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Free press., 1907-10-26
GROWING UP SLOWLY
NEAR nAT HOME"

They used to call him -Perkins's
Boy down where he was born He
lived on a farm out little way and
in winters he went to school in town.
He did his share of fighting and
wearing of old clothes cut down, and
eventually graduated, with head full
Of knowledge and a face full of freck-
les. He wasn't the valedictorian of
his class, but stood weleup and had
lot of hard sense.
'Perkins's Boy is likely lad,"
they said
Then he went TO work because his
father had to struggle along to give
the other nine children chance, and
there wasn't any surplus for col
lege training. He needed a part of
the money that "Perkins's Boy could
earn, and "Perkins's Eoy'' was willing
to earn it.
He got a place in village store
and read books nights. and in the
course of a little time he had
chance to sweep out lawyers Office,
learn to draw mortgages, register as
a law student, and he did that.
Perkins's Boy is ambitious, they
said.
He interested himself in everyday
affairs, and was able to talk sanely
and sensibly on current topics with
out getting mad, and one time they
sent for him to make Decoration
Day address down at little country
picnic, and he acquitted himself so
well that they said ''Perkins's Boy
was summat of a speaker"
One day he went into court on a
rather important case and won it, and
he so impressed the jury that they
declared "Perkins's Boy would make
his mark
One time they needed a compromise
candidate for State attorney and
somebody suggested "Perkins's Boy"
and to the horror of those who feared
intrusting a boy with such important
duties he was nominated and elected.
And they vowed that 'Perkins's Boy
was certainly coming along
He met with his usual reverses, but
one day he prosecuted an important
criminal case, where the sympathies
OF the community were aroused in his
favor because of the nature of the of
tense charged, and he handled the
case so skilfully and tactfully, and
addressed the jury with so much
reason and SO little bombast. that
they found the accused man guilty-in
five minutes
PerklnS's Boy certainly did him
self proud" they said
He got along IN years before he
got out of the States attorneyship
and entered little larger field of
politics in the State, and one hot con
vention day he made an address that
carried closely fought battle. and
somebody asked:
Who's that speaker?"
And gray-bearded old delegate
who ha% known him when he was
going to school, said:
Why, that's 'Perkins's Boy'''
He had few gray hairs at this
time. but lots of sanity, patience and
good nature, and when there was a
matter of rather more than usual i'm.
pOrtance, the men of the town used
to go down to his law Office and talk
it over with "Perkinss Boy" His ad-
vice was generally sane and his in
stincts fair and just
And one day old Simon Kramer
picked UP paper out on his farm and
emitted whoop of surprise which
brought his wife in from the kitchen
with her hands full of dough.
What in the world is the matter.
SimOn?" she said.
That Perkins's Boy has been
nominated for congress- declared
Kramer, holding up the paper.
And "Perkins's Boy" was then near
ly so
Which shows how slowly boys grow
up near at home
Free press., 1907-10-26
Legal Notices.
, eeeO0Os 0eOOoooOOOos

Notice Of .fssnL settlement.
State of Kansas, Ellis comfy, SIS.
In the Probate court of said county;
In the matter of the estate of
M. J. DENNING Enfield, deceased;
To all Creditors of and other persons inter
ested in said estate.
You are hereby notified that at thenext
regular term of the Probate court, III and for
said county. to be held at the Probate Judges
office in Hays city, in said county, on the
18th day of Nov. 1907. 1--WE will make final
settlement of saidLestate,
Having fled with said Court our claim
as Executors of said estate for necessary
expenses necessarily incurred in the admin
istration of said estate, we hereby give notice
as ordered by said Court, that said claims
are set for hearing in said Court on the
18th day of November 1907.
HENRY THoLEN & HARRY FREEsE,
Executors.
Attest: John B. GROSS,
Probate Judge. O12-N %
Free press., 1907-10-26

