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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
Total receipts ....
The disposition ofthe days receipts was
as follows. each buyer purchasing the num-
Der OF head indicated;


CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle for Thurs
day were quite liberal, III fresh cars being
reported in In addition TO this number
was a fine bunch Of hOld-overs that came
in too late for yesterdays market The
quality Of the cattle was good, there being
good many right desirable killers among
the offerings.
In spite OF the fact that there were some
shipping orders IN the field, the market
opened very GLOW and the forenoon was
well advanced before very much business
was transacted Buyers all seemed 10 feel
that with the number OF cattle on sale
this late in the week, there was an oppor-
tunity 20 take off a little and they were not
Thus beef steers were generally SLOW 10
lOc lower than yesterdays early market
50 far as the more desirable killers were
concerned The common 70 medium kinds
OF cattle such as sell from S5S down were
slow and hard 70 move. The common kinds
especially. were very much neglected, and
they were safely i0c lower and in some
cases possibly worse than that. As q mat
ter OF fact, however. II Was not % rnuch
q question of price as securing a buyer
who would bid on the half fat or warmed
up kinds. no one seeming anxious 20 buy
them- Holders OF such. complained that
a. soon a. the buyers looked over the
fence and saw that they were on the com
m0n order they would shake their heads
aRd ride away without going inside The
peas. There were few good yearlings
IN the yards this morning and as high as
$50 was paid for choice bunch that had
some heifers In II.
oFened very slOU and duh and although
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.


CHICAGO, May n.-Damage 20 the fall
s0wn crop caused strength today in the
local wheat market, the July delivery clos
ing AT a net gain OF Ac. Corn was Oft Ac.
oats were a shade higher. Provisions were
The wheat market was firm all day.
chiefly because OF crop damage reports.
OF the crop In southern Indiana had been
ruined by excessive rains. From Kansas
came reports OF an opposite character, as
sertlng that the crop had been bliRhted by
drouth. An unexpected advance at Liver
pool was a sti1 further aid for the bulls.
livery. The market closed strong. July
opened h4he higher at S0Qsolsc, advanced
% 90A09lc and closed at slAac. Clearances
OF wheat and flour were equal TO IT.00o
bushels. Primary receipts were $1,000
bushels. as compared with $4,000 bushels on
neapoiis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts Of l4s cars, against 221 cars last week
and 3lf cars one year ago.
Prices In thos corn pit were inclined 10
drag throughout the day. July opened un-
changed TO shade lower at 66hc 20 esisQ
May closed unchanged at IIl<c. Local re-
The outs market was dull. July opened
a shade lower to a shade higher at 4eA.9
s6lsc advanced TO 47c and closed at 465sc.
Local receipts were las cars.
The provisions market was firm. Al the
close July pork was up l0c at Sl372A. Lard
was up sc at sS.57a. Ribs were nc higher
Estimated receipts for tomorrow are:
Wheat. IS cars; corn, Isl cars; oats. lS3
cars: hogs, 1900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. May n.-COTTON-Futur
opened barely steady; May S.sOc; July.
s5Oe: August eSoc; September. 915c: Octo-
Der, so9c; December. s.Ac; January, 2S9c;
March sSsc offered.
spot closed steady, 10 points higher;
middling uplands. 1100c; middling gulf,
II &c: sales, l,sl7 bales.
sT. LOUIS. No, May 2i.-COTToN-
Quiet; niddling, IKE: sales none; receipts
ls bales; shipments, 1s7 bales; stock, 2. 2s3
bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May a.-CoTTON-
Spot. steady; low ordinary, 6Ae, nominal;
ordinary, I 9-i6c; nominal; good ordinary,
&C.: low middling. l01sc; middling, IL 3-16c I;
good middling, II u-lsc; middling fair,
~ 3-16c; fair, - 3-l6c; nominal sales, $50
bales; receipts. 400 bales; stock. 1880
bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

