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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-10-12

til il is now une at HE most stapl
medicines in use aud lf,a IA enc
mons @le\ 1, is infcudrI 9.
prcinlly for lmnlr l.',oal and lan
Diseases, sn, b ~ Fuphs col'l4 At,
Group, and FanGways he doprn,
ed upon. l4i3plca.a II and sale /
take and it Elouhtenly I,n be-
in the markM for the purposes r.
which il IL intended Sold by A
Druggist.
to pay the cert iticatcs of iialeb,e,
ness which are due on the 18th q
Oct. and which amount 10 the s,,,
OF 1880, 90, and to pay the en-,
rent expenses Of the GIiy, an,
that one or more notes be ryccut
ed IN Favor OF the party or pa,lic
looming said money 70, he amorn
borrowed from each, payable .,
February I, 1908, If or date. Will,
eight per cent per annum lnte.esf
from date until pad a.id 10 10,
cent. attorneys fees in ease ri
snit, and that this amount bn budo
etcd Ter IN the budget to b.
adopted for he present fiscal yea,
The Mayor stated that on Aug
ust 2lst, 1907, he had appointed
Mr Felix Romero - police Office.
OF The City Of New Iberia ~ sal
arg OF fifty dollars pc. month and
wished ia know if he Sl,ol'i b,rc
tanned in that capacity
1t was moved by Mr.. Indeat
seconded Wy Mr.. l;eno,rl,f and
carried by the following yea aud
nay vote, to wit: Yea Nsssts
Fisher. ReltouJct Del,hoi,ssayr
Stansbury aud Tndc.i; Nay, None
that the action Of the MAYOR H.
appointing Mr.. Felix Romero u 30
lice officer be sustained ana tha
he be retained us u police office, o.
the City at the sum Of fifty dollars
per month. and that he he pal1 fo
services rendered at this rate and
that his oond he Fixed at five hun
Ilred dollars.
1t was moved by Mr. Rrnou.Iet
by Mr.. Fisher and carried
[hat the report of the Auditor, Mr.
J. I. DeNalcOurt, Of the and,,inr
u the books Of the Corporation
md Of the Water Works aud Flee.
'ric Light Plant be received and
lied,
1t was moved by Mr.. Delal,cns
aye, seconded by Mr.. Redoudei
md carried by the following yea
nd nay vote, to wit: Yea. !
lessrs. Fisher, Renoudet, DeIah
ussaye, Stansbury aud Indes,;
'ay, None, that the Mayor be
uthOrlzed to advertise in the off.
;laI journal for he space Of thirty
avs for bids to set and erect the
~o new boilers at the Water
Works Plant.
1t was moved by Mr.. Dclahou 8.
aye, seconded by Mr.. Fisher and
arried that the following bills be
proved and pad, to wit:
leon Dreyfus, for sewer pine
e, 1910. $. & b.; Iberia Cyp-
,ss 20. Ltd, for lumber as per
Ills, $40 II. 8. 4 Il; r Jub,n, for
on collections OF City
axes and refunding of amount
,erpaid az shown by the Audit i
report, *lGG.D 81 Collector /
III the sum Of 9&lS.0l
the ; mill bond tax: NJ.
Bblanc, for drayage during Aug.
ID Sept. slO4.35, $. 81 b.; Il. Nj ,
~, for feeding prisoners during }
ug. and Sept, S3l 50, Thos. Ash
y, Tor feed for chief Of police horse
2.WD, Il. Migues, for amount OK.
'nded IN repairing rifle, g. 80,
C.; Allen Upper, for sewer pine
st. Peter street as per bills af1-
r deduct'ng freight paid, s43l.Gb
B; }. T. Devalcourt, balance J
10 for auditing the City books e
q Watcr Works books, sl60. DO Il
aditor; +. +. MilIard, for print. 7
: 800 petitions for suits againlt e
rites owing for sidewalks. - ia u
infinfv ur.A ff
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-10-12
Z 'sp1tca.

Use I'oyaIine O,file great An
tisepiic. NJ Pney racls if not salts
factory. I1y"ywant il weak like
the others, Sdxwatpr to auit and
save your Ifney Zoe, "1c, Doe.
For sale. Ali Druggists.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-10-12
OFFICIAL Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
Called Meeting.


