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THE LAST LAUGH.
Old man Stubbles has a face
That seems always out o' place.
When he hears a merry quip,
Never winks nor moves a lip ,
Toward a smile. He'll sit an' stare
With a stern, forbidding air
Till he's all alone, an' then
Laugh again an' yet again.
When a hard-luck tale drew nigh
He was never known to sigh
Sympathetic-like an' nice,
With a chunk of good advice.
But when he's alone he'll take
Pen in hand fur old time's sake
An' write out a check or two,
Helpin' some poor feller through.
Those who meet him stand aside
Talkin' 'bout his sordid pride
An' his domineerin' way.
"Cold an' cranky,'' they all say,
An' his good deeds rest unknown,
An' that's why, when he's alone,
He is laughin' at the jokes
That he plays on all us folks.
Admiral Evans.
The winter night hung over Arling
ton.
The breeze stealing up the river was
noiseless as were the moonbeams that
shimmered on the white irounmcnts of
the cemetery and in the shadow re
vealed thfe outlines of the distant
capital.
Still through the silence there seemed
to be a stirring in the air and upon the
strained ear low murmurings. We sus
pect the murmurings were real; that
had the ears been sublimated they
would have heard that the news had
"pierce the dark cold ears of death,"
and the sleepers in that hallowed
ground were stirring and saying:
" 'Fighting Bob,' overwearied, has
folded his arms and is coming to make
his last encampment with us, over
born by toil and battle and disease.
"Porter is here to welcome him, so
is many another sailor, so are Sheridan
and Crook and a mighty array ol
glorified soldiers, and his welcome must
be royal, He was w'earied at last of
both sea and shore; he is coming to
make his home with us. How much he
will honor us! He has earned his rest.
For forty years he fought the storms
and the angry seas, and every enemy
of his country that his guns could
reach. He gave his country's flag new
glory each year. Life on earth is but
a little ting, but the pillow on which
honestly-earned fame sleeps is soft as
down. Hail we our great admiral and
welcome to his sleep."—Goodwin's
Weekly.
Idaho's Production of Gold and Silver
in 1911.
A general increase was shown in the
production from Idaho mines in 1911,
according to C. N. Gerry, of the
United States Geological Survey, This
was attributable to all ores except
those of copper, the output of which
decreased in ohoshone county, and
siliceous ore, which diminished partie
ularly in Owyhee county. The most
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noteworthy increases were in zinc ore,
silver and lead fiom lead ore, and
gold from placers, A gain of nearly 18 I
per cent in the gold output brings the I
p^uolion tek a „.rm.l figure I
1911, alter the strikingly low output j
of 1910. Gold and silver output have
been gradually decreasing in Owyhee ■
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county, whjçh. for many yeaia was the I
premier gold producer of the state. In 1
1911 Boise county produced the largest 1
amount of gold, derived in great part i
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from dredge operations. Elmore county
also had a gold production greater than
that of 1910 and will doubtless take
third place. Seven dredges were
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active, and good result» obtained in
Boise, Clearwater and Lemhi counties. ,
Gold output from copper ore decreased
in Shoshone countv, owing to the small
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P ct 0 e S.orm mine,
but this was more than offset by gold
output from copper ore in Custer
. county. Gold production from lead ore
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which was only 5.o per cent ot the |
Jotal gold in 1910, increased consider-.
ably in 1911, owing to the greatly in-'
cre ased output of lead ore, hot only ^
'n Shoshone county but also at Gilmore
in Lemhi county. Owing to steady ;
production at an increased ratë from
the lead-silyfer mines of the Coeur !
d'Alene region and at Gilmore, the
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sl i ve r output, of which 88 per cent
I came from lead ore in 1910, was consid
erably increased. Silver production
from siliceous ore and copper ore de
creased, but that from placers, lead
ore, and zinc ore increased. Thein
creased silver production was due in
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part to improvement Jn the ore of the
Hunter district and the development of
new producers at Wardner and near
Murrav
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I-our new couhties vi^re established
in Idaho ip 191}.: Adams county in
cludes the northern part of what was
Washington county; Bonneville county
the eastern portion of former Bingham
county: and Clearwater and Lewis
counties the eastern and central por
tions of Nez Perce county.
Adams county includes the Seven
Devils district, .from which copper ore
was marketed in greater quantity. In
Blaine county the output of lead ore
decreased, but bullion was marketed
from both the El Qro mine, on Skele
ton creek! and the Bear Creek property
near Soldier. In Boise county the
Whitman, Golden Age and Gold Hill &
Iowa deep mines were producing and
the Moline, Boston & Idaho, and White
Quartz properties were the largest pro
ducers of placer gold. Two dredges
were run the full season, and the new
dredge, whose capacity is 300,000 cubic
yards a month, was in operation the
later part, of the year. In the Pierce
district! Clearwater county, the old
dredge was operated most of the year,
but the newer one for two months,
only. Custer, county gold and silver
production came mainly from Lost
Packer and Erppire copper ore, with a
little from gold and silveh mines. Gold
and silvèr output from Elmore county
greatly^ increased. The Minerva mine,
at Atlanta, and the Homestake mine,
with a new mill, near Mayfield, were
active. A custom mill was erected at
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Elk Ci'y, in Idaho county, and bullion
was produced fpom the South Fork,
Idaho Champioq, «Moscow and Eagle
mines. Two dredges at Elk City were
idle. .Lemhi county mining was un
usually active and nearly tripled the
output of lead ore. which contains gold
and silver in notable quantity. The
Kittie Burton wà^he largest gold pro
ducer. and preparation to use 30 stamps
tide at the Italian mine, near
Leesburg. The oldjfrullan dredge was
productive, and a n?w dredge, designed
to treat 150,000 ctibic yards a month,
was constructed on Kirtley creek.
Tungsten ores were treated on Patter
son creek. The De Lamar was the
only large producer in Owyhee county.
At the Banner mine some short mill
runs were made, and the Rich Gulch
Co. purchased a milling plant. The
Coeur d'Alene region, Shoshone county
was unusually free from interruption
to production. The old producers in
creased their shipments and several
new producers were added. These lead
mines produce nearly 90 per cent of the
was m
state's output of silver, the concentrate
and ore assaying between 25 and 50
ounces to the ton. Gold production in
this county was small, from placers,
lead ore, and copper ore.
According to preliminary figures fur
nished by the director of the mint,
Idahq produced in 1911 gold valued at
$1,169,261 and 7.507,802 fine ounces of
silver, valued at $4,129,291, against
$1,035,900 ip gold and 7,027,000 ounces
of silver, valued at $3,794,600, in 1910.
FORFI^ITXJRF NOTICE
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ecutors, administra tors* and assigns:
YoU are heraby nilLiflo j that 1 have
Old papers for sale at Alining
News office, 10 cents a bundle.
> our heirs, ex
expended during the years 1908, 1909
and 1910, the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100) ink labor and improve
SffJSt jLS'toffiÄ
Mining District. Idah t county, State of
Idaho; the Union -Jack, recorded in
Vol. L P a K p . 16, retords of Robbins
Mining District; the Fosbury, recorded
m Vo l 3> pa(re r , ^g of Robbins
Mining District, Ida' • county, State
1 of Idaho, in order to hold said
i clail ? is . Provisions of
section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
, the Un ^ d Slates, ;a.») the amendment
; thereto approved Jhti ivy 22. 1880, ron
' çerning annual llbor upon mining
1 £> ai , ms - being the amount required to
hold said lode claims for the period
ending on the 31st day of December,
, À. D. 1910. And if. within ninety days
from the personal rewire of this notice
°. r wit, . lin nu , let y dnjs a er the publica
tion thereof, yon fa;! or re fuse to con
tribute your proportion of 1 4uch expen
diture as a co-owr r, ybur interest in
the claims will become the property of
the subscriber,. y< :ir co-owner who has
made the required expenditure by the
| terms of said section. ;
CHRIS P &MITH
First Publication Novi 2, 1911.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. * ;
December 27, 1911.
Notice is hereby, given that Hiram
D. Bruhdige, of Elk City, Idaho, who,
.on July 11, 1908, made Homestead
Entry No. 0111, for a iract of 159 acres
probably within T. 28 N'., R. 9 E., B.
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claim> or at pos - No 1; thence S . 83°
30' E., 40 chains; thence.S. 12 s W.,,40
chains; thence N. 83° 30' W., 40 chains;
thence N. » 12° E., 40 chains, to the
_place of beginning. Has filed notice or
f ntention tom ake final five year proof
t0 establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before C. M. Sutler, U. S.
Commissioner, at Stites, Idaho, on the
9th day of February, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: John)
W. Wood, Fred Duhrkop, Hiram Cart
aright a d,of Elk City, Idaho; Henry
' lver ' 0 BARTLETT,
Register,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of. the Interior, United
States Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho
December 27, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Hiram
Cartwright, of Elk City, Idaho, who,
on August 15, 1908, made Homestead
Entry No. 0422, for a tract of 93 acres,
probably within T. 28 N., R. ÎLE., B.
M. , described as follows : Beginning at
a point s. 83" 30 E., 11 chains and 50
links east of the northwest corner of
Lew Brundige's clàim, or at post No. 1;
thence S. 83° 30' E. 33 chains and 50
links; |hence S. 11° E., 34 „chains;
thence S. 79° W., 18 chains and 50 links;
thence N. 11° W. 25 chains; thence S.
79° W.,' 14 chains and 25 links; thence
N. 9° W., 19 chains to the place of be
ginning;. has filed notice of intention to
make final five year proof, to establish
claim t;o, the land above described, be
fore C. M. Butler, U. S. Commissioner,
at Stites, Idaho, on the 9th day of
February, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
W. Woods, Fred Duhrkop, Hiram D.
Brundige all of Elk City, Idaho, Henry
Brundige of Stites, Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT.
- Register. |
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To W. W. Doty, your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended during the year 1911, the
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) in
;abor and improvements upon each of
Che following named lode claims, situate
: n Elk City Mining District, Idaho
county, StaJ,e of Idaho; the Mother j
ijocle i\o. 1 and the Mother Lode No. 2, |
jf which the location certificates are
found of record in book H of Mining j
Claims, pages 569 and 570 respectively 1
>f the records of Idaho copnty, in
order to hold said claims under the
provisions of section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
and the amendment thereto approved
January 22, ,1880, concerning, annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to nolo saiu iode claims
for the period ending on the 31st day
of December, A.
. 1911. And if,
within ninety days from
service of this notice or
the personal
within ninety f
days after the publication thereof, you i
fail or refuse to contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure as a co
owner, your one-foqrth interest in the
claims will become the property of the
subscriber your co-owner, who has
made the required, expenditure by the
terms of said section.
GEO. BROWN.
First publication, Jan. 4, 1912,
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