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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25
The kentuckx Tobacco War.

News that the American Tobacco
Company has come to terms with the
American Society OF Equity that will
terminate the devastating tobacco
war that has been waged between
producers and manufacturers in
Kentucky is pleasant reading for all
those who have been panied by the
news that has come from the Ken
lucky tobacco growing districts for
the last three years. And while the
report of the agreement is cause for
qualification on the part of all those
who sympathized with the sufferers
of the conflict and deplored tho I'M
fortunate condition of affairs that
existed in our sister state, 1t is not
clear that there is occasion for lauda-
ton Of the course pursued by either
side. 1t is cause for rejoicing rather
that the war has been brought to an
end and satisfactory terms agreed
upon and that the destruction of
property, waste Of fertile fields,
financial depression and retarded de-
velopment is over with.
over-pFoduction seems to have
been one oftthe prime causes of this
bitterly waged Kentucky conflict,
but strong and perhaps we'll
grounded conviction that the Ameri-
can tobacco trust had entire control
of the Kentucky tobacco market and
was giving the individual producer
the rinkeN-dink was doubtless the
real match that lighted the IRE.
The American Tobacco Company
would pay only its own market price
for those certain brands of tobacco
that are successfully raised only in
the noted tobacco counties In Ken
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

Under the new order of things and
a Democratic mayor at Fairmont, the
city clerk there, who, by the way, is
a Democrat, figures it out according
to printed statement issued and
credited to him, there will be an in
crease of taxes over those of the year
just ending of at least fifty per cent.
This information of semi-official ma
ture will not be very welcome to
those who will have to dig down in
their jeans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

Within the year there has been
quite change in the ministerial per-
sonnet in this city. Several have
gone and others are going to other
places, But, those who have come
and are coming are able. and, while
there is regret over the departure Of
those gone and going elsewhere, yet
there is gladness over those who
have come and are coming. The
clarksburg pulpits have been ably
filled and the successors are in the
same class,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

Not much fuss IS being kicked up
by the Democrats in the city cam
paign this year. Usually they have
a set Of fshy tales in circulation at
this time of.the year. but it seems
that they haven't been able to con-
coct anything thus far his spring.
Some of the yarns they sprang a
year ago were so monstrous that the
people viii not take any stock in the
same brand now. This means that
they have to stick nearer to the
truth this time. When they do that
there isn't really much for them to
kick up fuss about so far as 1t con-
Germs the administration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25
An Evening Echo.

The truest couage is always mixed
with circumspection; this being the
quality which distinguishes the
courage of the wise from the hardi-
ness of the rash and foolish. Jones
of Nayland.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

The Democratic calamity bowler is
the most inconsistent fellow we have
run across lately. In one breath he
talks hard times and in the next
sings the siren song of all the big
works going in full. He might as
well let up on the hard times howl as
he sees just as brightly as every one
else does the busy summer ahead.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

The Telegram acknowledges re-
ceipt from State Superintendent
Thomas C. Miller of copy of the
West Virginia Arbor and Bird Day
annual for this year, and finds it
highly instructive and very hand-
some publication, doubtless the pref
test. ever issued by the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

swisher does not need all the dele
gates, so why should he or his
friends care If Hearne does get a
few here and there, with few more
coming up for scherr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

Whether scherr's lieutenants adj
vised him to withdraw matters but
little, hut, if they had treated him
right, they certainly would have. ad-
yised it, If one may judge from the
returns SO far in from the counties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

Some OF the newspapers of the
First congressional district seem to
think that every man has not the
right to run for ofhce-such as gov
ernor, congress and the like. But
what right have they to think that?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

The primary election will soon he
here and the candidates are hustlihg
these days. The winners will be
elected at the polls in November.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

ans q - mo 5ohoniIeaf eoF-
eminent
The moral IS: Continue that sort
tof government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25

The Telegram is-delivered in Clarks-
burg and vicinity by our regular
carriers. Complaints regarding ir-
regular service will be Immediately
investigated and corrected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-25
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Chicago. Western Advertising Rep
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Marquette Building, Chicago.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
Mineral Application M. 0I0J0.
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
Mineral survey No. as4s.


