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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
BIG IMPR0VEM ENTS.
The Santa Fe Will Spend Half Million m 1901.

Railroad construction and improve ment will go with a rush next year with the western lines.
 Besides pushing the gigantic work of grade reductions, upon which it has already begun, the Santa Fe sys- tenn will have many more improve ments carried on in 1901, which in cludes big hotel and depot at Albu- querque.
 In addition to extensive improve ments which it will make on its east ern lines, the lines of the Santa Fe system west of Albuquerque, will be greatly improved during the year 1901, the following estimates having been presented and approved:
 The Santa Fe Pacific will ballast fifty miles with volcanic cindets at an estimated cost of S50,0O0. There will be built forty-two stone arches at an estimated cost of S75,000 and six short girder span bridges at an esti- mated cost of S35,000. About S50,- 900 will be expended in the develop ment of water supply.
 The southern California will build a large yard at Barstow, California, at an estimated cost of S12,OO0 and will erect a steel bridge over the Los An geles, California, at an estimated cost of S105,000. Concrete arches will be built at various points, the sum of S20,00O having been appropriated for this purpose.
 The San Francisco and San Joa- quin Valley railroad will expend about S75,O00 in improvement of its terminal facilities near San Francisco in the erection of a wharf at Point Richmond.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
NEW WAR SHIPS,

The secretary of the navy on Satur- day opened bids for the construction of naval vessels which will cost up ward of S5O,OOO,0OO. H. L. Scott, oi the Union iron works, San Francisco and representatives of the Cramps and other ship building concerns were present. The bids call for the con struction of five first class battle ships and six armored cruisers. The battle ships are expected to take front rank in Uncle Sans fleet. They will be known as the New Jersey, Penn sylvania, Georgia, Virginia and Rhode Island. They will have dis placement of I6,5O6 tons each and will equal in point of formidability any war craft afoat.
 The crusiers will have a total of sixty two guns rdnging in size from 9-inch breech leaders, of which there will be four, down to machineand auto matic guns. The limit of the cost ol three of the cruisers is placed at S4,- 100000 each, and of each of the other three at S4,250,O00. The maximum time allowed for completion is thirty. six months for each vessel, If the number and amount of the bids justify it, the contracts will probably be dis tributed among the leading ship builders of the country.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
The Oldest Locations m Big Bug. Tht
 Great BeIchsr and Eugene Mines.

Since the Great Belcher mine of Big Bug has again sprung into popu- laTity, the question as to the oldest location in that district has been agi- tated. Many miners claim the Great Belcher was the first mine located.
 T. w. Boggs, the oldest resident in that section, is the best authority on that question as he was the first loca- tor of the Belcher. Mir. Boggs says that the Big Bug mine that lays be- tween the Rebel and Belcher veins, was the first mine found. Then the placer miners worked in what is now Eugenie gulch and finding con siderable free gold, search was made for the source, with the result that the Eugenie mine was located in 1863 and a tunnel was run on the vein. Next year Mir. Boggs found that the vein showed more free gold higher up and the Great Belcher was located in 1861 and the reason the Belcher was work ed to the exclusion of the Eugene lays in the fact that the gold was coarser up the hill.
 The Eugenie was patented by the United States two years before appli- cation was made by Judge Rush for patent for the Belcher. There are men today who claim. not withstanding the fame and value of the Great Belcher and all its mag niiicent equipment, that the Eugenie is the best mine, for while it is on the same lode it lays 700 feet lower down the hill, and has at 100 feet from the surface as large a body of sulphides as the Great Belcher displayed at 250 feet. But as both these mines belong to the Henry B. Clifford family there is very little difference which of the two is the most valuable.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
FOUND A HURRIED TREASURE.
The Luck of Two PrOspeotors Near the
 Town of TaIarosa.

About eight miles from Talarosa on the road to Pellman's Well, An. drew Fuqua and Noah Pattee, pros pectors, found a cache of mining i'm. plements, including gads, picks drills, shovels, two saws, hammer and axe. They also found a coffee mill and one hundred pounds of rich gold bearing rock in addition there were nearly fifty Mexican dollars and 19C smaller coins. The money and tools had evidently been buried in sacks and dug up by coyotes, as the con tents of the sacks were scattered over several feet of ground. The handles of the tools show signs of decay, in dicating that they must have been buried years ago. The articles were hidden probably by some one with the intention of returning to them in a short time. as one of the sacks con tained coffee and chewing tobacco. It is supposed that they were hidden by prospectors who either lost their bear ings and could not locate the spot again or they were killed by Indians. The gold rock banned out S31 10 Albuquerque Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
A Shooting Woman.

