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32 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1898. ANDY CLUNIE WAS ROASTED Attorneys Goodfellow and Garber Tell What They Think About Him. Close of the Argument on the Motion to Restrain the Commissioner The Official’s Action Declared to B= Arbitrary and Totally Without Sanction of Law. The two days’ argument on the app! i cation of the foreign insurance com panies for an injunction against the threatened acts of Insurance Commis- sioner Clunie came to an end yester- day in the United States Circuit Court before Judge Morrow. John Garber and Mr. Goodfellow closed for the com- panies, and incidentally roasted Mr. Clunie for his conduct in attempting to drive milliops of capital out of this State. They contended that the alleged law | pre- | under which the Commissioner tended to act had been declared uncon- stitutional, and that Clunie had been guilty of bad faith by threatening to | of the companies | and then coming before the court by | revoke the certificate: his attorneys and denying that he had 80 threatened. Mr. Goodfellow said that Clunie had calumniated and sullied the fair name of the State. His action had been arbitrary and without reason. “How can you expect,” asked the at- torney, “English capitalists to come here and invest their money to assist us in developing the natural resources | State when they are told that | of thi the laws are administered in such a way that the Insurance Commissjone: is allowed to discriminate between cor porations, favoring some and oppres ing others?” ‘With reference to the statement made | by Clunie’s lawyers that he never in- tended to revoke the certificates of the foreign insurance companies, thespeak- r case he the court should the injunction applied for, which to prevent him from doing that he said he never had intended to Clunie was simply resorting to that do. course for the purpose of evading the process of the United States Circuit Court, and of forcing the companies to | an illegal tax to the State. e has made threats publicly,” add- ed the speaker. “He has advertised all through the State through his organ, t Examiner, and with a degree of as- surance I have never seen equaled he states broadly that the purpose of mak- ing these companies give new bonds was that hi: pproval of them will de- pend upon whether they will pay this tax or not. His action is iniquitous.” John Garber ciosed the argument and said that as the ate of California, construing the decision of the Supreme Co , never imposed that alleged con- dition upon the companies, Clunie had wo right to impose it. He could not decide that question of comity. Clunie could not place himself in the position of the State. The State had already de- cided that matter. By what warrantof law, heasked, doe: Clunie say “T will refuse to accept any f your bonds; I will ,order vou to the State u s u comply this condition,” which is no con- dition at all? He would have no more right to do that than he would have to say, “Unless you pay me ten thou- sand dollars I will drive you out of the State.” “On what ground can he make him- pa self the Legislature of the State of Cal- iforni asked Mr. Garber, “ and say 1 enta nd declare that in addition to what is said in the statute this in- surance compact is illegal, and unless you dissolve it I will drive you out of the State?” Clunie has arrogated to himself the right to pass another law and say ‘Unless you do this I will drive you out of the State.’” Judge Morrow said that he would render a decision in the matter as soon as possible, which would be as soon as he could have an opportunity of exam- ining the authorities submitted to him by the counsel on both side: S Clarkson Arraigned. William S. Clarkson, ex-foreman of the rolling department of the Mint, was ar- raigned before United States District Judge de Haven vesterday on the charge of embezzling gold bullion placed in his charge. He pleaded not guilty and was allowed the usual time of five days in ich to change his plea should he so de- Clarkson’s attorney moved to reduce the bail from $5000, but the application was ADVERTISEMENTS. Young Lochinvar who, accord- ing to the o\ \\ story, ran \ away with his \‘ bride, did not love her one article more evotedly \'! than a thou- 2 sand honest husbands of / ; the present day love their wives. No novelist 7 could invent a story of truer manly devotion than the ‘“‘humble romance " revealed by the following letter from Mr. Harry Chant, of 211 Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas. ** About fourteen or fifteen months ago I was working with a gang of men and happened to say to one of them. I hope it will not rain as 1 have a big washing to do for the children.' The man said. * What is the matter with your wife?