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FOUND A SACRED LAKE
GOLDEN ORNAMENTS RECOVERED
FROM GUATAVITA SHOWN.
Treasures That Were Thrown Into the
Water by Indians Of Colombia, in
Their Religious Rites, Before
the Spanish Conquest.

Scores of antiquarians and others
interested in the races that inhabit-.
ed the American continent before the
coming of the white man visited the
assembly room at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel to see the relics recently taken
from the sacred lake of Guatavita,
near Bogota. Colombia, and brought to
New York by Mr.. Hartley Knowles
Of London, the. New York Herald re-
ports.
The story of the finding Of the rel
les, which consist Of gold ornaments,
emeralds and pottery, reads like a
romance. Ever since the Spaniards
conquered the Indian race that in
habited the fertile plateau in Colon
bia efforts have been made to re-
cover treasures sunk in the lake each
year by the Indians as religious
rite. Spaniards undertook the task,
but draining the lake was too difficult
for them. Another determined at
tempt was made in 1923 by Capt.
Charles Stuart Cochrane, an English
man, but it ended in failure. In 1900
a British corporation was formed, and
it tunneled the mountains and drained
the lake. 1t has now begun to mine
the relics buried deep in the mud.
Lake Guatavita is almost in the CEN
ter Of the Great Andean plateau that
was the home of the Chibch kingdom,
composed of Indians who lived by az
riculture and who had civilized form
of government. One of their cities,
Usaquen, is said to have had more
than a million inhabitants.
The Chibchas paid homage to two
gods. The sun was the beneficent
deity, and the antithesis of the sun or
evil spirit they believed was huge
serpent, which lived in the center of
lake Guatavita and which when an
gered brought storms, drought and all
the other evils which sometimes af-
flict an agricultural population. There
fore, though they hated the serpent,
they pretended to worship him and
sought to propitiate his wrath by
gifts.
Four temples to the serpent stood
on the bank Of the lake, which was
only a mile across, but very deep.
Once year great feast was given
! the serpent devil. The chief cere-
luanr ennsissgstas5F Sc <ssstistzrz 5id Or
naments and other precious objects
into the center OF the lake, where
the god could get them. The exact
center was found by stretching two
hide ropes in the form of a cross, from
the four temples. Rats were then
propelled toward the center of the
lake, amid the din of musical instru-
ments and, the cheering of the multi
| tude. One raft was occupied by the
ruler, whose body was covered with
gold dust. When the precious objects
were dumped overheard the ruler him.
self jumped into the lake and washed
| off the gold.
The first Spaniards to visit the coun-
try witnessed these ceremonies, and
the practice gave rise to the Spanish
legend of FL Dorado.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
CLAM GETS PlcNIcKER's SIS
How Louis Ludden of Winsted, Conn,
Lost a Gold Piece and Found
Il In q Shell.

Winsted, Conn, Aug 15.-Louis Lud-
den member of a clambake party here,
stood beside a barrel of clans which
was partly covered. In taking some
matches from his trousers pocket. he
pulled out a SIS gold piece. which
dropped into the tarrel The barrel
was emptied. but no coin was to be
found
In due course Of time the clans,
after being washed, were placed in
steamer with other sea food When
the man who lost the gold piece got
his portion of clans. he found his lost
coin reposing in shell with steamed
clam.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
SCHOONER TO BE FISH BOAT
Ship Of Adventure In Which the Poet
Novelist Sailed ain the SoutH
Seas" to Be Remodeled.

San Francisco.-Four lines of agate
type, buried in the waterfront news
of the day, carry the announcement
that the schooner Casco, immortal as
the ship of adventure in which "a
years ago Robert Louis Stevenson
sailed over the sky line of romance.
never to return, soon will be- re-
modelled ito enter the fishing bust
ness"
Stevenson sailed from San Fran
cisco in 1888 Cruising through
Oceania on the Casco, in search Of
health, he gathered the materials for
The Ebb Tide" for THE Wrecker"
and "In the South Seas"
Many of the best letters in the col
lJectad editions rzars writer gqqes6se
legged on the Casco's sun-bleached
decks.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
HOSPITAL FOR DOGS OPEN
Institution In New York Said to Be
Most Complete, Of Its Kind In
the World.

New York.-The new hospital ana
dispensary OF the American Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty u All.
flass, G5catea 6n Avenue 4 ii tie east
sshospitaf district" began its work OF
ministering to dogs. cats and horses.
The institution is the best equipped OF
its kind In the world, Medicine and
professional advice are given free to
those unable to pay.
The building includes a series OF
wards, private rooms, pharmacies. op-
Grating rooms, exercise rooms and iso-
lation wards for animals suffering
from contagious diseases. The ground
floor has a garage equipped with Is
automobile ambulances and wagons.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
AUTOS AND SHOE LEATHER
What the Modern Luxury Will Cost
the Poor of All Countries In
Foot Wear.

New York.-The tremendous growth
of the motor car industry is produc-
ing a scarcity of leather 50 great that
in little over four years, according to
the leading authority in the New
England shoe trade. the price has adj
vanced 72 per cent, the Toronto
Globe notes. This advance, he stated,
must inevitably result in an increase
of 20 per cent. in the cost OF shoes
all over the world. The interde-
pehdence not only OF nations in mat
tiers of trade and commerce, but of
the rich and poor, is strikingly illus
trated by the statement of the New
England expert Poor folk in the re-
hottest corners Of civilization, who
rarely see a motor car. will be forced
to spend a larger part of their scanty
income upon shoes. necessity of ex-
istence, because rich people are pour
ing out money upon new luxury. %
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
Flight Of the Peasants Before the
Rapidly Spreading Flames In
Cars Country.

st. Petersburg. Midsummer In
Russia has been ushered in by q great
epidemic of fires on the steppes. the
Hamburger Nachrichten reports.
The intense dryness of the season
has spread the fires over huge area.
One of the most dreadful fires that
the Russian steppes have ever seen
ragged d few days ago in the province
of Turgai on the other side OF the
Ural mountains. and to the northeast
of the Caspian. On these steppes
vast seas of grass stretch to the no
rizon. raised only by shrubs OF the
wild cherry and dwarf almond on the
hillside or by clumps of NORWOOD
when the soil is clayey. Herds OF cat
tie and horses Craze on the plains
1t was early in the morning when
mighty clouds of smoke suddenly rose
up from the steppes, a sure sign TO
the inhabitants that a fire was In
progress. So appalling was the speed
with which the fire rolled over the dry
and yellow grass that the peasants
| had quickly to concert measures for
saving just their own lives from de-
struction. Feverish activity prevailed
in all the villages until the tongues
Of fame which came on nearer and
nearer with uncanny swiftness ap-
peared on the horizon
Swept forward BY the rushing wind.
sparks from the confagration kindled
in advance another fire, which In q
short time enveloped 10000 acres OF
grazing ground. Swifter and swifter
before the wind dashed on the wall
of fiery waves. Enormous pillars OF
fame shot up into the air. The sue
ton was SO strong that slabs of turf
and burning branches we're hurled
high uk into the air and brown far
away.
Men and cattle were hard put TO II
to save themseives Their least dan
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
REBEL s M|XEDARMy
How zapata Recruited scE His Fol-
lowers. saass .sslGeico.
livery Outlaw and Fugitive From JUS
tIce Was Enlisted by "The At
tia of Republic" az Poems
Call Bandit.

Mexico City-When Zapata first re-
cruited his followers they told me ne
had drawn to himself every outlaw
and fugitive from justice who up to
that time had been hiding in the More
los hills or in the vast underground
caves Of Cacahuimilpa. near Guerra
vaca.
Later, when Zapata and his men
took Cuernavaca, Zapata opened the
Jail and penitentiary, and, putting
good rifle and handful of cartridges
into each convict's hands, he babe
them help themselves to horses wher-
ever they could find them. AS there
are several horse ranches and rich
haciendas with celebrated racing
studs in the immediate vicinity OF
Cuernavaca, 1t did not take long be-
fore all those new recruits wsat
mounted on the best of horses, as was
here to be seen.
After the great review of Zapata's
bandit forces, Senior Madero commit
ted the colossal blunder, as it turned
out to be, of paying off all Of Zapata's
men for their alleged services In the
Madero revolution, without putting an
armed guard over them to see that
they actually turned in their rifles and
cartridges before returning to their
homes.
The result of this was that Emiliano
Zapata simply drew the sum OF $4,000
pesos set aside for himself and his
followers, without bothering to turn
in more than few stacks OF arms,
after which he announced that he and
his men would not give any more
arms unless they received twice the
amount of the originally stipulated
sum.
After this the misunderstanding
between the newly constituted gov
eminent authorities and the Zapata
brothers grew apace. Zapata was
summoned to the capital. He came
defiantly, surrounded by an armed
bodyguard. In his brief stay at one OF
the principal hotels in Mexico City he
livened things up by shooting out al
| the windows of the cantina because
| they would not serve him with drinks
| after in the morning.
On the following day he and his
companions Communicated some hal
dozen city taxicabs and rode back te
Cuernavaca, about IS miles away
After this Zatata and his men IL
Morelos became quite unmanageablt
so far as the newly constituted au
! thorities were concerned. francisco
de la Barra, Mexico's president ad in
term, tried to temporiZe with thT
Zapata brothers for a while. aftel
which. Senior Madero. in his capacit!
as leader of the revolution, pending
his election as constitutional presi
dent, made special trip to Morelo
to smooth down" the enraged Zapat
| lists.
But the smoothing down" did no
last, for within a week Zapata's fol
j lowers were shooting up" the col
umns of regular soldiers who hal
been sent to garrison the most I'm
portant towns Of Morelos, in respons'
TO the frantic appeals Of the bandi
harried inhabitants Of that state.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
PRAIRIE FIRES IN RUSSIA

ger was of being scorched by the fiery
breath which swept on ahead Of the
furnace Women and children who
sank helpless to the ground were
dragged along by the other villagers,
for only hasty fight was now of any
avail But even this would not have
saved them had not a lake lam in
their path, into which they all rushed.
wading in as far as they could with
out drowning.
Imagine then, hundreds Of persons
standing In the waters up to their
shoulders, while all around them
masses of flames ran along the banks
and, sent out Pickering tongues over
the water in their direction. baffled
in their thirst for victims.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
SIMPLE LIFE FOR Domino
Tacoma Minister Resigns Charge to
Farm and Raise chickens-CaIIs
Self q Failure.

Tacoma, Wash.-Condemning him
self as failure as pastor, the Rev
William D. Buchanan, pastor of Park
University church, has rendered his
resignation and in an open letter to
the public announced that he Is about
to retire to the simple life"
81 am farmer by instinct and q
minister by choice" the letter says. II
have come to feel that should first
practice and then preach, and from
now on / shall make my living as a
breeder OF chickens"
Mr.. Buchanan's eight years in the
Tacoma pulpit have been marked by
dignity and reserve. and his unexpect-
ed announcement has caused city-wide
comment.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17

Weer, on the second day out, lost
his footing and slid 500 yards down
similar ice slope at the speed OF
racing automobile. Big rocky crags
jutted out at the bottom of the slope.
All that saved him from dashing on
these was the heavy pack on his back
catching on some smaller rocks that
barely showed above the surface OF
the ice This broke fFfall. righted
him and by spreadinn s.rs fiat and dig
ging into the ice he succeeded in saw
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
CLIMB TACOMA PEAK +.
Five Men Make Discoveries in
Rainier National Park.
Two Members Of the Party Barely
Miss Death on Rocks at the Bot
tom Of Ice SHdes-Crawl
Over IL Glaciers.

Tacoma, Wash.-Five mountain
climbers, headed by Prof. j. b. Flett
of the Tacoma high school, have com
pleted an exploration trip around the
peak of Mount Tacoma, in Rainier Ma
tional park. Two of the climbers
barely missed death on the rocks at
the bottom of steep snow and ice
around this, the most massive and
highest mountain peak in the United
States, was followed, and unmarked
glaciers were crossed and unnamed
peaks scaled The complete circle OF
the mountain was made in seven days.
Seventeen glaciers were crossed and
the explorers dipped into almost i'm
penetrable canyons and assembled al
most perpendicular walls of snow and
Ice to cross ridges that before lad
been the awe OF all mountain climb
ers.
In the party weree Prof. ]. B. Flett.
c. A. Barnes, Jr., mountain photog-
rapher; Percy Raleigh. ]. H. Weer
and Calvin Philips, Jr
First, Philips. climbing up so per
cent. grade snow slope, slipped and
slid downward with terrific speed to-
ward huge jutting rocks and wide,
open-mouthed crevasses in the packed
fee. At the speed at which he was
sliding. to have hit one of these rocks
would have meant the breaking OF
every bone in his body. The crevasses
were huge cracks of unknown depth
in the packed ice. and to have fallen
into one would have meant sure death
On the very brink Of this danger Phil
fps succeeded in so Fighting himself
that he could gouge into the ice with
his alpine stick, and thereby stop his
flight.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
IRISH STAYING AT HOME
Government Statistics Cited to Show
Falling OF of Emigration From
the Emerald Isle.

Boston.-Statistics compiled here
from British government sources show
that emigration from Ireland has de-
clined notably in the last few years.
The population Of the island shows a
decrease during the period from 1901
to 1911 of only IL per cent, compared
with So per cent in the preceding
decade.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17

ing himself from what would have
been a horrible death.
Glaciers and peaks not shown on
government and other maps Of the
mountain were carefully marked by
Professor Flett on charts he carried
with him. These charts. with sugges-
tons of names for the uncharted gla-
ciers and peaks, are now being care
fully prepared for submit sion to the
chief geographer. interior department.
Washington.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
A Chaser.

The Inquisitive Old Woman-Guard.
why did the train stop before we
came to the station?
The Guardian over pig, mum.
The Inquisitive Old Woman What,
was it on the line?
The Guard-No-oh. no; we chased
It up the embankment!
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
Or nahr.h snnk.

How are we to get the plain people
this year? All the candidates are
college graduates"
Our side has its plans mapped out.
We're going to tell 'em that our man
never wore clamshell cap when ne
went to college"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17

Washington James Rymburg was
fined In police court here for rohbing
his landlord In ordsr to get money TO
pay his rent.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
three million Cats in Chicago.

Chicago.-There are three million
cats. more than one for each resident.
in Chicago. according to report from
the anti-crueIty society
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
SINCERITY

Roscoe, aged three had been
taken to Sunday school, for the
first time, by h is brother Richard
two years his senior. 1t was
customary for the entire class to
kneel at the beginning of the
recitation period each Sunday and
repeat the Lords Prayer in unison,
slowly and solemnly. with pauses.
Roscoe had been thoroughly drilled
in the prayer, so that no trouble
was anticipated on that score.
On the particular Sunday of
Roscoe's first and only visit, the
prayer had reached the clause,
give us this day our daily bread, !"
when, during the pause which
followed, little Roscoe, to the dis
tress of Richard and the conster-
nation of the class, added in a
shrill treble. And little gravy!"
Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
and so TRUE TOO

Father was walking to Sunday
school with little Johnny and en-
deavoring to improve the time by
teaching Johnny his Golden Text.
the words of which were. What
soever man soweth, that shall he
reap" said Harper's Bazaar.
Johnny repeated it after his father
several times and seemed to have
mastered the correct wording.
AS they drew near the Sunday
school the father gave Johnny his
last rehearsal. Now, son." he
said. let's have the Golden Text
once more without any help from
me.
This is what he got from
Johnny, Whatsoever a man sews
always rips"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
HOW'S THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of catarrb that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrrh
Cure. F. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o.
We, the under signed. have
eyknown F. }. Cheney for the last Is
years. and believe him pei fectly
honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his
firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
STEAM PIPE BURSTS
ON AN S. P. ENGINE

People here were somewhat
aroused this afternoon when a
report was circulated that a loco
motive hauling a freight train on
the Southern Pacific had blown up
few. miles east of Winnemucca
and that C. J. Wolf, the engineer,
was badly injured. DR.. Mangan.
the company's physician, and DR..
Swezy were rushed to the scene
and found that the engine had not
blown up, as reported.
There was an accident, however,
and Engineer Wolf was brought to
town with deep cut in the palm
of his right hand and a badly bruis.
ed wrist.
A two-inch steam pipe in the cab
of the engine broke and when the
steam began to rush out Engineer
Wolf started to run over the tank
to keep from being scalded and in
doing this he cut his hand when
trying to climb over the tender.
Luckily he was not scalded by the
rushing steam when the pipe burst.
The fireman stepped out on the
step of tie engine and he was not
injured.
The train was running about
thirty miles an hour when the
accident occurred and was stopped
by brakeman cutting an air hose.
Humboldt Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
CHURCH NOTICES
ST PAULS CHURCH

81 PAULS CHURT H
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Morning Prayer. and Sermon
IL a. m.
Evening Prayer and Sermo n
7:3O a. m.
Friday Litany 1850 p. m.
Ernest H. Price
Missionary in Charge
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday Service II. A. M.
Subject-"Man."
Wednesday Evening 8 +. M.
Sunday School 1890
Dotta Building Idaho St.
Reading Room open daily in.
Guiding Sundays and Holiday
from 2 to a p. m.
The bible and all Christian
Science literature can be read or
purchased at the Reading Room
All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sermon IL A. M.
( BY DR.: S. II. Jones of San Ber-
NAT 10, Cal.
Sunday school 1915 P. M.
Sermon 1880 p. m.
By DR.. S. H. Jones of San Ber-
nadio, Cal.
Everybody welcome.
Geo. H. Greenfield Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Morning worship at loo.
Subject-"Judge not that Ye be
not Judged"
Bible School at 1915.
kindergarten at 1890,
Evening worship 1880.
Subject-"God's valuation of a
Human Soul"
Vocal Solo:-"One Sweetly
Solemn Thought. "by Mrs. A. E.
Tussey.
All public services in Keyser's
Chapel.
Mid-week service of study and
praise is held Thursday evening at
z: 3Op.m.
All are welcome.
Rev. Chas. McHarness,
pastor
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NOTICE FOR BIOS
Board of Education, Metropolis

Board Of Education. Metropolis.
Nevada
September 9Th, 1912.
Sealed proposals accompanied
by certified check of 5 per cent of
the amount of the bid will be
received at this office until 3 P. NJ.
on the Sixteenth day of September,
1912, for the construction (incluI-
ing plumbing. heating apparatus,
electric conduits and wiring) of
a one story and basement fireproof
school building. containing four
class rooms on the main floor, brick
faced with cast concrete trim, at
Metropolis, Nevada, in accordance
with. drawings and specifications,
prepared by Mcdonald and Cooper,
Architects. COPIES of which may
be obtained at the office of this
Board or at the office Of the Archi-
tects, 81 Newhouse Building Salt
Lake City, Utah. This Board
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
(Signed) H. L. Siegel,
Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
GOOD ROAD MAx|MS

Start with system.
Good roads will increase the
trading radius of any town or city.
Bad roads cost more than good
roads.
Surfacing has been receiving
too much attention at the expense
Of drainage.
You ought to take up the good
roads question.
The most expensive way is often
the cheapest In the end.
Maintenance of roads is as i'm
portant as their construction and
is not enough disc used.
The most expensive transporta
tion of the farm products is from
the farm to the railroad station.
Good intentions are said to pave
roads only in region where no.
body wants to use them.
Good hard roads are the only
sure foundation upon which cheaper
transportation can stand.
1t is not uncommon in the
country to see Children wading
through deep mud on their way to
school.
Study conditions and build your
road suitable to the traffic with
due regard to the probable main
tenance.
Good roads help business, stimu-
late trade, put money in circulation
and increase values.-Fxchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07

nb net alrns 70
snd o. suso made fast
hvnehy Knot 10 SGS$1V
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