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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-14

shonId have passed the stage OF
EXPERIMENTATION when he goes ont
to the field of practical operation
and know what to do, and how to
do things, no matter how difficult
problems he may so mp against,
then at once he may be able to
show his competency. The up-to-
date engineer will have knowledge
of all the metals known. their prop
critics and utilities and be- able TO
determine them whenever found.
He will be acquainted with every
known process for the handling
ana treatment oil al. mineral snb-
stances ald be competent To plan
and build suitable milling plants to
reduce the ores to n commercinl
product. The present is an era IN
which attention is being devoted to
the discovery of rare metals. such
as Tuuystep, Unuium. Radium,
etc. all Of which have high CON-
mercial values and are in grea.
demand. The presenut is an age OF
great possibilities for the young
mining engineer, as the field OF
activities ls constantly widening
the world over.
New metals and new uses fer
them ar- continually coming into
the industries through scientific
knowledge of the mining school
graduate. Where there is so much
depending upon the ability OF min
ing engineers, it is competent tina;
the schools wherein they nre edu-
Gated should spare no reasonable
expenditure in fitting up their
institutions so that the student
wny no, alone becoms thorough in
theory, but practically competent
to use the knowledge obtained from
the mining school. 1t is a notable
Tact that the Golden School OF
Mines graduate is held in high re-
pute today as that OF any other
school in the world. However. II
the present equipment oe enlarged
so as to give the students the bene-
fits derived from practical operat-
ing Of every machine and appli-
ance used in mines md mining to-
day. so much better qualified would
her graduated engineers be-. TO 20
out in the field for practical sue
cess aud the winning of greater
honors than would come 10 them
otherwise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-14
TO install EXPERIMENTAL
Plant AT GOLDEN SCHOOL
OF Times
Will Take THIS Institution
One OF The Best

We are in receipt OF circular
from the Colorado School OF Mines
setting forth the advanta ses which
may attain to the students OF that
institution from installing an eS-
detrimental ore dressing and metal
.lurgical plsnt for the benefit ot all
attending the instution. In our
judgement this should have been
one of the first things thought OF
in founding that or nny other such
school. In fact the practical part
is of more importance than the
theoretical when it comes to put
ting knowledge into use and espec-
tally 80 where the IN schanicrl work
is the principal requirement to sue
cess. 1t is our candid belief that
the minority Of failures mnde 10y
young men who have graduated
from mining schools, all over the
country, have resulted in the fact
that they have had little or no OPP
portunity To pat the theories learn
ed into practical use, and by which
means alone the engineer can hope
to become proficient aud master of
his chosen profession. 1t would
appear an absolute necessity Tor
any mining school TO thoroughly
equip the institution with every
thing needed 10 demonstrate and
put into practical operating every
theory or principal taught or nd
vanced Every apparatus or ma
chine used in the mining industry
should I've nj hand and the student
be reqnired to learn how to operate
these in commercial way There
is n constantly increasing demand
for thorough and practical mining
engineers, from all parts of the
mining world and there is no diff
Guilty in securing lucrehve positions
to those who are competent to fill
the requirments.
The Colorado State School OF
Mines should at once arrange 10
put up new plants of all modern
machinery, now practically and
commercially operated in the world
The ore sampling plant should be
fret in line of requirements. 1t
should represent an up-to-date
sampling works, with crusher rolls
and automatic ore samplers, pulp
grinders. bucking- boards, moisture
scales, assay office and laboratory.
Following the sampling works, the
ore dressing plants should come,
rs also, the other mills now in Use
for metal extrnctions, and lastly the
metallurgical or smelling plants
The quartz mill and the amalga
nation plates, gold retorting, sya-
hiding and chlorinating should re.
ceive careful attention with all the
latest deyists used in evidence fol
gold and silver extracting. In the
smelling line the roasting, mating
and lead furnaces, as also. convert
ers for handling copper mats 'nnt
eefining with every other mecaeni
al adjunct required in modern met
a.lurgical works now in use in the
mining world. should be suppliee
here for the benefit of every stu
dent desiring to fully qualify TO
any position Offering in the line o
mining engineering
The mining school gradual
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-14


miner aud home seeker from the
| Reserve. The Forest Service seems
to consider .hat its principal duty
is to depopulate the country in ia
vor of timber-culture.
Before the creation OF the Nat
ional Forests the prospector in
California was free to locate and
record mining claims; to prospect
and develop them in his own way,
and ut times best suited to his in
terests: and lie remained in posses
sion as long as the requisite n
mount OF assessment work was per
formed each year. This was the
law. Many a farmer Inns occupied
his idle winter months in drifting
for back channel tlnt might re-
quire years of his ~ork to reach.
has only justification for the work
being his faith in the existence in
such q emanuel.
The Use 8,ak OF the Forest Ser
vice expressly states that the min
er and honneseeker shall be accor1-
I'd the privileges they formerly en-
loved before the creation of the
National Forests. But there is an
unwritien law: that the prosre ,tor
must he able to prove the mineral
character Of the ground he has 10
Gated at any time the Forest Su-
pervisor or his rangers see tit to
question the validity OF his location
ii is not sufficient that the ground
shows encouraging prospects, or
that there is every indication Of an
ancient channel: it must he shu~n
to be profitable mining ground,
"more valuable for the mineral
thun the timl,er." This virtual. !.
means n cessation of all prospect
ing within the Forest Reserve. No
Miner cares to risk either time or
money in prospecting claim when
the right TO continue the work may
be denied him at any minute.
Ths methods employed by these
Government experts in determin-
ing the character of the land are
interesting: In cne instance pit
was dug to the depth Of live feet; "A
81 rface inspection sutiiced in all
other cases. 1t is true where bed
rock is exposed on steep hill sides
and ridges. the character OF the
land may be determined by sup
eriicial examination, but can it be
foretold " hat lies beneath the sur
face of the soil, gravel bank, or lava
cap. without recourse to shafts or
drifts? Yet the prospecting work
of these experts who declared the
contested Yard claims to be non
min sral, was limited to few pans
taken from the surface.
While the miner is merely denied
the right to prospect and hold The
claims within the Forest Reserve
upon the testimony Of the Govern
ment officers, the home seeker is
subject to arrest md imprisonment
| refer particularly to the contest
ed case of William II. Beatty. The
property known as the Bentty
homestead, situated in Butterfly
valley, six miles from Quincy, Piu-
mas county, California, was filed
upon as homestead 10y j. Brink.
er in 1887. Tie Improvements were
bought by William Maxwell III
1892. who atterward sold them tc
Beatty, and there after the place
was continuously occupied by hin
and his family until after applica-
ton was made for patent, which
application was granted in March
1905. Beatty remained in undis
/. turbed possession of the property
and it was finally sold by him, nt
patent yet received.
, Last winter Beatty was placed
under arrest by United States
Marshal and. refusing to give bail
ha was transported 20 Alamed'
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
Destroy the Flies

1t happens every day, and so one
pays very little attention. Maybe it
is the butter. or perhaps the slice Of
bread along one's plate. Or else,
quite possibly, it is the milk in the
pitcher. But. whatever it is that at
tracts the omnipresent fly, its 0p-
pearance, as it crawls over the food
on the table, is unappetizing.
The health authorities Of New York
City estimate that about one half Of
the deaths from typhoid in the met
ropolis annually are attributed to the
distribution Of the germs by flies.
But. serious as this matter is, it is OF
vastly less Importance than the de-
struction Of human life, particularly
that Of young children, by the bowel
complaints which these insects are
chiefly instrumental in spreading
It is reckoned that deaths from these
latter maladies in New York woulC
be reduced from 1000 to about 2,00'
year, if proper precautions wer
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
Petition for Special Election

