The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1898, Page 33

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, ARCH 13, 1898 'NFLUENCE OF THE ACADEMIES Broadened the Curricu- lum of Secondary Education. Were Pioneers in the Move- ment Toward Education of Women. T. L. Heaton Urges the Need of More | Auention to Oral Composition in the Schools. In an address yesterday at the Untver- sity of California on “Secondary Educa- tion in America,” Professor Elmer E. Brown made an interesting comparison between the soclal position of teachers at present and that of teachers in the prim- ary schools of the early part of this century. He declared that the teachers now enjoy advantages that make them | | kings and queens compared with their pedagogue predecessors. Professor Brown dwelt upon the effect of the earlier academies in broadening the cu um of instruction. Me said in part: With ment of the earlier acad- emies ader curricutum of sec- ondary edu , a curriculum which hended science, literature and political n matics such as Were not taught in the colleges. This broadening of the curricula ot the acad- emies affected considerably the subsequent de- velopment of The academies taught Latin a ne extent religion. added h, and is due teaching of of mmar. The on was held gr and Brown University received its name from the “~under of hair of elocution in that col- lege. Noah Webster's reading books and the pational read: in the study of Natural science, and especfally astronomy, was_the first branch of science studfed in the | academies. Geometry was the first branch of mathematics introduced, algebra not belng studied untll later. The curricula of some ot the academies embraced almost the whole field of knowledge. And although the In- structors in these branches were not what would now be called speolalists, there is no doubt that many of them were men of won- derfully wide and wonderfully accurate knowl- edge. The position of schools In t the teachers of primary s was worse than we can laint {s often made that csent do not enjoy such a soctal hould. Compared with the earlier years of the academy our teachers nowadays are toward education began in the Holyoke Seminary, estab- | by Mary Abbot, the n of women, s founded for vement toward up in Amer- England. It js developments of English offered a number of in- ms on practical methods He said in part hers especially, g critical analy- ature. In teaching should be to show | ain work. There is | method of teaching | g everything but the | rature should be | uld be made to feel | Unless the teacher in the pres ty, however, the study ature soon degenerates into mere dis- Mr. Heaton repeated his former declar- fon that in the matter of pronunciation English usage should not aiways be fol- * lowed. ‘Authorities on spelling should not be dis rded,” he said, “but in doubtful cases an American authority should be consulted. In such cases the Century Dictionary is the preferable au- Tity he speaker declared that in teaching spelling the teacher should give words which the children use, not words from the spelling book. He commended the old-fashioned spelling match, and stated that too little attention is at present paid to oral spelling. He urged strongly the necessity of cultivating among children the habit of frequently consulting a dic- tiona Mr. Heaton discussed methods of teach- ing composition. In his criticism he said: | We are disposed in these days to teach writ- ten rather than oral composition. The latter ts fully as important as the former. Every | recitation should be an exercise in oral com- | position. For written composition work paper | should be used. I would do away entirely with slates in the schoolroom. The very first work should be done on the blackboard and should consist in the framing of simple sentences. More complex subjects can be successively studied. The habit of outlining, however, ehould be taught as early as the third or fourth grades, and then when the childfen come to the eighth or ninth grades the habit is already formed. Nature study forms a good subject for composition in the lower grades. Children like to write on things they know gomething about, 50 natural objects make much better composition subjects than such topice as ““Truth,” *Virtue” or “George Wash- ington.”” Another thing of importance is to bave the compositions read before the class. take much greater pains to The child will | men, write a good composition If it.1s to be read before an audience than if it is merely to be examined by the teacher. — e A CARRIEK’'S ESCAPE. A Plate-Glass Window in the Colum- ian Woolen Mills’ Store Falls as He Passes. George W. Yost, a letter carrier, resid- ing at 1228 Pine street, had a narrow es- cape for his life on Powell street, yes- terday while delivering mail to a barber shop opposite the Baldwin Hotel. Yost had just emerged from the Louvre and was in the act of going up the steps to the barber shop, when a large plate glass window In the front of the Columbian Woolen Mills' store, on the corner of Powell and Eddy streets, fell with a crash over his head. In dodging from under it he fell against the stone steps leading to_the barber shop and received quite a shock, which stunned him for the time being.” Police Officers J. Hayden and B. Harter, who were on duty in the vicinity, came to his assistance and con- | veyed him to an adjoining store, where he came to after a few minutes’ rest. His package of mail matter was taken charge | of by Ofticer Hayden pending his recov- ery. The cause which led to the breaking of | the window was the hanging of a swing- | ing sign suspended from both ends by a | flimsy fastening of screw-eyes and light | wire The high wind dislodged one side | of the fastening of this sign some time before the accident occurred, and Officer Hayden notified the proprietor to have it attended to. Th done after a fash- ion, but the next gust of wind that struck it knocked it against window with such force as to smash the heavy plate glass and send it out on the sidewalk with a crash at the time that Yost happened to be passing. CASEY THE KING OF THE COURT The Famous Brooklyn Hand-; ball-Player Will Encounter Local Men. | | Is Here on Pleasurs, Acccmpanied | by His Partner, Ex-Alderman James Dunn. Phil Casey, the world’s champion hanu- | ball player, is at the Grand with his friend and playing partner, ex-Alderman | James Dunn of Brooklyn. They are mere- | v here on a pieasure trip of a coupie of | weeks' duration, and though Mr. Casey | has retired from the prof nal court, vet ne will take on a few of the best | players in the city and in a few games, in | which the stakes will be the sport-of the thing, show tnem how a world-beater puts up a game. The first game comes off to-day with | Casey and Dunn on one side and Jim | ealon and License Collector T. F. Bon- net on the other. It will be played at Phil Dunn’s court on Howard street, near Fifth, and a series of games between the expert visitors and the be: local men will follow to-day . The ad- mittance at these games will be by spec- fal invitation, and as accommodations for ladies have been provided it is expected that the gentler sex wul be there to urge | on the contes to their greatest ef- forts by bright glances and soft though sincere applause. | Mr. Casey, who was for four terms a member of the Brooklyn Board of Alder- is a well-pre: 1, good-looking and ‘active man of 50 years of age. He | is the acknowledged superior of every handball player in the country to-day, | though he does not now hold the profes- onal championship, having voluntarily resigned that title about a year ago, after the great home and home match brought off in Chicago, in whigh he and Mr. Dunn defeated Louts Keegah and William Car ney, the crack team of the Windy City, | for ‘a $2000 stake. Sl Since Mr. Casey's retirement from the | professional ranks there has been no | recognized world's champion, though the two most promising aspirants for that | title are Willlam Carney of Chicago and | James Fitzgerald of Tralee, Ireland. ———— | May Exhibit at Omaha. The demand for San Francisco exhibits | at the coming Omaha Exposition has caused San Francisco merchants to take | more than usual interest in the affair, and quite a number of prominent firms will send the products of their work to a. Among those who are expected to make a strong exhibit is the Joshua Hendy Machine Works, of which Samuel J. Hendy is the managing owner. The exhibit of the works attracted considera- ble attention at the recent Mining Fair, and in case it is decided to send speci- | mens of the machinery to the coming ex- | position the exhibit will probably be as follows: Hydraulic gravel elevators, | giants, water gates and pipe, the Hendy | two-stamp mill, ore feeder. concentra- tors, horsepower hoisting whim, ore crushers, buckets and cars and engines for hoisting. Mr. Hendy has shown con- | siderable enterprise in preparing exhibits for fairs and expositions. —_—— ‘Waller Granted a Continuance. School Director Waller appeared before Judge Cook yesterday morning, but, ow- | ing to the death of the mother of Peter F. Dunne, he was unable to appear, and the case was continued for a week. NEWS OF THE MINES. Rich Stores of Gold Are Daily Unearthed in the Hills. Lucky Prospectorsin Siskiyou, a Lucky Blast In the Selland Luck Elsewhere. Recently a report of a “rich strike” in | the western part of Siskiyou County was chronicled in the telegraphic dispatches in the usual vague and sensational style of such reports, and the ore was reported to go $20,000 a ton instead of the $2000, which is the regulation figure in such cases. The latest account of this probably valuable find is the following' from the Biskiyou County Reporter of . ort Jones: “A rich strike of quartz was made In Spring Gulch, near Tuttle Guich, in Quartz Valley district, about the 20th of 1 month. Jack Hay and Dave Kingery were out prospecting and came across surface indications of a good ledge. Af- ter applying their picks a few times they ghted to find rock that was heavily charged with gold. They then commenced sinking, and as depth was at- tained the rock became richer. M. B. Pitman of this place was out there last Sunday and brought back with him pleces of quartz that are wonderfullly laden with the yellow metal. At that time the veln was from two to four inches wide, and there is a possibility that it may de- velop In size as it goes down. Pat Grif- fen is interested with Messrs. Hay and | Kingery In this discovery. “Another rich strike has been made in that vicinity, this one being on Tuttle Gulch. About a year ago a tunnel sixty feet long was run on the property. More recently, however, another tunnel was run lower down, and it was in here that the rich rock was found. The vein has a width of from four incues to five inches, and in quality it closely rivals the Sprin, Gulch find. John and Henry Allen an Dave Owens, all residents of Etna, are the lucky owners of this property.” At the Sell mine, Tuolumne County, the site for the mill is being graded and de- velopment work is being rushed. A few days ago there happened in the mine HALE BROS. ] [ [ 4 [ + + [ + New Dress Goods the wearer. The few of ths popular waist line; an elastic lace on side gives dium and long waist; three prices, acc Black jean covered, sateen stripped Black French sateen, sateen lined Fine Italian cloth, real whalebone Expert fitters to serve you. HALE'S KID-FITTING CORSET—The bes to secure for the money. We call parti Sateen c Sateen Sateen Sateen Sateen Italian ed .. covered, bone bust covered, extra fine bo: covered, superior bone . covered, extra heavy cloth covered... Ask to see our little French Corset for We also carry the R. and G., Warner's leading styles— For ladies For children For misses Two hundred and fifty INFAN sold at New Wash Goods. “SERGINE"—Something new in the wash goods family, looks Jike nhdduckmg. but {su{te: 10 new shades, pretty lor. oys" ask to see it.. Yard PLAID GINGHA gingham plaid: i A big line of he most popu- 12: r fabric of the season: a par- ticularly desirable line at Yard NEW PLAID ORGANDIES-Rich ] summery effects in 15 new shad- ings; this line. Yard A big assortment of Plaid Organdies, Percales and Ginghams. NEW MADRAS SUITINGS—A cotton fabric similar to a per- cale, but of a softer finish, for walsts, dresses or children's’gar- new plaids and ments, stripes some Two catches (sho sewed to the skirt. to the metal belt. enough catches for 3 skirts at Hale’s for New Corsects ! Fashion demands higher hips and the pointed | shape, or sometimes the tiny littl: French cor-| set, not much larger than a belt. and experts to guide you and fit you and give | you words of good sound corsct advice. 'T's better to buy where buying is safe. We quote a and relleves the rigidness so common in popular corsets at the counter; sizes and shapes for all forms; Sa ship and material of these corsets; very easy and comfortable and at the same time stylish in form and general effect— CHILDREN'S FERRIS WAISTS—For ladies and children; all sizes of ! SRR R PR SILK EDGINGS—New effects in bla . Special. TS’ SILK BONNETS, with embroidered crown, lace front and rosette on top, will be 25c Each. 15¢ | Yard | Madam Gier “ Qfieen * Skirt Supporter. A light metal belt goes around the waist. rests entirely ‘on the belt, and the inflexibility of the metal dis- tributes the weight evenly, not only giving the skirta sweep and a swing no other supporter can, but also relieving the weight gen- erally imposed upon the back and spine. One supporter and HALE BROS. | HALE BROS. San Francisco’s Most | HALE BROS. Convenient Shopping Place. Dress Stuffs will be shown Now for. the spping OT ’98 ! The new Corscts are ready, and all the shapes that fashion decrees are here in every style. The first exhibit of Spring Trimmings—beads, braids and spangles—opens to-morrow. Ginghams and Percales, in exquisite plaid effects, take the lead in summer stuffs. Thousands of yards of Wash Goods clamor for recognition. The Millinery Department ncarly rsady to start its spring campaign. ’Tis the beginning of the scason. We bid you welcome—to look or to buy, to commend or to criticise. in worlds of new creations. The key to a stylish | dress is the form of | Corsct makes the form. | Al at Hale’s. | lines: THE CRESCO CORSET—The only corset made that will not' break at the SILK TUBULAR BRAID—The proper thing for New Trimmings! worked hard to get them assorted, priced; but they’ll be ready and buy your dress. Shopping is eas; The linings are not far away. But trimmings—well, here’s the list. ease and comfort, a perfect fit| finish; black, white, green, brown— 0St corsets; one of the most | -inch wide me- | Spame |’il plald effec o ing to material and boning— lain Tubular, i4-inch wide. . Plain Tubular, %-inch wide. . 6%c, Tisc and 81 $1.00 tisfaction guaranteed. t-made corset we have been able cular attention to the workman- Y-inch S-inch 1-tnch 5100 150 200 to match; 1 | ~ to #1150 yard. | A NOVELTY SILK MIXTURE_A hard-finished fabric, with silk $l 75 SIN N v overshot figures; a birch-bark effect makes a most effective N — S S R D e Sara | background; will make up very prettily. At Hale's.............. ¥Yard $1. Other lines, $150, Cut beads.. 15¢ to 35c yard | 20c to 75¢ yard and Thompson's corsets. | | inch to 1 inch $1, $1 25, $150 and §1 % inch to and and $1 blue, green come off— | | Plain le | A big line New Ribbons. BAYADERE STRIPE RIBBONS—Thelatestet- | fects from New k, the most fashionable ribbon of the season, a-special lot just ar- rived by express. 3% inches wide .. 3% inches wide ... | NEW PLAIDS—Some rich match the new plaid wash goods, enough for sashes, 4 inches wide .. 5 inches wide .. combinations to wide NEW CHECKED RIBBON: check in the new colors, came in Friday morning. 35c yard inches wide NEW:BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED RIB- BON—Stripes all the way from the narrow balff line effects to the bold half-inch cre- ations; very swell 3% 'inches wid 30c yard | 3% inches wic yard 5 inches wide yard > wn in cut 1 and 2) are The skirt is then hooked The weight of the skirt 5] © 25c +0+0+0+ 9+0+0+0+0+0+0+ ) BLACK PASSEMENTERIE—The correct skirt trimmin 1%-inch wide.. %-inch wide | A NEW LINE OF HARNESS BUCKLE BELTS—Just arrived; some swell n leather, big buckle. Bayadere stripe, Plaid effect on snake skin. | with colored jewels; very fashionable; | CHENILLE TABLE COVERS—It's SN BEE ‘ FANCY “PRESIDENT” BRAID—A new tubular effect in bl: o cardinal, white or black— n blue, green, brown, %-inch wide | REAL MOHAIR BRAIDS—The best quality, in black, white, blue, cardinal, ‘green or brown— 1%-inch .. 1%-inch . 2-inch 12%c yard inch to 5 inches wide; prices, according to w Prices according to width. Cut-bead edging with silk back Is from % | wide. 10c to 85 1 inch wide; yard. | COLORED BEAD EDGINGS—Colored ground, with gold beads scattered; and brown— -From 15c to SPANGLE EDGING—Very strong; made on a solid back; spangles will not | snake skin. ther, with pockets. of Jewel Belts just cam a gilt belt, 5 to $8 75 each. Domestics and Table Covers. easy to choose when stocks are new; we are showing many novelties in designs and 4-4 size for bedroom tables 6-4 size for parlor tables ........8c to $1 25 each §-1 size for dining room tables..$1 85 to §3 75 ea. shadings. HALE'S FAMOUS PURE LINEN TABLE DAMASK—An exceptionally good quality, satin finish. 68 inches wide. 70 inches wide. 72 inches wide. HUCK TOWELS—A good, wearable, absorbent towel, well fringed and closely woven, three sizes. 16x31 inches. . 8.1-3c each 18x36 inches: 0%c each 19x40 inches 2i2c each MARSEILLES SPREADS—Genuine Marseilles, elegant patterns. Double bed size -$1 50 to $2 15 each 27 to 375 each Extra large size < z SN\ S $ € Spangles. Yards and yards and yards of them came tumbling in last Thursday. morrow—across the aisle from where you’ll tallor-made suits; satin | e yard Gc and 6%c yard | g; we have edgings | priced according to width; from | ..25c yard .35c to Toe 1 inch wide, studded arKet Streets Gimps and Braids and The girls | checked and for sale to- y at Hale’s. | speaking of | a poplin 5c yard -3¢ yard decldedly novel. 15¢ yara ot shadings; e greens, browns and blues. 1dth, from &0c 2 ground; rose, greens, tans, A NEW PLAID CHECK—Nice long in wear; fashionable in e yard | pink. At Hale's .. [ old rose. At Hale's The new annex for an opening soon. New Baby Bonnets. BABIES’ NEW LAW BONNETS— S N A e i Tata 20C ruche, a dainty little affair.. ch ‘With corded crown and double ruche, 35c. | BABIES' NEW LAWN BONNETS— | Fine tucked crown, full net ruche and rosette, ribbon trimmed top, neat as wax -3 & Each BABIES' NEW PIQUE BONNETS— Pink, blue or white, embroicery n- sertion trimmed crown, full lawn Tl racher sometning entiray SOC new .. 'd Each INFANTS' NEW POKE BONNETS— A neat little pique bonnet with em- broidery crows, ‘dounle ratfle, one of Q.00 embroidery, the other of lawn with 5 lace edge; pink, blue or white. Each ‘The largest, most complete and most rea- =onably priced stock of bonnets we have, ever | shown. Tt is not necessary to pay more than Hale's prices. handsome book e guide. © to the store. =3 +0+06+0+0+0+0+0+0+9+0+0+0+0+0+0+9+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0++0+0+6+0+ A o A A e 0+8+0+0+0+8+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+8+0+0+0+0+01+0+6+2+0+6+0+0+ Dress Goods Fads! fects predominate. Green is much in demand. Tailor sultings are unusually popular, many new creations. stripe about ¥ of an inch wide, brought out on shown in aew shades and black. THE NEW VANDYKE SUITINGS—A modest fabric, decidedly new; | " zig-zag stripes about three-quarters of an inch wide woven over the surface, resembling Hercules ground; in new browns, greens and navy. NOVELTY SERPENTINES—A rich cloth in mottled effects; a silk serpentine stripe winds in and out, giving the fabric a and browns, richness and style seldom seen; A TH%-yard suit for A NEW SILK-MIXED BROCHE—A silky effect in changeable would make an elegant dress for afternoon wear; A TY%-yard suit for .... BAYADERE STRIPES—The fad of the year; cross stripes in rich silky figures form the bayadere effect over a plain poplin back- tle check, set off by a silk cross-bar plald; rich in appearance; style; ANOTHER NEW SILK MIXTURE — An overshot, greund, effectively sets of a rich, silky figure in novelty designs. a very glossy effect; hard finish; 4 40c¢ | The New Catalogue Is Ready. The new catalogue for spring is ready. pages, showing the latest styles of Ladies’ Outer Garments, Millinery, Trimmings, etc. of value to every home. Mailed free to those who cannot come None distributed in the city. | HALE BROS. e+0+6 Brilliant, silky ef- Smooth, glossy fabrice. Black stuffs are shown In A Van Dyke or zigzag ground, like a hercules braid, is being braid; a satin-finished back- Price. 50c Yard 8172 sutt @ $152° Suit greens, blues $l 50 blue and gray. At Hale's Yard for children’s dresses; a modest lit- $12 Yard greens, blues, browns and changeable $ Yard tan and inch; blue, green, nearly completed. Look out That Busy Bazaar. 5-QUART RETL SAUCE PANS—Lipped, ex- tra strong; spect 13¢ Each A thousand sheets of extra quality goflet paper for c. - 10 yards of lace shelf paper in one strip or 4c. ‘A quire of Crane's ‘“‘Superfine Commer- clal or Note Paper'’ for 12c. N 10c JAPANNED TIN CANNISTER— Each "To hold tea, coffee or spices, 8 inches high; special ALUMINUM COMBS—The finest comb in the market; cannot be broken; will not ®atch, pull or hurt the hair; at per- fumery counter, main entrance— Ladies' size -50c Gents' size . A of 120 profusely illustrated : A book A complete shopping t the Amador Queen No. 1, in Amador (‘oAunly.e which was bought some time ago by the Jackson Exploration and Develofi- ment Company, limited, of London, sink- ing for the valuable ore believed to exist with depth is going rapidly on. When the jroperty was taken the shaft was 292 oot decp, and it is now down to 8% feet. At the Kennedy‘a crosscut is being run 3 he 2150 level. hginxlt;-fhree sacks of ore from the Coop- er mine near the top of the Canamint Range yielded $10 a sack when milled at Ballast. i\lVEXEer is selling at $20 a carload at Johannesburg, where it is being hauled ing In a good many mother-lode mines these days. The Sonora Unlon-Democrat tells it as follows: | “On last Tuesday afternoon a fine body | of specimen ore was uncovered at the | Bell mine, but the extent of the strike | has not yet been determined. A short | distance from the face of the ~tunnel, | old stope, also a winze that has been planked over. Intending to do some wid- | ening out at this point to put in a hoist- | ing station, Foreman Louls Page had a hole put in the vein, the shot breaking loose a lot of quartz, much of which is very rich. This was the first blast put off in the mine under the new manage- ment, and a short time will demonstrate | whether the discovery is a bonanza or | not. Those who had run the tunnel past this point missed the deposit of gold by not over six inches. X Treasurer A. C. Widber and other San Francisco people took hold of the old and abandoned Diamond mine, near Grass Valley, about a year ago and proceeded to put faith and capital into it. The mine was cleaned out and retimbered and de- velopment work proceeded with little en- couragement for several months. A few days ago an ore body was encountered and developed into a rich ledge. The av- erage value of the ledge Is unknown, but rich samples are reported to have as- sayed above 32500 a ton. Several of the stockholders went to Grass Valley and it has been decided to erect a mill at once, beginning with five stamps. Thus this old story of California mines is retold from week to week as the riches of new and old properties come to light in increasin number with the growth of faith an mining enterprise. i It is an {ll wind that blows nobody good, and while miners everywhere in the mountains are suffering from the short- age of water and anticipating a short supply for both quartz and gravel mines throughout the year, the men interested in river dredging and mining are happy. The small Bu,)ply of rain and the very light snow fall in the higher altitudes ail over the State promise low water in the rivers during the season and unless a season of heavy precipitation comes soon river mining operations will begin this year six week earlier than usual. A system of electric tramways in the tunnels of the Tesla coal mine has just been contracted for, and within_ sixty days electric trolley trains will displace mules in hauun‘f Gut the coal, and. the output will be doubled. Fifty more ex- ert coal miners from Coos Bay and eaver Hill have just been put to work, and the development of the mines and the increase in the scale of operations are rapidly golng ahéad. he river dredger operating below Oro- ville is to have an electric plant, and then something that is like what is hapoen- the dredger will run twenty-four hours a day, employing three shifts of men. | Ophir, by F. B. which is in several hundred feet, is an | at the Limpinsel mine | with new discoveries bein by the Randsburg Rallway Company. - at the Bellevue, e, B9 ¥ 8" Biye and the Lozang | Brothers, twelve tons, was 149 ounces of bullion. This is at a rate of about $185 per ton. This indicates Klondike here without the semi-polar conditions. They are still taking out rock of about the same cmr“ter‘—‘fh‘ge{ Arf‘ltls].n e n; A Burleigh drill is e‘ 1”‘3""‘1‘?3 C%‘fi; | ty, operated by J. C. Diamond. e S| }sy belfng put down as rapidly as possible, and those who know the property have faith that a paying mine wil 0‘.“?3{11 Melton has secured all the ground between the Gentle Annie mine and the Américan River, comprising several hun- dred acres. He will driye a tunnel from the river south to the old Poverty Point section and open up_ considerable new ground.—Placerville Nugget. The Luck Marion mine at Greenwood, El Derado County, will resume active operations this spring. = The Nevada City Herald says: ‘Mason ‘W. Mather, senerfl.l manager of the Croe- sus G. M. Co.'s Plumbago mine, above Moores Flat, arrived here Friday night from the mine, bringing with him a gold brick large enough for the foundation of another Golden Jubilee Fair. The mine has been doing exceptionally well of late, and a few days ago a rich bunch of ore was uncovered, where $10,000 was taken from a regular ‘pocket’ no bigger than a washtub.” Tuolumne is now thronged with min. ing men whose mines are making them rich, while others stand ready to invest in any piece of ledge possessing reason- able merit. Of this class there are many, reported every day. Our big mines, the banner pro- ducing properties of the world, require no comment, and by the end of the year many more will be in the first class.— Union-Democrat. John T. Newcomer has struck a rich vein on one of the Snell group of mines at American Camp. The vein mills $110 clear across, while fire assays give re- turns of $250 per ton. The ledge gives every indication of being a deep one, and the find is rated in mining circles as_an important one.—Union-Democrat. The Meyer brothers of American Camp, Tuolumne County, recently shipped a ton of rock from their clalm on Eagle Creek to Selby & Co., and obtained therefor a return of $43. There is sald to be an unlimited quantity of the same quality of ore in sight. Another rich find was on Rand moun- tain._ The Yellow Aster people had been dumping as waste a vein fifteen feet wide. It would not horn, but an assay showed it $33 smelting ore. Another base ore vein, but forty feet wide, was similarly over- looked. "It pays to look out for every- thing on the California rand.—California and. ~* ‘Work on the Black Horse mine, River- side County, has been temporarily sus- ended, owing- to a shortage of funds for he road building and development that has been going on, but the English com- be devel- | | pany owning this promising property will soon supply the money and resume opera- tions. A large air compressor and _hoisting | works are to be put into_ the Gladstone | mine at French Gulch, Shasta County. | Sinking to greater depth is to go on at | this famous old mine. | gThe promising Lapping mine, owned by IRobert Cochran, Jesse Tourtelotte and M. A. Brady, is operating with a force of | half a dozen men, and Is reviving the | reputation of Deadwood for its marvelous rich yield. Several small seams of gold ore in the lower workings recently de- | veloped into veins of exceedingly rich | rock, and the quartz now being removed | | is_estimated in value at $1000 per ton. | | Eighteen or twenty tons are ready for | shipment to Seiby’s. That ore which is | more of a free gold character is being | | treated by an arastra. A tunnel is being | | driven to catch the rich veins at a greater | depth of nearly 100 feet, where it is hoped to find them converged —Redding Search- ght. The river miners on the Klamath feel hopeful of having a fine season during the coming summer, as the river will be low.to commence work soon, in wingdam- ming and putting up wheels and derricks. They will wait, however, untilafter March befoTe commencing, as there might pos- sibly come a heavy freshet before April. In the meantime the miner will get out | timbers and procure lumber, to be in readiness at the proper time.—Yreka Journal. ‘Work has been commenced on the Jubi- lee quartz mfme at Humbug, just above the old Spencer mine, Siskivou County, by a San Francisco company. represented by W. F. Shurtliff as manager and su- perintendent. As socn as the claim is well opened good pay is anticipated. The Salmon River country has had its full share of the much-needed rains and deep snows are reported in the higher al- | titudes. This is what the miners needed to assure a good season for those work- ing in placers. The Salmon River mining district is opening up at a rapid rate and deserves much better facilities for get- tng freight ‘than at present obtainable. The section would naturally procure all of its supplies at Redding if the much- needed ronds were pushed from this side. Several large companies are NOW operat- ing in the placers of that district and quartz propositions are also beginning to attract the attention of those who mine jon a large scale. The district is one of unusual promise and is retarded only throught the lack of adequate transport- ation facilities.—Redding Searchlight. William Kemp, a copper mining expert, has been inspecting a copper proposition in Del Norte County in the interest of London investors. The Ball mine, located on Eddys.Gulch, near the old Klamath mine. is being ope- rated by the Ohio Mine and Milling Com- pany, under the supervision of L. D. Ball of Ohlo, who is meeting with very good | results. He has recently run a tunnel .about thirty feet from the main tunnel and.struck ‘a very rich ledge of ore. He ‘has just finished milling ninety-five tons of ore which paid him $I8 a ton. Mr. Ball has a_number of men at vivork at resent and intends to ea ncrease | is force in the npflng.—gcrott %alley Ad- vance, The Denver Republican says the figures for the output of the Cripple Creek dis- trict for February show a gain over January, and an l?;\crease of more than a quarter of a million dollars over the corresponding month of the previous year. | The output for the month was 32240 tons, at an average value of $65, making a total of $1,149,400, as against $886,000 for the corresponding month last year. RIDEOUT TROPHY MATCH A match for the Rideout trophy was played last Saturday afterncon and evening In the rooms of, the Trist Duplicate Whist Club, be- tween the Mill Valley Whist Club of Mill Val- tey and the San Francisco Whist Club. Mill Valley— San Francisco— J. A. Thompson, Capt. H. H. Hotaling, Capt. Joseph G. Cox. Mrs. Dr. W. K. Love- Thomas H. Reynolds. _ grove, Arthur Brown. Mrs. M. W. Bell. S. Abrahm. Twenty-four deals were played in the after- noon and twenty-four in the evening. The, match resulted in a victory for the San Fran- cisco Club by a gain of nine tricks. Total North and South score, 332 to 223. The match was conducted on the American Whist League two-table plan and umpired by P. J. Tormey, president of the Pacific Coast Whist Association. THE PLAY IN DETAIL. Out of the 48 deals which constituted this match 23 deals broke even, and San Francisco gained on 15 deals with a total of 24 tricks. Mill Valley gained on 10 deals with a total of 15 tricks, which gives San Francisco the match under the usual gystem of scoring by gain of 9 tricks. Under the new method of scoring, counting each of the 48 deals a match (North and South score to