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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
Characteristic Letter to New York
Banker Called Out by the Non
Arrival of Money Shipment
to Bermuda.

Mark Twain was exceedingly par
ticuIar about money matters, always
insisting upon exacting, as matter
of principle, all that was his due and,
on the other hand being vigorously in
sistent on paying to the last cent
every dollar of his obligations. His
business correspondence frequently
contained facetious and highly humor-
Gus comments and if his literary ex-
ecutors can obtain any Of these letters
it is probable that they viii be able to
extract therefrom some highly char
acteristic Twain humor.
1t was Mark Twains custom for
number of years before his death to
drop in occasionally and chat with for
mer Postmaster General Thomas L.
James, now president OF the Lincoln
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
Josiah Hornbower Brought One to
the Colonies in 1850, Married Miss
Elizabeth kingIand and Never
Returned 20 England.

This is a story that goes back to a
quarter of a century before the col
onies thre off the yoke of England
yet, so far as / know, it has never be-
fore been in print 1t is a story
vouched for by William B. Hornblow-
er, the acknowledgement lawyer, who,
but for the enmity of New York S
Democratic senators of 1898, would
not be on the bench of the United
States Supreme court as an associate
Justice And though it is story OF
the eighteenth century, it is one OF
peculiar timeliness N this, the great
country and the great age of steam.
Meeting Mr. Hornblower, I remarked
that some years before | mad been
told by the late Abram S. Eewitt, one
of New Yorl's famous mayors and for
years a big voice in the national coun-
ellis of the Democratic party, that he
had talked with an artisan who had
been employed by Mr. HornbloWer's
great-grandfather in operating a
steam engine in a copper mine in
New Jersey.
Yes" said Mr. Hornblower, my
great-grandfather did operate steam
engine in New Jersey copper mine,
and the artisan Mr. Hewitt talked with
must have been in my ancestors en-
ploy about the year $780,
What" I exclaimed, "a steam en-
CINE in this country in 1850? Why,
not until about the time of the Revo-
luton did Watt have his steam en-
CINE perfected"
Nevertheless, the date is correct,
replied Mr. Hornblower; ''for while 1T
is true that the great improvements
which Watt put upon the steam en-
CINE has enormously led many per
sons to look upon him as its inventor
Josiah Hornblower brought to the
United States its first steam engine
about the year 1850 and set it up in
what, | think, was the first copper
mine to be operated by the colonists
There it was successfully employed in
pumping water out of the mine, just
as many mines in England were freed
of water years before Watt had his
engine on the market
Josiah Hornblower," continued his
distinguished descendant. brought his
engine over under what could be
termed a contract The mine people.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
America S First Steam Engine

wanting to drain their mine, heard of
my great-grandfather's engine and en-
gagged him to bring it over, set it up
in their property, and give instruction
in the running of it. To do all this he
planned to be absent from his home
for perhaps year.
But, alas for the plans of men,
While he was in the midst of the task
of setting up his engine, he CHANGED
one day to meet a very beautiful
young woman of New Jersey, Mistress
Elizabeth Kingsland, the daughter of
William Kingsland, whose family en-
ioyed intimate social and neighborly
relations with the Schuyler family,
one member of which afterwards be
came the wife of Alexander Hamilton.
That meeting, if family tradition is to
be believed delayed considerably the
getting of the steam engine into sue
cessfUl operation. In any event, its
inventor fell heels over head in love
with Mistress Kingsland, they became
engaged. their marriage took place in
1855, and my great-grandfather, re
nouncing his original plan of return
ing to England, settled in the colonies
for life and afterwards became a
speaker of the New Jersey legisla-
ture"
Perhaps 1 should add to what Mr..
Hornblower told me that the beauti-
full Elizabeth Kingsland was one of
the first American girls to annex an
Englishman of fortune and ability
And she made of him most loyal
and steadfast American.
Copyright 1910. by E. j. Edwards.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
SchooIroom in Victoria Tower wen
Situated for Light and Air
Delightful Views.

