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The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
The EnaIIshman,s Frank Toast.
From an Enchangs.l

lLIOtu hu LucuaHScsl
 A well-known local minister who has just returned from an extended Western trip tells the following:
 Recently in Los Angeles five prom inent gentlemen of foreign birth chanced to meet. One was Russian, one Turk, one Frenchman, one an American and one an Englishman. These gentlemen became bosom friends aud finally champagne supper was proposed, at which each gentleman, to be in keeping with the times, was to give toast to his native country, the one giving the best to be at no expense for the wine. Here are the toasts given:
 The Russian-Here's to the stars and bars of Russia. that were never pulled down.
 The Turk-Here's to the moons oi Turkey, whose wings were never clipped.
 The Frenchman-Here's to the cock of France, whose feathers were never picked.
 The American-Here's to the Stars and Stripes of America, never trailet in defeat.
 The Englishman-Here's to the ramp in roarin' lion of Great Britain, tha tore down the stars and bars of Russia clipped the wings of Turkey, picked the feathers of the cock of France an, ran like h-l from the Stars ant Stripes of the United States of America
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
t has been said by many and be-

1t has been said by many and be- lieved by some, that "mines in Arizona have no roots;" that no one dare go down on vein because they were not permanent. The Congress is splen- did refusation of such nonsense. for with its shaft 3 ,000 feet in depth. prov ing the continuity of the ore body and in greater volume aud of better grade than the average ore bove, has settled for all time one of the much disputed problems in relation to deep mining in the gold belt of Arizona.
 The country rock in the vicinity of the Congress is granite and gneisic granite, cut through by a series of nearly parellel dikes of ''greenstone trap" having an easterly and wester- ly strike and dip about twenty degrees to the north. It is one Of these dikes stIia. constitutes the Congress vein, which has thickness of about fifteen feet measured at right angles to tue dip. The ore proper is. a white quartz with very fine and pure iron pyrites disseminated through it. Little Or no gold is found except in the pyrites, and but little if any free gold is found in the mines.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Sale Of the connress Mines.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., April 6.-The big gest mining deal ever made in the terr.-- tory of Arizona was consumated yester- cay, whereby the celebrated Congress, mine, 65 miles southwest of Prescott passed into the control of syndicate headed by John NJ. Mackay of Califor- nia. The name of the new company is the Congress Consolidated Mines Co.,, Limited i; $5,0OO, ,O0O was paid; for the, entire property.
 The Congress mines were in the eighties owned by Diamond Joe Key holds and subsequently, sold to E. B. Gage and Frank NJ. Murphy ofPrescott, the latter brother of Governor Mur- phy.. There is forty stamp mill, cyaniding plant, company store, office, lodgings, boarding house, etc., on the grounds.
 Three shafts were sunk, number one about 5000 feet deep. The Gage-Mur i phy company have operated for three years three mile standard gauge rail- way from the mine to Congress june tion of the S. P. & P railway, of which J Frank Murphy is president. w. F. Staunton, formerly of Tombstone, is the superintendent of the Congress mine.
 Following is description of the prop erty taken from. the Denver Mining Review: This mine is west of the rail- road and 65 miles by rail from Pres colt, and is one of the best equipped and managed mines in the territory.
 Water is brought from a creek one mile away. It is raised by a steam
 pump over an elevation of 800 feet,
 from whence it flows by gravity to the camp. The mills, mine. and all com
 pany buildings are ligh ted by electrici-
 ty. The reduction works comprise 8 fcrty-stamp mill, S50,pound stamps, ninety drops a minute, crushing l0O tons of ore each twenty-four hours.
 After concentration the talllngs are re- worked by the cyanide process. This plant consists of Brown mechanical : roaster; teaching tanks, each twenty.
 six feet in diameter and four and one.
 half feet deep. four solution tanks fifteen feet in diameter by ten feet
 deep; also all the usual subsidiary
 equipment necessary to the successful , treatment of the ore, concentrates anc
 tailings. The production of this mins
 up to the close of the year 1898 haG a been nearly s5,O0O,O0O, yet at that dat, y there was more ore in sight and the l mine was in better condition than a
 any time in it's history,
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Arizona copper company.

