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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04
WORK OF PR0SPECTOR
VERSUS THE GE0LOGIST

Pioneer work on mineral deposits in a
new field is as a rule done by the pros
pector, The geologlst does not pose as
a pioneer; he Is not looking for bonan-
zas. he is in search of information that
may be Of wide general use and In the
search he merely takes the larger ascer-
tainable facts. studies their significance.
and In his report groups them in an or
derly way, so that even In his recon-
naissance work he lays the foundation
for thorough scientific study of the re-
glon he explores. For some of his pur-
poses an old, abandoned mine without,
economic value may be OF great service f;
II may show the manner in which valu-
able ores occur typically; IL may show
their mineral associations and mode of
origin; IT may indicate the kind Of coun-
try rock that will probably contain de.
posits Of a particular nature. On the
other hand, his work may develop facts
that seem TO have no immediate practi-
cal application but that may in time-in
a very short time perhaps-become OF
great economic importance.-Minng and
Scientific Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04
COAL WANTED.

The undersigned will receive bids up
to Monday July II. 1910, AT u O'Clock
noon, for furnishing coal TO the public
schools OF Salt Lake City for the school
year 1910-1911-
Bids are desired on mine slack. mine
rum pea and lump coal. delivered at The
buildings as required
Price to be per ton OF Iwo >housand
pounds.
The successful bidder will be required
to enter into contract and furnish bond
In the sum OF $4,000
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04

Get Bell Telephone and be in line
with other progressive citizens. Uni
versal pcrvice and reasonable rates have
resulted in unprecedented growth Of the
Bell System. Ask the manager for full
information regarding rates and service
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

April 1, 1910 That date is a memorable ope
not only to the settlers. whose entries are
liable to cancellation for failure to make the
payments due. but also to the reclamation
service. which is concerned In securing the re.
turn of its investment In the engineering
works. 1t Is also a matter of interest to cit
zens Of the number of sections containing fea
sible projects, the construction of which cannot
be undertaken without additional funds. AS
the repayments are made through the local
land offices and not directly to the service,
some time must eapse before the actual
amounts collected are known. On a number OF
the projects. like Sun River. Shoshone and
Huntley. the settlers have already made their
initial payments and will not be delinquent
on the second instalment until April, 1911,
which enables them to market two crops be-
tween payments. On several other projects,
such as the Minidoka. Klamath. Lower Yellow
stone. Belle Fourche. Carlsbad Truckee-Car-
son, North Platte and Others the first settlers
have had the use Of water for two crops, and
1t Is probable that majority will be able to
meet their obligations without difficulty.
Detailed reports from various sources on
each OF the projects have been received at
Washington. The conditions as whole are
described as favorable for a large return to
the reclamation fund. On several of the
projects there will be no delinquents On a
number of projects the engineering work is
not fully completed, but water is ready for
large areas and Is being supplied on a rental
basis pending the announcement of the actual
cost OF water right. The reclamation service
has derived considerable revenue from these
sources and at the same time the farmers
have been enabled to Increase the areas in
cultivation. The following financial statement
is interesting showing the status of the
reclamation fund and the amounts which thus
far have been credited to 1t through the opera
tions of the reclamation service:
Total moneys received and transferred to
the reclamation n ooIo 81
lands under reclamation act to February 28,
1910. S5s.342.617.02. Approximately $4,000 900
are still In the treasury Of the United States.
but not yet available.
Moneys received under operations Of recla-
nation act from all sources in cash and cred
its. for work done. $2.37s s.476.04. divided as fol-
lows: Town-lot sales. $1oa a.e7s.S1: miscellane-
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

