davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The oasis., 1908-06-06
SPLIT LOG DRAG
Department of Agriculture Recom- mends a Simple and Effective De- vice for Grading Roads.

One of the latest publications is- sued by the Office of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture treats of the split log drag, an implement which numerous experiments have con- clusively shown to be the greatest possible boon to keep earth roads smooth and passable. Because of its simplicity, its efficiency and it's cheapness, both in construction and operation, 1t Is destined to come more and more into general uSe. With the drag properly built and it's use we'll understood, the maintenance of earth roads be. comes a simple and inexpensive matter.
 At the present time there are approximately 100000 miles of earth roads in the United States Some of the most important of these roads will eventually be inn proved with stone, gravel, and other materials. Many others which are equally important can not be so improved on account of lack of funds or suita ble materials, while still others will not require such treatment because of the light tra fife to which they are subjected. For these reasons the majority of our roads must be maintained as earth roads for many years to come. This must be done by in, expensive etnOds and the split log drag will be powerful aid if economy Is the criterion demanded.
 In the construction of ;his inn plement, care should be taken to make it so light that one man can lift it with ease, light drag res bonding more readily to various met hods of hitching than a heavy one. as we'll as to the shifting of the position of the operator. The best material for a split.log drag is a dry red cedar log, though red elm and walnut are excellent, and box elder, sort maple, or even vii low are superior to oak, hickory, or ash. The log should be between 2 and 10 feet long and from 10 to 12 inches in diameter at the butt end. It should be split carefully as near the center as possible, and the heaviest and best slab chosen for the front. In the front slab 1 inches from the end which is tc drag in the middle of the road bore d 2-inch hole which is to receive a
The oasis., 1908-06-06

(the Ca1on of the Pass), to the Santa Cruz river, at a point near Tubac. To d smelter at that point the ore could be run by means of double track. by gravitation, the loaded cars down drawing the empty cars back.
 The part of the Tia Juana vein here referred to has been located and relocated by both American and Mexican prospectors during the past thirty years, and even dragged into the courts, before pat ents were finally secured to three of the claims bv Messrs. B,lcom and Kane and Professor Blake a few months ago.
 One of the early locators of the vein was the late Doug" Snyder of Tucson. It was while Mir. Sny- der held the claims, some twenty five years ago or more, that the late Senator Hearst of California became interested and with a party started out from Tucson to see the property with a view to taking hold and developing it. On the way to the Santa Ritas the party was informed by scouts that Apaches were in the hills prepared to am bush them. They were then quite close to the Indian country, and as none of the gentleme of the party was seeking adventure asan Indian fighter, orders were issued for d forced march, with Tucson as the objective point. ItiS said that at he time Senator Hearst vowed that if he should escape from the Indian country at that time, he would never return. At any rate, he never returned. Since that time no man with sufficient capital to develop the big vein has ever taken hold of 1t till the option on one third interest was secured recent J by Mr. Ferry.
 In that district, in the Josephine canon, where are number of other rich groups of mining claims, with veins of good copper, silver and lead ores. Also, all these vein.' carry gold values. Considerable prospect work has been done and is still being done on d group of five claims owned by E. B. SorrellS, the we'll known Sa la Cruz county cattle man and Martin Nichaalski and Henry Habenicht, two pioneer prospect0rs of the district. Part of the group covers the extension of the Josephine vein. patented and owned by Tucson people. From a tunnel on the vein they have taken out some rich lead, silver and cop. per ore. On another claim they have d 100 foot tunnel in the same class of ore. They are now work ing on another tunnel in which they have already encountered good ore, though in only about twenty five feet.
 The Shamrock group of five claims, well down the cafion and just across from the Veta Grande, was recently located by James Guy and Mike Breen. They are sinking shaft at the foot of the ation wall, where they have quartz out cropping four feet wide, with walls of diorite. Though down only fifteen feet, they already have good values in copper, silver and lead.
 Not far from the Tia Juana group is the Camp Bird group.
The oasis., 1908-06-06
Whole No. 786

