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The Pioche EEKLT RECOED. VOL. XLVIV. WA1 ER STORAGE. uiuiun : anaa, aBBaaBeaaaaBa; aaaaBBp mmmmtmmm-f Recomended Heartily by the Secretary of the Interior. A good portion of tUe report of the Secretary of the Interior in devoted to arid land and how they may be reclaimed. Of unreserved and unappropri ated public lands Nevada ia shown to posess 61,326,740. acres, of which large quantity 32,158,278 acres are unsurveyed. The irrigable area of the arid re gion is placed at 73,000,000 acres distributed throughout the mountain states and territories as follows: Arizona, 2,000 acres; Colorado 8, 000,000; Idaho 5,000,000; Montana 11,000; Nevada 2,000,000; North Dakota . 2,000,000; Utah 4,000,000; and Wyoming 9,000,000. Secretary Wilson says: That this vast areage capable of sustaining and comfortably supporting under a sys tem af irrigation, a population of at least 50,000,000 people, should re main practically a desert is not in harmony with the progressive spirit of the age or in keeping with the possibilities of the future. What can be accomplished upon the vary ing conditions in each of the local ities named, and what should be at tempted also depends upon the re. turns to be expected. In other words the fundamental question is whether it would pay to store and control the storm and flood waters, which by proper irrigation, may add increased wealth and provide happy homes for willing workers. The cost per acre of a properly constructed irrigation system neces sarily varies and depends on local conditions. The remarkable results, however, accomplished in the valley of the Nile is practically redeeming Egypt from a state of bankrnptcy, should encourage a most liberal consideration of the question of irri gation, it is desirable that such reasonable expenditures be made by the federal government, as well as by states, as will gradually but as rapidly as passible, insure the bles sings consequent upon a welldefin, ed and executed system of irrigation. Becautendations in the way of reservoir sites, methods of reclaim ing, alternations in the Liws relating to the use of water etc. follow, and of the misuse of water says . "Many of the valleys of the moun tain states are being injured serious ly by the injudicious use of water. Wherever the soil contains alkali, it is being brought to the surface when too much water is applied, and the land thereby rendered infertile. More than one third of the country depends upon the success of irriga tion to maintain .the people, the industries and political institutions of that area, and future growth will also be measured by the increase of the reclaimed area. In a region which in the extent and diversity of its mineral wealth, has no equal on the globe, the riches of the mines in thehiLs are already surpassed by the productions of the irrigated farms in the valleys, and the nation at large is at last awakening to the fact that the development of the use of the rivers and the arid land of the west will constitute one of the most important epochs in our in crease in population and material wealth. Roberts Investigation. The Congressional committee ap pointed to investigate the charge preferred against Congressman Rob erts of Utah, will visit Utah to take testimony in the case. Miss Roberts, who accompanied her father as private secretary, com plains that tue interest and curiosity manifested in her, and the remarks passed about her in pub'.io and other places, sometimes in hearing, amount to direct insults and mark a course of treatment towards her in the east which would not be tolera ted or permitted in any western city, ven in a place where opponents of ner father are strongest. Roberts fears he will be kept out of his seat so long by dilatory meas. ures on the part of the examining committee, if nothing else, that if the seat is finally awarded him it will Hardly be worth taking. The im pression is strong