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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24
The STORY OF
AMAROFF THE POLE
(ContInued.)

The ser1eant stepped forward and
whispered. The man was sufficiently
satisfied. for he dropped the slide at
once, and the door swung back to ad-
NIT US; the hairy-faced porter bowling
welcome IN polite submission. The
inspector led the way up the stairs.
and / followed at his heels. The SER
1eant had disappeared.
1t was a broad, low room in which
we found ourselves, the rafters of the
roof unhidden by the plaster of cell
Ing. Round the walls on benches rang
ed behind tables a dozen men sa
smoking and drinking. The chatter
OF talk faded away as we entered. In
silence they stared at us, calmly. judi
ciously. without fear or curiosity.
could not have imagined a more COM
posed and resolute company. / felt
that / carried myself awkwardly. as an
'impertinent intruder should; but the
inspector sauntered across the room
to a bar on the further side as calmly
as II he were the oldest and most
valued member In the club.
pale-faced man with a stained and
yellow beard rose from his seat be-
hind the glasses. His eyes were fixed
on Peace with a weak. pathetic ex
preston like dog in pain.
Good evening, Mr.. Greatman," said
the inspector. Can | have a word
with your"
Yes, sir, if you will kindly step into
my private ROOM" he answered in ex-
cellent English. opening a hatch In
the bar This is the way, sir. If you
will follow me-"
We walked after him down a short
passage and stopped before the dark
ness OF an open door A squirt of a
match and the gas Jet f1ared upon a
bare chamber. hung with gaudy pa
per and furnished with half a dozen
wooden chairs set round a deal table
In the center. In place of a carpet,
our feet grated upon a smooth sprin-
king OF that grey sand which may
still be found in old-fashioned inns.
1t was here then. if the detectives
were not mistaken that this crime
had found climax. this sordid muir.
der not thirty hours old
IF you would like fire. gentlemen"
suggested Greatman. II can easily
fetch some GOALS"
Pray do not trouble YOURSELF" said
the Inspector. politely. MY name is
Peace, Of the Criminal Investigation
Department, and | called to inquire if
you can tell me anything concerning
the murder Of the sculptor. Amaroff."
Il know nothing
- That is strange, seeing that he was
strangled In this very room"
"Here?" cried the Pole, with a stare
Of unbelief changing into sudden ter.
ror. Herein my room"
$50 | believe" said Peace
The man swayed for an instant.
grasping at the back of a chair, and
then dropped to the ground, moaning.
his face covered with his hands. In
that crouching figure before us was
written the extremity of despair.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24

come, come, Greatman, pull your
self together" said the inspector, tap
ping him kindly on the shoulder. IF
you are innocent, there Is no need to
make all this fuss"
1T was Nlcolin who lied to me-" he
cried. looking up with bewildered eyes
Very probably" said Peace, ut is
habit with him"
Yet 1t was |, miserable that am,
who made the meeting between them.
Before Heaven, 1t was with the inno-
cence OF child. If those my COM
rades of the club but knew"
He hesitated, his eyes searching the
room in sudden terror
"Oblige me by seeing that we have
no comrades already at the keyhole,
Mr.. Phillips" said Peace.
There was no one at the door: no
one In the dark passage; and when 1
y crumpled heap.
'eturned | found that Peace had lifted
the caretaker to a chair, where he sat
You can trust u.s." the detective
was saying. Believe me, Greatman.
1t will be best for yourself that you
hide nothing.
And so with many fierce cries and
protestations. this poor creature be-
gan his story.
1t was Nicolin, 1t seemed, who had
discovered that Greatman, the care
taker of the Brutus Club. was one and
the same with the forger, Ivan Knoll.
Of Odessa. who had been wanted by
the Russian police for close upon
twelve years. But having a shrewd
ad on his shoulders, Nicolin made
no immediate use of his knowledge.
For forgery man might be extra
dited from England. Once In Russia
the charge would be altered to nihil-
ism. and then-Siberia 1t was not
pleasant for the caretaker of a nihil-
list club to be at the mercy of a black
bearded spy lounging on the step out
side. ut was that which drove me to
the brandy" said poor Greatman.
alias Knoll
About the end of August there be-
gan. he continued, a duel of wits be-
tween the two men. Amaroff and
Nicolin. the reasons and causes of
which did net. If he might be per-
mitted to say. concern us Nicolin's
career was dependent on his success
For him. failure spelt permanent dis
grace. Yet it was Amaroff who was
playing with his opponent as a cat
with a mouse, confusing and surpris-
ing him at every turn, driving him.
indeed, when time grew pressing. into
desperate measures At the last he
formed plan. did Nicolin, a scheme
worthy of his most cunning brain.
This. then, he did" ended the Door
caretaker. HE came to mel who
had so great love and honor for Amar-
off, my friend. l whom he had turned
from crime and aided to earn a wage
in honesty-he came to me and he
says: Knoll. in my pocket Is a war
rant that will send you back to the
snow places In the East; do you fear
me, my good Kroll?' And feared him.
See, now. he said we desire to see
your friend Amaroff for a little talk.
We cannot harm him here In this
mad country. Contrive a trick. bring
him into your private room behind the
bar Give us the key of the yard door
that we may come secretly to him
and afterwards you will hear no more
OF Siberia from me. Do you consent?'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24
Grounds sor DIvorce.
A Cleveland LAWYER tails fh,s y

A Cleveland LAWYER tells this one:
"A woman came VI 20 nv office the
other day and S.r:~d to know IL she
could get divorce because her hus-
band didn't bellev. in the Bible
told her that unless she had some
thing else on him there would be no
use In bringing suit.
but he's an absolute infideI!' she
insisted.
THAT makes no difference said 1.
Doesn't 1t, indeed" she cried. tri-
umphantly. Well, you are fine law
yer. must say. Here's the laws of
Ohio. and they say that infidelity, II
proved. is a ground for divorced"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24
AsToR ESTATE VALUED ss7,216,eet
Has Increased Nearly $15,oo0,ooo in
Year.

New York.-Colonel John Jacob AS
tor, who persisted in the sinking of the
Iltanic April Is, 1912, left gross es-
tate OF $S7,216,691 and net estate OF
$S5,34O,919, according to official sched-
uies turned in April Is by expert ap-
praisers on which the state transfer
tax appraiser will base his report
Ihey show an increase Of nearly s15,-
100000 over year ago.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24

SAID a westerner to one of the Eng.
ilshmen. We'll. look at that sprinkling
can. 1t has been so hot that it has
melted the spout right off. And the
farther west you get the hotter 1t
GETS the native son finished as he
noticed the awed look on the foreign
ers face"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24

Copper-Firm; standard spot to
July, $14.75@15.25; electrolytic, 1880;
lake, $1550@15.62; casting, $15.25.
Tin-Quiet; spot, $4S.62@4S.S5.
Lead-Steady, $3.50 bid
Spelter-Easy, $5.75Q5.S5.
Antimony-Dull; Cookson's, SO.
Copper exports this month, 1885
tons.
Bar silver, 60Ac; Mexican dollars,
4Sc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24
1yO. FLETCHER eODINSON

Coer2sp</ by ~ G CxHD~ffH
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-11-27

Denver A Rio Grandc r. Il Co
J miles Of main track. apportion
ment rolling stock. apportlonment
franchise. bridges. tools. supplies.
etc. The above Is delinquent for
state road tax amounting ia
f234.56. and the unpaid portion
OF district school tax assessed I'm
Spring Glen School District NO. 3.
amounting TO fi69 10 Total am.
cunt due s7O3.G6
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-11-27

totore been decided, containing 81
acres more OF less tO5.2b
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"a. Sec 81. r 10, r. 10. n 80 I'd
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ne cor nwh Of NV a Sec, ia. T
10, X 10, 10 I'd, " IL I'd. n "a
I'd. 9 q I'd to beg 25.74
Hyrum Hansen. beg sW cor sci. Of
NV u Sec 81. 4 ~, n 10. n 40
I'd. e so I'd. 40 I'd. SO I'd TO
peg -- re- -- -- -- 32S9
Thos. Haycock. MI OF SCI. mt Of
sw =, Sec 81. r 10. r 10 s71S
Mary A. Haycock. per y i72
J. II. Haycock. per 900
John T. Rowley. swi, of NV
"a. Sec 81. 7 IL. RIO 1924
David Rowley, per t217
Silas Rowley per . -- ---. 40
w W. Jones. per D ii.76
Carbon County Land Co. per
Is 20
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-11-27

Spring Canyon Coal Co, SEX OF sw
y. Sec ~. T 10. II .; ne = OF
nwL. sell OF nwh. swh Of nv
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OF neh. swh OF nch. ~ y OF
uoil Sec II. r 10. II o; nwh OF
nch. neh Of nch Sec 2s = 10
X -- 90 90 -=--N $685.
y. T. Annis. mex OF nch. Sec -.
T IL, X 2 - - - s'Es
SPRING GLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
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CONTINUED on page tour
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min W SCI feet. 10 deg. 8 nit
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF MIN
ING CLAIM.

m the LToirc onn os,;rr, ~ VIZ w
ua NY 1870 o Gnu as,isns " w. w.
n,inistratn~ - ~ ~ a,.nto ne W. W.
IInn. 1a, ~ .ne es'a,e o. ". w.
an" ~ NAai III lynn
40 y. II. Moffitt, administrator, and
the helrs OF the w. w. Hart estate, no.
ice IS hereby given that Thomas Egan
as your co-oWner, performed the labor
ana MADE the improvements required
by law Tor the year OF 1912 to the ex-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given to all whom
It may concern. That Adam T. Sim
mons, Moses s. Simmons and the es-
tate of David Avery. deceased, are the
owners of all those certain lode and
placer mining claims, situate, lying
and being in Summit mining district,
county of Shoshone. state of Idaho,
known as and called: Henrietta
Trina" Jumbo" Ray Fraction,
Combination" Center" Grand Cen
ter Duncan" lode mining claims an
the Simmons Placer" and the "Beai
Placer that the said claims are be-
ing worked by the Bear Top Mining
company under bond and lease with
said owners; that the undersigned and
the said estate will not be liable for
any labor done upon the same nor for
any materials furnished either for said
mining company or to be used In said
mining claims or either thereof and
that all persons performing labor up
on said mining claims or either there
of or furnishing material to be used
thereon should look to the said min
ing company for their pay therefor as
the undersigned nor said estate nor
said mining claims will be liable
therefor.
This notice is given for the purpose
of advising all persons performing la
Dor upon or who furnish materials to
be used in said claims that they must
not expect to hold either the UNDER
signed or said estate or either Of the
said mining claims for their pay thor
for
Dated this 14th day of April 1905
ADAM T.. SIMMONS,
M s. SIMMONS,
CARRIE TARR,
Executrix Of the Estate Of David Az
cry, Deceased. 2-20-tf
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court Of tho County
of Shoshone, State Of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Charles
A. Hill, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given. by the un-
dersigned administrator Of the estate
of Charles A. HILL deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit such claims with the neces-
sary vouchers within ten months after
the first publication of this notice to
the said administrator at his Office in
the Recorders office in the Shoshone
County Courthouse at Wallace, Idaho,
which the undersigned selects as the
place of business in all matters con-
nected with said estate of Charles A
HILL deceased
HARRY A. ROGERS
Administrator Of the Estate o. Charles
A. Hill. Deceased
Dated this 18th day Of February.
A. D.. 1913 and first published Febru-
airy ~, 1913. F20- Most
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that you are the owner Of an undivided
one-eighth interest In the Poorman
claim. and that You have not paid any
part OF your proportion of said labor
and improvements i'm the sum Of $3.50
TOR the said Poorman claim for the
year 1912.
And you and each OF you are
further notified that IL you faif
TO make payment of the said
respective sums Of money to me withir
80 days after the 90-day period Of pub
LEGATION of this notice, your interest II.
said mining claims will become the
property Of the undersigned, your CO.
owner, under the provisions of section
1924 of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States.
Dated at Wallace Idaho, this 7th day
of January, A. D. 1913.
THOMAS EGAN,
Jan 9-Apr 10 Falcon. Idaho.
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FOR sAlE-A BARGAIN.

Bids wanted on ss.O00 shares ~ in,li-
vidiial stock In the Dalmatia Mining
company. Limited, located on Pine
creek. surveyed for patent; has been
developed by about 1000 feet Of work:
IN good condition. with promising out
look clear OF all indebtedness: we'll
equipped with cabins. machinery. etc.
ready for operation. Company has
$4,000 shares Of stock outstanding.
1.1s5,0oo shares Of the par
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03

high extraction, and when the present
ieep tunnel Is completed the enter
Prise IL likely to warrant the erection
# mill Of large capacity of this or
some other method that the deeper
IRE horizon may require.
Some leasing operations were In
progress in the small high grade grey
copper veins of the Black Tail dis
trict, and some extensive quarries
were being opened on the shores of
the lake by Spokane investors for
Portland cement rock.
Idaho Montana Mine.
Near Kalka station on the Great
Northern railroad, miles east of
Boomers Ferry. Idaho Montana Anal
gamated Mining company have devel-
oped an interesting ore deposit
through an incline shaft 400 feet which
discloses vein Of mineral to 4 feet
wide in diorite formation. containing
excellent values in lead and silver as
ISOLATED with iron sulphide that give
present promise of affording some
profitable concentrating and shipping
ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03
Notice Of Postponement.

Notice is hereby given that by order
OF the board of directors Of the Occur
d'Alene Vulcan Mining Company the
time Of sale Of the above described
stock has been postponed from March
%, 1913. to April Z, 1913, at the place
and hour above given.
EDW. FELSHOW,
Mar 27--Apr SGT. Secretary
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value Of 81 each In the treasury. Own
er desires to sell on account Of other
interests that require his attention.
For particulars address Dalmatia.
care Miner Office. or office of Dalma-
tia Mining Company, Limited. Wal
lace, Idaho. M13-tf
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II. +. NELSON. Not Issued. .y75O0 1900
And in accordance with law so many
shares of each parcel Of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
office of the company in Clintonville
Wis., on the 22nd day of March. A. u
1913, at the hour Of 1880 D. m. of said
day to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon, together with the cost of ad
vertising and expenses of sale.
EDW. FELSHOW,
M6-2O-3t Secretary.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK,
HOLDERS.

Office Of the Occur d'Alene Vulcan
Mining Company, Clintonvillc. Wis.
March 2. 1913.
Notice Ii hereby given that there is
delinquent upon the following describ-
ed stock on account Of an assessment
Of five (5l mills per share, levied on
January 2, 1913. the several amounts
set opposite the names Of the respect
i've shareholders as follows, to-wit:
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Mines and Mining Development in
Bonner County, Idaho
Continental Mines.

From tn. Bel. stat. Mine Inspector
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03

At Lakeview, the further develop
mcnt of the Webber mines was sue
cessfully financed during the year and
a long crosscut tunnel is In progress
% this property which viii tap itgat n
depth Of 1000 feet below the cropping
This Is ope OF the most attractive
surface showings In the Pend d'Oreille
district nv reason of It's large size anS
strong surface outcrops Of npartzons
Its values run In gold and silver
particularly silver. and 1t is believed
that its ores can be successfully treat
ed by cyanide method to relatively
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

horror a hundred yards away, three
keepers, who were looking for ex-
hausted deer In order to feed them.
The next day was even worse than
the previous ones. The raven looked
almost hopeless as he set out for the
lowlands in raging snowstorm at
dawn. He knew that 1t would De
harder than ever to obtain food, but
luck favored him for the first time.
he had not taken 80 wing beats when
he met collie dog looking for some
lost sheep The dog found the sheep
in a snowdrlft. helped to dig them
out, ana took them home all by him
self
But one sheep he did not find; that
one was about 100 yards farther on,
and already dead. The old raven 5
quick eyes detected one leg sticking
up out o. the snow, and upon tina t
sheep the two blaCkbirde Of III omen
fed royalty till the thaw came, two
days later, and they were able to pro-
coed with egg sitting In peace.
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- THE BLACK OUTLAWS By EST MARS 3

clump Of stunted, half-buried heather
one cock grouse-two cock grouse
three cock grouse. They had been
sheltering out of the terrible north
wind and did not hear the keeper
coming.
. There was a flash and a loud report
followed by another. one Of the
grouse turned clearly head over heels,
and fell headlong, and one Of the other
two left three feathers behind them,
though he kept on after his unwound-
ed companion for about six hundred
yards Then suddenly he began
climbing straight up into the sky, till
just when he was no more than a
speck, his wings collapsed, and down
he came, whirllng round and round
as he fell. He had been hit in the
lungs; birds always act Ike that when
they are hit in the lungs.
The keeper at once hurried toward
the place where he fell, after pick
ing up the first grouse, but he had not
taken four strides when he uttered
q shout. Down over the edge Of the
rolling white moor swept the old
cock raven. He had seen the second
grouse fall, and was racing the keep
or for the body
The keeper ran, and swore and
shouted as he saw the body settle
and began hopping and dancing IN
the snow, but the snow was deep and
the pace slow, and when he got with
in 100 yards Of him the rascally ra-
ven rose and slowly tapped off out Of
shor to a boWlder where he sat and
called CLOCK, CLOCK" in harsh, de-
risive croaklngs. As for the grouse,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

| there was, when the keeper finally
found it, scarcely more than half Of it
left. The raven had gobbled down the
rest.
Next morning the snow, after fall
ing all night, drew off with the sun
rise leaving the hills all gIittering
white in a fresh and deeper mantle.
Both ravens were awake before dawn
and very hungry; for birds require a
! lot of food to keep them going, much
/ more than animals do by comparison.
The First Find.
The old cock raven set off at once,
with a mighty rustic Of wings for the
lowlands, deciding that there was
nothing left on the mOors to die, or
to help to die. His first find was a
doe red deer in a sheltered pine wood,
She had got into a deep drift OF
snow and was unable to get out
again. The raven perched on the bare
branch Of a tree nearby and waited
for her to freeze. He was used TO
this kind Of waiting by the way.
Unfortunately, however, the deer
would not freeze TO death. She con-
tinued her struggles to get out, and
that kept her warm.
He flew down and beat the doe
about her defenseless head with his
| big pickax shaped beak; and even as
he did 50, silently as little boys steal
| ing apples leave when the farmer
comes in sight. all that company Of
gathered bandits slipped away
There came a short, sharp report,
and a rife bullet spat the snow up
directly under thk ravens breast; and
! the bird, looking up. beheld 70 hIs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

Then the man and girl step for
ward, beginning with the left foot,
then the right, then the left foot
across the right on ball of foot,
back for a second on right ball of
foot, and then forward on left,
weight off right, the position end
ing with the left foot down, and
the right foot poised in back. In
counting for this position, the reg
ular dancing teachers method
would be, left, right pause, left,
right, left, rapidly, following the
steps given above-like, one, two,
pause, one, two, three. This is Il
very simple dance step that has
frequently been introduced to adj
vantage in many of the dances of
to-day. There is nothing particu-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

TT was terrible weather, and the two
great black feathered, black
hearted ravens who lived on the
moor were hard put to it to keep
even their rascally bodies alive, even
though it is said ravens will live
where other creatures starve. This
is true, for their code of honor is
slack. and they live on the starved
ones.
The snow had come late, and, as all
late SHOWS are, was the worse for it.
SO late had it come in fact, that we
find one of our ravens standing on a
ledge of rock above a cliff, looking
down upon his mate on their great
nest. Of sticks lined with dry grass
and Sleeps wool, which they had
built and almost deserted because the
snow half-covered his mate as she
sat on the three eggs.
Hit!
Far as his keen. twinkiing mis-
chievous eyes could see over the
ireary MOOT up 70 tlie 5ic1t iii'uti
aims on one side, and down to the
alleys and lowlands where the towns
we're on the other, was nothing but a
desolation of shimmering white, I'M
broken by a single. living, moving
object. Stay. though, there was some
thing moving about a mile away
across the moor.
The object that moved was a game
keeper, and he had gun, OF course.
AS he waded along and the raven APP
preached him, but before he noticed
the bird, there rose from behind a
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2s|s sl15 lES FIN B

You must get the landlord to sit up
until you return, 1t will take you an
hour and half to drive both ways"
Green was ready in five minutes. He
learned that stable boy must crouch
at their feet to bring the dogcart back.
II was the property of the Fox and
Hounds proprietor
Very unwillingly the horse swung off
again toward the moor. There was
little conversation. The driver was tao
turn, the Londoner somewhat scared
by the dark loneliness.
At the Grange House they were met
by Philip Arson. He stood in the open
doorway. He held handkerchief to
his lips and spoke in a husky voice,
the voice of one under the stress of
great agitation
THAT you. Green2 Just give my bag
to the driver and return to the village.
Here is five-pound note Pay your
Dill and go back to London by the first
train tomorrow. I stop here some few
days"
The astonished servant took the note.
Before he could reply his master
turned, crossed room feebly lighted
by dull lamp and passed through a
curtained doorway.
Green was staring perplexedly at the
house, the kitchen, his ILL favored COM
panion carrying Philips portmanteau
within, when he heard his master S
voice again, and saw him standing be-
tween the partly drawn curtains, with
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the lamp.