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Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

George W. Lewis, of Cross Keys, n.
j., is gradually turning to stone. Mr..
Lewis about seven years ago found
that his fingers we're beginning to get
stiff and that he could move them only
with difficulty. This stiffness crept up
his arms and soon from the elbow
down the flesh began to harden. The
arms are now useless. The skin is
drawn tightly over the bone, the sim
ews are contracted and the hands are
like marble. The prick of pin or
needle is not felt, neither does a cut
show any blood whatever. In fact,
Mr.. Lews has little blood and his flesh
is nearly white, with a marble cast
Mr.. Lewis feet and lower lin bs began
to stiffen and harden two years ago
and are gradually becoming, useless.
The skin on his face is also drawing
tightly over his bones, and at the pres
ent rate of progress of the disease he
will soon turn TO stone altogether
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

Chas. A. Beck of Good prings ar
rived in Phoebe the other day. He
reports affairs in Yellow Pine District
as looking brighter than for some time
Jas. Connolly, in the interest of the
late J. F. Walker of Salt Lake, pur-
chased several claims, among which
was the Boss and Doubleup. as soon as
all matters are arraigned the proper
ties will be worked. Several other
small sales of mining interest have
taken place and considerable negotia-
tion is at present going on for mining
properties. The Barefoot group of
claims are preparing to patent their
ground with a chance of disposing of
the claims. Recently there was dis
covered large deposit of decomposed
lead ore. There was on top of a hill
big groupings of what every person in
the district took TO be porphyry and
the prospectors would all walk by it,
but Mr.. Beck, who is a mineralogist
aud assayer by profession, thought he
wo 4 go over and examine the por-
phyry, aud he got some pieces of the
supposed porphyry and assayed them,
and to his great surprise he discovered
it went nearly 20 per cent in lead, and
he is of the opinion that development
will prove it to be big and valuable
deposit-Pioche Record.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
No Leasers at Work in the Butte
Mines.

Probably no one system adopted by
the several big copper companies of
the Butte district mitigates against
the growth, output and best interests
of this community as does the one of
not leasing portions of their ground to
mining men and capitalists. A few
wears ago more or less leasing was
done, and occasionally a man with a
opull" was given a lease, but of late,
at least for the past two years, every
one Of the companies have abandoned
even this much. As these large com.
panies own or control about nine.
tenths of all the available or profitable
mining ground of the Butte district, it
can readily be seen that the business
Of working leased ground is back
number here.
No less than hundred claims are
controlled by one company alone, an /
ouly about one tenth of these claims
are being operated by this company.
Just think of it; ninety claims of this
one company remain idle.
No one seems,to know the exact rea.
son for not leasing or why the COM
panies adopt such dog in the manger
tactics. II certainly is not on the score
Of not being paying proposition to
the companies, as the usual royalty or
percentage paid is % per cent. Aside
from this great profit the companies
could stipulate that all ore extracted
must be treated by the companies in
their own sm elters.
royalty of % per cent paid to the
companies is certainly more profit
than they make themselves by operat-
ing the property. II the companies
operated all their claims it would be
a different proposition, but it is we'll
known fact that not one-twentieth of
the copper properties are now in opera
ton
There are many claims, and many
parts of mines now in operation, that
never will be worked ty the companies,
and if these alone we're leased TO min
ers, they, in their own small way,
would operate them profitably both
for them selves and the owners.
Several Thousand more men could
be added to our pay roll and the out
put of copper largely increased.
No doubt the sum aud substance of
the whole matter is that there are too
much politics ond stock jobbing prop
ositions connected with the big cop.
per companies of this city over the
directors tables in the east.-Western
Mining World.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
SUMMONS.