During the present session Of the
county commissioners the petition for
a special election on the temperance
question has taken considerable time
for consideration. The law specifies
that at least 40 per cent Of the legal
voters of the county must sign the
petition in order to secure an election
for the purpose of voting on county
option. The petition presented to the
commissioners contains over so
per cent of the alleged voters Of the
county but the liquor interests have
filed a protest stating thai enough Of
the signers are Illegal voters to bring
the percentage below the required
number. The temperance interests
are represented by w. c. HOWE and
the opposing party is represented by
E. NJ. Wolfe and Dan'l Mclaughlin.
The commissioners have not decided
to allow the special election but have
the matter under advisement and
when the equalization Of the tax roll
has been finished will take the matter
up for final consideration.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

taken to prevent the breeding Of flies.
The insects will breed in ferment-
ng vegetable or animal material Of
almost any kind. Garbage suits
them first rate The maggots and
chrusalids have been found in great
numbers in rotten straw mattresses,
among old cotton garments, and even
in waste paper that had been ex-
posed to wet.
Now, so far as stables are con-
cerned, which are accountable for
ninety-fve per cent Of the fly output
in cities, the Matching of the insect
can be absolutely prevented by the
simple device Of putting all manure
into a covered receptical, and remov-
ing the contents once a week. This
receptacle should be in water tight
bin or pit. provided with a cover. Sc
as to prevent the ingress and egress
of flies.
The additional methods demanded
are the following; Abolish all unsan-
itary outhouses. Allow no accum-
ulations of filth Of any kind. Compel
people to put all their garbage in COW
cred cans and remove the contents at
least once a week. Compel owners OF
abatoirs to keep all refuse in covered
receptacles. and remove such waste
at least once a week. From" Poison
er a Table Guest. in July Technical
World Magazine.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
Idaho 10 Have Dry Farm Exhibit

American Falls. July -. Chair
man Frank c. Bowman Of the nation
al executive committee of the Dry
Farming Congress. has appointed
David Burrell to collect and prepare
an exhibit Of dry farm products from
this section for the international Ex-
position Of Dry Farm Products which
will be held at Billings, Montana,
October 25-29, in connection with the
Fourth Dry Farming Congress. Octo-
Der 26-28, 1909. It is claimed by
local farmers that American Falls can
heat the world for dry farm crops and
they will make an effort to send SAM
pies Of everything grown without ir-
rigation to Billings, together with
data OH the soil and moisture condi-
tiors under which they were grown.
1t is probable that prizes will be
offered here to stimulate interest in
tbs exhibit.
Mr.. Burrell will endeavor to secure
samples of the crops from Neeley,
Rockland.. Landing. Arbon, Igoi
Horse Island, Aberdeen, Tilden, Otis,
Springfield, Yuma and the deser'
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

To the average individual it may
seem radical to assert that the power
Of the brain is affected by the
strength Of the spine. but one must
surely acknowledge that the spine
will very materially affect the mental
strength. Mentality is affected
through the strength Of the spine in-
directly by the blood. The condition
Of the blood is undoubtedly influenced
By the nervous vigor Of the entire
body. If you have strong nerves. if
you have an abundant supply Of ner-
vous energy. all the various blood
making organs perform their work
much more satisfactorily and conse-
ouently the quality of the blood is
much better than it would be if these
organs were weak and were not sup
piled with a sufficient amount Of ener-
gy. In other words, if the blood con-
tains all. those elements necessary ia
perfectly nourish the nerves and all
the tissues Of the body. it is easy tc
understand that the brain will be
more perfectly nourished. it will be
able to work quicker and better from
every conceivable standpoint. From
July Physical Culture.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
CONGREGATIONAL

Regular services at IL a. III. and
g D. m. Sunday school changed to
9 80 IN. during the hot weather.
The Junior Endeavor at and the
Young Peoples at Z p. m.
The Endeavor Missionary com
mittee, Misses Florence Tickner and
La We're Bell and Mrs. Mason, have
planned a missionary lawn social
Friday evening. July %. The place
will be announced later.
Rev. Mrs. Minnie J. Dickinson OF
Middleton has been commissioned to
conduct the services at Bruneau and
Hot Springs the Second and Fourth
Sundays of each month and at Grand
View the First and Third Sundays
of each month. Mrs. Dickinson was
very much pleased with her first
round Of services and the reception
given her in both valleys and the
report from the field is that she
"made good impression. -
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

country. With wheat grown here
that yields up to 60 bushels an acre.
oats that would win a prize over any
grain raised in eastern states, fine
rye, barley, alfalfa and potatoes, Mr..
Burrell believes he can collect an ex-
hibit that will spread the fame Of this
district and result in increased settle
mant.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
Church Notes
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

METHODIST EPISCOPAL
At opera house. Sunday School,
9 80 a. M, J. f. Schoenceke, Supt
Preaching service, 1890 a. m.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
ELLIS E. CRABTREE. Pastor.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

The territory has been divided into the following
DISTRICTS No 1. Mountain Home; No. ., all re-
naming territory in Gilmore County. Ii you
live in the country and desire to enter this great
contest, I'm out the blank and give your nearest
postofice address Remember this is an oppor-
tunity of a life time. Enter now and take this
grand trip at our expense. Fill out the nomn-
atine coupon and mail it now to
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
Sneezino,

Sneezing has an extensive folklore
in many countries. Sometimes the act
is considered ominous Of good and
sometimes of evil. Among the Jews
1t has always been regarded at an ap-
propriate moment, such as the conclu-
sion of a bargain. as propitious, and a
belief still fingers in many parts Of
the country that the regular habit of
sneezing, particularly after meals, is
conducive to longevity and precau-
ton against fevers. The old English
custom Of saying God bless your
when person sneezed, so as to avoid
evil consequences. has its counterpart
in many far distant parts Of the globe.
The early settlers in Brazil found the
sneezer saluted with God preserve
you" while in Fiji it was customary
to retort, May you livev In super.
stitous Suffolk there is sneezing tar
ia-once wish, twice kiss, thrice
a letter and four times a disappoint.
tment,-London Sphere.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
MODERN ROYALTY.
HopeIessIy Handicapped by the Prog
ress Of Mankind.

HopeIessIy Handicapped by the Prog
ress Of Mankind.
What is modern king for if not to
set pattern Of the brave, courteous,
urbane gentleman and make a comely
fgurehead for state occasions? If he
fails there Of what earthly use is he:
He cannot govern. He dare not at
tempt to rule. He is so outclassed in
professional training by his own gen.
erals that he would never be tolerated
as an active commander in chief in
time Of war. He is hopelessly below
the requirements of the age if he
dreams of leadership in art or learn
ing, literature or science If he cannot
make a brave showing of the virtues
and graces Of more primitive times
when he gets chance he fails utterly;
The truth is that modern royalty is
handicapped hopelessly by the progress
of mankind. The age is far too COM
pick to enable king to play the part
he is cast for in the great drama of
the worlds work and struggles. He
would be more than human if he could
live up to the demands Of his birth
and the traditions Of his vocation
Kings were formerly tragedies when
they were evil and great benefactors
when they We're both good and wise.
Now they are perilously near the bor-
der line of comedy, which slides easily
down into farce.-Cleveland Leader.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
THE KEITH EDRUM.
4 ne u ii, instrument That 10 Pretty Off.
ficuIt TO Handle.


ficuit TO Handle.
The kettledrum has been so fur i'm.
proved that 1t has pitch; in fact, II
contains the large range Of four notes.
1t is, as its name shows. a copper ket.
tie, or basin, covered over with skin,
which can be frightened or loosened by
screws placed around the edge. Drums
Of this shape We're used by the Rom.
ans. and even earlier by the Greeks
and Etruscans. But they were not
known in western Europe before the
crusades.
Although it may appear so, the ket
tledrum is not at all an easy instru-
ment to manage, for in order to get
each of the four notes the player has
to turn all the screws and adjust the
parchment anew. For this reason ket
tledrums are often used in pairs. one
tuned to the keynote. the other to the
fourth below In this way the drum
mer has always the two chief notes in
the scale to work upon, and if the com.
poser has not eNacted much from him
he will have quite an easy time. But
when change of key is approaching
it is quite exciting to watch the drum
mer screwing and unscrewing the
the drum and lightly tapping to hear if
the pitch is true, and if we recollect
that he often has to tune his drum
while the whole orchestra is lifting UP
it's voice we realize that he must be
no mean musician; that he must pos
sess an exquisitely sensitive and well
trained ear and q steady hand and
nerve as well.-Jessie X. Macdonald
in st. Nicholas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
46e Wat.r CLOCK /:

