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UU) IRONOIDEB.PROPERTY JUUAOKD

a lease and bond on the Iron-sides property on Squaw Creek from

jiheCompany to Miner T. Phillip# anaothers was Hied in the otnce of the

register of deeds last week. Thebond and lease both run for twoyears. The lease and bond requirethe performance of a certain amountof work to be done on the property

>n order to keep it alive and a forceof men have been set to work al-ready rebuilding the road up Squaw

Creek to the mine and laying in sup-plies and getting things in shape

far work during the winter.

The Ironsides property is regard-ed as one of the most valuable prop-erties in the Black Hills. It wassold to some Colorado parties in1887, Spencer Penrose and James

F. Burns, the well known mining

man of Colorado Springs, being

among the purchasers, who formeda company and spent a good manythousand dollars in developments.

Several car loads of high gradesylvanlte ore were mined and ship-ped from the property but the veinwas small and disappeared entire-ly after it had been worked to someextent. The company did not laymuch stress on the ore of a lowergrade found In the mine, nor didthey thoroughly prospect the proper-ty for other veins. It is stated thatether ore bodies are known to exißtIn the property of a good grade andit is also understood that the par-ties taking the lease have reason tohelslve that all the sylvanlte ore hassot /been taken out. In fact thisrich vein of sylvanlte ore seems onlyt>o have been cut off by a fault in theformation but has since been discov-ered and will undoubtely be madeto produce other shipments.

The men who have acquired thelease are all practical miners withplenty of /backing to thoroughly ex-plore and develope the ground.

Leases have been taken on severalether Squaw Creek properties dur-ing the pa-)t month or two, and this

district is again beginning to attractthe attention of mining men.

TAKING OUT OREWORTH *7O PER TON

V. ti. Marchull Bullock has re-turned from a visit to the mines oftke Arisota mining company in Yumacounty Arizona, of which he is pres-ident, R. H. Driscoll of Lead, vicepresident and Chambers Kellar of

Lead, eecretary and treasurer. T.

J. Orler Is also an officer of the com-pany. Captain Bullock returns withmost gratifying reports of the pro-gress being made in the development

of the property and of the value of

the ore being taken out. Thus farthere has been done no extensiveamount of deep work, but in the

main workings, which have attaineda depth of only 35 feet, they haveopened up a two and a half foot vein

that promises to prove of a sons-aClonal character. The ore averages

170 in gold and carries copper to

the extent of 20 per cent per ton.The substantial nature of the veinhas already /been established and thegranite and dlorlte formation of thecountry indicates that better resultswill be encountered as depth is at-

tained. The ore Is rich enough to

stand a long shipment, but transpor-

tation facilities are improvng withthe development of the country, andit is now possible to get the mineproduct to a reduction plant at a not

excessive cost. There Is an elevenmile wagon haul, practically all downhill, and a railroad haul of fifty mileswhere a reasonable rate can be se-cured.

BUREAU OF MINES

The Amota Mining company hasa tract of 1,180 acres, much of whichis now in process of patenting. Un-like other districts in the Harcuvar

range and most of the mineral sec-tions of Arizona, the Arizota camp

is fortunate in having in Cottonwoodsprings and unfailing supply of good

water. The development of the prop-

erty is being steadily advanced and

tbs time is believed to be not far dis-tant when the general opening up ofthe district will warrant the erec-tion of a smelter in the immediateviolnlty.

DIRECTORS PURCHASETWENTY THOUSAND SHARES

The Arizota mining company,

whose ground is located in Yumacounty, Arizona, held its annualmeeting and election of officers iniMtd Wednesday evening (ofweek. The directors and officerswere re-elected, as follows:

Directors, R. H. Driscoll, T. J.Brier, Chambers Kellar, of Lead;

Seth Bullock, Deadwood, H. Nevtn,

Bouse, Arizona.Vice president, R. H. Driscoll.Secretary and treasurer, Cham-

bers Kellar.The directors decided to buy 20,-

000 shares of the treasury stock at25 cents per share, the proceeds to

be devoted to the developmnt of theproperty and for making the neces-sary preparations for shipping to the

smelter. A gasoline hoist Is being

installed at a shaft where a two anda half foot vein of ore running f7OIn gold and silver and 20 per centcopper. Is being opened up. It isproposed to proceed with the mining

of this ore and to install an eight

ton motor truck, which will be em-

ployed in transporting the ore to a

mines an mining

<Booka and publications, $2,500.

srneuer, iwenty-twu miles distant. Itin estimated that iwo round trips a

any can lie made by mis means 01

naullng.

