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Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18

placer miners have made careful ex- aminations of this property, and the lowest estimate ot the value Of the gold is one hundred and twenty mill ions 120, 900 ,O00). while other esu- mates range from two to four hundred millions.
 ]. W. Critchlow. superintendent, who has had years of experience in placer mining in California and Alaska, says: These placers are the great est in the world, and there is plenty of ground for the next forty years" H H. Light, c. E., states that ten ton test on the Bonanza ground gave in sluicing an average of $2.24 per yard, gold. A twenty-ton test. nearer bed rock gave an average of sS.s5. Pan tests have shown as high as s1.0O per pan from near bed rock. Many tests made from shafts on rich stratas or bars have given from $50 to $1OO per cubic yard. Mir. Lights estimates on the Bonanza gulch alone, that can be sluiced. is forty million (40,000, ,000) cubic yards.
 J. Y. Tapia. engineer for the Mexi- can government, says: This prop , erty is the greatest in the Republic ot Mexico" (Mr Tapia's comprehen- sive report can be had upon request) J. H. Singley says: The work oi the Indians and natives has not given up two @ per cent of the gold in these immense deposits" (Professoi Singleys report may be seen at any time upon requestD
 Don Ricardo Johnson, one of the most reliable and experienced mining men in the Republic of Mexico, zorro borates all that the others have said and shows his faith by taking large block of stock and by becoming a di rector of this company.
 The governor of Sonora has off cially stated that the production O these placers has exceeded fifty mill ions t5O,0O0, ,000) of dollars gold, ac cording to the official records, ana that but a small per cent of the golt has been extracted, according to re ports of the government experts.
 Within the past few months wate has been developed in sufficient quan tity to work the Bonanza and othe placers by sluicing and dredging, a small cost.
 This company proposes to begin thi work at once, and with that end il view their engineer and superinter dent are in the field, completing tn plans and estimates. The compan, has also secured an option on suficien water to operate at least one hydrauli plant, which will be installed later.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN
A MINING PROPOSITION

There are many men who imagine they be oag to the mining 'rtlrri.::y who unconsciously overlook some of the most important dealis in the gen eral proSpeC. $ of mine or proSp@ ct There may be , grnp7 of IeE cam upon the surface Ni wl.;ch no more in dications of mineral can be found than there are in Mrs. Maloney's back yard. But the locality of the prospect in re- gard to genuine producers, and the surface formation may make # worth thousands of dollars. Then there may be a brilliant prospect which coughs up a wonderfully rich stte2| 2f gold or silver, but it is bunchy and does not hold out, and he is fooled or that Then there is an honest propo- sition. showing a fine boCy of ore with good values well distributed bUt in or der to reach it, you start out in a palace car. transfer to a cattle car and from that to a stage and from that to a buckboard and from that to horse and from the horse to a burro, thel start out on foot, and finally bring up on a chickeI ia11er. all Cf whicl rn's the general average of tLe proposition like cyclone. Then again. the mine or prospect may be exceedingly prom ising in every CtEer way, but it is iotty miles to water. wood is worth S2O a cord the mine is gravelly and timbers cost about as much as bullion ard you cannot figure yourself out whol9 There aIc a .hoGS=rd de'ails tc be considerei when siz.I.g rD n.lLing proposition. :nn 2 n, 'l ':-nCe af faildres are tracea'Ie e he fac mat r'i' {
 experts overlooked one O. more o these indispensable factors.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
THE LATEST MODERN.
 GETTING INTO THE COLLAR.

The Modern will not be able to d;' proper business until it gets its pumps On the big drift the water has interfered until work has been suspended al the inost promising point they had attained. But on the 100 foo1 level drift has been driven a short distance and is now in a sold body of the finest ore the property has ever produced It is a beautiful pea cock. specimens of which can be seen at the company's office in the post office building. The only assay yet made shows an average of 1G per cent copper. No assay has been made for gold and silver. but the ore is un- doubtedy rich. especially in the first mentioned value. The Modern is out of the woods and a few weeks more will demonstrate that those who have pinned their faith to it are on hign and dry ground. A competent mining man who inspected the drift on the 100-foot level gave it as his opinion that the new strike was at least a ten footer, of undetermined length.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
% IN THE MINING FIELD Operations of Interest Throughout the County of COchise, Arizona
 and Sonora
and Sonora