another cross stake. The hole for the middle stake will be on line connecting and halfway between the two. Then place the back slab in position and from the end which is to drag in the middle of the road measure 20 inches for the center of of cross stake and 6 inches from the other end lrcate the center of the opposite stake. The hole for the center stake should be locate" half way between the two. All these holes should be carefully bored perpendicular or at right angles 10 the face of the split log.
 If these directions are followed 1t will be found that when the holes of the front and back slab are brought opposite each other, one end of the back slab will be Is inches nearer the center of the roaG way than the front one. That gives what is known as "set back" The stakes, which are 30 inches long, will hold the slabs this dis. tance apart. When the stakes have been firmly wedged into their sockets, d brace about inches thick and 4 inches wide may be placed diagonalIy to them at the ditch end of the drag. A cleated board is placed between the slabs and across the stakes for the driver to stand on.
 By many it is deemed best to place strip of iron along tbe lower face of the front slab for cutting blade and to prevent the drag from wearing The drag may be fastened to the doubletree by means of a trace chain. The chain should be wrapped around the left hand or rear stake and passed over the front slab. Rais- tug the chain at this end of the slab permits the earth to drift past the face of the drag. The other end of the chain should be passed through hole in the opposite end of the front slab and held by a pin passed through link.
 For ordinary purposes, the hitch should be so made that the un- loaded drag will follow the team at an angle of about 45 degrees. The team should be driven with one horse on either side of the right hand wheel track or rut the full length of the portion to he dragged, and made to return in the same manner over th9 other half of the roadway. Such treatment will move the earth towards the center of the roadway and raise it grad uall y above the surrounding level.
 The best results have been ob- tained by dragging roads once each way after each heavy rain. h some cases, however. one dragging every three or four weeks has been found sufficient to keep road in good condition.
 When lhe soil is moist but not sticky the drag does it's best work As the soil in field will bake if pIoughed wet, 50 the road will bake | if the drag Is used on 1t when it is wet. If the roadway is full of holes or badly rutted, the drag should be used once when the ground is soft and slushy. This is particularly before cold spell in winter, when it Is possible to so prepare the surface that it will freeze smooth.
 Not infrequently conditions are
The oasis., 1908-06-06
SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS
A Further Account from "The Oasis" Correspondent of Their Great Min ersl Resources.

PATAGONIA. June 3.-Fhe ore of the big Tia Juana vein, that runs across Wrightson mountain, about twenty miles from Patagonia, which has been the scene of more or less pros pecting by Americans for thirty years past. and years un recorded in the days when the Spaniarl and the Mexican in turn ruled the territory, before the Grngo came and claimed this part of the country as his own; the same big vein that the late Senator Hearst started out to see, with a view to purchasing, twenty-five yeas ago or more, that time when he was scared out of this section by warning braves of Geronimo. is now in fair way to be tested on a large scale. The most prominent part of this gigantic vein is covered by five claims. the Tia Juana group, owned by Professor w. P. Blake of Tucson and w. k. Balcom and James Kane of Patagonia. Three of the claims are now patented and two have been added to the group recently. c. H. Ferry. the New York millionaire, who Is doing ex tensive prospecting in this sectinn, has taken bond on the one third interest of Mir. Kane in the group, for $65,000. and plans are now being considered for the testing of the ore. Prospecting for ore on the Tia Juana Is unnecessary. In places the great vein of mineral bearing quartz crops out of the mountain like a marble quarry. At different places for about d mile along the vein test shafts and short tunnels have been sunk and driven and crosscut shows the vein with width of twenty three feet near the surface, Though high grade silver ore was taken out by pros. pectors Tn years past, the vein matter entire Is concentrating proposltion. Assays of the quartz have shown copper, silver, lead and gold values. Molybdenite, but not Tn any great quantity, has also been found.
 Just what tests are to he made Tn the efforts to ascertain the most profitable method of treating the Olg ore body has not been deter, mined upon. The plan discussed and now being considered is that Of installing a one hundred ton concentration. On the east side of Che hlII some tunnel work has been uone at place where the workings VIII have d depth of $50 feet under 'he place where the vein crops on the hlll above. That should be uePth sufficient for fair testing of !ne ore body. With d concentrate ."s plant there the ore could be '"ktn out and to the plant at d comparatively low cost. In fact, '""usands of tons could be litera ly quSrrled out of the big vein.
 put to work the mines If the Tia su"ha vein to the greatest advan- tsase' the operating company should o0 equipped with more than con .,;en'ratlng plant. As in the opera p,'a pu1 ot the big mines at Bi-hee, ~u"e' Cananea and other great ""pS' smelters also should he "s "e"r at hand. From the east side " 'he Wrightson mountain, there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
STR4PHANGERS HERE YET
p. S. C.'s First Seat for-EUery-Pds-
senger Order Helps Some, Though.