COMPETITION —A BTIMPLANTThree or lour years ago mere was

only one mill handling cusiom busi-

ness in the camp of Manhattan. To-

day there are three custom plants in

'operation and the his 1 our com-pany is building a plant *or its ownuse.

Under the old condi :on the cost

of milling ore was front |K jo 812 aton and only the richest oto could

se handled by the leases then in op-

eration. Today, reports the Man-

hattan Post In commenting on the

change which haß come about in such

a short time, these three mills arecompeting for custom work and the

cost has steadily come down untilit is practically as low as may be ob-

tained for similar work at any camp

in the state.

The rates for custom milling .prin-

cipally from the many leases in op-

wration on the various properties of

the camp, now are around $3.75 to

14.60 a ton, the higher figures In-

cluding cyaniding on such ores asmay require that process In additionto amalgamation. The charge in-

cludes the cost of hauling the oreto the mill.

As a result of the lower rates pro-

duction has been stimulated, for the

low grade ore, which always is muchgreater In quantity than the richer

ores that are considered first when

costs are high, may now be handledat a profit. There are large bodiesof low grade ore throughout the dis-trict which at present coßt may be

mined and milled, where before theywere entirely neglected.

The effect or the changed condi-tions In this camp shojld be espe-

cially noticeable during the present

year; stimulating into action prop-

erties that have hardly been touch-

ed in the process of rejuvenation

which has been going forward brisk-ly during the past year. Milling

facilities were long the need of thecamp, as competition has been thelator need. Both are now providedand the camp is benelitlng thereby.

KBIiKYA MINING COMPANYGETS FINLANDER GROUP

The Keleva Mining company, com-posed of Chicago and Indianapolis

investors have purchased the Fin-

lander group of claims in the Cus-ter Peak district and have already

commenced development work. A

new hoist is being erected over the

shaft where the main work was done

some years ago and other necessary

equipment will be Installed.The Finlander group, which was

owned by the Haake brothers, wasthe cause at a sensational story

10 ears ago. At that time the fatherof the Haake boys was alive and

engaged In the development of the

property. While attempting to

raise a large boulder from the shaft,

he strained himself and a disorderresulted which brought on his death.Outside papers which got hold o*the story, had It that the boulderwas practically solid gold and thatthe shock to the elder Haake brought

on heart failure. As a matter offact, there Is a fine vein of free mil-ling quarts ore opened up on the

property which is regarded as oneof the most promising prospects Inthat district.

APPROPRIATION)^When the secretary of the inter-

ior asked congress for SIOO,OOO inbehalf of the ore testing work of the

bureau of mines, and was given $50,-000 for the current year, it took animportant step for the mining in-dustry, in that it established a pre-

cedent. The money received willserve well in starting the operations

of the bureau in the metal miningregion, but it is only a beginning.

Estimates of necessary expenditures

for the bureau of mlnee during thenext fiscal year have been made up,

and these include a request for s2so*000 for the government metallurgic-

al and ore testing work. Assuming

that this figure is cut in two, whichought not to be done, the amount willstill represent a satisfactory gain

over the present appropriation.

The estimates of expenditures forthe fiscal year ending June 30, 1914are as follows:

Qeneral expenses, $70,240.Investigating mine accidents, $135

000.Investigations into the treatment

of ores and other mineral substanc-es, $260,000.

Inspecting mines in Alaska, $6,-

500.

Towards the erection of a suit-able laboratory for the bureau ofmines at Pittsburg, $115,000.

The collection of statistics con-cerning accidents in the mining in-dustry, etc., $25,000.

The purchase or lease of land forheadquarters for mine safety cars,$2,000.

Total. $951,140.The increases asked for include

$4,140 for general expenses, $27,-

000 for investigating mine accidents,

$200,000 for investigations into thetreatment of ores and other miner-al substances, SI,OOO for the pur-chase of books and other publications$lll,OOO towards a new Are proof

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labaratory and 9260,000 for the col-leetlon of statistics concerning ac-cidents in the mining industry andother Interests.

