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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-22

If you haven't much money
YOU need home all the same
and | can fit you up Il little cash
and payment every month.
This is broom house and one
quarter block at $500 if it goes
at once. Also some other bar
gains that will make your heart
90 pit-pat, and make your pocket
book very fat. See me or phone
Is. J. f.. COLEMAN.
Fire got in the grass and weeds
in the vicinity Of the J. E. Rog
ers new residence Monday and
caused quite a scare in that quar-
ter and some warm, close work
for those who succeeded IN get
ting it under control.
/. It is the unofficial announce
ment of the commissioners court
that the minimum assessed value
of land in Randall county shall
be $3.50 per acre and that no cat
tie be assessed at less than 81
per head.
Clyde Steen, who about a
month ago had his leg broken
while assisting about moving a
piano, left Wednesday of last
week for his home, Campbell,
Texas. He was not fully recov-
cred but getting along well
Ewell Brown has moved his
barber shop into the south half
of the lower story Of the new
brick Wallace building, the va
cancy he left being occupied by
Garrison & Harrison as an addi-
ton to their office.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-22

Another excursion outfit came
in yesterday.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-02-22
4 Few Of MANY Special Features Of the ELIWood Fence

STRON Because Of the large cables
II -2 cOed steel strands. Strong wires
II CureIy tie the cables a
VARiEI adapted for each and every purpose
OAVANIZENG= thoroughly galvanized before weaving
rendered thereby practically everlasting.
ELASTICITY Elasticity amply sufficient provide
essary contraction varying
ADJUSTABLE iTYEasily adjusted erected
H tour of the ground
Ewod All and More Than We Claim for Fully
Cali the many good things offer
wish purchase We iii
through stock we'll preserved goods.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
AMERICAS MOST
FAMOUS BEAUTY
Mo Other Woman Has Ever Vel
Gained Fame Of Dolly
Madison.
b
MARRIED TO A QUAKER
Seeond Marriage Was to Old Friend
of Mr.. and Mrs. General Wash
instcn, Who Gave Them
Their Blessing.

fora A. Moore in the May Broadway.
Dolly Madison. Truly the name itself
is one TO cOnjure With. To one ever
who forgets all the dates and battles
and great generals and other moment
Gus events of history, 1t clings with
persistence like the lingering perfume
of some old sweetness. 1t means dim
pies and coquetry and laughing eyes
and all the charm and witchery that
make some women wonderful. All this
Dolly was, the demure Quaker maiden
from Philadelphia. who burst from the
chrysalis of a somber girlhood TO the
brilliant butterfly existence of a wom-
anllood hat found her the absolute
queen of society. the arbiter of the po-
sitions of the day. the first lady of the
land!
Her parents. who were Friends, a
moved from Virginia TO Philadelphia
for the advantages of the religious as
sociations here afforded. Dorothea-
they called her Dorothea then-used to
walk on Chestnut street in that after
noon promenade which Chestnut street
still celebrates, and she wistfully
watched the ladies of sashion in their
gay brocades n bright colored silk
stockings that peeped beneath their
petticoats: for her heart dearly loved
all the sinful. pretty f.neries thai her
faith rebuked. At 10 size married. as
her parents wished, John Todd. Il staid
and proper Quaker, a lawyer of Phila-
delphia. AT % she was a widow. and
then it was that she began to develop
herself.
Friend Of Aaron Hurr.
Aaron Burr had asked permission to
bring to call on her one hf the rising
statesmen of the day. and ali in a flut-
ter the gay young widow wrote a wom-
an feieaa the great little Madison
is coming to see me this evening"" She
got herself up in a mulberry satin gown
that set off to advantage the pearly
white and delicate rose tints of her
complexion. and when, in her mothers
candle lighted parlor. she extended a
soft. dimpled hand to the unimpressive
little man in Il suit of black. with ruff
fled shirt and silver shoe buckles. he
was almost overcome by the radiance
of her beauty. the laughing eyes of
Irish b!eu and the saucy black curls
that escaped from the demure cap of
white tulle. She was the loveliest wom-
an he had ever met. and he went at
once about his wooing. In a few
month the rumor of an engagement
was afioat in society. Martha Wash
ington, with the privilege of a family
connection, made bold to ask Mrs. Todd
how matters stood. When the widow
olushingly admitted the truth, she was
assured that 1t was all right and that
the match should have the blessing of
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Washington.
There followed a splendid wedding.
Inc dun colored Quaker abode in Phil
adelphia was not grand enough. and so
1t was celebrated in Virginia. at Hare
wood. the home of the brides sister,
n 1t was a very different scene from
the first wedding that took place in
the Friends meeting house.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
THE o N o r WHILE
From the Indianapolis News

There Is no woman living who, deep
down in her heart, does not appre-
c1ate being cared for. admired and
loved by those with whom she is
brought into daily contact. Those who
wouid fam be in this category of WON.
en- VINO are truly loved should study
the following few hints:
Be generous; not so much with
money as with your mind. Largo
heartedness is always popular, while
the woman who is narrow is never
admired.
The world loves the one who can
lind a redeeming quality even in the
greatest sinners. and she who forbears
TO strike a ~defenseless soul. Ever look
roI the good not the bad.
Never think of self. but be ever on
inc alert to aid others. Show your
helpful spirit to those around you. and
IN turn you will be pushed on.
Learn to say pleasant things and
TO think pleasant. happy thoughts.
Your face is the index of YOUR mind
ana what o think is wildly re-
Elected there.
Look on men and women as thew
were when innocent, before unfortunate
neredity and sad troubles have made
them into wrecks. Pity, but do not con
DENIM. " eoH
Be ever cheerful. The sunny. hope
dul woman is ever in request. Every
door flies open to her who has a cheer,
ing word and a bright smile.
never remember injuries. II peon,e
nave wronged o try at the least to
snow a forebearing. forgiving snirit
toward them, and IL the opnortIini+w
occurs. heap Goals of fire on their
Sc considerable of the rights Of others
Never attempt to monopolize the con-
versation or to make yourself the cent.
Above all. do not forget that money
VIII not buy love. Though a women
may enjoy every comfort and I,,rrrw
ootainabie. her home may be absoi,te,
~ cheerless because Of loves ah-
Lastly. do not forget that Won have
an object in life-to make those aro,,nS
you happy; to keep your little rardan
IN the world well tended and free srnra
weeds. so that when the Great Reanar
comes to your plot He will have a CO.
OF good unselfish actions to 1.rrat
hnd to place to your account IN the
Thus will you actions and word.
nuy you the best thing Of aus
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
Graphs
BY FRANK J. wlLsTAcH.
From the Billboard

from the billboard.
An actress always acts as we'll as she
looks.
follow the soup"
An actress may confess her sins, but
her faults, never.
Because you can string a man is no sign
that you can rope him in.
Because an actor plays the devil is no
reason that he is a devil Of an actor.
BE careful that the man who calls YOU
a dullard is not himself a sharper"
An actor who thinks small thought
can't act big ones.
Ignorance may be bliss. only some peo-
pie pretend that they never tried it. :
An actor without conceit is as unusual
as a politician who leads in PRAYER.
1t is singular tina a plav which 10
starving to cath" should :eat un'' 80
much money.
Crtnoline has as surely gone out of FASH
lon as that spouting actors have ceased
to be endurable.
The actor who slurs or amends az an
thors lines Is like a Wabash Hoosier
playing on a violin with his tees.
In determining the value of the plav. tn.
critic Is only the theoretical chemist tho
public applies the '.acid test"
You may know the rich by their anto.
mobiles as surely as you may discover a
reai actor by what he does with his hands.
Be not surprised II you ask the box NJ.
flee man WHO comes after this attroc-
tion?" II he replies The transfer com.
pany." CUM.
Some men rave all the ,nstinc+.
drowning man: They try to pull every
BODY else under In a frantic effort to saye
thcmselvea cow
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04

~Four-year-old Paul had heon ...
see the fireworks. He sobbed u,,th sen 10
and his mother took him home. 1910.
LICK IN the go-cart he saw the stars
~. aere; mamma. see what the skyrocLot.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04

Be not surprised II you ask the hox NJ
flee man who comes after this attroc-
tion?" II he replies THE transfer com.
pany." 0
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04

Some men have all the instinct. ~,
drowning man: They try to puil every
body else under In a frantic effort 70 saS
thcmselvea GOV
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
SAYS RAILROAD
HEN IS ON

