JANUARY 29, 1903.
THENEBRASKIA NDEPENDENT.
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eral, simple, plain; can be readily
understood by any person.
The new Gold Bond Policy is espe
cially attractive and popular, com
bines investment and protection. It
Is safe as a national bank note or
government bond. Ali policies are se
cured by deposit of approved securi
ties with the state of Nebraska. The
securities are held by the state in
the manner in which deposits pro
tecting national bank notes are held
by the treasurer of the United States.
The security being absolute makes
policies of the Bankers Reserve Life
and national bank notes good any
where in the world.
THE LOYAL FIELD STAFF
The field staff of the Bankers Re
serve Life is able, loyal, faithful, is
not excelled by any equal number of
men in the life insurance field of thr
west. The management extends to
the field staff its sincere thanks for
their loyal, efficient service.
POLICY HOLDERS AND PRESS
No institution or company ever had
more loyal, enthusiastic, friendly pol
icy holders or more courteous treat
ment from the press. The attacks of
competitors have served to solidif
and strengthen confidence and stimu
late support of policy holders, press
and citizens generally in the stabil
ity of the company.
The petty attacks have advertised
the superior policies and given recog
nition to the prominent position at
tained by the association in the in
surance field, have turned public sen
timent in our favor, have caused tens
of thousands of loyal citizens of the
west to espouse the cause of patron
age of western institutions for west
ern people, to keep at home in our
own banks for investment in our own
securities the savings of our people
under the beneficent laws of Nebras
ka.
A $10,000,000 CO. IN 1903
The policy holders, field staff, ad
visory boards, the press and patron
age and support of western peoplf-
combined can readily assist the man
agement in reaching the $10,000,u00
mark set for 1903. The income can
be safely doubled during the year,
Every dollar will be deposited in
western banks or invested in western
securities or expended in tne west.
Cf F;CLRS, FIELD F, PCL CY HOLDERS
The success already attained repre
sents the combined energy, contribu
tion, influence and work of officers,
field staff, employes and policy hold
ers who have loyally, faithfully
worked together to further the inter
ests of the institution. We invite your
active, loyal future support and invite
the especial co-operation of the ad
visory board members, press and peo
ple. With this combined support
there is no limit to the results to be
attained, the advantages to be de
rived, the position to be realized in
the dominion of the future great
western empire of America. Respect
fully submitted,
B. II. ROBISON,
President.
The large socialist vote in Massa
chusetts is still being discussed by
the Boston papers. The Herald says:
"We are acquainted with several
prominent republicans in this city who
last November voted the socialist
ticket because they believed, as they
said, that the time had come to make
a protest against the growing ascen
dency of corporate wealth. Of course,
if corporate ascendency is to continue
to increase, the same causes that led
the men to whom we refer to vote as
they did might tend to make them
continue thus voting, and doubtless
cause others to follow their example,
unless, indeed, the American democ
racy can formulate a policy for state
and national action which would in
duce these dissatisfied republicans to
believe that their hope was to be
found in a democratic success." That
is a Ptrange kind of talk to "come from
the chief supporter of the gang tint
repudiated the Kansas City platform
and insisted on nominating as the
democratic standard-bearer the great
est corporation magnate iq, the whole
state. Does the Herald begin to sur
mise that the advocacy of plutocracy
is not likely to lead to democratic
success?
HOW TO FIND A GOLD MINE
Interesting Story Told Independent Read
ers 1 7 the Mines Exchange, Limited,
Chicago
Most readers of The Independent
will take keen interest in a graphic
description of "How a prospector pro
ceeds to find a gold mine."
Prospecting is an occupation fitted
only for those accustomed, to hard
work, for there are times when an
enormous amount of physical strength
and endurance is required to face un
known privations and do every kind
of hard work in the roughest of
places, and yet be able to maintain a
sound body. Thus it is that the husky
lads of the great corn and wheat belts,
who lead the healthiest lives in the
world, and to whom hard work comes
as second nature, make the most sue
cessful prospectors. Every great pros
pector is endowed with an everlasting
hope which characteristic he carries
with him dearer than life, and without
which he, and every man, in any de
partment in life must be an utter fail
ure.
Some great mines have been dis
covered by the merest accident, just
as in men's fortunes there are some
who have suddenly like lightning be
come possessed of the wealth of a
Croesus, yet withal, they are few in
deed. The same principle holds good
in prospecting as in farming or any
other branch of business to be sue
cessful means, quoting Proverbs,
"What thy right hand findeth to do,
do it with thy might."
With a small cooKing outfit, a stock
of provisions, a pair of blankets,
prospecting pick, mineral glass and
compass, the prospector with an iron
nerve and a dauntless heart sets out
to face dangers known and unknown
for the purpose of wresting from the
unyielding earth the yellow treasure
of the gods. Of course increased
transportation facilities have rendered
easy of access many hitherto inhos
pitable districts of the great west
To attach a charm of romance and
lifa realism, our narrative therefore
should lie in and around regions
where still the savage grizzly reigns
monarch of all he surveys, and where
nothing but the prolonged howl ot
the wolves and cayotes disturb the
stillness of night.
"Drawing higher
Glaring at one who nods afed winks
behind a slowly dying fire."
Thus the poet Tennyson illustrates
a man worn out with fatigue, sleeping
unconscious of a, fierce animal.
We will choose British Columbia as
a likely ground for our friend, the
prospector.
Once in the mountains, a camp is
established. When he is ready to be
gin work the prospector starts out
searching for "float" quartz (pieces of
quartz rock which have broken away
from the vein and rolled down the
mountain). If float is discovered the
search for the vein commences; some
times he may be fortunate enough to
find it without difficulty, but invaria
bly it means tracing the float up the
mountain side, for obviously the
source lies above him. Perhaps after
many weary and anxious days the vein
is discovered, but of such low value
as not to justify him in making a lo
cation. Ore is tested by a very simple pro
cess taking a couple of smooth bould
ers (mortar rocks) and pulverizing
the quartz as finely as possible. Should
the prospector be without a gold pan
or horn spoon, a tin plate will an
swer the purpose and he then pro
ceeds to "pan" for colors. If the ore
is free milling and carries any values
there will be no difficulty finding col
ors of gold in the pan after washing
away the pulverized quartz.
If our prospector stakes a claim,
it is evidence that paying values ex
ist He must needs be cautious to
properly locate his claims and avoid
possible conflicts with other claim
ants. At the point where the discov
ery was made is erected a discovery
post or monument, and at each corner
of the claim is placed a post or stone
monument Our friend's next move is
in the direction of the nearest mining
recorder's office where the claim shall
be recorded.
Possessing the claim is one thing,
but to carry on development work is
mother. He may, himself, go on for
an indefinite time pounding out a few
dollars of gold, but if the veins on
the surface after having been opened
up by him bear undoubted indication
of enormous wealth, what is absolute
ly required is capital, and this is al
ways to the prospector a quantite neg
ligeantc. Thus it happens that thou
sands of very valuable claims have re
mained for years in the hands of the
prospector unworked, and apparently
a valueless asset
A recent example of happy success
has come before our notice and ia
bright reading.
In the spring of 1899 two farmer
boys hailing . from New Brunswick
procured employment as woodmen in a
lumber camp on Hsh creek in British
Columbia.'
While at work ' that instinc'iva
"something" which possesses some
wandering , spirits . animated them
stronger than ever as the shadow of
solemn, awe-inspiring Lexington
mountain seemed to fill Fish creek.
What untold riches lay there and be
yond? The attraction proved too
strong and, though knowing nothing
of prospecting, the young men event
ually decided to join the band of ga
lena hunters for which that part of
the Lardeau country is famous.
The story of their hardships, which
unfortunately is too long to detail
here, however, proves that true grit
and all those elements of sturdy man
liness for which the sons of the soil
have no equal.
They started out with the avowed
intention of finding a mine? not a
prospect but a mine. Of course they
were searching for galena. Having
established a camp, one day found
them staring at great, prominent
croppings of free gold quartz, being
10 to 50 feet wide, and straighway
they commenced to work thereon, hop
ing for galena. After breaking many
pieces of quartz they succeeded in
finding a few small "bunches" of ga
lena. They remembered having heard
someone say, "What nature does on a
small scale she can do on a large
scale." Reasoning thus they finally
decided to locate the claims, confident
that by blasting the quartz, their
hopes of galena would be realized. The
first claim was called the "Eva," but
the several claims located came un
der the heading of the "Eva Group."
Securing all necessary implements
drills, hammers, mining tools and
so forth, a tunnel was started on one
of the veins. Anxiously and nervously
after each blast, the broken quarts
was carefully scrutinized, but no ga
lena could be found. Day followed
day with increasing feelings of disap
pointment. But what was that pe
culiar yellow metal that was everlast
ingly encountered? It was not ga
lena. Was it gold? No, there was
no gold in that camp. It looked like
brass. Could it be copper? Probably;
yes, copper it must be. Hammering
the yellow metal flat on their anvil it
was found unbreakable. Still .uncer
tain, finally it was agreed to take a
sack of the quartz to Comaplix, where
they came in contact with an old pros
pector who knew gold when he saw it
Gold! Yes, the glittering gold,- and
the ore was rich. They had blasted
tons and tons of this rich ore down
the mountain side. Today you can
see boulders weighing from 500 to 1,
000 pounds which they had blasted; .
they are literally covered with free
Needless to state the discovery of
gold on Lexington mountain caused
a veritable stampede. Prospectors
came from all parts. Claims were lo
cated in every direction. The lads
who had discovered the Eva did a lit
tle more work,' sampling and assaying
the surface croppings gold gold ev
erywhere. Everything, even the coun
try rock carried low values. The very
large vein croppings, while not so rich
as the first discovery, carried good
values in gold, $15 to several hundred
dollars, while the ore first discovered,
gave values of $50 to even $1,000 per
ton in .'elected samples.
They demonstrated that there were
thousands of tons of ore on the sur
face and that the showing was suf
ficient to bond the property to par
ties who had the means to develop at
depth the magnificent surface show
ings. With this end in view the own
ers listed their property with The
Mines Exchange, Limited, which re
sulted in the property being bonded
to local parties with means to explore
and develop the veins at depth.
The great truths of Political econ
omy are simple, clear and axiomatic.
When those principles have been di
vested of scientific verbiage and made
understandable to the common man
who cannot devote years to the ac
quirement of the scientific vocabulary,
egislation affecting the creation and
distribution of wealth will become
sane, the masses of the people will
take a long step forward. The science
presents many perplexities: it has
many abstruse problems yet to solve,
but the "principles" upon which the
science is based, are like universal
truths very simply in themselves. In
a country where all laws concerning
the creation and distribution of wealth
rests upon the votes of the people, no
man can do a greater or more pa
triotic work than to bring the science
of political economy before the people
in such a way I hat the common man
can understand it It has always been
the purpose of The Independent to do
something toward that end.
AFTER MANY YEARS
How Good Fortune Came at Last
to a Woman in Southern
Missouri
Good fortune sometimes comes after
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constant care of a physician for
months, but did not get more than
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if it were full of stones, my kidneys
had become affected and my back hurt
dreadfully. Sometimes I could hardly
get around because of the pain, the
least exertion put me out of breath, ,
my head would get dizzy till every
thing seemed to swim around me, my
limbs ached I was miserable.
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saw an account in a paper of what
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