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900. In this institution classes in
manual training and domestic science
arc q part OF the course as we'll as
tho regular study courses Of such a
school. 30 the boys and gf-,s of that
community r being fitted for the
industrial and household affairs of the
world as we'll a. for educational mar.
ters.
Greybul1 Is often referrsd to as a
working man g town. .rhnt is true.
There are many opportunities for men
who arc In earnest and willing to
work. It In a good place to 1.-Two ana
has many beautiful n comfortable
homes. The streets arc paved and
lighted by q system of boulevard light
ing. There IL plenty of natural gas
and an abundant water supply from
deep drilled wells the water Of which
is clear n absolutely pure.
Ono OF the longest gravity pipeline
oil delivery systams in the world is
hsre- 1t carries oil from a distance OF
so miles by gravity.
The people Of tho city are enter.
rrising and welcome the stranger
within the gates Those who seek q
permanent home, determined to bet
ter their conditions. will not be dis
appointed when they arrive at Grey.
bull.
, 1922-01-22

Close to railroad end entirely unde-
velored.
Another steam shove proposition in
mining Is sulphur. and vast fields arc
vacant and unnppropriated public
lands awaiting e claimant to come
and mine It.
Alum and EPSON Salts.
Worthy OF mention here Is the wyo-
ming Chemical Products company.
which is completing the erection OF a
plant near shoshoni. wyo., TO refine
aluminium suiphate taium), OF which
they have great deposits and M
SUM sulphate tcpsom saits). having
many million tons of IT, Both these
sulphates are to be mined with steam
shovels. crushed and liquidized at the
mine. run through wooden pipes TO
he lower plant at the shipping point
md ~evnporated. reducing the LIQUID 10
purified salts OF commercial grade.
they have every element at hand re-
uired. and will import nothing what.
ser for that purpose. They have
me 5.7o0 acres OF land that is COW.
red with the raw material.
Precious Stones.
In this great state of natural re-
5ources are precious stones. some of
which are imbedded IN the proper
strata. while others have only been
found singly In local a~ggra.ions. Those
IN strata deserving OF mention are
rubies. sapphires. garnets. opal, Jas.
per. c~halcedony. and amethyst.
Ihose most prominent In the late
Asgraded deposits arc the diamond
tho equal of tho Arkansas product
numerous sapphires equal in every
respect to those from the Yogo mines
OF Montana. and large quantities Of
agate. especially the moss agate vari.
oty. In fact Wyoming and Montana
dispute h supremacy in production.
both In quantity and quality. Both
states are internationally known for
their moss agates.
Natrona County.
NafronA county. with Csscer. the
largest city OF Wyoming, as county
eat. may well boast of her mineral
resources. During the late war she
shipped large quantities of chromatic
iron for war purposes. She has vast
deposits Of glass sand, in every repect
the equal of our imports from Bel.
gium. lying at Casper,s very door.
Under projects now pending an aerial
will convey It into the city at a
very nominal expense and the city
has an immense surplus of natural
gas. It is estimated that the supply
OF eas here is sufficient to accommo-
LAT a city of 10000 persons. yet Cas-
per's population Ia but rs, 900. A plate
glass factory Is needed.
Gold has been found in many places
, 1922-01-22
WEALIH WHICH MINERALS ASSURE Is BARELY SCRATCHED
OUTSIDE CAPITAL IS NECESSARY IF VALUES ARE REALIZED
All Counties of Wyoming
Boast of Deposits on
Large. Varied Scale


In Natronn county and there are many
prospectors who are keeping up an
nu.f a.un-,, -o-k ,,,,u 49,, A..
- - -u
~ y" eoe "oiio re1A tn1i
there Is somethinE here In the noun
tain near Casper has been found cop
per. asbestos. silver. mica, aluminium
Manganese. chromium. magnesia. cal
cium. mineral paints. Lime building
stone of many types. beautiful noun
tain streams aboupding with speckied
beauties that viii aven eondescond to
grab a hook baited with 4 piece OF
coioreo eioth-
Casper mountain and adjacent hills
lying almost to the city limits OF Cas-
per. have not been really prospected.
yet they produce commercial asbestos.
chromatic iron, copper. gold. and con-
tain many other minerals that can be
brought to a commercial basis with
little expense.
Asbestos.
Asbestos mines are situated in Ma
trona county on Casper mountain, one
NJ them is ON The north ! d OF this
mountain n short distance west from
OF Carbon creek and h other two
are located on Smith creek. which
drains h south sid OF Casper NOM
tain The first two are within eight
miles. while tho two latter are within
20 miles OF Casper.
The mine Mt the head OF Garden
creek has upon it a mill with a daily
capacity of 10 tom end tho upper prop.
erty on Smith creek has a mill with a
capacity of 100 tons. In 1915 the
value of tho asbestos used in the
United States was Ss.sse. so1, Of which
ss.441, ass was imported.
T, .. cor-..-v,t,vstv ...,ra..d tba.
,h.ra =. ma-x, ,han twenty mil,on TONS
=, a.h..tos sv.IIahia in Natrona conn.
~ ana ire axerav. price mai. ton viii
MN annrortmatelv sIs or n valuation
90 sasn non ooo re.dv 10 90 % market
=. ,h. rs.d r.,,Ir.. Th... or,,rer
o. 1900 =, an r.rort ~ q A Egsh.
san.n,,,a- -.o,o~,.t 80 .ng,r.e-
, 1922-01-22
Amateur Radio Flashes
Cross Atlantic Ocean

In a recent ten-day experiment, by
the American Radio Relay league. 20
amateur wireless stations In the
United States succeeded in sending
test messages across the Atlantic
ocean. These messages were officiai-
ly received by Paul Cooley. the rep
resentative OF the league in Giasgow.
Scotland. A message was received at
the league headquarters. from p. r.
Coursey. editor OF ar English radio
magazine. stating that some Of the
test messss Q a been picked up by
a number of British amateur receiv-
ing stations.
, 1922-01-22

elusive OF petroleum. natural gas and
mineral waters. which are separately
written Suffice to say ut this time
that Wyoming has a hundred oil struc
lures that nave never had an oil drill
set Up upon them. why7 The task is
TO great for US alone. The mineral
waters ara barely beginning to de
veiop.
Consider for a moment that there
are vast supplies Of practically every
material. both metallic and non-metal'
lie. existing In the world. exposed and
undeveloped awaiting only capital and
determination.
wyoming's minerals. both metallic
and non-metallic. include petroleum,
natural gas. mineral waters, coal. gold
lead. mnnganite. mica. feidspar
platinum. osmium. iridium. palladium
sperrylito. tellurium. moiybdcnite
Zinc. silica. glass sands. gypsum, pot
ash salts calcium. aluminium. mag
nesia. bromine. tale. antimony, sui
phur. phosphate. alum. epson salts
kaolin. fuliers earth. and any other
clay products, various types OF build
ing stone. lime. cement. mineral
paints. garnets. sapphfres. agates
~chaicedcny, jaspor. amethysts. opals,
rubies. and diamonds.
Coal Resources Enormous.
In 1885 wyoming produced 900 on.
OF coal and in 1915 produced 1900 oC
tons with a total OF 14o. 900 900 ton,
between and including those years
Yet Wyoming has not even been pros
pected for coal. The United State.
Geological survey estimates wyomins
being able to deliver LOIS. $50. o0o. ooC
short tons. or more than SO billion
carloads at 20 tons per car, the equiva,
lent OF a continuous train reaching
10000 times around old mother carth
at the equator.
In 1920 Wyoming produced 10, 500.
900 short o n and. II this production
should continue at this annual figure,
1t would take 1882 years to mine and
remove the available supply in this
new Pennsylvania
Coal in commercial quantity is
found in every county of the state in
veins ranging from two feet to one
hundred fee in thickness. Tho large
majority of the mines opened for pro-
duction are restricted TO close prox-
unity to railroad shipping facilities.
has within her boundaries
81 1894 square miles. moro thar 40. 900
square miles OF which are underlaid
with commercial coal.
The quality Of the coal In this STATE
ranges from the sub-bituminous
through the scmi-bituminous on up to
equal Of Pennsyivania's best bi.
luminous grades and there are thou.
sands Of acres entirely undeveloped.
OF vast importance is the iron which
is mined in Goshen. Platte. Converse
and Natrona counties. There are i'm.
mense deposits In other counties as
well. but they have not had he ship,
ping facilities at hand that would lead
to their development. The usual grade
is 20 per cent or better CT homatite
iron with large associated deposits OF
chromium or manganese. During the
late war this state shipped out an
nually more than 1000, 900 tons. Soms
, 1922-01-22

'ot wyom,ng's iron deposits are new
Mesaba -anges-
Mines near South Pass City and At
lantic City have produced fortunes in
gold This district has barely been
scratched. while every mountain
range in the state carries commercial
values In one or more of the common
minerals.
Uranium Radium and Platinum.
Large shipments OF high grade ura-
nium-radium ore is shipped annually
from Lusk. Wyo.. and good yields OF
platinum have been shipped from the
Rambler mine in Albany county.
Mica
There are vast deposits OF mica in
this state and some Of them arc within
easy reach OF rail facilities with good
auto truck roads to the deposits. SOM
Of the material will square eight by
ten inches and wen better.
Tho United States markets deman6
81 SOC. 900 annually and produces up
proximateiy 80 per cent of tina
amount. The balance is imported and
Wyoming has sufficient on the sur.
face ana outcroppings to meet tho ma
tional demand and export annually for
the next hundred years. After thai
we may be compelled to sink shafts
and work under ground to be able to
continue the usual output. All OF the
mica that has come 20 the attention OF
the writer Ia tho true Muscovite,
which Is the highest grade known.
Graphite.
Our graphite supply is practically
inexhaustible. This mineral is prac
ticaliy u~ndeveloped and the supply
warrants q scale of mining with a
steam shovel The quality is as high
as IS per cent pure graphite. entirely
free from silica, to the knowledge Of
tho writer.
Construction Materials.
A brief mention viii be made Of the
quantity. quality and acceptabfity Of
materials essential in construction.
Besides vast forests of every type Of
timber in the Rockies, we have unlim-
tied supplies OF building stone, ranging
from a tough sandstone on upward
through the limestones beautiful dior
ties. silicious States, ailicious serpen-
tines. GRANTEES. and the equal of Yer
monts most beautiful marble.
Our lime is unsurpassed and there
are very few lime iulns in the state.
We have vast deposits OF portland
cement and they r entirely unde-
velopcd today. Our clays will mold to
any type Of brick or tile and bake to
quality equal to any manufactured in
tho world. Besides this are vast de-
posits OF kaolfn. fullers earth. glass
sand. mineral paints and mineral dyes.
second to none. and having present
railroad grades cutting through the
veins. thereby exposing them at tho
surface. All of these materials are
within easy access to railroad trans
p~ortation and need the one essential.
that Of capital.
Tale.
Another Of our boasts IL taic.. which
can be recovered via the steam shovel
route and lacks only the one essential
that OF perfume. and It becomes the
equal Of our imports from France.
, 1922-01-22
Seedless Grapes for
Certain Regions Seen

Considerable work has been done
by the director OF the New York Bot
anical Garden. In cooperation with
tho state experiment station at Cen
eva. IN connection Win the develop
mont OF seedless grapes for the
northern and eastern states.
, 1922-01-22

'Ionowed by the Union Pacific with
5io-ia. Chicago q Northwestern with
I27s.s5. Colorado q Southern with 15s.1s
and Oregon Short line with 1850.
Small roads make I'D the remainder OF
ls55.o5.
, 1922-01-22
TEN MILLIONS
ARE INVESTED
IN UTILITIES
All Torvns and Cities of State Enjoy Mod
ern Conperiences; Natural Gas Guar
grantees More Development

There are few communities in Wyoming, even to the small
much to the comforts of modern living.
Contrary to the rule Of development which has applied to
SO large a part of the country, there are towns in this state
which had electric lights before they had railroads. THROUGH
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Durham
and sony-lAss..iiTTaf and Mrs. Nfofffiie
Durham we're down from Nj.
Vernon Sunday with Mr.. anil
Mrs. ]. F. Watson.
A large crowd Of the 20 ing
folks chaperoned by Mrs. J |.
Pilkenton went to the Big FIJI
near Mt. Vernon. Tuesday and
enjoyed an all day picnic. They
report loads of fun and bushels
of eats"
Miss Ella Carson who has
been teaching in Concord West
Virginia. is expected home this
week. She will be accompanied
by her friend. Agnes Graham of
Chicago who will spend the sum-
mer here.
Walter Robins has just COM
pleted a nice up 'to-date post
office building on the corner Ct
Depot and Main ST.. and moved
to same Wednesday. The B,od-
head people are high in their
praise and feel proud Of Their
new office which is indeed an
honor to our town.
Mrs. Bettye Pike of Livings ton
one of Rockcastles very best
school teachers and a young lady
of sterling qualities and Mr.. Jess
French, progressive young farm
err. near town. were quietly m.r-
ried by and at the home IF
Squire F. F. Robbins. Wednes-
day night of last week. Heartfelt
congratulations are extended,
Mr.. Elijah Cox died at his
home in the Henry Addition
Thursday of last week after
lingering illness Of complication
of diseases. He is survived by a
wife. one daughter. Mrs. John
Adams and six sons. Zeal. lobe,
Ed. Othar. Arde and Charley.
He was laid to rest in the family
burying ground near town Satur.
day afternoon. We extend our
sympathy to the grieved ones.
Miss Margie Owens the pretty
daughter OF MIR. and vrc. j. nj.
Owens and Mr.. Willard Knuckl"s
of Muncie. Indiana were MARI
Thursday night by Rev. Maste
at Gum Sulphur. Miss Mare',
was a graduate from the class
of II, since that time has been
the efficient clerk in The Brod-
head Pharmacy and is widely
known and well loved. Mr..
Knuckles arrived here about SIX
weeks ago. to spend his summer
vacation with relatives and It
seems that theirs was a game If
love at first sight" We with
them every good wish for long
and happy married life.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

ineton last Sunday. Misses Snow
an Ruby Shrewsbury spent Sun
day with Misses Cleo, Marguerite
and Vada Kirby. Married, May
9th. Miss Matte Burdine- of &c.
darViIIe, and Mr.. Mike Marler Of
this place. Mrs. Clara Carmical
ard chill iren spent S unday with
Mis-. John w. kirb We en-
joyed reading Ms, Lives y s. let
ter and hope she will wiz again.
We spent many h opy days with
Mrs. Livesay. and her letter makes
us ;hink of bygone years and the
little old log schoolhou sc Of our
childhood days at Level Green.
and why should we not love the
name of Level Green "A small
child Of Nathan Doan s broke its
arm last Saturday Miss Cora
Clontz spent Saturday and Sun
day with her sist er. Mrs. Char
lie Hurd.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
NJ O T &c r

Sealed bids will be received by
the Fiscal Court of Rockcastle
County Ky. until p m June E.
lo22, for furnishing and erecting
complete wood floor system on
bridge across Roundstone Creek
at Brush Creek Station. Prices
will be considered four ways. on
white oak complete job. black
oak complete job. or furnishing
the lumber to bridge but not e.
recting. and for just erecting tim
Der. The price for erecting will
also include the removing Of the
present floor system. The Fiscal
Court reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Amount of lum
Der required.
30 pcs. 3 in x 2 in
x 10 # E in 1895 F.B.M.
1871 lin. # 3 in x 10 # 1858 F.B.M.
362 lin. # 2 in x Ain 242 F.B.M.
pc. 2 in. Z Gin x l8ft. II F.B.M.
Total I3s52F. BIN.
Chas. F. Bradbury.
St 30 County Road Engineer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by
the Fiscal Court Of Rockcastle
County Ky. until p. m. June
9th. 1922. for the construction Of
40 #. concrete bridge across
Brush Creek near Willailla.
Work to be done includes two
concrete abutments. Class B
Concrete boiling together steel
for floor system. and reinforced
concrete floor. Approximate quani
ties.
20 Gu. yds. excavation
"a Gu. yds. class B concrete
IS Gu. yds. class A concrete
County to furnish all steel and
reinforcing for concrete laid down
at bridge site. Plans and speci6-
cations on file at the office of
County Road Engineer.
Chas. F. Bradbury
County Road Engin eer
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
NOTICE

Auction Of Convict Road Camp.
Rockcastle County will sell to
the highest bidder the Convict
Road Camp. at the Courthouse
door Mt. Vernon. Ky. on Monday
June l9. 1922 at 10 o'clock.
Camp is located one mile below
Pine Hill on the County Road to
Mullins Station. Camp consists
Of one large building 80 40 #.
one guard house Ia X 28 #. all
Of wire barracade around camp
and wood tunnel from building to
center of branch. This does not
include the land that the build.
ings are on or any of the mach.
inery stored in the buildings or
on the grounds.
Chas. F. Bradbury.
3l-3t County Road Engineer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
The Junior Chautau-
qua.

Great fun for our boys and
girls 10 promised by the program
Mr.. c. c. Davis has just receiv-
ed from the White and Myers
Chautauqua System. In addition
to enjoying the big Chautauqua
the youngsters are to have
Junior Chautauqua with a pro-
gram all their own. which the
boys set up while the girls over.
zee the job.
Four or FIVE days besore the
big Shautaaqaa begins. the
young woman in charge OF ad-
vaneed work will arrive. bring
rng the boys and girls tent :. a
regular khaki affair. with blue
poles and with a canvas fence
around it precisely like the one
the big tent has. only not so
high. Very soon that evening.
perhaps = it will be set up: Every
boy and every girl is invited. a
notice stating the exact time will
be printed in this paper. Then.
until the big Chautauqua begins
and even during the big Chau-
tauaua, this smaller tent will be
used by the Junior Chautauqua
The Juniors will need Chsutau-
qua tickets for admission to the
Junior tent and to the big tent.
From the day the Junior tent
goes up. there will be a program
inside il at 4 every afternoon.
When the bag tent has opened.
there viii be q program every
morning at the Junior tent. as
well a. other entertainments IN
the big tent in the afternoon and
evening.
One Of the very interesting
fea lures Of our Chautauqua this
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
TIMR TABLE.

seaeon will be the special course
for boys and girls in musical
appreciatio n. The director in
charge Of our Junior Chautauqua
will carry victrola and a full
set Of playing records. and the
boys and girls. will be shown
how to enjoy music by a new
and very effective method that
is fast coming into vogue. Many
Of the musical numbers which
are to be given later on the reg.
ular Chautauqua program will
be played beforehand from the
records. Thus the children will be
familiar with them and. because
they have learned to understand
the music and to know the vari-
Gus instruments used. get a great
deal more benefit and enjoyment
than they otherwise could. This
is not an experiment. 1t is simply
adapting to children a method
by which audiences in the large
cities are prepared for hearing
symphony concerts and grand
operas.
These lea rning to enjoy muic
talks with the Victrola will be
given every afternoon for several
days before the regular Chautau.
qua opens. as well as turnout
the Chautauqua and all the boys
and girls are invited to get their
season tickets now and be ready
for the first program in learning
to enjoy music.
Moreover. the Victrola will be
used in playing most Of the games
As for what the games will be.
the special boys and girls edition
Of the Chautauqua program.
with pictures. explains that. 1t
will soon reach the youngsters.
However. this much can be told
now. Great care is being taken
to avoid the amusements that
wear children out. Parents will
not have cross boys and girls on
their hands. or tired boys and
girls. or nervous boys and girls.
So let's plan for big times for
the children from the day the
Junior tent arrives.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
H 0 P E w ELL

A. c. Sowder Of this place is
with his daughter. Mrs. Della Ba-
der. Of Memphis. Tenn Miss
Rise Barnes is with Mr. and Mrs
Claud Stokes at Mt. Vernon. MIR.
and Mrs Melvin Johnson. Of Htr-
rodsburg. are with thel'tter's mot
her. Mrs. Clara Carmical. Mrs.
Martha Mcclure and Home Car
mical and wife. Of Maretburg.
spent Sunday with VIM. Sexton
and family. Little Miss Mary
Langford Of Mt. Vernon is with
her little sister lnez. at the home
Of CD. Bethurum. Mckinley Ar
mold and family spent Saturday
and Sunday with Rev. and Mrs.
James Barnes. Mrs. Geo. Perci-
full and children spent several day
last week with relatives at this
place. Charlie Hurd went to Lex
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES

TlOI<CCN NJ iILGl~ HOSl~s'
William. c. Fish of Richmond.
died Monday morning at 2;2O
O clock and funeral services were
conducted Tuesday morning. Mr.
Fish was born near Mt. Vernon
June %. 1881. making him with
in a month Of 81 years Of age.
He was the fourth child Of Judge
Jesse Fish, who was one OF the
most prominent pionehrs Of Rock:
castle County. Mr.. Fish moved
to Madison County in 1874.
where he was a successful farmer
and banker. He was a lifelong
member Of the Christian church
a man of strictest integrity and
rugged honesty and beloved by
all who knew him. His wife pro-
ceeded him to the Great Beyond
by only few months. He is sur
vived by the following children;
E, T. Fish of Berea. Mrs. Mary
E. Galloway. L. J. Fish. Mrs. Joe
Mason. DR.. c. A. Fish. Of Frank
fort. NIB Mrs. Fannie Garrett.
of Richmond. and a number OF
NOR distant relatives in this
county.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

w. II. Cummins. known to
everyone in Mt. Vernon and
vicinity as Uncle Di ok" drop
ped dead about 2 o'clock yester.
day. MIR. Cummins was one OF
the oldest and most respected
citizens in Mt. Vernon. He leaves
surviving him his widow. one
daughter and three sons. one Of
whom lives in illinois. Funeral
arrangements have not yet bee n
made. pending the arrival of tn e
son.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02
Wanted

SomeMhere in this town is one boy
VIII is.a ''go-getier" spirit, full of
grit and ambition, and absolutely
honest. We want that boy. He
will be the only boy agent iu this
town for the famous MOVIE WEEK
LY MAGAZINE. He will work
after school and other spare time.
His pay will be what he makes it;
besides fine prizes and free Movie
Tickets. When he makes good he
will be promoted II you are be-
tween IA and 10 years old. detsi min
cd to "make good and truly think
you are the boy for this job, then APP
ply by letter to MIR. + l.. Gilbert,
Personal" Bird floor, 119 West 40th
Street. New York City. Give full
details Of any past sellinS experience
your age; parents full name and
business: your school grade and at
least two references.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

We understand there is likely
to be a county bridge built
across Dix River at Brodhead
this summer.
Atty. Robert II. Davis is home
from Louisville Law School for
the summer vacation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

Cashier and Mrs. Floyd Miller
and little daughters. Suella and
Julia Floyd. Miss Tea Fish and
little Miss Sallye Mckenzie were
down from Mt. Vernon Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hilton
and handsome son. Master James
Butner, were up from Stanford
last week visiting Mrs. Hiltons
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Cass
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-02

]. l.. Mcknight and children
were over from Conway today.
Mr.. Mcknight is one Of our
most progressive wide awake
farmers.