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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
SALT RIVER.
Il IL a Real Stream, Although Not .
NavigabIe One.


NavisabIe One.
Salt river, sacred to defeated candi-
dates, Is real stream. While not
navigable. 1t is used every winter US an
Ice harbor by the towboats which 60
out Of Pittsburg for the south.
Salt river empties into the Ohio
above twenty-five miles south Of Louis
vile. 1t Is small stream, which flows
from the Kentucky hills to the great
water, and is as tortuous, as crooked
and rs unpleasant to navigate as the
mind can imagine. Yet it is navigated
for short distance from its mouth by
steamers Of light draft. Flatboats and
RATS are foated down upon its bosom.
Before the civil war it was an impor-
tant stream in the matter Of bringing
Kentucky whisky down In the fiat
boats to point where they could be
unloaded to river steamer. Refrac-
tory slaves were generally assigned to
the task Of bringing these boats down.
as the work was arduous.
Salt river became n bugabOo among
the negroes. and it was from the IN
pleasant character Of the work on this
river that "a trip up Salt river" came
to be used in politics to express the
destination of q defeated candidate.
There is not river captain or pilot
in Pittsbury who does not know Salt
river, and there are few who have not
sought shelter within It's mouth when
the ice was running out Of the Ohio.
The salt name is supposed to have
come from the salt springs which flow
into It at it's source. 1t IS also said the
name grew out of the fact that great
quantities of salt produced in the Ken
lucky country are foated down this
stream.-FEel.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
NEW YORK BY NIGHT.
The Spectacle Of Its Lights From
Rivers and Harbor.

BY whatever route you reach or leave
Manhattan Island in the evening the
river lights are beautiful. On the North
the hour and season, for the downtown
lights In Manhattan are more numer-
Gus when the days are short and the
tenants Of the great office buildings
have to light up to finish their days
work. Across from the lower Jersey
ferries late in the afternoon OF winter
day glow and sparkle the great com
pany Of tall shafts grouped against the
sky, each one pierced to the top with
regular rows Of shining windows A
memorable sight they make. those
shafts and huge blocks Of cleaning
holes, reaching far above their neigh
bors that come between them and the
river. There Is much In that spectacle
to recompense tired man for being a
commuter, and nowhere else OH earth
is there the like Of it.
And, besides the tall shafts and the
intervening lower lights and the glow
Of the streets that run to the river and
border 1t, there are all the river lights
the ferrybo0ts, with their long rows of
bright windows, hurrying on their va
rious courses; the sound steamers going
out, other steamers coming In; all man
ner Of lights more sober on all manner
Of shipping; the street glare and the
ferry house and wharf lights ashore,
and, higher up. here and there the OBJ
trusive and commercial but none the
less radiant advertising signs.
The downtown Office building lights
60 out early. most Of them, but UP the
river some of the tall uptown hotels
continue, all the evening and In spite
Of curtained windows. to be light
houses.
On the East river, besides the city
lights and the river lights, are the high.
curving bridges, very striking and
beautiful. with their unobstructed out
lines marked by the glow of the cleo
trio bulbs.
There is poetry in these river lights,
bordered and framed by the dark Shin
ing water and reflected in it.-E S.
Martin in Harper's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
A Dramatic Death.

A sergeant major of an infantry reg
iment stationed in Bremen was SEN
fenced to slight disciplinary punish
man with revolver in the course of n
fight. He appealed against this, but
was Informed that his appeal had been
rejected. He then ordered his men to
load their rifles with blank cartridges.
but during their absence reloaded them
with ball cartridges He then drew up
his men in firing line and carefully
showed them how to aim their rifles
straight at his heart With the utmost
calm he then ordered. Fire" and fell
with four bullets through his heart.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
BOWSER QUITS CIGARS
Stops Smoking lust to Prove to
Friends He Could Do So.
REFORM DOES NOT LAST LONG
Resumes Acquaintance With the Weed
Before Ono Day Had Passed-Gets
Into a Passion and Tries to Kill the
Cat For Grinning at Him.

