal euchre party last
Wednesday evening. All pres
ent enjoyed themselves until a
late hour when delicious re-.
treshments We're served Hiram
RULER carried off the BOBBY
prize for his efforts.
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II. {. Jones is making prepa
rations TO open a model bakery
IN our town.
ms Is much needed enter.
prise and one we are sure will
be appreciated not only bv An
paiacn'ans but near by towns
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-13

ney VIII ind it much to their advantage to give ne ,
ana get our prices before making their purchase "a"
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Large Jersey COW. dark
striped, head and neck dar,S
white nose, flop ears. with
mex IN one ear. s. 90 reward
for return TO
d. II. SHEPPARD.
70 80 Appalachia. Va
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Items of Interest to People in the Mining World

erty and has passed the lOo-foot
level.
The leasers on the Attenbury prop
erty are negotiating with the owners
for an extension of the lease. II II Is
granted they contemplate installing a
gasoline hoist.
The Bullion District Miner reports
that G. n. Myers has started work on
the Tip Top claim in Keno gulch and
is finding a condition of affairs that
will bring Keno gulch to the fore
ground. He is working on a vein
having a northwesterly and south
easterly strike. When he commenc-
ed he encountered broken mass of
quartz, but 1t soon turned into four
feet of as good looking material as
has been found In the district. Prev
ious assays from float and vein mat
ter had justified development work,
but the recent disclosures surpassed
expectations. Keno gulch is about
a half mile west of Lander. The
Stanby, the White Rock, the White
Rock Extension and the Keno have
good mineral showings, yet little has
been done in the way of develop
ment
Brite, Walker and Brite are sack
ing ore and drifting on the 100-foot
level. The ore values are said to be
increasing and the ore shoot becom-
ing wider. All the stockholders are
reported as being enthusiastic The
property is soon to have a gasoline
hoist. Battle Mountain Herald.
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UNKNOWN EXTENT or ORE.
Present Condition of Black Canyon
Property.

Work for the last two weeks at the
Black Canyon mine has progressed
with unusual activity and been re-
warded with the most gratifying re-
suits. Today the outlook for reali-
cation of the company's predictions
seems assured. The manager, St
John Robinson, writes from there:
Il can say without exaggeration that
things could not be looking better,
unless something phenomenal were
to take place" This is confirmed by
the assistant manager and foreman,
b. G. Nelson.
Both of the above gentlemen state
that the property is improving daily
and that never before has it shown
as well as now. They are tunneling
in ore all the time and adding fifteen
to eighteen cars to the ore dump each
twenty-four hours. The ore body is
of an extent undefinable; at the point
where the right hand tunnel has just
reached it is twelve feet wide and all
rich, as shown by paintings and nu-
merous assays. Even these figures
however, give but faint idea of the
extent of the collaborating deposit, il
is simply big body of ore, rich in
| free gold. and of such dimensions
that at present it is impossible to fly
any limit to its size. The ore
brought in yesterday assayed $45.24;
the last previous assay was 1854.
The trend of the ore is toward the
contact in the center of the noun
tain; this contact is the logical source
of the gold ore supply; if it Sc
proves. as is confidently expected
there can be but the definite conclu
sion that the mine is permaneln
| one.
There appears to be but ont
opinion even now, among those bes
acquainted with the situation ant
this is to the effect that it is virtual.
already an actual proved mine. sTh
only questioned to be determined /
to what extent it is mine, AM
nothing can settle this but digginl
into the mountain and learning b
sight, measurement and assays.
is to this end that the new manage
ment is pushing things SO rapidly. :
Inyo Register.
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is the moving spirit and financial
hacker. His superintendent, OFT f.
Heller. is a thorough mining man, a
mineralogist and assayer of note.
The Searchlight Crescent company
unwatered the Legal Tender last
week and began sinking with two
shifts of miners. They find their ma
chinery inadequate and cannot ac-
complish much until a new plant can
be put up.
The Nippeno continues to moist its
daily tonnage of high grade
The deed for the millsite at Nor
gantown was given last week and
soon the work of grading for founda-
tions will begin.
A. Kemple of Colorado Springs
Colorado, has let contract for do
ing the annual labor on his foul
claims in this camp.
Stevens and Gibbons advanced the
breast of their tunnel twelve feet last
week, working but one shift day
j. F. Stanish has a deal pending
on his Maumee claim, which adjoins
the Double Standard group. He ex
poets parties from the east to visi
and inspect the property in few
days. With several tons of ore OF
the dump and the Double Standard
in active operation, Mr.. Stanish has {
show to turn good deal this time
Assayer Harris returned to CAM
and settled down to business in hi
Office after vacation of severa
weeks spent along the coast at Ions
Beach, California.
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townsite and propose to put in a
system Of water supply for the town.
incidentally these gentlemen call
ed attention to the fact that Dixie,
though less than year old. has now
battery of twenty stamps pounding
out the values of gold from her mines
and making a steady income for the
camp. This is a better record than
we can claim for any OF our sur
rounding camps and speaks well for
the enterprise of the Dixieites. II
the merchants of LovelQck want to
reap a benefit from the development
of this camp. they must see to it that
passable road is made over the
mountains OF the East range. The
road up through Grimes canyon OF
Copper Kettle is said to be prac-
ticable and by fixing this both camps
would be reached and their trade Sc.
cured to Loveloek. -Lovelock Trib
une
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Little Anna Gold Mining Company
Capitalized at ~, 500, 900.

