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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

The Mexican gems were exquisitely cut. and II
is from this source that the magnificent emer-
aids now forming part of the royal collection
at Madrid were supposedly procured. The term
Spanish emerald" as applied to a very high
grade stone, might quite appropriately be al
tered to American" emerald.
Sections so far apart as Siberia, India, Salz-
burg in Austria, Australia, Norway, Brazil, Ire
land, and parts of the United States yield GER
tain returns from emerald explorations, but 1t
is from the Muzo and Coscuez deposits near
Bogota, in Colombia, that the gems of great
est beauty and perfection are obtained.
The exploitation Of Colombian emeralds is
under the control of the government. and the
celebrated mines at Muzo, or Muza, have re-
Gently been leased to an English syndicate
which agrees to sell at least 81, $50, 900 worth
of stones each year for 20 years, the lease in
the original call for bids being valued at $780,
900 annually. The sales are to be uAder gov
eminent inspection, and competition is prac-
tically impossible by reason of legislation for
bidding the sale Of uncut stones and by the
imposition Of taxes on privately exploited
mines.
The value of emeralds depends first, upon
deepness of color; second, upon brilliancy;
third, upon freedom from flaws: and fourth.
upon size. While reckoned inferior only to
the diamond and ruby, it does not, like them.
increase in value in proportion to the cube Of
its weight.
One feature of emerald mining which adds
greatly to the value of the gem is that flaw
less stones are seldom found in any consider
able size. For an exceptionally fine variety of
six carats the price of $4,000 has been paid.
but stones of such character are rare. By
Beudant the value Of, emeralds of fine color
and free from flaws Is given as follows: Four
grains, 100 to l2o francs; 8 grains. 240 francs;
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

to and quick relief. Mrs. Turner used
Doan's Kidney Pills for a rundown con-
dition, backache, pains in the sides and
kidneys, bloated limbs. etc. THE way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous," says Mrs. Turner, who Is q
nurse. my health improved rapidly.
Five boxes did SO much for m ! am
telling everybody about It,"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
BY all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

my friends what it has done for me-"
Mrs. e. HANSON, 304 East Long St..
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
,Graniteville, VI. -"I was passing
throughthe Change Of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's VeQe-
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
Of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women I am willing YOU
should publish my letter" Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are ~sufferinu
from any of those distressing ills be.
culiar to their sex should not lose SIGHT
OF the fact that for thirty years LYDIA
E: .Pnkham's Vegetable Compound.
which is made from roots and herbs
has been the standard remedy for
female Ills. In almost every comm.
nifty you. will find women who have
been restored to health BY lydia E.
P1nkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

among the most valuable properties within the Re-
public of Colombia. At the time OF the Spanish con.
quest the Muzo and other deposits were exploited In
2 primitive manner by the Indians, and since that
period the stones from Colombian mines have been
u~nequaled In richness of color and brilliancy.
The mines of the republic occur in groups, each
covering a considerable area and consisting Of sew.
eral veins or, deposits. All are situated within the
radius of a comparatively small number of miles.
at attitudes between 1000 and 1000 feet above sea
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08
interchange Of Opinion.

Said Williams Wife-William can
make money; but he will never be
able to ave any.
Said Williams Mother-That is just
what l warned my son when he want.
ed to marry you.-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

There are SIS, 000, 900 worth of but.
tons made in this country every year,
yet lots of men use nails to connect
their s%uspenders with their trousers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08
DHGRAM eIHOIXZ1Y
IHIXES. or -

level, amidst the precipitous heights
of the eastern cordillera of the An
des. They are all within 100 miles
of Bogota, the capital of Colombia,
the district being reached by a jour
ney from the capital Of two hours
by rail and two or three days on
mule back.
The Muzo group is the only one
that has been worked In recent
years, but complete data as to the
quality and value of the emeralds
mined are not issued to the public.
The output has varied considerably
from year to year as lessees have
been more or less fortunate In strt-
king productive veins. Estimates OF
production vary from 326,600 carats
per annum to 1853 1886 carats. At the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

en- who suner BACK
ache, constant Ian
IL and other COM
mon symptoms OF
kid complaint.
should be grateful to
Mrs. Minnie Turner.
of L. B. st.. n
darko, Okla, for
pointing out the way
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

pound d g
change of life. My
doctor told me it
was good. and since
taking it I feel SO
much better that I
can do all my work
again. I think
E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound a fine remedy
for all woman's
troubles, and I
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

Gossip has a thousand ~tongues-and
they all work overtime.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08
A NURSES EXPERIENCE.
eackache, Pains Id the Kidneys, s'oas
ino, Etc, Overcome.