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
CARSON CITY. NEW. OCT. %. 1908.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
CHAIRMAN CONSOLIDATED COPPER
COMPANY. "A Corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue
BY its agent and attorney-in- fact,
Thomas l.. Mitchell, whose residence
and post office address is Ely.
Nevada, has made application for
Great Western, Joanna No. 2 and Joanna
Gore lode claims situated in
Robinson Mining District. White Pine
County, Nevada. being Mineral Survey
No. 3546. and described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey
now on file in this office. with magnetic
variation at Il deg. 70 min. East as
follows:
Beginning at Cor No l being the
S. e. Cor of the Great Western loca-
ton, this survey whence section cor
In Tp. Is North of Range 6s EN-. D.M
bears \. So deg. 81 min. 80 sec. Il
2437.17 feet distant thence, first
course, 5. 80 deg. t6 min. w. 300 feet
course. :. 81 deg. 81 min. w. 1924 feet
to Corner No. Joana Gore tbeing
identical with Cor. No Joanna No.
thence. third course. y &c deg. 10 MIL
Joana No q thence. fourth course, "
% deg 30 min. Il. 600 IT. 10 Cor. No.
Joanna No. .: thence. fifth course. S. So
deg 10 min. F. 10T3.96 feet to wester-
sixth course. \. 90 deg. ~ min. w
io46.12 feet to Cor. No. of Great
Western: thence. seventh course. n. IS
deg 16 min. r. 500 #. to Corner No. 4
Great Western; thence. eighth course
S. 80 deg. IA min. e. 1900 It. to Corner
NJ ! of Great Western. the place OF
beginning: excepting and excluding
from said application ID Those por-
lions of said Great Western location IN
conflict with la) Blackstone lode claim
4. s. Lot No. IS and (b) with Union
Lode claim L. 5. Lot No. 81. The net area
of said lode claim after excluding the
above conflicting areas is 39.306 acres
all of which is claimed and applied for
The original and amended certificates
in office the of County Recorded of said
White Pine County in records of Min
ing Locations as follows: Great West
ern, oringinal, page 2o6. Book l
amended. pages 311-s13. Book Is
Joanna No. >. original, page 5i5, Book 1
amended pages 3143f6, Book Is
Joanna Gore. original, pages. 525-52e
are the blackstone, II. 5. Lot No. As
Union. r. $. Lot 81: Cloud. and Justice
survey No. 3126; Joanna. L. 5. Lot No.
g6: chairman. chainman Gore, and
placer and Magnuson, survey No. 1857
and Tiger placer. Survey No. 2S02.
Said lode claims are situated in the
s W. 4 of Section and the " w. Y
Of Section Is. all in Township Is N.
Il. 81 Il.
I direct that this notice be published
IN the Daily White Pine News. at Ely;
Nevada, the newspaper published
nearest the said lode mining claims,
for period of sixty DAYS.
LOUIS J. COIN.
Register.
(First Publication October. 81. 1909
Iast Publication December 80. 1909
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
KIND OF LABOR REQUIRED.

