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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08

tunnels below. 1t is then carried to the
shaft, up which it flies in great iron skips
and onto the stamps which crush the gold
out
A Look at the Ore.
AS l went through the mines Mr.. Sea-
graves showed me the god-bearing pud-
ding. 1t lies here and there in streaks or
streams in the rock, now widening and
now narrowing. 1t is a blue conglomer-
ate filled with pebbles of white quartz
embedded in a cement which is impreg
mated with iron and gold. The gold is
in crystals and flakes so small as to bs
invisible to the eye. l could see no yell
low metal whatever. and the rock looked
more like limestone than anything else.
The miners disregard the pebbles, for they
have been crushed again and again and
found to contain no gold whatsoever.
The gold bearing strata lies upon gran
lite. 1t is supposed to have been deposited
by means of water in sand and clay.
which in time has turned to cement, and
which by volcanic forces has been forced
up into the santing ridge which now
forms the southern watershed of this
continent. Indeed. it may be that the
gold was once in the water just as gold
is now said to be in the waters OF she
ocean. Some scientists assert that tiere
is about $40. 100000 worth of gold In every
it would only take three cubic miles Of
the ocean to equal the present mighty
yearly output Of the Rand.
The Dangers of Mining.
1 have been in many gold Mines but in
none where the dangers are greater than
in these great slanting caves of South
Africa. The walls so dip that you have
to take rope or chain to hold on to as
you move through the slopes, and slip
would send you rolling down over the
rocks for hundreds of feet. The acct
dents are so many that visitors are re-
quired to give a pledge before they enter
! the mine that no action will be taken
against the company in case they are in
jured during the journey. The mines are
not timbered as the rock is solid, but
nevertheless the blasting frequently
cracks the walls and masses fall down
into the tunnels upon those who pass
through. There are also cars whizzing
along, the ore rolls down the planes and
rocks weighing tons fly this way and
that.
Big Mills of the TransvaaI.
But let us go to the surface and walk
through this mighty gold factory The
mines of the Transvaal have machinery
equal to the finest used in America. and
the Simmer and Jack has 800 stamps,
which work away day and night, crush
ing the ore for the mercury plates and
cyanide watts.
As the rock comes to the surface it is
in humps of all sizes from that of my
list to half bushel measure or larger.
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, Tt is of blush color, and 1t looks much
like the limestone we use for fixing the
turnpikes. There is not CLINT of gold
to be seen anywhere. and when crushed
the rock looks just like the dust on the
roads. The rock is first sorted by ma
cninery, that the larger pieces may be
broken before they go into the crushers.
They are then ground up after the same
, fashion that our grandmothers ground
coffee, save that these crushing mills
will chew to pieces rocks the size of a
peck measure.
When the ore is comparatively fine it
is dropped down into the stamps and
pounded by them to dust. These stamps
are great bars of steel, which are always
dropping upon the gold-bearing rock.
There are 800 of them and as they fall
they make a noise like that of Victoria
Falls or the rushing of Niagara The din
is SO great that the workmen have to
stop their ears with cotton to keep from
losing their hearing. Indeed, l found my
self putting my hands to the sides of my
head to shut out the sound
When the rock comes from the stamps
| 1t is a fine flour of gold ore. 1t must
| be fine enough to go through wire mesh
| with holes not much larger than the
point of needle. 1t is now carried by
water over tables covered with mercury,
which catches the gold and allows the
sand to go on. After this the refuse Is
treated to bath of cyanide of potassium
and water which takes up such gold as
is left. The processes are about the same
as those used in our great mines of the
west and as a result practically all OF
/ the gold is saved.
With the Assayers.
I was much interested in going through
| the assay offices of this great NINE Ihe
ore has to be tested again and again to
know just how the mine Is working and
| to be sure that nothing is lost Something
| like q thousand different assays are made
! every day A very little bit of ore is
| taken each time, but the gold ana silver
| is all gotten out of it, and then, by meas
urng and multiplying, one can tell just
| how much gold there is to the ton. In
| this assay office lead Is added to the ore,
/, and from each sample comes button Oh
| lead about as big as the end OF your
| thumb. In this lead is the gold. The but
| ton is roasted in bone ash, during which
process the lead disappears and the gold
| only is seen. The speck OF gold is OFTEN
| not bigger than the point Of fine needle,
| but the weighing machines are SO fine
| that the assayers can easily tell just how
much the stuff runs to the ton.
The Real Thing.
| Before leaving / mentioned to the as
sayer that | had spent whole day in the
! Simmer and Jack and had been told
again and again of the millions of dollars
worth of gold it was predicting l said
] that had seen thousands Of tons Of ore
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
The Real Thing.

