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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

Starting from the old renowned Com
stock lode of Virginia City and going in
southerly direction, have found with
one or two exceptions, the range is made
up entirely of igneous rocks. The igne-
Gus rocks consist partly of rock with por-
phyritic structure and fine grained.
Partly of porphyritic rock whose ground
mass is comparatively coarse and partly
Of typical granular rocks. / note the
range consists mostly Of quartz por-
phyries and the other principal rock is
an ancient rhyolte and andesite. Going
in southerly direction from Churchill
canyon. find the east and west range i'll
the same formation, with occasionally
stratum of quartzite running with the
formation. / cannot see any difference
in the formation of these ranges from
the Comstock lode, which is about 20
miles from this district.
l will give description of the West
range and the properties being developed.
The Iron mine has force of men
working, they are putting in extensive
hosting works. This mine has some
very high grade copper ore that runs
well in gold.
Next comes the Broken Hills property
which is being well prospected and is
showing rich copper and gold sulphides.
The Burke and Mclaughlin property
has 1a.tato,a,,,a,tf Al xpArb nd
is valuable.
The Grove and Pierce group has shown
some rich gold, silver and copper 'ore
the same as the adjoining ground owned
by Hardy and Bond.
The Kennedy group is being worked
by Los Angeles capitalists who are taking
out some high grade free milling gold
ore as well as copper ore that assays as
good as Is per cent. About half mile
west of these properties ID. w. Croft and
Ray Hoblit have opened up some good
looking property which shows rich silver
and lead ore. The west range is about
IL miles long.
will now describe the East range and
the mines operating thereon. The first
property is that owned by Dr. Green and
Il. Gates which shows well in copper
ore.
The Calumet has developed into quite
property, Richards and McLoud hav-
ing been running a long tunnel and
opening up some very rich free milling
gold ore.
Mr. Lutz is rushing work sinking his
shaft, which is now down over 800 feet
and predict a great mine when he
crosscuts.
Andy Ashland has some good prospects
adjoining the famous Nevada Douglas
and Ludwig properties.
In regard to the Ludwig and Nevada
Douglas properties as producers will
state that these mines are hard to beat
in any part of the world. They have
shipped ore for years, are still shipping,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

and are now contemplating putting III a
smelter and building railroad.
About mile and half from this town
there is group of claims known as Blue
Bird No. | and 2 and Buckskin Jack
which shows vast mountain Of porphry
with veins and strata of quartz running
through it giving high values in gold and
silver. 1t is great free milling propo-
sition.
T.. Gates, DR. Green and company of
Merced people are operating on very
high grade property short distance
from the last mentioned claims and are
sinking a shaft. They have encountered
some rich ore on this ground showing
free gold in considerable quantities.
c. G. Schneider is doing considerable
work on his claims.
think it would be right TO mention
the Hines Hot Springs which are only
six miles down the valley, an ideal spot
for few days rest.
WALTER Ii, CROFT.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04
NO OTHER DISTRICT CAN COMPARE
We Stand Ready TO Prove the Above
Assertion.
Hundreds of Miners Working Daily Developing
Mines, Blocking Out and Mining Ore.
ALI Waiting for Railroad Facilities, Smelter and
Cheaper Fuel.

The great Bluesone mine dumps
and least FIVE that blocked Visitors longer
permitted, ~ goes steadily
Douglas. Engineer Jennings
has nmaed that there of copper in the
his thirds sake of In his
report General Manager following the
foot level -Four hundred of drifting been
done all gossan considerable
of taken this level running from
copper carbonae much this class be stopped
OF 5sooo this level what appears
original suphide workings pra
cay all in of this character Egheve samples show
for 200 feet along the strike of
the vein Two been made which
long and another so feet both of which in
Speaking of the Mason Valley mine George L. Walker in the
Boston Commercial says:
'The company large property Yengton visited
August develope
bodies which in contact vein and as big replacement deposits
considerable of low grade carbonate and
supd been developed deposits which promise
large of 5 have been
mine between and additional blocked 1t
probable high grade smeg would several
developed
For instance one new reports 6
reaching the opposite wall This body has
been developed feet length AT another point shows
per uphde Higher up the body
partly cuprte been developed channel
which is feet wide
Ten months has Walker visited
property bodies native copper discov
opened up that will better than 60
copper.
above mentioned copper properties there
are he following which have shipping
COPPER GOLD
Western Nevada, Wheeler
Calumet Golden Glory,
Mcconnell, Mountain View,
Northern Light Big
Wabuska Crabbe,
Maachite, Rockland
Then comes Buckkin working properties
Granite wit twenty sacking daily
safely easily prove other mining district
lin
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04
Unanimous for High School