In the District Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District Territory Of Arizona in and for
Mohave County
David H. Mofat plaintiff,
vs..
e. r. Patterson and J. NJ Brown. defendants.
Action BROUGHT in the District Court Of the
Fourth Judicial District Of the Territory Of
Arizona, in and for the County Of Mohaye. and
the complaint hlod in said County Of Mohave.
in the office Of tho Clerk Of SAID District Court.
IN the name Of the Territory Of Arizona. to
J. NJ BROWN defendant greeting:
You are hereby summoned and required to
appear in an action brought against YOU bv
the above named plaintiff in the District Court
Of the Fourth Julicial District Of the Terri
tory OF Arizona 10 and for Mohave county,, au6
answer the complaint therein filed with the
Clerk Of this said Court, at Kinman in said
county, within ten days after the service upon
you Of this summons. il served I'm this said
county, or il served out of this said county and
within this said Judicial District then within
twenty days there after. or in an other cases
within thirty days thereafter the times above
mentioned being exclusive Of the day OF ser,,
ice, or Judgment by default will be taken
against you.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
District Court OF the Fourth judicial
District, Territory OF Arizona iu and
lsEALl for the County Of Mohave, this SOth
day Of January. 1901
Ross II. BLAKELY.
Clerl Of said District Court
First Insertion February 9th 1901
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Mine Warning Notice.

To all who it may concern
Notice is hereby given that the OrO Fina anc
Boss No. mines situated in Wallapai mining
district. MOhave county, Arizona. are under lease
and bond 10 parties working the same and that
neither the mines nor the owner thereof viii be
responsible for any labor or debt contracted
nor injuries sustained by any leSseeS or EN-
plOyeS in working said property; and that 70
lessee or emplOye is the agent OF thcowner for
any purpose, and that all operatives engage 10
such service at their own risk, and that no debt
OF claim OF debt is valid against said mining
claims or the owner L. DAVIDSON.
MINERAL PARK, AuRdst II 1900
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Mine Warning Notice.

To all whom IL may concern
Notice is hereby given that the Lone Star
mine. situated In Wallapai mining district No.
have county, Arizona. is under lease 20 parties
working the same. and that neither the mine
any labor OF debt contracted. nor injuries SuS.
tained by any leSSeeS or their employees in work.
ing said property; and that no lessee or emplOye
Is the agent Of the owners for any purpose. anC
that all operatives engage in such service at
their own risk, and that no debt or claim Of
debt is valid against said mining claim or It's
owners. c. +. HAMILTON,
r. ID. THAW.
KINGMAN. Arizona. August ~, 1900
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Mine Warning Notice.

To all whom Il may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the Empire No
mine situate In Wallapai mining district
MOhave county. Arizona, Is under lease to par
ties working the same and is the property Of
tae undersigned. and THAI neither the mine nor
the owners thereof will be responsible for any
labor or debt contracted, nor injuries sustained
by any person OF persons employed or working
Is the agent Of the owners for any purpose
whatever, and that al operatives and labOrerS
engage in such Serv ce az their Dwn risk and
that no debt or claim Of debt is valid against
said mine OF its owners. G.. W. BEECHER,
+. +. THOMPSON
Eingman, Nov % 1900
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom il may concern
Notice is hereby given that neither the under
signed owner nor the Gold Road. Gold Line or
Billy Bryan mining claims, situate in san Fran.
cisco mining district MOhaVe county. Arizona.
wiz be responsible for any debts contracted by
the parties working the same under bond: nor
will said mines or the owner thereof be respOn
sihle for any injury sustained by any employer
or emplOye in the operation Of said mining
claim. HENRY LONIN.
Eirgnan. September ISt. 1900.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

reason why the concern lost money be-
fore, aud If this is eliminated there is
no reason why it should not prove a
paying property.-Montana Independ-
ent,
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

WANTED Capable reliable person IN every
county to represent large company of solid Ii
nancial reputation; g36f salary per year. pay
able weekly; % per day absolutely sure and all
expenses; straight bonafide definite salary
no commission; salary paid each Saturday and
expense money advanced each week. STAND
ARD HOUSE, CAXTON BUILDING, CHI
CAGO.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
S. G. McKesson,
Matchmaker and JeUeJer
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Shop Front St.
Kingman'. Arizona.
Mine Warning Notice.

Notice is hereby given that neither the Tarr
mine, situated in Wallapai mining district
Mohave county Arizona, nor the unde ersigneG
owner will be responsible for any debts con
traeted or labor performed by parties engaged
In working sad mine under lease and bond
W. A. l.. TARR.
Manuelito, New Mexico, Aug. "a, 1899.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Mine Warning Notice.