Before leaving ! mentioned to the as
sayer that had spent whole day in the
Simmer and Jack. and had been told
again and again of the millions of dollars
worth of gold it was producing. said
that had seen thousands Of tons Of ore
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
STARTS
Wild RUMOR
SAYS TRUSTS AND RAILROADS
ARE SEEKING TO BUY UP DEL
EGATES TO DENVER CoNvEN-
TION TO DEFEAT HIM.

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 29.-Bryan
arrived here today and was asked
concerning the paragraphs in the
current issue of the Commoner read
ing as follows:
watch the personnel of the dele
CATION to Denver Money is being
used in some states of the Mississip-
pi valley to secure a delegation
obedient to predatory interests. The
democratic masses must not be be-
trayed by the representatives of that
system"
Bryan said he wrote the para
graph himself on information from
man who overheard a conversa'
tion on the subject. Bryan is con
fdent the trusts and railroads are
behind the alleged movement.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
FISH SEEKS INJUNCTION.
New Move to Enjoin Voting of Illi-
nois Central Stock.

CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Henry w,
Leman, one of the counsel for
Stuyvesant Fish in the recent Illi-
nois trial where the case was decid-
cd adversely to the contentious of
MIR. Fish, filed a bill in the super
ior court today seeking to enioin the
Union Pacific and Railroad SecuTi-
ties company from voting 2S1,231
shares of Illinois Central stock at the
annual meeting to be held here
March 2.
Thirty-seven persons, among
them Edward II. Hartman, in whose
name the PSI ,231 shares in question
stand, are also made defendants to
the suit.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
HAS DESIGNED
STRIKING MAP
WILLIAM GOLDTHWAITE HAS
PRESENTED GRAPHIC STORY
TO COMMERCIAL CLUB IN DE-
SIGN FOR PROMOTION.

Lewiston is the geographical cen
ter and commercial distributing
point for the rich Inland Empire.
This runs trippingly on the tongue,
but If you want to see it in a glance
and have it forever indelibly fixed
ON the mind you should have one of
the maps that will probably soon be
issued by the Commercial club.
The idea of the design is by Will
lam NJ. Goldthwaite, who formerly
worked for the publicity bureau rep
Iesenting the Lewiston-C Charleston
country at Spokane. Taking the o,
r. & N may of the Pacific North
wit, Mr.. Goldthwaite has drawn
ooncentric circles about lewiston
Charleston as a common center, each
circle representing an additional 100
miles of diameter. These are drawn
in broad red bands, and an arrow
in the same shading points to the
center as the "head of navigation
Above the circles are these words:
THE very heart of the Inland EN-
pire" and below the circles, Geo
graphical center and commercial
distributing point of the Inland EN-
pire."
AS designed the map is targe
for the eye, and even the most cas-
ual glance will not fail to strike tn
center, and the mind cannot fail t
grasp the significance of the poin
so graphically illustrated. 1t woul
seem that Mr.. Goldthwaite, in hi
enthusiasm had been seized with a
inspiration. He presents the idea t
the bureau not for any persona
gain, but for the purpose of cor
tributing to the public good. Man
promipent citizens have given tn
suggestion their unqualified supper
The result will probably be the adol
tion of the idea for the new sig
manual for the promotion bureau.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
No MORE UNIONS
FOR GOULD ROADS
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WILL
ABR0GATE ITS CONTRACT ON
MARCH IA, AND A GENERAL
STRIKE MAY RESULT.

DENVER. Colo, Feb. 29.-The
News today Will say; After con-
terence with General Ridgeway Of
the Denver and Rio Grande, COM
mittee of machinists employed by
the system was informed that the
company will abrogate its contract
after March IA and thereafter will
not recognize the machinists', black
smiths. car repairers' or boilermak-
Crs' unions.
"The committee will Immediately
submit the question to a referendum
vote of all the employees belonging
to those unions who are employed by
the Gould roads. 1t is claimed that
the men will not submit and that
general strike on all the Gould
roads except the International and
Great Northern is imminent.
The company also announced
that there would be reduction in
the wages paid to telegraph opera
tors.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
TRAINS BEGIN MONDAY.
Train for Vollmer VIII Leave Lew
iston al 1925 d. II.