All assessment work on the Verde Consolidated mine has now been com pleted It is said that ore assaying $l4 per ton has been struck on the surface
 Messrs A. W. Womble and J. O.. White of San Francisco, it is said are planning to erect smelter in Tucson. Mr. W w. Robinson is their repre- sentative at that place.
 The Yo Tambien Mining company, operating in the Pinto Creek district, is running its 10-stamp concentrating plant at full capacity. The tunnel Is now in 45s feet, and will be extended $50 feet further.
 MT B. F. McFall of Phoenix. Ari- zona. has bonded a large number of laims in the Mazatzal district. The . vein is said to be on a contact be tween lime and porphyry. and to show a large amount of iron gossar. | A good strike is said to have been made on the Norma mine, in the White Hills, Mojave county, at depth of 15O ' feet. This property is west of the Sweeney and Chidester leases, which were formerly large producers.
 The new shaft of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines company at Tomb stone is now 100 feet below the o,t bottom. The pumps are working well. and keep handling 1,700,0o0 gal Ions of water every twenty-four hours
 The mill of the Dos Cabezas Minin9 company started up last week, and vii soon be turning out gold. The com pany has been very persistent in devel oping their ground, and now, afte mary years labor, expect to be wei rewarded
 A tunnel is being run on the Clark { Lawrence property. two and a hal miles south of Dripping Springs. Tn surface rock is said to assay from 8 to S22 per ton. The tunnel will giv' backs of 125 feet. Dry washing i going on in this district on dirt iron the Cowboy and Gladys mines. Tn dirt is said to yield considerable gol on each of several treatments.
 Pacific Coast Nine
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
A New Mining Brokerage Firm.

The more the nerrier, The latest mining promoters combination is the firm of Vonderho & Letson. They will have their office in the Letson block and will make a speciality of handling advancing and disposing of mining properties and interests in the field about them. They are thor oughly qualified men in this capacity NIT. Letson. especially, being an old resident of the district and intimately conversant with every kind of rock ir Cochise county. We wish the new firm all kinds of success.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
MINING MEN UP FROM
 THE GOLD FIELDS OF so

O. B. Steen and A. F. Barnett are at the Copper Queen, fresh from the scene of their operations in Sonora. They are engaged in a gigantic placer enterprise. The officers and directors of the company are as follows:
 o. B. Steen, president, Tombstone Arizona.
 A. F. Barnett, vice president, San Francisco, California
 E. P. Draper. secretary and treas urer. Tombstone Arizona
 J. ". Crichlow. superintendent, Al tar, Mexico.
 Scott Wbaley. Bisbee. Arizona
 Allen R. English, Tombstone, Ari zona.
 H. E. Conlen, Tombstone, Arizona.
 Scott White. La Cananea Mexico.
 Don Ricardo Johnson, Altar. Mexico
 The property consists of concessions in the Altar district. Sonora, Mexico comprising the rich p'scers at Ceina guia and Fl Tiro, aggregating more than fty t50) square miles: This consolidation of famous placer feds makes the greatest gold property evei controlled by one company in the Re public of Mexico. With dry washers and even cruder methods it is esti mated that these placers have pro duced over one hundred million! GOO ,000. .O00) of dollars from the sur face workings. The government rec ords show that taxes were paid ol thirty-ive millions (35.O0O, ,o00) in on' period of sever (O years.
 Eminent engineers and experience
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18

Chile is England's best foreign GUS toner for Newcastle coal
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
NEW COMBINATIONS IN
 THE WARREN DISTRICT

