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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-29
SETTLEMENT DUE
TO IRRIGATION
BGse-Payette and Great Western
Beet Sugar COmpany'S Project
ENCOURAGE Entrymen.

The part the irrigation projects
are playing in the settlement OF
public lands. says the Statesman, is
emphasized by the report for the
fiscal year by Register Addison T..
Smith and Receiver E. E. Garrett
of the Boise land office made last
week TO the commissioner OF the
general land office. Similar reports
are made by the land offices all over
the country and it is from these
that the commissioner complies his
report of the status Of the public
lands in the United States.
In Elmore county more than 40
coo acres have been entered as
homesteads and desert claims, large
~ to be reclaimed by the Great
Western Beet Sugar company's pro-
ject. The Boise-Payette project
will irrigate largely the lands filed
upon in Ada and Canyon counties.
More than 20, 600 acres were re-
linquished in Canyon county during
the year, but in practically all the
cases the action was in favor OF
other entrymen.
The showing made in Idaho
county is practically due to the
fact that a large portion OF the
public land there is situated in the
national forest reserve.
The report of the entries made
under the various land laws, and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, filed at Boise
land office during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1907, is as fol-
lows:
Ada-Homestead, IL, SOL; Des-
ert claims, 1880. Total %, S64.
Boise-Homestead, 18,404; Des-
ert claims, 1850; timber claims
6s01. Total, 20, 365.
Canyon-Homcstcad, 35,480;
Desert claims, 30, timber
claims, 1916. Total, $3.50.
Elmore-Homestead, 10, 1888
QCSClt CldlIio. ASsiTi thiD~a
claims, 1899. Total, 1858.
Owyhee--Homestead, 4e6s9; des'
ert claims, SIG; Total, 10, IA.
Washington-Homestead, AZ
desert claimes, 51,241; timber
claims, 1910. Total, 80, 1888.
Total in district, 1873, 220 acres.
Relinquishment-Ada, $500
Boise, 1881; Canyon, 20, $50; Ell
more, $3.50; Idaho, 700; Owyhee
1892; Washington, 11,420.
The status of the inappropriate
unreserved public lands July 30
1907, within the BOISE district wa
as follows:
Ada-Surveyed, &c., 6i; un
srveyed, 244,e14. Total, 564,
IT'S.
Boise-Surveyed, 312,445; un
surveyed, 142, s83. Total, 400, 1913
Canyon, Surveyed 221, 343; un
surveyed, 1873, 03s. Total, 374, 381
Elmore II Surveyed, 542, $50; un
surveyed, "a, 14O. Total, 616, 600
Idaho-Surveyed, 30, 57l; unsur
veyed, 622,47s. Total, 6S3, 049.
Owyhee- Surveyed, 1904, 90
u~nsurveyed, 2,947,275. Total, 4,
O31,336.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 301,
524; unsurveyed, 279, 9e2. Total
$50, $40.
TotaI-Surveyed, 1903, 46l; ur
surveyed, 4,504,720 Total, 2
313, f91.
The classification of these publ
lands in the district is as follows
Ada-Arid, mountainous. ar
timbered.
DETERMINATIONS, timbere'
mineral and grazing.
Canyon-Arid and grazing.
Observation-Disclosures, miner
and timbered.
Idaho Arid, mountainous, mi
eral and grazing.
Owyhee-Arid, m%ountainou
mineral and grazing.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-29

'-Doan's Ointment cured me of
eczema that had annoyed me a long
time. The cure vas permanent
Hon. S. w. Matthews, Commits
sioner Labor Statistics, Augusta,
Me.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-29

cry Robertson immediately had his
assailant arrested with the result
stated above. Blakely has filed no.
tice that he will appeal the case.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
WOMAN LIVED 50
YEARS As A Man
DOUBLE LIFE OF ocToGENARIAN
IS Barred AT HER DEATH
IN COLORADO.
MARRIED ONE OF HER OWN SEX
Bears Burden Of "Father" to Shield
Girl Who Had Been Wronged-
Worked as a Cook on q Ranch
for Several Years.

