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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH.
AerOnaut Falls Five Hundred Fee,
to His Death.

AT Waterville, Maine, in full view
OF $4,000 horrified spectators, assem-.
bled on the Central Fair ground late
tuesday. Charles Oliver Jones OF
Hammondports. n. Y. aeronaut. fell
distance of 500 feet to his death.
Among the witnesses of the fright
ful plunge were Mrs. Jones and they
were almost the first to reach the side
OF the dying man. Jones died an
hour and half after the accidet.
Jones had been at the fair grounds
with his dirigible balloon. Boomer
ang, known as Strobel airship.
since Monday. He arranged a flight
between and O'Clock but such a
high wind prevailed that delay was
necessary. At 4:30 conditions had
modihed and he gave the word to
have the machine released.
When the aeronaut reached n
height of more than 500 feet the
spectators were amazed to see small
tongues Of flame issuing from under
the gas bag in front of the motor.
At this time the balloon had passed
cut OF the fair grounds Many per-
sons in the great crowd endeavored
TO apprise Joes of his danger. bnt
several minutes elapsed before he no.
ticed the fire. Then he grasped the
zip cord and by letting out gas en-
ieavored to reach the earth. The
machine had descended but short
distance when a sudden burst OF
lame enveloped the gas bag and the
frame work Immediately separating
from the bag.
Jones fell with the frame of his mo-
.or and when the spectators reached
him he was lying under it, the gas
bag was completely destroyed. The
physicians who were in the crowd
found that Jones had no chance to
survive as he was injured internally
and his spine was broken.
Jones had trouble with his balloon
the day before on account of tho
,old weather which caused a number
If leaks. through the contraction of
he gas bag. 1t is thought that the
bag leaked again and that a spark
from the motor caused the disaster.
tones was 40 years old.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
OUTLOOK SEEMS BRIGHT
Parker Returns From West With
Good News For Democrats.

Former Judge Alton b. Parker
VINO has returned from a visit to the
Pacific coast, where he made several
speeches for William ]. BRYAN. con-
terred for over an hour Wednesday
hight with National Chairman Mack
at the Democratic national headuuar-
ters in New York. Plans for speak
Ing campaign in the East bv Mr..
PARKER in the interest the tick ct
were discussed.
report circulated was to the effect
that the former Democratic candidate
might he nominated for governor of
MS State. Mr.. Parker had nothing
TO say regarding the report. AS to
Democratic prospects generally. Mr.
Parker said he was surprised at the
SHOW of early Democratic strength in
the West. visited Oregon. Wash
lngton and Montana" said Mr.. Park
er. and everything there was a sur.
prising growth of sentiment for the
Democratic ticket.
Il talked with many Republicans
who told me they were going to sun
port the Democratic ticket. Some
gave one reason, some another |
met an Ohio manufacturer who told
me he was seriously considering sun
porting the ticket on the ground that
he wanted to maintain the status uuo.
He said that with Bryan I'm the White
House and Republican senate moth
ing could be done and everything
would go in busienss just the same.
IL am going to make several speech
es in the East for the party. but the
dates and places have not been fin
ed =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10

IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED"
Money to he Raised for a Monument
to Confederate Soldiers.

