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The oasis., 1908-04-04

anticipated that the grading would be completed ready to lay the foun- dations. Another force was set to getting out rock for the founda- tions, and yet a third gang was building lime kiln and preparing to burn lime for use in the masonry.
 Mrs. Wilkie, who had come out with a freight wagon a day or two before, joined her husband at the camp, and Saturday the lady was engaged in experimenting erection of tent which is to be her home during the construction of the mill.
 Monday forenoon Messrs. Moore, Carter, Bent and the editor put in the time looking over the property, the latter taking notes for report thereon which will appear in THE OASIS in the near future; and a part of the afternoon and evening the writer devoted his time fo prep aration of his report.
 In the middle of the afternoon the scribe mounted fine saddle horse, kindly loaned by MT. Bent, and rode across the mountains a distance of a couple of miles, to the Tucabe mine. There he found Messrs. Cornelius Ferris, known we'll all over Sonora, J. Berkman, q mining engineer, and Obearn, an assaver. Mir. Fred Johnson, the superintendent, had gone to Cerro Prieto to meet Mir. l.. N. Wheaton, the general manager of the company. who was expected to come from Magdalena.
 Development work is being con- ducted in the Tucabe at two points, but the mill has not been in operation for about a year. It is stated that there are large bodies of high grade gold ore all blocked out ready for stoping.
 Remaining at Tucabe half hour the writer returned to the Key de Orc camp, following up the Tucabe creek, a more circuitous route, instead of crossing over the ridge, and passing the old Klondyke camp where he visited couple of days four years ago. The ride up the cafion was very interesting, and in places the scenery is wild and pie turesque.
 My work at Key de Orc finished 1 was ready to leave Sunday morn- ing, which l did, coming with Mir. Wolfe. I had an engagement to examine the properties of the Es- trella Mining Company, some fif- teen miles distant, across the mountains. At Nogales I had ar ranged to do so with Mir. J. w. Bawlen of Cerro PIieto, who was to come out q day or two later to join and show me the property. 1 had expected to secure saddle animals for the trip at Key de Oro, but 1t was found that to do that would require another day, as 1 should have to return 10 the Key camp to return the horses. Mir. Wolfe assured me we could return to Agua Prieta, sixteen miles on the road to Cerro Prieto, thence eighteen miles in another direction to Estrella, return to Agua Prieta, thence to Cerro Preto and to Pin tor, but thirty miles from Mag dalena, by nightfall. So that was the programme adopted.
 From Key de Gro, we got a reas-
The oasis., 1908-04-04
WAYSiDE NOTES.
uThe Oasis" Man With a CongeniaI Party Travels Beyond The Ssnto Domingo River.

Thursday of last week there de- parted from Magdalena two vehicles carrying a pleasant party destined for the Key de Orc camp, beyond the Santo Domingo river. They were MT. George P. Moore, presi- dent of the Tribune Gold Mining Milling Company; MT. Percy Carter, general manager for the same com pany; Mir. R. c. Moore, who is to be assayer at the camp; MT. H. M. Clagett, superintendent for the Arizona x Sonora Manufacturing Co.,, of Nogales, who have contract ed with the Tribune Company to erect 30-stamp mill at the Key de Gro camp. with Messrs. c. H. Wilkie and Louis Bergonia, who are to assist in the work of erec- tion, going there to lay out the work preliminary to construction; THE OASIS editor, who went along as a guest of Messrs. Moore and Carter, to look over again a very interesting region he had not vis- ited in more than four years, and to give readers of the paper an ac- count of the many changes that have taken place within that time, with some description of other changes projected to occur within the near future; and MT. William Wolfe of Magdalena, whose hand some team of bays, drawing a light mountain wagon was one of the teams conveying the outfit, in which with Mr. Wolfe rode Messrs. Moore, Carter, and the scribe. The other wagon was drawn by fine team of mules bought recently by the Tribune Company, Mir. Clagett skilfully handling the ribbons, his passengers being Messrs. Wilkie, Bergonia and Mexican moso, while Mr. R. c. Moore rode an active and easy riding saddle horse he had just purchased at Mazda lena.
 The drive was without incident until Escondido was reached, at a distance of eighteen miles, and there the party stopped to feed the teams and get lunch, the woman at the ranche house serving very good coffee.
 While the party were at Escon- dido there set in gentle rain which continued all the rest of the day and away into the night. It was of no inconvenience to the party however, as both vehicles were covered, and dropped curtains on one side shed off the beating rain.
 Along the road there were passed several large wagons hauling freight to Cerro Prieto and Key de Gro.
 About 5 o'clock in the evening the procession reached the Pintor fanche, where the first days jour 9ey terminated. There Mir. M. Maldonado, who is frequent wis i'or and we'll known at Nogales, keeps a store and hotel, giving at Prlces very reasonable good accom- niodatlons to travellers and their teams.
 During the evening Mir. Maldo- nauo exhibited a bit of workman, In'P oy a Mexican carpenter named uesuS Preciado, in his employ. that was was considered good by all the bb~,Y MT. Maldonado had a Speyr ''Vech loading rife the stock to
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22
LEADING CITIZEN
ANSWERS CALL

