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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01
A SAMOAN FISHING BEE.
Trapping the Game With Leaf Chain
Half Mile Long.

Trapping the Game with LoaI IMAM
Half Mile Long.
A Samoan fishing bee is unique
sight to witness. Cocoanut leaves are
gathered in abundance and secured,
doubled and tripled, end to end, to
form long prickly chain, round in
appearance and about three feet in d.
ameter. These leaf chains are often
woven to a length OF half a mile.
When the chain is complete all the
men of that particular village turn
out en- masse with their "paopaos," or
Samoan canoes.
When the tide Is high the chain Is
stretched across some convenient
place, supported by natives in their
paopaos or simply wading where
the shallowness will permit. The CO.
coanut seine Is then submerged and
slowly forced shoreward. the prickly
points driving the fish before them.
When the point is reached where the
chain can rest upon the bottom and
still protrude slightly from the water
the natives after securing the ends to
the beach retire and wait for the tide
to recede, leaving the fish high and
dry.
1t is often found that large fish are
driven and caught in this manner
but since they are capable of jumping
the barrier they are dispatched will
spears at once. The catches OF fisl
i thus made are sometimes enormous
e and often number thOusand5-LoS An
d geles Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01
..;.f,oto,v work for a day or two.

satisfactory work for day or two.
This lack of attention to detail mas d
most important bearing on the success
full operation of mining proposltlon'
and cases are numerous in this western
country where an apparently legitimate
enterprise and promising mining ven
tuce lags along for weary months, bat
which, long ago, would have reached a
sound footing and a paying basis but
for this one thing of lack OF attention
to detail in every department of opera
ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01
Beginning at the Foundation.

The progressive people of the parish
were anxious to reconstruct and adorn
the ancient church, and the senior
warden wrote to the bishop about it.
There are but two things to be done
in st. Gregory's," wrote the bishop in
reply. LET the sexton keep 1t clean
and the parson keep it full."-Youth's
COMPANION.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01

ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY BY
GEO. c. PECK :. Publisher
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01

Now that the forest fires have sub
sided the News hopes that some of the
correspondents of the daily papers will
not try and blockade our roads any
more. 1t was bad enough as it was,
but when correspondents, who knew
better, sent out false reports, it did
not help matters.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01
The Neglect of Detail.

In referring to causes leading to the
or failure of mining ventures,
The Salt Lake Mining Review has,
from time to time, commented apon
the subject of "Mine Management,
and on the results following the en-
ployment of competent or incompetent
superintendent. They have said that
no mine, however good, could stand
Encouragement for any length of time
and continue to make profit for owners
or shareholders. In the development
of prospect good management is es-
pecially essential, as it is more difficult
to obtain money for the development
and operation of prospective producer
than it is for the handling of prop
erty of known merit and value. In the
development of prospect, a good
manager will pay particular attention
to the little details of operation and
they are many. 1t is an old saying
that "Wilful Waste Makes Woeful
!, Want" This applies to mining as well
, as to other occupations, and the care
: full superintendent and shift boss will
pay as much attention to the economi-
cal use of powder, fuse, candles and
other mine supplies as he will to the
way the men put in their time; anC
this later item, by the way, is feature
of mining operation that is often abused
to such an extent that, as one mining
man recently remarked, "a miner witt
soldiers in the mine should be arreste,
for petty larceny, as a theft of tim
is theft of money" The miner VIII
wastes an hour of his employers tim
n every shift, and sometimes he is CON
:, PEELED to do so through force of circun
!, stances, may think that it amounts
I, but little; but, in eight days tn
a amounts to shift, for which he is pal
at the rate of from So. so to 1925 a da.
and for which no recompense to tt
" mine owner is made in any mannt
st whatever. With force of dozen
lie twenty-five men at work in min
ID waste of time and loss of money meal
d. much in the course of three or S
Id months; and because of this loss, mo
~ than one mine in this intermounta
n country has been forced to close dow
en- for the reason that the funds avai]at
re at the start of operations have be-
IS, found insufficient to accomplish resul
anticipated; and yet the work may ha
been intelligently and ably directed a
performed in a worl1manlike name
es We have known of force of m
of who have been compelled to suspe
in operations for an hour or more
DIS cause short length of ladder had I
ne been supplied when it should have bee
ri Lack Of system in providing suppl
nd has often kept many men in mine
nut inforced idleness for half shift.
no the operation of machinery the fall
int to keep duplicate parts on hand, wh'
on use may be hourly expected, is anotl
his source of loss of both time and mon
re- and minor detail is so often overlook
Ike that frequently the whole force o
all mine is unable to perform good I
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01
Whom France Washed In Holland.

In the sixteenth century clothes were
sent from all parts Of France to be
washed in Holland, where the water
Of the canals was supposed to have
special cleansing properties. The cost
Of transport was about ten times great
81 In those days than at present.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01

The primary election on last Tuesday
will certainly show some candidates
where they stand, and if they are NOM
mated, they will not fare very well in
November. A man must enforce the
laws if he wants to have the confidence
of the neonle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01

From what can be learned from the
press dispatches. the great loss of life
in the forest fires in the Occur d. Alene
country, was due primarily to the in
experience of the men in charge OF
some of the parties.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-01

The rain Sunday night was certainly
the greatest blessing that ever visited
the northwest. 1t was the only means
of checking the terrible forest fires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
COL. W|LK|N STATUE
HEROIC FIGURE IN BRONZE UN-
YELLED AT STATE HOUSE TO
HONOR OF MINI. SOLDIER.
WAS COLONEL OF 9TH MINI.
Presentation to State by Judge Lorir
Cray and Acceptance Speech
by Governor
Eberhart.

st. PauL-The heroic bronze statue
Of Colonel Alexander Wilkin, the rank
ing officer of Minnesotans killed dur
ing the Civil war, stands in its niche
in the state hall of fame at the capitol.
The formal ceremonies of dedication,
and the impressive raising of the
draped flags that barred the likeness
to the throngs paying homage to the
hero, were held in the representative
chamber and in the hall near the
chamber door, where the statue has
been placed.
The impressive unwilling of the stat
ne revealed the image of heroic size of
volunteer who began service in the
South as captain of Company A, First
the final roll call as colonel of the
Ninth. The tablet at the base briefly
states: Alexander Wilkin, Colonel of
Ninth MINI. Vol. Unfit, Killed in Bat
tie at Tupelo, Miss, July IA, 1854"
The appropriation for the image was
made at the last session of the .legisla-
ture at the request of the veterans of
the Ninth, who conducted the ceremo-
MES dedicating it to the state.
The niche selected for the placing of
the monument of remembrance is at
the left of the entrance to the house
chamber on the side opposite to that
selected for the statue of Colonel Will
liam Colvill.
Colonel Wilkin was born in New
York, coming to this state, where he
Joined the Union forces as captain of
the First, serving as captain, major
and lieutenant colonel of the Second,
after service in the Mexican war as
captain.
The drawing of the cord that exposed
the statue to view was performed by
Mrs. George E. Lennon, daughter of
J. H. Albeit of the Ninth, and was fol-
lowed by the sound of taps" by G. E..
easier of the Sons of Veterans, Camp
No. 1. Previous to the formal presen-
tation of the statue an appropriate pro-
gram was held in the house chamber
before an audience of old soldiers of
the Ninth and their friends that packed
the lower floor and front sides of
the gallery to the last seat. The in
vocation was given by the Rev. Le-
land P. Smith, following which vocal
selection was given by the Harry e.
George quartet; biographical sketch
was read by G. F. Mcdonald, while a
poem, THE Gallant Wilkin," by H. L.
Gordon, was read by Miss Zadia Nc
Donald. L. F. Hubbard followed with
an address, when the presentation of
the statue to the state by Judge Lorin
followed with as peech of acceptance.
The commission which has had
charge of the arrangement is as fol-
lows: G. F. Mcdonald, Lorin Cray,
William B. Dean, K. Wakefield and J.
TT Ahhett
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
HUNTERS TAKE FIELD.
Many Twin City and Duluth Nimrods
Expected in Crookston.

Observation-Disclosures of every 9TH
er crop the crop of prairie chickens in
this section this year is without doubt
the largest in many years. The spring
was early, and the birds are all extra
ordinarily large, with the exception
of second matches, of which there are
many. The grain was so short this
year that the cover in the stubble
fields will be poor, and the hunting
will be in the grass and wherever COW
er is afforded
Many of the hunters have left the
city for their favorite preserves and
every available livery rig in the city
has been hired for the opening days
Within couple of miles of the city
there are scores of coveys.
Many hunters have arrived from St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, taking
the branch line trains out to Stephen
Warren, Middle River, Fosston and
other points which they particularly
favor, and they probably will have
the finest sport in years. Bird dogs
are at premium because of the good
hunting prospects, and are bringing
big prices where they can be secured
at ALL
Game Warden Munich and other
wardens of this section now have their
scouts so well organized that law vio-
lators are ARE, as, in addition to be-
ing costly, it is fast coming to be
looked upon as disgraceful to join the
sooners and take advantage of fair
SpOrtSmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
SPITE HALTS WORK.
Angry Workman DisabIes Engine
Stopping Track Laying.

Bemidji-The work of laying rails
on the 500 grade into Bemidji from
the east was temporarily stopped, be-
cause of the spite work of one man,
who so disabled the track-laying en-
CINE that the machine could not again
be operated until repairs were made.
The rails are less than mile from
thr Mississippi river bridge in the
center OF the city.
The work of laying the steel has
progressed rapidly. When the rails
had been laid to short distance from
the M. & l. crossing in East Bemidji
the crew was sent back short dis
lance to lay sidetrack rails. This ac-
ton is supposed to have caused ire
on the part of workman, who dis
abled the engine.
The placing of the span over the
Mississippi river at this place will be
rushed, and the laying of the steel
will proceed towards PIummer.
A crew stringing telegraph wires has
reached the camp of the tracklayers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
ANNAPOLIS SEEKS RECRUITS.
Eleven Candidates to the Naval Acad.
eny in Minnesota.

Washington, d. G.. - Senators and
representatives will be called upon
by the navy department to nominate
about 500 candidates for the naval
academy before next spring. There
are about $50 vacancies existing or in
prospect at the academy. According
to reports which have reached the
navy department, out of the total of
583 candidates who have taken the ex-
animation for next years class, only
1919 have passed. This percentage of
those who qualified is unusually small
and a frantic appeal was sent out by
Rear Admiral r. F. Nicholson, chief
of the bureau of navigation, to the SEN
ators and members of the house, ask
ing them to name competent young
men who are ambitious to shine in
history as naval heroes.
By his circular letter Admiral Mich
olson informed the Minnesota senators
that they will have two vacancies to
fill by graduation and the Minnesota
members of the house that six vacan-
cies already exist and three more will
be created by graduation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
FIND MORE RICH OhE.
international! Harvester Company
Said to Be Latest Lucky One.

Brainerd.-There has been filed the
plat of the new town of Ironton, COW
ering the northwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter of section lass,
lying adjacent to the Mattson forty
in section 10, which has been taken
over by the Rogers, Brown Ore COM
pany and on which a concrete shaft
is to be sunk by the New York Found
alton company
1t is reported that the International
Harvester company, holding an option
for lease on the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
11-46-29, having three drills at work
has encountered within the last few
days body of rich Bessemer ore, ex-
ceeding in quality anything yet found
on the Guyana, while on the Thomas
Feigh land in section 10-46-29, held
under lease by the G.. NJ. Hill Lumber
company, drilling exploration for more
than year have failed TO disclose the
limits of the ore. 1t is claimed by
parties from Duluth that this property
is soon to pass to one of the large iron
and steel interests.
The 500 railway is extending it's
lines toward these ore deposits, and
soon will have passenger and freight
depots at Ironton and Crosby, while
the surveys will be extended south
westerly toward the Mississippi to
reach the important developments in
that direction The 500 line has
reach Deerwood where a passenger
depot is about to be built, and it is re-
ported the road will be extended from
there along the south range to Brain
erd to obtain it's share of ore trans
portation in competition with the
Northern Pacific railway.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

SUMMARY
Of A
WEEKS EVENTS :;
Latest News of Interest
Boiled Down for the
Busy Man.
PERSONAL

Clifford Pinchot received an ovation
that furnished the most dramatic mo
ment of the Conservation congress a,
ST Paul The former forester. the OBJ
ject of q wild demonstration by the
audience. stood with tears streaming
from his eyes until the outburst OF
cheers had subsidized and the specta
tors were again in their seats.
Joseph Croke Sibley, who recently
retired from the race for congress-
was indicted along with four code
PENDANTS by the Warren county (Pa.)
grand jury on charge of conspiracy
to bride the voters of the Twenty
eighth congressional district.
Elizabeth Murdoch, sixteen years
old, daughter of the manager OF the
Indianapolis, and Louisville Traction
company, committed suicide with
carbolic acid at Pennington, Ind.
George F. Miller, vice-president OF
the First National bank of Hunting
ton, w. Va, and one of the most
prominent business men in West Vlr-
ginia, died Of apoplexy at Hot Springs,
Va.
Ezra j. Warner, senior member OF
the grocery firm of Sprague, Warner
& Co., multi-millionaire and philan-
thropist, died very suddenly at his
home in Lake Forest. Death was due
TO stroke of apoplexy.
Former Gov. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.,
of New York, in published statement
declares he has retired permanently
from the political arena In the city,
district and state.
Solicitor General Lloyd w. Bowers
died at Boston of complications aris-
ing from an attack Of bronchitis, aged
fifty-one. A blood clot in the heart
caused almost instant death.
Congressman Champ Clark at a
Homecoming gathering In Moberly.
Mo-, declared that If elected speaker
Of the next house of representatives
he would drive a team of Missouri
mules down Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Florence Pardee, daughter of
former Gov. George C. Pardee of Cali
fornia, was instantly killed when an
automobile in which she was riding
with a number of friends turned over.
The other members of the party es-
capped with slight injuries.
Explaining his action in scorching
statement, Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson
withdrew his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor of Ten
nessee, furnishing sensational cli-
max to a long and bitter preliminary
campaign.
Coy, Isaac L. Ellwood, one of the
most prominent figures in the life Of
Illinois since the early '7Os and the
richest man in Illinois, died at his res
idence in De Kalb, ILL.,, after an H.
ness of more than two months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Shriners to Build at Duluth.

Duluth.-Aad Temple, Mystic Shrin-
ers, will build home costing
approximately 100000 and COM
mittee from the temple is now consid-
ering the purchase of site, three or
four locations being under considera-
ton. There are almost 1000 Shriners
in Duluth and they feel that they
should branch out and establish their
own temple, relieving the crowded con-
dition of the Masonic Temple, which
now houses all of the Masonic orders
in the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Confesses to Murder.

Cloquet.-The body of Joseph Koski
was found in the ST. Louis river, and
it was supposed he was accidentally
drowned while fishing. A bruise on
the head of Koski aroused suspicion,
and Napoleon GAIA, his companion,
was arrested. GAIA made written
confession that he struck Koski with
an oar and then threw him into the
river. GAIA claims Koski drew a knife
on him during quarrel. The case
will come before the grand jury next
month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
cLoQUET ANGLER DROWNED.
Companion Says Man Stayed to Fish
While Longer.

Duluth.-The body of Joseph Hoops
of Cloquet was found in the ST. Louis
river near the Northern Lumber COM
panys mills. He went fishing on Sat
urday with another man. The latter
returned and explained the absence Of
Hoops by saying that he had remained
to fish a while longer. Hoops is sur
vived by family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Cholera Stalks In Hungary.

Washington, D. c. Reports of
the breaking out of cholera in several
places in Hungary were sent to the
state department by consular repre-
sentatives of this government. Con-
sui General Nash at Buda Pest, sent
a telegram containing the general
announcement that cholera had brok-
en- out in Hungary. Consul Slocum
at Fieume, Hungary, telegraphed that
isolated cases of cholera had devel-
oped in eight communities along the
Danube between Pressburg and Mo-
hacs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
SENT BULLET INTO HEART.
Floodwood, Mimi, Resident Found
Dead in His Bed.

Duluth-Frank S. Terrill of Flood
wood was found dead in his bed. He
drilled his heart with a A Colt re-
volver. Mr.. Terrill was 43 years old,
and the only reason that can be as
sumed for his action is that he has
suffered much from dyspepsia. He
was unmarried and his mother and
two sisters reside in Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Finds Skeletons in Cave.

Duluth. - Charles w. Turner, of
st. Paul, of the Booth Fisheries Co.,
arrived from Isle Royal and reports
the discovery of the bones of two
men in a cave on Siskiwit bay. The
skull of one man was fractured. The
discovery was made by two Duluth
girls, one of whom is trained nurse.
says the fractured skull evidently
points to murder. Two fishermen N.Y.
seriously disappeared between Wash
ington and Siskiwit Harbor nine years
ago. The local officials have begun an
investigation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
FIVE sAWMiLLs SHUT DOWN.
Low Water at Cloquet Makes 1000
Men Temporarily Idle.

Duluth.-The five sawmills at Clo-
quet are shut down for the second
time this season, on account of the low
stage of water in the st. Louis river,
and 1000 men are temporarily idle.
The mills will resume operation
again as soon as rains improve the
conditions for driving logs. Millions
of feet of logs are high and dry on
the banks of the river
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

A terse note of resignation from the
Hamilton club of Chicago, of which
he has been a member many years,
was the answer made by United
States Senator William Lorimer to the
action of the club president, John R.
Batten. in withdrawing his invitation
to the roosevelt banquet.
The pack of sock-eye salmon in
British Columbia this season aggre-
gated 543,525 cases, according to final
figures just announced. Last season,
which was "fat" year, the pack ag.
gregated 967,920 cases.
It is practically Is certainty that
United States Senator Burrows was
defeated for denomination at the
Michigan Republican primaries by
Congressman Charles e. Townsend
of Jackson. Chase S. Osborn was
nominated for governor by a large
majority.
Close upon the heels of the radical
shakeup in the ranks of bank examin.
ers, by which 20 men were shifted to
new fields, Controller of the Currency
Murray announced he would make a
personal investigation of conditions in
all examination districts.
Chambers o. Templeton, state sena.
tor of Tyrone, Pa, who recently with.
drew as a candidate for reelection
because his business interests re-
quired his attention" is under arrest
at Altoona on the charge of forgery.
Mrs. William Eichel paid her di.
vorced husband, Felix Brunscheoig
$4,000 at Ell Paso. Tex. for posses
sion Of her fourteen-year-old son.
The duke of the Abruzzi won $1S.
600 on lottery ticket child begga,
in Rome persuaded him to buy. He
will give the prize to the child.
Colonel Roosevelt refused f1atlv II
attend the banquet given by the Ham
ilton club Of Chicago unless United
States Senator Lorimer was excluded
His demands that the invitation &c
the senator be withdrawn was az
ceded by President Batten of tbe
Hamilton club.
Thirty thousand people, includins
Governor Weeks and his staff. saw
General H., the 2.07A bay trotter thai
w. w. Parslow, his owner, had
brought down from Calgary, win the
great historic Charter Oak stake II
three straight heats at Charter Oal
park, Hartford. Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Lesterhouse
and Mrs. Blanche Hunt were burned
to death beneath ton or more of mol
ten Stag last night, when al automo
bile containing four persons crashed
into an ore train coming from the Hi
uois Steel company plant at Soutl
Chicago. Ill
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

seventeenth century they ordered the
chinese to adopt their own fashion of
shaven heads and pigtails. This Is
first mentioned at the capture of Lao
wang. about 1913. The Chinese re-
scented the disgrace; and stone tablets
in Japan record that many fed the
country to escape 1t. But the astute
Manchu emperor made the pigtail pop
ular by decreeing that only honorable
men might wear it, and that criminals
should lose It.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Twin CITY Markets.

Minneapolis, Sept. 14.-Wheat, Dec,
$1.11as; May, $1.151a, No. l northern,
$1.115s; No. northern, $1.091s; No.
l Durum, 891ac; No. corn, 541ac; No.
8 white oats, 32Ac; barley, zoe; No.
2 rye, 71kc; No. flax, $2.74
Duluth, Sept. 14.-Wheat, Dec,
S1.13A; May, $1.163s; No. 1 northern.
$1.13.
South st. Paul, Sept. 14.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.50@6.60; cows, fair, $4,000
$50; calves, $5.00@6.00; hogs, $3.50
@9.3O; sheep, yearlings, $4.OO@4.25.