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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Seek To Eliminate
 Rockville Underpass
Arthur Baker Offers Local Land to City in Effort to
 Have New Highway Constructed

Elimination of the dangerous underpass at Rockville, a subject which has received much discus- sion for many years in Waterbury, again came up for consideration before the board of works last night Arthur Baker, owner of considerable land to the north of the underpass and also bordering on the Connecticut company's troll ley tracks. appeared and offered the city this property if 1t might care to layout d new highway elim- mating the existing danger point.
 Under the new plan, East Main street would be carried along the route of the trolley tracks from the point where they leave the main thoroughfare at Fairlawn Manor. The route would then con- tinue eastward to a point on the Cheshire road beyond the under pass. In this way the present dan gerous situation would be elim- mated.
 The board of works took no defi- mite action on MT Bakers offer. Instead the matter was referred to the engineering department for an estimate of the cost of the under taking. Of course there would be considerable expense to the city and also to the Connecticut com pany in connection with the new layout should 1t be decided upon.
 Last nights meeting of the board was brief one with only a few petitioners present seeking i'm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
RUSH COPS TO QUELL NEIGHB0RH00D BRAWL
TRIBUTE TO LATE
 JAMES F. DORIAN
Danbury News Refers to Him as One of Least
 Selfish of Men
AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN

The funeral of the late James F. Doran was held to-day in Danbury and was very largely attended. MT. Doran, 1t will be remembered, was a native of this city, and many relatives and friends from Water bury attended the funeral Under the caption, "One of the Least Selfish of Men," the Danbury Evening News pays the following tribute of MT. Doran:
 "One of the kindliest and least selfish of men passed out of q world where he had been loved and had deserved to be- loved by thou sands of men, women and children when death came to James Finton
 Doran.
 MT. Doran excelled in every good work. He was successful busin ess
 man, interested in everything that concerned his fellows. He had been prominent in Danbury activities for
 many years, and the pity of his passing is that he hasn't gone on
 while still comparatively a young man.
 But in his 53 years MT. Doran &C., complished more than many men
 throughout the course of a life that extended into the late eighties. He
 was associated with many societies
 and organizations of widely differ ing character, both in Danbury and | throughout the state. He was a valued advisor in business. He was a patriot and a fine citi-
 zen. His work during the wartime loan activities was splendid, and he
 worked hard, long and successfully
 in the raising of funds for the Dan
 bury hosiptal some years ago. He
 was a director of the Associated Charities. and his interest in his
 less fortunate fellows was always
 keenly personal, never merely off,
 cial. So passes one of Danbury's best .
 loved, greatest-hearted citizens. He
 gave of his substance to aid the unfortunate, and he gave of his time and of his wisdom too. We mourn his passing. But 1t is good to have had him. The memory of his good deeds will long abide, a perpetual blessing"
 Mayor Hayes was among those
 In. attendance from Waterbury at the funeral.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
THE HORSESHOE
 PITCHING CONTEST
Much Interest Centered in Games Being Played in
 Washington Park
SENIORS AND JUNIORS

Supervisor Ed O'Connel1 is sponsoring horseshoe pitching contest at Washington park play ground which is attracting scores and scores of youngsters into com- petition.
 The seniors who have entered to date include: Edward Griffin, Peter Connolly, Edward O'Dea, John Creaven. Joseph Shea. Will liam Sheehan. Louis Pelletier, Ar thur Girourd, Thomas Howard, Joseph Pomponio. John Carlon, Thomas Mccarthy, David McCar- thy, Norman German. James Gra- cie, Thomas Hogan, James Rocco and Frank Geigle.
 The junior entries include: John Mulligan, Robert Grady, Joseph Phalen, Robert Custard. Joseph Dooley, Martin Shea. John Kelley, Jos0ph Bowey, William Regan, Edward Crean. Edward Cieriella, James McGrath, William Bough- ton and William Cow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