The annual meeting of the share holders of the Arizona Copper company GLimited) was held in Edinburgh. Scot land, on March 4. In the absence of MT. w. J. Menzies, chairman of the board of directors, now in Arizona visiting the company's property, Mir. E. T. Salvesen, K. O.. presided. In its report of the proceedings of the meet ing the Mining Journal of London says:
 1.-The chairman, in moving the adop- ton of the report, which has already been published, and which recommend ed that dividend of 9s. per share be paid on the ordinary shares, supple- mented the information in the report with regard to some of the larger items. Continuing, he said the outlay for improvements amounted during the year to Gll2,596, which had been met ont of the amounts carried to reserve for the past two years. It was moi proposed to take the cost for further improvements out of revenue. During those two prosperous years it wa'
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Globe Disincorporatec.
From the Silver Belt.l

On Monday last the board of super visors took up the consideration of the petition to disincorporate the Town of Globe, and after careful scrutiny and comparison with the town tax roll, and listening to the arguments of opposing council, they arrived at decision-- the only possible one under the cir cumstances-ordered the disincorpora- tion of the town, and appointed Alon- 20 Bailey trustee to wind up the affairs of the defunct corporation. After strik- ing from the petition the name of every person of whose qualification to sign there was the slightest doubt, the pc tition was found to contain twenty-one names more than the requisite number, or upwards of so per cent of qualified resident taxpayers, and the board had no alternative but to make the order to disincorporate.
 MT. Sniffen, attorney for the psuedo town council, gave notice that he would apply for writ of certiorari to have the case reviewed by the dis trict court, but as that could only result in disclos- ing the many flaws in the late incor- poration, and establishing the validity and force of the incorporation of 1886, it would be very foolish move on the part of the late town organization and since they cannot draw further from the funds in their own treasury to pay attorney fees and court costs, it is not probable that they will look with fla vor on their attorney's suggestion.
 The town government is past resusci- tation, being deader than the proverb- ial door nail.
 Requiescat in pace!
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
THE DECAY OF coQUETRY.
Women Take in Fans Nowadaya.

There is danger, indeed, 6 very real danger, that fans large or small, of net, lace or feathers, will presently pass into the limbo of things useless and unreverenced, says the Washing ton: Star. This undoubtedly is an eyi- dence of the decay of coquetry, none the less do women appear to have put their fans by and seem neither to know nor to care what the fashion in these pretty trifies may be.
 There is languid interest taken in fans of medium size, of gauge and painted with scenes from the Aerthu- rian legends. Some of these are ex- ceedingly beautiful. for by judicious use of gold thread and spangies the splendors of GuiBevere's wedding gown. the glitter of the tourney and the bravery of Tristan's Launcelot's fine armor is rendered very realistic. There are few fans imported from Paris that create admiring attention. These are not very large nor very small and their sticks are of dark brown shell. Upon the sticks lace spider webs are drawn. In the center of the web sits wondrous gold spider, watching, with cruel, bright, ruby or emerald eyes, the charming antics of a plump cupid, half gold, half lace, who has fallen into his spidership's fairy trap
 Cheap paper fans, stretched on sticks of gilded wood, show clever dashing colorful sketches from HenrysV., from LAiglon and other popular plays of the season. and, when fan is carried at all, it must not be suspended from the waist. shoulder or throat by a rope of pearls or a ribbon. Such was the pretty fashion two seasons ago. Now it is the mode for adiner or dancer to hold her fan in her hand, and man. ipulate it with view to artfully dis 1 playing its intrinsic value and artistic charms.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
War Tax Repeaied.

