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Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25

of tunnel, but the rock was chalk and not very hard to cut. With the idea so long in mind, it seems strange that the North river was not tunneled long ago. Chicago has had a tunnel under the Chicago river for years, so the de- lay was not for lack of a successful ex- ample. The reason probably lay in the fact that some unsuccessful at tempts had been made to dig this tun- nel.
 It is always easier to raise money for new scheme than for an old fail ure. So it has come about that New York City has waited till 1908 to con- plete one of the worlds greatest feats of mining. Mr. w. c. McAdoo is the man who financed this tunnel project. He was very ably assisted by Mir. Wal ter G. Oakman. The Hudson and Manhattan R. R. Co. will use the tun- nel and it will aid very materially in relieving the congestion of New York Oios. HhoohOI dCHlcNetueuU OI Il Sltnl- lar nature was the meeting of the headings of tube D of the Pennsyl- vania R. R. tunnels. There will be four tubes in this series when complet- ed.
 We have become rather used to hearing of great enterprises to provide transportation, but it is only lately that the farmer has come forward with plans to pierce mountains and bridge canyons to get water. There are three tunnel enterprises under ser- ious consideration to pierce the main range west of Denver and new one is now being investigated north of Fort Collins. Los Angeles has under con- sideration plan to divert the Owens River and there will be a total of 26 miles of tunnel work in connection with this enterprise. The farmer has long been known as 'potato miner," but now that he is going mining for water in earnest he will have to follow the example of the New York Subway and get some of the boys from the mining camps to help him.-Mining Science.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25

ore are said to actually exposed by the workings of other days when the oper- ators were seeking rich pockets, and these ores will, it is believed, run 5$ to los a ton. The ores mill freely, and experts claim that with cyanide tanks once installed, from 90 to % per cent of the values can be saved in the mill. It is the intention to increase the mill capacity to 1000 tons daily, just as rapidly as possibly. When this is done it is predicted that the Ban mack properties will equal any gold mine of the entire west.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
The Prospector and His Burro.

Did you ever notice" said the pros- pector to his burro, 'that some people, for benefits received, give but very little of value in return? Such people are persistent traders, but they always want to exchange pennies for dollars, and they are always willing to trade cheap talk for real money. In this re- spect they remind me of the trading rats of the Nevada deserts. These rats, and you know them well, are ex- ceedingly industrious, considering their environments; and in this respect they are shining example for burro; for they are always busy, and seemingly imbued with the feeling that some- thing should always be given for everything received; and this is char acteristic of which burro is lacking.
 "When you and I were camping on the edge of Death Valley last summer, if you will remember, everything we had we were compelled to closely guard for fear the rats would get it. If we had sack of potatoes united they would all be gone in the morning, and in their place we would find pile of pebbles which the rats had brought in exchange. A lot of beans would go in the same way and pile of twigs and brush would be left by the rodents as their equivalent in the trade. If I took off my shoes at night one of them would probably be missing in the morning, and in it's place l would find piece of wood as large as the rat could carry. The rats would even carry off a canteen, and the wonder is that they did not try to exchange a piece of desert bric-a-brac for you in return for the fuss you made when they made an effort to get away with your nose-sack. You are always kick ing about the rats; but it was of no use, none whatever; for the rats treat an honest burro just the same as they do a millionaire prospector or wild and reckless cowboy.
 "I want to tell you, Old Long Ears" continued the prospector, 'these trad ing rats make me think of a great many mining company promoters, the difference being that the rats think they are doing something, while the promoter knows he is doing somebody. In either case the trade is not fair one, and, of the two, the trading rat is the better, for he labors under the i'm
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
Non-MineraI Mining.

