davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1908-07-24
DEATH OF A
MINING Man
GOLDEN PAPER NOTES PASSING
OF DiscovERER OF NOTED
CENTENNIAL MINE.
p. Eamblna Game to This Section In
1875, Year Later Erecting Mill at
Great Gold Producer-AIso Dis
covered Vein of Jasper, But Lost
It In Mutations Of Time.

The Golden (Colo.) Globe of the 18th
has the following of special local in
terest:
u. p. Landing died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. William Gay, last
Thursday night, after an illness OF
only one week. Although he had
reached the age of IS, he was hale
and active until this last short illness.
Mr.. Landing was a highly respected
pioneer, going to California in the
early sos, and from that time on he
had been closely identified with the
development of the mining industry in
the western states, California, Idaho,
Wyoming and Colorado. He came to
this state in 1890 and located in Gold
en-, and has operated placer mines in
this vicinity ever since"
Found Great Mine.
In 1875 Mr.. Landing and others dis
covered the Centennial mine. the next
year erecting a mill on the property.
The mine a one of the great pro-
ducers for the time being, and an as
constituent to the mining world gen.
orally.
1t was in this mill that Judge NJ. N.
Grant of this city received his frs,
training in the treatment of the ores
by amalgamation and the latter was
notified this morning of the death of
his old friend.
lost Rich Jasper Vein.
Mr.. Landing also discovered a vein
of jasper IN the Centennial valley,
proving the richness of the vein. He
lost the vein, however, and was never
again able TO locate It, although he
made repeated search. the last one on
ly a year or two ago. The yein lay
across a small stream coming down
from the mountain, and Mr.. Lambing
believed that In some changes of the
bed of the stream following an unsraL
ly heavy rain, the site was SO changed
that the surface indications were OBJ
liberated. Anyway, he could never
find the spot, although he said he had
1t indelibly impressed upon his mind.
Named from Mine.
1t Is stated that the Centennial val
ley received its name from the IA
nous mine, which Is situated on the
side OF the mountain overlooking the
valley. The first quartz mill ever
brought to Wyoming was that later
erected at the Centennial mine II
was taken to Cheyenne In 1868, re-
naming there for eight years. when it
was moved on TO Centennial and plac.
ed In position. Mr.. Landing was In
charge OF the removal of the plant
from Its temporary resting place at
Cheyenne to the head Of the valley.
, 1908-07-24
ARRIVED AT BEDSIDE
OF HIS SICK MOTHER.

Victor Cokefair Of Nevada, formerly
a letter carrier here, has arrived and is
now at the bedside of his mother, who
is Ill at the home Of her sister, Miss
Kate Fulton on Third street. This
morning a representative OF the Odd
Fellows called at the house, Offering
the kindly offices Of the lodges and as
individuals in the are OF the patient
Mr.. Cokefair is himself a member oil
the order and Is deeply grateful to the
lodges for their offers OF assistance
and friendship.
, 1908-07-24
EXTRA GOOD CITIZENS
COMING TO WYOMING

Six sleeping cars passed through
Cheyenne this morning as a Part OF
train No. Z and are sidetracked today
at Bosler. the passengers all being
home seekers from the east i~nvesti-
eating the Tallmadge-Buntin proper
ties along the Laramie river, says the
Cheyenne Tribune. The company is
bringing a fine class of citizens to this
state. many of whom are taking up
lands under the big system which the
company Is constructing.
, 1908-07-24
AN AWKWARD
CONDITION
CARBON TiMsER COMPANY, RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY AND FoREs-
TRY BUREAU IN TANGLE.
Timber Company Could Not Supply
Railroad Company With Ties and
Mine Props and Forestry Bureau
Denied Revenue from Sales Of the
Timbsr-Meetin0 to Adjust Matter