Copyright 1906. by P. c. Eastment.l
The Bowser family had finished din.
ner and been seated In the family room
for half an hour, he with his newspa
per and she with her book, when he ut
tered chuckle and queried:
Mrs. Bowscr, do you observe any.
thing unusual this EVENING"
mo. I hadn't. What is it," she re-
piled.
You haven't missed anything?"
Il can't say that have. The cat Is
here. as usual. and the clock hasn't
stopped"
You are not q very observing per-
son. What do invariably do before
sitting down to read the paper?"
"Ah! You are not smoking You can't
be out of cigars?"
There are two or three boxes around
l believe"
us it a bet?"
Mrs. Bowser, man Is essentially q
creature Of habit. If he limped for q
month he would get into the habit Of It
Smoking. drinking. chewing and such
things are simply habits. ANY sort Of
man can acquire them, but it takes a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04

man of stamina to break off. even
though he will tell you that his health
is imperiled by continuing on. l have
been smoking for twenty years. 1t
hasn't done me any hurt or any good.
At any time during those twenty years
l could have broken OF had it been
necessary. have always felt SUI
preme contempt for the poor fish
worms that felt they couldn't"
"But have you at length decided to
stop smokingY she asked.
For one solid year."
But why. If 1t was not hurting your
Why He Stopped.
"Well. Green came into the Office this
afternoon on some business. He Is a
great smoker. l hadn't seen him for
three months, and l was amazed to
find him q total wreck. Smoking has
done it. When l asked why he didn't
give it up, he frankly replied that he
couldn't. He was also frank enough to
say that he didn't believe l could. Two
or three others agreed with him. and
finally got little put out and told
them that l would stop for year.
Yes, stop it Is. Not another puff for
twelve long months"
do you think you can d. I'll" asked
Mrs. Bowser In doubtful tones.
do l think SO? l know 80. Have
you seen any of the mainly PANTY
about me? When said / would do a
thing, haven't always done it! I've
been in the habit Of smoking at least
ten cigars per day, but III knock 1t
sky high and never wink over it,
1T will be something almost heroic
If you can. Will the extra poney that
you save come to me?"
Every cent of 1t. You can figure on
about 81 week increase in your pin
money. Understand, however, I'm not
giving up this habit becal,se smoking
hurts me or to save the money. It's
just to show the world that I've got
the necessary backbone"
II see. What are you cl,ewing?"
Just little bit Of licorice root. 1t
isn't because l want to smoke. but l
happened to pick 1t up, You know. By
the bye, I've got to run around to the
drug store and get cora plaster
Mr.. Bowser left the house, but he
didn't 60 to the drug store. He went
to the grocery instead. and he pur-
chased cloves. cinnamon, cardamOm
seeds and two or three other things.
He kept his mouth full on the way
home. but had hardly entered the house
when the vision Of tan eminent citizen
smoking a cigar while he read the
evening paper rose UP before him, and
he uttered groan without realizing 1t.
us 1t colic?" innocently asked Mrs.
Bowser.
Thought Il Colo.
"Colic? What the devil would I be
doing with a case OF collie? l never
had it in my life"
He sat down and picked up the pa.
per and read for FIVE minutes.
Then he entered the library and look
ed to see If the dictionary was in ita
usual place.
1t was. and he returned and sat down
and slyly stuffed four or five cloves
into his mouth. The cat looked at hin
in sarcastic way. and he made men
tai note Of it.
That cat should suffer for his pro
sumption.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
To Pr RefiIled

In one Of the suburbs Of big city Is
the site Of well known school Of
theology. from which so out each week
end many members Of the senior class
to try their voices as supplies"
A passenger on a Monday morning
train was surprised at the number Of
men who got off at that station.
"Who are all those chaps getting of
here?" he asked the brakeman.
"Them?' asked the brakeman. "Oh,
they're returned empties for the col
lege!'-Youth's Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
StiiI Ec..'er.

Senator, l presume 1t requires u
good bit Of practice % make Il speech
and have every sentence IN it say some
thing, doesn't it,"
1T does" replied Senator Badger,
"but 1t requires more to be able to talk
for an hour and say nothing.
waukee Sentinel.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
In I-lnod Ti-,,e

They used to tell the story of a phil
osophical farmer on the Ohio river
whose house and barn were mortgaged
uD to the caves. And when one day,
standing on n safe cninence, he saw
the flood sweeping them away he shook
his head, heaVcl Il sigh of relief and
calmly observed, There goes my float
Ing Indebtedness. - Won,an's Home
Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04

IT'S better to win mems esteem than
their wonder.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
Easy.