A nurse is expected to know what
do for common ailments, and WON
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08
HER
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus, Ohio. -"I have taken
e. Pihkham'S Vegetable Com.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

For Headache Try HIeks' capudinA
Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomach OF
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's L~iquid-pleas-
ant to take-Enects Immediately. 10, q
and 60c at Drug Stores.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

abundantly there.
Among the Aztec treas
ures of Mexico were en-
eralds as fine as those of
the Peruvian Incas, and 1t
is reported that Cortez
was offered 10000 ducats
for one of these stones by
some Genoese merchants.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08


the most valuable single
modern times was OBJ
forming one of the gem
OF the collection of tn
duke of Devonshire. Thi'
Is a perfect hexagona
crystal. weighing 8 ounces
and IS .~pennyweights.
inches In length, ant
measuring across its thre'
diameters 21a, 2 1-5 ant
1is inches. Another fin'
specimen, in the Hope
cabinet, weighs 6 ounces
while larger but less val
liable stones are in vari
Gus royal jewel caskets.
The old name of smar
agd, a development Of tn,
Greek verb meaning ''tt
shine is the origin
of the present desig-
nation of the emer-
aid, it's Spanish 4
name, esmeralda. III
forming the connect CT
ing link. There can M
be no doubt that vW
many ancient writ III
ers confounded, I'm. MA
der the general clas- n
sifcation smaragdus, \
several distinct min
erals Of green color.
such as true emer-
aids, green jasper,
malachite. chryscol-
la, green f1uor spar,
etc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

were obtained in the barren district of Atacama and worked
by the native lapidaries with a marvellous skill. I'M the Manka
valley OF Peru the Indians appear. to have paid divine homage
to a magnificent emerald of the size of an ostrich egg, which
they named the Goddess of Emeralds. As these gems were
reputed to be peculiarly acceptable to the goddess, offerings
OF great beauty and value were frequent. and many costly
stones, some possibly from. the adjacent Colombian terrific
ries, fell into the hands of the Spaniards.
ecuador also contributed its share of emeralds to the
spolls o the invader and the town Esmereldas is supposed to
have obtained its name from the precious stones found so
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

AN~ IS upon the mines Of the
Republic of Colombia hat
M.SSy the markets of the world de-
@A pend for their supply of the
m precious stone of the beryl
( variety known as the EN-
erald." From this country
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
SAN FRANCISCO TO SEND
BIG MINING DELEGATION

Plans for sending a delegation of San
Francisco business men to the Mining
Congress were perfected Saturday at
the regular meeting and luncheon of the
reception committee of the California
Promotion committee held at the Fair
mont hotel in San Francisco. lndica-
tions point to a large attendance from
the Bay City.
A committee composed of W. e
Ralston, Edward H.. Benjamin, Loui'
Rosenfeld and A. l.. Scott was appoint
ed to make arrangements for the spe-
cial train and to gather the party TO-
gether. The delegation will be accom-
panied by a brass band.
James +. Callbreath Jr., secretary 81
the American Mining Congress, lef
Yesterday morning for Salt lake wher'
he will confer with heads Of commit
tees regarding important reports to b
made during the congress and also t
boost for a large delegation from tn
Utah metropolis. Walter A. Koch, al
~sistant secretary of the congress, VIII
arrived recently from Denver, will b
in charge during his absence.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
(By William p. De Wolff

