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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27
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Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Bears the ~ <<c=-1
Signature of IGEHZZZzSw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27

Tobacco growing is being tested In
southern California
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21
THREE RAILROADS TO
 ADVERTISE ALASKA

SEATTLE. Jan. 20-Through the ef . forts of the Seattle Commercial club. three transcontinental railroads have agreed 10 use in the literature they scatter broadcast throughout the Unit ed States each year large number of photographs depicting the scenic beauty of Alaska. The value of this advertising cannot be underestmated. particularly at this time. as 1915 is destined to see the heaviest tourist travel in the history of the country owing to the European strife. Thou sands of persons who annually go abroad for their summer recreation will visit the Pacific Northwest and Alaska next year instead of Europe.
 The Alaskan photographs supplied to the Northern Pacific. Great Northern and Milwaukee roads show in no small way what a wonderful country Alaska really is. and will no doubt be the means of prompting many persons to visit the Northland. Officials of the above mentioned lines have written to the Commercial Club, thanking the or
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

but certainly not more than 5,000 000 to S.000,000 cubic yards would be pay streak. If double this amount of gravel were eXcavated by mechanical means. the total maximum volume of pay streak which could he exploited in n single season would be 100000 to 24,000,000 cubic yards If there are G50.000. 900 cubic yards of gold bearing gravels in the peninsula. they could not be mined at this rate in less than twenty-five to forty years. As a mat ter of fact, however, this maximum volume could be reached only after years of preparation and may never be attained This Is emphasized by the fact that during the last six years the average amount of pay gravels handled has probably been less than 900, o0O cubic yards annually These specula- tions as to the life of the placels of Seward Peninsula, are too indefinite to have much value, but they suggest. at least that the gold production will probably increase rather slowly and that the outlook Is favorable for q long period of rather uniform output
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET. JAN. 2l 1915
THE FUTURE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY
 ON SEWARD PEN|nSUL A

1 that those parts of the creeks which
 have been worked out. carried values averaging probably s5OO,000 per mile Some of the richest creeks have yielded
 more than double this amount, but the yield of others Is very much below It. These values are low compared with those in the Klondike where. according to an estimate by Mcconnell 50 miles of paying portions of creek carry gold aggregating ss5,000. oO0 or $500. 900 per mile. According to Hammond,
 some of the ancient river channels of
 California have yielded s2.OOo00O to sS.0O0,000 per mile The deep leads in
 Victoria. Australia, have yielded nearly $2, 900 900 to the mile
 It Is probable that not more than 60. 900 to S0.000 miners inches of water may eventually be made available for hydraulic mining In Seward Peninsula, but this estimate Is little more than 6 guess. Burlington has shown that be- cause of the low stream gradients and for other reasons the duty of an inch Is very low in Seward Peninsula The average of his table Is 2.76 cubic yards per 24 hours, equal to about 300 for season. According to these figures l6,OoO.0OO to 100000 cubic yards of material could be moved in a season,
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

though it may be purely fortuitous In view of the fact that some of the rich est have been mined out, 1t is not safe to accept the above gold tenor as re- presentative of all the creeks of the district It is probable, however, that a three foot paystreak may average $2.50 a cubic yard along the water courses. With this assumption the gold contents of the creek gravels would in In addition to the stream placers above considered there are also the auriferous deposits in the gravel plains of which that of the Nome tundra Is the most extensive and in the high bench deposits. The gravel plain stretching inland from the coast at Nome. usually called the tundra, Is the richest of this class of deposits thus far prospected but similar deposits. some of which are known to be auriferous. occur in other
 
 the gold content of the gravel plain placers, values of 25 to 50 cents per cubic yard of paystreak have been adopted as being conservative. AS in previous calculations the paystreak has been assumed to be three feet thick. The paystreaks of the coastal plain gravels known to contain considera ble gold. have been assumed to carry 50 cents and the other 25 cents to the cubic yard Many persons will, doubtless, take exception to these valuations per yard, because they are familiar with some extraordinarily rich deposits which have been mined These higher values are compensated for by the fact in the above measurement of the gold bearing areas whose tenor is far below 50 cents. The placers of the high bench graves. so far, found only near Anvil creek, are almost an unknown quantity and their gold contents have been put in as n lump sum in the following esti- mate. By these estimates the total values of gravel plain and of the high bench placers are found to be s215. O00.OOO.
 This sum added to the value of creek placers, gives total reserve of s265.- 000,000, as compared with $325, ,000.0 900, in the previous calculation The diff ference lies in the fact that in the second calculation the stream gravels lying outside of the 15-yard paystreak are not considered as gold bearing. Of the 750 linear miles of gold bearing creeks, only l72 miles represents creeks which have produced gold ill commer cial quantities. but it must be remem bered that many have not been care- fully prospected and that there are pro- bably other creeks not so marked on the map which will be found to carry gold.
 Mir Moffits computations indicate
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

The following interesting statements are taken from Bulletin No. BPS of the United States Geological Survey. It Is but fair to say that they are accom- panied by qualified statements to the effect that they are not much more than a bold quess, but are given in the belief that those who are devoting their time and money to the development of the peninsula have a right to expect bable life of the placers, from the sur vey. The total area of auriferous alluvium is about 210 square miles or 650,4s6,000 square yards.
 The paystreak Is assumed to average three feet in depth, which is believed to be conservative estimate. By this calculation Seward Peninsula s esti- mated to carry a total of $50. .4S6. 900 cubic yards of gold bearing gravels. Although it Is true that the paystreaks thuS ldI iLiiIItd IlaNt NeiS nibh BOlu content it is equally certain that this gold tenor is not maintained through
 out the gold bearing areas for the gravels mapped as auriferous include considerable alluvium that cari les little more than colors of gold. A value of 50 cents to the cubic yard therefore Is probably not too conservative. If these assumptions are correct the gold con- tents of the auriferous gravels of the peninsula can be valued at $325,248,O00. IL should be borne in mind that 1t does not follow that these values, if present, may be in part so disseminated or so difficult of access as not to permit pro-
 htable exploitation. Another estimate is based in part on the numbe.' of linear miles of gold bearing streams. The total, as measured on the maps, Is 750 miles If the average width of pay
 strean is assumed to be l5 yards and the depth about three feet, the total bulk of the creek gravels would be about 20,O00,000 cubic yards, of which, probably 500, 900 cubic yards have been worked out. This leaves a total for un- worked creek gravels of 19, 400 900 cubic yards. This computation takes into account the well defined paystreak, and not the areas of auriferous gravels, and hence the gold tenor will be much higher than that used in the previous estimate. Mir. Moffit found the average gold contents of the gravels of seven teen streams, on data given to this re- port by MT. Collier and Mr Hess and based on statements by owners and operators to be $593 per cubic yard He obtained a gold content of $5.9S per yard by dividing the total gold pro- duction from the creeks by the number of cubic yards of paystreak estimated to have been mined The practical identity of gold tenor of paystreaks in these two calculations is suggestive.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

The population of Nome is in winter about 2,500 and in summer about 5000
 Nome is the Northern metropolis of Alaska. and the distributing point for all of Seward Peninsula and sends many supplies to Siberia and the Arctic.
 The grammer and high schools of Nome are up to standard grades such as are found in the states.
 A Catholic church with Father Post, & j.. in charge,
 A federated church. Methodist and Congregational combined. with Rev. r. F. Bauer in charge.
 There is also sisters school in con- nection with St. Joseph's church
 We have an up-to.date hospital. Holy Cross. in charge of the Sisters, which is equipped to meet and take care of all demands made upon such an institution.
 Nome has an efficient fire depart ment under the management of Chief James Haughey. with a pumping plant capable of furnishing sufficient water to extinguish any blaze with dispatch
 Nome has a modern telephone system connecting by long distance all the principal points on Seward Peninsula,
 The government has Q wireless sta ton which keeps Nome in daily com munication with the world.
 The Moonlight Water Company sup plies the city with pure mountain spring water. as it comes bubbling forth from the foot of Anvil mountain six miles away.
 A modern electric light plant fur nishes light and power to the city and surrounding country.
 Several large machine shope equipped
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21
AT THE NEW EAGLE.

Old Lewis Hunter Rye and tho Fa. nous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Die. titled spring 1904 1905, bought in bond and reduced to 90 per cent. by U. 8. government by tho bottle or gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

eanizatioh for the photographs and giving assurance that they will be used in literature that Is no" in course of compilation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

Begin the New Year right by sub scribins for the Nome Daily Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

paper after you have read il and help Nome)
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

to repair and turn out all work required by the mammoth dredges
 Nome has a transfer company with sufficient rolling stock and horses to handle anything from a satchel to dredge and walk off with tho same
 There is q narrow guage railroad to the interior for the transportation of freight in the Nome district.
 Lomen Bros, in photographic work, have q large equipment for taking care of that line of work Everything in the way of supplies, also in development work can be had here with equal qual- ity and workmanship as in studios of the States.
 There is a modern daily paper-The Nome Nugget-which furnishes the news of the world daily to its many subscribers. There is also labor paper published here in the city.
 Nome has several large wholesale and retail grocery stores, capable of SuppiylnB the uenlanuS or the opera a tors. and it has been proven that il does not pay to ship in supplies The local merchants can supply the same cheaper than individuals can ship the same to Nome.
 There is nothing with the exception of street cars in q modern up to date city in the thickly populated portion of the country in the states that is not to be found her in Nome
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21
FLOUR IS CHEAP.

Bread only Dc. North Pole Bakery and Anvil Bakery.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

For first class work and prompt de livery phone Main 151 and the Peoples Steam Laundry will call and get your laundry.
 w. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-21

After you have road this paper pass it on to some one else that k also in terested in Alaska. You will be doing them favor as Nome is destined to be ono of tho large cities of Alaska.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-15
Ardmore, Friday, October Is, 1915.

(First publication October s, 1870
NOTICE OF SALE OF LOTS AND
LANDS FOR DELINQUENT GEN.
ERAL TAXES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1915, AND
FOR DELINQUENT lNSTALMENTs
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR
THE YEAR 1915.
Notice is hereby given that the gem
.eral taxes levied and assessed for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, and the
instalments of special assessments pay
able in 1875 on the lots and lands de-
scribed i'm the following list. all situated
in the County of Carter, State of Okla
homa. are past due and delinquent as
TO each of such lots or tracts of land, in
the aggregate amount set opposite the
same in said list, and that said lots and
lands will be sold on the first Monday
in November, being November l, 1915,
for the said amount of such taxes and
special assessments, with interest and
penalties, costs and fees as chargeable
by law, added thereto for non-payment
when due
Said sale win be held on said date
at the office of the County Treasurer OF
Carter County, oklahoma, i'm the city of
Ardmore oklahoma, between the hours
of 900 a. m. and 400 p. M, and Will
be continued from day to day between
said hours, until all said lots and lands
charged with such delnquencies, are sold.
JNO. J. YELL,
County Treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
WA XSIDE SMILES d.
They Are Something Just as Good"

Copyright. isI5 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
On ferry boat the other day. a young
man hung about an insurance agent who
is;,,cI,o was crossing 50 persstently and and sus-
Il think you have made a mistake siz-
why. what do you mean" the young
Why, I haven't anything worth your
Stime. All the money / have about me. is
forty-five cents, and this is only a
rhine stone: Even If you got all had it
forth Why not 60 for % that a fs, man man oVer aeq
ct. II nothing else?'
Sir exclaimed the suspect with great
loftlness:: do you take me for pick
Rather that way. but if am mistaken
l beg your pardon
You have made a big mistake. sir. 1
am the Mayors private secretary"
Oh. I see. And what do you take me
For the District Attorney. Of course"
Then you have also made a big mis-
YOU do. Private Secretary"
Quite well. thank you. your Honor" "
Then they shook hands and smiled, and
the young man lounged away. He didn't
appear to believe that the agent was the
Mayor and the agent seriously doubted
that he was the Mayors private sec
retary. The latter was materially assis
man referred to had lost his watch in the
crowd as they landed. and he remember
ed that the young man pushed and ell
bowed him and seemed in a hurry to
get out Of the United States.
He was a small boy with a black eye
and the big boy started at him SO rudely
that he felt compelled to explain:
1T wasn't no kid dat handed me dis
eye
Mo-" queried the big boy in reply.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

to 60 ahead: While he was tying the dog
70 bush I collected a hatfuI Of STONES
from the beach and got ready for bus,.
ness The Indian drew a line within
thirty feet Of his canine and told me 70
20 ahead, while he picked up a stick to
taliy as ! threw. I didn't want to KNOX
that dogs head of or break any Of his
iegs. but / did want to plunk him once or
twice for his looks. Thought IL wouid
De the easiest thing in the world hut
that was where made q great mistake as
true as you live. / threw exactly 100 stones
at that dog. at q cent a stone, ana never
grazed MIN. He was tied by long rope
ana he was lightning on the dodge A.
tne hundredth stone I gave up in dis
Sust. put next day made up my mind to
MT mat dog or die. On that day il cost
me s;O Tor throws. and still no hits. On
the tniro day it cost me 50, and at the
END OF week I was out 81 and hadn't a
tauy. l was getting lop-shouldered.
and ugly-tempered. and INV
Mne Soaxed me to give up throwing and
go nshing. The Indian and his dog were
on tap, as usual. and when I turned
tnem down the crafty old buck smiled
olandly and said:
All right. You come back next war
ana throw more-throw thousand times
throw ten thousand times-and I make
wholesale. and mebbe you hit him."
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

( sight, Mr.. B'wser took his firearms and
walked off by himself He had come TO
Kill deer. as we'll as to prepare ban
! quets.
After ne had left camp a mile behind
and. while he was sneaking through the
woods, in true hunters style he caught
sight Of big buck deer, with antlers
seven feet long. His heart jumped into
his mouth. and there was a cold chill
running up and down his spine, but he
was Bowser-Samuel Bowser. and he
wasn't tha, d,ES gong II to let little, thing like
and brought up his gun and fired. The
report, still fingered on the woodland
ar, when there was a loud YELL and two
OF the three hunters: came crashing to-
ward him. One of them had his can in
his hand, and he pointed to a hole in il
and jumped and shouted out:
See there, you old assassin-you delib-
erately tried to put bullet through my
head" '
He did e did-he did," exclaimed the
other man.
Il didn't mean to do any darn thing of
the kind protested Mr.: Bowser Il
thought it was big. buck deer"
You blamed idiot. Can't YOU tel, \
deer from a man, II you can't. what IN
the Old Harry are you doing here, Sup
pose your bullet struck an inch lower?''
You wanted to kill hip for what he
said about your cooking" Shouted the
other man. Maybe he's dangerous man
10 let loose III the woods. Darn his old
hide. but he may try to kill me next,''
No. he won't determinedly answered
the man whose scalp had been perforated
and whose skull had been tickIed by a
bulIet Bowser., You can't stay here
You are dangerous. You must 20 home,
But 1-1C1 came for two weeks"
stammered the would-be assassin.
Tt makes no difference. You must pack
up ana go. You can walk the five miles
to the house where We got the horse and
wagon, and before midnight you can be
at the railroad station. If you don't 90,
We will. You are good neishbor AT
home. and safe man around town, but
you are as dangerous as grizzly bear
in the woods
Mr.. BoWser arrived home. three DAYS
after he had left it. Mrs. Bowser ele-
waited one eyebrow as he entered the
house. but she asked no questions. Sne
didn't even observe that he was looking
80 per cent better. and that he had
gained at least fifteen pounds in weight.
and Mr.. Bowser hasn't yet explained
why he left the wildwood and it's
healthy evening air SO much sooner than
he had planned for
A good wife never piles it on to a |
husband and Mrs. Bowser is a good |
wife.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

eSsid adsi 1t count Ma' FIVE We're for i lion
in his leap. He simply touched the the
then leaped to the ground. and the
next thing we heard was mufned
Hes in the pit.eoms on I call called 4
rushed out to the hole.
Just as I reached it the beast roar
ed again: and heard .l.d him ea;mni oGundihs ing
about The .,G T1'is dsassea issnso it sWay and
fiuns It over the hole just in time to
have it bumped by the head Of the lion
IS he sprans to get bo,n out hut stood E ras ss
IT and d,,r;,,ss ea,isd before bef n'p could get
one of the cowardIy rascals to come
near me. Then they rolled large
rocks on the waffle ,a,sd,sd and we nao Ror ms
quarter Of an hour the beast made a
terrible fuss, but he finally realized
that he was helpless. ana ne grew
quiet. The village was nsoraina aMahe came
and we could see our prize we found
him to be full-hedged male and per-
feet specimen.
stout enough to hold him, and during
neitser fss Sas food 90 his nor drink Next day "
about gstsns tsa an s9, sfsef ef three pr or
forted poles. noosed ropes and sew
erai blankets He fought US every in
slant and when he was finally safe
in the cage he kept up a continuous
vas a week before started with him
for Kishin. and during that time not
= lion was seen nor heard. Indeed.
h was nearly four months before an
ether appeared got my captive
SoWn 10 the sea in good shape. and
n wasn't three days before he was
.old for ESQ to go to the 1oologicai
rardens at Bombay.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
BOWSER CAMPS OUT
And He Meets Up With Several Adventures

Mr.. Bowser had simply read the heads
Of the items IN his evening paper, and
laid it on the floor. where the cat came
/ that she had at last become a literary
feline.
He was uneasy. He walked back and
forth He looked out of back window
and sntffed and snuffed.
Mrs Bowser was reading a book. but
she saw 1t all from the corner of her
eye. and out OF pity she asked:
DO you think the house is on fire that
back and sat down. Il almost think
smell the woods. I want to ask you a
question"
We had no vacation this summer and
! worked very steadily every day.
have not got rheumatism; l have not got
the backache: I'm not going into con-
sur sumption; prsGs a and I am not on the brink of
Il am glad to hear it, smiled Mrs.
Bowser
But want to take vacation for a
few days" he said.
Well, whv not?"
There are four men of my acquaint-
ance going up to the north woods to
camp and hunt and tish for few days
! should like to go with than. I think
it would do ME good
"Of course it would, ami If l were a
man / should certainly go along. AS
am not. | shall stay home and run the
house. l am feeling very we'll this fall
and shall be content to remain right
here
You say l may go?" anxiously in
quired Mr.. Eowser.
Why. Of course. 1 will do all I can
to help you get ready. and hope that you
will have a good time
Mr.. Bowser looked at he. in amazement
with mouth half open, and for long
minute he could not believe that he
heard Alright. Then ne timidly said:
I'VE NAV be gone two weeks"
Il hope you will" was the reply. If
five men of you are going to camp out
that long. you'll have to take a cook
Oh. no, We shsn't. It's, all settled
makes my share of the expenses the
less. You know
What can you cook" was queried,
with smile of doubt
Il don't profess to be head cook. but
| can ge: meal to satisfy hungry men
Most Of the food will be canned stuff.
and will simply have to be warmed over
Any child can do that
We'll, l guess you will get along" said
Mrs Bowser. after silence.
sure to,sure to. my my dear: Every,
we'll all come back rolling fat Bv
George. but l wish We were to start to-
1 haven't been in the woods
since / was a boy. l want to hear the
leaves whisper-the squirrels chatter and
the doe calling to her fawn again. II
will be a tremendous change from tne |
routine of Office work.
Three or four days later Mr.. Bowser |
was off. He was armed with a new
blanket. seven sorts of lininent and |
salves. and he counted on killing no less |
than five deer with his own hands. 1t !
would make venison scarce and high for |
the rest Of the State. but it was every |
body for himself when the dcer-killing
season was on. Behold. Mr.. Powser and |