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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
aNNuAL STATEMENT

OF the Pioehe-Comet Mining a. De-
velopment Co. for the year ending
December 81, 1908. Location of
mine, Comet mining district, county
of Lincoln, state of Nevada.
To amount received from
all sources i D / .o3
Mine expenses in year 1908. 1.151. SO
T. +. PRUDENTIAL.
1T Manager.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
ZIG STAG RECEPTION.

The big stag event In the history
of the camp was had tonight at the
reception extended Charley Ziegler on
the strength of his recent wedding.
The affair put all previous records
In the back seat. 1t occurred in the
coffee hall, engaged for the occasion
and profusely decorated Colored
electric light globes added to the eff
feet. They shone with particular
brillianee upon the low neeked cos
tunes and jewels of number of the
male 400 of the camp. whose apparel
had been carefully looked after
through direct importations from
Paris, Ky. The reception was I'M
der the direct auspices of the Stag
and Thirteen clubs. For these or
CARNATIONS the katZenjammer Kids.
John Kenny. the wonGer orator OF
the Steptoe. and Little Eddie wag-
ner. the fat boy. made presentat M
speeches I'm passing to the groom "A
fine water and cut glass table s..
and "A cut glass wine set. There We're
numerous other speeches of felicita-
ton. the whole extending 10 an early
hour and being capped with a faith
full performance of the Seelay dance,
done by Braggo the Monk as the
clock struck three With adjourn-
ment the affair was voted the big
people there were number OF
friends of Mr.. Ziegler in attendance
from Ely and East Ely
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
ANNUAL STATEMENT

ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF the Lyndon Mines Company for
the year ending December 81, 1908.
Location of mine. Comet mining dis
trict, county of Lincoln, state of Ne
vada
DIR.
January / =, 1908. to cash Oh
Hdn0 ~
To amount received from
other sources ....... 2,253.71
Or.
Mine expenses in year 1908 1.67S.S6
General expenses in. year
1908 1854
J. j. McCARDY,
1T Secretary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
SECOND TIME IN WEEK.

The saloon on Aultman street
which was robbed several nights ago,
was again broken into Friday night,
but as the proprietors had paid
rather dearly for their first expert
ence they had left no money in the
cash register. so the burglars got but
little for their trouble. On the for
mer occasion they tried to force open
the safe but as they found it impos-
sible TO do IL then, they did not tam
per with ID ON their second visit
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14

WHEAT STILL CLIMBING.
CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-May wheat
closed M $1f33s
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
BIG TIME FOR THE
N GILL STAGS
RECEPTION LAST NIGHT FOR A
NEWLYWED ECLIPSED ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS-MR. SOR-
ENSON SUCCEEDS MIR. PERKINS

GLE, eb. 3.-Announcemen
was made today of the appointment
of Mr.. Sorenson. who has been chief
engineer on eoneentrator eonstrue-
ton for some time, TO be smelter su-
perintendent. succeeding Mr. Per-
kins, recently resigned. Mr.. Soren-
son will combine his new duties with
those he has been carrying
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-14
MIX. EILERS HERE.

Carl Eilers. consulting engineer
with the companies of the allied in
terests in the district, arrived here
this evening from the east and III
probably spend several DAYS in The
camp.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-18

