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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

In these tables the "unapportloned"
refers to bullion from sulphurets, etc.,
sent to Denver or the Puget Sound reduc-
ton works from the mines of this State.
1t will be seen that there have been
some marked changes in the relative
standing of the counties as regards bullion
product. In 1894 Calaveras County yielded
over So, 900 900 and headed the list of gold
producing counties. Next came Placer
County, followed by Nevada, Amador and
Trinity. For 1895 Nevada County heads
the list, leading both Calaveras and Placer,
which the year previous exceeded it. The
order this year is Nevada first Calayeras
second, Placer third, Amador fourth and
Trinity fifth. No other counties produced
over million dollars. Nevada thus re-
gains the precedence it held for many
years as the first of the gold-prod ducing
counties of the State.
ties of the State which showed the largest
yield in 1894 all show falling off of prod
uct in 1895, and the largest producer shows
the largest falling off. In the latter case
the reduction is doubtless due to the fire
in the Utica mine, which closed it down
some little, time. AS this is the largest
producing mine in Calaveras County and
in the State its stoppage of work for a time
had marked effect on the gold product
Several of the counties show a yerv
marked increase In product, nota-
bly, Ell Dorado, Butte, Mono, Riverside,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity and Tuolumne.
1t will be noted that the mining counties
in the southern part of the State are COM
ing to the front as much larger producers
than formerly.
OF course great deal of gold comes from
the smaller operations in the different
counties, though each county has one or
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more large producers to help it out. In
Amador County the Kennedy is the larg-
est producer and in Butte County the Gold
Bank mine. In Calaveras the Utica is the
largest, and probably the largest produc-
ing gold mine in the United States. In
Ell Dorado County the leading producers
are the Idlewild, Church. Grand Victory
and Gentle Annie. In Inyo County the
largest silver producers are the Sorba,
Newton, Union and Minietta. In Kern
the mines at White River and those in
Amalie and the Goler districts are doing
best. In MADEIRA and Los Angeles the
product is all from small operations, and
the same may be said of Mariposa, though
some large companies will be producin
there this year. In Mono the Standard
Consolidated at Bodie, and the Jackson
and Lakeview at Lundy, are the largest
producers. At Bodie about $500. 600
came last year from tailings worked
by the cyanide process. Nevada
County's largest producers are the
North Star. MARYLAND. Original, En-
pire, W. Y. 0. d., North Bloomfield,
Providence. Champina. In Placer the
Among those showing the greatest weld
are the Golden River drift, Mammoth Bar.
Mayhower, Paragon, Morning Star, Big
Dipper, Hidden Treasure, ETC. In quartz
the Pioneers and Lynn and Hathaway lead.
In Plumas County the large producers are
mainly gravel. Riverside County has its
best mines at Perris. where the largest
producers are the Good Hope and Santa
Rosa. at Banning, too, are some good
mines. From Sacramento the mines
around Folsom and Michigan Bar give the
greatest yield. In San Bernardino the
Silver King properties at Calico are the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
IN The LABOR CIRCLES,
The Trades Council Will Gather
Facts on Convict-Made
Articles.
Carpenters Fail to Agree on the
Question of Recognizing Shinglers
as Tradesmen.

The San Francisco Labor Council met
last night at 1859 Mission street. There
was rather small attendance OF delegates
when the meeting was compared with for
mer sessions, yet the usual business of the
week was transacted.
Delegate Finnerty of the Sailors Union
reported that the wages of sailors had
been advanced So month at Eureka,
Humboldt County, and that shipowners
there tried to secure crews of non-union
seamen, but failed. The outlook for the
Seamen's Union was bright.
A letter as follows from the Manufac-
turers' Association regarding the impor-
tation OF prison. made goods was read:
MANUFACTURERS AND Producers AssoCIA-l
TIoN OF CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 1896.
". II. Burmdn, Secretary Labor Council, City
DEAR SIR: The question OF the importation
and sale in California of goods manufactured
in Eastern penitentiaries has been taken up
and is now undergoing investigation by COM
mittee OF this association.
1t has been suggested that YOU might have in
your possession valuable information on the
subject and have, therefore, been requested
to ask you to give us such information as you
may have as TO the extent to which prison
made goods are handled in this STATE, the
source OF supply OF the same and who are
handling them.
1ndnkluS you III duVdHcC 1or any lnIOrIna-
ton that you may be able to furnish US in the
matter, am, yours very truly,
r. L. MEAD, Secretary.
Tie secretary was instructed to send a
copy of the letter to each of the affiliated
unions, requesting them to investigate it
in their res pective trades and report back
to the council.
A motion that printing firm be awarded
contract for publishing the proceedings
of the council weekly was laid upon the
table, because the contract called for an
advertising concession.
The electrical workers and pattern
makers decided to support the council.
The council then went into secret ses-
sion
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
development OF ART,
A Society for This Purpose Formed
After the Parisian Idea.

After the Partisan Idea.
A movement has been started to organize
in this City society on the same basis as
La Societe des Amis des Arts of Paris.
under the auspices of the directors of the
San Francisco Art Association.
Members of the Art Association who
subscribe SIS as minimum and non m en-
bers who subscribe $40, shall for each SUBJ
cription-regarded as the unit-be en-
titled to one chance in the drawing to be
made on the closing night of the exhibit
tion. For instance, if $1,000 be subscribed.
the proper committee will select pictures
for that amount from the exhibition for
that year, and will distribute them to the
members by lot on the closing night.
By this plan it is believed the artists
will find sale for their pictures, that in
terest in their work and in the associa-
tion's exhibitions will be stimulated and
means of patronizing art and securing
pictures be brought within the means
of all.
This is thought to be one of the best
means there is for developing art in a new
community. As an evidence of the inter
est already taken in the project the follow
ing list of subscribers is given:
Charles R. Bishop, shares, $1o; A. r. Coney.
l share, So; Horace G. Platt, shares, S25: ].
E. johnson, 5 shares, $25; Herman shain-
share, S.; Benjamin R. Swan, 1 share, SIS
Max Heilbronner, 4 shares, $50; Rudolph
Newman, 2 shares, $40; William l.. Gerstle'
share $5; Arthur Rodgers, S shares, S25 !;
William Alvord, share, $5; Mrs. William Al.
word, l share, $5; Max Heilbronner. / share.
$5; Baron Won Schroeder, / share, S5; G..
Paiache / share, So; A. Borel, 1 share.
So; Mrs. l.. L. Baker, shares,
$40; Henry Heyman, share. S5:
Frederick W. Zeile, 5 shares, $25; James b.
Bailey, L share, So; F. s. Douty, 1 share, SIS:
Charles f. Crocker, 10 shares, $50; Oliver
Eldridge share, So; Charles w. kellogg, 1
SHARE $5; Henry Russ, 1 share, $5; G. S.
Hooker share, $5; Albert Pissis, shares.
SO; DIR. Dennis Arnola, 1 share, SIS: DR..
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More Precious Metal From This
State Than Elsewhere
in the World.
OFFICIAL RECORD FOR 1895
Comparative Statement of Bullion Prod
uct for I8o4.o5 Has Just Been
Forwarded to Washington.

The statistics of bullion product of Cali
fornia for the calendar year 1895 have just
been forwarded from the San Francisco
Mint to the Director of the United States
Mint at Washington, for publication in his
annual report on the Production of Gold
and Silver in the United States" By per-
mission of Superintendent Daggett, the
statistician, Charles G. Yale, who collected
the data, furnishes the following state
ment showing the gold and silver yield of
the State by counties for 1895:
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

A comparison of the figures shows that
the gold yield of the State for the wear 1895
increased over that of 1894 by 81, All OBS 80
and the silver product increased $3O2.-
4S5 15, total increase of precious metals
in California for the year over the previ-
GUS one of $l,773, 493 50. Considering the
increase of 1894 over 1893 the annual gold
product of the State has increased 50. 1885,
53S in two years. In the following table is
shown the increase or decrease OF product
of 1895 with relation to the previous year
in the different counties of the State:
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
The Carpenters.

Carpenters Union No. % discussed the
request of the Shinglers' Union for admis-
sion into the Building Trades Council.
1t has been a question with carpenters
whether shinglers were entitled to recog-
milton as tradesmen, and this difference of
opinion caused long debate last night.
The matter was laid over for week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
Fel1 Dead ON the street.

Charles S. Koyen, grocery-store clerk, 81
years of age, dropped dead at the corner o
Broadway and Taylor street last evening at
o'clock He was carried into a store at 100;
Broadway and physician summoned, bu
when he arrived life was extinct. The Coro
ner was notified and the remains removed t
the Morgue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
Wants Her Money Back.

Rebecca Casmer swore out a warrant yes
terday for the arrest of Sam Lingerman Re-
beccs is 40 years old; Sammy is very much
younger. Rebeceas complaint is that Sammy
obtained $215 from her on the promise OF
marriage, with which to start a cigar-stand.
L1ngerman is recently from Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
Cooks and Walters.

The Cooks and Walters Society held a
meeting at 1859 Mission street last night
and received several members of the pro-
fession into its ranks.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

If you once use Mitchelrs Magic Lotion you
will never be without it.
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in
soil
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
NEW TO-DAY.

The Rock of Gibraltar is 147o feet high.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
LOUISIANA IS FOR REED. Delegates Elected to St.
 Louis. Consolidation on the Local and
 State Tickets.
The First State to Formally Indicate Preference for Presi-
 dent.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The Re

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The Re publican state convention has elected the following delegates for the state at large to the St. Louis convention: William Pitt Kellogg, A. H. Leonard, Henry Demas, J. Madison Vance.
 The convention endorsed the ticket nominated by the Peoples party, and by the National Republicans.
 A resolution was offered endorsing Reed before the vote of the delegates was announced, but objection being made it was lost in the confusion.
 Statement is made that Vance, who is pronounced to have been a Mo Kinley man until he ascertained that the convention was for Reed, then made terms with Kellogg by promis- ing to vote for Reed.
 Demas, it is said, did not commit himself on the presidential question until he saw that the Reed men had the convention. He then made terms with the Reed people.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
HANSON COLLEGE RECEPTION
Rendered the Graduating Glass by the t Students. -s

Friday night at the Hanson Business college was given a reception by the students and faculty to the graduating class in the commercial course. About 100 invitations had been sent out, of i which nearly that number were ac- | cepted.
 In honor of the occasion the recep- tion room was prettily decorated, re- fecuing credit on the artistic ability of Miss Ora Lambert, who superintended | the work.
 | The programme was both informal and impromptu, but for all that was | very entertaining to the guests. The first number was an Instrumental duet by the Misses Mognett. w. B. Deity rendered a vocal solo in his well known and inimitab1e manner that brought forth an encore. Miss lone Allen ac- companied on the piano. By special request W. E. Lambert rendered a couple of comic songs that Drought down the house." Misses Adele and Ella Hauxhurst rendered an instru- mental duet that was most heartily ap- preciated by the audience and the young ladies responded to an encore. | ing impression in the rendition of a vocal duet.
 After the programme Professor Lam son announced that he had offered a prize to the scholars for best penman- ship. The experts decided that Burt HoEing gshead was the winner and to that young gentleman the professor awarded s5 as the first prize and to David FIulwiler was presented $2.5O as the second prize in penmanship.
 After the presentation of the prizes games were indulged in until a late hour when refreshments were served. The graduates in the commercial course were: Jeannette Williams, Raymond Calfus and Eddie Stewart. Of the six persons graduated in the commercial course during the last year, four of them are now earning lucrative salaries as bookkeepers, etc.
 Professor Lamson and his esti- mable wife have made an enviable rep utation for the college and each year adds to the fame of the institution of which Phoenix may we'll feel proud.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

number of churches, good schools and stores, some concert saloons and gambling places, that are on the free list" with the voices of the singing girls on the inside waited on the even ing air through the open doors and mingling with the voices of the Salva- tion lads and lassies who are on the street in front holding services, sur rounded by the audience composed of miners from the mountains, Mexi- cans, and the well to do and we'll dressed visitors who are around sight seeing, and you have scene that is at least novel
 Yet such a city in the midst of a plain or valley, twenty miles wide and sixty miles long, surrounded by a desert with groves and ranches scat tered here and there, budding and blooming with the magical touch of water, with its numerous canals filled with a great quantity of water, rush ing on to their outlets, which some day will make this valley one of the most fertile in this country. This is the promising outlook, for recently two million dollars have been invested in bonds for the purpose of building a reservoir at the head of Salt river, in order to store the great quantity of water that is not utilized at present, but can be so utilized that every acre of this valley can be reclaimed and cultivated. With the grand old noun tains in the distance, the CamePs Back the nearest, twenty miles away, the Four Paks, sixty mills distant, and others in view nearly one hundred miles away. In the midst of these sur roundings you have Phoenix. The town is remarkably free from lawlessness and drunkenness; very few arrests are necessary, the police force, consisting only of marshal and two assistants, are sufficient. Personal property, such as bicycles and other belongings are left on the streets and sidewalks and out of doors with re- markable confidence in human nature. l Many sleep in tents and frail houses with no provisions or precautions against burglars and the absence of the work of the sneakthief and all around crook is not only noticeable, but astonishing to the denizen of the 1 large city of the states.
 Many Illinois people are here and l quite a number of well known Chicago men have ranches and other invest ments here, and as Chicago man said few days ago, Chicago money and enterprise will own this valley in five years"
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
THE BOND ISSUE.
Believed That Offers Will Far Exceed
 the Call.

WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-Nothing definite can be learned at the treasury department as to the number and amount of the bids already received for the new bonds. As fast as received the bids were deposited in a safe where they will remain until next Wednes- day, when they will be opened and their contents announced.
 There seems to be no doubt that the amount of the bids will exceed the $100,000, ,000 to be offered and it is ex- pected foreign offers will be consid- erably more than was expected when the loan was announced. The im> proved political situation abroad it Is believed will contribute to this end.
 The thing most to be feared in con- nection with the sales is a possible combine by which large percentage of offers will be at uniformly low rates. Should this prove to be the case there seems to be no doubt that Secre- tary Carlisle would not hesitate to re- ject all bids below what he would re- gard as fair, both to the government and to the purchaser.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
INTEREST IN THE CARNIVAL.
Expressions of Good Will From the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

The following letter was received yesterday from W. c. Patterson, pres ident of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce.:
 LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 2S, 1896. Dr. L. H. Goodrich, President Cham Der of Commerce, Phoenix, Ariz.: Dear Sir-I have your favor of January 25 and when I recall the courtesies which were extended to me about year ago by yourself and other citizens of Phoenix, I feel all the more desirous of accepting your cordial invitation to attend your midwinter carnival.
 It is not now certain that can leave the city at that period, but you may rest assured that shall be with you if possible.
 It will give me great pleasure to ex- tend your invitation to the member ship of our chamber of commerce and to our citizens generally. Faithfully yours. w. c. PATTERSON,
 President
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
casion by Chairman A. w. Francisco and Supervisor w. l.. Woodward.
STRANGLED HIMSELF.
Dreadful SeE Inflicted Death of Bank
 Cashier.

ROME, IN. Y, Feb. 1.-Cashier Geo. Barnard of the Fort Stanwix National bank is suicide and the bank is closed pending an examinatio of its affairs ordered by the board of direc- tors.
 MT. Barnard had been missing since "Wednesday forenoon. On that day the teller of the bank told MT. Barnard that the bank examiner was in town. He immediately left his office went into a storeroom and tying a rope to the door-knob, fastened the other end around his neck and the indications are that he then pressed his knees against the door and died by strangu- lation.
 His corpse was not found until today,
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
PHOENIX IN EASTERN EYES.
A View of the City Through Unpreju
 diced Eyes.

Isaac Jackson in La Grange, H.. News: What is Phoenix? ? Take a city of 10000, like Bloomington, Kankakee, Danville or any other Illi- nois thrifty city, minus the manufac- turing interests and state institutions, with it's electric lights, electric roads and telephone, smooth level streets, with court house in which the dis trict and U. s. courts are held, a city hall, each in large block or square, surrounded with handsome semi-tropi- cal foliage such as the elder, the um- ibrella tree with it's beautiful sym metrical top, the poplar, palm, ole ander and olive, with bluegrass lawn which is a luxury here, as great care must be taken to secure them. With its bicycle, with the "old man" and new woman astride thereof enjoying the smooth unpaved streets in the re- freshing dry atmosphere of the winter evening. With its streets filled with busy, thrifty people from California
 Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indi- ana, and many other places. Add tc this a number of Indians on the streets
 some of them in their native costumes
 bareheaded, with their long, straight black hair down their backs Quite 8 large element of Mexicans with theil distinctive national marks and char acteristics and adobe houses, the ever present Chinaman of the far east with their Chinatown and quite large negro population, and you have a cos mopolitan city that is at once a sur prise to the newcomer. Add to this g
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
A PRETTY PARTY.

A pleasant party was given Satur- day afternoon in honor of Minnie Gieges' eleventh birthday. The after noon was spent in dances, games and other amusements The house was beautifully decorated in pink and white. Before leaving a lunch was served the guests and each one pre- sented with dainty souvenir. Miss Minnie received many handsome pres ents. Those present were Misses Visa Rosson, Hattie Winters, Etta Murray, Fannie Pomeroy, Grace Butler, Brookie George, Ora Osborn, Louise Abrams and Minnie Gieges; Masters Tom Purman, Ernest Stroud, Roy Street, Ed Long, Vern Lincoln, Leon Jacobs, Percy Rosson, Albert Rosen- burg, Ray Gamble.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
qHB STORAGE OF WATER Another Reservoir En-
 terpriSe. Near the Mouth of the Verde
 River.
An Ambitious Project that Shows Every Element of Practi-
 cability.

In the location of the new reservoir site on the Verde river is concealed one of the most meritorious and important irrigation schemes that ever has been brought into public notice in the south west. The dam is projected to be. placed across the Verde at a point 4,700' feet above the junction of the stream with the Salt. Though the croppings' of bedrock within which the stream flows are but 200 feet apart the length of the top line at the height of 125. feet is placed at 1,600 feet, the abut- ments for the entire distance of the slope being on the best possible foun- dation. It is from this point that the rock was secured for the construction of the Arizona canal headgates.
 The enterprise is at present in the hands of County Surveyor and Water Commissioner F. P. Trott, Manager w. D. Fulwiler of the Arizona I'm provement company, and John R. Morton, superintendent of the Arizona, canal. Despite the connections of the last two named, it is understood that their companies are in DO wise inter ested in the project.
 
 site as projected, there seems to be every provision by nature for an ideal impoundment of water The water would extend up the river channel for about twelve miles, flooding the old post of Mcdowell to considerable depth, and forming lake that would be one of the greatest attractions of Arizona.
 In capacity the basin would hold enough water to furnish from one fill ing continuous flow of 10000 miners" inches and it's location at the very head of the valley, less than thirty miles from Phoenix, is one that would insure a minimum of waste in transfer to the great canals that head but a mile or so below. As to quantity of flow, the Verde every winter would more than fill two or three such res ervoirs. In point of safety, there are. spill-ways to be secured on either side of ample size to forever insure the passage of the greatest floods that might materialize. AS for the useful ness of the construction, there much might be said. Not only would it serve to impound flow for the dry summer | months, but through it would be cov-- cred high living mesa lands, now above the reach of ordinary gravity canals, and from its fall could be secured cleo tric power sufficient to turn every wheel within the valley
 Thus is another water storage plan offered to Arizona AS affecting the, Salt River valley, it has but three pre- decessors, one, the Tonto creek dam of the Hudson company, upon Salt river; second is the Agua Fria enter prise upon a separate watershed and of local scope; the third is the Rio Verde, about thirty miles above the newly projected dam- With none of i these need it conflict, and all will prob | sTb,y be in evidence when the Salt | River valley shall have assumed in fuI. panoply her robes of greatness.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
SILVER WINS A BATTLE. The Senate Amendment
 Adopted. There Were Nine Votes to the
 Good.
A Lively Day Among the Grave So- Ions and aVery Stampede
 of Amendments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The senate financial committees free silver sub- stitute for the bond bill has been passed by the senate. Yeas, 43; nays 34, and free silver has at last gained a victory in congress.
 Before the final ballot amendments were offered to the bill by Senators Morrill,, Butler, Allen, German and Lodge, but each was defeated by vary ing votes.
 The day was warm one for the senators and rarely has that august body become so excited over a pend ing measure. Most of the speeches were made under five minute agree ment, but Senators Merrill and Teller were given especial opportunity.