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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
JUST A LITTLE ADVICE

Tomorrow and Saturday old Santa Claus
himself will officially open the Christmas shop
ming season in West jefferson and we are hop
ping that record crowd Of people will be pre-
sent to greet Santa, to see the amazingly large
and varied display of gifts and other Christmas
merchandise now on display in the many stores
here and to enjoy the beautiful and coior1ul
Yuletide street lights and decorations.
Besides making shopping tour OF the stores
Santa has promised to have candy and other
small gifts for the children and we know that
he will not disappoint them, especially II they
have been well-behaved during the past year!
This season the live and progressive mer-
chants of West Jefferson have made extensive
nrenarations to serve the Christmas shopping
needs of every person in Ashe and surrounding
counties Their windows, showcases, shelves
and tables are filed and loaded With large
and varied assortment of holiday gifts. To
provide Christmas atmosphere equal to any
town of similar size in the state, they have gone
to considerable expense in securing multi col
ored street lights and other decorations which
will illuminate the town every night from now
until after Christmas and add additional charm
to the friendly, goodwill holiday spirit that is
already prevalent
There is absolutely no good reason for you to
go elsewhere to do your Christmas shopping
andst show your appropriations to these Ashe
county merchants, we highly recommend that
every one resolve to do all of his or her shop
ping "at home: ''.'' '.a 'ss
Here ii. the trading center Of sAshe county
youscar find everything that you want and we
know that the prices are in line and often times
bettertAan can be found IN ottfler places.
Yes, West Jefferson merchants deserve your
patronage. They help make this better and
more prosperous county in which to live, pay
high taxes or rents, employ hundreds Of people
and are always keenly interested in your
welfare.
Don't wait until the last minute to do your
Christmas shopping. Do it now and in West
jefferson!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
N orth Corolina
Now Ranks 18th
In P opulation
Tar Heel State Moves Ahead OF
Indiana. New York Largest,
Nevada Smallest:

Washington, D. C.-The census
estimate of population on July J.
1887, placed North Carolina 18th in
place Of Indiana and Alabama 18th
instead Of being tied with Tennes-
see for that position. South Caro-
lima and West Virginia each jumped
number to 25th and 18th, while
Kansas fell from 25th to 9th.
Florida moved ahead Of Wash
ington to take the Both place.
The bureau reported Kansas the
only State to lose population the
total number of residents in that
State declining several thousand.
Four other States-Nebraska, South
Dakota, Rhode Island and New
Mexico-neither gained nor lost.
All other States gained. California
led in population increase, a gain OF
$4,000 bringing it's total to 6,154,000
New York had the largest popu-
lation of any State-12,956,0 1000
Nevada the least-101 900. North
Carolina has 3,492,O0O.
The total estimated population OF
the nation in 1887 was 129, 257, O0O
compared with last years 1913, 429,
900.
Officials said the estimates were
based, on birth and death statistics
and migration trends as indicated
by changes in school enrolment
and other factors. The bureau did
not issue estimates of population fol-
individual cities.
It ranked the States and the Dis
trict of Columbia as follows:
l New York, 2 Pennsylvania, 3
Illinois, 4 Ohio, 5 Texas, 6 Califor-
MIA, z Michigan, s Massachusetts,, 6
New Jersey, 10 Missouri, II North
Carolina, @12 Indiana, Is Georgia, Il
Wisconsin, Is Kentucky, 16 Ala
bama, II Tennessee, Is Virginia
lie Minnesota, 20 Iowa, 81 Okla
homa, % Louisiana, % Arkansas, "a
Mississippi, Is South Carolina, &c
West Virginia, q Kansas, % Con-
necticut, 20 Maryland, 80 Florida
81 Washington, 80 Nebraska, SO
Colorado, "a Oregon, IS Maine, 36
North Dakota, 81 South Dakota, 80
District Of Columbia, 40 Montana
, Al Utah, AZ New Hampshire, 43 Ia
no, A New Mexico, As Arizona, &C
Vermont, AZ Delaware, 48 Wyom-
| ing, and 40 Nevada.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
PUNTS
PASSES
AND q
FUMBLEs
BY
POSTS GRID
SCRIBE