Dr. John M. Ricciardi, son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Ricciardi of $40 Hamilton avenue, was one of the successful candidates who took the dental examinations at Hart ford June 24-27, it was announced by pr. A. J. Cutting of Southing- ton, recorder of the state dental commission.
 Of the 36 who took the test, 21 passed, and of the 36 hygienists 30 passed. Mary P. Gummper and Maureen C. Malsh of Waterbury were the successful hygienists.
 Dr. Ricciardi has achieved a splendid scholastic record. Grad uating from the Merriman school and Crosby high school, and en- tered Holy Cross college and upon completing his course at that in stitution, he entered the Harvard Dental school.
 He won a scholarship at that school, was president of the grad uating class and permanent vice. president of the class of 1881. He made such a decided impress sion on executives of the George town Dental school that he has been offered a fellowship to instruct in crown and bridge work. However, 1t Is understood that Dr. Ricciardi will turn down this offer to locate In this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

turn the tires, distributor, genera
 tor, timer and other parts he car. ried away. Dainty still has hopes of his $l75 buy being returned to serv- ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

A neighbours battle, which re- suited in two arrests, provided the residents of Poplar place and vi- cinity considerable excitement last evening. John Casparro, 62. one of the combatants was found in pos- session of a loaded 32 calibre Colt revolver, q hunting knife and ra- zor, Patsy .Calo, 45, appeared in court to-day with a wound on the right side of his face. He clainfs that he was slashed by Casparro in a fight. After being treated at St Mary's hospital Calo was arrested last evening on the charges of breach of the peace and assault. Casparro, who spent the night in police headquarters, was arraigned this morning on charges of intox- ication. breach of the peace and carrying concealed weapons. Both cases were continued until Satur- day morning.
 The ca9se of the fight Is un- known as yet to the police, but when a telephone call was received last evening that there was q splendid prospect of the coroner being invited into case, the au-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Looks Good for
 Fine Weather
Not Likely to Rain Here on
 St SWithin's Day

Judging by the sky at midday 1t gave q promise of sunshine throughout the day. So the tradi- tion concerning rain on St Smith in's day will not cause much worry. The legend states that if the day is rainy, forty days of rain will fol- low. If that were the case with all the rain that has fallen thus far the summer would be ex- trcmely wet.
 In some sections of the country forty days of rain might be well come where crops have suffered because of drought. An Indian Mission out in South Dakota. for instance, has been experiencing tragedy in the total destruction of crops from drought and grasshop- pers. Many other sections are no doubt in the same plight.
 Connecticut, however, following an early dry spell Is wetter than 1t has been in several summers. There has been abundant rainfall with promise of plenty more, St Swithin notwithstanding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Court F inds No
 Criminal Intent
Christiana Ordered to Return Equipment Taken From
 Truck

Charles Christiana, 34, of Pearl Lake road was advised by his H. year-old son that pretty good truck had been abandoned in dump off Hamilton avenue. The father gave the machine a careful once over. There was n gaping hole in the radiator, the marker plates were missing, there was no body on the chassis, but the tires looked good and there were parts that could be nicely sa1vaged. Believing that the machine had been discard ed Christiana removed the tires and some equipment and took them home. Just how thorough he was in the art of dismantling is shown in the statement of the owner that he paid $175 originally for the ma chine and now 1t is estimated that 1t will take $103 to put 1t In service. The car was not abandoned. It was merely parked on property Of Frank Floto while It's owner, Will liam Dainty of Mill street succeed ed in obtaining n new radiator. When the Christiana lad spotted 1t on grounds that the public Is &C., customed to using at times for dumping purposes he was correct in his diagnosis that 1t presented pos abilities for anyone interested in reclalming 1t.
 Christiana was arrested for strip ping the car, but after hearing the testimony to-day of the principals in the case. Judge T. V. Meyer de- cided that Dainty could have chosen a better place to leave his machine than q dumping ground. The court ruled also that while there was no criminal intent on the part of Chris tiana, father of seven children, he should make an effort to help the owner recondition the machine. Final decision in the case was re- served for two weeks. In the mean while ChrlStiana Is expected to re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Man Slashed In Bloody Fight At
 Poplar Place
Find Loaded Revolver Hunting Knife and Razor
 on Accused-Case Continued Until Saturday