Teacher-Now. boys, what Is the viz
tue Of magnanimity? Pupils - Aw?
Teacher-What is it If big boy want
ed an apple very badly and We're to
meet small boy with one In place
where nobody could take the small
boys part Glass with eager illumi-
natioD OATS cinch! - Baltimore
American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
A Discarded Jack.

"Jack," said the one in chiffon, PRO.
posed to me last night"
The one In gauze smiled.
"He doesn't do it at all we'll, does he,
dear?" she said.-Chicago News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
Do You
Know Who
Reads the Herald?

If the merchant who is uncertain
about the Uarald's cir ulation wants
to Know who besides himself reads
it, he can easily find out by inquir-
no More than half the families In
Aberdeen who read papers read the
Herald. It's paper with an Aber-
deem and Chenalis County circula'
tior.
And the advertising in it pays 'he
advertiser, because from me email
est news item to the smallest adv
it is readily all the family.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
Tide Tables
=1oO7-
Compiled by the U. S. Government for
GRAYS HARBOR
AND VICINITY

NorE-These Tide Tables are compiled by the
U. 5. Government for Astoria, Oregon, as the
standard port for reference. To find out the
exact time tides occur use following table:
The Alaska prospector., 1907-03-07

For rich table wines call at the Buffet.
 Guaranteed tooth brushes at Owl Drug Store-DEPENDABLE DRUGGISTS.
 Prescribed by doctors for inva- lids and patients-Buffalo Lithia Mineral Water Spring No. ? By the bottle at the Buffet.
 Auto wells and auto scarfs at Ladies Bazaar.
 An order has been made setting April 9th as the date for a special term of court at Juneau, Judge Wickersham presiding.
 Quarts and Placer Locations at the PRosPECToR Printery.
 New and Second Hand-Any- thing and Eyerything-at Adler's.
 Choice line of Fruit and Candies always fresh, at the Red Cross Drug Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-03-07

Buffet" indicates Quality.
 Our Cream of Roses is unex- celled for the Complexion. Red Cross Drug Co.
 Mrs. Burford is slightly better today, and it is thought that in a few days she will be able to be up.
 For family use-Anheuser Busch, Budweiser, Pabst, Blue Ribbon at the Buffet.
 Dan Kennedy returned from the states last night and will go to Fairbanks after the arrival of the Northwestern.
 Valdez Cold Storage Co.-Whole sale Retail Distributing Agents for Morgan Oyster Co.
 Chas. Crawford and wife will re- turn here about the first oT April.
 Another pretty style in leather belts at Ladies' Bazaar.
 Mrs. Dawson Crawford and children will return to Valdez on the Portland.
 Heinz's Gold Medal mince meat at Valdez Cold Storage Co.
 Arthur H. Moore, brother of the well known steamboat men Frank and Zim Moore, was an ar rival on the Saratoga. Mir. Moore snent last season in the Nome dls- trict.
 Britt Nelson fight pictures at the Horseshoe.
 The Dora is scheduled to leave for the westward Friday forenoon.
 Perfumes, Toilet waters, Toilet creams at the Red Cross Drug Co.
 The Santa Clara sails for Seattle .t midnight. She will stop at Aa- talla and will take the Saratoga messengers for that place.
 The Saratoga sails Saturday forenoon for Seattle.
 Good beds and warm rooms at the Allen.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-03-07
WE MANUFACTURE EVERYTHING From a Pin to a Complete
 Watch.
 P. E. KERN Gold and SiIverSmith, Tod Winter, Mgr.

Try our Mentholated Cough Balm-It cures. Red Cross Drug Go.
 Schramsberg's wines indicate Quality. Claret, Burgundy, Zinfan- del, Hook Riesling at the Buffet.
 Clean beds, fire and cooking utensils at Parkers Bunk House, $1.5O per week. Mrs. Syring, Prop.
 Protect your chest. Woolen chest protectors in. largest variety for gentlemen and ladies. Owl Drug Store-DEPENDABLE DRUG- GISTS.
 Rev. Cram, formerly of Valdez, is now in the Real estate business at Seattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
Material for the Ere.