New Iberia, La, Oct 9th 1907
The Mayor and Board Of Trust
ees Of the City Of New lberi. met
this day pursuant to call, with the
Mayor, g. Q. Laughlin, in the
chair, and the following members
present, to wit:- Messrs. Fisher.
Stansbury, tenoudet, Delahous-
sage and Indest. Absent: Mr..
Dallas.
The objects Of the meeting were
then read which were az fol.
lows, to wit:
Gall meeting Of the Board of
Trustees.
New Iberia, La October 9th, 1907
To the members of the Board VI
Trustees Of the City Of New Iberia
Gentleman:- You are hereby
notified that there will be q call
meeting Of the Mayor aud Board
Of Trustees Of the City Of New
Iberia This evening at four O'Clock
at The City Hall, for the purpose
Of approving minutes, receiving
reports Of officers. borrowing mon.
ey, considering the appointment
Of another police officer, acting
upon tho Auditors report, approx. /!
ing bills and to take action in re.
gard to the installation Of the new
boilers at the water works plant. !
Yours truly,
9. q. LaaehliE, Mayor.
The minutes Of August 9th and
September 23rl were read and Az.
proved on motion Of Mr.. lsenou.
det, seconded by Mr. Indest and
The monthly reports Of the Col.
|ector. Treasurer, Clerk and i'm.
FOUNDER Of stock were read and
ordered spread upon the minutes
n motion of Mr.. Delahoussaye.
ecoEded by Mr.. IDdest and car
led, and which are as follows, to !.
ritz.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-10-12

New Iberia, La, Oct. LIST, 1907
REPORT Of the IyP0UNDEs Of Srocn
Ior the Month Of september, 147.
Esght head at the rate Of IS cents \
''''''''....... .......,. I.W
Chas 0oetz
Evening star., 1907-09-01
At Last Came the Thrills

PUT at last came the long awaited thrills of exul-
- tation hat made the adventurous stockholders sit
up. 1t in the fall of 1908, at of the monthly
meetings, which hitherto had been held solely
give the necessary sanction to eXpenditu ures that
the cabled news spread before the company.
1t came from the directing engineer on the spot. and
said that the basin of the lake had been through
and the drained off. With argOses of gold
and silver and precious stones confidently
awaited by the next boat, the adventurous stock
holders adjourned to green turtle lunch, which
unfortunately interrupted by the arrival of
other cable from the of the treasure hunt which
only few minutes before had been regarded as the
site of a treasure trove. 1t The bottom OF
the lake is covered with mud and slime average
depth of tWent y-tive feet. We estimate that twelve
million cubic yards of this covering will have to be
removed before the real bottom and the treasure
disclosed"
Charging the green turtle to profit and loss the
gentlemen adventures took the news, which meant
assessments where they had been expecting dIvl
dends, in spirit that did credit their sporting
blood. With one hundred million pounds sterling
almost within their grasp, what a mere layer
Continued on page Is
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and concession was obtained from the Colombian
Government to drain the lake of offerings and to
recover the treasure, subject of course, to royalty
to be paid to the Government in BOgota. Among
the stockholders matter of fact members of
Parliament, and mighty money makers of the Royal
Exchange and Capel Court. Perhaps a million dol
lars has already been spent, and not penny has
come back. But there is not share of the COM
pany on the market, and there probably never will
be- The stockholders are all 1nilonaires, with souls
and pockets above " safe investments, and who be
sides want little romance in their lives The COM
pany decided upon the lake of Guatavita as the
researches in the archives of Spain.
Whent he last word hat the men of books could give
had been spoken, high priced engineers versed in
hydraulics were secured, and the work of draining
the lake was begun. This operation occupied four
years, and proved no easy task, in these DAYS
when hydraulics has become an exact science. The
lake is nine miles long, and it all had to be drained;
because there is much difference of opinion to
the exact site of the Shrine of the Gilded Man.
There Were of course, there always are, difficult
ties which science skill could foresee The
most eXasperating of these the torrentia rains
which fell almost without cessation. There
moments, indeed when the discouraged engineers
were compelled to report that water raining
into the lake faster than they could pump it out
Patience, skill, and unlimited money, with all of
which the pumps and the steam shovels and the
dams backed at length prevailed. For years
the only received from the of the treasure
hunt had been of the most depressing character
The muleteers had mutinied, the dggers had struck
or peculiarly vicious gray mule had disappeared
on the journey from the head of navigation with a
bolt without which a long awaited engine could not
be set in motion.
Evening star., 1907-09-01
Quesada's Opportunity

