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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

that instrument of destruction
throughout the day should be a
warning to would-be law makers
for many years to come. When
the slaughter of the day was
over, 26 bills, big and little, had
passed to their eternal resting
place.
But these vetoes did not rep
resent all of the governors work
for the day. In little breathing
spells he took occasion to sign
five bills and to consider num-
Der of others. AS to the general
appropriation bill, he announced
at the close of the day that he
would sign it, and Of course this
means that there will be no ex-
ira session of the legislature.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
BILLS SIGNED
BY GOVERNOR
Has Not Decided on Some
Measures Yet.

Governor Hawley signed 3S
bills last Saturday, and has under
consideration several others.
Among the senate bills signed
was one to stamp out white
slavery in the state, one to make
possible the publication of the
report of the constitutional con-
vention, after a wait of 20 years,
and one to make possible the
working of convicts on the public
roads.
Among the house bills signed
were those to provide for the in
spection of ereameries, hotels
and slaughter houses and drug
establishments. The Grove bill
to provide for the listing of the
property of car companies for as
sessment was signed; also the
one providing for the $750,00C
bond issue for the capitol.
Governor Hawley certainly es-
tablished a new record for veto
messages, Saturday. Undoubt-
edly he was feeling vigorous
when he reached his office with
a good sharp axe over his
shoulder. The, way he swung
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

side of the mountains above the
place shot clear across Crystal
lake before overwhelming the
camp.
The only details obtainable
from Mono are that the post
office and school house were de-
stroyed. Word received from
Masonic, a nearby mining camp,
states that Samuel ]. Smith, a
miner, was killed by slide that
struck the camp and that an
other man named Frank Ellis is
seriously injured.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
NEVADA TOWNS
ALL DESTROYED
Snow Slides Sweep Mining
Camps Down Gulch.

Avalanches travelling in each
instance as much as two miles,
gathering momentum and bulk
as they thundered down the
mountainside, swept the mining
camps of Lundy, Mono and Jor-
dan, in Mono county. Messen-
gers from the smitten district
must make the perilous trip on
snowshoes and rescue parties are
going into the mountains In the
same way. The death list is
growing and the full list prob
ably will never be known. At
Jordon, where the hydro-electric
plant was swept away, seven
are known to have lost their
lives.
The slide struck the camp
when the men were asleep in
bunk houses and probably not
one escaped. At the same time
the plant of the power company
was destroyed, eight cottages
were demolished.
The loss of life in these has
not been reported. The ole
smelter which has stood for &c
years at Jordan, was also swept
away. The avalanche came two
miles down the side of Copper
mountain carrying a huge mass
of snow, earth and boulders
together with trees cut off anc
carried along with the other de-
bris.
Only the meagerest report:
are available from Lundy but i
is practically certain that the
whole camp together with thu
Lundy power plant has been an
initiated. At this point the big
slide after sweeping down th'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Changes in Game Laws.

Several changes have been
made in the fish and game laws
by the legislature during the
session just closed. The month
of April in each year is now the
closed season for catching trout.
The open season for grouse will
begin a month earlier than form
erly-July Is instead of Aug. Is
all over the state except in
Fremont county.
In the six northern counties of
the state the killing of elk is pro=
hibited for a term of five years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
CUT LEDGE ON
SOUTH FORK
Will Enlarge Mill in the Near
Future.


The Spokane Chronicle says:
Information to the effect that
the ledge on the property of the
South Fork Mining company,
near Elk City, has been cut, was
received here. The ore was cut
in the No. 3 tunnel. An aver
age from 20 assays made in this
tunnel since it was started shows
500. The strike comes as no
surprise, as the management has
been expecting to cut the ledge
for the last 20 feet.
A winze has been sunk from
the No. 2 tunnel to within 80
feet of the lower or No. 3 tunnel
and this will be cut through as
soon as possible, giving a good
working basis and at the same
idea as to the further extent Of
the orc. At the present time it
is estimated that $4Q0, 600 worth
of ore has been blocked out on
the property.
The property is equipped with
a fve-stamp mill, but this has
proven inadequate and the man.
agement is figuring on installing
a 2O-stamp affair some time this
spring. There is considerable
snow in the country, making
anything but underground oper-
ations an impossibility, but with
the breaking up of the winter,
work will be started on the pro-
posed mill.
Considerable development has
been done on the property.
Spokane men control largely
the holdings of the South Fork
company among whom is w. H
Stowell of the Stowell Drug com
nanV
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
School Closes.