Last night about 10 o'clock there
was sudden change for the worse
in the condition of David l. .Rusk,
one of the most prominent citizens
of Palisade, and this morning at Z
O'Clock death entered the home and
David l.. Rusk's life was ended.
1t was believed yesterday and on
Monday that the critical stage of the
illness had been safely passed and
Mr., Rusk seemed to be growing bet
ter every hour. Consequently the
sudden change for the worse that
terminated in death came as ter
rifle shock to the family and the
friends who had been watching at the
bedside
The death will be mourned not on
ly in the upper valley. where the de-
ceased was SO favorably and widely
known, but in other sections of the
west where he had resided.
David L.. Rusk was resident of
Rawlings. Wyo., for a number of
years, and was a leading citizen of
that city. He served one or more
terms in the state senate of Wyom-
ing.
Since 1895 the deceased had been
connected with j. w. Hugus e Com
pany, and for the past four years
had had charge of the Bank of Pal
isade. operated by the big mercantile
and banking company.
The deceased was 32nd degree
Mason. He was born in 1850. be-
ing AS years of age at the time of
his death. He is survived by his
wife and three sons. He owned a
beautiful home at Palisade.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at O'Clock from the
Methodist church. Interment at Odd
Fellows cemetery, Palisade The Ma
sons will have charge of the funeral
The deceased was i'll just a week,
suffering from severe attack of
pneumonia.
David l.. Rusk was man of splen-
did character, general disposition,
and had big heart. He was held
in the highest regard by all who
knew him. No death in the upper
valley section has ever caused more
general sorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
:. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.

April 21, 6 p.m.-Temperature,
II; relative humidity, 25; direction
of wind. northeast; velocity of wind
2 miles; precipitation, trace; wealth
er. part cloudy.
April %. 6 a.m.-Temperature
so; relative humidity. 35; direction
of wind. east velocity of wind. G
miles: precipitation, O.; weather,
cloudy
Maximum temperature yesterday,
75; minimum, 50 mean, 62; de-
parture from the normal, plus 6.
Forecast for Grand Junction and
vicinity (issued at Denver): Partly
cloudy with local rains tonight and
Thursday: cooler tomorrow
The weather this morning is gener-
ally clear over the eastern slope and
cloudy to the westward.
1t was raining this morning in
southern California. northern Neva-
da and western Idaho. Rain has oc-
Cured also at Helena, Cheyenne, Du-
range and Dodge City.
The temperature has fallen con-
siderable over eastern Montana and
slightly over. northern Nevada and
western Idaho. Elsewhere there was
a general rise.
r. NJ. HARDINGE.
Official in Charge.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Fred Mccoy, Lorenzo Hatch, Jr..
and Oswald " Meier were arraigned
din police court this morning. charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
Each was fined $3.50 and all paid
up and were released. It seems that
the three men participated in row
early last evening and later were
found to be carrying revolvers. An
other man charged with being drunk
and disorderly was assessed the US
ual fine.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

The action of the interstate COM
merce commission in deciding that
the coal rates between Wyoming and
Nebraska points are excessive and
must be reduced may result in a re-
duction of coal rates from Colorado
also. The coal operators of Colora-
do who do heavy Nebraska business
are asking the railroads for better
rates. If they are not granted. ap-
peal will be taken to the interstate
commerce commission
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