London.-The two suits Of rooms at
the top of Victoria Tower, Windsor
Castle, are fitted up and ready for
the children of the King and Queen.
there are a schoolroom dining ROOM
day and night nurseries, rooms for
governesses and attendants, bath
rooms and kitchen.
The former are beautiful apart
ments and are Immediately above
the rooms of the King and Queen. The
childrens apartments are magnifi-
Gently situated for light and air and
they command most delightful views.
When the sun is shining it throws a
food of light into the nurseries.
Being at a considerable altitude
these children's apartments catch the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
LORNA DOONE NEVER EXISTED

ditions of other banditti. such as the
Gubbinses of Dartmoor, no writer
mentioned any Doone tradition.
mo piece of historical evidence
has ever been produced" said Sir
Edward, ito show that the band OK
listed, although their long-continued
misdeeds were of nature to produce
a whole library of penny chapbooks,
such as formed the reading of coun-
try people in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries.
Lorna Doone,' is a magnificent
story. but the efforts to give it basis
of fact provide painful reading FOR
those who desire the progress of his
torical studies"
1t will be interesting to see what
Devonshire people think of the the
legends.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
Marine Corps is Restless

That the Marine corps faces certain
reorganization as the result of the pro-
nouncement by court of inquiry that
a spirit of INSTRUMENTATION reigns
throughout the service seems to be the
prevailing opinion of naval officers on
duty at the department. The serious
condition of the service was held to
be due primarily to too long terms of
service by officers without changes of
assignment. The question of reorgani-
cation probably will be considered this
week and radical changes may be
made.
The records of the officers concerned
in the recent inquiry show cnat Gen
eral Elliott, commandant, has been on
his present duty in Washington since
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
TaUaiya Lost Business Joke

National bank of New York city. Not
only were they business friends, but
they had had in common many literary
friends, now nearly all dead, and Mark
Twain used to enjoy exchanging anec-
dotes and personal recollections of
them
4 suppose" said General James to
me a day or two after Mark Twain's
DEATH that the last humorous bust
ness communication Mark Twain ever
made are those which came to me
from him few weeks ago. They were
written soon after his arrival in Ber
muda, whence he returned to die For
years be kept a personal account in
our bank, and he was eccentric, al
most, in his requests for the kind of
money with which his checks were
honored.
Early in February I received let
ter from him dated January 30, Bay
House, Hamilton, Bermuda. 1t was
very brief and representative of nu-
merous other Twain business letters
we have on file 1t read as follows:
Dear General:
Please send me $50. Send it in
silver American quarter pieces. Don't
send old rusty ones. Send bright and
white and new ones just out of the
mint. have a special use for them.
l inclose check. Sincerely your,
"'MARK TWAIN.
What in the world Mark Twain
wanted with 200 bright, white and
freshly minted American quarters
could not surmise He used to like
occasionally to jingle coin in his
pocket while talking, and maybe he
wanted this new, fresh money to FUN
Bile with as he talked. Then, again,
maybe he wanted it for tips. | don't
know But, anyway, we sent him the
$50 requested in newly minted quar-
tiers. notifying him that it had gone
forward By Wells-Fargo express. Two
weeks later, l received this letter:
Dear General
The parcel of money shipped to
me per Wells-Fargo express February
has not yet arrived. l thought
would just mention this to you in pass
ing sometime. But on second thought
I will mention it to you mainly to put
you on your guard against sending
anything to Bermuda or elsewhere by
any express company, because have
learned that the persons connected
with those companies have been dead
80 years This often causes much de-
lay.
Yours always.
S. L. CLEMENS
Wasn't that characteristic of Mark
Twain? 1t was the last letter re-
ceived from him, and l presume it
was the last business letter he wrote"
1n1n Il,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07

October 3, 1908; Col Charles H.
Lauchheimer, the adjutant and inspec-
tor at headquarters, since December
IA, 1904; Col Frank L. Denny, quar-
termaster, since June 81, 1897; Lieut.
Col. Thomas c. Prince, since July 10,
1906 Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Haines, as
sistant adjutant, since May 80, 1908,
and Maj David d. Porter, assistant
adjutant. since May %. 1908.
There is probability that when the
next commandant is appointed to sue
coed General Elliott on his retirement
next October, his term of office will be
limited to four years, the same as the
chief of staff of the army, and the
heads of tae bureaus in the navy de-
partment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
Aliens Rrino s1.ss7.7s

New York.-During July, 52,727 for
eigners entered the port of New York.
OF this number the Ellis Island rec
ords class 1885 as illiterate. The
number barred was 1,127 The immi.
grants brought s1,537,794 in money.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07

pleasures of a little social life and also
girls who are tied to their mothers
apron strings. They are always the
worst ii given a taste of worldly lie.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
Do Not Need as Much as Men.