Some of our furniture goes back
to Louis XIV and then some goes
back to Sears Roebuck.
The clerk of the court qualities
witnesses for an oath" But they
are really qualified down town in
the lawyers Office.
A preacher referred to some
people as "Skunks." He certainly
has Sense" of humor.
There was a man in Italy buried
and moved twelve times. l guess
that it was a disciple of Nero and
was ''fiddling around"
T. j. jefferson said that man
had the right to be a fool If ne
wanted to. Some people would
take that right without any OF
Thomas Jefferson's constitutional
leverage.
Don't try tanning an old fame.
They "got OUT to easy on you.
saw by the paper that a wom-
an had been given the Custody
of her children.
There is no dependence in his
tory. Gen. Pershing denies even
saying, eve are here, Lafayette"
much less getting an answer back
from him.
'ePlay in London" by Shake
speare and Bernard Shaw. I ad-
nit that Shaw should be with
Shakespeare and for long time.
Ambrose Bierce said that you
had as well say that man "got"
dead as to say he got married. OF
course his discourse was on the
correctness of English. But there
may be some good philosophy in
the assertion!
Lawyers create standing army to
defend court action. They must
have the PWA on their side.
These fellows that have to humor
their wives by calling them
''Ducky" were quacks to begin
with.
Dante and Beatrice passed each
other on bridge every morning
for twenty years and never spoke.
They went down in history as the
most perfect lovers. Wise old Dan
te knew that if his tongue slipped
that. his feet would too.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
A WORD OF APPRECIATION

The Skyland Post wishes to extend its sim
cere thanks to the merchants for their excel
lent cooperation in helping to make this
Christmas Shopping Edition one of the largest
and best ever published in the county and we
join them in welcoming you to the official open
ing of the shopping season here tomorrow and
Saturday. We also urge that you read carefully
every one of their messages as presented in this
edition, as they contain information OF vital
importance to you. So
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
PROPHETS OF DESPAIR

There are pessinists who make speeches and
write books about how the future holds no
promise, and about how there are no new from
tiers, no new horizons toward which Ameri-
ca can march. And there are others who say
that if we are to move forward at all, we must
scrap our time-tried ways Of doing things and
start all over again with a new system.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA,
ASHE COUNTY.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
REENpLl 11rIE or 1rpK
- ~
NOTICE

ASt1E COUNTY.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
Mable Lyal1 Matheny and husband.
I. j. Matheny, Arthur Lyall and
wife, Elzina Lyall
VS..
Bryce Lyall and wife, Bernice
Lyall and Blanche Lyall ~,
The defendant, Blanche LyalI,,
will take notice that an action as
above entitled has been commenced
in the Superior Court of Ashe
County, North Carolina, for the
sale of real estate for partition in
which the above named defendant
has or claims an interest.
The said defendant will further
take notice that she:is required to APP
pear at the Office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court for Ashe Coun-
ty at the Courthouse in Jefferson,
North Carolina, on the 9TH day of
January, 1888 or within thirty (3O)
days thereafter, and answer or de-
muir to the complaint in said action
or the plaintiffs will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
This the 7th day of December,
1887.
J. S.. STANSBERRY,
12-9-4t Clerk Superior Court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
THOMAS OSBORNE

Thomas Osborne, age rs, died at
his home near here Monday and
funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Buffalo Bap-
list church, with Mr.. Grimm in
charge Of the service.
The well known Ashe county
man is. survived by his wife and
two children, John and Bryant Os-
borne. He also leaves two broth
ers. Cleve Osborne, of Boone and
John Osborne, of Damascus, va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

FOR SALE-I IA acre ungraded
fine Tobacco. Pin Hookers. See
me quick. Jack Rhodes, Warrens-
vile. N. C. 12-9-1t
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Look around and get your thrill
buying Christmas doll for little
girl who hasn't any.
Bring the Riddles to- see Santa
Claus in West Jefferson Friday and
Saturday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Entered as second-class matter on Oct. /, 1925 at
the post Office at West Jefferson, North Carolina
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

snow would probably fall on the
Blue Ridge again today.
The cold wave Monday also land
ed on most Of the, southern states
and last week, snow fell down in
the Tar Heel state.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
Richness Of Our
Mineral Resources

