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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
MACHINERY
BEING PLACED
ON LONGFELLOW

The Longfellow property, in the
charge of +. w. Cafman, is located
almost on the summit of the Pine
Nut range and. gives promise of
being one of the producing mines
of the district within very short
time. For several years Mr.. Car
man has been hammering away on
this property, and backed by capi-
tai from Cleveland, Ohio, has
succeeded in opening up a very
promising body OF ore. To show
how satisfied the company is in the
mine, they have purchased fif-
teen horse power gasoline hoist,
air compressors and other modern
machinery needed in working a
property in systematic and econom-
ic manner.
J. guile was down from this
property this week and reports that
the concrete foundation for the
hoist has been completed and as
soon as time will permit the
engine will be set and work will
then commence in earnest.
A double compartment shaft has
already been sunk to depth of 80
feet and a substantial shaft house
has been completed. Altogether a
vast amount of money has been
spent to start work on this property
and in a very short time the work
of hosting ore will start.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
Pine Nut is an
Old Mining
District.

The Pine Nut mining district is
not new one by any means, and
like Jumbo, which is but a few
miles from the famous Comstoek,
is Just now coming to its own.
In Pine Nut you can find shallow
prospect holes made by the hands
Of prospectors in bygone days when
in his goldfevered and ellusioned
brain, he looked for but one kind
OF rock, for IN those days that rock
was necessary before gold could be
found. lie dreamed OF it by night
and dug for it by day. Then cama
the wonderful Tonopah cat OF the
middle Of desert instead of a rock
ribbed hill. Miners scratched
their head with amazement when
other camps sprung into existance.
Gold was panned from worthless
looking rock and then an ythin g
in mining WAS possible. Then old
dumps were examined and in many
instances il was found that what
WAS tneught to be waste was pay
rock, consequently many an ol !
abandoned Nevada mining camp
has been revived and replaced on
the map. These seemingly imposs :
bilities that have been unravele !
since the early days Of Tonopah
have been responsible for many
changes inNevada and made OF II
the frontier of the United States.
In Pine Nut, mining has beee
going on for thirty years with more
orless success, the following being
partial list:
The Winters mine, above tn
resi- in prominence seems To have
been an ill-fated property Will
one OF the best. Large hodies al
good ore are found in this miue
but the right process of saving the
values has not been used. This
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
A Nine That
Produces
Wealth.

The Willard Mcdonald mine
has been brought into prominence
at different times in the past thirty
years, or since the time the owners
extracted $4,000 within very
short time. This vast rich body
proved to be poe kted and much OF
the money was spent in searching
for the lost ledge. From that time
different people have had lossess-
ion of the mine but very little was
accomplished as far as taking out
ore was concerned. Lately the
property has been worked by Ed.
Donovan with wonderful success.
Not on large scale mind you, but
with little one stamp mill that
can possibly mill one ton of ore a
day. The mill was built by Will
ard and Mcdonald but to-day the
same little mill is hammering
way and extracting the precious
metal from ore of the old mine.
Donovan has found the lost ledge
and is saying nothing but taking
in to the mint at Carson every lit
tie while a bar of bullion that
would make the out put OF some
big mills look very sick.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
MINING EXCITEMENT PREVAIL
BIG COPPER
LEDGES ARE
NOW EXPOSED

The Pine Nut District is not CON
fined TO any one kind of ore and
while the gold finds seem to pre-
dominate, one OF the biggest copper
belts in Nevada is located in these
hills. John Donlan has been min
ing in the district for several years
and has succeeded in opening up
one OF the biggest copper claims in
the state. Just before the trouble
at Goldfeld and the drop in copper
OF year ago, Mr.. Donlan had sue
ceeded in interesting mining men
of that place in the claim. They
started work but before anything
much had been accomplished, the
strike, and depression curtailed their
operations. Different mining ex-
perts have pronounced the mine as
one of the best. Lodges over one
hundred feet in width have been
cut that carry high in tie metal.
Different parties are after the prop
erty now, but Mr. Donlan wants 10
get people who are known to have
plenty Of vim and push behind
them before he will sign his prop
erty.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
BROW BROS. TAKING
OUT smelling ORE