however, in nearly very quarter that he will not be permitted to take the seat at all. An In vrrtreat. The wciiPir. vrh" invented satchel bottom pt r bnr? -v offered $20,000 tor the iaitit before she could get wmy from Wastiinrtoii. I . . . .. .wwv-t wn9 I I A Good Many of Them Fell to Comply With the Lew of 1897 A good many prospectors and others are doing Hss-ttsmeut work these days on claims which they have located since the passage of the Stat tute in March 1897. In many of these cases the requirements of the new law have been disregarded in making the locations and their claims to the ground amounts to nothing. the average old time prospector finds it hard to understand why an old fashioned short notice is not entirely sufficient to enable him to hold the ground he claims under it. Some fail to understand that de velopment work is required to com plete a location, or that the claim must be monumented or otherwise marked out on the ground in a man ner more effective, and public than under the old system. Others again do the necessary de velopment work and mark their claim properly, but fail to embrace these fucts in their notice of location so that the record of it becomes void under the statute.. In addition to the facts contained in an ordinary notice of location, and with which the old time pros pector is quite familliar, the new law requires that each notice of location of a mining claim made after the 17th. of March 1897, shall contain among other necessary matter: a description of the dimentions and location of the discovery shaft, or its equivalent, sunk upon the claim, and the location and description of each corner with the markings there on, and further provides that "any record of the location of a lode min ing claim which shall not contain all the requirements named in this sec tion shall be void." This provision has been so gen erally disregarded that many a claim is today open to relocation, upon which assessment work is supposed to have been properly performed, and every claim owner who knows of a mistake of this character in his location should proceed to correct it without delay. Decrease In Pensions. For the time in many years there was a decrease in the number of pen sioners during the last fiscal year, and a decrease in expenditures of $9,198,446. The advance sheets of the Commissioner of Pensions show 991,519 pensioners on the rols last year as against 993,714 the previous year, a decrease of 2,195. The ex penditures for pensions during the fiscal year just ended were $138, 253,922, as against $147,453,368, During the year 34,345 pensions were dropped from the rolls becau se of death and 8,841 persons were deprived of their pensions because remarriage minors attaining their majority, failure to claim pensions, and Other causes.making a total or 43,186 droped from the rolls. New pensions were granted to the number of 37,077. Under the general law 1,412 claims were filed and 3,624 al alowed. There were 6,184 original widow clims filed and 4,246 alloed. In 1896, Democratic prophecy was that prosperity could not come with out free coinage at 16 to 1. Last year the cry was "prosperity had not come; it is all a myth." Now the prophecy is"prosperity cannot last." It reminds one of the sign bottrds after youthful America is through juggling with them on Hallowe'en night. Ehria (O.) Reporter. So great is the demand for labor in some of the manufacturing towns of Pennsylvania that many new employ ees coming from other places are compelled to sleep in tents. It is evident from this tbat General Pros perity is making a winning canvass. - New York Mail and Express. TO THE DEAF A rich lady cur -d of her Deafness and Noisesm the' Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums gave $10,000 to bis Insti tute, so tbat deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums mav have thern free. Address No. 6576 The Nicholson Institute, 780, English Avenue, New York. Tob.ee. la