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Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

fact and that there is a steady and growing demand for orange groves in the Salt River valley
 GEr. Murphy laid particular stress on the climatic advantages of Arizona, and said it is now being heraSded as the sanitarium of the world, and the fame Of her sunny skies and health giving climate had not only penetrated the granite hills Of New England, but had crossed the seas and among our visitors could now be found not only people from every part of the United States but from the British Isles and continental Europe as well. That whereas len to fifteen years ago east ern physicians were sending patients offiicted with throat and lung troubles to California, rct only were they now sending them here, but the California physicians as we'll were advising many of their patients to go to the Salt River valley
 MT. Murphy also spoke of the marked difference between forming here and in the east; that many of the peO24e who bought lands in the Salt River valley were people who came here without a dollar in the world, went out under the canals, rented Q piece of land, DOT rowed or rented from their neighbcrs stock and implements to work the land and put in a crop, and after two or three years, from their savings, would have enough money to buy piece of land of their OrNn; that one man who last year had rented 640 acres of land from him had made enough money to buy quarter section of land and pay
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

1 form in quality throughout the entire ! belt. IL is a hydrated carbonate of copper, with large percentage of iron i CXides and hydrated oxides. in q gangue of carbonate and su!phate of lime. This makes a combination tha |
 is almost, if not quite, self-fuXing, and thus brings higher price at the smel5- ers than other varieties that may be even richer in copper.
 These mines will undoubtedly mako
 their mark, and, worked tci their full canacity by competent management, will add materially to the wealth of Co., cOnipO county and to the already noble copper output of the territory.
 They are most generally known as
 the Grand canyon copper mines, but their proper title is the Bright Augel
 copFer mines, from the fact that the northermost extremity Of the group is
 Eut a short distance from the Bright Angel trail. This trail is one of the
 f9w joints between Cataract canyon and the mouth Of the Little Colorado r,Ve.-a distance of sixty-seven miles where there is any possibility of making 2 descent into the canyon. It's roHte was probably marked out ages a@U hy the mountain sheep and the deer, then used by the aborigines, and now improved and nonopolized by thn white man. Starting from the rim of the canyon at an elevation of 1000 feet 1t drops to the 2,000-foCt altitude of the river level after five miles of meapder- ings. This marks tEe total depth uf the canyon at this point 5000 feet in stead Of mile and Q half, as I have frequently seen stated in print That is GeeI, enough, however, to satisfy most any one; at least I have never known any one, after gazing on it, to complain of it's lack Of depth.
 There are many other copper de- posjts both in and near the great gorge shat equally well deserve the title of Grand canyon mines, and that is why ,iie mines just described are distin- gUiSled by a separate title. Thirteen miles up the canyon from the Bright Angel group is another extensive cop Ec" deposit known as the Cameron copper mines. Here the copper breaks through the blue limestone 5000 feet down ID the canyon itself and loss than ?,Gc0 feet above the wild, roaring food Of the Colorado river Thase mines have been worked to advantage for aeYe'-al years, the ore being packed on 3urros to the summit 0f the plateau, thence freighted to Flagstaff-a dis 'E-4@CO CA SSF SutJ -iifS H1llG5-dQQ LItGn by gail to the smelters at El PAso ur Pueblo. Notwithstanding these aner- ous expenses the shipments have aI- ways brought a handsome profit. The richest ore ever found in the Grand canyon district has been produced Dy these mines. At present they are not being worked, as negotiations for a sale to a Chicago company are in p1Og- ress and nearly completed.
 Directly opposite the Cameron group, on the north side of the river, $ group of mines that has had con- development. There tho cop per comes up through the solid granite - Fei-ls and seams and is of the richest variety Of sulphates and sulphurats t is known as the Lucky group
 Fifteen miles further up the river, l lCwn in the canyon and cropping out l Jf the granite itself, are immense 1 .cdges CT dykes of copper sulphate ot
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
GRAND CANYON
 COPPER MINES
By P. C. BickuelI.

