davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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and a leakage Of less than twenty-five
gallons would he enough to overcome the
tendency of the vessel to remain at or
rise to the surface. 1t does not take
person versed in either mechanics or hy-
drostatics to realize how important it
was that the Porpose should not leak.
The unexpected happened the boat did
leak and before her commander realized
it she was sinking. She kept on sinking
until she rested at the bottom in depth
of 125 feet Of water. Leaky valves had
let in the invading sea so nsidiously that
the danger was not detected until the
boat was actually bound for the bottom
The ordinary means for the expulsion of
water from the ballast tanks failed at
that depth. The great external pressure
told in many directions, and through
strained seams. split piping and over
taxed valves water came into the boat
with an increasing menace. The ballast
tanks had never been made as strong as
the external hull, and 1t would have been
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INSCRIPTION of the Bay
II and Surroundings-Early
History-When Coal and Pc
troleurn Were First Discov-
ered-Glaciers OF Controller
Bay Region-Post Office and
Trading Center at Katalla-
Coal-bearing Rocks Through
out This Region-G. c. Mar
tin and Alfred H. Brooks of
United States Geological Sur
vey Tell of Their Work in
Alaska.
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a". s

ment may readily be seen by the recital
Of some OF the history of submarine
work Hark back. for instance, to the
tragic test Of the United States subma-
rine torpedo boat Porpoise August IS,
1904. That day she left the navy tor
pedo station at Newport, r. l., for an
under water trial run.
The craft ran outside of the harbor to
find the deep water necessary for her
work. To make the vessel ready for sub
mergence certain of her ballast tanks
were opened to the sea and flooded until
the little boat had a reserve of buoyancy
OF something like 300 pounds, that is, an
added weight of anything over 300 pounds
would have been enough to send her to
tho bottom.
A gallon Of sea water weighs 81 pounds
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with reasonable certainty that CONNER
cial coal beds can be opened up.
The coal underlying these 10000 acres,
according to a report of the geological
survey to the national conservation COM
mission, estimated a tonnage OF 10, lo4.
5Oau0 tons of accessible or minable coal,
while the following statement, taken
from this report. shows what may be ex-
pected Of Alasha's coal lands when more
definite knowledge is obtained.
The Berng river coal field may be
extended into the mountains and may
consist Of many times Its present known
area Again. If the entire eastern and
western extensions Of the Matanuska
valley are underlain by coal beds. as may
be the case. II will increase the tonnage
of this field many times that used In the
above estimate. In the Cook inlet and
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Before this subnergence. however, the
examining officers enter the submarine
and remain until the test is completed
means Of i telephonic arrangement they
are kept in constant communication with
the engineer in charge OF the dock
Gauges are placed at fixed points inside
OF The craft which record pressures and
the Slightest change of form due To eX-
ternal stresses.
" hen al is ready the water in the
testing docl is subjected % pressure gen
orally until the hydrostatic force acting
upon the hun II the submarine al every
tce pressure tuat would he exerted by
the sea If the boat were down 100 feet
or more, Is the case may be
The beauty ct this whole arrangement
J. that the submarine does not have 10
be taken of shore To be tested and does
not have 10 depend upon favora Bile
weather conditions. There is no risk in
ycIyed and those inside the vessel can
observe the conditions at very stage of
pressure, The exact counterpart OF sub
IaerGeuce il the open sea.
BS being in vocal communication with
those in charge of the pressure pumps of
the dock. the inspectors within the SUI
marine can work with certainty and Sc
CGrity. They can also see leaks and trace
them TO their proper sources While incl
dentally watching the gauges marking
the elastic yielding of the hull structure,
II any take place. and the degree thereof.
p To the present the strength of these
boats had been calculated by mathemat-
zeal formuae which are largely theoret-
teal The laurent testing dock will show
how FAR these formulae may be correct.
and viii. undoubtedly. show directions in
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much increased the local demand for
coal Several mines were then opened on
the Yukon, intended to supply coal to
the river steamers. Most of these enter
prises were abandoned when petroleum
engines were substituted for coal burn
ers in 1902
Two influences have held back the
DEVELOPMENT of the Bering river and
Matanuska fields. One was the advances
made in the California oil districts. ana
the other the unfortunate conditions ex-
listing in regard to the laws under which
Alaska coal lands can be taken up
In making an estimate of the coal
fields throughout the territory of Alsaka,
geological work of the government shows
an aggregate of S106, $50 acres of coal
fields and of these 76o,2SA acres have
been surveyed in such detail rs to show
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A-
inUYXI

vast fortune. to be found IN tho coal
fields and the copper fields of this region
These are a few of the questions the
writer will attempt to answer.
Controller bay is only very small part
of that vast territory-Alaska-acq
by the United States from Russia in 1867.
and then commonly known as Seward 8
Ice Box" but renicknamed Seward S
Treasure Box" since it has turned out
such marvellous source of wealth in
gold. furs, fisheries, coal and copper
The bay itself is formed by Wingham
and kanak islands on the north and
west, and by long, narrow stretch of
land extending out from the mainland,
called Okalee spit. 1t is more than one
half filed with extensive fats. which are
visible only at low water. In the bay
there is a navigable channel. called Okla
and this channel forms the only harbor
for deep-draft vessels in the bay.
Now right here at this point-the chan
mel and the fiats-lies the problem. The
channel is shown on the United States
coast and geodetic survey map as about
1000 feet wide at the entrance with a
navigable depth of thirty-fve to forty
feet. The upper part Of the channel,
which can also be made available for
docks, If necessary, has a length of
about three miles. with a width OF 1000
feet and a depth of 35 feet or more. The
head of the channel is navigable for a
further distance of a mile or more with
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the submergence was only about twenty
feet below the surface, air pressure was
safely applied to the ballast tank and
sufficient water expelled to bring the
submarine to the surface.
This incident showed upon what trifles
the safety of submarine could depend.
1t was really the hand of fate pointing
to, the cause of an accident that fol-
lowed something over two years later.
About 10 o'clock in the morning. on
October 16, 1906. the French submarine
boat Lutin, while carrying out the ma
neuvers in the Bay of Bizerta, sank sud
denly to the bottom in $50 feet Of water
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= y + II q l. l. l. /,
bay W Ii c n eve
YOU mention this
peculiar com bina :
ton or the letters
OF the alphabet you
should do II under
the breath. for if
you don't Chair
man Graham may
get you. He has
his scouts out in
all directions seek
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through the in
ventive genius of
an Italian marine
engineer a long
forward stride has
been made recently
In the construction
of submarine boats.
He has made 1t
possible to do away
with a large part
of the hazard Incl
dent 10 the sub
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rnergence of these underwater war YES
sells, hitherto one of the greatest stum-
bling blocks TO submarine constructors.
This inventor Is Maj. Cesare laurent.
formerly OF the royal navy and designer
of the famous laurent submersibles. His
latest invention is a type Of testing dock
for submarine boats which will overcome
most Of the perils and vexations attend
ant upon the deep-sea submergence trials
necessary for all such craft.
Maj. Laurentfs testing dock is a mod
fled floating device OF steel which can
be hermetically sealed after a subma-
rine has entered II at one end. The
dock is brought to the right floating
condition, the end gate or door is swung
out Of the way. and the submarine un-
der trial placed within in the proper
way. The gate is then closed, and the
entire space in the dock and around the
esse Hooded.
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ing whom uiey may devour, and should
they see anything about YOU to raise
their suspicious. or cause them to think
you were even rnuttering the magic words
Controller bay" they may then ana
there serve upon You neat little sup Oh
paper. the most prominent part OF wh'ch
will read You are hereby summoned.
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which structural changes can be made
to advantage.
Naturally, the first cost of dock of
this description means considerable
outlay, but as it can be used for the test
ing OF all our submarines it will soon pay
for itself through what 1t saves by the
avoidance of the older procedure. Apart
from this, IL will make us doubly sure OF
the strength of our boast and add that
much more to the morale of the oficers
and crew.
The same dock can also be used for
the salvage Of submarine boats, and In
this department of the art our navy is
woefully deficient. Abroad the several
serious accidents have emphasized the
need OF salvage vessels particularly
equipped for the relocating of sunken
submarines. but SO far no provision of
this sort has been made in this country.
Fortunately have had no disastrous
accidents with any of our underwater
craft, but we don't know when our own
fotilla may be stricken, and foresight is
a vast deal more comforting than hind
sight, especially where life is concerned.
Thus We see how the coming of q new
order Of fighting craft calls into being
associate developments In order that the
boats may be the better able to do their
work when the time for action comes.
ms new lVeHtlOn VIII uOuDtfeSS cXeT-
else a marked change in the work of sub
marine construction. For the present
however. the underwater craft of our
navy must be tested under existing meth
ods. no provision having been made for
the building of one of the steel trial
docks.
Some Of the submarines now building
for our service Will soon have to he put TO
the test OF the regulation eOO-foot sub
mergence. This will be done, as hereto
lore, by means of "A CalVaua lighter
convenient point off shore
The United States naval authorities de-
clQed several years ago that all sub
marines should be subjected TO subnerg-
ence tents at depth of 200 feet but in
order that life should not be put in peril
IL was arranged that the boats should be
sunk without any one aboard. Accord
lnSlN II Is now the custom TO put certain
instruments inside of the submarines bv
which records are made of any change of
form due 10 external pressure at the trial
depth, ana the crafts are then sealed
water tight and made ready for sinking
Before this can be done, however il is
necessary TO take the submarine to he
tested to some point off the coast where
the bottom is sandy and soundings show
at least depth OF thirty-five fathoms
The boat is attached to a big salvage
lighter by means Of heavy steel hawsers.
and. with a sufficient head weight to
cause her TO sink. the submarine is slow
ly lowered TO the proper depth After
being there for an interval Of ten min
utes she is brought to the surface. the
coming tower hatch opened. and the in
spectors go into her and read the records
made by the pressure instruments, and
as far as possible. a search Is made for
any trace OF leakage.
Unfortunately this tracing Of leaks is
not an easy matter because their source
can only be surely found when the actual
pressure of the water is applied from the
outside
The first OF these submergence tests
was made at the governments expense
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Washirgton is full of Controller bay
from tho White House to the Capitol,
ove,- to the Senate office building, to the
House office building and then back up
Pennsylvania avenue. From Washington
the word has gone forth over the land
''Re on the lookout for Controller bay
and when YOU see ii grab II and hold IL
for Chairman Graham, for he wants 1t
badly" Chairman Graham and his six
staIwart braves on the committee on ex-
penditurcs in the Interior Department
have taken UP the matter in grim earnest,
and they intend 70 sift il to the bottom
for il has been said there is graft there
However that may he. returning To cold
facts and leaving fancy behind, many
naturally want to know something about
It's Controller bay. Where IS Controller
hay and what does ii look like? Who dis
covered the hay in the first place and
whv this great a-itation about so small
a place. And is it really true about the
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In 1904 the Russian government bought
a number Of submarines from American
builders Of these vessels. Five of these
boats were built at a shipyard near Nor
folk and transported to Lihau on the
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Copyright. 1911. by william L. .i'dorfer1
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-28
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
TONOPAH POSTOFFIEC

List of advertised letters for the
week ending December 90, 1911.
When calling for these letters please
state that they are advertised. A
fee of one cent Will be charged for
each of the following: Mrs. Austin,
George Blatt, Thomas Burke, Frank
Burke, Mrs. Mary A. Browne, S. A.
Burge, Martin Britt, Mrs. Grace Ba-
den, Mrs. James Cussick, Mrs. Allan
Cameron, Dan Cribs, NJ. A. Champ
lin, l.. Durlano (2), Harry Emerson
Karl Erlanson, F. r. Fisher, John
Green, Mrs. Donald Herbison, Char
lie Hay, Henry Ingram, George
Knoer, Hervey Lightner, Ike Millett,
J. w. Mcdonald, Jack McNalIey
Thomas Mulcahey, Harry Quinn,
Mrs. Aggie Rink, John Ryan, c. w.
Shilling, Arthur Smith, B. Thomson.
A. A. Thorn, Ed Welsh, Guy White.
Joe Williams, Ira Wilkerson. Pack
age-James- H. Lane.
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GOOD PICTURES At
BUTLER THEATRE
THIS evening
UNUSUALLY GOOD PICTURES
ARE ON THE BOARDS FOR
TONIGHT.

There will be some very stirring
pictures tonight, consisting Of the
following subjects:
"A Football Hero an Essanay
production. You should not fail to
see the big football game in this
picture and especially as the score
stood 90 and Billy, the substitute
OF George, catches a glimpse of
Gladys eye and is determined to
win the game and did by his magic
playing and is triumphantly declar-
ed the hero of the day.
Among the Irish Fisher Folk, .
Kalem production taken at Howth,
Ireland, showing the greatest fish
ing industry in the world, and on
the same reel will be seen THE
Franciscan Friars of Killarney, Ire
land, giving the benediction on
the feast of Corpus Christi This
is a most interesting and impress
sive outdoor ceremonial. ''The
Bos'n's Watch Edison comedy.
"A Slight Mistake" is Vita
graph comedy featuring Bunny and
is a story of an auto party get
ting in a mad house for a hotel.
Baby Josephine" is the magnet
that is drawing crowded houses
and will make an entire change
tonight.
Tomorrow benefit to the Fra
ternal Brotherhood will be given,
and in tomorrow's issue of the Bo-
nanza a complete program will be
given. All new features, songs and
dances.
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LABOR TROUBLES
NOT brewing
IN TONOPA

The Reno Gazette Of last Tuesday
published an article IN its columns
to the effect that labor troubles
were brewing in Tonopah over the
scale Of wages paid by the differ
ent mining companies operating in
this district Who ever gave the
information to the Gazette was
evidently a disgruntled person with
severe attack of bilious crouch.
Tonopah has no labor troubles to
settle or is there any signs of any
occurring in this district
The Tonopah Miners union is
composed of men of sterling worth
to any community. Nothing but
harmony exists between the employer
and employee.
The companies pay good wages
to their men, and it is safe to as
sert that there is not a dissatisfied
member of Tonopah Miners Union,
No. w. f. of NJ, today working
in Tonopah for the wages he re-
ceived There is no agitation or has
their been any, regarding wages by
the union men, or will there be
any. There are no Vincent st.
Johns in Tonopah to stir up dissat-
lsfaction or cause labor agitation.
This district has been immune from
any labor strikes, owing to the
fact that leyel-headed officials and
good citizens comprise the member
ship of its local union. Several
years ago a few struggling, wild
eyed agitators from Goldfield came
to Tonopah and tried to start trou-
bic, but were voted down. From
that day to this everything has been
peaceful and contentment is to be
seen on both sides
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS,

The annual meeting of the Tono-
pah Midway Mining company will
be held at the companys Office in
Tonopah, on January 2, 1912.
w. J. DOUGLAS.
10 IL Secretary.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2S.-The
question of the disposition of the
case of General Bernardo Reyes was
discussed in the cabinet. Minister
of the Interior Abraham Gonzales
stated his opinion to be that Reyes
belonged to the army, though it is
admitted he resigned. Still, be-
cause of his rank, his resignation
merely places him out of active
service and he still could be held
amenable to military rules.
'The great importance attributed
to the attempted revolution by
Reyes" said Gonzales, "arises from
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TANOP All HAS A
REAL COUNT Of
some ACCOUNT

Last Monday Count Della Ginestra
Reggie Salvatore, of Palermo, ST.
oily, arrived in Tonopah to study
the conditions of his country men
and urge the necessity of education
among them and the general ad-
vancement of all classes of the
Italian race. In February, 1901,
the Count made a wager of 500
600 with the due de Montigoni, of
Calabria, Italy, that he could not
walk around the world, covering
10000 miles, in four years. The
winter of the wager was to donate
the entire sum to the poor of the
province, in which they resided
The Count was to walk the entire
distance, paying his expenses out
of money derived from lectures and
physical labor, This he did, win
ming the wager and distributed the
amount as per agreement among the
poor.
Count Reggie is now making his
second tour of the United States
gathering statistics on many branch
es of our governments trades, from
which he is writing a book, soon
to be published. His great hobby
is the education of the poorer
classes of his country people, who
know nothing of schools and the
great benefit to be acquired there
from. He says the United States
is the leader of all nations in school
facilities. He said last night, point
ing to the fact with pride: "Why in
this desert country you can travel
along and here and there you will
see nice comfortable school build
ings with only six or eight children
being taught; while in my country,
in the poor provinces, you will
find hamlets with 100 children and
not vestige of a school house.
Their parents are too poor to think
of education. All must work to
keep the wolf from the door. Oh,
you have a glorious and great gov
eminent"
The Count made an address to
about thirty of his people here last
Monday night and then journeyed to
Manhattan to deliver an address
upon good citizenship and educa-
tional matters, bat it seems some
one of his people wrote to the
Manhattan Italians that he was an
imposter and to have nothing to do
with him. In consequence, his visit
to the Pine Tree camp met with
little reception. He says the under
hand letter writing of his country
men, among the uneducated, is
their constant downfall and if the
letter writer in Tonopah will cal
upon him, he will convince him
of his error.
Wherever the Count travels the
Elk lodges throughout the United
States have been his host. Thirty
seven Elk lodges have banqueted
him and aided him every way posi-
BILE in his struggle for knowledge
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CONISTOCK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

to institute an educational system
in his own country. similar to ours.
He has the signature of presidents
of the United States and governors
of all of the states, and, in fact,
most of the prominent men through
out the nation. He is very inter-
esting to talk to and is learned in
his country's education.
Tonight he will be the guest of
Tonopah Lodge of Elks at their
home and will give talk on hi
travels and the conditions as he sees
them.
The Count is not in this, country
looking for wealthy manageable la
dies, but is here to advance his peo-
pies future prosperity. He will
remain in Tonopah a few days.
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COAL DELIVERED
FOR $40 Per TON
FIRST CARLOAD TO ARRIVE
NEXT MONTH-THEN WILL
COME STEADILY.

H. A. Darms arrived yesterday
from Coaldale to secure timbers and
lumber for the construction of coal
bins and chutes at the coal vein
which he now has about ready to
produce.
A recent analysis of the coal from
400 feet indicates that it is prob
ably the best coal yet produced in
Nevada The analysis given 1.SC
per cent moisture; volatile matter,
$3.50 per cent; fixed carbon, 5000
per cent, and ash, ) per cent.
He states that he expects to
send to Goldfield his first carload
of coal by the middle of next month
that that it will be divided among
all the coal dealers here, so as to
give everyone chance to test it.
He is trying to arrange so IT,
the price will be kept down below
$40 per ton delivered.
He states that he has been as
sured by the management of the
Tonopah & Goldfield railroad that
a spur track will soon be put into
the several mines there, and that
when that is accomplished coal may
be delivered in Goldfield and Tono-
pah for considerably less than $40
per ton. Once started, production
from an eight-foot vein will De con-
tinued and will easily supply the
demand of Goldfield and Tonopah
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TEACHERS TO
MEET HERE

Continued from Page one)
Primary Grades ......
Grace Alice Day, leader
Busy Work in School. .......
Josephine McCune
AFTERNOON.
General Session-1:3O:
Music.
Roll Call
The Three RS" Allison Ware
Music. ........ ........
Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus
Address. ,....... Grace Alice Day
Isl Sections 800:
High School "A. H. Yoder, leader
Practical education "A. j. Sullivan
Discussion Louise |
Grammar and Primary Grades
S. II. Thompson, leader
Mechanics of Mathematics. .....
Thora Paulson
Address. ......... Grace Alice Day
FRIDAY EVENING.
Reception to visiting teach
ers by the Tonopah teachers.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
General Session.: $3.50:
Music.
Roll Call
Methods and Results in His
tory .............Al Allison Ware
Music Primary Grade Chorus
Public school music. Matte B. Holt
Section-10:30:
High and Grammer Grades.
History in the Grades" ...
Helene Slavin
Discussion. ........ Cecilia Meighan
History in the High School,.
j. d. Scott
Primary Grades.
The Gordon Method" ......
Bess Van Auken
The Gordon Method (llustrat-
d)............ Edna Sullivan
Common Errors in Teaching the
Gordon Methods ........
Jennie A. CurieuX
Discussion. :. +. John Edwards Bray
AFTERNOON.
General Session: 80:
Music.
Roll Call
The Teachers Personality. 49,.
Allison Ware
Music duet.
Lima Bohn and Marjorie Macy
Domestic Science" Leila Purdy
Art Work in the Public Schools
Katherine Gehrett
3;15:
Miscellaneous business.
Reports of committees.
Adjournment.