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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
ONYX IN RRESS DESCENDING 10 THE H4R RD

to the condition of the bed. Fishing boats and
divers from the neighboring coasts of Malabar,
native Indians, Malays, Arabs, Polynesians
and pearl merchants by the thousands from all
parts of India assemble shortly before the ap-
pointed day until as many as $4,000 people are
gathered on the fishing grounds. At midnight,
when the wind ~freshens, the boats start for
the banks in groups of so to 70, SO as to arrive
there before sunrise. Each boat carries from
ten to twelve divers, who work In pairs, one
diving while the other tends the signal line,
and who relieve each other from time to time.
At sunrise a signal gun is fired and the fish
ing begins. The diver usually carries a stone
or other weight of about SO pounds attached
to the haul line to facilitate his rapid descent.
and in addition carries a basket made fast
to the girdle about his waist in which he
places the oysters as found. Some divers work
ing in shallower water use no weight In de-
scending, but while at work at the bottom
make good use of both hands and feet to seize
upon and wrench loose any oyster seen within
the limited area over which they can work.
The diver who works without diving apparatus
and who is called a head diver" working in
from IS to as feet of water, which is the aver
age, can make from 40 to so descents in a
morAing and can bring up from Is to 80 oysters
each trip. The native Indian, Malay and Poly
HSSldH divers TeIudlu uuueT lFUm OU " on
seconds, according to the depth at which they
are working, but some can stand a much
longer submergence.
At the firing Of another signal gun about
noon the diving is suspended and the boats
race ashore and beach, ready for unloading.
On their arrival there the oysters are carried
into the government corral and there piled
into three heaps, each boats load being kept
separate, the government taking two heaps
or two-thirds of the catch and the remainder
being divided among the divers and the crew
the divers usually receiving the largest por
ton. There are about $500 divers at work
the daily catch averaging 100000 oysters
which are often found clustered closely to
gether.
The governments share is then auctionet
off by the inspector In lots of 900 and usual.
bought up by small merchants, divided int
smaller lots, and resold.
The true Indian diver never descends with
out first providing for attack against shark
or other dangerous fish by invoking immunit,
through the shark charmer's nominations,
hereditary endowment among the East Indians
one OF these charmers usually accompanyin
each boat. Aside from this danger, which Il
these waters, however, is comparatively small
the diver working under a tropical sun an
exposed to rheumatism and often paralysis
usually a short-lived man.
Up until a few years ago this was th
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

,sb oorrora+ion under a 20-year lease for a
stipulated sum per year, IN addlton TO the
nroner care and cultivation Of the beds under
government supervision.
The world has never known richer pearl
fisheries than those of Ceylon. The pearls OF
finest orient and color come from these waters
and the mother-of-pearl she'll Is the largest
and most iridescent. 1t was from mere that
La Pellegrina came, said to be the finest and
most perfect pearl in existence and which
weighs 112 grains, as well as most of the
crown pearls of European royalty. For cen
turtles the Indian princes have amassed great
wealth In pearls and those Of the Rama OF
Dholpur were valued at $7,5O0,000.
The most extensive pearl oyster grounds OF
the world are situated on the northern and
western coasts OF Australia.
The richest pearl fisheries In the Americas
at the present time are those of the Gulf OF
California, centering around La Paz and along
the outer coast Of Lower California In Mexico.
These fisheries were discovered by fernando
Cortez when he marched across Mexico in
1926. The principal beds are near La Paz, In
the Gulf, Espiritu Santo, Lorenzo Point, OF
the island of Cerrabro, Los Coyotes and Mu-
lege bay, and, in fact, along the entire west
coast Of the Gulf of La Paz to above the island
of Loreto and Tiburon, on the east side. In
addition to those found along the outside coast
of Lower California, pearl oyster beds are
found at points along the southern coast of
Mexico and Nicaragua.
Cortez and the Spaniards after him obliged
the Indians to work the La Paz beds and to
give one-tenth of their catch to the church
and one-tenth to the crown. The beds were
soon depleted and later abandoned. Over fifty
years later, after having recuperated, fishing
was renewed, and 1t is said that a Spaniard
who later worked them took yearly from them
300 to 500 pounds Of pearls, which he packed
on mules and sold by the bushel
Up to 30 years ago "buzos de cabeza," or
head divers, only were employed, but on the
revival Of the fisheries about this time mod
ern diving apparatus was introduced and today
they are being worked under concession by
San Francisco firms, who employ from 800 to
1900 men and a number of run schooners,
which collect the oysters from smaller boats
working on the beds and carry them to the
companies sheds on shore, where they are
opened and the pearls found sorted by passing
them through NAL brass sieves of graded
sizes.
In the gulf the season commences In July
and continues to October, but while along the
unprotected outer coast 1t commences earlier
in March, 1t Is terminated by the hurricanes
that sweep this coast in June.
Most Of the diving Is done by divers using
the most improved diving apparatus, helmet
"E M NA.
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HONOR RESTED WITH AUTHOR
How the Late Popular Writer, Q.
Henry, Outwitted Inscriptions
Editor.