Developments of the week again
stress the richness of the oil and
gas resources Of the Cut Bank field
and incidentally the unpredactable
nature of this field A big old we'll
was brought in as an offset to
very small producer and Glacier
Production company completed a
huge gasser in an area that here
tofore seemed likely to be rather
This uncertainty reals
ly adds to the fun of the quest. If
all the wells were uniformity large
or small, there would be few thrills
left for the operators or the public.
1t is a safe conclusion that this
condition will continue for many
years. 1t is also probable that areas
between Cut Bank and the Rockies,
now given little or any notice will
be successfully opened up, when
conditions Justify, add
ng vastly to the wealth of Cut
Banks backgrounds. BANK
PIONEER PRESS.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
A. |. N. {. WILL MEET

The Montana section of the
American Institute of Mining En-
gineers has been called to meet on
September 5 at the Butte country
club to hear r. C. Allen president
of the A. I. M. E., who is stopping
in Montana en- route to Canada.
This will be THE first meeting of
the Montana section with the newly
elected president. Accompanying
him will be Secretary Parsons and
George E. Waterhouse, a director.
Mr.. Waterhouse is a professor in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. They will attend the Joint
of the A l. NJ e. with the
Canadian Institute Of Mining and
Metalurgy at Vancouver, B. c., on
September 1890.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04

When it was pointed out to
members of the committee that
oil royalty companies were not tax
evaders and that the bill should
be amended so as to clearly ex-
empt these from this odfum as well
as this surtax, the bill was amend
ed, so that the portion defining
personal holding company income
makes the following distinction:
Royalties (other than mineral, oil
or gas royalties) 1t also further
from classification as per-
sonal holding company income min
eral, oil or gas royalties If they
constitute so per cent or more of
the gross income and df the deduc-
tons other thon compensa taom for
personal services rendered by share
holders constitute Is per cnt or
mo of the goss income. If these
to the bill had not been
many oil royalty companies
ike corporations formed specifically
'or tax evasion purposes, would
rave been taxed out of existence.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
PLACER PROJECT
ON BIG HORN
VAST OPERATION

BILLINGS Some idea of the
vastness of the placer project on
the Big Horn river is given by J..
F. Speery of st. Paul, president of
the new Big Horn Mining Co.. who
says that the program includes not
one but several dredges, and a
cyanide plant to treat the black
sand concentrates. The Company
has 100 miles of dredging ground,
and when in full operation 1T is
expected to be the largest opera
ito of it's kind in the State of
Montana Ground has been tested
and much of it is high grade, as
high as $500 per yard. 1t is estd-
mated that the average gravel will
run better than $1.0O per yard.
The total available yardage is not
fully known yet, as tests still going
IN. but many millions of yards have
been tested so far. Dredging viii
start as soon as the dredges are
erected. and the cyanide plant will
De built Immediately. Machinery
las been ordered and Is expected
% arrive soon, from the news
eceived.
The ground to be mined and de-
Teloped is south an east of Hardin,
Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
zONOLITE WILL
BUILD Mill AND
TRIPLE CAPACITY

LIBBY-A new mill is to be
built by the ZonOlite company at
it's vermiculite mine east of Libby,
as part of a program to triple the
output of the company. This ex-
pansion was made necessary by in
creased business and a steadily ex-
panding market, according to w. G.
Nagel of Detroit, president.
AT the annual meeting held here
Zonolite stockholders reelected the
former board of directors: w. G.
Nagel, w. B. Mayo, S. M. Muirhead,
r. c. Shields, E. A. Blanchard, ].
D. Cummings, all of Detroit, and NJ.
F. Gay of Libby.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
FEDERAL MINING LOANS

