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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03
HOW SHE GOT EVEN.
A Chicago Maiden Heading off a Commercial
Drummer IN His Oyn Fashion.

" Is this seat engaged ?" he asked
Of the prettiest girl III the car. and
finding it wasn't he put his sample
box in the rack and braced himself
for solid enjoyment.
Pleasant day" said the girl, com
ing fos him before he could get his
tongue unklnked. Most bewi!der-
day, isn't it2"
"Ye-yes, miss stammered the
drummer. He was in the habit of
playing pitcher in this kind of a
match, and the position Of catcher
didn't fit him as tlgh, as his panta-
looms.
Nice weather for travelling" con-
tinued the girl much nicer than
when it is cold. Are you perfectly
comfortable z"
"Oh, yes, thanks. murmured the
drummer.
"Glad of it, resumed the glrl,
cheerfully. You don't look SO. Let
me put my shawl under your head,
won't you? Hadn't you rather sit
next to the window and have me des-
cribe the landscape to you?"
No, please" he muttered; d
I'm doing we'll enough"
Can't buy you some peanuts or
a book ? Let me do something to
make the trip happy! Suppose l slip
my arm around your waist Just lean
forward trife SO can ~
"You'll-you'll have oexcuse me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

The Romans at one tim. mined
quite extensively fer silver IN the
western end of Sierra Almagrera. a
range of clay slate hills, bordering on
the Mediterranean and ex,end!ns ssme
SIX miles eastward from N.illaricos;
wnose summit averages about 500 feet
above the level OF the sea. But from
that time until 1889, til. mines OF that
region stood untouched. Then there
was 1 revival, and by lS47 there We're
SIS mines, So smelling works in cp=
eration in the district, with product
OF $3.50 tons Of lead and IoS,,,o
pounds troy, OF silver: Then water
became SO troublesome, that the most
powerful pumping machinery BECAME
necessary. Lately fresh interest has
been awakened in this district, which,
according to English engineers, who
have recently visited it; is by no
means exhausted Of its mineral wealth
and the whole range is represented to
be threaded with a network of aurifer.
our lead veins, mauy OF them cf high
grade in lead and silver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03
DISCOVERY OF TEE COHSTQCE.

Ben Holiday is feature and fix
,ure Of Washington. He lives in a
| beautiful residence OH K street, where
he entertains coterie of friends in
right royal fa;hioli. His fortune Is
estimated at from $4,000, 900 to So
900, 900, so that it may fairly be pre-
sumed that if hedocsn't prove success
full in the prosecution OF his claim 70,
$4,000 he will not be III immediate
want for the necessaries Of life. He
has retired from business, but amuses
his leisure hours with seeing the Con
gre5smen ABOUT his claim. Thougl,
advanced in age, he shows no signs O!
failing in strength or health. His
hair is just turning gray, but his frame
is as powerful and vigorous as it was
in early youth, when he established
and operated his famous overland
.stage line, known as the pony express.
He likes to tell of his experience as a
pioneer of advancing civilization on
the Pacific Coast, among the Argonalts
of '49.
His story Of how the famous Com
stock lode was discovered is interest
ing. As he tells 1t, one Of his stage
drivers had prospcctol's passion for
broken rocks, outcroppings, float, and
other indications of mineral treasures.
On certain day he Came to Mr..
Holiday full Of discovery he had
made, and showed sample having .
wonderfully large proportion of silver
in its composition. He made. a propo-
sit., n 10 sell one-ila!f of his mine to
Mr.. Holiday for $1,000 for money
with which to operate it. The offer
was refused, and The driver resigned
and disappeared. In month oF'so a
company was formed and operations
were hrgun. TIE mlne Aaaldsd sthe
richest ore ever taken out OF S1y mine
Iup ttiH ,ipls: cphstoek, sor that
ss.ase x aan;<. Became
oil the = lltliiiie.# Smeh Ii sahe
col TIE stock rose rapidly (laa
hundreds 10 fhousands sof,do'gafs, and
finally s.oo, ,ooo' oo5' Sid for :aclsim
20 feet across the face 81, the lode.
Next to tn. B5aanzfst was probably
the richest mine ever discovered IL
the earth. Mr.. Comstock followed
the rule, and from being one of the
richest men, soon b3.ame one OF The
poorest, and f.sily died penniless.
Holiday tells many similar stories to
the friends who drop into. his cosy
rooms every evening to enjoy a fra
grart Havana, a glass of wine or a
game of bluff. His confidence Of his
clam being eventually pad By Con
gress is mistaken, and he says he will
perseveretili success crowns his efforts.
I-Chifaso Nfzos.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

They were engaged to be married
and called each other by their first
namcs-Tom and Fanny-and he was
telling how he had always liked the
name Of Fanny and ho~ 1t sounded
like music in his ears. ~ like the
name so WELL" he added, " that when
sister asked me to name her pet ter
rier, at once called it Fanny after
YOU dearest II don't think that
was very nice" said the fair girl;
edgins away from him. "How would
you like to have dog named after
you?" "Wby that's nothing" said
Tom airiy, ".alf the cats in the count
try are named after me-" They don't
speak now.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03
WEIRD STORIES or WEALTH.

4 story ahou, which there is tascipa-
ton which it is impossible to resis,
when you hear men tell OF it, is that
Of the" =" Home of Gold" Somewhere
IN Southwestern New Mexico, in the
Sierra Madre, It is said there is won
d2rful valley, small, enclosed in high,
rocky walls, and accessible only by d
secret passage. which is known to but
few. 1t is about ten acres III extent.
has running through it a stream which
waters it thoroughly and makes it a
perfect paradise, with its exquisite
flowers and beautiful: trees. In it are
thousands of birds of the most beausi-
full plumage. Running across it is &
ledge of pure gold about thirty feet
wide which glistens in the sunlight
like great golden belt. The stream
crosses the ledge, and, as it runs, mur;
murs around blocks Of yellow metal.
as other streams do around pebbles.
The ledge OF gold is supposed to be
solid gold and to run down into the
centre of the earth. The legend is of
Indian origin, and around it clusters
a number Of Indian stories in which
the name of the ill-fated Montezuma's
occur frequently. The descendants
of the Aztecs believe firmly that the
day Will come when Montezuma Will
return anG free them from the domIn
sts5a O. the descendants OF the Con-
que5todores. They believe the money
necessary for this work will be taken
from Madce d'Oro. The secret Of
entrance n.eo the valley is carefully
guaraed By tribe Of Indians living
near it, and among them it is only
communicated to the Oldest men, amid
the solemn ceremonies Of the medicine
.lcdss,
HAving such d story to work upon,
there is little wondcr that the vivid
imagination Of the hiexlcans should
Aaye built upon it, tales Of men who
tavE pund tS;Hs wo:,sierinl place. One
is that a ceftaln Jos Alvarez, while
wandering through tas mountains in
search Of game, saw 4he valley from
the typ Of the wall. Finding that he
could not hope to enter by climbing
down, he took u .t.s abode with the
Indians whc suli the canon leading
into ii. Tire daughter of the chief
fell in love .itn him and betrayed the
secret to him. Exactly how she found
it out they dc not tell. Jose went in
and woslil possibly have gotten away
with some Of the gold had he not
weighed himself down to such on ex
tent that he could not get up the de
clivity at the lower end of the passage.
He was discovered and the Indians
sacrificed him on the golden ledge
with the terrible ceremonies OF the
old Aztec religion She, in despair
at losing him, threw herself from the
high walls into the valley below
Hundreds of prospectors have spen:
months of tod trying to find the Madre
d'Oro. but 1t is scarcely necessary to
say, without result.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

The Chinese compositors cannot sit
at his case as our printers d., but must
walk from one case to another con-
stantly, as the charactenneeded cover
such large number that they cannot
be put in anything like the space used
in the English newspaper Office. In
setting up an ordinary piece Of manu-
script the Chinese printers will waltz
up and down the room for few MN
utes, and then go down stairs fol a
line of lower case. Then he takes
the elevator and goes up into the third
story after some caps; and then out
into the woodshed for handful Of as
tonishers. The successful Chinese
compositor doesn't need to be so very
intelligent, but he must be q good
pedestrian. He may work and walk
around over the building all day 70
set up stiokful, and then half the
people in this country eorldo'' read
il af'eT a.l - s,-.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

A man out West bought a bedste:d,
the wood Of which was SO green that
one warn, spring day it broke out all
over with buds and in a week was
covered all over with little groves OF
waving branches. Lin the autumn the
children picked chesnuts from the side
pieces and the next spring tapped the
head board for maple syrap.-Eee
Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

General Sherman, Of Iowa, who is
visiting at Elmira, said to reporter
the other day: II saw President Gar
field a day Or two ago in Cleveland.
You need notlook astonished ! really
saw hi,n-not bis spirit, but his own
form and features. | had visited his
tomb to do homage to the spot where
the martyr president was sleeping.
The watchnlan in charge, on learning
whence / came and who | was, asked
me if | would like to see the president.
| was as sgreatly surprised as you can
be. He simply showed me e was in
earnest, invited me into the tomb,
unscrewed and removed the lid from
that sacred casket; and there lay Cen
eral Garfield before me, just as he
looked the day Of his funeral as if
weary, unrefreshing sleep. was sur
prised, for, despite the emaciatlon Of
those noble features, l was at once
struck with their likeness to the gen.
eral as had seen him alive. l pre-
sumo that years will pass ere the pre-
serving traces of the embaln,er's work
will have been removed from all that
is left on earth of Garfield.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

At a private dinner party in New
York last week, the strawberries were
served inside of a large artificial straw
berry made of ice cream, and tinted
to resemble the real fruit. The sur
prise was clever. and the combination
of fruit and cream delicious.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

Major Young has 5000 Indians III
his charge a, Blackfoo: Agency, Mon
cara. Taty ea;fi;ceB bceves and i4o
sacks IF eou. every week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

The distric. messenger boys Of New
port are to be mounted on bicycles, so
that there will be no excuse for letting
grass grow under their feet, in fact, it
will be cut by slcKlcs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03
rasped tie wrc,ched drummer
II don't think you mean it "

CiSDeG the NGctcneQ NIulNinel
Il don't think you mean it y
"You look SO tired" she pleaded ;
i" wouldn't you like to rest your head
on my shoulder No one will no.
tice. Just rest your head right down
and I'll tell you stories"
No-Nc, thanks! l wont to-day
I'm very comfortable, thank you y
and the drummer looked around hope
lessly.
"Your scarf-pin is coming out.
let me fix it. There F." and she
arranged it deity; Sat tae next sta
ton III get you cupof tea and when
we arrive al our destination yon'l let
me call on you?" and she smiled an
anxious prayer right up into lis coun-
tenance.
J" l think III go away and smoke,
said the drummer, and hauling down
his grip-sack he made far the door
knee-deep in the grins showered
around him by his fellow passengers.
=" Strange" murmured the girl to
the lady in front of her. 81 only
did just what he was making ready to
do to NE, and big and strong as he IS,
he couldn't stand it. I really think
women have stronger stonachs than
men, and besides there isn't any
smoking car for them to fly to for
refuge. l don't understand this
thing" But she settled back CON
tentea/alNsas same, and st a coa-
yenticn of dFanmers hclf IN iile
smoker tnat manning If was u9anI
mousIy ,csolvcd that her seat was en-
gagged, 50 far as they were concerned,
for the balance of the season.-CAltl'-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

posure on, four sides, and then make
an allowathcc for shrlnkage,
10 ascertain the weight Of cubic
foo c: ore o. rock. make a wooden
boas cxaqtlj' one foot square, line it
with tn a2d graduate il w';;'s iroacs.
Fill it viii, broken ere or rosk and
weigh it; then Gil it with water, re-
move the rock and note the number
OF inches of water. This viii enable
you 10 ascertain the weight OF the
solid foot of ore. For example, the
weight of broken rock is 100 pounds !;
the amount of water is three inches !;
YOU have therefore only weighed nine
inches of a solid rock, and should add
one-fourtil OF weight to correct total,
that is 125 pounds Mining Wo,M.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03