The Lone Pine, property being
worked by Br, Brothers, is To-
Gated about one and half miles
from the Emigh mine, and is Civ
ing evidence of being one of the
real mines of the district. An in
cline shaft has been run TO con-
siderable depth on a ledge carrying
gold, silver and lead, assays 1t
which gives returns of $500 per
ton. The pro position is smelling
one and men are now at work tax
iIg out ore which later will be
shipped for reduction. The assays
as given above is general average
of the entire ledge.
Since last fall work on this prop
erty has been pushed with all posi-
BILE speed but bad weather retard-
ed work to a great extent. Now
that spring is here the owners of
this property will continue to take
out good shipping ore from this
mine.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
selling for 10 cents per share.

selling for 10 cents per share.
Generally, men who work on a
property know about what is doing.
We now speak OF the the
miners who toll and delve into the
bowls of the earth for so many
dollars per shift. These very men
whose labor have opened up this
property are anxious to return to
work and take big part of their
pay in stock. This is the best
testimonial a property could get
and fully demonstrates their faith
In the property and also the
management. ...s,....
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
LATEST STRIKE

The latest strike to be made in
Pine Nut is on claim Just west )f
the Emigh property and is owned
by W. Frey, J. Raycraft: and C.
Pohl. At a dept OF 6 feet the ledge
assays $50 in gold and is the
anne charater ore ore as found on
the Emigh property and further
development may prove it to be as
great proposition.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10

" Emigh, the writer was one
of twelve men to visit and
inspect different mining property
in Pine Nut last Saturday. In the
party were such men as c. NJ.
Henningsen, E. G. Carr, r. w.
Gale, VIM. Ritchford, and others
of this town, whose word can al
ways be relied upon. After read
ing what follows in this article,
which is published mainly to place
"A mining district of exceedingly
good merit before our readers, end
if you fail TO believe what you
see in type today, we refer you to
any of the above gentlemen. We
do this because of the knowledge
OF certain newspaper being over
anxious to boost their respective
localities and in doing SO have
published very misleading state
ments II regard to mining
The property inspected last Sat
urday is less than ten miles from
Gardnervllle and is on the west
slope OF what is known as Buffalo
canyon in the Pine Nut lrange of
mountains. Upon entering Ithe
very mouth of this canyon ones at
tention is Immediately attracted
by the prominence of quartz float
which plainly marks the highly
mineralized formation of the
region which will sooner or later
attract the attention of the entire
west and Gardnerville will he the
gateway to the greatest mining
district in Western Nevada. Here
and there the ground is sprinkled
with float, most of which will pan
free gold. In very short distance
the mountain starts very abrutly
oa its upward course and it is at
the foot of this hill the Emlgh Il
Hickey property makes its frs
showing through a tunnel which
has been driven into the hill for "a
a distance of 100 feet In the cut
of the tunnel a ledge four feet wide
was crosscut which carries very
good values. Here also can be
seen a series OF feeders which APP
pear to dip toward the
larger ledge. For nearly the en-
tire distance of the tunnel ledge
matter is in evidence all OF which
assays from .6Ot 50 in gold. The
face OF the tunnel is in strong,
well defined ledge, and without
going further, the ledges exposed
and cut by this one tunnel is en-
ough to convince anyone who has
the least bit OF knowledge of min
ing, that here lies big mine alone.
The ore from these ledges is not al
together free milling and combi-
nation process of extracting the
values is necessary and of course
will mean the outlay of some
capital to eqlip such plant that
is required for the successful work
of this ore.
We were taken to the right OF
this tunnel for a distance of - or
100 feet where open cuts exposed
the same ledges as shown in the
cut of the tunnel. We were taken
To the left for about the same dis
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
TREMENDOUS BODIES OF
MILLING ORE LATELY
OPENED UP

