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They have now something like s5o.oo0
worth of baled hay on hand and like
quantity of oats. Hay sells from $40
to s1G0 ton and oats bring little bit
more. The most of the supplies come
from the outside. the native hay not
being considered as good as that from
the states
The miners and other employees of
these big dredging companies are well
treated. The lowest wages are s6 a day.
or 81 day and board. There are many
men who receive from 20 to 90 cents
an hour. and the foremen and superin-
tendents get excellent salaries. There
is great competition for the best men,
and each company treats it's laborers
much better than similar organizations
in the United States. The labor is
scattered over the territory where the
different parts of the dredging is done.
Each little center has its own camp
with bunkhouses as sleeping quarters
nearby.
In my trip over the works with Jo-
seph W. Boyle I visited several of his
camps The houses are lighted by
electricity and heated by steam. and
each has it's shower bath and other
conveniences. The camps have club
rooms with billiards. card tables and
plenty of reading material. Each has
D.
cook. and the kicks come very quickly
II the food is not good.
Mr.. Boyle prides himself on serving g
fresh vegetables to his men through
out the greater part of the year He
has hothouses and gardens connected
with the camp, and he raises all sorts
of things under glass. In the summer
he has potatoes, turnips, carrots. let
tuce, peas and beans growing out In
the open, and also long lines of celery
late and early. Many Of the plants are
started in hotbeds or cold frames and
then set out in the ground.
The hothouse gardens are especially
interesting Most of them are devoted
to the raising Of tomatoes and cucum-
bers, which are picked from day to
day and served to the men. The centers
of each of these hothouses consist of q
great bed of soil filled with tomato
plants set out few inches apart
Under the glass roof is a network OF
wires, and from this round iron bars
extend down into the soil bed. each bar
serving as stake for plant. The
lower branches of the plant are pinched
off, end the result Is that the stem
grows as thick as your thumb: !,
climbs straight up to the roof. where II
branches out and Is upheld by the wire
netting There were a hundred such
plants in the hothouse I visited, and
all were loaded with green and red ripe
tomatoes. About the walls of the same
house, on a ledge as high as my waist
were cucumber vines. They had been
trained up the netting along the walls
and the cucumbers hung down from
the roof. just like grapes in an arbor
I have eaten some of these vegetables
in my meals with the men. They are
of a delicious flavor. and juicier ant
sweeter than those raised out in the
open.
The principal camp Of the Boyle con
cessions is at Boyle creek. This Is II
the heart of the Klondike valley, about
eight miles from Dawson and not fal
from the center Of the great gold ter
ritory for which Boyle has the conces
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TIERS.

son results in a loss of gold to the
amount of s1.s4. This means more
than 500 an hour.
Everything connected with the gold
working going on in the Klondike is
run just as carefully as a great modern
factory. Cost sheets are kept. and the
operation of the property is based upon
the maximum efficiency of both men
and machines. Mr.. Boyle's dredges
have worked for weeks at more than
81 per cent of their capacity. They are
run throughout the season, which lasts
from May until the latter part of No
vember with a loss of less than 10 per
cent in stoppages of any kind. They
never put in less than twenty-five
hours out of the twenty -four. and they
go on day and night Sundays and week
days. until they are closed by the cold
est of the winter months.
Last year some dredging was done
late in December, and this year in the
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mountains and delivering it by a great
inverted siphon over the klondike
river to the once famous gold dig
gings. That is one of the things the
Guggenheims did. 1t took them four
years to make the ditch and it cost
them millions of dollars The ditch
is now in operation. 1t consists Of
about twenty miles of fume, twelve
and a half miles of steel and stave
pipes and thirty-eight miles of ditch.
II varies at every few miles IN its
method of construction, according to
the nature of the ground which 1t
crosses. but at the end the water is
delivered at 125 cubic feet per second
under a working pressure of from 400
to 500 feet 1t comes with such force
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first work of getting the gold out of
the earth, and here today are his Offices
and the little cottage that forms his
home. His first house was two-room
log cabin. AS time went on he built
bigger cabin, and then this cottage,
which is heated by steam and lighted
by electricity. To look at it you would
not suppose it the dwelling of mil
lionaire miner. 1t is as plain as its
owner, and although there are kitchen
arrangements connected with it, the
family and guests usually take their
meals in the messrooms at the same
time as those of the men.
Mr.. Boy1e's camps have the same sort
of supplies as those of the Guggen-
helms, with all kinds of machinery to
prevent any delay in the dredging.
Each of his dredges cost in the neigh
borhood of half million dollars. and
1t is estimated that every minute
dredge stops working during the sea-
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1T IS KEPT FROM FREEZING BY

middle of January, when the thermom
eter was so degrees below zero,
Boyle's biggest dredge was digging as
usual The dredge was steam heated
and the men were as comfortable as
aboard ship at any time of the year.
During the past year some Of the
dredges have worked for six days of
the week and lost only twenty min
utes a day during that time. When it
is remembered that a single dredge
takes up gold to the amount of $4,000
n day, and sometimes to $4,000 and up
ward you will see how important is the
length of the season and that the
dredges lose no time by breaks or
other conditions.
And this brings me to another of the
new wonders of civil engineering in the
far north. 1t is the invention of Joe
Boyle by which he keeps his big hydro
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kon
Mighty Dth-Bedded Upon Perpetual ce
Runs Seventy Heaters That Keep River From Fre
Features Work.
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Specimens Of the gila monster are
strangely marked. as though the pat
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The principal camp Of the Boyle con-
cessions is at Boyle creek. This Is in
the heart of the Klondike valley. about
eight miles from Dawson and not far
from the center Of the great gold ter
ritory for which Boyle has the conces-
sion. It was here Mr.. Boyle began his
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
MICHEL's NEW STAND.

C. Michel came to Covington a
year or so ago and opened small
restaurant and fruit stand on Co.
lumbia street. 1t was predicted tina
the situation was not good for such a
business and that he would fail.
But Michel figured that II the people
got what they wanted they would
come after it, even if it was not RICH
at their door, and by strict attention
to business and with the considerable
aid Of Mrs. Michel he succeeded in
pleasing his patrons and made his
restaurant quite a resort. so mucn
SO that he found his quarters too
small for his increasing business. 1t
therefore became necessary for him
to seek new quarters, and he mas
moved into the Wehrli concrete
building on Boston street. 1t is his
intention to give a service that will
meet the requirements of both ladies
and gentlemen. either for luncheons
or regular meals, and orders will be
served promptly and prepared in a
style that is guaranteed to give sat
isfaction. Oysters of the same fine
quality he has always maintained
will be served in any style desired
and fruits of the very best may b.
obtained.
There will be private dining booths
for those who prefer to be to them
selves, and every effort WILDE made
to please patrons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
NOTICE.

Public notice IL hereby given that
the building committee appointed BY
the parish school board on January
6, 1916. consisting Of Theo. bending
er. ST.. Geo. Koepp, Jr., p. A..
Blanchard, E. A. Taylor. e. v. Heng-
hans. and Geo. r. Dutsch. will re-.
ceive sealed bids for the construc-
ton Of one-story and basement
frame school house to be built &C
cording to plans and specifications
by Chas. Jenkins. and now on nle ut
the ONCE OF the superintendent in
|Covington, La.
The house Is to be built in the
town of jacksonville. La. and on
land purchased from Chas. T. Brad
ley.
Notice is also given that the above
mentioned building committee will
meet In the ONCE OF the parish
school board In the town Of Covdng-
,, ton. La. on Wednesday. April IS
1916, between one and two O'Clock
tp. m, for the purpose Of opening
the bids and awarding the contract.
to the lowest responsible bidder.
The successful bidder will be re-s
quired to give a satisfactory bond for
one-half the contract price accord
ing to law, and . cash deposit OF nj
ty dollars must accompany the hiO
to be held until the bond ID fur
nished.
The committee reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
ELMER e. LYON.
Superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
THE TRIP HOME.

Slidell, La. March Is, 1916.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
After thanking you In the name OF
our committee for your gracious re-
ception Of US In your ONCE, l wish
to state that We arrived at Slidell
all right. Our little Ford passed
everything on the road. lnnumer-
able pigs scooted to one side and
give us the right-of-way. Only one
old COW stood her ground and paid
no attention to our horn-she must
have been deaf.
Such an improvement in the roads
since l took that route few years
ago! Some Of the taxation money
was spent in good work there.
Spring was smiling at US al
through the woods. We saw such
lovely dogwood blossoms. yellow jas
mine and wild yiolets. However,
we did not get q chance to gather
one blossom-we were going too
fast.
The only souvenir we have of our
trip is q dozen goose eggs that Mrs.
WigginEton bought of an old lady
who dwelt by the wayside. Let US
hope they may hatch! But from the
ioltinx they received I fear that the
goose crop will be q dozen short this
year.
KATE ABEL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25

geography classes in the Covington
school were interesting to us.
All the Slidell faculty except Miss
Chunn attended the meeting.
We return thanks to Mr.. Lyon fol-
the substitute for an institute. We
want that Mr.. Lyon have the parish
teachers visit us before this session
closes.
The total amount of incidental fees
collected is $19O.O5.
The School improvement League
met in the auditorium Tuesday after
noon. Quite a number were pres
ent. A very interesting an denjoy-
able program was rendered, after
which business matters were dis
cussed.
A most interesting program was
rendered at the Clio Theatre las
Tuesday night by pupils in Miss
Alma Frederick's expression class
This was given in connection with
pictures, the proceeds to go to the
School improvement League. Tne
program was as follows:
Folk Dance and Pantomime, Elk.
preston Glass.
A Troublesome Collar, Sophie
Schmidt.
The Baldheaded Man, Norma
Levy.
A Visit to Grandma, Mildred
Moore.
Dream Session, Marie Morgan.
Under the Buggy seat, beatrice.
McGinty.
Play-The Hatchet-ExpressiOn
Glass.
This showed up to excellent ad-
vantage the work, which Miss Fred
erick has been doing all year.
Much interest and enthusiasm Is
aroused among the pupils OF the Sill
dell high school over the spelling
words given Thursday and Friday.
Quite lot of time has been spent on
reviews and we hope to have several
zoos among the lot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
THE MERIDIAN OIL & GAS CON-
PANY.

The officers of the above company
express a wish and desire to become
acquainted with the people OF Gov
ington and st. Tammany parish.
They are investing their money here
to develop the oil industry, and. nat
urally, want the good wishes and
sympathy of the people of this par
ish. They have not asked the peo-
pie of Covington to contribute to
the enterprise. and they seem to
have unbounded faith in their ven
ture.
w. l.. Henning, their driller, Is
reputed to be an expert in his line.
and he has been drilling wells for
the past twenty-five years. ;
w. H. Martin, the secretary and
treasurer. has an Office in the Wehrli
Building and has impressed every
one with being a most courteous and
affable gentleman.
The officers of the company claim
that they have the best drilling team
that ever conducted drilling opera
tons, and If they discover Oil in
paying quantities, all property own
ers in St. Tammany parish will b
benefited. 1t good wells are
brought in, the Meridian Oil and
Gas Company will he q great bene
factor to this community. and there
will be as much excitement and
booming as has occurred in Caddc
parish. The company has unde,
lease 5000 acres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
FOLSOM NOTES.

| Mrs. Thos. Guzman and family
motored to Covington Friday.
We welcome Mr.. J. E. Deverney
back on his old run on the NO. G. N.
Mrs. T. r. Leach, Mr.. A. A. Men
doza and Miss Gladys Spring motor
ed to Covington recently.
Mr.. P. Koepp, manager Of the T.
folks in Madisonville, Sunday.
Mr.. T. c. Sullivan was New Or
leans visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wallis motor
ed to Covington Wednesday.
Miss J. Hawley and Miss May
Champagne. of Covington, We're WIS.,
itors to Miss Ruby Spring, Sunday.
| Mr.. O. v. blanche, of Bogalusa
visited friends here this week.
Mr.. Alvin Martindale, an employee
Of the Bulloch saw mill, visited rela-
tiyes in Covington, Sunday.
Mr.. V. Spring, Of Eagle Lake
Tex, visited relatives here Saturday
and Sunday.
/ Quite number of ladies visited
the Bulloch and Oertling saw mills
| "Au AouAN OVSAye AA06 PAO6I OS6lVC.
Mr.. Oertling has purchased quite a
number of mules which he will use
in logging his mill.
Miss Laura Carroll has returned to
her, home here after visiting rela-
tives in Columbia, Miss.
Miss Myrtle Wallis was a New Or
leans visitor Sunday.
Miss Nida Coffee and Miss Grace
Spring and Miss Clara Guzman re-
turned to st. Scholastica's Academy
in Covington, after a pleasant stay
with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Ray motored
to Covington this week.
DR.. Bulloch went to Covington
Monday.
Mr.. Jos. A. Deverny was the guest
of friends Sunday.
1t begins to look like spring is
coming, judging from the making
of the flower and truck gardens
painting and whitewashine of the
homes and outbuildings of our good
citizens. and hear some talk of
getting up Civic Improvement
Society, but nothing definite as yet
Mrs. Brazelton. of Sewanee, Tenn.
is paying visit to her daughter.
Mrs. s. D. Bulloch.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. McLain with
their children. motored to Bogalusa
last Sunday. on visit to DR.. and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
NJ. c. B. DANCING SCHOOL.

Miss Mary Mickle has returned to
her home in Vaudeville and will re-
sumo her class in dancing today at
the NJ. c. B. Library. She desires
very much that the girls all wear
black boomers and white MILDLY
blouses in order to facilitate the
movements in the new exercises and
dances which she has planned to
give.
The younger class will come at the
usual hour, beginning at fifteen min
utes after two, and the older class
will come at fifteen minutes of four
Miss Mickle hopes to see all the
pupils back ready for hard work. as
she has some pretty new dances and
drills.
The boys and little children will
be given special attention. and all
will be given just as much individu-
al instruction as it is possible to
give them under the circumstances.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
MISS SADIE PIGOTT BRIDE OF
H. RESTER.

At the home Of DR.. and Mrs. J. F
Pigott, on Louisiana avenue, at $3.50
last Thursday morning. a pref
ty but quiet home wedding was held
when their daughter. Miss Sadie,
was united in wedlock to J. H. Res
ter, Of Kiln. Miss. The ceremony
was performed in the presence OF
only immediate relatives. Rev Brake
field omciating. Following the cere-
mony the couple left for New Or
leans and other Southern cities
where they will spend their honey
moon.
The bride has resided in Bogalusa
for almost two years. coming here
from Covington. The groom is en-
gagged in the lumber business holding
a responsible position with the Jor-
dan River Lumber Co.. at Kiln, Miss.
They will be at home to friends a
Kiln after April 1.-Bogalusa Enter
prise.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
SELLING OUT.

On account Of leaving Covington
will sell one lot OF furniture consist
ing Of one antique Mallard bedroom
suit, glas door wardrobe. originally
cost six hundred dollars. one entire
oak bedroom set, large sideboard,
chairs to match; one cabinet Grand
Emerson piano, several odd d.ressers,
washstands and wardrobes. l hat
rack, l mantle cabinet. dee box,
water cooler. dishes, ornaments.
clocks, etc.. one horse and carriage.
Same to be seen at Mrs. L. n. Tul-
ly1, 1881, Madison street. mil
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
sLIDELL HIGH SCHOOL.

The Slidell faculty enjoyed theil
visit to the .Covington school or
March II, ~ It proved . very pleas
ant and profitable one. Many of the
parish teachers were in attendance
The time spent in observation Of the
school work was particularly enjoy
ed by the individual teachers. "Vis'
iting Day" idea is . good one and
we hope to have the pleasure Of
having the teachers of St. Tammany
parish pay us q visit sometime in
the near future.
The school work of the Covingtol
school was observed during the
morning and in the afternoon Sups
Lyon called the teachers to q con-
ference. During the conference thu
systems Of discipline Of the two par
ish high schools were discussed.
We were particularly interested in
seeing how effectively the Covingto;,
school carried cut its method of dis
cipline. We feel that We can sim
cerely compliment them on their sys-
tenn. and at tho same time We hope
to prove to them. ON the occasion OF
their return visit to Us. that our
method. though entirely different,
can be and 10 equally as effective.
The entrance doors OF the Coving
ton school building are very wide,
and the stairs and landings are just
a. wide. The pupils enter and leave
the building four abreast. The
movement Of the pupils il suited tc
the building. The pupils move on
tiptoe very slowly four abreast from
the entrance to their class rooms.
Each teacher 10 able without trouble
to locate any disorder or noise in her
lines. Each teachers column is only
about six or eight lines deep.
In the Slidell school the doors and
stairways are narrow therefore our
pupils march two by two. Our rooms
are more crowded than those Of Cow
ington school-our average Is al
most forty pupils in = room-there-
fore our lines are twenty deep. One
teacher cannot see all her pupils all
along the stairs and through the
halls. Therefore our teachers are
stationed at vantage points and each
teacher il responsible for all the
pupils who pass her at that time.
With an enrolment Of four hun
dred seventy-eight and four hundred
thirty-five In attendance . large
Of time IL required to move
the pupils through our three narrow
doors to their respective class rooms.
So it is necessary that our lines move
Therefore one minute is
used to form lines and our pupils
keep step to rapid drum beats using
two minuets to march to their class
rooms. Time used In reaching tins
rooms doesn't seem a considerable.
Of the Covington school.
OF course the aim of both school.
ID the same. The faculty Of the CO.
Ington school attempts to secu G III:
him by having their pupils enter an;
eave the building in dignincd 9:
ence. The Sltdell faculty attcmo'
o secure their ideal by sending tht
pupils to work with the stirring he.
II the drum. This arouses him ant
he exercise works OF some of his
energy and leaves him in the class
Dom quiet and ready for mental
abor.
We left Covington feeling that the
ystem Of discipline maintained at
he two high schools were both ex-
client, and each system was suited
o conditions.
We greatly prodted By our visit.
The sand maps made BY the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
CARD OF THANKS.

Slidell, La, March Is, 1916.
The fire which destroyed our
dwelling and household goods on the
night Of March Sth, has proven that
we have many friends in Slidell.
Their kindness Is most highly az
preciated. They have made their
good will manifest by the offer Of
homes, and in other ways, for all Of
which we most heartily thank one
and all.
Respectfully,
H. N. CHATEIL1ER,
MRS. H. N. CHATALLIER,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
M 2Q re- {S j|| ii|5ilIE

Mrs. Pigott. returning home the
same afternoon, after q pleasant
days trip, the roads being in fine
condition for motor travel.
Mr.. Alvin Martindale, Of Coving-
ton has accepted position with Mr..
S. D. Bulloch as log scaler and yard
man at the mill.
Miss Laura Carroll has returned
home after an enjoyable visit Of two
weeks with her sisters, Mrs. Nc
Carly and Mrs. Lavinghouse, in b.
galusa and Columbia.
Mrs. J. D. McLain, Mrs. Paul Yer.
ger. Mrs. H. D. Bulloch. OF Folsom
and Mrs. Bazelton, of Tennessee, mo-
tored to Covington to attend the
meeting OF the various women &
clubs held last Friday. reporting
having very successful and inter-
esting meeting.
The lumber business seems to be
picking up considerably in our i'm
mediate section. as both the Bulloch
and Oertling mills are running full
time. Stockstil1 and Bougoise mills
will soon be in operation, and ! hear
that the Great Southern Lumber Co.
will put up q mill to cut an average
Of $4,000 a day about three miles
from here. across the Bogue Falaya
running tap line to handle the cut
to the main line.
Misses c., and E. Gabrielle. of
Houma. La. are paying q visit to
their sister and aunt, Mrs. w. d.
Ray, expecting to make quite an ex-
tensive stay. They prove to be quite
an addition to our society.
Mrs. H. d. Bulloch has brought
her taste and skill to the service Of
our fashionable young folk. and has
opened millinery parlor at her
home for their benefit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
AB1TA SPRINGS NOTES.

Capt. and Mrs. C. J. Mott took a
trip in their new Dodge car to Chat
ava. Miss., to visit their children.
The dance given for the benefit OF
the public school Sunday. March Is,
was q grand success.
Abita is on a boom. Every one is
painting and cleaning up for the
summer.
The street connecting with the St.
Tammany road (old East La. r. +.
bed) is completed.
Nearly every house is rented for
the summer and Abita will be crowd
ed this summer.
There is considerable talk of build
ing a new and up-to-date school
building in the near future.
Capt. H. j. Thompson and wife
are permanently located here for the
summer. Is ~
Quite a number of young folks
from Vaudeville, Covington and
Madisonville attended the dance
Sunday night, and had an enjoyable
time.
Mrs. L. Hammett and daughter
paid Abita q visit.
Miss Elmina Pons, after a weeks
visit in New Orleans, returned home
last Sunday.
Hon. G. s. Strain and family were
seen in their auto going to Talisheek
to visit their son. Ralph, who is con-
nected with the N. o. G. N.
The residence Of Mrs. L. Verger
has been leased to Mr.. r. ]. McDon-
nell for the year.
Mr.. J. E. Gibson has left for New
Orleans, to be gone several weeks
on business.
Mr.. A. Marques left for New Or
leans on . business trip.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25

FOR SALE-A fine gentle 5-year-
old horse, free and stylish, guaran-
teed to work in saddle and harness.
Address Emile ALBERT, Abita Springs,
La. m25-1t
Reliable lady would take charge
OF boarding house OF small hotel.
Good references. Address 1929 Ur-
m25-lt