The Grand canyon copper mines, II we take into consideration the extent Of territory they cover, constitute the largest continuous budy of ore in Ari- zona Sixty-five miles north Of the town of Williams, Cn the Santa Fe Pa CItic railroad, the first Cutcrcrping Of copper ore shows itself within the brink of the Grani canyon, and from that point southwari for distance of twenty-five miles, detached or aDpar- esltiy detached ore bodies extend in an alIncst unbrol1en chain to within fOrGy
 miles of the railroad. But even after passing several miles sOuthward from the apparent terminus of the ere 1e
 posit, copper stain may be seen Cn the rocks in a number of places, and it is of interest to note i'll this connection that line starting at the first deposit on the canyon rim aLd drawn lOngittl- dinally through the copper belt will, if prolonged, pass directly through the great copper mines at Jerome, forty
 miles south of Williams.
 This latter fact would naturally lead 10 the inference that there may be some connection between the two de- posits, and indeed it is not all unlikely though it can never be demonstrated, owing to the fact that fer a large part of the intervening distance the lime stone is capped by many hundred feet of andesitic and basa,tic lava from the volcanic upheaval that formed Bill Williams mountain ages ago.
 The surface of :be entire Colorado plateau for 100 miles square, and over, was deposited in the upper carbonifer- ous period, and the formation" is ] bcf and yeliowisn limestone carrying much magnesia and capped in places by a fossiliferous limestone in which the fossils have become amo-phous Jumps. of silica in the form of chsrt, crowded closely together. This gives it the name of cherty limestone though local experts call it quartzite.
 It is to be noted in this peculiar de- posit of copper that the belt, though extending southward for more than twenty-five miles in a direct line, is in no piece full mile i1 width. This ap pears to me to be a significant fact. The uniform width for so great Q length seems to point to the fact that these ore bodies mark the underground course of one of the many faults that intersect the walls of the Grand can yrn, and were no doubt side-crack= that occurred when that great gorge fel! apart. When this particular fault was formed, the pent-uI1 energies be- loN. took advantage of the fracture tt fierce the rock masses apart and allow the escape of copper-laden gases and hot water solutions These impreg- mated the rocks in their course, and pou1 -ng into the numerous cavities anC chambers, so common in all limestone rrecipitated in huge masses of green and blue carb0nates, and ia some eases in gray su.phates of copper. At any ra1e the impregnated rocks and -hs cavities and chambers filled witt
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

for it. T know of 10 place in the United States" said Mir Murphy, 'OUt- side Of this valley, where this could be done Another thing, 3 man could make . living here from far less acre age than in the nCeloh and east. There are men here with two acres in garden truck who are making a good living. One man made $2,000 in three months off of an acre Of strawberries. Year in and year out, five acres set to fruit and used as a chicken ranch or an apiary. wil not only give Q man liv ing but a profit as we'll The time will come when every ten acre tract under irrigating canals in the Salt River valley will be tho site of q happy home Of a people as prosperous as any on earth.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

charaetertstic of Arizona, such as cop per, silver. gold and lead ores, native insects, birds, small animals and plants and also many specimens from other parts of the world
 The Arizona Antiquarian association, at it's last annual meeting, intrusted to this school the custody of it's collection Gf antiquarian relics, containing the inc collection of Dr. Miller of Pres colt, worth several thousand dollars. The museum thus enriched is an i'm pCrt9nt aid to all departments of school work and is freely used by the faculty and student teachers.
 FACULTY.
 The faculty this year consists of six members. They are as follows:
 James McNaughton, A M, Ph. D., president, psychology and mathe matics; Margaret Graham Hood, di- rector of practice scEctol, methods; Frances H. Bury, geography, language and music; Eugene M. Wescott, B. S., history and literature; Joseph H. Brand. B. S., natural sciences; Harriet D. Norton A. B., grammar, drawing and penmanship.
 RAILROAD TRANSFORMATION.
 All the railroads doing business in this territory have granted to the stu dents of this school Lalf-fare rates be- tween their homes and Tempe, except the main line of the Santa Fe system. running across the northern part of this territory. the present management having re5cinded the arrangement for merly existing.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

