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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17

4 had been anticipated, January
IN dividends reflected the fall in
IA prices and curtailed demand for
silver, copper, lead and spelter. Ac-
cording to a careful compilation by
the Mining World there were only
twenty-five mines and metallurgical
works in the United States that paid
dividends in January, the total being
S4. 798 .4O3. Since Incorporation these
twenty-five concerns have distributed
the large sum of $163. 744.343 IN dlvi-
dends on an issued capitalization OF
1854. .4OS, ,250, showing a return of about
65 per cent.
In addition to the dividends given
above. two securities holding corpora
tions (the Copper Range Consohdateo
and another) sent to their shareholders
S423, 781 in January, making the totai
to date $9,85S,05S, on an issued snare
capital of $40,37S, 100. And one metals
selling corporation, the United, which
handles the products of the Amalga-
mated Copper company and other large
concerns, disbursed $375,00O In divi-
dends In January. bringing the totai up
to $6.OOO,O 900 on capitalization or
IS, 100000.
To be sure, the copper mines held
the pennant for January, four OF these
properties having declared dividends or
Il 225, 900. To date their dividends
amount to the enormous total of $I2,-
681. 1922. which is nearly double the out
standing capitalization of $39.50O, 900.
Anaconda, controlled by the Amalga-
mated company, paid quarterly divi-
dend of 100000 on the authorized cap
italization of $30,000.O00, and since in
corporation in 1895 has distributed $780,
300, 900 in velvet money.
In January fourteen gold. silver and
lead mines paid dividends amounting
to $s19,531, making the total to date
sac. 7O3 SO7 on an outstanding capitali-
zation Of $51, ,906, 200, showing yield Of
about So per cent. The feature in this
group is the Homestake gold mine In
South Dakota, which resumed the pay
ment of monthly dividends Of so cents
per share, OF 100000, after suspen-
sion Of eight months, due to an under
ground fire. Since Incorporation the
Homestake. the largest low grade gold
mine in the world. has distributed div
idends amounting to SIG, 1884, 500; Its
present capitalization is $21, $4,000. The
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17

low Boulder Springs, where the ore is
friable, easily mined and values ex-
tracted. The railroad runs through
this gold belt and If in some parts OF
Nevada there would be hundreds or
intelligent mining investors on the
ground and work started up in snort
time in most aggressive way. The
ore in quantity, with It's safe values
and plenty of water, Is there and
available to the right class of mining
men for little or almost nothing.
other Districts
"Still pushing on In a southwesteriy
course for twenty-five miles, we hno
the McCracken hill district, Centen-
NAL wash Bill Williams, Buck noun
tain and Yucca district, each having
their small and especially big ore
bodies of working values, but most OF
which are in a more or less primitive
condition. The ore deposits, with
values, are fairly available, but they
happen not to be in Nevada. They
will be heard from soon, but now the
chances there are easy.
away to the west again from the
county seat, some thirty miles, ana
along the river slope of the Colorado
river range of mountains, ana from
four to five miles below the now
famous Gold Road mine, we find other
localities of immense gold ore bodies
free to the milling and cyanide process
of extraction. The present operations
OF the Victor Gold Mining and Milling
company-the Gold Dust mine-is
notable instance of success.
''Then there are such gold bearing
lodges of great size and safely paying
values in the locality as the q. Amer
ican, B. Ridge, Pasadena and otners,
while on to the northwesterly, in the
Silver creek district, in which are the
same kind of big gold ore bodies, car
rving safe commercial values, such as
the Meals, Bratlund, Holmes, Taylor,
Miller and Gaddis mines, with more
than a score of others of equal big
ness. regularity and values Except
for the first two or three mentioned,
the rest are simply immense prospects
of remarkable promise. Large, strons,
persistent gold bearing veins ana
lodges in a largely andesite, diorite:
rhyolite and porphyritic dikes; II
these remarkable physical condltions
could have been duplicated in Rhyolite
or Goldfield during the past two years
the results would have been fully qe-
veloped and paying mines on a ols
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
SAYS ORE SHOWS GOLD
LIKE KERNELS OF WHEAT
Old Gladstone Mine in French Gulch
In Shasta County Is Said
to Have Struck It
Rich

