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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14

Utah Copper and Coppermines I'M
der a single holding company. On
the property of Coppermines it is
expected that the churn drill opera
tions will shortly be shut down for
the winter, freezing weather having
been found to be attended by mate
rial difficulties to the conduct of this
name of development.
DUCK CREEK-The steady ship
ments of Success mine together with
successful work on various properties
in the district during the season
has attracted new and broader at
tention. Assurances of a lead stack
for the treatment of the ores of this
district at close range will bring 4
boom in it's activities, the way for
which has been well opened by the
work of the last few years.
MIZPAH-With the doing of as
sessment work on a number of prop
critics in this district, out on the line
of the Nevada Northern, there has
recently been revival of consider
able interest. Mizpah has never had
a fair deal. Original locators per-
haps knocked the goose when they
showed prices on prospects to exor-
bitant figures for new and undevelop-
sort are never fatal and the district
will yet get the prominence and the
money for development that it needs.
There are several properties there OF
much promise, notably Consolidated,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14

they will get the ore, none seem to
doubt, and it seems only reasonable
to expect, from the leached zone
through which the shaft has passed,
that there will be a rich mine at the
water level.
ASSESSMENT WORK-In no pre-
vious year has there been less likeli-
hood of ground anywhere in the dis
trict being left open for new loca-
ton. All hands are either in pos
session of record for work finished
for the year or are getting in that
position as fast as they can On
very few claims is the assessment
yet to be started. The fact is
another most excellent indication OF
the confidence entertained in the
fture and also of the broader view
on ground value that has been
brought about during the last sew
eral months by new development.
COPPERMINES-A special meet
ing of C~oppermines Co. called for
December 81 in Delaware will re-
duce the capitalization from twelve
million shares to one million of par
value of SIS each. The larger cap
~italization was made while plans
were under consideration for conso1-
idation of Nevada Con-, Cumberland,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14
NEW DEVELOPMENT
PROMISES MUCH--TO
PUT STOCK ON CURB

AS announced in the News yester-
day, e. w. Grifiths, represent
eastern capitalists, has purchased
from George F. Merger and Charles
Magee, two old-time mining men of
the district, the group of mining
claims between Mcdonald Ely and
Calumet Ely. Mr.. Griffiths has made
a substantial payment down. He
halls from Salt Lake City and rep
resents eastern capitalists with i'm
plicit faith in his judgment. Pre-
viously he has been engaged in the
sccessful development of properties
for them in Nevada, Idaho, Utah and
Montana and, basing his judgment
on experience gained elsewhere, he
has no hesitancy in declaring the new
property he has acquired 1.-The best
ever" He left yesterday for Salt
Lake, from where he will return
TUESDAY to devote all of his time to
The development of the property.
Three shifts are to begin work at
once.
The group stands among the first
locations in the district and has pro-
nounced surface showings. The ex-
posures thus far made, mostly shall
low cuts, show ore that samples at
places from thirty to thirty-five per
cent copper, with values in gold and
silver. These samples are of course
picked, but the streaks are sufficient
to make fat average for the whole.
Five parallel lodges show copper
values ON the surface. The group
joins the Sentinel claims of the Nc
Donald Ely on the east. The Sen
tinel has been a producer of high
grade lead, silver and copper ore.
Don't believe for a moment that
l could have been induced to waste
time on the property or advised my
clients to purchase if l did not con-
slider it of much merit" said Mr..
Grifiths, when asked regarding his
purchase. 81 consider it one of the
very best and most promising pros
poets in the district, an dto prove my
sincerity, | will return next Tuesday
to begin development work at once.
The property will be fiOated in the
east and listed on the New York
curb. AS soon as l return we will
begin active operations on a large
scale and .ney will be continued.
Judging from the present outlook,
we will be shipping ore before long.
l am basing the purchase upon my
own convictions and observations,
but well posted mining men of the
district bear me out in the belief
that this ground has the making of
one of the good ones of the camp.
The ore is direct smelling"
q
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14
PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Presi-
dent Taft returned today from Con-
necticut. His train was 10 minutes
late because of the bursting of a
steam pipe tnat connected the presr-
dents car with the car anead.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14

We make no charge Tor examining
your eyes. Also, charges for glasses
are extremely modest, Bishop Jewelry
store. alt. 8-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14
HERRICK-KERIN LOCAL QUOTA
ROOSEVELT.

