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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-02
The Silver state Taps a Private
Wireand Gets the
News

Manager Agler has given out the in
formation that beginning with June
1st. 1903. or thereabouts, Superintend-
ent J. s. Noble will have his juris-
diction extended westward to Reno
at which point the Salt Lake Division
will terminate.
Freight crews will then run from
Carlin to Winnemucca and Winnie
mucca to Reno while the runs for the
passenger men will be split into two
districts with Ogden as the home ter
minal for district number one and
Reno the home terminal for district
number two.
While Manager Agler is in a posi-
ton to know approximately when the
Wadsworth-Reno cutoff will be COM
pleted and ready for the operation of
traffic over it, the appearances at the
present are extremely doubtful for so
early an entrance into Nevada's larg-
est city.
The Pacific Improvement Company
has encoutered obstacles that have
been detrimental to the work allotted
the reconstruction department. Pros
pecting work at Hayfed showed geo.
| logical indications for a good bed of
gravel and the top layer of earch was
at once removed for the opening of a
pit The massive steamshovel exca-
waited rapidly but found a poor quail
! ity of gravel and encountered large
boulders encassed in the strata which
inpeded the work of the shovel.
Renoites are anxiously waiting with
outstretched arms to receive into their
midst the multitude of people that
/ VIII accompany IHe SHIidnCc Vi thS
Southern Pacific Company.
East of this point the new grade
! is completed from Golconda to Pail
sade with the exception of a few
places and ready for the laying of
steel and putting in the bridge mater
! ial. Rumor has it, and well founded
| too, that Chief Engineer Hood has is
sued instructions for the entrance in
to Palisade from the west through
Telegraph canyon that would be much
more acceptable than over the lately
constructed grade. The new work
will probably witness the construction
of a short tunnel.
Material yards have been made at
Palisade, Mosel and Stone House
where a vast amount of construction
material is being stored at each point
and with the opening of the spring
season several work trains will be
operated along the new line with the
above named points as construction
headquarters.
Large gangs of laborers viii be op-
Grated to complete what will be be-
tween Carlin and Winnemucea one
one of the safest and fastest pieces
of track west Of the Mississippi river
A new piece of roadbed is TO he built
from Piute, five miles west of Battle
Mountain, to Argento leaving Battle
Mountain about one and one quarter
miles to the south of the main line.
A representative body of Battle
Mountain citizens had a conference
with the Management of the Southern
Pacific Company recently and one or
the merchants stated that the officials
confirmed the rumor that their town
was To be left off the right OF way
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-02
TWO PROGRESSIVE
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

The l.. A. to B. of r. T. was organ
lied January IA, 1902, with a member
ship of twenty-eight and has proven
a valuable ally to the Trainmen So
cially the order has been a great aid
to the town.
The present officers are; Council
man, E. A. Lewis; Past Mistress, Ellen
Woolcock; Mistress, Florence Ger
nant; Vice-Mistress, Sophie Ruther-
ford; Secretary, Annie Roddy; Treas
urer, Lulu Conry; Chaplain, Eliza
beth Hurst; Conductress, Emma Up
dixie.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-02
last Evenings Ball the Social
Event of the
Season

Never was the old year brought
more merrily to an end in winnemuc-
ca than on last Wednesday evening
hen the lady members OF Sagebrush
brush Lodge, No. 20l, Ladies Auxiliary
10 the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men gave grand ball in Armory
hall.
The hall was trimmed in excellent
taste and in accordance with the spir-
it Of the occasion. The color scheme
was red, white, blue and green and
was obtained by the use of bunting
and trainmen's lamps In addition to
he latter illumination and incandes-
cents headlight on the stage fixed it's
glaring eye upon the merry gathering.
The dance programs were also in
accordance with the spirit of the oc-
casion. They were printed on switch
lists and were folded and equipped
With pencils in the manner of the es-
ablished program.
One hundred and fifty couples were
present. In fact the hall was so crowd
81 that a few more dancers would
We made the floor impossible for
the dancers. The spirit of jollity. as
Is proper on New Year eve, prevailed
among all present but it was not in
/ a single instance allowed to have too
5ull swing and destroy the dignity of
the occasion.
Among those present were bride
and groom or two. The first appear
3 ance of the newly weds upon the
scene was the occasion for applause
Ind congratulations.
The floor was in perfect condition
and the music was by that popular
organization, the Up-to-Date orches-
re led by Prof. Baldwin.
The ball was opened with a grand
# march led by Mrs. Gernant and Mr..
Dobbs, as representatives of the B.
Of r. T. and Auxiliary. BY the way.
enc of the potent causes for the sue
cess of the ball was the assistance
rendered by the Brotherhood, who
we're jealous for the success of the
party
The trainmen. or at least all who
gere in town that evening. attended.
L was we'll they did for even then
he ladies outnumbered the gentlemen
the latter had to dance without
omission in order to prevent the
all from being turned into eonser-
atory OF wallfiowers.
There were many encores to the
.nogram and. IL II had been summer
instead OF winter. the rising sun
would have been in time TO witness
be breaking up Of the party. One OF
be prettiest dances Of the evening
gas Moonlight Waltz The electric
ghts were turned out and the dane
r. threaded the mazes OF the dance 10
he dim religious glow OF the switch
nd train llghts.
While al .Ae ladies q the lodge and
z leir brethren worked hard 10 make
he bail the success II was. special
lraise must b. given the following
lfhaera and committees for their 81
lpra.
Comnsttee 81 Arrangement May
lserkuith. Phoebe cumley. Thira Lew
IL Lulu conroy. Ida Davey. Lizzie
arn.
Poor Managers Members Of the
lidge
Floor Direcsor r. A. Lewis. A.
s'atanf Director Florence Oernant.
Receptloa commlttee. -- Frances
"a. Nellie Ebert. Violet Kelsey. Myr-
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-02

For sick headache try Chamberlain's
stomach aud Liver Tablets; they will
ward OF the attack II taken in time.
For sale by Brown Bros.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-02

The Brotherhood of Railway train
men has a strong organization here.
both in point of numbers and financial
standing. Harry Wilson lodge, No.
3l3. has one hundred members and its
treasury is in a corpulent condition.
This lodge was formed about seven
years ago. The present officers elect
are: Peter Wilcox, master; G. H.
Dobbs, vice-master; George b. Acker-
man. secretary; William Pearce, finan
eier: James May. journal agent These
officers were chosen on the third Mon
day in December. The appointive Of
ficers have not yet ben chosen FOR the
coming year.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
HAS CHANGED HANDS.

The Prescott Steam Laundry has partially, at least. changed hands, the interest of J. s. Morley having been bought by D.M Clark, the orig inal owner of and promoter of the en- terprise. Mir. Clark will at once add several more machines to the already well equipped laundry, among which will be a shirt dampener. a collar dampener, and a new shirt ironing machine. This will give him a much larger capacity for work, a thing that has been made necessary by the con- stantly growing business. Mr. Clark will also replace several of his old ma chimes with new and right up to date machinery. He has disposed of his old ones to the Kingman Steam Laundry which will soon start up. This machinery is all good but the business here has grown to such a magnitude that it takes absolutely the best, and D. NJ. is bound to have mo- thing elss.
 The services of J. H. McDonough, who has had years of experience in this line in large cities in the east, and who came here with the intention of engaging in the business himself, but saw that the Prescott laundry had such hold on the business of the city because of the satisfaction that they were giving and the prices charged, that any new firm would have hard work to get foot hold, have been se- cured, and the patrons of the firm may feel sure that their work will re- ceive the best of attention.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
SHIPnENT
 OF SHEEP

The s. F. P. and P. railroad has re ceived orders for 75 double deck sheep cars to be delivered at Mayer for the shipment of sheep and it is ex- pected that twenty five or more cars will be required to accommodate ship pers.
 The heavy rains of the past few months on the desert has caused an abundant growth of pasture on the deserts, greater than has been epxer- fenced in five years. The result is that sheep are in prime condition, fattened on this desert grass, and to- gether with the good prices which ex- ist, will result in very heavy ship ments to the eastern market. The in- itial shipment of one train load, composed of fifteen cars, was sent out last week, and it is estimated that fully one hundred car loads of fat sheep will be shipped within the next three weeks. Shipments go to Chi cago. The sheep were driven to the Salt river valley last fall to wint CT and were clipped there, and then fat tened on the desert, and while being driven northward again. It means an era of prosperity for the sheep men of Arizona, such as they have not exper- fenced for a number of years, as their wool commanded a good price. and they are now receiving top notch pri- ces for all the sheep they have for sale.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
DEATH OF MARTHA WICKER

One of the saddest and most un- expected deaths that has happened in Prescott for some time was that of Miss Martha A. Wicker, daughter of Mir. aud Mrs. J. F. Wicker, which sad event transpired this morning at 6 30 o'clock. Miss Wicker was taken ill on Friday with scarlet rash, and was getting along nicely until o'clock last evening when the rash suddenly disappeared and she became uncon- scious and rapidly grew worse. Two doctors were called and worked all night with the patient but nothing could restore consciousness and she passed away as above stated.
 Miss Wicker was about IS years of age, just in the pink and bloom of young womanhood, with a host of friends. and life with all its hopes and prospects before her. when the remorseless reaper cut her down. The family has the sincere sympathy of the community in their terrible loss.
 Two others of the family have just recovered from the same disease. De- ceased was member of Western Star No. 9. Order of Rebekah. The fun eral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. It will be private on ac- count of the contagious nature of the disease and will be conducted by P. Mohn & Co.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
BOOK SHOWER

The book shower for the Free Read ing Room Saturday was a very suc- cessful affair. More than 15O bound books were received during the day, including many of the latest books published. Two fine sets of encyclo- pedias were donated. A most useful gift was large book case from Mrs. J. Marks, without which it would be impossible to care for the books prop erly. The books commenced coming last Tuesday and it is hoped will con- tinue until the close of this week. The committee hope to have the ar engagements completed in few days for the distribution of books in the different homes. The generous re- spOnses by the citizens Saturday to this good cause shows a desire of the people of Prescott to do their part, when called upon.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
MINING INTELLIGENCE.

The Braganza Mining company have just brought in another forty pound bar of gold bullion from the Hen rietta mine. The company has re- gently added ten stamps to its mill and the output of bullion is being approximately increased. Consid- erable ore in the mine is of sufficient ly high grade for shipment without treatment at the mill.
 F. W. Howard returned from a most successful trip to Flagstaff in the in- terest of the Bisbee-Arizona Mining company. During the six days he was there he made between fifty and sixty sales of stock aggregating nearly 5000 in cash. He was compelled to return to Prescott today in order to close up several deals which he had on before the stock was advanced to 9 cents per share, which will take place to- morrow. Mir. Howard expects to go to Bisbee and Tombstone early next week and from there he will go east. probably to Pittsburg or to northern Michigan, he has not definitely de- termined yet. He informed a Jour nal Miner man today that he had re- ceived letter two days ago from the mine that they had struck ore con- taining copper glance, and that things were looking splendid.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
PARRY OPPOSES
 LABOR UNIONS Annual Convention of Manufacturers.
At Which His Views on the Subject Will Be Thor
 oughly Discussed.

New Orleans, April 1.-The Ma tional Association of Manufacturers. representing hundreds of millions of dollars of invested American capital began, at Tulane hall here today, what promises to be the most import ant annual convention in the history of the organization.
 The open and avowed hostility of President D. M. Parry of the Parry Manufacturing company, towards the methods of organized labor has at tracted widespread attention and has caused large delegations to come to this convention.
 Today has been given over to the hearing of the reports of the president and national secretary and to the or ganization of the convention.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT
 FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFIT
Local Talent Surpasses All Former Efforts Spectacular Production of Poe's
 Raven Great Success.

ing was the production of "The
 Raven," by Edgar A. Poe. Miss Frances Kautz read the poem, while the impersonations were by W. G.
 Barney, reader and impersonator both
 having correct conception of the piece. The angels which lowered around the impersonator were Misses Nina Greenwood, Vera Greenwood, Iva Ellis, Duke Lewis. and Elaine Wetmore, and the accompanies were Mrs. W. A. Kline on the piano and A. B. Nader on the violin.
 This was unquestionably the finest spectacular production ever presented on stage in Prescott. The stage set tings the lights and everything per taining to it being faultless.
 The neat and artistic arrangement of the stage for the production of the play was also a noticeable feature of the entertainment and was the sub ject of favorable comment from those present. The staging :of the play as we'll as the stage effects generally was the work of Mrs. A. V. Kautz and cer- tainly reflected credit upon her skill and taste
 The Prescott orchestra rendered a number of selections and received an encore after each one showing the high appreciation of the audience for their efforts.
 The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Monday club for the public library and there was a fairly good audience though not as large one as its merits deserved. Still the club will reap handsome sum for the library.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS IN SIGHT IN FANNIE
A Practical Miner Visits the Property, Makes Measurements and Estimates Value
 With the Above Results.

While taking a ramble among tho mines I accidentally ran up against the Bannie mining property. Super. intendent Brooks invited me to din ner which I did not refuse as it was just in time. After dinner I was invited to visit the mine. Descend ing the shaft of the main workings. 100 feet, at this level a stump is sunk IS feet for the purpose of keeping the water below the 100 foot level and there seems to be plenty of water. From this point l was shown along the drift running southeast 462 feet in length. This drift is five and half feet in width and all in ore running along the foot wall not touching the hanging wall. The full width of the vein being fully seven feet which is shown by three cross cuts made, one of 34 feet, one of 20 feet and one of 22 feet. The 34 foot cross cut is about all ledge matter. The vein matter l find quartz rock with hema-
 
 tite of iron and a talcose slate. The in- clination of the ledge being slight with granite foot wall and schistose slate for the hanging, and free ifs sure vein. Without any doubt the 100 foot shaft, the 462 foot drift, 70 foot winze and in fact all of the openings show that a practical min ing man was at the head of it all. The work is done in a good substan- tial manner we'll timbered with good substantial timbers and we'll ventilat- ed. Ores in sight by measurement. The level of 462 feet in length. 80 feet in height, as shown on the north end, by the main shaft, on the southeast end by the winze gives 2S5, 70 cubic feet of ore in sight. The
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15

Prescott has never seen better en- tertainment given by local talent than the one given last night at the opera house. It would hardly be overstat- ing the case to say that its equal was never presented. The one act play of Jerome K. Jerome, which abounds in interest throughout, was well render ed. The Misses Kautz, as Lois and Joan, half sisters, acquitted them selves like professionals, in the char acters. In fact there has been many an actress come here with travelling companies who were possessed of less ability than they.
 Mrs. H. D. Ross, as Aunt Priscilla, was simply perfection and her com parisons of her nieces, with the girls "when she was a girl" were very amusing, while her singing brought down the house.
 Adolf Moser, as father of the girls, acquitted himself we'll, while W. G. Barney as Azariah Stodd, wealthy young man in love with Lois, but who could talk about dogs better than he could about love, acted his character thoroughly.
 T. L. Harris, as Lawrence Leigh, who had made love to both the sisters seemed perfectly at home in this character.
 At the conclusion of the play, a of specialties were rendered, in which Geo. F. Hummer sang a comic song and received an encore.
 Mir. Budlong sang ''The Holy City" in such an effective manner as to also receive an encore.
 The crowning number of the even
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15

is expected to develop decisive results
 in the strike question on the Northern Pacific.
 The Trainmen's Brotherhood offic-
 ials, are in the city today conducting
 the negotiations. The trouble is caus- ed by the refusal of the Northern Pa cific to do away with double headers as demanded by the men.
 Chicago, April 1.-The Cook coun- ty election commissioners and the chief clerk, having refused to pay the
 fines of one hundred dollars, for con-
 tempt, in opening the ballots in the
 Larrimer-Durborrow contested cleo
 tion case today. a writ of habeas cor
 Pus will be immediately applied for.
 Weymouth, Eng, April 1.-The race of sixteen miles to leeward, from off Weymouth, and beat back was laid off for the Shamrocks today.
 When the boats got outside of the shelter breakwater the wind came in hard gusts and the yachts seemed to have all they could stagger under. The strain caused by the breeze found
 weak spot in Shamrock ITS peak halyards gear and forced the boat to seek sheltered water until the wind dropped.
 San Salvador, Salvador, April 14.- Juan Angel Arias, who was appointed president of Honduras by Retiring President Sierra, has surrendered to the forces of General Bonilla, presi- dent elect of Honduras whose forces yesterday occupied the capital of the republic.
 Newport, R. l., April 14.-The we'd ding of Reginald c. Vanderbilt. the youngest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Miss Cathleen c. Neilsen occurred at "Arleight" at noon today. A reception followed the ceremony and inspection was made of the bridal gifts, which are said to be probably as costly an array as was ever bestowed on two young people at the advent of their married life.
 Cinnabar, Mont, April 14.-Presi- dent Roosevelt moved his camp today from Black Snake to Slough creek, eighteen miles from Fort Yellowstone.
 He will remain at Slough Creek for several days and then will go to camp on Lake Yellowstone, fifty miles from Cinnabar, where he will remain until he is ready to leave the park.
 New York, April 14-Leading in- terests in the Rock Island company announced today that the proposed purchase of the St. Louis and San Francisco road has been abandoned for the present.
 Negotiations may be resumed later. The failure of the deal was caused by a disagreement as to the price.
 Pittsburg. Pa, April 1.-Two men were killed and two injured today in a belated explosion of dynamite at the new Mt. Washington tunnel of the Wabash railroad. The men had re- turned to investigate the blast, which had failed, when it suddenly exploded with terrific force.
 New Orleans, April I4.-The water Is pouring through Crawford hole, eighteen inches in diameter, near the base of the Waterloo leyee. about miles above this city. Five hundred men have been put to work on the threatened point which would cause great disaster if it gave way.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15

average value of the whole vein by fire assay gives s22. 50 per ton gold and
 silver, the average value of four feet
 of ledge in the lower level s31. 90 in
 gold, silver and copper. At the
 lowest average value of the ores so far
 1t will give value of ore in sight of
 over s40O, 900. The total expenditure
 l learn from the books is about ST.
 OOO. Any mining man of experience
 at the first look would think it could
 not be done for the money. But
 when he would look into the workings
 little closer he would find that there
 IS no money thrown away, in build ing houses on an extensive scale, off, ces, assay offices, boarding houses, shaft houses, all of those things have
 been gotten along with with fair and comfortable houses. The hoist con- sists of a Davis whim. All shows good management with economy in spending the money and in practi- cally developing the mine. The Ban nie mine has come to stay. Every thing in the vein has a good healthy look. None of that hungry half starv- ed look that many of the mines you see in Arizona have. I have had over twenty years experience in the..mines of Arizona dating back ito 1881. I have worked and examined a great many mines in that time in the ter ritory and I can say the Bannie is among the best, if not best for the | of development done of any | have met with. The company is now grading and preparing to put up a | steam hoist and boarding house, and assay office. It will now sink to the 'OO foot level cross cutting at every 100 feet. Conlee.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
Good Game of Base Ball.

Yesterdays game of base ball be- tween the Prescott and Whipple clubs was about as lively and we'll contested a game as has ever been played in Prescott, certainly the best that has heen played for great many months. It attracted large number of specta- tors too as the weather was fine. The game was very close throughout, and at the end of the ninth inning the score stood to ,. Another inning was played when the Prescott club scored two runs and the Whipples nothing. giving the victory to Prescott by a score of to ,. Pitcher Brown scored quite a record in the game.