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y millionaires within i decade. Tins Dayton, D pair
j I 1 hi brothera, who have been working theli wonderful
E aeroplane In both America and France, are being
BssssawrsBi trailed by Oermanj and several other European
jx&t.) countries, which hope to peiieci themaelvei In lhi.
&j)tjite& i lie latest nioile ol' modern wnifare
& Bui until their contract! with both America and
i feN i-'i-am-i- me iiiiniied Hie Wright brother! will entei
jtSjgA Into no furthei agreementa, they aay.
cgS-Sb 'Hie mishap at Port Meyer in which Orvllle
mmmmm Wrlghl ws severely injured by failing with bis
aeroplana u distance of 76 feet, bowevt r, made no
difference In the plana of the brothera, The machine waa re
paired and soon the Aliierlean ileinonsl rations are to he Started
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THE WRIGHT BROTHERS lACHItiE AT LE f1At& '" ' :i,"
should de hie
anew. The death of I. hut. Solfildgo was a Mow to the cause,
for It was hoped that congress would give appropriations to
wards the ork. However the Wrlghl brothers hoped to over
come the setback by brilliant feats later.
The aeroplanes which were recently tried at Fort Myer
in the United States and at I.e Mans In Prance are ol about the
same variety and experts who have seen either of the cimtrl-
vancea declare that as aerial machines the devices are perhaps
the helghl t present day inventions In that line,
The French government's contract with the Wrights railed
for two illhis of ro kilometers each, carrying one passuugcr
besides the operator, For this accomplishment with the Inven
tion the brother! were scheduled to receive 1100,000, the device
being turned over to France
The) learned to call Wright the "bird man" over in France
because of the grace with which his machine soared through
the air and was able to laud at Hie poll! I from which he started.
.lust about tiie time thai Wilbur in France was making a hit
witli Ills success at the i.es iiiinauiiieies race course, ills young
er brother, Orvllle, started In to do things at Fort Myer, select
ed as the airship experimental grounds by the United suites
government.
Wilbur Wright declared that he had more trouble In the course
of making his contract and experimenting with bia airship In
France than he ever wants to experience again It was in l!iU."
iii.ii Wilbur Wiight asked the French government to purchase
bis niael for 1200,000, Hie officials replying that alter the
machine had proved lis worth II would he bought, One of the
brother! went to France, hut no undentandlng was arrived at
during the lime of his visit. The following year a committee
was selected to act as mediator between the Wrlghl brother!
mid the government,
A short time later Wilbur Wrlghl was handed S,000 as a
guarantee, which aided In defraying expenses Again communi
cations were established with the minister ol war and Wilbur
agreed to make a Might between two different points at B height
of "u meters and at a spied of 60 kilometers an hour, The ma
chine was to return to the point from which u started In ease
siiei ess graced the efforts of the Inventor, the iirm was in re
reive 1200,000 for the Invention, That arrangement fell through
a short time later, as set forth above
it look live months for Wilbur Wright to set up hut machine
after ll bad i n transported rrom Ohio to France, h wo neai
ly two weeks after his arrival at V Man- that the Inventor was
able io get his motor Into winking order Th motor Is tin- In
ventlon of the Wrights themselves, hence the degrei ol dellcac)
( j,;; mechaulsm can be Imagined when Hie enth of tlm taken
,., arrange It correctly is taken Into consideration.
The machine is started from a sort of cutapuli and it 1ms
attained n level of '" feet after leaving its stand which Is raiaed
., ,.w j, 0i from the ground In order that the delli ate parte close
lo Hie .round ma) not be brought Into contact -viih ibe earth,
frenchmen and Frenchwomen and children in learrli of curi
osities upon which to teaa! their eyes, bothered Wilbur Wrlghl
to a greal extent In France, bat his brother Orvllle ai Fort Myer
where he made a number of succeaaful tests declan d thai he had
no trouble whatever vviih curious persons The brothers were
Inclined lo keep their machine as much ol I eecrel II possible
In sleep n
the shed Which shielded his Invention. It was a damp spot and
the few friends he made among the French public declared
that his health was being impaired by his method f guarding the
precious secret.
