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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Coins Of Aluminium.
3 Correspondence London Telegraph.

Paris Correspondence London Telegraph.
In few years coppers will no longer
weigh down mans pockets in this coun-
try. AS it is, no more bronze money is
now coined. and the shortage is being
felt. Aluminium will be substituted. and
1t is hoped that the new coinage will
have been begun by the end of the
year.
The metal. or rather, an alloy of IT.,
will be used only for penny and half
penny pieces which will be about the
diameter of but both much thicker and
lighter than francs and half francs,
and thus easily distinguishable from
these coins. The recent quarter-franc
piece in nickel has proved a failure
because 1t is constantly being taken for
franc, as tourists here know to their
cost. Besides lightness. cleanliness Is
another advantage Of aluminium. which
does not oXidize in air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
to punish individuals who break those

to punish individuals who break those
laws in isolated instances"
The democrats OF Allegany county are
experiencing some difficulty In filling
their ticket There is a vacancy in the
nomination for state senatorship and
county commissioner. Herman Billmeyer
a wealthy citizen of Cumberland. was
nominated for state senator. but with him
1t was promptly case of Nay, nay.
Pauline and they haven't yet found
victim. William NJ. Bruce, proposed for
county commissioner. has also declined.
made careful inquiries as to possible
republican disaffection growing out OF
the factional contest over the nomination
for the chief judgeship. I was assured
that the disappointed faction will not car
ry its feeling to the polls. but will loyalty
support the party candidate.
With all these favoring conditions, the
republicans are very confident. and from
their viewpoint everything Is lovely In
western Maryland. N. o. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Street Baths for Horses,

rom vogue.
The street shower baths rugged I'D at
cost OF S6 In some Of the streets of Kan
sas City are used extensively by drivers
to ease the discomfort Of their horses.
The shower attachment is seven feet high.
so that horse can easily stand under Il
and the construction of the cooler Ia the
simplest possible requiring only three
lengths of galvanized water pipe and q
shower bath attachment.
One section OF the pipe, an inch in cir
conference. is fastened horizontally to
city fire plug. From 1t rises a five-.o
section three quarters OF an inch in cir
conference and to that the shower proper
is attached.
The street shower was installed at the
instance Of its inventor. f. T. Brigham.
superintendent Of the Helping Hand In
stitute. primarily for the benefit of the
inmates of the crowded tenement district,
who take their sprays clad In old buds
but 1t has served excellently to mako life
more endurable for horses as well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Old Novelist on Love.

Charles Lever. like Helen Mathers."
believed that novelists should retire. or
at all events refrain from writing love
stories. In due season. In his fifty-ninth
year, the author OF Charles OMalley"
writes to his publisher. What you hint
about a real love story Is good, but don't
forget that Thackeray said that No old
man must pirate about love. I remem-
Der the Duke Of Wellington once saying
to me, referring to Warren's Ten Thou
sand a Year. 1t is not that he never had
ten thousand a year. but he never knew
man who had AS to writing about
over the banknotes OF bank long
broken They remind you OF money. It
il true. but they're only waste paper.
after ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Hartman on Fair-Weather Chris
tianS.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Lesie's Weekly.
The religious side Of the late E. H. Har-
riman was disclosed by his pastor in his
address at the funeral. When Mr.. Harri-
man provided for his great estate in the
mountains Of Orange county. employing
an army Of men for its improvement. he
did not fail to care for their religious well
fare. There was lack OF attendance at the
services, both OF the church and Sunday
school, and Mr.. Hartman. when his at
tention was called to the matter. met the
issue as he met every other question In
his wonderful business career. He sat
down and sent letter to every employee
on the place. calling attention to the OPP
portunity given them to attend church and
to give their children religious training at
Sunday school. He urged them to evince
more interest In the services, and enforced
his appeal by this vigorous statement:
.Fair-weather Christians are Of no more
use In community than the same sort OF
laborer, milkman. dairyman, farmer. car
penter. blacksmith, railroad man OF any
kind OF q fAir.weathey man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29

Iris Weaver, the three year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Weaver Of
Roanoke Va, died from the effects Of
burns received while playing near the
kitchen fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29

The Dealer Who Caters to Discrimi-
mating chewers cannot be without Piper
Heidsieck champagne flavor tobacco
Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Conciliate the Negro.

In the case of the negro. Cancellation
will some day win him over TO the ranks
of those who vote according to their con-
victions, regardless Of any party affilia-
tons. Injustice and abuse will. upon the
other hand. but confirm him in his present
course.
IF he is indeed ignorant, educate him.
If he be corrupt and venal, punish him for
his corrupt practices and his venality !:
but, above all things. let us not condemn
the righteous for the sins OF the UNI
righteous. Let us not be guilty Of the
great crime of wholesale violation of
the written laws Of our country in order
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
Pay Streak on ROI King
Carries $40 to the Pound

YUMA, May ga pay streak which
goes $40 to the pound, free milling
gold, was uncovered a few days ago in
the Rol King claim, Yuma county.
Ariz., by John w. Norton, an old-tim
prospector and mining man of Califor-
MIA and Arizona, and samples of the
ore show it's value without the aid of
glasses.
Norton is developing a number of
claims in Yuma county, and has re-
Gently closed two deals of consider
able magnitude.
He says mining is active in the
Mohawk mountains and good ore is
opened right along. He is of the
opinion that a revival is imminent
in the King of Arizona district and
in Bouse, and states that representa-
tives of many important mining peo-
pie have been in these sections the
past few weeks examining properties.
Among these, Fred Grabell, represent
ing Finch and Campbell, the Spokane
bankers and mine owners who are
heavily interested in the Couer d'Alene
country, and others, spent several
weeks and went thoroughly wild over
the Bouse and King of Arizona dis
tricts. Mr.. Grabell spoke highly of the
districts and it is not unlikely that his
principals may become interested.
The North Star, in Yuma county
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
RAY NORTHERN COPPER
PERFECTS ORGANIZATION
Arizona Company Acquires Mayflower
Group Fourteen Claims
Near Ray

PHOENIX. May 23.-The organiza-
ton of the Ray Northern Copper COM
pany has been perfected in this city
with w. B. Twitchell the pioneer min
ing man of the Kelvin country as pres
ident, T. w. Smith, vice president and
Rex Dunlap as treasurer and superin-
tendent.
The company is capitalized for $1,000
600 and has taken over the MaYfioweT
group of fourteen claims located two
miles north of Ray. This property is
one of the most promising in that re-
gion and it is the intention of the COM
pany to forge ahead with the develop
ment of the group, as was done in the
case of the Kelvin-Calumet.
A force of men will be put to work
shortly and extensive plans are being
outlined for opening the property.
About 5000 feet of work has been done
on the Mayfiower claims already, and
the workings show some copper ore
and there appears to be plenty of it.
The formation is similar to that on
most of the adjacent properties and
can be worked at comparatively small
expense by the cave-iu process. Shafts
and tunnels will be run and later a
large equipment of machinery installed.
Mr.. Twitcheu is enthusiastic over the
outlook for extensive activity in that
district next fall, and predicts a steady
rise in stocks.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
Nevada Hills Enters Five
Foot Vein on Lowest Level

GOLDFIELD May 23.-From an eX-
cellent source of information it is
learned that the management of the
Nevada Hills at Fairview has cut a
the lowest level a magnificent cross
vein five feet in width. The trend is
rortherly and southerly.
In some of the upper levels of the
Nevada Hills punches of ore were en-
countered, and it was thought that a
big fault existed with the ore material
dragged into it. The five feet now ex-
posed at the lowest level is said to be
solid ore, and will run from $50 to $40
a ton clear across
The Nevada Hills will undoubtedly
be taken over by George Wingfield and
his eastern associates, and they will
effect consolidation with the FairvieW
Eagles. This plan, once consummated,
the owners will proceed to erect mill
with a capacity at the start of at least
twenty stamps, and which may be in
creased to so or 100 in the course of
time. The basis of consolidation is
said to have been three shares to one
of the Consolidated stock, but now this
is reported to have been changed to
five to one, on account of the new find.
The new vein is said to trend directly
into the Eagles territory. Mr.. Wing
field will be in New York this week,
and it is claimed that he will exercise
the option at once. The report of his
engineer, Fred Seibert, who left for the
Nevada Hills some days ago to make
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
KANSAS CITY VELVET
ENCOUNTERS NEW ORE

GOLDFIELD, May 23.-Another ship
ment is being prepared on the lease of
the Kansas City Velvet, where some
three or four shall shipments have al
ready been made and where the de-
velopment work is being done from a
depth of about fifty feet
The paystreak which has been ex-
pected by the management for some
time 10 appear to the north of the main
shaft in a drift being made on the
ledge which has been followed. was en-
tered about three days ago and is now
about eighteen inches wide, with the
values running about $50 a ton. The
ore pans freely and shows indications
of widening out as the body is de-
Yeloped. The strike was made in the
drift to the north at a distance of
about thirty feet from the tunnel
which was recently completed from
about forty feet down the hillside,
where the work was started The in
tention of Manager Moss is to follow the
ore, no matter where it may lead him,
until such time as it becomes perma-
nent in direction, when sinking will
begin on the vein.
For the present the work will be in
a northerly course along the ledge and
the ore which is now being encoun-
tered will be taken out and prepared
for shipment. II is likely that the in
tersection of a cross vein, or depth, may
place this property in the list of regu-
lar producers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
BLACK HAWK TO START
MINES IN SIXTY DAYS
In Twenty-three Sets of Shifts at
Mill Cleanup Amounts to Six
Thousand Dollars

SEARCHLIGHT, May 23.-August /
is the date set for a resumption of
activities out at the Black Hawk Con-
solidated. In the meantime a small
force will be retained doing develop.
ment work.
Prior to his departure for the east to
attend a meeting of the board of direc-
tors, at which plans for future opera
tons are to be determined, Superin-
tendent r. c. Dunbar gave out some
interesting details of what has been ac-
compished during the past few months.
From November 10, 1908. to April J.
1909, 1856 feet of development work was
done All the mine buildings have been
repaired and reprinted, the mill re-
footed. a blacksmith shop built, ore bins
constructed and a good road run over
what has heretofore been inaccessible
ground. improvements to the extent OF
5000 were also made on the mill.
The mill was run for tWenty-three
eight hour days, and the total clean
Up amounted to $4,000. The material
conditions Mr.. Dunbar pronounced as
first class.
on the 30O-foot level of the Rand in
the east drift there has been exposed
six feet Of $12 ore, while from four
inch streak one assay went as high as
S762
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
FINDS RICH ORE IN
BLACK CANYON MINE

TUCSON, May 23.-News from the
Black canyon district is that a proms-
ing ore body was uncovered recently in
one of the locations of the Buckeye
group of mines in this district.
A. StarkWeather of Phoenix, owning
an interest in the property and the dis
coVerer of the rich ore, confirmed the
report after his arrival from the prop
erty.
Describing the find, Starkweather
says the pay streak in the shaft is six
teen inches in thickness, sampling %
per cent in copper and small values in
gold. The size of the ore body has not
been demonstrated by crosscuts. A
sample from the bottom of the shaft,
leaving out the rich streak, gave ave-
rage returns of 10 per cent copper.
Sinking was abandoned in the shaft
at a depth of fifty feet on account of
the inflow of water being too great to
continue without hosting and pumping
machinery
The ores crop out on the surface a
distance of 1900 feet The new find Is en-
the east end of the shoot. A shallow
shaft on the west end shows the same
character of ore as the new find at the
same depth, indicating that the shoot is
continuous the entire distance.
Starkweather estimates that he has
$25OO worth of shipping ore on the
dump. The entire dump, considered
waste, he says, will sample per cent
in copper.
The property is located near the cop-
fuence of the Black canyon stream and
Aqua Frfa river, in Yavapai county,
three miles north of the Maricopa line
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
RELIEVES COPPER BUSINESS
HAS TURNED EDGE OF CORNER

T. S. Bache e. Co., bankers, New
York, have the following to say on
copper :, oi,o
1.-THE production of copper IS gong
on at the highest figure IN the hIsIo oo1
of the country, namely, nearly 4,OOu'Ooe
mounds a day The exports FOR April
were the largest of the year-about
1000 900 pounds a day--nearly double
the amount in February. Delivery TO
American consumers in April was at
the rate of 100000 pounds day-a
little less than i'm March, and a little
more than in January and February
Nevertheless, the indications are that
the consumption of copper in this
country is visibly on the increase; and
If is estimated that the figures for
Nav should show an actual decrease
in the unconsumed surplus of 1S3,000,OOO
pounds.
1.-THE surplus since the first of the
year has increased to the extent of
10000, 900 pounds, but the months in
crease in February was 29,000,00O
pounds: in March 100000 pounds, and
last month only $4,000 pounds. This
is certainly a sharp drop in increase
The total surplus of 1S3,000,0O0 pounds.
it must be remembered, represents
only seven weeks output at the pres
ent rate of production in this country
Taking the whole situation in view 1t
looks as if the copper business was at
the edge of the corner, If the corner
has not been actually turned, and we
believe that good copper stocks are a
purchase on all recessions."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
COPPER QUEEN CONNECTS
SHAFTS WITH SACRAMENTO

BISBEE, May 23.-The Copper Queen
reduction works produced approx
mately S,25O,OOO pounds of copper dur
ing April, about 100000 pounds less
than the March production. Seven blast
furnaces are in commission and the
May production will not vary far from
that of April
Ore production is practically the same
now as for April. The work of con-
Meeting all the Queen shafts with the
Sacramento hoist is being continued in
many places. Extra effort is being eX-
erted in hurrying a connection between
Sacramento and the Lowell at the 14OO-
level. This drift is being pushed both
from the Lowell and from the Sacra-
mento. To still further facilitate this
work a winze is being sunk midway
between the two shafts from the 200
level. When the Wine reaches the
14O0 level then work will be started
each way from it on the connecting
drift. A double service electric hoist
is being installed at the 1900 level of
the Sacramento for the purpose of
hosting the rock from the 400 drift
and from the shaft which is to be cut
to the 1900 level.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
LUMBER FOR PROCESS
REACHES VONTRIGGER
LEACHING PLANT WILL SOON
BE COMPLETED
Electrical Operations at Cram Mine on
Big Ore Bodies to Start by
August, with 100 Tons
Capacity

Lumber and parts of machinery for
the electrical copper teaching planr
which is being installed on the Cali
fornia Gold and Copper company's
property at Vontrigger has arrived at
the mine and will be installed as soon
as possible.
The electrical copper teaching process
is the first commercial works of the
kind ever built and will be in opera
ton by August /. Parts of machinery,
such as the automatic mixers and
grinders, are being made at the mine
This part of the plant is made from a
species of rock called formalite and is
found about eight miles from the com
pany's property. The rock is hauled
to the mine and shaped up with ma
chine drills and chisels.
The grinders work on almost the same
principle as the old Mexican arrastra,
only much faster being run by electric
ity. Each grinder measures twenty
feet across the base, being made of this
fomalite rock, which the solution used
in the teaching of the ore will not
to about sixty mesh.
The mill when completed will work
100 tons daily.
A consignment of cement from Los
Angeles also arrived at the mine last
week. 1t will be used in the installa-
ton of the mill.
The Cram mine at Vontrigger is con-
sidered one of the largest in the south
west, with big ore bodies. 1t is
equipped with complete hosting works.
machine drills and air compressor, has
three shafts down $50. 100 and 81 feet
respectively. More than 1000 feet of
underground work has been done. and
the dump containing over 10000 tons of
copper ore will yield a good profit under
traa nv thp nqM
The monster ledge can be traced on
the surface for over five miles and
shows to be over 500 feet wide by the
crosscut on the 300-foot level.
There is an abundant supply of water,
being piped from the blackberry noun
tains, a distance of eight miles from the
mine.
The mill is the invention of A II.
Cram of this city, and will get all the
values, reducing smelter costs by two
thirds. The ore on the dump will be
handled first.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24

has just received it's brick, amounting
to l04 pounds. This is one of the best
mines in that county, and is destined
to play an important part in Arizona
gold production. Work at present is
confined to blocking and bulkheading
ore and little shipping is done.
A number of prospects are being de-
veloped with fair result between the
Kofa mine and Felix Mayhew's prop
erty, but this is mostly surface work
and has not reached any depth. Some
good showings have been made, how
ever
Felix Mayhem who recently refused
$4,000 for controlling interest in the
Amaviscar lead, is working a small
force and shipping in a more or less
desultory way.
The American Girl, adjoining Nor
toms property. has resumed, and with
in the last few days has opened a
good ledge of ore. 1t expects to be
running its mill in a short time. A
prospect owned by the Kelly brothers
near Norton's has been developed con-
siderably, and a vein running 20 per
cent copper $40 gold, and fourteen
ounces silver uncovered.
The American Boy, adjoining the
American Girl, is also preparing to
resume after an extended period of
idleness, having finally settled the lit
igation that has delayed work.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24

final examination. has been compiled,
and rumor has it that it is more than
optimistic.
Information has reached Goldfield of
a strike of mole than usual interest in
the new camp of Pioneer which in1i-
Gates that another phase of the wonder
full wealth of the Pioneer Mining and
Leasing company, operating on BIZ
Metallic No. 3 has been determined,
and that it is a property of surprises.
From the account it seems that in a
shallow Wine sunk in drift some dis
lance from the main shaft, and as a
kind of prospect hole, Notwithstanding
the fact that the whole thing discloses
ore, values were gone into at a depth
of about twenty feet which go $l86 to
the ton, with the whole bottom of the
Wine showing this grade of ore.
The strike according to the infor-
nation, has caused no little excite
ment in the district, and many of the
Goldheld bunch interested in the deYel-
opment of that section will go to the
district today.
In the meantime the work of uncov-
ering the values on the Savage. in
which the ore was entered Wednesday,
has progressed to such an extent that
it is now certainty that permanency
may be depended upon, which length
ems the zone nearly one mile, and
makes of the district one of the largest
proved areas in the country.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
RECEIVERS LOST LEAD
IN WHITE BEAR MINE;
GRAVEL YIELDS GOLD

GRASS VALLEY, May ga rich
strike was made in gravel in the White
Bear mine, seven miles northwest of
Downieville, Tuesday morning. Sew
eral weeks ago gravel was found in
an upraise, but the bedrock was pitch
ing at a sharp angle and John Costa.
the manager, ran the tunnel forty
feet ahead, and then made another
raise The gravel is deep blue in col
or and pans gold freely. being estl-
mated to go fully IS a mine car.
The original White Bear company.
under the management of w. j. Bel
cher, took out many thousands of dol
lars from a small piece of ground. but
lost the channel g ing north. Costa
owns the adjoining ground on the
east. He secured a bond on the White
Bear three years ago and has been
working from four to six men ever
since. trying to pick up the lost lead.
From all indications. he has found it
now, and it is only question of time
when the White Bear will be again
making regular shipments of gold to
the mint
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-24
Tells of Nevada reposit

The geological surveys bulletin re-
porting contributions to economic geo.
logy in 1908 bulletin $500 contains a
short paper by Robert Anderson on as
phaltite deposits in Eureka county,
northeastern Nevada, about fifteen
miles south of Palisade. This occur
renee is interesting. for no asphaltite
deposit has heretofore been found in
Nevada.
The asphaltite fills fractures in
steeply dipping carboniferous strata
that consist Of beds OF sandy and CAL
careous shale, sandstone and conglo-
merate. The mineral is jet black, with
a pitchlike luster, is very brittle, and
in quality resembles impsonite.
Mr.. Anderson's report is included in
an advance chapter of the survey
bulletin $50 bulletin 3S0-H). which may
be had without charge on application
to the director of the survey at Wash
inVtOO