The first train service between
Lewiston and Voljmer will become
effective Monday, az which time
train will leave Lewiston at 7:25 in
the morning and return 90 Lewiston
late in the afternoon.
The exact schedule has not been
determined more than the train Will
be operated out OF Lewiston, leay-
ing at an early hour in the morning
and returning during the evening.
Reports received today from the
mountain country indicate that the
track viii be very slow, as the frost
Is leaving the ground and in places
where the ballasting has not been
completed the track Will be rough.
The regular Culdesac train, in
charge of Conductor Robert Bowling
will be detailed to the Vollmer serv-
ice.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
CORYELL WANTS
Howe OUSTED
ALLEGES THAT AS EXECUTOR OF
ESTATE OF LATE G. A. CORY
ELL, HOWE NEGLECTED HIS
DUTIES.

A petition was filed this afternoon
by Fred D. Coryell asking for the re-
moval of j. Howard Howe as execu-
tor of the estate of the late c. A.
Colyell, father of the petitioner.
The petition recites that the ex-
ecutor is also executor of the estate
of the late Sarah c. Thompson, and
is member of the nrm of Colby,
Coryell & Howe. 1t is alleged that
while acting in the capacity of a
member of the firm and executor of
the estate of Sarah G. Thompson
that the duties as executor of the es-
tate of G. A. Coryell were neglected.
1t is alleged that the firm of Col
| by, Coryell & Howe negotiated notes
at the First National bank in this
! city and that instead of protecting
| the interests of the estate by de-
manding that these notes be paid
when due and while the firm was
| solvent, that the executor allowed
the notes to remain unpaid until
last November, when the valuation
of the firms property had materially
decreased and the bank brought ac-
tion against the estate to recover
the amount of the notes 1t is fur
ther alleged that it was the inten-
tion of the executor to allow the es-
ate to pay the Lewiston Nationa'
banks debt The banks indebted
ness amounts to $4,000. with inter
est.
The hearing of the petition will bt
given on March / g by the probat'
court. Attorney G. Orr McMinnim!
| is appearing for the petitioner.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
SHOT DEAD FOR
THROWING acid

LOS ANGELES, Feb, ga quar-
rel over financial matters with the
accused, the police think is most
likely the origin of a murder COM
mitted this morning, when Mrs.
Charlotte L. Noyes, young widow,
was shot dead in her apartments by
w. H. McComas, a mining engineer.
McComas states the woman at
tempted to throw cup full of sui
rhuric acid in his face and that he
shot in self-defense. He exhibits
acid burns on his face, but the po-
lice believe McComas applied the
acid himself
Detectives searched the elaborate
/ ly furnished apartments of Mrs
( Noyes and discovered sheet of pa
Fer presumed to be an account of thu
operations of McComas and Mrs
Moves on the race track. 1t showed
heavy winnings up to two weeks ag'
but the total losses are all seeming
" in the past few days and amoun
to between $4,000 and $4,000,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29

fered to the city would irrigate
5000 acres of land Certainly $500
an acre is conservative estimate Of
its value when under water. The
present cost Of 1000 acres of land
and the expense of conveying water
over it from our main pipe line
would not exceed $15O.OOO. To say
nothing Of the profits the company
can make with this water in the en-
hanCement of the value of the land,
which would be In the neighborhOOd
of $45O,000, we are not asking the
city to pay one-half what a fair in
terest would be on such profit, nor
does it take into consideration the
annual water rental which would
amount to $4,000 perpetually on
$4,000 acres of land.
"It will therefore be seen that II
it were not that we have plentiful
supply of water, we could not af-
ford to deal with the city at all
81 am informed that a cOnsidera-
| BILE time has been spent in investi
| eating this matter by your honora
HE body and by the citizens, repre-
sented by the Commercial club, ant
| ii would seem to me that sufficient
data has been procured to form thu
basis of a fair opinion as to wha
should be done. Whether this is 81
or not, the company must know
very soon what it's plans are to be
for when the work is started it is o
such a nature that it would be prac
tically impossible to change it
plans.
81 therefore ask, as a representa-
tive of the Waha Lewiston Land an,
Water company, that your honora
hle body take action at your earlies
convenience, assuring you that what
ever action you take will be perfect
ly satisfactory to us"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
-FOUR BURIED
TENEMENT FIRE
MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN
LOSE LIVES IN FIRE CAUSED
BY OVERTURNING OIL LAMP
IN BOARDING HOUSE.

