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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-09
THE RIVER.
Nevada River 1000 Miles Long That
Irrigates 300 900 Acres Of Land.

A bulletin issued by the United
States Weather Bureau, describing
the rivers of Nevada, gives the fol-
lowing information In regard to the
Humboldt:
The Humboldt river rises in the
Ruby and independence mountains.
In the eastern part of Elko county,
and flows in a south westerly direc-
ton to the Humboldt Sink, near
Lovelock. II is nearly 1000 miles
from the source of its longest tribu-
tary TO the sink, where its waters are
lost by evaporation. This river. With
Its tributaries, drains about Is 1000
square miles, and irrigates about
$780, 200 acres of land. Irrigation Is
conducted throughout the course of
the river. beginning near the heads
of the various tributary streams. 1t Is
believed that 1900. 900 acres of land
in this basin are susceptible to irriga-
ton were the water supply sufficient.
Forage, being extensively used In the
raising of stock, is the principal pro-
duet of the basin. The gradual I'M
dulating character of the valley. and
comparatively low mountain ranges.
AFFORD excellent opportunities for the
grazing of cattle and sheep"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-09
His Reward.

He saved my life." declared the
millionaire. Hand me a fountain
pen, somebody"
Going to make out a check?'
No: going TO indorse him for a
Carnegie medal."-St. Louis Re-
pubic.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
NEW YORK SITUATION.
Some Republicans Seek to Hold
Conference.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 1.-"Practical-
ly no change in the situation" was the
word that came from the rival Demo-
cratic camps today concerning the
deadlock in the Legislature over the
election of United States senator.
While reTo orts of a compromise con-
tinue, there appears to be little pros
pect of a settlement this week Some
of the Republican legislators continued
their efforts today to bring about a
conference to discuss the situation.
holding that agreement upon a candi-
date acceptable to the insursent Demo-
Gratis was possible. Among the names
mentioned in this connection were
President Jacob Gould Schurman, of
Cornell Univer sity. and President NJ
w. Stryker. of Hamilton College.
There have been many inquiries as
to the attitude of william Barnes. jr..
chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee, toward the proposed conference.
but as Mr. Barnes is III at his home no
word has come from him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
CATASTROPHE DUE
To NEGLECT, SAYS
SUPT. R MELVIN
Blame Placed on Care!essness of
Workman Who Neglected
to Secure BE-net.

Robert Melvin, the McMullen super.
lntendent in chafge of the work. gave
out a statement today in which he de-
clared there was no mystery surround
ing the accident, and that 1t was simply
a case of carelessness.
He said:
'The only and true explanation OF the
accident Is that through carelessness
the pin was not properly put into the
shackle when the bucket was connected
with the cable The bucket passed
through the bottom lock and before
reaching the top lock, which by that
time was open, the pin dropped out per-
mitting the bucket to fall through. This
allowed the compressed air to escape.
filling the space, which is feet 2
inches in height.
"The four men that escaped did so
only because they were near the man
hole. Who Is responsible for the care
lessness 1 cannot say. 1t was done in
the bottom of the caisson by one of
the victims or one who escaped when
the bucket was transferred. We showed
representatives. of the prosecutors
office that neither the shackle nor the
pin was defective. and if the pin had
been properly adjusted the weight of
the bucket would have kept IL in posi-
ton. 1t is ridiculous to say that the
locktender ran away when he saw the
bucket drop. The men in the caisson
could not know of this, and II was fool
ish for them to make such a statement.
AS a matter of fact. John Green, the
only white man working at the caisson,
was the first one to give the alarm. The
other locktender was Aaron Bryan, a
negro"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
NEW MYSTERY IN
THE UNEXPLAINED
DEATH OF WOMAN
Sisters Confirm Report of Miss
Duryee's Death-Leave
Their Mission Post.

Cablegrams received today confirm
the fears of relatives that Miss Alice
Darijee," the missionary who died IN
the Yellow Sea last Friday, was Miss
Alice Duryee, member of an old New
ark family, prominent particularly in
the North Reformed Church, from
which Miss Duryee went to China as a
missionary seven years ago. No sooner
was the identification made positive,
however, than a mystery developed, for
although members of the family refuse
to believe Miss Duryee took her own
life, the original cable dispatches de-
clare the missionary committed suicide
by casting herself overheard from the
Pacific Mail steamer Manchur a,
while the vessel was proceeding to
Nagasaki, Japan.
No attempt to disptl the mystery
was made by the senders of either
cablegram received today. for they
merely confirm the report of Miss Dur
yee's death and do not state the cause.
1t is learned through the cablegrams,
however that Miss Duryee was accom-
panied on the Manchuria by her sisters,
Mrs Ahmed FANNY and Miss Lillian
Duryee, and it is regarded as significant
that the three missionaries left China
without Informing either their relatives
OF the Reformed Church Foreign Mis-
sions Board, in New York, Of their in
tentlon to return to America.
Message from Sisters.
The cablegrams that arrived today
were received by the Rev. ]. L. Amer
man. of New York. One was from
Miss Duryee's recent associates at
Annoy, confirming the departure of the
three Duryee sisters from Hong Kong
for Shanghai. The other was from
the surviving sisters, sent from Yol1o-
hama. This message merely confirmed
the report of Miss Alice Duryee's death
and stated that Mrs Fahmy and Miss
Lillian Duryee would sail for San
Francisco from Yokohama today. They
did not state whether they are bringing
their sisters body with them. At this
time of the year the voyage to America
should consume about three weeks.
Miss Duryee was the daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. William Rankin Duryee.
doctor of theology at Rutgers, whose
death occurred in New Brunswick sew
erai years ago. She was a graduate of
Smith College and previous to her de-
parture for China made her home with
her aunts. the NJ 'sses Amy, A2na and
Mary Duryee, of 80 Washing place.
this city. Miss Duryee became in
terested in mission work when IS years
old. and seven years ago agreed to go
to China, at her own expense, as the
representative of the North Reformed
Church, this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
BROWN Tells OF
FIGHT FOR LIFE At
CA|ScOA BOTTOM
Workman Penned Under River
Describes His Valiant Strug-
gle for Air and Life.

One of the saddest things in connec-
ton with the disaster was the grief of
Thomas Boyd. of 121 East 127th street.
New York, brother Of Samuel Boyd.
the last victim to be taken from the
caisson Thomas Boyd was himself to
go to work in the caisson this morn
ing, and knew nothing of the accident
until he reported for work at o'clock.
He hurried to Mullins morgue, AMI
when the body of his brother was not
found there he was satisfied that he
was one of the few that escaped.
Shortly after 10 o'clock he came back
to the Centre street bridge, just in time
to get word from Superintendent Mel
win that his brothers body had been
found in the caisson and was soon to
be brought to the surface. For an hour
and a half he waited in the little dress
ing-room OF the workers, and when the
body was brought from the top of the
shaft he collapsed and had to be led
away.
Jahue Brown. 81 Summer avenue,
one Of the four men who escaped,
haunted the scene of the accident all
morning, as did Dick Corbitt and WIN
Clements. Brown was the last man to
start up the ladder In the airshaft and
does not know how he reached the top,
His face, arms and legs are badly cut
and bruised, but he says he does not
know how he received the injuries.
Feels Air-Pressure Going.
81 was working ABOUT five feet away
from the bottom of the airshaft," says
Brown Suddenly / felt the air pres
sure going and knew something was
wrong. / didn't wait to find out what
it was. but jumped for :he shaft So
did a lot of other men and three got on
the ladder ahead of me. By that time
the water was up to my neck. and 1t
kept climbing up just as fast as 1 did
up the ladder.
when the shaft was opened / was
shot up in a hurry, and l think l was
the first one to land at the top. Don't
ask me how l got there. ! don't know"
This is not the first experience of
Brown In construction accidents. He
was blown out of a railroad cut near
Eikton, Md. eleven years ago, and al
most killed.
1OiHB W 1ulA AAAI DNolht95 itO0 ne
was asked this morning.
Guess not" he replied, you can't
scare me out Down there in Maryland
| was working in an open cut when a
charge of dynamite went off right
behind me. About a dozen Of the boys
were killed but l was the closest to
the charge that went off. When / came
20 | was on top of hill about 200 feet
away and didn't have hardly any
clothes on. l didn't have any bones
broken but there wasn't spot on my
body that was not sore"
Brown was at the scene of the acci-
dent when the body of Boyd was
brought out this morning. Poor fell
low" he remarked, as he looked az the
body dangling in the air as 1t was be-
ing lowered from the top OF the airshaft
to the undertaker's wagon. He didn't
have a chance for his life. He was
working in the far southeast corner of
the caisson and was sitting down drill
CONTINUED ON Second Ps8e.l
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01

Several buildings were razed and the
Jersey City fire department has been
summoned. 1t is reported that several
persons are buried in the debris of the
wrecked structures.
According to the harbor police the
explosion occurred at the coal docks
at the foot of henderson street. Jersey
City. The dynamite boat Catherine G..
owned by a contracting firm and lying
at the slip there. blew up from some
unknown cause. The Catherine c. was
shAolished, the pier was completely
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01

Continued ON Second Pase.l
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01

wrecked and many other boats lying
nearby were badly damaged.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1-Several per
sons are reported to have been killed
by the explosion and a number of
bodies were said to be on their way to
Manhattan Island. on board one Of
the police boats which visited the
scene The first poi.cc boat 10 come
in from the place of the explosion
brought man named Harry Ford, 2s
Continued ON Second Page.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
Explosion Near New Jersey Central CommunipaW
Terminal Wrecks Buildings and Rocks
Manhattan--At Least Is Dead.
EVERY AVAILABLE SURGEON Is RUSHED
FROM HOSPITALS In new YORK
Sky-sCraperS in City Sway as Blast Skaters
Windows, ShOwering Glass on Pedestrians.
Ellis Island Feels Full Force Of Explosion.
NEW YORK, Feb. /.

NEW YORK Feb l.
DYNAMITE explosion of titanic force the Jersey City water front
today Gas yeti loss life least heen
= = vicinity
foundation financial loss The explosion
and General Manager W. B.sler gave statement
the impossible officials
while
Blames Boilers for Blast
IN s.
lighter set off the dynamite
nearby still floating docks injured
snearby
a
n
being carted the freight boat
in ne sxposvss II ia oubtt n anyon. near enough to see what
the
the river which they rescued by and
last rites of the Catholic Church to five and
headless near the pier s.s4
wrecked everything the vicinity Of the
within
including
casualties from this reported
Ask New York for Aid.
patched in haste to Jersey City
a and 70, time was thought IT was located at the standard on plant
at Bayonne
of
aft he
off
and
added
for blaze Instead they found streets
dangerously
Orekeepes guarded their exposed wares
Communication Is Crippled
the telephone resulting
difficulty in transmit the disaster
much motion on the water land New
Jersey
wher wtat twasef OF
earthquake Glass
private houses buildings
ceilings landor mantepeces
May Never Know Cause
unloading
railroad
number them
more or less
damaged
The feyboat
the a established
the other
crowded with
wife and David add
cuts about the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
ARM CATCHES: SAVES HIS LIFE,

COLUMBIA. Feb. 1.-Clarence Daven-
port, 80 years old, a section foreman of
the Lackawanna railroad. while cross
ing the bridge over the Delaware river
between here and Portland. Pa, was
struck by a construction train His
arm caught in the pilot he loconno-
tive and he was dragged considerable
distance before the train could be
stopped Had mis- arm not caught he
would have been thrown more than 100
feet into Tho river.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL.

BERWICK. Pa. Feb. Fire caused
the total destruction OF the Hotel Hart
ct Berwick. The loss to the owners of
the building is 5000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
THE SURVIVORS

T~LEVEN employed in possibly the most well
r.
the
lessne Of Of their number -Four fought their
safety steel bucket Weighing
and
uhered eternity through mishap Of
All Of
uutabe grief
families that their
The life horrible
filed
did
their own
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
Attempt to Fix the Blame.