Women need, on the average, about
nine-tenths the nourishment requisite
for men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07

Former Secretary of the Navy Robe.
son, Replying to Bitter Attacks of
Mississippian, Was Prepared
to Shoot if Assaulted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
&c Yours always.

Yours always.
IS L. CLEMENS
Wasn't that characteristic of Mark
Twain? 1t was the last letter re-
ceived from him, and l presume it
was the last business letter he wrote. ;"
Copyright, 1870 by E. ]. Edwards.)
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
ELY CON. HAS RICHER ORE
New Developments In Both West aad
south Drifts Are Graf
flying.

That high-grade silVer-lead is COM
ing into the face OF the No. west
drift in the Ely Consolidated com
pany's Brilliant shaft was the word
received yesterday by Manager 5. N
Levy The drift has for a long distance
been in lOw-grade ore and the i'm
provement verifies the belief OF the
management that IL has a big ore
country along the west break toward
which the workings are being ex-
tended.
The manager was also apprised that
the south drift from the No west
drift is showing good copper ore. The
south drift is following the first break
encountered by the No. 2 drift, and It
is believed that the ore now being en-
countered is an extension OF the ore
body in which is being driven a raise
from the No. / west drift. Some dis
lance above the present breast OF the
raise Is an intersection of two fis-
sures, where enrichment is expected.
The company has completed arrange
ments 10 unWater its lack shaft, which
Is 600 feet deep. that the ore bodies
opened above may be further deYel-
oped.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
CARSON SHELTER
ENCOURAGES WORK
Contract Applications Show
Early Necessity to In
crease Capacity.

With the new smelter OF the West
ern SHELTERS corporation. at Merrimac,
near Carson City, nearing completion.
the management is in receipt Of many
appliea tiOns for treatment contracts.
James Yerlington. the eompany's presi-
dent. indicates that no contracts are
being entered into at this time. for the
reason that he believes that the small
mine owner should be given an equal
chance with the large producer. Later
he says. it will be essential 10 enter
into contracts, which may necessitate
increasing the capacity Of the plant.
In a report to stockholders the presi-
dent says:
Activity is already in evidence in
many districts preparing for the ship
ment of ores on the completion Of the
smelter TO say nothing of the ores al
ready in sight in the mines which have
been developed. The characteristics OF
the ores consist principally OF sui
phides bOFnite and carDOnates, more
or less carrying values IN gold and
silver and certain percentages II iron
and lime, the total values OF which
are above the average in this particular
section Of the country. 1 think il ad-
visable to prepare later on for the
handling OF the lead-silver ores, as a
considerable quantity has been as
sured when provisions have been made
by the corporation for receiving IT,
VIII Open Mines.
owing TO the lack of proper smelt-
ing facilities in western Nevada ores
of only an exceptionally high grade
have been able TO meet the require
ments OF transportation and smelling,
in having TO be shipped without the
confines Of the state, and with such
facilities a. hand IL stands TO reason
that the average grade of ore can be
treated at a profit TO the mine owner
and with the erection Of plant AT
Merrimac many promising properties
will be fully developed that otherwise
would remain dormant"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
UTAH COPPER WILL
RECONSTRUCT MILL
Uses Machinery of COppertOn
Plant in Rebuilding
Arthur Mill.