The petition for Lyon county high
school, to be located at Yerington, is
ready for presentation to the board of
County Commissioners. Everybody re-
alizes the necessity and advantages of
such an institution, and many business
men came to the Office to sign. We will
now see that the petitionsis presented III
proper form and the commissioners re-
quested to call the election at the same
time as the general election this fall, thus
avoiding any extra expense to the tax
payers. We wish to congratulate Yer
ington on the public spirit manifested.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

This is the season of the year when
doves mate. II is also the season when
the lonely bachelor wonders if single
blessedness is really the life to live.
And it is limited that two of the popular
Young gentlemen who clerk for Il. r.
Lam have been overheard discussing
matrimony and race suicide.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04


District Attorney ], Walter Handy left
Thursday for Bishop, California, where
ne will join his family. From Bishop
they will go to Los Angeles for the sum
ner We wish them pleasant and
profitable holiday,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

At the M. +. church Sunday evening
there will be in addition to the usual
services, concert The following pro-
gram will be rendered.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

Ring tournament contest. entrance fee, 81 Ist
prize s7s; I'D prize, SIS; sd prize S
Free open air tournament and circus at
pavilion, beginning at $50 p. m.
Grand ball at Owl hall in the evening
Grand march at $50 p. m.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

Hymn congregation
Duet Change OF Time"
Miss Becker and Mr.. Allen.
hymn SphS NS"'i"'
solo, Dream of Paradise ..-----.---- Mr.. Allen
solo, "The Gates OF Paradise --.--- Miss Pierce
Male ouartette Remember Me"
, Rossen, Barnett Allen and Barnett.
Solo, More Love to Thee Miss Josie Becker
Recitation, Paul Reveres Ride" Mrs. Hoppin
Duet -----------. ---.--.-." on near Our prayer
Mrs Marsa and Mr.. Allen.
Hymn Congregation
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04

Buckskn with fifteen working properties and
Granite wi twenty leasers sacking daily.
safely and easily that no other mining district
this country splendid showing predict
this will be the producing mining
distrc N lie world.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-04
OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF
The DAY.
Celebration Under Auspices Of Green
field Lodge No. 80. K. Of P.

Committee on Arrangements-Wa Walter
Baird. Frank Barnett, Fred Vicks, n. II.
Van Alstine, VIM. Powers, with head
quarters at Yerington Drug company.
Vim. Hatherell Grand Marshal.
All events will take place at the exact
time advertised.
Parade starts from school. house at
$50 a. III.
Most comical float, prize, $50; incest
decorated float, prize, $50; incest turn
out of any Lodge, prize, $40.
Literary exercises, pavilion at l. a. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

at a crossing a mile or so in the dis
lance.
Blasting Out Diamonds.
EVERYWHERE we went the natives were
working. Here they were loading the
blue rock upon cars. and there they were
dumping 1t down through the wells to
the reservoirs below. In enc place they
were blasting. The rock Is of such ma
ture that compressed air cannot be used.
and the men were cutting holes five feet
deep by means Of long chisels worked by
hand. Many holes are made In cham
Der and then the blasts are all set off at
once I cannot describe the terror In
spired by these blasts as they go off
down there, five or six hundred feet be-
low ground The boom Is like that of a
big naval gun. and 1t strikes the drum of
your ear as though 1t would break it.
The vibration blows out the candies. and
the dynamite fills the tunnels with
sickening smoke. Thirtyssix thousand
blasts are shot off in that mine every
week. and nevertheless the accidt nts are
few. During the past year only two men
have been killed and this IS a small NOR
tality considering that there are 1000
native workmen and that the mines are
usually operated both day and night.
The amount of explosives used is enor-
nous. In 1905 in all the mines of the
De Beers Company there were consumed
more than three million pounds Of dy-
Mantle. and to set this off were used
more than six hundred coils of fuse each
twenty-four inches long. The De Beers
Company has its own dynamite factory
not far from Cape Town. 1t finds 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
THE KIMBERLEY DIAMOND MINES