A friend of the late o. Henry writes
of him: HE vas reckless In spending
money, and frequently gave elevator
boys and bellboys So and $40 notes.
But he wasn't easy despite his imam
cial regardlessness. His friends mar
rated an incident showing the mans
shrewdness. A magazine noted for
slow pay they say, contracted with
him for a three-part story, for which
he was to receive fifteen hundred dol
lars. He got a five hundred dollar ad-
n before starting to work, and
when he turned in the second Install
ment (none of 1t had been printed
yeti got five hundred dollars more,
and asked for the third five hundred
dollars as an advance before finishing
the tale. The editor, in an effort to
save money, apparently, declared that,
after all, the story didn't appear to be
worth more than one thousand dol
lars-this when he had the two in
| stallments in his office. All right,
said o, Henry. 1 won't write the
third one then And he didn't. He
laughed at the editor. Well then,
said the latter, I'll run the two parts
and then let our readers have a guess
ing contest as to how the story ends
and put up, perhaps, a five hundred
prize to the winner For a momen
the author thought he was outwitted
Then he said: GO ahead-and I'll viii
the prize He intended to win it. too.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

Washington.-Fully four and a half
out of every five pounds OF coffee
drunk in the United States comes from
Brazil, and the proportion Is growing
steadily higher. principally because
the Brazilian bean is of a superior
quality and flavor. The generality
Of coffee drinkers have a hazy idea
that Mocha" and Java" enter largely
into the morning beverage, but 1t is a
fact that all the Mocha and Java that
reach this country in a year would not
supply st. Louis for six months.
1t is generally known and under
stood that the greater proportion Of
fine Brazilian coffee comes from the
state of Sac Paulo in that country, and
the statement that Sac Paulo, the
richest state In the Brazilian Union,
Is zone vast coffee estate has been
made so frequently that the general
impression has gone abroad that little
else but coffee Is produced in the
state. 1t Is true that Sac Paulo alone,
last year, produced 1,716,000, 000
pounds of coffee that had a value OF
$140, 900, 1000, and that this vast ag.
gregate found its way outward
through the greatest coffee port in the
world, Santos; but 1t is also true thai
Sac Paulo has a host of other indus
tries that are developing at a rate
that is astonishing. 1t is in Sac Pault
that the great wheat growing conces
sions have been granted; it is from
Sac Paulo that the enormous ship
ments to Europe of live cattle will BIZ
made; it is Sac Paulo that now main
tains three hundred factories engaged
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
PuttInn h UP to Uncle.

Henry G. Brooks, the well-known
New York lawyer, talking about do
nestle troubles, has had his share OF
the servant problem, though he won't
admit it. However, he is frank enough
to tell one on himself, as he did re-
Gently at the Waldorf-Astork3.
I'VE have a mighty good girl who
got word that her uncle was very Ill.
She asked to be allowed to go away
for a few days and go to the funeral
After a week had passed we COM
menced to get So q note
was sent to her inquiring when she
would be able to return and how her
uncle was.
I'VE got a reply something like this:
Dear sF: / will be back as soon
as possible. Uncle Is getting weaker
and weaker. Ma has told him ! can't
stay here much longer, and | know he
don't want me to lose my job"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
An ofHce business Only.

