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Siberia May Be Next To Attract Seeker Of Gold Members of Expedition Sailing from Los Atigele* This Vrrk Believe They are Pioneers of New Gold Rush Such as That to (California in Forty Uine n> FORREST WHITE Cnrrl|til, IIM. h Tb? Atf*mc? Los Angeles. May 6.?The three masted auxiliary schooner. "Speed way" 8|ir< ad lur sails Tuesday and pointed lier course for the new fron tier of gold, thousands of miles away lti the hazy Siberian wanted. The "Speedway" will carry a ful' company of determined argonauts, who expect to make their dreamt* of vast wealth in pure gold come tru?' and believe themselves to be^the van guard of another great gold rush like that to California in '49, or to Alaska a score of years ago. Forty days from today, granted favorable weather, the *'Speedway" will drop anchor under the lea of th?> beautiful Palisades that form an en trance to one of the earth's remotest outposts?Okhotask on the Okhotask Sea, in Siberia. She will have trav elled 4,700 mlleH by the ocean trade routes from the harbor of Lob An geles, and will have accomplished the first and easy stage of the Jour ney for the ship's company that has heard and answered the call of gold ?gold In grains, and nuggets, and in Bolid blocks, waiting for the touch of the eager fingers of man. At Okhotash these new Magellans| will assemble a fleet of river boats, and when they are heavily laden J with supplies and machinery for pan ning and mining gold, will stroke their difficult way through unnamed and uncharted streams to the town of Petrotaulfske, at the South end of Kamchatka peninsula. Here will be their goal, the joyous end of the flrot expedition to dig for Siberian gold, and the thrilling moment for one of the most picturesque companies of men that ever Bet sail as fortune hunters. Will they And fold In fabulous quantities, and ready for the taking by little effort? Every man of the company will tell you they will. But aave for one, none of them has ever aeen the spot. They have cast their fortunes upon the word of this one man. L. S. McGirk, a veteran gold miner, who has roamed the earth in search of the yellow metal. McGirk Is experienced In the ways of gold and knows a chance pocket from a true field, where rich strikes may be made. He returned recently from the Siberian fields with samples of "float" quartz which assayed as high as $12,000 a ton, while placer samples assayed from 30 cents to $13 a yard. It Ib McGirk's word and the sam ples that he took from the earth that has put the fever into the blood of the men who sailed on the "Speed way." For the greater part they are veteran placer miners, but they in-' elude representatives from nearly every walk of life. Including a phy-i slclan, a lawyer and a preacher. They all go for gold. The expedition was organized, Jointly by McGirk and H. C. Wilsou, j an experienced shipping man. who J purchased the "Speedway," a! staunch craft, and loaded upon her mining machinery coating; $75,000 to be inntalled for dredging and hy draulic operations. Supplies to last; the entire company two years, with tents and camping outfits, are also stowed away In the hold of the ship, and all of the company which sailed today said their good-^/es, recited < again their dreams of wealth, and, stood ready for the long and unbrok-j en absence at the last outpost of civ-, filiation In a strange and forbidding country. The "Speedway" will be their onl>*| means of communication and will re main at anchor in Okhotask harbor l until she receives her cargo of gold.! Hut even If the gold falls, the expe-J dltlon does not expect to return emp ty-handed. for It has been agreed! that In addition to mining, no matter} how rich the sand or ore. they will | trap land otter, silver, red black, j white and cross fox, sable and Sibe rian squirrel, and will ship the skins worth far more than their weight In gold, with their gold, back to I,o* Angeles harbor once a year. If the "Speedway" returns heavily laden with gold a year from this time, the real rush to the Siberian gold fields may be expected to fol -; low. Hut not before then, for It Isj doubtful If any word of the success i or the failure of the expedition will reach the world except through the return of their own ship. WORTH THK MONKY The County Commissioners paid a bill for $713 for the paving of the sidewalk In front of the Courthouse, at the meeting Monday. It was gen erally conceded that the paving was satisfactory In every way, and had greatly Improved the appearance of the street. DANCE TONIGHT Itouml Dance, H to 11:80 at Coltoon Social Hall ' over Cut Rate Drug Hlors In Honor of Mother ? We take the opportunity of Mother's ?lny to suggest tim ing her photograph made which Is the instil truly beloved pictuie In the world. Make an appointment with Zoeller's Studio MANY FOREST FIRES SEEN NEAR BESTCITY Klrtu are reported In several places alonK the northern boundaries of Camden and Pasquotank counties The exact location of the fires cannot , be determined as chances are being made constantly ami new fires springing up in new places. A number of motorists who have made the trip from Elizabeth City ! to Norfolk alonu the canal bank road found it exceedingly hard going on their return at night on account of dense smoke. No serious handicap Is found in the day time as the light is sufficient to allow some speed to 1 be made; but at night the smoke Is ,a serious handicap. Those who braved the smoke and j motored through found i^ necessary [to proceed very slowly with at least one member of the party walking ahead to guide the driver. Those who were equipped with flashlights expe rienced the least trouble. The delay In some Instances amounted to at least two hours. Miles Clark made the trip up along the canal bank Friday and found flres on both sides of the road. Rushes were burning along the canal cracking and popping like rifles In a pitched battle. On the other side there were flres In the Dismal Swamp and no matter from which direction the wind came the smoke was always present. Preferring water to flre as per haps the less objectionable element, Mr. Clark returned by way of Mo yock. Fires can be seen as bright lights ' on Jthe horizon in several directions | after dark any evening. They are I not considered dangerous to life and property as they are confined to! waste places. F. F. Cohoon is quoted as saying | that he was able to see almost to Moyock from the big drainage ditch on account of the foliage burned away. SECRETARY WILBUR WANTS STRONG NAVY Washington, May 6.?In an ad dress here last night Secretary Wil bur of the Navy came out unquali fiedly for a navy which will make the United States second to no na tion. TRINITY ( LIB WILL BE ORGANIZED HERE Permanent organization of a Trin ity Club it) the object of a dinner which will be given to all alumni and former students of "trinity College by C. R. Pugh at 6 o'clock Thursday night at the Linden. It is estimated that there are 20 or more Trinity men In Elizabeth City and this immediate neighbor hood and organization into a perma nent body will be desirable, accord ing to those of the alumni who favor such a move. All former students ?f Trinity are invited to be present at the dinner. R. K. Thin pen. the alumni seen - tar>, will be pres?nt. and Ilev. J. M. Ormond. who us pastor built the First Methodist Church in Elizabeth City and who is now a professor at Trinity, will attend. Mr. Ormond has been invited to be the guest of Raymond Sheely while in this city. IF You want your Watch put In first class order, then bring it to our Repair Department. Only genuine material used. LOUIS SELIG Your Jeweler Since 1882 Main and Water St*. The Apothecary Shop PHoNK 400 A Good Drug Store REVOLT SPREADING Havana, Cuba. May 6?The re volt which began here last week has spread to another province In Cuba but the authorities say the situation can be handled. WOMEN IN KALEIGH Raleigh. May 6.?The annual con I vention of the North Carolina Fed eration of Woman's Clubs opened 'here today for a four day program. A GOOD SOCK Made in Elizabeth City 25c Weeks & Sawyer Where the Best Clothes Come From FRESH STRAWBERRIES Squash, Lettuce, Cucumbers' Celery, May Peas. Green Calihage, New Irish Potatoes, Snap Beans, Spring Greens, Spring Onions. CALL 698?Will Deliver QUICK. R. L. GARRETT Capital Stock $250,000 Member Federal Reifrtw HERTFORD COLUMBIA ELIZABETH (JITI Or. A. L. Pendleton, Pres. 3eo. R. Little, Ca?h*er. aorner P. Hood, Vlce-Pree. . R. C. Abbott, Vice-Pre*. CAROLINA BANKING & TRUST COMPANY Summer Is Frocked In Summer Loveliness How simple and yet how intriguing! Yet how indiNpengaldc # 4 * % u part of the summer wardrol>e are these cool-looking silken frock". Many of them uponsor the vogue for IMah-Jongg prints, and arc decorated hy a delicate tracing of Chinese character*. $12.98 to $45.00 McCABE & GRICE ALKRAMA THEATER Today and Tomorrow ROBERT Z. LEONARD pt?nlt MAE MURRAY FASCINATION By Edmund GcmhHng y A TDfFANY PRODUCTION Also "RAMBLING ROMEO" A Christie Comedy Admission 10c and 30c MATINEE AND NIGHT Greatest Improvement to Auto SINCE ELECTRIC SELF-STARTER If you are not convinced of this fact, we can prove it to you by letting you drive a 1IUICK with Four-Wheel lirakes.? Auk any owner of a car with them and don't take what we nay, but what the owner* Nay. It mean* safety, to be able to stop inntantly and in half the space which it requires without Four-Wheel Brakes. Do not buy a car selling over VOoO.OO without Insisting on ? four wheel brakes. Ask us for a demonstration. Tidewater Buick Co., Inc. Next Camden Bridge. V WE HAVE NICE May Peas, Snap Beans, Iceberg Lettuce, Cucum bers' Strawberries, Celery, Squash. LESLIE BELANGA PHONES 31 AM) 871 Famo and Lebanon Belle Flour are atMolntelj flour, of quality Mild by Lka leading groccn. ?Distributed Bjr? . A. F. TOXEY & COMPANY Water Street. FOR SALE CHEAP I Slightly used furniture almost as good as new, at HALF PRICE. On sale every day in the year. Come in and look our furniture over, wheth er you buy or not. We are life-savers to peo ple who want a lot of furniture and haven't much money. The Auction Furniture Company 120-122 NORTH POINDEXTER STREET, Next to P. DeLon's bicycle shop. E. L. SILVERTHORNE, Mgr. ?
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