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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily
Cherry Creek Mining Men Here.

j. w. Walker and Alfred Fletcher
came in from Cherry Creek last
night. Both are interested in the
Nevada Consolidated Stock COM
pany of Cherry Creek, which owns
nine full claims adjoining the hold
ings of the Star mine
They stated chat the company has
installed its gasoline hoist, and that
the shaft is now down seventy-five
feet, on vein of gold and silver
ore from four and Il half To five feet
wide. Assays from wall to wall av-
erage SIS to the ton, but Tire ore
runs from $1l To $1,000 to the ton
Work ON the Joanna mine of. the
Hartford-Neyada company has been
resumed under the direction of Man
ager W. J. Wallace
Messrs. Walker and Fletcher have
purchased from Harry Hummell the
June Bug group of seven claims, two
miles southwest of Cherry Creek,
which they will develop.
1t is understood the Vulcan COM
pany has acquired control of the
claims of Clarence Fillmore and Ben
Harrison, about two and a half miles
west of Cherry Creek 1t was on
these { aims that the recent strike
of $405 ore was made. Like the
June Bug, the Fillmore Harrison
claims are copper properties. carry
ing good values in gold.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily,
Mining Question Causes Crisis.

BRUSSELS, April 1.-THE minis
terial situation is again critical. 1t
iseXpected the designations of the
cabinet will be announced tomorrow.
II is believed the arrangement in
the matter of tho mining question
would save. the situation, but the
crisis was reopened today when the
chamber of deputies adopted a mo-
ton by &c noes to 20 In favor of fix
ing the labor hours OF miners. Sub
sequently a royal decree was drawn
up In collaboration of the mining and
labor councils. Later the cabinet
held conference and discussed the
question of resignlng
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Missouri Bank Fails

81. Toe, Mo, April 1.-THE Bank
OF Conception, In Clyde, Midway
county closed Its doors yesterday by
order of the secretary of state. It's
liabilities are given at $4,000,
with assets almost equal to thar
amount The bank has been In diff
hculties, and its failure is attributed
TO bad manf cement before the pres
ent officers tool, charge The depog-
itors will be paid in full
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Monday S Daily.

New York, April NEARLY every
vessel that has arrived from south
ern ports during the past week has
brought some story of marine disas-
Ter wrought by the tornado off Hat
teras during the last ten days of
March.
The Bleucher, arriving from West
Indian ports was no exception
Standing in disconsolate groups
about her decks were thirteen people
whom the liner had saved from their
vessel as it was on The verge of going
down. The rescue Was Witnessed by
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and
others OF The congressional party on
board the Bleucher
Those taken by the lifeboat
We're near starvation, as for nearly a
week they had had nothing to live on
Except a few water-soaked biscuits.
Thursday morning the Bleucher al
pred her course 10 head for wreck
hat had been sighted. The passen-
ers hurriedly quilted the breakfast
lble and gathered on deck to see
e crew of the bark clustered
bout the aft rails. Little difficulty
tended the work of rescue. The
feboat, in charge of Chief Officer
eyer, was lowered from the Bleu-
her and rowed to the wreck. Into
lis went Captain Larsen of the bark
nd twelve members of his crew, and
, a short time the refugees were
hfely on board the Bleucher.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
CONCERNING ELYS MINES AND Mining


by the Industrial Workers of the
World: that the miners and the
miners and the mine-owners shall
execute an agreement for a definite
time embodying the above provis-
ions, based upon the present scale
scale of wages and hours of labor.
The demands project practically
new casus belli in the situation, but
the mine-owners are serene in the
belief that they will finally accom-
plish their purpose, which is to root
out of Golddeld all elements of dis
cord and strife and put conditions
on peace able and prosperous basis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.
THANKSGIVING In Naples.

