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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
OF THE WONDER DISTRICT

The developments Of the week on the
Hidden Treasure give assurance Of a re-
markable output OF silver ore from this
property. says the Wonder Mining News.
II has been fully demonstrates by the
new general manager. Joseph Hartley.
that the ledge has the notable width of
sixty feet. and that a heavy percentage
OF the rock across the entire distance IL
of shipping grade. That the ledge was
wide and hat some OF the ore was Of ex-
cellent quality. has been known for
some time. but 1t has remained for Mr..
Hartley 10 show c~onciusively that the
values held across the vein and In
creased with depth.
This important fact was brought out
during the week. when the buckets be-
gan to bring to the surface ore that had
been broken down In the crosscut
through the vein at the 1s0-foot level.
and in the bottom of the shaft. which Is
down 15o feet. This rock showed heav-
Ter s%uiphides h a any before taken out
in quantity. and a large part of II car
ried values of s1oo a ton and better. An
ore house will be built at once.
The quartz alternates with porphyry
throughout the entire width OF the
ledge. The ~porphyry shows distinctive
enrichment. yielding assays as high az
s12. The alternate streaks of 500
quarts vary In width from 2 to s feet.
The grade Of this ore. combined with the
immense body Of II, has convinced the
general manager and all others who
have examined the ledge In the shaft
and crosscut that the Hidden Treasure
will become one Of the greatest n
most permanent producers In this Sec
tion.
EBvADA WoHD11
There has been q great deal OF talk In
Wonder this week about the cutting OF
a ledge on the 500-foot level of the Me-
vada Wonder. This event was awaited
with unusual interest. for the reason
that the showing at depth o n the mine
upon which the greatest amount of de-
velopment work has been done Is re-
garded as a criterion by which the dis
trict as a whole may he Judged. One
night early In the week. shortly after
some OF the Nevada Wonder miners had
come on shift. a report spread rapidly
through town that a ledge had been cut.
and that 1t showed a richness equal to
the high grade ore near the surface.
! n tfoSN tht6 VI' - nv
prominent mines in the state. There
was considerable hilarity as the result
OF this talk. Thu people gave an eager
welcome to the news. The volume Of
the reports and rumors has steadily
grown since they were first spread. but
the non-committal attitude of the man
agement has left some doubt as to the
quality of the ore cut at 500 feet. J. b.
Daniel. general manager of the COM
pany. said to a representative of the
Wonder Mining News:
w are not ready to make a state
ment about the developments at the 500
foot level. and will have nothing to say
for two weeks. at least. We are making
no announcement for the reason that we
have yet to fully determine what we
have. 1t IL true that a ledge has been
cut. but II is not the ledge that we have
had in mind. The fact II that we don't
know which this one is Of the six or
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

