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strengthens weak eyes. Don!
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

the emanations of radium do not es-
cape.
The glass tubes having been gingerly
replaced, we stepped into another room
bard by, and here, placed anyhow upon
a kind of sIdeboard, were number Oh
irregular shaped pieces Of ore, Just
rough humps as they had come from the
Cornish mine of st, Ives. They looked
to be worthless, and, indeed. they we're
SO regarded for many years, yet modern
science has proved that these slabs Of
pitchblende contain radlum.
The clumsy looking Jumps of ore as
they lay in the corner of that CITY
boardroom suggested nothing but rub
bish out Of place, but | learned that the
collection is worth fully 100000, and
that the chunks of pitchblende are so
exceptionally fine that they will not be
sent to the crushing mill unless apso'
lutte necessity Of supply demands 1T,
One of the blocks bears the mark or
the old fashioned powder charge for.
merIy used in the Cornish tin and cop
per mines for blasting pUrp"Ses The
men of st. Ives for countless years had
regarded pitchbIende as mere useless
waste. and the irony Of it IS that they
cast aside the Fstull' on heaps of rub
bish and sought to make living by
extracting tin from the bowels or the
earth, II was so poor return lor their
labor that the Rose Wall Hill mine pro
duced less than twenty tons Of TIN
month, and the workings were closed
in 1871 because the owners did not
think it worth while to purchase new
plant. Nothing was done until lSal,
when feeble effort ended in failure
The Scientific Revolution.
Time after time various mines IN
Cornwall were closed. and all the while
fortunes in pitchblcnde were lying md
den in heaps of waste on the sur
face and in the workings far below
Then came British and Gerpan sclen-
fists. who. seeking for further supplies
of radiun, the newly found force oil
nature. were directed by their knowi-
edge TO examine the mines of the Corn
sh Riviera. Success rewarded theHi-
In such waste heap as are seen :l
the 1'rcnwith mine, pItcbblcnde was dls-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
Shooting Ten Miles

The rified mortars supplement these.
The mortar is gun that never appears
above the breastworks, 1t remains out OF
sight and drops its missile over the inter-
vening cmbankment. The missile takes
curve high into the air. but its course
is so calculated that 1t will drop upon
the enemy. Powerful bombs are dropped
into the midst of the hostile camp at
distance of nine miles, The armor of
the attacking vessel Is avoided in this
case and the she'll is dropped in her
vitais.
With such engines of destruction as
these lying in wait. there is great dell
cacy on the part Of mon-of-war in at
tacking a we'll regulated shore battery,
With two such defenses at each end OF
the canal this government feels assured
that there will be little danger OF an
attack from sea. The vulnerable part OF
the canal. the locks. are several miles
inland The coast defcnses are nearer
the sea, No vessel can come sufficiently
near in Sto drop Il shell into the locks
without putting herself absolutely at the
mercy OF the coast defense batteries.
So long as these batteries stand the canal
is safe.
The question is naturally asked. how
ever. as TO the possibilities of capturing
these batteries by a land attack and then
turning them upon the ships OF this coun-
try. This is indeed a possibility TO be
guarded against. and one which has en-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

