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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
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From the Mining and Scientific Press.
Claims which have been
patented cannot be lost except
through failure to pay the taxes
upon them (when they may be
sold for default) as the title con-
veyed by a u. S. patent is an ab-
solute one.
Services of a watchman on an
unpatented claim can only be al
lowed where improvements exist
that require watching. When
machinery or buildings require
watching such service may be
allowed as the annual labor re-
quired by. statute.
Shareholders who have paid
the taxes upon a patented claim
owned by a defunct company
would have claim against the
company for the sums thus paid
but unless legal steps had beer
taken to dissolve the company
and to vest title in the individual
shareholders they would not hole
a possessory title.
Design of an elevator for per
forming any special service anC
the selection of the proper buck
cts or cups are problems tha
should usually be referred to al
engineer familiar with the opera
ton of such machinery. 81
many details enter into the desig1
of an elevator that general rule'
covering all cases cannot b'
given. The shape and size OF tn,
buckets, their spacing on tn,
belt, their speed, the size of th'
pulleys, the inclination of th'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
a Sad Misfortune.

Word was received in Elk City
this week that E. E. Espey, who
prospected in this district, and
was the original locator of the
South Fork mine, had just been
confined to sanatorium in Port
land. Mr.. Espey was never in
good health while in this district,
and worry over the feet that he
sold the mine before hs had prop
erly developed it, is said to have
unbalanced his mind.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16

been on the outside for the last
ten days, returned to camp
Wednesday.
Dan James spent the last week
on the river, enjoying the hos
pitality of his many friends down
there.
Walt Davis, headpacker and
all around genial fellow with the
Salmon River Mining Co., made
a business trip to Elk last Sat-
urday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
Appointment of Geologist.

The United States Geological
Survey announces the appoint
ment of Waldemar Lindgren as
chief geologist, to succeed G.
Willard Hayes, who recently re-
sigded form the survey. Mr..
Lindgren has been a member OF
the federal survey since 1884 and
has been in charge of its inves-
LEGATIONS in metalliferous deposits
since 1907. He is the author OF
some fifty reports published by
the survey and in addition has
contributed between fifty and
sixty articles to technical anc
scientific journals. Mr.. Lindgrer
is a trained mining engineer anC
has a worldwide reputation as
an authority on the geology Of
ore deposits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16

a better system of morality in
this community, and in all COM
munitles of Idaho county, than
at present exists. The drinking
place, the bootlegging joint, are
not the only temptations to which
maturing childhood is subjected,
there are other and many temp
tation that will surround them
along life's journey to maturity" "
Any one who has watched the
workings of the local option law
in Idaho county for the past two
years can readily see that the
Reform League has the best of
the argument, for there has been
no semblance of law and order
in this community, and it has
been going from bad to worst
until it has become intolorable,
and all are desirous for change.
If the business men who signed
the statement of the Reform
League will only carry out their
pledges-and it is well worth
giving them would it not
be better to have'a few we'll reg
ulated saloons than to have lot
of "boot-legging" joints, where
anyone can get a drink, whether
it is a boy, who would not be al
lowed in we'll regulated saloon,
or habitual drunk who ought
to be "siwashed."
The State Of Idaho has the
best saloon laws of any state in
the west, and with the business
men of the county back Of them
the county commissioners will
see that the laws are enforced,
and that none but those that will
abide by the laws will be issued
licenses.
1t mades no difference which
way a person will vote, it IS your
duty, to yourself and your fellow
citizen, to go to the polls next
Wednesday, the 22d and vote
and to be able to vote you Nnust
be registered. If you were moi
registered at the last genera
election you will have to register
and the registration books close
Saturday the 18TH.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16

ALL PROPERTIES TO DEVELOP
Some Interesting News and
. Personal Mention,
Dixie. Nov. IA.

Dixie, Nov, IA.
Walt Mcdonald, who has had
charge of the construction work
that is being carried on for the
Salmon River Mining Co., on
Salmon river, has been in Dixie
the last week renewing acquain-
tence with his many friends.
Mr.. Mcdonald will probably ac-
cept a like position in opening
up the Yellow Pine bar, which
has recently been bonded to out
side parties.
Howard Powelson is driving
ahead in the main tunneLon his
Sky Lark property, and expects
to work there the greater part Of
the winter.
Cox & Robinson have finished
the contract they had on the
Iron Sides. This property is
owned by Hazlett & Trader. A
16-inch stringer carrying consid-
cradle free gold, was encount-
ered.
Elmer Wandling has accepted
a position with the Penn-DiXie
Co., and will have charge of all
the upper workings on this prop
erty during the winter.
The Hotel Dixie has again
changed hands. Mr.. G. B. Nc
Donald, of Butte, Mont, is the
new landlord and from all re-
ports is giving entire satisfac-
tion. Mr.. Mcdonald will bring
his family in later on. Mr..
Haynie retires to devote his time
largely to his extensive and valu-
able mining holdings on Salmon
river.
Mr.. Thomas H. Minear, gen.
eral manager of the Idaho-Com-
stock Co., has been a very busy
man during the last few days,
storing the material that is ar
irving almost daily for this prop
: erty for the carrying on Of de-
velopment during the winter
months. Work on this property
during the last few years has not
been going ahead with any motto
able amount of activity, but it is
understood that the coming yeai
: will be a banner one in regards
to active development, all Of
which sounds good for Dixie.
, Geo. Trader is expected home
= this week with a load of freight
from the railroad, part of which
> is new machinery for the Eazlitt
& Trader custom mill.
The Lemhi Placer Mining Co.
! of which the Nassau Bros, anC
! Adams Bros. of Chicago, contro
, are going along nicely with the
J construction work on this prop
: erty on Salmon river, and in an
E other 10 days will have every
thing in readiness to commence
operations, which will start il
\ the early spring,
S Oscar Waller, one of the bes
r and most favorable known pros
pectors in this district, who ha'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
Everybody Should Vote
on Subject
A PLEA TO THE VOTERS
Idaho County Reform League
Has Good Argument.

AS the election is but short
week off, when the citizens OF
Idaho county will again go to the
polls to vote on the question OF |
whether the county will continue
to be dry" or whether it will
again have licensed saloons, both
sides of the question are being
put to the voters in very force
full manner by the different ad-
herents.
One of the strongest articles
that has yet appeared, is one
issued by the Idaho County Re-
form League, and appears in the
Free Press, under the caption OF
"a Plea to the Mothers of Idaho
County," a part of which is
printed below;
Dear Women: The Idaho
County Reform League, an or
ganization banded together for
the purpose of elevating the
morals of Idaho county, present
and future, desire to appeal to
you for that genuine, loyal sup
port which good women can give
to a good cause. Be it under
stood now and always, that ex-
cesses of all kinds are deplorable,
and that stimulants are harmful
when indulged in too freely.
money is the root of all evil, ="
says the Bible. A bad woman
can destroy many otherwise
noble lives. Stimulants, money
and women are not of themselves
bad. They may be abused by
frivolous man. The elevation Of
society, the morality of the COM
munity and home life, is the end
which this organization desires
to attain, and it must be under
stood now and ever, that If this
county reverses its judgment as
to local option prohibition, this
organization will maintain its
entity for the accomplishment OF
the ends and purposes pledged ir
it's initial statement.
"The dear women of Idaho
county should forget the dire
predictions of the extremist anC
the intolerant Individual, thai
the. morality of their, children
will go to the very bow-wows il
there is saloon in the com
munity. What a lame excuse i
is for a father or mother to ac
cept the foolish suggestion tina
the saloon is or can be made
more attrative to children thai
the home. and that the associa
ton of the bartender is prefer
able to the boy than the love
the devotion and the friendship
of the father. The good womel
of Idaho county know that ther
is no temperance in Idaho count.
today; they know that prohibi
ton does not prohibit under loca
option prohibition; they know
that a licensed, restricted drink
ing place, conducted according
to the high grade pledge o
ninety-fve business men VIII
have signed it, will bring abou
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16

