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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
DEEP WELLS FOR CITY WATER.
How Memphis is Supplied From Far
Below Ground.

From the Municipal Journal and Engineer
The wells which furnish the water sup
ply of Memphis are 800 or more feet deep,
and scattered over considerable area.
The height of ground water in them Is
lowered by pumping to quite a distance
below the surface, and the water is COL
lected into pump well by a tunnel about
ninety feet deep which extends from the
construction. -
been almost reached, and the addition Of
others within their area would do little
more than rob them, adding nothing to
the total supply. In considering the best
method of increasing the supply Mr.. Writ
J. Wills, chairman Of the water board.
vidual pump at each we'll, to be driven
by electric motor and be automatic. Sew
eral manufacturers were asked to submit
proposition for accomplishing this but
only two developed feasible plans, and to
one of these a contract was let for in
stalling one unit, to be completed by De-
cember 15. The water department mean
time drove well to be used, this being
about 500 feet deep and demonstrating
under test its ability to furnish $50 gal
Ions per minute, as called for by the con-
tract.
The plant Is located in a chamber about
nine feet deep. placed just below the
street surface in the central part of the
city. This chamber was built by the
city, In the well. which rises into one
end of the chamber, will be placed a Hill
Trip impeller pump which will raise the
water to the surface. The impeller shaft
will extend to about seventy five feet below
the surface or about thirty feet below
the present surface of water in the we'll
The shaft is connected by bevel gears to
~s- <~y rl,D o. Xxi ~l, t. IL.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES electric motor, q
friction clutch being interposed between
gears and motor.
The water raised by the impeller pump
passes from the we'll through a short
branch to q rotary force pump, by which
it is forced into the main under a pres
sure of about fifty pounds. This force
pump is direct-connected to the same
motor as the impeller pump, and they
are so proportioned that the latter will
furnish the water at the rate required by
the former. An efficiency of so per cent
Is guaranteed, based on current consumed
and water pumped against head Of fifty
pounds.
The water is forced directly into dis
tributing main which passes the well, a
check valve being placed between force
pump and main to prevent a back flow
from water main to well. II this should
close the water pumped would escape into
the gutter through an outlet. If other
individual plants of this kind are INSTALL
ed, an automatic stopping and starting
device will probably be added to obviate
this waste of power and water.
The advantage of such plan, If sue
cessful and fairly economical, is evident
Wells could be scattered throughout an
entire city. utilizing large area of water
stratum, and large feeder mains would be
unnecessary, except one leading to a
reservoir If storage is desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
Smokestacks of the Ocean.
from st. Nicholas Magazine,

From st. Nicholas Magazine.
The smokestacks on ocean vessels Of re-
cent years have been made to slope back
ward more particularly to give the steam
err a rakish air. the masts also being
given the same slope. AS to the effect on
the draft, there is slight one as the
wind pressure on the front OF the stack
sloping up and over the top OF the stack
Is more apt to draw the smoke out than
cut 1t off, but from all we are aware Of,
this seems to have been held Of a second
airy consideration. The shape of the
smokestacks also Is changing from round
to oval so as to present less surface at
the front. II you compare the steamers
with the sloping and straight smoke:
stacks, in one case the former, while mo-
tionless. still appears to have life. wnile
the rigidity OF the other gives 1t an ap-
pearance Of stiffness even while under
considerable speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

to be set to keep the birds off the crops;
but a watchdog. whose duty it is to keep
lookout for school Of fish and who
sits in a sentry box set upon stills, is not
an everyday sight This particular kind
Of watchdog is Norwegian. the scene Of
his labors being the shores of some ford
of his native land.
His little sentry box is made of wood
and perched high upon posts Here the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
King of Portugal Wife-Hunting.

The misfortunes OF his house and the
unsteadiness of his throne initiate against
the young King OF Portugal In his OBJ
vtous search for a wife. These consider
atoms, added to that of religion, discount
the rumor which couples his name with
that Of Princess Alexandra of Fife King
Edward felt deeply the criticisms of the
Spanish marriage. and he may naturally
dislike to see more aggravated recru-
descenoe of that angry sectarian feeling.
This he well knows would be the sure
result Of a British nuptial alliance with
embarrassed Portugal
King Edwards sensitiveness on these
points Is partly tr; ceable to an incident
which his father always remembered with
keen resentment. In January, 1910,
Queen Victoria personally announced to
parliament her intention to marry her
cousin, Prince Albert. The prince had
actually arrived in the country and the
ceremony was no more than a few days
ahead when report was suddenly spread
that he was not Protestant, but was. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

lad sits. gazing out across the arm of the
sea. using his keen eyes for the benefit
of the farmers who are depending upon
him to give the alarm when a school of
fish shall appear. They work contentedly
enough in their fields secure in their be-
lief that their watchdog will let them
know when 1t is time to reap a harvest
from the sea instead Of from the land.
When the signal is given they leave
their work, throw their big nets over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
Drama in London.