ed by series of highly technical proc
csses for the extraction Yarlously OF
radium, uranium, radlum bromide, vel
low and orange urauates, black uranium
oxide. uranium nitrates and other prod
ucts which are used in many manufac-
turing and scientific works.
In the processes the ore is reduced TO
LIQUID, and from this the radium
deposits arc preciptated. to be after
ward crvstallized. The time occupied
i'm obtaining the radlum liquors is a
week. and the crystalliZation takes two
months, while il is said that the Con
tinentaI method Of extracting radium
occupies year. SO skllfully is the
work at Limehouse carried on that Sir
William Ramsay states that of $50
grammes of radium produced, only one
milligramme would he left behind in
the liquor.
Prior TO the opening of this factory
the whole world had produced only five
or six grammes. but 1t is hoped at Lime
house TO obtain as much as gramme
per month. Certain it is that the Corn.
wall pitchblendc is rich in radiuru, and
that the British supply is amply SUIT
ficicnt for Ihe demands. II is estimated
that the I.imchouSe works have already
produced between 100000 and G2J;000
worth of radium, which is now publicly
offered for salo AT t2O per mllhgramme.
Sir William believes that Il ton of pure
pitchbeude yields $50 miligrammes OF
radium.
Every place devoted to scientific re-
search. and there arc dozens of such, is
anxious to have its stock of radium for
experimental purposes, for al present
the curative properties of Madame
Cure 5 discovery are not fully known.
However. it has been established rs
fact that radlum can he employed in the
cure of rodent ulcer. which is allied to
cancer, and il has been found TO have
beneficiary effects in<dealng with can
Ger Itself.
The application of ten millgrammes
of radium bromide for ten minutes once
fortnight has caused the ulcer to dis
appear after three applications, 1t has
further been found that radium. dis
solved in water, gives off emanations,
and has been highly effective in treat
ing cases Of gout, rheumatism, gouty
neuutis and every form of nervous dis
ease, In Germany radium baths are Ia
ken, but that is u luxury as yet un-
known In this country.
As Il matter of fact. radlum rs Il curu-
tive element is us old as the hills, for
practically every mineral springs con
tains some emanations in very minute
quantities. Now, of course. the healing
effect can he greatly aided by employ
ing larger and more certain quantities
OF radium
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facilitate communication. Here quarters
will be prepared for 5000 soldiers.
All the experience of the canal
builders and of the army in the Philip
pines will he brought into play To make
this n model army post for the tropics
Cement VIII he the central Idea In cono
structions, and hollow. walls will lend
themselves 10 Coolness. The moisture
Will have no effect upon them and ants
may not devour them.
In this post will be stationed a quota
Of soldiers deemed sufficient TO repei any
landing party that might be thrown
ashore by an attacking feet These men
VIII bc called into the breaStWorkS when
emergencies arise. but under conditions
Of peace they Will remain at this central
station, from which they may be readily
conveyed 10 either end of the canal,
The nature of the country in either d.
rcction from the canal is most uniaVora,
bic TO invasion. II Is a sWampS alld
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
he Romance Of Radium,
Worlds Richest Product

n bRERET0N, an English,
u "ii,Ing from London, tells
:" interesting way of radium,
bd ESent s,3 the most priceless
!. od mother earth.
IS II last week, ;" writes Mr..
.,,l,il' ! ,! stood in n prosaic city
~ % llt'le loom high up above
LA sSpare. ne! and held in the hollow
n si9;,VOO worth of radium.
hr ,;r, S@aole thing that the earth
Id.s sSsI v;, 70 man. Radium. the
y ,t,' ,a' l9rcc. Is infinitely more
bal Isl sIOss sold ad or precious stones.
easss s'vu ~ per milligramme and a
lIl D,., a, IT; name implies, is the
4 d ~. ,Iia Of a gramme, which. in
ssjsn 4 nsAl,tttieth part of an ounce, e.
fesa dam; l. tiny, dark.hued crystals. yu1 s.
c,L,t y h Two little glass bottles,
x,oat uotli Oosa could be placed in
r. raun1a rUeset and take up less
q. forssa "aple PIE Of cigarettes. Yet
Ia y9 .asS winch vi this mineral can
duo s9 .9-Sd o. the miniature bot.
IA es,;Yo s;DUO worth of material
Fad9m oil lead and asbestos
& i, s, oes;s because Of its scarcity,
sNty Of ,,IhG;lmaied ,h;l that the life
S.ut sf, .nlS wondrous metal is
siap !. alter nt Zoo years. Lead
lhsvenm employed because that
S"a metal through wbic n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