Fred White, of Spokane, right of way
agent of the Northern Pacific was in
Moscow few days ago after casting
his eye over Camas prairie and along
the south fork of the Clearwater, where
the company has survey running to
the mining districts in Idaho county.
Nothing new about the N. P in the
Moscow section,' said he. There's
something doing somewhere, however.
but I haven't got it located. l saw our
field man or scout or prospector, what
ever you might call him, and he told me
there is hen on. This man might inn
press stranger as a tramp or hobo.
He goes over the country wherever he
is sent, clothed in denifns or wearing
apparel of a common laborer, and no
one ever suspects his identity, and
especially his close and intimate rela-
tions with the heads of high up depart
ments. But he draws down three hun
dred month, hence is able to eat three
square meals day."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

w. C. Wilson arrived Wednesday from
Spokane. ~
j. Y. Smith of Thunder Mountain
mine, left the first of the week for
British Columbia.
w. B. Pittock, one of the owners of
the Snowstorm, left Thursday for Lew
iston and Spokane
Manager S. l.. Boyer passed through
the first of the week enroute to the
property of the Thunder Mountain Gold
company.
w. F. johnson, ore of the owners of
the Hercules, who had been enjoying a
rest at the hot springs, returned the
first Of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Bell, after a visit
of several weeks at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Bullock, left Sunday
for Thunder Mountain district
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
amount of good grade of ore was found
on the different dumps. The mill site
is an excellent one.''
EQUIPMENT FOR
DIXIE PLACER
is an excellent ,

R. G.. Sargent, engineer, and "A. B.
Ernst, treasurer and general manager
of the Dixie Mines Company, were in
Elk City over Sunday while on their re-
turn from an inspection of the props
erty. AS stated in Mining News last
week, the gentlemen visited their newly
acquired property to determine the
equipment that will be needed.
"The ground has all indications that
it is rich placer field," said Mr.. Ernst,
"and the company will install proper
equipment this fall so as to begin actual
mining in the spring. The ditch, now
two feet wide on the bottom, will be
made five feet. and eleven feet at the
top. 1t is two and three-quarter miles
in length. 300 feet of IL and 18-inch
pipe will be used, two No, giants, and
a No. 8 hydraulic elevator with 14-inct
throat will be installed"
The equipment is to be ordered at
once, and work will be started about
September 18th.
The new company's home Office is ir
the Hinckley block, Seattle. It's capita
stock is $50, 0,O00.' J. DeMott Guthrie Is
president, A. B. Ernst, treasurer ant
general manager. and John v. Terry is
secretary.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
THUNDER MOUNTAIN
MILL MAY RUN SOON

feet. There are good indications of
strong lead. The formation is granite
schist and quartzite. The Champion
ledge, which the long tunnel will tap,
is traced some distance on the surface,
and is developed by Tunnels No. I,
and 8. From Tunnel No. an adit will
be run under the Mabel tunnel. It is
the purpose of Manager Boyer to make
No. Champion tunnel the main work.
ing tunnel on account of the ease with
which ore can be delivered to the e1mill.
Further Development.
The Black Champion ledge, farther
up the mountain, now practically un~
touched, but which shows richness, is to
receive attention as soon as labor can
be secured. The ledge is exposed dist
ance of 200 feet, and one of the richest
outcrops on the property was found on
it recently. There are several outcrops
on the Champion ledge that are to be
developed.
Manager Boyer has such confidence
in immediate returns from the work
now under way that he is preparing to
run the mill Arrangements are being
made to store the water running from
No. a Champion tunnel, and shortly
carpenters will be put to work to rear
range the cyanide tanks.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
New Home for Mining News.