Soath America. A writer in the German sHpnlific pe riodical Prometheus declar s t;.at over indulgence in tobacco win rove the ruin of South American peorles. Not only do children of two erl ' : " i ears moke all duy lorjfr. but ; I,ave been seen trying to quiet t!,-. tr babies by putting cigars in their mouths. PIOCHE, NEVADA, SCIENCE AID INDUSTRY. North Carolina 1 to have an Ingrain carpet mill. Virginia's net revenue from the fish and oy&ier industries for the year ended March 31 last was $34,247. There are 88 silk plants in Pennsyl vania, and the output of silk ribbon in the state has been doubled in three years. In Massachusetts more money is in vested in cotton mills than in any other manufacturing industry, but the mak ing of boots and shoes yields the most valuable product. A cyanide leaching vat made of wood which had been in use for years was re cently tested as to the percentage of values absorbed. A hole Was bored one half Inch deep in the bottom, and the f Iiavings therefrom assayed $13 per ton. Thus, says the Mining and Scientific i'ress, the absorption by weoden tanks is shown not to be as great as has been claimed. The American coal exhibit at the Paris exposition will be very complete. It will consist largely of small cubes of about four pounds' weight. Views of various collieries, shipping arrange ments, etc., will also be shown. A model of the Xew York state prison at Sing Sing will be one of the exhibits of the state of New York. The model itself will be made of alabaster and is the work of the inmates. Science meets occasionally with hu morous rebuffs. Prof. Helen Campbell, who until a year ago occupied the chair of domestic economics in the Kansas university, lectured one evening before a literary society in an out-of-the-way town. At the end of the address one of the committee, a tall, gaunt woman, said aloud: "Well! I thought I was going to learn something, but it was just a lot of ordinary housekeeping mixed up with long words nobody could understand!" HUNGRY SUPPLICANTS TEIX A Chleaao Hospital and Its Slnsular Mataoe of Dlsaeaslac Charity. Belief in the Divine principle that the hungry shall be fed has led the sisters of charity in a certain Chicago hospital to segregate one portion of their build ing to the reception and comfort of pen nik'ss wanderers. While this section of uie nospuai outwardly resembles a prison, it is comfortably furnished, and those who enter its portals find hope and t ncouragement to continue the bat tle of life. For years the siBters were annoyed bv the depredations committed upon their premises by indigent characters. It was this and their desire not to turn the hungry away that induced them to pre pare tlieir naven tor the fooclless. They summoned a carpenter and informed him, what they required. His ingenuity solved the problem, and after a few days' work the dining-room for the pen niless was completed. ihe entrance is at the northern end of the basement. It is found usually by some mysterious sign which the last applicant has left behind. The hungry supplicant raps at the grated door, and is surprised to see it slide back noise lessly, as if in response to his magic touch, lie hears a voice bid him "Come in." Somewhat awed by his quiet re ception, he enters the corridor, and turns to his right. Half a doten steps carry him to another grated door, which opens into a dimly lighted room. Reas sured by the jet of light, he shuffles forward and seats himself in an easy chair ut a clean, iron-topped table, the door of the room swinging to and snap ping behind him. He is a prisoner for the time being, but a kindly voice of a sweet-faced sister dispels the queer feeling which came over him when he observed the resemblance of his quar ters to a prison. A lift drops at the side from an upper floor, and the sister, who appears to be ministering to his wants with mechan ical assistance, advises him to help him self. He inspects the dishes as he trans fers them to the table, and finds that he .has an excellent meal before him. Feeling like a lord, he sits down and dis poses of the tempting food. The future looks more roseate as he finishes and arises to replace the empty dishes in the lift. He hears the door open again, and passes out, lowly muttering his thanks in an audible tone to his unseen bene factor as he return to the sunlight. Chicago Chronicle. American Diamonds. Occasionally small diamonds have been found among the ridges of gravel brought down from the north in the age of the glaciers and scattered over the states bordering on the great lakes. Prof. Hobbs, of the University of Wis consin, thinks that these diamonds came from some place in Canada, and that by tracing back the lines of ad vance of the glaciers the original loca tion of the gems may be discovered. An efTort to carry out Prof, nobbs' sug gestion is to be made, and Prof. H. L. Fairchild, of the University of Roches ter; Trot. I. C. Russell, of the Univer sity of Michigan; Prof. J. P. Iddings, of the University of Chicago, and Prof. O. C. Farrington, of the Field Colum bian museum, will cooperate by exam ining, without charge, suspected gems found by persons living near the gla cial moraines. Youth's Companion. Tae Malarial Motqalto. Nature states that Maj. Ronald Ross, the leader of the expedition to Sierra Leone, found that in India the malaria parasite is borne by the spotted-winged moFnuitoes and not by the common brindled or gray mosquitoes, and his recent eable message announced that malaria on the wet coaet of Africa is produced under the same conditions as in India. There is evidence that the malaria-bearing srec'e on'y breeds In mall isolated collections of water which can be easily dissipated, but the expedition has not yet had time to verify this point. Chicago Tribune. : THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1899 UTAH & PACIFC Railroad "Co. Time Card No.3. 1899 ;ORTH Ho. I. " Taklni : SOUTH j JIO 1. Ion Dsiljr July Sttte. ISM 11 at. Moaatala Tin arrive Dally txnept : SniayJ P. M. :lO 1:10 4 JO :Sf 44S 4:IT SOOLv 11 ar. I3T M M 1:4 :SS-Lt. 3S At. M 1:00 Stations. ' Monday. "A. M. pto t:10 :tt M tf fir. nooo ILt. 1014 10:11 10 4O 10 JT 11: IT fir. 11 SO (Lv. 1140 . . 11 IIJS . Arm Dtllr. Mllford Cptaa Th riao lads ' Latimer Sulpha Well Land Oowena Stain Beryl Eacalanta Madras Start Vvtds Leave Dally bctpUfoadsrt, Mllfaid, Loud tad Uvad an tolcaraph stations, at the other topa an niada saly to signals. Boats hoood taaiaa hart right of traok. Jos. A. West, Chief Engr. nf. Oregon Short line - DTKEOT LINE TO SALT LAKE. -Local Time Card In Effect Sunday March 1 9th 1899 Num Botmo , iTanont l.va tjiOP.ll, mwo M P. M. Mllford 1:00 A.M. Oaata 6:10 A.M. Jnab :40 4. M. titphi 8:00 A.M. Ptoto 4rrlv t-M A. M. Bait Lake : A. BU 1I Leka Sou'r Bouim : . Arrlva JO P.M. 1:00 A.M. :10 P. M. M P.M. T:10 P. M. 0 P M. l.-OS P. M. Leave Arrlva Leave Arrive 100 A. M. Otiden IAS P. M Traloa south of Juab do not ran Sandajs. Tour's! tlrepan on all trains batman Mllford and Salt Lakt. Ts DiBCot LDft to aix rotim. Tb rclj lln to PaclSo North et, Montana and tU et-tern pntnra. " For ptrticulkn wri't, D. 1. Barley, O. f t T A. Rait take Oltj. B. . Uya, AenU Mllford. Ctas . Dick's Rostaurant. Furnishes the BEST BOARD to I be hsd id town. ...... A private dining room, with ea M trance from Main St., hss just bten if sdded for the convenienoe of Indict ' and other guests. ... , . , '. MAIN St. DtLAMAR, NEV ADVERTISEMENT. Money to patent good ideas may be ae ttured by oar aid, address THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore. M1 tfornia Enters hetoj: Imtt, Itrli Co. CilKbrtiL tall lix. Me.830 PiuStnot SuFrueiiN. HaMadarcn tf tat Flutt flaalh; at Sweetened and Unsweetened Condensed Milk MIMNGpS TCTTT-ITTJTH TAK. lIEt3J 24 Pages t Weekly i Illustrated. INDISPENSABLE TOlVllGMEN. - $3 PER YEAR. POSTPAID. sskd oa UAtmm oorr, .11INING Scientific PRESS S30 UaUZT ST.. SAX IXAItSCO. CaL. Our lee returned if wc fail. 