A somewhat peculiar condition, due
TO the elements, has been found to ex
list at Keystone and through the Chey
enne- national forest, involving the
Carbon Timber company, the Unior
Pacific Railroad company and the for
estry bureau Of the United States gov
eminent. 1t is through no fault Of
either that the condition exists. Rath,
er TO the weather bureau, which fur
nished so little water in Douglas creek
as to tie up about $1,000 0 worth OF
ties and mine timbers placed In the
stream to be floated to the railroad at
Fort Steele.
A Triple Alliance.
The Carbon Timber company is un-
der contract to the railroad company
to furnish a certain number of rail
road ties and mine timbers each year
and has arranged with the forestry
bureau TO cut the timber in the Chey-
enne national forest. The tie contract
calls for more than a million ties each
year and half that number of mine
timbers, some Of the latter coming
from trees too small to be used for
railroad ties.
The timber company succeeded in
cutting the number Of pieces wanted
and placing them in Douglas creek. a
tributary of the North Platte river.
to be fioated to Fort Steele, the rail
road point, where they ere taken from
the water, loaded on cars and turned
over to the railroad company. This
year, by the absence of rains and
SHOWS in the mountains, an insufficient
amount of water has flowed through
Douglas creek to carry the pieces of
timber to the mouth and thence to the
boom at Fort Steele. This has caused
the railroad company loss in ties and
the forestry department loss In reye-
nue..
Conference On the Ground.
A conference Of officials Of the three
interests was held at Hanna yesterday.
adjourning to meet at Keystone on
Monday, when the jam in Douglas
creek win be examined with a view to
getting the pieces started one 1T q
time. 1t is understood that the rail.
road company will accept any practi-
cal solution Of the problem and that
the forestry bureau and Carbon Tim
Ter company have agreed to an annie.
able settlement of the difficulty, the
onus being now upon the timber COM
pany to get the ties to the river and
thence to the boom at Fort Steele.
The Carbon Timber company claims
that it was hampered last year by hav.
ing to cut trees smaller than it liked
for the mine props, but this year there
has been less demand for these small
timbers. All work in the forest has
ceased and some doubt is expressed as
to the intent of the timber company to
resume operations for next years crop
of ties and mine timbers. This Is the
chief concern of the railroad company,
whose officers are exercised about the
supply of ties if the timber company
does not carry out its contract.
, 1908-07-24
STABLE BURNED.
Eleven Horses Perish at Casper and
Forty Tons of Hay Destroyed.

Casper, Wyo., July 24.-In a fire in
the Star livery stable Wednesday night
eleven horses persisted and forty tons
Of hay was destroyed. The loss is es-
Timated at $4,000, with insurance of
$4,000. Hugh Clark, a cowboy, who re-
Gently won the rough riding contest,
lost his horse. saddle and entire outfit
ia the fire.
, 1908-07-24
FALLS BEFORE FINISH IN GREAT
MARATHON RACE BUT Off.
GALS LIFT HIM AND
CLAIM RACE.
Americans Enter Protest, Which 10 Up.
he'd BY Officials and Irish-Ameri-
a Declared Winner-Race Was
Great Event of olympic Games
and Hayes Finished Two Minutes
After Italian Fiasco.


London, July 24.-Crowds began as.
sembling along the Marathon route
early today, and a huge gathering wit
messed the great event Of the Olympic
games. The roads were in perfect con
Idition. The distance run was 2e milel
1856 yards. Dorando Of Italy won the
race. Dorando. after reaching the sta.
dunn, staggered along the track q
short distance and fell down.
American Was Second.
John F. Hayes Of the Irish-American
Athletic club came in second, Heffer
on of South Africa, third, and Forshaw
Of the Missouri Athletic club, fourth
A. r. Weldon, an American, was fifth
italian Carried to Finish.
Dorando collapsed 200 yards from
the finish and was unable to continue.
officials picked him up and practically
carried him to the finish. The Ameri.
cans entered a protest against the
assistance rendered Dorando. Hayes
finished two minutes later without as.
sistance.
Dorando's Time.
Dorando's time. taken when he was
assisted across the finish line, was 2
hours 81 minutes 46 seconds.
Protest Upheld.
The protest On the Marathon was up.
held and Hayes was declared the win.
ner.
Yale and Cornell Tied.
The second place in the Marathon
race goes to Heffron of South Africa
and the third to Joseph Forshaw OF
the Missouri Athletic club. In the
final pole vault A. c. Gilbert of Yale
and w. T. Cook of Cornell tied fol
first and second. with ~ feet and two
inches.
, 1908-07-24
Carries for Taft.