Mining as an industry is by nc means limited to digging minerals out of the earth. In fact, some of the greatest achievements in mining have been accomplished under motives which had nothing to do with gather. ing mineral treasures. Transporta. tion has been the angel of inspiration which in the past has led men to dc some of the greatest feats of mining. and now irrigation promises to be a close second to transportation in bringing about great mining accom- plishments.
 In recent number we published a very interesting article by s. A. Ioni- ] des on the London "Tubes." These , tubes are tunnels for underground railways and represent a great achievement in mining. Even more wonderful is the New, York subway. The editor had the opportunity of vis- iting some of this work while in pro- gress, and was somewhat surprised to recognize some old Colorado gold miners, and to be introduced to some Montana copper miners, all mining laurentian schist in one of the uptown rock tunnels.
 Of all the transportation tunnels, the one commanding the most atten- tion today is the sub-aqueous tunnel connecting New York and Jersey City. The idea of tunneling under water ways is not new. In 1865 the North River tunnel was proposed and some work done on it.
 The plan to tunnel the English channel was proposed many years be- fore that, and it is interesting to note that the first tunnel-boring machine that was ever built was built in con. nection with the English channel pro- ject; moreover, it bored quite piece
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25

D .'essit that he is playing fair, and that he has given value received for the potatoes, the beans and shoes which he really filched from me. The promoter, on the other hand, gives highly-colored and finely engraved stock certificates, costing but a trifle, for good hard dollars. The money he puts into his pockets and then skips the country. The man who traded his coin of the realm for these beautiful specimens of the printers art, puts them in safety deposit box and la- bors under the impression that within few months he will be classed among the newly rich,' and this idea he hugs to his bosom until hope long deferred makes his heart sick, when he is en- frightened about as suddenly as you awaken from deep sleep and get into action when you hear me untying the barley sack.
 ''Of the two depredators, the trad ing rat and the promoter, give me the rat every time. The raid of the rat affects me alone, but that of the pro- moter impoverishes hosts of toilers, large army of innocent and trusting investors, and casts stigma upon the mining industry which it is hard for honest operators to overcome. The rat is as honest in it's intentions as you are. He is little more active, but just as stupid, for many of the articles he takes in exchange for his sticks. stones and pebbles, are as useless to him as a King James translation of the Bible would be to you. The promoter, on the other hand, would have no use for the scriptures, either, but he per- sistently and cleverly robs his victims with the full knowledge that what he gives for the money of the unguarded stock buyer is practically valueless, and that by the expenditure of a small amount in hashy stock certificates he can wiring thousands out of the pockets of the unwary and credulous; and one of the least evils that could wish him would be that he might be con- pelled to spend a month or six weeks in the near vicinity of a colony of trad ing rats.
 "The rascally promoter" concluded the prospector, "gets onto my nerves, and it is scant courtesy extend him when he visi's my camp, even if you are much taken with him and think e is all wool, a yard wide, and warranted not to rip; ard u ere you ."-Salt Lake City Mining Review.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
DIRECTORS (Continued)

M. w. Fournoy, Vice President of the First National Bank
 of Albuquerque.
 R. J. Paen of the First National Bank of Santa Fe. James Graham McNary First National Bank of Fl Paso. Henry D. Bowman of Bowman x Sons Las Cruces Banker w. D. Murray, President Silver City National Bank Solomon Luna President Bank of Commerce. Albuquerque. c. N. Blackwell, Cashier First National Bank, Raton Mark A. Rogers Physician, Tucson. E. A. Cahoon, Cashier First National Bank Roswell Lloyd B. Chrsty, Cashier Valley Bank Phoenix. T. E. Pollock President Arizona Central Bank Flagstaff,
 Arizona.
 John R. Huett, Merchant Holbrook Arizona E. w. Wells Vice President Bank of Arizona, Prescott,
 Arizona
 M J. Cunningham, Cashier Bank of Bisbee, Bisbee. John w. Poe, President Citizens National Bank Roswell Frank McKee, Cashier First National Bank Albuquerque J. H. OReilly Insurance, Albuquerque. WM J. Ms Chief Justice, Las Vegas.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25