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that neither the Pic
neer Mine, (stuated in Wallapai Mining dis
trict, Mohave county, Arizona) nor the owners
thereof will be responsible for any debts con
tracted nor for any accidents or injuries, by OF
20 the contractors or their employees while
working thereon. GEO. NJ. BOWERS,
c. E. BOWERS,
Owners.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

STAGE CONNECTIONS.
WHITE HULLS-Daily except Sunday; dis.
tance y miles; fare, 2jUS.
ELDORADO CANYoN.-M Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; distance 81 miles; fare 5s
RIovH.LE.-M Monday and Friday; distance GO
miles; fare 81.
ST. THOMAS AND OvERToN.-M Monday and Fri
81
n. w. TARR, Superintendent
s. b. MCCoNNICo,
Vice President and General Manager.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
SOllLlIlSICldl SI23s
Hotel SG9:
KINGMAN. ARIZONA,

y huNGRlAIN, AKlZOINA, \
: Is conceded TO be the best, most :
Z comfortable and homelike hostelry :
! on the line of the Santa Fe Pacific !
railroad. The table is supplied :
Z with the best that money can buy. I
y Particular attention is paid to
4 cleanliness. The only Hotel in
: Kingman having dining room con- |
= nected, and white help. Head
: quarters for Commercial Gentle
= men.
= Located opposite the depot and !
= in quiet neighborhood.
: Your patronage is respectfully ,
= solicited, for which you will get
= value received.
Z Come and see us often and stay
j long time.
7 W. H. TAGGART, !
I Proprietor
Y kAtt !
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Arizona & Utah RV.

Time Table in Effect Dec. 27. 1900.
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23

In the District Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District, Territory OF Arizona. In and for
Mohave County.
David II NoFat pla{Drfu
Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
Notice of Sale of Mining Property.

First insertion February 9th 1901
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16

Mr.. Chalmers Roberts, who is il
England for The Worlds Work, writes
of English trade conditions as seen by
an American and tells this story OF
the conservatism and desire for the
well known and tried article on the
other side of the Atlantic.
An American commercial traveller
had built up quite a trade in a GER
tain kind of fountain pens, a sort OF
middle class article more or less out
of date in the United States. For this
very reason it was once impossible to
fill an order for 500 pens from one OF
his oldest and best customers. Rather
than lose the custom he arranged that
a much better and more modern pen
should be shipped in place of the kind
ordered. Judge of his surprise wheI
the dealer refused to accept them
They are much better, sir, in every
way, and 1t is only by a great reduc-
ton in the price that you get then
at the cost Of the old ones" THAI
may ali be true" said Mr.. Bull, "but
they are not the kind l ordered no,
what my customers ask for. l sci
what they want, and am not in thu
educating business" The pens had tx
be sent back to Amssica.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16
American Pleasure Resorts.

The increased number of visitors to
the resorts of Florida this season is
a matter for distinct cOngratulation.
Well-to-do pleasure seekers could not
do the country a more material SER
vice than by inauguratins a fashion
which would result in the retention
on this side of the ocean of the greater
part of the $100,000,00o now spent
abroad annually by rich Americans.
There is another side to this QueS-
ton, however, than the material one
of keeping good American dollars,
more or less hard earned, out of the
grasp of foreign fingers and in the
capacious pockets of American land-
lords and OF others who find the enter
tainment of wealthy visitors an agrees
ably profitable occupation. 1t is the
aesthetic side-a development whh6h
follows as a natural consequence.
With the assurance of continually
increasing patronage scores of little
towns, not on the Florida coast alone,
but elsewhere within sight of blue
waters, would spruce up. Parks and
gardens would be laid out, and sand
dunes would blossom like the gardens
of Omar. All tins would not be for
the sole benefit OF the excessively rich
pleasure seeker. The visitor OF lim-
tied income would have his innings,
too since after the resorts should
have once been established and paid
for by the rich his patronage would
also be sought after by the hotel
keepers.
In q hundred places in Europe the
man of moderate means, who philo-
sophically enjoys the delight Of look
ing at a beautiful landscape in nature
or on canvas as much as does the
possessor thereof, finds that fashion
has left in her wake charming places
where he may be well content to
spend a restful day or week. 1t
would be WELL indeed, if fashions new
found devotion TO American winter re-
sorts-and summer resorts as we'll
should have here the same result
Philadelphia Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16
FoREsAW HIS OWN DEATH.
A Premonition That Quickly Came true
Reported From Canadian Village.

