anaheim-gazette 1910-04-21

MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN STATES INTERESTING BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and Other Western Sections Touched Upon—Revival of Interest in Nevada Gold and Silver Mines as Result of Discoveries at Goldfield, Leads to Development of Other Districts—Hornsilver a Promising Camp The increasing interest in the mineral products of the Western States, especially those lying in or west of what may be broadly termed the Rocky Mountain region, is reflected in the large measure of attention given to that region by the geological survey, which for several years has issued, under the title "Contributions to economic geology," annual volumes devoted largely to the mineral resources of that part of the country. The latest volume of this series (Bulletin 380) contains a number of valuable papers, discussing gold, silver, cement, and iron in Colorado; gold, silver, copper, and asphaltite in Nevada; gold and silver in Oregon; lead, zinc, and iron in New Mexico; wolframite and marble in Arizona; and other lesser deposits. In Colorado an investigation was made of the mining camps of Gunnison county, where the Tincup, Tomichi, Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, and other districts were examined. None that conceals them. The Cracker Creek district, in the Blue Mountain gold belt, lies across the famous "mother lode." Only one mine was producing at the time it was visited, but it was expected that others would soon begin production. The lead deposits at Tres Hermanas, in southern New Mexico, have been known for many years and have yielded about $200,000 worth of metal. In 1904 zinc was discovered in this district and shipments were made to smelters. There are also indications of copper in this region. The mines of the Hanover district in Grant county, New Mexico, have yielded over a million tons of iron in the ten years since they were opened. Both hard and soft ores have been extensively worked, but the principal ore is magnetite. The output of the district is steadily increasing year by year. Wolframite is an ore of tungsten and is valuable in proportion to its rarity. The deposits in Arizona are in Cochise county. Those that have been found have been pretty well worked out, but others probably exist. The ores lie in granite near its contact with schist and in a quartz vein that traverses the granite. Arizona contains valuable marble deposits, which are located in Cochise county in the Chiricahua mountains. The marble lies in thick zones in the limestone strata and is widely distributed. One claim includes a ledge 75 feet thick and 250 feet long, containing marble that is free from defects. The material is well fitted for interior decorative work and for general architectural uses. The annual volume containing short papers and preliminary reports on ecological geology to be published during this period increases the importance factor in the development of the California lemon industry. (Bulletin 380) contains a number of valuable papers, discussing gold, silver, cement, and iron in Colorado; gold, silver, copper, and asphaltite in Nevada; gold and silver in Oregon; lead, zinc, and iron in New Mexico; wolframite and marble in Arizona; and other lesser deposits. In Colorado an investigation was made of the mining camps of Gunnison county, where the Tincup, Tomichi, Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, and other districts were examined. None of the camps are very prosperous, although more or less development is under way. The Taylor Peak and Whitepine iron deposits of Colorado are not yet of great commercial importance, although they may become more valuable when transportation facilities are improved and richer iron beds elsewhere are worked out. The Taylor Peak deposits are the more valuable, but the less accessible. Both are in or close to the border of Gunnison county. The Taylor Peak ores are chiefly magnetite; the Whitepine ores are limonite bog ores and replacement deposits. Owing to the lack of timber in Colorado, satisfactory and accessible cement materials in that state should be particularly valuable for building purposes. An investigation made by the survey shows that they exist at several points in northern Colorado. The limestone to be used is in the formation known to geologists as the Niobrara, which outcrops in a narrow belt along the eastern face of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder and Laramie counties. The revival of interest in Nevada gold and silver mines brought about by the discoveries at Goldfield has led to the development of other districts, two of which are discussed in the bulletin. The town of Hornsilver, lying in Esmeralda county, 26 miles southwest of Goldfield, is described as a promising camp, though when it was visited only one mine had been developed far enough to ship ore. One or two neighboring mines that were worked forty years ago but were abandoned on account of transportation difficulties have now been reopened. Round Mountain, another camp described, lies 45 miles north of Tonopah. Only one mine was examined in detail, and this was found to carry oxidized ore averaging $10 to $15 to the ton. The dirt at the foot of the south slope of Round Mountain was being washed by hydraulic power with good results. The annual volume containing short papers and preliminary reports on ecological tgeology to be published during the present year is now in preparation. Meanwhile copies of the last volume (bulletin 380) may be