AGENTS WANTED! l6x20 crayon DOT traits 40 cents, frames 10 cents and up, sheet pictures one cent each. You can make 400 per cent profit or 36$ Ter week. Catalogue and samples free. FRANK w. WILLIAMS COMPANY, 1908 w. Taylor St., Chicago, Ill.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
DIRECTORS

JOSHUA S. RAYNOLDS President of the First National
 of Albuquerque and also of the First National of Fl Paso ALONZO B. MCMILLEN, Attorney. DIR. JAMES H. ROTH, Physician Albuquerque.
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
KEEP YOUR MONEY
 AT HOME
COMPANY

COMPANY Business Written
 lst Year Occidental, First year............... $l,3O2, 800 Aetna l,2S5, 7lO Connecticut Mutual..................... l5S.300 Equitable of New York.............- l,l75,50O Equitable of Iowa a...................... 663, 800 Fidelity Mutual. l,32l,S75 Franklyn Life. .......... ........"...... 2S3,0 900 Germania Life.............................
 Home Life of New York............ 1,l9l65O MdnDaUUdn.
 Massachusetts Mutual. 67395 Mutual Benefit. t........................, 2,3lO,4O2 Mutual Life of New York......... l,640,7lS
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
GROSS ASSETS

First Mortgage Loans.................S 55, ,SO4 co Collateral Loans ............- ..... .. 36 239 S3 Cash in Banks ..........-.. ............1 345 55 Bills Receivable x Agents Balances S,956 79 Furniture, Fixtures and Supplies. .. 2,341 23 Accrued Interest on Mortgages....... 2,409 P Net UnrepOrted Premiums......... 1862 O4
 Total Assets. .................Sll7 958 66
Mohave County miner., 1908-04-25
DeCeI1Oe1 o1St, 19O1, O1 I11e Occidental Life InSur;
OF ARIZONA AND NEW r1EXICO
LIABILITIES

IUABIII IES Reserve on Outstanding Policies 8 5417 % Less Reserve on Reinsurance. . S34 % Capital .SlO0O, GOO % Surplus. ........-.... 13,375 66
 Total......... .."................ $117, 1858 66 Total Surplus to Policy Holders $113375 66
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
WHERE AUBURN LOCKS ABOUND
Found in Great Numbers in North.
eastern Part of Scotland.

Red hair is found in distinct excess
north of the Grampians, and especially
in the northeast of Scotland A sci.
enlist who has made the question OF
fermentation special study, and has
just been helped to conclude a color
survey of the school children--over
5O000--of Scotland, announced this
as one Of his results.
In most European countries, he said,
there is a distinct predominant Of
one type over the others. In north
Germany and Sweden it is the blonde
type; in Italy the brunette. No such
predominance is found in Scotland.
Dark hair and fair are present in
equal proportions. The dominant col.
or among Scottish children is brown,
and it has to be shown how far brown
is really a blend of fair and dark.
The proportion of red hair through
out the country is a little over per
cent-hIgh compared with the CON
tinent. One cannot overlook the ref
erencs of Tacitus to the red haired
Caledonians Some curious facts
brought to light suggest that red hair
is not entirely or strictly a racial
trait. 1t may have some peculiar
physiological If not pathological con
nection.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28

II take you, yer honor" cried
Haight, whose sporting blood was
aroused. and the remark was greeted
by three cheers from the wharf.
III it's in the power Of Ports
mouth boat to do it, Haights the man
for you, MASTER" said one old vet
eran.
Stay continued Haight, I'D Ike
to know who I'm dealiH' with q
I'm Lord Darlington, first lieut1n-
ant OF the Niobe yonder"
He pointed To one of the frigates
swinging ahead in the line Of battle
ships of Kephard's lieet.
"Right-o your lordshlp," said IIaight,
making a sea serape at the mention of
rank, social political and naval of his
speaker Lads. who goes with us?'
He picked up three or four volun,
teers, to whom Darlington promised a
suitable reward.
My boats twice as big as Gooper's
cutter, and l need the hands, your
lordship.n
Take anybody, anything You
please, said Darlington. Where's the
boat?'
"she be lynn beyond the other pier,
Shall | bring her here, or
Wen go there" returned my lord.
" lis quicker"
Committing his horse to one of the
bystanders, with instructions to take
him to the inn. Darlington, followed
by Haight and three seamen, ran back
to the shore, made their way along
the strand to the other pier. leaped
into the boat, which was a large,
swift cutter, as Haight had said, at
least half again as big as Cooper's,
which was now well down the harbor
and going tremendously under every
freshening breeze.
To cast off the lines, hoist the sails,
warp the boat along the pier until she
gained the open roads, was the work
of a few moments. Darlington stood
quietly while the skllful men worked
husily around him, but so soon as the
wind filled the sail and the boat gath
cred way he came aft, calmly displaced
Haight at the helm and sailed the
boat himself. And no one in that
harbor knew how to do it better
than he.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
Revolutionists in Hayti.

Portau-Prince, Hayti.-The revolu-
tionary movement against President
Nord Alexis is spreading. The towns
Of Aauin and Jeremie have both de-
clared against the government
The gunboat Croyant, which has fall
len into the hands OF the rebels, en-
countered the gunboat Centennairo of
Jeremie and shots were exchanged.
General Lecomte, the minister of
the interior, who went out al the head
of a government force against the
rebels, has been taken prisoner. The
rumor is current here that he has been
executed
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
DEATH LIST MAY TOTAL THIRTY
Believed That Later Reports Will Aug
ment the List.

Fort Smith, Ark-Additiona infor.
nation from the tornado area of Mon.
day indicates that the death list will
be considerably augmented when the
interior communities are heard from,
Telephone communication was estab-
lished Tuesday with several towns
which were in the tornado's path and
while there has been considerable va
ration from the reports first sent out,
the number of dead will probably to-
tai 80 The force OF the storm seems
to have concentrated at Watalula, Il
small town eight miles west of Ozark.
Fourteen people were killed by the
collapse of homes, ten in one disaster
and four in the other. The Basham
family, consisting of father and moth
er, four boys and four girls, living a
mile and a half east of Watalula,
were caught in the collapse of their
log house and all were killed,
The Rosson family, neighbors, met
a similar fate.
Dir. Hill of Mulberry has returned
from Watalula, where he was called
to attend his mother, Mrs, l., A. Hill,
an aged woman, who was caught and
crushed in the collapse of her home.
She suffered fractured ribs and ankle
and is injured internally.
The tornado divided at Watalula.
one going east and the other north,
The latter was the most destructive.
It swept a section of country 300
yards wide and 60 miles long, leveling
barns, houses and fences. Torrents
of rain anil hail fell in the wake of the
storm.
The tornado followed the Iron Noun
tain railroad for 20 miles and crossed
over to the east, striking the town
of Jethro. where several were injured,
but none killed A report from there
says that several people were killed
on farms in that vicinity.
Leaving Jethro. the tornado went in
to the mountains in a sparsely settled
section and probably expended its
force within a radius of 20 miles of
the town. New London escaped with
several stores demolished and eight
people injured, none fatally Ozark,
first reported to have suffered heavily
in dead and injured, only had small
property loss. No one in the town
was hurt and the violence of the tor
nado was hardly felt, although the
cloud which wrought destruction
passed a few miles west Uneoniirmed
| rumors in Ozark are to the effect that
several persons were killed in the adj
| jaeent country
No news has yet been received from
Barr where doctors were summoned
from Knoxville The force of The
storm near Knoxville was terrific.
Trees were snapped off close to the
ground and not a house or outbuilding
was left standing for miles. When the
tornado divided at Watalula one sec
| ton went south. 1t descended 20
miles northeast OF Mena and swept the
country bare, striking the town about
| $3.50 O'Clock Two houses were de-
molished in the town. There are also
rumors that fatalities occurred in the
farming country.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
50 indictments for Night.Rlding.

