Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-07-26
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The Nile is noted for the variety Of
its fish. An expedition sent by the
British museum brought home 1900
specimens.
The hands of female mummies
found in the tombs Of Egypt are liter
ally covered with rings. In many in
stances there being from two to six on
every finger.
The Lafoden Railroad, which crosses
the Arctic circle In Scandinavia, en-.
joys the reputation at the present time
Of being the northermost line of rails,
but this is soon to be eclipsed by the
construction of line to Spitzbergen,
10 degrees farther north. The prlncl-
pal object of the new line is to reach
the coal deposits which have been re-
Gently discovered In this vicinity.
The American chronological Society
announces that 1t Is about to begin
series of publications of authentic ma
terial collected among native American
tribes. 1t is pointed out that hither-
to little has been collected In their
own language concerning the customs,
beliefs and ideas of the natives. Yet
authentic records Of information given
by the Indians are regarded as of
prime Importance for thorough study
Of the ethnology and early history Of
the American continent. The Indians
are believed to possess much valuable
knowledge not yet recorded.
The difficulty now found In bonding
together new and old concrete has been
obviated by a recent patent. This bond
consists Of an extract of coal tar, used
instead of water, as the mixing agent
for neat Portland cement. The mix
ture Is laid in one-eighth inch to one
quarter inch layers on the old concrete
surface, and Immediately followed by
new concrete or mortar. The Inventor
claims the compound to be entirely in
soluble, and to form complete and
monolithic bond between the old and
new works. 1t Is furnished to GUS
toners free, they paying the freight
and cost of barrels, the cost being COW
cred by certain royalty per square
foot paid to the patentee Of the proc
ess.
Reports gathered by the japanese
since the war with Russia indicate
that northern Manchuria possesses
large stores of valuable minerals, such
as gold, silver, copper, lead and iron.
Under the operation partly of Chinese
officials and partly of native companies
and small capitalists the average an
nual output has been about $10,000,-
600. But large part Of the deposits
have not even been touched. Gold Is
found both in quartz and In placers
The country drained by the Hulfaho
River is reported to be rich in gold,
silver, copper, lead and coal. The min
eral regions are accessible by means
of the Yalu, the Huifaho, the Sungari,
the Lao and other rivers and their
| tributaries. 4.
AS everybody knows, the famous
comet Of HALEY, the brightest Of all
comets known to pay periodical visits
to the neighborhood Of the sun, Is ex-
pected to reappear in the sky within a
few years. Astronomers all over the
world are now, interested in the prob
lem Of predicting the precise time Of
its perihelion passage, or nearest ap-
proach to the sun. Several predictions
have already been published. The lat
est is that made by Messrs. Cromme'
lin and Cowell, before the Royal Astro-
nomical Society in January. Calculat.
Ing the probable effects of the inter.
ference Of the various planets with
the comets progress in Its orbit, they
think that the date of the next perihe-
lion will fall before the middle Of May,
1910. The last previous perihelion pas
sage of the comet was in November,
1885.