cheaper and safer to make it's own ex-
plosive.
A Great Organization.
In going through the mines and works
/ have been surprised at the care and
economy everywhere shown. Although the
company pays big dividends not cent
is allowed to go to waste, and the most
careful watch is kept to avoid any ex-
travagance AS we went through the
Dutoitspan We passed a chamber where
an electric light was burning, although
the work had been stopped for the time.
The man In charge was reproved, and the
light put out. In another place a white
boy who was keeping tally of the cars
allowed one to go by which was not quite
full. He was warned that he must not
credit half cars for full cars and that he
would lose his job If he did not keep his
eyes open. The same economy Is shown
in the engine rooms, In the washing rpa-
chimes in the management OF the blue
ground on the floors, and. In fat I, in every
part of the works. The De Beers Com
pany pays big dividends because 1t Is
thoroughly we'll managed, and 1t makes
one feel proud to know that, although
operated almost entirely by British capt.
tai, the managers are Americans.
In another letter l shall take you over
the floors where the blue clay melts from
the diamonds and leaves them out in the
sun, and also into the mighty washing
factories where the brilliantS are taken
out and made ready for shipment to all
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Quick-Wited Cabman '
WorstS a Johnny Wise

TT takes more than the Johnny Wise to
beat a Washington night hawk at his
own game and many a time the wit
and quickness of one Of these birds O.
night have saved him a fare.
Not many nights ago 1t was raining as
though the heavens had an especial
grudge against the asphalt of Washing
ton. when youth who had greeted many
kind faced men In white coats to the tune
of "Wat'n you have?" was accosted ON
Pennsylvania avenue by a night hawk.
.'Ceb. sir?'
How much will you charge me to
60"
Dollar and a half, sir
TOO mush. too mush.' replied the
young man, whose coat bulged out on
one side. Civ yo' seventyfif shents.
Not tonight you won't" responded the
cabby. Make it dollar"
Just at that moment strong gust or
wind blew aside the prospective fares
coat and from beneath 1t IL the street
dropped a great TEDDY bear. which the
wanderer had acquired probably by per-
suasion."
THAT settles it." announced the cab
man 1.-TWO passengers. Nothln less
than dollar now"
And the young fellow, approaching thae
he had been worsted. allowed the caoman
to place the bear comfortably on the seat
of the cab, lift him in and drive them
both home, which, when reached, round
the young fellow asleep with his arm
about the shaggy animal coll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