WORD FROM ROOSEVELT.
MOMBASA, Nov. 13.-News was
received today direct from Col.
Roosevelt saying tina there was
nothing wrong with his party.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14

Don't forget the chicken dinner at
the Palace today. AL
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14
Stocks e. Mines


The week closed strong and it
will be more than a surprise if the
opening tomorrow does not show the
way to still higher levels. Nevada
Con. should cross the $50 mark this
week and Cumberland go over the
Flo. Giroux may also be looked to
FLOR advance. IN the local market
trading continues strong. The small
'ef issues are in good form and with
the buying that is extending conf
dence in them, together with the va
rious reports of favorable character
' which are going about, there ought
to be sustained large activity and
material advance for most of them.
Sure it is that the home money has
loosened and that it is ready to take
hold of all that looks good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14
f. w. HULsE & co. LETTER.

Nevada Consolidated, Giroux and
Cumberland Ely were again the
bright particular stars in yesterdays
market. These three stocks steadily
gained strength during the week.
Nevada Con. has lived up to eastern
advices that came early in the week
and predicted it's advance to the $2S
mark. Yesterday it advanced just
88c from the close of Friday, while
Giroux and Cumberland also made
substantial gains. Ely Central con-
tinued it's recovery and closed at
$1.81H. Mason Valley and Boston
Ely lowered around Fridays figures.
Ely Consolidated showed a slight
gain, closing at "a. Active work
will be commenced on the Calumet,
Immediately on the return of G.. L..
Richard from the east and it is a
certainty this stock will make a con-
siderable advance. Nevada United
has been at a standstili the last few
days, but much is expected of this
issue Witch continues to sell
around the 80 cent mark, which
seems to be very low, considering the
reports that active development is
soon to be commenced on this prop
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
REGISTRATION FEElNCREASED
Two Cents to Be Added-Postmaster-
General Makes Announcement.

Washington.-.An increase of two cents
is to be made in the near future in the
fee for the registration of letters and
mail packages. Announcement of the
proposed change was made Wednesday
by Postmaster General Hitchcock. The
decision of Mr.. Hitchcock to increase
the registry fee followed an extended
inquiry into the registry system by Il
special committee appointed by the post
master general. 1t was decided to call
in a score of registry officials of ripe
experience and ability from various parts
of the country for a more general meet
ing with the postmaster general. 1t is
understood to be Mr.. Hitchcock's pur-
pose to take up the registry system first
in considering all branches of the postal
service for reorganization wherever great
efficiency and less expenditure may be
effected.
1t is thought hat the service may be
placed on a more business-like basis
without working undue hardship or i'm
posing unreasonable burdens on the pub
lie. By law the postmaster general is
authorized to make the registry fee as
high as 20 cents. In 1874 it was re-
duced from fifteen to eight cents, but in
creased to ten cents in 1875. 1t was
reduced from ten to eight cents in 1893.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
HARTMAN BEAT STANDARD
Returns in Nick of Time - Turns
Knife on Oil Crowd.