The Washington correspondent of
The News and Courier says confeder-
ate camps throughout the South are
| receiving copies of circular letter
being sent to them for the purpose OF
raising funds to commemorate the
deeds of the six hundred soldiers,
who braved death on Morris Island
and at Fort Delaware in the War Be-
tween the States. If sufficient funds
are raised a suitable monument will
be erected in their memory.
j. Ogden Murray. of Charleston.
w. Va, is secretary OF the Society of
the immortal Six Hundred" and
would like to receive any donations
that are given for the erection of the
monument.
The circular being sent out is as
follows:
The Society Of the Immortal Six
Hundred, survivors of the six hun
dred Confederate officers. prisoners or
war, who by the order of Edwin NJ
Stanton, Federal Secretary of War.
taken from the military prison of
Fort Delaware and placed under fire
of the Confederate batteries shelling
the United States troops on Morris
Island, 5. c.. in August, 1864. and
kept under the fire OF our own guns
for forty-two days. fed upon a ration
OF four rotten hard tack army crack
ers. with the addition of one ounce of
fat meat. and one-half pint of mush.
or bean soup each twenty-four hours.
as our only ration, obtaining our
water supply by digging holes in the
sand and waiting until sufficient water
lnspid and bad, would ooze out to
quench our thirst, determined at
their last meeting held in the city of
birmingham. Ala, to build a monu-
ment to the memory of our dead COM
rades. who remained true and died
torture of retaliation.
After this ordeal of fire and star
vation on Morris Island We were re-
moved from the island to Fort Pull
aski, situated at the mouth of the
Savannah River, Georgia. At this
point our number was divided: part
sent TO Hilton Head. S. c.. remainder
detained at Fort Pulaski. Our ra-
tions in both these prisons were alike,
ten ounces of rotten corn meal, with
onehalf pint OF cucumber and onion
pickle each twenty-four hours. no
salt. no grease: nor meat of any kind
was issued to us, simply ten ounces
of rotten corn meal filled with bugs
and worms and hard Jumps. This
meal was ground by the Brandywine
Mills. 1861. When we picked out the
bugs, worms and dirt we were COM
PEELED to throw at least three ounces
away unfit for use. and on this ration
we lived for siXty-five days, causing
{ lat dreadful disease, scurvy. amongst
our men,
The officers of the Society are:
Capt. j. l.. Hampstead. president;
apt. j. w Mathews, first vice-presi-
dent; Capt. I. c. Chandler, second
vice president; Lieut. w. w. George.
color bearer.
Constitutional Commtttee-Major
Med. Darlington. Capt Thomas
Pinckney, Lieut.. T.. Lee Bell.
Chaplains-The Rev. T. S. Armi-
stead. the Rev. George W. Finley. the
Rev. ID. NJ. Layton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Champion Paupcr Dead.

4 dispatch from Utica. ~ y. says
the champion psuper is dead, after
being a public charge for S5 years.
Hezekish Monk was born in the Her
kimer county poor house IS years
ago. spent all his days there and died
in that institution Wednesday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
GEORGIA WOMAN ASSAULTED.
The Usual Result is Expected to Fol-
low

\ special from Damascus, Ga. says
John w. Town, negro who Thursday
night attempted to criminally assault
the wife of Joe Wheeler, a white
man. is in danger OF being lynched.
Mrs. Wheeler's screams aroused her
husband and frightened the negro
away. a posse captured him later
and he was placed in Jail. Feeling
is running very high and mob viol-
ence is feared
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Woman Perish i'm Fire.

A dispatch from Gadsden. Ala. says
Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal. aged IS years.
and her invalid daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Joe McNeal. aged 80 years, were
burned 10 death Wednesday night in
FIRE which destroyed their home on
Lookout mountain. 1t is thought the
fire originated from a defective nue.
The two women were alone in the
house at the time.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Attorney Sues Harry X. Thaw

Papers have hecn served on Harry
X. Thaw i'm a suit brought by John
r. Gleason. counsel for Thaw in his
first trial. 10 recover S60,0OO. the
balance of his fee OF $4,000 which
the attorney claims his services were
worth
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Twcuty.Scvcn Perish.

4 dispatch from North Whales says
the British bark Amazon. for Fort
Talbot. has been wrecked near the
latter port. Only five out a crew of
thirty-two were saved. Six bodies
have beeu washed ashore.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Warehouse Burned.

At Columbia. Miss. two warehous-
IS the property of the hampton com
Dany and occupied 10y the Hill Hard
ware company. were destroyed by
fire of an unknown origin Wednesday
causing a loss of 5000. partly COW
cred by insurance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
GRIEF LED TO SUICIDE.
Mother Dead; Father Dying"-Hus-
band in Jail and No Money.

Unable to borrow enough money to
carry her TO her home i'll Georgia.
Mrs. Sylvia Stoaks committed suicide
outside the prison walls in PittsburG.
where her husband is doing time un-
der sentence for larceny. Added TO
the disgrace of her husbands crime
came the lack OF funds and just when
the woman was nearly starved tele
gram reached her which read:
Mother dead: father dying come
home at once"
Mrs Stoaks tried to borrow money
but could not. Finally man gave
her ten cents for coffee. With this
she bought acid and ended her grief.
The frantic husband is now in the
prison dungeon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
Civil War Raging i'm Persia.