sT LOUIS. May zi.-CATTL Receipts,
90 head including ?. 30 Texans. market
for natives, steady Texans. 56l0o lower;
native shipping and export steers. s.. 80
T.l5; dressed beef and butcher steers $40
de s: steers under loo rounds, A75fl6. 81; I;
stOckers and feeders. t3.oQ5.Oo cows and
heifers. 8.50fi6.3 3; Gamers, IA 50G2 80; bulls,
3o01b50; calves. So E16.gb; Texas and In
81. .TGA5
HOGs-Reeeipts !. 800 head; market lOc
higher pigs and light S.75d6.t5; packers,
85Te
SHEEP AND LAAiBs-Receipts, 1900
head market heldr lower; native muttona.
s. 20 AH0; lambs. t45007.z5 culls and bucks,
G.0oaAo0, stockeTs. NOQ3 g.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
LIVE sToCK MARKET
Cattle and sheep steady--Hogs TeH
Cents Higher.

CHICAGO. May 81. - CATTLE - Re
market steady; steers, s5.o0q7.2s; COWS.
33.75Q5.Ts; heifers. t3.50Q6.25; bulls,
and feeders. s32B06.lO.
HOGS-Receipts, estimate at about H.
900 head; uIArkct i1E higher: choice heavy
shipping 3B.65@ Sfah butchers, $3.50
5.72h; choice light 1855 1910; light
mixed, So 55 q 5.6b; packing, f5.00q 5. 50;
pigs, ti.i5 500; bulk 81 sales, $500 o
80.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, esti-
mated al about coo head; market steadyi
yesrtings. 81 SoaS's5.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
oils and RoaIn,

OIL CITY, Pa, May 2l.-OILS-Credit bal
ances, I.TS Runs, Z6,024 bbls; average,
1906 bbls. Shipments, l55,7ls bbls.; aver
age 1Ts,s2O bbis.
SAVANNAH. May a.-oILs-Turpentine
firm; az df2ikc
ROSIN-F1rm. Quote A, B. c, SAo;
D. S2&; z. F, S3D; G, S3.$da s.: II, Sa75G
$50; l. S4S; NJ, $50; n. Ss.6; VIC, S6B.
WV, 6l066.i5.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
CoNee Market.

NEW YORK. May 2l.-COFFEE-Futu
closed steady. unchanged TO 5 points lower.
Sales reported Of u.000 bags. including May
at 6o5d6l0c; July, 610c: September. 6.0eG
soc; December. soc, and March. 605c.
Spot coffee, barely steady; No. Z Rio, sac:
doVa. a.Gl2a.c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

10. ] California firm. Is nd on Quays.
enu ts 1ad In store, futures. steady; May,
nominali JCly. 7s I'D; Septt mbsr, 7s ptd;
December, 7s I'D
COtN-Spot. new American kin dried
Ilftn, - lod old American mixed, steady
es ly1fd: futures. quiet: May. Sc ied.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

Excessive rains fell during the night in
the Omaha, Des Moines and Minneapolis
districts, and lighter rains In all other ex-
cept the Chicago, Indianapolis and st.
Louis districts. The weather is decidedly
colder IN the western portion this morning.
l. A. WELSE, Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

NEW YORK. May n-MONEY-On call,
easy at 1if61A per cent: ruling rate. ~
per cent; closing hid. IL per cent; offered
at IA per cent Time loans. quiet and
steady; sixty days IA per cent; ninety
days. 2A63 per cent; six months, s14dsAi
per cent
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-sls7i
per cent.
STERLING HANGE-Stesdy, with
actual business in bankers bills at t4.SI20
FOR demand and s. $50 for sixty-day bills;
commercial bills. S&s47k.
sIIyER-Bar. Si4c; Mexican dollars.
&c
BoNDs-Government, steady; railroad
irregular.
The following are the closing quotations
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