A Premonition That Quickly Came True
Reported From a Canadian Village.
The little country town of st. Eus-
tache. in Quebec Province, reports a
case Of second sight, premonition or
presentiment, which is scarcely
eoualed by any of those related by NJ.
Camille Flammarion in THE I'm
known"
One of the villagers, healthy. mid
dle-aged man named Legare, after ris-
ing one morning recently apparently
in the best OF health and spirits said
abruptly to his wife:
II am going to die tonight, but you
must not trouble yourself about it.
am going to arrange everything in such
manner as to give you as little wor-
ry rs possible" !
Mrs. Legare believed that her hus-
band was yc,:ing and attempted to
laugh off his remarks. Nevertheless,
Legare proceeded to shave himself
with care, changed all his clothing and
pat on clean apparel, placed all his pa
pers and business affairs in proper or
der and made his will.
Then he calmly asked his wife to
90 for the parish priest, in order that
he might make his confession and re-
ceive the last sacraments Of the
church before dying. Seeing that he
was apparently in the best of health,
his wife positively refused to go for
the priest Until Legare had insisted
again and again that he was perfectly.
sane and knew only too well what he
was about
The priest went to the house witG
Mrs. Legare and consented to receive
her husbands confession, but positiye-
ly refused to administer the sacr9nent
of extreme JUNCTION, reminding Lesare
that it could be given only to dying
person. In vain Legare insisted that
he was about to die, although perfect
ly well at that time, and that he would
be corpse that very night. The priest
was obdurate and left him.
Legare continued to busy himself
with the affairs of his estate until
early in the evening. when he sud,
denly expired. The doctors says that
death was due to heart failure and
could not possibly, in the natural or.
der of things, have been foreseen. The
remarkable circumstances attending:
the death are, naturally enough, the
wonder OF the whole district.-New
York Sun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16

fetal remained in the room, while we
left it at General Harrisons request.
These two remained alone with the
college officials in the dissecting room
UP stairs while we awaited them down
stairs, confident mat the missing BODY
had been found.
ut was not until the constable came
to dismiss US that we learned the truth.
The body which so suddenly came INTO
view was that of General Harrison S
father, John Scott Harrison, the grand
son of a signer of the Declaration OF
independence; the son of a president
of the United Otates, and Gistln-
guished lawyer, soldier and statesman;
but he was the prey Of body snatchers,
just as the humble German in the
same cemetery atNorth Bend had been.
Naturally, we did not see the gen
eral again that night. He sent for
friend, and with him went to the news
paper Offices in the city, explaining the
matter fully, and requesting that the
least possible notice be given to it.
AS far as | can remember now, the
incident was scarcely alluded to, and
at all events it's details never became
public. The body was returned quietly
to the grave at North Bend, which
had been robbed by ghouls from Gin
cinnati who had supplied the medical
colleges during the entire winter.
The authorities in the college where
General Harrison found his fathers
body supposed that the cadaver on
the dissecting table, when they learned
the business of our investigating par
ty, was that for which we were seek
ing. It was then lowered into the
cellar on the rope, and when We went
down there to look it had been lifted
to the floor above. In that way it had
been concealed until the sudden de-
mand that the taut rope be drawn up
was made on the janitor and instructor
within.
"a party Of us went out on the fol-
lowing day after we had heard of the
incident to visit the cemetery OF North
Bend. and found John scott Harrison's
grave empty. The fresh earth had
been removed, the upper part CT the
coffin lid cut away and the body tax
en-. l never heard whether the body
for which the search was originally
started was ever found, but | know
that the chief Of police. who learned
of the incident saw 10 it that the dead
in that little cemetery were protected
in the future.
General Harrison confessed shortly
after the incident that he had never
in his life gone through an experience
like that which followed his first dis
covery that it was his fathers body
hanging by the neck to rope only a
few days after he had been buried
with all the honor that the region
could show"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16
Beautiful Indian Women.

Many of the women of India, ans
especially those of Cashmere, are
beautiful. In a typical Hindu beauty
the skin is just dark enough to give
rich, soft appearance to the COM
plexion The features are regular, the
eyes mild and black and shaded by
long silken lashes. the hands and feet
are small and well formed, the de-
meanor is modest. the manner is gen-
tie, the voice low and sweet. There
are fine looking women amoDg tEe
middle class Hindu, as well as among
the upper ten, and even among the
lower class the faces are very often
pleasing. Many Hindu woman who
has, perhaps, little pretensions to
beauty of face, has nevertheless the
step and carriage of d princess, and if
one is not too fastidious about per-
lection of eyes and mouth and nose
her .Igure as she walks down the
street, with her load on her head, is
truly 4 beautiful sight
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16

Switzerland, as the following Stats
tics will show, is essentially a coun-
try cultivating one Neutrality-suspicious.
writes a Lausanne correspondent. In
Zurich there are no fewer than 70G52
foreigners, and at Basic their number
amounts to $43,139. In the cantons OF
Vaud and Tessin more than 10000
strangers are living in each canton
Geneva also is we'll up to the fore
with 53,SS5 aliens within her borders
Switzerland, with a population OF
about 100000. has no fewer than
$50, 900 foreigners in'her midst.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16

Here we were set upon and beaten
with clubs.
Murder! cried Ardley, impulsyely.
4 subtle something told me he was
wrong,
You are college students, are you
not:' said I, addressing our assailanI.
I'VE are said they civilly. ls
1T is as l thought" said /, turning,
to my companion. This is not mur-
der At all, but prank, merely"
Ardlcy was covered with confusion,
and vowed he should never forgive
himself, although the students with
rare good breeding, affected to make
Light OF it.-Datroit Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-16
THE SPEAKING PORTRAIT.
A New Scheme to Aid Detectives in Iden-
tifying Criminals.

tifying Criminals.
Every one knows that, thanks to the
great Partisan criminal expert. NJ. Der,
tillon, a criminal who falls into the
clutches OF the law more than once
stands absolutely no chance Of hiding
his identity if his measurements have
been taken by the anthropometrical
system. But as every criminal also
knows when he is at large this system
is practically useless to his pursuers;
the detective cannot measure the
length of a mans middle finger in a
crowd or take an impression of his
thumb Yet once again the genius CT
M. Bertillon has triumphed over the
identification difficulty, and he has
come forward with a system which
approaches very near perfection.
lie Portrait Parle," as NJ. Bertillon
calls his method, consists in form Of
a card that may be carried in the
pocket, on which are noted down
those characteristics that have the
most fxity in the individual and
the most variability il different
people. THE anthroocmetrical sys-
tenn said NJ. BertillCn, when discuss
ing the subject with me, "necessitates
the detention of the criminal, whose
measurements are taken with the aid
of cOmpasses, but the verbal portrait
which aims at the criminal at liberty
may be applied unknown to him and
from a distance.
This description. based on knowl-
edge of human anatomy any one can
master with a little preliminary study,
and it is of so much precision that it
applies solely to the person it repre-
sents, to the exclusion of all others.
It is composed, for each individual, Of
from 10 to Is distinctive signs. which
should always be borne in mind by an
officer in search of a law breaker.
The verbal description has the advan-
tage over a photograph in that it can
be turned up in any place at any hour
and transmitted by telegraph or tele-
phone"
Examining a verbal portrait, we find
that it is divided into three chapters.
The first deals with the color of the
eye, hair and face. the second with the
characteristics of the forehead, nose,
right ear and build of body, the third
with an analysis of the profile and
face.
1t does not necessarily follow that
because the chapters are arranged in
this order the detective will apply
them in the same order to his crini
nal. When looking for his man he
carries in his mind only the most char
acteristic features-the fixed features,
such as the eyes, nose, forehead or
ear. These the criminal cannot alter
at will, but he may dye the color OF
his hair or the complexion of his face;
he may hide his mouth under false
hair or disguise his build of body by
padding his clothes or in other ways.
Therefore the officer carries in his
mind kind OF caricature of the per-
son to be recognized, concerning him
self at first with only the most exag-
gerated features and taking no heed Of
those which would be described as
average. Every one knows how easy
it is to recognize some well known
parsonage from a caricature, which is
far superior to the best photographs
for this purpose.-Pearson' Magazine