davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-13
BLIND SPOT IN EVERY EYE
IL Is Located Just at tire Point Where
tho Optic Nervs cSh-
tOFo. F'F

In every eye there II 4 little spot
that In totally blind. Young 6yeS, old
eyes; sharp eyes, duli 'gy&S. blue,
brown or black ayeH-all 81 them
even the most perfect. have; IN each
retina, q little round tbot Witch is
wholly blind both to Brightness and
color. This spot II located juHR at the
point where the optis nerve centers,
and 10 approximately onS-tWeltf Of
an inch vide. Several interesting ex:
perimenn can be made to bf6ge the
presence Of this blind sp6t For ex'
ample, cover the right eye with the
hand or bandASe and gaze With the
left steadily ut point on tho wall or
screen about seven fest distant. Let
another person be seated agafhbt the
wall on your 'lSft-hand add, In sich
. petition that his fof0hsGd 10 Oh d
level with the point at which Jou are
gazing, and Ids ins1tef cheek about
twenty inches distant frofti; II" rDo hot
turn your eyeball, but kGiS 1teadiiy
~ at nrst, and his face will entifely
disappear. and the wall will Seem To
be perfettly blank. II you spread L
sheSt Of paper on the wall and Note
the points at which q pencil moved
back and birth b1 another person 6p.
peAfs and disappears. you will be abfs
70 make an aoourSts map OF the blind
apot AZ projected on the wall An:
other experiment IL performed BY
painting nine large letters in tbfee
Vertical columns Of three letters each,
upon . sheet Of paper at such q dis.
tknde and In such q position before
the eye that the central letter OF tiie
AduHrs falls within the blind sp6t,
While the surrounding eight letters
6ro still yisiblS.-Christian Herald "'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-13
GAVE HIM SOME NEW IDEAS
PeIslml.tle Man Of Forty Wonderfully
chesred BY, a Few Remarks
Made by His Wife.

"Darnation, I'm forty to-day" he
groanea. Look q my wrinkles Look
at my bald SPOT. Look at the gray
hair above my Oars. Youth II gone
the grave approaches-and I'm SO
wretched that think I'll go and drink
SO beers"
But his good wife responded:
Cheer up. Intelligent men, think
erS and brlin-workers like yours ELF,
have always been distinguished for a
hale and happy longevity. Scion,
Sopnocles, Pindar and Anacreon were
octogenarfans Goethe, ovSf eighty,
did some Of his best work. 30 did
Kant, Button, Newton, Fohtsnells and
Harvey. the discoTsrer Of the circula-
ton Of the blood. -
Tandor wrote his most beautiful
Imaginary Conversations at eighty
i've, Izaak Walton at ninety had a
fluent. forcsful pen HdhnSmann at
eighty married, and at ninety-one
made some Of hi6 most fruitful dis
cover1es. Michael {AnEeio's cahvases
when he waS eighty-nine were as Wig
orous ~ they had been ut sixty. years
before Titan wis doing good work
at ninety. Newton at eighty-three -"
But here the man. wonderfully perk-
ed up, interrupted her. +"7 49,
II guess won't get drunk after ALL"
he said. Get my hat, my dear, and
wen go TO the movies and Wind up
with an oyster supper" So.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-13
VEGETATION M TIE SNOW
DsIleats and BsaGtlful' Fiew.rs In
AbundInsSS Though Ab0snSCr ~
FFAof6he0 u MafstS1.

SnowstormS during the summer
months ara Of frequent occurrences In
the Rocky Mountain region at "A ele-
yStion OF 1906 feet and UPWARD.
sometimes covering the. ground to .
depth or several inches. F''"
The flowers ut this elevation are
usually sm6ll, Of delicate tintSf and
very beautiful, but lacking In frIS-
rance. Owing to the abSe6ce' Of m6ii-!
ture in tho atmosphere freezing does
not ifrect vegetation At this altitude
aS IL doSs nearer isE IeSIsi. The how
0rss after having Been completely
covered with snow. for q day or two,
viii regain their former ViEor' after
the snow departs, Although they will
appear slightly wiltedo fol- 4, few days
after their snow bath. h-i 80. -. ''.
g There Ii e tiny little n6wer or four
pstalS which folloWS2 the ro6eding
snoWs far above timber HE, which ID
usually about 1850 feet aboTsi sea
lbvelL So closely does It follow the
melting SHOWS that Il IN oftsn posi-.
Bile to stand on ohe spot, pluck now
ers with. the right hand and make
snowballs Withsthe left. -'' IS
On the other hand during the dead
OF winter one rhAy often SEQ the snow
in the big timber black with q. very
small fea: It is much smaller than
the domestic pest and docs not attach
itself to animals. These fieas make
their appearance during a t6aw and
the snow will look as II a giant had
taken \. fine mesh sieve and sifted
SCOT over 1t. They disappear, as II by
magic during freezing weather, to re-
appear when It moderates.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-13
Coo Elthor WAY.

4 machine operable from either
end, like . street car, has been evolved
IN MnGland, and 1t IL probable that the
Grst car will make its appearance. on
LONDON ptreste In q short time. The
'bue IL Siderable from either end, and
whom Il IL desired TO proceed. in the
Feverse direction, II 10 only NECESSARY
for the driver and conductor to
change places.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
COPPER OUTPUT OF
ANACONDA IS HIGH

The papers which. through 1912 have
enpha sized repeatedly their satisfaction
over tho fact that the Anaconda copper
production during that year was being
maintained without increase over 1911
are now as cheergully engaged In re-
counting the fact that the 1912 copper
production OF this ono organization was
295, 600 900 pounds, an increase of nearly
81 900, 900 pounds over 1911. The copper
output of the company in 1911 was 260.-
SOC, 900 pounds: in 1910 1t was 267,3I2, ,375
pounds and 2ol.902,652 pounds in 1909
1t is evident. therefore. that high priced
metal was as good and sufficient for az
increase at the Anaconda as at other
properties.
II is stated that the cost Of proouc-
ton during 1912 was 10 cents a pound.
II Was anticipated that the Anaconda
company would produce during the year
at. cents, but the advance in copper
inspired a demand on the part OF the
employees for more wages, and they got
It IT is figured that on an average Of
Is cents per pound for its metal. the
Anaconda company netted the sum OF
Sl7.10o:O00 last year, or Approximately
s. per snare.
During the year the company pro-
cecded Vigorously with its campaign OF
reconstruction. installing improved pow
er facilities In several OF its properties,
and 1t is expected that the present year
Will bear It's proportion Of this burden,
as the company still has n considerable
amount OF reconstruction work 10 do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
MAY DAY AvD UNCLE
SAM CHANGE PLACES
Dividend of Former Reminds
One Of Recent Action of
Uncle Sam, Directors.

The peculiar twists and kinks in tho
case of the May Day company which,
OF Thursday last. again entered the d!yl-
dcnd paving apks after an absence from
the column of honor since 1905. 1t has
not been very many months since May
Day was going begging AT a. cent share.
and a nice, cosy place was selected for
the proposition in the mine cemetery
and many were the memorial culogios
delivered over what appeared to be an
exhausted proposition
Not many months ago the Uncle Sam
healthy physical and financial condition.
II Was in the dividend ranks and It
counted among its liabilities several hum
dred thousand shares OF May Day stock,
1t looked as il the May Day was in for
an extended campaign OF assessments
papy decided that the burden of paying
these assessments should not fall upon
the company, but upon the shareholders
Of the company a stock dividend there-
fore. OF approximately 400. 900 shares Of
May Day stock was declared TO the
Uncle Sam shareholders. and many
shareholders could hardly move quickly
enough to throw this May Day stock
upon the market. Hence the big break
in May Day. marketwise.
Today The May Day Is paying divii-
not. and II the 100000 shares Of May
Day wero rcposing in the Uncle Sam
treasury the latter company would draw
down about $1,000 oue-half or the to-
tai,
II undoubtedly was the right thing, 10
do at tile time, this stock dividend. but
1t illustrates, as stated in the beginning.
the twists and kinks the fatcs throw
into the average mining proposition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
COPPERS ARE WEAK
FRIDAY ON RU|MORS
Eastern Circles Fear Reduc-
ton in the Price Of the
Red Metal.

One of tho reasons given Friday for
tho pronounced weakness in copper
stocks was that the principal selling
price OF copper They are now holding
electrolytic at 112 cents per pound and
there are Very few takers at this level
This presents q very interesting situation
and one liz which there arc many
phases that 1t is not an easy matter to
unravel Il 10 much satisfaction
The producer continues 10 make copper
at d rate never before experienced, and
II Is asserted that the consumer Is usinS
the largest amount OF copper in history
Ing the closing weeks OF 1912 that the
consumer was absolutely bare OF any
stocks o: copper and That he would be
compelled 90 enter the market for his
supplies at the turn OF the year. The
new year is extremely Young yet, and
the buying movement anticipated has
not arrived. Unless the buying move
ment does begin soon there is presented
ducer has the copper TO sell, the consum-
er needs IL badly. the producer wants
lil cents FOR his metal, the consumer
wants reduced price.
What the result VIII be is merely con
lecture. but the consumer naturally
maintains in the face OF this condition
that the selling agencies controlling the
output are overlooking the real signin-
cance of the situation and are unlaw-
fully combining TO maintain the price.
In the meantime, stocks OF copper are
increasing ana there is nothing In sight
indicating that either side OF the diem
ma is eager TO make the first move.
One thing IS evldcnt--thosc producing
companies Which have maintained s. rate
OF dividends with a i,g-cent copper mar
llet on the basis OF 12l- metal. will
the price of copper recede from it's en-
lSltng 10 ngc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
SOME RARE METAL
OUTPUT IN UTAH
Utah and Colorado Figuring
in Vanadiunn and Uranium
Column Now.
MARKET IS IN EUROPE
Important Industry of State
Still Is in First Stage of
Development.
MARKET IS IN EUROPE

The figures for the production OF ura-
mum and yanndium ores during 1912
have not been very satisfactorily reported
TO the United States geological survey,
and the output has therefore been partly
estimated by Frank l.. Hess from various
data in his possession.
The shipment or uranium ard yana-
dunn ores during 1912 has been in the
hands Of about dozen persons and firms,
and as In previous years the ores have
come mostly from southwestern Colorado,
with n smaller production from south
eastern Utah, between the San Rafael
swell and the Colorado line.
The production OF uranium appears
from preliminary estimates TO have been
equivalent to a little less than twenty sly
short tons Of uranium oxide. or approx
matcly Twenty-Five tons of metallic ura-
mum. a slight increase over 1911 when
the production was equal TO about twen-
tN-fVc IONS OF uranium oxide. or 2l.2 tons
OF the melal The vanadiuiu output OF
1912 seems TO have been equivalent to
u little less than 900 tons Of metallic
vanudium, a somewhat larger quantity
| han that Of 1911,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Important Finds Deep.

MohawL-The 81 sill. OH The lo0-foot
level IN the old Sneets-Ish country, was
extended and produced 10 tons Sverae-
ing $40 per ton. The 3-P sill being cut
on the ore body in forty drift produced
.4S tons Of an average value OF Sl6 per
Ton. Tho 17o-T stope being extended in
the orc body cut by the lQT-S drift on
the o50-foot level. under the old Sheets
Jsl workings, produced 10 tons areras-
Ing c31.20 per ton. Tho f90-R stu on
:hc intermediate between the third and
fourth levels. was extended and produced
lhirtY-one tons averaging S11 per ton.
The 4oo-B sill on the same intermediate.
lust north Of tho 59o-R, was extended
aud produced o74 tons OF a.u average
value Of $lS per ton.
Clermont-Tthe 46S-I stope has been
brought up above tine 600-ioot level and
che sill OF the 500 produced 500 tons
averaging S21.s0 per ton The develop
;nent work In this mine during tho past
month has been confined principally TO
the 1900 and 140o-foot levels. where come
very promising discoveries have been
made On the 1400-foot level about $50
feet south of the shaft the silale and
latte contact was encountered on the
seventh OF the month, and since that
date the crosscut has been entirely in
latte well silicified and pinorallzed and
carrying small values In gold, silver and
COPPER: and there Is every reason TO be-
lieve that the downward extension OF
tho 1900 ore bodies will be found on this
laVel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
NET RESULTS At
G0LDF|ELD MINE
November Earnings Reach the
Total of a Quarter Mil
lion Dollars.
DECEMBER EVEN BETTER
Important Strikes Made on
Combination and Cler-
mont Properties.
DECEMBER EVEN BETTER

Tho Goldheld Consolidated company
estimates that It's December production
will ret about s25S.00o. the mill having
treated an exceptionally large tonnage.
Tho ore mined totaled a7,946 tons, the
gross value OF which IS estimated at
si2S, 600. Colncidentally With this an
nounoement is the release of the final
figures OF production. costs and earn
ings for tho month OF November. Cen
eral superintendent Thorn's November
report follows:
During tho month OF November. 1872,
The total production OF your company
was oT.175 tons, containing s45l, ,9S6, So, or
an average OF sI6.2f per ton, OF which
81. 4o2 tons were milled with an average
extraction OF ESQ per cent, anG Si3 tons
We're shipped Of an average value ot
tla.Is per ton. the net recovery from all
orc being Sl5.f2 per ton The net reali2a-
ton 20 your company vas $Go0,Sio.'9, or
S9.Q1 per ton.
Development wor'k-352S feet OF deyel-
opment work WIS performed during the
month OF Novenbcr, 1912,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Colorado and Utah.

The uranium bearing ores were all
carnotitc. variable compound Of ura-
found with several vanadium minerals
In sandstones of JUrasslc-Triasslc age In
the high plateau region OF Utah and Colo
rado. So far the richest and largest
deposits found arc in Montrose county,
Colorado; in Paradox valley, Long park,
the Mcintyre district, and adjacent terri
tory, extending Into San Miguel. Dolores
and Mesa counties In Utah The deposits
mined arc in Emery and Grand counties.
Deposits which were unproductlYe dur
ing the year occur in Rio Blanco, Routt
and Moffat counties. Colorado. and III
Uintah and San Juan counties. Utah.
The percentage Of uranium oxide
tU3OS) in the ore varied from o. TO So
The percentage OF Vanadium oxide
to 1868, The relation between the ura-
nium oxide and the vanudium oxide was
likewise variable. At one extreme was
su orc that carried S.l5 per cent N2O5
per cent V2O5 and 6.32 per cent U3Os.
OF the more widely snown uranium
mineral pitchblendo or uraninite, g. few
hundred pounds were mined near Central
City, Gipin county, Colo. II was all sold
as specimens and to laboratories, prob
ably for experimental work. \ few
pounds partly altered 10 cunmitc and 9th
mining mica near Penlan0, y. G.
The larger part OF tho ranadiun7 ore
produced was saSe-sreen sandstone col
orcd b. tho vanadium hearing mica, ros-
coelite II was mined near Ncwmirc,
san Miguel county. Colo. ard tic vdna-
dium Was obtained in the form OF iron
vanadatc at the local reduction plant OF
the primos Chemical company The iron
ransditc is shipped east to he smeltcd
into ferroTanadium.
VanadiuIn ores. probably voIborthlte
and CalcovoIborthite were prospectcd on
Pass creek near MaIachite. Huerls no
county and southeast Of Silver Cliff,
Custer county. Colo, but no production
Was made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Value Of Product.

No vanadinite is known 10 have been
mined for vanadium in this country dur
Ing the year
Prices varied much. but 25 to 30 cents
a pound for the contained vanadlun
oxide and 81 80 to s1.50 a pound for the
contained uranium oxide where il eN-
ceeds ~ per cent seem 10 have been tho
rule. Tho prices were considered too
low by some producers and their ore was
stored awaiting a rise,
Most Of the orc goes 10 England and
Germany and is said 10 be wanted espe-
cially for the radiUn content
Tie price OF metallic vanadium was
much below former years and from IS or
So a pound IL fell 10 $50 and So for the
contained vanadium in fevrovanadium,
undoubtedly owing to competition be-
tween American firms.
The imports OF roasted sulphlde ore
from Peru were large and the production
OF ferrovanadlum was probably the larg-
est TO date.
The use OF vanadium steel in locomo-
tive. automobile and similar machinery
seems 10 be growing rapidly. No extern
skye uses for uranium arc known to have
been developed, but the glass pottery
and chemical trades use small quanti-
tics
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
RICO ARGENTINE IS
SHIPPING ITS ORE
Interesting Phases of Com
pany Disclosed at The An
nual Meeting Friday.

The annual stockholders meeting OF
the Rico Argentine company was held
on Friday, al which The following dlrec-
tors and officials were chosen for the
coming year: g. d. Ray, president, c.
Il. Smith, vice president: 5. \. Green
wood, secretary and treasurer. These,
with G. A. Black, Charles Read. ;. s..
hinG. and L. o Hoffman. complete the
Reports submitted 1T The meeting
showed tina during the year the company
spent SGh0O0. or which $4,000 WAS ON the
purchase price. During the year 1900
feet OF tunnel development work was
done, while a considerable amount of
surface work was accomplished IN
stalled and 6olsIinr sim ' yi,ni o" 6ioc,: w rn
bins and houses were constructed. and
what IL all the more gratifying Is The
fact that ore shipments have started.
Director 5. y. King said following the
meeting:
During the past TWO weeks We have
shipped ten ears of ore To different
Smelters in Colorado and Utah, and
a committee OF directors has been
appointed TO arrange for Il smelt
Ing contract as soon as these trial
shipments have given us q sufficient
basis upon which 10 proceed, The
property easily can ship nfty tons OF
or" daily.
During recent months the Argcn-
zine management has opened eight
ne" ore NOblSS, tlc Nd!ueS pcIllS IN
lead, zinc. COPPER. silver and gold.
IN the last sixty days two of these
bodies have been opened one of
which was cfosscut fer thirty feet
and ii was tWnety-scVen feet thick.
the average value being . per cent
copper. This body carries good zinc
values as well. and the two char
acters OF orc are we'll separated so
That they can he mined separately.
There are twelve or more places
showing Gre in the property other
than these bodies. bur the company
has not had sufficient time TO do
much work ON them. 1 believe that
the property at this time easily
shows Si0oQ.0c0 worth oi orc de-
VclopcJ.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
MARKET ON
THE LOCAL EXCHANGE

Oae charged With the duty OF recount
ing interesting items OF the business on
the local exchange finds II n difficult
matter to detect anything OF such a de-
scrlption In the trading OF YESTERDAY The
market continues 10 Drift about rather
helplessy. As an institution il occupies
far less a position OF prestige than is It's
due and il would seem rs IL the officials
should attempt 10 ger the exchange into
closer relations With the public. The
public needs the exchange. the exchange
needs the public. yet they are as far apart
as il seems possible TO be.
Sales Yesterday reached a totaI of TO-
400 shares OF stock. the market value OF
which was s40I2.50. The only unlisted
gale was Thompson Quincy for so cents
a share. The following were the closing
ira ranSActions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

A Des Moines man had an attack OF
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder, A
friend advised him 10 90 TO Hot
Springs. That meant an expense OF
$4,000 or more. He sought for d
quicker aud cheaper way 10 curs it ard
found il in Cbamberlair's Liriufent
Three days after the first applics tion
Of this linimeDt lie was well. For sale
b. all dealers ADVERTISEMENT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
MASON VALLEY FOLKS
WILL HOLD MEETING

Notice has been issued by commit
tee OF Mason Valley shareholders. head
meeting Will DO held next Monday even
ing at the Commercial club, and share
holders aud bondholders are invited to
attend, The notice does not set forth
what the purpose OF this meeting is.
hut from good sources of Information It
Is understood that it is for the purpose
OF protesting against the reported post
none Of dividends and the alleged
Objectionable market action of the issue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
In the Tail Building.

that mine affairs arc in n highly s.
factory condition. The company wi
recent date has opened an entirely
vein east OF the main vein, and thi
showing two feet OF first class ore
which the management will ralse
The annual stockholders neetin:
the company will be held on JanUary
but IL Is expected that an adjournu
will be taken for thirty or sixty ia;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pIe fieW UIe
was developed IN this mine during the
month, especially OH the second level
about 800 feet northwest of the shaft.
The l36-EX sill was extended and pro-
duced a05 tons Of ore averaging $500 per
ION. The 1l2-X drift being driven IN the
territory north9sest of she lS6-B stope
on the sane level has cut a new ore
body and produced 10l tons averaging
s55 40 per ton. This new ore body should
produce 2 large tonnage of excellent
grade ore The 2i0-X drift on the third
level IS being extended to find the down
ward extension OF the 112-N ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Bid. ASKED.

DR.. &. g. Pfoutz bas removed his Of
fee to suite 627 Boston building.
(Advertiscment.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Ore aud Bullion.

The ore aud bullion report for Friday.
-iven BY. Mccormick x Co.. was as fol-
lnWs: Orc received $50, 900 bullion
s.Ipped. 4 f52, 9ec: total, $4,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Details of Costs.

Opera ting costs-The total cost Of
mining, development. transportation.
milling, Office and general expense was
SSH per ton. distributed as follows:
Mining including stopinS aud de-.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
\ meeting Of the local stockholders
and bopdholders OF the Mason Valley
Mines company is hereby called for
Monday evening, January 13, at 7:30
clock, at the Commercial club, city,
A full attendance at the meeting is ur-
gently requested, as matters Of great
interest and concern to said stoclShold-
ers and bondbolders arc TO be consid.
cred.
w. MONT FERRY,
Local Director.
JOSEPH LIPPMAN,
HENRY NEWELL,
+. S. FERRY,
4. L. JACOBS.
JOSEPH GEOGHEGAN.
Advertisements
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Ore Shipments,

The Utah Ore Sampling company on
Friday released cars OF orc from Utah
and one from Nevada. camps
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Metal Market.

The metal quotations for Friday. post
ed by Mccormick & Co, were as fol-
lows: Silver, G3gc: lead. $435 copper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Boston Mining Stocks,

James a Pollock g. Co.. bankers and
brokers, furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.