Naples, April l1.--Thfs being the
first anniversary of the great erup-
ton of Mount Vesuvius, the people
of Naples to the number of 100000
formed In procession today and with
statues of saints, banners and lighted
candles marched through the streets
chanting prayers of thanksgiving.
They recalled their narrow escapes
when, year ago today, Naples was
covered with ashes and shaken by
the eruptions of Vesuvius while the
people cwelt in fear of u catastrophe
such as buried Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

Lansing, Mich, April 1.-THE
two-cent railroad fare but recently
passed by the senate was passed by
the house today with onlyone dis
senting vote. The bill allows upper
peninsula roads and those roads of
the lower peninsula which earn less
than $1,000 per mile per year from
passenger traffic to charge three
cents mile, but all other roads are
required TO charge only two cents.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Quake shocks Ahating.

Constntinople, April 8.-The Rev.
Roy NJ Cole, head of the American
mission at Rltlls, Armenia, in a tele-
gram from that town. says the
earthquake shocks are abating and
the people are getting over their
fright and regaining confidence.
High prices and general poverty
continue
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Filipino Student Dead.

Washington. April s.-1gnacio Ro-
sario Of Manila. one OF the Filipino
.tudents who has been receiving an
education al the expense OF this GOV
crnment. died at the George Wash
layton University hospital in this
city yesterday. following an opera
lion. Roaario was % years old and
ras u have graduated in Law from
Sls university this spring.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Wednesdays Daily.
Stanford Trustees Report.

San Jose, Cal, April S.-The first
annual report of the Union Trust
company, trustees of the estate of
Jane L. Stanford, deceased, filed to-
day shows that the trustees received
$1,900,000 April 6, 1906, for the
benefit of the beneficiaries of the
will, of which amount they have paid
Jennie Lawton and Amy Hansen
$316,666 each and Daniel S. Gun
ming and Amy l.. Cunning $15S,333
each. The trustees have on hand
$5S7,621.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Wednesdays Daily.
Barge Found; Crew Missing

Washington, April S.-Nine men
are missing from the navy barge No.
/, which, after being lost at sea for
some days in heavy weather off the
Florida coast. has finally been towed
into port near Jacksonville The
barge was picked up Saturday after
noon ty the Norwegian steamer
Nordkyn. sixteen miles off Cape Ca
navarel, on the Florida coast The
nine missing men comprise the crew
of the barge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.
STEELE'S SALE OF CLAIMS
TO GREENAN RECORDED,

In IA record Of transfer filed with
the county recorder yesterday Owen
Greenan of Park City. Utah. has Sc
cured title to the Group, the Savage
and the Rather mining claims in this
district The consideration is $30.-
900 and the seller Is John A Steele
of Lane City
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.
Sold to Nevada Blacl1horsc.

Farley Smoot and John Dering of
Salt Lake have transferred 10 the
Neveda Blackhorse Mining company
for $1,000. the Crisis group of eight
claims and the Sunflower group of
four claims lying in Osceoda and
Blackhorse Mining districts. The
transfer Is filed at the request of NJ.
II. Walker of Walker Bros, bankers,
Salt Lake.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.
MIingns Sells AIizpah Interest.

f. NJ Alingus has transferred u
half-interest in a group of twenty
claims owned by him In Mi2pah to
Frank Nell The claims are near the
Success mine. and the negotiations
we're conducted by Herbert & Miller
The consideration is not given.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Sutton Children in Canada.

Los Angeles. April Q THE two
little daughters of Albert Sutton The
San Francisco architect, who com
menced habeas corpus proceedings
to gain custody of them upon The as
sumption that they we're with their
mother in this city, are said to be
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Liner Safe After Many Misbaps

San Diego, April 9.-The Amerl-
cAn-Hawaiian liner Missouri arrived
yesterday. fifty-four days from New
York She had several mishaps on
the voyage, including the loss of two
small boats and a serious accident to
three of her assistant engineers
which laid them up for several weeks
with scalded feet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Wednesdays Daily.
John O'ROurkc Dcnd.

Butte, Mont, April 9. ~ John
G'Rourke, pioneer placer miner and
one of the wealthiest merchants In
Butte, hose home had been in Mon
tana for more than a third of cen
tury, died at , O'Clock this morning
ing in a sanitarium near Fresno, Cal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Wednesdays Daily.
Fire in Navy Yard.