seven We expect 70 cut. I win ne1tber
afnrm nor deny the report that ~ have
a rich showing at the see-foot level"
Many tons Of ore Of picture values.
taken from the upper workings. are
stacked In sacks. ready to ship just ~
soon as the smelter trust consents to
handle ore again on a fair basis.
DUUY WOUDBB 1xxSUW0B
Just at this time. when the mines and
property under development are working
short handed. II IL encouraging to learn
that a number OF new properties WI
soon be under the pick. with the an
nouncement hat active work will begin
on the June Wonder. Victor Wonder and
North star. comes another to the effect
that the Ruby Wonder Extension com
pany will in the near future Initiate a
campaign OF development pon its group
OF claims OF both sides OF the range
just west Of Wonder. 1t was formerly
known as Decoration Hul group. and by
surface trenching $40 values were en-
countered. Experienced mining men are
back of the property. and the starting Of
work will be beneficial TO the camp.
AyAx
Development work on the Ajax Won
der. though not as extensive as before
the financial depression. In constantly
improving the outlook for this property.
A new ledge has been uncovered within
a few days. This dips toward the vein
upon which General Manager James In
sinking a shaft. and he expects to reach
the contact inside OF q couple of weeks.
Until this point II attained no assays
will be made. but the quality Of the
! quartz in both veins indicates strongly
that the values will be high. Rock
from a ledge along which q long tunnel
was driven yielded assays az high a.
$500 a ton. with a heavy percentage OF
gold. and that from the more recently
uncovered lodges has the appearance of
being equally rich.
Unusually high grade ore IL being
rapidly sacked and piled up to await
the time when shipping conditions be-
come more pr~opitious. This ore IL being
taken from the 100. zoo and 300-foot
levels. upon all of which an eight-inch
streak has been cut which carries values
Of $375 a ton. The ore shipped out to
date averages at least 1900 q ton. The
refusal Of the smelters to pay for ore
promptly IL r~etarding work.. but the
condition Of the mine itself has never
before been az roo as at present.
yAxxx1g8u
Work on the ground OF the Battleship
Mining company IL being pushed stead
lily. The winxe In down Is feet. and the
superintendent reports that the quality
OF the rock IL improving, with a WIDEN
ing Of the porphyritic intrusion which
carried the sensational gold values tina
attracted so much attention a few weeks
ago. Numerous stock sales have put the
treasury in fine condition.
oUA1xxxx1
The new shaft In down 45 feet. A
within r. about to be installed pending
the arrival of the hoist. which the COM
pany expects to order at once. The In
tention is to crosscut at the 100 or the
200-foot level to the ledge which was
found to carry good values In the pros
pect shaft.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

Cobalt may be used instead Of nickel
for the plating of brass. copper and
other metals and alloys. 1t is best de-
posted with a feeble electric current
The drawback to its extensive use Is its
higher cost as compared with nickel
Mining Reporter
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

The principal uses of barytes are the
manufacture of white pigment. paper.
cloth, rubber. barium salts and as an
adulterant.-Mining Reporter.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

his army. Many Of the chilure.e WeTs
sent back home by the kind heaEHed
Genoese, but others nEsased on to Pisa
and took passage by chip for Palestine
Meanwhile the army under the I'M
known boy had reached Brindisl,
whence they departed for the Holy
Land, and about 5000 of the French
children were shipped from Marseillcs
for the same destination.
But alas for the fatuous preaching.
of the boy-prophets and the equally
fatuous credulity of their followers!
All the children that survived the voy
age were sold as slaves to the Turks,
and Of the 10000 that started out on
that crusade of prayer at least $4,000
were never heard of by their parents
afterward.
What must have been the condition
Of the public mind, when 10000 chill
dren, nearly all OF them less than l.
years Of age, were permitted to take
part in so wild and fatal an enter
prise!
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
BLIND MANS BUFF.
Origin OF This Favorite Sport of
Childhood and Youth.

Origin OF This Favorite Sport Of
Childhood and Youth.
This favorite sport of childhood and
youth is OF French origin and very
high antiquity, having been introduced
into England In the train Of the Nor
man, conquerors. Its French name,
Colin Maillard,'' was that OF brave
warrior, the memory Of whose exploits
still lives in the chronicles OF the mid
die ages.
In the year 900 Liege reckoned
among its valiant chiefs one Jean Coz
lin He acquired the name Of Maillard
from his chosen weapon being mallet,
wherewith in fight he used to crush his
opponents In one Of the feuds which
were of perpetual recurrence in those
times he encountered the Count de
Lourain in pitched battle, and, so
runs the story, in the first onset Colin
Maillard lost both his eyes. He ordered
his esquire to take him into the thick
est of the fight, and, furiously BRAN
dishing his mallet, did such fearful OK
ecution that victory soon declared it.
self for him.
When Robert of France heard Of
these facts at arms he lavished favor
and honors upon Colin, and SO great
was the fame Of the exploit that it
was commemorated in the pantomimic
! representations that formed part of the
rude dramatic performances of the age.
| Bv degrees the children learned to act
| it for themselves, and it took the form
Of familiar sport.
The blindfolded pursuer as, with
bandaged eyes and extended hands, he
gropes for victim to pounce upon
seems in some degree to repeat the ac-
ton Of Colin Maillard, The tradition of
which is also traceable in the name,
blind mans buff.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
no.. replied Hubbard.
How lately was this desk In its