On April 25 and &c the Rio Grande
Will make the very low rate of $50
TO San Francisco, Los Angeles or San
Diego. Cal. for the round trip, with
limit of 60 days from date of sale,
account of the U. S. battleship men
euvers, grand receptions, military
and naval parades, aquatic and ath-
letic sports at the points named.
Choice of routes and good time
with every ticket. Detailed infor-
nation cheerfully furnished at the
city ticket office, lis South Fourth
street
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

One of the hoboes arrested has re-
fused since arrest to do any work on
the streets. AS punishment he has
had attached TO his leg a ball and
chain and carries this along with
him. as he watches the other men
work. The man with the ball and
chain has attracted great deal of
attention. but he seems perfectly
composed under the scrutiny of the
hundreds of people who see him ev-
cry day. He is determined not to
work, and the punishment of the ball
and chain is his for not working.
BAtop & Terrill. lending liverv-
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Over $4,000 persons have regis
tered in Denver for the coming city
election, about 200 more regis
trations than ever before were made
in Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

]. C. Carnahan of Fruita returned
this morning from an extended trip
all along the Pacific coast and
through the northwestern states. Mr..
Carnahan says his choice of any sec
tion that he visited would be Idaho.
but that none could beat Colorado
for returns to the farmer and fruit
grower
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

The funeral of Thomas Jefferson
Childs, the aged man whose death
was announced Monday, took place
this afternoon from the home of
John Higgins. Interment at the Ma
sonic cemetery. The funeral was
quite largely attended.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Mast in this city, William T. Bryant
and Miss Emma Rommer, both of
Colibran, were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. C. w. G. Lyon, rector of st.
Matthews church. Only few friends
and relatives witnessed the cere-
mony The groom is a brother-in-
law of Mr.. Mast. The young people
are well known in the Plateau val
ley. They will reside near Collbran.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

We have the foundation for fine
orchard in n 20-acre tract of High
Line. miles from the city. and 1t
can be had at $50 per acre. Cald-
well-Walker Company, Union block.
Potatoes. rs cents per sack. No.
426 North Fifth street. Z. B. Lutes.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22
Only 5000 Prom Denver.

The Colorado & Southern offers
between March 5th and April 3Oth
this very attractive rate to Californ-
ia, Arizona. Nevada, Oregon and
Washington points; also Mexico
Certain points.)
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Friday afternoon at the fair
grounds the Grand Junction base ball
team will play the Clifton Rubes and
fast contest is promised
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

b. Striker, well known citizen of
Cripple Creek, was an arrival in the
city last night. 1t is reported that
he is contemplating locating in this
city
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Tonight work will be done in the
first degree at the meeting of the
Knights of Pythias. All visiting
knights are cordially invited to at
tend
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

See the Rio Grande ticket agent
about that low excursion rate to San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
points on the coast. Tickets will be
on sale April 20 and 90
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

The company that will be seen to-
night at the Park opera house in
Mrs. Temples Telegram" arrived
at noon from Leadville.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Approximately s15O,OOO for 2,72O
acres of San Luis valley land-about
S55 per acre-was paid this week by
an eastern man. The big ranch is
located near Monte Vista.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

One of the finest, most interesting
programs ever rendered in this city
at the Majestic theater tonight Ad-
mission 10 cents. Performances at
Sis and 9:15 pm.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Call US up wnen you. want =
plumber on that rush Job. ]. q. Nc
Kenzie. phone Red 151: 54S Colo
RADIO.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Today an appeal in the suit of
John Baxter versus the Rio Grande
Western railroad, to recover damages
to the extent of $3.50, was filed in
the county court
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

j. V. A. Lay and Miss Belle Lay
have purchased s acres of the ]. A.
swanson orchard miles east of the
city on the Grand avenue road. The
consideration was $1,000.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

S. A. Bostick and his mother left
yesterday afternoon on No. 3 for
their new home in Los Angeles.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Nobby furnishings. Loeffler's.
The daily sentinel., 1908-04-22

Baltop & Terrill. leading livery
meD
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
CHURCH STORIES.
A Long Drawn Out Sermon and Text
That Fitted the Preacher.
Wilmington 311-OS.