The aeroplane with which Orvllle Wright experimented at
Fort Myer was ; xact duplicate of that used In France.
There wai no) a single variant xeepl in a few- of the parts,
but to the untutored eye both devices were exactly the same,
part for part.
Regarding the future the Wrlghl brothera have said little, ai
is their wool on most occasions when the airship topic is brought
lino the conversation, but irom their cloaeal friends the fact
has been learned thai Oermany is after the invention also and
while the biotheis, of course, realize that their first duty Is with
the United siaies government, they expect to demonetrate the
efflclenc) of the Bir craft somewhere along the Rhine and hope
to slime the prise which the Herman government has hung
up for succeaaful navigators of the ether
The fact that the Wright brothera were approached by agents
of the kais.r puts Oermany In the front ranks regarding the
study of aviation, it win be remembered that the emperor gave
liberal!) to Count Zeppelin in order that he might construct a
new machine alter his liisi airship was destroyed and the au
thorities among the Teuton! believe thai when they have se
cured "copy" of the Wrlghl device, they will ba in a fair way
towards taking a lead In affairs aerial.
.lust what othei countries are also desirous of getting into
line with an aeroplane order Is not known outside of the linn of
Wright k- Wright, but that there were a number of agents of
other European kingdoms in France ai the nine that Wilbur
Wrlghl was engaged in making his experiment! went to show
or at legal was a strong hint that the aeroplane Inventors could
derive i lot ol the " t of all evil" by simply saying so to the
agents, who were careful when visiting to drop a well-placed
remark as to their Identity,
Hut for thi year, ai hast, it is declared the experiment! are to
be confined to the United Suites ami France, Oermany, of
courae, win be next in Hue ami it is considered probable thai
England Will take some share in the game If the Britons decide
iii go in for aerial navigation In connection with fheir war de
partment, it i probable thai Orvllle Wrlghl will be given the
urn in oi demonstrating the air device somewhere in the
In I lllnil hood Ol I."!
One of Orvllle Wright's mo ncci ful flights al Fori Myer.
near Washington, occurred lust s sh inline the official
lb iniiii hi field set span I xperiments live
linns in addition to in- Its full length. Then bo landed di
ii limit oi He shelter tent which had been provided for
the aeroplane, The total nine needed for that trip was four
minutes and 15 econd Throughout the entire trip the ma
chine was innli-i perfect control, I he llle not losing ,i
and Wright being able to aend It hither and Ihlthei with
out an) apparent effort.
The wind was bli wing ai a rate ol three and three-fifths miles
an Iii Hi r and the avei . peed of H vice was estimate l al
Uli miles an Inuu, Thirl) fei i from the ground was the greatest
height attained throui houi the aei al lour. An Orvllle continue I
in experiment with ins machine he secured better control and
vin'ii the time for the tests approached be was able to in
late the aeroplane
with as much ease as .--
did his older brother y T
far acrn: s the Atlan- A
tic In Franco. Ji
The account of the 1 ,, j ft
trial trip at Fort Myei vVtk WB '
points out the possl- W
bllltles of the aero- JP , TSf
plane. Wilbur Wright
in France made trips " H
Which Were much like V ''
those which his bro- J
at gaflaxJaV Oi 1
Myer. He made his --!'1 lA A'--
best p ! r lot malice
w inn he encircled the
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COUrae over seven -(jinv
Huns ami maintained "
a speed slightly over . ..y- . . J
:'.ii miles an hour. Wll-
SSwTS S WILBUR WRICHT
nil ship one dav that he decided to trv a bit of nerlal tactics
Which previously had nol entered Into the regular daily routine
He am in I i il to SWOOP down suddenly from a height of about
10 feel and the left wing of the invention slriuk the ground
with much force, crippling the machine ami making it need
sary for him to take several days from h'a experimental work
io repair the injured pari
However the work was soon accomplished and the tontine
proceeded as usual, i xeepi Hint Wright mastered that swoop
until he accomplished it each day Then the French gave him
the title of the "bird-man," which has stuck to him at least
in the foreign pictorial magazines and newspapers.
one of the beauties or the accomplishments of Wilbur Wrlghl
in France was the demonstration of the superiority of his
machine over those Which were promoted by the natives of
i'rance themselves. When Wright fire! operated In aeroplane
ill France, there were several Frenchmen who wen- able to
outdo his feats. In fact i French aerial navigator set n
world s record before Wright's eyes. Hut the mark could not
si and for long.
