The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 28, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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N THE qulot succeeding tho uproar 1
until recently emanating from the
camps of Nevada there becomes
nudlblo a modest plea for recogni-
tion from n comparatively un
known region of northern Cali-
fornia. .Ono of tho most promising of these
districts Is that comprising tho west-
ern fourth of Siskiyou county the ad-
jacent portions of Humboldt and Del
Norto and tho northern part of Trin-
ity n compact area approximately
2500 squaro miles. The Klamath the
Scott tho Salmon tho north nni
south forks of tho last named and
tho New rivers traverse this territory
and witlr their numerous tributaries
constitute its drainage system.
To tho professional as to the casual
mining operator it will appear as a
surprising fact that approximately half
of this great area or 1200 square
miles Is virgin ground to tho miner
unprospectcd nnd unappropriated pub-
lic land. That this unknown area Is
rich in mineral is beyond question
sinco those regions north south east
and west so far explored aro uniform-
ly and heavily mineralized.
Prospecting hero has so far been
confined to those narrow strips of
country constituting tho principal
dralnago lines tho river heretofore
named and Immediately adjacent
thereto.
Geographically this district divides
itself Into threo sections tho "Klam-
ath" and tho "Salmon." tho "Now
river." Mlnoraloglcally there aro but
two sections tho "Klamath" and the
'"Salmon" tho "Now river" lying im-
mediately south of nnd its formation
being Identical with that of tho "Sal-
mon." In the Klamath tho base ores Iron
copper nnd cinnabar predominate. In
tho "Salmon" occur freo milling gold
ores almost exclusively with no baso;
and to tho writer's knowledgo but ono
complex ore has been encountered a
hlgh-grado $700 tollurlde accompany
ing very rich "specimen" gold.
Tho "Salmon" properly so-called ex-
tonds from tho Salmon mountains'
summit to the east approximately
thirty miles west Into Humboldt coun--ty
and from Just north of tho North
fork of tho Salmon river south 20 miles
to tho Trinity mountains' summit
whoro the "New river" section begins.
This great heavily mineralized area
including "Now river" has mostly
been merely scratched over only a
very small portion has been fairly
prospected. In no caso has anything
approaching Intelligent and systemat-
ic underground exploration been car-
ried out.
Tho prevailing rocks are thoso of
California's mother lode nnd of No-
vada county motaphorlo nnd aurifer-
ous slates (Including marlposlte) gran-
ite porphyry and dlorlto. Tho quartz
with few exceptions constituting tho
vein matter Is Identical In character
structure nnd contained matter with
that of tho last regions named where
deep workings have demonstrated tho
permanoncy of such veins in theso
enclosing rocks nnd nlso tho Impor-
tant fuct that the ore's free milling
character persists to great depth. Tho
ores of tho "Salmon" as has been
said nro nlmost wholly free milling
usually carrying ono to threo per
cent of high grado concentrates In
tho form of Iron pyrites galena and
zinc blende.
Many veins of this section nro blind
or nearly so cropping only at Inter-
vals nnd then to no great extent
which accounts somewhat for tho re-
tarded development. In the naturo of
things this condl n Is to be expected
The surface Is
eedlngly rugged
brushy. The
dually carry a
talus and soil.
heavily timbered
precipitous slop-
heavy ovor-burdet. .
All this has its u..
as It imnlles unllmlt
rate advantages.
timber supply.
z
wntor under high heads and tho possl-
blllty of mining by tunnel instend of
by shaft.
The creeks nnd rivers of the Snlmon I
have a recorded gold production of
over $25000000. (Siskiyou's record
approximates $150000000.) Very
nearly all this has been produced with-
out capital other than tho labor of the
minors engaged nnd tho very limited
financial means at their command. In
other words this section has devel-
oped It by its own resources. Hydrau-
lic and placer mining is still usually
carried on by tho crudo methods
of 1
fifty years ago or at least with in-
ndequnto equipment. On tho main
streams there is yet nvallnblo consid-
erable ground sultablo for tho dredger
or clovator and for hydrnulicklng.
