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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
AN ACCURATE COUNT
OF AMERICAN BIRDS

WASHINGTON, July S.-Officials
of the biological survey in the de-
partment of agriculture hope soon to
be able to announce the most ac-
curate count ever made of the birds
in the United States. Returns from
some of the hundreds of nature-lov-
ers around the country who have en-
listed as volunteer enumerators have
been coming in, rejecting an en-
thusiastic interest in the count.
When the census was decided upon
about 250 bird enthusiasts in all sec
tions of the country who previously
had rendered valuable service were
asked to supply the desired informa-
ton, and in addition to these, sew
eral hundred others volunteered
their aid.
The counting has been going on
since June 1, and was to have wound
up by July l, but it probably will be
some time before the last of the re-
turns are in and announcement is
made of the total bird population.
The census will not include the varie-
ties known as game birds, but in all
other respects it will be as thorough
and as well classified as is practicable.
Previous estimates by the bird ex-
perts are hat there are $50 main
species of birds in the United States
and Canada, the varities being more
generously distributed in the eastern
4ok~. %1n, - tho voc np6 fhn 1nnCt
of all in the prairies.
But this is only a guess. The
enumerators in the present count
have been assigned typical tracts OF
woodland, cultivated land and pas
ture, and asked to count the birds
on each. Officials of each state will
be asked to furnish the department
of agriculture with information
showing the total number of acres OF
each kind of land within the borders
of the states and the number of birds
in each state then Will De fairly ac-
~curately computed.
The plan adopted by many of the
observers is to zig gag back and forth
across the chosen area at daylight,
counting the male birds OF each
species, as at that time of day, at this
season, each is in full song and
easily seen. After the migration
period is over and the birds are set
tied in summer quarters it is safe to
consider that each male represents a
breeding pair. One of the main OBJ
jects of the census, by the way, is II
determine how many pairs of birds
of each species breed within definite
areas.
A count taken in a part OF Chevy
Chase, a suburb of Washington
showed thirty-fOur species of birds in
a tract of twenty-three ere the to-
tai number of breeding pair being
1853, about sever to an acre. The
average, it is stated, is about one
pair t. an acre. AS the tract in
question is thickly populated, the
bird experts of the government see
in this report a refutation of the
theory that the presence of many
people tends to decrease the number
of birds.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
MINING REVIEW

CONTINUED from page Onel
both companies, as well as the Sill
yer Pick Consolidated Mines COM
.pany, and proposes to r~ejuvenate
the two first-named corporations un-
der the title of the Lou Dillon Silver
Pick Extension Consolidated Mines
company. He has submitted to the
stockholders of the Lou Dillon and
Silver Pick Extension companies a
plan calling for the exchange of
their stock, share for share. for that
of the proposed new corporation.
plus two cents a share. which will
furnish sufficient funds to recover
the properties and carry on extensive
development work.
Atlanta Mines
1t is expected that operations upon
a normal basis at depth in the prop
erty of the Atlanta Mines company
will be resumed within the neXt sixty
days. 1t is calculated by Manager
Darcy that such a period of time
will be required to secure the de-
livery of the additional pumping ia
~cilities that are to be installed in the
main 1SO0-foot working shaft of the
Goldfield Merger Mines company,
through which work in the Atlanta
territory has been prosecuted. With
the installation of the new equip
ment, the entire pumping facilities
will be capable of handling more
than 5000 gallons of water a day.
At present. operations are being con-
fined to repairing the Merger shaft
and the long crosscut on the 1,750-
foot level itno the Atlanta and hand
ling of the flow of water, which has
been minimized by closing the bulk
head in the crosscut.
Other Properties
Routine developments were the
rule during the last week at the
Booth, Blue Bull, Sandstorm-Ken-
dali. Vernal, Great Bend, Daisy and
Yellow Tiger properties.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
HISTORY OF THE LIBERTY BELL
THEN

Seventy : nine years ago
yesterday the liberty bell
tolled for the last time. On
that day it was proclaim
ing the nations grief over the
death of Chief Justice John
Marshall, whose body was be-
ing taken from Philadelphia
to it's final resting place in Vir-
ginia. Suddenly the tone Of
the bell changed. became muf-
fled as with grief. The bell
ringer hurried to the tower of
the state house. He found a
great crack in the side of the
bell. In the circumstance
many professed to see a fit
ting climax to one of the most
important epochs in the ma
tons history. F~ifty-nine
years before the bell had rung
out the glad tidings that the
Declaration of Independence
had been signed and adopted
this day it's tongue forever
became silent during the flu
neral services of Chief Justice
Marshall, the last of the sign
ers of the Declaration and the
last of George Washington's
associates. Once before the
bell had cracked. Made in
England at the order and X
pense of the colony of Pennsyl-
vania, it was brought to Phila-
delphia in 1853, where it was
given it's first test for tone.
The first blow the clapper
made a wide crack in the bell.
A Philadelphia firm offered to
recast it, and rather than wait
for it's return from England
the colonists turned it over to
them. The foundrymen
thought to increase the sweet
ness of it's tone by increasing
the proportion of copper. but
they deadened the tone SO
that it could hardly be heard.
Again the bell was recast, and
it proving successful this time.
it was hung in the state house
steeple, where for the follow
ing eighty-two years its tongue
heralded every important ma
tional event.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11

Today Liberty Bell lies in
state in the state house in
Philadelphia, where it's first
clarion peal of liberty rang
out. 1t is one of the nations
most revered relics, and every
year thousands of pilgrims
from all parts of the country
visit this shrine. Before it
was placed in it's present glass
case one might often see dis
tinguished men. women and
patriotic school children put
out their hands to touch the
sacred relic. 1t was with a
similar feeling that President
Taft once visited it, and after
gazing at it for some moments
earnestly exclaimed: Il would
love to just place my hand
upon the bell!" His wish was
readily granted, the guide hav-
ing the case opened for the
distinguished visitor. Six
times the venerable bell has
been carried to distant cities
to take part in anniversaries
and exhibitions. Ninety thou.
sand school children success
fully appealed to the COVER
nor of Pennsylvania to have it
sent to the st. Louis exposi-
ton. During the anniversary
of the Battle of Bunker Hill it
was escorted through the
streets of Boston by the An
cient and Honorable Artillery
company. itself a relic of the
Revolutionary times. 1t was
adorned with wreathes, and
the spectators. many of them
being women, kissed its brazen
sides with reverence. 1t has
journeyed into the south three
times. to New Orleans, Atlanta
and Charleston. Two months
ago it was reported that the
crack in the bell is gradually
becoming larger, and special
precautions have been taken
to preserve the bell for the flu
tire generations.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
GREAT NEVADA IS
LAUNCHED TODAY

QUINCY, Mass, July 1.-THE
superdreadnaught Nevada, to be
launched here today, and her sister
ship, the Oklahoma, which was float
ed at Philadelphia last March, sur
pass in tonnage, displacement and
armament any United States warship
now afioat. She is, however, less
formidable than the Pennsylvania
whose keel was laid last spring, and
the unnamed sea fighter, No. 80, both
of which will have a displacement of
31,400 tons.
The Nevada's displacement is 49,
500 tons, or 500 ions greater than
the Texas and New York, the latest
sea giants to be commissioned by the
feet with a breadth of 95 feet 2k
inches on load water line.
Then ~fourteen-inch guns, capable
of firing 140O-pound shells will on
stitute her principal armamant. Two
three-gun turrets will be among her
ucleuScS. Ouc vi tuSSC d ScSI VI
turrets will be on the %forecastle deck
along with a turret from which two
big guns will be pointed. Another
two-gun turret will sweep the quarter
deck and astern of this will be the
other three-gun turret. The tur-
rets are arranged to make complete
revolutions, so that the entire battery
of the big guns car be concentrated
on an enemy approaching from either
side, forward or aft.
Besides her big 14-inch guns the
Nevada will have distributed about
her decks 81 five-inch guns and
minor armament such as one-pound-
ers, three-pounders, three-inch field
pieces and machine guns.
The Nevada's armOr renders her
among the strongest battleships in
the navy. Her belt is 1914 inches
thick and will extend 400 feet along
either side of the hull. These plates
will extend Sk feet below the wa
terline and 8 feet above the waters
surface. There are two protective
ucCho do a odlC6udlu dSdlhoI plub5
ing fire, one three inches and the
other " inches.
While the Nevada will represent
the last word in American sea pow
er, the new British battleShip Queen
Elizabeth will carry a more fOrmid-
able armament of no less than eight
15-inch guns. This seafighter prob
ably will be commissioned the first
of next year.
The Nevada is a contemporary of
the British warship, Iron Duke. The
Iron Dukes displacement is $4,000
tons and she carries 10 1914 inch
guns. The Nevada's speed is esti-
mated at 20h knots or about the
same as the Iron Dukes. Although
the Nevada's armor is thicker than
that of her British contemporary it
is not spread over so great an area
of side. The British warrior has a
secondary battery of 16 6-inch guns
while the Nevada's will consist of
81 5-inch guns. These questions of
distribution of armOr and the rela-
calibre of guns are two problems on
| which the naval experts of the world
are not in complete accord.
The Nevada will burn oil only, and
her engines will have an indicated
horsepower Of 24,S00. The fuel oil
will be carried in the double bottom
CT the ship, this effecting an economy
of space over the old arrangement
which called for extensive coal bunk
ers. Her contractors promise to have
the new battleship completed by Jan.
%, next.
------N---
LARGE COAL PRODUCTION
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
THE CoLDFIELJ NEWS N WEEKLY TRIBUNE
TEXAS BREAKS
ITS OWN RECORD

The state of Texas mined 2,429,-
144 short tons of coal in 1913, val
ued at $4,2SS, go, according to e.
w. Parker of the United States geo.
logical survey. This production was
nearly evenly divided between lig-
mite and bituminous coal, with the
balance slightly in favor of the lat
ter. Both classes of coal showed in
creases in production in 1913, and
both made their record output. The
total production in 1913 exceeded
that of 1912 by 240,532 short tons,
or IL per cent, in quantity, and by
$633,176, or II per cent, in value.
Most of the increase in tonnage was
derived from the Ignite mines, whose
output showed a gain of 190,451
tons; the production of bituminous
coal increased 50,081 tons. In point
of value, however, the advantage
was as much in favor of bituminous
coal as the gain in quantity was in
favor of Ignite. The value of Ignite
increased by $123,971, while the
value of the bituminous product In
creased by $4O9,2O5.
The coal beds of Texas belong to
three of the geological systems-the
carboniferous, c%retaceous and the ter
tiary. The carboniferous Goals are
found in the north central part of
the state, the principal mining opera
lions being in Eastland, Palo Pinto,
Erath, Wise and Young counties. The
cretaceous Goals occur in the south
ern part of the state and are mined
chiefly near Eagle Pass, in Maverick
county. The Goals of this district.
which extends into New Mexico, and
are mined extensively at FL Fenix,
near Sabinas, and at EsperanZas, are
classed as b~ituminous, and in the
southern portions of New Mexico
make a fair-grade coke. The lig-
mite beds are of enormous extent
and occur in a wide belt which
stretches from the Sabine on the
northeast to the Rio Grande on the
southwest. Like the c%retaceous
Goals these seem to improve in quail
ity to the southwest, and near Lare-
do, in Webb county, the Ignite is
changed to a higher grade coal, APP.
preaching camel in character AMI
classed as bituminous. The princi-
pal Ignite operations have been car
ried on in Anderson, Bastrop, Fay
cite, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston,
Lee, Leon, Medina, Milan, Rains,
Robertson, Shelby, Titus, Van Zandt
and Wood counties.
The development of the Ignite re-
sources of Texas began in the closing
decade of the nineteenth century,
and except for a temporary setback
in 1902 and 1908 after the discovery
of petroleum near Beaumont, has
progressed steadily with the develop
ment and growth in population.
Ignite is found to be an excellent
fuel for the gas producer, and the
vast of Texas in this re-
gard possess great p~otentialities for
the future.
The first record of the production
of bituminous coal in Texas is con-
tanned in the volume Mineral Re-
sources of the United States, 1884,
which states that the quantity mined
in that year was $4,000 tons. The
total production of Ignite and b.
luminous coal in 1913 vas almost
twenty times the output of 1884.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
Great Water Storage

Water storage in the basin above
the Lahontan dam has now reached
$4,000 acre feet and the second con-
duit has been ordered opened to
keep the height below the rip-rapping
on the bank. About 1900 second
feet are flowing down the river. The
farms on the government project are
using more water than at any other
time during the history of the pro-
ject.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
ADVERTISED

The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Gold
field post office up to and including
the week ending July Sth, 1914.
When calling for the anne please
say advertised"
Mr.. o. Auguston.
Mr.. A. D. Binford; Gerald Ram
sey Baker; G. A. Byor.
Mrs. C. C. Cowan (2).
Mr.. John De Costa; Mr.. R. d.
Deverell; Mr.. Jake Debum.
Miss Jane Evans.
MI. John Foley; Mr.. George Fow-
ley.
The Goldfield Dominion Mining
Co.
Mrs. Jake Heiner.
]. c. Kind Co.
Mr.. Jerry Larson.
Sen. Quierino Maruffo; Mrs. Isa-
belle Scanlon Mann; w. H. M orvis.
Swanson e Ryan.
Mr.. James Thompson; Mr.. H. F.
Thompson.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
Ranchers

The ranchers of the Carson valley
gathered recently at Minden to per-
feet a permanent organization of the
water users association to work
with the federal reclamation service
upper Carson river. The property
have pledged $25O.000 to-
wards the project, which it is esti-
mated will cost the government over
a million.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11

JOSEPH MCDONALD, JR.. is a
guest of the Goldfield. arriving this
morning from Mexico. He will be
here for several days.
j. c. DURHAM of Reno registered
at the Goldfield, arriving this morn
ing over the Tonopah & Goldfeld
railroad.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11

record of 1913 was in the reduction
of the number of fatal accidents. In
1912 there were IS men killed in the
coal mines of Virginia, according to
the bureau of mines. and in 1913
there were "a fatalities.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
Data on Rate Reduction

Frank Healy, official reporter, and
w. K. Freudenberger. engineer OF
the railroad commission. have re-
turned from San Francisco. where
they went recently to gather data rel
alive to the passenger rates in the
cfafo
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
A WIFE's 4

Reporting the wedding of a tall
man and a short woman, item says
the bride just reached to her hus-
bands vest pocket. Amt that high
enough, if he keeps his change
there?-Suoth Bend News-Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11

j. S. KING registered at the Gold
field this morning from Denver.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
H DIFFICULTY

"Hoot, mon! What ails We? Can't
We mo- stand up?"
ooh, aye-I a stand up, but 1
Gamma stop up!"-London Opinion.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20
Cubs Close to 0iants-PIay Pills
Today-Hendri2 Again. p

Two and half games back of the
Giants for first place, the Cubs must
have considerable luck to start east
on even terms with the New Workers.
PhiIIies opened four-game series
here today and, in the meantime, the
Giants will be combating Cincinnati.
Both leaders should have fairly easy
competition.
DOOM has been travelling a rocky
road lately and defeats have been
numerous. Alexander is the only one
of his pitchers who is steady and the
batters have not been coming up to
expectations. Cravath has slipped
back and Magee and Paskert are not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20

ProIonging the controversy over
the two recent fights in which Amer
lean boxers participated in London.
and claiming the Yankees did not re-
ceive'a square deal, is neither good
craftsmanship or advertising for the
ring game.
Claims are being dug up that Ritz
chic was bilked of his title. But there
isn't doubt that Welsh was the bet
ter man of the two on points. He had
the cleverness and delivered some
punishment-at least as much as the
Yankee. From the beginning of ring
history fights have been decided on
those conditions.
Smith committed a technical foul.
1t was palpable and shows clearly in
the moving pictures, according to
cabled reports. 1t hardly seems fair
to shift a title on a twenty-round bout
decided on points, but that is custom.
Both of our representatives made
fine showings. Richie was strong and
should have won a finish fight. Smith
was every bit as good as Carpenter
when he loosed that unfortunate
punch.
No one is kicking because of their
fighting. The best thing each can do
is to go back in a return match and
win. They can do it and will be bet
ter liked if all of this talk Of humbug
is choked off.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20
BAsEBALLs SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING,
RESULTS YESTERDAY

INoLIOIIdI EouSuO'
Chicago, Z; Brooklyn, 8.
Cincinnati, 2; Boston, 3.
st. Louis, 5; Philadelphia, 4.
Federal League.
Kansas City, Z; Chicago, 8.
st. Louis, o; Indianapolis, 8.
American League.
No games scheduled.
American Association.
Louisville, Az; Minneapolis, 81.
Indianapolis, Is; Kansas City, 9-6,
Cleveland, 2-9; Milwaukee, IL.
Columbus, 5-5; st. Paul, 81.
The Washington times., 1914-08-08
AnaIostans Get a Second and
Third Against Best Amateur
0arsmen.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.-Officials
of the Potomac Boat Club and the Ana
lostan Boat Club. of Washington. are
today campaigning to have the 1915
National Regatta held on the Potomac
river, at Washington. Both clubs
crews finished their competitions yes
tsrday. Analostans getting a second
and third. and the final day of the
1914 classic is being enjoyed by the
oarsmen and officials from the Capital
Every effort is being made by Claud
r. Zappone and Vernon Z. West to
direct the next years event to Wash
ington and they are getting in every
good word possible today. to attract
the event to the District OF Columbia.
San Diego. St Louis, Duluth and
Peoria are also after the 1915 water
carnival.
Every coach and the members OF
each crew which is assembled here to
participate in the present regatta have
the highest praise to offer Clarence
Hecox's Analostan eight-oared crew,
composed Of Washington High School
boys for their excellent showing when
they finished second in the Junior
Special race and third in the intermedi-
ate event Pitted against oarsmen
many years their senior in age and
rowing experience. the schoolboy eight
of washington gave the Grand Rapids
Boat and Canoe Club a stiff struggle
to finish first in the junior event and
both the Duluth Boat Club and Argo-
nauts. of Canada, had their hands full
to beat out the Analostans in the eight
Dared intermediate race. In the Junior
event, Potomac finished fifth and Jim
Rice refused to start them in the in
termediate. Neither were the Potomac
factors in the senior four.
In winning the junior eight race, the
first of the Gay. the Grand Rapisd
crew. like all the others that drew the
west shore. was favored by the best
water and very little head wind. The
Pennsylvania Barge eight rowed against
steady breeze all the way. II gave
the winners a battle in the first half
mile. but was beaten ont by the Ana
lostans of Washington.
The Grand Rapids eight won by n
length and a quarter. Detroit was
fourth and Coach Jim Rice's Potomacs,
The Washington times., 1914-08-08
JOE JACKSON IS LEADER
OF LEAGUES SWATTERS:|
EDDIE COLLINS IS NEXT
Danny Moeers Work With Stick Has Showed Him Up Ahead of
Chick Gandi for the Honors-"Dutch" Schaefer Shoots
the Chutes Rapidly in Last Two Weeks.

Joe Jackson, the Maps slugger,
has finally worked his way to the
top of the heap and this week his
mark of .356 is better than that of
any other swatter in the Johnsonian
circuit. Eddie Collins, Connie Mack's
star second baseman, is six points
behind General joe" with Ty Cobb
end Frank Baker running close be-
hind.
Danny Moellcr has passed Chick
Gandil now, having an edge of one
point on the big first baseman. Noel
Ter is hitting for .27s, and still going
at top speed. Schaefer has dropped
in two weeks from $50 to .269.
Eddie Foster is ur at the 1856,
thanks to his recent squirt, while Rip
Ply Williams seems to have lost his
batting lamps.
The Griffmen are third in club bat
ting, headed only by the Athletics and
Jungaleers. while they are but two
points behind Boston for fielding hon
ors. AS sluggers they are third.
Sam Crawford leads the leagues dis
lance wallpapers. Eddie Collins is king
of cushion swipers and run getters.
Eddie Plank and Hubert Leonard,
both southpaws, continue at the head
of the pitching procession. Walter
johnson leads the Griffmen, but Boeh-
ling is at his heels.
Following are the latest averages up
a An0IIsf <.