Denver, Colo, July 24.--It is stated
that the mail carriers and mail clerks
OF the country. democrat or republican,
almost without exception, will vote for
Taft for president next November,
owing to their personal fealty to Frank
H, Hitchcock, chairman of the republi-
can national committee If for no other
reason.
Hitchcock. when first assistant post
master general, started and pushed to
a successful issue the bill providing
FOR an increase in wages of the mail
clerks and carriers, and making other
gratifying provisions for their advance
ment.
, 1908-07-24
NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED
FOR CENTENNIAL TRIP.

1t is stated that between four and
Ave hundred tickets have already been
sold for the North Star and Danish
Brotherhood excursion to Centennial
next Sunday, and that the Laramie
Plains line has secured ample acco-
mmodations for everybody. The train
will leave the Fremont street depot at
9 o'clock In the forenoon.
, 1908-07-24
TENTH STREET PIPE
TO BE LAID SOON.

The South Tenth Street Water com
pany last night awarded to w. H. In
man the contract for carrying the
water pipe through the block between
Park avenue and Steel streets. The
company had planned to lay the pipe
only half way through the block, but
Mr.. Hansen and other councilmen OBJ,
jected and permission was withheld
unless the company would go through
the block. There being but one resi-.
dence to be served, owners of the
pipe bought It would be no hardship
upon the city or individuals to dis
continue the pipe midway for the pres.
ent. The pipe will be six inches in
size for two blocks and four inches the
remainder of the distance.
, 1908-07-24
CHAMPION CHALLENGER
To TENNIS SINGLE,

Charlie DeKay, who boasts that he
is the real tennis player now on this
side of the water, and who can give
May Sutton and George Gould pointers
in the game, will be asked to meet
Sheridan Downey, himself an expert
at the game, at a single on the court
at the University Of Wyoming. The
game will be for the championship
of the Second ward and the gate re.
ceipts, half and half, with some real
blood on the side-of the nose. One
Of the contestants is expected in ]. W.
~Stryker's Office after the game
Groceries ?" No" What them
Coffin. Other fellow won"
, 1908-07-24
GERMAN CAR LEADS.
Five Hundred and Fifty Miles Ahead
of The American.

Eydkuhnen, East Prussia, July "a
The German car in the New York to
Paris motor race crossed the frontier
at 1922 last evening. The American,
which left Moscow at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning, is about $50 miles behind
the German car. The latter made 12O
miles yesterday.
, 1908-07-24
REJECTED ALL BIDS
ON FOURTH STREET

At the meeting last night OF the
property owners on South Fourth
street, who are planning to lay a new
water pipe, the bids YER all rejected,
the executive committee, consisting of
President j. T. Holiday, Secretary R.
e. Fitch n Treasurer E. d. Carter,
was directed to prepare a specific plan
for the pipe and submit 1t to the
plumbers of the city today, the con
tract to be awarded TO the lowest bid
der. 1t is hoped to have the matter so
adjusted that the order for the neces-
sary material may go by telegraph to-
morrow.
, 1908-07-24
Hauling Camp Supplies

The transportation OF maneuver
camp supplies is quite an item OF local
freight these days. About five cars q
day r carried to Dale creek and the
contractors who are hauling the sup
plies to the camp expect to handle
amout 200. 900 pound per day. Much
of the freight carried by the railroads
is horses. mules and wagons, which
are taken to camp independent OF the
contractors.
, 1908-07-24
Countries Reach Agreement.