thorities made hurried trip to Poplar place. They found Calo bleeding very freely from the slash on his face. He pointed out Cas- parro as the party responsible for the cut. When the police took Cas- parro into custody they frisked him and found the loaded gun, knife and razor. He was all set for trou- ble. For some reason or another he had been worked up to high pitch of excitement. He entered q plea of not guilty this morning and appeared very anxious to tell his side of the story and justify his &C., tions.
 John Anstraskas, 40, and his wife. Susan, of South Riverside street were fined $5 and costs each to-day on the charges of breach of the peace; Peter Dalida. 50, was discharged, while Peter Mukosey, 40, of Washington avenue, was as- sessed $5 and costs. The last nam- ed testified that he had merely paid social visit, had few drinks. was hit on the head for no reason at all by the host and he walked home. Near his house two police men met him and when they ob- served that he was bleeding from a wound on the head they escorted him back to the scene of the party.
 Anstraskas told Judge Meyer that when he returned home from work ing for the city near the East Mountain reservoir h found his house filled with company, Every body sleeping, all over the place." The fun started about 12:30 o. clock when the guests woke up for a com bination "eye opener and night cap"
 The case of Adam Folkman, 37, of Al South Leonard street was con tinued until Saturday morning. He was arrested on a warrant, alleging breach of the peace. Samuel Sacks of Hartford Is the complaining witness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Hand Touched
 Live Wire
Patrick McVeigh Almost ElectrOcuted on Freight
 Street

Patrick McVeigh, 58, of 879 West Main street escaped serious injuries yesterday afternoon when his hand came into contact with a high tension wire as he was working on q pole on Freight street. Several thousand volts passed through MT McVeigh's body burning his left hand and causing him to topple to the ground. He was rushed to the Waterbury hos pital. In addition to the burns the injured man suffered a slight con- cussion of the brain. His condition to-day was considered comfort able.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
THE MACDONALD
 TABLET COMMISSION

The commission named by the general assembly to set up a tab let commemorating the engineer ing achievements of former High way Commissioners James II. Mac Donald held its first meeting to- day in the home of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel. Members of the commission are John A. Macdonald, state highway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
CHILDREN MADE STRANGE FIND

Children playing about the cellar of an unoccupied house at A South Riverside street early last evening discovered the fetus of five months old child. The police and Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Harold Morrill, were notified and the latter disposed of the body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

Miss Amy Johnson. the English aviatrix. recently opened the new Hcrts and Essex Acroplanc club at Broxbournc, Engla nd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
Chase FOremen's
 Annual Outing
Will Take Place at Lake, wood Park Saturday
 Afternoon

The annual outing of the Chase Foremcn's association will be held Saturday afternoon at Lakewood park. There will be a program of athletic events starting at 2;3o o'clock.
 There will be a baseball game, watermelon race, pie eating con- test, sack race, thrce-legged race, shore race and others.
 The committees are as follows:
 John J. Carroll, chairman of sports committee: Harold Slater, Leo Conway and George SengStac- ken. Ticket committee, Leo Con- way and C. R. kirsch; music com mittee Joseph J. Carosella, re- freshment committee, C. R. kirsch A. Mulholland and A. G. Evans: price committee, J. J. Carroll and Lea Conway: reception committee Pres. R. A. Waters of the Chase Forcmcn's association; Vice-Presi' dent George Scngtacken and Ar thur Evans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

missioner, who despite the similarity of names Is no relation of his predecessor: James M. Whit alessey of Morris. II. Sanford Os- born of Bedding and John F.. Lynch of West Haven.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
MINES SCHOOL
GRADS LOCATE
JOBS QUICKLY

Jobs may be hard to find fos
some, but graduates Of the
Montana school Of Mines at Butte
have no such difficulty.
This is revealed in report
issued BY President Francis A.
Thomson which shows that prac-
ticalIy all Of the seniors who
graduated less than a month ago
are now employed.
In less than 80 days they
have scattered to the four corr
ners OF the earth, finding en-
ployment from South America
to Canada, with the positions
filled varying from metallurgical
work to oil field geology. the
report shows.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
PLACER MINING
BOOKLET MEETS
TIDE APPROVAL.

Calls so numerous for the Idaho
Bureau OF Mines bulletin on
placer mining that q second ed
ltion must be issued Immediately
are reported by DR.. John W.
Finch, dean OF the school Of
mines, University Of Idaho. Mos
COW.
This suddenly popular buIle.
tin, Elementary MMshods Of
Placer Mining, was written by
Prof. W. W. staley OF the mines
school faculty. Since early last
fall the school OF mines has re-
ceived numerous calls from all
parts Of the state for information
on placer mining. many OF them
evidently from amateur miners
about to set out for the hills In
search Of gold. The bulletin was
authorized by the bureau Of
mines and geology. primarily to
set forth the desired information
In a simple and condensed form
70 persons inexperienced in min
ing
The first edition was exhausted
three weeks after it was announc-
Cd The second edition is now
Ia press The bulletin is 20l
pages In size. including five
pages Of drawings and diagrams.
staley discusses the
or placer deposits: des-
.rfbes methods Of Planning gold.
construction OF rockers. sluIces.
md ether simple equipment
INFLAMMATION. and brief survey
Il mining laws.
The popularity Of the bulletin
s a result OF the widespread
interest 10 gold mining. a con-
IitiOn brought about largely BY
he low prices OF other metals,
beam Finch believes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04

RICH PAY IS
EXPECTED At
MAGPlE GULCH

10 the belief that some Of the
richest pay has been unworked
IN the central portion Of Magpie
Gulch. near Canyon Ferry. about
20 miles west Of Helena. the Big
Belt Mining Company, financed in
Tacoma. Is now engaged in pre-
pairing to work its claims IN that
district.
A summary Of operations ami
expectations is provided By J. W.
Kager. president OF the company.
who says:
THE ground below as was
dredged and hydraulicked until
the overburden became too
great Above US for about two
miles the late Court Sheriff OPP
perated q bedrock drift for over
IA years. and is credited with
taking out close to $4,000. OOO.-
coo.
I'VE have a drain in and have
sunk two shafts to bedrock.
The shafts are $50 feet apart.
and when they are connected
with the drain and with each
other BY drift. we will be
ready TO take out pay dirt on
q fairly large scale. Our tests
indicate that the values on our
ground are better than those A.
bove and below. due to the fact
hat the canyon narrows and Is
therefore more favorable for
heavy concentration OF gold on
he bedrock.
AT one point on our ground
. reef crosses the gulch and
forms a natural trap, which
should contain very rich deposits.
We are now employing ~ men,
md intend to increase the force
IS we open the ground BY ex-
ending laterais from the main
rift"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04

The Golden West Mining Com
pany holds % claims on West
Fisher River In the Cabinet
range Of mountains in western
Montana. 81 miles from Libby.
The claims embrace an area OF
approximately 400 acres. at an
elevation Of $500 feet near the
top Of the range.
Superficial exploratory work
has resulted in finding 10 veins
Of gold-bearing ore on the com
pany's property. In some OF
them the gold occurs visfbly in
the clean quarts while in others
it is seen imbedded in massive
euIphides OF lead, zine Of iron.
Two Veins Worked
Principal development work
10 date has been done on only
two veins, on the New Discovery
and Little Annie claims. Work
under way at present consists
in driving the No. 8 tunnel on
the Little Annie Gin which the
strike was made) and construc-
tion OF a new adit tunnel on the
New Discovery vein.
The company plans to push de-
velopment with a view to block
ing out a sufficient reserve OF ore
to Justify eQulpping the property
with a mill producing both bull
lion and concentrates. The work
to date has resulted In blocking /
out impressive amounts OF com
mercial ore. though none but test
lots has been shipped.
Test shipments
One test shipment OF 38h
IONS Of crude ore to the Bunker
Hill 4 Sullivan Shelter at KEEL
ogs averaged 1874 ounces OF
gold and 1895 onees Of silver
per ton. > total vaIue Of S7s.0e
per ton. or ss.0s8.s7 for the
.arload
A shipment OF one ton Of Sc /
ected ore contained 1912 ounces
4 gold and 4.8 ounces Of silver. 1
TOSS value being szes.bi. b
Sheridan Ia Charge
On May 4. this year. N. eli
'hersian was placed in full q
barge Of operation. devoting 4
is entire time to the manage a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
Wire Gold And
Nuggets Found
In New Ore Vein
Property Near Libby In LimeIight AS Result
Of Discovery On Little Annie Claim
Sheridan In Charge

Libby, July 3 Further focusing atten-
ton on what promises to be Montana's next
mining sensation, the Golden West mine 81
miles from here at the head of West Fisher
river has struck high-grade gold ore in a
four-fOot vein in its No. tunnel on the Little
Annie claim. The gold occurs in wire and
nugget form in the quartz and specimens
from the vein are among the richest ever seen
in this section.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04

ment He has 10 his credit
several outstanding successes.
notable among them being HIS
development. as managing part
ner. OF the famous Sheridan
lease in the Morning Mine at
MuIlan. which yielded a fortune.
Subsequently he brought the
0olconda Mine near Wallace
from the prospect stage to that
Of a producer.
Company Officers
Officers and directors Of the
company are
N. z. schouweiler. president.
Libby: John Lovick. vice-presi-
dent, Libby: Paul H. Church.
treasurer Libby VIM Herbert.
director. Libby c. M. Nelson.
Spokane, Washington.
Negotiations are now pending
for listing company stock on the
New York Mining Exchange.
The company is reported IL
nanced to the extent OF being
abie to carry out present develop
nent plans and to install a mill
and other needed equipment.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
GOLD AGAIN SOUGHT
IN OCCUR D'ALENES

Search for gold has again
been resumed IN the Occur d.
Alenes, on the Idaho Montana line
where for years attention has
been directed almost wholly on
lead and silver. oid-time placer
digings on Pritchard, Eagle and
Beaver Creeks, idle since 1880.
are again being worked with the
hunt for elusive mother lodes'
again revived.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
QUAKE UNCOV Frs
HIDDEN GOLD ORE

An earthquake which split of
the top OF q mountain has re-
vealed one Of the worlds richest
deposits OF free gold at ri Tambor
in the state Of sfnaloa, Mexico.
More than so rich veins have all
ready been staked with many
Of the opinion that the
deposit may easily yield half
q billion dollars
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
S ERS, FAMED
INNING ENGINEER,
DIES ON VOYAGE

William Lawrence Saunders. ~.
founder Of the American institute
Of Mining and Metallurgical En-
gineers. died at Teneriffe, in the
Canary Islands. on June Is.
He was a prominent figure in
the early days OF the Montana
mining industry and is known
to many Ia Butte. where he was
a frequent visitor He was on
tour for the benefit Of his health
when stricken
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
S
CAMP ALIVE AGAIN

Angels Camp, California. one
time Mecca or the Forty-Niners.
who took more than $3.50 .o0o,-
10000 In gold from its environs.
is alive again New capital has
taken over the Angels and sui
tana mines and they are to be
placed in operation Immediately,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
ALUAETNUAI

The metal aluminium was dis-
covered In Germany in 1928.
It's cost in 1855 was $50
pound. In 1911 the market
price OF the metal was % cents
and the annual production was
40,0o0.o00 pounds
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
GREAT HILL

tSonfinped from Pare Sixl
in sluicing the pay dirt.
Water Was Precious
Water was precious in those
days and the miners converted
every bit
On or near their claims the
miners built their cabins sa-
looms were not long in making
their appearance.
Had A Hand
In the winter Of I8Se-'67. says
an old letter from Butte. she
town had SO or 60 houses. four
stores. three saloons. one res
taurant, q band for the New
Years night bail. 4 small smelt-
ing furnace, a los school house.
But the Butte Of 1854 to 1867.
thriving placer camp with build
ings and cabins sprinkIsd over
the guiches. was 70 90 into a
sudden ana serious decline.
Placer digeins vas to give way
10 quarts mlnine. gold 10 silver.
before its real destiny as the
gorld's greatest copper camp wasl
launched aspsesors and min
$3.50 80
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-07-04
Silver Bows
First Placer
Is Recalled

Butte. Judy 4--PIans for
the ezrection Of a marker 70
commemorate the discovery Of
goht In what b now Silver
Bow County have been an-
noanced BY Daughters o. the
American Revelation.
Claim No. / in this district
was located on silver Bow
creek. below the town Of silver
Bow. in July. 1854. by Frank
Ruff and others.
s1.5Oo.OoO Yield
The discovery claim yielded
$500, 600 between 1864 and
1859.
The metal production Of Butte
and vicinity was estimated from
1854 to 1876 as follows:
Gold Ontput
Butte. Silver Bow and Rocker
IS. 100000.
German gulch. discovered Apr.
i. 1865, $1,000 600.
French guich, discovered in.
June. 1865. sl.000.00o.
Highland gulch. discovered Au-|
gust i 1856. 81, 600, 600.
Mines OF Cable and vicinity.
100000
Total for Deer Lodge county,
s1O,500. 600.
Changed Output
Gold in 1875 was already be-
ing pushed into the background
by silver which later on was to
yield first place to copper
But the summit valley was a first
class gold producing area for a
time. Old writer's enthusing
over the. richness Of the gold de-
'osits in this district predicted
n 1870 that Silver Bow will
vield more gold than all Of Deer
lodge combined"