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Show PROSPECTOR SHOWS FAITH IN UNCLE SAM RENO, Nev., May 4. For four years Charles McNeil, a prospector, has been working a claim in the mountains on the Powder river in Oregon, all unconscious uncon-scious of the fact that nearly the entire world is at war. He arrived in Reno with $65,000 in gold, which he deposited at a bank and today n-jis trying to make up for lost time lrf buying all the thrift stamps and war' saving certificates cer-tificates that he can carry. Liberty bonds were new to him and he bought a few thousand dollars worth to see what they looked like. After hearing many tales about war he finally decided to enlist, but was turned down by the recruiting officers because of his age. He claimed he has a rich placer mine in the mountains, sixty-three miles from the nearest station, and is going to return to it after he invests all his money in bonds and war saving stamps. |