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Greeks or what FL Dorado-the
I'M Gilded Man-has been to South
~ America the lost mines on the
San Saba and Llano Rivers in
Texas have been to all that part of the United
States once owned by Spain. The story Of
these mines is a cycle made up of thousand
cantos. Housed mechanics, preachers, teach
ers, doctors lawyers, earth-treading farmers
and home-staying women, well as roaming
cowboys rangers, outlaws and miners have told
the strange story-and believed it. It Is story
of yesterday, as obsolete the claiming Of
continents by priority in ag-hoisting; it is
story of today, as realistic as the salt OF the
earth; it is also story of tomorrow, as fantas-
tic and romantic as the hopes of man. Through
it history walks unabashed and in it fancy sets
no limit to extravaganza.
Sometimes the name of the tabled source of
wealth is Los Almagres; sometimes Las Anna
rillas; again, La Nina de las Iguanas, or Liz
ard Mine, from the fact that the ore is said
to have been found in chunks called iguanas
Oizards); oftener the name is simply the Lost
San Saba Mine or the Lost Bowie Mine. In
seeking 1T generations of men have diSem-
boweled mountains, drained lakes and turned
rivers out of their courses. It has been found
and lost-in many places under many con-
ditions. It is here; it is there; it is nowhere.
Generally it is silver; sometimes it is gold.
Sometimes it is a cave; sometimes in water;
again on top of a mountain. Now 1t is not
mine at all DuC an immense storage OF Dull10n.
It changes its place like the will-o' he-wisp,
and it has more shapes than Jupiter assumed
In playing lover.
Only the land that hides 1t does not change.
Except that it is brushier, groomed down in a
few places by little fields and cut across by
fences, it today is essentially the Spaniards
found it. soil that cannot be plowed under
keeps its traditon-and its secrets. Wherever
the mine may be, however it may appear, it
has lured it lures, and it will lure men 1t
is bright glamour and it is dark and thwarting
Fate. 1t is the wealth of the Indies; it is the
wealth into which Col. Mulberry Sellers so
gloriously transmitted water and turnips.
THE early settlers of the San Saba and Llano
country found an old road leading south
from the preside of San Luis de las AmarillaS.
As it was their belief that the Spaniards had
hauled bullion over it to San Antonio and
Mexico, they called it Silver Trail, and they
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trace this sandstone to the vicinity Of the old
Spanish fort. Capt. Gordon never tracked the
outcroppings to the inevitable shaft on the San
Saba. Few people realize how tied down the
average ranchman is, how little time he has for
taking up asides. But the old captain, living
now in San Antonio-his house a veritable
museum of objects of art and aboriginal artifactS
collected from many lands-is at last free OF
ranch bondage. sAt the very moment OF this
writing he is preparing to follow the sandstone
trail to its end-the long hidden Spanish silver
mine on the San Saba.
THERE were two Kirkpatrick brothers, Moses
and James. They lived in the sequestered
village of Mullin, Tex, where Moses combined
banking with his mercantile business and was
the stout pillar, both moral and financial, that
the Presbyterian Church rested upon. He sel~
dom glimpsed the wild flowers growing along
the path of dalliance which his brother James
so softly trod. James had been educated to
medicine in Kentucky, their native State, and
riding with his pill bags" over the far
stretched hills Of the Colorado River satisfied
his ambition. The people in the country called
him "Dr. jim" He knew q little about rocks
and he often brought them home in his saddle
pockets.
Home was with his good Scotch parents.
Sometimes he fancied rock too big to carry on
horseback; he did not mind spending day go-
ing after it in buggy. He had fondness for
art. He was loiterer with the tastes Of an ad-
venturer. When he was close to so he married
a woman IS years his junior. He was a great
hand at storytelling, and however idle the
heroes Of his narrative may have appeared to
Brother Moses, they were life and LIES romance
to nephews and nieces. He never had any chill.
dren of his own.
In 1900 "a foreigner" came to Mullin. He
was either Frenchman q Spaniard-it
could not be, or was not, determined which.
He was very non-communicative, but as he was
in Cfi info I1od
contacts. 1t was natural that he should take"
to DR.. kirkpatrick, the easiest-going and the
most tolerant man in the country.
He was looking, so he told the doctor, for a
wrought-iron spike in oak tree that should
be somewhere north and a little east of the
junction of the San Saba River with the Colo
RADIO. If he could find the spike he could find
"the treasure of the banking mission"-the San
Saba. The San Saba, according to the for
eigner handled the funds for all the Spanish
missions to the northwest and was also q con-
centration point for bullion from mines In New
Mexico and Colorado. It was kind Of cleaxs
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THAT the Golden Fleece was to the
e.: {: s: !: 4:
San Saba and Llano Rivers in
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II guess that will hold you for while, Sir James"
thought Blake, but to Guinalda he made no reply,
only smiled down her. Presently she stamped
her foot. Thou hast an inpudent smile, srrah!"
she exclaimed angrily Me liketh 1t not Thou
art too forward with the daughter Of prince" Il
merely asked if you cared whether I was killed
replied" she said thou art forward boor!" said
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Thou. art passing fair with thy lance" replied
Guinalda. at is not too late to change the selec
ton Of thy weapons. I beg thee to do So" you
care?" asked Blake softly with world of meaning
in his voice. The princess dropped her eyes, Then
she looked up with touch of hauteur in them.
IT am the daughter of prince" she answered. II
care for the humbest of my fathers subjects"
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threatened to wipe out the in1ai.sE. The growers
cried, "Help!" Uncle Sam dispsAdAAd aid to the
stricken region in the person of a dkfRcd specialist
Of the plant breeding staff. He 9-oaed by tests
that only two of 100 varieties Of lettuce could live
in the diseased soil. Those two were Of the leafy
type while the marketing public demanded head
lettuce. So the scientist turned the eafy type into
head lettuce Using tiny stream of water under
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air pressure he forced the pollen from the flowers
on the dsease-proof leafy stocks and placed there
in its stead the pollen taken from head lettuce
flowers. Then nature completed the job Of seed
production, and brand-new variety Of lettuce re-
suited 1t was called Imperial" As soon the
plant breeder sure he had what the grower
needed he began growing seed in large lots so that
all the lettuce farmers could use it. The crop of
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Breeding new crop plants is a most necessary Work
of the Department of Agriculture, and is most
valuable aid to farmers The publics preference for
certain variety of lettuce. corn, potato, or other
vegetable grain tree is subject to change; certain
plants run down and become unproductive; others
are suddenly overcome by plant disease, as was
the case a few years ago the lettuce farms OF
California. Brown blight a strange new disease
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Thou art either brave a very simple
one" said Guinalda "or thou woudst never have
chosen to meet Sir Malud with sword and buckler.
None be so skilled with these in Nin1mr he. Be-
cause I thinkest that thou goest to thy death to-
morrow have brought thee aside to warn thee
Blake's eyes twinkled. What be done about
1t now fair princesS?" he asked.
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lettuce grown in the one-tine imperled Imperial
Valley, last year was worth $1O000000 in the field,
and at least twice that amount when 1t reached
the large Eastern markets. In that accomplishment
we have example No. of the practical results Of
the scientific research which is being conducted for
the farmers Of the United States. Tomorrow-LaZy
Wheats That Sleep Late.
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BABY CH1CKS-Barred Rocks. p. I. Reos,
White Leghorns. White Wyandottes on sale
each week Strong. healthy. lively thor.
cugh5reds. F. w. .Bolgiano a. Co.. GOT E
CHTCKS-Rocks. Reds. s11; Leghorns holly
wood, 50 hundred. Chicks that live. j. B.
Henry Phone Falls Church Va. 348. s.
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plan Estimates cheerfully given.
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Terms--Your Car in Trade.
14th and R SITS. North 1882.
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head stocker steers or cows,
rs head OF breeder ews; good stock. VIM.
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GUINEA PIGS. Frank j. Kraus, RiVerdale
Heights. p. o., Lanham, Md. g
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FOR SALE-Old newspapers; 25c per bundle. Order by phone Main no or letter to Gateway office, Seward.
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on Cook Inlet by the Russians in 1854. Though public attention had for several years been focus ed on the coal deposits of Alaska, practically no coal mining was done, except that of exploiting lignitic deposits for local use, un- til 1917 Prior to the withdrawal of all work in the Bering River and Matanuska fields.
 No shipments were made, how ever, and the total output of coal in the Territory up to the close of 1916 is insignificant, being about 84,0OO tons. Tn 1917, how ever, coal mining was begun on a larger scale, and an average of about 85,OOO tons year has been mined between that year and 1929 mostly from the Matanuska field. The largest production for any one year was 126,000 tons in 1928. The total coal output to the end ot 1929 was about 1,213,154 tons. During this period more than g. 8o7,O00 tons of coal have been i'm ported into the Territory.
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MINERAL OUTPUT, ALASKA
 SEEN As REMARKABLE