Go out tomorrow morning about >
O'Clock and take a long look at the crowds
in front of some OF the larger schools,
the Mckinley Manual Training School. for
instance. Here you will find an older
class OF pupils-bright faced, intelligent
and alert.
In the ordinary schools If the boy or girl
learns a little bit about the most useful
things of life and learns whole lot about
how to conduct himself or herself in life
the efforts of the teacher haven't been
vain. And while this holds true, natu-
rally enough. all through any persons
educational career. 1t Is less thought Of III
the higher schools-the high schools. .--e
schools for manual training and the 9TH
erS.
So we come TO the class of pupils who
like to go back to school, because through
a sort of youthful ambition or through
edge which they must in some fashion
acquire they desire to go where others
possessing that information may In tGrn
impart it to them.
The good showing of American schools
and the records kept in the public libraries
show that the Schoolboy and the schoolgirl
are imbued with spirit of research in
spired probably in the schools, for there
is a tendency among these little book
worms to dclve not only into romance,
but into history and other subjects re-
lated to the things that one is co npelled
20 study in the course of the days work.
So you can put it down with some assur-
ance that you are right when you declare
that Mr. Shakespeare wasn't entirely
right about that reluctance OF the school,
boy. There are SO many new things to
see, so many things to do, from fighting
and foot ball to flirting and studying
new subjects. that it would be a tame
boy, indeed who couldn't find almost as
much amusement in school and school
DAYS as he can in those of vacation.
Vacation looks better because most
boys, like most men. don't care for the
idea that they are under restraint. II
tie restraint is there and they don't
know, they Go not worry particularly over
II. but when 1t is so obvious as it is when
one has to go back and take orders,
maybe from a mere girl, 1t seems hard.
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pipe We went along a car track. passing
trains OF this blue ground hauled by
American electric locomotives AS the
cars reached the shaft they were dumped
without stopping. Their contents fall into
a great iron skip and touch of a button
sends them TO the top. The arrangements
are such that two boys can unload 1000
cars in eight hours, and so that. working
all day. thew can hoist 1900 cars to the
surface.
AS We watched the blue ground flying
by | asked Mr.. Fuller to give me some
idea of the profits of the mining. He re-
piled that the Dutoitspan was one Of the
richest OF the De Beers Companys prop
critics, and that the profit on the ore then
going I'D was something like $4,000
day That means $1,000 an hour day and
night or $50 per minute week in and
week out In addition to this the blue
amounting to $145 600 per month, and OF
that more than 100000 is for wages
alone. Talk about your golden streams!
AS for me | would prefer one OF these
streams of diamonds.
We passed a continuous line OF such
cars on our way into the mine proper,
and then walked for miles through the
tunnels made in the pipe to set out the
blue ground Much of the lline is I'M
lighted and we had to pick our way
along with candles. jumping to this side
and that TO avoid being r~n down by the
cars The tunnels are just about as high
as ones head and just wide enough for
the cars to run through them. They are
cut here and there by cross tunnels, and
at times We could see an electric light
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MARcHuaq IN from REcEp

OF awed acquaintance, whom they toler-
ate. but that is ali.
So why should they care whether or
not school takes up again. They can
have better time If they don't have to
spend six hours inside schoolroom each
day. Certainly they can, they think,
while the weather is good. But 1T isn't
likely that Tommy or Ped cares much
about going back. even If they don't
worry greatly about that one bright feat
ure of new school year-the making OF
new friends.
Meeting the New Children.
But then, in addition to the meeting of
new boys and, of course, the meeting of
new little girls there is the first encoun-
ter with the new teacher for the boy who
is just starting and for the boy who is
progressing from one grade to the other
Don't you remember the days when
YOU used to go bach. to school for the
first time after the long summer of pleas
ure and how you wanted 10 see yoCr old
friend who tried so hard-alth@ugh you
probably at the time didn't realize that
10 make you learn something!
Don't YOU remember how you walked
into the schoolroom of your new grade,
face washed and hair combed unless a
fight had taken those outward signs OF
respectablity from your small person.
looking hard TO see whether or not the
new lady who was to take you on the
school journey suited you?
And it wasn't many days after that
you were ready TO give your opinion about
Miss b or Mrs. E. or whoever was
at the head of your room. 1t isn't any
different these days, and the embryo citi-
Zens are just as ready day after tomor-
row TO tell you confidentially what they
think of their teachers as you were TO do
the same thing a score of years ago.
why" says Mary Jane as she carefully
lifts a skirt that comes only bit below
her knees while a wagon with dirty wheel
struggles by her group Of comrades. she
looks like a mean thing to ~. Sue has
a hat that's two years old an he dresses
something awful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Man..