Mr.. Sutro's play. The Making of a
Gentleman" has been only a three-month
success. and now disappears from the
Garrick. A musical Christmas play,
Where Children Rule" by MIR. Blow
and Mr.. Hare, will carry on that theater
until yet another play, by Mr.. Somerset
Vaughan, called Dame Nature" Is
ready. Once again a big American hit
has not made London resound. The
closing days Of THE Servant in the
House are announced at the Adelphi
After her week in Manchester Miss Marie
Tempest leaves for America. AS sort of
return, America is sending in another play
about the press. entitled THE Fourth
Estate" AT His Majesty's Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree has been prevailed upon
to give us another week of "Trlby." so
Beethoven" will not be seen till the
25th.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's new drama
Of the ring the prize ring. The House
Of Temperley," may be staged at the
Adelphi before Christmas. THE House
Opposite" by Mr.. Percival Langdon. is
to be Mr. H. B. Irving's new venture at
the Queens. A story by Miss Mary f.
Mann. dramatized in three acts, Little
Miss Cummin,' will be given by MIR.
Cyril Maude the LIST of December The
Gilbert and German comic opera that is
to revive the old glories of the Savoy
may be expected about the middle of
December. 1t Is founded on Sir w. S.
Gilbert's play, The Wicked World
which was produced in 1873, and led to
great excitement because OF the carica-
turing Of three statesmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
Using Balfour's Mistakes.

The mistakes made by Mr.. Balfour re-
garding the needs of the cotton trade in
his speech at Manchester, from which so
much was hoped. are being shown up In
every liberal newspaper, and the Free
Trade League has come out with a mani
festo giving twenty reasons why free
trade is essential for the cotton trade and
its allied industries. The manifesto men
lions that the capital invested In the
trade is not less than 91OOOOO,OOO; that
II directly employs more than 52OO 900 per
sons, who are annually paid 100000
in wages. In England the spindles num-
Der SWO.OUO out OF a world total of
l3OOOO,UGO
The league points out that II is only
by cheap production England is able to
outsell the rest of the world, exporting in
1907 f11O.OOO,0OO worth of cotton manu-
features. to Germany's 100000 900,
Frances E17.OO0.0OO and Americas 95,-
100000. II declares that any charge to
tariff would irretrlevably damage this
trade
The liberals are working hard now, but
they are late in the field. For the past
three years tories have been preaching
&rif and flooding the country with
speakers and literature, while most of the
press Is on that side. The liberals have
been resting on the Idea that English
people are conservative at heart and
will not change a fiscal system easily
Now. however, 1T is necessary to make up
lost ground, for there can be no manner
OF doubt that tariff reform is gaining
daily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

Mrs Mary A. Towers, wife of w. Frank
Towers. a prominent woman in Caroline
county. who died at Johns Hopkins Hos
ptal, Baltimore, was buried at Denton,
Md Mrs. Towers had been in failing
health for a long time. suffering from or
ganic heart trouble. She was nearly sixty
years of age and a daughter of the late
Thomas F. Carey Of Caroline county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29
NORWAY WATCHBOYS.
Told the Farmers of the Approach
of Schools of Fish.

From the Youths Companion
1t is common enough to see a boy
watching cattle to keep them from stray
ing, and In days not % very long gone
by II was no unusual thing for . boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

fact an enthusiastic Catholic Hours suf-
feed to raise England to a state of alarm.
No less person than the Duke of We'll
lington sensationally introduced the SUBJ
ject into the debate on the address in the
house of lords. He charged the govern
ment with having deceived the country by
emitting the word protestant from the
formal announcements. And he carried
proposal for insertion of the term in the
congratulatory address to her majesty.
The furore was as mudd!e-headed and
mistaken as it could possibly be. But
there was no such thing as quelling it
till the prime minister gave the solemn
assurance that 1.-The prince was not only
a Protestant, but descended from the
most Protestant family in Europe. In
Prince Albert the occurrence ranked and
his loneliness in these matters is Inherit
As,l LII.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

their shoulders and hurry of 10 '"'
boats ,oy-
Sentinel boxes similar to those emp The
ed In Norway were in use anl otaS,ter.
fshermen on the shores OF the he vi.
ranean, and it IL supposed tnal -" soma
kings brought back with them IRON nat has
Of their piratical raids the idea 'ii"'
been put in practice ever since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-29

II you want work read the "ah'
umns OF The Star.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
Y. S"EARCHLIGnT
USING POWER DRILLS

SEARCHLIGHT, Dec. 22.-For the
past few days the power drills at the
New York-Searchlight have been able
to show something Of their remarkable
capacity for progress. Two sets on the
800 level, driving crosscuts to the north
and south, have been making five feet
per shift. The first vein to be cut will
be to the south and for the past two
days there have been lunches and
seams 0 fore indicating close proximity.
Manager Hurt returned Wednesday
from Los Angeles, where he went to
look after the new pump that is being
built, and also to assist in Mrs. Hurts
preparations for returning here for the
winter. He expressed himself as much
gratifed we the performance of the
plant and conditions in general. He
feels that while the present prosecuting
will be of value that it is decidedly
secondary to his plan which he has held
to from the start-that of gaining
depth. 1t will not be long before the
big pump arrives and then sinking will
be resumed.
The present large flow of water,
around $4,000 gallons daily, is held to
be indicative Of an important ore issur-
ing. 1t is most gratifying to this camp
that Mr.. Hurt has both the equipment
and determination to 60 deep. 1t APP
pears now that this soon to be achieved.
There has been abundant authority a.
to excellent results to be expected when
development has gotten below tn brok-
n formation Of mar surface.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
GOOD STRIKE REPORTED
NEAR cALIENTE RECENTLY

CALIENTE, Dec. 22.-News tnat .
fine strike has just been made on inc
property of the Gold Chief Mining com
pany, eight miles north of town, mas
been received here. While excavating
q site for the hoist the true ore Douy
was uncovered. Considerable work mas
been done on what is now considered
to be merely = feeder of the NAN Vein'
1t appears that the shaft was run
along and above . quartzite slide OF
stringer, and instead of following tne
body was really prosecuting 1t. by
sinking, or stopping or drifting IN the
right direction the real body would
have been struck. The ease with wnicn
this rock is mined can be estimated ~
tho fact that augers instead OF driiiS
are used. Already 40 square feet on 'he
surface has been stripped and the eA'
panse or ore is q sight that is arous'ne
the enthusiasm Of every owner an0
~prospector in the district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
MINING PROPERTY CHANGES
HANDS IN EUREKA DISTRICT

Others in close proximity to the IA
nous W;ndfall mines.
Alfonso and Ernest Affranchino,
Guido Cardanalli, Joe Franchi and
Joe and John Sri have bonded to
P. H. Mccarthy, the Long Lost Jewel,
Hopeful Hole, Burnt Stake, Cowboy
and Pinenut mines in New York can
yon for $4,000. A payment is to be
made in so days, and the balance at
the expiration Of one year. These
properties are located about three
miles south of Eureka, and are re
ported to have 1000 tons of ore in sight
that will average seven dollars in gold
1t is a cyanide proposition, the ore be.
ing very similar to that of the Wind
fall group.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25

During the past week three more
mining deals were made in Eureka,
saws the Sentinel. Frank A. Keith Of
Los Angeles, a prominent engineer
and mining man, who it is understood
is associated with other capitalists,
visited Eureka about a month ago and
made a personal examination OF 2
number of mining claims here. That
his report on the properties were "a
vorably considered is evidenced by tho
results following his second visit here
Friday of last week, when he began
negotiations with the parties owning
the mines for their ultimate purchase.
Last Saturday R. Mechanics n
julius Huebner gave a bond and OPP
ton for one year on the Rustler Nos
/ and 2 and the Windfall Extension
Fraction mines to Frank A. Keith Tor
the sum of 100000. A payment OF
10000 was made, and the balance OF
the money is to be paid in one year.
On he same day Mr.. Keith took =
bond and option for one year on the
Golden West and Hoosac King mines
from Will Huebner, Alfred Huebper
and John j. Lucey, Jr, for $4,000. A
payment of $500 was made, and the
,.;naer is to be paid in one year.
Monday of this week Alfonso ana
rrre.t A6ranchino, John Farrari ana
Fred Tortsrolo gave a bond and OPP
ton for one year OF the Union NOS
I and 9 mines to Frank A. Keith TOT
Asooo. A payment of $1,000 was made,
and the balance is to be paid In ono
year.
All the above mining claims are
situated in Secret Canyon mining US
trict. some of them adjoining ana
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
WILL INSTALL POWER
HOIST AT MZPAH MINE

SEARCHLIGHT, Dec. PA. n.
Wright, manager of the Mizpah Mining
company of Mob Hill, has sent word
that he will be out the first week in
January prepared to resume operations.
A 18Th. p. gasoline hoist will be in
stalled and the main shaft, now down
200 feet, will be continued. Mr.. Wright
further states that he has fully ar
ranged for continuous work and that
there will be no let-ups from now on
so long az the showings justify further
development.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
COALITION MILL AT SEVEN
TROUGHS SOON TO START UP