Chicago.-A sensational slump in
Union Pacific stock took place in Wall
street Thursday. 1t was followed by ar
equally sensational story, which fur
nished LaSalle streets part of the fun.
While Union Pacific was dropping five
points, as much as the gilt.edged secur'
ity has suffered in weeks, the brokers
told each other with gusto how L. II.
Hartman, though feeble in body and
rushing from one health resort to anoth-
er, had once more triumphed over for
midable foes; how Standard Oil interests
sought to knife" him while he lay ply.
sically Frustrated, and found the point
of the knife turned against themselves.
As the story goes, the "interests' laid
their plot sometime ago, while Mr.. Har.
riman was in Bad Gastein. Certain men,
who are stronger in Union Pacific than
Hartman would like to have them, con.
ceived the "melon-cutting' scheme-the
declaring of an extra dividend without
Mr.. Harriman's authority. 1t was upon
getting wind of this scheme over the
cables that Mr.. Hartman deserted Bad
Gastein and his corps of anxious doctors
and rushed back over the Atlantic.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
LAND SUITS KNOCKED OUT
Demurrers in Eastern Oklahoma Title
Cases Started by United States
Are Sustained.

Muskogec, Okla.-Judge Ralph Camp
bell has sustained the demurrers in the
suits brought by the United States to
set aside various deeds and leases made
by citizen allottees in the five civilized
tribes in Eastern Oklahoma, and thus
settled a legal controversy that had been
the cause of considerable concern in that
part of the State.
The court reviewed the relation of the
United States to the five tribes since
they became a nation, and found that no
vcstige of title to the lands allotted
them now remains in the United States.
The demurrers involved the question of
the citizenship of these Indians and the
court declared them to be citizens of the
United States with all the rights, priv
ileges and i%mmunities of citizenship. 1t
is held that the United States can not
maintain these suits on the principle that
it sustains to the individual Indian a
trust relation, such guardianship being
INCOMPATIBLE with citizenship, national
and State.
Finally the bills were held bad be
| cause numerous defendants are joined IN
| each bill who were connected with many
distinct transactions regarding as many
| distinct tracts of land.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
COTTON CROP MAY Be SHORT
Two Weeks of Trying Weather
Causes Deterioration.

Memphis, Tenn.-General deterioration
in the cotton crop is reported this week
save in North Carolina, Southern Geor'
gia and sections adjacent to the Gulf
of Mexico. Dry weather has prevailed
for two to eight weeks and the plant is
shedding freely. Hot days with drying
winds and cool nights have intensified
the effects of the drouth. In many sec
lions there is a great deal of late cot
ton and this has suffered severely. The
drouth has been especially severe in Ar
kansas and Oklahoma and it is said that
rains now would do little good there ex-
cept to fill out the unmatured bolls.
There is a general disposition to modi-
fy crop estimates and make them lower
than two weeks ago. In sections there
are some promising crops, but they are
q small minority. The prospects for a
top crop are regarded as poor although
a late frost might increase the yield.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS.
Good Roads Convention at Nashville Of
Great Importance.

Nashville, Tenn.-The impetus which
will be given to the good roads move
ment by the convention which will be
held in Nashville for three days, begin
ming with Tuesday, Sept. 21, will un,
doubtedly result in a very decided i'm
provement in the condition of Southern
highways.
The meeting was called by the COVER
nor, and in making it a complete sue
cess he will have the thorough co-opera'
ton of the Good Roads Bureau of the
United States Department of Agriculture
and of the management of the Tennes-
see State Fair.
Not only have the best experts in the
country been secured to make talks, but
there will be numerous illustrated talks
and every phase of road-building will be
covered by demonstrations.
Through the teamwork of every class
of people interested in the improvement
of the roads it is possible to make this
convention arouse that public enthusi'
asm on the subject which is necessary in
getting the best results.
The first step in this direction has
been the providing of the very best avail
able in talks and demonstrations. An
other important feature will be the ex,
cellent program which is being prepared
for "Good Roads Day" at the State Fair
at which time the necessity for the
movement and the means of getting re-
suits will be graphically illustrated.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
Oil Company Organized.

C%ovington, La.-There was a meet
ing at the office of DR.. B. B. Warren
of the subscribers to the stock OF the
new oil well which is to be sunk in
the western part of this parish, for
the purpose of organizing the COM
pany and electing officers. DR.. War
rem explained the object of the meet.
ing, the oil indications found in that
section and arrangements that could
be made with well qualified local peo-
pie to put down the well. The Off
GERS are: President, DR.. B. B. War
rem; vice president, A. H. Grimmer;
treasurer, S. d. Bullock: secretary,
". G. Evans. The committee on stock
reported that every dollar necessary
to finance the we'll had been pledged
here.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
FREIGHT PROJECT GOES
SEVENTY-SIX MISSISSIPPI VAL.
LEY MEN SUBSCRIBE.
500, 900 900 1s in Sight Kama
naugh Will Soon Call Conference
to Effect Organization.

st. Louis, Mo.-W. h. Kavanaugh, the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways AS,
sociation's president, who is interested
in the organization of the $4,000, 900
compuny to operate freight boats down
the Mississippi from st. Louis to New
Orleans, announced Thursday that the
promoters had secured the signatures OF
seventy-six prominent Mississippi val.
ley men indorsing the project; that he
believes the necessary $40, 900 900 will
be raised at the proper time, and that
he will call a meeting, to be held here
early next month, of these men who had
agreed to finance the proposition and et'
feet an organization.
Kavanaugh Says that railways not
having a New Orleans outlet lend their
assistance, and that Attorney Arthur n,
Sager's Southern trip for the project was
successful.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
twelve MEN HURLED IN AIR
S,v'n Hundred Pounds of Dynamite
e lplodes With Fatal Results.

Key West, Fla.-As a result of the eX
plosion at noon Friday of 700 pounds
of dynamite at Bocachica, twelve miles
from Key West, on the Florida East
Coast railway, twelve men are dead, five
probably fatally injured, and at least a
dozen others are suffering from less Sc.
rious injuries.
The explosion was caused by a mem
Der of the railroad construction force
carelessly throwing a lighted cigarette
into a box of fuses.
Nine of the workmen met instant
death and the others died while being
brought to the hospital here.
The men were hurled high into the
air and the bodies of the dead were al
most beyond recognition, arms and legs
being torn from the bodies Of some,
while the faces of others were mere
masses of flesh.
When the explosion occurred the work
men were standing in water four feet
deep and directly beneath them was the
700 pounds of dynamite, ready for the
blast, when the men shouted stop work
for dinner"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
Bears DESTROYING Crops.

Baton Rouge.-Thn bear hunters
just returned from the FordOch"
swamps report having o e plenty OF
tracks, but killed no bears. Ii was
not because the bears were not there,
but because the dogs played out. ITS
no e~xaggerati0n about those bears
destroying the crops" said one OF the
nimr0ds. They are coming Out %
the swamps and tearing up the corn
crop by the acre. There must be
fifteen Or twenty bears in that sec
ton eating the corn, and fifteen
bears, when a farmer has a bare
crop, is a hard thing for a farmer to
bear. There were plenty OF tracks,
but the extra pack of dogs that we
expected did not come, and we had
to give up the chase when the first
pack gave out. We are going back
next week with more dogs"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
newman CASE ENDED
SILENCE FOLLOWS THE COURTS
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Gun Toters Denied Entrance-Shlrt
Sleeves Required Prosecution
Is Withdrawn.

