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STEWARD Salted Mines Discovering FROM the earliest days of mining the practice of salting a mine, or dropping Into the pit, or test ore, some material of an average value far above that which the ground actually contains, has been one for prospective buyers to guard against with all their wits. Salting probably has succeeded thousands of times, and In thousands of other Instances the examining expert has been keen enough to detect the attempted frauds. Some years ago a young man with a high squeaky voice, whom the min ers thought to be. effeminate and prob ably ap easy one to slip something over on, was sent Into a western state to examine a placer deposit. The owners had salted several pits and expected him to take the bait like a trout When, therefore, the examiner asked them to go off for a days hunting, as he wished to dig his own pits, they were more surprised than pleased. BuJ next jlay he allowed the men to ga to the river with him while he washed out his collected samples. While he was washing, the owners of the property showed great Interest In the proceedings and crowded around him. While one of them distracted his attention for a moment, another would slip some gold dust Into the pan. This they did ten times, and every time, when he had come to the bottom of the pan, he reported no gold whatsoever. Finally he stopped work. Gentlemen, he said, I regret to say that there Is no gold at all on your property. They could not believe their ears, for they had put In the gold themselves. The explanation was that he had been alert to their action all the time, and had washed the gold out of the pan as fast as they put it In, so that nothing appeared when he got through. It Is related that In South Africa a group of overeager miners went so far as to install a stamp mill at a point where they hoped, but did not know, that gold existed. They operated the mill for some time, but no gold was found adhering to the stamps. Rather than admit that the stock was worthless, they decided to salt the mill." They withdrew $4,000 In gold coins from a bank and gave It to an assayer to be run down Into the form of bars, which they Intended to represent as the product of the stamp mill. In a day or two they received the bars, but found they were worth only $2,500. Naturally they were eager to know what had happened to the $1,500. It "Oh, well, the assayer said, seems to me that the difference Is no more than it is worth for me to keep my mouth shut about this matter. 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Some reports have gone so far as to say that the copper deposits In what Is known as the Katanga district would come to control the worlds market for the red metal as soon as adequate transportation facilities gave the output free access to the markets of the world. A Belgian concern, the Compagnle Minlere du Haut Katanga, Is In control of some of the choicest deposits In this region and is partly owned by the Belgian government, a condition that gives It a particularly favorable position for development. Just across the boundary line that divides this part of the Belgian Congo from Rhodesia, the British pro tectorate, other Important copper deposits have recently been discovered in British territory. In the The platinum discoveries Congo are said to be as relatively important to that Industry as are the copper deposits to the copper Industry, and together with the copper and platinum, gold and diamonds have come to light there, Increasing the In the already great predominance two that Africa now holds by reason of the vast mines In the Transvaal district. For more than twenty years sden tists and promoters have been struggling with the tremendous problems of opening up this mineral wealth of Central Africa. They have had to contend against disease, the lack of roads over which to bring In machinery and supplies, the absence of either water routes or adequate railroad? over which the ore or smelted metal could be shipped to market, and against the complete disruption of heir efforts that came during the World war. In the past three or four years, however, progress au development have rushed ahead at a grea er rate than ever before, and It seems likely that the promised development of these districts would soon be apparent In full force. Africas reputation as a haven foi missionaries and big game hunters seems likely to be lost as the dark continent gradually assumes more and more the guise of an Inexhaustible El Dorado, the "gilded place." - I a 137. Wsrn Nwsr Union.) , ' . ! i t , ' . 1 ; - - L . STV - . ' ?' V if CISr iy Press America, fiM IfitVarjty C.$cAufS-Sfl- By ELMO $COTT WATSON NE hundred and seventy-tw- o years ago (July 9, 1755), there occurred wKh In the present city limits of Pittsburgh a battle which was one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted upon an army of white men by their red enemies. An army of 1,500 British regulars and provincials, commanded by Gen. Edward Braddock, marching to the capture of the French Fort DuQuesne, was met on the banks of the Monon-gahel- a river by a force of less than 000 French and Indians and utterly routed with a loss of nearly 900 killed and wounded. Thus Braddocks defeat became a high spot In Amertran school history. Eight years later another army of British regulars and colonials, number Ing 450 men and commanded by Col. Henry Bouquet, was marching through the forest only a few miles away from the spot where the unburied bones of Braddocks men still littered the ground. They, too, were on their way to this same fort at the forks of the Ohio, only It was now in the hands of the British and was called Fort Pitt Instead of Fort DuQuesne. But It was closely beleaguered by the enemy, the warriors of the great chief Pontiac, and If Fort Pitt fell a veritable red wave of destruction would rweep over the border settlements of the Quaker colony. If It held out until Bouquet irrlved, that danger would be greatly essened. Twenty-fiv- e miles from their goal, on the' banks of a little creek called Bushy Run, the soldiers were attacked by Indians. There, on August 5 and 6, 1763, occurred one of the most brll llant victories ever registered by an army of white men over thefr Indian foes and one of the most decisive defeats that the red man ever suffered. It was due solely to the skill of Col. Henry Bouquet, a Swiss soldier of for tune. Braddocks defeat Is a familiar word to everyone. You will search the schoolbooks In vain for mention of Bouquets victory. Such Is the Inconsistency of history I The story of Gen. Edward Braddock Is also an example of the Injustice of history, especially the popular history. For more than a hundred and fifty years popular history, has done him a grave Injustice, has painted him as a strong-willeprofessional soldier, scorning advice, a stubborn fool rushing to a d destruction. Fortunately for his fame, modern historians have revised that estimate and one of them, no less an authority than Archer Butler Hulbert, has even declared that Braddocks should really be Braddocks victory, because It was the ability of the British as demonstrated by this unfortunate general, to make a road across the country from the Potomac to the Ohio and to make a second GXrrXV-W- Recent biographies of Washington show that Braddock did take this young Virginia colonels advice and that he profited by 1L As for the charge that It would have been better to have let men fight from behind trees, military experts have declared that Braddock did the only possible thing to do when he attempted to accept his losses, form a column, and push his way forward out of the vise In which his army was caught Apparently the earlier generation of historians thought It necessary to build up the reputation of Washington and his other colonials by running down those of Braddock and his British subordinates. Certainly this was not necessary In the case. of Washington, for a simple recital of the fact is enough to show the brilliance of his achievement in this affair. It Is now generally admitted that one of the contributing factors to the disaster was the Jealousy and lack of tion shown by the various colonial governments and that under the circumstances his expedition was doomed from the start. If Americans can take pride In the part played by any of their fellow Americans, Washington and Franklin are about the only ones entitled to their admiration. Modern historical scholarship has revealed Edward Braddock In the light of a man who, for all of his faults, was a real military leader, as the victim of circumstances and as a man . who deserves better from history than the odium which so long has been attached to his name. When we see how unjust history has been to Braddock, the defeated, it is little to be wondered at that It has riot done better by Bouquet, the victorious. In considering his achievement in relation to the circumstances under which he fought, his gallant fight and the forces which he had at hand to wrest victory from what seemed to be certain defeat, It Is not saying too much to rank him among the great captains of American history. Picture if you can the situation In which this leader found himself on that hot August night, away out on the western frontier of Pennsylvania. Encamped upon a low barren hill to which they had been driven after the attack that his little force of 450 men three years later that really won the morning, were posted on the slopes in a large Ohio country. It has remained for circle. In the center of the circle lay other historians to correct many of the 35 wounded officers and other utterly distorted ideas about this men.desperately In the . blackness of the forest business of Braddock. "bloody which surrounded Bouquets army on By "digging up contemporary docuevery side were hidden Lndlans three ments long hidden away In musty ar- or four times as many as the whites. chives, they havj proved that, con- Flushed with their recent successes In to all the statements of popular the trary capture of a number of British history, Braddock did not fall Into an army posts and the great ambuscade, that he did not scorn the victory which remembering they had won over Bradadvice of Washington and other colodock, who had more than three times nials, that he did not throw away the as many men as did the savonly chance to win a victory after his ages were confident ofBouquet, another victory. was attacked by driving his sol- Outside dt the circle army lay the bodies diers back Into line, Instead of letting of some 25 soldiers, killed In the fightthem fight from behind trees as they ing during the day. On the hill there tried to do. A study of the map of was suffering from heat and thirst and this engagement which appears In undressed wounds, for there was not Parkmans "Montcalm and Wolfe will a drop of water to be had. once that ambush theory dispel at This was the situation which Bou- d well-merite- de-fe- at j Potential of Babyhood Consider the power of human perIn a tiny bundle of flesh sonality. that we call a baby there lies dormant power sufficient to lift the entire race to loftier heights and turn the course of history into fairer ways. The baby grown to manhcd becomes a soldier leading his countfys troops to victory in the hour of apparent lefeat; an orator swaying a nation ritb hit eloquence; a musician com posing strains Uestlned to thrill unborn generations; an Inventor whose creative genius will enrich the world and make life easier and more abundant for hundreds of millions. Psychology Magazine. Oldtime Gambling Game Hieronymus is an old gambling game which was often played at fairs. The layout usually consisted of a piece of oilcloth with figures on It from 1 to 6. The players placed their T 23ZZ&2DOCPT , quet faced at the dawn of August 6k There was no hope for rescue either from the tiny force which garrisoned Fort Pitt and which was praying, for his arrival, nor from any of the posts which lay behind him. He must fight It out by. himself. Defeat meant the annihilation of every man In that little savarmy and a horde of blood-ma- d ages sweeping eastward with tomahawks and scalping knives against the women and children crowded into the unprotected towns behind him. With the coming of daylight the Indians resumed their attack and slowly but surely the plunging fire of the Indiana cut down the number of defenders on the hill. At last. Bouquet, seeing that ' destruction was Inevitable If this type of fighting continued, resolved to attempt one risky maneuver and wager everything on one desperate chance. If he could get the enemy out into the open long enough to give his Highlanders an opportunity for a bayonet charge, he believed that one such decisive stroke might end the affair. Explaining clearly to his men what he wanted them to do, so there would be no mistake, the colonel ordered the two companies of Highlanders to withdraw suddenly from the line, retreat rapidly across the hill, until they reached the little ravine which ran along one side of it, advance down this ravine and be ready to attack from it when necessary. As the Highlanders did this, the Indians, seeing the maneuver and believing It to be the beginning of a retreat which would give them a chance to fall upon the rear of the retiring column, abandoned their cover and the whooping mob of savages came charging out Into tho open and like a thunderbolt struck the weakened line which had been extended across the hill to replace the Highlanders. Under the terrific onset this line gave way, but Just In the nick of time the Highlanders came charging out of. the ravine and fell upon the rear of the Indians. As they bore down upon the howling red men with their flashing steel the Indians realized that they had been trapped. Then Bouquet put the final touch upon his magnificent tactics. Once more taking a desperate chance, he again broke his line and threw two companies of light Infantry out of the circle on the other flank. The flying Indians, retreating before the Highlanders, ran squarely Into the Infantry and withered away before the volleys which swept their line. A few momftts later the savages had fled, leaving Bouquet In full possession of the field. It bad been a dearly bought victory for the gallant colonei. Nearly a fourth of his force had been killed and wounded, but he had saved his army and with It he saved PennAs he advanced toward sylvania. Fort Pitt he met but little opposition from the Indians and when he relieved that fort he sounded the knell to the high hopes of the great Pontiac. Within a year Pontiacs conspiracy had collapsed entirely, and the last threat to English occupation of the North American continent waa ended. money on the numbers. The operatoi shook three big dice In a dice cup then turned the cup down on th board. When the cup was lifted thi numbers displayed on the dice wen the winning numbers. Presence of Mind A man who found a button In hi salad remarked with great presenc 14.In D!: "r SU'PPse It dropped ol while the salad was dresstnrA-Tlt rV Bit |