The district school closed last
Friday for the term. Shortage
of funds is the cause for closing
ten weeks before the proper
time. This is the first time that
the Elk City district has been in
any financial distress, but the
closing of the saloons has cut off
all revenue, and school can only
be held for short terms.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

three kittens alive. but subse-
quently killed them also. He
also came upon an eagle on a
frozen lake tearing at the carcass
of a deer previously slain by a
cougar. There is a SIS bounty
on each cougar killed and the
skins are worth from $5 to $25-
each.
French reports seeing many
elk and thousands of deer in the
uplands this winter. Only one
doe in 25 had a fawn by her
side, the young animals having
fallen to the cougars or the saw
age eagles.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Custom Plant is Nearing
Completion.
MACHINERY BEING INSTALLED
Ore Bins About Ready and
Grading Done.

Work at the custom mill is
moving along at a nice rate at
present, and it is possible that
the plant will be ready to treat
ore at an earlier date than was
at first given out.
The grading is all done and the
ore bins about completed. The
placing of the boiler will be
finished in a few days. The
erection of the main building
will not delayed, as nearly all the
material is on the ground. All
the machinery is expected to be
on the grounds in the next 10
days.
It is understood that several
parties are getting out ore, and
lust as soon as it can be handled
it will be brought in, SO by the
time the plant starts there viii
be considerable ore to commence
on.
The company are now thor
.oughly organized, and are now
issuing stock to those that have
subscribed or who wish to.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Killed Many Cougars.

Nineteen cougars and four lynx
comprise the winters catch of G.
B. French, an old trapper in the
Clearwater country, who reached
Sites the 4th, after being isolat-
ed in the mountains between
Indian Lake creek and Running
creek, in Idaho county, since last
October. After shooting one
female cougar French took her
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
ELK MEAT
COMES HIGH
Two Men Fined $3.50 for
Killing Out of Season.


A Tribune special from Kooskia
says: William Montgomery and
Ned Rupe were each fined $3.50
and costs amounting to $26 for
taking elk illegally in the Middle
Fork country above Kooskia.
The arrests were made by Dep
uty State Game Warden R. L.
Pennel and the defendants were
brought here for trial before
Justice of the Peace R. H. Smith.
When the cases were called for
trial the defendants entered pleas
of not guilty but after the state
had offered portion of its tes-
timony, permission was asked to
withdraw the former pleas ard
enter pleas of guilty. This per-
mission was granted and the
fines were assessed in the above
amounts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Company of Americans
Wiped Out.
DIAZ INVOKES DEATH PENALTY
President Now Determined to
Stop Rebellion.

In a battle in Mexico last Sat-
urday the federals won the first
hot fight of the revolution, killing
Is Americans.
This information was brought
to Ell Paso by a survivor of the
battle, Roy Kelly of Smithport,
Pa, who told thrilling story of
the engagemsnt in which
Madero's force was defeated.
Kelly, who was a volunteer un-
der Madero, discussing the bat
tie, said:
"The main body under Madero
composed of about 300 men, ar
rived from the east and was
located at a ranch three miles
south of Casas Grandes.
1--WE surrounded the town and
remained quiet till daylight. !
was with the company of Ameri-
cans led by Captain Harrington.
We took the most advanced posi-
ton on the east side of town.
''The fighting began before
| daylight, the federal troops di-
recting their full fire with many
guns and a three-pounder on the
American company. For two
| hours it was hell. Men were
falling all around me.
Finally Captain Harrington
realizing we were getting ne
support from the main body Of
Madero's force, ordered us tx
retreat. He was killed fighting
in our rear as we withdrew
EOf the 80 Americans in our com
pany only five escaped with me.
For the first time in Is year.
President Diaz bas determined
to invoke that clause in the con
, stitution providing for summar,
l action-the application of tn
death penalty where deemed ex
; perient.
The permanent commission 0
congress, which has the powe
t to act as congress when tina
body is not in session, in accord
ance with the law, referred tn
n measure covering this propose
G action of the government to
n subcommittee, which is instruct
S ed to report to the joint commits
e sion on Monday, when the meas
r ure probably will be adopted.
It A. note accompanying the bi
d says the president considers tn
long series of depredations con
4 mitted since November 20 {
k such a character as to justify tn
e application of that clause in tn
o. constitution providing for tn
is suspension of personal guaral
u taQS
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
Platinum when clean is not
readily amalgamated even with
the assistance of an electric cur
rent. AS native platinum is
often alloyed with small
amount of iron its surface is not
very bright, and it is probable,
therefore, that platinum would
not be amalgamated on plates,
though certain amount might
be retained simply washing is
the best method for the recovery
of platinum.
Gold coins minted by the
United States contain gold to the
full face value Of the coin. In
addition they contain copper
used in alloying the gold. The
cost of the copper is paid by the
one who deposits the gold at the
mint, the charge being two cents
per ounce of gold. There is also
a melting charge Of 81 per lot up
to 1000 o., and a refining charge
when the bullion is base.
After an applicant for patent
for mining location has done
all that he can toward perfecting
his application, by filing neces.
sary proof, and has paid his pur.
chase price and a certificate OF
entry has been issued, the courts
Z have uniformly held that he is
no longer required to perform
the annual labor, as long as his
entry remains uncancelled, ever
if a protest prevents him from
securing patent.
Mica shist is a metamorphi,
rock and may be developed
through alteration of either sed
imentary or igneous rocks. 1t i
, impossible to lay down a genera
rule, and microscopic stud.
, would be necessary to determin
its derivation in a particula
case.
! The owner of a prior lode clair
q subsequently included within tn
o boundaries of a placer locatio
o does not lose any surface right
by reason of the existence of tn
placer location, and the place
o claimant cannot mine off any c
q the surface of the existing an
valid lode location.
d Porphyry was originally use
l. as rock name to indicate a roc
S intermediate between a rhyolit
e and a granite. The strikin
IL characteristic of such arock
e the presence of large crystalline
s. minerals in a ground-mass fine
e crystalline or non-crystallin
10 From this it became customa1
to refer to all light colored rocl
s. having this structure as porph.
% ries. 1t is better now to u!
t. porphvritic as a structural sens
is Microscopic examinations a.
h necessary to determine the e.
is act nature and appropriate nan
g for each rock.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

Fault filings may consist of
rock from any of the beds cut by
the fault plane, of any igneous
rock later intruded, or of mater
ial brought in by solution.
Along the plane of movement,
owing to inequality in stresses,
unequal strength of materials,
and pre-eXisting fractures, IL
regular spaces are opened. These
are often enlarged by circulating
waters. They are also filled (1)
by broken rock moved up or
down to them with the walls at
the time of faulting; (2) by fall
ing fragments when actual open
spaces have been left at the close
of the period of movement; (3)
by intrusion; (4) by solution.
The final result is usually a
cemented breccia between the
cheeks of the fault or walls of
the vein, as the whole comes to
be called when the filling carries
mineral of value.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29
AgrlsuItaral Elsh School.

d
The atterAon Of the public Is called
to the chaFte made in the boarding de-
partmsnto az the County High SchQol 70
take effecc on beginning work after the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. The dormitory
will be open only to boys. lt was the
sense of the Board OF Trustees that,
having only one dormtory and beng
able to secure good board in private
lmilies at allow price, it is advisable TO
admit only boys. And this plan, they
are sure, will meet the approval OF all
parents as the wisest course to pursue.
At present all available room for boys
J. is taken, but after the holidays there
will be number of rooms vacant as
the result of the change; we expect
however to have them full in q short
timessA Any boy desiring 2. place should
write the PRINCIPAL as early as possible.
After three months trial of the ex-
periment 4-for,it is an exrcrlment-the
Agriculturai High School has fulfilled
its PROMISE to give thorough high
school coursesand in addition practi-
cal application Of stheory3in the study
of Agriculture. In this shb& time we
are assured that this. school offers a
course of study thatis thorough and
under conditions sha06fe ideaiHor the
best work possible. We havethe man.
for the place in the Agricultural De-
pa-tment. AS this distinctive fea-
ture of the school, it should be fursRsg7
inducement to the boys of -Noxubee
county.
1t will be remembered that i was SID
the school would be in reach Of eFsNy
boy and girl in the county. There isno
tuition. The cost of board for the first,
8 months has averaged SIS 81 per nsas5's
Several boys have entirely paid leir
board. and some have paid it and AhaS
money to their credit.
Instructions in music is givenAby
Miss. Annie Mae. Martin--one Of the
most competent TEACHERS to be secured
anywhere. The 6unty High School
can boost of advantages in this depart
ment second to nonein the county.
We shall be glad to have you come
andsee the work. Let your interest
lead you to visit your school. We
want. .yap to know<osr ADVANTAGES and
our needs. D.. 9. CHANDLER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29
A PETITION.
To the Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Macon. Miss.

To the Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Macon Miss.
We the undersigned taxpayers and
voters of the City of Macon, Miss, rec
ognizlng the necessity of sewerage for
the CITY of Macon, most respectfully
petition your honorable body to pass an
order or do such things as may be nec-
essary to the end to submit bond is
sue Of S25. 900. 90 to the voters of said
CITY, and we and each of us, pledge our
selves TO vote fo- the bond issue and
to do all in our power that it may be
carried and that a sewer system may
be installed in our city.
JF Jones, W + Avery, E F Hardin,
q Hardin, C Hardin. Jr., Emmett
O'Byrne, C. H. Spessard, 5 l. Murphey,
H Robbins, M M Roseman, Ii M Jones,
R C. Patty, Jr.. J ? Swami, l. 9 Tuck
er, r P Tate, J E Hagin, b Frank
Griffin, J B Maury, w M Lamberson.
E l. Lucas, ] A Lever, w NJ Jones, Jno
Featherston, w V Stewart, b Elkin,
Henry L. Owens, 7 w Crigler, A Doug
lass. E B Ferris, G M Richardson, Z d
Featherston, w G Holman, c l. Helm
rich. E B Owens, M Edwards, 7 ID
Ferris, ] w Patty. E l. Patty, j Z
Bannon, ] E Boggess, J l. Madison, S
IT Pennington. ] r McNichols, G Cy-
press. s b ] Hauenstein, S J Feibel-
man, J L Klaus, N Holman, H r
Dare. EE Dantzler, r, M. Pruit, Paul
T. Pickett. c e. Dorroh, w W Shan
non. w. L. Shannon, J. p. Hunter, l.
] Williams, S M Tomlinson, W l. Will
Iiams. w H Holman, w o Barnes, Jr,,
S w Clark, Jno A Tyson, Jr,, q M
Scales, A D Binion, W p Minor, j r
jackson, Cal Sargent, l. w Graham, 5
W Harkins, Edward c Bass, I Smith,
D C Ferris. + F. Woodland, l. l. Mar
tin. M e Harris, j E Dorroh, Leon
Dent. A e Smith, H H Brooks, Jr., ID.
F Allgood. Henry Minor, I Sargent.
T W Cockrell, TT Patty, J w Cnap-
pell. j c Bush, l. Ford, 0 Hendrick,
ID w Dent, A z McCaskill, VS. jackson
] H Williams, J 0 Parsons, Z b Dor
ron, w r Bush, Chas. Strong, W l.
Bush. E M Murphey, j II Haboard, ,Jr.,
E b Boyd, Matt Holberg. l. f Holberg,
j f Shelton, Walter Connor, G K busn:
j T Ames, l. q Cline, M Holberg, q u
BaskerviIl, Jr., & Klaus, Ed M Muir
phey, B T Taylor, A 2 Lee, W 5 Jack
SON c G Combs, Frank Mauldin, w l.
Howse. N A Winn, l. Hughes. l. A
McCallum, j S McDavid, ) M Bowen,
w N Haynes. w E Stokes, Joe 7
stokes, j A Lee, S M Thomas, Walter
Price, Ben Price, E T Price, ) L Holt,
E 7 Bush. Jr., Il Z Bush, w M Hunter,
j o Faser, DR. Ii A Minor, per Z. r. NJ,
L Oliver, e S Lilly, Jno A Tyson, I l..
Brown, REV Yates, Woou Cockrell,
A T Dent, L E Hammond, s l. Shu-
maker, WD Carr, J N Scanley, j L|
Hibbler, X L Barnes, f E Carleton. )
] Ames. + A Thompson, Walter Viii
liams. i G Norman. W K Spencer J Il
bass, w q Plowmsn...B J Allen, ? A.
u Nj Lutz, q M Hester, W M Gavatt,
L y zePernick,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29

A Cleveland, Chic, dispatch
says: The biggestshell game on
record was started in Cleveland
today when 25, 900 house holders,
members of the Thirty Cent Egg
Club. did without eggs for break
fast,
mo more eggs for u.s." they
chorus, until eggs sell for 30
centsa dozen"
Meantime 100000 cups of cof-
fee-four to a family were
without the usual egg shell fol-
settling purposes. Frank s.
Krause, president Of the club,
says he is enthusiastic. The cur.
sade against eggs is planned te
last three weeks, by which time
it is hoped the hens, as well as
0sne dealers, will see the costly er-
)rors of their way.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29

carrying With IL probably uhe Sc
verest punishment ever meeted out
to a murderer, was that recently
against Henry Morris, of Plano,
H., convicted Of the murder of a
woman by the name of Mrs. Es-
telle Dumas.
The twelve jurors before whom
he was tried returned verdict OF
guilty, fixing his punishment at
life Imprisonment, but stipulated
in the verdict that on each ami
versiary of his crime so long as the
prisoner lived that he be placed in
a dungeon and put on bread and
water diet. Further it stipulated
that no board of pardons should
ever grant him parole.
The Judge who presided at the
trial, however, told the jurors
that it would be impossible to as
sure them that the terms of the
verdict could be carried out, and
sent them back to bring in a diff
ferently worded verdict. They
then returned one of life imprison-
ment.
Afterwards one of the .jurymen
in giving the reasons why he and
his fellow jurymen so worded their
verdict, said they thought hang
ing too good for the fellow; that
he had heaped shame upon his
wife and children innumberable
times, and then topped off his
acts of depravity with the muir
der of a woman.
If all Jurors were as anxious to do
their duty as was this one, criml-
nails would hesitate before commit
ting crimes, the horrible details of
which were to stare them in the
face on each anniversary of its com
mission, filling their days with rec
objections too horrible to recall
and their sleep with Nightmares
of terror. There are some things
that are worse than death, and
this Illinois jury scenes to have
out punishment that fits
the crime of the iiend that commit
ted it.-Clarion Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29
vARDAMAN'S GUILT.

That Vardaman's own friends
and supporters cannot stand by
him in his ridiculous effort to re-
strain the courts from investigat-
ing his official accounts, is illus
trated by the following from the
Woodville Republican, paper
that supported sVardaman during
the recent campaign:
"We do not believe that
Vardaman misappropriated
one cent of the Safes money,
but we do want to see that
matter cleared up. The only
way in which this can be done
is through the actions of the
court and it is the duty of
Governor Vardaman to do
everything within his power to
aid in clearing up the muddy
waters "
When Vardaman applied for an
injunction to stop civil proceed,
ing that, if decided in his favor,
would completely vindicate him in
the eyes of all men, he committed
a moshunprecedented action. His
conduct throughout, since these
charges were filed, has been that
of a guilty man, and that will be
the decree of the courts if the case
ever gets to trial. jackson News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29
To Our SuEsc cibers.

The newspaper is no exception to
other business interests that suffer
from poor crops and hard times. Fall
is the season in which most subscrip-
tions are paid, and up to this time only
one-tenth the usual number have been
marked on our books. Opposite the
name on your paper is the date your
expired. Please do us the
Kindness to look at it this week and if
you are in arrears, plea pay up. AS
a further reminder we will, in the next
week or so send out number Of bills
and hope they will bring results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29

+ A Washington letter to the
New York Times notes "a sur
prising change in public senti-
ment, a growing demand for
Col. Roosevelt as the progress
sive candidate This growing
demand has had the ap-
parent effect of exposing the
diminutiveness of the La Fol-
lette movement. There may be
another shift to that pioneer of
progressiveEess, but just how
the progressive film of the
chameleon rough rider is in de-
mand. -Vicksburg Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29

Fl
How little we know Of the lives We
In the common walls, oa the crowded
street,
Ofthe sorrows borne and the secrets
Ois.<hc hearts an sin-scared and an
guishedsriyen.i =
s1Of the broken VOWS. and forgotten
OF the yaIlded wiz to the teRpter's
snares, ( 80 T.
Of the bitter hate apd sheltered hin
Where the light Of heaven can ne 'er
get in. .qsas.
How little we l.nok when a smile Is
worn. std
That .the heart is pierced with a
sinous thorn!
Oft the face that is gentle and calm
], and sweet,
Hides the bruisedest heart Of all we
meet.
How little we Know, and SO let us be
More gentle and tender with all we
see.
Lest we trample unknown a broken
heart. N
Or. cause all unbidden the tears sto
start.
How little we know, All it lis better 80 J
That all of the burden of sin and woe
And the secret of hearts be unmHked
and known,
To Jesus the Savior of men alone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-29
Pressing Club.

| have opened up new, first class
clothes pressing establishment, first
door north of EXnress office. Gentle
mems suits and ladies skirts cleaned in
the most careful and scientific method.
The best presser in town, and the ut
most care taken of garments entrusted
to us. Prompt execution of work and
delivery made. ASToR SMITH.