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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04

other material which entirely buried
the forest, but so gradually that the
trees were simply submerged by the
incoming material. few OF them being
prostrated On the raised floor of the
basin, after time, the next forest
came into existence, only TO be In turn
engulfed as the first had been, and
so on through the period represented
by the 1000 feet or more OF similar
beds. The series OF entombed forests
affords means of making at least a
rough estimate OF the time required
for the upbuilding of what Is now Spec
linen ridge and its extensions.
On Amethyst Mountain.
The fossil forest that was first
brought to scientific attention is on
the northern slope of Amethyst noun
tain, opposite the mouth OF Soda Butte
creek, aOout eight miles southeast OF
Junction Butte. The following ac.
count, by Dr. William ii. Holmes, the
dtscoverer OF these fossil forests.
shows the impression first made by
them:
As we rue up tne trall tnat mean
ders the smooth river bottom CLamar
river) we have but to turn our atten.
tion to the cliffs on the right hand to
discover a multitude of the bleache
trunks OF the ancient forests. In the
sleeper middle portion OF the noun
tain face. rows OF upright trunks
stand out on the lodges like columns
OF ruined temple. On the more gen.
tie slopes farther down, but where II
Is still too steep to support vegeta-
tion. save a few pines. the petrifed
trunks fairly cover the surface. and
we're at first supposed by us to be
shattered remains of recent forest
These trunks may easily be seen
from the road along the Lamar river,
about a mile away. They stand up
right--as Holmes has said. like the pill.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04

from her. IL possible, the meaning OF
the others presence. She met the
stare fairly and openly without sign
Of embarrassment. II for a moment
the millionaire had suspected some
trap the thought had vanished now
He advanced and took the hand ex-
tended, then with brief nod to Mrs.
Collins, turned to Dick.
Lord. you're as persistent as a
shadow" he said
But more effective" the reporter
smilingly suggested.
Brand scanned the faces quickly.
Dicks words had conveyed no intelll-
gence to the others. The big man saw
this. He smiled in turn.
"Just a bit MORE" he ventured He
stepped towards Bob. well, what's
the idea" he continued. I'm here.
We're all here. What next?"
There was no levity in Reynolds
veiled reply. Brand saw the look, but
his own never wavered.
Why, you came over to take the
ladies' out riding. Mr.. Brand. but I've
got some business that think you'll
be interested In and ! thought you
might let them take whirl in the
car while you and stay here and talk
II over. When get through they can
come back and the car can take you
home."
That's satisfactory to me-" Brand
answered. You'll find the car out
side. Mrs. Collins. You. too. Mrs.
Reynolds"
Jane. who had stood like statue
since her brief greeting to the million
aire. looked from him to her husband.
She did not shrink. but the words she
framed we're slow in coming and
Brand went on:
How long, Reynolds?" he asked
sharply. He glanced at handsome
watch and snapped 1t shut
''Oh. about half an hour" Bob in
formed him. "Our business may take
less than that. but we don't want to
spoil the ladies' trip"
Dick. watching with admiration his
friends calm manipulation OF the
scene, felt that in the forthcoming Sc
quel his presence would be unneces-
sary. He reached for his hat.
IF you'll pardon me-" he said, II
think I'll vamose for a little while
as before"
NO." answered Reynolds quickly,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04

lars Of some ruined temple-ard
closer view shows that there is a sue
cession OF these forests. one above an
other. In the foothills and several
hundred feet above the valley there is
a perpendicular wall of volcanic brec-
cia, which in some places attains
height OF nearly one hundred feet.
The fossil trunks may be seen at this
wall in many places. all OF them stand
ing upright In the position In which
they grew. Some OF these trunks.
which are two to four feet in diameter
and twenty to forty feet high. are so
far weathered out of the rock as to APP
pear just ready TO fall; others are only
slightly exposed; inches mark the
places from which others have already
fallen; and the foot of the cliff is piled
high with fragments OF various sizes.
Fine Examples on Specimen Ridge.
In many respects the most remark
able of the fossil forests Is on the
northwest end OF Specimen ridge.
about a mile southeast of Junction
Butte and about opposite the mouth OF
Slough creek So far as known, this
forest was first brought to scientific
attention by Mr.. Il. c. Anderson OF
Bozeman, Mont, and the writer, who
discovered 1t In August. 1887, 1t Is
found on the higher part Of the ridge
and covers several acres. The trees
are exposed at various heights on the
very steep hillsides, and one remark
able feature OF the forest is that most
OF them project well above the surface.
One of the largest and best-pre-
served trees stands at tie very sum
NIT of the slope. This trunk, which
is that Of giant redwood, is 26is feet
In circumference without the bark and
about twelve feet In height. The gor-
ton OF this huge trunk preserved Ia
the base. and II exhibits TO a CONSIDER
able degree the swelling or buttressing
so well known in the living redwood.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04

Isolated trunks and stumps of fossil
trees, but so far as known none OF
these are equal to the fossil forest on
the slopes of Specimen ridge.
Recently another extensive fossil
forest has been found on the divide
between the Gallatin and Yellowstone
rivers in the Gallatin range OF noun
Mont This forest. which lies just out.
side the boundary OF the Yellowstone
National park, Is said to cover $4,000
acres and to contain some wonderfully
well-preserved upright trunks, many
OF them very large, equaling or per
haps even SURPRISING In size some of
those within the limits Of the park.
One Forest Above Another.
One traversing the valley of the La
mar river may see at many places nu-
merous upright fossil trunks in the
faces of nearly vertical walls. These
trunks are not all at particular level,
but occur at irregular heights; in
fact, section cut down through these
1000 feet OF beds would disclose a
succession of fossil forests. That is
to say. after the first forest grew and
was entombed, there was time with
out volcanic outburst-a period long
enough to permit a second forest to
grow above the first. This in turn
was covered by volcanic material and
preserved, to be followed again by a
period OF quiet and these more or less
regular alterations of volcanism and
forest growth continued throughoutthe
time the beds were in process of for
nation.
The area within which the fossil for
ests are now found was apparently In
the beginning an irregular but relative
ly fiat basin. on the floor OF which af-
ter time there grew the first forest.
Then there came from some Of the vol
canoes. probably those to the north,
an outpouring Of ashes. mud flows and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04
CHAPTER XVI.
The Denouement.

They heard the honk of the return.
ing car and Mrs. Collins thanks and
farewell to the chauffeur. Brand took
out his watch. then glanced at Rey.
nolds.
Il don't want to be disagreeable."
he said, but this nonsense has got to
end for me. Shall we invite my chauf.
feur in?"
His voice was quiet enough, but his
meaning was clear and the vexation
that his tone implied was sincere.
Brand was good at bluff. but he was
ready. too. to back a threat with
deeds. The storm cloud was about to
break. Jane saw II and felt her first
alarm.
wait" she said excitedly, wait
Just minute. Bob shall know all he
wants and more"
"Then. II you don't mind" the mil
lionaire suggested. lets be seated"
He fetched a chair TO Jane.
Bob" his wife began, 'if you want
to learn all the truth you've got to
learn It from me. Mr. Brand can
tell you why he has come here-be-
cause asked him to. But that ia all
That night. five weeks ago when he
came for the first time we heard what
he proposed. heard II as well as
you. You formed your opinion and
gave your verdict and formed
mine"
Brand raised his hand.
Pardon me-" he said suavely. and
pointed the hand toward Dick. II
think our friend here was playing
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04

most remarkable, IL Is be-
AA lieved. of the several fossil for
ests which have been discov-
ered-there are others In Egypt, in
California, and in Arizona-becaus In
the Yellowstone most OF the trees we're
entombed in their original upright po-
sition and not found recumbent and
scattered about the ground, writes +.
II. Knowlton OF the United States geo
logical survey In American Forestry.
In Arizona, for instance, the fossil
ized trunks have evidently been car
ried long distance from where they
originally grew. In the Yellowstone
the trees now stand where they grew
and where they were entombed by The
outpouring OF various volcanic Ak.
terials. Now as the softer rocks .ur-
rounding them arc gradually yorn
away they are left standing erect on tn
steep hillsides just as they itood when
they were living; in fact, II is difficult
at little distance 20 distinguish some
of these fossil trunks from the lichen-
covered stumps of kindred living spe-
cies.
Those foss.l forests cover an ex-
tenslve area In the northern portion
OF the park. being especially abundant
along the west side of Lamar river for
about twenty miles above its junction
with the Yellowstone. Here the land
rises rather abruptly to height of APP
proximately 1000 feet above the valley
floor. 1t is known locally as Specimen
ridge, and forms an approach to
Amethyst mountain. There is also a
small fossil forest containing num-
Der OF standing trunks near Tower
falls, and near the eastern border of
the park along Lamar river in the
vicinity OF Cache, Calfee and Miller
creeks, there are many more or less
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-04
Wonderful W.
MNreStS
TeJStOne''.

EMARKABLE fossil forests ex-
list in Yellowstone park, the
most remarkable, 1t is be-
lieved, OF the several fossil for
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
PENNY DRIVEN THRU
CASE WHEN A RIG
BUILDER PLUNGED
spacinI to The World.

SHAMROCK. Dec. 25.-Oil field ac-
cideuts have been many since this
state came into the oil game a num-
Der Of years ago, but a peculiar incl
dent In connection with the death Of
rig builder i'm the Usage field was
related Yesterday by sam Williams,
an oil field workman, who was pres
ent on the lease when the accident
occurred
The rig builders were just complet-
ing derrick and several of the men
were at the top one of them lost
his footing and plunged downward
eight feet to the wooden floor Death
was instantaneous. He carried
sIycr-cascd watch in his vest pocket
and happened 10 have a penny in
the same pocket. An examination
later showed that the carpenter had
struck the floor with such force
that the penny was driven through
the back of the case and through
the works, breaking the crystal on
the other side
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
Talks on Thrift
Q
Bumps and Pleasant OdOrS

There is a certain vaudeville skit
that is absurdly amusing, but abb
surdly true. 1t is a mock circus. one
catcher. and with all the pomp and
ceremony of the usual circus barker
the merits of this invention are cN-
tOllod
Attracted by a pleasant odor com
ing from an open door with the word
welcome" overhead, the fly walks
in The surroundings are inviting.
He enjoys himself immensely and
proceeds TO explore the place Sud-
denly he finds himself on a coy bal
cony. Attendants are there 10 wait
on him, cool brccZes are blowing and
refreshments are his for the taking
He rests awhile. Proceeding further
he finds himself on a higher balcony,
with more attractions and has an
other siesta. Exploring still further.
he finds another open door with an
inviting sign overhead ventures out,
only to find no balcony. and plunges
to his death Absurd, YOU say-yes
But true of many people I'm real life
A certain music master had in his
choir a promoter. He induced the
musician to invest about 5000 in a
certain chewing gum proposition that
promised large returns. The music
master doubled his money in three
months and was delighted with the
new way of getting rich quick. The
fly had found a cozy balcony and
liked It.
Along came another proposition by
the same man that promised even
bigger returns, but entaiied more
money. He was leading his victim
to higher balcony, and he, poor lit
tie fly, didn't know It,
The music master consulted his
bank Ter. who advised him TO keep his
profits and stay out. "You will get
the speculative fever and lose in the
end - said the bank man; but the lit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26

A STRIKING PROGRAM


9u..u 90 The world.
STIIIMAIEt OKLA. Dec 90
ON Christmas day. $500. oklahoma
Agricultural N Mechanical college
came into being hN uu action of the
fIst territorial legislature. A COM
mft,e appointed recently by Presi-
dent d. w. Cmtveu to make ar
rlugumpurs for suitable celebration
of the quarter centennial has decided
upon january as the uuy for the
event
"reminiscences galore are expected
at the celebration The committee
has rounded uu three former rrcsi-
dents of the institution and several
momDyrs of the early graduating
classics History viii Up permitted 10
run rampant throughout the pro-
cram
Night Program.
Tbp annual winter short course for
farmers is fo Lr I'm prnuross M tbe
..II... I.I.,i,r,. o tn Irt tbc uirbf
prner,In or Ianu,r,. has beon c5u-
coIlcd to mako way for the anniyer-
say celebration. The program will
begin lu the college auditorium at
O'Clock p. m. with "a band concert
oi haIt an hour. X. a.. Lowry or
SilllNaior one OF the pioneer set
Tiers. VIII talk ON saltwater ana
A. a. M A. w. Adams OF Ardmore'
ohla., % mcmhcr of the tlrst graduat-
iug class VIII speak ON .E'rly SUI
doul l.llc at A. ~ VI. lluh' l.. -.
Iliiman of shawnee, a member OF the
Ilrsi legislatures Will take Tor ms SUD-
Jrcl "Ihe First Legislature ana the
college. br. \. &. scout OF Nor
man. oklar % former president, VIII
uouh ON "Reminiscences of for-
T.. |II o. D. I#
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
ENOUGH ROCK TO
FOUNDATION TOWN

/
SHAMROCK. Okla, Dec. 25.-A
sufficient amount of rock was quar-
ried by workmen in building sham
rocks main street, Tipperary road,
TO build foundations for the entire
city. and the rock is being furnished
to builders in order TO get rid of it.
The electric line, now being completed
into Shamrock, comes northward up
Spring creek valley and between the
right-of-way and the town was high
stone bluff. across which it was nee
essary to construct Tipperary road to
the station
For more than two weeks a force
of w0rkmen was busy on this bluff,
quarrying and blasting out the rock
and building a good road where pas
sage was impossible before. The
rock thus uQarried is now being con-
verted into foundations for a rapidly
growing city Fifty business build
ings have been erected within 10 days
and 25 more are in course Of con-
struction. and every one of them has
a foundation Of rock taken from Tip
perarv road.
World Want Ads are result getters
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
Northwcst OF SnDulpa.

Graham and others have a rig up
on their no. 8 on the F. Bruner farm
I'm G-1S-11.
The Hecla oil company's $50 on
the J. Morrison farm in S-lN-ll Is
good for 100 barrels after a shot and
80. 3 is a rig.
The ToNoway OIL company's No. 4
on the Phillip Jack farm in 17-1S-1l
is good for 80 barrels and rig is ur
for No, 8,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
PERSONAL

WOrId. -
GET MARRIED best matrimonial paper
published Mailed free. The Correspond
ent, Toledo, Ohio.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
NOTICE

Al advertising for position
varied, furniture for sale and
personals are cash with order.
Out-of-town ads. will not be
'Un unless remittance is made
with orders.
Two cents per word for all
ads. ordered missclassified.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
ApWIERTlSlMG RATES

Al advertisements will he accepted In
30 World on the following conditions
NLY:
No al less than is cents ", reserve ~
'yht 90 revise and classify all ads Retc-n
SrOng replies. TAree-time ads. very seldom
Ill. Money refunded on unused insertions
-irro7s corrected or money refunded.
RATES.
O1s cent word for al clussifications
Sce,H personals and matrimonial which Is
ro cents per word minimum charge 20
nts. Your credit is good II YOU own a
IhO4e. exctpt for personal furniture for
ale md position wanted advertising which
Is cash Classifics,iou not guaranteed after
o. 40.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
BOARD AND ROOM

BOARD and room for one young man, three
blocks from potstoffice. sol South De.
troit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
FURNISHED ROOMS
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AUTOMOBILES.
OFFICE AND STORE ROOMS

FOR RENT-Good suite office rooms. In.
quiro Rcxall Drug Co.
FOR RENT-Storeroom 25x1OO on South
Boston, good location for any kind Of
business Phone 453 or see Cloninger Fur
niture Co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-26
FARMS

WANTED-Farms: have 1887 buyers; de.
scribe your unsold property. los Far
mers Exchange Denver, Col
WANTED-To hear from owner of farm or
unimproyed land for sale. C. G. Buck.
ingham, Houston, Texas.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-02
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Hypotheek Mining and
Milling Company, Wallace, Idaho,
November 20, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that at
meeting of the board of directors of
the Hypotheek Mining and Milling
company, held on the goth day of No
vember 1915, DIT the Office of the COM
pany, an assessment of five (5) mills
per share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, payable on
or before December 20, 1915, to Otto A.
OLSON, secretary treasurer, at the Of
flee of-the company, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the goth day
of December, 1915, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore in full, together with the costs of
advertising thereof, figured at rs cents
for each certificate advertised, will be
sold on the goth day of January 1916,
at 300 p. m. at the office of the COM
pany to pay the delinquent assess
ment thereon, together with the costs
of advertising and expenses of sale.
OTTO A. OLSON
Secretary Treasurer of the Hypotheek
Mining and Milling Company; Office
in Eagle Block, Wallace, Idaho.
N25-D16-4t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-02

dredths (29.52) feet TO the place of be-
ginning.
whereas, the north line and the
south line of said alley are not par
allel and the width Of said alley is
at all points in excess of twenty five
feet, which Is the standard width OF
other alleys in said city; and the
area now actually included within the
said boundaries Of said alley and in
actual use by the public can be de-
creased TO twentytiv five feet in width
without serious Inconvenience to the
public or to the owners of any lot or
lots abutting upon said alley; and the
expense which the said city has in
CURED for many years in the mainte-
nance of said alley in its present area
can be decreased.
Whereas, 1t is possible to establish
within the boundaries of the said pres
ent alley, new alley, the side lines
of which will be parallel and will be
twelve and one-half (2h) feet on
each side of the center line thereof
without encroaching or entering upon
or interfering with, or condemning the
land of any person owning property
now abutting upon the said present al
ley and vacating to the owners of lots
or land abutting upon the said pres
ent alley such part thereof as Is not
included within said new alley.
Section 2. There is hereby estab-
lished, within the boundaries of the
said present alley as described in sec
ton one hereof, new alley which
shall be twenty-five (25) feet in width.
twelve and one-half 12h } feet there
of lying on each side of a center line
described as follows: Beginning at
point on the East line of King street
which bears South l degree SO min
utes West one hundred sixty and one
one-hundredth (16001) feet from the
monument established at the intersec-
ton of King street and High street in
said city; thence South Sc degrees IA
minutes 80 seconds East one hundred
fifty three feet 053), more or less, to
the west bank of Placer creek.
Section 3. All those portions of the
said present alley, described in section
one of this ordinance, which are not
included within the boundaries of the
said new alley described in section
two of this ordinance, are hereby va
Gated; and all the right, title and in
terest Of the said city in and to those
portions of said present alley which
are vacated is vested in the respective
owners of the lots of lands abutting
upon the said vacated portions of said
present alley. The mayor and city
clerk, on behalf of said city, are here
by authorized to make, execute and
deliver deed and conveyance to such
respective owners OF the lots or lands
abutting upon the vacated portions of
said present alley of such vacated
portions.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication as
required by law
Passed and approved this 22nd day
of November 1915
CHAS. r. MOWERY,
Mayor,
Attest:
GEO. w. WALKER,
City Clerk N25-D2 2ts