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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
MINING
REVIEW
Silverton Standard.

AT the Gold King and Gold Prince
mines 20 material changes have oc-
CURED for the past month. notwith-
standing unreliable reports by sensa.
tional correspondents to outside ma
pers which have been culled. rehashed
and republished as being genuine.
Both properties, mines and mills, are
working steadily. the Prince with in
creasing tonnage In concentrates.
which, like the product of the King.
pan out excellent values at the Du-
range smelter, where they are being
treated. Both properties being on
the legitimate, require no gilded over
drawing Of the Imagination as to their
true status which from inception. has
been Al. The Gold King has built It's
own mills, railroad and tramines. all
of which have been in successful op-
GRAFTON for years, the disbursements
from the management TO the employees
alone, aggregating a good many thou
sand dollars per month, year in and
year out. beside paying dividends to
large amount, The Gold Prince.
which Is in an ore body of fifty to
eighty feet wide. Is working force
of sixty men who are breaking enough
dirt to keep sixty stamps of the new
mill continuously pounding away, as
we have before mentioned, with eX-
cellent results. The extreme lateness
OF the season has been serious handi-
cap to Gold Prince operations by rea-
son OF the snow-blockaded railroad
line from Eureka to Anlmas Forks,
which difficulty. we understand, will
be obviated in the future through the
stretching of tramline from the
Forks to Eureka. 1t requires brains to
guide and capital to develop. we might
safely say to make mines in the San
Juan same as elsewhere. This article
was not intended to shower bouquets
on w. Y. Kinney. Henry NJ. Soule and
Cyrus w. Davis. the leading wheel
horses of the concern, but is merely a
statement of facts, pure and unadul-
terated No, the Gold King-Gold Prince
mines require no sensational over
drawing to establish their true worth.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

The Del Norte Commercial club
has placed in the hands of the printer
the copy for a neat little book which
will advertise Del Norte's resources
as an investment center and health
report. The book will be ready to!
distribution in about ten days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

According to indications the North.
ern Light Cement Creek. Boulder
mountain. holdings, Manager Slsson,
will be in active operation early in July
as one of the workings Is being clean
ed out and put in shape conducive
to that end. We understand that
several of the officers of the com.
pany will be in town from the east
within the next ten days for the pur.
pose of making n thorough examina-
tion of the property. upon which de
velopment work for the summer will
be mapped out The Northern Light
embraces Il large area of mining ter
rltory, several of the claims within its
boundaries, presenting remarkably
good showing In the outcrop. Two
tunnels, crosscuts. one OF 200 feet and
tbe other of GOO feet, with lnnumer-
able shallow prospect holes comprise
the development total on the North
ern Light
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
VETiEs.

Swedish railway waiting rooms are
provided with couches, and porters
come around and wake slumberers 10
minutes before the train is to start.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

duction company's property is big
smelling proposition and one that is
liable to win out on that line.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Paddy Hughes Highland Mary hold
ings, three miles above lockwood,
comprise two claims. one Of which has
been developed by sixty foot tun-
mel. the other by about thirty feet.
show narrow streaks of mineral, that
assay, first $50 gold and 300 ounces
silver second. copper 46 per cent, sill
yer and gold $175 Possibly through
systematic development mine might
be found there
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Wednesday DIR. J. N. Pascoe, who,
for good many years has continually
blown in his sheckles in mining.
brought down from his Valley Forge
property, Tower mountain. samples of
ore, very nearly solid mineral, carrying
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, the
base metals, especially the lead and
zinc running very high per cent.
The doctor is very modest In his as
sertions, invariably SO In regard to
mining as well as to other matters
and his statement with reference to
the showing of the Valley Forge can
be taken without even the proverbial
grain OF salt. Not much development
has been done on the property, mere
ly an open cut at surface from which
three cars of ore were shipped few
years ago on a penalty of 20 per cent
zinc, and netted profit, notwithstand.
ing the zinc dead line, and fifty foot
tunel driven on the vein below, the
continuation of which is in progress
with gain of foot for foot The ore
streak, in the vein, which is well de
fined. and can he traced for a long
distancefi is about two feet wide and
is made up of very nearly solid min
eral. The property is patented.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

At Animas Forks the Bonanza tun-
mel, with a force Of ten men, John
Kearns, superintendent, at this writ
ing. measures from portal to face 1,S00
feet. Several weeks ago a four foot
body of splendid mill ore was en-
countered which is being drifted on
and shows no evidence of pinching.
w. J. Rattle, one of San Juan's big
gest mine promoters, is the owner of
the property and is pushing matters
to a successful issue.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Matt Salmhofer, president of the
Anti-Periodic Mining company. Galena
mountain, came up from Durango
Thursday where he had been on busi-
ness for week past Isaac Lazarus,
secretary-treasurer of the company,
ig now back from New York city and
is at Durango, but will In a few days
be in Silyerton. As soon as the trail
Is broken over the Stoney Pass sec
ton 1t is the intention Of these gen
tlemen to commence shipping ore from
the Anti Periodic group to the Du-
range smeIter, having already on the
dump several hundred tons of sec
ond class galena ore.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Ed S. Reed, the discoverer and 10
Gator of the Copper Queen. Boulder
mountain, and George Jewett, will hit
the trail for Ouray Monday morning
on a prospecting trip which will EN-
brace an unexpiored territory lying
north and west OF Ouray. What Reed
can't take in after once shifting a
chunk of float as thick as double
1-bone steak, Is not worth monkeying
with. The boys are liable to be out
all summer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Mr.. Pearson, the assayer. two or
three years ago, located or relocated
a prospect midway between White
head gulch and Bear creek, which he
calls the Eldorado, and since that
time he has driven crosscut tunnel of
1870 feet on the property. which is
now on the patented list. The claim.
surface. has a showing In iron, cop
per, etc, with early tellurides in ex-
pectation. Pearson win push the cross
cut with the view of tapping the head
at good depth in the court OF a
month or two.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

The Old Hundred Mining company's
regular pay day occurs on the 9Th of
each month the Silver Lake, Iowa
Tiger and Detroit and Colorado Min
ing companies on the 10th, the Gold
King, Mogul, Sunnyside, Gold Prince,
North Star tSultan mountaIn), and
the Ross Mining and Milling com
panies extending cordial welcome
to their employees at the paymaster's
desk on the 18th of the month. Reg
ular pay days in which thousands Of
dollars distributed monthly, tell the
story in letters of gold as to the
success of the greatest mining camp
In Colorado, namely, Silyerton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

The Mayilower of Arastra basin,
owned by the Malchus Bros. Casper
and Gus, which has passed through
several vicissitudes by the way Of
bond and lease with no cash forth
coming, will probably undergo an ex-
animation by Denver capitalists and
mining investors within the next ten
days. The property of which we shall
shall speak hereafter. is one OF the
biggest and best milling propositions
in the county.
l.. d. Bonebrake of Columbus, o.,
was in town early in the week, TAX
ing In the situation as regards putting
In power plant for the successful
operation OF the Gold Mines company
at Elk creek.
c. A. Cooper. the assayer. has re
Gently installed three horse power
electric motor for driving the ore
crusher In his establishment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16

Gratitude IS fine virtue. aud yet IL
Is wearisone when carried beyond due
bounds.-Le Sage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
THE SHREHMOUSE.
Superstitions About a Harmless Little
Animal.