A young man called at the office OF
a Justice of the peace and with some
hesitation made known his business,
which was to be married. The Justice
replied that he thought he could per-
form the service, and asked If the
young man had his license.
Eyes, sir" the youth replied.
well, where is the young lady"
"She-she's at her fathers"
We'll, bring her here"
shed rather be married at home,
squire"
and you expect me to go there and
marry your"
Eyes, sir, If you please"
Young man." said the justice. this
office of mine is like a department
store. We sell matches here, but VIC
don't deliver them at the house.
Youth'sC Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
T0H11 az 11MWMY cN77ZE, |7NIF az 1Ho E4Mo

in a truly remarkable array OF indus
tries. These factories alone represent
an investment of over 4 0,00O,0 900 and
are employing $4,000 workmen.
1t is true that coffee is the staple,
but these factories are turning out cot
ton and wooden fabrics; they are ma
king rope, twines and papers. There
are breweries, marble quarries, metal
Industries of various natures; vast es-
tates that are devoted to the culture
of rice, and square miles OF territory
that produce enormous quantities Oh
fruits that are shipped In all direc-
lions. Sac Paulo has gone extensively
into grape culture, and Is turning QUE
wines that are becoming vastly popu-
lar in several countries. Agriculture
of a general nature has engaged the
attention of the residents of the state
to a greater degree in the last Few
years, and as a consequence the rail-
ways are extending in every direction
throughout the state. AS an indica-
ton of the volume of business trans
acter through the port OIL SANTOS ~
last year reached a grand total Of i've
and a half million tons, which COM
pares very favorably with the trade
of Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Ayres, the
two largest South American ports.
In great measure this progress is
due to the far-sighted and patriotic
efforts Of those statesmen who have
directed the destinies of the state, and
1t has been recently stated by a South
American historian that the history OF
the State of Sac Paulo was the history
of all Brazil.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
Pronted BY Their Dreams.

Mrs. Radcliffe confessed that some
Of the most thrilling incidents In the
Mysteries Of Udolpho" were inspired
BY nightmares produced by supping
on pork chops. Tartini, the great VIC
linist, after dining indiscreetly,
dreamed that he had made a bargain
with the devil for his soul. To prove
his powers the evil one seized a VIC
lin and played a sonata Of exquisite
beauty. Tartini awoke with the mu-
sic ringing in his ears. committed the
music to paper and published It as
THE Devils Sonata"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

Montezuma alighted from his regal nalanuuin.
blazing with FURNISHED gold and oyershad-
owed by a canopy of gaudy feathervork DOW.
dereo with jewels and fringed with silver" to
grant audience to Cortez, his cloak and golden
soled SANDALS were sprinkled with pearls and
other precious jewels.
The pampered favorltes of the rulers of
EGYPT and Rome valued their precious pearls
from the Indies no more highly than did the
indian women of the Aztecs of Mexico or the
meas OF Peru. When the king of Spain made
fernando de Soto governor of Cuba with COM
mission to conquer Florida the latter p~enetra-
ted into the country of the Yuckees along the
Savannah river in Florida to their chief vii
lage, Cuftatchiqui, where he found their queen
wearing great strings of pearls. The queen
in welcoming the Spanish explorer to the hos
FATALITIES of her nation even removed one of
the most beautiful of her pearl necklaces and
threw it around his neck.
Thus the Spaniards we're not disappointed
in their expectations of finding pearls among
other treasure they sought to obtain from the
natives of the new world, and such adventur-
yers as Ponce de Leon, Panflo de Navarez, Ca
beca de Vaca, fernando de Soto, Coronado,
and numerous others were lured on by this
hope.
A member of Sir Walter Raleigh's expedi-
ton collected from the natives of Virginia
over 5000 pearls, of which he chose las many
as made a fayre chaine," and the Indians of
the Mississippi wore bracelets and earrings Of
fine pearls, which, as Father Louis Hennepin
wrote, they gave us to understand they re-
ceived in exchange for their calumets from
natives inhabiting the coast Of the great lake
to the southwark, which | take to be the Gulph
of Florida"
For the sake of comparison of the principal
pearl fisheries Of the Americas with those of
the old world, both as to wealth Of production
and methods employed, a short description Of
the Oldest and richest fisheries In the world,
those Of Ceylon, is given. These are located
in the Gulf Of Manar, off the western shore Of
Ceylon and to the south of the island Of Manar
and on the Madras side near Tinnevelly. The
Macedonians of Greece obtained pearls from
the Persian Gulf and the Ptolemies' slaves
worked the fisheries OF the Red sea from
where, undoubtedly, the famous pearl came
that Cleopatra is supposed to have ground W
and drunk in wine to her lover.
The old methods employed on the Ceylor
fisheries and which continued up until a few
years ago are the most interesting. The pear
oyster beds are under the supervision of gov
eminent inspectors. who regulate the fishing
When a bed is to be fished over, announcement
of the fact Is published beforehand, the season
usually beginning the first part OF March an,
continuing from four to six weeks, accordinJ
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

To adorn ourselves seems to be q
part OF our nature. and this desire
seems to be everywhere and in every
thing. / have sometimes thought that
the desire for beauty covers the earth
with flowers, paints the wings OF
moths, tints the chamber OF the shell
and gives the bird its pluruage end
its song. o. daughters and wives. X
you would be loved, adorn yourselves;
If you would be adored. be beautiful
Robert G. Ingersoll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

How small a portion Of our life It ID
that we really enjoy. In youth we are
looking forward to things that are to
m In old age we are looking back
ward to things that are gone past; in
manhood, although we appear indeed
to be more occupied In things that are
present, even that is too often abb
sorbed in vague determination to be
vastly happy on some future day when
we have time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

Tryon and Marble Hill and the Wash
ington Heights blockhouse.
The equipment OF the excavators is
most simple, consisting solely Of two
shovels, a garden fork and a large
sieve. From old maps made by the
American spies during the early days
OF the Revolution, and from those
made by the British themselves, the
two men located the sites where the
various regiments we're camped on the
upper end Of Manhattan island. These
regiments included the various Hes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
Historical Relics of Value

found in various parts of upper Man
haitian will be placed on exhibition Ia
the old Jumel mansion. The relics
shot, buttons, bayonets and various
pieces Of rusted metal, which at one
time formed part Of the equipment OF
the soldiers Of King George uI--were
collected BY Messrs. r. P. Bolton and
w. i. Calver, amateur antiquarians,
who live IN the vicinity Of the Wash,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

sian companies, the Welsh Fusileers.
the Third Scots Guards and the Sew
enty-sixth Macdonald Highlanders.
Besides the many one-pound cannon
balls used in the Hessian's field guns,
then known as the amusette, the ex-
cavators have found many of large
caliber. One Of them weighed forty
eight pounds, and another thirty-two
pounds.
The bayonets. which are the most
recent finds. were dug up two feet be
low the ground, near Inwood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
sIiuhtIv Confused.

Marie was making her first visit to
the beach. She was fearless Of the
water, and spent as much Of her time
n bathing as she was allowed. One
morning there was an unusually
strong undertow, and many OF the
bathers spoke Of 1t. Marie, hearing
them, slowed away the new phrase
In her mind,
When she came in from her bath,
she told how fine the water was, and
told Of the fun she had had. Then
assuming her grown-up manner, she
remarked: ooh, but the undertaken
was strong this morning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
lngton Heights battlefield.

mgton Heights battlefield.
Although 1t Is now more than 1870
years since the alien troops occupied
the heights, all the relics found are in
an excellent state Of preservation. The
various buttons used bp the excava-
tors. when cleaned, show the coats Of
arms and other insignia Of the regi-
ments to which those who r them
belonged.
Most OF the relics which have re-
Gently been unearthed by the excava-
to-a have been in the vicinity Of Fort
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

An acquaintance is a being who
meets US with a smile and salute, who
tells ua with the same breath that he
is glad and sorry for the most trivial
good and Ill that befalIs us.-Hawkes.
worth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
4 Real Rohemlan.