IHE STATE OF KANSAS,
To the above named defendants, VIM
W. Stone, Amanda Stone, A. F. Stone,
Cora Stone, E. E. Ruffner, Geo. Ruff
ner, Ira M. Stone, Leila M. Stone,
Christian Lacy, ARA Lacy, George
Lacy, Frank Lacy, Leslie Lacy, Coral
Lacy. Emma Lacy, Ethel Lacy, Christ
ian Lacy Jr., Cora Lacy and Stegner &
Chapman, partners.
You and each of you will take notice
that the above named E. F. Madden
plaintiff, did on the 10th day of Octo-
ber, 1907, file in said District Court
within and for the county of Ellis, in
the state of Kansas, his petition
against the said defendants, and that
said defendants last above named
must answer said petition filed as
aforesaid, on or before the 23rd day
of November, 1907, or said petition
will be taken as true and a judgement
rendered in said action upon the note
sued en- therein for the sum of 500.
with interest at 10 per cent. per an
mum from the oath day of Feb. 1905,
and for cost of suit; and further
judgment will be rendered aga inst
all of the said defendants for the fore
closure of certain mortage given by
VIM. G. Stone upon the S. w. of
Sec. Four a. in Township Eleven (11)
South of Range Seventeen 90 West
OF the sixth P. M, lying and situate
in the county of Ellis, in the State
of Kansas, and adjudging that the said
plaintiff has first lien upon said prem
ises to the amount for which Judgment
will be taken as aforesaid, and ordering
said premises to be sold without appraise
ment and the proceeds applied to the
payment of the amount due plaintiff and
costs of suit, and forever barring and
foreclosing said defendants and each of
them of all right, title, estate, interest,
property and equity of redemption in
or to said premises, or any part thereof.
w. E. SAUM, Atty for Plaintiff.
ATTEST: w. NJ Stanton,
(LS) Clerk of District Court.
1st published Oct 10, 1917
Free press., 1907-10-26
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
In the District Court of Ellis County,
Kansas.
Plaintiff,

E. F. MADDEN, Plaintiff,
VS..
G. w. Stone, VIM. M. Stone I
and Amanda Stone, his wife,
A. f. Stone and Cora Stone
his wife. E E. Ruffner and
Geo. Ruffner her husband,
Ira M. Stone and Leila NJ.
Stone has wife, Eunice
OLaughlin and Thomas O.
l.aughlln her husband,
Christian Lacy and ARA Lacy
Christian Lacy, Jr-, Geo. La
cy, Frank Lacy, Leslie Lacy, /
Coral Lacy, Emma Lacey, Co
ra Lacy and Ethel Lacy, mi
nors, heirs at law of VIM. G.
Stone deceased, Theodore
Stegner and B. H. Chapman,
partners as Stegner & Chap
man, and w. j Madden,
N
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

The olroux il Installing a framing
mill which viii cost not less than
$4,000 and which will employ every
day a crew Of eleven men. This mill
will be In operation within the next
six weeks.
The installation Is being increased
at the Morris shaft TO handle out a
heavy tonnage for the mill. This In
stallation includes two boilers OF
eighty horsepower each. hoist and
a new gallows frame. The steel gal
lows frame for the Alpha shaft has
been ordered but will not be Installed
until spring, as the steel work cannot
be put up in the most permanent and
satisfactory manner In cold weather
This gallows frame is similar to tina;
which is at the Star Pointer, though
not quite so large. The Alpha frame
will be 100 feet in height and viii
be sufficiently large to accommodate
the immense tonnage which will b;
hoisted from the shaft when the prop
erty is in full swing.
The usual underground develop
ment work is being carried on sys
tematically.-Wh Pine News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

sulphide ORES would be- found AZ a
lesser depth than stated.
Mr.. Parish recommends the con-
tinuous sinking Of the ffty-foot shaft
ON the Virginia lie also RECON-
mcnds the sinking OF the vertical
shaft at a point about l00 feet north
OF the principal workings ON the
Dolly No. 2. Both Of these shafts
should be sunk To a point below the
water level. at which point the ores
will change from oxide to sulphide.
After careful consideration OF
all the facts which have endeavored
to place before you" the report
reads. 1T will be seen that this prop
erty bears all the necessary indica-
tions or ear-marks for making a very
large and valuable copper mine on its
full development below water level
for in my opinion. the present surface
conditions as described continue ia
great depth.
In conclusion the report says that
the property has great prospective
merit, with the chances of failure
on it's full development reduced to
minimum. White Pine News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

ZACH Davis paid the camp a visit last
week.
Frank c. ish and A. d. Nash are
here now and both are amazed AZ the
growth OF the camp and wonderful
ehowings.
There are about ninety leases let
so far aRd the camp Is growing Ike
n weed.
Two banks are being organised.
both financied from the east.
The Owl group OF FIVE claims. the
property OF r. A. Roseberry. has been
bonded for $4,000. A handsome
cash payment has been made on it.
The same high grade lodges are
found on this property as in the other
claims. Several leases are being OPP
Grated, and applications for other
leases are being made daily.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

which runs from 10 To IS cents per
cubic yard. a person could pan an
day aud not get a color. 20 u Is nee
cssary 20 use a rocker" and thus
wash I or cubic yards to see colors
Of gold.
Some bars situated ON the Fraser
river have been worked constantly
during the last 10 years in exactly
the same place; men are able TO make
wages of several dollars per day
washing these bars from year to
year, showing that the gold comes
down the river annually In the spring
floods. All of the rivers in the
Fraser watershed have a food season
IN the spring and an average rise OF
80 to 60 feet above the lower sum-
NOR stage is not an uncommon ex-
perlence for the Fraser river itself.
A miner can pan carefully only
about one cubic yard of gravel day
OF ten hours and therefore gravel be-
low SO or "a a yard could not be
profitable worked in this way. Oc-
casionally miner strikes an unusu.
ally rich gravel; one miner has been
known to obtain about 5000 from g
single pan of gravel in the Cariboc
region, the gravel being situated or
bed rock, and the succeeding pans av
eraged from $500 to $500. This, o.
course, is exceptional, but 1t is oc
casional pans of this value that keel
up the excitement of the prospector
Mines and Minerals.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03

Th's report was not received en-.
Enthusiastically at that time. n h said.
hut the development of the property
has shown that his nguros were not
over estimated. aud that he was IN
reality a prophet Of the future.
Mr.. Parish has also examined a
large number OF other big properties.
among them some OF the greatest
mines in the country. lie recon-
mended TO Hearst and his associates
the purchase OF the Homestake mine
in the Black Hills. and said that Il
would eventually be one OF the great
est producers in the world. His pre-
diction was afterward shown to have
been correct. The development Of
the famous Homestake was largely
due to his judgment.
A copy of the report filed by Mr..
Parish on the local property whose
examination he made while here Is
of interest to local men who have
, holdings in that part of the adjoin-
ing county. This report says that
the future of that section is exceed
ingly bright, and that there will be,
with development, some big mines
there.
After a description of the twenty
four claims of the property, Parish
says that they are located upon a
great mineral belt, which traverses
the mountain. in a northwesterly and
southeasterly direction This belt is
twelve miles long and about one and
one-half miles in width
The geology of the section is, gone
into in detail. The dykes going un.
der the heavy limestone Gaping sell
dom break through to the surface
but have frequently caused assures
and cracks nthe limestone, all Of
which bear mineral, principally III
lead and silver, with an appreciable
amount of copper. In the porphyry
the work so far done demonstrate!
that the lead and silver are decreas
ing in depth while the copper values
are growing greater.
! The report says that that portion
of the property which presents tn,
most inviting chance for finding ant
developing valuable mine with tn
least outlay of money and time is OF
the Virginia claim in the shaft nov
} being sunk on that claim. The dyk
runs northeasterly and southwestern
and at all points where it has beel
uncovered, shows evidences of grea
naturalization.
: On the Dolly No. 2, the report say
, that with depth below the waite
, level, which should be found at no
more than 700 feet, very valuabl
/ copper ores will undoubtedly be dis
/ covered. 1t is possible that tai
: vein or hard dyke may run betwee
the mines and the valley in a north
t erly and southerly direction, whic
S would act as dam for holding bac
percolating waters, in which case tn
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
POSSIBILITIES OF
HYDRAULIC mining

Il Is wcll-established geological
fact that In recent times, probably
postelacial. there was change In the
drainage channels In British Column
bia. and as result the former river
channels are not the present water
ways. Most OF the gold in the rich
placer diggings came from these old
river channels through concentration
by the present streams and as they
are low grade they can be best mined
by hydrauicking. In the Yukon ter
ritory, north of British Columbia,
near the city of Dawson. the famous
White Channel deposit is estimated
10 contain between 100000, 900 and
100000, 900 in gold, but it will cost
several millions of dollars to convey
water to it for washing purposes;
this is being done by strong Ameri-
can mining companies.
The gold nuggets in the rich shall
low creek deposits vary in appearance
in the different creeks of a single re-
gion, and it is possible for one with
experience to tell with certainty
from what creeks they were taken.
The nuggets from the upper portions
of the streams are generally angular
and large, but they become smaller
and smoother as they descend the
stream, owing to the increased wear
ing they receive. The gold found in
gravel that is worked by hydraulic
means is generally so fine that mer-
curry is required to collect it. Gravel
carrying 6 to cents per cubic yard
cannot be profitably worked at the
present time in British Columbia I'M
less provided with railroad facilities.
Gravel containing 10 cents per cubic
yard can be worked at small profit
the average value of hydraulic gravel
in the Cariboo region is about 20
cents per cubic yard. At large mine
in this region the cost of recover
ing the gold was about cents pei
cubic yard, which is about twice the
cost in California, the difference be-
ing due to the greater cost of sup
plies and everything else connected
with the work in region remote
from the railroad. Gravel as low a:
3 cents per cubic yard has beer
profitably worked in California ant
the same can doubtless be done il
British Columbia with railroad facil
tiles which will be furnished in tn,
near future. Many of the enormous
banks of auriferous gravel in tn
Cariboo region are situated favorabl
for hydraulicking. Where the grave
is fine is it liable to contain thir
fiaky gold which is hard to recover
In the ordinary hydraulic grave
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
EVEN THE MAN IN THE
MOON Is BARRED

So strict are the rules against ad-
hitting anything masculine to the
Hotel Martha. Washington to be en-
forced that not even the man in the
moon is to be allowed to so much as
gaze on the roof of the exclusively
feminine hosiery, says a New York
correspondent to the Spokesman Re-
view.
This decree has only been issued
after violent dissensions between the
inmates of the hotel For nearly two
weeks, since the question of lighting
the picturesque roof of the Martha
Washington has been the sole topic
of discussion, the arguments between
the guests were heated almost to the
point of hair-pulling on the part of
the insurrectionists.
The inmates of the popular hostel
ry were divided into factions, and
whether the roof should be lighted
by electricity or moonlight was de-
bated whenever two ladies of oppo-
site opinion got within scratching
distance.
The anti-bridge whist faction,
headed by Miss B. L. Clark, were in
favor of the pale moonlight.
Miss Grace Hay, president of the
federation of women's clubs, declar-
ed warmly against the effects of the
! lunar radiance upon the minds of the
young and susceptible girls who
make their home at the Martha
Washington, and who spend their
evenings on the roof
She has confided to her friends
that moonlight is dangerously con-
ductive to sentimental emotions"
The bridge whist faction sent forth
the edict that the regular evening
parties would be continued on the
roof as soon as the electric plant had
been installed.
In the end science triumphed over
sentiment, and electric light signs on
the roof are to be employed as a
means of advertising the hotel.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
WILL DOUBLE FORCE.
Giroux To Shortly Have Additional
| Shift,

Shift.
The Giroux Consolidated is now
employing 1876 men in it's workings,
and if the plans of the company bear
fruit, this number will be more than
doubled within a short time.
In the Alpha shaft the volume of
water now aggregates $4,000 gallons
per day. 1t is confidently expected
that this will increase to 100, 900
gallons per day within short time.
The company will, on November l.,
increase its force to 800 men, work
ing in two shifts of $50 men per
shift. 1t is believed that by Novem-
Der 1 there will be sufficient water
running from the Alpha shaft to OPP
crate the new mill which was recent
ly completed. This mill will turn out
from fifty to sixty-five tons of con-
| centrates every twenty-four hours,
and will be operated continuously.
The bottom of the Alpha shaft,
| which is now 1915 feet down, is in
ore running from Is to IS per cent
copper. The management declines to
state to what thickness this percent
age has been explored.
The mine is now shipping an aver.
age of $50 tons per month of copper
ores to the shelters at Salt Lake, and
or shortly after January 1, 1908, tt
from 500 to 700 tons of crude ore pei
month.
The concentrates, running from sc
to 65 tons per day, and averaging
from "a to 26 per cent copper, will
all go to Salt Lake for time, fol-
treatment.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
DOLLY WARDEN COMING NINE
Depth viii Show Copper Values of
Permanent Character.

The purpose of the visit of William
A. Parish, mining engineer, whose
Offices are at 16 Wall street, New
York. to this district short time
ago has been learned since his de-
parture for New York.
Mr.. Parish said that he was here
"just to look around Bit" and fur
Their than that declined to state the
nature of his mission. Since his de-
parture, however, it has been learned
that he came to examine and report
on the properties of the Dolly Warden
Copper Company at Dolly Warden. 1t
is understood that this examination
was made at the request of coterie
of big Eastern capitalists who are in
terested or who may become inter
ested in that property.
Mr.. Parish is well known here, he
having visited this district profess
sionally several years ago. On the
occasion of that visit he examined the
then New York and Ely property
now the Nevada Consolidated, and in
August, 1908, filed a report which
stated that the owners of the prop
erty would be fully justified in erect
ing plant with capacity sufficien
to care for from 5000 to 10000 ton'
of ore per day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-03
REPORTS FROM RAWHIDE.
People are Pouring Into the New
Country.

Country.
A correspondent of the Goldfield
Chronicle tells in the following terse
sentences of conditions in the new
camp of Rawhide:
RAWHIDE, Oct. 3.-Excitement!
New strikes made every day! Sacking
high grade in all directions!
The Proskey lease started work
one day and commenced sacking ore
the next day that goes over $1,000 to
the ton.
One-half interest in centrally 10.
acted claim sold yesterday for $751;
900 cash. Fourteen sacks of very
high grade shipped from one lease to-
day; probable average, SIS per pound
Two new strikes made yesterday
assayed $40, 900 and $4,000.
First corporation, now being or
ganized, includes nine claims of yer,
rich ground and called the Rawhidt
Consolidated Mines company. 1t in
cludes the Davis and Dunning group
Eight thousand dollars cash offer
| ed for lease on the Bald Horne
claim. where they have three feet o
shipping ore.
The Alexander lease on the Rose
bury ground now has nine feet o
averaging $146 the ton in gold
One corner lot sold for hote
brought $500 cash.
New social club organized by tn
leading mining men of the camp an,
is called the Regent club of Rawhide
Among the leasers are Hayes an,
Monnette, Colonel o. p. Posey and I
l.. Patrick. George Wingield an
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-30
FLEET TO the PACIFIC
DATE OF SAILING DEFINITELY
SETTLED FOR DECEMBER 10.
NOTHING TO HINDER IT.

Washington, Oct. 29.-Secretary
Metcalf today announced that IL was
definitely settled that the Atlantic
fleet would leave Hampton Roads on
Dec. l6 for its cruise to the Pacific
coast. This announcement followed
conference held at the white
house. 10 which the president sum.
moned Secretary Metcalf. Rear Admi.
raj Evans. who will command the At.
lantic fleet on its cruise to the Pa.
cific, and Rear Admiral Brownson,
chief OF the bureau OF navigation Of
the navy department. The confer.
ence was called to continue more
In detail the cabinet meeting dis.
cussion Of naval affairs yesterday.
The discussion related particularly
to details OF the Atlantic fleets cruise
to the Pacific.
II is understood matters were In
such shape that the president was
thoroughly informed on all important
items in the trip. Admiral Evans,
who had been confined in his apart.
ments on account OF an indisposition,
looked and declared himself much
improved In health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-30
cEIEF artillery POST
FORT SILL WILL ULTIMATELY
BECOME PRINCIPAL POST
IN THE COUNTRY.

Washington. d. c., Oct. 29.-Though
the present orders contemplate only
one full regiment OF field artillery at
Fort Sill, Okla. war department of.
ficials have In view the plan OF max.
ing that post ultimately the principal
artillery post in the country.
Fort Sill now has three batteries
OF the First artillery regiment, the
other three batteries being at San
Francisco. The six batteries, 1t Is
expected, will be brought together at
Fort Sill within year. General Muir
ray, chief OF artillery, will ask for
an appropriation this year sufficient
10 provide accommodations, and next
year II Is possible. In carrying out
the plan, request will be made
for much larger appropriation.
The war department has received
no word as TO the progress being
made by the Sixth regiment, field
artillery. stationed at Fort Riley.
which is on practice march of
twenty one days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-30
WANTS UNIFORM SYSTEM
COUNTY CLERKS AND OFFICIALS
TO ASSEMBLE IN GUTHRIE
ON NOVEMBER 4th.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct Ex-Governor.
elect Haskell has addressed letter
to county clerks OF Lewly created
counties in Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory requesting them and the coun.
ty commissioners and county attor.
neys to assemble in Guthrie. Nov.
for the purpose OF adopting a uniform
system for bookkeeping and records.
The county officials will be met by
the state examiner and inspector,
whose duty It is to examine and
audit county officers books, the state
auditor. the attorney and the state
treasurer.
1t has been reported that a number
OF counties have given contracts for
county supplies. while. in fact, 1t is
impossible to know just what is
needed. The state officials desire to
assist the new organizations In open.
ing the proper records in a uniform
way.