''co," replied Hubbard.
How lately was this desk In its
present position? r
In March / had carpet laid" re-
piled Hubbard, "and then the desk was
placed at this window"
g 1t follows, then, that sometime since
the laying of the carpet this trimming
was torn from woman's dress
You may be right" adndttted Hub
bard.
Il am quite sure that I am right
she avoWed. And now, Mr.. Hubbard,
my work for the present is finished. It
is probable that / shall not see you
again for several weeks. and if in the
meantime you desire to meet me, tele-
phone the Avalon Apartments, and in
quire for Mrs. George Mathew And re-
questing that she be shown the private
exit from the office she left the room.
October first came with a storm Of
wind, and drizzling rain.
On the evening of this day three per-
sons gathered in the gloom Of the pri-
vate office Of the Consolidated Invest
ment Company; Mrs. Mathew, Mr.. Hub
bard and an officer from the nearby
station. Secreting themselves they
waited for what. at least-the woman
was confident would happen.
1t was past midnight when the guard
ed raising Of window sash was heard;
the sound coming from across the court.
i,,+o M nn,,a
a scraping noise, as if upon the outer
wall, then something was placed on
the ledge Of the window at the end of
the managers desk.
Directly the form Of a man ap-
peared at the window, family dlscerni-
Bile against the blackness of the night.
He paused moment, and then stepped
within the room.
Grouping stealthily he went to the
safe, where, aided by the flicker of a
tiny pocket lamp, he examined the dial,
| and then returned to the window. A
| slight tap on the pane was answered
| by the appearance Of another figure,
| and into the room entered woman.
| After whispered colloquy the two
| passed on into the outer office. Here
| the woman remained, as though OH
| guard, while the man returned to the
safe. This he easily opened, and coolly
appropriated the contents of the money
drawer.
| A low whistle brought the woman to
his side, and after more whispering
they approached the window but, as
/ the man was about to step on the sill,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

a hand grasped his shoulder; the dark
ness disappeared in flash Of light,
and the thieves We're captured.
Wrenching loose from the officers
grasp, the man, with an oath, sprang
through the window, and attempted to
escape across an improvised bridge
which spanned the court, and whose
farther end rested on a window ledge
over the way. .
In his haste, however, he miscalcu-
lated. The frail bridge oscillated and
canted; he threw out his hand to catch
it's side; he missed his object and,
turning over and over, he went plung-
ing through the darkness to the pave
ment, eight stories below, while the
woman, with scream upon scream, at
tempted to escape from the grasp Of
those who held her.
The fall killed the man outright. His
body was, identified as that of Clark,
an attorney. who, for number of
wears, had had his Office in the Amer
| lean building. The woman was his
! wife.
The conception, and the carrying out
| Of the details of the robbing of the
safe were unique.
| The attorney--his office directly OPP
nosite that of Hubbard s-had discov-
cred that at certain times the combi-
| nation of the Investment Company s
I sa fe was changed. Using a field glass
he also discovered that he could read
the memorandum of the change witch
Hubbard iotted down and left exposed
on his desk.
He had a ladder of steel constructed
with which to cross the court This
was so iointed that when not in use il
could be folded into a small compass
JTnon. this ladder-bridge the man anc
woman has twice crossed the court, ant
successfully robbed the safe.
Shortly after the foregoing incident:
Mrs. Mathew, together with John Allen
a former bookkeeper Of the lnvestmen
Company, was in the managers office.
IN the course of the conversation
Mrs. Mahew said:
Now. Mr. Hubbard, as | have dis
covered who robbed your safe, and d
I also have received your liberal re
ward. it is in order for me to enlight
, en- YOU as to how | accomplished m
undertaking"
) 'Exactly, Mrs. Mathew, this was JUS
at the moment in my mind" Hubbar
E responded
q "Discarding the minor points as III
/ important, / viii say that saw tn
ianitor of this floor. From him
: learned that the waste paper IN I'd
building was placed in sacks, and fhi
each month it was sold to the jun
g dealer. Moreover, he told me thu
a each door had separate sacks; for Il
reason that oftentimes valuable papel
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
MetaliZed FloverN.

Two co-workers in Brussels, after
six years research, have perfected the
art Of mctalizing flowers and other OBJ
iects for decorative purposes Heavier
objects were metalized as long ago as
1861, but all efforts to treat fruit and
flowers in that way have failed up to
the time of the recent discovery. BY
the new method, the secret of which
the discoveries have not made known,
it is possible to turn into bronze. ap.
parently, even so delicate thing as q
piece of lace or ful-blown rose.
Fruits and insects are treated in the
same way, thus fixing the forms that
nature gives to her productions, and
at about one-eighth the cost of cast
bronze.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
How She Got Even.

A West Side young woman was COM
missioned by her father the other day
to buy some neckties, says writer in
the Chicago Record-Herald.
She thought she knew exactly what
he wanted. She was sure she knew
what she wanted him to have, and in
ony event she did not need the assist
ance of the clerk. But the clerk had
a great deal of advice to give, and be
gave it in tiippant, aggressive man.
ner which was most obnoxious to the
Young woman. Finally he brought Out
a line Of gorgeous Ascots.
There" he said, with an imperti
nently knowing smile, I'm sure he'll
like one of those. All the young mel
| like them ....
The girl glanced at them Indifferent
/ ". and then at the young man, as i
she saw him for the first time. "Oh
he's not as young as you are" she said
."He's a full-grown man."
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
A Tag for Soldiers.

The United States War Department
has issued general order directing
that. in future, all officers and soldiers
OF the army shall wear, whenever in
field uniform, an Identification tag. to
he furnished by the Quartermaster's
Department The tag Is of aluminium.
about the size of half-dollar, and
Will be worn suspended from the neck
under the clothing. On the tag Will
appear the name, rank, company, resi-
ncut and corps of the wearer, and ii
is ordered that when not worn as di-
rcctcd, it shall be regarded as part Of
the uniform, and be habitually kept in
possession Of the owner. 1t is scarcely
worth while to point out the value OF
this tag, especially in time Of war.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
The Coconnut Palm.

When a new island of coral forma-
ton makes it's appearance in tropical
seas, the cocoanut palm is one of the
first large plants to grow there. The
reason may be found in the fact that a
cocoanut will float on the waves for an
indefinite time and distance, because Of
the thickness and general formation
OF the shell. They drop from the trees,
are washed into the sea by the rains,
and then go off on a cruise in search
Of a resting place where there Is soil
enough to make them grow.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
BOB WHITE.


song "1thin tne Woooland ringing,
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Ihe siren o. ,he hs.as y SINGING
boD--W Y, e
ana from tue nelehl lhe ahsWeF sweet
Floats 1aah1ly Ger .he ripping Nheat--
boh'-.oop----" i-te
Upon the veiVee ,ufl afe ia.sllls'
Ana where they lie ne solt Wihhs slgn'
Inc "niie ,.ie huesu soi'e - eeiiin
bop--Whl.e
across me waves OF yeiloW gram
Inc "aIted echo sWelis AGAIN
bob@-oo 'I mite:
Inc purple mist oy sunpeams Kissed
Drllts upward 10 the morning spien-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
ChiIdren's Crusade.