REDDING. Feb. 16.-J. W. 3omar,
mine carpenter at the Gladstone, VINO
came to Redding Friday evening by
stage from French gulch, says tnat
about a year ago the main ore iedge
at the Gladstone was lost for a While,
but when they struck 1t again they
found 1t richer than ever.
Mr.. Bomar says that within the last
two weeks he has seen ore taken from
the mine which was so rich with free
gold that it looked as If 1t had peen
scattered BY handfuls into the rock as
one would throw a handful OF wheat'
They are now working a hundred men
at the Gladstone.
Mr.. Bomar owns what he thinks is
valuable quartz mine located twelve
miles west of French gulch and three
miles south of the Fairview mine. His
tunnel is in 14O feet and he expects
to cut the ledge within the next twenty
feet. His ore goes SIS per ton, accord
ing to mill test.
Mr.. Bomar is In Redding on business
connected with his mine and VIII re-
main a day or more. returning home
Sunday or Monday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
NEW DISTRICT ORGANIZED
IN PINE FOREST RANGE

A new district has been organized IN
the Pine Forest range of Humboldt
county, New, which has been named
the Florence mining district. and al
ready great deal of interest is being
taken in the new camp and number
Of leasers are at work. The ore is gold
bearing and assays range from s31 20
SIS. 100 to the ton The district has
plenty of wood and water. George A.
Lane and S. McKown of Winnemucca
are heavily interested in this new Ell
dorado.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
LOCAL POINT OF MINING INTEREST IS NOW AT RA Wilde
LAWSON is NOW AFTER THE
SADDLE MOUNTAIN NINE

1t is now said that Thomas w. Law
son, who has taken over the Consoii-
dated Arizona Smelling company, is
negotiating for the purchase of the Sad
die mountain property at Christmas in
Pinal county with a view to obtaining
self-fiuxing proposition to aid In the
operation of the Humboldt smelter.
none of the baser metals having ever
been discovered in Yavapai county In
sufficient quantities to make 1t worth
mining for smelling purposes.
Color is lent to the report by the fact
that Lawson has been in communica-
tion with the management of the Sad
die mountain property and is even
said to have sent a representative to
Christmas to make an exhaustive re-
port thereon. At present Christmas is
virtually dead camp. 1t is under
stood that the management of the
property holds it's claims at $1,000, 900,
but whether Lawson will deem it worth
the price is a question.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
MAKE BIG GOLD STRIKE
WHILE SEEKING SHELTER

RENO, New, Feb. ia special from
Hazen says: while sheltered from a
binding snowstorm, after being lost
for twenty-four hours, A. H. Gale and
j. r. Thompson, former railroad labor
ers, discovered a three-inch stringer
scanned with gold on the desert twelve
miles south Of here. The report of the
find caused 200 government reclama-
ton employees to desert the camp and
rush for the scene. Hazen is likewise
deserted. Gale and Thompson staked
valuable ground surrounding their lode
They told of the deposit in a local
saloon, giving the public the first in
formation of the strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
BRockMAN rs TO SELL
HIS ouApALoUPE MINE

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 16-Al
Brockman, the well known mining
man who Is associated with the Bisbee
firm of Boston & Brown in numerous
mining enterprises In Arizona and
Sonora, has for some time been en-
gagged in developing a gold property.
This property is located In the Guada-
lupe mountains, about fourteen miles
southeast of Barnardino, a station on
the Southwestern between Rodeo and
Douglas.
A strong ledge, carrying average gold
values of about $91 to the ton, has
been uncovered.
Negotiations for deal are under
way and the property may change
hands. The property has already been
visited once by experts, and another
party of mining men is expected to ex-
anime the group soon. Should the deal
be made it is Mr.. Brockman's intention
to do considerable development work
on mining claims in the Paradise dis
trict In which he is interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
Neighborhood Favorite

Mrs. e. d. Charles of Harbor. Me-,
speaking of Electric Bitters, says: 1T
is a neighbornood favorite here with
us" It deserves to be favorite every
where. 1t gives quick relief in dyspep-
sia, liver Complaint. kidney derange-
ment. malnutrition. nervousness, weak
ness and general debility. Its action on
the blood, as thorough purifier. makes
1t especially useful as a spring medi-
cine. This grand Alternative tonic Is
sold under guarantee at Dean Drug
Co, soc.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
Dividends VIII Be Resumed