MAzUMA, Dee. 24.-L. A. Friedman,
'ne pig Seven Troughs mine operator,
returned to the district on Monday of
'nls week, bringing with him, A. H.
swanson, a capitalist Of Chicago, who
Is Interested in the Coalition company
ana who is DESTROYS Of extending his
interests.
Mr. Friedman talked enthusiastically
about Coalition after a couple Of days
summation of the property. During
ny absence they have Strengthened the
mart IN the Therien and retimbered it
rs entire length. New and heavier
'raek has been laid throughout the
workings and the new machinery re-
'en'iy purchased has been installed.
IN Wednesday night q grave yard
shift was put on and men are now en-
gagged In sinking the shaft and driving
Tue drifts both ways on the different
'sseis. Besides ~ number Of men are
Working in ore and a considerable ex-
'factlon is being made.
IN the kindergarten workings Of the
s0aiition the drift from the 30O-foot
'sVei Is being run to cut the ore shoot
mere surveys recently made, show it to
AS soon as this shoot is opened uI
: TINS level the Coalition will have
an abundance Of ore.
me kindergarten mill is being pui
|" readiness and by January first it !,
friedman's intention to start the
lamps and with every reason to be
.sve that they will continue to droI
''r months to come.
IN speaking Of the properties on thu
.ernon side in which no i interested
friedman stated that the men ar,
"0rk'ng on ore on three different level,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25

in the Fairview, while the Florence is
making a bigger record for itself every
day. In the bottom Of the winze on
the silver vein from the 300-foot level
the gold values average better than $50
per ton with a large quantity in sight.
This proves up the Florence to a VERT
cal depth of 400 feet, the deepest OF
any mine in the camp excepting the
Fairview ON whose ground it is situated.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25

motive power and substituting elec-
trio power cost the company 800 0
unnecessarily. And the monthly cost
for electric power is greatly in excess
OF gasoline. Last month the bill for
electricity was 81, 800"
So stated Mr.. Eisen.
The Annual Report.
In the annual report to stockholders
of the Mayflower, it is shown that the
company has liabilities of $5s,S11.24,
divided as follows: John 8. Cook &
Co., bankers, $2s,675.65; A. C. Eisen,
$21,526.07; bills payable, $3,3O5.OO ac-
counts payable, $~s,s63.43; labor, ST.
1852. This totals up s63, S05.s7, and
when the amount of $4,994.63 lash and
bullion on hand is substracted, leaves
a total indebtedness of $58,811.24.
The mine records show that 3,849
tons Of ore, having an average value of
$25.11, were milled during the year, and
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
SHOPS WERE SECURED

the committee had gone as far ~ it
could and would, without q formal
agreement being entered into, binding
the railroad and committee ia specific
terms, the former written proposition
being more or less tentative. Nj. Han
lin and Attorney Campbell, Of San
Francisco, head Of the railroads Law
firm, appeared upon the ground during
the early part Of this week with tho
agreement. This was submitted to tho
committee; certain parts were rejected,
and the agreement was amended. To-
day the agreement was formally signed
by General Manager Hanlin AID the
Ci.lzens' committee at Mr.. Lotus Of
flee, and The News was permit.et to
make public announcement Of the fact.
An Titles Secured.
In the meantime, when it became evil
dent, the two parties to the agreement
would get together, attorneys for the
railroad fled applications for certain
parcels Of the unoccupied ground in the
tract wanted, and filed with the state
and government, surveys for y right
of way on ground not included in the
shop tract, 30 that now the matter Of
title is "cinched." Messrs. LOTUS and
johnson have taken it upon themselves
to raise the money necessary to take
up the options secured by the commit
tee ON ground to be turned over gratis
to the railroad. As the amount Of
money involved is not excessive, it is
expected they will find NO difficulty in
securing the amount needed; in fact the
is practically already assured,
and it is now s'up to- the railroad.
Within q few days the engineering
of the Tonopah and GoldAeld
Railroad company will be at work in
GoldAeld, establishing grades for the
Of side and main tracks, shops,
depot buildings, etc. AS soon as the
engineers have finished their work, a
line or two Of temporary side track
will be laid, upon which to set out cars
building material, machinery,
and the like.
Bids from contractors will be called
for very shortly, and the work Of grad
ing and construction let to the best bid
ders, and 1901 as contracts a be let,
the dirt will begin to fly. Contractors
will probably be given 80 days in
which to file bids. 1t will be a few days
before the specifications for work can
be drawn up-in fact, the engineers will
have to establish grades before the
grading contract specifications can be
formulated. All these things take time,
so that if go days elapse before ground
is actually broken for the new shops,
track and depots, there need be no
cause for rumors or belief that the
work will not be doRe.
As given out exclusively by The
Goldfeld News of Saturday, the shops
and general Office Of the Tonopah and
Goldfeld railway will be located in
Goldfeld, and as soon as possible. Nego
t~iations are already in progress to the
end of securing a suitable building and
location in the heart of the Goldfeld
business section for the general offices
Of the Tonopah and Goldfeld, and the
possibilities have narrowed down so that
a choice will soon be made.