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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

In order to accommodate the new
steamer Southland Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company fleet. IN
process of construction at the big ship
yard at Newport News, it will be neces-
sary to make a number of changes In the
dock on the south side Of the pier Of the
company at the foot of 18th street Inc
big steamer is to be berthed In this dock
when she comes to this city on compile
ton.
Plans have been prepared for lengthen-
ing and deepening the dock. The work
will start at once.
The dock is to be extended until It
comes within few feet of the paving on
Water street. bulkhead will be pushed
back in order to give width to the dock.
In digging out the head Of the dock in
order to lengthen 1t men with pick and
shovel will dig away the earth down to
high-water mark. A dredging machine
will then be brought into service to COM
plete the work.
The Southland will be by far the largest
boat ever to ply on the Potomac. In or
der to make a berth for her dock will
have to be enlarged. and even then 1t will
not be long enough to bring the stern OF
the new steamer within the wharf line.
The receipts of fresh fish have been
fairly good for the past two or three
wharf. The Potomac river, Chesapeake
bay and the Atlantic coast fisheries all
contribute to the supply on sale in this
market.
There were trout. bass. blues. croakers
spots, catfish, mullets carp. perch and
| other varieties of the finny tribe on sale
at the wharf market. Demand was ex-
cellent.
In consequence of heavy gales on the
coast the receipts have fallen off In the
past two or three days. Demand contin-
ues good. Excellent prices are paid for
almost all fresh fish,
The receipts Of catfish have been large
| ly in excess Of demand. Dealers have had
forces of hands skinnng the fish. so they
could be shipped to the big markets at
New York and Philadelphia. where they
command fancy prices, away in advance
| of those in the market at this city. I'm
less ice comes and prevents the working
of the nets in the river the fishermen are
looking for a prosperous fall.
The four sted schooner Salisbury
which arrived here about two weeks ago
with a cargo of southern pine lumber
from Florida, is the only large vessel in
port. 1t looks as II 1t will be a week or
ready to go to Baltimore to load coal for
south Atlantic port.
The vessel Is at the 18th street wharf
discharSing heavy timbers through ports
in her bow. In consequence of the size Of
the lumber and the difficulty in handling
it the process of unloading the vessel is
slow.
Arrived: Schooner Grape Shot, oysters
| in the shell. from the Potomac beds for
! the dealers: tug Camilla, with a tow Of
| small river craft from down river points ::
| sloop Finney. oysters from a river point
OF sand and gravel laden lighters from
I Piscataway creek; schooner Dove, at
Alexandria to load for a river point.
! Sailed: Schooner John p. Robinson, with
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a general cargo from Alexandria for Up
per Machodoc creek: schooner Edith YER
rail-. light. for Potomac point to load
cord wood back to this city: schooner
Peri light. for Aqua creek to load lum-
Der; tug Carter. towing two coal-laden
lighters for the naval powder factory on
Mattawoman creek: tug D. NJ. Key. with
a tow for a river point: schooner Mary
and Rebecca. light. for river point TO
load back to this city: sloop Essex. light.
for the Potomac oyster beds to load: tug
Meade. with a tow for a river point.
Observation-Disclosures Chesapeake is in
Quantico creek loading pulp wood for
Philadelphia schooner A. H. Quinby will
return to a Virginia port to load back to
this city: tug NJ. NJ. DAVIS was off the
capes Of the Chesapeake yesterday seek
ing lows: schooner Leroy Is at q river
point loading back to this city: schooner
Pendleton Sisters is on her way from Bal
timore for Boston with coal; schooner S.
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lehman. 141 F street southwest

Holman. 141 F street southwest, last
June. and was found hiding under a bed
he explained that he had been drinking
and had crawled under the bed and gone
TO sleep.
Mr.. Heilman told the court that the
man was not asleep and when discovered
had assaulted him. and knocking his
pistol from his hand had escaped. He
was recognized, however. and his arrest
followed.
Justice Gould expressed surprise that
the boys first attempt at crime had taken
the shape of burglary. He said that such
a plunge into one Of the worst phases OF
crime was most unusual.
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HoUsEBREAKER SENTENCED.
Randall to Spend Two and a Half
Years In Penitentiary.