of moderate means to secure homes in
prosperous and growing country.
Close to the Black Hills. In South DaKo'a'
lies the beautiful valley Of Belle Fourcne. con-
tanning 100000 acres of grass-covered prairie.
Many miles of canals have been laid across its
level surface. and what was only short time
ago the finest free cattle range In this country
is rapidly becoming a compactly settled agrtcul-
tura community.
An impressive engineering feature Of this
project is the Owl Creek dam. one Of the long
est and highest earthen embankments In the
world This structure. now nearing completion.
is 6.2o0 feet long. has maximum height OF 11b
feet and contains 100000 cubic yards OF ma
terial.
The Roosevelt dam, which Is about COM
pleted you read the story today. is in many
respects the most remarkable structure Of its
kind in the world. Its towering height, 280 feet.
its length top, 1000 feet, the inspiring seen
cry in which 1t is located and the enormous ca
pacity of the reservoir created by It combine
to make 1t one of the most stupendous engineer
ing works of modern times.
Conceive. II you can. two valleys-one ~
miles. the other 10 miles in length. and each
from one to three miles wide-transformed into
lake 200 feet deep in places and containing
enough water to cover Delaware foot Deep
The Salt River reservoir, when full, has
capacity sufficient to I'LL canal 300 feet wide
and 10 feet deep extending from Chicago to
San Francisco.
My one regret Is that the space allotted me
is too little to permit me to describe the charms
and advantages OF other projects Of the govern
ment. I should like to tell you of the opportu-
mites on the klamath project. located In south
ern Oregon. in region Of unrivaled scenic
beauty; of the wonderful progress made in the
Boise valley. in Idaho. and the promise of even
greater advance the work Of the government
nears completion; Of the Orland project, In the
Sacramento valley. the land Of fruits and fow-
ers; Of the Rio Grande valley. where there win
one day be erected the most stupendous dam
in the west-a region in which irrigation began
before the Spanish invasion. which will become
fruitful and prosperous.
The beacon Of hope shines brightly in the
west 1t beckons the landless man to the man
less land.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
Z00f1zvG D0Nly HyzU ZEzUH GzN70M
ZdhLtzd RPOsEGE N<a5HZN6Z;lN

The reclamation service began Its work in
1902 on the passage of the reclamation act.
The first contract was let in September of the
next year and on June IT. 1905 an important
project in Nevada formally opened.
Progress has been rapid and the activities
of the bureau have been extended to &c or
more projects, which to date have involved the
expenditure Of $60.000,0O0. In the seven and
one-half years of its work the service has built
4.215 miles of canal. Placed end to end these
canals would reach from Washington to San
Francisco and back to New Orleans. Several
Of these canals carry whole rivers.
1t has excavated IT miles of tunnels.
Before the end Of the year 1t will have COM
peted four of the highest dams In the world.
Its excavations of rock and earth amount to
the enormous total of 0000,000 cubic yards
Its roads have total length of AIT miles;
telephones. 1,127 miles; levees. 70 miles.
1t has purchased 915.751 barrels of cement
and has manufactured in its own mill 100000
barrels AS result OF its work water is avail
able for 100000 acres 1900 farms
The gross value OF crops produced on the
lands irrigated by the government projects in
1910 was $14038000 AS result of the work
Of the government 1t is estimated that land
values have increased more than s105. 300 900.
The reclamation service is entering 1910
with money and plans for completing most of
It's larger and unfinished masonry structures
and with about three-quarters of million of
acres Of arid land under irrigation
1t will finish this year the great Roosevelt
dam In Arizona, one of the most massive In
the world. 1t has completed the Shoshone
dam in northern Wyoming. the highest struc-
ture of its kind built; the Pathfinder
DAM in southern Wyoming. and the Laguna
DAM in Arizona. 1t will for the first time
utilize the Gunnison tunnel whose completion
was celebrated by President Taft last summer
The funds available for construction are
somewhat less than in previous years. and the
organization, which is very elastic. has been
cut down to fit reduced expenditures. About
nifty skilled men-engineers experts and tech
nical assistants-have either sought private
employment. have been transferred to other
bureaus of the government or put on fur
Tough, in order to keep the overhead charges
consistent with the expenditures.
Reviewing the history OF the reclamation
service as whole. its maximum activity and
expenditures were In the year 1907. In 1902
the expenditures were less than 100000 and
In 1903 less than 81. 900 900. In 1904 they were
s2.5oo000; in 1905 $5.o0O00O; in 1906, a little
less than $10.000,000; in 1907 nearly $4,000
600. Then the expenditures decreased to
$10.000.000 in 1908. to about $4,000 900 In 1909
and In 1910 they will be a little under S80O0.-
900. 1t is expected that In 1911 they will
shrink to about $7.000,000. which sum will
probably continue to be available during after
years. assuming that the waterrfght charges
are paid as they fall due.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

