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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-10
NIarkIes Slow at Rerutation.

The miners yesterday afternoon CON
cluded the calling of witnesses against
the Markle company. and the cross-eX-
animation has been only perfunctory.
There has been considerable surprise
expressed that the company has not
made greater efforts to refute some
of the seemingly damaging testimony
that has been presented. One of the
miners representatives, speaking of
yesterdays proceedings. said: The
Independent operators in their meeting
with the big companies in New York
two weeks ago when they succeeded
in blocking the proposed settlement,
said the whole matter should go before
the commission so that the country
at large would know who is right and
thus vindicate the coal companies. We
are willing TO go ahead with the pro-
ceedings if they are satisfied with the
'YindicatiOn' they are now getting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-10
WHITE is THE winner
In the Game of U. S. Naval SQUAD.
rons Played in the Car
ibbean Sea.
SUMNER DoDGEs THE BLUE FLEET
And Slips into Harbor with Only a
Few of HiGSinson's Scouts
on Hand to See.

Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Dec. 10.-A
notable victory was achieved yesterday
morning by Admiral Sumner, in COM
mand of the White squadron, with the
Iowa, Illinois, Albany and Chicago. He
captured Mayaguez without resistance
at ga a. III. yesterday and immedi-
ately mined the harbor. The Nashville
and the Eagle subsequently entered
the channel and reported that the At
lanta and the San Francisco had last
been seen off Ponce, and that perhaps
they had been Overtaken. Admiral
Summers victory was due to the care
full execution of his plans.
How He Planned His Campaign.
At Trinidad he directed the White
squadron to proceed to a point within
circle with a radius of 720 miles.
the center of which was latitude 10
and longitude 45. The White squadron
was reported to Admiral Higginson,
commanding the Blue, or opposing
squadron, at e p. m., Dec. 5. Admiral
Summers objective was Mayaguez,
Guayanilla, Ponce, Ensenada or Guile
hra
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
DECISION RESCINDED.
Supreme Court VIII Again Take Up
the Tolleson Land Case for
Consideration.

Austin, Texas, Oct. Bit was
authoritatively learned today that
the Supreme court will at its next
session day, which will be Mon
day, November B. set aside the
Judgment rendered yesterday in
refusing a writ of mandamus in
the case of W. B. Tolleson against
Chas Rogan, land commissioner,
to compel him to award certain
land applied for by Tolleson,
which had been sold during the
life of lease while situated in
the absolute lease district.
In refusing mandamus in this
case the court did not hand down
an opinion for the reason that
they wrote in what was presumed
to be n similar case, Carothers VS..
Rogan, which was refused. 1t
has since been discovered that the
cases involved different points,
which it will he necessary for the
court to decide.
In the Carothers case the court
did not decide the important law
point involved, but refused the
mandamus because Carothers had
filed his application to purchase
the land after the present owner,
though both applications were
filed before the lease terminated
by limitation, the question at is
sue being whether or not a sale of
public land in the absolute lease
district is valid during the life of
lease. The court has found
that Tolleson filed several appli-
cations to purchase the lands, one
of which was filed after the expi-
ration of the lease. This discov-
cry will result in the court, Of its
own motion, reinstating the case
on the docket and finally determ-
ming the point in controversy,
which is of great Importance to
Western land owners, many of
whom owned land purchased du-
ring the life of a lease.
The above special dispatch from
Austin to the Dallas News does
not mean that the court intends
to set at naught its former action
in sustaining the demurrer of
Land Commissioner Rogan. The
probabilities are the case has only
been again taken up to pass upon
some points of law which will de-
cisively settle points at issue in
such manner as will etfectually
quiet titles to the lands in con-
trOversy.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
A Great System.

The money order system of the
United States is truly a great and
popular one.
That it is great the fact that
the amount issued in domestic
orders during the past two years,
$313, SOL ,270, is ample evidence.
That it is popular the increase
of $41 ,907, 072 is convincing proof.
That it is the safest convenience
the people enjoy by grace of the
We Uncle Samuel is attested by the
fact that of 1902, 500 $50 paid by
the employees of the system in
two years, only 1851 was lost to
the government.
And the international money or
der business is also popular, as it
shows an increase of $2,901, 800.
And the beauty about the bust
ness of this character done by the
government, for the people, is
that it is done at absolute cost.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
Orient Road.

