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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
Town of Schurz Destroyed by Fire

Reno July 11Schuz known throughout the West the
stopping Pacific Rawhde bound
burned off the map yesterday by congaon which started
in the of the Hotel Riverside.
The town. which merely railway siding before the rush
Rawhde consisted of five six substantial business buildings
big hotel and four saloons all Of which destroyed The
loss will reach $4,000.
The fire started it thought by Of the guests dropping
paper basket The flames before
the residents of the and although bucket
bgds organized its headway could not be checked There
fire mains organization the for fighting flames
The town without accommodations for RawGde travellers for
the present. although the merchants have sgned their intention
of rebuilding in the Fall
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20

charge OF the responsibilities thrust
upon him. When Judge Taft was called
to Washington to become secretary OF
war Mr.. Wright, who had been vice
governor and had acted as governor
general several times In the absence of
Mr.. Taft, stepped quite naturally into
the shoes left by the latter. He served
as governor general until 1906. when
he became the first American ambassa
dor to Japan, in which post he was sue
ceeded not long ago by Ambassador
O'Brien. He was appointed to the
Philippines commission in 1900 by
President Mckinley. who desired that
the members of that body should not
be all of one party. He was only n
boy when the civil war broke cut. hav
ing been born in 1S47. 1t is said that
in making the appointment the presi-
dent was influenced "by the desire to
recognize that there is no longer any
dividing line between north and south. :"
General Wright had three sons fighting
for his reunited country in the war
against Spain. He is the son of for
mer chief justice of Tennessee and was
himself an attorney general for eight
years He married a daughter of Rear
Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Con
federate navy and Of Alabama fame.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
Some Nevada Land Statistics

The following facts included in the report Of Surveyor General
Matthew Kyle of Nevada throughout
The records of this Office show that land
surface of 02S5440 O9721 square miles, and
water surface of 5566O 500 square miles, making total
territory of 70S4 600 1O79O square miles
of its fully surveyed while there yet 5S4
O3S unsureyed There in the State remaining
appropriated and lands 20OS7 acres
326524 surveyed and 2S 651 1897 unsurveyed
The two contrasting counties Nye and Ormsby in the
unapproprated
and in Ormsby not a single
The county of Washoe has remaining 1927 297 yet
be surveyed lying almost exclusively the northern portion which
formerly Roop County, afterwards annexed Washoe
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
Hearst and The Democratic Ticket

New York, July 11.-Wiam Jennings Bryan and the Demo
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
Bald Mountain Smelter To Be Auctioned

The smelling plant that the Copper Basin Mining and Milling
Company secured last and in the Bald Mountain
district northwest part White Pine County, still the
depot of the Southern Pacific at Wells where will be sold
August for nonpayment of freight charges says the
Ely Expostor
The Copper Basin Company supposed have good back
year when had force of the Skas group but
pieces when the panic struck the country Mrs Ella
Rawe Reader the New York lady nancer said to be heavily
interested the company which, besides building the smeer
Bald Mountain and operating the mines to build railroad
Wells the property which later to be extended to
Hamilton and southern Nevada
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
The New Reno-Los Angeles Cutoff

Salt Lake Tribune The Southern Pacifcs line from
Moave northward Keee Ca distance of about 120 miles,
primarily for the benefit of the construction of the water
system Lake Los Angeles has complete track
for distance of thirty miles norhward from Moave Work
being pressed vigorously this road than other
improvement the railroad company has in hand.
When the entire line shall have been completed the shore
lake. will be established with the present road
coming Owens Lake from Nevada and then Los Angeles
to Reno route will be operated a cutoff line.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARsT.

defense of Hearst the Commoner believed that truce had been
effected.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20

Just as good" is seldom good and never just.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
Gould and Cuggenheim Agree on Railway

