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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
Predictions that Property Will
Develop the Largest Under
ground Mine in District.
FIND IS IN GOLDEN GATE SHAFT
DISCOVERY OF HIGH PER CENT
COPPER ORE Is FOLLOWED by
MARKED RISE IN PRICE OF
THE STOCK.

With an advance in price in less
than a fortnight from 1e cents to 25
cents and 26 cents for Mcdonald Ely
shares, holders of that stock are pre-
dieting great things for the future
of the mine as a producer and as an
investment. The rise in the price of
the shares has followed the strike
made a short time ago. at the $50
level of the Golden Gate shaft, a
strike that to those posted in the
mining game looks like the biggest
strike of high grade ore eyerrecorded
in this district. The ore, containing
chalcopyrite, bornite and copper
glance, averages from 13 to 40 per
cent copper, and with gold and sill
yer values rs high as $2.20.
The strike was made in porphyry,
about 10 feet east from the sta
ton at the $50 level, in the shaft
mentioned. and with every prospect
that the rich ore body will prove
deep and of .arge area as develop
ne mt is continued.
Following the strike Sunerintend-
ent Gitsch has commenced the con-
struction OF ore bins, that the ore
frcm the Golden Gate workings may
be held for shipmel t, as previous to
the recent strike the Golden Cat
has produced nothing considered of
commercial value. The recent find.
however. is not a surprise to those
who have held to the opinion that
Mcdonald Ely was q mine of un-
usual prospects. in point of location
and promising development to the
districts biggest underground mine.
The prophecy appears to have come
true that rich copper deposits would
materialze from the porphyry and
lime with which the Mcdonald Ely
property has four contacts. Another
sic ficant feature mentioned is that
the recent find is above the water
level of the shaft.
The Mcdonald Ely holdings in
clude the Golden Gate shaft, 400
feet deep; Mill, $50 feet deep; Ro-
bust. 165 feet; Nos. and 4, so feet
each, and No. 3, that has reached a
depth of 65 feet. A 21S-foot cross
cut from the Robust shaft shows
good grade of copper ore, and in the
Wall tunnel there has been found a
21-foot vein of iron.
The Mcdonald Ely is capitalized
at 81. 100000 the shares having
par value of $500. The presen.
scarcity of the stock is attributed to
the action of inside buyers acquir-
ing the shares as fast as practicable
without initiating the price at a too
conspicuous rate. On the twenty
second of this month there is to be
a special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers to vote on the action of the di-
reetors in making the bonds redeem
able in stock at so cents a share.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
Executors Arranging to Dis
pose of Financier's Property
at Private Sale.
IMPORTANT INTERESTS IN ELY
STOCK HOLDINGS REPRESENT
MANY LARGE ENTERPRISES
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MINES AND REAL ESTATE.

The estate of the late George E.
Gum is being closed out at private
sale, by the executors, J. B. Thomp-
son, w. w. Armstrong and Bert
Cripps. Included is a large lot of
real estate and personal property In
Salt Lake City, together with the
stocks of the various mining COM
panles and other business concerns
with which Mr.. Gum was identified
Local interest attaches to the clos
ing up of the estate. as the deceased
was interested in several enterprises
in the Ely district, while the COM
plete list of his holdings shows the
varied nature and extent of his busi-
ness activities and the position he
held in the financial world. The list
includes
Fifty shares of the capital stock of
the Copper National bank of East
Ely, Nevada.
One share of the capital stock of
the Flat Rock club.
1850 shares of the preferred cap
ita' stock of the White Pine Tele-
phone company.
700 shares of the common capital
stock of the said White Pine Tele-
phone company.
1S0 shares of the capital stock of
the First National bank of Ely.
zee shares of the capital stock of
the National Copper bank of Sal.
Lake City, Utah.
12,466 shares of the capital stock
of the Mason Lumber company.
6S90 shares of the capital stock of
the Mason Water Light & Power
company.
81 EOS shares of the capital stock
of the Mason Townsite company.
$3.50 shares Of the capital stock
of the Mason Valley Mines company.
400 shares of the capital stock
of the Utah Copper company.
ShVV suuicS vi tue Cdplthl SlDch
of the Columbus Extension Mining
company.
zoo shares of the carital stock of
the Silver King Coalition Mines CON-
pany.
100 shares of the capital stock of
the Butte & Ely Mining company.
Twenty shares of the capital stock
of the Federal Coal company.
One share of the capital stock of
the Chesapeake Gun club.
Five shares Of the capital stock OF
the National Copper Safe Deposit
company.
100 shares of the preferred capital
stock of the New River Galleries
company.
100 shares of the common capital
stock of the New River Collieries
company.
21,111 shares of the capital stock
OF the Chairman Consolidated Cop
per company.
5000 shares of the capital stock
of the Coppermines company.
Fifty-two shares of the capital
stock of the Ely Building company.
$4,000, par value, of the 6 per
cent. first mortgage, gold bonds of
the Mason Valley Mines company.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

fund of s8,o00.000. A more COM
plete and detailed statement of the
City's finances is contained in the
report of the City Clerk.
when your honorable body took
your seats, it became very evident
that a reduction in the expenses of
the City would have to be made and
accordingly, the salary of the City
Attorney was reduced from $4,000
to $500, the salary of the engineer
of $4,000 per month was abolish
ed, and it was provided that he
should be paid only for such work as
he actually did, at the prevailing
prices. The office of City Physician
was dispensed with, saving an ad-
ditional $4,000 per month, likewise.
the office of jailer, which accom-
plished a saving of 10000 per
month. In addition to these reduc-
tions the council became of the op-
inion that the City team could be
dispensed with and such work as the
City might desire could be done as
cheaply by contracting the same to
the lowest bidder. I believe this was
a wise move, and | am of the op-
inion that the work which we have
had done upon the streets and in
other places about the City has been
done more cheaply by conaract than
if the City had employed its own
men and teams for the purpose.
Other items of municipal interest
culled from the address are as fol-
lows:
The streets of the City are in a
reasonably satisfactory condition, al
though it is believed Aultman
street can be improved considerably
at slight expense. In addition TO
street improvement a sewer has been
constructed in Sewer District No. D
(Campton street,, without a single
protest and at an approximate ex-
pense of $1700 The storm sewer,
to protect the business portion of
the city from flood water. has been
completed and accepted, the city
issuing bonds to the amount of $10,-
600 for the purpose. The work was
done under the personal supervision
of City Engineer F. w. Millard, and
according to his plans and specifica-
tions The contractors were Paine
& Co.. On the completion of the
work there was a balance due the
contractor of s2250, which the city
stood ready to pay, when the con-
tractors filed a claim for 1873
for alleged extra work. materials. etc.
Through the efforts of the city en-
gineer and the city attorney. togeth-
er with the friendly attitude adopt
ed toward the city by C. s. Chandler,
the attorney for Paine & Co., the
claim was adjusted by the payment
of the sum of s2,250.00 to the con-
tractors, being the amount which the
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
A MAYOR MAY TAKE
An ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assistant Attorney General Of
Mississippi Changes
Recent Opinion.

Jackson, Miss, March z7.-l
mayor of any municipality, eithe
city, town or village, can take t
instruments for record, and are Sc
authorized under the laws of Missis
sippi, according to Captain Franl
Johnston, assistant attorney genera
who this week admitted an mad
vertent error when he gave reeen,
opinion that such actions were con,
trary to law.
The assistant attorney general ex.
plains why he was led into the erroI
and the law on the subject, in the
following letter that he wrote to the
mayor Of Edwards, in response to an
inquiry about the matter. The let,
ter in full is as follows'
"Hon. c. N. Harris, Mayor, Ed,
wards, Miss. Dear Sir-Since
writing you recently. have re-ex-
amined the question as to the au-
thority Of a mayor Of a municipality
TO take Acknowledgements to instru-
ments for record, and find that |
made an error in my examination Of
the statue on the subject, and over
looked the concluding clause Of
section 2798. fell into error be-
cause the first clause Of the statute
enumerates the Federal judges, the
judges Of the supreme court, circuit
Judges, chancellors, clerks Of courts
of records, or notary public, and
then follows provision fixing the
mode of acknowledgment or proof
under each, and then the statute
concludes by an enumeration Of
announcer group OF OFFICIALS, lnciudihg
the mayor Of the city,, village or
town. |, therefore, hasten to correct
the error or inadvertence into which,
| have fallen on this subject.
1T is clear, therefore under section
2798, that mayor of any municipal
ity, either city. town or village, may
take these acknowledgements.
This aPinlan, However, does not
in any way affect the right Of a
mayor to exercise the functions Of a
justice of the peace, as decided by
the supreme court in Armstrong VS..
State, Mississippi 81, 513. Yours
truly, "
(signed) FRANK IQHNsl
"Assistant Attorney Genera
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
BILOXI TO RETAIN
CUSTOMS OFFICE

Biloxi, Miss, March 27.-A letter
received by the Biloxi Commercial
Club from Senator John Sharp Will
llams enclosing letter from w. G.
McAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
points out that Biloxi has never been
created a SUPPORT and is not there
fore abolished as a station for a Gus
toms Office by the omission Of it from
the names of cities in Mr.. Taft's
reorganization plan.
On the contrary, the matter is left
in the hands Of the secretary Of the
treasury, and he may maintain an
officer at any place where it is neces-
sary for the enforcement Of United
Statesss Jaws and regulations, as 1t is
here.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
28 KILLED IN An
ALABAMA CYCLONE

Lower Peach Tree, Ala, March
27.-Eighteen white persons and
ten negroes were killed in a cyclone
which swept this town Friday morn
ing.
Many residences were reduced to
kindling wood in twinkling. Stores
were swept to the ground. Timber
in this section was splintered and
will form large item in the prop
Gritty loss. Among the heaviest
losers are Portis Stabler, residence
destroyed; NJ. T. Stabler, store
house and barn blown down; w. s..
Irby, gin, saw mill and store, de-
stroyed; Cal Robins, store destroyed.
The Baptist church was blown
from its foundation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
RAILROAD PRESIDENT SAYS
THEY STICK BY WHAT
THEY SAY.
NOTICE FILED At JACKSON
Conditions Begin to Look Brighter
For a Trunk Line Railroad
From PascagouIa to,
Northwest.

"There is one thing about Pasca-
qoula that like" said w. G. Seaver,
head of the Mississippi Northwestern
Railroad, which proposes to build a
line from the coast to the northwest,
in talking with a Democrat-Star rep
resentative this week, "and that is
the fact that they never promise any
thing here that they don't carry out.
Other towns have offered great in
ducements which probably they had
no idea of carrying out. Biloxi is
one strong Illustration of that. They
do not offer great deal here, but !
believe they offer all they can and !
have no doubt but that they will
carry out all they promise. like
Psscagoula and am really glad that
things have turned out so that the
town will get the shops Of the new
rairoad."
Official notice Of the organization
of the Mississippi Northwestern Rail-
road Company has been filed with
Secretary Of State Power, at Jackson,
The capital stock is fixed at S10,-
600, 900, divided into shares of $1,000
each. The following constitute the
board of directors: w. @. Seaver,
w. A. Pollock, 0. J. Swetman,
N. S. Stokes, w. G. Preston, S. S.
Watson, W. S. Burns, j. j. Mcln-
tosh and S. S. Hudson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
TORNADO KILLS OVER
200 NEAR OMAHA
Terrific Wind Causes a Monetary
Loss of More Than
$5,ooo,ooo

Omaha. Nebr.. March 27-More
than 200 persons were killed and
400 were injured in wind storm
that demolished 45O homes, dam
aged hundreds of other buildings and
caused a monetary loss of S., ,Oo0,-
90, according to reports available
up to a late hour to night from the
main path of the tornado in and
near Omaha.
Most of the casualties were in
Omaha. Nearby towns in Nebraska
and across the Missouri River, in
Iowa, also suffered severely. Wires
were snapped off in all directions,
and it took many hours to gather
and circulate news of the disaster.
Fire broke out in the debris OF
many wrecked buildings in the Ne
braska metropolis, and these were
menaced for some time, as the fire
companies were hindered by fallen
walls and bIockaded streets.
A heavy rain followed the wind,
however, and drenched the hun
dreds of homeless persons, but also
put out the flames.
Of the 2O5 known dead within
the area covered by the storm, 15Z
were residents of Omaha. The re-
manning dead are scattered over a
considerable range of territory, with
Council Bluffs reporting II; Yutan,
Nebr., 16; Berlin, Nebr., 7; Glen
wood, Iowa, S; Nicola, Iowa, Q, and
Bartlett, Iowa, 8. The same cities
and towns report an aggregate OF
400 injured and $50 homes demol-
ished.
Perhaps 1,5O0 persons are home-
less. Aside from this 5000 build
inqs were more or less damaged,
some of these being churches and
school buildings. Eight of Omaha S
public schools were wrecked.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
5000 DROWNED
At DAYTON,
OHIO

Chicago, March 27--Floods almost
unprecedented in area, following the
tornados and rains of the past three
days, Tuesday swept four states OF
the Mississippi valley, dausing loss
of life that reach into the thou
sands and damage to property
amounting to many millions Of dol
lars.
Ohio and Indiana, and IN lesser
degree, Illinois and Missouri, felt the
brunt of the disaster.
At Dayton 5000 are reported
drowned, following the breaking OF
the Miami river levee and the Lara
mie reservoir, sixty miles above the
city.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
MUCH SKILL IS SHOWN m JACK.
SON COUNTY ExHIBlTe IN
COURT HOUSE.
Il Was the Third Gathering Of tho
Association THIS Year -tandl-
work to b Taken to HIT
tissburg IN May.

Skill in many lines Of art and in
dustrial work was shown in the
closing exhibit of the rural schools
of the county in the court house
Saturday afternoon. The exhibition
included drawing, booklet work,
needle work and cut-outs Of rany
varieties.
The first prize, $40, for the best
exhibit of a one-teacter school was
given to the East Side School, Of
which Miss Ethel Reaves is the
teacher. The second prize, IS, for
the exhibit Of a one-teacher school
was won by Americus School, Of
which Miss FideIia Massey, Of Ok
ford, Miss, is the teacher.
The school at Orange Grove gain
ed the first prize, $40, for the best
exhibit Of more than one-teacher
school. Misses Chloe E. I-ochest and
zula E. Chapel being the teachers.
The second prize for the best two
teacher school exhibit was awarded
the Daisy Vestry High School. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Chapman and Miss
Hattie Coz, teachers,
The judges were Mrs. A. Hull.
s, p, Walker. superintendent Of
education. Of Pascagoula; Misses
Annie Watkins, Of Moss Point. and
Misses Hattie Bell and Ida Merri-
wetheF- Addresses were made by
S.P. Walker and Guy Dean. county
of education, who
outlined his work for the coming
year.
It was the third meeting Of the
Jackson County Teachers Associa-
ton this year. Mr.. Dean during
his talk giving praise for the exhibits
stated he wanted to take as many of
them as possible to the meeting Of the
State Teachers Association at Hat
tiesburg in May. He said he felt
sure some of them would be among
those receiving the highest praise
there.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28

ton in what is now Jackson county,
Mississippi. It was situated at a
slight promontory called Point PIa-
quet and sometimes known as Farra-
CUTS Point. This place is on the
west side of Pasoagoula River. and
near it was small harbor, together
with tremendous stretches Of marsh
lands which were interspersed with
bayouS and ponds. The place was
in section of country which, in
par!ance of the old English borders.
might be styled 'debatable land,'
for it was claimed by the Spaniards
as part Of West Florida and by the
United States as included within the
Louisiana Territory, recently pur-
chased from France. After the
American settlers had captured the
Spanish fortress at Baton Rouge the
Government at Washington seized
the whole stretch Of country in dis
pute.
After the retirement of Sailing
Master Farraeut from the na,y he
ence more repaired to his plantation
IN Mississippi and there spent the
remainder of his life.
1t was on his plantation at Point
PlaQuet, June 4. 1917. that George
farragut died, three years after his
retirement from the navy, in the
sixty-second year Of his age. and
after a residence Of more than forty
years in the republic for whose in
dependence he had bravely con-
tended when a young captain Of
North Carolina Light Horse in the
amy Of the Revolution. He was
Of Spanish descent and a native Of
the Island Of Minorca. one Of the
BeIearie groupe. in the Mediterranean
sea, which at the time & Georgs
Faragut's birth Sept. -, l7sS. was
captured from the English BY the
French, Farragut leaving the island
Yfor America IN l77z.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
BELLEv|EW OIL WELL
EQUIPMENT REMOVED.

The machinery and piping used
bv the Beleview Oil Companywhen
il boreI for oil at East Beach was
removed this week to New Orleans.
It was taken away by A. Marks &
Son, of that city, who purchased it
from the company. The derrick
still remains.
Many persons looked upon the re-
moval cf the machinery with much
regret, as there are a number who
vet believe that there is oil in this
section and that it can be found If
enough persistence is displayed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
BACK TO THE FARM NOW
SLOGAN OF THE jews

New York, March N-Jews in
numbers are joining the back to
the farm" movement in this country,
according to the annual report of
Leonard @. Robinson, general man.
ager of the Jewish Agricultural and
Industrial Aid Society.
The movement is natural and bids
fair to be permanent, he says. The
report gives figures to show that
about 4,6OO farms in the United
States, taking in 800, 900 acres and
valued at S33. 900 900 are now run
by Jews,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
KNOW PAINT

There's a paint.education 10 this
advertisement.
Buy by the job, not gallon. Buy by
the paint put-oD; that's the job.
The price OF paint Is SO much a
gallon; that can't be helped, but
amounts to nothing.
The price Of painting Is so much q
day; that can't be helped, but amounts
to nothing.
Put them together. How Gao you
do II? You've got to or lose perhaps
half Of your money.
pevoe, 10 GALLONS enough for the
average job; an average paint, Is.
Now reckon your costs. Count labor
a day for a gallon. peyoe 10 days;
the other l5.
pevoe about go; the average paint
about SO or $50; the dearer the labor
the bigger the difference, always that
way.
Rut that's for the job. How long ID
1t going to lasty One twice as long
a. the other.
DEvOE
L, p. DeJean & Son, sell u.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
TRACT DEAL
RECALLS HISTORY
Father Of Famous Admiral Spent
Many Days and Died Across
The River.

The purchase by company of
northerners, of the tract ofrich ham
mock land, consisting Of about 600
acres, on the west side of the West
river known as the old Farfagut
tract, has again brought before the
PUBLIC eye that locality. On spot
famed by the invigoratina breezes
from the Gulf, and protected from
storms by stately trees, once stood
the plantation home place occupied
BY two possessors Of name famous
in history,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
Prizes AWARDED RURAL SCHOOLS
FOR FINE INDUSTRIAL Work
On Sightseeing Trip.

Misses Mary Baullemet and Ru-
thelle Gongazeles, Of Mobile, ac-
companied by Mrs. Willie Helm,
Julius G. Turner and Wiley R. Tur-
ner, Of Moss Point, came to Pasca-
goula on the coast train Sunday and
spent the day visiting here, at Moss
Point and the paper mill.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
New $40 Counterfeit Bill

Washington, March IA new
$40 counterfeit national bank note
on the Marine National Bank Of
Buffalo, N. Y, has been discovered
by the Secret Service. Chief Flynn
warned the public that the note was
a crude production containing no silk
threads. 1t is an imitation Of the
1912 series, bearing Mckinley's por-
trait.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-28
MILLIONS WASTED IN
LUMBER INDUSTRY
$120,009,000 That Is Lost An
nuaIIy Would Build 1z0 Plants
Like At Laine.

The S12O,OOO,O0 per annum
resinous wood wasted in the south
ern lumber industry, using S. Mont
gomery Smiths estimate, says Juege
Chas. E. Chidsey, of Pascagoula,
in the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record, would if invested in electri-
cal interuIban lines at $4,000 per
mile, build 10000 miles of lines, Of
which the extreme South has urgent
need. This 120,OOO,o0O would
build and equip 120 manufacturing
plants such as that near Laine, Miss,
which would require 100000, 900
brick, 100, 100000 feet of lumber.
1900 tons steel, 1 200, 900 tons of
cement and $18, 900, 900 worth Of
machinery. 1t would take u 800
freight cars to hall the material to
the place where it would be needed,
and would require an army of 49,
600 men to construct these plants.
Thus one may see that the utilizing
of this waste, using the money in
other lines Of industry, would slim
ulate the commerce and manufac-
tories Of every section Of this country.
The same sum Of money, if used
in developing the water-power re-
sources of the South, would build
from 60 to 100 dams for water-power,
which would mean so to 100 more
new towns and cities and possibly
more.
The value of this poor despiSed
pine waste as fuel has never been
appreciated. Some 80 years ago
there stood on the banks Of the
Escatawpa River in Moss Point a
small glass factory built by local
capitalists. The sand was brought
from Horn Island, just nine miles
from this city, and the only fuel
that was used was the Slabs" the
waste material from the sawmillS.
The factory was in operation about
six months when it was burned
down by an incendiary. Now, as
it requires approximately 5000 de-
grees of heat to smelt sand, one
may readily see the heat units con-
tanned in these slabs and their value
for fuel.
The new paper and pulp mill near
Lame, Miss, will use go cords Of
slabs day, and will make As tons
Of paper day, 1880 tons a year,
allowing 300 working days in the
year. 1t will take 167 such mills to
make the paper pulp that is annually
used in the United States, and when
we remember that the demand for
wood pulp is constantly increasing,
and that the supply of wood pulp
is daily becoming matter of great
concern, we can realize the great
opportunities that lie before the lum-
Der producing sections of the South.
Referring to the article of DR..
Erbsloh, the noted German chemist,
his impression of the South
and Its wonderful resources, the
Manufacturers Record says: His
allusion dovetals with the suggeS-
ton of Charles E. ChidSey of Pas
cagoula, Miss, published on another
page of this issue, emphasizing the
fact that millions of dollars may be
derived annually from the utilization
in industry of the stumpS, the pine
tops and lumber mill wastes of the
South.