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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11
AZ last certain signs show that you

At last certain signs show that you
are getting near the end: the crackers
take or their sandals and tuck np
their loln-cloths under their belts. lest
a corner Tapping In the wind should
scare the lion. For the first time you
take your rifle from the native who
has had charge OF Il. and. with your
head shikari carrying second rifle.
steal forward until the lion Is sighted
or ringed In small clump OF bush.
Then. when ali is over. and the skin
is being taken on. how pleasant II Is
10 sit In the shade. listening to the
excited talk OF the natives. and let
ting your nerves quiet down again
after the hopes and fears OF the morn
ing. You ride home to camp with the
lion skin behind your saddle. while
one of your men after another gives
his version OF the mornings proceed
ings in a hunting cong. On the other
hand. when you get q shot. and miss
after a long and difficult track. II
seems as II any number OF lions killed
In the future will never make up for
the lose OF this one. which is always
the biggest lion. carrying the finest
name you have ever seen. The ride
home TO camp Is then a silent one. az
no lion means no sheep for the men.
and they are correspondhgiy down.
hearted.
The first thing to be done In track
Ing Ia to ind fresh spoor. Natives
Ap4n - af nm
unnckily the average villagers idea
OF q fresh track is rather hazy.
have several times gone u long way
to find at the end a track several days
old. ON one occasion two natives
arrived. saying there were fresh lion
tracks in a river-bed. luckily not more
that half mile from camp. but when
we got there the fresh lion tracks
turned out to be the spoor OF two by
enas. at least q week old.
The spoor of the large spotted
hyena is not unlike that of lioness
on certain ground. but the difference
can easily be told. because hyena
has claws like dog. whereas the re
tractive claws of lion are always
sheathed and leave no mark. Tho bcrl
way to find spoor is to look for II
yourself with good crackers. Should
there be any villages near camp
which lions have been In the nabii
OF raidIng II Is very necessary to gel
there as early as possible In the
morning. II once the large hocks ol
sheep and goats and herds OF camels
which have been shut W in the vii
lagos all Eight are let out. the ground
all about Is q mass OF indistinguish
able footprints. and every rath from
the village Is choked with long strings
OF beasts going on to their feeding
grounds. Hitting on q lions spoor
under these circumstances Is almost
impossible, and the dust raised by the
herds IL very disagreeabie.
Besides villages. any we'll In the
nelghborhood Ia a good place to looi
for spoor. II lion Is about there
ought to be no difficulty In picking VI
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11

Agitstion regarding The pay Of
French military officers has had some
effect. for the minister Of war has
asked for an extraordinary credit Of
$500 600 10 supplement the pay Of The
ofhcers. which has not been Increased
since 1879. IN that time nearly every
grade Of state o2ciai has bad bic sti-
Ped raised. but The sub-lieutezsnt has
had 10 make both ends meet - best
he could with six francs . dsy ana
TIE neufensnt With eight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11

night when we got there. and did not
follow up our camels till the next day.
| have described this track rather at
length because 1t is a good example Of
many similar days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11

Two of my men got badly mauled oy
q lion, so our camp had to stop where
it was till they could be moved. After
a time one of them was able to walk
about with his arm in a sling. and the
other was getting on well, SO one night
/ decided to leave the big camp next
day and go with two or three camels
to some villages only days march
away. Early the next morning Ma
homed Moor. the headman, started
with the camels. | stopped behind 10
get some breakfast. Just as we were
going to follow, a Councilman, who had
gone up the river-bed close by to get
some water, came running back to say
that a lion had been down to drink
at one OF the shallow sand wells In the
night. ] started at once with Abdul
lah and two other crackers, telling my
pony boy to follow On as soon as ne
could get the pony saddled. When
tracking, l have always found 1t the
best plan to have the pony led some
distance behind. The boy ought to
have no difficulty in following the
tracks OF two or three men and a
lion, and If the pony is kept close
up, It is sure to stamp or blow its
nose at the critical moment
When We got to the well there was
the spoor plain enough in the sand,
but rather blurred by some rain which
had fallen at daybreak. This made
the tracking a little difficult after we
left the river-bed. but when we had
followed 1t slowly for some distance.
we came to a place where the lion had
lain down uader a thick bush, EVIL
IDENTIFY to shelter from the rain. as the
spoor after this was quiet distinct on
the top of the damp ground This
Z made us think we were In for a short
track for 1t must have been light
when the lion went on again from
here. and lions generally lie up short
" after the sun rises; but this day
proved an exception. because II was
cloudy and cool through the forenoon
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11
Battling Ways Of the Jungle Foil

Rather curious scoincidences are
sometimes brought to light BY spoor-
Not very long after the date OF the
story Just related. one OF our party
went to q place where two lions had
been killing regularly. and sat up two
nights for them with a donkey as bait
The lions must have left the district
for q day OF two while he was there,
az there were no fresh tracks TO be
found anywhere about The day after
he came back to camp happened to
ride out In that direction. Soon after
we started we came on the spoor OF
two lions. which led Us along a path
till we came 10 the shooting zereba.
The night after be had left. the Hons
had walked over the very spot where
his donkey had been tied W In the
middle of the path.
A little later. again. happened to
be at a place where he had camped
q few days before. A lion roared near
my camp several times In the night
and next morning heard he had
taken a sheep from q village close by.
We picked up his sp0or IN river
bed near the camp. and after follow
ing It for some distance came TO some
wells The hon had drunk twice, and
between the drinks had laid down
under the fence Of Q shooting Eereba,
which had been made 70 watch the
water. After drinking the second
time he bad gone away.
Now and then when tracking you
come across places where lions have
killed, and II IL Is on sand OF bare
soil, you can tell everything that has
happened almost as well as II you
had seen IT, We were camped once
on the edge of q riyer-bed and thick
covert ran right down to the back OF
the camp. One night there was Q
tremendous scufiing In these bushes
so In the morning vent out to see
what had been going on. and found
that two lions had been chasing 9
-warthog. which had jest saved Its
bacon by getting underground u
must have been ssvery near thing
as the lions had ploughed great fur
rows in the sand at the mouth OF the
hole. showing they had pulled up pref
" sharp. werthogs generally 20 &c
ground when pursued and As there is
no second opening to the burrows. and
presumably no chamber AZ the end
where they can tarR- they always &C
in backwards. This has actually been
seen By syortsmen ~ho have beer
riding after them with . spear.
should think this pig can hardly have
bad the time to do this Perhaps he
got damned In head frst ss be re
fused TO be smoked out When re tried
a.
~ permission Of IonTnsns Gresa q
Co. New YORK.
Copyright. Isoo. By Benz. =. Hampton-l
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-11

HE best piece OF
lion tracking | ever
saw lasted Ave full
hours and is so
memorable in sew
eral respects that l
purpose to use it as
an Introduction to
that general method
of lion hunting.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
UNWARRANTED IS
THIS ATTACK
M'DEVITT OK OGDEN EXAMINER
ONE OR THE OTHER OFF ON
WRONG FOOT-CHARGE OF
IDLE MEN UNWARRANTED.

One James McDess;t is quoted In
the Ogden Examiner of yesterday in
manner which indicates that the re-
porter who saw him either erred
grievously thereafter or that Mr.. Nc
Dewitt has not been in Ely for a
period of more than a year, during
which there have been no idle men
here, unless because of personal in
cination in that regard. There are
certainly none here At the present
time for other cause. The Examiner
romance reads as follows:
James +. McDevitt arrived from
Ely yesterday, and, after spending a
day or two at Ogden, will continue on
TO his old home at Butte, where he is
identified with various mining propo-
sitions. Mr.. MeDevitt says there are
several good and promising mining
camps In the sagebrush state, but
many of the reputed valuable mines
are little more than prospects and
will require material development be-
fore they can be classed as mining
propositions of merit. He says the
districts around Ely show up a wealth
of low grade copper propositions, but
reduction works are necessary to
handle this profitably and these have
not yet been secured. The state is
full of idle men" continued Mr.
McDevitt. and Goldfield. Tonopah.
Rhyolite, Ely and other camps are
simply overlooking with men in
search of employment. who are with
ont means to get out of the country
when they cannot find work do
not believe | exaggerate il when
say there are 20 men after every
job offered. and. as a result of this
condition. there is a good deal of
want and restitution I'm every camp
in Nevada This naturally leads to
crime and an army of officers are re-
quired 10 protect property and pre-
serve even semblance of order
The News last night made num-
Der of inquiries TO the end of estab-
fishing the identity of James Nc
Dewitt locally but was unable to do
so. The fact will stand repetition.
however. that either MeDevitt or the
Examiner erred. inasmueh as the
conditions which are pictured above
do most certainly not exist here. The
local pay roll is above 100000 a
month, the biggest in Nevada. and
the amount of work steadily being
Increased. not a day passing that men
are not brought in from other mining
camps In the country 10 fill positions
either at the mines or the reduction
works here. Such conditions as
stated may exist in other camps in
Nevada, but not in Ely and 1t is very
doubtful If they do elsewhere in the
state in anything like the sensational
degree indicated in the McDeyitt
talk, if at all.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19

really they suffer none and the courts
generally have a kind place in their
hearts for the man who claims he is
being injured by the corporation. We
have examples of this at Anaconda
and other places where cases have
been In the courts for years. causing
much expense and trouble 10 the cop
per makers.
At the same time one is attracted
by the soils of Steptoe valley. With
a system of irrigation this could be
made beautiful portion of the state
1t already has several important
ranches where cattle are raised but
il is not taken advantage of to the
fullest extent This valley could be
made a garden spot with proper care.
1t is rather cold for fruits. but would
bear bonntifully of grains which
succeed in moderate temperatures.
alfalfa and other grasses.
I'm general with most of the min
eral states. mining first receives the
attention of the people Later. when
areas have been pretty we'll
developed, the agrieulturalist comes
in and adds much to the value of
the surroundings. Nevada with its
and soils presents a combina-
tion of rare value and is destined to
become very rich commonwealth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
BEAR RUMOR, IS
DECLARATION
HARTMAN DECLARES THERE -
NOTHING IN REPORT THAT HE
WILL RETIRE - PHYSICIAN
SAYS HEALTH Is OF THE BEST

LOS ANGELES, March 1S.-Anent
the report of the proposed retirement
from active life of Il. III. Hartman,
which was given publication here this
morning, the finaneiers private ply
stefan. X. r. Magnale. had the follow
ing to say today:
THE retirement rumor must have
originated with the bears on Wall
street. Mr.. Hartman mas not been
in better health in years than he is
now.
Later in the day Mr.. Hartman
himself said: There is absolutely
no foundation for any assertion that
/ intend to retire from active bust
ness life. have no such step in
contemplation"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19

WHEAT MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 1S.-May wheat
closed at $1.16A M1.16as
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
OUGHT TO. SOON
MAKE GAIN
MARKET WOULD SEEM IN LINE
TO ADVANCE-ELY COPPER
PRODUCERS IN PARTICULARLY
GOOD FORM FOR RETIREMENT

The market appears TO be hating
Off developments. Improvement
Yesterday, however, In several of the
industrials indicates a better situa-
ton and augurs we'll for better things
in the next few days.
Speed promised by congress with
the tariff bill is highly reassuring.
General publication of the new bin
at early date will give a fair line
on the cuts that are ahead and
should help with the Improvement in
the industries that are hung up pend
ing some definite knowledge as 10
their position.
The mining stocks, particularly the
coppers. should be among the first
TO feel improved conditions. The
Elys with the record they are making
on production ought to be particular
~ strong. II would be hard to figure
out a better physical condition for
them than that which they are now
enjoying, their term of life consid-
cred. Silver is reported looking bet
ter and substantial improvement in
that metal and its producers Is looked
for at early date.
BINFORD a. HCLSE LETTER.
Another quiet market day. The
only stocks that made any showing
were the railroads. Mining stocks
seem TO be at a standstill and some
losing a few points. The Elys barely
held their own and Giroux dropped
two points. Nevada Consolidated
gained one point. Quotations:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19

LOST-GREEN ENAMELED CLO-
yer breach, in Ely. Finder will
kindly return to White Pine Nesw
and receive reward. 16-3t-pd
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
EXPERIMENT WITH ROCKY
MOUNTAIN FEVER

CHICAGO. March 1S.--
President Jndson, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, announces
the success of experiments with
Rocky Mountain fever carried
on in the far western states by
DIR. II. T. .Rickel of the depart
ment of pathology.
Within the last few weeks
he says. DIR. Riekell has sue
ceeded in solving the microbe
of that perplexing disease, and
he hopes To attain further re-
suits in the line of pre-
ventative medicine which may
he OF great benefit TO the Rocky
Mountain states.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
GIRouX WILL HOME TREAT ORES


The Giroux Consolidated Mines
company will undoubtedly erect
smelter in the near future, but this
may have no room for custom ores.
When the Giroux gets into business
fairly. it will have a great tonnage
to treat for itself and of ores that will
run well in copper and gold. II
Will first develop its water supply and
learn more of the lateral extent of
its ore deposits before deciding the
exact location. The big shaft TO he
sunk in the limestone will undoubted-
ly find enough water al depth TO
supply the smeter which uses little
compared TO concentration. Should
IL not, then the company has reserves
of water in the valley that can be
easily secured. Water ranches are
being offered the management in
great number and any of these val
leys can supply water in abundance
by the sinking of wells. Nature very
wisely keeps the water in the gravel
and away from the burning rays of
the sun which would quickly evapor-
ate exposed streams. A second smell
ter of large capacity will be one of
the improvements TO be made in the
Ely camp In the near future, but as
we say, Ii may not be able 10 care
for the ores of the small operators.
or the latter class few are now active
although we are told there are val
liable deposits of copper, gold and
lead and silver in the mountains of
this section.
From the mines of Ely the pull 10
the MeGill smelter is down hill there
being a fall of 200 feet in twelve
miles and thence through the valley
to the smelter "A fall of less than one
per cent
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
NO SMOKE TROUBLES.

The Giroux smelter will he erect
ed on its own ground saving the
freight haul This will save the hand
ling anywhere from so to 80 per cent,
of waste a big item. Then there can
be no trouble with ranchmen because
of the smoke or fumes, the property
being located where there are no
ranches for many miles about. Ranch
men are often disposed to claim dam
ages TO their fields and herds when
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
POPULAR DANCES.

Dancing at the rink every Satur-
day evening. Hamilton's orchestra.
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sCLASSIFIED ADVERTIS EMENTSs
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
METALS MARKET,

NEW YORK, March 1S-Lead.
quiet, $3.97l u M4.02ls; copper. dull.
12as n 12%c; silver. 30 sc.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
WOOD YARD

billions Wood Yard in front Spok-
ane house. or phone 6sX, Veteran sa-
loon Blocks or split. IS a cord. It.
wood Sc.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS
> . > . {
; ELY CONSOLIDATED :
-

RGo0NEso II ONNE
Fred q. Beckner, general :
manager of the Ely CONSOLIDATE :
ed Copper Co., was an arrival ON :
, last evenings train from Salt .
; Lake. Mr.. Beclkner is here to :
> commence operations ON his :
company's property and 1t is :
, his intention to put force of .
, 20 men at work within the next .
, few days. :
, .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
SAYS GIRoUX SHELTER.
Continued From Page Two.)

vanners the lFrne apparently doing
the better work. There were Hunt
ington re-grinders, MeDougall roast
ers, and the very best equipment I'm
all departments. The smelter Is
splendid one and the district is fortu-
nate in its possession.
One hears many expressions for
custom smelter. This is the plant
from all mineral districts OF the west
1t Is human nature to want competi-
ton and no matter how fairly many
men are dealt with they still imagine
the big smelters are taking undue
advantage of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17

of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
sale Of land for non-payment OF taxes
No. 81 Reassigned from Feb. y. On
an Act for the taxation of legacies and
No. 81. On an Act for the more equit-
able assessment of taxes on real and per-
No. So (Reassigned from Feb. 81. On
an Act to amend Chapter Of the Revised
Statutes relating to the board Of State
assessors, and which includes an appor-
tionment of the State tax on land values
exclusively. ,
No. So On an order instructing the
committee on taxation to inquire into the
constitutionality and expediency Of enact
ing law providing for a tax upon lands
in unincorporated places, to be applied
for the preservation and protection of
forests in such unncorporated places and
to report by bill or otherwise.
TUESDAY, FEB. 20, at p. M.
No. 81. On an Act to exempt persons
over ninety years Of age from the pay
ment of poll taxes.
No. 81 On an order directing the COM
mittee on taxation to inquire into the
expediency of changes in the methods and
rates of taxation of telephones telegraph,
palace car and express companies, and
report to this Legislature by bills or 9TH
erwise.
No. S. On an Act relating to the tax
alton of steam railroads.
By order of the committee,
EBEN p. TRUE, Secretary.
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RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES,

The committee on railroads and ex-
presses will give a public hearing in it's
room, number 40, at the State House in
Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, FEB. II, at go P. M.
No. g. An Act to enlarge the powers
and duties Of the railroad commissioners,
and to regulate the fares and tolls of
common carriers.
No. CO. An Act to encourage manufac-
turing industries and to regulate the
charges for sidetrack facilities on rail-
roads within the State.
No; 20, An Act relating to air-brakes
on street railway cars.
No. II. An Act relating to the change
of names of railroads or other corpora
lions.
No. p. An Act additional of Oh. So of
the Revised Statutes of Maine in refer
ence to common carriers.
No. 70. An Act to amend Oh. $40, Pri-
vate and Special Laws of 1874, being an
Act to incorporate the Lncolnville Rail-
road Company.
No. "a An Act to incorporate the
Washington County Central Railroad
Company.
No. 10. An Act to amend Section 10 OF
Oh. 81 of the Revised Statutes relating
to the increase of capital stock of rail-
road company
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WAYS AND BRIDGES,

will give public hearing in its room mat at
the TH Sfa{s 69Yse r in A1 1stn
On a Resolve in favor of the town Of
SCION, and Embden in Somerset County.
on a Resolve and Petition in favor of
pr1oge across Piscataquis River in the
ca On a resolve in favor Of the city Of
Ga ara y p and ad,, town n Of Randolph,
h, ~ Resolve IN favor of aiding the
building OF a bridge between Sullivan
and Franklin.
Pishon's Ferry Bridge.
NO. 70. On a resolve in favor of road
from Brownville to Katahdin Iron Works.
No. ST.. On the report of the commits.
sioner of highways in accordance with
cS Nd p 80 Of of the he Resolve Of 1907
FOR appropriation for repairs OF roads and
bridges in that town. NiN
No. "a Resolve in favor of the inhab-
itants of Whitneyvile
No. 70. Resolve in favor Of the tovn
of Prescott ~ 'o"ii
No. 60. Resolve in aid of bridge across
the Aroostook river in the town of Ma
sardis. in AroostOok
NO. bi. Resolve in favor of n hiphwav
prldge over the st. John river between
VIZ bnfeh ana st. Leonards, N. B.
NO: o. Resolve in favor of town of
frankfort in Waldo county.
NO. 40 Resolve in aid of the town of
Rome in maintaining it's roads and
No. 90. Resolve in favor of town of Is
iand Falls, Aroostook county for aid in
o of nin bridge across the West Branch
or Mattawamkeag river
on NO; 81. Petition of c. o. Purington and
~ nlhers Tor the enactment of a law pro-
WONG state aid for the maintenance of
common highways "a
THURSDAY, FEB. 25, at 2P.M.
NO. 6S. An Act authorizing a change
or grade in Pitts street bridge in the
city of Portland ~ 'iie
No. AZ. (Reassigned from Feb 10, A.,
Act to restore Portland bridge. 4''' al"
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CLAIM s.

The committee on claims will give a
public hearing in its room at the State
House in Augusta
T " Eeso TER 1s ?; Nv, .,
fremont to amount of $44544
No. II. Resolve in favor Of A. j. Cam
eron to amount of 1,2393S.
No. IS. Resolve in favor Of Eugene A.
Holmes to amount of 1862.
No. 49, Resolve in favor of town of
Fort Kent to amount of s15213.
No. 20. Resolve in favor of State Board
of Veterinary Examiners to the amount
of SLICES
No, 81. Petition in favor Milton Spin
ney to the amount of 100000
No. q. Resolve in favor of Alexis O.
Robins to amount of $4,000.
No. 2S Resolve in favor of A. J. Nc
kenney to amount of $4,000
No. % Resolve in favor Parker Pineo
to amount of $1,000
THURsDAY. FEB. p. at 2 P. NJ.
Flint to the amount of $4,000
No. 80, Resolve in favor of the town
of Frenchville to the amount Of s14175
No. "A. Resolve in favor of Stacyville
Plantation, Penobscot county, to the
amount of s160.1T.
No. %. Resolve in favor Of the town of
Rumford to the amount of $642.67.
No. 26. Resolve in favor of the town of
Caribou to the amount of 500 90.
No. 80. Resolve in favor of Adelbert f
Williams to the amount of S125.OO.
No. 81. Resolve in favor of Fred Brown
of Augusta.
No. 80. Resolve in favor of the town of
Searsport to the amount of $13S &C.
No. 33. Resolve in favor of the North
ern Telegraph Company, to the amount of
$452 OF.
No, "a. Resolve in favor of the town
Of OF South Sou Berwick to the amount of
CIAS q REALS Cac