grasped firmly in his hand Richard
glared around as he demanded, "Who
has dared place this paltry rag beside
the banner of Esgland?" 1T was I,
Leopold of Austria" replied the duke.
| "Then shall Leopold of Austria see with
| what regard himself and his preten-
sions are held by Richard of England"
shouted the King, and throwing the
! staff to the earth he placed his heel
upon the flag of Austria and tore it
| with his spur.
The tumult which followed, amid
which challenges to mortal combat
! flew back and forth, was at last
| stilled by the interposition of the King
of France, the sagacious Philip, and
Richard was persuaded to return to his
tent and let the affair be submitted to
the Council. But first the King called
to him Sir Kenneth. whom he observed
in the press, and commanded him to
| watch that night beside the standard
of England, guarding it as brave
| squire his armor upon the vigil of his
| knighting. The Scottish knight proudly
accepted the trust and alone with his
faithful hound Roswal began at night
fall the guardianship of the royal BAN
ner of England.
But before the morning dawned Sir
Kenneth was a disgraced and forsworn
knight, the banner of England had dis
! appeared from its broken staff, the faith
| full hound had been taken away appar-
emily in dying state, by the hakim, and
as the sun rose the owner of the dis
| graced shield of the couchant leopard
| made his way with slow step and bowed
head to the pavilion of King Richard
| During the night the dwarf. Nectabanus
who, after the manner of the time, was
| attached to the Queens household, had
, come to the mount, and, showing the
knight a ruby ring which Kenneth re-
membered to have. seen upon the hand
of Edith Plantagenet, commanded the
| Scot to follow him to nearby pavilion
where she to whom the ring belonged
! would have speech of him. The knight
hesitated between love and duty-and
| love conquered. 1t would be but min
ute-the hound would give warning If
an enemy approached the banner-and
| the pavilion was so near. 1t all turned
out to be a silly Jest of Berengaria, who,
having ohserved the dronn,ng of the
,asar,.ds - the obona, Of Eneaddi. had
r,ado merry ar Editb,s EXPENSE over the
,no,dor+ ord bad boa sted that she could
draw txapnetb from his duty. which the
aougbter Of the plantarenets holly denied.
DIT +ba orean secratIx nossessed herself
~ Ed,tb,s ring and sent IT with the mes
soga Inv Nectabanus TO the knight. And
.he H. NO. s,,ooessfn1
u No. .ha o,asr,s nav,lion into which
+ba a,yors o,,,aed the knight and Beren-
gor,o wos about 70 exnlain her Joke and
sana ran,atb au,av when Edith burst
80, H., l., .,rong ;,,dienation. having
eat an ,n,,,,ng Of what was going on. AL
though the Knight of the Leopard had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-18

No; Not Fish.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Catching any fish, bubT"
"Nawl Nothin' but CARP"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-18

II was with considerable ~ ---Ae that
Sir Walter Scott wrote his glittering east
ern tale of THE Talisman." He doubted
his ability to deal successfully with
Oriental themes. But the story was,
however, one of his greatest successes.
and the rays of his genius were flashed
back in dazzling light from the scimitar
of Saiadin and the ponderous sword of
Occur de Leon" 1t has remained the
most celebrated story Of the Crusades
IN the English language, and though Edith
Plantagenet is pure invention and great
liberties have been taken with dates and
facts in assigning the parts to some OF
the minor characters, yet, on the whole
the story is of sufficient historical ac-
curacy besides being a most fascinating
tale. No writer has ever been SO thor
oughly satuated with the spirit of
medieval ehivalry as Sir Walter or so
able to make it live again in his pages
'The Talisman" gave him an exceptional
opportunity for the employment of his
peculiar genius in this respect.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

United States census report FOR $40 the
production for that year being given as
si6 tons. In 1850 the production had IN
creased to 1892 short tons. but the de-
Velopment Of the present great Industry
really began in 1881 and 1852. when at+en-
ton was directed TO the large iron, de-
posits near the city Of Birmingham.
BY 1885 the coal production of the State
mad increased to nearly 2.5O0.O0o tons
Then followed a period Of reIapse and
liquidation, which lasted for two Years
after which business settled down IN a
conservative and rational basis. and has
since developed steadily. In 1902 the coal
production OF the State reached a total of
over 100000 tons. and IN 1907 II attained
the maximum Of 1425O. 454 tons.
Alabama's Coal Reserve.
NJ r. Campbell. Of the United States
Geological Survey. estimates that the
original coal supply of Alabama when
mining began was IS. 1908. 100000 short tons
The amount OF coal mined from this to-
tai supply up TO the close OF 1908 was 176.-
SSs'9OS tons, representing an exhaustion.
including waste in mining. OF 6l.Oo0. 900
tons. or nearly o. per cent OF the total
The production in 1905 was more than s
per cent OF the otal production up 70 the
close Of the year, or a little less than %
per cent Of the estimated original supply.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
COAL PRODUCTION
LESS IN ALABAMA
Geological Survey Issues It's
Annual Statement.
FIGURES COVER YEAR 1908
Business Depression Was the Cause
of the Decline In Mineral Output.
Was 1857 Per Cent for Coal and
IL for IrOn-lIInes Generally Oper-
nted on Open-shOD Principle.