The first order issued by the Public Service COM
mission by which it is hoped to provide seat Ior
every passenger on the surface lines In Ne" loih
CITY went into effect yesterday morning Inc INES
Of The Metropolitan system included in the COM
missions order are the Twenty-third street oross
town Grand Street Crosstown and Lexington ave
nue. north from sd street and broadway A Ike
order affects the Third Avenue, which is also III
receivers hands.
Under the order the receivers are required 'o iu
enough cars to provide seats 10 cent In excess
of the number of passengers that may wish 10
board the cars any point in any hfteen-fihu'e
period of the day. A minimum of twenty-five cars
is fixed unless 1t be physically Impossible 10 oPel
ate that number with due regard for speed and
other conditions
Every passenger each OF the four lines anecI-
ed by no means enjoyed the luxury OF a seat IN
spectors for the commission and employees OF 'he
two traction systems stationed along 'he
route making observations. For several days at
least ii will proba bly, be impossible for the offciais
to determine just how many cars shall he run AT
any given time fulfil the requi ements or the
order The commission is not inclined to be Sc
we're in the infection of penalties until the manage
rrents OF the two systems have had ample time In
which to determine Just how many cars should be
and just what kind of schedule TO adopt 10
the commission, however, to see that the order is
enforced when the traction officials have had time
TO make their calculations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
HOMES FOR CULTURED PERSONS.

Another delightful suburban settlement is coming
to the fore in Mrs. r. Nernams Bungalow Colony
at Oakland, Bergen County, \. J. Already persons
Vho do not wish to wait until house built have
taken camping privileges, and for a payment of
$25, which is if desired. applied to the purchase
Of a lot. have retained space for outdoor dwelling
through the warm months AS a retreat for cult
ured persons of moderate means it is intended TO
fulfil the purpose of its founders and the outlook
for the coming summer is most attractive
The Bungalow Colony is only thlrty-three miles
from New York and the line o Two railroads.
with monthly Communication of 81. Moreover, the
roads reaching it through a pleasant billy
country. There both church and a model
school for the community, which is really IN one Of
the prettiest sections of New Jersey Besides the
old mansion. which is to be used as a boarding
house, there is nearly completed a spacious house
OF thirty with elevators and other improve
ments. and the opportunity for hotel people is ex-
ceent. The Bungalow, seven rooms and bath -
for rent and the house lots 40 by feet are ex-
trerleiy low in price
The water supply is unsurpassed BY analysis 1t
has been pronounced identical with Poland water,
and this fact has Influenced many persons who
have moved there ana know OF the rayages OF ty-
phod during the summer and autumn as a result
II impure drinking water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
FARMERS HIRE HELP AHEAD OF TIME
Adopt Suggestion of immigration Office and
Swamp 1t with Orders.

