Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-11

 sure thing these days in high priced market is gold.
 The Arizona capitol site commis- sion has a turing fascination, as usual, for many hungry Phenicians to get on to.
 We wish to inform our Arizona democracy that Bryan is up in Wyoming fishing. He even swears at the fish for not biting, and uses a silver hook.
 Those 123 degrees in the shade Phenecians going to the new gold fields, evidently do not believe much in the old saying, that it is a cold day when we get left.
 President Mckinley has earned his vacation, and every body hopes that he may enjoy it.
 If England wants a part of the United States, let her just come over after il, and there will be lots of fun.
 Well, suppose Japan does her ut most to prevent the annexation of Hawaii That wouldn't be a drop in the bucket towards preventing it.
 Those who are claiming to have known all about those rich deposits of gold in Alaska, have so far failed to explain why they didn't go there and get some of it.
 The great wheat fields of the agricultural belt will produce more gold this year than Alaska will, and the production will not be accom- panied by suffering, either.
 The good words spoken for the House, furnish proof that it is the quality, and not the quantity, of legislation that makes or mars the popularity of a Congress.
 The London Graphic may calm it's worried spirits; its predicted revival of Bryanism in the United States, will not materialize. By 1900 the silver craze will be referred to only in a reminiscent way.
 One ol the Yukon river steamer is named Grover Cleveland. This Is very appropriate, considering il was hlm who first gave gold it's solid boom.
 4 Chicago paper stated in big type that Prosperity is Here" and the whole town was so ignorant that policemen had to clear away the street in front of its office.
 In the midst of all the hulabaloc in politics, new appointments ol McCord, and general scramble for offices, the Phenix politician or newspaper has not line f-r State hood for Arizona"
 Several Ohio people have just re, turned from the Klondyke with plenty of the yellow metal. When ever Buckeyeite gets left in these days of gold galore and political preferment, we would like to set him prsnced out.
 The soldiers of the regular army are said to be too delicate to stand Alaska weather. That is one way tC look at it, while another view is that it would only take a whole regiment of hospital corps to cure them oi the Klondicitis.
 \ young New England widow who gave her husband $S,00O as s wedding present., and $l,OO0 10 pay for his wedding tour all alone, ha' set a fine example. Perhaps thi, answers the question why more mer do not hitch up.
 Mckinley and McCord arc a gooc team. Between them they are not overlooking many Prescottites this load of poles" So far we hay, raked in four federal and two terri l torial Dlums. Let 'er whiZ some more!
 Acting Secretary of War Meiekle john is giving out information abour the wearing of uniforms and al that sort of thing, which nobody out this way cares cuss about What we want to know from the War Department at this stage of tho game IS what in the devil are they going to do about making Fort Whipple regimental post7
 It is really surprising that since the Klondyke Kink struck the necl of the venturesome of this nation how many sections there are coming to the front with a local gold ex citement. There is gold on every hay ranch nowadays, and every yahoo who goes out on a jack rab. bit hillside, comes back lousy, ac cording to his town paper. The 1 Associated Press wires are turning yellow, and the whole business is becoming as disgusting as an emetic If capital is so eager to put mp and dig for gold, there are plenty of places in western states and terri tories to prospect in legitimately, rather than have money squandered in such centers as Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, where they wash out nothing but yellow corn.
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