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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21
Union Farmers Club

Saturday, April 10th, 1910,
Union Farmers Club met at
Orchard Hill, the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mes A. E. Bessire
with one member absent, Mrs.
G. H. Deur.
Club call IL to order by presi-
dent at IL a. m. Mlsic by
Veta Bessire
Selections were real by Mrs.
Doty and Albert Gteens.
Dinner being announc Il. the
club adjourned for th.s n~u /
two hours in feasting aal visit
ing.
Club called to order 2::30 p.
m. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
Music. .Veta Bessire
Rec. Eddie Stout
Recitation. Christie Stevens
Music. .Clementine Deur
Rec. Glen Greene
Rec. Fillmore Frazier
Rec. Clara Bessire
Rec. .Veta Bessire
Music. ...... LaVerne Stout
Questions were taken up and
with lively discussion were
answered as follows:
1st @. We think it would be
advisable for the farmers
wives to own and use a vac
uum cleaner.
I'd @. Tabled.
Sd @ Seed corn does loose
its vitality with age; decided
would be better to plant 1909
seed corn if thoroughly tested.
Questions for May:
LIST @. To what extent will
mechanical power take the
place of horse power on the
farm in the next ten years.
R.ferred to A. 3. Bessire.
I'd @. How can we plan our
work so as to have more time
to fix up our homes?-Referred
to Mr.. Wilson Doty.
Sd G Which would be the
cheapest and best, soft coal or
wood for cooking purposes in
the cook stove or range?- Mrs.
A A. Greene.
Committee on questions for
June: H. Aldrich, Mrs. VIM.
Jones and G. II. Deur.
The Westside Farmers Club
extended an invitation to the
Union Farmers Club to join
them at their club meeting
with a basket dinner the first
Saturday in September in r..
w. Myers Grove. The invita-
tion was accepted.
Visitors Rev. and Mrs.
Hutchinson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Stout and family.
Mrs. Lahman, Mr.. James, Mr.
and Mrs. Hosbrook Miss L.
F w. Myers, President.
Mrs. Valley Jones, Sec.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Died.
Mrs \, 10y Kreader died this
r- .',;a...:a Council Bluffs from
v', Of paralysis. She is
one OF the old residents of this
city having moved to Council
Bluffs about a year ago.
Burial will take place in
Council Bluffs. Funeral ar
rangements later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Starlin
will attend the marriage of Mrs.
Starlin's sister Miss Ruth Terry.
in Onawa this evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21
Tuesday April 10

Owen and Schmid have an
electric Light post on display
in front of Electric Light office
that is used for street lightning
in all up-to.date cities. 1t is a
handsome fixture and with the
wires run undergone, as they
are in this, it would improve a
city very mu y De-, around
that way a. q u Z you
think of it.
George Gumb, of Grand ls,,a 4,
Nebr., is in the Valley q. a
business trip, and visiting old
time friends.
Grant Mcleod is in Omaha
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

w. M. Carlisle went to Coun-
Gil Bluffs this afternoon and
wall drive his new REQ touring
car home this evening. Ralph
and Turner Carlisle accompan-
led him in order to help pull
him out of the bitches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Goodrich
are in Omaha today.
Augustus Terry, son of Abb
bic and e j. Terry, was born
in Little Sioux. Ia, Oct. 26 1888
Died in Sterling, Kan, April,
Is, 1910.
The funeral was held at the
NJ e. church, Little Sioux, at
2::30 April Is The services
we're conducted by Rev. Ed
ward of Onawa assisted by Rev.
Howard Of Little Sioux.
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The State Agricultural De-
partment figures that the frost
of the last two days has dam
aged the fruit crop, in Iowa ten
million dollars.
Jim Kirkwood of Lincoln,
Nebr., is in the city on business
Two hundred thousand immi-
grants will land in New York
City during the month of April
Surely the population of the
United States will soon reach
the hundred million mark.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

w. M. Carlisle received a let
ter from his brother, Frank, at
Pierre, S. D., this morning in
which he states he has been ap-
pointed District census taker.
The territory consigned to him
will include nineteen townships
OF thirty miles square. He
will have to do some driving
before he finishes that amount
of territory.
Contractor Hansen is making
some very needed repairs to
the Presbyterian church today.
Mrs. Henry Warner of Oma-
ha is in the city visiting friends
and looking after bus mess in
terests.
Mrs. Jno. Zihner was an
Omaha passenger this morning.
Thanks.
I will take this mashod in
thanking my m my friends and
all whom helped me win the
beautiful piano which was Civ.
en- away by The Times. | also
thank the Editors Of The Miss
ouri Valley Times for the hon
est and honorable way they
conducted the contest. | will
always hold hirh esteem for
The Missouri ". ley Times.
Vesy truly yours,
Miss Opal Cox.
We congratula Miss Opal Coz
on her success. Having work
ed hard throughout the contest
we are glad to know she is we'll
plesed with the effort put forth
to win the prize.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21
Woodbine Commercial Club
Aids in Good Road Work

Woodbine, Ia, April 16.-
The commercial club the other
night ordered four King road
drags built, and a committee
named to look after having
them used. The plan is to
drag the principal roads lead
ing out OF the town for a mile
or two v;''o the thought that
the W. .nt will be con.
tinued y; ia, country people,
or trustees of the townships.
Mr.. kiefer of the board of
trustees was at the meeting.
along WITH Other invited guests
and he stated sh@t the grade
south Of town would be put in
shape now in a very short time.
This has been a bad piece Of
road.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Mr.. Farmer, we have order
ed from factory, put up in
packages of so bolts assorted
sizes. so bolts, SOC.
]. R. McGavren.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Jim Kirkwood of Lincoln,
Nebr., is in the city on business
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

VIM. Fitzgibbon was an Oma.
IA passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

That fellow that rubbed his
hands and chucklsd at the sight
of a pile of hard coal left in
his bin for next winter was
very much mistaken.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Last week the Mondamin En-
terprlsa comm need on the 18th
year of it's pu,,isca'inn Bro.
Wonder has made q good paper
of The Enterprise, and we hope
he may continue the publication
until it is at least one hundred
years old.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Ed Bradley is in Council
Bluffs today on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-04-21

Fred Brown is in Fremont
tOdav.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
Los ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER

the bed of Wolf creek at one and one
half miles west, in which are the Al
lison Raned Hartley and Omaha
strong veins: the north-south, east
dipping veins of Gold Hill and Massa-
chusetts Hill lying west of the Allison
Ranch Omaha Dromedary system, and
many parallel east dip fissures and
veins in the granodiorite between the
great west dip systems.
The North Star-New York hill sys-
tenn at the southwest corner of the
district has a nearly east-west course
and dip to the north or northeasterly
of about % degrees; this system IS
now being mined to 500 feet depth.
Within the extensive holdings of the
North Star company on Gold hill.
Massachusetts, hill and Lafayette hill
there Is a system of many veins OF
north-south course, with east dip on
the east slope of the hills and with
west dip just over the westerly ridge,
and cross systems of east-west veins
of principal north dip, but with sew
eral roll over" or reverse dip veins;
making a property of great geologic
complexity and interest and with most
favorable prospects for extensive de-
velopment along the many channels for
mining.
At the northeast corner of the dis
trict, diagonally opposite from the
North Star and just outside of the
bordering slate belt is the Union HIS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

tenn of veins of this district. At the
easterly side of the district at Willow
valley in the fissured point of granite
between the two arms of slate many
east-west coursing veins Of north dip,
practically parallel with the southerly
fringe of slate, have been developed
and successfully mined. The Federal
Loan, Lecompton, Murchie, Texas
veins system belong to this area.
Immediately south of Willow valley
on Canada hill, within the belt of
states about one-han mile wide, occurs
the strong and intersecting system of
Mayflower-C Canada hill veins of pri-
marily east-west course and south
rip with cross systems of north-south,
east dip veins. From this system there
leads for a continuous length of three
miles the strong Orleans-Gold Flat
vein system with one main vein in
the core of the slate belt, and with
parallel veins within the slate and in
tersecting north-south veins from the
granoddiorite on either side of the
slate. The mines of this system are
the Pittsburg, Orleans, Gold Flat and
Summit mines, with numerous other
claims on the lodges.
MPIoN-NIOUNTAINEER SYSTEMS
This southerly system of veins con-
tinues on it's west course and south
dip directly UP to and across the south
end of the great contact and slate
vein system of the famous Champion
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

vein is at the northerly contact Of the
diabase-schist area with the serpen-
tine.
The Union Hill Brunswick system is
in the diabase-schist area southeast
of the Idaho contact, with strong veins
paralleling in the strike and dip the
contact vein. Strong ore bodies have
been worked and are being developed
in these veins.
BEN FRANEILIN-NORAMBA MINES
At the extreme Boutheasterly end of
the district the Ben Franklin COM
pany is now developing the intersect-
ing vein systems of the Franklin and
Alaska mines; and at the most south
westerly point the Mozambique and
the Prudential (or Perrin) mines are
actively developing these two old
mines of pioneer days.
The Grass Valley district is a re-
markably rich gold-bearing territory
and the success of deep mining has
been demonstrated by the admirable
work of the North Star and Empire
companies in equipping and operating
on the scale which is in progress to-
day Though mining at 1900 and 500
feet respectively, the operating costs of
these two properties are but $3.50 a ton
at the Empire and about $6 at the
North Star. These mines are produc-
ing ore of a value of $12 to SIS ton
regularly from magnificent ore bodies
which are developed for many hundreds
Of feet ahead of the ore breaking faces.
Each company and it's management is
constantly alive to the development
and Improvement in mining methods
and equipments and have plants and
working forces giving good satisfactory
efficiencies.
MECHANICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
ment has developed most interesting
and beneficial results from experiment
with an operation of the electric tur-
bine high lift pumps in the mine; and
At the North Star mine the MANAGE
in the mill the perfecting of the oliver
continuous filter for drawing the cya-
nlde solution from the sands has
marked a successful event in the ad-
vancement of the cyanide process of
ore treatment.
At each of these mines the surround
ing grounds and natural wooded tracts
have been converted into beautiful
parks, and the owner, the managemeht
and the guest of the mine can firid
most delightful recreation in the FIJI
enjoyment of natures beauties and tine
added beauties. developed by the hand
of man.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

mines. The Champion mines today in
clude the former Providence, Home,
Wyoming, Ural, Nevada City, Merri-
field and Spanish mines and within
this territory is formed a most re-
markable system Of veins, with the
master fissure at the contact of the
granite and slate and strong spur
veins diverging at depth from the con-
tact upward into the states. The con-
tact vein has continuous outcrop or
development along length of 5000 or
10000 feet within the company's prop
erty and the vein formation Is wide
with heavily mineralized quartz which
yields from IS to S15 per ton by free
milling process.
Immediately east of this strong con-
tact plane, along and In the vicinity of
which intense eruptive forces have
caused strong fissures and remarkable
rock alterations and intrusions, par
allel assuring has formed two strong
series of veins in the granite, namely,
the Merrifield and Mountaineer sys-
TENS. In each of these extensive min
ing has yielded many million dollars,
and today the Mountaineer is entering
on its new era of deep mining.
Still further east and coursing
through the heart of the town of Me-
vada City, three vein systems paral-
leling the contact zone have developed
the Reward California-Gold Tunnel
Oustomah mines, Midnight vein system
and the Piety Hill-Nevada county vein.
Bordering this slate contact zone and
within the granodiorite core are many
undeveloped systems of veins and f1s-
suring. The production from the mines
of the Nevada City district has been in
the neighborhood of $40 100000, and the
vein systems of this district are of such
strength and OF such fairly Uniform av-
erage value as to insure successful
deep mining in the years to come.
Geologically the Grass Valley min
ing district resembles the Nevada City
district in that narrow bordering
horseshoe of slate fringes the outskirt
Of the granodiorite core or plug. AS
sociated with the granodiorite are ex-
tensive areas of diabase and porphyrite.
Many of the veins apex in the dia-
base and pass into granodiorite in
depth, or course from one formation
to the other without local disturbance.
The vein formations within the grano-
diorite core consists of the great Os
borne Hill-Empire system of north
south veins of about 80 degrees west
dip, in which have been developed the
Sultana, Empire and Pennsylvania
mines, and with mining continuous In
depth to 300 feet at the Empire;
parallel system of west dip veins along
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

the tree are fast growing UP as' If to
hide from view this memory of the
past.
GRAVEL DEPOSITS IN LIVE STREAMS
With the working out of the gravels
from the banks of the dead river"
channels. the live streams ard ravine
beds forming the drainage channels
from the hydraulic mines have been
filled to q depth of from five to 100
feet or more with the gravels and
sands flowing from the sluices. These
gravel deposits contain gold in GUAM
tity which in many of our streams will
pay good profit for working. The
channels of Bear river at our Placer
county border, of Greenhorn creek, of
Deer creek and Shady creek contain
the most extensive gravel beds and
each tributary stream and ravine and
many smaller creeks offer good
ground for sluicing and washing on
smaller scale.
Long before the development Of the
hydraulic mining operations, with the
magnificent system of mountain water
supply and bitches that were neces-
sarily established, quartz mining was
in progress on an extensive scale In
Grass Valley, Nevada City and sur
rounding districts, and today some OF
out best mines date back through al
most constant operations from 1850.
with the cessation of hydraulic mining,
practically all capital and energy were
directed toward prospecting and deVel-
oping the veins of the known mineral
bearing districts and toward discovery
of other veins in the foothill and noun
tain canyons and slopes.
MEADOW LAKE DISTRICT
From almost the very summit of the
mountain range the westerly slope OF
the county is a series of vein systems
and mining districts to the foothill
western boundary. In the Meadow
Lake district, but four miles west of
the summit axis, and at an elevation of
from 5000 to 1000 feet, between Sum
nit City and Old Man mountain, crops
a series of veins which were discovered
about 1860, and a production of 100000
has resulted from the comparatively
limited amount of mining. The veins
are very different in character from the
usual gold quartz veins of California.
They are fissure veins, often without
we'll defined exterior walls, with but lit
tie quartz in the vein gangue, and the
ore rebellious to the process of ANAL
gamation.
At English mountain, five miles from
Summit City, and near the mountain
summit, a strong vein of quartz, yield
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

schist, the Brunswick diabase and the
Idaho-Eureka serpentine area With
in this area the famous Eureka, pio-
neer of California million-dollar gold
mines, and the Idaho Maryland pre-
sents a most wonderful vein and oc-
currence of ores. This famous shoot
has been worked continuously within
a normal width of not over 600 feet
with the "rake" in the vein for over
one mile; from, first the Eureka, then
into the Idaho and finally into the
Maryland. This single ore shoot has
produced $23,000,000 from ore averag
ing $15 to $50 per ton, and in Eureka
milling as high as $50 per ton. The
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

the Derbec, above North Bloomfield.
The gravel at bedrock was about IL
feet in depth and yielded an average
of $2.47 per ton during twelve years
of operation. The channel was worked
for 1000 feet and produced $S,OoO'OOO
in gold.
SUSPENSION OF HYDRAULIC MINING
The hydraulic mines have long since
ceased operation; the riches of their
treasure vaults awaits the day when
engineering science and financial en-
terprise will solve the problem of the
disposal OF the silt, the mud and the
debris from the diggings. Drift min
ing still offers good possibilities OF
profitable mining and the introduction
of the dredgers into the gravel bed
mining fields makes 1t possible to han
die the gravels which are not lava
canned, to @ reasonable depth. Capital
is already Investigating some OF the
live stream and open channel deposits
in our county, with view of beginning
operations with dredge or steam
shovel.
The pathetic part of Nevada county $
history is read when passing along the
course of these old channels and the
former hydraulic mines. the scenes or
activity and unbounded prosperity OF
the hydraulic mining days. Many a
picturesque little mountain home and
village is deserted and the vine and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MINING HISTORY OF BANNER COLD
REGION RECORDS IMMENSE RICHES
Nevada County, with Productions of Over $2500o0o00 Dating
Back to Early Days, Prepares to Increase 0upu-Hydrauc
and Electric Power Are Factors in Its Progress Many Old
Mines Resume Operations
RY TRED N. MILLER

width from few hundred feet to an
average Of one-half to one and one
half miles at the widest points. With
in these gravel beds the bedrock
gravel or "blue lead" is richest in gold
contents, yielding values ranging from
so to $40 per car, or even higher. Leads
averaging 80 to 81 per car have been
profltably mined throughout widths of
800 to 100 feet in the channel bottom.
These deep and richer gravels are
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25


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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25

The Central Consolidated mine is
located near the ''V'' point of the di-
verging zones of slate which form the
eastern and the southwesterly boun-
daries of the Nevada City mining dis
trict. The core of the Nevada City
district is a plug of grandiorite, with
in the body of which granite and along
it's contact fringe with the states is
formed the somewhat complete sys-
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-02-17
The Chase Creek Wall.

Excellent Roadway is being made
on the construction of the Chase
creek wall, connecting the old wall
end of that part of town. The A.
&. Stag train is now making regular
trips and Stag is being dumped along
the bank in unlimited quantity. The
wall is being made high and when
completed will be the best piece of
work that has ever been done on
Chase creek. This improvement is
one of the best pieces of work that
has been undertaken by the town
councn and the board of supervisors
and the A. G. company are to be con-
graduated for their assistance, as
the town did not have sufficient funds
to complete it without outside help.
There is no likelihood of high water
in Chase creek until the latter part
of this year, hence the new wall will
be finished in time to save food dam
age unless something unforeseen
takes place.
In speaking of walls for the pro-
lection of property it might be well
to call attention to the condition of
the river bank in South Clifton, or
Hills old addition. 1t will be re-
membered that the A. c. company
attempted to secure a right-of-way
through that part of town last year
for the purpose of building a Stag
wall, but on account of several of
the property owners losing practi-
cally all of their ground they would
not deed the property over without
compensation. In looking at the
proposition from their side they we're
correct as they would not have very
much ground left to be benefited
by this wall, but at the same time it
would be of considerable benefit to
those owning property that may be
seriously damaged by future floods.
The proper course for the property
owners of that particular section of
town is to raise sufficient funds to
buy the property in dispute and by
all means get the wall. Most of the
property in dispute could be pur-
chased for a trifie. This is absolute
ly one of the most important improve
ments that could be made on the fat.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-02-17
Another Ball for the EaeIes.

The entertainment committee of
Clifton Aerie, Eagles, have announced
a grand masquerade ball to be given
at Casino hall on the evening of
Washington's Birthday, Tuesday,
February 22nd. The ball will be
given as benefit to the lodge and as
the Eagles have upon various times
demonstrated their ability to enter
tain the Clifton people they are as
sured a crowded house. Nothing will
be left undone in the way of good
music, floor and especial attention to
those who attend. In order to make
the masquerade more interesting
prizes will be awarded for the best
ladies and gentlemen's costumes, for
which no doubt many of the maskers
will compete. AS usual the hall will
be decorated for the occasion. The
price of admission will be fifty cents
each. The door will be in charge of
special committee who will require
all masks to be raised at the door. If
you are desirious of having a good
time don't fail to attend.