The farmers in this state have answered. ho'1S
the suggestion made by the Department Vi +Aet'
culture that they make arrangements ahead LOT
farm laborers" said Henry H. hracke, Assistant
Commissioner OF Agriculture, at his office NO 20
Park Row Yesterday. "A few weeks ago we were
simply in funk over what 10 do We had nun
dreds of applications for places on farms from
IMMIGRANTS who came almost every country
on the other side but didn't have places 10
give them The farmers were holding on until
nearer summer.
we pointed out that they should send us orders
AZ once 70 insure themselves against help famine
later They have risen TO the occasion We nave
more orders than we can fill and they keep pour
ing in by every mail.
The farmer wanting labor writes me his require
1nents and sends the money to pay for tTansporta-
ton from New York City 10 destination We check
the laborers' baggage the railroad ticket and
send the farmer the check This arrangement as
sures the farmer that his help will arrive, because
We do not check any baggage that is not worth
more than the price Of the railroad ticket"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
PRISONER BREAKS HIS HANDOUTS.

lost sattler who is wanted in Switzerland on a
charge of highway robbery and attempted murder
caused much excitement near the jefferson Mar
ket court yesterday by escaping from the hand
cuffs which bound him TO Defective Dietsch. Sat
tier was being taken the court for arraignment
,rter, he broke the handouts and started a
down 10Th street, but Dietsch caught him
Sattler was taken TO the court. where Herman
Handrich chancellor of the Swiss Consulate,
waiting to prosecute. Magistrate Barlow held Sat
tier in $500 bail for forty-eight hours await
adyfces from Switzerland When Sattler' was
rested in Switzerland he broke his chains and
capped from two gendarmes who had him in charge.
seriously injurng both of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
HOT CHASE AFTER AUIO.
Carl Fischer-Hansen Denies Coupe
Vas Tipped Ouer by His Car.

After a coupS containing man and a "oHiah
had been struck by an automobile in the west
Drive in Central Park early last evening an auto-
mobile in which Carl Ffscher-Hansen' the lawyer
who is awaiting trial on two charges OF extor uo"'
was riding was pursued for long distance IN the
belief thar no was responsible for the accident
The case ended at the West eSth street polce
ation where Mr.. Hansen Indignantly denied that
his automobile had struck the coupe AS the pui-
suers unable to make any positive statements
the police did not hold him.
Tho man and woman in the coupe were not in
iured, but Thomas O'Ieary, the driver, suf1ereu
several Commissions of the head and arm Accord
ing to the police the woman In the coupe had just
been taken from the New York Hospital "here
she had been ILL.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the Unite
States Court yesterday follows:

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the United
States Court yesterday follows:
Involuntary, against the II. P Biuswanger Com
pany, I'm the stone business at No. 3 West 18th
street, by Louis \. Lehmaier. whose claim. for
printed envelopes, 81 %; Bernard D Thorner.
assignee of Barnett Binswanger. $500 for money
loaned Karl Guiterms II, assignee OF another claim
s. 900; debts OF than $4,000 and assets of 5000
are alleged: Alfred {. Coke il. appointed receiver
Involuntary. against David Davis. tailor at No
New street by Benjamin Pincus, Boroch IhnCuS
Involuntary. against Tuchler * kohn tuilors. of
No 6S Barclay street. by julius l.ande. Shulau
Ktrnberg and Samuel Rappaport. whose claims
foot up S60l u; James Z. Davenport appointed
c-Ver. The assets said to br worth $1,000
Involuntary, against Louis WOlinwitZ liquor
land II lyman Sklumbers and Jacob = Gross. with
claims OF Sl.4r). Charles Chadwick appointed
ceiVer.
Involuntary against David kass dealer in dry
Harry ShultZ. Abraham ErlcAman. Nathan LepoN
and Don Ziperovitz. with claims OF 81 10.
Voluntary, against Daniel Dfrenhutter. OF No. St4
Dawson street In business No - IL john
street; liabilities. $]2oi -; assets. $50; principal
creditor. Oppenheimer x Strauss, OF No - Nassau
street. with claim of $1,000.
Fink & Oroff. merchant tailoring at Ne l3s6
broadway, assigned yesterday 10 William Bianchi
The company incorporated in 1901 William \
Walsh is president and treasurer.
Ernest -. George Tough, of No - East SOD
street and Robert n. Burrows. OF No. III West
18th street foreign commission merchants. with
Offices in the Produce Exchange Building az
signed yesterday john French, o 80 Wall
street Part Of their assets is real estate in the
West Indies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
cRIPPLEs AND ORPHANS TO SEE SHOW.