Adjoining tho "Salmon" on tho
north extending to within n few miles
of tho Klamath river approximately
30 miles nnd from the Mnrblo moun-
tains' summit on tho enst to beyond
tho Humboldt county lino on tho west
for close to 25 miles Is n region for
all practical purposes a terra Incog-
nita. Surrounded on all sides by
ground known to be heavily mineral-
ized this 700 squaro miles may bo
fairly assumed to bo moro .or less mln-
erallzod. Tho occasional trapper or
Indian reports quartz float to bo plen-
tiful and tho numerous streams to
contain gold. This region however
Is wholly unprospected: there Is not
n single mlnornl location of record In
It. It would seem worthy of explo-
ration nnd prospecting.
Adjoining this unknown region to
the north Is tho "Klamath" section
extending from a few miles south of
tho Klamath river (which drains It)
north 18 miles to or beyond the Ore-
gon line nnd from tho vicinity of
Gottsvlllo on the east 65 miles to be-
yond tho Del Norte county lino on the
west Tho Siskiyou rango trnverses
It from enst to west its summit whoso
trend Is Irregulnr lying six to twelve
miles north of tho Klnmath river.
Tho "Klamnth's" prevailing rocks
nre tho crystnlllno slates nnd Bchlsts
ovorlylng dlorlto nnd gnbbro. Llmo
rock grnnlto and sorpontlno nro pres-
ent to a loss extent. On Indian creek
Is found possibly tho only commercial-
ly exploited deposit of Jade on tho
continent.
Tho "Klamath" ores as before
noted nro chloily base Iron copper
and cinnabar. Copper predominates
every mile so far ns explored show-
ing Burfnco Indications of it extcn-
slvo gossan cnpplngs outcrops of
slate or schist heavily stained with
iron or copper nnd tho scams and As-
Bures filled with copper-bearing min-
eral. Tho entire territory herein treated
of is heavily timbered making nn In-
exhaustible supply of timber conve-
niently avnllablo for mining and nil
purposes. The numerous torrential
streams ronder nvallablo water under
high heads for ill ct nppllcntlon aB
power or for generntlng electricity for
transmission.
Within tho territory described land
sultablo for cultivation Is practically
unknown oxcopt along the Klamath
river where u number of fine large
ranches nre locnted but Just ovor the
Salmon mountains lies Scott vnlloy
a very fertile nnd productive section
whence subsistence supplies nre
drawn. The road Into tho "Salmon"
Is a good mountain highway nnd
freight charges nro reasonable.
H. E. SINCLAIR.
Contrary Reasons.
First Merchant I give Mr. Spender
much credit.
Second Ditto I am much obliged
to you.
First Merchant What have you got
to do with it?
Second Ditto That Is tho'roasonhe
1 can afford to pay me cash.
NECESSITY OF SHELTERING
FARM ANIMALS PROPERLY
Good Warm Quarters Providing Sanitation and Ventila-
tion Arc Right Prevents Contracting of Various
Kinds of Disease.
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Plan of a General
Good shelter for anlmnls will not
raako them loss hurdy nor moro sus-
ceptible to dlscnso; on the other hand
In many cases. It will prevent tho con-
traction of dlsoa30. There Is no quos-
tlon about tho good of making tho
Bholter warm nnd comfortable pro-
viding tho sanitation vontllntlon and
lighting nro good. Theso nro things
that nro to bo looked into carefully.
Ono other troublo in closely sta-
bling animals for a largo portion of
tho year is the lack of oxorclso for tho
animals. It Is a biological fact that
all animals must have n certain
amount of wholesome exorcise for
health dovolopmont nnd working or
J producing powor. Inactivity means
I decay and death. Keoping milch cows
I closely stalled for wcoks and even
months at a time is not right from
a humanitarian point of view nnd
thinking persons know that it is not
good for tho health of tho animal.
Under such trentment thoro Is no
i wonder that so mnny of our dairy
cows fall prey to contagious diseases.