The troops of the shah of Persia
met a decisive defeat. last week. at
the hands of men under Satar Khan
Eight hundred men were killed and
wounded. Civil war is raging in Ta-
oriZ :"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-10
DIES TO SAVE DAUGHTER.
Woman Plungcs Into Cistern of Scald-
ing Water and Both Perish.

ing Water and Both Perish.
Mrs. James McMahanany was
dangerously scalded near her home
futile effort to save her three-year-
old daughter from death.
The child while at play fell into a
cIstcrn which received the waste
stream and hot water from coal
mining plant aud was so severely in
iured that she died just after being
rescued.
The mother plunged into the
seethine cistern and carried her child
out.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-01

Don't buy property unless you
get an abstract showing perfect
title. Penn & Davidson, Abstract
ers. I7-Imo
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-01
New Ice Plant for Tucumcari.

A corporation has been formed
composed OF Mr.. J. w. Corn,
Geo. II. Kramer, w. I. Hazard,
Geo. II. Ray and other gentlemen
for the purpose of building an ice
manufacturing and cold storage
plant in Tucumcari. A block OF
lots has been purchased from the
Tucumcari Townsite and Invest
ment Company at the corner OF
Fifth street and Railroad avenue,
and a nine inch well is to be
drilled at once for the water sup
ply. A special sidetrack is to be
put in by the Rock Island and
arrangements are about concluded
to supply what ice is needed Tor
the re-icing of cars at this point.
The plant will have a capacity OF
forty tons daily and is to be equip
ped with the most modern appli-
ances by the Arctic Ice Machine
Co. of Canton, Ohio. The man
agement OF the enterprise is to be
under the direct supervision OF
Mr.. j. w. Corn who is per-
manently located here. The am
chinery for this plant has been
ordered for some time and is on
the way but considerable delay
has been occasioned because OF
the inability of the corporations
engineer to arrive and decide on
the location. The plant will be in
operation by April Ist.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-01

We want 100 accomplishments,
Penn & keator, room 7 Israel
block. I7-Imo.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-01
San Jon Breezes.

Correspondence
Miss May Miller is proving up
on her homestead TINS week.
T.. II. FuIlwood's family are
Just getting over the grippe
Miss Jeva Fry spent the week
in Tucumcarl, the guest OF Mrs.
Inn BELL
The new Hardware Store OF
Wilkln " Bebout will soon be
Completed
Lot Lance is here from Mis-
souri, this week proving ny on his
homestead.
Mr.. Fowler IS prepared to do
job printing now, in the Bennett
Land Office.
Ezra Stemple has lust returned
from a visit to his old home IN
West Virginia.
Lumber is being hauled for a
school house to be put up Just
east OF Pittman's.
Garnet Ashbrooke left for a visit
to his old home in Chillicothe,
Texas, last week.
Mrs. !. +. White and daughter,
LA, are lust recovering from a
hard attack of the grippe.
The Wittens have lust moved 70
their claim near Revuelto, intend
ing to make that their home in the
future.
Bud Ledbetter is back in cur
ne;qhborbood LOOKING after his
claim. He moved "a Cb;ll;cotbe.
Texas last fall.
MIR. WIlkln and family drove
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
ALICE GETTING BETTER ORE

Better ore than ever before has been
encountered in the crosscut tunnel
being run on the property of the
Alice group located half way between
Wallace and Mullan. The crosscut
tunnel Is being driven from the foot
of shaft sunk to the 5O0-foot level.
The tunnel is now I'm $50 feet.
When rs feet in. a vein was cut
which showed some excellent galena
ore. A parallel vein was struck this
week which contains good values in
galena. This is the same ore shoot
that was struck In the higher level
but has not developed such rich ore
as the work has not been pushed In
to the ledge far enough.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
BACKH0RSE RICH
President Burke Interesting Cap.
ital in the East
NEW ORE BODY EXTENSIVE
Freedom From Zine in Metal Makes
Il Very Acceptable at All Smsltsrs..
win Make Regular Shipments

