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The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20
Ret,iarkable Copper Mines--NOrth.
 ern MOhaye County.

A trip was matle, last May, iiitO the northern part of Mohave County, a country of which little is generally known, by MT. $. W. Wood, d metallurgiSt of consider able reputation and experience in Arizona. About ninety miles nearly due north of Mineral Park and west of the Colorado river, where it leaves the botindary and runs through Arizona, he came to the Grand Gulch :" copper miiie. This mine was shown and sold to its first locatOrs by the See-bitS Indians, in whose country it lies. No white man would ever have been crazy enough to go into such a country looking for copper mines. It is a sandstone fOrma- tion, capped with limestone of depth varying fronra few to hund- reds of feet, and vaguely known as the Colorado Plateau. The mine is near the base of the Sun ap pine-gum) butte, plotted into his maps by Lieut.. Wheeler. This butte is a perpendicular dome formed by about 200 feet of lime stone on fifty feet of sandstone
 Its top is clothed with pines, and it pleasantly breaks the monoto- nous horizon of the great plateau. In naked sandstone basin Of two miles extent lies a smaller one of about half mile diameter, in which copper is found anywhere. More than forty openings have been made, all disclosing good ore. In this basin there is no grass or timber, but on the lime stone country around it there is plenty of both. The present com- pany is the fourth one that has worked the mine, three previous ones having failed for want of means or skill. This company, MT. Hopkins Superintendent, be- gan work about May 1st, and shipped three tons of ingot cop per June 1st; thus proving his ability to work the ores, which are in combination with sulphur. The main shaft was seventy feet deep in ten feet of solid ore, aver aging forty per cent. in copper. A reverberatory furnace was erect ed within fifty feet of the shaft, to experiment. upon the ores, and proved complete success. Water is eight miles from the mine, but may be encountered in sinking shafts. Fuel is plenty, costing $500 per cord delivered. There Is a good SaW-mill within fifty
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20

IF is reported that the entire expense of freight, insurance and wharfage on the and Liverpool, over 4,OOO miles, is but 90 cents per 100 pounds. Time occupied in transit, about eighteen days. The freight on lard from Los Angeles to Yuma, 24S miles, is 150 cents per 100 pounds. Time occupied, fifteen hours. What reason we have for gratitude for low freighta !-L. \. Republican,.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20
Arizona Land Surveys,

The following facts, taken from annual
 reports of the General Lard Office, ought to convince our friends in Northern Arizo-
 na that they have not been unfairly dealt with in the matter of surveys of public lands. A glance at any good map of the Territory will strengthen this conviction.
 During the three years endisg June 30, 1877, 106 sections were surveyed in the Prescott District, while only 122 were sur veyed in the Florence District, although the latter includes the entire Gila, Salt River, and Santa Cruz valleys, that is to say the parts of Arizona that were, up to that date, more considerably settled by farmers. During the same period, 54,S9S acres of land were entered &t Florence, while but 222,532 acres Qess than two-ffths as much) were entered at Prescott. Dur ing the fiscal year just passed, not single application for survey was filed from the Northern District, while several were filed from the Southern one These facts iusti- fy the conclusion that the demand for land was less in tie former than in the latter, and that in fact, scant justice was done to the Florence District in expending upon its surveys but S12,O0O more than was spent uoor the Prescott District. The re- ports quoted show these figures to be cor rect. Up to June 30, 1877, official reports show that t4S sections had been surveyed north of the Gila, while but so had been surveyed South of that river. With out discussing the necessities of the diff ferent sections of Arizona, we wish to show that its Surveyor-general has dis charged his official duties without partiali- ty or sectional feeling While official re- cords prove this, it is wrong to cast odium or discredit upon his office. That is not the way to secure increased appropriations for surveys in Arizona While it may grat- ify politicians, such course works injury to actual settlers, from it's tendency to diminish amounts of money placed it dis posal of the Surveyor general for survey in tr thpir lands
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20

| ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the new mail contractors for selling through tickets from Tucson to St Louis, and pas sengers are promised a trip three or four days shorter ill time, than via Yuma. The new contractors have succeeded in prolOng- ing the schedule time for carrying Tue sons malls just fifty per cent. They have taken the new contract at a one-horse price, and have sent down a lot of buck boards Santa F6 buckboards at that) and mules for carrying Tucson mails and pas sengers. If said malls and passengers in crease as rapidly as they have for the past four years, the new contractors will proba- bly, send down some new Santa F6 stretch CTS and fifth-chains; and let their drivers sit on their near wheelers. They are all lowed to send all fourth class matchmaker by freight teams, and might as well send all the mail in the same way. Arizonas Delegate must have been asleep while these cheap and nasty contracts were being let. It is refreshing to see q Tucson paper came out with "puff" of that Delegate, and with kindly mention of the new con- tractors, the National Mail and Transpor- tation Company"
 Fortunately that part of the contract be- tween Tucson and Yuma has been let to Kerens 6G Griffith. But from Tucson east ward, wherever the grass is good in New Mexico, will the mails be carried by OK teams?
 We guess Tucson travellers will con- titftte to come by way of Yuma.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20

Goods sold at greatly reduced rates. :. Highest prices paid for all Arizona pro-
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20

All merchandise consigned to my cafe will receive careful handling and be for warded with dispatch and by experienced freighters, at lowest market rates.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20

| illllcS5 duu plIIO lilIibCl lo dDuu-
 dant. Three cents per pound is
 now paid for freight from the
 mine to York, the present termi-
 nus of the Utah Southern Rail
 road, distant 200 miles, via St.
 George and through the Mormon
 settlements, where grass is good
 and grain cheap. A new and
 large furnace; capacity eight tons
 a day, is now being erected. AS
 soon as the Colorado river has been
 improved as far as Callville, cop
 per can be shipped down here in
 fiat-bOatS without any trouble.
 Iron ore, for f1uxing and desul- phurizing the copper in furnace,
 now costs S60 per ton delivered;
 but large deposits of iron, well suited for that purpose, have been recently discovered tolerably near the mines. Wood says he never saw such display of rich copper ore on the surface. The present company was organized in Boston, Mass. At the time of Woods visit it was working twentyssix men at mine and furnace.
 Other mines of copper and iron have recently been discovered in that country, as also great spar lodges, carrying $20 to $50 in sil- yer. Several large deposits of rock-salt and gypsum have been found, and the sandstone and limestone formation certainly fla vOrS tic discovery of coal and petroleum. Tire Great Plateau has never yet been thoroughly prospected.
 This plateau has a good rainfall the year around, has good grass and looks like an IllinGis prairie. After getting over the tanOns and passing occasional buttes, no mountains ObStruct the horizon. Decomposition of the limestone has made good soil, but owing to it's great elevation the plateau is exposed to frequent frosts and is unfit for agriculture. It is q fine grazing country and not so deficient in water as has been generally believed. Ths Mor- mons have occupied p;tftS of it for years, and are bringing in more stock. Sheep and cattle keep fat the entire year, as the winters are not severe. At Bishop Barron's place Wood found 2,500 head of fat sheep, and green grass a foot high within a couple of hundred yards from their corral. In places the plateau is well tim bered with yellow pines of eight teen to thirty inches diameter and with nut pines and cedars. The Mormons have bought many springs from the See- bits Indians, and are occupying the surround ing stock ranges. Where Mor- mons do this there is no doubt of the value of the country.
 The See-bits Indians seem to be an dependent tribe Ot about 300 which has never been on any reservation. They under- stand the h-Ute tongue, but do not speak it, having 8 language | of their own. Having sold many of their watering places, they are now beginning tO hang on the for support, or for pilfer ing, and are likely to make trou- ble ere long. They are we'll dress ed in calico, etc., bought from Mormons, and in buckskins tfad- ed for with Indians on the East side Of the Colorado.
 It is a singular fact that, that in Mohave county there Ire no deer of any kind on the West side of the river, while they Ire very abundant cn its East side. This fact is cOrtobOrated by he Indians as also by white men who have lived up there several
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-07-20
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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Five Children at one Birth,

Tho most remarkable birth ever
known id the history Of aceouchment
occurred at Tor ucrr Salcsville, Ohio.
on Last Monday sight. Mrs McCor!
mic gaze tir'k 10 "'a toaltty children,
four boy and Gee cir! l'EA medical
works have b., i:E Instances Of such
wonderful births, md whtu they do
occur the cLildrcM trye ScarcCly been
known to live. In this caso the mother
aud children, in the common language
on such occasions, 40 "dOiug well. "
The community thcrG is excited, and
tho famous fa.hes is tho hero Of oil tho
country around abOut, md his fame
will spread on tue wings Of the news.
papers from ono end Of the country
to the other. Ills hOmc is already an
object Of pilgrimage for all the old
women Of The region.
Two births Of four children LavO
occurred within the last fifteen years
ucar this region, but this OutdOts all
recorded OCCURRENCES perhaps ia the
United States. Whec!!HJ M.EIgsNcer.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Putting Herself in Ills Place. "

Your Democrats would have had
. hard or, ,il-c.thun you did 10 unscat-
ing Packard i'll had had my way.
D, sou think I would have 81: passive
ly and allow myself to be driven from
tay position .ss be was from the State
House by ycr7 No. never! twOuld
EsYc poured grape and canister down
those streets on ~ opponents. end il
they blow the walls Of the Ststc House
about ny ears, I would sink G;ncath
them rather than give up, and | would
thca leaYi name that would deserve
Immortality. What were wQ? We
we've tie ship Of state when these PR
cscs-thc Mao Vea2h. Harlan statesmen
board US. You weEet!e foreign port
TbOy got on board our vessel. put, US
jl irons, and tacn sailed ...ocE ship Of
state into yours, the foreign port, and
delivered Us o7er into bondage tha,
they did. -.lrs. jerks 10 aa.Interr'e@er
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
= T.
Jesse ND0rler, E.u.

In tLis issue Of The DEMOCRAT we
present the announcement OF JESSE
WoorrEn rs a candidatc'Fo7 reelection
TO the Office Of Clerl: Of tie County
Court. OF u man so .rril i:uoHn 10 the
PEOPLE of;tho :coanty,'it does, lot ap.
pear to be necessary to spsat, save to
add our certificate Of Iis genuine worth
us maa md bis efficiency NJ Clerk
1t isp fact, too, that for years Squire
Woo!tcr served tho people Of the coun.
ty Us q magistrate /" without fee or re.
ward" aud'his kindness to all, before,
during and since the war. will cot be
forgotten, lie justly deserves bis pop,
ululity among tho people and be has
entitled himself to the good will bf oil,
While Tue DrMOcHAr speaks Us a po-
lsiSal paper -.7as. ~ G'san Vi III. DhM.
vcn.nc party--ar.' As paper that
will support the nominees o! that purity,
yeth Gun in coHmuu (uiruess aid il
tribute to tue worth OI Squire Kool.cr
IS a man AL Is l r!-ik.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Clerk Of the County Court.


iIAcrgr's CREEK, July lC.
Mr.. Editor: ! t..
l sec in your valuable paper CON-
munication from Skin Creek soliciting
Mr.. John Morrow to announce himself
rs a candidate for the Office Of County
Clerk. Should Mr.. Morrow do so he
will receive the support Of the people
Of this part of the county. Mr.. Nor.
row filled the Office of school. teacher at
the early age ofsixtceu With entire sat.
isfaction. to all concerned. By close
application be has steadily improved
teaching in tho winter and attending
school in tho GrEmcr-uu,.l he has
won an cnviatlcroputatiou rs e scholar.
We believe III encouraging such indus,
triOus young men. Sclt.madc men are
the bone aud sincw of'any country.
Our hills and valleys are .dogcd with
school.houses, thanks 10 the good peo.
pie, in which many Of our young
men teach our most successful schools
It il tue duty Of tho public to Cncour-
age young aspirauts By giving to them
places of honor and trust, thereby IN.
spring them vith'lovc 70. tho public
Wesl. end with pride in tic advance.
meet CT thgir county. The hearts oil
every good citizen Of Lcwis county
should glow with pride and joy when
hs reflects that 10 is one Of the many
who extended "a helping hand to our
worthy Prosecuting Attorney. thus
giving him en- opportunity to prove
that when fontdcacc j. given to dc.
serving subject the !rgst.,is never be.
trayed. rhat Mr.. Morrow is deserving
his course in life has proven. The
name Of John Morrow is G familiar one
70 the peoplL Of l.c~iO, .aal We feel
coufdeusthst ShO.ll ,Mg. Morrow be
elected, ho viii bG 40, ipiIhfulin.tLc
discharge OF the dGtics Of the Oltica as
the one whose namc 10 bears, aud whu
served The people - lOus and 50 well.
DtMycEAr
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Terrible Contlagration at Catietts.
burg, Kentucky.