In about 80 days the printing plant Of
Mining News will be moved into its new
home, on upper Main street, adjoining
the ]. G.. Young residence. The con-
tract for the new building was let to
Russ Perry last week, and the carpent-
ers began work Monday. Laborers in
this line are scarce, but Mr.. Perry
hopes to have the building ready to be
occupied IN 80 days.
In the new building the publisher is
making provision, in the way of room,
for any increased demands that may be
made upon the paper for some time to
come. The press and composing room
is to be 1890 feet, we'll lighted from
windows on three sides. The improve
ment and the new material that will be
added to the printing plant soon after
it is installed in its new home will
mean an outlay Of about $1,000 to the
publisher.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
Big Creek District.
Mining Men on the Move.


w. M. French of Seattle arrived Sun
day.
c. F. Smith of Newsome arrived
Thursday.
John Nassau returned Monday from
Spokane.
c. L. Wright and F. F. Sharpless ar
rived the first of the week from New
York.
Supt. Joseph Thorn and M. McElli-
gott of the Buster were in Dixie this
week.
E. M Corbus of the Oregon mine and
little grand daughter left Monday for
Spokane.
John F. Leland, N. G. Turhey and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
IS SURE THING NOW

Grangeyille did nobly in contributing
to the fund for the improvement of the
Elk City-Dixie and Orogrande wagon
roads, and through the generosity and
public spirit of the citizens and business
men of that town, the full amount,
$4,000, will be expended on the roads
this fall, under the direction and super
vision of the commission appointed ac-
cording to the terms of the special ap-
preparation bill passed by the last ses-
sion of the Idaho legislature.
Mr.. G. L. L. Basket, treasurer of
the local Good Roads committee, re-
turned Saturday from his trip to Grange
vile where he made an effort to secure
the money that was lacking. The three
banks of Grangeville headed the sub
scription list, each for $50, and the bust
ness men and citizens generally ran the
subscription up to $685., which, added
to the subscriptions from Newsome and
Clearwater, left but SIS to complete
the amount to be raised. Mr.. Basket
guaranteed that the balance of the
money would be raised, and on his word
the commissioners are going ahead with
their preparations and will begin active
work as early as possible. The $75 will
have to be raised in Elk City. Some of
it has been raised, but today (Friday)
there is some. lacking. A nu1aber who
placed their names on the subscription
list have not yet paid, and it is to these
the committee will look to secure what
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

is lacking
A great deal of credit is due all who
by word or action have assisted in the
good work in raising the money for the
road. All Idaho county has united in
the cause. and special thanks is due the
Commercial club and the business men
of Lewiston. Hon. James Surridge of
Harpster was the originator of the
movement and the backbone of the eff
forts to raise the public subscription
He secured the $4,000 appropriation
from the state, and it was through his
efforts that $1,000 was subscribed by
the national forest service, without
which the movement would haye failed.
No obstacle has been too great for him
to attempt and all the difficulties en-
countered in his course of action he has
overcome. When the road shall have
been improved twill be monument to
his zeal and energy as servant of the
people,, and to the public spirit of
Idaho and Idaho county.
[LATER-A letter received Thursday
from Hon. James Surridge, at Sites.
states s. W.. Smith of the Buster had
contributed $50, on personal account.
The letter also stated the commission
is compelled to advertise for bids, which
will delay actual work on the road until
September 5th. At that time harvest
ing will be over, laborers will be easy
to get, and large force of men will be
employed on the road.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
OLD PROSPECTOR
WANDERS BACK

l.. Zuver, once a prospector for gold
in the Elk basin when the district was
lin its palmy placer days, wandered back
to the old camp the first of this week
and tried to locate the old diggings he
worked in before the rainbow of fortune
beckoned him away to other fields.
The old prospector now lives at Man
dan, North Dakota, and he was ac-
companied on his trip by two grand
children, Mr.. and Mrs ]. j. Link. 1t
SO happened the reporter did not get a
personal interview with the interesting
old gentlemen, but it appears word had
drifted back to the plains that the old
camp he deserted in his youth to go to
the new strike at Florence, was taking
on new life in this age of quartz min
ing. He hoped to locate the old claim
for the children, but all the old land
marks he knew are gone, and his mis-
sion is failure. He and his young
companions left Wednesday for home.
Mr.. Zuver is 80 years of age. When
he was in Elk City before he was in the
prime of life, his form was erect, he
had clear eye, and possessed the
vigor of manhood. What history is as
sociated with the old mans years! His
first journey to Elk was made by way
of the Horn, to Umatilla by boat and
then by pack train through Walla
Walla, Pomeroy and Lewiston. 1t was
before the war. There were no rail-
roads west of the Missouri, and on the
rich prairies of eastern Iowa and Mis-
souri, lines of steel were being laid
which now touch several large cities at
tide water on the Pacific coast. Then
Elk City was the metropolis of northern
Idaho, made so by the wealth of it's
placer fields.
Mr.. Zuver was associated with the
camp until the strike at Florence when
that something ever present in the pros
pector told him to ''git up and git. !"
Later he went to Boise, then to Cali
fornia, where Fortune smiled upon him.
He now lives in Dakota, rich in this
worlds goods, and with wealth of
memory that harks back to the early
history and development of many of the
picturesque mining camps in the west.
The years are weighing heavy upon
him; his form is bent, the lustre is gone
from the eye, his. faculties are failing
fast, and before long Mother Earth will
receive the form of one of the pioneers
who paved the way, one more of the
old prospectors whose praises are sung
by the poet, whose glory will ever
shine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
TRAVELLERS VIEWS
ON SUMMIT FLAT