The former Mrs. Thomas Fitch Jr., who formerly resided in Prescott, and who will be remembered by many of the old citizens of the plnce, shot a man recently in Oakland, California, with whom she had been living for about two years. The mans name is Conway, and he is a tailor by trade The woman claims to be his wife, but Conway claims that while they had lived together for two years they were never married. The woman claims the shooting was done in self defense, as she claims that Conway was ad- vancing toward her with a murderous knife in his hand, and as a warning of what he might expect from her she fired two shots in the ceiling. These having no effect she aimed the third at Conway and it took effect in his side, producing a wound from which he may die. Since being divorced from Tom Fitch Jr., several years ago, Mrs. Fitch was married to and di- vorced from a man named Peck, after which she took up with Conway.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
NEW PRESCOTT HOUSE.
An Institution that Reflects Great Credit
 on the City.

Among the number of good, sub stantial buildings that were destroyed by the July fire was the Prescott house, a splendid brick structure, that was of recent erection, but there has sprung up from its ruins new Pres colt hotel that far exceeds the old in every way, being about twice the size and modern in every particular.
 The new Prescott hotel has just thrown open its doors to the public, and the Journal Miner man was shown all through the building by its genial and accommodating proprietor, Mur- ray McInernay.
 The building is three stories high with frontage of fifty feet, contain ing in all fifty-seven rooms, all new and handsomely furnished, and each supplied with electric lights and call bells. There are bath and toilet rooms on each floor, supplied with hot and cold water. Also baggage and store rooms for each floor. Two nicely fur nished parlors front on COrtez street and connect with verandas from which a magnificent view of the city can be had.
 A metallic fire escape has been placed at the rear of the building conveniently connected with the rear verandas, thus insuring the safety of the guests.
 But the department in which Mir. McInernay takes most pride is the dining room and kitchen. The kitchen is probably the best equipped of any in the territory, while the din ing room is the very ideal of coziness and shows a master hand in arrange ment. There are twelve tables with a seating capacity of about seventy five. The tables are provided with everything that the market affords, and the public is assured that no ex- pense or pains will be spared to make this a leading feature of the new Prescott hotel.
 The new bar and office fixtures which were furnished by the Chicago Store and Office Fixtures company are a marvel of beauty and stability. They are of high grade mahogany finish, hand carved and decorated with the finest French plate glass. The bar mirror is one of the finest ever brought to this country, being 50x144 inches, the largest size single glass manufactured, and is of the finest French plate, while everything else in the office and bar room core spends in beauty. The bar room is presided over during the day by jolly R. E. (Dick) Atkinson, who is well known all over this section as a first class mixologist and an all round good fellow who has hosts of friends. John Heck, late of Colorado, presides behind the bar at night, and has al ready made large number of friends by his courteous treatment of patrons of the house.
 Everything taken into considera- tion, the new Prescott hotel starts out with the brightest prospects and best wishes of the citizens of Prescott for its unlimited success.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
Seeds That Surely Grow.

The cost of seeds compared with the value of the crop is so small that a few cents saved by buying second rate seeds will amount to many dol lars lost when the harvest is gathered Farmers have found out by many costly failures what a risky thing it is to buy seeds without being pretty sure that they are reliable and true to name. The latest catalogue of the seed house of D. NJ. Ferry X O., of Detroit, Mich, is reminder that thousands of farmers in the United States and Canada have pinned their faith to the reputation of this great firm. During a business career ap- preaching half d century in time Ferry's seeds have won an annual in crease in popularity, which is per haps the best evidence that they grow ant give satisfaction. Ferry's Seed annual for 1901 is a useful guide in selecting the seeds for the farm. the truck garden and the flower garden. It is sent on application.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
First publication. Nov.
Application for a Patent.
United States Land OfiC

-ANS-~NNf 4AA-e AeAf -fNhs Sf A'NNs
 Notice is hereby given that | Mrs. Frances A. Baehford by ". C.. | BashfOrd. attorney in fact, whose post office address is Prescott, Arizona, has this day [ filed her application for patent for four | teen hundred ninety-eight and twO-tenths ] C1f9S.2) linear feet of the Rebel mining
 claim, bearing gold, silver and copper, with
 surface ground six hundred (60O) feet in | width situated in Big Bug mining district, county of Yavapai. Territory of Arizona, and designated by the field notes and official plat | on file in this office as survey number 15OO.
 on unsurveyed land approximately in town | ship 13 north, range 1 west, Gila and Salt
 river meridian, Arizona, said survey number | l5OO, being as follows:
 | Beginning at corner No. 1, which is also
 corner No. ?. of the Little Kicker lode. sur | vey 149S, identical with the ne corner of the [ location, where a granite stone. 6xSx24 inches | Is set one foot in the ground with mound of stones built alongside 3x3 feet. stone marked | R No. 1-l5O0 and same stone marked l.. R.. | No. 2-l49o. A cross OF a granite rock in place, marked B. R., R No. 1-15OO brs 10 | deg 33 min W 25.6 feet. A cross on a granite rock in place, marked B. R. L. K. No. 2-149S. | bears 34 deg 2S min 17.5 feet. U. :. NM.
 at the forks of TicOnderoga and Dividend ' galches, bears 64 deg 46 min w., 3O09.1 feet. | Thence s 64 deg IA min 1882 feet to cor
 ner No. identical with the W corner of ! location.
 Thence $ g deg 30 min 300 feet to W. c. | F.. monument, of stones 3x3 feet. Same | course 300 feet to corner No. 3, identical with
 $ " corner of the location.
 1 Thence N. 64 deg IA min E. 1495.2 feet to
 corner No. 4 whichis also corner No. 8 Of the Little Kicker lode, and is identical with the :. E. corner of this location.
 Thence \. g deg 30 min W 300 feet to E. | c. E. monument, which is also the W. c. E.
 mon of the Little Kicker lode. Same course l 300 feet to corner No. 1. the place of begin
 ming survey of exterior boundaries. ! Magnetic variation IA degrees east. | Area of claim 20.202 acres.
 | The Rebel vein runs 64 deg IA min E $50 | feet and s. 64 deg IA min W 94S.2 feet from | the discovery tunnel NOs 1.
 ! The claim is bounded Gn the east by the Little Kicker lode. survey No. 149S. on the
 south by [. s. land, on the west by California | lode, unsurveyed, and on the north by U. S.. | and.
 1 Notice of the location of the Rebel claim | is recorded in the recorders office of Yaya-
 pal county Arizona, in book c of mines | records of said county at page 592. | Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of the said Rebel mining claim
 or surface ground are required to file their
 adverse claims with the Register of the | United States Land Office at Prescott. Ari- zona, within sixty days from the date of the | first publication of this notice, or they will | be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute. FREDERICK A. TRITLE. Jr., | First publication Nov. :. W
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
No. 497 AppIIcattion for 3 Patent.
.. s. Land oaiee. Preseott. Ariz..

