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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-25
MAKING A GOOD ROAD
Ground on Which It Is to Be Built
Must Be Drained.
SHAPING IS MOST IMPORTANT

That Of Finished Highways Should
Be In Cross Section, Shallow Curve
or Shallow Truneated cone-Hos
to Grade-Matsrials to Use.
Today a good road must be surveyed.
1t must circle or wind its way up hills
Snstead Of mounting them in defiance
of the laws Of gravity. 1t should not
follow the primitive settlers path or
the track Of his COW. 1t must avoid
creeks and swamps, and everywhere
its grade should be foreseen with near
ly as much care as Is used on a rail-
road.
AS chain Is no stronger than Its
weakest link, just so the greatest load
which can be hauled over road Is the
load which can be hauled through the
deepest mudhole or up the steepest hill
on that road. The cost Of haulage h
therefore necessarily increased in pro-
portion to the roughness of the surface
or the steepness Of the grade. This
cost may easily be reckoned directly
in time. loss Of temper and wear and
tear on the horse. Indirectly it amounts
to tens Of thousands of dollars.
The ground on which the road Is to
be built must be drained. This Is va.
riously done, according to different CIR.
cumstances, but the fundamental re
quirement is side bitches. These, be.
ing lower than the bed of the road
receive the water from It's surface as
well as from its body.
On hills no "thank-you-ma'ams" Of
breaks or hummocks should be con
structed, but instead the road should
be sloped so that the water will run
to the side channels or. If necessary
be led to them by broad. shallow
bitches cut diagonally across. Under
ground culverts from the uphill to th'
downhill side of the road should b.
built ut frequent intervals.
If the highway is through low o.
springy land subdrainage as well n!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-25
From Medicine to the Drama.

The earlier part Of Victorien Sar-
dou's career was bcset with many
trials and difficulties. His parents
wished him to take up a medical ca
reer, and he began his studies with
some zeal. The love of the drama,
however, was far greater than the
love of the pill box, and in the inter
val of the other work Sardou was
busy upon play. Life was a strug-
gle for him, for he had little money
though he managed to get journalistic
work to supplement his more slender
income His first play was failure.
and Sardou rushed from the theater
vowing never to enter one again. He
fell seriously i'll, was nursed back to
health by Mile. de Brecourt, an az
tress who lived on floor below, and
from that time his fortune was made.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-25
New System Of Rosdmaking.

A new system Of roadmaking which,
It IS claimed, will stand the wear and
tear of he. w traffic, such as motor
wagons, an be virtually dustless Is to
be tried on n more extended scale by
the Lancashire county council in Eng
land. 1t has already been tested Oh
short lengths Of road, and after four
years hard use the road shows no
sign of wear. 1t is made with small
granite sets, three and a half to three
and three-quarter inches. laid in inter-
secting circles. This method Of paw
ing Is said to be much more econom-
lcal than paving with ordinary gran
tie. At the instance Of the county
council the system is to be tried on a
length of main road between Accring-
ton and Hsslingden.
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:AWashington' S
Birthday L.
Experiment '
By EDGAR E. WEBB
Copyright, 1908, by C. N. Luris.