The Mining Division of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation an
nOunces that during its existence 1t
has authorized loans to mines tot
aling S10,787,50O OF the total a.
mount authorized, $6,433,0OO has
been cancelled, either because the
loans did not stand up under field
examination, or because the appl-
can't found private financing a.
valuable after his project had been
authorized by the RFC.
At the present time the RFC has
approximately 70 active loans either
on its books or in the process OF
being granted. OF these active
loans, $2,597, 500 has been actually
disbunsed to borrowers.
In the period of operation, a tot
al OF $717,694l21 has been repaid
by borrowers.
The foregoing figures do not tell
phe whole story. Mining loans were
maugurated at a time when the pri-
vate capital market was tightly
closed to mining investment. Banks
could not lend to mines and private
investors were to timid to enter this
field.
Almost Immediately after the
RFC had been authorized to make |
these loans. private capital began to
come into mining investment, with
5he result that while only about
$1,000, 900 has been actually invest |
ID in mining properties by the RFC
lhese loans have been responsible !,
.or many additional millions of pri-
rate capital venturing into mining
md this flow of private capitaI is
responsible for the very substantial
ievelopent that has taken place
ind Is continuing on an increasing
Icale.
MINING & INDUSTRIAL NEWS
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
PURCHASE LIBBY CLAIMS

LIBBY-A group of four lode
claims on Poor Man Creek, 25 miles
from Libby have been purchased
by Jack Willis of Spokane and C.
Mesancon of MissOula, from ]. w.
Barrett and Tom Hugill. Willis, a
engineer, expects to start
development at once, first building
a three-mile road and then install
ling compressor and other equip
ment. The ore carries gold, silver
and lead.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
INCOME OF MINING INDUSTRY

The Treasurer's report on statis-
tics of income for 1884 featured
mining and quarrying industries.
1t shows total number of returns
from 1856 companies, 4,46O show
ing net incomee. Gross income OF the
mining and quawying industry was
$1,161,775.00O, and net income
1856, 063,000. Income tax paid By
and quarrying was $21,456,-
600. Excess profits tax amounted
to s428,000. There were 9,083 firms
showing no net income.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
SPEEDING CLANCY WORK

HUMPHREYS Gold Corp. which re-
gently suspended operations on Al
der Gulch, just below hummer Dams
bar, at Virginia City, has put all
of it's dragline equipment to work
at Clancy creek to speed up that
operation. 1t Is understood that
the new type washer at Clancy will
be later removed to Alder gulch
to work the upper canyon which is
too narrow to justify the use of the
big dry land dredge heretofore
used.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
FINE FOR THE ATTORNEYS

Litigation continues in the at
fairs of the Gold Greek Mining
Co., on whose ground the dredge
of the Pioneer Placer Dredging Co.
Is operating ON Gold Greek. Latest
suit is brought by the widow of
Malcolm d. Jeffrey of Ohio who
has 1900 shares, par value $685.
600, of Gold Greek Mining, Co.
stock. She seeks an account OF
revenues and profits, receivershdp
and cancellation of its leases.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
GOLD PRODUCTION, 1885

Gold Production in the United
States during 1886 was valued at
2,508,SOO, an increase of $780,
100000 above the value of the
all-ttme record 1915 production.
Production was 4,357,394 ounces
as compared with 3.6O9,283 ounces
in 1885 and 4,487,6 O4 in 1915.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
GILBERT is VISITOR

F. C. Gilbert mining engineer, and
secretary of the Mining Association
of Montana, was a visitor in Great
Falls this week, having completed
A0me consulting work in the north
ern part OF the state.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04


A country rich in legends as we'll Z
ably attract the largest crowd that
convention.
The miners can do no better than
TO compare notes and speculate as
to the location of the mother lode"
which Jim Olafson discovered Ac-
cording to George Marsh of Butte,
Jim OlafsOn came to Bannack in
1856, from where, no one knew.
He was a large, fierce looking man,
about so years old. and did not as
sOciate very much with the other
miners of the town. He lived in his
little cabin on Yankee flat, and
sometimes he would disappear for
a month or more with his pack of
grub, his blankets, his pick and
gold pan.
Went South of Town
One June morning in 1867 the
neighbOrs saw him leave toward the
south with his prospecting outfit
They Thought nothing of it at the
time but later had cause to re-
member his going and the direction /
he took. In a few weeks Olafson was
seen to return. His pack was gone
but in its place he carried several
ore-sample sacks. He went imme-
diately uptown TO the Goodrich no
tel Striding into the saloon and
over to a card table he laid his
sacks down. He turned to the crowd I
and said in a loud voice: Boys my
troubles are over. I've got samples
mother lode and I've got sampls
here to prove IT, I amt going to
file no claims though, to give my
place away. You could never find
It anyway"
Had $4,000 Rock
The men in the saloon thought he
was drunk and turned away until
he opened his sacks. What they '
saw made them gasp and stare in b
for on the table lay the +
richest ore any of them had ever t
seen. A rough assay estimated the S
at $4,000 per ton. and Jim O
0lafson became the most import C
ant figure of the day. Men could s
not get too friendly with OlafsOn.
They piled him with drinks, hoping a
hat liquor would loosen his tongue. e
Jut he remained close mOuthed and t
never dropped a hint as to the n
ocation of his claim a
ne v h1UcO HIS Mine II
The miners logged his footsteps, II
they listened by his door at night RI
o hear if he talked in his sleep. T
Those who had seen him go into fl
he hills told the direction he had Of
aiken and caused a general STAN b,
led into the hills. At intervals, st
i'm Olafson slipped away in the en-
cad of night to visit his bonanza. bt
Within a day or so he would re- h;
urn with all the gold ore he could tC
AIRY. Men hid on the trails, and re
utside his cabin, hoping to waylay
i'm on one of these nocturnal Wis VI
Is and learn the location of his M
lain. But Olafson was too wary
or them.
Bannack had no safe-deposft
aults so Jim hid his gold in the
1rest, awaiting the day when he 81
-ould return to the States a rich II
ian. IN
Went Insane al
Then something in Jim Olafson's q
rain snapped and he became a as
lving maniac During his delirium III
e told of a vein of ore so rich the
uggets could be picked out of it w
tth pocket-knife. He was sent to
n insane asylum, where he babbled J =
lcessantly of his gold mime but d
ever once did he mention its To- %
ltion. In a few months ne died. dr.
Men have hunted long for the WI
lother lode without success. 90,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
SILVER PRODUCTION, 1885

Silver production in the United
States during 1886 was 63,8d2.I76
ounces, valued ait $49.422,53O. am
increase of 17,8S7,722 ounces and
Sl6,414, 1923 value over 1g36
In the record year 1915 74.961 .07s
ounces valued at $37,397, 800 were
produced.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
PROsPBCTING pERNyTT

Prospecting permit has been is
sued to John Vincent Hurley. of
st. Paul, Minnesota, for $40 acres
Sections 5 and 6, Il. BON, r. 31E
through the Great Falls land office.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
MONTANA FLoUTs BIOLOGISTS

About two miles south Of Mira
Iona and some six miles west of
Riverside, ]. F. Kobante, a former
Cat Creek, Montana, operator, is
drilling a wildcat weM in a formation
which, he frankly states, has been
condemned by geologists, but which
he believes will be found productive.
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Royalty Companies Accepted
From Personal Holding List
Under New Tax Evasion Law

Of
in
by
l. P. A al Washington, D. C
that oil
centWe elevied
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
RUBY SILVER MINES, INC.

Ruby Silver Mines, Inc, has been
incorporated in Great Falls with
a capitalization of 100000, with 81
par stock Thomas L. Huxley of
Lewistown, Charles v. Huxley of
Neihart and G. r. Powers of Boze-
man are incorporators. They have
silver mime at Nefhart.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04
Mother Lode Is Somewhere
In The Vicinity Of Bannack

will hold meeting
where
assembled
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04

Geological reports copied or MIN
e0graphed--mapa reproduced. BOX 500.
Montana OH 4 Mining Journal. Great
Falls. Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-09-04

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and gsoIogzses may avail
themselves Of the use of the Montana
OH and Mining Journals geological
library, which has the largest eoalse-
private reports on Montana oil and
mining geology. Since many of these
reports are out Of print copies win
be furnished Of reports. together with
maps, on q moderate folto charge,
through the Supply Department, Mon
tana on and Mining Journal, First
National Bank Bldg. Great FAILS.
Montana
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MINING

FOR SALlE-Proven. fine silver mining
property near Georgetown. Colo, Rich
200 Tennyson Ave Paio Alto. Calf