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El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-02-11

La verdad de las cosas es, ,qut
aunque los cientificos del'' In
parcial''los misticosde"El Pa
is"y los neutros del" Diario
aleguen tener servicio especis
telegrafico y corresponsales
ambulantes en- ell campo dc
las operaciones, no tienen tai,
nj como saben andan las co.
sas.
Y la prueba es, que desde
|el dia primero del actual han
bombardeado a G. Juarez, la
han atacado y hasta la han
ocupado por los revoluciona-
rios, y los revolucionarios nj
Sc han acercado a esa plaza
a una distancia menor de
diez millas, nj han disparado
contra ella un solo tiro de
fusil, y mucho menos de ar
tilleria, que no tienen.
Pero 81 los provincianos
soltaramos esas papas tan
.monumentales, nos pondrian
de barbaros, ignorantes y
otras yerbas, que no habrfa
manera de identificarnos.
Esos mismos diarios hacen
subir ell n1mero de revolto-
sos a muchos miles, unas We
ces y otras aseguran que son
partidas de bandidos, que
juntas no exceden de doscien-
tos hombres.
La verdad es, que no hay
partidas que excedan de tres
Is cuatro cientos hombres, sino
cuando Sc reunen varias para
lar alsla e)lpe, por, tvdas
juntas pueden sumar algunos
tres mil hombreslsin artille.
ria y algunos hasta sin mon
turas y sin armas, no obs
tante que los corresponsales
de "El Impartial" y Gel
Pals" les han vfsto Zen sue
nos, Sc entiende, )hasta ame-
tralladoras, y 81 nos descui-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-02-11
Conservation
de los
huevos de gallina.

Durante los primeros me-
ses de la Primavera Y el Ve-
rano, la mayoria de las GALL
mas estan poniendo,y enton-
ces el precio de los huevos,
con mucha freeuencia, es bas-
tante bajo, particularmente
en- los mercados locales, (
donde llegan los huevos de
las haciehdas. En- este item.
po, una gran cantidad de ellos
Sc conserva hasta que alcan-
zan un preeio mas alto.
Muchas personas Sc dedi-
can & este negocie, con es-
pecialidad en- los Estados
Unidos del Norte, con ell OBJ.
jeto de recoger plngies ga
nancias al subir Ell precio de
los huevos en- ell mercado;
y otros, por dltimo, los con.
ssrvan en- tempo de .abun-
dancia para ell uso demesti-
co, euando las gallinas cesan
de poner.
Muchas otras personals quiz
sieran hacer otro tanto, 81
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-02-11
Cr0nica
Revolucionaria.

. Ell plato del dia es la revo.
luci6n de Mexico, creada, sos
tenida y explotaaa por dos 9
tres diarios de Mexico, que an
encontrado en- los sucesos de
Chihuahua un rico filon, por
que va es una verdad axio-
matica que el n1.nero de los
tontos eS infinite.
Y NO nos sorprande que en-
estos tiempos de yanquismo
Sc explote Ell: malestar gene
raj, y aun Sc exalten los ami.
mos por los peri6aicos de M<-
xico, dnieos que .,ienen licen.
cla para hacerlo. pues los pc.
rlodlcos de provincias no tic
men llceneia para hablar nj de
los sucesos diarios de policia; !;
loque nos sorprende es ell des-
caro- dc esos peri5dicos, (nos
relerlmos ltsIe a "El impartial, Z"
'E Pais' vel Diario,' to-
dos gObiernistas)para mentir,
SIN respecto al pdblico, nj a
ageografa, nj a. sentido CO.
nun.
Basta leer con detenilnien-
70 las noticias publicadas por
es0s diarios, para convencer.
). De quelos telegramas espe.
''a'eS las y core. 'ondencias,
oI lAb-lcaGos eli las mismas
leaacclones, poylos reporteros
mas 'lnfelices y ~1as ayunos
Ut >.hoc .iti ~ = '.,,,,n
que gu Oyeron de'ir que Roa
rs rCsrcena, "a primero, y Antonio
u SSarGnlaCubas o despues, plagian
m.s 70 koa Barcena, declararon
Suas SS,uasanosO al Es edo de Chi
.uaaua,y no hablan sino.de
sn0atahas, mont fragr ida des, ca
aones non y Otras morondan-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-02-11
damos, hasta globos dirigi.

~<
n
+ Siguiendo ell ejemplo de esoi
peri6dicos mercantilistas,
yrocurado imitarlos, por
que va Sc sabe que, fuera de
Mexico, todo es Cuautitlan,
todos los peri6dicos de infor-
maci6n.de los Estados, con las
reticencias que la prudencia
demanda, dan cuenta de
triunfos obtenidos por las
fuerzas federales, 8 de los
Estados, en- Veracruz, Tabas-
co, Sonora, Durango, Goa
hula, Puebla, Oaxaca, Yu-
catan Y hasta Jalisco, que
contando no mas con esos
triunfos maravillosos de los
federales, en- los ciales, vein-
tie 8 treinta soIdados destru-
yen, anonadan, pulverizan a
dos 8 trescientos revoluciol,a-
rios, haciendoles Glen muer-
tos y etros tantos heridos,
(porque nunca hay prisicne-
ros, sin que de parte do los
federales haya que lamentar
mas desgracias personales
que la muerte de algunos ca
ballos, podriamos Greer que
toda la Rspdblica Mexicana
est& ardiendo como un vol
can en- ignicion.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-02-11

tarde, de que su sistema de
gobiern0 unipersonal Y de
cuartel; que ell sistena de
cacicasgos establecido des-
de que ocup6 por segunda
vez Ia Presidencia, es ell peor
de los sistemas para un pals
democratico, y que comienza
4 comprender que es nesesa-
rio dsr al pueblo alguna liber-
tad, algunas garantfas, para
que haya paz y tranquil.
dado
Ojala y: no nos aquivoque-
mos.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

7 knowledge of machinery. If they know
their business ana were more con-
sidcratc locomotives would not suffer
so mucl.
Somehow old man Palmer could not
he made to believe that locomotives did
not suffer. There WAS no swcctcr har-
mony in the world to him than the
rhythmic tones hat came from The
locomotive in full play OF its Eloriouy
power. occasionally when he went
over Tho road and sat In The cab w,.h
the engineer he would close his eyes
and 81; in rapture. Not q *ound would
he utter or "a move would. he make
for five or ten minutes at Il time. M
golden-throatcd SonEbird of tho Metro
politan opera troupe could touch thc
notes that came to him from the vi
brant. puisiug monster with whicn his
soul was at,uncd and whose cvs-y
mood lie seemed to know.
But IL II was Joy to him to hear
the rhythmic tones. discord brought
irowns. 1t hurt to hear any orcak
III the great machine. To his highly
trained car every discordant sound
told its own story OF loose valve here,
bolt that needed tightening there or
weak rod somewhere else. Then he
would fret and worry until he could
get everything right again. lie was
n great believer in rest for u loco
motive. He thought ii wa. as ncccs.
sarN for them as 1t is for humans.
sometimes whcn the loud OF rnitic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

To old man Palmer every locomotive
OH the division was u child-a child 10
bc watched over. cared for. doctorcd IA
Illness. pcttcd for good behavior and oc-
~casionallv punished for bad condnct.
Every one Of the huge machines haa
TO him its own particular charactcr!s-
Tics, its own peculiar personality. II
hid not matter if a dozen wc.,e Of ,he
Same tyne, built in the same works. AT
the same time. every part alike. each
md every one of thcm was to hin, as
distinctive IN as unlike as members
OF tho human family. lie had more
patience with machinery than he had
with men. and he would ask questions
rs he pottcred around n locomotive
shat had been sent to tho shops tor
0vcrhaulinc much as a physician or a
mother would with n child that had
suffered some hurt.
Couldn't stand it any longer, CHI
nc would say. '.luSt had to come back
60 tho old man, didn't YOU? And what'1
tho matter now? Strained Yourself n
bit. didn't you? ! don't wonder. Shame
the way they treatcd you. And VINO
had you this time? Jim Reilly? IGN!
Not fit to nc "a wiper
Thar was the limit in ~contcmptuous
expression with old man Palmer. lie
applied it to many engineers. iot he
felt toward most OF the tribe n sort Oft
personal wrong. They were unkind or
neglectful or lacking in essential
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

20 many years. When the president
studied the figures In the report he
ookcd troubled. they showed thai
everything old man Palmer had claimed
for the cconomizcr was correct.
Some months later there was n meet.
Ing Of the directors of the Deep River
Coal Combination. The chairman re-
ported a most satisfactory years bust
ness. and had a most hopeful view of
the coming year.
u feared at ono time" he said. II
would have to make a rather bad re.
port for tho coming year. had rca-
son TO fear the contract with our
largest customer would be reduced"
ID you mean the ". T. &. NJ" in
quircd ono of tho directors.
Yes" replied tho chairman.
II heard a rathcr peculiar story
about the X. T.. e NJ tho director
went on. Il heard an old man vino had
been with the company a long limo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

their marvels to him he did not have
much opinion of his own Id, IS. What
he saw before him was SO far beyond
field that he smiled at his own pre-
sumption.
1t was after old man Palmer had eel.
ebratcd his forticth year OF service
with the road that he was left to do az
he pleased. Thc boss had no idea no
would net earn his money. for the old
nan could not be content unless he
was doing something. and in "A railroad
shop there always is plenty to do. 1t
took n year or moro for the old man 10
break away from his accustomed work.
He knew each locomotive so intimately,
knew the forms of crankincss of this
one and the Weaknesses of that one
so well that he resented any other man
taking them In hand But gradually
ne began to realize that some Of tho
other men, some of the younger ones
especially, had as keen an ear, as mo
q sympathy with and as full a knowl-
edge of tho great machines as himself.
1t was not pleasant TO discover this.
for tile old dislike 10 have their illu-
sions dispclled as much as the young;
but ii had TO come. Once he appre-
ciated that others could care for his
charges properly. he began TO give
more time and attention to n problem
that has puzzled the brains of many
men.
On OF the wastes of a railroad is in
fuel. n locomotive consumes Il great
quantity of coal. A comparatively
small amount OF the energy that comes
from, tbo .n.,l t.. ,ttiIixa1 r. I~,, $3.50.
goes up the smoke stack than goes to
heat the boilers and produce the steam
that means power.
To all men of inventive bent waste is
q bane. Economy TO them is a sort Of
religion. In the gay days when he
pitched wood into the hrcbox of those
old y. T. ~ y. locomotives that waste
probably was brought TO Palmcr's at
tention wildly because he had 10 bend
his back so often, and because his
hands were torn by so many %splintcrs.
1t probably appealed to him. too. later.
when the road introduced its first coal
burning engines. bccaus il was not so
easy to make steam then as il is now,
Tor they got much less energy out or
coal in those days than they do now.
IT always did appeal to MIN since no
mad been in !hc shop. hOwevcr. As the
old man became wcaned away from his
- ny '""N'. "hu hou more anu moro
time to give to any subject that suited
his fancy he began TO study the coal
problem more earnestly Than lie ever
did before. lie went at IL slowly, me-
thodically, us IA man of steady habits
will
Much Of the ground that he itravcrsed
In trying to find a way out of the diff
ticultY had been gone over years before
By other men. once or twice he thought
he Was making Roadway. and he rugged
up devices in various locomotives TO
test his ideas, but they proved abor-
tive. The locomotives burned just as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

was discharged because he made n 10.
OF talk about the president. said he
invented a coal ccnnomizer ana turned
the patent over 20 the president. and
then the president reported tic thing
was no good. or curse. the old fell
low is crazy
probably he is remarked the chair
man In a doubling tone.
Does that same percentage go TO
the president OF the X. i. & n. for Tho
coming YEAR? asked the talka.iva
director.
The chairman hcsitatcd n lew sec
onds before replying. Then nc gaid
slowly: 1T does not go. because ii mas
gone already. n had not been able
TO mako the advance in a dine ~ need
You knox ON friend sometimes ;.o,s
embarrasscd-I think our p.ospcc, ior.
the coming year would :lut BE- 80 ,i;it-
tering."
Copyright. 1911, by Richard spillanc)
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
More About Registering

From time to time the Pioneer
has had considerable to say re-
garding the necessity for early
registration. This fact is brought
home to us more strongly than
ever this week by the following
letter:
Roman Pioneer:-
noticed in the census report
of enumerator Sterritt Napton
that he reports 500 names for
the town of Roman and from the
records in my office it only shows
one person registered from the
town of Roman. I am dropping
you this line as you might want
to put in your paper as matter
of news to the people registering
and not keep putting it off until
the last week. The notary publics
andiustice of the peace of Roman
are supplied with blank affidavits.
If you can stir up the electors to
register as soon as practicable it
will material assist me with the
work Of registering as all the
names of the electors have to be
transcribed into official registers
and check lists and copies made
of same. Thanking you in adj
vance for any trouble you may
go to. Very truly yours.
F. w. KUPHAL
County Clerk & Recorder.
1t is not quite so bad in fact
as the surface indications would
seem. Quite a number had al
ready signed the affidavits and all
that was required was to have
them sent in by the notary publics
before whom they had appeared
to make the affidavits. This week
a considerable number more have
signed up and before another
month rolls around it is conf.
IDENTIFY expected that the greater
portion of the voters in this sec
ton will have registered.
To all who have neglected this
matter so far be it said: Gel
busy and register. Do it now
today.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01

Department of the Interior, United
States Indian Service, Flathead Agency,
Jocko, Montana, October20, 1911. Seal
ed proposals, each envelope marked,
Proposal for timber, Roman District,
Flathead Reservation, and directed to
Superintendent Flathead indian School,
Jocko, Montana, will be received until
IL o'clock noon, mountain time, Satur-
day, December 30, 1911, for purchase
of all merchantab1e timber, standing
and down, upon unallotted lands within
the Flathead Indian Reservation, Mon
tana, and comprising the following Sec
lions and part of sections in township
20 north, range No. 10 west, Montana
Principal Meridian, viz: VIZ of VIZ of
section 2, all of section 3, all of section
a, all of section except nw4 neI and
nw1 nw14; nwL and ~ ne1 and sea
of section 6. In township 81 north,
range 10 west, Montana Principal Me-
ridian: NE14 sw14 and sea of section
80. The estimated amount of timber
to be sold in this tract is 10, ZIG, 900
board feet, distributed as stated below.
Timber is yellow pine, larch, and doug
lass fir. This timber will not be sold
for less than $3.50 per M. feet, and
with regulations prescribed by the Sec
rotary Of the Interior. Proposals will be
received for entire amount or for any
one or more of the following units:
Sec. 2, 8, 4, 4,l72,000 board feet at not
less than $2.85 per M: feet; section S,
2, 1891 1000 board feet at not less than
$4.0O per M. feet; section s, 1872, DOC
board feet at not less than $500 per M.
feet; section SO, 1,441, 900 board feet al
not less than $500 per M. feet. The
right to waive technical defects in ad'
vertisement and bids and to reject any
and all bids is reserved. Blank copies
Of proposals. including printed regnla
tions, and full information regarding
separate schedules, amount of deposits
required. and special requirements as t.
contract and bond will be furnished up
on request by F. x. Salsman, Lumber
man, Roman, Montana, or upon applica
ton to the undersigned. FRED c
MORGAN, Superintendent Flatheat
Indian School, Jocko, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Thanksgiving Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Singer
entertained Mrs. SINGERS mother
Mrs. Ran Roberts, Mr.. SINGERS
sister Mrs. Bourgeois, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Engle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis Jeffries.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Mcconnell
entertained at dinner for Jas. T.
Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Smith, Benson Evans and H. D.
Schmidt.
A. Sutherland and wife were
out and eat Thanksgiving dinner
with their son, Clarence, and
family, in 21-21.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Notice for Publication.
NOn.COal liant

ANOueCOcIl lallus
Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
beth A. Gee Is merry Of g. gna tas Mea
tana, who, on November 18th, 1910,
made HID. entry No. 0294O, for
Unit "B," NJ NW14, Sec. 20, T. 19
NJ, R. 20 WYNN. filed notice of inten-
ton to make final communication proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Coker F. Rathbone, a
us. commissioner, at Roman, Montana,
on the 10th, day of January, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Joseph
R. Conrey Of St. Ignatius, Montana,
Ben Jacobs of Roman, Montana, Thorn
as Payne of St. Ignatius, Montana,
Romano A. Calkins Of Dixon, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
dec | dec 20 Register.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Notice for Publication.
Non-coal land.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana, Nov.
ri, 1911. Notice is hereby given that
wh 40, on November 10, 1910, made Hid.
entry No. 02O72, for Unit a." lot 4,
Sec, 5, twp: 10 =, range 20 w., IN, M M: :,
Communication proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Cocker
Il. Rathbone, a U. S. commissioner, at
Roman, Montana, On the 10th day of
january, 1912. Claimant names as
witnesses: George E. Broughton, OF
Roman, Mont. Henry Hiltof st. Ignatius,
Montana, Ben Jacobs, John Peterson,
of Roman, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
dec 1.dec 20 Register.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Notice for Publication.
Non-coal land.

Non-coal land.
Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Missoula, Montana, Nov. ~,
1911. Notice is hereby given that
Alfred H. Downs, Of Dixon, Montana,
%ho 5anuary H. 1s sW made sa hd sntsy
north one,half southeast quarter Sec. 80,
township Is north, range 81 west, M.
NJ, has filed notice of intention to
make final communication proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before G. E. Whiteman, u. s.
Commissioner, at Dixon, Montana,
on the 18th day Of January, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Harry c..
Neffner, Andrew Madsen, Mary l..
Huotte, Samuel P. Bunch, all of Dixon,
Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
dec 1-dec 20 Register.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Notice for Publication
q (NOn.coal land)

Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana, Nov.
20, 1911. Notice is hereby given that
Earle w. Campbell of Roman, Montana,
who on May II, 1910, made HID. No.
O1984, for Unit A, NJ NEl Sec. Is,
T. 81 NJ, R. 81 w. M. NJ, has filed
notice of intention to make final COM
mutation proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before Coker F.
Rathbone, U. S. Commissioner, at Ro'
nan, Montana, on the 18th day of Jan.
1912. Claimant names as witnesses
Benson Evans, James J. Corrigan, Car
ey H. Gordon and Robert Howarth, al
of Roman, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
nov24-dec 20 Register.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01

Switchboard and telephones for
the Roman Exchange were shipp-
ed from Chicago November 25th,
1911. Other apparatus arriving
daily.
All poles in Roman, Dixon and
the Moiese valley are now set.
Independent telephone service
was established between Roman,
St. Ignatius and Ravalli Novem-
Der 18th, 1911. Construction of
line between Missoula and Ravalli
will be commenced the first week
in December.
Our rates are $2.75 per month
for business phones and SITS per
month for residence and ranch
telephones.
Use Flathead Independent To-
cal and long distance telephone
GROW"
Flathead Independent Tel. Co.
By Y. H. Calhoun, Pres.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Notice for Publication

(1VUII-COdI IdIIUJ
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana, Nov.
q, 1911. Notice is hereby given that
William P. Anderson, of Sloan, Montana,
who on May 10, 1910, made HID. entry
No. O2146, for SEA Section 20,
T. Pin. R. q w. M. M, has filed notice
of intention to make final communication
proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before Coker F. Rath-
bone, aU. S. Commissioner, at Roman,
Montana, on the 18th day of January,
1912. Claimant names as witnesses:
John Frank Scarce, William P. Still
man, James ]. Sloan, Allen Sloan, all
of Sloan, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
dec / dec 20 Register.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
Typewriter Supplies.

The Pioneer received this week
an assortment of typewriter sup
plies, including Remington, Un-
derwood, Oliver and Smith Pre-,
mier ribbons, carbon paper and
typewriter paper. We shall en-.
deavor to supply the trade in all
type writer and adding machine
supplies.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-01
GOVERNMENT BUYS AN
ISLAND FOR $4,000
Mill Rock, In He'll Gate, Has an Inter-
esting History.

Mill Rock, one Of the rocky islands
In He'll Gate, which has given no end
Of trouble to mariners ever since the
Dutch boatmen sailed through those
waters, has been bought by the United
States government for $4,000. 1t will
be used as general storage place and
Geld plant for the extensive harbor and
river work being done by the govern
ment in the vicinity of New York.
1t was bought from William X. Pc
tiers, merchant and bank director of
New York, who has owned it for about
twenty years.
1t was nearly 100 years ago that the
government held nominal possession OF
the island. At the outbreak of the
war of 1912 a small blockhouse was
erected there. Directly opposite, at
Hallett's point, on the Astoria shore,
fertilization was thrown up and dig
nif1ed by the name Of Fort Stevens,
while little to the southeast on high
ground tower was erected called
Castle Bogardus. These Notifications
were intended to defend the approach
to the city from the sound, but there
was never any occasion to use them.
Part of the old blockhouse was re-
moved in time, and the remainder fell
to pieces. Soon after fisherman
squatter, Alexander Gibson, popularity
known to the residents on the shore as
Captain SANDY" Gibson, put up a
wooden shack on the island. He
caught his fish off the reefs, and up
to half century ago he was n familiar
character III the locality.
The old fisherman lived there I'M
molested for so long time that he
established squatter's right to the
island and his proprietorship was vir-
tually admitted by the hotel man,
Charles Leland, who bought the rocky
island from Gibson in 1868 for $500.
This was the first deed of conveyance
in the island ever recorded, and to
strengthen his title Alexander Gibson
had the statement inserted In the deed
that he had held undisputed posses
sion for upward Of fifty years.
Mr.. Leland was too busy managing
hotels to improve his island. He
| named it Leland island, and as such II
was known for many years. When
Mr.. Leland went into bankruptcy II
was sold by his assignee to Cec1
Campbell Higgins, prominent New
! York lawyer. for $4,000.
The ownership up to this time only
included the single acre above water
At low tide there Is smaller islant
few yards to the south, and this hac
been called Little Mill Rock. MIR
Higgins endeavored to establish MI
\ rights to the land under water, bu
: about this time the government squat
ted on the land and used 1t in connec
ton with the second explosion IN Hel
Gate Of 1885, when large reef be
, yond Hallett's Point reef was blown
up, the big Hallett's point explosion
' having taken place in 1876.
Mr. Higgins did not establish MI
rights to the land under water, al
though in his deed to Mr.. Peters abou
,, twenty years ago he assigned hl
rights to somewhat over eight acre.
below high water mark. Mr.. Higgins
, sold 1t for $4,000. showing a stead!
rise In its value from the $500 pait
to SANDY" Gibson in 1868. To assis
navigation a dixie has been constructed
BY the government on the reef.