their aweinspiring depths. Its deserts in
vastness of area, in potential wealth of soil
and climate, and in rivers of constant supply.
are sleeping empires awaiting exploitation and
development. Here nature offers to every
man his birthright-a wide sky, the sunshine.
the wind, and a reward for intelligent
effort. Here things are writ in characters too
vast for human pen.
the west symbolizes homes for the homeless.
food for the hungry. work for the unemployed.
land for the landless, gold for the penniless,
freedom for the enslaved. adventure for the
restless, dangers for the brave. an unknown
world to conquer, and room for ALL"
Irrigation has wrought its miracle and 49,
100000 acres reclaimed are annually produ-
cling harvests valued at more than $3.50, 900 900
and supporting in homes of their own more
than 100000 families. The wealth of that por-
tion of the country which great statesmen in
Webster's day wont to declare worth
less is greater than that of the entire
nation in 1880.
In the swift march of national events dur
ing the past decade. the development of the
west has focused the attention of the world
1t furnishes one Of the most inspiring pages
in the annals of our commonwealth. It is
story of progress and human achievements
battle with nature in her sternest and most
forbidding aspect
Future writer's will record the irrigation
movement an epoch in our history the far
reaching influence of which overshadowed in
Importance any other progressive movement
since the opening to settlement of the Missis-
sppf valley The reclamation of vast areas
of our arid and semi-arid regions, which is
being promoted by the federal government and
by large corporations working in conjunction
with several states, is of profound economic
Importance to the nation.
The additional opportunities thus created
for home makers already serving to check
the undesirable efflux of the country people to
the city. Millions of acres of desert, un-
leached by rain and storing In its bosom thes
fertility gathered there by centuries of wash
ings from hills and mountains, are being
quickened by life-giving water.
cities. populous and great. have sprung up;
rural communities. attractive and prosperous.
broad vistas of fertile fields and blossoming
orchards whose yields are prolific beyond COM
parison replace the wastes of sand and sage
brush
Economic forces at work today in the
country, and particularly in the arid west,
which are gradually but surely shaping our
Agricultural development along new lines. In
many parts of the irrigated country agrlcul
ture now occupies position Of greater dig
nifty among the vocations than ever before
Its place among the scientific professions is
now recognized and 1t is calling more strongly
every day for the best talent and brains
the nation affords.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

GUS sales, water rentals, etc. $16s4S4477.
collections on water rights. $S14145.34 This
does not include any of the moneys collected
for the water rights which were due and pay
able April l. 1910.
Among the several large projects, one OF
especial interest is located In northern wy
omlng. When the springtime showers and
sunshine fall upon the snowy peaks OF the
lofty mountains on the eastern rim OF yell
lowstone park thousand streams Will rush
downward to fill to brimming the swift-fowing
Shoshone river. An important physical change
will occur at that time. The flood that once.
unchecked and uncontrolled swept madly
through the rock-walled gorge will beat itself
to stiffness against a massive wall of concrete
with which man has blocked the canon.
beautiful lake. 100 feet deep and covering ten
square miles. will appear.
In this wonderful cash In the mountains.
with perpendicular walls thousand feet high.
the government has erected the highest dam
in the world. It is wedge Of concrete 1928
feet from base to top. Its height can only
be appreciated when compared with that OF
some welknown structure. New York's IA
nous FTatiron building would not reach within
AZ feet OF the top of the dam. and the tip-top
of the dome of the United States capitol would
fall short 81 feet OF the parapet
In the summer. when the crops are thirsty.
the big gates will be opened and the pent-up
floods will be released into the river below.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

Another dam, a
low structure of
concrete. will d.
vert the waters
through a tun-
mel 3A miles
long into a canal
which for 40
miles pa s 8 Q 8
along the upper
edge Of a broad
and fertile valley
containing 1907
900 acres.
Two years ago
1t was a desolate
waste. Today 1t
contains m or Q
than 200 farm
houses and three
thriving towns.
Ten t h o u s a n d
acres produced
crops last year
on this project.
with 16 farm
h ou 9 Q 8 along
each mile of the
main highways.
the valley al
ready has q sub
urban appear
ance.
More than $50
farm units OF 40
to 80 acres each
are now avail
able to entry and
offer exceptional
opportunities for
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

land of boundless dis
tances the altitude is
stimulating, the air is q
tonic, giving health to
the infirm and courage
70 those who have failed
elsewhere. Its constant
sunshine encourages op-
dmism and cheerful
ness. The glories of its
opal-tinted dawns, the
indescribable beauty of
its sunsets and the
nameless witchery of its
twilight softly melting
into night are the work
of a divine painter.
There is a mental
ana spiritual uplfft In
its mountains. whose
submits are in regions
of perpetual snow. Its
sapphire lakes. excel
ling in beauty those of
Switzerland, open up
a wondrous field of In
terest and pleasure to
the sightseer and those
In search of rest and
recreation. The mon
archs of its forests cast
their shadows on the
earth before the coming
of the gentle Nazarene.
Its canons. sculp-
tured during uncounted
centuries by wind and
wave. are unrivaled in
their wonderful and
varied coloring and in
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

This is the most
critical period in
the history of ma
tional irrigation
since the passage
of the reclamation
act, In 1902. BY
public notices of the
secretary of the in
terror. issued last
year. hundreds Of
whter-right Install
ments, involving ap-
proximately $1,000
900. became due on
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

pire Of unparalleled richness from the Missis-
sippi valley.
Once a wilderness unpromisng that 1t
evoked derision in the halls of congress. the
west has become today the land Of fortune and
opportunity. In this
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

HE spirit Of the west is
optimism and progress. It
Is the spirit that fred the
hearts of our forefathers
who erected In the prime
val forests of New Eng
land the superstructure OF
the greatest nation on
earth. 1t is the optimism
and faith which imhuee
their descendants who
carved an agricultural en-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-10
WORKMAN Was
BURIED ALIVE
Leonard Peiffer Met Terrible Fate
Yesterday at Burlington When
Walls Of Trench
caved In.
DEAD BODY UNCOVERED
Faithful Dog Followed the Corpse
Through the streets-Dead Man
Was Plumber Of Age Of
Forty-Five.

Leonard Peiffer, of Burlington, was
buried alive yesterday morning by
the caving in Of the walls of trench
In which he was working. On him
fell great bank of earth, covering
him to the extent CT three feet. AL
though his companion, James Wright,
worked with the greatest haste ia
rescue Peiffer, he only uncovered his
dead body. The Burlington Gazette
says: Peiffer and Wright were en-
gagged in sinking a trench for a sew.
er to lead into new house which
is being erected on Dodge street
The trench ran from the alley in the
rear of Dodge street, oe.ween Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. Peiffer
had sunk the trench to the depth OF
ten feet and was at the bottom when
the sides gave way and completely
enveloped him.
Wright was not witness of the
cave-in. as he had gone to barn af-
ter tools. On his return he failed to
find Peiffer and noted the trench
filled in. Knowing that his companion
must be under the treaches..s earth,
he began to dig with all haste. Call
ing to Others for help, as many as
could possibly get to work were soon
busily throwing out the loose earth.
The spades soon uncovered the head
of Peiffer but life was extinct. Held
a prisoner and helpless, Peiffer had
suffocated within minute after the
earth closed over him.
Cornor Prugh vas notified and ar.
rived on the scene at 1880 o'clock.
He assisted in getting the body out
of the ground and took the remains
to the morgue.
AS the dead-wagon proceeded to the
morgue small dog followed the We
hicle.As the wagon arrived at Prugh's
and preparations were made to carry
the corpse into the building, the dog
attempted to Jump into the wagon.
1t was Peiffer's dog. The animal
In some way unders.ooc that some
thing had happened to his master and
he wanted to be near him. The dog
was faithful to the end, following the
SOipoC lHtO tuG SIHDdlUlHR room ana
would not leave the vicinity of the
morgre all afternoon He could not
know that his master had passed to
the great beyond. All he knew was
that the body lay in the building and
that the cold hand was powerless to
reach out and give him friendly
greeting. The dog seemed heart
broken.
Leonard Peiffer had been employed
by Leopold Krieg. plumber, for a
number of years. He was experienced
IN trench work and understood the
dangers, it is said. On this particu-
lar job he had failed to put in SUP.
ports to prevent cave-in, as the
ground appeared to be firm
The dead man was about As years
Of age. He lived in the McCosh block
on Jefferson street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets. He had been mar.
ried but was divorced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-10
OVERTURNED.
Hundreds Of keokuk Readers Know
What It Means.