The prosecutors office work today effort the
not
the tackle
bridge
a
which 12xi2nh
high Of It Is
the within the water from rush
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
FIFTEEN TRAPPED
BENEATH PASSAlC
BATTLE FOR LIVES
Submarine Work on Piers Of Penngylyania Rail-
road Bridge at Centre Street Takes Heavy
Toll OF Human Life.
THE DEAD.

of
worth.
three
and Ogden Streets his
FREDERICK
w Yor
n
lived mt High
High street. tmorc.
and avenue New York
of East street. York.
no
lived with
THE SURVIVORS.
Ems stree New York
EastI2 hsreet, NewY
SUNNI his city
name by which ou survive is
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-25

asking too much to have it tested
little longer before it is accepted uni
versally.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-25
SOURCE OF ZULU JAVELlN
Many African Tribes Have Attained
Enough Skill In Smelling Metals
to Make the Assagais.

The railing charge about idols for
the heather being manufactured in
Birmingham, England, has become an
article Of common faith, yet on the
most scanty evidence. In the earlier
years of the last century the same
charge was laid at the Puritan doors
of New England, for 1t was common,
ly said of ships sailing out of Salem
and Boston for the coast Of Africa
that they were freighted with mis-.
sionaries and hymn books in the cud.
dy, brass idols and New England rum
under matches in the 'tweendecks.
There is no reason to suspect for
eign source for the Zulu javelins.
Many OF the African tribes have at
tanned to the art of smelling several
of the metals; the Amazulu, race of
no inconsiderable culture, have prog
ressed SO far in the iron age that they
have invented the softer grades Of
steel. The steel tips of these weapons
are not considered initiative of the
leaf but of the obsidian tips which are
frequently used by warriors of the
same age. The name is preferably
spelled assagai as in better conform
ity with the etymology. 1t is an Afri.
can name. but not Zulu nor of any
language In South Africa 1t was
introduced by the Portuguese discov-
erers, who had already borrowed II
from the Berbers of Morocco or more
likely from the Moors during their
domination Of the Iberian peninsula
In the Berber it is al-zaghayah or
without the article zaghayah and
means spear In the ohivalric period
1t existed in English in the composite
lancegay or launce-de-gay.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-25

of the Pacific ocean has been given
new force by the statement recently
published in the daily consular anu
trade reports, that a Chinese factory
has been established on the mos L
to-date lines and with large capital,
not in China, but in France, for the
purpose of making what might be
called scientific or synthetic near
foods. An account of the factory is
given in the London and China Tel
egraph, which is quoted by the edi-
tor of the consular reports The
factory, alledged to be the most Up
to-date in all France. if not in Europe
has been established by a Chinese
and all the employees are young Chi
nese
THE factory aims at nothing less
than the production of semi-artificial
food something like the famous nutri-
tive pills of the late Prof. Berthelot.
The factory is established on a very
solid financial basis, too, with CAPT
tai of 100000, all subscribed by Chi
the machinery is of Chinese invention
and manufacture, and the raw mater
ial for the foodstuffs of the coming
millennium is imported from China.
"The factory has been founded by
| a young Chinese, Ii Yu Wing, 30
| years of age, who is an expert chem
| list, and former student at the Pas
| teur Institute. He is the son of a
| former minister of state at Pekin,
and came to France in 1901. Here
he studied alimentary subjects from
vegetarian point of view and de-
veloped number of formulas for
improved and concentrated foodstuffs
for the production of which he con-
ceived the idea of establishing a fac
tory near Paris. Two years ago he
went to China to secure the neces-
sary capital and at once obtained
S400 900, half of which was subscribed
by men in government circles. The
factory at Les Vallees, near Paris
covers a vast area, and the machln.
cry, as 1t arrived from China, was
rapidly put in place. Special work
men, "a in number, all native Chinese
were brought over and are now EN-
ployed at the factory. The product:
are extracted principally from the
famous soya beans, and the amoun
o alimentary substances produced
t Is astounding. We are told that the,
include milk, cheese, caffeine, OF
jellies, flour. bread, biscuits, cake
sauces, and a variety of vegetables"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-25
CHINESE MAKE ARTIFICIAL
FOODS