The war tax reduction bill, to take effect July l, reduces the tax on many articles, and entirely removes it from others. Below we give few of the items which especially affect most of us:
 Bank checks-Tax repealed.
 Certificates of deposit-Tax repealed. Money orders-Tax repealed.
 Express receipts--Tax repealed.
 Telegraph messages-Tax repealed. Conveyances-Exempt below s2,000; above $2,000, p cents for each $500.
 Insurance-Tax repealed.
 Leases--Tax repealed.
 Mortgages-Taxre repealed.
 Proprietary medicines-Tax re- pealed.
 The total reduction of the revenues as made by this bill will amount to about $4l 100000.
 Put this list where you can refer to it, and buy stamps accordingly.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Collect Delinquent Taxes.
lFrom che safford Guardian.l

We are informed that about seventy five persons are now on the delinquent tax list, the amounts for which they are delinquent aggregating $l5,000 to $20,000 Some of these have been delin- quent for years and absolutely refuse to pay their taxes. Their property has been sold to the Territory, but this fact does not seem to disturb them in the least aud they continue in posses sion and to enjoy their property just the same as do those who pay their taxes. At the last term; of court suits were brought against two individuals who were delinquent, in the hope that the result would be an object lesson to the balance and they would pay up. The suits had the effect of collecting the taxes from the two sued but from none of the others.
 This state of affairs is absolutely wrong, and unjust to the people of buc cOuDJJ. " t UciitNc lt tO Dc tuc duty of the Board of Supervisors to in- struct the district attorney to bring suit against each individual whose taxes are delinquent and force them to an issue in the coming term of court.
 If those who are delinquent do not have to pay taxes and still enjoy our schools and all other advantages we receive through taxation, and if there is no law by which taxes can be collect ed it is time to know it, so that we can all cease paying taxes.
 The number Of delinquents is increas- ing each year and unless something is done to remedy this evil no taxes will be paid at all.
 4 man who refuses to pay his taxes should be dispossessed of the property on which taxes are due.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Thinks We'll of Ii.
From the Globe Silver BeIt.l

AOAh shD otCbC 9AAsfA DNANsj
 Mir. W. Meridith, the electrical en- gineer from San Francisco, who spent ten days on upper Salt river making an examination of Chas NJ. Clark's project for the transmission of elec- trical power to Globe and Ray, cons pleted the investigation and left here this morning for Herlaosillo, Mexico, where he has business engagement.
 Mir. Meridith, in conversation with the editor of the Belt, expressed a very favorable opinion of Mir. Clark's proposed enterprise. All the power that is likely to. be needed in this and the Mineral creek district can be de- veloped and it's transmission to Globe, twenty-three miles, and to Kelvin, about forty miles, presents no diff culties.
 The substitution of electrical power for steam power for all purposes would be of great advantage here, as wood fuel is becoming very scarce, as well as high in price, and the supply will be practically exhausted within two years. It is estimated that the use of electrical power would effect a. saving of at least one-thirdi from the present cost of steam power. Electrical power would be of especial benefit in the operation of small mines, as the power could be, delivered to any part of the district as needed. and it's use would be economical and certain in results The construction of the works woult require about ten months.
 We are informed that the organiza- tion of the company to build and operate the works will depend to a great extent upon Mir. Meredith's re port, which we feel warranted, in say ing will be favorable.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
Forfeiture Notice.

To David Thnrman, J. H. Lockling F. Benge. their heirs and legal repre- tives:
 You are hereby notified that the | signed who is a co-owner with you Copper Bloom mining claim, has exl One Hundred Dollars tS109.O0) in lab improvements for the year 1900 upo mining claim. in order to hold said I claim under the provisions and requir, of Section 2s2i of the revised statutes. The said mining claim is situated Picacho mining district, Pinal c Arizona Territory. and is duly recoi the office of the County Recorder. of County, Arizona. as follows: Copper Book 16, Page 545- Record of Mines, a are further notified that if. at the e tion of ninety days from the last pt tion ofthis notice, you fall or refuse your portion of the said expenditu gether with the cost of the publica. this notice, your interest in the said ] claim will be forfeited and becon property of the undersigned in accoI with the law.
 SPARKS SUR Florence, A. T., Feb. Is. 1901.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

thought wise that this portion should be taken out of revenue, but it was not proposed that this should be done any further than had been done already. lApplause.] As showing the great pro- gress the company had made during the last ten years he gave number of figures which had been supplied to him by the secretary. h 1891 their produc- tion was only 2912 tons of copper; in l900it had risen to 925S. The gross pro fit from all sources in 1891 W as 955, ,527, and in 1900 e325,5l6. The net profit was e45, ,542 in 1891, and $3Ol .21S in 1900. He thought the position of the company might also be illustrated by the interest which it had had to pay in those two years respectively. In 1891 it was e36, 6,635. and in 1900 it amounted only to el2,441. The profit applied in paying off debt or for capital outlay was e22 ,000 in 1891, and in it had risen to el10,000 in 19O0 As regards divi- dends, the progress of the company was still better shown, because in 1891 and for the three following years no dividend at all was paid to the share holders, whereas in the present year there would be divided amongst the shareholders a16S, ,2S3 exclusive of 3s. Cd. per share, or e53, 1885, which could not be divided until the provisional order was obtained.
 "Col0nel J. Bald Harvey, in second ing, said he trusted that the sharehold- CTS would be pleased with the dividend. It was os. per share, or 45 per cent, and as the provisional order was passed there would be an additional &. 6d., or l711s per cent, making 621a per cent. altogether. [Applause.l They eonsid- cred their bill was DOW reasonably safe. [Applause.l When he was ap- pointed a director he had asked him. self these questions-was there any substance that could take the place of copper? Would the price of copper continue? And would the quality and value of their mine continue? He had at one time been afraid of aluminium, but it had not the conducting powers of copper, and although lighter, it was too bulky, and therefore they might dismiss aluminium from their minds. As to the price of copper, they knew that electricity and copper hung to- gether. The greater the use of elec- tricity, of course the greater would be demand for copper, and those who un- derstand the matter said that eiec- tricity was merely in it's infancy; that every year there would be more uses discovered for it. As to the third ques- tion, they had an immense quantity of copper ore in their mine. It was low | grade ore, and all experts said it was the best-paying kind when had the proper appliances for it. Their mine was mine which would be arle to pay regular dividends for series of years. Mir Colquhoun, when he was here, had told them that it would last a century. !Laughter.l
 ''The motion was carried unanimous ly.
 "Mr. Salvesen and Mir. Alex. McNab were reelected directors. and Messrs- Howden and Molleson, c. A., re elected auditors.
 "The m eeting then closed.n
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
FINEST NEW YORK PULPIT.
Beautiful Work Lately Completed for All AngeIs' Episcopal
 Church.

All Angels Episcopal church, West End avenue and Eighty-frst street, has just acquired what is described as the finest pulpit in America. It is the work of Karl Bitter, and was given to the church by Mrs. Sarah Cornell in memory of her husband and two sons. The style of the pull pit is Italian renaissance. changed slightly to conform with the interior of the church. says the New York. Herald.
 Standing against a column, the pill lar has for it's foundation a repre- sentation of Moses with the tablets of law, and corbels presenting the head of the prophets, intended to symbolize that the Gospel preached from the pulpit is based upon the law and the prophets.
 A choir rail, which leads up to tho pulpit rail and surrounds the pulpit itself, is decorated with a procession of angels. Above the pulpit is can opy of oak, surmounted by an angelic figure holding trumpet, and forming an apotbeosis of what is begun below in the procession.
 There has also just been used for the first time in the same church an altar and reredos. erected by mem bers of the Hoffman family in mem ory of the most liberal patron of All Angels church. the late Rev. Dr. Charles F. Hoffman. The altar is sur mounted by canopy of brass, per haps the only one of the kind in this country, although such are common in northern Italy. The new rectory of the parish. costing s3o.oCo, is al | most completed
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
WOMEN IN WHEAT FIELD.
Four of Them Beat. an Equal Number of Men at Their
 Own Work.

"Yes, they certainly got through. those hundred sheaycs of wheat in mighty good time,'' re remarked Alvin D. Weller, who, with three assistants. was recently beaten in a wheat-thrasEing contest by four women. And he added, ruefully, If could only hire men who would work as the women did farming might be. brought back to the good old times when it paid to engage in it."
 Mir. Weller. who lives near Shanes- vile, Pa, was at work with his men, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Miss Laura Conrad, Miss Sallie Nell. Mrs. Alvin D. Weller and Mrs. Hannah Weid- ner, after watching operations for awhile, remarked that rapidity did not seem to be much in evidence in their work. Mir. Weller said he thought they were getting on very well, when one of the women ventured the remark that they could beat the men at their own work. The challenge was accepted. It was agreed that Farmer Weller and his assistants should thrash a hundred sheaves of heat'and the four women an equal number.
 The women began the contest and cleaned up their share in record break ing time. Miss Noll and Mrs. Weller fed the thrashing machine. while Miss Con- rad and Mrs. Weidner operated the gasoline engine Weller and his men then took their turn at hundred sheaves, but the women were easy vic tors.
 Mir. Weller afterward remarked. that their skill in keeping the thrashing machine just rightly filled with wheat
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13
TO TIE DEAF.

A rich lady cured of her def and noises in the head by Dr. N sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave 900 to his Institute, so that deaf F unable to procure the Ear Drum have them free. Address No. 190 Nicholson Institute, 7S0 Eighth Av New York. mt
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

The cost of sinking the famous No. 5 shaft of the Tamarack copper mine, Michigan, which recently cut the lode at depth of 4,6S0 feet, was $633, ,50S, corresponding to nearly $l45 per foot. This figure included the surface equip ment, which is very complete and up to date
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

One of the good laws passed by "SerappiDg Twenty First" is the that conpels owners of transient h of goats and sheep to make affio before the nearest justice of the pt within fifteen days after enterii county, of the number of their fl, A law was passed by the 10th W divides the taxes on these trans herds between the counties in they graze. The law passed vii the number so that those who avoided the payment of taxes on focks heretofore can do so no m, [Guardian.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

The government is about to | the issue of 8 new Scent token It will be made of nickel-with { percentage of copper-and vii about of the same size as the 5 piece. But in the center will be a cular hole about one-quarter- of al in diameter.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

The Rio Tinto copper mine in { has been worked almost continu for over 2,000 years, and next tc Almaden quicksilver mines in the country has the longest recorde tory of any mine in the world.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

A second "gusher" has been struck in the new oil field around Beaumont, Texas. Although not throwing such remarkable steam as the Lucas, which was the first, yet it is figured that 10000 barrels of petroleum flowed of before the well was controlled.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

Judge Fletcher NJ. Doan, now ing court in Solomonville, has z excellent satisfaction on the ben. this district and he has received a fiattering endorsement from tie b this district in an almost unani request for his reappnintment. almost a foregone conclusion Judge Doan will be reappointe President Mckinley, and such an |, will be gratifying to the peep Graham county.-T Bulletin.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

To locate oil claims proceed as for placer location; thatis, take up twenty acres and comply with. the state and federal laws.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

A pack train will leave here to for the. head of Pinto and Min creeks to commence packing ore to wagon road, when it will be haulee town and shipped to El Paso for tr ment. There is now about 100 ready for shipment, of which Ed. l dren has about 30 tons, the balance ing owned by Richard Welch, McA Jerry Coughlan, Fitzgerald, F. Toombs, a party of Italians and $ others. This section will make a ! derful showing this season, consi ing the fact that every one wh working there have very limited res ces and must depend on tue ret from their ore to continue their d. opment.-[Silvrr Belt.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

In their opposition to irrig measures the eastern members of gress have been actuated by a na provincialism, but the effect is jus same as though it were based on economic principles. Narrownes the part of customers may della development of the west, but it ca defeat it, and the older section ma day marvel at itsnarrowness.-FOi Bee.
The Florence tribune., 1901-04-13

Florence, A. T., Feb. Is. 1901.