In order TO satisfy the statutory
provisions. the labor performed or
improvements made must be of such
character as actually To benefit and
promote the development of the
claim and facilitate the extraction of
mineral therefrom. Sinking shafts,
driving tunnels. making exploration
cuts and excavations in furtherance
of prospecting or mining operations
constitutes an unquestionable COM
plianee with the statute. Roads and
trails constructed for the benefit of
a claim. and which are necessary in
order 10 afford access 10 the mine in
question. and buildings erected upon
a claim for any purpose reasonably
connected with mining operations
aud its development, may be counted
as assessment work. The services of
n Waterman. where necessary for the
protection and preservation of min
ing machinery and buildings. have
been held 10 be sufficient. but not
where there is no intention on the
part of the owner TO resume active
operations within reasonable time.
r lese last mentioned expenditures,
sd II as for roads, trails, buildings,
ana services of watchmen. are near
.ife prrue1 iino. and do not pOssess
the unequiyoeal character of actual
mine openings and excavations
However. the courts are inclined to
be liberal In their Interpretation OF
the statutory requirements. and any
labor performed or improvements,
made in good faith that may. with
any show of reason. tend 10 develop
the claim. will be considered favor
ably.
Sampling or surveying a mine, un-
watering II for purposes of examina-
ton merely, travelling expenses in
reaching it, placing of tools, ma
chlnery. or buildings thereon, with
out any intention of using them per-
manently in actual mining operations
dumping failing on claim, have
been held insufficient and not within
the spirit of the statute.
The land department has held that
quartz mill situated on a claim and
built for the benefit of that claim
alone. Is not an active agency in the
actual development of the mine, since
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
LOCATION STAKES
AND MONUMENTS

Our attention has been called to
the growing evil in the district, the
obstruction or DETACHMENT of the
stakes and monuments on mining
claims. Parties relocating or hav-
ing adverse claims must not imagine
for one moment that they in any way
improve their claims by this destruc-
tive policy. About the only thing
they do, beyond the serious incon-
venenience they cause the other
claimants. is TO render themselves in
jeopardy of the law. Besides the
state law making this offense mis-
demeanor, Uncle Sam has a statute
on the matter and woe be to him that
is convicted of destroying monuments
set up by deputy United States sur
yeyors. However. for the good name
of the camp, let us hope this bad
practice will cease; absolutely moth
ing is gained by it as We have stated,
but IL is undoubtedly serious in
convenience to the locator and to the
applicant for patent. We dom think
that regular miners are guilty of this
class of vandalism. we put ii down to
a class of professional claim jumpers.
men who have little or no
acquaintance with the single jack :
but do all their mining with a pencil
and notices.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26

the making of the location. While
The statutes is explicit on the point
that the work must be done during
each year, yet the courts are loath
TO declare a forfeiture. and If a
claimant commences his work before
the end of the year, and proseeutes it
vigorously, on working days during
working hours. until 1t Is completed
even though the greater part of il is
done in the new year. his claim is not
open TO relocation. Under such cir
cnmstanees, where January l falls on
Sunday. and the claimant Is in possess
sion without working, but continues
work Monday. an attempted re-
location by third party ON Suday is
The same is true of an
attempted relocation made before
the usual hours of starting work
The postponement of work so as to
run over into the new year Is an I'M
wise course to pursue. however, and
he work should be completed by
December 81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
GlROuX CUMBERLAND
RUMORs ARE DENIED

hnmors of the most positive
character were In circulation
last night that the Cumberland
ELY and Giroux Consolidated
Copper companies had been tied
: up together by interests identif-
ed with the former company
taking control of the Giroux
: properties at Ely, Nevada.
Both companies in an indirect
fashion through local officials
denied last night that any trans
action such as reported had
gone through.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
SEASONABLE INFORMATION
As TO ASSESSMENT WORK

Year after year. either by reason o
.sher neglect or from financial stress
n large amount of assessment worL
is left 10 the closing months of fht
year. Apart from the risks run as te
time, IL means that in many cases the
money is all but wasted, so far as
any exploratory benefits accrene: the
weather is Indictment and the time
short, SO that usually all that is done
Is to dig hole" in the easiest Mace
II Is needless 10 comment on the
folly OF this manner of complying
with the law.
In a recent Issue of the Mining and
Scientific Press Editor Richard pub
lished a very timely article. In which
the writer gives good advice in very
clear manner. Read 1t over and II
you have not already done your as
sessment work for this year. hasten
To do 50. and do IL honestly and in
diligently; that Is. develop your
ground as well as fulfill the law.
The performance of assessment
work or annual labor on nnpatented
mining locations Is matter that
assumes importance At this time of
year. II Is the purpose of this arti- |
Gle To indicate briefly the nature of |
the annual labor required by our
mining laws. and TO discuss some of |
the questions that may arise In con-
neetion with such work.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26

who have claims in process of patent.
In many cases either by delay in the
land Office or by reason of advises,
after all the forms of law have been
complied with, there is still a delay
in the issuance of the final papers.
Now. until you are actually in po-
secession of these, no matter how
much work you may have done in the
aggregate. You must in each and
every year perform the annual labor
called for under the assessment laws.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
ANNUAL LABOR. HOW VALUED.