Their physical powers havo been so
produced that thoy cannot resist thorn
as thoy should under normal condi-
tions with greater freedom for ac-
tivity. Tho illustration shown herewith
gives a good outllno of a general pur-
poso barn. It has six single stalls nnd
one box stnll for horses threo box
stalls for springers or calves cow
stalls for 22 cows and an open stablo
for cattlo or sheep. Tho main floor
is unobstructed nnd i3 entered by two
wide drlvownys. A silo may bo lo-
cated between tho two approaches or
on tho opposlto side of tho barn. This
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COOP FOR HEN AND CHICKS
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Tho hen expected to raiso n largo
brood of chicks Bhould bo provided
with tho best quarters possible The
coop should admit plenty of sunshine;
Bhould bo wind water nnd vermin
proof; should bo cozy nnd dry nnd
should afford easy access to all parts
for cleaning and caring for the llttlo
chicks. Tho floor should be near
enough to tho ground bo that tho llttlo
chicks after getting out can easily
find their way back and yet far enough
off tho Burfaco of the ground to in-
suro dryncsB. The coop should not
bo cumborsomo yet it should be sub-
stantially built
Tho coop shown in tho illustration
is well adapted to tho needs of the
small fancier with only a brood or
two and te tho largo poultry ralsor
allko who raises a numbor of chicks
with hens. It is built on tho open
air colony house typo plun. If it is
Intended to give the chicks froe rango
after a few weeks old and after thoy
have been weaned from tho old hen
a roost may be placed In tho back
part of tho coop and tho young fowls
raised almost to maturity In It
Tho coop is 3G inches long by 18
Inches wide and 18 Inches high In
tho rear and 21 Inches In front It
Is divided Into two compartments ma
king each compartment 18 inches.
Using theso dimensions oven length
lurabor may bo used with scarcely any
waato. Tho two aldo walls and back
aro mado tight and It Is well to cover
them with roofing papQr if second
grado lumber Is used. Tho roof
should bo of light pluo lumbor covered
with roofing material. Shingles aro
not adapted to this coop or any coop
or poultry house for that matter as
thoy becomo water soaked when tho
root is laid at tho angle suited to
poultry house and coop construction
to hold tho warmth down on the
fowls
Tho compartment in which tho hon
is confined Is to tho left and Is di-
vided from tho ono to tho right by
slatB. Tho dotted lines represent tho
door which is hinged at tho bottom
in front of this compartment and acts
aa a platform in front of the coop
during the day and at night as a
HPPBOnCH
Purpose Darn.
barn i 40 by 80 and hns n curb roof.
It nffords n large amount of storage
room far hay and grulu.
With nil classes of Block tho vnluo
of tho food Is tho snme whothor it bo
fed to tho sernwnlest of scrubs or tho
host of full-bloods.
llnrloy Is ono of the host feeds on
tho farm it contnlns a llttlo moro
protein than corn.
In bad wonther Angora goats should
bo fed some chenp hay or root crop.
If protected from tho rains you will
bo repaid by moro and stronger kids.
When good wcathor settles your goats
will go back to tholr brush entlng
with ravenous nppotltes.
Tho avorago mnrkot hog should
weigh 300 pounds at eight months of
ngo. For tho pig two to four months
old protclu is tho most Important
feed.
Ground flaxseed Is an excellent Bub-
stltuto for butter fat to bo fod to
calves. Uso a heaping teaspoonful to
every feed of milk while tho cnlf Is
from two to six weeks old provided
you nro feeding skim milk.
As tho calf growB oldor gradually
increase tho flaxseed meal until tho
calf is getting about n heaping tea-
spoonful with ench feed. This may bo
mixed with tho milk but nover mix
cornmeal or any other ground feed
that contains a good deal of starch
with tho milk nB that is very npt to
produco scours.
Stnrchy foods must bo mixed with
saliva boforo digestion takes place
and anything that Is drunk with tho
milk does not becomo thus mixed nnd
consequently It falls to becomo di-
gested and nets us an Irritant to tho
alimentary tract.
tight-fitting door excluding rain nnd
rnts alike. One or moro of the sluts
In front of this compartment should
be mndo loose fitting so the hen may
get In and out and so tho compart-
ment may bo cleaned.
Tho second compartment with n
screened door In place shows only a
portion of tho screen that tho Inside
may bp Illustrated.
AMERICAN HEN
IS PROFITABLE
Secured Her Pluco In Agriculture
By Producing Mllliona of
DoIIura Every Ycur
Need Llttlo Cure.
(Hy SAMUEL. 1MIIM.IP8.)
I know from what I havo seen on
somo farms that tho bens mado a
great deal moro money Investment
work and cost considered than
any ether one branch of farming.
Most farmors consider tho caro of
poultry "woman's work" nnd somo of
them aro actually ashamed to bo seen
helping tholr wlvos look nftor tho
fowls. What n mistake! It Is not ns
much a womun's work ns a man's be-
cnuso It often Involves exposure dur-
ing storms nnd cold weather nnd tho
man who will rofuao to savo 1ils wlfo
from any bit of hard work possible la
a pretty poor specimen of a fnrmiir.
If theso men would study the sclenco
of poultry raising nnd glvo It ns much
nttentlon ns tiny other branch of farm
lng thoy would make moro money
and mako It easier. Tho American
hen has made her placo in agriculture
by pioduclng millions of dollars overy
year and sho has earned tho resnoct
'of overy right-thinking farmor in tho
land.
Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis seems to bo Increasing
In thlB country. It Is estimated that
about ten per cent of tho cows will
react on applying tho tuberculin test
Plonty of Bunshlno puro air sanitary
stables und sound food aro tho bait
preventives of this disease.
DRY FARMING CROPS
Most Popular for Forage of Sor-
ghum Tribe Is Amber Cane.
Safest Drought Resisting Plant and
Does Well on Sod and Provides
Heavy Yield of Good Fodder
for Dairy Stock.
After tho corn Is nil plantod thoro
Is -81111 plenty of time to start crops of
cutie mllo maize knllr corn or millet.
Tho most popular of .tho sorghum
trlbo Is amber enne or plain eauu as
they call It on tho plains.
It Is tho safest drought resisting
crop we hnvo; some of my friends
who havo tliu drying out habit tell mu
It is the Inst thing to lire In n dry sea-
son writes 13. It. Parsons In Ilnnch
nnd llnngo. It does well on sod It
well worked up will grow on wonk
sandy land where nothing olso will
nnd provides n heavy yield of good
foddor for dairy Btock.
It can bo sown broadcast nnd cut
like liny making line cnlf feed but
the most sntlsfnctory wny Is to drill It
In rows nbout threo feet apart plant-
ing from ten to twonty poumlB to tho
ucio according to whether you wish
the stalks thick or lino. It Is relished
butter by mtoclc when the stalks aro
lino but lumo fnrmors prefer a heavy
grntu tassel which necessitates thin-
tier planting and n larger stalk.
The groin In mostly Btnreh not any
different In composition from corn
nnd Ih supposed to Increase tho yield
of cream more than milk. When
planted thickly nnd cut oung stock
will cousuiuo stalk nnd nil. Cultiva
tion Is a valuable aid to tho making
of n good crop It will stand hnrd land
nnd poorly plowed land much better
than corn. It enn bo harrowed when
smnll nnd planted jny tlmo boforo
July but we rather favor nbout tho
20th of Juno.
For a grain crop thoro Is nothing
like mllo malzo In this line; It enn bo
raised tho snino wny as enno; It
mnkoB lino foddor with more grain
than tho former. Professor Cottrol
cnlls our nttentlon to tho fnct that this
grain is Just ns good If not better thnn
corn for chickens nnd hogs nlso for
stock (ceding. Tho profesaor Juiowb
for nil theso feed values are accurate-
ly tested nnd determined In tho col-
lego Inborntorlcs. Ho recommends It
unreservedly for tho plnlns region.
1 hnvo tested It on my ranch nt
0000 feet but It docs not grow ns tnll
or mnko as much grain ns It docs In
tho plnlns east of Denver. Kafir corn
Is also n good forngo plant nnd can
bo raised on tho plains by the saroo
methods as cane but tho foothills nro
not hot enough to promote a heavy
yield.
Thoro aro several varieties of mil-
let but the old Germnu millet still
seems the most popular. It can bo
planted even In the foothills country
as lato ns tho Fourth of July. Wo
look on millet however moro as a
catch crop thnn anything elso; It tho
rains como right It makes n good crop
otherwise not. It ia easily damngod
by hall. It makes a vory rich forago
for cows and must bo fed sparingly
and In conjunction with Bomo othor
hay or fodder. It should not bo
planted too thickly 25 pounds to tho
aero Is about right on tho dry farm
It can bo hnrrowed whou nbout two
Inches high.
Tho right tlmo to cut these crops Is
a matter of inuch dispute among farm-
ers nnd n tnblo of feed vnluo by nn
agricultural chemist showing tho ad-
vantages pf early or Into harvesting Is
not always of much vnluo to the lnrm-
cr for tho reason that It usually
leaves out tho most Important factor
of all thut of digestibility.
It matters llttlo whether in rlponlng
our crops develop for Instance moro
sugar nnd less starch for they
aro both tho same thing carbo-hydrates
fat-forming foods but It mat-
ters a great deal as tho plants go on
ripening whon a portion of tho starch
becomes convertod Into cclluloso or
plant-fiber for although collulosu Is iso-
meric with starch and mny appear in a
table of food vnlues ns n enrbo-hydrato
yet being utterly ludigc&tlblo It has no
food vnluo whatever. Sawdust which
might be tcrmod dry cellulose) la of
almost tho same chemical composition
as corn chop tho carbon Is all there
If wo could only extract It In a dl-
gcstlblo form. Tho difference Is not
In composition but simply in tho
transition of tho atoms or Ions In the
molecule.
Farmers differ very much In their
opinions as to whon a crop of any-
thing should be cut for feed. A man
may wait a week or bo to obtain a lit-
tle moro protein In his alfalfa a
storm may como and ruin tho whole
crop bo that nftor all the weather
Is tho principal thing to consider; but
with Into crops tho woathor makes
less difference. Ityo for hay Is usual-
ly cut too Into If wo try to got hay
and grain from tho samo crop wo got
neither; tho samo may bo said of
corn plant elthor for corn one in a
hill or for fodder ns many as you
like but don't expect to raise both
In ono crop.
Good Breeding Qualities.
In breeding fowls for market Indi-
viduals Bhould be choson which havo
small bones and plumpness as a first
consideration. Shortness ot leg and
neck aro necets.ry but theso points
usually belong to tho plump bird.
There is moro from breeding from
good Individuals than thero Is In any
ono particular breed. Wo must have
a good breed of ceurso but its Im-
provement depends on tho selection of
ho right individuals for the breeding
pon.
BENEFITS OF CROP ROTATION
By Alternating Oats Corn and Wheat
Better Results Follow Than Prom
Any One Kind.
(By D. W. I'nnATt cor.ortADo AdlU-
cuirimAij eoM.Kon.)
Almost all farmers chango the
crops on somo of their Holds every
year but comparatively fow use a
R)-Btom based on tho lntost knowledgo
of tho handling of boIIb crops stock
nnd plant diseases and Insects. It
Is only when this knowledgo Is mndo
uso of In tho planning of n cropping
system that tho grentcst net return
per ncro mny bo oxpoctcd.
When there Is n regular arrange-
ment of crops on a farm in such a
mnnnor thnt tho soil tenuity is
mnlntnlned nnd thoro Is n largo avor-
ago not return for n long series ot
years tho urrnngemont Is spoken of
as a crop rotation.