CONFLICTING STORIESREGARDING GOLDEN QUEST

On Tuesday next the year of re-demption will expire during whichthe Golden Crest Mining oempanyhad a chance to pay off the judg-ment and execution of 9120,000 ob-tained against it in the circuit courthere by F. W. Bird and others,

'there is much speculation in looaJmluing circles as to the outcome ofthe affair. Predictions relative tothe result vary. From one aouroe,which should he reliable comes theinformation that there is apparent

no move on the part of the officersof the company to redeem, whilefrom another source, which is equal-ly trustworthy, it Is learned that theofficers expect to be here in time topay off the obligation.

it Is understood mat in cane thecompany tails to redeem, F. W. Birdwill immediately take steps to raisethe capital necessary to complete thedevelopment of the property In theveilticu 1 measures below the quartz-ite.

MEXICAN GOirDMexico was fourth in rank among

the gold producing countries <u 1311according to the figures of the UnitedStates Geological Survey, the outputlor the year being 929,196,000. Thiswas an Increase over the 1910 fig-ures of more than 94,000,000, de-spite the unsettled conditions whichprevailed in some portions of the re-public during the year. With a re-turn to settled conditions and thecontinued introduction of modern

mining and metallurgical methodsinto Mexoco leading to renewed de-velopment of the great metal reeourc-es of the country, the gold output

may be expected to Increase stillmore rapidly.

MANGANESEMost of the manganese ore con-

sumed In this country Is Importedfrom Brazil, India and Cuha, smal-ler amounts being obtained fromRussia, Germany, Great Britain, Bel-gium, Japan, the East Indies andother countries. It is used largelyin the manufacture of iron mangan-

ese alloys, and these, together withthe imported alloys, are consumed Insteel manufacture. A considerablequantity of high grade foreign oreis used in the manufacture of drycells for electric batteries. Most ofthe domestic manganese ore, withperhaps a small portion of the im-ported ore Is used in the manufac-ture of brick and pottery as a color-ing material or fof other chemicalpurposes. Only a small portion ofthe domestic ore Is used In steelmanufacture. MaDganiferous oresof iron and silver are used both inthe manufacture of iron manganese

alloys and as a flux in smelting cop-per, lead and sliver ores.

THE DIVINING RODThe uselessness of the divining

rod in indicated by the facts that Itmay be worked at will by the oper-

ator, that he falls to detect strong

water currents In tunnels and otherchannels that afford no surface In-dications of water and that his loca-tions in limestone regions where wa-ter Hows in well defined channelsare no more successful than thosedependent upon mere guess. Infact Its operators are successful only

in regions in which the ground wa-ter occurs In a definite sheet of por-

ous material or In more or less clay-

ey deposits, such as pebbly clay ortill. In such regions few failurescan occur, for wells can get water

almost anywhere.

ALASKA INCREASESCOPPER OUTPUT.

The copper production from Alas-ka in 1911 was 22,314,889 pounds,as compared with 4,311,026 pounds

in 1910. The large increase in theoutput for 1911, according to theUnited States Geological Snrvey, isdue to the entrance of the Copper

River district into the producing

list. The mine production of cop-

per for 1911 was 27,267,878 pounds,

but a considerable portion of thishad not been smelted at the closeof the year.

Important production of copperfrom Alaska began about 1903, sincewhich time it has been a steady con-tributor of that metal. To the closeof 1911 the total production of blis-ter copper has been 59,126,834pounds.

UTAH COPPER MINESKARNED *9,000,000 IN 1918.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 2.—Work at the Utah Copper com-pany at Bingham, Magna andArthur is fast resuming its old posi-tion and will shortly be normalagain. At present the output Isabout 76 per cent. There is littledoubt that conditions would be nor-mal at present were it not for thefact that after the strike stock pileshad to be replenished, and this hadto be done while the mills were tak-ing care of an immense amount ofore. The output of the Utah Copper

this year willbe between 95,000,000

and 97,000,000 pounds, >but on ac-

count of the company not having to

hear the enormous expense of im-

provements that were Installed lastyear the earnings will be mnchgreater.

The earnings of the company lastyear were greatly In excess of any-

thing in the pant and was close to99,000,000 not. Of thio amount97,000,000 from operations at Bing-ham and 92,000,000 oamo fromother earnings of the company.

OIL EXCITEMENT HABSTARTED IN ALBERTA

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Jan. 2The discovery of oil in Teton oounty,Montana, has Inflamed Canadians,who have filed on more than 360,-000 acres of land on ’the Albertaside of the international line duringthe last three months. The land of-fice here has just received 960,000In filing fees and rentals.