The statute is clear on the point
that 500 worth of labor or improve
ments is required each year, conf
meneing with the year following the
location. 4 question some times
arises as 10 what constitutes 800
worth of work There are some dis
triet regulations and state statutes
specifying the value of a days work,
but 1t is unquestionable whether
These are valid. The value of day S
labor and of the material used
naturally varies with the locality The
courts have held that the test is the
reasonable value of the work or i'm
provements. not what was paid for II
nor what the contract price was. The
actual value is the true test, though
what was paid for the work is strong
" persuasive as to value, and tends
to establish the good faith of the
claimant
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
MARkEIS, MINING AND METALS

!, mas 10 connection with the opera
non OF extracting mineral from the
ground. but its function begins only
Wheh the process of mining has ceas-
ed. While the question involved was
The snffieieney of improvements for
patent pnrposes.the analogy would
seem Il govern in the matter of an
hnai labor as well. This Is an ex-
IRENE refinement of the rule. If
subjected 10 the same rigid tese.
many improvements that are now adj
mitttedly sufficient would be ruled
out. The courts are inclined to look
10 substance rather than shadow. and
where good faith on the part of the
NINE owner Is evident, they construe
The law literally and give him the
benefit of any doubt They are not
inclined 10 be as technical in their
rulings on the question of labor and
In patent proceedings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
GET YOUR PAPERS.

The News would add to the fore
going able article, a word to those
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
n. n. RY. TIME TABLE.
Effective Sept. 18th. 1905.

EHtCIlNb Sept. IsII.s IBUS.
Daily except Sunday, leave Ely City
1885 a. N.
Daily except Sunday leave Cabre
1870 p. m.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
RESUMPTION OF LABOR.

The mere failure To perform an
nual labor does not result in for
fixture of the claim per Sc. If work
Is resumed before an adverse location
is made. and continued with reason
able diligence until 500 in value has
been performed, the law is satisfied.
The provisions of the statute re-
curing the performance of annual
labor are wise and salutary. With
out them It would be possible for a
few individuals TO locate major part
of the mineral lands of the public
domain and hold them indefinitely.
The necessity of performing annual
labor. slight as the burden may seem
proves in actual experience TO be a
most effective check on wholesale
speculation and permanent segrega-
ton of mineral lands from the public
domain without development. The
law is eyaded in many instances, but
this is not the fault of the law, but
rather of its administration. Many
claiments endeayor to hold their
claims without performing annual
labor. and at the beginning of the
new year either relocate the claims
in their own ndHleS ol III the NAMES
of others. by SO doing they run the
risk of losing their claims, and the
courts are inclined to look with dis
favor on such trifing with the plain
intent of the law If claimants Will
perform their assessment work with
the bona fled intention of complying
with the spirit of the law. instead OF
going to the other extreme and per-
/ forming as little work as possible, or
irving 10 credit work of a doubtful
nature. they will gave themselves
trouble latter ON. Many times a
claimant is forced TO spend hundreds
of dollars in litigation 10 defend his
claim against an adverse location
when the expenditure of a few dol
lars in assessment work would nave
removed all possibility of questioning
| lis nerformanee As final word OF
! canton. whenever claimant Is III
Doubt as TO whether the work done
Is of the proper character or whether
II Is sufficient in amount. let nm
abolish the doubt by doing work that
can not be assailed. II Will BRING
neaee of mind and save money IN the
long run.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
GROUP WORK.