Washington, d. c.. July 24.-To
guard against friction pending the set
Element before the Hague tribunal of
the respective rights of the American
fishermen in New Foundland waters,
the department of state yesterday
reached al agreement with the Brit
ish foreign Office for an extension of
the present modus vivendi governing
the fisheries to the approaching
fishing season.
, 1908-07-24
VIRGINIA DALE RANCH
SOLD To WEBBERS.

R. e. Fitch today closed the sale Of
the =. G. Fobes ranch of about 400
acres at Virginia dale to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Weber Of Woods, who will oc-
cupy 1t as a home. The ranch has a
large area Of farming land. The deal
included a transfer Of some property
and the price was not made public.
, 1908-07-24
eeetIon Man Injured.

Shortly after noon today a section
hand named Jacobson was struck by
. switch engine while at work in the
yards here and seriously hurt. says
the Cheyenne Tribune. His skull is
featured and there are q number oil
severe cuts about his head and body
The injured man was taken to st
Johnss hospital, where his condition is
regarded serious.
, 1908-07-24
FOX CREEK GIRL
DROWNED IN RESERVOIR.

News of a pitiful tragedy reached
Cheyenne last evening, when a tele-
phone message from Fox creek con-
veyed the news of the drowning of
Ellen, the 6-yearold daughter of Jesse
Yoder, the wellknown ranchman, says
the Cheyenne Leader. Scant details
of the accident were communicated,
but it is know that the little girl, while
playing on the bank of a small reser-
voir on her fathers ranch, thiry-fve
miles northeast of Cheyenne, plunged
into the water and met death.
, 1908-07-24
PEPPER WAS PEPPEREp
by PEPPERY cNIIR1

Hans Pepper was In the police court
This morning, but could not make the
eyes of hizzoner smart to the extent OF
missing punishment. He was shaken
before taken" and lodged in the city
calaboose on a charge OF intoxication
and a fine Of IS and costa.
, 1908-07-24
M~acedonians Rejoice.

Salonica, July pam imperial fir
man restoring to Macedonia the n
stitution of 1876 was read publicly in
this city this morning, in the presence
of civil and military authorities, and
an immense but orderly crowd. Great
enthusiasm prevailed.
, 1908-07-24
POST OFFICE CLERKS
GET RAISE In PAY

On h recommendation OF Post
master Beltz, the following increases
In salaries of clerks and carriers for
the Laramie office have been granted
TO t from July LIST: W. r. Watt to
$1,000. s. G. Bibee to 5000, A. B. Pope
to $1,000. Oliver Wallis to $1,000 and
w. H. Crandall to $500.
, 1908-07-24
VICE PRESIDENT ABLE
TO MEET FRIENDS

Vice President Crumrine. who re-
turned OF Wednesday from Denver,
where he had undergone operation at
st. Joseph hospital, was able to sit up
a little yesterday afternoon and hopes
to be down town next week. He Is
receiving visits from his friends and
enjoying them. His cheerfulness in
dictates that "yor can't keep a good
man on his back long at a time"
, 1908-07-24
Work VIII Be Resumed.
Train a Mile LONG.

Perhaps the longest train ever
brought into North Platte arrived from
Grand Island Saturday night In charge
oil Conductor Fent, says the North
Platte Tribune. 1t consisted of 1874
cars, drawn by two engines of the
1900 class. The total length of the
train was nearly ffty-five hundred feet
more than a mile.
, 1908-07-24
YOUNG rurks in command

Belgrade, Servia, July 24.-Cipher
dispatches from European villages of
Macedonia declare that the young
Turks are complete masters of the
situation. All Turkish authorities have
surrendered themselves into their
hands.
, 1908-07-24
HITCHCOCK To HAVE
OFFICES At CHICAGO

W.. ]. Bryan devoted the day largely
to clearing up his correspondence pre-
%paratory to departure for Chicago this
afternoon. In the mail today was a
letter from Bourke Cochran Of New
York, congrntulating him on his nomi-
nation and pledging him active sup
port.
, 1908-07-24
Garrison on the March.