The total production OF coal in Ala
bama in 1905 as reported 10 L. ".
Parker, Of the United States Geological
Survey, was 1l,6N.593 short totns. having
spot value Of Sl4.GF,Sg1.
The effect Of the business depression
was exhibited by q decrease Of 2.6l5.S SCI
short tons. or 1857 per cent. in quantity.
and Of $3,757,577. or 2O.42 per cent in value.
as compared with the output Of 1907.
Nearly half OF the decline in production
was in the quantity Of coal made into
coke. this item having decreased from
4.S7S.ZS6 short tons in 1907. to 3,S75, ,791
short tons in 1905
Effect on Iron Industry.
Alabama Is peculiarly favored in its
ability 10 manufacture cheap iron. al
though the ores are not Of so high a
grade as those from Lake Superior. which
feed the furnaces Of the more northern
States. Because Of these conditions Ala
bama's proportion Of iron production Is
usually larger in years Of depression
than i'm flush times
This is illustrated by the statistics OF
pig iron production in 1905, which show
that Alabama's output was II per cent
less than in 1907. while in Illinois the
percentage Of decrease was 81 per cent.
in Virginia, % per cent; In Pennsylvania.
$ per cent; in Ohio. 45 per cent: in
Maryland and West Virginia, s. per cent.
and the average for the entire United
States, $50 per cent.
Had the production Of pig iron I'm Ala
bama shown as large a decrease as. that
in other States, the falling off in coal and
coke production would have been ma
terialIy greater.
The prices of coal in Alabama we're
fairly we'll maintained during 1908, the
average price per ton showing a decrease
Of only cents from $1.29 in 1907. 10 81 25
In 1905.
Number OF Men Employed.
The total number Of men employed in
the coal mines of Alabama in 1908 was
1879. and the average number Of work
ing days reported was 222. against p .90S
men for an average Of 2i2 days in 1897 and
2o.555 men for 237 days in 1906. The aver
age production Of each man for the entire
year was sos short tons. against 66e tons
in 1907 and $751; tons in 1906
The number Of mining machines IN on
Grafton IN 1908 was 1g7 the same as in the
preceding year The quantity Of coal un-
dercut by machine increased from ]. .7s2 -
9iS short tons in 1907 to 1.7S3.5l6 tons In
1903. The percentage Of machine-ninefi
coal 10 the total production increased
from l257 In 1907 to 15.S7 In 1898. OF the
1877 machines in use, 142 were Of the nick
or puncher type, 81 were chain machines
and were long-wall machines.
Most Of the coal mines Of Alabama are
operated on the basis of a ten-hour dav.
100 mines, employing a total of II. .969 men.
having reported ten hours as the length
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

Of the working day in 1908; 81 mines. en-
ploying 2.35S men. worked nine hours a
day. and l6 mines. employing 1,205 men.
worked eight hours
About one-fourth OF the coal produced
in Alabama In 1908 was washed at the
mines, the washing operations resulting
IN the production Of 2614954 short tons of
cleaned coal and 2S7,S61 tons OF refuse.
Open shop Prevails.
Since the general strike among the coal
mines Of Alabama in 1904 many Of the
larger mines, particularly those worked
by companies engaged in the iron indus
try. have been operated on the open-shop
basis. In an attempt to strengthen the
mine workers organization In Alabama.
the president Of the United Mine Workers
Of America on June 80. 1908. called a strike
Of all the union mine workers in the
State. 10 take effect July g.
This strike lacked the sympathy OF the
general public, and on August 81 was
officially called off, There were eighty
three mines where the men quit work.
The total number Of men on strike during
the year was S.397. The average number
of days each was idle was a. and the to-
tai number or days work lost was 373.
or about per cent Of the total time made
during the year.
According to Ed Flynn, the chief State
mine Inspector the total death rate to
each thousand men employed in 1908 was
90, against 12 in 1907 and ACT in 1906. The
number Of tons mined for each life lost
was 107.45o, against e2535 in 1907 and 1885,
81 IN 1906
So far as known, the earliest record Of
the existence OF coal in Alabama was
made In 1894. The first statement Of pro-
duction in the State is contained IN tha
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
BANK BUILDING SOLD.
Structure Occupied by United States
Trust Company Brings SI5O.OOO.

The F. II. Smith Company. who repre-
sented the buyer IN the transaction. an
nounced yesterday afteroon the sale OF
the National City Bank Building at
1405 street northwest. for S15O.OOO
The building was the property Of the
National City Bank. which for six
months has occupied quarters in Four
teenth street. The bank was represent
ed IN the deal by committee COM
posed OF Wilton J. Lambert. Franklin
It. Sanuer. Rudolph Behrend. and Ed
ward T. MOmford The purchaser OF
the property is not announced.
The National City Bank bought the
property about five years ago from the
American Security and Trust Company.
at which time $4,000 was paid Some
improvements were put upon the build
ing during the occupancy by the Ma
tional City Bank. and the selling price
Is regarded as a good profit over and
above these expenditures. The differ
ence Of $4,000 in the buying and sell
ing price may also be taken as a fair
indication Of the Increase Of property
values in that part Of G street.
For the last six months the building
has been occupied by the United States
Trust Company. which holds a long
lease upon the property.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
GALVESTON WITHSTANDS HURRICANE.