MradyiIlr. Ml>s.-Ihe Chantery Court
convened here "Wednesday with Judge
j. $. Hicks "l Fuyrttc presiding, TO hear
the charges Of assault with intent to
murder against frrd Middleton and
EWnkicN Iiaitord for the attempt on the
life "f Ernest Newman, clerk OF the
Chanccry Court. Sitting with Judge
Hicks was t.. 4. Wilmington. mayor OF
the town. and ". !. Sullivan, justice OF
the peace. before whom the charges were
made.
"T}c court assembled to hear the
charges against vou,' spoke Mayor
Wilmington. after the bell in the court
tower proclaimed the opening OF a sPe-
cial term. "Ihe prosecution Wishes the
charges against !ou dismissed because
OF lack of evidence to sustain the allie
cations. You are both discharged"
The silence following the announce
nent of the verdict Of the court was
ominous. The court room was crowded
with friends of the Newman boys and
also OF the prisoners. Every man in the
court room was in his shirt sleeves to
show that he carried no weapons. At
the entrance stood IL guard OF tour men.
Another guard stood at the aisle lead
ing to the bar.
III it please the court, | would like
TO have YOU hear some of my witnesses
spoke Middleton, breaking the silence.
"Thinys have been said about me that
| would like to disprove.'
The accused was informed that the de-
cision of the court was a complete win
dication and that the charges were dis
missed. With a slight show of emotion,
Middleton expressed his thanks to the
| court and bowed himself out. llalford
appeared pleased with the turn of af-
fairs and hurried from the court room.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
TWO NECR0ESLyNCHED
ESCAPED NEGRO CONVICT DOES
DEADLY WORK WITH GUN.
Kills Prominent Georgia Planter and
Wounds Several Other Men-On
Trail Of Woman.

Soperton, Ga.-Two negroes lynched
and a posse in pursuit of the wife Of
one of the victims; the killing of a prom
iuent planter, a member of the posse;
the probable fatal injury Of the sheriff
Of Montgomery county, and the wound.
ing of four other members of the posse
summarizes the result Of one of the most
exciting mar hunts this section has ever
known.
Ben Clark, All escaped convict from
the Bib county chain gang, was shot to
death after Il fierce battle early Friday
and his body was burned. The negro
threatened to kill Nicholas Adams, a
merchant of Kibbee, and a hundred
Others"
John Sweeney, who harbored the ex-
convict, was taken from a passenger
train a mile from Tarrytown and
lyached.
The posse then set out in search of
Sweeney's wife, who, it is said, was in
the neighborhood.
James burden, a prominent planter
and member of the posse which captured
Clark, was shot and instantly killed.
The posse found Clark in Sweeney's
house. Sweeney wife was at home, but
Sweeney was absent. The sheriff called
on Clark to surrender. For answer he
received a 44-caliber bullet, fired from an
automatic gun. burden was shot, and
other members of the posse fell before
the torrent of lead dealt out by the ne
gro. He continued to fire until his am
munition was exhausted. He was then
overpowered and his body riddled with
bullets.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
Enforce Chinese Rights.

Washington.-The constitutional right
of a State to enact laws discriminating
against the humble Chinese laundryman
is to be investigated by the supreme
court of the United States and the test
is to be made by Quong Wing of Lewis
and Clark county, Montana. The Mon.
tana law to which Quong takes exception
provides for a license fee of $40 per
quarter for hand laundries by men. 1t
does not mention the Chinese race, but
it exempts steam lauldries and laundries
conducted by women unless more than
two arc an0a cad
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
Boil Weevit Takes Car Ride.

Baton Rouge.-A strange method
Of travel of the boil weeviI has been
brought to light by a lumber COM
pany buyer who received a carload
of lumber from a Mississippi mill.
and in the car was a vast army of
boil weevils. The lumber and the in.
side of the car were simply alive
with the weevils. 1t was generally
supposed at first that the weevils only
travelled in cotton, bagging or some
thing that they. could hide in, but the
stories told by boatmen and railroad
men seem to indicate that the weevil
will take a ride on anything, and al
most anywhere.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
TAIL FOR VOLIVA.
Schedule Places Ex-Zion Leaders As
sets at 82c.

Waukegan, Ill.-In the $4,000 libel
judgment case pending against him. vii.
liam Glenn Noliva has filed with Sheriff
Griffin a schedule, which he says lists
his entire property. 1t reads:
"One writing desk, wearing apparel.
one set religious books, 50 cents cash"
The second writ, which sends Noliva to
iail. has not been served, out the climax
is expected when he is sent 70 Jail.