~ II u u
X Schmidt"
Squire Hardy was in the
sitting room talking to his
wife. ''To think of his kickin' Just be-
cause the little schoolma'am is bound
to celebrate the day and wants leave
to use the schoolhouse!"
Hes a well meaning, peaceable
neighbor. Hiram" said the squire's
wife placidly.
'SO's horses and cows. Gimme folks
that's got some public spirit in 'em.
Why, there amt been mite Of public
improvement done this ten year back" :"
"Oh, now, Hiram, we've got the
postoffice.''
Eyes; much thanks to the rest Of
'em! 1t was me worked and kicked
and badgered till got them a tri-
weekly mail, and much use they make
Of it,.
II don't reclect much public i'm
provements ever being in Hardyvilie,"
said Mrs. Hardy dryly.
There would "a been." said her
husband testily-"there would IA been
If the Americans had stayed here and
the Germans had kept away"
"Sho, Hiram! You can't say but
what the German folks keep the
church and schoolhouse going"
"Goin'-yes, goin' to rack and ruin
all the same! Schoolhouse leakin' like
sixty, and catch 'em taxin' themselves
for a new roof! l wonder Miss At
worth can stay in the place, her and
the children mirin' shoe mouth deep In
mud to get to school in the winter.
Hello! Here comes Jack with the
mail bag"
| A little while later Squire Hardy
was in the act of distributing the
bags small contents when two farm
ers walked in without even stopping to
stamp the mud off their cowhide boots
Mrs. Hardy kept on placidly knitting
beyond the fireplace. She was used to
such invasions of the sitting room,
from which she had removed the car
pet soon after the postoffice was
granted to the sleepy settlement.
Draw up to the fire, Mr.. Gates, y
| sne saIu nospIraDly. TAKE rnar rock
err, Mr. Schmidt"
Mr. Gates kicked his feet against
the andirons to rid them Of clay and
snow.
"Cold day." he remarked, settling
his coonskin cap more firmly on his
head whats this hear about the
new teacher?'
"Well, what?' snapped the squire
looking around.
"Some say she's dead sot on gettin
up them doin's on Washington's birth
day"
We'll, s'pose she isT' said thu
squire "She amt askin' nothin' but
the schoOlhouse for an evenin', and
I've got power to let her have that
I'm school agent, amt I?''
II don't say the contrary, but to my
way of thinkin' she's just a-wastin
time over a lot of foolishness. Hey
Schmidt"
Yah, das list so"' assented the maj
I'm the rocking chair as he took hi
pipe from his mouth. Il tolt neil
poy l shust dook him oudt of schoo
and put him to voork ven l hear SOM
more of dose crazy idees."
Cray? Nothin' crazy about IT." in
terrupted the old squire hotly.
Mr. Gates gave sniff. They sa!
she's had a piano hauled out from tn
city, too" he said. Hope she dom
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eellent surface. Sawdust, tanbark, the
refuse Of sugar cane, straw. fax and
swamp grass have all been successful.

eellent surface. Sawdust, tanbark, the
refuse Of sugar cane, straw. fax and
swamp grass have all been successful.
y utilized
In the stone road the process as far
as it goes is exactly the same. The
roadbed must be surveyed, graded,
drained, shaped and rolled. In gen.
eral. two kinds of stone road are IN
use, the macadam and the telford,
named from the two Scotchmen who
first made practical application Of
their principles. In both broken stone
is rolled to a compact, curved bed. fit
tingly drained. The main difference Is
that the telford road has subpave-
ment Of hand laid rocks, over which
smaller courses Of gravel are spread
and crushed. In both cases the stones
must be fairly uniform and angular, so
as to fit together under pressure. To
cement this mass water and stone
screenings, but never earth or clay. are
rolled into the surface.
The qualities required Of gravel to
be available for constructing a mac
adam or a telford road are, above all,
hardness and toughness. Stones con-
tanning flint or quartz. for instance.
are bad, because, although hard, they
are brittle. Most kinds Of granite are
undesirable, since they decompose rap
Idly, but the darker one, containing
hornblende instead of feldspar, are
better Slate and sandstone are use
less. Some limestones are good. but
the best material is traprock. This Is
hard and tough. In case enough trap
cannot be got an inferior stone may be
used underneath and the trap for sur
facing.
A stone road thus carefully con.
structed is an expensive undertaking.
but once built It is there for all time
and serves all comers. Over a good
road the traffic increases year by year.
The Dutch boy who stopped flood
by thrusting his arm into the hole III
the dixie understood the principle OF
| water wear. This same principle ap-
| plies to roads as well as to dikes. Once
| a channel Is started destruction Is sure
| to follow. A wheel rut cutting into an
unforeseen soft spot or a patch of loos-
ened stones may If unmended be the
beginning Of hundreds Of dollars Of
waste. Nothing deteriorates so rapidly
as a neglected road. and few things
are so easy to maintain in perfect con-
dition II slight continual painstaking
inspection Is allowed to rule.
In some southern states. especially
those in the valleys Of the Mississippi
and its tributaries. burnt clay roads
have been used. The process is simple.
The clay roadbed is plowed up and
roasted over open wood fires. much rs
bricks are baked. The "gumbo" OF
'buckshot" thus loses good deal OF
It's water and when mixed with un.
cooked clay and then thoroughly rolled
forms a smooth and durable surface
William Leavitt Stoddard in Youths
Companion.
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intend to levy on the parents to pay
for 1t. She'll get nothin' out OF me.
I'll tell her that right now"
'Shucksv' cried the squire as he
handed Schmidt his Zeitung. Neither
of you needn't worry. She's too smart
to expect to get blood out Of turnips."
"Vell, all hat to say" was
Schmidt's parting remark as he wound
his blue WOODEN muffler about his neck,
"if she keeps on nit dose voolishness
l dake mein Karl oudt of school right
away alretty. Dot vos better dot he
vOork as to waste his time so"
poor little Miss Atworth. sighed
Mrs. Hardy as she watched the two
men tramp off together. "Tm power
full glad she's boarding with us. The
whole neighborhood is down on her
newfangled ways. I'm going right out
now and make something extra nice
and hot for supper It's pretty near
sundown. and she'll come in soon all
worn out with her days work.
The little teacher did need the good
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-25
ASPHALT IN ROCK ROADS.
An Improvement Suggested For the
Use Of Motor Cars.