the total offerings consisting Of five fresh
cars and about two decks carried over from
yesterday. Still there was great plenty
What little stuff there was sold at prices
showing comparatively little change since
yesterday the trade being OF slow and
AS noted yesterday, the sheep trade. not
only here, but at all other market points
Receipts have been unusually large every
where, there being a large gain in the
grand total for the leading markets as
compared with year ago. At the same
has been falling off in the consuming de-
mand. Thus the two most potent influences
namely increased supply and decreased
demand. Considered from this point of
view, It IL not surprising that the market
on both sheep and lambs Is everywhere
right close to 81 per 100 lower than IL was
at the beginning OF last week
upSer S a,cn 0FclnaTy sSndIu9ns Sen DTesk d,d o.
induce free buying on the part of packers
and shippers. That has not been the case
this week. on the contrary, shippers have
been conspicuous only by reason Of theirl
absence, while packers have shown plainlyt
by their actions that they did not hav q
lambs as have been offered. The natural
supposition would be that there must be
lighter receipts for several days 10 come
before the market can show much improve
Quotations on lambs: Coed to choice light
wOoled lambs. te.Ooa65o; fair to good light
heavy wOoled lambs, S5.75d6.2s; shorn
lambs 75c under wooied stock,
Quotations on sheep: COED to choice SS
yearlings, shorn. sL75Qs.Oo; good to choice
wethers, shorn, 81. TSds.O; fair 10 good
wethersi shorn, ASg4 =; good TO choice
shorn. s40OQ48 culls and bucks, shoTn.
! S.0od4Oo; wooled sheep 25q4oc above shorn
stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
50. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST JOSEPH, Mo. May l.-CATTLE-
Receipts. 81. Market steady; natives, $3.50
G70o: cows and heifeFs. G.016 70; stockers
and feeders. SAWd5.00.
HOGS-Receiptz. s.Zl2 Market steady 70
a shade higher: top. 8 Si bulk Of sales.
G.Hdhb0.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Roceipts 6i9
Market nominal; lambs, 81 "a 20; year
Hngs, S5.GaG0; ewes, $4HGA6a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
BUTTER-Duli; creamery, 1sd22c.


MINNEAPOLIS. May H--WHEAT-No.
/ hard. g. .0s4t i110l; No, northern, S1.e74t q
les No ? northern. n.054t a. 0s14; No. ;
northern. d.0Ql03h: May, S.0A: July
SiO53z: September. Slitc.
BRAN-in bulk 81. SG2-O0.
FLOUR-F'irst patents, S.. 4Sd5.e0, second
patents 5So6S.B; first clears, A&G455,
second clears, S-55d3.6.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
Bank Cleartnau.


OMAHA. May d.-Bank ciearings for to-
day were u.S72.4oe8 and for the CORES
pOnding date last year ASA SAX.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
#'sir and Cooler and Po-sIsIy Lisht
FrOsrs.

OMAHA. May q. 1913
Rains were general In the Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys last night, and
excessive falls occurred in localities IN
eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and
eastern Dakotas. Snow fell IN southeastern
Montana, northern Wyoming and was un-
usually haevy for the season In the former
section. A very decided fan In tempera-
ture is shown IN the upper Missouri valley
ana west into the mountains. and heavy
and killing frosts occurred last night IN
the western Dakotas. Montana. Wyoming
and Colorado. The weather Is clearing
west OF the Missouri river this morning.
and conditions are favorable for fair IN
this vicinity tonight and Thursday, with
cooler tonight, and possibly light frost
Omaha record Of temperature and pre-
ctpitation compared with the corresponding
day OF the past three years:
Minimum tenperature.... g g 81 g
Normal temperature for today 81 degrees
Deficiency in precipitation since March l.
LII inches
Deficiency corresponding period in lO0z
5.a inches.
Deficiency corresponding period IN 1906
81 OF an inch
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
Corn and wheat Region BuIIetin.
For the tWenty-four hours ending AZ 8 a.
m, 18th meridian time, Thursday. May p.
1qR.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

WASHINGTON. May 2l--Today's state
ment ~ the treasury balances In the Een-
eral fund exclusive Of the Slsl.OO00a sold
reserve. shows: AyailAble cash balance
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Nay p. Especial Tele-
gram.l-CATTLE-R Receipts 800 head;
besi. steady; others, lower; beeves. s.. ~
fs.0o4itoo; calves. and yearlinEs eATtdA65.
HOGS-Receipts z50o head. market 70
higher range t5.SG6Es bulk. f-AQ6sa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
aTilwaukee Grain Hfnrket
Metal Mnrket.