PITTSBURG, Feb. ga mother
and three children were burned to
death and several persons injured in
a fire in the Brerton avenue foreign
district today.
The fire started from an overturned
lamp, and in a few minutes the
houses of John Waski and Stephen
Viacack were in flames. Both
houses were full of boarders and the
police and firemen restrained the ex-
cited people with difficulty. The
dead are Caroline Viacack aged 32
years; Stephen Viacack, years;
Carroll Viacack, years; Peter Via
cack, 2l years.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
NEWS FORECAST
COMING week
CHIC AND KANSAS WILL HOLD
CENTER OF ATTRACTION WITH
STATE CONvENTIoNS-FLEET
MOVEMENTS AND MARDI GRAS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Politi-
cal happenings promise to absorb
much of the attention of the people
of the United States during the COM
ing week. Attracting most attention
will be the republican state conven-
tions in Ohio and Kansas to select
delegates to the national convention.
Both states are expected to instruct
for Taft. In Louisiana the so-called
black-and-tan faction of the repub
lican party will hold a state cCnven-
ton to name delegates to Chicago.
The republican state central COM
mittee of New York will meet Sat
urday to fix the date and place for
holding the state convention.
There will be more or les activity
among the presidential asp'rants
during the week. Secretary Taft is
slated for three addresses in Massa-
chusetts and William j. Bryan will
be heard at various points in the
South and Middle West.
The only democratic convention OF
the week will be held in Omaha
where Nebraska democrats will as
semble to choose delegates To the
Denver convention.
other events of the week that viii
attract more or less attention viii
be the progress of the American
hattleship feet up the western coas
of South America, the annual Mard
Gras festivities in New Orleans, Mo
bile and Pensacola. the adjourned
annual meeting of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad in Chicago, and
closely-contested general election II
New Brunswick.
The week promises to be unusual
" prolific of big news events 10
followers of athletics and sports
For automobilists there will be tn
annual races over the Ormond-Day
tona beach course in Florida, tn
progress of the New York to Pari
race and the opening of the annus
, automobile exhibition in Bosto1
|, Devotees of baseball will be inter
ested in the departure of many
, the big league teams for their sprin
practice work. and for followers
pugilism there will be the bout
q Los Angeles between Battling Ne
son and Jimmy Britt.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
CHOOSE MATERIAL
FOR PAVEMENT
PAVING QUESTION SETTLED AS
TO DISTRICTS TO BE COVERED
CONFERENCE NOW ON MA
TEELAL TO BE USED IN CON-
STRUCTION.

The paving question has resolved
itself into a matter of whether it
shall be asphalt, bitulithic or brick,
and the council has set Monday
night as the time to hear the merits
o? the various pavements discussed
by City Engineer D. H. Guilland
and Engineer George L. Sawyer, who
is business visitor in the city
from Seattle.
The council last night discussed
( all phases of the paving question but
could reach no decision until more
data had been secured. The eastern
( boundary of the district was fixed
at Thirteenth street and Ninth
street from Main to the foot of the
bill, was included in the district.
The three pavements now in gem
eral use in all sections of the coun-
/ try were discussed and the merits
and demerits of each exploited. The
data now on hand shows the bitu-
! lythic to be the bost economical, 1t
being quoted at about $3.50 per
square yard, while asphale is quoted
at $3.50 and brick at S3.55.
1t was explained that the asphalt
and bitulithic companies would not
guarantee their pavement for more
than 10 years, and that it could not
be repaired or replaced in cases
where it was necessary to cut the
pavement to make underground con-
nections without the services of an
experienced workman, and that un-
der the conditions existing in Lew
iston, where many new buildings
will doubtless be erected in the
J paving district, it would probably
require almost the continual serv-
ices of such a man.
The only objection offered to the
brick pavement is the extra first
cost. The life of the pavement is
not known. 1t is stated the present
quality of brick will last for period
of so years under the heaviest traffic
SNllhAtAOho. II 10 pbulCu LndL
: pavement installed in Spokane II
> years ago is now in perfect state
e of preservation.
! Another favorable feature for the
I brick pavement brought out by the
e discussion last night is the fact that
the city does not become attached to
: any company by its installation. Any
y contractor can purchase the brick,
and after the first installation an
q ordinary brick mason can make the
J. repairs or replace the openings made
: where underground connections
n have been necessary. It was stated
: last night that while the brick pave
n ment was more expensive in the first
Q cost, that it was believed it would
n he the cheapest at the end of the ia
" years which would be allowed fol
e the payment of any of the pave.
: ments, and that the city would still
!: have a good pavement, where 4
L either of the other pavings are IN
D stalled the guarantee would expir,
Al at the time the last payment 4
Il made.
The council will further discus
ct the question at the meeting Monda'
s. night. and will then set time 70
ne meeting with the property owner
to of the district, when the matter ca
MT be intel'igently presented and tb
Id nropertv owners allowed to seller
lis the pavement best suited to tn
IN needs OF the district.
to
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
Alio Pleads Not Guilty.