govern), as suggested by the writer a couple of years ago, and which will be tried for the first time at the next congress of the American Whist League, to be held in Boston, a match tied counting one-half match won for each, on the score, San Francisco would win by 26% matches against 213 for Mill Valley, a net gain of 5. Deciding the winner of a match this way prevents sky-rocketing. INTER CLUB WHIST PLAY AT THE TRIST. In answer to repeated requests the Trist Club announces for Thursday evening, March 17, at their clubrooms, in the Berkshire on Jones street, a tournament for teams of four—open to all. In the ladies’ annex the highest average for February was made by Mrs. Hendry, who therefore won the set of Paine's tr the prize for that month. The popularity of this branch is attested by the large attendance and the constantly in- creasing membership. There are so many ladies who wish to learn to play good whist besides the many who do and vet cannot at- tend evenings, that this. afternoon piay fills a long-felt want. Every encouragement is given to beginners—not only most competent teachers, but the opportunity of playing with experienced players. It s a question that per- plexes all clubs—how to handle the beginners, Who naturally wish better players as partners, yet the better players do not care to deterior- ate their game by taking a poor player. The Trist Club has solved the problem, and on Friday afternoons and Saturday evenings the abler players devote themselves to help- ing along the newer ones. THE NEW CODE FOR DUPLICATE WHIST. P. J. Tormey, chairman of the committee on laws, reported progress at the Buffalo meet- ing and urged the appointment of four addi- tional names to that committee, making it nine instead of five. The president appointed Nicholas Browse Trist of New Orleans, Walter H. Barney, ex- president of the league, of Providence, R. I., E. Le Roy Smith, vice-president of the league, of Albany, and John T. Mitchell, father of duplicate whist, of Chicago. This committee has a gigantic plece of work ahead of it. To frame an entire code of laws to_govern duplicate whist, irrespective of any other code, is a piece of work, when acom- plished, that will stand as a monument to that committee as long as time lasts. The Trist Duplicate Whist Club of this city should be congratulated on having one of its humble members selected by the American ‘Whist League for such an exalted position. We know the member so chosen will try to fill that honorable position to the best of his ability. WHIST OPINION. A fortnightly journal devoted to the repro- duction of the best current whist literature, Vol 1, No. 1, has just been issued by, the “Whist Opinion Company” of Baltimore, Md., and edited by Mr. C. H. Forbes Lindsay. In the opening lead of this new whist jour- nal the editor selects a card from his best sult, for he says: ‘‘Whist Opinion offers no apologies for Its existence. It enters the fleld of whist liter: ture in a humble but useful capacity. Its purpose s to supply the best of what is con- tributed by experts to the daily and weekly journals. * = ® Opinion to place before its readers every fort- night the cream of such articles in a con- venient form for filing.”" Sample copies of the first number will be fur- Coast by applying to the Whist Editor of The all, Subscription price $1 a year. WHIST WHYS. This is the title to the latest whist publica- tion from the pen of the Whist Editor of The Call. Every reader of The Call can have a copy free. This little whist work will be a companion piece to The Call's *“‘Whist Dont's” that has had such a wonderful clreu- on. One of the features of this work will be an answer to the question *‘What one-must do to acquire a knowledge of whist?’ WHIST AT HOME. Mrs. George E. Bates, wife of ex-President Bates of the San Francisco Whist Club, gave a consolation whist party last Saturday after- noon at her home, in honor of her mother's birthday. Sixteen enthusiastic lady whisters sat down Then a light lunch was served. How nice it is for mother and daughter, pleasant recreative home amusement. a comfort it is when advance in vears sounds its first notes of warning—when the eyes com- mence to dim—when readi; the question, to be able to sit down at a table with those you love and converse with an in- talligenge and eloguence never purpessed by the Ut Asue the would ever heard—in the utiful language of whist. —_———— Alexander Wigmore Insolvent. Alexander Wigmore flled a petition in insolyency yesterday. His liabilities aré It will be the aim of Whist | nished free to all whist players on the Pacific | to play. 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