The earliest application Of the clep.
sydra principle to produce motion was
by Tsiang Hung, A. D. 128, who made
an ''orrery" representing the apparent
motion Of the heavenly bodies around
the earth, which was kept going by
dropping water. In the sixth century
Of the Christian era an instrument was
in use in China which indicated the
course Of time by the weight Of water
as it gradually came from the beak of
bird and was received in a vessel
on balance, every pound representing
one-hundredth part Of the day of
twenty-four hours. About this time
mercury began to be employed in
clepsydras instead Of water.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
Victim Of Circumstances.

''That Englishman is funny chap
remarked the hat salesman in the big
hotel; The hasn't been out Of his room
today"
"No; he is a victim of circumstances -
confded the coffee salesman.
"Victim of circumstances"
Eyes; he put his shoes outside his
door last night, according to the Eng.
lish custom, and somebody threw them
at cat down the Chicago
News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
Rebuke.

A chill, dark, autumnal morning. A
breakfast table with an overcrowded
tribe of clamorous children. A wor-
ried mother and an irritable father
mutter1ng something about mo decent
elbow room" A small child uplifts
solemn eyes from his plate and says.
hadn't one Of us better die?"-Lon-
don Academy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
28 Days Treatment
Remember

We guarantee to cure any case
where the patient has spark of
vitality on which to build. We
do not only eradicate the drug or
liquor from. the system, but we
remove the appetite, and patients
grow rapidly in flesh and vitality.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25

DEFORE you build that Granary Barn, l
would like to show you my materials and quote
you prices. Lumber is cheaper than it will
be another year. The TRUST is Tightening its
grip l AM NOT IN THE TRUST.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-25
/. MoreaaaeS oreclosure Sole.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, That that
certain Mortgage executed and delivered
m mort dated the First day 81 March:
A. d. nineteen hundred and six 1868 and
er 81 Deeds Of the County Of Penlbina,a and
State Of North Dakota. On y the, Twelfth day
MaEeh a Hoo s a9saees 81 p sna
tSn aa ortsaaee George cory Stiles. BY
A. b. 1903, and filed for record ii, the office
of the Register of Deeds on the 14th day of
February. A. d. 1908 at i-3O O'clock PM, and
will be foreclosed bya sale Of the premises
ed, at the front door Of the Court Housein
bina and State of North Dakota, at the
hour of two O'clock i'll. the afternoon on the
3rd day of July, a. D. 1909. to satisfy the
amount due upon said Mortgage on the
day of sale.
and which will be sold to satisfy. the same
County Of Pembina aud State Of North
Dakota. and described as follows, to-wit:
e Ys! oaf ses9o of tS N9tt GsS anal
the South East Quarter g ~ Of SECTION
l295 and the South Fast sa, g! quar- r.;
ter Is p ~ OF Section Iwsnty ~ ail hs ~
North of Range Fifty-I'wo 52). West of the
Fifth p n. less one half li.) acre in the
ter tep't rs E - OF Section Twenty-Nine >l29)
Township One Hundred Sixty Two Q62>
Range Fifty-Two (52).
Default having been made in the condi-
tions Of said mortgage by said nortg agors,
by reason of the noli-paylnent of interest
thereon when due and by reason of the
failure of said norteagors to keep the
provided in said mortgage, the assignee
of the mortgage named in said mortgage
has elected to declare the whole PRINCIPAL
SIN, secured by said mortgage immediate
ly due and payable,
There Will be due on said mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of Ten Thousand
Ninety-Four Cents tSlO,239D.
GEORGE w. STILES,
Assignee of NIortgagee
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
Peinbina North Dakota.