Some idea of .tne magnitude of the I'M
dertaking to fill the mine with water may
be had from the fact that there are over
nifty miles OF railroad track laid In the
various tunnels and drifts of the mine; that
for twenty years a line of narrow gauge
railroad has been hauling timbers TO Lead,
and all of that timber has been placed
in the mine; that some of the slopes, which
do not include the fifty miles of tunnels
and drifts, are big enough to take In The
Bee building and have room for other
smaller buildings. Many of the Slopes are
so closely filled with timbers that 1t Is
almost impossible to pass through them
and were all of the lumber in the houses
OF Lead placed in the mine, 1t would not
be a quarter of the amount that is in tho
mine. so the fire, should it spread from it's
present place, has an unlimited amount
I Of material to work on.
=, II Is estimated with Whitewood creek
and Deadwood creek, the natural flow OF
water into the mine Q,OOO gallons a min
ufe), and the water from Spearfsh creek
; that It will take forty-seven days to flood
the mine to a point above the SOO-foot
level, two levels above the present loca-
ton of the fire. It is said that the mine
can be pumped out within sixty days and
that the workings can be put in shape
again WlIlln three honlhs from the Ilne
the mine has been drained. During the
time that the mine is being filled the fire
win be fought until the men can no
longer remain in the workings. This will
be done in the hope that 1t can be cor
rallied and that It will not be necessary
TO flood the mine above the 6OO-foot level.
At the present time nothing is being done
around the property except fighting the
DIRE and watching the water raise in the
workings On Saturday night the water
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

Matter bel" oh. why does nature, that
erratlc and wonderful wizard, raise our
hopes on high, only to blast with a blizzard
Never before has there been such peculiar
ill-defned interest and aggressive curiosity
about the fruit crop from all parties and
in all callings. for natures highlkicking in
her operate tableau OF March and April.
1907, has caused it. ,-.e
She has dangied us on the torrid line OF
the equator. She has RECALLED us from the
ice chest Of the northwest passage. She
has plunged her poignant dagger Of frost
deeper into the tender feseudaAiRg, organs
OF the fuit buds and blossoms OF this years
crop and has kept more persistsntly at 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

sions. They afterward worked some of the
ore in small stamp mill which had been
erected on the present site of Lead. BY
both Of these methods the ore paid, al
though close saving of the gold could
not be made The richness of the ore at
tracted considerable attention from miners,
especially from those who came from the
quartz districts of California, a number
of capitalists from that state having repre-
sentatives in the Black Hills looking up
good propositions ]. B. Haggin being
among that number. Reports of the rich
ness of the Homestske claims coming to his
attention he sent the late Senator George
II. Hearst to the Black Hills to look into
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
MIner,s Neelect the Cnu.e.

II is said on the very best Of authority
that the fire originated from blast set or
In the stope by one of the workmen, a for
eigner, who fired his holes close TO where
the timbers, In the stOpe are the thickest.
IT is usually the custom after firing a round
OF holes for the miner 70 return and see
what his shots have done, in fact It is de-
maiided that he do so. so should there be
dangerous ground he can warn the shift
that is to follow Of the conditions, and put
out any fire or smudge which may have
been left from the burr Ag fuye or particles
OF unexploded powder. II | the fellow
who fred the shots failed Il do. and it
was an hour or two after the blast had
been exploded that the fire was discovered,
and then It was too late to do more than
TO warn the men working on the lower
levels and In other parts of the mine, res
cue the horses and mules and get them to
the surface and safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

with snow, and then on the 18th and 18th It
slowly melted, saturating, soaking all fruit
buds and blossoms, and then on the night
of the 18th and morning OF the 18th all the
thermometer fell to eighteen degrees
fourteen degrees below freezing at ? to 3
a. m. and at twenty-five at to a. M,
still ten degrees Of freezing. This unpre-
cedented cold was accompanied by a freez-
ing white frost deposit as dense and wet
as a rain. This encased every fruit stem,
bud and blossom, and every orgar Of pro-
creation was frozen into solid, brittle
iccles.
Looking at those icicles made up my
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
Fruit Trees Are Apparently CAUGHT by Second Winter

than ever before 1t has been freeze or
blizzard every day or night since the first
week in April until April q, the first day
without a frost and warm enough for pol
lenation and procreation.
Generally two to four degrees of frost
ruins. the stone fruits. and FIVE or six is
dangerous to pears and apples, when near
the blooming time. Night after night it
has been from ten TO fourteen degrees
below freezing, without any apparent in
jury to our fruit crop until the morning
of April 10. Then the demon of the north
took new tactics. On the 18th snow fell
all day. About seven inches covered the
trees and all the fruit buds and blossoms
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