All of the land lies soutn of Cal-gary and between Okotoks and apoint beyond Cochrane. Drilling Isunder way at several points.

MINING NOTES.The Russian empire, including

Siberia, ranked fifth among the goldproducing countries of the world inthe year 1911. For that year theoutput has been estimated at 924,-866,000, a decrease of something910,000,000, due to a shortage ofwater in the placer fields. It Isstated that there Is s vast placergold field awaiting development innorthern Siberia, though doubtlessdevelopement of the field will besomewhat slow In coming, not alonebecause of political conditions, hutalßo on account of climatic condi-tions. which seem to be more rigor-ous than in northern Alaska.

Arizona now ranks first among

the copper producing states, sixthin the production of silver and sev-enth In the production of gold.These three metals constitutes 98per cent of the total production ofthe state which amounted to 843,-483,912 In 1910 and to 944,104,731In 1911. The value of the copperproduct alone represents 86 per centof the total output. .

Arizona mine owners are seeking

to secure a new method of taxationupon the mines of that state. Thebill as prepared for snbmlsslon tothe leglslaure proposes tbat taxes

shall be levied on the full net pro-

ceeds from the mines, 12.6 per centof the gross value of the bullion,and on all the physical Improve-ments. such as buildings, reductionworks, etc., on their actual valua-tion.

British Columbia mining districtshave been setting unusually high re-cords during the past year, with theBoundary and Kottenal districtswell in the lead. Eleven months’production has been placed ataround 4,600,000 tons of ore, withthe output for the year coming closeto the 6,000,000 mark.

Copper mining companies theshares of which are listed upon theBoston exchange and Boston surblast year distributed a total of $34,-023,219 in dividends. This com-

pares with $26,737,864 for the year

1911, and reflects in this mannerthe higher price realized last year

for the metal. There are now 22companies on the exchange andthree on the curb, of which 14 lastyear increased their dividend pay-ments.

TWELVE MOSTIMPORTANT MINERALS

Th greatest volume of the mineralproduction of the United States, itstremendous Increase during the lastfew years, and the wide distributionof the important minerals were indi-cated in a recent address by George

Otis Smith, director of the UnitedStates Geological Survey. The 12most important mineral products in

the United States, in the order ofvaluable annual output, were statedby Mr. Smith to be coal, iron, clayproducts, copper, petroleum, gold,

stone, natural gas, cement, lead, sil-ver and zinc. "For certain of theseminerals," he said, "the Geological

Survey presents estimates of the sup-ply from which the nation's needsare to be met. For others, espec-

ially clay products and cement, thequestion of the supply of raw mater-ial from which they are produced is

of little moment compared with thatof the availability of the fuels nec-essary of the process of manufac-ture.

"Of nearly equal importance withthat factor of abundance of thesemineral resources it that of distrib-ution. In the first place, the wide-spread distribution of the raw mater-ial makes possible an industrial na-tion in which every state has someshare in the mineral production. On-ly four states had a mineral output

last year valued at less than $1,000,-

000. and ten states had a produc-tion valued at over $50,000,000 each.Again, no state or section appearsto have a monopoly of mineral in-

dustry. While Pennsylvania, with

its total mineral product more thanone fourth that of the whole coun-try, leads In coal, cement and stone,

another state, Minnesota, leads Iniron ore; another, Arisons, In cop-per; another, Ohio, in clay products;

California in petroleum; Californiain gold; Missouri in both lead andzinc; and Nevada in sliver. Further-more, the centres of production areever shifting.

“For Instance, up to 1894 Penn-sylvania was the leading state la theproduction of petroleum. In 1895

it was succeeded by Ohio. Ohio gaveway to California In 1908. Califor-nia gave way to Oklahoma In 1907and resumed premiership In 1909,

retaining It since that time. BothIllinois and Oklahoma exceeded the

production of any other Easternstate In 1909 and hare continued todo so. For many years up to 1906Montana was the principal produc-er of copper. In 1907 It gave -way

to Arizona, and in 1909 Arizonagave place to Montana. In 1910 and1911 Arlsona again held first place.