obtained free of charge by writing to the Director, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. THE HINDU WIDOW Indian Author Explains Sacrifice of Suttee Contrary to the usual western belief, said Sarath Kumar Ghosh, the Indian author, Indian women are more highly esteemed by their husbands even than their western sisters. The Indian is taught veneration for women from his earliest boyhood. Any unkindness to a wife is supposed to be swiftly followed by misfortune, and a man's prayers are of no effect unless his wife joins in them with all sincerity. At a coronation the presence of the sovereign's wife is of the utmost importance. Should she be unable to appear a statue of her must be placed at her husband's side. Otherwise the ceremony is not legal. The standard of morality, the lecturer asserted, is higher in India than in England. The Indian, it is true, is legally allowed to take a second wife should his first marriage prove childless, but it is most rare to hear of an Indian availing himself of this privilege. When the princess of Wales visited India she was regarded with the greatest veneration, not merely for her charm of manner or the fact that one day she would be empress of India, but for the fact that she had five sons. Death was not forced on any widow, the lecturer asserted. They were free to choose for themselves. If they did not feel called upon to make the sacrifice of suttee they were always at liberty to refuse. However, should they desire to sacrifice themselves the act brought them a crown of martyrdom earning for themselves the title of "Devi." It was an error to think they were headquarters with reach in Los Angeles. There is a big problem Taylor, "in the increase crop in prospect, and its tributing it over a wide first time, during the California lemon important factor in the Atlantic tidewave Hitherto this territory almost entirely on immanent fruit. Until quite territory west of the Alta tains has taken care of ifornia production. The Mississippi Valley being slightly shorter, the com­ imported fruit has been mild. "What we are enduring by the work now on in California, is the causes of decay. We have weak spots in hair. An effort is being made how important careful the lemon is in distin­ ordinary commercial hare determine the relation which much of the fruit the development of de­ weeks and even more operation of washing or completed. "It is too soon yet that the results of the world essary to cover at least picking season, which, a whole year, before aization is possible. At attention is being give­ tive durability of lemons ferent stages of maturation I refer to the condition ripeness, the plain ye­ green fruit. We tain whether the stage affects the keeping quality." "We have selected this thought to be especially this work. They are co­ cilar experiments at each places,San Diego,Pasad Barbara. There seem­ deal still to learn abou­ure, and the department that it would be a slow labor for private indi­vation about it for themselves we hope to have some will be of substantial l One of two neighboring mines that were worked forty years ago but were abandoned on account of transportation difficulties have now been reopened. Round Mountain, another camp described, lies 45 miles north of Tonopah. Only one mine was examined in detail, and this was found to carry oxidized ore averaging $10 to $15 to the ton. The dirt at the foot of the south slope of Round Mountain was being washed by hydraulic power with good results. A large number of promising copper mines have been opened at Yerington, in Lyon county, Nev. They all lie in the Singatse Ridge, close to the town, and are strung out in a chain 2 miles long. Most of them have shipped some oxidized copper ore, but operations are now confined to the sulphide ores. Some of them are old mines. The asphaltite deposits of northeastern Nevada are also described. The material closely resembles a deposit in Oklahoma which has been fully examined. It looks much like coal, but is much lighter in weight. These deposits probably cover a wide area, but have not yet been fully explored. Their existence shows that there was once much petroleum in the region, but this probably escaped long ago, owing to the shattering of the rocks by geologic disturbances. Western Oregon has produced considerable gold and silver in past years but the bulletin describes only the Bohemia and Cracker Creek districts, in which comparatively little work is now in progress. The Bohemia district, where mining has been done for years, has produced perhaps $400,000, mainly in free gold. Prospecting in the region is carried on rather vigorously, and it is reasonable to suppose that other workable deposits will sooner or later be discovered despite the dense mass of vegetation Death was not forced on any widow, the lecturer asserted. They were free to choose for themselves. If they did not feel called upon to make the sacrifice of suttee they were always at liberty to refuse. However, should they desire to sacrifice themselves the act brought them a crown of martyrdom earning for themselves the title of "Devi." It was an error to think they were ever burnt alive. A cup of poison was drunk and cremation followed. Finally Mr. Ghosh related that prediction calling down disaster on man which passed over a woman, her moral standing being the higher of the two. The great diamond of India, the Kohinour, carried with it a curse to the effect that its wearer would rule over India, but die a sudden death. A woman might wear the jewel safely. The late Queen Victoria had it placed in the royal crown, but now, said the lecturer, it adorns the one made for Queen Alexandra by order of the king, to whom the prophecy was sent from India. The Johnson press must be hard up for material to publish against Stanton, for we see in a number of them the same article attacking Stanton which appeared originally in a Long Beach journal. Now, as a matter of fact, if indications count for anything, the able editor of this self-same Long Beach paper is about ready to get aboard the Stanton band wagon. We are headquarters for McCormick mowers, rakes and genuine McCormick repairs, of which we have so complete a stock that we offer to give any customer $1 for any part that we may be out of. Wickersheim Implement Co. HUGO AND THE YEAR Apropos of the public Paris contemporary to Victor Hugo and a y poet. The poet, hailing vines, sent to the au Dame de Paris" a copy which he had just published in most sympathetic young man was de letter, as well he might His joy, however, was ed, for a day or two vant announced that training the volume come back through the package bore th fuse par le destinatair ment insuffisant." Hue hyperbolic and in these "Your work has given found pleasure, under no of which I hasten to co Your fame is young mine is declining. It is of the night which deping of the dawn. Ye and I am dying. You oblivion; I return the either grows hard on Your sentiments have you have written sonor poetry, which consecrate poet, as well as affirm man; you are then 'd frere.' Accept my ad great as my esteem." INCREASE OF LEMON CROP California Product Becomes Important Factor in Atlantic States As an outgrowth of the important work done in California by the department of Agriculture under the direction of G. Harold Powell in the determination of causes of decay in oranges in storage and during transportation, the department at Washington has undertaken to find out why lemons decay, and to see if there is any solution of various questions affecting the curing, storing and shipment of lemons. The prospect that there will be a considerable increase in the output of the tariff and in part to the coming into bearing of groves planted before the tariff law was enacted, has brought home to the growers and the department alike the necessity of widening the market. To do this, the average haul of lemons must be increased and new markets must be found. Prof. William A. Taylor, in charge of pomological field investigations, has sent to California to conduct this investigation, A. V. Stubenrach, who has associated with him A. W. McKay, with headquarters in San Diego; H. J. Ramsey and B. B. Pratt, who have headquarters with Mr. Stubenrach in Los Angeles. Messrs. Ramsey and Pratt are conducting experiments at Pasadena and at Santa Barbara. “There is a big problem,” said Prof. Taylor, “in the increase of the lemon crop in prospect, and the need of distributing it over a wider area. For the first time, during the past year; the California lemon has become an important factor in the lemon supply of the Atlantic tidewater territory. Here's The Point To Bear In Mind That after our successful ten days' sale we still have a few Close Out Items At half their value, so the sale will still be on for a few days yet. Our Specialty for Saturday—An Aluminum. Handled Sauce Pan, regular price 25c; for Saturday, only, 10c each. One only to a person Holbrook & Rose FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Danbery Realty Co. Have a number of buyers for small, well improved Ranches. Now if you good people near Anaheim would like to sell come in and tell us about it. Office on Center St. Near Opera House PROTECTION FROM TYPHOID BWANA TUMBO Bwana Tumbo's coming back; Brave Bwana Tumbo have headquarters with Mr. Stubenrach in Los Angeles. Messrs. Ramsey and Pratt are conducting experiments at Pasadena and at Santa Barbara. “There is a big problem,” said Prof. Taylor, “in the increase of the lemon crop in prospect, and the need of distributing it over a wider area. For the first time, during the past year; the California lemon has become an important factor in the lemon supply of the Atlantic tidewater territory. Hitherto this territory has depended almost entirely on imported Mediterranean fruit. Until quite recently the territory west of the Alleghany Mountains has taken care of the entire California production. The trip to the Mississippi Valley being correspondingly shorter, the competition of the imported fruit has been comparatively mild. “What we are endeavoring to find out by the work now being carried on in California, is the cause, or causes of decay. We want to locate the weak spots in handling methods. An effort is being made to ascertain how important careful handling of the lemon is in distinction from the ordinary commercial handling, and to determine the relation of washing, which much of the fruit undergoes, to the development of decay at a time weeks and even months after the operation of washing or scrubbing is completed. “It is too soon yet to generalize on the results of the work, for it is necessary to cover at least an entire picking season, which, for lemons, is a whole year, before a safe generalization is possible. At the same time attention is being given to the relative durability of lemons picked at different stages of maturity or ripeness. I refer to the condition known as tree ripeness, the plain yellow stage and the green fruit. We wish to ascertain whether the stage of maturity affects the keeping quality of the fruit. “We have selected men who are thought to be especially qualified for this work. They are carrying on similar experiments at each of the three places, San Diego, Pasadena and Santa Barbara. There seems to be a good deal still to learn about lemon culture, and the department recognizes that it would be a slow and expensive labor for private individuals to learn about it for themselves. In the end we hope to have some results which will be of substantial benefit.” HUGO AND THE YOUNG POET PROTECTION FROM TYPHOID State Board of Health Adopts Measures In Aid of Campers To see that people who go to the mountains for their health do not get typhoid fever is the purpose of the state board of health in beginning a campaign of inspection and education before the resorts open for the coming season. Apropos of this subject the secretary when interviewed said: “Members of the state board are aware that some of the mountain resorts have been centers of typhoid fever dissemination, and they are inaugurating a movement which will minimize this disease danger. At the same time care is being taken not to subject resort proprietors to loss or to unnecessary inconvenience. “Hitherto when typhoid fever cases have been traced back to summer resorts the appearance of inspectors and the subsequent signs of a sanitary upheaval were apt to cause an exodus of guests that would give the place a bad name for the rest of the season. This year inspectors are being sent out while the proprietors are beginning to make preparations for the coming summer. The business of the inspectors is to make known the state laws in regard to sanitation, to ascertain the condition of toiletts, and water supplies; also to spread information on the prevention of typhoid fever. HALLEY'S COMET SEEN Astronomers on Mount Hamilton Observe Celestial Visitor San Jose, April 15.—Halley’s comet has been visible to the naked eye for several mornings from Mount Hamilton, immediately following the first signs of dawn, near the eastern horizon, a few degrees north of the east point, writes Prof. W. W. Campbell, director of Lick observatory. This morning Astronomer Curtis estimated the head of the comet to be of the third magnitude. He was able to see the tail of the comet against the slightly brightened background of... HUGO AND THE YOUNG POET Apropos of the publishing season, a Paris contemporary tells a story of Victor Hugo and a young unknown poet. The poet, hailing from the provinces, sent to the author of "Notre Dame de Paris" a copy of his work, which he had just published in the form of a book of poems. Hugo replied in most sympathetic terms, and the young man was delighted with the letter, as well he might have been. His joy, however, was but short lived, for a day or two later his servant announced that the package containing the volume of poems had come back through the post unopened. The package bore the legend, "Refuse par le destinataire—affranchissement insuffisant." Hugo's letter was hyperbolic and in these terms: "Your work has given me a profound pleasure, under the impression of which I hasten to congratulate you. Your fame is young and radiant; mine is declining. It is the salutation of the night which departs at the rising of the dawn. You are shining and I am dying. You emerge from oblivion; I return there. The heart either grows hard or breaks forth. Your sentiments have come forth and you have written sonorous and superb poetry, which consecrates you as a poet, as well as affirming you as a man; you are then 'deux fois mon frere.' Accept my admiration, as great as my esteem." San Jose, April 15.—Halley's comet has been visible to the naked eye for several mornings from Mount Hamilton, immediately following the first signs of dawn, near the eastern horizon, a few degrees north of the east point, writes Prof. W. W. Campbell, director of Lick observatory. This morning Astronomer Curtis estimated the head of the comet to be of the third magnitude. He was able to see the tail of the comet against the slightly brightened background of the sky, out to a distance of two and one-half degrees from the head. This corresponds to a length in space of more than 8,000,000 miles. There is no doubt that the tail could have been followed to a considerably greater extent against a dark sky background. Conditions for observing will improve for nearly a week, as the comet's angular distance from the sun increases. Thereafter for nearly a fortnight, the moon, being a morning object, will interfere somewhat with observations of the tail. The spectrum of the comet was observed this morning by Astronomer Wright, who finds the usual bright carbon bands, together with a continuous specrum of the head relatively very strong toward the red end of the spectrum. It is scarcely necessary to say that observers in ordinary locations must not expect to observe the comet so well as it is seen through the clear atmosphere at the Lick observatory. If you desire to sell eggs when they are a high price, or have your pullets and cockerels in the pink of condition for the shows, set Rhode Island Red eggs, from April 1st to July 1st, the Luedke strain. Poultry yards, 300 yards north Harper station, P. E.; Anaheim R.F.D. No. 1. 3-31-4t If you live off the line of this road, a letter of inquiry—with full particulars of what you wish to know—will be promptly answered by letter or a personal call, if addressed to Southern Pacific Ticket Agent, at 600 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. 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