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partment, has absolute sway in
the direction of development.
The handling of the men employ
ed is done in such a manner that
every movement tends to telling,
permanent progress in each and
every detail. Order is the mex
orable rule. System obtains
here to such an extent. that should
there be any where a wrong move-
ment, by a single member of the
working force, the delinquent is
at once brought into the lime
light of the arrangements scrut-
my.
Charter Oak improvement is
represented by 1900 feet of devel-
opment consisting of work on in
clines, shafts, levels, wines, up
raises and adits. OF this amount
less than 200 feet is dead work;
that is, not on actual ore bodies.
The width of the mineral bearing
assure has not been determined
at any place throughout the work
ings. The gaugue, Or filling is of
prphyry and iron. The character
of the ore is principally red oxide.
There are bodies of ore, from
three to ten feet, throughout
which the several characters of
copper mineral are represented
glance, bornite, azurite, carbonate,
oxide, sulphides and calcopyrite-
and all in a single block.
In speaking Of the size of the
vein the Sun man was given to
understand that reference was
made soley to the width of the
ore body or "pay" streak as at
present worked, which has an
average width of three feet. The
Sun man belives it to be more.
He stood beside the ore body in
the first level and could not reach
the top of it with the tips of his
fingers. In other places through
out the mine he found what ap-
peared to him to be like condi-
tions. At the bottom Of the 800
foot level in shaft No. l he found
an ore body measuring FIVE feet
and six inches of very high grade
ore. Upon calling the attention
of his guide to this fact and esk-
ing if the ore body was not really
greater than reported, be replied
that "that was what they had
claimed for it."
The old workings, designated as
shaft mo. H." was sunk on the
vein between the dip and the
strike, or what might be said to
be mining diagonally across the
the vein on its incline. This in
cline appears to dip about 80 de-
grees from the horizontal for a
depth Of $50 feet. From this
depth the incline increases until
As degrees would describe the
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Copper is king, and whether or
tot the future may present con-
ditions which may tend to dimin-
fh the glory of ite reign, or
wrench fromsit its industrial scep-
re, it will always he assured of
never ending support AMI ever
listing loyalty from a realm,
throughout which the distribution
Of the red metal is 30 generous
and extensive that recognition by
so-called authorities has been
with held, through fear of endang-
ering their regulations as mining
sayants. The conditions present
ed to them through nothing more
thin prospective development. be-
ing of such marvellous character
and unparalleled showing as to
put utterly in the shade all of
their past experiences.
The Upper Platte mining dis
trict Embraces an unbroken area
Of 6fteen hundred square miles,
the greater part of which shows
copper mineral in quantities and
under-gsologiosl-c which
give assurance of pay and perman-
ency. Considering the amount
and character of the development
the mineral showing can only be
described by the word Phenom-
inal.
1.-THE most accessible of the prop
critics in the district at the present
season for a visit by a representa-
tive of this paper is the Charter
Oak mine. Lying just eigteen
miles, a little west of south, of
Saratoga, in the immediate foot
bills of Sierra Madre range, it is
approached over an excellent road
"a veritable boulevard-practic-
able to wheels any month, or any
day throughout the year. The
location is an ideal one from any
point of view in connection with
the production, or reduction, of
copper ore. Calf creek, a noun
tain stream, a. carrying a good,
strong perennial flow of water
available the year round, finds its
way through a deep gulch cutting
through the north eastern end OF
property, creating topographic
al condition. favorable to the
erection of reduction works, tc
which the ores from the mine car
be carried automatically with one
handling. Timber in abundance
il to be had three miles back 0
the mine in the main range. A
recently surveyed line of railroad
passes three. miles below, in al
easterly direction from the shat
house on this property asl1G =
The Charter Oak mine has
history! And, more importan
yet, it has a future! Its histor,
dates back to its discovery an
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location by Jones & Williams in
1878 The discoveries, from time.
to time, as they had leisure, devel-.
oped the claim sufficiently to es-
tablish the fact of the existence of
a large and very extensive assure,
filed with a good grade of copper
mineral. The price of copper at
that time, together with the i'm.
mense cost of transportation, was
not encouraging to extensive min
ing operations by it's discoveries.
While the present price OF copper
is very encouraging the transpor-
tation conditions have not materi-
ally changed, though the imme-
diate outlook is promising.
During the summer of 1898 the
Charter Oak property fell into the
hands of j. B. Hassett and the
late Alfred Heath. They, in turn,
transferred the property to a syn
dictate composed of London cap
i~talists, retaining an interest.
The London syndicate had some
work done on the mine and pat
ented four claims and a mill-site,
aggregating S5 acres of surface
area. South African and Golden
West Australian interests took
the attention of the London peo-
plea and no work was done by
them for several years.
Mr.. Hassett still holding his in
terests in the Charter Oak and
having none in common with his
London associates in foreign
lands, became impatient of their
neglect of their Wyoming cop
per interests. He finally made
his English associates an offer for
their interest in the Charter Oak
in June, 1905, which they accept
ed and the deal was closed by
cable inside of a week.
Mr.. Hassett's title to complete
ownership in the mine had not
been in his hands but a few days
when an offer was received, carry
ing inducements that decided the
destinies of the Charter Oak. 1t
passed into the the hands and und-
er the management of the Copper
Bar Mining Company.
One of the conditions sought
and obtained through the deal be-
ing hat Mr.. Hassett should con-
tinue his services as mine manag-
ar and direct the work of develop
ment.
The wisdom of this condition
being made a part of the contract
at the time of the transfer of the
mine to the Copper Bar people
was made manifest to the repre-.
d sentative ofsthe Sun on his visit
to the, mine last week. The
/ amount and character of the work
|, done affords conclusive evidence
| that perfect system, in every de
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
Classified.