surprising richness. These mines are , situated on the north bank of the river, in wide Hat extending far back into 1 the kaibab plateau which l have named DuttOn park, in honr of Captain Dutton, who made a partial explora- tipn of the Grand canyon several years ago and wrote very interesting mono sraDh on the district This is 5he fur thesr point up the canyon that has as yet been explored for mines, but fur ther explorations will be undertaken this coming summer.
 Returning westward down the can yon to the Bright Angel group, a new discovery was made only three weeks ago of 9 vast copper deposit on the north side of the river which is evi- dcntly a continuation of the copper belt first described. Here were found three great ledge5 of carbonate ore that converge and join into body some 600 feet in width. From assays made here it proves to be a very high grade of copper and the discoverers are HOW there doing their assessment work
 Westward and down stream from this point no copper has as yet been discovered until Cataract canyon is reached, where rich veins of s;lIphatc ore were discovered two years ago. within almost q stones throw of the Suapi village.
 On the piateau west of Catarac- can- yon extensive deposits of sulphatc ore were recently discovered. The owners are now at work On their property, buC very little has been heard from it of late.
 This concludes the list of copper mines thus far exploited in this vicin- ity, but it is well known that there are extensive deposits Ot copper In the Buckskin mountains on the north side Of l<anab creek and in various other places. All of these will no d0ub5 be exploited during the present year, es- pccially if the price of copper does not decline
 On tho whole. the mining outluoa fer this county, which was formerly only interested in lumber or stock, bids fair tO be very brig ring this year. Coconino bout ta take her place a hing counties of
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

masses of carbonates are there today to speak for themselves and there is nothing in the vicinity to contradict the theory In working one of these mines last August the miners broke :n- to chamber 100 feet in length Dy twenty or more feet in width and over thirty feet high, whose walls ani ccil- ing and floor were a solid mass O. green carbonates, and whose width wa. entirely Obstructed by immense masses of solid carbOnate5 that had to be blasted out as they proceeded. WhD can tell but that caves may be found there some day, filled with the same desirable material, that will rival in size the great Mammoth cave of Ken tucky:' Such a happening is net at ail impossible nor even unlikely.
 The subterranean Assure which I maintain extends under the entire Oeit still remains to be found, and the dnd- CTS of this, provided that copper still rtainS it's kingly prestige, will have a bonanza indeed.
 here are several important. com panies interested, all doing more CT less work on the mines, but as vet no determined effort has been made by any cf them to exploit the ore body and find the source of the deposit They nave thus lar been content With taking out ere that could be easily reached- most Of it near the surface. But there has been enough of that to keep them moderately busy. I have not seen Il shaft in the distric1 that is down over 1h feet. One reason for this apperent lack o1 enterprise is that they have thus far found an abundance ot ore on or near the 5urface-and "a bird jn band. etc." Another reason is that they are awaiting lhe Eu;35:-i.s of the Santa Fe and Grand canyon renroqd, which will be complated-so the pro noters say-by the beginning Of sum mer. Of course that will make Tla!kod difference in the price of freight and corresponding ipcrease in the net proceeds Of the ore.
 smelter of 100 tons per da pac- try has been built at WilltauI ld is RE complete anJ only "; i0l,
 AIt all the ore ownez ld-
 ir ore until the cd Of
 Ioad.
 Apf these mines i
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
WEATHER-CROP REPORT.
Irreparable Damage Done by the Loi
Drought and Hot Weather.