An Improvement Suggested For the
Use Of Motor Cars.
States that are considering good
roads are likely to be interested In the
suggestions recently made in Wash
ington by Amzi L. Barber. who has
spent his life in the asphalt business.
II 1t Is at I'll feasible 1t would apply
chiefly in thickly settled districts, and
especially In the vicinity Of cities.
where motor cars. as In Jackson coun,
ty. Mo-. are beginning to wear out the
highways.
Macadam has not stood up under the
tremendous grinding of the heavy.
high speed cars. and the Mnssachu-
sets highway commission and the
federal government are conducting ex-
periments to find substitute.
Mr.. BARRIERS suggestion, made at the
annual meeting Of the Independent AS
phalt association in Washington. Is
that the problem could be solved by
laying a strip Of asphalt in the middle
Of a macadam road. Taking the aver
age cost of making sixteen foot mac
adam roadway Mt $4,000 mile, Mr..
Barber estimated the total cost Of
sixteen foot road with six foot strip
Of asphalt in the middle at about $13,-
600 a mile, an increase of 30 per cent.
Horses can be driven Oh the mac.
adam, as now. II desired" Mr.. Barber
said. Motor cars when the road Is
clear will have an ideal surface In the
middle, equal to billiard table, with
no ruts or humps to look out for. When
the cars meet they may slow down
and turn out so as to run upon the
macadam only on one side and for a
few feet. and when rain first falls on
the asphalt, making 1t slippery. they
can run with one side on the pavement
and one side on the macadam to avoid
skidding. When on the strip Of pave
ment in the middle they will cause
neither dust nor wear.
FINALLY. and II no other advantage
were to be gained. farmers can haul on
the asphalt more than double the load
that they can haul on macadam. This
consideration alone should decide the
matter in favor Of the asphalt strip"
Mr.. Barber expressed the opinion
that the federal government ought to
appropriate $2O,OOO.OO0 year for
roads. to be apportioned to states pro-
viling three times the amount re-
| ceived.
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surface drainage Is an absolute neces-
sity. Dry roadbeds are as essential
for good roads as dry powder for sue
cessful fighting. If water Is allowed
to get at the foundation Of the road 1t
undermines, freezes and eventually
loosens the soil. Everybody who has
floundered hub high through spring
mud knows that this is only too true
Subdrains are in the end inexpensive.
They may be constructed Of field
stone. of logs or fagots Of wood or
bundles of brush, of brick or. best Of
all, Of tile and stone.
The general shape Of all roadbeds,
as we'll as of all finished highways,
should be in cross section, shallow
curve or else shallow truncated cone.
In this respect, rs well rs in regard to
drainage. lies the superiority Of the
modern over the Roman road. The
aim today is to build a hard. smooth,
well graded and well drained, water
proof and compact pavement on which
wheeled vehicles may travel in safety
and with speed. One inch to the foot
is successful curve.
The preliminary grading. after the
stumps and large stones have been re-
moved and the general smoothing"
has been done, Is accomplished by
means Of the road machine. which
may be adjusted so as to spread the
earth. shave 1t away at the desired
angles and roughly whittle the bed to
the required form. BY 1t also the side
bitches are partly dug out. A road
thus crowned" or rounded off, even
If nothing more is done to 1t, will give
better service than its old. fiat. un-
drained predecessor.
/ The next step is to roll the road
with heavy steam or horse roller till
( the surface Is firm and hard. This
process is slow and expensive. but II
we would keep the water from seepina
through and prevent wasteful rut'
and washouts 1t must be done.
some country districts where the mp
preparation is scant traffic is now ad
mitted. and. although this earth road
is the least permanent highway made
yet 1t is incomparably better than th|
former unimproved, wet and ungradef
wagon tract Constant slight repair
will maintain such a road In goof
shape indefinitely.
All sorts Of materials have beer
used in the construction Of highways
Where stone Is too costly some tol
dressing rolled firmly In tends to pro
:ory the life Of the road. Sand alon
or clay alone is utterly impracticable
When mixed in the proper proportion
and rolled, however, they make an ez
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
UNLISTED STOCKS.