Belgrade. July 24.-The entire gar
rison at Uskub is reported to have
mutinied and the Albanians are said
to be marching upon the city, although
there is nothing to show whether they
proposed to join the mutiny or attempt
to quell it.
, 1908-07-24

Chicago, Ill, July 24.-Republlcan
leaders from eight Of the middle-west
states met at the Auditorium Annex
here today with Chairman Hitchcock.
The principal headquarters of the re-
publican management will be opened
in Chicago August 10.
, 1908-07-24
stssI Tor Double Track.

Twenty carloads Of S0-pound steel
rails passed through Denver this morn
ine. - route from the plant OF the
Coacredo FuAl Aud Iron company at
Pueblo 70 NJ Rn1ou Pacific at Granger
WA, save9 Epenyer Times. That
r~sprssepta1 A pert Of an order
~ ahost e1Joeo.6to worth OF steel
nah ptAeet With " fuel and iron
, 1908-07-24
APPLIES FOR PATENT
ON AUTOMOBILE TIRE

Louis NJ. Nelson of Douglas has ap-
piled for a patent on an indestructible
automobile tire, and Frank LeBar, a
Philadelphia business man, has pur-
chased an interest in the invention
and will arrange for the manufacture
Of the tire.
, 1908-07-24
Clark On Way Home.

Chicago. July 24.-United States
Senator Clarence D. Clark, who has
been Ill here for the last week from
nervous prostration, left for his home
In Evanston, Wyo., last night.
, 1908-07-24
GREENWOOD TAKES PARTY
TO GRACE CREEK RANCH

Otto Gramm, W. A. Comfy and a
friend from Denver left this morning
for the upper Laramie river in an
automobile driven by E. e. Greenwood.
, 1908-07-24
raaaart Reaches chloaao.

Chicago, Ill, July 24.-Thomas Tag.
CART, member of the subcommittee OF
the democratic national committee OF
eleven appointed to select a campaign
manager, arrived here today. Candi.
dates Bryan and Kern will arrive To-
morning.
, 1908-07-24
Drilled Into Unknown Reservoir.

Drilled Into Unknown Reservoir.
Berne. Switzerland, July 24.-Twen.
ty-fve Italian workmen in the Loetch.
burg tunnel in the Bernese Alps were
drowned today, after drilling through
a wall which separated them from a
s~ubterranean river or lake, the exist
ence OF which was unknown. Water
now fills the tunnel.
, 1908-07-24
Three Towns SURRENDER

Vienna, July 24.-It is reported here
that the towns of Monastir, Uskub and
Saionica are in the hands of the young
Turks. Order is maintained every
where.
, 1908-07-24
Places for RaiIroaders.

TIdCe6 TOT
Officials of the Wyoming division
advise that an agent and operator is
needed at Burns, a third operator at
Dale creek and a first operator at
Hanna.
, 1908-07-24
Of TURKEY
HOSTS White BANNER

within a few days. The signatory
powers to the Berlin treaty have no
present intention of interfering with
the course of events in Turkey.
, 1908-07-24

FUNERAL OF BABE
HELD THIS MORNING.
The funeral Of the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate johnson was he'd
from the West Side church this morn
ing, with services by Rev. Oscar
Woods, pastor of the church. The in.
terment was In the city cemetery.
, 1908-07-24

THIRD STREET CONTRACT
AWARDED TO coRpINER.
The contract for the laying of a
six-inch castiron PIPE on south Third
street vas awarded last night to James
C%ordiner, his bid being the lowest of
the three submitted.
, 1908-07-24
CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN, MA
TioNAL COMMITTEE HOLD
ING CONFERENCE IN
MIDDLE WEST.