MILWAUKEE. May si.-WHEAT-No. !
northern. a,loG1-ii; No. ? northern, n-os9
l.oe; July. soae asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

ssN.s7s sso: gold coin and bullion. 81. sisoss
gold certificates. S1S. 7ol so.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
Artfcles.l opsn. Hlgh. Low. LclOse.l Yes'y.


WHEAT-No. hard, sShG95Ahc: No. 9
hard, S9Q93o; No. 1 hard. Stqesc; No.
spring, B4Ssc.
CoRN-No. z. CSC; No. 3 S7l4Gesc; No. 4.
s71ke; No. yellow, sc; No. yellow, s5s4a
CSC; No. 8 white. 67lkfSsc.
OATS-No mixed, 5OKd50%ci No, 3
white, 6le; No. white, 5314 4669Ac.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

BOSTON. May H.-Noney, call loans "a
4 per cent; time loans 3ihd4i1 per cent.
The following were the closing prices on
stocks and bonds:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
CALVES
STEERS AND HELPERS.

very large, us cars being reported. in ad-
dition TO which there was quite a number
carried over nom yesterday afternoon that
arrived too late for yesterdays market
The market today opened rather slow. with
sales generally about steady. In a few
cases buyers picked Up desirable loads at
possibly a little stronger prices. The trade
was az no time active, and after the more
so The hogs sold very largely at s. 351
5.4e, with a top at S. a. While the bulk
sold the same as yesterday. Il will be noted
that the TOD was a shade higher
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

Peoria Anara<et.
PEORIA. NAY a.-CORN-LoWer: No. 2
Nsile~ So. n srade siSssc =
OATS steady; No . white. s21S<ite; No.
4 whlte Hkc.
NrftIskH-lI-SA,
Tolsao sssd Market
2 TOLEDO. May a--sEEp-cloyer. De-
cember. fl.f7if.
LtverD0oI Grain MARKET.
IIVERPOOIs. NAY l--WHEAI--SPot,
No I red western winter, steady i sd
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

5si 5 sas 70 we're Ts.IS Eot % saS1sh sheep
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

. KANSAS CITY, May M.-WHEAT-Un-
changed May, Sc; July, sac; September
SlAc Cash: No.-z hard, S4a4Ssci No. ;
hard. s2i4GsTi4c; No. red. s59S6c; No. 3
led sc.
sCORN-UnchanEed TO nc lower; May
6shc; July, 6l&c. September, 5sisc. CASH
No 3 white. 70c No. 3 white. 7oc.
oATS-U -Unchanged; No. white. 521t96Sc;
No. mixed. Sh8alc-
l. RYE-7tefTSc.
HAY-Easy: choice timothy, $li SOC l1oo;
choice prairie. E.&0aR
BUTTER-Creamery. steady packing
stock NC higher: creamery. DC; packing
RtoCk, i5c,
EGGs-Firm; fresh extras. Ice; current
isecipls lac.
Options at kansas city;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
Artieles.l Open High. Low. Close. Yss'y.
sNo. 2 aOld. bNew.

sNo. 2 aOld. bNew.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR Steady: spring patents, Sc Sof7
SO; straights, SAf094S5; winter patents
"a sOff4 s.; straights, yLloQ470; bakers, $40
WHEAT-No. 3 szcGsl0; No. 2 red.
Sl.0ldi0g
CoRN-No 2 T7&c; No. yellow. T7%67Sc.
OATS-Sos 2. bSc; No white, sSd54c
BARLEI-Falr TO choice mailing "a T0c.
SEED-Fiax. No. northwestern, Si-24
PHOVIsfONS-Short ribs sides Qoosel.
s6S1iSGi-s0 Mess pork. per bbL. Ss 6zisQ
la56 Lard per 100 lbs. $500. Short clear
sides (ooxed5, y7.608L76.
svil0Nins we're the receipts and ship
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22

On the Produce exchange today the but
TER market was firm: creameries. 19G Z3c;
daiues. ifdac. Eggs. steady; AZ mark.
cases Included. liAdl4atc; firsts, ls54ci prime
Iirsts. lie. Cheese, steady; ie4dl2isc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
OMAHA DISTRICT.

