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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-28


ACT NO. 25.
BY Mr.. Herman, House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee. A. B. C; Substitute for
House Bills Nos. 2, 8. and IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax
collectors for the City Of New Or
leans. providing for the election of
one Tax Collector for said city, fix
ing his term of office. his cofnpensa-
ton and the clerical and other expen-
ses of his office and providing for the
payment thereof.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of louisa
ma, two-thirds of the members elected
to each House concurring. That there
shall be submitted to the qualified
electors Of this State the following pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana, to wit:
That there shall be one State Tax
Collector for the City of New Orleans
who shall be elected by the qualifie
electors of said city for the term of four
Five Thousand (s5.000) Dollars per an
mum payable monthly. The fees receiv-
ed from delinquent tax-debtors, as also
the fee of s1.00 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same. shall be turned over to the State
Treasury.
The Legislature at ~ first session,
after this amendmenf shall have been
submitted to vote of the people, as
herein provided. IL the same be adopt
ed, shall appropriate such sum as may
be necessary for the payment Of the
clerical expenses, rent, furniture and
| porterage for the office OF said tax COL
Victor: provided, however. that the to.
tai amount of said appropriation shall
not exceed the, sum OF 100000, and
provided further that said appropria-
| ton shall be by items showing the
particular use to which such appro-
| priated funds shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc..
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection as required
by Article 321 of the Constitution of
Louisiana and the general election laws
Of this State. at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday following the
third Monday in April. 1905
Section 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
That all properly nominated candidates
for the office herein provided for shall
be voted for at said general election
and the one elected shall be commits
stoned in the same manner. and enter
upon the discharge Of his office, at the
time when the terms Of office of the
present tax collectors in said city ex-
pire, and he shall supersede the present
tax collectors OF said city, whose offi-
ces shall be abolished by the adoption
Of the amendment hereby proposed:
provided. however. that should the
foregoing amendment not be adopted
then the election of the Tax Collector
herein provided for shall be null and
void.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President O,
the Senate.
]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-.
tives.
| Approved December 4. 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana,
A true copy:
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-28

All. NJ. 10.
BY Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2Ss
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to Railroads, Ex-
press, Telephone. Telegraph, Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section 1. BE it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring, that Ar
ticle 2SS of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, be amended so as to read
as follows:
Article 2SS. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
duties of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties on them. They
may also provide additional clerical or
other assistance that may be deemed
necessary for the discharge of the du-
ties of said Commission. and may add
other penalties to make the work of
said Commission effective.
It shall be the duty of the Attorney
General, and the various district attor-
neys, to aid said commission in all le-
gal matters, for which they shall re-
ceive not exceeding 25 per cent. of al
fines and forfeitures collected by them;
provided the commission may employ
other attorneys in lieu of these officers
on like terms.
No person in the service of, or attor-
ney for, any railway, express, tele-
phone. telegraph. steamboat or other
water craft, sleeping car company OF
corporation, or pecuniarily interested
in such company or corporation, shall
hold the office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying the
attorneys fees and the costs in suits
in which the Commission may be casl
for costs, shall be paid into the State
Treasury.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment Of the
Constitution of the State. shall be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required By Article 80
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
| isiana and general elections laws o
this State at the General State Elec
ton to be held in this State on the 21s
day Of April. 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House Of Represents
tives.
Approved November 18th. 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
| Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-28

British India has the swIftest river
IN the world. The Sutlej has a de-
scent Of $1,000 feet In $50 miles.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
ROCKEFELLER CAMP NOW
COMING INTO PROMINENCE
Especial Correspondcnce.)

especial CO~fresponuence.)
Cockings and Houlden have formed a
company. They will sink one or more
shafts neal the famous White Elephant.
Their property shows a large amount
OF rich float and it is the belief of the
owners that a shipping ledge will be
found close to the surface.
As work progresses the values in
Dan Clark's tunnel are steadily inn
proving. No quartz ledge has yet made
its appearance, but the porphyry is
growing more and more mineralized.
l.. III. Kelly shaft is down to the
1O0-foot mark. His best assay is two
ounces of gold and twelve ounces Of
silver.
Adolph Neaher & Co. are greatly
pleased with the showing in their shaft
An ASSAY of So was obtained thi.
week. There was a considerable
amount of silver in the return.
/. L. Scott has gone to San Francisco
for a couple of weeks. Upon his re
turn he will resume work on his prop
erty-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
COTTONWOOD CANYON IS
SHOWING GREAT ACTIVITY
Especial Correspondence