Justice Gould In Criminal Court No.
has sentenced Harry Randall. alias
Harry Dunlop. colored. twenty years Odd.
to the penitentiary for two years and
six months. Randall entered a plea of
guilty to an Indictment charging house
breaking. and his counsel urged in ex-
tenuation that 1t was his first oifense.
Randall entered the house of Michael
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Surely He Was Hanged.

Lord Houghton's sister Was often an
noyed at her brothers indiscriminate hos
pitality. do you remember. my dear"
h. asked her at dinner one day. whether
that famous scoundrel X was hanged or
acquitted?"
He must have been hanged. or you
would have had him TO dinner long agO."
replied the lady.
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awarded the jewellers. Fears are enter
tanned that the rather sruesome gift may
be refused by its winner. but the under
taker has offered to buy back the cofha
from any one who shall win It.
Several hundred prizes have been Of
fered by business men for features OF the
pa rade
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SAWYER has arrived at a Rappahannock

Sawyer has arrived at a Rappahannock
river point from this city
Tug Southern Of the fleet Of the South
ern Transportation Company brought into
port yesterday from Chesapeake City and
Baltimore the coal-laden barges Marjorie
Appamattox. B. F. Donaldson and Roa-
noke for Georgetown. The Southern sailed
yesterday afternoon with the barges Ce-
lestin McNally. Agnes McNally. Mary A.
Hooper. Brandywine. Mildred and Will
liam A. Smoot, light. from Georgetown for
a bay point
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Coffin for Carnival Prize Puzzle
Committee.

ATLANTIC CITY. October 15-Mana-
gers of the big business carnival sched-
uied for this week are pushed over what
to do with q CONN donated by Undertaken
]. s. Champion as one Of the prizes to be
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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
SAYS BIG BUSINESS MEN CORRUPT YOUNG
PEOPLE.

S a
thereby international
reputation
a
The universal disregard
the the public
sibe juvenile than
Heney Rudolph spees
United than all together, they
why IN
the
The big business nsible children
They the it. privileges
vice. with
debauch The children
The
fsraphic
The caloused
of big
Denver
business but
the connection
startling they highest authority
zion fsacrifce
played connection with
years of daily contact with eing youths lend the utmost weight the
declarations
and those truth
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BIG mining SUIT
IS COMPROMISED

The suit of L. W. Rakestraw and
j. H. Atkin, VS.. J M. Toohey, the So
called Wonder mining grubstak ;
case, was settled out of court, AMI
Judge Orr granted nption to dis
miss the case.
Plaintiff claimed that he was grub
staked by defendants and others, and
that he located mining claims now
known as White Cap, Bumblebee and
Nevada Wonder mining properties,
but that he was never given his
share of the proceeds of these proc
critics under the grubstake agree
ment
1t is stated that under the COM
promise made,< plaintiffs receive an
independently, and that title to the
properties is quieted in defendants.
RenoGazette
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of unclaimed letters remaining
in the Tonopah. Ney., postoffice for
the week ending April Z, 1908. When
calling for them please say they ara
advertised. A fee of cent will b.
charged on each of the following:
Artiz, Jose; Burt, Ernest; Burke,
Katy; Barnett, Sam; Beckley, Henry;
Brand, Henry; Buggo. John; Cas-,
Clara; Grove. Cecil; Dwyer, Barney.
Dell, Henry; Dunlap, W. E.; Eiland-
er, #. c.: Evans. w. S.; Gaundette,
A.; Cor, Prof; Havey, George J.
Hunter, Mrs. Mary; Howard, r. j.,
Lewis, L.; Ebelein, T.; Mosby, Bob;
Mcdonald Ely Copper Co; McMare,
Nile; Mcneil, Wallace; O'Brien. Pat
c.; Ontario Mining Co.; Perdue,
John; Putnam. Chas.: Rooney, J:
Rutherford, Miss B. NJ; Smith, Don
aid T.; Topapa. E.; Eimons, J. Wv :.
Spandri, A.. Stanley. Pearl; Thomp-
son, James Scott; Wilson. North W;
Wachter, ]. o.
Foreign-Michele. s.; O'Briep,
Thomas; Stone. jacob; VESSEL, H. H.
Packages--van Buren,, Mrs. l.. p;
Nelson. B.; Kennedy. ]. c.; Cold
Mountain Mining Co.. Moody. W. D..
Smith. d. C.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW IS
Showing UP WELL
NEW GOLD CAMP ATTRACTS THE
ATTENTION OF MINING
PUBLIC