RAWHIDE, New, Sept. 10.-Within
four days of the first anniversary Of
its baptism by fire Rawhide received
it's baptism by food. Having survived
both, it is but reasonable to suppose
the camp is purged and purified to a
sufficient degree to be fit abiding place
for the elect, or for those who 80 con-
slider themselves, which from one view
point amounts to the same thing. A
week subsequent to the atmospheric
disturbance which, by the way, has no
parallel in the tribal traditions of the
Shoshone Indians in nearly a century,
it is possible to take ccount OF It's
havoc with a more normal mind than
when Rawhide' Is main street was filed
with a tide five feet deep that swept
southwark from curb to curb with
the rapidity of a milirace. A non-de-
script assortment of fiimsy tents, frail
frame shacks, household goods, boxes,
Dafrels, etc., was porhe on lhc cIesS
of the food to a point south of Hooli-
gan Hill, where the wreckage piled to
a height of nearly 20 feet. Most OF
the damage was, however, confined to
Squattertown, south of the TOWNSHIP
proper, and in the aggregate does not
total more than a few thousand dollars.
There is no restitution here among the
few families who lost their all, nor IS
there any lack of hotel and restaurant
accommodations. No hotel Of any i'm
p~ortanee was damaged to any extent
and most of them not at all, as they
are located well above the former river
he'd which now forms the camps mair
~tboroughfare.
All of the mines, with the single ex
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
HILLS COMPANY
IN GOOD ORE AT TWO MINES

Shipping ore has been opened on two
levels of the Merrimac mine of the
Broken Hills Mining company, values
running as high as $40 per ton in
gold. This property promises to become
n great producer in the near future, as
the ore bodies are showing greater
strength and values with increased de-
veIopment. The company can deliver
its shipping ore on the ears at Apache
on the Southern Pacific railway
for So per ton, and they are now con
sidering the building of a %ten-stamp
mill to handle the milling ores.
The second level is now well under
way in from three to four feet Of
good shipping ore. A contract for
the shaft another 100 feet was
recently let and the work is progress
ing favorably. A new hoist has been
installed to facilitate the increased op.
erations, so that sinking the shaft will
materially interfere with the regu-
lar shipments that have been inaugu-
j. G. Mccormack Of the Broken Hills
company, has been in Lucky Boy -
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11

inspect the company's bonanza lease
on the Mountain King claim, which has
for some time been q close rival to
the famous Hubbard lease on the same
vein, a few hundred feet away. Steady
shipments Of high grace lead silver ore
are being made, and development con-
tinues to add to the extent Of the
proven ore bodies. The shaft il now
being sunk for starting deeper levels
ON the ore which has been prolific to .
depth Of 2l5 feet, and it will not be
long before the 800 level will have
been reached and drifting commenced.
Then the shaft will be continued to the
500-foot point, with levels at 400 and
500 respectively.
Reports from Lucky Boy are to the
effect that the old Hubbard lease, which
il now being operated by johnnie"
Miller and associates is turning out
even better than had been anticipated
by continuing drifts and prosecuting
from the old workings. Great bodies
Of ore are being opened in every j.
rection that work is extended, and the
results Of crosscutting into the foot
wall at various points has been most
surprising and gratifying.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED
AT THE MINING CONGRESS

HE MarEa ala E#a4
From the pine woods of northern
Maine to the orange groves of Cali
fornia, and from the keys of Florida
to Puget Sound, come lists of delegates
chosen to represent various sections of
the country at the Mining Congress. At
last year. IS session SO states inc several
foreign countries were represented, and
it is believed that when the president 3
gavel falls for the converting of the
congress, the Hippodrome will contain
visitors from every state and territory
in the Union, and from several foreign
provinces.
There will be many familiar figures
who have missed few sessions in all
the history of the congress. There will
be others who for the first time will
have the privilege of sitting in a body
which, in the Importance of it's delibera-
tions, and in the character and promi-
nence of its members, ranks as one of
the great commerciat organizations in
the United States.
The session will include members and
e~x-members of both houses of the Ma
%tional Congress, governors and ex'
governors, members of state legislq
lures, state officials, besides the great
est mine owners, operators, engineers
chemists, metallurgists, financiers, etc
to be found in the world.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
GOOD REPORT FROM ROUND
MOUNTAIN AND PLACERS