A Long Drawn Out Sermon and a Text
That Fitted the Preacher.
In Lincoln county, Mo. at Mount
Zion, hamlet Of two or three stores,
is the only church of the Associated
Reformed Presbyterian faith to be
found west of the Mississippi river
and north of the Arkansas line. Only
the Psalms of David are sung in this
church, psalm singing being a distinc-
tive feature of the worship. The ser
mons have three heads, and the hour
for the second church service is early
candle lighting"
Captain J. A. Reid, ruling elder in
the church, says that the brick build
ing in which the congregation, number
ing about $50. now meets was erected
in 1851 James Mcknight was one of
the churchs earliest ministers. In size
he was like the children of Anak,
weighing over 300 pounds. In voice he
was a Boanerges, in riding like the
son of Nimshi He generally rode in
a gallop and frequently with a loose
horse galloping along behind, to have
a change of horses in case the one he
was riding should give out. In his
day long sermons were the rule. On
one occasion it is said that he preached
so long that all of his hearers left him
on account Of approaching night, and
when, last of all, the sexton left he re-
quested Mr.. Mcknight to shut the door
v-heu no gOt through
OF another minister Of the early days
of this church a good story is told.
His name was William Blackstock, an
Irishman by birth, Scotchman by ed
ucation and an American citizen by
choice. In stature he was low, in
complexion very dark. When on one
occasion he looked out of one of the
old time high inclosed pulpits, which
hid all but his head, and announced
his text, Il am black, but comedy, o
We daughters Of Jerusalem" even those
grave and dignifed wOrshipers could
scarcely suppress a smile and are be-
lieved to have laughed outright-after
the Sabbath was passed.-Kansas City
Star.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27

county making total of $780, 900 from
the two counties and from New Castle
county the State would collect on $50,
600, 600 of land value $3.50. 600 making a
total of 100000 thus you can see that
New Castle county would pay Sl0G 0l0
more TO the state than both the lower
counties combined, and the greater part
of this would be collected from Whining
ton, as it has much more land value than
the rest of the county, and more than
both Kent and Sussex counties combined
Now suppose the county government
does the same thing and the land of New
Castle county including Wilmington is
worth about fifty million dollars. Kent
county is worth about Is million dollars,
and Sussex county is worth about 8 mill
lion dollars, and say it takes 5000, 600 to
run New Castle county. If we tax it 40
cents on the hundred we will raise $500,
600, Thus if your land is worth $1,000
per acre you would pay four cents per
acre to the county and if your land was
worth $4,000 per acre you would pay 20
cents per acre to the county. Saw Kent
and Sussex need 100000 each to run their
counties. If we set the tax rate at e.
c'nts on the hundred we would raise
$l0O,500, thus if your land is worth So
90 per acre you would pay 7-lO cents
per acre on 10 acres you would pay 81
cents, on one hundred acres you would
pay s. 20 TO the county, and you would
have to pay no taxes whatever on your
Improvements. Now figure up your tax
for both State and county on land worth
$40 co per acre. Your entire tax would
be IL 1.l0 cents per acre or only Sll.70 a
year on one hundred acres. If land
is worth $50 per acre your entire tax
for State and County would be IS ,
cents per acre or $5S so on one hundred
acres, end this would be the only tax the
farmer would have to pay, thus you can
see that Wilmington would pay as much
tax as all the rest of the State put together
and as it should, for it has more land
value than all the rest of the State, and
receives more benefits than all the rest of
the State.
The receipts of the State this year just
ended were $73S, O7l.64. The entire sal
airy list OF the State was $57, 5O9 30. The
receipts from Railways telegraphs and |
other franchises amounted to $64S, 4742l. |
Thus the State would raise S64S, 4743l, |
add to this the 100000 collected from
land valued, and this would give the
State ample revenue and we could exempt |
all other things from taxation.
Yours Truly,
ALEX. d. STIRLITH.
3lI-0S.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
IeieI.s Instead Of Music.

A st. Petersburg letter 10 the 0estcr-
reichische Wochenschrift contains this
story: I'VE were to have Nero al The
Ochtaer theater, and the house was
well filed by people who waited 20
hear the opera. The curtain time bad
long passed when the audience began
to manifest its displeasure at the celay
by making much noise Of all kinds.
At last the curtain went up, and the
manager came forward and said tina
the stage was SO cold that the singers
were afraid to appear. There would
be- he said, only icicles instead Of
music Then he pointed to the back
Of the stage, where there was the best
evidence Of the north pole temperature
in the form Of real ice and snow. The
audience syhpathized with the frost
bitten manager and his frozen com
pany. but not to the extent of allowing
them to keep the ticket money with
which to buy warmth and comfort.
Under threats to make it warm for the
cold company their money was re-
funded"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
The CABBAGE KING.