and the manner of load
ing the buckets bear directly on
the operation, and all these
points must bear a definite re-
lation to each other.
Black sands can be concentrat-
ed like any other mineral, and
from their high specific gravity
are comparatively easy to con-
centrate. 1t is somewhat difficult
to separate the gold from the
other heavy minerals in black
sand, but it can be successfully
accomplished by any one of
several methods, mercury being
the most convenient. The re-
covery of platinum is more diff
cult, as it will not amalgamate.
But the Importance of the occur
renee Of platinum in black sand
has been greatly exaggerated,
and many processes are chiefly
aimed at the securing of a sup
posed metallic content which has
no existence in fact.
If the dip of a fault is greater
than 45 degrees it probably has
a downward component, often
combined with a horizontal COM
ponent normal FAULT. If less
than 80 Degrees, an upward
movement is common Thrust
FAULT. If there is gouge or
slickenside or movement striae,
the direction may often be told
by use of a magnifying glass.
Sometimes the feel of a slicken-
side (smoothness being develop
ed in the direction of the grind
ing) shows the direction of the
movement. Of course if the
geologic column is. known or if
there are surface outcrops of the
veins, methods of descriptive
geometry will often exactly solve
the problem.
In making a mineral location
upon public domain, it is usually
not necessary to know upon what
section of land it is, or to tie the
location to a land survey monu
ment, possibly excepting placers
but with agricultural and othel
entries and patents rapidly en-
croaching on mineral lands, it il
often necessary in trying to keel
clear of them, or in case of dis
putes, to be able to find tracts o.
land in, the field by their mark
, ings. In case of a contest be
, tween mineral and agriculture
claimants each legal subdivision
= Of 40 acres constitutes a unit
The government prefers tha
placer claims conform to lega
subdivisions whenever practic
t able, in such cases permitting
, the claims to be entered for pat
> ent without further survey o
e plat.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
No Charge Found.

In the case of VIM. Vermillion,
whose preliminary examination
was held in Grangeville on the
18th, accused Of cutting Lee Fruit
with a knife, the judge discharg-
ed the defennant for want of
evidence to bind him over to the
district court. Among the wit
nesses who were subpoenaed on
the case were Frank Steckner
and Jas. Rice for the defendant
and Lee Fruit, Miles Wandling,
DR.. G. E. Yates and Jack Harsh
for the state. The witnesses
will arrive home today.
The voters of Elk City and
vicinity should not be deceived
as to the way to vote. The
wording of the ballot constitutes
a negative statement. The ordi-
nary person would reason that
he was voting for or against the
saloon, and if he voted for the
saloon he would vote "Yes" and
against he should vote mo"
This is not so. The wording of
the ballot is as follows: "Shall
the sale or disposal of intoxicat-
ing liquors as a beverage be pro-
hibited in Idaho county," Below
these words are two boxes to the
left of which is the word eyes"
and to the right the word NO"
A cross (X) in the box after the
word mo" is a vote for the
licensed, restricted, regulated
drinking place, and against the
present deplorable condition of
affairs brought about by the
speakeasies, blind pigs and boot
Logging joints, all of which we
have had for two years at the ex-
pense of the tax payers of Idaho
county, and at the expense of
decent. respectable morals,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16

If you are not registered you can
not vote. The registration books
close Saturday night. Register
now.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-16
Estray Notice.

Strayed from range at Oro-
grande, one red COW, 4 years old,
branded bar F on left hip. Is
somewhat wild. Liberal reward
for information. Jas. H. Col
grove.
Old papers for sale at Mining
News Office, 10 cents a bundle. -
The Mining News for So,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
Curious Way of Catching Fish.

Indians Of Bolivia have peculiar
method Of going fishing. 4 writer in
the Geographical Journal says: "Thcy
use the milk of the mamma or soil
man. tree, the scientific name of which
is. 7 think, Hura crepitans, of the
euphorbia genus, for catching fish. l
went with some Of the Indians to, q
lagoon in the forest. Here, floating On
the Surface Of the water, perfectly
alive and yet absolutely unable to get
away, were fish Of all kinds, big and
small, from which theya selected the
most paatablc for food. The milk ls
merely poured into the water, and us
1t spreads every fish which comes 10
contact with it becomes paralyzed ana
vet is not affected as food. Moreover,
the effect appears to last for seVerai
DAYS without killing the fish. The milk
is also used rs cure for toothache, as
q caustic and for the purpose of sui
eide, for which teaspoonful Is en-
ployed. As a poison they say the re-
suits are painful"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
CIeaninq Hints.