ClscrsSArl. July 29.-Thc Sacr.
man House; at CatlGttsbarg. kentucky,
is now on Gre. The telegraph Office
aud other buildings 10 the vicinity will
undoubtedly 60 with it, us they are ali
frame" No particulars received.
ASHLAND. July a22.-A boat brings
the news lha, tho town Of CatIc.tgb2ra
is all burned up. All tho hotels aad
bpsincss'hOuscs 10 the square nc burn
ing now. 1t is thought That i! vii
burn about six squares before stop
ping About five squares arc burned
10 the ground now.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
The Irish ,Iona, iu its lust number,


The Irish roHd. 10 its last number,
dcrotcs considerable space to the
I" Advocate, "a paper recently started
10 New FORK a1. presumably, the
organ of sRe greeubac4 party Of the
country. I's editor. a, man named
.Shupe, is without means, education o,
influence. The paper was started At
subscription price Of fifty cents per
year, which was shortly reduced te
twenty-five cents per year, asum. much
less thup the cost Of tho paper. The
paper has 70 legitimate advertising
aud i: il, plain tha. there is something
rOt,2a abcrt it. and tho Irish IEorlti
has di'c9TcEed the ,:roltarnesH. enc
yentilatcsis. -,
Thrcc.tourtLs Of the Democrat,
party Of the Uuitcl States arc bclievY
ors 10 the Greeubacl;, aFd IRE in. la7Ol
Of the policy aud platform usually. an
nounccd by the Grcentnek party. The
Democratic party now has control Of
the legislative branches Of the. govern.
lsert, end Till hare the. ezccg.iys IN
1880, unless some faciion or party can
be brought into life, upOu.a platform
that will steal enough Democratic vote!
to let the Republicans succeed. TIL,
AdsoceIe attempts to build upa :cS
party particularly qatagoristic to til
Democracy, Fithougt pretending alsc
to be atenmity With The Republican
party. The idea is to make a new
party upon platform identical will
that Of tho Democracy. thus splitting
and dividing tho Democratic vote.
while tho Republicans .maia!a;oiue
their organization intact 7ill cleo!
their President, Shrpc IS: running
tho .i''ereate o, weekly less Il aboul
three thousand dollars, end being q
poor may, it ASSUMES en- rn;ntclligiblc
aspect. The E:sA lIorM shows,
howcsc-, The. Shrpc has been in secret
consultation with John Sherman md
that the At'tocatc has endorsed seine
Of shcrmau's financial measures
Summed up, the AGrcca:c is Rcpub.
lican scheme to dirfda the Democrat,
party, and is kept alive ty Republican
politiciltfs money. &c
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Another Heroic Engineer.

PIusburg Dispatch.
I'd. OsmOud, 4 Pennsylvania railroad
engineer, after bis cab had been knock
ed tn. pieces about bis ears BY C broken
parallel rcd. and he had been. thrown
astrilc, Of his cuginc, which was thor
driving along a.,a speed Of foEty.Gve
miles nu AOSr,cruwled,aac..: to his place,
'eserscl his cug;rcaaud :. put on tho
brakes with his buried and blistcrcd
hands. Nine men out Of tcn would
have lcnncd of andlcf. the unconscious
passengers to their fate. 1t waa c
piece Of llcroism. that "a we'll deserves
u medal AS any Of tho lifa.saviug OK
PLOTS Which secure that coveted rccos,
u,Iivn.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27

; Mn. joins MoREUw announces himself
10 this issue as u candidate for Clerk Of
the County Court, subject to the dccis.
ion Of thc. Democratic County NOmiuq.
ting Convention to be held on the 3lst
Of August. Mr.. Morrow is young
gentleman fully qualified to Gil The rO.
sitiou; uud. We have no lOcti II. he
should DO elected would E.Sk9 n good
officer. lie possesses much fthc pop.
ularity Of bis father, and We have no
doubt but that many Of his fathers old
friends will be active in bis behalf in
the coming election. -. .E :.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
a Carp from IiVn. u. Jacksun.
JANE Lew; Juiy q.


Editor Democrat: L..
| have information firm reliable
source that some person Of Weston
who is spoken CT es : suitable r:aa tc
represen, this county in The neSt Leg
islsture, aud who has been a citizen Of
this county but a few years, is circula.
ting. ialsehood in relation to my
course while IN the Senate Of the Re-
stored Government Of Virginia. They
say ! got or hal passsda lew to relieve
the securities of N. G, Hall, late
Sheriff. which is not corte:l, and
which was never thought Of by inc
nor there was no cfor. made for TIA.
purpose while | was member, Of tha.
body. No lawycr can find any such
law passed in the Restored Govern
mcnt before the State Of West Virginia
was established. | have not teen a
mcmbe. of the Legislature Ct this
State. 1t Is true I was'in the Senate
at the Gfst organization Of tho Legisla,
'rrc pHdc. tho Restored G Government Of
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27

Tnls is the Iates, on poor Stephens :
A North Carolina cdi'cr says: "Wc
S aw Alexander stcrhens on tho cars
the other day. We thought it was
somebody's ovcrcoat thrown on the only
unOccupied seat 10 the couch, and, pick
ing it up, We started 10 throw it acrUrs
the buck Of the seat, when it began to
kick and swear"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27


Tnr active men Of the GreCnbacE
League 10 this county having frequently
quoted the Cincinnati Enquirer rs good
authority, We usk their careful cading
Of the article from tina, paper in this
issue Of l'uE DENO5HAT. The EH4uirsr
j. true Grcenbuck paper, aud sincerely
desires the success Of the principles
cnuuciatel in tho National Greenback
platform. bu. knows that can only be
accomplished through ttc Democratic
party. The .birera:e wants separate
organization. 1t is believed by many
that the Republicans aud l'OndAollcrs
are contributing the money to run the
AdeOcote, with tho hope. o: dividing
tue Democratic party, thereby placing
the Republicans 10 power where they
have lost it, and aiding them in retain.
ing 1t where they now hold it. .
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
TO Democrats.


Editor Democrat: s t..
We congratulate The Democratic
party Of Lewis, county with kes former
victcrieF, If We want to achieve an
other victory nc must grid on the
whole aFmoS and nakc iorb!o rush
against Eadicalism aud our !ndcpcnd,
cnt mso, lf.vc &c this, We vii! wave
the Democratic flag triumphar,ly, aud
defeat the ligh hopcsthe Radicals now
haze Of defeating CUT patty through
hypncracy of, or independent men.
Un.csa We haze nominees and support
them. To will let our party fall unsup.
ported: Democrats, let US give our
support to mcu who arc worthy Of OUT
votes. a. man who runs independently
is not the man We want, ;ani tho Radi.
Gals wont. bayc them. therefore they bad
bette. draw of and save their party and
also their credit. We, through o pure
motive, can aud viii not support man
who is afraid to trust his party; and it
loOS3 that way when q man will not
+ l..
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27

wEpublish elsewhere lis. Of tue
District, Democratic Executive Com.
mittccs. 1--WE hepe the Committees will
hsve . meeting at an carly day tpl ,fr
upon the place Of holding tho District
Conventions. 1.-THE Committees Of the
several Districts will send US the places
agreed upon, We will take pleasure. in
publishing it. o..
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
John c. Jackson, Esq.

The announcement of'MK. joins c.
JACKSON as, as independent candidate
for the Office Of COrrty CleIs, ',sill be
found in the, annQEnceaer, cOlrup
Mr.. jackson was elected it 1868 as
Recorder, and in 1870 as Clerk Of the
Circuit Court. In. both Of .,iheGe
positions be made an efficient, upd
popular officer; but he obtained those
positions as tic nominee Of the Dem,
ccra'i' party, Oqq$ we. eapnOt but
believe tina, his prcsen, position is. il
bad faith to the party tin, has hereto
fore hOnorsd hin. No majority party
can succeed without proper organ
izatiOn, aud az independent candidate
cur Only accomplish the. defeat. of.,bc
no&sirec qat the election of a Rcpub.
lican. We hope that ,lr Jackson will,
before the meeting Of the Convention.
conclude to submit lia claims to the
Convention.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
w. V. ChiIlcster.
HAcrrk's GREER. july l6


Editor Dtmccrq:j
While We lhave nothing against the
many gentlemen ~hO. are spoken Of 70.
the Legislature, re think Mr. Ghidrs
Ter is the man. We want farmer
az. upright, homes. farmer, one whose
interests Gre. ,acrc o! the people, Mr.
W. y. Chians;cr has represented US
once, with honor to himself aud with
satisfaction TO bis constituents. hope
Mr.. ctidcster will yield to the wishes
of tie people aud consent to unnOun &c
biE:sef. ,. DEHocEL7.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
No More Of giant aspresi4cnt.

GRAFT is weaker today than he was
one month ago. If nominated be is al
mos. certain TO be defeated but his
chances Of even nomination arc great
ly diminished. NJ more Of Grant Us
President no more Of Grant as eau.
dilatc; that is what political prObaLili-
ties say to-day.-Ncw Tork SIN.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27

COLONEL DAS JOHNSON, of Tyler,
and lion. Hanson Good, of Wheeling
have in the last few days formerly au.
nouuced themselves as candidates fol
Congress. Thus, with Dtaunou. vii.
son, jackson, johnson and Good, w
,pay expect spirited contest.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-27
Dissolution Notice.

Tieiirm Of Persons, Atkins, Bro. L Co. lie
this day dissolved by mutual consent !. and
all the debts Of said FIRM are assumed by
Atkins k Bro. Those indebted 10 the firm
will please call and settle at orra.
ATKlNSr& BRO.
WesIO2, March 20, 1878.