DENVER, Feb 29.-Alio, slayer
of Father Leo, pleaded not guilty to-
day to the charge of murder when
srraigned in the criminal court. His
trial was set for March 8. Peter
Bessie was dismissed as Interpreter
in the case because of the charge
tt at he is an active member of an
anarchistic organization.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
Peioice Over Shah,s Escane.

TEHERAN, Feb. ga bomb
exploded on a side street in this city
today, killing two laborers, The city
will be illuminated tonight in cele-
bration of the escape of the shah in
Yesterdays attempted assassination.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
CHILDREN fight
PARENTS SHOOT

EVELYN, KY, Feb. 29.-Three
men were killed and a fourth NOR
tally wounded in a battle with re-
volverS in a lumber camp near here
yesterday. The children of James
Bowles and George Frazier quarrel
ed with those of John Hamilton
and Richard spieer, and the men
took up the quarrel.
Bowles and Frazier joined in the
shooting. Spicer, Bow'es and Ham
ilton are dead and Frazier will die.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
AMALGAMATED WILL RESUME
Mines Will Omen Monday. Employing
Thousands.

BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 29.-John
d. Ryan. managing director Of the
Amalgamated Copper company, an.
uounced today that the COMPANY
would resume Monday and that the
first started would be the great
Washoe smelters at Anaconda.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29

AGAIN ENROUIE

CALLAo, Feb. 29.-The feet OF
American battleships under Rear
Admiral Evans sailed for the north
this morning. The feet was review
ed in the harbor by President Pardo-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
Chicago Wheat Market.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2s, Wheat close.
May. ssllc; July. s41sc; septem
Der, s1%c.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29

]. A. Schultz left this morning
for his home at Nezperee.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-29
Wizard Is Recovering.

NE wYoRK, Feb. 20. Edison is
somewhat improved today,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
NJ CREARY DEPARTS
FOR JERSEY HOME
Rapid Recovery Expected
for Man Shot by Con-
gresham.

Thomas McCreary. the New York
horseman, who was accidentally shot
several weeks ago b. Representative
Hehln, left Washington AT O'Clock this
morning for his home IN New Jersey
He was accompanied b. mis- wife ana
parents, who have been constantly IN
attendance since the accident occurred
DR.. Wharton, who has directed the
treatment Of McCreary. also accom-
panied his patient in order that 10 risk
might be run Of any mishap or the
train.
It was expected that RcCreary would
be able to use his clutches by today.
but he was TOO weak to stand and this
was abandoned He was placed in a
rolling chair and carried out Of the hos
pital, where a closed touring car waited.
When he reaches his old home IN New
jersey, a closed automobile viii be wait
iIs to convey him TO the house.
AIcCre3ry was in fine spirits this
morning, and was delighted at the
prospect Of being out again HIS wife
and mother were far more nervous than
McCreary, because Of their fear that
something might happen 10 rc.ar6 his
recover
AcCreary is about twenty-six years
ola. RE shows the effects Of his serious
Illness, but his physicians believe that
when ne gets home he will recover his
strength rapidly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
GAINED Ie POUNDS

I gained IS pounds using Father Johns
Mediciue--CapJ r. T. Reh5Urg. g. car
nation St. PaWtUcket, r T.