o. c. Lapp, after visit to several of
the leading properties along Crooked
river, on Summit Flat and in the Oro-
grande district, is firm in his opinion
that in those sections are to be found
some of the best gold properties in the
state of Idaho. Before launching into
the merchandise business Mr.. Lapp was
miner in this district His trip here
spoken of combined business and pleas
ure-for to one who was at one time a
"sour dough, it is always pleasure
to mingle with again and partake of the
free hospitality of the men who are
seeking fortune in Natures hidden
treasures.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24
DIXIE PROPERTIES
LOOKING FINE

L. H. Sendker, of Bradford, Penn,
secretary and treasurer of the Penn
rDixie Gold Mining Co., was in Elk City
over night Tuesday while returning
from an inspection of the company's
property on Crooked creek, about one
mile out of Dixie, 1t was Mr.Sendker's
first visit to the property, and he was
pleased with the showing.
There are four tunnels on the prop
erty, whose aggregate length is close
to 1900 feet, and several thousand tons
of ore on the dump. Two veins meas
uring from IL to IA feet in width, and
carrying rich ore, were found on the
Keystone claim recently. Float was
found sometime ago, and prospectors
made many efforts to locate the mother
lode, but that good luck came to Supt.
VIM. Sendker this spring. The com
pany is drifting on the veins. Tunnel
No. 8 on the Snowstorm claim will be
made the working tunnel to reach the
new ore, and also tap all of the six par
allel lodges on the property.
Mr.. Sendker was pleased with the To-
cation for milling purposes, it being
convenient to place the machinery so as
to enable them to handle the ore at
small cost, wit, an abundance of water
and timber. 1t is the purpose of the
company, says Mr.. Sendker, to deter
mine the size of the ore bodies and the
treatment required before selecting the
machinery.
German Capital Interested.
L. H. Lampe, representing German
capital in the company, was with Mr..
Sendker on the trip. Speaking to the
editor of Mining News he said: "In
the interest of German. capitalists,
visited the PENN Dixie and also the Dixie
Chiefs property and made close in
spection of existing conditions at those
p.operties, on the surface as well as
underground. l made numerous tests
of the ore in different veins, and find
the average values extremely salts
factory. The surface showings on the
properties surpass anything that has
come to my notice. A great amount Of
tunnel work has been done and large
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

Late reports from the property of the
Thunder Mountain Gold company on
Crooked river have been very encourag
ing, and, with the view to learning their
value, the editor of Mining News made
a>trip to the mine Tuesday. 1t was
found that the plan of development in
augurated by Mr.. Boyer last fall, that
of concentrating the labor on long tun-
nels so as to tap the ore bodies at depth,
is wise plan. Two long tunnels are
being run. one known as the Mabel and
the other as No. Champion tunnel,
both of which will tap the Champion
ledge. The Mabel tunnel is now in 19O
feet, running along the ledge so close
that for the last 80 feet the ore is ex-
posed. But for the fact the tunnel was
run by contract the width of the ore
body at that depth would have been de-
termined before now.
Tunnel No. 4 Be the Winner.
The good reports gained circulation
right after the ore was struck in the
Mabel tunnel, but it is in Champion
tunnel No. a that the company is center
ing its efforts, and on its results they
are pinning their faith. The tunnel is
in 620 feet. According to surveys and
surface groupings 25 feet more will
give them the ore, at depth of $50
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-24

Huckleberrying parties are
numerous these days. There is
q heavy crop Of the truit.