In 1906 Idaho was the chief produc-er of lead. It gave way to MissouriIn 1907 apd the latter state now con-tributes 46 per cent of the country’stotal. Nevada. In the glory days ofthe Comstock lode, from 1873 to1878, was the greatest silver pro-due eer in the world. When the Corn-stock declined In the latter part ofthe last century, Nevada gave way

as a silver producer, first to Colo-rado, and then to Montana, but be-came again the principal ploducefin 1910. Ten years ago Colorado,the leading gold producing state,

produced over 60 per cent more goldthat California, then second in rank.California’s proportion has beensteadily increasing for ten years, andIn 1911 the largest production ofgold was from that state.”

GOLDEN CREST COMPANY

SECURES ANOTHER YEAR.The payment yesterday by Attor-

ney Robert N. Ogden of $24,044.49

has secured lor the Golden CrestMining company another year inwhich to redeem the property in theTwo Bit district from the executionand sale effected in favor of F. W.

Bird and others a year ago. Themoney which was sent to AttorneyOgden by officials of the company

in Detroit, was paid out here In twochecks, one for $19,513.20 going tothe attorneys for F. W. Bird to cov-er the costs and Interest on thejudgment of $120,000 rendered Inthe circuit court a year ago lastOctober, and the other check for$4,613.29 going to County Treasur-er Neal C. Hall to cover the taxesdue on the property up to date.

Under the law of South Dakota ajudgment debtor who has reachedthe end of the year of redemption,may secure an additional year's timeby paying the Interest on thejudgment to date and paying the

taxes due.

IMPROVED FREIGHT RATESFOR THE BLACK HILLS

State Railroad Commissioner Da.W. O. Smith is spending a few days

in the Black Hills investigating thegrain rates, the apple rates, and thethe commission is taking noticemodlties. He Is also looking into

the prices of flour.While there has not been any com-

plaint filed with the commissioner,are called proper rates, and are abso-of articles in the public press, and

the general reports aa to their mat-ters.

Dr. Smith says the present ratesto the terminal markets are whatpast twenty-three years that there wlutely too high and cannot be de-fended by the railroads if the casehas to go before the Interstate Com-merce commission. The doctor has

had these rates up with the railroadssoon after the road was built fromPierre to Rapid and the Investiga-

tions have shown that during thepest 23 years that there wasonly one year when the millers werenot compelled to Bhlp in wheat, cornand oats. The Black Hills has a bigreputation for being a consum-ing territory, not producing enoughwheat, corn, oats or hay to supplythe local demand. In the easternpart of the state, when very low ter-

minal rates prevail to the terminalmarkets, the effect Is that wheatcan be bought in South Dakota, ship-ped to Minneapolis, ground into

flour and the flour hauled back tbetwo. three or four hundred milesand then compete with tbe local millsand the claim, borne out by statis-tics, that the milling Industry hasbeen ruined to at least 40 per cent,

or In other words, 40 per cent ofthe mills have been driven out ofbusiness.

When there 18 not a supply large

enough for the local mills, a low ter*

mlnal rate will compel the millersto pay more for the wheat and thiswill naturally raise the price of theflour and mill products to the con-sumer.

The mills have been heretoforefairly liberal In that they bought thelocal wheat at fairly good prices andsold their products at a fairly lib-eral price: but there Is no good rea-son why when they can buy Nebras-ka wheat, which of a softer and low-er grade and mix It, grind it and thensell it so it has to be sold by retailersat $1.60 per 60 lb. sack, when they

only pay the farmer 66 cents perbushel. This very practice will re-sult in the putting m of a low ter-minal rate, thereby compelling themillers, if they still desire to do amining business, to pay the farmera higher price for his wheat, and thiswill naturally cause the present high

prices of flour to be maintained. Thecommissioner will after a full In-vestigation, propose a terminal grain

schedule applying to Omaha. Chica-go and Minneapolis which will event-

ually lower the present grain ratesand If necessary go before the Inter-state Commerce commission asking

them to order In the railroad sched-ule.

The railroads are the loser by thesehigh rates, but have felt kindly to-

wards tbs milling Industries of theBlack Hills, although they have for-merly experienced an unwillingness

to put In lower terminal rates. On

aeeount of the prospective largely

increased production of wheat by theBelle Fourche irrigation project, thecommission feel that the tkme to de-mand a regular schedule of grainnates has arrived to as to help stim-ulate the grain producing Industry.This ysar la the first time In historyof the state when we have had anexcess supply of native apples, andwhile the raisers have not taken ad-vantage of the latest improved meth-ods of handling, by properly sort-ing and properly boxing so as tocompete as best they can with for-eign apples, the oommlasion feelsthat due consideration should be giv-

en to the apple growing Industry ofthe Hills and are Investigating thesubject thoroughly, not only wish-ing to help the grower of apples, butthe consumers in the store by put-ting in a low commodity rate be-tween stations In Central Dakotaand In this manner fill up some ofthe returning empty cars that aretalked about by the railroads when-ever the reducing of rates Is brought

up by the commission.