Philadelphia, April 9.-The join
ers' shops, one of the largest build
ings at the League island navy yard,
was destroyed by fire early this
morning. All available marines and
sailors were called out TO fight the
flames, together with the city fire de-
partment. The shop was filled with
paints and other infiammable mate
rial. The fire Is still burning, but is
under control No estimate of the
loss can be given.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Cateh Smuggled JAMS.

El Paso. Texas, April 1l.-Inspec-
tor T. + Schumacher, in charge of
the immigration Office here, received
a telegram today telling of the cap
ture of eight smuggled Japanese
Five We're caught at Fort Worth, one
at Peeos and two at Albuquerque
They had escaped across the border
east and west Of the station.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Tuesdays Daily
Baron's Farewell TO President

Washington. April 3. Baron
Speck yonbere. tha German ambas-
saior today called al he White
House and hade President Roosevelt
c od-bye. preparing to call for E1-
rope next FRIDAY The baron ana
baroness Will leave here today for
lNeT ycrE.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
slump Caused Suicide.

Eew York, April Broken
hearted. as ne said, from losses in
the recent slump In Wall street, Sam
uel p Vansiclen, curb broker, SO
years OF age, shot and killsd himself
last hight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Big Fire at Galveston.

Galveston, Texas, April 9.-Fire
which originated in the rear of a
furnitdre store yesterday caused to-
tai destruction of three buildings.
Loss. $4,000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.
Terry and Cowan Buy Claims.

o. L. Terry and R. B. Cowan have
secured rom George r. Merger.
Phil McKernan. John McKernan,
Peter st Peter and Albert Daniel
son the Apex. Cold Bug and Scor-
pion claims in this mining district.
A nominal consideration is named In
the record of transfer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily. =
BIG OSCEOLA DEAL
MADE BY MARRIOTT

More than 1000 acres of land near
Osceola has been bought by J. II. c.
Beekman of Cherry Creek, L. r.
Weber of Salt Lake and a number of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
Life Sentence For Kidnappers.

Trenton, N, j., April 1.-THE
senate tonight passed a bill imposing
4 life sentence for kidnapping.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

Tucson, Ariz.. April 11.-In an in
terview in the Tucson Citizen today,
Walter Douglas. general manager of
the Copper Queen mine, stated that
the trouble at Bisbee is the work of
the |. W. w, who seek to repeat in
Bisbee the recent campaign in Ne
vada lie declares that Bisbee, il
brought under their domination,
would yield $4,000 per month in rev.
enue % the organization. Douglas
stated that If the strike assumes Sc
rious proportions. his company will
shut down indefinitely if need be, but
that he will not recognize the union.
He will arrive in Bisbee today,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

with MIS- sutton in Montreal The is
ada telegram that effect a
ee today
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
Bisbee. Ariz., April 1.-THE sec
ond day of the strike called by the
local union of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners developed but little
change in the situation. The num-
Der of men who are on strike or who
have left the camp on account of the
strike is reliably placed at 715. OF
this number 100 are from the Copper
Queen mine and the remainder dis
tributed between the Calumet and
Arizona, Superior and Pittsburg and
ShatIuck and Dem mines. All the
shafts continue to work two shifts,
but with a reduced force. Organizer
Rawlings issued a statement today
claiming that Z per cent of the men
employed in the district were out.
This would mean more than 5000.
The tlmekeepers for the several COM
panies report less than 500 men have
asked for their time on account of
the strike and have been paid Off.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-29
New>Source Of Wealth for
Florida.