Irreparable Damage Done by the Long
Drought and Hot Weather.
Another week of abnormally hot and
dry weather has been recorded. Aver
age number of clear days 3, partly
cloudy 4, cloudy O..
High temperatures have prevailed al
most continuously, the daily departures
above the normal ranging from degrees
l3 degrees. This report closes with the
warm wave Increasing in severity tenn
perature registering above 80 degrees
over large portion of the district, and
no immediate prospect of relief.
The general situation remains practi-
cally unchanged from the previous report.
The prevailing drought has been intensi-
fled during the week, and, if anything,
the conditions are trihe more unfavor-
able at the present time. The showers
which occurred early in the week pro-
duced growth for one or two days, but
their beneficial effects soon passed
away, and every New England crop is
now positively suffering for rain. Mea-
dows can not produce normal crops, the
question of pasturage is becoming seri-
Gus. and there is general complaint of
seed sprOuting poorly and unevenly.
This is critical period for agricultural
interests, and fear is expressed this early
that crops will yield far below the aver
age. There is, of course, an occasional
bright spot amid the gloom, but the
general opinion is that the drought has
wrought damage which can not be re-
trieved unless abundant rain comes soon.
and even in such event the recovery of
crops would doubtless be but partial.
By the help of showers, grass made
good growth the early part of the week,
but il fell back again and is now in a
condition where timely rains would
improve it greatly and secure at least a
partial yield. Without the needed moist
ure there is every reason to expect a
decided shortage, and some correspond
ents freely predict that there can not be
recovery this season with all the rain
necessary. In many sections pasturage
has practically failed.
Rye seems to be about the only
promising grain. In the southern sec.
tion it Is well headed. Oats are coming
up poorly and are making little growth
Reports on corn are variable. In some
sections it is doing fairly well, and in
Maine nearly all planting is completed
with some early pieces already up. BY
far the general report is that this crop is
making hardly any growth and barely
holds Its own. Hoeing is in progress In
few southern localities.
The remarks of last week regarding
fruit continue in force. Apples have a
poor show, except possibly in Rhode Is
land and Connecticut. In Maine a very
light bloom of all fruits Is announced
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
The commencement Concert.

Lovers of music in Middlebury will be
pleased to learn that the senior class of
the college have secured quartet of
New y ork artists in their presentation
of the famous new musical work, sin a
Persian Garden" which won such mark
ed success In London and New York two
years ago. The words of the cycle are
taken from the celebrated Rubaiyat of
Omar khayyam and the music is by Liza
Lehman of London. 1t is an added
pleasure to learn that Miss Mabel Bond,
whose talent is well known, is to be one
of the artists. Indeed, ii is through her
that they are enabled to offer such a
musical treat. The other artists are
Miss Sara King Peek, sopranos Frank
Pollock, tenor; George IL. c. Ellsworth,
baritone. Beedle's orchestra of ten piec-
es will assist in the rendering of the
program.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
THE COUNTY COURT.


/ ~ %
Affection.
County court convened for the June
term on Tuesday morning, Chief Justice
II. f. Taft presiding, assisted by Judge
Hubbard of Whiting and Peck of New
Haven.
The term was opened with prayer by
Rev j. G.. Gooding of the local Meth
odist church. Sheriff Chapman read the
proclamation for the opening of court.
The first business of the term was the
calling of the docket, which occupied
the remainder of the morning session.
or the III cases on the docket IL were
ordered continued.
In the case of w. w. Chapman vs..
Geo. Kelsey and trustee, the trustee was
discharged from the case.
Town of Mddlebury vs.. +. NJ. Chap
man and others on petition to discontinue
highway without costs.
The assumpsit case of A. NJ. Chapman
vs.. John Ayers, apt, referred for hear
ing to NJ. F. Barnes, judgement was
rendered on report for plaintiff.
The trespass case of G.. f. Marsh VS..
A. B. Cove, apt, was settled and discon-
tinued, as was also the assumpsit case of
Town of New Haven VS.. Town of Starks-
boro, apt.
The trespass case of E. w. Streeter VS..
Norman Stokes, apt, had been set for
jury trial. but by agreement it was re-
moved from the jury calendar.
The indictment cases against Hiram S.
Joslyn and G. p. Lyons were mol. pressed,
as was also that against William LaDue.
The divorce case of Frances f. Hill
against Albert d. Hill was discontined /;
also that of Elizabeth C. Savary VS..
SoOn Savarv.
John d. Brooks VS.. AlOnzo Phillips,
assumpsit. was discontinued; also the
similar case of J. G.. Curtis & Son vs..
Jay Wooster.
Judgement was rendered on defendent
in the assumpst case of II. c. Hubbard
vs.. Nelson LaBier and trustee.
The five eases of Town of Ripton VS..
A. G. Chandler ct. al. for debt were set
tied and discontinued.
At the opening of court quite number
of outside lawyers were present among
them being eX-Gov. Ormsbee and E. 5.
Marsh of Brandon, Charles Il. Kingsley
of Salisbury, Henry Ballard, d. j. Eos.
ter, II. S. Peck and Seneca Haselton of
Burlington. p. NJ. Meldon of Rutland,
w. w. Rider of Bristol and Frank L.
Fish and L. w. Tuttle of Vergennes.
The first trial case called was that of
Viola ID. Broughton ". Loren H.
Broughton and it has taken up the time
of the court during the week. Loren II
Broughton is the father-in-law of the
plaintiff. He is charged with alternating
the affections of his son, Marshal S
Broughton, from the complainant wife
w. II. Bliss is prosecuting the case
while Button & Button defend.
The divorce case of Leland vs.. Leland
was heard on Wednesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

Complaint is made of cherries blighting
in Massachusetts. Caterpillars are still
destructive In orchards. Grapes bloom
we'll and indicate a large frutage.
Strawberries are about ready for market
ing in the extreme South. This crop is
In precarlous condition from lack of
rain. Cranberries are in fair shape, but
few fire worms being noticed.
Second potato hoeing lis on in Rhode
Island. Plants are up in some of the
Maine districts. General growth con-
tinues slow and uneven. Peas look well !;
setting thick1y. All vege getables and gar
den truck suffering.
Much loss of tobacco from heat and
dryness is reported in Massachusetts,
and setting is rendered difficult. In
western Connecticut setting is slow, with
cut worms hungry and lively. In the
region around Windsor, Conn, about
half the crop has been set, both by hand
and machine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine; and have the salts
faction of knowing 1t has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarsness and all
diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on w. ii.
Sheldon, Druggist, and get trial bottle
free. Regular size SOC. and 81. Every
bottle guarateed, or price refunded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

one of tie many things proposed IVY
the Division of Forestry United States
Department of Agriculture is the in
stitution of forestry demon ,trations on
farms. Any farmer who has n Suita-
BILE wood lot which he desires 10 man
ace on scientific plan can have the
help of the government forester. The
farmer furnishes the wood lot and the
forester furnishes the plans. There
are thousands of acres in our eastern
States owned rs farm wool lots. They
are mostly left entirely to themselves
An intelligent management applied 10
them would surely prove a good thing.
Country Gentleman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

physicians. The bills for medical at
tendance are $500, 5000, S125, S3S, and
So, total SS6S, which is about 45 per
cent. of the mans total indebtedness.
E. L. Crane of Barre has a curiosity
in the shape of gold coin called a
"Spanish ounce" 1t is valued at SIS
and was issued by Chile in 1SlS-2S to
commemorate the independence of that
country. 1t has been in the possession
of Mr.. Cranes family for over 30 years.
While Ray wilkins was sitting on a
pile of boards watching a ball game at
st. hnsbury, he lost his balance. and
in the attempt to save himself grasped
a live electric wire. Both hands were
badly burned, and it is feared that he
may lose one and possibly both.
Loren Z. Martin of North Spring
field committed suicide last week by
hanging. The lifeless body was found
in the barn. lie was about 35 years of
age and leaves wife'and three children.
He had been mildly insane for some
time.
The musical festival at st. Johnsbury
was a financial failure. The deficit is
nearly $4,000. In every other way it was
a success. Sousa's band was there soon
after and took over $500 in good money
out of the town.
William d. McMaster of Woodstock,
a veteran newspaper man and a prom
inent democrat and for 81 years editor
and publisher of the Spirit of the Age,
died Monday afternoon. He was about
20 years old.
The Ryegate Granite Works company
has been awarded the contract for the
monument to be erected on the battle.
field at Gettysburg to the 18th Yer
mont regiment.
a new paper company has been or
ganized at Bellows Falls for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing waXed paper.
1t is expected that work will begin
this week.
There are 80 graves of soldiers of the
civil war in Chester and two of the
1872 war.