| The kidneys are overtaxed;
Have too much to do.
/ They tell about it in many aches AID
pains
Backache, sideache, headache.
| Early symptoms of kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's
disease follow.
A Keokuk citizen tells here the way
to keep the kidneys we'll.
Mrs. ]. G. Wycoff, GIG High street,
Keokuk, Iowa, says: 81 had severe
pains in my back, accompanied by
dull headaches and feeling of Ian
guor. There was constant pain
across my kidneys and knew that /
was in need of a kidney medicine.
Having heard that Doan's Kidney Pills
were very effective in cases of this
kind, I got supply at Wilkinson &
Co.'S drug store and began their use.
Since taking this remedy, my health
has greatly improved and my back and
kidneys have been strengthened. My
advice to persons afflicted in similar
way is to give Doan's Kidney Pills a
trial"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-10
Disbursements.

miscellaneous Disbursements II in
clude purchase of players, uniforms,
telegraph and telephone expense and
incidentals on road.
Auditors Report.
To the president and board of di-
rectors of the Keokuk Base Ball as
ISOLATION:
Gentlemen Beg to report that l
have audited and found to be correct
the books and accounts for the year
1910 of your secretary, Mr.. Louis
Sterne. and that there is on this date
deposited to the credit of the asso-
citation, in the Keokuk National bank.
balance of s4s.S7 Of money bor-
rowed from the bank during the pres
ent year. there is balance of $500
due bank. Very respectfully,
GEORGE w. MAXWELL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-10
A Handsome Woman

Every woman may not be hand.
come, but every woman should
keep with care the good points
nature has given her. No woman
need have sallow skin, dull eve.
blotchy complexion, who paws
proper attention to her health.
Where constipation, liverderange-
ments, blood impurities and other
irregularities exist good complex
ion, bright eyes and sprightly
movements cannot exist. Internal
arrangements reveal themselves sooner
OF later on the surface. Headache, dark
rings around the eyes, ssllow skin, a con.
slant tired feeling---mean that the liver
and digestive organs are needing help and
correction. Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets give this necessary help.
They work in natures own way. They do MOI
merely flush the bowels but tone up the liver md
stomach to fulfill their proper functions So mild
and gentle do they act that one hardly reslixes
CHAT they have taken medicine. Chsmberlsin's
iablets can be relied upon to relieve biliousnes.
indigestion, constipation and dizziness. Sold a..
erywhere. Price rs cents,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-10
Up To-Date Sporting Gossip

knocks. Such fckleness tends to
destroy team play. Mr.. Griffey said
Mr.. Gritty also had one thing to
ask for Belt, and that was that he
get catcher for next season, If it
| costs the biggest part or the salaries
paid
For Salary Limit.
keokuk went on record at the meet
ing as favoring strict adherence to
the salary limit. This matter was
discussed at some length and all
were in favor of living up to the new
constitutional amendment
Secretary Sterne made his annual
financial report. 1t showed the as
ISOLATION In debt about $500. In adj
dition to the report he also had a
comparison of the 1910 financial fig
ures with those for 1909 This COM
parison showed that the receipts IN
1909 for the gate at home, grand
stand and gate abroad exceeded the
same figures for 1910 by nearly S6,-
600. The financial repcr, and report
of George w. Maxwell, auditor, fol-
lows: