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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
Some Good Mines.

The Comstcck lode of Virginia City, Nevada, has produced gold and silver in the last twenty years to the enormous sum of S320,OO0OOO; most of this ore yielded but S per tonlin gold.
 The Witwatersrand of South Af- rica. produced in the first year 1SS7) only S405.OOO. but n 1895 it had increased to S40OO0OO0 per an- nun, while the output for the ten years exceeds S2O0000 900. In 1897 it was about S5I ,9I3.6O7.
 The Calumet and Hecla has paid S6O. O.S50.OOO iu dividends alone.
 The Auaconda, of Butte, Montana. which was sold for S4O.OO0OO0 to the ROthschilds. paid that amount in dividends before selling.
 The Alaska Tresdwell gold mine, with ore running less than s, has paid S3.995,O 900 ID divide ds.
 The Ontario. of Utah, has paid Sl3,557 500 ID dividends.
 The Mollie Gibson, S4,0S0,OOO.
 The Granite Mountain, Sl3O00.- 600, the stock selling from 10 cents per share, 10 S75 inside of twn years, and paying 50 per cent in dividends each month.
 The Homestake of South Dakota, on 8 ore, has paid S3,333.33 in divi- dends every day 1t has run for the past ten years.-EI.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

stemming of the tide is dangerous
 and diastTous. Where commercial
 or mining or any other industry must
 step aside and oe supplanted by tLe
 vicious demagogue 1t is time that all
 bona fde citizens should curse the
 sentiment that would wreck us and
 plunge that 10 be seen around us
 into the filthy cesspool of partisan
 scum. Prescott in the past IS not
 the Prescott Of today; n short II has
 thrown aside tho veil of rrcklessness
 and uncertainty, and faces the times
 as at last eager for Der share of the
 good that others have, and no mat
 ter whether sbe prosPers under the
 lnhu-nce Of government military institution, the prominence of her
 mining industry, her social, climatic or other conditions. each aud every one should be fosIered to that con- mon end. Political opinions should be suhOcated and personal spleen should be crushed ID the face of these questions 10 a community that IS struggling. To not d. so IS nOth- ing more nor less than seditIon. To day ID the mountains of Yayapsi county there are hundreds Of men clustered sruund tLeir little pros pect holes; today in this city the numerous business houses bId for more patronage; today the wood
 chopper. he farmer and the artisan reach out with their products for purct asing center, and they ask on- iy Tor men and money. Each and every one viii hail the inh, ence that wIll build up a community and give to them or their interests promi uence and gard, not to say respect. II a military center will encourage the sale of wares and give Co the mechanic an inviting field of labor, ur perehance stimulate the country and build up it's metropolis, sO pro will that influence -xlead to and b. felt by others. Iu . few words what We want IS men and money, aud any channel by which they may reach us-aud a military one Is not by any means to be pushed aside snd any influence pr any cause that will endeayor by foul or far means, or political cum ming to dwarf our progress Is scuT- Iilous and unpatriotic.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
OTHER NOTES.

B. NJ. Belcher, who with Messrs. B. H. Smith, Merwin ano McEl- win, owns the Polar group of mines adjoining the Crown Point group, has recently been down to take a look at the properties. He states that the new mill on the Crown Point IS about completed and ready to steam up, and IS one of the finest plants ID the country. It IS of 10 stamps, with a capacity of 20, and is heavily equipped ID boiler capacity. Mr. Belcher says that work on the Polrr group has resulted in 6 very satisfactory showing for that prop erty, but until the purchase of hosting machinery of sn improved character over the old windlass mode, work will soon be suspended. The deepest shaft on the claims is 100 feet, besides which there are various drifts, stopes and crosscuts, ID each of which the showing of ore is gratifying. The Crown Point claims, he says, are reported as looking wSll, also, and altogether he believes that section has a bright future ahead.
 A Denver, Colorado capitalist has written to b friend here that large amount of capital would come into Yavapai county this year from Col
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS.
interesting Paragraphs cSnsenSsd From Narioss Channels in
 This Rsss Norla.

The peace eoagress IS to mest as1t ueek.
 The Uts IndiAns of Colorado are putting on their gar pAiHt
 The Catholic Kaighls are in ses- sion st Kansas City,
 Grover Cleveland Is al kis old game, hunting for ducks.
 Erery thing Is reported quie, ia Samoa
 The cruiser Raleigh has rua into the mud.
 The mechanical engineers of Ihe nation are in session al Washington
 P. D. Armour is sad to be well and ss healthy as a porkeF.
 Germany is troublsd with small pox, winch is now epidemic over the empire.
 Ca May lst over S.5o0 mechanics in Cleveland. Ono, received an in- crease of wages.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

The commercial travellers of the United States are in session at Louis vile, Kentucky. |, is useless to say that this body of globe trotters will have any thing but hot time"
 Speaking of the Fiizsimmons Jefries fight to take place in Denver 8 dispatch says that the first big bet was made today wben John R. Con sidine wagered $500 to 5000 put up by Charles Merritt that the Australian would win. Considine is a friend aud business associate of Jim Corbett, and the bet is regarded as a line on the opinion and senti- ment of the Corbett camp. Consi- dine says be has another S2,500 to offer at the same odds.
 The peanut trust is the latest nut for the people to crack. It is easy combining for only S5,0O0,000.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
The woOamsn ..Eneireled.

4 short time ago the mem bers of the local camp of WOodmen gave the ladies Of the Woodmen's Circle 8 very highly appreciated entertain ment aad reception, which so pleased the ladies that they determined to repay the gentlemen with surprise party last evening. Accordingly quite number of them gathered al the home of Mrs Head and about 9:30 o'clock. loaded down. almost. with cakes, sandwiches, pickles, olives. hot coffee, etc. they made a rush on the outer guard and over powering him took possession of the outskirts of the forest. The merry ring Oi maay voices warned the lordly occupants of the forest that they were ''encircles'." 1" SD hurriedly hiding the goat, wnleh had just been h8ruessed for s special run q trusted guide was sent forth to conduct the visitors to q shady spot beneath the protecting canopy Of he forest. Council Commander J. $. Gales, ia behalf of the camp, welcomed the visiiory most heartily and after the usual saiutatiou the council "0rokeupn and the tables were soon groaning beneath the load of goodies" which were thoroughly enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be present
 After the tables bad been cleared away dancing was iDdulged ia for a While and then came the sport of the evening when one of the ladies volunteered to ride the goat" for the instruction and edifcatioE of the other ladies present. The goat was then brought forth and tbe fun began. Alter this novice had been taught the dangers of riding an un- tsimed goat through a strange forest the happy party came to close and the NoOdmea were a unit n pro nounclng the member of the Circle ''jeRels of brilliant hue
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
THE LONE PINE SOLD.

Another good sized mining deal was closed on Tuesday in which George RbOpeter disposes of his Lone Pine property In the Big Bug district. Tbe mine Is situated about three miles from Huron station on ,he P. & F.. railroad and is ooe of the most promising prospects Tn that section. The ore IS sad to carry tweuty-nine per cent copper and also to run we'll in gold and silver and weekly shipments made from the mine during the past few months have given excellent results. Wm. Claypooi, of the Arizona Ore Company, had bis attention attract ed to the property some tune ago and secured an option from Mir. Rhopeter. He immediately entered into negotiations with Denver capi- talists and ai.er a thorough inspec- ton of the mine a deal was made as above stated. From reliable inform ation it is learned thst the price 10 be paid is S25.OO0. ten per cent of which is to be paid down and the balance within one year. Mir. Rho peter also reserves the right to take out all ore from his present work ings. the new purchasers to expeud their money iu new ground entirely. \ large force of men will be put to work at once and machinery will be placed oo the property as soon as needed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

Cardinal Gibbons, in the course of bis sermon at the cathedral last Sunday, on the unity of the church. characterized the recent divorce and marriage of a society iady in New York as a crime against Christ.
 The war department has received dispatch from the commisssry of subsistence st Vancouver, Washing ion, saying: Rampant City and Circle City, Alaska. ask for lS,740 pounds of canned roast beef. They have tried 1t and apparently like it. Any objection to sending iti' Gen. Miles Is said to be pretty badly warmed up over this latest phase of the question.
 But one regiment of volunteers now remains in Cuba. That is one of the immune commands at Santiago.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

Mass'lion, Ohio, had a S50O,O00 fire one day this week.
 The war department has demon strated to its satisfaction the super iorIty of American beef over Austral- ian beef.
 President Mckinley is at Hot Springs, Va, taking treatment in- cidental to medicsied baths. There IS no occasion for the president to sweat himself to death.
 A dispatch from St. Louis says that the cruiser Nashville arrived ten miles down the river. This is the first time s cruiser ever navi- gated the Mississippi river so for north.
 At Beemer. Nebraska, Mary Black the siKteen-year-Old daughter of a farmer, committed suicide while Respondent over the death ot her soldier sweetheart, George Hoar, who fell before Csloocan.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

orado. He says that mine owners in that state have placed such ex- orbitant prices on their prospects that nobody but the large syndi- cates can afford to invest, and hence small capital is seeking other fields. the greater part of it being booked for Arizona and YsvapAi county in particular.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
HEAVY MINING SALES!
Two in This Vicinity Occurred Yester- day and Other Transfers
 Pending.
The Buster and the Lone Pine Pass to New Hands---Mining Activity
 Prevails Everywhere.
LE IKKEESE STRIKE IN TIE CONGRESS

Mining activity prevails in and around Prescott to such an extent nowadays that an old time boom IS but the natural result If conditions do not change, which is very im- probable. Following on the heels of strike here, a couple of sales are reported elsewhere. Mining men are coLIing aad going by the score. and each mall brings numbeTless in quiries, while leases, bonds and op- tons are of but common and ordi nary interest. It seems in short as If the old song of the '49er "Pack up your duds ID champagne basket,
 will soon again seize the soul of the miner unless a change comes over che scene. 4 beautiful feature or the prominence today of Yavspai's mining interests IS the indispUtable argument that successful operatIC us are following the investment of cap itai on mines that have for a geuer- atiOn been opened up more or less, but unfortunately idle from lack of means to develop. It ea7 be sand truthftily then, that our mining sc- tIVity ls iraceab'e solely 70 practical work of years, and that new strikes on the surface are or bn; lIttie bear ing for ,he present aI least.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
PnthrtIe ana rr.-tIcnl.

Here is a personal that appeared not long ago in a London newspaper
 Willie. return to your distracted wife and frantic children Do you want to hear of your old mothers suicide' 7 You will if you do not let us know where you are Anyway, send back your fathers colored meerschsum-
 And yet we say the Briton has no veYy lively sense of humur
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
Som. Fif,.~n.

In The COurauf of March IS. 17e4. we printed the following quesr story. which our readers will pardon Us for re beating. Some of them may have fg- gotten it.
 HEBRoS. Feb IS. I7s4-This day departed this life Hrs- Lydia Peters. tAe wife of Colooel John Pstsrs and seco1d azzghser of Jasspz Pbeips. Eza. She was married af the are 1s !. ard lived Wtb her concert three times ls yesrs and had s living chiiorsa. 8 DOW alive ard the youngest l5 years old Shs hath had thres times $ g1AE5childrez- sha NEs sick ls aouths erd died on the I5sh day of Inc month. aged four tines 5 year&
 -Hartfurd Courapt
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
STRIKE IN CONGRESS.

Reports today are flying around that an immensely uch strike has been made iu the Congress mine, in the deepest workings. The state ments to reach us are that ou the 20O0-foot level ore running fl ounces per ton has been run onto, and on toe 100 level the ore body has widensd out to l2 feet. The above reports are not confirmed, however, but are of so general CIT culation and emanate from that center, must be relied on 10 a cer- tain e1ten: as being true.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
MATRIMONIAL EXPANSION.

4 sermon was recently delivered by New Yoik divine on the sub ject of bachelors, and as 1t IS crtat- ing somewhat of a discussion over the land We republish portion of it for the good il may do to that ele- ment who are against the scriptural quotation of increase and multi ply" The divine author says:
 Say, now. you bachelors, when you are comfortably seated in your room this evening and are enjoying a sLoke, just take few minutes 10 which 10 think of what 1t means for one to do what you are doing. You are the end of a line of descent run ning back into the ages. for how long a period no one knows, but, to say the ieas., for a great many cen turies Ltke the lisks of 6 chain your ancestry traces itself back through generations and here you are at this end of the chain. You are the last link. Are you going 10 end this chain with yourselii Are you going 10 be the last link in a chain which might go down through the centuriesi Serious thing. my bachelor friend, to he responsible for ending a chain that has taken mil lions of years 10 make thus far.
 Change your position in your easy chair, take another puf at the fragrant cigar, and think some more. Just follow out in theory for all men the practice Of your own life, and see what 1t would lead to in fifty years. You know thIs earth swal- lows her population more than twice n a century, and if all thNse married teliows-on whom you bestOw your selfish sympathy had done the same that you are doing there would be but few people left at the end of fifty years. Streets would become almost dePoPulated, the ways of commerce would be ss-growD, aud even the hotels and fashionable boarding houses would no longer have the ranks of bachelorhoOd from which 10 recruit guests. You are helping to cneck the flow of human ity and If all other men initiated your eoulse this old mother earth would be upon the market for rent in 1899, fl not before.
 flake another puff at the cigar sud use your gray matter a little more. Be honest now. Is it just the thing to allow these women, who, with a wealth of love, wait to bless a mans heart and home, 10 SC on toiling separately and waiting ID vaini Has IL occurred to you that there IS another kind of courage be side that shown at Manils' Has il occurred to you that it is a manly thing Tor one to take a wlfe to love and protectf Has 1t occurred 10 you that society cannot afford 10 lose i,s home life, aud that old bachelors are Dot the kiud of material out of wLich homes are madef After all the man with the tn pail Is ten times more O! a man than you are. He shares the strength oi his arm and the love ol his heart with a wife and child reu. He is a colaborer in the cause ol humanity and you are not.
 What's that Marriage Is a fail. ure' Lots of divorces,' you say Pardon me, marriage ,s not a fail. ure. challenge any man to show shat ii Is. Statistics contradict it Happy homes give 1t the lie. Mar riage Is one of the greatest nf sue CesSes
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
One annIIaeatIon.

Mrs Manu-You can't wash and iron nor make the fire (safirically) I Perhaps you might bs able to sit in the parlOr and read the morning paper after my husband has got through with it
 The Worklady-I think l could do that mem. if the paper had stories in it-Boston TTanscxipt
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

Few persons reallse the cos; of the war news sent froz Manila each day. The regular rae of the eastern telegraph company from Manila to New York is S2 5 word.
 The state senate of Texas Pssses. the anti trust bill. When It was originally introduced the bill was identical with the Arkansas law bu. 1t hss been materially amended ant is decidedly more drastic ia its pro risians.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

! b. progress of this ssction. no matter neither 1t affects a demo orst or a republican, 6 corporation or an individual, a merchant or a miner, a newspaper CT a vendor, IS what we pray and hope for. ln a "commuDlty of interests" there lies the foundation of prosperity and greatness. and without unity of pur- pose and harmony Of action the
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
THE BUSTER SALE.

As anticipated by this papec a few days ago, the sale of the Buster and Standard group of mines was cOnsummated n this city yester- day, and by this transfer S33,50O was paid to Messrs. J. 4. Forbes and John Mckenzie. The purchasers are Baltimore people, who were represented here by Messrs. G. H Hooper and T. c. Williams. The property affected in this sale lays in ths Bradshaw mountains, near the Crowned King, and Is somewhat exte8siTeiy opened up, there being a shaft over l25 feet Geep, tunnel over 500 feet iu length, besides various other openings. The lead Is a strong one also, running from three feet to seven feet across, the ore going as high as $40 per ton. In short the property IS rated very highly by mining men, and has a good feature attached to its future operations by having an abundance of wood and water. Mir. Williams left this morning for San Francisco to purchase 6 l0-stamp mill, and before leaving authorized the piao-. ing of men al work st once. The mIll 10 Dc placed on the mine will, however, have a capacity of 40 stamps, and the machinery IS to toe of the best and most improved de sign. Messrs. Forbes and Mckenzie are typieal mining men aud pos sessed of that genial fellowship characteristic of that calling, and 1t IS gratifying indeed to know that for years of hard labor and priva- tion they are at last reaping their reward. These gentlemen speak very highly of Mir. Williams, all matters pertaining 10 the transfer being conducted nicely and with out a murmur. They have other claims near by and say they will stay by the country that has siood by them
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