A few days later the American ascended In his contrivance
and remained In the air an hour and a half, an BCCOmpUahmenl
which lias not been touched since, and which probably will
not be equaled in more than a decade by the French experts
The wrecking of the Orvllle Wright aeroplane at Fort Myei
near Washington was a disaster which pul a severe kink for 8
lime al least in the work of the brothers
it Is only a few years since the brothers Commenced expel
lments wiih the aeroplane, and they, Hieniselves, admit that
null device to-day is somewhat crude to what it win develoi
Into within a lew years. Headers of the newspapers remein
her how a lew years ago the fact that the Wright brother!
were destined to make their mark In the world of aeronautics
was shielded from the eves of possible trespassers on their
invention. So secretly waa the work carried on that It was
Impossible for i ven disinterested persons to get within sev
eral miles of the machine when n waa In action. For several
months ami even after the aeropli had i n pui on exhi
bition, the brothera would allow no photographs to be taken
of the machine, in this stand Inventors say they were per
fectly Justified, for the) claimed to have several points which
If secured by other prospective navigators, might deprivi
tin m of much of the credll which their great invention has
Ince oi ; owed upon them,
POPULAR MUSIC
Popular i. ni lo baa melod) it has rhythm It has ilmpUelt
it is easy to remember and eaej to quote. Schoolgirls can
play n wltboul d m mi ous violence to the Int igrlt) of the
musical ..ore or tin- main Intention of the compose.', in listen
to popular u u It little oi no effort on the pan of the Uiten
ei is required, one is home along on the full flood tide 1 1
mei.v . the flowing stream of melody, And to give oneaelf to the
ill H strained enjoyment of mUSlO of this kind is quite as lej.iu
mate a recreation as to read a light novel or witness a comedy.
Tin- music thai la easy to perform and easy to remember has
and bold! It! place --Philadelphia Ledger.
MINKS AND MINING
The world' product Ion of lend In H
I'm? was i.o4.i.2xf. ions, an increase of M
7a,H20 tons In live veins, or less than H
average of per cent Increase a H
Tin. construction lead mttln l
plant ai 6 Mountain, Idak . u H
being rapidly pushed to completion, H
and will he in commission by Fcbrn-
Australia In 119) was the foflti U
'..rgest lead producing country ol the H
world In 1:1117 her out pul sho.ved a M
liecrejsjM of 11,096 tons, placing beg
fifth In rank of production, M
Capitalists of Dayton. Ohio, have iH
purchased a Strong Interest In the Pafafafl
OOld King mine. In (lianite district. M
Heaver Bounty, as the result of an ex- M
amlnatlon of the property made ror LH
tin in recently. B
The North CMC Mining company, M
operating four and onc-tmlf iniica M
south of Silver City, Is preparing for
larger production and more extensive gH
develop:).. I installing a hoist,
boiler engine. M
Idaho heads the Hat of mineral- M
bearing states in the production of M
had, wiih I L' '..'0,1 tons, or M.7 per H
Cent of the toial lead output of ihe
United Stales. Missouri is second or.