Sslcs-Tressurc UliI 900 at Zoe; l. at
lOtc.
Ely Witch. 30 AT iOc: 100 at $5c.
Federal F.lv. 100 at i9c; 400 at lS.c:
1000 at lsc.
Mcdonald ElN 800 At i9c,
Ely Con. 900 n G3c
Golden Chain. 25lc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
MORE EQUIPMENT
FOR SILVER ISLAND
Teams Leave to Start Shipment
on Way to Local
Market.

\ car and necessary track for the
lower tunnel of the Silver Island prop
criv in tho Silver Island district, was
sent out to the mine yesterday morning
according to Murray King, and will be
Mt once put in commission. Two wag-
ons and three teams of horses also lett
yesterday Tor the property for the pnr-
pose of hauling from tho mine To the
shipping point consignment of ore
which has been delayed in getting TO
the market. The company expects TO
realize from this shipment some $500
net. which will be sufficient TO pay up
the corporation s indebtedness. or late
much of the work at the property has
been carried on with a view 70 put
ting the mine in shape for the con
venient mining Of the production. which
il is believed il will be possible to sus-
tain.
Information from the superintendent
of the mine yesterday was 10 the effect
that ore had been uncovered IN both
the raises being sent up from the lower
tunnel, and this is taken as practlc-
ally certain indication that the deposits
extend TO the surface Ono of these
raises was started from n point about
80 feet from the portal of the tunnel.
and the other one goes up from point
1870 feet further along. This work is
on the ground which the Silver Island
people have under bond,
On the company's located ground, il
is stated also, that recent work on the
Emancipator vein has resulted in the
uncovering Of an cight-mch vein of
very rich ORE, ON which further dcvel-
opment is being expended at the pres
cnt time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
WORK At CENTURY
WILL Be CONTINUED
One Cent Assessment Levied TO
Raise Funds for DeyeI-
Opment.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Century Mining
company Tuesday aftcruon. an assess.
mcnt OF one cent per share was levied
on the stock of the corporation, the
proceeds of the same 10 be expended
IN the further development of the prop.
crtY. The regular routine of business
was transacted, including the reading
of reports and accounts
The report of Superintendent ireland
was TO the effect that recent operations
at the nine, have been productive Of
very encouraging results. aud he is Of
the opinion that the property Is in sat,
istactorN shape AT the present time, and
that the showing fully warrants the
continuation of work. Effort is now
being directed toward driving the new
tunnel, and recent report is 10 the cf-
feet that a favorable change has been
noted in the face of the workings.
u. w. Madscu. president of the CON.
panY stated Yesterday that he, and
other interests i'm the Century company
are very well satisfied with the man-
ucr in which tho property is opening
up. and he iS satisfied that the future
of the mine is all right. Mr. Madscn
SAYS that at present it is the intention
10 continue the development work with
the view of opening MP the posslbh-
tics Of the mine rs regards rs future
productivity.
The Century has in The past been
on the dividend paying list, aud those
interested are staying with IN" prOpo-
sitiou i'm the conviction that the old
property VIII again come lo the front.
land bCgUt returns
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
ELY STOCKS ARE
HELPING MARKET
Recent Developments in Smaller
Mines Creates Confident
Feeling.
IRON BLOSSOM HITS
NEW LOW LEVEL
Local Interests in Ely Proper
ties Profit by Improve
ment in Trading.