Imagine yourself driving along miles
Of road with gieat fields on either side
in which nothing can be seen but cab
bage. Picture TO yourself a big planta-
ton traversed by miles Of railroad
tracks. with here and there station
platforms. all for the receipt and ship
ment of cabbage. Contemplate an Of
fee in the midst of a farm where type
writers rattle from morning till night
and telegraph instruments click away
to the extent OF 500 a day received 10
tolls all about cabbage. Think of hun
dreds of freight cars going out, made
up into trains of twenty-five to thirty
cars each, all loaded with cabbage. II
you can fix al these things in your
mind so that you have a mental pic
ture of these scenes, then you can feel
that you have the correct idea of Meg
getts, a small station on the Cooper
river a few miles from Charleston.
S. C. It is the spot where are made
the worlds greatest shipments Of cab
bage. Here Is located the farm Of
Norman II. Bitch, known as the cab
bage king" because he raises, it is
said, more cabbage than any other one
person in the world and largely DOM
mates the business. = Southern Farm
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
A Short Name.

It is generally admitted that you
can't beat the Dutch for lengthy
names. but when it comes to brevity
New York takes the palm. A grocer
on lower Fulton street Brooklyn,
signs himself laconically "Al Re-"
That is as brief a signature as one
could find in a good days ttavel.-New
York Sun.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
A Queer Mixup.

The Neue Freie Presse (Vienna) cor
respondent at Innsbruck writes: "A
crime with funny end was perpetrat-
ed near this place a few days ago. A
postal officer who was out shooting at
Zirl lost a case containing two valu-
able guns. He suspected a young cut
ler's assistant who acted as a driver.
The mans home in Mittenwald. across
the Bavarian line, was searched, the
guns were found there. and the man
was arrested, tried au1 found guilty.
After all this tbo austria official
asked to have lis guns returned. but
was told tu.t this could rot be done.
The thief had emuPgIed them across
the line, and. nav ng been taken. they
became the property Of the govern
ment The 30 TAI officer is suing for
the return OF MS properly, but has
been told that even If be should re
cover them he would have O. nay a
high tax to the Austrian customs au-
thOrities to get them across the bor-
der. Both ways he loses, and the poor
Observation-Disclosures ahilfe r the man
who appropriated them--is IN jan"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-18
ROOSEVELT HEARS
NAME CHEtREO IN
CONVENTION HALL

Chicago, June I7.-Presidelt EOose-
welt himself was an actual listener to
the wild demonstration of on husasm
which greeted his name in the con
vention this afternoon so it is stated.
This is accounted for by the fact that
above the heads of the delegat and
immeiiateuy In font OF the pat oTm
is a combination of telephones aud
monographs taking up the proceed
iugs as they occurred and transmit
ting each swell Of orat0ry and each
throb of enthusiastic app'agsh. Ac-
cCrding to reports tonight one of the
wires was cut into the White House
and the president in person. with the
receiver to his ear. caught the wor $
Of Lodge as he electrified tbc vast
assembiaga and the ech0ing shouts
which ebbed and flowed for ful y
fortv-five minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-18
PERSIA PAYS RUSSIA
Indemnity For Recent Depredations of
Persian Bandits - Troops With
drawn--Turks Advancing.

Tilis. June 1.-THE detachment of
Russian forces that recently invaded
Persian territory in punishment for
the depredations of Persian bandits.
have withdrawn from the Persion iron.
tier to Bolesuyar. With the payment
by Persia Of indemnity eXacted by
Russia the difficulty with Teheran is
considered at an end
The advance Of Turkish troops
against VIumiah. in Persian Armenia
stoll continues The enyaders have oc-
Cupied an important strategic point
near Salinas
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-18
ARGUMENTS ARE ENDED
Case of Government vs.. Railroads for
Transporting Own Poducts Given
TO Judges.

Philadelphia, June 17-Aftef bril-
liant addresses by Attorney General
Bonaparte. ON behalf Of the govern.
ment. and John G. Johnson. OF Phil
adelphia. representing seven railroads.
defendants in the suit to restrain them
from transporting anthracite coal from
mines in Pennsylvania in which they
have an interst, both sides rested to
day, and tile case was submitted to
Judges Dallas. Gray and Burlington Of
the United States circuit court.