ihe list. Utah third) ami Comrade) H
The Cherry Creek, Nevada, district H
Is looking up. A good wagon road Is H
being built across Ihe alkali Out be- H
'.ween the town and Hie railroad star H
Hon and with this completed several H
of the mines will he m position u
hip bH
The United Suites ranks llrsi of all H
countries In the production of had. as
well as its consumption, producing :is M
per (.in of tl.e total output oi Ihe LjS
world, ami eoiisumlug 1 7 per cent LjS
mnie than is produced in ihls country. H
01 H
The entrance of Colt, Ryu axel H
Thornton Amalgamated latereete H
into i:n Utah smelting field is an H
event of deep sUiiilleance, Mjm the H
Boston Newi Bureau, It means thai' H
the gaum let has been thrown down H
to the Quggenheimi gaS
The nun. 1 capacity of 'tin- n-w PH
smeller to ' ;' .1 flail Consolidated a
ores, will Ii.- .'.in hi inns a day. and the H
number of furnaces necManry to treat' H
this tonnage win depend entire!) on
Hie type of furnace finally decided H
upon, says the Boston News iiureau. H
Word from Terlngton gives the in- H
formal inn iliai Urn work on the 600" PjV
tool level of the Veilngton Ironsides
property is meeting with veiy giailly- H
ing returns, a crosscut u beini sent ,
on Hint level to lap Hie vein, and the LVfl
lace at prcSSttt is working lis way H
into rock that In said to run u: least M
.' per copper. H
The meeting of the American iin- M
ing OOOgrOM 'o he held 111 I'll! burg b
December I to 6 win be a busy one M
and ui.ni iibjecis of Importance to M
Hie milling Industry will be discussed, M
with the prospect of representations M
being made iii iiie lulled States eon- B
gresi which will result in greal bene- M
in io this industry, M
The showing of high-grade copper M
ore in Hie mine and on Hie dump of M
tiie Ninety-Nine Copper company, at H
(Jood spring-. Nov., is rerj encourss M
Ing ;o He owners, in the last .m --k Pfl
in October the company shipped tu M
iiie nde Mr melter at Ogden a H
carload of ore whirl, gave returns of M
What 111:11:1 mining ue-u conli.h nUy M
believe win prove the making of M
Hold Springs ami several neighboring M
1 amps lias Just in en brought out by M
ihe Sinn 1 & BUtott (ompany. Ii is an M
electric power plant project, the plant
to be stationed ai Modeua, ten miles H
from (Sold Springs, as the tiausniis- M
lion hue wni in eonsi ruotsd H
A llelleviie. III. ill 1, dispatch an- aS
nounces that a ledge of ore thai win
probata! rival thai of the famous Miu-
ni.- Moore mine, has been discovered M
in Hie abaft of Hie "Bearly Morning," H
a prospect owned liv M W Williatui H
and the Bellevus Itate bank. This H
proapeoi waa located p 1691 and soma, H
work done, but was later ahaiuloneiL H
It. K Iteed. a Fairbanks Alaska, )H
miner, has OOnfCSSed 10 stealing gold el
from his employer, saving: "1 gath- 9
1 1. 1 Hie gold and sand in handful fl
out of Ihe riflh-s, hid it in my hand- fl
kerchief, or glove... or boots, carried It jj
home and washed it out. My clean
ings were from 69 cent! to $100 a
day." Iteed stol 11,800 of which
$su(i was recovered.
, dispatch from Rh; Ni radg,
in unces thai within the last iwo 't
weeks the Pioneer Bullfrog baa 'icvel
opend prai licallv from a good pros
pect Into a veritable bonanaa The
mill had been qnletl) running along
mi twelve tons of ore daily, and the
leasers were stalsfied with the re
turns. A few davs ago sacking began
and to date over "i1111 sacks have bees '
filled with i.igh grade shipping era
Sllvi r U in li'-d :i new low murk in
i lie present bacl srd movement ' "
u ii the price of i-.:j cents an mince
ah: quoted in New Vjiirk on the 7lh-
Thls is the lowest figure thai has nt '
aim d since the greta ilump i moi.
' . ceni - was the limit
n itched.
Nevada company, backed by Salt '
i..r. Interests, which is doing a good.
deal ni i eir. tive work in a quiet way. y
is the t'heiiv Creek Mines company,
operating ai Cherry Creek. Nei The
com pan) own the old Mary Ann mine,
which, In the 70 produced nol i Mr
tie In rh gl ade silver lead ore.
The North Horn Silver and Coypgf
company, which owns an excellent
prospect adjoining the Frisco comae
and a short distance weal of the
Beaver Carbonate mine in ivavr
county, Is planning to resume work
tux' month in the drift in which rloh
ore was disclosed laal spring.