In speaking of denatured alcohol,
we have called attention to the fact
that in cassava we have crop which
will produce large quantities of alco-
hol, and could be made quite profit
able in the event of this product
proving to be as desirable as it is
claimed to be.
Now comes the editor of the Savan-
nah Weekly News md says that it
will prove to be a new source of
wealth to Florida. His estimate of
ten tons per acre is high, we doubt
if very many will realize that quantity
The crop is more easily grown than
sweet potatoes, but requires the
whole season and good soil, though
it should not be too strong Of nitro
genous fertilizers, but good potato
fertilizer would no doubt answer the
purpose exactly. The News says:
Experim ents under the auspices of
the national department of Agricul-
ture tend to show that one of the
very richest of alcohol-bearing vege-
tables is cassava. 1t is richer than
the alcohol potato that is grown in
Russia and Germany, or the sugar
beet, or corn, Or apples, or about any
other vegetable, fruit or grain. The
best German potatoes yield from
twenty-five to thirty gallons of alco-
hol per ton, while cassava will yield
thirty to thirty-hve gallons per ton.
The experts of the department think
it would be safe and conservative to
estimate ten tons of cassava to the
acre, or $50 gallons of alcohol, now
worth from IS to 40 cents a gallon.
This has reference, of course, to the
denatured or industrial grade of al
coho1, such as is used for the purpose
of generating power and light The
Agricultural Department is now at
work on plans and processes by the
use of which individual farmers may
set up small plants of their own, and
from various waste products on their
farms distil1 industrial alcohol enough
for their own use for heat and power
and possibly have a barrel or two per
season to sell to the grocerymen.
Meanwhile there seems to be an ex-
ce11ent opening for the manufacture
of industrial alcohol on large scale
in Florida, by individual farmers and
corporations. Cassava is no longer
an experiment in the Peninsular
State It grows there as 1uxuriant1y
and proli6cally as in any part of the
globe, and the Florida product con-
tains as much starch as does the pro-
duct of the West Indies or Brazil.
The cultivation of the root is very
simple and almost inexpensive. The
farmer hasn't much to do except
watch the plant grow until the time
comes to harvest it, and the process
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-29
Birds Useful in the War
Against Cotton Boil Weevil
By H. W.. Henshaw.

should be encouraged in every pos
sib1e way.
The barn and cliff swallow, and for
that matter all other birds, during
nesting time are subject to parasites.
Some of these look like bedbugs, and
indeed are rather closely related to
that very Objectionable insect. Man,
however, is safe from the attacks of
these particular insects, since they
live only on birds or in their nests
and will soon perish apart from their
normal hosts. Hence, no one need
fear to encourage the presence of
swallows under the caves of houses
and about barns.
Roughwing. g.-This swallow is COM
mon in the South, nesting in the
crevices of rocky cliffs, in sand banks,
holes in masonry and in abutments,
under bridges, and in similar places.
Protection is all this swallow needs
to enable it to thrive and increase.
Bank Swallow, Sand Swallow
This bird in appearance and habits
is so similar to the roughwing as
often to be mistaken for it. 1t is
common wherever it finds sand banks
in which to dig holes for its nests.
Unlike the roughwing, it usually
builds in good-sized colonies, which,
if protected from mischievous boys
and destructive cats, will flourish.
Cliff Swallow; Mud Daubed-
Seventy-fve or one hundred years
ago, this fine swallow was rare east
of the Mississippi, being abundant
only in the West, where abound
suitable cliffs to which the bird at
taches it's mud nests. Within recent
times, however, it has become numer-
Gus throughout the North, having dis
covered that the caves of barns and
outbuildings are satisfactory substi-
tutes for cliffs. The species is al
ready present in western and south
ern Texas, and, if protected and it's
presence encouraged, there would
seem to be no reason why in time it
should not extend its range over the
entire cotton growing area; but no
practical method of hastenino IFS Or
cupancy of new territory has so far
been suggested. In Germany the
presence Of a related species about
dwellings is SO much desired that
artificial nests are made of clay or
other suitable material and sold by
dealers to be put up for the accommo-
dation Of swallows. Probably the
same method would be found effective
in this country.
Martin.-This, the largest and per-
haps the most domestic of our swal-
lows, occurs in summer here and
there throughout the cotton states
from Florida to Texas. It's large size,
powerful flight. and the great number
Continued on page 81
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-29