mind that within there was still left life
longing to get out, and with favorable days
from then on for their formulation, were
still able to greet us with nearly a fun
fruit crop.
The reason why freezing has not appeared
to have its usual effect is simply this: The
fruit felt the influence of that hot summer
weather for a long time in March and early
blooming sorts came out with their bios
SONS This was followed by winter condi-
tons in April These trees. buds, blossoms
and all, simply concluded their season was
over and tried 10 90 into winter quarters
The sap stopped circulating. the bark on
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

tree and fruit stem became dry and adj
herring. Some plants on ours and neighbor-
ing places took on the changing hues as in
the fall Noticing what the trees were do
ing I made the claim to friends that we
would not lose our fruit prospects this
year unless the mercury fell lower than
fifteen degrees above zero. And they prac-
tlcaly did even better, for on the 18th
when soaked they stood fourteen degrees
below freezing down to eighteen above
zero All fruits are practically In good
condition now but apricots
THEODORE WILLIAMS.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

E-1EAD, s. D., May A-tSpecial)-Oh
March q last. FIRE was discovered
~ on TN 5OO-foot level Of the Home
stake mine. in stope No. 4 north.
80 when the fro was discovered
among the tlmbers Il had gained such
headway that II was deemed advis-
able TO hoist the men from the lower
workings to the surface. and this was done.
Arrangements were made to fight the
flames but despite all that could be done,
there appeared TO be no n, ldway made
against them On the third day heavy
gas was generated. deadly I'm It's effects
upon those coming in contact with IT, Many
OF the men were overcome and II was then
seen that the ordinary fhods would not
prevail OF be effective. feam was turned
into the burning stope, At that seemed TO
make conditions ever Forse than before
and did not DO any hg toward putting
out the fire. All thF Science could devise
and practical mining zen suggest was tried,
but the fire burned n. After a while the
gas became less hbesome ami the FIRE
was attacked wi, Nueved energy. Several
times It was b. }, to have been ex-
tingushed. but hld a. ain break out with
renewed violence the gas and smoke again
accumulated, dI ing the lighters away from
the fire and to places OF safety On Mon
day last Superintendent Grler gave up all
hope of putting out the fire by the usual
method and decided to flood the workings
as last resort, and operations were be-
gun looking to turning the full volume OF
water r. ming in Whitcwood and Deadwood
creeks into the mine. This work has been
completed and the full flow of both streams,
together with over 100000 gallons day
from Spearfish creek. are being emptled
into the workings of the property.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
story OF .the Homertnlse.

In the summer of 1876 the Manuel broth
ers, prospectors, discovered the original
Homestake mine, on the divide between
Gold Run and Bobtail creeks On the sur
face the ore was very rich, and, for time,
the Manuels worked the ore which they
took from the openings made on the prop
erty in an arastra, a primitive, mill, such
as was used centuries ago in Mexico, and
by the spanlards in their American posses
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

state, says we will have plenty OF fruit yet.
He gives as his reason the fact that the
trees went into winter quarters in April
and will emerge again in such time as the
warm days of spring finally come. Mr..
Williams furnished The Bee with the fol-
lowing statement, and photographs from
which the accompanying pictures are
madei t
Present Condition of 'OT Fruit Crop.
@oh. dear! dearl what can the matter be-?
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

ground, an eishty-stamp plant, which cost
including transportation, $4,000 1t was
completed in July. 1878. being supplied with
ore from an open cut on the Homestalte
claims. At this time no attempt was made
to treat the tailings from the mill nor from
the mills erected later, and il was not done
until the property had been working for
several years, after which It was COM
menced, and then it was confined to run
ming the tailings over Brussels carpets and
saving the concentrates which later were
smelted but at so high cost that little
profit was obtained from them. Although
when compared with present methods in
use by the company, its first attempts at
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
First Fortr-stnmp VIII.

In November, 1877, the Homestake Mining
company was Incorporated with a capital of
S1G,OO0OOO, divided into 10000 shares At
this time 100000 was paid in to pay for the
property and afterward two assessments
of 81 per share were levied upon the capital
stock, realizing 100000 This money was
utilized to build the first mill upon the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
Great Homeoke Mine no Which Rivers Turned OuenCh Fire

sAD. s. D.. May A-Cspecial.)-On
March q last. FIRE was discovered
on TN 5OO-foot level Of the Home
stake mine. in stope No. 4 north.
When the fro was discovered