Mr.. J.. p. LOTUS returned yesterds,
from a two days trip to Round Noun
tain and Manhattan, where he went {.
inspect the Round Mountain mine am
the Manhattan placers, in which he Is
also heavily interested. At "the greaI
little NINE as the Round Mountain
property is aptly designated, Mr.. LOT.
tus reports that he found conditions
the best possible, both as to the new
equipment and the general mine affairs.
The mill treated an average Of 1903
tons per day during the month of Au-
gust, making a net return of $4,000.
The extreme mine depth is new 7s5
feet, and all work on ore ana develop
ment is being carried on with machine
drills.
While some concern has been felt in
that portion of the country over the
water situation, this company has been
troubled in no way by this question
in the conduct of its business. Judg-
ing from present conditions, there will
lie and can be no interference FOR years
to come with the continued and ex-
operations of this property.
At Manhattan the placer situation
seems to be solving itself satisfactor-
ly. While it appears that through lack
experience and good judgment many
who have put up equipment and in.
vested considerable money have failed,
yet il is evident that there is n great
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
RAWHIDE is EMERGING
FROM LATEST DISASTER

ception Of the Proskey No. ] lease on
the Coalition property, escaped the
food unscratched. The damage at the
Proskey 10 considerable as the workings
are inundated to the height Of the 100
foot level. Also, the gallows-frame,
shaft house and hosting machinery
were torn from their foundations. The
latter, despite its weight, was carried
. distance Of more than 100 feet from
the shaft before finding Judgment. The
foregoing fact will convey to outsiders
some idea Of the violence Of the flood
AT it's zenith. None of the milling
plants are injured, albeit those located
on the fat south Of the camp were for
a period isolated by the filing Of the
basin Of the aeon-dry lake with water
TO a depth Of several inches. In the
narrow deG..le below the townsite and
Just this side Of the King Heisner mill,
the food banked into a wall eight feet
high and swept everything from its
path. Two tons of cement, a large
amount Of zine shavings and many
heavy tools lying below the plant were
washed away. The tools were recovered
from a thick covering Of mud by means
Of mule teams and scrapers. The
cement and zinc shavings are, however,
a total loss-about $500.
The King Heisner mill is now run
ming on a large consignment of $40
a ton ore from the Marigold lease on
the Coc.tion. Immediately it is out
of the way a run will be made on %
tons of $40 a ton ore from the same
lease. The latter is being mined in
The north drift on the l60-foot level,
where was uncovered a few days ago
one Of the most thoroughly enriched ore
shoots ever found on Grutt hin
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11

deal Of very rich gravel along the gulch
and better directed efforts win bring
liberal returns.
Although the Wilson, Murphy & Col
urn lease lost their shaft a few days
ago by the caving of the ground, Mana
eer Maloney now has a new shaft down
TO bedrock in rich pay gravel AID they
will soon be operating on as big 4
scale az ever. At the time of the cave
in, the lease was cleaning up from 800
to $125 per day.
c. II. Pearce, formerly of the Ne
vada-Goldfeld Reduction company, has
a large area along the gulch that
erages SO per yard in the pay channel.
His initial work is returning about $125
per day, and the ground gives promise
of keeping up to that and probably
better.
Charles Murdoch has a fine equipment
and five faces of drifts in gravel car
rying from $3.50 to 81 per yard. He
is handicapped at present by a lack
Of water, but this will be remedied in a
few days and good results may be ex-
Many parties along the gulch are
by the past failures Of them
and Others, and operations will
rom now on become more active than
hey have been for some time and the
will be more generally success.
'ul.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
GOOD SPRINGS DISTRICT
HAS MANY ATTRACTIONS
Especial Correspondence).

GOOD SPRINGS, New, Sept. TO-
There is no doubt in my mind tina
there was such a spot on earth as the
+" Garden of Eden" and that it was tn,
beautiful place described in the boob
of books, and in that garden began the
discoveries which have led up to our
present high standing in all the arts
and sciences-that not only was it the
cradle of man, of human existence, but
that it was the cradle of all that is
useful to man of the present day.
The exact location of that garden
has been a matter of conjecture and
dispute for many years, some claim
ing one place and some another as be
ing the most probable, but / am now
pretty well convinced hat the present
site of the Yellow Pine mining district
presents evidence sufficient to warrant
the claim that it was in this district
where Father Adam courted his sweet
heart, and Yhere he inscribed upon the
primitive rocks the tender words of his
affection, and here today still remain
. portion of that correspondence and ut
. point five miles northeast of Good
Springs besides a babbling brook and
underneath the spreading branches of
pine and cedar he told her that beauti-
full and original story that has been
told by every man to the woman he
loved, since that day.
The present occupation of this camp
dates back for a period of about forty
years, but active mining only about
five years, and as the years come and
60 we are prompted to greater activ-
ity by virtue of our wonderful min
eral showing as development progresses.
Good Springs is the metropolis of the
Yellow Pine mining district, and is sit
uated in Clark county, New, 80 miles
south of Las Vegas. The camp is
reached by stage running from Jean
(the principal railroad station in the
district) and is seven miles distant and
a more enchanting spot cannot be
found in any country. The elevation
being 1000 feet above sea level, it's
bracing air, splendid shade trees, its de-
li%ghtfully beautiful flower gardens, its
of pines, cold and sparkling
water makes it a very desirable place
to live and enjoy health, and in proof
of our claim for healthfulness allow me
to say that there has been only one
death from natural causes within the
memory of the Oldest settler in the
camp-23 years. The mineral resources
of the district should make it a very
desirable and attractive place for the
mine operator and investor in such Sc
curities.
This mineral belt is about 80 miles
long and 10 miles wide and contains
a great variety of ores gold, silver,
lead and zinc. As there is so
much to be said and my time limited
to a few moments each week l shall
ave to postpone details until a later
date. A.. II. M.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11

Cow Camp, 10 miles south Of Blair, was
negotiated by X. H. Marine OF Blair
and a large payment on the purchase
price was made August 18th. Wilie
the interested parties do not care to
,!ivulge the consideration, we are III
formed that it will run well up toward
five figures.
The purchasers are now developing
the property and are more than pleased
with the prospects. After sinking 10
feet and getting a good body of ore
thew are prosecuting the ledge They
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
GOLDFIELD MEN SECURE
SPRING HILL PROPERTY

Some days ago there were reports q
an important find of ore in the Cow
Camp country, followed by the sa'e
Of the Spring Hill mine, upon when
the find had been made. 1t o de
relops that Messrs. Dewitt and Thomas
of this city were the purchasers OF the
property. Says the Blair Press OF the
sale:
The sale Of the Spring Hill mine az
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
When the Goldfield Weekly News Announces a
Special illustrated Edition, Every One Knows it will
be Something Worth While.

are now in about Is feet and have not
reached the hanging wall. The ore is
found in a lime and schist contact,
characteristic of the district. A mum
her of assays nave returned from IS
to $3.50, and everything ON the dump
pans.
Mr.. Hoxworth is in charge Of the
work IN the property. Without any
parade Of trumpets or of any publicity,
the purchasers Messrs. Dewitt and
Thomas, prominent business men Of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
NAME CONGRESS DELEGATES

The board of county commissioner
of Esmeralda county has appointed
Charles F. Kapp of Goldfeld and Z. w.
King Of Rawhide delegates to the Min
ing Congress.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11

UVfuHofu' anu MT. uUxWurtH-dr quiet
ly going ahead developing the mine.
There are a number of springs of
good water in the vicinity of the prop
erty, enough to supply . good-sized
camp, and the surroundings make a
very pretty camp.
1t is likely that a shipment Of ore
will be made to Blair soon for a test
run at the Pittsburg-Silve Peak com
pany's mill. A good wagon road con-
meets the two places.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-11

Charles Wilkison, manager of the
Daisy mine, is spending a few days at
Bishop.