0CESADA the conqueror, naturally pounced upon
~ this story with great JOY and proceeded to in
vestigae it with the thoroughncss possible only to
man who had large number of gold loving and gold
lacking soldiers at his back and a population of
several millions from which to recruit submissive
slaves. With such unlimited man power to draw
upon is not all improbable that the chronclers
are correct when they that Quesada had reduced
the maximum depth of the lake from two hundred
and fourteen to fifteen feet, when suddenly side
OF the volcanic cone fell in, killing few Spaniards
and buryng out of sight many hundred natives.
This catastrophe put end to the treasure hunt
for several generations The natives were convinced
that the mountain had fallen the behest of their
great god the Gllded Man, and the Spaniards were
nothing II not superstiOus Besides, the ruined cone
and the masses OF debris very real obstacles.
Evening star., 1907-09-01

i ne treasure hunt dlcd away,
and Quesada went to his
grave a poor man.
y hundred wears ago Mex
ander Humboldt, the histo-
ran and traveller, visited the
site of the GIlded Man
shrine and the disaster to the
Spanish treasure seekers. He
heard all the legends, verified
many in the ancient writings
Of the Chibchas, and gave it
Is his opinion that over a
hundred million pounds had
been thrown into the lake in
the form of offerings to the
invisible deity. But he went
on his way without forming
Il syndicate of treasure hunt
ers, he being one of those
Evening star., 1907-09-01

~OOD Sancho Panza said he believed
II in the old legends because they were
much too old to lie, and to-day a
score of hard listed English business men
are backing the same opinion to the tune
OF several hundred thousand pounds
They forgathcr at least once a month in
the busy marts of London's trade, and
talk and plot much as Grenvile and
Raleigh talked in the Mermaid tavern to
the delight OF Shakespeare and Burbage,
who tried to stage these men of action
in their plays. The tones of the British
Museum and the Spanish archives in
Seville and Smdncas have been ransacked
for treasure seeking data, and now FL
Dorado, which Raleigh sought and Milton
sang, has been turned into a stock COM
pany, limited, and tloated upon the ex-
change.
The ancient empire of the Chibchas
occupied approximately the present terri
tory of the United States of Colombia
The principal cities and ccnters of culture
were upon the Alta plain of Bogotd.
These worshipers Of El Dorado, or the
Gllded Old Man, were a very intelligent
and honorable people; but they were not
successful in war, and were soon over
come by the Spanish adventurer \imenes
dc Quesada, who subjugated them in the
same relentless manner that had charac-
terlzed the conquest of the Aztecs by
tortGs and the Incas by Pizarro OuesaCla
was a man of unusual attainments for
Il conquistador, and he studied the new
civilization which his conquest had 11n-
folded Very intently. He left behind him
wonderful descriptions of the manners
and customs Of the Chibchas, and though
his motives We're of the most mercenarv
character we cannot but be grateful for
the records he has left
He soon learned that the ChibChas
the Gilded Man, a historic or mythical
who was believed by all good Chibchas t.
the bottom of the Lake of Guatavita, O
leagues from the present capital of Bogot
this point there may be room for philosop1
but it is certain that there dwelt for many
years upon the borders of the beautiful
lake, locked in the bosom of a volcanic cor
Gus ecclesiastical colonies lorded over by hi
and Wears on earth of the supposedly su
GIlded Man. To the shrine on the lake
thlbchas brought rich presents and tith
according to the ancient Chroniclers, re
not merely a tenth of their incomes, but II
half These generous offerings were ma
crownlng incident of pilgrimages which
Priest set III motion at not intrequent in
Evening star., 1907-09-01
Quest of the Golden Man