Mountain View, the new gold camp
which is attracting the attention If
the mining public and which is grow
ing at the rate of ten buildings per
day, lies about ten miles westerl.
of Schurz, and about four miles
southwesterly of Coma, which is the
nearest railroad station. Most of the
mining of the district is being done
by leasers. There are about twenty
five leasers working on the principal
properties known as the Wilson gol I
mines. Big Twenty. Golden Age. Red
Grow, Shirley c.. Buzz Saw and Mo-
doc. All of these leases show values
ranging from $40 to $1,000 per ton
The latest sensation of the district
has been made by Mr.. J. r. Ryan,
of well-boring fame, who, in boring
for water, encountered ledge four
feet wide at depth of $50 feet Of
high-grade sulphide ore. Five dis
tinct parallel veins are being worked
on in the district. one of which out
crops for distance of 5000 feet, be-
ginning at the extreme west end of
the vein. The Wilson Gold Mines
company is sacking ore that will av-
erage about 500 per ton. The COM
pany has reserved about 1000 feet
along the vein, the rest of which is
being worked by leasers, the most
important at present being the Big
Four. While driving tunnel to tap
the main lead at depth of 100 feet,
they encountered high-grade streak
of ore which shows values of $1159
per ton. All other leases of the dis
trict are showing up nearly as well
for what development work has beer
done.
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THORNTON STRIKE
OF BONANZA ORDER

Meager particulars have been re-
ceived in Winnemucca of gold
strike made by James and Sidney
Thornton of Unionville. and which is
said by those who have inspected the
ore and ledge to be one of the big
gest and richest discoveries ever
made in the State.
The strike was made recently on
claims which the Thorntons located
last November in the Humboldt
range near the summit, at the head
of Colorado canyon and about six
miles southeast of Humboldt House,
In prospecting their claims a few
weeks ago they uncovered big
ledge of gold bearing quartz, trace
able for several hundred feet, from
which in number of places they
have taken big chunks of ore which
is said to fairly glitter with golden
nuggets. Assays of the ore as higl
as $1,000 have been obtained.
The news of the strike has beer
kept somewhat under cover and the
insiders have made large number
of locations, taking up practically all
the promising ground in the vicinity
The Thornton claims are said TO
have been taken over by H. A. Co
hen, formerly consulting engineer fol
J R. De La Mar, and one of the lead.
ing experts in the country, who hap
pened early on the ground after the
strike was, made The price Gale /
for by the bond is 500. 900, and M.
der the terms half of that amour
must be paid over in cash at an early
date.
The location of the strike is near
the famous old Sheba mine. which
has produced millions and Ii now be.
ing operated by a Michigan com.
pany.
The Thornton boys are we'll known
residents Of Unionville. who have
mined and prospected in that Win
ity for years aud who richly deservs
the good fortune which they have
met with Humboldt star.
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LEASE IN Hart
DISTRICT IS RICH

Last Saturday the Sloan lease
s3roke into what is proving to be one
of the biggest strikes ever made in
the Hart district While punches of
high grade rock were encountered
previously, the ore shoot was not
fully penetrated until Saturday, and
ZIP to Tuesday afternoon 100 sacks
sof high grade fines were taken out
Since then 100 additional sacks have
been filled with high grade, while
everything coming from the shaft is
a good grade of milling ore. Ac-
cording to paintings, the fines will
average $50 and better. Mr.. Sloan,
lin placing the values at the above
S1igure, is more than conservative, for
Mnany who have sampled the ore al
ready sacked are of the opinion that
it will average considerably more
than $50 per ton. various estimates
running as high as 800.
Considerable specimen rock has
been taken out showing large streaks
sof free gold, many of which are very
eagerly grabbed By the Inevitable
lslunter for high grade picture rock.
The shaft has reached depth OF
~ feet, and the ore asody is from five
10 six feet in width From a depth
sof IS feet the ore STILL continues in
zhe shaft. which witl be dropped to
she 100-foot level beEsre prosecuting
commences.
The strike at the Sloan lease has
been the principal cause of excite
-ment in camp the past. week. Large
crowds daily visit ne shaft and hun
.dreds of pounds - specimen rock
have been carried Ell At one time
Monday Afternoon Il was almost i'm
possible to reach the edge of the
shaft. which was completely sur
rounded by the exdteA throng.
At the rate GRE Is being sacked
at this lease II ~ 4st be long be-
fore carload shipment will be all
ready. which Is - ne seat out a.
soon as Completed Hart Enter
prise.
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A witty priest was once visiting /
seli-made millionaire. who took him
20 Sec his aeIdom-used library.
There" said the millionaire.
peletsRg - table covered with
books, 'there are my best friends =
~Ah" replied the viii, ~ H.
Nlnneed a. the leaves, I'm glad you
dont eat them.' saered Heart Ne.
view
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Aseam So san sAask The nlhIe u
contradictory Ia spssns
lIenpeck We'll. ye@. do.
Asamm = WAere. fer lnstanceg
kEanneeh- -weas esat reconcile
che ssassmeaa ahas aaaamon was ehs
wiseat man ana ahaa ~ led "a many
maweH rhllaaelwAla Rruaa
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Nea aid thV mAa wleh che
fftnmv - tbs heltsm a. hls trousers,
"a haze fellouea tee races feF yeaFa
NJ pFespeel 81 year ever eateh.
tnn - wilh shen. y tAeses" aaeried
she wlsa xny cAlea8a <eea
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s.. MarEsdulM.

The ladies Of ~. NaFks walld are
ufned n make special eaoEt a. a..
teaa = meetlnK an Friday. APRIL 10.
The weFk ou hand mast h. anluhed
before EASTER. The meetlnx yin b.
held h ne nulld Foem 81 siae Pa
q q A. nRARnal.Ey. sss'y
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t.ecatlon netices T. tglplleate
hardest affair loF praspeetora aua
mlnsFa eon,ains earhon Use AZ
tlees IN hoax Foe aale a. the noa.
aasa omea
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ORE SHIPMENTS

Ore statement, March 25th to sist
inclusive:
Tonopah
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
CRIPPLE GREEK
BREAKS RECORD
MONTH OF MAY SHOWS LARGEST
TONNAGE EVER PRODUCED
BY THE CAMP.
new MILL TO OPEN
GOLDEN CYCLE PLANT TREATED
OVER HALF MILLION DOL
LARS WORTH OF ORE.

Cripple Creek.-The production of
the Cripple Creek gold mining district
for the month of May has eclipsed all
previous records so far as tonnage is
concerned, although by reason of the
unprecedented shipments of low-grade
dump ore the average value of the pro-
duct has been materially reduced.
The actual tonnage, as computed
from the figures secured from the mill
and smelter accredited representa-
tives, totals 65,l93 tons, of gross
bullion value of S1.354, $50.
The general average value of all
grades of ore is $20.S0.
A new record was established by the
Golden Cycle company at it's plant at
Colorado City. This mill alone treated
approximately 10000 tons of a bullion
value slightly in excess of 100000.
The local mills. five in number, han
died close to 10000 tons of the low av-
erage value of $3.50 ten.
A sixth mill for the treatment of
low-grade ore and dump rock will be
added to the local plants in June, when
the new cyanide mill under construc-
ton by the rrilbv Mines Company is
placed in commission. The plant is
modern in every respect and has a
daily capacity Of 100 tons, and is stu
ated on the company's estate on the
southern slope of Bull hill.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
Dispenser of Kisses.

A Frenchman, who apparently has
been amusing himself by reckoning
up the number OF kisses he has given
his wife during the first 20 years OF
his married life.
He finds that in the first year he
dispensed about 100 kisses a day. or.
say, allowing for birthdays and legal
and church holidays. about 36.70O in
the year.
In the second year this number was
reduced by half, and in the third
year to ten a day. while in the fifth
year his better half had to be content
with two day, one in the morning
and one in the evening.
What happened after the fifth year
is wrapped in mystery" but at the
same rate OF progression" he prob
ably arrived eventually at one kiss on
the first of January every leap year
Chicago American.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
Tragic Mistake Near Red Cliff.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Red Cliff Sunday night says: A pc
culiar and unfortunate tragedy enacted
at Pando, six miles east of here last
night resulted in the death of Joseph
Brothers, a we'll known resident of
Gilman. who was shot dead while try
ing to board train.
Passenger trainmen had received or
ders to guard against hold-ups through
this portion of the country. Last night
F'lagman William Soper of Denver &
Rio Grande passenger train No. /
found a man beating his way on the
steps of the rear Pullman just as the
train emerged from the tunnel at Ten
nessee pass.
When the train reached Pando it
was tagged and stopped near the de-
pot. Soper got out to investigate and
alongside of the rear car of the train
and killed him instantly. Brothers had
walked from Frisco in Summit county.
across the range to Pando for the pur-
pose of catching the train. He leaves
q widow residing at Gilman. Soper's
statement is that he believed the train
was being held up and that Brothers,
who was unknown to him, was one of
the hold-ups
1t appears that the train had been
tagged by the other trainmen to let
off passenger VINO had been uninten-
tionally carried by the station. Soper
is greatly distressed over the tragedy.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
"Aard Times"

tiIUcSs
It must be admitted that after =
period of prosperity which has been
unequaled both in duration and de-
gree, the country is now experiencing
an industrial and financial depression
which comes near to being genuine
hard times" In a great many places
large numbers of men are unemployed.
1t is reported that 100000 are out of
work in New York city alone, and
throughout the country at large there
prevails a general feeling of uneasi-
ness which is at once sign of busi-
ness depression and a potent cause of
it. In this situation it may be cheer
ing and wholesome to recall certain
facts which differentiate the present
conditions from those which usually
precede or accompany hard times, and
certain other facts which are true of
all periods Of depression.
Material conditions at present are
all hopeful. Crops have been and are
good, and many lines of manufactur.
ing, like the iron and steel business,
are in normal and healthy condition
These things are usually quite other
wise in times Of pronounced dulness.
Moreover, it ought not to be forgotten
that the real wealth of country in.
creases faster during hard times than
in any other period. Men are not only
Id 20 II,
to produce more, by the fear of being
thrown out of work, but they save
more. Luxuries are discarded; old
clothes are made to do duty little
longer; purchases are fitted to income
rather than to desire. Undertakings
which involve risk are made to wait a
more convenient season, and the coun-
try as whole emerges from the
period of depression with greatly in
creased resources, to enter upon an era
OF prosperity which will be somewhat
proportionate in length and intensity
to the duration and depth of the de-
preston which preceded it. This is
the silver lining on which it is well to
keep ones eyes. The country has suf-
fered no serious wound, says the
Youths Companion, it has no fatal dis
ease. Rather is it in the condition of
a man whose pulse has been arrested
for moment by sudden fright.
There is blood enough in the body
good, healthy blood-and it will soon
start flowing again in its normal chan
nels.
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
BAD ITCHING HUMoR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet SwoIlen-Sleep Broken
Cured in 2 Days by cutieura.

Some two months ago l had a hu.
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
beefsteak, all red, and no one knows
how they itched and burned. They
were so swollen that l could not get
my shoes on for a week or more.
used five or six different remedies and
got no help. only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching
less. For two or three weeks the suf-
fering was intense and during that
time 1 did not sleep an hour at time.
Then one morning / tried a bit of
Cuticura. From the moment 1t touched
NE the itching was gone and l have
not felt bit of it since. The swelling
went Gown and in two days l had my
shoes on and vas about as usual.
George B. Farley. so South State St.
Concord. N. H.. May IA. 1907"
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04

The embarrassment of the under
ground electric railways which link
together all sections of London, and
which have now gone into the hands
of receiver for the readjustment of
the finances of the system, is said to
be due to the sharp competition Of
the motor buses and cheap cabs that
continue to do a flourishing business
on the surface, in the open. This
explanation isn't altogether incom.
prehensible even from this somewhat
remote distance. For passengers who
are in no great hurry the charms of
the top Of London bus, as we'll as
those of cab. for shilling are ire
sistible, especially when compared
with the dark, dank and gloomy under
ground travelling facilities of the Eng
lish metropolis
Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
BID Irritation Projects.

Denver-To reclaim S0,640 acres in
Adams and Weld counties is the pro
ject to be carried out by the Denver
Hudson Ditch Company, which filed
preliminary specifications Wednesday,
with the state engineer for a ditch.
The ditch will be 4G5, 200 feet in length
and will have a depth of seven feet.
The carrying capacity per second will
be 1,011 cubic feet. The estimated
cost is s55O,0OO. Final filings were
made by the Henrylyn Canal Company
which at the cost of $i,500,000. will
provide irrigation for over 100000
acres of land in Morgan county. The
canal will be outlet for eight reser-
yoirs.