Time and the recurring storm have
proved the wisdom Of the people OF Cal
weston in building the great sea wall as
a protection OF the city from the waters
OF the Culf when lashed 10 fury by the
hurricane.
Back in 1900 a fierce storm swept upon
Galveston from the Gulf. Hooded the city
destroyed the greater part Of It. and
killed hundreds OF people. Thousands OF
the population lost their homes and pos
sessions and were temporarily impover-
lshed. To this day the Galveston storm
IS referred to as the most violent that
ever fell upon a city in the history OF
this country.
AS a result Of that terrible visitation
the United States government and Cal
weston County erected IN front Of the city
sea wall OF granite and concrete II
feet high and Il feet ct the base, at
cost OF about 100000 This wall is cres-
cent-shaped and lies between the Gulf
and the city OF Galveston. with a large
harbor behind It. The wall was planned
to break the force OF the waves that
might rush IN from the Gulf. as was tho
case in 1900. and inundate the city. The
wall was erected on a base OF piling
driven deep into the sand.
The first test OF this wall came last
Wednesday morning. when a Gulf hurri-
cane concentrated fits might upon Gal
weston Bay, drove the water against the
dixie. and passed inland. For many hours
the waves beat fercely upon the wall.
which stood unmOved and saved the city
at least from partial destruction A
lonely island at the entrance to the bay
sheltered a company OF ten persons on
the morning Of the storm. The pier and
house in which they lived IS on a rock
ten feet above high tide. This island was
inundated, the fishing pier demolished.
and the ten drowned. Bathing houses.
some OF them costly structures. at the
ends Of the sea wall, anG unsheltered by
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

resentative Ransdell. In that time the
membership Of the congress has grown
from seven TO over 1000 men and women.
This congress has secured the appoint
ment OF n national waterways committee
In the General Federation Of Women's q
Clubs. whose 100000 members comprise
the most powerful body OF women IN the
world; has conducted an enthusiastic edu-
cational campaign: has been instrumental
in securing from various cities influential
delegation Of men TO waterways conven-
uonss- and has obtained the cooperation
Of the press Of the country TO a valuable
extent
Besides these organizations, national In
purpose and scope. each section Of the
country has it's waterways associations.
whose aim Is to bring 20 the attention Of
the Rivers and Harbors Congress and the
Congress Of the United States the claim
Of their particular section to waterways
survey and improvement.
S. A. ARMSTRONG.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

It. were wrecked or damaged. One OF
these, resting upon deeply-drivea piles.
withstood the force Of the storm. in that
IL was not torn down. though It suffered
much damage.
A barge getting loose in the entrance to
the harb0r was dashed against the sea
wall end made a breach in #. which may
have weakened the structure at that
point. In Galveston there was no food.
Beyond the backing up OF water in some
OF the sewers little damage was done.
and not life was lost.
Wednesday night the mayor OF the city
and some OF the leading citizens sent a
word OF greeting to other cities of the
country. telling Of the storm and the
manner in which tie great engineering
work. as yet only four years old. had
withstOod the fury OF the elements. II
is needless TO say that the cities which
in 1900 were called upon to give succor. to
stricken Ge1-sston and responded so
nobly and promptly. were glad that II
had been saved from a second visitation
of the West Indian hurricane.
The ca wall at Galveston Is possibly
the foremost example Of the enterprise Of
TT r%w South in meeting the problems
p. ted TO II. The wrecked city first re-
bmlt itself, and restored its facilities
OF traffic and business. IN them
selves no small burden. But Gal
weston was not content 10 rest
there and tempt fate further with
its fat beach line and unprotected water
front Aided by the national government
and its great engineers. It constructed the
sea wall and rejoices to-day in defv-
erance from the storm king which proves
beyond cavil the wisdom OF spending
g, 100000 for self-protecton.
The efficacy OF the sea wall is empha-
sized by the damage wrought at both
ends Of 1t, where the shore line was un-
protected, and by the destruction OF prop
erty and crops along the coast for miles
on either side OF the Texas city.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
VIRGINIA LEADS
SOAPSTONE OUTPUT
Production Was 10000 Tons
in Last Fiscal Year.
MAKES LAUNDRY APPLIANCES
North Carolina Fifth State In Pro
ductiOn Of TaIc-ApDears in Mar
bIes of Cambrian Age which Ex-
tend Into GeOrgia-Used in Manu-
facture of Wall Paper.