O. -. Lana Onlces BresCOtt, ArlZ., Nov. 4, 1900.
 Notice is hereby given. that w. \. Kelly and A. A. Johns whose post office address is
 Prescott, Arizona, have this day filed their application for patent for 15O0 linear feet of the Mammoth mine or vein. bearing gold and silver, with s1rface ground 600 feet in
 width, situated in Big Bug mining district county of Yayapai. and Territory of Arizona and designated by the field notes and official
 plat on file in this office as survey number 497, located In section No. 1, township r. forth of range No. 1 west of G. and :. R.
 meridian, said survey N. 1497 being as fol- lows.
 Beginning at corner No. the northeast corner of the claim. identical with the lOca- tion where a granite stone SxSx30 inches is set one foot in ground and monument of stones alongside, stone marked NJ. No. 1-14g7. A cross on a granite rock in place marked
 B. R. M. No. 1-1497 bearsnOrth 25deg 90 min
 west 7.8 feet. A cross on granite rock in place. marked B.R.. M .No1-1497 bears south 3 deg 40 min west 72.5 feet. Quarter section corner on north boundary line of section |. township F. north. range 1 west, c and :. R..
 B. and meridian bears north 25 deg 23 min
 east 27471 feet.
 Thence south 51 deg 90 min west 1000 feet
 to north side monument of stones 2x2 feet
 whence initial location monument bears south 60 deg east 300 feet. Same course 800 | feet to corner No. which is also corner No. 1 Belchef lode lot No. A.
 Thence south co deg east 300 feet to west center end monument which is also the east center end of Belcher lode. Same course 300 feet to corner No. 3 which is also corner No. of the Belcher lode.
 Thence north 51 deg 20 min east 15OO feet to corner No. 4, identical with southeast corner of claim.
 Thence north 60 deg west 300 feet to east center end, a monument of stones 3x3 feet. Same course 300 feet to corner No. 1 the place of beginning.
 Magnetic variation IA deg east.
 Area of lode 19.226 acres. The Mammoth vein extends north 51 deg 90 min east 370 feet and south 51 deg 3c min
 west 1130 feet from the discovery shaft. The claim is bounded on the east by the | Marguerite lode. unsurveyed, on the south by United States land, on the west by the Bel cher lode, lot No. A, and on the north by | the New Year lode, unsurveyed. The amended notice of location of the Mammoth lode is recorded in book 55 of
 mines, records of Yavapai county, Arizona. and the notice of the original location in book 36 of mines, pages 44l-442. same re- cords.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Mammoth mine or sur ! face ground are required to file their adverse claims with the register of the United States | land office at Prescott, in the Territory of Arizona. during the sixty days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by | virtue of the provisions of the statue. FREDERICK A. TRITLE, JR., Register. | First publication. Nov. :. W
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12

| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
 D General Land Office. Washington. D. C.. October s, 1900. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids directed to the Commissioner of | the General Land Office will be received by the Receiver of the United States Land Office at Prescott. Arizona. up to and including the ! 18th day of December. 1900. for the purchase under the provisions of the Act of June f, | 1897 50 Stat. 3t-36), of a quantity of timber hereinafter specified. situated on the lands | in the Prescott Forest Reserve, Arizona. in cluded in the following descriptions, viz : | Item No. l. All the dead timber. standing or down, and a sufficient amount of mature ! living pine timber 20 inches and upwards in diameter to aggregate 2OO,OOO feet, to be cut and taken from tract of unsurveyed pubic land, on what is known as Amulet Flat near McCabe, Arizona. offered for sale on the petition of the McCabe Mining Com pany. Item No. 2. All the dead timber. standing or down. and a sufficient amount of mature living pine timber 70 inches and up wards in diameter to aggregate 100000 feet. to be cut and taken from a tract of unsur- veyed public land at the head of Blind ln- dian Creek" in what will be T. II N.. w.. offered for sale on the petition of C.. Fl. UnverZagt. No bid of less than S1.0O per thousand feet fOrliving timber sound enough for timber or lumber. ] 50 for dead timber sound enough for timber. and 5 .25 Der cord
 
 enough for wood, estimated at 1000 cords in Item No. 1. and .50 cords in Item No. ?. will be considered. All dead timber sufficiently sound for timber or wood on both the tracts mentioned must be cut and removed, and the brush and rubbish must be piled for burning at a safe distance from the remain ing timber. and the felling and removal of timber must be conducted with the neces- sary care to preserve the timber left stand ing from injury. The cutting and removal will be conducted under the supervision of forest officer detailed for the purpose, and no green timber will be allowed to be cut until it has been marked and designated by such officer. A deposit with the Receiver of the sum of S200OO. with each bid for the timber included in Item No. l, and SlOO.OO with each bid for the timber included in Item No. ?. will be required. and payment in full must be made in each case within 3O days of notice of award for all timber award ed. No living timber less than 70 inches in diameter will be allowed to be cut and none will be allowed to be removed until meas ured by the officer in charge and fully paid for in accordance with the terms of this mo- tice Purchasers failing to remove all tim Der within one year from date of notice of award forfeit both purchase money and right to timber uuremoyed, unless an eNten- sion of time be granted. Timber on valid mining or other claims reserved from sale. The right to reject any and all bids Is re- served. W. A. RICHARDS, Acting Com missioner.
 First publication Nov. (w).
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
AN AZTEC MUM MY.
An Alleged Discovery Of a Dried Up
 Prehistoric Man at Jerome.

The Jerome News gives an extend ed account of the alleged finding of a mummy in the United Verde mine. The finding of a mummy is pos sible thing, but this alleged discovery coming So closely on the heels of the finding of the bogus petrified man will make the story to be received with a large decoction of salt. After giving a very plausible account of the discovery the News spells the story by claiming it to be that of Montezuma, the Aztec chief. The plausible story of the find as given in the News is a follows:
 "The finding of a mummifed man by wOrkmen at the United Verde mines on Monday. December 3d, ere ated some little excitement in Jerome. The body is undoubtedly that of a man who, during life, was a giant, at least everything surrounding the find would signify that such was the case, as beside him was found a fire arm somewhat similar to the shotgun used at the present time, but so large and of such weight that the average man of today could not pose it for shoot ing Beside the-gun there were found near him working tools all of which were manufactured of tempered cop per, showing that the man must have been buried over 3.000 years ago during the first age of copper. The body Is well preserved but has evi- dently shriveled, yet many of ,the most important parts have undoubt edly remained their natural size.
 'The numerous articles found with the body would signify that he was a king of some renown.
 ''The find was made in a cave ex- posed by the late caving in of the Verde mines. It was with wonder and awe that the workmen first en- tered the cave and handled the relics that must have been laid away cen turies ago.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12

Notice is hereby giveN that the under signed will not be responsible for any debts against the following named mining claims while the same are being worked under bond and lease, viz: Recorder, Pierce, Dream, '94 '95, '96, '9e. Dominion, Confidence. Donna zetta and Outlaw, located in Castle Creek district, Yavapai county, Arizona.
 J. F. WAGONER,
 JAMES MASON,
 THOMAS CAMPBELL,
 EMMA CAMPBELL.
 HOMER CAMPBELL. Wagoner, Arizona. Oct. Il.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
MINE WARNING NOTICES :!
REBEL MINE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned is the owner of the Rebel mine, located in Big Bug mining district. and that l will not be responsible for any debts contracted for labor Ur otherwise against said mining claim by parties working the said Rebel mineUnder lease, tond or otherwise.
 MRS. F. A. BASHFORD, Prescott, Arizona, Dec. 1, 1S99
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
May P. 1899.
AsTEC, FAIRvIEw, EFT. AL

Notice is hereby given that neither the Aztec Fairview, Maumelle, Silver Trail, ". E. ThOrne, Lillian and Nellie D. Mining claims situated in the Hassayampa mining district, Yavapai county, Arizona, known as the Sundance prop critics, nor the undersigned owner of said claims will be responsible for any debts or other obligations contracted by Messrs Palmer and Moody while operating said property un- der lease. J. II. WILKINSON.
 Rv Robf Morrison attorney in fact
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
CROOK MINE

Notice is hereby given that the under signed are owners of the group of mines known as the Crook in Crook canyon, Hassayampa mining district, Yayapai coun- ty, Arizona, and that they will not be respon- sible for any debts contracted for labor or otherwise by parties working the same under bond or lease or otherwise.
 G. NJ. COLE,
 B. F. WOOD, Prescott, Arizona, July 5, 1S9S
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
Prescott, Arizona, July 5, 1898.
RIG RrH SHELTER

Notice is hereby given that the Arizona Eastern & Montana Smelling Ore Purchas- ing and Development Company has leased the Boggs mines, shelter and pipe line, and that the undersigned will in no way be re- spOnsible for debts contracted in operating the same.
 COMMERCIAL MINING CO.,,
 J. s. Douglas, Agent.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
uONTECTEAnM MINE

Notice is hereby given that the Homestead mine, located in the Walker mining district, is now being worked under a bond, and that the undersigned, owner of said mine, will not be responsible for any labor, accident or debts of the same which may accrue during the period of said bond.
 FRED ZOBEL, Prescott Arizona Jan. s. 1900
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
JAMES MARSHALL. Prescott, Arizona, Feb. 1, 1900. STANDARD AND HESTER

Notice is hereby given that the Standard and Buster group of mines, located in the Pine Grove district, Bradshaw mountains, are now being worked under bond and lease, and that the owners of the same will not be responsible for any labor. accident, or debts of the same accrued under the terms of the lease.
 J A. FORBES.
 JOHN MCKENZIE.