1t said result of conference between the
of the Gop and Guggenhem interests the
which have been spent Western Pacific branch to Ety.
Nevada will extending line from Ely Poche about
miles, upon other feeders An agreement said to have been
made between Nevada Northern and the Western Pacific will
save the Gould line the expense building 1872 miles of line into
the copper regions White Pine County This line into Ety. to
compete with Nevada Northern desired by the Groux
Consolidated Copper Company and other Ely Mining Companies
not controlled by the Guggenhems
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20

cratic ticket will not have the
support of William Randolph
Hearst and his string of news
papers.
Hearst has not openly announ-
ced his opposition to the Demo-
cratic party but his New York
papers declare that the people
have lost confidence both in the
Democratic party and in Mr..
Bryan. This is taken as indica-
tive that Hearst and the Inde-
pendence party will nominate a
National ticket at the Chicago
convention the latter part of the
month and that Hearst's syndi-
cate of newspapers will urge the
cause of his own party.
This a disappointment to
the friends of Bryan, who, upon
reading Bryan's recent editorial
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
w. C. Bray Indicted by Grand Jury

Ely, Nevada July 15-W H. Bray interested in the Bray
Mines Company and brother of Simon Bray Asembyman has
been arrested charge of obtaining by false pretenes
and 81 800 BAIL He indicted by the Grand Jury
the last session and arrested at Battle Mountain
He is accused of having secured money from d. c. Mcdonald
connection with deal concerning the Bray Mines Company
alleged that Bray forming the Bray Mines Company sold
much OF the stock OF the before he had legal title to the
mining claims and that later the stock of the company ruled off
the boards for the that Bray did hold perfect title
the claims
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20
His Desire.

A patient in a hospital was ordered
by the doctor a diet of chicken and old
madeira. When asked how he liked
that regimen. he replied:
1T would be all right IL the chicken
was the age of the wine and the wine
that Of the chicken."-Il Monde per
Ridere.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-07-20

The Rawhde railroad reported graded for distance
OF IL miles from its connecting point with the Southern Pacific and
good time being made the work. which being pushed toward
completion rapidly possible it is the intention have the
road working before the snow fies
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
AEROPLANES TO
RACE NEXT FALL
INITIAL COMPETITION TO BE
HELD IN FRANCE
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES IS
CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED
Progress in the Sport Of Flying Has
Reached Stage Which Demons
strates That circling Field Is
insufficient Test

PARIS NOV 21.-grhere will be a flying race
the first the world has ever known on the vast
plains around <Chartres, or on the open Cnam-
payne country around Rheims, some time next
fan A prize of $4,000 will be offered to the
pilot of the heavier-than-air flying machine
capable of covering the greatest distance In
the shortest possible time. under detail conal-
tons vet to be announced. In instituting us
aeroplane race the Aero club Of France de-
elares that 1t is convinced that sky pilots
have outgrown the preliminary period of cir
cling around a field and that in future the
art must be practieed across country from
town to town The definite selection of a
course will be made later. but in any case
II will be either over the Beauee plains to the
west of Paris-the granary of France, or on
the Champagne plains TO the east-world-
famed for its wines No more suitable spot
could be imagined for the country is as nat
az the proverbial billiard table, there are rev
villages, and practically no natural obstrec-
tions. Detail regulations regarding the race
are being anxiously awaited by intending conn
petitors.
Among French sky pilots the announcement
Of the aeroplane race is received with I'M
mense satisfaction, and already one dozen ozen
men are counted on as certain starters. Either
Wilbur or Orville Wright, or both, Will Il IS
believed, take part in the race whlch VIII
be open to all without restriction OF nation
ality; Farmaa. De1agrange, Bleriot Esnauit-
Pelterie Kapferer, observation-disclosures and
Irerber are all looked upon as certain COM
petitors.
A wave Of aeronautical enthusiasm is sweep
ing over France, the desire to secure first place
in aereal navigation being confined not merely
to a group of enthusiasts, but being spread
throughout the entire nation Automoblie con-
structors are keeny interested in the future
Of the aeroplane, is shown by the fact thar
not only their engineers closely studying the
aerial motor question. but the heads OF the
leading automobile firms frequently spec
tators at the flights Of Wright. Farmaa and
others.
In addition to the Aero club of France the
International Association of Recognized Auto
mobile clubs is occupying itself with aero
plane races. At the last meeting Of this or
ganization held in Paris it was unanimously
decided to organize a flying machine race
during the summer of 1910
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
MONTREAL MAY HAVE
AUTOMOBILE SPEEDWAY
Municipality Plans to Use Extra Land
Along Conduit for Double Road
way Five Miles in
Length

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 21.-The Mon
treal city council is to be asked to make pro
vision for the construction of a speedway Tor
automobiles on the property belonging to the
corporation The project is advocated by an
alderman who, in speaking of the proposed IN
novation said that his plan was to ask that
the vacant land on both sides of the aqueduot
be turned into two fine macadam roads. The
length of the aqueduGt is something over five
miles, extending from Point st. Charles to the
lever I.achine road, over the rapids. In order
that the city could build the new conduit to
Lachine and also widen the old aqueduct
from 40 to 40 feet, the corporation purchased
more land on both sides of the aqueduct
After this is widened and the conduit is com
pleted there will still be rs feet Of vacant land
on each side of the waterways. 1t is this
vacant land that the alderman desires to see
remodeled into two roadways.
The alderman admitted that in some forty
years or so the city might need the land for
an Increased water supply, but in that event
the automobile roads could be given up. The
plea was put forth that there would be less
fast driving in the streets Of the city If such
a speedway is constructed. As the cost of
macadamizing the two roads, no figures have
as yet been made.
When the concrete covered conduit is COM
pIeted parallel with the aqueduct 1t is pro-
posed that before the water supply is turned
on there shall be an electric automobile trip
through the subterranean passage, a distance
OF four miles,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
THE MOTOR CAR ABROAD

One of the first tests OF the valveIess enigma
on an English was to run it 500 miles
without a stop. this including one hill climb
that was taken at the fourth speed.
A six wheel 4O-h p motor has been
turned out in England for family travel. being
fitted with ample sleeping accommodations
and almost every household convenience,
The Irish county councils have been asked
to work with those of England 10 enforce the
road laws which are identical in both eoun-
tries, but which the Irish are rather neglect
ing
The value OF motor cars imported into India
as given in the last annual trade report, was
over twice that of the horses brought in dur
ing the same period, the automobiles peilns
worth over $1,000, 900.
on the road between Aviemore and Carr
bridge, Invernesshire. England. are two curl
Gus triangular signs put up by some kind
hearted persons to notify motorists OK unex-
pected bumps at a a bridge nearby
one of the novel tires brought out on the
other side of the water has its tread made of
layers of Egyptian cotton pressed together
and vulcanized to the cover so that edges
come in contact with the road.
one of the largest motor schools in London
has reduced the price Of its driving lessons,
now giving twelve for s15 instead Of SIS, and
offering a fortnights course in practical motor
ing for S. lectures being held daily from II
a. m. to p. m.
Within the historic square mile Of Lon
don ii is proposed to regulate motor traffic
in way that have but one result and
that to dam the arteries of travel so they viii
be worse than they are now for the speed
limit will not allow vehicles to get out Of each
others way.
During 1907 the number of mechanical pro-
PEELED vehicles in London reported unnt Ior
use was seven times greater than the huhlner
licensed showing that many We're reporteI !,
number of times but the close inspection hau
a good effect for this year there has been very
little complaint
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
WI TING FANG
IS CHAUFFEUR
SHOWS ABILITY TO HANDLE
AUTOMOBILE
Wants to Know How Many Persons
Owner of Machine Had Killed and
Expresses Hope of Living
TWO Centuries

WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
at Washington, is constantly giving
new exemplification of the merging of
the ancient east and the modern west.
In no particular is his eagerness to be
up to date more evident than in his
use of the automobile, and he has been
known recently to run one himself.
That was at Battle Creek, Mich. He
for a short time took the steering wheel
of a Franklin automobile, but for the
most part he was content to let the
driving be done by F. j. Rathbun, of
whose motor car he was an occupant
Minister WI is known everywhere
for the string of questions he asks.
No interviewer has ever scored against
him. He had no more than stepped
into Mr.. Rathbun's motor car when
he wanted to know how many people
the automobilist had killed, where the
Franklin was made and how much
money the Franklin company was
worth.
China's representative is jealous
vegetarian, and he believes that with
a vegetable diet he can prolong his
life 200 years, provided he can sue
cessfully dodge motor cars and other
dangers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
AUTOMOBILE MAKER IS
SUCCESSFUL AER0NAUT
Makes 16o-Mile Flight in Five Hours
Bio Gas Bag Has 12o-H. P, Four
Cylinder Bayard-Clement
Motor

Adolphe Clement. millionaire automoplie
constructor, and head of the great Factory on
the hanks of the Seine, has met with unusual
success on his entry into aerial Navigation
After several months quiet serious WORK me
mechanical portion of the world s finest aHsnlp
80 rrod,,ced from the Clement Bayard fac
torv simultaneously with the completion OF inc
balloon part at the Astra works The TWO
parts were connected and as trlal uip IN IN
-1araantRavard SCARED over Paris, making
stoppages and performing evolutions at the
most important centers, then passed over inc
owners automobile factory and the one owned
nv his son-in-law, Ferdinand Charron FOR
the second outing record journey OF lo0 mlies
was made in five hours. The Clement-bayaru
is constructed on the same general lines as the
Willie de Paris. and is without doubt one OF
the fastest airships in existence The gas
bag was made of material furnished py the
Continental Tire company and is of two dis
tipct partitions. The power plant consists OF
a Clement Bayard racing engine, with four
cylinders, developing 120-h. p. and driven by
a huge two-bladed propeller at the forward
end OF the steel cage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
SPEED PROHIBITED
BY LIBRARY LAIRD
LOUD HORN AND SPEED0M-
ETER ON EVERY CAR
Careful Driving Insisted Upon by
Andrew Carnegie, Who Keeps
Automobiles for Pleas
ure Only

In the garage attached to Skibo cas-
tie, the Scottish home of Andrew Car
negie, the following rules are promi-
nentIy placed, and all of the laird's
drivers are enjoined to carry them out
to the minutest detail:
RULES FOR MOTORMEN
1. Every motor shall be equipped
with a lour horn and speedometer.
2. The maximum speed is never to
exceed twenty miles per hour, even on
straight and excellent roads. Speed
is to be grealy reduced in villages and
is to be greatly reduced in villages and
road cannot be seen far ahead.
8. In approaching every curve the
speed is to be greatly reduced and the
horn loudly sounded, curves to be taken
slowly, and with great care, the horn
to be sounded at intervals.
a. In taking curves the motor is al
wavs to be kept well to the left, the
proper side of the road. Motors otten
take the inside of the curve regardless
of the rule of the road. Thls must
never be done by Skibo motors.
<. Careful, slow running, involving
NO risk is desired. Fast running is not
enjoyed. Whether few minutes more
he consumed matters not. Our motors
are Measure vehicles, not racers.
6 The minimum time to be con-
euYned between Skibo and Bonar Bridge
station (ten miles) is forty minutes;
between Skibo and Dornoch Qour
niles sixteen minutes. Even-if guests
miss trains, the time named must never
be 1essened.
All our motormen are notably care
full when meeting or passing cycilsts'
horses sheep. cattle. etc. and for saw
~, cbickens. dogs, etc, and are favor
ties s with the crofters and other peo-
Die of the district who use the same
publie roads. We are very pleased at
his, and ask them to oblige us still
further by keeping the above rules to
the letter, and thus avoid serious risk
of danger.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
WILL BANQUET
AUBURN AGENTS
ARRIVAL OF NEW FOUR WILL
FURNISH OCCASION
r. L Forsyth, Distributor for Southern
California, Plans General Demon
stration for Agents to Intro
duce New Models

So much interest has been manifested
by out-of-town agents in the new four
cylinder car which the Auburn COM
pany is to put on the market that r. i.
Forsyth has decided to hold conven-
ton of agents in Los Angeles when the
first car arrives by express. The fac
tory has notified him that the first car
will leave within the next ten days.
Mr.. Forsyth is endeavoring to get
two machines on the first shipment, and
If he succeeds there will be one for
general demonstrating, but if only one
is shipped this car will be devoted ex-
clusively to the visiting agents the first
two days after it's arrival.
The agents will come from all sec
lions of Southern California and will
be the guests of the local company at
banquet and will then be permitted
to familiarize themselves with the new
car and drive it about the city.
Mr.. Forsyth believes that by per-
hitting every agent to realize the
merits of the car before receiving one
will put them in a better position to
make an active business campaign.
A. r. Davis, II. q. Gilley and c. 2.
Leroy, all of whom are connected with
the Central Motor Car company, will
assist Manager Forsyth in entertaining
his visitors.
The announcement of the new Auburn
four has aroused considerable interest
and an unusually large number of or
ders have been booked.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22

So long the present uneven road sur
faces exist there is not likely to be any
change in the method of suspension used on
the modern motor car-the long springs on
a long wheel base the use of traverse in
addition to the ordinary rear springs and
the various shock absorbers that are all so
familiar to car owners.
One of the insurance companies that
writes automobile risks has just been given
a decision that establishes the meaning of
a clause in its policy which declares that
1t assumes no loss originating from fire
within the vehicle, the court after several
hearings stating that this included fire
caused by gasoline that might be spilled
from the car.
Until an international conference Of ma
tions has fixed a speed limit for in every
country, motor manufacturers will not take
seriously any proposition that cars shall
not be built to make more than a certain
fixed speed autos built to make twenty
miles in America or England would be
worthless in France and Germany where
there is no speed limit.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
[. M. +. WILL USE
NORTHERN LICENSE
TRANSFER OF INTEREST PUTS
END TO NORTHERN co.
Under Present Arrangements Northern
Owners Will Be Cared for, but
Production Will Be Dis
continued

A misunderstanding that has recently
existed in the trade with reference to
the status of the Everitt- Metzger-
Flanders company is now dispelled by
an official announcement which has just
been made at the offices of the Asso-
citation of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers.
The Northern Manufacturing COM
pany which became a member of the
Licensed association in April, 1903,
changed its name by amendment to its
charter, to the Northern Motor Car
company, and this corporation has
sought permission to assign its licenses
under the Selden patent, which carries
membership in the Licensed associa-
ton, to the Everitt- ger-Flanders
company. Such permission has just
been granted so that the membership
in the Licensed association acquired by
the Northern company interests is now
transferred to the Everitt-- 1etzger-
Flanders company, a Michigan corpo-
ration with it's headquarters in Detroit.
All of the business of the Northern
company has likewise been transferred
to the EMF. company, and while all
former purchasers of Northern cars viii
be fully cared for, the existence of the
Northern company will practically
cease as a factor in the automobile in
dustry.
The officers of the Everitt -Metzger-
Flanders company are: Byron Everitt
president; Walter r. Flanders, gem
eral manager; Charles Palms, treasur-
er; William e. Metzger, secretary and
general sales manager.
The trade will appreciate in this or
ganization the presence of William F..
Metzger, who is looked upon as the
doyen of the selling fraternity of the
automobile company
When seen at the association offices,
Mr.. Metzger said that the transfer of
all the property had been completed,
and the work of the new company unr
der way to such an extent that he
was satisfied the contemplated 10000
vehicles, for which they had provided.
would be completed in time for deliv-
cry during the coming season.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22

, In this country 1876 makes of cars have
passed beyond the experimental stage and
there are as many more that are being
worked on to mt them for general use
Orders have been given the police or
Boston that taxcabs must conform to all
the present laws regarding automobiles as
well as hackney carriages, which means
that the new method of transportation
while welcome, Is not to be given any
favors.
According to Alfred Reeves the present
capital of the automobile industry in this
country is about $4,000 900 with some $685.
900, 900 in kindred trades and S57OOo,OO In
show rooms and garages, making grand
total Of 10000 900.
The superior court for the barnstable
section of Massachusetts, has ruled that
gasoline kept in the tank Of automobile
is not being stored contrary to law and
that no license Is required provided no other
fuel Of this kind Is on the premises.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22

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