Coffee stains on colored goods can
be removed If at once sopped with a
clean sponge wet with cold water.
Place the damaged spot over thickly
folded cloth or basin and keep
changing the water in the sponge until
the coffee disappears.
To clean white paint rub well with
n damp cloth dipped in oatmeal, wipe
with damp cloth and lastly with q
dry buster. This is especially useful
treatment for finger marks on doors.
Brass bedsteads can be cleaned by
rubbing with cloth dipped in sweet
oil. Afterward polish with soft, dry
piece of leather.
To remove grease spots from wall
paper sprinkle piece Of blotting pa
per with baking soda and hold it over
the spot while you press the paper
with a moderately hot iron, The blot
ting paper will absorb the grease, and
the soda prevents injury to the colors
in the wall paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
THE PLAIN TRUTH.

The man who fails or refuses to
boost his own town and then gets mad
because some other man does so and
gets the credit for it, is gent who
sticks his finger in the water and then
looks for the hole when he pulls it out.
He is charging the elemy backwards.
He is the man who went to the well to
light his pipe. His father sought to
destroy the turtles by throwing them
into the creek. His brother sat on q
key of gunpowder to smoke. His
uncle didn't know the gun was loaded.
His cousin rocked the boat. His
mother kindled the fire with gasoline.
His sister gave the baby 4 bottle Of
poison for plaything. His grand
father blew out the gas light, while hi:
grandmother dipped the puppy If
boiling soup to kill the fieas.-Sterline
City News-Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26

numbering his vile met his offspring.
Col. Thomas Varland Richeson. Of
Amherst, Va, yesterday visited 10 the
Boston Jail his youngest son, who is
accused OF the murder of Miss Linnell.
Since the young man left his Virginia
home several years ago, to enter the
Baptist ministry, his father had not
seen him until yesterday. and the
meeting was dramatic 10 the first
words OF greeting, even before be mad
clasped hands with his father through
the bars O. his cell door, the clergy
man exclaimed. Father / am limo
cent" The veteran Confederate SOL
der was visibly affected. He graspcd
the bars for support, while DC answered
only: my boy My boy -" For
more than an hour father and son con-
ygersed, and Col. Richeson then left the
Jail az he came, in closed carriage.
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Observation-Disclosures.

Because Senator Isaac Stephenson
was reputed to be worth $50, 100000
some of his political workers thought
they ought to be paid for their time,
and that was the reason it cost the
Senator SO much to secure the nomina.
ton at the primaries in 1908, according
to testimony before the senatorial in
vestigation committee in Milwaukee
yesterday. In one county it was
shown that Stephenson paid 50 for each
vote he received. One witness is
quoted as saying: If Senator Stephen
son had been a poor man bis workers
might have campaigned for him for
nothing, but as he was said to be
worth $4,000, 900 it vas thought only
right that those who worked for him
should be paid" Senator Stephenson is
not the first candidate who has been
tleeced by vultures who are ever at the
heels OF opulent and ambitious men.
His experience, however, should prove
a warning to others who may have a
propensity to pay their way to political
positions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
Rulers of EnqIand.

The first to rule over all England was
Egbert, king OF Wessex, who united
all the various petty Kingdoms and be-
came king Of England in S2I. The
greater kingdom was disrupted from
SIS to 95S, when the Danes ruled north
Of the Thames. In the latter year lang
Edgar reunited the kingdom, and since
that time it has never been partitioned.
Between Edmund Ironside lOlG) and
Edward the Confessor QOl2) three
Danish kings ruled all Ensland-Ca-
mute, Harold I. and Hardicanute. The
first king Of Great Britain was James
I. QG03). The first king Of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland
was George III. From the conquest OF
Ireland in 1172 by Henry II. the kings
of England were styled Lord OF Ireland
until the assumption OF the title king
Of Ireland hy Henry VIII. and there
after this title was used until the act
Of union in 1891 The i!npegial sOver-
eighty Of India WIS assumed by queen
TictOrin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
DIR. COOK IN COOLEST DENMARK.

The Danes are a serious. minded
people, they cannot take joke. That
famous "discoverer, DR.. Frederick
Cook, discovers that they have little
sense OF humor. Two short years ago
he sailed into Copenhagen with the
pennant he had awarded himself
floating from the topmast. He was
hailed as the discoverer OF the North
Pole, exhibiting in proof thereof a
genuine fur overcoat and a rare col
lection OF chilblains. When he pre-
sonted the mayor with al arctic snow
ball and left necklace of walrus teeth
for the university, the bells OF the
town rang out merrily.
Now when Baltimore discovered
that DR.. Cook did not discover the
North Pole, but did find way to
make monkeys OF Americans and
exact a goodly supply Of their
money, the inhabitants of that city
who went to hear his lecture and
shook bis hand, kissed their SIS each
good-by and merely exclaimed,
"Stung again." But in Denmark the
North Pole is no joke. 1t is sacred as
the Constitution in the Senate or a
Fist Family in Virginia. Finding that
they bad net honored the greatest Of
explorers, the Danes found no consola-
ton in the conviction that they had
entertained the greatest of lars.
DR.. Cooks sublime impudence,
when he returned, did noe draw an
audience but mob. He escaped with
bis life, but with his self .assurance
seriously injured. The Danes must be
a peculiar people. They might not
care to see Beulah Binford, in vaude.
vile, or pour their dollars into the
box office to witness Gaby Deslys.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
GENUINE WA
BARGAINS.

In order to reduce our large stock OF
Watches we will offer the following gen
uine bargains in Ladies' Watches.
1sk Gold Hunting Extra Heavy fitted
with I jewclWalthau movement.
$500 reduced to $500
ak Gold Hunting, Extra Heavy Raised
Gold Demonstrations. fitted with z
Jewel Waltham. $500 reduced to
S44.0O.
lax Gold Hunting. Is diamonds in back,
fitted with jewel Waltham, $1,000 re-
duced to 5000.
Heavy l4-4-l0 Gold Hunting, Finely en-
graved, fitted with jewel Waltham,
$500 reduced to $3.50.
Heavy l4-i-I0 Gold Open Face. plain or
engraved, fitted with jewel Waltham,
$1,000 reduced to $3.50.
Gold Filled, 20 year guarantee Hunting
Case, fitted with seven jewel Walthaln,
Sl700 reduced to $500.
Gold Filled 20 year guarantee Open
Face fitted with 7 jewel Waltham,
$500 reduced to 500.
Solid Silver Hunting Case, fitted with :
jewel Waltham, $500 reduced to
$1,000.
Solid Silver Open Face, fitted with /
jewel Elgin, si2.00 reduced to $500.
We can also furnish ID or II jewel
movement at small advance in price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-26
FOOTBALL IS KING.

Agitation and legislation to the con
trary, students of American colleges
continues to play football. True, the
game has Invested oil many OF the
features that at one time caused the
death and injury list to be so heavy
but in it may still be found great
deal OF the old game. Many well.mean-
ing organizations aud individuals in
Weigh against the game in strong term
and some schools have barred it for
a while, soon to return. Ore notable
exception is Columbia University.
Football can never be a nursery game
it is rough, but it brings out all that
is good n a young man and force
him to suppress all that is evil. He
must not only be strong, but he must
be able to use his strength. He may
have to wait idly on the sidelines
throughout season without ever get
ting into a game; that teaches him
patience. He must obey strickly the
orders OF his coach and his captain
and there are few more accomplished
disciplinarians than good football
coach. He must keep his standing
in his classes or lose bis standing on
the team. No yellow" men are
found on football teams. That the
game has its drawbacks and its dan
gers none may deny but it will be
sad day for the future youth Of
this nation when football is no more.