THE quest of the Golden Man, or rather the golden
country,-for though he could singe the King of
Spain S beard he could not translate correctly his
languages the key to Sir Walter Raleighs adven-
turous life The honors of war the love of women
in literature all of which he had left him
satisfied. With no more trustworthy data to go by
than those of the shpwrecked mariner referred to
from 1870 to 1915 he sought increasingly to find Ell
Dorado and bring home the golden fleece. Raleigh
will go down in history as the man who gave to
mother State the name of Virginia, in honor of his
patroness, the Virgin Queen who founded the first
English colony American soil; but him, doubt :
less, these things were merely incidents of
cessfu search for the golden land which ended
aggressions, persuaded the weak King James to cut
off that most interesting of heads Raleigh had
none of Quesada's information to steer by. His Ell
Dorado was a place or man, will, sit uat ed
IN what he called that mighty, rich and beautiful
Empire of Guinea known as British French
and Dutch Guiana. Here between the upper
reaches OF the Ornoco and the Essequibo, after hav
Evening star., 1907-09-01

pcditOn of 1881. 1t ured thousands of adventure
Gus spirits, and sent the men of Devon, Raleigh
Drake, Oxenham, Amyas Leigh, and scores of others
who had hitherto dwelt in the West Country then
Swans Nest in a quiet pool across the mild
western down to the Spanish Main
Evening star., 1907-09-01

who lay up treasure in lib
raries where moths do not
corrupt though bookworms
may.
Toward the end of the six
teenth century the story of
Ell Dorado circulated through
out Europe, and it is found
in many languages and in
many versions. Wise men
say that the story was first
narrated by a shipwrecked
member of the Ordaz ex-
Evening star., 1907-09-01

ing followed many other and VAN
trails, Raleigh was sure the land of
El Dorado lay He strove nightly
to reach it: his dear son died in one
of the last fights; and he himself
lost his head amid boots of derision,
but there was gold there, after all
There must be solace in the
thought to the incorrigible gold
seeker that at the last he did not
follow false trail After three
hundred years Great Britain nearly
went to war with the great COM
monwealth which has grown from
Raleigh 5 colony because of the rich
gold deposits that lie in the dis
puted land, between Venezuela and
Guiana, where Raleigh sought Ell
Dorado
Evening star., 1907-09-01

Dorado.
Some six years ago
the search for the
Gilded Man assumed
its modern, up to date
shape. A stock COM
pany was formed Wit h
llmitedle abilities,
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT.

In Probate Court, St. Michael Precinct, Second Division, District of Alaska, Before l.. II. Flynn. U. $. Comis- sioner. sitting as Probate Judge, in re-estate of Peter A. Bergstron deceased
 Notice is hereby given that Fred w. Wright. administrator of the estate of Peter A. Bergstrom, deceased has rem dered and presented for settlement fil- ed in this court, his final account as of the estate of Peter A. Bergstrom, deceased, and that Sat urday the 25th day of January. 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m. has been duly ap- pointed by said court for final hearing and settlement of said account. Said hearing will be at the court room St. Michael Alaska. Any exceptions in writing will be heard
 Witness my hand and seal this first day of November. A. D. 1907.
 F.. H. FLYNN,
 Y. s. Commissioners x-Ofcio
 Probate Judge.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
.JNO. II. DUNN.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court for Cape Nome Precinct, Second Division, District of Alaska.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Edmund F.. Raiche. Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been appointed admin istratOr of the estate of Edmund F.. Raiche deceased. by the above named court. and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same duly verified. with the proper vouchers. to the un- dersigned administrator. at 1915 Front street, in the City of Nome, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated December 10, A. D. 1907
 PETER GERVAIS. Administrator of the estate of Ed
 mund F.. Rache. deceased. 5t Tu.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
NOTICE.