One has 10 get up before daylight to keep up with the new mining combina- tions which are springing up in swift succession in the Warren district. The latest are the Pittsburg & Duluth, the Wolverine & Arizona, and the Lake Portage and Calumet Development company. The only one of the three that has begun active development work is the Pittsburg & Duluth, con sisting of four claims alongside of the Calumet & Arizona, with which it is intimately identified. Red hot work has already been started on this prop erty, as they are practically certain of what they have and the depth at which they will strike it Over a hundred men are at work on the road, while three-compartment shaft is already down some thirty-fve feet. They are projecting a working shaft, as they are confident it will have to serve in that capacity as soon as they have at, tained the necessary depth. The management is Calumet pure and simple, which means volumes for the outcome of any mining enterprise.
 The Lake Superior & Pittsburg is simply the proper name for the South Bisbee properties.
 The Wolverine & Arizona is one oi the latest It includes the old Bro 1 ken Promise" the six claims known as the Chicago group, the sale of which was negotiated by the enterprising 1 firm of Pritchard & Jones, and other properties, comprising nine claims in all No active operations have been i started of on this property at the pres ent time, but preparations are in pro i gress with a view to systematic work [ The Lake Portage & Calumet Develop ment company is absolutely the latest mining combination on the list. Il consists of several claims over beyond Gold Gulch, the exact character oi
 which we have been unable to ascer
 tain. Emil Marks is the chief pro
 moter, and the property is in a ver5 favorable locality. It will receive fur ther notice as the facts are placed al our disposal.
 | If things keep up like this we vii soon have to issue tri-daily bulletins tc
 inform the public of each and every
 new mining enterprise and combina
 ton as they enter our magnificen fled.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
THE OLD BOYS
 AND THEIR MOVEMENTS

James Callahan, the efficient track boss on the Fl Paso and Southwestern, and his son-in-law, Billy Hankins, have just located six claims between the Bisbee West and the railroad. The property has been located for some time. It was evident that a default in title work was likely to occur, and certain gentlemen in their anxiety to get in on the ground floor, relocated the claims before the time was up Then Callahan and Hankins come in and relocate them the day the default occurred. and have gone to work on them. They are in very favorable locality. and the lucky parties feel jus tifed in doing some solid work or them.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
Arizona.

The mine inspector bill has been defeated in the Arizona legislature by a vote of IA to 9.
 A four-foot vein of richly exidizeG ore is said to have been found in the fifth level of the Gray claim of the United Globe mine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
DAILY SHORT STORY
A Plain Unvarnished Tale.
lOrig mall

COriginal1
There are many things which are
reversed after marriage. The maiden
sees her lover perform an act of brav-
erykand worships him for it, She mar
| riesN him, and fearing he may attempt
to clEastise an impudent servant. with
bodily INJURY to- himself. docks him in
| a closet.
Yearstago joinedia party of tourists
ut Denver starting Eto visittthe parks"
in the mountains. Among them were
Harold Ingraham AND Irene Berkeley,
pair of incipient lovers. That is,
| they were incipieIH when they left
Denver, but before they had been out
four days were incorrigible.. Young
| Ingra ham had readi CoOper'Q novels
all youngsters read Cooper's' works|i in
those days, especially stories aboutfthe
nObhe Indian-and seemed iquite anx-
iousN to take n few scalps thome with
hint to hang up in his smoking room.
ForImy part haVeIfound the imagina-
toni very unsafe faculty to go with
brave deeds.
There weretplenty Of Indians in Colo
radolin thOseD days, and many of them
were, not as tame as they might have
been. We pitched camp on plain
through which ran stream inclosed
by peaks. One afternoon 1 saw lIngra-
ham take rifle and saunter away
from the camp. Not far Giant were
the tents of some Utes. in which were
few bucks, mostly disabled, and n
number of squaws and papooses.
Ingraham directed his steps toward
I 70
watched him. An Indian was sitting
on the bank Ofthe stream fishing, and
Ingraham went up and began to talk
| to him. After awhile l saw Ingraham
take something out of his pocket and
hand 1t to the man, LwhO held it to his
lips bottom upward. The performance
was repeated two or three times. Then
1 saw evidences that the Indian was
making demands on Ingraham, and
was nOti slow in reasoning that he had
got enough fire water" to want what
was left,in the flask. Ingraham turned
and walked away. To my horror
saw the Indian take a knife from his
belt andIthrow it at the retreating fig
ure He missed. which was doubtless
because he was drunk. Ingraham,
hearing something whiz by his ear,
TUNED and saw the Indian staggering
for him.
In, a twlnkling the youngsters COM
mon sense rose above his romance. He
had n rifle and could have shot the red
man. If he did he might get the whole
party murdered in retaliation. Besides
if he fired and missed the Indian would
surely kill him. There Is great deal
OF contempt expressed for those who
run. In my opinion there is at times
more sense instakiDg to ones legs than
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
Free Trade England and Protected
Russfa


The Ameri can Economist, the organ
of our protected manufacturers, gives
much space to the protectiOnist
peeches of Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
of England. British free trade it
SAYS, has resulted in terrible bur
den of poverty crushing the people,
Perhaps. but no one in or out of Eng
land will assert that conditions in
England have been as bad at any time
since protection was discarded as
before. Nor viii anyone. with a repu-
tation to lose. assert! that conditions
in free trade England are not far bet
ter than in any of the highly protect
ed countries of Europe
Look at Russia, which, has within Is
years become. perhaps, the most high
ly protected country in Europe. Con-
ditions there are wretche d. The peo-
pie are starving by thonsa nds. Wages
are very Lows and SO per month for
men in protected mills. An article in
the Washington Post of Aug. % says
that during the month of July 200
men were killed and 1000 wounded
during the labor disturbances in Rus
STA" and that 1.-The sailors and stokers
of the Russian Trading Il Steam Navi-
CATION company at Odessa, who re-
Gently struck. were receiving only Sc
and So a month. respectively"
VIII the American Economist kind
" tell what is the matter with pro-
lection in Russia?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
IndIan woman seeks divorce

Two descendants of the savage lro'
quois, living on the TOnawanda Indian
reservation, near Buffalo, have gone to
law, the stake being an absolute di-
vorce The Indian wife is the plaintiff,
but the copper cOlored husband makes
counter charges in kind. The case has
aroused much interest in the neighbor-
hood, as it is said to be the first divorce
action ever begun by Indians. About
twenty years ago the Poodrys were
united in marriage according to the
custom of the Indians, and on May 20,
1900, they were married again by the
Rev. Nj. +. Trip of Alabama, N. Y
They have six children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
Clever Story.

"Such Things -As Dreams Are Made
Of" by webb Rockefeller Miller, is
the odd title of unique story that is
just reaching the book stalls and is
meeting with a ready sale. The tale,
which is of love and adventure, deals
in the main with that strange land
whence no traveller has ever returned
and will appeal strongly to those who
like stories of mystery. While the
writer does not appear to have Il fin
ished literary style, the events of the
story are well connected and hold the
readers interest throughout The
book is published in cloth binding at
81. by c. ]. Lawrence & Co, of Chi
cago, and is sold in Rock Island by r
Champion & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02

standing ana nghting. Tor instance, It
is better to run away than spend one
night in Jail. At any rate Ingraham
ran. ran, too, but toward the young
fellow, who l feared might need aid
He could easily have distanced the
drunken Indian had he not caught his
foot in the root of vine, which sent
him sprawling. AS | ran at the mo-
ment of his fall elump of trees inter
vened. l expected when l emerged
from them to see the Indian cutting a
scalp lock. l came upon Ingraham try
ing to get up and ON with q sprained
ankle. the Indian numbering up to him,
brandishing his knife.
This is the critical point In my story.
What did l do? l was unarmed.
Should l pick up a piece of dead wood
and brain the savage? No. This would
have made pretty story, but l was
not out for making stories This is
what l did. Planting myself before
the PROSTATE Ingraham l waved my
arms ut the Indian as one would do to
stop runaway horse. at the same time
pointing to our camp and shouting:
"HO! Fire water! Much fire water!
Plenty fire waterr
The Indian stopped, partly sobercd
by my sudden appearance, looked me
over and grunted:
''Me 60 git fire water"
That ended the fray. took the red
man To camp, gave him one drink to
redeem my promise. then sent him to
his wigwam under an escort.
L resolutely refused to discuss the
affair with the party until the man
had gone. This gave me time for con-
sideration. l knew Ingraham would
be sensitive about the matter, and a
true version just at that juncture might
spoil'a happy married life. might make
one more cruSty bachelor. one more
crOchety old maid. When the time
came to speak gave my own account,
while Ingraham looked at me with
mouth and eyes wide open.
Il saw Mr.. Ingraham," l said, "Join
the Indian and give him n drink from
his flask. then turn to leave him. The
ungrateful savage threw knife at
him when his back was turned because
he would not give him more fire water.
whereupon Ingraham advanced to
seize him. Catching his foot In n root
and falling, he became disabled. 1t Is
fortunate 1 came up in time, because
Ingraham, maddened by pain and the
mans ingratitude, might have killed
him and jeopardized our whole party"
l saw Miss Berkeley clasp her hands
and look upward as though giving
thanks that her lover had been spared
having blood on his hands. Shortly aft
er she put her arm through his, and
they strollcd away.
Ten years later / dined with Ingra-
ham and his wife in the east
Il owe you grudge." said the hus-
band at coffee and cigars. "Since your
version as to how | was saved having
a savage's blood on my hands my wife
won't let me go out alone after dark
for fear I'll annihilate footpad."
you must admit" I replied. that I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
Gen. Frederick D. Grant braves the

