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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
WE'RE GETTING OLD AND ONLY
IN THE WAY.
Written for THE STAR.by "Uncle William"

Years agone young lively ourplace hard 10 h
Our hearts were light spirits blithe and:gay.
Now OF life gong.own the hill
We're getting old and only In the way.
Once ruddy hair OF hue
Now they're furrowed and our locks are silver
through many and downs OF troubles few
But getting old and only In the
Twoud patience job without doubt
Were he but living n the present day,
To witness how humanity Is kicked and cuicd about
When they're old and onlyin the
Christians who jealous when church.
Especially earnest Gods holy day.
Approach through week they II
II you're getting old, you're only In the way.
"Man's nhumanity makes countless thousands
Shakespearos maxim yet holds good the present day
As golden cycles vanish looked upon with
For we're getting old and only In the way.
When the meek and owy Savior about earth below
Doing good TO all mankind from day TO day,
Did he from any and bid them go'
Did he tell them they old and In the way2
When this tosome life ended and weary, weary
On the bosom of old mother earth we lay
Shall be denied admttance through
win they tell us that we're old and In the way2
Then forget not the aged but the siyered hair
Treat them kindly, for they haven't long o stay
And remember while that the day surely
When too, will be old and In the way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

advertised claims of mall order houses o sell cheaper
finally TO believe II IL nothing more or less than
a demonstration OF the virtue OF printers ink.
The mall order house Is a bad thing but the home
merchant should learn from Its policy effective
way TO secure trade Is to advertise.
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q III Tor any reason don't like the things THE STAR
says this week. please don't kill editor the real editor
we mean He's several hundred miles away and isn't to
blame. And don't kill us" either We done the best we
could.
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The communication printed In THE STAR last week un-
der the heading "A Million Dollar Business for Reynolds
yle with Its vague but startling intimaton OF graft has
caused much discussion In local circles and may pretty
close scrutiny OF the candidates coming spring election
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16

THERE has not been much winter but rather cold
l. weather will offer the balance Of FUR STOCK, LONG
JACKET SUITS and COMFORTS just half There will be plenty of
but the year up consequently
make it an inducement for you buy NOW.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
RIVER
MAY RESUME

O. G. Kinney and E. E. Hill, of Col
fax, Wisconsin, both holding good
block of stock in the Butte-Orogrande
Mining Company (Hogan), spent sew
eral days looking over the property,
and left Wednesday for Spokane.
Mr. Kinney stated there is a move
meut on among great number of the
stockholders looking to resuming of op-
erations on the property in the near
future. At the time of reorganization
last spring 1t was the intention to re-
sumo operations at once.
1t is reported Mr.. Hill will return in
few days, and take charge of the
property.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel George E. Ladd, Rolla,
Missouri; Miss M. M. Underwood,
Grangeville; VIM. c. McNutt, Grange
vile; A. H. Mcknight, Washington, D.
c.; Robert G. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey,
Nelson, British Columbia; J. Nassau,
Del Rio, Allen Tallant, Wardner; j. F.
Denny, California; j. H. Rice, Ala
nance; F. w. Bradley, San francisco;
O. G. Kinney, Colfax, Wisconsin; E.E.
Hill, Colfax, Wisconsin; 0. P. Lang
staff, Newport, Washington; George D.
Stone, Spokane; L. N. Larson, Rhyo-
lite, Nevada; D. c. Patterson, Butte;
Maurice S. Lindhohn, Spokane; Frank
Peck, Grangeville; Fred Liskey, Red
River; Lafe Wisdom, Hump.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Talk Revived that Northwestern
VIII Choose that Route.
INDICATIONS IN FAVOR
Would Be Shorter and a
Scenic Route.

