The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-10
POPULATION OF
GOTHAM LOSES n
!. F|FTYTHOySAND
With $4,000 Departures Weekly
New York is Alarmed at
Shrinkage
GOLD FOUND BENEATH CITY
Strange Suit Threatens Supply Of
Cooks---Unique Hangman

New YORK, Dec. 9,--Ine greatest
shrinkage OF population which this
city has ever known Is now under
way here at a rate which il it con-
tinues may render insecure New
York's claim: of being the largest cit?
in the country and the second largest
in the world Nearly half a million
persons have left New York this
year already, the majority COINS
back to Europe, taking with them
It Is estimated between $50,000,000
and $100,00O,000 So great has the
exodus become that immigration Of
ficials declare that by the end of the
year, so far as the Mediterranean
ports are concerned, emigration from
this country will exceed immigra-
ton to it. 1t is probable too that
the balance of immigration for the
entire country from all the rest OF
the world will not exceed 100000,
en- unusually small figure represent
ing only little more than half tho
number of persons who have left this
city for southern Europe alone. This
outgoing tide has so far exceeded all
expectations that there is practically
rot a single steerage booking TO be
secured before the first OF the year.
Every vessel leaving here is crowded
to the limit and New York's popula-
ton is being cut down by shiploads
OF 1000 or $500 each, or at the rate
o. nearly $4,000 a week. Just what
the cause Of this great exodus is has
not been definitely discovered. I'm
dcubtedly the war between Turkey
ard Italy has had some effect. SO
too has the small demand for labor
in this country. But both these fac
tors together are not nearly SUI
fic'ent to account for this enormous
exodus which if it continues long at
the present rate will knock New
York down several pegs in the rank
of cities according to population.
Whether New York is in danger Of
being turned into the most remark
able mining camp in the history OF
the country is the question which rs
perplexing legal experts here as tie
result Of the discovery OF quartz
vein bearing free gold far below the
city streets. For some time it has
been known that this city Is under
lain by mineral bearing rocks and
many deposits of garuets and other
semi-precious stones have been
discovered here from time to time
The deepest excavations heretofore
rade, however, in the course OF pro-
viding foundations for the great sky
scrapers have not exceeded 125 feet
and the mineral deposits which they
have brought to light have not been
of sufficient value to make them
profitable. Now, however, that work
is actively progressing on New
York's new water system which will
bring the fluid to the city by means
OF a tunnel which in some place,
goes as deep as 700 feet below thu
street level discoveries are beirf
ade which indicate the existanct
of very valuable ore far below thu
surface of the metropolis. While the
quartz vein already discovered bear.
ing free gold in considerable guam
titles is only small one, there are
authorities who believe that it Is al
offshot of larger vein or lode, which
If the tunnel happens to tap 1t ma,
turn the city into real mine. TIL
geological formation which. is nov
being reached at great depth for tn,
first time is similar to that /,
which some of the worlds larges
silver mines have been founo
Should this 700-foot deep tunnel tai
q great lode of considerable valu,
the litigation which would result
over the attempts to locate on Il
would probably keep the courts bust
for years.
That the fact disappearing Amer
lean cook is ms important as health
il not more so, is the basis OF move
suit shortly to be cried in this cit5
in behalf Of Typhoid Mary" who
achieved notoriety here because o.
her three years seclusion by yth,
Health Department on the unique
charge that she is Chronic germ