Within the next few days Will be
begun the work of remodeling the Ar
thur mill of the Utah Copper company,
using machinery taken over from the
cGmpanys COpperton mill in Bingham
canyon. The Arthur mill is the mill
constructed by the Boston CONSOLE
dated company, before that company
was merged with Utah Copper. 1t is
constructed upon essentially different
lines from Utah COppers great Magma
mill. and, following the merging OF the
two companies, exhaustive tests by eX-
perts resulted in the conclusion that it
would be a measure of economy to re-
construct the Arthur mill along Magma
lines.
The machinery from the Copperton
mill Will be about One-fOurth of the
whole amount of machinery required
for the Arthur mill. and the company
Will be enabled TO complete a section
Of the mill of that size by the time the
new machinery, which has been or
dered, commences to arrive. Probably
not TO exceed one fourth OF the mill
will be closed down at any time during
the period that reconstruction is in
progress.
It is interesting 10 note that the
machinery which entered into the first
experimental plant, with which Gen.
eral Manager ID. G Jackling demon
iZing the great grade pOrphyry ore
bodies OF Bingham, viii thus become a
part OF one of the two modern milling
plants which eventually will handle
Is. 900 and 10000 tons OF ore a day.
turning out a product OF the value,
upon the lowest metal market, of some
thing like Sl6,00O.000 a year.
Building of the Copperton mill was
started In August. 1903 In April, 1904.
ii was running al capacity of about
800 tons a day. In 1905 the nominal
capacity had been increased to 500
tons a day, and increasing of the ca
pacity was continued until for some
time before II was closed down il had
been treating approximately 1000 tons
OF ore a day. 1t was designed solely
as an experimental plant, the ground
and water supply for the big Magma
plant having been acquired about the
time construction of the small mill was
begun That virtually all of the ma
chinery which went into the expert
mental plant Is to be used in one OF
the improved. up-tO-date mills. tells of
the completeness with which plans for
ore treatment, almost revolutionary in
character, had been carried out in the
DRY before practice was attempted.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
RYAN ON CURTAILMENT
Not Important, He Says, Only over
Production Is Being
Remedied.

After having inspected the proper
ties OF the Anaconda Copper Mining
company ard allied concerns. John d.
Ryan, president OF the Amalgemated
company, according 10 a dispatch from
Butte, says that the mines have never
looked better than they look now, and
that the Butte mines will for many
years be able 20 compete in low costs
win any mines in the world.
Mr. Ryan has nothing 10 say in de-
tan about the copper conference held
In London, which he attended, but he
says IL is agreed that the desire OF
American producers for an excessive
production has been a mistake and dis
astr7us 10 the mines. All producers
row realize that. and while there is
no agreement or decision to curtail
there VIII be no further attempt 20
push production. Mr.. Ryan insists that
there viii be no important curtailment.
but there has been an over-production
and that is being remedied.
Whatever curtailment is in effect
Will not materially affect Butte. other
districts are letting up on their out
put, and whatever reduction is being
made Is spread over the country gem
orally Mr.. Ryan says there need be
TO ear that Butte viii lose its posi-
ton as the greatest copper producing
district In the world for many years
10 come, and that no district Is making
such progress in economies ana i'm
provements In handling the output of
the mines.
President Ryan says that Germany
Is the greatest copper consuming ma
ton, and has greatly benefited by the
low price OF copper. The Germans did
not fail 70 take advantage Of the mis-
takes OF American producers. England
France and Italy are also using their
maximum amount of copper, and more
than they ever used before.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
NEW MACHINERY
At TINTIC MINES
Gold Chain and 0pOhOngo In
stall Compressor, Blue
Bell a Hoist.
tspecial b. The Herald- Republiean.)

Especial 10 The Herald Republican,
Eureka, Aug. 27.-The compressor
plant that is 20 be used Jointly by the
Gold Chain and Opohongo mines is be-
ing installed on the site OF the old
Sioux mill. at Robinson. together with
the two large boilers which were for
n.erly used at the Sioux mill, each OF
ESQ horsepower capacity. The plant
viii be capable OF running about fir-
teen power drills.
The installation OF the new hoist at
tie Eagle 4 Blue Bell shaft Is COM
piIte and yesterday the engine was
tarhed over and was found 10 york
perfectly. II is 15O horsepower hoist,
and according 10 ID. r. McE(im, master
mechanic OF the Bingham Mines COM
pany. viii be able 90 develop 200 horse
power. Seine delay was experienced,
prCba bly, about ten DAYS, in finishing
the job. owing 10 delay in transport
ing some Of tho necessary parts or
.dered. Work in the shaft is going for
ward al a rapid rate. Already sta
ltiOa is being cut on the 5O0-fOOt level
land from the l,000-fGOt mark. from
which the shaft is being cut by raising
s1S0 feet have been taken out.
Joseph +. Edmunds OF the Edmunds
Evaporation company. whose property
Is near Canyon Siding. in northeast
Tintic. has decided 10 commence work
on he ground in the immediate future
A shaft Will be sunk 700 feet, which
VIII be complete IN every respect and
frOm the showing already made in the
tunnel, which Mr.. Edmunds drove l65
neet last year, there is every reason TO
believe that the company viii meet
with success. The group comprises
-FOUR claims, one OF which was recent
ny acquired from Captain Bridges and
Charles Parker.
Frank ThOrnberg has just completed
the loading or another car OF high
lgrade lead and silver ore from his
lease on the Cliff mine, in the south
fern end OF the district He states that
he has two more carloads broken,
awaiting hauling 10 the railroad, and
they viii be sent forward before the
END OF the month. lie has increased
his force, as he feels much encOur-
a ged by the showing, and says that IL
Us only a matter OF a few months until
the eyes OF the public will be drawn
10 that part Of Tintic.
The Victoria shaft is down zoe feet,
the work having been let TO Harry
Reed a we'll known miner.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
HEAVY COPPER SALES
HELP ANACONDA GROUP