The directors Of the Quartette COM
pany of Searchlight, New, expect to
resume dividends this year. Dividend
payments were suspended last Sep&
tember owing to the expenses incurred
in the building of a cyanide. plant, the
striking of a streak of low grade ore
and the purchase OF additional land.
In the fiscal year ended September 80
last the company paid $4,000 in divi-
dendS
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
Harris Makes Strike

The Mining Review of Salt Lake is
informed that N. b. Harris of Cres-
cent New, has made strike a short
distance south of that place consisting
of four inches of ore going ssIs5 70 IN the
io,ved and is holding out in good shape
The camp of Crescent is in prosperous
condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
New Stamp MiIl

Work on the new 3O-stamp mill for
the Snow Canyon company in the Pani-
mint is being pushed along with all
speed and ought to be working In the
course of a few weeks now. The COM
pany is reported to have a magnificent
property, the values of which will be
demonstrated when the new plant Is
Yielding a steady return.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
TIp Top BONANZA

The McAllister lease on the Tip Top
claim ON the Seyler-H Humphrey estate
at Manhattan is opening into bonanza.
The shaft is down only fifteen feet. but
In this distance seventy tons of $50 ore
have been taken out. The ledge is five
feet In width and is certain to enter the
list Of the first class leases Of the camp.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
RIoh in silver

the nroperty of the Inlay Mining COM
many, in Humboldt county, New. The
And was made on the 145-foot level and
samples which were sent to SAT- LAKE
for assay went 2s6 per cent lead, 1871
ounces silver snd ss.4o in gold to the
ton
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
Gold sulphIde

black mountain, in the Yerington
country. comes to the front this week
with a strike of big proportions. At the
or, Jghf company, body of sulphide
ore has been uncovered which runs up
IN 300 In gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17

HoLLENBEcK LODGE NO $40. r,
"A A. NJ, win confer the third de-
~ gree Tuesday, February Is. commence
AA ing at 2 p m.
W. ]. WILL DICK, seey
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LITERARY 4zINE SECTION

lived together lest five years an seven
months then she was took sudden
with cholera morbus from eatin cur
rants an died. He lived year an a
half or so longer, an then he died in
Il kind of consumption.
Iwan't long they had TO be happy
together, an sometimes used to think
they want SO happy after all: for
thars no mistake about it, Abner
Lyons was awful fussy | s'pose his
Twin alone so long made him so; but
! don't believe Aunt Rebecca ever
made loaf of bread, after she was
married, without his havin' something
to say about it, an eff thar's anything
that's aggravatin' to a woman, it's hav-
IN man fussin' around in her kitchen.
But eff Aunt Rebecca didn't find any
thlnS Jest as she thought it was goin'
to be, she never let on she was dis
app'inted
declare, Almiry, thars the house
IN sight, an the shower has gone round
to the northeast an we amt had a
speck of rain to lay the dust.
Well, my story's gone round to the
northeast too. Amt YOU tired ont
hearin me talk, Almiry?"
NO indeed, Mis- Green, replied Al
MIRA, slapping the reins; II liked to
near you, only it's kind of come to me,
as We been listening. that had heard
1t before The last time took you to
Walpole, guess, YOU told it.
"Wa'al, declare, shouldn't won
der eff did"
Then the horse turned cautiously
around the corner and stopped willing.
ly before the house
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1t is one thing to say YOU could never
marry man, and another thing to
refuse him when he asks you.
The first realization in woman OF
her failure to attract is The beginning
of every womans tragedy
can love woman, but can't argue
with her.
She's diplomatist- she says what
she means without telling YOU what
she says
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ipl Hlui w go on.
But then the minister began to hev
doubts as To whether or no he ought
10 marry EN- after what Aunt Rebecca
had said an it seemed for a minute
as eff thar wouldn't be any weddin at
alt
But grandmother began TO cry, an
lake on, an Aunt Rebecca jest turned
round an looked at her. Go on, says
she TO the minister
Mother said eff thar was ever any
body looked fit to be a martyr, Aunt
Rebecca did then. But it never
seemed TO me twas right. Margin
10 please Your relations an dyin' to
please the Lord is two things.
"Wa'al. | never thought much of
Uncle Enos after heerd that story
though, as said before, | guess he
was pretty good sort of man The
principal thing that was bad about
him guess, was, he was bound to
hev Aunt Rebecca, an he didn't let
anything, not even proper self-respcet
stand in his way.
Aunt Rebecca alters did her duty
by him, and was a good Wife an good
housekeeper. They never had any
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
MRS. ATHERTON
IN NEW ROMANCE
Husband Who Divorced This
Beautiful Woman in Love
With Her Again.