For readers who want to proceed
with profit, here Is the whole thing
mashed up by current magazine:
For clearness read Macaulay. For
logic read Burke and Bacon. For ac
lion read Homer and Scott. For con.
discernedness read Bacon and pope.
For sublImity Of conception read NIL.
ton. For vlvacity read Stevenson and
kipling. For imagination read Shake.
speare and Job. For common sense
read Benjamin Franklin.
For elegance read Virgil, Milton and
Arnold. For smoothness read Addison
and Hawthorne. For interest In com,
mon things read Jane Austen. For
simplicity read Burns, Whittier and
Bunyan. 4.
For humor read Chaucer, Cervantes
and Mark Twalne. For the study Of
human nature read Shakespeare and
George Eliot. For choice Of Individual
words read Keats, Tennyson and En-.
erson. For loving and patient obser.
walton Of nature read Thoreau and
misunderstanding State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
Tariff Revision.

.
The announcement that Secretary
Taft fayors tariff revision Is no sur,
prise.
Every man who has followed the
trend of events, of the past few years
has been for some time that some sort
Of revision was inevitable. Y
The conditions that existed ut The
time Of the passage Of The present
D'ngley tariff have changed and the
law should be changed to suit.
This does not mean for moment
that there will he. In the slightest de,
gree any abandonment by the Rcpubli
can party or lis leaders. Of the prln
'cipfe of protection. principle that has
brought about our present prosperity
II simply means that there will be an
adjustment Of that principle to presen.
conditions. Above all that adiustnen,
should be made by the friends Of the
principle. The revision of the tarili
must be made by the Republican party
the friend and champion Of The protec
tive Tariff.
Secretary Taft has again shown
himself to be an able leader and the
logical Republican candidate for the
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

DR.. Wiley, head of the pure food
bureau Of the national government. has
collected figures which show that 25a
infants out Of every thousand. fed on
prepared foods. die in the first year.
There are doubtless some good pre-.
pared foods and some not so good. but
II Is impossible 10 imagine more
appalling statement Of fact than this
horrible death record. All the plaques
that man Is heir TO, do not combined,
reap so terrible harvest as the infant
mortality among those unfortunate
little ores who are deprived of natural
snstenance. and fed with artificial
preparations.
Under DR.. Wiley's direction. the
national pure food bureau has done
much to improve the character Of the
food stuifs furnished the public. It is
evident that 1t still has much to do
Wheeling IntellIgencer. 'a=4 49,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
A West Virginia Monte Carlo.

The establishment within West vIr
glnla territory of n "AIonte Mario" by
Plttsburg sports unable to do Their
gambling In their own State. should
he promptly looked after by West
Virginia. authorities. According 10 In.
formation that has been scattered
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
RAILROAD PROSECUTIONS.

