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Show QUESTIONS AND ; ANSWERS : Small, Ida., Dec. 7. If a mnu does his assessment work on a mining claim in October, 1908, would ho havo to be there the 1st of January, 300fl, or would it run for a year from the time he did the work? While your inquiry is not very explicit, ex-plicit, we believe that your assessment work done as stated would protect your claims until January 1, l!Ufl. But to be entirely safe, you should got expert or legal advice, telling tho whole story to tho one to whom you applv for it. Salt Lake City. Dec. 0. Will you kindly answer the following follow-ing question in refere'neo to a game of poker, and publish same in next Sunday's Sun-day's issue: In u game of poker, wliich is the higher, a pair of tens and a pair of kings, or u pair of jacks and a pair of queens E. C. W. Tho kings and tons, or ,; kings up."' The highest, pair always decides in two pairs. Copper Camp, Cl3-dc, Ida., Dec. .1. ' Through your "Questions and Answers" An-swers" I wish to thank The Tribune and Fi. M. Pallingcr of Twin Bridges, Mont., for answering mv question on measuring har. JAMES SHAIL. t o Salt Lake City. Utah, Dec. 13. Will j'ou give in Sunday's Tribune the following information; (!) As regards re-gards killed and wounded, whnt has boen the most disastrous battle ever fought,' (2) What number of men con stitutod the greatest battle as' regards number? (3) How many men' killed and wounded at the battlo of Belgrade? J. H. CALHOUN. (1) It is hard to toll, but no doubt tho ancient accounts whore battles are reported with hundreds of thousands slain aro exaggerations as to numbers, but probably the battle of Tours. A. D. 732, ranks as high as any in known losses, of the Saracens 'something over 300,000 being reported slnin. (2) Probably Prob-ably the great Porsian host of Xerxes, with which ho invaded Greece. f3) At tho battle of Belgrade (145G). tho ono to which doubtless you nifcr, the Turks left. 24,000 dead in the trenches. |