Oftentimes II would be waste of
labor 10 perform 500 worth of work
ON each one of IA group of claims held
IN common. The natural and
economic way To develop such
group of claims might probably be by
means of main adit or shaft, or, in
the case of plaeers. by flume, ditch.
or reservoir constructed for their
common benefit. Under such cir
cumstances it is permissible TO per-
form all of the work, TO the amount
of 800 for each and every claim to
be benefited thereby, on one or more
Claims OF The group. or. in special
cases, outside of the group. The
work must he of such character as
actually To benefit each claim for
which II was performed. For ex-
ample, work on an adit. the portal of
which is niger in elevation than some
of the claims in the group. would not
ordinarily benefit such lower claims.
As a rule. the claims must be con-
tignous, and there must be some COM
munity of interest in all of the claims
BY special act passed in 800. con-
gress provided that THE annual as
sessment labor upon Toll placer min
ing claims may be done upon any
one of a group of claims lying con-
tiguous and owned by the same per-
son or corporation, not exceeding five
claims in all: Provided. That said
labor will tend 10 the development or
10 determine the oil bearing chara-
eter of such contiguous claims
In the case of association placer
claims only 500 worth of labor is re-
qnired on each claim. which ccan not,
of course, exceed 160 acres in area.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
PROOF OF ANNUAL LABOR.

Many states have statutes requir-
ing claimants to record afiidayits 10
the effect that the annual labor has
been performed, and setting forth the
nature and value of the work. No
serious consequence can result from
"A failure To comply with these re-
quirements. though il is always adj
visable to comply with them. Such
recorded proofs are usually made
prima facie evidence of the fact that
the work was regularly performed
whatever such fact is questioned in
an action in court
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Ice and sleet badly interfered with
railway traffic In New York yester-
day
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26

OBrien. Prohibition nominee for
governor in Connecticut in Novem-
Der, has been refused admission &c
the Fairfield county bar
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
ANCIENT LAW.

From time immemorial the per-
formanee of assement or representa-
ton work on a mining claim has been
a condition controlling the retention
Of title. The Roman mining Law, as
shown by a recently discovered in
seriptton. insisted upon continuous
work. A cessation for ten DAYS. or.
In special cases. for six months, re-
suited in forfeiture of the mine. The
old .Germanie mining Law was even
more rigous. continuous work. day
and night, was a condition of hold
ing This was later relaxed. until
finally cessation from labor for u
year and a day was allowed without
confiscation of the mine. The amount
of work required by stannary law in
the tin mines of Cornwall and Devon
varied. At one time a man retained
his title for the first year by mark
ing the ground the second year by
the imp, oyements he placed on II:
and the third year by the output of
tin. Still earlier. the annual work
required was the equivalent of one
mans labor for three months.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
TIME OF PERFORMANCES.

II is evident that a locator has
until December 81 of the year fol-
lowing the year in which he makes
his location. TO perform his annual
labor. Whether he can perform the
work during the year that he Initiates
his location and have IL count for the
year following Is extremely doubtful.
To be safe, the work should be done
after January of the year following
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
LEAVE ELY FOR ELY CITY
SHELTER TRAINS.

Ar. Ely City. 1925 &:2O Gao 1925
AR. Ely -. $3.50 4:25 6;35 1890
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-26
FEDERAL STATUTES.

We see in the mining code now In
force in the United States. points Of
strong resemblance 10 these ancient
mining laws. Section 1921 of the
Revised statutes enacted In 1872 pro-
Yides that "on each claim located
and until a patent has been
issued therefor. not less than one
hundred dollars worth of labor shall
be performed or improvements made
during each year and upon
failure To comply with these con-
ditions the claim or mine upon which
such failure occurred shall be open
TO relocation in the same manner as
II no location of the same had ever
been, made provided that the oklgsssa,
locaters. their heirs, as-i-,, ,as,,n,a5
- -. upon the claim after failure
md before such location and See
ton . of the Act of 1850 III Stat.
l.. GIL amended the former section
by providing, THAT the period with
In which the work required 10 be
done annually on all unpatented
mineral claims shall commence on
the first day of January sue
ceeding the date of location o
such claim