* " *For years my wife had been suffering from what the doctors called prolagsus of uterus. She was nervous. had cold hands and feet, palpita- tion, headache. backache, constipati 3 Sisn greeable drain, with bearing down pains; 1o ap- petite. She gof so weak she could not get around am only a laborer 5o was always in debt with the doctors, and all for no good, as none did her anygood. We began to think that she was never going to get well *1 told this man what the doctors said was the matter with her," and he said * * did you ever hear of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription?’* I told him no, but I had tried so many patent medicines that I was tired of them all, and tesides I did not have enough money to pay the doctor and the drug store. He said if 1 would get two or three bottles and try them. and if it did not do my wife any good that he wouid pay for the med cine. I ent to the drug store (Mr. Clawber's on Elm Street), and bought a bottle. The first and second did not seem to have much effect but the third seemd to work like a charm. She has taken in all about thirteen bottles and she is to- day as stout and healthy as any woman in_the United States. This is not the only case. When ever 1 hear tell of any woman who is sick in the neighborhood I just send the book and paper that is wrapped around every bottle and that does the business. 1 am no longer bothered about doiug my own washing and cooking, for my wife car do it all in one day and never sevms tired or out of spirits now.” Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure consti- mation, promptly and permanently. THE MODERN HIGH SCHOOL | Professor Brown Talks of Its History America. in | | A Plea for the Introduction of Debating Into the Public Schools. The Practice of Marking Defended Against the Objections of Recent Pedagogical Critics. Professor Elmer E. Brown, in a lec- ture before a teachers’ class at the State University yesterday morning, gave an outline of the beginning of the modern high school. He said in sub- stance: The high school is more characteristic of modern times than were the grammar school or academy. The first school of the true high school type was the Eng- lish ‘High School of Boston. ‘lne name high school had been used before, but for | institutions that were really seminaries | or academies, rather than high schools in the modern of the word. On the other hand, many schools of this type went by different names. The term “union school” was often applied and is often applied even yet. This name indi- | cates the origin of the schools, which were graded schools, resulting from the union of school districts. As the graded school grew out of a union of districts, the high school grew out of the graded system. In 1821 Boston first had a system of primary schools. Strange as it may seem it is historically true that dear old Bos- | ton had got well over into the nineteenth century before she had a system of pri- mary schools. In fact, all over the coun- try we have been painfully slow in estab- lishing a good system of primary educa- tion. In 1825 Boston established a high chool for girls, The experiment was quickly dropped at the end of a year, be- cause it was such a success. The school juring its brief existence was crowded, | and the school board saw that the ex- sense would be S0 great that they could hot afford the experiment. In brief, the school was closed because it was too | costly, and It was too costly because it was too popular. Professor Brown spoke briefly of the movement toward the establishment of universities. He declared that this | movement was influenced strongly by the famous decision in the Dartmouth College case, in which the inviolability of a private charter was maintained, and the principle of non-interference by the State with private educational corporations established. T. L. Heaton defended the practfie e of marking in the public schools. said: Marking has been much decried of late, and largely, I think, because the practice is an old one. I belleve that a thing is not necessarily bad merely because it has been done before, and 1 regard marking as one of the good features of older meth- ods of teaching. It is often objected that the pupils should be taught not to work for marks but for knowledge. True, but is it true that the child cannot work for both at the same time? | “Marking is the best way of indicating to the pupil the teacher’'s approbation. A certain American university vigorously opposes marking; vet in the register of this university every professor has his complete list of honors and degrees print- ed after his name. What inconsistency Children, like older people, like to be giv en credit for what they do. Nothing indi- cates better than marking the extent to which a pupil’s work has been successful. Mr. Heaton strongly recommended the practice of having debates in the higher grammar grades. “A child,” he said, “should have something to say and be able to say it. Debating gives practice in speaking and practice in composition. It is best to begin by having the debaters write out their pa- pers and then read them. Afterward the pupils may be allowed to speak from notes. “The habit of arbitrarily choosing sides is, I believe, a pernicious one. Teach the children honesty; never | choose sides for the pupils, but let them speak as they wish. Assign sides | at first, but as the pupils study the | question, if they change their minds, | let them change sides, and even if there | should be three on one side to one on the other it is better than to inculcate | dishonesty in the children's minds. Not only should the language of the de- bater be criticized, but he should be | held down strictly to facts, and not be | allowed to make wild and unauthorized statements that are so common in many | debating societies.” | The speaker concluded by emphasiz- ing the importance of nature study as | a part of the public school curriculum. | “Nature study® has come into our schools, and has come to stay,” he de- | clared. “It has come to stay because of | the training it gives and the knowledge | it contains. Nature study is not a fad, | and in the next few years there will be | a growing demand for expert nature | teachers.” State Superintendent of Public Tn- struction Samuel T. Black will lecture | on the “Public School System of Cali- fornia” before Professor Brown's class in pedagogy next Monday morning at 10:20 o’clock at North Hal ———————————— SUPREME JUSTICES DIFFER. Conflicting Views Relative to a Wife’s Loan or Gift. The Justices of the Supreme Court handed down a decision vesterday, the most striking feature of which was the wide difference of opinion of those who passed upon the merits of the case. Jane Warren, the wife of Ws H. War- ren, brought an action against her hus- band to recover $6000 alleged to have been loaned to him by her. She secured a judg- ment for the amount and subsequently died pending further proceedings, and W. H. White, the executor of her will, acted in her stead. At the trial Mrs. Warren established a prima facie case. Warren introduced some evidence to show that the money was a gift and not a loan. The lower court instructed the jury to find a verdict. for the plaintiff, ‘hoiding that while the parties to the action were hus- band and wife, it devolved upon the for- mer, who claimed to have received the gift, to prove that such gift was made without undue influence on his part, the presumption being that, in the absence of proof to the contrary, such undue in- fluence was used. Upon this principle of law as laid down the Supreme Justices differed. Justices Garoutte, Van Fleet, Henshaw, Temple and Harrison, as a majority of the su- preme tribunal, affirmed the judgment of the lower court, but Justice McFarland wrote a dissenting opinion, in which he held that ‘“The court peremptorily in- structed the jury to find for the plaintiff; and in my opinion it ought to have been left to the jury to determine whether or not the money sued for was a loan or a gift. * * * The question here was not whether a certain transaction was a loan or a gift.” —_—————————— Street Railway Changes. The work on the Eighth street electric road Is expected to be completed in about three weeks. The road will then run from Market .to Townsend street. and will transfer to all cross lines. To-mor- row the steam road running from Stan- yan street to the ocean will be replaced by the electric road, on which work has been in progress for a long time past. It is thought that the new line will be in working condition about May 1, when it will begin to carrv passengers. In a short time the San Mateo Electric Road will begin the construction of a double track from Guerrero street to Twin Peaks, from where there is already a double line running to the park. HALE o 1 to, s your pioe 1DC until sold .. . Yard EMBROIDERED ~HAND K E R CHIE EFS—A_sample line picked FANCY NECK RIBBONS—Pure silk, just the thing for ties and scarfs, 3% to 4 inches wide, high grade ribbon at a low grade price; until sold . The latest plaids, bayaderes and stripes n in ribbons, scaris and sashes ready bewildering abundance. HALE'S GREAT NEW DOLLAR TWO-CLASP _KID GLOVE— Took weeks of careful thought and experiment and selection to choose this glove, ‘tis the finest we could get for the money, pe; fect in fit and bubbling over with good, long, _satistactory wear, all sizes, browns, greens, mode, s navy, pearl and white, overseam patterns; rea row New Dress Trimmings. The greatest See them in the window! array we've ever had. SPANGLED AND BEADED E FRONTS—On net... S -$2 50 to $6 each FRONTS, 5 to $9 each BLACK BLOU BLOU: WHITE PEARL S, COLORED SPANGLED AND BEAD- ED BLOUSE FRONTS—On black -$3 50 to $6_each match, 25c to BLACK SILK LOOP EDGINGS AND GIMP ... X 0c to 50c yard RIE...... $150 yard BEADED EDGING..5c to 50c yard BEADED BANDS... e .2%¢ SILK PASSEMENTE! 50c to BLACK BLACK (Many novelties in black, beaded and silk yokes.) Don't fail to visit the millinery depart- ment. For Ladies fld Children. CHILDREN'S BLACK COTTON SCHOOL STOCKINGS—A strong school stocking that will stand rough play, good weight, nar- row rib, double kne LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE —Selected ~maco ggotton yarn, |0 high spliced heels, double sole and toe, seamless ......... Pair 10c Pair SPECIAL. Infants' and children's poke bonnets, made of white India silk, fancy silk bralded crown, ruffle front, full sieeves, you'd expect to pay a dollar aplece; special, S50c Each. up by an Tastern buver, the § @1c | 20c and Zc kinds; on the tables 2 until sold .. Each 25¢ ] POPOOPPOP PPPPOORPOPOPIOGS® styles are in and on exhibition. What the New Jackets Are Like. The most fashionable Jacket Cloths of the *eur are Broadcloths, Coverts, Serges and | erseys. Greens, blues. tans and mixtures, | in numberless shadings, will be the colors. The fly front continues in the lead, and the blouse front is becoming very popular. Close sleeves with small puffs. Braid trim | mings in scrolls and bands. At the opening | to-morrow will be shown many exclusive novelties from $3.50 UP TO $45 EACH. New Silk Grenadines. | A cholce assortment of Fancy Changeable Silk Grenadines just arrived, new greens, blue | rich, and cardinal grounds, elegant, fashion- able. 42 Inches wide. (It isn't necessary to pay more than Hale' prices.) | BLACK FIGURED GRENADINES—An excep- tionally choice line, came in last week. 42 inches wide, $1, §1 25, §1 50 and $2 75 yard. 45 inches wide, $2 50 yard. Don't fail to visit the new Millinery Depart- ment. the famous New York Milliners. M. KIRCHNER as head trimmer. ESTER MEYER, 8 Rue Royal, Paris. We ask everybody visiting the store to seec this new department. R R R R R R R R RCRORCECE A A A A R R R CRCR R RCECRCRCR L R R R R R R R RCR TR R X R 2 Formal Spring Opening of the Cloak Department. Twenty-five hundrzd feet of our store has been giyen over to the new Wrap Department. Settees, Mirrors, Dress- ing-rooms, Chairs and general conveniences at your disposal. Make it a meeting place with your friends. The new Many exclusive models await the early buyers. On account of the crowd attending our Mi our complete stocks to many of the ladies visiting the department. accommodated, we have resolved to continue the opening Monday and Tuesday. @@®®®®®®@®©®@@@@@@0@@@000@0@@@QOO@OOQ@@OOQ@0@@@‘@0@0@00090@ g The New Milliner Pattern Hats are shown from the leading fashion dictators of - PARIS, MILAN, LONDON, NEW YORK. Among the makers we notice LINN FAULKNER, MME. JOSSE, 3 Boulevard des Italiens, Paris. The New Styles in Ready-Made Suits. The fly front will be the most popular cut of the year. The Russian blouse, with close back, will be much in demand. Braid trim- ming, in scroll effects, predominates. The sleeves are medium. Skirts inclined to be atrifle narrower. At the opening to-mor- row we will show the new effects from $5 TO $45 SUIT. fiene@?fices. THE NEW CATALC the count: The new catalogue is ready E.and being distributed free to If you have out-of-town friends | or do not live In the city yourself, send us the address and a copy will be mailed free. | THE NEW The millinery and cloak depart- | rush- | STORE. ments are ready. We are Ing the other work as much as possible and hope to open the entire new annex shortly. The front {s being remodeled and new bazaar constructed. ‘We thank you for your patronage during these repairs. - NOTE ... y Department IS Ready. Under the management of MISS M. RYAN, late of Savate, Bret & Co., She will be assisted by MISS IDA ery opening yesterday we were unable to show LOYS SCEURS, Parls. 8t. Germain. R R R A R R RN RO RORCRORCR Y First day to-morrow. 1 What the New Capes Are Like, Silk will be the most popular material for | | capes. They will be elaborately trimmed with chiffon and lace. Soft ribbon ruche | instead of high collars. Short jaunty ef- | fects are much in evidence. There has | been no material change in cloth capes. At the opening to-morrow we will show the new capes at prices from $5 TO $25 EACH. ! Some Newkess (oods. The new dress stuffs keep tumbling in. Tt seems almost impossible to keep track of them. Many ladies save by buying here. We want you all to look. It may mean a saving to you. Among the new arrivals we note: A Iot of 44-inch Corkscrew Twills at. A lot of 44-inch Silk Mixtures at. A lot of 38 gt s T5c yard A lot of 8-inch Spring Novelties at... 50c yard A lot of 37-inch Rep Suitings at.. 50c yard ‘We ask particular attention to the window | displays. D Consequently, that all may be 4QUART STEEL ENAM- EL TEAPOTS, 2 coats © enamél, erv 8trong special.....37c EACH | o 4QUART STRAIGHT 3 R I SAUCEPANS, heavy reel o, J¢| enmel. spcoia . & 35¢ EACH. Special. ard | IRISH POINT CURTAINS — 3% THE FAMOUS NEW YORK MILLS MUS- LIN SHEETS—A big lot bought at a lit- tle price; manufacturer’s seconds because they were not bleached pure white; very heavy, closely woven, dry ironed and hand torn: one of the most durable sheets in the market— 72x80 Inches . 90x90 inches . PILLOW-CASES, HEMSTITCH- ED—Special attention to quality of muslin; 4x35 inches. At 12:ic Hale's Each (See the New Curtain Department.) WHITE CROCHET BED- SPREADS—Full size; hemmes all ready to use; in the new bed ding_department— Good quallty 5c each Extra_heavy 35c each Very large . 1 25 each Imitation Marseiil $1 75 each Ask to see our pure white cotton-filled comforters for 31, §1 20 and §1 5. WHITE WOOL BLANKETS—Not perfect; manufacturer's seconds; imperfections hard to find, but they're there or the price would$2.05 Palr e $. Any blanket in the lot until sold (See the pattern hats in our New Mil- linery Department.) WHITE WOOL BLANKETS—A I vt ootin: s b lon QUG48 bound; 62x80 inches! easily taken — for an all-wool blanket.......... Pair (Another similar line at 3 50 pair.) New Lace Curtains. Bordered Fishnet Designs are the swell- est things in the curtain realm. Our Dewly arranged .department now ready— Nottingham Bedroom Patterns, new. (3 _vards long.) Nottingham Bedroom Patterns, new.- E $1 Palr 822 82 $52 Pair THE NEW FISHNET DESIGNS— Deep border; very pretty; 3% yards by 50 inches; white or ecru; decidedly new. = rouhin yards long; ecru only; rich pat- terns in elegant designs... MUSLIN BEDROOM CURTAINS —The latest designs in tambour effects; 3% yards by 47 inches.. BATTENBURG CURTAINS — 3% yards by 50 inches wide; bobbin- net body, with lace insertion.... Notion Snaps. One hundred yards O. N. T. white or black SPOOL COTTON on a spool for 2c. (There are 200 yards on ordinary spool.) LADIES' HOSE SUPPORTERS_ 7 @C Velvet grip, satin belt, frilled elastic, ve SL WHITE _ P! The prop knocked from button prices, fine heavy white pearl buttons: Line 16 Line 20. Line 22 and 24. 6c doz. Special—Ladies’ Skirts. Fine soft-finished muslin; 4 tucks, with a cambric ruffle and embroldery edge on bottom; thoroughly well made; a Tic skirt. On sale, special— 48c Each. 4c doz. Ge doz NEWS OF THE MINES. The Miners’ Association to Give Legislation a Boost. More Old Mines Becoming New and Great—Buying, Selling, Digging and Finding. A meeting of the executive committee of the California Miners' Association has been called by Secretary Julian Sonntag for next week, to take import- ant action in assistance of pending min- ing legislation in Congress. The meeting was chiefly called at the instance of Tirey L. Ford, who,as chair- man of the California and Trans-Missis- sippl Congress committees in a depart- mentof mines andmining,isveryactively interested in that measure. Word has been received that Hon. Lafe Pence, chairman of the similar committee ap- pointed by the International Gold Min- ers’ convention at Denver, who is in the East, has abandoned the hope of the miners securing a Cabinet officer to look after the industry, and is devoting his energies to the next best thing, a bu- reau of mines in the Interior Depart- ment, with a Commissioner of Mines and Mining at its head. The executive com- mittee, at its meeting, will decide whether or not to likewise abandon the larger measure for the present and join in Mr. Pence's efforts. This will prob- ably be done. Mr. Ford has telegraphed to Mr. Pence to communicate a full ac- count of the situation as it appears to him, and this report is expected to ar- rive before the date of the meeting. The mineral lands bills and other matters will also be considered. A bill creating an executive Depart- ment of Mines and Mining was intro- duced by Congressman Barham in Janu- ary, but it slumbers in a committee pigeonhole. To secure its passage would be difficult at best, while a de- partment bureau would be more readily given. “I believe,” says Tirey L. Ford, “that if we could have had two or three wide- awake men pushing it at Washington we could have securea a Cabinet officer. All the Congressional representation from this side of the Mississippi is for it, and this constitutes one-third of the Senate and an influential portion of the House. The commercial interests are after a de- partment of commerce and industry, and we might have got into the same wagon by joining influence. 1f we can’t get it we would better take half a loaf.” The old Grizzly mine in Tuolumne Coun- ty, which has been reopened during the last year under a working bond, has been purchased by the new company bearing its name, and is to be developed on a large scale, says the Grass Valley Union. The owner$ are mostly San Franciscans, and at the first annual meeting of the stockholders last week they elected as president William C. lurdock of the Commercial Bank; as vice president, W. Brown of the Crocker-Woolworth Bank, and as directors, W. H. Martin of the mining firm of Martin & Ballard, Otto Greenwald and R. E. Russell, in ad- dition to the officers named. At the same time a contract was made with William Sharwood for the erection on the prop- erty of a twenty-stamp mill, a hoist, air compressors and all the necessary buildings for the working of the mine, at an outlay of $20,000. new shaft has been sunk in the Grizzly to a depth of 350 feet, and at the 200 level a drift has been run a distance of 180 feet north to the old works, from which, previous to 1872, when the property was closed down, a million dollars had been taken. The vein is_very strong ribbon quartz, eight feet wide, which muled $8 to the ton, while at the 300 level similar results were obtained. It is estimated that the mine has been sufficiently opened to run the twenty stamps for three years, but, neverth less, the board of dgeewrl&u decided tet; | of the mine as much continue the sinking of the shaft. Thus | far about $13,000 has been expended in the rehabilitation of l}igrlzzly. Further ' details regarding the fifty- | stamp custom mill to be built immediate- at Barstow by the people of the Rgnds- burg railroad are given by J. P. Nevins of the Denver Iron Works as follows: ““This lant, when completed, will represent all | teatures of modern appliances for quick and perfect methods for handling ores. The mill proper will contain fifty stamps of 90 pounds each and have ninety drops per_minute, capable of crushing from 150 {to 200 tons of ore per day. A system of | | twelve Frue vanners will be put in to take | care of all the tailings for concentrates. Automatic feeders will be attached to the | motors, with the ore crushers above the bins, making the process of handling ores an economic feature. The power plant consists of one Corliss 200-horsepower en- | gine and two steel boilers of 100-horsepow- | er each. The mill will be equipped with a full_electric lighting plant, the wires ex- | tending to all parts of the camp. The mill is about 1000 feet from the Mojave River and on the railroad. The mill will con- sume about 200,000 gallons of water each twenty-four hours, which will be supplied from wells in which water is obtained at about twenty-four feet from the surface. | The company is now sinking, wells in | which an abundance of water Is found. | The plant, with sampling works, crushers and rols, will be ready to run about May |15. The plans of the company are S0 ma- | tured that they expect to treat $7 ore, which will prove a lasting beRefit to | mines around Randsburg.” A notable mining suit, known as the Morse-Heinze case, is now heing tried in the United States court at Butte, Mont. Of course the issue hinges upon -extra- lateral rights,” that wonderfully fruitful source of long decisions and big lawyers’ fees. The Western Mining World enter- ltajnlngly comments on the case as fol- ows: ““While the views of thirty odd experts as to the geo.ogy of this section, with its veins, zones and ore bodies, and the fantastic gyrations of our innumerable dips, spurs and angles, will prove of more or less interest to mining men, it is a lamentable fact tnat expensive and long- drawn-ou. liugation promises to become o‘r:e of the principal industries o. this city. *‘The present suit is to be followed by others, ‘and these unfortunate disagree- ments will hardly be settled before the crack of doom. Millions are involved in these cases, and they represent the con- tests of giants. When the United States Supreme Court shall have finally dove- tailed all differences into a definite ex- pression of justice there will have been | a wonderful contribution to the mining | literature of the world. As educators the | litigants. will have rendered invaluable | service to mining men, not only in the matter of mining detail as brought out by expert testimony, but in the greater and broader sense of teaching them to settle their differences outside cf court.” All over the mining regions of the State are districts to which attention is | | turning in an effective way for the first time and in which mining develop- ment is just beginning. From out-of-the- | way corners of mining counties come fre- quent tales like this from a correspond- ent of the Democratic Banner of Sonor: “There g quite an interest taken in min- ing in and around Blanket Creek. Sev- eral parties, with a view of bonding, have been around recently. Land & Burchard made a clean-up in their arastra and their ore went ton. This will be a surprise to many to think $20 ore has been sucldn;r out of the ground until this late hour. 'his is a section of country that has not been prospected much, and in fact, is very little known of in min- ing circles. It'is a true mineral belt, or a spur from the t east belt, running el nearly east and west, connecting | w!ll the east belt near the Buchanan mine.” The Schaffer mine, near the Providence, Tuolumne County, is giving evidence of great value. The vein is five feet wide, the gold appearing exclusively in the sulphurets, which assay $1600 per ton, ac- cording to report. Reports have been frequent concern- ing the splendid character of ore en- countered in one of the Snell group of mines, Tuolumne Cnumir, operated by John T. Newcomer. It is reported that the -ledge suddenly widened and from | Company, milling tests made runs from $270 to $300 per_ton. The Kagle Bird mine at Maybest, Ne- vada County, has finaily been transferred to an English syndicate, which ha; possession. Of this mige the Gra: ley union says: “In the past history 200,000 has been offered for it and refused, and very late- ly an important strike of very rich ore has been made, crosscutting to the vein on the sixth level, proving the exten- ward of the richest ore chute adding at least in value to the mine. This property will surely again take its place as one of the leading pro- ducers of ada_County, as the new company will spend much money in thor- oughly prospecting it.” A $20,000 pocket is reported to have been unearthed in the old Washington mine at French Guich, Shasta County, in which deeper development has been' going on recently. The Silver King Mining and Milling which owns_silver properties near Calico, San Bernardino County. has collapsed. Last week a judgment for $11,000 was given by default, and eighteen liens still lie against the property. it is given out that the Argonaut mine, Amador County, will declare its first di dend of 10 cents a share, amounting to $20,000. This is from the profits of the first three months’ run, after paying all expenses, including the cost of the mill. At the Crystal Peak mine, Butte Coun- ty, twenty-five men are employed, and thé ledge is now from six to seven feet wide, and is very promising. Very rich rock has been struck in the Miller mine, in the vicinity of Powelton, Butte County. Howard Avery and Pembrook Murray of Enterprise, Butte County, have bought | the Bright Star and the Litttie Monarch mining claims near that place, with the two-stamp mill. A Chicago woman has gone into mining in Amador County with bold enterprise, and as though she knew her business! The Amador Ledger says: “A complete new deal has been effected in regard to the Bellwether mine which augurs well for the north end of Jackson and for the town. Tuesday night Mrs. Mary J. Hep- burn, widow of the late John W. Hep- burn, came from Chicago with her at- torney, Edward Logan Reeves. The deal was completed in Judge Davis’ office on the folowing basis: The purchase price in the mine was 395,600, $2600 being paid to Mr. Bright in cash Tuesday evening, and the remaining payments to be madé in accordance with an agreement now on record in the County Recorder's office, but similar in terms (o the one previously held by the Bellwether Mining Company. Mrs. Hepburn and her friends intend to immediately open .he mine in a system- atic manner and to open the shaft to develop it, instead of taking up further time with' surface developments.’” Willlam H. Myers recently bonded his mining claims in El Dorado County, for- merly the Lloyd properties, to F. H. Hall of San Francisco. Mr. Hall and others have filed incorporation papers for $1,000,- 000, and $3000 has been subscribed for de- velopment work. Mr. Hall will be general manager and R. A. McPherson superin- tendent. The incorporation is the Hall Consolidated Mining Company. A. M. Drew has bonded two Tuolumne County mines, which will be developed. One is at Tuttletown and the other near Groveland. At the Morning Star gravel mine the company has sixty-five men on the pay- roll. The Morning Star has been one of the largest bullion producers of the State. The dividend for March was No. 87. The main bedrock tunnel is now in_consider- ably over 4000 feet. The gravel is crushed by a ten-stamp mill, which runs steadily. About a hundred cars of gravel are mined during each twenty-four hours. The Jan- uary cleanup from the Morning Star was on exhibit at the recent Mining Fair. It weighéd 1565.94 ounces and was valued at $28,754 70.—Colfax Sentinel. The Jupiter Consolidated Gravel Mining Company, which owns one and one-half miles of channel near Towa Hill, will be- gl“ny:.cuve development work within sixty Benjamin A. Buckman of Placer County has sailed for Korea, where he will have charge of some of the gravel mining op- erations for which J. Sioat Fassett of New York has secured large concessions. According to the Democratic Banner of Sonora, the Big Oak mine, situated in the Groveland district, is showing up to the pleasing surprise of the Tuolumne Devel- opment Company. This company is com- posed of Fresno capitalists, and N. W. Moody is president. The vein is of an enormous size and yields gold free and in sulphurets. 5 Actual construction of ‘the Stockton and Tuolumne road is promised to begin at : and the pros- | ss in_this enterprise which | Wil mean a good deal to the mining in- terests of a large section grows brighter dally. ..e first section will be buiit to Copperopolis, and the reopening of the | large copper mines there and the develop- ment of other mining properties will soon follow. A simuar stimulus will be given to the east belt of the mother lode in Tuolumne County when the line reaches its final destination. The Echo of Angels Camp, Calaveras County, contributes this item of mining | progre “Mr. Baumhogger, owner of the Great Western mine in this town, in- | forms us that he is now making prepar: tions to add five more stamps to nis mill, making the full capacity ten. He also states that the ore in the mine is get- ting richer as developments are made, and that the vein increases in width as depth is attained. Recent explorations have made it necessary to increase the present milling facilities. The last clean- up was immense.” The Red Dog hydraulic mine, Nevada County, which recently secured a permit to operate from the California Debris Commission, is now running at full blast behind its restraining dams, and it is reported that nuggets “‘as big as hens’ eggs'’ are being taken out at times. It is likely that the California mine, which is situated four miles from Gran- iteville and seven miles from Washing- ton, will soon pass to the ownership of an Eastern company. The present own- ers are Colonel Tozer, Charles D. Lane and others. They bonded the property some time ago to a New York syndicate | represented by Dana Harmon, the re- ported price being $50,000. The bond was to have expired on the 10th inst., but an extension to the 1st of April has been obtained. Under the superintendency of Mr. Harmon there has been expended about $100,000 in opening up the property, and the operations have been attended with the best results. A magnificent mine has been developed. The ore de- osit is very large and of good quality. | It is expected that in the spring thirty | more stamps will be added to the ten | now in use—Nevada City Transcript. | A deed of a mining claim has been filed /in San Bernardino, wherein Gay W. | Brown of Los Angeles, for the sum of | $25,000, conveys to the Coloradg and Cali- fornia Mineral Development Company a number of borax placer claims, in ‘the Brier mining district in Salt Wells, or Salt Lake Valley, San Bernardino Coun- | ty. There are about thirty claims, locat- | ed in a territory embracing 5120 acres of | land. | been_absorbed by the Engincering and Mining Journal of New York. The an- nual output of slate in the United States is_worth $3000. During 1897 the quicksilver exports from San Francisco included flasks to Mexico and 1445 flasks to Central Amer- | Jea: In ‘1806 2000 flasks .were exported to | China, but none were sent there in 1897. The mining interests of Southern Ore- gon are suffering with California from | Be Jack of rain. According to the Ore- | gon Muning Journal the mining sea- | Eon in Southern Oregon has so far been source of great disappointment to the Dlacer miners. The present weather is | unprecedented within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. There have been dry | | Spells before, but not such a long speil | | 5% ‘ry weather as has existed for several | | Months. There will yet be some rain; | | but hardly enough to guarantee half the | Amount of goid usually yielded by the | sluice-boxes. Start any number of prospectors into the hills of Southeastern Alaska after | quartz_claims and at the end of two | Jears the average discovery valuation | will exceed ten to one the average sack | of the returning Klondiker. And ere long cople will begin to find this out.—Alaska ining Reccu‘fl.r Sk 5 : Applications for raulic mining per- mite’ are now pendfng before. the. Cali- fornia Debris Commission as follows: | From John Burton, in the Green | Mountain mine near Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, to deposit tailings in Chile Gulch; from the Harville Mining | Company, in_the Haryille mine near Placetville, El Dorado County, to deposit tailings -in Martinez Creek; from A. B. | Jacks. in the Badger Hill mine, near | Spanish ranch, Plumas County, to de- | posit_tailings in Spanish Creek, and from | | the. Star of Plumas Water and Mining | Company. in the Star of Plumas placer | mine, near Buck’s ranch, Plumas County, | to deposit tailings in a ravine. e Sent to San Quentin. 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