LONDON, May 31.-Another phase in
the romantic career OF the beautiful
and fascinating Mrs. Atherton, who
was divorced by her husband on ac
count Of Captain Yarde- Butler. the son
be IN process Of development.
Colonel Thomas James Atherton, the
gallant soldier who sued for divorce
the subject Of discussion and gossip in
every club in London, is said to have
proposed marriage once again. Mrs.
Atherton Is now considering her reply.
against Captain rde-Buller was only
brought after she had discovered that
ne had secretly married Miss Denise
Orme. a highly popular actress. 1t was
Of his suit the captain would cali as
his principal witness the Duke of West
minister. the richest peer In England.
The duke was only twenty,one when
Cape Town during the Boer War. and
the price he paid for his liberty Is said
to have been s250,00o. He was not
required to testify.
a daring woman when she married
farde- Butler after his passionate de-
clarations OF devotion to Mrs, Ather.
the match has turned out very happily.
The breach OF promise suit was tried
last December. Mrs. Atherton won It..
but her counsel said she was a woman
LOT independent means and asked no
money damages. Therefore Yarde-Bul-
Her got off by merely paying the court
costs.
In his suit for divorce Colonel Ather-
ton porduced letters from Yarde- Bull
| Ter to the wife in which he wrote ex-
pressions like this:
| II could not love you more. trust
| you from the bottom of my heart.
After all we have gone through you
must love me we'll enough to stick to
me forever
The colonels return to the woman
who has brought SO much notoriety
upon him is perhaps no more strange
tina mother infactuations which the fas-
chatting Mrs. Atherton has produced.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY

Virginia Council Meet in Danvllc aud Elect
Officers.
The State Council of Virginia Daughters
OF Liberty held It's eleventh annual session
Iii the city of Danville last week. After
Rev. j. C. Hall, and responded to by State
Secretary A. l.. Bradley. the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
State Councior-W. e. Ferguson. Rich
nond.
state Assistant Councilor-afss Cordella
a. Via, Roanoke.
state Vice-councilor-Mrs Ella Dahl.
Newport News.
State Assistant Vice councilor-Mrs. Ida
Klein. Richmond.
Junior Ex-State Councilor-Miss Annie
a. Bailey. Manchester.
Junior EN-Assistant State Councilor--Mrs
May Super. Newport News.
state Guide-Miss Willie Russell. Dan
VILE
State Secretary.-A. L. Bradley. Richmond
State Assistant Secretary--Mlss Lille Per-
kins. Danville.
State Treasurer. ]. Carlton. Richmond
Blair. Charlottesville.
State Inside GUARDIANS. Lizzie Lewis
Chincoteague.
state Outside Guard-w. F. Hurwood,
Bristol.
National OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Annie NJ
Bailey. Manchester; Mrs. 6. L. Quarles
Richmond; r. NJ. Fox, Danvlle
They adjourned, to meet next year in
Newport News.
The order is in flourlshing condition
and while it is the youngest fraternal order
Its membership Is in twenty-eight States
amounting to 10000 The membership III
Virginia Is 5000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
Ieqal Hottfes.

THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF The COUNTY OF HENRICO,
THE 25TH DAY OF MAY IN TIE
4 YEAR 1908:
election In Brookland school District,
No. ], OF the county Of Henrico, to
pass upon the question OF whether or
not borfds to the amount OF forty thou.
snnd (34O,O00) dollars shall be issued
by the School Board OF said school dis
trict for the purpose OF erecting a
schoolhouse at Glen Allen, Il school,
house at Highland Park and school
house at Barton Heights, in said school
district:
IT appearing to the court that the
School Board OF Brookland District,
No. i, of the county Of Henrico, by II
resolution adopted on the Goth day OF
May, 1908. and duly spread upon the
board, in which resolution the said
board declares that In its opinion that
1t is necessary that An additional
schoolhouse be erected at Glen Allen,
erected at Highland Park and an adj.
ditional schoolhouse should be erected
at Barton Heights. in said school dis.
trict, and that said schoolhouses be
furnished. In order to provide addi-
trict, and that the school funds of said
school district are not sufficient now
and will not be sufficient within three
years from the passage OF the resolu-
ton to provide said additional school.
houses and to furnish the same. and
that the sum OF forty
ts40,000) dollars should be expended
towards the erection of said school
buildings and the furnishing of same:
The court doth order that special
election be held in Brookland School
District, No. I. of the county OF Hen.
rico. on THURSDAY. THE 11TH DAY
OF JUNE. 1908, to pass upon the Dues
tion whether such bonds shall be Is
sued or not for the amount--to. wit.
forty thousand (s40,oo0) dollars recon-
mended by the School Board for said
district And the clerk OF this court
IS directed to give the notice of said
election by publication in The Tines
Dispatch. a newspaper published in the
city of Richmond. Va. daily for four.
teen times. consecutively. and the said
clerk shall direct the Sheriff of Hen.
rico county to post notice of said
election in ten conspicuous points in
said school district, which notice shall
state the amount OF the bonds to be
Issued and the purpose OF the proposed
Issue thereof.
An extract-Teste:
SAMUEL P. WADDILL
Clerk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
FOUNTAIN HERE THIS WEEK
Handsome Granite Structure to b
Placed Mt Brook Ave. and Broad.