No two crops havo Just tho same
effect on tho soil tho samo dovolop-
mont of root Bystom nor take the
same amount of food elements from
the soil. Sovornl classifications aro
mndo of Hold crops bnscd on tho
characters of tho plants tholr effect
on tho soil nnd tho method of rais-
ing thorn. Ono clnsidllcatlon la ac-
cording to tho length of tho root sys-
tem. Alfalfa clover and somo ot tho
root crops and native pratrlo grsso3
have long deop-ponetrnting root sys-
tems which 'enable thorn to got food
nnd moisturo from the subsoil much
below tho rench ot ordlnnry root
systems. When such plants becomo
established they are able as a rulo
to withstand considerably moro
drought thnn tho shallower rooted
plants.
Crops Ilka barley mllo 'urnlps
nnd many of tho cultivated grasses
nro shallow rooted. On this nccount
thoy often decrenso tho fertility nnd
moisture content of tho surfaco soil
much fnstor than tho dcopor rooted
crops. In splto ot Its shallow root
system mllo Is nblo to wlthstnnd so-
vero drought This Is duo largoly
to Its grout ability to mnko uso of
what wator thoro Is In tho soil nnd
It will rcduco tho wnter content lower
thnn will other field crops K Is nlso
nblo to romnln dormant for long pe-
riods of time nnd will start in and
grow ns Boon ns It gets moisturo.
Among tho moderately deep rooted
plnnts nro oats corn wheat and some
of the cultivated grasses.
Uy nltornntlng theso threo classes
of crops on tho land much better re-
sults will follow thai) by raising one
kind continuously slnco tho com-
bined root syBtoms of tho throo will
penotrato a larger area of tho soil
which results in a moro economical
utilization ot plant rood and soil
moisturo.
Tho Boll will bo teft in bettor
physlcnl and chemical condition and
tho crop yields bo larger.
POULTRY NOTES.
Tho breed you like best Is the best
brood for you to keop.
Tho Incubator experience of others
may not fit your machine
A small flock seems to lay tho most
eggs. Wo can guess why.
Moro dungor In lotting tho Incubator
get too hot than too cold.
Begin to light tho llco with tho be-
ginning of warm weather.
Puro water Is one of tho most Im-
portant aldB to thrift and honlth.
Old hens mako tho best mothers
but pullets are usually tho best layers.
Shells and gravol as well as char-
cbal Bhould always bo accessible to
tho fowls.
Feed at regular times and then tha
fowls will be ready nnd walling for
tholr meal.
If you pnek dressed fowls while still
wurm tho skin will often become bad-
ly discolored.
Don't tolernto a loafing hon. Those
that won't scratch and work for a
living nro better off In tho stow pot
Scraps from the table make excel-
lent poultry feed affordlug a change
of variety nnd the cost Is reduced to
tho minimum.
Early hatched pullets that have re-
ceived careful housing and feeding
for bono nnd muscle will mnke your
best layers next winter.
UesldcB comfortablo quarters tho
chick to thrive must have exorcise
water grit a variety of grain food
green or succulent food and casein
or meat foods.
Puro breeds not only look bettor
but also glvo more eggs and bettor
meat than fowls of all kinds and
colors. They eat no moro and the
profits aro larger.
Exercise Is an essential as food and
lack of it indicates wrong methods ot
roaring. Tho natural way for a chick
to tako Its food Is to scratch for It
taking a llttlo at a time.
To Cure a Kicking. Cow.
When the causo ot kicking can only
bo nBsIgned to vlco or nn acquired bad
habit tho following llttlo arrangemont
will bo found usoful nnd at tho samo
tlmo simple harmless effectlvo In-
expensive and easily applied. A strap
about ono Inch wide Bhould bo buckled
around ench hind leg a llttlo nbovo
tho hock BUlllclontly tight to com-
press tho hamsU'lng.
Tho nnlmal cannot kick and If files
aro troublesome und causo her to
switch her tall tho best pan is to
either strap It to her log or securo it
to ono of tho straps with a piece of
cord. Uso tho Btraps every tlmo tho
animal is milked and utter threo
weeks or bo omit to ascertain wheth-
er a euro hast boon effected or not
Raise Anything.
Tho dry farmer can raise anything
he wants to It he does the work right
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