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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

The European war has for the
present. at least, totally closed the
European market to American ra-
dunn ores. AS is we'll known. the
uranium ores of Colorado and Utah
are sold exclusively for their radium
content, so little use being known
for the uranium hat the ores can
not be sold for their content of that
element. The closure of the Euro
pean market leaves but one known
buyer, so that while the "a lasts
and probably for some time after
wards the market will be restricted
and without the benefit of competi-
ton.
Had the bills introduced in con
gress been passed. the United States
government would probably also
have been in the market as a buyer,
end the miner might have had at
least the choice between two pur-
chasers.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
tsMtRALOA COUNTY LEADS
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
O15,990 pounds in 1912. A small
gain was made in Eureka county,
where the mining of lead ore in
creased the output of lead from
23,71O pounds in 1912 to 49S,104
pounds in 1913. Crude ores of ship
ping grade to the smelters supplied
~9.757,S99 pounds of lead, and con-
centrates 5,162,159 pounds.
The zinc ores of Nevada mines
produced ~14,419,671 pounds of re-
coverable zinc Figured as spelter),
valued at $SO7,5 500, in 1913, against
13.322,9SS pounds, valued at 3d.
2S6, in 1912. All the zinc output
was produced from material mined
in Clark and Lincoln counties from
pres and concentrates shipped to
shelters. Crude ore contained o.
3S4,216 pounds and concentrates
S~,O35,455 pounds.
There we're 7S6 producers of gold,
silver. D lead and zinc in Ne
vada in 1913, compared with 7O4 In
1912. The total quantity of ore sold
or treated in Nevada in 1913 was
5.367.211 short tons. an increase OF
sos ,246 tons.
The above figures for gold and
silver represent the mine output OF
recoverable precious metals. as dis
tinguished from the gold and silver
actually recovered in 1913, the fig-
Tres for which by totals for all
states and for the country are deter
mined and published as joint Stats
tics of the bureau of the mint and
the United States geological survey
and are the final official hgures'
Similarly the above figures for Cop
per. lead and zinc are based on ore
tonnages sold or treated in 1913
whereas the final official statistics
for actual recovery of these metals
by smelters and refners are given
in the general reports Gas dlstin-
guished from the mine reports) on
those subjects by the United States
geological survey.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
OF RAILWAY MAIL CAR


Today every nation in the
civilized world is distributing a
large part of it's mail matter in
railway mail cars. In the Uni
ted States over $4,000 railway
mail clerks r. separating owe
80 per cent of all the mail
originating in this country and
a large volume coming from
foreign lands. They have sep
arated in a single year nearly
$4,000, 600, 600 pieces of mail
matter. not including register
ed mail. They travel an ag-
gregate distance of 00,000,-
600 miles every year on the
$4,000 domestic transportation
routes having a combined mile
age OF 100000 miles. The serv-
ice has been raised to the high
est point of efficiency today and
the present ratio of error in
distribution has been reduced
to one in 10000 pieces of mail.
The clerks are expected to dis
tribute the mail so that there
will be no rehandling in the
postoffices of large cities and to
separate it into packages cor
responding with each mail car
rier's route in the cities. In the
case of the largest cities they
must separate it according to
sections or substatiOns. Con-
sidering the speed at which the
clerks sort the mail, the sway
ing of the train plunging along
at so miles an hour, the thou
sands of railway connecting
points, the locations of over
10000 pOstoffices in the Uni
ted States, and the ELIGIBILITY
of the hand-written addresses,
it becomes a marvel how the
railway mail clerk can work
without a greater proportion of
errors.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
THEN
Fifty years ago today the

Fifty years ago today the
worlds first railway mail a
was given it's official test. Two
mice we're responsible for the
idea. Before that day the mail
was distributed according to
addresses at certain designated
postoffices, which usually were
the distributing points OF whole
states. 1t was slow and
laborious work. At one of these
distributing points, Green Bay.
Mich, a pair of mice made
their home in a pouch that had
lain in the postoffice for several
days. When the pouch finally
reached it's destination, near
the upper shores of Lake SUI
perior, the receiving postmas-
ter found not only the rodent
hOme-seekers, but also a large
family of little mice. They had
made beds of chewed-up let
tiers. The postmaster reported
the matter to the Chicago Of
flee and sent along the mice as
an exhibit which was received
by George B. Armstrong, the
assistant postmaster. To pre-
vent a repetition of such an oc-
%currence, Armstrong sought to
speed up the mail service, and
finally evolved the idea of hav-
ing the mail distributed on the
trains while in transit. The
plan was ridiculed. One man
declared: "The government
will have to employ a regiment
of men to follow the trains to
pick up the letters that would
be blown out of the cars"
However, the first postal-car,
an ordinary baggage a equip
ped with racks and pigeon
holes, made its initial run from
Chicago to Clinton, Iowa, fifty
years ago today.
4 4 4 4 4
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
NIGHT HAVE DONE BETTER

Fogg thinks that those Mexican
mediators might have chosen a more
appropriate place than Niagara Falls.
He points out that there are thirty
places in this land called Concord,
nineteen call Harmony. fifteen called
Amity, not to speak of several Olive
Branches. a Peace and a Settle
Buffalo Herald.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

Deputy Sheriff AL Millick of Elv,
while at McGill recently. was at
tackled and struck from behind on
the head with some blunt instru-
ment and rendered unconscious for
several hours. He has no impression
as to the identity of his assailant.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
Killed by Train

William G.. HOpson of Preston,
Idaho, while attempting to board a
moving train at Lovelock recently,
fell and was killed. He had been
looking for a homestead in Nevada.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

JAMES GAUGHAN, deputy state
mining Inspector. returned to Gold
field on this mornings T. & G. train
after a visit of about ten days to
the northern part of the state.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
Married at YeringtOn

Miss Frances, daughter of Mrs.
Louise MCGOWAN of YeringtOn. was
married recently to DR.. Edwin S
Scott of Fort Bragg, Cal. They will
make their home in the latter city.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

N. SORENSON of Globe, Ariz.,
reached camp last night over the
l.. v. & T. railroad and is a guest
of the Goldfield.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

w. D. MILLER of Globe, Ariz., is
at the ST. Nicholas, arriv-
ing last night. !
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

DAVID PATTERSON and f. c
West are Oasis. Cal, visitors t.
Goldfeld. arriving last night.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
Other Properties

Routine developments obtained
during the week at the Diamond.
neld-Black Butte, Vernal, Silver Pick
and Booth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY

BY K. p. KING
]. B. Violin was transacting business
In town Tuesday.
D. F. Flanagan was in Hot Springs
the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Albert Aaberg has returned from
visit to her old home in Lincoln Neb.
Fay Somarindyck has been busy the
last two days putting up his crop Office.
Bert Williams has been busily engaged
this week putting up his summers sup.
ply of ice.
Elmer Drain expects to move into the
I Ottman house this week. He has leased
the place for year.
Tom Moore and A. P. Chambers were
! in Pringle Wednesday on business in
connection with the telephone.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Conlon is quite sick at tho present writ
ing, but the writer is not in possession
of facts.
Leslie Jensen made trip to Pringle
Wednesday to do some repair work on
the telephone switchboard at that place.
He returned that evening to Hot Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ottman will
leave Thursday for Vernon, New York,
and expect to be gone year. Charley
will take along a carload of horses which
he will load at Buffalo Gap.
Albert March was working for the
Hesnard Ice Co. this week. In spite of
the fact that we have had so much cold
| weather here of late the ice was very
light not averaging more than eight
| inches.
A good many of our Custer county
boys have been working in the Springs
hauling ice since the cold weather set
in. Among them we noted, Gene and
Elmer Drain, Albert and Olaf Aaberg
and "Bill' milford.
Mrs. Anna Wolfe is getting along as
well as might be hoped for. as she still
is troubled with the same ailment which
caused her to forego the operation. Her
son Charley, and daughter Mrs. Conlon,
are with her most of the time.
Miss Katherine Potts. who is teaching
the Merrill school. made the trip out
from Hot Springs the coldest day we
had. She is surely of the right kind Of
mettle, and the directors of this district
should be commended on the good
judgment in selecting a teacher.
This vicinity experienced the first
real winter weather this season last
Thursday, when cold wave accom-
panied with light skip of snow swept
oyer the land. The mercury lowered
around and below the zero mark for
about four days, the lowest being 80 de-
grees below. At present it is still un-
settled, but with rising mercury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.

The Chronicle editor is in receipt of a
letter from Charles Ostrom, now located
at Sierra City, CAL, with request that
the Chronicle be sent to him to that
place. He also sent US the following
clipping taken from a paper published
at that place, which gives an account OF
the narrow escape of Dan McGonigal
and two others from being carried down
steep mountain into a deep canyon
several hundred feet below:
"While going down the Mountain
House grade Wednesday afternoon in a
sleigh, Manager c. d. McGonigal of the
Gillespie mine at Sierra City, Miss
NJ. Christensen, of Sierra City, and
driver Ben Deal, had narrow escape
from being carried down into a deep
canyon below the road.
Just as the sleigh ofthe stage company
was going down the grade snowside
came from the hill above, and struck
the sleigh, capsizing it, and throwing
the occupants out. The road is narrow
where the slide occurred and Mr.. Nc
Gonigal and Miss Christensen were
about to be precipitated over the snow
embankment, when Mr.. McGoniga
grabbed Miss Christensen. Then Ber
Deal, with the lines in one hand, caugh
McGonigal with the other and barely
prevented the two from going down tht
steep mountainside into the ravint
several hundred feet below.
1t was narrow escape for all con
cerned, and fortunate that none wer,
injured. The sleigh was righted, ant
the journey resumed"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
OPEN TO oMEsTEAD ENTRY.


Quite few tracts of land within the
Harney National Forest have been clas-
sfied as agricultural land and listed with
the Department of the Interior for
restoration to entry, for which no report
has been received at the Forest Super
yisor's headquarters to the effect that
the lands were filed upon by the in
diyiduals who requested the land to be
restored to entry. A number of these
tracts are fairly good agricultural land;
and if no filing has yet been made upon
them, they are open to homestead entry
by any one who may desire to file upon
them.
Their location and acreage is as fol-.
lows.
Twp. l south, range 2 east, section 90
80, 1856. IA acres.
Twp. 2 south, range east, section 49,
10, 2.33 acres.
Twp. 2 south, range east, section 10
l4-l5, 1851 acres.
Twp. 2 south, range 2 east, section l,
129 acres.
Twp. 2 south. range / east, section 81
%, 67.1 acres.
Twp. 2 south, range east, section 49,
"a, 1882 acres.
Twp. 3 south, range east, section 3-4,
l5S. 1S acres.
Twp. 2 south, range 2east, section "a.
Twp. 4 south, range east, section 29'
80, 1895 acres.
Twp. 4 south, range east, section 49,
1887 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section IL
IA, IS acres.
Twp. south, range east, section 10
IA Is, l10.75 acres.
Twp. south, range east. section 80
81 80, 14l.72 acres.
Twp. south. range east, section 10
20, l60 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section 10
IL, 1874 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section IA
160 acres.
Twp. south, range 2 east, section 13
14-24, 1891 acres.
Twp. south, range l east, section 5
80 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section Is
10, 100 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section "a
1874 acres.
Twp. south, range east, section ls
| " acres.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
BYLAWS BLACK HILLS
PUBLICITY FEDERATION

The bylaws of the Black Hills Publ.
city Federation are as follows:
l. The name of this organization shall
be the Black Hills Publicity Federation.
2. The purpose Of this association
shall be to jointly advertise the advan-
tages and attractions of the Black Hills,
particularly as tourist resort.
8. Membership shall consist of each
town, commercial club or civic organiza-
ton which shall be represented at all
meetings by one accredited delegate
hereof, said representative to hold Office
at the will Of and subject to change by
the organization accrediting such repre-.
sentative.
4. The officers of this federation shall
consist of a president, secretary and
treasurer.
5. The president shall preside at all
meetings of the federation. The secre-
tary shall keep all the minutes and re-
cords. The treasurer shall keep all
moneys belonging to the federation and
shall pay out the same on order of presi-
dent countersigned by the secretary.
6, The revenues shall be raised by as
sessment of the different towns or or
ganizations representing the towns, said
assessments to be levied by this fedora
ton. due and payable within Is days
after notification to the representative
Z. No representative shall be entitled
to vote in said organization unless all
assessments have been paid in full by
the town, club, or civic organization
which he intends representing.
s. No assessments shall belong or be
the property of the organization until
all the towns. clubs, or civic organiza
tions have paid in full, unless by special
vote of each one of the organizations,
they decide to proceed without repre-
sentation from towns, club or civic or
CARNATIONS not so paying, in which
event the assessment of such town, club
or civic organization 80 paid, shall be-
come the property of this federation.
8. A trustee shall be elected by this
federation who shall hold all assess
ments paid in by members until sale
assessments shall become the property
of this federation at which time he shall
deliver the same to the treasurer of this
federation, or in even of failure of sale
assessments to become the property o
the federation within 80 days after levy
thereof, the said trustee shall return tC
such towns, clubs or civic organizations
all moneys advanced by them in pay
ment of said assessments.
10. All meetings shall be subject to tht
call of the president, secretary and treas
urer, said meetings to be distributed
among the different towns.
IL. A quorum shall consist of one hal
of members in good standing.
IL. All officers shall hold for one year
or until successors are elected.
IS. All expenditures shall be authori
zed by two.thirds vote of the member
in good standing present.
IA. These bylaws may be changed o
amended by majority vote.
Is. The regular annual meeting shal
be held the first Tuesday in December
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
Gard of Thanks,

We wish to offer our sincere thanks to-
the friends who so kindly assisted dur
ing the sickness and burial of our dearly
beloved mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Fee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Straus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The first Teachers District Institute
for this year is to be held at Custer in
the public school building, Saturday,
February l4th. All patrons are cordially
invited to attend.
Norma Illsley,
IN Sunf
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
CONGRESSMAN BURKE
TIE HOMESTEAD MAKER

| 1uo sicatuebb anu tuc W6dltu VI Oouth
Dakota and the large increase of iti
homes is largely due to this tireless work.
er, who has served the people of South
Dakota for seven terms in congress
While other officials and citizens have
done their part this man is recognized
in Washington as one whose word can
not be questioned regarding right or JUS
tice on Indian land questions and home
steader's troubles. The opening of the
Sioux reservation and the Rosebud coun.
try, in particular, and the subsequent
modification Of rules regarding proofs
are achievements that Mr.. Burke is en-
titled to great credit for. No man ever
represented any people in the congress
of this country more satisfactorily than
has Mr.. Burke. Every section of the
state and every interest has received his
untiring and telling attention. His
standing in congress is such that at the
present time he is the republican whip
in the lower house, and was the unanim-
Gus choice of republican congressman
for chairman of the republican national
congressional committee, but he declined
the honor. This standing is the highest
guarantee that people of any state can
have as to the ability of a member in
the houses of congress. The people of
South Dakota need the continued service
of this valuable worker in order to con-
tinue the development of our public
lands, and reclamation of our unsettled
lands and the development of our great
waterway that borders the so.called
homestead country, and to secure to the
state its just recognition in the building
of national highways which is now ad-
mittedly soon to come. Mr.. Burke in
all his terms in congress has been con-
stantly on the job. No fault has ever
been found with his work and his &C .
quaintance and the high esteem in which
he is held by the leaders of all political
parties, and the officials who preside
over public departments, make his
election one of the paramount needs of
this state in order to insure its continued
advancement and prosperity. Without
detracting from the merit or ability of
any other citizen in the state, Charley
Burke is the one man whom the people
should vote for this year. 1t means
much for the state, it means more for
you. DO your part towards securing the
best man for the place, and put cross
on the square before the name of Charles
II. Burke for United States senator on
the republican ballot in the primary,
March "a. Remember there are but few
men out of nearly one hundred million
people who are United States senators.
The man who has the standing at Wash
ington in this great body of men is the
man who can do the most for South Da-
kota. Every settler from the Missouri
river to the Wyoming line is vitality in
terested in sending Mr. Burke, the home
steaders friend and worker, to the
United States senate.-Capital Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
MARKETS SOME EXTRA
QUALITY BEEF STOCK.

c. s. Isham, the Buffalo Gap banker,
was in the city Monday at which time
he disposed of six head of steers to
Berrier & Company, for which he re-
ceived $494.O0. Five of these animals
were three years old and one two years
old. The six weighed $500 pounds
dressed or an average of 633 pounds each
and the total weight of the hides was
557 pounds. All were Hereford stock
but not thorobreds, and two years ago
cost Mr. Isham on an average of $500
per head To bear out his contention
that raising beef cattle in this section is
profitable he gives the following figures:
First cost of animals about $1,000; twen-
ty months pasture at rs cents per head
per month and two months feeding each
year brings the cost of each up to about
$41.00 His estimates that it cost $l1.9O
per animal for alfalfa hay and corn fod-
der which was fed during the last two
months before marketing bringing the
total cost of each up to $3.50. For the
six animals this makes total cost of
1917. 40 or a net profit of $ll660. In ar
riving at these figures he has estimated
everything high, corn at $l.30 per hun
dred and other items in like proportion.
This ought to be demonstration enough
that beef cattle can be raised and finish
ed in this section and Mr.. Isham recon
mends that ranchers should look into
this matter instead Of shipping stockers
to eastern market-Hot Springs Star,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-11

guests. Roe, from his switchboard,
rang the telephones in ninety-eighl
sleeping rooms, while Relsin@ai.
rushing to tho bath establishment,
aroused any guests who insight be
there, crying Fire! Fire, Get olti'
Then he ran back upstairs to tAa
first floor, whore he tried to save
the club register. lie declared II
was knocked from his hands by a
man VINO mad entered the lobby on
the run. Rcisingcr said the regis
ter probably was lost.
Heroine Of the Fire
A sick woman, Mrs. r. G. N2giil
wife Of the manager of the cluD,
was the heroine Of the holocaust
Arising from a bed to which she had
been confined by a fall that lad
broken one CT her ribs, Mrs. MagiU.
alone in the roaring furnace
had BECOME separated from her hue-
band-ran up ana down the suffoca,-
ing corridors, beating upon the doors
behind which lay the sleeping men.
crying to them to get up and saw
themselves.
Mrs. Magili did not lose her head
for moment She was thorough,
familiar with the arrangements ,r
the halls ana bedrooms, after TN,
way Of women who are housekeep.
cra aEl who notice such things muc5
closor than men Mrs. Magil bel.
upon the doors until She got an
answer from the occupants. T. c..
Little Of Philadelphia, who was ,n
room 26, said that Mrs. Mae,lI saved
his lif'. F. w. Williams, VINO was
in room 10, had a similar story a.
tell az did Henry Baker.
Magill came up and tried to dras
hi w,fe downstairs. She broka
awar from him and continued u r5p
NJ me doors. When she had aroused
every person on the fifth floor sh.
led fifteen men TO the stairway ;n
the center Of the building and shoe.
cd them the way down that euz2l,ee
escape
AS Mrs. MasilI led her paely pas
the dining room on the third GooI
TIC FIRE door of the stairway br9es
inwards and the flames cut across
the egress. For moment Mrs. Ma
sill hesitated, then knywing thai
the men behind her would Triangle
her to death she threw her unbound
hair across her face. cmtched n
kimona about her throat ami dash
ed through a thin wall Of fame n
safety. The fifteen men followed
her TO the second floor and to the
main corridor, thence to the street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-11

II was nine o'clock in the morning
IN an English town, and the roads
we're 3'ocked with snow. Bridget Tho
had been given weeks notice. was
facing the last day OF her soiourn il
the house. She handed the usual cup
Of tea to her mistress in bed and then
said sweetly: "Oh, ns'am when We
asked me yesterday if we had every
thing in for tonights party forgot to
tell We We are out Of coal and the fur
mace is goin' out.