There is one episode Of the history
familiar with. an episode so unique, SO
strange, so pathetic, so tragic withal,
that it stands out as conspicuous il.
lustration of the fever OF enthusiasm
then pervading Europe. 1t Is called
the "Chidren's Crusade" and as one
Of the most remarkable events of his
tory it is we'll worth telling you about.
1t was in the summer of 1919. Two
boy-p1ophets, so-called, each about II
years OF age, were preaching cru
SADIE, not of arms, but Of prayer.
against the Saracens One of them was
Stephen of Clogs, in France; the other.
Nicholas Of Cologne, in Germany.
| They claimed to be inspired by Heaven
TO raise each an army of children to
! 90 to the Holy Land and convert the
infdels to Christianity. The sea, they
said, would open, as it once did for thu
Israelites, and permit them to pass
over to Palestine with dry feet
Their preaching caused almost {
lFeuHy Oh EACllelleIit Among the cnll
dren and soon two armies of then
started for the Holy Land, one fro,a
! Cologne, the other from Yendome
France. The German army numbers
about 10000 and the French about 80,
900.
During the passage over the Alp
nearly 10000 of the German childrel
succumbed to cold and exposure an,
10000 Of the French children died be
tween FendOme and Marseilles.
The German army had marched i
two divisions, the first under the IA
NOUS Nicholas and the second under
boy whose name has not been preser1
ed. When Nicholas arrived at Geno
and found that the sea did not ope
! to permit their passage he disbande
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
Squeezing the Grapes.

..In wine making" said a wine ex-
pert, "the grapes are squeezed from
one to six times, and from each squeeze
a different grade of wine is made"
That is why from one district and
from one firm so many varieties Of
wine come. These varieties don't mean
that each is made from different
kind of grape. They mean, as rule,
that they are made from different
suueezes of the same grape. The first
squeeze of course makes the best and
dearest wine. When you buy this
grade you will always find on the label
the words Premier Cru first squeeze
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
LITERARY TREASURES IN FEE.


There is small but not unimportant
class Of men who are following events
in Morocco with the keenest interest,
says the New York Times London ca
BILE. By these it is hoped that the
French occupation of Casablanca will
prove to be the prelude to a real open"
ing up Of Morocco, by which the road
to Fee will be made free to the stu.
dent as well as to the merchant.
At Fee there is a library which is
believed to contain numberless manu-
scripts of the highest value, together
with copies of Greek and Latin classics
which have been lost to European stu
dents.
Chief among these latter are said to
be the lost books OF the historian Tacl-
tus. Ever since the revival Of learning
in Europe scholars have looked for
ward to the time when these treasures
will be brought to the light Of day.
3, But even should the hopes that are
now entertained Of French advance
in Morocco be borne out, and the IL
brary at Fez placed within reach OF
the deliver after historical and classl-
cal lore, there Is too great a POSSIBLE
ity that the passage of time and the
neglect which has undoubtedly been
their portion may have caused irrepar
able damage to the documents.
DR.. Leared, who visited Fee in 1877.
made determined attempt to gain &C,
cess to the libraries in connection with
| some Of the mosques, but had to give
I'D the effort after the native authori-
| ties had repealed every advance In
! ancient days the city was the great
seat of learning Of Western Africa, and
had the largest library in that part Of
the world The only reason for tbs
belief that good many Of the treas
ures have been preserved Is the we'll
known unwillingness of the Mohamme
dams to destroy any scrap OF paper
with writing on it, for fear that 1t may
bear the name of God.
At one time the schools of learning
| at Fee were so famous that ever
Christians from Europe attended them
The city was built in the eighth cen
fury and rose to be the capital Of tn
Mohammedan States Of Western Afri
ca. In the sixteenth century it was
celebrated resort of pilgrims and tn
seat Of the principal Arabic universit
of the world. II was to Fee that man
Of the Moors fled when they were es
PEELED from Spain.
Fee is about 16O miles from Tangiel
ard the road is fairly good one Blu
this does not mean that the Frenc
would not have enormous difficulty
penetrating to the city, which is sti
regarded as most sacred place, an
which would doubtless be defende
with desperation by the Moors.