Messrs. Sanderson and Bryan Of
Colorado Springs made this office 2
pleasant call Tuesday They were
en- route to their mining properties at
Dixie, to see to the inauguration OF
important development work. Mr..
Herring, who has been looking after
their interests and who is interested
with them there, was in from camp
to meet them and accompany them
out.
These gentlemen have lately in
corporated the Little Anna Gold
Mining Company, upon two claims
adjoining the original Carpentei
strike on the east, the rich vein OF
that strike extending through theii
ground The company is capitalized
at Sf,50O,0 600, with 5000. 900 treas
ury stock, which will be placed on tho
market at nominal figure, to b.
used in the development of the prop
erty. At the present time leasers OF
Carpenter ground are taking ou
good milling ore within 20 feet o
their company's lines.
They have secured valuable watel
rights : in the canyon above dixie
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MILL Talks FOR ITSELF.
Sunnyside at Round Mountain Turn
ing Out the Stuff.

Louis NJ Louis, who had charge of
mill construction for Lotus & Davis
on the Round Mountain Mining Com
pany's property, returned to Gold
field Tuesday with his crew, having
completed the enlargement of the
mill and placed it in successful oper-
alton. The mill is now handling be-
tween fifty and sixty tons daily and
is making a practically total extrac-
ton
Reports from Round Mountain are
that the mine is steadily improving
in the outlook Development work
is being done on all four levels and
at the deepest point, $50 feet, a dis
coyery was made several days ago
which proves that the property is
phenomenal in it's wealth AT this
point the ledge was cut and, instead
of there being six or seven feet,
breaking $40 to the ton, as was the
case on the upper levels, the miners
broke into a streak fourteen inches
wide that pans into the thousands.
a small handful of rock yields a
tablespoonful of gold. Alongside this
streak is four feet of ore that mills
better than $50 a ton
The mill is working splendidly and
the September output will be at least
$50, 900 in bullion. This ensures that
| the regular dividends will start De.
cember 1st
The hydraulic, operations have moi
yet begun, but the last of the pipe is
being brought in and put in position
In about ten days the water will b.
turned on and the production from
the placer deposits will begin. 1t il
estimated that the gold thus reclaim
ed will be worth at least one thou
sand dollars day
i Mr.. Louis with his construction
crew has gone to Bullfrog, where h
will build another mill on the Ball
frog Gold Bar property, anothe
holding of Lotus & Davis. All tn
I. material is on the ground and waite
has been piped in. 1t is only mat
ter of few weeks until the first uni
of this mill will be in operation an
sixty tons of ore day will be crush
, ed The capacity will be increase
before the end of the year to 200 ton
a day. The company has about $4
!, 900, 900 worth of ore in sight. Gold
J, 7 field Review
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vuETuREs RICH SHOWING.
Large Quantities Of High Grade Ore
Being Taken Out,