Gen. Frederick d. Grant braves the
wrath of the w. c. T. L. and comes
out strongly in favor of the restora-
ton of the army canteen. He says
of the canteen that lit is the
enlisted soldiers clubroom, it is
a protected circle into which no
vice or degradation can in
trude," and that ito close the doors
of the soldiers garrison club and send
him out into the haunts of iniquity
and vice run by immoral vultures who,
degraded themselves, set up no stand
lard of morality, but. breaking down
all barriers of restraint. invite and
induce soldiers to join in all sorts of
depravity and infamy, is a wrong to
the soldier as well as a wrong to the
community in which the soldier is To-
Gated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
The Good of Giving.

\ Rockford friend of Tom L. John
son, democratic candidate for gov
ernor in Ohio, relates an incident in
the candidates early life which con-
tains good material for a sermon.
johnson made his great wealth out
of patent applied to the manufac-
ture of steel rails. He has profited
by many sources of gain, though this
one gave him his start.
After his exhibit was ready he per-
sonally took it to the patent Office at
Washington, had it entered, and was
coming away from the building when
a man came in with practically the
same sort of device. Johnson at
once recognized the value of the
mans idea, similar to his own, and
in both instances original with the in
ventors Johnson accordingly made
himself acquainted with the man and,
then and there, formed a partnership
with him which resulted in both in
ventors deriving a large profit.
Some men would have jealousy held
to the technical priority and attempt
ed to keep all the fruits of the idea.
johnson was more generous. He be-
lieved in the value of his idea. He
thought, as Admiral Schley did, after
the battle of Santiago. There is glory
enough for ALL He realized that
there awere other people in the world
besides himself who were striving for
the mastery and deserved their need
of reward.
His after life was successful. Why
should it not be? How could a genius
with heart like his be encompassed
by the vicissitudes which selfishness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02
Wont Count Prairie poE..

The township commissioners through
out the state of Kansas, says a Topeka
dispatch, are Directing to the duties
placed upon them by the provisions OF
the prairie dog tax law enacted by the
legislature of 1901. The law requires
the commissioners to make an estimate
of the number of prairie dogs in their
townships and report the number to
the county commissioners. The county
commissioners are then required to pro-
vide for q tax levy which will cover
the expense of Kidding the townships OF
the dogs. The township commissioners
object to the counting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02

is so much responsible for? Kindness
of heart unlocked for him the doors
of many fortress just as doors are
unlocked in the good fairy stories of
childhood days.
Many men grow charitable after
they have achieved everything worth
striving for. Then their charity takes
on form of strained philanthropy
which savors more of aims than of
charity. The few who find great joy
in giving as a result of self-sacrifce,
and give as they journey through life,
make the world better than the man
who unloads what he does not want
upon a crowd of strangers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-02

Of the coming November. elections,
two will command the attention of
the whole country-the state contest
in Ohio and the municipal struggle in
New York. The Ohio campaign be-
gan last Saturday evening. In New
York the candidates are not yet de-
termined upon absolutely. While
Mayor Low will doubtless run again.
the fusion conference next week will
decide whether the fusion forces will
split or adhere. Tammany's selection
of a candidate will be determined by
the outcome of the fusion confer
ence. Mr.. Murphy hopes that the
Low combination of two years ago
will drop to pieces, since in that
event he could almost elect anyone.
Let the fusionists hold fast and the
Tammany candidate will be the most
respectable and irreproachable man
New York contains who will take
honors at the hands of Tammany hall.
Whenever Tammany brought a good
man and elected him it always gave
New York City the best government.