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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-04-04
CO. COMMENCEMENT E!!Eh..
A SUCCESS.

II UUUULUUs
The first County Commencement
for Jackson was celebrated in Web
ster last Saturday. The large at
tendance and the interest shown
give those at its helm reason to be-
lieve that the enterprise will be a
success.
At 12::40 the meeting was called
to order by Supt. David H. Brown. Z
Prof. R. L. Madison pronounced the
invocation after which Mr.. Brown
made a few remarks explaining
the purpose of the Commencement
which is to create an interest in
scholarship and promote it in e
public schools.
Prof. Claude A. Smith who has
been principal of the Dillsboro
schoo7 delivered an address which
was very much enjoyed. His
theme was education.
At 12:45 every one partook of the
abundance of dinner prepared by
Websters hospitable good women
and served in the open air just in
/ front of the school house.
In the afternoon the gathering
was DELIGHTFULLY."- entertained by the
following program
Song The Old North State.
Declomation Contest:
| Master James Ashe-" "Betsye and
l Are Out Once More" Sylvia.
! Master George Hedden. Webster
How Ruby Played"
Master Hugh Montieth, Dillsboro
) Universal Education"
Music-Miss Dorothy Mckee,
: Sylvia. - -
f Recitation Contest.
F Miss Jessie Leatherwood, Dillsboro
1 -" Naughty Zell."
: Miss Ruth Allison, Webster
: Miss Dorothy Entertains The Min
: ister'
: Miss Laura Howell, Qualla- THE
Y T e6end Of Vermont"
e Miss Rebecca Cathey, sylvia
+ The Disaster
: Miss Blanche Fisher, Beta -
!, Crippled Joe"
Il Music-Miss Ruth Allison
+ Webster.
: Spelling Contest:
/ Miss Mamie Bryson, Beta.
; Miss Myrtle Reed, Beta.
il Master Will Pangle, DiIlsboro.
a Master Lawrence Keever, Dills
II boro.
Is Master Frederic Moore, Webster
ID Miss Icie Buchanan, Webster.
id Master Alex Ashe, Sylvia.
c. Miss Pearle Long, Sylvia.
al Music Misses Inez Cathey an
,e Inez Weaver.
= The medal for defamation
= was awarded to Master Hugh Nor
le tieth, Dillsboro, that for recitatio
to to Miss Jessie Leatherwood Dillsbo
er 70. Miss Pearle Long won tn
Of medal for spelling.
= All the contestants were froI
L the seventh grade.
ne The judges selected before han
e were all from out of the County bl
id were unable to reach here becaus
or of bad railway service The judge
- for the contests were then selecte
oil from the teaching forces of til
7r- several schools as follows:
re Prof. C. A. Smith, Dillsboro.
is Miss Willie Cherry, Webster.
W. Mr.. V. V. Hooper, Beta.
:. G. Taylor Hampton, Sylvia.
l.y Mr.. John Reed, Greens Cree
ks (disinterested).
.le Mr.. SHOPE Is DEAD.
aid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Mine Is Adaptable.

Shareholders, therefore, have COM
btn5tlon or circumsta noes 10 thank for
this happy consumnati ton of May Day
affairs. The world wide scarcity OF zinc
picked spelter up from an average OF
5.60S cents per pound In 1911 and iifted
II 10 500 cents for an average OF 1872,
ST. Louis prices. thereby opening the
doors for the sale of n large Utah zinc
ore tonnage. Tho May Day MANAGE
ment deserves credit for lis courage in
going after the Ziuc ores. which there
tofore had been wholly unknown tao
tor. while everyone connected With the
company has reason TO congrHLulalo c
themselves that they hold a piece of
Tlntc property so capable of adapting
itself 10 the changing conditions Of the
metal market
Attention has been called in these
columns before TO the fact that the May
Day heretofore In its lead ore shipments
has mad TO pay A penalty on all the zinc
contained in the ore above a certain
dead lue, Now the company has TO
pay penalty upon the lead contained
In the zinc ore above pegged point.
But there is profit In shipments either
way.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
FALSE REPORTS OF
BUTTE & SUPERIOR

The liquidation OF a long line OF Butte
& Superior stock Thursday in the east
gave rise to several runlors regarding
the property, One was that the mill is
doing poor work. 1T was stated by those
knowing actual mine and mill conditions
that there WAS nothing at all wrong at
handling 500 tons OF ore daily and the
company is making in the neighborhood
of $500 900 monthly with only one sec
tion. The mill is doing first class serv>
Ice.
The wire gossip had IL yesterday that
Hayden, Stone X Co, were the largest
sellers of this issue and this occasioned
additional uneasiness although the re-
port that this firm was selling was not
confirmed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
YEAR WAS NORMAL
IN GOLD OUTPUT
Decrease Mainly AScribed TO
Nevada, Where Some Old
:, Camps Were Dull.
CALIFORNIA IS FIRST
Utah Output Decreased, but
Majority of States Were
at Normal.