Sagaciouspolitical economists have
long been predicting that when the
Orient awoke to the trend 70 modern
business and scientific development,
the remainder of the world would
xhave to look back to It's laurels, and
what is more important, to its com
mercial interests. The trite state
ment that the future field of CONNER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13

"Chantecler." Rostand's drama of the baxsyaTd in syylt1ieh VI N Maad l, Adams Sla
 appesH at the Park tonight, had it's first production on any stage at the
 Porte St Martin Theatre in Paris,
 on February 7th. 1910. The work had
 its first production in this country
 with Maude Adams in the titular role
 at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New
 York, in January of the present year.
 The rehearsals that were half for the French production sna5thbHeI all. told
 one hundred and StWen tY- seven. In
 this country the rehearsals of the company, stagehands and electricians numbered one hundred and sixty-two.
 No play ever presented in this coun- try has such thorough preparation be- fore it was given to the public. In the French production the feathers on the costumes of the birds were glued on heavy material; in Miss Adams produetton xhe feAbhars4areCHD sewn by hand ruver f-sillz aiVvhfcha helps to heighten their effect and make the costumes more colorful and lasting. Tn the handling of the production of the poetic fantasy as 1t is to be seen here small army of stage hands are required. Attached to the company is a stage director as we'll as a stage manager There is a master carpen- ter and three assistants, property master and three assistants and an electrician and three assistants. There is a wardrobe woman and two assls- tants Tn addition there is Heather
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13

man" supplied by the Paris firm which made the costumes who care fully sews in place the feathers that happen to drop out of the costumes. AS the human birds and fowls are always moulting, the feather man's'' job is no sinecure. There are a num- Der of dressers attached to the com pany to help the actors into their odd costumes and to remove the tails when they come off the stage so that they might sit down and rest until the call comes for their appearance be- fore the footlights. While the force of mechanics carried by Miss Adams is an unusually large one the theatres in which she presents "Chantecler'' furnish about fifty men to help in the rapid setting of the scenes and the handling of the lights. The pro- duction on the whole and in details is wonderfully novel one and it gives every evidence of being the big gest success that Miss Adams has ever had.
 The costuming of "Chantec1er'' is said to have cost more money than has ever been spent on the sartorial equipment of any play, drama or mus ical comedy that has been seen in this country. There are upwards of seventy birds; hens, ducks, geese, tur- keys and farm yard animals in the poetic drama and but very few of the dresses worn by the birds and fowls cost less than five hundred dollars apiece. Those who have seen both the French and the American productions of the celebrated work are loud in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13

their praises of the beauty of the one in which Maude Adams is the bright, particular light. In the Paris produc- ton of the play the feathers of the costumes were pasted or glued over a heavy material. Miss Adams did not like this idea. In the production which is to be seen here each individ- ual feather has been sewn on a silk en skin in the costumes with the re- suit that the coats retain wonderful smoothness and sheen. Miss Adams costume as Chantecler is thing of beauty. It contains over 5000 feath- CTS each one of which was carefully selected and sewn on it's coat by hand. It took over one hundred roosters to supply the feathers and the costume cost $2,200. The cos tunes were all made in Paris after designs furnished by John W. Alexan- der. the American painter. The feath- CTS all came from Normandy, in France, where there are extensive henneries. There is a feather man. with the company who was brought from Paris to look after the costumes. He goes over them each day carefully sewing back in place any of the feath- CTS which become loose or fall out. Each night the costumes are turned inside out so as to save them from dust and dampness The women in the drama do not wear stays and all of the players say that the costumes are very warm. During her tour in the play Miss Adams has been drawing audiences as large as the theatres she has visited could hold.