Meeting Similar to That Held at Colo.
RADIO Springs and Leaders Present
to Take Part-Headquarters to Be
Opened Fifteenth Of Ausust-Bry-
an Preparing to Leave for Chicago
to Meet Taseart Committee.
, 1908-07-24

company last year by the Hartman
roads and which are now being de-
livered.
Work VIII Be Resumed.
The rails are to be used in double
tracking part OF the main nne eaAt
from Granger toward Cheyenne. Much
OF the line has already been double
tracked, but work was temporarily u s
pended during the panic. This work
Is now to be resumed with q full quota
OF men and rushed to completion.
, 1908-07-24

Bryan Going to Chicago.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July "a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-02
FRUIT MEN HOPEFUL OF
BIG CROP OF PEACHES
Orchards Near Americas in
Good Shape.

The fruit growers of this section
of the State are beginning to get ac-
tive. The season is at hand for them
to sit up and take notice and begin
to nurse. President Harvey A. Mat
thews, of Fort Valley, has not yet
called the Fruit Growers Association
together, but the date will probably
be about the 3Oth of this month.
The critical time with fruit is the
thirty days between 18th of February
and 18th Of March, and in that period
hopes rise and fall. For this rea-
son, the growers wait to hold their
meeting until they can see how the
trees are looking, and some idea oi
the prospect can be had.
Just now the large orchards about
Americus, and some of the largest
in Georgia are here, appear to be in
fine condition.
But, as above stated, the critical
period is yet to be passed.
Mr.. n. A. Ray, Mr.. R. S. Broad
hurst, Mr.. G, L. Ansley Capt. G. w
Raymond and other large orchard
men here report their trees in excel
lent condition thus far, and with
enough cold weather now to keep back
the buds until spring, a good crop
is promised.
The growers generally are looking
forward to an unusually good croI
this year without knowing exactly
why. They simply know that such d
crop is badly needed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-02
NUMBER OF PUPILS AT
SCHOOL is GROWING
Already Past the Hundred
Mark.

The Americus school of the Third
Congressional district still leads all
others in the State in the number of
pupils enrolled, as we'll as in equip
ment and general completeness. In
fact, the extreme limit of attendance
has already been reached, there now
being 103 pupils, boys and girls, at
the Americus school. Supt. Collum
and his excellent corps of teachers
are greatly elated at the splendid sue
cess attending the opening of this
school, and the further fact that it
stands at the head of all the eleven
agricultural schools in the state. Ev-
cry one of the fifteen counties of the
Third district are we'll represented in
the attendanc of pupils "a fact very
gratifying, evidencing as it does
the widespread popularity of this
excellent training school, The girls
dormitory must and will be built this
year, and this, when completed, will
permit of a greatly increased atten-
dance Attention is being given the
ornamentation of the college grounds
ong with the improvement of the
rm, and the general appearance
ere will soon be most inviting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-02
PRES. COLLUM WILL
ACCOMPANY TRAIN
While "SChOOI on Wheels
is in This District.

During the few days the Agricul-
tura1 School train will be in the
Third District, Prof. J. M. COllum, of
the Third District Agricultural Col
lege, will be one of the members of
the travelling party. The train reaches
Americus March 6, but President Col
lum will join the train at the first
stop in this district He will make
a short talk at each stop and will
incidentally mention the school at
Americus. His place at the college
will be provided for in his brief alb
sence.
Recently there has been favorable
mention of Pres. COllum for the posi-
ton of State School Commissioner,
which place is to be filled at the COM
ing election. The successful candi-
date will be selected at the Democra-
tic primary for state officers. The
present incumbent is Prof. Jerry
Pounds, of Milledgeville. The office
is an important one, it's holder be-
ing at the head of the states public
school system.
Pres. Collum is at present chair
man of the Teachers Committee OF
the State Normal Board and has been
in school work all his life. He was
formerly a member of the state Demo
cratic Executive Committee, and also
chairman of the congressional district
committee. He is now chairman OF
the Senatorial Committee. Another
name mentioned in connection with
the race for School Commissioner is
that of Mr.. E. T. Sneed, president pro
tenn of the State Senate