After having special agents in the
field for months working up the case
the Department Of Justice has decla.
ed to act against several Of the most
powerful Of the eastern carrying roads.
The prosecutions will follow the eX.
pose of methods by the Interstate Com.
mercc Commission last summer. The
roads involved are the Pennsylvania,
the Baltimore and Ohio, the Chesa.
peake ana Ohio the Norfolk and West.
ern. and Atlantic Coast Line and the
Seaboard Airline, and small road
owned and operated BY the New Yorl;
Central. 1t will he recollected That II
was shown these roads, running
through the soft coal region had form.
cd a sort Of trust and pooled their
coal freight. They owned and operat.
ed number Of mines and reserved
their coal cars exclusively for the use
of their own mines. The Independent
miners could not get cars, could not
get switches. sidings or rail cohnec
tions for their mines and we're entire,
" at the mercy OF the railroad com.
bination. This combination had been
In force for ten years. The Depart.
ment Of Justice thinks It has a clear
case against all Of the roads named,
and the fines, II Imposed, will amount
to over 100000. It ia the most i'm.
portant action ever contemplated l,y
the government against the railroads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
|DARS'7'LEIA|||R|.N|||jE|::D|!l|a...|
R|'E!:ALT /! {! ! e.
BARBOUR COUNTY seen & OF
LIQUOR TROUBLE, WHITES u
ASSISTANT FINDS. I:


PARKERsBuRG, June 1T Was
learned yesterday that the trouble Eins
the; interior which Assistant Tax Cons:
mnissIonerd Darst was sent to sstralgh.
ten out with reference 10 the trefusati
Of a sheriff to receive money for liq.
aor licenses, occurred In Barbour: csoun.s
", not in Randolph; as was reported
A member of the Barbour county court
was elected by fraud, ills alleged by
promising to grant licenses to those
who supported i,im. ssSs
The county court was subsequently,
enloIned from granting licenses and
the sheriff refused to receive the az
cense money from those TO whom the
license had already been grantee, fear
Ing the violation thereby, o. them
junction. Mr.. Darst was mlsinformedS
concerning the trouble, when here!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
Commentator.

"To all our friends, and to the pub.
lie generally, we, recommend our broth.
er. the Rev. W. ]. Hubbard, our lnan.
cial agent and Assistant Superintentl.
cnt, who has proven himself 10 be a
competent, trustworthy and success.
full assistant and fellow worker in our
Child Rescue Work, and we earnest.
" ask or friends throughout the Siatc
wherever. he goes to receive him kind.
In his mission of mercy in behalf Of
the homeless and orphan children of
West Virginia, and so take n part In
one of the loyeliest charitics-that Of
rescuing snfortunato little children
from poverty, homeiessness, and the
blight Of vicious environment"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
MCKINNEY IN DEMAND.

The oratorical services Of the Hon
Q. s, Mckinney, editor of the Times
are much In demand Of late. He aeliv,
cred the address Of welcome to the
members Of the Plttsburg Chamber OIL
Commerce here a few weeks ago upon
their visit TO Fairmont, and last
night he was the orator on the occa
sion of the dedication Of the Masonic
Temple. He has a commanding up
pearance on the platform and the
force Of his eloquence is made more
effective by his pleasing delivery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
:fui dodgers 1aaye Come Is boIdly


sttfai dodgers saaye Come so boldly
into the opens ID tense d The eorpo
rations, railroads and corporate
wealth hut, now that the Republican
policies are working 80 well and equal!
king taxation, one effect which: Is 10
ease the burden 'll etgthe small properly
owner, Democratic papers can hope %
get no other support for. their party
than the classes which have hitherto
escaped a Just share Of taxation. From
the howl John J. Cornwell AMI other
Democratic editors are setting up
the Telegram is led 10 conclude that
they actually believe no tax at all
ought to be imposed, on the railroads
and other corporatlons.-C larksburs
Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
Elect Officers.