Scot-"A bohemian is a chap who
borrows a dollar from you and then
invites you to lunch with him"
Mott-"Wrong. A bohemian Is a fel-
low who invites himself to lunch with
you and borrows a dollar"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

method employed in gath
ering pearls, and the Brit
ish government of India
derived a revenue of from
$300,OOO to $750,000 annu-
ally from the product OF
these fisheries, but for the
last few years they have
been operated by an Eng
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23
Numerous Souvenirs Of the Great
Revolution Recently unearthsd
In New York.

Dating back to the days when the
British and Hessiana camped on Wash
ington Heights In New York, a large
collection Of relics which have been
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

arms-w h ich they in
formed me were to be
procured in their own
neighborhood." AS evil
.dence Of the truthfulness
of his statements he sent
the queen an immense
pearl of exquisite orient,
weighing over 300 grains,
taken from these waters.
When Vasco Nunez de
Balboa crossed the 18TH
mus of Panama in 1913,
he found the Indians
along the shores of the
Gulf of st. Michael (now
the Bay of Panama. col
lecting pearls from oys-
ters washed ashore dur.
ing violent storms, as
well as diving for them a
short distance from the
shore.
When fernando Cor
tez in 1926 discovered
Lower California he found
the natives wearing many
beautiful pearls taken
from the waters of the
Gulf of California. His.
tory tells us that when
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and air pumps. and is carried on in from ~ 70
120 feet of water, an average depth being 6O 10
80 feet. The work can only be continued from . "
Sh hours at a time. due to the tide, which along
this coast has a maximum variation OF over ~
feet, creating currents that make 1t Impossible
TO work for more than liz hours before ana
one-half to two hours after the turn OF the tide.
One of the great dangers of working at the
bottom when a strong current is running Is the
risk of being carried far from the boat on
rising in an exhausted condition. In the case
of the head diver, or of injury by being driven
against some sharp jutting rock or coral for
nation on which the life line might catch 1ast.
The divers take little or no food into their stom-
achs before commencing work, as this would
hinder deep breathing and make them more
liable to cramps. A diver wearing 20 POUNDS OIL
lead on each shoe, rubber garments and brass
helmet to which are attached air tubes. signal
cord and life line can remain at the bottom from
one.half to three hours, according to the depth
at which he is working. The pressure is SO
great at 100 feet that he usually remains under
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

HE HISTORY of the pearl and pearl
fisheries in America begins with the
discovery of the western world by
Columbus, who wrote glowing ac-
counts to Queen Isabella Of the beau
tiful necklaces and bracelets of
pearls which he found the Indians
of the Gulf of Paria and Cariaco in
Venezuela wearing and which they
so eagerly exchanged for broken
bits of gaudily decorated Valencian
plate. In the account of his third
voyage in 1898 he wrote that on en-
terino tho Gulf IF Daria Otbo ~ n
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ives came to the ship in countless numbers, many
OF them wearing pieces of gold on their breasts
and some with bracelets of pearls on their
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-12-06
AL FBBFTT NAMED
AS GLOBE Agent

Yesterday Agent Borie, of the
Western Pacific, received a wire from
j. r. Allen, general superintendent of
the Globe Express company, with head
quarters at San Francisco, announcing
the appointment of A. 8. Ebbett as
agent at this place. Route Agent
Lounsbury will arrive on No. this
afternoon for the purpose of checking
up the Office and turning it over to
the new agent
Although the Globe company has
been operating the express business Of
the Western Pacific since the begin
ming of passenger traffic on the new
road, it has never solicited local bust
ness for the reason that it had no
downtown Office or facilities for de.
livering. These shortcomings have
now been remedied, as Mr.. Ebbett will
locate the Office in his fruit and vege-
table store in the Bell building, which
is centrally located, and will call for
and deliver express packages with his
delivery wagon.
While the Winnemucca public has
no fault to find with the Wells-F Fargo
company, under the present efficient
management of its local office, Mr..
Ebbett is an energetic young man,
with a legion of friends, and will no
doubt secure for the Globe company
its full share of the business.