Superstitions About Harmless Little
Animal.
The shrew, or shrewmouse, as it is
commonly called. is found in nearly all
parts of the world 1t is distinguished
by IAN elongated. pointed muZzle, small
eyes, pantigrade. six toed feet and
glands that Secrete a muSky fluid. AL
together it closely resembles a mouse,
but il is really not related to the mouse
family. -----
When at home it is either under a
pile of rubbish or in hole which it
has burrowed in the earth. 1t is noe
turnal in its habits, but perfectly harm
less. Yet at one time it was much dis
liked and prosecuted because it was
thought to be dangerous, mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite of a shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that if a
Shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyZed; hence if horse,
a COW or goat became a little stiff in
its limbs the foolish people at once de-
clared it "shrew struck" and the poor
shrews had to suffer in consequence.
OF course the 'shrew struck" animal
had to have something to cure it. so an
ash tree was selected and a deep hole
was bored into it's trunk. Then a
shrew was captured. put alive into the
hole, the hole was securely plugged.
and the innocent little animal was left
to die of starvation.
/ The ignorant believed that after
such an act the ash tree had power to
cure "Shrew struck animals, and
whenever an animal became inactive
or little numb in its limbs its owner
hurried to the "shrew ash" cut 4
switch from it and switched the
''shrew struck" beast. The smarting
caused by the switching naturally
made the helpless animal move about
as much as ii possibly could and in Il
short time 1t was pronounced cured"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
Hindoo First Steps In EnqIish.

A native had been caught at Calcut-
ia scaling the wall of the premises into
the compound of NO.N3, Chowringhi,
dressed in complete suit of European
clothes. The man had on the previous
evening concealed himself inside a
shop and mad employed his time till
morning in fitting himself with a com
plete suit of clothes. including a white
shirt with studs and links: a red tie,
carefully put on; black socks. pair of
boots, watch and chain>
and even Il pocketknife. with straw
hat and stick. He even went the
length of writing his name inside the
hat. On being caught he said he want
ed to learn English and as a prelim-
mary step thought it best to dress him
self in sahib's clothes.-Bombay Qndia)
Advocate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
DANGEROUS FISH.
Ways of the Green Moray of Bermuda
and the Devilfish.

When one speaks Of dangerous fish
the first that come to mind are the
shark and the octopus But neither of
these is really formidable to fishermen.
The shark never attacks boat and the
octopus very rarely.
4 much worse creature than either
shark or octopus is the devilfish-a
large ray that is common in the warm
waters of the Atlantic. This fish
grows TO q weight of a ton and a half
and, besides formidable teeth, is arm
ed with horrible barbed and poisoned
spike in the tail. 1t has often been
known to attack boats
fishing party in launch succeed
ed in happening one of these fish in
the bay known as Arkansas Pass, Tex
as. The brute towed them eighteen
miles out to sea and very nearly upset
the launch. 1t was twenty-five feet
long and weighed 5000 pounds.
A very nasty customer is the green
moray of Bermuda This rather re-
senbies conger eel. but is green in
color and savage beyond any fish that
sWims. An English marine officer, fish
ing off Bermuda year or two ago.
hooked large specimen and began to
pull it in.
His negro boatman, his eyes staring
with fright. begged him wildly to cut
the line. The officer at first refused.
but when he saw the fish turn on itself
and with a crunch of saw edged teeth
bite large piece out of its own body
he came to the conclusion that it was
not nice thing to have in a small
boat.
The swordfish is dangerous crea-
ture Swordfish are caught for the
sake of their oil and flesh, especially
along the Atlantic coast of the United
States. They are harpooned in the
sane manner in which whales used to
be killed. Quiet enough until attack
ed, the swordfsh then seems to go
raving mad and fights with unmatched
ferocity. Answers
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
DIDN'T ASK ENOUGH.
The Lawyer Should Have Probed His
Witness a Little Deeper.

A small but distinguished company
Of English lawyers sat talking over
old times. Among them was Mr. s.
who told the following story:
Il was retained" he said. by an ex.
)ldier to sue for the recovery of E35
which he had lent to a friend. The
ate Mr.. J. was counsel for the de.
fendant ]. cross examined the plain
tin in his usual forcible way.
You lent him the money! AIR. ]
asked.
IL did. sir
at was your own money!
at was. sir
when did you lend him the mon
eyE
lin Iuly.'
where did you get that money,
sir?
4 earned If. sir
"'You earned 1t. Ell: When did you
earn itE'r
During the Boer war. sir. he said
in a very hgmble tone.
You earned it during the Boer
war? Pray what was your occupation
during the war; Mr.. j. inquired
Fighting. sir the man replied mod
estIy.
"'Oh. fighting" Mr.. ]. said, some
what taken down.
Il smiled triumphantly. Mr. ]. was
very angry. Well we went to the
jury, and |. of course, had the last to
say. | sailed away to glory spoke
Of the war, Of the lives which il cost
us, of the awful battles which helped
to build up the glory of our nation. of
the self denial and bravery of our
lmen, who left home and wife and
children and father and mother and
everything that was dear to them and
went forth TO the fight worked up
the jury and got a verdict for the full
amount AS we were quitting the
courtroom Mr. J. said:
s. your war speech gained you the
verdict. If you hadn't discovered
through my cross examination that the
man had fought in the Boer war, you
would have been beaten
My friend l replied. If you had
only asked the man which side he
fought on you might be going home
with verdict. My client served I'M
der the BOer flag"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
Equal TO the Occasion.

Some time ago a friend of mine got
a curious present from a sea captain.
IL was a fine specimen of the bird
which sailors call the laughing jack
ass and he was little proud of it.
As lie was carrying it home he met a
brawny- Irish navy, who stopped and
asked him:
"Phwat kind of a burrd is that.
sorr:''
That's a laughing jackass." explain
ed nay friend genially.
The freshman. thinking he was be-
ing made fun of, was equal to the oc-
caSion and responded. with Il twinkle
in the eye:
It's not yersilf: its the burrd Oh
name. sorF"-London Answers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16

1t is kingly act to help the fallen
Ovid
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
Arousinn TIE LIN

If we want 70 educate that sturdy.
stolid. unreSp0nsiye thing. the British
public scheme has to he mildly d.
luted with pleasure masked by bril-
liant pictures Ike the bitter pill we
hide In our chlllren's Jam We have
compulsory schooling Of course. but as
a nation we are not and DO not want to
be educated London Bystauder.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16

What would be Il suitable birthday
present for my little boy:" inquired the
fond mother
Let me think" returned the star
boarder, who occasionally liked to
sleep late in the morning Then, with
the glad. confident smile Of one who
has solved probIqm. he added. How
would a gag or d straftjacket doT"-
Chicago Post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16

will doubtless become in social life at Wash ington.
 state, but which has furnished to the American navy twJ of It's distinguished sons-Commodore Maury and Admiral Farragut-and which has provided three of Uncle sams vesses-the Nashville. the Chattanooga and the Tennessee
 'Tha sponsors Of these vessels join in good wishes for the success interesting national woman's organization Society of Sponsors promises to be-
 Many of the sponsors of the navy. especially of battleships named after states daughters of men who were governors those states time of launching christening. Two of the youngest Miss Louise Goong of Idaho. and Miss Gay Montague of Virginia
 when Miss Gooding broke the bottle of over the bows of the Idaho at Cramps shpyard. Philadelphia. two ago, she Is oid healthy. breezy western girl with large and discriminating out look upon life. She went through the ceremony under the fire thousand critical eyes without the slightest evidence embarrassment Although young. Miss Goodng had seen great deal of social functions since her father became Governor of his state.
 While bands were playing The Star-Spangled Ban ner and Dixie 30OO0 persons were cheering wildly. little Miss Mathda Gay Montague. daughter of the then Virginia chr1stened the splendid battIeshp of that she slid down the ways at Newport News three years ago.
 She was the youngest of sponsors. and will of the youngest members of the new society
 Little Miss Montague then only years old. did her part admirably. When invited to act as sponsor there suggestions that she was too young to trust with such an Important task It pointed that sailors supersttous lot, and that If the little girl Tailed to smash the bottle of wine properly the old tars would upon the ship "hoodoo,' and would sfun wise shook their heads and said such
 slip of girl probably would Eet confused and would make botch of the whoAe arar but she was the most sepossessed person there and there was no luke of any kind. /
 Another young western girl whose Ocial ohOes gavS good luck to battleshp was Anna Hoch. daughter of>the Governor Kansas. who chrstened the giant Ss that n b srd as M It's @ h NsR So @ & R
 deeply !a sysSysAng that keeps close aCk of political and other SuRssaf svSRtA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16
To Double the Naoy Tn Three Ieap

the South Dakota practically finished and the Norta Carolina and Montana will be ready for their guns tn esa than xir months The protected cruiser St. Louis has just been placed in commissions and the saSee cruisers Chester. Birmingham ana salem. @1s rapidly nearing completion
 Of late years, the submarine has been much dis cussed revolutioni5e naval warhaFe Inefs is considerable difference of opinion as 70 s a0.u.. value. France to think better of IL tnan any of the powerswitness the fact that she s n0W building nfty-seven of the mysterious little yeaAeA
 Uncle Sam is not going in for them very extsnsave- lv Evidently they have yet to prove themselves e his satisfaction He has only eight of them actuely in service, though there are Tour ne" OneS 'uss AA shed and ready for duty.
 the Prometheua. a couple of tugs, the PateDsoe and the about closes the list or new Vesses actually contracted for by the navy There are now ever, five torpedo-boat destroyers Wnleh nave Desa authorized by Congress. These should be completed within two years of the signing of the contracts anc SoubtIsss will be in active serviee before the three years under consideration are up and should De In cludSd among Uncle ssms strenuous naval-bundins operations. -
 Ana why all this strenuous huilding2 We'll. they are not given explaining themselves in the Navy ,5e nsoUe S Sae Ssd it Tss navy somethg yery @ ss nsgee sss pop9a T saGGi sdSssrg sHi is PPoaa of t just h ASs ss~ uS shas With fHf Ss 'P @ adapt:
 so, Rs S! as' ss ss, ss tn. % ' u hay. tho
 Nnd there's something in all three sx%gIsnatOna % M strength BTltaIa arst After hssa ,Sss ISas tinted States Germany follows rather closely. and than aft a considerable interval Japan.
 Are we building faster than the ethsrsI well well ,heyre all pretty busy As things etands there 10 us tie prObabiiity of Uncle sam's moving up peg & ana trance is building also-if anything, trihe faster than we are Stin, her lead Is not large, ana some uayw may pass her.
 But Britannia will probably continue to rule the
 generations anyhow. She has at pres- ent at twice lighting ships of all classes aa nearest competitor and as one ot tne bureau of construction experts gut it, more ships contracted than have anoat" Ask any one in position % sS b6 anow b m as o of ten that the answer VIII coi1e, luicM Is A H1Sh. no of course, there isn't going to be any war. but EtiI---l The old advice to national occup@1i0S in time of peace good advice We are sutia- faster than Japan, AnyhoWF yerily, out or e@S fulness of the heart the mouth aReahetA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16

TN SEPTEMBER. 1SOss under command O, artn"iiv
 that has assembled under the con,in~n ,nS h,, 1restdant Roosevet in Long Island sound off oyster Bay It was about IS big fleet as uncie sam eouAN have mustered then - s
 Six months later, the most formidable array ol varships in the history of the United States Navy gathered in Hampton roads, also under the command of Admiral Evans for the opening of the Jamestown Exposition The Jamestown aggregation Of nghtlhs sea monsters was quite equal in numerical srenrb to that of the oyster Bay review but 1t sur passed it considerably in fighting power,
 If was pretty nearly the entire lighting strength of the navy All of battleships the active list there except the Wisconsin and the Oregon which were on duty the Pacific.
 T2attleships are regarded the backbone of a ravv,s fighting power. There only twelve at Ov.tar Eay and there sixteen Jamestown. two. inc Georgia and the Connecticut, having been com nIGted during the intervening months. Since then three new battleshps have been added to the Allan eic fleet and the Nebraska has finally been placed In commission in the Pachc
 within six months six brand vessels, bigger ana better as the posters say, than of the olA ouea have been added to Uncle Sans and there arc seven baeshps in of eonstrue- tion contracted for
 These are the Mississippi and Idaho which will be conpleted within year; tine New Hampshire. to be anished in about eighteen months the Carolina and Michigan which will not be ready for about two yssrn. and finally. the two monsters of the Dread nnuGht to ha named the Delaware the othsr