Handsome Granite Structure to be
Placed at Brook Ave. and Broad.
Upon its arrival here this week from
Maine. the handsome fountain. donat-
ed to the city by the National Humane
Alliance will be erected at Brook Ave.
and Broad Street upon narssw strip.
once purchased as a site for the Stuart
monument Mayor Mccarthy said yes
terday that it would be put In place
Immediately. 1t is constructed entire
y Of polished granite. trimmed With 18th
six feet in diameter. The total weight
is five tons. the actual cost being
s2S0O Though built primarily for
horses. there are drinking accommodate
lions for citizens and for dogs
Having 2 large sum OF money at .td its
fountains to number of cities. which
have agreed to take proper care OF
them. In October the City Council &C
copied the gift by speela1, G q oneS
for equipment. Sfi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
CHASE CITY NORMAN.

profcx.or Binford Is Conductor ana Pro-
lessor Duke Local MnnnEer.
The State Department OF PUBIC lh-
struction and the nIecklenburs school
boards have made provision for a sum \
,ner normal institute at Chase City Tor
the special benefit OF the Mecklen-
SUPERINTENDENT Eggleston on satur-'
day appointed Professor Jullan q. Bi l1,
ford. principal of the Springfield
School in Richmond, conductor Of the
normal, and Professor s. F. Duke.
Of Chase city, local manager the IN.
'stitute has also secured the services
|mond. as instructor In English.
Professor Duke has been in this city
since IF'riday afternoon completing ar-
for the school.
With the faculty that IS oelng g ap-
nointed and the facilities that Chase
city offers the institute should pc
highly successful. gE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
RISKS LIFE TO ESCAPE

Belle Ralney Jumps from Second story
Window. But Later Surrcnders.
To escape arrest, Belle Rainey,
colored. Of Seventeenth Street, risk
ed her life yesterday morning by
Jumping out OF second story win
managed 10 Get "a. awav o from offeer I anu
nings, who was attempting to arrest
her.
The woman had hurt and bruised
b consd =, how ey,Is and
ton, and asked that the ambulance be
sent to her aid. She was attended by
DR.. Hoskins and allowed to go home on
bail. She was wanted only on a war
rant charging trespass
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
leQal RotireS,
i Ell CsIEIYERs SAFE.

. In the matter Of H. G. Woolworth &
Co., bankrupt. The undersigned re-
ceivers Of the above company, pur-
9gant to the order q Honerabe g Geo II
OF New York. hereby offer for sale
all,the goods, property and assets Of
lowing IS and loo, stores at 81 North
Sycamore Street Petersburg, Va; cal.
West Lexington Street, Baltimore. Md;
s51 South salina Street. Syracuse, N.
Y; fremont Street, Boston, Mass;
lures u s and about $50 folaing p chairs At
81 sf SoFta Hear sres AroadaN
$50 West sixty,f'fth street, New York
said property as a whole or any part
thereof and must be unlimited prior to
June s. Gl90s. All bids to be submitted
to- the court for approval or rejection.
Bids should be sent to Ritch Wood
ford, Boyee & Butcher. attorneys for
receivers, G18 Wall Street, New York
City. from whom further information
may be had If desired. "a 9sa34
yVILLIAN1sJ CsF2ATTAN,
GEORGE sSFIEHR1l.'r,
~ RanGiyars,