Recent developments have Danish
ed doubt about the Vulture becoming
one of the big producers of the Won
der district and state. The attention
of Wonder is now focused upon this
property. 1t has been visited by
numerous persons, and all of them
have been made enthusiastic by the
rock, which is open to inspection by
anybody, and can be seen in large
quantities in the ore house, and about
the mouth of the upraise from which
it is being taken. One hundred and
twenty-five sacks were sent out last
week, and this week two wagon loads
have been freighted to the railroad
The ore is rich in sulphides and is
beginning to show chlorides in in.
creasing abundance. 1t averages
$40 to the ton.
This rock is being taken from q
shaft that was sunk on the ledge tc
meet the upraise from the tunnel
The vein dips away from the upraisC
at depth of forty-five feet. At this
point drifts are being run along the
ledge, The intention is to follow the
latter closely. 1t pitches consider
ably, and has not yet been cut in the
tunnel, the end of which, 700 fee
from the opening, is 200 feet below
the surface. The tunnel is being
driven still farther in, and all tn,
indications are that the ledge will b.
cut within short distance in tn,
tunnel. The latter is also being rui
toward the Jack Pot ledge If this Il
not uncovered soon crosscut will b,
run to it. Nevada Mining News.
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RESOURCES or ALASKA.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. - The
United States geological surveys in
vestigation of coal resources of
Alaska have just been completed for
the present season and their results
will probably be Incorporated in a
report on the coal of the territory.
The work this year was in charge
of w. w. Atwood, who was assisted
by II. NJ. Eakin, and the investiga-
tions included an examination OF the
coal fields of Washington, made for
the purpose of comparing the Goals
with those of Alaska.
Work was begun in southeastern
Alaska in May, ON kupreanoff and
Admiralty islands. A Topographic
map was made of each field ant
careiel geological notes We're taken
The structure and structural rela.
tons of the coal-bearing formations
were determined and large collection.
yof fossil plants and animals were
! shipped to Washington for further
study.
The remainder of the season wa,
occ pied in examining the coal in tn,
| interior of Alaska. This work wa
began in the upper Yukon basin an,
contin ID to the head of the grea
| Ynkon-k uskokwim delta. From Daw
! son to Holy Cross. distance of near
ly 1900 miles. the party Travelled Ii
a canoe, making frequent stops an,
! examining all coal deposits accessible
from the Yukon
Coal has been minsed at more thai
a dozen places along the Yukon, an
at some of these places the minin
has been profitable, but no extensiv
development of the coal fields in tn
interior has been undertaken an
no work has been done on the Goa
claims OF this region during the pas
immer.
Collections OF fossil plants an
shells from the Yukon valley wer
made and forwaded to Washington
i Certain photographic studies tina
were Begin last year in connectio
with the coal fields We're continue
this season. These studies are no
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from sixteen to twenty feet from the
wall, where the ore occurs.
The Arizona Copper company,
which is operating Immediately south
of the Utah company, has Just re-
ceived carload of machinery and !,
carload of lumber.
The machinery includes 15-
horsepower hoist, four drill COM
pressor and 42-horsepowcr gaso-
line engine. The lumber is for the
shaft buildings and mine timbers.
The Schwab people have let con-
tract for 150-foot shaft. in addi-
tion to its 10O0-foot tunnel, and ac-
tivity in the district generally. NJ.
Jensen says, is increasing. Salt
Lake Republican.
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JENsON HAS BIG STRIKE.
The Rich Fitting Copper District AT
tracing Salt Lake Capital.

II ne hlcn fNtlnN Topper DiStFlCt iAt-
tracing Salt Lake Capital.
Two new shoots of ore encoun-
tered since his- last previous visit of
a few weeks ago and the original
strike of native copper holding as
strong as ever, is the report brought
from the property of the Utah-Es-
meralda Copper company by Mana
ger j. B. Jensen, who came in yes
terday from the Fitting district
On the same vein on which the
original strike was made, but 1000
feet away, a shaft has ben sunk to
a depth of thirty-five feet. which |.
in ore all the way-even better ore
than the other. Mr.. Jensen says
and the other was good IL per cen
copper. Another nice body of ORE
has been opened in the Boston No
2 claim, and the vein is Virtually
proven for the entire 1000 feet.
The shaft is being sunk in the IS
foot ledge. and it is in good ore, en-
countered at less depth than wa
anticipated. 1t is the intention t.
put the shaft down at least 800 fee
possibly 500 feet. before drifting.
The tunnel has been run in 10,
feet and crosscut Is being driver
for the ledge, which will be cut a
150 to 200 feet depth. The tunne
has been run parallel with the vein
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DoTNGs AT CRESCENT.
Colorado Man Purchases Two Groups
and Commences Development.

CRESCENT. Lincoln county, New,
Oct. 5.-This camp is on the verge Of
a little excitement in mining, not
boom, but good, lively times. There
is tendency among northern oper-
ators to pick up few of the snaps
lying around while they are cheap.
One of the latest acquisitions of
northern men and energy to our
camp is s. G. McMullin of Grand
junction, Colorado. who has large
mining interests in both Goldfield and
Bullfrog. Mr. McMullin recently
came into this camp and bought the
Red Star mine. and put on force OF
men, who now have 35-foot shaft
sunk on a crevice showing quartz
streak eleven inches wide which gives
average assays of $40 ton. Since
Mr.. McMullin returned to camp and
secured the Double Standard group,
consisting of three patented claims,
having paid a liberal price, part of
which was cash. This price was not
given out for publication, but it is
known to be about the six figure
mark. A force of men will be put to
work at once getting the property in
shape for thorough and systematic
development. The Double Standard
was a shipper at an early date, wher
1t was necessary to transport the ore
by wagon to COTS. station on tht
Santa Re seyenty-hve miles distant
The mine has large reserve Of low
grade ore that can be handled with
a fair profit, since the Clark road
came into that part of the camp ant
| within three miles of this property
| The Red Star mine and the Doubl,
IStandard are both in the hands of tn,
Red Star Mines company. clos
corporation. of which Mr. McMullil
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being carried from Seattle to skag-
way. among the islands of British
Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
and thence over the mountains and
through the interior basin to the
mouth Of tae Yukon. Their results
will probably be published in connec-
tion with the report on the coal re-
sources.
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MINING ACTIVITY At rENAno.