The aold -,nining industry OF the United
States was generally normal In 1912. ac-
cording to IL, u. McCaskey ot the L. S
geological eurvey, but early figures indi-
cate the smallest production since 1907
when the output was $50, iS5.700. In
1908 the output Increased to so4.56o.000
jn 1909 TO Se9.6i3.tco. in 1910 IL dropped
10 ses,269. 100; IN 1911 1t increased slight
lY TO s9S. 100000, but In 1912 it decreased
TO s91-oS5,16S. according to preliminary
estimates of the bureau OF tho mint and
the geological survey.
The decrease Is TO be a:cribed mainly
10 Nevada, where there was a falling off
OF about s4.5oo.o0O. chiefly from Gold
field and to a smaller degree from Ma
uonsl and Seven Trougils. The great
f+oldfield mines produced more ore than
IN 1911. but the average srade treated
was considera bly, lower: the mill at Ma
IionaI was burned in September. and
production was delayed at Seven Troughs
by e. cioudourst In July. On the other
hand. the Manhattan. Round Mountain
md Fairriew districts somewhat in
creased their Yields
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Facing Good Year.

The production for 1917 showed a
larger Increase than was generally ex-
Dected. but il is not thought that q
corrcspopdingly large Increase can be
looked for IN 1915. Indeed. the reported
gradual decline in output from come of
the larger orc bodies and possible uD-
favorable market conditions and pros
poets may result In q decreased output
for 1913.
Tho production of quicksilver in Cali
iornia IN 1912 was 20,61% TASKS. valued
at $3.50, ,5!i against an output OF IS. $50
TASKS. valued at sSeG,749, In 1911 1t
was the largest production since that OF
1865 TASKS III 1905. Tho increase was
due mainly TO the yield OF the New
but also TO increased output from sew
cral other mines. In San Benito county
the Now 1dria mines yielded slightly
lese than In 1911. but remained the iarg-
est producers In America and are 10 be
credited with nearly half the entire out
Dut of California
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
W|NCF|ELD IS ONE ]
ROCHESTER CONVE

George WingGeld Is the latest cog
TO the merits of the new Rochester s.
of Nevada, having acquired lease
the property adjoining the NenSel Y
erty. lie has started 10 tunnel tol
vein and Will strike it at Il oeptn
fifty feet. II the results Of tins WORN
encouraging. Mr. Winglcld VIII p'
work on two or more OF the iour
Joining claims upon which be mas ~
an eighteen months option. o.,h
Mr. WingfieId Is quoted ia tne ''''
ing terms in regard 20 Rochester.
1t reminds me very mucn Oh y
old davs at Touonah when JIM ~
lei" was giving out leases. Heoas
Nenzel is maintaining tho same u
icy and is keeping no sec:ctS' "a
Is giving everybody n charice, "a
his treatment al leascrs ia ~
and impartial as could be WisnII Win,eI,,
They hnve a iinc surface snos
at Rochester and have the ana ~
of u good camp. or course tne ~,
diLions underground are what We
interested IN and we VIII nlanI -
effort To- find out something aoVs
them In the near future
WIncaeld stated ne had pnrchaseu
RorJand lease from William ana =
Borland outright. bat would not go
consid era ton. He has also takyn ,ya SRI
tion on four claims inciuulns s,,,,,ne III
Name, property. These claims
the hes, present showing In me
and under the direction OF EnS!n.J.
Sjnhert tunnel work will be puSm..,S,
rain some idea o; what the lcdse VI
al depth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Decrease I'm Colorado.

A decrease OF 100000 TO s4o0.G 600 ia also
indicated for Colorado, where. although
there was an Increased production from
Cripple Creek OF about $500. 900. owing
partly TO successful drainage by tho
Roosevelt tunnel. and an increase in gold
output also from Giipin county. there was
az estimated decrease IN production OF
about 81 100000 from the San Juan re-
s:o., including the counties Of Dolores.
Ia Plata. ouray. San Juan and San
Miguel The bulk of the decrease, how
ever. was from the Camp Bird mine. IN
Ouray county. as the output of San Jua n
and Dolores counties increased. In Utah
and Washington decreases OF gold output
Of Si00,o to 100000 are indicated. In
Montana there was probably a smaller
decrease.
The production of gold was normal in
Alaska. Arizona, Idaho and New Mex
tco. end there was g somewhat iBcres scd
output in California and Oregon. The
wear 1917 was most prosperous In South
Dakota, where the output increased
about 100000 and was the largest in the
history OF the state. Tho great Horne-
stake mines. as usual. made the bulk OF
tho output The hYdroelectrlc plant OF
the company owning these mines, which
bas been under construction for several
years. vas completed and in operation
in 1872
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
California First.

California retains first place in gold
output. resained from Colorado in 1911.
Gold dredging Continued generally
active In 1912. especially in California
and Alaska where Increased dredging
capacity wss added. The output from
10 dredses In ten states Gnciuding
Alaska, in 1911 was s1o.311.5Sa.
In the geological surveys report on
gold and silver for 1911 It was shown that
OF the total gold production "a per cent
was derived from placers, dredging alone
producing 1919 per cent; 53,S per cent
was from gold and silver mills (2S.o per
cent by amalganatloD, PSI per cent by
cyanldation. and 3.S per cent by chIorna-
ticu). and o. per cent from srncltlng
These proportions will probably not
greatly change for 1912, except that
dredging may be expected TO increase
somewhat and the output from chorina-
ton will continue to decline
a decline In prospecting has been noted
in several of the western states and In
1911 and 1912 there was no notable dis
covery OF new ore bodies or deposits that
seem likely TO promise immediate ma
terial increases in the domestic gold out
put. The largest producers are operating
at probably near their maximum capac-
ity and though steady output from them
is assured, In some places, as at Gold
field. the grade of ore has begun to de-
clue, New Developments and discovery
~ gold deposits will In all likelihood not
much mpre than offset such decline in
grade or the exhaustion OF older mines
From present knowledge there is no
great prospect OF an increase In gold
production Of the United States in 1918.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10

has now been converted into r. blessing
that is measured by dividend material
The May Day was about the first Tin
Tic company in 1912 to appreciate that
its Zinc ore tonnaSes might he brought
wide spread In the price Of spclter
When the possibilities OF this zinc ore
we're set forth in The Tribune during
even among shareholders, who gave this
new phase of the property any serious
crcdencc. But when the management
began shipping lts zinc tonnage TO the
middle west snelters. and when other
companies began to follow suit and
earnings began pouring in where there
had been deficits and assessments. the
world began to sit up and take noIIce.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Utah Not on List.

No production OF quicksilver VAS TO-
ported from Arizona, Oregon. Utah or
Washington in either 1912 oE 1911. In
Nevada there was q. largely increas scd
output from the Mercury mines. noar
tho old lone district, In Nyc county,
where r modern Scott furnace has been
in operation, and small production
was reported from the Telluride pros
pcct, near Beatty. Considerable pros
pectlne and development of quicksilver
deposits have been reported from Bare
mountain and other localities near
Beatty. and IN other districts In Nevada
and the production from this state may
further increase in 1915. Tho Shoshone
mines, near lone. were not producers In
1912 In Texas the Chisos miDe at Ter
make a considerable production. The
combined output Of quichsiver In Ne
vada and Texas for 1912 was 1888 ia SKIS.
valued at s19o,6oo, against 1926 TASKS,
valued at S1lQ,240. in 1911.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
DIVIDEND Of MAY
DAY IS DECLARED
Three-Cent Quarterly Pay
ment Will Be Made on the
Tenth of February.

As expected by shareholders, the di-
Tcctors OF the May Day Mining COM
panY at their meeting Thursday after
noon, declared a quarterly dividend OF
3 cents a share, which will be paid on
February 10, the books closing on Feb
ruary l. This calls for the payment of
$4,000. there being 100000 shares of
stock outstanding. While no statement
was Issued showing the average earnings
OF the company. IL was made clear by
those acquainted with conditions that
the May Day easily Is earning well
abovo dividend requirements. and with
anything like adequate railroad car
service these earnings Will be far more
generous.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
GOOD GAIN IS MADE
IN QUICK OUTPUT
Conditions All Favorable for
Improvement in Quick
silver This Year.

Preliminary figures collected by H. ID.
alcCasSey OF the United States geolog-
ical survey from the individual producers
show that the domestic production OF
quicksilver In ia1: was 25,l47 TASKS Of
40 pounds each, valued at the average
year, s42.04, a, Si.057,iS0. a compa rIson
OF these figures With the final published
survey figures for 1911 and lolo shows
gain over the output OF 1911 of 3S9l
tasks and over that OF 1910 OF 1915
TASKS. Twenty mines were reported as
producing in 1912. of which l6 were in
California. against % producers in 1911,
of which 10 were In California
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
USUAL DIVIDEND OF
THE PlTTSBURG-IDAHO

The directors Of the Pittsburg- Ida ho
company have declared the usual quar-
ierly dividend Of 4 cents d share calling
Tor payment OF So 900 on January IL 10
shareholders OF record on January 10 Tho
company has been earning well above
dividend requirements for some time. a
policy that has stood II to advantage
during the past week or ten days of eX-
treme cold weather. The water supply
OF the property Vas frozen for a time.
and operations iuierfered with tempo
Harily. The rising temperature Is espe-
cially- welcome 10 the various companies
in that part of Idaho.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Imports of Gold.

According TO estimates made for the
survey by the bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce the Imports in 1912
comprised gold valued st s61.to0, 900. The
gold exported in 1912 was valued at $a3,-
100000. The excess Of Imports over ex-
ports was about st2,s0000o, against $780,
is marked change from the condition
In 1903. when the excess OF exports over
imports was sSS. S9S. $50
The gold imported In 1912 was mainly
in the form OF ore and bullion and large
amount came from Mexico. with Canada
a close second. England. France and
Central and South American countries
supplied tho bulk OF the remainder The
exports consisted Of refined bullion and
coin. The largest amounts went 10
France. South America. Canada and
Japan. and smaller shipments were sent
10 the West Indies and other North
American countries
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
MORE LIFE
TO MINING SHARES

There VAS a biz more Ii3e to trading n
mining stocks Thursday on the local
exchange but business yet is far from
being what II WAC carly in December.
The rising temperature is tliawtng out
the optimism OF the public trader. and
a bit more sunshine will do a great deal
towards bringing the public back to tho
exchange
Sales yesterday reached the total OF
2o. 400 shares OF stock, the market value
of which was s10.0S6.15 The following
were the closing trs neactions;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
First in Many Years.

paid sos, ooo in dividends, making the
last disbursement in September. 1908.
This profit money was wrung from the
bodies OF silver an6 lead orc during the
past years OF operations from the sur
face to the tenth level. II vas In de-
vcjopine tl,ese silver-icad ore bodies that
the management throughout former years
ran across the zinc ore. and zinc ore,
heretofore a hateful and hated product,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Mining Notes.

John Dern has returned from a bust
ness visit TO Nebraska.
{. FL Doollttle. general manager o'
the BinEhan-Ncw Haven company. ac-
companied by Mrs. Doolittle. leaves Sat
urday for trip to Honolulu.
An assessment OF ! cent share has
been levied By the directors Of the Col
unlbus Extension Mining company.
A. L. Jacobs. the well-known broker
who spent the holiday season on the
coast. reached home just In time for the
freeze-up.
The Thompson Quincy company has
ore. and connections should be made
within a short time This is the work
which Is expected to bring the mana ge-
ment 10 the ore. upon which the means
OF economical extraction will be at hand
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10

FORENOON SALES.
Cedar-Talisman. 1000 at 1sc.
Iron Blossom. $50 at $40 100 at
$I.37t. s'
May Day. 500 at aSc.
Prince Consolidated 200 al 81 ga. sno
at 81 .42d; 1900 at 81 40
Seven TrouShs 1000 at &c
Shares solo, $3.50.
Selling value, s55oToo.
OPEN BOARD
Opohonso, 1000 at Sc.
Shares sold, l3 500.
Selling value. s916.5o
AFTERNOON SALES.
Iron Blossom ESQ at SISl;.
May Day. 100 AT 2Sc.
Nevada. Hills. ESQ a. Sl.So
Prince Con, 700 at S14ca; 900 at SI10
Silver King Coalition, 100 at S5.0I3.
Shares sold 900.
Selling value, sGoOs15
OPEN BOARD.
Colorado Con, 200 at ISc
Lion Hill, 400 at lsc
Opobongo $500 at &C.
Shares sold, 600.
Selling value, 2206.
Boston Mining Stocks.
James A. Pollock & Co, bankers and
brokers, furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon;
R0STnN T,0Dr1-n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Orc and Bullion,

The ore and bullion report for Thurs.
day, given by Mccormick & Co.. was q,
follows; Ore received. $50. BOO; bullioI
shipped. s25, total, $4,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Ore Shipments.

The Utah Ore SAmplinE company on
Thursday released three cars OF ore from
Utah, two cars from NcEada amd ono
from Colorado camps.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10

Do you prefor n room in private
family or accommodations in a board
ing house or hotels Tho Wants are
equally effective in either case. To
secure directory Of ayallalAs rooms,
cali upon thc Wants.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
Metal Market.

The metal quota tions for Thursday,
posted by Mccormick & Co. were as fol-
lows: Silver. s3sc: lead. s4,S6; copper,
$3.50,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
NeEadas In San Francisco

James A. Pollock & Co.. bankers and
brokers. furnish the Following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
San Francisco OIL Stocks.

James 4, Pollock & Co.. bankers and
brokers. furnish tho following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10
New York Mining Stocks.

James A.. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-10

NEW YORK LISTED STOCKS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-24
A. Short Story, With A Moral.

A young Yankee had formed an attach
ment for daughter of a rich old farmer,
and after agreeing with the subject of his
wishes, went to the old farmer to get his
consent; and during the interview, which
was an awkward one for Jonathan, he
whitfield away at stick. The old man
watched the movements of the knife, and
and at the same time continued TO talk
upon the prospects of his future son-in-
law, ss he supposed, until the stick was
dwindled down to nought. He then
spoke as follows: "You have fine prop
ertY, you have good steady habits, good
enough looking, but you can't have my
child. Had you made something, no mat
ter what, of the stick you had whitfield
away, you could have had my daughter !;
as il is, you cannot. Your property will
go as the stick did, little by little, until
all is gone. and your family is reduced to
want. have read your character; you
have my answer"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-24
Free-ouc Square Rod Of Alfalfa.

The College OF Agriculture has been
telling the farmers Of the State about the.
advantages of alfalfa for number Of
years. Most farmers now readily agree
that alfalfa is one of the very best crops
that could be grown, but many inmedi-
ately add that il won't on your land."
Usually this opinion is not based on ex-
perience and is an opinion only. The
College now proposes to demonstrate to
the farmer, right on his own farm, that
alfalfa viii grow if given the proper treat
ment.
To the first one hundred farmers max
ing proper application, package will be
sent which contains alfalfa seed. innocu-
lated soil and the necessary ierilizing
materials. When this mixture is proper
ly spread out over one square rod Of well
selected and well prepared soil to which
has been applied twenty-five pounds Of
lime, every factor for the successful grow
ing OF alfalfa is present and il the season
be at all favorable stand OF alfalfa should
readily be secured.
Only those who are prepared to COM
ply with the following conditions should
make application.
|. The applicant must own and op-
crate the farm on which the alfalfa Is to
be established.
?. A plot Of ground rod long and ]
rod wide or 2 rods lods long and one haH
rod wide must be set aside In well
drained field or garden where the ground
is fairly rich.
3. The plot must be situated where the
chickens and stock will not injure il.
1. The ground must be plowed deep.
pulverized and reduced 10 fine tilth i'm
mediately after blowing. Then add
twenty-five pounds Of lime. Work the
plot frequently TO prevent any growth Of
weeds. Instructions for preparation Q!
soil will be sent out by the Agronomy
Department as soon as applications are
received and accepted.
5. The farmer must agree TO send in a
report al the end OF three months and
then again the following summer after the
first harvest.
6. No application will be considered
later than August lst.
The success OF this small plot OF alfalfa
will do three things: first, II will eStab-
lish beyond doubt that alfalfa will grow
on The soil selected second, II will illus
trate the methods required TO grow good
alfalfa, and third. II will furnish center
from which inoculaied soil for larger
fields may be obtained the next year.
Persons desiring TO seed fields Of one
or more acres Of alfalfa may have the ser
vices and advice OF an alfalfa expert by
writing 10 the Agricultural Extension De-
partment, College OF Agriculture, Nor
gantown, w. Va.