President Patrick Burke of the
Idaho Montana Brokerage and De.
velopment company, which owns
the Blackhorse mine is meeting
with much success in interesting
capital in his property. He arriv-
ed in Chicago December 20 and has
already made much progress.
The Blackhorse is lead-silver
mine located six miles east Of
Murray, near the mouth Of Para
gon creek the terminal of the Idaho
Northern railroad. The second ore
body recently encountered is
proving more extensive than was
expected and gives assurance Of
rivaling the mammoth ore deposits
in the famous bonanzas at Burke
and Wardner. The 4O-foot pros
pect shaft sunk some years ago dis
closed both solid galena and lead
silver carbonates and the subse-
quent development work, embrac-
ing about 1900 feet of tunneling,
exposed the same class of high
grade ore, carload shipments Of
which gave returns Of more than
70 per cent lead besides good values
in silver. The ore is desired by
all smelters for the reason that it is
free from zinc and other refractory
minerals. The mine is now in
condition to make regular ship
ments of ore, but none Of its pro-
duct will be marketed until the
completion of the railroad.
Mr.. Burke will return here about
the middle of the month.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
CEDAR CREEK HAS GOOD ORE
Sixteen Inches Discovered on an East
and West Ledge

A strike of exceptional richness
is said to have been made on the
Cedar Creek property, located north
Of the Hercules at Burke, and on
Cedar creek, 16 inches of clean
shipping ore having been encount-
cred.
The work of drifting on a north
and south ledge was being carried
on when an east and west ledge
was cut into carrying rich galena.
The property consists Of nine
claims.
Clem and John Weyer and T. N.
Barnard are heavily interested in
the Cedar Creek, while considerable
Of the stock is held in Moscow.
There has been considerable activity
in this stock recently among local
mining men.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
ACCIDENT At LUCKY CALUMET
Powder in Thawer Explodes and Power
Lines Are Put Out

An explosion occurred in the
powder thawer Of the Lucky Calu-
met mine Friday night, due to
some unknown cause. The ex-
plosion demolished the powder
house and destroyed the power line
OF the Washington Water Power
company in the immediate vicinity.
The Lucky Calumet, the National
and the Missoula, all of which
mines secure power through this
line were put out OF business and
the shaft in the National mine
quickly began to fill with water.
About 100 pounds of powder ex-
ploded.
This is the second time the pow
der thawer of the Lucky Calumet
has exploded, but SO far no plaus-
ible reason has been given for the
accidents.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
TO WORK SNOWSHOE.
Understood That Creenoughs
Will Let Option Lapse
WILL TUNNEL 4,5o0 FEET
J. B. Cocoa Owner Of the Controllins
Interest Has Been Spending Few
Day. in tbs District

]. B. Goessa Of Spokane, who is
spending a few days in this, district
owns a controlling interest in the
Snowshoe, adjoining the Snow
storm near Mullan. He is we'll
known in Wallace, having been
foreman Of the Hunter mill until
a year ago, when he went to
Spokane. For II years he was
employed in the Morning mine.
No work is being done at this
time on the Snowshoe, but accord
ing to Mr.. Goessa the showing
there is Of a nature that is emin.
emily satisfactory to himself and
associates.
"A crosscut tunnel was run to
the vein and since then we have
drifted on the ledge, getting the
ore all right" said Mr.. Goessa.
THE ore shows gold and copper
without a trace Of silver.
Our plans provide for running
drift which will gain 200 feet OF
depth on the ore, though this
would necessitate tunneling for
4,5OO feet. We would probably
get excellent values in copper at
this depth"
Mr.. Goessa has many good things
to say of the district, which he
believes to be without any superior
and with future to be prouder Of
than the past.
1t is understood the option held
by the Greenoughs will not be
exercised,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
LOOKING FOR SILICA SAND
Oregon Development League Will
Provide a Good Market

The Oregon Development league
will present 500 to any citizen OF
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana or California who will find
silica sand to fill the requirements
demanded by the Columbia Steel
Works Of Portland, Ore, which has
made the folling offer through the
league:
I'VE will take 100 tons each
month OF silica sand, 9S per cent
pure silica and free from iron
oxides, delivered at Portland at not
to exceed $6 per ton, and we will
pay 500 in cash to the discoverer. Z"
Silica sand is now being shipped
to Portland and other iron and steel
manufacturing centers OF the< coast
from Minnesota. It has been
frequently reported that large
quantities of pure silica have been
discoved and the community that
makes good in this instance it is
declared has a greater source of
revenue than gold or copper mines,
lumber mills or factories Of any
kind, for when dependable quail
ity Of silica sand is found in
quantities sufficient to supply the
demand, all the iron works from
the Gulf Of California to Alaska
and from the Rocky mountains
west, will be customers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
LUCKY CALUMET IMPROVING