Investigations by the Biological
Survey show that 38 species of birds
eat boil weevi1s. While some eat
them only sparingly others eat them
freely, and no fewer than AZ adult
weevils have been found in the
stomach of single cliff swallow. Of
the birds known at the present time
to feed on the weevil, among the most
important are the orioles, nighthawks,
and foremost of all the swallows Gin
clrding the purple martin).
Orioles.-Six kinds Of orioles live in
Texas, though but two inhabit the
Southern States generally. Orioles
are among the few birds that evince
decided preference for weevi1s, and
as they persistently hunt for the in
sects on the bo11s they fiji place oc-
cupied by no other birds They are
protected by law in nearly every
state in the Union. but their bright
p1umage renders them among the
most sa1ab1e of birds for millinery
purposes, and despite protective laws,
considerable numbers are still killed
for the hat trade. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to point out that their import
ance as insect eaters everywhere de-
mands their protection, but more es-
pecial1y in the cotton belt.
Nighthawk-The nighthawk, or
bullbat, also renders important ser
vice in the destruction of weevils, and
catches them on the wing in consider
able numbers, especially during its
migration Unfortunately the night
hawk is eaten for food in some Sec
tions of the South, and considerable
numbers are shot for this purpose.
The birds value for food, however,
is infnitesimal as compared with the
service it renders the cotton grower
and other agriculturists, and every
effort should be made to spread
broadcast a knowledge of it's useful
ness as weevil destroyer, with a view
to it's complete protection.
Swallows.-Of all the birds now
known to destroy weevi1s swallows
are the most important Six species
occur in Texas and the Southern
States The martin, the barn swal-
low, the bank swallow, the rough
wing, and the cliff swallow, breed
locally in Texas, and all of them, ex-
cept the cliff swallow, breed in the
other cotton states. The white-bel-
lied, or tree swallow, nests only in
the North, and by far the greater
number of cliff swallows nest in the
North and West.
Barn swa11ows.-The barn swallow
is not as common in the South as it
is in the North, apparently owing to
the absence in the South of large
barns in the interior of which it can
find a congenia1 home. Wherever
the barn swallow occurs it's presence
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-29
Sensible Suggestions on
Irrigation.

A correspondent of the South Flori-
da Record says:
Frosts and the long drouth have
greatly increased interest throughout
the state in irrigation as a means for
saving trees and vegetables. A good
many growers have already ordered
engines and pumps and many more
are considering ways and means.
This is particularly true in Dade
county, where the extraordinary sue
cess of few has been a most valuable
object lesson. Indeed, it is safe to
say that without such use of water
farming on pine land will always
prove precarious and generally TN
satisfactory; with water properly ap-
piled the chief dangers will be COM
plete1y under control, and growers
may look for large returns.
But the writer wishes to lay great
Piled" Water on this sandy soil
must be conveyed through iron pipe
and supplied by engines and pumps
of capacity great enough to do the
work. An inadequate supply will
mean great waste of good money
No matter what system is used, be
it overhead, so-ca1led skinner" or
the underground with risers and
sprink1ers on top, the supply must be
great enough to simultaneously keep
water falling over the entire ground
Anything short of that means partial
or total loss in event of a killing frost
How much water is needed? How
much ground will set of sprinklers
cover? At what pressure must the
pumps work? What should be the
size of pipes used in order to avoid
excessive friction and still give neces-
sary pressure? How far apart should
sprinklers or lines Of pipe be placed
to avoid unnecessary; first cost?
There is general inability to answer
these questions excepting by guess,
and the writer is quite sure that some
of the guesses, already under process
of construction, will prove costly
There is a lack of reliable informa-
tion even among professional hy-
drau1ic engineers. We can readily
determine the proper size of pipe for
a given flow and power necessary to
create it, but what this flow should
be depends upon the necessary dis
charge, through sprinklers, for which
definite experimental data is not
available.
For this reason the writer has ar
ranged the necessary apparatus and
hopes soon to be able to answer the
above questions other than by guess.
Attempts will be made (a) to find
out how many gallons per minute
different kinds of sprinklers will dis
charge under varying pressures; (b)
the surface of ground in square feet
each will cover; (c) the best e1eva-
ton above; (d) the power necessary
to create the flow.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-29

A correspondent of the South Flori-
da Record says: