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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

must have been waited to the little crip- pied boy, for of a sudden he turned his face in the direction of the gate, and seeing Bonnie Prince Bouncer there, his face frightened up and a smile played round his little mouth.
 "0h, there Is that beautiful dog that l used to see walking past here with such a handsome boy! But-I wonder where his master is?'' And the crippled boy came limping down to the gate, smiling at Bonnie Prince Bouncer and whistling gently to him. "Why, you fine, old fel- low" the boy said, thrusting his hand through the gate bars and stroking Bon nie Prince Bouncer's head. But where's your young master2"
 Of course, Bonnie Prince Bouncer could not answer that question. But he wagged his tail and licked the hand of the crip- pied boy, trying to tell him that he wanted him for his master now. But the bell ringing in the tower of the big building called the crippled boy reluctant ly away from his new-made friend, and Bonnie Prince Bouncer could do nothing but wait and wait. And wait he did till the noon hour. And when the crippled boy came out on the steps he saw him there. But he said not word about the fine old dog to the other boys, who were so busy with their play that they did not notice the old four-footer at the gate.
 And then a great happiness happened to Bonnie Prince Bouncer. The crippled boy came to the gate, and when no eyes were upon him he softly drew the bolt, pushed the gate wee bit open and slipped out side. And what a fine half hour the crip- ple and the dog had together! They sat under the tall hedge that grew about the grounds of the building Then they saun- tered a little way down the shady lane, but returned in time for the boy to go into the building when the bell rang again.
 And so the days passed by, the crip- pied boy saving part of his food every day to carry to his new friend, who spent most of his time sitting by the big gate and looking through the bars toward the great door, that remained closed so much of the time. But there came a time when another boy, and then another. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07

It was Gertie's birthday. It was her third birthday. She had had just two birthdays in all her life before this one.
 She was not very old, you see, was she?
 Well, Gerties mamma and grandmam- ma decided to give the little girl party by way of celebrating this wonderful third birthday. They arranged to have it on the big porch which ran all the way across their big country house. a porch so long that to Gertie it meant n whole city street or country lane, whichever way she was playing. Now, although Gertie's papa and mamma own ed home in the city, they had not lived there since Gertie had come to them. for they thought a city an unhealthful place for little girl So mamma and grand mamma remained in the country with
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to the Moon, have you returned so soon?' And Bobby almost fell off his frisking horse, for the horse kicked so high, and the rider laughed so loudly. So they rolled over together on the carpet, and that was all that saved Master Robert from falling off.
 "I had nice trip to de moon," he oe- clared as soon as he could get out of the arms of his struggling horse. "Papa's a fine horsie, he is
 And will take you to the moon every night" declared papa, catching Bobby in his arms and rolling him over and over till that little chap cried out "'Nough. papa!'
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to be Dlindfolded, papa wrapped the fold ed Ina ndkerchief round her curly head, covering her sparkling eyes entirely from sight, and preventing them from seeing anything about her. Then papa took her on his shoulder and hurried along the road with her, singing, "Trlt-trot to market to buy a loaf of bread. Trit-trot back and old Trot's deadI'
 And in through the great entrance gate papa went hurrying towards the house. On the porch were many people, mostly very young ones And papa saw mamma and grandmamma moving about among them, holding up warning fingers by way of keeping silence as papa came up the lane with his little blindfolded dang h ter on his shoulder.
 Well, 1t was truly a great Fairyand that. Gerte viewed. and for few min utes she did not know that she stood on the porch of her own home. She be- held place with rugs and carpets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07
R OurPuZZle Corner $
CONUNDRIjMS.

CONUNDRUMS. Speak only two letters and thus name the destiny of all earthly things Anst0er-D. K. Of what trade is the sun2 4 tanner.
 What most resembles the half of cheese?
 The other half
 What has only one foot. 4 mans right leg. When are prisoners like boatsf When being b0.led out ANSWERS TO PUZZLE CORNER. Letter Enigmd--Alphabet. Hidden Properb-Erery cloud has 0 siircr lining. Beheadin0s-(1) Design-sf0n. (2) Stall tall (3) Rice-tce. Curtoiin0s-fD Dime-dtm. (2) Honey hone. (3) Penny-pen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07
The Bears Dilemma.

Old Bruno came a-down the street,
 Led by his keeper-man. They met a Teddy bear and boy,
 And how the whole four ran! Old Bruno thought the Teddy bear
 Alive; and he did fear That he might have his eyes destroyed Should that beast come too near. And Teddy bear had never seen
 beast so big and black, And so he ran for dear skins sake
 And never once looked back. And keeper-man and little boy
 Could do naught else but run; And both did laugh with all their might For they thought 1t jolly fun. g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-07
LETTER ENIGMA.

- My first Is in iddle but not In bow: My second is in fire, but not in glow'
 My third is in oven, but not in nre
 My fourth is in lake, but not in mlre'
 My fifth is in iron, but not In lead' My sixth is in cradle, but not in ped' My whole is thing
 That all children love; And you'll know what 1t Is If you read the above
 My first Is in arrow, but not in bow;
 My second is in river, but not In How;
 My third is in tinkle, but not In bell;
 My fourth Is in water, but not in we'll; My fifth is in head, but not In brain;
 My sixth is in music, but not In refrain : My seventh is in meals but not In food; {;
 My eighth is in turkey, but not in brood : My ninth is the same as my third In me- My tenth Is in ocean, but not ill brine; My whole Is most difficult,
 And l know you'll agree That the world couldn't well Get along without me. BEHEADINGs AND CURTAILINGS.
 CD Behead a noise made by a strutting barnyard fowl and leave a straight line
 of hedge or trees.
 (2) Behead the act of gathering stray grain in a freshlycut field and leave a certain kind of meat.
 (3) Doubly behead the taking of stock
 by merchant and leave q sound made
 by the vocal organs. CD Doubly curtail a title given to
 French woman and leave the condition of an insane persons mind. (2) Doubly curtail a title given to man and leave that which burdens the atmosphere on very damp day (3) Doubly curtail a state of national tranquility and leave a garden vegetable.
 Legs have, but seldom walk;
 1 back-bite all, yet never talk.
 A flea.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
Big Mining Companies
Send for Bullion Taxes

Attorney General Stoddard, repre-
senting the state, and District Attor-
ney Swallow, the county, have brought
suit in the district court against the
Goldfeld Mohawk Mining company
and the Combination Mines company
etal for $54.3OO.O3, claimed to be
overdue as bullion taxes. The former
corporation is sued for SAT. .73O.64.
while from the latter $6,569, 80 is
sought.
The filing of the suits is the result
of the discovery made some months
ago that the special school tax had
not, during 1906 and q part OF 1907,
been levied upon the net proceeds Of
the mines. The Combination and Mo.
hawk properties are 10 the Gold6eid
school district and it has been de-
cided that the tax upon the bullion
output Of these mines should have
been made up in part BY the special
levy in favor of the schools.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
First Cost For State
Police viii Be $4,000

Lieutenant Governor D. S. Dicker-
son arrived in Reno recently from
Carson en- route to his home at Ely.
The new state police law places upon
the lieutenant governor the extra
duty of securing the supplies nece g.
sary for the maintenance of the
state officers. For the next mo nth
or more he will be busy passing upon
the qualities of hardtack. ammuni-
tion. guns, horses, harness, blankets
and the many other things that will
be necessary to properly equip the
300 or more men who will be called
upon to preserve the peace of the
state.
1T would be difficult at this time
to give a correct estimate of the cost
Of equipping the new force,' said the
lieutenant governor. 'As yet they
have not decided upon the pattern OF
arms to be used. However. it Is
probable that they will decide upon
the Henry model. This is but one Of
the many details which must be dis
cussed before final action is taken.
The cost at the outset will not be
less than $4,000"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
School Masquerade
A ROusing Success

The masquerade ball given by the
pupils of the public school last Sat.
prday night was rated by all to be
the most successful event of the
school year both socially and 6nan-
cially. There were about thirty
masked couples in attendance and as
many spectators. From the grand
march to the closing waltz. the floor
was occupied BY the happy pupils and
their friends, all intent upon enjoy
ing the occasion to the utmost.
William Keyworth dressed as a
dude, was given the first prize for
gentlemen, a handsome stick pin do.
mated by Jeweler Cruise. Miss
Wanda Cooper, dressed as a lamp
shade, carried off the first prize foe
ladies, photo-album donated by the
Lovelock pharmacy. Little Willis
Preston as cowboy, and Joe Ward
law as Mexican were two of the
best sustained characters present.
The customs were all well gotten up
and represented many characters.
Clowns, Indians and sailors were
most in evidence. A lunch was serv.
ed BY the school girls at midnight
which ended the event.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
Miners Willing to Work
Turned Back By PiCkets

Dispatches from Gold6eld are to
the effect that work was not resumed
on the different leases of the Con-
solidated and Florence ground the
first part Of this week as was expect.
ed. About rs per cent of the West
can Federation Of Miners who are
out on the strike were at the Florence
Annex and through their numbers
and talk those who applied for en-
ployment decided it would be unsafe
to 20 to work and they left the prop
erty. Superintendent Jones asked
them to stay but none did. The
Western Federation men or least the
spokesman demanded the old scale of
wages aDd that no questions should
be asked with regard to whether q
man belonged to the Western Fedora
tion or not. From the Annex the
crowd Of pickets vent To the Little
Florence and by force of numbers as
well as by pleadings got the men who
were ready to 20 to work there to
return to there homes. Then the
crowd went to Rogers. Syndicate lease
and was equally successful there.
One non-union miner says that out
side of the inistence of union men
and the use of the word "acab" that
he had nothing of which to complain
to. lie was of the opinion, however,
that the intrusion Of the radicals OF
of the Western Federation should be
stopped by the companies that do not
want to hire miners affiliated with
that Organization in anyway and to
give protection to the honest miner
whoAis seeking employment. X
s. ArimoE was in circulation the 6fsi
Of this week that q settlement be.
tween the Mine Owners and the union
was liable to be consummatsd before
many days.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
inspecting Humboldt Queen

Montgomery Robinson. general
manager for the Humboldt Queen
Mining company, left for that pro-
perty last Tuesday morning. Mr.. Rob-
inson expects to remain at tha mine
for several days and during his alb
senoe will make thorough inspection
of the property,
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
SENSATIONAL STRIKE
CAUSES BIG STAMPEDE
Parties In. From Desert Mining District Near
LOvelOck Bring "Picmre Rock" Which Gre.
dtes Excitement Among Mining Men---WiId
Rush to New Discovery.

Never before in the history of
Lovelock was there such stampede
for conveyances of all kinds as there
was "Wednesday night, all day yes
terday and this morning. All sorts
of rigs-automohiles, buggies, wag-
ons and even burros were pressed in
to service and today it is almost i'm.
possible 70 get transportation of any
kind in Lovelock.
The big rush was caused by the
arrival in town of Frank Jessup and
R. M. Hopkins from the new strike
in the Desert district southwest Of
Lovelock. These gentlemen brought
with them specimens Of ore from the
new discovery and as soon as they
were exhibited the news spread like
wild fire" and the big rush was on
and it is estimated that at least
thirty outfits went out from Loyelock
alone.
When seen by a Tribune represen-
tative yesterday, Mr.. Jessup, who
with L. H. Murray, is credited with
making the rich find, said that the
showing was remarkable for the
amount of development work done.
There are two parallel lodges on their
property-one on the Mabel B and
one on the King Solomon. On the
Mabel B the lelge shows width of
l5 feet and outcrops very promin-
emily for distance of 1900 feet.
Paintings have been taken from diff
ferent parts of the vein and in no in
stance were the owners unsuccessful
IN getting good results. A l2.foot
hole has been sunk on this vein aud
10 the bottom seven feet of ore aver
aging better than $50 in gold to the
ton has been opened up.
On the King Solomon much richer
ore is found, and MIR. Jessup had
specimens with him that were liter
ally alive with the yellow metal.
The ledge on the King Solomon is
about twelve feet wide and outcrops
fully $40 feet. A shaft has been
sunk to depth of 80 feet on thu
hanging wall side of the ledge and
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07

at this point q veritable jewelers.
shop has been opened up. There are
two feet of ore, Mr. Jessup says,
that will easily average 81 per
pound, and as work. progresses the
indications become better. In sink
ing the shaft, about 500 pounds Of
picked ore has been sacked and stored
away. This ore is worth folly So
per pound. There are several tons
of lower grade piled on the dumps
and the owners are confident they
could make high grade shipment
with very little work.
Not alone have Measrs. Jessup and
Murray been successful in locating
some good ground, but R. NJ. Hop
kins, Charles Stoker and Sam Hop
kins, all well known in Lovelock,
have been equally so.. The Messrs.
Hopkins and Stoker have located the
west extension of the Mabel B and
King Solomon veins. and while but
very little work has been done the
showings are equally as good as on
the .Jessup property, the paintings
showing values all the way from $40
to SIS. These gentlemen have nine
claims in the very heart of the dis
trict and they are confident further
development will opsn something
big.
John ]. Mackedon and George Tay-
lorl have been on the ground during
the past week and have also acquired
good territory to the east of the or ;
iginal strike.
In giving a description Of the
location of the new strike Mr..
Jessup said it was situated about
twelve miles west Of White Plains, a
station on the main line of the South
ern Pacific. The find was made in
White Canyon in the Desert Mining
district. The values are found in
sugar quartz which shows great
deal of hematito. The country for
nation is porphyry and the diaes are
very prominent and Mr.. Jessup says
that conditions generally are ideal
for the opening up of big mines.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
TO CUT
PAY Ledge SOON
Development Being Rushed
With All Speed.
Seven TrOughS Gold Mining and Leas.
Ing Company, Operating Near
Vernon, Looks for Big Strike Soon
Interested at RaWhide.

Colonel John e. Pelton, one of
Nevada's foremost mining men and
who is largely interested in a number
of the biggest camps of the state.
passed through Lovelock Monday en-
route to his home in Reno. and from
there he will 20 to Rawhide.
Mr.. Pelton was returning from the
Seven Troughs district where he had
been inspecting the lease owned by
the Seven Troughs Gold Mining and
Leasing company and which is located
on the Seven noughs Mining COM
pany's ground. To Tribune repre-
sentative Mr.. pelton stated that work
was progressing very satisfactorily
and that the chances were very favor
able for encountering something good
within few weeks. No time is be-
ing lost in rushing the east crosscut
from the It's foot level. One of the
big bonanza lodges found in the Fair
view claim, which adjoins immediate
ly on the northeast. is. supposed to
be cutting through this part of the
lease and it is believed when the oh.
jective point is reached high grade
shipping ore will be encountered.
In speaking of his Rawhide inter-
ests Mr.. Pelton said that he and as
sociates had recently purchased a
lease and that active development
would commence as soon as arrange
ments could be made. The lease la
located in the mineral zone of the
new district and Mr.. Pelton stated
the surface showings were extraor-
binary and believed it would only he
smatter of very short time until a
shipment would be made.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
inspecting Mining Districts

W. H. Champion. a prominent cap
italist from Niles, CAL, passed
through Lovelock last Saturday en-
route to the Seven Troughs district.
After inspecting the merits Of this
wonderful section Mr.. Champion will
30 to Rabbit Hole Wells. where he
will look over his personal interests.
he being largely interested in the
Placerotis Mines company. To- a
Tribune representative Mr.. Champion
stated that both Of the shove sec
tions were attracting unusual stten-
tion among the big investors on the
coast and predicted quite an influx Of
capitalists during the coming year.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
viii Develop 0versights

F. M. Schick, the Seven Troughs
mining man, was a visitor to Love-
lock Tuesday of this week. Mr..
Schick, who is one of the largest
owners in the Oversight group of
claims joining the Tom Boy Mining
company's property, stated that ac-
tive development work would be CON-
menced about the first of March. A
shaft will be eunk to a great depth
from which point numerous cross
cuts and drifts will be run and the
lodges thoroughly developed.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
mining man
ENTHUSIASTIC
District Will Be Among
Best In State.
Prominent Mining Man and Capital.
ist Predicts Great Future for En-
tire Seven TfOughS DlstrlCt...AC.
quifes Interests IN Good Properties

George Lo udon, who is now one Of
the big mining op orators Of the Seven
Iroughs district and whose home is
at Vernon, was transactin & important
busine So in Lovelock last "Wednesday.
Mr.. Loudon has only recently become
interested 10 the Seven Troughs dis :
trict and during his short residen ce
there he has become convinced of it's
magnitude nd he has no l.esitancy
in predicting a great future.
THE entire district is much i'm
proved said Mr.. Loudon 10 q Tribune
representative, land the development
work that is now being done is pro-
ductive Of the most gratifying results.
The larger companies which have
been in operation for some time, are
developing immense bodies Of both
high grade and milling ores and in
some ins ,uces regular shipments are
being made.
THE development work being done
by the older companies has demon
strated the pernanency Of the lodges
to q depth Of 500 feet, and this fact
alone guarantees the camp as pro-
ducer for many years to come. An
other remarkable feature is that there
is hardly day passes but what re-
ports are brought in Of a new dis
covery in some of the big district.
In a majority of cases these strikes
are making good. Every property
holder is either actively engaged in
developing or preparing to develop
on large scale and IL is a safe pre-
diction that by the middle Of the
coming summer several new shippera
will be opened up and that the Seven
Troughs district will rank second to
none in the state"
Among other promising properties
Mr.. Loudon 10 interested 10 the Stoker
lease which was recently taken over
by J. B. Newman, and the Seven
Troughs Florence Mining and Leasing
company.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
'S1OKER LEASE
in new HANDS
Properly viii Be Developed
As Never Before
Prominent vernon Mining Man Ac-
qulfeS Property--Nlll Organize New
Company, Install Machinery and
Develop on an Extensive Scale

One of the most important deals
and one which means more for the
Seven Troughs district than any re-
Gently made. was consummated last
week, when John B. Newman, one of
the leading mining men of that dis
trict, purchased the Stoker lease.
No figures are given but it is pre-
sumsd from the location of the prop
erty that goodly sum was involved
in the deal.
Mr. Newman, who was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
stated that not only had he pur-
chased the Stokor lease but that he
had secured the adjoining block of
ground and that later on he would
incorporate a new mining company
The lease in question is located on
the Therien property and joins imme-
diately on the west Of the famous
Kindergarten. 1t is regarded as one
of the very best in the entire Seven
Troughs district, and under the new
ownership ID is almost certainty
that it will only be a matter of a
very short time until regular ship
nents will be commenced. .
Extensive plans have been made
for the future development of the
lease" Mr.. Newman said, ''and with
the installation of the new Is horse
power gasoline engine and other
necessary equipment, nothing will be
left undone to place it among the
! big producers of the district. The
former owners sunk the incline shaft
to q depth of 100 feet. The ledge
shows very strong and values
throughout show a good average.
At the $50 foot level the ledge was
crosscut and here it shows width
of fully Is feet and carries values
better than $500 to the ton. This
ledge is none other than the extern
sion of that found in the Kindergar-
ten and it is my candid opinion that
further development will reveal SEN
sational values"
When the shaft reaches the 250
foot level crosscut will be run to
the west. The big ledge from the
Mazuma Hills strikes directly through
the west part of the ground is ex-
plored another pay ledge will be cut.
MIR. Newman expects to have his
new equipment on the ground and in
operation by the first of March,
Sinking will then. be commenced and
continued down to the 250 foot level.
In the meantime preparations will be
made to extract the ore at the $50
foot level. The shaft will have to be
retimbered but this will not require
a great deal of time and it is be-
lieved q shipment win be ready for
the market within the next go days.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-02-07
viii Erect Cottage

A. l.. Bachrodt, the popular man.
for the Tonopah Lumber company's
Lovelock Office, has let a contract
for the erection of a building on his
lot in the Webb addition. The new
structure will be four room cottage
with bath and will be modern in every
respect. T. H. Hayes. who has the
contract, says the building will be
ready for occupancy within six weeks.