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A handaoraery ttrattratsd weekly, juvaet atr. eolation of any tcienufle Journal. Tannt, as a t roar moaua, aj. eouiBraui I Sf ABUtCU Igi - - .-- 'ukuvuzt .-m- a a a ljase SECRET SOCIETIES. t. O. O. 9. KOCU LOPOB HO. Si. jM ii MSATS BTSBT TCMDAT ATT i Tltttlng Srolhere lordlallj ia nmvr Tiled to attend. Joha Swing. S. O. W. D. Frawttt, Secretary. A. O. C. W PIOCHS 170001 MO. M THB BBOULAB MIKTtHOS OP Ptocae LoeVe He.tt, A.O.TJ. W.,ar held la Odd Pellew't Ball ea ; X i . k . if I:0 e'oloek tharp. Tlaltlag brother s era oordlelly invited to attend. J no. Dowaasa, M. W . Chat. OaRiasa, Baootder. PEOrESSIOUAL 0ABD3. Geo. s. Sawyer, Sao. O. Sawyer Sawyer Bl Sawyer Attorns s at-law OflaeeiB Lpaaa't Mlaak, See. O. Sawyer n alary rwbllo. PIOOHdl, tfJD'VJi.'DJL. T. J. OSBORNE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Pullc. Office In MASONIC HALL. PIOCHE P. R. McNAMEE, Attornoy taxici Oouuaellor - m.t -XL.aa.-v-w. Dblamab. - hivaoa H. E. FREUDENTHAL, Notary -:- Public. Office ia the County AsseeMr'a rosss at the Coart-hoose. "DICK'S" RESTAURANT AND Chop House On Main Street Is the Best plsea to oall whea you waat the Best meal to be had in Pioehe, Meal Tickets 3 For 9I.OO The Bakery has also Fresh BftlAO, Pie and Cakes Every Day. PICCHE Drug Store. ri'HB UNDBBbtBIl BtuhBOlDLLY AM. noanee to the people of PlaeLeand Lincoln county that tkelr New Drat Store , on Mala atratB two dean north or the Qodbe Mercantile State la new epaawltk a sew stock OlaoxaalOAlss. Medlolues Toilet Articles, HAIR AND TOOTH BRUSHES SOAP, SrOXSBxt. ETC.. BTO. .a LAB OK VAKIBTY Of. Notions and Fancy Articles. Phyalelaa't Pmeristleu earafnllv ponaded. day or night, and ardors from abroad ailed with eart and dttpatcu by a eoaipaleat draf- Rlst. Dr. J. D. Campbell, pbopribtob. Chemical am' Microseopir I xnmio st' s of Urine. Calls Promptly Attend Itiy , MKhi. VPS rH i: ALT LAKE TRIBUNE 4.T.-.1.J ,., ii,, imi lateret' ' xv- a i tA-"!.iiirtv to te i . tfv- i, ' .it i.ni n ..tncry. ''"..'; P P-- liaiBarai)i. ..ep.-r ei.i! s .... ece and I- e ...ita i... . ..r. ....sjl !( it pi rr,. j A-ekty. ... uiont.it, . f 4 'fclr, H' .tv.., nil- .. I 1111 N P4. A0KTMB WAS.H.toK -THE lift AND wnmv-UH-'.e 1 A.iiotr 1 Vm- j " tbs world'i iraat.n 1 1 bro H M.ii.t Balatea i. ihe life, long frtf 11 .a ) ..luiir r a! the net on'a Mol Big. a..' and tMt bjo. ; . r SuO agxa SxlO lnekee nearly lOSpaKeahtlftonelllaatiailona. ol. ai aa Knnri ina demand Sir oonuatealoae. Oatdtlne Ohanee ol a lifetime. Write qnlei Tee Donta wwyeaj. eu iim vaaraa ajag., I tiea,u. A. S. Thompson, Piochc, Nev. For Anything in the way nt GROCERIES -Ajnd : General : Household: G-oods. Call and see We hare opened up with a general stock of general merchaa dise including General Hardware. Goods delivered free te any part of town. As heretofore we will continue to bt And full -.took of the 2at Wines - Liquors - and - Cigars. j THE Pioche Weekly Record Newspaper. X3 latDllsila a cl ZZSv BT RECORD PUBLISHING COMP'Y. Ths Rbcobd represents th intsrssts of rut Swstiaa of rich minersi country, soon to b opsnsd up by t lias ef rtilroad. S ubsc ribe for it and Gend it to Tour Friend. e e Our e e Job Department U one of the most complete in the State. Becerd Ptililishlsf Co., Piockb, Nur. (ililford and DeLamar Stage Line Via Pioche and Panaca. DENTON and PEZU1T, Propxiatora. Stages leave DeLamar at 1 P. II. every slay ex cept Saturday. Leave Panaca at 9 A. M. and Pioehe it 6 A. II. every day except Sunday, connecting cloiely witk end of the track. DeLamar Office at Post Office. Pioche Office at Thompson's Store. A. S. Thompson, Agent. gaoeweeeeegaeeiiMeCJsas)ea mm sewing inn IT THE RECORD OFFICE. Always ready for any kind of work. The best all around Machine on the market THE OLD RELIABLE. ; ; ; for sals on monthly pajrnsnls. Of Amf for oaa.. NO. 51. e eaeeee