MISS E. L. TODD, the first woman Inc
lv1 vertor of an aeroplane, spoke hope~
fully at a luncheon In New York the
other day Of woman suffrage.
1--WE shall get the vote she said, eas
soon as we convince man that we want
him to give 1t to US. Show man that We
like the type Of male who favors votes
for. women. and he will become that type,
as ra is now chivalrous because he thinks
we like the chivalrous type
I'VE women don't appreciate our power
over man. said Miss Todd, land yet
things continually happen 10 reveal this
power. Thus. while l was calling on q
young matron yesterday her little son
came in. wet up to the knees.
His mother snatched away his hat and
bundle of books and shook him.
What do you mean she said by
coming home from school In this condi-
tion?
"'Ah. said the boy. the girls don't
think nothin' of Teller what's afraid to
wade in the gutter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

Mr.. Shakespeare forgot to mention the
teacher on hts her or their way to
school. There are close to LOO instruc-
tors OF the coming youth in the capital.
backward glances toward the mountain.
the seashore and the country, really.
after all, coming back to work isn't SO
hard for them either.
Wait until next spring. when the rou-
tine OF it all has taken the pleasure out
of meeting new children, has made the
woman cross and the man Indifferent OR
merely cynical about his pupils ability
to learn anything, and then perhaps. and
mind you, just perhaps. some of them
will admit that they are sorry school Is
running.
1t is hard work to teach school II one
is enough interested in it to do ones
work we'll 1t is painStakinS work. 1t Is
work that has TO be done over and over
again with the same childish plumbers
ever confronting the teacher. 1t takes
nerve and grit. and, of course, intelli-
gence
But the teachers, too, have their hours
of pleasure and they have their old as
sociations in the winter. when they are
all back here In the capital. Most of
them, all of them who can. prefer to go
away from the city when the sun begins
to light up the asphalt on Pennsylvania
avenue. so that their circle Of acquaint-
ances is broken for a time.
Renewing Old frlendSn1ps.
When the fall comes back and they
think Of the school days that are coming
they do not fail to remember with bit
of thrill that in few more days they
will see some one-a woman or a man
whom they like"
1t is really much like an army this ar
ray Of teachers and taught The rank
and file are the pupils, $1,000 strong: the
teachers are the captains, the majors the
colonies: the principals and the assistant
superintendents the generals. while the
board Of education forms sort OF coun-
Gil of war
And every nine months. when this army
lays down it's weapons Of peace-the
books, the pens, the pencils-when the
cantain lays aside the pointer and the
switch. it Is with the hope that there
will be grand reunion in the autumn.
There are many other persons In Wash
ington who are glad to see the school
days come back. The janitor. the book
seller. the stationer. the fruit stand man
are all happy.
Possibly the only persons who are re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Her Bushes Were Hidden.

A LFRED G. VANDERBILT at the
Long Branch horse show said of the
sheath skirt:
You know those thick double wells, SIM
liar TO a Turkish womans. that they have
been wearing in Newport this summer?
Well. they say in Newport that the other
day az extremely pretty girl appeared In
4 very daring sheath skirt.
Her father took her to task about It,
"'Don't YOU think he said. that the
skirt you wore this afternoon is most i'm
modest?
But papa said she. i wear one OF
those thick double wells with It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

the figures are: Normal schools, 100 this
year, % last year. increase 13; NJ Street
High School. 678 this year. 5s7 last year.
increase 50; Armstrong Manual Training
School, 4t4 this year. AIS last year. In
crease 2S. The grand total for colored
pupils in the higher schools Is: 1928
this year. 1.09S last year. increase 12S.
The attendance at the night schools has
not yet been figured, but last year It
was 1864. with 1896 colored pupils and
the remainder white. The average at.
tendance last year was 1905, which 10
considered very good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

A LII Kinds of Boys and
n Girls on Their March
tc the Schoolhouse-Mak-
ing New Acquaintance and
Renewing Old Friendships
The Teachers Place in
the School Children's Classi-
fication Youthful Minds
Form Opinions Quickly
The New Schools and the
Total Enrolment to Date.
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Hey! Hear About Hay.

From the Hartford Post.
A merchant in Augusta. Me-, buys all
his hay in the west and has 1t shipped
70 Maine He declares that 1t can be
purchased and shipped at a total figure
lower than the local crop can be pur-
chased for.
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CONTINUED from Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

YER since man began writing his
be the story of some great deeds
or merely something his wife
wanted at the department cave