Union City. Tenn.-During the hear
inc of the hebeas corpus proceedings,
instituted in behalf of Felix w. Pinion,
an alleged night rider, Tuesday, for
NAL announcement was made by Attor-
ney General Caldwell that 80 indict-
ments would be returned against those
men now held in connection with the
recent raids in the Reelfoot lake re-
gion, during the present week. An
nouncement was also made that the
trials would be begun during the pres
ent term of court. The application for
the release of Pinion was finally de-
MED, and he was returned to the jail
at Dyersburg, where he has been con
fined since his arrest. several weeks
ago.
The declaration of the attorney gen
eral came as an answer to Attorney
Rice A. Pierce, representing Pinion,
who. during his argument challenged
the state to return the indictments
during the present term of court
which he termed as fraudulent. He
called attention to the fact that al
though the court has now been in SEES
sion q month, no indictments have
been returned.
Several witnesses were examined by
the Grand Jury Tuesday, but no eyi
dence considered important was adj
duced.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
"Tls Probably strathsate as You Say"

hoisted the single sail it bore After
an hour of veXatious backing and
filing, she thought the breeze was
growing stronger and by four o'clock
to her great joy the wind had settled
and was blowing steady from the
southeast, straight up the channel,
that is
There are two entrances to Ports
mouth harhor; one between the Isle
of Wight and the mainland, the So
lent, and the other around the south
ern extremity of the same island.
Ellen had drifted seaward during the
night and she decided that her best
course was to round the island and
run up to the harbor with a beam
wind. The breeze was growing strong
er every moment. Indeed, the little
boat keeled over so far that some
tunes the lee gunwales were peril
ously near the water line
Presently Ellen woke up Debbie in
order to trim the ship bidding her
crawl up to windward Before Deb
bic took her position, they made such
morning meal as they could on tepid
water and the remains Of the hard
bread, and then settled down for their
run into the harbor The little boat
was jumping and pitching iearfully.
but Debbie was almost as good a
sailor as Ellen, and she suffered no in
convenience from the wild motion.
As for Ellen. her heart exulted. She
had something to do besides think.
The sailing of the boat required all
her skill and ability. II was no light
task to hold the helm in one hand and
the sheet in the other and fight her
way through the rising seas. The boat
rode the water like a duck, however,
and did not ship a drop Of spray.
They were well past cambridge
when the day broke fair and clear.
Ellen had been so occupied with the
business of sailing the boat that she
had not paid any attention to what
was astern of her. 1t was Debbie
/ who about a half hour after sunrise
pointed out another and a larger boat
following in their wake. In the pres
I ence of such a boat at such a time.
| there was nothing suspicious. yet
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28

Anaeharsis: Laws catch flies and
let hornets so free. ~-
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
Mo. one Killed at PlneY.

Russellville. Arll.-The tornado
which swept through the western part
of this county Monday night was not
as destructive as stated in the first
reports. which we're to the effect that
between 70 and 20 people had been
killed at Piney. No one was killed
and no one seriously hurt. The tor
nado swept down from the mountain
one-quarter of mile from London,
uprooting trees and demolishing
houses. It grew in force as It pro-
crossed westward toward Piney, where
the damage was greater.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28
leach Poor Woman 70 Cook

Some of the home economies clubs
Of the east have established "centers"
with all cooking school cOnveniences,
where poor women may be taught how
to keep house and cook economically.
There is no fancy cooking taught, but
simply the things that are served by
the poor people themselves each day,
only they are taught to keep account
Of 4he expense and cook econom-
ically.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-11-28

Mrs. WInslow'B Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teething, softens the gurus, reduces In
Examination, alays pain, cures wind colio Doc bottle.