MINING ACTIVITY AT TENAIIO.
The Regular group has been sold
to c., G. Rothchild of New York. who
has increased the working force q,
two shifts. Sinking is being con-
tinued in the main shaft ON the prop
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-26
A Large Connection.

A Chinese cook In one of the homes
across the bay from San Francisco
was terribly worried about his cousins
who were in the burning town. Sing
knew that Chinatown had been de-
stroyed. He had tried to go across to
rescue his relatives, but nobody was
allowed to land.
He went about his duties with lag
ging footsteps and mournful face For
two days he ate nothing, and the SYM
pathy Of the entire family was extend
ed to him in his trouble. At last he
appeared one morning at breakfast time
with a face wreathed In smiles.
"Me found COUSINS" he announced
joyfully.
On being questioned he said that
they were lodged In the two rooms
which he rented for his own use In the
lower part of the town. They were all
well and he was "velly happy" He
took forty pounds of rice to them that
they might not be hungry.
"But, Sing, how many cousins have
you? Forty pounds seems great
deal"
He smiled his charming oriental
smile and spread his hands. "Me eighty
cousins. Exchange
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HOW .Iemono Began.

Since the word lemon was added to
the vernacular of the New Yorker as
a new word for that which possesses
the elements of bunco or of something
which seems what it is not, there has
been much speculation as to the origin
and to the real aptness Of the word in
this connection. Here is the version of
an East Slider:
"Wen ye bother Chimney at fruit
stand de first ting he does wen We gets
outa reach is to fire lemon at yeh.
OATS because he kin fire 1t furder 'en
ennything he's got handy. Wen yeh
go near a fruit stand 'en yeh 'xpect
a hand out Nv real peaches er pears,
and yeh gets de odder, why dats how
the sayin' 'gettin' lemon got started
on the East Side. New York Globe.
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Short lStoris
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Prof. Brander Matthews tells of an
undergraduate student of science who
was asked: What would happen If an
irresistible force met an immovab.e
body?" The youth hesitated a moment,
and then responded: ''The result would
be some very interesting by-products."
From one of the big ranches In the
San Joaquin valley an elderly work
man, not addicted to vacations, recent
ly made trip to San Francisco. The
postmaster on his return said to him,
employing a word needlessly complex
and long: "Well, Jabez, how did you
like the metropolisT' "Wot say?" ask
ed the old man. "How did you like the
metropolis?" he repeated. ""Twan't
open," said he.
Entertaining children's party at a
certain millionaire's nouse in New
York, Miss Shedlock, a professional
teller of stories to Juveniles, happened
to employ the old proverb, 'sThe early
bird catches the worm." A little boy
questioned the proverb promptly. But
wasn't the worm foolish" he asked, ito
get up early and be caught?" my
DEAR" said Miss Shedlock, 'that worm
hadn't been to bed at all. He was just
getting home."
Senator Thomas ]. Allison, a men,
Der of the Missouri Legislature, is an
acknowledged wag in that more or less
dignified body. He was approached the
other day by an enthusiastic motorist,
who asked If he was not in favor of
some legislation for the benefit of those
who own automobiles. 81 am," replied
the Senator. II am In favor of bill
placing the owners of automobiles un-
der the protection of the State game
laws and providing that it shall be un-
lawful during certain months of the
year for farmers to shoot chauffeurs
and occupants of automobiles"
Charles H. Hoyt once visited small
town in Pennsylvania, where there is a
hotel they say George Washington, the
father of his country, used to stop at
when he passed through. One of the
company was given the Washington
room, and Hoyt received a poor room
on the top floor, the proprietor not
knowing who he was When he came
downstairs later the gentleman who
had the good room said: "Mr. Hoyt
they have given me the room that they
used to give George Washington when
he came here" WELL" said Hoyt, "the
one they have given me must be the
one they gave Benedict Arnold when
he came"
Some years ago there was a political
campaign in Illinois in which certain
candidate was so certain of his election
as sheriff that he actually arranged for
| the distribution Of the subordinate of.
| fees that were to come under him
Some one was telling "Uncle Joe" Can.
non of this. The grim old veteran OF
many a political battle smiled and OBJ
served: 81 trust that our friends case
will not be like that of a man l knew
| In Indiana. This fellow went on q
hunting trip, accompanied by his faith
full retriever. Things went on finely uI
to certain point; then the expedition
suddenly ended In disaster. The dog
undertook to jump over deep well in
| two Jumps"