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Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Arizon4 has great and small thirty mne newspapers, nine of which are dailiss, which give employment to net less than one hundred and len printers al an average pay oftwenty- five dollars per week, or over one hundred and tgonty-four thousand dollars per year. i large portion Of which is brought into the territory through foreign advertisements and subscriptions Taking this view of the printing business they are the most productive home industries for good, and do more for tha amount of capital invested to Kat money into circulation than any other industry tha5 w5 E1ow of.-Star.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

chloride of sodium common salt
 Besides numerous salt springs, ponds
 and lakes, this mineral exists in crys-
 talized layers interstrafifed with
 other substances, the whole forming
 great mountain-like masses, and the deposits occupying the beds of dry
 or nearly dry lakes or wide extended
 marshes, alkaH flats, etc. Besides
 the product Of these natural saliacs.
 large quantities of salt are made by the solar evaporation of sea-water, not less than 50,OO0,00Obeiug produo- ed by the bay of San Francisco every year. The plan Of producing salt by boiling In kettles, or evaporatin8 the brine in shallow pans, by means of artificial heat, the common method in most countries and used extensively in other portions of the United States, is not pracheed here, The regular strorg trade winds and sunny days of sumner answer every purpose as eyaporateFs.
 The consumption Of salt on the Pacific Coast, by reason of the many uses in which 1t enters, has always been large, IL i5 emplo5ed in a va riety of industries, all having consid- erable, and some of them very large requirements. In the reduction Of silver ores, and other mesallurgical operations, such as the chlorination of auriferous pyrltes, between 2,000 and 5000 tons of sait are disposed of here annually. h dairying and meat packing, and for culinary and other domestic purposes, and for curing hides, fish, etc., a great deal more is 1 used. In various maaufact9rie5 aa1 ! in the economic arts, some i5 also needed, the consumption in the Pa l cifc States and Territories being ex- ceptionally large for their population and Scientific Press.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

their prospects according to law
 How many miners actually put $10(
 worth of development upon eacE
 claim they own every year? The
 law requires ii, but is t done? Does
 qot every mining man know that in
 each and each every one of the
 nuuberless nining districts, from
 Montana to California. there are men
 who hold from enc to twenty loca-
 tions apiece, and who do not put a
 dollars worth of work on them from
 one years end to the other? Many
 of these locations promise well, and might, f a little work was-dcne, turn out to be paying mllcs.
 As the law now stands, any person
 wiling to swear that ho has perfrom ed the annual expenditure required by law can hold ai5 ground, provided it Is properly recorded, against all corners. no matter if ha-has not sunk deeper than the blade of 6 shovel, or only scratched t6e iIossom rock with stick. Jf the law demanded that 5zG shaft 20 feel, or a 4xG drift 30 feet long should be the amount of labor to be performed on each 1,500 feet location in order to hold It for oG: year, 1t would make the drones and "stove herder5" take q back seat, and give energetic, live men a chance to come to the front.
 Of course the lazy, bumming. yer minous tramp element, whose mining Is done at the street corners and on benches in front of saloons, will rise up a5 one man and howl out an alco- hoiic tiactured howl that such law would he unjust, becaEse some rock is hard, and other 9arna,1on5 are soft. But where on5 ledge IS found that requires blasting from the start there will be dozens tha5 can be sunk to jhls insignificant depth with pick and gad. If one mans ledge re- quire5 more powder than that of his naighbor, 1t is his misfortune if on that account he cannot sink to the depth required at an outlay of $100; 1 while if the case is reversed and he has good, soft sinEi4r, so much bet-1 ter luck.
 Any person relocating mine should ba compelled to do a specified amount of work within sixty days .fter such relocation; thi5 would | head of a large crowd of Smart l Alecls, who do no work, out hold 1 -leir claims from year to year by relocating, and when some energetic man comes along ana perhaps makes B strike the law which ought to pro .ect him, despoiIs him oE tae fruits )f his labor and makes him out a ,obber, - 1Ii4lng and Scientific Press.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
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 GaIc&.
Corr. Springfield Eepablioan.

The State Cf Hacatecas forms one of the richest mining districts in the
 world, and by far the richest in Mex
 jo5. The ancienJ city, nesting in
 the heart of more liIs than Rome sis upon, is surrounded by a perfect
 labyrinth of loag-worEed lodes, in
 tersecling the he.rbt7 in all direc- lions. U ward Of 300 mines exist in the State, many of licb, however, have been abandoned for lack of finds 10 carry CD 8 successful ex- ploratlon. The highest yIeld of any mino in the district Is $700 a ton, while the average yIeld Is between $30 and $40 per ton. The cost of production by methods now in vogue is about $10 Der ton, bat the proees- ses are the most primitive, being pre- cisaly those employed by the early Spaniards, The introduction ot our improved machinery would doubtless increase the yield, but tueit slower and less ezpensiye Ways-solaly by man and mule power are wiser un- der present circumstances, There are 10 streams ia this section by which machinery might be run, coal there Is none, and wood sells for ex- actly a cent and a half a pound! Think of buying fuel at such rate, ye eZtrayagant housewives Of the North-aDd the goarled and crook ed branches of mountain bushes at that. i coal mine discovered here would be as much Of a bonanza to its fortunate Possessor as one of gold. A nanbcr Of Amal;can speculators have been here within the last de cada, ali done a. Americans usually do that is, rushed n, where angels fc4 u tread, :, sneerel at the anclent processes, and Erowiag nothing Of the peculiar character of the. country. set up costly machinery, expecting to get rich and reyoladoniza things in a hurry. Naturally these have one and all come to grief.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
ore Tn sight to warrant a purchase Rocky Mountain Mining Review.
Re Was Abused.
Peek,s Sun.


 An Irish gentleman is reported to pave visited the Municipal Court, and walking up to the Judge on the bench, sald: "Joodge, the wather piBa at the hydrant beyant me house has bursht and 1t has H20dad me eel lar and is drowning me hins. ZJe name is 1IcCar5hy, Joodge." The Judge sympaihized with Iim and was sorry fer the damp fife his hens were leading, 5ut told him he would have. to % t0 .he Board Of Public works to complain. bIeCarthy weat away, but the next morning he came back to tlc jadga and told the same story about the "aaaher" aud the "hins," when t5o Judge said: T told you to go to tho B3ar3 of Public Works and tell your st01y." And I did" sal5 alaCartly. "And what did they say?7 asked the Judge. IcCarshy looked indignant aud said: ''The. man axed me: '1LoCartby,' says he, why ID the diyil don't you kape ducks
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

cIzTzaS LE4D-1;G INyENTIoNs.-Tne following are said to be the sixteeen Amelican inventions of world wiGe a3optiont The cotton gin, tho plan ing machine, the grass mower and reaper, the rotary printing press, steam navigation, the hot ott-air ma chine, the sewing machine, the india r9bber inIUstry, the machine manu .facture of horse-sbOas, the sand blast for Seavins, the guage lathe, the 5rain elevator, artificial ice making on a large scale, the electro-magnet in is practical application and the telephone
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
4 &EcpoaeG sidits6ga to OG9
 Navy.

There is at present a bill before Congress which provides for the con structioa of seven steel vessels be- sides one ram, one cruising torpedo boat, and two har1or torpedo boats. Of the seven vessels two shall be cruisers (of A,500 and 5000 tons, re- speeGyely), one a dispatch vessel of l5JJ tons, two heavily armed gun boats of 1,500 tons each, and one gun boat not to exceed 900 tons, to be built on plans and specifications to be furnished by the Admiral of the Navy.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
,E'-le ZsyguTz 'z'gees a O. ina.

The dwarf trees of China are cari ositiea of forestry Every child bnovshow the Chinese cramp thelr Tomon'5 feet by bandasiag them when t4ey are infants, and thus ran- der t impossible fer them to walk. I5 is, however, wonderful to see miniature oaEs, cLestnuts, pines and cedaEs growing in flower pots, fifty years old and yet not a foot high. To do this take 9 young plant, cut off ifs tap root; and place it in a basin in which there is good soil kept well vatered. Iflt grows too rapid ly, dig down and shorten in several roots, Every year the leaves grow smaller, and the little dwarf trees make interesting pets, just as some people raise canary birds, and others squIsrel5.-Caitlyator.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Birdie McHennepin and he I sr were at the seashore. 70 that!"' exclaimed Birdie. See ' inquired the stoical John. see that little cloudlet just aEo wavelet, like a tiny leafet d. o'er the scene" "Oh, come: y; better go ont to the Iumulet ! back yardlot and soak your headlet.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
5 Ee aEs a 0Es ssa Q Is5 of EEiRiB s
 Gle { s2 $.

ICJ long since some IGlIGfS, WHO
 made application to he .. $. Land l Office for a patent on a certain mine
 had their application rejected
 because they did not furnish posi-
 tive and complete proof of tbe aban
 d2ument of lode." It seems that
 the original location certificate, in
 giving the boundar.es of their lode,
 said the boundaries Of this lode
 include 8 portion Of the surface of
 an abandoned lode known as the
 Sampson" In answer 10 a request
 made to the Commissioner of the
 Land Office, by the miners, as to
 why he required this proof of aban donment, the Commissioner states
 that 'it has long been the practice
 If Jbis office, where entry of a min ing claim is based upon a relocation Of an alleged abandoned mineral claim. to require full, positive and complete proof In regard to the abandonment of the prior location"
 Section 1925 of the Revised Sta tQta5 pre5cribes the manner in winch patent may ba obtained "for any land claimed and located for valuable deposits" After setting forth min
 0iely the acts necessary to be done, the section closes with this language; IT 10 adverse claim shall have been
 filed with the Register aud Receiver of the proper land office at the expi- ration of the sixty days of publica- ion, t shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled to patent, upon the payment to the proper officer Of five dollars per acre, and that no adverse claim exists; and thereafter no objection flQm third parties to the issuance Of a patent 5hall be heard except 1t be shown that inc applicant has failed to comply with the terms of this chap ter" No adverse claim was filed in t1is case. The matter was appealed. and the secretary Of the Interior says there is 10 provision of the Statu}e which requires the proof called for by the land office. 4 claimant of the Sampson Lode ! could not bo heard to require sach proof, nor could any third parties object ito the issuance Of 2 pate.t' without 1t. The question of aban- donment would be a very proper one to try in the court under the provi- siona of section 2326, if an adverse claim was made.
 The Secretary uses the following forcible language in his letter to the Commissioner of the land office, reversing the first decision: "The etactic3 of yoar office ID this respect seems to go beyond the law. and | \ ksqoires proof not contemplated by Ele statute. The claimant of the SAufson Lode, if there be any such cla( (mant, had full opportunity to est the fact Of abandonment, if he dosiEed to do So, by fling au adverse claimNfor that part of the surface emJra&ed\in the boundaries of the Edith. \lf\ he failed to make the claim, I do 8ot think it proper for your office to\ put the applicants to tlo trouble aAa expense of proving an abandonmeA t which they alleged ia tLeir notice x location, and which should be held Fo be admitted ty failure to file ap Adverse claim; and aho,.h tAis be so under a statuto which dec1ares that if no claim is NdleM it shall be assumed * * tA2t 10 adverse claim exists"
 Defeees of tE,e 8Airaia'9 Law.
 ACannot something BA do8e to make
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

All persons indebted to the late firm of Krider Bros. are requestedto settle their accounts at once,
 ". Il. KRIDER.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Lumber sells at the Cceur d placers for $50 per thousandi It is thought 3,00O or 4,O0O ID will be at work in the spring in mines.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Professor, to 2 young lady s Your mark IS very low, anI have only just passed" Youny Oh, I'm so glad." PGofessoj prlsed: "Why?" Young iady | 50 love a tight squeeze"
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

I do not think 1t would be wron for me to say that the relgIon of th United States is the worsh1ping C the golden calf.-3Igr Capel.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

When a flop was trying the lion of a fashionable party, remarked that he could never | thing but a dandy l1on.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

The Western Union TelegraE company has lately made a sweepinl reduction in its rates.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

The Oakland VIdette says: ing 50 enrages the ayeSa1, ' as a squina at the
 What a red rag Is to a tie ensangulned garment IS tq the great unwashed."
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

A clergyman, meeting an in ed nelghbor. exclaimed, !. again, Wilkinsln to which V in a semi-confdential to7 ed, So an I, parI
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Now that the British troops h&V set to work in Egypt they are mak( ing short work of the rebels.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
THE HOUSEWIFE.

< domestic journal for Auealean l0ase- keepers, will be sent for one year free to every lady who will send at once the names and address of ten married ladies OF house keepers and 2i cents in 2-een5 stamps for postage. It is the best family paper in sbc' U. S., and this offer is ma3e only b secure names to whom to send sample eoples, js.s we knew every lady who once s63s I'aE HOUSEWIFE will subscribe for It. Regular price 51O0 per year. Send to-day 50 to se- cure next number. Address
 TEE HOUSEWIFE. Rochester, \, Y
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
Finn beriag I35Eses.

It behooves miners to be as careful in tImberiDg while prospecting 8 mine as when 1t Is thoroughly deyel- oped. After a mige- has been partly opened, but poorly timbered, it a new management take hold of il they must, to place the mine in proper shape, retimber before a single pound of ore can be extracted
 Mine owners who allow others to work under a lease should look sharply after them in tbis respect, for they almost always have the sole object in view of working out 6 pocket, without regard to the condi- ton in which the property is left on the expiration Of their lease. Capib
 alists seldom seek a mine in which 1t will be necessary tQ replace every timber before getting any returns, or to work inc property systematically, Judicious work in timbering is Q very important consideration, Moth ing adds so much to the appearance of prospect as clean, solid timber ing, whether shaft, tunnel or incline. If a purchaser is fayorably impressed as he enters a mine by is general appearance, it is a much easier mat
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

9 work entitled Book Es describes an earthly subs5 would kindle and burn, was used by smiths. TheTe no doubt that he refers to . this is the earliest passage i that substance is expressed toned.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

4 mine owner took an expe hIs claim that he might take In case h;s testimony would be ed in future litigation, tle exper which way he thought the ran. .Tbe-6xpert paused a momen then replied: First gu057 m, direction of your side lines. the deuce can I trace a ledge case like this until I see your lines?"-G Georgetown Conrier,
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Oar nebber was a man so $ dat whisky couldn't fling i'm. may be a mighty fine rassler, a hab flung ebery man in de com| Uy; but when he locks horns whisky, he's gone down. He cut up some mighty fine eapers 'splay pow'ful muscle, but iat whisky'll trip him an fling Il place dat he neber -WSuldhr out fur de fall.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23

Entered al the postoffice in Mineral Parl, as second-clasS matter.
Mohave County miner., 1884-03-23
Esefec4s of tEie TA A--nsug Law.

Tannot something bA done to make iAle owners, of rath eaters, work
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-03
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Report Current that Alexander
Sullivan's Scalp viii be Taken
at the Boston Meeting.
TSpecial Telegram to the Glob

New York, Aug. 1.-The Eoe,ping Tele-
gram says: "The convention of the Irish
National league, that takes place in Boston
next month, will, if the indications discov-
cred here are to be relied on, be the occasion
of good deal of contension. The ele-
ment of dissatisfaction is with Alexander
Sullivan, Of Chicago, the present head of the
organization. The fault found with him is
wide and diverse. 1t Is based on personal
grounds as well as for reasons rising out of
his administration of his office. Politically
he is II staunch Republican. while tue bulk
of the leagues members arc Democrats. 1t
is declared authoritively, however, that no
part of the dissatisfaction is ascrbed to
that fact primarily. Mr.. Sui
livan is generally regarded as holding
advanced tenets on the subject OF
Irish liberation. 1t will be shown, it is
claimed, in the convention that since be was
chosen president the organization has inn
mensely declined in power, in spirit, in
membership, and in the aid rendered to the
Irish cause. All these things will be ascribed
to the policy pursued by him. He win be
asked to make public his reasons for the
course he has followed.
1--WE viii make Mr.. Sullivan show his hand
at the convention" said Catholic priest who
has taken an active part in the land league
since the movement was first started In this
country. 1--WE are not at all satisfied with what
he is doing or has DONE"
A layman, an adherent of Tammany hall,
and leader in the league movement in New
York, said: ''We are only handful in New
York now, compared to what we were when
Mr.. Sullivan was elected. Mr.. Sullivan is a
member of the extremist society and his
notions do not agree with those of the bulk
of his followers"
but be was chosen unanimously BY the
convention in Philadelphia last year, was
suggested.
Eyes, but it is choice that was cut and
dried. was delegate and took part in the
side proceedings that ended in his election.
and know what am talking about.''
Mr.. Sullil n has strong friends in the adj
yanced Irish societies, which by the plan
adopted in Philadelphia last year are admit
ted to membership in the convention.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-03
WISCONSIN POLITICS.
A Scheme Said to be on Foot to Nomi-
nate Villas for Governor.
Special Telegram to the Clio


MILWAUKEE, Aug. 1.-The Madison cor,
respondene Of Chicago paper said the other
day that scheme was on foot to nominate
Col VIM. f. Villas on the Democratic ticket
for Governor, with o. K Delaney as Lieuten-
ant Governor. If elected, Villas
was to resign and go to the U. S.
senate, leaving Delaney governor de facto'
This would leave Delaney out of the fight for
the congressional nomination in the Second
district, leaving the field clear for Gen.
Bragg, his old time opponent. Delaney was
in the city to-day, and fatty denied the story.
Helwas asked: Has the trouble between
yourself and Gen. Bragg been settledsn
1Settled; no, certainly not.''
what are you going to do about itl'
~Fight it out to the end.'
The fight may develop into triangular
contest with Judge Fl. w. Sawyer, of Hart
ford, as q third man. The list of visitors at
the Democratic headquarters during the day
included Fred w. Horn, of Cedarburg; B. s.
Potter, of West Bend; A. X. Delaney, OF
MayYille; y. Everitt, of Smithburg.
At the Republican headquarters the register
shJwed as many visitors as were recorded at
the Democratic room.
John i. Mitchell, chairman of the county
Democratic convention, said he had not yet
been able to appoint an executive commit
tee The names will not be announced un-
til pnday The location of headquarters is
lsoundecided.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-03
CLEVELAND COMMUNICATIVE.
He Tells a Southern Gentleman
What He Expects the Out
come of the Campaign
Will be,
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. "A prominent
politician of this state, while in Albany this
week, called on Gov. Cleveland. On learn
ing his visitor was from Arkansas Mr.. Cleve-
land said: ''Thats a state I'm proud
of, sir. 1t has long been held
by circumstances over which its people
have no control, but as time goes on it is
coming more and more rapidly to the front.
have been waiting its advancement with
great deal of interest and expect to see it at
no distant day, rank among our foremost
states. lam deeply grateful too, for the
firm support 1t gave me through its delegates
at the convention, and if l am elected I
shall strive to SO discharge the duties of the
office that they may never
choice. Personally, too, I was very favor
ably impressed with the Arkansas delegation.
They are said to represent the intelligence
and wealth of the state, and from all other
members of the convention heard naught
but praise regarding them"
'eWhat are your plans regarding the cam
paign." asked the gentleman.
lney arc Hot yet IuiIy Hldtureu, OUT we
shall go to work Immediately, and
shall make strong, we'll
organized fight. My friends and the
friends of the party are communicating with
me constantly, and we shall soon be at work
You see have not yet written my letter of
acceptance, but in about ten days. / will
have my letter before the public. have not
yet expressed my views on the leading ques-
tious-have not been asked to do so-but
when my letter is published the people will
have my honest opinions regarding them.u
''What do you think of the outlook for the
partyi'
''To my mind it was never more favora-
bic. The people are generally satisfied with
the principles of our party as set forth in the
platform, and at the same time there is much
dissatisfaction with the other. They see the
need of change, and altogether am salts
fed that we shall come out ahead this fall
At all events, we shall go into the fight conf
dent of success, ahd shall strike for victory
with q yalor which will surely winD