james r. Randall, writing front
Washington says: Zone Senator habl-
tually says 'hisen for 'his.' He is no
scholar, but he can hire regimen. Of
them if necessary. The embafrass.
meMS of grammar are nothing when
cash is available. There are men here
who could teach the higher branches
II universities, and vet know not where
to lay their heads or get their break.
fast. The man who says 'hisen' had
the faculty Of money making born in
him, and is now in a position where
his spelling is taken care of by the
proof reader of the RrfWN. This
Senator could sleep on golden bed If
so disposed or drink from goblet
studded with diamonds: such is life!"
Is this Uncle Jimmy '-.Mnizg Reg
,Stty.
So great is tie influence of a sweet:
minded woman on those around her
that it is almost boundless: 1t is tt
her that friends come in seasons of
sorrow and sickness for help and com.
fort. One soothing touch of her
kindly hand works wonders in the
ieyerish child. A few words let fall
from lier lips in the ear of a sorrowing
sister does much to raise the load ct
grief that is bowing its victim down
to dust in anguish: The husbapd
comes home, worn out with the pres
sure of business, and feeling irritable
with the world in general; but when
he enters the cosy sitting room, and
sees the blaze OF the bright fire, and
meets his wifc's smiling face, he sue
tuilID5 III 81 l!lo!ilNIL " tlC oSOtUlIS
influences which act as a balm Of
Gliead to his wounded spirits, that
arc worried with combating with the
stern realities Of life. The rough
schoolboy flies in rage from the
tauHts of his companions, to find solace
in his mothers smile; the little ore,
full Of grief with its own large troubles,
finds q haven of rest on Its mothers
breast, and SO one might 60 ON with
instance after instance 0. the influence
that a sweet-minded woman has IN
the social life with which she is con-
nected. Beauty is an insignificant
power when compared with hers
E.r.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-09-01
THU ESiIAN.

Col. b. M. Riordon is happy over the arrival of a young Miss at his residence yesterday afternoon.
 We publish in another column the names of those who have subscribed to the Prescott and ThiIty Fifth Parallel railroad. The amounts are to be paid in miscellaneous of 20 per cent. each, the first of which is due September lst, and is pavable without further notice, at the Bank of Arizona. Nr. Henszey and John R. Price leave on Monday for the East 10 confer with the 4. G P. officials, when. if everything can be arranged satis- factorilv. Q contract will be entered into with Price < Co. and work commenced immediately. Messrs. Price Co. have everything in readiness to commence grading. and we have no doubt but that teams and men will be preparing the roadbed of the Prescott railroad inside oi thirty days The world moves, and Ia yapai county is bound to keep rP witt ] the procession.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-09-01
The Union Pacific Mine.

Mir William Dunlap, one of lsvapaiS rest citizens, and an experienced mIner ot many years on the Pacific coast, came Tn to-day from the 'U. F." mine, at the head of Maple Gulch. at which romantic place he has made his home for the past year. MT Dunlap considers the U. P. one ot the rich- est mines that he has ever seen. ana pre- diets a sensation in this portion ot the eoun- try when the owners open up the old "orh- ing shaft, sunk many years ago, no" iuil oi water. This is one of the first gold nlneS opened in this county, the ore havIns been mostly worked by rastras, though the ia'' ore taken from the shaft. which was of o'Ns nature. was run through NIT. bufinh ''l''' !, Crook Canyon. which is only adapted ''i f,.a milling ore. and yielded about S9' per .or The owners of this property nl ".i'- ,boir assessment work last ye"f' "Pe'l'" "t ,b. fscs for tunnel on the ledge aD"o' ,,,.~,ar of mil. from the "id shaft ana ,b,owed the ore. which appeared t' the" mass as worthless base metal, snG no .- sufficient importance to give tes'' t' one sid,. and never thought anything nor of il until a short time age, when par'. who happened to De lonking over The min va, sufficiently interested to take samPi of this "xorthless su:f' and have 1t assaye' here m Prescott. the result of which va SPA to the toE. This property consists o two claims of lJo0 feet each, Is covere with the finest of pine, spruce and oak 'inl her. with neyer-iaih $ spring on the sid fl the mountain near the old works, and one of the most picturesque spots to found in the n ountains, twelve mics iFo' Prescott. on the grade leading to the Fec' We understand tha owners of this Propert Intend opening up the mine next yea having heretofore merely done their year
 assessment work. hoping for the lntrodu
 tion of machinery suitable to 'he TorAN
 . .helT gEss.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-09-01
TO-DAY'S NEWS.

Less versatility" and more practical work would have made Mir Oury fair Congressman.
 Born, in East Rockport, Ohio, on August 23d, 1882 to the wife of Surveyor-Gener,l Robbins, daughter.
 Charles Wurth is back again shaking hands with bis numerous friends after a three months sojourn in California.
 If the tone of the Epitaph descends much lower, it would be well to indict the editor for publishing obscene literature.
 In Apache county, where "there is not a single mail service, Mr. Oury," the Demo- cratic campaign song begins,
 "Hsve you been true to mel" etc.
 MT. Oury has served two terms (ons at Richmond and one at Washington) and the people of Arizon. don't believe in the third term principle.
 The Democratic press of Arizona are strangely a unit in pronouncing Judge Por- ter "a man of ability" Not one of them we believe has claimed such thing for their own Candidate.
 The Albuquerque Journal says: 'The Prescott freight business on the Atlantic and Pacific road continues to improve. Seven thousand pounds of merchandise was billed for that point in one day recently.
 S.l A. C.. ~ n crats who have reached their second child hood and imagine themselves again at school, are reciting
 Twinkle, twinkle EttIs STAR,
 How l wonder what you srs" e.c.
 Kuhn, Wurtxburg & Co, of the Lion One Price Store, evidently believe in the future of Prescott Their storeroom is crowded from ''pit to dome" with their new fall stock. Long may the Lion roar!
 Governor Tritle will inspect the Prescott Rifles at their armory this evening, after which supper will be served in the dining room, and dancing indulged in by the sol dier boys and their lady friends. A pleas ant time is anticipated.
 Elsewhere we publish communication from Rev. G. H. Adams to Secretary Van Arman, on the Arizona Exhibit at the Den yer Exposition. It will be found of espe- cial interest to our readers as showing what Arizona done in the great display of mine- rals.
 The Phenix Gazette is very puerile in its political utterances of late. It would be great improvement if it would confne itself to subjects within the scope of its in tellectual capacity. Let it ignore politics in the future and discuss such questions as corn, pumpkins and squashes.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-09-01
BLIND JIM's RETURN
Deputy Sheriff Win. Mulvenon Brings tho
 Murderer Back from Kansas.

Last night Deputy Sheriff Mulvenon re- turned from Larnard, Pawnee county, Kan sas; with Blind Jim, the notorious Flagstaff murderer, and lodged him in the county jail. s
 Jas. Psclerson, alias Blind Jim, is enlarged with the killing of F. N. Stone, an A. 6 P. railroad contractor, al Flagstaff, on the 9th of July. Immediately after the murder Jim fed the country, although it was reported that the citizens of Flagstaff had hanged him and his partner. From Flagstaff he made his way east to Pawnse county, Kan sa.. where hi. father and step-mother re- .ide. The authorities there got an inkling that Jim was wanted in this section, and telegraphed asking what they should do. Word was sent back to hold him, and he was immediately arrested The Larnard officials, knowing that they had desperate criminal to deal with kept him handcuffed and guarded by two men from the time he was arrested until Mir. Mulvenon arrived and relieved them of further re- sponsibility. When Mir. Mulyenon went to get his prisoner the sheriff at Larnard seem- surprised that one man should come so far and undertake to convey back to Arizona alone such desperate character as Jim was known to be. but our plucky official put the shackles on his prisoner and started for Prescott. At Albuquerque he learned that attemps would be made by Jim's friends to rescue him, and also that parties cut along the road were determined to lynch him. NIT. Mulvenou requested the conductor to have the telegraph operator hold all dispatches until he got through, 80 that those who were waiting for him could not be informed of his movements. At Pittman Valley party of men had gathered for the purposed of as- sisting Jim on a prospecting trip into the ''sweet subsequently," but Sheriff Mulvenon got of at Volunteer with his prisoner, took a private conveyance and cut across the country, arriving in Prescott last night. The prisoner will have hearing as soon as wit nesses arrive from Flagstaff Mir. Mulyenon deserves great credit for the satisfactory manner in which ne accomplished his mis- sion.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-09-01

The low rates fixed by the A. < P. railroad ought to induce many of our citizens to visit the Exposition at Albu- querque in September. The enterprising managers of the Fsn have spared no pains or exper ,ss in properly advertising the Elpos,tica throughout the Eastern States, and great inducements will be offered Tn order to get the visitors at Denver to also attend the New Mexican Exposition Tke citizens of our sister Territory are working with will, and rich displays of minerals and agricultural products from all the mining districts and valleys adjacent to the railroads will be made Indian gaines, in which the wild, untutored Iuni and Laguna Indians will 1;,tes4 the ssel.e1ions Opportunity will also be offered visitors from this section to stop at the Laguna Pueblos, the Zuni villages, and the wonderful chasms and canyoLs near Flagstaff, which are said to be fully as grand as those of the Grand Canyons of the Colorado Major Ingalls, has made arrangements with responsible parties for low rates of transportation from Prescott. to Williams. This is rare opportunity for mine owners to lay before the public sneeimens of the hidden wealth of our mountains. The Major has also kindly vol unteered to help anyone pack and label specimens for the Exposition, and guar antee that articles from this section shall
 have conspicuous place. ...