The Kansas City Mexico e. Orient
road received this week from the
Chihuahua e. Pacific 250 tons of
rails, and are expecting a ship.
ment of 400 tons more by way Of
Galveston.
The bridging is now completed
on the first fifty kilometers out of
Chihuahua, and track work is be-
ing pushed beyond Albania. The
engine and train crews are em-
ployed in laying track on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays of
each week and surfacing is done
during the other days of the week.
Local Manager j. f Trev1no
went to Minaca on Thursday in
the interest of the road. -Chihua-
hua Enterprise.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

estimated that the total clip of
Texas (spring and falD will
amount to not much over $1,000
600 pounds, the spring clip being
estimated at between six and sew
ell and the fall clip at about
100000. In California, like
wise, which used to raise 10000
600 pounds, there has been an
enormous decrease in the size of
the wool clip, though not as large
as in the state of Texas.
The Markets.
BosToN: While there is yet no
speculative tendency in this
market worthy of note, dealers
are keenly alive to the real nature
of the situation and would quick
ly pick up bargain lots of wool,
if such were to be found. They
have tried during the first week to
discover weak spots in the market
but without success.
*#*
A fair inquiry has been the rule
on Texas woods, but in most cases
the prospective buyer has baked
at the prices asked. Naturally,
however, the continued reports
that come to hand from Texas
telling of new fall woods selling
practically on as high a basis at
the spring woods brought tend to
increase the independent views of
local holders. The fact that buy
ers balk at asking prices has lit
tie appreciable effect on holders,
inasmuch as they believe that
buyers will have to come around
to their way of thinking sooner or
later. Some of the prices paid
for new fall Texas woods mean
that the buyer will have to get
better than 80 cents a pound,
clean, to get his money back,
Six to eight months wool is held
all the way from 1888 cents,
the latter of course for choice
stock. Choice II months stock
is in strong hands, being held at
55MoS cents.
New YORK: There has been
continued activity in Texas woods.
Some of them are held above the
market: otherwise there would
have been more business done.
Sales of spring woods are report
ed on the bnsis of Soc, clean, for
eight months and among the
sales of the week was one of about
100000 pounds of eight months
stock ut that quotation. Years
growth have been made at 19@
zoe, and of eight months at ia
lSc.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
Real Estate,

From now on and for an indefi-
mite but, perhaps, long period. the
real estate business in San Angelo
will be an important item to many
to those who own and desire to
sell, and to visitors, prospectors
and Others who will come into the
market as buyers. A very large
percentage of the real estate BUSH
ness is done through agents and it
is therefore matter of supreme
Importance to the buyer and sell
III both, as to the character of the
agent who brings them together
and negotiates the deal. Such an
agent should not only be fully cog
INFANT of values. know of desira-
BILE locations, sites and houses for
rent and business purposes, but
even beyond and above all that he
should be exact and reliab BILE These
as we'll as other nec-
essary and reliable ones are pos
sessed by j. l. Walker, who has
but recently engaged in this line,
but already has some splendid
deals to his credit and in all of
them both buyer and seller alike
have been we'll pleased. Mr.. Walk
er is such a hustler that he is here,
there and everywhere goodlv
portion of the time, but those who
desire to consult him on business
in this line will find his office on
the second floor of the L. q. Tay-
Tor building on Chadbourne street.
He can supply anything in his
line, city or country property,
ranches, farms, rent houses. etc o.,
and those interested on either
side of the question will do we'll
to see him. He is a gentleman of
high standing among his wide ac-
workmanship, all of whom will
agree that "If Walker says so, it
Is So"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
O STOCK NEWS. O

Continued From Second Page. }
(year's growth, of. course } We
had the pleasure of examining
some of these woods recently, and
they were remarkably light, we'll
grown, clean and fine, of good
staple, and strong. They would
grade n good high and would
shrink not more than 81 per cent.
At 20 cents per pound, grease cost,
they would cost, clean, 80 cents.
At 81 cents in the grease, they
would cost about IS cents, clean
The woods from this section are
grown mostly by German sheep
raisers. They are a thrifty, active
people; they take the best of care
of their sheep and breed carefully;
and as this section is n hilly coun-
try, the sleeps fieeces are cleaner,
being free from the sand and dirt
found in the extensive, sandy and
dry plains in certain other parts
of Texas. These woods cannot be
beaten by any woods from any
other section of the state, and
they are naturally much sought
after by those who use Texas
woods.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

a party of visitors to the Con-
cho Water Power Company's dam
Sunday saw a dog drawn into the
opening in the dam and carried
through with the irresistible pow
er of the current in few seconds
of time. The dog went through
unhurt, with the exception of a
slight scratch, probably caused by
coming in contact with the wall
and seemed glad indeed when he
regalned terra firma, giving HIM
self the characteristic shake"
The best flour at $1.05 per
sack at Arkansaw Smiths, and
there is no better flour handled &.
Ring up phone % for all kinds
of fresh meats, beef, pork, NUT
ton, sausage, etc, and Heitzler
will do the rest. If
If you think of buying a new
over coat this winter don't give
your order until you have seen
w. +. Foreman's line of samples
and prices. 1t
John and Fred Cox, Lee Holland
and Walter Foreman compos-
ed n party of Nimrods who had n
good days sport Sunday, bagging
three antelope and about sixty
birds.
Tinwork at Hagelstein's.
Two furnished rooms for rent
Hot and cold water baths, Milton
Carr's, Harris avenue.
j. f. Salter, the West Tom
Green farmer, was in the city Mon
day with n load of pecans.
Second hand furniture wanted
at r. NJ. Wright's.
Superior cook stoves at Find
later's.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
Changes and Char acteristics of Texas
Woods.

The woods grown in Texas are
still of the merino order. Eight
or ten years ago the sheepmen
raised lots of medium wool east of
San Antonio, away through to the
Gulf of Mexico. Now not an ar
ticle of any kind of wool is raised
in that section. Fifteen years ago,
in the section northeast of Austin
and around Taylor, where there is
rich, black land, there was moth
ing but sheep; but now there are
no sheep there The largest wool
sections now are around San An
CELLO and Kerrville and west and
southwest of San Angelo. Very
few woods are grown in the eX-
treme northern part of Texas.
Around Fort Worth and Waco
there were formerly large quanti-
ties OF wool grown, but sheep rails
ing is gradually working west all
the time and is supplemented by
smaller farms, where corn is
grown, or by cotton plantations.
As is we'll known, Texas woods are
used for telling purposes, as they
possess properties which render
them peculiarly adapted to felt
ing, as they are fine, clinging and
soft. Nor does any otter class of
domestic wool exactly fill the re-
ouirements of the felt mills as do
the Texas The result is therefore
that while the extent of the de-
mand is naturally circumscribed,
where they are needed, they are
wanted badly, and they bring rel
atively better prices than any of
the woods grown west OF the Miss
issippi River. They come near
er to the Ohio woods than any
others grown outside the fleece"
wool sections. The Texas clip is
growing less all the time, however,
for reasons before explained. In
this state at one time the clip
amounted to fully 10000, 900
pounds, or equal to that of Mon
tana or Wyoming, which are to-
.dav the largest wool growing states
in this country; but this year it is
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

Judges R, B, Truly of Balm
ger and Brown F. Lee of San An
gelo, came in Sunday from Ster-
ling City, where they had been
trying cases in which the defend
ants were charged with assault on
Lawyer Schwartz, of Sterling.
The defendants were fined $97. so
and $40 respectively.
An all time winner on prices
for groceries-that's what your
friend Arkansaw Smith is. 1t
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
Highest Prices for Pecans.

We have been the leading pc
can buyers in San Angelo for
number of years and our only
rabbit foot" is the fact that we
get the pecans by paying the
highest prices.
10 42-tf. TAYLOR IL JOHNSON.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

J. p. Parks was in from Mereta
Saturday and reported his end of
the flat in the finest possible
shape since the rain.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

Nine packages of XXXX coffee
for 81 at Arkansaw Smiths. 1t
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12
-Wheelwright, J. NJ. Moody.

Jerome Porter, the Schleicher
county stockman, arrived in the
city last week, in advance of the
carnival festivities. Mrs. Porter
and the children to follow later.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-11-12

Dressed and live turkeys,
chickens, and game always on
hand at HeitzIer's. Phone 23. If
The news-herald., 1902-04-05

ands Of dollars to the ton, is in the
north end of this belt, and few
thousand feet north of it are the
Goddard claims on a red hill which
seem to be the northern limit of the
belt. The surface indications of this
strongl ly mineralized belt are cropp-
ings OF a red, iron stained lime
appearing at intervals along the
north and south line. At the Godd-
ard claims, though no rich silver
has yet been found, many think
that only depths needed tofind the
central ore body, since it's country
rock and form generally is identi-
cal with that of the Sahuaro silver
mine. There are a number of mineral
veins cutting this hill in all direct
ions, all of them carrying values in
gold, silver and copper, and there
are those who think it only re
quires capital and courage to sink
a few hundred feet, in order to dis
close q new bonanza"
The news-herald., 1902-04-05
GREAT GOBS
OF GOLD
People Just Beginning to Realize the Magnitude
of the Great Orc Grande Mne---FavorabIe
Comment Appearing in Outside Papers.

The outside world is at last real
izing the great importance of the
strike made last spring on the Orc
Grande mine and is beginning to
have faith in the enormously rich
and extensive ore body being un-
covered. Although over 1000 feet
of work has been done during the
past year, all in ore-and rich ore,
too-the mining world has been
inclined to be skeptical concerning
the value and extent of the deposit,
it's unheard of richness being so
large as to defy belief. Mining
men and newspaper correspond
ents from all over the country have
come here, more out of curiosity
than from any belief in. the re-
ports, but after carefully going
through the mine and sampling
the different workings, the great
majority have been more than sat-
isfied that the Orc Grande is the
largest and richest deposit of gold
ore in the United States, possibly
in the world Two weeks since the
NEWs-HERALD issued a special edi-
ton, in gold and copper, descript-
i've of the Orc Grande and Angel
mines. Five thousand copies were
printed and sent to the leading
and mining journals
and to mining men all over the
The issue attracted o
great deal of attention, but the an
of such an unusually
rich strike was doubted by many.
The Daily Mining Record, of Colo
RADIO Springs, the only daily min
ing paper in the world, reprinted
the article from the News HERALD,
but, like most others, did not hest
tate to doubt the greatness of the
discovery. The next day, howev-
The news-herald., 1902-04-05
SAHUARO SILVER
STILL SHOWING
Three Shifts Being Worked South Cross CuOre Occurs Freely
Distributed Through Face of WorkngsRch Ledge will Proba-
bly, be Cut within Thirty Feet

probable that the ledge will be
reached very soon.
A cross cut was also run to the
north about forty feet and the face
in this also shows much ore. No
assays have been made since going
through the ledge near the surface,
but from the appearance Of the ore
now being taken out, it carries
good values in copper and silver,
lacking, however, much of the
values carried in native and horn
silver in the ore from the ledge.
The Prescott Prospect, speaking
of this section, comments as follows:
1T is thought by mostof the min
ers who have prospected and work
ed along the east side of the Hass-
ayampa, opposite Wickenburg, that
there is a great blind silver ledge
striking southwark, about two
miles, or less, from the river, wall
ed on the east by the great dyke of
eruptive rock that extends south
ward, to San Domingo creek. IN
der the shadow of this ridge and
throughout it's entire legth, claim
after claim has been located,
nearly all on good ore bodies and
toward the south much gold has
been taken from surface working,
while near the north end silver
seems to predominant. The Sahuaro
mine which produced silver ore on
the surface groupings worth thous-
The news-herald., 1902-04-05

er, they printed an article from
their special representative in this
section, Fred B. Noxon, which con-
firmed our claims that the ORC
Grande was one of the largest and
richest gold mines in the United
States, possibly in the world. In
their issue of March 29th, the fol-
lowing editorial comment appears:
"The story of the richness of the
Orc Grande mine, at Wickenburg,
Ariz., as published in the Daily
Mining Record, has created a deal
of interest. The report has been
verified by cursory examination
of the property made by our special
Arizona correspondent. The show
ing of the mine is indeed remarka-
BILE. The Wickenburg district has
undoubtedly an enviable future"
The American Mining News, of
New York City, comments as fol-
lows upon the Orc Grande:
Gas long ago as 1857 Humboldt
said that Arizona was the treasure
vault of the world. At that time
his remarks were thought to be
those of an enthusiast. Today any
man who has taken time to look
into the mineral resources of Ari-
zona knows that Humboldt's state
ment will be verified. The "Rand"
in South Africa is supposed to be
the most valuable gold territory in
the world. 1t will be equaled in
Yavapai county within year, and
at that from one mine-the Orc
Grande."
These are but few of the many
favorable mentions this section is
receiving from the press of the
country and the advertising of the
richness of the mineral deposits
here cannot but result proftably to
the district, as we'll as to those who
are fortunate enough to come here
and get in on the ground floor.
The news-herald., 1902-04-05

The owners of the Sahuaro group
are not saying much and but little
has been published lately concern
ing their doings, but the showings
being made on the south cross cut
on the 1OO-foot level are more than
encouraging and the announcement
of big strike may be expected
any day. The cross cut is now in
over seventy feet and the face Of
the cut is now in a good character
of copper and silver ore, but not of
the same richness as the ore found
on the surface. From measure
ments made of the dip of the ledge,
it is expected that the rich ledge
found on the surface will be cut in
the 1O0-foot cross cut within the
next thirty feet. The shaft, after
passing through the ledge at a
depth of less than twenty feet, was
in granite until the 1OO-foot level
was reached, when ore of the same
character as that on the surface,
but not as rich, began to appear in
kidneys. A cross cut was then
started south towards the ledge
and in this cross cut the kidneys
of ore have been coming thicker
and larger with every foot until
now, at the seventy-foot mark, the
entire face is heavily copper
stained. The dip of the formation
is also now beginning to conform
with that Of the ledge and it is
The news-herald., 1902-04-05
GILBERT GLEANlNGS.
A Summary of the Local Happenings in
that Thriving Neighborhood.

J. H. Carlisle has a pack train
employed packing in wood for his
camp on John Witherlav's mining
property, in Blue Tank district.
A. B. Noxson has employed a
force of miners and started to de-
velop his mines, located half way
between Gilbert and the Hasa
yampa river. You can bet your
last dollar on Noxey, for he is a
rustler. He had with him last
Wednesday an accomplished min
ing woman from Los Angeles, Cal.
A. R. Rowe and VIM. Scott have
gone over to the Peacock mining
district to work on a mountain Of
porphyretic quartz and iron. They
say the ledge is 500 feet wide, as
saying values from So to $19 in
gold. If it holds it's values with
depth the Orc Grande will be sec
ond best. Look out for a boom in
the near future in that locality.
Ward Mcdonald is here looking
for mines today (Thursday). He
has gone to Gilbert & Rowe's mines
near the Octave group Of mines,
and when he returns he intends to
make another examination of the
porphyretic quartz and iron
mountain in the Peacock district.
This property belongs to VIM.
Scott, A. r. Rowe and w. J. Gil
bert.
Judge Edwards and J. w. Walk
er, owners of the Dark Horse and
Right Bower mines, were here
Wednesday. Judge Edwards
DOugnC some ore Wnlle mere ana
wants all the copper he can get,
and will pay the highest market
price for it. Messrs. Edwards and
Walker talk OF starting a new tun-
mel on their property and driving
it into the mountain 1000 feet.
When under the apex OF the noun
tain with their tunnel they will
have about 900 feet of stopping
ground over them. Some of their
ore goes as high as 600 ounces in
silver and as high as 5000 in gold
and some copper.
TREBLIG.
The news-herald., 1902-04-05

Mr.. Dick Hall, Editor and Mana
ger NEWs-HERALD, Wickenburg,
Ariz., Dear Sir:
Through the courtesy of my
brother, VIM. McAllister, Gilbert,
Ariz., / have read from it's earliest
issues your very interesting and
hustling newspaper, that has been
the means of attracting investors
to Wickenburg and surrounding
country.
| have your issue of March 22d,
describing the Orc Grande and
other wonderful properties discov-
cred around Wickenburg during
the past year. They are immense,
wonderful. If the Orc Grande or
any other company that can fur
nish ample security want to raise
money for immediate use for de-
velopment, 1 am in a position to
secure it for them in large quanti-
ties.
If the miners and citizens of that
country consult their own and the
interests of the country, they will
take good care of the NEws-HERALD
and it's conscientious and hustling
editor. Yours, very truly,
G. c.. MCALLIsTER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-06
Temperatures OF Large Cities.

Chicago, Feb. CT a. M tempera-
lures: New York IA; Boston IA; Phila-
delphia 16: Washington 10; Chicago Il;
Minneapolis 4; Cincinnati p; St. Louis
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