Virginia leads all States in the produc-
ton Of soa9stone, and the bulk Of the
product. that is. over 30 per cent of fl.
Is sawed into slabs for manufacturing
ioundry and laboratory appliances. The
rest OF the production is ground into
powder for foundry and other purposes
where color and purity are not essential
Twenty thousand tons Of soapstone were
produced in Virginia last year.
The soapstone mines Of Virginia are To-
Gated chiefly in a long narrow belt run
ming northeast from Nelson County into
Albenarle II begins about twenty miles
northeast OF Lynchburg. between the
main line Of the Southern and the James
River division OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio.
There are two small soapstoue Quar-
ries in Fairfax County-one near Clfr-
ton and the other near Wiehle. Al Clifton
the sOapetone is ground. but at Wieble
Wnere il IS much fractured. decomposed
and stained by oxide OF iron. it is sold
crude as it is taken from the quarry.
SOapstOne and Tale.
The Geological Survey has just issued
a bulletin on the soapstone and tale pro-
duction OF the United States. presenting
much interesting data regarding both
minerals. According 20 this bulletin the
geology OF the soapstone belt Of Vir-
ginia has not been definitely described
and mapped. and for that reason Il is i'm
possible to set forth the form, size and
relations OF the soapstone 20 the adjacent
rocks.
Virginia soapstone occurs in sheets
layers, or dikellEe masses 100 or more feet
in thickness and somewhat irreeularI,,
distributed throughout a belt nearly thir-
~ miles In length and less than a mile in
width. The general distribution of the
soapstone strongly suggests conformable
stratihcation with the qUartzites and mi
caceous schists with which il rs locally
associated, but It's more common and in
innate association is with a greenish rock
having decidedly the aspect Of an eruptive
and suggesting an igneous origin for the
rock from which the soapstone is derived
In New York and North Carolina where
the layers OF tale are clearly derived from
a sedimentary rock. IL is interbedded with
limestone; but in Virgiaia there is no
limestone near the soapstone.
The soapstOne qUarried varies in color
lioii N6hl pIulsh gray 10 dark grCenish
gray, and In hardness from that which Is
easily scratched by the finger nail &c thar
upon which the finger nail makes no i'm
preston The light-colored soft soap-
stone is the best grade and contains the
most tale The softness Of the stone is
IN large measure proportional to the tale
It contains. The soapstone richest in tale
Is not only the easiest and most salts
Continued on Page 2, Column ,.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

House boats have bees I'm use by the
natives Of China for some hundreds OF
years. and have been improved and
largely used by occidentals living !n the
Chinese empire since their arrival IN ths
country. At Shanghai large numbers ars
owned by the well-to-do Chinese mer
chants as well as by foreigners.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

The production Of copper in Russia
amounted TO 1896. 14554. and 1851 tons
in 1906. 1907. and 1908. respectively. show
ing a steady increase. Deposits Of cop
per in the Caucasus present vast opDor-
tunities. and enormous beds OF coprolites
exist in Central Russia and in the Dnies-
ter basin. the quantities in the latter
alone being estimated as high as 1900. coo
TONS
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

Freight rates from Brazilian ports to
New York and New Orleans have been
increased On coffee the rates have been
advanced from % cents per bag and 3
per cent. TO 30 cents per bag and 8
per cent. These rates are collected by
the conference lines"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
E1empts MiII from Taxes.

As measure Of protection to the cotton
goods industry OF Venezuela the govern
ment has granted tho cotton factory Of
F. de Sales Perez & Co, Of Caracas ex-
emption from taxes during the present
year.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
IMMIGRATION BOBS
UP IN new ORLEANS
NJ. B. TrezeVant Discusses
Mr.. Keefe'S Statements.
SAYS PORT LACKS FACILITIES

Declares COmmissiOner General OF
immigration Has Mistaken Views
Upon Existing Conditions in the
south-AdmIres Federal Officers
Frnnkness-Wants a Fair Show.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

The new church owes its birth 70 con-
uibution Of $4,000. given by Hon. o. II
Ingram. Of Eau Claire. Wis. In memory
OF his son, who died several years ago.
The Congregational Church Building So
ciety contributed $500 to the church and
also loaned Ike sum-
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY.