The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
DISCOVER GOLD IN
ENGLISH PROVINCE
Strike" Made at Kildonsn by O.
Klondyke Expert Is Quite
Promising.
BY PAUL LAMBETH,
Cable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-After days OF
work, a Strike Of gold has been
made at Kildonan, Sutherlandshire
and William Heath. Klondyke
expert who is directing the experiments
considers the outlook as highly prom
ising Water was run for over q week
over the sluice boxes in the camp. sep
arating the gold dust from the gravel
Then Colonel Wright picked out a thin
flake OF pure sold, and later Mr.. Heat,
brought out nugget the size OF a pea
Not until submitted TO the duke OF
Sutherland. at whose expense the expert
ment Is being carried out will official
approve Of the report it is supposed that
once again the valley will be opened to
rush of gold diggers.
A public presentation was held at Wes-
ton Rhyn the other day, In connection
with the recent tragedy AT Preesgweene
railway crossing. when child was killed
by BY a Il, train In. Nine other children who
ment by a collier named Elijah Davies.
A. e. Massey presided and referred to
the recipient of the. awards; He reioiced
that hero worship" still Hourlshed be-
cause heroism was virtually the sacrifice
OF self in the effort to benefit or save
tation Of the divine principle In man. or.
In other words. God manifest in tho
flesh" He was glad that many agen-
cles existed to reward the savers OF
life, because all such movements indicated
that mankind was gradually coming to
the realization that life was of far greater
ne hoped that many would live TO see the
day when all other interests would be
made subordinate to the safety. happiness
and well being Of the people.
A Portia Of Twelve.
A little Portia OF IL. a Jewess named
Esther Cohen. appeared at the White
chapel county court and astonished ev-
eryone present by her forensic powers.
She acted as advocate for her blind ia
ther. and told the story OF his claim
ent language Deputy Judge Brooks told
her she was charming little advocate
Tho girl cross examined the defendant
frequently insisting. II am entitled TO an
and l insist upon an answer to mine A
verdict was given for her father. but for
a smaller amount than that claimed.
BY the turning of gold key Lord
great seventeen story skyscraper at the
Pier Head. and hundreds OF guests from
markabie building. The first of its kind
to be erected in this country, the sky
scraper is built on tho site of an old
dock, 1t is more than 800 feet high, The
building is of ferro concrete. an amalga-
nation OF cement and iron with an out
side wall or curtain" of gray granite.
Thirty thousand tons OF cement, 5000 tons
OF steel SO 600 square feet OF glass 5000
steel easements. nifty miles Of heating
pipes and twenty-five miles OF electric
cables are some or the material used in
constructing this huge building. a spe-
cial feature Of the skyscraper is its clock.
which is much larger than Big Ben. Each
dial is twenty-five feet across, and the
minute hand is fourteen feet long and
three feet wide. The clock never needs
winding, as II Is worked by electricity
and has no weights.
Kitchener Director
AS widely announced. Lord Kitchener is
now a director OF the London. Chatham &
Dover Railway company
II was largely through the military
RAILWAY which he constructed nj IL COM
parativey insignificant cost that Lord
Kitchener reconquered the Soudan. AZ
his energy and organizing power are not
required at Whitehall they win he de-
voted to "A railway which needs them. II
was during the Dongola expedition that
tropical storms washed away sections of
pendent for supplies. Lord Kitchener
looked at wrecked bridges and broken
cmbankments with the eye of an eng
ncer named a day for the completion Of
repairs and went away Trains were
soon running. Many friends are dis
pleased because he has not been given
high office The trouble with him is
that he is suky. an aristocrat, Il man
with no liberal progressive Ideas. He
has no sympathy with the English peo-
pie There Is very little chance for n
man OF his type TO advance In this coun-
try,