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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

down under the sea. These slopes arc sew
eral hundred feet high, and Of almost an acre
in area. Some ofsthem are filed with gold
ore nearly to the roof Nevertheless. only
slab of rock lies between them and the
ocean.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

Famous Compromises,
don't 20 near the Naler.

Famous Compromises.
But don't 20 near the Natera
Alimony
split the difference
Refined bnrleSque
Wen, Just this once. then.s
Christmas cards
you may kiss me on the cheek.
Cafeterias Nick.
II Depended
Impeeune-l'll bet ! don't get val
entine this year
crabshaw-Why. have you paid your
tailor billq
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

| went down into the mines with Russell
G. Wayland. the assistant manager OF the
Treadwell properties. Ne climbed into the
bucket and held on to the rim Then an
electric signal was given and we shot down
into the darkness The great bucket woh-
bled this way and that as we fell Our de-
scent was at an angle of about so degrees.
We continued at that angle for Something
like 1000 feet, and after that the fall MAS
even more precipitous AT last We stepped
out far under the ocean. We were now
given acetylene lamps, and with these we
picked our way through the tunnels and
Slopes. The tunnels were lighted by cleo
tricity, and each of them had its railroad
We walked between the tracks, stepping
now and then to the side, and squeezing our
selves to the wall to let the ore trains pass.
These trains were Of cars drawn by mules.
AT one place we passed mule stable, and
was told the mules were kept down in the
mines for several years at a time. Those
saw were fat and not at all vicious The
darkness does not affect their eyesight, as
is generally supposed
stopped now and then in the Slopes or
great cavefns, where the miners are blasting
the ore. They use drills operated by com
pressed air to sink the holes for the dyna-
mite, and thus cut out great rooms away
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

John freadwell had come to Alaska at the
instance OF some California capitalists. He
had been prospecting in the Silver Bow
basin, back OF Juneau, and had found quartz
gold III the belt where the Elmer mine nov
~ But the gold was poor, and he was about
Up give up II despair and 90 back to san
Francisco when he met Pete and learned OF
his discovery on Douglas island He went
to see the claims. but did not think much of
them, as the ore seemed to be Of too low a
grade to pay for the mining He suggested.
however, that Pete should give him quit
claim deed for the two properties forS5. and
he would try 70 sell them 10 the capitalists Il
San francesca Pete had store, and the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

But before | go further let me tell you
something of the romance of these wonder
full properties Immediately back Of me ON
the side of the mountain is the great Glory
Hole, which covers the site where the first
cold was discovered It is several hundred
feet above the Gastineau channel, and far
down the slope Of the mountain, the upper
portions Of which are now covered with
snow The Glory Hole represents the first
excavations made to get out the gold 1t is
now abandoned, and they are mining in tun-
aels far down below it. The hole is a mighty
ellipse 800 feet long, 600 feet broad and
more than 600 feet deep. Y GU could drop
the Washington monument inside it and its
aluminium tip would still be SO feet from the
TOD. You could lay Il lengthwise within it.
and the ends would not touch the sides The
hole makes me think Of the pit OF the Kim
berly diamond mines in the heart OF South
Africa. The areas are about the same. the
wells from which the untold treasures have
been dragged forth being as symnetrically
eut as thought gouged out by ehisels in the
hands of the gods. As you stand on the
stlee OF the Glory Hole. You can still see the
remains OF The gold ore in its sides, lis walls
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

The richest Of the Treadwell mines
was found at the top. Like cream, it seemed
TO have risen from the low-grade gold-bear-
ing rock underneath. The ore was dscov-
cred by a Canadian whose nickname was
French Pete and whose real name was
Pierre Erussard. French Pete came here
with some Indians when Juneau and Harris
were making their gold finds on the opposite
side Of the Gastineau channel, and began to
prospect Douglas island He washed the
sands Of the beach and found color, A little
later he climbed up the hills to where the
Glory Hole is and there discovered an out
crop OF goldzbearing quartz, upon which he
located two claims. He named one claim
Paris" after the capital of France, where
he expected to spend the great treasures he
had discovered and the other Bears Nest"
because it was in little cave that was occu-
pied by bear and two cubs French Pete
then started mining, but had nothing more
than rockers and sluice pots and could crush
and wash only the softer parts 81 the lode.
lie took out some gold, but not enough 10
pay we'll and little later on sold the mine
to John TreadWell for the sum of S.. That
was in 1881
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

One Of the mills was not working. and
was able to examine the stamps. Each con
sists Of d long steel beam al big around as
the arm Of a man fitted into mighty shoe
which is inches in diameter and perhaps
foot long. This shoe is OF steel Ii is las
tened to the end of the stamp and the stem
and shoe together weigh about half ton.
In crushing the ore, the stem is SO hung by
the machinery OF the mill that it can be
raised and dropped on the ore 100 times
every minute. Think OF dropping half ton
upon rock every time your watch ticks. and
YOU have a Slight idea OF the power that
grlnds the ore to powder. There are hun
dreds Of these stamps working at once, and
as you look at them you do not wonder at
the noise, There are almost a thousand Of
them falling within stones throw OF where
l am writing, and every time they drop 0O0.-
0e0pounds OF weight falls on the ore. This
dropping goes on day and night Sundays
and week days, all the year through. and the
result is the tiny atoms of gold which are so
multiplied that they run high into the mill
lions
The wear and tear Of the machinery il
enormous The shoes arc OF solid steel.
Each Of them is twice as big As loaf of
bread, but il is Worn 70 the thickness Of i
knife blade after ii has crushed three ions oS
ore. The iron block upon which the ore lies
is soon ground away. and it has to be re-
placed for every five tons
The process OF getting the gold out OF the
orc dust after the crushing IS simple In
front Of the stamps is an apron Of netting
made Of wires put together i'll i mesh finer
than that Of any kitchen sieve Is the orc
is crushed a stream OF water carries the flour
dust through the mesh and II falls onto in
clined tables OF copper coated with quick
silver Now quicksilver las an affinity for
gold and as the powdered orc flows over u
II swallows the free gold. As il were. and the
rock sandipasses on. After a time the quick
silver becomes loaded with gold It is then
scraped off and put into furnace. where the
heat vaporizes it and the pure gold only Is
left
IN addition to this free gold there il some
gold ii the baser minerals found in the rock.
These minerals are taken on on shaking
tables and then treated to a cyanide bath.
which sucks up the gold just as water takes
up any salt dropped into it. The cyanide
water is then put through a process by
which it gives up the gold.
FRANK G.=C.kRPENTER.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

hydro-eectric plant at the foot Of the Men
denhall glacier, which is | , or 5 miles away.
and another part comes from four miles
southeast OF Juneau. California crude oil is
used Tor generating steam and heat, and the
company is now burning about 100000
gallons Of such oil every year. The oil is
brought here in tank ships and stored in
steel tanks
! wish | could take you through tic great
mills and show how the masses Of ore are
crushed to powder to save these small guam
titles OF gold. The red buildings NAV be
seen from the ships deck as YOU ride up the
channel They wall the sides 81 the hills
and as you come near them noise like 50
many blasts of artillery fills the air. Inside
II Is almost deafening. You may shout into
the ear Of the man at your side. but YOU can
not make yourself heard. The noise Is from
the hundreds of stamps. which arc ALWAYS
falling upon the ore to crush ii to powder.
rs the orc comes in it is III rock of-all sizes
from that OF the broken stone Of a macal-
AIMED road to masses as large as a flour
barrel The larger rock is broken until it IS
OF the size fit for the stamps These reduce
everything to powder as fine as the finest
flour dust
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

u many 81 these TIsadNeII mines they
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19
1copyrlght 1915 by Frank q carpenter1
TREADWELI. Alaska

AM clicking my typewriter
on the roof OF the modern
Cave Of Aladdin. The rock
underneath me has been cut
Zip into tunnels, which wind
about i'll a maze more COM
plex than that Of Rosa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
SNINDLER
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Man Claiming to Be Local Pr
anO Salesman is Branded
as an ImpoStOr.

Chief Of Police Harry l.. Brooks is
conducting a nationwide search for a
man representing himself as william
M. Kelly, piano salesman for the
Charles NJ. Stieff Plano Company, Of
this city. The man is said by the po-
lice to be an impOster and swIndler.
Cards reading as follows have been
sent by Chief Brooks to police de-
partmcnts in all cities of the country:
"a man representing himself as
William NJ. Kelly. piano salesman for
Charles NJ. Stieff Piano Company, Of
Clarksburg, w. Va, and answering the
following description: About five feet,
ten inches tall, dark hair, gray eyes,
stout built, perfect southern brogue,
married, no children, Claims home in
Clarksburg. Graduate Of Vanderbilt
University. Was last seen at Williams
town, W. Va. July g. 1916, when he
sold piano to e. p. Williams, Of that
town. Mr.. Williams paid him cash
deposit Of $40 on the instrument at
that time. The money has not been
returned or the piano delivered. Lib
eral reward for an Information leading
to his arrest or conviction"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
STRIKE ORDER GIVES
INSTRUCTIONS TO MEN

The strike order brief is addressed to all members OF the
four broherhoods signed by the various general charmen anu
reads follows;
"Sirs and Brothers:
This is to advise the of the employees in train anu
engine service on the eghho and time and oneaf overtime
proposition was overwhelmingly in faSor Of a strike
Notwithstanding this representatives. have been unape
effect satisfactory settlement and strike under the laws OF tne IT,
sve organizations effective September 1916 at a.
Impart this information interested will understand that
they are to promptly obey" ,
On separate the duties Of members and officers in the
conduct forth Particular emphasis placed on
conducting the proposed peacefully possible Among the
duties of members set forth these:
mo man in road involved in the strike will perform any
service after the hour strike unless he has already begun
trim and actually left terminal If the train has left the terminal
he will complete the trip deliver the engine and train at the END
Of the run or eup point tied under the law after which he Wi
perform until the close the strike Men in ohe
than road will leave the service at the appointed time
your legal right strike concerned there no dle
ence between a mail train freight train. You have dencay
right perform service mail train you have
to refuse perform service freight train
"A strike will keep away from the companys properly
designated certain duties to be performed by
the authority Of organizations
"very man should that the laws of the land must
be obeyed Of any nature will not be tolerated by
the organizations"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
sought of all the matters now left Wadusted between the rail
road managers and the men,
Offers Friendly Services

UTerS FrlehQly SGWCeS
Il unhesangy offered the friendly services OF the admin
straton to the railway managers to see to 1t that justice was
done the railroads the outcome felt warranted IN assuring
them that obstacle of law would be suffered to stand the
way of increasing their to make the expenses resulting
from the change so the developments of their business and
of their administrative efficiency did not adequate to meet
them The public and the representatives OF the public fe
justified in assuring hem disposed to nothing put justice
in such cases willing to serve those who served them
BrotherhoodS Accept.
THE representatives of the brotherhoods accepted te paL
but the representatives of the railroads declined accept It,
4The railway managers based their decision to reject my
counsel in this matter upon their conviction that they must at
cost to themselves to the country stand firm for the Prcpe
of arbitration biased my upon the ndtabe fact that
there was no means of obtaining arbitration
Country Caught UnTOVided.
81 Weld in firm adherence, alike of conviction ana
of purpose to the principle Of arbitration in industrial disputes
butmaters have sudden crisis in this particular dispute
and the country has been caught unprovded with an mac
cabe means of enforcing that conviction in practice by whose
fault we will not now stop nqure) situation had to be
met whose elements fixed conditions ndsputabe The
practical and patriotic to pursue seemed to me- was
to secure immediate peace by concedg the one thing IN e e
and of the which society itself and abltrators VINO
represented public sentiment most likely to approve ana
immediately lay the foundation for securing arbitration with re-
gard to everything else involved The events have confirmed
that judgment. 49, .. -
Having failed bring the parties to this critical conro
Continued 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
Second Day Marks
County Institute in
Full Blast with Work
Instructors Ably Present Help
full Lessons and the Interest
Therein is Profound.
After the singlng Of some songs the

After the singing Of some songs the
devotional was conducted by the Rev.
P. NJ. Baber. of the Central Christian
church, of thic city and Prof. Jack
son, superintendent Of the city schools,
then took up the subject The Ear
Marks Of a Good Recitation" Tuesday
morning at the teachers county in
stitute here. He pointed out that in
the recitation the teacher has a chance
TO make or mar her success, and every
teacher is on a greater trial in every
recitation than any pupil in the class.
II teachers wish to keep their books
open during the recitation conduct it
in such way that the pupils may also
keep theirs open. One Of the essentials
of a good recitation is the aim. The
teacher must manifest the spirit and
cooperation of friend to the class.
She should correct mistakes so they
will leave no sting; she must have a
thorough knowledge of her subject.
Too many teachers are using teaching
simply for stepping stone to some
thing higher. Whatever may be the
cause OF a child's failure in the reci-
lation the teacher must find it.
In every recitation the teacher
needs to keep in mind three things,
she must know when she is testing"
drilling" and teaching" Almost one
sbird Of the chiId's time is wasted be-
cause he does not know how to study.
he showed that we need to use both
The test and drill but there is great
danger that too much time may be
vpent on these two and too little real
Teaching. Give more opportunity for
the pupils to express themselves. The
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
ELLIOT FUNERAL
Services Will Be Held at 2
O'Clock Wednesday After
noon at Home.

Funeral services over the body Of
Frederick Elliott, aged 80 years, of
Northviow, who died at 7 O'Clock Mon
day morning in local hospital follow
ing az illness Of pneumonia, will be
held at 2 O'Clock Wednesday, afternoon
at me home at Northview. The Rev.
- W, Cunningham and the Rev, W. NJ.
Slaughter will conduct the funeral
services and the burial will be in the
Greenlawn cemetery,
Surviving relatives OF the deceased
man are Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Elliott,
his parents; Durwand Elliott Of
Adamston; ByrleinI Elliott, Of North
view, brothers; Mrs. b, S. McCung,
Mrs. Samuel Hartman, Mrs. D. A. Coff-
man and Miss Madeline Elliott all Of
Northvlew, sisters,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
Summers Denounced
By GoDernor Hatfield
For Infamous Letter
Which is Designed to Make
Politics Out Of Situation Of
the Flood Sufferers.

CHARLESTON, Aug. 29-Goyern-
or II. D. Hatfield has given out the
following signed statement denounc-
ing George Summers, of Washington,
d. c., for sending out articles in
connection with the articles food
victims are in. which articles are APP
parently based on the desire to make
politics out of the food situation:
In this trying hour for 5000 or
5000 Of the states citizens l view
with alarm, Disappointment and pity
the hungry viciousness Of character
assassin in the guise of a newspap-
er man writing for partisan political
purposes by one George Summers, OF
Washington, D. c., to seize upon the
misfortune of our citizenrY in his
TRADE against me to do some ham
over the shoulder OF the unfortunate
flood sufferers in the Cabin Creek
and Coal River food districts. This
attempt, though, is only a REPETITION
Of many other such efforts In the
past he in one instance being compell-
ed to admit that he was a liar and
had conspired to do me great In
justice by making false charges in
newspaper articles.
This last effort which he sends out
TO the newspapers that print his
slanderous writings-without, how
ever, the authors name being given
as is required by LAWS the lowest
Of all because it tends to work an
injustice to unfortunate men. women
and children numbering 5000 or
5000 in the flood territory who
have lost all that they had.
A day or so following the flood
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
cuv AssoerArGu rNGsu

PARIS. Aug. 29.-On the Verdun
front last night French troops made
progress near Thiaumont work, tina
war Office statement says. German
attacks in the region Of Vaux were re-
pulsed.
ION the Somme, as at Verdun. we
are leading in the offensive and dom.
mating the adversary" says an Off
clal note reviewing last weeks oper-
atlons on the French front. There
is not point in the general theater
of operations where the enemy is not
actually reduced to the defensive, "
continues the note. ACTIONS which
we have undertaken despite the re-
slslancc or reaction of the enemy"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
PYTHIANS
Are Arriving at Huntington in
Large Numbers for Annual
Meeting.

HUNTINGTON, Aug. 29.-All IN
coming trains Tuesday brought dele
gates and visitors for the state meet
ing of the knights Of Pythias, which
will begin Wednesday. Registration
headquarters have been opened, and
already the highest officers have ar
rived. Three hundreds delegates are
expected to the convention Of the
Pythan Sisters, which will begin at
the same time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
SECOND DEATH
In the Sherry Davis Family at
Salem as Result of Ty.
phOid Fever.

Trevva Davis, aged eight years, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherry Davis, died at
. o'clock Monday night at the home
Of his uncle, AL Davis, at Salem, be-
ing a victim Of typhoid fever. The
funeral will be held Wednesday morn
ing and burial will be in the Seventh
Day Baptist cemetery on Greenbrier
with Perlne Brothers and Gilman,
funeral directors, OF Salem, in charge.
This is the second death in the
Davis family from typhoid fever and
four members still have it but are
improving. The father and mother
are among those who have 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
RECTOR RESIGNS
The Rev. C. B. Mitchell Will
Take Charge Of White Sui
phur Springs Parish.

Announcement is made that the Rev.
C. b. Mitchell, for five years rector OF
Christ Episcopal church, has resigned
the rectorship in order to become rec
tor of the church at White Sulphur
Springs. His resignation is effective
September IS, at which time he will
20 to his new parish His congrega-
ton and friends here sincerely regret
that he is to leave Clarksburg but all
wish him success in his new field Of
endeavor.
The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell will arrive
here Friday from his summer vacation
and will hold service with a sermon
at II o'clock Sunday morning in his
church. He will also preach here Sep
TENDER 8, 10 and II.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
FRENCH DRIVE
GERMANS BACK
GREEK KING
Suffers the Effects of the Re-
movaI of His Tenth Rib in
June Last.

PARIS, Aug, GA HNas dis
patch from Athens says King Con-
stantIne was unable to receive yes
terday a delegation of the Greek
Liberal party which had asked for
an audience, as the king was suffer
ing from slight operation which
he underwent on Sunday.
King Constantine is suffering from
the effects of the removal In June
last Of portion of his tenth rib,
made necessary by an attack of
pleurisy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
ENTRY BOOKS
For Central West Virginia Fair to Be
Open from September 4 to S,

James N. Hess, secretary Of the
West Virginia Fair Association, an
nounces that the entry books for the
annual Central West Virginia Fair to
be held September IL, IS and IA on
the beautiful new fair grounds here,
will be opened Monday September 4,
at his office in room 7O5 in the Golf
building, Clarksburg, and will remain
open until p. M, Friday September
s at the same place,
Exhibitors are urgently requested
to make their entries early.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
DOUBLE ROBBERY
OF Banks is Done at DanviIIe
and a Neat Sum of Money
is Taken.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug, 20,--Rob-
bers in a double bank robbery early
Tuesday morning at Homer, ILL.,, Sc
cured over $4,000.
The robbers worked quickly, Their
plans we're well laid, as the explosion
Mt the two banks were simultaneous,
and were so muiilOd that only Il few
people in the town were awakened,
Elghty-ave hundred dollars was
taken from the Raynor & rabbi
Bank and $4,000 from the Citizens
Bank
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
WILL ENTER GREECE.

LONDON, August "a despatch
from The Hague says Germany is
making preparation for the eventual
entry Of Greece into the war, which
German diplomatic circles regard as
certain. Many Greeks have departed
from Germany and Wednesday the
Greek minister in Berlin is to be re-
celvod by Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HollWeg,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
BABY SHOW AT FAIR.

Among the many new features at
the Central West Virginia Fair to be
held September IL, 10 and IA at
Clarksburg will be a baby show, which
will take place the second day Of
the meeting with the babies on show
at Q p. M, when tho premiums will
be awarded. Valuable prizes and sill
yer cups will be given,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
STILL IN JAIL.

Levina Barger. who was arrested
by city police Sunday on a charge Of
assembling for immoral purposes,
was still in the city Jail Tuesday,
having been unable to raise the nee
essary $3.50, with which to gain her
freedom,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-29
LAsKO CHILD DEAD.

Virgil Iasko, aged two months, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Lasko, OF
House No. o, Despard, died at 800
O'Clock Tuesday morning following a
short illness Of cholera infantum The
funeral services will be held at 1890
O'Clock Thursday morning at the ltal-
ian Catholic church and the burial will
be in the Holy Cross cemetery.