For the twenty-four hours ending AZ s a.
m, 18th meridian time Thursday. May q.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
London ClosInE stoeks.

MONEY-iL01h per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market
for short bills IL 3d2 l-ls per cent; for thres
months bills, 1Q2 Ills per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
stoek In sight.

Receipts OF live stock al the six principal
western markets yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

Minimum temperature for twelve-hour
averages
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-22
New York Mfnfnr stocl..

Ew YORK Nay si.-ciQsing quotations
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Election Night Wild One on Broadway

nature The carnival spirit was high
Men and women laughed when enor
nous TIN horns were blown in their
ears when they were showered with
confetti. when "ticklers" were thrust
INTO their faces. and even when hats
were broken and plumes we're torn OF
Inc greatest crowds gathered in
'front.' OF the uptown newspaper ofices.
where bulletins Of the election were
flashed on gigantic screens. II there
was any noise-making device that was
not present on the street IL was be
cause enterprising takers failed to
know of Il.
Tin horns, old.fashioned police rat.
ties. shrill whistles. enormous COW.
bells, automobile horns, and 1000
other ear-cracking inventions were on
every hand, while the skies rained
confetti.
Thousands Of people visited the
theaters, in practically all OF which
election returns, most Of them invent.
ed for the occasion, were read be-
tween and during acts. When the per.
formances were over the thoater at
PENDANTS Joined the crowds on the
sidewalks.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
To Drain Rich Mine

the workings from the inroads of the
water, which seemed bent on avenging
the former owners Of tho mine by
flooding out the new. Legend. ever
ready TO weave fantastic tales about
such places. has asserted that at
least 200 OF these animals were kept
constantly at work, night and day, TO
free the mine from water.
For many years the mine was
worked. giving up millions OF silver In
all II is estimated that $4,000. 900 was
taken out OF its drifts by Mexicans
and Spaniards before the onsweeping
food conquered and filled the working
galleries and drove out the workers.
When Lonegan managed to lower
the level TO the entrance OF the first
gallery. or drift, many signs Of the
former miners were found. Queer
tools, the "churn drill and iron picks
tipped with steel, had been thrown to
one side as though the water had come
on with a rush at last.
Legend has II that the men who
shall attempt to drain the old Guiana
iuatillo and rob II Of its treasures will
meet an untimely death. The natives
who first worked the mine. In a crude
way, were murdered by the followers
OF Cortez. The successors OF these. I'm
turn. were killed by the native Mexi.
cans a hundred years afterward and
the Mexiccns were again exterminated
after a bloody feud with the represen-
tatives OF the Spanish. Then when
Mexico revolted against the rule of
Spain in 1910 the Spaniards who were
working the mine were attacked and
driven from the mine with terrific loss
of life. SO sudden was the attack that
the workmen were compelled to leave
their tools in the various drifts. as
Mr.. Lonegan found when he entered
the first drift ten years ago.
Godln snaps his fingers at these
childish beliefs and says that within
the next year he will have the old
Guanajuatillo as dry as bone aud
all of its treasures revealed for the
London corporation for which he In.
bors.
Two electric sinking pumps. which
will throw 900 gallons OF water each
minute. night and day, viii be installed
at the old mine. Ample electrical
power is furnished by a turbine water
power plant owned by the company
Mr. Godin says II will be necessary
to sink the present mine shaft. which
goes down 300 feet, about the same
distance deeper and then tap the many
galleries OF the old mine which viii be
above the bottom OF the extended
main shaft and let the water from the
laterals rush into the bottom OF the
big pit, where the electric pumps can
/ reach IT,
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
No New Ruler of Gotham Society Likely