CLARKSBuRG. W. Va. June u
At a meeting of the retail merchants
held on Tuesday evening the following
officers were elected: P. Lloyd Sou.
aers, president; James White. vice
president: ~. l.. Roberts, secretary;
Fred Davis, treasurer.
Board of directors: W. A. Vance, C.
F. l.amberd, c. F. Stout, N. ]. Hay.
man and E. W. James. Another meet.
Ing will be held on the evening of the
18th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
PUBLISHERS Y 3: PRESS WIRE SER.
4 :Is;;s *, 4 svlcE.
WHEN The EDITOR is AWAY,

is Our strenuous President will never
have the proper conception Of what
s&rea strentiosity consists until he
Ftackleswith the "big stick the double
duty Of editing a daily newspaper and
4 doing the chores about the business
i Office, such as starting and stopping
The paper, changing addresses, listen.
4 Ing To discussions Of the weather, pol.
titles sand religion; estimating n few
Jobs \ that you are assured will be
brought In in few days II the sign
4 doesn't change or some other unfore.
y sen event happen to cause your pa.
" iron to change his mind, listening 10
the advice Of many ardent observ.
;5;ersn as toFthe proper position to as.
sumo while discussing public ques.
who will describe to the mlnut.
\ est detail atl the latest styles and
i;s,lsages, giving the diagram and spec
Silications for all sorts Of equipolse,-
Z from an erect positive attitude with
y heels together, the toes pointing
8 slightly outward at an angle Of from
80 stoS45 degrees, with the head erect,
exercising q free and easy spencerian
\ arm movement dashinr off the conv
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

r lff| ~ ~ Y
THE presidents and other officials Of
a large number Of railroads through
out the country and the governors q
the States were asked by the New
York World for their views OF Presi
dent Rooseyelts suggestion that the
postroads clause Of the constitution
gives the federal government control
Of all railways irrespective Of the limi
tauon Of Interstate commerce. While
this question has not yet caused any
agitation in West Virginia. a numbe,
.of our statesmen have been invest!gat
Ing 1t and Governor Dawson was evil
IDENTIFY prepared to answer the Worlds
query. Says the governor:
i am not prepared to say how far
the railroads would be subject 10 con,
troll by the national government by
reason Of being post roads. At first
impression It would appear doubtful
that such a contract could extend tc
regulation In other matters than affec;
the business OF. carrying the mails and
therefore not 10 regulation Of rate:
and prevention of unjust discrimina
tons and the like. ! believe, however
that We shall have to come to com
plete, regulation of the railroads h,
the national government"
While this Is doubtless problem
for our constitutional lawyers and oul
courts to decide, It Is nevertheless one
That will interest the public and Tho
laymen are entitled 10 have opinions
The aggressive policy OF President
Roosevelt towards The railroads viii
likely be maintained throughout his
term and the denoument will be In
teFesiing II he undertakes to establish
federal control through the post roads
clausc-Charleston Mall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
SAVES FATHER FROM I CHAIR !,
efeven'Year.oId Boy Makes Success.
ful Plea to Governor. .4si; ~

: IL q
coLrsBus, Ohio, June "A 81
peal to Gov. Harris by Dean Cornellns,s
the 11.year-old son Of James Cornelius
Of Canton, was followed this after
noon by the postponement ofIthes fath-;
er,s execution for murder In the FIRST
degree. Cornelius was TO have been
ciectrocuted tonight at midnight.
Cornelius was convicted Of swifeimur4j
der. It Is claimed by friends that
he was crazed by liquor when he coln;S
mitted the crime and therefore is3not3
guilty of murder in the first 5degreeJ.
The governor will investigate this
claim. IA. s st$
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
-, - Q ~ ~ a
CHAUFFEUR is KILLED.
Two Others In Endurance Test Auto
mobile Run Badly Hurt. sss

- .ls ~ g.f 1i8tsist Va
SOMERSET, Pa, tJune 7;--six$hun.s
dred miners employed by the Niyerton
Coal Company at Macdonalton, eight
miles east Of here, went on strikeitosi
day, in anticipation Of trouble, slx3
deputy sherlffs left for the mines this
morning. Several buildings are alleg.s
cd to have been burned by the ystrlks5l
ing men, four Of whom were arrested:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
MORRIS FOR CONGRESS.

Quite a lengthye ditorial by the edi.
tor OF the State Journal In sizing up
the probable force Of the opposition
10 Congressman woodward, when boil.
ed down sounds as II the editor would
not fear to cross swords for the honors
II too many fayorte sons do not try
to get in the swim and muddy the
water.
After the above was written more
light has been thrown on this snbjec!
by Editor Morris which shows that
our inference was well drawn. He
ends q lengthy article in his paper
yesterday setting forth his reasons
for. giving space to the many complI.
mentary things that have been said
by the press Of the State In his favor
with the following straightforward re.
marks:
"The plain, simple truth Is that for
the first time since this district was
created, the editor of the State Jour.
nal Is seriously thinking Of running
for Congress. This is n frank and hon.
est avowal and It Is hoped not out OF
place. It Is too, the best explanation,
1t is believed, for taking up space in
this column with this personal matter,
MS has been the case from time to
time. And now II any West Virginia
editor wants TO pull back what he has
said, let him do so promptly or ever
after hold his peace" @
This Is an authoritative statement
from very reliable man and of course
takes precedent over all The other ri.
mors and predictions that have here.
tofore been madc in this behalf. Bro.
Morris need not give the matter Of
said in his favor up to date any
thought, as the helping hand will
now be more generously extended and
the expense of keeping a press agent
Will be altogether avoided.
We remember Inc services Of P. W.
Morris when he represented Richie
county in the House of Delegates, and
II not at that time recognized as the
leader Of his side of the house he was
one Of the most influential and con.
spicuous figures on the floor. We also
remember the valiant service he rem.
dered when he was promoted to the
Senate,where he took equal high rank,
and while he was materially handicap:
ped In his efforts by the Democratic
majority at that time, still his work
was OF much importance. A seat in
Congress could have been well graced
by him then, but since that he has
had broader experience In Journal.
ism and matters Of public moment and
has added 10 his store OF knowledge
much valuable information. The sage
of the West Virginia editors must be
recognized.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
USES A RATCHET.
colorsd Man Reprlmands Better Hall
With a Small Ak.

cLARKsBuRG, W. Va, June y
Jesse Boxtlale. colored is In the county
jait awaiting a hearing on the charge
Of assaulting his wife with a Ratchet.
Mrs. BoxAale caused the warrant to hc
Issued for her husband, stating that
he did strike her, with the natcliet,
and In support Of same exhibited an
ugly wound on her right shoulder,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

There Is another and similar suit con
templated against the anthracite roads
and II the two are pushed to a sue.
cessful' conclusion. they will do much
to break up unfair discrimination ri
the railroads against Independent pro
ircers not only Of coal. but Of other
commodities. l-..- n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
BEES DRIVE OUT DRoNEs,
LOSING HOPE OF SUMMER,

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, lime T.
William Barley. an extensive bee
raiser of Big Beaver township, says
that owing to the long.continued cold
weather, the bees apparently believe
there will be no summer. He says
they are all busy killing and dragging
out all the drones from the hives, a
practice that is usually resorted 10
only In he fall. r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
cornweIl's Howl.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. has the sympathy Of the Democrat.
&c. papers because It has to pay about
one.twenty.flfth Of the State taxes.
and the latter are trying TO show that
the he railroad Is taxed TO death. Most
remarkable. Indeed, lis It that these
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07
Sunday Boat Excursion.

The beautiful steamer Leroy" will
run an excursion Sunday. June ., 10
Morsantown and return. leaving our
wharf at S a. M. and returning at !
.p. nj.
Music by the First Ward orcacs.
ira. Come one, come all, and bring
your wife and children for a days
pleasure. The best Of order will he
kept. .ta5
For the round trip, only 75c. A gool
lunch counter on board. Tickets 1t
the wharf house Office or on board
boat. w
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

An English chemist now announces
that he has produced n rustless iron
Apparently all that remains is for
some lawyer to produce an incon.
tcstalle will, and the last of the in
surmountable objects will have beer
surmOunted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

CHICAGO, June IA man resem-s
bling Dan conghlln, exsaloon Keep
er, convicted and later acquitted OF
completely in the cronin murder, now
fugitive, charged with sjury.bribing,S
having forfeited a $4,000 bond, ,lsS held
at Mobile, Ala. He has been a,fugltlyeS
eight years. ~; Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

The Prohibition party Is now send.
Ing 4 Summing expedition to Panama
Apparently they are not content with
seeing the dirt fly, and want to see
the mud slatter us well,