In the Probate Court, for the Fair haven Precinct, District of Alaska. Second Division. Geo. n. Campbell, Probate Judge.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Robert Ford, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby giver that the un. dersigned has been appointed by the above named court administratrix of the estate of Robert Rord, deceased, and that the creditors and all persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present their claims, with the proper vouchers, to the undersigned, at the Keewalik hotel on the Keewalil Sand Spit, in the above district, within six months of the date of this notice.
 Dated November 16. 1907
 JULIA FORD, AdministratriX of the Estate of
 Robert Ford deceased.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
JOE CANS BUYS
 LI'L RED WAGON

Joe Cans has purchased an automo- bile. He paid for this machine $5,S65 in cash. Cans entered the salesroom of a firm in New York and spoke to a salesman for the company. The sales man did not recognize him and did not figure upon Cans as "come on" by any means. He talked automobile to him and offered second hand car at a figure of $3.OOO. Cans quickly un- deceived him, stating that what he wanted was new and high power car with all the latest appliances
 The salesman then showed him a 50 horsepower Matheson, fitted with top. French siren horn. glass front clock. speedometer. luggage carrier. and all the fixings which raised the price of the car many hundreds of dollars. In just five minutes Joe said that this would do and that salesman who had
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
SUM MON

In the District Court for the District of
 Alaska, Second Division. D. H. Traphagen, Plaintiff, vs. Harry
 Gavin, Defendant.
 The President of the United States tn
 Harry Gavin. defendant above named,
 Greeting:
 You are hereby summoned to appear and answer the complaint of the plain tiff in the above entitled action within thirty days from the date of the service of this summons herein made by pub lication and take notice that if you fail to answer said complaint the plaintiff
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
WILL ORGANIZE NEW
 LODGE OF EAGLES.

The members of the Fraternal Ordey of Eagles now in Katalla. in good standing. have decided to organize an aerie here. where they can spend few pleasant hours of an evening, in eX- employing the work uf the order and in social intercourse, smokers, sOcials and dances being features of the en- tertanments provided.
 The charter list is still open, with only a few more names needed to con- plete it. Those wishing to become members should see F. A. Hartgan at the Board of Trade before Monday night.
 w. A, sherman, a past worthy presi- dent of Nome acric No. 75. will insti- tute the Katalla aeri". upon the arrival of the charter The new lodge will be called the Copper River acric, Tine in tation fee is only SIP.
 The Fraternal Order of Eagles now numbers nearly a half million members and it is still growing rapidly.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT.

In Probate Court, St. Michael Precinct Second Division, District of Alaska. Before F. II. Flynn. T. <. Comis- sioner, sitting as Probate Judge, in re-cstatc of Charles Peterson. de- ceased.
 Notice is hereby given that A. F. Johnson, administrator of the estate of Charles Pctcrson deceased. has rcud cred and presented for settlement, filed in this court. his final account as ad- ministrator of said estate and that Saturday. the 25th day of January, 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m. has been ap- pointed by said court for final hearing and settlement of said account. Said hearing will be at the court room. St Michael, Alaska. Any exceptions in writing will he heard.
 Witness my hand and seal this first day of November, A. D. 1907.
 F. H. FLYNN.
 |. s. Commissioner EX-Ohicio
 Probate Judge.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
Scrip is good at Seserstrom & ha- gems, Jewellers and Opticians.
NOME MINING MAN
 MAY LOCATE HERE.

George Baker, a well-known mining man of Seward peninsula and the Klon- Baker confirms the report that the Nome district as an individual mining camp has seen its best days, and that its destiny is 60 fal! into the hands of a few big corporations. who will oper- ate it on large scale with machinery as there is lots of gold still in the country Mir Baker is looking over this section and may decide to locate here. -Katalla Herald
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23
TWO THOUSAND PRESENTS
 TO BE GIVEN AWAY

Following the usual custom adopted by the Board of Trade. John s. Coply intends giving away 1000 presents on Christmas day. Champagne punch and a turkey lunch will also be served all day Christmas. Everybody is cordially invited to call in and get one of these valuable presents.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-12-23

then discovered who his customer was, said
 "I believe you should have shock ab- SorberS on this machine"
 We are not accustomed to them in our business" laughed Joe.
 He immediately ordered placed upon the panel of the door in a triangle in which is inscribed in gold letters Zoe Cans. Goldfield hotel"
 In speaking of his purchase Joe said: "I have had fitted to this car one of those French screechcrs. for I want everybody to get out of my way. It would not do for me to hit anybody. for that would be a sort of publicity which I do not want. It is all right to hit them when you are getting the money, but I am afraid that this kind of striking would cost me some"
 Cans had his car shipped to Balti- more and he will drive it around there.