Robert G. Bailey and Mrs. Bailey,
late Of Nelson, British Columbia, and
A. H. Mcknight, of Washington, DC,
arrived in Elk City, Friday, and Mon
day morning left by way Of Dixie for
the Nonpariel mining property, On Sal
mon river, where they will carry on de-
velopment work this winter.
Mr.. Bailey, who is the president Of
the company, is enthusiastic over the
prospect of the Nonpariel making
mine, and while here he reported he has
inside information that the Chicago
northwestern railway company is going
to build along Salmon river to reach the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Bailey says an engi-
neer in the employ of that company,
whom he fished out of the Salmon river
over year ago after an accident to the
crews boat, confided to him the infor-
nation. The engineer also told Bailey
that the Salmon route would be the
scenic route of the continent and the
road built there would shorten the dis
tance between Chicago and Portland by
over 400 miles. Bailey claims to have
received recently from another source
the information that the North Bank
road, now being built along the Column
bia river, is connecting link of the
Chicago-Nerthwesterp, and further,
that the permanent stakes for the en-
tire new route, from the Missouri river
to Portland, are set, with the exception
of 167 miles in Wyoming Mr.. Bailey
thinks the survey recently made through
the Walla Walla valley by the Chicago
northwestern company shows the truth
fulness of what has been told him.
Mr.. Mcknight, one Of the stockhold-
ers in the Nonpariel company, is an en-
ploye in the government printery in
Washington.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk HOTEL. L. Chamberin, White
bird; H. Brundige, Sites; II. Richard
son, Grangeville; w. 0. Mock, Grange
vile; M. ]. Allen, Harpster; M. T.
Walen, Cottonwood; w. J. Rape,
James Moore, Grange
vile; Clinton Gibler, Clearwater; viii
Burris, Clearwater; Sam Burris, Clear
water; Clint Pendell Clearwater; l. D.
Maxwell; G. A. Collins, Seattle; J.
Janson, Crooked Creek; John Janson,
Astoria, Oregon; S. S. Simmons, Red
Horse; C. B. Baugher, Spokane; K
Brinton, Lewiston; James Murphy; j.
A. Howard, Orogrande; R. H. Kemp,
Spokane; H. M. Peterson, Lewiston;
Ralph Pittock, Spokane; J. A. Coverly,
Chicago; F. H. Harper, Spokane james
Keeth, Spokane; Louis Milot, Chicago;
Mrs. Lizzie K. Merritt, : StarbuclS,
Wash; George Saunders, Harpster
Jack Swan, Sites; ]. Jackson, Sites;
j. H. Keenan,, Thunder Mountain.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
IDAHO COUNTY
BEATS ALASKA.

Lewiston Tribune: Cal Huddleston,
who for twenty years resided at Grange
vile and who is loyal friend of the
mining districts of Idaho county, ar
rived in the city yesterday enroute to
Grane eville. Mr.. Huddleston has spent
several years in. Alaska and he is en-
route to "the mining country" as he
terms it.
ALASKA is all right, he said to a
Tribune reporter, "but l prefer Idaho
county. ! have never lost faith in the
many districts of that great mineral
zone"
1t is learned that Mr.. Huddleston
made money in Alaska and this is a
further endorsement of the view that
Idaho county is better field for mining
operations than Alaska, as Mr.. Huddle-
ston views it.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
STONES BOND
ON COLUMBIA

George D. Stone of Spokane arrived
the first of the week to look over the
Columbia property, on which he has
bond, and on which ]. l.. c. McCaffrey,
one of the owners, has just completed
contract for 100 feet of tunnel. The
tunnel is now in about It's feet, and
.crosscuts show the ore body to be nine
feet in width.
Mr. Stones bond runs 80 days yet
and he has let a contract for further
development.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Mining Men on the Move.

