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GARDNER WAS UNABLE TO FUR.
NisH A BoNDsMAN AND MUST
REMAIN IN JAIL UNTIL GRANu
JURY ACTS ON HIS cASE-A Wo-
MAN THE AcCUSER.

Il. W. Gardner, of Warrington. was
arrested yesterday and taken before
Justice Fooitman, of that city.
He was charged with the embezzle-
ment of $1,000. Mrs. Frances SchneI-
der was the prosecuting witness.
Gardner was not able to give bail
in the sum of $1,000 and he was com
mitted to Jail to await the action OF
the grand Jury. ~ = q q
He was brought to this city and
from here he was taken TO Clarksburg
and placed IN the Harrison county
jail. -
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STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING. J

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Citizens, Dollar
Savings Bank Of Fairmont, West Vir-
GINA, will be held on Monday, the
9th day of January, 1911, between the
hours of 10 q. m. and 2 p. m, for the
purpose Of electing board of direc.
tors for the ensuing year and for the
transacting OF ahy business that may
legally come before said meeting. IS
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-16
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, RETURNS

Somerville. Mass, Dec. 1o.-(Spe.
cial) William NJ. Pittman, soldier oE
fortune and erstwhile prisoner Of war
in Nicaragua, whose detention caused
international exchanges, has arrived
at his home here. He will pass Christ
mas at home. 1t Will be the first
since 1898. II q 3 !,
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Office 10 LIEN HOLDERS.

II
To all persons holding liens by judg
X Inent or otherwise on the real es
tate, or any part thereof, of Cyrus
.Boyers: Z
In pursuance Z OF a decree of tho
sIfitermediate Court of Marion county
West Virginia made in the cause
therein pending. to subject the reai
estate Of said Cyrus E. Boyers to the
satisfaction Of the liens thereon, YOU
are hereby required 10 present all
claims held by you and each Of you
against the said Cyrus F. Boyers,
which are liens on his real estate,
or any part thereof, for. adjudication
tome at my officein the City OF Fair.
mont IN said Marion county, on or
before the 26th day Of December, 1910
Given under my hand this LIST day Of
Decenibe r, 1910. 49,
.;s. a. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-16

Daniel Willard, president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will visit this city this evening. Ha
leaves Grafton at 3:40 o'clock and will
arrive here about 4:S0 O'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-16
sTocKHoLDER y, MEETING;

The regular annual Meeting 81 the
shareholders OF The First NATIONAL
Bank of Fairmont, West Va, will sbei
held at lis banking room Lii the City
OF Fairmont, on Tuesday, the 10Th
day OF January. 1911, between thes
tours OF 10 a. m: and 2 p. m. for tiie3
purpose of electins a board of dirscsI
;ors for,the ensuing year and Tor tIie
'ransactlng OF any other business that
may legally come before said meeting.
HOWARD W. SHoWALTER; rs
.l2Aa.1G .23;3O. Cashier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
ORE SHIPPED TO
DENVER SHELTER.

One car load, containing forty
tons of ore, was shipped Saturday
by Robert Bunce, president of the
Black Hills Development and Finan-
cial corporation, to the Globe smell
ter at Denver. The ore was gold
bearing, running about $24 per ton
and came principally from the Sea-
bury-Calkins ground in the Carbon
ate, where systematic line of pros
pectlng and development has Leen In
progress for the past three months,
The second shipment, which will
be of silver-lead ore, is expected to
20 to the same destination next Sat
urday and will be of the same
amount-forty tons. This ore is
principally from the old workings on
the Home Run claim of the Iron
Hill company. when the first loads
were taken down from Carbonate to
Deadwood, for shipment, 1t was esti-
mated that the car would average
s35. but II is now thought 1t Will
run considerably above this figure
During the last few days they have
come on to deposit Of higher grade
stuff, which runs from $140 to $3.50
per ton in silver and lead. A guam
tity of this material is now going
into the car and it is expected that
it will bring the average up to about
$50.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
HIDDEN FORTUNE FAILS
TO PAY THE RECEIVER.

Yesterday being the twentieth day
of July, was the date set by the cir
cult court for the payment by the
Hidden Fortune Mining company OF
the receivers charges amounting to
approximately $4,000. AS this
amount was not forthcoming yester-
day the county treasurer, as directed
by the court, will proceed to adver-
tise the property of the company for
sale, to satisfy the state and county
tax claims, amounting to about $685.
600.
It will not however, be necessary
to raise this amount to cover the
tax obligations, II payment is made
by Sept. End. as the county COM
missioners have agreed to a reduc-
ton which will bring the total to
about $4,000, If payment is made
before Sept. 3rd. With this amount
to settle and the receivers charges
to meet, it will be necessary to raise
approximately $4,000 by Sept. 3rd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
NEBRASKA'S REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTONI

LINCOLN Neb., July 26.-The
platform convention of the republi-
can party Of Nebraska adopted a
platform strongly endorsing the ad-
ministration of President Taft. ex-
pressing unalterable opposition to
"Cannonism" and declaring hearty
sympathy with insurgency" both In
and out of congress. The platform
includes a declaration for county op-
tion, as the best method for regulat-
ing the liquor traffic and for an am
endment to the state constitution pro
viding for direct legislation. The
resolutions met strong opposition In
the committee, but the vote in their
favor was overwhelming on the fool
of the convention.
County option and insurgency
were supported by the same people
and the action of the convention was
somewhat of surprise, in view oi
the fact that U. S. Senator Norris
Brown, "stand patter" was chosen
permanent chairman over Congress
man Norris, the insurgent leader by
a big majority at the opening of the
convention. The resolution declar
ing sympathy with the insurgent
movement, introduced by Congress
man Norris, near the close of the
convention, met a storm of protest
but was adopted on vote.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
WORK OF PROSPECTOR
VERSUS THE GEOLOGIST

Pioneer work on mineral deposits
In a new field is, as rule, done by
the prospector. The geologist does
not pose as pioneer; he is not look
ing for bonanazas; he Is in search OF
information that may be Of wide gen.
eral use, and in the search he merely
takes the larger ascertainable facts
studies there significance, and in his
report groups them In an orderly way
so that even in his reconnaissance
work he lays the foundation for
thorough scientific study OF the region
he explores. For some of his pur-
poses an old abandoned mine without
economis value may be of great SER
vice; 1t may show the manner In
which valuable ores occur typically
it may show their mineral associa-
tions and mode of origin; it may IN
dicate the kind Of country rock that
will probobly contain deposits OF
particular nature. On the other
hand his work may develop facts that
seem to have no immediate practical
application, but that may in time
in a very short time, perhaps be-
come of great economic Importance.
Mining and Scientific Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
I. Is. HAMMOND HAS
INTEREST IN SEPARATOR

Many attempts have been made
to concentrate and save the heavy
minerals associated with black sand
in placers. This is in line with one
of the best efforts of modern in
dustry to effect closer saving and
complete utilization of by-products.
c. NJ. Mullen, now 1112 East Wash
ington street, Portland, Oregon. but
long connected with mining in Col
orado, has recently patented a de-
vice for removing black sand from
the bottom of sluices by means Of a
movable apron fixed in an extern
sion of the sluice, operated by rack
and pinion, and so arranged as to
skim from the bottom of the stream
a thickness fixed at will. The sand
Is then diverted to a cross-sluice and
further concentrated or shipped di-
rect as needed. The device is sim
pie, cheap and should be effective in
certain situations. 1t is proposed to
operate through a company leasing
failing rights wherever hydraulic
mining is under way. Mr.. Mullen in
this enterprise Is associated with l.
B. Hammond.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
ANACONDA TO SINK
ANOTHER SHAFT.

Development work on the ground
of the Anaconda Mining company
on Elk creek is steadily progressing.
with two shifts Of men employed.
The main shaft is being sunk below
the 800 level, now being down fif-
teen feet below that point. 1t is the
intention to go to a depth of 500
feet and at that depth do extensive
opening up of the property. In or
der to rush the work, another shift
will be put on in the near future,
and with this increased force 1t is
expected that they will be able to
sink at the rate of about two feet a
day.
Another addition to the force will
be necessary when work Is COM
menced on n second shaft, which 1t
is proposed to sink at point about
1000 feet north Of the present work
ings and considerably high up the
hill. This shaft, in time will prob
ably become the main outlet from
the mine for the hosting Of ore and
1t is being placed at high point in
order to afford a better chance for
the location of mill site. The Sc
cond shaft will be commenced as
soon as President Nelson has con-
suited with the officers Of the Com
pany in Minneapolis, for which place
he expects to leave in a day or two.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
COLOMBIA NINE DEAL is OFF

The deal whereby 1t was expected
that the Columbia mine at Keystone
belonging to Manion brothers and
Griffith, would be sold to Colora-
do party represented by Messrs, Red.
Benson and Clark, has been declaf-
ed OF. Last week there was con-
siderable trouble In the camp when
the Colorado option expired and the
owners refused to renew 1t. Red and
his associates owed wages to forty
five miners and the men surround
ed the house in which the promot-
ers lived and declared they could
not leave town until a settlement Of
the wage claims was made. The
miners also filed liens against the
ground. 1t was expected for time
that the matter would be straighten-
ed out and the deal proceed, but
news come from the camp yesterday
that all negotiations had been call
ed of and the Colorado men had pull
ed out, after making arrangements
for settling all claims against them.
The owners Of the mine, 1t is said
will proceed with the development
and will continue to make ship
ments. Some time ago they sent out
three car loads of ore worth 800
per ton and 1t is stated that they
have even a better grade OF rock in
sight. One shaft is now down 140
feet on the ore and will be sunk 10
feet further. Another shaft, $50
feet distant, will also be put down
to the same level and the two con-
nected. When this work is accomp-
lished, the workings will be In good
shape for proceeding with the min
ing and getting out ore for ship
ment in more practical manner
than has heretofore been pursued.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
MINING SIX THOUSAND
FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

An instructive and interesting
trip is to be had at small expense
and effort from Deadwood to the
mining camps in the fiat formation
to the westward. 1t can be made
by railroad, but If one has the time
IL is beneficial to cover as much OF
the trip as possible on foot. This
may be done by taking the electric
car to the upper part of Lead, then
take a pleasant walk Of a few hours
either along the wagon road or on
the Fort Pierre track for a circuit
Of Ruby Basin, Terry and Portland
getting glimpses Of what the various
mining companies are doing, and
passing, the homes Of miners and
prospectors, some of them surround
ed by gardens and patches of bios
soming potato vines.
At frequent intervals over this
twelve mile mineral belt there are
mining companies at work with mo-
dern plants of machinery and cost
ly buildings.
At Terry the prominent mining
operations are being conducted by
the Golden Reward, Mogul, and
Lundberg, Dorr and Wilson, whose
plants appear conspicuously. At
Portland there are the Imperial,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
A TRIP THROUGH .
YELLOWSTONE PARK

Claude Williams who is for three
months in the employ of the Nation
al fish commission, in the Yellow
stone park, writes as follows of his
trip:
We arrived in Gardner, Mont,
June 9TH and entered the park that
afternoon through pretty stone
arch, which bears this inscription
yellowstone National Park. Great
ed by Act of Congress, March 1st,
1872. For the Benefit and Enjoy
ment of the People," The arch
was dedicated by ex-President Roos-
evelt in 1898.
Passing up the Garden canyon to
the Mammoth hot springs, we saw
mountain sheep on the high bare
hills also buffalo and antelopes,
lower down. At Mammoth Hot
Springs they bave a large hotel, al
so Fort Yellowstone. Large boiling
springs come out of the rock and
running down the hill, leave sedi-
ment of lime, and sulphur, forming
teautiful terraces. Here is located
the old Fort Yellowstone, built of
logs in the early days.
Passing up the canyon through
Silver Gate, we camped for the night
at Rustic Falls, very pretty place.
They have a fall Of sixty feet. We
had travelled twelve miles; every
foot up hill over as nice road as l
have ever seen. l don't think they
can beat the roads in the Park
any place in the world; easy grades
and we'll drained. Starting at
o'clock a. m. the next place reach
ed was Swan Lake Basin. In the
| carly days it was a camping place
FOR numbers of Indians and is the
fall and winter home of hundreds OF
deer and elk. Here We saw our first
deer. You could pass within ff-
teen or twenty yards, and they
would not pay any more attention
to you than cattle. The fine black
tails, with their horns in velvet
were a fine sight. Leaving Swar
Lake Basin, we came to Appollin'
aris Springs throwing up as fine Ap'
pollinaris water as I ever tasted
The next point of interest is Obsid
ian Cliff. 1t is composed of volcanic
glass and looks just like the Stag al
the smelter. l suppose 1t is compos
ed of melted rock. The road runs
for 1000 feet around this and wa!
made by heating the glass and pour
ing water on it while it was hot
making the only glass road way II
the world. The glass was used b!
the Indian for arrow heads. On'
| of our party found one of thes'
heads.
Beaver Lake was the next stop.
F., It is inhabited by beavers. Twin Lake
was next. These lakes are of thu
deepest green, caused by mineral II
the water. Here we saw ducks o
different kinds also wild geese ant
their young. We also saw flint
elk here.
i Stopping at Norris for dinner, w
started at 1 o'clock p. m. for tn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
HOT SPRINGS NOTES.

Archie Thompson, conductor be-
tween the Springs and Minnekahta
is all stuffed up over new through
chair car to Denver, making the ac-
comOdations equal to any OF the
roads now.
Phil keenan, the B and M. fireman
who was killed in the wreck at
Crawford was buried here. lmpos-
ing services were held at the Cath
olic church and large attend
ance, many of his brother firemen
coming from distances along the
line from Grand Island on the south
to Sheridan on the west. He was
laid to rest in the City cemetery
alongside of his parents. He was a
quiet man and well liked by his as
sociates who have nothing but kind
words for his memory.
In my rambles the other day
counted II new houses in various
stages of completion and saw eigh-
teen tents all occupied.
Among the visitors at the Springs
is Miss Victoria Leland of Boston.
The little lady claims to be "a years
old and is only 81 inches In
height and weighs sixty-two pounds
and a half. She is with a party OF
friends and is here for a summer
outing. They expect to take in the
northern Hills, especially Deadwood
and the Spearfish canon, before re-
turning.
The Home boasts one of the fin
est flower gardens in the west. The
florist, John Schumperly, takes SO
much pride in his work and the dis
play that you can't buy flower
from him for love or money, but
he will give nice buttoniere to a
guest who will properly appreciate
his work.
Mrs. Col. Geddes is visiting her
daughter in Huron, her old home.
She expects to be absent about six
weeks.
Col. Geddes has one new cottage
on the Home grounds completed and
expects to start another Monday.
They will be occupied by the old
soldiers who have their wives with
them.
KANSAS BOB
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
CROOKS CAME IN
WITH THE CIRCUS.

The usual band of crooks came in
to Deadwood yesterday with the Yam
kee Robinson circus, but it is not re-
ported that they succeeded in accom-
plishing any successful stunts in
their line. Chief of Police Lambert
took extra precautions and engaged
several of the Pinkerton detectives
from Lead to assist the local police
force yesterday afternoon and last
night. The Pinks picked out a mum
Der of well known pickpockets and
pointed them out to the Deadwood
officers, who kept close watch on
them until they pulled out.
1t was necessary to make only one
arrest and even that victim was al
lowed to leave town with the circus
train. He was spotted by Detective
Mitchell and was placed under ar
rest by Officer Buss. Later he was
released and was last seen arranging
for a ride out of town with the
show people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
LODE MINING IN ALASKA.

The occurrence Of placer gold is
commonly, and no doubt properly as
cribed to the erosion of the earth's
crust, tearing away the veins in
place of the bedded deposits which
originally contained the precious
metal. It is quite usual for pros
pectors in a region where the
streams have been highly enriched
to search for the sources of the gold
on the theory that the veins form
which the placer gold was washed
have not been completely wiped out;
that is, that only the upper portions
of the rich shoots have been des-
troyed. Such theories are not al
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
CIRCUS EMPLOYE
KILLED In DEADWOOD.

Another addition was made to the
list of recent violent deaths, when at
about $50 o'clock last night, G. J.
Smythe, assistant train master OF the
Yankee Robinson circus, was crush
ed under the wheels of Northwes-
tern freight train. The accident,
which occurred without any witnesses
took place fifty feet above the Dun
lap avenue crossing in the First
Ward, the victim being so badly man
gled that he died within half an
hour.
The freight train, which was south
bound, was running less than four
miles an hour, when the cries Of the
unfortunate man were heard, but by
that time the greater part Of the
| train had passed over him. The
train was running at such low speed
that it was stopped when the en-
CINE had reached a point less than
sixty feet south of the crossing. The
injured man was taken from under
the train and removed to an auto
mobile, which started for the hospi-
tai but he died before reaching that
institution. Both his legs had been
cut off and he received internal in
juries, which in themselves, would
probably have proved fatal. The
body was removed to the w. c
Kees undertaking parlors, where ar
inquest will be held this morning
1t is not known what disposition
will be made of the remains, whether
they will be taken in charge by the
circus people or by the Northwes
tern.
Smythe was supposed to have re
tired to bed in one of the circus car
at about 8 o'clock last night. as h
was not expected to assist the load
ing crew after the performances, hi
duties commencing when the train 1
:, under way and while it is unloading
at the next stop. No one saw hin
leave the car and 1t is not know
why he was on the track at tn
time of the accident. None of tn
train crew saw him or knew he wa
struck, until the wheels had passe
over him and they heard his cries.
The deceased appeared to be abou
thirty three years Of age and live
at Marshalltown, Ia, where he ha
. relatives. He was about to quit tn
circus and go into the railroad but
mess.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06
THREE HUNDRED MEN
FIGHT FOREST FIRE.

The forest fires up City Creek and
in Spearfish canyon, are now declar-
ed by Forest Supervisor Kelleter to
be under control. The City creek
fire required the hardest kind of
work all day Sunday and the men
were about exhausted when the
flames were gotten under subjection.
Sunday the force was increased to
seevnty five men and it was not un-
til well into the afternoon, that they
were able to let up in their efforts.
The fire up to that time, had been
working it's way towards Deadwood
and was ithin short distance of the
Parker house on Forest hill and had
reached the head of Burnham aven-
ue in the First Ward. 1t was nee
essary to dig a trench across near
ly the entire front of the fire and do
some back-firing before 1t was
gotten under control. The job of
feeding the men. while fighting the
udLueS, was uO SdSy OuO dhu ooIuA
day night, every loaf of bread in the
restaurants and bakeries of Dead
wood was appropriated for the pur-
pose. Twenty-Five men were brought
down from Lead and given big
feed before they went on the job.
Yesterday the force of seventy-five
men was reduced to fifteen and these
with several guards, remained last
night to prevent any further spread
ing of the flames.
In Spearfish canyon successful
headway was also made against the
forest fire. Up to last night there
was a force of more than 200 men
employed there fighting the flames;
the government furnishing eighty,
the Homestake company sending out
100 from one of it's camps and the
Burlington also furnishing crew.
A camp of fire fighters has been es-
tablished near the Homestake camp
No. 3, and provisions in large quan-
titles and of good quality are being
sent out to them. 1t is believed
that this fire is as good as extin-
guished, but no chances are being
taken and the force will be kept
these until the district is safe. These
two fires will cost the government
a large sum for wages at 30 cents
per hour and for the immense
amounts Of food that have been con-
sumed during the past week or ten
days. On the two fires there have
been upwards of 500 Haen employed