and taking the United States unawares.
The coast defenses and the garrison of
5000 troops are deemed sufficient to pre-
vent any such attack.
This mobile force would consist OF four
regiments OF Infantry one squadron Of
cavalry and three batteries of field ar
tIllery. There would be some twelve
companies OF the. coast artInery-l30o
men. These 1t is contemplated quartering
near the Pacific end OF the canal, but
they could be quickly transferred from
one station 10 another
The fortificatlon board figures that tho
expense OF preparing for the quarterlng
OF this force and the building OF the de-
fenses would aggregate $l2,475.32S. which
is pretty close figuring. The popular view
is, however. that once the government
begins appropriatInG for such work the
end may not be easily seen. There are
men IN congress who have held that tho
adoption OF this policy Of canal defense
will mean the expenditure OF from fifty
to hundred million dollars. Certain 1t
is that from the standpoint OF attack tho
canal would be moro attractive to a ma
ton with which we were at war than
any other part of our possessions. for the
pUSScSSiOu ol lEdl point "oulQ SpllL our
navy. Certain II is. also. that the Pan
ANA canal Is the object Of them all In
which the people OF the United States
take most pride. Certain II is. also. that
this government is rich beyond compare
and that her revenue sources roll IN In
such sums of money as to enable her to
go to almost any extreme in matters that
appeal to her pride and imagination.
So It seems reasonable to surmLse that
IN the end the Notifications at Panama
will be such as the world has never be-
fore known. The Notifications At Gibral-
tar will become un!mportant In compar
ison. Those at Alden. Arabia. Will be as
a single fort touching a single ocean as
compared with a series OF forts COM
manding the greatest Of trade routes OF
the two greatest oceans.
If the strongest or naval forces of the
Pacific should attempt to attack frag-
ment of our navy at Balboa. the Pacific
terminus OF the canal, the guns Of the
coast defense could hold that navy at
bay until other battleShips were brought
through the canal. They could hold the
attackers at arms length until the Amer
lean navy could form in battle array and
sally forth prepared to give an excellent
account OF itself. The same thing would
be true II the attack were made on the
Atlantic side with the process reversed.
In a days time lighting fleet could be
transferred from one ocean to the other.
At the great dry docks that arc TO be
built at either end any American vessel
disabled might be repaired. Under the
guns Of the forts shattered fragments of
a fighting navy might reassemble, reform
and sally forth 10 fight again. Indeed.
Panama gives promise OF being developed
into n fighting base such as the world
has never seen before. nor is likely to
know In the future, The policy has been
laid down and but time is needed In Its
working out.
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iber: They VIII be placed back OF forti-
fications which are nothing less than
mountain ridges. for the coast defense
station is suuken underground at the
brow of the emnence. The ammuni-
tion. the stores, the men who operate the
guns are all underground with many
iintruding object: When the gun goes
into action 1t is but n comparatively
small target from the standpoint of
wave tossed vessel six or eight miles at
sea.
On the other hand the vessel with her
600 feet OF length is constantly exposed.
Within this big target are masts, tunnels,
ventilators. searchlights re-control sys-
tenn, range finders and the full battery
OF the vessel. Guns on shore are mounted
much more heavily and therefore have
more strength and accuracy In their dis
charge. Their bases are perfectly sta
tionary and the chance of hitting an OBJ
1ect is greatly increased, Their reserve
OF gunners and ammunition Is unlimited
well organized coast defense station
would be dangerous undertaking for the
most powerful navy afloat today. q
There are two styles OF guns that are
the main dependence OF the coast de-
tense, These are the great fourteen-inch
guns and the riflcd mortars. The four
teen-inch gun adapted TO coast defense
Is the most powerful implement OF war
weighs 1910 pounds. IT would be good
load for two horses to drag. 1t is
steel jacket With most powerful eXplo-
sves inside. The gun is Of such strength
as TO throw this missile a distance of ten
miles. An object the size OF battleship
can actually be hit at that distance. Re-
cent experiments have shown that these
guns can shoot holes In sheets OF steel
twelve inches thick. The navy depart
ment recently set up such sheets at
Hampton Roads and perforated them.
There is no question OF the ability of
these coast defense guns TO penetrate the
armor OF any battleship a6oat today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
ia Treaty Broken?