B. H. V. RANK WILL

OPEN SATURDAY, FEB. 1.

Announcement waß made yester-

day that the new Bear Butte Valleybank, of which N. E. Franklin ispresident, will open its doors forbusiness at Sturgis on Saturday,

Februady 1. The Intervening timewill be occupied in getting thebuilding, which was formerly oc-cupied by the defunct Meade County

bank, fitted up. Joseph A. Poznan-sky, present assistant cashier of theFirst National ibank of Deadwood,

will be cashier of the new bank, andRoy D. Hart, a son of Nate Hart,formerly of Lead, who is at present

connected with the Bankers Reserveof Omaha, will be bookkeeper. Athird office man will be employed,but has not yet been selected.

SUPREME COURTSUSTAINS BANK LAW.

A message was received yesterdayby States Attorney Heffron from theclerk of the supreme court at Pierresaying that that tribunal had re-versed Judge Rice ef the eighthjudicial circuit, and sustained thebanking law of the state, broughtinto controversy in connection withindictments returned against certainofficers of the defunct Meade Coun-ty bank at Sturgis. This means thatthe indicted officials will have tostand trial, unless some further In-tervening proceeding is introduced.

The indictments against the Ibankofficials, who were charged princi-pally with receiving deposits after Jthe institution was insolvent, weredemurred to on the ground that thebanking law of the state was uncon-stitutional for the reason that themeasure contained matter not in-cluded in the title of the act. JudgeRice, before whom the demurrer wasargued, sustained this view of theaffair, and an appeal was taken tothe supreme court by States Attor-ney Claude Gray of Sturgis andStates Attorney John T. Heffron ofDeadwood, who assisted in the case.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYWAGNER RESIGNS

WASHING!UN, Jan. 2—tinnedStales Attorney K. E. Wagner, ot

Alexandria, S. L>., tiled his resigna-

tion with Attorney General Wicaer-

siiam today. The resignation is anindirect result of the application toi i-es.Qeui tail tor a pardon tor ebas.

.. norre, sente iiceq to tu«

year ai d three months for allegedtraudulent use of the malls in con-nection with the sale of town lots.Wagner was ordered to Washington

out reiigned rather than obey.

ACME GOAL COMPANY .

HAS GREAT PLANTC. E. McHugh, manager of the

Deadwood Homestake Mining com-panp, who has just returned frombutte, Mont., and while absent, stop-

ped at Acme, Wyo., says that theAcme coal mines the greatest minehe ever saw, and that the surfaceimprovements are in keeping wltti themine itself.

The Acme Coal company, accord-ing to Mr. McHugh, has built whatis probably the finest tipple and coalpreparing plant In the Sheridan,Wyo., coal field, and adjaoent to itis the town of Acme. He says It Ismore like a model village than amining camp. The houses, which areoccupied by employees of the com-pany, are all neat and substantialstructures, fenced in, with concretewalks. The streets are laid out witha good width, and are lighted by

electricity. Each house has running

water, electric lights and sewer con-nections.

Among other improvements is ahotel of 70 rooms where Mr. Mc-Hugh had the pleasure of eating

one of the best prepared meals heever had in a similar place. After-ward he inspected the hotel fromcellar to garret, and says that it Isa model building, constructed witha view to convenience and comfort.The company has also built a bathhouse, containing shower baths, dry

rooms and lockers, which Is main-tained free for the employees. ThisIs well patronised as a coal minercoming off shift Is a pretty dirty In-

dividual.The company has also under

course of erection a gymnasium,which promises to be a model of Its

kind. A tract of pretty wooded landon the hanks of the Tongue river,

has been set aside as an amusementpark. A ball grounds, where eome

"w" ’«*, -Vj..

,•¦ ¦*• • f. «-¦

hotly contested games are played in

summer is kept .n shape lor the ben-ent ol the men.

Alongside the tipple is the elec-tric ligAt plant ot tne Sheridan Eightand Power company, under the boil-ers ot wbicb are burned tbe blackand refuse coals from tbs tlppls. TbeAcme folks are ratber proud of tbetact that their mine supplies tbscoal which furnishes power to oper-ate all of the rnlnqg of tbe Sheri-dan district, and such Is tbe case, forfrom this plant Abe (electricity istransmitted to all of tbe other coalmines. This plant also supplies en-ergy for operating an electric trol-ley system in Sheridan, cars fromwbicb run out to the coal mines, thefarthest point now reached beingthe Monarch, which Is twelve mlleefrom Sheridan.

After looking over all of the sur-face Improvements and noting theirsubstantial character, he asked to beshown what they had to back It up.

He wanted to see tbe coal. Tkeytook him Into the mine, and be eawwbat be characterizes as tbe great-

est coal mine In the world. He says

they showed him 27 feet of clean coala thickness higher than It Is policyto mine, and they are leaving part

of the roof untouched. He says thatit is a coal vein which for size andfreedom from dirt, shale, rock andof other Impurities he never sawequaled.

They told him that the mine couldproduce 3,000 tons of coal every8 hours for 300 years and he says

it is an easy matter to believe R, nomatter how big it sounds, when thesize of the vein is taken Into con-sideration. He had a fine visit andwas fortunate to meet A. K. Craig,

mine manager, who showed him a-round the property and explainedeverything. Mr. McHugh says thatMr. Craig has everything at his fin-ger ends, and knows the coal bus-

iness from A to Z. Mr. McHugh al-so has a good word for Ora Darnell,the business manager of the com-pany, who, as general sales man-ager has played an Important part

to bringing the Acme company to

the front. These two gentlemen arethe controlling spirits In Acme af-fairs, and are deserving of all suc-cess. Mr. McHugh endorses Acmecoal to the extent of making a stand-ing order with their local salesman,

Geo. B. Porter, for a carload every

ten days.

CALL ISSUED FORCHILD LABOR DAY

The 6,000 clergymen who last year

observed child labor day are todaybeing asked to speak on that sub-ject Sunday, January 26th or Sat-urday, Jbnuary 25th. For sevenyears the National Child Labor Com-

mittee has issued such an appeal,and the interest aroused by the lastChild Labor Day resulted In a gen-

eral demand for the passing of thefederal children's bureau bill, In Im-proved child labor laws in 10 of the14 states holding legislative sessions,

and an Increased use of lecture slidesand exhibits about child labor.

Tbe day has never been used asan appeal for funds and this year

special attention Is called to childlabor In tenement house manufactur-ing. The national child labor com-mittee also reminds slergymen thatchild laborers become unskilled adultworkers, and tbe Chicago vice com-mission gives as the second greatest

cause why 40,000 girls are sacri-ficed annually to an Immoral life“tbe economic stress of industriallife on unskilled workers, with theenfeebling Influences on the willpow-er.” This cause the commissiongives as second only to the lack ofethical training and religious in-struction.

BIGGEST RECEIPTS INHISTORY OF OFFICE

The year 1912 was one of whichthose in charge of the fiscal affairsof Lawrence county have reason to

be proud. Not only did it termin-

ate with a cash balance on hand ma-terially larger than 1911, but thereceipts of the county treasurer’soffice were far in excess of any pre-vious year in the history of the coun-ty. The showing is a remarkably

satisfactory one, principally becausethere was not only reasonable econ-omy exercised, but because therewere many important undertakings,

both in the way of receipts and ofexpenditures. Among the formerwas the collection of delinquent tax-es, which totaled approximately SIOO000, of which about $60,000 camefrom the defunct Hidden Fortuneand Columbus mining companies.

The expenditures were largely de-voted to establishing the county ona more substantial financial basis,as evidenced by the large amount ofroad and general warrants taken up.

The total receipts of the countytreasurer’s office for the year 1911amounted to $489,369.25 and for1912 they reached $591,248.63, anIncrease for 1912 of $101,889.28.

The disbursements for last year to-taled $582,819.70, the (balance onhand Jan. 1, 1912 was $48,812.88

and on Jan. 1, 1913 It was $57,241.-49.

The first vessel to go through thePanama Canal willmake the passageSeptember 3 next, the 400th anni-versary of the discovery of the Pa-cific. In four centuries the worldhas seen some progress, hut no Yan-kee Is smart enough to guess whatthe next four will bring forth.

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