Camp Stimler, June 3d. Under direc-
ton of Superintendent Z. L. II. Rum
bold. a large force of men is engaged
developing water in the upper end OF
the canyon. As soon as a sufhclent
SIMPLY is assured, Mr.. Viekers and as
sociates, who own the group, VIII be-
DIN the erection of a mill.
Ore is being sacked on the New FL
Dorado lease, which vas recently ae-
ouired by Messrs. Keelyn, Elsen ana
Johns. On the ffty.s9ot level a rich
tale seam was encountered and 1t was
round again at the l00-foot level. The
streak is from SIX to twelve inches IN
width and runs from $3.50 to $500 to
the ton.
George McClelland has made an I'M
nortapt find on his lease. At a depth
Of $50 feet he is sinking through ore
which averages $40. He is installing
= hoist and will go $50 feet deeper
The other leasers in the camp are rap
;dly- and thoroughly developing then
blocks.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
One More Mill
VALUABLE DEPOSITS OF
INTER- IS DISCOVERED

D~iamondfeld Jack Davis has re-
turned from Rawhide, bringing news
of the discovery of a valuable deposit
of inter at the edge of a dry lake two
miles east of Bovard. The strike is
twenty miles from Luning and fifteen
miles from Thorne on the line of the
Nevada and California railroad.
Mr.. Davis reports that there is a hill
of the substance, analyses showing it to
contain from sixty to ninety per cent.
At least eighty acres of nitre is ex-
posed. The product is worth $50 a ton
refined. The process of treatment is
simple. 1t is treated almost the same
as soda or borax, the resultant crystals
being the ~merchantable product.
As there is apparently half a million
tons in sight, the owners appear to
have a bonanza. Associated with Mr..
Davis are Messrs. Rogers and Crotto,
well known through their connection
with the Rogers-Syndicate.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
Especial Correspondence

lSpecial oTresponucucc
Rawhide, July 2.-Recent rich strikes
on the east slope of Balloon hill in the
Jordan, Booth, Pike, Bull Pup and
March Rose leases, together with the
development work on company account
on the estates of the Rawhide Queen,
Rawhide Consolidated and Rawhide
Daisy, have attracted the attention of
the entire camp and the prediction is
freely made that within the near fu-
ture this side of Balloon hill will rival
the west side with it's rich Kearns
leases.
One of the most extensive campaigns
of development in this section of the
camp is being vigorously prosecuted on
the ground of the Rawhide Daisy Min
ing company, which has already been
the scene of several important strikes
in the past. The property is situated
on Balloon hill between the rich estates
of the Rawhide Queen and Rawhide
Consolidated and it's owners have done
more to prove the continuity Of the
lodges and persistency of values on this
side of the hill than any others work
ing there, with the possible exception
of the Jordan lease, now in high grade
ore on the Mascot No. l..
An excellent body of milling ore is
being developed in the north shaft of
the Rawhide Daisy in the drift on the
100-foot level. The ledge is in place with
both the hanging and foot walls splen-
didly defined with a width of nearly
six feet that is breaking to an average
Of $40 to $25 to the ton. No attempt
is being made to block out the ore at
this time as a powerful hoist and com
plete plant of machinery is now being
installed and when complete sinking
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
ICE Is NOW

Just at the beginning Of the torrid
season. some few days ago, a Los An
oeles ice company entered the field In
eomnetition with the local purveyors OF
ice. The price of concealed water has
alreadv dropped from three cents a
nouud TO $3.50 a ton, or ~ cents a
Mound and the rate cutting does not
seem TO be at an end. Despite the re-
dnet;on. it is said that there is stu a
proft aecruing to the dealers, while the
consumers are reaping an immense ad-
vantage from the competition
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
RAWHIDE DAISY is A
PROMISING PROPERTY

will be resumed. Supt. J. II. Schweblc,
formerly in charge of several of the big
Mohawk leases, is of the opinion that
the richest ore bodies will be opened
up at the water level or when the sui
phide zone is penetrated and there is
not a mining man who has given any
study to the conditions in Rawhide who
does not agree with him. Mr.. Schweble
states that he expects to get into the
sulphides within the next 200 feet and
that when he does he is confident the
Daisy will prove to be one of the rich
est mines in the camp.
In spite of the coming of summer and
the financial depression Rawhide is
forging rapidly to the front and your
correspondent is in a position to say
that there is more actual mining going
on at this time than ever before. This
week two big deals went through. Tho
control Of the Rawhide Queen, on which
estates is the famous Kearns No. 2 lease,
was optioned by New York and Phila-
delphia capitalists, on the basis of n
million dollars for the mine. The first
payment on the Mascot claims on Bal
loon hill was made in Reno, and an
other big company joins the ranks of
producers. At least three big mills
will be in operation within the next
few months, one of them with a eapac-
ity of 200 tons daily. The plant of the
Rawhide Water and Reduction company
is now ~enroute and it is understood that
a national bank will be authorized for
Rawhide, thus settling the banking situ-
alton once and for all. The summer
promises to be one of activity and the
prediction is being freely made that
fall will witness another boom that will
eclipse ever that of the past winter.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04

bring this about and these never come
quickly after panic times.
The copper situation Is muddled.
High authorities state that there is a
surplus of ~5oo,ooo,ooo pounds. The
world annually consumes loo, 00O, 900
pounds in times Of normal prosperity.
The copper metal market cannot, there
fore, be permanently advanced for per-
haps a year, but the stock markets al
ways anticipate business prosperity and
consequently copper stocks are expected
to advance this winter.
Mining stocks, generally, remain dali.
The Cobalts are in some demand and
prices in these issues show a hardening
tendency. The excellent production of
the camp is responsible for this. Cobalt
has now more dividend payers than any
mining camp on the continent.
From a speculative standpoint the
Goldfelds rank highest in public esteem,
and there is money to be made by load
ing up with the stocks of good Goldfcld
mines and prospects. The public should
the speculative stocks-of a camp like
Goldfeld are made to sell, not to keep,
and that Goldfcld prospects should be
bought to sell on any good bulge. A
fifty per cent profit is enough to make
on the majority of these issues. Once
in a while the buyer will miss a big
profit by selling too soon, but in nine
eases out of ten he will close out" by
not taking profits in this class of stocks
when profits can be got.
With the stocks of good mines the
rule is different. If they are "well
bought that is to say, bought cheap
they can be safely held for dividends;
but wen in this class they should be
sold when the market price rises much
above 'smine value.'
Among the best purchases now are
West End of Tonopah, Kendall Of Mon
tana, Ell Orc and Espcranza of Mexico.
West End has n strike that looks big
and insidersear are quietly accommodating
stock. Our confidential advices from
Kendall are that a body Of ore is being
opened as big as that which caused the
stock to sell above five dollars per share
several years ago. and that the ore is
of higher value. The stock should be
bought anywhere under 81.
FL Orc is opening richer ore in the
bottom of the mine and Esperanza is
getting into new bodies both of milling
and bonanza rock, which look good but
whose extent is still undetermined All
these except West End are good divi-
dend payers.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
MARKET AND MONEY
STATUS IN NEW YORK

Ney York, June %, (special).-There
Is a rift in the cloud. Taft has been
nominated by the Republican national
convention. The business and banking
interests of the country believe that
Taft win carry out the Roosevelt pro-
gram steadfastly and courageously, but
that he will act sanely and that there
will be less Theatre batting Of the cor
porations. Down in its Utmost heart the
business and financial interest are glad
that the Roosevelt leaven is in our ma
%tional and business life, and they are
satisfied to have an even tempered,
wise administrator and executive like
Taft as the candidate of the dominant
party. They believe that Bryan's nom
nation by the Democratic party is as.
sured and this also satisfies them be.
cause they are satisfied that Bryan is
already a beaten man. With Taft at
the helm the program for governmental
regulation of corporations will be ear
ried out along lines which will make
for distinctly better business conditions
and a wholesome and speedy renewal of
prosperity.
The course of the markets has been
downward since Taft s nomination, but
this is due to manipulation, not to fear.
When the public is not in the market
either as buyer or seller, the big man
ipulators can do pretty much as they
please.
Bankers, financial writer's and market
experts unite in saying that the course
of the markets must from now on be
steadily upward, and that the bear
movement of the past ten days has been
engineered merely for the purpose of
giving the market a solid foundation
upon which constructive financiers can
build. There is no reason for doubling
in the slightest degree the correctness
of this view. Some writers go so far as
to predict a smashing bull market, but
such a market would be artificial and is
not likely to be c~ountenanced by the
conservatives who really control the
situation.
General business is very dull, and will
not quickly improve. Substantial bust
ness gains can only be made after the
fall elections and business prosperity is
not likely to be in full swing for nine
months at least. If it comes earlier it
loosening of the public's purse strings.
Confidence and optimism alone can
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
NEW CAMP OF GAYFIELD
ONE OF GREAT PROMISE
Especial Correspondence.)


Gayield, via Hawthorne, June 3d.
The new Gayfeld gold camp is situated
on the Bodie stage road, about fifteen
miles from Hawthorne. The camp is
in a small valley with naturalization
in the hills on either side.
Water is plentiful and pinion trees
abound, while nearby may be found
mountain mahogany and tamarack for
ests.
There are now about 250 prospectors
in the district. They are getting the
best returns in the porphyry belt. Only
two white women thus far have made
their homes in Gayfeld, but a number
OF the claimstakers expect to send out
for their families. Twenty of the
claims recently located are being
opened up as rapidly as possible and
good showings are o%btainable on all.
The Monte Christie property is being
operated by leasers. ID. n. Milsap
owns this property. 1t is generally be
lieved to be a future producer of great
wealth. 1t contains a four-foot ledge
of fine ore.
DIR. Young has some very promising
property. Other properties of merit
are owned by J. ii. McFall, MeFadden
& Kaiser and Mr.. Smith.
A towrsite is being laid out and the
indications are that the camp will be
booming by fall.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04

Wallace Macgregor, engineer Tor the
Nevada Goldfeld Reduction company,
has lust returned from Yerington after
being there twenty days.
He has charge of a development there
for his people. During his stay ne Went
through the main mines of the district
and says that the late developments
made in five of the properties OF the
district establish the Yerington or
Mason Valley district as one of the
best in the state and it will take place
as one of the great copper producers Oh
the west.
An immense tonnage of both oxidized
and sulphide ore has been developed on
the Ludwig and Douglas properties on
the Smith valley side of the range,
while on the east, or Mason valley side
the Bluestone, Mason Valley and West
en Nevada mines have developed very
large bodies of sulphide of copper ore,
mainly as ehalcopyrite. Across Mason
valley and to the east twenty-five miles
Is new copper development called the
Northern Light, which has developed
some good copper sulphide ore at depth
q 100 feet under very strong outcrop,
The Mason valley or Yerington DIS
Net, is one OF the most favorable loca'
lions in the west for mining operations
ihe Walker river runs through the val
ify and only three miles below most OF
inc mines located to the west in the
range of hills. Mason valley is some
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
YERINGTON HAS A
GREAT COPPER OUTLOOK

twenty-five to thirty miles long by four
to s;x miles wide and is one of the most
fertile and well watered valleys of the
state and raises all necessary produce
needed in mine operation.
The Truckee River General Electric
company has brought in electric cur
rent and each operating mine has IN
stalled motors to operate holsts anu
cou,pressors. Each of the large prop
critics is using machine drills. Inc
ore bodies are so large that when
actual extraction begins to furnish ore
for smelters the cost per ton will be
as small as any place in the state or IN
the west where copper ore is produced.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
CROSSHEAD STICKS IN
ROoERS-sYNDICATE SHAFT

On an "empty' trip, after sending
down a bucket load of miners, the
erosshead in the Rogers-Syndieate shaft
hung up Monday on the 20o-foot level,
due TO a projecting lag screw and the
crosshead was not released until the
swaving of the cable from the 500 foot
station Jared it loose.
The result was that the crosshead
plunged down to the bucket and wa'
reaueed to kindling. As quickly as
possible another erosshead was manu-
featured. but during the brief shutdown
at least $1,000 worth of ore was held
up.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
PLEASED WITH PROSPECT

Captain John A. Hasscll has returned
from Hornsilver, where he spent
days looking over the camp in general
and particularly inspecting the Horn
silver Syndicate lease on the Silver
King. of which he is manager. The
sh.ft is down 10 feet and is showing
exeelleut values. Considerable lateral
work will be lone at this point.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
BUSINESS HOUSE REoPENED

The Palace saloon at the corner OF
Crook avenue and Main street, when
was closed during the labor troubles
and financial s~tringency, reopeneu
Wednesday evening under the manage
ment of Abe Brown. This popular
Mace has been entirely remodeled ana
is one of the handsomest resor's ~
Southern Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-04
,s REcEIvERsHIP ILLEGAL?

There is considerable discussion OF
a point raised by Senator Morehouse'
that the appointment of a receiver ioi
the State Bank and Trust company was
irregular. owing to the fact hat the
re~ceivership was applied for by the
state instead of by the creditors OF the
institution.