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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

EDwARD W. PARKER AND CHARLES d.
wALCorT.
Comment on this statement has been
made TO the effect that the view in
wolves a considerable change In our
national policy, and the suggestion Is
offered that had such policy been en-
tered on half century ago there
would today be far less agitation over
the dangers of concentrated wealth
and the power of gigantic corporations.
The proclamation of the president
withdrew from sale temporarily and
pending action by congress determin-
ing the disposition to be made OF them
about G4,OO0OOO acres of coal lands.
They are mostly in the Rocky noun
tain region and on the Pacific coast, as
the coal lands of the east long ago
passed into private hands.
Much has been done by the govern
mental bureau known as the geological
survey to acquaint the public with the
natural resources Of the public domain.
This extensive work was carried on for
many years under the director of the
survey. Charles ID. Walcott, who was
recently chosen secretary of the Smith
sonian institution. The coal expert of
the survey, Edward w. Parker, who
was for some years editor of the En-
cheering and Mining Journal and who
served on the anthracite coal strike
commission In 1902, has recently pre-
sented some interesting figures as to
the coal production of the United
States. More coal is produced In this
country than in any other, and 1t Is
generally supposed that the supply Is
practically inexhaustible, large enough
Mt least to last for several thousand
years. But the increase in the rate
of consumption in recent years has
been startlingly great. and in the Judg-
ment of experts the country's supply
would last scarcely 200 years If the
rate continued to increase as now. Al
the present rate Of consumption Penn
sylyania's anthracite area will be ex'
hausted, It is estimated. In about sew.
enty-fve years.
II is urged that in future public min
eral lands should be leased. not sold
and in this way the government might
retain control of them and prevent
waste and monopolization, with Its
attendant abuses. while at the same
time obtaining from them revenue
with which to tighten the taxes Of the
country.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
Preserving the
Coal Supply.

~ XPERTS figure that II the pco-
pie Of the United States keep
on using coal at the rate they
have been doing the supply Of
the country will give out some time
during the next century. OF course
that time Is some distance ahead, and
few persons are given to worrying as
to what may happen after they are
dead. Still II must be admitted that
the present generation has a duty In
connection with posterity, and In nu-
merous ways society recognizes this
fact
The preservation of the forests Is
based on the idea that 1t Is the duty
OF state and nation to have care for
great Importance is attached to the
laws passed on this subject and to the
work Of forestry commissions, espe-
cially that of the national forestry
service forming a part Of the United
States department of agriculture.
Strange to say, comparatively little at
tention has hitherto been paid in this
couutiy W tut pEcScfNuliOu VI tuc COai
supply. The recent action of the pres
ident in Withdrawing from sale coal
lands belonging to the people caused
many persons to think about the SUBJ
ject for the first time. At conference
of subcommittee Of the senate COM
mittee on public lands at the White
House last February President Roose-
welt expressed the view that there
ought to be legislation by congress for
the preservation OF the coal, petroleum
and gas lands of the government.
Those participating in the confer
ence, besides the president and men,
bers of the subcommittee, were James
X. Garfield. now secretary Of the in
terror; Clifford Pinchot, chief of the
forestry service, and Charles ID. Wal
colt, then director Of the government
geological survey. Two bills provid-
ing for reservation from sale OF gov
ernment mineral lands were then be-
fore the senate for consideration, one
introduced by Senator La Toilette and
another by Senator Nelson. The presi-
dent has stated that mineral fuels.
like the forests and navigable streams,
should be treated as public utilities"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE SETTLED
Southern Pacific and Western Pa
cifc Agree Regarding Route
Through Nevada

The Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific roads have finally adjusted by
arbitration their right of way and cross
ing disputes in the State of Nevada.
The board of arbitrators consisted Of
L. Romer. for the Western Pacific
and E. Q. Mcclellan for the Southern
Pacific. These two selected Governor
John Sparks Of Nevada as the third
man. -
ThesWestern Pacific runs across 25O
miles of the Southern Pacific land
grant in the State, entering on the land
just west of the Utah line, aud leaving
it 35 miles west of Winnemucca. The
work of placing valuation on the land
was easy compared to that of deciding
upon what should be done where the
two railroads would be close together
There were several points where
there would have to be crossings of the
tracks, unless the Western Pacific was
allowed to construct its line within
the right of way grant of the Southern
Pacific. which is a strip of land extend
ing 200 feet each side of the Southern
Pacific track.
1t was decided to allow the Western
Pacific Company to construct it's road
parallel with the Southern Pacific road
and in some places the two lines will
be but 10 feet apart for several miles
ALI crossings were cut out but one, and
that will be an overhead crossing
where the Western Pacific will crosl
from the south to the north side of the
Southern Pacific line, about four miles
west of Palisade in Twelve Mile canyon
At more than 10 points the Western
Pacific will extend for several miles less
than 80 feet from the Southern Pacific
track, and from that to l5 feet apart.
Between Wells and Winnemucca
there is only one point where the two
lines will be more than half a mile
apart.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

The Railroad Commissioners of Ne.
vada expect to gather data as soon as
possible and prepare to make a case be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in regard to the practice of charging
for the "back-h haul" from tidewater on
the Pacific Coast on freight brought in
to Nevada. The Commission expects to
get data from Elko. Palisade. Winnie
mucca, Reno, Carson City AID other
points throughout the State which suf.
fer mainly from paying the "back-haul'
and then present these facts to the Inter
state Commerce Commission and de-
mand relief.
At their meeting yesterday letter in
regard to this matter was sent to II. @.
Adams. chief statistician of the Inter-
state Commerce. The letter in part ia
as follows:
"There is matter which most vitality
affects Nevada. 1t is the matter OF
charges upon freight shipped from
Eastern points to interior stations with.
in this State. For example: Freight
which is billed for Wells or Elko or
Winnemucca in Nevada, is charged full
through rates to Sacramento, California.
several hundred miles further on, aud
then local rates back to the Nevada
point of destination. No practice with
freight traffic in this State, in my judg-
ment, has contributed in 80 marked q
degree to the retarding of Nevada's in
dustrial and business development. We
can imagine no principle of railroad
transportation upon which such a
method of charging can be defended. II
is our understanding that these charges
are made pursuant to an order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, based
upon the amendment to the original
law, allowing a. greater charge for a
shorter than for longer haul. We are
entirely at loss to imagine upon what
basis or showing the Commission was
induced to permit such charges to be
made.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS.
What Is Retarding Nevada's Growth


1--WE csn readily understand why the
cars when unloaded would have to be
hauled long distances empty. to points
where other freight could be obtained.
should be higher than when they are un-
loaded ut large commercial centers.
where they can be Immediately reloaded
with freight for other points.
"But the charges as actually made
seem to be ont OF all reasonable pro-
portion. to the difference we have sug-
gested. Clearly. it is less expensive to
haul an empty car from Elko to Sacra-
mento. or back to Ogden, than it would
be to haul one heavily laden. Hence,
at the very most, the excess Of charge to
a Nevada point should only be sufficient
to pay the railroad company for the loss
Of the charges to a Nevada point. where
use Of the car and the expense OF getting
il back or forward, to some point where
it can be reloaded with freight. But
instead of this, the charge is the same
as if the entire load were hauled through
to Sacramento, over the Sierra Nevada
mountains. and an equal load back to
the point in Nevada for which the
freight was originally billed
1--WE fear that it will take long time
to educate either the people Of Nevada,
as body, or the members of this Oom.
mission, mp to full appreciation Of the
ethics of the logic Of such a system of
freight charges. 1t is not unlikely that
this Commission will feel constrained
to take this matter up specifically. in
the near future. with the Interstate
Commerce Commission"
The tariffs and schedules Of all the
railroads except the Eureka & Palisade
and the Nevada Central have been re-
ceived by the Commission. and 1t is
presumed these will be received shortly.
At the next meeting the Commission
will likely set the time for all railroads
to observe the rates provided by the
Syphus bill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