Trinidad, CoIo.-Katherine Vos-
baugh, an eccentric Frenchwoman of
brilliant attainments, died here the
other day at the age Of 83, after mas
querading for 60 years as man. The
woman donned trousers when a girl
and had horror of skirts up to the
time of her death. She filled score
of responsible positions. and her true
sex was never suspected.
Just twice during her entire life was
the fact that Katherine Vosbaugh was
woman made known. The first time
was when, at 80 years of age. she re-
vealed it to the young woman she mar
ried in st. Joseph, Mo. The next and
last time when she was con-
vinced she was dying, and was com
PEELED to inform the hospital physician.
During her long life she had been
bank clerk, sheep herder, book
keeper, restaurant-keeper and a
mining camp cook. Although she spoke
several languages and had been
brought up in refinement. she seemed
never so happy as when she was clad
In rough overalls and heavy shoes,
doing the most laborious work.
She wandered all over the world,
and although often compelled to asso-
ciate with the toughest men, she was
never suspected of being woman,
and on more than one occasion proved
herself more of a manly man than her
associates. She came to America in
1872 at the age of Is, shortly after her
fathers death. She decided that she
could make her way as a man, but
not as woman. She donned trousers
and settled in Joplin, Mo-, as a book
keeper.
For nine years she remained in Jop-
lin and was esteemed a fine young
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Miss vosbaush as Camp Cook.

man and one whom more than one
young woman considered a most eligi-
bic partner. Her excellent record, ed
ucation and steadiness procured her
a position as clerk at n st. Joseph
bank. 1t was shortly after she accept
cd this position that she learned of
the trouble of the young woman whom
she afterward married.
When Miss Vosbaugh's "wife's"
baby was born the oddly attached
people removed to Trinidad and
opened up French restaurant. The
town people thought them a model
couple. The baby died few months
later. Shortly after the mother dis.
appeared. and the husband" refused
to make search for her. The people
of Trinidad were profuse In their ex.
pressions of sympathy for the deserted
man"
Forty years ago Miss Vosbaugh OBJ.
tanned employment at the Sam Brown
ranch. near Trinchera, as a sheep
herder. Later when she saw that her
sex could not be discovered except
through unusual accident. she accept.
ed work as camp cook, and re.
manned In that capacity up to two
years ago. Some OF the toughest
characters known to the west asso.
ciated with her without ever suspect.
Ing her sex. In many stirring scenes
when men revealed fear and nervous.
ness she kept her poise.
Two years ago her inflrmitics com.
PEELED her removal to San Raphael
hospital. Even then the men OF the
camp bade her goodbye affectionately
as Grandpa" and "Old Man Frenchy."
For many weeks she refused to bathe
unless she could do so without at.
tendants being present. to the great
amusement OF the sisters. who joked
about the old mans overmodesty.
Shortly after she was seized with e
severe cold. which led TO the physi.
clans examination laying bare her
life secret.
When her sex was revealed the hos.
pital authorities at first insisted that
she wear the proper gnrb OF her sex.
The garments proved 30 irksome to
her. however. that she was finally
permitted to return TO overalls. She
pottered around the hospital working
for the sisters up to the time OF her
doath.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Alaska TreadwelI Mine.

The first stamp mill in Alaska was
erected in 1888 in Silver Bow basin,
and soon afterward John Treadwell
built five-stamp testing plant on the
Paris Creek lode and organized the
Treadwell Gold Mining Company. In
1884 the company erected its first mill
of 120 stamps. which has since been
enlarged to 1900 stamps, with better
saving values year by year. The aver
age value Of Treadwell ore is 1920 per
ton The cost of mining and milling,
with Office expenses at San Francisco.
New York and London added, is $1.28
to the ton. leaving a balance of $685.
209 for the years work. The company
follows the safe plan-known as amor
tization-for the preservation of its as
sets and the extinguishment of its debt
to the original subscribers. In the last
annual report balance of $44S,493
was written OFF. while the four quar-
terly dividends footed up 1915. 900. The
Tomboy Gold Mines Company at Tellu-
ride accomplishes this purpose by ex-
pending each year a generous sum for
additional territory on the trend of its
developed ore veins.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
BAT RUINS GIRLS HAIR.
She Gets the Worst Of Fight with
"Winged Rodents" in Attic.

San Rafael, Cal.-This city is suf-
fering from an invasion of bats, and
despite the strenuous efforts of the
citizens, the winged pests have gained
a strong foothold in various parts of
the town. Because of their activity
Miss Lillian Steadman, a pretty young
housemaid employed at the Hotel
Rafael. is mourning the loss of her
golden tresses, and incidentally suf-
fering from a shock to her nervous
system.
E4s Steadman climbed to the attic
in Sle hotel determined to drive out
some of the bats. She was surrounded
soon by drove of the winged rodents,
and proceeded gamely to give battle
TO them.
One of the bats lodged in the young
woman's hair and refused to bulge.
Miss Steadman, thoroughly frightened.
ran screaming from the attic, and the
bat still clung to her, keeping busy
with his saw-like wings till he had
succeeded in cutting her beautiful
tresses so badly that it was necessary
to shear them or much to the sorrow
of the girl and her admirers.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
CALIFORNIA; 1906 Output.

In 1906, for the first time in many
years, placer mining county leads in
the gold output of California. Butte
county having produced more than
s3,000.0O0. Nevada county is next.
with about $2,6O0.O0O. and is closely
followed by Amador. The output of
Calaveras. Tuolomne and Yuba coun-
ties also exceeded the million dollar
mark.
The total gold production OF the state
in 1906 amounted to s1S.732,452. or
S166.O93 less than the production In
1905. or this total s7.375,925 was
placer gold. of which $5.09S,359 was re.
covered by dredging operations. Gold
recovered from copper ores contributed
about 100000 to the output.
Increased production was shown
only by Butte. Sacramento. Shasta, and
Yuba counties, and Yuba was for the
first time heavy producer OF
uredged gold. Labor troubles In some
of the quartz mining counties in 1907
are likely to diminish still further the
production Of the deep mines.
The silver production of the state is
not large. .220.G41 ounces-but shows
an increase Of 144.467 ounces, due to
heavier copper production in Shasta
county.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
OLD EGGS FOR DOG CATCHER.
Storm Of Decayed Hen Fruit Makes
Man Quit the Job.

Bay City. Mich.-Robbed, beaten,
thrown from his wagon, rotten
egged," mobbed by men and women,
upset into bitches. forced into col.
llsions with street cars. choked, held
up with shotguns. gagged. sued. ar.
rested and fined, Lemoine B. Trues.
dale. n grizzled old veteran OF stage.
coach days. has thrown down his three
months job as city dog catcher.
In that short experience he has un.
dergone more punishment than most
men can stand. Truesdale took the
job at so cents per unlicensed dog
caught by him. While dog owne. s
were loud in their demands for pro.
lection for their dogs through enforce.
ment OF the dog ordinance. the mo.
ment Truesdale began work he was
mobbed by about 200 men. women and
youngsters. The police rescued him.
somewhat dilapidated. That was the
first OF four mobbings. one time about
500 people in tho Polish end Of the
city taking part.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
The Low.crade Problem.

The low-grade problem, briefly
stated. is this: To handle as large
tonnage as possible with the least
expense and the largest saving OF val.
ues to the ton. This means thought at
both ends. Where that thought has
been properly educated. intelligently
directed and backed with financial
courage. the result has been steady div.
idends in Colorado and elsewhere. In
fact, nine-tenths Of the present gold
product OF the world, estimated at
S400 100000 for 1907. would be effec.
lively marked of were 1t not for the
low-grade progress OF the past ten
years. Free milling surface deposits.
whether placer or lode. are generally
short-lived The mines that last are
the more or less rebellious producers
where science. skill and persistence
are the factors that lead to success.
The recent conversion of the Cripple
Creek mill trust from "all the trafilc
will bear" to the modern low-grade
basis Is worthy OF note. As Calico
once said: at moves! II moves!"-
Captain Smith In the Denver News.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05

the bed. Then he lay down 10 await
certain death.
1t is said the man had told a num-
ber of companions earlier in the day
that he would kill himself, but owing
to his nervous condition nothing was
thought of his threat until the explo-
sion was heard. Neighbors hurried to
the scene and found bits of human
flesh scattered hundred feet away
with broken furniture. pieces of
weather boarding and torn bedding.
Lectak was familiar with the use of
dynamite, faving been employed at
various times where it was used, be-
fore going to work at the brick yard.
1t is believed he secured the explosive
from coal miners, and had fully made
up his mind to die when he secured
1t. Not wanting to injure anyone but
himself he waited until every one
had left the house before lighting the
f1SQ
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
TIE
General Demand

Of the well-Informed Of the World has
always been for simple. pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt. in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA. the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactur by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.. only. and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Tall Chimney Must Go.

Before another six months have
passed the famous Grant smelter
smoke stack, ranking among the high
est in the world and one of the city's
landmarks, will have disappeared. The
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, the owners of the immense
structure, has sold 1t together with all
the other buildings OF the plant and
the machinery, to the Denver Metal
Company, Of which Samuel Grimes is
the manager, and as soon as the
weather permits the work of dis.
mantling the stack and the rest Of the
,, immense plant will be begun.
Several months will pass before ac-
tual work on the stack will be begun,
as the preparations for the work will
consume considerable time. The stack
is 352 feet high and at its base is
wide enough to permit the turning of a
two-horse team hitched to an ordinary
sized wagon. The bricks contained in
it are said to be worth the price which
the Denver Metal Company is re-
ported to have paid for the entire
smelter plant and its machinery. The
price is said to be $25,000
The stack, which lately has served
as a station for wireless telegraph
system, was built in 1892 and was con-
stantly in use until the smelter work
ers' strike four years ago. 1t had be-
come one of the sights of the city and
was always pointed out to strangers
who visited Denver
The site of the Grant smelter, It is
rumored, will be bought for the
Schwarzschild Sulzberger Packing
Company Of Chicago, which will con-
| struct large packing plant there.
The Omaha and Grant smelter was
built in 1888. 1t was in one sense the
outgrowth of the Grant smelter built
at Leadville in 1878, when that place
first became an ore producing camp of
Importance. and which was badly dam
| aged by fire in May, 1882.
It's name was derived from that of
its manager, James B. Grant, who was
from the beginning identified with its
control and management.
From the time its fires were started
in 1888 the Omaha and Grant smelter
had produced up to the close of 1900
about $130,000,000 worth of gold, sill
yer, lead and copper.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
WAITING for Mr.. Frohman.

when l was a very young girl"
said Miss Louise Closer, the actress,
Il had a wild desire to go upon the
stage, SO left school in Boston, came
to New York and went to Charles
Frohman's Office on Broadway.
lis Mr.. Frohman in?' asked of
the office boy.
mo, he is not was the reply.
"'Well, 1 thought. I'll wait until he
comes
"The boy became absorbed in the
book he was reading. and apparently
was quite unconscious of my presence.
Fifteen minutes passed; half hour
passed; and 1 grew weary of waiting.
But l thought of the long distance
had come, and at the same time re-
called an old maxim I had once
learned Reward comes through con-
stancy Of purpose I repeated this
again ard again, until an hour and a
half slowly dragged itself out. Finally
I could endure the waiting no longer.
With as much courage as could COM
mand 1 addressed the office boy a sec
ond time.
"'Will you kindly tell me when Mr.
Frohman will be imp
I'm six weeks answered the s-v.
He's gone to Europe
"a few seasons ago." concluded Miss
Closer, when I was a member Of Ar
mold Daly's 'Canida' company, one
day related to him my first experience
when calling upon a manager When
finished telling the story, Mr.. Daily
said:
How long ago was that?'
Twelve years ago. l replied.
Twelve years ago. mused Mr.
DAILY. Yes. l remember; l was that
office boy. Success Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
A Real Schemer.

For six months she had been plead
ing with him to buy an automobile.
They are too expensive" he pro-
tested for the hundredth time. IF l
bought an automobile l would have to
cut down our expenses"
What expenses" she asked.
why, table expenses. For instance.
If had an automobile couldn't afford
to have chicken every Sunday"
She laughed.
Why, you goose! II you had an
automobile you could run down
enough fowls TO have chicken every
day, to say nothing OF big turkeys and
nice roasting pigs. Why is 1t men
haven't any brains?"
And the next day he hustled around
to the nearest dealer and ordered a
ra cling machine.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
MEAN FILINGS AT EDITORS.
Tributes by Lafeadio Hearn to Glass
of Workers He DisIiked.

"Lafcadio IIearn, that wonderful.
YOUTH" said a publisher. ''and the
ruthless way his studies were changed,
cut and butchered was a great woe
to his heart
in after years Hearn took mall
cious joy in collecting stories about
editors-editors and their superior
and omniscient way with manuscript.
"One of his stories was OF an editor
to whom a subscriber said:
L enjoyed that poem on the three
ages of man in to-day's paper, Mr..
Sheers; enjoyed it immensely. Do
you know, though, thought it was
originally written the seven ages OF
man.
So it was, sir; so it was.' said
Editor Sheers. pompously. Yes. the
extract was originally written the
seven ages of man. but had to cut 1t
down for the lack of space
Another story concerned a weather
report. A reporter, discussing the
weather, wrote that winter still lin.
gered in the lap of spring.
The editor, as he read over the
article, called the reporter to his desk
and told him that he would cut out
that sentence about winter lingering
in springs lap. He said the idea was
good enough, and all that sort of
thing. but it would not do to publish
because the high moral tone of the
paper had to be maintained in a town
full of school girls"
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Colorado Output in 1905.

Statistics collected by the United
States Geological Survey show that
Colorado still outranks any other
state or territory in the union, includ-
ing Alaska. in the production OF the
precious metals. despite the fact that
the gold production Of the state In 1906
fell short nearly 100000 of that OF
1905. the precise figures being. output
$23.210.629. decrease $1.S13.344.
More than half OF the total gold OF
the state is derived from the telluride
veins OF Cripple Creek In Teller county.
San Miguel freemilling ores contribute
nearly $2.500.000. The smelling ores
of Leadville, In Lake county, yielded
$1,500.000 and the partly free-milling
Gllpin county ores over $1.000.000. San
Juan county and Ouray county both
closely approached the million-dollar
mark. Important dlminution in the out
put Is recorded In Teller and Ouray
counties. but this was partly Offset by
gains In San Miguel and other coun-
ties. Siliceous and dry ores formed
81 per cent OF the total tonnage and
were the source OF over DC per cent OF
the gold product The placer output
is comparatively small. The outlook
for 1907 does not indicate the prob
ability of great increase. II any.
The production OF silver, 12,21G.S30
ounces. showed an increase OF 1923
ounces. The smelling ores OF Lake
county led In the output. with nearly
100000 ounces while In their order
Pitkin, San Miguel. Mineral. San Juan,
Ouray. and Clear Creek counties are
next In Importance. the first three ex.
ceeding the million mark. A higher
price increased the value of the pro.
duct. The increase is due chiefly to
the veins OF San Juan, San Miguel. and
Mineral counties. On the other hand.
the yield OF the Leadviile and Aspen
deposits diminished.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Goinq to Be Fined.

When George Ade was a newspaper
reporter he was sent to write up" an
Irish laborer who had fallen from q
building. When Mr. Ade arrived on
the scene, several officers and others
were helping the injured man into the
ambulance. Mr.. Ade pulled out his
pad and pencil. Whats his manner"
he asked one Of the policemen.
The injured man, who had heard Ado
and who mistook him for the time
keeper employed by the contractor.
rolled his eyes in disgusted way.
What dye think O. that!" he NUT.
tered. I'm goin' to be docked for the
few minutes lose goin' to the hos
pitali"-Success
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
SUICIDE BLOWS SELF TO
PIECES WITH DYNAMITE
PLACES EXPLOSIVE UNDER BED
THEN LIES DOWN AND
LIGHTS THE FUSE.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Calmly lying down
on a bed at his home, John Lectak,
aged so, of Emo station, near Imperial,
the other evening drew comfort over
him after lighting fuse to stick of
dynamite, which he placed under the
bed. Fifteen minutes later neighbors
gathered up the fragments of Lectak
and the furniture The building was
completely wrecked.
Lectak vas employed at brick yard
at Imperial, but it is said he had been
despondent recently after recovering
from 9. lengthy spree. The man wait
ed until otner occupants of the house
left and placed the dynamite under
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
At the County Fair.

Doing a landoffice business, eh?"
remarked the man from the city.
What is that you are selling. any.
way?'
blessed il l know myself, boss"
fair; lit has zigzag lines all over it
and when woman comes up sell it
to her as skirt pattern and when a
man comes up | sell it to him as a
guaranteed and genuine map of Mars"
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
chinese edvc.tlonai Mov.u.r,

The growth OF the educational move.
ment has been 30 rapid throughout
the Chinese empire that the demand
for instructors has far exceeded the
supply of competent men available for
tho position. with the result that In
the province OF Shengklng. while
there IRE undoubtedly number OF ex.
cellent men engaged In school work.
the majority are remarkable for their
energy rather thnn their orudition.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05

Why animal charcoal removes the
color from colored liquids, while wood
charcoal has no effect has not been
understood. A European chemist now
finds that the action of the former is
due to the presence Of five to seven
per cent Of nitrogen.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Bio Bull Hill.

A Cripple Creek correspondent says
that although no statement OF the kind
Is made by the Golden Cycle Company
management. II comes from source
considered reliable that the Cycle peo.
pie are figuring on sinking 1.000.foot
shaft on Big Bull hill and doing exten.
sive prospecting work In that section.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05
Asthmatics. Read rhIs.

n you are afflicted with Asthma
write me at once and learn Of some
thing for which you will be grateful
the rest OF your life. Rev. J. r. RAIDER.
S22 Broadway. Denver. Colo.