her. II is true her influence was very
marked at all times, but she did not
participate actively in affairs, and
marked changes have occurred since
her reign ceased to be absolute.
Society is no longer a unit When
II was dominated by Mrs. Aston there
was perfect unanimity and harmony
Now it is divided into many cliques
and | do not believe any one person
will ever succeed in bringing these to
gether again"
Mrs. Astor came by birth of old
Knickerbocker stock Before her mar
rlage to the late William Astor, sec
ond son of William b. Astor, and
grandson of the original John Jacob
Aston. she was Caroline Schermerhorn.
Her family name was among those
honored in the old New York and the
original Shermerhorn homestead was
in the borough of Brooklyn. 1t was in
1853 that Caroline Webster Schermer-
horn and William Astor we're married.
The bridegroom was %. He died In
1898.
Mrs. Astor's townhouse at s24 Fifth
avenue, has long been one of the more
notable of the avenues objects Of In
terest to the sightseer visiting New
York. and seeking out the abodes OF
the social mighty as feasts for the
ewes. Her establishment, Beechwood.
at Newport, has ever been the place
OF magnificent entertainments.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Heavy Exodus Makes Flat Rents Fall

old crowded city home districts show
the entire two-year loss In fiat-house
tenantry. over 100000 immigrants
year, or 100000 for the past two
years, would have sought homes in
New York II conditions had been like
those of the four preceding years
Most of them would have crowded into
immigrant sections, thus causing an
overflow that would have driven older
residents from other neighborhoods.
But, instead of gaining 100000 immi-
grants year. New York has lost
nearly 100000 immigrants since the
panic. They fiocked home, carrying
over 100000 900 in savings.
From the immigrant movement
alone New York has 100000 less peo-
pie than would have been here II con-
ditions had been normal. Nearly all
would have been crowded into the
older tenement districts, for immi.
grants are clannlsh, and keep to-
gether in spite of the higher rents
which they are forced to pay because
they do not spread out. And the
movement OF older families away from
congested centers. as is shown by the
registrations of schools and voters.
has taken another 100000
This loss of 100000 persons Is the
direct cause of the mass OF vacant
fats, because owners were calculating
on a continuance OF the crowded con
ditions and rapid growth which had
prevailed during the preceding decade
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
AMERICAN COMPANY WAL SEEK
TREASURE OF AzTEcs.
Now Hidden Below Muddy Waters Of
Small Lake-TradltIon Is That
Untinely Death viii Come 10
Him Who Finds Wealth.

Los Angeles. Cal.-The Guanajua.
lilo silver mine in Mexico. which the
legends OF four centuries have named
as the richest mine In the world, Is TO
be reopened by American energy. Cor
teZ, the conqueror OF Mexico, seized
IL, but since 1910 the galleries have
been hidden below the muddy waters
Of small lake. Now the Castellano
Consolidated Mines Company will try
TO drain on this water and work the
mine.
l.. b. Godin. manager of the com.
pany, makes the announcement OF his
company's intention and tells the old
tale OF the wonders of the mine which
for generations, has stirred the blood
Of treasure seekers the world over. He
will leave his friends in Los Angeles
for Topic soon and begin the tremen
dous task before him.
II is not the first attempt that has
been made TO carry OF the waters that
for SO many years have been protect
ing this buried treasure of the ancient
been spent by adventurers-and spent
in vain. The waters have kept theiI
secret despite the efforts OF the best
machinery in the hands OF the most
competent engineers. The latest eff
fort may fail-but II II succeeds. says
Mr. Godin. the owners of the property
will be repaid thousandfold for theil
time and the money they have in
vested
At least they will have the expert
ence OF the preceding workers on the
problem TO aid them. Ten years age
Alfred Lonegan. an Englishman, spen
1000 in am effort he made to drair
the property. lie failed after he haC
lowered the level Of the protecting
water to the entrance of the first gal
iery, piercing the depths of the mine
Since then the jealous waters have
crept back to their old level and thu
mine remains the mystery It has beer
so long
Guanajuatillo, as the poems aroun'
Topic call the mine. was one OF thu
many which the Spaniard wreste'
from Montezuma after the fall of hi
kingdom. II lies in the mountain
near the little town of Topic. about 81
miles from the coast. Cortez and hi
men worked II, In a small way, usinl
goatskin bags and mules to protec