New York. Aug. 27.-The copper mar
ket shows little change. Fairly good
buying continues. but on a reduced
scale. Most Of The business is being
done on a basis of 122 cents a pound.
The copper producers and selling agen-
cies are not pressing copper for sale
below 12a cents. The large sales made
over the last four weeks place them in
a position where they can hold copper
at its present level.
AS a result Of the heavy sales of cop
per bv the United Metals Selling COM
pany, the cash holdings of the Ana
conda group OF properties have been
strengthened 10 the extent of several
millions Of dollars.
SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Badger Bros, brokers, furnish the
following, received over their private
wire:
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
ORE OF HILLTOP CAMP
BRINGS 81, 900 A TON

Battle Mountain, Nevada, Aug. 81
r. G. Kirk, who accompanied the ship
ment Of high grade ore from the Pitts
burg-Red Top mine 10 the smelter. has
returned from salt Lake City. While
not giving out the exact returns, he
says that the shipment returned better
than $1,000 a ton.
The Pittsburg- Red Top is a fair dem
onstration of what may be expected
from development in this district. Its
property is on the main lode which
traVerses the Independence, Hilltop
and Golden Rule groups. comprising
the Consolidated estate, and the ore
lust shipped is sulphide ore taken
from the lowest workings, where IL
has been proven that the values not
only increase with depth, but that the
vein attains TO greater width.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
Saturdays Sales.

Cedar-T6Iisman. 1000 at 10c.
Colorado, 500 at 40e
Columbus 800 at S5c
Iron blossom. 500 at Ssc: 200 at see,
buyer sixty days
Lower Mammoth, zoo at l9c
May Day. 500 at sac: 500 at &C.
New York, 7000 at sac
Ohio Copper 200 at S2O5.
Prince Con-. 200 al sec.
Sioux Con. 100 at 24Ac.
Utah Con, 1000 at 4lc: $500 at 4e:
LOCO al 4lc, buyer sixty days
Yankee. 1000 at 10c
Open Board.
Colorado. 100 at Ale. buyer sixty
days.
Cedar Talisman. zoo at Toe
Lower Mammoth, 500 at 1scs 200 at
19i;e 500 at zoe.
May Day, 1000 at 5sc; 5000 at &C.
Ohio Copper, 500 at S2.05
South Columbus Con, 4OO at lie.
Utah Con. 1900 at &c.
Shares sold, 80, 40
Selling value, SEIII30.
Weeks totals. 327.9S4 shares: value,
$75.0SS.23
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
CON. PIOCHE HAS SOME
TROUBLE WITH WATER

Fairly good progress is now being
made sinking the dOuble-cOmpartm
shaft OF the Consolidated Phoebe Min
inc company according 10 Managing
Director b l. GOdbe, who returned
Yesterday from camp. Considerable
trouble has been experienced on &C
count of the wet ground which has
been encountered below the l,G0O-fOot
pOint-the trouble being mainly IN
blasting. That was serious only be-
cause wet ground is a distinct novelty
in the Phoebe district and the miners
were unprepared for IL. II Is being
overcome now and the smart IS again
being sent downward at the rate OF
four and five feet a day.
SAN FRANCISCO OIL STOCKS.