The publication in this paper on Monday of an extract from the Globe Times stating that a govern ment agent had recently visited the San Carlos reservation with a view of segregating that domain by throwing the mineral land therein open for entry, has brought forth Us fruits in 9 sad and romantic story
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17

J.J. Reilly, the well known mining man, who recently returned from New York. reports an abundance of capital looking for investment. He
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-07
Make-DeIIeve Meteorolo-v.

Whatever may be the state of the
weather outside. the stage manager
within can bring about rain and hail.
wind, or a thunderstorm at will; anu.
the illusion is so complete as to some.
times make nervous members of the
audience lnsensibly shudder. Hail
and rain are represented by closed
wooden cylinder about six feet long.
which is obsbructed inside by various
cross-pleces, quart of peas complet-
ing the arrangement. BY turning
this cylinder first one way aud then
the other, the peas rattle through it
with close imitation to the sound of
heavy rain on roof.
The wind arrangement consists of
a wheel of about two feet diameter,
set in frame like that of grind
stone. This wheel is furnished with
ribs on its periphery somewhat like
the floats of n waterwheel, and drawn
tightly over these ribs is n piece OF
thick silk. When the wheel is turned
the ribs rub against the silk, and by
turning the handle first quickly and
then slowly, n very good imitation of
the soughing of the wind can be pro
duced. lightning eau easily be imi-
tated by chemical or electrical means,
and the usual mode of producing
thunder is by shaking large sheet OF
flexible iron plate. A snowstorm is
brought about by perforated revolv-
ing cylinder above the stage, charged
with paper cuttings. -Chambers's
Journal
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-07

the broken language of the tribe he
endeavored to convey the impression
that he had become imbued with a
spirit of their god, which forbade his
death. This, however, had no effect
on the medicine men and the chief;
for, while they listened respectfully
to his harangue, preparations for the
ceremony vent steadily forward.
On the morning of the fatal day he
was aroused at au early hour by two
attendants of this medicine man and
hustled unceremoniously into the
priests tent, where he was stripped
of his insignas of honor aud hurried
toward the fatal spot. The sun was
well up when the tedious ascent be-
gan and Hepworth dragged along as
slowly as possible, glancing often
an1iously at the sun, which was beat
ing its fierce rays on the mountain
side. AS he came in sight of the altar
he craned his neck aud observed the
sunlight stealing toward the stone.
Turning, he again warned the priests
that divine wrath would be hurled on
them and their altar if they attempted
to proceed with the sacrifice, but
their only answer was to push stead
lily on. Below him, gazing upward,
were the villagers, some Watching the
proceedings with anxiety, for they
more than half believed what he
said.
They had arrived at the stone altar.
and Hepworth had to again appeal to
the priests, when there was loud ex-
plosion and the altar was hurled
heavenward with a deafening noise,
while the priests fell upon their faces.
When the cloud of smoke rolled away
the crowd on the hillside could be
seen Frustrating themselves and bow
ing toward Hepworth. He was es-
corted back to the village and treated
as god. Nothing was too good for
him. He was allowed the full liberty
of the island, and two months after
ward succeeded in fitting out his boat,
and one night showed off in the direc-
ton OF Manila, arriving at the island
of Luzon after two days sail.
During his incarceration Hepworth
had employed his time mining the al
tar with the powder from the flask he
had preserved. A fuse was made of a
piece of reed stuffed full of powder
and fire was furnished by the crystals
of Hepworth's chronometer, which he
had fastened together and filled with
water, thus forming n burning glass.
Though now well along in years Mr..
Hepworth is hearty, and, with his
wife, enjoys life on the Hawleyton
farm.