Company; United States Lime Com
pany; United States Metals Refining
Company; one-half interest in the Inter.
national Metals Selling Company; a
majority Of the stock aud bonds OF the
Niagara Mining & Smelling Company
all OF the preferred and a majority of
the common stock in the American Ex.
ploration Company and substantial hold
ings In the Richmond Eureka Company,
together with nine -tenths of the Real
del Monte properties in Mexico, that
cost rs, 500, 900. shares and bonds in the
Peruvian Mining, Smelling & Refining
Company and last. but not least, the
Mammoth Copper Mining Company,
with its magnificent smelters at Ken
nett, California.
Production and Eorninss
In mentioning the production Of the
numerous properties owned, so much
space would be required that only the
local mines and the Mammoth will be
covered. Their combined output was
36i. 1873 tons. the metal contents of which
were In proportion Of 55 per cent copper.
8 per cent lead, IS per cent silver and 81
per cent gold. OF the tonnage men
toned the Centennial. Eureka con
tributed So.420 tons and increased it's
reserves at the same time; the Bingham
mines added 5,270 tons and the balance
came from the Mammoth and, it is
presumed, some Of it from Richmond
Eureka.
The compauy's gross earnings for the
year amounted to si5. 149.574, while the
net balance from the years operations.
available for dividends, was IS, ,504. .522.
At all the properties of the company,
including the mines and smelters, mills
and refineries in this country. and the
properties in Mexico. the company en-
ployes 1900 men.
These and many other points in the
report make it plain that the United
States Smelling, Refining & Mining
Company is pretty formidable institu-
ton. Its smelters in this valley have a
capacity of handling $500 tons of ore
per day at the present time and that is
about 500 tons more than the American
plant can handle. so it begins to look as
though Managing Director Holden's s
declaration about competition was work
ing out on the lines he mentioned three
years ago.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

well instructed in the tenets OF Chris
tian Science. Miss Glover is not q
Christian Scientist, however. Her ia
ther was at one time. but recently has
not been counted among the adherents
of the sect. Miss Glover has bright
and pleasing face, and her mouth Is
expressive of shrewdness. she Has
been familiar with mining camps and
the hardships of life in such regions
since childhood. as her father Is u
mine prospector and promoter and the
inventor of a divining rod which ne
claims to be of value In the location OF
mineral wealth. He is Mrs. EDDY $
only son, but was separated from MS
mother for many years. She gave him
up at four years of age when she was
a young widow because she could not not
care for him. lost track Of him and for
a long time supposed him dead.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
Report of United States Mining Company


Comics Of the annual report OF the
limited States Smelling. Mining g. Re
suiug Company reached the local Offices
of the company in yesterdays mail
Besides the elaborate and comprehensive
financial statement, there are detailed
ronorts from President W. g. Sharp and
Managing Director A. f. Holden, that
nresent the affairs Of the company and
the magnitude and value Of its holdings
in such a manner that he "who runi
may read"
without any attempt at elaboration
and without any picture drawing, 1t ID
shown that the institution is now about
the biggest thing of the kind in the
mining and smelling world. The ex.
bibit is one that calls vividly to mind
the declaration made by Managing
Director Holden about three years ago.
He was then discussing. or rather out
lining some of the things he had in
mind on the line of expansion in the
operations Of the United States Mining
Company aud the United States Smelt.
ing Com pany. 1t was suggested that
he must be contemplating making the
companies. and particularly the United
States Smelling Company. strong
competitor of the American Smelling &
Refining Company.
"There is where you are wrong" said
Mr.. Holden. when our plans are fully
matured, it will be more nearly proper
to refer to other companies as compet-
itors Of ours"
How IL Looks To-Day
The United States Smelling. Mining
& Refining Company to-day owns prop.
critics which the report shows cost. less
the 81, ,029, 102. 90 surplus turned in by
the United States Mining Company
s35, ,6s5. .g5s. l6, while its capital stock
liabilities amount to only GAL .02i ,662. 80.
a fact indicating that there is nc
water" in this powerful organization &
capitalization. What does the company
own? Well. to fully appreciate what
its holdings are il would be necessary
to read the reports, in which the nu-
merous properties are described in brief.
bat lucid detail Here is skeleton
outline:
The parent organization owns the
United States Mining Company; the
United States Smelling Company; 95
per cent of the Centennial Eureka Min.
ing Company the United States Stores
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
STORK BRINGS LITTLE PRINCE
All Spain Rejoices Over the
Birth Of an Heir to the
Bourbon Throne

Madrid. May I0.-The direct male
succession to the throne Of Spain was
assured by the birth to-day OF son to
Queen Victoria. The news thrilled the
country and tonight the happy event
is being celebrated from Gibraltar to
the Pyrenees.
Queen Victoria and her son are
both doing we'll. II has been deter.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

Abraham H. Hummel, the lawyer. who
was convicted Of conspiracy to annul
the marriage in the Dodge-Morse
divorce case. Hummel's conviction
and sentence was to-day affirmed by the
Appellate Division of the Supreme
Conrt.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

Bert nervously)-I heard pa tell ma
he was goin' to fog me ON principe
after prayers tonight. Where's prin-
ciple, Billy?
Billy-I think it's somewhere at the
back, Bert. The last time he nogged
me ON principle had to sit sideways
for more'n a fortnight.-London TIT
nifa
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

Old DR.. Grimshaw Ito medical stu
dent,-And now, repember that to q
physician humanity is divided into two
classes
student-And what are they. doctor!
Old GrImshaw-The poor wnom nc
cures and the rich whom be doctors
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
MARY BAKER GLOVER.
Granddaughter Of the Venerable Found
er Of Christian Science.

er Of Christian Science.
Il Is rather a peculiar position In
which a pretty western girl. Miss Mary
Baker Glover of Lead City. S. D., finds
herself. She is q granddaughter Of
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder Of
Christian Science, and with her father
and nephew of Mrs. Eddy has
brought SUIT for an accounting Of the
property OF her grandmother, basing
this action on the allegation that the
famous author OF Science and Health
is incompetent to manage her AFFAIRS.
She was with her father when he Wis
tied his mother at Concord, n. H., just
previous to the bringing Of the suit.
Mrs. Eddy at that time showed solici-
tude that her granddaughter should be
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

The California. Nevada State line is
Just where 1t has always been. Arscent
survey shows that none Of the old sur
vey monuments are more than two or
three feet out Of line.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
Beai6C LODGE No. 7, <. Of P,

Meets every Tuesday evening at its Castle
Hall in the Smith & Rickard Building at
o'clock, from October 1 to March 81, and al
1850 o'clock from April to September 80.
All Brother Knights in good standing ART
fraternally invited to attend.
NJ. NJ. FLETCHER, G. @.
Attest: d. L. NosrRosA X. Of X. as.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
Diamond Rebekah L0dge No. 5, L0,0,P.

Meets the Second and Fourth Monday of
each month at the F. & A. NJ. and I. o. o. F.
Hall at 7:3o o'clock from April to September
80, 1906. All sojourning Sisters and Brothers
are cordially invited to visit.
OLIvETTE GREEN, N. G.
KATE SwIoK, Secretary.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

The net receipts Of the lady minstrel
snow given by the Leisure Hour Club
at Carson were $6l2.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

mined that the baptism shall occur
Tuesday noon. In court circles 1t is
desired to name the baby Carlos. but
the matter Of his appellation has not
yet been definitely decided.
Queen WiH Nurse Her Baby
Madrid. May 1.-The Queen to-day
personally nursed the new prince. up.
setting all precedents and disregarding
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18
ABE HUMMEL SENT TO PRISON
Noted New York Lawyer and Witness
in Thaw Case Gets His

New York. May 10.-One year in
States prison and to pay fine of $500
was the sentence imposed to-day upon
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-18

~ XPERTS figure that II the pco-
pie Of the United States keep
. on using coal at the rate they
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
Women's Love of Ugly Men.

The iIlustrious men in history who
were distinguished as much for the fas-
cination which they exercised over the
fair sex as for their talents and abiIi-
ty were, as a rule, plain and insignifi-
cant in appearance. Julius Caesar was
a very Ill favored man, and yet when a
mere stripping, before his fame in
Rome, girls Of his own age sighed for
him and mature women longed for his
love. Among the men of later times who
were renowned in like manner were
Sir Philip Sidney, plain almost to ug-
illness; Paul Searron, the comic poet. q
cripple; Voltaire. Enthusiastically ugly,
and Rousseau, whose manners were
awkward as his face was plain, while
John Wilkes, who had the power to
subjugate any woman who spoke to
him for even five minutes, was admit
ted by his own showing to be the ug-
lest man in England in his time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The first Of the modern bank notes
were made in China about the year
1000 A. D.
Blood in its natural state contains a
surprising amount of pure air, amount
ing to nearly seven-eighths Of its en-
tire bulk.
The wasp's nest is constructed Of a
first class article Of papier mache,
made from the pulp OF wood, with an
animal glue specially prepared by the
wasps for the purpose.
The honey of the snapdragon can
not be extracted by the common bee,
which has not weight enough to pull
down the lower jaw Of this curious
flower Only the bumblebee has ac-
cess to the interior.
The first trapdoor was made by q
species of African spider which has
it's nest in the ground and closes the
entrance by means OF a trapdoor open
ing outwardly and covered with bits
of earth and grass in order to escape
observation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
SOL ONION TALKS
Of CANDIDACY
Saws West Florida Should
Have Member of Rail
road Commission.

julius Solomon, the we'll known
and popular travelling man, who is
now a candidate for railroad commits
sioner, is in Pensacola for few days.
= Mr.. Solomon was one of the orig1-
nal Jennings advocates for governor
and, in common with Mr.. Jennings's
friends everywhere, he is greatly dis
appointed in the Pensacola mans de-
cision not to make the race
AS to his own candidacy for rail-
road commissioner, Mr.. Solomon yes
terday informed Journal represen-
tative that the situation was very
pleasing to him and that he con-
sidered the prospects of his nomina-
ton very bright.
west Florida needs a representa-
tive on that board" said Mr.. Solomon,
land it is but fair that she should
have. A man who knows the con-
dftions and needs of this section of
the state is in a better position to
serve intelligently and properly on
the commission than one who does
not and l think the other sections of
the state will be fair enough to recog-
nize that fact"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
unlearned. but Wise.

I'm after justice rather than law"
said .t.'hn Dudley, who for twenty-one
years, from ITO to 1871, was one of
the most popular judges of NV Hamp-
shire. He was unlearned in the law,
and his education was so defective that
he could not write five consecutive SEN
fences in correct English, yet SO &C
ceptably did he discharge his judicial
duties that Chief Justice Parsons Of
Massachusetts. one of the most learned
of lawyers, said of him, I'VE may smile
at his law and ridieule his language,
yet Dudley, take him all in all, was the
greatest and best judge ever knew in
New HAMPSHIRE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
THE CHRIST OF THE ANDES

Colossal Statue on Boundary Line Be
tween Chill and ArgentinaD
See where it stands in it's beauty
Where the earliest Sunbeams shine
Tall and stately and splendid;
The Christ of the Boundary Line,
Forbidden the evil impulse
That leadeth to pain and crime.
United the faith of nations.
A compact outlasting Time,
Telling the coming of Man.
Who is born in the Image Divine.
Like a grand, full chord of music
The Christ of the Boundary Line,
AS We view this beautiful statue
From the mount2in paths below.
As we see its Face supernal
In the sunbeams latest glow:
Twixt erstwhile warning nations
OF present peace the sign;
A psalm and a prayer in marble;
The Christ of the Boundary Line,
Our Dumb Animals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-06
The Unexpected.

A curious story is that of the late
Colonel Harry McCalmont of the Brit
ish army. He was a poor man when
he went to the reading of his uncle's
will, hoping that perhaps the departed
might have remembered him to the
extent of an old watch. True enough.
the lawyer read out the words, ITO
my nephew, Harry McCalmont, leave
my watch and chain" The lC Jatee
was satisfied, and, leaning back, he
drowsed, lulled by the monotonous
tones of the lawyer as he read through
the long instrument. At the close he
arose to go. II congratulate you" said
the solicitor. Il don't know why you
should" said the other. You are
residuary legatee." remarked the law
yer. You will have $4,000 annually
for the first five years from this date.
and afterward you will inherit some
100000"