c., B. Baugher is here from Spokane.
Allen Tallant is here from Wardner.
Caleb Brinton of Lewiston is in the
district.
j. H. Howard Of Orogrande was in
the district this week.
Tom Cramer left Thursday on short
business trip outside.
George Ladd, of the Missouri School
of Mines is In the district.
D. c. Patterson arrived the first of
the week from Butte, Montana.
Col. Ed Beekman returned Wednes-
day from business trip outside.
F. H. Harper and his partner, Mr..
Keeth, of Spokane, arrived Thursday
to do their assessment work.
j. E. Talbot, J. B. Humphreys and
A. A. Kincaid, all of Spokane, exam
ined properties in the district this week.
O. c. Langstaff of Newport, Wash
ington, is in the district making exami-
nations for New York and Chicago cap
italists.
Maurice S. Lindhohn arrived this
week to make general report on the
districts of central Idaho to Denver and
New York capitalists.
G. A. Collins, mining engineer, from
Seattle, left Tuesday morning after ex-
amining properties and taking samples
in the Stecl1ner district.
joe Coverly and Ralph Pittock, own
ers of the Snowstorm, arrived Thursday
from Spokane. Mr.. Coverly has just
returned from trip of several months
in Chicago and other points
Jack Henniger left Wednesday morn
ing for his cid home at Upper Kennel
tcoak, Nova Scotia, in response to &
message that his mother, whom he has
not seen for 16 years, is very sick.
Jack Janson arrived the latter part o.
last week from Crooked Creek ant
the Ramey Ridge district. He met hi,
brother, John Janson, from Astoria
Oregon, and they started Thursda.
with winter supplies for their camp.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Writeup the District.

r. H. Kemp, editor of Northwest
Mining News, at Spokane, arrived
Thursday to gather material for a
write-up of the district in the October
number of his publication. A great
edition will be issued this month and
Mr.. Kemp, who is delegate to the
mining congress, which meets next
month in Joplin, Missouri, will use the
October number of his publication as a
sample copy, for free distribution at
that meeting.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
NEW MILL RUN
NEXT. MARCH

Frank Peck, one of the buyers of the
South Fork mine, returned Wednesday
from business trip outside, where he
was accompanied by his partner, Alfred
Adams, of Atlantic City, New Jersey,
who had spent several days in the dis
trict.
Mr.. Peck reports the deal for the
Espey mine has been made, and Mr..
Adams has gone to Seattle to place an
order for a mill, which they hope to
have in operation by the first of next
March.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
SELWOOD GROUP
HAS BEEN SOLD

The Selwood group of three claims,
located on the north slope of the Sal
mon river, southwest of Buffalo Hump,
has been purchased by C. E. Houghton
of Cleveland, Ohio, for S1S, 900.
The sale was closed in Spokane Thurs
day of last week, G. S. Adelbert of
Portland, Oregon, being the vendor
The claims have been idle for the last
three years, save for the annual assess
ment work About 300 feet of under
ground work has been completed and
three and half foot ledge of $22
gold ore has been opened up at two
levels.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
LARSON BACK
FROM NEVADA

L. N. Larson arrived Monday from
Rhyolite, Nevada, to do assessment on
his claims in the Dixie mining district:
Mr. Larson made money in the Ne
vada goldfelds, but he thinks the big
chance for fortune in mining will be
offered soon in central Idaho.
Mr.. Larson left Monday afternoon for
Dixie.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05

said Mr.. Bradley "Our company
is not one of these big, soulless
corporations. There are six of us, and
every one is fair and on the square, hav-
ing worked himself up.from the COM
mon ranks"
Mr.. Bradley stated the kind of a
dredge they propose putting in will cost
in the neighborhood of 500, 900. Power
will be furnished by central plant at
the Buster mlne.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Charley Schofeld is sick.

Henry Brundige has a sore
hand, received by a horse rolling
on it.
Miss Underwood, who arrived
last week from Grangeville has
found employment in the home
Of DR.. J. D. Shinnick and family.
John Ginchman undertook to
squeeze through between two
trees while riding after cattle
the first of the week, and one Of
his legs got pinched.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
CROWN
FINDS ORE BODY

George S. Young, one of the owners
of the Golden Crown grodp, on Kinks
Fork, reports strike of 5 feet of ore
and 2 feet Of tale, made the first of the
week. The ledge is the extension of
the one in the Del Rio property, and IS
2 miles east of the Buster.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05

AL Blomberg has finished assessment
work for this year on the United Wordy
property on Little Elk.
Stanley Litchfeld and S. L. Henry
are working on a contract for 300 cords
of wood for the Buster.
O. l.. Smith, one of the new owners
of the Gold Point property, has rented
the l.. A. Strong residence and will
move his family here from Newport,
Washington.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
GOLDEN RULE
IMPROVEMENTS

W. E. Chrisman arrived Monday from
a business trip outside, and the middle
of the week five men were put to work
on the improvements that are to be
made on the Golden Rule placer. The
new Smile ditch, which was used this
year for the first time, will be made
wide lenough to carry one-third more
water, and S0-inch sluice boxes will be
placed. The lumber is now on the
ground
Mr.. Chrisman stated the cleanup this
ers of the property had expected.
George Esh is burning kiln of about
OOO l,,c6<,le Il. s.oo,I f1~.s+l ~ D.xcf<,.-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Big Mi1iasg Man Looked
at the Buster.
GAVE REPORTER INTERVIEW
What He Said and the I'M
pressions He Conveyed
Buster Mine a Big One.

F. W. Bradley, Of San Francisco,
president of the company operating the
Treadwell mine, in Alaska, also presi-
dent of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
company, whose property is in the
Coeur d. Alene district, visited in Elk
City from Friday until Monday, for the
purpose of looking over the construc-
tion work at the Buster and to make an
examination of the underground work.
ings of the property, which he had not
seen since his company started develop
ment work over year ago. Mr.. Brad
ley stated to the editor of this paper
that he found the work at the mine
progressing very satisfactorily under
the management of Mr.. Joseph Thorn,
and, if no great difficulty is encountered,
he could see no reason why the mill
could not be running early next month.
Mr.. Bradley had just been in Alaska
and the Occur d. Alene district, and
from here he went to San Francisco.
Present Mill Just a Starter
Asked his opinion of the Elk City dis
trict, Mr.. Bradley said: II am not in
position to give an opinion on the dis
trict as whole, but the impression is
that this is big and resourceful coun-
try good for mining or for agriculture,
and, if for one and not for both, the op-
portunities are great, nevertheless. As
for the Buster, we have realized at al
times during the development that the
property is big one. In time we will
have good crew. With the starting
of the mill development work will b'
given attention, by sinking and drift
ing. The present mill is merely t.
treat the ore taken out during develop
ment. The ore will be blocked out, ant
it is the intention of the company t
treat all ore taken out during develop
ment, and adding to the number o
stamps as the amount of ore move
will require.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
May Operate Dredge.

Mr.. Bradley and his associates made
great success at gold dredging in the
Oroville district in California. The
Buster property includes ground that is
generally supposed to be placer, and it
has been the belief among miners here
that the Bradley company would give
this ground attention. In answer to a
question on that point, Mr.. Bradley
said:
"It appears to us that the ground in
the valley ought to hold good values,
and as soon as we can divide our atten-
ton now given to the Buster, and a
question is settled, we will make an in
vestigation of its possibilities for the
purpose of putting in dredge if condi-
tions will warrant. We will go about
it in the same systematic and business
like way by which we proved the value
of the Buster. First hand drills will be
used for prospecting; then steam dill
and then the dredge, if the values are
there.
II hope none of the ranchers vii
have fear that we are going tt
take any land that belongs to them,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05
Talked About Freight.

Talked About Freight.
The interviewer tried to get Mr..
Bradley to tell us when that railroad
would arrive that the Northern Pacific
has been holding back so many years.
Knowing he went out Of his way, by
way of Lewiston, coming to Elk City,
and that while in Lewistsn he was a
guest of John P. Vollmer, banker and
financial agent for the Northern Pa
cific in this part of Idaho, we thought
Mr. Bradley might be at liberty to give
some information on that point. But
he didn't tell US thing. He talked
freight instead. He said: while
the hauling of our material from the
railroad has cost little. more than we
at first figured that it would, still we
have no regrets to offer. We always
pay the going prices in all districts in
which we are interested, and accept
conditions without complaint. The
question of freight here will in due time
settle itself. AS the district advances
and business demands the old ways and
methods will give way to the new and
things generally will go to their normal
and stable condition. In mining dis
tricts that show permanency the matter
of freight is usually the first to undergo
a change, and the change is caused by
the introduction of more modern facih-
ties
Looks at Other Property.
Mr.. Bradley, in company with S. w.
Smith, former owner of the Buster
mine, made visit to the Congress,
joining the Buster and on which de-
velopment work is now being done.
The fact that Mr. Bradley had intended
to remain in the district until Wednes-
day had created belief that he had in
tended looking at other property. Or
his trip out he was accompanied by &
young man Who had been in the district
several weeks, and who, it was reported
was in the employ of the Bradley com
pany. If the two reports are true, i
is probable that Mr.. Bradley received
from the young man the information h'
desired.
1t may not have been Mr.. Bradley
intention to be understood as saying so
but he gave the Mining News man tn
impression that he understands tn
chances of this district getting rail
road. We understood from his conver
sation that the Northern Pacific is onl
waiting for the Buster ore body to b
blocked out, to prove the value of tn
district.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05

George Esh is burning kiln of about
1900 bushels of charcoal for the Buster,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-05

Mining News, 50 per year.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1907-09-21
Two Tanks or Stand Pipes is
and SO Thousand Gallons
Capacity Each Being
Installed.
WATER MAINS Will BE
PUT IN RIGHT AWAY

The city water works people are
busy these days getting ready for
piping and mains which will be
employing large number of men
in a few days. Two stand pipes
are in process OF construction, one
of them fifty thousand gallons ca.
pacity and the other fifteen thou
sand gallons. The piping for the
mains is expected here any day and
as soon as it arrives work will be-
gin on laying it. The big stand
pipe is fifty feet high and will give
a pressure of seventy-hve pounds
to the square inch. The big we'll
at the light plant and the wool
securing mill wells will supply
these tanks. The water is good
and there is plenty of it we are
told to supply the city for all pur-
poses.
We will have to organize a fire
department and getready to demand
a better rate of insurance. With
plenty of water and a strong fire
company, many Tucumcari bust
ness people will rest better at night
this winter when the stoves are
consuming coal to keep them warm.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1907-09-21
More Cotton.

Beal, living southeast of town,
has fourteen acres of cotton that
he believes will make at least one
half bale per acre. His neighbors,
Payton and Anderson have eight
and five acres respectively that will
make as much. These men live near
w. +. Brown, who has some very
fine Indian corn and will compete
for the prize for the best corn at
the County Fair.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1907-09-21

This office has several thousand
envelopes with a Fair advertise
ment printed on them which would
help to advertise the Quay County
Fair if our customers would send
them. We will print the ad on
what stock you have on hand if you
phone us to come after it.
The Beal & Company market is
open and doing nice business.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1907-09-21
RANGE FAST DISAPPEARING
Territory Is Settling Vp and
Stockmen Must Accept
Inevitable.

Hon. Horace c. Abbott, Of
Springer, Colfax county, who rep
resented his county in the House
OF Representatives of the Thirty
seventh Legislative Assembly, is
close observer OF the develop
ment of the Territory. Mr.. Abb
bott, says the New Mexican, re-
Gently made an extended trip
through eastern New Mexico, most
of which was by automobile. He
is one of the largest stockraisers
in the Territory and naturally in
terested in the great influx of
homeseekers, who are taking up
the public domain so rapidly that
the stockmen are already feeling
the effects of it, as in some Sec
tions of the Territory they have
been forced to seek new grazing
land for their herds. Mr.. Abbott
tells of the great strides New Mex
leo has made within the last few
years in an interesting article as
follows:
THE Overland Stage driver
might have crossed the staked
plains for ages and without rail-
roads, no doubt, he would have
encountered the same scenes and
they would have become so familiar
and monotonous, they would have
ceased to be interesting. Having
business which called me to that
part of New Mexico, which is
reached by the Santa Fe cutoff,
the Rock Island and the I'll Paso
& Southwestern railroads, left a
little station called Abbott to take
this trip, so as to convince myself
and see some OF the natural re-
sources of New Mexico. Stopping
at Roy for dinner, found the
town, which for the past four years
has been a sheep center for parts
OF four counties, entirely hemmed
in and the land taken up for miles
in every direction. We saw some
1000 sheep and lamps owned by
Roy Brothers, who are starting the
Roy Trust and Savings Bank.
Here new buildings going up and