tance, the same ledge was exposed
in an open cut. Up the mountain
side we went to point where a
shaft % feet in depth exposed "a
mother series of ledges. To the
right and left of this shaft the
lodges were shown with open cuts.
On the very apex of the hill, some
300 feet above the lower tunnel,
nature itself marked the hidden
treasure with a huge dyke of por-
phyry which extendslnearly to the
top of the trees that thickly cover
the hillside A cut 10 feet in depth
exposes two fset of fine ore which
assays from $40 to $50. Turning
now and looking down the steep
hillside the ledge can be distinctly
traced to the lower ground. Sever
eral hundred yards over the hill
the ledge again crops to the surface
and several prospect shafts show
the ledge to be "A feet in width
carrying values OF from Sc to $40
in gold.
Exec ,,ting the last ledge spoken
OF, ledge matter was taken from
each cut, placed in sacks and car
ried to the creek below and panned.
One did not need to be from a
school of mines to understand as
we gazed at the string of gold that
glistened in the bottom OF the pan
of the first test. Again and again
WAS the performance repeated from
dirt taken from the different sacks
aud with as equal good results.
Those present marveled at what
they saw and wondered how such
property had been trampled over
by the eager prospector for so many
years without detection and then
discussed the foolish talk of some
who declare no real lodges exist in
the district and those who so de-
clare were termed knockers.
The entire mountain seems to
be nothing but vast store house
of hidden wealth. Lodges in all
directions have been exposed and
no doubt when depth is attained
the mother lode of the Pine Nut
district will be encountered.
At very conservative figure the
total average of this series of ledges
will go better than $l5 per ton, is
the opinion of men who have ex-
amined the property. Then con-
sidering the vast amount OF ore
that is here contained, the biggest
mine of the country lies within
stones throw of Gardnerville.
This property came into the
possession of G w. Emigh and Col.
f. y. Hickey last fall and they
Immediately started to develop
their holdings. Not one word was
published until the owners had
thoroughly convinced themselves
that they bad a bonanza. Like
any mine, capital was required and
the owners soon realized that help
would be neededIin the under taking
and they will organized company
to be known as the Pine Nut Mines
Development Company and before
the books of the company are open,
different ones have made applic;-
tion for stock which is at present
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10

McKay's team was in from Aurora
this week and loaded a consignment of
mining machinery, consisting of
large gasoline hoist, air drills, etc.
The old camp Of Aurora is one of the
Did mining towns that was abandoned
years ago only to be awakened when
the mining excitement struck Nevada
a few years ago.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10
Spring and Summer
Dress Goods

WE have received and now have on display
w at our store a most complete assortment
of ladies' dress goods Each design is of the
latest pattern and shade and up to the smart
styles of 1908. The shirt waists that we are
showing direct from New York and and their
styshness is sure to please you Ladies hose
in great profuson of open work effects Kid
gloves, belts, collars and all of the accessories of
feminine attire We are the biggest dealers in
the county of ladies dress goods, etc, therefore
can sell cheaper and at the same time give YOU
very complete stock to select from.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-04-10

Leslie r. Small is no longer connec'-
ed with the Yerington Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
FAMILY IS CHLOROFORMED.
Drug Administered to Family-Rob
berry was Committed.

Spencer, n. c., Nov. 12.-The fam
lily of Postmaster Fesperman, in East
Spencer was chloroformed shortly
after "'uight this morning, his
keys stolen from his room and his
store entered and robbed by an un-
known burglar, who made his escape.
An entrance was effected to the
dwelling by breaking open glass
door, after which the intruder went
through the room OF young lady.
to whom the narcotic was admins
tered, before ransacking the room
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fesper-
man.
A watch was also taken from the
clothing Of Mr.. Fesperman. Pro-
ceeding to the store near the dwell
ling, the robber unlocked the door
and ransacked the premises, taking
50 belonging to the Post Office De-
partmcnt.
The door was left unlocked and
goods and clothing strewn around
the place were found this morning
by neighbors, who awoke the family
Of Mr.. Fesperman while they were
still suffering from the effects of the
chloroform. There is no clue to
the guilty parties.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
DOOMED By FIRE DAMP BLAST.
-Four Hundred Men Were Caught by
Explosion in German Mine.

Hamm, West Phalia, Germany.
Nov. 12.-There was an explosion Of
fire damp in the Radbod mine this
morning, which probably will result
in very heavy loss of life. Already
27 bodies have been brought to the
surface and 800 men are still under
ground in grave peril.
Four hundred men wer working
in the pit at the time of the disaster.
About 70 of them have been brought
to the surface. OF these a majority
are more or less injured and one has
since died. One hundred and fifty
men are In shaft No. 2, and 1t Is be-
lieved that they are all doomed.
Rescuers arrived from all direc-
tions and the work Of getting below
was at once organized. These efforts,
however, were necessarily slow and
attended with extreme difficulty.
One Of the shafts, together with
its elevator cage, has been COM
pletely burned out. An improyised
cage was sent down with a corps Of
rescuers who made heroic efforts to
reach their comrades.
The vicinity of the mine is sur
rounded by police and the public is
not permitted to approach. Despair
ing scenes are being witnessed among
the crowds of relatives who have
gathered outside the police Gordon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
Will This Law Pass /?

The State Audubon Society will
urge passage by the Legislature next
spring oil State license system
which vii! require every gun that
goes out to hunt for birds or other
game to bear 81 license metal tag
attached to the stock, this tax to be
paid annually. The bill will provide
for the appointment Of a special war
den in each county to collect this tax
and turn over to the county clerk,
who in turn will send the net pro-
ceeds to the State Treasurer for the
State school fund. The wardens will
get %. per cent Of the collections. 1t
seems likely that the proposed law
will be enacted, as it will have the
effect not only 0f protecting the
game Of the State generally but will
exclude many irresponsible and un.
sportSmanlikc negroes from the fields
Of the various counties 1t is believ-
ed that such a law would assist the
authorities lin protecting the States
interests against hunters from neigh
boring Safes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
Progressive Christianity.

Bishop Potter" said n New York
clergyman, was progressive, but he
thought that some churches went too
far in their effort oattract the pub
lie.
"He was talking to me very seri-
ously one day about churches that
give moving picture entertainments,
and hire actors and opera singers,
and have billiard rooms, and allow
smoking-and all Of sudden he
broke off with laugh.
Why, jim he said, If this keeps
on. things will come to such pass
that when the wife, putting her head
out Of the window at o'clock in the
morning, and sternly asking her hus-
band, where he has been, will be met
with the startling reply:
been-hic--to church, my
dear!'"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
Executive Committee Meeting.

Seneca. Nov. 1O.-Special The EX-
ecutive Committee Of the Oconee
County Sunday School Association,
composed as follows: Rev. J. ]. Har-
rell, chairman; w. John Schroeder,
A. p. Brown, Rev. J. r. Moore, J. II.
Bryant, II. NJ. Elrod, II. M. Kelley, w.
B. Quinn and G. G. Arve, with Prof.
II. w. Keitt and Jas. Seahorn, as pre-
sident and vice president are hereby
called to meet in the office of DR..
Burgess, at Seneca, on Thursday, the
18th instant, at 1.30 p. m.
The object Of this meeting Is to
elect new member to the committee
and one to succeed the present chair
man, who, we regret to Say, Is soon
to leave Oconee county. Other i'm
portant matters will come up for
consideration by the committee.
BY order OF the chairman:
Jos. H. Burgess, County Sec-Treas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
HELD IN CARMACK CASE.
Alleged that Former County Official
Was With Two Coopers.

Nashville, Tenn Nov. 12.-John
d, Sharp, 1x-sher!g CO this county,
was arrested here to-day, charged
with murder and aiding and sbetting
In the murder Of Senator e. w. Car
mack here last Monday afternoon.
It has been understood here for
two days that warrants would be is
sued for the arrest of Sharp, and his
arrest to-day was no surprise. 1t Is
alleged that Sharp was seen with the
two Coopers shortly before the kill
ing, and was also at the scene Of the
tragedy Immediately after Carmack
fell to the ground.
Sharp was at once taken to Jail.
Carmack's Death to BE Probed.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 12.-Wit-
nesses were called before the grand
jury this morning to investigate the
killing of Senator F.. w. Carmack
by Robin Cooper, young lawyer OF
this city, and son Of Col. Duncan B.
Cooper, a prominent Democratic pol
itician Of this State, which event has
created a profound sensation, not
only in this State, but throughout
the entire South.
1t Is possible that 1t will take the
inquisitorial body some days to go
into the details. While the tragedy
is one to which there should ordi-
narily be few details, the fact that no
eyewitness has been discovered who
saw the first shot fired makes 1t a
case In which circumstances will
largely enter as 1t now stands.
DR.. Duncan Eve, who is attending
Robin Cooper, stated that the young
man Is not yet out of danger.
He was very much powder-burned
about the face, neck and ears, show
ing that the shooting was at close
range.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
SENT UP FOR LIFE.
Negro Agnew, who Caused Death Of
Two Trainmcn, Convicted.

Spartanburg, Nov. 12.-Clarence
Agnew, colored, who wrecked passen-
ger train No. Al, on the Southern
road, near Wexford. on October .
causing the death of Engineer Fon-
vile and Fireman Bowers, was found
guilty Of murder, with recommended
tion mercy Of court. and sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the peiten-
tiary. The case was given to the
jury at 1.50 o'clock and at p. m.
the verdict was returned.
When court convened this morn
ing there was large crowd in the
court room to hear the case, though
there was no demonstration or ex-
citement Of any kind. The prisoner
was represented by Blackwood g.
Daniel, appointed by the court.
The only evidence introduced by
the defence was the statement of the
prisoner, and he admitted having
broken the switch lock that caused
the wreck. When questioned why
he broke the lock, he said he was
just fOOling along the railroad track
and commenced to prank with the
lock. The State introduced a number
OF witnesses and the case was made
clear against the negro.
Agnew is q small, ignorant negro
and does not appear to realize the
enormity Of his crime. Several days
after the train was wrecked Agnew
was taken to Wexford by Sheriff
Nichols to find the broken pieces of
the lock which he threw away, and
mob Of railroad men attempted to
lynch the prisoner, but the sheriff
OutWitted them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-18
THE ORPHANS THANKSGIVING.
25O at Thornwell Are Looking For
ward to the Goth.

We doubt If any set of people look
forward to Thanksgiving with more
delight than the orphans. They
know full we'll that on that day they
will be in many hearts, and that the
prayers Of the people who love little
children will be made for them.
At the Thornwell Orphangae, Clin-
ton, South Carolina, there are $50
orphans. or these $50 are from the
State of South Carolina, GO from
Georgia and 81 from Florida, the
rest from other States. Children
from any section Of our country, how
ever, are welcome, provided they are
fatherless, of tender years and in
need of aid. Once received they are
not dismissed, except at their own
request, but are educated thoroughly,
are taught some good trade and sent
out able to take care Of themselves
without further protection from the
institution.
Their support comes from all parts
of the country. Provisions, money
and anything that can be used in the
ordinary family can be used here at
the Thornwell Orphanage.
The institution itself is on the cot
tage system. There are fifteen cot
tages, with six public buildings for
mental, moral, manual and technical
training. And it continues to grow
as new cottages can be erected.
Send contributions Of money to
Rev. VIM. p. Jacobs, Clinton, S. G.
Provisions to Thornwell Orphan
age, Clinton, S. G.