The total mineral wealth pro- duced in Alaska is estimated at $615,5O1 ,O00, and the value of the output is considered remarkable" since the large operations are confined principally to the coast because of transportation facili- ties. while vast mineral wealth of the interior" remains almost untouched, the Department of the Interior points out in a vol- tune of information on the Ter ritory just published, according to the U. s. Daily.
 Gold output of all placer mines has a value of about $254, ,125, ,000, the publication points out. Tn 1929 the placer mine output was estimated about $4,100,0OO.
 MINERAL RESOURCES
 That part of the publication dealing with Alaskan mineral re- sources follows in full text:
 The developed mineral resources of Alaska include gold lodes and placer, copper, coal, tin, petrol cum, and marble. In addition to these silver, lead, antimony, tung- sten, palladium, platinum, zinc, quicksilver, iron, peat, graphite, asbestos, mica, molydenite, sul- phur and barite have been found and some of them have been pro- duced either in temporary mining operations or as a by-product of other commodities.
 Gold-lode mining has been car ried on in Southeastern Alaska since 1880 and is large and we'll developed industry. The value of the total lode production is about $126,716jOOO of which $3,644, ,0O0 should be credited to 1929.
 Copper mining began in 1900 and has made rapid strides dur ing the last few years. The total copper production is about 1,189,- 989,000 pounds, valued at $208,-
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FOR SALE-The Mountain Home
 Inquire E. l.. Sweek.
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NEW POLICE COURSE

O0 HN0C1EO, OCt. IT. lH0J--An evening course in Physical Evil dence" at the University of South ern California will include use of blood tests, chemical analysis, pho- tography, the lie-detector, x-ray. the microscope and violet ray. These factors in the application of chemistry to police problems will supplement the study of ballistics. documents and handwriting.
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00S,000. Of this 4O,51O,0OO pounds valued at about $713O,00O repre- sents the output of 1929.
 PLACER RESOURCES
 Placer mining, begun at Juneau in 188l was extended to the Yu- kon Basin in 1886. No very inn portant discoveries of placer gold were however, made in Alaska un- til after the Klondike rush in 1898. This brought a large num- Der of people into the Territory and led some to the finding of gold at Nome in 1898, at Fair banks in 1902 and in the Innoko- Iditarod region in 1908.
 Meanwhile the other smaller districts were developed, notably those of the Yukon, the Copper and the Susitna Basins. Tie total gold output of all the placer mines has value of about $254,- 125,000 and the placer mine out put of 1929 has an estimated val ue of $4,117,00O.
 Silver has been recovered, most of it in mining gold and copper, to a total value of about 11,738,- 900. The value of the output of all other mineral products, in cluding tin, marble, gypsum, coal, petroleum, lead, etc., to the close of 1929 is about $14,914,O00.
 COAL DEPOSITS
 The first attempt at any form of mining in the Territory was the exploitation of coal deposits
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Science of Trapping, Sl.50; Fox Trapping, S1.50; Fur Buyers Guide, $2.5O; Home Manufacture of Furs and Skins, SITS; ALASKA SHOP.
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The much discussed boOk-"The We'll of Lonliness" now avaiIab at the Alaska Shop.
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FOR SALE Fine, upright piano; cheap for cash. F. o. Box. 143, Seward.
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FOR SALE-Seven pair Moose Pass pen-raised mink. Inquire Joe Ramon, P. o. Bx. 412, Seward.
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RATES-Fifteen cents per line first inser- tion. Seven and one half cents per line for subsequent insertions. Count six craze words to . line. Minimum charge se cents
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FOR SALElSaw mill, American portable, complete. ? NJ feet per day. Just the thing for tie camp. Bargain. Inquire H. w. Nagley, Talkeetna, Alaska.
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FEATHERS! Two Foxes in a day, with only two sets out, is my record. Methods guaranteed, $1.00. Floyd Blackman, RID 3, New Ber- lin, N. Y.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31

Without them the effort would have
fallen flat. It would have been
meaningless and futile.
This public attitude toward the
project was not the result Of one
thing or two things, but of many
things.
The first step was taken nearly Ia
years ago when the members of what
is now the American Legion began
armed service for their country It
was solidified when these same men
returned and took their places in
peace-time society. It has grown
with the years as the individual
members of the Legion and the or
ganization itself have pushed upward
to places Of trust and responsibility.
Citizens were predisposed to think
we'll Of the Legion and of its mem
bers. That attitude has grown with
the years because time has proved
that such faith was well-deservcd
Today the Legion holds unique
place among public organizations. 1t
Is an exclusive society which breeds
no Jealousy because of that fact. Its
comprises cross-section
OF the population and the right of
entry was established more than a
decade ago. It is exclusive, not by !
caste but by service.
1t is an organization which the j
people trust because it is so much a
thing Of the people.
And added to this friendly situa-
ton, Is the Legion's record Of
its faithful discharge Of
the trusts placed in it.
The slogan of the American Legion
S I'm Peace as in War We Serve"
The Legionnaires of Bismarck have
Interpreted it in terms of overcoats
md oatmeal, of shoes and coal.
Could there be more effective proof
hat this slogan really means some-
hing?
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
Quotations

Peace is the product of preparedness
for defense, to the patient settlement
Of controversy, and the dynamic de-
velopmept of the forces of good will.
Hoover.
i y Is
Are the people likely to forget that
where other prices are falling, includ-
ing wages, public utility rates stay up?
Pinchot, governor of Penn
sylvaria.
+ y =
People don't stand over a writer's
shoulder while he works on a manu-
script; why should my work be dis
turbed or interfered with?-Greta
Garbo, movie actress.
X i *
National taste has sunk to appall-
ing depths.-Dr. Alexander Meikel-
john, professor at Wisconsin U.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
Japan and the Bandits
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune)

If we may credit reports from
Japan, every Chinese in Manchuria
is bandit and as such should either
be killed or sent home to central
China. Without effective protest,
Japan has continued on its conquest
of Manchuria and only this week at
tackled an army of $4,000 Chinese
bandits" Japan is not waging an
aggressive war, apparently, but is
merely trying to stamp out what
seems to be q major Manchurian
crime wave.
AS the japanese continue to crush
the bandits" they are also making
more complete their control over the
whole of Manchuria. Before they
are through with their drive to rid
Manchuria Of its criminals, the
Japanese apparently plan to drive
every representative of Chang Hsueh
Liang's army out of the country and
to take over Chinchow. The attack
on Chinchow, II it Is completed, will
make the japanese control Of Man.
churia practically complete.
Although the United States Is said
to be planning another note to Japan
protesting any further military moves
toward Chinchow, it would seem that
there Is small hope Of restraining the
japanese drives. The victory won by
the Japanese military party In the
League Of Nations, when that organ
ization withdrew its earlier demands
that the japanese troops be recalled
as the first step In the arbitrat tioll
Of the dispute. strengthened its posi-
ton in Manchuria. The league did
set up commission of inquiry but il
provides for no definite action and
expressly forbids the commission te
interfere with the military arrange.
ments Of either party"
Since the league came to q decision
on the Manchurian question, the
japanese have increased their mill.
tary strength in the disputed area.
considerably. The air forces have
been amplified and the army is said
to have 10000 soldiers in the field
which Is 1000 more than the numbe,
that had been agreed upon by treaty
It probably was not the intention OF
the league that its action should be
taken as a recognition Of the newt.
ability OF the japanese position, but
apparently Japan has chosen so tt
consider it. The only real check or
Japanese operations seems to be
economic forces, chiefly the Chinese
boycott and the domestic fiscal diff.
ficulties in Japan.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
FAvORs DRY LAWS
wales, N. %.
Dec. ~, 1891.

Wales, N. D.
Dec. ~, 1891.
Editor, Tribune:
I wish to answer The Farmer from
Richardton who seems to think it
takes q lot of money to enforce the
prohibition laws. He also mentions
the fact that six billion dollars are
made each year by the beer and
whiskey runners. Yes 1t is very re-
grettable indeed to know that so many
people tn this age Of intelligence are
willing to spend over six billion dol
lars year for drink that is of no
benefit to the people drinking it: but
instead, makes them very undesirable
company while under the influence of
the stuff. and causes hardship and
sadness to many thousands of homes.
The fact that so many very promin-
ent citizens including officials in var
ious capacities and many law makers,
patronize this traffic, and do not re-
port to the law enforcement bodies in
the state, to a. great extent is the
cause OF these conditions.
Let every man remember that to
VA~AssVV VaAC. Jaw Id w t1auAk4C Okl tklC
blood OF his fathers and to tear the
charter Of his own and his children's
liberty" says Abraham Lincoln.
And In regards to not getting the
stuff under the eye of the state or
the federal inspector nor the pure
food and drug act, I'll suggest to all
persons patronizing the moonshine
traffic. to just save sample of the
brew and hand it to your states at
torney, give him the name of the par
ty you received it from and he will get
it analyzed for you.
# this were done We would not
have to spend so many million dollars
q year to enforce the laws. and 1t
would make us better citizens. We
would have more law enforcement.
Those who say that prohibition Is
a failure have never tried It.
It is a safe bet that the man who
sings How Dry I Am" Is wet. It
takes two to make q bootlegger.
Respectfully,
A Prairie Farmer.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31

Of the Padua Cathedral and damag-
ing the basilica of the Santo and the
Municipal Museum.
Five persons were injured. None
were killed. In the two previous
raids is were killed and 63 were in
jured.
French infantry. aided by British
and Italian artillery and airplanes,
successfully stormed Monte Tomba
positions between Osteria di Mon.
fenera and Mar4nzine.
British forces occupied Beitin. Ell
Baulua, Ell Burj. Janieh, and Ras
Kerker in Asia Minor. The British
reached Kuleh on the coastal sector.
In the negotiations at Brest-
Litovsk between the Central Powers
and the Bolshevist government, a
hitch occurred when the Germans
refused to withdraw their troops
from the occupied portion of Russia
which sought independence.