The entrance OF the Cole Ryan inter
csts into the Ely district on for-reach-
ing scale together with the recent en-
couraGing developments in the Ely Con-
soNdated and Ely Central properties, is
given as the reason FOR the active trading
and advanced prices OF the Ely stocks.
which has characterized the sessions Of
tho local exchange for several days past.
For q long time the minor Ely stocks
have been very inactive. and now that
conditions In certain Of the properties
have taken ! turn for the better and their
stocks have correspondinSiy responded In
a huiish manner. others OF the smaller
securities are moving up in sympathy
With them and The effect has been a
general tonins up OF the market Re-
ports from Ely arc that buying demands
nave hecn iu evidence On tue exchange
sultiug rise in prices. while on tho Salt
Lake hoard. also, the results of the
movement have 6cen felt TO a marked de-
STce.
Local people Nho bought the stocks OF
the smaller Ely compsuies when they
were comparatively high, now sec an ap-
pyoachne opportunity OF being able TO re-
alZe on their investments, and the erect
Is stimulating.
Ely stocks were in general demand at
Wednesdays sessions OF the local eN-
change. Iron Blossom was the target
Of the besTiSh influences. a new low mark
II % cents being established at the att
ernoon call. Columbus was dealt IN To
some extent and suffered drop ol b
cents during the trading.
Sales for the day amounted 10 l0o,-
ua0 shares for SO @06.9j.
Closing sales and quotations follow:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
ELY CON. WILL Be
WORKED ALL WINTER
Water i'm Brilliant Shaft Con-
fines Operations to Up
per Levels.

:. VI. Levy. president and manager
Of the Ely Consolidated Copper com
pauy, is in camp TO make an inspection
of the development work being done in
tho Brilliant shaft, south of the Ruth
mine, and TO consider resumption of
work on the Zack property which lies
southwest from the Star Pointer shaft,
SAYS the Expositor,
On account of the amount of water
coming in on the Brilliant which can
not he handled without the aid of
pumps. operations have been confined
for some time 10 the 400 level where
drifting on a contact is the order OF
work. The contact has an east and
west strike and dips TO the south. Re
Gently n cross assure was encountered
and work Of prospecting it commenced
Sunday.
Assays from the orc found in the
contact ledge give an average of 4 per
cent copper and 80 in gold with traces
of silver. The extent of the ore has
not vet been determined but viii he by
tho drifts started Sunday on the 800
level, Twelve men arc employed on
two shifts and the company expects
TO continue work steadily all winter.
While hero Mr. Levy may put force
OF men on the Iack TO drift from the
shaft above the wafer level which is
about 400 feet from the surface.
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Boston Copper Market,

James a Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
Ncvadas in San Francisco.


Jamcs A. Pollock X Co. bankers and
brokers, dunish the following. received
over their private wire:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
MINE ROAD COMPANY
is INCORPORATED
Local People in Control of Cor
p0rati0n for Nevada
Operations.

Articles of Incorporation wor. n'od IN
this city yesterday ior the Mason and
Douglas Construction company the oB-
jcct OF which is the construction and
operation OF railroads This is the com
pany which has already woll ON tho road
In completion the WabusI;a- Ycriugtuu
Copper Belt road. WIN spur lines 60 jh,
Nevada Douglas mines.
The company Is capitalized for 500 OoC
shares. of the par value Of 81. and tn,
stock Is held rs follows. W. &. Orcm
iO,0uO shares. T.. NJ. Orom. gggI shares
+. j. sullivan, on" share. t. II. Oliver
on" &har"; +. j.. Brown. one share f.
NJ. or,m Is president of The corporation
W. e. bTem. vice president and Mr. SUI
Ivan. secretary. thcs" three ronstitutiu.
also IN" board nC directors
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
PI0CHE- DEMIJ0HN
Is IN GOOD SHAPE

Superintendent Bailey Of tho Phoebe
bcmiiuhu mine was iu town this week
and reported steady Improvement In con-
dtions at that property. saws the Phoebe
Record. For some time energy has boon
displayed toward the exploitation of the
2O0-fout level, and Mr. Bailey declares
that Tho mine. taken as whole. has
never looked quite as well as II does
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
Now York Mining Stocks.

James A. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
OLD PARK PROPERTY
Is AGAIN PRODUCING

liauco Johnson ono OF tho luagrrs OF
lH' old Jones Bonanza property ON
Bunlnzn Flat and part Of the Daly-Judgn
holdings. SAYS the Park Record was
down town Tuesday last and reports
conditions at th" property encouraging
som" thirty or forty tons of ore hav"
already boon taken out by the lcasrrs
and W. -. Lewis hauled n down tu tho
sampler this week This was one OF
The first working properties of the camp
and Inn IN" carly eighties much vam-
uhlc orc was shipped. The SHAFT is
down zoo feet and II is ON this level
whore tho lCas"rs ar" working aud where
the showing is good tu say the lcust