Colonel Cody (BuffalO BID has decided to give
the little orphans and crippled children chance
to his Wild West Show at Madison Square Car
den on Monday afternoon. Special arrangements
have been made for the children so that they can
have the best seats in the house.
The Indian pappooses with the show will distribute
programmes. An attempt Will be made to lead the
baby buffalo around the ring. Bucks and squaWS
will lead the burrOs between the seats.
The homes which not listed are asked to
apply for admission for their children TO the man
ager of Buffalo Bits Wild West. Madison Square
Garden. This is to insure that none of those who
are sickIy or orphans will be forgotten. Later in
the week q performance will be given by the
Arabs Devn's ZOuaves. Indians and Japanese for
the children who too weak to leave the hos
pitfalls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
NEW YORKER ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING
Arrested at Plattsburg for Alleged Fraudu-
lent Entry of Persian Lambskins.

Plattsburg. \. Y. April 2I-Joseph bTel'iildil
of No "A Bleecker street. New York City was ar
rested here to-day by Deputy United States Mar
shal Haron of this city. on complaint OF Henry
Harmon Noble special empIoye, for alleged fraud
ulent entry of 269 pieces of Persian lambskin'
valued than $500
The skins were found by deputy coIector VI
customs concealed in a package of fur pieces
which had been shipped by express by Breitman
in Montreal consigned TO himself at the New YORK
address Breitman held in $1,000 bail by United
States Commissioner Gilliland for examination next
Thursday
BreItman SAYS he had nothing to do with putting
the lambskins in the package of furs. that the
package was made up by his partner. Abraham
Bernstein or his assistant, and that a mistake had
been made Bretman engaged lawyer here and
has been telephoning to New York in an effort 10
get bail. but up to a late hour Tonight mad not
secured a hondsman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
BERMEL TO FILE ANSWER TO-DAY

Albany April III. Newton Fiero, OF Albany.
and F. H. Van Vechten,. of New York. counsel for
Tosenb Kernel President Of the Borough of Queens,
secured to-day a postponement for the filing of
BermeTs answer the charges preferred against
him with Governor Hughes In connection with the
sale Of Kissena Park. The Governor IS asked to
remove Bermel from office.
Governor Hughes declined to hear arguments on
the question his jurisdiction to determine the
charges contending that he decided this question
in the affirmative when it raised by counsel
for John F Ahearn, President OF Manhattan Bor-
ouch at the time charges against that official were
1.ndcr consideration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-28
ALFRED E. DIETERICH GETS DIVORCE.
Wife Eloped with Former Vanderbilt Horse
Trainer.

on the recommendation of Samson L4achnan.
referee Justice Mccall, in the Supreme Court.
granted yesterday an introductory decree Of abso-
Int divorce TO Alfred r. Deterich from his wife,
Edna Young Dieterich. The decree gives the Gus
tody Of Grace +. Dieterch, about six years old to
the father and the mother is enjoined from inter
ferinz with either the father or child in any
The couple were married April 16, 1900, and
early last fall Mrs Dieterch eloped 10 Europe with
Harry S Brenchey, formerly horse trainer for
Alfred G Vanderbilt. Mrs. Dieterich's mother, Mrs
Albert Young, of No. l9 East saith street, accom-
named bv her son. Lewis @. Young, hurried after
her daughter hoping that reconciliation might be
effected but according reports from the other
side the mother told that she was wasting her
time and that Mrs Deterich would marry Brench-
ley as soon as possible They are said to be now
in Paris.