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Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
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For the edifcation of Gen. Crooks aamfers, Geo B. Clum furnishes to the Rcoord.EpfAph with othsf inter esting morsels, the folioaihg sa9et, tisement which appeared in several Of the Territorial newspapers:
 GOVERNMENT sAIF OF CATTLE. Headquarters Department of Arizona,
 Office Of Chief Comniissary of Sub
 sistence, Whipple Barracks, Pres
 cottt, A. T., May 26, 1884.
 There will Do sold at putlie auction, to tho highest bidder by the acting Commissary of subsistence at San Car los Arizona, on Thursday, June 26, 1884, commencing at 12 o'clock m.. about % head of cattle, consisting of steers, cows and calves.
 Terms Cash.
 Cattle to be removed from reserva- ton immediately after sale.
 This lot of cattle was brought in from Mexico by the C'hiricahaa In- dians CaAs. P. EAeAN, Captain and c B, II. $. Army. Tie owner of the cattle here re- ferred to, before tho sale, appeared at San Carlos, identified the cattle and produced the branding iron, which exactly corresponded with the brands on the cattle, but he was denied their possession upon the frivolous pretext that they were seQuestcfed as spells of war and, therefore, must De sold and the proceeds placed m the US, Treas. ury subject to the disposition Of, we lresume, the acireumlocption office ia Washington. So far IS NC are h. termed the Souoranian who was des. potled of his stock has not boen reim- bursed and, thus, the best government under the sun is placed in the light of aiding and abetting the Chiricabuas-- with a full knowledge of the Eacts--in the commission of larceny. To have been consistent Gen. Crook should have "aospoiied' the Chiricahuas of the many horses, sums of money and the ieweloy they took from citizens Of "our sister Republic, but that would, possibly, have incensed the Chiriea- huas.
 In Shis connection t is pertinent to enquire why the Chiicahpas were permitted to exact ransom from the heirs of Judge McComas for his watch, after they had inbumanly murdered the Judge, rayished and killed h.s wife and made away with their little boy whom it is claimed by some they car. ried into Mexico, but most likely brained and lott him where he was killed, as food for coyotes.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
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 The Arizona Journal says, Col Bar bsr, Crooks Assistant Adjutant Gen erai, is complaining of the criticisms which the military are receiving from the press" The colenels poignancy win be greatly increased when he reads the resolutions that are piling in upon him from the people of every city, town, village and hamlet of the Territory, recting their stricken con dition, by reason of Crooks inability with an army and the eSehsquer of the nation at his back, to afford them protection from few squalid Chiri, cahuas, whom he iuduced, by special promises, to abandon their cratic life in Mexico and dwell or the White Mountain reservation, and for whose good conduct he pledged himself and became personally responsible, And now when the blast of war and groans of wounded and dying men, women and children arc blown in our ears, it is the opinion of his Assistant Adju- tapt that tho people should unoom. plainlngly bear with tue mistaken policy of the man who re-lnvigorated eur heritage of predatory Indian war, cruel and pitileSs as death, General Crook himself, 1t is stated by the Rio Grande Republican, acknowledged his terrible mistake in trusting the Ghiri- cahuas after having been informed, for the third time, that the Indians were going out, which he refused to believe.
 A mistake of a military commander, at time when life is impegiIisd, is a crimo, and yet, forsootb, the mistake, according to military ethics, is not to be criticised. The cost ot the pursuit Of the Chlricahuas is matter of mo- ment to the government, yet acGor- dung to the Assistant Adjutant's views should not be referred to in print or } orally, because of its reflection upon the military. The sum, it is true, in comparison with the national debt is not large butthe severalraids and fruit less pursuits of the Chiricahuas, with suttaking into consideration the value of property of citizens destroyed and winch the government has been and will be called upon to pay, since 1881, in round numbers, will aggregate not less than $l ,250,O 900, a mere Lagatelle, which, for fear of refecting upon mil itary management should not be re- fsrred to In print, or even whispered in hole in tue ground lest, as iu the case of Midas, reeds might grow and, when agitatsd by the wind, reveal that which the adjutant most desired should be kept secret.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
Hsw MINING tAHFs ARE wJrRED.

In most new distucts where the miner has had to depend upon his Claiin to furnish grub. it has been the rule to search for the high grade ore, which has generally been found in stringers or small pockets which soon peter. Thus an examination of many districts will reveal innunerable prcs- pect holes where the owners have gone down twenty, thirty or fifty feet, gouged out what little rich ore was in sight and then abandoned tho claim only to pursue the same course some where else. Many districts are by SAis coyotiug process completely hon. eyeombed with these prospect holes, resulting in many 3 good camp re- eeivlng a black eye, frOE, which It has taken years torecover CaPitaIistsare naturally averse to investing in a lo- cahty where the evidence of failure IS everywhere SC apparent, Is it not the case, too, many times, that owners of claims will after pursuing this sui cldal policy announce publ,cally that the camp is no good, that there is no depth CT permaueacy to the ore bodies. A miner who may have a fair show. ing of ore in his claim, seeing his nsigh6or's property apparently ex. haustsd, ceases work, fearing lest Lc should dIg cat the bunch of ore isi- ble, and thus ruin any chaa,e which might occur of selling his property. But it E high time that this im yecilo and suicidal course be stopped The day when ten foot prospect holes could command q fictitious puce has long since passed and if tho miner would sell his claim he must first de- velop it and prove that he has got sOmetbiag worth the attention of in- yestors,
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

Cholera, in Spain, has been pro. nouneed epidemic. It seems to be traveiing in the same direction as in former years, Its first appearance in America was in New York in lS82, and it rapidly spread throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Universal fear peryaded tho land. Days of fasting and prayer were rs- peatedly appointed and people yearned for more religion, and in their vision, distorted by dread Of the awful dis ease, they beheld tho grim reaper stalking in thelr wake. Thc second visitation cf thc scourge on this side of tic Atlantic, occurred in 1s49, and the mortality in several sections of the country was appalling We were in St. Louis during that memorable year, when twenty-five per cent of the population were buried. It next ap. peared in 1865 and again in 1873 Its appearance in America this season is ~ no means improbablo and tho au- tiior4ties of many of our largo eastern cities ase taking precautionary meas ures against the sprsad of the disease, in the event of its reaching olir shores
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
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The Southwestern (WiIcox) Stock man is alarmed (neadless!y ao tbinb) lest the ra1gss of Arizopa become oYerstocbId. However is9 warning to sto,Gmen 10 provide against en- cr>aehmept iron, outsiders is timely. It believes that the number of cattle brought in during the year will not fall short of 100000 and that the in- crease of Arizona herds will approxi- mate 100000, making the total in- crease 3o0,0o0 head. The Siockman says; "In view of tl,eso facts 1t be- hooyes those already having acquired water rights to guard them jealously against the cncroachments of out siders The law passed last winter against trespass of tbis nature affords as complete relief as any state or ter. ritorial statute can grant 10 the occu- pant of the public domain. But the merit or our law, like some of Captain Cuttle'sophorisms, lies in tlo @appli- cation Q it, and t rests with the cat tlemon to sec how effective it may be made
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
BAKING POWDER IR!AIlNIIlPS. 5.

The danger to the public health from the indis- criminate of the many lime and alum baking powders of commerce has been so fully exposed that everybody desires to avoid their further use
 The propretors of some Of the worst of these pow ders are now going from house to house, trying by means of trick so-caed test with heat and water, to show that their article is as good as the Royal Baking Powder which everybody knows is absolutely pure and wholesome, the object of course being to supply their goods in place of the favorto Royal, which housekeepers have for many years relied upon to produce light, wholesome, and palatablo food
 The housekeeper will do well to be on her guard against these baking powder tramps Every intelligent person knows that any goods peddled from house to house in this manner or that given away in sanl- plos sought to be introduced by secretly tradueng to character of other goods well known to Dc pure and reliable, have no merits of their on and have failed to find purchasers through legitimate means.
 As matter of fact, one of these ramps is trying to introduce powder that has been found by the Govern nent chemist to be l85 per cent lne and the other peddles powder that is 20 per cent alunone pow erful eaustie, the other corrosive poison,
 No such tricks or jugglory deceive any one Tic crucial test that the Royal Baking Powder has undergone during the last quarter of century the test of actual and successful work in the preparation of pure and wholesome food, under which it has yet failedis entirely satisfactory to the practical housekeeper She has always had "good luck with it in making light sweet and delicious bread, biscuit and cake and has placed t, to stay at the head of her housekeeping fayorites The Royal Baking Pow der has the reputation everywhere of being tho best and tbe only Pure baking powder made and the baking powder tramp who attempts to supplant its place n ths confidence of the hoasekeeper will fDd this Dad year for his business.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
TnEArMrNr or Lsw GRADE oREs,

A problem which IS engaging the attention Of mining men throughout the west is tue economical reduction of low grade ores, and upon its solu- tigu depends tbe development and per- maneut prosperity of a large portion of the mining territory of the United States. Rich orc bodies are usually small and isolated wbile large ledges of low grade ores can Do found in a great many districts, but from lnabil. ity of owners to proftably treat the ores these properties remain idle. How often do we read of mines where one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand dollars worth and sometimes greater amount of ere, assaylng from ten 10 fifty and even sixty dol lars per ton, lies ou tue dumps prac eally valua!css, because there are no facilities for working t without loss. Many and costly mistakes have been made in attempts to tsaat these ores, Expensive reduction works, which have never been thoroughly tested have been purchased and erected
 only to have it shown that the process sought to be employed was not adapted to tue ore. Again, superin- tenaents have been employed who cuunciated beautiful theories but had little practical knowledge of mining and no acquaintance with tho property under their charge. Butmu has been learned by these expensive mistakes, Every season the cost of treating ores is being further reduced, and capital is taking hold of tbcse low grade lodges, which are found to bs more permanent aud profitable, when right ly worked, than thc small rich orc bodies. With lie steady improve ment in reduction machinery and better kpowiedqe Of mining being eongtantiy diliasod, t is safe to predict tbas at no distant day the problem of successfully treating low grade ores will have been solved
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

The Tucson Stars editorial of the 24tb inst, is so eruptiye cf mIsstate- ments as 10 puzzle the understanding as to whether the editor intended it as a joke, a fling, CT defense of Crook. The magnitude of it's Munehapseuisms are so colossal as to convey the idea that the editor is possessed of a sly sense of humor and is iuduiT;ng it at the expense of Crook. The editor, with a eamp-meeting cast of sincerity, says, i've have taken the trouble 10 investigate this matter and are fully prepared to prove our assertions. "Gla,n in the Citizen of the l7th, has also, Eke chiropodist gone to the reot' of things and seriously--fiot jokinesy-giYeS tho converse of the statements contained in the editorial reie,red to. sueb pleasantly as the Star indulges in discounts the saying of @omos, who was wont to elicit 2 snickcr from the gods whenever he Tfgged bis tongue.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27
THIS bSrewmAEroS ACT

The Information Act of the last Legislature, ifa law, throws grave responsibility on the District Attor. neys Of the several counties. Dy it they, and they only, are held respon- sible for all prosecutions; because 1t is the duty made so by the Act of each District Attorney to mako a full examination of Ill the facts connected with any case of preliminary exam. iuation; and if from such examination
 he shall determine that no informa- tion should be filed, he shall so state to the Court aud shall file such intor- muticn in such case only when Or. dered by the Court.
 This Act throws . greater rasponsi- bility on the shoulders Of Ute District
 Attorney than shttuld be cast upon any official, and, at tho same time, re. poses a power in his hands that should not be given to any one, save from absolute necessity. A moments re.
 fection by any one upon the simple
 facts stated must show that tho entire control ofcriminal prosecutions is in
 tue hands of the District Attorney and that the whole business is subject to bis judgment and discretion. The AL torney can prosecute whom he chooses and refuse to prosecute whatever he
 may wish. It is a dangerous power to be so fully entrusted to any Attor- ney because, no matter how iu- talligent and honest ho may be, all
 men are human and hable to err and
 one manmay no! aggregate the intelli- gence to b0 found in body of 2S or l7. A grand jury may cost more, but it is the safer l3an.--Mohaye Miner If tue editor of the Miner will read
 the act above lrfefred to he will see
 that section provides that grand juries can hereaf;r be drawn at the l discretion and by 'order of the judge
 of any court gf the Territory, filed
 with the clerk oa id court.
 Again, section 7 provides a penalty
 for malicious pro; outiop. It reads as follows: "Whenl:ar any information
 shall be filed by A District Attorney
 under the proyis as of this Act, and tue defendant V such information shall be acquitted. or discharged with
 out trial thereof, it shall be the duty Of the Court in which the defendant shah be SC acquitted or otherwise dis charged to determine whether such information was filed upon probable cause and in good faith, and when found to be so filed with the clerk of the Court to file duplicate of such determination that such information
 was filed for probable cause and in good faith, and when such Court shall not 6lo such duplicate, the defendant in such Inflammation may maintain an action against such District Attorney for malicious prosecution"
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

Demohn Bottled Goods exceedingly extensive exhibited upon their Sdeboar their wish Best Article reasonable hgures should call give it q trial
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

Knowing the facts we take eEcep- ton te tbe Denver Times article throwing the blame of the failure to capture the Chirieahuas upon subor- dinate officers and soldiers, and asking fer the abolition of the army, wbiio the blame Is directly traeeable to the inefficiency of Ger. Crook.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

The greatest drawback 10 the use of natural gas is the fact thas t is in. odorops. Hence ifthere is any leak age, it may accumulate to ! sanger ous explosive extent before tIie ieak- age becomes known, It ia from this peenliarity that the many destructive accidents have happened. Io remedy this it is proposed to oaoriae it K periments to this end are now ia prog, ress m Pittsbnrg.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

During the first fye months of this year, the output of ihe Calumet and Hecla $ said to have been g 40 0c0 pounds Of copper, against 2l,660000 pounds for the same time in 1884.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

The law passed by tho last legisla ture, requiring owners of cattle to provide one bull for every twenty five cows, goes into effect September 1st. 14a5.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

Inspector George Brisk was called to the line this week to inspect a herd of cattle seeking entrance to the Ter ritory Southwestern Stoekman.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

The Government has made | profit of S20 coo, 900 or the coinage of stan dard silver dollars since 1878.
Arizona silver belt., 1885-06-27

Ex-Judge Wilsou, until very recent ly Of the third 5u6icial District of New Mexico who is nov in San Fran oiseo, has been str fling 6 quid nunc of the Chronicle of ;Eat city in relation to Geronimo's raii and it's results. He said the relerts of Indian out. rages were greatly y,cxaggsratad,' but is silent as to his bison with Nestie Futile, whom hek introduced as his niece and to wh particular refer euee is made ou Fur first page. Az the Judge was lni,.aken as to bis re- lationship to Ne.tc it is also pre- sumable he may b0 in error as to the number of citizens Illled by Geronl- mo which, after "' close count" he names as twenty. The Judge was in the neighborhood 1f where most of the killing occurred and as he is a moral man, it is not presumable hc would knowingly make a niisstate- ment after "a close count Although we were not where murder was rife aal, therefore, had not tho opportu- nity of making "a close count, we can name thirty-six who were found dead on the trail of the Indians, which, according to the Judge, might be less than requlsita uumber to constitute an outrage of sufficient magnitude for newspaper nttice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-30

Another TiODesta couple joins the
ranks. Mr.. Jacob Siggins aud Miss
Cora Knox are the happy ones this
time. The ceremonies took place at
the brides home at $3.50 last evening,
and we're witnessed only by the fami-
lies of the contracting parties. And
once more our congratulations and
good wishes 60 out to two Of our
towns esteemed young people in their
new state. May prosperity and joy
in abundance go hand in hand with
them as they journey together through
life, is the fond wish of their many
friends, in which we cheerfully join.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-30
OIL NOTES..
HOWE TOWNSHIP.

HOWE IOMNSblP.
Barnsdale expects to finish a we'll
this week On tract 1888, Warren county,
which is north of the Agnew, Haight
& Proper wells on 1898, Forest Co.
Book & Garland are drilling on
lot 754, adjoining 1898; the Balltown
Oil Co., are also drilling on 1897,
which also joins 3198.
Agnew, Proper & Welsh are start.
ing two wells across the creek on the
Proper Reserve.
N. F. Clark is drilling two wells
across the creek on 3195. Also one
northeast of Fools Creek, near the
line of 1897.
James Welsh has started the drill
on the second we'll on the Schooly
lands.
The Nickel Oil Co. completed a
we'll on 1896, Agnew & Proper lands,
week before last and N. F. Clark
completed one on the same tract,
Crisman & Cooper lands, the same
week. All the wells on 3195 are fair
paying wells.
Peter Berry is drilling a new we'll
on 1921, Balltown Oil Go. lands.
Reagan & Gof will drill a we'll on
their lease of 200 acres on 319S.
TIoNEsTA TOWNSHIP.
A company is now at work build
ing rig at the o Id we'll on the David
Walters farm, tract 1920, which was
abandoned about three years ago at a
depth of 2155 feet. The we'll will be
cleaned ont and drilled deeper in the
hope of striking the Thorn Creek
sand.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-30
Free Methodist Appointments.

The Pittsburgh conference of the
Free Methodist church, at its sessio
in Franklin made the following sp.
pointmeuts
Pittsburgh district, j. T. Michael,
chairman.
Braddock and Smithton, to be sup
piled.
Ligonier, James Sloan.
Pittsburgh, j. D. Rhodes, S. Port.
man.
Gasford, to be supplied.
Oil City district, j. T. Michael,
chairman.
Oil City and Franklin, A. D. Gaines,
Tionesta and Newmauville, NJ. l..
Schooley.
Hickory, S. Sager.
Mercer, r. II. Bently, o. j. Berlin.
New Castle, to be supplied.
Weaver, Edward G. Kolb.
Meadville, B. Miller, supply.
Youngstown, w. B. Roupe.
Bradford district, II. w. Hawkins,
chairman.
Bradford and Eldred, j. S. Nc
Geary.
Emporium, to be supplied.
Penfield, II. G, Barnes, supply.
Genesee, Isaac Hodgkins, supply.
Warren, ID. b. Tobey.
Brookston, to he supplied.
Sheffield and Farnsworth, Albert
Bean.
Erie district, r.. w. Hawkins, chair
man.
James Spear, left without an ap.
pointment at his own request.
j. Barnhart, left without an ap.
pointment at his own request.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-30
Stewarts Run Musings.

Salutation of the day: Did you 60
to see Barnum2 Were you in the pan
ic, and did you get injured? Answers
numerous. Those who went are out
of pocket, while the stay at'homes are
one ahead this time.
The steam and horse power thresh-
ers are out on a tour again.
We read last week that "the coun.
try was safe, the buckwheat crop be.
ing success" The author must
have seen neighbor Thomson's field of
the three.cornered grain, it being a
subject of comment with all behold.
ers.
The naples have proceeded to paint
NOT the town-but the hills red.
Our chestnut crop is partial fail.
ure. However, the apple crop is am.
pie to cover all deficiencies in the nut.
ting line. The chestnut trees did
their part last year.
Rev. Fred Fair called on a few
friends the past week. We learn he
has purchased the Dawson property
adjoining ]. G. Bromley's.
Miss Lorena Reeser is the chosen
instructress for Allender school this
coming term.
T. F. Ritchey, w. Y. Siggins and
Miss Maud Van Giesen were guests
and workers at our Sabbath School on
the Goth and 9th inst. A magnif'
cent bouquet graeed the ministers
stand donor, Mrs. j. l. Range. As
usual the flower mission is Justly hers
Scarce a week passes that her hand
some flowers do not brighten and
gladden. our homes. Truly we are
grateful for many kind rememberan
Co.'S.
We hear talk Of a panther scare
tween here aud Tionesta. Query: Il
it real scare or only joke on thu
"cooners" Come, boysj answer up
Sept. %. 1886. X.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-30
MARRIED.

FRENCH-ALBAUG the M. 70.
parsonage, Tionesta, on Monday, Sept.
2S, 1885, by Rev. F. M. Small, Mr.. Chas.
Fl. French, of Balltown, and Miss Ida
Albaugh, of Hickory township.
HARTMAN-GROCE-Atth the M. E. par
sonage, Tionesta, Sept. %, 1885, by Rev.
F. M. Small, Mr.. Will A. Hartman, of
Shippenville, Clarion Co., Pa, and Miss
Mary Frances Groce of KeIlettville,
Forest Co., Pa.
B-COPELAND-At the M. E. par
sonage, Tonesta, Sept. 2s, 1886, by Rev.
f. NJ. Small, Mr.. Joseph Swab and Miss
Amelia Copeland, both of Hickory
township, Forest county, Pa.
SuGGINS-KNOX-At the residence of
the brides parents, Tuesday evening,
Sept. 30, 1885, by Rev. f. M. Small, Mr..
Jacob Siggins and Miss Cora Knox,
both of Tionesta, Pa.
STERRETT = PATTERSON. - At the
BRIDES residence, Sept. 25, 1885, by Rev.
James Hickling, Mr.. Thomas 8. Ster-
rett of Tidioute, Pa, and Miss Amanda
F. Patterson, of Whig Hill, Forest Co. :,
Pa.
GAUL-SCOTT-On Sept. 23, 1885, at the
residence of the officiating minister,
Rev. It. Henderson, Brookville, Pa,
Mr.. James L. Gaul and Miss Edith Scott,
both of Marienville, Forest Co., Pa.