Gnelike qualities Of treaties
lH being eycmplifed OH this oc-
\ ea in time of peace, for in
s @ernment and Great Britain
the so.called Iay-Paunce-
fnt. which stipulated thai.
p casl shall never be blockaded,
Il? right of war be exercised.
W III OF hostility be committed
~ TIE United States. however,
/ a liberty TO maintain such
q lehre along the canal as may
'sD'y to protect it against law
I'd disorder"
sllls this treaty when the time
Y V1I@d States set about build
''nagest forts in the world
y aial. II maintained its right
G . valuable property. 1t
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

mines, as now worked for radium and
several valuable bye,products, form a
veritable Aladdin s cave of the TWEEN
tieth century,
AS the pitchblende is discovered it is
packed in boxes-ridicu like fish
boXcs-and sent to London, whore in
matter of fact and rather mean Lime.
house it is treated in a factory presided
over by that modern magician, Sir vii.
liam Ramsay. *, G. b, +. L. s., most
famous of mining engineers,
Some Of the Processes
The pitchblende ore is crushed at the
Trenwith mine, Cornwall, for 'conven-
fence of transit. The crushing is done
in the ordinary way, and on reaching
Limehouse the concentrated orc is treat.
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covered, and supplies were also found
below in the old workings. That was III
September, 1908, and since then ma
terial at the rate of 1000 tons a month
has been most thoroughly hand-picked
in search Of very real treasures. In ad-
dition to the surface some miles Of deep
down passages which had collapsed and
become choked with debris have been
cleared with the aid of $50O,OO0 worth
of the most modern machinery.
Over 400 hands are engaged, and it is
tnIerahlY certain that the st. Ives
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70 W. A. Du Puy

Urn the Panama canal IS COM
"A Late Uncle Sam will double
dare any hostile fleet to come
y within ten miles of either end
,bs penalty of being blown
~ water. She will throw down
,.,lct TO any nation IN time OF
,,,emo. 10 capture and control
=. Strategic point of the Ameri-
4 4. will be in 4 position TO
o,,,e at the point of control of
b.. commerce of the world, even
a ,bs has to fight for it.
4, NE government has set It's hand
s.t Of fortifying the canal zone
4 .rsidept has insisted that it he
e. and congress has signified its
"a Of the plan by approprlating
|Eie) for the preliminary work. a
s,,.iop board, at the head of which
H. General Leonard Wood, has
], tbe needs of the strip from the
4 t,-iOoint. The preliminary sum
,iiied and those amounts that are
H. are 10 be placed at the dis
uof Colonel George w Goethals,
,sslnser of the Panama canal, and
igs and quarters are TO be.
: copiunetion with the other
. ttis, the greatest engineering
fling in all history.
+ <. pproprlation of the money for
! ri which laid down the policy
s pyetnmcnt with reference to'
InIen came after a desperate fight
,.u,ss There were many mem
I 4 lat body who held that peace
b forever maintained here
M. Atlantic is to kiss the Pa
ul ihef International agreements
Es.isut 10 guarantee that peace.
,Eiyy authorities Of this govern
r.nisiped, however, that treaties
us Jeie not effective in time Of
ri hat history showed that they
tan observed where it was in
tNs OF natlohs at war 10 violate
Cneral Wood s declaration of
lssy Of nations shocked congress,
u ID day for Notifications.
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refused to leave this investment Of
many hundreds of millions prev to
whatever nation might choose to seize
1T unaware. Great Britain took the
same view of the matter, and in no way
insisted upon the stipulations of the
treaty signed ten years ago.
Canal Is a Lake
The Panama canal in its simplest
terms is an inland lake, accessible at
either end through locks In passing
through it from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc vessel will enter a channel with
a bottom width of 800 feet in Limon
bay, follow this for about seven miles
to Gatun, where 1t will enter series
OF three locks in flight and be lifted
clghty-hvc feet to the level Of Gatun
lake. 1t will sail at full ocean speed
through this lake, i'll a channel VARYING
from 1000 to 800 feet in width, for dis
tance of about twenty-four miles to Bas
Obispo, where it will enter the Culebra
cut 1t will sail through the cut,
distance of about nine miles. in q chan
mel with bottom width of 800 feet, to
Pedro Miguel. There it will enter
lock and be lowered thirty and onethird
feet 10 small lake, at an elevation Of
ffty.four and two-third feet above sea
level. and will sail through this for
about one and half miles to Mirafores.
There it will enter two locks in series
and be lowered TO sea level, passing
out into the Pacific through a channel
about eight and half miles III length,
with a bottom width of 500 feet The
depth of the approach channel on the
Atlantic side, where the tidal oscillation
does not exceed one and half feet,
Will be forty one feet at mean tide, and
on the Pacific side, where the maximum
oscillation is twenty-three feet. the
depth will be forty-fyc feet at mean
tide.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
Locks Are Nest Vital

The few miles of channel between the
locks and navigablc water on either end
are mere accessories to the canal. The
great Culcbra cut Is important only be-
cause Of the work in making II. The locks
are the vital thing when the work is done.
They are the portion OF the system that
demands protection. They are the por-
tlun that might suffer great damage from
hostile navy. Little damage could be
done until the locks were reached.
For these reasons the board OF fortfi-
cations decided that il was between these
locks and the sea that the great de-
fcnseS should be built The highlands
near the sea should be the location of
the coast defense stations The chief of
these on the Atlantic side would be on
Toro point. commanding Limon bay and
the entrance 10 the canal. Another bat
terry would be located across the bay
with the same command, on the Pacific
side the greatest point of vantage would
be Battle point with twin battery on
the opposite side of the canals mouth. or
possibly on the island OF Culcbra in the
harbor All OF these points are on high
ground and command the waters within
ten miles of the mouth of the canal.
Military authorities today declare that
the coast defense Is the most impregnable
of all Qualifications. Hours Of heavy bonn
harding from Il powerful navy should
have little effect upon 1t, while IN re
turn the probabilities are that II would
send many battleships TO the bottom.
Coast Defense VS., Ships
The malnstay of the coast defense is
the disappearing gun Those to be used
at Panama are 10 he Of fourteen-inoh call
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tered the plans of the fortihcation board.
The forJficatlon board plans the building
of breastwork fortiilcatons about the
locks where they might he attacked by
land. These works would be erected AT
either end Of the canal. In connection
with them would be laid the foundation
of a camp. Sewers would be laid, water
put in. These are the vital things in an
army camp. With this preparation IL
would be possible at any time. having
the soldiers available, to meet any land
invasion.
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overgrown wilderness that may be pene-
trated with difficulty. 1t Is indeed a
large fleet that can put 5000 men ashore
even under favorable conditions. and
these men would find an equal number
OF intrenched opponents fighting on their
own ground or course. II would be pos
sble to land a greater number II trans
ports could be used But transporting
an army is not n thing that could be
accomplished secretly in these days and
this country would be able to Illustrate
such attempt by countcrng IL.
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Defense by Land

Then II is planned to establish an army
post at Culebra. the highest and health
Test point on the .sthmus, This ,camp
will be pitched on the edge Of the big
cut opposite the town of Cuebra a
bridge VIII be thrown ACROSS the cut 70
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
Fear Surprise Attack

The great fear on the part of the mill
tary authorities OF this country arises
from the possibility of a nation contem-
plating war with this country Initiating
its campaign with an attack on Panama
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BANANA to be OUR GIBRALTAR

roNCRESS and the President Have Decided
That the Big Ditch Shall B: Fortified Its
gIocks Are to Be Guarded by Guns So Pow
il, to Rise and Hurl Ton Weight Ten Miles,
/, Disappear and Become Immune to Attack
'Sa{hdent Force VIII Be Retained to Repel In
e. on the Part Of Any Army That 1t Would Be
.a;be for an Enemy 10 Land.
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