The west drift on the Lucky Calu-
met property near Mullan has en-
tered sulphide ore of a quality carry
ing good values in copper. John H.
Nordquist, after an examination Of
the property, says that the ore Is Of
a better quality than has ever been
encountered before, while at the
same time there Is more OF 1t.
The men have been engaged in
drifting from the crosscut of the
ledge and have gone westerly about
100 feet.
"The ore is getting better every
day." said Mr.. Nordquist. 1T does
not show SO much stain as before
but has more sulphide."
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
Sues for $500

Knute Rosdal and others, by
their attorneys, Jas. A. Wayne OF
Wallace, and H. c. Schultz Of
Thompson Falls have filed q lien
and commenced suit in the district
court against the Copper Mountain
Mining and Development company,
an Idaho corporation, TO recover
about $4,5OO for labor. The
action was filed Friday and the
property affected comprises the
Earl, Nillson Fraction, Prince,
Walter and Copper Greek quartz
mining locations in the Burns
mining district.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09

The Snowst0rm mine at Mullan
paid Its taxes for the year 1907. The
total involved was @5.s33. The tax
Is assessed on the profits of the COM
pany and those for the past year were
$144,322.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09

Paragon Gulch.
This canyon lies south of Bear
gulch and has been made prominent
by the Blackhorse, Paragon and Chi
cago groups. These are strung along
the north side of the gulch for a
mile and a half. The Blackhorse is
IN the center and has shown the most
extensive ore body. OF late limited
work has been done on the group,
but the writer is informed that the
new year will see a regular working
force on the property. Quite re-
Gently a small vein Of galena was
struck lin the gulch. the lowest point
whore tunneling can be carried on,
making the third distinctive ledge or
vein 80 far encountered in the group,
all being parallel. A considerable
amount Of shipping ore is in view at
this mine. awaiting railroad trans
portation.
The Paragon and Chicago, at the
extremes Of the gulch, have both fne
surface showings, and both are being
steadily exploited under contract
work, which should in-the near future
reveal % good ore bodies Is exist in
the Blackhorse. #
Upper Pricharl Creek.
The Monarch company has not
done much work during the year.
The group. however. is one from
which much is expected. It has done
much development work and has q
very large ore reserve in an upper
tunnel and shaft. The gulch tunnel.
however, which is a bore $500 feet
long. with diamond drive hole 500
feet further, has not found the ledge.
Three lodges. though, were crossed
b. the tunnel, each Of which may be
considered Of value, for all bear In
dicstlons Of galena, and some nice ore
Has been taken from them by short
drifts.
Several miles further UP the gulch
ii ! promising galena group called
tie Gtonewall,, owned by Charles n.
Tilden, Judge w. w. Woods, G. W..
Beta and Minnie Manley. This group
u somewhat isolated from the other
sast end saisna properties, has . fine
showing and Is quite promising. The
section ID densely timbered and for
this reason Is only partially pros
pectSd. Sl'
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09

Edward Donlan and others have
taken an option on the Amazon
Manhattan group Of lode claims in
the Beaver district. According to
the agreement filed between Donlan,
Charles w. Belts and others their
interest is valued at 100000
while the interest Of Thomas Kelly
and others is valued at $45, 900.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
Confirm Mantle Sale

Confirmation of sale OF the Mantle
fraction to Lee Mantle has been
filed with the clerk OF the district
court by J. H. Wourms, F. p.
Candee and J. A. Reeves, the
referees.
The Mantle fraction which is
situated in the Eagle mining dis
trict was sold to Senator Mantle for
a consideration named az $600.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
Near Ore in Star

At the property Of the Star group
near Mullan drifting is being con.
tinued on the Morning vein. The
tunnel is now in 280 feet from the
crosscut on the ledge.
Through a fault in the vein the
ore was lost for a time but the vein
is being approached again and in
two weeks the working force will
be we'll in the ore body.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
PROVISIONS FOR THE ARCTIC
Manager Heller Sends Supplies and
Plans Steady Development

A load Of provisions besides a car
and necessary track have sent out
to the Arctic property. The tun-
mel is in 80 feet in solid formation
and the company is Planning to
run 800 feet yet before the vein is
tapped.
The stull timber necessary for
driving this distance is already on
the dump. The property adjoins
the ~Vienna-I international on the
east and is located on Placer creek
about five miles from Wallace.
There are large ore groupings
showing lead and silver. G.. H.
Heller is secretary and manager,